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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Allahabad . Malappuram . Mumbai NEARBY Even hill stations will be GDP growth pegged at 7.1%, hotter this year, warns IMD belying demonetisation drag ‘Above normal’ temperatures forecast across the country No CBI probe into paper Jacob Koshy Improved estimate in net indirect taxes helped maintain GDP, says CSO leak case: Nitish New Delhi PATNA Prepare for a scorching sum- Special Correspondent Breaking his silence over the New Delhi OECD puts paper leak scam, Bihar Chief mer as the India Meteorolo- Minister Nitish Kumar on gical Department has fore- The Central Statistics Office Tuesday brushed aside demand cast “above normal” (CSO) has kept its January es- growth at 7% for a CBI inquiry, saying he temperatures across most of timate for growth in gross never practised politics of the country. Himachal Pra- domestic product (GDP) in The Organisation for Eco- “framing anyone.” desh, Uttarakhand, Jammu 2016-17 unchanged at 7.1%, nomic Cooperation and and Kashmir — or hill-station signalling that independent Development (OECD) on NATION Ī PAGE 7 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD States popular among tour- economic forecasters may Tuesday cut its growth pro- ists wanting to escape the have overstated the drag on jection for India in 2016-17 MoEF seeks ive-year heat — are expected to be the economy from the to 7%, from an earlier pro- ban on BBC crew particularly hot with pre- November withdrawal of jection of 7.4%, citing the KOLKATA dicted temperatures, on av- high-value currency notes. “transitory and short-term The Ministry of Environment erage, likely to be well above The CSO, which released costs” from demonetisa- and Forests and Climate 1 degree C above their nor- its second advance estimates tion. It forecast growth for Change has urged the mal summer temperatures. Bone-dry: The prevalent conditions seem to be a grim warning of economic growth on 2017-18 at 7.3%, rising to Ministry of External Afairs to Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, of a water crisis this summer. A scene in Khammam. G.N.RAO Tuesday, also provided GDP 7.7% in 2018-19. Ī PAGE 13 revoke the visas of BBC’s DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD South Asia correspondent Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Gross Value Added Justin Rowlatt and his crew. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, trend over previous months. phone conversation. “I think (GVA) figures for the third Chhattisgarh, Bihar, 2016 was the warmest year the summer may be slightly quarter, which showed GDP there should not be further timates. For Q3, the GVA ect taxes,” Chief Statistician NATION Ī PAGE 10 Jharkhand, West Bengal, in a century, according to milder than last year.” Last growth slowing to 7%, from changes on account of de- growth rate is estimated at of India TCA Anant said at a DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Odisha and Telangana are the IMD, with the country year’s elevated temperature 7.3% in the second quarter of monetisation. The numbers 6.6%, down from the 7.1% re- press conference. other States in the “core 0.91 C warmer than the 1961- was mainly due to a particu- the financial year. are vindication that demon- ported in Q2. The CSO also The Election Commission heat zone” that are likely to 1990 average. The summer larly warm winter that was etisation didn’t have a major revised downward the GVA had barred CSO from releas- see significantly warmer months of March-May last the warmest since 1901. ‘A pleasant surprise’ impact on the economy. growth rates for the first two ing State-specific data on temperatures. The IMD year were 1.36 C higher than The weather agency “The GDP numbers are def- They have looked at all the quarters to 6.9% in Q1 and economic growth projec- weather model, used to pre- historical average, making it blames global warming. initely a surprise, but a numbers at their disposal 6.7% in Q2, from the 7.3% tions, in view of the ongoing pare the forecast, shows a the second-warmest since “Studies indicate increasing pleasant surprise,” said and have come out with and 7.1% reported earlier. Assembly elections. 47% probability of summer 1901. trends in the frequency and Madan Sabnavis, Chief Eco- their estimate.” “The reason why GDP has The Commission gave a temperatures being above “We expect most of the duration of heat waves over nomist at Care Ratings. The official figures peg maintained is because the clearance to the release of OPPORTUNITIES Ī DELHI METRO normal. warming to be in the north- the country.” “Since the CSO has not re- GVA growth for the full year reduction in GVA has been only national level data. PAGES 4 & 5 The summer forecast is in west,” said K.J. Ramesh, Dir- vised downward the annual at 6.7% as against the 7% pro- compensated for by an im- DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES line with a generally warm ector-General IMD in a CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 estimate, we can expect that jected in the first advance es- proved estimate in net indir- CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 Senior Ministers come out in support of Kaur Oicial contradicts PM Modi Any daughter of any political ideology, belongs to this country, says Rajnath Singh on Kanpur train accident Vijaita Singh New Delhi No sabotage, Director-General tells videoconference Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday details. “We only did the that Delhi University student Vijaita Singh preliminary investigations. New Delhi Gurmehar Kaur who faced The National Investigation abuse and rape threats on Days after Prime Minister Agency (NIA) is conducting social media for speaking out Narendra Modi told an elec- the final probe,” Mr. Gupta against Akhil Bhartiya Vidy- tion rally in Uttar Pradesh told The Hindu. arthi Parishad (ABVP) mem- that the Kanpur train acci- In his address to officials, bers, left Delhi “by choice”. dent, which killed over 140 Mr. Prabhu hinted at pos- Mr. Rijiju said that he sus- people last year, was a “con- sible acts of sabotage in re- pected a fake account was spiracy planned by people cent train accidents and said used to send threat messages sitting across the border,” the NIA was probing three Suresh Prabhu to Ms. Kaur and action would the chief of Uttar Pradesh such cases. be taken. railway police told a video of derailment of 14 coaches On Friday, when Mr. Modi After the strong com- conference organised by of the Indore–Patna Express hinted at Pakistan’s role in ments made by Mr. Rijiju and Railway Minister Suresh near Kanpur was not an act the Kanpur accident, the BJP MP Pratap Simha againt Prabhu that there was no of sabotage but “fatigue of NIA questioned Shamshul Ms. Kaur, Home Minister Ra- sabotage. railway tracks” and they had Hoda, a Nepalese business- jnath Singh and Law Minister On Monday, Mr. Prabhu found no traces of explos- man arrested in Kathmandu. Ravi Shankar Prasad came addressed the railway police ives at the accident site. out in support of Ms. Kaur. chiefs of all the States A source said Mr. Prabhu Prime suspect through video conference to was not present in the con- Hoda, wanted by Nepal po- ‘Deal with caution’ discuss the “railway safety ference when Mr. Gupta lice in a double murder case A source said Mr. Singh had measures” in the wake of re- made the submissions but is alleged to be a prime sus- asked Delhi Police Commis- cent train accidents. senior railway officials who pect in mobilising people in sioner Amulya Patnaik to were there could not contra- India to plant explosives at deal with the students cau- ‘No bomb traces’ dict Mr. Gupta. railway tracks allegedly at tiously and not create unne- Gopal Gupta, DG, Railways, Mr. Gupta confirmed that the behest of Pakistan’s ISI. cessary tension on the col- Uttar Pradesh Police told the he was present in the meet- CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 lege campus. United against violence: Students taking out a ‘Save DU’ march on the North Campus of Delhi University on Tuesday in protest participants that the cause ing but refused to share the Ī “Gurmehar Kaur is a mar- against the violence at Ramjas College last week. SANDEEP SAXENA tyr’s daughter and we should respect this fact. Those who sponsibility to protect her.”) of Ms. Kaur’s complaint to gains. Rijiju. Asked whether are politicising the matter, I the Delhi Commission for someone from the establish- want to ask a question from Online campaign Women (DCW). In a string of Freedom to speak ment should speak to Ms. them as to what they have to Ms. Kaur, a first-year student tweets on Monday, Mr. Rijiju “She has the freedom to Kaur and persuade her to re- say about her father who was of Lady Shri Ram College for had sought to know who had speak whatever she wants to, turn to Delhi, Mr. Rijiju said, killed by terrorists?” said Mr. Women who started an on- polluted the young girl’s but the Congress is an old “Delhi is safe, don’t make Prasad. Mr. Singh told NDTV, line campaign “I am against mind. political party, which is try- such stories. It’s her choice “koi bhi beti, kisi bhi vichard- ABVP,” post-violence at Ram- Mr. Rijiju told The Hindu ing to use a young girl. Let [that she left]. She should be haara ki ho, iss desh ki beti jas College last week, on Tuesday that he stood by her heart be free, she has the protected. India is a free hai. Uski raksha karna tweeted on Tuesday that she his earlier tweets on Ms. freedom to speak her own country. I cannot force her hamari naitik zimmedari hai. was withdrawing from the Kaur. He blamed the Con- mind, don’t disturb her. I am to stay here, she is a free (Any daughter of any polit- campaign and left the city. gress, the Aam Aadmi Party talking about the Leftists and girl.” ical ideology, belongs to this The Delhi Police have re- and the Left for trying to use also the Aam Aadmi Party. I SEE ALSO DELHI METRO country. It is our moral registered a case on the basis the young girl for political stand by my tweets,” said Mr. Ī PAGES 1 & 2

Mohammad Ali in western Uttar Pradesh. when they were digging to slow process we expect to Meerut The copper axes and collect soil. The ASI then find more remains like Six copper axes and some pottery sherds found last sent a team to excavate. habitat dispositions in the pieces of pottery discovered week may be related to the The people who used depth of the soil. We are not in Sakatpur of Saharanpur Ochre Coloured Pottery ochre pottery and their yet calling it a proper district in Uttar Pradesh (OCP) culture in the doab culture are specific to the civilisation and terming it could point to a separate (plains) of the two rivers in doab region. only as a culture, because culture that straddled the the late Harappan period, The first remnants of OCP unlike the Harappan Ganga and Yamuna, around 2000 BC. culture were found in civilisation, we still do not coinciding with the Indus The Superintending Hastinapur, in Meerut know much about OCP Valley Civilisation, say Archaeologist, ASI (Agra district, in 1951 and later in culture. But this time we are archaeologists. circle) Bhuvan Vikrama, told Atranjikhera in Eta district. hopeful that we will unearth The Archaeological The Hindu that going by interesting details,” he Survey of India is excavating Ancient tools: The copper what had been found, it Direct evidence added. the site at Rampur axes, thought to belong to could well be related to the “We are excited because this Scholars differ in their Maniharan, hoping to 2000 BC, from Sakatpur. OCP culture. OCP marked is the first time we have interpretation of the nature discover more artefacts. the last stage of the North discovered remnants of the of OCP culture. Those like Haryana and parts of Indian Copper Age. OCP culture directly,” Mr. V.N. Misra see it as “only a In fertile plains Pakistan, a parallel culture is Vikrama said. final and impoverished stage When the Indus Valley thought to have co-existed in Found by chance “We have done three days of the late-Harappan,” while civilisation flourished in the fertile plains between Workers of a brick kiln in of excavation and found only others view it as completely what is today Punjab, the Ganga and the Yamuna Sakatpur found the axes pottery. Since excavation is a unrelated to Harappa.

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DELHI Timings School principal’s letter Wednesday, March 01 Child traicking accused RISE 06:46 SET 18:21 RISE 08:34 SET 21:14 triggers controversy Thursday, March 02 RISE 06:45 SET 18:22 names Vijayvargiya, Roopa RISE 09:16 SET 22:16 “Armed soldiers entered the school, inspected premises” Friday, March 03 RISE 06:44 SET 18:22 Revelation in the recently busted scam comes as a major embarrassment for BJP Special Correspondent the entire premises.” school administration has RISE 09:59 SET 23:20 Kolkata The principal has alleged denied. “We have done Staff Reporter ted in connection with the A letter by a principal of a threats on the part of the white washing of the cam- Kolkata case. The State BJP was in a primary school to the par- Army and urged the parents pus,” she said. In a major embarrassment to spot when the name of its ents of students has to stand with the school ad- the Bharatiya Janata Party women’s wing general sec- triggered a controversy with ministration so as to “ “Diverting attention” (BJP), the names of its Cent- retary Juhi Chowdhury the Army claiming that it thwart any possible disrup- “The news about soldiers in ral and State leaders -- na- cropped during the was an “attempt to malign tion of the school and educa- combat gear moving about tional general secretary investigation. the institution”. tion of their children”. in the school, threatening Kailash Vijayvargiya and wo- A member of the school the staff and asking them to men’s wing president Roopa Accused absconding Land dispute governing body told The evict premises is absolutely Ganguly -- has been men- Ms. Chowdhury, who is cur- The matter involves a land Hindu that there was a false and baseless. This tioned by a key accused in a rently absconding, has been dispute between the Army pending litigation before the never happened. This is an recent child trafficking case at the centre of a contro- and Modern School at Bar- Calcutta High Court on the attempt to deviate attention in North Bengal. versy within the State BJP, as rackpore adjoining the issue. from the real issue of flout- The accused, Chandana a section of party leaders northern fringes of the city. The school is being ad- ing of the rules of the Can- Chakraborty, who ran a have contradicted the State In a letter to the parents, ministered by the Church of tonment Board by the child care home in north Kailash Vijayvargiya Roopa Ganguly president Dilip Ghose’s school principal Amrita Is- North India, Barrackpore school by taking recourse to Bengal, alleged on Tuesday stand in this regard. sac Roy stated: “On Friday Dioceses. maligning the image of the that Juhi Chowdhury, a gen- when she spoke to them,” “They have already tar- While Mr. Ghosh has re- February 17, approximately Army, A spokesperson of the eral secretary of State BJP’s Ms. Chakraborty told journ- geted our party leaders peatedly said that Ms. Chow- 15 solders in full combat gear Army allegation Eastern Command said. women’s wing, perhaps alists in Siliguri before being Joyprakash Majumdar and dhry is a “victim of TMC’s armed with weapons The Army has alleged that The school runs only IN BRIEF spoke to Mr. Vijayvargiya produced at a local court. Sishir Bajoria. Now they are political vendetta”, Union entered the school. They the school was doing illegal primary section and has and Ms. Ganguly to “resolve She also said that she ap- conspiring against me,” Mr. Minister Babul Supriyo re- walked freely and inspected construction, which the about 130 students. some issues” about the child proached Ms. Chowdhury Vijayvargiya said cently questioned the reason care home. for “some help” and she as- behind her going into hiding. sured her of “resolving all Home owner held A visibly annoyed Dilip BJP denies allegation the problems” about run- The child trafficking racket Ghosh made it clear that his Encouraging children to read The BJP leadership, how- ning the child care home. was busted by the State’s stand in this regard is final. ever, denied the allegation. Denying the allegation Mr. Criminal Investigation De- Recently Roopa Ganguly “I have not spoken to any- Vijayvargiya accused the partment last week when embarrassed State leader- DEAR is an innovative interactive library movement one (Central BJP leaders). Kolkata Police of “being con- they arrested the child care ship when she postedthat it Olive ridleys lay eggs Juhi spoke to them and per- trolled by Trinammol Con- home owner Chandana was the State president who Sib Kumar Das reading is linked to studies BERHAMPUR at new place haps to Roopa Ganguly and gress” and said that “they Chakraborty and one of her “advised” her to make Juhi and examination only. It can BERHAMPUR Kailash Vijayvargiya. I was (Kolkata Police) keep con- associates. Within a few days Chowdhury the general sec- Schoolchildren in Ganjam also be entertaining and The olive ridley turtles sitting in another room spiring against us. one more person was arres- retary of the women’s wing. district of Odisha are being activity of pleasure,” said seemed to have changed lured into the reading and District Education Officer their nesting site and laid writing habit in an entertain- (DEO) of Ganjam, Sanatan eggs at a place in New ing manner through a Panda. Podampeta, near their unique project named ‘Drop traditional rookery in the Odisha board takes steps to check copying Everything and Read’ Dearth of books Rushikulya river mouth. (DEAR). But dearth of adequate num- The mass nesting of the olive DEAR, an innovative in- ber of books in schools, es- ridley turtles ended in the Only 94 students booked for cheating on the irst day of the matriculation exam teractive library movement pecially the rural ones, was a rookery recently. -PTI project, was initiated in the Hooked to books: Students major obstacle in the path of Correspondent However, stray cases of mal- ing every year, a BSE official the zonal, district and circle district around three years browse through books at a enhancing the reading habit CUTTACK ago. It has already earned ‘hanging library’. among students. In addition, 4 killed, 30 injured as practice reported in some said, adding that at least 300 levels to put an end to mal- national recognition. In LINGARAJ PANDA books in school libraries also tanker overturns The Board of Secondary centres are checked by our students were booked for practices, the BSE source 2015, the project was selec- remained locked in GOLAGHAT Education (BSE) that con- alert squads deployed at the malpractice on the first day said. ted for a national award for district. almirahs, out of reach of the Four persons were charred to ducts the matriculation ex- examination centres,” said of the 2015 examination, innovation in educational “This project targeted the students. As an initial step, death and more than 30 amination in Odisha is de- BSE Examination Controller which had come down to 150 6 lakh appear for exam injured when an oil tanker termined to completely curb N. R. Mohanty. in 2016. A little over six lakh students administration. The project alarming issue of declining all schools in Ganjam district turned turtle and exploded the menace of malpractices Apart from the invigilators are appearing for this year’s was started in Ganjam dis- reading habit among school were advised to display most on NH-37 in Assam’s Golaghat adopted by students while Decreasing numbers at the centre, the BSE is de- examination at over 3,000 trict in December 2014 in students, which was also af- books in their libraries be- district late on Monday night, taking the exam. On the first day of the ma- ploying a three-tier squad to centres spread across the 30 around 1,000 schools. At fecting their writing skills. fore students. Books in the police said. The dead “Putting foolproof meas- triculation examination on prevent students from ad- districts of the State. present, the project is suc- Students were found to be school libraries were also se- includes an elderly couple ures in place, we have pre- Tuesday, only 94 students opting unfair means during The fortnight-long exam- cessfully continuing in over concerned only about their gregated as per their suitab- and a nine-year-old girl, the vented mass copying across were booked for malprac- the examination. ination will continue up to 4,000 government managed textbooks and we wanted to ility for children of different police officer said. -PTI the State to a great extent. tice. The number is decreas- Thesquadsareformedat March 13. or aided schools of Ganjam make the children feel that age groups.

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Mohammed Iqbal Press Trust of India JAIPUR Bhopal U.P. BJP expels three State vice-president removed for anti-party activities Former Madhya Pradesh party officials Amid reports that heart pa- Amarnath Tewary tions there with an eye on tients were not getting the Chief Minister Babulal Gaur LUCKNOW Patna Kurmi and Kushwaha vote benefits of reduction in the on Tuesday complained in U.P. BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday expelled The ruling Janata Dal bank predominant in prices of life-saving coron- the Assembly that bureau- three party officials for six (United) on Tuesday re- Poorvanchal areas of the ary stents, senior Congress crats don’t answer his years, allegedly for anti-party moved Satish Kumar as State. Party president and leader and former Ra- phone calls when he tries to activities and contesting State vice-president for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar jasthan Chief Minister speak to them about elections against the party’s “anti-party activities”. had even addressed over Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday people’s problems. official candidates. These Earlier, Satish Kumar had half-a-dozen public meet- said the BJP government Ashok Gehlot Mr Gaur, also a former include Kisan Morcha leader made scathing attack on ings in U.P. but all of a sud- had failed to check private Home Minister, noted this Babulal Gaur Sujit Singh Tika (Varanasi some senior party leaders den the party decided to hospitals from charging ex- money,” said Mr. Gehlot. reflects poorly on the State’s North), executive committee for convincing Nitish Kumar withdraw from the polls. orbitant rates for the The former Chief Minis- bureaucracy. issue, but he did not answer member Vibhuti Narayan Rai to withdraw from the UP As- surgery. ter pointed out that the pre- his phone. “The govern- (Sevapuri, Varanasi) and sembly polls. Sudden decision vious Congress regime had Question Hour ment has given partial in- mandal (zonal) chief Rajesh “Satish Kumar has been “The party took the de- Stent prices slashed launched the free medicines The veteran BJP MLA made formation. I called Vivek Singh Ballia district. PTI removed from the post of JD Nitish Kumar cision all of a sudden only Mr. Gehlot said though the and diagnostic tests scheme the observation during the Agrawal (Commissioner- (U) State vice-president,” on the advice of some senior slash in the prices of coron- at government hospitals, Question Hour when Minis- cum-Secretary Urban Ad- Youth missing while said party chief spokesman ising the biggest-ever Kurmi party leaders like R.C.P. ary stents was up to 85% which was praised at the na- ter for Urban Administra- ministration Department) bathing in Ganga and MLC Sanjay Singh. caste chetna rally in the Singh and K. C. Tyagi,” al- and capping them at fixed tional and international tion Maya Singh was reply- on several occasions, but he KANPUR State in 1994. leged Satish Kumar while amounts was expected to levels. The BJP government ing to his question regarding didn’t pick up my calls,” Mr A youth is feared drowned in Another casualty It was only after that rally addressing journalists in reduce expenses on treat- had weakened the scheme pollution caused by the Gaur said. Ganga river here while taking He added that another party that Nitish Kumar was pro- Patna on February 2. ment of heart patients by without considering its pos- garbage dumping yard at Leader of the Opposition bath, the police said on leader Sanjay Mandal has jected as a Kurmi leader and He also accused Mr Nitish 50%, there were reports itive impact, he said. Bhanpur here. Ajay Singh supported Mr Tuesday. Five youths Pintu, been removed from the post he had parted ways with Kumar for keeping “syco- that patients were still being The BJP leader said he Gaur and said when officials Mantu, Anup, Bheem and of State organisational sec- Lalu Prasad Yadav. phant advisors”. forced to pay high amounts Health scheme failed called a top bureaucrat of don’t pay heed to former Rahul went to Parmat ghat retary for the same reason. Later, State party presid- under different heads. Mr. Gehlot said the State the Urban Administration CM, one can imagine what here to take bath in the river late last evening, said the Satish Kumar, a former U.P. in-charge ent Basistha Narain Singh “No one can deny the sig- government’s much-publi- Department to discuss some happens to others. police. As they began to MLA from Nalanda, had Recently, Satish Kumar was said the party has taken nificance of the private sec- cised Bhamashah health in- drown, people rushed and earlier been very close to given charge of UP State As- note of Satish Kumar’s state- tor in health care, but these surance scheme had failed saved four of them but 24- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sembly as the party had de- ments and would take suit- institutions should enter the to produce the desired res- year-old Anup is sill missing, and was credited for organ- cided to contest the elec- able action against him. field with the spirit of public ults because of corruption. the police said. PTI service rather than pursuing He suggested immediate the sole target of earning audit of the scheme. Two drown in Bhadbhada dam near Bhopal Woman gang-raped BHOPAL Two children drowned in the Bhadbhada dam on the Cong says accused “government persons”, no arrests yet outskirts of the city on Tuesday while another one Press Trust of India was rescued by police. “Nikhil Morena/Bhopal Gaur (13) and Umesh Gaur (11) drowned in the dam. A Dalit woman from Hath- However, the police were riya village was allegedly able to rescue Vikash Yadav gang-raped by three persons (10),” Ratibad police station in Morena. She accompan- in-charge Kanchan Singh ied them after they had Rajput said. PTI promised to get a BPL card made for her family mem- Ex-MLA found guilty over bers, the police said on journalist suicide Tuesday. AMBALA Former chief parliamentary secretary and ex-Congress MLA Ram Kishan Gujjar and two others were on Tuesday held guilty by a local court for the suicide of journalist Pankaj Khanna in 2009.The quantum of sentence will be announced on March 2. PTI Another girl kidnapped, raped in Bhilwara

Press Trust of India to a community health Jaipur centre. The girl was later re- A six-year-old girl was al- ferred to a hospital in Bhil- legedly kidnapped and wara as her condition was raped by a man on Tuesday stated critical, Mandal DSP in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara dis- Chanchal Mishra said. trict, the police said. A case has been re- The incident took place gistered at the Mandal po- this morning when the girl lice station. The victim is un- was feeding cattle in her vil- dergoing treatment and lage. The absconding ac- medical examination has cused has been booked for been done, the DSP said. kidnap and rape, they said. The victim was found screaming in pain by some villagers, who admitted her

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Short speech completes formality PMC Mayor selection to be a tough job Goa House adjourned before Opposition attempts to speak Defectors from NCP, Congress in the race for Pune’s top job along with BJP candidates Prakash Kamat member State Assembly. Re- Panaji maining members have Shoumojit Banerjee about whom to award the the top post as well. In an unprecedented two- resigned, either as Inde- Pune top job in Pune city: loyalist Ms. Bhosale, wife of NCP minute address to the mem- pendents or party MLAs, to After securing a victory in or renegade? legislator Anil Bhosale, is a bers of an outgoing Legislat- fight elections, changing the Pune civic polls, the Among the frontrunners notable corporator from the ive Assembly, Goa Governor their political parties. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are Mukta Tilak (a descend- city’s Shivajinagar area. Mridula Sinha congratulated Meanwhile, the Congress now faces some tough ant of Lokmanya Tilak), an Ms. Bhosale’s defection to Goan voters for enthusiastic- accused Mr. Shet and the choices to select a suitable old party hand who was re- the BJP helped attenuate the ally participating in the Feb- BJP-led coalition of trying to Mayoral candidate in the elected to the civic body for NCP’s supposed invincibility ruary 4 Assembly polls, suppress the voice of the Pune Municipal Corporation the fourth consecutive time. in the area. Moreover, she is leading to a record turnout Opposition. (PMC). Ms. Tilak has her power base a close relative of BJP Rajya of about 83%. Aleixo Reginaldo, a Con- This time, the post has in the Old Pune Peth area. Sabha MP Sanjay Kakde, who The brief session was gress MLA, said, “The na- been reserved for a woman She has been a BJP leader in played a significant role in held to complete formality tional anthem was played candidate elected from the the PMC since 2009. manoeuvring the BJP to of meeting before the com- just as the Opposition open category. Another loyalist whose power in the PMC. pletion of six months since Goa Governor Mridula Sinha Leader was standing to The BJP bagged an unpre- name is being floated is that Former Congress leader the last Assembly session. ATISH POMBURFEKAR speak in the House.” cedented 98 of 162 seats in Mukta Tilak Reshma Bhosale of Ranjana Tilekar, mother of Sheetal Sawant, who won for The session began with Ms. Leader of Opposition Pra- the PMC election, and sup- the BJP MLA from Hadapsar, the second time, is another Sinha’s short speech and tional mandate under Art- tapsingh Rane alleged, planted the NCP in its strong- from other parties, espe- rashtra Navnirman Sena, and Yogesh Tilekar. strong contender among the was adjourned sine die by icle 174 (1), which provides “They want to be in power hold Pimpri-Chinchwad Mu- cially heavyweight defectors the Congress, won the day On the other hand, ex- prize ‘defectors’. Speaker Anant Shet after- that six months shall not in- by any means. That is why nicipal Corporation with a from the opposition NCP, has for the BJP in the Pune and NCP corporator Reshma Like Ms. Bhosale, Ms. wards, before the Opposi- tervene between two con- they called the session. landslide victory, winning 77 paid-off handsomely, even at the Pimpri-Chinchwad muni- Bhosale, who joined the BJP Sawant has an impressive tion attempted to speak. secutive sessions of the As- They want to indulge in out of 128 seats. the cost of incurring dissent cipal corporations. at the eleventh hour after be- political pedigree, being the Ms. Sinha said, “I wish to sembly of a State.” horse-trading when the The saffron party’s of loyalists. ing denied a ticket by her daughter-in-law of former inform you that the session Only 27 members, includ- [election] results are out [on shrewd, high-risk strategy of As many as 38 of these de- Fight for the top job former party, is believed to Pune Mayor and Congress has been summoned to ing the Speaker, attended March 11] using State awarding tickets to ‘imports’ fectors, from the NCP, Maha- The BJP is in a quandary be nurturing ambitions for leader Bharat Sawant. comply with the constitu- the House of 31 of the 40- machinery.” CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ‘Remove Student’s outit demands action against ABVP Test of time condom ads from buses’ Last week, SFI activists were allegedly assaulted by ABVP members in Pune Shoumojit Banerjee ber of the committee, said, which led to the arrest of ABVP thugs. Even security Prakash Kamat Pune “During the last couple of nine students. personnel were assaulted in Panaji City-based ‘Progressive Stu- years, ABVP activists have in- Members of both organ- the melee.” The Goa State Women’s dents’ Youth Agitation Com- creasingly resorted violence isations lodged complaints Earlier this week, the SFI Commission on Monday mittee’ has demanded action to suppress students profess- against each other. The po- accused the police of deny- directed the State-owned against the Akhil Bharatiya ing progressive, liberal and lice arrested five ABVP mem- ing permission to take out a Kadamaba Transport Cor- Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) left-leaning ideologies. Using bers and four SFI activists. protest rally on the SPPU poration (KTC) to remove for the alleged physical as- coercion and pressure tac- They were booked for violat- premises, while alleging that condom advertisements sault it carried out against tics. The ABVP has dubbed ing prohibitory orders, caus- the police had given ‘prefer- featuring actress Sunny Le- the activists of the Students’ such students as ‘treason- ing breach of peace and in- ential treatment’ to the ABVP one from its buses. Federation of India (SFI). ous’ and ‘seditious’.” flicting hurt and injuries. by allowing it to stage a rally. The directive comes fol- The committee also pro- To condemn the ABVP’s City-based ABVP activists Police refuted this accusa- lowing a protest petition tested against the terror tac- methods, the outfit will also had allegedly burnt an effigy tion, stating that they were submitted by right-wing tics deployed by the right- organize a talk on March 7 of Mr. Khalid, who was anxious to prevent a similar Hindu women’s outfit wing student outfit to sup- titled ‘Terror-free Educa- slapped with sedition scuffle. Ranaragini to the commis- press contrarian voices at tion’, to be delivered by charges last year. SFI activ- The ABVP on Monday had sion. The petition deman- university campuses across Marathi educationist Dr. Nag- ists retaliated by putting up staged a large rally at from ded removal of pictures of the country. nath Kotapalle. posters condemning Maha- Shaniwarwada Fort to the women in contraceptive The committee is an um- rashtra Education Minister Council Hall area and had advertisements, on buses brella body constituted of Complaints galore Vinod Tawde for ‘threaten- submitted a memorandum and other public places, to disparate left-leaning and The recent agitation ing’ their colleagues at a Sol- to the District Collector re- “save women from embar- secular youth outfits at- between right-wing and left- apur polytechnic colle- garding issues in many city rassment and protect their tached to political parties. It wing outfits at Delhi Uni- ge. This, in turn, roused the colleges. The SFI, despite be- dignity.” The commission’s draws support from diverse versity’s Ramjas College ire of ABVP activists. ing denied permission for a chairperson Vidya Shet strands, such as journalism spilled over to the Savitribai Sanjay Dabhade, a mem- rally, had staged a sit-in on Clear the way: School students on way to appear for the Higher Secondary Certiicate exams Tanavade said notices have students from the Savitribai Phule Pune University last ber of the committee, said, the same day, condemning (12th board exams) showing their hall tickets to get through a traic jam on Ajni Railway Over- been issued to the all Phule Pune University. week with a clash between “5 SFI activists were badly in- the ABVP’s attack on stu- Bridge in Nagpur on Tuesday. Many students were delayed due to the jam. S. SUDARSHAN parties concerned. Santosh Shinde, a mem- SFI and ABVP activists, jured after beaten up by dents at Ramjas College.

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IN BRIEF 11 killed as bus falls into culvert in A.P. Priest held on rape charge ‘Parish vicar abused a minor in church’ Police suspect the bus was travelling at a speed of 120 kmph; case registered against Diwakar Travels

Rajulapudi Srinivas port Commissioner (DTC) E. NANDIGAMA (KRISHNA District) Meera Prasad. Eleven passengers were The bodies were crushed Kerala to buy rice killed and more than 25 in- as the front portion of the from West Bengal jured in a ghastly road acci- bus was severely damaged. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM dent on the National High- The Kerala State Cooperative way at the Penuganchiprolu Flung in the air Consumers Federation mandal in the early hours of The police and fire person- (Consumerfed) will buy rice Tuesday. nel had a tough time retriev- from West Bengal and sell it The accident occurred ing the bodies from the through its outlets in the when a private bus belong- vehicle. State at affordable rates from ing to Diwakar Travels, pro- It took about six hours for March 10 to check the rising ceeding to Hyderabad from the police to retrieve the bus Crime most foul: Mathew Vadakkancheril was arrested from prices of rice. Minister Bhubaneswar, fell into a cul- from the 20-foot-deep Chalakudy in Thrissur district. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Kadakampally Surendran said vert around 5.40 a.m. at the culvert. officials of Consumerfed Mullapadu village. The cul- An eyewitness, Venkatesh- Special Correspondent pended from the post with were already in West Bengal vert was constructed across wara Rao, said the bus KANNUR immediate effect by the to work out the agreement. Mangala Vaagu. climbed on the median. It The Kerala police have ar- Bishop of Mananthavady. was flung into the air before rested a local parish vicar at MiG-29 makes Driver fell asleep? it fell into the culvert Kottiyoor here on the Booked under POCSO The police suspect that the between the two roads. charge of raping a minor girl A case has been registered emergency landing bus was travelling at a speed Director-General of Police last year. under Section 376 of the IPC MANGALURU of over 120 kmph when the N. Sambasiva Rao, Transport The arrested has been and the Protection of Chil- A MiG-29 K of the Indian Navy, on a routine sortie, accident occurred. Commissioner N. Balasub- identified as Robin dren from Sexual Offences made an emergency landing Eight persons died on the Tragedy on road: The private bus that fell into a culvert in Krishna district on Tuesday. V. RAJU ramanyam, Superintendent Vadakkancheril, alias Act against the vicar. The at the Mangaluru spot and the rest succumbed of Police G. Vijay Kumar and Mathew Vadakkancheril, 48. police said Fr. International Airport at 5 p.m. to their injuries in different dozed off behind the wheel was travelling at a high speed Forty-three passengers other officials visited the Police said the vicar was Vadakkancheril had abused on Tuesday following a government and private hos- leading to the accident, offi- when it fell into the canal. were travelling in the bus. spot. arrested from Chalakudy in the minor girl in the church. hydraulic failure. Though the pitals at Nandigama and Vi- cials suspect. Karthik, a software engineer, The bus left from A case has been registered Thrissur district on Monday The victim, a Plus One two rear tyres burst, the pilot jayawada. A passenger, Karthik, who was going from Visakhapat- Bhubaneswar at 4 p.m. on against Diwakar Travels and evening. He had confessed student, gave birth to a child was not injured. The bus driver might have escaped unhurt, said the bus nam to Hyderabad. Monday, said Deputy Trans- investigation is on, they said. to the crime. He was sus- three weeks ago.

‘Expedite clearance for Kaleshwaram project’ HYDERABAD Karnataka to celebrate No haircut for Dalits in this Karnataka village The Telangana government has moved the Central Water Commission, requesting it to Cinema Day with Tamil hit Barbers visit the houses of only the ‘upper’ castes, say Dalits of Manchanabale expedite the process of giving clearance to the Kaleshwaram irrigation project. Officials VISHWA KUNDAPURA cuts to Dalits snowballed into Yennai Arindhaal KOLAR rushed to Delhi and met the ’s dubbed version to hit cinemas on Friday a controversy. According to CWC officials, who have Untouchability has raised its Dalits, the barbers visit the sought more information Muralidhara Khajane had to relent and allow the minimum of 60 screens ugly head yet again in houses of only the “upper” Bengaluru regarding the design and screening of dubbed films. across the State, including Karnataka. This time, Dalits caste. other technical aspects of This year, Karnataka will cel- Tamil star Ajith Kumar’s Bengaluru. Over 1.87 lakh are being denied a haircut in the project. ebrate the Kannada Cinema 2015 box office hit Yennai viewers watched the trailer. the Manchanabale village of Vested interests Day — observed annually on Arindhaal will become the Songs like Male Hani Mattali, Chickballapur district, 60 Progressive organisations, in- March 3 to mark the release first big-budget commercial Chali Chali Chittali are km from Bengaluru. The vil- cluding the Dalit Sangharsha Teen killing: 3 juveniles of the first Kannada film in success from another lan- already popular,” said G. lage is barely 2 km from the Samiti, have accused the dis- detained in Bengaluru 1934 — with the screening of guage to be dubbed in Kan- Krishnamurthy, producer of Deputy Commissioner’s of- trict administration of failure BENGALURU a Tamil hit dubbed in nada and released. The film, dubbed version and general fice. to initiate appropriate action. The police have detained Kannada. the dubbed version of which secretary of Kannada Film The irony is that the inhu- “The negligence and failure three juveniles for allegedly This is significant because is titled Satyadev IPS, also Chamber of Commerce man practice continues even Inhuman practice: The three salons of Manchanabale village on the part of the district ad- stabbing to death 14-year-old the Kannada film industry stars Anushka Shetty and (KAFCC). as the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jn- have remained closed for almost a year. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ministration, the Superin- Harsharaj outside his school on Monday. The class 10 had so far refused to allow Trisha Krishnan. The opening of doors to anadarshan Abhiyan is being tendent of Police and the So- student was attacked during dubbing of other language dubbed films could mean observed this year to mark 150 Dalit households, ac- trict headquarters for a hair- cial Welfare Officer, has the annual day function in his films. The industry lost a Good response to trailer that other big hits, from the 125th birth anniversary counting for nearly 40% of cut. The village has three resulted in perpetuating un- school, where he was prolonged legal battle in “Considering the response south Indian States and Bol- of the architect of the the houses in the village. The salons but all of them have touchability that is against awarded a prize for 2014 at the Competition to the trailer, we are plan- lywood, could flood Constitution. Dalits, about 500 in number, been closed for nearly a year the Constitution,” says DSS excellence in football. Commission of India and ning to release the film in a Karnataka theatres soon. Manchanabale has about have been visiting the dis- after the denial to offer hair- leader K.C. Rajakanth.

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Bhatkal opposes solitary Human rights panel refuses to give judicial commission’s report to the father Press Trust of India ing on for a month now. It is Chandigarh not only the Jats who are sit- confinement in jail Peerzada Ashiq of the Commission. It is my The Haryana Assembly will ting on dharnas, but they are NEW DELHI Srinagar rightful plea to have the take up for discussion the being supported from all Indian Mujahideen terrorist Yasin Bhatkal on Tuesday The State Human Rights copy of the Commission re- ongoing Jat reservation stir sections of society,” he said. approached a Delhi court Commission (SHRC) has dis- port before which I deposed on Wednesday after the op- The Speaker told him that seeking direction to the Tihar missed the application and cooperation with the position Congress and the since the Jat reservation is- Jail Superintendent to not moved by Ashraf Mattoo, hope to get justice.” INLD moved an adjourn- sue was sub-judice, he keep him in solitary whose son Tufail Mattoo Mr. Mattoo said the State ment motion in this regard. would look into what part of confinement. Bhatkal was died in a widely-reported po- and its institutions seem “out Abhay Singh Chautala the adjournment motion recently awarded death lice firing in Srinagar in to kill the idea of justice by Zero hour that has been moved can be penalty in the 2013 2010, where he sought a such acts.” Speaker Kanwar Pal stated cluded giving Rs 10 lakh and admitted and discussed in Hyderabad blast case. The copy of the Koul Earlier in January, the that all things barring the government jobs to the next the House. court has put up the matter commission. Commission refused to share part which is sub-judice will of kin of those who died in At this, former Chief Min- for hearing on March 7. PTI its findings with Mr. Mattoo. be discussed in the House. the agitation in February ister and senior Congress ‘Application dismissed’ The officials at the tribunal During zero hour, the 2016, withdrawal of cases leader Bhupinder Singh Deficiencies in scheme SHRC chairman Justice Bilal in Srinagar denied him ac- leader of the Opposition and slapped last year and the re- Hooda said that only the re- Nazki, in response to the ap- cess to the retired report, in senior INLD leader Abhay lease of those jailed after the servation part was sub-ju- implementation: CAG plication move by Mr. Mat- Anger on streets: Students protesting against the death of which 60 civilian killings Singh Chautala sought to stir turned violent. dice and there was no bar to CHANDIGARH too, said, “This request is Tufail Mattoo in Srinagar in 2010. FILE PHOTO were re-investigated. know the government’s discuss the rest of the things The CAG on Tuesday slammed the Haryana government for outside the jurisdiction of “I filed an application for reply on the ongoing stir by ‘Forced to sit in protest’ pertaining to the agitation. “failing” to implement the this commission (SHRC). The ernment appointed a one- patwari refuses to issue any the report in the first week of the Jats, which has been go- He alleged that the state BJP “Thousands of people are scheme meant to provide application is dismissed.” man judicial commission revenue paper,” Mr. Mattoo January. I am told that I will ing on for a month now. government had gone back sitting on dharna across the shelter, food, clothing to Mr Mattoo’s 17-year-old headed by Justice M.L Koul said “Mr. Nazki saw human get access only to a small Referring to last year’s stir on its promises made to the state for a month now. Re- young widows and destitute son died in police firing on to probe the 2010 killing. rights violation in case a pat- portion of the report. Isn’t it in which 30 persons were Jats and they had been servation is not their only women in the State. June 11 in 2010, sparking a Quoting Mr. Nazki’s recent wari refuses a document. my right to get a copy of the killed, Mr Chautala said the forced to sit in protest. demand, there are so many The government auditor said five-month-long cycle of statement where he asked But what is holding back the report of which I have been a government had promised “Again this year they have issues that are involved and the deficiencies were evident violence. people “to approach the SHRC from issuing a direc- part since its formation in to accept the demands of been forced to sit in protest should be discussed here in from non-repair of buildings, On June 19, 2014, the gov- Commission even in case a tion to seek a copy of report 2014,” Mr. Mattoo said. those agitating, which in- and dharnas have been go- the House,” Mr Hooda said. poor occupancy of rooms in homes for the women, and the lack of training and CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC education to make them self-reliant. The CAG checked three homes — one in Karnal, one in Rohtak and one in Odisha grapples with a problem of elephantine proportions Faridabad. PTI Lack of fodder, water and increase in cropping areas near forests being cited as prime reasons behind elephants straying into human habitations Excavations soon at Harappa site in Haryana Satyasundar Barik The incident has brought district witnesses regular reasons behind elephants reserves — Brahmani- Bhubaneswar CHANDIGARH the spotlight back on the face-off between marauding frequently straying into Baitarani and South Odisha The Haryana Archaeology and A hurt elephant, with a tyre human-elephant conflict in elephants and villagers. human habitations. elephant reserves – will help Museums Department entangled in its front left the State, which has seen 423 While the elephants look for in restricting elephant (HAMD) and the Indian foot, has kept the Odisha elephant deaths since 2011- opportunities to raid crops, Indiscriminate mining movement within forested Archaeological Society and Forest Department 12, while 421 humans have the villagers get united to Wildlife activists say areas. After the declaration, National Museums will personnel on their toes for been trampled by the jumbos repel the herds. indiscriminate mining and the area under elephant undertake excavations at over the past one month. during the same period. Recently, wildlife activists growing industrial activities reserves will be about 25% of Kunal in Fatehabad district, The elephant has been launched a campaign in have been permitted without Odisha’s total forest area and the earliest Harappan site in spotted limping in jungles on Trend observed social media using hashtag considering the impact on about 90% of elephants will the State. An MoU to this effect was the fringe areas of the Over 203 persons have been #GiantRefugees and urged local elephant population. be within these reserves. signed between HAMD and Capital. It continues to be in injured in elephant attacks Chief Minister Naveen Odisha Chief Wildlife Biswajit Mohanty of the New Delhi-based society pain even as attempts to and standing crop on Patnaik to act and find a Warden Sidhant Das said the Wildlife Society of Odisha, in the presence of Haryana tranquillise the animal and thousands of acres has been long-term solution to the department was doing however, claimed the Archaeology and Museums remove the tyre have failed damaged by raiding problem. everything possible to proposals for the creation of Minister Ram Bilas Sharma so far. At least five forest elephants, a trend that has Lack of fodder and water protect elephants and reduce elephant reserves have not Jumbo issue: Recently some wildlife activists launched a here on Tuesday. personnel were hurt when now been observed in 27 of for elephants and increase in animal-man conflict. been notified by the State campaign in social media using hashtag #GiantRefugees and Kunal is located in Tehsil Raita the elephant attacked them 30 districts of Odisha. cropping areas near forests The Odisha government under pressure of powerful urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to act and ind a long-term of Fatehabad. PTI in Athagarh in January. Athagarh in Cuttack are being cited as the prime feels two more elephant mining lobby. solution to the problem. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

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Legal Correspondent Legal Correspondent NEW DELHI NEW DELHI Glasgow award for Bihar Staff Selection Com- mission (BSSC) paper leak Protesters meet Governor The Supreme Court on The Supreme Court on Lipstick Under My Burkha scam and the protest of State Earlier, protesting against Tuesday agreed to hear Go- Tuesday refused a wo- NEW DELHI IAS officers’ association over the manner in which Mr. pal Ansal’s request to be man’s request for permis- Lipstick Under My Burkha, which was denied a release the arrest of the BSSC chair- Sudhir Kumar and some of treated on par with his elder sion to abort her 26-week- certificate by the censor man, Chief Minister Nitish his family members were ar- brother, Sushil, who was al- old foetus detected with board, has won the audience Kumar on Tuesday brushed rested in the paper leak lowed to skip prison term Down’s Syndrome, a ge- award at the Glasgow Film aside their demand for a CBI scam, the IAS officers’ asso- citing advanced age and ill- netic disorder. Festival. Directed by inquiry, emphatically saying ciation met Governor Ram health in the 1997 Uphaar The woman had sought Alankrita Shrivastava, that he never practised polit- Nath Kovind and the State fire tragedy case an exemption under the the film stars Ratna Pathak ics of “framing or protecting Assembly Speaker Vijay On February 9, a three- Medical Termination of Shah and Konkona Sensharma anyone.” Chaudhary, seeking their in- judge Bench of the Supreme Pregnancy Act of 1971, in key roles. Mr. Kumar also dared Op- tervention and demanding a Court, on a 2:1 majority ver- which bars abortion if the position leaders to come out CBI probe into the case. dict, allowed 76-year-old foetus has crossed the 20- with the names of Ministers The fuming IAS officers Sushil to walk free while Go- Gopal Ansal week mark. An exception Paper leak scam: 3 Army and MLAs whom they al- Facing the heat: A ile photo of police personnel clashing even had declared that they pal was ordered to sur- to the law is made if a re- personnel under scanner leged to be involved in the with All India Students Federation activists in Patna. PTI would not take any oral or- render in four weeks. ted that Gopal also suffered gistered medical practi- MUMBAI paper leak. ders even from the Chief from the same age-related tioner certifies to a court Three Army personnel have “I never practised politics lice domain and the court mar, the Chief Minister said Minister. Criminal negligence ailments like his elder that the continued preg- come under the scanner of of framing or protecting any- will decide on the evidences he was yet to receive any They called their col- Both had been found guilty brother and should not to nancy is life-threatening the Thane police after one, nor ever believed in presented before it,” he said. formal memorandum by the league Mr. Sudhir Kumar as of criminal negligence, res- be sent to prison. Besides, for either the mother or inquiries indicated their involvement in the Army vendetta or mudslinging… State IAS officers’ association “honest and upright”. They ulting in the death of 59 he had also paid ₹30 crore the baby. question paper leak scam, the government will act on ‘No representation’ in this regard. got support from RJD chief people, many women and in fine. A Bench of Justices S.A. oicials said on Tuesday. On the basis of the report of the On the arrest of BSSC “No formal representation Lalu Prasad Yadav, who too children, trapped inside the Bobde and L. Nageswara Sunday, the crime arrested 18 SIT probing the BSSC paper chairman and senior IAS of- has come to me yet. Once I’ll said that Mr. Sudhir Kumar cinema hall when a fire ‘No review’ Rao, however, declined the people selling copies of the leak. Investigation is in po- ficer of the State Sudhir Ku- get their memorandum I will was an honest officer. broke out during the screen- Senior advocate K.T.S Tulsi, woman’s plea saying question papers to aspirants ing of a movie in their appearing for the Associ- Down’s Syndrome does not in Pune, Nagpur and Goa. theatre here. ation for Victims of Uphaar qualify as a life-threatening Making an urgent men- Tragedy (AVUT) led by factor. There is no physical Cattle smuggling gang Thiruvananthapuram retains top billing tion before a Bench led by Neelam Krishnamoorthy, risk to the mother from the Chief Justice of India J.S. opposed the plea, saying the pregnancy. kingpin arrested GURGAON Khehar, senior advocate review pleas of the CBI and “They [persons with The crime branch of Gurgaon Pune gets second spot in governance among 21 cities surveyed Ram Jethmalani asked for a the association had already Down’s Syndrome] are fine Police has arrested the week more for Gopal to been decided and “there people,” the Bench Press Trust of India kingpin of a cattle smuggling day. It evaluated 21 major cit- the survey, the more likely it biggest gainer in the 2016 surrender. cannot be a review of the re- remarked. New Delhi gang, who had recently ies in 18 States. would be able to deliver a survey was Bhubaneswar, The Chief Justice told Mr. view judgment.” Empathising with the evaded arrest in Manesar, Delhi slipped two places to The Annual Survey of In- better quality of life to cit- climbing eight places from Jethmalani that his client Aparajita Singh, appear- woman as her child may police said on Tuesday. “The rank ninth while dia’s City-System (ASICS) was izens over the medium and 2015 to land at the 10th spot. would have to wait till ing for the CBI, said the rem- suffer developmental accused, identiied as Saraju, Thiruvananthapuram re- undertaken by not-for-profit long-term. Bengaluru dropped four March 3. edy available to the convict delays and physical handi- was arrested on Monday tained its number one posi- institution Janaagraha In the survey, Pune was places to rank 16, while Lud- “We can put it up for Fri- was to file a curative plea caps, the Bench staunchly night from Mewat,” ACP tion in the annual city gov- Centre for Citizenship and ranked second, up two ranks hiana, Jaipur and Chand- day if there is no objection,” and no fresh application refused permission for (PRO) of Gurgaon Police ernance ranking, according Democracy (JCCD). from 2015, while Kolkata re- igarh retained their 19th, the Chief Justice said. could be filed in a decided abortion, saying “we have Manish Sehgal said. PTI to a survey released on Tues- The better a city scored in tained its third slot. The 20th and 21st spots. Mr. Jethamalani submit- review petition. a life in our hands.” Strike hits bank services hard Stafers, oicers go ahead with their day-long strike pressing for various demands PRESS TRUST OF INDIA New Delhi

Branches of public banks remained either closed or non- operational on Tuesday as staffers and officers went ahead with their day-long strike pressing for various demands, including accountability of top executives in the wake of mounting bad loans. Services such as cash deposits and withdrawal from branches and cheque clear- ances have been hit hard by the strike, called under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU). “The strike has been forced on us because of the adamant and insensitive attitude of the bank management and the Indian Banks’ Association,” All India Bank Employees’ Association (AI- Room to roam: An empty corridor of a bank in Mumbai following the call for a strike by the BEA) general secretary C.H. United Forum of Bank Unions. ARUNANGSU ROY CHOWDHURY Venkatachalam said. NHRC notice to States on hysterectomies Action follows report in The Hindu

Staff Reporter with their uterus removed. NEW DELHI The victims’ lives were en- Taking suo motu cognis- dangered as they suffered ance of a report published complications after the sur- in The Hindu on February geries. Despite the inter- 26, the National Human vention of the Karnataka Rights Commission (NHRC) State Commission for Wo- on Tuesday issued notices men and civil society, the to the Karnataka and Ma- “menace” has continued, harashtra governments said the NHRC. over an unusually large Referring to the report, number of hysterectomies the NHRC said there was a being conducted on wo- “serious issue of violation men without medical of human rights of the justifications. poor patients, mostly illit- As per the report, there erate and coming from were several incidents of rural background.” Stating doctors performing hyster- that Right to Health was a ectomies on women in the basic human right, the Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Hassan NHRC issued notices to the and Raichur districts of Chief Secretaries of the Karnataka as well as in the Karnataka and Maha- Osmanabad district of Ma- rashtra, asking for detailed harashtra for allegedly reports in four weeks. commercial reasons. The As per the report in The women would go to their Hindu, in most of the gynaecologists complain- cases, the procedures were ing of bleeding, abdominal performed on the women pain or urinary tract infec- without medical examina- tions, and would return tion, except sonography. ATM gives fake note

Staff Reporter Meerut An ATM of the Punjab Na- tional Bank last week allegedly dispensed a note of ₹2000 which belonged to “Children Bank of India.” It had several zeros instead of a legal serial number and did not have the RBI Gov- ernor’s signature. CM ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 8 EDITORIAL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Getting the basics wrong Unlike the ‘Economic Survey’ proposal, the idea behind a universal basic income is one of redistribution versal basic income is not framed should be universal and not tar- as a transfer payment from the rich geted, it should be unconditional to the poor.” and not tied to work or employ- Back on track? A basic income needs resources. ment, and it should be in cash. Uni- As Mr. Parijs shows, if a basic in- versal basic income has been pro- India-China cooperation on Afghanistan could come is added to existing tax-bene- posed internationally in lieu of it schemes, “the comparatively employment or income guarantee help bring bilateral ties out of the 2016 freeze Madhura Swaminathan rich would need to pay both for schemes. It is envisaged as a ecent discussions between Indian and Chinese their own basic income and for method of redistribution of re- oicials on the way forward in Afghanistan are a he Economic Survey 2016-17 much of the basic income of the sources from the rich to the poor. It tabled in Parliament last comparatively poor (Parijs, is envisaged as providing all per- welcome sign that both countries are attempting R Tmonth has proposed introdu- 2005).” The literature discusses sons (the poor, in particular) with to put a very bad year in bilateral ties behind them, and cing a universal basic income in In- GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO diferent ways that funds for the an income to lead a digniied life, seek common ground where possible. In Afghanistan, dia, and has devoted an entire (that is, the “work requirement”). ment of, current anti-poverty and universal basic income could be after basic needs such as educa- where both China and India see potential for invest- chapter to this new idea. A univer- In other words, universal basic social programmes (Chapter 9).”In raised, such as through progress- tion, health, and basic food con- ment and share concerns over the rise of radicalism and sal and unconditional income income, as proposed and dis- other words, the Economic Survey ive taxation or a speciic ear- sumption are taken care of. The terrorism, there are many avenues for cooperation. The transfer to all citizens in order to cussed in Europe, is a substitute for wants universal basic income not marked tax, or even a consump- universal basic income proposed fact that Beijing initiated the special talks by inviting In- address the twin problems of means-tested income beneits, to supplement, but to replace, all tion tax. The bottom line, in the Economic Survey is hostile to poverty and unemployment is un- with certain work requirements existing anti-poverty and social whichever way, is that the rich each of these objectives. dian oicials who deal with Afghanistan and proposed a doubtedly a proposal that merits (such as undergoing job training). welfare programmes. have to pay for this universal Let me end with an illustration “joint development project” encourages the conclu- serious consideration. The Eco- Existing guaranteed incomes As I have explained, in its ori- provision. of what a genuine universal basic sion that China is unwilling to have its options cramped nomic Survey,however,getsitall schemes are usually targeted or ginal conception, universal basic In terms of the level of basic in- income would entail. As a rough by Pakistan’s reservations about India’s role in Afgh- wrong. It gets it wrong in terms of means-tested, that is, dependent income was meant to replace only come, the higher it is, the “higher approximation, let us assume the anistan. The Ministry of External Afairs says there was the alternative welfare measures on level of income and only avail- income guarantee programmes. “A the average rate of income tax, universal basic income provides an broad agreement on trade and economic ties, with available to a government, in terms able to those below a threshold basic income is provided in cash”, and, therefore the greater the re- income equivalent to 100 days of of the purpose of such a measure, level of income. It is often linked to and as Mr. Parijs notes, “it supple- distribution from the comparat- MGNREGA employment. Assum- Chinese oicials reportedly praising India’s measures and in terms of the redistributive employment status. The core of ments, rather than substitutes, ex- ively rich to the comparatively ing a daily wage rate of ₹170, a basic to welcome investment and facilitate visas for closer intent of such a measure (and cor- the concept of basic income is the isting in-kind transfers such as free poor (Parijs, 2005).” While the ba- income would comprise ₹17,000 business ties. On the issues that dominated the India- respondingly, of the role of “absence of the means test and the education or basic health insur- sic income is given to all, the man- per household. With a simple as- China narrative in 2016, particularly India’s bid for Nuc- taxation). absence of the work test”, that is, it ance (“Basic Income: A simple and ner in which the basic income is sumption of four members per lear Suppliers Group membership and to have Masood separates the income beneit from powerful idea for the twenty-irst funded has to ensure that society household, universal coverage re- Azhar designated a global terrorist at the UN, there was The experiment in Europe eligibility based on current levels century”, in B. Ackerman, A. Al- transfers resources from the rich to quires the basic income to be little movement. But a new conversation has started, In recent years, the strongest proof income and from employment stott and P. Van Parijs (eds.), Re- the poor. provided to 300 million house- ponent of the idea of basic income status. designing Distribution, The Real The philosophy behind univer- holds. In other words, universal and could yield results by the mid-year deadline. There has been the left-liberal political The most commonly discussed Utopias Project, vol V,2005).”In sal basic income is clearly one of re- basic income equivalent to the ex- is a lowering of rhetoric as well. While China is no philosopher Philippe Van Parijs. In alternative to universal basic in- the Indian context, one would ob- distribution. It is not one of taking pected income transfer under longer trotting out its old line on opposing India’s NSG his book, Real Freedom for All,Mr. come is a negative income tax. This viously add in-kind food transfers. existing beneits, whether in the MGNREGA would cost ₹510,000 membership as a non-signatory to the Nuclear Non-Pro- Parijs argues that the basis for uni- is a scheme in which, for individu- Mr. Parijs writes, “ighting… to- form of in-kind (such as food sub- crore. This is more than 10 times liferation Treaty, India has stopped referring to China as versal basic income is the “fair dis- als below a certain income wards greater income security sidies) or in cash transfers (such as the allocation in the current the “one country” that is thwarting its ambitions. tribution of real freedom to pursue threshold, not only is the income should of course not make one neg- maternity beneit), and dividing it Budget for MGNREGA (₹48,000 New Delhi must prepare for the larger challenge this the realization of one’s conception of a household not taxed, but the lect the prior importance of up among all individuals as cash. crore). of the good life”. The main features household receives a tax credit providing every child with quality Resource mobilisation has to in- year that will inevitably come from China’s Belt and of universal basic income are that it that is the diference between the basic education and every person No resource road map crease ten-fold for India to aford Road Initiative (B&RI, or One Belt, One Road). Through is provided by the state to all cit- basic income or guaranteed in- with quality basic health care (Par- The Economic Survey,however, the universal basic income without the mega infrastructure and trade project, China has izens on an individual basis, come and tax liability. Mr. Parijs ijs, 2005).” does not propose any new re- cutting back on other social wel- plans in place to reach out to each one of India’s land without a means test and without a and other scholars suggest that It is thus technically and ethic- source mobilisation or taxation to fare programmes. India has one of and maritime neighbours, most of whom have signed work requirement. universal basic income may be ally wrong to compare the costs meet the goal of universal basic in- the lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in the up for it. In May, a conference hosted by President Xi An example of universal basic cheaper to operate than a negative and beneits of universal basic income. On the contrary, it talks of world. Unless the government seri- Jinping will bring all of India’s neighbourhood to income is the Finnish proposal to income tax. The negative income come with those from a range of universal basic income replacing ously increases tax resources, the provide unemployed citizens tax, of course, assumes a country subsidies relating to food and nu- other schemes at various places. It proposal for a universal basic in- Beijing, with the exception of India. India has decided between the ages of 25 and 58 a where all citizens ile tax returns. trition (public distribution, school also — ominously — states that “any come is at best a diversion from our to not join the B&RI and will not attend even as an ob- monthly income of €560. In the ex- meals, Integrated Child Develop- government will have to decide on current economic and social prob- server as the $51-billion China Pakistan Economic Cor- periment currently under way, the Distortions in Indian proposal ment Services), education, and what programmes/expenditure to lems and at worst a means of redu- ridor, now an integral part of the B&RI initiative, runs monthly income is being provided The irst wrong committed by the sanitation, as is done in the Eco- prioritize in order to inance a uni- cing and ending funding for a host through areas of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. This con- to 2,000 randomly selected unem- Economic Survey is that its pro- nomic Survey. The second wrong is versal basic income”. In short, ex- of welfare programmes. The cur- cerns India’s territorial integrity, and New Delhi needs ployed persons irrespective of posal constitutes an attack on wel- thus the argument that the univer- isting programmes will have to be rent proposal needs to be rejected to ind ways to make China more sensitive to its con- other income and whether that fare schemes. Witness the state- sal basic income should replace all cut to fund the universal basic in- in toto. falls below a certain minimum ment that “a number of current in-kind and cash transfers. come. There is no intention of mak- cerns. Both must build on their discussion on the global (that is, the “means test”) and irre- implementation challenges lie The third wrong, and one that ing the rich pay for the basic in- scenario, which included the need to ‘play down their spective of whether they are seek- ahead, especially the risk that uni- goes against the core philosophy of come. Madhura Swaminathan is Professor at the diferences’ in order to manage the global instability ing work, in job-related training, or versal basic income would become universal basic income, is the Eco- To sum up, the main features of Economic Analysis Unit, Indian Statistical created by President Donald Trump’s possible revision even ind part-time employment an add-on to, rather than a replace- nomic Survey’s assertion that “uni- universal basic income are that it Institute, Bengaluru of ties with Europe, Russia, and of alliances in the Pa- ciic. His threat of abandoning the “One China” policy, and backing down on it after talks with Mr. Xi, should indicate the dangers of depending on a consistent U.S. policy on other issues in the region for India as well. Gauging the breeze in Manipur The 2015 Framework Agreement on the Naga issue is a key concern in these Assembly elections

Game of tones which did not win a single seat in work Agreement signed between by the UNC since November 1 last dozen armed groups operating in the 2012 election. In his speech, he the BJP government at the Centre year is also seen by many as a move the State, with varying degrees of The merger of mobile services companies accused the Congress government and the NSCN-(IM) in August 2015. to strengthen the argument for a inluence in certain areas. Though would be a welcome development of rampant corruption. The BJP has In his election campaign speech, separate administration for the Na- some of them have signed a cease- promised that if elected, it would Mr. Modi categorically stated that gas of Manipur. The UNC’s main de- ire or suspension of operations onsolidation in India’s overcrowded telecommu- ensure that there is no economic the agreement would not infringe mand for ending the blockade is a with the government, there are blockade in the State. upon the integrity of Manipur and rollback of the new districts, which groups that have ongoing conlicts nications industry was perhaps inevitable. What Nehginpao Kipgen is interesting though is that the current wave of In response, Mr. Ibobi alleged its territorial boundary. He said the the Congress government thus far with both the State and Central C agreement does not contain a single rejects. forces. mergers and acquisitions, which started in November that the Prime Minister’s speech anipur is to vote in two was a clear indication of a close word which would have any implic- By creating new districts such as Though necessary security ar- 2015 with Reliance Communications’ agreement to ac- phases, on March 4 and 8, nexus between the Prime Minister, ations on the territorial integrity of Kangpokpi and Jiribam, the people rangements have been made for the quire Sistema’s Indian wireless business, has gained Mto elect the 60 members of the United Naga Council (UNC), Manipur. However, since the BJP here would now oppose any move polls, there is still a possibility that considerable momentum over the last 15 months with the Legislative Assembly. The term which is spearheading the ongoing government is refusing to release of being made part of a greater or the armed groups could use difer- several more announcements — of deals struck or con- of the current Legislative Assembly economic blockade, and the Na- the details of the agreement, many southern Nagaland. In other words, ent forms of intimidatory tactics to irmation of ongoing merger negotiations — having been ends on March 18. In the last elec- tional Socialist Council of Nagalim voters, particularly the majority the Congress government has suc- inluence the vote. Meiteis, are not convinced by this Given the volatile situation, it is made. That the commercial start of services from the tion, in 2012, the Congress won 42 (Isak-Muivah) or NSCN-(IM), the cessfully involved the people of the seats and the incumbent Chief Min- armed organisation standing be- verbal assurance. Capitalising on new districts in protecting the diicult to predict the precise post- latest entrant, Reliance Jio, has been coterminous with ister Okram Ibobi Singh was re-elec- hind the UNC blockade. the BJP’s reluctance, the Congress is State’s territorial integrity. election scenario. But analysing the this latest round of consolidation is not a simple coin- ted. Two years later, ive members making the issue a major campaign The second factor is money socio-political context of the State cidence. Given what some of its competitors have re- of the Manipur State Congress Party Factors that matter point, and promising to protect and power. Since many voters, espe- and its people, it is likely that these ferred to as Jio’s “predatory” approach to pricing, the joined the Congress, forming a In spite of all these accusations and preserve the territorial integrity of cially in the hill or rural areas, are in factors — territorial integrity, industry has found itself bufeted on the one hand by a stable government. counter-accusations, there are the State. Though the party denies need of inancial assistance for their money power and armed groups — it, many observers are of the view will be key in deciding the outcome sharp decline in earnings, and on the other by the high three major factors that are critical daily necessities, such as food, BJP’s bid that the creation of seven new dis- of the Assembly election. cost of servicing the debt that had helped incumbent to Manipur’s electoral politics. clothing and educational expenses, In a bid to dethrone the Congress The irst and perhaps most im- tricts in December last year was a ju- these issues will inluence how operators bid for and acquire the much-needed wire- government which has been in portant factor is the territorial in- dicious plan by the Congress gov- votes are cast. less spectrum at the government’s auction of airwaves. ernment to prevent or oppose the Nehginpao Kipgen is Assistant Professor power for the past 15 years, Prime tegrity of the State. The majority of and Executive Director of the Centre for It is this inancial bind that the industry inds itself in Minister Narendra Modi visited the Manipur’s population, especially concept of greater or southern Inluence of armed groups Southeast Asian Studies, Jindal School of that Sunil Mittal, Bharti Airtel founder and chairman, State on February 25 to campaign those in the valley, are worried Nagaland from materialising. The third factor is the role of armed International Afairs, O.P. Jindal Global alluded to at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), about the contents of the Frame- The economic blockade imposed groups. There are more than two University this week when he said that the return on capital deployed had dipped to low single-digit levels, making in- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR vestment in the business unviable. 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It is resentment if there is a Oscar fever mandel” in the web edition. high time a Central body is ■ It is unfortunate that failure to resolve their I have nothing against the government perspective. Still, size alone may not guar- “Railways mulls new performance index” — a front-page (Section 2) appointed to monitor all reputed academic issues. However, NOTA Oscars or a host of other antee the enlarged companies good health, especially “In Brief” story (Feb. 26, 2017), had erroneously referred to a ive-year recruitment processes to campuses in the country are needs to be strengthened so international awards or low operating ratio. It should have been a ive-year high operating ra- given the ongoing ierce battle for market share. That government jobs. If fast becoming places for an as to push the political class their presentation tio, as rightly given in the detailed story inside. the seriousness of the situation has not been lost on the unchecked, corruption will ideological war between to work for the welfare of ceremonies but I am pained In the ‘Open Page’ article, “On books and bookshelves” (Feb. 26, Telecom Commission is best underscored by the fact cascade to other nationalist versus liberal society. They can no longer at the way the media tries to 2017), Khalid Hosseini had been wrongly listed among Pakistani au- that it has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of government departments. forces. remain oblivious to pressing portray itself as the best thors. He is actually an American of Afghan origin. India to ensure orderly growth in the sector. 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THE WEDNESDAY INTERVIEW: JUSTICE R.M. LODHA ‘Time has come for ministers to not poke their nose in cricket’ The former Chief Justice of India talks about cricket, the collegium system, and the constant need for the judiciary to protect itself from executive overreach Anuradha Raman dicial services, it will be 15 years or so body which selects a national team Former Chief Justice of India Rajendra Mal Lodha speaks at length about the issues he when you will have large number of wo- which is the national representative of has been preoccupied with lately — cleaning up cricket administration and the medical men judges in HCs and the SC. They are cricket. That’s why the system of one education mess — and on the judiciary, its relations with the executive, and recent judi- doing very well. In a good number of State, one vote was articulated by us. cial pronouncements. He defends what he calls the institutional effort of the judiciary States, every year 40% of the selected Similarly, one man holding several posi- to ring-fence itself from executive overreach, but expresses dismay at the national an- candidates in the judicial services are tions… that’s why we got one person, them controversy, hinting that the court might revisit its judgment. Excerpts: women. Even in Jammu and Kashmir, one post. These are broad features they were 30%. It is only a matter of which make people accountable and You have been critical of the National changes were made in appointments, time. demolish monopoly. We have 29 States Judicial Appointments Commission and the NJAC was brought in. But unfor- and about 10 States have no votes. Can (NJAC), which sought to give tunately, that was not in accord with Youseemtobeworking365daysa one-third of the States remain unrepres- politicians and civil society a say in constitutional norms, and ultimately year and it was also one of your pet ented in the BCCI? Maharashtra has the appointment of judges to the when it was tested by the Supreme dreams to see the Supreme Court three, Gujarat has three, then there is highest courts. Justice T.S. Thakur Court, it was struck down. One thing is work round the year. Yet your the Cricket Club of India, then there’s had blamed the executive for good, that the government has accepted proposal did not find takers. Services; 10 of these are actually oc- dragging its feet on judicial the verdict and the collegium system cupying major chunks in the body. appointments. In October 2015, a continues. ■ I wanted the SC to work 365 days a Bench led by the current Chief Justice year and this was one of my pet pro- You have attempted to break the J.S. Khehar struck down the NJAC. All The national anthem matter jects. I thought with the number of politician-bureaucrat nexus. You of you seem to be on the warpath <> cases piling up in courts all over, work- have kept ministers and bureaucrats with the executive. was avoidable because this is ing round-the-clock was one way of ad- out, but politicians are in. How do not something that the court dressing the issue of backlog. I found you explain that? ■ I don’t think the use of the word should be doing… I wouldn’t that there are many essential services warpath is appropriate. Look, my effort have touched on the subject like water, hospital, electricity that ■ Politicians by class just cannot be ex- had been to ensure that independence at all. work round-the-clock. cluded [if] they do not occupy positions of the judiciary is not affected in any This can be achieved. It was also felt in the government. There are two reas- manner. That was very important be- that by working 365 days a year, many ons for that. In government, whether cause when I took oath of office as Chief Isn’t the Supreme Court young lawyers would be able to get you are a bureaucrat or a minister, [it] Justice of India, the UPA (United Pro- overreaching? From making the good work when seniors go on vacation. requires full-time attention. BCCI also gressive Alliance) was in power and playing of the national anthem The time has gone for a six-week vaca- requires a large amount of your time. I then after a few months, the NDA (Na- mandatory in theatres as well as R.V. MOORTHY tion. We have all the facilities now. This read it somewhere in one of the materi- tional Democratic Alliance) came to standing up for the anthem, to can be done. als given to us — N.K.P. Salve, a minister power with one party having absolute regulating the BCCI, to the Medical the matters of judiciary in a <> On the BCCI, we did our best. It could have been planned. But un- in [Indira] Gandhi’s Cabinet, was also majority. With the change of govern- Council of India? transparent manner, and in the That is for people to decide. fortunately, despite my best efforts, the president of the BCCI. It was brought to ment, well, I had to ensure that the in- context of the BCCI you have also We have put forward a leaders of the Bar Association shot it the notice of the Prime Minister that Mr. ■ dependence of judiciary [was] not af- If you are talking about the national said it is desirable that the body structure which I believe down. Salve was not able to give sufficient time fected, particularly because some anthem matter, this was avoidable be- should come under the Right to to the Ministry. She asked him whether would be a template for other controversy had erupted on the ap- cause this is not something that the Information Act (RTI). Has the time Regarding BCCI, a four-member this was the case. He said any day I pointment of one of my recom- court should be doing. This is only an come for the Supreme Court to come sports bodies. panel has been appointed by the would like to work with BCCI. The time mendees. So far as Justice Thakur and interim order and the court will take a under the ambit of the RTI? Supreme Court to run the sports has come for ministers and bureaucrats Justice Khehar are concerned, the effort final call. I wouldn’t have touched on portant that transparency is brought. body, but wasn’t the matter settled to handle their own work and not poke of every CJI is that all the three organs of the subject at all. I always believed that ■ As far as transparency is considered, I People from within and those outside by the court that BCCI is not a public their nose. Politicians are not a class the state act within their sphere, and on matters such as these, unless an im- am of the view that the lack of transpar- will have more faith in the system. body? you cannot identify. Therefore the idea the judiciary remains insulated from ex- portant constitutional issue is involved, ency would not continue for long. It is There is a grievance that candidates of cooling-off period for three years. ecutive interference. So, I think that has the SC should not deal with that. If an for this reason, if you recall, the Consti- who are in the zone of consideration, ■ It is very clear that the SC has held been an institutional approach and not important constitutional issue is in- tution Bench which decided the NJAC not selected, did not know why they that BCCI, though a society registered How do you deal with criticism about an individual approach. volved, then it should be considered case, they themselves directed refram- were not chosen when there was no under the Societies Registration Act, what do judges know about cricket threadbare and constitutional proposi- ing the memorandum of procedure problem with their candidature. discharges public functions. It selects and its administration? What do you mean when you say that tions must be expounded and based on with transparency as one of the ele- the national team. It does everything you had to take care to ensure that, verdict given. If you look at the or- ments. Obviously transparency has to How do you explain the lack of concerning cricket in the country. Once ■ I love watching cricket; I have been, independence of the judiciary? Are der which appointed our committee (on be brought in the working of superior women in higher judiciary? Are men it discharges a public function, it is you know. I have seen quite a few you saying the government was cricket), it was tasked to give punish- judiciary, particularly in the appoint- keeping the women out? amenable to judicial supervision. That’s matches. In my student days, my uncle trying to hobble the judiciary with ment to the delinquents, Rajasthan Roy- ments. It is high time that the memor- how the court viewed the matter and used to live in Calcutta. That was in the NJAC? als and Chennai Super Kings, and [to ef- andum of procedure is now framed by ■ I always believed that gender diversity passed the order. 1972-73, England’s India tour. I distinctly fect] structural reforms in the cricket the collegium as directed in the judg- must find place in the superior judi- remember Salim Durani hitting sixes on ●The system of appointment of judges administration. Most of the times, when ment and further appointments pro- ciary. Of the appointments I made in the Have you left the BCCI more demand. I have been chosen as the per- to superior judiciary has always been a you want a quality report or considera- ceed accordingly. SC, I got Justice [R.] Banumathi. But the vulnerable to state intervention son of the year by Wisden 2017. On the bone of contention between the execut- tion, judges are actually invited to There are multiple ways in which problem is the sufficient pool is not now? With greater role for the BCCI, we did our best. That is for people ive and the judiciary. Right from First spend their time, use their skill and transparency can be achieved. One is, available from which the women can be state with one State, one vote… to decide. We have put forward a struc- Judges Case, which is 35 years now, the come out with a product which is bene- in the names considered for judges to brought in. This problem is in many ■ [This is] only a misconception created ture which I believe would be a tem- collegium has the authority to virtually ficial. This is how committees are con- the SC, if reasons are recorded for ac- countries. In England I met Lord Chief by a few interested individuals who lost plate for other sports bodies. These are finalise the names for superior judi- stituted. As far as the BCCI is con- cepting or rejecting them, that would be Justice [David] Neuberger who said they their position in the cricket administra- well-known principles of good gov- ciary. The executive has its role but that cerned, cricket is a passion in the a step forward in making things trans- were trying. If you want 30% women in tion. India is a vast country. Cricket is a ernance. Transparency, accountability, is limited. Obviously, with the change in country. parent. There are multiple ways the col- the Supreme Court and High Courts, passion of the country and integrates no nepotism, no fiefdom. government in 2014, they might have legium could usher in transparency, that will take years. But the way in the people. You cannot have many thought that it was high time that You have spoken about conducting and this is one of them. It is very im- which women are entering the lower ju- States remaining unrepresented in a Full interview available on www.thehindu.com

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC SINGLE FILE FROM ARCHIVES Back to a simpler time FIFTY YEARS AGO MARCH 1, 1967 Jan Sangh to back only non-Congress Govts. Smartphones may have made some lives easier, but others long for the sturdier, The Parliamentary Board of the Jan Sangh to-day [February 28, New Delhi] decided to send a directive to all the State uncluttered basic phone units not to form an alliance with the Congress in forming coalition Governments anywhere. On the other hand, the party Yuthika Bhargava would support every effort made by the Opposition to form Governments, wherever the Congress was not in a position to My 60-year-old father has do so. Mr. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, General Secretary of the a smartphone but he uses Jan Sangh, explaining the decision, said the party would not it like a feature phone — mind joining hands with the Communists wherever it was ne- only to make and receive cessary to form a Government. He hoped that at least in four calls. He never warmed up States – Bihar, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh – the Op- to the 5.5 inch touch- position would be in a position to form the Government. screen device, with all its impressive features, which was gifted to him. A HUNDRED YEARS AGO MARCH 1, 1917 He inds it unwieldy,

AFP among other things. He Sinking of “Laconia” says he misses his older phone, which was “simpler to use and maintain”. So when he The two American ladies among the victims of the “Laconia” CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC heard that Nokia 3310 was being relaunched, he was relieved. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC were among the seven who died from exposure out of the “Mere liye phone aa gaya (the phone has come back for me),” twenty-one occupants of a waterlogged boat (London, Febru- he said happily. CONCEPTUAL NOTEBOOK ary 28). A priest on board said the boat hit the “Laconia’s” The Nokia phone reminds my father of simpler times when stern when being lowered and the planks burst open. The phones were sturdier, less cluttered, and with basic functions. boat drifted without oars or rudder with water up to the gun- “I won’t have to worry about the screen breaking, about Pointillism/ Being a Tutsi in Rwanda wale from ten at night till three in the afternoon. Everybody pocket-dialling someone, and won’t have to charge it for a Art was crowded in the bows and stern with the waves washing week at least. It will last me a good 4-5 years,” he says. Of Choosing not to reveal their identities is how some overboard. The others (...) who died were thrown into the course, his love for Nokia, like most Indians, also comes from Pointillism is an art form in sea, as the weight of the bodies would have endangered the the fact that it was his irst phone. And like many college stu- which images are con- carry on with their lives after the 1994 genocide waterlogged boat. dents who got their irst phones from their parents, the Nokia structed using individual was my hand-me-down too, a prized possession that I dots rather than brush Nistula Hebbar 800,000 people dead. He that he wished to join a wrapped with a Spiderman cover. Spiderman’s eyes on the strokes. The movement was an information tech- company that would offer CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC back panel lit up every time I received a call or an SMS. developed in the 19th cen- “I can take you to the Mille nology professional when him stock options, made CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC tury as a successor to im- Collines if you want,” a we met and his company us both burst out in DATA POINT Relaunch pressionism. Rather than voice said softly as I en- was providing IT services laughter. Nokia 3310 was irst launched in 2000 (it trended on social me- mixing colours on a quired in the Indian journ- for the hotel where we He listened carefully as I dia then) and ruled the cell-phone market for years. In the palette, pointillism relies alists’ media room in were staying. spoke to the sales manager technology world, where there is something new and exciting on the optical effect pro- Kigali, Rwanda, about vis- “We were the lucky of the Mille Collines, Paul almost everyday, 17 years is almost like an era. So for HMD duced by numerous tiny iting the iconic hotel that ones,” he told me. “We left Kato, for my story. As we Global, the company which is now relaunching the phone, a dots of unmixed colour had sheltered more than a Rwanda before April 1994. left, he turned to me and lot is at stake. It is betting on nostalgia, the strong brand recall placed next to each other thousand people at the (Rwandan) President Paul said: “You said that the for Nokia, and the renewed demand for feature phones in in order to create light ef- height of the Tutsi geno- Kagame had told us it is staff of this hotel were emerging markets like India. fects. An early work that cide in 1994. I turned to time we thought of the brave. I think the staff of In this age of modernity, relics called feature phones still exemplifies this technique see a tall young man who country and not just what the Mumbai hotels (Taj form 59% of the mobile handset shipment market in India. is ‘A Sunday Afternoon on had helped me with Inter- happened. Unless pressed, and Oberoi Trident) that They “can’t be wiped of any time soon,” states a Cyber Media the Island of La Grande net connectivity the previ- we don’t volunteer to re- were attacked by terrorists Research report. It estimated that mobile handset shipments Jatte’ by French artist ous day. veal who we are, Hutus or (in 2008) were also very in 2016 will touch 265 million this year, of which 116 million Georges Seurat, who is Severn is a Tutsi, the Tutsis. It is thinking on brave. At least that’s what would be smartphones. considered the founder of community that was tar- these lines that brought us we read.” “There is a mismatch between the technology road map this style. geted during the genocide. to this state.” And then he said: “Ask and the user priorities,”says Faisal Kawoosa, principal analyst It was with great reluct- them if they want to think for telecoms at CMR. “While the ecosystem is working to make ance that he volunteered Moving on only of that time.” I grew data services more afordable, accessible and meaningful for to take me, making it was But is suppression of iden- quiet. the subscribers, the majority is still looking for a reliable voice CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC apparent that he did not tity really the answer, I When much of the communication.” wish to take the line of asked. “You have been to world has been captured Smartphones may still be creating a buzz, but feature MORE ON questioning further. He the genocide memorial, in cartographic lines and phones, the old rulers, are back to stake their claim for a place THE WEB and his father had fled to we know what happened dots, Africa continues to in the market. A lot of excitement is expected in this turf war thehindu.com/opinion Uganda in the north, while to us. But if we keep revis- spring surprises, if not by among various companies such as Samsung, Micromax and his mother and sister took iting it, how will we move its stunning topography Lava. For wistful people like my dad, it is heartening that Apple’s new workspace shelter in Congo just a few forward?” he replied. then by its soul, surpris- devices exemplifying simpler, quieter times are making a http://bit.ly/AppleOffice months before the three- I asked him whether life ingly redemptive and al- comeback. month bloodbath left was good now. His answer, ways elemental.

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FROM PAGE ONE ATS probes India not to issue demarche to U.S. IS operatives’ CSO projection belies family Trump silent on Kansas killing, but authorities are engaged with the larger concern of safety of Indians Press Trust of India demonetisation drag Rajkot Special Correspondent structive”, the Ministry said New Delhi Commenting on the latest tor. Similarly, mining and that they had “addressed the The Gujarat ATS on Tues- data, Economic Affairs Sec- quarrying is now expected Indian and U.S. officials are full complexity of India- day recorded the state- retary Shaktikanta Das said to expand at 1.3% in 2016-17, engaging on the issue of China relations”. It was re- ments of the family mem- the GDP numbers negated instead of the January pre- safety of Indians in America, sponding to a “number of bers of two suspected ISIS the “negative speculation on diction of a contraction of the External Affairs Ministry press commentaries” that operatives, Waseem demonetisation.” “There 1.8%. said ahead of a visit by For- had called the talks unpro- Ramodiya and his brother was an overestimation The second advance es- eign Secretary S. Jaishankar ductive as there had been no Naeem, who were arrested about the impact of demon- timates peg manufacturing to Washington on Tuesday. It movement on the issues on Sunday. etisation by some,” he said. growth for the full year at said there was no need for raised by Mr. Jaishankar, in- “We interrogated “The revised estimates of 7.7% compared with 7.4% India to issue a “demarche” cluding on the Nuclear Sup- Waseem’s wife Shajin and subsidies are now available predicted by the first ad- to the U.S. over the suspec- pliers Group and U.N. desig- his parents and recorded and they show a much vance estimates. ted racially motivated killing nation of Masood Azhar as a their statements,” ATS DYSP tighter compression than “The advance estimates of an Indian engineer. terrorist, both of which Ramesh Faldu said. How- was provided for in the of agricultural growth now “The Government of the China had blocked last year. ever, he did not reveal the Budget Estimates,” Mr. show a higher growth than United States and senior au- contents of the statements. Anant said. “Subsidies show they had shown earlier,” Mr. thorities in Kansas have pro- Meeting positive The ATS had taken the a negative growth and indir- Anant said. actively responded to the un- “Our assessment is that the Ramodiya brothers to a reli- ect tax collections showed “They are projecting a fortunate death of Srinivas recent meeting was positive gious place in Chotila, near positive growth, so GDP 9.9% growth for kharif crops Kuchibhotla,” said official and constructive. We both Rajkot, which was allegedly growth has remained the as against 8.9%. In mining spokesperson Gopal Baglay, agreed that at the time when on their radar for carrying same.” and quarrying, IIP for April- listing the statements made the global situation is in flux, out blasts, officials said. Sectoral growth December was 0.9% as op- by the U.S. Embassy in India, a more stable, substantive The ATS also took the The second advance es- posed to a contraction of as well as “senior officials” in and forward-looking India- duo to various places, in- timates show the agriculture 0.2% in April-October, Kansas condemning the Father of Srinivas Kuchibhotla performs his son’s last rites in Hyderabad on Tuesday. PTI China relationship was good cluding a cracker shop from sector faring better than es- which was used in the first shooting, that left another for the international system,” where they had bought timated in January with advance estimates. Manu- Indian injured. on the larger concern re- rising criticism in the U.S. incident “disturbing”. Mr. Baglay said. gunpowder and a bangle growth at 4.4%, compared facturing grew 0.5% in “These developments ob- garding safety of Indians in and Indian media over the Meanwhile, hailing the The official also said that shop which they had tried with the first advance estim- April-December as opposed viated the need for a de- the U.S., a matter which con- lack of a response from U.S. talks between Mr. Jaishankar “common ground” had been to set ablaze in the past, ates which had predicted a to a contraction of 0.1% in marche by the Government tinues to receive the Govern- President Donald Trump on and Chinese Executive Vice- found during specific ex- they added. “We have iden- growth of 4.1% for the sec- April-October.” on this matter. It is import- ment’s top priority,” Mr. the killing, although White Minister for Foreign Affairs changes on Afghanistan, tified the shop from where ant to note that the U.S. au- Baglay added. House spokesperson Sean Zhang Yesui in Beijing last U.N., counter-terrorism and the duo had bought gun- thorities are engaged with us The statement came amid Spicer did call details of the week as “positive and con- nuclear issues. powder,” Mr. Faldu said. Oicial contradicts PM on rail accident Sell 13 properties, Sahara told Opinion sought on new Hoda reportedly told an NIA Nepal...if the cross-border cadre for lower judiciary team that he was asked by a foes want to carry out their SC Bench asks the company to deposit ₹5,092.64 crore in account by April 13 Pakistani man identified as work, is it not necessary Special Correspondent in the lower courts, candid- Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI Shafi Sheikh to plant explos- that more vigil is maintained “may think of extending the taranchal; Sahara City sold at undervalued rates. ates selected from one state NEW DELHI ives at railway tracks in in Gonda? Gonda needs to time” further for Sahara to Homes/land at Pune, Maha- SEBI counsel Arvind Datar The Union Law Ministry has might face difficulty in an- Ghorasan and Nakardehi, elect only those who are full Refusing Sahara’s plea for six raise the rest of the money if rashtra; and land and build- submitted that previous two sought an opinion from At- other state -- this is one of both in Bihar, but did not of patriotism, only then we months’ time to sell some of it happened to succeed in ing at Whitefield, Bengaluru. attempts to e-auction some torney-General Mukul Ro- the unresolved problems. admit planting explosives at can do anything good for its properties to raise the depositing the “substantial of these properties through hatgi and Solicitor-General It has also been argued Kanpur and at Kuneru in Gonda.” amount it owes investors, amount” of ₹5,092.64 crore Foolproof measure SBI Capses, a subsidiary of Ranjit Kumar on the long- that such an arrangement Andhra Pradesh. The probe was handed the Supreme Court on Tues- on or before April 13. “... oth- On February 6, the court at- the State Bank of India, and standing proposal for an all- might lead to problems in As many as 41 persons over to NIA after the Railway day directed the company to erwise appropriate direction tached the group’s prized as- HDFC Bank — both agencies India judicial service for the the career progression of were killed in a train acci- Minister shot off a letter to sell 13 of its properties and shall be issued,” the order set in Maharashtra — Aamby appointed by the Supreme lower judiciary. state judicial service offi- dent at Kuneru on January Home Minister Rajnath deposit ₹5,092.64 crore in said. Valley property — as a fool- Court — were unsuccessful. The decision was taken at cials. The Law Commission 21. While an IED, packed in Singh alleging sabotage in at the SEBI-Sahara refund ac- proof measure to ensure the Mr. Datar submitted that it a meeting chaired by Union has endorsed the idea of a pressure cooker, which least six train accidents. count by April 13. Various properties recovery of money. was difficult to conduct an Law Minister Ravi Shankar having a national-level judi- was planted at Ghorasan in The Nepal police had told On a plea by the Reserve The properties allowed to be The court had also auction and fetch money Prasad on January 16. Vari- cial service on the lines of Motihari, Bihar on October 1 The Hindu earlier that they Bank of India, the court, sold include Sahara Hospital, ordered Sahara to place on and, therefore, Sahara itself ous issues related to the pro- All-India Civil Services. A de- was defused, a low intensity were not sure of the Indian however, barred Sahara Lucknow; Sahara India record a list of unen- should be directed to sell the posal for a separate cadre partment-related Parlia- explosion at Nakardehi did agencies’ claims that Hoda from selling any property be- Sadan Shakespeare Sarani, cumbered properties to be properties and deposit the for the lower judiciary were mentary Standing Commit- not inflict any damage. was working on ISI’s behalf longing to Sahara India Fin- Kolkata; land at Sohna Road, put up for public auction to money with SEBI. discussed. tee on Personnel, Public The NIA is yet to com- but they confirmed that the ancial Corporation Ltd. The Gurgaon; land at Najafgarh, recover over ₹14,000 crore “A property worth ₹156 However, several State Grievances, Law and plete its investigations in the accused regularly met Shafi central bank informed the Delhi; Sahara City Homes at the group owed as principal crore was sold at ₹47 crore ... governments and courts Justice, in its 15th report, rail accidents at Ghorasan, Sheikh, in Dubai. court that there was a wind- Indore; Sahara City Homes sum towards its debt. SEBI open land is very difficult to hold various views on the is- has also recommended such Kanpur and Kuneru. Earlier this year, the ing-up petition pending at Lucknow; Sahara City has submitted that the total sell considering the present sue. While in several states a judicial service for the ap- Mr. Modi had said during Nepal police arrested three against the corporation. Homes at Coimbatore; liability of Sahara is ₹36,326 market scenario ... Give us local languages are cur- pointment of district-level the rally, “The Kanpur rail men, Braj Kishore Giri, Mo- Giving a narrow window Sahara States, Bhopal; crore. more time to sell the proper- rently used for official works judges. accident in which hundreds jahir Ansari and Shambhu to Sahara to redeem itself, a Sahara City Homes at Guna; Referring to the list, Saha- ties and raise the money on were killed was a conspiracy alias Laddu, after an en- Bench of Justices Dipak Sahara City Homes/land at ra’s counsel Kapil Sibal sub- our own. Please believe in and conspirators carried it counter for their alleged Misra, Ranjan Gogoi and Katni, M.P.; Sahara City mitted that a snap auction our bonafide,” Mr. Sibal out sitting across the border- role in a double murder A.K. Sikri said the court Homes/land at Haridwar, Ut- would see the properties pleaded with the court. ₹80 cr. attached in ...Gonda is adjoining case. Antrix-Devas case Even hill stations will India pushes for Mallya’s extradition Case is based on an FIR iled by CBI be hotter this year Theresa May meets Jaitley, stresses India-U.K. relations on an upward path Devesh K. Pandey as part of a criminal conspir- “[This] can be attributed to tions in the Indian Ocean, Vidya Ram NEW DELHI U.K. relations were on an up- acy. “Devas Multimedia was increasing trends in the things could look bad for LONDON The Enforcement Director- incorporated on December greenhouse gases and the the monsoon. “So far we ward path. The previous day The issue of the overstaying Mr. Jaitley met Foreign Sec- ate (ED) has attached ₹80 17, 2004. On January 28, warming of the sea surface don’t see a possible El Nino crore in the Antrix-Devas 2005, it falsely claimed to temperatures over the threat to the monsoon sys- of “certain individuals” retary Boris Johnson, during wanted by India was raised which meeting the extradi- Multimedia money-launder- have the intellectual prop- equatorial Indian and Pa- tem,” Mr. Ramesh added. ing case. erty rights to use the techno- cific oceans.” The agency is expected to over the past two days, in- tion issue was also raised. cluding with British Prime Mr. Jaitley has been on a The ED searched the logy for delivering the multi- Though still early days, give its first forecast of the premises of the Bengaluru- media services in India global weather models have June-September monsoon Minister Theresa May, dur- five-day visit to the U.K. ing meetings held between which has combined the based Devas Multimedia on under the agreement with given feelers that an El Nino in April. The IMD will also January 23 and then recor- ISRO-Antrix,” the official — an anomalous warming of update its summer forecasts Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launch of the India-U.K. year and senior Cabinet members of culture — and a grand re- ded the statements of com- said. waters in the equatorial Pa- every 5 days using the dy- pany director (finance) Ran- cific and frequently toxic to namical model, primarily in the U.K. While discussions ception at Buckingham did not name individuals, it Palace hosted by Queen ganathan Mohan, founder Conspiracy case the Indian monsoon — may designed to forecast the director Desaraju Venugopal The ED says some staff of be taking shape during the monsoon, but has since last was a clear reference to In- Diplomatic talks: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Elizabeth. dia’s bid to push for the ex- left, and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, with Finance In public remarks, Mr. and former director D. Nata- the ISRO and Antrix Corpor- middle of the year. Were it year been also used to gauge raj. “The said directors ation also conspired with to couple with errant condi- summer temperatures. tradition of Vijay Mallya. Minister Arun Jaitley at the Foreign Oice in London. AFP Jaitley has contrasted India’s Mr. Jaitley was not sched- opening up with the protec- agreed to have committed Devas Multimedia for enter- uled to meet Mrs. May, who low-up of Ms. May’s visit to fund infrastructure projects tionist direction of much of the offence. The two other ing into the agreement. “On dropped in on his meeting India last November, includ- in India, as well as the eco- the rest of the world, though directors involved in the the strength of the agree- on Wednesday afternoon ing plans to establish an In- nomic and financial dialogue insisting that Brexit was not crime are Ramachandran ment, Devas Multimedia MoEF seeks ive-year with Chancellor of the Ex- dia-U.K. Sub Fund under the due to take place later this part of this protectionist Viswanathan and M. raised ₹579.07 crore in for- chequer Philip Hammond. National Investment and In- year. drive, and that Britain was Chandrasekhar, who are in eign investment. Devas also Other issues discussed frastructure Fund, which The Prime Minister was eager to strengthen trade re- the U.S.,” an ED official said. incorporated its subsidiary ban on BBC crew with Mr. Hammond and the will leverage private sector eager to stress that inde- lations with India and The sum of ₹79.76 crore, company in the United Prime Minister include fol- investment in London to pendently of Brexit, India- beyond. attached under the Preven- States in the name of Devas tion of Money Laundering Multimedia America Inc., Move in the wake of docu on rhino Act, was with the ISRO as and from the overseas the upfront capacity reser- funds, ₹76.19 crore was Shiv Sahay Singh poaching strategy adopted Probe into vation fee and in mutual transferred to it as invest- Kolkata by the guards of the Kazir- funds and bank deposits. ment,” the official said. Pul’s wife meets Ansari, The money laundering An additional ₹180.77 The Ministry of Environ- anga Tiger Reserve (KTR) in ‘selection’ ment and Forests and Cli- Assam while protecting the case is based on the FIR filed crore was transferred to the mate Change (MoEF&CC) one-horned Indian Rhino. of players by the Central Bureau of In- subsidiary company under has urged the Ministry of Ex- The documentary among seeks SIT investigation vestigation against Devas the pretext of providing ternal Affairs to revoke the other things referred to Multimedia and others. The business support services visas of BBC’s South Asia “dark secrets” of conserva- Special Correspondent CBI has also filed a charge and another ₹230.11 crore NEW DELHI correspondent Justin Row- tion at KTR and said the Suicide note had allegations against SC judges, politicians sheet against the accused, was spent as legal fee, and a latt and his crew, and pre- forest guards had been The CBI is conducting a alleging that the company major portion of the funds vent “their further entry given powers “to shoot and preliminary enquiry into Legal Correspondent Justice Dipak Misra.” “If had illegally entered into an was transferred to the U.S. into India, for a period [of] kill” poachers. It also stated suspected irregularities in NEW DELHI these allegations are not agreement with the ISRO’s as legal fee payment, the ED not less than five years.” that more people were the selection of badminton A delegation of lawyers and credibly investigated, a seri- commercial arm, Antrix says. The CBI and the ED al- An office memorandum killed by guards than rhinos players for a goodwill tour activists accompanied Dang- ous cloud of suspicion will Corporation Ltd. After the lege that the deal was illegal issued by Vaibhav C. Ma- by poachers at the reserve. to Japan in 2014. wimsai Pul, the widow of continue to remain over the agreement was finalised, the as Devas Multimedia did not thur, Assistant Inspector- The NTCA, in its memor- According to the CBI, it former Arunachal Pradesh politicians and judges whose company received invest- have any technology or IPR General of Forest, National andum, a copy of which is has been alleged that in- Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, names are mentioned in the ment from abroad, allegedly to deliver the services. Tiger Conservation Author- with The Hindu, alleged that eligible wards of the Bad- on Tuesday to hand-deliver suicide note. This would be ity (NTCA), on February 27 the violations by the journ- minton Association of In- a letter to Vice-President most unfortunate for our also advised the wildlife alist involved “filming after dia president and Hamid Ansari for an inde- democracy as well as for the wing of the Ministry to “dis- sunset,” dishonouring the office-bearers of its Delhi pendent probe into corrup- judiciary. A credible investig- allow filming permission to undertaking provided along unit were part of the tion allegations raised in her Hamid Ansari ation in this matter can only the BBC in any protected with “deviating from the ori- delegation. husband’s suicide note be done by an SIT consti- areas of the country for a ginal synopsis submitted to The team comprising 23 against sitting Supreme The letter said she was ap- tuted by 3/5 judges next in period of five years.” MEA and its authority.” players and two officials Court judges and politicians. proaching the Vice-Presid- seniority to the judges Despite attempts to con- “Not screening the docu- had visited Tokyo. The ex- Ms. Pul, accompanied by ent as the note contained al- named in the note,” the let- tact the international broad- mentary before a committee penses were borne by the advocate Prashant Bhushan, legations against the ter said. caster, no reaction from the of the (MoEF&CC) which Japan government. The Harsh Mander, Yogendra Ya- President of India too. On February 23, Ms. Pul BBC could be obtained. would have ensured that agency has found that sev- dav among others, sought The letter asked the Vice- withdrew from the SC, ob- The move came in the Govt policies vis-à-vis wild- eral team members were setting up of a Special Invest- President to “consult other jecting to how her letter to wake of Mr. Rowlatt’s docu- life conservation are not allegedly not eligible as igation Team (SIT) to cred- judges in terms of Veeraswa- CJI Khehar was converted mentary, “One World: projected in a distorted they had not participated ibly investigate the allega- mi’s judgment and permit into a criminal writ petition Killing for Conservation”, manner,” was listed among in regional or State-level tions raised in the suicide filing of an FIR against the and placed for judicial hear- which explored the anti- the violations. tournaments, as required. note. Chief Justice of India and ing before a Bench. 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THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 NEWS 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF SP, Cong. ind synergy in Varanasi Dhanush to undergo physical examination It’s almost a deiant stand by the alliance partners, unlike the case in other parts of the State An elderly couple claim he is their son Nistula Hebbar Centre, especially Home At his home in Varanasi, VARANASI Minister Rajnath Singh, who flags of both parties flutter in Mohamed Imranullah S. MADURAI Make Naga Accord The most politically surpris- compelled the State govern- the light breeze and the can- public, demands Rahul ing act during the Uttar Pra- ment to arrest me,” he says. didate’s sales pitch factors in The Madras High Court IMPHAL desh Assembly elections has Despite assertions that the his party switch. “This is a Bench here on Tuesday sub- Congress vice-president been the coming together of Centre has very little to do candidacy of the alliance, jected actor Dhanush to Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday the Samajwadi Party and its with law and order in a and you people know who I physical examination by a demanded that the contents erstwhile rival, the Congress, State, Mr. Rai sticks to his am,” he says plainly to a government doctor to verify of the Naga Accord, signed in an alliance that is as much stand. His chances of win- crowd of waiting supporters. whether he had certain vis- by Prime Minister Narendra aworkinprogressasany ning are bright as he is not ible identification marks on Modi, should be made public. marriage of convenience can hemmed in by party affili- Fostering solidarity his body, as mentioned by Dhanush He asked “Why are the be. ations (he had been an MLA Rashtriya Janata Dal chief an elderly couple who had Manipuri people being kept in But in Varanasi, Prime from the SP, had been with Lalu Yadav is campaigning initiated legal proceedings, the school transfer certific- the dark on its contents?” PTI Minister Narendra Modi’s the BJP briefly and later for these two candidates, an claiming that he was their ate of K. Kalaichelvan, the Lok Sabha constituency, the joined the Congress). attempt to foster a Bihar-like biological son. son of Melur-based couple Akhilesh has undone SP and the Congress have “Bhaiyya doesn’t need a solidarity among unlikely After the actor appeared R. Kathiresan (65) and K. Mulayam’s work: Rajnath tried to forge an almost defi- party; he won as an Inde- partners. For the alliance, before Justice G. Chock- Meenakshi (53), who had BALLIA ant sense of unity in the face pendent too,” an aide says to the situation on the ground alingam, the judge directed filed a maintenance case Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister of a common adversary, un- questions about the alli- is hardly as confusing as it the Registrar (Judicial) of against the actor at a lower Akhilesh Yadav has undone like the case elsewhere in the ance’s durability. was for the seats in Amethi the High Court Bench, G. Il- court in November last. the work of his father and SP State. The case of Samad Ansari, and Rae Bareli, where there angovan, to make arrange- The physician was also patriarch Mulayam Singh Ajay Rai. NISTULA HEBBAR SP MLA-turned-Congress were “friendly” fights ments for verification of the ordered to issue a certificate Yadav by joining hands with ‘Centre to blame’ candidate from Varanasi between the partners. identification marks by a stating “whether it is pos- the Congress in the Uttar In Pindra, one of the six As- to blame for his arrest under Mr. Rai was jailed by the (North), an urban seat, is The immediacy of the government doctor not be- sible to erase the above Pradesh polls, Union Home sembly segments making up the National Security Act State government. The Alla- even more curious. When challenge posed by Prime low the rank of Senior Civil identification marks from Minister Rajnath Singh said on the Lok Sabha constituency, two years ago. habad High Court later the seat was tipped to go to Minister Narendra Modi on Surgeon. the body of the above said Tuesday. PTI Ajay Rai, the Congress can- Following the controversy quashed the imposition of the Congress, Mr. Ansari was his home turf has fostered a The doctor was directed person and if possible, didate, is at pains to explain over a ban on the immersion the dreaded NSA on him. “I made to join the party and solidarity among the SP and to verify whether the actor whether any traces are avail- that it is the Centre, and not of Ganesha idols in the can say it with utmost con- he filed nominations on its the Congress, history had a mole on his left collar able for the removal of the UNC to oppose Congress the State government, that is Ganga in Varanasi in 2015, fidence that it was the symbol. notwithstanding. bone and a scar on his left identification marks from in Manipur Assembly poll forearm, as mentioned in the body of the petitioner.” IMPHAL The United Naga Council CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC (UNC), which has been Private B.Ed. spearheading a blockade Lalu barnstorms Probe deletion of along two national highways in Manipur since November 1, colleges has said it would oppose Congress in the Assembly voter names: BJP under lens election to be held on March 4 and 8. PTI Vikas Pathak Party wants EC to hold an inquiry NEW DELHI In a bid to regulate thou- ‘Farmers in Rajasthan not Special Correspondent sands of private colleges of- forced to repay loans’ NEW DELHI fering degrees in educa- JAIPUR The BJP on Tuesday sought tion, the government is No farmer has been forced to an inquiry by the Election scrutinising signed affi- repay agricultural loans, and Commission, alleging unau- davits of 8,500 such col- ₹1,992 crore in loans were thorised deletion of names leges with details about the disbursed during the rabi from the electoral rolls courses offered by them. season in Rajasthan, ahead of the Assembly elec- The affidavits have been Cooperative Minister Ajay tions in Uttar Pradesh. submitted in response to Singh Kilak said on Tuesday. A delegation led by Union Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi the Ministry of Human Re- The loan disbursement would be on till March 31, he added. Minister of State for Parlia- source Development’s de- mentary Affairs Mukhtar Ab- “The BJP has received command for details to assess bas Naqvi submitted a plaints from almost every the quality on offer in Hurl shoes at PM’s photo, memorandum to the Com- Assembly constituency that these institutions. says Bihar Minister mission, and requested that holders of valid voter iden- Details sought include all voters with verified tity cards were turned away information on the staff PATNA elector photo identity cards as their names were deleted strength, qualifications of A Bihar Minister has kicked up a controversy by asking a be allowed to exercise their without following the due faculty members, number crowd at a programme to franchise in the final two process laid down by rules of students, details of de- protest against demonet- phases. prescribed by the grees awarded and fee isation by hitting the BJP leaders Sudhanshu Commission.” structure, etc., a top Min- photograph of Prime Minister Trivedi, Sambit Patra, Balbir The BJP leaders requested istry source said. There are Narendra Modi with shoes. Punj and Om Pathak were in the Commission to fix re- another 2,500-odd col- The BJP wants the Minister On a mission: Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad is garlanded during an election meeting of the SP-Congress alliance at the delegation. sponsibility for the lapses leges that have not yet re- sacked. PTI Gabhiran village in Jaunpur on Tuesday. PTI The memorandum said: and prosecute officials. sponded to the Ministry’s demand for such affidavits. “Notices are being sent to all these institutions to send the details or face ac- Yellow is the new safron here India, Oman to hold tion,” said a highly placed source in the Ministry. The step has come after Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party is waving its lag for the BJP in eastern U.P. large-scale complaints that counter-terror exercises sub-standard, private Omar Rashid last time, and the Samajwadi teacher-training colleges GHAZPUR/BALLIA/MAU Party’s (SP) Mahendra had come up to offer B.Ed Sipah’s bright mustard fields Chauhan, a candidate from Plan to enhance interoperability and exchange skills and M.Ed courses. There appear completely in sync the Noniya backward caste. were also allegations that with the political mood of In Sipah, Om Prakash is the Special Correspondent to build and promote bilat- In preparation for the ex- the degrees were some- the village. Cutting past its clear favourite among mem- NEW DELHI eral Army-to-Army relations ercise, the Indian team has times literally sold for dusty roads, the colour yel- bers of his community. The armies of India and and enhance interoperabil- undergone extensive train- money. Since such courses low becomes even more ap- Whereas Sipah strongly Oman are scheduled to con- ity while exchanging skills ing in rock climbing and provide an army of teach- parent — vivid yellow backs its community leader, duct their second bilateral and experiences between slithering and counter-ter- ers for schools across the scarves, banners, flags and while travelling across Ballia, exercise, Al Nagah-II 2017, in the Indian Army and the rorism or low-intensity con- country, the quality of posters indicate the pres- Azamgarh, Mau and March with a focus on Royal Army of Oman,” the flict operations, in addition school education depends ence of the Suheldev Bhar- Ghazipur districts, substan- counter-terrorism. statement said. to tactical drills of close cor- to a great extent on the atiya Samaj Party (SBSP). tial conversion of the Ra- India has, of late, been don and house intervention quality of teachers. The village, nestled in the jbhar vote towards the BJP deepening its defence co- Various modules drills. “There are government Zahoorabad constituency in could be found. In some operation with the region. An added aim, the statement India and Oman already institutions that are doing a Ghazipur, less than 20 km areas, however, they ap- The Chief of the Naval Staff, said, is to enhance know- have extensive cooperation fine job. But we need to en- from the banks of the Ganga, peared split between the SP Admiral Sunil Lanba, is on a ledge of each other’s military in the maritime domain. sure that private colleges is in the heart of the Yadav- and the BSP as well, espe- tour of Oman and the UAE to procedures qualitatively, The navies of the two do a decent job. Poor qual- Muslim-Bhumihar belt of Political play: Members of the Rajbhar community at Sipah in cially if they fielded candid- “explore new avenues for thus increasing the scope for countries have been holding ity of teachers would mean eastern Uttar Pradesh. How- the Zahoorabad constituency of Ghazipur. RAJEEV BHATT ates from the community. naval cooperation”. “interoperability and better the bilateral maritime exer- it would become im- ever, the talking point here is responsiveness to acommon cises called ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ possible to lift education not any social alliance but Amit Shah unveiled a statue As part of its deal with the Credibility question Hill ranges threat”. since 1993. quality in schools across the political significance of of Suheldev in Bahraich, the BJP, the SBSP is fighting eight Moti Chand Rajbhar, an ally- The Army said in a statement The 14-day exercise will be In addition, the Indian India,” an official said. the Rajbhars. The com- party installed his frame in seats spread across eastern turned-foe of Om Prakash, that the exercise would be conducted in modules. Navy has been cooperating As per NGO Pratham’s munity is one of the 17 most its gallery at its headquarters U.P. — Mau, Bansdih, however, says the latter has held in the Dhauladhar The Army said the vast ex- with its UAE and Oman Annual Status of Education backward castes that have in Lucknow. Last year, the Chaudauli, Zakania, lost credibility in his com- Ranges at Bakloh in Hi- perience and expertise counterparts in training, op- Report, 2015, the propor- been for long demanding in- BJP went against convention Shahganj, Mehnagar, munity due to his flip-flops machal Pradesh from March gained by the Indian troops erational interactions and ex- tion of Class 8 students clusion in the Scheduled and started a new superfast Ramkola and Zahoorabad in and would not be able to en- 6to19. through counter-insurgency change of “white shipping who could solve a three-di- Caste category. train — the Suhaildev Ex- Ghazipur, where Om sure the “full Rajbhar vote” Sixty troops from the two operations held “special im- information” with the help git by one-digit division At a crossing in Sipah, press — named after the me- Prakash Rajbhar is himself to the BJP. sides will participate. portance to the Oman of a joint cooperation problem was 43.3% in around a dozen Rajbhars dieval warrior-king, a legend contesting. However, the BJP “No intelligent Rajbhar “The aim of the exercise is Army”. committee. 2016. have gathered, some of them among Rajbhars. hopes to gain across the belt likes him,” says Moti Chand, tired after the day’s cam- The triweekly service cov- as an understanding with who now works for the SP in paigning. There is no doubt ers the breadth of India’s the SBSP has earned it a Ballia’s Rasra seat. “Om about their political and most populous State — from commanding presence Prakash Rajbhar struck a Pakistani electoral inclination — they Ghazipur in Purvanchal to among the Rajbhars. deal with the BJP for his own are strongly behind Om Anand Vihar in Delhi. The Om Prakash Rajbhar is greed. He has sold the com- man faces Prakash Rajbhar, president BJP-Rashtriya Swayamsevak himself travelling across the munity’s future for a few of the SBSP, which draws its Sangh (RSS) have, over the belt with Amit Shah to draw bucks. ” He had merged his deportation strength from the Rajbhars. years, aggressively tried to in his community’s people. outfit, the Jai Suheldev portray Suheldev as a Though estimated to be Party, with Om Prakash’s Press Trust of India It’s about pride Hindutva warrior who around 2% of the State’s BSP to form the SBSP, but Attari (Punjab) “Om Prakash Rajbhar is stopped the march of the population, the Rajbhars are the two soon parted ways He fell in love with an In- making our presence felt. Muslim invader Ghazi Mian, concentrated is some dis- over differences. dian girl through the social We are also getting the hon- a nephew of Mahmud tricts of east U.P., having the In 2002, after leaving the media, came to India to our due to him. Before his Ghaznavi, in Bahraich, and potential to impact results. Bahujan Samaj Party, Om marry her, had a child with movement, no party wasted halted Islamisation of the re- While Om Prakash has in the Prakash Rajbhar, who has in her and now he is about to a second on us,” says young gion. In this village, too, past claimed that his com- the past claimed to be a des- be deported back to his Rajesh Rajbhar, a small-time Suheldev is hailed as a “na- munity is effective in no less cendant of Suheldev, formed country Pakistan. farmer, like many other tional hero” who kept out in- than 70 seats, his aide Pat- the SBSP. In 2012, it con- Akbar Durani, 31, hailing people of his caste in Sipah. vaders. Several respondents tiram Rajbhar, says the Ra- tested 52 seats and secured from Okhri in the Hydera- If Rajbhars lavish praise on spoke with a communal jbhar vote is spread across over 4.7 lakh total votes bad province of Pakistan, Om Prakash Rajbhar for el- undertone. 147 constituencies. “In every [5.06% votes in the seats it has been brought here evating the asmita (pride) of constituency, there are fought] but failed to open its from Madhya Pradesh for the community and popular- Affinity for BJP 10,000 to 80,000 Rajbhars,” score. Mr. Rajbhar himself deportation to his home ising their icon Suheldev, The affinity of the Rajbhars says Pattiram, adding that stood third from Zahoora- country for overstaying in they are also thankful to the towards the BJP also stems the vote was being “trans- bad, despite winning a de- India in violation of visa Narendra Modi government from that fact that the party ferred” to the BJP in full cent 48,865 votes. norms. for its outreach. is fighting the elections in an strength. Another issue that stirs “I never thought that I After coming to power, alliance with the SBSP. It is In Zahoorabad, Om the Rajbhar is the talk of would be forced to separ- the Bharatiya Janata Party expected to further push the Prakash is battling against Dalit status. The community ate from my family after (BJP) government has taken BJP’s outreach among non- the Bahujan Samaj Party’s is financially, socially and settling down in India. It is concerted steps to popular- Yadav backward (BSP) Kalicharan Rajbhar, educationally among the a tsunami in my life,” he ise Suheldev. If BJP chief communities. former MLA and runner-up most backward. said. CM ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 12 WORLD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ELSEWHERE Bangladesh Islamists to hang Kuchibhotla’s murder has Five members of the banned JMB found guilty of killing Japanese Kunio Hoshi White House disturbed

Haroon Habib him were not proved. All the Dhaka five convicts are in custody. Trump will strive to protect religious freedom of all: Oicial ‘New Syria sanctions Five Islamist militants were Two other accused in the would hamper talks’ sentenced to death on Tues- case died in “gunfights” with Varghese K. George with U.S officials are also ex- BISHKEK day by a special court in law enforcers. Washington pected to cover India’s role Russian President Vladimir Bangladesh for murdering a Among those sentenced Terming the murder of In- in Afghanistan and the ex- Putin on Tuesday said Japanese citizen in 2015. was Masud Rana, the JMB’s dian engineer Srinivas tent of India-U.S cooperation Moscow opposed any new sanctions against the Syrian The convicts are the mem- 24-year-old area chief. Pro- Kuchibhotla “disturbing”, in the Pacific, among other leadership as they would bers of the banned outfit secutors say he fired the fatal White House Press Secretary issues. undermine peace efforts to Jama’atul Mujahideen shot at Hoshi. Sean Spicer said on Monday Mr. Spicer made a passing end the civil war. Moscow is Bangladesh (JMB), which or- that President Donald mention of the attack in preparing to veto a draft chestrated a string of explo- Plan to appeal Trump is dedicated to pre- Kansas that killed Kuchib- resolution that would impose sions in 63 Bangladesh dis- A defence lawyer said the serving the right to religious hotla and injured his friend sanctions on Damascus. AFP tricts in 2005. The JMB was five convicts were disappoin- freedom of all Americans. Alok Madasani while dis- later outlawed. ted with the verdict and The safety of Indians in Sean Spicer cussing the recurring incid- The Islamic State (IS) had would appeal to a higher America will also feature in ents of vandalism targeting Civilians flee fighting, claimed responsibility for To the gallows?: One of the convicted Islamist militants at the court. Foreign Secretary S propose news steps in bilat- the Jewish community. “I privation in west Mosul Kunio Hoshi’s murder in Oc- court in Rangpur, Bangladesh, on Tuesday. AFP Hoshi first visited Jaishankar’s discussions eral relations, accounting for wanted to note the Presid- MOSUL tober 2015, but the govern- Bangladesh in 2011. Later he with several U.S inter- Mr. Trump’s priorities. The ent continues to be deeply Hundreds of civilians fled ment has repeatedly said the The killing, which made Indian and three Banglade- decided to live permanently locutors he would be meet- official said the visit would disappointed and concerned through the desert on West Asia-based terrorist international news head- shis at the Holey Artisan in Rangpur. Since foreign citing here over the next three be significant in terms of set- by the reports of further Tuesday to escape fighting group has no presence in lines, was similar to that of Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan izens cannot remain in days. Mr. Jaishankar will ting the contours of India’s vandalism at Jewish com- and privation in Mosul, Bangladesh. the murder of an Italian aid area. Bangladesh for more than meet several White House engagement with America munity,” he said, noting that joining thousands of others who left their homes as Masked assailants riding worker, Cesare Tavella, 50, While announcing the ver- three months at a stretch and State Department offi- under Mr. Trump. Mr. such incidents had been re- conditions worsen in the city's motorcycles shot Hoshi sev- in Dhaka’s Gulshan diplo- dict, the judge of the special without a work permit, he cials, and will explore the Trump has not yet ap- ported from around the west. Iraqi forces launched a eral times when he was matic area barely a week be- court in Rangpur observed left and re-entered the coun- options of a possible visit by pointed deputy and assist- country. “The President major push on February 19 to heading to his farm in a fore Hoshi was killed. The IS that Hoshi’s murder was try to renew his visa status, Prime Minister Narendra ant secretaries of State who continues to condemn these recapture the west of the city northern district. The 66 had claimed responsibility “aimed at destabilising the visiting China and, most re- Modi to the U.S in the com- drive policy. Immigration, and any other form of anti- from the Islamic State jihadist year-old had been living in for Tavella’s murder as well. country and hurting the eco- cently, India. ing months, according to In- H-1B visas and safety of Indi- Semitic and hateful acts in group, retaking the airport Bangladesh for a year in a The case is still in court. nomy”. “It was a premedit- Many locals said Hoshi dian diplomatic sources. ans have been pushed to the the strongest terms... early and then advancing north. AFP rented house in Rangpur Later, on July 1, 2016, Is- ated murder,” the judge said. had converted to Islam. He A State Department offi- foreground due to recent de- reports out of Kansas are town, and was engaged in lamist militants killed nine He acquitted an accused was later buried in a Muslim cial told The Hindu that he velopments, but Mr. equally disturbing,” Mr. farming. Italians, seven Japanese, one as charges brought against graveyard in the town. expected Mr. Jaishankar to Jaishankar’s discussions Spicer added. 160 killed in Myanmar clashes over 3 months NAYPYIDAW CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC At least 160 people have died Kim death: in three months of clashes Taking it easy Extremist forces delaying between the military and 2 women to ethnic armed groups in Myanmar’s Shan State, the Army said on Tuesday amid reconciliation: Sri Lanka be charged efforts to revive flagging peace talks. More than Agence France-Presse 20,000 people have been Minister says govt. has made far-reaching gains in two years Kuala Lumpur displaced. The unrest has also Two women arrested for spilled over into neighbouring Meera Srinivasan tion, the Foreign Minister the nerve agent assassina- Kachin State. AFP Colombo said six sub-committees tion of Kim Jong-nam are to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister tasked with deliberating sub- be charged with his Mangala Samaraweera on jects such as fundamental murder, Malaysia said on Israel begins evacuating Tuesday attributed to “ex- rights, judiciary, law and or- Tuesday, as North Korea nine settler homes tremist forces” the perceived der, public finance, public sent a senior diplomat to WEST BANK delay on the part of the Sri service, and centre-peri- seek the return of the Israeli forces began Lankan government in mov- phery relations had handed body. evacuating nine homes in the ing ahead with reconciliat- over their reports to the Con- The spectacular killing West Bank settlement of Ofra ory efforts. The extremists, stitutional Assembly. of Kim Jong-un’s half- on Tuesday, following a he addded, were creating brother with VX, a fast-act- Supreme Court decision that roadblocks for narrow polit- Tripartite talks ing poison developed for ruled they were built on private Palestinian land. ical gains. Despite that, the reports are warfare, sparked an inter- Dozens of settlers and their Speaking at the 34th ses- yet to be taken up for parlia- national probe and lurid supporters were protesting sion of the United Nations mentary debate, prompting stories of Pyongyang’s Cold on the rooftops as military Human Rights Council in President Maithripala Siris- War-style tradecraft. and police forces handed the Geneva, the Minister said: ena to initiate tripartite talks South Korea says its isol- evacuation orders to settler Drawing ire: This photo of U.S. President Donald Trump’s adviser Kellyanne Conway (left), “While stubbornly refusing Foreign Minister Mangala with Prime Minister Ranil ated neighbour was behind leaders and asked them to clicked at the Oval Oice on Monday, has sparked an online debate about decorum in the White to acknowledge any of the Samaraweera spoke at a Wickremesinghe and Leader the assassination and cooperate. AP House. Many have accused Ms. Conway of lacking respect for the oice of the President. AFP far-reaching gains we have session of the UNHRC of Opposition R. claims the North’s agents made in the last two years, in Geneva. FILE PHOTO Sampanthan, and expedite engaged two outsiders to they argue that we have the Constitution-making pro- carry out the murder. either done too much or too Sri Lanka has committed to cess. Mr. Samaraweera had “They will be charged in Trump, Xi Jinping could meet as early as May little.” — Mr. Samaraweera told the earlier said the government court under Section 302 Council that the draft legisla- would ask for more time to [murder] of the penal Atul Aneja not yet clear whether the daily South China Morning President Trump earlier this Rights abuses tion on the Truth-Seeking take its efforts forward. code,” Attorney General Beijing proposed presidential sum- Post has quoted Wu Xinbo, month, triggering a string of Sri Lanka made several com- Commission would be Sri Lanka is expected to Mohamed Apandi Ali told A meeting between U.S. mit would be linked with director of the Centre for high-level contacts. Chinese mitments to the UN body in presented to the Cabinet of push for a “technical AFP, referring to the two President Donald Trump this mega-event. American Studies at Fudan Foreign Minister Wang Yi September 2015, when it co- Ministers within the next rollover” of the 2015 resolu- suspects. The women, and his Chinese counterpart “This time, State Coun- University, as saying that the met U.S. Secretary of State sponsored a consensus resol- two months. tion in order to buy more from Indonesia and Viet- Xi Jinping could be held as cilor Yang’s trip to the summit between Mr. Xi and Rex Tillerson at the G20 ution calling for a credible time to fulfil its promises to nam, will appear in court early as May. United States was directed Mr. Trump could take place talks in Bonn, Germany. Mr. judicial process to probe al- International standards its people, seven years after on Wednesday. The hopes for the summit towards a meeting between “no later than May”. Yang also spoke to Mr. leged rights abuses. He noted that the govern- the country’s bloody civil If convicted, they could were raised following high- President Xi and President A Xinhua report pub- Tillerson last week. However, sections of Sri ment was progressing with war ended. face death by hanging. level talks between China’s Trump, maybe even before lished on Tuesday said Mr. The deterioration of the Lankan society, particularly the formulation of the legal The Foreign Minister’s re- Kim, a well-travelled top diplomat Yang Jiechi May. Of course, if Trump Yang called on Mr. Trump. security situation on the those living in the north and framework of the proposed marks in Geneva come even polyglot who fell out of fa- and a string of senior offi- joins the May summit [on U.S. Vice-President Mike Korean Peninsula also ap- east, have been dissatisfied Counter Terrorism Act. as hundreds of people in the vour at home after a cials from the Trump ad- the Belt and Road], he Pence and Mr. Trump’s son- pears to have acquired top with the pace of government Following criticism over island nation’s north and botched 2001 attempt to ministration. Mr. Yang also would be very welcome,” in-law Jared Kushner were priority in Sino-U.S. ties. initiatives. the draft legislation, the gov- east are protesting for their get into Japan on a false called on Mr. Trump on Wang Yiwei, Professor at the also at the meeting. “The North Korean issue Outlining the steps taken ernment is said to be fine- land to be released by the passport, died less than 20 Monday. School of International Rela- The Chinese official’s was another important part by the government on truth, tuning it to meet interna- Army, and for a convincing minutes after he was set China is hosting a summit tions at Renmin University, Washington visit follows a of Councillor Yang’s visit,” reconciliation, accountabil- tional standards. response from the govern- upon at the Kuala Lumpur in May on its Belt and Road told The Hindu. telephonic conversation said Prof. Wang of Renmin ity and non-recurrence — the Pointing to work done on ment on thousands of disap- International Airport on Initiative (BRI), but it was The Hong Kong-based between President Xi and University. “four-pillar approach” that drafting the new Constitu- peared persons. February 13. Nigerian army accused of slaughtering civilians Claims made by residents of former Boko Haram territories

Dionne Searcey Maiduguri A wheelbarrow saved his life. Sprawled across it, Babagana felt every bump, moaning in pain from four bullet wounds. Covered in his blood, his pregnant wife helped roll him across the Nigerian countryside to a hospital. Somehow, Babagana sur- vived the makeshift ambu- lance ride. More than 80 men from his village had been shot to death, he said, Not always a liberator: A ile photo of a soldier in the town of all of them forced to strip to Gwoza. The Nigerian army has a history of rights abuses. AP the waist and lie face down. The gunmen then burned from areas previously sealed children and infants for their small farming village off by Boko Haram start to weeks at a time after their before speeding away. stream out. families have escaped or The attack fit the pattern The Nigerian army has a been freed from Boko of rampages by Boko Haram long record of human rights Haram territory. Huge de- terrorist group. But abuses. In 2013, soldiers tention centres have been Babagana and multiple wit- burned homes and opened set up to hold families until nesses to the attack in June, fire in the village of Baga, civilians with perceived sym- as well as another one days killing as many as 200 pathies for Boko Haram can before in a neighbouring vil- people, survivors said. be weeded out. Last month, lage, say the massacres were “We are guided by rules the Nigerian military mis- carried out by the Nigerian and guided by our transpar- takenly bombed a displaced military. ency of operations,” said persons camp, killing at least In recent months, the Ni- Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, 90 civilians. gerian military has made the director of defence in- Humanitarian workers for great headway in its war formation for the Nigerian the UN said they had heard against Boko Haram. military. He denied that the repeated complaints from ci- But reports of civilian military was responsible for vilians that the military had massacres have emerged in the massacres. been evacuating villages and recent weeks as residents The military has detained burning them. NYT CM ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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market watch 28-02-2017 % OECD cuts 2016-17 GDP CHANGE Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd dd Tata, DoCoMo reach 28,743 -0.24 US Dollar dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 66.69 dddd 0.03 Goldddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 30,150 dddd 0.08 Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 55.44 dd -1.35 out-of-court pact growth forecast to 7% NIFTY 50

PRICE CHANGE ACC ...... 1411.50...... -6.00 Urges reforms in labour law, energy, education Adani Ports...... 301.75...... 5.10 Agreement could result in $1.18 bn. being paid to DoCoMo Ambuja Cements ... . 229.35...... -0.55 report, Economic Affairs Secretary Asian Paints ...... 1024.20...... 22.25 Special Correspondent NEW DELHI Aurobindo Pharma . 677.20...... -2.15 K.T. Jagannathan Shaktikanta Das reiterated that one of Axis Bank ...... 506.65...... -2.30 CHENNAI The Organisation for Economic Co- the most major tax reforms in India, Bajaj Auto ...... 2755.90..... -39.15 Tata Sons has formally an- operation and Development (OECD) the Goods and Services Tax, would Bank of Baroda ...... 165.30...... 0.90

Bharti Airtel ...... 365.15...... 9.45 nounced that it has reached on Tuesday cut its growth projection roll out from July 1. BHEL ...... 162.45...... 9.65 reached an agreement with for India in 2016-17 to 7% from the 7.4% The report raised some issues that Bosch ...... 21583.25..... -62.50 NTT DoCoMo of Japan, its it had projected last year. could alter the performance of the In- BPCL ...... 670.05..... -37.65 joint venture partner in Tata The OECD, in its Economic Survey dian economy, including the bank NPA Cipla...... 583.70...... -1.55

Coal India ...... 321.90...... -8.05 Teleservices Ltd., for an out- of India 2017 report, forecast a growth issue and geopolitical risks. Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2849.95...... -7.05 of-court settlement of their rate of 7.3% for 2017-18 and 7.7% for “Highly-leveraged companies and Eicher Motors ...... 24130.10... -207.25 dispute. 2018-19. public banks with large non-perform- GAIL (India) ...... 516.90...... 1.60

Grasim Ind ...... 990.20..... -28.15 “In the larger national in- “We all recognise that India has ing loans are exposed to major shocks

HCL Tech...... 840.10...... 0.15 terest of preserving a fair in- been a star performer in gloomy times emanating from domestic and foreign HDFC...... 1370.05...... -5.65 vestment environment in In- for the world economy,” Angel Gurría, financial markets,” the report said. HDFC Bank...... 1390.10...... -3.50 dia, we have reached an Secretary-General, OECD said during “Investment would suffer and recapit- Hero MotoCorp...... 3138.10..... -37.80

Hindalco ...... 184.35...... 3.60 agreement with NTT the release of the report. “We launch alisation needs would increase, with a Hind Unilever ...... 865.90...... -0.55 DoCoMo on a joint approach about 25 OECD Economic Surveys negative impact on economic growth ICICI Bank ...... 276.35...... -2.50 to enable enforcement of the every year, and it is not often that I get and the fiscal deficit,” according to the Idea Cellular ...... 115.85...... 1.30 June 22, 2016, London Court to announce growth figures of 7%. report. IndusInd Bank ...... 1312.60...... -6.70

Bharti Infratel ...... 284.25...... -3.90 of International Arbitration This is more than double the current However, the report added that Infosys ...... 1012.40...... 0.00 (LCIA) award,” a release global growth figure, and four times while banks’ stressed assets have in- ITC ...... 262.20...... -2.40 said. the OECD average. At the same time, creased in recent years, reaching Kotak Bank ...... 802.10...... 1.60

L&T ...... 1469.20...... 3.35 “As a gesture of good faith inflation, the current account deficit, 12.3% of GDP in September 2016, “the Lupin...... 1474.10...... 10.00 and in accordance with the and the central government deficit increase in NPLs (non-performing M&M ...... 1312.15...... 18.30 Tata group’s long-standing have all been brought down in the past loans) largely reflects greater recogni- Maurti Suzuki ...... 5922.50..... -29.00 record of adherence to con- few years.” tion of them, rather than a further de- NTPC ...... 162.95...... -2.45

ONGC ...... 193.55...... -1.15 tractual commitments that it Mr. Gurria, however, said that this terioration of underlying PowerGrid Corp ...... 192.15...... -0.60 has always enjoyed both in In good faith: The two parties have jointly applied to the Delhi was not the time to “rest on one’s fundamentals”. Reliance Ind...... 1238.05...... -0.85 India and abroad, the board HC to accept their agreed terms of settlement. REUTERS laurels” and that the reform mo- Within tax reform, the survey re- State Bank ...... 269.20...... 0.95

Sun Pharma ...... 679.00...... 4.55 of Tata Sons has decided to mentum must continue to make port highlighted some key measures Tata Motors ...... 456.75...... -1.05 withdraw its objections to ings in the United Kingdom exit the venture at a pre-de- growth more inclusive. that were needed to increase revenue Tata Motors DVR ... . 276.00...... -1.15 the enforcement of the and the United States for a termined minimum price. “Progress is needed on many and align the system to international Tata Power ...... 82.60...... -0.10 award in India,” the release period of time,” the release The Reserve Bank of India, fronts, including making labour laws standards. Tata Steel ...... 482.70...... 2.10

TCS...... 2466.25..... -23.60 added. said. however, felt that such an more flexible, bank recapitalisation, The OECD recommended imple- Tech Mahindra...... 499.40...... -0.40 The two parties have The move for an amicable exit could happen only at pricing of water and energy, easing menting the reduction of the corpor- UltraTech Cement ..3774.55...... 37.35 jointly applied to the Delhi resolution of the issue has fair market value in tune stringent product market regulations ate tax rate from 30% to 25%, provide Wipro ...... 488.80...... -0.95

YES Bank...... 1452.70...... 30.80 High Court, requesting that been hailed by C. Sivasank- with an amended rule in and continuing to improve access to certainty regarding tax rules and their

Zee Entertainment . 509.45...... 5.65 it accept their agreed terms aran, of the Sterling Group, 2013. education, to mention just a few,” he implementation, and increase the of settlement, subject to who had also invested in the Since then, the dispute said. number and training of staff employed such further orders as the shares of Tata Teleservices. between the two has be- Also speaking at the launch of the in the tax administration. EXCHANGE RATES Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at Court sees fit. “I welcome the settle- come a legal war. The 4 p.m. on February 28 The settlement terms, if ment,” Mr. Sivasankaran DoCoMo dispute and the al- CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL approved by the Delhi High said. “I am happy. And, I am leged favours shown to Mr. US Dollar ...... 66.49...... 66.81 Court, would clear the way looking forward that this will Sivasankaran have all be- Euro ...... 70.46...... 70.80 Core sector growth slows British Pound...... 82.66...... 83.06 for the $1.18 billion already pave the way for Tata Sons come a subject matter of a Japanese Yen (100) ..... 59.23...... 59.52 deposited by Tata Sons with to have a similar agreement high-voltage spat between Press Trust of India January this year is the lowest since Chinese Yuan ...... 9.68...... 9.73 the Delhi High Court to be with other shareholders the former chairman of Tata NEW DELHI August 2016, when the segments had Swiss Franc...... 66.14...... 66.47 paid to NTT DoCoMo, the re- who have pledged their Sons Cyrus Mistry and Ratan The growth of eight core sectors recorded a growth of 3.2%. It is also Singapore Dollar ...... 47.50...... 47.75

Canadian Dollar ...... 50.46...... 50.70 lease said. It would also al- shares with banks. This Tata. slowed down to a five-month low of lower than that of 5.6% seen in Malaysian Ringitt ...... 14.96...... 15.05 low DoCoMo to transfer its move will do a lot of good,” Eventually, it culminated 3.4% in January mainly due to con- December 2016. Source:Indian Bank shares in Tata Teleservices he said. in the ouster of Mr. Mistry as traction in output of refinery The core sectors, which contribute Limited. the chairman of Tata Sons. products, fertiliser and cement. The 38% to the total industrial production, BULLION RATES CHENNAI “As part of this joint ap- Exit option Much water has flowed since growth rate of eight infrastructure expanded 4.8% in April - January this February 28 rates in rupees with previous rates in plication, and in anticipation In 2009, DoCoMo acquired then, and the latest accord sectors of coal, crude oil, natural gas, fiscal compared with 2.9% growth in parentheses of the matter being finally 26.5% stake in Tata Teleser- with DoCoMo comes within refinery products, fertilisers, steel, ce- the same period in the previous finan- Bar Silver (1 kg) ...... 44,085.. (44,140) resolved in India, DoCoMo vices. The two also agreed days of N. Chandrasekaran ment and electricity was 5.7% in Janu- cial year, according to the data re- Retail (1 g) ...... 47.10.... (47.20)

24 ct gold (10 g)...... 30,010.. (30,010) has agreed to suspend its re- on a clause at that time that taking over as the new chair- ary 2016. leased by the commerce and industry 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 2,851.... (2,851) lated enforcement proceed- allowed the Japanese firm to man of Tata Sons. Infrastructure sectors’ expansion in ministry on Tuesday. Providence Mercedes unveils Defence to be largest business exits Idea by new E-Class sedan selling stake of Reliance Group: Anil Ambani

Special Correspondent CHENNAI Group eyes ofset opportunity as India’s defence imports stand at 70% P5 Asia Investments Mauri- tius, an arm of private Piyush Pandey building next-generation missile equity firm Providence MUMBAI vessels and a next-generation cor- Equity Partners, sold its re- Defence will emerge as the largest vette this year. “Reliance Group’s maining 3.33% stake, or 12 business for the Reliance Group, entry into the defence sector is crore shares, in Idea Cellu- said Anil Ambani, chairman of Reli- driven by the new policy of Make in lar Ltd. for about ₹1,287.84 ance Group in a presentation to India and Skill India which makes crore in an open market analysts on Monday as Reliance De- available the large opportunity for transaction on Tuesday. fence gears to tap defence oppor- the group. Contrary to general per- According to the bulk tunities worth ₹1 lakh crore annu- ception, defence is [a] low-capital deals data on the BSE, the ally in the Indian defence market. business with high turnover,” said PE firm had sold the shares “There is a huge opportunity for Mr. Ambani adding that his vision at ₹107.32 per share. Gold- Hot wheels: Roland Folger, MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, private sector in the defence busi- was to be the leading manufacturer man Sachs India Fund Ltd. unveils the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan in Mumbai. ness as currently India imports and supplier of ‘state-of -the-art’ had picked up 2.25 crore 70% of its defence requirement in advanced weapon platforms, shares in the sale, while Special Correspondent dia,” said Roland Folger, value terms and accounts for 14% of Anil Ambani equipment, systems and hardware the remaining buyers were MUMBAI managing director and chief the global defence imports in “to meet the domestic require- not immediately known. Mercedes-Benz India has in- executive officer, Mercedes- 2016,” said Anil Ambani addressing orders comprising landing plat- ments of the Indian Armed Forces The development comes troduced the all new E-Class Benz India. a gathering of 80 analysts in Mum- form dock and anti submarine war- and to mark our presence across close to a month after luxury sedan in the Indian It took almost 48 months bai on Monday. “Overall, India Off- fare and shallow water craft. the world.” Vodafone Group Plc con- market at a starting price of for the company to develop set opportunities are in excess of Reliance Defence is planning to In aerospace, Reliance Defence firmed that it is in talks to ₹56.15 lakh for the E200 pet- this 10th generation E-Class ₹77,000 crore with peak obligation bid for the construction of two in- has set up a 51: 49 JV, Dassault Reli- merge its India unit with rol version and ₹69.47 lakh sedan from scratch. This is of ₹10,000 crore in 2018. This is a digenous aircraft carriers worth ance Aerospace Ltd., which plans Idea Cellular, signalling an for the E 350d diesel version for the first time that a right big playing field for the Indian ₹90,000 crore and 12 submarines to be a key player in the offset op- intensification of the con- ex-showroom Mumbai. hand drive long wheelbase private sector,” he said. worth ₹1.2 lakh crore. The com- portunity for the Rafael 36 consolidation wave in the In- “This luxury sedan is version of the sedan has Reliance Defence has submitted pany is also planning to submit tract. The annual budget for Indian dian telecom sector. Made in India and for In- been introduced in India. bids for ₹30,000 crore of defence bids worth another ₹30,000 for defence is about ₹2.6 lakh crore. Britannia-Chipita JV to start India worthy of rating upgrade: OECD production in Tamil Nadu Government needs to do much more to promote India, says OECD’s Gurria

New brand to deine fresh category of croissants Arun S served a higher rating, “You NEW DELHI don’t take policy measures Indrani Dutta Chipita to finalise definitive agree- Internationally influential to satisfy rating agencies... to KOLKATA ments including a JV agreement,” the think-tank, Organisation for get a better rating.” He ad- The first manufacturing line under company had said. Economic Co-operation and ded, “You take policy meas- the Britannia-Chipita joint venture is In an email interview with The Development (OECD) on ures because they are in the set to begin production in Tamil Hindu, Mr. Berry said that there would Tuesday threw its weight be- best interest of the country... Nadu from early next year, the com- be substantial gains for BIL through hind India saying the coun- and the consequence may be pany said. This would entail an in- the proposed JV. “We are in the bakery try is worthy of a credit rat- that the rating agencies will vestment of about ₹90 crore. space and with this JV, we have got a ing upgrade, but cautioned recognise them.” The rating “The new line of products that will partner par excellence in this segment Indian policy makers against agencies have become “ul- emerge from the JV will not be an ex- across many countries. Within bakery, taking measures only with tra-cautious” after the debt tension of the existing brand portfo- it is a wholly new segment”, he said. an aim to get a better rating. of the firms they granted the lio, but will be branded separately,” Mr. Berry had said earlier that BIL was The OECD also said the In- highest (AAA) ratings, went Britannia managing director Varun working on opportunities in the bis- dian government needed to wrong — leading to the 2007- Berry said. cuit business adjacent to the macro- do “much more”, in terms of Trade trick: The government needs to be a “good salesman” by 08 American sub-prime “The manufacturing facility will be snacking space. promoting India through informing rating agencies of its reforms, says Mr. Gurria. PTI mortgage crisis and then the located within our existing plants so “We are in the process of finalising road shows. The government 2008-09 Great Recession. that the logistics costs are rational- the brand names,” Mr. Berry said, needs to be a “good sales- years at ‘BBB (-)’ — or the hood of them defaulting. Ac- Mr. Gurría said: “Today ised,” Mr. Berry said. “We are hope- adding “it gives us a strong runway for man” — by informing global lowest investment grade, cording to the Indian you need to do much more ful that this partnership, in the adja- aggressive growth in a completely new investors and rating agencies which is only a grade above government’s Economic Sur- to convince them that you cent bakery segment will take us to category of croissants. The offerings about the reforms it had “junk” status for govern- vey 2016-17, “India’s ratings deserve a better rating.” new paths of growth.” Britannia will would be a completely new format of already undertaken (and will ment/sovereign bonds. Lead- have remained stuck at the However, he added, “You have a majority stake in the JV. The centre-filled croissants in a range of do so in the future) “in the ing international credit rat- much lower level of BBB-, (Indian government) have location currently being evaluated is fruity and non-fruity (chocolate and best interest of the country” ing firms such as Standard & despite the country’s dra- got to be a good salesman… Perundurai, a company-owned unit. vanilla) fillings and will be at an afford- as well as their positive im- Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch matic improvement in go and do road shows. Britannia said in a regulatory filing able price.” Britannia has positioned pact on the economy, ac- rate government/sovereign growth and macro-economic You’ve got to tell everybody last week that it had signed a non- the product as a bridge category cording to Angel Gurría, Sec- bonds on the basis of lend- stability since 2014.” you are going to do a bond binding MoU with Chipita, a Greek between biscuits, chocolates and fresh retary-General, OECD. ing risks — or, in other Mr. Gurría told The Hindu issue, and that is good op- company, for exploring certain busi- bakery and will offer ‘on-the-go-break- India’s (sovereign) credit words, their estimation of on the sidelines of a Confed- portunity to tell everybody, ness opportunities. “The company is fast’ to millennials, who comprise a rating has remained un- the borrower’s ability to re- eration of Indian Industry- the rating agencies and in- in advanced stages of discussion with large part of India’s population. changed for the past several pay its debt and the likeli- event that though India de- vestors, what you are doing.”

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 14 BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF INTERVIEW|SUNIL MITTAL Spectrum auctions to be TRAI is now alive to some issues held annually: Deepak It’s the regulator’s responsibility to ensure an amicable co-existence of operators Telecom Secretary says India is now gearing up for 5G Vikas Dhoot BARCELONA Vikas Dhoot BARCELONA India could do with just three private telecom operators and the telecom regulator needs to have a longer term vision for the sec- The government will hold Nissan Motor clocks tor rather than just react ‘in fits and starts’ to market develop- fresh spectrum auctions export of 7 lakh cars ments, opines Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal. Edited ex- between July and December CHENNAI cerpts from an interaction at the Mobile World Congress. this year and the exercise Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. will be an annual affair from has exported seven lakh now, Telecom Secretary JS ‘Made in India’ Nissan and You said the telecom active manner. I am glad that TRAI has called upon a group Deepak said here on Tues- Datsun cars, the company industry’s global day. The Centre is also work- said. Nissan Motor achieved of experts to look at the long- reputation is just slightly ing to ensure that India em- the milestone in seven term roadmap that will talk of better than that of braces 5G telecom networks years. “With our plans to tobacco… interconnect, issues of tariffs, launch eight new products predatory pricing or closed in tandem with the rest of for the Indian market by ■ Yes, it’s terrible. We did a user networks. I think it’s the the world, unlike 3G and 4G 2021 as announced earlier, survey. It has improved by 1% responsibility of the regulator <> Like we have a fair Jio has said they are going technologies whose rollout the future is bright and last year. But that’s nothing. to ensure an amicable co-ex- usage policy, we will to charge for services was far slower, he said. “We are looking to do a Spectrum mart: Mr. Deepak says telecom is like a supermarket exciting for Nissan in India,” People remember us only istence of operators. TRAI is create a fair roaming from April 1. When do you see the situation easing? spectrum auction every year that can sell goods over time. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO said Guillaume Sicard, when there are call drops or a coming alive to some of these policy President, Nissan India data session is going slow. If (long pending) issues. I only so that telcos can plan their Sunil Mittal, ■ It will ease once Reliance Operations. you have no problems, you hope when these recom- needs, whether they need to don’t want it, it’s okay, we things,” he said. Chairman, GSMA probably gets some scale. are not going to remember mendations come from TRAI, trade it, buy it from will keep it,” he said. “We are very keen to be Their whole need is to get me. Of the four-five issues we they don’t land us in further Will that allow someone else or come to the While limited spectrum with the world and have scale, customers, revenues. L&T arm signs ive-year picked up, the biggest one is litigation but are futuristic, competition? auction. This ensures com- was offered in auctions till done a lot of preparation. The good news is they have pact with Shell Global international roaming and we visionary and takes care of all plete certainty and policy 2015, since last year, the gov- We came out with M2M (ma- CHENNAI announced they are going to have woken up to that. I have stakeholders. The competition now lies in stability,” Mr. Deepak said, ernment has started putting chine-to-machine) L&T Hydrocarbon charge from April. But, we taken the lead as the GSMA the space which is increas- on the sidelines of the Mo- all the available spectrum on guidelines in 2015 and have Engineering (LTHE) has think it is unsustainable for chairman to launch a war on You have hinted ingly outside our control. bile World Congress. sale in line with a Supreme issued draft service pro- signed a ive-year the industry to give 1GB a day roaming bill shocks. Some consolidation could People are using us just as a This year’s auctions are Court judgement, the secret- viders’ guidelines on which Enterprise Framework for that price. murmuring was there be- reduce the number of journey to get to the destina- likely to be held between ary said. we have got comments.” Agreement with Shell July and December and the “Indian telecom is now The department is also Global Solutions cause the roaming revenue players to four… tion whether it is Facebook Will it hurt revenues and department of telecom is like a spectrum supermar- framing a policy on the use International B.V., for pool is about $50 billion. If or Whatsapp. So most of the ■ When we went from 2 to 4 profits? soon going to send a request ket. If a supermarket doesn’t of higher frequency spec- providing engineering, this pool drops, local tariffs battle is being fought there. or 5 players, it was okay. But to telecom regulator TRAI sell all its goods in one day, it trum for different purposes, procurement and may go up. My view is if the With 1 GB a day offers at ₹303 ■ It’s better than zero. We going to 12 operators has led construction management local tariff goes up by a few plus eight or nine rupees a have been living with zero for its recommendations on doesn’t get a heart attack or including 5G services and is to $20-$25 billion being writ- services for Shell projects in paise, it’s alright. Don’t have month for the next 12 for the last six months. Even- the spectrum to be sold, the high blood pressure. It will expected to unveil it in the ten off. You could have built Middle East, South-East those roaming shocks that months, the paradigm has tually, this industry needs to price and newer spectrum sell the next day, next week, next three months. roads, bridges and god knows Asia and India. LTHE’s oice keep on coming across the shifted. If it carries on at have return on capital or else bands that could be offered. next month,” he pointed Reacting to Bharti Airtel what all with that money. If in India will be Shell’s High globe. even half of this level after investments in future net- Before July, the department out. “Even if I may believe chairman Sunil Mittal’s com- you take BSNL out, it is four Value Engineering Centre. Like we have a fair usage the promotional offer, it’s works will slow down. will frame a policy for the that not even 1 Mhz will sell, ments that governments policy, we will create a fair operators – which is clearly very inexpensive compared use of various spectrum I will put it on sale year after around the world tax tele- us, Vodafone-Idea combined roaming policy. In this one to the world. Jio has 100 million bands, including high fre- year,” he added. com firms with a heavy Hiring tech start-up and Jio with one more which year, my personal delivery to subscribers but quency bands. hand, Mr. Deepak said it’s Belong raises $10mn. could be RCOM, Aircel, Tatas. Early mover this industry is that this inter- Would you like to see incumbents like you When asked if industry difficult to ask for lower BENGALURU If all three of them come to- national roaming should go another auction this year? haven’t lost as many would be interested in pick- While South Korea is expec- taxes as the finance ministry Belong, a start-up that gether, then there may be a away and bring 5% to 7% up users. Could Jio lose ing up spectrum as players ted to be the first country to also needs revenue to spend helps companies hire talent case for a fourth operator. But our reputation index. ■ It won’t happen. There is numbers once it starts to like Bharti have said there is rollout 5G network services on health, education, wel- using technology, said it just between the two of them, enough spectrum that has charge? now a spectrum surplus on in time for the 2018 Winter fare and infrastructure. raised $10 million in they are sub-10% market series-B funding led by TRAI has come out with a been tanked up by us, at their hands, Mr. Deepak Olympics, Mr. Deepak said “There can always be an share and declining very fast ■ venture capital irm Sequoia paper on predatory least. Vodafone–Idea merger That’s simple. It’s dual said, “Industry is not a India is keen to be an early issue of what is less and because you need serious in- Capital India. Existing pricing. Is it too little, too will yield a lot of spectrum SIM. Almost anybody with a monolith. One operator you mover. more. I mean, none of us is investor Matrix Partners late? vestments not only to cover for them. I would say Jio has Reliance SIM has another spoke to may not need spec- “Wewerelatein3Gand happy with the income tax India also participated.It up 3G networks, you now picked up the spectrum they SIM. So, you are right. We trum, but there are possibil- 4G and we are very keen rate that we pay. Yes, com- ■ would use the funds to You said it. I am not going to need a rollout of 4G net- have wanted. They may want have not lost customers. We ities of other players who that India should not be de- panies need to get spectrum accelerate product say it. My view is the regulator works. So my view is that a little bit here and there... have gained customers. But may want it.” prived of 5G. It is not only a and need to make money on development, expand sales needs to have a long-term vis- there is a question mark So who is the buyer? We they also have 100 million, so “We are putting up new communication issue, it is a their operations so they in- and support operations. ion for the sector. You cannot whether that entity will come have moved to a spectrum- the math doesn’t add up. bands that can be used for productivity issue for invest, but apart from service Belong said it enabled be doing things in fits and into some shape or form with surplus situation for now. My The answer is double SIM. other applications including dustry. It has wider applica- tax, licence fee and spec- customers like Cisco and starts. I think too much of three of them coming prediction is that there can’t The usage will come down. 5G. Someone may now want tions in smart cities and trum charges add up to less Amazon hire talent. activity is happening in a re- together. be an auction in 2017–18. Subscribers, I don’t think so. 500 Mhz as well. And if they grids and all kinds of than 12%,” he pointed out.

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 SPORT 15 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF ‘We’ll need to get him six Bagan bests Valencia Joins Bengaluru FC in the group league

more times to seal the series’ Amitabha Das Sharma for a nice cross from Bal- Bagan on the away-goal rule Kolkata want in the Valencia box. but before the visitor could Mohun Bagan thumped Club The Bagan forward seemed plot another strike, the host Olga Korbut auctions off Starc says Kohli’s will be the key wicket in the three remaining Tests Valencia of Maldives 4-1 in to find a touch on the ball introduced Japanese play- Olympic medals Agence France-Presse the return leg of their AFC but referee Vo Minh Tri of maker Katsumi Yusa in the LONDON New Delhi Cup play-off at the Rabindra Vietnam decided that the fi- middle. Olga Korbut, the gymnastics Sarobar Stadium here on nal touch on the goal-bound This quickly turned things darling of the 1972 Munich Mitchell Starc may have got Tuesday. ball came from Nihan. in the hosts favour as Yusa Virat Kohli out for a duck in Olympics who has apparently Jeje Lalpekhlua was The second half saw fashioned two brilliant fallen on hard times, has sold the first innings of the Pune denied a hat-trick as his Valencia put up a much im- moves that saw Bagan scor- off her Games medals and Test, but the Australian fast second strike was penciled ing twice in quick succes- other trophies through a U.S. bowler insists the battle has proved performance and in as an own-goal by Valen- that helped it pull one back sion. auction house. Thirty-two just begun. cia defender Hussain Nihan, The result: lots, including two golds and “We know (Kohli) is going through its Nigerian striker who seemed to have the fi- Godfrey Omodu, in the 52nd Mohun Bagan 4 (Jeje a silver from the Munich to be another key wicket for nal touch in the incident in Lalpekhlua 2-pen, 82, Hussain Olympics, fetched $333,500 minute. the rest of the series. There’s question. Nihan 45-og, Sony Norde 87) bt in a weekend online sale for six more times we’ve got to Sony Norde struck the fi- A 2-2 draw would have Club Valencia 1 (Godfrey the former Soviet gymnast get him out to really cement helped Valencia pip Mohun Omodu 52). who now lives in the USA. nal goal to complete the REUTERS this series,” Starc told report- scoring process and helped ers. “We know he’ll come Bagan join Bengaluru FC, back bigger and stronger.” Maldivian Maziya and Aba- Dzumhur stuns Wawrinka The Australian is well hani Krirachakra of Dhaka in BFC, Bagan to clash at Dubai Open aware of how dangerous the the group league. DUBAI Indian skipper can be once Bagan went into the lead Special Correspondent window starting with the Holder Stan Wawrinka was he gets his eye in. “He’s a in the second minute of the Bengaluru I-League fixture in sensationally dumped out of class player, we all know action when the Valencia Following Mohun Bagan’s Bengaluru on March 11. the Dubai tennis that,” Starc said. “We’re go- left-back Hisam Salem was win, the club is through to Three days later the championships on Tuesday, ing to have to be wary of that beaten 7-6(4), 6-3 in the first hauled up for handling the Group E of the AFC Cup two will meet in the AFC Virat comeback.” round by Damir Dzumhur. ball inside his own box while main draw where it has Cup again in Bengaluru. Rohan Bopanna and Marcin “We are really happy that trying to stop an attempt been clubbed with After the international Matkowski beat second seeds it happened that way for us, from Jeje, who converted the Bengaluru FC. break, Bagan will host Ivan Dodig and Marcel but we know that one Test is resultant penalty. As a consequence, BFC BFC on April 1 in the re- Granollers 5-7, 6-3, [11-9] in not going to win us the Mohun Bagan doubled and Bagan will face each verse fixture in the I- the first round of the series. It’s three important Well begun: Mitchell Starc, who claimed the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli in the the lead in the last minute of other thrice in a 20-day League. doubles. Test matches to go.” irst innings of the opening Test at Pune, feels the battle has just begun AFP the first half when Jeje went Important results: First round: Andy Murray bt Malek CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Jaziri 6-4, 6-1; Damir Dzumhur bt Stan Wawrinka 7-6(4), 6-3; Fernando Pune pitch rated ‘poor’ Touching down Verdasco bt Andreas Seppi 6-2, 7-5; Tomas Berdych bt Lukas Rosol 6-3, 2-1 retd.; BCCI has 14 days to respond to Match Referee’s report Lucas Pouille bt Adam Pavlasek 6-2, 6-2; Evgeny G. Viswanath Match Referee Jeff Crowe. gaonkar, Dhiraj Parsana Mumbai Donskoy bt Mikhail Youzhny “Broad, in accordance (West Zone member, BCCI 6-4, 6-4; Daniel Evans bt The pitch used for the first with Clause 3 of the ICC Ground and Pitch Commit- Dustin Brown 6-2, 6-3; Danill Pitch and Outfield Monitor- tee) and Daljit Singh (Chair- Medvedev bt Omar Alawadhi Test between India and Aus- ing Process ... expressed man, BCCI Ground and Pitch 6-2, 7-5. Doubles: Rohan tralia at Pune has come un- concern over the quality of Committee), were involved Bopanna & Marcin Matkowski der fire from the ICC. the pitch. The report has in the pitch and ground pre- bt Ivan Dodig & Marcel Match Referee Chris been forwarded to the BCCI , paration. Granollers 5-7, 6-3, [11-9]. Broad has given the Maha- AFP which now has 14 days to re- rashtra Cricket Association spond,” the ICC said in a re- Stadium surface a ‘poor’ rat- lease. ing on ‘the balance between bat and ball scale’. “The BCCI’s response will be reviewed by ICC’s general Australia captain Steve manager (cricket), Geoff Al- Smith had described the lardice, and Ranjan pitch as “incredibly dry” in Madugalle from the Emirates the pre-match press confer- Elite Panel of ICC Match Ref- ence. erees. The matter will be de- Two days before the cided in accordance with game, fast bowler Josh clause 4 of the process.” Herath to lead Lanka Hazlewood and spinner The Australian squad heads to the team hotel after landing in Bengaluru on Tuesday. G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR against Bangladesh Nathan Lyon had a hearty Sanctions COLOMBO laugh when told that local Under the ICC’s pitch monit- Left-arm spinner Rangana curator Pandurang Sal- oring process ‘Sanctions for Herath will lead the Sri Lanka gaonkar had predicted the Substandard Pitches and/or Test squad in the two-match ball would fly and the Test Outfields’, the penalty for a home series against would go the distance. Bangladesh beginning March pitch earning a ‘poor’ rating 7 in Galle. Herath led the Sri This is the second time in for the first time is “a warn- Lankan team to victory in a little over 18 months that ing and/or a fine not exceed- November last year, with a the ICC has rated a pitch ing $15,000 given together clean 2-0 sweep against “poor”. In November 2015, with a directive for appropri- Zimbabwe in his first series as the pitch at Nagpur was ate corrective action.” captain. ANI given a “poor” rating by Three curators, Sal- There’s no need to panic; India knows the formula Kohli’s men have to believe the Pune defeat was an aberration

pitches designed for Indian spinners. loss of form or motivation among them- Post-Pune, there has been a meas- selves. ure of chest-beating among cricket When he was captain, Kumble was fans in India who swing between emo- fond of telling his players that they tional highs. On the one hand, they should focus on what they can control expect India to win every match they — their own game, attitude and ap- play; on the other hand, they expect proach — and not fret over what they India to lose every time. cannot, like the weather or toss or play- If India have a bad day at the office ing conditions. SURESH MENON – like they did in the first Test – fans have an even worse day in theirs, seeing Judicious use of DRS ghosts everywhere and reading non-ex- You can control your DRS calls, for ex- ver the length of a series, cricket istent meanings into everything. Per- teams often surprise themselves by ample, and not use up the quota in the O haps this is what keeps the sport alive in first six overs. hitting rock bottom occasionally. They the country, this deep involvement and Wicket-keepers and non-strikers drop catches, they don’t get the DRS remarkable ability to swing from emo- have important roles to play here. right, they struggle on wickets pre- tional highs to lows without any con- Bowlers always believe every appeal pared for them, their much-touted scious effort. ought to be upheld. It is the nature of strengths — batting or bowling — desert All of us are entitled to a bad day at their job. them, the captain’s judgement some- the office. But when you have such a times lets him down personally or bad day that you accidentally shoot Some referrals seemed to indicate where the team is concerned. your colleagues, set fire to the fur- that there was a lack of understanding These mistakes spread out over a niture, swallow the computer and leave about the LBW law. Perhaps the team whole series of 20 or 25 days, often do all the taps running, then it requires needs a classroom session with an not matter. They may even go un- rare maturity to leave things as they umpire. noticed, uncommented on. are, and fall back on what made you There is a lesson for India in Steven Somehow, India managed to work all successful in the first place. Smith’s gritty second-innings century. It those cock-ups into a single concen- In India’s case, these elements in- went against the Indian aesthetic. It was trated period of just three days in Pune. clude skill, self-belief, and a level of fit- not pretty, there were no ooh-making To pack so much inefficiency into such ness unattained by teams of the past. or aah-inspiring strokes. a short period is nothing short of epic. What should India do now? The an- From an early age, Indian batsmen To watch a captain who has scored a swer is simple: Nothing. Both skipper want to appear visually pleasing, and double century in his last four series let Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble would rather play a perfect cover drive a ball go and watch it crash onto his know that what made the team success- for no score than nudge the ball to the stumps was surreal. ful will not drain away with one defeat. boundary. Smith averages over 60 in To watch a team which had not lost Perhaps there was an element of Tests. Australian efficiency over Indian in 19 previous Tests rush to its doom complacency, perhaps there was a lack flair. with such inevitability was even more of respect for the opposition, perhaps Any one of the mistakes India made so. the team bought into the 4-0 hype, per- in Pune could have led to a defeat. If Recent examples of India struggling haps the wins against England came too you are going to make them, it is best to at home on turning tracks might have easily, perhaps there was an illogical get them out of the way by making all of made it seem a contemporary problem. faith in what many call ‘momentum’, them in one match. The Bengaluru Test But even decades ago, when wickets an overused and ultimately meaning- will answer the crucial questions: will were prepared for the famed spin quar- less word in competitive sport. Australia carry their new-found confid- tet, opposition spinners accepted the India have to believe that the Pune ence through the series? Will India see gift gratefully. defeat was an aberration. Any other in- Pune as an aberration and find the Australia won 3-1 in 1969-70, off spin- terpretation would only make it more rhythm that made them the No. 1 team? ner Ashley Mallett taking more wickets difficult for them as the series pro- No immediate surgery is required. than any Indian spinner. Lance Gibbs, gresses. They cannot see demons in the Suddenly from the expected washout, Derek Underwood, Iqbal Qasim have all tracks, unplayable deliveries in the we have a challenging series on our won matches for their countries on hands of O’Keefe and Lyon, an overall hands. Can’t really ask for more. 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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 16 SPORT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAZARE SCORES Delhi’s plummet continues Mygrator for At Chennai: Madhya Pradesh 214 in 45.1 overs feature event (Ankit Dane 46, Harpreet Singh Kedar Jadhav and Jagdish Zope script Maharashtra’s massive victory Bhatia 26, Shubham Sharma 25, Sohraab Dhaliwal 51, Shardul MUMBAI: The-three-year old colt HAUNTING MEMORIES PLATE Vijay Lokapally only watch helplessly as the Gambhir and Shikhar Delhi’s woes. Thakur three for 27) bt Mumbai Mygrator, who is in good shape as (1,000m), Cl. III, rated 40 to CUTTACK ordinary Delhi attack stood Dhawan laid the platform for Milind Kumar helped him- 5 134 in 38.4 overs (Chandrakant evidenced by his track perform- 66, 6-25: 1. Victorio (3) Raghuveer exposed against the innovat- the chase. self to a few runs in the latter ances, may win the Hong Kong 61, 2. Free Speech (7) G.Amit 59.5, Sakure five for 25, Saransh Jain Delhi cricket continued to ing Jadhav at the crease. They began with a flourish half but Delhi was outclassed Jockey Club Trophy, the feature 3. Mt Tianmen (8) S.Amit 57, 4. three for 30). Madhya Pradesh plummet as the team Nikhil Naik and Jadhav but Dhawan (24) getting run event of the races to be held here Wind Craft (2) A.Gaikwad 56, 5. by a far superior and organ- on Wednesday evening. 4 (8); Mumbai 0 (8). suffered its third loss in as contributed 60 runs for the out at 64 and the promising Hirohama (5) C.S.Jodha 54.5, 6. At Kolkata: ised opponent. False rails will be placed 4 metres Phoenix Knight (4) S.J.Sunil 54, 7. many matches. fourth wicket to put Maha- Dhruv Shorey (1) falling Karnataka 201 in 47.1 overs (May- The scores: Maharashtra 367 for wide from 1400m to 1200m and Wonder Story (1) Santosh 52.5 and Maharashtra, propelled by rashtra in a strong position within a run proved a huge thereafter 12 metres from 800m 8. Dancing Prince (6) Neeraj 52. ank Agarwal 89, Stuart Binny 31, eight in 50 overs (Kedar Jadhav some superb form of its bats- even as Delhi employed dampener for Delhi. upto the winning post. 1. VICTORIO, 2. FREE SPEECH, 3. Kushang Patel four for 36, Chirag 113, Nikhil Naik 63, Naushad MT TIANMEN man, found a century-maker seven bowlers. Gambhir managed to PRICELESS PLATE (2,000m), Jani three for 40) bt Saurashtra Shaikh 52, Vijay Zol 35) bt Delhi F.K.VAKIL TROPHY DIV. I in Kedar Jadhav and won the Once again left-arm come up with a 57-ball 53 but 1 Cl. III, rated 40 to 66, 4-45 pm: 128 in 36.2 overs (Jaydev Shah 172 in 33.4 overs (Gautam 1. Caesars Star (5) Parbat 62, 2. 6 (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 38, Shaurya Sanadia 31, Chirag Vijay Hazare cricket tourna- seamer Kulwant Khejroliya the cheap dismissals of Pant Gambhir 53, Milind Kumar 38, Uncle Scrooge (1) Neeraj 60, 3. 46, 6-50: 1. Alien (1) Nadeem 60, 2. Arak (6) C.S.Jodha 60, 3. Classicus Jani 25, Ronit More four for 20); ment match at the DRIEMS was the pick of the bowlers and Nitish Rana completed Jagdish Zope five for 19). Sabiq (7) Sandesh 57, 4. Elegant ground here on Tuesday by with a spell of 10-0-35-2. Left- Beauty (6) J.Chinoy 55, 5. Glorious (10) Dashrath 59.5, 4. Sensex (3) Karnataka 4 (12), Saurashtra 0 Opinion (3) Santosh 53.5, 6. June Sandesh 59.5, 5. Pollyana (8) (0). 195 runs. arm spinner Pawan Negi, (8) S.Amit 53, 7. Eiger’s Tiger (4) A.Gaikwad 58.5, 6. Furious N Fast Chhattisgarh 235 for nine in 50 For Maharashtra, this was clearly short of confidence, Dashrath 50.5 and 8. Relentless (2) Merchant 57, 7. Royal Classic (9) S.Amit 55, 8. Wild Jack (5) overs (A. Khare 57, Abhimanyu the third successive win with Kedar Jadhav. FILE PHOTO proved the most expensive Pursuit (2) C.S.Jodha 49. Unmukt and Pawan 1. SABIQ, 2. UNCLE SCROOGE, 3. EI- J.Chinoy 55, 9. Jetaway (4) Neeraj Chauhan 90, Ashutosh Singh 31, the stars of the day being with a spell of 8-0-91-1. GER’S TIGER 54, 10. Diwali Lights (7) Bhawani M. Mudasir six for 33) bt Jammu Jadhav (113 off 64 balls) and After Vijay Zol fell at the Delhi coach K.P. Bhaskar 52.5 and 11. Gloriana (11) Santosh HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB 52.5. & Kashmir 231 in 48.2 overs left-arm spinner Jagdish Zope score of 79 Maharashtra had been worried in the run on as replacements TROPHY (1,400m), Maiden, 3- (Parvez Rasool 51, P. Bisht 68, 2 1. SENSEX, 2. CLASSICUS, 3. (five for 19). strengthened its position up to the tournament about y-o only, 5-10: 1. Collegium (3) GLORIANA Pankaj Rao four for 35). Chhat- Delhi erred in fielding first. through a third-wicket part- the bowling acumen of his Special Correspondent A move to draft all- Dashrath 55, 2. Gandalf (4) Mer- BHUBANESWAR chant 55, 3. Mygrator (8) Sandesh K.J.K.IRANI PLATE (1,200m), tisgarh 4 (4), Jammu & Kashmir The surface was a beauty to nership of 107 runs between team and his fears proved rounder Sumit Narwal into Cl. V, rated 01 to 26, 7-15: 1. 0(0). 55, 4. Pardon My Dust (2) J.Chinoy 7 bat on and Maharashtra Naushad Shaikh (52 off 64 right. Opening batsman Unmukt the team was prevented on 55, 5. Pathan (7) Roushan 55, 6. Beyond Forces (7) Parbat 59, 2. At Cuttack: crossed the 300-mark again balls with eight 4s) and Seamer Navdeep Saini Chand and left-arm seamer Monday with the team Manifold (6) Neeraj 53.5, 7. Poetry- What A Nice Girl (10) Sandesh Himachal Pradesh 216 in 49.5 despite losing in-form Ru- Jadhav (11 fours and eight 6s). (two for 76) and left-arm Pawan Suyal will join the management here insisting inmotion (5) C.S.Jodha 53.5 and 8. 58.5, 3. Asahi (8) Shahrukh 58, 4. overs (Ankit Kaushik 62, Robin on Subodh Bhati. Powerhaus (1) Bhawani 53.5. Pass The Glory (9) Pereira 57.5, 5. turaj Gaikwad (9) in the sev- Jadhav timed the ball flaw- spinner Manan Sharma Delhi team as replacements Super Bolt (11) S.Amit 57.5, 6. Blav- Bist 57, Pankaj Jaiswal 30, Aswin Delhi has had a miserable 1. MYGRATOR, 2. MANIFOLD, 3. enth over of the innings. lessly and found the gaps at (none for 70) came a cropper for Nitish Rana and Pawan COLLEGIUM atsky (3) Merchant 57, 7. Gold- run thus far with losses Crist five for 31) lost to Tamil Ashish Nehra claimed will as Delhi lacked the will to as Delhi struggled to stay in Negi, who have failed to smith (5) J.Chinoy 57, 8. Tennessee Nadu 217 for two in 42.1 overs make an impression in the against Tamil Nadu, Hi- F.K.VAKIL TROPHY DIV. II (6) S.J.Sunil 56, 9. Rare Silver (4) Gaikwad but suffered a groin fight. the reckoning. (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to (Kaushik Gandhi 107 n.o., B. Apa- ongoing Vijay Hazare cricket machal Pradesh and 3 C.S.Jodha 55, 10. Alfonso (14) strain in his seventh over and The bowling had been an Atarget of 368 was always 46, 5-35: 1. Centaurus (3) Ayyar 59, Dashrath 54, 11. Strides Ahead (2) rajith 52, Dinesh Karthik 45 n.o.). tournament here. Maharashtra. his absence had an impact on area of grave concern and going to be tough for Delhi 2. Aeolus Maximus (7) Dashrath S.Sunil 54, 12. Winning Girl (13) Tamil Nadu 4 (12), Himachal 58, 3. New England (8) C.S.Jodha Nazil 54, 13. Whitesox (12) Pradesh 0 (4). Delhi’s overall performance. skipper Rishabh Pant could unless veterans Gautam 58, 4. Logic (1) J.Chinoy 57, 5. Bay Bhawani 51 and 14. Targetmaster Of Love (6) Nadeem 56, 6. Rain At Delhi: Assam 207 in 48.2 (1) Mosin 50. Dance (4) Parbat 56, 7. Trombone 1. WHAT A NICE GIRL, 2. RARE SIL- overs (K. Saikia 29, Arun Karthik (10) Sandesh 56, 8. Allegria (9) VER, 3. GOLDSMITH 56, Syed Mohammad 53, A. Sinha Bhawani 55.5, 9. Carnival (5) Ak- M. M. T. PANDOLE PLATE 26 n.o., B. Mohanty five for 26, D. Sjoerd to shay 55.5 and 10. Ridgewood Star Tiwary slams ton in Bengal’s big win (2) Vishal 55.5. 8 (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to Behera three for 47) lost to 1. LOGIC, 2. TROMBONE, 3. AEOLUS 46, 7-45: 1. Motherland (5) Odisha 213 for one in 35.3 overs coach MAXIMUS Sandesh 59.5, 2. Locarno (10) (A. Sarangi 104 n.o., G. Poddar Nazil 57, 3. Bidstone Hill (3) Chasing a modest total of 214, Bengal romps home with 14.1 overs to spare NARAYANDAS J DAVE PLATE A.Gaikwad 56.5, 4. Zabisco (2) 100 n.o.). Odisha 4 (4), Assam 0 women’s 4 (1,600m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26, Merchant 56, 5. Orla (4) C.S.Jodha (4). S. Dipak Ragav Felix Alemao off consecutive Earlier Goa, just like in the partnerships, first with 6-00: 1. Astara (7) S.Amit 61, 2. 55, 6. Travieso (11) S.J.Sunil 55, 7. Baroda 249 in 48.3 overs (A. Chennai deliveries in the eighth over — Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, opener Sumiran Amonkar team Torrezzo (12) A.Gaikwad 61, 3. Royal Sapphire (6) Dashrath 54.5, Waghmode 54, K. Pandya 78, Ir- Manoj Tiwary led from the before he played second squandered a good start as it and then with Snehal Kau- Firenze (2) Santosh 60.5, 4. Brazos 8. Ame (9) Joseph 52.5, 9. Poets (4) J.Chinoy 60, 5. The Other Song fan Pathan 37, S. Kaul three for Song (1) Neeraj 52, 10. My Bless- front with an unbeaten 116 off fiddle to his skipper. slumped from 114 for one to thankar. Special Correspondent (13) Bhawani 59.5, 6. Sheer Belief ings (7) S.Amit 51.5, 11. Eternal 57, Baltej Singh four for 47) bt NEW DELHI just 94 balls as Bengal cruised Tiwary who walked out in 213 for nine in 50 overs. The scores: Goa 213 for nine in (10) Nazil 59, 7. Master Sergeant Love (8) Vishal 50.5 and 12. Queen Punjab 174 in 40.4 overs (9) Merchant 58.5, 8. Frosted (5) Ria (12) Nadeem 50.5. past Goa with an eight-wicket the 11th over wasted no time Electing to bat, Goa star- 50 overs (Sumiran Amonkar 30, Hockey India on Tuesday (Mandeep Singh 43, Gurkeerat Raghuveer 57, 9. Sir Song (8) 1. MOTHERLAND, 2. LOCARNO, 3. win here on Tuesday. in getting into the groove as ted cautiously scoring four Amogh Desai 49, Suyash Prab- officially confirmed Dutch- Neeraj 56, 10. Black Jaguar (1) Mann 62, Hardik Pandya three ORLA Chasing a modest total of he freely played his shots runs per over throughout the hudessai 27, Saurabh Bandekar man Marijne Sjoerd as the Kuldeep 55.5, 11. Secret Flame (3) Day’s best: LOGIC for 26, Soaeb Tai three for 36). 214, Tiwary and opener Abhi- against the Goa spinners. The innings. However the team 32, Kanishk Seth three for 50) new women’s coach, suc- Dashrath 54.5, 12. Star Ace (11) Double: SABIQ – MOTHERLAND Baroda 4 (8), Punjab 0 (4). S.J.Sunil 53.5 and 13. Silver Edge Jackpot: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8. Treble: (i) 5, manyu Easwaran came to- Bengal skipper started out failed to capitalise on a solid lost to Bengal 214 for two in ceeding Neil Hawgood in Railways 199 in 41.1 overs (Asad (6) G.Amit 53. 6 & 7. (ii) 6, 7 & 8. Tanala: All gether for an unbeaten third hitting left-arm spinner Am- foundation losing wickets in 35.5 overs (Abhimanyu Eswaran the role for a period of four Pathan 46, Manjeet Singh 54. A. 1. TORREZZO, 2. FIRENZE, 3. races. Super Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & wicket partnership of 169 in ulya Pandrekar for a bound- a heap between the 33rd and 68 n.o., Manoj Tiwary 116 n.o.) years. The appointment BRAZOS 8. Karnewar three for 32) lost to just 152 balls as Bengal ary and a six off consecutive 43rd over. Points: Bengal 4 (8); Goa 0 (0). was first reported by The Vidarbha 200 for two in 45.2 romped home with 14.1 overs deliveries to get going. Opener Swapnil Asnodkar Hindu in January. overs (Faiz Fazal 53, Jitesh Team Rajasthan 183 in 47 Sharma 84, Ganesh Satish 36 to spare. The 31-year old Tiwary tar- started off with a few bound- overs (Arjit Gupta 69, Kamlesh n.o.). Vidarbha 4 (8), Railways After opener Shreevats geted the cover boundary aries before he was dis- Nagarkoti 56 n.o.) bt Gujarat Analytical coach Vardy stars for Foxes 0(4). Goswami was dismissed regularly in his knock which missed caught at short mid- 169 in 43.1 overs (Samit Gohil Brought in with the 2020 cheaply, Abhimanyu gave included 13 fours and three wicket off left-arm pacer Olympics as target, Sjoerd At Kalyani: Services 276 for nine 28, Rujul Bhatt 49, Bhargav AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE in 50 overs (G. Kochar 50, N. the initial momentum to the sixes. He rushed through the Kanishk Seth. Merai 51, Pankaj Singh three for would be accompanied by LEICESTER League revival. Verma 48, A. Salvi 31, Shamsher chase with stylish shots — 90s with two consecutive Number three batsman 23, Kamlesh Nagarkoti three for compatriot Eric Wonink as The results: Yadav 54 n.o., Rahul Singh 40, identical shots off his pads to boundaries off Alemao to get Amogh Desai then built on 30 (hat-trick)). Team Rajasthan the analytical coach. Jamie Vardy scored twice Premier League: Leicester 3 Shahbaz Nadeem three for 52) fine leg boundary off pacer to 98 quickly. the platform with two solid 4 (4); Gujarat 0 (4). The duo has already as Leicester City started life (Vardy 28, 60, Drinkwater 39) lost to Jharkhand 279 for three in joined the ongoing wo- without sacked manager bt Liverpool 1 (Coutinho 68). 46.2 overs (Ishan Kishan 33, men’s camp in Bhopal un- Claudio Ranieri by sinking Serie A: Fiorentina 2 (Sapon- Saurabh Tiwary 102 n.o, Ishank der High Performance Dir- Liverpool 3-1 on Monday ara 8, Kalinic 38) drew with Jaggi 116 n.o.). Jharkhand 4 (8), ector David John. and spark its Premier Torino 2 (Belotti 65, 85). Services 0 (4). Revamping DDCA: Challenge in At Bhubaneswar: Uttar Pradesh CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 197 in 41.2 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 100, Kuldeep Yadav 25, Abhijit identifying authenticity of membership Riding to glory Sarkar three for 14, Ajoy Sarkar four for 47) lost to Tripura 198 Vijay Lokapally taken this exercise as the claimed the official. whims and fancy of these of- for eight in 43.2 overs (Udiyan CUTTACK first step towards commen- ficials for more than three Bose 45, Smit Patel 53, Gurinder Justice Vikramajit Sen, ap- cing the process of alteration Proxy system problem decades. We expect Justice Singh 64 not out, Piyush Chawla pointed Administrator to of the Article of Association For years, critics have de- Sen to check the criteria of three for 37). Tripura 4 (8), Ut- cleanse the Delhi and Dis- of the DDCA. The last date manded the abolition of the making someone a member tar Pradesh 0 (0). trict Cricket Association for submission of the forms proxy system which was ex- of the DDCA,” the official (DDCA), has a big task at has now been extended to ploited by some officials to stressed. hand. March 13. stick to their position in the The DDCA has a member- Rathore The first step in his effort The Lodha Committee DDCA. “The best thing ship list of 4300 and Justice to organise the electoral col- had recommended a uni- would obviously be to re- Sen’s exercise would put a sizzles lege requires a scrutiny of form constitution for the move the proxy system of definite number to the list. the members of the associ- Board of Control for Cricket voting and we are grateful to “We will soon know how Special Correspondent ation. Here, observed a vet- in India (BCCI) and its affili- the judiciary for this. But many family members and New Delhi eran official, lies the ated units and Justice Sen is how to check the authenti- relatives of these officials Ravi Rathore scored nine challenge. reportedly concentrating on city of the member,” the have been made members of goals to help 61st Cavalry “It is a brilliant idea to call this issue on a priority basis. senior official asked. the DDCA. It is a gigantic task score a 10-9 victory over Ra- for submission of declara- “Members have to pro- The official expected but we have our faith in the jnigandha Achievers in a tion forms for members. But duce affidavits of identity Justice Sen to dig deep and judiciary. The screening of league match of the Radha how to decide the authenti- proof and other related demand the minutes of the the membership list would Mohan Rajinder Mohan Gold city of the membership,” factors but it would be im- meetings at which these go a long way in the cleaning Vase 8-goal polo tournament asked a top functionary of perative to find out why and memberships were offered. process of the DDCA. I hope on Tuesday. the DDCA. The official was how were they made mem- “There has to be a process of family members of the offi- The results: hinting at the process that bers in the first place. making members and I am cials who go into the cooling 61st Cavalry 10 (Ravi Rathore 9, was followed in offering “As far as I am concerned sure no established policy off process are prevented Proud winners:: Union Minister for Sports and Youth Afairs Vijay Goel presenting the trophy Akhil Sirohi) bt Rajnigandha membership in the first there is no record available was followed by some self- from contesting elections,” to Amarjeet Singh Narula and Umesh Kapoor, owners of Big Orange which won the Achievers 9 (Matthew Perry 6, place. in the DDCA to throw light promoting officials. The the senior DDCA functionary Lala Bansidhar Gupta and Brijmohan Gupta Memorial Million in New Delhi on Tuesday. Padmanabh Singh 3). Justice Sen has under- on the membership issue,” DDCA had functioned at the concluded. PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR

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FAITH THE HINDU CROSSWORD 11943 (set by Incognito) SUDOKU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 Nun despatches irst letter, symbol initially (7) Incidents in Ramanuja’s life after a little time, to senior 8 9 10 politician (8) 5 Substitutes Saint with vice Vaduga Nambi, disciple of Ramanujacharya, praised the 13 Servile old beast's wandering (6,2) Acharya as ubhaya vibhuti nayaka. This is a name used for around carrying setter and 11 12 6 Cast is confused — state "Part Lord Narayana because He is the Lord and master of leela neighbour initially (8) of drama is over" (4,2) vibhuti — this world, and also of Sri Vaikuntha. But how is 15 Yes, pesos are thrown around the name justified in the case of Ramanuja? Lord Rangan- by Indian soldiers (6) 7 Land surrounded by water is 13 14 15 16 atha left it to Ramanuja to decide who should enter Sri 17 Mistakenly presume it's held by the French (4) Vaikuntha, elaborated Aravindalochanan, in a discourse. paramount (7) Until then it was the Lord Himself who had decided that. 19 A gran'ma's resort, for 14 At irst Bangalore rule is 17 18 19 20 But now He gives Ramanuja that right of decision. example, may indicate this (7) broken ... is more sad (5) Ramanuja, having been granted the Lord’s right, can be 21 22 Stir cooler porridge can in 16 Longs, giving up some rightly addressed by a name that belongs to the Lord! America (6) 22 23 24 25 nourishment, for long periods Ramanuja served his teacher Tirvaranga Perumal Araiyar, 24 Sis's neck is crooked — it's an (5) by serving him milk and also grinding sandal paste for him, ailment (8) and this earned for him the name of Vararangaanu kampi, 26 Spineless person, like a 26 27 28 29 18 Men mount awkwardly on from Vaduga Nambi. Vaduga Nambi also referred to scarecrow? (8) memorial (8) Ramanuja as Dravidaamnaaya Saagara. Namamzhvar’s 28 Hire NC transport and make Tiruvaimozhi is referred to as Dravida Veda, and 30 31 32 more attractive (6) 20 Violently angry before Chinese Tiruvaimozhi resides in Ramanuja, and hence this name. 30 CIA's rebuilt cells (4) youth begins rule by women Another name Vaduga Nambi praises Ramanuja with, refers 31 Nominates Vietnam escapee to (8) to his stint under Maalakaara, who taught him some extent (5) Solution to puzzle 11942 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku Tiruvaimozhi. Ramanuja gave meanings which did not agree 32 That man has Indian money — 21 Harbour wave battered Tunis with those given by his teacher. Unhappy with the contra- it's belonging to that lady (4) around morning (7) S T A R D O M C A P S T A N ■ ACROSS L L I A A I I U dictory explanations from his pupil, Maalakaara stopped ■ 23 Iosif Dzhugashvili's Latin's in U N M E T N A U S E A T E D 8 — halve this to get frequency of DOWN classes. But Tirukkoshtiyur Nambi told Maalakaara that a bad shape (6) I A T O S C H I getting an extra day (in 16) 1 The Raven's author's verses C A N T O N E S E E L E C T Ramanuja was already knowledgeable, and he took to study- lack mirth in the beginning (4) E D U M Y ing under Maalakaara, only to set an example to others, (4) 25 Paneer, for example, is what 2 Stuff has energy that is initially W I L L V A L L E T T A showing them that they had to study under a qualified someone might say just N O R I A H 9 Woo captain of university recoverable — it's more thick teacher. before being snapped (6) T E A C H E S T L O O T rugby team, for starters (5) and milky (8) D K I R H Vaduga Nambi makes a reference to the 74 devout Sri 3 Eastern Czech master has a bit E P O C H V I G I L A N T E Vaishnavas whom Ramanuja appointed to spread the Vis- 10 Sheath for action in 9 (4) 27 Trial match in Trieste stadium C S O I A O I A of epidermal dermatitis (6) (4) A S C E R T A I N S T E E R ishtadvaita philosophy. ‘Panchacharya padashraya,’ says 11 Flee from Spanish promontory 4 Delivers underwater vessel M A N N T E S T Vaduga Nambi, indicating that Ramanuja had five Acharyas, (6) with German 29 Plug Irish city (4) P E R U S E D S C R A T C H each of whom taught him different subjects.

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IN BRIEF TV PICKS Jitu Rai wins air La Liga: Sony Six & Sony Six Bedi lavish in his praise for HD, 12 a.m. & 2 a.m. (Thursday) NBA: Sony Six & Sony Six HD, Goel and Shivalkar pistol bronze 6.30 a.m. (Thursday) Kamesh Srinivasan namese. After qualifying for NEW DELHI Vijay Sundar ‘They had what makes a good spinner — technique and temperament’ the final in the seventh Jitu Rai gave a glimpse of his place despite a last shot of 9, survives Vijay Lokapally Chandrasekhar) never did. magical touch as he rose for a modest total of 577, Jitu CUTTACK Goel was a captain’s dream.” from the eighth place to struggled to get his timing scare Padmakar Shivalkar, 76, and clinch the bronze medal in and rhythm in the 24-shot fi- air pistol in the shooting nal. Special Correspondent Rajinder Goel, 74, have been Role models GUWAHATI busy reconstructing their hal- World Cup at the Dr. Karni Initial shots of 9.1 and 8.8 Bedi described Shivalkar as a Singh Range, Tughlakabad, rattled the expectant fans, Fifth seed Vijay Sundar Cavs outlast cyon days on the cricket perfect role model. “Paddy field. on Tuesday. but Jitu stayed calm and Prashanth got past quali- Bucks was very accurate, very Jitu delighted the large composed throughout des- fier Kunal Anand 6-2, 5-7, LOS ANGELES Their phones have not humble, lovely human being. gathering before losing the pite high and low shots. 6-1 in the first round of the stopped ringing since the an- LeBron James shrugged off His humility stretched bey- race for a better medal to The results: $15,000 ITF men’s Futures nouncement of the Col. C. K. his recent illness to post 24 ond the boundary. Where are the reigning Olympic cham- Men: 10m air pistol: 1. Tomoy- tennis tournament here on points as Cleveland Cavaliers Nayudu Award being con- such players now?” pion Xuan Vinh Hoang of Vi- uki Matsuda (Jpn) 240.1 (WR) Tuesday. outlasted the Milwaukee ferred on them by the BCCI “I was not destined to etnam by 0.6 point. 578; 2. Xuan Vinh Hoang (Vie) Sri- Bucks 102-95 in the NBA on as they revisit some chapters The results: First round: bowl for India. I have no re- Jitu, who climbed past 23.6 (581); 3. Jitu Rai 216.7 ram Balaji bt Jayes Pungliya Monday. all but forgotten from times grets really. In any case, at three Chinese including the (577); 14. Omkar Singh 574; 19. 6-1, 6-3; Shane Vinsant (US) The results: Minnesota when they commanded re- my age does it matter if I former Asian Games cham- Amanpreet Singh 572. MQS: bt Ansu Bhuyan 6-2, 6-4; Ab- Timberwolves 102 bt spect from the best of Rajinder Goel. Padmakar Shivalkar. played Test cricket or not? I pion Pu Qifeng, undid his Prakash Nanjappa 582; hinav Sanjeev Shanmugam bt Sacramento Kings 88; batsmen. THE HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES THE HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES Maninder Singh 567. played cricket and that is dream run with an 8.6 last Parikshit Somani 6-3, 6-1; Indiana Pacers 117 bt 50m rifle prone: 1. Toshikazu “Now I can understand The current generation, fathom their selfless service what matters,” Shivalkar shot, after he had taken a 0.1 Jose Fco. Vidal Azorin (Esp) bt Houston Rockets 108; Dallas Yamashita (Jpn) 249.8 (WR) how tough it must be for the brought up on a diet of lim- to the game. Their First Class lead over the Rio Games Mohit Mayur 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Mavericks 96 bt Miami Heat averred. He keeps himself 619.3; 2. Lu Yukun (Chn) 249.3 celebrated cricketers. Being ited overs cricket, could learn career is an example for all to champion, who sealed the Sami Reinwein (Ger) bt Vas- 89; Toronto 92 bt New York busy with coaching now. (WRJ) 624.5; 3. Daniel Ro- bombarded with non-stop so much from the profound follow. Paddy and Goel saab isht Cheruku 6-2, 6-1; Sanam Knicks 91; Golden State fight with a 9.3. manczyk (Pol) 226.6 (619.1); 7. phone calls,” laughs Goel praise that Bishan Singh Bedi deserve more than anyone,” Singh bt Jui-Chen Hung (Tpe) Warriors 119 bt Fated not to play Two-time World cham- Chain Singh 141.9 (618.0); 12. Philadelphia76ers 108. AFP saab. His illustrious partner heaped on the two. said Bedi. pion Tomoyuki Matsuda of 6-4, 6-1; Vijay Sundar Prash- The closest Goel came to Sushil Ghalay 617.9; 15. Gagan from Mumbai echoes the sen- Goel finished with 750 Japanwon his seventh World anth bt Kunal Anand 6-2, 5-7, playing for India was when Narang 617.0. MQS: Sanjeev New F1 cars let down by timents. Goel ‘saab’ last Humble first-class wickets from 39781 Cup gold by recording a 3.5 6-1; S.D. Prajwal Dev bt Alexis he was summoned to Rajput 619.2; Rahul Poonia Canter (GBR) 6-4, 6-2; Vishnu ‘sharkfins’, says Horner played a First Class game at “I’m very happy for them. balls. He and Shivalkar, also point victory over the Viet- Bengaluru for the opening 610.6. Vardhan bt Jatin Dahiya 6-3, BARCELONA 43 and Paddy Sir, as Shivalkar They had what makes a good Bedi, were picked by Sunil Test against the West Indies 7-6(3). Formula One has put is fondly called, at 47 after be- spinner —technique and tem- Gavaskar for his book Idols. in 1974-75. Bedi had been aerodynamics before ing forced to come out of re- perament. I really used to On Goel, Bedi added, “I Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): dropped for the Test. But the Sriram Balaji & Vishnu Vard- aesthetics, with the new- tirement by Bombay skipper revere them for these two rate him very high. He was an Test cap still eluded him. “I han bt Alexis Canter (GBR) & look 2017 cars let down by Dilip Vengsarkar. qualities. They had amazing outstanding professional, felt sad when they decided to V.M. Ranjeet 6-1, 6-4; Kunal “shark fins” resulting from a In that comeback match at patience too. They had in very committed. He never play two off-spinners Anand & Anvit Bendre bt Jui- change in the rules, the Wankhede Stadium, Shiv- abundance the humility that had to bowl with 400 on the (Prasanna and Venkatar- Chen Hung (Tpe) & Karunuday according to Red Bull team alkar, producing a 46-over marks a great sportsman. To board which Paddy had be- principal Christian Horner. aghavan) and I lost out to des- Singh 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 12-10; spell, foxed the great G.R. me, they have been two cause of the strong Bombay Apart from being wider, tiny,” rued Goel. Timur Khabibulin (Kaz) & Sasi lower and on fatter front and Viswanath into a drive that beautiful but unsung artists. batting line-up. Goel started Kumar Mukund bt Abhinansu rear tyres, the new ended in the hands of the They never had any rivalry, before me and finished after Did Bedi block his entry Borthakur & Jagmeet Singh generation of cars stands out fielder at cover. Some feat no bitterness. I think it was a me. This is what I call selfless earlier? “Not at all! He was a 6-1, 6-3; Paramveer Singh Ba- for having prominent fins considering Viswanath’s mas- matter of getting a break. I commitment. I remember he very big player, much better Crack shots: Air pistol bronze winner Jitu Rai (right) poses jwa & Parikshit Somani bt emanating from the airbox tery at the crease when deal- was fortunate to get one. never asked for a field. than me.” This humility binds with gold medallist Tomoyuki Matsuda (centre) and Xuan Vinh Haadin Bava & Mohit Mayur behind the driver’s head. ing with spinners! Today’s cricketers just can’t Chandra (B.S. Shivalkar, Goel and Bedi. Hoang. KAMESH SRINIVASAN 2-6, 6-2, [13-11]. REUTERS

Punjab has Andhra on the mat PATIALA Better late than never, says Goel Prarthana-Myers in last eight Andhra, after bundling out Sports Bureau Chandril Sood & Lakshit Sood Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Punjab for 144 in 47.2 overs, Press Trust of India grateful to BCCI for bestow- tiny). “For me, I have crossed Bank of India that saved me,” Clare (Australia) bt Francis Casey Alcantara (Phi) Estelle Cascino (Fra) & Kyra was 91 for eight in 46 overs NEW DELHI ing me this honour. My con- that stage of life: these things recollected Goel. Prarthana Thombare and & Ti Chen 6-4, 6-3. Shroff bt at stumps on the first day of One is happy despite the late tribution in Indian cricket have become trivial.” When Shivalkar was asked Abbie Myers of Australia Yuliya Hatouka & Katyarina the final of the Col. C.K. $25,000 ITF women, Clare, Paulenka (Blr) 1-6, 6-2, [10-4]. Nayudu Trophy here on recognition, while the other has been acknowledged,” Both are raconteurs and about his playing days and to moved into the doubles Australia: Doubles (pre- Tuesday. couldn’t care less — this said a happy Goel. had stories to tell. Their first recollect a few matches, he quarterfinals of a $25,000 quarterfinals): Abbie Myers $15,000 ITF women, Palman- The scores: Punjab 144 in year’s C.K. Nayudu Lifetime When Shivalkar was asked match fee was ₹5 back in late blandly replied: “I am not ITF women’s event here. (Aus) & Prarthana Thombare bt ova, Spain: Singles (first 47.2 overs (Amolpreet Singh Achievement award winners the same question, he said: 1960s and early 70s. the nostalgic type. What’s Karman Kaur Thandi ad- Alize LIm & Sherazad Reix (Fra) round): Karman Kaur Thandi bt 42, Shivluv Sabharwal 38, Rajinder Goel and Padmakar “Hope you have listened to “It used to be three-day there to recollect? vanced with a three-set win 3-6, 6-3, [10-6]. Andrea Ka (Cam) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. Sneha Kishore four for 50, Shivalkar held contrasting the S.D. Burman (sic: Jaidev) Ranji Trophy matches then. “Yes a five-for in a match over Andrea Ka of Cambodia $15,000 ITF women, Sharm El Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Bheema Rao four for 55) vs. views on the coveted composition ‘Main Zindagi So we would get ₹15 for 3 between Rest of World and in Spain. Sheikh, Egypt: Qualifying Irene Burillo Escorihuela (Esp) Andhra 91 for eight in 46 honour. ka saath...It has a line Jo Mila days in which we would also Cricket Club of India at Bra- The results: $15,000 ITF men, singles (second round): Salma & Ksenia Sharipova (Rus) bt overs (Karan Kaila four for 19, “Better late than never. Usiko Muqaddar samajh liya have to manage three din- bourne. I don’t remember Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt: Duoubri (Fra) bt Kanika Vaidya Yukina Saigo (Jpn) & Snehadevi Vinay Choudary three for six). Der aaye durust aaye.Iam (Whatever you get is des- ners. I had a job with State the year. Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Reddy 6-4, 4-6, [10-5].

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Agence France-Presse CEO Elon Musk. “This “Other flight teams have It is based on the design said. “At five million pounds Miami presents an opportunity for also expressed strong in- currently used to send cargo of lift-off thrust, Falcon Legendary New York SpaceX has said that two humans to return to deep terest and we expect more to the International Space Heavy is two-thirds the hotel closes for facelift private citizens have paid space for the first time in 45 to follow. Additional inform- Station, with upgrades to al- thrust of Saturn V and more NEW YORK money to be sent around the years and they will travel ation will be released about low for human transport. than double the thrust of the Waldorf Astoria: one of the moon. faster and further into the the flight teams, contingent next largest launch vehicle world’s most luxurious hotels The U.S. has not sent as- solar system than any before upon their approval and Powerful rocket currently flying.” is closing for renovation. The tronauts to the moon since them.” confirmation of the health The capsule will launch atop Mr. Musk posted the com- legendary establishment NASA’s Apollo missions of and fitness test results,” Mr. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy pany’s announcement on opened in Manhattan in 1931 the 1960s and 1970s. Testing for fitness Musk said. rocket, which is scheduled Twitter by stating: “Fly me with more than 1,400 rooms. “We are excited to an- The tourists, who were not The tourists will ride for its first test flight this to the moon ... Ok.” The hotel’s owner, Anbang nounce that SpaceX has named, “have already paid a aboard the California-based summer. Last September, he un- Insurance Group, says it will been approached to fly two significant deposit,” Mr. company’s Crew Dragon The rocket “will be the veiled ambitious plans to es- close the hotel for major private citizens on a trip Musk’s statement added. capsule, which is scheduled most powerful vehicle to tablish a colony on Mars by renovations starting around the moon late next Health tests and training for its first unmanned test reach orbit after the Saturn sending 100 humans at a Wednesday. The work is due year,” said a statement by are to begin this year. flight later this year. V moon rocket,” Mr. Musk time — starting in 2024. to last three years. AFP London’s gay history When Queen Elizabeth tried dance mudras explored in new tour Buckingham Palace played host to a special event to mark the launch of the U.K.–India Year of Culture Agence France-Presse of the area between World London War I and 1967, when homo- Press Trust of India Ms. Kumar said. “She is just tory, not just for ourselves Better known for looking sexuality was partially de- London so amazing. She knows but also for India,” Ms. Ku- WHO wants new drugs after Britain’s stately homes, criminalised in England and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II everything about mar said. against 12 super-germs the National Trust is organ- Wales. had an impromptu lesson in everything,” said the U.K.- The reception brought to- PARIS ising a series of walking The area was filled with Indian dance mudras, or based dancer. gether high profile guests The World Health tours on Soho’s gay history gay bars at the time. hand gestures, when the 90- Ms. Kumar, the daughter from various fields across In- Organisation has urged to celebrate 50 years since Along with gay revellers, year-old monarch met celeb- of former Delhi Police com- dia and the U.K. The Indian governments, scientists and homosexuality was decrim- the central London area was rated dancer and choreo- missioner Neeraj Kumar, per- government was represented pharmaceutical companies to inalised in the country. also filled with police — both grapher Arunima Kumar at formed a kuchipudi dance by Finance Minister Arun create new drugs to tackle 12 The tours bring to life the in the streets and in the Buckingham Palace here. number besides the choreo- Jaitley. antibiotics-resistant super- hidden stories of a once- clubs — many looking for The Queen had hosted a graphed sequence showcas- Mr. Jaitley was joined by germs threatening an seedy and now increasingly easy prosecutions then. special reception on Monday ing the various dance forms many Indian celebrities in- explosion of disease. Left to gentrified part of London The tour includes a stop market forces alone, the to mark the launch of the of India. cluding cricket legend Kapil antibiotics may not be ready that served as a refuge for at the partial reconstruction U.K.-India Year of Culture Fit for a royal: Danseuse Arunima Kumar and her troupe “It is sense of achievement Dev, actors Kamal Hassan in time, it said. The germs gay people in an era when a of the Caravan Club, which 2017. Ms. Kumar had choreo- performed a sequence in Buckingham Palace in London on and honour that together and Suresh Gopi, singer Gur- cause ailments including kiss could send you to was shut down in 1934 and graphed a dance sequence Monday. PTI with all my dancers we das Maan, fashion designers lung, blood, brain, and prison. was described at the time as for the event. brought Indian art into Buck- Manish Arora and Manish urinary tract infections, food The visits last around 90 a meeting place for “sexual “I met the Queen and she do all those moves because tures and she copied me and ingham Palace. It is a mo- Malhotra, choreographer poisoning from salmonella minutes and take visitors to perverts, lesbians and literally made the mudras they are quite complex. And, that moment I will remem- ment we will remember for Shiamak Davar and industri- and gonorrhoea. AFP six spots tracing the history sodomites”. with me. She asked me how I I showed her some hand ges- ber for the rest of my life,” ever. We have created his- alist Ratan Tata. Protecting women from breast cancer

Mary-Claire King says genetic testing will enable women to seek help if needed

Soumya Das quencing of existing breast whether they are at the risk Kolkata cancer patients is needed to of getting breast cancer in Renowned geneticist Mary- ensure that none of her relat- their late 30s and 40s. She Claire King, whose research ives (sisters and daughters) said that the cost of genetic has revealed that breast can- get breast cancer later on.” testing has come down con- cer results from a particular Elaborating on the need siderably in U.S. in the last gene, BRCA1, and can be a for genetic testing to identify couple of years. “The cost of heritable disease, emphas- whether one has the related sequencing (genetic testing) ised on genetic testing of wo- mutations of BRCA1 and has come down from $4,000 men having breast and BRCA2 genes, which in- (about ₹2.7 lakh) to $250 ovarian cancer in India. crease the risk of breast and (about ₹16,672) in the U.S. She was addressing the ovarian cancer, she said that In India, scientists are in- gathering at the Kolkata leg Mary-Claire King through such testing, wo- credibly good at improving of the Seventh Annual Cell men will be able to decide technology while simultan- Press-TNQ India Distin- which cause breast cancer). whether to go through ne- eously making it cost-effect- guished Lectureship Series “Keeping in mind the cur- cessary surgery to reduce ive,” she said. on Tuesday. rent context of limited re- the risk. Prof. King also suggested “My proposition for India sources here, I am not saying that “close cooperation” is that every breast and all women above the age of Informed choice between genome scientists ovarian cancer patient 30 be screened; just start Prof. King also said that the and medical professionals is should be sequenced with the patients,” said Pro- results of the genetic testing necessary for the exchange (tested) for mutations of fessor King. will enlighten the patient’s of information and stream- BRCA1 and BRCA 2 (genes She also said, “Genetic se- sisters and daughters on lining research.

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Sheep are herded across a wooden bridge on the Dal Lake in Srinagar on Tuesday. NISSAR AHMAD Amateur treasure hunters ind Iron Age gold jewellery

Press Trust of India Ms. Farley, the museum’s face in Leekfrith last Decem- London curator of British and ber. Mr. Hambleton said: “I Two friends on a treasure European Iron Age collec- was just about to give up for hunt have unearthed jew- tions, said: “It dates to the day when Joe said he ellery which experts say around 400 – 250 BC and is thought he had found some- could be the oldest Iron Age probably the earliest Iron thing. “We both looked at it gold discovered in Britain. Age gold work ever dis- and were speechless.” Mark Hambleton, who covered in Britain. He said he had previously went back to metal detecting “The torcs were probably only found the “odd Vic- after advice from his late worn by wealthy and power- torian coin”. He kept the father, made the find with ful women, perhaps people new find next to his bed that Joe Kania on Staffordshire from the Continent who had night “to make sure it was Moorlands farmland. married into the local safe” before handing it to ex- The three necklaces and community. perts next day. bracelet, named the Leek- The jewellery has been frith Iron Age Torcs, are be- Valuable insight handed to the Portable An- lieved to be about 2,500 “Piecing together how these tiquities Scheme, which is years old. objects came to be carefully part of Birmingham Mu- Experts believe they were buried in a Staffordshire seums. An inquest will de- probably made in Europe, field will give us an invalu- cide whether the pieces are possibly Germany or able insight into life in Iron treasure and they will then France. Age Britain,” she was quoted be provisionally valued. The Julia Farley of the British as saying by the BBC. friends said they would Museum said: “This unique The four torcs were found share any proceeds with the find is of international im- separately, about 1 metre family living where the finds portance.” apart, buried near the sur- were made. CM ND-ND YK