Rampal, who was arrested

in 2014, is currently inside

the Hisar jail

7Mixed Bag TUESDAY29 AUGUST 2017CHENNAI

PM AT BRICS

Forget about the border issues, however, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the BRICS meet next

month.

NT BureauChennai, Aug 29:

Students should be motivated to face the challenging life ahead of them and to set high stand-ards for progress, said University of Madras Vice-Chancellor P Duraisamy.

Participating at the 101st Grad-uation Day of Women’s Christian College here on Monday, he highlighted the importance of higher education for women to empower them to play an active role in the development of the nation. ‘Only students can con-tribute to the country’s develop-ment. Our country needs young talents to progress in various fi eld,’ he said.

The Vice-Chancellor hailed the college for being the only women’s college in South to feature in the top 10 colleges of NIRF rankings released in 2017.

Presenting the annual report, principal Lilian I Jasper said, ‘WCC has striven hard to mark its name both in academics as well as extra curricular activi-ties. We are now among the top ten arts and science colleges in Chennai. Our students have received various awards in State and at national arena.’

As many as 1,120 students were conferred degrees. The Vice-Chancellor presented the general prize winners with medals.

When drawing back means moving forward� Doklam remained fl ashpoint for 72 days

NT BureauWhen everyone thought the Doklam plateau stand-off between China

and India could escalate into war, the foreign offi ces of the two countries have achieved a diplomatic victory. For India it is a big achievement.

Despite the drum-beating on the part of the Chinese media, the stand-off has ended which is a refl ection of maturity on the part of the two countries. This despite the fact that China had made it clear that there was no way its troops would leave the Doklam area.

THE REASONIn June this year, the Chinese

People’s Liberation Army (PLA) claimed that the legitimate terri-tory belonged to them and decided to construct a road through the plateau, to bring its logistics reach nearer the Indian post of Doka La (the Indian name for the area) near the tri-junction, where the bounda-ries of India, Bhutan and China meet. The PLA also planned to improve its operational and logistics capability to threaten India’s highly strategic and vulnerable sliver of territory called the Siliguri Corridor. This is the corridor that provides India the only land access to seven of its northeastern States. The PLA activated this front after an interval of time through this road construction.

However, Indian troops crossed over to Bhutanese territory and prevented further construction of the road that lead to the continued stand-off.

THE BACKGROUNDA few more issues of the back-

ground may be relevant for full public comprehension. This stand-off was not anywhere on the un-demarcated Line of Actual Control (LAC) of which perceptions differ and which leads to transgressions into the perceived territory of India and China. This was on a third country’s territory and India has the 2007 agreement with Bhutan for mutual assistance in the event of threats to each other’s security.

The PLA’s activities of transgression has gradually increased over the last 15 years. There have been stand-offs in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh, but none have had this kind of crude psychological warfare through the in-strument of the offi cial media in China. Both Global Times and People’s Daily carried typical government drafted messages without any subtlety and Chinese television channels included commentaries by some analysts in terrible English.

POTENTIAL EMBARRASSMENT

This has happened before the BRICS Sum-mit coming up early next month which will take place at Xiamen, where Chinese President Xi Jinping will play host to the important club of middle powers.

This serves as the prominent reason for the mutual disengagement that could be a poten-tial embarrassment to Xi in his stewardship of the summit.

TESTING THE ENEMY

While China expect-ed India to withdraw forthwith due to a per-ception of India’s sup-posed weak military disposition, it did not have a ‘Plan B’ ready that would cater for the eventuality of India deciding to stick it out. China possibly felt it could ride roughshod over India. It hoped to appropriately send India a message by embarrassing it in a military confrontation; that message was equally for nations with whom India is in poten-tial league for strategic partnerships, Japan in particular.

STICKS AND STONES The 72-day stand-off had both countries

and much of the international community on tenterhooks. It was a unique confrontation without any physical shoot-outs.

However, Independence Day stood as an exemption where the military of both countries threw stones, sticks and indulged in fi sticuffs in different areas. But even that ceased with the announcement on 28 August 2017 that mutual disengagement had been agreed upon.

HOW TO COIN IT?The term ‘victory in confl ict’ is one of the most

debated terminologies in military history. The management of victory isn’t the easiest even for the most seasoned diplomatic corps or military because it has negative spin-offs which can hardly be perceived immediately. Thus, the situ-ation may well be termed as ‘advantage India’ without spelling out the domain, diplomatic or military. While many may contest this and hawks would like to project victory for various reasons, they need to be cautioned because this is not the end of Sino-Indian confrontation. The likelihood of needling and triggering similar or near-similar situations through ‘walk-ins’ across the LAC in other areas such as Ladakh, Barahoti and Aru-nachal Pradesh, would remain live.

Hisar, Aug 29: A day after sentencing Dera chief

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 20 years in jail, Haryana is gearing up for the verdict on another self-styled god-man - 67-year-old Rampal, founder of the Satlok Ashram in Haryana’s Barwala.

A Hisar court is expected to pro-nounce the verdict in two cases against the sexagenarian and his 10 accomplices later in the day. The verdict was originally supposed to be announced on 24 August, but post-poned due to the Dera case.

Rampal, who was arrested in 2014, is currently inside the Hisar jail. He, along with his supporters, have been accused of fi ring on villagers in Ro-htak, killing one person and injuring several others.

During his arrest, nearly 15,000 formed a protective circle around Rampal, announcing that to arrest the godman, police fi rst needs to kill his 1 lakh supporters.

To make fol lowers leave the ashram, police cut off food and power supply. Later, many claimed that they were held forcefully in the ashram to support the shield. When the police tried to get into the ashram, the followers of Rampal threw stones, acid and petrol bombs at the police.

The standoff between police and Satlok Ashram, were the fi rst major clashes in Haryana under the cur-

After Dera chief, focus shifts to Rampal

� Self-styled godman is accused of firing on villagers in Rohtak, killing one person

Sleepless night for Gurmeet

rent Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government.

Last week, the Punjab and Haryana high court blasted the Khattar gov-ernment over the deadly riots in Panchkula and Sirsa that killed 38 and injured over 300 people. The riots ensued after Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted of raping to sadhvis or female followers.

Yesterday, Ram Rahim Singh was fi nally sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Catching them young � Chennai 2000 Plus Trust is conducting series of competitions for students

NT BureauChennai, Aug 29:

Chennai 2000 Plus Trust, in as-sociation with Sekkizhar School of Saiva Siddhanta, is conducting music competitions for students as part of its Chennai Maadham Festival at Museum Theatre in Egmore. The competitions which began on 24 August will focus on ancient Tamil songs and hymns.

President of Chennai 2000 Plus Trust, R Rangaraj, said, ‘The lyrics of Tamil songs like Thevaram, Thiru-vasagam and Thirupavai do not need any musical instruments accompany-ing them as the words themselves are music to the ears. The stanzas are framed in such a way that they captivate the audience.’

On Monday, the event saw students singing Thirupavai, a collection of 30 stanzas praising Lord Vishnu, written in Tamil by Andal, the only female Alwar among the 12 Alwar saints of south India.

The future competition will be conducted over a span of four days, with each day focusing on one of these following ancient Tamil hymns - Thiruppugazh and Thiruvarutpa (30 August), Thiruvembavai and Thev-aram (4 September), Thirukkural and

Thiruvasagam (20 September) and Pattinathaar songs (30 September).

Around 30 students participated in the event on Monday and were divided into four categories for the competition (class 1 to 3, 4 to 5, 6 to 8 and class 9 and up). The children enthralled the audience with their beautiful rendition and accurate pronunciation of the Tamil Thirupavai verses which were written in the 7th century.

Ganapathidasan, a Tamil scholar and raconteur, judged the students based on their performance. The winners are to be announced on 30 September and the best three

schools will be given rolling trophies.Speaking at the event, Ganap-

athidasan said, ‘Each one of the stu-dent present here, singing the songs from Thiruppavai, is a representation of Andal herself. As long as Tamil and Tamilnadu are in existence, the stories and songs of Andal will fl our-ish. Even the emblem of Tamilnadu is the Srivilliputhur gopuram, which is where Andal hails from.’

Registrations are still open for com-petitions ahead and schools and indi-vidual students willing to register can contact president, Chennai 2000 Plus Trust, R Rangaraj, at 9841010821.

Motivate students to face challenges: VC� 1,120 graduates get degrees at WCC

VIT student to represent Asia in

global contestNT Bureau

Vellore, Aug 29: In a move that will

show India's talents to the world, a student of Vellore Institue of Tech-nology (VIT) University will soon represent not just India but the whole of Asia in 'Present Around the World,' an international technology contest.

A third year student of B Tech Com-puter Science engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology University Shubham Saraff recently made a technical presentation on 'Mirror Neu-rons,' as part of his topic on 'Neurons that shaped us.'

'With my presentation, I have delved about how my treatment process uses neurons present in the pre-frontal cor-tex to cure speech disorder which at the moment has no effective cure. As a reward for my hard work and commit-ment, I have been selected to represent Asia in the 'Present Around the World' contest. I am also in the initial stages of developing a mobile application as a part of the treatment process,' he said. He will now compete in the global fi nals that will be held in London in November.

University of Madras Vice-Chancellor P Duraisamy giving away the degree certifi cate to a student at the 101st Graduation Day of Women’s Christian College in Chennai on Monday. College principal Lilian I Jasper is present.

Chennai 2000 Plus Trust president R Rangaraj and Thirupaavai song contest judge Ganapathidasan with the students who participated in the competition at the Museum Theatre in Egmore, Chennai on Monday.

Rohtak, Aug 29: A flamboyant lifestyle, lakhs

of followers, Z+ security cover, cavalcade of fancy cars, glittery designed outfi ts and not to forget the female attendants -- Gurmeet Ram Rahim will no longer have the ‘comfort’ he enjoyed during his stint as the Dera Sacha Sauda chief, as he faces a grim future ahead.

‘The Rockstar Baba’, as he was called, Gurmeet, ran multiple ashrams across India and out-side. However, on Monday, he miserable begged for his mercy before a CBI court judge during his sentencing.

After being awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a rape case, Gurmeet is now the pris-oner number 1997. On Monday, he spent a sleepless night in the Rohtak jail. With two white bed sheets and a blanket given by the jail authorities, Gurmeet went off to sleep in the wee hours on Tuesday.

He was also given a plate and a mug for having food and tea. Besides this, his red suitcase, which he was seen carrying with him in the Army chopper to the Rohtak jail, was returned by the

jail authorities. He claimed uneasiness on days

of his conviction as well as his sentencing, however; he was not allowed to carry any outside medi-cine with him inside the jail.

He was also given two sets of prison clothes, a far cry from the blingy outfi ts he had been don-ning since he went under a major makeover for his movies.

Gurmeet was accorded the Z+ security cover by the Haryana government. After his sentencing, the jail authorities have assigned two senior offi cers for the protec-tion of the VIP prisoner. Two more security staff have kept guarding near his cell.

NT BureauChennai, Aug 29:

Eighty-three per cent of the current population in India suffer from gum dis-ease and 66.5 per cent are estimated to have tooth loss, said SRM Dental Col-lege dean Dr K Ravi.

Inaugurating the 10th National Indian Society of Prosthodontics-Restora-tive-Periodontics event at Chennai Trade Centre re-

cently, he said, ‘The com-bination of gum diseases and tooth loss requires amalgamation of different specialties and the confer-ence enhances that.’

The three day event in-cluded pre-conference events in various dental colleges across Chennai, which gave hands-on ex-periences to the delegates. The event also saw three international speakers

presenting their experi-ence and expertise in the field. Dr Henry Ho from Singapore presented a lecture on ‘Implant aesthet-ics - A Balance of Biology and Technology’ and Dr Anil Kishen from Toronto, Canada did a presentation on ‘Rethinking External Root Resorption’. Overall there were around 200 scientifi c presentations in the conference.

A youth displaying the new notes of Rs 200 and Rs 50 denomination in Chennai today. The Reserve Bank of India released the new curren-cies on Monday.

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