ISLAMABADPakistan will acquire

110 latest JF-17Thunder fighter jetsfrom China as the twocountries forge closereconomic and defencecooperation followingPresident Xi Jinping'svisit to Islamabad earli-er this week, a mediareport said on Saturday.

Radio Pakistan report-ed that China will deliv-er the first batch of 50jets over a period ofthree years. The head ofChinese aircraft indus-

try told a Chinese dailythat under the contractsigned between the twocountries, Pakistan willreceive a total of 110JF-17 Thunder fighteraircraft from China.

It is not clear when thedelivery of the remain-ing 60 jets will be com-pleted.

The JF-17 Thunder isalso built in Pakistan asChina has already trans-ferred its technology.But Pakistan needsmore of these jets at

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MUMBAITemperature: 380CPrecipitation:20%Humidity:69%Wind: 20Km/hr

HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTMonday, April 27, 2015

Farmer suicide was AAP dramawhich turned into tragedy: RSS

Microsoft to Launch Next Flagship LumiaSmartphone Alongside Windows 10

Akshay Kumar’s Gabbar Is Backfaces Censor Board ire P8

NEW DELHI

Budget carrier SpiceJettoday said it will operate aspecial relief flight toKathmandu from New Delhiat 11:00 pm, which will

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SpiceJet to Operate 2Special Flights toEarthquake-Hit area

MUMBAI

A day after massive earth-quake shook Nepal, ShivSena which is part of BJP-led NDA government at theCentre here announced todonate salaries of its MPs

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Nepal Earthquake: Shiv SenaMPs to Donate Month's Salary

NEW DELHI

Vodafone India todayannounced that it was cut-ting down call rates as partof its efforts to help peoplereach out to their friends andfamilies in earthquake-hitareas of Nepal. All calls to

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Vodafone Slashes Call Ratesto Earthquake-Hit Nepal

PUNE

Defence Minister ManoharParrikar has said that hisministry would be takingpro-active measures toencourage private players indefence sector in tune withthe Prime Minister Narendra

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Will Take Steps to Encourage PrivateSector in Defence: Manohar Parrikar

NEW YORKEmails to and from

President Barack Obamawere read by Russian hack-ers last year in a breach ofthe White House's unclassi-fied computer system, NewYork Times said on

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Russian hackers read USABarack Obama emails: Report

MUMBAI

The Maharashtra govern-ment has been able to getinformation about 400 peo-ple from the state stranded inNepal following a massiveearthquake there and theyare safe, Chief Minister

Devendra Fadnavis said today."From the phone calls that we have received, it

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400 People From Maharashtra Strandedin Nepal are Safe: Devendra Fadnavis

NEW DELHI

The Gujarat governmentis coordinating with theCentre and airport authori-ties to facilitate return ofGujarat is stuck in quake-hit

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Nepal Earthquake: Gujaratin Touch With Centre toEnsure Return of Gujaratis

NEW DELHI

The US on Sunday said itis working closely with thegovernment of Nepal to pro-vide assistance and supportin the wake of the devastat-ing earthquake. The US

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US Announces $1Million EmergencyAssistance for Nepal

P5P2

Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 400CPrecipitation:0%Humidity: 26%Wind: 13Km/hr

KOLKATATemperature: 360CPrecipitation: 56%Humidity:43% Wind: 11Km/hr

CHENNAITemperature: 370CPrecipitation:0%Humidity:69%Wind: 19Km/hr

NEW DELHI

An Indian ArmyEverest Expeditionteam has helped pullout the bodies of 19foreign climbers fromthe Everest camp. Theteam was training atthe Base Camp atEverest when a mas-sive temblor hit Nepalon Saturday, triggeringan avalanche thatburied their equip-ment. The IndianArmy team is safe.

The team alsobrought to safety 61

injured people.The medical officer

accompanying thearmy expedition hastreated a number ofinjured international

mountaineers besidesthe 61 injuredclimbers.

The team also pro-vided considerable

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Indian Army Everest Team Pulls OutBodies of 19 Foreign Climbers

China to provide 110 fighterjets to Pakistan

BALTIMOREProtesters ram-

paged through down-town Baltimore onSaturday as the city'sbiggest demonstra-tion yet over thedeath of a youngAfrican-Americanman in police cus-tody turned violent.

More than 1,000people had joined a

peaceful 90-minuterally at city halldemanding justice forFreddie Gray, 25,who died last Sundayfrom spinal injuries,a week after his arrestin west Baltimore.

But the mood shift-ed dramatically whenscores of protestersmoved to the vicinity

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KATHMANDU

A fresh tremor of magnitude 5.4on the Richter scale was reported alittle before 10 pm on Sunday inNepal, where aftershocks rattledhospitals and buildings alreadydamaged by Saturday's earth-quake, that has killed more than2,400 people.

Overwhelmed doctors movedhundreds of patients onto thestreets of capital Kathmandu dur-ing the day. Sick and woundedpeople lay on a dusty road outsideKathmandu Medical Collegewhile hospital workers carriedmore patients out of the buildingon stretchers and sacks.

After a particularly big tremor inthe afternoon sent people runningterrified into the streets, doctorsset up an operating theatre inside atent and rushed in the most criti-cal.

The aftershock, itself a strong6.7 magnitude quake, triggeredmore avalanches in the Himalayasafter Saturday's 7.9 quake - whichunleashed Everest's worst disasterand was the strongest since 1934when 8,500 people were killed.

The powerful aftershock onSunday afternoon was felt in largeparts of north India too. Many incapital Delhi rushed out of build-ings. In places like Darbhanga in

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Fresh Tremor of Magnitude 5.4 Felt inKathmandu; Over 2400 Killed in Nepal

SANAA

Saudi-led warplanes hitthe rebel-held presidentialpalace in Yemen's capitaltoday, as fighting ragedbetween anti-governmentand loyalist forces, military

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Saudi-Led Air StrikesHit Yemeni Capital

KATHMANDU

A 54-year-old Indianattempting to climb allthe highest peaks in theseven continents, isstuck at Camp II onMount Everest alongwith 11 other fellowclimbers due to the dev-astating earthquake thatrocked Nepal.

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Indian Attempting to ClimbMount Everest Stuck at Camp

Violence mars Baltimore protest overdeath of black man in police custody

NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW DELHI

Six military aircraft are opera-tional in Kathmandu but Indiahopes to push the figure to 13 bytonight, Foreign Secretary SJaishankar said after a review ofrelief operations following thedevastating earthquake in Nepal.Over 2,400 people died after a 7.9magnitude earthquake onSaturday. More than 60 peopledied in India.

Here are the latest developments

1. "India is with Nepal in thishour of crisis... rescue operationsare a priority," Prime MinisterNarendra Modi said today in hismonthly radio-address Mann kiBaat. He is monitoring the rescueoperation, the status of which wasdiscussed at a review meet thisafternoon.

2. So far, over 1300 Indianshave been brought back fromNepal through defence and

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NEW DELHI

In his monthlyradio address Mannki Baat today, PrimeMinister NarendraModi spoke at lengthof Saturday's devas-tating quake, whichclaimed over 2,400lives in neighbouringNepal and more than60 lives in India.

"I did not feel like

conducting the Mannki Baat today. I feltanguished... it

appears as if a seriesof national disasters

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Government Rushes 13 Aircraft to Earthquake-Hit Nepal; Over 1300 Indians Rescued So Far

'India is With Nepal in This Hour of Crisis,'Says PM Narendra Modi in 'Mann ki Baat'

NEW DELHI

Nepal, which is reeling underSaturday's earthquake, is likely toexperience widespread rains andthundershowers which may triggerlandslides, according to the weath-er department which has asked

people to remain alert."Weather Forecasting Centre of

Indian Meteorological Departmenthas predicted fairly widespreadrain/ thundershower activity overNepal during next the four hours.The activity is most likely to

become widespread on April 27and 28 with the possibility of iso-lated heavy thunderstorm activity,particularly over eastern part ofNepal," the Ministry of EarthScience said in a release.

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Heavy Rains Likely in Earthquake-Hit Nepal, Warns Met DepartmentNEW DELHI

The NASA has made no earth-quake forecast for India, the gov-ernment said today, and askedpeople to ignore text messageswith a "fake" prediction of astrong quake to hit north India.

"It is fake. The NationalAeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA) cannotpredict earthquakes. Such mes-sages are only seeking to createpanic among people," a

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No Earthquake Forecast for India by NASA, Says Govt

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Truck driver killed, one woundedOUTER DELHI

Khampur GT Karnal road near the village ofAlipur area late last night from the reversal of atruck is a truck driver were killed. While a youngmotorcycle rider was seriously injured. Casesreported to the police the people passing by. Thenthe police arrived at the driver trapped in the truckpulled out and rushed to a nearby hospital, bothinjured. During treatment, killing the truck driver.The other young man injured were in serious condi-tion.

According to information from the police identi-fied the deceased Nahri resident of Sonipat Jitendraalias Sonu son of Surendra as is. However, the iden-tity of the injured resident Tikri Khurd Ramkishanas the son Bablu alias Umesh said. According topolice, the driver of the red light near SaturdayKhampur truck was turning, but it was overturnedtruck losing balance and fell prey to a Platina motor-cycle. The motorcycle rider was trapped under thetruck. As a result, truck drivers and motorcycle rid-ers were both seriously injured. The truck carryingthe bricks were disintegrating. It took a long drink.

Depressed young woman suicideSOUTH DELHI

Depressed young woman hanged hanging fromthe ceiling fan. After autopsy, police handed overthe bodies to the families. In the suicide note fromthe spot to treat illness and upset young womantalked of suicide. Ambedkar Nagar police stationhas been examining the case.

Police said Rajni (26) of the C-block Dakshinpuriwith family lived in. Kaluram family father, motherand three brothers Nttho. Five years ago due to ill-ness, her elder sister also died. Kaluram drive.Rajani half five o'clock Saturday evening in hisroom with a noose rope hangs from the ceiling fan.See Ma pleaded for help. People reported to thepolice. Rajani wrote in his suicide note, even afterlong treatment may not get the right feeling becausehe is suicidal. Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital inMalviya Nagar six months he had been undergoingtreatment for depression. Relatives said Kuldeeppeculiar sound in the ears of the matter reveals thathe used to upset.

Driving license of three thousand Histrishitronthe will be canceledNEW DELHI

Criminal act to carry out post-punk abandon theDelhi reach from one corner to another corner. Sothey stopped somewhere in the middle is also show-ing a driving license can be avoided. But now notonly the perpetrators but also the driving licensewill be canceled their related information will beeven more systematically. Traffic policeHistrishitron such, habitually outlawed criminalshave prepared for. Motor Vehicle Act for the firsttime in the capital 19 (1) Part (A) is preparing tofend him under license. Police so far have compileda list of 3,000 offenders whose driving license maybe canceled. The police official said the trafficpolice to prepare a list of criminals who habituallyHistrishitron and is busy. The crime branch is alsobeing taken. In fact the whole exercise being tocrime rates outlawed. The perpetrators of the crimi-nal act in any area of ??Delhi after fleeing crooksoften use vehicle. They even stopped to investigatea police vehicle, these drivers license, car papersshowing escape the traffic police do not have infor-mation about personnel. So now is the traffic policemaintained their record. After the incident, alongwith the criminals who are caught will be used bythe vehicle information. A traffic police official saidlast victim in a matter of days Snecing chain byrecording the video sent it to the number of trafficpolice What's Ape. Traffic police on the basis of thenumber plate of the vehicle when his boss gotacquainted with the Cankane been known.

Opposition of promote wine cultureNEW DELHI

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, accus-ing it of promoting the wine culture Uttarakhandresidents have protested. Panchkuian Road onSunday the people of Uttarakhand Garhwal buildingmeets state government has decided to oppose thepractice. Addressing the meeting, Sma, Mati andnational coordinator of Misnsh Bhuvan Joshi saidthat the current government are looking for jobswhere failure to prevent the escape is visible, theyouth look forward to the future drunk drowning islooking. Recently the state to provide good andaffordable wine suggestion has been sought fromthe public.

He said the government's policy will be to unitethe people against the state. Purn GugtyalUttarakhand said it is ironic that the people of thecountry are eager to settle there, while in theabsence of employment to the local people have tostand out.

IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIThe RSS has alleged that farmer

Gajendra Singh's suicide was a"drama" enacted by AAP which turnedout to be a "tragedy", and advised theparty to take right lessons from theincident. Calling AAP's recent farmerrally as one that touched the "lowestlevel" of politics, the RSS mouthpiece'Organiser' has hit out at the party say-ing such "dirty" politics should be dis-carded. Challenging AAP's "party witha difference" tag, the piece argues thatAAP has added to Indian politics anentertainment value that is unique andhas gone to the extent of enacting adrama in the name of farmer's suicide.

"The kind of entertainment valueAAP has added to Indian politics isagain unique. With 24X7 media glare,the anarchist formation used everyspace to catch attention. Some dramat-ics, either in the form of sloganeeringor leadership gimmicks are alwaysused in electoral politics. "From'Garibi Hatao' to 'Acche Din' arecatchy words that touch the cords ofcommon voters. But what AAP has

done in the name of farmers' rally istouching lowest level of politics. Inanother attempt of embarrassing theCentre, AAP tried to create a dramawhich turned out to be a tragedy," theeditorial said.

It further said that "for catching thepublic attention through media, insti-gating some supposed to be farmer toenact a suicide attempt and the personactually losing his life is dirty politics,which should be discarded outright."

Written in the backdrop of farmer'ssuicide that shook the country, the arti-

cle further goes on to question the gen-esis of AAP and asks, "Is AAP really aparty with a difference".

"The script, drama and presentationof this loose political formation areproving to be sensational but foreign tobe part of India's democratic culture,"the editorial said. The editorial goes onto argue against that difference, saying,the emergence of Aam Aadmi Party onIndia's political scene, many believed,was a dramatic departure from theexisting political culture.

It said after its brief political stint in

Delhi in 2013 and then its politicalface contesting from Varanasi, manystarted arguing that AAP is turning outto be like any other political party.

"But AAP's comeback in the nation-al capital with thumping majority andthe aftermath shows the other wayround,"it said. The article while seek-ing to defend BJP's policies in thewake of severe opposition to the landordinance and other farm related issuesby the Opposition, equally holds theCongress for pursuing policies thatharmed agrarian interests.

"The problem of Indian agriculture issystemic and cannot be linked merelyto other land development policies.India's agricultural land is overbur-dened and was never boosted throughinnovation and investment.

"The socialist pattern of philosophyof poverty started by the Congress andnow dramatised by AAP can onlyderail the real development in agricul-tural sector. Through such attempt,AAP can only add entertainment valueto politics but cannot make any sub-stantial change," the article said.

Farmer suicide was AAP dramawhich turned into tragedy: RSS

NEW DELHIDelhi Police

Commissioner has beendirected by a court hereto initiate inquiry andtake action againsterring policemen forserious discrepanciesand lapses in the probeof a case related to illic-it supply of arms andammunition. The ses-sions court's direction tothe commissioner camewhile setting aside theconviction and fiveyears' jail term awardedto a man in the case by amagisterial court, sayingthe trial court has com-mitted "serious error oflaw by ignoring glaringdiscrepancies" in theprosecution case.

Additional SessionsJudge (ASJ) SanjaySharma allowed the

appeal of Kharak Singh,resident of Ghaziabad inUttar Pradesh, andacquitted him in thearms case.

Singh had challengedhis conviction and fiveyears jail term awardedby a magisterial court inOctober 2012 for pos-sessing arms and ammu-nition.

"In view of the dis-crepancies, inconsisten-

cies, lapses and contra-dictions in the investiga-tion, this court is of theopinion that there areserious doubts about theauthenticity of the pros-ecution case.

"It appears that it wasa planted case. Therecovery of arms andammunition had nottaken place in the man-ner and on the date, timeand place as alleged by

the prosecution," thesessions court said.

The court directed thePolice Commissioner toconduct an enquiryagainst a head constableand other members ofthe raiding team andtake appropriate actionafter fixing their respon-sibility.

It also asked theCommissioner to givethe action-taken reportin the court within amonth from the date oforder and send a copy ofthe decision to the officeof Commissioner ofPolice.

It also raised questionsover the manner inwhich sanction for theprosecution of the manwas granted by an addi-tional DCP "withoutapplying his mind".

Delhi Commissioner directed totake action against erring cops

NEW DELHIThe Central Park in

Connaught Place, whichboasts of the highestmonumental flagpole inthe national capital, isset to get an imagemakeover soon withNew Delhi MunicipalCouncil (NDMC) plan-ning to turn it into apopular touristspot.

The park is set to get amusical fountain, whichwould also act as awater screen for 3Dlaser shows.

Besides installation ofvarious sculptures, theexisting amphitheatrewill be beautified withall-season floral land-scaping and will bemade more secure with

disaster managementarrangements.

"With having one ofthe largest national flagsin the country, the areabecomes an importanttourist destination. It isimportant that the parkbe developed and beau-tified at the world classlevel.

"The park shall beupgraded with installa-tion of dancing andmusical fountain withlaser show, modernhorticulture and land-scaping works and tech-nical aspects in contextof security and disastermanagement incorpo-rating norms in upgra-dation of park," NDMCChairman JalajSrivastava said.

NEW DELHIA man and his family

members have beenacquitted by a Delhicourt of the charges ofraping, molesting andthreatening his wife,saying she lodged afalse complaint to getrid of her "impotent"husband.

"... Her marriage wasnot consummated onaccount of impotency ofher husband, which wasthe sole reason for herstrained relations withher husband and in-laws," AdditionalSessions Judge VirenderBhat said, after thewoman confessed tohave filed the false case.

"She had left her mat-rimonial house only forthis reason and filed afalse complaint allegingrape as well as unnatu-ral sex by her brothers-in-law and molestationas well as attempt torape by her father-in-law, only to put pressure

upon her husband andin-laws to divorce her,"the judge said.

The court noted thatthe woman deposed"totally contrary" to theprosecution case andalso admitted that herhusband was impotentdue to which their mar-riage could not be con-summated.

The husband wasarrested while his par-ents and other familymembers were grantedanticipatory bail.

The court acquittedthe woman's husband,parents-in-law, threebrothers-in-law, two sis-ters-in-law of theoffences under sections498A (cruelty), 406(criminal breach oftrust), 376 (rape), 506(criminal intimidation)and 354 (molestation)read with 34 (commonintention) of IPC.

It also noted that dur-ing pendency of thecase, the woman had

Delhi court frees 'impotent'husband in false rape case

NDMC to give imagemakeover to CP'sCentral Park soon

NEW DELHISix buildings in Delhi devel-

oped minor cracks on Saturdaydue to the tremors, epicentred inNepal, which shook northern andeastern parts of the country.

Lieutenant Governor NajeebJung, who held a meeting withDelhi Disaster ManagementAuthority (DDMA) and othergovernment agencies to takestock of the situation, wasinformed that there was no signif-icant damage to any building andthere was no cause for any con-cern.

The three MunicipalCorporation commissioners, whowere at the meeting, said hairlinecracks were seen in three build-ings in east district, minor crackswere reported in two buildings insouth and one building wasaffected in north district.

Officials said their teams hadvisited these sites and crackswere assessed.

"There has been no significantdamage to any structure or build-ing and there is no cause for con-cern," an official statement said.

Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal, Police Commissioner BS Bassi, senior officials of PublicWorks Department (PWD),Health, police and revenue dis-

tricts were present at the meetingto check the quake-preparednessof the city.

PWD informed that all the fly-overs were checked and no dam-age was detected post the quake.

According to DDMA, theircontrol room has been beefed upso that people can give informa-tion and it can be shared with theconcerned authority.

DDMA control room is opera-tional 27/7 and can be reached on1077. "After the earthquake, weanalysed the calls received everyhalf an hour to keep a tab on thesituation in Delhi. Quick reactionteams and control rooms in all the11 districts were alerted for anyeventuality," a DDMA statementsaid. Civil defense teams havebeen activated and their members

are making visits and spreadingawareness in their respectiveareas.

During the meeting municipalcommissioners were asked to setup control rooms in their offices.

Health department was directedto ensure that all hospitals andtheir disaster management wardsare operational.

Earlier, Kejriwal appealed tothe people to maintain calm.

"Earthquake tremors in Delhi. Iappeal to people to maintaincalm. Officials out in the field toassess the situation," he said onmicro-blogging site Twitter.

Delhi government said it wasmonitoring the situation and thatthe district magistrates of all thedistricts have been assigned toassess any damage.

Quake: Minor cracks in 6 buildings in Delhi

Fresh Tremor...Bihar that are close to Nepal, people

reported feeling the earth shake whenthe fresh tremor hit on Sunday evening,and prepared for another sleeplessnight. More than 50 people have died inBihar in Saturday's powerful quake; 62have died all over India.

In Kathmandu, relief agencies andofficials said most hospitals are over-flowing and short on medical supplies."Both private and government hospitalshave run out of space and are treatingpatients outside, in the open," saidNepal's envoy to India, Deep KumarUpadhyay.

Outside the National Trauma Centre inKathmandu, patients in wheelchairs whohad been under treatment before theearthquake hit joined hundreds ofinjured with fractured and bloody limbs,who lay inside tents made from hospitalsheets.

"We only have one operation theatrehere. To be able to provide immediatetreatment we require 15 theatres. I amjust not able to cope," said DipendraPandey, an orthopaedic surgeon, addinghe had done 36 critical operations sinceSaturday.

India and other neighbouring countriessent in military transport planes ladenwith medical supplies, food and water.But little sign of organised relief effortswas visible as aid agencies struggled tofly helicopters in cloudy weather, after-shocks forced the intermittent closure ofKathmandu airport and roads wereblocked by landslides.

The extent of the damage around theepicentre, near Gorkha in the westernhighlands, had still not been fullyassessed.

Patchy mobile telephone and emailcommunication added to the slowprogress of relief as Asia's poorest coun-try reeled from its worst earthquake ineight decades.

As rescuers dug with their handsthrough the rubble of brick buildings incrowded Kathmandu, thousands of sur-vivors prepared to spend a second rainynight outside because they were afraid ofgoing back to damaged homes.

Meanwhile a plane carrying the first15 climbers injured on Everest arrived inKathmandu around noon local time.One, Gelu Sherpa, said: "There is a lot ofconfusion on the mountain. The toll willrise."

The bodies of 19 climbers were recov-ered from the mountain, where the bigaftershock sent boulders and ice crash-ing around camps in the high mountains.

It hit as Indian climber Arjun Vajpaispoke to Reuters over the phone fromMakalu base camp near Everest.

"Another one, we have an aftershockright now. Oh shit!" he shouted."Avalanche!"

Screams and the roar of crashing snowcould be heard over the line as he spoke.Other countries help

With Nepal's government over-whelmed by the scale of the disaster,India flew in medical supplies and mem-bers of its National Disaster ResponseForce, while China sent in a 60-strongemergency team. Pakistan's army saidwas sending four C-130 aircraft with a30-bed hospital, search and rescue teamsand relief supplies.

Nepali army officer Santosh Nepal anda group of rescuers worked all night toopen a passage into a collapsed buildingin Kathmandu. They had to use pickaxes because bulldozers could not getthrough the ancient city's narrow streets.

"We believe there are still peopletrapped inside," he told Reuters, point-ing at concrete debris and twisted rein-forcement rods where a three-storey res-idential building once stood.

Among the capital's landmarksdestroyed in the earthquake was the 60-metre (200-foot) Dharahara Tower, builtin 1832 for the queen of Nepal.

A jagged stump was all that was left ofthe lighthouse-like structure. As bodieswere pulled from the ruins on Saturday,a policeman said up to 200 people hadbeen trapped inside.

At one hospital in Kathmandu, policeofficer Sudan Shreshtha said his teamhad brought 166 corpses overnight.

"I am tired and exhausted, but I have towork and have the strength," Shreshthatold Reuters as an ambulance broughtthree more victims to the TribhuvanUniversity Teaching Hospital.

Bodies, including that of a boy agedabout seven, were heaped in a darkroom. The stench of death was overpow-ering.

Outside, a 30-year-old woman whohad been widowed wailed: "Oh Lord,why did you take him alone? Take mealong with him."

Government Rushes...civilian aircraft. India will press into

service 35 buses also to bring peopleback, foreign secretary S Jaishankar toldthe media.

3. But the rescue operations were ham-pered today by an aftershock that meas-ured 6.7 on the Richter scale. The epi-center of the quake was Kodari, 80 kmeast of Kathmandu near China border,said the US Geological Survey.

4. Following the aftershock,Kathmandu's Tribhuban airport was shutdown for over two hours and the AirTraffic Control personnel were evacuat-ed.

5. The tremors were felt in India. Itwas more pronounced in Bihar, which, at51 deaths, has suffered the maximumcasualty. The metro rail services in Delhiand Kolkata were suspended for a while.

6. In the evening, defence aircraft car-rying relief material were authorised touse the Tribhuban airport.

7. An under-14 girls' football teamfrom India, which was stranded inKathmandu, has also been evacuated.The girls have reached Delhi.

8. Five flights - defence and civilian -landed in Kathmandu from Delhi today,carrying an engineering task force, med-ical contingent, two tons of medical sup-plies and three more NDRF teams.

9. The Ministry of External Affairs hasset up a 24-hour control room. Indiansstranded in Kathmandu who want to getin touch with their families in India cancontact the embassy in Kathmandu con-trolroom@mea.gov.in.

10. Over 700 have died in Kathmandu,the police said, in what was the strongestearthquake to hit the Himalayan nationin 80 years. Two Indians are amongthose killed, reports news agency PressTrust of India.

'India is With...have started," the Prime Minister said

at the outset.Last week, a cyclonic storm in Bihar

killed over 50 people and in March andApril, unseasonal rains have destroyedcrops worth crores in India.

"India is with Nepal in this hour of cri-sis. Nepal's pain is India's pain," he said."The first thing is to beef up rescue oper-ation. Relief and rehabilitation opera-tions will continue."

India has dispatched military aircraftand personnel to help in rescue and reliefefforts. The Prime Minister himself ismonitoring the operations.

"I had seen the 2001 quake in Gujarat'sKutch from close quarters... I know howdevastating earthquakes can be," he said."I can imagine what the people of Nepalmust be going through."

No Earthquake...seismologist at the India

Meteorological Department (IMD) toldIANS.

Scotching the rumours, the IMD saidthe Indian government had received nosuch intimation from the US."No coun-try can predict earthquakes. The technol-ogy has not advanced so much as yet.There is some research going on inChina, but even they have not reachedany substantial result," the official said.

Purported as a NASA forecast, a textmessage is doing the rounds amongmobile phone users in parts of Indiareads: "North India will face next earth-quake at 8.06 p.m... The next richer(Richter) scale of earthquake will be 8.2.

News from NASA. Plz forward messageas much as u can."

The government has also clarified that"there is no substance in such mes-sages", adding "it is not possible to fore-warn unless the earthquake has actuallystruck".

Heavy Rains...Similar weather is also predicted for

Kathmandu, it said adding it is suggest-ed that precaution be taken against suchweather and also due to possibility oflandslides at vulnerable sites.

According to the release, the sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkimwould also experience fairly widespreadto widespread rain, thundershower dur-ing the next three days with possibilityof isolated heavy thunderstorm.

Scattered thunderstorm activity overBihar and isolated placed in eastern UPwould also occur during the next two-three days, it said.

Indian Army ...medicines and rations from their own

resources to help the other climbers.Six helicopters were sent to the ava-

lanche-hit area on Saturday, but only twocould operate because of inclementweather.

"Indian Army expedition team contin-ues to assist in rescue operations," theministry of defence spokespersonSitanshu Kar tweeted.

Tulsi Prasad Gautam, executive direc-tor of Nepal's department of tourism,told Xinhua that a few of the injuredclimbers were being treated in Pherichevillage near Lukla.

Other climbers were on their waydown from the base camp, Gautam said.

Saturday's earthquake, measuring 7.9on the Richter scale, killed over 2,500people and left 5,850 injured. The tem-blor had its epicentre in Lamjung dis-trict, around 75 km northwest ofKathmandu.

It also triggered a series of avalancheswhich hit Mount Everest base camp.

China to ...faster pace due to its fight against

Taliban militants. Xi also launched a $46billion economic corridor to link China'swestern region to Pakistan's Gwadarport on the Arabian Sea.

During Xi's visit, a fleet of eight JF-17jets escorted the Chinese president'splane when it entered Pakistan's air-space. The two countries signed 51agreements to boost economic coopera-tion during Xi's trip. Earlier, reports saidChina would provide eight latest sub-marines to Pakistan, more than doublingits fleet, in a deal worth $4-5 billion.

Violence mars...of the Camden Yards baseball stadium,

scene of an evening Baltimore Orioles-Boston Red Sox game. Twelve peoplewere arrested, police commissionerAnthony Batts told reporters. "My fami-ly wants to say: Please, please stop theviolence. Freddie would not want this,"Gray's twin sister Fredericka said. Shespoke alongside Mayor StephanieRawlings-Blake, who said she was "pro-foundly disappointed" by violence sheblamed on "a small group of agitators."

Local television footage showed acrowd hurling traffic cones, soda bottlesand trash cans at police officers, beforerandomly smashing store windows, loot-ing merchandise and vandalizing policecars.

Targets included a 7-Eleven conven-ience store, a Michael Kors fashion bou-tique, a financial services center and acellphone shop in Baltimore's landmarkLexington Market.

Street signs were torn down, and onemotorist got a rock through her car win-dow, local news media reported. At leastone city bus was also struck.

Five police cars were seen by an AFPphotographer getting their windowssmashed, before riot-equipped policeintervened.

Fans at the baseball game, which wentbeyond the standard nine innings due to

a tie, were told to remain in the stadium,"due to an ongoing public safety issue,"before the gates were opened for them toleave.

One police spokesman blamed thetrouble on "isolated pockets" of individ-uals who were believed to have comefrom out of town.

Indian Attempting...Ankur Bahl, part of the Madison

Group, had moved to Camp II fromCamp I yesterday but is now strandeddue to the earthquake, his friends in NewDelhi said.

The area below Camp II is devastatedby the avalanche. Camp I is at 19,500feet while Camp II is at 21,000 feetwhere Mr Bahl and his team spent thenight.

Route below, especially below Camp I,is devastated. This includes the ice fall,one of his friend who is in touch with theteam through a satellite phone said.

An Indian Army Expedition team iscurrently at the Base Camp (17,500 ft)and had yesterday helped pull out 13bodies. Marisa Eve Girawong, Mr Bahl'steam doctor, who was at Base Camp, hasbeen killed.

His group is being led by GarretMadison who has climbed the Everesteight times.

A massive 7.9-magnitude temblorstruck Nepal yesterday, killing over2,000 people and injuring thousandsbesides causing a deadly avalanche onthe Mount Everest claiming 17 lives.

Will Take...Modi's vision of "Make in India.""Government is absolutely committed

to working on 'Make In India' to ensureemployment opportunities and creatinggrowth story of India with a combinedeffort with the industry," he said whileaddressing a seminar on "Make in Indiafor Defence" organised byConfederation of Indian Industry (CII)in Pune yesterday.

The seminar was focused on the needof indigenisation and evolving models toaddress critical areas through defencecooperation.

Mr Parrikar said honest efforts werebeing made to fulfill Prime Minister'svision of 'Make in India'. He said thenew Land Acquisition Bill is aimed atboosting development in the country.

400 People...has been learnt that there are approxi-

mately 1,200 people from Maharashtrastranded in Nepal. For now, we haveinformation of about 400 of them. Weare constantly receiving updates. All ofthem are safe and there is no adversenews," Mr Fadnavis told PTI.

The details of people of the state res-cued from the bordering country willonly be available by evening, once theyare brought back to India, he said.

"I will inform about the exact numberof people from Maharashtra once theseflights land by evening. We are also pro-viding train tickets to those who are inneed so that they can reach their homes.We have also arranged free boarding andlodging for them in Maharashtra Sadan(in Delhi). An adequate number of vehi-cles have also been deployed at the(Delhi) airport," he said.

Russian hackers...Saturday. Earlier this month, US offi-

cials admitted there was a cyber "event"late last year, but refused to confirmreports Russia was behind the attack.

However the incursion was "far moreintrusive and worrisome" than publiclyacknowledged, the newspaper said, cit-ing senior American officials briefed onthe investigation, and saying the hackerswere presumed to be linked to — oreven working for — Moscow.

The hackers, who also got into theState Department's unclassified system,obtained access to the email archives ofpeople inside the White House, and per-haps some outside, with whom Obamaregularly communicated, Times said.

It was from those accounts that they

reached emails that the president hadsent and received, according to the offi-cials.

Most of Obama's classified briefingsare delivered orally or on paper and areusually confined to the Oval Office orthe Situation Room, Times said.

SpiceJet to ...return at 03:25 am on Monday."This flight is in addition to the two

scheduled Boeing flights operating at12:30 pm and 4:50 pm from New Delhito Kathmandu," a spokesperson for theairline said.

"We have space for relief workers andmaterial on the New Delhi-Kathmandusector, though the return sector is com-pletely full, as we would expect," thespokesperson said, adding that accredit-ed non-government organisations canferry materials, doctors and rescue per-sonnel to Kathmandu for free.

Nepal Earthquake...for the relief and rehabilitation of the

victims."Praying for the calm and the safety of

all the people across the #Nepal earth-quake radius and whoever has beenaffected by it," Yuva Sena chief AdityaThackeray tweeted.

"All Shiv Sena MPs will give their 1month's salary to the Prime Minister'srelief fund for the Nepal earthquakerelief.

Giving our MP's salaries to the PMOrelief fund will enable it to go to theneeded place, be it in India or Nepal. Weare one," he further tweeted.

Ruling alliance partner in Maharashtraand the oldest ally of BJP, Shiv Sena has18 Lok Sabha and three Rajya SabhaMPs.

Vodafone Slashes...Nepal would be charged at Re 1 per

minute against the regular call rate of Rs.12 per minute with immediate effect till10 am on April 28.

"Vodafone India, in its efforts to sup-port the local community and brothers ofNepal along with other disaster reliefinitiatives has announced that all callsmade from its network from anywhere inIndia to Nepal will be charged as perlocal rate," an official statement from thetelecom company said.

"This move will enable people to reachout to their friends and family membersin the earthquake impacted areas," itsaid.

The state-run Bharat Sanchar NigamLimited (BSNL) and Bharti Airtel hadalso slashed their call rates or made themfree to lend a helping hand to the peopleaffected by the massive earthquake.

Nepal Earthquake...Nepal and has made arrangements for

their stay in the national capital.Its Resident Commissioner's office is

coordinating with the Ministry ofExternal Affairs and Indian Embassy inKathmandu and also working with air-port authorities for in- bound passen-gers, official sources said today.

US Announces...envoy in Kathmandu has announced

$1 million for emergency assistance.In a statement, the US embassy here

said that the US expresses its "deepestcondolences" to all those affected bySaturday's earthquake in Nepal, includ-ing the families of those killed orinjured.

Saudi-Led Air ...and tribal sources said.Four air raids struck the Sanaa presi-

dential complex and a nearby hill whererebel reinforcements were being pre-pared to send eastward to the oil-richMarib province, a military official toldAFP.

Marib has been the scene of days ofdeadly clashes between Shiite Huthirebels and fighters loyal to the exiledpresident, Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.

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The pangs of creating a new mechanism tomake appointments to the higher judiciary arealready being felt. The National Judicial

Appointments Commission Act has been notified,but the NJAC is yet to be fully constituted. Itrequires only the appointment of two eminent per-sons to complete the six-member body; the otherfour members are the Chief Justice of India, two sen-ior-most judges of the Supreme Court and the UnionLaw Minister. But there is uncertainty over theappointment of new judges in the High Courts andthe Supreme Court as a Constitution Bench is hear-ing a challenge to the law. The Union governmentnotified the NJAC Act this week and effectivelyended the primacy enjoyed by the judiciary for thelast two decades in the matter of appointments to theSupreme Court and High Courts. However, undersome prodding from the Constitution Bench, it hasagreed that the NJAC, which is expected to be con-stituted before May 11, would not appoint newjudges until the validity of the law is decided. Thereis understandable anxiety on the part of the courtover who would take care of immediate issues. Forinstance, the terms of office of several additionaljudges in the High Courts could end before theConstitution Bench decided on the validity of theAct. Justice J.S. Khehar who heads the Bench hasnoted that it would be embarrassing if fresh appoint-ments were made now and eventually the NJAC wasdeclared invalid. The via media suggested is that thegovernment could move quickly to appoint the twoeminent persons and constitute the body so that itcould extend the terms of additional judges or con-firm them as permanent ones, thereby avoiding a sit-uation in which their tenure comes to an abrupt endmerely for want of a mechanism to decide on theircontinuance. And the NJAC would make no freshappointments during the pendency of the proceed-ings. While this may be an interim arrangement,there is little doubt that the situation should not beallowed to prolong. For the time being it is impera-tive that the judiciary and the executive cooperatewith each other and avoid undue delays in filling upvacancies while the questions of law are being set-tled. As such, a less substantive issue had croppedup. As two senior-most judges besides the ChiefJustice will be members of the NJAC, a question wasraised whether judges who are likely to be part of theCommission, both in the present and in the future.

BY VASUNDHARA SIRNATE

The anti-rape agitation inIndia that followed on theheels of the Nirbhaya

gang-rape incident in New Delhiin 2012 was the biggest suchmovement seen in global history.However, did the movementchange the manner in which rapewas perceived and reported inNew Delhi? In this piece, we lookat evidence from the data on rapecompiled by the National CrimeRecords Bureau to find out.

We begin with some caveats.First, we have no reliable data onwhat the real numbers and rate ofrape are in India since it remainsan underreported crime. Second,there is some weak evidence thatsome cases reported as rapemight not be so. To estimate thisacross the country would meanlooking at every single FIR filedfor rape and then somehow judgeif the case is real or false. Theprocess will undoubtedly be rid-dled with inaccuracies. Third, wecan get around the problem men-tioned above by looking at actualconvictions. However, a rapecase registered in one year maybe decided many years later. So,this makes it harder to estimatethe real incidence of rape in anygiven year. We also run into theissue of how whimsical the con-viction and trial process really is,where much depends on the sit-ting judge, and the evidence orlack of it. Because of these rea-sons, we are treating the NCRB’srecorded rapes as the actual num-ber of rapes in the country for thisanalysis, while we are painfullyaware that only a fraction of rapecases is reported.What the numbers say

The available data reveal someinteresting patterns. Overall, inIndia, total crime against womenincreased by 26.72 per cent

between 2012 and 2013. Betweenany two previous years startingfrom 2001, the highest leap intotal crime reported was 12.47per cent (2006-2007). So, it isquite evident that somethinginteresting has taken placebetween 2012 and 2013, giventhat over the last 12 years, thereporting of crimes againstwomen never exceeded a12.5 per cent increase.

Besides this, thereported rape statis-tics over time telltheir own story.Of the 763 policedistricts that wehave analysed,25.68 per cent ofthem have eitherflatlined or expe-rienced a fall innumber of reportedrapes in 2013 com-pared to 2012. Most ofthese districts are in WestBengal and in conflict zones insmaller States such as Mizoram.The fall in rape here may be afunction of several factors, suchas an absolute lack of reporting ofsuch crimes, or a political climatewhere victim-blaming statementsmade by leaders (as in WestBengal) may dissuade victimsfrom coming forward.

However, 567 districts acrossIndia showed an increase in thenumber of reported rapes overtime. But something unique hap-pened in 2012, especially in NewDelhi. Delhi is home to 1.5 percent of the women in India, butaccounts for 4.1 per cent of thetotal crimes against women in thecountry. The nine districts inDelhi that we looked at andwhere data is consistently avail-able have shown an increase inthe number of rapes per 1,00,000women (rate of rape) between

2012 and 2013. Of the nine dis-tricts, New Delhi district showedthe highest increase between2012 and 2013 (289 per cent).Overall, Delhi had a reportedincrease in the rate of rapebetween 2012a n d

2013 at125.4 per cent.

If we look at the absolute num-ber of reported rape incidents,there is a 131.73 per cent jump inDelhi between 2012 and 2013. Inprevious years, the highestrecorded jump was between 2011and 2012 (23.43 per cent).

The total number of reportedcrimes against women in Delhimore than doubled from 5,959 in2012 to 12,888 in 2013 (a 116.3per cent increase) unlike in any ofthe previous years. On an aver-age, there were between 6 and 10incidents of rape reported per1,00,000 women between 2001and 2012. For 2013, the numberof rape cases per 1,00,000women varies from eight inNorth West Delhi to 31 in NewDelhi district.

Again, it must be noted thatthese findings apply to an urbansetting. We still have very littleunderstanding of how rape isconstructed and executed in rural

areas and in

tier two andtier three cities, where rape couldbe a weapon of social control,upper caste dominance, andwhere the state is less likely torespond to an act of rape withinthe family.

We do not know to what extentthe actual number of rapes inDelhi has increased in these peri-ods, since rape is underreported.All we can focus on is the report-ing of rape and make a limitedclaim about what explains theimpressive jump this numbermakes between 2012 and 2013,compared to previous years

.Lesser stigma

We suggest that the reporting ofrape in New Delhi has increased

markedly because of a cluster ofvariables. First, we think that theanti-rape agitation pulled of aremarkable coup — it turned rapeinto something that carried lesserstigma. Rape victims, traditional-ly seen as “bad girls”, began to be

seen as actual victims ofa heinous crime

and less asw o m e n

w h o

“ g o tw h a t

t h e ydeserved”.

Second, the legalreforms ushered in by the JusticeVerma Committee report couldhave created enabling conditionsfor women to come forward andreport rape because it changedtheir cost-benefit analysis. Now,more women in urban areas aresure that “something” will bedone if they report it, unlike theapathy with which rape has beentreated in previous decades,where the reporting of rape itselfmeant subjecting a victim to fur-ther trauma and abuse. Third, theanti-rape agitation has changedinstitutional responses to rapeand the discourse surrounding it.

Now, there are gender sensitisa-tion programmes in police train-ing, which run over the stipulatedone or two modules. “Rape” is nolonger a word spoken in whis-

pers. Women, through the widelypublicised agitation, know whatconstitutes rape, harassment andassault, and they are more widelyinformed about what to do aboutit (although many still choose notto report it).

What this tells us is that awoman must have enabling con-ditions that make the reporting ofa crime like rape easier.Essentially, women are morelikely to report rape when thecosts of the reporting are low(society doesn’t ostracise the vic-tim, there are sympathetic policepersonnel in nearby precincts)and the benefits gained from thereporting are high, that is, thecrime is recorded, action taken,and a proper legal process isbegun, which can result in a realconviction.

While we are convinced bylooking at the data that the anti-rape agitation changed the man-ner in which rape victims seethemselves in relation to socialstigma and may have startedevaluating their own power vis-à-vis the perpetrators, and we thinkthat this did influence the report-ing of rape in New Delhi, we stillhave no way of estimating whatthe real incidence of rape is inIndia. Consider, for instance, thatwhile 95.8 per cent of the femalepopulation in Delhi is urban, only1 in 675 women reported anycrime committed against them in2013. We can only hope that withmore targeted interventions in thearea of sexual violence, wherevictims are enabled to step for-ward, we may in time be able toget a handle on one of the biggestrisks to women’s security inIndia.

(Vasundhara Sirnate is theChief Coordinator of Researchand Nithya Nagarathinam is a

Public Policy Scholar )

BY FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

There is no one definition for India’s proposedsmart cities. The Ministry of UrbanDevelopment provides benchmarks for vari-

ous services — maximum commute time should be30 minutes in medium-sized cities and 45 minutesin metros; water availability must be 135 litres percapita per day; 95 per cent of homes should haveshops, parks, primary schools and recreationalareas within 400 metres, and so on. The proposedcities range from Varanasi to Dholera to Amravati,covering brownfield and greenfield areas.Benchmarks would be different for both; givenlack of significant Internet penetration, brownfieldsmart cities cannot, for instance, focus on skyscrap-ers or lavish promenades first.

City planning has undergone several changessince Independence. In the 1950s, regional plan-ning and the city master plan grew in importance,but stayed divorced from the complex realities of apoor, independent, post-colonial country. Whileurban poverty rose, master plans fetishised aboutleisurely, low-density, spread-out cities, andobsessed over removing slums. This “high mod-ernism” resulted in plans for newer cities. TheNational Commission on Urbanisation identified329 cities called GEMs (Generators of EconomicMomentum), which were further divided intoNational Priority Centres and State PriorityCentres. Urbanisation was expected to grow alongthose corridors.

Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh were especiallyplanned to represent modern India, emblems of “anew town, a symbol of India’s freedom, unfetteredby traditions of the past” (Nehru, 1948). A ‘gardencity’ with no high-rise buildings, Chandigarh’swide boulevards broke the city into self-sufficientsectors, promoting liveability and exclusion.

However, the structure had its failures.Chandigarh’s urban planning was defined by an“absence of local authority, a lack of understandingof the local culture and values on the part of theplanners, and the history of the region.” (Kalia,1985, 135). In a survey of 21 cities in the AnnualSurvey of India’s City Systems (2014, JanaagrahaCentre), Bhubaneswar and Chandigarh came closeto the bottom in quality of life. Bhubaneswarscored low in urban capacities and resources aswell as in transparency, accountability and partici-pation.

Over time, national plans grew more reactive,and stuck to managing things as they were. A desirefor better, cleaner, inclusive cities remained unful-filled. We renamed more cities than building new

ones.The idea of a smart city, for most of the 20th cen-

tury, was science fiction. But cities can now inte-grate critical infrastructure such as roads, rails, sub-ways and airports; optimise resources better; andplan preventive maintenance. Given India’s financecrunch, any smart city we plan should focus first onthree things: urban transportation, e-governanceand land titling.Urban transportation

For a sustainable city, public transport has to bethe main artery. With metro systems viable only inlarge cities, integrated bus services will be primary.While the National Urban Transport Policy, 2006,pushed for public transport to rise from 22 per centto 60 per cent, only 30 major Indian cities out of 90have an in-place bus system. Even Delhi, with itsextensive metro, faces significant gaps in its effortsto provide cross-sectional connectivity, with just6,500 buses instead of 20,000. India’s bus servicescontinue to be hamstrung by limited or decliningfleet sizes, loss-making services, inadequateresources, poor service quality and ignorance aboutmodern vehicle technology.

Cities should design bus routes to ensure multi-modal integration. A city-level UnifiedMetropolitan Transport Authority, backed by legis-lation, should facilitate coordinated planning andimplementation of transport projects. We need anintelligent software to improve systems for vehiclelocation, collecting online fares, priority signallingfor buses, and real-time bus information. Citiesshould also set up Traffic Information ManagementControl Centres for effective enforcement andmonitoring of traffic rules.

Financing this will require significant restructur-ing. A dedicated Urban Transport Fund, as seen inAhmedabad, Bengaluru and Jaipur, should seek togenerate inflows through advertisement revenue,additional vehicle registration fees and congestiontaxes to fund new projects. A special purpose vehi-cle (set up in collaboration with the municipal cor-poration, city and private players), as seen inIndore and Jabalpur, could manage bus operations.Better e-governance

The Indian government has experimented withvarious e-governance initiatives, most of whichhave failed to materialise, given poor cyber securi-ty and significant privacy and data protection risk.But the implementation of a secure ICTInfrastructure, comprising wireless hotspots, wi-finetworks, and fibre optic Internet delivery at home,remains fundamental. E-governance could learnfrom these examples. The U.K.’s “Tell us Once”

service allows citizens to inform public authoritiesabout birth, death or significant life events justonce. San Francisco’s DataSF.org displays publictransportation arrival and departure times, recyclezones, crime patterns and more. Service requestsfor pothole repairs can be tweeted. Sweden hasverksamt.se, both for entrepreneurs and for citizensto use theme-based portals on healthcare, taxation,etc. All procurement and invoicing is conductedelectronically, restricting corruption.Land titling

Providing affordable housing remains a criticalchallenge. The has been exacerbated artificially bypoorly conceived Central, State and municipal reg-ulations, leading to land prices that are much high-er than intrinsic levels. Urban development proj-ects still have to undergo a lengthy approvalprocess — developers have to spend two-threeyears getting permissions from nearly 40 depart-ments.

Titling issues and the lack of property rightsinformation make this worse. While the lawrequires compulsory registration of the sale of land,it does not ask the registration authority to verifyland history or ownership from the seller, weaken-ing buyer protection and acting more as a fiscalinstrument for the state, instead of a statutory sup-port of certainty to title. Cities recognise presumedownership to land, a questionable claim, which canbe challenged on many fronts. A smart city wouldprovide formal digitised recognition of propertytitles, along with increasing transparency and regis-tered brokers, cutting down long search times andhigh costs of acquiring real estate. A less cumber-some process of accessing land records through theDepartment of Registration would increase its use,while helping to show actual transaction prices.Further, land inventory needs to be mapped com-prehensively, and be accessible to buyers.

Globally, many countries offer streamlined onlineprocesses and incentives to facilitate affordablehousing — these can include tax deductions, densi-ty bonuses, direct subsidies, land grants, land usechanges etc. Many countries such as Malaysia andCanada have revamped their administrativerequirements through fee waivers and fast-trackingprocedures.

Smart cities can make daily life easier for resi-dents simply by automating routine functions, andproviding a basic transportation and housing net-work. Grandiose visions can be kept for later.

(Feroze Varun Gandhi is a Member ofParliament)

A solution that brooks no delayWhat makes cities really smart

What enables rape reporting?

The total number of report-ed crimes against women in Delhi more

than doubled from 5,959 in 2012 to 12,888 in2013 (a 116.3 per cent increase) unlike in any of the

previous years. On an average, there were between 6and 10 incidents of rape reported per 1,00,000 women

between 2001 and 2012. For 2013, the number ofrape cases per 1,00,000 women varies from

eight in North West Delhi to 31 inNew Delhi district.

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NEW DELHIAnother Indian Air

Force plane brought 237Indians back to NewDelhi from Kathmanduthis afternoon, takingthe number of passen-gers evacuated to 783from earthquake-hitNepal since the firstplane landed lateSaturday night.

"A C-17 GlobemasterIII of Indian Aor Forcelanded at Palam at 04.45pm from Kathmanduwith 237 passengersonboard," said DefenceMinistry spokespersonSitanshu Kar. Prior tothat, 546 Indians wereflown back home.

The first IAF plane toarrive in New Delhifrom the Nepalese capi-tal was a C-130J SuperHercules with 55 pas-sengers, including fourinfants, on board around10.45 pm on Saturday,

followed by a C-17Globemaster III, a littleafter midnight with 101passengers and aninfant. In the early hourstoday, an IL-76 aircraftbrought back 152 pas-sengers, and around4.45 am, another C-17Globemaster IIIreturned with 247Indians. The movementhad to be suspended

between 1:30 pm and3:00 pm due to freshtremors in Nepal.

At 4:45 pm., the latestplane landed with 237Indian civilians.Defence MinisterManohar Parrikar saidthe IAF will bring backa total of 1,500 Indiansstranded in earthquake-hit Nepal. "We broughtback around 500 people

yesterday (Saturday)and today (Sunday). Wewill evacuate 1,500Indians from Nepal," MrParrikar told reporterson the margins of adefence investiture cere-mony in New Delhi.

Over 2200 peoplehave died and thousandshave been injured whena devastating earth-quake and several

strong aftershockscaused widespreaddestruction in Nepal.India was also affected.The quake measured 7.9on the Richter scale.The epicentre wasNepal's Lamjung dis-trict, some 75 km north-west of capitalKathmandu. Over 50aftershocks were alsofelt.

Another Indian Air Force Plane Returns with 237Passengers to Delhi from Earthquake-Hit Nepal

WASHINGTONNearly half of Americans - 150 mil-

lion people - are threatened by possi-bly damaging ground shaking fromearthquakes, scientists, including oneof Indian-origin, have warned.

More than 143 million Americansliving in the 48 contiguous states areexposed to potentially damagingground shaking from earthquakes,with as many as 28 million peoplelikely to experience strong shakingduring their lifetime, researchers said.

The research puts the average long-term value of building losses fromearthquakes at USD 4.5 billion peryear, with roughly 80 per cent of loss-

es attributed to California, Oregonand Washington.

"This analysis of data from the newNational Seismic Hazard Mapsreveals that significantly moreAmericans are exposed to earthquakeshaking, reflecting both the move-ment of the population to higher riskareas on the west coast and a changein hazard assessments," said co-author Bill Leith, senior science advi-sor at the US Geological Survey(USGS). By comparison, The FederalEmergency Management Agency(FEMA) estimated in 1994 that 75million Americans in 39 states were atrisk from earthquakes.

Nearly Half of AmericansThreatened by Earthquakes NEW DELHI

Government todayannounced Rs. 6 lakhcompensation for kin ofthose killed in the coun-try due to the earthquakeas Prime MinisterNarendra Modi tookstock of rescue andrelief operations athome and in Nepal anddirected that they bespeeded up throughclose coordinationamong agencies. "Thenext of kin of those wholost their lives in variousparts of the country dueto the earthquake yester-

day shall receive anenhanced compensationof Rs. 4 lakh from theNational Disaster ReliefFund," a PMO statementsaid. This follows theUnion Government'sdecision to revise the

guidelines for theNational Disaster ReliefFund and raise this com-pensation amount fromRs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 4lakh in the event ofdeath due to naturalcalamity, it added.

The above amount isin addition to the com-pensation of Rs. 2 lakhfrom the PrimeMinister's NationalRelief Fund announcedearlier in the day.

A compensation of Rs.50,000 has also beenannounced for the seri-ously injured.Meanwhile, the PrimeMinister chaired a fol-low-up meeting toreview the progress ofrelief and rescue opera-tions. The meeting wasattended by UnionMinisters Arun Jaitley,

Sushma Swaraj, RajnathSingh and ManoharParrikar, NationalSecurity Advisor AjitDoval, CabinetSecretary Ajit Seth,Additional PrincipalSecretary P.K. Mishra,and other senior offi-cials from various min-istries, IMD andNDRF.

Mr Modi was briefedon the work being doneby various agenciesinvolved in relief andrescue work, both inIndia and Nepal, thePMO said.

Rs. 6 lakh Compensation for Families of Those Killed in Earthquake in India

MUSSOORIEMigrant labourers from

Nepal living in Mussoorie, ahill station in the Dehradun dis-trict of Uttarakhand, are anx-iously waiting to hear fromtheir friends and family backhome after a massive earth-quake yesterday morning leftthousands of people dead.

Nearly four decades ago, 67year-old Panna Bahadur cameto Landour cantonment, todayhe works as a caretaker in oneof the many bungalows whichdot the hillside. A week backhis wife Gaura Sahi joined himfor medical treatment. The cou-ple is now glued to televisiontracking minute-by-minutenew coverage fromKathmandu. "There has beenan earthquake back home and

now we are worried about ourchildren and home. We don'tknow whether they are safe ornot," Mr Bahadur said. MrBahadur and his wife are fromNepalgunj but their youngestson and brothers family wereliving in Kathmandu workingin local eateries. Mobile serv-ice providers from India have

offered free calling to Nepal.But the severely affected com-munication network in theHimalayan country has left MsSahi more worried. Ever sinceshe heard of the massive earth-quake she has been trying tocall back home. "I have beentrying to call my brother andchildren but I have just not

been able to get through them.I am very worried," says MsSahi, who has not kept herphone away even for a minute,in the hope that she will hearfrom her family in Nepal soon.While the couple are still wait-ing to speak to their relatives inNepal, daily wage earnersBinay bahadur and Ajai Sahiare among the lucky few whohave managed to touch basewith their families in Nepal.

Both belong to a village closeto the tourist town of Pokhra inNepal and had come to India amonth ago in search of work.

"We got the news aboutearthquake yesterday and sincethen I have been trying to callhome. Finally today morning Igot through them," said a visi-bly relieved Binay.

Migrants From Nepal in India Worry forFamilies Back Home After Earthquake MOTIHARI

Over 50 people havebeen killed and 170injured in districts bor-dering Nepal after thesecond earthquaketoday, forcing the Bihargovernment to order theclosure of schoolsacross the state, tillTuesday. The govern-ment officials who arecarrying out relief workfor the affected on a warfooting, have pointedout that the damage instate is not extensive.

Hospitals are workinground the clock to pro-vide first aid to thosewho are being rushed infor medical assistance.

In one such hospital inMotihari district, 5-year-old Moni Kumariis still recovering from

her extensive injuries,including a brokenskull. She sustainedserious injuries after awall collapsed on herwhile she was trying torun out of her home fol-lowing the earthquake.

"Before we couldreact, the wall collapsedon her. I rusher andpulled her out. She wasinjured very badly and

so I rushed her to hospi-tal ", said her fatherBaidyanath sahni

But in nearbyMadhavpur village, 10-year-old khushi Begumwasn't lucky enough tosurvive. She too ran outof her house followingthe earthquake, only tocome under the collaps-ing wall of her neigh-bour's home.

Bihar Counts Its Losses in Earthquake

PATNAAs many as eight

aftershocks were fellt inBihar in the past 24hours since a high inten-sity earthquake measur-ing 7.9 on the RichterScale rocked Nepal, aMET official said today.Out of 38 aftershocksemanating from the epi-centre of earthquake inNepal since yesterday,

eight have been felt inBihar measuringbetween 5.5 to 6.9 onRichter Scale, the PatnaMET Director A.K. Sentold PTI.

Three of those after-shocks felt above thesurface measured above6.5 on Richter Scale,while the remainingones were of lowerintensity, he said.

8 Aftershocks Felt in Bihar in Past24 Hours: Weather Department

MUMBAIIndian authorities have not

been able to establish contactwith at least 25 tourists fromMaharashtra whose where-abouts remain unknown in anearthquake-ravaged Nepal, anofficial said here on Sunday.

"We have contacted morethan 1,000 people from thestate so far, including touristsand mountaineers, who aresafe. However, we are notable to connect with another

25 people who were visitingNepal when the quake struckSaturday," an official from theChief Minister's Office toldIANS.

Their telephone numbershave been collected from thevarious big and small privatetour companies and passed onto the Maharashtra ControlRoom in Mumbai and theMaharashtra Sadan in NewDelhi, the official saidrequesting he not be identi-

fied.Spelling relief for anxious

families, around 500 peoplefrom the state have alsoreturned either in New Delhior other locations by reliefflights which started operat-ing between India-Nepalsince late Saturday.

Additional ResidentCommissioner Samir Sahai ofMaharashtra Sadan in NewDelhi said an estimated 1,000tourists and mountaineers

from the state are reportedstranded in Nepal, but all aresafe.

The Control Room inMaharashtra Sadan is coordi-nating the relief efforts onbehalf of the state governmentwhich has been contacted bynearly 300 stranded people sofar. "In turn, they informed usthat they have establishedcontact with all people knownto them, or their families,groups or tourist charters.

Though we cannot providethe exact figures, roughly800-1,000 people fromMaharashtra could be presentthere and all are safe," Sahaitold IANS.

"Flights from Nepal carry-ing Indians have started arriv-ing and the ministry of exter-nal affairs plans to airliftaround 2,000 today (Sunday).The number of people fromMaharashtra will be knownlater," Sahai added.

No Contact With 25 Tourists from Maharashtra in Nepal

NEW DELHIThe NASA has made

no earthquake forecastfor India, the govern-ment said today, andasked people to ignoretext messages with a"fake" prediction of astrong quake to hit northIndia. "It is fake. TheNational Aeronauticsand SpaceAdministration (NASA)cannot predict earth-quakes. Such messagesare only seeking to cre-ate panic among peo-ple," a seismologist atthe India

M e t e o r o l o g i c a lDepartment (IMD) toldIANS.

Scotching therumours, the IMD saidthe Indian governmenthad received no suchintimation from the US.

"No country can pre-dict earthquakes. Thetechnology has notadvanced so much asyet. There is someresearch going on inChina, but even theyhave not reached anysubstantial result," theofficial said.

Purported as a NASA

forecast, a text messageis doing the roundsamong mobile phoneusers in parts of Indiareads: "North India willface next earthquake at8.06 p.m... The nextricher (Richter) scale ofearthquake will be 8.2.News from NASA. Plzforward message asmuch as u can."

The government hasalso clarified that "thereis no substance in suchmessages", adding "it isnot possible to forewarnunless the earthquakehas actually struck".

No Earthquake Forecast for Indiaby NASA, Says Government

1. What piece of clothing was invented by Frenchfashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?A. Zoot suit B. Mini-skirtC. Bikini D. Tank top

2. In which year was MIDI introduced?A. 1987 B. 1983C. 1973 D. 1977

3. In which decade was the SPICE simulator intro-duced?A. 1950s B. 1960sC. 1970s D. 1980s

4. Who invented the first controllable flying AERO-PLANE (AIRPLANE)?A. Wright Brothers B. Lidenbergh BrothersC. South Brothers D. West Brothers

5. What groovy item was invented by EnglishmanEdward Craven Walker in 1963?A. Leisure suit B. Lava lampC. Eight-track tape deck D. Hot comb

QUIZ TIME

Answer: 1(C) 2(B), 3(C), 4(A), 5(B)

TODAY’S STARARIES Your life certainly seems to revolve around human contact.

You're an outgoing, cheerful, engaging conversationalist whoenjoys bringing people together, though lately you've beenyearning to be alone. Aries, don't ignore any urge you feel forsolitude. Even though it's an unusual need for you, it's still a validone.

TAURUS Sometimes friends become a person's real family. Your friend-ships are deep and enduring. Many people are eager to give youhelp today, so why are you reluctant to receive it? Haven't youbeen the one promoting the benefits of warm, sincere friend-ship? The day ahead makes you aware of your talents and rein-forces just how important such friendships really are.

GEMINI You've made it over the hump, Gemini. You've moved beyond theproblems of the recent past and are entering a more peacefulphase. You will complete your projects at work, and your domesticlife will be the picture of bliss and harmony. Enjoy this period of restand relaxation. It will soon be followed by a period of intense long-ing requiring your total attention.

CANCER The outlook for today is excellent, Cancer. The current alignment ofthe planets and the somewhat oppressive atmosphere of the pastfew days inspire you to change your surroundings and visit newplaces. Why not plan a little trip? All signs indicate that now is thebest time for such an adventure. If you delay, you will feel stuck inthe same old routine again.

LEO This will be a day rich in reflection, Leo. You're able to observewhat is going around you while still retaining your distance. Otherpeople's ambitions will seem amusing to you as they play theirparts more like caricatures than real people. Stepping back likethis does you good. You should do it more often.

VIRGO Some long-awaited recognition could come your way today,Virgo. You're finished with the hassles you've experiencedrecently and have now entered a calmer period. Those whocould only criticize before can't find enough words to praiseyou. Take the compliments at face value. There's nothingwrong with being happy with yourself.

LIBRA You have a day of profound reflection ahead. While you may betempted to think about how far you've come, your time would bebetter spent thinking about what the future holds. You've entereda period of rethinking your identity and objectives. These aren'tsmall things. You will need every ounce of energy at your dispos-al to make it through this time of transition.

SCORPIO This would be an ideal day to take extra good care of your body,Scorpio. Don't kid yourself that those back problems will just goaway - ditto that pain in your knee. Pick up the phone and makethat appointment with the physical therapist. It won't hurt you toset aside your ambition and responsibilities for one day.

SAGITTARIUSYou may have recently modified the material aspects of your life.Was it sufficient to stop there? More profound changes might bein order. Take a look at what motivated you to create the life youlive now. Pay special attention to the choices you've made in yourprofessional life. Are you sure you're doing what you were meantto do? Are your talents being used to their fullest?

CAPRICORN This will be a great day to meditate, Capricorn. You may be a bit dissat-isfied with yourself because your various projects have yet to take form.You're impatient, but who wouldn't be? This waiting period has lastedfor about two months, but will soon end. The planets ask you to consid-er only what is essential. Don't allow yourself to start new projectsbased on anything superfluous.

AQUARIUS It's an excellent day, but be careful not to go overboard. Youmight be tempted to think that minor financial difficulties arealready behind you. Alas, they are not. What you do today pro-vides the blueprint for your future. Continued efforts to stabi-lize your behavior will provide the future security you desire.

PISCES You're in the home stretch now, Pisces! Kiss your worries good-bye. Your efforts pay off in spades as people listen to youradvice and bend over backward to please you. Although certaindetails in your love life still need ironing out, it's safe to coast fora while. You've spent months in this process of self-transforma-tion and you deserve a little rest.

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As wec o m ec lose r

to MicrosoftWindows 10launch thissummer, a newreport nowstates that theR e d m o n d -based tech firmwill unveil itsflagship Lumias m a r t p h o n ealongside theOS launch. Tos p e c i f y ,Microsoft hasthus far onlyrevealed a' s u m m e r 'release date forWindows 10.

The news comes from Ajey Mehta,Managing Director, Microsoft MobileDevices, who added that the market won'tsee a Lumia flagship device launched forroughly the next two quarters. Microsoftwill be launching high-end mobile devices

only when Windows 10 hitsthe market. "We believe we have to offerthe best possible experience to the con-sumers. Once we are ready with Windows10 and our devices, that is the right time tolaunch," he said while speaking to IndianExpress. "People are looking for signature

experiences and it is veryimportant for us to offerthose signature experi-ences."

Mehta however, did notgive any details on whenthe company plans tolaunch the Windows 10OS or the flagship devicehe talked about. Mehtasays that users in futurewould be sticking with onelarge screen instead of car-rying around multiplescreens. "We are sellingthe experience. We areselling the services too. Itis a whole consumeroffer... and the WindowsPhone operating systemhas its own advantages,"

Mehta said."We clearly focussed our strategy on the

affordable Lumia and launched ninedevices in the sub-Rs 20,000 segment,"Mehta added, while stating that the compa-ny's focus was on budget smartphones lastyear.

Microsoft to Launch Next Flagship LumiaSmartphone Alongside Windows 10

Paytm, an Indianonline paymentsplatform backed

by China's Alibaba, ispushing deeper intoIndia's booming e-com-merce industry with az e r o - c o m m i s s i o nmobile app market-place targeted at smalland medium-sizedfirms, the mainstay ofthe country's economy.

The company said onFriday this push, inaddition to its existinggeneral e-commerceplatform, would helpmarketplace operationsmake up half of its totalrevenue target of $4billion by the end of2015.

"This is our moveinto mobile com-merce," said PaytmChief Executive VijayShekhar Sharma,adding the mobile appwas designed to con-

nect small businessesand consumers.

Even though onlyabout a quarter of thepopulation can accessthe Internet, Indiaalready has the world'sthird-largest populationof internet users,thanks to cheap smart-phones.

That has driven aboom in e-commerce,in a country that hadpreviously shoppedlargely in informalstalls and bazaars.

Paytm, which has yetto turn a profit, will notcharge merchants com-

mission on their sales,making money insteadon commissions leviedwhen they transfermoney earned out ofthe site.

Paytm expects tohave 100,000 mer-chants on its app by theend of the year, upfrom about 33,000today on their generalweb platform.

It expects to grow thenumber of stock-keep-ing units essentially,units sold from 8.5 mil-lion today to 100 mil-lion by the end of theyear.

More than one-third of babiesare tapping on

smartphones and tabletseven before they learn towalk or talk, a US-basedsurvey shows.

By age of one, one inevery seven toddlers isusing devices for at leastan hour a day, the find-ings showed. "We did

not expect children wereusing the devices from

the age of six months,"said lead author Hilda

Kabali from EinsteinHealthcare Network inthe US.

The researchers devel-oped a 20-item survey tofind out, when youngchildren are firstexposed to mobilemedia and how they usedevices.

Parents of childrenages six months to four

years old, who were at ahospital-based paedi-atric clinic that serves alow-income, minoritycommunity wererecruited to fill out thesurvey. Results from370 parents showed thatchildren younger thanone year of age wereexposed to mediadevices in surprisingly

large numbers: 52 per-cent had watched TVshows, 36 percent hadtouched or scrolled ascreen, 24 percent hadcalled someone, 15 per-cent used apps and 12percent played videogames. They found thatby the age of two, mostchildren were usingmobile devices.

Six-Month-Old Babies Using Smartphones, Tablets: SurveyAgroup of parlia-

mentarians cut-ting across par-

ties met Union MinisterRavi Shankar Prasadand telecom officials todiscuss issues beingfaced by BSNL and thecompetition posed byprivate players.

"MPs who attendedFriday's meeting gaveoverwhelming supportto Mr (Ravi Shankar)Prasad's initiative torevive BSNL. Theywere not only concernedabout the deterioratingquality of BSNL servic-es, but even apprehend-ed private players' rolein obstructing growth ofBSNL which enjoyed alead position in the sec-tor till 2004," an officialstatement statedon Saturday. The MPs inattendance were fromRajasthan, HimachalPradesh and NorthEastern states. Themeeting was first in aseries of such delibera-tions to make telecomofficials directlyanswerable to parlia-mentary representativesso as to have a first-handaccount of public sectorplayer's performance,problems faced and pos-

sible solutions.The Telecom Ministry

will be shortly holding ameeting of all interestedparties to speed up theprocess of improvingthe quality and reach oftelecom signal fromBSNL, the statementadded. The TelecomMinister directed theDepartment of Telecomto convene more suchmeetings so thatMembers of Parliamentcan get to raise issuesdirectly with officialsconcerned. The MPs, ontheir part, chipped in,offering land for settingup BSNL towers andproviding funds fromMPLAD scheme for thispurpose. The MPs wereapprised about the newinitiatives being takenby BSNL to improve itsviability, which includewifi and data centreservices and introduc-tion of next generationnetwork switching tech-nology.

"It was pointed outthat four million lines inphase-I will have NGN(next generation net-work) by the end of thisfiscal while a total num-ber of 14 million portsare planned.

Paytm Launches Zero-CommissionMobile App Marketplace

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NEW DELHIIt was a sweet homecoming for

Delhi boy Virat Kohli as he ledRoyal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) to a crushing 10-wicketwin over Delhi Daredevils in anIndian Premier League matchhere on Sunday.

Varun Aaron (2/24) andMitchell Starc (3/20) producedfiery spells of fast bowling to helpRCB dismiss Delhi Daredevilsfor a paltry 95 after opting to fieldat the Feroz Shah Kotla.

Chasing 96, openers ChrisGayle (62 not out off 40 balls)and Virat Kohli (35 not out off23) made short work of the mod-est target, getting the team homein 10.3 overs.

With the emphatic win, theBangalore side got its IPL cam-paign back on track and now hasthree wins in six games.

For Daredevils, it was theirfourth defeat in seven matches.

Gayle scored bulk of the runs inthe small chase as Kohli washappy to see the fireworks fromthe non-striker's end.

The West Indian got the smallchase going by smashing medium

pacer Dominic Joseph for 14 runsoff his first over. He looked in hisusual devastating touch aftermissing out in the lastgame.

Gayle later smacked leggieImran Tahir over mid-wicket toget to his fifty. It was one of the

four sixes he hit in his blisteringknock. Kohli, who only got toscore his first boundary in theseventh over, hit the winningruns, his sublime straight drivethat brought the crowd on itsfeet.

His fans chanted 'Kohli Kohli'

at regular intervals but in the end,they went home after thoroughlyenjoying Gayle's show.

Earlier, Aaron and Starc led asplendid bowling effort to bowlout the opposition cheaply.

The visitors struck in the firstover through their premier pace

bowler Starc, who fired his trade-mark inswinger into the pads ofin-form Shreyas Iyer and theumpire did not take long to raisehis finger. It was a big blow forthe hosts as Iyer went into thegame as the team's leading run-getter.

Captain Duminy walked in nextand alongside Mayank Agarwal,he was up against serious pacefrom both ends with Aaron alsosteaming in. However, Aaronconceded 13 runs in his secondover to release a bit of pressure.

Just when it looked Daredevils'innings was getting somemomentum, RCB broke the back-bone of the home team by takingthree quick wickets to make it 39for four in 6.3 overs. All theirexperienced batsmen --Duminy(13), Yuvraj Singh (2)and Angelo Mathews (0) -- weregone in a space of seven balls.

After David Wiese had Duminycaught behind, Aaron came backto remove Yuvraj and Mathews insuccessive balls to put the visitorson top. Yuvraj played a loose shoton a good length ball that took offafter pitching before Mathews

looped a simple catch to AB deVillliers at midwicket.

It was another failure for Rs 16crore buy Yuvraj, who has scored124 runs in seven innings at17.71.

By the first time-out, the score-board had a sorry look to it withthe home team crawling at 45 forfour in nine overs.

For RCB, wrecker-in-chiefAaron proved his worth with aspirited spell after he was broughtback into the side in place ofinjured leg-spinner YuzvendraChahal.

Kohli chose to go with an extraseamer in the absence of Chahaland the move worked.

It soon became 72 for six afterleft-arm spinner Iqbal Abdullahad Agarwal (27) stumped in awicket maiden and in the nextover, Wiese trapped NathanCoulter-Nile in front of thestumps.

From there on, it all went down-hill for Daredevils as Starc addedtwo more wickets to his tally bysending back Amit Mishra andShahbaz Nadeem with perfectlyplaced off-stump yorkers.

IPL 8: Royal Challengers BangaloreDefeat Delhi Daredevils by 10 Wickets

BERLINMick Schumacher Jnr

enhanced the famousname on Sunday by claim-ing victory in only histhird Formula Four race onhis debut weekend in thesport.

The 16-year-old son ofseven-time world champi-on Michael Schumacherwas the fastest over the 18laps at the Oscherslebentrack, between Hanoverand Berlin.

Having started secondon the grid, SchumacherJnr led from the front liv-ing up to the famous nameby controlling the racewithout any mistakes.

His place on the podiumcaps a successful weekendfor the German, who wonthe best rookie title on hisdebut behind the FormulaFour wheel when he fin-ished ninth on Saturdaydespite starting 19th on thegrid.

Schumacher Jnr then fin-ished 12th on Sunday

morning before winningthe afternoon's race.

After a successful kart-ing career, SchumacherJnr has signed for DutchVan Amersfoort Racingteam in Europe's ADACFormula Four season,which runs until October.

With MichaelSchumacher still recover-ing from a serious headinjury suffered during askiing accident inDecember 2013, his fatherRolf Schumacher was atthe Oschersleben to watchhis grandson race.

Mick Schmuacher Claims Maiden Victory LONDON

Everton made a mockery ofthe Premier League table asthey beat Manchester United3-0 in fine style at GoodisonPark on Sunday -- their thirdstraight home win over theRed Devils in as many sea-sons.

Had United won onMerseyside, they would haveclimbed into second place.

But this defeat, their sev-enth league reverse of theseason, left Louis van Gaal'sside fourth in the table withfour matches to play as goalsfrom James McCarthy, JohnStones and Kevin Mirallassaw Everton rise into 10thplace.

Only the top three teams inthe Premier League at the endof the season gain directentry into the first round ofthe Champions League, withthe side finishing fourth fac-ing the unwanted prospect ofa qualifying round.

It took Everton, whokicked-off 24 points behindUnited, just five minutes toopen the scoring in front of

their own fans as McCarthysurged between flimsy chal-lenges from Paddy McNairand Daley Blind before hislow shot beat United goal-keeper David de Gea.

Everton doubled their lead10 minutes before half-timewhen Stones powered in aheader from a corner thatbeat both de Gea and AshleyYoung, stationed on the line.

The second half sawBelgium internationalMirallas secure a fifth win insix league games for RobertoMartinez's Everton side.

But there was a touch ofcontroversy regarding his74th minute goal against aUnited team featuring formerEverton favourites WayneRooney and MarouaneFellaini.

Ross Barkley's ball forwardappeared to be aimed at theoffside Romelu Lukaku.

But Lukaku opted out ofreceiving the ball and, withUnited waiting for a flag thatnever came, the onsideMirallas raced beyondLukaku and swept the ball in,with referee Andre Marrinerletting the goal stand.

Table-toppers Chelsea willmove one step closer to thePremier League title if theywin away to third-placedLondon rivals Arsenal, cur-rently level on points withUnited later on Sunday.

Victories at the EmiratesStadium and againstLeicester City on Wednesdaywill be enough to see JoseMourinho's Chelsea sidecrowned champions ofEngland for the first timesince 2010.

Arsenal manager ArseneWenger will hope it's a caseof '13th time lucky' as has yetto enjoy a victory overMourinho in 12 previousattempts.

HYDERABADAce India shuttler Saina

Nehwal on Sunday, expressedhappiness over PrimeMinister Narendra Modiheaping praise on her forclimbing the number one spotin world badminton ranking,in his monthly radio address.

"It is an honour to be men-tioned by the HonourablePrime Minister (in his radioaddress)," Saina, whoreturned to Hyderabad thismorning from Wuhan, Chinaafter losing in the quarterfi-nals of the Asia Badmintonchampionship, said.Addressing the nation onSunday, Modi lavished praiseon tennis star Sania Mirza andSaina for climbing to numberone in world rankings in theirrespective sports. He alsooffered words of support to

the country's cricketers, whowere heavily criticised aftertheir World Cup ouster lastmonth, during his monthly'Mann Ki Baat' radio pro-gramme on AIR. While Saniahas climbed to the top in dou-bles rankings, Saina is cur-rently the numero uno shuttlerin singles - both being the firstIndian women to achieve thefeat. "I am proud to say thattwo daughters of the countryhave brought glory...I con-gratulate them and all otherdaughters of the country. Weall feel proud," Modi said dur-ing the radio programme.

Meanwhile, Saina's fatherHarvir Singh told PTI theywould like to contribute Rs 2lakh to the Prime Minister'srelief fund towards the vic-tims of the devastating earth-quake.

Saina Nehwal Thanks PM Modi for his Encouraging Words

Manchester United Slump to 3-0 Loss Against Everton

KOLKATAFormer stalwarts

Sachin Tendulkar,Sourav Ganguly andRahul Dravid will bepart of the Committeewhich will find Indiancricket team's newcoach and the supportstaff.

The trio, according tosources, will provideinput to BCCI PresidentJagmohan Dalmiya andSecretary GeneralAnurag Thakur, whowere today entrustedwith the job of findingthe new coach at theWorking Committeemeeting of the Board.

"The process to identi-fy the coach and supportstaff for the SeniorNational team will beundertaken by the Hon.President and the Hon.Secretary," a BCCIrelease said.

Zimbabwean DuncanFletcher's contractended at the end of theWorld Cup while formerIndia cricketer RaviShastri was the withteam in the capacity ofTeam Director.

It is expected thatassistant coaches SanjayBangar, Bharath Arunand R Sridhar will beretained.

Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid,Sourav Ganguly to Hunt for Next

Team India Coach

NEW DELHIIt was so glittery all over the sets of

'khwahishen' - a film by Moonlightproduction. Adding a film to it's cred-it after grand success of skits and adfilms Delhi lad Param MLP, producerand director of film expressed 'weadded another feather in our cap withactress Samira Khan of Parwarishfame. Her other serials like 'Kabhisaas bhi kabhi bahu thi', 'Kahani GharGhar ki' of Balaji films were greathits. "My this film is a family drama.Our artists have put in their hundredpercent to showcase so called show-biz life of the society and I hope thatlike every hit drama, this film willattract people from all walks of life,he said. Actress Samira expressed thatit was a different experience to workwith Moonlight productions. I will tryto give my best in this film too likemy previous films and I am optimisticthat people will find my characterwith the pace of the film, she says.The film has been shot at variouslocations of Delhi and Jaipur. AryaSingh has been music director where-as Noor, Kailash and Amit has givenplayback. Promos of film are expect-

Most of the computerusers suffer fromthe symptoms of

Computer Vision Syndrome(CVS) and an expert says thatit is important to take breaksand blink regularly.

According to a recent study,prolonged sitting while atyour desk can increase yourrisk of heart disease, diabetesand stroke, reports female-first.co.uk.

But that's not the only thingat work that poses a risk toour health. Around 70 percentof computer users regularlyleave work suffering from thesymptoms of ComputerVision Syndrome (CVS) so itis important to follow a feweasy steps to ensure sitting ata desk doesn't take its toll onyour health:

"When we use a computerfor long periods, we onlyblink around 4 - 7 times perminute. Our usual rate ofblinking is more like 18 - 20

times per minute, so this is asignificant reduction - it cancause symptoms such as dryeyes and blurred vision," saidprofessor Dan Reinstein ofthe London VisionClinic."

Other common symptomsof CVS include red eyes, eye

strain, double vision,headaches and difficulty refo-cusing the eyes.

Reinstein provides his toptips on how to prevent CVS,and keep our eyes healthy andcomfortable.

- Take a short break fromyour computer screen at least

once every hour; ensure thatyou move and look awayfrom your computer.

- Keep your computerscreen clean.

- Be conscious of blinkingregularly.

- Optimise the angle, heightand distance of your screen.

Being the wrong distanceaway from your screen canincrease muscle strain andvisual discomfort.

- Be aware of environmentalfactors. Air-conditioning andfans can worsen the dry-eyesymptoms of CVS.

- If contact lenses makeyour eyes feel dry, avoidwearing them when using acomputer. CVS is particularlycommon in contact lens wear-ers; at the London VisionClinic, we often see patientswho are choosing to havelaser eye surgery because theyfind they can no longer weartheir contact lenses for longperiods, especially whileusing computers.

- Drink plenty of water tokeep yourself hydrated.

- Avoid 'glare' from win-dows and overhead lights.

- Ensure that your computerscreen is not flickering.

- And, most importantly,have an eye examination.

Ways to keep eyes healthy

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The newAkshayK u m a r

starrer GabbarIs Back wasgiven a censorclearance inrecord time thisweek. The filmwas given a‘UA’ certifica-tion with fiveverbal cuts.Says a source from the CBFC, “The film came to usvery late for certification. In fact Piku which is to bereleased a week after Gabbar Is Back came to usearlier. Gabbar Is Back had to be certified out ofturn to ensure the release didn’t get affected.”

The five verbal cuts, all mildly abusive terms,have been asked to be beeped out. These include theoft-used word ‘saala’ which is no longer permissiblein films open to kids. Not too long ago multipleaward-winning director Sudhir Mishra even made afilm title Yeh Saali Zindagi.

Says the censor chief Pahlaj Nihlani, “I am awarethat earlier the word saala was allowed . But randomuse of unparliamentary language will now be dis-couraged in films open to children specially thosestarring iconic role models like Akshay Kumar.”

Marvel Studios’ AvengersAge Of Ultron starringRobert Downey Jr,

Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo,Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson,Jeremy Renner has had a fantas-tic run at the cash registers inIndia. It opened at Rs 10.95 croreon day one and on Saturday itcollected about Rs 11.85 crore allover India, which amounts to atotal of Rs 22.80 crore.

Avengers Age Of Ultron is thesequel of Avengers; the moviehas been one of the most awaitedmovies of the year and now that ithas hit the theatres, it will contin-ue to rake in the moolah for atleast three more weekends. Tradeanalyst Taran Adarsh tweeted,“#AvengersAgeOfUltron is aone-horse race. Gallops speedily.Fri 10.95 cr, Sat 11.85 cr. Total: ?22.80 cr. India biz. FANTAS-TIC!”

The movie has a huge fan fol-lowing and hence the cash regis-ters are ringing in multiplexesand urban centres.

Fast and Furious 7 recentlyachieved the Rs 100 crore target

and Avengers will soon followsuit. It is interesting to note thatsuperhero flick did better thanBollywood flicks like,Shamitabh, NH10, Mr X, Alone,Detective Byomkesh Bakshy, Ek

Paheli Leela, and Tevar claimstrade analyst, Komal Nahta.

By Sunday, the movie wouldhave raked in more moolah see-ing the way how every show isalmost running house full boards.

Box office collection: Avengers Age Of Ultronmints Rs 22.80 crores on Day 2 in India!

The Bang Bang!actress will walkthe red carpet at

the 68th CannesInternational FilmFestival as the ambassa-dor of cosmetic brandL’Oréal Paris, and to bea part of the openingceremony of the filmgala on May 13.

“I don’t think I’mgoing there to set anytrend or look. I don’tthink that is my inten-tion. I think my inten-tion is to be me,” saidthe actress. ”That’s thereason L’Oréal hassigned me as the ambas-sador – for what I repre-sent. I will find some-thing that I’m comfort-able in and will not getcarried away to make astatement. I think oneshould be true to one’sown self and enjoy thefestival and the platformwhich celebrates cine-ma, fashion and beautytrends as well,” she

added.The 31-year-old is yet

to decide on her look forthe film fest, but notesthat she will pick theensembles soon. ”I havenot decided the look yet.We would be workingwith the team at Cannes,which consists of some

amazing hair and beautytechnicians. We haven’tthought whether itwould be Indian orwestern look. Wehaven’t made any plansbut we will zero in on itsoon,” said the talentedactress. Katrina furtheradded, “If I don’t find an

appropriate dress forCannes, I’ll just borrowa dress from Sonam asshe will be in the nextroom.”

L’Oréal Paris will cel-ebrate 18 years of itspartnership as the offi-cial makeup partner forFestival De Cannes thisyear with ‘Matte orGloss’ as the beautytrend. Aishwarya RaiBachchan and SonamKapoor will also bringBollywood glamour tothe red carpet as ambas-sadors of the brand. Acursory glance at thebouquet of films at thefest will highlight lackof Indian presence.Apart from first look ofJazbaa, Punjabi filmChauthi Koot andNeeraj Ghaywan’sdebut feature Masaanare headed to the inter-national film festival.The actress terms thedearth of Indian films asa passing phase.

Katrina Kaif: If I don’t find an appropriate dressfor Cannes, I’ll just borrow a dress from Sonam

Akshay Kumar’s Gabbar IsBack faces Censor Board ire