follow us: february 26, 2017 Delhi City Edition thehindu.com 42 pages ț ₹15.00 facebook.com/thehindu twitter.com/the_hindu CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC NEARBY Sea of pilgrims Naga deal will not hurt Manipur: Modi Assurance at poll rally aimed at delecting Cong. questions Cong., BJP spar over Vikas Pathak payment to Kohli IMPHAL DEHRADUN Addressing a well-attended Putting to rest allegations election rally here on Sat- being raised by the BJPover urday, Prime Minister Naren- the payment of ₹47.19 lakh dra Modi sought to reassure to Virat Kohli, allegedly from the people of Manipur that funds meant for disaster- there was nothing in the related works, the Naga Peace Accord — signed Uttarakhand Chief Minister said the BJP was by his government with the “unnecessarily” trying to NSCN-IM in 2015 — that “rake up” the issue. would go against the in- NEWS Ī PAGE 9 terests of the State. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Mr. Modi’s assurance fol- Ajmer blast verdict lows Chief Minister Okram Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a garland at a rally put of till March 8 Ibobi Singh's statement, ask- in Imphal on Saturday. AP JAIPUR ing why the precise terms of The National Investigation the agreement have been that agreement that can be it, under which there is a Agency (NIA) special court kept “secret” by the Centre. construed as harmful to Ma- blockade and children do here on Saturday deferred till nipuri interests,” he added. not even get milk?” March 8 its judgment in the Dividing people Hiting out at the Ibobi “We will not let the block- 2007 Ajmer dargah blast “This accord happened a Singh government for failing ade continue once our gov- case. An aerial view of devotees taking a holy dip in the sea after the Mahasivaratri Jagaran at Rama Krishna Beach in Visakhapatnam on year-and-a-half back. I told to maintain the supply of es- ernment comes to power in NEWS Ī PAGE 9 Congress leaders what was sential services following the the State,” the Prime Minis- DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Saturday. K.R. DEEPAK in it. And today they are di- economic blockade of the ter said. INSIDE viding Manipuri people. Will State by Naga students, Mr. He accused the Congress you accept the lies of the 15- Modi said, “Is it not the State of instigating people as well year corrupt Congress re- government's duty to main- as paying those who organ- gime or the truth of the tain supply of essential com- ise bandhs. Losing wombs to medical malpractice Prime Minister who has modities? As per the Consti- Mr. Modi added that a gov- served you honestly for two- tution, this is the ernment that kept people and-a-half years,” Mr. Modi responsibility of the Manipur hungry to win polls did not Licences of four Karnataka hospitals suspended for performing procedure asked the crowd. government and the police. have the right to rule even “There is not a word in What kind of government is for a minute. KUMAR BURADIKATTI missioner Ujjwal Kumar SATHISH G.T. Ghosh suspended the li- KALABURAGI/HASSAN cences of Noola hospital in An unusually large number November 2016, and the Police are ABVP agents: Kejriwal of hysterectomies per- other three hospitals on formed in Kalaburagi dis- January 10, 2017, for six trict of Karnataka has led to months. CM condemns action against Delhi University students a State government probe, and an order suspending SUNDAY SPECIAL Staff Reporter Police has become an agent said: “I hope the PM will per- the licences of four hospit- New Delhi of the ABVP and the BJP. It is form his duty in an impartial als. Mr. Ghosh wrote to the Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- the duty of the police to pro- way and not work like a BJP During a 30-month Karnataka Medical Council wal on Saturday criticised tect the people of Delhi and worker. Mr. Modi is not the period, the four institu- (KMC) on January 23, 2017, the Delhi Police over its not allow the ABVP and the PM of the BJP only but of all tions are said to have re- recommending disciplin- handling of clashes at Delhi BJP to engage in goondaism people, including me, and moved the uterus of wo- ary action against Dr. Gir- University’s Ramjas college (sic),” the CM told reporters he should perform his duty,” men, often without ish Noola and Dr. Smita and alleged that the force at a press briefing at his offi- Mr. Kejriwal said. medical justification and al- Pinku Bai at her small tin-shed at Belamagi Tanda in Noola, who conducted over has become an “agent for cial residence in Civil Lines. Ramjas College had on legedly for entirely com- Kalaburagi district. ARUN KULKARNI 600 hysterectomies in two Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Holding Prime Minister Wednesday witnessed mercial reasons. years, in alleged violation Parishad (ABVP) and BJP Narendra Modi responsible clashes between members tomy procedures were & Surgical Nursing Home — of law and professional eth- goons”. for the “manner in which of the Left-affiliated AISA Complaints galore done in 30 months in were probed for alleged vi- ics. The KMC has yet to “I strongly condemn the the Delhi Police was allowed and the RSS-backed ABVP. A spate of complaints Kalaburagi district. The olation of various provi- take a call on this. The sur- manner in which the Delhi to behave”, Mr. Kejriwal MORE REPORTS ON Ī PAGE 3 prompted the State govern- four hospitals at the centre sions of the Karnataka geries have left young ment to form an expert of the probe — Girish Noola Private Medical Establish- mothers in Belamagi Lam- committee, headed by A. Surgical & Maternity Hos- ments Act (KPME) 2007 bani tanda of Aland taluk in SECTION 2 Ī 14 PAGES Ramachandra Bairy in Oc- pital, Basava Hospital, L.M and Rules, 2009. Kalaburagi district, in rural tober 2015. Its investigation Care Hospital, and Sudha Based on the inquiry, Karnataka in a daze. SUNDAY MAGAZINE Ī 8 PAGES found that 2,258 hysterec- Memorial Smruti Maternity Kalaburagi Deputy Com- CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 CLASSIFIEDS Ī PAGES 4,6 & 7 PDS beneiciaries can go for ‘give it up’ option Will address bogus billing problem T. Ramakrishnan rice or irregular supply of Chennai rice, even though officials in A few months after the charge of fair price shops launch of the National Food (FPS) are bound under the Security Act (NFSA) in the NFSA to ensure the provi- State, the public distribu- sion of five kg of rice per tion system (PDS) authorit- month per person. The ies have quietly begun a policy of the State govern- “give it up” drive, covering ment is supply rice free of all the essential commodit- cost. ies that are being provided at heavily subsidised rates. Nothing from ration A housewife, whose card is No announcement with a FPS in Kamara- Though there is no formal japuram, near Tambaram, announcement regarding says, “If you do not visit the drive, any PDS benefi- your shop within the first ciary can give up all the week, you will not get any commodities permanently thing from the ration.” or block them for a specified Pointing out that there is no period by visiting the web- such government rule, T. site (https://tnpds.com). Sadagopan, president of the One can open an online ac- Tamil Nadu Progressive count, by registering with Consumers’ Centre, says the website the details such that if and when rice is avail- as number of ration card, able, FPS officials would or- mobile phone, and Aadhaar. dinarily give greater quant- Aimed at about 1.91-crore ity of boiled rice than raw rice-drawing cards, the rice. “give it up” option covers A beneficiary, attached to not only rice, sugar, toor FPS in Ram Nagar, Velach- dhal, urad dhal and wheat ery, says even though his but also the Pongal gift card has four members, he pack. is being given only 15 kg rice Meanwhile, since Novem- against his quota of 20 kg as ber [when the Act came into per the law. Besides, out of force] there have been com- the 15 kg, the quantity of plaints of non-availability of raw rice is five kg. CM ND-ND YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Let out some steam in Gurugram Despite protest, St. Stephen’s irm on autonomous status Breakroom in popular Sector 29 market arms you with a metal rod and allows you to smash things Staff Reporter Students, DUTA members want to be part of consultations Gurugram Press Trust of India All of us have days when we New Delhi want to smash something Amid protests by students and release the pent-up an- and teachers, the Governing ger and stress. Body of St. Stephen’s Col- Yet, we hold ourselves lege on Saturday decided to back because breaking go ahead with the proposal things in a fit of rage is so- seeking autonomy for the in- cially unacceptable. stitution. And let’s face it, most of “The GB has in-principle us would not want to reduce decided to seek autonom- our own belongings to bits. ous status for the college,” But there is some good said a member of the Gov- news for those who want to erning Body (GB), the su- let off some steam. preme decision-making body. Go on a rampage Contentious issue: DUTA members protest outside A new place, aptly called DU panel formed St. Stephen's College on Saturday. SANDEEP SAXENA Breakroom, is the perfect With the Central govern- place to vent frustration.