Drone Strike Kills IS 'Recruit' from Kerala

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NEARBY Jaishankar CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Drone strike kills IS to visit U.S. A show of hands this week

‘recruit’ from Kerala Suhasini Haidar NEW DELHI Immigration restrictions in Nine persons drown NIA charge sheet had said that his group was in Afghanistan the U.S. are likely to be of Thoothukudi highlighted as Foreign Sec- Thoothukudi C.S. Narayanan Kutty retary S. Jaishankar travels Nine persons, including ive KASARAGOD to Washington D.C. to meet women and three children, Hafeezuddin T.K., who was senior U.S. officials this drowned in the sea at among the 17 persons from week. Manappad, 51 km from here, Kasaragod district suspected During the talks with on Sunday, when their boat to have joined the Islamic State Department officials, capsized.The boat had gone State (IS) in June last, has including Acting Deputy just 25 metres from shore been killed in a drone attack, Secretary of State Tom when the tragedy struck. TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 5 his family said on Sunday. Shannon, the first formal DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD A Telegram app message conversations with the received by Hafeezuddin’s Trump administration, Mr. Stir against hydrocarbon mother Khadeeja, and B.C.A. Jaishankar is expected to project gathering pace Rahman, a close relative of discuss the way forward in PUDUKOTTAI the youth, both residents of bilateral ties, including a Students, environmental the coastal hamlet of possible visit by Prime Min- activists, farmers and Padanna near Cheruvathur, isterNarendraModitothe Brides display their hands decorated with henna before a mass marriage function in Ahmedabad villagers joined the protest said that Hafeezuddin was A ile photo of Hafeezuddin, who went missing from U.S. in the next few on Sunday. According to its organisers, 131 Muslim couples took part in the ceremony. REUTERS against the proposed killed on Saturday and that Padanna in Kasaragod district S.K. MOHAN months. hydrocarbon exploration his mortal remains were bur- The visit also comes project at Neduvasal here on Sunday, resorting to fast at ied later in the day. days after an Indian engin- four centres in the district. While there was no con- Brothers arrested in eer Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s Army exam leak: 18 held TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 4 firmation of the where- killing in an alleged hate at- DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD abouts of Hafeezuddin, 25, tack shooting in Kansas. an NIA charge sheet had al- Gujarat for IS links Many, including Informa- Trail may lead all the way to Delhi, say oicials ‘False campaign holds leged that the group had tion and Broadcasting Min- up vaccination drive’ been located in Afgh- Mahesh Langa ister Venkaiah Naidu, have Gautam Mengle COIMBATORE anistan’s Nangarhar AHMEDABAD demanded the “strongest Thane One crore of the targeted province. Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorist action from the U.S. admin- The Thane Police Crime population is yet to be The message, purportedly Squad (ATS) has arrested istration,” in the matter. Branch on Sunday busted a covered under the measles- sent by Ashfak Majeed, 27, two alleged Islamic State (IS) During their telephone racket spanning at least two rubella vaccination drive also a native of Padanna, conversation last month, States where question pa- because of a false campaign associates who it said were on social media platforms, an reached Hafeezuddin’s on a mission to carry out Mr. Trump invited Mr. pers of the Indian Army’s re- oicial of the Health mother at 7 a.m. and Mr. serial blasts at some reli- Modi to Washington. cruitment examinations Department said. The drive Rahman one-and-a-half gious place in the State. The two leaders are also were obtained from inside has so far covered only 76 hours later, P.V. Muhammed The siblings, identified as The IS suspects arrested in expected to meet on the sources and sold to aspir- lakh out of the targeted 1.76 Aslam, Padanna grama pan- Waseem and Naeem Ramod- Rajkot. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT sidelines of the G-20 Sum- ants. crore children in the State. chayat welfare standing com- iya, were arrested from Ra- mit in Germany in early The police arrested 18 in TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 5 mittee chairman, who jkot and Bhavnagar. Their seas through social media July. connection with the racket. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD resides in the neighbour- father, Rajkot-based Arif platforms like Twitter, Face- The Ministry of External About 350 Army aspirants hood, told The Hindu. Aslam Ramodia, is a domestic book and Telegram, an en- Affairs confirmed that Mr. who were picked up from Dindigul Srinivasan communicated the informa- cricket umpire who retired crypted messaging app. Jaishankar would travel to Pune, Nagpur and Goa were that the source of the leak is ilities that the leak may have facing the heat tion to the media on behalf recently from Saurashtra The police recovered Washington D.C. from Feb- released later. a highly placed one, and that extended to several other DINDIGUL of the family. University. crude bombs, gun powder, ruary 28 to March 4. Officials have confirmed the investigation is likely to States. More than a week after the The message sent by Ash- According to ATS Deputy jihadi literature, and several to The Hindu that their in- extend all the way to New Edappadi K. Palaniswami fak, who till recently used to Superintendent of Police mobile phones from them. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 vestigations so far indicate Delhi. There are also possib- CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 government won the vote of share information with the K.K. Patel, the two had been “They were ready with all conidence, many Ministers youth’s family, said, “Haffeez under the squad’s watch for the material required to and MLAs of the AIADMK (Sasikala) camp are facing a was killed by a drone strike more than a year. make bombs and had hostile reception in their yesterday and we consider He said they were in con- planned blasts in the next constituencies. On Sunday, him to be a Shaheed (mar- tact with IS operatives over- few days,” Mr. Patel said. posters condemning Forest tyr)… We are waiting for our CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Minister Dindigul C. turn”. Hafeezuddin’s father Srinivasan sprang up in many Abdul Hakeem, away in Abu Neither the Central agen- on complaints filed by seven parts of Dindigul. Dhabi, has left for home to cies nor the State police has relatives of the 17 missing TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 4 be with his wife and daugh- confirmed the development. persons, including four wo- DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ter. He had been nurturing a The police are now investig- men and three children. slim hope of their son re- ating the disappearance of EDGE Ī 4 PAGES maining safe and returning persons from Padanna and DOCTOR BACK FROM ISLAMIC METROPLUS Ī 8 PAGES home some day. Thrikkarippur areas based STATE CUSTODY Ī PAGE 6

Judicial MoP nearing completion

Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI The Supreme Court Col- legium is engaged in ex- haustive consultations to fi- nalise the long-pending Memorandum of Proced- ure (MoP) for appointment of judges and draft clauses which once created an im- passe between the highest judiciary and the government. The MoP draft was handed over to the Col- legium by the government in August 2016. But no progress was made in resolv- ing the differences till J.S. Khehar took over as Chief Justice of India. Chief Justice Khehar has repeatedly given positive signals — once in open court and again at a function last week — that he would have the MoP finalised soon, possibly by Feb- ruary-end. Sources say clauses in the draft MoP, like the executive’s prerog- ative to reject judicial candidates recommended by the Collegium on the ground of “national security,” are no longer a roadblock. Justice T.S. Thakur, Chief Justice Khehar’s immediate predecessor, had time and again made strong observations against perceived government inaction. How- ever, since Chief Justice Khehar took over, there has been an improvement in relations strained since the Constitution Bench scrapped the National Judi- cial Appointments Com- mission Act in 2015.

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Now, priest is just a click away PSBB excels in The Hindu Young World Quiz Harivara, an online startup, ofers services for more than 360 pujas Six teams in junior and senior categories ight it out at the competition Archana Subramanian Sangeetha Kandavel Chennai CHENNAI If someone were to ask you A Chennai headquartered what is the branch in Zo- startup has ventured into an ology which studied birds unexplored and newer pas- known as or showed you a ture which not many would picture of a door in a World bet on. It has also received Heritage Site and asked its funding to the tune of a few name or asked you to name crore. The startup, Harivara, the series which features intends to offer priest en- Princess Morbucks, would gagement services. you know the answers? Harivara’s founder and Well, you would have chief executive officer Arun known if you had taken part Patrik’s, Puducherry came Kumar Somaskandan said in the 17th edition of The second with 105 points and “With just a few clicks, Hindu Young World quiz Abhijith G. and Udbhav K. Harivara helps those who competition held in Chen- Class VII Students from PSBB want to avail of a priest nai. More than 600 stu- Young talent: Winners of The Hindu Young World Quiz held in Millenium were the second based on preferences ran- dents in the Juniors and Chennai on Sunday. B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Runners up. The chief guests ging from caste, community, Senior category took part. were R. S Priya, Head, Copro- language and location. We The quiz was conducted by as well as visual and multi- Puducherry, Aditya Vidy- rate Marketing Services, Blue even deliver puja materials quizmaster V.V. Ramanan. media questions. Defending ashram, The Study Puduch- Star Ltd. at the doorstep. Shopping champions Srivats R. and erry, Padma Seshadri Mil- for puja items consume any- Juniors category Srivats Gopal stayed on top lenial School and AMM Sponsors for event where between 3-5 hours so As many as 135 teams in the right throughout as they got Matriculation Higher Sec- Camlin Mechanical Pencils we want our clients to save preliminary round 145 points. Coming second ondary School. was the presenting sponsor. this time,” he said. answered 25 questions to was the all-girls team G.S.S.S. The entire finale which National gift sponsor were BSA Currently, this on- make it to the top six for the Praneetha and Shruthi, Class had 24 questions on a grid Ladybird and Hercules. The line startup offers more finals. Two teams from VI students from St. Patrick’s was also a buzzer round giv- event was supported by LIC. than 360 plus pujas includ- Padma Seshadri Bal Bhavan Puducherry who scored 80 ing the teams a chance to The regional sponsor was Blue ing homams, japams, gra- ILLUSTRATION: DEEPAK HARICHANDAN T. Nagar, St. Patrick’s Pu- points. S. Amudhu and score points or lose point Star and regional gift sponsor, hapravesams, marriages, tential to scale up ducherry, SBOA School, Vainavi, Class V students with every correct and JFA Modfurn. Fun Partner was pariharams and kumbhab- day. “Unlike other business and be the 'go to' HLC International and Na- from SBOA School came wrong answer. M. Fun City and gifts were given hishekams. ventures, there is no market firm for services of faith, tional Public School were third with 50 points. Ganeshkaran and Tejas by Funskool, Huntershirt and The firm has tie-ups with size or statistics involved much as the way Bharatmat- the six teams who made it As many as 186 teams Nishad, Class VIII and Class Roshan bags. Vouchers were 3,000 vedic priests across here. Every new launch rimony started and has to the finals. All the teams from Class VII, VIII, and IX VII students from The given by Kiddy Kuts and the globe. “We have profes- means a housewarming ce- startup and the priests. come to lead the segment.” had to go through five fought hard to make it the fi- Study, Puducherry were the Lawrence and Mayo. Beverage sionally trained purohits/ remony and every newborn In 2016, the 27-year-old With new funding, Mr. rounds which comprised nals. The teams that made it winners, R. Mithuna partner was Nestle India. The pandits. We do a complete baby means a new client for entrepreneur got incubated Arun will now be getting general knowledge ques- were Padma Seshadri Bal Krishna and B. Vaishnavi , venue partner was Anna background analysis before us,” he said. at the startup warehouse, into newer geographies. tions from various streams Bhavan T Nagar, St. Patrick’s Class VIII students from St. Adarsh College for Women. roping them into our net- promoted by Tamil Nadu “This year, we want to reach work,” said Mr. Arun. 30,000 pujas performed government along with Nas- out to more cities and we are Started with an initial invest- scom. also eyeing the Mumbai mar- Online survey Study of rituals ment of Rs.10 lakh, Harivara His mentor, Lakshmi ket. We have started talking Before venturing into this has performed more than Narayanan, an angel in- to priests there,” he said. An online survey to assess business, Mr.Arun went 30,000 pujas till date in vestor with Chennai Angels The startup will also focus water quality perception of around India studying how Chennai, Bengaluru, Hy- and board member of The more on research and devel- the citizens of Chennai is rituals and pujas are per- derabad and in United Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) opment. “We have so many being conducted by the formed by various com- States, United Kingdom, Chennai Chapter invested a rituals in India. We need to United Nations University’s munities. He even did an Middle-East and Singapore. few crore in Harivara. “We carefully study them before Institute for the Advanced analysis on how many new “For people abroad, we per- don’t disclose the details of starting the services,” said Study of Sustainability. real estate projects are form the puja through web- investment,” said Mr. Arun. Mr. Arun. The questionnaire can launched in a city and how cast,” said Arun. The rev- Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan A new app for Harivara is be accessed at https:// many babies are born every- enue is shared between the said “Harivara has the po- also on the cards. www. surveymonkey.com/ r/ ChennaiWater. Advances in medicine have helped treat epilepsy: Expert

Special Correspondent CHENNAI The advances in imaging the brain had helped to analyse epileptic seizures and even help treat some of them. But there is still a long way to go to find ways to prevent them, said Samuel F. Berkovic, Laur- eate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Mel- bourne. Prof. Berkovic, who delivered the 37th T.S. Srinivasan Endowment Oration on Sunday, traced the evolution of treatment modalities for epilepsy. Epilepsy is a common neur- ological disorder character- Healthy sign: Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company, ised by recurrent and unpre- presenting the citation to Samuel F. Berkovic in Chennai. dictable seizures of fits. But lack of awareness of the dis- tremely small abnormalities in muscles due to degeneration order has led to superstitious the brain, he said. From ge- of nerves which comes from beliefs and even termed ‘sac- netic studies neurologists the spinal cord they have been red’ disease, he explained. learned that it could occur able to improve that by injec- Worldover, around 50 mil- without family history. Yet, re- tions in the spinal cord and re- lion persons suffered epilepsy searchers were trying to verse the change. This sort of and nearly 10 million cases fathom why the disorder takes approach might be applicable are reported in India. diverse patterns even when it but it is still in the realms of According to the World runs in families, he said. science fiction.” Health Organisation, it con- Could epilepsy be cured or tributes to 1% of the global the condition reversed? Book released burden of disease. “It is very Dr. Berkovic said, “A few Venu Srinivasan, chairman of distressing for the family and years ago we would have said TVS Motor Company, said in a dehumanising phe- absolutely not. In fact, at- the last three years the lecture nomenon, affecting 4% of the tempts at gene therapy in the series had moved from being a population,” he said. 1990s were disastrous. There mere workshop to a scientific If CT scan in the 1970s en- has been a remarkable study conclave. Mr. Srinivasan re- abled doctors to view large le- published on spinomuscular leased a book on epilepsy sions, the more advanced MRI atrophy — a condition in chil- which was received by Dr. now enabled a view of ex- dren where weakness of Berkovic. Film spotlights post-war social, emotional trauma in Sri Lanka Muttruppulliya crew had to overcome many roadblocks

S. Poorvaja cope with the changing social Film Festival. The film was Chennai conditions and discover them- shot largely in Tamil Nadu and selves and the people around Jaffna and actors from Tamil “While a lot has been spoken them. Nadu essayed most of the lead about the violence during the “I have written and studied roles. Ms. Sherine also re- decades-old war in Sri Lanka, numerous reports about the vealed how the crew had to I wanted to highlight the so- conditions in Sri Lanka, both face numerous challenges cial, psychological and emo- during and after the war and while shooting in Sri Lanka tional trauma that many con- decided to make this docu- and that some of them had tinue to grapple with even drama based on the true ex- even faced arrest. after the war is over,” said Sh- periences of four individuals Annapoorani, a theatre erine Xavier, at the screening there. They were involved in artist from Chennai, who has of her movie Muttruppulliya, writing my screenplay as I played one of the main char- on Sunday. based it on my interactions acters Sundari, said that she The movie throws light on with them,” said Ms. Sherine. had to interact with the per- the post-war conditions in Sri She further said that this was son whose life she was depict- Lanka and is narrated through one of the first movies to be ing on screen. “I got a chance the lives of four individuals — a made in Sri Lanka on the post- to read her poems and writ- former combatant, a histor- war situation. ing, which helped me delve ian, an environmental activist The makers of the film had into her character and mind- from various parts of that to overcome several roadb- set while living in the country country, and a journalist who locks and had to go to the Film after the war,” she said. The visits Sri Lanka from Chennai. Certification Appellate movie also stars Harris Moosa, The film follows the charac- Tribunal (FCAT) to get it certi- Iffat Fatima and Shambhavi ters as they cling on to the fied. Following this, Muttrup- Madan, and has music by memories of their loved ones, pulliya premiered at the Jaffna Suren Vikhash. CM CH-CH YK @bubbly581

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CHENNAI Timings Monday, February 27 RISE 06:26 SET 18:18 Canal to be cleaned up The camera exposes RISE 06:51 SET 19:04 Tuesday, February 28 RISE 06:26 SET 18:18 Water from Virugambakkam-Arumbakkam canal to be pumped to treatment plant a dirty untruth RISE 07:38 SET 19:59 Wednesday, March 01 K. Lakshmi They said the canal largely RISE 06:25 SET 18:18 Chennai carried sewage. Documentary says manual scavenging never disappeared RISE 08:24 SET 20:55 The Virugambakkam-Arum- S. Arumainathan, a resid- bakkam canal may soon be- ent of Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, come less polluted as Chen- Virugambakkam, said sev- nai Metrowater proposes to eral households continued clean it up and ensure better to illegally release sewage flow. into the canal. Metrowater, At present, sewage re- however, claimed that it received from house service leased only treated sewage connections is being treated from its facility in Ku- and released into waterways lasekarapuram, he said. such as the Cooum and Residents of Virugam- Buckingham canal. Met- bakkam demanded that the roater now proposes to sewage outfalls must be pump water from the Vir- plugged and free flow en- ugambakkam-Arumbakkam sured to reduce mosquito canal and send it to the Cleaner waterway: As a pilot project, treated water will be menace. nearby Koyambedu sewage released into the lower reaches of the canal FILE PHOTO Experts also suggested treatment plant through the that a portion of the water existing pipeline network. The canal runs to a stretch canal had undergone im- treated from the canal be As a pilot project, the of nearly 10 km and covers provement works such as supplied to industries. Inconvenient truth: Despite the Supreme Court banning manual scavenging, the practice treated water would be re- areas such as Virugam- construction of a flood pro- At present, the water remains prevalent across the country. leased into the lower reaches bakkam, Koyambedu, Arum- tection wall and desilting un- agency is supplying treated IN BRIEF of the canal to ensure a bakkam and Choolaimedu der Jawaharlal Nehru Na- water to industries from B. Kolappan deny the existence of “How could a person like cleaner waterway, sources in before reaching the Cooum. tional Urban Renewal Kodungaiyur sewage treat- CHENNAI manual scavenging and me wedded to the Marxist- the Metrowater said. Residents recalled that the Mission a few years ago. ment plant. A public toilet comes sharply claims that machines have Leninist ideology throw a into view. Around the human replaced human beings blind eye to the people living waste there, sanitary nap- when it comes to entering on the margins of society,” kins lie scattered, along with manholes and removing said Ms. Divya, when asked dead rats and other animals. other hazardous wastes. But what prompted her to make Mechanical engineering A woman sanitary worker, the reality in the film com- the film. The documentary- ‘Critical care has become expensive’ using two sticks as tongs, col- pletely proves that the gov- maker said the definition of dept officials summoned lects them. At times, she is ernment is lying,” said Divya, “manual scavenger” in the CHENNAI forced to pick them up by a law graduate, who has Prohibition of Employment The Chennai Corporation has Forecasting is pivotal in intensive care to understand patient’s response: Expert hand and make a heap be- made the film. as Manual Scavengers and asked all its mechanical Staff Reporter engineering department predicting the course of a velopment of critical care has produced legends in sci- fore setting it on fire. Cough- The documentary, shot in their Rehabilitation Act Chennai officials to report to the patient’s progress during treatment itself,” he said, ence and research like phys- ing constantly as smoke and 25 districts for over a year, 2013, was inadequate and Deputy Commissioner “Critical care has become the treatment is essential in adding how personalised icist C.V. Raman, mathem- fire emerges from the heap, conveys the message that the film drives home the (Health) of the civic body. The resource intensive and also critical care. care in this field has gradu- atician Srinivasa she leaves the spot. even though manual scaven- point. support of the officials is expensive,” Peter Laussen, Forecasting is pivotal in ally evolved for the better in Ramanujam and physicist This scene from Kakkoos, ging was banned in India in crucial for mosquito control chief, department of critical intensive care to under- the recent years. J.C. Bose. “Take J.C. Bose, a documentary released on 2013, it continues to exist Hazardous, inhumane and solid waste management. care, Hospital for Sick Chil- stand the patient’s response A.C. Muthiah, chairman for instance, he did pioneer- Sunday, portrays the miser- and conservancy workers The film emphasises that Heavy machinery has to be dren, Toronto, said here on and predict the likelihood of of The CHILDS Trust, said ing work in wireless trans- able lives and working condi- are involved in removing hu- cleaning toilets covered by used for clearing waterways, Sunday. treatment course. that M.S. Ramakrishnan was mission. Interestingly, that tions of conservancy work- man waste. The film is dedic- walls is far more hazardous lakes and canals. He delivered the Dr. M.S. “Twenty five years ago, a doyen in the field of paedi- work forms the basis of how ers who are forced to do ated to those who maintain a and inhumane, than remov- Ramakrishnan Memorial the way critical care func- atrics and did a great our mobiles work,” he manual scavenging. “false silence on manual ing human waste from open Endowment Oration 2017 tioned was different; but service. noted. There are many such scavenging.” areas. Murder accused on ‘Risk Management and now, though it has not “At the time, he realised K. Mathangi Ramakrish- scenes, including those of “I decided to name the The film explains that it is arrested Forecasting in Critical Care’ changed too much, somehow important research is nan, chairperson of CHILDS workers wearing just flip film Kakkoos as it will carry not just members of the Ar- CHENNAI organised by The CHILDS thing interesting is happen- [in paediatrics] and laid em- Trust Medical Research flops and cleaning public toi- the message directly,” said undathiyar community who Police arrested Muthuvel who Trust Medical Research ing. The digital collation of phasis on it,” he said. Foundation and Bala lets and open drains over- Ms. Divya. are involved in manual scav- was reported to be Foundation and Kanchi Ka- the patient data that is being K.N. Ganesh, director of Ramachandran, medical flowing with faeces. There She said she came to see enging. Kaatu Naicker, vari- absconding after murdering makoti CHILDS Trust Hos- done now, significantly Indian Institute of Science, director of Kanchi Kamakoti are also instances where the their plight while fighting on ous sub-sects of Dalits, welder Vinod in Otteri on pital. helps in the treatment pro- Education and Research, CHILDS Trust Hospital, human waste is cleared with behalf of the families of Chakiliyar, Irular, Kuravar Friday. Dr. Laussen noted how cess and also gauge the de- Pune, said that the country were also present. bare hands. “The govern- workers who were fatally as- and many other communit- Police said Muthuvel, a native ment reels out statistics to phyxiated in Madurai. ies are also forced to do it. of Ramanathapuram district, was found to be hiding in Aranmanai village. Based on a tip-off, a special team arrested him on Paruthipattu lake to be 3 crocodiles spotted at waterbody Saturday. Vinod alias Vinodkumar was murdered by hawker Muthuvel after a developed into eco-tourism spot ‘They come out in the morning and get into lake as heat rises’ verbal duel. Waterbody near Avadi is spread over 87 acres Staff Reporter feet-long female crocodile CHENNAI Dhrupad Utsav K. Lakshmi upon. Sources in the WRD from degradation. Mu- was spotted by residents on from March 3 Chennai said once the government gundan.K, a resident of Over the past month, resid- the bed of Nedunkundram ents of Alapakkam and lake. Forest officials relo- CHENNAI Paruthipattu lake near Avadi order for the project is is- Anaikattuchery near Sadanandapuram near Van- cated it to Vandalur zoo. A Dhrupad Utasav in memory is one of the many water- sued, the work would be im- Paruthipattu, said the inlet of Ustad Zia Mohiudin Dagar bodies in the western sub- plemented in two phases. channels that bring surplus dalur have spotted three cro- Forest officials said cro- and Ustad Zia Faridudin Dagar urbs that has fallen victim to Priority would be given to water from Cooum river and codiles in a waterbody in codiles were in Sadanand- will be organised at rapid urbanisation and res- demarcate boundary of the catchments areas must be their area. apuram lake as well. This Kalakshetra at 6.30 p.m. from ultant pollution. lake, desilting and repaired. Alapakkam Thangal is a lake is fast drying up. Since March 3 to 5. The programmes The Water Resources De- strengthen the bund for a “It is important to identify small waterbody located 2007, more than half a are open to all. partment (WRD) has pro- minimum distance of two sources of pollution and close to Vandalur Forest dozen marsh crocodiles have According to a release, Amiran posed to rejuvenate the lake km and clear vegetation in plug the sewage outfalls. Range and people in the vi- been rescued from areas ad- Ahsan (on esraj), Aayush into an eco-tourism spot at a and around the waterbody Like in many other areas, cinity are now frightened. joining the zoo, said a forest Mohan Gupta (sarod), Amita cost of ₹28 crore on the lines in the first phase. the stormwater drains in According to locals, the Lurking danger: Wildlife oicials have visited the lake a few official. “These areas have Sinha (vocal) will perform on of Chetpet lake. Spread over The space around the wa- Avadi municipality also crocodiles emerge during times but could not trap the crocodiles. T.MADHAVAN several freshwater lakes and March 3. Ahsan Zulkernaeen the morning hours to feed marsh crocodiles thrive on the vocal, Dyaneshwar 87 acres, the lake mainly terbody would be developed carry sewage. If the network gets fed by surplus water with facilities such as walk- is linked to the lake without and then rest on big sized dry lake beds. “In summer, resident of Alapakkam. here,” he added. Deshmukh-Pakhawaj solo and stones in the waterbody. we often spot crocodiles Last Tuesday, a farmer Wildlife officials have vis- Lakshay Mohan Gupta on the from the Cooum river and ers’ path and parks. Possibil- preventing sewage entry, it As heat rises, they crawl moving from dry lake beds found a marsh crocodile on ited Thangal lake a few times sitar would perform on March was once a freshwater ity for providing a boat jetty would only add to the prob- back into the waterbody, res- to parts of the waterbody the dry bed of Thangal lake. but could not trap the cro- 4. Pradeep and Astha Chopra source. With the mushroom- is also being explored, an of- lems,” he said. (vocal); Sanjeev Jha and ing of residential buildings ficial said. While welcoming Residents also demanded idents told Forest Depart- that have water. Sometimes, Forest officials rushed to the codiles as the water level is Manish Kumar (vocal in its proximity, Paruthip- the initiative in the area that that the project should be ment officials. With two the crocodiles disappear into spot but could not locate it. high. “If they come out we jugalbandhi); and Gundecha attu lake became an easy tar- lacks recreational space, res- completed in a single phase large waterbodies in the sub- the thick forests near the Officials said this is the can easily catch them with Brothers (vocal jugalbandhi) get to release raw sewage idents noted much needs to and funds must be allocated urb quickly drying up, cro- lake before we can alert any- second such incident since the equipment we have,” a would perform on March 5. and is also encroached be done to restore the lake for periodical maintenance. codiles are often spotted on body,” said Shanmugam, a February 2014 when a 5.5- forest official in the zoo said.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC READER’S MAIL traic congestion. Express (12234) who were on CHENNAI TODAY Ananda Ragham, Sri Krishna Gana Sriram Engineering College: Talk CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC S.Mahesh duty on February 20. My Sabha, T. Nagar, 6.15 p.m. on Research and Development initiat- Chain snatchers Jaferkhanpet ives: Hydrogen engine development - a brother and I were travelling GENERAL Zero EMission Vehicle Technology, in that train and when it RELIGION Perumalpattu, 10.30 a.m. arrested Ministry of Water Resources, River Subway needed crossed Avadi station, we Ramayanam: R. Krishnamurthy, Sri Development and Ganga Rejuven- Shri Vallabh Cultural Academy; ation; Central Ground Water Kola Perumal Chetty Vaishnav SSS Staff Reporter Restore post box We have been demanding We would like to thank the received a message that my Sankara Gurukulam, 8/20, and Kola Saraswathi Vaishnav SSS: Board: Inauguration of ‘Training on CHENNAI Earlier there was a post box more number of EMUs. As authorities for the new brother’s wife sufered a C.P.Ramaswamy St., Abhiramapuram, 25th Annual Day, Kola Perumal Chetty 6.45 p.m. Artiicial recharge to groundwater’ under Jal Kranti Abhiyan, State Institute Vaishnav SSS, Arumbakkam, 3.30 p.m. at the junction of School per available data, out of a lyover near Vadapalani massive heart. The next Mahabharatham: Rama Dikshithar, The Chennai City Police ar- Road and Bharathy Street total of 580 EMUs, the Metro Rail and junction, scheduled stop was at of Rural Department, Maraimalai Kolathur Dhanish Matric HSS: How Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T. Nagar, 6.30 Nagar, 10.30 a.m. to Score high in the X Board Examina- rested four persons in- p.m. which catered to the needs Tambaram – Beach section near the automatic signal. Jolarpet. On our explaining Madras Institute of Development tions, Kolathur, 10.30 a.m. volved in chain snatching of the residents of nearby has 250, the Central – However, there are no zebra the situation to the TTE, he Gita: R. Rajagopal, Sri Sankara Studies: Launch of publication and Narcotics Anonymous: Meetings, Gurukulam, 8/20, C.P.Ramaswamy lecture on Relections on recent Union Grace of Millennium Group, CSI Zion at various places in the city streets. The box has now Thiruvallur section has 240 crossings for pedestrians, spoke to the guard and St., Abhiramapuram, 5 p.m. Budgets by Dr. Parthasarathi Shome, Church, Chintadripet; and Reality on Saturday. been removed and we have and the Central – near the Vengeeswarar stopped the train at the Chandogya Upanishad: Satyav- former Adviser to Finance Minister, 79, Group, CSI Good Shepherd Church, Following a spate of ratananda Saraswati, Shiridi Sai Hall, to go to Perambur Post Gummudipoondi, 90. The temple. Arakonam junction to help Second Main Rd., Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Taramani 100 feet Rd., Velachery, 7 complaints regarding chain Oice. We request the postal service in Chennai is not On alighting from bus, one us return to Chennai Shenoy Nagar, 5.30 p.m. 2 p.m. p.m. Narayaneeyam: Damodaram Sri Ramachandra University: In- Al - Anon: Meetings, Meston College snatching, the Ra- authorities to restore the box even one fourth of Mumbai has to walk up to the signal immediately. Thanks to good Dikshithar, Asthika Samajam, Venus auguration of Indo-US Workshop on of Education, Royapettah; The Lady of jamangalam Police had at the earliest. suburban rail services — point at the junction as there samartians like them. Colony 1st St., Alwarpet, 6.30 p.m. ‘Research capacity building - Phase - the Light Church, Luz Mylapore; formed a special team to Divya Desa Darshanam: Sudha Se- II’, Porur, 10.30 a.m. Ebenezer MM School, Shantipuram, P. S. Rajalakshmi, S. Divya 2,342 units. Even the is a road median throughout N. Mahadevan the culprits. On Saturday, Perambur Mylapore shayyan and Vasundhara Rajagopal, National Academy of Vector Borne Thirumullaivoyal; and CSI Church, coaches attached to the the stretch with no gap in TAG-Dakshinamurthy Auditorium, Diseases and Central University of Padikuppam Rd., Anna Nagar, 7 p.m. the team was involved in Tamil Nadu: Inauguration of 13th services are between. P.S.High School, R.K. Mutt Rd., Alcoholics Anonymous: Meetings, routine vehicle-check near More EMUs needed disproportionate when Those who want to go to the Maintain mobile tower Mylapore, 6 p.m. Conference on Vectors and Vector- Our Lady of Lourdes Church, New Hall, Deiva Mani Malai: M.A.Manickavas- Borne Diseases, Hotel Crowne Plaza, Perambur, 6.30 p.m.; Meston College, the junction of On the morning of February compared to Mumbai which Vengeeswarar temple and A huge cell phone tower was agam, Sri Balasubramania Baktha Jana 9.30 a.m. Royapettah, 7 p.m.; Chennai Corpora- Dadhankuppam-Jawaharlal 23, an EMU commuter’s bag has 12 and 15 cars against 9 others will be greatly erected by BSNL at open plot Sabha, 5, T.T.K Salai, Royapettah, 6.30 The National Academy of Sciences, tion PHC, Sastri Nagar, Adambakkam; Nehru Salai. Two persons p.m. India; Biotech Consortium India; Risen redeemers Church, United India got caught in a signal post to 12 in Chennai. beneited if a subway is at Thilagar Street, Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for riding a two-wheeler tried and seven persons At least during rush hour, we constructed. Krishnagar, Ullagaram. Namasankeerthanam: Erode Sathy- Women: Inauguration of Workshop on Colony, Kodambakkam; ECI Church, anarayanan, Vani Mahal, G.N Chetty ‘Creation and nurturing Women tech- Padikuppam Rd., West Anna Nagar; to flee on seeing the police, fell down from the train and have been demanding EMU I also request the road However, there has been Rd., T. Nagar, 4.30 p.m.; R. entrepreneurs,’ Hotel Turyaa, 9.30 Annai Velankanni Church, Besant but were caught after a Nagar; The Lady of LIght Church, 156, three died. services once in ive authorities to widen growth of bushes around the Ananthakrishnan, 6.45 p.m. a.m. chase. They were identi- This is not the irst time that minutes. However, this Medavakkam Main Road tower and the place is Body Mind Soul and Beyond: Swami MMM College of Health Sciences, Luz Church Rd., Mylapore; St. Johns Anubhavananda, Tattvaloka, 76, Department of Pharmacology, Catholic Church, 110, Seniyamman fied as R. Arunkumar (23) a signal post caused an demand is yet to be met. near St. Thomas Mt. Metro infested with insects and Eldams Rd., Teynampet, 6.30 p.m. Biochemistry and Microbiology: Koil St., Tondiarpet; Ebenezer School, and J. Nagarjun (23). Inaugural of Pharmacon - 2017, Santhipuram, Thirumullaivoyal; St. accident. Many such V. Rama Rao, V. Subramani Railway Station to help poisonous snakes. Despite Devotee - Devotion - Deity: During investigation, po- Rachana Chaitanya, Sopanam Hall, Madras Medical Mission, Mogappair, Josephs School, 18th West Cross St., accidents have happened in Traffic and Transportation people easily approach the repeated complaints to the 9.30 a.m. M.K.B. Nagar; CSI Church, Dasarath- lice found out that they Fourm, near Sri Ayyappan - Guruvayurappan the past from Sanatorium to suburban railway station. authorities concerned, no Temple, Mahalingapuram, 7 p.m. Valliammai Engineering College: apuram, Thiruninravur; and P.S. HSS., used to rob women walk- Nanganallur. R.K.Mutt Rd., Mylapore, 7 p.m. Chrompet, Pazavanthangal The MTC may consider action has been taken so far. Thiruvasagam: Aranga Ramalingam, Guest lecture on Computational luid ing alone in Rajamangalam to Mount, Guindy to operating ‘shuttle’ services I request BSNL to clear the Gangadeeswarar Temple, Puras- dynamics, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur, 10 a.m. area. A two-wheeler and 22 Saidapet and Egmore to Park Restore two-way traic of small buses between bushes and maintain the awalkam, 6.30 p.m. 0 Alwargalum - Kambanum: Nagai Rajalakshmi Institute of Techno- sovereigns of jewellery owing to overcrowded Free low of traic on the Keelkattalai and St. Thomas area. logy: Workshop on National Resources DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to Mukundan, Gangakondan Mandapam, verify and make appropriate enquiries to were seized from the Arunmozhi Center for Free and Open Source Soft- trains. The accident is result 10th and 11th Avenues in Mount Station. Triplicane, 7 p.m. ware, Kuthambakkam, 10 a.m. satisfy themselves about the veracity of accused. Kodungaiyur an advertisement before responding to of the Railway not heeding to Ashok Nagar was curtailed D.Natarajan SA Engineering College: Talk on any published in this newspaper. 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OPS faction OPS is DMK’s Hydrocarbon project rejects State rolls out ₹800-crore product, patch-up call plan for dry land farmers says Vaiko faces more resistance Special correspondent Staff Reporter CHENNAI COIMBATORE The recent call by AI- Scheme expected to beneit 12 lakh farmers in 25 districts The Dravida Munnetra Students hold fast, political parties announce protests ADMK (Sasikala) deputy Kazhagam (DMK) has set general secretary T.T.V. T. Ramakrishnan scientists from the Tamil up former Chief Minister Special Correspondent Dinakaran to dissidents to CHENNAI Nadu Agricultural Univer- O. Panneerselvam to act PUDUKOTTAI return to the party fold is Billed as the first of its kind sity, will decide the suitabil- the way he has been act- The stir against the pro- unlikely to have immedi- in Tamil Nadu, a compre- ity of crops. ing, and he is the product posed hydrocarbon explora- ate takers. hensive scheme of over ₹800 As for the exact number of the DMK, alleged Maru- tion project at Neduvasal vil- In fact, leaders of the crore, benefitting at least 12 of farmers to be covered, malarchi Dravida Mun- lage got a boost on Sunday AIADMK (OPS) faction lakh farmers engaged in dry the officials say an enumera- netra Kazhagam (MDMK) with students, environ- have questioned the locus land agriculture and target- tion exercise is underway, leader Vaiko here on mental activists, farmers standi of Mr. T.T.V. ing coverage of around 18 only after which a clear pic- Sunday. and villagers resorting to a Dinakaran to extend an lakh hectares, has been ture will emerge. Addressing mediaper- fast at four centres across olive branch to them. launched in 25 districts. Approximately, the tally sons on the sidelines of the district. “Who is he [Mr. The scheme envisages may be in the range of 12 the MDMK’s 25th general At Neduvasal, a large con- Dinakaran] to invite us to mobilisation of agriculturists lakh to 15 lakh. council meeting, he said tingent of students from come back? He is not even through farmers’ clubs, marks a “paradigm shift” in DMK MLAs welcoming Mr. Chennai, Erode, Namakkal a member of the party, formation of 1,000 clusters; the approach of the govern- Promotion for pulses Panneerselvam in the As- and Pudukkottai districts and as it is, his appoint- execution of land development vis-à-vis dry land farm- Meanwhile, the government sembly during the trust took part in a fast. Similar ment as deputy general ment activities and establish- ers. has issued another order, vote and his subsequent protests were held in Thil- secretary is in question, ment of water harvesting Ordinarily, Cauvery delta approving a special package political moves and state- agar Thidal, Nallandarkollai since it was made by structures; adoption of ap- farmers are given special of ₹50 crore for the cultiva- ments showed that he was and Kottaikadu villages. someone [Sasikala] whose propriate cropping system packages of assistance for tion of pulses over 24,000 DMK’s product. election as general secret- including the provision of the short-term Kuruvai and hectares in 17 districts. Though DMK working Parties join protest Up in arms: Villagers staging a fast in Neduvasal, near ary itself is being scrutin- quality seeds at 50% subsidy; the long term Samba crops, This has been done to president M.K.Stalin and Political leaders and film Pudukkottai, on Sunday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ised (by the Election Com- crop insurance and enabling whereas dry land farmers provide the scope for in- Mr. Panneerselvam issued personalities also threw mission of India). He has better marketability of the have remained largely out of come to farmers in the statements against one an- their weight behind the agit- would jointly organise a to the project, were stopped no right to call us back,” produce. sight of the authorities. present context of drought, other, the people would ation. Actor and Samathuva demonstration at Alangudi near the airport checkpost says former Minister K. P. The new initiative of the At present, there is only the officials point out, see through their game, Makkal Katchi leader Sarath in Pudukkottai district on and taken into custody by Munusamy. He is now a government attaches im- one scheme — rain-fed area adding that the pulses, espe- Mr. Vaiko said. Kumar, film directors February 28 to voice their the police. They were sub- vocal supporter of Mr. portance to the optimisation development programme — cially black gram (urad dhal) The MDMK leader, how- Pandiraj and Thangar opposition to the project. sequently released. Panneerselvam. of nutrient profile, repro- that provides some assist- and green gram (moong ever, clarified that this Bachan, DMK MLAs C. Ve. The stir would be organised Echoing his sentiment is ductive health and udder ance to these farmers on dhal); fetch generally should not be construed Meyyanathan, S. Ragupathy in coordination with local ‘Blindly supporting stir’ AIADMK (OPS) presidium health of cattle owned by the piece meal basis. ₹40,000 to ₹50,000 per as MDMK’s support for and Durai Chandrasekaran villagers and members of The Minister of State for chairman E. Madhusud- farmers. But, “it is for the first acre. Chief Minister Edappadi K. expressed their support to other political parties, he Shipping, Road Transport hanan. “He [Dinakaran] Taking the help of time, the government has Moreover, these two Palaniswami. the stir. said. and Highways, Pon. was removed by Amma primary agricultural cooper- come out with a scheme to grams are of short duration Chief Minister Edappadi Thirumurugan an- The term ‘hydrocarbon’ Radhakrishnan, on Sunday from the party. For several ative societies (PACS), ma- help the dry land farmers in which goes on for 60 days. K. Palaniswami had won nounced that he would take was another name for meth- asserted that people were years, Amma didn’t even chinery required for pro- a systematic way,” an official Apart from providing the trust vote through le- out a bike rally from Tiruchi ane, said Mr. Mahendran, blindly supporting agitations turn and look at his face. cessing the produce such as says. ₹2,000 per acre, the author- gitimate means and there to Neduvasal on March 5 in adding that the project, if against projects like the And he is inviting us to dhal and millet will be set Even though the Govern- ities will distribute portable was no need for a secret support of this cause. implemented, would pose Centre’s hydrocarbon ex- come back,” says Mr. up. ment Order, sanctioning the sprinklers and rain guns. ballot, as demanded by The Communist Party of severe environmental prob- ploration project at Madhusudhanan. To be implemented over scheme, talks of appropriate While 19 per cent of farm- Mr. Stalin. Thrice in the India (CPI) called for the lems and adversely affect the Neduvasal village. Recalling Asked about plans to three years, the scheme will cropping system in the pro- ers in each block should be past in the Assembly, vote project to be scrapped im- livelihood of farmers in and that there had been similar consolidate the people’s ensure the formation of 200 posed dry lands, the offi- from Scheduled Castes and of confidence had taken mediately. Speaking to re- around Neduvasal. opposition to even the support in the background clusters initially, followed by cials say the plan is to en- one per cent from Sched- place. On all those occa- porters in Tiruchi on Meanwhile, a group of Kudankulam Nuclear Power of the impending local 400 clusters annually for the courage the farmers to raise uled Tribes, at least 33 per sions, it was not by way of Sunday, the party’s national activists from ‘Thaneer’, an Plant, he argued that had body polls, Mr. Madhusud- subsequent two years. pulses, oil seeds, minor mil- cent of the overall number secret ballot. Assembly executive member, C. Ma- organisation based in Tiru- the project not been imple- hanan says the OPS faction lets and cotton. of beneficiaries should be- Speaker P. Dhanapal had hendran, said that the CPI chi, who attempted to take mented, the entire State would have one person to ‘Paradigm shift’ However, the farmers long to small and marginal only followed established and the Communist Party of out a bike rally to Neduvasal would have been left take responsibility for Officials of the Agriculture themselves, aided by block- farmers and 30 per cent to legislative norms, the India (Marxist) (CPI-M) to express their opposition starving for power. each of the districts. Department say the scheme level teams of officials and women. MDMK leader argued. Legislators face the heat Support for Sasikala invites people’s wrath

Staff Reporter DINDIGUL More than a week after the Edappadi K. Palan- iswami government won the vote of confidence, many Ministers and MLAs who are in the ruling AIADMK (Sasikala) camp are facing hostile reception in their respective constituencies. Sections of people, who are opposed to the jailed AIADMK leader, Sasikala, have been Sending a message: A wall poster in Dindigul targeting voicing their dissent Forest Minister C. Srinivasan. G. KARTHIKEYAN against the stand of the MLAs, who have exten- which he represents in action and wish to re- ded support to her the Assembly. gister our anguish,” camp. “We cast our votes read one of the posters. On Sunday, posters for Jayalalithaa who Ahead of the Minis- condemning the sup- promised to give good ter’s first visit to his con- port of Forest Minister governance and not for stituency after joining Dindigul C. Srinivasan, you. You have chosen to the Palaniswami gov- who is number two in support a wrong person ernment, his loyalists the Cabinet, sprung up and extended suppor- were seen tearing the in many parts of the ted to a ‘mafia’ gang. We posters on Sunday Dindigul constituency, strongly condemn your morning.

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IN BRIEF NEET: HC Weather Watch Nine die as boat capsizes in sea raps TN govt. Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday

Dennis S. Jesudasan The victims were part of a group that arrived in Manappad for temple fest CHENNAI

P. Sudhakar Coming down on the Tamil THOOTHUKUDI Nadu government for not having brought to the A boat ride ended in a knowledge of the Supreme tragedy on Sunday evening Court that it had filled up for nine tourists, including 15% of the all-India quota five women and three chil- (filled through NEET) med- Five grievously hurt dren, who drowned in the ical seats going by the State in jallikattu sea at Manappad, about 51 merit list last year, the DINDIGUL km from here. Madras High Court in a re- A total of 20 persons were The deceased are yet to be cent order hoped that the injured – five of them identified. State government would grievously – in the jallikattu According to locals, a immediately move the held at Thavasimadai village group from Tiruchi, who had apex court and seek appro- in Sanarpatti union in the come to their native place of priate directions on the district on Sunday as part of a Azhagammanpuram for a issue. church festival. The temple festival, visited the The observation of a Di- grievously injured persons coastal village on Sunday vision Bench came on a were referred to Dindigul evening and hired a fibre- Ofering solace: Oicials enquiring about boat tragedy victims at Tiruchendur hospital. batch of writ appeals filed Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: Skymet Government Hospital. Seven glass boat around 6 p.m. by medical aspirants, who tamers, six spectators, six The boat had sailed just 25 and 5-foot-wide boat, leading conscious, most of them the Manappad beach after had appeared in NEET Heat wave conditions likely at isolated bull owners and one Forecast for Monday: metres from the shore when to the boat capsizing,” said were rushed to the Tiruchen- the mishap, confirmed the 2016. They had prayed for protection committee places over Konkan and coastal Saurashtra. city rain max min city rain max min member were among the it overturned. W. Pradeepan, former pan- dur Government Hospital view of the villagers. a direction to the authorit- “Since the sea was rough chayat union councillor from and a few to nearby private Collector M. Ravikumar, ies to grant them admis- Agartala...... — .....30.8.....13.0 Kozhikode...... — .....34.8.....26.5 injured. Around 300 bulls Ahmedabad...... — .....28.1.....12.4 Kurnool ...... — .....37.8.....21.4 from Dindigul and Madurai on Sunday, heavy tides Manappad. hospitals, where the doctors who rushed to Tiruchendur sion against the vacant Aizawl...... — .....28.2.....10.1 Lucknow...... — .....29.1.....11.5 districts took part in the might have lashed the boat Fishermen on the shore declared them ‘brought along with Superintendent of seats, which were reverted Allahabad...... — .....28.3.....11.2 Madurai ...... — .....35.0.....21.6 violently. reached the spot to rescue dead’. Police Ashwin M. Kotnis, to the State pool from the Bengaluru ...... — .....33.3.....20.0 Mangaluru ...... — .....34.8.....25.2 event. Despite warnings, Bhopal ...... — .....31.8.....13.6 Mumbai ...... — .....38.3.....17.4 tamers pounced on bulls. “The occupants would them, but nine of them Police and Fire and Res- monitored the medical as- 15% all-India pool. They Bhubaneswar..... — .....35.1.....19.3 Mysuru ...... — .....32.3.....18.8 When bull owners tried to have panicked and started drowned. cue Services personnel from sistance extended to the had filed appeals against a Chandigarh ...... — .....26.2.....11.6 New Delhi...... — .....27.6.....11.7 control them, there was a moving in the 32-foot-long As all the victims were un- Tiruchendur who came to victims. single judge’s order. The Chennai ...... — .....29.6.....23.1 Patna...... — .....29.4.....12.1 Coimbatore ...... — .....33.1.....22.3 Port Blair...... — .....31.4.....23.9 scuffle. Advocate General, how- Dehradun...... — .....27.3 .....8.6 Puducherry ...... — .....30.9.....20.7 ever, submitted that after Gangtok...... — .....9.8 .....8.2 Pune...... — .....33.8.....11.9 the all-India pool seats Goa...... — .....32.0.....21.0 Raipur ...... — .....34.0.....16.3 Solatium paid to Guwahati ...... — .....29.2.....11.5 Ranchi ...... — .....27.8.....12.2 were filled by following the families of fishermen A giant among men and oicers moves on Hubballi...... — .....35.0.....21.0 Shillong ...... — .....17.4 .....5.3 NEET-based merit ranking Hyderabad ...... — .....34.8.....16.2 Shimla ...... — .....18.0 .....7.0 CHENNAI as and when candidates Imphal ...... — .....25.2 .....7.5 Srinagar...... — .....16.5 .....-0.3 Chief Minister Edappadi K. Jaipur ...... — .....29.0.....13.6 Trivandrum...... — .....34.1.....23.5 opted out of such admis- Palaniswami on Sunday Nothing can be a greater tribute to VLR than imbibing his qualities Kochi ...... — .....32.8.....25.6 Tiruchi...... — .....35.3.....22.0 sion leaving the seats va- Kohima ...... — .....21.6 .....9.4 Vijayawada ...... — .....34.6.....23.0 announced a solatium of ₹1 Kolkata ...... — .....31.9.....17.6 Visakhapatnam..... — .....31.5.....23.4 Srivatsa Krishna cant, the seats would auto- lakh to the families of eight among politicians or civil ser- retired as Secretary, Parlia- TRIBUTE matically revert to the State Particulate matter in the air you are breathing Yesterday fishermen, who drowned in Rarely in the history of In- vants. I have seen some of mentary Affairs, Government pool. CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE In observations made at 6.00 sea in different places in the * dian Administrative Service phones, ascertain the facts, the top most legal brains sit- of India. Ahmedabad ...... 124 .187 .141 .. 331...... -..... p.m., State. Extending his The court was not con- Bengaluru...... 9 ...31 ...31 .... 66...... -.....* (IAS) comes a man so cor- and then act decisively. ting with him getting briefed Pimpleshwar Mandir condolences in a statement, vinced by the submission. Chennai ...... 7 ...35 ...49 .. 307...... -.....* in Thane recorded an overall rect, so proper, so tough, and In fact, on one occasion he before appearing in front of A titan Delhi ...... 18 ...75 ...32 .. 307...... -.....* Mr. Palaniswami said the “We express our unhappi- air quality index score of yet so kind that he is ad- helped do justice to a young the Supreme Court of India Hyderabad...... 144 .114 ...66 .. 412...... -.....* solatium would be granted ness about State not parti- 234, indicating an unhealthy mired, respected, and dynamic, straightforward of- in many cases. He was so ef- VLR was a titan in thought Kolkata...... 91 .128 .128 ...... - ..437.....* from the Chief Minister Public cipating in the inquiry be- Lucknow...... 22 .108 .102 .. 322...... -.....* level of pollution. In contrast, Relief Fund. The fishermen feared, all at once. Venkat ficer from the clutches of his fective that in one case when and deed. He even paid for fore the Supreme Court. It Mumbai ...... 40 ...53 .152 .. 279 ..353.....* BTM Layout in Bengaluru were from Cuddalore, Lakshmi Ratan (IAS, 1967, own batchmate in West a lady IAS officer from UP personal phone calls that he Pune...... 42 ...78 ...64 .. 297 ..128.....* recorded a healthy AQI score ought to have brought to Vishakhapatnam . ...43 ...62 .....4 .. 202 ..147.....* of 88. Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu) epitomised all Bengal who was harassing cadre was caught shoplifting made from his official phone the notice of the Supreme * * * Nagapattinam, these and more. He suddenly him. in London he had the show and led an austere simple Court that it has filled va- Air Quality Code: Poor Moderate Good Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, making passed away in Chennai on In another case, he helped cause notice delivered to her life. In later years, he took to cant seats from 15% All In- and Villupuram districts. breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air particles to form Saturday just a few months a colleague from Karnataka upon arrival at Delhi airport Art of Living and in a sad dia Quota by adopting the haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues and monuments. after losing his wife. get selected for the prestigi- and despite huge pressure irony, a man with such State criteria of admission, NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. When I was preparing for ous Mason Program at Har- from then Defence Minister strong spine of steel, faced all but not based on All India the National Civil Services vard, having it restarted he refused to bow down till kinds of spine and back prob- CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to critical Two women undergoing merit ranking of NEET,” a organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause dizziness, confusion, Examination I had the priv- many years after it was form- she was removed from the lems. treatment for H1N1 die Division Bench comprising unconsciousness and even death. ilege of meeting him for the ally stopped for IAS. In yet Service. He paid the price of He is survived by his three PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose COIMBATORE Justices Nooty Ramamo- first time and we hit it off in- another case, for an officer not being made Establish- children Shankar, Meenakshi and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced lung function, Two women, who were hana Rao and S.M. Sub- irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death in people stantly. who was being harassed by ment Officer and perhaps and Vidya and countless reportedly undergoing ramaniam observed. with heart or lung disease treatment for A (H1N1) I spent many afternoons in his estranged wife and not Secretary Personnel, which other “boys’ as he called influenza, died at Coimbatore Room.193 North Block being allowed to proceed on were both well within his them, who worshipped the Medical College Hospital watching him from a dis- a prestigious foreign assign- grasp. ground he walked on, includ- (CMCH) on Sunday. The tance and learning how to ment, he went and sat in To tell you how much he ing this writer to whom he 11 quizzed over murder of anti-social deceased were a 65-year-old govern, how to manage men protest, post-retirement, in shook up the system, the was a role model. Nothing woman from Irugur and a and matters. My training had his batch mate’s office who DMK made it a condition that can be a greater tribute to Special Correspondent Central Prison to a court in few of the eleven persons TIRUNELVELI 45-year-old woman from begun, even before my selec- was Secretary, DOPT and re- he should be repatriated be- him than if we imbibe his Thoothukudi. have been let off after the in- Saravanampatty. CMCH tion for the IAS. fused to leave the room, till fore his tenure was over and qualities of head and heart in Police have picked up 11 per- The police suspect that quiry, others are still under authorities said that the two I saw in those two years, such time that a ‘missing’ file sent back to the State, prior every civil servant of this sons for interrogation in the supporters of the All In- our custody,” a police official women died of other reasons VLR coming to the rescue of was traced and the correct to their alliance with the generation, who would do connection with the murder dia Nadar Paathukaappu said here. Ashwin M. Kotnis, and they were yet to confirm countless officers, many of orders were issued. No won- Centre. Sadly, it happened well to emulate him. Rest in of a history-sheeter — T. Peravai founder Subhash Superintendent of Police, whether they were infected whom he never had even der he was worshipped by and he went back to TN and Peace sir. Balasubramanian alias Pannaiyar might be behind Thoothukudi, has placed un- with A (H1N1) influenza. As of met. If he heard any officer, the good, everywhere. languished in a sick corpora- (The author is an IAS Singaram — at KTC Nagar on the murder of the convict, a der suspension the police- Sunday, 36 people were anywhere in India was in He went after the corrupt tion, which he wound up and officer. The views expressed Friday, even as he was being staunch loyalist of slain Dalit men who escorted the vic- undergoing treatment for A trouble, he would work the with an iron hand — be it later went back to Delhi and here are personal.) (H1N1) influenza at CMCH. escorted from Palayamkottai leader Pasupathi. “While a tim to the court. @bubbly581

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IN BRIEF Insult and tame the shrew — a common vein in Mollywood In an industry where misogynistic dialogues by all top actors are lapped up by fans, actor Prithviraj’s apology has come as a welcome relief

S.R. Praveen quence from the film, the career – Narasimham. One of except on rare occasions, mouthed misogynistic and by having a woman charac- Thiruvananthapuram character played by him, a the celebrated lines from have been careful in not patriarchal lines in popular ter return twice what she “Because you are a woman, police officer, is warned that movie comes towards mouthing politically incor- cinema for years, comment- got. Another filmmaker merely a woman” – It was against smoking inside the the end, when the hero pro- rect and misogynist lines. ing on “respecting women”. Bijukumar Damodaran Piracy hits Mohanlal’s with this ‘punchline’ that station by a female col- poses to the lady – “Come The first salvo was fired asked women to boo inside latest movie District Collector Joseph league. The hero then grabs with me, if you can tolerate A wake-up call from within the industry. the theatres, every time they The Kerala Police Cyberdome Alex, the character played her belt, pulls her closer and my arriving drunk late at Last week, following the kid- Young filmmaker Aashiq hear such lines. has removed a pirated copy of by superstar Mammootty in says something which can- night and kicking you, bear nap and sexual assault of a Abu said: “The best contri- On Saturday, for the first Mohanlal’s recent hit the 1995 Malayalam film The not be written here. The my children and cry for me young actor, voices of out- bution that we can give to time, a topline star apolo- Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol King, topped off a long-win- theme music plays, as he after my death.” The lady rage were heard from the in- this society is for the gised for all the misogynistic that showed up online on ded, insulting and moralistic walks away, to hooting and gladly jumps into his jeep. dustry. At a solidarity meet- scriptwriters, filmmakers, lines that he uttered. Actor Saturday. The film, directed lecture to his feisty young whistling from his legion of Slap, insult and tame the ing in Kochi, the stars spoke stars and producers to Prithviraj wrote in a face- by Jibu Jacob, was released on January 20 and is still subordinate. At that point, fans. In the real world, an shrew — this has been the Prithviraj up on the need to “respect pledge that they would not book post – “...NEVER running in theatres. the hero’s theme music kicks act like that would have been modus operandi in many of women” and to “protect our write or act out misogynistic AGAIN..never again will I let in, leading to thunderous ap- slapped with a sexual harass- the films from the 1990s star- rier, this act of taming hap- sisters and mothers”, inad- lines, just for cheap thrills disrespect for women be cel- plause from the audience in ment case. In the reel world, ring Mohanlal, Mammootty, pens through a forced kiss. vertently resorting to the lo- and a few claps.” ebrated in my movies!” Drought in coastal the theatre. The film was the the film broke a few collec- Suresh Gopi, Dileep, Ja- In Dileep’s movies, popular gic of patriarchy. Abu had, in one of his Going by the all-round highest grosser at the box of- tion records. yaram and others. Even in with the family audience, Soon, criticism started earlier films, ‘Salt N Pepper’, praise that Prithviraj seems districts of Karnataka fice that year. Take the case of the other the 1998 Mohanlal-starrer rape jokes and slap-the-wo- from various quarters, espe- created a sequence which to be getting now, the tide MANGALURU/UDUPI Two decades later, the reigning superstar – Mohan- Kanmadam, feted much for man fests are par for the cially in the social media, turned the usual staple seems to be slowly turning The coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and same superstar’s film Kasaba lal. In 2000 was released its strong female lead char- course. pointing at the hypocrisy of misogynistic sequence of su- as far as misogyny in Malay- Uttara Kannada, known for hit the theatres. In a se- one of the biggest hits of his acter played by Manju War- The new crop of actors, those who have scripted and perstar cinema on its head, alam cinema is concerned. heavy rains, are facing quite an unprecedented situation this year. The State government has declared two taluks in Dakhina Kannada, seven in Uttara Kannada and Doctor back from IS custody ‘Pulsar’ Suni, accomplice all three taluks in Udupi district drought hit. Thanks Modi govt., MEA and other agencies for taking eforts for his release taken to Coimbatore Two injured in leopard attack in Tumakuru Rajulapudi Srinivas thighs. “A bullet was Eluru TUMAKURU [lodged] in the left hand Police recover cellphone, tab from house where they stayed Two persons were injured in a Kosanam Ramamurthy, a wrist and some pellets were leopard attack on the physician of West Godavari also left in the body,” the Staff Reporter been staying in the house for outskirts of Baradelepalya in district, who was abducted doctor told The Hindu. KOCHI over 10 years. Chikkanayakanahalli taluk of by the Islamic State of Iraq The police team probing the The police team searched Tumakuru district on Sunday morning. According to the and Syria (ISIS) militants at ‘10-year-olds in group’ abduction and sexual harass- the house in Sri Ram Nagar Forest Department, the Sirte in Libya in 2015, was re- Explaining the activities of ment of an actor in Ernaku- for around three hours. injured are Chennabasappa united with his family mem- the ISIS, the doctor said lam has launched a search to Both accused were taken in- (43) and Chennabasappa bers on Sunday. there were activists aged 10 trace the person who had ac- side the house separately to (60). The two-and-a-half- Dr. Ramamurthy, who was as well as above 60. Some companied ‘Pulsar’ Suni, the collect evidence. year-old leopard was caught freed by the terrorists, suicide bombers were also key accused in the case, and and tranquilised the same thanked Prime Minister Nar- there in the organisation. Vijesh, his accomplice, dur- Stolen motorbike evening, an official said. endra Modi, the External Af- “The militants often used ing their stay in Coimbatore. During the search, the po- fairs Ministry and other to show videos to the cap- A police team headed by lice recovered a mobile agencies who made efforts tives on how they tortured K.G. Babu Kumar, Deputy phone, tab and a T-shirt be- Protest by Ola and for his safe release. and butchered some military Superintendent of Police, ‘Pulsar’ Suni (left) and longing to the accused. In- Uber cabs continue A native of the district personnel and U.S. nationals Aluva, arrived in Coimbatore Vijesh being brought to vestigation has revealed that BENGALURU headquarters, Dr. Kosanam Ramamurthy (left) with his family members at his at their camps,” Dr with the two accused around Coimbatore. M. PERIASAMY the two-wheeler used by Even as a majority of Ola and Ramamurthy went to Libya home in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday. A.V.G. PRASAD Ramamurthy said. 8.30 a.m. on Sunday. Vijesh and Suni had been Uber cabs remained off the some 18 years ago. He was Asked whether the milit- According to officials, Charlie, who has gone into stolen from Coimbatore. road on Sunday over the working as a physician in nurses from the Philippines. their hospitals. ants targeted India, he said there was a third man with hiding. The police team also col- issued of reduced incentives, Lbn-e-Sina Hospital at Sirte. Recalling the horrifying “I made it clear that I was the members working in the Suni and Vijesh whose iden- Officials said Charlie had lected statements of the a few drivers started a novel protest Holding placards on On September 8, 2015, a experience during his captiv- only a physician and not a organisation were well-edu- tity is yet to be known. The left the house without in- house owner and neigh- M.G. Road, they petitioned group of ISIS militants ity, Dr. Ramamurthy said the trained surgeon. It was a re- cated and impressed with trio had sought shelter in the forming his room-mates on bours. passers-by to donate ₹1 entered the hospital’s resid- militants shifted him from birth for me as I suffered a the developments in our rented house of Kannur nat- Thursday, the day Suni and Meanwhile, official symbolically towards their ential quarters and abducted one camp to another along bullet injury in both legs in country. “They (ISIS) want to ive Charlie, a resident of Sri Vijesh were arrested while sources said Suni and Vijesh cause. The strike by Ola and Ramamurthy, bio-chemical with them to escape from at- an attack, and escaped with spread their message to Ram Nagar of Peelamedu in attempting to surrender be- spent the night prior to their Uber drivers began on engineer Samal Pravash Ran- tacks by security forces. minor injuries,” he recalled, other nations, including In- Coimbatore. fore the ACJM court here. arrest on the terrace of a February 22. jan of Odisha and seven Theyforcedmetoworkin showing the injuries on his dia,” the doctor said. A probe is also on to trace Charlie, a lathe worker, had building near Kolencherry.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ‘Vaastu’ hitch Crop of woe Malnad’s organic jaggery to housing becomes dearer scheme K.M. Dayashankar Cost goes up from ₹2,800 to ₹9,200 a quintal JAGTIAL The dream of dalit families of Thippannapet village in Veerendra P.M. Shivamogga Jagtial mandal of owning a modern house under the Acute scarcity of water and Telangana government’s subsequent decline in the flagship two-bedroom production of sugarcane housing scheme for weaker have hit joni bella (semi-li- sections appears to have quid jaggery typical of Mal- been shattered as a section nad region) hard this year. of villagers is opposing the The cost has tripled over a project in the name of year. The price of a quintal “vaastu”. of joni bella has escalated to The project appeared to ₹9,200 from ₹2,800 in Feb- have got off smoothly with ruary, 2016. Joni bella is pro- the district administration duced from the native vari- allotting 2.27 acres of land ety of sugarcane, popularly in survey number 571 for known as kempu kabbu or the construction of double- konanakatte kabbu, under Joni Bella or Malnad jaggery is a speciality of Sirsi-Yellapur bedroom houses for 20 be- rain-fed method. region of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT neficiaries of the village, in- It is in great demand in cluding 16 dalit families. urban areas, as it is con- The area of cultivation of owing to moisture stress. Ground levelling work had sidered chemical-free. Sul- sugarcane in the district has The average yield per acre also commenced and phur phosphate and other come down to 1,500 hectare has declined from 40 tonne Nizamabad MP K. Kavitha chemicals are added to the in 2016-17 from 4,500 ha. to 25 tonne in Ripponpet formally laid the founda- sugarcane juice while produ- Farmers will not benefit and surrounding villages this tion stone for the construc- cing other varieties of jag- much from escalation in the year, Thimmappa Naik, a tion work a fortnight ago. Women drying chillies at Venkatagiri in Khammam district of Telangana. The yield has gone up considerably this year while prices gery to give it a bright yel- price of joni bella as there is farmer from Ripponpet, have fallen by half, causing heavy losses to the chilli growers. G.N. RAO lowish colour. decline in sugarcane yield said. 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Appala Naidu According to a Dutch are not auspicious for de- Machilipatnam series of documentaries on velopment and it would Staff Reporter A tombstone here remains a The Dutch Overseas, the have ill-effects on the villa- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM mute witness to the 17th lovers spent their last days in gers because of “vaastu The Thiruvananthapuram century tale of love and separate rooms of the same dosha”. city on Sunday woke up to a betrayal by 29-year-old John house, but lived in hatred of It was also claimed that major fire that broke out in Kruijff, the Dutch clerk of a each other, and no words an idol of Ganesha was buildings, only a stone’s trading post in Masulipatam were spoken between them found on the land and a throw away from the Sree (as it was then called). until death came calling first temple was more suited for Padmanabhaswamy The tombstone is being for Ms. Catherine at 21 in the village. The villagers Temple, which kept fire conserved by the October 1679. started breaking coconuts force personnel and panic- Archaeological Survey of Catherine, who was and offering prayers to the stricken residents on tenter- India in the Dutch cemetery plagued by fever, died after idol. hooks. located in the road opposite uttering these words: “I die When the news spread, Two buildings of the De- St. Mary’s Church. The story and go to god. He aware of the police and revenue offi- partment of Posts, located of the Dutch lovers goes A Dutch team at the tombstone of John Kruijf and Catherine at everything that I have cials rushed to the spot and near the temple’s north gate unnoticed by the locals as it the Dutch cemetery at Machilipatnam in Krishna district. committed in this world, but stopped work on the tem- and a petrol pump, were Fire and Rescue Services personnel douse the ire that was written in the Dutch I appear before him as pure porary shelter. The villa- gutted in the incident that broke out in a godown near the Padmanabhaswamy Temple language. they were dreaming of literature on the Dutch trade as I came from my mother.” gers told the officials that was reported by around 3.30 in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. S. GOPAKUMAR In the 1670s, John Kruijff entering into wedlock within history in the port town of Later, Kruijff heard that they would not allow a.m. Two persons who were fell in love with Catherina a month, a ship from the Masulipatam, Kruijff then all the rumours on his girl double-bedroom houses involved in the fire-fighting the high-security zone dur- feed from CCTV cameras. van den Briel, only daughter Netherlands came to developed hatred for Ms. had been false, and he fell but only a temple. efforts — Adarsh and Manoj ing the last six months. The damaged buildings of the junior merchant, at a Masulipatam, with some Catherine. sick. Thippannapet village — were injured in the opera- Smoke billowing over the were used to store docu- trading post here. The duo passengers carrying news Meanwhile, the duo fell On his death bed in 1679, sarpanch R Gangadhar said tion that lasted for over area was noticed by com- ments, parcel bags, and got consent by their parents questioning the character ill. Both lived in her house, he sought forgiveness from the “vaastu dosha” was three hours. The incident is mandos of the temple, who other items, many lying to marry but asked to wait and morals of Catherina. where Catherina’s mother his beloved and his last wish only a rumour spread by the third major fire within were monitoring the live there for some years. until a qualified occasion. As According to available nursed them. was to be buried beside her. some villagers. CM CH-CH YK @bubbly581

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Staff Reporter demics. Delhi University was New Delhi never like this.” Delhi University (DU) pro- Fire at five-storey fessor Prasanta Chakravarty, Blockade called off building in Central Delhi who was roughed up during The “committee of suspen- NEW DELHI the recent North Campus ded students” along with the A fire broke out on Sunday at clashes, was hospitalised on NSUI that had blocked the a five-storey building Sunday due to severe ab- Administration Block at the housing a newspaper office in dominal pain as a result of JNU said on Sunday that they Out of control: The truck which rammed into a road barricade Central Delhi’s ITO, the internal injuries. were calling off the blockade. near Nongspung village in Meghalaya on Sunday. AFP second such incident in two Prof. Chakravarty is an as- Sunny Dhiman of the NSUI years. An official said 10 sociate professor with the said “The move has been ini- firetenders were rushed to English department at the tiated after the rise of dissat- the spot. The flames were Arts Faculty. isfaction among the kara- 16 churchgoers reported in the first floor of He was admitted to the mcharis and students about the building. PTI Fortis Hospital in Noida after the inconvenience.” he “passed out with shooting killed in accident Ambulance driver seeks abdominal pain”. VC given time The professor was al- He added that they were giv- cash for blood, arrested Press Trust of India JAIPUR legedly beaten up by Akhil ing the Vice-Chancellor time belonged to Nginiong, Nong- Shillong A private ambulance driver Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad until March 3 to meet the stu- budon and Mawbyrkong vil- has been arrested for taking (ABVP) members when he dents and explain his stand. At least 16 people were lages and were on their way ₹30,000 to provide blood went to Ramjas College on Diman said they were hoping killed and several others in- to the Nonglang Synod of and plasma to the family February 22 to support the A ile photo of police detaining ABVP students after their clash with members of the All India for some relief from the High jured when a truck carrying Presbyterian church, said members of a patient at students who were taking Students' Association at the Ramjas college. SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR. Court on March 3 when the churchgoers rammed into a superintendent of police of State-run SMS Hospital here, out a march to defend ‘free matter would coming up be- concrete railing at Nong- west Khasi Hills Sylvester police said on Sunday. speech’ and protesting had been “diagnosed with boot kicks perhaps... a few the DU campus, prof. fore the court. The Registrar spung village in Meghalaya’s Nongtnger. The accused has been against the stone pelting on contusion and concealed ribs have also been impaired Chakravarty said: “You feel of JNU Pramod Kumar, how- west Khasi Hills district on “Twelve people died on identiied as 45-year-old Raj campus against the seminar: spasms on the right kidney that will require protracted that you are under siege. It is ever, said that he had not re- Sunday morning, the police the spot while four others Kumar hailing from U.P. PTI ‘Culture of Protest’. and on spinal extensor treatment.” no longer a place where you ceived any such assurance said. succumbed to their injuries Prof. Chakravarty said he muscles. Effected by heavy About the atmosphere in can relax and talk about aca- from the students. People onboard the truck in the hospital,” the SP said. Lioness that killed 3-year-old trapped VADODARA The Gujarat Forest Who silenced Satish Bhoja Shetty, the Pune-based RTI activist? Department has entrapped an Asiatic lioness which mauled to death a three- year-old girl on Friday at CBI reopens murder case after iling a closure report on August 11, 2014; assures brother of expeditious investigation Dudhala village in Maliya tehsil of Junagadh, a forest Devesh K. Pandey from his house at the had got lodged at the of land had been acquired. conducted on the premises of However, just three days oicial said. “After 20-hours NEW DELHI Talegaon Dabdhade town of Lonavala City police station Though compensations were IRB Infrastructure and associ- later, on August 11, 2014, the of search operation, the team Seven years on, the mystery Maharashtra’s Pune, the on October 15, 2009. disbursed to the original ate companies. IRB CMD CBI filed a closure report in succeeded in trapping and behind the gruesome killing killers struck with sharp- “My brother had lodged owners, land parcels were Virendra Mhaiskar also came the murder case. The agency caging the lioness in Drapad of Pune-based RTI activist edged weapons. The injur- the FIR against 13 people, in- later sold off to various entit- under the CBI scanner. told the court that there was village in Maliya on Saturday Satish Bhoja Shetty still re- ies, inflicted mostly on the cluding two representatives ies. While the Bombay High “But then in September no direct or circumstantial night,” a forest department mains unsolved. The Central face and head, proved fatal. of the IRB group of compan- Court took suo motu cognis- 2011, the Lonavala City Police evidence to prosecute any of oicial said. PTI Bureau of Investigation, A well-known social ies, two land agents and the ance of the murder, Sandeep had filed a closure report in them. which reopened the case worker, Satish, lay bleeding. Sub-Registrar of Assurances. intervened requesting for a the land-grab case and the “What transpired in just after filing a closure report Corbett Tiger Reserve When Sandeep reached the People offered him bribes, CBI probe. The State trans- court accepted it,” says three days? On this, my recor- on August 11, 2014, has now Director removed Satish Bhoja Shetty spot several minutes later, but he did not relent. As he ferred the case to the CBI. Sandeep. ded conversations with the DEHRADUN assured the social worker’s and took him to the hos- received threats, twice he “Nothing moved till the High In July 2013, the CBI case investigating officer (IO) brother of an expeditious Director of the Corbett Tiger different teams of the CBI pital, it was too late. “We sought police protection, Court made scathing obser- moved the High Court con- before the closure report was Reserve Parag Madhukar probe. have so far investigated the had never ever imagined though to no avail,” says vations against the CBI in tending that the 2009 FIR filed are an eye-opener,” says Dhakate has been removed case. Sandeep has now filed that Satish would get killed. Sandeep. February 2011. The case was was prima facie the motive Sandeep. from his post following a Fresh plea a fresh petition in the Bom- Yes, as he exposed corrup- handed over from the CBI’s behind Satish’s murder and “They had asked him to controversy over shoot-at- Earlier this week, the newly bay High Court seeking a tion in the system, we were Land-grab charge Mumbai zone to the Anti-Cor- sought to take over the case shut the case. The specific al- sight order issued by him in appointed CBI Director Alok court-monitored CBI probe. kind of prepared for minor Armed with RTI details, Sat- ruption Branch in Pune,” says to unearth the larger conspir- legations were never con- the national park to check the Kumar Verma met Sandeep Sandeep recounts, how incidents, but murder?,” ish charged the accused per- Sandeep. acy. The court transferred the tested by the CBI in the court. activities of poachers. and gave him a patient hear- on January 13, 2010, when says Sandeep. sons with usurping the land In May 2012, the CBI got case to the premier agency In its response, the CBI later D.V.S. Khati, Chief Wildlife ing. The agency had earlier his 39-year-old activist Satish’s brother raised the acquired by the State gov- permission to conduct poly- on August 8, 2014. (The submitted that in the light of Warden, said that Mr. given up, claiming there was brother had stopped outside suspicion that his murder ernment for the construc- graph tests on 36 people, in- agency re-registered the al- fresh evidence it was re-open- Dhakate was not authorised no prosecutable proof. But, a dairy booth for a routine was somehow linked to the tion of the Pune Express cluding some State police of- leged land-grab case on ing the investigation,” says to issue any such order. PTI it later took a U-turn. Three newspaper reading, not far alleged land-grab case he Highway. In all, 1800 acres ficers. Searches were November 28 that year). Sandeep. Railways to roll out high Love via FB lands man in speed indigenous rakes BSF custody Press Trust of India Trial run by March 2018, the train will reduce travel time Chandigarh A 30-year-old city resident Press Trust of India the project will roll out semi- Factory (ICF) near Chennai was nabbed on Sunday by New Delhi high speed, 16-coach train on a pilot basis,” a senior the BSF from near the The railways will soon man- sets with quicker accelera- Railway Ministry official in- Indo-Pak. border at Feroze- ufacture its own train sets tion and world-class passen- volved with the project said. pur while trying to sneak that can run at a maximum ger amenities. out of the country to meet speed of 160 kilometre per For the first time in Indian Global tender his “Facebook girl friend” hour, after its global bid in Railways, these train sets As per the ₹200 crore pro- at Lahore. Sikandar Khan this regard failed to elicit will have automatic plug ject, two train sets will be was caught while “moving positive response. type doors that will open manufactured, in collabora- under suspicious circum- Aptly named ‘Train-2018’, and close at stations, wide tion with foreign players on stances” near Lakho Ke the first train set — a rake windows for panoramic transfer of technology basis, Behram border, police without a separate locomot- view, and ergonomically de- for which the ICF has floated said. ive — is expected to be ready signed seating. a fresh global tender. “A BSF patrolling team by March next year and Equipped with bio-toilets, The railways had floated a caught Sikandar Khan who likely to be pressed into ser- all coaches in the fully AC global tender for procure- wanted to go to Pakistan to vice in Delhi-Lucknow or train set will be inter-con- ment-cum-maintenance and meet a woman whom he Delhi-Chandigarh sector. nected so that passengers manufacture of 15 train sets loved,” said Ferozepur DSP A train set, much like a can move from one coach to with 315 coaches in June, Balwinder Singh. Sikandar Delhi Metro rake, comprises other with ease. 2015. befriended the woman on of many coaches that are in- “Our aim is to reduce Though five bidders had Facebook two years ago dividually powered by a travel time between cities qualified for the initial and the two fell in love. propulsion system, eliminat- and to achieve that, we have round, they did not find the Sikandar, who works at ing the need for locomotive. launched Train-2018 project offer viable and asked for a marriage bureau in Aiming to offer both com- to manufacture two train raising the tender size to Chandigarh, was not carry- fort and pace to passengers, sets at the Integral Coach 1,000 coaches. ing his passport, DSP said.

R. Srikanth driving), 336 (rash, negligent Deepa H. Ramakrishnan act endangering safety of CHENNAI others) and 353 (deterring It was ‘Mission Impossible’ public servant) of the IPC of sorts for the motorcade of were invoked. Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari cars as they ran into Breakfast meet a police stop along the The car owners, who are sea-facing East Coast Road members of Madras Piston en route to a resort early on Heads Club, were on their Sunday. way to the resort for a As the 10 colourful breakfast meet organised by sportsters rolled into a high-end car Uthandi Toll Plaza on ECR manufacturer, said A. Abhi, about 30 km from the city, the club’s founder. traffic police waved them “The cars were detained down. The speed machines, Abrupt halt: High-end sports cars stopped on the East Coast for over four hours for no which included an Audi, Road on Sunday. M. KARUNAKARAN reason. We did not drive fast were being driven rashly and as we cannot do those above the speed limit, the The sports cars, worth the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, speeds on this road,” he police said. ₹90 lakh to ₹4 crore, and the Indian Penal Code said. The car owners protested belonged to a group of (IPC) were being applied in A Traffic Police officer vehemently, while an enthusiasts, who were the case. Sections 184 said the cars were stopped excited crowd gathered cruising to a resort near (driving dangerously), 189 during the regular check. around clicking selfies and Kovalam. The drivers who (engaging in a race without Policemen stopped them as taking videos. One orange spoke to the media permission) and 190 (2) they were ‘over-speeding’ on Lamborghini even detached dismissed the police (violation of road safety, the accident-prone ECR. itself from the group and charges. noise or air pollution Since they were in a big sped away. For the others, it A senior police officer, standards) of the MV Act, group police got ‘suspicious’ was a long wait ahead. however, said provisions of besides Sections 279 (rash that they were racing.

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CHENNAI THE HINDU 8 EDITORIAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE What exactly is a money bill? Or, why we need to reconsider the Aadhaar Act, with all its implications for privacy

rect. This is because the error in decision to conirm the govern- question, the court ruled, consti- ment’s classiication is, therefore, tuted nothing more than a mere an error that is not merely proced- Hate bubbles over procedural irregularity. ural in nature but one that consti- But there are signiicant prob- tutes, in substance, an unmitigated The murder of an Indian in a hate crime poses lems with this view. Chief among louting of Article 110. them is the wording of Article 110, In many ways, Aadhaar has Suhrith Parthasarathy uncomfortable questions to Team Trump which vests no unbridled discre- brought out to plain sight the wor- ews of the killing of Indian national Srinivas tion in the Speaker. The provision ryingly totalitarian impulses of our Kuchibhotla in Kansas has shocked India, and he Supreme Court will begin requires that a bill conform to the state. The government has argued, hearing inal arguments next criteria prescribed in it for it to be with some force, that Indian cit- raised fears about the safety of foreigners and N Tmonth on a writ petition chal- classiied as a money bill. Where a izens possess no fundamental right immigrants in America. The term “hate crime” is writ lenging the validity of the Aadhaar bill intends to legislate on matters to privacy. This argument, how- large in the minds of the Indian diaspora in the U.S. and (Targeted Delivery of Financial & beyond the features delineated in ever, is predicated on judgments of their anxious families back home, even as law enforce- Other Subsidies, Beneits & Ser- GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Article 110, it must be treated as an the Supreme Court that have little ment oicials piece together the tragic events at a bar in vices) Act, 2016 — or the Aadhaar meant that both Houses of Parlia- draft law that contains only provi- ordinary draft statute. Any viola- contemporary relevance, and that Kansas City. That prior to the attack the shooter, U.S. Act. The proceeding, initiated by ment had to provide their imprim- sions that deal with all or any of the tion of this mandate has to be seen, have, in any event, been over- military veteran Adam Purinton, reportedly asked Jairam Ramesh, a Member of Par- atur to the bill for it to become law. matters listed therein. These com- therefore, as a substantive consti- looked in several subsequent cases liament in the Rajya Sabha, primar- Nonetheless this draft legisla- prise a set of seven features, tutional error, something which where the court has clariied the Kuchibhotla and his co-worker and fellow Indian, Alok ily questions the legality behind tion contained serious misgivings, broadly including items such as the Siddiqui fails to do. extent of the liberties that the Con- Madasani, whether they were residing in the U.S. illeg- the Union government’s move in so much so that a parliamentary imposition or regulation of a tax; There are other laws too in the stitution guarantees. ally hints at the possible motivation for the violent en- introducing the Aadhaar Act as a standing committee released a de- the regulation of the borrowing of judgment. Most notably, it brushes counter. Eyewitness reports conirming that the killer money bill. Through this categor- tailed report difering with the gov- money by the Government of In- aside the verdict of a Constitution Right to privacy yelled, “Get out of my country,” moments before un- isation, the government had the ernment of the time over critical dia; the withdrawal of money from Bench in Raja Ram Pal v. Hon’ble Privacy is important not merely be- leashing a hail of bullets on the two Indians, also injur- law enacted by securing a simple aspects of the bill, particularly its the Consolidated Fund of India; Speaker, Lok Sabha (2007), where cause it advances the cause of ing a white man who sought to intervene on their be- majority in the Lok Sabha while treatment of concerns over privacy and so forth. In the event a pro- the court had ruled that clauses equality and freedom but also be- rendering redundant any opposi- and protection of data security. In posed legislation contains other that attach inality to a determina- cause it is, in and of itself, a treasur- half, suggests a xenophobic racism. While this may be tion to the legislation in the Upper the meantime, given that the features, ones that are not merely tion of an issue do not altogether able value. A failure to protect pri- an isolated instance of hate crime, given the political cli- House of Parliament. Aadhaar project was being imple- incidental to the items speciically oust the court’s jurisdiction. That vacy adequately can have mate in the U.S., it cannot but shine a spotlight on Pres- mented even without statutory outlined, such a draft law cannot is, the bench held, there are nu- disastrous consequences that af- ident Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant actions. Espe- Imperils liberties support, public interest petitions be classiied as a money bill. Article merous circumstances where the fect our abilities to determine for cially after Mr. Trump’s executive order banning entry During preliminary hearings, the were iled in the Supreme Court 110 further clariies that in cases court can review parliamentary ourselves how we want to live our into the U.S. of travellers from seven Muslim-majority Supreme Court has suggested that challenging the project’s legitim- where a dispute arises over pronouncements. These would in- lives. And the Aadhaar Act hits at countries and refugees from Syria and indeinitely put- it isn’t entirely convinced of the acy. In these cases, the court issued whether a bill is a money bill or clude instances where a Speaker’s the core of this value. It permits the merits of Mr. Ramesh’s petition. a series of interim orders prohibit- not, the Lok Sabha Speaker’s de- choice is grossly illegal, or disreg- creation of a database of not only ting on hold the country’s refugee asylum programme But a closer examination will only ing the state from making Aadhaar cision on the issue shall be con- ards basic constitutional man- biometric information but also — even if implementation of the order has been limited, show that the introduction of the mandatory, while permitting its sidered inal. dates, or, worse still, where the various other private data, without so far. Aadhaar Act as a money bill contra- use only for a set of limited govern- Speaker’s decision is riddled with so much as bothering about safe- Fear-mongering about America’s weak borders al- venes the bare text of the Constitu- mental schemes. Flawed counterpoint perversities, or is arrived at guards that need to be installed to lowing the unconstrained entry of “illegal aliens” into tion. In this case, the breach is par- In March 2016, the Union gov- The government’s response to Mr. through dishonest intentions. ensure their security. We scarcely the country has a much older provenance. Throughout ticularly disturbing, because the ernment withdrew the earlier bill, Ramesh’s claim is predicated on need to stretch our imaginations to and introduced, in its place, as a What Aadhaar Act shows wonder what the government — the bruising two-year election campaign that culmin- legislation imperils our core liber- two prongs: that the Speaker’s de- ties, in manners both explicit and money bill, a new draft legislation, cision to classify a draft legislation A simple reading of the Aadhaar and other agencies to which this in- ated in the November presidential election, Mr. insidious. titled the Aadhaar (Targeted Deliv- as a money bill is immune from ju- Act would show us that its contents formation can be shared without Trump’s provocative arguments about building a wall Originally, Aadhaar was con- ery of Financial & Other Subsidies, dicial review, and that, in any go far beyond the features enumer- any regulatory checks — can do along the Mexican border and banning Muslims from ceived as a scheme to provide to Beneits & Services) Bill, 2016. This event, the Aadhaar Bill fulilled all ated in Article 110. If anything, it is with all this material. entering the U.S went largely unchallenged by the Re- every Indian a unique identity categorisation was extraordinary the constitutional requirements of the provisions in the legislation That a statute so pernicious in its publican Party. Last week, around the same time as the number, with a purported view to because a money bill, under India’s a money bill. A careful examina- that pertain to the Consolidated breadth can be enacted after being attack in Kansas City, Mr. Trump tweeted about seven enabling a fair and equitable distri- constitutional design, requires tion of these arguments will, how- Fund and its use that are incidental introduced as a money bill only bution of beneits and subsidies. only the Lok Sabha’s airmation ever, show us that the government to the Act’s core purpose — which, makes matters worse. It has the ef- people shot dead in Chicago, pointing an unsubtle in- There is little doubt that the for it to turn into law. Right on cue, is wrong on both counts. quite evidently, is to ensure, fect of negating altogether the Ra- ger at violence in inner cities associated with African- scheme’s introduction, with no within days of the bill’s introduc- To be fair, the assertion that the among other things, the creation of jya Sabha’s legislative role, making, Americans in poverty. He did not tweet on the Kansas prior legislative backing, was a lag- tion, the Lower House, in complete Speaker’s decision is beyond judi- a framework for maintaining a in the process, a mockery of our attack. The White House was quick to dismiss as “ab- rant wrong, and was completely disregard of the Rajya Sabha’s prot- cial review inds support in the Su- central database of biometric in- democracy. It is imperative, there- surd” any link between the Kansas City shooting and unjustiiable as a measure of demo- estations, passed the legislation, as preme Court’s judgment in Mohd. formation collected from citizens. fore, that the court refers the the rhetoric on undocumented immigrants. That may cratic governance. For this Mr. Act No. 18 of 2016. This law, Mr. Saeed Siddiqui v. State of UP (2014). Ordinarily, a draft legislation is present controversy to a larger well be, but the selective social media outrage of Mr. Ramesh’s party, the Congress, Ramesh now argues, is patently il- Here, a three-judge bench had classiied as a money bill when it bench, with a view to overruling must take full responsibility. But, legal, because its classiication as a ruled, in the context of State legis- provides for funds to be made Siddiqui. Trump on violent acts across the U.S. is disturbing. when a draft of a statute was even- money bill infringes the Constitu- latures, that a Speaker’s decision to available to the executive to carry Why, for instance, did his administration not condemn tually introduced in the Rajya tion’s mandates. classify a draft statute as a money out speciic tasks. In the case of the that act of violence more explicitly? Given Republican Sabha, in December 2010, it was A money bill is deined by Art- bill, was not judicially reviewable, Aadhaar Act, such provisions are Suhrith Parthasarathy is an advocate obstructionism on enacting common-sense gun con- done so as an ordinary bill. This icle 110 of the Constitution, as a even if the classiication was incor- manifestly absent. The Speaker’s practising at the Madras High Court trol reforms to curb the proliferation of deadly weapons, this intensifying trend of racist xenophobia may make the U.S. a far more dangerous emigration destination than it has been so far. Srinivas Kuchibhot- Raising the stakes in U.P. la’s career was the stuf of the American dream. Mr. Trump’s politics risks alienating not just immigrants, but also native-born Americans from that dream. The BJP is counting on its biggest card, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the campaign’s home stretch On display again is the mixture of of how diicult it is for them to re- that ind mention in the party’s present. Sections of the Yadavs and derision and aggression that he has gister First Information Reports: he manifesto. the Dalits that voted BJP in 2014 Ways of sharing deployed so efectively on other is working to consolidate the non- In the 2007 and 2012 U.P. As- have returned to the SP and BSP, re- electoral battleields: he refers to Yadav vote by accusing Mr. Yadav of sembly elections, the BJP had not spectively. The powerful Jats have The time is ripe for India and Bangladesh his chief targets, the Samajwadi converting police stations into ex- been in the contest. The SP and the gravitated back to the Rashtriya Lok to consolidate gains on key issues Party (SP)-Congress duo of Chief tensions of SP oices. This last issue Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were Dal. But what remains is substan- Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul has resonance, and comes up re- tial: a large section of upper castes Smita Gupta locked in a straight ight. But thanks ndia’s decision to allow its border roads in Mizoram Gandhi, as the “shehzade”, princes, peatedly in everyday conversations to the safron tsunami that swept and non-Yadav backward castes, and Tripura to be used by Bangladeshi forces as they with the Urdu word intended to un- across U.P. Mr. Modi into oice at the Centre in replicating the social coalition that construct border outposts in the inhospitable ter- or Narendra Modi, a victory in derscore their preferences. On February 19, Mr. Modi upped 2014, with the BJP taking 71 of the 80 had sustained the BJP in U.P. in the I his game, saying at a rally in 1990s when Kalyan Singh, an OBC rain of the Chittagong Hill Tracts shows just how far the Uttar Pradesh would not just At each rally, he reels of Mr. Ya- Lok Sabha seats in the State, the Fvalidate his tenure as Prime dav’s shortcomings in oice, ending Fatehpur: “A village that gets a party was able to mount a challenge was Chief Minister. The BJP is de- two countries have come to bridging their trust deicit. Minister so far, it would cut a path- every example with “kaam bolta graveyard, should get a cremation for the U.P. Assembly with a much pending on an upper caste-back- The decision, conveyed last week in Dhaka during the way to 2019. Little wonder then that hai”, turning on its head the ground, too. If there is electricity stronger base. ward caste combine and the organ- meeting of Home Ministry and security oicials work- as he barnstorms through the State hashtag the SP has adopted. The during Ramzan, there should be isational skills of Mr. Shah. There is, ing on closer border management cooperation, came as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s BJP’s social media cell has been electricity during Diwali too.” By Identity politics however, discontent among party as Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar lew into Bangladesh principal campaigner, he seems to quick to send out hundreds of What- not ielding any Muslim candidate, Yet, when the 2017 campaign star- workers over seat distribution. the BJP had already sent a message Party leaders and workers told to begin preparations for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasi- be his party’s chief ministerial sApp messages, tagged “kaam bolta ted, there was barely a ripple, with candidate. to Hindu voters. But this was clearly the scale of the party’s support hav- me this was the party’s biggest na’s visit to India in early April. If the visit goes as hain”, each mentioning one failure. Answering the slogan, “U.P. ke not enough. It was a follow-up to de- ing clearly shrunk since 2014. In drawback in U.P., but said that Mr. planned, it will be her irst bilateral trip to India since A familiar style ladke”, Mr. Modi has styled himself ploying the iery, ive-time Gorakh- western U.P., the Muzafarnagar ri- Modi’s whistle-stop tour of the State 2010, when the MoU for the Land Boundary Agreement As Hindutva’s tallest leader, Mr. as the “adopted son” of the State pur MP, Yogi Adityanath, in western ots of 2013 — and the sharp com- would energise and unite angry was originally announced. The terms of that agreement Modi has moved centrestage in U.P. who will be more faithful. U.P. for the irst time, even though munal divide that followed — had set cadres. Clearly, in an election seem- have now been fully implemented, and Ms. Hasina’s in the closing days of the campaign, he has never been a favourite of the stage for a BJP victory in 2014. ingly without an issue, the BJP is visit will build on the boost that relations received from shifting from a sharp attack on the The non-Yadav vote either Mr. Modi or BJP president Today, vestiges of that communal playing its only card — Mr. Modi — to shortcomings of his political rivals Amit Shah. In his shoot-from-the- polarise the large numbers of silent, the historic agreement that was signed in 2015 during Focussing on the Chief Minister’s animosity, like a stain that refuses to to a dual strategy of isolating the Ya- poor record on law and order, he is hip style, the Yogi talked of the so- be washed away, mar U.P.’s social apparently disinterested voters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka. Ms. Has- dav community even as he makes a seeking not just to galvanise the wo- called Hindu exodus from Kairana landscape. But issues of demonet- get past the inish line. ina has long made it clear that she would only return the no-holds-barred attempt to polarise men’s vote, citing the many cases of and issues like the Ram Temple, the isation, farming distress, caste aili- visit when there are ‘substantive outcomes’ on the the polls. rape, and lure Dalits back by talking Uniform Civil Code and triple talaq ations and personal rivalries too are [email protected] table, and the fact that oicials are now speaking of a visit in two months’ time indicates that several important announcements can be expected. There is specula- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. tion about a defence partnership agreement, movement on the Teesta water-sharing agreement, the Still a dream ■ The utterances of Mr. should work together to cells are imported as person of the Prime about the simple lifestyle of Ganga water barrage project, and other energy and The shooting, in Kansas, Trump on the subject of the ensure the safety of the domestic production is still Minister’s stature could Mir Osman Ali Khan, the U.S., of Indian engineer immigrant population Indian community. at a nascent stage. have avoided visiting such a Seventh Nizam of connectivity projects. Any of these would go a long way Srinivas Kuchibhotla vis-à-vis job opportunities Nivedita Brahma, Incentives have to place as it would only Hyderabad (Sunday edition, in cementing ties that are increasingly described as a appears to be case of racist for locals further Jorhat, Assam introduced to encourage embolden actions by those Feb.26). It is said that he “win-win” for both neighbours. crime. Ever since Donald complicates this sensitive local manufacturing so that who are not necessarily in may have delayed his However, both New Delhi and Dhaka would be aware Trump became the subject. Given these ■ The issue of immigration there is also fair and compliance with the law decision on merging of the possible bumps in the road ahead. Some of these President of the United circumstances, there is a is once again in the spotlight competitive pricing. and guidelines. Hyderabad State with the involve the Centre and the afected Indian States. For in- States, racism seems to be danger of the Indian especially after Mr. Trump Thermal power Another aspect was the Indian Union but he quickly stance, water-sharing is a highly emotive subject, and rearing its ugly head once American community assumed power. It is time manufacturing industries enormous amount of supported the unity of again. None can argue with over-reacting. The victim is Prime Minister Narendra must be encouraged to put manpower deployed to look India. After the Indo-China movement on Teesta water-sharing has been held up Mr. Trump’s dream of Srinivas and the hero is Ian Modi, who boasts of having back some of their net proit after the security aspect. war, when Prime Minister largely because of West Bengal’s reservations. To ad- ‘Making America great Grillot who risked his own a very good relationship into clean and green energy The inconvenience caused Lal Bahadur Shastri dress them, the Central government needs to reach out again’, but he needs to be life. The prompt manner in with the U.S., took up the sources. to the public was immense. approached the Nizam for a to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Similarly Bihar pragmatic and understand which the police took case of Indian immigrants Gagan Pratap Singh, Most of us hope that the donation, the Nizam Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has raked up the Farakka reality (“Trump silent on control of the situation and other professionals and Noida, Uttar Pradesh ways and actions of our presented a record-breaking Barrage project. For Ms. Hasina, the political worries racist killing”, Feb.26). needs to be appreciated. pushed for their safety. leaders would be worth amount of gold towards the are greater. She faces an election in 2018, and with the During his election M.V. Nagavender Rao, Tharcius S. Fernando, Worth the visit? emulating, but it never National Defence Fund. campaign, he might have Hyderabad Chennai The Prime Minister is right seems to happen. Most Indians do not know opposition accusing her of being soft on India, she can- impressed sections of the in saying that it is unfair to P. Gnanathilagam, about such patriotic deeds. not be seen to be returning home empty-handed on the electorate with his anti- ■ Hate crimes against Going solar see yoga as a set of Coimbatore Irshad Sait N.M., water question. Also, while the border issue has been immigrant speeches, but immigrants, especially With ambitious exercises, but that is not the Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu resolved, border iring has not ceased, an issue Ms. Has- now that he is the occupant Indians, are bound to create commitments put in place point of my letter (Feb.25). The last Nizam more letters online: ina’s rivals use to target her. Meanwhile, she faces the of the Oval Oice he should fear in the minds of those at Paris to increase the There are two aspects to Mr. It was interesting to read www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ task of addressing India’s mistrust over Chinese invest- act like a statesman. His who have adopted the U.S. consumption and the Modi’s visit to the Isha Yoga corrections & clarifications: ment in Bangladesh, with $38 billion pledged in infra- indiference and silence are as their home. Earlier, Sikhs production of clean and Centre at Coimbatore. The fraught with dangerous were targeted and religious green energy in the country, centre is located in an A sentence in the Editorial page article, “Beneath the surface calm” structure cooperation and joint ventures during Presid- consequences which might places vandalised. In the it is unfortunate that the ecological hotspot in the (Feb.24, 2017) read: “In Thana Bhawan, the BJP’s candidate, Suresh Ku- ent Xi Jinping’s visit last year. Ms. Hasina has sought to only embolden fanatical Kansas shooting, the heroic steps being taken in this Western Ghats. This mar, was pitted, among others, against the RLD’s Javed Rao.” It should have said BJP’s candidate, Suresh Rana also known as Suresh Kumar. address this by arguing that India will also beneit from elements to carry out their act of Ian Grillot is laudable regard have failed to have a reminds one of the Bangladesh’s enhanced prosperity if all these projects brands of instant justice, which proves that there are substantial impact (Editorial environmental issues that It is the policy of The Hindu to correct signiicant errors as soon as possible. Please specify the edition (place of publication), date and page. The Readers’ Editor’s office go through. 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THE HINDU CHENNAI MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 OPED 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Protecting the rights of tribals FROM THE READERS’ EDITOR Even as bilateral investment treaties are strengthened, domestic legislation must be implemented Bouquets and brickbats The relaunch of the newspaper has elicited praise for the Pushkar Anand which is what happened in the case & Amit Kumar Sinha of Vedanta in 2013 (Orrisa Mining design and criticism for the cover price Corporation Ltd v. MoEF and Ors). In Recently, Ras Al Khaimah Invest- both cases, foreign investors may changes in content, it has not published the ment Authority (RAKIA), an Emirati drag India to ITA claiming violation reasons for fixing a higher price on Sundays. investor, initiated an investment of obligations under the BIT, such as Dr. S. Krishnashankar from Chennai felt that treaty arbitration (ITA) claim against fair and equitable treatment or indir- instead of a sharp increase in the price of the India under the India-UAE Bilateral ect expropriation. This perceived Sunday edition, it would be more prudent Investment Treaty (BIT), seeking threat of ITA against the state may for the newspaper to spread the price hike compensation of $44.71 million. This compel the latter to refrain from im- a.s. panneerselvan across weekdays, with a slightly marginal in- claim arose after a memorandum of plementing tribal rights in the devel- crease for the weekend editions. understanding (MoU) between opment project area. On February 17, this newspaper was re- I shared these responses with the Editor, Andhra Pradesh and RAKIA to sup- launched. It now sports a new design and Mukund Padmanabhan, and sought his ra- ply bauxite to Anrak Aluminum Lim- Conflicting interests substantive additions to content. Our office tionale. Though he is not the person who de- ited, in which RAKIA has 13% share- A recent report of the UN Special was flooded with letters offering mostly bou- cides the price at which The Hindu is sold, he holding, was cancelled, allegedly Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigen- quets for the design and brickbats for the in- was consulted on the hike and he felt that it due to the concerns of the tribal ous Peoples recognises three main crease in cover price. I will try to address was necessary given the additional pages in population in those areas. reasons for the serious impact that these concerns by deploying the framework the revamped newspaper. He wanted read- Similarly, in 2014, Bear Creek Min- foreign investments have on the provided by Michael Schudson, a sociologist ers to be aware of the fact that Indian news- ing Corporation initiated an ITA rights of indigenous people: failure and historian of the news media. He argues papers are heavily subsidised products and against Peru under the investment to adequately address human rights that despite being the first rough draft of his- cited an estimate that suggested that based chapter of the Canada-Peru Free issues of tribal people in BITs; the tory, not the last word, professional journal- on 1991 prices and inflation alone, the pro- Trade Agreement, claiming violation perceived threat of ITA for enforce- ism is the enemy of pride, pomposity and ig- duction cost of a newspaper would be ₹25. of the investment obligations due to ment of investor protection; and ex- norance, and thereby a good friend of the the withdrawal of mining conces- clusion of indigenous people from people. sions, allegedly as a result of the the policymaking process. A reader from Kolkata, Allen Ebenezer protests by indigenous peoples. What then are the possible op- Eric, wrote a lengthy semiotic analysis of the These cases present an opportunity tions available to India to tackle new design. He said The Hindu’s design used to evaluate the impact of the obliga- these issues? First, none of the 80- to be a semiotic reinforcement of credibility tions of the host states under BITs on plus BITs signed by India contains and brought alive a no-nonsense, serious the rights of the tribal people. even a single provision on the rights world, but that the core value in design was of tribals. Even the 2015 model In- lost in the last two or three years. The new Protection under law dian BIT does not contain any such look has brought back coherence to both The United Nations Declaration on Dongria Kondhs who voted against bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills of provision. Thus, to avoid ITA cases design and content, he said. For him, the el- the Rights of Indigenous People (UN- Odisha. A.MANIKANTA KUMAR by foreign investors, the govern- egant understated design elements comple- DRIP), adopted in 2007, for which ment’s approach should be to in- ment the serious, insightful content. Rahul India voted, recognises among other fer of tribal land to private parties for Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have re- clude provisions relating to the pro- Walse from Pune wrote: “The redesign of things indigenous peoples’ rights to mining was null and void under the portedly entered into 121 and 74 such tection of indigenous people in BITs. The Hindu is refreshing and improves on a self-determination, autonomy or Fifth Schedule. The framework for MoUs, respectively, with various There are many examples from lot of things... the use of dotted lines, new self-governance, and their right protection of the rights of tribal and private players as of 2014. All this around the world: Canada, in many colour scheme and new fonts make it more against forcible displacement and re- indigenous people is further materially alters the role of the state of its BITs, has several exceptions to reader-friendly. These changes really give a location from their lands or territor- strengthened by the Recognition of vis-à-vis the tribal people as the state protect the rights of indigenous unique look and feel to the eyes of the ies without free, prior and informed Forest Rights Act, 2006 which pro- prefers economic expediency at the people. The Trans-Pacific Partner- reader.” consent. In addition to the UNDRIP, tects the individual and community cost of the rights of tribal people. ship agreement also incorporates the there is the International Labour Or- rights of tribal people in forest areas For economic development, rights of the Maoris from New Zeal- Font size CH.VIJAYA BHASKAR ganisation (ILO) Convention con- and their right to free and prior in- states invite investments not only and. Since India is going to renegoti- However, many older readers did not take cerning Indigenous and Tribal formed consent in event of their dis- from domestic investors but also ate its existing BITs, it should create kindly to the new font size. P. Need for fair pricing Peoples, 1989 which is based on the placement and resettlement. from foreign players whose interests a special exception for taking regu- Ramachandran wrote from Bengaluru: “English newspapers have been subjected to “respect for the cultures and ways of are not only protected under do- latory measures for protecting the “While appreciating your new endeavour to a sustained price war by a section of the life of indigenous peoples” and re- Investment promotion mestic laws but also under the BITs. rights of tribal people, in which case redesign The Hindu, I am sorry to inform you competition, which is why their cost is so cognises their “right to land and nat- While the legislation for the protec- The purpose of BITs is to give protec- it should have a textual basis in the that it is unreadable for senior citizens like low. As a result, newspapers have become ural resources and to define their tion of the rights of tribal people are tion to foreign investors while impos- BITs to derogate from investment me (68 years) as the font is very small.” B. overly dependent on advertising and so own priorities for development.” In- in place, they are regularly flouted as ing certain obligations on the host protection obligations under BITs. Jambulingam from Thanjavur felt that the some are tempted to grab as many eyeballs dia is not a party to this, but it is a has been highlighted by the Xaxa state. For instance, if a development Second, the strengthening of BITs font size of the name of the city in the as they can. This is neither healthy for news- party to the ILO Convention con- Committee report of 2014. Instead of project involving a foreign investor must go hand in hand with the im- dateline should either be increased to the paper groups nor for independent journal- cerning the Protection and Integra- ensuring that tribals are not ousted in tribal areas leading to acquisition plementation of domestic legisla- next size or be printed in bold. ism. I urge readers to see the price increase tion of Indigenous and Other Tribal from the land to which they are his- of tribal land is met with protest, tions for the protection of the rights Some readers said that shifting the Cor- in context. In a world where news is fake, and Semi-Tribal Populations in Inde- torically and culturally connected, there may be two possible scenarios. of tribals, where the state does not rections and Clarifications column to the let- sensationalised, and paid for (by hidden pendent Countries, 1957 which is the state becomes more concerned One, the State government due to so- consider tribals as impediments in ters section has reduced the space for them third parties), only you can help to keep outdated and closed for ratification. about fulfilling contractual obliga- cio-legal and political pressures may the development process. Third, as to express their views. Nitin Sharma, from journalism balanced and independent. And At the domestic level, the Consti- tions towards the private investor. yield to the demand of the tribal far as possible, tribal people should Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, said some infograph- you help doing this by trusting and paying tution provides autonomy to tribal This means that constitutional and people to the detriment of the for- be given representation even in in- ics printed in black and white, with a range for what you read,” said Mr. Padmanabhan. I areas in matters of governance un- legal principles are discarded. This is eign investor, which is what has vestment policymaking. of grey hues in between, were simply not also believe that fair pricing is important for der the Fifth and Sixth Schedules, evidenced by the increasing number happened in the case of RAKIA. clear. He said they would be more compre- journalism to sustain itself as a site for demo- which is further fortified by the of MoUs being signed by natural re- Two, assuming that the government Pushkar Anand and Amit Kumar Sinha are hensible if they appeared on the colour cratic dissemination of information and Samatha v. State of Andhra Pradesh & sources-endowed states with in- continues with the project, the judi- Assistant Professors at the College of Legal pages of the newspaper. K. Manasa Saanvi stimulating ideas. Ors (1997) judgment where the Su- vestors for facilitation of develop- ciary may order the cancellation of Studies, University of Petroleum and Energy from Hyderabad felt that while the newspa- preme Court declared that the trans- mental projects. For instance, permits given to the foreign investor, Studies, Dehradun per has issued detailed clarifications about [email protected]

FIFTY YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 27, 1967 Greece in trouble again Congress gets majority at Centre

The country is struggling to meet The Congress has been returned to power at the Centre, but bailout conditions even as three EU with a greatly reduced majority. With 505 results declared for the 521-member Lok Sabha to-night [Feb. 26, New Delhi], the nations go to polls this year Congress had obtained a lead of 55 over the combined Oppos- ition and Independents. The Party position is: Congress 280, Garimella Subramaniam Swatantra 43, Jan Sangh 34, D.M.K. 25, S.S.P. 23, C.P.I. 22, C.P.I. (Marxist) 19, P.S.P. 10, Republican one, other parties and The future of Greece’s €86 billion Independents 48. bailout — the third since the 2010 debt crisis — hangs in the balance in the absence of crucial backing A HUNDRED YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 27, 1917 from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and with three India and the Empire European Union (EU) member

REUTERS states going to polls this year. A public meeting was held last evening in the Lawley Hall un- Athens has to repay a loan instal- der the auspices of the St. Joseph’s College Union, Rev. Fr. P. ment by July in order to avail of the next part of the rescue Carty, S.J. presiding. Mr. S.K. Sarma, B.A., B.L., delivered an funds under the terms of the 2015 deal. To cross that hurdle, interesting lecture on “India and the Imperial Movement.” ... the Greek government has to satisfy the demands of both the He said that the subject on which he proposed to address creditors of the eurozone and the IMF.But there is uncertainty them was one engaging the anxious consideration of many about the outcome, with the EU and the IMF at loggerheads CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC statesmen. A few years ago an organisation had been started over the health of the Greek economy and Athens unwilling to in England which appeared to have wide ramification all over adopt a single euro more of austerity than what was agreed. CONCEPT-UAL SHELF HELP the Empire with a view to devising schemes for making what in the words of Adam Smith was a project of Empire into the Asking for debt forgiveness reality of an Empire. Recently the Secretary of that organisa- The rift is centred around a recent report by the IMF describ- Chiaroscuro/ Explaining the art of manipulation tion, called the “Round Table” movement, visited India to ob- ing Greece’s public borrowings as being on an “explosive Art tain knowledge about the country and to find out what place path”. The report further pointed out that the bailout target of A guide to the two distinct narratives on Pakistan should be given to it in the future Imperial organisation. a budget surplus of 3.5% of GDP was unrealistic, and reiterated Derived from Italian, the Suhasini Haidar the military uses the same come one of the world’s the need for urgent debt relief. The IMF conceded that its 24- term refers to the play of premise to extract support most powerful and least CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC member executive board was divided over the issue after light and shade in paint- There are two distinct nar- from the U.S., Saudi Ara- accountable intelligence CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC angry European reactions to these indings. But it did not back ings. The technique, which ratives on Pakistan. The bia, China, Iran, Turkey, services. Scholars and ana- DATA POINT down on its repeated calls for at least partial debt forgiveness has its roots in the Renais- first is of a country “on the even Russia, using the age- lysts will find the appen- for Greece. sance, was employed to brink” of disaster; the old ruse of “the region will dices invaluable — includ- Signiicant also was the division on display between the EU create tonal contrast that second is of a country blow up”. Former intelli- ing the ISI’s version of all states and other countries on the IMF’s assessment of the enhanced the three-di- tightly controlled by its gence official Tilak Devash- these events, published as Greek economy. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, president of the mensional appearance of military and the Inter-Ser- er’s Pakistan: Courting the they were sent to the au- Eurogroup of inance ministers, labelled the depiction as too people and objects. Le- vices Intelligence (ISI). The Abyss is an invaluable addi- thor (note how promin- pessimistic and the igures as outdated. He pointed to Greece’s onardo da Vinci and Rem- truth is, Pakistan is both. tion to the list. It explains ently National Security Ad- impressive growth in recent quarters, accompanied by buoy- brandt are remembered as What makes it unique is how the military and the viser Ajit Doval and the ancy in tax revenues. His strong criticism was echoed by fellow the most famous pro- that the latter narrative of- ISI are masters in dealing Research and Analysis inance ministers of the single currency bloc, including Euclid ponents of this technique, ten uses the former. It is with each of these coun- Wing figure in the ISI’s jus- Tsakalotos of Greece. The IMF’s demand that Parliament pre- but spare a thought for Jan this particular art of ma- tries as well as being the tifications for its actions) — legislate additional measures that would come into force Vermeer, who created im- nipulation that a number “hidden powers” within. as well as an authoritative should the country once again fail to meet iscal targets has ages of stunning beauty of Pakistani authors, from He unpacks Pakistan with organisational structure raised the hackles among Greek legislators. with the use of light, usu- Husain Haqqani (Pakistan: an empathy and familiarity chart of the ISI. In The Paradoxically, the IMF’s sober assessment of the Greek eco- ally streaming through a Between Mosque and Milit- that many Indian authors Pakistan Paradox: Instabil- nomy makes any substantial participation on its part in the res- window, in canvases such ary and Magnificent Delu- on the subject have so far ity and Resilience, Chris- cue efort all the more untenable. Conversely, the credibility of as ‘The Kitchen Maid’ and sions: Pakistan, the United failed to bring. tophe Jaffrelot writes that the current bailout programme depends critically on direct in- ‘Woman in Blue Reading a States, and an Epic History German academic Hein “Pakistan’s trajectory is far volvement, including inancial contributions from the body. Letter’. of Misunderstanding)to G. Kiessling’s Faith Unity more complex than most Germany and other northern European creditor countries are Ayesha Siddiqa (Military Discipline: The ISI of simplistic approaches” ac- especially concerned about the diiculty of garnering do- Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Milit- Pakistan is also gripping. knowledge, adding that the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC mestic political support in the absence of more direct backing CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ary Economy) and Shuja Particularly riveting is country is “no more from the IMF. MORE ON Nawaz (Crossed Swords: Kiessling’s account of what doomed to break apart For now, Athens must pin its hopes on winning wider sup- Pakistan, its Army, and the transpired behind the than it is destined to be port for the IMF’s strong advocacy for debt relief, which is it- THE WEB Wars Within) have de- scenes during the crucial dominated by the milit- self a signiicant shift from the stif iscal terms the organisa- thehindu.com/opinion scribed in detail while ex- period from 2008 to 2014, ary”. Pakistan’s salience in tion had set in the initial years of the eurozone crisis. Greek plaining how the Army including the Osama bin the world and India’s stra- Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has often emphasised the com- The new BlackBerry controls Pakistan. Laden raid, the Raymond tegic calculus must be seen mon destiny of the Greek people inside the EU. He is equally KEYone phone: all you But equally fascinating Davis affair and the Mum- as equally inevitable, at alive to the potential populist nationalist backlash in the up- need to know are how these and some bai attacks fallout, that least in the foreseeable coming elections in the Netherlands, France, and Germany. http://bit.ly/KEYOne new authors explain how show how the ISI has be- future. CM CH-CH YK @bubbly581

CHENNAI THE HINDU 10 NEWS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE People shedding hard cash mindset: PM Judicial postings MoP nearing completion Calls upon youth to become an ‘anti-corruption cadre’ and act as ambassadors of digital payment schemes Press Trust of India schemes, he said, would The Beti Bachao, Beti 104 satellites in orbit, Mr. This has resulted in five new cial appointments, an amic- NEW DELHI complete 100 days on April Padhao programme was no Modi said ISRO scientists had judges appointed to a de- able resolution to that issue 14, the 126th birth an- longer just a government brought laurels to the nation. pleted Supreme Court in would clear the air on the Digital payments can check niversary of B.R. Amdedkar. programme. It had become a “The satellites belonged to one go. Justices S.K. Kaul, procedure for appointments black money and play a key campaign for societal em- various countries ... India has Naveen Sinha, Dipak Gupta, of judges to the higher role in fighting corruption, Swachh Bharat pathy and public education. created history by becoming M. Shantanagouder and S. judiciary. Prime Minister Narendra Referring to his favourite “This, I believe, is a healthy the first country to success- Abdul Nazeer have joined In the Supreme Court it- Modi said on Sunday, as he Swachh Bharat campaign, he sign,” he said. fully launch 104 satellites into the Supreme Court and the self, the current judicial va- appealed to the youth to be- said a “psychological bar- space in one go,” he said. number of judges has risen cancies are three. Three come an “anti-corruption rier” should not come in the More scientists needed On the successful test-fir- from 23 to 28, just three more judges are retiring in cadre”. way of cleaning toilets. India needed more scientists ing of a ballistic interceptor short of the full sanctioned 2017: Justice Pinaki Chandra Speaking in his monthly Some senior bureaucrats to harness technology for missile, he said it could des- judicial strength of the Ghose, the lead judge in the Mann ki Baat radio pro- had recently demonstrated the benefit of the common troy an ‘enemy’ missile at an court. Jayalalithaa disproportion- gramme, he said people, es- cleaning of a “twin pit” toi- man, the Prime Minister said altitude of around 100 km Sources said the focus is ate assets case, on May 27; pecially the youth, should let. “They also showed how as he hailed the scientific above the earth surface. Only now on finalising the MoP. Chief Justice Khehar on Au- become ambassadors of di- convenient these new tech- community for the record four or five countries in the However, the Collegium has gust 27; and Justice P.C. Pant gital payment schemes nique toilets are and there is launch of 104 satellites and world possessed this capabil- also recommended nine on August 29. rolled out by the govern- absolutely no inconveni- the successful test-firing of a ity, he said. Chief Justices for various Again, in 2018, eight ment. Building an army: Narendra Modi says the youth are soldiers ence. There should be no new missile. Mr. Modi also lauded the High Courts: Justices Hem- judges are retiring. They are “Lead this movement. in the cause of cleanliness and purity. PTI hesitation in emptying or “The attraction for sci- farmers for the record pro- ant Gupta, Abhilasha Ku- Justices Dipak Misra, J. Take it farther, as it has a cleaning these toilets and a ence among our young gen- duction of foodgrains this mari, B.D. Ahmed, Pradeep Chelameswar, Madan B. very major and prominent He said people were lakh people had been rewar- psychological barrier should eration should increase ... year. Nandarajog, Rajendra Lokur, Kurian Joseph, R.K. role in the fight against cor- gradually “shedding their ded and over 50,000 traders not come in the way at all.” When science is harnessed “Our farmer brothers and Menon, T. Vaiphei, H.G. Agrawal, A.K. Goel and ruption and black money. To hard currency mindset” and had won prizes. Mr. Modi congratulated keeping in mind the needs of sisters have toiled hard to fill Ramesh, T.B. Radhakrish- Amitava Roy. This means me, each and every indi- moving towards digital cur- Over ₹150 crore had been the players who defeated the common people, it be- our granaries ... More than nan and P.K. Mohanty. that by 2019, the face of the vidual involved in this mis- rency. The youth were lead- disbursed as prize money to Pakistan in the final of the comes the most valuable 2,700 lakh tonnes of food- Though both the judi- Supreme Court will have sion constitutes a new anti- ing the way as their mobile people who had promoted “Blind T-20 World Cup”. contributor to general grains have been produced in ciary and the government changed since more than corruption cadre in the phones had become the new and carried forward the di- On the role of women, he humanity.” the country this year. This is have maintained that the half of its judges would be country. In a way, you are a tool to make and receive gital payment campaign, the said be it in the field of Referring to the successful eight per cent more than the pendency of the MoP would new — if all the vacancies soldier in the cause of clean- payments. Prime Minister said. sports or space science, they 38th successive launch of the last record set by our farm- not stand in the way of judi- are filled within that time. liness and purity.” In the past two months, 10 The digital payment lagged behind none. PSLV that placed a record ers,” he said.

Jaishankar to visit Rowling Digvijaya U.S. this week trains guns U.S. must lay attack: Venkaiah dares Centre

The MEA declined to com- on Trump Says it’s the responsibility of the American government to prevent such incidents in diary case ment on what would be dis- ANI Special Correspondent Special Correspondent cussed. However, an official against such incidents. New Delhi HYDERABAD BENGALURU said “all issues could figure,” “Even small incidents in- including immigration af- Following the shooting of Union Minister for Informa- volving foreign nationals are Digvijaya Singh, AICC gen- fairs. On previous visits to an Indian man by a white tion and Broadcasting M. raised in the international eral secretary in charge of Washington D.C. to meet the man in a hate crime in Kan- Venkaiah Naidu has asked forum, and such incidents Karnataka party affairs, on then-Trump transition sas, legendary author J.K. Indian-origin people living in should not happen in one of Sunday, challenged the team, Mr. Jaishankar met Rowling has once again the U.S., including lakhs of the oldest democracies of Narendra Modi govern- Vice-President (then VP- lashed out at U.S. President Telugus, to observe restraint the world,” the Union Minis- ment to initiate legal action elect) Mike Pence and Na- Donald Trump. in view of the sensitive atmo- ter said, stating that every against the Congress if the tional Security Adviser Ajit S. Jaishankar Retweeting a post by an sphere following a series of society across the globe entries in a diary seized Doval met the NSA-desig- Indian author, Anand attacks on Indians in the re- should respect other cul- from the premises of K. nate Gen. Michael Flynn. sionals.” However, despite Giridhardas, expressing cent past. tures. Govindaraj, Congress MLC, General Flynn’s resigna- the appeals, there has been shock at the murder of Mr. Naidu visited the par- He said it was the respons- turned out to be true. tion over allegations of inap- no indication of a rethink Srinivas Kuchibhotla, a ents and relatives of Kuchib- Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Bandaru Dattatreya with ibility of the American soci- Mr. Singh, who chaired a propriate conversation with from the Trump administra- professional from Hydera- hotla Srinivas, who was Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s family, in Hyderabad on Sunday. PTI ety and its government to KPCC coordination com- Russian officials is seen as a tion and Mr. Jaishankar has bad, Ms. Rowling said, killed in a racist attack by an prevent such incidents. The mittee meeting, said an in- setback as “some conver- his task cut out for him on “Why hate speech isn’t American in Kansas, at their reaved family that the Centre tion of Indians with the U.S. Centre would extend all help vestigation of alleged pay- gence” on India-U.S. ties the emotive issue that has funny. Language has con- home on the outskirts of the would work to get them government since seven at- to the bereaved family. ments to the Congress high had already been initiated, both Indian professionals sequences.” city on Sunday and consoled justice from the U.S. tacks on them had taken “The agony and feelings command, as entered in sources in Washington said. and the IT industry worried. She pointed to the them. government. place in the recent past. He expressed by Sunayana, wife the diary, had been closed In the past few weeks, In- IT stocks dropped thread of Mr. Giridhardas’s Union Minister Bandaru Asking Indians living in felt the civil society of Amer- of the deceased, should be about 11 months ago. But dia has expressed concern ₹50,000 crore in market tweet that explains how Dattatreya and BJP leader G. the U.S. to be confident, Mr. ica, the U.S. government and an eye-opener to the Amer- “investigation has com- over the Trump administra- value last month and 9% of what politicians says mat- Kishan Reddy were present. Naidu said the Centre would President Donald Trump ican society and the govern- menced again owing to tion’s moves to curtail im- their share value in the af- ters greatly. Mr. Naidu assured the be- take up the matter of protec- should come out openly ment,” he said. pressure from the Prime migration, which include termath of the Trump H1B Minister’s Office”, he said. making visas more stringent legislation being intro- “The entire diary is fake. and cutting down on non- duced. Sources in the Min- It is a plan by Income Tax Americans being hired by istry of Defence said de- authorities,” Mr. Singh told U.S. companies. fence cooperation was also Indian envoy to meet Kansas Governor the media after the three- On January 31, shortly expected to figure promin- hour meeting. after a Bill was moved to ently in Mr. Jaishankar’s dis- Chief Minister Siddara- double the salary qualifica- cussions in Washington. Telugu Association oice-bearer says the attack is an isolated incident, and no one has felt threatened maiah and Leader of the tions required for H1B im- While Congress in the Lok Sabha M. Mallikarjun Kharge migrants, of which Indians Defence Minister Mano- Varghese K. George call home.” She and her hus- H-1B visa. Kuchibhotla’s ap- Consul-General in Huston, Congressman. He has always participated. constitute 60-70%, the Min- har Parrikar and his U.S. Washington band run companies and plication for a permanent Anupam Ray. The Kansas been helpful,” she said. So- istry of External Affairs is- counterpart James Mattis re- Investigating agencies The murder of an Indian en- travel all over the U.S for residency or green card was Governor and other officials cial life was mostly around such as the Income Tax De- sued a statement, saying: affirmed their commitment gineer, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, work. “But we believe this is under process. Ms. Dumala’s had taken the incident very dinner gatherings at one an- “India’s interests and con- to advancing the coopera- partment and the Enforce- in Kansas city in an apparent the best place for our chil- lawyers are exploring aven- seriously and were disturbed other’s place, but the ment Directorate have cerns have been conveyed tion institutionalised under act of racial violence on dren,” said the mother of ues available for her to re- by it, he said. Mr. Ray said he younger ones also went out to both the U.S. administra- the Major Defence Partner been functioning under Wednesday is an isolated in- two. The older one is in high turn to the U.S. The couple would be meeting the Gov- to restaurants and bars. “I the directions of the tion and the U.S. Congress at (MDP) status, so far there cident, according to a com- school and the younger in had bought a house recently. ernor, along with Indian- move around in all parts of senior levels.” has been little clarity on the Centre, the Congress munity organiser living there middle school. As the outpouring of public American community lead- the city and have never felt leader said. Last week, addressing a direction and focus areas for the past 16 years. Ms. Cheedella was with sympathy continues, a Go- ers, within two weeks. threatened,” she said. large delegation of U.S. Con- under the new administra- “Let the Centre investig- Bindulatha Cheedella, co- Kuchibhotla’s wife, Sunay- FundMe page has raised TANA has decided to hon- ate and take action against gressmen in Delhi, Mr. Modi tion, and the signing of ordinator for the Telugu As- ana Dumala, until she left more than $600,000 for the Out of politics our Ian Grillot, the white repeated those concerns, ‘foundational agreements’ Congress leaders if the con- sociation of North America with the body on Saturday. family, until Monday. Ms. Cheedella said the com- American who tried to stop tents in the diary are true urging them to have “re- that the Obama administra- (TANA) in Kansas, came to Ms. Dumala, who has An estimated 4,000 munity mostly mingled the shooter. “In this tragedy, flective, balanced and far- tion had negotiated. and genuine,” he said, the city in 2000 and never been working on an H-4 visa, people of Indian-origin live among themselves along lin- Mr. Grillot is a shining ex- while asking the Centre to sighted perspective of the (With inputs from Dinakar left despite having several may not be able return to the in the Midwestern State of guistic lines and took little ample of humanity,” Satish movement of skilled profes- Peri) send the diary for forensic options, she told The Hindu U.S. immediately as her visa Kansas according to a recent interest in politics. “But we Vemana, president-elect of test to establish its by phone. “This is the place I was linked to Kuchibhotla’s mapping, said the Indian have links with the local TANA, told The Hindu. genuineness. 18 arrested over Army exam paper leak India to ill gaps in aerial vigilance Vyapam scam accused According to Thane Crime cused had provided ques- ‘lied’ about middlemen Branch officers, the police tion papers for all the four DRDO plans a much larger and more capable system; in talks with Israel PRESS TRUST OF INDIA received a tip-off on Friday categories to aspirants as NEW DELHI desh, Bihar, Maharashtra, evening. “We were in- per their requirements in Dinakar Peri sky, are game-changers in Delhi and Rajasthan who formed that some people exchange for anything NEW DELHI warfare. The Netra AEW&C The CBI suspects that there could impersonate those were contacting Army aspir- between ₹2 lakh to ₹5 lakh With Pakistan and China system has an indigenous were 90 instances in the taking the test. The candid- ants from Thane and offer- per head.” rapidly modernising their air radar mounted on the Em- Vyapam scam in which can- ates did not know the ing to provide them with In their raids, police forces, India has intensified braer Emb-145 aircraft and didates lied that the middle- second middlemen or the question papers of the Army teams picked up nine ac- efforts to fill the gaps in its three systems are being de- men, who had hired exam- impersonators. Recruitment Board exams, cused and 79 aspirants in aerial surveillance. veloped. The system handed inees to appear on their as well as forged domicile Pune, six accused and 222 After handing over the over is in the initial opera- behalf, were dead. Photographs morphed certificates to enable them aspirants in Nagpur, and first indigenously developed tional configuration (IOC). Bright students were In many cases, the photo- to appear for the exams three accused and 49 aspir- airborne early warning and hired in large numbers by graphs submitted online by from other centres. We ants in Goa. All the aspirants control system, Netra, to the Carry out tests the candidates to take the the candidates were al- formed four teams to work were found to be in posses- Indian Air Force at Aero In- The DRDO will carry out an medical entrance examina- legedly morphed in such a on the information and in sion of question papers for dia last week, the Defence advanced testing of the sys- tion conducted by the Mad- way as to match with the the early hours of Sunday exams scheduled to be held Research and Development Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the gaps in Airborne tems and avionics on the hya Pradesh Professional impersonators who were morning, conducted raids in later on Sunday morning Organisation has set its Warning And Control System were being corrected. Netra and the final opera- Examination Board known supposed to take the test Pune, Nagpur and Goa,” and which were, allegedly, sights on a much larger and tional configuration is expec- as Vyapam, CBI sources examination on payment said Thane Joint Commis- provided to them by the ac- more capable system. chasing the shortfalls said. The proposal is await- ted to be achieved by June. said. of a fee, the sources said. sioner Ashutosh Dumbare. cused. The police took de- India is also in negoti- through emergency powers, ing approval from the Cab- By then, the second system The sources said the can- The agency has re- The police have ascer- tails of all the 350 aspirants ations with Israel to buy two so their availability is better,” inet Committee on Security will also be ready. didates were approached by gistered 170 FIRs in which tained that images of the detained in the raids and re- more Phalcon Airborne he said referring to the re- headed by Prime Minister The present system gives middlemen who engaged 74 final reports have been question papers were sent leased them. They will be Warning And Control System cent emergency purchases Narendra Modi. a 240-degree coverage of air- other middlemen to identify filed, while 96 are under to the accused through called back for further in- (AWACS) mounted on Rus- of spares by the IAF for its G. Sateesh Reddy, Sci- space. The three aircraft bright students in Uttar Pra- investigation. WhatsApp; the accused, in quiries at a later date. The 18 sian IL-76 aircraft to add to platforms. The DRDO has entific Adviser to the De- would be based at Bhatinda turn, printed out the papers accused were placed under the three systems in service. The DRDO has planned to fence Minister, said this cre- facing the western border. and provided them to aspir- arrest and the police ob- Officials are hopeful of con- develop a long-range AWACS ated the technological base The Emb-145 also has air-to- ants. Mr. Dumbare said, tained their transit remand cluding the deal before with a 360-degree coverage for electronic warfare in the air refuelling capability for “We emailed copies of the from the concerned courts. Prime Minister Narendra akin to the Phalcon. He said country. “From now on, we longer surveillance time. question papers to the office They are expected to be Modi visits Tel Aviv possibly it would take six years to get are going to make more ad- This capacity will be tested of the Director General, brought to Thane shortly. in June. the system “totally func- vanced systems with a and certified in the next few Army Recruitment Board, as The arrested accused in- Addressing journalists tional”. longer range of 400 km and months. India had made well as to Military Intelli- clude a retired Army ser- after handing over the first The DRDO plans to de- better coverage. The step similar attempts in the past, gence officials, and they viceman and a jawan with system, Defence Minister velop two AWACS at first and after that is miniaturisation,” which ended tragically. The confirmed that the question the Border Security Force. Manohar Parrikar said the then another four. “As the he told The Hindu. DRDO began a project in the papers we had seized were Asked if Army personnel gaps in AWACS were being AWACS is much heavier, it The Netra AEW&C system 1980s to build an AWACS, exactly the ones that were or officers are suspected to corrected. Various pro- needs a bigger aircraft. They would join the three Phalcon later renamed Project Air- going to be used for be involved in the racket, grammes were being pur- would be based on an Airbus A-50 long-range AWACS awat, but it was cancelled Sunday’s exams. The exams Mr. Dumbare said, “The sued simultaneously. “We A-330. It has already been mounted on Russian IL-76 after a prototype crashed in were to be conducted for possibility cannot be ruled have improved the service- short-listed through a global transport aircraft. These aer- 1999, killing all eight persons four categories, and the ac- out.” ability of our AWACS by pur- process...,” Mr. Parrikar had ial radars, called eye-in-the- on board. CM CH-CH YK @bubbly581

THE HINDU CHENNAI MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 NEWS 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF In Azamgarh, SP on a sticky wicket Shah says BJP

Muslim-Yadav equation being put to test in battle of prestige in Mulayam’s Lok Sabha seat will ban abattoirs Says milk and ghee will low in U.P. Omar Rashid SP again faces a tricky situ- AZAMGARH ation. The party candidate Press Trust of India Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh Transit remand for In 2012, a civil services here is Nafees Ahmed. The trainer, Shujauddin, voted sitting MLA and Minister, BJP president Amit Shah Rose Valley chief for the Samajwadi Party as Waseem Ahmed, was denied said here on Sunday that if AGARTALA he believed it was “sympath- ticket, sources say, due to his the party formed a govern- The Tripura police have obtained a transit remand for etic” to Muslims. This time, proximity to Shivpal Yadav ment in Uttar Pradesh after Gautam Kundu, owner of the however, he has no qualms and his rivalry with SP the Assembly elections, chit fund company Rose about declaring that he was leader Abu Azmi. The BSP’s slaughterhouses would be Valley, from a court in Odisha going to vote for the BSP. Kamla Prasad Yadav hopes banned across the State. in connection with a cheating If Shujauddin is peeved at to make a difference here “Instead of the blood of case. A police team was sent the veteran SP MLA (from with the support of the RUC cattle, there will be streams to Bhubaneswar last week to Nizamabad) Alam Badi after and QED, which together got of milk and ghee flowing get his custody. the Muzafarrnagar riots, his 13,000 votes in Gopalpur throughout the State,” Mr. Amit Shah larger resentment stems last time. Shah said at an election from the failure of the In Atrauliya, Sangram Ya- meeting. State. “There is an acute Fewer vacancies in civil Akhilesh Yadav government dav, sitting MLA and son of Accusing the Samajwadi shortage of power and services cadres this year in delivering on the prom- senior Minister Balram Ya- Party and the Bahujan medicines, and the com- NEW DELHI ises it made to Muslims. dav, is facing a tough chal- Samaj Party of destroying mon citizens, including wo- The government will recruit “From 2012 to 2017, all we lenge from the BJP’s Kan- Uttar Pradesh, he said this men and traders, are feeling 980 persons to the IAS, IFS saw were internal fights, ri- haiya Lal, a Nishad, and election would end the very much unsafe,” he said and IPS cadres through the ots and law and order prob- BSP’s Akhand Pratap Singh, politics of appeasement, adding that farmers were civil services examination in lems. Let’s give the BSP a a Thakur. The BJP is looking casteism and dynastic rule. yet to get their dues from 2017, the lowest in five years. chance,” says Shujauddin. to corner Mr. Sangram by Exuding confidence that the government. As many as 1,079 were Shujauddin hails from consolidating non-Yadav the BJP would form the next Throwing an open chal- recruited in 2016 and 1,164 in 2015. The results of last Shanjarpur, which gained backward votes. “Balram Ya- government with a two- lenge at Akhilesh Yadav, the year’s test is not yet out. PTI notoriety after two youths dav’s family has won here thirds majority, Mr. Shah BJP chief said, “Counting from the village were shot many times. Now people are said, “Once the poll results will begin at 8 a.m. on dead in the Batla House en- looking for a change,” says are announced, it will signal March 11 ... and by noon, the counter in 2008. Over the Anil Yadav, a research the end of politics of ap- counting process will be BSF jawan posted in years, the village has seen scholar doing field-work in peasement, casteism and completed, bringing an end J&K shoots himself, dies many local youths being ac- Ground work: Preparations under way at the venue of an election meeting by BSP chief Azamgarh. dynastic rule in the entire to the rule of Akhilesh Yadav JAMMU cused of terror activities. Mayawati at Rani ki Sarai in the Azamgarh Sadar constituency on Sunday. RAJEEV BHATT In Sagri, the BSP’s State.” by 1 p.m.” A BSF jawan guarding a post Today, a talking point of Vandana Singh, a Thakur, Mr. Shah urged voters to The BJP chief took a jibe along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and the village is the failure of the last elections, the SP re- its alliance with the Con- elections against Mulayam appears solid as she has the give an overwhelming ma- at Congress leader Rahul Kashmir shot himself to death the SP government to release gistered a thumping win in gress, the BSP has got a fillip Singh in 2014. The BJP, sympathy factor after the jority to the BJP, and Gandhi, saying, “On the one with his service rifle on innocent Muslim youths Azamgarh district, securing with a regional outfit which stood fourth here last murder of her husband strengthen the hands of hand, the Modi government Saturday midnight, a senior lodged in jails on false terror nine of the 10 seats. If the Rashtriya Ulema Council time, looks set to make a big Sarvesh Singh Sipu in 2013. Prime Minister Narendra has released 104 satellites, BSF officer said. Constable charges, as promised by Mu- BSP is posing a tough chal- (RUC) extending support. In jump this time with the nom- Vandana is among the three Modi. and on the other, Rahul is Pramodh Kumar died in a layam Singh in the party’s lenge to it in Nizamabad, the the last election, the RUC got ination of Arun Yadav, son of Thakurs fielded by the BSP pushing the ‘cycle’, which hospital. The police have last manifesto. “Instead, SP is on a sticky wicket this around 8,000 votes in Yadav strongman and in Azamgarh as it looks to ‘No development’ has already become punc- started a investigation. PTI they went to court and chal- time in many other seats as Phoolpur-Pawai and over former Azamgarh MP Ra- cash in on the Thakur-Yadav He said that in the past 15 tured.” The cycle is the sym- lenged the acquittals,” says well. 1.55 lakh votes in the 64 seats makant Yadav. polarisation. “The Thakurs years of rule by the SP and bol of the SP with which the Tariq Shafique, an activist. Azamgarh is the Lok it contested. RUC president also fear they are losing the the BSP, development had Congress has forged an alli- Javadekar flays “The SP boasts that it started Sabha constituency of Mu- Maulana Aamir Rashadi has Swing factor lead in Azamgarh,” said a taken a back seat in the ance for the elections. Manipur government a new sugar mill in layam Singh. Apart from raised the pitch against the Another factor that could local scribe. IMPHAL Azamgarh, but not a single prestige, the SP’s Muslim-Ya- SP and is holding several work in favour of the BSP is In Mehagar, a reserved Union Minister Prakash youth has got a job there dav samikaran or equation meetings daily to draw its induction of tainted MLA seat, the BSP’s Vidya Chaud- Javadekar said here on yet.” Shafique too has shifted will also be put to test. Muslims to the BSP. “Our slo- Mukhtar Ansari and his fam- hary also appears set to re- Sunday that the Manipur loyalty to the BSP. In the Phoolpur-Pawai gan is UP ko yeh baat pasand ily. The Ansaris have im- gain her seat, which she had government had “no answer” Like many Muslims here, seat, the BSP’s Abul Kais hai. Dalit Muslim ka saath mense clout, especially held twice before. to the allegation by the Prime Shafique prefers to vote for Azami, who emerged second pasand hai.Withoursup- among the poor and In Lalganj, however, the Minister that it was “hand in the BSP candidate, in the last elections, appears port, the BSP will rout the SP Muslims, in Mau, Ghazipur, BJP seems to have a strong glove” with those who had Chandradev Yadav, rather to be in a strong position this in Purvanchal,” says Mr. Ballia and parts of contender in SP veteran been mounting an economic than the sitting SP MLA and time. If the SP is hoping to Rashadi, who unsuccessfully Azamgarh. Daroga Saroj who defected blockade in the State. PTI fellow Muslim Alam Badi. In consolidate its margin after contested the Lok Sabha In the Gopalpur seat, the before the polls.

Press Trust of India Ballia BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday accused Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah of “dreaming of destroying UP”, saying the public was disen- chanted with the “wrong policies” of the Centre and the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh. “Following the wrong policies of the Centre and State government, there is Mayawati resentment and anger among 22 crore people of terial face. “On the other the State,” Ms. Mayawati hand, the SP’s CM face is fa- said at an election meeting cing problems of poor law here. and order and a spurt in crime. As a result of which, ‘Cast decisive mandate’ the SP CM’s face has be- “Both PM Modi and BJP come tainted,” she said. The chief Amit Shah are dream- BSP chief took a jibe at ing of destroying Uttar Pra- Samajwadi Party patron Mu- desh,” she said and urged layam Singh Yadav, and the Muslim voters of the said, “He seems to have Freezing the moment: BJP supporters go on a selie spree as Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani addresses an election meeting at State to cast a decisive man- been affected by Putra-Moh Jaunpur in Uttrar Pradesh on Sunday. PTI date in favour of the BSP. (blind love for son), and has “If you vote for the SP, even insulted his brother then it will directly benefit Shivpal.” the BJP. The Dalit vote base PM’s stand of the BSP is intact, and On reservation system Congress, Virbhadra when the Muslim votes get Sounding a word of caution, divisive, says combined with the Dalit she said, “The RSS and the votes, the BJP will face a BJP want to end the reserva- Congress tough time,” Ms. Mayawati tion system in the country. said. If the BJP forms the govern- Press Trust of India at odds over dole She accused the BJP of ment in the State, it will New Delhi contesting the elections either end quota system or Attacking Prime Minister without any Chief Minis- make it ineffective.” Narendra Modi over his Chief Minister says State’s inances weak to keep promise shamshan and kabristan remarks, the Congress on Vikas Vasudeva keeping promises rested Sunday said he had “pulled NEW DELHI with the government. Landslide down” the stature of the In Himachal Pradesh, where On February 27, a meeting high office. the Assembly elections are of the HPCC will be held to cuts of “The BJP is staring at an due later this year, the polit- outline the party’s election imminent defeat in Uttar ical heat has already started strategy, and the issue is Kishtwar Pradesh Assembly polls rising. likely to come up for discus- and in desperation, Modi The Congress government sion. Press Trust of India unleashed his divisive is finding itself in a piquant Jammu agenda by talking about situation as the clamour Election promise A massive landslide cut off shamshan and kabristan within the party for the In the 2012 elections, the the mountainous district of (cremation ground and “promised” unemployment Congress had promised un- Kishtwar from the city, graveyard) and power sup- allowance is increasing, but employment allowance to leaving hundreds of ply during Ramzan and Chief Minister Virbhadra Virbhadra Singh youth who were graduates, vehicles stranded en route Deepavali,” Congress Singh has called the idea im- had passed Plus Two or were the Doda-Kishtwar high- leader Manpreet Singh practical. president Sukhwinder Singh from families with an annual way, police said on Sunday. Badal said here. After Mr. Singh expressed Sukhu told The Hindu.“We income less than ₹2 lakh. The highway was “The Prime Minister his inability to keep the are asking district presidents Mr. Singh has been main- blocked due to a massive should respect his posi- promise, the Himachal Pra- and office-bearers to meet taining that given the State’s landslide in Drabshala belt tion. Using such words is desh Congress Committee, the people in their areas and finances, it is not possible to yesterday and is covered evidence enough that he which is firm on honouring find out their view on unem- pay unemployment allow- with big rocks and has not matched up to the it, has decided to reach out ployment allowance among ance. Instead, his govern- boulders, they said. high office that he holds. In to the public to gauge its the other poll promises. By ment has been giving skill The men and ma- fact, Modi has pulled down mood. March 10, they will share the development allowance to chinery, both are working the stature of Prime Minis- “The State government feedback with the leadership the unemployed youth. to clear the blockade on ter’s office,” Mr. Badal told should fulfil the promise. We before it is forwarded to the Political analysts say the the highway, police said, presspersons. are heading for elections, government.” tussle between the govern- adding over 100 vehicles “It is high time that Modi and the people will evaluate Mr. Sukhu said the elec- ment and the party could are stranded at various behaved like a Prime Minis- our work, especially the un- tion manifesto was drafted dent the Congress’s pro- places en route the high- ter,” he said. employed youth,” HPCC collectively, and the onus of spects in the elections. way. CM YK @bubbly581

CHENNAI THE HINDU 12 WORLD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ELSEWHERE Trump to skip annual media dinner Democrats choose Thomas Perez as chair White House Correspondents’ Association says it will nonetheless proceed with the event on April 29 Agence France-Presse played by an independent Ex-Labor Secretary Perez was backed Washington news media in a healthy re- President Donald Trump rat- public”, WHCA president by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ‘Rouhani to run for a cheted up his feud with the Jeff Mason tweeted. second term’ U.S. media Saturday, an- Some news groups have Varghese K. George TEHRAN nouncing he will skip the an- already pulled out. Conde Washington Iran’s President Hassan nual correspondents’ dinner Nast, publisher of The New The Democratic National Rouhani has decided to run for re-election in May, vice- one day after a row erupted Yorker and Vanity Fair Committee (DNC) elected president for parliamentary over White House press ac- magazines, will be absent, former Labor Secretary affairs Hosseinali Amiri said cess. By boycotting the event and Bloomberg will no Thomas Perez as its chair on on Sunday, according to state Mr. Trump breaks a tradition longer co-host a popular Saturday. Mr Perez has the news agency IRNA. that began in 1921 in which post-dinner party. According uphill task of reviving the Mr. Rouhani has been widely journalists invite the U.S. to Buzzfeed News, CNN is de- fortunes of the party ahead expected to run for a second President for a light-hearted bating whether to also pull of the midterm elections in term but has yet to formally roast. out. The New York Times has 2018 and the presidential announce his candidature for The last time a President skipped the event for years contest in 2020. Currently, the May 19 election. AFP missed the event was in 1981, to avoid charges that its re- Republicans dominate the when Ronald Reagan was reporters are too close to the American political scene, Thomas Perez addresses the covering after being shot in White House. controlling the White audience after the Iran begins annual drill an assassination attempt. Mr. Comedian Samantha Bee House, both Houses of the election. REUTERS near Strait of Hormuz Reagan however phoned in earlier announced she is Congress and 33 of the 50 TEHRAN with friendly remarks. hosting that same night at a State administrations. called for the defeat of Mr. Iran’s Navy began an annual nearby hotel an event titled The fierce battle that pre- Ellison, calling his views on drill on Sunday near the Nixon skipped it in 1972 “Not the White House Cor- ceded the election of Mr. the Israel-Palestine conflict strategic Strait of Hormuz, its Richard Nixon, who des- War on media? President Donald Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Oice of the respondents’ Dinner” to Perez showed that the deep “anti-Semitic”. irst major exercise since the pised the media, skipped the White House in Washington last week. NYT raise money for the Commit- ideological and personality Congratulating Mr. Perez inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, event in 1972. tee to Protect Journalists. clashes that crippled the and Mr. Ellison, Ms. Clinton state television reported. The Over the years, the dinner packed with Hollywood wrote on Twitter. Mr. Trump ceed with this year’s dinner, Mr. Trump’s cancellation party and cost it the Novem- saidshewas“excitedfor TV report quoted Navy chief organised by the White celebrities. “I will not be at- built his campaign on blast- set for April 29. comes one day after the ber presidential elections strong, unified party stand- Adm. Habibollah Sayyari as House Correspondents Asso- tending the White House ing the mainstream U.S. The event “has been and White House denied access have not been resolved yet. ing for best of our country saying the two-day ciation has evolved — or de- Correspondents’ Association press, and as President has will continue to be a celebra- to an off-camera briefing to Mr. Perez, supported by into the future”. Mr. Obama manoeuvre will cover an area volved, depending on one’s Dinner this year. Please wish intensified his tion of the First Amendment several major U.S. media Barack Obama and Hillary said Mr. Perez would “lay of two million sq. km in the point of view — into the self- everyone well and have a media-bashing. [on freedom of the press] outlets, including CNN and Clinton defeated Keith El- the groundwork for a new Sea of Oman and the Indian described “Nerd Prom” great evening!” Mr. Trump The WHCA said it will pro- and the important role The New York Times. lison, who was supported generation of Democratic Ocean near the strait. It by Senator Bernie Sanders, leadership for this big, bold, showed Iranian warships in a close contest which was inclusive, dynamic America taking part in the naval widely seen as an “establish- we love so much.” exercise. AP ment versus revolution” “[I]t is imperative that A Muslim stafer who quit White House battle for the future of the Tom understands that the party. Mr. Perez, progressive same-old, same-old is not 1 dead after man drives in political views but working and that we must into crowd in Germany Couldn’t work for an administration that saw people like me as threat, says Rumana Ahmed guarded in strategy, is the open the doors of the party HEIDELBERG first Latino to head the DNC. to working people and A man died and two other Press Trust of India abi in the West Wing — and and all Syrian refugees, I told him anyway,” she wrote. In an attempt to unify the young people in a way that people were injured after a Washington the Obama administration knew I could no longer stay “I told him I had to leave party, Mr. Perez named Mr. has never been done be- 35-year-old German man A Muslim former White always made me feel wel- and work for an administra- because it was an insult Ellison deputy chairman fore,” Mr. Sanders said in a drove into a crowd standing House staffer of Bangladeshi come and included,” she tion that saw me and people walking into this country’s even as the latter’s support- statement, offering support near a bakery in the origin has said she quit her wrote in an article published like me not as fellow citizens, most historic building every ers chanted “party for the for the new chair. southwestern town of job after U.S. President Don- in The Atlantic. but as a threat,” she said. day under an administration people, not big money”, in Taking potshots at his Heidelberg on Saturday, but ald Trump announced his Ms. Ahmed said that like that is working against and Atlanta, Georgia, where del- political opponents, Presid- the authorities said there controversial travel ban, last- most of her fellow American- ‘Insult walking in’ vilifying everything I stand egates met to elect their ent Donald Trump tweeted: were no indications that it ing just eight days in the new Muslims, she spent much of Ms. Ahmed said the evening for as an American and as a new leader. “We don’t have “The race for DNC Chair- was a terrorist attack. The administration. 2016 watching with “con- before she left her job at the Muslim,” Ms. Ahmed said. the luxury to walk out of man was, of course, totally 73-year-old man who died in Rumana Ahmed was hired sternation” as Mr. Trump White House, she notified Ms. Ahmed, whose par- this room divided,” said Mr. ‘rigged.’ Bernie’s guy, like hospital from his injuries was in 2011 to work at the White “vilified our community”. Mr. Trump’s senior National ents immigrated to the U.S. Ellison, asking his support- Bernie himself, never had a also German. The two other people injured, a 32-year-old House and eventually the “Despite this — or because Security Council (NSC) com- from Bangladesh in 1978, ers to calm down. chance. Clinton demanded Austrian man and a 29-year- National Security Council of it — I thought I should try munications adviser, Mi- said she joined the White Mr. Ellison, an African Perez!” old woman from Bosnia and (NSC). to stay on the NSC staff dur- Rumana Ahmed chael Anton, of her decision. House in 2011, inspired by American, is also the first Calling Mr. Trump the Herzegovina, also received “My job there was to pro- ing the Trump Administra- “His initial surprise, ask- Barack Obama. Muslim member of the U.S. “worst President in the his- hospital treatment but were mote and protect the best of tion, in order to give the new izens... I lasted eight days. ing whether I was leaving “The days I spent in the Congress. A prominent Jew- tory of the U.S,” Mr. Perez then discharged, police and what my country stands for. President and his aides a When Trump issued a ban government entirely, was fol- Trump White House were ish donor to the Democratic said a unified Democratic prosecutors said in a I am a hijab-wearing Muslim more nuanced view of Islam, on travellers from seven lowed by silence — almost in strange, appalling and dis- Party and the Anti Defama- Party could ensure he is de- statement. AFP woman — I was the only hij- and of America’s Muslim cit- Muslim-majority countries caution, not asking why. I turbing,” she wrote. tion League (ADL) had feated in 2020. ‘Kim sufered a painful death’ ‘Germany saw Berlin spied on foreign Plant trees, 3,500 attacks says Taliban Died within 20 minutes of being attacked, says Minister in 2016’ journalists, says report leader Agence France-Presse minal of Kuala Lumpur In- Kuala Lumpur ternational Airport was Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Kim Jong-nam was dead swept by civil defence per- Berlin Its intelligence monitored phones of NYT,BBC,Reuters Kabul within 20 minutes of being sonnel in hazmat suits be- Germany saw more than The Taliban’s leader called attacked and would have fore being declared safe. 3,500 attacks against Alison Smale offices in Afghanistan, the German government or on Afghans to plant trees suffered a “very painful refugees and asylum shel- Berlin Pakistan and Nigeria, as well relevant bodies of as Spring approaches in a death” as his major organs ‘Felt like a prank’ ters last year, Interior Min- Germany’s foreign intelli- as the BBC World Service in Parliament. rare public statement on shut down, Malaysia’s Health Both women suspected of istry data showed, amount- gence service apparently London, Der Spiegel repor- Der Spiegel noted that the Sunday that comes amid Minister said Sunday. carrying out the attack in- ing to nearly 10 acts of spied on the phones, faxes ted. The surveillance targets activities of the BND had fears of another bloody The estranged half- sisted they thought they anti-migrant violence a day or e-mails of several foreign also included The Daily News come under scrutiny during fighting season. brother of the North Korean were taking part in a prank as the country grapples news organisations, includ- of Zimbabwe; unnamed a three-year parliamentary Haibatullah Akhundz- leader was killed with lethal video, although Malaysian with a record influx of new- ing The New York Times,the news agencies in Kuwait, Le- investigation of allegations ada, who became head of nerve agent VX, police have police have said they knew comers. The assaults left British Broadcasting Corpor- banon and India; and journ- that American intelligence the Taliban after his prede- revealed, after he was am- what they were doing. 560 people injured, includ- ation (BBC) and Reuters, the alists’ organisations in Nepal services had conducted cessor was killed in a U.S. bushed at Kuala Lumpur air- The budget terminal at the One of the two women ing 43 children, the min- German news magazine Der and Indonesia, the article mass surveillance outside drone strike in Pakistan port on February 13. Two Kuala Lumpur airport was suspects in custody, 25-year- istry said in a written re- Spiegel reported on said. the United States. Those ac- last May, urged for more women can be seen shoving swept on Sunday. AP old Indonesian Siti Aisyah sponse to a parliamentary Saturday. Martin Knobbe, one of cusations were initially tree planting in a message something into Kim’s face in (25), reportedly told a senior question seen by AFP on Der Spiegel said that it saw three reporters who wrote made by Edward Snowden. on the group’s website. leaked CCTV footage of the the attack as well as a North diplomat on Saturday she Sunday. The government a list that indicated that the the article, confirmed that Those allegations stirred Spring traditionally brazen assassination before Korean man. had been paid just 400 ring- “strongly condemns” the German intelligence service, the news magazine had seen strong reactions in Ger- marks the start of the fight- he seeks help. They want to speak to git ($90) for her role, adding violence, the letter said. the BND, had monitored at the BND list of connections, many, where citizens re- ing season for the insur- Autopsy results suggested seven other North Koreans she believed she was hand- A total of 2,545 attacks least 50 phone numbers, fax but said it did not have it in member the state surveil- gents, so called their an- the 45-year-old died from including a senior embassy ling a liquid like “baby oil”. against individual refugees numbers and e-mail ad- its possession. lance of the Nazi and nual “Spring offensive”, in “very serious paralysis” due official, but four of the sus- The other woman, Viet- were reported last year, the dresses beginning in 1999. The BND routinely de- Communist years. The con- which the Taliban launches to a lethal nerve agent, pects fled Malaysia on the namese Doan Thi Huong Ministry wrote, citing po- clines to comment on its troversy reached its height a major campaign of at- Health Minister S. Sub- day of the murder. (28) told Hanoi officials she lice statistics. The sharp Multiple groups targeted activities, and Der Spiegel when it was revealed in fall tacks across the country. ramaniam said earlier on VX is listed by the UN as a had been tricked into killing riseinhatecrimescame One number was listed for said it had received the 2013 that the United States Akhundzada said trees Sunday. weapon of mass destruction Kim and thought she was after Germany took in The New York Times in Afgh- standard reply that the intel- had monitored a cellphone played “an important role Police are holding two and overnight the scene of taking part in a prank for a some 890,000 asylum anistan. Others monitored ligence service was obliged used by Chancellor Angela in environmental protec- women suspected of staging the killing in the budget ter- comedy video. seekers in 2015. by the BND included Reuters to explain its actions only to Merkel. NYT tion, economic development and beautification of earth”. “The Mujahideen and ‘7 travelled beloved countrymen must join hands in tree planta- standing on China’s ‘neighbouring base’ in Djibouti worries U.S. tion and not hold back any effort in this regard,” he PIA plane’ Beijing is constructing its irst overseas base just a few miles from Camp Lemonnier, one of Washington’s largest installations added.

Press Trust of India Andrew Jacobs of 200 years ago,” he added. In 2011, the military plucked Kabul’s response ISLAMABAD Jane Perlez 35,000 from Libya, and 600 Sediq Sediqqi, the Interior The PIA allowed seven pas- Djibouti A resting facility: Beijing from Yemen in 2015. Ministry spokesman, re- sengers to travel standing United States and China are Chinese officials play Beijing also said that China sponded by saying the in the aisles all the way to about to become neighbours down the significance of the was not budging from its “de- Taliban should stop plant- Saudi Arabia last month, in this sun-scorched patch of base, saying it will largely fensive” military policy and ing bombs instead. “They prompting a probe into the East African desert. China is support anti-piracy opera- that the base did not indicate should stop planting IEDs serious breach of security constructing its first overseas tions that have helped quell an “arms race or military [Improvised Explosive regulations, according to military base in Djibouti — the threat to international expansion.” Devices] that are killing so reports. As many as seven just a few miles from Camp shipping once posed by ma- U.S. officials say they were many innocent Afghans in- passengers aboard the Boe- Lemonnier, one of the rauding Somalis. blindsided by Djibouti’s de- cluding children and wo- ing 777 Pakistan Interna- Pentagon’s largest and most “The support facility will cision, announced last year, men daily”, he said on his tional Airlines flight PK-743 important foreign be mainly used to provide to give China a 10-year lease Twitter account. (Karachi-Madina) on Janu- installations. Naval power expansion: Established after the 9/11 attacks, Camp Lemonnier is home to 4,000 rest and rehabilitation for the for the land. Afghan civilian casual- ary 20 were forced to stand With increasing tensions U.S. personnel. NYT, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Chinese troops taking part in In interviews, Djiboutian ties in 2016 were the throughout the three-hour over China’s island-building escort missions in the Gulf of officials expressed little con- highest recorded by the flight after the airline efforts in the South China 4,000 personnel. Some are cerns, U.S. officials, citing the implications for the United Aden and waters off Somalia, cern that two strategic ad- UN, with nearly 11,500 boarded more passengers Sea, U.S. strategists worry involved in highly secretive billions of dollars in Chinese States’s long-standing milit- UN peacekeeping and hu- versaries would be sharing non-combatants killed or than its capacity permit- that a naval port so close to missions, including targeted loans to Djibouti’s heavily in- ary dominance. manitarian rescue,” the De- space. wounded. ted, Dawn reported. Camp Lemonnier could drone killings in West Asia debted government, wonder “It’s naval power expan- fence Ministry in Beijing said. It helps that the Chinese More than 3,500 chil- It said allowing passen- provide a front-row seat to and the Horn of Africa, and about the long-term durabil- sion for protecting com- In addition to having are paying $20 million a year dren were among the vic- gers to travel by standing to the staging ground for U.S. the raid last month in Yemen ity of an alliance that has merce and China’s regional 2,400 peacekeepers in in rent to the country, on top tims, a “disproportionate” the destination constituted counterterrorism operations that left a member of the served Washington well in its interests in the Horn of Africa, China has used its of the billions they are increase of 24% in one a serious air safety breach in the Arabian Peninsula and Navy SEALs dead. global fight against Islamic Africa,” said Peter Dutton, vessels to escort more than spending to finance critical year, the UN said in a reas in the case of an emer- North Africa. The base, which is run by extremism. professor of strategic studies 6,000 boats from many infrastructure, including cent report. gency, passengers without the Navy and abuts Djibouti’s Just as important, experts at the Naval War College in countries through the Gulf of ports and airports, a new rail Afghanistan last year seats would not have had Surveillance concerns international airport, is the say, the base’s construction Rhode Island. Aden, the Ministry said. line and a pipeline that will also saw the highest recor- access to oxygen. Established after the terrorist only permanent U.S. military is a milestone marking “This is what expansion- China’s military has also bring desperately needed ded civilian casualties PIA spokesperson Dan- attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, installation in Africa. Beijing’s expanding global ary powers do. China has evacuated its citizens caught drinking water from neigh- caused by pressure-plate yal Gilani said the matter Camp Lemonnier is home to Beyond surveillance con- ambitions — with potential learned lessons from Britain in the world’s trouble spots. bouring Ethiopia. NYT IEDs in a single year, ac- was being investigated. cording to the world body. CM CH-CH YK @bubbly581

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ARUN S state, the ministry said. It ad- NEW DELHI ded that the AAI is still main- Maruti Suzuki stops sale The Centre is considering a taining the old (Begumpet) proposal each from Telan- Hyderabad Airport in Hy- of hatchback Ritz gana and Uttar Pradesh for derabad that is not to be NEW DELHI setting up a ‘dedicated cargo used for aviation-related Maruti Suzuki India has stopped selling one of its airport.’ commercial activity. popular hatchbacks Ritz in Telangana wants a dedic- As far as Uttar Pradesh is both domestic and ated cargo airport to be built concerned, the ministry said international markets. in northern Hyderabad, the operational airports are The model was unveiled in while Uttar Pradesh is seek- in Allahabad, Gorakhpur, 2009 in both petrol and ing the green signal to con- Kanpur, Lucknow and diesel versions, the Ritz sold struct one such airport in the Varanasi — where commer- a total of around four lakh western part of the state, of- cial flights carry passengers DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD units. PTI ficial sources said. and cargo. The Centre has informed these two States that the Air- Air freight grows Lonestar, IL&FS ally for ports Authority of India According to World Bank Odisha withdraws tax stressed infra fund (AAI) had appointed a con- data, air transport-freight MUMBAI sultant to study and suggest (volume of freight, express, Private equity major Lone Star name(s) of airport(s) or site and diplomatic bags carried sops for IOC reinery Funds and infrastructure (s) in the country that can be Matching growth: Air transport-freight for India grew from 96.3 million tonne-km in the year on each flight stage – that is, developer IL&FS have ‘developed’ or ‘converted’ as 1970 to 1,833.8 million tonne-km in 2015. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO operation of an aircraft from collaborated to jointly invest ‘dedicated cargo airport(s)’ – takeoff to its next landing) is Deferred sales tax payment revoked in stressed infrastructure which may also be termed as also act as ‘air cargo hubs’ in manufacturing units and a ation Ministry, there were measured in metric tonnes projects in India. The ‘merchant airport(s).’ the country. huge industrial base. five operational airports in times kilometres. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA collaboration will have an The AAI, subject to the To ensure commercial vi- Besides, the site should the (erstwhile) State of undi- Air transport-freight for NEW DELHI investment capital pool of Centre’s approval, would fa- ability for airlines, the other also have well-connected vided Andhra Pradesh. India grew from 96.3 million In a big jolt to Indian Oil, the $550 million, which could cilitate the construction of pre-requisites for a dedic- rail, road and airport net- These are in Hyderabad, Ra- tonne-km in the year 1970 to Odisha government has result in asset purchases of such dedicated cargo air- ated air cargo airport include work for multi-modal trans- jahmundry, Tirupati, Vizag 1,833.8 million tonne-km in withdrawn tax incentives up to $ 2.5 billion, according ports once the sites and that requiring the site to be a port connectivity, the and Vijaywada — where com- 2015 (it was 1,851.3 million given to the ₹34,555-crore to a statement. The plans are finalised, and after ‘consumption cluster’ — sources said. The site should mercial flights soperate car- tonne-km in 2014). Global air Paradip refinery, making collaboration seeks to help finding that the same would where there is a huge de- also be able to handle large rying passengers and cargo. transport-freight grew from the company reconsider its banks, sponsors and asset reconstruction companies be geographically suitable mand for consumer-based aircraft for transporting GMR Hyderabad Interna- 15,568.7 million tonne-km in plans to invest another recycle capital, it said. for air transportation, the goods. The site should also cargo in large volumes and tional Airport Ltd (GHIAL) is 1973 to 1,88,000.2 million ₹52,000 crore in the state. sources said. They added be an ‘industrial cluster’ — for airlifting purposes. managing the new Hydera- tonne-km in 2015, the Bank’s Less than two months IOC reinery in Paradip. that the cargo airports may where there are many goods According to the Civil Avi- bad airport in the Telangana data showed. after serving the first show- cause notice, the Odisha stream petrochemical Hyperloop in talks with government on February 22 plants as products from it five Indian States wrote to its single-biggest in- will be consumed by an ar- MUMBAI SEBI for overhaul of board governance Mittal plans vestor saying it is withdraw- ray of synthetic fibre and U.S.-based Hyperloop ing the promised 11-year de- plastic industries and now Transportation Technologies solar farm in ferment on payment of sales tax will also be levied on (HTT) is in talks with five Listed companies’ audit panel may be empowered to identify future risks tax on Paradip refinery them. When asked, IOC Dir- Indian states to build a high- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Karnataka products sold in the state, ector (Refineries) Sanjiv speed travel network and will Tata group and the contro- SEBI chief on March 1, a final also raise ₹100 million to NEW DELHI sources said. Singh said he would not like versy surrounding the repor- decision on whether to re- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA invest in the country. It is in The withdrawal will cost to discuss merits of the State Markets regulator SEBI is in ted differences between place the guidance note with NEW DELHI talks with a corporate house Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) government’s decision in for a local partnership and favour of a major overhaul of some promoters and the top a new set of rules could be The world’s largest steel- ₹2,000 crore this year and the media. also an academic institution, the way boards of listed management at Infosys — taken later. maker ArcelorMittal may will progressively increase “IOC had invested about its chairman Bibop Gresta has firms discharge their duties, both of which played out in a Corporate governance has set up a solar farm on land every year as more petrol ₹50,000 crore in Paradip re- said. The money will be raised including for appointment big way in full public glare been a key focus area, with a allotted to it for the pro- and diesel as also petro- finery on the Odisha coast exclusively for an India play and removal of directors, and forced SEBI and the gov- huge emphasis on safeguard- posed 6 MT Karnataka pro- chemicals are sold within and in associated projects. and from both international and also wants their audit ernment to keep a close ing the interests of minority ject in view of excess global the state. We had plans for more in- and domestic investors, Mr. committees to be em- watch to safeguard the in- shareholders in listed com- steel capacity and delays in vestment, especially in Gresta said. PTI powered to identify future terests of minority investors panies, during the six—year securing raw materials. Viability threat downstream petrochemical risks. and other stakeholders — as tenure of current chairman It had entered into a The sources said that be- projects and refinery expan- There is also a need for The regulator may introduce also the message going to the U.K. Sinha. The proposed pact with Karnataka gov- sides leading to levy of sales sion, considering the incent- PSU bank unions likely to “greater tolerance” and a public consultation process foreign investors. moves will also take into ac- ernment for setting up a 6 tax on 2 million tonnes of ives given by the state. strike work on Feb. 28 transparency in discussions on the issue. “The prominent view count the suggestions made million tonne steel plant petrol and diesel sold in the “But in the present scen- NEW DELHI and decisions taken at the within SEBI as of now is that in this regard by the regulat- with a captive 750 MW state annually, the with- ario, future investment op- Operations at public sector board level and by various set of regulations to ensure the concept of board evalu- or’s International Advisory power plant at an invest- drawal is threatening viabil- tions will require to be reas- banks may be hit on February board committees of listed greater compliance. ation is very nascent in India Board, which was set up dur- ment of ₹6.5 billion. ity of investments in down- sessed,” he said. 28 as most unions under the companies, but the regulator and forcing the companies to ing Mr. Sinha’s tenure at SEBI aegis of United Forum of would prefer them to adopt Detailed note follow a new set of rules in to advise it on best global Bank Unions (UFBU) have best global practices in this The regulator may soon this regard may not be war- regulatory practices and threatened to go on strike to regard voluntarily rather come out with a further de- ranted at this stage,” a top of- evolution of various policies. press for various demands, than being dictated to do so tailed guidance note while it ficial said, adding that the The IAB suggested that a including accountability of with a new set of stringent is also mulling launching a decision can be reviewed matrix of expertise may be top executives in view of rules, an official said. public consultation process after taking into account re- introduced to make the mounting bad loans in the While a ‘guidance note’ to understand whether there sponse of the companies to boards diverse, balanced banking sector. Most of the was issued last month by the is a need for a new set of the guidance note. and in tune with the require- banks, including SBI, PNB and Securities and Exchange rules and what those could Also, since the regulator ments for effective function- BoB, have already informed Board of India on board eval- be, a top official said. itself will go through a leading of the company. It has their customers that functioning of branches and uation at listed companies, The move assumes signi- ership change soon, with also called for “full transpar- offices will be impacted if the there is a view that SEBI ficance in the wake of the re- senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi ency” in board appoint- strike takes off. PTI should come out with a new cent boardroom battle at the settotakechargeasthenext ments and removal process. @bubbly581

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GUEST COLUMN Rich legacy of the Tata group The legitimacy of means to achieve an end is a big challenge in this century

L.V.V. Iyer

The recent tussle in the Tata group seems to have ob- scured its rich legacy. Lest it is forgotten, it needs to be re-told – both for the sake of posterity and for its current leadership. That a professional like N. Chandrasekaran has been appointed the Tata group chairman makes one feel ’JRD Tata was a great cautiously optimistic about manager of men.’ GETTY its bright future. However, IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO the Tata group’s rich legacy raises the bar for its chair- Arts (in 1966). man himself. Jehangir Ratanji Dadab- While the twenty-first hoy Tata, Jeh to his close as- Buy-backs galore in IT, but may dry out century may be a century of sociates, presided over the economics, yet, it would Tata Group for well over 50 also be a century where le- years, from July 1938 till gitimacy of means to March 1991. Higher focus on acquisitions and lower cash levels at Wipro, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra may constrain them, a report said achieve an end would be The passion of JRD Tata one of the biggest as an aviator resulted in the Ashish Rukhaiyar Japanese MUMBAI ing signs of slowdown, it <> commitment of future cash ings upgrade by the analyst ₹10 lakh. challenges. founding of the Indian avi- would be a good exercise to companies buy flows yet and extremely un- community. Indian companies like Jamsetji Nusserwanji ation Industry. JRD Tata was For stock market parti- keep shareholders happy by back almost likely to use debt to fund A management team typ- Cairn India, Bharat Electron- Tata, the founder of the a great manager of men and cipants, the most interesting way of such offers. double the buy-backs, says Jefferies. ically plans a buy-back when ics, Piramal Enterprises, House of Tata was a great pi- matters. Under the steward- and common thread of dis- it feels that the company Bayer Cropscience and Na- oneer. As told by Dadabhoy ship of JRD Tata, major com- cussion currently is that of IT is the sector quantum that Who gains? shares are under-valued or, tional Aluminum, among in his wonderful book on panies of the Tata Group buy-back offers and how in- “Significant net cash, low (other) Asia Does the shareholder gain or in other words, do not reflect others, have opted for buy- the life of J.R.D. Tata, Jam- were established and nur- vestors can profit from some capital intensity and cash companies do the company in a buy-back, the true fundamentals of the backs in the recent past. setji believed that the three tured. of the mega offerings that are generative nature of busi- BNP Paribas report is the oft-asked question entity. Studies have shown basic ingredients essential In March 1992, JRD Tata scheduled to hit the market ness, softening interest rates, from investors. Simply put, that buy-backs have led to World comparisons for industrial advance were was awarded the ‘Bharat in the near future. slowing growth and low trad- buy-backs given their cash the two are intertwined significant upgrades in the There is an increasing trend steel, hydro-electric power Ratna’. In a television inter- Tata Consultancy Services ing multiples make a strong pile. It said that other IT ma- since it’s the shareholder EPS in the near- and among Indian companies to and technical education view on this occasion, when (TCS) has already said that it case of buyback for Indian IT jors in India have a much that gains if the company medium-term. use the buy-back route to re- coupled with research. asked by a young lady what plans to buy back up to 5.61 (information technology),” smaller cash pile and that does well in terms of better “In Asia, ex-Japan, 35 ward shareholders. Data The way Jamsetji gave the secret of his success crore equity shares at a price said a recent report by Jeffer- their inclination towards in- profitability and earnings companies with a market from Prime Database shows away half his fortune in set- was, JRD Tata replied with of ₹2,850 per share. The of- ies, a foreign brokerage. organic growth - or mergers upgrade. capitalisation of at least $1 that the current financial ting up the Indian Institute his characteristic modesty fer size of ₹16,000 crore “Recent announcement at and acquisitions - may make In a report released Febru- billion have cumulatively year saw 33 buy-back offers of Science in Bangalore is to the effect, ‘I get col- makes it the largest buy-back Cognizant sets a good pre- such offers less likely. ary 8, global financial major bought back 10% or more of amounting to ₹28,460 crore – part of venerable folklore. leagues much more talented offer till date in India, sur- cedent with Indian tax rules “Of the Top-5 Indian IT BNP Paribas said that large their average outstanding the highest in any fiscal till Jamsetji’s dream of setting than I am and then I keep passing the ₹10,400 crore of- making buy-backs more effi- companies, we believe TCS and mid-sized Asian com- equity since 2009. We meas- date. up India’s first steel plant my ego under control while fer by Reliance Industries cient than dividends. The and Infosys are the only ones panies with a market capital- ure their 1-year forward EPS Still, on the global map it was realised in 1912 and was dealing with them’. Predict- Ltd (RIL) in 2012. long-term benefits to RoE/ likely to do a larger buy- isation of more than $1 bil- change from their first buy- is too little to catapult India a pioneering effort. ing the economic success of Sector heavyweight In- EPS (return on equity/earn- back, up to 25% of the net lion that bought back more back date over one month, to the top league. As per BNP Later on, the establish- India, JRD Tata wanted In- fosys has also initiated the ings per share) is evident worth. Wipro, HCL Tech and than 10% of their equity three, six, and 12 months... Paribas, barring companies ment of the town around dia to be a happy country. process to amend its Articles from Accenture’s example. Tech Mahindra’s lower levels since 2009, a majority had Our research reveals that in Japan, Asian companies the steel plant which came In March 1991, Ratan Tata of Association (AoA) to in- TCS and Infosys have the of cash and a higher focus to- upward revisions in earnings such management percep- are not known for their buy- to be known as Jamshedpur succeeded JRD Tata as the clude the provision for a buy- maximum firepower for buy- wards inorganic growth estimates after the buyback tion is by and large correct, back penchant (see table). under the orders of an ap- chairman of Tata group. The back as mandated by the backs within Indian IT,” ad- might limit the extent of the announcements. but the earnings estimate up- “North American and preciative Lord Chelmsford, entrepreneurial energy in new Companies Act. ded the report. buyback in their case,” it In the case of a buy-back, grades don’t happen imme- European companies have the Viceroy, was a great the group in the post-liberal- The postal ballot notice TCS has a cash and cash says. since the equity shares diately,” wrote BNP Paribas bought back more shares (in milestone in community isation era under the stew- sent to shareholders for ap- equivalent balance of close Incidentally, the board of bought back are extin- in the report. U.S. dollar terms) in each of service. ardship of Ratan Tata could proval states: “Power to pur- to ₹38,000 crore, as per the NASDAQ-listed Cognizant guished, the company’s fin- While Indian companies the past five years, than Jamsetji’s sons Sir Dorab not be missed. chase its own equity shares financials for the quarter has approved a plan to re- ancial metrics including can opt for either buy-back Asian companies have done and Sir Ratan set up pion- After 20 years, Cyrus or other securities by way of ended December 31, 2016. turn $3.4 billion to its share- earnings per share (EPS) and or dividends to reward its in the past decade. Japanese eering trusts towards creat- Mistry succeeded Ratan a buy-back arrangement has Infosys reported a balance of holders over a period of next return on equity (RoE) typic- shareholders, the former companies, on the other ing the social, educational Tata in 2012. Four years been included and provi- ₹32,697 crore at the end of two years through buy-backs ally improve. choice scores in terms of hand, buy back almost and scientific infrastructure thereafter, Cyrus Mistry was sions relating to nomination the financial year 2015-16. and dividends. NYSE-listed Incidentally, in the case of lower tax burden. While double the quantum that for India. removed, causing some con- facility for shares by a share- For Infosys, the cash balance Accenture Plc has a history TCS since the maximum buy- there is no additional tax in a Asia ex-Japan companies Sir Dorabji Tata Trust troversies. N. holder have been inserted.” had steadily increased from of returning all it profits to its back size represents a mere buy-back, dividends come at do,” it says. Interestingly, the founded the Tata Institute of Chandrasekaran should re- Market participants are of ₹25,950 crore in FY14 to shareholders in the form of 2.85% of the equity capital of a cost since there is a di- BNP Paribas report, released Social Sciences (in 1936), the live the legacy of the Tata the view that Indian software ₹30,367 crore in FY15. buy-backs and dividend the company, it is believed vidend distribution tax of before TCS and Infosys an- Tata Memorial Hospital (in Group and belie such majors should look at buy- Interestingly, Jefferies was payouts. that the value accretion more than 20% on the com- nounced buy-back plans, 1941), the Tata Institute for controversies. back offers since they have of the view that among In- Unlike Cognizant, Indian would not be significant panies while individuals mentioned both the IT ma- Fundamental Research (in (The writer is a corporate large cash reserves and, at a dian IT majors, only TCS and companies are only likely to though it would be too early have to pay 10% tax if di- jors as part of its “potential 1945) and the National lawyer and an author of a time when business is show- Infosys can undertake large use existing cash with no to predict any possible earn- vidend received is more than buy-back basket.” Centre for the Performing book on company directors.)

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K. Bharat Kumar a software company. Legacy Peerzada Abrar CHENNAI suggests we are a software BENGALURU Though Take Solutions began company. We are working If you ever get stuck at a as a software products com- hard to see how we can re- traffic signal in Whitefield, a pany, several mid-course cor- position ourselves for this neighbourhood of rections have helped it become journey, not only delivering Bengaluru, and see a fellow a life sciences player, with am- at scale but building global commuter driving a dark bitious revenue targets for human capital. grey Toyota Fortuner, don’t 2021. H.R. Srinivasan, vice- Organic growth will be the mistake him for just another chairman and managing dir- larger part of our journey. techie. Chances are that he ector, dwells on its plans: When you buttress that with is Avneesh Agrawal, co- M&A, it makes capital sweat founder of artificial intelli- You had wanted to exit the better. You eye M&As for gence start-up Netradyne on supply chain business. many reasons: for more ca- his way to the office. A gad- ½ It is important to under- pacity, to access a new geo- get equipped with cameras stand how we came to be graphy, to build new capabil- mounted behind the rear- Into the future: Netradyne’s device also has four cameras, where we are at now. We ity or new customers. If you view mirror of his car re- sensors and 4G wireless technology. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO began as a software products want specialists in statistics cords his driving pattern and company in 2001 focused on programming for oncology, surroundings. It also recog- logy provider to combine ar- Named after the Sanskrit the supply chain, making it is not available off the nises everything on the road tificial intelligence with word for eyes and the Greek products that generic ERP shelf. If we want to access Ja- including vehicles, pedestri- video to detect and determ- word for force, Netradyne software could not match. pan anew, we cannot sell ans, animals and red lights. ine causality of events. AI is has built a camcorder-sized After the 2008 global crisis, there all by ourselves. Ecron Its algorithms assess unsafe the simulation of human in- device, equipped with a one of our clients, a pharma got us new capability in bi- driving and traffic violations telligence processes by com- credit card-sized supercom- major, asked us to make reg- osimilars, a booming area. like tailgating and harsh puter systems and machine puter to harness the power ulatory submissions on its They had done 10 new stud- braking. It predicts emer- learning. Netradyne also at- of machine learning. The behalf. ies. It is easy for them to get gency events and can alert tracted $16 million in invest- gadget is also fitted with four What we then realised was the eleventh. Reaching $500 the fleet supervisors. ment from Mukesh Ambani’s cameras, sensors and 4G that the client was not look- million is very transformat- Netradyne, with offices in Reliance Industries last June. wireless technology that ing at our software but the ive. We have seen companies Bengaluru and California, is A former executive at transmits information in an value that the software deliv- stagnate before they reach aiming to disrupt the com- Qualcomm, Mr. Agrawal emergency situation. The ers. If we can deliver the this milestone. mercial vehicle and driver moved to India from the U.S. firm said that until the un- analytics market with its arti- five years ago to lead the veiling of its platform, legacy value directly, he does not and has entry barriers. We don’t want to overes- want to own the software. By <> Reaching $500 million is transformative. timate our capabilities. If we ficial intelligence (AI) plat- chip-design firm in the coun- video systems required fleet the way, we now do close to If a business is profitable, We have seen companies stagnate before want to run faster, we need a form. It is running trials in try. But seeing the availabil- managers to constantly the U.S. and is set to start ity of talent and resurgence monitor feeds to identify ac- 50% of that company’s regu- why sell out? they reach this milestone. We do not coach – which muscles to de- latory submissions across ½ If your margins in one velop, how to develop testing the technology in In- of technologies like AI, he tionable events. about 40 countries. Once we business are about or below wish to overestimate our capabilities. stamina… dia, too. The global commer- decided to take an entre- Netradyne is targeting understood the scientist’s 10% and in another, they are cial telematics market is ex- preneurial plunge to create a commercial fleets and insur- owned by us. Two are co- ½ language, we became relev- greater than 20%, it is a no- We want to be a $500 How has synergy with Ecron pected to grow from $20.02 bigger impact. “I realised ance firms in the U.S. Its owned by partners. We are ant to the scientific process. brainer where you want to million life sciences com- impacted Take? billion in 2015 to $47.58 bil- professionally, a lot can be platform can also identify trying to find the right value. We have progressed from apply your capital. It is a ra- pany by 2021. A global con- ½ Ecron’s FY16 revenues lion by 2020, said research done in India,” said Mr. and reward positive driver In the next couple of work in the regulatory arena tional, investment decision. sulting firm is helping us were ₹116 crore. This year, firm MarketsandMarkets. Agrawal, an alumnus of performance as well as flag months, we should have to the clinical area to safety. Our compounded quarterly strategise and in the imple- they crossed ₹105 crore in 9 “We are learning how hu- Stanford University. at-risk conditions. The firm something that translates to We did not start with what growth rate for life sciences menting strategy. We have months. To build revenue mans ride. This is going to Mr. Agrawal, who has 159 said that this could be lever- value. Two-thirds of our sup- we see today. It was com- has been 9% in the last 14-16 mapped out where we want synergies, I have to apply my be useful for us to train ma- U.S. patents, started Netra- aged by its client base. Net- ply chain business may be pletely different from what quarters. to grow. While we have long sales capacity, products and chines to drive,” said Mr. dyne in 2015 with former radyne said that it had was envisaged first. In form, sold. offered a value proposition, solutions I have and give a Agrawal, 45-year-old chief colleague David Julian. Mr. covered 500,000 miles of spirit and countenance. But aren’t you better off now, it is a question of consolidated offering to an executive of Netradyne. Julian has worked on digital running trials using com- Now, we want to be a fully selling the supply chain unit You acquired Ecron Acunova adding scale to what we do. Ecron customer. This year, and satellite communication mercial vehicles across the life sciences company. This quickly? last year. Any gaps in your of- Which is about 5 times the Ecron will see 30% organic AI-video marriage as well as supported Voyager U.S. It plans to unveil the area offers enormous oppor- ½ Our supply chain busi- fering that you would still current revenue from life sci- growth, much higher than its He said Netradyne is the first and Cassini Deep Space pro- product in the U.S. in March tunity for growth, is niche ness has 3 parts. One is 100% like to fill? ences. People confuse us for earlier growth rate. commercial vehicle techno- grammes at NASA. and in India later this year. CM CH-CH YK @bubbly581

THE HINDU CHENNAI MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 SPORT 15 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF India’s inability to cope with rank turners exposed Australia gives the host a taste of its own medicine

Amol Karhadkar ing — certainly raised doubts had also exposed the Indian All through the game we PUNE over its ability to deal with batsmen’s failure to adapt to saw Ashwin and Jadeja beat- Winning streaks are meant to tricky conditions at home. ‘akharas’. ing the bat with balls that be broken. So it wasn’t a sur- Kohli passed the buck of It was startling to see the turned a lot. Whereas, their prise that India’s incredible the huge loss to the batting Indian batsmen neither mak- Aussie counterparts, Nathan run — 19 Tests in a row and unit, which faltered in both ing an effort to grind it out by Lyon and Stephen O’Keefe, 20 consecutive Tests at home the essays. either getting to the pitch of bowled a probing length that — in white flannels came to resulted in dismissing bats- Australian media Such lacklustre was the the ball or playing inside the an end during the series- batting that it created mul- line or making an effort to men more often than beating hails O’Keefe opener against Australia. them. But neither did the In- SYDNEY tiple nadirs: lowest tally over counter-attack. dia spinners rectify their Steve O’Keefe gave a What was astonishing two innings in India, and Barring K.L. Rahul’s shorter length, which gave superhero performance in about the defeat, though, least balls faced by India over cameo in the first innings, at batsmen ample time to play Australia’s stunning three- was the manner in which In- two innings at home, among no point did any Indian ap- inside, after the first innings day first Test win to change dia was given a taste of its others. pear to pose any challenge to or after watching what the landscape of the series in own medicine. a disciplined Australian spin More than the forgettable worked for the Australian India, Australia’s media said Captain Virat Kohli did ad- statistics, though, the Indi- attack. on Sunday. “Steve O’Keefe duo. One feels that the help- mit it was a “reality check” an’s inability to cope with led Australia to one of its lessness of India’s cricketers after the host was mauled by turners in itself was on Spineless greatest Test victories on to excel in conditions that 333 runs with almost eight Indian soil with a superhero display. Such spineless was the bat- their predecessors thrived sessions still remaining at the performance that rewrote ting unit that it kind of over- on is a result of the policies Maharashtra Cricket Associ- the record books and Ineffective batting shadowed the lacunae in In- adopted in domestic cricket. humiliated the shellshocked ation stadium at Gahunje. While the Australian bats- dia’s spin armoury. For a better part of the last hosts inside three days,” the The fact that India opted men displayed exemplary R. Ashwin appeared to be Sun Herald decade, the Ranji Trophy said. for an ‘akhara’ (rank turner) patience in playing inside the a tiring tiger, Ravindra Jadeja curators have been informed over the typical surfaces wit- line of the ball, the Indians seemed to have stuck to his to keep live grass cover, ap- nessed throughout the Tests appeared to be clueless style without taking the parently to prepare for this season — flat beds with when it came to making nature of the pitch into con- sterner tests overseas. spinners coming into play as minor adjustments required sideration, and Jayant Yadav the game progresses — in it- on turning tracks. — along with pacer Ishant However, it has resulted in self indicated that it was on This wasn’t the first time Sharma — hardly had any pitches in domestic matches the defensive. that these batsmen were ex- role to play. Perhaps India being so hard that they just And India’s approach on posed in such conditions. should have played a special- don’t break and hardly get various counts — team com- Mohali and Nagpur Tests ist batsman in place of Jayant spinners into the game, even Unexpected threat: Nathan Lyon and Steve O’Keefe bowled a probing length that left the Indian bination, batting and bowl- against South Africa in 2015 or Ishant. in the second innings. batting in disarray. AFP

Vardy denies rift with axed Ranieri Tendulkar expects LONDON India has a poor record on doctored pitches Jamie Vardy has slammed claims a breakdown in his relationship with Claudio India to ight back The Wankhede Stadium has a history of throwing up strips meant to suit the home team Ranieri played a key role in the Leicester manager’s Says the series is still wide open G. Viswanath ety for throwing up doctored And when I told the ground shock sacking.England striker Mumbai pitches to suit the home staff to water the pitch in the Vardy took to Instagram to ANI Half-a-dozen disposable team. India lost the February evening, I got a phone call defend himself. “I must have NEW DELHI shaving blades were bought 2000 Test match to South from Taj Mahal Hotel where written and deleted my from a shop near Churchgate Africa and those in the know the Indian team was staying. words to this post a stupid Sachin Tendulkar shrugged station in order to make the of things revealed that boot Such things happen in In- amount of times. I owed off the first-Test drubbing by surface rid of grass at the spikes were used to make the dian cricket. This player Claudio to find the right and Australia in Pune, saying In- appropriate words. Claudio dia would fight back. Wankhede Stadium before pitch rough. India was shot even stood on the good the India-New Zealand Test out for 225 and 113 and South length area and swivelled ,’’ has and always will have my Speaking on the sidelines match in November 1988. It Africa won the match scor- said the curator for the Test. complete respect,” he wrote. of the IDBI Federal New AFP was Dilip Vengsarkar’s 100th ing 176 and 164 for six wick- In November 2004, Aus- Delhi Marathon at the Jawa- Test and the late Polly Umr- ets. tralia’s batsman, Michael harlal Nehru Stadium, the igar was in charge of prepar- “Sachin (Tendulkar) told Clarke took six for nine in 6.2 Gopi, Monika master blaster said losing ation of the pitch. India lost me he will score a century, overs in the fourth innings, corner glory was part and parcel of the the match by 136 runs with but was out at 97,” said cur- on a powder-top wicket. In- NEW DELHI game, adding that he was off-spinner John Bracewell ator Nadeem Memon, who dia won the match with Har- T. Gopi and Monika Athare sure India would come up taking six for 51 in the fourth was sarcastically named bhajan Singh, Kumble and won the second edition of with a much better per- IDBI Federal Life Insurance innings. ‘Man-of-the-match’ by the In- Kartik taking 18 wickets formance in the upcoming Sachin Tendulkar. PTI Delhi Marathon here on Reacting to India’s capitu- dian team management. between. The pitch began to matches. Sunday, finishing in 2:15:37 is what makes sport inter- lation for 105 in 40.1 overs in In February 2001 against crumble from the second hours and 2:39:08 hours, “Yes, it was a tough game esting. the first innings and for 107 Australia, every attempt was day because the combina- respectively. Gopi was for us. The series is still in 33.5 overs against Aus- made to bring the condition tion of a brand new fertilizer Spin merchants: Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar consigned followed by Bahadur Singh wide open. Knowing the “This is what sportsmen tralia in the first Test at of the pitch to extremely ‘dry and murram did not help in India to a heavy defeat in the 2012 Mumbai Test. FILE PHOTO Dhoni (2:16:09) and Sanjit spirit of the Indian team, I play for,” Tendulkar said. Pune, an official who was conditions’ by a senior binding of the pitch. Luwang (2:17:20). In the know that they will fight “There are good and privy to the eleventh-hour player of the Indian team. In November 2012, Eng- women’s category, Jyoti back hard and the Aus- messing about of the pitch six in the second. That the match scores were New Gawate (2:53:48) and Ranjan tough moments. But it is all The curator was told not to land’s Graeme Swann (eight tralian team also knows 28 years ago said: “Polly was showed India can not play Zealand: 236 and 279 and In- Kumari (3:08:04) finished about how you get back on water the pitch. wickets) and Monty Panesar that. on bad wickets.” dia 234 and 145. second and third. In the your feet again and start told not to leave a trace of “First a PR company (11) were the star performers half-marathon, G. “Because, when we competing and I have no grass on the pitch and what In the same Test, the main owner asked my why was I when England beat India by Lakshamanan won the title, played in Australia we beat doubt that the Indian team happened; Richard Hadlee wicket takers for India were Notoriety watering the pitch. Then a 10 wickets on a tinkered clocking 1:04:29 while Manju them, we knew they will is going to come back and took six wickets in the first Narendra Hirwani, Arshad The Wankhede Stadium journalist was asked to keep pitch and the home team Yadav won in 1:21:02. IANS come back really hard. That compete hard,” he added. innings, and Bracewell took Ayub and Ravi Shastri and gradually earned the notori- a watch on what I was doing. was exposed. Messi haunts Atletico once more World Cup shooting medal Registers 27th career goal against Los Rojiblancos eludes Sanjeev Rajput Agence France-Presse Madrid EURO LEAGUES Heena Sidhu, Chain Singh miss the cut Lionel Messi struck the win- Saturday: Napoli 0 lost to Kamesh Srinivasan ner four minutes from time Atalanta 2 (Caldara 28, 70); Ju- NEW DELHI as Barcelona moved top of ventus 2 (Skorupski 52-og, Sanjeev Rajput and Harveen La Liga on Sunday with a Sandro 65) bt Empoli 0. crucial 2-1 win at Atletico Srao made the finals in La Liga: Sunday: Espanyol 3 men’s rifle 3-position and Madrid. All the goals came in (Caicedo 17, Jurado 46, Moreno women’s air pistol events, the final half hour as Rafinha 90+1) bt Osasuna 0; Atletico but the medals continued to put Barcelona in front before Madrid 1 (Godin 70) lost to Bar- elude the Indian grasp in the Diego Godin’s header celona 2 (Rafinha 63, Messi 86). shooting World Cup at the quickly restored parity. Saturday: Real Betis 1 (Durmisi Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tugh- 36) lost to Sevilla 2 (Mercado However, so often the lakabad, on Sunday. 56, Iborra 75); Leganes 4 (Szy- thorn in Atletico’s side, Messi Also, Rio Olympians registered his 27th career manowski 19, Mantovani 30, Unai Lopez 81, Bueno 90+1) bt Heena Sidhu and Chain goal against Los Rojiblancos Singh narrowly missed mak- to ease the pressure on un- Deportivo la Coruna 0; Eibar 3 (Gonzalez 43, 50-pen, Enrich ing the finals. der fire Barca coach Luis En- 52) bt Malaga 0. After Pooja Ghatkar’s rique. Defeat leaves fourth- bronze on the opening day, The winning goal: Lionel Messi played saviour yet again, his prod following a goalmouth Bundesliga: Sunday: FC Ingol- placed Atletico just one point the Indian shooters have clear of Real Sociedad in the scramble ensuring victory for Barcelona. AFP stadt 0 lost to Borussia Monchengladbach 2 (Stindl 61, made the final of every event battle for the final Champi- ham thrashed Stoke 4-0 on Sunday: Tottenham 4 (Kane 14, (Ayew 73) Hahn 90+1). so far, except women’s trap, Gracious in defeat: Zhang Mengxue, left, of China ons League slot. Sunday in the Premier 32, 37, Alli 45) bt Stoke 0. Serie A: Sunday: Palermo 1 Saturday: Hertha Berlin 2 but have not been able to congratulates Lin Yuemei who beat her to the gold. Meanwhile, Harry Kane Saturday: Watford 1 (Deeney 3- (Nestorovski 31-pen) drew with strike. League. (Ibisevic 52, Daria 83) bt Ein- pistol, but lacked the experi- 10th and missed the final by scored a hat-trick as Totten- The results: Premier League: pen) drew with West Ham 1 Sampdoria 1 (Quagliarella 90). tracht Frankfurt 0. The 36-year-old Sanjeev looked set to arrest the trend ence to strike in the climax. three points. in the 30 shots of kneeling Heena Sidhu had all the Zoravar Singh Sandhu I-LEAGUE and prone during the final. experience, but struggled in shot 49 out of 50, but with Zlatan hands United the League Cup However, Sanjeev who the qualification phase with Manisha Keer (33) he was had pipped compatriot 95, 94, 94 and 95, that saw placed 14th with a total of Mumbai-Minerva Associated Press Chain Singh for the last spot her miss the final by one 82. LONDON in the final, slipped to sixth point. Zlatan Ibrahimovic powered spot after 10 shots in the Heena was expected to The new event winners in goalless draw in a late header to win the standing position, when air fight for a medal, particu- In the test event that is being League Cup for Manchester rifle silver medallist Peter larly in the light of having fo- recommended for Olympic Nandakumar Marar He also reacted well to a United on Sunday, sealing a Sidi and Pan Junhui of China cused only on air pistol and entry in Tokyo 2020, China Mumbai glancing header from Thoi 3-2 victory over Southamp- bowed out. skipped the 25-metre sports won the gold through Wang Singh to deny MFC in the The punch in Mumbai FC at- ton after a two-goal lead was He edged ahead of Japan’s pistol. The Chinese won five Xiaojing and Yu Shuo who 35th minute. tack was missing. thrownawaybyJoseMour- Toshikazu Yamashita, but gold medals out of seven, beat Natalie Rooney and Pratesh Shirodkar had set was pushed to fifth by 0.1 with Lin Yuemei beating Owen Robinson of New Zeal- Minerva Punjab FC for- inho’s side. up the chance with a cross reigning Olympic champion and 25-21. wardline did not do anything It was the 35-year-old for- point by Napis Tortung- from the left. panich of Thailand. Zhang Mengxue by three spectacular as well to ward’s second goal in the The Italian pair of Valerio Minerva faced a tough Hui Zicheng won his sixth points for the air pistol gold. trouble the host backline, Wembley final after putting Grazini and Alesia Iezzi won time, struggling to knit flow- World Cup gold, beating China was on top of the resulting in a goalless draw the bronze beating Alberto ing moves. Kattimani, in goal compatriot Sun Jian. medals table with five gold in the 11th round Hero I- EFL CUP FINAL Fernandez and Fatima for the home team, had little Heading to glory: Zlatan Ibrahimovic rises above the and four silver, while Italy League encounter at the Chain Singh was in the Galvez of Spain 28-21. to do. Southampton defence to seal the contest. REUTERS reckoning with rounds of and Australia were the only Cooperage on Sunday. United ahead from a free The results: Men: 50m rifle 3- Minerva’s Surinder Singh kick, taking the Swede’s tally throw away the chance of Ibrahimovic produced the 390 out of 400 in kneeling other teams to bag a gold so position: 1. Hui Zicheng (Chn) MFC had one goal disal- fielded four U-22 players in to 26 goals in an incredible glory. Although Jesse bullet header in the 87th and prone, but the wind far. India was on par in the 454.2 (1176); 2. Sun Jian (Chn) lowed for off-side. Minerva the starting line-up, then ad- first season at United. Lingard extended United’s minute from Ander Her- shook him in the standing fifth place with Azerbaijan, 451.6 (1177); 3. Jan Lochbihler custodian Arnab Das Sharma ded a fifth, Krishna Pandit, And it ensured Mourinho lead in the 38th minute, rera’s cross. position and pushed him Spain, Finland, Japan, Singa- (Sui) 44.2 (1163). was outstanding, producing after half-time. will become the first man- Southampton fought back The result: down to 377. pore and Switzerland with a Women: 10m air pistol: 1. Lin a string of fine saves. Other result: At Vasco: ager in United history to win with goals either side of half- Manchester United 3 Two-time World Univer- bronze. Yuemei (Chn) 248.8 (WR) 380; He produced a superb re- Churchill Brothers 3 (Kromah 57, a trophy in his first season. time from Manolo Gabbi- (Ibrahimovic 19, 87, Lingard 38) sity champion Harveen Srao In the mixed trap compet- 2. Zhang Mengxue (Chn) 237.8 flex save on the goalline Wolfe 64, Mollick 90+4) bt DSK United’s fragile defence, adini. But as Southampton bt Southampton 2 (Gabbiadini squeezed her way into the fi- ition, Seema Tomar (40) and (380); 3. Shun Xie Teo (Sin) early in the first half. Shivajians 0. though, nearly contrived to pushed for the victory, 45+1, 48). nal with a 379 in women’s air Kynan Chenai (47) placed 217.4 (380). CM CH-CH YK @bubbly581

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Amir Khan in April Beuzelin 53, 8. Bouquet (2) Ajeeth WANDERING ANGEL PLATE Pawar 59, 4. Time For Fun (3) N. EGYPTIAN WIND MANILA Kumar 52 and 9. Hunter's Pride (1) 4 (Div. II), (1,100m), 5-y-o & S. Rathore 58.5, 5. Exclusive Wind over, rated 46 to 70 (Cat. II), 2-45: RAIN FOREST PLATE Philippine boxing hero Manny Akshay Kumar 50. (6) P. Trevor 56, 6. Carlton (5) Sai (1,400m), 4-y-o & over, rated 1. CATHERINE, 2. TINSEL TOWN, 3. 1. Legend (1) Md. Sameeruddin 9 Pacquiao and British fighter Kumar 55.5, 7. Baashagar (10) K. upto 30 (Cat. III), 5-30: 1. Cannon PAR EXCELLENCE 61.5, 2. Roi's Cruise (6) Deepak Mukesh Kumar 54.5, 8. Amir Khan confirmed on Singh 58.5, 3. Rapidest (2) A. S. Hope (9) Kunal Bunde 62, 2. Hal JANGAON PLATE (1,600m), Mangalyaan (2) Ajeeth Kumar Chal (10) Gopal Singh 62, 3. Old Sunday that they would face Pawar 56.5, 4. Dandy Girl (8) Ak- 54.5, 9. Alameda (8) G. Naresh 54, 2 (Cat. II), maiden 3-y-o only shay Kumar 55.5, 5. Manogamini Faithful (4) Kiran Naidu 62, 4. each other on April 23 after (Terms), 1-45: 1. Bayrd (6) 10. Red Rambble (4) S. S. Tanwar Roma Rouge (5) Koushik 62, 5. weeks of conflicting reports. (7)P.Gaddam55.5,6.SymbolOf 53.5, 11. Western Wind (12) Akshay Beuzelin 55, 2. Boca Grande (4) P. Glory (9) K. Mukesh Kumar 55.5, Aalishaan (12) Akshay Kumar 61.5, Pacquiao tweeted: Trevor 55, 3. City Of Sails (9) P. S. Kumar 51 and 12. Greek Star (1) 6. Cash For Rank (6) A. Joshi 61, 7. 7. Green Striker (4) Ajeeth Kumar Ajit Singh 50. “Negotiations between team Chouhan 55, 4. Destined Dynam- 53.5, 8. Kireeti (3) P. Trevor 52.5 Ice Mummy (8) N. S. Rathore 60, ite (10) A M Tograllu 55, 5. New 1. EXCLUSIVE WIND, 2. 8. Prep One (3) Beuzelin 59.5, 9. Pacquiao and team Khan and 9. Military Cross (5) I. Chisty MANGALYAAN, 3. VIJAY VIRAAJ Hope (12) Suraj Narredu 55, 6. 52. Ram Man (2) Khurshad Alam 59.5, have come to terms for the Phenomenal Cruise (11) Deepak ALCOCK ARABIAN MILLION 10. Our Ensign (11) P. Gaddam 59, 1. KIREETI, 2. MILITARY CROSS, 3. April 23 bout as this is what Singh 55, 7. Recumbentibus (5) 11. Abracos (7) G. Naresh 58 and MANOGAMINI 7 (1,400m), 3-y-o only (Terms), the fans Srinath 55, 8. Reunion (14) I. 4-20: 1. That's My Class (3) Akshay 12. Princess (1) Kuldeep Singh wanted.#PacquiaoKhan”. Chisty 55, 9. Rutilant (13) K. PATRONS CUP (2,000m), 4-y-o Kumar 58.5, 2. Fashion High (1) 54.5. 1. PREP ONE, 2. PRINCESS, 3. RAM Khan, a few minutes later Mukesh Kumar 55, 10. Supremo 5 & over, rated 26 to 50 (Cat. III), Beuzelin 57, 3. Big Heart (4) Suraj (3) S. Sreekant 55, 11. Turf Legend 3-20: 1. Sher Afgan (10) K. Mukesh Narredu 55.5, 4. Highly Accalimed MAN posted on Twitter: “My team (2) G. Naresh 55, 12. You Can I Can Kumar 60, 2. Valee Tiger (1) Ak- (5) Srinath 55.5, 5. Moondancer Day's best: BULLISH APPROACH and I have agreed terms with (1) N. Rawal 55, 13. China Millen- shay Kumar 58.5, 3. Bullish Ap- (6) P. Trevor 55.5, 6. Star Gazer (7) Double: CHINA MILLENNIUM - Manny Pacquiao and his team nium(7)AkshayKumar53.5and proach (4) Sai Kumar 58, 4. P. S. Chouhan 55.5, 7. Turf Star (2) MOONDANCER for a super fight 14. Roma Rio (8) Kunal Bunde Golden Xanthus (11) Md. Neeraj 55.5 and 8. Air Strike (8) I. Jkt (i): 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; (ii); 5, 6, 7, 8 & Captain’s knock: Vijay Shankar led from the front with a solid 58 not out. FILE PHOTO #pacquiaokhan #April23rd” 53.5. Sameeruddin 58, 5. Blaze Of Chisty 51.5. 9; Tr (i): 1, 2 & 3; (ii): 4, 5 & 6; (iii): AFP 1. CHINA MILLENNIUM, 2. SU- Glory (8) Khurshad Alam 57.5, 6. 1. MOONDANCER, 2. THAT'S MY 7, 8 & 9; Tla: all races. Vijay Lokapally the most of an encouraging tar Pradesh middle-order CUTTACK performance by the bowlers. depended on Sarfaraz Khan Harden shines Tamil Nadu, riding on a fine Medium-fast bowlers M. Mo- and Rinku Singh. The two for Rockets collective performance, con- hammed and Aswin Crist added 66 runs before Shah Prince Caspian wins main event HOUSTON tinued with its good run made the initial dents and broke the stand. James Harden (24 points) led when it brushed aside the left-arm spinner Rahil Shah Uttar Pradesh lacked the HYDERABAD: Prince Caspian M.Srinivas Reddy. Bopanna) 1, Born To Do It (Md. Is- Owners: M/s C.Nanda Kumar, Houston Rockets to a 142-130 challenge from Uttar Pra- chipped in with two middle- batting depth to save the (N.S.Rathore up) won the Sea mail) 2, Ikigai (G. Naresh) 3, King Sumeet Gupta & Navneet Gupta. SEA MASTER PLATE (1,400m), win over Minnesota desh to record a seven- order wickets to ease the situation and a target of 160 Master Plate, the main event of David (Beuzelin) 4. 1-3/4, 1/4, hd. Trainer: D.Netto. the races held here on Sunday 3 (Cat. II), 3-y-o only (Terms): 1m 06.07s. ₹20 (w), 9, 10, 20 (p), Timberwolves in the NBA on wicket victory in the Vijay way for the batsmen. was hardly going to pose any PRINCE CASPIAN (N. S. Rathore) 1, J. S. DHARIWAL MEMORIAL (Feb. 26). The winner is the prop- SHP: 32, FP: 133, Q: 87, Tla: 2877. Saturday. Lady In Lace (N. Rawal) 2, Treas- 8 CUP (2,400m), 4-y-o & over, Hazare cricket tournament Uttar Pradesh, electing to threat to Tamil Nadu. erty of M.A.M.Ramaswamy Char- Favourite: Magical Skill. Owner: ure Striker (K. Mukesh Kumar) 3, rated 46 to 70 (Cat. II): AL SADR In Miami, the Heat continued itable Trust rep by Dr Mr M.Narayanan. Trainer: at the DRIEMS ground here bat, took the field without The target was not intim- Creator (Sai Kumar) 4. 2-1/2, 2, (K.Mukesh Kumar) 1, Doroteo (I. its hot streak by taking A.C.Muthiah and is trained by K.Satheesh. on Sunday. Suresh Raina, who is expec- idating but Tamil Nadu lost 1/2. 1m 25.99s. ₹18 (w), 8, 6 (p), Chisty) 2, Ashwa Ashoka (Akshay advantage of Paul George's K.Satheesh. Kumar) 3, Golden Arrow (Ajeeth After the bowlers had ted to join the team for the N. Jagadeesan (10), Kaushik SHP: 16, FP: 36, Q: 13, Tla: 447. Fa- RAJA NARASIMHA RAO ME- ejection to beat Indiana SLING SHOT PLATE (1,200m), Kumar) 4. Hd, 3-1/4, 2-1/4. 2m done their job well, the ex- remaining matches. Gandhi (15) and B. Aparajith vourite: Lady In Lace. Owner: MORIAL CUP (1,400m), 4-y-o & Pacers 113-95. 1 4-y-o & over, rated 66 to 90 M.A.M.Ramaswamy Charitable 6 32.08s. ₹60 (w), 14, 9, 9 (p), SHP: perienced Dinesh Karthik Tamil Nadu bowled to a in succession to create a PRECIOSA (Beuzelin) 1, over, rated 40 to 70 (Cat. II): 22, FP: 356, Q: 174, Tla: 1139. Fa- The results: Houston Rockets (Cat. II): Trust rep by Dr A.C.Muthiah. MAGNA CARTA Without Makeup (Ajit Singh) 2, (A. A.Vikrant) 1, vourite: Like Wise. Owners: M/s 142 bt Minnesota (56 n.o.) constructed an un- plan. Uttar Pradesh looked minor scare. At 59 for three Trainer: K.Satheesh. Kalinda (Deepak Singh) 2, Scooby beaten 101-run match-win- to force the pace in order to Tamil Nadu needed a part- Ashwa Raftar (K. Mukesh Kumar) T. Rakesh Reddy, Premanand Sug- Timberwolves 130; Warriors 3, City Of Dreams (Kiran Naidu) 4. NAVIGATOR PLATE (Div. II), Dooby Doo (Ajit Singh) 3, Citi Col- andhi, B.Naveen Kumar & Ashok 112 bt Nets 95; Heat 113 bt ning partnership with skip- establish early dominance nership and it came through 1-1/4, 2, nk. 1m 11.39s. ₹7 (w), 6, 7, 4 (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only ors (Kuldeep Singh) 4. 2, 1/4, 2. 1m Rupani. Trainer: Anupam ASTERIA 26.24s. ₹39 (w), 8, 9, 15 (p), SHP: Pacers 95; Knicks 110 bt per Vijay Shankar (58 n.o.) to but excellent fielding by Karthik and Vijay Shankar. 6 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 27, Q: 14, Tla: (Cat. II), (Terms): (Ak- Sharma. shay Kumar) 1, Platinum Claasz 23, FP: 295, Q: 120, Tla: 1928. Fa- 76ers 109; Hornets 99 bt help Tamil Nadu stay Tamil Nadu denied it many The scores: UP 159 in 36 overs 36. Favourite: Preciosa. Owners: ASIFABAD PLATE (1,200m), 4- Dr K. Hemachandrudu, M/s (Beuzelin) 2, Brookwood (Sai Ku- vourite: Prospero. Owners: M/s Kings 85; Magic 105 bt undefeated. scoring opportunities. (Rinku 37, Sarfaraz 31) lost to mar) 3, Yanga (K. Mukesh Kumar) Narender Surana & Narasaraju 9 y-o & over, rated upto 30 (Cat. G.Krishnamohan Rao & Alluri SHANDAAR (I. Chisty) 1, Tamil Nadu 160 for three in 4. Not run: Golden Aliza. 5-1/4, 2- Venkataswamy. Trainer: L.D- III): Hawks 86; Bulls 117 bt Motivated by the win The early success gave Ajay Kumar. Trainer: D.Netto. Dawning Hope (S. Sreekant) 2, 1/4, 1-3/4. 1m 06.53s. ₹13 (w), 6, 13, ’Silva. Cavaliers 99; Mavericks 96 bt against Delhi in the opening Tamil Nadu the edge and it 27.5 overs (Vijay Shankar 58 Touch Of Gold (Sai Kumar) 3, NAVIGATOR PLATE (Div. I), 8 (p), SHP: 41, FP: 134, Q: 100, Tla: n.o., Dinesh Karthik 56 n.o.). Golden Joy (Deepak Singh) 4. 1/2, Pelicans 83. AGENCIES fixture, Tamil Nadu made did not relent even as the Ut- 2 (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only 424. Favourite: Asteria. Owners: MAHBUBABAD PLATE (Div. II), CHAMPION 4-1/2, 2. 1m 13.66s. ₹22 (w), 10, 15, (Cat. II), (Terms): M/s Anil Kumar Venkat Epur, 7 (1,100m), 4-y-o & over, rated BULL 66 (p), SHP: 42, FP: 156, Q: 91, (I. Chisty) 1, Sweet Pistol Bharat Venkat Epur & 26 to 50 (Cat. II), (winner of not Tla: 3454. Favourite: Sweet Story. (Kiran Naidu) 2, Seven Eleven (K. M.Goutham Reddy. Trainer: L.D- more than one race after March PIXIE GIRL Owner: Mr M.Majid Ali Khan. Mukesh Kumar) 3, Marina Del Rey ’Silva. 31, 2014): (Deepak VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY SCORES Ram Kumar & (S. Sreekant) 4. 3-3/4, 1-3/4, 1/2. 1m Singh) 1, Supurinto (Akshay Ku- Trainer: N.Ravinder Singh. 06.54s. ₹9 (w), 6, 9, 11 (p), SHP: MAHBUBABAD PLATE (Div. I), mar) 2, Wild Heart (I. Chisty) 3, Jkt (i): 30%: ₹76 (709 tkts), 70%: 26, FP: 40, Q: 35, Tla: 254. Fa- 5 (1,100m), 4-y-o & over, rated Prime Time (A M Tograllu) 4. Shd, ₹796 (158 tkts), (ii): 30%: ₹8828 (19 At Chennai: Rajasthan 181 for Karnataka 232 for six in 44.1 Sreekrishnan vourite: Champion Bull. Owners: 26 to 50 (Cat. III), (winner of not 2-3/4, 1. 1m 06.19s. ₹49 (w), 10, 7, tkts), 70%: ₹195706 (2 tkts), Tr (i): nine in 38 overs (Salman Khan overs (Pavan Deshpande 73, M/s Ashok Kumar Gupta & more than one race after March 10 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 220, Q: 69, ₹51 (535 tkts), (ii): ₹633 (82 tkts), 37, Mahipal Lomror 49, Shardul Robin Uthappa 51, Aniruddha win Rakesh R.Jhunjhunwala. Trainer: 31, 2014): MAGICAL SKILL (C. P. Tla: 673. Favourite: Prime Time. (iii): ₹3091 (33 tkts). Thakur three for 47) lost to Joshi 50 n.o.). Karnataka 4, Mumbai 184 for five in 29.1 Services 0. CHENNAI: V. Ram Kumar and overs (Akhil Herwadkar 50, At Kalyani: Hyderabad 312 for R. Sreekrishnan won the Shivnaren Shreyas Iyer 41, Aditya Tare 36, P.S. Govindachari TNSC Ruina clinches feature T.N. Dhillon three for 45). seven in 50 overs (Akshath Reddy 154, K. Sumanth 91, weekly pairs event scoring Points: Mumbai 4, Rajasthan 0. MUMBAI: Ruffina, David Allan up, INTERVALVE POONAWALLA 31 (w), 14, 17 and 10 (p). SHP: Rs. bags title Kushang Patel three for 54) bt 66.4 per cent. Gujarat 277 for nine in 50 won the Poonawalla Breeders’ 3 LTD TROPHY (2,400m), Cl. IV, 76, FP: Rs. 192, Q: Rs. 134, Tanala: Saurashtra 199 in 38.5 overs The results: Multi-Million (Gr.1), the main at- rated 20 to 46: GERANIUM Rs. 345 and Rs. 110. Favourite: overs (Parthiv Patel 80, Priyank CHENNAI: S. Shivnaren (gross (Prerak Mankad 104, C.V. Milind 1. V. Ram Kumar & R. traction of Sunday’s (Feb. 26) (Neeraj) 1, Othello ( J.Chinoy) 2, Zinfandelle. Owners: Mrs. Panchal 57, Manpreet Juneja evening races here. The winner is Kitty Hawk (Dashrath) 3 and Jager four for 30). Hyderabad 4, Sreekrishnan 66.4 per cent.; M.B.Dubash & Mrs. Farida score of 141) won the open 39, Jaspreet Bumrah 42 n.o., owned by Dr. Cyrus S.Poon- Bomb (C.S.Jodha) 4. 1/2, 1, 2-3/4. V.Singh. Trainer: Zadmal Singh. Saurashtra 0. 2. S. Krishnan & A. Sridhar category of the MAM Rituraj Singh three for 61) bt awalla, Mr. Adar C.Poonawalla & 2m 34.00s. Rs. 18 (w), 11, 14 and 62.5 per cent; 3. S. Kailasam & Mrs. Natasha A.Poonawalla rep. 15 (p). SHP: Rs. 49, FP: Rs. 82, Q: SIR VICTOR SASSOON GOLD Muthiah cup golf tourna- Goa 199 in 45.5 overs (Amogh At New Delhi: Punjab 243 in S. Ayyachami 59.6 per cent; 4. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Rs. 31, Tanala: Rs. 202 and Rs. 61. 6 TROPHY (1,400m), Cl. III, ment here. CHIZZLER Desai 61, Snehal Kauthankar 49.4 overs (Shubman Gill 121, V.N. Ramamurthy & R. Ra- Breeding Pvt Ltd, M/s. Saleem Favourite: Geranium. Owners: rated 40 to 66: Winner: Open category: S. 64, Rujul Bhatt five for 38, Ish- Gurkeerat Mann 58, Arup Das Fazelbhoy, Dinsha P.Shroff & Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B.Shirke, Mr. Jay (Sandesh) 1, Miss Saigon (Trevor) jagopal 59.1 per cent. 2, Dancing Lord (P.S.Chouhan) 3 Shivnaren 141 Gross (69+72). war Chaudhary three for 34). three for 27, Pritam Das three Munchi P. Shroff and trained by V.Shirke & Mr. K.N.Dhunjibhoy Dallas Todywalla. rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt and Pink Panther (Suraj Narredu) Gujarat 4, Goa 0. for 59) lost to Assam 247 for 3. 1, 3, Dht, 1m 23.15s. Rs. 21 (w), M.S. Dhoni (Jharkhand, THE RESULTS: Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff. Shiv Gupta triumphs Madhya Pradesh 127 in 40.2 129). PTI seven in 48.4 overs (Amit ENGAGEMENTS 16 and 15 (p). SHP: Rs. 33, FP: rs. Shiv Gupta (Nett score of overs (Saransh Jain 56, Siva Ku- Verma 65, Arun Karthick 63, HELLO! CLASSIC (1,400m), Cl. POONAWALLA BREEDERS’ 36, Q: Rs. 14, Tanala: Rs. 55 and MULTI-MILLION (Gr.1) Rs. 30. Favourite: Chizzler. Own- 135) won the handicap cat- mar three for 17, B. Ayyappa At Bhubaneshwar: Himachal Pallav Das 48, Sandeep Sharma 1 I, rated 80 and upward: CELTIC 4 Basketball: UBA Pro League, PRINCE (Neeraj) 1, Paramour (1,400m), 3-y-o only: RUFFINA ers: Mr. Jaydev M.Mody rep. J.M- egory of the Chettinad Cup three for 33) lost to Andhra 128 Pradesh 339 for eight in 50 three for 52). Assam 4, Punjab Satyabama University, 4.30 (Sandesh) 2, Rule Downunder (Excellent Art – Miss Danehill) .Livestock Pvt Ltd & Mr. J.F.Tapia golf tournament here. for eight in 37.5 overs (G. overs (Prashant Chopra 159, 0. p.m. (C.S.Jodha) 3 and The Champ (David Allan) 1, Tutankhamun rep. Clover Livestock Pvt Ltd. Paras Dogra 77, Sumeet Verma Winner: Handicap: Shiv Gupta Hanuma Vihari 58 n.o., Ishwar Football: CFA senior div. (Trevor) 4. 3-1/4, 1-3/4, 2-3/4. 1m (Phoenix Tower – Dancerllon) Trainer: M. Narredu. 36, Navdeep Saini three for 63) Vidarbha 251 for five in 45 22.03s. Rs. 37 (w), 14 and 12 (p). (Suraj Narredu) 2, Timeless 135 Nett. (68+67); Seniors Pandey three for 31). Andhra 4, SERUM INSTITUTE OF INDIA league, Babu Manoharan, SHP: Rs. 29, FP: Rs. 58, Q: Rs. 20, (Surfrider – Showstopper) (A.Im- (60+): S. Varadhan 146 Nett bt Delhi 154 in 37 overs overs (Apoorv Wankhede 62 TROPHY MP 0. Managing Director, St. Tanala: Rs. 117 and Rs. 94. Fa- ran Khan) 3 and Perfect Star (Ex- 7 (1,000m), rated 53 to (Sarthak Ranjan 37, Dheeraj Ku- n.o., Faiz Fazal 58, Akshay ABBEY (Suraj Narredu) 1, Al- (74+72). At Cuttack: UP 159 in 36 overs Joseph’s Group of vourite: Paramour. Owners: M/s. cellent Art – Free Radical) 79: Karnewar 54 n.o., Abhishek lora (Trevor) 2, Undisputed (Rinku Singh 37, Sarfaraz Khan mar five for 24, Pankaj Jaiswal Institutions, inaugurates; S. Juzer Abbas Lokhandwala & (P.S.Chouhan) 4. 2, 4-1/4, 1-1/4. 1m Chaurasia 25) bt Baroda 229 in 22.02s. Rs. 21 (w), 13, 13 and 48 (A.Imran Khan) 3 and Incentio 31) lost to Tamil Nadu 160 for three for 24). HP 4, Delhi 0. Rly. vs Chennai United FC (3 Nirmal Singh. Trainer: S.Waheed. 42.4 overs (Aditya Waghmode (p). SHP: Rs. 40, FP: Rs. 62, Q: Rs. (A.Gaikwad) 4. 1-1/4, Nk, 3/4. Two titles for three in 27.5 overs (Vijay At Kolkata: Jharkhand 243 for p.m.), Indian Bank vs Income DR. GOOLAM E.VAHANVATI 57.84s. Rs. 69 (w), 21, 12 and 16 79, Krunal Pandya 43, Pinal 25, Tanala: Rs. 581 and Rs. 373. Shankar 58 n.o., Dinesh Karthik nine in 50 overs (M.S. Dhoni Tax (5 p.m.), Nehru Stadium. 2 GOLD TROPHY (1,200m), Favourite: Ruffina. Owners: Dr. (p). SHP: Rs. 36, FP: Rs. 156, Q: Shah 36, Yash Thakur three for BENEFACTOR Rs. 61, Tanala: Rs. 411 and Rs. 251. 56 n.o.). Tamil Nadu 4, UP 0. 129, Shahbaz Nadeem 53, Ab- All-India inter-zonal Maiden, 3-y-o only: Cyrus S.Poonawalla, Mr. Adar St. Joseph’s 64). Vidarbha 4, Baroda 0. (Suraj Narredu) 1, Forest Fairy C.Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha Favourite: Allora. Owners: Mr. & Maharashtra 311 in 50 overs huday Kant Singh four for 33, university women’s (P.S.Chouhan) 2, Gazino Mrs. Shapoor P.Mistry rep. Pankaj Rao three for 27) bt Ch- A.Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poon- CHENNAI: (Ruturaj Gaikwad 79, Kedar Railways 252 for seven in 50 tournament, TNPESU, 7 a.m. (Sandesh) 3 and Optimum awalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd, Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt St. Joseph’s CoE Jadhav 71, Naushad Shaikh 57, hattisgarh 165 in 38.4 overs overs (Arindam Singh 76, & 4 p.m. (Srinath) 4. 3-1/4, 1-3/4, 5-1/4. 1m M/s. Saleem Fazelbhoy, Dinsha Ltd & Mrs. B.E.Saldhana. Trainer: beat host Sri Venkateswara Faisal Abbas. Shrikant Mundhe 31, Jalaj Sax- (Varun Aaron three for 26, Pratham Singh 51, Mahesh Rev. Fr. L.D. Murphy inter- 10.45s. Rs. 15 (w), 12, 13 and 12 (p). P.Shroff & Munchi P. Shroff. 63-44 in the final of the Shahbaz Nadeem three for 36). SHP: Rs. 33, FP: Rs. 23, Q: Rs. 15, Trainer: Dallas Todywalla. Jackpot: 70 per cent: Rs. 4,002 ena four for 51) bt Kerala 189 Rawat 31, Asad Pathan 29) bt collegiate tournament, Tanala: Rs. 50 and Rs. 16. Favour- SVCE Trophy basketball Jharkhand 4, Chhattisgarh 0. (41 tkts.) and 30 per cent: Rs. 162 (Iqbal Abdulla 60, Mohammed Haryana 181 in 38 overs (Rahul league stage, Loyola College, ite: Benefactor. Owners: Mr. Jay- RUSI PATEL TROPHY (435 tkts.). tournament recently. 6.30 a.m. dev M.Mody rep. J.M.Livestock (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to Azharuddeen 50, Pradeep Services 231 for seven in 50 Dagar 57, Rahul Tewatia 33, Ra- 5 Treble: Rs. 670 (29 tkts.). The St. Joseph’s volley- Dadhe four for 33, S. Kazi three overs (Diwesh Pathania 49, jat Paliwal 32, Hitesh Kadam Judo: Senior National Pvt Ltd, Mr. Zavaray S.Poon- 46: ADELINE (Trevor) 1, Airlift ball team won the Saveetha awalla rep. Poonawalla Racing & (C.S.Jodha) 2, Grey Flannel Super Jackpot: 70 per cent: Rs. for 25). Maharashtra 4, Kerala Suraj Yadav 44 n.o., Prasidh four for 38). Railways 4, Hary- championship, Nehru indoor Brdg Ltd, Mr. Byram N.Jeejebhoy. (Sandesh) 3 and Jarama (S.Amit) 5,141 (138 tkts.) and 30 per cent: Trophy beating Panimalar 0. Krishna three for 39) lost to ana 0. stadium, 10 a.m. Trainer: M. Narredu. 4. Nose, 1-1/4, 2-1/2. 1m 11.48s. Rs. Rs. 185 (1,642 tkts). 22-25, 27-25, 25-17.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 Ran about acquiring large 4 Thought of camping... (6) working capital (4,5) Perils of samsara 9 10 5 ...it's too close, most of the 15 Gum from diesel emission (5) When Nammazhwar seeks surrender at the Lord’s feet he is capital's under fear (8) fully aware of the Lord’s unparalleled supremacy in the mat- 16 Parched by morning — drank 11 12 ter of protecting the jivatma from the perils of samsara and last of the juice, rejected wine 6 Equip old fellow for the inal also grant liberation. (7) conlict (10) But he also recognises that even after the surrender, the 13 14 15 19 Two styles — lacking the 7 Felt presence of hair on the path to the goal is still full of obstacles for the jivatma, poin- French humility (7) bed (8) ted out Velukkudi Sri Krishnan in a discourse. The bestowals and endowments of the jivatma are no 16 17 18 19 20 Rag chase? (5) 8 Hidden virtue still surfaced — doubt a blessing, but the azhwar sees the subtle ways by 21 Regulation to exchange Dinar such audacity (8) which they become evil forces when slowly they begin to rule the jivatma’s thought, word and deed. 20 21 22 23 24 in the past (9) 14 Bishop takes the bus daily, she The senses that have been granted a temporary residence 25 Cringle as group of ministers helps in the union (10) in the jivatma pull him in all directions only to keep him encountered internal chained in samsara. 25 26 27 resistance (7) 16 Interest in a university They are very low and despicable forces and destroy the 26 He had a drink with 60 soldiers entrance exam will help (8) good sense in one and also one’s peace of mind. There is 28 29 once (7) none in this vast universe, celestial beings, demons and hu- 17 Too sick to climb, use no mans included, who can remain indifferent to the delightful 28 Our intervention in turn intermediary for talk (8) experiences that each sense offers. disembarked woman traveler Without mincing words the azhwar pleads to the Lord, (7) 18 A poor nation, no choice for a Solution to puzzle 11940 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku “Should I not be engrossed in you at all times? This body has ■ ACROSS 29 Striking second time there is renegade (8) P A T I N A P A S S O V E R to be used for your service. But it has become a slave to the E E O T E I A foreign invasion (7) senses. They are in me and many a time I am not even aware 9 Do release force, it's affected D E A R M E C O R R I D O R that they are only plotting against my efforts to reach you. 22 Check petition for some ine I B A K P V E I (7) ■ DOWN material (6) C L E A N S E R S I T O U T The voluntary attraction to these delights is only a great bur- A R I R A C S Y den and equal to deadly poison. Why have you allowed this 10 Say "Rent-a-car" and Charlie 1 Puzzle to solve during London B I R D S E Y E V I E W to happen? 23 New copies left in the city (6) S Y A G A S C I goes around (7) to New York light (6) E N U M E R A T I O N S “My natural state has to be immersed in your glories 24 They are held, one inally P S I A I A S O alone at all times. One’s bad deeds affect not only his life, 2 Undercurrents vital even 11 Block — not even once clued escapes (6) A V E R S E A C E T A T E S but also the life of his progeny. though it's thorny (6) L P L L E I L T correctly (7) L O T H A R I O L O L I T A “Just as you alone can destroy evil forces in the form of 3 Place to sleep with you, I heard 27 Nothing exceptional on top of I I N E N E S demons, you alone can destroy the harm unleashed by the 12 City bum talked regularly (7) (4) the lower (4) D E C A D E N T O S P R E Y senses in every jivatma.”

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IN BRIEF TV PICKS Fresh season, fresh hope Lancers is champion Serie A: Sony ESPN & ESPN HD, 5 p.m.; Sony Six, CFA senior division league kicks of today 1.30 a.m. (Tuesday). Fuerste and Turner end as top-scorers with 12 goals apiece Premier League: SS Se- Special Correspondent All India Football Federation it can’t match the private out- lect HD1, 1.15 a.m. (Tuesday). CHENNAI NBA: Sony Six & Six HD, to find a solution. Last heard, fits. 6.30 a.m. (Tuesday). With private teams’ interest AIFF is yet to take a call. However, the question in football getting better with that is being voiced is: has the Fresh recruitments Saina to join BWF each passing year, the Chen- CFA taken care to ensure that Paes-Lu lose nai Football Association This year, the private teams similar issues don’t crop up Commission have gone in for fresh recruit- HYDERABAD senior division league begin- again? With the Central Re- ning at the Nehru Stadium ments, bringing in new for- gistration System (CRS) still Saina Nehwal, who was in last four eign players and coaching appointed a member of the here on Monday, will witness not in place, is the CFA staff. IOC’s Athletes’ Commission SPORTS BUREAU intense competition, and equipped to handle the in- last year, will represent the NEW DELHI hopefully, healthy rivalry While Madras Sporting creased number of inter- panel in the BWF. She would and a conciliatory approach Union has got a Spanish State transfers this season? join the BWF Athletes’ Leander Paes and Yen among the stakeholders. striker Javier de la Fuente, Commission as an IOC AC Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei Chennai FC has roped in a Ni- Positive note lost in the semifinals to Last season saw a legal gerian coach. representative. PTI Viva Chennai head coach Treat Huey of Philippines tussle between Chennai FC The newly promoted team C.M. Ranjith strikes a positive and Max Mirnyi of Belarus and CFA, which has still not Chennai United FC has got Hyderabad Sky pips note. “We heard that the CFA in the $599,345 ATP event been resolved. Chennai FC two Nigerian players and Chennai Slam is taking the issue of inter- in Delray Beach. approached the High Court Englishman Ivor Gumm as its CHENNAI after CFA docked points for State and inter-district trans- Hyderabad Sky edged out Technical Advisor. Viva fielding two “ineligible” play- fers very seriously and not Chennai Slam 83-79 in the Ramkumar-Jauma win Chennai, too, has brought in taking anything for granted. UBA Pro basketball league on Ramkumar Ramanathan ers. As a consequence, the two Nigerians plying their champion has been left un- We hope that there will not Sunday. Over the moon: Kalinga Lancers players celebrate their HIL triumph. AKHILESH KUMAR and Jauma Pla Malfieto of trade in Assam league. be any controversies this In another contest, Spain saved a match point decided. Chennai City FC might use time,”he said. Bengaluru Beast pipped Pune Uthra Ganesan Lancers — Dipsan Tirkey, solid in defence before to clinched the doubles The court asked Chennai I-League players Marcos Peshwas 93-91. CHANDIGARH Amit Rohidaas and Matthew Shamsher Singh struck after title against Hunter Calla- FC to go back to CFA and sort Tank and Charles de Souza Ranjith added that the CRS The results: Hyderabad Sky Kalinga Lancers went a step Dawson — made sure there being put through by han and Nick Chappell of out the issue. The CFA stuck later. It is also in talks to get is the way forward to profes- 83 (Tevin Kelly 37, Mahesh further from its runner-up were no unnecessary tackles Chinglensana Singh. the United States 11-9 in the to its stand by stating that by back Ghana’s Samuel Jack- sionalise the system, at a time Padmanabhan 17, Joginder finish last year, taking home and were impressive in Rupinder Pal Singh got super tie-break. docking points, it has only son, the club’s top-scorer in when private teams are Singh 11) bt Chennai Slam 79 the trophy in the fifth season keeping their feet out of two penalty corners right The results: gone “by the rules”. CFC the first division in 2014-2015. pumping in more money to (Rikin Pethani 27, Ram Kumar of the Hockey India League play. and Gonzalo Peillat one. $599,345 ATP, Delray Beach, then approached the Tamil The Institution teams will popularise the sport. 21, Cammy 13). (HIL) after a 4-1 win over Da- A penalty corner for Da- Wizards custodian P.R. USA: Doubles (semifinals): Nadu Football Association, be keen to put in a better Clearly, the league cannot Bengaluru Beast 93 (Vishesh Treat Huey (Phi) & Max Mirnyi Bhriguvanshi 29, Chris bang Mumbai, whose bang was cancelled after a Sreejesh was kept busy by which in turn, has asked the show, knowing full well that afford another litigation. fairytale journey through referral, as was a field goal Mandeep Singh and Niklas (Blr) bt Yen Hsun Lu (Tpe) & Solomon 27, Palpreet Brar 17) Leander Paes 6-2, 6-1. bt Pune Peshwas 91 (Amritpal the tournament did not by Kieran Govers in the 58th Wellen. quite have the end it sought. minute for the ball rising Waveriders goalkeeper $15,000 ITF men, Florida, Singh 33, Pierre Newton 19, USA: Narender Grewal 16). Captain Moritz Fuerste dangerously. Vincent Vanasch too denied and experienced Glenn Three back-to-back pen- Wizards several times. But a Doubles (final): Jauma Pla Nandakumar scalps six Turner, who have been at alty corners in the final goalmouth melee in the 56th Malfeito (Esp) & Ramkumar the forefront of Lancers’ minute also went abegging. minute saw Agustin Mazzilli Ramanathan bt Hunter Calla- han & Nick Chappell (USA) campaign, continued their The match was all but get the winner. Helps Sir M.Ct.M. Old Boys defeat MUC by 134 runs 6-2, 6-7(5), [11-9]. terrific form to end as top- sealed then, but Fuerste The results (final): Kalinga Sports Bureau scorers with 12 goals apiece. stamped his name at the top Lancers 4 (Moritz Fuerste 2 Rakesh 39, P. Prashanth 39, Siddharth 32 n.o., B. Sathish Chennai Ten of those for Fuerste of the scorers’ list with his fi- PCs, Glenn Turner 2 FG) bt Da- V.S. Karthikeyan three for 53) Kumar three for 36). bt ICF 215 for nine in 47 overs came through penalty nal strike and lifted his bang Mumbai 1 (Affan Yousuf 1 I’m clean: M. Nandakumar’s six-wicket Indian Bank 163 in 46.4 (S. Omesh 69, V. Bharath Hari- corners, including two in the second HIL title and also be- PC); Third place playoff: Uttar haul helped Sir M.Ct.M. Old overs (J. Kaviyarasan 47, B. haran 61, B. Kamalanathan final, the last one in the 59th came the second player to Pradesh Wizards 5 (Shamsher Mo Farah Boys beat MUC by 134 runs Karthik 32, V. Yudheeswaran Singh 2 FG, Agustin Mazzilli 2 three for 43, A. Baskar three minute to seal victory. do so as skipper of two dif- Agence France-Presse in a TNCA fourth division A- three for 31) bt TFUCC 96 in Suchika clinches FG, Gonzalo Peillat 1 PC) bt for 41). Turner put Lancers ahead ferent teams after Sardar London zone match recently. 36.1 overs (G.K. Shyam 45, A.K. 48 kg gold in the 18th minute with a Singh. Delhi Waveriders 4 (Justin Britain’s four-time Olympic SPIC 254 in 49.5 overs (D. Balachander five for 37, V. The scores: Rajesh Kumar 107, D. Arun Ku- CHENNAI brilliant diving deflection Reid-Ross 2 FG, Rupinder Pal champion Mo Farah on Rajinikanth three for 22). Singh 2 PCs). II-A: Aruna 206 for nine in 50 mar 40, R. Sonu Yadav three Vijay Kumar Yad and Suchika and Fuerste increased the Wizards third Sunday insisted he was “a Cash awards: Winner: Kalinga overs (V.S. Vignesh 57 n.o., for 52) lost to Parry’s 258 for IV-A: M.Ct.M. Old Boys 273 for Tarayal won the gold in the lead at the stroke of half- Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Wiz- clean athlete” after a Lancers (₹2.5 crore); Runner- Prashant Chopra 42, S. Senthil eight in 48.3 overs (A. Ashish five in 50 overs (P. Murugan 65 men’s 60kg and women’s time before Affan Yousuf ards defeated Delhi leaked USADA report sug- 48kg events of the Dr. J. up: Dabang Mumbai (₹1.25 Nathan three for 48) lost to Srikrishnan 68, R. Vivek 58 n.o., S.D. Suresh Kumar 63, G. pulled one back. Waveriders 5-4 to finish gested that his coach had Jayalalitha senior judo crore); Third place: Uttar Pra- Nelson 210 for four in 42.2 n.o., M. Santhosh Gopi 49). Rajesh 49, S.J. Krithick 43) bt Nationals on Sunday. Dabang, on the other third for the second time. desh Wizards (₹75 lakh). “almost certainly” broken overs (Paras Dogra 89, R. Royapettah 167 in 49.2 MUC 139 in 38.4 overs (M. The results: hand, faltered after a domin- Waveriders stepped up Fairplay Trophy: Kalinga Lan- anti-doping rules. “I am a Srinivasan 75 n.o.). overs (R. Rajkumar 46, N.S. Nandakumar six for 23). Men: 60kg: 1. Vijay Kumar ating season that saw it beat the attack early on. cers. Top-scorer: Moritz Fuer- clean athlete who has T.I. Cycles 289 for nine in Harish three for 15) lost to V-E: Youth Centre CC 345 for Yad (UP); 2. Gulab Ali (Del); every team with authority. It Justin Reid-Ross’s shot in ste and Glenn Turner (12 goals never broken the rules in 50 overs (Shoaib Md Khan 78, Egmore RC 168 for nine in 49.5 eight in 50 overs (C. Herald 3. Mandeep Singh (BSF) and created the opportunities, the 15th minute deflected off each, ₹20 lakh). regards to substances, Adhithya Giridhar 65, Sumant overs (S. Sujay 47, R. Ganesh 31 Prabhudas 104, Juzer A. Ragib Sachin Singh Raw (Utt). attacked with vigour and, V.R. Raghunath’s stick for a Upcoming Player: Harman- methods or dosages and it Jain 55, G. Umapathy three for n.o., S.V. Muruganantham 76, V. Taher Moiz 35 n.o., S. Women: 48kg: 1. Suchika trailing 1-3, spent the last 10 rare own goal, but thereafter preet Singh (₹20 lakh). Player- is upsetting that some 72) bt Southern Railway 160 in three for 36). Vasudevan three for 73) bt Taryal (AIPS); 2. L. Sushila minutes parked in the Lan- the Wizards defence of-the-Tournament: Florian parts of the media con- 38.5 overs (B. Rishikanth 51 III-A: KMC 131 in 46.4 overs Perambur United Club 174 in (Man); 3. Mallaprabha Jadhav cers half, but could not find tightened up. Fuchs (₹50 lakh). Achiever-of- tinue to try to associate me n.o.,T. Raj Kumar three for 20). (M.S. Sailesh five for 28) lost 32.5 overs (S. Rahumah 120 (Kar) and P.R. Aswath the goals. At the other end, the-Tournament: Florian Fuchs with allegations of drug II-B: S. Rly. Institute 218 in to Gems 132 for six in 35.3 n.o., Mustafa H. Basuwala (Kerala). The young defence trio of Waveriders were equally (₹10 lakh). misuse,” Farah said. 45.5 overs (A. Baskar 81, A. overs (R. Naveen 34, S. three for 17).

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CHENNAI THE HINDU 18 LIFE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF A digital archive for Rashtrapati Bhavan Building’s history has been documented in a series of books ‘Batman vs Superman’, Hillary film tie at Razzies Press Trust of India Los Angeles New Delhi DC Comics’ Batman v The architectural history Superman: Dawn of Justice and and the heritage of a documentary attacking Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Hillary Clinton tied on 340-room official residence Saturday at the annual Razzie of the President of India, has worst-of film awards, been documented in a series Hollywood’s hall of shame. The rivals won four ‘Razzies’, of books, which will soon be each for their poor acting, available in an online series. writing and directing, Concise web-based mod- although the anti-Clinton ules are set to bring to life documentary walked away the architectural and cul- with the spray-painted trophy tural grandeur of the iconic for “worst picture.” AFP building, designed and constructed by legendary Brit- ish architect Edwin Lutyens. A multi-volume docu- Stately site: A view of the Mughal Gardens at the Rashtrapati mentation project of the Bhavan in New Delhi. SHANKER CHAKRAVARTY Rashtrapati Bhavan was commissioned three years gain a better understanding guard, the elite household ago by the President’s Sec- of the history and heritage of cavalry unit, which is the retariat in collaboration with the building,” Yashaswini most senior and oldest regi- the Indira Gandhi National Chandra, Project Manager, ment of the Indian Army. Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). Sahapedia said. Another volume titled ‘Moonlight’ sweeps Spirit Sahapedia, an open on- First Garden of the Republic Awards before Oscars line resource on the arts, Seven main volumes captures the grounds and Santa Monica (California) cultures and heritage of In- The compilation series garden. Barry Jenkins’ luminous dia, which began the project comprises seven main The project team, which coming-of-age tale Moonlight in 2014, compiled 11 volumes volumes and four additional had successfully managed a swept Saturday’s Film of well-researched books volumes of books, including group of about 50 scholars, Independent Spirit Awards, written by top experts in two books for children, all academics, photographers, taking home six awards, various fields. detailing the historic build- researchers, editors and de- including best feature. “Along with the books, we ing that was formerly known signers, was hosted by Pres- Moonlight won every award it have produced a series of as Viceroy’s House. ident Pranab Mukherjee at was nominated for at the 32nd web modules and will be Among the volumes is The his residence recently, to annual indie awards. AP shortly uploading all of them Right of the Line: The Presid- mark the completion of the on our website. These will ents Bodyguard, which project. Several illustrations be valuable for both represents an engaging picture and photographs accom- searchers and laypersons to of the President’s Body- pany the texts.

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