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BRIEFLY SC stays transfer and sale Five dead in Florida GDP growth expected to airport shooting FORT LAUDERDALE: A lone of 2G spectrum by Maxis shooter opened fire at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Firm’s owner, three international airport on Friday, be slower at 7.1% this year killing five people and injuring others had not eight before he was taken into complied with CBI custody, officials said. The Note ban impact SC refuses urgent court summons airport has suspended to be factored operations.-AP hearing on budget KRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL into Feb. 28 NEW DELHI: The Supreme NEW DELHI: The Supreme estimate report Court on Friday declined Court on Friday stayed all to grant urgent hearing for transfer and sale by Malay- SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT a petition to postpone the sia-based Maxis group of tabling of the Union companies of 2G spectrum, NEW DELHI: India’s gross do- Budget until after the originally allocated to Aircel mestic output is expected to Assembly elections in five in November 2006. grow at a slower pace of 7.1 States. A Bench told A three-judge Bench, per cent in 2016-17 compared advocate M.L. Sharma that headed by Chief Justice of to the 7.6 per cent clocked in it would hear his petition India J.S. Khehar, then gave Virat takes charge; Yuvi the previous year, Chief Stat- in due course but not makes comeback Maxis’s controlling owner, istician TCA Anant said on before. “There is no Ananda Krishnan Tat- Friday. urgency in it.” PAGE 10 MUMBAI: Virat Kohli was on paranandam, and three oth- of the accused, the Bench The Bench proposed that, But this doesn’t factor in Friday officially appointed ers a two-week deadline to proposed to pass a restraint in case the accused chose not the impact of the Centre’s de- captain for all three formats and appear in court. order against the accused to appear in court, no monet- cision to scrap high-value general… As a conscious ap- which is expected to grow will lead the Indian cricket team Besides Mr. Krishnan, the from earning revenue from ary claims for the loss of its currency notes on November proach, we do not use un- with a growth rate of 7.2 per 23.8 per cent in 2016-17 com- in the upcoming limited-over other three are M/s. Astro the use of their allocated 2G allotted 2G spectrum would 8. tried, unverified or unsub- cent in 2015-16. The agricul- pared with 2.2 per cent in series against England. Yuvraj All Asia Networks Limited, spectrum in case they did be entertained. stantiated methods to make ture sector saw significant 2015-16, part of which could Singh and Ashish Nehra, and M/s. Maxis Communica- not turn up in court within “It is imperative to ensure, Data from seven months adjustments to GDP.” growth with its GVA estim- be on account of rise in wage newcomer Rishabh Pant have tions, based at Berhad in the next fortnight. “We can- in our considered view, that Stressing that this estim- ated to grow 4.1 per cent in and salary payments, he ex- also been included in the teams Malaysia, and Augustus not tolerate a person using the process of law should not ate, which is in sync with the Two options 2016-17 up from 1.2 per cent in plained. As for the impact of for the ODI and T20 series. Ralph Marshall, a director in rare national resources like be permitted to be frustrated ½ Reserve Bank of India’s eco- “In the absence of data, the previous year. The ser- demonetisation on the next Maxis and Astro. All four spectrum and not honouring by non-serving of summons SPORTS PAGE 17 nomic growth forecast, is there are only two options: vice sector in aggregate is ex- growth estimate, Mr. Anant face charges in a case linked the court’s notice,” Chief on the accused,” the six-page largely based on data from you can stay with existing pected to grow 7.9 per cent in said: “I don’t think there is Elderly woman to the multi-crore 2G spec- Justice Khehar observed. order of the Bench the first seven months of the structures and forecast them 2016-17, slower than the 8.1 any method available that trum corruption scam, explained. brutalised year, Mr. Anant said out- or, as a lot of people have per cent seen in the previous would lead to a higher level which is under trial before a Directive to Ministry The court further asked GURUGRAM: An 80-year-old come-based numbers from done, make assumptions year. of confidence than what we Special CBI court in Delhi. The Bench asked the Min- the government to publish woman was found murdered at the September to December about what the structures Manufacturing, on the have done. People have lots These four were among istry of Communications to its order in two leading her house in Sonipat district on quarter would be captured in are. But those are not statist- other hand, is expected to of expectations but it is a safe eight named by the Central work out the modalities in newspapers of Malaysia so Wednesday, with a plastic the next growth projection to ical exercises so it is diicult witness a slowdown, with the practice to stay with Bureau of Investigation case the restraint order is en- that Maxis and others are of- bottle stuffed inside her private be released on February 28. to argue what the level of sector’s GVA to grow 7.4 per whatever is reflected in ac- (CBI) in its charge sheet filed forced, besides ensuring pro- ficially apprised of the man- parts. On growth forecasts by confidence in them would cent in 2016-17 down from 9.3 tual outcome-based data.” on August 29, 2014. They had visional arrangements for date. The Bench posted the ½ PAGE 3 analysts emphasising a neg- be,” he said. per cent in 2015-16. The pro- CITY ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 not complied with repeated Aircel subscribers to get un- next hearing on February 3. ative impact of the note ban, The gross value added jection also factors in a huge summons from the CBI court interrupted services from METROPLUS MELANGE Mr. Anant said, “We don’t (GVA) is estimated to grow 7 jump in Government Final ½ RAILWAYS MAY GET 6% over the years. some other network ½ CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 4 Pages produce ad hoc estimates in per cent in 2016-17 compared Consumption Expenditure, INCREASE IN BUDGET | PAGE 16 To compel the appearance provider. ½ SIVA HAILS STAY | PAGE 15 Aadhaar must for EPF pension scheme Girl’s ears ‘cut of’ SOMESH JHA The subsidy, equivalent to number or undergo Aadhaar Metro Phase IV to connect peripheries 1.16 per cent of the employee’s authentication,” a Union La- for resisting NEW DELHI: The Centre has salary upto ₨6,500, paid by the bour and Employment Min- gang-rape STAFF REPORTER decision will “go a long way” km). When Phase IV is com- be given by the Union gov- made obtaining an Aadhaar Centre towards the EPS, will istry notification on January 4 in reducing congestion and pleted, the total length of the ernment. Once it is done, NEW DELHI: Soon, six new pollution in the city. “A big metro corridor will cross 450 work will start. The project number mandatory for 2.5 no longer be credited till the said. According to it, till a sub- MOHAMMAD ALI crore members of the Employ- Aadhaar number is shared scriber enrolls for Aadhaar, metro corridors will come up decision by Cabinet today km. will come up within six years ees’ Pension Scheme of 1995, with the authorities. the Centre will provide pen- in the city with the Delhi gov- [sic],” he tweeted. Seventy two new stations of initiation of construction ASARA (BAGHPAT): A teenaged ernment clearing the Metro’s The proposed six cor- will be built and the mega work,” Mr Sisodia said. one of the benefits available to “Members and pensioners sion subsidy under the girl in Baghpat has alleged Employees’ Provident Fund of the EPS desirous of con- scheme only after certain doc- Phase IV project on Friday. ridors are Rithala-Narela- project, costing over Rs As per the revised DPR, that four men of her village Measuring around 103 km, Bawana (21.73 km), Janakpuri 50,000 crore, will be borne the Tughlakabad line was to subscribers. tinuing to avail pension and uments are produced, includ- cut of her ears when she res- The Labour Ministry said in membership to the EPS by ing identity certificate issued these six new corridors will (West)-RK Ashram (28.92 equally by the state govern- stretch till Terminal 1 of the isted their attempt to rape connect the peripheries of km), Mukundpur-Maujpur ment and the Centre, Deputy airport, but the proposal a notification that those availing the Centre’s contribu- by the employer and a copy of her. She also claimed that the without an Aadhaar number tion and subsidy under the the request made for Aadhaar the city and make the airport (12.54 km), Inderlok-In- Chief Minister Manish Siso- cleared by the Cabinet says it police did not take any action more accessible. draprastha (12.58 km), Aero- dia said after the Cabinet will end a station before. will have to make an applica- said scheme, are hereby re- enrolment. when she approached them. tion to get enrolled by January quired to furnish proof of the Chief Minister Arvind city-Tughlakabad (20.2 km), meeting. ½ PAGE 12 ½ PAGE 7 ½ PAGE 4 31, 2017. possession of the Aadhaar CONTINUED ON DETAILS ON Kejriwal, in a tweet, said the and Lajpat Nagar-Saket (7.96 “The next clearance has to SEE ALSO Veteran actor Om Puri takes his final bow

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MUMBAI: The final rites of crit- ically acclaimed actor Om Puri — known for being a prolific performer in parallel cinema as well as main- stream films — were con- ducted on Friday evening at the Oshiwara crematorium. The 66-year-old veteran actor died of a heart attack at Om Puri — PHOTO: REUTERS his Andheri residence in the morning. The news was first films, including several in- tweeted by Puri’s close ternational projects. Balan- friend, filmmaker Ashoke cing parallel with main- Pandit. stream cinema, Puri acted in A senior doctor at Cooper a diverse range of movies like Hospital said the actor was Aakrosh (1980), Ardh Satya brought to the hospital’s cas- (1983), Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro ualty department around 10 (1983) and Dharavi (1992). a.m. on Friday by his ex-wife Puri had last lent his voice Nandita Puri. “He was imme- to one of the first releases of diately examined and de- 2017, a small budget film clared brought dead,” said Prakash Electronics. The the doctor. Padma Shri awardee will also Condolences from the be seen in Konkona Sen Hindi film industry and Sharma’s directorial debut, political circles poured in on A Death In The Gunj, which social media for the be- will release later this year. reaved family members of Born in 1950 in Ambala, the actor. Members of the Puri graduated from the Hindi film industry who paid FTII, Pune, where actor their tributes included act- Naseeruddin Shah was his ors Shabana Azmi, Vidya senior. He was also an alum- Balan, lyricist and poet Javed nus of the 1973 class of the Akhtar, and film-makers NSD, where Shah was a Prakash Jha and Shyam classmate. Benegal. (With Jyoti Shelar) Always a favourite of crit- ics and viewers alike, Puri ½ THE FACE OF THE starred in over a hundred COMMON MAN | PAGE 9 CM @bubbly581 YK NOIDA/DELHI 2 | CITY THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 AAP’s Jarnail Singh resigns as MLA to fight Badal Crisis looms as sanitation staff go on strike DELHI Calling all readers to connect with us for all things Delhi at AAP’s Jarnail Singh has given up his Assembly membership to East Delhi residents could have a messy weekend, with the twitter - @DelhiConnect www.facebook.com/NewDelhiConnect contest against Parkash Singh Badal in Punjab polls Page 4 sanitation staff launching a strike on Friday Page 4 CONNECT

Uber hikes fares by nearly 15 per cent in Delhi-NCR NEW DELHI: Taxi aggregator app The US-based firm Uber has hiked its entry- level fares ofering UberGO has increased the by up to 15 per cent in ride time charge to Delhi-NCR. ₨.1.5 per minute from The United States-based firm has increased the ride the earlier ₨1 time charge to ₨.1.5 per minute from the earlier ₨1. Uber had introduced “up- Uber charges ₨6 per km for front fare” last year. As per up to 20 km and ₨12 per km this, the company calculated thereafter at a base fare of and showed rates depending ₨60 for UberGO. on expected time, travel dis- The ride time charges — tance and local traic. The calculated on the basis of the fares fluctuated as per total time of the ride — for demand. UberPOOL and UberX have Afordable pricing has also been hiked to ₨1.5 per been one of the important minute. factors driving on-demand taxi services in the country. Pricing structure Uber was engaged in an in- When contacted, an Uber tense battle in the Indian spokesperson said: “Starting market with local rival Ola, Thursday, we made some as well as radio taxi operat- changes to our pricing struc- ors like Meru. ture in Delhi-NCR in order The company, which oper- to serve the city better.” ates in 29 cities in the coun- The prices are expected to try, counts India as its second go up by 10-15 per cent, the largest market, after the US. spokesperson added. —PTI

Still no notification on 298 schools STAFF REPORTER January 23 is the NEW DELHI: It has been a last day for week since nursery schools to accept admissions for private applications for schools began in the city. With January 23 as the nursery admissions last day for schools to accept applications, breakup of marks allotted there is still no on each criterion. For notification on the 298 clarification of schools built on DDA/ grievances/doubts of government land. Many parents, specific time has prominent schools in the been given between city built on DDA land February 16 and 18.” have to accept 75 per cent students from the On the tenterhooks neighbourhood. Parents, however, are on the tenterhooks. Delhi HC orders Seema Bisht, a parent The Directorate of seeking admission at St. Education (DoE) had Mary’s Public School, issued a statement saying said: “Right now we don’t that as per Delhi High have any idea about Court orders, all private admission to 298 schools. schools have to adopt the I am filling up the form criteria of admission for other schools that which must be clear, have started the process well-defined, equitable, and will submit it before non-discriminatory, January 23. I will decide unambiguous and after schools declare the transparent, but failed to result.” comment on when the notification for the 298 ‘Lots of confusion’ schools would come out. Though long lines outside schools were In case of grievance missing, Pallavi, a parent, The statement had also added: “Though the said that any grievance government has with regard to the announced online admission process or admissions, there is still a complaints related to lot of confusion. That is donation/capitation fee why I decided to come to being charged by schools, the school to take the non-display of criteria/ form. I will submit it as procedure of admissions, soon as possible. I have non-availability of not faced any problem so admission forms or any far.” other complaint may be Some parents are lodged on link worried that the doepvt.delhi.gov.in admission guidelines for The DoE had schools built on instructed all schools to government land may display the total number not be clear-cut and may of entry-level seats and require documentation clear cut criteria on their that cannot be arranged websites and notice for overnight. “Instead of boards in a transparent taking the risk, I am manner. “The schools applying to all the must transparently schools in my area. Better declare and display the to have a seat in a lesser- list of shortlisted known school than no children along with seat at all,” said a parent.

CINEMA Gurugram gurdwara shows the way with ‘green seva’ initiative Jamia launches ENGLISH: alumni network A MONSTER CALLS: PVR ASHOK KUMAR religious events. The mes- ber. On top of these posters is (Anupam, City Walk), Wave (Raja sage conveyed through a quote from the Guru STAFF REPORTER Garden, Noida), Cinepolis, Spice (Noida), SRS Cinemas. GURUGRAM: In view of the “green seva” posters is to Granth Sahib saying: “Pavan PASSENGERS: PVR (Anupam, growing use of plastic and in- check the increasing use of Guru Pani Pita Mata Dharat NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Is- Shalimar Bagh, Vasant Kunj, City creasing pollution levels, materials causing life-threat- Mahat [the air is the guru, lamia on Friday launched the Walk, Naraina, Mahagun, Sangam), DT (Noida), Wave (Raja Garden, Gurdwara Sadh Sangat in ening environmental water the father and earth Global Jamia Alumni Net- Noida), Satyam (Nehru Place, Patel South City-I here has initi- pollution. the greatest mother of all]”. work (GJAN) and invited all Nagar), Cinepolis, Spice (Noida). ated a campaign to spread alumni to register with the HINDI: awareness on reducing Various eforts ‘Truly commendable’ network so that former stu- waste for sustainable living. Green sewaks of the gurd- Ruchika Sethi, who runs dents from diferent parts of DANGAL: (Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar): Abhishek Cineplex, Delite, The management commit- wara here have made eforts Why Waste Your Waste cam- the world can come together Shiela, Milan, Liberty, Regal, Ritz, tee has put up posters at four towards cleanliness them- paign, said: “Many environ- to strengthen their presence. Amba, G3S (Rohini), PVR (Plaza, gurdwaras in Delhi — Bangla selves. These include taking mental problems are due to Rivoli, Priya, Saket, City Walk, “Landmark event” Naraina, Vikaspuri, Prashant Vihar, Sahib, Rakab Ganj Sahib, Sis biodegradable plates to the our apathetic nature and EDM), M2K (Rohini, Pitampura), Ganj and Moti Bagh. Municipal Corporation of selfishness. To deal with it, Vice-Chancellor Talat Movie Time (Raja Garden, Titled “Let’s Do Green Gurgaon’s pilot composting we need spiritual and reli- Ahmad called it “a landmark Pitampura), FUN (Moti Nagar, Seva”, the posters appeal the plant, and processing and gious transformation. When event in the history of the Pitampura, Laxmi Nagar, Karkardooma), DT (Saket, Shalimar devotees to say no to treating the “waste” from religious leaders initiative institution”. Bagh, Vasant Kunj), Satyam (Patel disposables. langars in environment- eco-friendly practices, we Nagar, Nehru Place, Janakpuri), BIG friendly manner by turning it have hope for a sustainable Beneficial relationship (Odeon, Vaishali, Kaushambi, ‘Use pattals and dunas’ into organic manure. future. it is truly commend- The university informed Noida), Wave (Raja Garden, Kaushambi, Noida), Spice (Noida), Given rapid urbanisation, “The management com- able to see gurdwaras initiat- that GJAN will promote the JAM Shipra, M4U, SRS Cinemas, a lot of people prefer to use mittee felt that each person ing an awareness education interest, welfare and educa- Movie Palace, Movie Magic, and throw plastic and Styro- should showcase their green programme on sustainable tional goals of the university Galaxie, Star X (Vaishali), foam containers for langar responsibility and bring living like reducing plastic, and its alumni, establish and Chaudhary (Ghaziabad), Movie World and Silver City (Ghaziabad), (community kitchen) cere- about harmony with the en- refusing hazardous pack- maintain a mutually benefi- Inox and Q Cinemas (Faridabad). monies. A huge number of GOOD MOVE: The management committee of Gurdwara Sadh Sangat has put up posters at four vironment by conserving aging materials, promoting a cial relationship between the (BOOKING ENQUIRIES: PVR devotees arranging these gurdwaras in Delhi. — PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT natural resources, reducing culture of composting and two, and encourage lifelong 51513391; Spice Gold 012043890000; Satyam langars litter the roads with water wastage and helping recycling in the city. It can engagement of the alumni Cinemas 25797385; Delite disposables, wrappers, etc. pattals and dunas (leaf biodegradable in stead of their bit in order to ensure build clean and healthy liv- have far-reaching efect on and the university com- 23272903; Wave 51832222) The posters urge the use of plates and bowls), which are plastic disposables, and do clean the surroundings after ing,” said a committee mem- health and environment.” munity at large. @bubbly581 CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 CITY 3 DELHI Jan 07, Sat Jan 08, Sun Jan 09, Mon RISE 07 15 SET 17 40 RISE 07 15 SET 17 41 RISE 07 15 SET 17 42 RISE 13 17 SET 01 RISE 14 02 SET 02 31 RISE 14 52 SET 03 36 28

SHROUDED IN MYSTERY DU professor assaulted by Mother expecting twins gets one baby snatcher at petrol pump Woman alleges ultrasound report showed two live foetuses; DCW seeks response from hospital STAFF REPORTER threatening me.” informed that not all After that it was a “blur cameras at the station STAFF REPORTER pital authorities and the po- NEW DELHI: A Delhi of slapping, punches” that were working,” she lice to probe the matter al- University professor was caused her spectacles to alleged. NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old wo- legedly evoked no response. allegedly assaulted by a break, she alleged. The incident, however, man has alleged that she was Acting on her complaint, snatcher after he failed to was captured on the sole handed over only one child DCW chief Swati Maliwal grab her bag at a refuelling Nobody to help functional CCTV camera. by the staf of Safdarjung shot of letters to the police station in east Delhi’s “I turned to the petrol The footage neither Hospital despite giving birth and hospital seeking their re- Mayur Vihar. pump agents and by- shows the assailant’s face to twins. sponse in the case within 48 The incident happened standers to note his nor does it seem to have Identified as Hemlata, a hours. Ms. Maliwal asked the on Tuesday, when the vehicle number down. captured his motorcycle’s resident of north Delhi’s hospital to provide the de- victim was headed to They simply looked away, registration number. Darshan Vihar, the woman tails of the action taken on college in her car. even as the emboldened claimed she had got her ul- the complaint and of the staf Sharing her ordeal on man came closer, punched No clues yet trasound test done at a present at the time of Facebook, the woman me again and sped away,” The police said they private diagnostic lab in delivery. wrote, “As I was boarding she wrote. had registered a case on November last year and the my car, a bike-borne man Once the assailant had charges of causing hurt, report said she was carrying ‘Register FIR’ in an orange hoodie escaped, some people criminal intimidation and “two live foetuses”. How- Expressing apprehension approached me, and tried lambasted the petrol doing acts with an ever, when the delivery took that an organised criminal to snatch my bag. When I pump agents and guards intention to outrage the place at the hospital on group was behind the incid- pulled him and my bag for not reacting. modesty of a woman. December 22, she was al- ent, Ms. Maliwal sought cop- back, he fell down and “The police arrived They are, however, yet to legedly handed over just one ies of all complaints of a sim- began abusing and after my call. I was then make any headway. child, a girl. ilar nature received by the “When we asked the hos- hospital in the past one year. Ms. Maliwal also recom- mended that the police re- Elderly woman IN A MESS: Hemlata and her husband Vikas approached the DCW after they allegedly did not gister an FIR. Chinmoy Murder accused nabbed When we asked the receive help from the police and hospital authorities. PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Biswal, Additional DCP brutalised, killed hospital staff about (South), confirmed that a pital staf about the other away the baby. ing they had “no substance”. complaint had been received after 6 months on the run the other child, child, they said it must have “The ultrasound report is from the couple on Decem- STAFF REPORTER they said it must been discarded with Hospital rubbishes claims questionable,” he said. ber 27. “The complaint has STAFF REPORTER Jharkhand, where the ac- garbage,” said Vikas, the wo- Dr A.K. Rai, Medical Su- On Friday, the woman ap- been sent to the hospital’s GURUGRAM: An 80-year-old cused comes from. have been discarded man’s husband. perintendent of Safdarjung proached the Delhi Commis- medical superintendent for a woman was found murdered NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man He was finally arrested on with garbage Hemlata also alleged that Hospital, however, dis- sion for Women (DCW) report. Their report is at her house in Sonipat dis- who allegedly stoned to Wednesday from Khajuri she had seen a nurse taking missed the allegations, say- after her requests to the hos- awaited,” said Mr. Biswal. trict on Wednesday, with a death the live-in partner of a Chowk based on a tip-of. plastic bottle stufed inside transgender person in north- The police said Vinod her private parts. east Delhi’s Karawal Nagar in worked odd jobs and often The incident came to light July and had been on the run spent his time with the de- Bank oicial seeks bail when the victim’s son went ever since has been arrested. ceased, Mahender Tomar. to wake her up in the morn- The accused, Vinod, was However, Tomar would al- NDMC oicials attacked ing. carrying a reward of ₨25,000 legedly often use derogatory in note conversion case Dr. Sumit Kaushik, who on his head, said Joint CP terms for Vinod’s wife. On was part of a three-member (Crime) Ravindra Yadav. July 14, a drunken conversa- NIRNIMESH KUMAR the plea submitting that during encroachment drive medical board that conduc- tion between them turned CCTV footage of the bank ted the post-mortem exam- Police on the trail ugly during which Vinod al- NEW DELHI: A suspended showed that co-accused Ra- STAFF REPORTER While one official encroached on public ination on the woman, said To gather information legedly used a stone to re- branch manager of a private jeev Kumar Kushwaha along was allegedly spaces. The oicials, the bottle had damaged the about him, a team of Crime peatedly hit Tomar on his bank here has moved a court with others had brought NEW DELHI: Oicials of the however, entered shops woman’s intestines. Branch had even visited head, killing him on the spot. seeking bail in a case of al- crores of rupees in mango New Delhi Municipal slapped, another’s and beat up people,” said “Never before have I come leged irregularities in the cartons and deposited the Council (NDMC) were clothes were Ashok Randhawa, across such brutality. It was conversion of old currency same there. allegedly thrashed by president, Sarojini Nagar inhuman,” said Dr. Kaushik. notes into new. some shopkeepers during reportedly ripped off Mini Market Association. DELHI TODAY The oicial, Vineet Gupta, Accused in custody an anti-encroachment He alleged that the Rape not ruled out posted at the Kashmiri Gate Gupta, Kushwaha, alleged drive at south Delhi’s and one of their clothes oicials had confiscated The ribs of the woman Talk: Seminar on “Keys to Gov- Habitat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. branch of Axis Bank, submit- to be the mastermind behind Sarojini Market on ripped of. the wares of the shop that ernance: Political Will”, at Seminar Exhibition: “Eternal”, an exhibition were also fractured, and an Rooms I-II, Kamaladevi Complex, In- of drawings by Bhaskar Singha, at ted in his application that he the floating of alleged shell Thursday. include plastic products injury was found on the fore- dia International Centre (IIC), 6:30 Convention Centre Foyer, India Hab- had played no role in the con- companies, and suspended Jagbir, an enforcement Case registered and crockery, even though head as well. p.m. itat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. version of the demonetised manager (Operations) of the inspector with the NDMC, The police were called the shopkeeper ofered to Not ruling out rape, Dr. Talk: Lecture on “Hindu mantras Culture: Tirumala Tirupati Dev- notes, and no article had bank, Shobit Sinha, are in ju- told the police that the and the oicials taken for a remove the articles and Christian prayers”, at Confer- asthanam: Thirupavai Upanyasam Kaushik said swabs were ence Room – I, Main Building, India by Dr. K. Ananthachariar at Lakshmi been recovered from him by dicial custody. The Director- trouble began when he medical examination. stacked outside the taken and sent to a laborat- International Centre (IIC), 6:30 p.m. Nrisimha Mandir, Karol Bagh, 6:30 the Enforcement Director- ate alleges that Kushwaha and his two colleagues Later, a case of assault and premises. ory in Karnal for Music: “Melodious Revival”, tribute p.m. ate. had used the identity docu- tried to remove vegetables obstructing a public examination. to legendary ghazal singers: Arvind Screening: Of English film “Papa ments of various persons al- kept on the footpath servant from discharging Traders planning protest Dixit to perform select ghazals of Hemmingway in Cuba”, at C.D. Prahlad Singh, Station Mehdi Hassan, Jagjit Singh, Gulam Deshmukh Auditorium, India Inter- Banking on CCTV inputs legedly to form shell com- outside a shop. his duty was registered at He said the traders House Oicer, Sadar police Ali, Mukesh and Mohd Rafi, among national Centre (IIC), 6:30 p.m. The counsel for the ac- panies through which cash Two shopkeepers the Sarojini Nagar police would soon hold a station, said a case had been others; Manoj Nagar on tabla, at Screening: Of Japanese film “Ogin - cused argued that even if deposits of ₨39 crore were immediately entered into station. meeting to decide on a Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre Love and Faith”, with English sub- registered. titles, at The Japan Foundation, 5A there were violations of KYC made between November 10 an argument with them The traders at the protest, including a “shut- (IHC), 7 p.m. The police, however, are Exhibition: “Timeless”, an exhibi- Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar, 2 p.m. norms in connection with and November 22 in close and started hurling verbal market, however, claimed down”. yet to achieve a tion of ceramic sculptures by Usha (Mail your listings for this column the bank accounts of persons connivance with the two abuses before one of them foul over the action taken “NDMC inspectors breakthrough. Garodia, at Visual Arts Gallery, India at [email protected]) involved in the case, it did bank oicers. allegedly slapped Jagbir. by the oicials. have created an not require the custody of his The latter had allegedly When his colleagues tried “As per court orders, atmosphere of terror at client. Special Public Prosec- taken one per cent commis- to intervene, they, too, the NDMC can remove the market,” Mr. utor Vikas Garg, appearing sion for the total amount of were allegedly assaulted vendors who have Randhawa added. for the Directorate, opposed money deposited. Molestation case: cops to release sketches of accused NEW DELHI: Unable to identify members their faces and we tacked the police, they man- cluded students,” said a sions by visiting coaching the two men who had al- will be getting their sketches aged to flee. source. centres and talking to stu- legedly tried to molest a wo- put up in the area. There are The police are also trying dents.“We have also asked man in north-west Delhi’s high chances that they are Mob out of control to identify the girl whom the students to help us identify Mukherjee Nagar, the Delhi students staying in the area There were around 20-30 accused tried to molest. A the accused. They have been Police will now prepare who are preparing for com- policemen deployed in the case under relevant sections assured that their identities sketches of the accused and petitive exams,” the oicer area and when a mob of 250- of the IPC for damaging pub- will not be revealed and they share these with locals to said. 300 people gathered, police- lic property, rioting, attack- will be rewarded suitably for trace them. A video of a mob running men had to retreat to a ing a government servant helping the police,” the The police have also de- amok and attacking police- nearby police post, they said. and assault or criminal force source said. cided to conduct a sensitisa- men with stones after they The mob banged on the to a woman with intent to On Thursday, the police tion drive in the area, which prevented two men from as- windows of the post and outrage her modesty has had said almost 1,200-1,500 is a hub for students who pre- saulting a woman on New damaged them, prompting been registered against un- students had been ques- pare for competitive examin- Year’s Eve here had surfaced the policemen to seek rein- known persons. Section 354 tioned in connection with ations like UPSC, banking on Thursday. forcement. (assault or criminal force to the incident, which had sim- and others. On the basis of Two men in yellow and As soon as extra force woman with intent to out- ilarities with the Bengaluru the description given by one blue jackets allegedly tried to came, the mob retreated but rage her modesty) of the IPC mass molestation case. of the constables present at pull down a woman riding the police managed to catch was included in the FIR on “Almost 1,200-1,500 stu- the spot, sketches of the two pillion on a motorbike near hold of 24-25 people who the basis of the statement dents have been questioned accused will be prepared and Batra Cinemas, investigators were detained and were sus- given by Constable Anil till now. The SHO of shared with the coaching had said. Noticing the incid- pected to be involved in the Kaushik, who was also an Mukherjee Nagar has also centres, hostels and PGs loc- ent, the police had cautioned stone-pelting. eyewitness and was injured formed a WhatsApp group ated in the area, a senior po- the two men, who appeared “Their names and ad- in the incident. with the owners of coaching lice oicer said. drunk, against indulging in dresses have been taken centres to ascertain the iden- hooliganism, and they were down. A couple of them were Sensitisation drives tities of the hooligans,” a Accused may be students even caught, but after the people who run PGs and a The police are also con- source privy to the probe had “One of our constables re- crowd went berserk and at- few of those detained in- ducting sensitisation ses- said.—PTI

Women allowed to carry knives in Metros STAFF REPORTER been struck of from the list of items restricted from be- NEW DELHI: Keeping safety in ing carried in metro trains. mind, the Central Industrial The decision was taken after Security Force (CISF) has labourers frequently com- permitted women to carry plained of inconvenience small knives while travelling caused to them while travel- in metro trains. ling in metros. “Women will now be per- mitted to carry knives that CISF to maintain record are less than four inches CISF oicials will, how- long. We realised that small ever, maintain a register of knives are not a threat to se- GOOD NEWS: The decision has the tools so that their own- curity but required by wo- been taken keeping women’s ers can be contacted if men for their protection,” safety in mind. FILE PHOTO required. said a senior CISF oicer. The order permitting The agency has also de- daily during screening. these items in metro trains cided to allow lighters and However, one passenger will was issued by the CISF last matchboxes in metro trains, be allowed to carry only one September after reviewing as hundreds of these items lighter or matchbox. the security threat posed by are seized from passengers Certain tools have also each of them.

Published by N. Ram at Kasturi Buildings, 859 & 860, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002 and Printed by S. Ramanujam at HT Media Ltd. Plot No. 8, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida Distt. Gau CM @bubbly581 YK NOIDA/DELHI 4 | CITY THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 Phase IV will ofer more options to commuters Narela and Bawana to be finally connected to rest of the Capital; numerous interchange stations to cut down travel time

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NEW DELHI: With Phase IV of E-rickshaws to provide the Delhi Metro getting the government’s approval on last-mile connectivity Friday, the metro network will now reach the peripher- SIDHARTHA ROY pollution and giving an ‘ugly ies of the Capital as well as look’ to the stations, a DMRC provide better connectivity NEW DELHI: The lack of depend- oicial said. to the airport and many south able last-mile connectivity and central Delhi has been a bane for Delhi ‘Safe and reliable’ neighbourhoods. Metro commuters, but a The DMRC now plans to The first phase of the solution may be available turn this unorganised me- Metro connected the eastern soon in the form of GPS-en- dium into a more organised part of the city to west and abled e-rickshaws with on- one by roping in operators north Delhi with New Delhi. board CCTVs. who will regulate their The second phase saw the The Delhi Metro Rail Cor- movement to ensure dedic- lines extending further, poration (DMRC) is in the ated, safe, secure and reliable touching the southern part of process of tying up with op- first and last-mile feeder ser- Delhi and entering NCR for erators that will procure, vices to Metro commuters, the first time. maintain and operate e-rick- the oicial said. While the first two phases shaws to provide first and The e-rickshaws will be al- focused on radial lines reach- last-mile connectivity from lowed to carry a maximum of ing all corners of Delhi-NCR, Metro stations to neighbour- four passengers and up to the soon-to-be-completed hoods within a radius of 40kg of luggage. Phase III will see these radi- three to four kilometres. The DMRC also wants the als being connected by new e-rickshaws to have GPS and lines, eventually forming Unorganised transporters CCTVs installed to ensure concentric circles. Over the last few years, safety for passengers, partic- three-wheelers and unorgan- ularly women. Bolstering the network ised transport mediums such The DMRC also wants the Phase IV of the Metro ex- as e-rickshaws and Gramin vehicles to be equipped with pansion plan, work on which Sewa vehicles have flocked a first-aid box and a fire might now begin soon, would to Metro stations in Delhi- extinguishers. further bolster the network National Capital Region. The oicial said that the e- by reaching far flung areas of Though the unorganised rickshaws will be able to help the Capital, as well as im- modes of transport provide in areas that feeder buses proving connectivity in much-needed last-mile con- cannot access due to narrow south and central Delhi. nectivity to commuters, they or congested roads. Once Phase IV is com- also lead to blockage of entry The DMRC will provide pleted, adding three new and exit points at the sta- dedicated space at the Metro lines and extending three tions, apart from creating stations for the e-rickshaws. others, the Delhi Metro net- work will be one of the largest in the world. The total number of interchange sta- tions will also go up to 41, The corridors that will ex- corridor (Line 1) will see the such as Sadar Bazar, Nabi NCR areas, despite being in nectivity to the domestic ter- from the 27 proposed after tend the Metro network to Metro reach the outer sectors Karim and RK Ashram Marg. Delhi, due to their distance minal for residents of completion of Phase III. This peripheral areas of Delhi are of Rohini, Barwala, Bawana The Maujpur to Mukund- from the centre of the Capital Ambedkar Nagar, Saket, will mean more options for the Rithala to Narela line, and and Narela. pur line will connect areas in and lack of dependable pub- Lado Sarai, Mehrauli and commuters to change trains Janakpuri (West) to RK The Narela sub-city, de- north-east Delhi such as lic transport. The areas are Vasant Kunj. and cut down travelling time. Ashram line in north-west veloped by the DDA, which is Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura likely to see a real estate The Lajpat Nagar-Saket G So, while the expansion of Delhi, Mukundpur to a ghost town at present due and Maujpur to Burari in boom once the Delhi Metro Block will also mean that the Delhi Metro will add to Maujpur line in north-east to lack of connectivity, is ex- north Delhi. reaches them. commuters taking the Violet the daily footfall, the availab- Delhi; and Tughlaqabad to pected to see a boom. With the completion of Line will also be able to reach ility of more interchange op- Terminal 1 line, which will The Janakpuri (West) to Real estate boom Phase IV, Metro connectivity the airport easily, apart from tions will mean equitable dis- bring south-east Delhi closer RK Ashram line will connect Areas such as Narela, to the airport will also get a residents of Sheikh Sarai, persal of passenger traic to the airport. Paschim Vihar, Peeragarhi, Bawana or Burari have not major boost. The Tugh- Chirag Dilli, Greater and less crowding at the ex- The further extension of Mukerba Chowk, Ashok Vi- seen much development in laqabad-Terminal 1 corridor Kailash-I, Andrews Ganj and CONVENIENT RIDE: The e-rickshaws will have CCTV cameras isting interchange stations. the Dilshad Garden-Rithala har to central Delhi areas housing compared to many will provide direct con- Lajpat Nagar. and a GPS. FILE PHOTO: RAMESH SHARMA Solution soon on AAP’s Jarnail Singh resigns Award for people who help accident victims DCW employees’ STAFF REPORTER Cabinet’s decision, Deputy approved the ‘Good road accident victim in Chief Minister Manish Samaritan Policy’. Under west Delhi’s Subhash Nagar salary: L-G to HC as MLA to fight Punjab CM NEW DELHI: The Delhi Sisodia said that the the scheme, people, who bled to death because no government on Friday scheme is intended to are helping road accident one had helped him. The NEW DELHI: The oice of Lieu- STAFF REPORTER on the grounds that he did approved the ‘Good encourage people to take victims, will be rewarded AAP government in April tenant-Governor on Friday not mention for how long Samaritan Policy’ under accident victims to a with ₨2,000 and an last year, had also decided told the Delhi High Court NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi he had been staying on the which ₨2,000 and an hospital. appreciation certificate by to provide basic life that there could be a solution Party’s Rajouri Garden given address of his friend appreciation certificate will the government,” Mr. support training to all soon regarding the salary MLA Jarnail Singh on in the area. be given to people who help ₨2,000 award Sisodia said. auto-rickshaw drivers in and appointment of employ- Friday gave up his road accident victims and “To encourage people to The government had the city. The idea was to ees hired by Delhi Commis- Assembly membership to January 9 take them to the hospital. help accident victims, the mooted the proposal in have help at hand in case of sion for Women,even as the contest against Punjab Sources in the party said Announcing the Delhi government has August last year after a a road accident. commission alleged that its Chief Minister Parkash that the AAP MLA will get autonomy was being afected Singh Badal from the his name struck of the due to this issue. Lambi constituency. Jarnail will fight from Lambi Delhi voter list and soon Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva “I sent my resignation to constituency in the Punjab register himself in Punjab. asked the DCW to file a sep- Speaker Ram Niwas Goel Assembly polls. FILE PHOTO “By January 9, he will apply arate application for any on Thursday,” Mr Singh, a in Punjab,” said sources. grievance it has as the former journalist, told the himself in Punjab. AAP’s Punjab Prabhari present petition was filed media. A section of the media (State in-charge) and over non-payment of salary had earlier reported that spokesperson Sanjay Singh to the workers engaged in Yet to register in Punjab Mr. Singh’s application to in a statement said that Mr. various cells for women. The Punjab goes to the polls register himself as a voter Singh has . “Mr. Singh will court listed the matter for on February 4. However, from Sarawan Bodla village definitely contest from hearing on January 24. Mr. Singh is still a voter of in Lambi constituency of Lambi and defeat Mr. The court on December Delhi and yet to register Muktsar had been rejected Badal,” he said. 22, 2016, had come to the aid of 62 DCW workers, includ- ing acid attack victims, who were not paid salary since September 2016, by directing Adding to the problem the commission to disburse 50 per cent of their four months’ arrears.

Arrears disbursed Today, the L-G’s oice said the orders of the court have been complied with and amounts have been dis- bursed. The December 22 order had came on the workers’ plea, filed through advocate SMELLY SITUATION: Garbage piles up in east Delhi on Friday after EDMC sanitation workers went on strike over delayed payment Amita Singh Kalkal, seeking of salaries. PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA a direction to DCW to dis- burse salary which had not been paid since September. The L-G's oice had said Crisis looms as sanitation staf go on strike that prima facie investiga- tion by the Anti-Corruption DAMINI NATH The EDMC has said that it BJP councillors of the EDMC Branch and other authorities will not be able to pay the may have to “join the had showed that the appoint- NEW DELHI: East Delhi resid- workers till funds from the protest”. He said the EDMC ments of the employees were AIR POLLUTION: A farmer burns vegetation near Bela State Kanchan Puri on the Yamuna ents could have a messy Delhi government are dis- had asked the Delhi Govern- not done as per the law. bank on Friday. PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA weekend on their hands, bursed. ment to expedite the dis- —PTI with municipal sanitation bursal of the last instalment workers launching a strike ‘Services at a standstill’ of grants for this financial on Friday over delay in pay- EDMC Standing Commit- year. ment of salaries. tee chairperson Jitendra Payal, sons’ appeal for govt accommodation rejected The indefinite strike by Choudhary said that sanita- Release of funds the sanitation staf of the tion services had come to a Sources said that the gov- AKANKSHA JAIN commodation, there is no The appellants had father Farooq Abdullah,” the East Delhi Municipal Cor- standstill. ernment may release funds reason why the appellants pleaded that they are Z an Z Bench said. poration (EDMC) could lead “The removal of 2,500 for the civic bodies within a NEW DELHI: The Delhi High can be treated diferently”. plus protectees and the se- The court held that Payal to garbage piling up on the metric tonnes of garbage a week. However, workers said Court on Friday dismissed curity cover would not be Abdullah’s contention that streets and spilling out of who have gone on similar day from dhalaos has that they would not end their the appeal of Payal Abdullah, Security concerns possible in their smaller being Z and Z plus security dhalaos. strikes several times over the stopped, as well as sweeping strike on promises alone. the estranged wife of former A Bench of Chief Justice G. private house in south Delhi. protectees, they needed to The EDMC, which has past two years, held a protest of streets. This is an emer- “We don’t enjoy making Jammu and Kashmir Chief Rohini and Justice V be allotted accommodation been plagued by a financial outside Deputy Chief Minis- gency. We have been trying Delhiites sufer, but we have Minister Omar Abdullah, Kameshwar Rao dismissed ‘No basis for contention’ by the central government, crisis for two years now, has ter Manish Sisodia’s oice as to reach out to Chief Minis- no option. We have been and her two sons for a gov- the appeal moved by Payal “Mr. Abdullah himself has to be without any basis. been unable to pay staf, in- well as the EDMC headquar- ter Arvind Kejriwal and Mr. brought to the brink of des- ernment accommodation on and her two sons against the shifted to a place in “Even the Ministry of cluding 17,000 sanitation ters in Patparganj. The work- Sisodia, but they are occu- peration,” said Sanjay security grounds. August 2016 order by single Nizamuddin where adequate Home Afairs has taken a workers, their salaries for ers said that they would not pied with the Punjab elec- Gehlot, president of the The court observed that judge asking them to vacate security is being provided to stand that adequate security November and December. end their strike till the salar- tions,” said the chairperson. Swatantra Majdoor Vikas “when Mr. Abdullah himself government accommoda- him by the Delhi Police. Sim- cover will be provided to the The sanitation workers, ies are paid. Mr. Choudhary added that Sanyukt Morcha. has shifted to a private ac- tion 7, Akbar Road. ilar is the position with his appellants,” it noted. CM @bubbly581 ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 REGION | 5 Centre-Delhi row upsets HC ‘Why can’t the two govts resolve matters amicably without coming to court?’

STAFF REPORTER HC disapproved of Speaker’s plea against NEW DELHI: The High Court on Friday expressed its disap- L-G’s order over pointment over a tussle posting of bureaucrat between the Centre and the in the Assembly Delhi government over a re- patriation of a bureaucrat and that of the Rajya Sabha and wondered why such Chairman for over six years. matters are brought to the He was appointed the Delhi court rather than being re- Assembly Secretary in July solved amicably. 2015 for a tenure of one year on expiry of which AIR had Court’s observation directed him to return. The court made the obser- AIR then turned down vation while hearing a peti- Speaker’s request for his ex- tion by Speaker Ram Niwas tension following which the Goel who has challenged L-G ordered his repatriation. former Lieutenant-Gov- The Speaker, however, re- ernor Najeeb Jung’s order re- fused to relieve him. patriating Delhi Assembly ‘EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE’: Speaker Ram Niwas Goel Secretary Prasanna Kumar (centre) has challenged the order of former L-G Najeeb Jung Conduct Rules violation? Suryadevara, an oicer be- (left) repatriating Delhi Assembly Secretary Prasanna Kumar AIR had also issued a longing to Newsreader-cum- Suryadevara to All India Radio . — FILE PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA show-cause notice to the Translator (Telugu) cadre, to bureaucrat on why action for All India Radio (AIR), his court is an extraordinary cir- without his agreement, “misconduct” should not be parent organisation. cumstance. This should not while also challenging the initiated against him over a be thrashed out in court. He memorandums issued by newspaper article written by Notices issued is not such an oicer that two AIR to Prasanna Kumar dir- him in June – ‘Neither Oice, The court issued notices governments [Delhi and ecting him to join his parent Nor Profit’ – finding it “crit- to the Centre, Prasanna Ku- Centre] should fight over organisation immediately, ical” of the Centre, which is mar and the Delhi govern- him. Why cannot it be re- failing which his absence in “violation of the Conduct ment seeking their replies by solved amicably without would be treated as Rules”. January 17, and asked the either party coming to “unauthorised”. This too has been chal- Centre not to insist on repat- court,” asked Justice Sanjeev lenged by Mr. Goel in his riation of the bureaucrat till Sachdeva. L-G ordered repatriation plea, but the court said the then. The Centre accepted Mr. Goel has in his petition Prasanna Kumar has notice should be challenged the same. contended that the L-G can- served in the oice of the Lok by the oicer himself and not “A Speaker coming to not repatriate the oicer Sabha Speaker for five years the Speaker. HC asks trial court to hear afresh plea against Sardar Singh

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday confirmed the interim order granting stay on the criminal proceedings against former In- dian hockey team captain Sardar Singh, who is facing allegation of sexual harassment made by his estranged girlfriend, a British woman of Indian origin. Justice Vipin Sanghi asked the Sardar Singh trial court to con- sider afresh the plea of the woman. Singh had come the High Court challenging the trial court order directing the police to re- gister an FIR on the complaint of the woman.

Interim stay Singh was accused of sexual harassment, exploitation, mental, physical and emo- tional torture. In his plea before the High Court, Singh had submitted that the trial court did not give him a chance to be heard and no notice was issued before passing the order. On October 14, the High Court had granted interim stay on the proceedings be- fore the trial court till January 8. It had also issued notice to the complainant and the Delhi Police seeking their stand on Singh’s plea.

‘No action’ The woman had approached the trial court alleging that the police did not take ac- tion on her complaint against Singh. The allegations levelled against Singh also include attempt to murder, causing mis- carriage without consent and criminal in- timidation. In her complaint, the woman has alleged that the hockey player established physical relations on false promise of mar- riage and was also involved with other women.

NGT notice to Centre, Haryana on rail project

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NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from the Centre and the Haryana government on a plea by Gurugram residents against a railway over- bridge project being constructed allegedly without prior environment clearance. The Tribunal was hearing a plea filed by eight Gurugram residents seeking direc- tions to restrain the authorities from cutting trees for construction of four-lane railway overbridge on Delhi-Rewari-Jaipur railway line near Palam Vihar-Bajghera Road. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the ministries of environment and road transport, Central Pollution Control Board, the state government, Haryana Urban De- velopment Authority and others while seek- ing their reply before January 12.

‘Unauthorised’ construction The residents said the project was located near a residential township and claimed that the overbridge at Palam Vihar was being constructed without environment clear- ance. “The respondents have cut 60 trees and destroyed a green belt of about 35 feet, which was developed and situated in front of the houses of the applicants. Felling of 60 trees has caused severe dust pollution in the area,” the plea, filed through advocate Sunaina Valecha, said. CM @bubbly581 YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 NORTHERN REGION 7 Notice to UP over garbage near Ganga Girl’s ears ‘cut of’ for The green court has sought response before February 10 resisting gang-rape BINDU SHAJAN PERAPPADAN compensation be not im- petition filed by Uttar Pra- of November every year. The plea alleged that the MOHAMMAD ALI Also claims that the Ajay Kumar Sharma, the posed for indiscriminate dis- desh resident Krishan Kant Many villagers attending district administration has Circle Oicer (Rural), told NEW DELHI: A National Green posal of waste. Singh and NGO SAFE, seek- the fair stay on the banks of not taken any step to control ASARA (BAGHPAT): A teenaged police did not take the media. Tribunal (NGT) bench The green court has ing a direction to organisers the river, cook food and wash the waste disposal and even girl in Baghpat has alleged any action when she Mr. Sharma said he had in- headed by its chairperson sought a response before and the district administra- utensils at the same place, after the fair, no steps have that four men of her village structed the oicials to add Justice Swatanter Kumar on February 10. tion to make proper arrange- besides disposing plastic, been taken to clear the solid cut of her ears when she res- approached them relevant sections of sexual Friday took note of the reck- “They shall show cause ment for the fair so that the thermocol, bottles, and other waste. isted their attempt to rape with her complaint violence if the medical re- less dumping of garbage why environmental com- river is not polluted. waste material and biode- The plea sought a direc- her. port confirms it. around the Ganga during the pensation be not imposed The plea, filed through ad- gradable material, the plea tion to the respondents to The girl also claimed that “When she resisted, they But Mahmooda Chaud- Kartik Poornima fair at Gar- upon them for indiscrimin- vocate Rahul Choudhary, said. clear the entire stretches of the police did not take any cut of her ears with a knife. hary, the village head, dis- hmukteshwar in Uttar Pra- ate dumping of waste on the contended that Kartik The toilets made for visit- the river near Garhmuktesh- action when she approached When I reached the house missed the rape claims and desh and issued notice to the river bank of Ganga,” the Poornima Fair is held on the ors also discharge wastes war, Brijghat and Pooth in them with her complaint. after hearing my daughter said the culprits were the State government to show Bench said. banks of the Ganga at Gar- directly into the river Hapur and village in Tigri in The incident took place on scream, they beat me badly victim’s cousins. cause why environmental The tribunal was hearing a hmukteshwar in the month thereby polluting it, it said. Amroha districts of UP. January 4 and the victim be- and ran away,” she claimed. “It is a fight between the longs to Asara village under She alleged that the culprits victim’s mother and her de- the Ramala police station of threatened them the next ceased husband’s brothers. A Baghpat district. day. small fight started between TMC MP Tapas A case was registered un- “We went to the police sta- the victim and her cousins in Inside Patna der Section 354 of the IPC tion but they did not listen to which her ears got hurt,” Ms. Paul sent to jail (assault or criminal force to a us,” alleged the girl’s mother, Chaudhary told The Hindu. woman with the intent to whose husband died a few Her husband, Musharraf STAFF REPORTER outrage her modesty), Sec- years ago. Chaudhary, said the matter tion 324 (voluntarily causing Local police oicials said would soon be “sorted out.” BHUBANESWAR: Trinamool Con- hurt by dangerous weapons the victim and her mother “We went to both the famil- gress (TMC) MP Tapas Paul and means) and Section 323 were medically examined on ies and the medical expenses was sent to jail after the Spe- (punishment for voluntarily Friday and they were trying will be borne by the girl’s cial Chief Judicial Magistrate causing hurt). to arrest the culprits. cousins, they have no reason (CBI) reserved its verdict on The girl’s mother told The “We have registered a case to worry,” he said. his bail petition here on Hindu that four men kid- on the basis of victim’s com- Satyapal Singh, the BJP Friday. napped her daughter from plaint. No arrest has been member of Parliament from The CBI had produced their house and took her to a made yet but we are investig- Baghpat, denied the attemp- Paul in the court of Special nearby house where they al- ating the matter and will ted rape and said the com- CJM (CBI) after his remand legedly tried to rape her. soon arrest the culprits,” plaint was “an afterthought.” period ended on Friday. After hearing the bail peti- tion, the Judicial Magistrate reserved his order and sent Cong wants Badal govt dismissed him to judicial custody till VIKAS VASUDEVA January 19. He would stay in Jharapada Special Jail, CHANDIGARH: After Election Bhubaneswar. Commission oicials and the Last Saturday, Paul was ar- police raided a sub-jail in rested in Kolkata for his al- Fazilka and booked 25 leged involvement with the people, including liquor Rose Valley Group which baron Shiv Lal Doda, who re- was accused of defrauding portedly has close ties with gullible investors. the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, for holding unauthor- MP unwell ised meeting inside jail The TMC MP was first re- premises, the Opposition manded in to CBI custody Nihang Sikhs demonstrate their horse-riding skills to mark the 350th Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind Singh at Gandhi parties have got fresh am- for three days and extension Maidan in Patna on Friday. PHOTO : RANJEET KUMAR munition to target the ruling of another three day remand Badal government on the de- was granted subsequently. teriorating law and order His lawyer of TMC MP ar- situation in the State ahead gued that he was ill and of the Assembly polls. Punjab Congress vice-president Sunil Jakhar handing over a would cooperate with the Rajasthan Congress to ‘expose’ BJP Punjab Congress leaders memorandum to Chief Electoral Officer V. K. Singh in investigation. on Friday approached the Chandigarh on Friday. - PHOTO: AKHILESH KUMAR During the past six days, JAIPUR: Rajasthan Congress on cheated as the promises have Taking a dig at Narendra Raising the issue of wo- Election Commission on the Mr. Paul was quizzed by Friday kicked of a State- failed to realise. Winning Modi, Mr. Pilot said the men’s security, he said des- Fazilka jail incident alleging cident and conduct of the the matter to its logical con- premier investigating wide campaign to “expose” elections doesn’t mean you Prime Minister talks about pite a woman being the that the Badal government Assembly elections under clusion,” he said. agency about his involve- the BJP’s alleged misgov- start dictating,” Mr. Pilot cashless economy and en- State’s chief minister, wo- was influencing the probe President’s rule to prevent Later, Punjab Congress ment with the scam-tainted ernance by holding a ‘Parda- alleged. couraging Paytm but termed men are not feeling safe. into the incident and soft any interference or disturb- president Capt. Amarinder group. Subsequently, CBI faash Rally’ in Churu district. He claimed the demonet- it as risky as 60 per cent Rape of a minor girl in Churu peddling the case. ance in the poll process, be- Singh said the Fazilka incid- grilled him Mr. Paul in pres- Addressing a gathering in isation decision shows that shares of the company were was the latest example of the “The police were trying to sides handing over of the in- ent had exposed the patron- ence of another TMC MP, Sardarshehar town, State the government has no sym- with China. Bank and per- poor law and order situation save the culprits by distort- vestigation into the case to a age criminals were getting Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who Congress president Sachin pathy with people who have sonal details are vulnerable in the state, he said. ing facts,” Congress leader central agency. under the Badal government. was arrested for his connec- Pilot said despite having a sufered numerous problems to crime, he said. He said youth were facing Sunil Jakhar told reporters Mr. Jakhar said the incid- Notably, 25 people, includ- tion with the Rose Valley majority in both the Centre after the move. unemployment and Ra- here, after submitting a ent assumes even more sig- ing those having allegiance Group. and the State, the BJP gov- He said the Congress is Ample money jasthan was lagging in devel- memorandum to Chief nificance in the light of re- to SAD, have been booked The State unit of BJP ernment has failed to live up ready to support the govern- Banks have received opment and leading in mat- Electoral Oicer V. K. Singh. cent Nabha jail break, where under Sections 448, 188 and trained its gun at Chief Min- to people’s expectations. ment in eliminating corrup- ample money post-demonet- ters of atrocities. The Mr. Jakhar said in its five gangsters had escaped 120-B of the IPC, following a ister Naveen Patnaik saying a “They formed govern- tion and terrorism but the isation and now loans should government has shut 18,000 memorandum, the Congress from the high-security raid by the EC oicials along top Rose Valley executive ment by making false prom- notes ban had failed. Even be waived for the poor like it schools and is going to close has demanded immediate prison and not one had been with local administration at had met him in his oice. ises and misleading people. after 50 days, problems are as was done for top industrial- another 800, he claimed. - dismissal of the Badal gov- rearrested. the Fazilka sub-jail on late But now all are feeling they were earlier, he said. ists, he said. PTI ernment in the light of the in- “We urge the EC to take Wednesday.

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Vigilance registers case Barely a week on, another against Jayarajan, others

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT woman attacked in Bengaluru THIRUVANANANTHAPURAM: The Vigilance and Anti-Corrup- tion Bureau (VACB) on Fri- The case is serious though it does not appear to be sexual assault, say police day registered a case against former Industries Minister SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT footage shows a man, with private firm, was visiting her sexual assault, but are prob- E.P. Jayarajan on the suspi- his face covered, stalking the relatives who live near the ing the incident from all cion of having shown undue BENGALURU: In yet another al- woman in a burqa and casu- Arabic College. angles. “It does not reduce preference to his relatives in leged assault on the streets of ally walking away. Immediately after the as- the severity of the case,” said appointments to top posts in Bengaluru, a woman in her The woman later told the sault, she called her family a police oicer. “We believe statutory Corporations and The petition said the HC order amounted to wiping out breeds mid-20s was attacked by a police that when she fought members, who took her to a that the man was trying to get public sector units. of indigenous roosters, which would affect the poultry market man while she was walking back, she sustained multiple private hospital where she her purse and pounced on Additional Chief Secret- and self-sustenance of farmers. — FILE PHOTO: AP towards a bus stop at 6.30 minor injuries. The man fled was treated in the outpatient her. The victim sustained ary Paul Antony and Sudheer E.P. Jayarajan a.m. on Friday. the scene when she started department. minor injuries when she put Nambiar, nephew of Mr. Ja- This comes barely a few shouting for help and a stray up a fight. However, we are yarajan and son of CPI(M) formation Report (FIR) SC stays order allowing days after the molestation of dog in the area began howl- CCTV footage taking the attack seriously, central committee member against them to set in motion a woman near her paying ing. “Unnerved by the noise, They later collected the and eforts are on to nab the P.K. Sreemathy, are also ac- a full-fledged criminal in- guest accommodation in the attacker fled. The area footage from the shopkeeper, culprit” said the oicer. cused in the case. Investigat- vestigation. Legal adviser, seizure of roosters Kammanahalli by two men. becomes busy in the morn- shared it with a private tele- Expressing displeasure ors said the preliminary in- VACB, C.C. Augustine told Parts of Friday’s incident ing. That is perhaps why he vision channel and filed a over the incident, the shop- quiry against the suspects The Hindu that the accused KRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL The petition, filed through — as in the Kammanahalli walked away,” said the shop- complaint with the K.G. Halli keeper said the assault was a had prima facie revealed a would be investigated on the Supreme Court advocate assault — were recorded on keeper who had installed the police. disturbing trend as women cognizable ofence. suspicion of having con- NEW DELHI: In a big relief for Sateesh Galla, contended CCTV cameras that a shop- cameras. The police believe the at- from all walks of lives were The findings warranted spired as public servants and rural Andhra Pradesh and that the roosters were bred keeper had installed. The The victim, who works in a tack did not appear to be being targeted by predators. the registration of a First In- abused their oicial status. Tamil Nadu before the indigenously by farmers as a Pongal/Sankranti festivities, means of livelihood. the Supreme Court on Friday The High Court order and stayed an Andhra Pradesh the resultant arbitrary High Court order allowing “crackdown” by inspection Goods train derails A tribal photographer turns the lens inward joint teams of police and dis- teams on farmsteads in rural trict administration to barge Andhra Pradesh had broken Telangana man documents his Kolam community, without the bias of the outsider into any premises and seize the backs of the farmers, near Balharshah roosters primed for tradi- leaving them in a state of S. HARPAL SINGH recalled. He doesn’t yet tional fights. The fights are constant fear when they SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The mishap involving have his own camera. conducted by farmers as part should be rejoicing during the coal-laden goods JAINOOR (TELANGANA): Athram “I borrow it from my of the Pongal/Sankranti the festival. HYDERABAD: A coal-laden Bapu Rao, a Kolam youth in studio to take pictures of celebrations. The petition said the order goods train derailed at 1 a.m., carrier led to the the Komaram Bheem major events in my village, A Bench of Chief Justice of amounted to wiping out en- on Friday, 30 km from Bal- cancellation and Asifabad district is a and do feel disappointed India J.S. Khehar and Justices tire breeds of indigenous harshah, leading to cancella- pioneer with the camera: that I do not own one. N.V. Ramana and D.Y. roosters, which would afect tion and diversion of dozens diversion of trains he documents tribal life Having a camera would Chandrachud was hearing a the poultry market and self- of trains. from the perspective of the give me the freedom to writ petition filed by indus- sustenance of farmers. The spot where the derail- cluding some important su- community, rather than visit even other Kolam trialist Kanumuru Raghu Ra- “It is important to protect ment took place is about 345 perfast trains were can- through an exotic lens. villages to capture makrishna Rao against the the rights of birds as well as km from the zonal headquar- celled. Fifteen trains were Bheemal Pen puja (tribal religious and cultural December 26, 2016, order of that of the human beings ters of Secunderabad. The partially cancelled. In the up worship of Bheem) on facets,” he pointed out. the High Court of Judicature who breed them,” it Kazipet-Balharshah section direction towards New Thursday was the latest He has been a good at Hyderabad for the State of contended. of the South Central Railway Delhi, 27 express and passen- opportunity for him to student. “Ethnic Telangana and Andhra Pra- The petition said since (SCR) is on the Grand Trunk ger trains were diverted wield the camera and he youngsters are quick desh, giving a free hand to of- December 26, when the or- line that links the north of In- while in the down direction, did that with gusto, learners,” Mr. Rajender ficials to disrupt the 6000- der was pronounced by the dia with the south. 18 trains were diverted. clicking photographs of the CULTURE CONNECT: Athram Bapu Rao reviews a photo in his said, endorsing Bapu Rao’s year-old “sport” held across High Court, police and oi- This made matters worse Initial inquiries, senior of- unfolding religious events village taken as part of his project. — PHOTO: S. HARPAL SINGH ability to shoot and edit the 13 districts. cials had arrested farmers for the railway machinery ficials said, had not revealed in his village. pictures. and seized rare breed of which sent men and material any specific reason for the “This is wonderful,” he Adilabad and Mancherial Bapu Rao’s priority was The Adivasi boys who ‘Farmers threatened’ roosters from their owners to restore the tracks, with the derailment. exulted. The 27-year old districts. to project his community’s learnt photography with The apex court issued no- and kept them in police cus- work being overseen by a The Railways is keen on Intermediate dropout from The photographic customs and traditions, the Jainoor tutor are now tice to the State government, tody. dozen senior oicials. Gen- the restoration of tracks for Kondapatar village in journey for the youth and he quit his part time busy chronicling scenes in the Animal Welfare Board of “This is nothing but the eral Manager, Southern Rail- the present, it is learnt. A de- Jainoor mandal of the began when he enrolled job in Hyderabad to join the agency area and India, and the Director Gen- abuse of democracy,” it said. way, Vashishta Johri, who is tailed probe will be conduc- district is the first under Shinde Rajender, a Mr. Shinde as an making a comfortable eral of Police of Andhra Pra- “The main source of income currently looking after the ted by the Commissioner for professional photographer professional photographer apprentice a year ago. living. Most of them are desh, among others, on Mr. for the farmers is poultry. SCR, flew from Chennai to Railway Safety. in his tribe of poor, of Jainoor mandal, who has “I saw photos of Adivasis ‘mobile’ and go to far of Rao's petition. Can the authorities take catch a special train from Meanwhile, a helpline has minority aboriginal people. also trained about 20 taken by outsiders, which villages to click even The court directed them away their right to livelihood Secunderabad to reach the been set up at Vijayawada Their population of about Adivasi Gond youths in the portrayed our people in a passport size photos of to file their counter-ai- guaranteed under the Con- location. with the number 0866- 38,000 is scattered across art of taking pictures. negative manner,” he tribal residents. davits in four weeks. stitution,” the petition asked. In all, 11 express trains in- 2575038, a press release said .

@bubbly581 NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 NATION 9

Om Puri: The face of the common man

Synonymous with parallel cinema Ishaan, who has a visual impairment. Sadly, the last movement, he was an acting giant few years for Puri had not been great. The explicit rev- NAMRATA JOSHI ers, and supported by direct- elations in the book, Un- ors like Shyam Benegal, likely Hero: The Story of Om MUMBAI: It was just yesterday Govind Nihalani, Ketan Me- Puri, by his second wife that I met Om Puri at the hta, Kundan Shah and Sudhir Nandita Puri, broke him and movies, on the big screen, al- Mishra. He and Naseeruddin the marriage as well. There beit as a disembodied voice Shah have been a prime ex- was also a concomitant, un- in a small film called ample of healthy rivalry and fortunate personal dissolu- Prakash Electronics. His positive competition when it tion. booming, gravelly intonation comes to cinema, both feed- The only consequential was unmistakeable in the ing of and contributing to presence in film of late was film’s voiceover. Among the each other’s growth as act- as the blacksmith sutradhar many things about him, as ors. Both came with the (narrator) in Rakeysh Om- one of India’s foremost act- thespian training of two rock prakash Mehra’s Mirzya last ors, I can’t shake of the im- solid institutes behind them year. And the last straw, per- pact of his strong, emotive, — the National School of haps, was how he was humi- expressive voice, especially Drama in Delhi and the Film liated publicly for his con- as the cop Anant Velankar in and Television Institute of trarian views on the Indian Govind Nihalani’s Ardh India, Pune. The niggling armed forces on television. Satya (1983), rendering personal issues, if there were But some good is still to aloud Dilip Chitre’s poem any, cease to matter now in come even in his absence. and slowly realising how it retrospect. He is in perfect tune — laid- actually reflected his own “He was like water, taking back, natural and full of good doubts and dilemmas: the shape of every vessel he humour — as Bakshi Uncle Ek palde mein napun- was put in. He soaked in the with his onscreen better sakta, generosity and creative in- half, Tanuja, in Konkona Sen ek palde mein paurush, fluences in his life,” remem- Sharma’s upcoming debut aur theek taraazu ke bers a friend. Some of Puri’s feature as a director, A kaante par most significant perform- Death In The Gunj. ardh satya. ances in this time were all Meanwhile, my abiding (Impotence balanced on about the deprived and the memories of him are of a one side of the scale, disadvantaged. Perhaps close encounter way back in Masculinity on the other, Puri’s own struggles in child- 2010 at a film festival in And right on the needle in hood and youth in Punjab Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. He the middle of the weighing brought them alive with a was pleasantly surprised at scale, rare verity. Take for instance, the overwhelming number A half truth) the control and dignity with of women in the audience, which he essayed the trauma pointed out that there were Face of the marginalised of an untouchable shoe- more “devis” than “devatas” Ironically, the perform- maker in Satyajit Ray’s TV in the hall. Though he was a ance that made the viewers film Sadgati (1981). Or the bit guarded while speaking take note of Puri and im- desperation of the poor land Rajkumar Santoshi’s Ghayal Kamal Haasan’s Chachi 420 who gives refuge to Sonbai small role in Richard Atten- eration gap and cultural rift of the sex and nudity scenes planted him in the viewers’ tiller in Shyam Bengal’s Aro- (1990) and then again in (1997). and is the only man standing borough’s epic Gandhi with his half British kids. in his own film My Son the consciousness most strongly han (1982). Rajiv Rai’s Gupt (1997). Just The strength of good act- with the women against the (1982). In Roland Jofe’s City Last, but not the least, Puri Fanatic, he was extremely and everlastingly was the The “imperfect” face, as much as the intensity he ors lies not just in bringing arrogant subedar and the of Joy (1992) he is the un- was at the head of the quality happy at the response of the one in which he barely spoke which was initially perceived got identified with, Puri’s author-backed roles to life submissive village. He was likely poor migrant pal of content on television, in the “politically aware” audience save that last, haunting as his biggest drawback, perfect comic timing made but in how they make their the powerful Sanatan in Max, played by Patrick glory days of Doordarshan, to film-maker Seema Ka- scream of anguish. His va- eventually became his call- him win as many hearts. presence felt even in smaller Maachis (1996), the pivot on Swayze. be it the sprawling Partition poor’s (also his first wife) cant eyes, gritty face and ing card, the blemishes only Most prominently as the cor- roles and cameos. One of my which rested Gulzar’s prob- In Ismail Merchant’s In epic Tamas, Bharat Ek Khoj, film Haat - the Weekly sheer intensity of presence adding to the strong person- rupt, inebriated builder favourite Puri performances lematising of the insurgency Custody (1993), he is the Yatra, or the betel-chewing Bazaar, on the Rajasthani told the tale of extreme op- ality and depth of expres- Ahuja in Kundan Shah’s is in Sai Paranjape’s Sparsh in Punjab, on how innocent Hindi professor who loves netaji in Kakaji Kahin. custom of Natha Pratha. “It’s pression of the underpriv- sion. It was in this ordinari- Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983), (1980). As the blind man youth were forced to turn Urdu poetry. He acted along- Somewhere in the midst of it ridiculous to assume that ileged, victimised tribal La- ness that gave Puri a face and especially in the one long Dubey, never once does he “terrorists” at the altar of the side Jack Nicholson in Mike all, the original platform — small-town audiences are hanya Bhiku, the role he identity to the common man scene with the dead body of turn the disability into a cari- “system”. Nichols’ Wolf (1994). Two theatre — took a backseat. not ready for serious became one with in Ni- on screen. Commissioner D’Mello (Sat- cature, as Bollywood is smaller but significant turns The last a friend remembers cinema. We have to give halani’s Aakrosh (1980). ish Shah). Assuming D’Mel- prone to, but lives his visual Overseas triumphs were in Udayan Prasad’s My seeing him on stage was in a them an opportunity,” he Those were the days of the Staggering diversity in roles lo’s coin to be a broken impairment physically, with Puri was instrumental in Son the Fanatic (1994) where Punjabi adaptation of the said. The audience lapped it zenith of Indian parallel When the parallel cinema down car, he tows him away all the inner turmoil and being the ambassador of he is the liberal father of a play Tumhari Amrita, called up and went berserk clap- cinema and Puri rode splen- movement ebbed, he was to his farm house, a moment anxieties. Then he towered realistic Indian cinema hardliner son. And then in Teri Amrita, with Divya ping. After all, it was Puri didly on the wave alongside able to switch efortlessly to that makes one double up in in the climactic moments of abroad and ended up being Damien O’Donnell’s East Is Dutta. walking the talk on what he virtuoso talent like Naseeru- the mainstream as well. One laughter till date. He was as Ketan Mehta’s Mirch Mas- part of a number of reputable East (1999), where he is the Friends remember him the has been the best on screen ddin Shah, Shabana Azmi of his earliest memorable insanely funny as the wo- ala (1987), as Abu Mian, the and also some smaller for- conservative Pakistani father most as a caring person and a — their face, the face of the and Smita Patil among oth- roles was that of the cop in maniser Banwari Lal in guard of the spice factory, eign films, starting with a unable to deal with the gen- dogged nurturer to his son common man.

NHRC notice over Apex court ends contempt ‘mistreatment’ of Steep hike in vehicle registration fee proceedings against Katju Dalit inmates in States asked to collect the revised fee from motorists with effect from December 29 last year LEGAL CORRESPONDENT tion from personal Gujarat appearance. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT that of international driving certificate of fitness for mo- NEW DELHI: The Supreme On November 11 last year, licence from ₨500 to ₨1,000. tor vehicle has gone up from Court on Friday ended con- the apex court had issued STAFF REPORTER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The To renew driving licence ₨100 to ₨200. tempt proceedings against contempt notice to Mr. Katju Union government has in- after the grace period, the fee The grant or renewal of its former judge, Markandey after taking note of certain NEW DELHI: The National creased steeply the fee for re- is ₨300. letter of authority will attract Katju, after he tendered an remarks allegedly made by Human Rights Commission gistration of all class of mo- Motorists will have to pay ₨15,000 instead of the exist- unconditional apology to him about judges in his per- on Friday issued a notice to tor vehicles, driving licence ₨200 for change in address ing ₨5,000. the court for certain remarks sonal blog. prison authorities in Gujarat and other services provided and any other particulars in The issue of duplicate let- made on his blog about over reports claiming mis- to motorists, under the guise driving licence. To appeal ter of authority will be ₨7,500 judges in relation to the sen- ‘Fundamental flaws’ treatment and discrimina- of rolling out automation. against an order of the li- and appeal under Rule 70, sational Soumya rape case in Mr. Katju had personally tion against Dalit prisoners A 10-fold increase has censing authority, one has to ₨3,000. Kerala. appeared in court to debate at Amreli District Jail . been efected in the fee pay ₨500 instead of the exist- The States have been “In view of the apology what he had called certain Taking suo motu cognis- levied for registration of new ing ₨100. asked to collect the revised tendered, which has been “fundamental flaws” the Su- ance of media reports, the vehicles. For registration of Endorsing hire purchase, A 10-fold increase has been effected in the fee levied for fee notified in the gazette by verified, we close the instant preme Court had made in its NHRC said that the alleged driving schools, the fee has lease, hypothecation agree- registration of new vehicles. — PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA the Union Ministry of Road contempt proceedings,” a judgment in the Soumya instances of “victimisation” gone up from ₨2,500 to ment for motor vehicles will Transport and Highways Bench of Justices Ranjan Go- case in which the death pen- of prisoners belonging to ₨10,000. now be costly. The fee has The registration fee of certificate of fitness has also from motorists with efect goi and U.U. Lalit observed alty of the sole convict was “lower castes” amounted to a Issue of learner’s licence been increased from ₨100 to three wheelers has been been hiked. For motorcycle, from December 29 last year. in their short order closing commuted to life imprison- violation of their right to life, in Form 3 for each class of ₨500 for motorcycles, ₨1,500 hiked from ₨300 to ₨1,000, it will be ₨200, three-wheeler The Joint Transport Com- proceedings against Mr. ment. The issue of contempt equality and dignity. vehicle, learner’s licence test for three-wheeler, quadric stage carriers and lorries and light motor vehicle missioner and Secretary, Katju. was raised after the Bench fee and repeat test fee have cycle and light motor vehicle from ₨600 to ₨1,500. Impor- (manual ₨400, automated STA, Rajeev Puthalath said Senior advocate Rajeev had dismissed the review pe- ‘Durbars’ all been increased from ₨30 and ₨3,000 for medium or ted motorcycles and motor ₨600) and ₨600 and ₨1,000 the MVD will have to collect Dhawan, appearing for Mr. titions filed by the Kerala As per the reports pub- to ₨150. heavy motor vehicle. Can- cars have also not been respectively for manual and the excess amount from Katju, read from the reply government and mother of lished on Thursday, a lawyer Fee for the renewal of driv- cellation of lease agreement spared. automated for medium or those who had sought the tendering the apology. Soumya challenging the ac- who had spent over 100 days ing licence has been in- and issue of fresh Certifica- The fee for conducting heavy motor vehicle. various services from The retired judge had quittal of the convict of the in the prison while awaiting creased from ₨50 to ₨200 and tion of Registration are free. test for grant or renewal of The grant or renewal of December 29. been earlier granted exemp- murder charge. trial had come out with the stories of the Dalit prisoners. The so-called upper caste prisoners, who go by the name ‘Durbars’, would not Bengaluru-Delhi flight Prakash Parv: Opinion divided over Lalu’s seating on floor let Dalit inmates drink water SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT senior RJD leader and former Harsimrat Kaur were seen sit- tion in Patna. from the reverse osmosis faces technical snag Union Minister Raghuvansh ting on the floor in the VIP en- Mr. Yadav, however, kept plant in the jail, claimed the PATNA: A day after Prime Min- Prasad Singh said. “It ap- closure. mum on the issue even reports. The lawyer alleged STAFF REPORTER made an emergency landing at ister Narendra Modi and Bi- peared that the State had a JD Later, Lalu Yadav and his though his son, Deputy Chief that he was not permitted to the Delhi airport. har Chief Minister Nitish Ku- (U) government and not a co- sons had lunch with the Minister Tejaswi Yadav, said: drink from an earthen A Bengaluru-Delhi flight of a “As per the procedure, the mar displayed camaraderie alition government. The Prime Minister. “Lalu Yadav zamini neta pitcher and asked to drink domestic budget carrier faced crew of SG 136 had informed while sharing the stage in people of Bihar did not like it.” Reacting to Mr. Singh’s hain toh zamin par baithe water from the tap in a toilet. a technical snag while landing the Air Traic Control (ATC) Patna, a senior leader of the At the makeshift gurudwara poser, the State Congress the (Lalu Yadav is rooted to The reports said that the at the Indira Gandhi Interna- of a technical problem. At no Rashtriya Janata Dal, which is set up in Patna’s Gandhi president Ashok Chaudhury the ground so he was seated Dalit prisoners were even tional Airport. The aircraft, stage did the crew request for part of the ruling alliance in Maidan on the concluding day told journalists that the PMO on the ground). Everyone sits made to wash clothes and however, landed safely and any emergency or priority Bihar, fumed at party chief of the week-long Sikh festival should be asked why it made on the floor in a place of wor- utensils of other inmates. the crew members and pas- landing,” a SpiceJet spokes- Lalu Yadav being made to sit of Prakash Parv, the RJD chief such a seating arrangement ship, there was nothing un- “Sometimes, the upper sengers are safe. person said. on the floor during the event. was seated on the floor along on the stage. usual about it.” caste Durbars would wake The incident occurred at “The aircraft made an un- with his two Minister sons “The PMO should respond up the Dalit undertrials at 8.13 am on Friday when the eventful landing at the Delhi ‘People of Bihar unhappy’ and many other dignitaries. why it was so … Lalu Prasad is ‘Matter of protocol’ two in the night and ask them SpiceJet flight -- SG 136 -- was airport. All passengers and “Why was Lalu Prasad Ya- However, two Union Minis- a leader of the biggest alliance JD(U) spokesperson Sanjay to massage their legs,” the approaching Delhi. Though crew are safe,” he said. Airport dav, the leader of an alliance ters from Bihar, Ravi Shankar party and his party was in rule Singh said about the seating NHRC observed, adding that sources at the IGI Airport sources, however, claimed party in the government, Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan, for 15 years in the State,” Mr. arrangement: “It was a matter one of the Dalit prisoners claimed that the aircraft that the ATC had declared full Lalu Prasad during the seated on the floor? It is a ma- were on the stage along with Chaudhury told mediaper- of protocol. Moreover, when who protested against the landed under full emergency emergency for the flight and Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind hagathbandhan government Mr. Modi and Mr. Kumar. But sons while sitting on a day- RJD chief Lalu Prasad has no harassment was beaten up conditions, the airline all safety measures were in Singh in Patna on Monday. in Bihar, so the leaders should other Union Ministers like long protest along with party problem, why is Raghuvansh badly. strongly denied that the flight place before the landing. — PHOTO: PTI have been there on the stage,” Ram Kripal Yadav and leaders against demonetisa- Prasad Singh so concerned?” CM @bubbly581 ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 10 | EDITORIAL THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 When banks are awash with cash In an environment characterised by slowing growth, poor investor sentiment and NPA-strapped banks, the government has its task cut out. When private investment is skittish, public investment must step in

actually a grand success as its intention was But let us return to the role of banks. Well SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 PULAPRE to bring the money into the banking system! before sufering the ignominy of having BALAKRISHNAN We may overlook the apologia and look only some of their oicers found with hands in at the arguments made by the government’s the till, so to speak, they had piled up bad spokespersons. Two are made. First, that a loans termed non-performing assets Clamping down on larger volume of deposits will spur lending (NPAs). L’afaire Vijay Mallya has shown There are many lessons to be learned from and increase investment. And second, that them to be of poor judgment when not actu- the two months of turmoil that we have wit- once most of the cash has “come into the ally corrupt. Can we now expect them to ordinance raj nessed since November 8, but one stands system”, financial transactions can be wake up and start lending eiciently on a out. The government not only underestim- tracked by the government. scale high enough to make a diference to oth superior courts and constitutional ated the capacity for ineiciency and That with banks flush with funds their the economy? The timing of the announce- functionaries have routinely deprecated wrongdoing of our commercial banks, but lending will increase is based on a fallacy. ment of a lower lending rate by the State the propensity of governments to take the also appears to overestimate their ability to For, so long as the bank is not loaned-up, i.e. Bank of India (SBI) should leave us wary of ordinance route for mere political expedi- turn around a shocked economy. Up until its loans-to-deposits ratio is not at the max- the possibility that the government will ex- B the deadline of December 30, from across imum permissible, the volume of lending ert pressure on the banks to lend to boost ency. The temptation to use the power vested in the President and the Governors under Articles 123 and the country, we have had reports of money will be determined by the demand for loans. demand and raise the level of activity in the 213 of the Constitution is generally a result of one of meant for release to the public in exchange In fact, it is not obvious that even a lowering economy. A ‘political business cycle’ with for the old notes being siphoned of to the of the interest rate will lead to this. The eco- government pump-priming the economy the following three reasons: reluctance to face the influential and those with the capacity to nomics profession has long recognised this. before elections is said to occur in western legislature on particular issues, fear of defeat in the pay for this. So, while the ordinary citizen It had first been noticed in the U.S. during democracies. In India the government has Upper House where the government may lack the queued for hours over days, India’s rich and the 1930s. The rate of interest fell but private an extra lever in the form of a nationalised required numbers, and the need to overcome an powerful have had the newly issued cur- ILLUSTRATION: SURENDRA investment did not increase, precisely be- banking sector that can be forced to dance to impasse in the legislature caused by repeated and rency notes in multiples of crores delivered cause there was a paucity of willing borrow- its tune. The very poor lending decisions of wilful disruption by a vociferous section of the Op- at their doorstep. This could not have ers. It is this that had led Keynes to charac- public-sector banks commencing in UPA II position. The verdict of a seven-member Bench of happened had bank oicials not collabor- Unless firms are impressed with terise the use of monetary policy to revive have resulted in a high level of NPAs. Hope- the Supreme Court breaks new ground in highlight- ated in this sordid exercise. On this score, the demonetisation’s potential, an economy as “pushing on a string”. Or, you fully at least now the RBI will caution banks ing the constitutional limitations on the cavalier re- the demonetisation, held out by the govern- they are unlikely to unburden the may recall the proverb, “you can take the against ‘throwing good money after bad’ to sort to ordinances. The Supreme Court had already ment as a means to ending corruption, horse to the water but you cannot make it please their political bosses. faltered at the very outset. The diversion of banks of the deposits that have drink”. Essentially, private investors com- The current priority is to remonetise the declared in 1986, in D.C. Wadhwa, that repeated re- notes meant for the public is only a variation so copiously flowed in pare the cost of capital, represented by the economy, and fast. The RBI and the banks promulgation of ordinances was unconstitutional. on a theme that we have long witnessed in rate of interest, to the expected rate of return must eliminate the cash crunch that has res- Now, in Krishna Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar, it India whereby a commodity in short supply on the project. In times of uncertainty the ulted in livelihood loss, especially in rural goes deeper and concludes that the failure to place is cornered by those in charge of its distribu- having announced on November 8 that it expected rate of return would have to quite India. One would expect that this alone an ordinance before the legislature constitutes ab- tion and sold to the highest bidder. During had “ramped up” production of the new high for a project to be chosen. As there is so should keep them busy for much of the rest use of power and a fraud on the Constitution. It the Second World War it was food, then as notes, but its oicers have had to be suspen- little that is objective to go by, expectations of the financial year. NPAs come in the way noted in this case that a 1989 ordinance by which the Indian economy quickened it was ce- ded for abetting money laundering. The are now reduced to mere ‘animal spirits’. Re- of banks expanding their loan portfolio. The the State government took over 429 Sanskrit ment, and now, with the government re- public had viewed the RBI as above the sec- cent experience should have given us some government is yet to address this issue or to schools in Bihar was promulgated several times un- minding us that it is the fastest growing eco- tarian calculations of the political class and idea of what to expect at present. Credit give its view on one of the solutions nomy in the world, it is something as easy to the brazen corruption associated with the growth had been sluggish even before profered, that of a ‘bad bank’, which must til 1992, but not once tabled in the State Assembly. manufacture as paper money. government machinery. This has now been November 8. In fact, private gross fixed cap- perforce be a public undertaking. The judgment widens the scope of judicial re- shattered. The Narendra Modi government ital formation has been depressed for a view of ordinances. The court can go into whether Maximum government? has succeeded in turning one of our most couple of years at least, even though the RBI A task cut out the President or Governor had any material to ar- So the demonetisation meant to eliminate precious institutions into yet another gov- has lowered the policy rate twice in 2016. In an environment characterised by slow- rive at the satisfaction that an ordinance was neces- black money led directly to a black market ernment department. This had led the World Bank to remark that ing growth, poor investor sentiment and saryand to examine whether there was any oblique for currency notes. A government claiming If this government is unwilling to ac- recent growth in India was being driven, NPA-strapped banks, the government’s task motive. The judgment will be welcomed by those to provide “maximum governance” has lost knowledge its responsibility for gov- quite unusually, by public investment and is cut out. Dogma alone stands in the way of who believe in constitutional propriety, legislative credibility. What is far more unfortunate ernance, we may turn to a consideration of private consumption. Unless firms are so one recognising it. The macroeconomic control over lawmaking and the larger ethical basis though is that the Reserve Bank of India its grand strategy. In a flexible narrative fol- impressed with the potential of the demon- strategy should now make use of fiscal for the exercise of power in any circumstance. (RBI) has got embroiled in the mess. Not lowing the exchange of much of the demon- etisation, they are unlikely to unburden the policy. An occasion is presented by the only has it managed the transition with ex- etised notes, which belied the hope of their banks of the deposits that have so copiously budget for the year 2017-18. When private in- However, it is not always that the ordinance route traordinary incompetence, its Governor extinction, we are told that the exercise is flowed into them since. vestment is skittish, one would reasonably can be neatly explained as a cynical move to priv- expect public investment to step in. The ilege political expediency over parliamentary ac- budget for the present year did little for ag- countability. While contending that ordinances CARTOONSCAPE gregate demand with the fiscal deficit down should be issued only to meet certain exigencies and the allocation for public investment and under compelling circumstances, it is equally merely inching forward. With the sops an- important to understand that disruption as a parlia- nounced by the Prime Minister in his mentary tactic plays a significant role. A dysfunc- speech on New Year’s Eve, there is the pos- tional House sometimes constitutes a compelling sibility that in its eagerness to display com- mitment to fiscal consolidation, the govern- circumstance in itself. Generally, it is the combina- ment may cut public investment. This is not tion of Opposition obstructionism and government mere speculation. In the year 2015-2016 cap- obstinacy in not making any concessions to those ital expenditure had ended up at less than across the aisle that derails legislative business and what had been budgeted. leads to ordinances. The courts can only define the Altogether, this government appears re- boundaries between the use and abuse of power, luctant to expand public capital even though but it is up to parties in the legislature to observe it is in short supply in the economy. For the limits of constitutional propriety and show that every demonstration that India has a higher they have both the time and the will to enact laws. cash-to-GDP ratio compared to the rest of the world, we can point to its lower level of public services, not to mention human de- velopment compared to even some of our neighbours. The government’s zeal for squeezing cash out of the system is not A remarkable based on any serious economic analysis of what the economy needs right now. captain Moreover, the Prime Minister had come promising minimum government. In this ahendra Singh Dhoni is regarded as vein, he should leave the decision on the use one of the country’s most dashing of cash to the market, as his government is cricketers, but his flamboyance is happy to do in some other crucial instances. founded, almost ironically, on an inex- There is nothing to say that the honest cit- M izen should leave her money with the bank plicably cool and calculated head. There are no rather than under the mattress so long as she means of divining why he chose to relinquish In- pays her taxes. The state must strive for ac- dia’s limited-overs captaincy when he did; his nat- countability, always. ural reserve ensures that his cards are almost al- ways played close to his chest. In the context of Pulapre Balakrishnan is Professor of Economics at Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana, and Senior Fellow, IIM where Indian cricket is at this juncture, it appears Kozhikode, Kerala. like an exceptionally clear-sighted decision, brave and selfless in equal measure. He has efectively said he will earn a place as a wicketkeeper-bats- man. He has given the team management time to LETTERS TO THE EDITOR build to the next World Cup, in 2019; if he is not a Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. part of that vision, he will not hold down a spot merely by virtue of being skipper. Given Dhoni’s standing, he is probably the only one who could RIP Om Puri redefined the grammar of acting change our attitudes. Every mother report its occurrence is something project the behaviour of an Indian have made that call. It is unlikely that any selection and made new-wave parallel in this country should sensitise her we seldom talk about. Community mob. Again, it turned out that the panel will have summoned the courage to drop The sudden demise of actor Om cinema a significant medium of son to respect women. Politicians policing — a partnership between video was not from here, but from him. While his glove-work has not dipped signific- Puri is shocking and unfortunate entertainment and edification and the judiciary should be setting local communities and the police — Guatemala. (“Veteran actor Om Puri passes despite his presence in mainstream examples by punishing culprits can also be tried as a strategy to In both instances, there were antly — he remains a predatory presence behind away”, Jan.6). Since childhood, I commercial cinema too. instead of doing things like blaming prevent crime. undesirable consequences on the the wicket — his aura as a finisher has dimmed. Al- have been an avid fan. I still vividly G. David Milton, westernisation. V.N. Mukundarajan, public psyche. In a country like though he is no less capable with the bat, the almost recall him in Tamas, a television Maruthancode, Tamil Nadu Veda Patil, Thiruvanathapuram India that already has eerie certainty one had that he will get the job done film in the late 1980s, though I was Gulbarga communalism, religious has dissipated. With age — Dhoni turns 36 this July still in school then. Puri may not Oh, what a fine actor Om Puri was! Filtering out fake news polarisation and patriarchy, the — the greats do not necessarily lose their skill. But have been the most attractive Inimitable in his looks and body Police reform post-truth world presents a the consistency of execution sufers. person but he still attained great language, he had an extraordinary The spread of fake news through momentous challenge which needs The legacy Dhoni bequeaths Virat Kohli is a team success, notably in Bollywood, not voice. While his role in Mirch The author seems to suggest that Facebook seems to be increasing to be curbed in its initial stages secure in its skin, certain it can win from any posi- as a hero or a superstar but as an Masala is unforgettable, his reforms within the police force day by day (“Being factual in the before the country goes digital, a actor who could essay every kind of performance in Govind Nihalani’s could infuse professionalism into it post-truth era”, Jan.6). But it’s not phenomenon which will bring tion. There was no better captain in the game’s role with perfection. His success Tamas was beyond description. He (“Keeping the streets safe”, Jan.6). just Facebook; I see government about its own set of challenges. shorter forms than Dhoni during his time. He is the story is an inspiration to those who will be missed. The basic flaw in law enforcement orders, or what people believe are only skipper to have won all three major trophies — Nidhish Kumar, don’t have a model-like physique or S.V. Venugopalan, is that the police are under the government orders, being shared on Ghaziabad the World Cup, the World Twenty20 and the Cham- conventional good looks, which are Chennai control of the ruling party. It is futile WhatsApp and other social media pions Trophy. Michael Clarke and Brendon McCul- often demanded in the film to expect the lower echelons of the platforms every other day. People The goal of education lum had greater attacking verve. They were cer- industry. He proved that good Protecting our girls police to act impartially when some share information without tainly superior Test captains. But in the art of acting can alone win one success. senior oicers are not immune to verification, which can be Moral degradation has spread its managing a finite innings, reading a contest’s Hemant Kumar, Introducing self-defence in schools political interference. Moreover, the dangerous. All social media tentacles far and wide, including in rhythm and its tactical contours, Dhoni had no Chandigarh can help girls protect themselves in politicisation of crime and platforms have a moral our education system (“Teaching equal. He had an intuitive feel for what could hap- such situations (“Four arrested in criminalisation of politics are a responsibility to filter out fake peace to humanity”, Jan.6). The Om Puri was a representative of the Bengaluru molestation case”, Jan.6). toxic mixture that has weakened the news. future generation is left to pen and the ability to get the best out of his re- wealth of talent in Indian theatre It looks like women will always be independent functioning of the Bharath Bhushan Akkera, mechanically absorb factual sources, however bare. His greatest strength was and cinema. Acting was his forte; it blamed, no matter what the police. The only way to make the Hyderabad knowledge, not wisdom. This rat his nerve. Where others tried to finish things came naturally to him. His situation, while no derogatory police accountable to the public and race is a dangerous predicament. quickly to pre-empt panicking, he took games deep. memorable performances in remarks will be made against the to insulate personnel from political This editorial reminds me of the The ultimate goal of education — He raised the stakes, knowing he would not blink Sadgati, Ardh Satya, Aakrosh, men who commit such horrifying interference is to implement the 2013 communal riots in that of emancipating oneself — is before his opponent. Remarkably, he managed to Maachis, AK-47, Disco Dancer and acts. Imposing more rules on girls police reforms initiated by the Muzafarnagar. A video clip wholly overlooked in the strictly transmit this sense of composure to his team. He East is East and his cameo role in isn’t the way to go, as many suggest, Supreme Court in 2006. showing men, who were syllabus-oriented education system asked his bowlers to relax and stick to the plan; the Gandhi are still etched in our but we can equip them with the We must also ask ourselves whether purportedly in a particular of today. It is high time our responsibility of the result was his to bear. Few memories. He was a stage and skills to fight back. neighbourhood communities and community’s attire, lynching two educational setup underwent a screen actor, not a larger-than-life society at large have no role in boys was circulated on social massive revamp taking a cue from cricketers have stayed in the present as successfully Kudur Rashmi, superstar with a huge fan following. Mumbai protecting women from media, inciting violence. It was later India’s ancient Gurukul system, of as he has. Fortunately for Indian cricket, his suc- His roles were essentially harassment. The police cannot be found that the incident did not take holistic development encompassing cessor is every bit as impressive. Kohli, moreover, depictions of ordinary individuals, There are several laws made to present in every nook and corner of place in Muzafarnagar. physical, mental, societal and will have access, should he choose, to all of Dhoni’s and they did justice to the human protect women in India, but every city although patrolling can In another instance, a video of a spiritual elevation of the soul. considerable powers. condition. With like-minded peers implementation is really weak. We be intensified in the night. Civic woman being beaten and burned Anjali B., like Naseeruddin Shah, Puri don’t need more laws, we need to responsibility to deter crime and alive by a mob was circulated to Thiruvananthapuram @bubbly581 CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 GROUND ZERO 11 The sisterhood of wrestlers A thousand akharas are blooming in Haryana as the State promises to nurture girls inspired by the Phogats and Sakshi Maliks, reports Damini Nath

It’s 3.30 p.m. on a clear day. Balali village, in the Bhiwani district of Haryana, is slowly whirring to life after the siesta. There’s a whif of mustard in the air as the fields of yellow sway in the gentle breeze. The serenity, however, barely seeps in to a hall adjoining the rabi crop where 11-year-old Komal Sangwan is giving the mats a hurried sweep. In minutes, the hall would be packed with 20-odd children, Komal included, first warming up and then straining their sinews to instructions yelled out from the doorway. The tough taskmaster in question: Mahavir Singh Phogat, father and coach to golden grapplers Geeta and Babita. The father-daughters’ exploits, known in sporting circles for over half a dec- ade, have entered the national conversa- tion with the Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal, the Bollywood blockbuster that’s scripting a new collections high at the box oice each passing day. The ‘high notes’ have been years in the making, literally. When he started training his two eldest daughters in 2000, Mahavir quickly became the black sheep of Balali. “My relatives, even my parents, would ask me, ‘Aren’t you ashamed that you are making pehel- wans (wrestlers) out of girls?’ When I used to say that my daughters would make a name for themselves and make the country proud, people used to laugh,” says Mahavir, as he sits outside From the time my the wrestling hall, Roxy, his pet pug, sleeping at his feet. daughters started They laughed then, but the laughter wrestling to now, I can see turned to applause as Geeta and Babita some change. But it’s not went on to win the gold and silver medals respectively at the 2010 Com- the majority that has monwealth Games in Delhi. Their sis- changed. Many still wish for ters and cousins, Priyanka, Ritu, Vinesh a boy to be born, and take and Sangita, also followed them into the sport, winning medals at international the birth of a girl in their and national-level competitions. family as a burden - Daya Winds of change Kaur, wife of Mahavir Phogat Along with the Phogat sisters and Sakshi Malik, bronze medal winner at the Rio Olympics in 2016, young girls in About 100 students, including 30 the State are increasingly taking to the girls, train twice a day for up to six hours sport as evidenced by the throng at the at the centre. With photos of Sakshi Ma- small wrestling centre Mahavir built on lik, double Olympic medallist Sushil his land, complete with a running track Kumar and London 2012 medal-winner through the fields, and elsewhere in the Yogeshwar Dutt hanging on the walls, State. “When I started training my the students’ aren’t short on inspiration. the change,” he says, as girls as young as woman to win an Olympic medal for daughters there weren’t any akharas Most of the girls are aged 16-24 and eight years old are being dropped of wrestling, Sakshi decided that she that allowed girls. Now, there must be at have come from villages across the and picked up twice a day at the centre wanted to follow in her footsteps. Every least 50 akharas that train girls,” he says. State, with their families funding their by eager parents. morning before school, and every after- It’s not just that attitudes are chan- stay. They live by themselves in Rohtak, noon after classes get over, she makes ging, the State has also been investing in in single rooms on rent. A typical day The wrestling boom her way from her village, Kharawar, sports infrastructure, even allocating starts at 5 a.m., with the morning train- If the number of girls who are starting which is about half an hour away. Rs.1.5 crore in the 2016-2017 budget for ing session spanning from 6.30 a.m. to to take up the sport is any indication, For the twenty-somethings, the PACKING A PUNCH: “The assembly line coming out of Haryana augurs well for India’s wrestling mats and weight-training around 9 a.m. Then it’s back to the room, then wrestling is booming in Haryana. wrestlers are grappling with the pres- sporting ambitions in the global arena.” (Clockwise from top) Mahavir Phogat trains equipment for akharas. Apart from the where they cook, clean and rest before Coaches and training centres are find- sure to get married, but not in the same young girls in Balali village, Bhiwani; Indu Chaudhary of Haryana Hammers in action State government’s wrestling centres, the afternoon session from 3.30 p.m. to ing it diicult to accommodate the rush. way as their peers. Their families insist against Bulgarian wrestler Elista Yankova in the Pro Wrestling League in New Delhi; the Sports Authority of India also has around 7 p.m., and back home in time for At Rohtak’s Maharshi Dayanand Uni- that they focus on their game, win accol- a warm-up session at the Chhotu Ram Stadium in Rohtak; budding wrestlers, three training facilities for the sport in dinner. Sunday is the only respite from versity, about 100 students train under ades and then think of “settling down”. mostly girls, jog in Balali village. PHOTOS: AKHILESH KUMAR (HARYANA)/ V. V. KRISHNAN (NEW DELHI) Haryana in Hisar, Bhiwani and Sonepat. this gruelling schedule, with the luxury former national-level coach Ishwar Medals will give them an “upper hand” But there is a lot more to be done. With of a few extra hours of sleep. Chand Dahiya, who used to run the Ch- when it comes to prospective suitors, the right assistance, Mahavir says he For 18-year-old Reena, who has been hotu Ram Stadium centre till his retire- says a coach. For now, the mat is where figure it out, speak to the authorities their favourites could win. As the day can churn out “many Geetas”. The wrestling for seven years, while atti- ment a few years ago. It was there that their focus is. and ask for permission. winds down, Sudesh gets a call from her Haryana Sports Department itself es- tudes of those around her may be chan- he encountered Sakshi Malik and be- Sudesh Malik, 22, who is from Bhain- Meanwhile, Sudesh and Seema are father. She assures him that she’s taking timates that Rs.2.5 crore is needed to ging, society still needs to. “When I star- came her first coach. swal Kalan village in Sonepat district grappling on one side of the mat when care of herself and not exerting too strengthen akharas. ted winning medals, the people in my At a cold early morning session at the but lives and trains in Rohtak, knows ex- they bump into two young men who much — she hasn’t competed in a “big At any rate, in a State with the lowest village started looking at me diferently. university’s wrestling hall, Kiran Ah- actly how things have changed for her have also just gone to the ground. competition” in about two years due to a sex ratio in the country and where wo- The biggest change was after Sakshi lawat can’t wait to get back on the mat. ilk. Her parents had forced her to stop “Move to your side,” yells one of the knee injury. “But I’m getting better, get- men have at diferent points been didi’s bronze medal in the Olympics. The 16-year-old injured her shoulder wrestling when she was younger. Only boys, pointing to the edge of the mat ting the strength back,” she says, as im- ‘banned’ from using cell phones and But I feel it’s superficial support, they trying to impress the coach and now has an intervention from her coach could where the girls are supposed to practise. ages from the K.D. Jadhav stadium in wearing jeans, the sight of girls wrest- don’t really believe in us,” she says. to look on while the others practise. get them to agree. “When I started win- Seema and Sudesh roll their eyes and Delhi play on in the background. ling and excelling at the sport has star- Back home, girls are “married of” as Wearing a pink hoodie and matching ning, they stopped objecting. Now they carry on. For many of the young girls in Hary- ted a conversation. Daya Kaur, Ma- soon as they finish Class X, says Reena socks that peep out from a small hole in support me completely. In fact, when I Towards the end of the session, the ana’s wrestling centres and akharas, get- havir’s wife, has seen it first-hand. in the middle of a training break. “Their her shoes, Kiran is among 14 girls who meet my friends from the village, they young men and women practise with ting to compete alongside international “From the time my daughters started mindset has not changed overall. My train under Dahiya. “When I started tell me that I have it the best. They’re all each other, as the coaches make sure stars in a televised league is a new op- wrestling to now, I can see some change. village is about 2 km away, but my par- training girls in 2003, even my relatives married. They tell me not to get mar- that the doors and windows are closed. portunity, complete with money, fame But it’s not the majority that has ents insist that I rent a room in Rohtak used to say ‘he’s gone mad’. But I did not ried,” she says. “I don’t let anyone, apart from parents, and the opportunity to learn. But life is changed. Many still wish for a boy to be just to keep out the taunts of others,” she treat girls and boys diferently,” says the For Sudesh, who competes in the 74- hang around the hall. If they see girls no breeze for the young women who ap- born, and take the birth of a girl in their says. genial coach as he watches over the stu- kg weight class, the growing participa- and boys wrestling with each other, pear to have “made it”. family as a burden,” she says, as she The coach at the centre, Mandeep dents’ morning session. tion of girls has meant more competi- they’ll create a ruckus. If this (points to- Kiran and Indu Chaudhary have just peeks into the wrestling hall while bra- Singh, who also trains Sakshi Malik, One of the beginners at the centre is tion. “Earlier, there used to be only five wards a girl and boy grappling) was hap- completed their bouts on day three of cing up for the evening chores. however, insists attitudes are changing. 11-year-old Sakshi Malik. After her illus- to seven girls in my weight class. Now, at pening in a village, there would be the league. With the deafening roar of Nine-year-old Neha Sangwan, the “Just from talking to parents, we can see trious namesake became the first Indian national-level events, there are up to 25,” murder,” says one of the coaches. cheering fans and drums still ringing in daughter of Balali sarpanch Amit Ku- she says. their ears, the Haryana Hammers team- mar Sangwan, has been training with League of aspirations mates catch a breath. “If we give our Mahavir for two years. “She can do 600 Grappling with ground realities In some time, it’s Sudesh who asks to best, then young girls and their families push-ups,” says a village elder who is sit- Another wrestler at the session, 23- leave. The second edition of the Pro can see the possibilities. It promotes the ting outside and playing cards with year-old Seema, says though wrestling Wrestling League — a bid to profession- sport for the next generation,” says friends. It’s more like 100, clarifies Neha gave her a “new life”, life back in her vil- alise the game on the lines of similar Indu, who is from Meerut in Uttar Pra- sheepishly. lage has not changed much. “They talk franchise models for cricket, hockey, desh. Indu has had a tough bout and Sarpanch Sangwan says the fact that about us behind our backs. They say badminton, kabaddi, etc. — is starting ended up injured. “Injury toh wrestler young parents like him are encouraging things like ‘wonder what she is up to’ and she wants to catch the first match ka gehna hai,” says Kiran, to which Indu their daughters to train with “Mahavir and ‘what kind of clothes must she be on TV. Coach Dahiya agrees, and tells nods. pehelwan” is an indication of change in wearing’,” she says. all his students to watch “kushti on TV” Whether it is in the wrestling centres the village. “It’s not just wrestling, but But the villages the girls come from as he wraps up the session. or the akharas or under the floodlights girls in the village are getting jobs in the are a world away from the mats. During The girls cycle frantically to Sudesh’s of a Delhi stadium, the assembly line paramilitary forces, in aviation and the an evening session, Dahiya shows the one-room house to make it in time for coming out of Haryana augurs well for government services. Wrestling will students some techniques. The entire the opening. With three teddy bears India’s sporting ambitions in the global open up opportunities for my daugh- hall gathers around as he tackles a stu- hanging on the wall and two dumb-bells arena even as it equalises opportunities ter,” he says. dent to the ground. As he stands on the on the floor next to the bed, Sudesh’s and alters societal attitudes along the For girls like Neha, the next step is to sidelines giving instructions, he is inter- room is far removed from the staid way. There’s a new-found can-do spirit move to a town as training centres there rupted by a girl asking permission to wrestling hall where she spends hours stemming from the successes of the ofer better facilities. leave early. “The hostel warden isn’t al- each day. Phogat sisters and Sakshi Malik. Even in The Haryana Sports Department lowing me to stay late,” says the under- As Sudesh peels amlas (gooseber- faraway Balali, where Neha Sangwan runs wrestling centres across the State, graduate student. The hostel she stays ries) and a beetroot for juice (it’s good has set her sights on winning an with the one at Rohtak’s Chhotu Ram at has a fixed curfew for girls, 6 p.m., for you after practice, she says), the pro- Olympic medal. “Like Sakshi didi,” she Stadium boasting of many famous stu- while boys are not required to adhere to gramme begins. Seema and Sudesh says. Only two notches better. dents, including Sakshi Malik. any deadlines. The coach says he will watch the bouts, talk about which of “Gold.”

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FROM PAGE ONE GDP growth likely Pro-poor plank now with Modi: Amit Shah to be slower this year BJP chief hails surgical strikes Party flags zero The problem, he pointed across LoC and out, is that there is no formal indicator used in demonetisation GDP estimates directly tolerance to terror based on the nature of NISTULA HEBBAR money supply. The impact SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT statement was also of demonetisation will op- NEW DELHI: BJP president Amit reserved for what the BJP erate through a variety of Shah on Friday hailed the NEW DELHI: The BJP, in a termed “anti-people and indicators. Modi government for its political resolution anti-democracy “The efect of demonet- “historic decisions” of sur- passed by its national Opposition.” Not only isation is very complicated gical strikes across the Line executive on Friday, was the Opposition and to talk about what the TCA Anant of Control into Pakistan fol- asserted that the surgical “censured” for stalling efect would be, when it lowing the Uri terror attack strikes across the Line of Parliament in the winter would show itself, and how “At the moment, the as- and demonetisation. “The Control (LoC) after the session, but also the much it would be, to com- sessment we are giving on Opposition is frustrated by Uri terror attack were Trinamool Congress ment on that would be dii- growth is that it is not pos- the fact that the support of part of its policy of zero (TMC) specifically. “The cult at this time. The efect sible to say if this drop is at- the poor which, for historical tolerance to terror and failure of the TMC can be long term also, since tributable to a particular reasons, was with some that the Modi government in Bengal in if the economy’s structures policy change or not. What other parties, has now shif- government “reserved safeguarding the majority change, if behavioural prac- we are saying is: this is the ted to the BJP and Prime UPBEAT TEAM: PM Narendra Modi with BJP chief Amit Shah, party veteran L. K. Advani and every right to respond to law-abiding community tices change, or if we move growth we are estimating Minister Modi,” he said, ad- Minister Arun Jaitley at the party national executive in New Delhi on Friday. — PHOTO: V. SUDERSHAN such threats in a similar is most glaring in the towards a less cash system, now with the data that is dressing the BJP national ex- out-of-the-box manner in recent Dhulagarh riots then there will be changes available. This is the best- ecutive here. “bold step” in demonetising government we meant it. ister of ‘khoon ki dalali’ [traf- future.” where the rioters went in quite a lot of processes efort estimate for the full This is the strongest indic- high denomination notes. With demonetisation, every ficking the blood of our The resolution was about torching houses over time,” he observed. year,” he said. ation yet that demonetisa- “The entire national execut- penny is now accounted for countrymen]. That mode is moved by Home Minister and shouting slogans like The Central Statistics Of- On the projection, rating tion would be the main plank ive gave a standing ovation to and a mortal blow has been not known to us, it must be Rajnath Singh and ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ while fice has consciously not agency CRISIL’s research of the party in the run-up to Mr. Modi while he was feli- struck on black money and known to people of that seconded by the State police had used data for credit flow division said that it is likely polls in the five States — Ut- citated,” said Mr. Javadekar. fake currency racket. In fact, party,” Mr. Shah said. Chhattisgarh Chief looked the other way,” and bank deposits for the to have an ‘upward bias, es- tar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Mr. Shah said both the sur- so strong a move is this that a Minister Raman Singh. stated the resolution. month of November and pecially in terms of govern- Goa, Manipur and Punjab. gical strikes by the Army and big fake currency racketeer Widening tax base In a telling paragraph has made projections using ment consumption growth Mr. Shah said the BJP would the decision to demonetise from Pakistan committed The BJP chief also linked ‘Border quiet’ on what the party terms the figures from April 2016 and government services win big in all these States. were reflective of the gov- suicide after hearing of de- demonetisation with eforts “That the strikes have as the silence of the to October 2016. growth [of 12.8 per cent].’ ernment’s desire to go bey- monetisation,” Mr. Javadekar to widen the tax base to have had the required efect on intelligentsia, it Standing ovation ond the “business as usual” reported Mr. Shah as saying. more money for public our neighbour can be “bemoans the silence of Human Resource Devel- model followed by past gov- Without naming Congress spending. “When a majority gauged from the fact that the larger public opment Minister Prakash ernments. “We have not vice-president Rahul Gandhi of your transactions leave a there is near-normal institutions like media Javadekar, who briefed the been given a mandate like or any other Opposition digital fingerprint, tax net silence on the Indo-Pak and intelligentsia over Aadhaar now must media on Mr. Shah’s speech this to just ‘run the govern- leader, Mr. Shah said its criti- will be widened and more border in the last few the fascist oppression of and the proceedings of the ment’ but to make a decisive cism of these “historic de- money will be available. On weeks and also the fundamental political for pension scheme national executive, said change in the lives of the cisions” of the government an average, over the last 10 initiative taken by rights in these States.” members of the party’s par- poor and disadvantaged” stemmed from frustration years, only around ₨4,10,000 Pakistan to call for The resolution ends These documents will per cent of the salary. liamentary board (the “With the surgical strikes, that the ground had shifted. crores to ₨ 4,70,000 crores DGMO-level talks,” with a call to get working have to be submitted to the Employees are automat- highest decision making we demonstrated that when “One Opposition leader, has been available for devel- stated the resolution. on the coming Assembly Employees’ Provident ically enrolled under EPS if body) felicitated Prime Min- we said there would be zero after the surgical strikes opment purposes, that will A large part of the polls in five States. Fund Organisation or EPFO they are members of the ister Narendra Modi for his tolerance of terror by this even accused the Prime Min- now change,” Mr. Shah said. along with either of the fol- Employees’ Provident lowing documents: voter Fund scheme. ID card, passport, PAN card, driving licence or a ‘Too short a notice’ certificate of identity ap- “Not all workers have an Not at fault, says Amar Singh as SP feud continues proved by a gazetted oicer. Aadhaar number. We are At present, the minimum not against the govern- OMAR RASHID for the “expulsion” of Amar Meanwhile, Abhayram Ya- allotted the symbol cycle,” he pension under EPS is Rs ment’s move to link dis- Singh, who they hold re- dav and Rajpal Yadav, the added. 1,000 per month and an em- bursement of subsidy LUCKNOW: Despite ongoing sponsible for the family feud, apolitical brothers of Mu- Kironmoy Nanda, SP vice- ployee can receive pension amount with Aadhaar num- talks and meetings on Friday and the sacking of Mr. layam reached Lucknow president, later claimed “We only after minimum 10 ber but the government has between the two factions of Shivpal Yadav as State party from Saifai, their ancestral have already submitted the years of service. given a very short notice to the Samajwadi Party over the president. village, and met Mr. Mu- documents to the EC.” The Centre contributes get enrolled under Aadhaar leadership and symbol is- The Akhilesh camp had layam Singh. Strongly backing Mr. 1.16 per cent of the employ- and it should be reviewed,” sues, there were no signs of a already ousted the two lead- Akhilesh Yadav, Mr. Nanda ee’s salary towards the All India Trade Union Con- compromise from either ers at a convention here last Ramgopal claims numbers said there was “no question scheme along with em- gress (AITUC) secretary side. Sunday but Mr. Mulayam Ramgopal Yadav, who or- of a compromise” as there “is ployer contribution of 8.33 D.L. Sachdev said. On the ofensive, the Singh later termed the de- chestrated Mr. Akhilesh Ya- no conflict” in the party. Akhilesh camp dismissed cisions “illegal” and the dav’s show of strength and “Akhileshji is the president any chances of a resolution meeting “unconstitutional.” coup on January 1, said in of the SP and Netaji the pat- through talks. Amid the impasse, Mr. Delhi that the latter had the ron...some people want to SC stays sale of 2G Speculations of a possible Mulayam Singh announced signed support of 212 out of create confusion. There is no truce gained ground when that he would address a press the party’s 229 MLAs, 56 out compromise,” he told The Shivpal Yadav called on his conference at 4 p.m. How- of 68 MLCs, 15 out of 24 MPs. Hindu. spectrum by Maxis nephew and Chief Minister ever, it was cancelled within NO HEADWAY: Multiple meetings have failed to sort out the It was, however, not clear if Akhilesh Yadav at his oicial 10 minutes without any differences between Shivpal Yadav (right) and his nephew he had submitted any docu- Accounts frozen The apex court order is residence. But there was no reason being given. It coin- and U.P. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. — FILE PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT ments to the Election Com- In another move, aided by based on an application Will look into confirmation if the two lead- cided with senior Minister mission as required by the legal eagles, the Akhilesh by NGO Centre for Public ers actually met, as Mr. Azam Khan, who is attempt- Yadav, termed as ‘baseless’ ings. I did not come to U.P. later. Mr. Ramgopal Yadav camp has told banks to Interest Litigation (CPIL) Chidambaram’s Shivpal Yadav is said to have ing to broker a peace, visiting allegations that he was be- and Lucknow to spread dis- said the aidavits of 5,000 freeze the Samajwadi Party to order the CBI and the left a few minutes later. Mr. Mulayam Singh’s house. hind the crisis.” He stressed cord but want an agree- party delegates would be accounts. Enforcement Directorate role, says court The two then joined party he had goodwill towards Mr. ment,” Mr. Singh told a news submitted on Saturday. As a result, accounts with to prevent Aircel-Maxis NEW DELHI: The Supreme supremo Mulayam Singh for ‘Not an obstacle’ Akhilesh Yadav and favoured agency. “Ninety per cent of party more than Rs. 500 crore be- from “attempting to Court on Friday gave an a meeting at his Vikra- Meanwhile, Mr. Amar a patch up. His statement came amid delegates and representat- longing to the party, which quickly sell of its allotted assurance to look into maditya Marg residence. Singh, who flew to Lucknow “I want to clarify that I am speculations that he had ives are with Akhilesh Yadav. till now was operational with spectrum, which is a pre- the question of alleged The Akhilesh camp, show- from Delhi on same not against his progress. I agreed to resign from the It is crystal clear, prima facie the signature of Shivpal Ya- cious natural resource irregularity in the grant casing its greater bargaining chartered flight as Mr. Mu- want to congratulate him and party. There was however, no this [Akhilesh’s faction] is dav, have been put on hold. belonging to the people of FIPB clearance in the power, is said to have pressed layam Singh and Mr. Shivpal continue giving my bless- oicial announcement. the real SP, and that party be (With inputs from IANS) of India, to Bharti Airtel Rs. 3,500 crore Aircel- and Reliance Communic- Maxis deal in 2006 by ations for thousands of the then Finance SC declines early crores, and exit the mar- Minister P. ket with huge sums of Chidambaram. NIA files charge sheet against Pak. national money.” “We will deal with hearing of plea The CPIL, which was a one issue at a time. At SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT According to the NIA He and his two LeT’s plan, Ali alias Saifullah petitioner in the legal present, we are dealing charge sheet, investigations associates infiltrated Mansoor, along with his two to defer budget battle concerning the 2G with the issue of how to NEW DELHI: The National In- have established that Ali, a associates Abu Saad and Abu scam before the Supreme enforce our order,” a vestigation Agency (NIA) school dropout and origin- into India with arms Darda, all trained terrorists, LEGAL CORRESPONDENT Court, submitted that “if Bench comprising Chief has filed a charge sheet ally a resident of Jia Bagga and ammunition infiltrated into Indian territ- the deal between Aircel Justice J.S. Khehar and against Pakistani national village of Raiwind in Lahore, to launch attacks ory equipped with arms and NEW DELHI: The Supreme and Bharti Airtel and the Justices N.V. Ramana Bahadur Ali, an alleged was also provided a map de- ammunition, navigation Court on Friday declined to deal between Aircel and and D.Y. Chandrachud member of the Lashkar-e- picting parts of Jammu and equipment, combat material grant urgent hearing of a plea Reliance Communica- said. Taiba (LeT), for allegedly Kashmir and Pakistan-occu- several places, including in and other articles. to postpone the tabling of the tions are allowed to go The observations planning to carry out terror pied Kashmir (PoK). He was Delhi,” the charge sheet said. Abu Saad had sent a mes- annual budget until after the through, then that would came when BJP leader activities in various parts of provided with the grid refer- NIA also sought an opin- sage to one of his handlers, Assembly elections in five allow Maxis to escape the Subramanian Swamy Jammu and Kashmir and ences (GRs) that had been ion of General Examiner of ‘Walid Bhai’ by pairing his States, including Uttar arm of law and abscond said an illegality had Delhi. Ali was arrested on recovered from his posses- Questioned Document mobile phone with his wire- Pradesh. with thousands of crores been committed by Mr. July 24 last year from the bor- sion. Ali plotted these GRs (GEQD) who had confirmed less set, a communication A three-judge Bench led of money.” Chidambaram in der village of Yahama village on the map which was sent his ability to plot GRs on the technique especially de- by Chief Justice of India J.S. According to the FIR granting FIPB clearance in north Kashmir. for examination to the Sur- Bahadur Ali Google maps and on the to- signed by LeT to avoid inter- Khehar told advocate M.L. registered by the CBI, to the Aircel-Maxis deal. The charge sheet has also veyor General of India at pographic sheets after which ception, it said. On June 22, Sharma that they would hear Sivasankaran (who had The Bench said it would highlighted the gaps along Dehradun which airmed uli ‘launching pad’ of LeT. the agency slapped the the two left for getting some his petition in due course but originally sought spec- take up the issue in the the Line of Control (LoC) as that the terrorist had plotted The pocket diary recovered charge of waging war against food from a village leaving not immediately. trum licence) was forced next hearing scheduled Ali and two other terrorists them correctly. from Ali, among other the country on Ali. Ali on a hill top. However, “There is no urgency in it. to sell Aircel. In March on February 3. — Legal had been walking for seven things, contains the name of Ali has been been in judi- both were killed in an en- We will lay down the law 2006, the Maxis group Correspondent days undetected before they ‘Trained in map use’ several towns in J&K, like cial custody since August. counter and Ali shifted his when the petition comes up had bought 74 per cent reached their destination. “This clearly establishes Rafiabad, Kunzar, Tangmarg, base to another hillock “as a before us in due course,” stake in Aircel. The com- The trio had entered India in that Ali is well conversant Budgam, Poonch, Jammu ‘Lashkar conspiracy’ precautionary measure”. Chief Justice Khehar told Mr. pany got FIPB approval in 2006. Within three months the intervening night of June with the use of the map sheet and Udhampur, besides NIA alleged that Ali was Next day Ali contacted Sharma. May 2006. of this development, Sun 12 -13, 2016 and reached their and that he has received Delhi,” the charge sheet said. part of the conspiracy ‘Alfa-3’, the LeT control sta- In November 2006, the Direct received substantial destination only around June training in the subject. A “Given the fact that Ali is a hatched by Lashkar-e-Taiba, tion based in PoK, who direc- Party symbol issue Department of Telecom- investment from the Maxis 20. GPS device was recovered trained cadre of LeT, the in- a proscribed terrorist organ- ted him to continue his jour- The petition has also munications issued to Air- Group (Aircel), which took The charge sheet was filed from Ali at the time of his ar- clusion of the names of these isation, based in Pakistan, to ney and reach the final sought a direction to strip cel 14 Letters of Intent, all 20 per cent equity. The FIPB before District Judge Amar rest. The data retrieved from towns or cities in the diary commit terror attacks in destination where he met his the BJP of its lotus symbol on of which were converted approved this investment on Nath here as the NIA had re- the GPS device contained indicates that he was tasked India. local contact who provided the ground that it violated into licences in December March 2 and 19, 2007. gistered a case against Ali. coordinates of the Mandak- to carry out terror attacks at NIA said that as part of him food and shelter, it said. the model code of conduct. Al-Badr militant killed Stop India from fuelling terror, Pak urges U.N.

PEERZADA ASHIQ Thursday following inform- to “the ruthless group of mil- MUBASHIR ZAIDI interference and terrorism in “This is a follow-up to the Pakistan’s long-standing al- ation about the presence of a itant ring” in north Kash- Pakistan to the United Na- three dossiers, which were legation on India’s involve- SRINAGAR: A wanted militant, top militant in the area. As mir’s Sopore, the police said. KARACHI: Pakistan’s Ambas- tions Secretary-General Ant- shared with the United Na- ment in such activities. Muzafer Naikoo, alias Muza the security forces were lay- As hundreds of persons ador to the United Nations onio Guterres along with a tions in October 2015,” For- He stated that India was Moulvi, who had survived ing a cordon, the militant gathered for his funeral pray- Maleeha Lodhi on Friday letter from Adviser to the eign Oice said. carrying out these activities multiple cordons and called hurled a grenade in a bid to ers, police used teargas to submitted a dossier asking Prime Minister on Foreign In the covering letter sent in clear contravention of the the shots along with escape but his attempt was disperse the crowds. the world body to restrain In- Afairs Sartaj Aziz,” a Foreign with the dossier, Mr. Aziz U.N. Charter and the resolu- Lashkar-e-Taiba operational thwarted. Hurriyat factions chair- dia from interfering in and Ministry statement stated. said the arrest of Indian tions of the U.N. Security commander Abdullah Uni A police spokesman said men Mirwaiz Umar Farooq undertaking activities aimed The Ambassador claimed RAW agent Kulbhushan Ya- Council on counter-terror- for the past nine years, was Naikoo, had left the LeT to and Syed Ali Geelani paid at destabilising the country. that the dossier contains dav from Balochistan and his ism and international con- killed in an operation near join Al-Badr a few years. The tributes to the slain militant. “Pakistan’s Permanent proof of India and its agency, confessional statement, ad- ventions. India’s hostile in- Srinagar on Thursday night. killing of Naikoo, a close as- “Our youth are arrested, tor- Representative to the United RAW’s interference in mitting involvement in activ- tentions towards Pakistan Security forces launched sociate of LeT commander tured and then shot dead, but Nations Ambassador Pakistan and involvement in ities aimed at destabilising were also borne out by re- an operation in Gulzarpora Uni and another commander latter forces present it as an Maleeha Lodhi today de- terrorism, particularly in Ba- Pakistan, and support to ter- cent statements of its leader- locality of Mochuwa on Abu Huzaifa, has put an end encounter,” said Mr. Geelani. Sartaj Aziz livered a dossier on India's lochistan, FATA and Karachi. rorist elements, vindicated ship, the letter said. CM @bubbly581 ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 NEWS 13 ‘160% rise in killings of Naxals in 2016’ VIJAITA SINGH years. Eighty-four Maoist The Expenditure Finance India lacks plan for cadres were killed in 2015 Committee (EFC) has NEW DELHI: The Home Min- and in 2016, the number already given the go-ahead istry flagged the operational swelled to 218, which was an for an ambitious road project eiciency of security forces increase of 160 per cent. in the 44 worst-afected dis- in the Maoist-afected areas There was also an increase in tricts. Under this project, the global rescue: Study as one of its biggest achieve- the number of police en- government proposes to ments during a presentation counters, from 237 in 2015 to construct 5,412 km of roads before Prime Minister Nar- 316 in 2016. and 126 bridges and it would ‘Evacuation missions depend on quick-fix solutions’ endra Modi this week. Home Minister Rajnath cost ₨11,725 crore. KALLOL BHATTACHERJEE The Ministry informed Singh told a press confer- Mr. Modi that since the NDA ence earlier this week that Redrawing ‘Red Corridor’ NEW DELHI: The government’s government came to power demonetisation had in- The government is re- plans for conducting emer- in May 2014, there had been a creased the problems of drawing the ‘Red Corridor’ gency large-scale interna- 45 per cent increase in the ef- Maoists and that they had — the area afected by Left tional evacuation is “ad hoc” ficiency of Central forces in weakened. Wing Extremism (LWE) — and depends on “quick-fix operations against the and may soon take of 20 dis- solutions”, a major think tank Maoists. Mr. Modi has been Violence down RED ALERT: Mangled remains of a vehicle after a Naxal attack in tricts from the list of Maoist- paper has stated. The paper conducting review meetings He also said that Maoist- Jharkhand. — FILE PHOTO afected areas. The 106 dis- authored for Carnegie India of 10 groups of secretaries as related violence was down tricts which span 10 States — has revealed that despite the NDA government com- by 40-50 per cent and the battalions (each battalion achievements of the Min- Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra conducting nearly 30 inter- pleted two-and-a-half years Ministry expected the situ- has approximately 1,000 istry and that is why it was Pradesh, Maharashtra, national evacuations, South in oice. ation to be normal in the next men) of Central forces are showcased in front of the Odisha, Telangana, West Block does not have a stand- In a presentation made by two-three years. currently deployed in the af- Prime Minister. Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Ut- ard operating procedure Home Secretary Rajiv After the NDA govern- fected areas, besides a large There are other areas also tar Pradesh and Chhattis- (SOP) for such missions and ALL SET: Preparations under way for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Mehrishi, Mr. Modi and ment came to power, the number of State police per- where the Home Ministry garh — constitute the Red continues to depend on indi- celebration at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre. other oicials were informed Home Ministry sent an addi- sonnel. has performed well but we Corridor. Of these, 44 dis- vidual sacrifices from civil — PHOTO: SUDHAKARA JAIN that the number of Naxal tional 14 battalions of Central “We consider the progress consider this as the most tricts are said to be the worst aviation, military and diplo- cadres killed in 2016 had police forces to the Maoist- made in the Maoist-afected noteworthy,” said a senior afected. India has a total of matic services. been the highest ever in six afected districts. In all, 104 areas as one of the biggest Home Ministry oicial. 683 districts. “As more than 11 million Indians now reside abroad, Bengaluru is set to host and more than 20 million Congress steps now travel abroad each year, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Heights of protest the government will no up campaign longer be able to rely on STAFF REPORTER part of the event. Karnataka heroic, ad hoc eforts and Industries Minister R.V. against note ban quick fix solutions,” said the BENGALURU: The stage is set for Deshpande on Friday said author of the paper Con- one of the largest gatherings that the venue was ready to SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT stantino Xavier, pointing out of the Indian diaspora as the host the mega event that be- the urgent need to craft an 14th edition of Pravasi Bhar- ing organised in Bengaluru CHANDIGARH: As Punjab pre- SOP on emergency evacu- atiya divas will kickstart on for the first time. pares itself for the Assembly ation. Saturday with participation Prime Minister Narendra polls, the Congress is all set Mr. Xavier’s paper which of more than 6,000 delegates Modi will deliver keynote to scale up its anti-demonet- coincided with the Pravasi from 30 countries. address on Sunday, and will isation drive in line with its Bharatiya Divas (7-9 January, Many delegates, who have later be meeting Non Resid- nation-wide campaign, de- Bengaluru), stated that the descended on the city, are ent Indian and Persons of In- manding immediate steps by U.S., the U.K., and the NATO seeing the event as a plat- dian Origin delegations the Modi government to rec- have institutionalised non- form to meet people from while President Pranab tify the situation triggered by combatant evacuation opera- diferent regions or to air Mukherjee will confer ‘note-bandi’. tions (NEO) doctrine. their grievances even as ef- Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Among the developing coun- forts are being made to awards to 30 achievers on Memoranda to DCs tries, Brazil too has institu- showcase investment oppor- Monday. Congress leader and tionalised an SOP. However, tunities in various states be- former Union Minister J.D. India is yet to do the needful fore potential investors. Foreign delegates Seelam on Friday said the even as public scrutiny in- During the three-day Portugal Prime Minister party was submitting creases on international event, technological ad- Antonio Costa and Vice- memoranda to all Deputy crisis situations. vancements and social in- President of Suriname Mi- Commissioners in the State, “When the lives and assets novations will be showcased chael Ashwin Adhin will be demanding answers on the of Indians are at risk abroad, to Persons of Indian Origin among the dignitaries parti- demonetisation move and its civil society organisations (PIO) looking for business cipating along with the chief impact on the people. mobilise and lobby elected opportunities in the country ministers of more than eight “The memorandum representatives and regional with the start up environ- States. against ‘corruption and de- authorities to pressure the ment in Bengaluru being a Several delegations, in- monetisation’, which has Central government to take a highlight during the Youth cluding a delegation from already been submitted to more proactive stance, Pravasi Divas on Saturday. Qatar, are here to get their the Prime Minister Narendra which may hinder quiet dip- As many as 14 states, in- grievances redressed. Modi, demands an inde- lomacy eforts … further en- cluding the host state Kareem Abdulla, part of 140 pendent inquiry into the cor- danger the safety of overseas Karnataka, are showcasing member delegation from ruption and bribery allega- CASH CRUNCH: Congress supporters being arrested for holding a protest against demonetisation at the Reserve Bank of Indians,” the paper said, cau- their regions and business Qatar will be seeking among tions in the Birla and Sahara tioning that public scrutiny India office in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. — PHOTO: C. RATHEESH KUMAR opportunities during the other things Aadhar cards to papers cases. It also de- of ad hoc plans could jeop- event that will also have Indians. However, delegates mands compensation for re- ardise missions. high-level delegations from like Asha Samant, an Associ- couping the losses sufered The paper has suggested Portugal, Suriname and ate Professor in Dental due to demonetisation,” he that the government con- Malaysia among others. Medicine in the U.S., is look- said. sider setting up quick reac- More than 1,500 NRIs and ing for chances to contribute Mr. Seelam accused Prime Mamata calls for a national govt. tion teams. 400 floating NRIs will be a in the health sector in India. Minister Narendra Modi of misleading people by pro- STAFF REPORTER try,” she said. “In the last two jecting the drive as a battle months since demonetisa- against black money, terror KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief tion, we (West Bengal) have Amritsar LS financing and corruption. Minister Mamata Banerjee sufered a revenue loss of Amarinder dares “We want to know from on Friday urged all the polit- ₨5,500 crore. While more bypoll on Feb. 4 him [Mr. Modi] how much ical parties to rise above than 1.7 crore people have black money had come into “narrow diferences” and been adversely afected due Kejriwal for a fight CHANDIGARH: The EC on Friday the banks as a result of de- form a national government to note bandi (demonetisa- announced that the by-elec- monetisation,” he added. in the greater interest of the tion), 81.50 lakh people have SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT fielding former Army chief tion for the Amritsar Lok country. become unemployed in General J.J Singh (Retd) Sabha seat would be held on Manmohan’s comment Appealing to President Bengal,” the Chief Minister CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress against him from Patiala, February 4, the day when Pointing out that former Pranab Mukherjee to save said. president Capt. Amarinder Capt. Amarinder Singh said Punjab goes to Assembly Prime Minister Manmohan the country from the present Stating that the figures Singh on Friday dared Aam he was looking forward to polls. Singh’s description of de- crisis, Ms. Banerjee said, “I were the result of a State gov- Aadmi Party (AAP) national creating history by defeating An EC oicial said the last monetisation as ‘organised urge all the political parties ernment survey, Ms. Baner- convener and Delhi Chief the General. date for filing nominations loot and plunder’ had come to form a national govern- jee said the tea, jute, bidi and Minister Arvind Kejriwal to “It will be the first time in would be January 18 while true, the Congress leader ment under a common min- FOR A GREATER CAUSE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata jewellery sectors have contest against him from any the history of the Army that a counting of votes would take said it had plunged the coun- imum programme till the Banerjee after her administrative meeting with government sufered the most in terms of constituency of the State. Captain will beat a General,” place on March 11. Scrutiny try into an economic crisis, next general elections.” officials in Kolkata on Friday. — PHOTO: PTI job losses. “I challenge him (Mr. he said. of papers would be done on pushing it back by 10-15 She welcomed the Presid- Pointing out that the agri- Kejriwal) to contest against Responding to questions, January 19 while the last date years. ent’s statement on Thursday Planning Commission and Bharatiya Janata Party apart cultural sector was severely me from any seat of his the former Chief Minister of withdrawal is January 21. “The Modi government that demonetisation could others. They are breaking from Mr. Modi. afected by the cash crunch choice. Mr. Kejriwal wants to denied that the delay in issu- The seat fell vacant after should admit its mistake and lead to a temporary slow- the backbone of the govern- with farmers unable to grow become chief minister if his ing tickets would impact the Congress leader Amarinder rectify the situation,” he down of the economy. ment,” the Chief Minister ‘₨5,500 crore loss’ rabi crops, Ms. Banerjee said, party wins...so why does not campaigning of Congress Singh’s resignation after the added. told reporters after an oi- “It seems that there is no “This will result in a price he openly declares his ambi- candidates, saying there was SC pronounced that Punjab’s Punjab Congress vice- ‘Vindictive govt.’ cial meeting in the city. government. Democratic rise. When people do not tion and contest?” Capt. Am- enough time for the polls. law of terminating pact per- president Sunil Jakhar said, “I have never seen such a Ms. Banerjee said she had rights are being bulldozed have cash they [the Centre] arinder Singh said, speaking “The final list of the party taining to sharing of water “they were not against de- vindictive government at the “no objection” even if the na- (by the Centre). In the name are trying to introduce a to reporters here. [candidates] is likely to be from the Satluj-Yamuna Link monetisation but its poor Centre. They are breaking tional government was led a of governance a reign of ter- cashless economy.” On the possibility of the released on January 9,” he canal was invalid. — Special implementation”. age-old institutions like the by any senior leader of the ror is going on in the coun- (with inputs from PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said. Correspondent

RBI to provide ‘Patidar stir has run out of steam’ Nepal ₨1 billion MAHESH LANGA ‘The govt. has said, dubbing the rout in the district and taluka panchay- in ₨100 notes GANDHINAGAR: The Patidar initiated talks with ats in November 2015 as an quota agitation in Gujarat the Patidar agitation aberration. KATHMANDU: The Reserve Bank has “run out of steam” and leaders. I am positive Known as a protégé of na- of India (RBI) has agreed to the community will support tional BJP president Amit provide ₨1 billion in ₨100 the Bharatiya Janata Party in about the result’ Shah, the 60-year-old Mr. notes to the Nepal Rastra the Assembly polls, claims Rupani, who outsmarted a Bank (NRB) to ease the acute Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay 23-year-old Patidar quota prominent Patidar leader shortage of ₨100 notes faced Rupani amid speculation agitator Hardik Patel. His Nitin Patel in the Chief Min- by the Himalayan nation, a that election in the State is six-month ‘exile’ from the isterial race in August 2016, media report said on Friday. likely to be advanced by a State is ending and he is pre- is being seen as a “stopgap The NRB’s plan to import few months. Vijay Rupani paring a massive show of arrangement” for Mr. Shah, ₨100 notes was delayed due Though the Chief Minis- strength on his return to the who was reportedly keen to to the Indian government’s ter has ruled out any possib- after Anandiben Patel’s sud- State later this month. return to State politics as Ms. move to demonetise ₨500 ility of early election, he has den resignation in August According to Mr. Rupani, Anandiben Patel’s successor. and ₨1,000 notes on Novem- stressed that the State gov- 2016, told The Hindu. the BJP won more than 75 per “People may say I am a ber 8. ernment and the party are “The government is pre- cent of village panchayats in stopgap arrangement but the As the RBI was under “fully prepared to face the pared to consider their de- recent 8,000 village-level fact is the leadership has pressure to manage cash poll any time” in case the mands within the framework elections which are not con- chosen me for this job and I after demonetisation, it had high command decides to of the Constitution and the tested on party symbols. “If have always accepted the told its Nepali counterpart advance it by 4-5 months. “I apex court rulings with re- you analyse the village pan- party’s decision and in future that Nepal may have to wait am confident that the BJP gard to quota. We have asked chayat elections, you will get also, I will accept any de- till the situation normalised will win two-thirds majority the agitation leaders to give a sense that the Patidars have cision of the party,” he said in India, The Himalayan whenever the polls are held.” their suggestions,” Mr. voted for those ailiated to replying a query on whether Times reported. “I can say with confidence Rupani said, adding, “Deputy the BJP.” the Assembly polls would be But, the RBI recently that the Patels are with the Chief Minister Nitin Patel is “Not only the latest round fought under his leadership wrote to the NRB that it will BJP now. The government holding talks with the of village panchayats, we amid reports that the party be able to provide ₨1 billion has initiated a dialogue with Patidar leaders to resolve the also won a series of byelec- may project an OBC leader in ₨100 notes, the paper said. the Patidar agitation leaders legally and politically con- tions of various local bodies ahead of the Assembly polls. The NRB oicials have said and I am positive about its tentious matter.” across the State, which “We have Modi and will con- the central bank is preparing outcome,” Mr. Rupani, who However, the Chief Minis- means that the people of the test the polls under his lead- to bring the amount within took over as Chief Minister ter declined to comment on State are with the party,” he ership.” January. — PTI CM @bubbly581 YK NOIDA/DELHI 14 | WORLD THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 May’s U.S. visit to put Intelligence chiefs confront Trump ‘special relationship’ to test This was a multifaceted campaign. Hacking was only one part of it, says James Clapper

VIDYA RAM WASHINGTON: U.S. spy chiefs Envoys appointed were set to confront an LONDON: British Prime Minis- openly dismissive President- by Obama to ter Theresa May is set to visit elect Donald Trump on Fri- the U.S. and meet President- day with their evidence that elect Donald Trump shortly Russia mounted an unpre- be recalled after his inauguration this cedented bid to disrupt the .S. President-elect Donald spring, it was confirmed on U.S. elections by hacking his UTrump’s transition team has Friday. The visit — coming Democratic rivals. issued a blanket mandate just months after her less- The meeting comes amid requiring politically appointed than-successful visit to India high tension between the Ambassadors installed by — will test the appetite of the leaders of the U.S. intelli- President Barack Obama to leave world’s largest economies gence community and their their posts by Inauguration Day, for a post-Brexit Britain. future boss, who has bridled the U.S. Ambassador to New The enduring partnership at any suggestion that Mo- Zealand said. “I will be departing between the two countries scow tipped the election in on January 20th,” Ambassador — famously described many his favour. Mark Gilbert said. The mandate decades ago by Winston “My hope is that when the was issued “without exceptions” Churchill as a “special rela- President-elect receives his through an order sent in a State tionship” — has gone own briefings and is able to Department cable on Dec. 23, he through peaks and troughs. examine the intelligence, as said. The order threatens to leave The Obama administration his team is put together and the U.S. without Senate- prioritised relations with they see how professional confirmed envoys for months in other European nations such and efective these agencies GIVING EVIDENCE: James Clapper (left), the Director of National Intelligence, and Adm. Michael nations like Germany, Canada and as Germany, describing FUTURE UNPREDICTABLE: U.S. President Barack Obama and are, that some of those cur- Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, attending the Senate Armed Services Britain, The New York Times had Chancellor Angela Merkel Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May in Hangzhou, China, in rent tensions will be re- Committee hearing in Washington on Thursday. — PHOTO: NYT reported. —Reuters last year as his “closest inter- September last year. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS duced,” President Barack national partner” over the Obama told Chicago’s NBC have never encountered past eight years. Attempts to said Britain and the U.S. as “Mr. Brexit” and drawing ailiate on Thursday. such a direct campaign to in- Grow up Donald, forge a Transatlantic Trade would “remain strong and parallels between the forces terfere with the election pro- Hate crime charges and Investment Partnership close partners”. “Britain and that drove Brexit in the U.K. Obama briefed on report cess as we have seen in this says Joe Biden (TTIP) also reflected the the United States have an en- and his own rise to the power After Mr. Trump first case.” U.S.’s eagerness to broaden during and special relation- in the U.S. — his stances on a raised doubts early last “This was a multifaceted in interview against 4 after attack its relations with Europe ship based on the values of number of issues strongly month, Mr. Obama ordered campaign. So the hacking CHICAGO: Four black year-old man was singled beyond Britain. However, freedom, democracy and en- contrast that of Britain, in- the intelligence community was only one part of it, and it WASHINGTON: U.S. Vice-President people were charged out because he has with the future of TTIP look- terprise,” she said. cluding on Russia and free to produce a comprehensive also entailed classical propa- Joe Biden has a blunt suggestion with hate crimes on “special needs”, not ing decidedly dim even be- Foreign Secretary Boris trade. report on cyberattacks and ganda, disinformation, fake for President-elect Donald Trump: Thursday in connection because he was white. fore the U.S. election and the Johnson urged critics to re- While Britain is eager to Russian interference in the news.” It is time to “grow up.”. with a video broadcast But authorities later said election of Mr. Trump, 2017 frain from prejudging the position itself as open to election. Asked about a few of Mr. live on Facebook that the charges resulted from ‘Russian oicials involved’ will throw up new opportun- Trump administration, de- building trade relationship Mr. Obama was briefed on Trump’s controversial remarks showed a mentally both the suspects’ use of ities — and challenges — for scribing him as a “deal- outside the EU, Mr. Trump the report on Thursday, and Mr. Clapper, Mr. Rogers and tweets since winning the disabled white man being racial slurs and their the relationship. maker” who stood to ofer has adopted a protectionist the intelligence chiefs were and Marcel Lettre, undersec- November election, Mr. Biden had beaten and taunted, references to the victim’s much to Britain. tone on many issues. He has scheduled to detail it to Mr. retary of defense for intelli- some intemperate comments of Cameron’s comments threatened with a knife disability. It’s also Britain has already made a also injected the relationship Trump on Friday. gence, said in a joint state- his own. “Grow up Donald, grow and forced to drink from possible that the suspects The May administration number of concessions to with a level of unpredictabil- James Clapper, the dir- ment that “only Russia’s up, time to be an adult, you’re a toilet. The assault went were trying to extort has been eager to distance it- the U.S. when it comes to for- ity — suggesting via Twitter ector of national intelli- senior-most oicials” could President,” he told television on for hours, until something from the self from the stance of eign policy: while Britain that Britain should consider gence, National Security have authorised the opera- station PBS in an interview Chicago police found the victim’s family, police former Prime Minister supported last year’s UN res- appointing Nigel Farage as Agency chief Mike Rogers, tion, in which hackers stole broadcast on Thursday. “Time to disoriented victim said. David Cameron, who was olution condemning Israel’s its Ambassador to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investiga- Democratic Party files and e- do something. Show us what you walking along a street, The cruelty of the less-than-complimentary expansion of settlements in Two senior advisers, Fiona tion director James Comey mails. Those files were then have.” Mr. Trump had earlier on authorities said. attack and the intense about the then-presidential occupied territories, Ms. Hill and Nick Timothy, had and Central Intelligence disseminated via WikiLeaks, Thursday described Mr. Biden as social media exposure candidate. He described as May also publicly criticised visited the U.S. to meet with Agency Director John Bren- embarrassing the party and the “head clown”. Recorded on video prompted President “divisive, stupid and wrong” John Kerry’s speech con- the President-elect’s team nan were expected to take harming losing candidate Mr. Biden has indicated he will The suspects, who Barack Obama to Mr. Trump’s proposal that demning the government of late last year, Bloomberg re- part in the briefing. Hillary Clinton’s White not step away from the political were jailed, can be heard respond, calling it there be a temporary ban on Benjamin Netanyahu, in a ported on Friday. Downing Mr. Clapper told the Sen- House efort. fray entirely when he leaves on the video using “despicable”. “I take Muslims entering the U.S. “It move that surprised the Street confirmed that meet- ate Armed Services Commit- President-elect Trump has office with President Barack profanities against white these things very looks like we’re not going to Obama administration. ings of key staf had taken tee on Thursday that he had mocked via Twitter past in- Obama on January 20. people and President- seriously,” he told a have a very good relation- The position of the Presid- place. “We are pleased to “very high” confidence in telligence errors of the CIA, Mr. Biden has already been elect Donald Trump. television on Thursday. ship, who knows,” Mr. ent-elect, however, remains have been able to make that their findings. FBI and other agencies, chal- chiming in on how Democrats Police spokesman But he said the assault Trump told a U.K. television unclear. While he, unlike his happen and the Prime Minis- “The Russians have a long lenging them to prove that should respond to their shock Anthony Guglielmi said does not mean that race station last May. predecessor, was a big sup- ter looks forward to visiting history of interfering in elec- the hacking and leaks could election defeat, suggesting a investigators initially relations have gotten However, following Mr. porter of Brexit — re- the new President in the tions, theirs and other be traced up to the top of Mr. renewed focus on the working concluded that the 18- worse. — AP Trump’s election. Ms. May peatedly describing himself spring,” it said on Friday. people’s,” he said. “But we Putin's government. — AFP and middle class. — AFP Mexico will pay Russia begins military Mastermind of U.S. back for the China could own a third aircraft carrier Dhaka café attack ATUL ANEJA ment, the U.S. military wall, says Trump clearly lacks stamina, and drawdown in Syria killed in raid BEIJING: China is expected to the country’s insuicient BEIRUT: Russia’s military said A naval group headed WASHINGTON: U.S. President- “own” a third aircraft carrier military spending is proof of on Friday that it has begun DHAKA: Bangladeshi police elect Donald Trump criti- in the near future, the that. In addition, frequent scaling down its deployment by aircraft carrier shot dead an Islamist extrem- cised news reports on Friday People’s Daily online repor- problems with U.S. Navy Su- to Syria, as the regime intens- Admiral Kuznetsov ist accused of being one of the that U.S. taxpayers would ted, quoting a leading naval per Hornet, F-35C and other ified its bombardment of a would be the first to masterminds of last year’s pay for his planned border expert. carrier-borne fighters have rebel-held district home to deadly siege at a café during a wall with Mexico, saying The website quoted Liang seriously hampered the air- the capital’s main water leave the area pre-dawn raid in Dhaka on they were failing to report Fang, a military expert as craft carriers’ combat source. Moscow’s interven- Friday. that U.S. funds used to start saying that “the Chinese mil- capability.” tion in September 2015 December 29. “The tasks set The bodies of Nurul Islam the project would be repaid itary’s combat capability has helped turn the tide in favour for the aircraft carrier group Marzan and another man said by Mexico. grown by leaps and bounds U.S. deployments of President Bashar Al-As- during its military mission to have been behind the “The dishonest media in the past decade”. The website highlighted sad, whose forces scored a have been fulfilled,” said murder of a Japanese national does not report than any He added: “At present, ASSERTIVENESS IN THE SEA: J-15 fighter jets seen on China’s China’s assertiveness, in the major victory last month Russia’s main commander in in 2015 were found after of- money spent on building the China’s second aircraft car- Liaoning aircraft carrier while preparing to conduct a drill in wake of upcoming naval de- with the recapture of opposi- Syria, Andrei Kartapolov, ficers raided a property in Great Wall [for sake of rier is under construction. In the South China Sea earlier in January. — PHOTO: AP ployments in the western tion stronghold east Aleppo. quoted by Russian news Dhaka’s Rayer Bazar neigh- speed], will be paid back by the near future, the Chinese Pacific by the U.S. Navy. Russia, along with fellow agencies. bourhood, police said. Mexico later!” Mr. Trump Navy is expected to own a able of marshalling more China to gradually transition “On the first day of the regime ally Iran and rebel Aircraft on board the car- “Marzan and his associate said on Twitter. third aircraft carrier strike combat-worthy aircraft car- towards exercising “sea con- new year, a fleet headed by backer Turkey, is pushing for rier conducted some 420 Saddam [Hossain] died in an CNN and other media or- group, capable of safeguard- riers of the future. trol” far away from shores. aircraft carrier Liaoning peace talks to be held later sorties and hit 1,252 “terror- encounter with police,” said ganizations reported on Fri- ing territorial sovereignty “While the Liaoning is far At present the Chinese Navy held drills in the South this month in Kazakhstan. ist” targets during the two Inspector General of Police day that Mr. Trump’s trans- and maritime rights.” from a game-changer in the is in a “sea denial” mode, fo- China Sea. Around the same But escalating fighting months that it was involved A.K.M. Shahidul Haque. “He ition team had signalled to naval balance of power in the cused on deterring external time, news was released that near Damascus, including in the Syria mission, Mr. [Marzan] was the operational congressional Republicans Current carrier region, it has been eiciently forces from intruding into the USS Carl Vinson, a nuc- reported barrel bombings, Kartapolov said. He said that commander of the July café that he preferred to fund the A website ailiated with utilised as a training plat- Chinese waters. lear-powered American air- has undermined a fragile Russia still had suicient air attack. He was one of the mas- border wall through the ap- the People’s Liberation form to educate the founda- Mr. Liang pointed out that craft carrier, would deploy week-old nationwide cease- defence capabilities thanks terminds of it.” Additional propriations process as soon Army (PLA) also relayed the tional core of oicers, sailors though Chinese aircraft car- from San Diego, California fire and left the talks in to its S-300 and S-400 sys- deputy commissioner Yusuf as April. report. and airmen that will build rier strike group is not com- to the Western Pacific doubt. tems deployed in the war- Ali said police had found the Mr. Trump said in his note China has so far deployed the future Chinese aircraft parable with its U.S. coun- region.” Russia’s military said a torn country. body of another “suspected on Twitter that initial U.S. Liaoning, its sole, aircraft carrier force,” says Brian terpart in tonnage or China’s second aircraft naval group headed by air- During its deployment to extremist” alongside Marzan. funding for the wall would be carrier — an import from Kalman, a military analyst, number of aircraft, it can carrier, CV-17 is currently at craft carrier Admiral Syria, the Soviet-built The country’s security to get it started more quickly Ukraine — whose prime on the website South Front. nevertheless boast of stam- an advanced stage of con- Kuznetsov would be the first Kuznetsov was involved in a forces launched a deadly and that Mexico would even- purpose is to impart train- Analysts say that the focus ina and a bright future. He struction at Dalian Ship- to leave the area under a series of embarrassing acci- crackdown against Islamist tually repay the United ing, so that a skilled core of on aircraft carriers marks a stressed that “from the per- building in northeastern drawdown ordered by Pres- dents, with two jets crashing extremists following the at- States. — Reuters personnel is developed, cap- doctrinal shift, allowing spective of future develop- China. ident Vladimir Putin on into the sea. — AFP tack. — AFP Eminent jurist Saudi women defy restrictions in video U.S. puts Osama’s son on terror blacklist

Weeramantry dead MEGAN SPECIA his mid-twenties, has become active as an al- MEERA SRINIVASAN First Sri Lankan hree women in Qaeda propagandist since his to be appointed to black niqabs cover- father’s death in 2011. ing their hair and COLOMBO: Eminent jurist C.G. the ICJ and acclaimed The State Department Weeramantry, who was the Tfaces skateboard order lists Hamza bin Laden first Sri Lankan to be appoin- for his judgment down a street, their scarves as a “Specially Designated ted to the International on nuclear weapons and colourful dresses flow- Global Terrorist”, meaning Court of Justice (ICJ) in The ing behind them. WASHINGTON: The U.S. added that U.S. citizens are Hague, and acclaimed for his weapons, he observed: “My A catchy tune with pro- Hamza bin Laden, son and forbidden from dealing with dissenting judgment on nuc- considered opinion is that vocative lyrics — “May all heir of Osama bin Laden, to Hamza. This also freezes any lear weapons, passed away the use or threat of use of men sink into oblivion” and its terrorist blacklist on of his assets under U.S. here on Thursday. He was 90. nuclear weapons is illegal in “If only God would rid us of Thursday. Hamza, who is in jurisdiction. — AFP Justice Weeramantry any circumstances whatso- men” — plays as the women began his judicial career in ever. It violates the funda- alternately glide on in-line ACT OF REBELLION: In the video, which has been shared three million times, three women play skates, cruise on scooters the 1950s, and became Sri mental principles of interna- basketball, sing and dance with swagger and confidence. — SCREENSHOT: YOUTUBE Tokyo recalls Seoul envoy over statue Lanka’s youngest Supreme tional law, and represents the and parade down the street in vibrant outfits, all things tion company based in Riy- the women cruise down the beat and bright colour Court judge. very negation of the human- TOKYO: Japan recalled its ordering home its consul- He later served as a senior itarian concerns which un- taboo for women in Saudi adh, the women shoot bas- street. Many social media palette, is anything but light, Ambassador to South Korea general in Busan and judge there before moving to derlie the structure of hu- Arabia. kets, wear neon-coloured posts that discussed the and it points a critical finger on Friday to protest the suspending discussions over Australia as the Sir Hayden manitarian law”. The music video has rap- sneakers and dance with a video applauded its message, at the restrictions women placing of a statue a Japan-South Korea Stark Professor of Law at He set up the Colombo- idly spread across social me- swagger and confidence that including commentary from face in Saudi Arabia. Activ- symbolising victims of currency swap. Monash University. based Weeramantry Centre dia, viewed more than three seems to dismiss the men dozens of Saudi women who ists in the country have long Japanese wartime sex Mainstream historians say In the early 1990s, the for International Peace and million times since it was up- who look on, all while shared the video on Twitter. protested its patriarchal so- slavery outside its consulate up to 200,000 women, World Health Organization also served as president of loaded to YouTube two covered nearly from head to Ameerah al-Taweel, who is ciety that essentially prohib- in the city of Busan last mostly from Korea but also (WHO) sought an advisory the International Associ- weeks ago, and it has promp- toe. the former wife of a Saudi its women from travelling, month. other parts of Asia including opinion from the ICJ on the ation of Lawyers against ted debate over the role of The two men in the video, prince and has long been an marrying or attending col- Japan’s chief government China, were forced to work in ‘Legality of the threat or use Nuclear Arms, a non-gov- women in Saudi society. dressed in traditional Saudi advocate for women’s rights, lege without permission spokesman Yoshihide Suga Japanese military brothels of nuclear weapons’. ernmental organisation In the video, directed by garb, stare down the women shared the clip with her 1.4 from a male relative, who is also announced that Japan is during World War II. — AFP Staunchly opposing the headquartered in The Majed al-Essa at 8ies Studios from behind the wheel of a million followers. called their guardian. — New possession of nuclear Hague. (pronounced 80s), a produc- car. They wag their fingers as The video, despite its fast York Times News Service @bubbly581 CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI | THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 BUSINESS 15 Demonetisation drive has disrupted the SENSEX GOLD RUPEE BRENT OIL “underlying strength” of the economy 06-01-2017 26,759 06-01-2017 28,710 06-01-2017 67.96 06-01-2017 56.68 Montek Singh Ahluwalia, 119 20 0.00 0.33 Ex-Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 05-01-2017 26,878 points 05-01-2017 28,730 ₨/10gms 05-01-2017 67.96 ₨/$ 05-01-2017 57.01 $/bbl

Rupee to decline to record low this SBI, HDFC Bank spar over M-wallet fee year: Reuters poll The banks are yet to agree on how much State Bank will have to pay HDFC for a transaction

BENGALURU: The Indian rupee MANOJIT SAHA transferred from our ac- lakh crore and in December is expected to fall further YUTHIKA BHARGAVA counts to SBI’s wallet — it further went up to ₨1.36 against the U.S. dollar this which the bank is yet to lakh crore. year to a record low, hit by MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: If you have agree,” a HDFC Bank oicial rising global bond yields and a savings account with in the know of the matter Medium -term roadmap an economic blow from New HDFC Bank and you want to said. The Ratan Watal commit- FAMILY SILVER:The stake sale may fetch the exchequer more Delhi's dramatic currency transfer funds from that ac- tee which was set up by the than ₨1,000 crore. — FILE PHOTO crackdown initiated two count to State Bank of India’s Security concerns government had recently months ago, a Reuters poll mobile wallet, you won’t be The country’s largest suggested a medium term found. able to do so as of now. lender is also not allowing its roadmap for digital pay- Centre clears 26% The rupee performed a bit This is because SBI and fund transfer from its bank ments to grow substantially better than most of its re- HDFC Bank are yet to reach accounts to standalone mo- over the next three years gional peers in 2016, weaken- an agreement on how much bile wallets like Paytm and from the current level of strategic sale in BEML ing just over 2 per cent as In- the former will pay the latter MobiKwik due to security WALLET WAR: SBI is also not allowing fund transfer to about five per cent of per- dia's economy, the for such a transfer. reasons. standalone mobile wallets on security concerns. — FILE PHOTO sonal consumption and 20 NEW DELHI: The Centre will sell first privatisation since sale fastest-growing in Asia, When funds are trans- “We are not sure about per cent of all transactions. 26 per cent stake in defence of Jessop and Co in 2003-04 roared ahead for most of the ferred to a mobile wallet their security,” said Mruty- don’t want to expose our tutions,” Mr. Singh said. “Inter-operability is a equipment manufacturer under the NDA government year. from a bank account, the unjay Mahapatra, Deputy customers to frauds.” Following the ban on high- good thing as a concept and a BEML, making it the first headed by Prime Minister But capital outflows in- wallet company has to Managing Director & Chief Asked about SBI blocking value banknotes, digital pay- step in the right direction to- major PSU to be sold Atal Bihari Vajpayee. tensified toward the end of charge the bank, which is Information Oicer of SBI. the wallet, MobiKwik CEO ments have seen a sharp in- wards a cashless economy,” through strategic disinvest- These are among the pub- 2016 after Donald Trump either a percentage of the “Their security regime is Bipin Preet Singh said the re- crease in business volumes. said Naveen Surya, man- ment, which may fetch the lic sector units that NITI won the U.S. presidential amount transferred or a not audited or inspected or striction had been there for a According to RBI data, aging director of payments exchequer over ₨1,000 crore. Aayog has identified for sale election and Indian Prime fixed amount. verified by anybody,” Mr few months now. mobile banking transactions solutions firm ItzCash and In a notification to the of government’s majority Minister Narendra Modi an- According to HDFC Bank Mahapatra said adding that “As an industry, we must were ₨1.13 lakh crore in Octo- President, Payments Council stock exchanges, BEML said stake to private companies in nounced the withdrawal of oicials, SBI has not agreed HDFC Bank also does not al- define security standards — ber and ₨1.04 lakh crore in of India, who was also a that the Cabinet has given an order to bring in greater ei- high-value bank notes. to the fee it demanded for low their accounts to fund adherence of which should September for the entire member of the Watal ‘in-principal’ approval for ciency and professionalism such transfer. “We have SBI wallets. be mandatory to allow banking system, while in committee. strategic disinvestment of 26 in their functioning. Weaker rupee asked for 1.5 per cent fee per “Our customers’ interest money flow from banking to November the figure just for “Anything against this per cent equity shares in Established in May 1964, The rupee is forecast to transaction — for the funds should be protected. We non-banking financial insti- five banks alone was ₨1.24 spirit is not good.” BEML Ltd. out of govern- BEML operates on three ma- weaken to 68.50 a dollar in ment’s shareholding of 54.03 jor business verticals for as- one month versus 67.73 at per cent. sociated equipment manu- Thursday's close, the poll of At the current market pri- facturing — mining and nearly 30 foreign exchange SEBI eases rules cing of ₨999.50 a share, 26 per construction, rail and metro strategists carried out this Tighter norms for e-manufacturing sops cent stake of BEML could and defence and aerospace. week showed. for foreign fund fetch the exchequer over Its turnover has risen to It is expected to fall fur- YUTHIKA BHARGAVA ties for some of the high cap- istry has been pushing for a ₨1,000 crore. After the stra- more than ₨3,500 crore. ther to 69.50 by year-end. ital investment projects. three year cap on imple- managers tegic sale, government stake The PSU, under the ad- That 12-month consensus NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely The scheme was initially mentation period for the in the PSU would come ministrative control of de- is the weakest for several to reduce the time frame for opened for three years till scheme from the current 10 NEW DELHI: To make it easier down to 28.03 per cent. fence ministry, provides years and would mark a re- companies to avail sops in a July 2015, and was later ex- years, the oicial said pro- for foreign fund managers “The said shareholding equipment support to Indian cord low. Three months ago scheme to boost electronic tended till July 2020. posal for Cabinet nod sug- keen to enter India, SEBI has would be sold to the strategic Army and other defence the view in a Reuters poll product manufacturing in “The reworked scheme is gested a five–year term. notified rules allowing them buyer/s to be identified by forces by manufacturing was for the Indian currency the country at a time when now ready. It will be taken up It is also likely that a cap to act as Portfolio Managers the government of India by variants of Tatra vehicle for to trade at 67.73 in a year. tech majors such as Apple for approval at the upcoming will be put on the total in- under a relaxed regulatory following due procedure,” all terrain operation. are seeking additional con- Cabinet meeting next week,” centives that can be dis- regime. BEML said. It also supports the cessions to Make in India. the oicial said. bursed under the scheme, a The move assumes signi- The strategic sale ap- aerospace operations by sup- Tata Sons calls While the Modified Spe- demand put forth by the fin- ficance in the wake of the proval is just the third in over plying ground support cial Incentive Package Projects stuck ance ministry. government’s announce- 12 years. equipment such as Aircraft Scheme provides for subsidy in 2012 for both new and ex- Several approvals under The electronics hardware ment of taxation incentives In September, the Cabinet Towing Tractor, Multi Pur- EGM on Feb. 6 to on investments made within pansion projects to attract the scheme, considered key production in India in 2014- for the ofshore fund man- had cleared strategic sale of pose Weapon Loader and 10 years of the project getting investments in electronic to the Centre’s Make In India 15 is estimated at $32.46 bil- agers willing to relocate to Bharat Pumps and Com- Crash Fire Tender. oust Mistry approved, the revised manufacturing. The scheme programme, have been stuck lion, representing a share of India.The regulator has pressors Ltd., while in The government is target- scheme that will be taken up provides for capital subsidy for nearly a year due to tussle about 1.5 per cent in world made amendments to Sebi December it had approved ing ₨56,500 crore in disin- for Cabinet nod next week is of 20-25 per cent, besides re- between the Electronics and electronic hardware produc- (Portfolio Managers) Regu- sale of India’s first pharma vestment proceeds this likely to bring this subsidy imbursement of countervail- IT Ministry and the Finance tion. During the year, do- lations, 1993, to provide an company Bengal Chemicals fiscal. Of this, ₨36,000 crore time frame down to five ing duty/excise for capital Ministry after the latter mestic consumption of elec- enabling framework for re- and Pharmaceuticals Ltd as is to come from minority years, a senior government equipment for the non-SEZ raised concerns over the tronic hardware was at $63.6 gistration of EFMs. It had well as Hindustan Antibiot- stake sale in PSUs and an- oicial told The Hindu. units and also reimburse- scheme being ‘open ended’. billion, of which imports ac- also issued a consultation pa- ics Ltd. other ₨20,500 crore from The M-SIPS was notified ment of central taxes and du- While the Finance Min- counted for 58 per cent. per in June.— PTI These PSUs will be the strategic stake sale. — PTI Cyrus Mistry Siva welcomes SC stay Hindustan Zinc SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT gets green nod MUMBAI: Tata Sons has con- in Aircel-Maxis case vened an extraordinary gen- for Zawar mines eral meeting (EGM) of its K.T. JAGANNATHAN shareholders on Februrary 6 NEW DELHI: Vedanta Group to remove Cyrus Mistry, its CHENNAI: C. Sivasankaran, the firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd ousted chairman, from the original promoter of Aircel, (HZL) has got environment company’s board of welcomed the Supreme clearance for its ₨1,200 crore directors. Court’s stay in the Aircel- Zawar Mines expansion pro- If removed as director of Maxis case and said Stand- ject in Rajasthan. Tata Sons, the holding com- ard Chartered Bank (SCB) – The world’s second largest pany, Mr. Mistry would be which was the merchant zinc producer wants to ex- stripped of all executive and banker to the deal – must pand the production capa- non executive roles of the compensate the Indian C. Sivasankaran city of lead-zinc and ore be- Tata Group. A Tata Group banks that had lent to Aircel. neficiation at its Zawar spokesperson confirmed the Mr. Sivasankaran’s sug- almost ₨15,000 crore to Air- Group of underground meeting. “This was decided gestion came in the wake of cel. mines located in Sarada on the requisition of some of the Supreme Court restrain- “I believe in the Indian ju- district. the Tata Sons’ shareholders.” ing Malaysia’s Maxis Group diciary, and respect its ob- “The Environment Min- The meeting omes even as from transferring 2G li- servations,’’ he said. istry has examined the HZL’s Mr. Mistry, through his in- cences obtained by Aircel. The Department of Tele- proposal. Based on the re- vestment firms, has peti- “I am glad that Supreme communications should commendations of the ex- tioned the National Com- Court ruled against the sale find a buyer who could take pert advisory committee, the pany Law Tribunal seeking of Aircel,’’ said Mr. Sivasank- over Aircel’s users, Mr. ministry has given the envir- dissolution of the board of aran, adding that he had Sivasankaran suggested. onment clearance for expan- Tata Sons in which Mr. been coerced into selling “The consideration sion of production capacity Mistry's family has 18.4 per Aircel to the Maxis Group. should be used to settle bank of its Zawar group of under- cent stake. The move is likely He estimated public sec- dues of Aircel and Siva ground mines,” an oicial to win shareholders’ nod. tor banks had an exposure of Group,’’ he said. said. — PTI

Exchange Rates China grabs 50 per cent of Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m on January 06 TT TT India’s smartphone market Currencies Buying Selling U.S. Dollar 67.76 68.08 MUMBAI: Chinese brands took Chinese brand executives Euro 71.77 72.11 their largest ever slice of the said innovative product fea- Pound Sterling 83.76 84.16 $10-billion Indian smart- tures such as powerful selfie Jap Yen (100 Units) 58.44 58.72 Chinese Yuan 9.80 9.85 phone market in late2016, ac- cameras with flash, quicker Swiss Franc 66.97 67.29 counting for more than one charging and longer-lasting Singapore Dollar 47.28 47.51 in every two phones sold - a batteries have helped them Australian Dollar 49.74 49.98 growing market share that thrive in India, one of the Canadian Dollar 51.13 51.37 ate into sales from top- world’s fastest growing Swedish Kroner 7.52 7.55 selling Samsung Electronics. smartphone markets. Danish Kroner 9.65 9.70 Samsung, the single most In the large and ultra-com- New Zealand Dollar 47.60 47.83 popular smartphone brand petitive $120 to $440 mid- Hongkong Dollar 8.74 8.78 in India, commanded a market smartphone seg- Malaysian Ringgit 15.14 15.23 roughly 30 percent market now Chinese brands.” ment, Chinese vendors have Kuwaiti Dinar 220.50 222.99 share just over a year ago. Celebrity endorsements more than doubled their UAE Dirham 18.45 18.54 That slipped to 21 percent in from Bollywood actors like market share to 68 per cent, Bahraini Dinar 179.64 180.58 November,according to tech Hrithik Roshan and Ranveer while Samsung has lost 14 Qatari Riyal 18.66 18.67 research firm Counterpoint, Singh, along with huge spon- percentage points since Saudi Riyal 18.12 18.12 the last month for which data sorship campaigns by brands November 2015, according to Omani Riyal 175.95 176.88 is available. such as Oppo and Gionee of Counterpoint. Source:Indian Bank Thanks to low cost, im- the wildly popular Indian “Being a global company is proved technology and an Premier League cricket fran- Samsung's biggest curse,” advertising blitz, Chinese chise have helped improve says Neil Shah of Counter- Bullion Rates brands like Oppo, Lenov- perception of Chinese point, adding Samsung can- o,OnePlus and Gionee took a brands — once derided for not compete on price like January 06 rates in rupees with previous rates in brackets combined share of over 50 their low quality. their Chinese rivals, who are per cent, compared with just focused more on low-cost Chennai Bollywood, cricket Bar Silver (1 kg) 40,440 (40,520) 19 per cent a year ago. markets. He said Chinese Retail (1 g) 43.30 (43.40) “Chinese brands are ofer- “In a country like India, vendors’ access to low-cost 24 ct gold (10 g) 28,690 (28,580) ing quality that is at par with there are two religions — components and their ex- 22 ct gold (1 g) 2,743 (2,735) Samsung, at a better price,” one is Bollywood and the pertise in designing metal Delhi said Manish Khatri, who second is cricket,” said casing for cheap phones has Silver 40,100 (40,600) owns two multi-brand Arvind R Vohra, Gionee's In- let brands like Oppo, Standard Gold 28,710 (28,730) smartphone outlets in Mum- dia head, noting that both av- OnePlus and Lenovo ofer Sovereign 24,200 (24,200) bai. “Of every 10 phones I enues have helped popular- better quality products than sell, almost six to seven are ize its brand. Samsung. — Reuters CM @bubbly581 YK NOIDA/DELHI 16 | BUSINESS THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017

SNIPPETS Natco Pharma Centre plans to amend to introduce Vodafone to offer unlimited 3G, 4G data for 1 hour Railways may get 6% Plantation Labour Act NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Vodafone announced a SuperHour anti-cancer scheme, under which it will offer unlimited 3G or 4G data for one hour at a starting price of ₨16 for pre-paid customers. It will also offer unlimited drug in U.S. local voice calls (within network) with one hour validity for ₨7. “With increase in Budget SuperHour, you can use and download as much data as you like for one SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT hour at a fixed, nominal price. Moreover, with unrestricted repeat purchase, you can make every hour SuperHour,” Sandeep Kataria, Chief Finance Ministry pegs budgetary support at ₨48,000 cr. HYDERABAD: Natco Pharma Ltd Commercial Officer, Vodafone India said in a statement. “Customers can in association with its mar- also buy the SuperHour pack for making unlimited local Vodafone to SOMESH JHA keting partner Breckenridge Vodafone voice calls for only ₨7,” the statement added. —PTI Pharmaceutical Inc. plans to NEW DELHI: The Finance Min- introduce a generic version istry may grant the Indian of anti-cancer drug Benda- IRCTC to unveil new app for booking tickets faster Railways a more than six per mustine Hydrochloride in cent increase in gross the U.S. on November 1, 2019. TURNING A LEAF: The proposed amendment seeks to exclude NEW DELHI: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) budgetary support to The company got the final in-kind benefits from the definition of wage. — FILE PHOTO: REUTERS Limited will soon introduce a new ticketing app, which will have several ₨48,000 crore, a figure that approval from U.S. Food and features added on the existing one for faster booking of tickets. the operator of the world’s Drug Administration for the INDRANI DUTTA cluded,” an industry source Equipped with latest technology, existing IRCTC Connect will now fourth largest railway net- generic version of Benda- told The Hindu. become IRCTC Rail Connect to facilitate booking of train tickets in a work wants raised further, mustine Hydrochloride KOLKATA: The Centre is plan- The Central and State gov- faster and easier way, a senior Railway Ministry official said. IRCTC, according to oicial sources. powder for injection. The ning to amend the Plantation ernments rolled out a clutch which handles online train ticket bookings, will formally unveil the IRCTC The Finance Ministry has patent for Bendamustine Hy- Labour Act (PLA), 1951 in a of social sector schemes Rail Connect app next week to cater to the growing demand to make the pegged the budgetary sup- drochloride has been as- major way to exclude ‘in which can be implemented ticketing app more user-friendly. The new ticketing app will be based on port at ₨48,000 crore for 2017- signed to Cephalon Inc. –kind’ components being re- in the tea estates. This, they next generation e-ticketing system. — PTI 18. The Budget, which is The Pennsylvania firm, garded as wages. felt, would obviate the need likely to be presented on Feb- which has been acquired by It may be mentioned here for the industry to extend ruary 1, will be the first time GREEN LIGHT: Railways will not have to pay dividend to Finance Teva, sells Bendamustine that under the PLA 1951, these benefits. The Centre Coal India’s FY18 output seen at 660 million tonnes that the state-owned Rail- Ministry after the Budget merger in 2017-18. — FILE PHOTO Hydrochloride powder for plantation workers get vari- now wants the plantation in- ways will have its allocation injection under the brand ous benefits either subsid- dustry to share this cost with NEW DELHI: State-owned Coal India Ltd, the world’s largest coal miner, is announced in the Union vested in it following the cials opine that providing name of Treanda in the U.S. ised or free. These include the government under the expected to raise its production to 660 million tonnes in 2017/18 fiscal Budget as the colonial-era Budget merger from 2017-18. budgetary support lower Treanda is indicated for rations, housing, education, amended PLA. year, Coal Secretary Susheel Kumar said. The miner is expected to practice of a separate Rail- The dividend waiver will than its demands might im- treatment of chronic lymph- firewood and medical Responding to these pro- achieve its 2016/17 production target of 575 million tonnes and aims to way Budget has been dis- allow the Railways to step up pact investment in key infra- ocytic leukemia and non- facilities. posed changes, Azam raise output to 1 billion tonnes by 2020, Mr. Kumar told a television pensed with. investment towards track re- structure projects planned Hodgkin lymphoma. It had Accordingly, a large sec- Monem, chairman of the news channel. With coal accounting for about 70 per cent of India's While the public utility newal, maintenance, station for 2017-18. An oicial said U.S. sales of around $133 mil- tion of the mainstream tea Consultative Committee of power generation, the country is the world's third-biggest producer and had sought ₨60,000 crore for improvement and passenger the Railways is planning a lion during the 12 months industry bears the cost of Plantation Associations importer of the fuel, and government wants to boost domestic output to the coming fiscal to rev up amenities. plan outlay of about ₨1.35 ended November 2016, the providing these services. (CCPA), told The Hindu that cut imports. CIL has failed to meet its output targets for years due to investments, the Finance In 2016-17, Indian Railways lakh crore for the next finan- filing said. The Abbreviated The industry does not pay it was good that the PLA had several reasons including strikes, accidents and protests. — Reuters Ministry had pointed out is budgeted to pay ₨9,731 cial year, higher than a re- New Drug Application that statutory minimum wages, been brought to the discus- that the Railways won’t have crore as dividend, whereas cord plan outlay of ₨1,21,000 Natco and Breckenridge saying that the monetised sion table. to pay any dividend from the the subsidy claimed by the crore in 2016-17. filed was with a Paragraph value of the facilities The Indian industry had coming year. Railways towards loss-mak- IV certification. When filed provided compensates for long been saying that PLA TRAI to review tariff rules, numbering plan “The Finance Ministry has ing routes is estimated at ‘Generate surplus’ with the certification, it trig- this. puts them at a cost-disad- NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator TRAI will soon form a joint committee informed us in writing that ₨4,301 crore. As a result, the “It is a well accepted fact gers a process under which vantage vis-a-vis interna- with telecom operators to review tariff rules, telephone numbering plan they will be able to provide a net dividend payment to the that due to inability of Rail- the branded manufacturer is Daily pay-out tional rivals. A 2009 Report and work towards making its monitoring more transparent.“We will gross budgetary support Finance Ministry is estim- ways to generate surplus and given an option to raise a The tea industry , which is of a Committee on the Cost form a committee consisting of TRAI officers and telecom operators’ (GBS) of ₨48,000 crore for ated at ₨5,430 crore in 2016-17 inadequate Gross Budgetary case of infringement. During the largest among the planta- Competitiveness of India representative to suggest which are the provisions that have become 2017-18,” said a senior Rail- against the gross budgetary Support projects have been the case, a stay is granted and tion sectors (which includes Tea Industry, too had poin- obsolete and need to be changed. This includes tariff order, regulations, way Ministry oicial, who support of ₨45,000 crore. languishing leading to vi- if the infringement is proven cofee, rubber and spices), ted out that the PLA had ad- licensing and others,” TRAI Chairman R.S. Sharma told reporters after did not wish to be identified. The Indian Railways cious cycle of time and cost the ANDA dismissed. An ap- pays ₨137 in cash in Assam ded to production costs and meeting telecom operators. TRAI has put forward five subjects before “However, we had asked for a meets its planned expendit- overruns,” the Railway Min- proved ANDA with Para IV and ₨132 in West Bengal, with lowered competitiveness. telecom operators that need to be reviewed. BSNL Chairman and higher budgetary support of ure through a combination of istry told a Parliamentary certification, in turn, the industry maintaining Bijoy Gopal Chakraborty, Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava said that regulatory intervention ₨60,000 crore and we are still GBS, market borrowings and Standing Committee on Rail- provides the generic drug that taken with the value of Chairman of the Confedera- is required in the area of infrastructure sharing to bring cost of negotiating with them.” internal revenue generation. ways that recently presented maker 180 days of exclusivity the ‘perks’, the daily-payout tion of Small Tea Growers ( operations down and improve service quality. — PTI Over the last five years, the its ninth report in the Lok in marketing the new stands between ₨272 and part of whom are under PLA) Dividend waiver GBS provided to the Rail- Sabha. product. Natco and Brecken- ₨284. said that any additional bur- The GBS will, however, be ways has been substantially However, the Committee ridge expect to share 180-day In 2014, Commerce Minis- den would kill the small India, Kazakhstan agree to amend tax treaty more than six per cent higher lower than its actual require- noted that annual plan sizes exclusivity with other ter Nirmala Sitharaman had growers-cum-owner than ₨45,000 crore provided ment. While the Railways of the Railways had been dis- ANDA first filers. come down hard on the tea segment. NEW DELHI: India and Kazakhstan signed an agreement to amend the by the Finance Ministry in had sought from the Finance proportionate in the last four “Pursuant to the settle- industry for not paying min- “ We are happy that the two-decade old bilateral tax treaty under which information exchanged 2016-17. The increase in Ministry budgetary support years due to lower genera- ment of the Paragraph IV lit- imum wages. Centre is now discussing the between the two can be shared with other law enforcement agencies. budgetary support is signi- of ₨2, 29,399 crore from 2012- tion of extra budgetary re- igation, Natco plans to The proposed amendment PLA, but we will send in our The protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance ficant as the Indian Railways 13 to 2016-17, the actual GBS sources, lower materialisa- launch this drug on Novem- is now seeking to “exclude comments by January 20 to Convention (DTAC) between the two countries provides internationally– will no longer be required to (including diesel cess) was tion of internal resources ber 1, 2019 or earlier under from the definition of wage propose that the changes are accepted standards for effective exchange of information on tax pay dividend to the Finance 25 per cent lower at ₨1, 67,511 along with lower allocation certain circumstances...” ac- the in-kind benefits that looked at from the employ- matters, an official statement said. — PTI Ministry for the capital in- crore. Railway Ministry oi- of gross budgetary support. cording to the filing. were being hitherto in- ers’ view point too.”

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‘Last opportunity’ High drama ahead of for Dhawan Dhoni to play ODIs, T20Is under Kohli selectors’ meeting AMOL KARHADKAR CRICKET / Yuvraj and Hardik Pandya earn their spots in both formats against England G. VISWANATH thrown out of the BCCI contacted cer- MUMBAI: With Rohit Sharma yet to re- tain selectors and asked them to find cover from a thigh injury, the selectors SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT teams were finalised. MUMNBAI: The selection of two India-A out if the person who had convened the have decided to give Shikhar Dhawan The squads: teams for the warm-up matches meeting had seen and understood the another chance. MUMBAI: M.S. Dhoni will play India ODI: Virat Kohli (capt), K.L. against England and the Indian team for Supreme Court order and had the right The Hindu understands that the under Virat Kohli’s captaincy Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, M.S. Dhoni, three ODIs and three T20Is was delayed to convene it. committee spent some time discussing in the India ODI and T20 Manish Pandey, Kedhar Jadhav, by almost three hours in order to obtain The Supreme Court order of Jan. 2, whether to look for a new opener be- teams during the upcoming Yurvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, clarity from the Justice Lodha commit- 2017, had disqualified Anurag Thakur fore giving the left-hander ‘one last op- series against England. Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Ravindra tee as to whether BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and Ajay Shirke as the president and portunity’ for the ODIs. Yuvraj Singh’s form in do- Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bum- has the right to convene the senior and secretary of the BCCI because they had Ajinkya Rahane, who missed the last mestic cricket earned him the rah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and junior national selection committee proved to be impediments to the imple- two Tests against England owing to in- selectors’ nod in both formats Umesh Yadav. meetings. mentation of the reforms in cricket re- jury, is also back. His and Yuvraj’s inclu- against the visitors. India T20: Virat Kohli (capt), K.L. While BCCI joint secretary Amitabh commendations and stated that the sion could mean that either Manish Hardik Pandya figures in Rahul, Mandeep Singh, M.S. Dhoni, Choudhary had convened the junior se- senior most vice-president and jt. sec- Pandey or Kedar Jadhav could be out of both squads after satisfying Suresh Raina, Rishabh Pant, Yuvraj lection committee to pick the India u-19 retary would discharge their duties, the XI. selectors about his fitness, Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik probables for the series against Eng- provided they do not fall under certain Rahane (Mumbai) will miss the Ranji following extensive tests at Pandya, R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, land u-19 team, Johri had convened the restrictions put in place by the Lodha Trophy final as he will don India-A col- the National Cricket Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Ku- senior national selection committee committee recommendations. ours for the warm-up game against Academy. mar, Manish Pandey and Ashish meeting. England on Jan. 12. Ashish Nehra is named in Nehra. On Friday afternoon, Johri called the Choudhary’s contention The final will be held in Indore from the T20 team and one warm- India-A (first warm-up game): senior and junior selection committees BCCI jt. secretary Amitabh Choud- Jan. 10 to 14. up game against the touring M.S. Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, and read out the e-mail received from hary believed that only he had the right side. Mandeep Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Gopal Sankaranarayanan, secretary to to convene the meeting and that Johri The schedule Ajinkya Rahane will lead Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Sanju the Justice Lodha committee. “Johri did not. ț Jan. 15: First ODI (Pune); India A in the next match, Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra was good. He read out the mail saying Talking to The Hindu, Choudhary Jan. 19: Second ODI where Rishabh Pant is the Chahal, Ashish Nehra, Mohit that the selection committee (con- said: “The order of the Supreme Court is (Cuttack); Jan 22: Third ODI specialist wicketkeeper and Sharma and Siddarth Kaul. vened by Johri) can take place. There paramount. By its order, I was sup- (Kolkata) Dhoni is a notable exclusion. India-A (second warm-up was a representative of attorney Am- posed to be discharging the duties of National selection commit- game): Ajinkya Rahane (capt), archand Mangaldas, who explained in the secretary. I have completed nine ț Jan. 26: First T20 (Kanpur); tee chairman M.S.K. Prasad Rishabh Pant, Suresh Raina, Deepak detail all that the selectors had to years in Jharkhand, not even three Jan. 29: Second T20 said Kohli was in touch via Hooda, Ishank Jaggi, Sheldon Jack- know,” said a person who was follow- years in the BCCI. So I asked the CEO (Nagpur); Feb. 1: Second T20 Skype with the senior select- son, Vijay Shankar, Shabaz Nadeem, BACK IN THE MIX: Yuvraj Singh has been rewarded with the selectors’ nod following loads of runs ing the developments from close quar- not to go ahead with the meeting. But (Bengaluru) ors, assembled at the Cricket Parvez Rasool, Vinay Kumar, Pra- in the Ranji Trophy and new limited-over skipper Virat Kohli will hope the southpaw’s fine form ters. he has gone ahead. So I will go back Centre, here, before the deep Sangwan and Ashoke Dinda. continues on the big stage. — FILE PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK Sources revealed that officials home or wherever.” MSD is a natural captain: Prasad Fearless and frightening — look out for Pant NANDAKUMAR MARAR me, since I was there, that it was time to move on. VIJAY LOKAPALLY fearless,” noted coach Tarak longer format with time and MUMBAI: M.S.K. Prasad, chair- On the selectors’ faith in Sinha, who spotted and pro- he will get proper opportunit- man of the senior selection Yuvraj Singh for the shorter NEW DELHI: His firm handshake pelled the youngster from ies to achieve his best,” noted committee, evaded questions formats gives an indication of the Roorkee into international Prasad. about the ‘logistical reason’ for We should appreciate the power he boasts of. reckoning. “My only worry is he should the delay in team selection for way Yuvraj has played in the It’s more than firm, with a Hard work has been his not get carried away with his the series against England. domestic circuit. All these sense of confidence. It is the forte. His awesome talent can ability to play a wide range of Friday’s assembly of senior days, we felt he has not played ability to express his game in break the opposition because shots,” cautions Bhaskar. “He and junior selectors at the those long innings. In fact, he the way he loves that sets his range of shots can be exas- won’t. I’ll ensure that,” assures Cricket Centre was the first played some fantastic knocks, Rishabh Pant apart. perating for the trying bowler. Sinha. meeting after the Supreme scored a double hundred, then His aggression at the crease His batting has frills. And Pant A bright future beckons Court ruling left the Board he got runs on a dicey wicket at is a nightmare for bowlers. loves it. Pant as he takes his first steps without key oicials, including M.S.K. Prasad. — PHOTO: PTI Lahli. “Crushing,” says Delhi coach “His bat-speed can be in the fiercely competitive president Anurag Thakur and On the decision to include K.P. Bhaskar, who mentored frightening. The impact that world of international cricket. secretary Ajay Shirke. Prasad the loop about captaincy and players with fitness issues Pant this season. “I have not his bat makes on the ball is the clarified that the Rahul Johri, team selection (like Hardik Pandya, Ajinkya seen anyone hit the ball so diference between Rishabh the BCCI CEO, was the con- Virat has spoken to us on Rahane, Ashish Nehra) hard and so far. Rishabh has and the rest. His brilliant body Englishmen vener. Skype, about the best possible They have come through ex- the uncanny knack of hitting balance and hunger for runs Excerpts: combination and only after tensive fitness tests at the NCA good balls out of the park,” makes him such an exciting arrive On burdening Dhoni with discussion, did we decide (on and that is the reason we are said Bhaskar. batsman to watch,” avers India-A captaincy the teams). making them play in the prac- Steady in technique, Pant is Bhaskar. EXPLOSIVE: The young Rishabh Pant has the talent and range of MUMBAI: The Eoin Morgan-led England He is the best guy to look On communication with Dhoni tice games. We have gone evolving as a batsman, con- Sinha, and Sonnet Club as- shots to take the fight into the opponent’s camp. — FILE PHOTO team arrived here on Friday for a three- after the youngsters. We know prior to his decision to step through all the records and stantly improving and impro- sistant coach Davendar match ODI series and as many T20Is. what Mahi does. It is not about down as ODI and T20 skipper performances in domestic vising his stroke-play. It is not Sharma, ensured Pant stayed identifying and grooming tal- The presence of M.S. Dhoni The side will have a practice session at him stepping down or any- Last four days, I was in Nag- cricket, before deciding the easy because the opposition focused. “His discipline is his ent in the right formats. Rish- in the dressing rooms can be a the Brabourne Stadium, Cricket Club of thing like that. He is a captain pur (for the Ranji Trophy teams. The selectors have tried scrutinises your strong points strongest point,” said Dav- abh is very strong in the comforting thought for Pant, India, on Sunday. by nature; he leads from the semifinals), and he was very their best to pick the best pos- and exploits the weaknesses. endar. format we have picked him the understudy to one of the The visitors will start the tour with front. Dhoni went to Zimb- much part of the Jharkhand sible squads. Wicket-keeping “I think he is a step ahead of That Pant was on the select- for. The way he strikes the ball game’s finest icons. two warm-up games against India-A at abwe also for the same reason side (as team mentor). We is a thankless job, so is selec- the bowler. He can read the ors’ radar was known. As Na- is simply stunning. We know “Dhoni loves to share the Brabourne Stadium on January 10 and that is why he is named In- chatted about things going tion. The efort by this group of situation and adapt without tional selection committee he can play long and we knowledge and that will help and 12 before travelling to Pune for the dia-A captain. ahead for him. On the last day, selectors should be losing time. What I like most chairman M.S.K. Prasad ob- thought it was the right time to Rishabh a lot. He can make the first ODI on Jan. 15. — Special On whether Virat Kohli was in he informed the BCCI and also appreciated. about Rishabh is that he is served, “We have looked at give him a chance.” transition from the shorter to Correspondent I have contributed to the team scaling heights, says Ashwin Pushing for a clean sweep SYDNEY: David Warner clubbed Test, still 410 runs short of its K.C. VIJAYA KUMAR about announcing his signing grammes across the world. forward the Indian team in it- the second fastest half-cen- unlikely victory target of 465. up with ITW Blitz, a global tal- Those are the partnerships self is wrong. Definitely tury in Test history to help fire In-form opener Azhar Ali CHENNAI: Fresh from a rousing ent management company, that we discussed about (with someone will emerge, and Australia to the verge of a 3-0 (11) and night-watchman Yasir 2016 which culminated in him which will handle his endorse- ITW Blitz). Today is the day Virat Kohli is no way lesser in series sweep over Pakistan at Shah (three) were at the winning two ICC awards — ments besides finding syner- we launch the Ashwin Found- captaincy and his Test records the Sydney Cricket Ground on crease at stumps after de- Cricketer of the Year and Test gies with his Gen-Next ation. We are touching lives in the last year were very good. Friday. butant Sharjeel Khan had Cricketer of the Year — R. Academy and the R. Ashwin through eye donations. I am Can someone achieve what The tourists were 55 for one chipped the ball to Warner at Ashwin admitted to a touch of Foundation. Ashwin also not a man for money. Dhoni has done? Well, it will at close of play on the rain-dis- midwicket for 40 of spinner emotion over his success and spoke at length about cricket- A recap and a look- be a Herculean task. rupted fourth day of the third Nathan Lyon. — Reuters also highlighted the tipping ing matters. ahead: I didn’t set any goals Wielding the willow: point that shaped his journey. Excerpts for 2016, apart from the fact Sanjay Bangar (batting coach) SCOREBOARD India’s lead spinner reflec- Awards galore: The ICC that I wanted to be the most has been very influential. I ted upon the Adelaide Test in Awards were the capping of a valuable player in the team have another unconventional Australia— 1st innings: 538 for Australia —2nd innings:D. December 2014. Ashwin was wonderful year or two for me. and try and make sure that the coach in Mr. Srinivasan, who eight decl. Warner b Wahab 55, U. Khawaja (not benched as skipper Virat Kohli I have had two years of 50-plus team wins. works at my academy. Before Pakistan — 1st innings: Azhar Ali out) 79, S. Smith c Sarfraz b Yasir 59, P. plumped for leg-spinner Karn wickets now. I also have con- The only regret I have is every series, we tried to replic- run out 71, Sharjeel Khan c Renshaw b Handscomb (not out) 40; Extras (b-3, Sharma. tributed in a big fashion to the lack of family time. Going into ate all the bowlers in the op- Hazlewood 4, Babar Azam lbw b Hazle- lb-3, w-1, nb-1): 8; Total (for two wkts. In a refreshing take on his team scaling heights. 2017 that will be an even bigger posite ranks. wood 0, Younis Khan (not out) 175, Mis- decl. in 32 overs): 241. then piquant situation, Ash- A mirror to the self: In challenge. Before the New Zealand bah-ul-Haq c sub b Lyon 18, Asad Shafiq Fall of wickets:1-71, 2-174. win looked inwards rather 2014, what panned out (being Process is very important. series we replicated Trent c Smith b O’Keefe 4, Sarfraz Ahmed c Pakistan bowling: Imran 6-2- than apportion blame to dropped) in Adelaide was a Having a clear-cut plan, to ex- Boult’s left-arm over, but we sub b Starc 18, Mohammad Amir c 43-0, Yasir 14-0-124-1, Wahab 7-0- others. shock for me. Probably, I had ecute those plans in the nets missed out on his left-arm Warner b Lyon 4, Wahab Riaz b Lyon 8, 28-1, Azhar 5-0-40-0. “In hindsight, it was a kick to look within myself. In that and be ready for the next day, around and which was exactly Yasir Shah c Smith b Hazlewood 10, Im- Pakistan — 2nd innings: Azhar down my backside to tell me match in Adelaide, I gave my- FREEWHEELING: R. Ashwin was candid on many topics, and for the body to bowl those how I got dismissed in Kan- ran Khan b Hazlewood 0; Extras (b-3): Ali (batting) 11, Sharjeel Khan c Warner that I was not good enough,” self this particular statement: cricketing or otherwise, during a media interaction in Chennai 30 to 40 overs, in a day or an in- pur! It’s a work in progress, we 3; Total (in 110.3 overs): 315. bLyon 40, Yasir Shah (batting) 3; Extras Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-6, 3-152, 4- (nb-1): 1; Total (for one wkt. in 16 overs): he candidly said at a press con- “Change and improvement are on Friday. — PHOTO: V. GANESAN nings, those are the things I am do diferent match scenarios. ference at Crowne Plaza here directly proportional; one can- preparing for. It’s worked like magic so far. 178, 5-197, 6-239, 7-244, 8-264, 9-315. 55. on Friday afternoon. That bout not exist or happen without started my first cricket running successfully into the Dhoni’s legacy: He has Best phase as a bowler? Australia bowling: Starc 26-7- Fall of wicket:1-51. of introspection steeled Ash- the other.” academy and people said what sixth year of the Gen-Next had an illustrious career as It is one of the best phases, but 77-1, Hazlewood 27.3-7-55-4, O’Keefe Australia bowling: Starc 4-0- win, and the rest is history. An academy and a the hell was I doing? I never Academy. captain. I feel the question of wouldn’t say this is the best. 20-3-50-1, Lyon 33-3-115-3, Cartwright 18-0, Hazlewood 5-1-8-0, Lyon 5-0- The media interaction was foundation: Back in 2010, I paid heed. Here I am today We do exchange pro- will there be anyone to take The best times could be ahead. 4-0-15-0. 27-1, O’Keefe 2-1-2-0. Prannoy’s win clinches it for Rockets BASKETBALL Railways makes a last-minute entrance RAKESH RAO against Saina. The Indian car- In a match involving the top ried the psychological advant- two Indians in world rankings, LUCKNOW: Notwithstanding age into this encounter as she Ajay Jayaram surprised K. Srik- K. KEERTHIVASAN We are very happy,” RSPB sec- addressed the issues which we Saina Nehwal’s morale-boost- battled from being 9-10 down to anth after saving three match- retary Rekha Yadav told The wanted them to.” ing victory over in-form World take the opening game. points in the second game. PUDUCHERRY: For the first time in Hindu. With funds from IMG Reli- No. 3 Sung Ji-Hyun 12-10, 4-11, But Sung did not take In a thrilling contest several decades, the senior Na- Even a couple of days back, ance not forthcoming since 11-5 in 39 minutes, Mumbai long to draw level. She that set the pace for an tional basketball champion- BFI had requested the respect- 2015, the Managing Director of Rockets stopped Awadhe War- jumped to 10-3 after exciting evening, pre- ships to be held here from Janu- ive Sports Promotion Boards of Arise Steel, Aadhav Arjuna, riors 4-3 in a battle involving the winning four straight viously unbeaten ary 7 to 14 will be without the Services and Railways to re- who was roped in as the chair- two top teams of the Premier points and eventually men’s combinations Services men’s team, which has lease the players for the senior man of Pondicherry Basketball Badminton League here. converted her second Yong Dae Lee-Nipitphon won the title a whopping 29 Nationals provided they agree Association last year, has come Once H.S. Prannoy won his game-point. Puangpuapech and V. Shem times. to pay the ailiation fees (with forward to sponsor the tourna- ‘trump’ match against Wing Ki In the decider, Saina gave it Goh-Markis Kido squandered a On the other hand, the Indian penalty & arrears) to BFI after ment, much to the relief of BFI. Vincent Wong to give Rockets a her all, much to the joy of a voci- match-point each, before the Railways teams (men & wo- the Government of India recog- With fog afecting several winning lead, Warriors ferous and partisan crowd. former held their nerve when it men) will take part in the Na- nises it and assure BFI that they parts of Northern India, teams salvaged two points from their Down 2-3 she took four points mattered tionals. The decision was taken would not take part in prize such as Chandigarh, Rajasthan, ‘trump’ match, the mixed in succession to stay ahead at The results (T indicates trump by the Basketball Federation of money tournaments not recog- Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, doubles. the mid-game interval. She re- match): Mumbai Rockets bt India (BFI) late on Friday. nised by BFI, among other Delhi, UP, Haryana & Himachal For the record, after three turned to stretch the lead to 8-3. Awadhe Warriors 4-3 [Yong Dae BFI secretary Chander things. Pradesh (all men & women), outings each, Awadhe contin- Though the six-point se- Lee & Nipitphon Puangpuapech bt V. Mukhi Sharma took the call Railways sources said there Uttarakhand (women) will be ued to lead the table with 14 quence snapped, Saina was not Shem Goh & Markis Kido 11-7, 3-11, 13- after reading the explanatory had been a miscommunication arriving (by train) in Chennai match-points, with Mumbai — to be denied on this day. She 11; Ajay Jayaram bt K. Srikanth 5-11, mail sent by the Railways with BFI as the latter had not only on Saturday morning. the only unbeaten team so far in reached match-point when 15-14, 11-5; Sung Ji-hyun lost to Saina Sports Promotion Board seen the reply sent to the pres- The future of some of the the six-team league — second at Sung netted following a long Nehwal 10-12, 11-4, 5-11; (T) H.S. Pran- (RSPB). ident’s (BFI) personal mail. banned players, who took part 12. rally. Saina went on to convert noy bt Wing Ki Vincent Wong 14-12, 9- “We had been in touch with By that extension, Services, in the “unauthorised” third edi- Mumbai Rockets’s H.S. Sung, in the form of her ca- the first of the five match- 11, 11-8; Nipitphon Puangpuapech and the BFI. We did raise a lot of is- too, should be allowed to take tion of the UBA pro basketball Prannoy fires in a return. reer, entered the match trailing points when Sung sent the Nadiezda Zieba lost to (T) Savitree sues. The BFI has been gracious part. However, Sharma said to league is likely to be discussed Chhattisgarh’s Poonam — PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT 1-6 in head-to-head results shuttle out. Amitrapal and Bodin Isara 8-11, 4-11]. in allowing us to participate. The Hindu, “Services has not at the BFI AGM on January 14. Chaturvedi. — PHOTO: S.S. KUMAR

@bubbly581 CM ND-ND YK NOIDA/DELHI 18 | SPORT THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 Ice Glacier for Bangalore Oaks I-League to kick of under a BENGLURU: Ice Glacier, who is in Khan 56.5, 10. Happy Dancing (9) cephalus, 3. Coldstream 59, 4. Hidden Hero (8) Rayan fine fettle may score an encore in Md. Hesnain 56, 11. Ira (3) Mark 56 Ahmed 59, 5. Cool Springs (11) the Bangalore Oaks (2,400m), the and 12. Rocket Man (7) A. Ramu 51. 5 BANGALORE OAKS Shobhan 58.5, 6. Luc Divine (1) chief event of the races to be held 1. Ark Royal, 2. Emancipation, (2,400m), 4-y-o, fillies, (Terms), Nazerul Alam 58.5, 7. Ramon (5) P. here on Saturday (Jan. 7). 3. Rocket Man 4-15: 1. Adulation (5) Cedric Ramesh 57.5, 8. Cardigan Bay (7) False rails (width about 4.5m Segeon 57, 2. Geranium (6) Neeraj A. Ramu 56.5, 9. Man Of Law (12) from 1,600m to the winning post) 3 MADRAS AUCTION SALE 57, 3. Ice Glacier (1) David Allan Raja Rao 56.5, 10. Beauty Is Truth giant cloud of uncertainty will be in position. TROPHY (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o 57, 4. Kristine (—) (—) 57, 5. (3) Irvan Singh 56, 11. Feet On Fire only, (Terms), 3-15: 1. Botswana Queen Of Windsor (7) P.S. (9) Arshad Alam 55.5 and 12. 1 NATIVE CHIEFTAN Bolt (8) Srinath 55, 2. Classic Chouhan 57, 6. Star Nijinsky (2) Repsol (4) M. Kumar 54. FOOTBALL / East Bengal to meet Aizawl in opener PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 15 Speed (10) Irvan Singh 55, 3. Srinath 57, 7. Talladega (3) Suraj to 35, 5-y-o & over, 2-15 pm: 1. Fly- Lawrence Of Arabia (11) David Al- Narredu 57 and 8. Watchmyscript 1. Indian Brahmos, 2. Diamond ing Bullet (4) T.M. Prashanth 60, lan 55, 4. Lord Buckingham (3) (4) Zervan 57. Green, 3. Cool Springs SHREEDUTTA CHIDANANDA Lajong will seek to do better 2. Candice (9) Shobhan 59, 3. Cedric Segeon 55, 5. Master Of 1. Ice Glacier, 2. Watchmy- than the sixth place it managed Scorching (8) Rayan Ahmed 58.5, War (7) Jagadeesh 55, 6. Mulhol- script, 3. Star Nijinsky 8 KANCHANAGANGA BENGALURU: The only thing he last season, while DSK Shivaji- 4. Atlantic City (2) A. Ramu 57.5, 5. land (6) Zervan 55, 7. Parting Shot PLATE (1,400m), rated 30 to 50, Golden Friend (3) Nitin Singh 57.5, (5) Sahanawaz 55, 8. Rum Runner 6 MALPE PLATE (1,400m), 5-y-o & over, 5-45: 1. Expert (12) S. was certain of, Thangboi ans, with a refurbished squad, 6. Real Generous (7) Jagadeesh (4) T.S. Jodha 55, 9. Astrild (1) R. rated 60 & above, 4-45: 1. Dubai Imran 60, 2. Golden Diamond (2) Singto said, was that his side will have greater ambitions. 57.5, 7. Arziki (12) Irvan Singh 56.5, Pradeep 53.5, 10. Golden Opinion One (8) P. Surya 60, 2. Bonfire (3) S. Shiva Kumar 60, 3. I’ve Got was playing Bengaluru FC at 7 8. A Crown (5) Ramesh Kumar 56, (2) Sunil Samson 53.5, 11. Miniver Rayan Ahmed 57, 3. Super Success Clout (6) T.S. Jodha 59, 4. China p.m. the next day. 10 teams 9. Perfect Queen (6) Md. Hesnain Rose (9) P.P. Dhebe 53.5 and 12. (5) Darshan 57, 4. Areca Wonder One (10) Srinath 58.5, 5. Desert 56, 10. Just Fabulous (1) B. Harish River Angel (12) P.S. Chouhan (9) Srinath 56.5, 5. Force Ensign (1) Gilt (4) Nazerul Alam 58.5, 6. Pos- The longer-term future of There are 10 teams now, 54.5, 11. Ignition (11) Arshad Alam 53.5. Cedric Segeon 55.5, 6. Zucchero simpossible (5) Suraj Narredu the I-League, the Shillong La- with Punjab and Tamil Nadu 54 and 12. Shivalik Boy (10) T.S. 1. Botswana Bolt, 2. Lawrence (10) Janardhan P 55.5, 7. Fabulous 57.5, 7. Able Master (7) Darshan jong head coach noted with a represented in the league after Jodha 54. Of Arabia, 3. Lord Buckingham Touch (6) P.S. Chouhan 54, 8. Rafa 56, 8. Leon (3) R. Pradeep 56, 9. 1. Golden Friend, 2. Arziki, 3. (4) T.S. Jodha 52.5, 9. Secret Di- Why Should I (8) Md. Hesnain smile, was far less clear to him. a long time. “We keep on Candice 4 NEW YEAR CUP (1,400m), mension (2) Irvan Singh 52, 10. 54.5, 10. Fotogenic (11) P.P. Dhebe “I’m not the right person in speaking about a pan-Indian 4-y-o & over, (Terms), 3-45: 1. Siobhan (7) Zervan 52, 11. Cool 54, 11. Croziet (1) Praveen Shinde the right place to talk about In- league. It’s great if you can 2 RANGANATHITTU Bold Command (9) Srinath 60, 2. Baby (12) Jagadeesh 51 and 12. Nat- 53.5 and 12. Game Guy (9) Raja Rao PLATE (1,400m), rated 15 to 35, Shivalik Star (6) Jagadeesh 59, 3. ive Elements (11) Arshad Alam 50. 53.5. dian football at the moment,” spread out to every nook and 2-45: 1. Blazing Faith (4) Arshad Auriga (5) Cedric Segeon 58, 4. 1. Rafa, 2. Areca Wonder, 3. 1. Possimpossible, 2. Foto- he said here on Friday. “We corner of the country. Indian Alam 60, 2. Ark Royal (5) Suraj Ace Bucephalus (4) Suraj Fabulous Touch are a big country and many players will benefit,” felt Narredu 59.5, 3. Internal Afair (11) Narredu 56.5, 5. Apache (2) Neeraj genic, 3. China One surprises are always in store Singto. K. Raghu 58, 4. Trojan (1) Raja Rao 56.5, 6. Coldstream (1) David Alan 7 NATIVE CHIEFTAN Day’s best: Ice Glacier 58, 5. Rock Steady (8) D. Patel 57.5, 56.5, 7. Calico Jack (3) T.S. Jodha PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 15 for us.” Minerva Punjab FC, with 6. Early Bird (2) A. Vishwanath 57, 55.5, 8. Mickey Mouse (8) Arshad to 35, 5-y-o & over, 5-15: 1. Dia- Double: Ark Royal — It is under a giant cloud of the former AIFF Youth Devel- 7. Emancipation (12) M. Naveen Alam 55.5 and 9. Sea Fairey (7) mond Green (6) Srinath 60, 2. In- Possimpossible uncertainty that the tenth edi- opment head coach Colm Toal 57, 8. Elegant Star (10) T.S. Jodha Zervan 54. dian Brahmos (2) Nitin Singh 60, Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8; Tr (i): 3, 4 and 5; tion of the I-League begins on as Technical Director, be- 56.5, 9. Jack Of Hearts (6) A. Imran 1. Bold Command, 2. Ace Bu- 3. Danburite (10) Praveen Shinde (ii): 6, 7 and 8. Saturday. This could well be comes the first side from that the last time the competition is part of the country since JCT’s seen in its current avatar, be- exit from the I-League in 2011. Kashmiri youths fore a merger of some sort The addition of Chennai City Booker Jones wins main event with the Indian Super League. FC is a welcome one too; not MUMBAI: Booker Jones, ridden by S. 3. GREATER MUMBAI PO- FP: Rs. 1,212, Q: Rs. 1,449, Tanala: Rs. for Spanish club The shadow of this proposed since Indian Bank competed in Zervan, won the Byculla Club LICE CUP (2,400m), Cl. IV, rated 15,561 and Rs. 2,223. Favourite: union lingers over the I- the old NFL over a decade ago Trophy in a close finish from Rodeo, 20 to 46: Winter Renaissance Phoenix Knight. Owners: Mr. Vijay NEW DELHI: The Central Reserve League, but it does not dim the “That experience has challenge BFC every step of has Chennai seen top-tier foot- the feature event of Friday’s (Jan. 6) (C.S. Jodha) 1, Rousseau (Neeraj) 2, V. Shah & Mrs. Pooja V. Shah rep. Vs races here. The winner is owned by Sovereignsky (Zervan) 3 and Nor- Zaia Thoroughbred Racing & Police Force (CRPF) has excitement around a new sea- helped us; it has lifted our self- the away, while East Bengal, ball. Mr. Rienzie M.K. Edwards & Mrs. mandy (Sandesh) 4. 1, Sh, 3. 2m Breeding Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Waahid Ali helped two Kashmiri teen- son of football. esteem,” the BFC head coach with Trevor Morgan back at The experience of Dharma- P.P.M. Edwards and trained by S.S. 33.76s. Rs. 103 (w), 19, 13 and 18 (p). Khan. Trainer: Narendra Lagad. agers to play for a Spanish East Bengal and Aizawl FC said. The departure of Alvaro the helm, will hope to regain raj Ravanan, Dhanpal Ganesh Attaollahi. SHP: Rs. 41, FP: Rs. 304, Q: Rs. 39, 6. ADVANTAGE PLATE league football club as part of will meet in Barasat in the sea- Rubio will hurt but BFC has the National championship it and Zakeer Mundampara 1. FIDDLE FADDLE PLATE Tanala: Rs. 727 and Rs. 257. Favour- (1,200m), Cl. V, rated 1 to 26: Dec- ite: Rousseau. Owners: M/s. D.R. can King (Nadeem) 1, Super Bolt its civic outreach programme son’s first game, ahead of La- signed experienced India last won in 2003-04. Life could should hold the team, keen on (2,000m), Cl. V, rated 1 to 26: Raees (Sandesh) 1, Thor Of Asgard (Yash Thacker & S.R. Sanas rep. Neo- (Neeraj) 2, The Giver (A. Gaikwad) in the valley. jong’s clash with BFC at the players in Lenny Rodrigues, be tough for the latter, how- promoting local talent, in good Narredu) 2, Danse Debonaire Light Agr & Brdg Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Tan- 3 and Wildhorn (Parmar) 4. 1/2, 3, Basit Ahmed and Mo- may A. Agashe rep. Reward Farm- 1/2. 1m 13.34s. Rs. 109 (w), 27, 23 and Sree Kanteerava Stadium Harmanjot Khabra and Man- ever, without Ranti Martins. stead. (S.Amit) 3 and Argyle Pink (Vishal) hammed Asrar Renbar, both 18 4. 4-1/4, 7, 1-3/4. 2m 5.54s. Rs. 24 (w), ing and Livestock Pvt. Ltd & Mr. 21 (p). SHP: Rs. 47, FP: Rs. 987, Q: Rs. here. dar Rao Desai. There appears a gulf, Churchill Brothers, the only Siddharth D. Trainer: Imtiaz Sait. 128, Tanala: Rs. 2,265 and Rs. 971. years old, were selected by a Roca is aware he will be though, beyond the three ma- Goan club, and Aizawl FC, 12, 11 and 16 (p). SHP: Rs. 21, FP: Rs. 33, Q: Rs. 12, Tanala: Rs. 94 and Rs. 4. FERRARI PLATE (1,000m), Favourite: Isinit. Owners: M/s. P. panel of three professional BFC starts favourite Srinivasa Reddy & H.J. Antia. competing on two fronts — an jor clubs. Santosh Kashyap, coached by the fiery Khalid 50. Favourite: Thor Of Asgard. rated 53 to 79: Cataleya (Santosh) 1, footballers. “We have tied up The reigning champion is AFC Champions League Pre- who took an unheralded Royal Jamil, could struggle. What Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Hoosain S. Queen Credible (C.S. Jodha) 2, Gov- Trainer: H.J. Antia. 7. BYCULLA CLUB TROPHY with Sociedad Deportiva Len- one of the favourites for the liminary Stage 2 fixture awaits Wahingdoh to third place two will worry them is not just that Nensey & Mr. Saif H. Nensey. ernor General (Sandesh) 3 and Trainer: Imtiaz Sait. Golden Belle (S. Amit) 4. 2, 3/4, 3/4. (2,800m), 4-y-o & over: Booker ense and the third division title again, after its historic run this month —and injuries do years ago, will aim to break they could be relegated, but 58.87s. Rs. 28 (w), 17 and 14 (p). SHP: Jones (S. Zervan) 1, Rodeo (C.S. club in the La Liga has agreed to the final of the AFC Cup un- not help. into the top three with his where they could be relegated 2. MAGIC TOUCH PLATE Jodha) 2, Severus (Sandesh) 3 and Al (1,400m), 3-y-o only: Glynde- Rs. 35, FP : Rs. 43, Q: Rs. 17, Tanala: to engage the players on con- Rs. 55 and Rs. 31. Favourite: Queen Shamsheer (Bhawani) 4. Sh, 3-1/4, der Albert Roca. Mohun Bagan will expect to Mumbai FC side. to. bourne (Sandesh) 1, Perfect Star Dist. 3m 01.79s. Rs. 28 (w), 12 and 11 tract for the position of central (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Lord Of The Sea Credible. Owners: Dr. Ram H. Shrof & Mr. Raj H. Shrof rep. (p). SHP: Rs. 22, FP: Rs. 100, Q: Rs. forward and right-winger for (Parmar) 3 and Raiden (Neeraj) 4. 22, Tanala: Rs. 71 and Rs. 18. Favour- Nose, Dist, 1-1/2. 1m 25.82s. Rs. 54 Stride Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: the upcoming matches in M. Narredu. ite: Severus. Owners: Mr. Rienzie Bagan-Churchill (w), 18 and 17 (p). SHP: Rs. 32, FP: Rs. M.K. Edwards & Mrs. P.P.M. Ed- January,” said Zulfiquar 130, Q: Rs. 56, Tanala: Rs. 960 and Rs. 5. INDIAN AIR FORCE wards. Trainer: S.S. Attaollahi. Hasan, Inspector General, New-look East Bengal sets 576. Favourite: Raiden. Owners: Mr. TROPHY (1,000m), Cl. III, rated Jackpot: 70 per cent: Rs. 4,10,606 CRPF (Kashmir). — Special match shifted & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. & 40 to 66: Incentio (Daman) 1, Miz- (carried forward) and 30 per cent: Mrs. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars illa Gold (A. Gaikwad) 2, Bullion Ex- Rs. 58,658 (3 tkts.). Correspondent to Barasat Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Berjis press (Zeeshan) 3 and Wind Craft Treble: Rs. 13,306 (2 tkts.). sights on title Minoo Desai. Trainer: Vishal (T.S. Jodha) 4. Snk, 3, 1/2. 59.52s. Rs. Super Jackpot: Rs. 33,437 (carried Gaikwad. 176 (w), 32, 14 and 19 (p). SHP: Rs. 46, forward). Maharashtra wins KOLKATA: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Morgan had guided the team Khalid Jamil. Mohun Bagan’s open- to Federation Cup titles and ing I-League match against a thriller The team from Mizoram, Churchill Brothers FC, which CRICKET KOLKATA: The memory of the also made it the I-League run- which supplies a big chunk of Rockets prevail BENGALURU: Maharashtra edged last triumph in the country’s ner-up twice. was originally scheduled to be players to the club as well as held at the Rabindra Sarobar out Mumbai, via the one-over topmost club league fading, East Bengal has roped in a the National sides, was spared HOUSTON: Houston Rockets eliminator, in the Elite Group East Bengal will look to give its Stadium on Sunday, has been Kiwis clinch series new army of players while lop- relegation because of its good shifted to the Vidyasagar Sta- eked out a 118-116 win over Ok- A of the senior women’s T20 best in the 10th edition of the I- ping of South Korean Do showing in the Federation lahoma City Thunder in the MOUNT MAUNGANUI (NEW ZEAL- many fours in his whirlwind tournament. League when it meets Aizawl dium (Barasat) after the or- Dong Hyun and Nigerian Cup, where it reached the final ganisers failed to secure per- NBA here on Thursday night. AND): Colin Munro produced a innings, New Zealand posted a The scores: Railways 171 for two FC at the Vidyasagar Stadium, Ranti Martins, who could not last year, and the departure of The results: masterclass of controlled ag- daunting 195 for seven. in 20 overs (Mithali Raj 69 n.o., Poo- Barasat on Saturday. mission from the National do much last season. Goan clubs Dempo and Green Tribunal. Portland 118 bt LA Lakers 109; San gression to smash 101 of 54 Bangladesh in reply was all nam Raut 68)bt Kerala 67 for seven The 97-year-old club won The team also has a new set Salgaocar. With Rabindra Sarobar be- Antonio 127 bt Denver 99; Phoenix balls as New Zealand coasted out for 148 in the 19th over. in 20 overs (Poonam Yadav three for three titles in the erstwhile of Indians in the attack with Aizawl will be depending on ing in a notified eco-sensitive 102 bt Dallas 95; Atlanta 99 bt New to a 47-run win in the second Sabbir Rahman and Soumya 15). Maharashtra 102 for four in 20 National Football League be- Thongkhosiem Haokip, Nikhil the form of seasoned Liberian zone, clearance from the Orleans 94. Twenty20 International Sarkar made a bold attempt to overs (Tejal Hasabnis 30, Anuja Patil fore it was rechristened as the Poojary and V.P. Suhair draf- striker Alfred Jaryan and Ivory Tribunal was necessary. Houston 118 bt Oklahoma City 116; against Bangladesh on Friday. run down the target after 28) bt Mumbai 102 for six in 20 I-League a decade ago. ted in. Coast’s Kamo Stephane Bayi The match date and time re- Toronto Raptors 101 bt Utah Jazz 93; The comprehensive victory Bangladesh slumped to 36 for overs (Jemimah Rodrigues 53). East Bengal has redrafted Aizawl FC, which finished in the attack while Nigerian mains unchanged, according Detroit 115 bt Charlotte 114; Indiana here gave New Zealand an un- three in the fifth over. One-over eliminator: Mumbai Englishman Trevor Morgan eighth last season, will be hop- defender Eze Kingsley Obum- to a release from Bagan. — Pacers 121 bt Brooklyn Nets beatable 2-0 lead in the three- The pair piled on 68 of 40 nine for no loss in one over; Maha- after a break of two seasons. ing anew under head coach neme gives solidity in defence. Special Correspondent 109.—Reuters match series, and follows its deliveries, including 21 of a rashtra 12 for one in one over. 3-0 sweep of the 50-over Colin de Grandhomme over matches. before a spectacular collapse Andhra drubs TN GENERAL With Munro in sublime in which seven wickets fell for form, hitting seven 6s and as 44 runs .— AFP AGARTALA: E. Padmaja scalped Bhutia for ‘one state one unit’ three for six, and S. Meghana AICS seeks increase in SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT of the teams from the north- ala. For the first time teams SCOREBOARD scored an unbeaten 38 as east cannot play Ranji Trophy from maximum parts of India Andhra beat Tamil Nadu by 10 KOLKATA: Former India football which is very unfair,” Bhutia are taking part. It is good be- New Zealand: L. Ronchi c Mosad- Shakib Al Hasan c Neesham b wickets in the Plate Group A captain Bhaichung Bhutia has told reporters during an inter- cause football is reaching out match of the BCCI senior wo- sports budget backed the idea of one unit dek Hossain b Mashrafe Mortaza 0, Wheeler 1, Soumya Sarkar c Munro b action here on Friday. to more places.” K. Williamson c Tamim Iqbal b Shakib Boult 39, Mahmudullah c de Grand- men’s T20 league here. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT “In view of the Prime Minis- representing one State in a Na- Bhutia was saddened to note The scores: Tamil Nadu 80 for tional sports federation. Asked whether sportsper- Al Hasan 12, C. Munro c Nurul Hasan homme b Sodhi 19, Mosaddek nine in 17 overs (E. Padmaja three for ter’s ambitious programme to sons should get into sports ad- that well-known Goan clubs b Rubel Hossain 101, C. Anderson b Hossain c Santner b Williamson 1, NEW DELHI: With a view to kick- prepare sportspersons for the In the context of the Justice Dempo and Salgaocar FC were six) lost to Andhra 81 for no loss in ministration, Bhutia, who is Mosaddek Hossain 4, T. Bruce (not Nurul Hasan c Boult b Williamson 10, 11.4 overs (S. Meghana 38 n.o., N. start India’s ambitious long- next 12 years, there is an ur- Lodha Committee recom- not part of the current I- out) 59, C. de Grandhomme b Rubel Mashrafe c Boult b Sodhi 1, Rubul AIFF Technical, Coaching and Anusha 36 n.o.). — Sports Bureau term sports development pro- gent need to recognise sports mending ‘one State one unit’ League season. Hossain 2, J. Neesham b Rubel Hus- Hossain c Bruce b Wheeler 1, for the Board of Control for Development Committee gramme, the All India Council as a priority sector and for that chairman, said, “Sportsper- According to Bhutia, for its sain 5, M. Santner run out 4, B. Mustafizur Rahman (not out) 0; Ex- of Sports (AICS) has sought a a big annual financial alloca- Cricket in India (BCCI), Bhu- present form and combina- Wheeler (not out) 0; Extras (lb-4, tras (lb-5, w-10): 15; Total (in 18.1 VERY BRIEFLY tia said it was ideal for the sons should come into admin- huge increase in the country’s tion is required,” Malhotra istration. I have seen the ad- tion, Bengaluru FC was the fa- w-3, nb-1): 8; Total (for seven wkts. overs): 148. sports budget. said. cricket body. vourite to win the I-League. ministrative side. There are a in 20 overs): 195. Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-34, 3-36, Aditya Mehta and Ravi “As far as the football feder- While no specific amount The meeting, attended by lot of challenges involved with “In terms of players and Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-42, 3-46, 4-104, 5-118, 6-121, 7-144, 8-147, Goenka defeated Dhar- ation (AIFF) is concerned, I was mentioned, AICF presid- Wrestling Federation of India the administration of sports.” team, Bengaluru is the best. 4-169, 5-171, 6-190, 7-194. 9-147. minder Lilly and Sunil Saraogi ent Vijay Kumar Malhotra said president Brijbhushan Sharan think the norms are more or They have played the AFC Bangladesh bowling: Mashrafe 76(56)-9, 61-47, 56-35 to win the the fourth meeting of the Singh, P.T. Usha, P. Gopi less fulfilled. Every State has Talking about the I-League, Cup final and the players are New Zealand bowling: Santner 4-0-38-1, Rubel 4-0-37-3, Mustafizur 3-0-14-1, Boult 3-0-28-1, Wheeler 2.1- Kolkata Open pro-am snooker AICS, held here on Friday, de- Chand and Kunjarani Devi got one State (represented by) starting on Saturday, Bhutia more or less the same. Not 4-0-30-0, Shakib 4-0-32-1, Mosad- event at the Bengal Rowing cided to seek recognition for among others, also recom- one unit, which is very expressed happiness about the much changes in the squad 0-16-2, de Grandhomme 2-0-33-0, dek 2-0-22-1, Mahmudullah Sodhi 4-0-36-3, Williamson 4-0-16-2. Club, Kolkata on Friday. In the sports as a priority sector for mended a pension scheme for important. pan-India character of the and they are a set team… For 2-0-32-0. semis, Lilly and Saraogi got development, targeting the meritorious sportspersons “Today BCCI has three event this year. me East Bengal, Mohun Bagan Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal run out Toss: Bangladesh. past Pankaj Advani and Rajesh next three Olympics from after retirement from active units from Maharashtra and “There are teams from Aiz- and Bengaluru FC are the 13, Imrul Kayes c Bruce b Santner 0, Man-of-the-Match: C. Munro. Tulsian 61-47, 19-63, 20-62, 68- 2020 to 2028. participation. none from the northeast. Most awl, Chennai, Punjab and Ker- front-runners,” said Bhutia. Sabbir Rahman c Boult b Sodhi 48, New Zealand won by 47 runs. 47, 50-41. VARIETY THE HINDU CROSSWORD 11898 (set by Lightning) FAITH TODAY'S

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GOLF Saturday’s schedule Bautista Agut makes the final four ț Centre court: Singles: Leadbetter bullish on Daniil Medvedev (Rus) vs Dudi Sela (Isr); Benoit Paire Bedene crashes out; Purav Raja and Divij Sharan make the summit clash (Fra) vs Roberto Bautista India’s prospects N. SUDARSHAN finals. Agut’s opponent will sion and his one-handed back- Agut (Esp). S .V. S RIRAM watched. But the problem with now be Frenchman Benoit hand was almost always suc- the powers that be in golf is ț Doubles: Rohan Bopanna & CHENNAI: On Thursday, second Paire, who handed a crushing cessful whenever summoned. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan vs PUNE: Jack Nicklaus’s record is that they are very traditional. seed Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-3, 6-0 defeat to Aljaz Bedene. Last-year semifinalist Paire- Nicholas Monroe (USA) & safe for the moment, Tiger They say, ‘this has worked for when asked about his impend- The other semifinal will be was full of flair against a visibly- Artem Sitak (Nzl). Woods is unlikely to break it. so many years. So why ing match against Mikhail between Dudi Sela, who beat tired Bedene. The usual dose of At least that is what David change?’ Youzhny, said, “I’ll make him third seed Albert Ramos-Vino- maverick shots first started ț 5 p.m. start Leadbetter, a trendsetter in “However, things like a six- run, I’ll put more and more balls las, and Daniil Medvedev, who with a tweener, remarkably ex- golf coaching, had to say dur- hole game are coming up. So in play. If he wants to win, he overcame qualifier Jozef ecuted not with his back to his ing a media interaction at the maybe in the future we could has to fight.” However, for Kovalik. opponent but while facing him. launch of his David Leadbetter see things moving in that more than a set and a half, it was In fact, the first match of the After breaking to go 3-1 up, Djokovic rallies Golf Academy in association direction.” the Spaniard who was left high day between Sela and Ramos- his subsequent hold contained with the Oxford Golf Resort Speaking of new directions, and dry, down a set and a break, Vinolas showed how light- arguably four of the best points to enter final here on Friday. golf in the Olympics had Lead- and had to lit- weight the draw had become in he has played all week. Two ter- “Everybody asks, will we better very excited. “It is good erally rise the absence of Borna Coric and rific drop shots, a whipped DOHA: Novak Djokovic saved see the old Tiger. Well you for the sport and Justin Rose’s from the dead Marin Cilic. Not necessarily in cross-court forehand, and an five match points before beat- won’t. Personally, I don’t think gold medal is great news.” to beat terms of the quality of tennis, of-balance back-hand winner ing Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 7- he is going to break Jack Nick- One player who he watched Youzhny 2-6, but in the measure of familiar- all in a single game pointed to 6(7), 6-3 and entered the Qatar laus’s record. If he wins one at Rio was India’s Aditi Ashok. 6-4, 6-4 and ity for the fans. Sela was the his improved focus. In the Open final on Friday. more Major, it will be a tre- “LPGA. That should be Aditi’s enter the semifinalist here in 2010. But second set, he was at his ruth- Other results: At Doha: ATP mendous feat. aim. She has the talent and po- semifinals of much of the crowd was sta- less best conceding just six Qatar Open: Quarterfinals: Andy “He is 41 now. And if you tential. But she needs to com- the Aircel tioned at the outside courts points on the way to a bagel. Murray bt Nicolas Almagro 7-6(4), have had the amount of back pete in America where the Chennai Open on Friday. cheering for Kovalic, the giant- Later Purav Raja and Divij 7-5; Tomas Berdych bt Jo-Wilfried and knee surgeries that he has conditions are diferent and From 1-4 down, Agut reeled killer. However Sela, the jour- Sharan entered the final with a Tsonga 7-5, 6-3; Fernando Verdasco had…,” added Leadbetter as he the competition tougher,” said of five consecutive games to neyman, went about his job in convincing win over second bt Ivo Karlovic 6-2, 7-5; Djokovic bt trailed of. Leadbetter. even it at one set all. Then the fi- his typical unhurried manner. seeds Guillermo Duran Andres Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-3. Leadbetter was bullish on On the issue of technique nal set played out as a micro- All of 5-foot-9, he makes do Molteni (Arg) 6-4, 6-2. At Brisbane: ATP/WTA Bris- the sport’s prospects in India. and coaching, Leadbetter, who cosm of the preceding two with with excellent court coverage bane International: Men: “Indians have a particular lik- has broken many long-held be- both players trading early what he lacks in power. Against THE RESULTS Quarterfinals: Stan Wawrinka bt ing for ball sports like cricket liefs and theories, wants to breaks and then staving of the Spaniard he maximised this. Kyle Edmund 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4; Kei and hockey. Both of these re- keep it simple and said, “Over break points before the capri- Whenever pinned to a corner, Quarterfinals: Dudi Sela (Isr) bt Nishikori bt Jordan Thompson 6-1, quire good hand-eye coordin- analysis leads to paralysis.” cious match finally settled in he sliced and moon-balled into Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Esp) 7-5, 6-4; 6-1. ation, and the swing of the Speaking at the launch, Anil Agut’s hands. the far corners, giving himself Daniil Medvedev (Rus) bt Jozef Kova- Women: Semifinals: Alize Cor- arms. I think Indians should Seolekar, Oxford Group chair- It also soothed many an exas- the necessary time to get back lik (Svk) 6-1, 6-4; Benoit Paire (Fra) bt net bt Garbine Muguruza 4-1 (retd); naturally gravitate towards man and a former president of perated spectator who, having to position. Aljaz Bedene (Gbr) 6-3, 6-0, Roberto Karolina Pliskova bt Elina Svitolina golf, unlike say the Koreans or the Indian Golf Union, said, mostly witnessed the familiar It also helped that Ramos- Bautista Agut (Esp) bt Mikhail 6-2, 6-4. the Chinese.” “One of our passions at the trope of a top seed reaching the Vinolas himself was no trigger- Youzhny (Rus) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. At Auckland: WTA Auckland Leadbetter, who is a big fan academy is to develop the business end, were staring at happy player choosing instead Doubles: Semifinals: Purav Raja EMPHATIC WIN: Purav Raja and Divij Sharan took out Argentine Classic: Semifinals: Lauren Davis of cricket, also was not averse stars of tomorrow.” the possibility of having four to construct points patiently. & Divij Sharan bt Guillermo Duran & second seeds Guillermo Duran and Andres Molteni in bt Jelena Ostapenko 4-6, 6-4, 4-1 to the idea of changing the (S.V. Sriram was in Pune at unseeded players in the semi- Sela served with great preci- Andres Molteni (Arg) 6-4, 6-2. straight sets to enter the final. — PHOTO: R. RAGU retd.; Ana Konjuh bt Julia Goerges format. “T20 cricket has re- the invitation of Oxford Golf 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. — Agencies volutionised the way cricket is Resorts) Federer excels Not today, Martin: tennis god tells Klizan Assam has it easy PRO WRESTLING LEAGUE but France S. DIPAK RAGAV and haven’t focused. Cilic. Klizan spoke fondly of RAMANATHAPURAM: Assam advances “The match showed that I his compatriot and close Hockey blanked Hockey Gu- Sakshi wins but Delhi CHENNAI: In the list of ATP’s could come back again but the friend Kovalik. jarat in the 7th National sub- PERTH: A singles masterclass biggest match comebacks of tennis god said “No Martin, “I sent a message to him ask- junior hockey tournament for loses opening match from Swiss champion Roger 2016, Martin Klizan belongs to you are not going to win today, ing him to keep up the good women here on Friday. Federer wasn’t enough to stop the very top. In Rotterdam last you don’t deserve to,” said work. He is my good friend The results: B division: Assam UTHRA GANESAN stepped up her game to dom- the French pairing of Richard year, the Slovakian saved five Klizan. from the tennis circuit and I Hockey 12 (Maxima Xalxo 4, Elina inate, take down and rollover Gasquet and Kristina Mladen- match points against Roberto am happy that he won, he is Tigga 3, Milka Surin 2, Munmuni Das, NEW DELHI: Sakshi Malik’s first Pooja repeatedly to race to an ovic winning through to the Bautista Agut and another Not jinxing it improving,” he said. Songita Das, Purobi Phukon) bt bout in the second season of 8-0 lead in the last 20 seconds Hopman Cup final on Friday. three against Nicolas Mahut Ask him about his target for The 27-year old who also Hockey Gujarat 0; Hockey Ut- the Pro Wrestling League was of the first round. Federer thrashed Gasquet in on his way to winning the the 2017 season, Klizan starts plays second division floorball tarakhand 2 (Komal Dhami, Swati expectedly a one-sided afair It soon became 14-0 inside Kumari) bt The Mumbai Hockey As- under an hour, but it was the tournament. Martin Klizan...Philosophical. of like every other tennis (a type of floor hockey with but even she could not help four and half minutes but a de- French who won the tie 2-1. In both the matches, he lost player on the tour, saying “it is five field players and a goal- sociation Ltd 1 (Swati Kumari). her team Delhi Sultans avoid fensive Pooja kept stalling be- The results: Germany bt Britain the opening set in a tiebreaker — PHOTO: AP about just saying healthy” be- keeper in each team) said he is Mumbai School Sports Associ- defeat as Jaipur Ninjas won 4-3 fore she was pushed out of the 2-1 [Andrea Petkovic lost to Heather before winning the second In an interesting post-match fore adding, “maybe I not fixated on rankings and ation 1 (Sakshi Pagar) bt Hockey Ra- for its second win in as many competitive area for the final Watson 6-2, 7-6(3); Alexander likewise. He was called the ‘es- presser, Klizan got philosoph- shouldn’t say it. Last year I said just wants to have fun. “I don’t jasthan 0; Hockey Bhopal 9 (Priyanka matches. point that ended the bout. Zverev bt Dan Evans 6-4, 6-4; cape artist’ after his exploits. ical, invoking the tennis gods, the same thing and I was out care about my ranking. If I play Dogra 3, Kanchan Batham 2, Soni The Rio Olympics bronze By then, however, Jaipur Petkovic & Zverev bt Watson & On Thursday, a similar and gave of the air of a man for half the year.” good, I will be in a good posi- Ladwal 2, Ritu Maan, Sakschi) bt Tel- medallist won by technical su- had already taken the seven- Evans 4-2, 4-2]. France bt Switzer- script unfolded in his second who has become circumspect Klizan, seeded fourth and tion. But then the question is angana Hockey 2 (Kalpana Marri, Sri- periority 16-0 in five minutes game tie 4-1. land 2-1 [Richard Gasquet lost to Ro- round match against Aljaz in not wanting to ofend the ranked 35th in the world, was ‘what is a good position for latha Talwari); Hockey Coorg 12 (B.S. 34 seconds against compatriot Delhi also sufered the ab- ger Federer 6-1, 6-4; Kristina Mladen- Bedene but this time around, higher powers. “I would say I the Slovakian expected to be in you, good for me or good for Bhumika 5, Padmavathy 3, G.S. Pooja Dhanda in the 58kg cat- sence of Bajrang Punia in the ovic bt Belinda Bencic 6-4, 2-6, 6-3; he failed to close out the third didn’t deserve to win. From the last eight, but Jozef Kovalik Novak Djokovic?’ So I just Kavya 2, K.R. Bhumika 2) bt Hockey egory. 65kg after he was blocked by Mladenovic & Gasquet bt Bencic & set and crashed out of the the end of last season, I didn’t stole his thunder on Wednes- want to enjoy the game and Jammu & Kashmir 0. — Sports Penalised for passivity in rival captain Elizabar Federer 4-2, 4-2]. — AFP Chennai Open. give a lot of time to practice day, beating top-seed Marin play tennis.” Reporter the first two minutes, Sakshi Odikadze.

@bubbly581 NOIDA/DELHI 20 | LIFE THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 Arctic pollutants threatening polar bears India sent 14 billion messages on New Year Princess Diana’s letters fetch £15,000 The exposure of the Arctic ecosystem to On New Year’s Eve, 14 billion messages were Hand-written letters from Princess Diana to a persistent organic pollutants is toxic to the health exchanged through WhatsApp in India, the instant former royal aide have broken pre-sale estimates of endangered polar bears, researchers warn. messaging app said on Friday. to fetch nearly £15,000 at an auction in the U.K.

U.S. First Lady picks London breaches annual air STAR TREK ‘Mozart of Madras’ turns 50 Indian-American in ouble Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman and his son Ameen celebrated their birthday together at his residence in pollution limit in just five days DChennai on Friday amid family and close education crusade friends. Rahman turned 50. “Around midnight, his family made him cut a birthday cake. It is WASHINGTON: U.S. First Lady Campaigners term this a ‘shameful reminder’ of the severity of the city’s crisis also his son Ameen’s birthday [the same day], Michelle Obama has selec- which makes the day even more special for ted 16-year-old Indian- DAMIAN CARRINGTON including one for Brixton Rahman,” a source close to the ‘Mozart of American Swetha Pra- Road. Madras’ said. The source added that a party bakaran to serve in the in- ondon has breached its “But this is not enough,” had been planned by the composer himself augural Student Advisory Lannual air pollution lim- said the spokesman. “The for industry friends on Friday evening. The Board of an education its just five days into 2017, a government needs to match maestro’s fans on social media have been campaign, which seeks to “shameful reminder of the the Mayor’s commitment to excited, with #ARR50 trending since provide educational op- severity of London’s air pol- improving air quality as Thursday night. — IANS portunities for teenagers lution”, according to quickly as possible.” in America. campaigners. In December, Paris, Mad- Swetha, whose parents By law, hourly levels of rid, Athens and Mexico City Being in love makes me happy: Khloe Kardashian immigrated from Tamil Swetha Prabakaran. toxic nitrogen dioxide must pledged to ban polluting eality TV star Khloe Kardashian has hinted that her relationship Nadu’s Tirunelveli in 1998, — PHOTO: WWW.WHITEHOUSE.GOV not be more than 200 micro- diesel cars from their centres with Tristan Thompson has made her the happiest she’s “been was chosen for ‘Better grams per cubic metre more by 2025 and a number of cit- Rin years.” The 32-year-old has had a difficult few years, Make Room’ campaign’s She is the only Indian- than 18 times in a whole year, ies outside the U.K. have particularly due to her split from ex-husband Lamar Odom and his Student Advisory Board in American in the list. Two- but late on Thursday this already taken action such as health struggles following a drug recognition of her eforts thirds of the Board mem- limit was broken on Brixton banning cars on specific days overdose in October 2015. But as she to educate youth in the bers are, or will be, the first Road in Lambeth. HIGH TIME: The film character ‘Mary Poppins’ wearing a or making public transport looks forward to the coming year, field of computer sci- in their families to attain a Many other sites across pollution mask is floated by activists near the Elizabeth Tower, free. The government must Khloe said she was feeling better than ences. post-secondary degree. the capital will go on to break better known as ‘Big Ben’, in London on Friday. — PHOTO: AFP produce a new national plan she had done in a long time, reported The board members “As proven leaders, or- the annual limit and Putney by April and ClientEarth said Contactmusic. “At this moment, a few will be traveling to the ganisers, changemakers, High Street exceeded the years to tackle the problem. which limits polluting this must include clean air days into 2017, I feel incredibly clear White House today to at- and innovators, these stu- hourly limit over 1,100 times But the U.K. government’s vehicles, and to deploy the zones in many areas to stop and probably the happiest I’ve been in tend Michelle’s School dents will help the country in 2016 . Oxford Street, Kings plans have twice been ruled cleanest buses on the most the dirtiest diesel cars enter- years,” she wrote on her website. “It’s Counsellor of the Year achieve President Road in Chelsea and the illegal in the past two years polluted roads. ing pollution hotspots. such a great feeling that I have my Ceremony. [Barack] Obama’s North Strand are other known pol- and it has been sent back to “While these are vital happy back! It’s from a genuine place Born in Indianapolis, Star goal, that our nation ‘End perverse incentives’ lution hotspots. the drawing board to de- steps in the right direction, and the most peaceful place I’ve been she is among seventeen will once again lead the velop a third strategy. we can’t wait another three ClientEarth also said the in for longer than I can even remember.” Khloe didn’t refer to students selected by the world in college comple- 9,500 early deaths Alan Andrews, a lawyer at years for action,” he said. “perverse” financial incent- basketball player-beau Tristan by name but she hinted that the athlete White House to serve on tion rates,” Better Make NO2 pollution, which is ClientEarth, the group that “We need immediate ac- ives that encourage people to was largely responsible for her positive mental attitude. — PTI ‘Better Make Room’ Stu- Room said in a statement. produced largely by diesel successfully sued the gov- tion to cut pollution in the buy diesel cars rather than dent Advisory Board. The Founded by Michelle, vehicles, causes 9,500 early ernment,said: “This is an- short-term and protect Lon- cleaner ones must be ended. inaugural Board has 12 the board will work to cre- deaths every year in London. other shameful reminder of doners’ health during these Both a national network of DiCaprio to present Golden Globes award high school students and ate a college-going, col- Most air quality zones across the severity of London’s air pollution spikes.” clean air zones and tax eonardo DiCaprio is one of the presenters at the 74th Annual five college students. lege-persisting and col- the country break legal limits pollution and shows why the In December, Mr. Khan is- changes were proposed Golden Globes ceremony. The 42-year-old Oscar-winner will be Swetha, a senior at lege-graduating culture at and the crisis was called a mayor has rightly made tack- sued air pollution alerts at within government as part of Ljoined by Bridesmaids star Kristen Wiig at Thomas Jeferson High their schools. “public health emergency ” ling it a top priority. It is ab- bus stops, tube stations and its last plan, but were rejec- the star-studded affair. The news was School for Science and “I am deeply honoured by MPs in April. solutely essential that he roadsides due to high levels. ted by the Treasury . announced on the official Twitter handle of Technology in Virginia, is to be able to serve on this This week, scientists said now delivers on his promises A spokesman for the This week new data also Golden Globes. “We can confirm that Leo the founder and CEO of board. Creating a college- one in 10 cases of and that the national govern- Mayor said: “The Brixton revealed that modern diesel DiCaprio and Kristen Wiig will be presenters at Everybody Code Now!, a going and college-gradu- Alzheimer’s in people living ment back him to the hilt.” Road [breach] underscores cars produce 10 times more the 74th #GoldenGlobes on Jan 8.” He received non-profit body working ating culture among youth near busy roads could be why urgent action is needed NO2 pollution than heavy the best actor award for Alejandro G to empower the next gen- is something we have Ultra-low emission zone linked to air pollution . to improve air quality across trucks and buses per litre of Inarritu’s The Revenant at last year’s eration of youth to become worked to encourage The new mayor of Lon- Mr. Andrews, who lives in London.” fuel, which experts say is due Golden Globes. He has previously won engineers, scientists and through Everybody Code don, Sadiq Khan, has pledged Brixton, said Mr. Khan had He said Mr. Khan would to the much tougher testing Globes for his roles in The Aviator and entrepreneurs. Now!,” Swetha said. — PTI new measures and to double promised an expanded ultra- shortly be announcing 10 faced by heavy vehicles. — The Wolf of Wall Street. — PTI funding to £875m over five low emission zone in 2019, new low emission bus zones, The Guardian

Indian-origin Vertical limit Vast iceberg poised to break blind man in U.K. fits camera on of Antarctica, say scientists dog to film abuse OSLO: A vast iceberg, expec- ted to be one of the biggest LONDON: A 37-year-old Indian- ever recorded with an area origin blind man in the U.K. almost the size of the U.S. has fitted his guide dog with State of Delaware or the a camera in an attempt to Caribbean island State of highlight the discrimination Trinidad and Tobago, is and abuse he faces daily poised to break of while travelling around Antarctica. London. A rift, slowly developing Amit Patel lost his eye- across the Larsen C ice shelf sight five years ago to an eye on the Antarctic Peninsula in disease known as keratoco- recent years, expanded ab- nus. He gets around London ruptly last month, growing with the help of his guide by about 18 km. It is now dog, Kika, to whom Mr. Patel more than 80-km long with recently attached a GoPro just 20 km left before it TIP OF THE ICEBERG: A rift, developing across the Larsen C ice camera to film the discrimin- snaps, scientists said. shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula, expanded abruptly last ation he faces every day from month, growing by about 18 km. — REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO: REUTERS fellow Londoners. ‘Wider break-up’ “The city is a scary place. “The Larsen C Ice shelf in Scientists fear that fear the loss of ice shelves It’s like someone put you in Antarctica is primed to shed around the frozen continent the middle of Trafalgar an area of more than 5,000 loss of ice shelves will allow glaciers inland to Square, turned you in a circle square km following further will allow glaciers slide faster towards the sea and said ‘find your way substantial rift growth,” sci- inland to slide faster as temperatures rise because home’,” Mr. Patel was quoted entists at Project Midas at of global warming, raising as saying by BBC. the University of Swansea in towards the sea world sea levels. The footage captured by Wales said in a statement. Several ice shelves have his canine guide has not al- The iceberg “will funda- C ice shelf, it said. cracked up around northern ways shown a city willing to mentally change the land- Ice shelves are areas of ice parts of Antarctica in recent help him. BALANCING ACT: A member of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association displays balancing skills atop a bamboo scape of the Antarctic Penin- floating on the sea, several years, including the Larsen B “The video came out of ne- ladder during a New Year demonstration by the fire brigade in Tokyo on Friday. — PHOTO: REUTERS sula” and could herald a hundred metres thick, at the that disintegrated in 2002, cessity. Kika was getting hit wider break-up of the Larsen end of glaciers. Scientists scientists said. — Reuters by peoples’ bags and she was getting a lot of abuse. A wo- man stopped me one day and had a go at me for holding Double delight from everyone up and said I Google’s experiments with virtually real art should apologise, which was a real shock,” he said. Indian telescope data FRANK ROSE man’s apartment, a 400- square-foot studio in South Assistance from wife WASHINGTON: Astronomers, us- Weeren. This cosmic com- SAN FRANCISCO: In 1949, a Life Park, the little neighbour- The former doctor found a ing data from India’s Giant bination is found in a pair of magazine photographer hood that has been a hub for solution — attach a GoPro to Metrewave Radio Telescope colliding galaxy clusters named Gjon Mili made a pil- San Francisco’s digerati since Kika’s harness and film every (GMRT), have discovered called Abell 3411 and Abell grimage to the French Rivi- the 1990s. journey. Mr. Patel’s wife, two of the most powerful 3412 located about two bil- era to see Pablo Picasso. Mili Tilt Brush got its name be- Seema, can then review the phenomena in the universe lion light years from Earth. had come up with a way to cause in its earliest versions, footage if it is felt there was — a supermassive black hole photograph trails of light, you would draw or paint on a something amiss about that and the collision of giant Clusters massive and he wanted to shoot Pi- two-dimensional surface day. And when alterations galaxy clusters about two bil- The two clusters are both casso “drawing” in mid-air that could be tilted in any dir- were made to a London train lion light years from Earth. very massive, each weighing with a light pen — a process ection in virtual space. But station, the camera came The two phenomenon about a quadrillion — or a that would leave no trace ex- because the HTC Vive in- into its own. have combined to create a million billion — times the cept on film. Picasso loved it. cludes not just a virtual real- “I asked for help and no stupendous cosmic particle mass of the Sun. The comet- The result, published in ity headset but also a pair of one came. The video shows accelerator, researchers said. shaped appearance of the X- Life and exhibited at the Mu- hand-held controllers and lots of staf standing around By combining data from rays detected by Chandra is seum of Modern Art, was Pi- two tracking sensors that me and this one guy looking NASA’s Chandra X-ray Ob- produced by hot gas from casso’s celebrated series of map your movement in over many times,” Mr. Patel servatory, the Giant Metre- one cluster ploughing “light drawings” of bulls and space, the program was re- said. “Eventually when the wave Radio Telescope through the hot gas of the centaurs and the like — pho- vamped to enable you to staf member actually came (GMRT) in Pune and other other cluster. Optical data tographs that captured him HANDS-ON PALETTE: A cartoon being drawn using the Tilt Brush technique. — PHOTO: GOOGLE paint or draw anywhere to me, the first thing he said telescopes, researchers from the Keck Observatory in the act of creating the ulti- within a room-sized area — was ‘sorry I didn’t see you’ found what happens when and Japan’s Subaru tele- mate in ephemeral art. siasts who live in San hoping to develop a tool for a sophisticated tool for draw- no surface required. and that really bugged me,” matter ejected by a giant scope, both on Mauna Kea, Picasso is long gone. But Francisco. drawing in three ing, painting, even sculpting Google’s investment in he said. black hole is swept up in the Hawaii, detected the galaxies some 68 years later, Google dimensions. in space. virtual reality pales beside The footage was sent to merger of two enormous in each cluster. has been calling on dozens of Idea origin In April 2015, seven It was released in April as a Facebook’s $2 billion pur- Network Rail giving Mr. Pa- galaxy clusters. First, at least one spinning, artists, animators and illus- They were trying to build months after they had free add-on to the new HTC chase of the VR pioneer tel the “valuable evidence” “We have seen each of supermassive black hole in trators with a high-tech up- a 3-D chess application one cobbled together a rudi- Vive, an $800 virtual reality Oculus. Still, Tilt Brush is needed to lodge a formal these spectacular phenom- one of the galaxy clusters date of Mili’s concept — a night a couple of years ago mentary system they called system produced by the part of a growing efort, one complaint about an incident ena separately in many produced a rotating, virtual reality set-up that en- when they discovered it had Tilt Brush, Google bought Taiwanese manufacturer that began with the introduc- he could not see. The video places,” said Reinout van tightly—wound magnetic ables people to paint with an unexpected side efect: As their company for an undis- HTC in partnership with tion in 2014 of supercheap had an impact and Network Weeren of the Harvard- funnel. The powerful elec- light that actually stays you moved the chess pieces closed sum — which is how Valve, a U.S. video game de- cardboard headsets that Rail investigated before giv- Smithsonian Centre for As- tromagnetic fields associ- where you put it, at least for around in virtual space, they Skillman and Hackett have veloper. Reviewers immedi- work with smartphones, and ing further training to its trophysics (CfA) in the U.S., ated with this structure have viewers wearing a virtual left trails of light behind. come to be ensconced in the ately dubbed it the Vive’s continues with the recent re- staf. He learned he had kera- who led the study. accelerated some of the in- reality headset. In place of Sensing that their bug was in company’s oices near the killer app. lease of a stunning virtual toconus — a condition that “This is the first time, flowing gas away from the vi- Gjon Mili are Drew Skillman fact a feature, the two downtown waterfront here. This is hardly the kind of reality version of Google changes the shape of the however, that we see them cinity of the black hole in the and Patrick Hackett, a pair of dropped the chess project With Google’s support, Tilt reception the two inventors Earth as a free download for cornea — in the final year of clearly linked together in the form of an energetic, high- video game developers immediately and hurled Brush has attracted a team of were expecting when they Vive owners. — New York medical school. — PTI same system,” said Mr. van speed jet. — PTI turned virtual reality enthu- themselves at the light trails, developers and evolved into started working on it in Skill- Times News Service @bubbly581 CM ND-ND YK