NEW DELHICBI on Friday told a spe-

cial court that former CoalSecretary H C Gupta hadallegedly concealed factsfrom then Prime MinisterManmohan Singh thatJharkhand had not recom-mended Vini Iron and SteelUdyog Ltd (VISUL) forallocation of aChhattisgarh coal block.

During arguments onframing of charges in thecase involving Gupta, for-mer Jharkhand ChiefMinister Madhu Koda andothers, CBI said the topofficial was aware that thestate government had notrecommended the coalblock to VISUL but he did

not mention this in the filenoting sent to the office ofthe Prime Minister, whothen headed the CoalMinistry too.

"Gupta did not highlightin the file sent to theMinister of Coal (Singh)that VISUL was not rec-ommended by the stategovernment but A K Basu(then Chief Secretary ofJharkhand and an accusedin the case) had insisted inthe meeting of screeningcommittee that VISULshould be given the block,"senior public prosecutor VK Sharma told Special CBIJudge Bharat Parashar.

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HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTSaturday, May 30, 2015

In Arvind Kejriwal vs Centre, Ignore 'Suspect'Tag For Notification, Says Top Court

Indians Should Remain Here, Says HomeMinister After 'Pak for Beef-Eaters' Row

I was losing my mind and forgot what I wassupposed to sound like, says Priyanka Chopra P8

KOLKATAA woman was allegedly

gang-raped at gunpoint in frontof her three-year-old son inWest Bengal's North 24Parganas district.

Three people have beenarrested in connection with the

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Woman Allegedly Gang-Rapedin West Bengal, 3 Arrested

SRINAGARGunmen fired at and injured a

constable outside a bank in theShopian district of Kashmir

and decamped with his serv-ice rifle, police said.

The gunmen opened fire at apolice party guarding Jammu

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Gunmen Fire atPoliceman GuardingBank in J&K

JAJPURThe wife of an Assistant

Agricultural Officer (AAO)working with Barachana blockin Odisha's Jajpur district hasaccused her husband and hisfamily members of dowryharassment and physical tor-ture, police said today.

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Dowry Case RegisteredAgainst GovernmentOfficial in Odisha

NEW DELHIPower Secretary Pradeep

Kumar Sinha was today appoint-ed as the next Cabinet Secretaryof the government.

He will succeed Ajit Seth whohas been holding the position forthe last four years.

Mr Sinha, a 1977-batch IASofficer of Uttar Pradesh cadre,

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Pradeep Kumar Sinha Appointed asNew Cabinet Secretary

LUCKNOWThe ruling Samajwadi Party

(SP) in Uttar Pradesh hasclaimed that the state govern-ment's policies were finding anecho on foreign shores andChief Minister Akhilesh Yadavwas being lauded for his vision-ary decisions.

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Akhilesh, Dimple Yadav a HitAbroad, Says Samajwadi Party

NEW DELHI/CHENNAIThe ban on a student group

by the Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT) Madras,allegedly after an anonymouscomplaint to the central gov-ernment, ignited a politicalstorm in Delhi and protestsagainst Union Education

Minister Smriti Irani today.The Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, a group of

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'IIT Madras Takes its Own Steps,' Says SmritiIrani Amid Protests Over Ban on Student Group

LAKHISARAI, BIHARThe heat wave has left a dis-

trict in Bihar so parched thatpeople have been forced to digup a riverbed in search ofwater. Because of the scorchingsummer, ground water levelsare dangerously low, leaving

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Heat Wave DrivesVillagers to Dig IntoRiver Bed

PUNEDefence Minister Manohar

Parrikar on Thursday said hisministry had completed all for-malities in respect of the onerank-one pension (OROP)scheme for ex-servicemen andnobody should try to "politi-cise" the issue.

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Formalities Over, One Rank-OnePension Will be Implemented:Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

P3P2

Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 440CPrecipitation:0%Humidity: 19%Wind: 16Km/hr

KOLKATATemperature: 370CPrecipitation: 10%Humidity:67% Wind: 24Km/hr

CHENNAITemperature: 400CPrecipitation:0%Humidity:54%Wind: 21Km/hr

NEW DELHIBJP's youth wing pres-

ident and MP AnuragThakur today released avideo, 'WinWin365',documenting various ini-tiatives undertaken bythe Narendra Modi gov-ernment during its firstyear in office.

The 15-minute videowill be circulated onsocial media andscreened at variousplaces to inform the peo-ple about "achieve-ments" of the BJP gov-ernment at the Centre.

"During the Congressregime, the entire mediawent hoarse talking

about the coal scam butnobody told the storyhow allocation of 204mines were cancelledand by auctioning just 30mines, Rs. 2 lakh 34

thousand crore wereearned," BharatiyaJanata Yuva Morcha(BJYM) PresidentThakur said. "We need to

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BJP Youth Wing Releases VideoHighlighting PM Modi Govt's Achievements

Coal scam: Ex-Coal Secy concealedfacts from then PM, says CBI

NEW DELHIThe Indian economy

grew at 7.3 per cent in2014-15 due toimprovement in the per-formance of both serv-ices as well as manufac-turing sectors.

According to the datarelease by the CentralStatistics Office (CSO)on Friday, the economicgrowth was 6.9 per centin 2013-14 as per thenew series of nationalaccounts with base year

of 2011-12. The growth in 2014-

15 was lower than theadvance estimates of7.4 per cent released inFebruary.

The fourth quarter(January-March) of lastfiscal saw the economygrow at 7.5 per cent,better than 6.6 per centrecorded for the previ-ous three months,October-December.

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HYDERABADDizzying temperatures

killed hundreds moreIndians over the past day,causing water shortagesin thousands of villagesand driving the death tollfrom a weeks-long heatwave to at least 1,826 byFriday.

Meteorological offi-cials called the heat wave"severe" and warned thatit would continue for atleast two days across ahuge swathe of the SouthAsian country from TamilNadu in the south to theHimalayan foothill stateof Himachal Pradesh.

ssMost of those killedby heat-related condi-tions including dehydra-tion and heat stroke havebeen in the southernstates of Andhra Pradeshand Telangana, where100 people died just onThursday as temperatures

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India's heat wave tests watersupply; death toll over 1,800

MUMBAIEven as police remains clue-

less about Aruna Shanbaug'sassailant, a local newspaperFriday claimed to have tracedhim to a village in UttarPradesh where he is working asa labourer and said he cannotrecall what happened on thatfateful day.

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Aruna Shanbaug's assailantnow in UP village: Report

GUWAHATISimmering tension pre-

vailed in Assam after atantrik sacrificed a five-year-old boy to appeaseGod and was later lynchedby an irate mob, policesaid on Friday.

The incident took placeat Tarajuli tea estate inAssam's Sonitpur districton Thursday afternoon.

Police said the boy wassacrificed in the templebuilt by the tantrik Nanu

Mirdha to perform puja."As per the eye witness-

es statement, Mirdha luredthe victim inside his tem-ple and sacrificed him witha machete," police said,adding that later he cameout of the temple and chal-lenged the people to stophim.

"The incident came tofocus after the boyremained missing for quitesometime yesterday(Thursday) forcing the

family members to searchfor him. It was then theydiscovered Mirdha and thedecapitated head of the boynear the temple," policesaid, adding that securitypersonnel had been rushedto the area immediately butthe mob lynched the tantrikto death.

"We are trying to ascer-tain if there is any enmitybetween the family ofMirdha and the victim,"

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NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIHome Minister Rajnath Singh

on Friday acknowledged thatbuilding of Ram temple inAyodhya is an important issueand the Government would wel-come an out of court settlementbut as such it was focused ondevelopment agenda.

At a press conference here tohighlight NDA government'sachievements, he also assertedthat he is a member of RSS.

"All issues are important. Butwe have to fix priorities. Now, weare working on the developmentagenda. As you are aware Ramtemple is a sub judice issue. Wehave to wait for the court verdict.But the two communities mayhold talks on the issue and can

find a solution," Singh said.He was replying to a question

on whether the Modi governmenthas put the Ram temple andArticle 370 (special status toJammu and Kashmir) on the back

burner.The Home Minister, however,

made it clear that currently nodiscussions were going onbetween the Hindus and Muslimsto resolve the decades-old dis-pute.

"No talks as of now. If there is amiddle path, nothing like that.But the matter is sub judice now,"he said.

When asked about BJPPresident Amit Shah's statementthat the NDA government did nothave the majority to act on issueslike Article 370, which gives spe-cial status to Jammu andKashmir, the Home Ministerdownplayed it saying "abhi abhito sarkar bani hai (government

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HYDERABADCongress on

Friday backed thereported controver-sial remarks ofPresident PranabMukherjee onBofors issue to aSwedish daily andsaid allegations ofkickbacks were lev-elled by oppositionparties to defamethe then PrimeMinister RajivGandhi. During aninterview, ahead ofhis visit to Swedenbeginning May 31,Mukherjee had saidBofors wasn't a

scandal, but rather apublicity "trial".

"I think he(Mukherjee) is cor-rect. The Presidentof India has saidwhat we all(Congress) havebeen saying for thepast 30 years," sen-ior Congress leaderGhulam Nabi Azadtold PTI here.

"That (kickbacks)was a mere allega-tion on the part ofBharatiya Janata(Party) and otherr e g i o n a lparties...They want-ed to pull down the

government ofRajiv Gandhi," hesaid.

"Those were mereallegations todefame RajivGandhi. There wasno truth behind thatand each successivegovernment afterRajiv Gandhi andeven during his time(as Prime Minister)opposition partiestried their best tofind some fault butthey could not findany thing," Leaderof Opposition inRajya Sabha said.CONTD. ON PAGE 5

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NEW DELHIHospitals were strug-

gling on Thursday tocope with an influx ofvictims of a blisteringheatwave that hasclaimed nearly 1,500lives in just over a week.

Hundreds of people,

mainly from the poorestsections of society, die atthe height of summerevery year in India, butthis year's figures areunusually high.

In Andhra Pradesh - byfar the worst-hit state -1,020 people have died

since May 18, more thandouble the number ofheat-related deaths for thewhole of last year.

In neighbouringTelangana, where tem-peratures hit 48 degreesCelsius (118 degrees

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Hospitals overwhelmed as heatwave deaths rise sharply

Ram Temple an important issue butfocus is on development: Rajnath

Five-year-old boy beheaded inAssam; accused tantrik lynched

CISF restoresbag containingRs 45k, dollarsof Nigerian manDELHI

CISF security per-sonnel have restoreda Nigerian citizen'sbag containing overRs 45,000 in cashand US dollars afterhe forgot it at a Delhimetro station here.

The incident hadoccurred yesterdayevening at KarolBagh station when aNigerian national,identified as GChukuwuma, forgotto collect his bag

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NEW DELHIAfter days of aggressive-

ly circling each other,Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal and the Centreare not in detente. Theircompeting claims for whoshould call the shots in thecapital is being heardtoday by the Delhi HighCourt and the SupremeCourt.

Both cases are pivotedon a notification issued lastweek by the Centre, whichsought to hem in MrKejriwal's area of opera-tion by expanding thepowers of LieutenantGovernor Najeeb Jung,who represents the uniongovernment in the capital.

The High Court in itsverdict said the Centre haswrongly stated that theLieutenant Governor is not

obliged to consult MrKejriwal about theappointments of bureau-crats; it also overruled theCentre's declaration that itsofficers cannot be investi-gated for graft by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of theDelhi government.

These points have allbeen challenged by theunion government in theSupreme Court, which hasgiven Mr Kejriwal threeweeks to detail his stand.In the High Court, MrKejriwal wants the entirenotification dismissed asunconstitutional.

The Chief Ministeralleges that the notificationexposes the Centre's fla-grant attempt to seize con-trol of Delhi through theLieutenant Governor'soffice. The feud has beenraging for weeks.

In Arvind Kejriwal vs Centre,Ignore 'Suspect' Tag For

Notification, Says Top CourtRajdhani Coach Attendant Held forAllegedly Molesting Woman PassengerNEW DELHI

A train coach attendant was today arrested here forallegedly molesting a 32-year-old woman passenger onboard the premier Rajdhani train.

According to police, the accused has been identifiedas one Dharmendra.

The woman has alleged that the coach attendant of theBhubaneswar Rajdhani had tried to touch her inappro-priately at night when everyone was sleeping.

The accused was caught by fellow passengers andRPF after the woman raised an alarm. He was laterhanded over to police, who registered an FIR and placedhim under arrest.

The complainant said that the train had reached some-where in Uttar Pradesh when the alleged incident tookplace.

Fire in Udyog Bhawan, no major damageNEW DELHI

A fire broke out in the fifth floor of Udyog Bhawan onFriday following which five fire tenders were rushed tocontain it.

No major damage was caused by the fire which wasdoused within 20 minutes.

Fire department received the call of fire at 10.35 AMand immediately five fire tenders were rushed to containit, said a Fire department official.

An air conditioner in a room on the fifth floor hadcaught fire, said the official, adding employees wereasked to evacuate the building.

The reason behind the fire was not immediatelyknown although it is suspected that it was caused by ashort circuit.

Partly cloudy morning in DelhiNEW DELHI

Delhiites woke up to a partly cloudy sky Friday morn-ing with the weatherman predicting possibility of duststorms and thunderstorms in some areas of the city dur-ing the later part of the day.

"The minimum temperature was recorded at 27degrees Celsius which is normal for this part of the sea-son. Humidity level was recorded at 42 per cent at 8:30AM," a MeT official said.

"The sky was partly cloudy and may lead to duststorms and thunderstorms in some areas of the city," theofficial added.

The maximum temperature is expected to settlearound 42 degrees Celsius.

Yesterday, the day temperature had settled at 41.1degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature wasrecorded at 26.1 degrees Celsius.

Work at Ramdev's food park remainssuspended for third dayHARIDWAR

Work at Ramdev's Patanjali Food and Herbal Parkremained suspended for the third consecutive day onFriday with tension persisting in the area since thebloody clash on Wednesday between security guards ofthe yoga guru's firm and members of a local union oftruck operators.

On an average 200 trucks transport materials everyday to and from the park built over an area of 95 acresat a cost of Rs 23 crore.

However, with an undercurrent of tension still persist-ing in the area, everything has come to a halt at the parkwhich wears a deserted look.

The clash which left a truck driver dead was the cli-max of months of tension which was simmeringbetween the park management and a truck operators'union of Padartha area where the park is located.

The main grouse of the truck operators was that theywere not being engaged by the firm for transporting itsproducts and trucks from outside Haridwar were beingengaged for the purpose.

The rationale offered by the park authorities was thatthe local trucks were insisting on being paid Rs 19000 aday while trucks from outside were doing all transporta-tion work at the rate of just Rs 10000 per day.

The deal could not be struck due to the wide gapbetween the freight rates of local truck operators andthose from outside.

Mediating between the management and the opera-tors, the local administration had directed the park toengage at least five local trucks in transportation activi-ties to amicably settle the dispute.

But the park agreed in principle to engage only threelocal trucks for the purpose.

However, when this also did not materialise, thingscame to a head on Wednesday and local union memberstried to stop the loaded trucks from moving out of thepark leading to a clash.

New strategy to starve HIV to death:Cut its sugar supplyNEW YORK

Scientists have discovered a new way to starve thedangerous human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) todeath - by cutting its sugar supply.

The HIV has a voracious sweet tooth which can turnout to be its undoing, according to new results byNorthwestern Medicine and Vanderbilt Universityresearchers.

After the virus invades an activated immune cell, itcraves sugar and nutrients from the cell to replicate andfuel its wild growth throughout the body. Scientists dis-covered the switch that turns on the immune cell's abun-dant sugar pipeline. They blocked the switch with anexperimental compound, shutting down the pipeline,and thereby starving HIV to death. The virus was unableto replicate in human cells in vitro.

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IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIIn the midst of the ongo-

ing stand-off between theDelhi Lt Governor and theAAP government, theCentre Friday said it hasno intention to run the citygovernment through any-one but is conscious of itsConstitutional responsibil-ity and committed touphold it.

"We have no intentionsto run the Delhi govern-ment through anyone. Letthem run the government.We just want to uphold theConstitutional provisions,"Home Minister RajnathSingh said at a press con-ference here.

He was replying to aquestion on whether theCentre wants to run theDelhi government throughthe Lieutenant Governoras it has given himabsolute powers in severalmatters, including transferand postings of seniorbureaucrats, by issuing anotification, which waschallenged in the court bythe Arvind Kejriwal gov-ernment.

"We are not against any-one but it is our responsi-bility to uphold constitu-tional provisions.Everyone should remain

within the framework ofthe Constitution," he said

without naming anyone.Asked to comment on

Delhi Assembly's resolu-tion holding as "illegal"the Centre's May 21 notifi-cation giving more powersto the LG and Kejriwal'sstatement that theNarendra Modi-led gov-ernment is trying to pushthe country towards "dic-tatorship", the HomeMinister said he would notlike to say anything on thisbut added that the govern-ment was committed to

uphold the Constitution.Singh further said that if

any law and order situationarises in the national capi-tal, the central governmentis obliged to intervene.

"I don't want to say whois doing what but we arecommitted to uphold theConstitution. Law andorder is also my duty...Wewill see," he said.

When asked if a jung(war) is going on betweenthe Centre and the Delhigovernment, Singh said ina lighter vein, "There is nojung, only Najeeb Jung."

No intentions to run Delhi govt: Rajnath

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NEW DELHI

Three men have beensentenced to 10 years rigor-ous imprisonment by aDelhi court for gang-rapingand kidnapping a 14-year-old girl from outside herschool.

Additional SessionsJudge M C Gupta sentDelhi residents Narender,Tek Ram and Vikram to jailafter holding them guiltyfor the offences of gang-rape, kidnapping andabducting the girl to com-pel her for marriage.

The court also imposed afine of Rs 40,000 each on30-year-old Narender, 24-year-old Ram and 22-year-

old Vikram.

The court said it hasbeen proved that the threemen had kidnapped theminor on the afternoon ofJanuary 15, 2010, fromoutside a school by forciblymaking her sit on a motor-cycle. The trio then tookthe girl to a house in Narelaand locked her there, itsaid, adding that whileRam and Vikram raped thegirl, Narender remainedoutside guarding the room.

"I am of the consideredopinion that the ends ofjustice can be met by sen-tencing convicts Vikram,Tek Ram and Narender toundergo rigorous imprison-

ment for a period of 10

years each under section376(2)(g) (gangrape) ofIPC," the judge said.

A case was lodged by thegirl's parents at Narelapolice station in north westDelhi on January 16, 2010alleging that Ram who wasknown to the victim mether outside her school andtook her away on hismotorcycle.

Narender and Vikramwere following them onanother bike and they tookher to a room and rapedher. Thereafter, Ramdropped the girl near herhouse.

During the trial, the

three men claimed inno-

cence saying they werefalsely implicated in thecase. leniency, Vikramsaid he was a driver andhas to support his familyand claimed that hisyounger brother was anational level boxingchampion. Ram, who wasworking at a mobile repair-ing shop, and Narender, aconductor with DTC, alsosought a lenient view say-ing they were not previousconvicts and had cooperat-ed during the trial.

Three men jailed for 10 years for gang-raping minor inDelhi

NEW DELHIThey come with labels such as green

apple, fresh mint and paan flavour, glossypackaging and none of the mandatory pic-torial warnings that could repel thosetempted to buy cigarettes. These are illegalcigarettes, flooding tobacco shops acrossDelhi.

NDTV found that these cigarettes areeasily available - one only needs to ask for'bahaar ki cigarette' (foreign cigarette).Most shops that we visited had these'international, illicit' cigarettes stacked justbelow the counter.

"They are particularly popular withthose who are new smokers and alsowomen," said the owner of a tobacco shopnear a prominent hotel in Central Delhi,which houses top government offices andministerial bungalows.

"We get them from wholesalers fromSadar bazaar... As there is no MRP(Maximum Retail Price), we sell them forabout Rs. 20 rupees margin," said a tobac-co seller in Khan Market, a posh shoppingarea in Central Delhi.

These cigarettes are also cheaper byaround Rs. 40 rupees a pack compared tothe regular brands.

The Tobacco Institute of India, whichrepresents major companies in the country,says that illicit tobacco products result in arevenue loss of Rs. 7,000 crore to theexchequer and blames higher taxes fortheir increased smuggling. India is thefifth largest illicit tobacco market in theworld and it is growing, says the institute.Tobacco products are less risky to smugglethan drugs due to lower penalties.According to government data, 1.15 crorecigarette sticks were seized by the customsdepartment in 2013-14, and the numbershot up to a whopping 11.83 crore in 2014-15.

"On an average, we estimate that wecatch around 10 per cent of illicit ciga-rettes, that means that 90 per cent areprobably getting through," said a seniorcustoms official.

The World Health Organisation says sixmillion people die every year of tobacco-related diseases.

How Cigarettes in India are Beatingthe Ban on Pictorial Warnings

NEW DELHIThe Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP) on Friday said it looks for-ward to a favourable and positiveinterpretation of the Constitutionby the Delhi High Court whichwill hear the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) government's petition chal-lenging the Ministry of HomeAffairs (MHA) notification ofMay 21.

"At a situation when the stategovernment is challenging thenotification of MHA which hasonly reiterated the position that

existed for the past several years,it's only natural that the courts willhave to really interpret theConstitution," BJP spokespersonG.V.L Narsimha Rao told ANI.

"So the matter is pending beforethe courts and the MHA notifica-tion and the powers of LG willhopefully be examined and welook forward to a very favourableand positive interpretation of theConstitution by the Courts," headded.

The Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) notification had stated that

the Lieutenant Governor has pri-macy in postings and transfers ofofficers belonging to Central serv-ices.

Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal had reacted strongly to it,saying the NDA Government atthe Centre was trying to run thenational capital through the 'back-door'.

Kejriwal had also stated that thenotification was indicative of theBharatiya Janata Party's (BJP)nervousness about the Aam AadmiParty's anti-corruption efforts.

Hopeful of positive interpretation of Constitution by Delhi HC: BJP

MHA notification: AAPsays NDA discrediting it

NEW DELHIThe Aam Aadmi Party

(AAP) government inDelhi on Friday accusedthe NDA Government oftrying to discredit it andusing conspiracies to createobstacles in the smoothfunctioning of the cityadministration in the after-math of the union homeministry's notification thatbacked LieutenantGovernor (LG) NajeebJung on postings of offi-cers.

The Government ofDelhi has sought legalopinion on the notificationfor distribution of powersbetween the LieutenantGovernor's office and theoffice of the Delhi chiefminister.

"Delhi High Court hasclearly mentioned that theCentre's notification iswrong. In fact, even theMay 2015 notification issuspect. It has also said thatthe Constitutional amend-ment is being done underan executive order and sug-gested that the popularopinion should be support-ed. After so many serioussuggestions by the judici-ary, if the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government at

the Centre doesn't payheed, it shows that theywant to discredit the AAPGovernment, and throughsome serious conspiracy, istrying to create obstacles inthe smooth functioning ofthe AAP in Delhi," saidAAP spokerspersonAshutosh.

"The decision of the LGis wrong and this decisionhas been passed underorders from the home min-istry. We needed to let theassembly know this,because the assemblyreflects the people. Theyunderstood us and support-ed us wholly, and now withpopular consent, we havetaken the matter up withthe judiciary," he added.

The MHA issued thenotification saying that theLieutenant Governor hasprimacy in postings andtransfers of officersbelonging to central servic-es.

The notification eliciteda strong rebuttal from AAPsupremo Arvind Kejriwal.

His deputy, ManishSisodia, also criticised thenotification, terming it asan attempt to 'save thetransfer-posting industrybeing run in Delhi'.

Abduction accusedmowed down whileescaping policecustodyNEW DELHI

An accused in an abduc-tion case was moweddown by a speedingdumper outside Okhlapolice station while he wasallegedly trying to escapepolice custody. Police saidthe incident took place atabout 9 pm yesterday,when Jagannath (26), whowas brought to the policestation in connection withthe kidnapping of a girl,was trying to escape fromclutches of policemen. Thedeceased used to givetuition to local studentsand was resident of JJclusters in Okhla.Jagannath also tutored agirl from his neighbour-hood. The girl had got latein returning home aftertuitions yesterday.

When Jagannath's fatherRam Babu Shah arrivedhome, the father-son duowent to drop her at herhouse nearby.

Police said the girl'sfamily was furious as shewas missing for long andstarted beating the father-son duo. According topolice, girl's family mem-bers dialed 100 andinformed the police alleg-ing that they had abductedtheir daughter.

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DEHRADUNActor Madhuri Dixit has been

sent notice for endorsing Magginoodles, which is under scrutinyfor high content of lead andmonosodium glutamate.

The notice from the Food andDrug Administration inUttarakhand, asks Ms Dixit torespond within 15 days on an adthat talked about the nutritionvalue of Maggi noodles.

Earlier this month, the FoodSafety and Drug Administrationin Uttar Pradesh claimed thatMaggi noodles' samples con-tained Mono Sodium Glutamate(MSG) and high amounts of lead,more than the permissible limitsthat could cause harm to organsin our body.

Nestle India, which was forcedto withdraw the popular snackfrom markets in Uttar Pradesh,has denied the claims.

PULWAMAIn a first, RBI Governor

Raghuram Rajan onThursday paid a visit tosouth Kashmir town andassured people affected bylast year's massive floodsall help in reviving theirlivelihood.

Accompanied by state'sFinance Minister HaseebDrabu, Mr Rajan becamethe first RBI governor tovisit the town which is 32km from summer capitalSrinagar, an officialspokesman said.

"Supporting flood-affected people of Jammuand Kashmir and revivingtheir livelihood will be atthe forefront of any reliefand rehabilitation effort inthe state," he told local rep-resentatives of trade.

The aim of his visit wasto explore how financialinstitutions can be co-opted in reviving the localeconomy and reaching outto the flood-affected peo-ple.

Issues raised by the dele-gations with the RBIGovernor included poor

credit support from formalbanking sector to agricul-ture and horticulture sec-tors, ensuring more proac-tive role of the financialinstitutions in the rehabili-tation of the flood-affected,increasing credit-depositratio by banks, openingmore bank branches inunbanked rural areas andreviving the cooperativebanks.

Mr Rajan assured thedelegations that the issueslike streamlining and eas-ing of the lending proce-dures by the banks andinvolvement of the bank-ing sector in rehabilitationof the flood-affected wouldbe addressed at the earliestin consultation with thestate government.

He said he wasimpressed by the dedica-

tion of local artists whodespite suffering heavylosses due to floods andhaving not been able to selltheir finished products arestill willing to keep the tra-ditional handicrafts aliveand going and promised tohelp them market theirproducts outside the state.

He also interacted withthe representatives of tradeand industry bodies andtravel and tour operators ofthe valley in Srinagar.

They demanded interestwaiver, restructuring ofexisting loans, sanctioningof fresh loans for resump-tion of normal business,keeping in view the totalliability of the borrowerarising out of the old loanwhere the assets financedhave been damaged or loston account of floods aswell as the new loan forrepair of such assets.

Mr Rajan said his organ-isation has no problem insupporting interest freefinancing and assured therepresentatives that theirconcerns would be com-municated to the Centre.

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NEW DELHIAfter a minister said that

those who want to eat beefshould relocate to Pakistan,Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh today said,"No, there is no problem. AllIndians should remain inIndia."

Last week, MukhtarAbbas Naqvi, who is incharge of Minority Affairs,defended the ban on beef instates like Gujarat andMaharashtra, stating, "It isnot about loss or profit... it isan issue of faith and belief. Itis a sensitive issue for theHindus. Those who can't dowithout beef can go toPakistan or Arab countriesor any other part of worldwhere it is available".

Mr Rijijiu told the Press

Trust of India that while hehad not said that he eatsbeef, "India is a secularcountry and food habits can-not be stopped."Mr Rijiju

was seated near Mr Singhtoday when the UnionHome Minister attempted toquell talk of a ministerialspat over the beef ban.

In recent months, somestates have either broughtnew brought new laws toban beef or tightened curbson killing cattle.

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CHENNAIAfter an "anonymous

complaint" to the centralgovernment, the IndianInstitute of Technology(IIT) Madras has contro-versially taken actionagainst a students' studygroup accused of trying to"spread hatred" towardsPrime Minister NarendraModi through provocativepamphlets and posters.

The Ambedkar PeriyarStudy Circle, a group ofaround 20 students, hasbeen told that it can't usethe auditorium, the IITemail and the institutenotice board. This severelycripples its activities.

"We have temporarilyderecognised the group.They used IIT's name forpublicity without permis-sion. IIT doesn't curtail

freedom of expression, butthe group violated guide-lines," Professor KRamamurthy, the actingDirector of IIT-Madras,told reporters today.

The students' group hasdenied that it was trying toinstigate protests againstthe government, and saysit was never given achance to explain. "We

have not violated theConstitution. TheConstitution allows us tocriticize the governmentand its policies," saidAbhinav Surya, the headof the study circle.

IIT-M says the group canpresent its case before theboard of students, whichwill meet after the summervacation.

The anonymous letter tothe government, signed"Students, IIT Madras"alleged that the AmbedkarPeriyar Study Circle is"creating hatred amongstudents in the name ofcaste" and also trying to"create hatred against thehonourable prime ministerand Hindus."

Action against the grouphas generated a fiercedebate on social media andwas among the top trendsof the day on Twitter.

"Politics need young ppltoday. Please dont banfuture of india. - IITMadras," said one tweet.

A Facebook user com-mented: "This is becomingmore and more frequentnews nowadays...Criticism is an essentialpart of democracy.

IIT-Madras Punishes Students' Group Accusedof Inciting Protests Against Modi Govt

PANAJIGoa state cabinet today

approved an increase in finan-cial sanction from Rs. 1 croreto Rs. 1.5 crore under its flag-ship Din Dayal Panchayat RajYojana.

State government hadlaunched the scheme in 2013for giving financial aid to pan-chayats to create infrastruc-ture.

"The upper ceiling underthis scheme has been raisedfrom Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 1.5crore. Mostly all the proposalssubmitted by panchayats hadexceeded Rs. 1 crore markestimate," Chief MinisterLaxmikant Parsekar said.

"A total of 44 applications(of projects) were received, ofwhich 22 were cleared butwork in not even a single proj-

ect began. With this (after rais-ing the ceiling) at least 5-6projects will start," MrParsekar said.

Under the scheme,Panchayats can take up worklike construction of panchayatghar, market complex and oth-

ers."State-run Goa state infra-

structure development willexecute the works. For thepanchayats, the funds wouldbe released in three phases.And in the initial instalment,30 per cent fund will bereleased," he added.PANAJI:Goa state cabinet todayapproved an increase in finan-cial sanction from Rs. 1 croreto Rs. 1.5 crore under its flag-ship Din Dayal Panchayat RajYojana.

State government hadlaunched the scheme in 2013for giving financial aid to pan-chayats to create infrastruc-ture.

"The upper ceiling underthis scheme has been raisedfrom Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 1.5crore. Mostly all the proposals

submitted by panchayats hadexceeded Rs. 1 crore markestimate," Chief MinisterLaxmikant Parsekar said.

"A total of 44 applications(of projects) were received, ofwhich 22 were cleared butwork in not even a single proj-ect began. With this (after rais-ing the ceiling) at least 5-6projects will start," MrParsekar said.

Under the scheme,Panchayats can take up worklike construction of panchayatghar, market complex and oth-ers. "State-run Goa state infra-structure development willexecute the works. For thepanchayats, the funds wouldbe released in three phases.And in the initial instalment,30 per cent fund will bereleased," he added.

Goa Government Raises Aid For Din Dayal Panchayat Raj Yojana

UNITED NATIONSAn Indian peacekeeper was injured

in fresh firing in the troubled Malakalregion in South Sudan, with the UNmission expressing concern over theincident and reiterating its call for par-ties to respect the sanctity of UN staff.

Sources confirmed to PTI that thepeacekeeper injured yesterday in thefiring is an Indian though no furtherinformation was available about hisidentity. Sources said the peacekeeperis in stable condition after sustainingminor injuries after being hit by a bul-let in the head.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson StephaneDujarric told reporters at the briefingthat the UN Mission in South Sudan(UNMISS) reported fresh firing out-side of its compound in Malakal, inwhich one peacekeeper was injured.He, however, said he did not have anyfurther information about the national-ity of the peacekeeper.

"The mission is deeply concernedthat despite the reassurances given byboth parties such an incident occurredand reiterates its strong call on all par-ties to respect the sanity of UN instal-lations and staff," Mr Dujarric said.

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When asked if the Secretary-General aims to reinvigorate the peaceprocess in the troubled nation and

push for a political settlement to theconflict, Mr Dujarric said the Inter-Governmental Authority onDevelopment (IGAD) continues to bein the lead in the process.

"We are supportive of thatprocess...the violence on a daily basis,the horrendous impact on access tofood that we have been flagging andthe fact that more than a hundredthousand people are being sheltered inUN civilians compounds shows theimmediate need for both the presidentand the opposition to sit around thetable and put their differences asideand agree on a political settlement,"Mr Dujarric said.

India is among the top contributor oftroops to UNMISS. Five Indianpeacekeepers, including a LieutenantColonel, were killed in South Sudanin April 2013 when their UN convoywas ambushed by about 200 attackersnear Jonglei State.

In 2014, two Indian peacekeeperswere injured in another "deadly andunprovoked" attack by a mob ofarmed men on civilians shelteringinside a UN base in the war-ravagedtown of Bor in South Sudan.

India has in the past also voicedconcern that the Council has repeated-ly "violated" and "diluted" the clearprovisions of Article 44 of the UNCharter, which explicitly requires the15-nation Council to invite memberstates who are contributing troops butare not members of the Council, toparticipate in the decisions on peace-keeping and troop deployment.

India has stressed that views of thetroop contributing countries should betaken into account while formulatingpeacekeeping mandates, the absenceof which has seriously compromisedthe objectives of peacekeeping.

India has also repeatedly called forbringing the perpetrators of the attackon peacekeepers to swift justice toensure soldiers and UN staff-membersare not harmed while discharging theirduty in hostile situations.

The attack came just a day beforethe UN commemorates theInternational Day of Peacekeepers.India is among the largest contributorsof military and police personnel to UNpeacekeeping and it currently deploys8,112 military and police personnel toUN peacekeeping operations in IvoryCoast, Cyprus, Democratic Republicof Congo, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, theMiddle East, Sudan, South Sudan andWestern Sahara.

Indian Peacekeeper Injured in Fresh Firing in South Sudan: Sources

SHIMLAOver 40,000 taxis went off the road

in Himachal Pradesh today in protestagainst the National Green Tribunal(NGT) order restricting the entry ofvehicles to the Rohtang Pass, over-looking picturesque destination ofManali, and the imposition of a heavycess.

"All taxi, maxi-cab and auto opera-tor unions in the state have joined theday-long strike call of the Him-Aanchal Taxi Operators Union ofManali," commercial vehicle jointaction committee chairman Jeet RamSharma told IANS.

He said the strike will continue tillmidnight of May 29.

Thousands of tourists who are holi-daying in the hills to escape thescorching heat of the plains havebeen inconvenienced by the strike.

"It was a really harrowing experi-ence on reaching Shimla this (today)morning. There was no taxi and thepotters were demanding exorbitantfare. The government should maketransportation arrangements," PriyaJoseph, a tourist from Delhi, said.

On an average, about 10,000tourists arrive in Shimla and Manaliand other popular destination on a

single day during the peak tourist sea-son. Meanwhile, the indefinite strikeby Manali-based Him-Aanchal TaxiOperators Union has entered theeleventh day on today.

PC Thakur, president of the Him-Aanchal Taxi Operators Union, toldIANS that the NGT decision wouldseverely hit the livelihood of over1,500 taxi drivers and those associat-ed with the hospitality business.

He said all business establishmentsin Manali town have also joined thestrike on today. The NGT has allowedrestricted movement of 1,000 vehi-cles, including 600 petrol-driven, for

three months from May 15 across theRohtang Pass, some 52 km fromManali. Each vehicle allowed to theRohtang Pass for tourism purposeswould pay an environmental cess atthe rate of Rs.1,000 for petrol vehi-cles per visit whereas for diesel vehi-cles, the cess is Rs.2,500.

The picturesque Rohtang Pass is amajor attraction for both domesticand foreign tourists. Refraining fromextending any relief from its order,the NGT on Thursday asked the stategovernment to file a reply on how itwould address the grievances oftourist vehicle operators.

Over 40,000 Taxis Go on Strike Against NGT Order in HP Ex-Model Gets Life Imprisonment forKilling Parents

MEERUTAn ex-model and her friend have

been sentenced to life in prison by adistrict court here which held themguilty of murdering the former's par-ents in 2008.

The court of district judgeRamkishan Gautam also imposed afine of Rs. 20,000 on each of them.

Mr Gautam had on May 15 heldthe victims' daughter, PriyankaSingh, a former model, and herfriend Anju guilty of stabbing the

couple to death.According to district public prose-

cutor Anil Tomar, retired junior engi-neer Prem Veer Singh (65) and hiswife Santosh Singh (62), of PremPrayag Colony here, were stabbed todeath on November 11, 2008.

On November 17, 2008, policearrested the victims' daughter and herfriend and, during questioning,Priyanka confessed to the murder ofher parents over some property dis-pute and alleged mistreatment

BY ROMILA THAPAR

The Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment announced a shortwhile ago that it was introducing

changes in the structure and functioningof central universities, numbering around40. The suggested changes were madepublic in a proposed Universities Act. Alarge number of academics from variouscolleges and universities based in theNational Capital Region examined thesuggestions. They went through the pro-posed changes with a fine-tooth comb,since the proposed changes, if implement-ed, would affect the academic quality oftertiary education at the college and uni-versity level. After frequent meet-ings over six months, they havejointly produced a documenttitled ‘What is to be DoneAbout Indian Universities?Reflections fromConcerned Teachers’.

The document explainsat length why they havefound unacceptable, for aca-demic reasons, much of whathas been suggested. It is avail-able on Facebook and has alreadybrought in many worthwhile posts. Itis an extremely important statement froma large body of teachers, containing theirresponses to the proposals, as had beenrequested. Hopefully, it will be discussedwidely by the HRD Ministry, theUniversity Grants Commission, and otherorganisations related to undergraduateand graduate teaching.

Education, unfortunately, has not beentaken seriously enough by governments,either past or present. The abysmally lowbudget for education is now down toaround a minuscule 3 per cent. Despitethis, there is still a fond belief that devel-opment can be achieved. Developmentneeds well-educated people or else it goesnowhere. Do politicians fear an educatedcitizenry?

Reform over overhaulGovernments tend to start at the wrong

end in their attempts to improve educa-tion, drawing plans to make dramaticchanges at the highest levels, advocatingmore central universities, IITs, IIMs andthe like. As is often said, the concernshould be to improve the levels of existinginstitutions. Yet the nitty-gritty of educa-tion lies in the quality of schooling.Proposals made by United ProgressiveAlliance-II, for more universities, contin-

ue to be the project of the present govern-ment. But a serious revision of the educa-tional system in India requires laying agood foundation for primary and second-ary schooling by improving their qualityin a systematic and rational manner. Thisapplies as much to content as is does tofacilities.

A higher budget would allow for a larg-er number of schools, and these are des-perately needed. But numbers are notenough. The location of theschool has to bes u c h

that itis not hijackedor marginalised by upper castesand the wealthy. The socially and eco-nomically underprivileged are then leftwithout education. Schools also have tobe adequately equipped, teachers properlytrained, and the benefits of educationmade apparent. This needs as much care-ful attention as tertiary education. Withoutgood quality schooling, the institutes ofhigher learning are handicapped. Studentswith substandard schooling are unable tocope with higher education, the heavyfinancing of which has little meaning.

Education has many functions. It pro-vides information, as the Internet does,but the difference is that it is meant to pro-vide reliable information, and teach stu-dents to think logically and analytically. Ifknowledge has to advance, existingknowledge should be questioned. Suchcritical enquiry is the crucial point of edu-cation in any field — whether the sci-ences, social sciences or the humanities. Itis also incidentally the best job training astudent can receive. Myth-spinning isimportant to a child’s imagination but

should not be confused with learning andscholarship.

The linking of schooling to tertiary edu-cation also has to do with some reactionsto the suggestions made in the proposedUniversities Act. The proposed standard-ising and centralising of the syllabus hasbeen suggested as a way to improve thequality of education. Also, the centralisedrecruitment of faculty and students, weare told, will allow them mobility. Can the

complete syllabus for all subjectsin 40 universities

be cen-

tral isedand standard-

ised? It will be a mammoth,unnecessary exercise, predictably a disas-ter. The budget would have to be doubledto provide for adequate libraries and labo-ratories. Or will education be reduced to aset of statements to be memorised?

Better institutions will have to lowertheir standards to accommodate those thatare inferior, in order to standardise thesyllabus. The quality of education willhave to be that of the Lowest CommonDenominator. High standards demanddiversity and a constant and reliableupgrading of knowledge, essential fornurturing intellectual curiosity. With stan-dardisation and centralisation, universitieswill become teaching shops and coachingschools. A common entrance exam willmean a rush for the metropolitan universi-ties, as these are better launching pads fordecent jobs. How then will the system ofquotas and reservations play out? Will thenumbers have to be continually reconfig-ured? The other major problem will belanguage. Today, regional languages arethe effective medium in most universities,

particularly at the undergraduate level.So, can teachers and students be movedfrom, say, Punjab to Kerala, with thedemand that they have to use whateverlanguage is current in the new place? Orwill the transfer of teachers and studentsbe also used as a punitive measure tosilence opposition? Bilingualism — aregional language and a common lan-guage — may be one solution, provided acommon language can be agreed upon.

Schools for the rich and poorThis is just a sample of the kind of prob-

lems that will confront us if the proposedchanges are introduced. It doesn’t takemuch foresight to predict the major casu-

alties in our university system. Poorquality education and large num-

bers of young people who areunqualified for the jobs they

seek doesn’t make for ahealthy society. Neither thesciences nor the social sci-ences can be taught merelyas identical information in 40

universities. Every disciplinerequires thinking, questioning

and debating, as there is intellec-tual content in each subject, essen-

tial to its understanding. This debatecannot be dictated. A syllabus handeddown ‘from above’ and not thoughtthrough by the faculty will be turned intomerely memorising information. If stateuniversities provide poor quality educa-tion, then quality education will shift toprivate universities that do not have suchrestrictions. But private universities areusually unaffordable for most students.Public universities will become institu-tions for the poor, just as the governmentschool system has. A bigger problem willbe the end of the autonomy of the univer-sity, as has been pointed out in theresponse by the Delhi academics. The via-bility of a university depends on its beingan autonomous institution responsible formaintaining high standards and initiatinginnovation. The quality of the public uni-versity system and its continuance is cru-cial to any modern society. Private univer-sities, however good they may be, cannotprovide the required tertiary education foreveryone. The proposed changes willtherefore destroy the more significantaspects of the role and function of the uni-versity as an educational institution.

(Romila Thapar is Professor Emeritusin Ancient History, JNU.)

Saturday | May 30, 2015

BY ASHOK K. MEHTA

On May 26, 2015, the Bharatiya JanataParty-led National DemocraticAlliance (NDA) government com-

pletes a year of governance. Surprisingly for anationalist party-led government, nationalsecurity and defence have occupied scantspace while showcasing its achievements. Onhindsight, perhaps rightly so, because a lotmore could have been done after UnitedProgressive Alliance rule where its DefenceMinister A.K. Antony’s sole objective was toprevent scams and follow a policy of “do-lit-tle”.

Under the NDA, one has to look at defencefrom the initial tenure of Finance MinisterArun Jaitley having additional charge ofdefence, which was not a good idea, to it beinggiven to Manohar Parrikar. Once embedded inSouth Block, all eyes were on Mr. Parrikarwho said that his speciality was quick deci-sion-making not realising that the office ofChief Minister of Goa is a far cry from thecomplex intricacies of managing the country’sdefence. Last week, in one of the many con-claves celebrating 365 days of the government,BJP president Amit Shah was heard saying thatwhen compared to the UPA government whichsubmitted to Pakistani firing on the Line ofControl (LoC), the NDA government’sresponse to such aggression has been morerobust and muscular: bomb for bullet and otherstirring similes. However, this reflects a dis-torted understanding among the political classof the dynamics of the LoC.

Some positive thinkingIn contrast, Mr. Parrikar appears to be think-

ing out of the box; at another conclave, he sug-gested that “we have to neutralise terroriststhrough terrorists only. Why can’t we do it?We should do it. Why does my soldier have todo it?” He is probably and indiscreetly mixingup covert operations with Ikhwanis (counterin-surgents) who are made up of surrendered ter-rorists who were unsuccessfully employed ear-lier to fight infiltrators and resident terrorists inJammu and Kashmir. Pakistani and local ter-rorists not only inhabit the State but also regu-larly make infiltrations to keep the pot boiling,employing fidayeen attacks, using improvisedexplosive devices and carrying out ambushescausing casualties to soldiers and civilians. In2014, the Army killed 110 terrorists on our sideof the LoC.

Mr. Parrikar may not have been fully briefedof past operations; still, his idea has to beextended by putting in use a plan that was

given in 2003 to then Defence Minister GeorgeFernandes to do precisely what Mr. Parrikarhas in mind and more, i.e. covert operations todeter cross-border terrorism. A lack of politicalwill led to that plan being abandoned. WhenGen. V.K. Singh, now Union Minister of State(Statistics and Programme Implementation,External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs)was the Indian Army Chief, he had belatedlyraised a special operations wing, TechnicalSupport Division (TSD), which was prema-turely discovered and disbanded when Gen.Singh confronted the government over his ageissue. The TSD did some useful work acrossborders as the inquiry by the Army laterrevealed.

On PakistanSpeaking in Mumbai in January after releas-

ing the Hindi weekly, Vivek’s special issue onnational security, Mr. Parrikar describedPakistan’s clandestine activities which saw adramatic operation in the Arabian Sea wherean Indian Coast Guard ship intercepted a “sus-pect” Pakistan fishing boat on the night onDecember 31 near the maritime boundary ofthe two countries, some 365 kilometres fromPorbandar in Gujarat and lamented that “someformer Prime Ministers had compromised thecountry’s deep assets”. The allusion was obvi-ously to Prime Minister I.K. Gujral who hadordered the dismantling of strategic assets cre-ated inside Pakistan over many decades.

Employing unconventional operations and

recreating deep assets implies creating tacticaland strategic assets that are usable on bothsides of the LoC/International Border whichwill impose deterrent costs. This is an ideawhose time is long overdue. For example, theIsraelis were able to halt suicide killings duringthe second Intifada by intelligence-driven tar-geted assassinations of terrorist leaders andpotential human bombers. They would inter-cept them between their leaving the hideout enroute to the designated target.

In May 5, following a meeting of CorpsCommanders in Rawalpindi, Pakistan’s InterServices Public Relations (ISPR) issued apress release accusing the Research andAnalysis Wing (RAW) of stirring the pot inBalochistan, helping the Tehreek-e-TalibanPakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan and fuelling therecent skirmishes in Karachi including thekilling of Ismaili Shias. If RAW is doing aniota of what it is being accused of, it indicatesthat “deep assets” are being gradually rein-stalled and that these are hurting Pakistan.

Reviving a postMr. Parrikar’s other positive but less embar-

rassing step is the resurrection of the post ofthe Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) after the filewas buried for posterity by his predecessor inthe previous government. The former NationalSecurity Advisor, Shiv Shankar Menon, saidthat after the Naresh Chandra Task Force hadrecommended creating an equivalent of theCDS in 2012 and Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh had endorsed it, Mr. Antony would notcomply: “he would not listen to the PM”.

It would appear that Mr. Parrikar’s big bangannouncements are made only during con-claves. In March this year, in response to aquestion on the CDS, he said that he was“working on a mechanism” for the creation ofa post for effective integration of the threeservices and that a note would be sent in thenext two to three months to the CabinetCommittee on Security. He has alsoannounced that the new Defence Research andDevelopment Organization (DRDO) chief andScientific Advisor would be appointed by theend of this month. Therefore, have ‘achhe din’started for the Ministry of Defence? Probablynot.

Modernisation and capitalThe government claims credit for clearing

defence acquisition projects worth Rs.1 lakhcrore but few contracts are likely to be signed.The reasons why these will not materialise anytime soon are the long-delayed revised butcomplex Defence Procurement Proceduresincluding offsets; a lack of clarity on ‘Make inIndia’, and a paucity of funds for defence mod-ernisation though Mr. Parrikar insisted at theconclave that there were sufficient funds.However, Defence Secretary R.K. Mathur toldthe Parliamentary Standing Committee onDefence last month that not only was theMinistry unable to use its allocated capitalbudget but that it was insufficient. He addedthat capital funds must be allocated to maintainthe 30:40:30 ratio in the quality of militaryequipment — 30 per cent for state-of-the-artequipment, 40 per cent for current holdingsand 30 per cent for equipment moving intoobsolescence. Last year, Rs.6,630 crore of cap-ital was returned unused, presumably orderedto be returned, which is an annual ritual forbalancing the fiscal deficit. This year, Rs.6,070crore has been allocated for “new items” whileRs.71,336 crore will go towards previouslycommitted liabilities. Rs.6,070 crore is a paltryamount for modernisation. This year’s defencebudget is the lowest for many years.

In order to create money for modernisation,Mr.Parrikar has innovatively used the guillo-tine by excising the Rafale fighter aircraft dealfrom 126 to 36 fighters and has savedRs.65,000 crore from the original cost ofRs.90,000 crore. Similarly, by freezing theraising of the Mountain Strike Corps (MSC),he has stalled strategic deterrence againstChina. Mr.Parrikar’s unconventional alter-

ations of capability development reflects adhocism and a lack of integration in the plan-ning process. It also shows that Service Chiefscan be easily browbeaten to cut their opera-tional programmes; worse still is that theseprogrammes haven’t been thought through bythe services.

This is bound to lead to inevitable improvi-sations and half-measured capability building.Notwithstanding Mr. Parrikar’s carry-overcompulsions, he must find a better method ofbudgeting for wise spending and raising thepolitical pitch for enhanced allocations to meetthe challenges of a two-front scenario. Fornow, the conventional deterrence againstChina is on hold — so much for bridging thecapability gap.

Defence managementIn a rare public outburst last week, Mr. A.K.

Antony criticised the government by raisingseveral questions over the Rafale deal, won-dering whether the Finance Ministry and theDefence Acquisition Council were taken onboard while clinching the agreement withFrance. At the briefing, he also tore into gov-ernment claims on defence preparednessaccusing it of committing the “anti-nationalact” of compromising the nation’s security bydownsizing the MSC on the Chinese border.“A weak man cannot safeguard national inter-ests. We don’t want war, but should be in aposition to protect our country,” he said,appealing to the government to reconsider thedecision and which was also a reflection of theerratic planning and budgeting process. Thisraises serious questions about higher defencemanagement and nails the original blunder inthe government’s Rules of Business that arro-gates to the Defence Secretary the responsibil-ity for the defence of India. No DefenceSecretary has ever been held accountable: notfor the 1962 war with China, Kargil or the out-standing disparity in defence preparednessbetween China and India. The civil service isthe biggest impediment for defence reform assuch a move will diminish its status and impor-tance in the civil-military calculus. Mr.Parrikar must rebalance this equation. Otherthan some positive ideas, there is little to cele-brate in defence. especially as Mr. Parrikar’swell-intentioned expertise in decision-makingis being questioned.

(Gen. Ashok. K. Mehta is a founder mem-ber of the erstwhile Defence Planning Staff

of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in theMinistry of Defence.)

The goldfever

From universities to coaching shops

Decisive but to what avail?

Education has many functions. Itprovides information, as the Internet does, but the

difference is that it is meant to provide reliable information,and teach students to think logically and analytically. If knowl-

edge has to advance, existing knowledge should be questioned. Suchcritical enquiry is the crucial point of education in any field —

whether the sciences, social sciences or the humanities. It is alsoincidentally the best job training a student can receive. Myth-

spinning is important to a child’s imagination but shouldnot be confused with learning and scholarship.

EDITORIAL4 NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | MAY 30 , 2015Fight For Right

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There has been a steady rise in the value of ille-gally brought-in gold seized by the IndianCustoms in recent years. From Rs.43.87 crore

in 2011-12, the figure rose to Rs.104.62 crore in2012-13, and further to Rs.686.99 crore in 2013-14.The figure is reported to have crossed the Rs.1,000-crore mark in 2014-15. The number of instances ofsuch seizure, too, went up from 503 in 2011-12 to2,450 in 2013-14 and 3,412 during April-January2015. Gold imports nearly doubled in terms of vol-ume from 471 tonnes in 2000-01 to 906.63 in 2014-15. The numbers reveal a compulsive appetite for theyellow metal and also the enormous challenges fac-ing macro-planners. For policy formulators in Indiaespecially, it is proving a lot difficult to demystifythe glitter of gold and deal with the issue effectively.Net gold import accounts for nearly a quarter ofIndia’s trade deficit. Much of the advantage arisingout of falling oil prices is nullified by the surge ingold imports. Compounding the misery, the globaleconomic environment is also not helping the causeof Indian exports. External events and the unquench-able thirst for gold have all conspired to put the man-agers of the economy in a tight spot. Given the innatesensitivity of many Indians on the matter of gold andits hedging utility, the propensity to possess moreand more of it may not melt away anytime soon.

Not surprisingly, every action on the gold importfront — be it easing curbs or imposing restrictions —has oftentimes had wider effects on the ground, com-pounding the monetary and fiscal predicament.Controlling gold import and making it less attractiveis the big challenge today, especially in the context ofstabilising the external sector with many imponder-ables outside a nation’s control. Attempts to discour-age imports by raising tariff walls and prescribingusage terms have only encouraged trade on the sly.What is required is a conscious effort to educate peo-ple on the larger public good that would follow ifthey voluntarily give up the craze. But this is easiersaid than done. Simultaneously, efforts should bemade to provide alternative financial instruments thatgive people a sense of assurance and security. Thenew gold monetisation scheme is essentially aimed towoo the common person and help him or her to earninterest on gold lying idle. It is doubtful, however, ifthe procedures that are laid out will make anyonecomfortable with parking gold with banks.Developing such trust will be a task for the longerterm.

Mr. Parrikar’s other positive but less embar-rassing step is the resurrection of the post of theChief of Defence Staff (CDS) after the file wasburied for posterity by his predecessor in theprevious government. The former National

Security Advisor, Shiv Shankar Menon, said thatafter the Naresh Chandra Task Force had recom-

mended creating an equivalent of the CDS in2012 and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hadendorsed it, Mr. Antony would not comply: “he

would not listen to the PM”.

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India's heat...hovered about 43 degrees Celsius (109

degrees Fahrenheit). Thousands of water tankers were delivering

supplies to more than 4,000 villages andhamlets facing acute water shortage in thecentral state of Maharashtra, state waterdepartment officials said.

People across India were also reportingscorched crops and dying wildlife, with someanimals succumbing to thirst.

Indians were doing whatever they could tobeat the heat, from staying in the shade orplunging into rivers to drinking buttermilk,onion juice and plenty of water.

But many farmers and construction work-ers struggling with poverty were still workingoutdoors despite the risks. They along withthe impoverished elderly were among themost vulnerable, without access to air condi-tioners or sometimes even shade-giving trees.

Cooling monsoon rains were expected nextweek in the south before gradually advancingnorth.

However, forecasting service AccuWeatherwarned of prolonged drought conditions,with the monsoon likely to be disrupted by amore active typhoon season over the Pacific.

"While there will be some rainfall on theregion, the pattern could evolve into signifi-cant drought and negatively impact agricul-ture from central India to much of Pakistan,"senior meteorologist Jason Nicholls atAccuWeather said in a statement.

Hospitals overwhelmed ...Fahrenheit) over the weekend, 340 people

have died from the heat recently compared to31 in the whole of last year.

"Heatwave conditions in 2015 so far havebeen of a shorter duration, yet with a higherdeath toll," said Arjuna Srinidhi, programmemanager for climate change at the Centre forScience and Environment (CSE) researchgroup.

"This could be due to the sudden change intemperatures after a prolonged wet Februaryand March that had kept the temperaturescool."

Hospitals in New Delhi, where top temper-atures have soared to 45 degrees Celsius,were struggling to cope with the fallout.

"Hospitals are overflowing with heatstrokevictims," said Ajay Lekhi, president of theDelhi Medical Association.

"Patients are complaining of severeheadache and dizziness. They are also show-ing symptoms of delirium," he added,describing a common symptom of severedehydration.

Queues outside hospitalsThe surge in demand for electricity from air

conditioners led to power cuts in parts ofDelhi, exacerbating the misery for residentsof the capital.

Large queues formed outside the All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences, one of Delhi'slargest government-run hospitals, wherewomen clutched plastic water bottles andpackets of mango juice.

Others tried to console crying babies, theirheads wrapped in handkerchiefs against theblistering sun.

"Last night there was no electricity fornearly five hours," 31-year-old housewifeSeema Sharma told AFP outside the hospitalas she waited in line for her four-year-old sonto be seen.

"You can imagine what we must have gonethrough. He just couldn't sleep and kept oncrying. Now he has fever as well," she said.

Unconfirmed reports said two people haddied in Delhi, where tens of thousands sleepon the streets with little protection from theheat.

State authorities have ordered that air cool-ers be installed in shelters for homeless peo-ple, which are often windowless tin shacks.

Most are equipped only with small fans,meaning temperatures inside the shelters areoften considerably higher than outdoors.

"When the temperature soars it becomesdifficult to sleep inside the tin cabin," 54-year-old Delhi construction worker told theHindustan Times daily.

"Sleeping on the road is a much betteroption."

Forecasters said there was little hope of anyimmediate respite from the soaring tempera-tures in northern India, which have beenaggravated by hot, dry winds.

"We think that these heatwave conditionswill take another four to five days to sub-side," said Brahma Prakash Yadav, director ofthe Indian Meteorological Department.

The Press Trust of India news agencyreported 43 deaths from the heatwave in theeastern state of Orissa.

Another 13 succumbed to the heat in neigh-bouring West Bengal, where unions urgedtaxi drivers to stay off the roads during theday.

Two people died in Maharashtra, whereauthorities said they did not expect conditionsto improve until the arrival of monsoon rainsin June.

The monsoon is forecast to hit Keralatowards the end of this month before sweep-ing across the country, but it will be weeksbefore the rains reach the arid plains.

CISF restores...after getting it scanned at the X-ray bag-

gage machine.A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

spokesperson said the bag was recovered byon-duy security staff of the force present inthe station and after anti-sabotage checks itwas found that it contained a cash of Rs45,916, USD 200 and a Nigerian passport.

Later Chukuwuma came back to the stationto claim his bag and it was restored to himafter due verification, the spokesperson said.

Congress backs...Allegations that kickbacks were paid in the

procurement of 155mm howitzer fieldBofors guns from Sweden had plagued theRajiv Gandhi government in the late 1980sand had become a big election issue in 1989in which the former Prime Minister had toface defeat. During his visit to Sweden, thePresident would be accompanied by Ministerof State for Chemicals and Fertilisers HansRaj Ahir, Congress leader Ghulam NabiAzad and BJP MP Ashwani Kumar, besidesVice Chancellors of seven universities.

Ram Temple...has been just formed in the state)."Replying to another question on the role of

RSS in government, Singh avoided a directreply but said he himself is an RSS 'swayam-sevak' and believes in the organisation's ide-ology.

"I am an RSS swayamsevak. I believe inRSS ideology as it promotes an India whereall 72 sects of Islam exist. RSS promotes anIndian culture due to which a 2,000 year oldchurch exists in Kerala.

"RSS promotes Indian culture by virtue ofwhich Parsis from Iran are given utmostrespect here. RSS also promotes an Indianculture where Jews are respected," he said.

The Home Minister said that during the lastone year of the government, good governanceand development had finally staged a comeback after 10 years.

"Is sarkar mein susashan aur vikas ki gharwapsi hui hai (during last one year, good gov-ernance and development have staged acomeback)," he said.

BJP Youth...take the work of our government to the

public and I think this video is a step towardsthe right direction," he added.

The video talks about different schemeslike 'Jan Dhan Yojana', 'Make In India','Mudra Bank', and 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'that were launched in the past one year by theBJP-led government.

It also documents initiatives taken foryouths, women, MSMEs, traders, the middleclass and senior citizens.

Coal scam...said, "He (Gupta) did not write it in the file.

Gupta did not mention it in the noting sent tothe Minister of Coal. He concealed this factfrom the Minister of Coal."

Gupta on May 27 had argued that Singh,being the then coal minister, had the ultimatepower to allocate coal block.

During arguments today, the agency saidthat Koda, Basu and two other accused publicservants conspired with each other to some-how favour VISUL in the coal block alloca-tion despite the fact that the state governmenthad initially recommended two other firmsfor it.

It alleged that Basu, who had attended themeeting of screening committee, insisted thatVISUL should be recommended for the allo-cation.

The prosecutor said that even the SteelMinistry had not recommended VISUL forRajhara north coal block allocation.

Some of the accused, however, opposed thecontentions of CBI saying there was no evi-dence against them.

The court after hearing the arguments fixedthe matter for June 30 for any clarification.

The case pertains to alleged irregularities inallocation of Rajhara North coal block inJharkhand to Kolkata-based VISUL.

Indian economy...Added (GVA), a new concept introduced

by CSO to measure the economic activity,rose by 7.2 per cent in 2014-15 compared 6.6per cent in the previous fiscal.

The manufacturing sector GVA rose by 7.1per cent during the year as against 5.3 percent in 2013-14. Similarly, the output of elec-tricity, gas, water supply and other utilityservices rose by 7.9 per cent as against 4.8per cent a year ago.

The construction activity too registered anincrease of 4.8 per cent, up from 2.5 per centa year ago. Financial, real estate and profes-sional services also showed an improvementby registering a growth of 11.5 per cent asagainst 7.9 per cent in previous fiscal.

However, the farm and allied sectors grewby a meagre 0.2 per cent compared to 3.7 percent a year ago.

The output of mining and quarrying sectortoo slipped to 2.4 per cent from 5.4 per cent ayear ago.

Five-year-old...police said adding that the security has been

intensified in and around the tea estate toensure that the situation remains under con-trol.

Congress leader and Deputy Speaker of theAssam Legislative Assembly BhimanandaTanti on Friday expressed concern over theincident and said that it is a result of existingsuperstitions in the society, particularlyamong some of the tea tribe communities.

Tanti, who himself belongs to the tea tribecommunity, said that the government musttake up urgent steps to spread awarenesscampaigns against these kinds of supersti-tions in the tea gardens of the state.

Pradeep Kumar...has been asked to take over as Officer on

Special Duty (OSD) in Cabinet Secretariat,an official release said.

The Prime Minister has approved theappointment of Mr Sinha as the next CabinetSecretary with effect from June 13, therelease said.

Mr Sinha has been serving as PowerSecretary since July 2013.

He has earlier served as the ShippingSecretary and has also held several otherimportant positions in the Union Governmentand in his cadre state - Uttar Pradesh.

Mr Seth, a 1974-batch IAS officer of UttarPradesh cadre, had taken over as Cabinet sec-retary on June 14, 2011 with a two-year fixedtenure upto June 13, 2013. The UPA govern-ment had extended his tenure by a year. TheModi-government had given six-monthextension to Seth in June followed by thethird such extension in December last year.

The Cabinet secretariat is under the directcharge of the Prime Minister. The administra-tive head of the secretariat is the CabinetSecretary who is also the ex-officio chairmanof the Civil Services Board.

The Cabinet Secretariat assists in decision-making in government by ensuring inter-min-isterial coordination, ironing out differencesamongst ministries or departments and evolv-ing consensus through the instrumentality ofthe standing or adhoc committees of secre-taries.

'IIT Madras Takes ....trying to "spread hatred" towards Prime

Minister Narendra Modi through provocativepamphlets and posters. The group, whichorganizes debates and guest lectures, hasbeen barred from using the institute's audito-rium, email and notice board.

Akhilesh, Dimple...Rajendra Chowdhary said today that during

his recent visit to France and Netherlands,policies and schemes like the SamajwadiPension scheme and Lohia housing schemedrew applause from foreign dignitaries.

He further said that during the visit, DimpleYadav, party MP from Kannauj gave a pres-entation of various steps being undertaken bythe state government for women empower-ment, at an international symposium inRotterdam, Netherlands and gave a detail ofinitiatives taken by the Uttar Pradesh govern-ment led by her husband Akhilesh Yadav.

The spokesman further said that party chiefMulayam Singh Yadav was of the view thatthe steps of social welfare and comprehensivedevelopment unleashed by the SP govern-ment had no parallels and this was now beingfelt by people across the world.

The senior SP leader and cabinet ministeralso highlighted that during their recent visitto France, the chief minister had successfullypitched in for Kannauj 'itra'.

He also said that very soon, investmentswould pour in and generate employment forthe youth of the state.

The BJP, however, scoffed at the claims andsaid that the SP government was only bring-ing disrepute to the state.

"The world now knows how poor the lawand order is in Uttar Pradesh and there isnothing worthwhile that this government hasdone in the past three and a half years" saysHriday Narayan Dixit, Leader of Oppositionin the legislative council.

case, police said today.The incident happened under

Madhayamgram police station area onWednesday night.

"Pointing a gun at the victim, the miscre-ants raped the woman in front of her three-year-old child," Additional Superintendent ofPolice Bhaskar Mukherjee said.

"On the basis of her complaint, we arrestedthree people on Thursday night," added theofficer.

Gunmen Fire...and Kashmir Bank at Kachdoora in

Shopian, injuring constable Sartaj Ahmad, apolice official said.

The ultras decamped with the service rifleof the injured cop, who has been rushed to ahospital.

Security forces have launched an operationto track down the gunmen, the official said.

Dowry Case...The 26-year-old woman is also a govern-

ment employee and works as GramPanchayat Technical Assistant (GPTA) in

Bhandaripokari block in the neighbouringBhadrak district. Monalisa Sethy has namedher husband Tusharkanta Sethy, father-in-lawMadhabananda, mother-in-law Mandodari,brother-in-law Srikrushna and sister-in-lawTapaswini in her complaint, they said.

"We have registered a case followingMonalisa's complaint and investigating intothe matter," said Madhusmita Mohanty,Inspector In-Charge of Kuakhia Police sta-tion.

Monalisa, of Sathipur village marriedTushakanta of Adampur village in June lastyear. As per demand, a car, Rs. 50,000 cash,AC, 350 grams of gold ornaments and otherhousehold articles were given to the groom'sfamily as dowry at the time of marriage, shesaid in the complaint.

"A few days after marriage, my husbandand his family members started torturing me,both physically and mentally, demandinganother Rs. 5 lakh cash as dowry. When theirtorture became unbearable, I left the in-lawshouse and returned to my paternal home inJanuary this year. I have been staying withmy parents since then," Monalisa said.

My husband used to threaten me to comeback with Rs. 5 lakh cash as dowry, she saidadding her parents had given cash and kindworth over Rs. 25 lakh to her in-laws familyas dowry as per their demands.

Last month, Monalisa's in-laws went to herparental house to take her back to their house,but she refused to go with them. When theattempt to bring back his wife failed,Tusharkant threatened his wife with dire con-sequence if she would not come to theirhouse with Rs. 5 lakh as dowry followingwhich the latter filed a complaint withKuakhia police in this connection onWednesday night.

It is the second dowry incident in the dis-trict in just 24 hours. A 26-year-old womanwas set ablaze allegedly by her in-laws fordowry in Chahata village on Tuesday. Thevictim, identified as Suchismita Nayak, diedof burns.

Heat Wave...many hand pumps and wells dry.It has become a daily ritual for hundreds of

villagers in Lakhisarai district to go early inthe morning and start digging under the sandof a local river bed. So far they have beenable to draw water, which they fill in pots andcarry back to their villages.

"We have faced water shortages in the sum-mer for years. The administration and outpoliticians, they only give us assurances. Wewant a permanent solution to our problems,"said Lakshman, a local villager.

In the past few years, water levels here havehovered near zero in the peak of summer.Local government officials claim that newwells and hand pumps have been set up andwater tankers are sent to areas facing acutewater shortage.

Anjani Kumar, an official said, " We havecreated new borings and a water tower isabout to be installed. The problem should beover in a few days. But in case there is morescarcity, we will send in water tankers," headds.

For a permanent solution, local administra-tion claims to have floated three tenders inthe last 10 years, to create water storage tanksin the area. The last tender worth Rs. 7 crorewas floated in 2013-14, but work is yet tostart.

Until that happens, these villagers inLakhisarai will have to make do with the rou-tine of digging the riverbed. That may beshocking to some of us, but is very much partof life in this part of Bihar.

Intense heat wave conditions have alreadyclaimed over 1,800 lives across the countrythis summer.

Formalities Over..."My ministry has completed all formalities

and OROP will be implemented," he said,adding that the executive process takes sometime.

Speaking at a function in Pune to felicitatecity-based war veterans, Mr Parrikar said thisissue should not be "politicised".

After he took over as Defence Minister thefigure of scheme provision had touched aboutRs. 22,000 crore, he said.

"The government is committed to takingcare of your families. I am also working out amechanism by which proper compensationcan be given in case of battle casualties alongwith education to the children of the mar-tyrs," the minister added.

Lt Gen B Pandit (retd), who spoke onbehalf of the veterans, said delay in theimplementation of OROP was causing anxi-ety among the fraternity.

"It is the sacred responsibility of the state tocreate conditions to keep the morale of theArmed Forces high," he added.

One of the gallantry award winners and1971 war veteran Wing Commander SureshKarnik told PTI that he was boycotting thefunction in protest against delay in imple-mentation of OROP and "lip service" offeredby the government to the cause of ex-service-men.

Aruna Shanbaug's..Taking note of the report here that Sohanlal

Bhartha Walmiki, who brutally attackedAruna leaving her in a vegetative state forfour decades, Mumbai Police today said they

will seek legal opinion to decide on any fur-ther action against him.

A journalist with a Marathi newspaper metWalmiki, the ward boy who assaulted Arunaat King Edward Memorial Hospital here onNovember 27, 1973.

Walmiki, who throttled Aruna with a dogleash rendering her a cripple at the prime ofyouth, said he cannot recall anything aboutwhat had happened on that day.

However, he asked the journalist "why areyou people calling it as rape".

Walmiki was jailed and released in 1980,not to be heard of again. Now after Aruna'sdeath, he has been traced to Parpa village inGhaziabad district of UP. He was never con-victed for rape or sexual molestation but forassault and robbery.

For 42 years, Shanbaug lay comatose in thehospital until her death earlier this month,where she was cared by nurses and membersof medical fraternity here .

She also became the subject of a landmarkcase about euthanasia that went all the way tothe Supreme Court. There is a law that bearsher name that allows passive euthanasiaunder strict conditions even though it couldnever be applied to her.

Pinki Virani, who wrote a biography ofShanbaug and petitioned the Supreme Courtfor mercy killing, has claimed, based on hertalks with hospital ward boys, that Walmikimoved to Delhi, changed his identity andwent on to work in a hospital there.

However, Walmiki says he never worked inDelhi.

Meanwhile, reacting to the report thatWalmiki is alive, Mumbai Police said that itwould seek legal opinion on whether to file afresh murder case against him.

"Prima-facie it seems that this old case maynot attract any fresh sections as Aruna died ofpneumonia," Mumbai Joint Commissioner ofPolice Deven Bharti told PTI, when asked ifthey would consider re-opening the case afterthe victim's death.

"While giving judgement on plea of mercykilling filed by a journalist, the SupremeCourt had said that let Aruna die a naturaldeath. Hence in this purview, Aruna died ofpneumonia that seems to be the immediatecause of her death," he said.

However, Bharti added that the policewould seek legal opinion first and then decidefurther course of action.

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Cabinet becoming toothlesswonder under Modi: CongressNEW DELHI

The Congress on Friday alleged that PrimeMinister Narendra Modi is making the unioncabinet "a toothless wonder" and ministersonly speak at its meetings if allowed to do so.

Launching an attack on Modi, Congressleader Ambika Soni also accused Modi oftrying to overawe the judiciary and "denigrat-ing parliament".

"The cabinet is becoming a toothless won-der. There was a whisper campaign againstseveral ministers when Modi governmentcame to power. The campaign was done aspart of strategy to demoralise colleagues.

"Cabinet is not run in the way it was doneduring UPA government where each ministerwas responsible for papers. Today paperscome. Only those allowed, will speak," Sonitold media persons here.

She claimed that "parliamentary practiceswere being set aside and use of select com-mittees and standing committees was beingavoided".

"Ordinance raj is sought to be established,"she said, adding that the Congress has beenable to withstand the "onslaught" in RajyaSabha as the government lacks a majoritythere.

She also slammed Modi for his commentsearlier this year that judiciary should intro-spect whether "five-star activists" were driv-ing it.

"Have such comments been ever made inthe past," she asked.

Activists' report slams Modi'sfirst year in officeNEW DELHI

A report on Prime Minister NarendraModi`s first year in office released here onFriday slammed his "abysmal failure" to ful-fil pre-poll promises over democracy, educa-tion, gender and sexuality, and economy.

The `NOMOre Report`, compiled by agroup of activists as part of the `NOMOreCampaign` -- launched last year after the BJPgovernment took charge -- assessed the gov-ernment`s success - or lack thereof - in fulfill-ing promises made before the polls.

The report blamed the government for risein attacks against religious minorities, includ-ing vandalisation of their places of worship.

"Signs of a healthy democracy includerespect for the Constitution, proper function-ing of the legislature, executive and judiciaryand a free and aware media and civil society.

"The government`s first year in officepoints towards its abysmal failure in meetingthese expectations," it said.

It termed the government`s resorting toemergency provision of passing ordinanceson critical matters such as land rights, a"mark of democracy under duress" and fur-ther denounced the Intelligence Bureau (IB)for labelling several NGOs as "anti-national".

SCIENCE & TECH6 NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | MAY 30 , 2015Fight for right

Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: news.saaddahaq@gmail.com

Google's Chromecastis a pretty coolgadget and at

Google I/O 2015, it wasrevealed that over 17 mil-lion Chromecasts havebeen sold so far. The littledongle also got a set ofnew APIs that could makeit even better - theChromecast now supportsmore second screen func-tionality, as well as auto-play, queuing, and multi-player game features.

For example, if you'restreaming any content toyour Chromecast, oncethat video ends, it will beable to launch the nextvideo without any break.The second video can bebuffered while the first oneis playing, but the user canalso edit the queue, re-

ordering and removingitems if they choose. Ofcourse, the contentprovider has to support thisas well, and reportedlyNBA Game Time and RedBull TV have alreadyimplemented the API.

(Also see: Android M:Top New Features in theNext Major AndroidRelease)

The Chromecast gainedsupport for multiplayergames last year, andGoogle's new GameManager API will make iteasier to create multiplayerexperiences.

Perhaps most interest-ingly, Google has alsocome up with RemoteDisplay APIs, for secondscreen experiences. Thiscould be useful for games,

where you could put partof the interface on to themobile device, while thegame itself is on your TV.Or, if you're watching avideo stream, you couldget additional informationabout it on your phone or

tablet. According to areport, Autodesk Pixlralready does this with anearly version of the API,showing the image on thescreen, and the editingtools like sliders on yourmobile screen.

1.Monotremes are unique mammals because theyA. posses hairB. give birth to live youngC. secret milk in a pouchD.lay eggs

2. Poison glands of snakes are homologous toA. electric organs of fishesB. stings of raysC. sebaceous glands of mammalsD. salivary glands of vertebrates

3.Radical vascular bundles are those in whichA. xylem is surrounded by phloemB. phloem is surrounded by xylemC. xylem and phloem occur on the same radiusD. xylem and phloem occur on the different radii

4.Plant bends towards the source of light onaccount of the movement of curvature known asA. geotropism B. thigmotropismC. chemotropism D. phototropism

QUIZ TIME

Answer: 1(D), 2(D), 3(D), 4(D) 5.(B)

TODAY’S STARARIES This is a great day to strut your stuff, Aries. You're on top of

the world, so enjoy it, your family, and the people around you.You're at the forefront of the action and you don't miss a beat,regardless of the conversation buzzing around you. You'reable to whip out facts and dates at the drop of a hat. Don't letanyone bring you down or talk you out of your good mood.

TAURUS You may feel tense, Taurus, perhaps because someone close toyou disregards the way you feel. You feel as if this person is moreconcerned with his or her own issues and not concerned about you.Meanwhile, your sensitive, caring heart is well aware of everyoneelse. You support others and are thoughtful. It's time to rearrangeyour priorities. First care about yourself, then others.

GEMINI Take extra time to tend to your appearance and show off a bittoday, Gemini. Keep your shoulders back and head high. Be theproud person you are. You should feel validated. Your job todayis to simply uplift people with your presence. This is no sweatfor you. Happiness is right up your alley, so have fun.

CANCER You may feel nostalgic as you look through photo albums, rearrange furniture,and remember past times, Cancer. Your mind will touch on emotional events thatyou may not have fully dealt with at the time they happened. Old feelings that youthought were gone could well up and bring tears to your eyes. Honestly face thesefeelings now instead of stuffing them back down for another decade.

LEO You feel confident. People can't help but notice as you radiate a loving, peacefulcalm, Leo. Eyes will turn your way, and complete strangers may come up to youand tell you how attractive you are. Be confident yet humble and you will inspirepeople just by your peaceful, glowing presence. Take advantage of this wonder-ful day by enjoying yourself for the beautiful person you are.

VIRGO You may be running into obstacles associated with your goals.You may feel you aren't getting the support and cooperation youdeserve. Today you may sense that people are emotionally dis-tant, with shallow views on certain issues. People you expectedto be on your side may turn against you, making you feelbetrayed. Try not to take things personally.

LIBRA This is a great day for you, Libra. Unexpected reunions are possible,thanks to the lighthearted aura you radiate. You don't need to workvery hard to bring everything your way. Your sunny personalityattracts the fun and good fortune that you most certainly deserve.People are extremely lucky to be in your glowing presence on a daylike this.

SCORPIO You may wonder why all the attention isn't focused on you, Scorpio.Perhaps you feel cheated and irritable. The more annoyed you get,the more you will drive others away instead of draw them to you.Rather than get upset or angry because attention isn't coming yourway, join with the prevailing happy-go-lucky mood. You will find thatyour whole day turns around for the better.

SAGITTARIUS Most of the time you deal with the facts, Sagittarius. Facts are thingsyou can grasp, categorize, and make rational sense of. Unfortunately,today some of your facts may be challenged by one of the things youfear most - intense emotions. The ensuing friction is like dealing withapples and oranges. You may find it hard to find any common groundfrom which to negotiate.

CAPRICORN Get into the spotlight where you belong instead of letting some-one else take credit for something you did, Capricorn. Don't beshy about strutting your stuff. You may usually turn away frompeople who act this way because they seem shallow and self-centered. Realize that you're more sensitive. Be proud of whoyou are.

AQUARIUS You're getting support for and confidence from one aspect ofyour life and physical energy from another. Even though thetwo areas may be in a point of conflict, Aquarius, you have theability to take the positive aspects from each and fuse themtogether to create something new or solve a problem. Poolyour resources and shift into high gear. The sky's the limit.

PISCES You will most likely be hungry for attention today, Pisces. You will lookat others who are on center stage and adjust your appearance or atti-tude in order to be more like them. Be careful of getting obsessed withattention. The key is to be yourself and happy, regardless of who'swatching. A flower unseen blooms just as beautifully and smells just assweet.

SwiftKey Keyboardfor Android onThursday updated

the app with new adaptivelayouts for Hindi, Tamil,Gujarati, Marathi, andNepali languages, apartfrom adding the newSwiftKey Hub, and alsowidening its Indian lan-guage support.

"These new layouts willallow our users to writemore quickly and easily inthese languages. This isanother step in fulfillingour company mission thattechnology should adapt tousers, not the other wayround," the company'sblog post read.

All languages that usethe Devanagari, Tamil, andGujarati scripts will bene-fit from the app update.

"Our new market releasealso brings our total num-ber of Indian languages to22. Our new additions areBodo, Dogri, Kashmiri,Konkani (in bothDevanagari and Kannadascripts), Maithili,Manipuri, Sanskrit, Santaliand Sindhi," the postadded.

The update includes

changes to the top row ofvowels, intuitive layoutsfor Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati,Nepali and Marathi key-boards and numbers inboth Roman and localscript.

Other new featuresinclude the SwiftKey Hub,which is meant to be the'home for all the contentand features' most oftenutilised, with users justneeding to swipe or tap tothe left of the predictionbar to dive into settings,stats and store. The update

also brings integration ofthe Dashlane passwordmanager, and a newMaterial Design theme,called Carbon.

Finally, the updatedSwiftKey for Android appalso brings new simplerand clearer layouts forThai, Khmer, and Lao lan-guages, apart from Serbian(Cyrillic) and Burmesesupport.

The blog post alsoemphasised the importanceof the Indian market forthe company, with its

update's focus on wideningsupport for local lan-guages. "We're delightedto have hit support for 22languages and introducedtrailblazing new layouts inour latest SwiftKey marketrelease as well as a varietyof other performanceimprovements. We contin-ue to innovate for theIndian market, so do staytuned as we continue toimprove and developSwiftKey for our users inIndia over the comingmonths.

SwiftKey for Android Gets New Features,Support for More Indian Languages

Besides talking about AndroidM and other updates at theGoogle I/O 2015 keynote

event, the company revealed theGoogle Play app install numbers forthe past year - indicating a constantgrowth of the Android platformworldwide. The firm also introducedthe anticipated new 'Family' sectionson the Google Play store.

At the event, Google claimed thatin past 12 months it saw over 50 bil-lion app installs. It added that cur-rently there are one billion activeusers worldwide. It was also men-tioned that while the numbers areoverwhelming and suggest a tremen-dous growth, the areas includingIndia, Southeast Asia, and theMiddle East saw growth twice as fastas the remaining parts of the world.

In addition, Google Play Gamessaw 180 million new users in thepast six months. The firm said that itis rolling out new developer tools,which are likely to bump-up the appinstallation numbers.

The search giant also introducednew Family sections for GooglePlay, visible after clicking the newFamily button in the Apps, Games,Movies & TV sections, and as theChildren's Books section for the

B o o k ssection.I n s i d et h e s esection,parentscan fur-ther fil-ter appsa n dcontentb a s e don ageratings- suchas appsfor kidsaged 9-12 andfor kidsaged 6-8 - seena sF a m i l ystar badgesor labels that includedetails about whetherthe app is ad-supported.Users also get to see family-filteredtop charts, recommendations, andeven searches if navigating fromfamily homepages.

Google has also updated the

parentalc o n -trols, sot h e yc a nrestrictch i ld ' sa c c e s st omaturecontent,d o w n -loads orp u r -chases.

TheFamilys e c -t i o n sa n dn e w

parentalcontrols

will berolled out globally overthe next couple of

weeks. Also new, is afeature that lets kids browse GooglePlay for content based around theirfavourite cartoon and children'sshow characters, such as SpongebobSquarepants and Elmo.

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Uber, Ola Cabs Directed to Submit Detailsof Drivers, Vehicles to Ply in Delhi

Giving a lastchance to app-based taxi opera-

tors Uber and Ola Cabs,Delhi Government onThursday directed themto submit full details oftheir drivers and vehicleswithin seven days if theywant to "regularise" theirservices in the nationalcapital.

According to a seniorgovernment official,applications of Uber and

Ola Cabs to get licencesare currently pendingbefore the transportdepartment.

Transport MinisterGopal Rai on Thursdayheld a meeting with rep-resentatives of app-basedtaxi operators and othertaxi associations at theDelhi Secretariat.

"Government has askedUber and Ola Cabs togive it all details pertain-ing to their vehicles and

drivers within seven daysif they want their applica-tions for licences to oper-ate their services to beconsidered by the con-cerned authority," said agovernment spokesper-son.

All app-based cab serv-ice were banned in thenational capital after adriver of Uber, the US-based online taxi-hailingcompany, was accused ofraping a female passen-

ger in December lastyear.

In January this year, thecompany had applied fora radio taxi licence tooperate through its sub-sidiary Resource ExpertIndia Pvt Ltd.

The city governmenthas also directed theseapp-based taxi operatorsto file an undertakingstating that they wouldfollow all laid down rulesin future.

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Saina Nehwal knocked out of AustralianOpen by Shixian Wang

SYDNEYIndian challenge ended

at the Australian OpenSuper Series after aceshuttler Saina Nehwal suf-fered a straight-gamedefeat against China'sShixian Wang in thewomen's singles quarterfi-nals of the badmintontournament here today.

World No.1 Saina failed

to stick to her game planand suffered a 15-21 13-21 loss to two-time AllEngland Champion andfifth seed Shixian in a 41-minute clash. It wasSaina's sixth defeatagainst the Chinese in 12meetings. In the openinggame, Saina had grabbed aslender lead of 4-2 butShixian soon wrested con-

trol of the match and wentinto the break at 11-8.

Slowly and steadily,Saina clawed back to 14-14 but a ruthless Shixianreeled off six straightpoints to grab a massivesix game point at 20-14and then pocketed thematch without much ado.

In the second game,Shixian once again

opened up a three-pointlead at 6-3. The Indiantried to arrest the slide andwent neck and neck from6-6 to 10-10 but after thatthe Chinese moved aheadwith giant steps to onceagain leave Saina behind.

Saina will next play inIndonesia Open SuperSeries Premier tournamentstarting on June 2.

Visa's tough stance on FIFA augurs more sponsor demands, say expertsNEW YORK

Visa Inc`s public warning toFIFA that it may end its spon-sorship if world soccer`s gov-erning body does not quicklyclean up its act will likelyprompt other sponsors to takea tough stance as a major cor-ruption scandal involvingFIFA unfolds, brand expertssaid.

After U.S. prosecutorsindicted nine FIFA officialsand five sports media and pro-motions executives on federalcorruption charges, othermajor sponsors includingCoca-Cola Co , McDonald`sCorp and Anheuser-BuschInBev urged FIFA to resolveits problems and repair itsimage.

But in the most forceful con-demnation by a sponsor, Visa

described its "disappointmentand concern" with FIFA as"profound."

"As a sponsor, we expectFIFA to take swift and imme-diate steps to address theseissues within its organization.This starts with rebuilding aculture with strong ethicalpractices in order to restore thereputation of the game for fanseverywhere," Visa said in astatement.

A company spokeswomandeclined further comment.

Toby Southgate, chief execu-tive of the Americas region atBrand Union, a subsidiary ofBritish advertising companyWPP, said Visa`s action putspressure on other companies tostrengthen their responses,given the growing emphasisinvestors and consumers place

on corporate citizenship. "There are notions of good

governance and transparencythat the financial services cate-gory is very alert to," saidSouthgate. "It won`t stop peo-ple from buying cans of Coke,but it will at a market level oran analyst level impact percep-tion of organizations associat-

ed with corruption."Normally, companies give

entities they sponsor time toresolve issues, but the gravityand scope of the FIFA scandalmay make this situationunique, experts said.

"The sponsors` patience hasalready been tested and contin-ues to be tested," said Rob

Prazmark, president of 21Sports & EntertainmentMarketing Group, a globalsports and event sales agencyin Greenwich, Connecticut,that represented Johnson &Johnson in its negotiations tobecome a World Cup sponsorin 2014.

"That’s where you may see alittle bit more of an aggressiveposition out of Visa and someof the others."

Visa conveyed a sense ofurgency in its statement. "Oursponsorship has alwaysfocused on supporting theteams, enabling a great fanexperience, and inspiring com-munities to come together andcelebrate the spirit of competi-tion and personal achievement,and it is important that FIFAmakes changes now, so that the

focus remain on these goingforward. Should FIFA fail todo so, we have informed themthat we will reassess our spon-sorship," the company said.

LOUDER VOICE FORSPONSORS

Corporate sponsors havebecome more outspoken aboutissues such as labor conditionsand environmental sustainabil-ity, both publicly and privately,said Nick Johnson, a partner atLondon-based law firmOsborne Clarke and boardmember of the EuropeanSponsorship Association,which represents sponsors andrights holders.

Last week, for example,Adidas , Visa and Coca-Colaurged FIFA to take seriouslyreports of abuse of migrantworkers in Qatar who are help-

ing to build venues for the2022 World Cup.

Such a position can alsobring a public relations boost.

"There is an element of per-haps opportunistic response onVisa’s part here," Johnsonsaid. "But who can argue withtheir approach, really?"

Pulling a sponsorship maynot be easy given contractualcommitments to FIFA. Whileit is common for such agree-ments to contain exit clausesover wrongdoing, they mayhave a high bar such as requir-ing a criminal conviction first,Johnson said.

Otherwise, "these sponsorsmay well be in a positionwhere if they wanted to breakthe contract early, there wouldbe a hefty financial penalty fordoing that," Johnson said.

Michael Holding backs Clive Lloyd'sdecision to drop Shivnarine Chanderpaul

KINGSTONBacking chairman of

selectors Clive Lloyd'sdecision to dropShivnarine Chanderpaulfrom the Australian series,former West Indies pacerMichael Holding has saidhe firmly believes that theveteran batsman has losthis edge and does notdeserve a place in the side.

Even though the veteranleft-hander has got supportfrom Brian Lara, whobelieves his former team-mate deserves a farewellseries, Holding has takenthe selector's side and feelsthat the 40-year-old is waypast his prime.

"I don't believe thatcricketers should just get aseries for getting a series

sake. I don't thinkShivnarine Chanderpaulhas proven in recent timesthat he is still a goodenough player to be play-ing for West Indies,"Holding toldESPNcricinfo.

"He has done yeomanservice for over twodecades. West Indiesshould be happy to have

had him playing for themfor that long. All goodthings have to come to anend.

"I saw him play againstSouth Africa recently andhe certainly did not looklike the ShivnarineChanderpaul that I wasaccustomed to seeing. Hewas a little bit slow withhis reactions to the fastbowlers and we know whatAustralia are going to bebringing," he added.

The selectors, led bytwo-time World Cup-win-ning captain Lloyd, left outChanderpaul from the 12-member squad for the firstTest against Australia afterthe batsman averaged amere 16 in his last 11innings.

Holding also echoedLloyd's sentiment of mak-ing way for the youthbrigade even though itwould take sometime to fillthe big shoes of theGuyana player.

"Chanderpaul has tomake way for someoneyounger. The person thatcomes in obviously is notgoing to fill Chanderpaul'sshoes immediately. He hasdone so much good workfor West Indies. But it istime for someone youngerthan him who can growinto those shoes," saidHolding. The snub effec-tively means the end ofChanderpaul's illustriouscareer, in which the talent-ed cricketer has scored11,867 runs at an averageof 51.37 in 164 Tests.

Luke Ronchi set for New Zealand Testdebut amid BJ Watling injury concernLEEDS

Luke Ronchi is in line tomake his test debut againstEngland at Headingley onFriday with regular wicket-keeper BJ Watling causingconcerns that his kneeinjury will not stand up toplaying in the match.

Watling was struck on theknee by a delivery from fastbowler Matt Henry andabsent from the field formuch of the first test atLord`s with top-order bats-man Tom Latham taking thegloves. Watling could stillplay but solely as a batsmanwith all-rounder CoreyAnderson likely to be ruledout with a back injury.

"Both BJ and Corey aredoubtful at this stage," cap-tain Brendon McCullumtold reporters. "We want togive them one last chanceand until we are 100 percenton them we won`t be able toname the team. "If BJ isruled out of keeping thenRonchi will come in andmake his debut. In terms ofCorey we have to work outthe best option."

The 34-year-old Ronchi,who has principally been alimited overs specialist forNew Zealand and was thefirst-choice wicketkeeperduring the recent WorldCup, has scored almost4,500 runs at 38.42 in firstclass cricket.

England hold a 1-0 lead inthe two-match series after aremarkable fifth day atLord`s when they bowledNew Zealand out for 220 toachieve a 124-run victory.

McCullum`s aggressiveapproach to the game hasbeen questioned by NewZealand media and punditsafter holding the advantageat several moments duringthe first test, though the cap-tain said they would contin-ue that at Leeds.

ZURICHScandal-plagued FIFA may have

avoided its current problems ifRussia and Qatar had not been cho-sen as hosts of the next two WorldCups, President Sepp Blatter said onFriday.

"On Dec 2, 2010, here in Zurich,when we decided on the two WorldCup hosts in one session, if two othercountries had emerged from theenvelope, I think we would not havethese problems today.

"But we cannot go back in time, weare not prophets, we cannot say whatwould have happened," addedBlatter, who did not elaborate on hiscomments.

Russia was chosen as the hostnation of the 2018 World Cup andQatar for 2022 at a single vote inZurich in 2010.

Blatter also questioned the timingof Wednesday`s arrest of seven soc-cer officials, including FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb, in a dawnraid on a luxury Zurich hotel.

They are being held in custodypending an extradition request to theUnited States where they are wantedon corruption charges.

"It`s not good for all of this to

emerge two days before FIFA presi-dential elections.

"I`m not going to use the wordcoincidence but there is a small ques-tion mark," Blatter, who is standingfor re-election later on Friday, said inaddress to the FIFA Congress.

England, Spain/Portugal andNetherlands/Belgium were also bid-ding for 2018, while the UnitedStates, South Korea, Japan andAustralia were Qatar`s rivals for2022.

FIFA launched an investigationinto allegations of corruption in theprocess but found no grounds for re-running the vote.

Blatter, who has been heavily criti-cised for not doing enough to combatcorruption in FIFA, is being chal-lenged by Jordanian Prince Ali bin AlHussein for the most powerful job insoccer.

His opening address was brieflyinterrupted by a female protesterwaving a Palestinian flag and shout-ing at Blatter before being removed."Security, please," said Blatter whenthe protester burst in.

"Today, I am appealing to unityand team spirit so we can move for-ward together," he said.

Russia, Qatar choice led to FIFAproblems, says Sepp Blatter

Waiting for Jaypee to come back to me on IndianGP's return in 2016: Bernie Ecclestone

NEW DELHIFormula 1 supremo Bernie

Ecclestone has made it clearthat Jaypee Group has littletime left to decide on the returnof the Indian Grand Prix in2016.

Ecclestone said he is "wait-ing for the race promoters tocome back to him" and will be"happy" to have the race backon the calendar despite the taxand bureaucratic hurdles thatcome with it.

The 84-year-old, speaking toPTI, has reached out to the pro-moters six months after hehimself along with JPSI chiefSameer Gaur said that theywere working on a 2016 return.Their positive comments hadfollowed their meeting at theinaugural Russian Grand Prix.

In his latest comments on therace that was dropped after thefirst three editions from 2011-2013, Ecclestone said: "I hopewe have a race in India nextyear. I am waiting for the pro-moters to come back to me."

While the 2015 season has

19 rounds, next year's calendaris likely to have up to 21 raceswith the expected return of theGerman Grand Prix and theinaugural race confirmed inBaku, Azerbaijan, pushing theteams to the limit.

Asked how he will accom-modate India next season, theBritish businessman said: "Wewill do whatever is needed tomake sure India is back. Thereare no added challenges to theevent. We just need the JaypeeGroup to say that 'we are happyto carry on' and we can revivethe existing contract."

Sameer Gaur was not avail-able for a comment but in anearlier chat with PTI, he hadsaid that the company will hon-our its five-year contract withFormula One Management(FOM) but beyond that itwould want to host the race ina more favourable environ-ment.

"We have signed a contractwith FOM for five years andwe will honour it. Beyond that,we will have to wait and see

how things change. We organ-ised three races in full harmo-ny, full collaboration withFOM, Government of Indiaand the state government,"Gaur had said.

The tax issues notwithstand-ing, there are substantial costsinvolved in staging a F1 raceseason after season. Jaypee isbelieved to have paid aroundUSD 40 million each for thefirst three years as licensing feeto FOM. It remains to be seenwhether the reputed conglom-erate will cough up that kind oflicensing fee at a time when ithas accrued debts worth morethan Rs 60,000 crore.

Ecclestone said the race pro-moters need to make up theirmind quickly for the race nextyear.

"They need to be in a hurry.Within the next two months,we need to know," he said.

The provisional calendar isusually released in Septemberbefore the FIA World MotorSport Council ratifies the finalone in December.

Diverse doesn’t evenbegin to cover thevariety of roles

Priyanka Chopra will soonbe seen playing on-screen.From playing a Marathiqueen, Kashibai in BajiraoMastani, to playing anAmerican FBI traineeAlex Parrish inQuantico, to playingthe cop Abha Mathurin Gangaajal 2 toplaying the marrieddiva from a rich Punjabifamily in Dil DhadakneDo, PC is getting in andout of the skins ofher varied charac-ters quite like oneseamlessly changesclothes. And obvi-ously that takes atoll on the actresswho doesn’t settlefor doing a shoddyjob at anything shepursues! Recentlywhile talking to a lead-ing daily Priyankarevealed that whileshooting for Quantico’spilot and the BajiraoMastani, she was goingmental! Here is what shesaid, “My character (in

Quantico) demanded that Ihave an American accent, alittle bit more than my nat-ural one! (guffaws)Everybody thinks I have afake accent, anyways. I

was going schizophrenicbecause I was doingMarathi dialect training

for my role as Kashibaiin Bajirao Mastani and

American dialecttraining simultane-ously. I was losing

my mind and for-got what I was

supposed tosound like.”Well, it has to

be quite hecticto switch

from onep r o j e c t

t oanoth-e r

without a break but wehave to say that PC isdoing a swell job at doingit all well and keeping ittogether at the same time!

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Rise in tobacco usewill lead to death of8.4 million people

across the globe by 2020and at least 70 percent ofthese will occur in thedeveloping countries,health experts said here onThursday.

Pointing out that tobac-co-related diseases werethe single most importantcause of preventabledeaths in the world, theysaid there has been a rise of20 percent of womensmokers due to lifestylechanges.

"In all 50 percent of thecancers in India are direct-ly or indirectly related totobacco consumption,"said Sudhir Khandelwal,head of psychiatric depart-ment of All India Instituteof Medical Sciences(AIIMS).

Khandelwal, also thechief of National DrugDependence TreatmentCentre at AIIMS, said:"There are several mythsbecause of which peoplestart consuming tobaccoand slowly get addicted toit ending up ruining theirlife."

Noting several myths as

the prime reason behindyoungsters picking-upsmoking or consumptionof tobacco in other forms,Khandelwal said manypeople were under thewrong perception that con-suming less amount oftobacco would not causeany damage.

"Every form of tobacco

consumption such ashukka, inhaling and thepan causes the same dam-age that chewing tobaccodoes. Slowly and slowlythere comes a time whenpeople get addicted to it,"he said, adding that theyouth consuming tobaccoin any indirect form wasmore likely to get into

active consumption oftobacco with time.

The Global YouthTobacco Survey stated thatin India the percentage ofstudents who initiated bidismoking before 10 years ofage has increased from 26percent to 45 percent.

Sonali Jhanjee, addition-al professor of the psychi-

atric department, said thedisturbing trend as earlierage of initiation leads tohigher chances of gettingaddicted to tobacco andgreater health damage inthe longer term.

She also said India cur-rently has 275 million oftobacco users and its con-sumption is responsible forhalf of all the cancers inmen and a quarter of allcancers in women.

"India also has one of thehighest rates of oral cancerin the world, partly attrib-uted to high prevalence oftobacco chewing. It is alsoassociated with more com-mon dental ailments suchas dental caries, periodon-tal disease and tooth loss,"Jhanjee told IANS.

She added that the tobac-co addiction was nowrecognised as a chronicmedical illness on the samelines as hypertension andasthma.

"Treatment in the formof both medicines andcounselling is available totreat tobacco use and apsychiatrist may beapproached for the same inboth government or privatesetting," she said

Tobacco set to kill 8.4million people in 2022

Salman Khan has an enviable fan following which includes people of allages. If adults chest thump in his support, elderly love to watch him. Butit is the kids who emulate and want to be him the most. I remember ask-

ing a little Salman fangirl why she likes the actor so much. Her prompt replywas, “Woh dusron ki madad karta hai aur mein bhi”. (He helps others like me).There are others who emulate his dance moves, his walk and the way he talks.He is a big hit among the kids and it seems Bajrangi Bhaijaan is all set to caterto them! The film has Salman playing the messiah to a lost Pakistani girl andfrom the look of it; there will be a lot of scenes which will establish theiruncanny bonding. No wonder the film’s teaser trailer alone has garnered over1.3 million hits in less than 24 hours!

Now, this side of Salman Khan has only been explored once before eventhough the actor never hid his fondness for the tiny humans. His 1998 hit filmJab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai showcased it when his many flirtatious affairs landhim with a kid out of the wedlock in the film. Salman and Aditya Narayan,who played his son in the film, had an awesome bonding in the film. In fact,reports suggest that more than his chemistry with Twinkle Khanna, it was hisattachment with Aditya that drew more crowds. We aren’t surprised about thateither.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan’s teaser too makes it apparent that Salman is out to pleasehis already impressed kid fan following. Here’s why…

#A different SalmanHe isn’t the usual Dabangg or Bodyguard self in the teaser. It is a lot softer,

which highlights a side we have rarely seen. Guess the fact that he will haveto deal with a kid in the film made him tread a path he has been travelling a lotless on.

#Bonding with the kidGiven the fact that it is about his journey to Pakistan to help the girl reach

her home, there definitely will be a lot of endearing scenes between the two.Last time, we saw him with a kid in Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai, we fell in love

with him all over again. This won’t be any different.#Innocent influenceYes, there will be maar dhaad since it is a Salman Khan film. Nothing sati-

ates his fans more than his kicks and punches. But if you have noticed the trail-er keenly, towards the end, when asked by Nawazuddin Siddiqui who will helphim, Salman answers with a smile, “Bajrang Bali”. But when Siddiqui pointsout that he is going to Pakistan, the actor wears a puzzled look. Aren’t we justsmitten by that innocence on his face? We are and kids are nothing if not inno-cent.

Not long ago, Rakesh Roshan tapped his son Hrithik Roshan’s craze amongthe little population of India and created a mammoth of a franchise calledKrrish. BB might become another such example since, in India, children filmsare rarely made. Here, the added advantage is of having sab bachchon ka pyaraSalman in it…one can only imagine its effect

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NEW DELHIIt was so glittery all over the sets of

'khwahishen' - a film by Moonlight pro-duction. Adding a film to it's credit aftergrand success of skits and ad filmsDelhi lad Param MLP, producer anddirector of film expressed 'we addedanother feather in our cap with actressSamira Khan of Parwarish fame.

Her other serials like 'Kabhi saas bhikabhi bahu thi', 'Kahani Ghar Ghar ki'of Balaji films were great hits. "My thisfilm is a family drama. Our artists haveput in their hundred percent to show-case so called showbiz life of the socie-ty and I hope that like every hit drama,this film will attract people from allwalks of life, he said. Actress Samiraexpressed that it was a different experi-ence to work with Moonlight produc-tions. I will try to give my best in thisfilm too like my previous films and I amoptimistic that people will find my char-acter with the pace of the film, she says.

The film has been shot at variouslocations of Delhi and Jaipur. AryaSingh has been music director whereasNoor, Kailash and Amit has given play-back. Promos of film are expected soon.

This film of mine is a familydrama: Param MLP

Now, this side of Salman Khan has only been exploredonce before even though the actor never hid his fond-ness for the tiny humans. His 1998 hit film Jab PyaarKisise Hota Hai showcased it when his many flirtatious

affairs land him with a kid out of the wedlock in the film.Salman and Aditya Narayan, who played his son in the

film, had an awesome bonding in the film. In fact,reports suggest that more than his chemistry with

Twinkle Khanna, it was his attachment with Aditya thatdrew more crowds.