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Reignite the spirit of 1942: PM

NEARBY
3 militants, one civilian
killed in Pulwama
SRINAGAR
Three militants were killed in
an operation in the Tral area
of Pulwama on Wednesday,
while a civilian died allegedly
during firing by security
forces following the
operation.All three militants
were members of the Zakir
Musa group. Two AK-47s and
one pistol were found on
them, Inspector-General of
Police, Kashmir, Muneer Khan
said.
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India brings Al-Qaeda
man back
NEW DELHI
In a major breakthrough,
Indian agencies on
Wednesday succeeded in
bringing back alleged Al-
Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent
(AQIS) fugitive Syed
Mohammed Zishan Ali from
Saudi Arabia. He was wanted
by the Delhi police special
cell since last year.
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Asks nation to remove poverty, illiteracy and malnutrition in the next five years
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI
The Lok Sabha marked the
75th anniversary of the Quit
India movement on Wednes-
day with a special sitting, at
which Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi called for special
initiatives to end poverty, il-
literacy and graft and Con-
gress president Sonia Gandhi
sounded a warning over
secular, democratic, liberal
values being endangered.
Terming poverty, lack of
education and malnutrition
the greatest challenges, Mr.
Modi called for their eradica-
tion in the next five years
with the pledge of Karenge
aur kar ke rahenge (We will
do and surely do).
Mood for independence
He said the period between
1942-47 was exceptional in
Indias freedom struggle as it
created the mood that inde-
pendence was just a matter
of time, an eventuality
rather than something un-
The decisive voter remains a mystery
The 44th vote came either from a Janata Dal (United) or NCP MLA
Mahesh Langa
AHMEDABAD
Congress president Sonia
Gandhis political secretary
Ahmed Patel may have won
a high-stakes Rajya Sabha
battle against great odds, but
mystery continues about the
one extra vote that proved
decisive for him, amid
claims and counterclaims
certain. Just as that period
was of a quantum jump of
resolution and conviction, a
time when Mahatma Gandhi,
with his belief in ahimsa ex-
horted all Indians to Do or
die, a final battle for free-
dom, so should we pledge to
make the period between
2017-22, when Indian Inde-
pendence turns 75, to be one
where a similar spirit is cre-
and speculation. Mr. Patel
received a total of 44 votes
to win the prestigious fight
that saw him pitched against
BJPs Amit Shah, known for
his election and political
strategies.
Now, only 43 legislators of
the Congress voted for Mr.
Patel while the one who cast
the 44th vote to ensure his
ated, the Prime Minister
said.
In 1942, the clarion call
was Karenge ya marenge
(Do or die) today it is Kar-
enge aur kar ke rahenge (We
will do and accomplish).
These five years are about
Sankalp se siddhi (commit-
ment to fulfilment), he said.
In the years following In-
dependence, he regretted, a
victory is still not known.
The two possibilities are that
the extra vote came either
from the lone Janata Dal
(United) legislator Ch-
hotubhai Vasava, who made
a series of flip-flops during
the day of voting, or from
NCPs Jayant Patel, who
openly claimed that he had
voted for the Congress can-
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Maratha march
sense of entitlement had
overtaken the sense of duty
to the country. He said cit-
izens were breaking even ba-
sic laws, like crossing red-
lights or littering, with im-
punity and without a sense
of duty to the rule of law and
the freedoms that make a
democratic polity possible.
Laws are not the only
thing that are required to ef-
fect a transformation like we
want. The mindset of the
people has to be changed.
There has to be a pledge to
rid the country of poverty,
graft, malnutrition and com-
munalism, he said.
Ms. Gandhi, who spoke
immediately after Mr. Modi,
reminded the House that the
Quit India resolution was
moved by Indias first Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at
a meeting of the All India
Congress Committee.
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LOK SABHA PLEDGES TO FORM A
GLORIOUS INDIA A PAGE 10
didate.
I have voted for
Ahmedbhai because the BJP
in its 22-year-old rule in Gu-
jarat has always ignored the
tribal community, Mr.
Vasava said on Tuesday.
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HOW PARTY FLEXED ITS MUSCLES Show of strength: Thousands of people of the Maratha community took out a silent march from
FOR PATELS WIN A PAGE 11 Byculla to Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Wednesday, disrupting traffic in several areas, to demand
UNSEEMLY CONTEST A EDITORIAL quotas in government jobs and education. PRASHANT NAKWE (REPORT ON PAGE 7) *

Chandigarh stalking accused arrested again

Police slap attempt to kidnap charges on the two; to be produced in court today
VIKAS VASUDEVA
CHANDIGARH
Vikas Barala, son of Haryana
BJP chief Subhash Barala,
and his friend, Ashish Ku-
mar, were arrested on Wed-
nesday after the police ad-
ded attempt to abduct
charges in the FIR registered
against them for allegedly
stalking and harassing a
young woman on the streets
of Chandigarh last week.
We have invoked Sec-
tions 365 and 511 of the IPC
against the two accused and
arrested them. We will pro-
duce them in court on
Thursday and seek their po-
Mr. Luthra said both were tion by 11 a.m. for question-
interrogated, and vital in- ing in the stalking case. But
formation was collected. they reached the station
He refuted allegations that only at 2.30 p.m.
they were working under The two had been booked
political pressure. We are under Sections 354D (stalk-
working independently and ing) and 341 of the IPC (pun-
professionally, he said. ishment for wrongful re-
Replying to a query on the straint) and Section 185 of
slapping of attempt to ab- the Motor Vehicles Act, after
Vikas Barala being taken duct charges, he said they the victim had accused them
for a medical examination in were based on many facts, of chasing her car and trying
Chandigarh on Wednesday. including footage from CCTV to kidnap her on Friday
cameras and the statement night. They were arrested
lice custody. We need the ac- of a witness, besides legal then but released on bail.
cused to reconstruct the opinion. The police, since then,
scene to verify facts, Ta- The police had asked Vi- had been facing flak for not
jender Singh Luthra, DGP, kas and Ashish to be present adding Sections 365 and 511.
Chandigarh, told reporters. at the Sector-26 police sta- CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10

India, China
war unlikely:
Dalai Lama
Kallol Bhattacherjee
NEW DELHI
The standoff between In-
dia and China at the Dok-
lam plateau, near the
trijunction with Bhutan, is
unlikely to lead to a big
war, said Tibetan spiritual
leader Dalai Lama on Wed-
nesday. Speaking at a pub-
lic event, the Tibetan spir-
itual leader described India
and China as close neigh-
bours but cautioned
against harsh words.
This issue (Doklam
standoff ) is not serious. In-
dia and China have histor-
ically been neighbours and
even in 1962, China with-
drew from Indian territor-
ies after the war. This
shows that there is unlikely
to be a big war between the
two. But, for now, they
may exchange some harsh
words, said the Dalai
Lama, in response to a
question at an interaction
organised by the Editors
Guild of India on the free-
dom of the press.
The Dalai Lama also
praised Indias role in en-
suring safety for the
Tibetan refugees who have
been living in exile since
the Chinese takeover of
Tibet in 1950.
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DELHI Timings
Thursday, August 10
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Ex-Minister Sanwar Lal Jat Another SP leader quits party
RISE 20:52 SET 07:58
Friday, August 11
RISE 05:48 SET 19:04
passes away in Delhi Claims Mulayam being sidelined; expresses disappointment with leadership
RISE 21:30 SET 08:55
Saturday, August 12 He had suffered a cardiac arrest in Jaipur on July 22
RISE 05:49 SET 19:03
RISE 22:08 SET 09:54 Special Correspondent
JAIPUR
Former Union Minister and
Bharatiya Janata Party MP
from Ajmer Sanwar Lal Jat
passed away at the AIIMS in
New Delhi on Wednesday.
He breathed his last after re-
maining in coma for a week
after he was shifted from
Jaipur. He was 62.
Mr. Jat was inducted into
the Union Cabinet as the
Minister of State for Water
Resources in 2014 and
dropped in July last year. He
had suffered a cardiac arrest
while attending a meeting
chaired by BJP president
Amit Shah here on July 22.
Mr. Jat, who was also the
chairperson of the State
Farmers Commission, had
defeated Pradesh Congress
CM
YK
Omar Rashid
Raje and her Cabinet col-
LUCKNOW
On a day when Samajwadi
leagues condoled Mr. Jats Party chief Akhilesh Yadav
death. Congress leaders Mr. started a political campaign
Pilot, Ashok Gehlot and against the BJP with a rally in
Rameshwar Dudi also con- symbolically-important Fa-
doled his death. izabad, he suffered a fresh
Mr. Jats body was brought setback as another senior
from Delhi to Jaipur and kept MLC quit the party on
at the BJP headquarters. He Wednesday.
will be cremated at his native MLC Ashok Bajpai
village, Gopalpura, in Ajmer resigned from his post, ex-
Sanwar Lal Jat *
district on Thursday.
President Ram
Kovind condoled Mr Jats
Nath
pressing disappointment
with the current leadership
under Akhilesh for sidelining
president Sachin Pilot in the
2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Earlier, he was elected MLA
death. In his message to Mr
Jats son Kailash Lamba, Mr
Kovind said that Mr Jat
party founder Mulayam
Singh, while giving promin-
ence to those who bore no
for five terms and served as a served the nation in various connection to the Samajwadi
Minister in the Bhairon capacities and in his death movement or ideology.
Singh Shekhawat and the nation has lost a distin- Mulayam Singh Yadavji is
Vasundhara Raje guished leader who was al- sidelined in the party he
governments. ways in touch with the grass- built, facing neglect and in-
An urgent Cabinet meet- roots of society. sult, said Mr. Bajpai.
ing was convened here on Prime Minister Modi also Incidentally, Mr. Bajpais
Wednesday in which Ms. condoled his death. tenure was to end in 2021.
171 rescued child labourers
sent back to Bihar by train
Will be handed over to government authorities in Gaya
Special Correspondent
JAIPUR
After a two-month-long
drive to rescue child la-
bourers and destitute chil-
dren in Jaipur, as many as
171 children were sent back
by a train from here on
Wednesday to their native
places in Bihar. These chil-
dren will be handed over
to the government author-
ities in Gaya.
The children, including
151 labourers and 20
homeless youngsters, were
rescued jointly by the anti-
human trafficking cell of
He became the fourth SP
MLC to resign from his post
in the last two weeks, follow-
ing in the footsteps of Bukkal
Nawab, Yashwant Singh and
Sarojini Agarwal.
May join BJP
Mr. Bukkal, Mr. Yashwant
and Ms. Agarwal later joined
the BJP and speculation is
rife that Mr. Bajpai may fol-
low suit. Former BSP MLC
Thakur Jaiveer Singh also
joined the BJP.
The rumour mills got ac-
tivated further as senior BSP
leader Ambika Chaudhary
also reached the Vidhan Par-
ishad to offer his resignation.
Though he resigned from his
MLC post, Mr. Chaudhary
claimed he was only resign-
ing for technical reasons and
was working with the BSP
with honour and had no
complaints.
Jaipur Police, Child Wel-
fare Committee (CWC) and
Child Helpline.
Inhuman conditions
In the well-coordinated
Operation Milaap and Op-
eration Muskaan, the chil-
dren were saved from
dingy houses doubling up
as factories. These chil-
dren were forced to work
in inhuman conditions at
the bangle, precious stone
and aari taari embroidery
units in the Walled City,
CWC member Chakrakirti
Samvedi told The Hindu.
Mr. Chaudhary, a one-
time Mulayam-loyalist, quit
the SP and joined the BSP
before the 2017 UP Assembly
elections. He had continued
to hold his post as MLC (elec-
ted with the SP) even after
quitting the party.
"I fought the 2017 elec-
tions with the BSP. Since
then I wanted to resign but
due to certain circumstances
and reasons I could not, Mr.
Chaudhary said.
Changes in Lohia Trust
The resignation of Mr. Ba-
jpai, a Mulayam-loyalist,
comes a day after Mulayam
Singh made several changes
to the governing body of the
Lohia Trust, sacking
Akhilesh loyalists while in-
ducting those close to
Shivpal Yadav, his brother
who does not see eye-to-eye
with his nephew Akhilesh.
The children were given
food barely sufficient for
their survival and subjec-
ted to torture. Mr. Samvedi
said the children, who left
by the Sialdah Express
train, would be handed
over to the officers of the
Bihar governments Social
Welfare Department in
Gaya. They will be sent to
their native places with the
regular assistance for their
rehabilitation. A team
headed by Juvenile Correc-
tional Home Superintend-
ent Manoj Gehlot was ac-
companying them.
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THE HINDU
Akhilesh and his team-
members, including his
uncle Ram Gopal Yadav,
skipped the meet.
SP spokesperson Rajendra
Chaudhary and SP leader in
the Vidhan Parishad Ahmed
Hasan were among the four
people removed from their
posts in the Lohia Trust,
while the new inductees
were Dipak Mishra, Sewak
Yadav, Rajesh Yadav and
Ram Naresh Yadav.
In Faizabad, Mr. Akhilesh
Yadav made references to
the defection, accusing the
BJP of luring his MLCs away.
He mocked the BJP for in-
ducting Bukkal Nawab even
though it had accused him of
corruption. I had earlier
said during the elections that
some within us are conspir-
ing with the BJP. Now they
are openly coming out, he
said.
Amarnath Yatra
concludes
Press Trust of India
Srinagar
The pilgrimage of Chhari
Mubarak -- the holy mace of Lord
Shiva -- ended on Wednesday at
south Kashmirs Pahalgam as spe-
cial prayers were held, marking
the traditional end to the Am-
arnath Yatra.
The annual pilgrimage of Ch-
hari Mubarak Swami Amarnath Ji
culminated with its last rituals
and visarjan, the custodian of
the mace, Mahant Deependra
Giri, said in a statement here.
The rituals were performed at
the bank of the Lidder river, he
said. A large number of seers and
pilgrims, who had come from
various parts of the country,
attened the pujan (rituals), the
custodian said.
Later, the Karri-Pakouri
Bhandara was organised and
dakshina was offered, Giri said.
The Chhari Mubarak was taken
to the holy cave shrine on August
7, on the occasion of Sharavan
Purnima, and pujan was per-
formed with vedic hymns, the
statement said.
MP High Court
suspends judge
Press Trust of India
Jabalpur
The Madhya Pradesh High Court
has suspended. on grounds of
misconduct, additional district
judge R. K. Shrivas, who recently
staged a sit-in outside the court al-
leging wrongful transfers.
The administrative committee
of Madhya Pradesh High Court
has taken a decision to suspend R.
K. Shrivas on Tuesday. The orders
of the same have been issued, the
High Courts Principal Registrar
(Vigilance) Satyendra Kumar
Singh said.
He, however, refused to share
the reasons for the suspension of
Shrivas.
The suspension orders, how-
ever, stated, Whereas a depart-
mental inquiry has been initiated
against Shri R. K. Shrivas, the then
officer on special duty, High Court
of MP Jabalpur, presently posted
as additional district judge
Neemuch for showing act of grave
misconduct.
Shrivas maintained that he
would continue his fight against
the alleged injustice meted out to
him.
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IN BRIEF
Focus on skill
development: Acharya
KOHIMA
Nagaland Governor P B
Acharya on Wednesday called
upon educational institutions
to emphasise on skill
development education and
not mere conventional
academic education. In the
present competitive world
skill development and
education has to go side by
side in order to build up
proficiency among the
younger generation, Mr.
Acharya said. PTI
Gaudiya Mission plans to
set up hospital in Kolkata
KOLKATA
The Gaudiya Mission has
approached West Bengal
government for setting up a
super-speciality hospital for
the poor in north Kolkata, its
secretary Sripad Bhaktisundar
Maharaj said on Wednesday.
Speaking at the Janmastami
celebrations, he said a Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Museum will be inaugurated
next year the centenary
year of Gaudiya Mission. PTI
Patnaik felicitates crafts
competition winner
BHUBANESWAR
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik on Wednesday
felicitated Prabhanjan Patra,
who was adjudged the best in
the National Crafts
Competition organised by the
Union Skill Development
Ministry. Mr. Patra is the real
ambassador of Skilled-in-
Odisha vision and an
inspiration to the students of
crafts and skill, the Chief
Minister said. PTI
Maraland Democratic
Front to merge with BJP
AIZAWL
The Maraland Democratic
Front on Wednesday
announced that it would soon
merge with the BJP. Founder
president of the MDF P P
Thawlla announced the
partys decision in south
Mizorams Lunglei district. PTI
Faith comes to the rescue of
Odishas roadside vendors
No onion or garlic in food during Shravan to beat price rise
Staff Reporter
BERHAMPUR
This year, the Hindu month
of Shravan has failed to save
owners of roadside veget-
arian fastfood eateries in
Berhampur from rising
onion prices.
Onion prices started in-
creasing from the last week
of the Shravan month that
ended on the day of Raksha
Bandhan. In a week, onion
prices at major trading
centre of south Odisha rose
from 12 to 14 per kg to 30
per kg. Traders say it may
touch 50 per kg soon.
For the past few years,
onion prices have risen
steeply during the monsoon
that includes the holy
Shravan month. Usually
CM
YK
BJP demands Central forces
for civic body polls in Bengal
Party says State police does not function neutrally during polls
Staff Reporter
Kolkata
The State leadership of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
on Wednesday demanded
that Central forces be de-
ployed for the upcoming
elections to seven civic bod-
ies in West Bengal. A delega-
tion of BJP leaders met offi-
cials of the West Bengal State
Election Commission
(WBSEC) during the day and
raised the demand citing the
alleged terror tactics of the
Trinamool Congress (TMC)
during polls.
We have demanded the
deployment of Central forces
in the upcoming civic polls
as free and fair polls in
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Market goes dry: :A man selling fish at a market in Kolkata on Wednesday. The prices of fish and vegetables are soaring due to
floods in various parts of the State. PTI
A road side eatery advertises its dishes prepared without onion
and garlic in Berhampur. LINGARAJ PANDA
kanwarias refrain from
consuming non-vegetarian
food as well as onions and
garlic on Mondays of
Shravan.
This belief had become a
good excuse for roadside
eateries to reduce their es-
calated production cost be-
EAST 3
Bengal are not possible due earlier polls in Bengal shows hati Municipality in Birbhum
to the TMCs electoral mal- the necessity of Central district, Haldiea and
practices. The State police forces during the civic polls. Panskura Municipality in
also do not function neut- She also said that the delega- Purba Medinipur district
rally during polls, State BJP tion has submitted copies of and the Coopers Camp Noti-
general secretary Debasree the FIRs lodged in cases of fied Area will be held on
Chaudhuri, who was a mem- violence allegedly conducted Sunday. Apart from these by-
ber of the delegation, told by TMC cadres in earlier polls will be held for one
The Hindu. She also said that polls in Bengal. ward Jhargram Municipality
it is for the first time that
the State BJP has demanded
deployment of Central forces
By-polls in two wards
The WBSEC in July an-
in Jhargram district and one
ward in Champdani Muni-
cipality in Hogghly district.
TMC Minister Hakim Seasons first
dengue death
during civic polls.
Awful track record
nounced that elections to
seven civic bodies will be
held on August 13 (Sunday).
Polls will be held on
Sunday in 815 polling sta-
tions. While the Durgapur
appears before ED in Odisha
Elaborating further on the Durgapur Municipal Corpor- Municipal Corporation is the
reason behind demanding ation in Paschim Bardhaman largest among the poll In relation to the Narada scam Correspondent
deployment of Central forces district, Dhupguri Municip- bound civic bodies with 43 CUTTACK
in the civic polls, she said ality in Jalpaiguri district, wards, the smallest is the Staff Reporter 2016 Assembly elections in The seasons first dengue
that the awful track record Buniadpur Municipality in Coopers Camp Notified Kolkata Bengal, generating sharp re- death in Odisha was repor-
of the State police during South Dinajpur district, Nal- Area with 12 wards. State Minister for Urban De- actions from the opposition ted from the SCB Medical
velopment and senior Trin- parties against the TMC. College and Hospital here
amool Congress (TMC) In April, the Central Bur- on Wednesday. One Som
leader Firhad Hakim ap- eau of Investigation lodged Prakash Mishra (35), a nat-
peared before the Enforce- an FIR against 13 persons, ive of Bihar, who was work-
ment Directorate(ED) on
Wednesday in relation to
including Mr. Hakim, in con-
nection with the Narada
ing in the port township of
Paradeep, died of the vec-
the Narada cash-on-camera sting operation case. The tor-borne disease while un-
scam.
Mr. Hakim was among
the several TMC Ministers,
Calcutta High Court had in
March directed the CBI to
conduct a preliminary en-
dergoing treatment here
since Monday.
The patient was admit-
MLAs and MPs who were vestigation into the case and ted here in a critical condi-
purportedly seen taking take necessary steps. tion and was immediately
money in the Narada sting The ED had earlier re- shifted to the ICU, where
operation footages. How- gistered a case under the his condition further de-
ever, neither Mr. Hakim nor provisions of the Prevention teriorated and succumbed
ED officials could be of Money Laundering Act to the viral disease this
reached for comments. Mr. (PMLA) based on a first in- morning, said the hospit-
Hakim is considered to be formation report or FIR als dengue nodal officer.
one of the leaders closest to filed by the CBI. Expressing concern over
the party chief Mamata The EDs case was re- Mishras death due to late
Banerjee. gistered on April 18, a day hospitalisation, the nodal
The videos were first after the CBI filed its crim- officer said that recently a
made public by news portal inal FIR against 13 TMC patient from West Bengal
Narada News just before the leaders. was discharged from here
after recovering from
dengue following a fort-
Ex-BJD MLA granted bail night-long treatment.
Correspondent bail application of Naik in
CUTTACK January 2016, allowed his
The Orissa High Court on plea this time after the
Wednesday granted bail CBI submitted the final
to former BJD legislator charge sheet against him.
Subarna Naik, who was The political leader
arrested by the CBI in from Keonjhar was gran-
November 2014 in con- ted bail on condition that
nection with his alleged he shall deposit an
involvement in a chit fund amount of 2 lakh in any
* scam. He was the ruling nationalised bank, receipt
party MLA from 2009 to of which will be submitted
2014 representing Keon- with the CBI court and go
Security beefed up in jhar Assembly segment. on bail after furnishing
Justice J P Das, who had two bail bonds of 2 lakh
earlier turned down the each.
northeastern States
Ahead of Independence Day functions
Staff Reporter desirable elements. Men
IMPHAL and women found without
Ahead of the Independ- identification papers are
ence Day celebrations in taken to police stations for
the insurgency-hit north- further interrogations. So
east region, security has far we have not arrested
been beefed up to ensure any militant. But the opera-
an incident-free official tions will continue.
function. Such operations are also
Security measures have being conducted in Imphal
been intensified in Assam, (West), and other parts, in-
Meghalaya and Manipur. cluding the border town of
Every year insurgent Moreh.
groups in the northeast call
*
for a boycott and impose Surprise raids
general strike to sabotage Director General of Police,
cause of onion price hike, the official functions on Au- Manipur, L.M. Khaute said:
said B.C. Sadangi, an gust 15. Operations are being con-
activist. ducted to maintain law and
But this year due to the Verification operations order during the Independ-
rising trend in onion prices a Additional Police Superin- ence Day celebrations.
large number roadside ve- tendent, Imphal (East), M. Patrolling has been intensi-
getarian eateries have not Kumarjit said: Verification fied and surprise raids are
removed their no onion, no operations have been being conducted in
garlic signboards. launched to smoke out un- trouble-prone areas.
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IN BRIEF
Water for drinking to be custody for Kerala DGPs wife
released from Cauvery sex racket
accused gets stay on eviction
Karnataka farmers told not to cultivate paddy, sugarcane
Special Correspondent
Special Correspondent Thiruvananthapuram Dispute persists over 151 acres of land she bought in Kodagu
Bengaluru A magistrate court here on
Sindhu takes charge The Karnataka government Wednesday remanded to 14 puted property is part of the
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Special Correspondent
as Deputy Collector has decided to release water days in judicial custody the MYSURU Pathighat reserve forests.
five persons, including two
forest department. It
VIJAYAWADA from the four reservoirs of The dispute over the owner- There are private lands
women, arrested on the is substantiated by
Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu the Cauvery basin from ship of 151.03 acres of land, held as enclosures within the
was on Wednesday appointed Thursday to fill up tanks for suspicion of having run a purported to be part of a re- records and forest land in Kodagu but the
Deputy Collector in the Chief drinking water purposes. It commercial sex racket in- serve forest in the Madikeri notifications. status of the 151.03 acres of
Commissioner of Land has strictly told farmers to volving a minor Dalit girl. taluk of Kodagu but claimed land in question was never
Administration office under desist from cultivating The police identified the by the wife of a Kerala police agement in Government in doubt as it was never an
the Revenue Department. paddy and sugarcane, which suspects as Sreekala, officer in the rank of Dir- Thiruvananthapuram. enclosure or a private land.
She said that she was happy need a huge quantity of Shahida, Sadasivan, ector-General of Police It belongs to the Forest De-
to have a role in the water. Vishnu, and Sumesh. They (DGP), is yet to be settled. July 7 order partment, substantiated by
Government of Andhra It is for the second time Distress management: CM Siddaramaiah with MLAs and MPs said more arrests were The case has reached the She appealed before the As- records and notifications,
Pradesh. that farmers have been told of the Cauvery basin region in Bengaluru SUDHAKARA JAIN *
likely. High Court of Karnataka, sistant Chief Conservator of according to Surya Sen, DCF,
not to cultivate the water- Investigators were in which has issued a stay on Forests, who ruled on Octo- Kodagu.
Maudany attends sons guzzling crops. be released from the age due to a weak monsoon. possession of the rackets the eviction notice issued by ber 16, 2016, that she had oc- Though the Forest Depart-
wedding at Thalassery Krishna Raja Sagar, Hem- Farmers were free to cul- client list, mostly mobile the Forest Department. cupied forest land and re- ment personnel reached the
KANNUR Acute shortage avati, Harangi and Kabini tivate rain-fed crops, the phone numbers. Daisy Jacob, wife of Jacob gistered a forest offence spot on Tuesday (August 8)
Peoples Democratic Party This decision was taken at a reservoirs to help increase Chief Minister said. The police will seek the Thomas, former Director, Vi- case. Following this, Ms. to reclaim the land and evict
chairman Abdul Nasir meeting of elected repres- groundwater level in the The total storage in all custody of the accused for gilance and Anti-Corruption Jacob appealed before the her, Ms. Jacob approached
Maudany attended his sons entatives from the Cauvery wake of concerns that it had the four Cauvery basin reser- further interrogation and Bureau, Kerala, had pur- Chief of Conservator of the court and brought a stay,
wedding at Thalassery near basin region, convened by gone down to a depth of voirs is just 45 tmcft now as crime scene visits. The vic- chased the said land on Sur- Forests (CCF), Kodagu. The forcing the authorities to re-
here on Wednesday. Mr. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over 1,000 feet. This would against 53.52 tmcft during tim, who is seven months vey number 1/1, in 1990 but latter upheld the orders of turn without completing the
Maudany, charged in the in Bengaluru on Wednesday ensure the availability of the corresponding period pregnant, is in protective the Forest Department the ACF and issued a fresh exercise, he added.
2008 Bengaluru serial bomb to discuss the demand by drinking water, he noted. the previous year, he said, custody. Investigators have claimed its ownership of the order on July 7, 2017, asking He told The Hindu that the
blast cases and arrested farmers to release water Mr. Siddaramaiah said the describing the situation as sampled the DNA of the land and asked her to vacate her to vacate the land within officials conducted a prop-
subsequently, was recently from the reservoirs. decision had to be taken in the worst in the last 46 male suspects to identify it. Mr. Thomas is now Dir- a month. erty survey and mahazar
granted bail. The CM said water would the wake of dire water short- years. parenthood. ector of the Institute of Man- Officials claim that the dis- and returned.

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15-year-old fights off child marriage with help from police, authorities in A.P. current affairs: Venkaiah A.P. allotted
Rajulapudi Srinivas
studies up to Class 10. then called the Rural of his predecessors to un-
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> Year-long struggle,
K. Umashanker Special Correspondent VIJAYAWADA
CHITTOOR
with help from Teachers at the government Organisation for Poverty HYDERABAD derstand how to go about The Centre has allotted a
A 15-year-old girl from high school at Doddipalle Eradication Services and Vice-President elect M. Ven- the job. Central Reserve Police
friends, is helping
Andhra Pradesh, who convinced the parents. Childline 1098 on August 7, kaiah Naidu wanted to quit What I will miss the Force (CRPF) battalion to
passed Class 10 with a high her pursue dreams Yet, afraid that she might and got support from the Rajya Sabha too, besides most is commenting on cur- provide security for the
grade point average of 8, has of higher studies lose out and be forced into friends. his membership of the Bhar- rent affairs. I am going to Andhra Pradesh Secret-
opted to study her way out wedlock, the girl walked 5 The parents responded by atiya Janata Party and the see if I can find a way to ex- ariat, the Chief Ministers
of marriage, at least in the activists stopped the km to school, not missing a shifting her to Peddapanjani Union Ministry when he was press my views on develop- residence and the Camp
immediate future. marriage at Peddapanjani single class. In August last and hid her in the grooms chosen as the official can- ment issues, he said. The Office located in the capital
Facing persistent family mandal, near Palamaner. year, her parents renewed house, fixing the wedding at didate. But he was preven- media, he said, had played region. The battalion is the
demands to wed a 23-year- The girl, who has now got their proposal and fixed the a temple in Peddapanjani for ted from doing so by party an important role in his first Central force allotted
old daily wage earner, the permission to continue her match with the man in Tuesday. president Amit Shah. political life. to the State capital.
teen sought the help of studies into college, is from Peddapanjani. It was now a But the rescue was in Usually I consider myself Venkaiah Naidu addressing Mr. Naidu said he would
activists against child a farm labourers family of struggle to convince her motion. The girls parents sharp, but my party presid- the media in Hyderabad on also miss going on tours, Anti-naxal ops
marriage, and got the Kurmayi in Palamaner, and parents to wait till her and the grooms kin were ents brain is sharper. He ad- Wednesday. K.V.S. GIRI
* meeting people and public The 39th Battalion, com-
wedding plan stopped. is the eldest of three examinations were over. warned in the presence of vised me against quitting the rallies. prising about 1,000 per-
It was a year-long ordeal, daughters. It has been a long Not ready to give up, the elders and the police. They RS membership because I Wednesday. Stating that I must have visited sonnel, will also take up
which ended on Tuesday, struggle: her parents forced parents allegedly confined gave an undertaking that too could cast my vote in the once he sat on the Vice- every village in Telangana anti-naxal operations on
when police and Integrated her to drop out in Class 8 her to the house in April, they would not marry her elections, recalled Mr. Presidents chair things and Andhra Pradesh, and the Telangana and Chhat-
Child Development Services and marry, but she pleaded preventing her from talking off as a child and would Naidu at an informal interac- would change, he said he 620 districts across the tisgarh borders and the
programme staff, along with with them to continue her to her classmates. The girl instead send her to college. tion with journalists here on was going through the work country, he said. Andhra-Odisha border.

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IN BRIEF
Cleanliness of Ganga
duty of all: Adityanath
LUCKNOW
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath said on
Wednesday that maintaining
the cleanliness and aviralta
(ever-flowing nature) of the
Ganga was the responsibility
of all, as rivers were
connected to the
development of present and
future generations.
Adityanath lauded Prime
Minister Narendra Modi for
creating a separate ministry
for cleaning of the river. PTI
20 people injured as
roof collapses
DHARAMSALA
The roof of a house on
Wednesday collapsed in the
Sudher area here, injuring 20
people, an official said.
Many people had gathered in
the house for a condolence
meeting when the incident
took place, SDM Dharamsala
Sharvan Kumar said. All the
injured were rushed to the
district hospital here, the
SDM said. PTI
Five Naxalites arrested
in Chhattisgarh
RAIPUR
The police on Wednesday
arrested five Naxals from two
districts in Chhattisgarhs
Bastar division. Out of the
five, four ultras were arrested
from Bijapur district, while
another rebel was nabbed in
Narayanpur district of the
region, a senior police official
said. PTI
Bodies of four missing
children found in pond
MUZAFFARPUR
Bodies of four missing
children have been found in a
pond in Bihars Muzaffarpur
district, officials said on
Wednesdayy. District
Magistrate Dharmendra Singh
quoting post-mortem report,
said the deaths happened due
to drowning. PTI
CM
YK
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Amarnath Tewary
Patna
Minister asks media to
chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai
Patna
Bihar Mines Minister and BJP
leader Vinod Kumar Singh
asked journalists to chant
Bharat Mata ki Jai at a party
function here on Tuesday
but later expressed regret.
Ever since Nitish Kumar
joined hands with the BJP
we knew such coercive
things would be in the
offing, the Opposition RJD
said.
Jungle raj prevails in Punjab: SAD
Party parades 58 people who it claims are victims of Congress oppression
Press Trust of India
Chandigarh
The Shiromani Akali Dal
(SAD) on Wednesday alleged
that there was jungle raj in
Punjab and paraded 58
people claiming that they
were victims of the Con-
gress oppression.
Punjab is descending
into jungle raj under the
Congress government be-
cause its leaders were un-
leashing terror against polit-
ical opponents, SAD leaders
Daljit Singh Cheema and
Bikram Singh Majithia said
here.
Both the leaders presen-
ted 58 people, who they
claimed were alleged victims
of the Congress oppres-
sion, before the media
the police said.
Vinod Kumar Singh
Gurdaspur Lok Sabha con-
stituency recently. But we
feel this is a pan-Punjab epi-
demic, they said.
The two leaders said they
will not let this conspiracy
succeed. We will present
the entire list of cases as well
as victims before the State
police chief, they said. They
urged the police chief to act
in a non-partisan manner
and give justice to the vic-
Former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia along with other tims and also take action
Shiromani Akali Dal leaders during a press conference in against SHOs who are dan-
Chandigarh on Wednesday. PTI * cing to the tune of Congress
leaders and implicating in-
here. cases against them. nocents in false cases.
The two leaders said there Many such cases have Mr. Majithia said that if
was a clear cut pattern to come to the notice of SAD this was not done, then they
punish people who had president Sukhbir Singh will approach the courts and
voted against the Congress Badal during his jabar demand a CBI inquiry into
by registering non-bailable virodhi lehar visit to the the cases.
Patkar held
on her way
to Dhar
Press trust of India
Bhopal
Narmada Bachao Andolan
leader Medha Patkar was
arrested on Wednesday
when she was on her way
to Dhar district of Madhya
Pradesh to meet the Sardar
Sarovar Project oustees,
We have arrested her as
she insisted on going back
to meet the oustees. We
have told her that it is not
possible to allow her to go
to Dhar as Section 144,
CrPC, has been imposed in
the area, Ajay Sharma,
ADGP, Indore range, said.
The police stopped Ms.
Patkar and informed her
that she could not proceed
to Dhar, but as she refused
to relent, she was placed
under arrest at the border
of Indore and Dhar dis-
tricts, and subsequently,
taken to Dhar, he added.
We will ask her to fur-
nish a bond stating that
Section 144 will not be viol-
ated. If she furnishes it, we
will release her, the ADGP
said.
10 dead as
tempo falls
into gorge
Press trust of India
Jammu
A vehicle carrying passen-
gers skidded off and rolled
down into a 200-foot deep
gorge in Jammu and Kash-
mirs Reasi district on Wed-
nesday, killing 10 people
and injuring 15 others, the
police said.
The tempo, which was
on its way to Buddan to
Mahore, fell into the gorge
at Shishi Nallah in the said
district, SSP Reasi Tahi
Sajad Bhat said.
A rescue operation was
launched and the injured
were rushed to a hospital,
Mr. Bhat said. While eight
people died on the spot,
two succumbed to their in-
juries on their way to the
hospital, he added.
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THE HINDU
Weather Watch
Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday
Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: Skymet (Taken at 18.00 Hrs)
Forecast for Thursday: Heavy to very heavy rain is likely at a
few/isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, east Uttar Pradesh, Naga-
land, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand,
west Uttar Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh and Bihar
city rain max min city rain max min
Agartala...............7.4.... 31.6.... 25.7 Kozhikode .............0.5.... 31.7.... 24.9
Ahmedabad............ .... 34.0.... 25.8 Kurnool .................0.6.... 29.2.... 25.0
Aizawl ....................4.... 29.3.... 11.6 Lucknow................0.6.... 30.6.... 27.1
Allahabad .............. .... 35.3.... 28.1 Madurai..................30.... 34.6.... 23.0
Bengaluru ...............1.... 27.5.... 21.9 Mangaluru ................2.... 30.2.... 25.5
Bhopal.................3.3.... 29.2.... 23.8 Mumbai.................0.2.... 31.8.... 26.2
Bhubaneswar .......3.6.... 34.2.... 25.4 Mysuru.................... .... 32.5.... 20.2
Chandigarh ........10.8.... 33.7.... 27.9 New Delhi ..............28.... 32.0.... 28.0
Chennai ................. .... 36.9.... 27.3 Patna .......................1.... 35.5.... 26.7
Coimbatore........48.4.... 31.8.... 22.7 Port Blair ..............4.3.... 31.3.... 24.7
Dehradun............... .... 32.0.... 24.3 Puducherry..........17.8.... 34.7.... 22.4
Gangtok...............3.5.... 20.8.... 18.0 Pune ....................... .... 29.0.... 21.7
Goa .....................9.8.... 30.8.... 25.0 Raipur ...................0.4.... 29.5.... 24.3
Guwahati .............8.6.... 31.8.... 27.2 Ranchi...................4.6.... 32.2.... 23.0
Hubballi................. .... 27.0.... 22.0 Shillong...............28.6.... 23.5.... 16.8
Hyderabad .........18.3.... 24.8.... 21.8
Imphal.................2.7.... 28.4.... 21.9
Shimla.................15.6.... 22.4.... 17.1
Srinagar .................. .... 33.2.... 20.3
Jaipur ..................1.3.... 31.0.... 24.2
Kochi...................0.8.... 31.8.... 25.4
Trivandrum ...........5.6.... 30.7.... 25.2
Tiruchi ................12.8.... 35.8.... 25.0
Kohima................0.4.... 26.5.... 19.0
Kolkata................3.8.... 33.3.... 27.1
Vijayawada ............3.2.... 31.6.... 25.5
Visakhapatnam ......... .... 32.3.... 26.2
Particulate matter in the air you are breathing Yesterday
CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE
Ahmedabad ......... ......... ... ....... ..............
Bengaluru ..............10 ...55 ..63 ....... ......86 ......*
In observation made at
4.00 p.m., Howrah,
Chennai..................22 ...25 ..24 .... 100 ....... ......* recorded an overall air
Delhi......................10 ...52 ..46 .... 110....175 ......* quality index (AQI) score
of 451
Hyderabad .............37 ...19 ..25 ...... 70......78 ......*
Kolkata ..................19 ...61 ..25 ....... ......81 ......*
indicating an unhealthy
level of pollution.
Lucknow ................11 ...45 ..74 .... 160 ....... ......* In contrast, Panchkula,
Mumbai .................10 ...25 ..11 ...... 37......60 ......* Haryana recorded a
Pune ......................41 .....3 ..75 ...... 47......69 ......* healthy AQI score of 46
Vishakhapatnam .....27 ...16 ..25 .... 102....132 ......*
Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good
SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system,
making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air
particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues
and monuments.
NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by
reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters.
CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to
critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause
dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death.
PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes,
nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced
lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and
premature death in people with heart or lung disease
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IN BRIEF
Rally to protest murders
in Shimla
SHIMLA
Hundreds of residents and
activists from various NGOs
and voluntary organisations
marched through the Mall
Road street defying
prohibitory orders and staged
a protest outside the State
Secretariat on Wednesday.
They are demanding justice
for the families of two
murder victims: a Kotkhai
girl, who was also gang
raped, and a forest guard,
who was found murdered.
CRPF constable held on
molestation charge
NAGPUR
A Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF) constable was
arrested on Wednesday in
connection with the alleged
molestation of tribal girls at a
school in Dantewada district
of south Chhattisgarh last
week. The police also claimed
to have identified another
CRPF constable involved in
the incident. The tribal girls
were allegedly molested
during a Rakshabandhan
programme on July 31.
Scam in bridge
construction unearthed
CHANDIGARH
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau
on Wednesday claimed to
have unearthed a scam in the
construction of a bridge on
the Uppar Bari Doab Canal
(UBDC) in Gurudaspur
district. PTI
CSIR lab bars scientists from
In the shade of the chinars, the poetry of dissent
taking part in science march A student event in Kashmir University gave voice to the tragedies of living in a conflict zone
Notice issued as part of a safety measure, says IGIB director
Jacob Koshy
NEW DELHI
Even as scientists across the
country participated in a
March for Science to de-
mand greater budgets for re-
search and curbs on
pseudo science, research-
ers from a prominent CSIR
lab here were explicitly
warned by its director from
participating in it.
Multiple scientists at the
Institute of Genomics and
Integrative Biology (IGIB), a
prominent CSIR lab here,
told The Hindu that they
were keen on going but
didnt join because of a gag
order. The Hindu saw an
email sent out by IGIB dir-
ector Sanjay Kumar to all sci-
Kerala doctors
to be arrested
Special correspondent
KOLLAM
Doctors from hospitals in
Thiruvananthapuram and
Kollam who allegedly re-
fused to admit an accident
victim on Sunday resulting
in his death may be arres-
ted. A case of culpable
homicide not amounting to
murder has been filed.
CM
YK
ISRO to develop full-fledged
earth observation satellite
Hyspex imaging will enable distinct
identification of objects from space
Madhumathi D.S.
BENGALURU
A new set of future satellites
called hyperspectral ima-
ging satellites is set to add
teeth to the way India will
be seen from about 600 km
in space.
The Indian Space Re-
search Organisation (ISRO)
says it plans to launch a full-
fledged niche earth observa-
tion (EO) satellite called
the Hyperspectral Imaging
Satellite or HySIS using a
critical chip it has
developed.
There is no specific time-
frame yet for its launch, an
ISRO spokesman said,
adding that meanwhile, the
new chip, technically called
an optical imaging detector
array, that they have cre-
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development by
ISRO in its quest
for better
technologies
ated for it would be tested
and perfected. ISRO is en-
deavouring to enter the do-
main of operational hyper-
spectral imaging from earth
orbit with a satellite that can
see in 55 spectral or colour
bands from 630 km above
ground, ISRO has said. It
said it decided to develop
the chip that suited Indian
requirements.
Hyperspectral or hyspex
severe fund crunch. This has
scrapped.
entists. Mr. Kumar told The
Hindu that the scientists
were barred from going be-
cause participation posed a
potential security risk. We
dont know the size of the
mob involvedwhen gov-
ernment scientists are part
of such a demonstration it
could lead to problems. This
notice was issued as part of
a safety measure, he added.
imaging is said to be an
earth observation trend that
is being experimented glob-
ally. Adding a new dimen-
sion to plain-vanilla optical
imagers, it can be used for a
range of activities from
monitoring the environ-
ment, crops, looking
for oil and miner-
als all the way
up to military
surveillance all
of which need im-
ages that show a high
level of differentiation of the
object or scene.
About a decade ago, ISRO
added another earth obser-
vation niche with mi-
crowave or radar imaging
satellites RISAT-1 and 2 that
could see through clouds
and the dark an important
feature useful for the milit-
ary and security agencies.
Hyspex imaging is said
to enable distinct identifica-
tion of objects, materials or
processes on earth by read-
ing the spectrum for each
pixel of a scene from space.
Another official de-
scribed it as another im-
portant development by
ISRO in its quest for better
and diverse earth observa-
tion technologies.
ISRO first tried it out in an
83-kg IMS-1 experimental
satellite in May 2008. The
same year, a hyperspectral
camera was put on
Chandrayaan-1 and used to
The CSIR, a chain of 39
laboratories across the
country and government-
funded, is grappling with a
led to several programmes,
including at IGIB, being
The CSIR, as a whole,
didnt issue instructions de-
sisting scientists from parti-
cipating in the march.
Event held in Delhi
The India March for Science,
according to Vinay Kumar, a
mathematics professor at
Delhi University, saw about
400 scientists participate
in Delhi on Wednesday. It
was organised by a group
called Break-Through India.
NATION 7
SC seeks details of Educational
convictions under
benefits for
Marathas
Child Marriage Act
too: Fadnavis
Press Trust of India
Mumbai
Maharashtra Chief Minister
Statutory exception to rape contested Devendra Fadnavis an-
nounced in the Legislative
Krishnadas Rajagopal Mr. Agarwal said the law Assembly on Wednesday
NEW DELHI
violates the health of not that the government would
As the Centre said Parlia- only the girl child con- extend to the Maratha com-
ment must have thought it cerned, but also generations munity the educational
pragmatic to reduce the to come. He said there concessions that are cur-
age of consent for sexual re- were 23 million child brides rently given to OBCs.
lations for married girls in India, and there had He said the government
from 18 to 15 as the child hardly been over six convic- would form a Cabinet sub-
marriage system still exists tions under the anti-child committee to review the
in the country, the Supreme marriage law. implementation of
Court on Wednesday asked We see a girl under 18 as schemes for the Maratha
the government to provide a child in POCSO, but once community.
details of the number of she is married, she is no
child marriage prohibition more a child under the Ex- Massive rally taken out
officers and prosecutions ception 2 to Section 375 of The Chief Ministers an-
initiated under the Child the IPC. This is totally incon- nouncement came on a
Marriage Act in the past sistent. The truth is that a day the Maratha com-
three years. girl under 18 is still a child, munity took out a massive
A Bench of Justices married or not. Parliament silent march Maratha
Madan B. Lokur and Deepak has to protect the child, Mr. Kranti Morcha in south
Gupta is hearing a petition Agarwal said. Mumbai to press for reser-
filed by NGO Independent vation in jobs and educa-
Thought challenging the Ex- Courts caution tion, among other
ception 2 to Section 375 However, Justice Gupta said demands.
(rape) of the Indian Penal there may be a flip side if The announcement
Code, which permits in- the court quashed this ex- came after Mr. Fadnavis
trusive sexual intercourse ception. Lets say a 17-year- held a meeting with the
with a girl aged between 15 old boy gets married to a 16- representatives of the
and 18 only on the ground year-old girl. ...The boy Maratha community in the
that she is married. stands the chance of getting afternoon.
convicted for seven years. Congress leader
Discriminatory law But the parents, the real cul- Narayan Rane, BJPs associ-
The NGO, represented by prits, may get off with a few ate member and Rajya
map lunar mineral re- the chip which was made at
advocate Gaurav Agarwal, months imprisonment, Sabha member Chhat-
sources. Very few space ISROs electronics arm, the
submitted that this statutory Justice Gupta observed. rapati Sambhaji Raje, NCP
agencies have such a satel- Semi-Conductor Laborat-
exception to rape was violat- Justice Lokur observed leaders Ajit Pawar, Shashik-
lite; a German environ- ory, Chandigarh. The result
ive of right to life, liberty, that it cannot be presumed ant Shinde and Sunil
mental satellite called En- was a detector array that
equality and was discrimin- that just because a girl is less Tatkare were also present.
MAP is due to be launched could read 1000 x 66 pixels.
atory. The Exception is part than 18, she does not under- In the Assembly, Mr.
on an Indian booster in According to an EO ex-
of the Criminal Law stand the consequences of Fadnavis said: Earlier, the
2018. pert who called it the CATS-
(Amendment) Act of 2013 her actions. Under the new Maratha community stu-
The payloads develop- CAN equivalent of Earth
and is contrary to the anti- Juvenile Justice Act, a girl dents were getting scholar-
ment centre, Space Applica- from space, hyspex techno-
child sex abuse law, the Pro- between the age of 16 and ship for 35 courses. Now,
tions Centre, Ahmedabad, logy was still an evolving sci-
tection of Children from 18, if she commits murder, they will get scholarship
designed the architecture of ence.
Sexual Offences Act of 2012 can be tried by an adult for all the 605 courses like
(POCSO). court. the OBC students.
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Peerzada Ashiq Bagh, students from varied up their wounds, she said. This was a poetry session,
Srinagar educational streams sat Some poets took jibes at the where there was no
On the Kashmir University together under the trees, in current dispensation, others censorship, said Zeeshan
campus, where student what Faakirah Irfan, a law expressed despair. Jaipuri.
unions have been banned student, called an attempt One poem was about how It wasnt just about the
since 2010, a slam poetry to revive freedom of Srinagars flyover is taking pain of being born and
session under the chinar expression on the campus, ages to complete and how growing up in a conflict
trees used art to push the where student unions the possibility of a solution zone, though. Many poems
boundaries of dissent. Slam remain banned. Ms. Irfan to the Kashmir issue were on themes young
poetry, simplistically put, is read her own poems, remains bleak. people anywhere would
verse meant to be Scavengers and Women The session saw students relate to, like romance.
performed rather than read martyrs, highlighting the like Alia, from the A faculty member, who
off the page. Slam events are plight of youth and women engineering stream, reciting asked not to be named, said,
The slam poetry session at far more free-form than, say, in the ongoing conflict. Kamala Dass poems, while a We need to welcome
Kashmir University. traditional mushairas. Its a rare space where Fine Arts student sang Sir spaces like this in a choked
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT On the campuss Naseem students were able to open Muhammad Iqbals poetry. society like ours.
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When the paradigm shifts

The Modi government has managed to change business as usual in politics, in the absence of a counter-narrative
outreach, vis--vis China and sponse from Kashmir is a natural
Pakistan, two of Indias most cru- one. Paradigm shifts are typically
cial neighbours. The eventual out- followed by periods of turmoil,
Unseemly contest come of this aggression is already
becoming evident. Display of
confusion and unease. And that is
exactly what we are witnessing
The Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections were strength and power is deeply in- today.
grained in Hindutvas political cul-
a lesson on how they should not be fought

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happymon jacob ture and the new dispensation has What next?
only made it starker than ever. While intellectual traditions might

H
aving converted a routine biennial Rajya Sabha he recent visit of Narendra The impact of this paradigm shift be able to absorb such structural
election in Gujarat into a prestige issue, the
Bharatiya Janata Party has created the percep-
tion that it lost a high-stakes battle. It won the two seats
T Modi to Israel, the first ever
visit by an Indian Prime Minis-
ter, and the blunt display of convic-
on socio-political structures could
throw up phenomena we are either
uncomfortable with or not used to.
changes with more receptivity and
even learn from them, the impact
of paradigm shifts on socio-polit-
it was expected to and lost only the one it was meant to, tion and boldness in doing so, is a Not that the existing paradigm was ical structures can be far more
given the respective strengths of the BJP and the Con- clear indication of how Mr. Modi, wholly noble. Consider, for in- severe depending on the nature
and the BJP-led regime in New politics. traditionally enjoyed the pride of stance, why we are so appalled and direction of such shifts. Given
gress in the State Assembly. The BJP had enough legis-
Delhi, plan to radically alter the Some of us are refusing to see place in the pecking order of Indias today by the lynching of Muslims by that the organising principle of
lators to get its president, Amit Shah, and Union Minis- ideology of the Indian state. this paradigm shift and some oth- socio-political hierarchy. Endowed self-styled protectors of the Hindu Hindutva 2.0 is majoritarian com-
ter Smriti Irani elected. However, the party decided to Change has undoubtedly been the ers are unwilling to acknowledge with state patronage, it formed the religion, and not so much by abject munalism, the likely result of the
make an open secret of coveting the third seat by luring underlying mantra of the Modi gov- what they see. But most of us seem creme de la creme of modern In- poverty around us or the continued ongoing paradigm shift in Indian
away Opposition MLAs and banking on cross-voting. Ul- ernment. But have the changes to be interrogating Mr. Modi and his dias class structure, controlling prevalence of the dehumanising politics will be lot more chaos. We
timately, the Congress candidate, Ahmed Patel, won brought about by the Bharatiya new brand of politics while still political debates, determining the caste system. Part of this disgust is are already witnessing attempts at
the seat in the first round itself, getting the required 44 Janata Party (BJP) government over deeply embedded in the secular- boundaries of public morality and because poverty and caste are part using persuasion of all kinds, in-
the past three years been cosmetic liberal seductions of the Nehruvian whose commentary on the state of of our existing socio-political cluding the use of force, to advance
votes. With two votes declared invalid by the Election
or has there been a fundamental world view. Even the earlier BJP the nation was revered. Not so in paradigm and we have come to ac- the Hindutva agenda.
Commission, the required votes came down from 45 to paradigm shift even if one were to government under Atal Bihari Va- the Hindutva paradigm of today. cept and live with them, and even Given the polarising nature of
44. The EC demonstrated independence and institu- argue that the Modi governments jpayee operated broadly from a The liberal intelligentsia is on the justify them. The Hindutva bri- such a paradigm shift, there are
tional strength amidst tremendous pressure mounted economic and governance suc- Nehruvian paradigm: whenever defensive, and the Hindutva intelli- gades tirade against Indias bound to be ideological struggles,
on it by both parties. It passed a clear order on sound cesses are limited? questioned, the defence put up by gentsia is on the rise, with some Muslims is not something we are street battles, regional divisions,
legal grounds to invalidate the votes of two Congress In his landmark book, The Struc- the then NDA leadership was that it from the former group having con- used to, and hence the pushback. and attempts at revisiting the fun-
MLAs, who had voted for the BJP, for showing their bal- ture of Scientific Revolutions, was merely building on the veniently jumped ship. But once the resistance relents, it damentals of the Indian Union,
Thomas Kuhn makes a distinction Nehruvian paradigm and it was The role of minorities in our na- would start becoming acceptable, among others. Worse still, if the re-
lots to persons not authorised to see them. There is a
between cosmetic changes in for the most part. If during the Va- tional imagination is also undergo- and sadly so. gime and its ideological mentors ef-
precedent recorded last year in Haryana for violation of status quo and paradigm shifts: the jpayee years it was business as ing critical changes. When the Take another example: success- fect this paradigm shift without
the secrecy clause, but the vote was then rejected by the latter are revolutionary and funda- usual, or what Kuhn calls the nor- Hindutva ideologues claim that ive Congress governments or even caring for pluralistic accommoda-
Returning Officer on the spot, whereas in this case the mental. Has Mr. Modi managed to mal science period, wherein the there will be no more minority ap- the Vajpayee government almost tion, religious sensitivity, regional
paper was placed in the ballot box. The EC invoked stat- shift the paradigm of our polity, BJP was still busy aligning its peasement, what they really seem never tried to put pressure on the differences and civil rights, it could
utory rules on voting procedure as well as its plenary and how we view and engage with policies within the Nehruvian to be implying is that minorities higher education system and intel- lead to civil war-like situations,
powers under the Constitution to direct the Returning it? paradigm, the tendency to fit in is have to either fall in line or be lectual edifice of the country, both mounting dissent and violence.
now a thing of the past. There is treated as second-class citizens. of which have been dominated by Those resisting this ideological
Officer to segregate the two votes and count the rest. New brand of politics today an unapologetic shift from And frankly, there is no difference left-liberals. Instead, they were co- transformation of the Indian state
This bitter contest is a lesson on how Rajya Sabha One thing is becoming clearer by the Nehruvian paradigm to a between the two. opted into the system. The new re- must remember that paradigm
elections should not be fought. The House derives its le- the day: the BJPs contemporary Hindutva 2.0 paradigm. For Hindutva 2.0, domestic con- gime in New Delhi not only does shifts are driven by powerful
gitimacy from the fact that elected representatives of political articulations and policy Moreover, it would also be inac- flict resolution is a favourite staging not co-opt them, but is proactively ideational constructs and the only
the people in State Assemblies constitute the electors. It formulation cannot be understood curate to view Mr. Modis Hindutva ground to showcase aggressive na- sidelining and silencing them, lead- way to resist or moderate such
is an abuse of this scheme for political parties to encour- if we dont view them as a paradigm politics as merely subversive of the tion-building practices, devoid of ing to stiff resistance and resultant shifts is to generate powerful
shift driven by powerful ideological Nehruvian world view. Subversion sensitive political rapprochement turmoil. counter-narratives. In contempor-
age cross-voting. When their strength in the Assembly is
forces. Its not business as usual or is reactionary: Hindutva 2.0 is a and accommodation, and with a Yet another example is the Modi ary India, it is precisely such
known, it is unseemly to field an extra candidate and a mere extension of old politics, its fundamentally divergent Weltan- high dose of aggressive rhetoric governments Kashmir policy. In powerful ideational alternatives
force a contest. The run-up to the vote saw attempts to an altogether new brand of politics. schauung. Its policies may be and military tactics. This is not only the past, governments were not that are sorely missing: some have
win over rival legislators and counter-poaching tactics. As Kuhn would put it, we are wit- flawed and ineffective, but it never- contrary to the broadly accommod- only desirous of political reconcili- lost their way out of the erstwhile
The Congress packed off its 44 MLAs to a resort in nessing a proliferation of compet- theless reflects a new paradigm. ative and politically-sensitive ation in Kashmir but were also tol- paradigm, some have given up res-
Bengaluru, where it is in power. This was followed by an ing articulations, the willingness to Nehruvian style of conflict resolu- erant of the Kashmiri dissidents. isting, and several others seemed
income tax raid on a Karnataka minister. All this lent the try anything, () and the recourse Contours of the new paradigm tion but also to the Vajpayee-era Todays BJP government is doing to have jumped ship. Nitish Kumar
to debate over fundamentals. We The new Hindutva paradigm has policies. exactly the opposite even to the ex- wont be the last one to do so.
impression that the BJP would stop at nothing to deny
may end up missing the bigger pic- major implications for Indias do- The new paradigm is also evid- tent of sending NIA sleuths after
the Congress a seat. This was compounded by the fact ture and fail to understand its im- mestic politics, conflict resolution ent in Mr. Modis foreign and secur- some of those very outfits which Happymon Jacob is Associate Professor,
that the Congress had nominated Mr. Patel, a close con- plications if we continue to view practices, foreign policy, and social ity policies. There is an increase in New Delhis agencies had been Disarmament Studies, School of
fidant of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a power the policies of the current regime dynamics. The liberal, and left- aggression and grandstanding, at courting, appeasing and promot- International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru
centre in the party. This gave the election the colour of a using the usual analytical tools of leaning, Nehruvian intelligentsia the cost of sustained diplomatic ing in the past. The violent re- University
proxy tussle between the BJP and Congress leaderships.
The ultimate outcome is a morale booster for the Con-
gress at a time when it seems to lack vibrancy and vital-
ity. As for the BJP, it should serve as a reminder that the
pursuit of unquestioned political supremacy at the cost
Working on the app-based model
of democratic norms most often boomerangs. We need regulation of technology and work for workers without security nets
panies to be faceless but still in con- the mid-term. Primary research by without a living wage? Who gets to
trol. this writer finds drivers made more decide this trade-off: the state or
Uber and Ola drivers are some of stable financial decisions because the worker? A countrywide skilling

Castles in the air? the first informal sector workers to

be immersed in new-age tech.
of this organisation of platforms. and job crisis leaves these in-
formal, semi-skilled workers with
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Their work is organised around Left vulnerable limited work options driving,
India needs to carry more weight in seeing data, timestamps and geo-refer- Yet, platforms have thrown this off with low barriers of entry, is vital
through connectivity plans with Afghanistan aditi surie ences, making it traceable and balance by severely changing the here. Regulation should be re-
trackable. Algorithms that run rules of the game for drivers. Agil- sponsive to drivers interests.

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wo months after the India-Afghanistan air cor-

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he line between work and platforms also systematise parts of ity, which is key to this business Drivers can decide the quantity
ridor was inaugurated with great expectations, jobs is often manipulated. work unlike in previous non-tech model, allows companies to exper- and duration of their work on plat-
news that it has been hit by a shortage of cargo The Delhi High Court is hear- work. Work has readable history, iment but makes drivers vulner- forms and this is valuable for them.
planes is a cause for concern. Prime Minister Narendra ing the issue on August 10 in re- incomes verified in bank state- able. Shrinking, negligible incent- Their terms of earning need regu-
Modi and President Ashraf Ghani had agreed on the sponse to a Delhi-based unions pe- ments, with regularity paid Unlike those of us in jobs with ives have reduced their incomes. lations for transparency.
tition which refutes the claims of mostly without delays, without protected salaries, these drivers Some cannot repay car loans. Com- It will be crucial to see whether
project during the Heart of Asia summit in Amritsar in
Uber and Ola as not being em- asking. Processes and protocols manage earnings to spend, save panies restrict drivers access to the Delhi court judgment can cre-
December 2016, as a gamechanger to get around ployers of drivers but only pro- were never a part of their previous and resolve debt. Legal contracts their work data. They also say that ate precedence for the regulation
Pakistans obstructionist behaviour in delaying truck viders of work. work as lorry drivers, chauffeurs or that safeguard future income (pre- their earnings dont always add up. of technology and work for work-
shipments from Afghanistan to the Wagah border. The drivers based at traditional stands. venting untimely dismissal) and fu- Companies are unabashedly con- ers without security nets. It will
fact that Mr. Ghani himself developed the plan, which In an Indian orbit In contrast, most of us in jobs are ture savings (provident funds) have straining the very offerings that got take a city court, immersed in the
allowed traders to pay what they would have to trans- This is the first Indian public articu- accustomed to having legibility in not been available to them. Unlike drivers to join their platforms in realities of its economy, its labour
port their goods by road with the Afghan government lation of a question on the so-called our work lives. in America where the platform the first place. patterns, its experiences of vulner-
gig economy that has been raised The High Court can create pre- model originates and is called the As informal sector workers, ability and security, to determine
underwriting the rest, showed Kabuls commitment to
in courts worldwide. The union cedence for the regulation of tech- death of the job, this new form of drivers have learnt how to main- these questions. For a city such as
securing its trade links with India. Delhi too affirmed says drivers are put under control based work for a large young popu- work has more continuities with tain continuous work and income Delhi where so much work and em-
the importance it placed on the trade route: for in- and supervision amounting to em- lation which needs work but is un- older forms of the informal sector despite flexible work. The rules of ployment is in the non-manufac-
stance, when the first cargo flight under the arrange- ployment, but neither do they en- derskilled for the formal job than discontinuities. the informal labour market come turing sector, how should we think
ment landed in Delhi on June 19, External Affairs Minis- joy flexible work nor receive bene- market. The sheer number of Platform drivers have experi- from trusted networks that are ta- of security for workers? Do we not
ters Sushma Swaraj and M.J. Akbar were on the tarmac fits. As informal sector workers drivers who join these platforms enced what organised work feels cit to those outside it. Drivers may need to think through regulations
to welcome it. It is therefore surprising that the initiat- who know how to maintain con- indicates the sizeable digital work- like not formal jobs, but work not be uncomfortable with weekly, that contain the algorithms that are
tinuity in income, falling incentives force being created. Identical plat- that is accounted for, seamless, daily fluctuations in income on set to determine the smartening of
ive has been hit by logistical problems within weeks,
have upset their calculations of form ideas are being funded in dif- and organised. Rides come con- platforms because they were our cities and digitising India?
leaving traders in Afghanistan with tonnes of perish- spending, saving, and repaying ferent cities as separate entities, tinuously. Payments come in regu- within a known range. But the
able produce only because a chartered aircraft line debt. The same algorithms that because investors find the digitisa- lar intervals, partly in hand game has no rules now. Aditi Surie is Senior Associate, Academics
wasnt secured in advance. Officials argue that these are give drivers a written history of tion of local services even at city through cash, partly in banks, ex- How do we weigh the benefits of and Research, Indian Institute for Human
just teething troubles that will be resolved at the earli- work and earnings also allow com- level worthwhile. panding savings from the near to legal formality when they come Settlements, Bengaluru
est. However, a larger question remains. Shouldnt In-
dia be optimising its efforts to secure connectivity and
trade with other countries that lie to its west?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.

Despite its commitment of $2 billion in development Ahmed Patels win
aid to Afghanistan, there are few new infrastructure Congress veteran Ahmed
projects that the government has taken up in the past Patels election to the Rajya
few years. The big ones, mostly planned a decade ago, Sabha can be described
aptly as a victory of the
have been complete, including the Zaranj Delaram presence of mind of the
highway (which connects to Iran), the Herat dam, the Congresss think tank over
Doshi-Charikar power project, and the construction of the arrogance of the BJP
Afghanistans parliament complex. In addition, Indias leadership whose vaulting
plans for the Chabahar port in Iran and the trilateral ambition to win seems to be
agreement to develop transit trade also need close at- crossing all lines.
In finding merit in the
tention. The trilateral agreement has yet to be ratified in
complaint of the Congress
Iran, and tenders by India Ports Global Limited to de- party and then deciding to
velop berths as well as the railway line connecting Cha- invalidate the two open
bahar to the Afghan border at Zahedan (first planned in votes, the Election
2011) continue to be delayed. Similarly, there has not Commission of India has
been sufficient follow-through on the Turkmenistan- also asserted its
Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline after its inaug- independence. On his part,
BJP president Amit Shah
uration in 2015. Eventually, Indias dealings with both
needs to be a lot more
Afghanistan and Iran are not just about circumventing cautious. Perhaps he needs
Pakistan. They should open up important new con- to position himself at a
nectivity and commerce avenues, as well as develop distant spot when there is
seen more as a rebuff to and even muscle power to averted the collapse of the distance, August 9). After be served to raise an issue in
both Amit Shah and overpower peoples grand alliance by asking his decades of dispute, it is Zero Hour, the Opposition
Shankersinh Vaghela. Their representatives. Thank god son and former Deputy gratifying that the board has seems to have raised a
scripts did not work this the crude game plan of the Chief Minister to resign, as taken the initiative to show pertinent issue. A
time, thanks to the two BJP was overcome by an demanded by Mr. Kumar? goodwill and promote denomination said to be in
Congress MLAs. The Election Commission that To dismiss Mr. Modis brotherhood. The idea must two different variations is a
Election Commission acted showed it has some spine. undented popularity with be taken forward so that we matter of utmost
promptly. For Mr. Shah Jennifer Duraisingam, the people as merely a can prove once again that importance and the Finance
known for mastering his London paradox and as a India can never be shaken Minister cannot brush the
own brand of political consequence of a cleverly and is a shining example of matter aside.
craftsmanship, that has led One-sided analysis orchestrated nationalistic being a mosaic of cultures. The public has a right to
to his party capturing It is a matter of concern and propaganda, the article Striving for national unity in know what the stand of the
power in several States even disappointment for long- exhibits a strange timidity to a spirit of brotherhood with government is. The
without the peoples time readers of The Hindu to look for deeper causes such all will also keep fanatics common man, already
mandate the defeat of his read political commentaries as the Prime Ministers and terrorist groups at bay. burdened by
candidate, an ex- that are unmistakably and corruption-free governance J.P. Reddy, demonetisation, will only
Congressman in his own unapologetically one-sided. at the Centre. Nalgonda, Telangana be disheartened further if
home State, is a setback. The article, The mood of Instead of sharing a the Oppositions allegation
The case also shows that the the moment (August 9), is common vision for India, Two types of notes? is proved true (One
Congress has so far failed to aligned with this disturbing what brings the Opposition After the shock of denomination, two
energise itself and present trend and appears more as a together is a shared hatred demonetisation, still a dimensions: uproar in RS,
itself as a formidable fiery political speech for one individual. mysterious exercise, comes August 9).
challenger to the BJP. Can targeting the Modi V.N. Mukundarajan, another jolt a scam in K.R. Srinivasan,
Rahul Gandhi deliver the government than an Thiruvananthapuram the printing of new 500 Secunderabad

markets in Central Asia, and through them to Russia voting (Ahmed Patel makes
and Europe. While it is heartening that Road Transport it to Rajya Sabha, August
9).
Minister Nitin Gadkari recommitted to the trilateral ar-
P. Vijayachandran,
rangement and development of Chabahar during his re- Thiruvananthapuram
cent visit to Iran, regional connectivity needs more ad-
ministrative will than just ribbon-cutting ceremonies Ahmed Patels return to
and grandly announced plans that run aground when his Rajya Sabha seat from
the governments focus shifts elsewhere. Gujarat, defying the odds,
and by a whisker, should be
goods? objective analysis of current currency notes. Though, more letters online:
S.K. Choudhury, political trends. Worth pursuing technically, notice needs to www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/
Bengaluru Nitish Kumar may be It is a welcome
corrections & clarifications:
painted as a renegade to the development that the Uttar A reader pointed out that the report, National competition on
As most of India retired secular cause, but the fact Pradesh Shia Central Waqf letters to the Mahatma (August 9, 2017), did not give the address
for the night on Tuesday, a is that he was always Board has proposed an to which the competition entries should be sent. The entries
nail-biting finish to an ugly uncomfortable in the amicable solution to should be sent to the Chief Postmaster General of the respective
political race played out. It company of the corrupt Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri postal circle.
was a race that involved Lalu Prasad clan. Masjid dispute (Shia board The Readers Editors office can be contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300;
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The march from yesterday The goods exchange

Scientists should participate in a public debate on the nature of science and its practice in India Cross-LoC trade continues to be a key confidence building
world of education if we followed
this condition: we could not teach measure between India and Pakistan
art, music, literature, languages and speedy and transparent manner.
quite a significant portion of social Second, to keep a check on the traders
science, to list a few. We cannot and trade practices, a monitoring cell of offi-
teach history because it is not sci- cials from State and Central agencies must be
entific and so we will never learn constituted. It should monitor daily trade
sundar sarukkai how to understand the history of sci- practices such as registration of traders, in-
ence. We cannot teach sociology voicing and exchange of goods, trade balan-
These days when everybody is since many theories of sociology will afaq hussain cing, etc. to address allegations of hawala
marching for something or the other, not pass the test of scientific theor- money, under-invoicing, and even misrep-
scientists dont want to be left be- ies, so we cannot really understand With the resumption of cross-Line of Control resentation of goods. Trade data and inform-
hind. A global movement called how scientific knowledge is created (LoC) trade on the Uri-Muzaffarabad route ation for each registered trader should be
March for Science was held in differ- socially. Their final suggestion that this week, it seems that the Chief Minister of mandatorily recorded in an electronic
ent places in the world in April this policies should be based on evid- Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, has format by the trade facilitation officer and
year and the Indian version was held ence-based science aggravates all upheld her promise of supporting this trade, shared with the cell at regular intervals for
in some cities on Wednesday. But do these mistakes. which is also a part of the Agenda of Alli- analysis and other checks.
the concerns that drove the global What these scientists do not seem ance between the Peoples Democratic Party Third, there is a need to institutionalise
marches for science also matter in to realise is that the point of conten- and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Trade was and formalise trading communities. As an
the Indian case? tion is precisely what they take for stopped in Uri on July 21 after banned drugs initiative, traders and chambers on both
The call for this march in Indian granted: science, scientific method were seized from a truck while trade on the sides have come up with the idea of a joint
cities had many problematic asser- and scientific temper. What is com- Poonch-Rawalakot route has stopped for chamber called the Jammu and Kashmir
tions. The march was justified by mon between such claims about sci- over a month now after border tensions. Joint Chambers of Commerce and Industry,
pointing out that science in India is ence and the right wing fundament- which will have traders of both sides as well
facing the danger of being eclipsed alists is that both these camps do not Its about barter trade as the local chambers of Jammu and Kashmir
by a rising wave of unscientific be- draw upon available material which Of late, cross-LoC trade has been in focus and the Mirpur Chamber. Support from both
liefs and religious bigotry along with offers a challenge to their nave be- after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) governments will add weight to it. This will
reduction of funding to premier sci- liefs. Both these camps speak as if began probing the funding patterns of also help create more transparency in trans-
entific institutions. They added that what they say is the literal truth. Both traders. Such administrative checks, al- actions and information flow among traders
non-scientific ideas are being pro- of them try to force everybody else though essential, do not address the root and chambers in both inter- and intra-LoC.
moted and suggested that promot- into their own beliefs and states of ig- cause of trade irregularities. While the res-
ing [a] scientific bent of mind can norance, many times by using radical ults of the investigations have not been made Train the trader
certainly help improve the social oppositions and images (such as public, it is important to realise that this is Finally, it is important to impart training to
health of our country where incid- lynching). barter trade wherein goods are exchanged LoC traders. With support from excise and
ents of witch hunting, honour killing In the case of this national view against goods without involving any monet- security agencies, training sessions should
and mob lynching are reported of science, everything they claim can ary exchange. Therefore, regular accounting be conducted on the standard operating pro-
regularly. easily be disproved by referring to and other practices of inter- cedures of this trade as well as
The march organisers made four the extensive work in the fields of national trade may not be ap- established accounting prac-
The march in Bengaluru. *
V. SREENIVASA MURTHY
suggestions: allocate a certain per- history, philosophy and sociology of plicable here. tices such as maintaining bal-
centage of the GDP for science and narrative continues even today just lenges that confront education in In- science. The difficulty of giving one Now that it has been de- ance sheets. This would help
education, stop propagation of un- shows how these ideas are being dia today. They also want to stop the coherent definition of science or of cided to resume this form of traders and government agen-
scientific, obscurantist ideas and reli- used as a decoy so that the real ques- propagation of unscientific ideas, but scientific method, or to have a theory trade, it is imperative that cies monitor trade and ensure
gious intolerance, insist that educa- tions that the public may ask about what are unscientific ideas? The lo- of causality that can help explain steps be taken to strengthen trader accountability.

NISSAR AHMAD
tion should only impart ideas that Indian science do not get asked. This gical fallacy of using extreme ex- how scientific temper can get rid of trade practices and ensure Over the last year, cross-LoC
are supported by scientific evid- invocation of superstition, witches, amples to push for their agenda is yet superstition, caste, religion or even that it does not fall victim to trade has been affected by a
ence, and finally, enact policies mob action or even caste atrocities another strategy of the fundamental- mob lynching should hopefully make speculation and allegations number of allegations. With a
based on evidence-based science. seems to suspiciously arise whenever ists. them more critical of their own be- once again. In this connec- resumption of trade, the gov-
the scientific community wants to liefs about science. Yet nothing tion, the recent joint meeting ernment must uphold its prom-
Problems with the narrative demand more funds from the gov- A blinkered viewpoint changes the discourse about science between officials of both sides was a rare ise of taking cross-LoC confidence building
This statement as well as the ra- ernment. There is a striking parallel Like the right wing, these scientists in India. This is truly an example of sight, given the rising tensions between the measures (CBM) to the next level as men-
tionale for the March for Science between the language and narrative too do not give the norms which will Science Sena at work. two countries. In order to streamline trade, tioned in the Agenda of Alliance. Thus, it is
shows how nave ideas of science of the religious right and those who define what is scientific; all that we A march based on such an un- it was decided that permanent and formal- necessary that the Central and State govern-
continue to be propagated as truth. It hold fundamentalist ideas about sci- have now is that whatever scientists scientific understanding of science ised communication facilities will be set up ments take the necessary steps towards re-
also illustrates the power of the sci- ence. The claim that there is a rising say or do is scientific analogous to cannot be a march for science. It between the respective trade officers. Also, forming trade and ensuring capacity build-
entific community in India that they wave of unscientific beliefs is more the claim by the right wing that sounds more like a sermon for sci- based on the ongoing research that the Bur- ing of traders.
can continue to utter such sweeping rhetorical than evidence-based and whatever they say or do about their ence. The scientists should instead eau of Research on Industry and Economic In October, cross-LoC trade will complete
statements about science without deploys the strategy of fear-monger- religion is that religion. Their ignor- participate in a public debate on the Fundamentals (BRIEF) is conducting on nine years. Irrespective of the negative per-
worrying about their consequences. ing to make a point. To claim that a ance, or perhaps their disinterest, nature of science and its practice in strengthening cross-LoC trade, a number of ception around it, this form of trade contin-
Moreover, such recycling of ideas of scientific bent of mind can get rid about the rich debates on what con- India. This will take the mystery of steps have been proposed that could lead to ues to be one of the most successful CBMs
science and its relation to society is of honour and mob lynching is to be- stitutes scientific evidence betrays scientific knowledge out of gated in- a change in the trading mechanism. between India and Pakistan. Cross- LoC
unfair to hundreds of thoughtful tray a very poor sense of the nature only an unscientific use of the term stitutes and private meeting rooms trade has also managed to connect the two
scientists. of social reality and social action. scientific evidence. Their third sug- into the public domain, which after Steps to better trade divided sides of Jammu and Kashmir,
What is worrying about such calls The suggestions that this group gestion that education should only all has been funding science for so First, a joint investigation team from India thereby creating a constituency of peace in
is that they echo the national narrat- made are actually unscientific. To be about ideas that are supported by long without necessarily seeing the and Pakistan should be set up to investigate an otherwise tense region. The governments
ive on science right from Independ- claim that 10% of the GDP should be scientific evidence is patently ab- returns for the cost it has incurred. cases of narcotic and arms smuggling across must ensure that trade continues to flourish.
ence. Science in India has constantly allocated for education is an un- surd. True education should be as the border. At present, truck drivers end up
legitimised itself by creating a false scientific claim and one made much about the capacity to critically Sundar Sarukkai is Professor of Philosophy being the victims although they may or may Afaq Hussain is Director at the Bureau of Research on
opposition with beliefs, superstition without factoring either the fiscal reflect on science as on everything at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, not be involved directly. Such a team should Industry and Economic Fundamentals (BRIEF), New
and religion. The fact that this same policies on education or the chal- else we are taught. Imagine the Bengaluru address the root cause of such instances in a Delhi. The views expressed are personal

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FIFTY YEARS AGO AUGUST 10, 1967
Rage of the morality police Party MPs absence in Lok Sabha
Senior Congress leaders have taken a serious view of the ab-
For writers who offend the faceless sence of a number of M.Ps. in the Lok Sabha yesterday [August
mob, it is always a lonely battle 8, New Delhi] when an Opposition amendment seeking to de-
clare that the safeguards provided in the Constitution for
Sudipta Datta Scheduled Castes and Tribes were not being fully implemen-
Lets face it, we have al- ted was carried. While Mr. Ram Subhag Singh, Minister for
ways been a little intoler- Parliamentary Affairs, has written to all Cabinet Ministers and
ant of the other. Any- other Ministers pointing out that it was unfortunate that a
one who doesnt conform number of members should have been absent at the time of
to what we think is the voting, the Congress Parliamentary Party executive also dis-
right way to eat/look/ cussed the matter to-day [August 9]. The executive noted with
think is guaranteed a diffi- some satisfaction that ultimately when the Government and
cult time. So it is that a Opposition forces regrouped themselves immediately after the
painter is forced to live reopening of the doors of the House lobbies, the Congress
and die in exile; a writer Party succeeded in rejecting the substantive motion incorpor-
has to declare himself ating the amendment. (The motion was rejected by 115 votes to
dead in literary terms 107). At to-days [August 9] meeting of the Parliamentary Party
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before a court grants him Executive, which discussed yesterdays [August 8] happen-
a fresh lease of life; cricket ings, members were of the view that it was not due to any of
pitches are dug up to keep the members deliberately staying from the House but because
a team out; a face they did not expect a trial of strength at that time.
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The explicit reality CONCEPTUAL FAQ Bengal prohibition order.

When Jharkhand writer Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar finds him-
self being pilloried by people who may not have actually read
Miracle on The Maduro muddle A deputation consisting of Messrs. Surendranath Banerjeee, B.
Chakrabarty, C.R. Das, the Honble Dr. Nilratan Sircar, the
what he has written, he is not alone, but it will be a lonely the Rhine Honble Mr. Surendranath Roy and the Honble Mr. Fazhul
battle. To those saying he has slighted Adivasi culture in a story Economics How the Venezuelan dream unravelled Huq, waited upon His Excellency Lord Ronaldshay, yesterday
included in a collection of erotic stories, they must turn to his
[August 9, Calcutta], in connection with the prohibition of the
fiction tuned to reality. One of the most powerful stories in his Also known as the Miracle Sriram Lakshman ply, the government star- lar appeal; poverty de-
town hall meeting. His Excellency the Governor received the
The Adivasi Will Not Dance (2015) is the eponymously titled on the Rhine, Wirtschaft- What is the current state of ted printing cash a factor clined, employment in-
members very cordially and discussed the matter with them
one, the last in the collection. A group of Santhal dancers with swunder refers to the Venezuelas economy? contributing to spiralling creased as did college
for an hour and a half. It is understood that the members of
their tamak and tumdak are gathered to perform for the visit- rapid rise of Germany into Venezuela, a country with inflation. Venezuela has enrolment. However,
the deputation assured the Governor that they would do their
ing President of India. When the troupe master Mangal Murmu one of the worlds leading more oil than Saudi Ara- borrowed at least $55 bil- Chvezs rule was marked
best to conduct the proceedings of the meeting in a respons-
refuses, he is harassed, gagged and feels helpless and so fool- economies after its devast- bia, currently faces rapidly lion from allies in recent by an increasing authorit-
ible manner.
ish. All he wanted to do was protest against his people being ation during the Second declining foreign exchange times. As the price of oil arianism and a gross mis-
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button... and we Santhals start beating rhythms on our ta- economic reforms under hyperinflation projected to honour the oil-for-finan- trys oil.
mak... while someone snatches away our dancing grounds. Tell Ludwig Erhard, Germanys at 720% this year and cing deals and Venezuela DATA POINT
me, am I wrong? Economics Minister, were 2069% next, according to has not been able to keep How was the economy
Today, Shekhar, who won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puras- the major cause behind the International Monetary up with these shipments. mismanaged? Rather than
hkar in 2015 for The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey, must be the revival. Influenced by Fund. Under President Mr. Maduro has been criti- saving some of the oil rev-
feeling a little helpless and foolish for the manner in which the ideas of economist Wil- Nicols Maduro, Venezuela cised for prioritising debt enues, which came pour-
self-appointed Adivasi groups have lashed out against him for helm Rpke, Erhard first has been experiencing an servicing over feeding his ing in because of booming
objectifying Santhal women, his writing branded as pure tackled hyperinflation acute shortage of food, people. oil prices for the decade up
porn. Yes, he writes about sex, explicitly, but its a distressing through radical currency medicine and other vital to 2014, or investing the
read about girls selling their bodies, for 50 and two bread reform that introduced the supplies. Venezuela is in How did the Chvez regime cash in other industries or
pakoras (November is the Month of Migrations), for instance. Deutschmark as the new the throes of a political contribute to this diversifying investments
Then again, isnt that a reflection of reality? Just turn to the German currency. He also crisis that is inextricably situation? Hugo Chvez via a sovereign wealth
newspapers; havent we read about girls from Jharkhand being tore down war time price- linked to its untenable eco- came to power on the fund, the economy was
rescued from the brothel or from a house where they had been controls which had dis- nomic situation. promise of setting up a over-concentrated in oil
abused? couraged the production modern socialist republic while other sectors be-
In 2015, award-winning Tamil writer Perumal Murugan de- of several essential goods. What was oils role in this? and bringing inclusive came uncompetitive and
clared himself literary dead after conservative caste groups A quarter of Venezuelas growth to Venezuela, unproductive; the eco-
harassed him and sought a ban against his novel Maadhor- GDP and 95% of its export which had low growth, nomy became dependent
ubaagan (One Part Woman), written in 2010, saying it was earnings are from crude high inflation and high on imports. A regime of ex-
prurient. A year later, the Madras High Court rejected the de- oil, the price of which has levels of poverty. He na- cessive price controls
mand for banning the book, advising those who were hurt by it plummeted since 2014 tionalised over 1,000 com- meant a misallocation of
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couples efforts to conceive a child and the taunts they face $110 per barrel to under programmes and cash change rate created oppor-
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from the community; and why they pin their hopes on an age- $30 per barrel last year. As transfers to the poor from tunities for corruption
old temple festival when rules on sex are relaxed for one night. THE WEB a result Venezuelas GDP oil revenues, and offered among the regimes elite.
In his Treatise on Tolerance, French philosopher Voltaire ar- and U.S. dollar reserves an economic and political Many of these problems
gued that while tolerance has never provoked a civil war; in- The ABBA penalty fell; the country has just counter-narrative to what have been compounded
tolerance has covered the Earth in carnage. We are unfortu- shootout explained $10.2 billion in reserves. As the U.S. proffered. All this since Mr. Maduro took
nately seeing a lot of it around us. http://bit.ly/ABBApenalty money was in short sup- earned Chvez wide popu- charge in 2013.
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Let us reignite the
spirit of 1942, says PM
She also made a barely
veiled jibe at the ideological
mothership of the BJP, the
Rashtriya Swayamsewak
Sangh (RSS), saying some
organisations had opposed
the Quit India movement
and had played no role in
Indias struggle for freedom.
In her address, Ms.
Gandhi expressed an appre-
hension that the forces of
darkness were trying to
destroy the roots of demo-
cracy. She said there was a
feeling that the clouds of
the politics of division and
hate were hovering over
the plural and egalitarian
values enshrined in the
Constitution.
It seems secular, demo-
cratic and liberal values are
being endangered. The pub-
lic space for debate and dif-
ference of opinion is shrink-
inghave the forces of
darkness emerged? Is there
a fear about the existence of
a sense of freedom? Are at-
tempts being made to des-
troy the roots of democracy,
which is based on equality,
social justice, law-based sys-
tem and freedom of expres-
Stalking accused
arrested again
Earlier in the day, Mr.
Subhash Barala told a press
conference that Vikas will
cooperate with the police
investigation.
Soon after the press
meet, Vikas and Ashish ar-
rived at the police station.
Meanwhile, the father of
the victim, said on Wednes-
day that the attempt to kid-
nap charges slapped on the
two accused and their re-
arrest was a small step in
the right direction but the
family would be satisfied
only when the accused are
punished.
The victims father, who
is an IAS officer, told The
Hindu, I am glad that the
police have become con-
vinced that the accused
need to be re-arrested. I
hope after all this attention
on this case they will work
appropriately. Justice
would actually be achieved
in court when the final sen-
tence is awarded to these
boys.
No pressure
While the police had been
facing flak from Opposition
The decisive voter
remains a mystery
However, Mr. Vasava was es-
corted to the polling venue
by BJP leaders I.K. Jadeja
and Bharatsinh Parmar and
before he reached Gandhin-
agar to cast his vote, he trav-
elled in a car with Congress
leaders.
Both, the BJP and a sec-
tion of Congress leaders
claim that Mr. Vasava voted
for them despite his flip-
flops.
Interestingly, Mr. Ahmed
Patel had gone to thank
Chhotubhai Vasava immedi-
ately after he cast his ballot
in the State capital.
However, before the vot-
ing, Mr. Vasava had told The
Hindu that he was unde-
cided who to vote for be-
cause party leader Nitish
Kumar had asked him to
vote for the BJP candidate
while Sharad Yadav had told
him to back Ahmed Patel.
India, China war
unlikely: Dalai Lama
He criticised Chinas devel-
opment policy for Tibet,
which led to the destruction
of its cultural heritage.
Thousands of temples have
been destroyed in the last
60 years and many monks
died, he said, criticising
measures to integrate the
Tibetan region with the rest
of the country.
Prime Minister Jawa-
harlal Nehru laid the found-
ation for the welfare of
Tibetans in exile in India. It
is only in India that all the
major religious traditions ex-
ist side by side. Sometimes
problem takes place, not un-
CM
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sion, Ms. Gandhi said.
We should not forget
that there were people and
organisations which had op-
posed the Quit India move-
ment and had played no
role in getting our country
freedom, she said.
BJP member Kirron Kher
shouted travesty, trav-
esty, as Ms. Gandhi made
these remarks but was sig-
nalled from the treasury
benches to remain quiet,
with the Prime Minister
listening to the speech.
People have to fight for
the India they believe in,
which is loved by one and
all and which was envi-
sioned by the freedom fight-
ers, Ms. Gandhi said,
adding, We can and will
not allow the idea of India to
be a prisoner to narrow-
mindedness, divisive and
communal ideology.
If we have to preserve
freedom, we will have to de-
feat the forces endangering
it. We cant and we wont al-
low sectarian forces to suc-
ceed, she said, asking
people to defeat such re-
pressive forces.
parties and activists for al-
legedly diluting the stalking
case, the victims father
said there has been no at-
tempt to pressure him or
his family to take back the
complaint.
From the BJP not a
single person has contac-
ted me in any manner who-
soever, he said.
He, however, expressed
surprise that none of the
Haryana BJP leaders said a
word of regret over the en-
tire episode. No message,
no call, no visit and no ex-
pression of sympathy from
the BJP leaders is some-
thing that has surprised
me, irrespective of whose
son was involved. My
daughter was made to go
through hell that night but
not a single BJP leader ap-
proached us to extend a
gesture of support. It is
hurtful, he said.
As for the re-arrest of the
accused, the victim said:
My faith has been restored
in the system. I believe its a
small part of a fight which
has now become bigger
than me or those accused.
As for the NCP, it has two
MLAs in Gujarat who each
voted for each party. Kutiy-
ana MLA Kandhal Jadeja
publicly said he voted for the
BJP candidate and he even
touched the feet of Mr. Amit
Shah at the voting booth.
Another MLA Jayant Patel
said he voted for the Con-
gress nominee because the
NCP was part of the UPA alli-
ance nationally. Following
the voting, the NCP even is-
sued a press statement say-
ing one of its legislators
voted against the party
whip. The party also claimed
that the whip was issued to
both legislators to vote for
Mr. Ahmed Patel.
Meanwhile, the BJP has
denied cross-voting by Mr.
Kotadia and termed his
claim of having voted for the
Congress as meant to placate
his Patidar community.
usual as so many varieties of
traditions live here. But it is
here alone that all live in full
freedom, he said. com-
menting on freedom in India
which he said, is necessary
for his own freedom of ac-
tion.
The Dalai Lama said that
the Chinese people are now
enjoying greater freedom in
comparison to those who
lived four decades ago and
praised President Xi Jinping
for his fight against corrup-
tion.
President Xi is hard on
cleaning the country of cor-
ruption, he said.
Armed forces up to any challenge: Jaitley
At debate to mark Quit India anniversary in Rajya Sabha, Opposition warns against creating a Hindu Pakistan in India
Special Correspondent
New Delhi
Amid the standoff with
China at Doklam, Defence
Minister Arun Jaitley told the
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday
that the armed forces were
strong enough to meet any
challenge to the countrys se-
curity, underlining that les-
sons had been learnt from
the 1962 war.
The people of the country,
he said, had a predominant
wish to retrieve parts of
Jammu and Kashmir occu-
pied by Pakistan since 1948,
the Minister added.
Initiating a special debate
to mark the 75th anniversary
of the Quit India Movement,
Mr. Jaitley said India had
learnt the lesson that the
armed forces will have to be
made fully capable on our
own because even today, the
nation faces challenges from
our neighbouring
countries.
Compared with the situ-
ation in 1962, the armed
forces were stronger in the
1965 and 1971 wars, he said.
Initially [after Independ-
ence], we faced a crisis. Our
Babri Masjid not a
Sunni property
Shia Board challenges trial court order
Krishnadas Rajagopal
NEW DELHI
The Central Shia Waqf
Board on Wednesday
moved the Supreme Court
challenging a 1946 trial
court order ruling Babri
Masjid to be a Sunni
property.
This comes a day after
the Board filed an affidavit
in the Supreme Court laying
its claim on the ownership
of Babri Masjid. It had sug-
gested to the court that an-
other mosque, built in a
Muslim-dominated area at a
reasonable distance from
the disputed Ramjanmab-
hoomi, should replace the
demolished Babri Masjid.
In a special leave petition,
the Board argued that Em-
peror Babar, a Sunni, had
no ownership of the Babri
Masjid. In fact, he had only
stayed for five to six days at
Ayodhya.
The Board said there are
local affirmations that
Babar came to Ayodhya in
1528 AD and halted there for
a week and it was during his
regime that the Janamsthan
temple was destroyed and
Three militants, one
civilian killed in Pulwama
The terrorists allegedly belong to the Zakir Musa group
Special Correspondent
Srinagar
Three militants were killed
in an operation in the Tral
area of Pulwama on Wednes-
day, while a civilian died al-
legedly during firing by se-
curity forces following the
operation.
All three militants were
members of the Zakir Musa
group. Two AK-47s and one
pistol were found on them,
Inspector-General of Police,
Kashmir, Muneer Khan said.
In a purported audio clip
released recently, Musa
claimed to head Ansar-
Gazwatul Hind, believed to
be Al-Qaedas Kashmir
chapter.
Tejashwi kickstarts yatra
Special Correspondent
Patna
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader
and former Bihar Deputy
Chief Minister Tejashwi Ya-
dav on Wednesday kickstar-
ted his Janadesh Apman
(Insult to peoples mandate)
Yatra from Motihari in
Champaran district while
launching a blistering attack
on Chief Minister Nitish Ku-
mar for breaking away from
the grand alliance to rejoin
hands with the BJP.
Earlier, there was ques-
tion raised on Nitish Ku-
mars DNA and Mr Kumar
had launched a big move-
ment against it by sending
neighbour had an eye on
Kashmir. Even today, we can-
not forget that a part of the
country has got separated. It
is the wish of every Indian
today as to how to retrieve
that part.
He said the country was
facing a bigger challenge
from terrorism and Left-wing
extremism. In a clear refer-
ence to Indira Gandhi and
Rajiv Gandhi, he said a Prime
Minister and a former Prime
Minister lost their lives to
terrorism.
Rich-poor divide
Opposition parties said there
were attempts to tinker
with history, and warned
against creating a Hindu
Pakistan in India.
CPI(M) leader Sitaram
Yechury said the divide
between the rich and the
poor has increased in the
past three years. When Dr.
Manmohan Singh was the
Prime Minister in 2014,
wealth amounting to 49% of
the GDP was held by 1% of
the population. Today, what
is the situation? 58.4% that
was last years figure, it
on its site a mosque was
built using largely the mater-
ials of the old structure.
The Shia Board said the
trial ignored the fact that a
Shia noble in Babars court,
Abdul Mir Baqi, created
the Babri Masjid with his
own money. This made
Baqi, and not Babar, the
wakif of Babri Masjid. The
trial court itself, the Shia
Board argues, mentions that
Baqis successors were mut-
awallis of the mosque.
Even if the king orders
for building the mosque, the
wakif is the one who actu-
ally creates the waqf by ded-
icating it to the God. In the
instant case, admittedly, the
mosque was built by Abdul
Mir Baqi.
On vigil: Army jawans at the site of an encounter in the Gulab
Bagh area of Tral in Kashmir on Wednesday. NISSAR AHMAD
The three militants, iden-
tified as Zahid Bhat, Ishfaq
Bhat and Ashraf Dar of Tral,
were killed at Gulab Bagh by
42 Rashtriya Rifles and the
peoples nail and hair
strands to Delhi for test but,
now Nitish Kumar has joined
hands with them for
power, said Tejaswi Yadav
while adding that after re-
joining hands with the BJP
Nitish Kumar, under a con-
spiracy, has been lodging
cases against me and my
family.
Most of the senior RJD
leaders, including elder
brother and former health
minister Tej Pratap Yadav,
accompanied Tejaswi Yadav
in his yatra.
Garlanding a statue of Ma-
hatma Gandhi, Mr. Yadav
said, Ive come here to ex-
Arun Jaitley
would have gone up now
of our GDP is in the hands of
1% of the population. Is this
the India of the dreams of
1947 when we became inde-
pendent? Mr. Yechury said.
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy
(Trinamool Congress) said
there were some traitors
even then who did not parti-
cipate in the freedom move-
ment.
Even today, there are
some traitors like Mir Jafar in
our country who threaten
our brotherhood and that is
why West Bengal Chief Min-
ister Mamata Banerjee will
launch BJP Bharat chhodo
andolan (BJP Quit India
Currency issue, stalking
case rock Upper House
Congress seeks discussion on discrepancy in 500 notes
Special Correspondent
New Delhi
Congress members forced
three adjournments of the
post-lunch proceedings in
the Rajya Sabha on Wednes-
day, demanding a discussion
on the alleged discrepancy
in the printing of 500 notes
and the Chandigarh stalking
case.
They turned down a com-
promise formula for passing
the Banking Regulation
(Amendment) Bill before the
discussion.
The government ques-
tioned the intention of the
Congress members, accus-
ing them of retracting from
their commitment that they
would cooperate in passing
the Bill, which will replace
an ordinance empowering
the Reserve Bank of India to
ask banks to take action
against loan defaulters.
After the second adjourn-
ment, leaders from both
sides met in the presence of
Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien
to resolve the issue arising
out of the Congresss initial
demand for a discussion on
* ance with the BJP. She will
polices Special Operation
Group.
Operation was launched
after the hiding militants
opened fire, said the police.
press my regrets before
Bapu that I, unknowingly,
had joined hands with a per-
son who would later join
hands with his killers. Power
comes and goes, we dont
care for it, we are fighting a
battle of principles and polit-
ical ideology and for this we
need peoples support.
Later, addressing a public
meeting at Madhopur in Bet-
tiah, he further said, Nitish
Kumar didnt have courage
to sack me. He knows we
[RJD leaders] are self-re-
specting people. We will ex-
pose him and tell people
how he betrayed their man-
date.
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THE HINDU
LS pledges to form a glorious India
Special Correspondent Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and technology and commit-
NEW DELHI read out the resolution in ted to everyones develop-
The Lok Sabha on Wednes- Hindi. ment, read the resolution.
day passed a resolution to Today, in the 75th year of It further said that the
mark the 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement, we House, will be dedicated to
the Quit India movement, pledge to form a powerful, manifest the concept of a
and pledged to form a prosperous, clean, glorious country full of harmony and
powerful, prosperous, India which is corruption nationalism, committed to
clean and glorious India free, has good administra- protecting the values of
which is corruption-free tion, is advanced in science democracy.
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movement) from today, Mr. [August 8/9, 1942] because made to divide India. Kan-
Roy said. the developments kept us imozhi (DMK) wondered if
At this juncture, Deputy awake till morning. I do not not speaking Hindi or eating
Chairman P.J. Kurien said want to go into details like something that some people
politics should not be which parties participated in thought was not right made
brought into this discussion, the Quit India Movement her less of an Indian. Raising
which had to be at a higher and which opposed it, he the Chandigarh incident,
level. said. where a 29-year-old woman
Leader of the Opposition was stalked by the son of a
Ghulam Nabi Azad targeted Tinkering with history BJP leader, she said elected
the ruling BJP, equating Sharad Yadav of the Janata representatives of this coun-
Tuesdays developments re- Dal(U) said it would be akin try were questioning the in-
lated to the Rajya Sabha polls to misguiding the youth if tegrity of that girl.
in Gujarat to the events wit- common heritage was for- Whether it is rape,
nessed when the Quit India gotten and there were at- whether it is stalking,
Movement was launched on tempts these days to tinker whether it is an acid attack,
this day in 1942. with history. it is always the woman who
I dont want to mention Majeed Memon (NCP) is being questioned. Why?
the incidents of last night. It spoke about mountains of Are we not ashamed of
looked like the same night hate and attempts being ourselves, she said.
India brings
Al-Qaeda
man back
Devesh K. Pandey
Shubhomoy Sikdar
NEW DELHI
In a major breakthrough,
gress members were chan- Indian agencies on Wed-
ging the subject, Mr. Kurien nesday succeeded in bring-
again tried to break the ing back alleged Al-Qaeda
deadlock by asking the in Indian Subcontinent
partys Deputy Leader (AQIS) fugitive Syed Mo-
Anand Sharma to intervene hammed Zishan Ali from
and also attempted to in- Saudi Arabia. He was
volve members of other wanted by the Delhi police
parties. special cell since last year.
When the situation did A senior Delhi police of-
not improve, he said he ficer confirmed the news to
would take up the Bill The Hindu late on Wednes-
anyway. day night. Zishan, of Jam-
Anand Sharma shedpur, operated from
Discussion first Saudi Arabia. He is be-
different-sized currency Mr. Sharma and some other lieved to be married to the
notes. When the proceed- Opposition members, in- sister of Sabeel Ahmed, a
ings resumed, Congress cluding D. Raja of the CPI, cousin of the 2007 Glasgow
member Selja Kumari raised requested the Chair not to international airport attack
the Chandigarh stalking pass the Bill in the din, and mastermind Kafeel
case, and alleged that the ac- said there should be a dis- Ahmed, who had moved
cused, son of the Haryana cussion on it. When the Con- from Bengaluru to Saudi
BJP chief, was being protec- gress members did not re- Arabia in 2010-11. The po-
ted. lent, the Deputy Chairman lice had secured an arrest
The other party members adjourned the House for the warrant against Zishan in
soon joined in, gathering in day. June 2016. His name was
the Well of the House, shout- Earlier, Minister of State also mentioned in a charge
ing slogans. The Congress for Parliamentary Affairs sheet filed against the al-
also sought the Union Home Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi ex- leged AQIS accused
Ministers statement on the pressed apprehension that if persons.
issue, pointing out that the discussion was allowed Zishans brother Syed
Chandigarh was a Union first, the Congress would Mohammed Arshiyan also
Territory. walk out later and the Bill allegedly has links with
Observing that the Con- would not be passed. global terror outfits.
J&K status:
Opposition
Now, order NCERT
backs CM books online
To ensure better distribution of books
Peerzada Ashiq
Srinagar Special Correspondent livery, an official told The
Main Opposition parties in NEW DELHI Hindu.
Kashmir have held meet- Minister of State for Human The schools will be able
ings with Chief Minister Resource Development to log on to the portal, by
Mehbooba Mufti over Art- Upendra Kushwaha on Wed- entering their respective
icle 35A, granting of special nesday launched an Na- Boards affiliation numbers
rights to Jammu and Kash- tional Council of Educa- and other details, till
mir citizens, and expressed tional Research and September 8, 2017, for pla-
their support to the states Training (NCERT) web cing their orders for the ses-
special status. portal that would supply sion 2018-19. The web portal
All political parties in textbooks to schools and in- can be accessed at www.n-
the State need to come to- dividuals from the next aca- certbooks.ncert.gov.in, an
gether for the protection of demic year. official release said. The
Article 35A. Ms. Muftis role The idea behind the payment can be made just
is important as she heads move, an official said, was before the supply. The
the state as well as the alli- to ensure better distribution portal will also be open for
of textbooks and address individual buyers soon.
be responsible for any concerns, among parents Books produced by
tinkering with Article 35A, and schools regarding un- private publications are
said state Congress presid- availability of NCERT text- more expensive and the
ent G. A. Mir, who met Ms. books. NCERT wants to ensure that
Mufti late on Tuesday even- its more affordable books
ing. Can track delivery are available for all. The
Mr. Mir asked Ms. Mufti We used to supply books results of Kendriya Vidy-
to lead an all-party delega- through our empanelled alayas and Navodaya Vidy-
tion to the Centre to ap-
prise it about the dis-
vendors earlier. Now, we
will have a way to ensure
alayas are better than
private schools in general.
astrous fallout
weakening or abrogating
Article 35A. Leaders
of that the book reaches the
school or the student, as the
case may be, as the recipi-
This shows that NCERT
books are better, secretary
(school education) Anil
from Jammu also extended ent can track the online de- Swarup said.
their support to the protec-
tion of Article 35A, he
said.
Besides Mr. Mir, CPI (M)
state secretary M.Y. Tari-
gami, Peoples Democratic
Front chairman Hakeem
Yaseen and Democratic
Party Nationalist president
Ghulam Hassan Mir also
met Ms. Mufti at her home
in Gupkar. Independent
MLA Engineer Rashid also
lent his support to Article
35A. National Conference
president Farooq Abdullah
too met Ms. Mufti and
called for a joint front.
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How party flexed its muscles for Patels win
Congress veteran P. Chidambarams clinical preciseness in explaining the legal niceties before the EC came to the rescue of the candidate
Smita Gupta
Sandeep Phukan
New Delhi
In the end, perhaps, it was a
single vote from the National-
ist Congress Party (NCP),
along with the single-
mindedness with which the
Congress mounted a properly rejected the objec-
counter-offensive at the Elec-
tion Commission in Delhi
against what it termed as
the BJPs machinations,
that saw Ahmed Patel retain
his Rajya Sabha seat with just
44 votes.
The Congress had calcu-
lated that the 44 MLAs it had
flown to Benguluru after re-
bellion broke out in its Gu-
jarat unit, along with one
Janata Dal (United) MLA and
two NCP MLAs would ensure
Mr. Patels victory.
NCP led to confusion
But the NCPs mixed signals
were worrying: even its lead-
ership had warned Mr. Patel
that one of its MLAs, Kandhal
Jadeja, was in touch with Mr.
Taste of victory: Gujarat Congress workers celebrate the victory of Ahmed Patel in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Vaghela. To this, Mr. Patel
had urged the NCP to issue
a whip to bind its member.
On Tuesday, predictably, Mr.
Jadeja voted for Balvantsinh
Rajput, the BJPs third RS
candidate. However, on Wed-
nesday, the partys Gujarat
in-charge, Praful Patel, con-
firmed that its other MLA,
Jayant Patel, had voted for
Mr. Ahmed.
On the voting day, two Va-
ghela supporters, still offi-
cially with the Congress,
voted for the BJP, while the
votes of the JD(U) and NCP
MLAs seemed uncertain.
*
VIJAY SONEJI
Once the Congress was sure
that two of its MLAs who had
cross-voted had shown their
ballot papers to the BJP
rather than to the Congresss
polling agent, thus, violating
Rules, Mr. Ahmed Patel
swung into action. He alerted
Congress chief spokesperson
Randeep Surjewala, who
rushed off to the Election
Commission along with
R.P.N. Singh to complain that
the Returning Officer had im-
tion of Mr. Patels authorised
representative that two Con-
gress MLAs had violated the
voting procedure.
Surjewalas contention
Mr. Surjewala also quoted a
precedent from his own ex-
perience in June 2016 dur-
ing the Haryana Rajya Sabha
polls, he had shown his bal-
lot paper to Congress Legis-
lature Party leader Kiran
Chowdhury (who was not
her partys polling agent and
therefore, an unauthorised
person) and his vote was re-
jected. After Mr. Surjewala
and Mr. Singh left the EC, a
high-powered BJP delega-
tion, headed by Union Minis-
ter Arun Jaitley arrived to
Amit Shah
quits as MLA
Special Correspondent
AHMEDABAD
BJP national
counter the Congress. Mean- president
while, the Congress Working Amit Shah on
Committee was meeting at Wednesday
the AICC headquarters to resigned as
commemorate the 75th an- Gujarat MLA
niversary of the Quit India after he was
Movement. elected to the Rajya Sabha
Party leaders Dr. Man- on Tuesday. Mr. Shah was
mohan Singh, P. Chidam- first elected to the State As-
baram, Anand Sharma, sembly in 1996 and since
Digvijaya Singh, Ambika Soni then he remained a mem-
and Mukul Wasnik followed ber till his election to the
Congress president Sonia Upper House of
Gandhi into her office, a Parliament.
CWC source said, to urge her
to send a high-profile Con-
gress delegation to the EC, as Patel now eyes
the BJP had deployed minis-
ters to exert pressure.
Assembly polls
So Mr. Chidambaram, Mr. Press Trust of India
Digvijaya Singh, Mr. Sharma, Ahmedabad
along with Mr. Surjewala and Congress stalwart Ahmed
Mr. Singh, visited the Elec- Patel, who retained his Ra-
tion Commission. Here, it jya Sabha seat in Gujarat in
was, as party sources said, a humdinger of a contest,
Mr. Chidambarams clinical on Wednesday said his vic-
preciseness in explaining tory has come as a boost to
the legal niceties that came the party workers and set
to the aid of Mr. Patels case. an aim of 125 seats in the
And the EC ruled in the Con- Assembly polls due later
gresss favour. this year.
This was the toughest
election that I have fought

Congress expels eight It is a pyrrhic victory for Dramatic triumph in my life. I thank my party
leaders and my MLAs, Mr.
Patel, political secretary to

MLAs for cross-voting the Congress, claims BJP makes Patel a hero party president Sonia
Gandhi said.

Vaghela, son figure in the list
Mahesh Langa
AHMEDABAD
Cracking a whip on law-
makers who cross-voted in
the Rajya Sabha election,
the Congress on Wednesday
expelled eight MLAs, includ-
ing former Leader of the Op-
position Shankersinh Va-
ghela, from the party for six
years.
Those who have been ex-
pelled are Mr. Vaghelas son
Mahendrasinh, C.K. Raolji,
Karamshi Patel, Amit
Chaudhary, Bhola Gohil,
Raghavji Patel and Dhar-
mendrasinh Jadeja, who
voted against the party can-
didate Ahmed Patel, defied
the party whip and voted
for Balwantsinh, a BJP
candidate.
They were working
against the party by voting
against the partys nominee
in the Rajya Sabha poll
where every legislator was
required to follow the
partys whip, Gujarat Con-
gress president Bharatsinh
Solanki told The Hindu.
Legal recourse
The party is likely to pursue
legal recourse to ensure that
the expelled legislators can-
not contest any election for
six years.
There is a Supreme
Court judgment under
which any legislator or MP
who has voted defying the
party whip stands disquali-
fied as a legislator or MP and
also gets debarred from con-
testing any election for six
years, Mr. Solanki added.
To get one MP into the RS, the party lost 15 MLAs
Nistula Hebbar
NEW DELHI
A day after the Rajya Sabha
poll in Gujarat where the BJP
was bested by senior Con-
gress leader Ahmed Patel in
a photo finish, the party has
claimed that the losses on
the other side were greater
despite the electoral victory.
Our party fought the
polls with full vigour and we
put up a great fight, BJP
general secretary Bhupen-
dra Yadav, in charge of Gu-
jarat, told The Hindu. Two
of our party leaders [BJP
president Amit Shah and
Union Minister Smriti Irani]
got elected yesterday, while
the Congress, in order to get
one MP into the Rajya Sabha
has lost 15 of its MLAs to dis-
qualification and rebellion.
The Congress had to work
hard to secure this victory,
he said.
While the BJP has been
projecting that the Congress
secured a pyrrhic victory,
there were some murmurs
about the ratcheting up of
the contest for one Rajya
Sabha seat. The spectacle
of several Union Ministers
rushing to the EC could have
been avoided, said a senior
MP of the party.
Game plan messed up
The BJP was also counting
the costs of the contest and
was, a day later, still doing
the math. The disqualifica-
tion of the two rebel Con-
gress MLAs disturbed the
quota required and messed
up the game plan. It brought
down the quota to 43.5,
which our candidate
couldnt secure, said a
source.
Even then, the party said,
the three BJP candidates put
together secured 132 votes,
of which 122 were its own
MLAs, five were the early
Congress rebels including
Shankarsinh Vaghela (two
had been disqualified by
EC), one cross-vote from the
Congress while the polling
was on, one NCP vote and
one from the lone JD(U) MLA
Chotubhai Vasava. When
told that the Congress too
was claiming Mr. Vasavas
vote, the leader said they
were sure of their count.
Huge morale booster for Congress
special correspondent
New Delhi
For most of his political life,
and as Congress president
Sonia Gandhis political sec-
retary for 16 years, Ahmed
Patel has preferred to wield
power behind the scenes.
But the dramatic way in
which he won his Rajya
Sabha seat in the face of in-
superable odds that in-
cluded rebellious party col-
leagues and a formidable
adversary, Amit Shah, who
made it into a personal
battle has not just pushed
him into the arc lights but
even given him a heroic
glow.
It has been a huge morale
booster for the rank and file
of the Congress, who see
this victory as evidence that
70,000 VVPAT
its leaders still have some units sought
fighting spirit left in them.
The partys belief in his Legal Correspondent
powers to take on the might NEW DELHI
of Mr. Shah and the BJP The Election
party machine have also Commission
been endorsed. informed the
But if this victory is to be Supreme
converted into a turning Court on
point, much is yet to be Wednesday
done to convert the Con- that it re-
gress into a lean and mean quires 70,000 Voter Veri-
fighting machine. fied Paper Audit Trail
Its heir apparent, Rahul (VVPAT) units for the up-
Gandhi, has still to prove coming Gujarat Assembly
himself, the 2019 team is polls. In an affidavit, the
still not in place, and the poll body said it currently
party has still to create a has 53,500 VVPAT units in
credible counter-narrative its possession and is expec-
to that of the BJP. ted to receive 48,000
For the Congress Gujarat VVPAT units from Bharat
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INTERVIEW | HAMID ANSARI HC blocks

Kashmir is a political problem
The fact that Indianness of any citizen being questioned is a disturbing thought
Outgoing Vice-President
Hamid Ansari spoke to
television anchor Karan
Thapar on a range of issues.
The interview will be aired on
Rajya Sabha television on
Thursday. Excerpts:
One of the things that
attracted enormous
attention was in 2015
when senior BJP leader
Ram Madhav tweeted
criticising your behaviour
as Vice-President. I know
Mr. Madhav apologised
and deleted the tweets
but never before has the
general secretary of a
ruling party publicly
questioned, leave aside
criticise, the Vice-Preside-
nt. Were you surprised
and taken aback by that?
Surprised, yes, because
the facts were well known
and very clear and there
were my colleagues in office
who put the public wise to it
very quickly. There was no
ambiguity, there was no
confusion.
Hardly a day goes by
without us reading about
cow vigilante attacks.
Earlier, we read about
lynchings, we have read
about beef bans. People
who refuse to say Bharat
Mata Ki Jai have been
told they should leave the
country. There have been
accusations of Love Jihad,
Ghar Wapsi campaigns
and even killings of
rationalists. How do you
view all of this?
Breakdown of
CM
YK
values, breakdown of the
ability of the authorities at
different levels in different
places to be able to enforce
what should be normal law
enforcing work and overall
the very fact that Indianness
of any citizen being
questioned is a disturbing
thought.
Today, there are many
who believe we are
becoming an intolerant
country. Do you fear that
yourself?
Yes, because I interact
with fellow citizens and
there are great many people
from different walks of life
who come and talk about it.
The Supreme Court has
ruled that Jana Gana
Mana must be played
before every film
screening. More recently,
the Madras High Court
ruled that Vande
Mataram must be sung at
least once a week in Tamil
Nadu schools and colleges
and at least once a month
in government offices and
private establishments.
Once again, these two
rulings have divided
public opinion. How do
Indian you view them?
The courts are a part of
society. So what the courts
tend to say sometimes is
reflective of what the
prevailing atmosphere in
society is. I call that a sense
of insecurity... this
propensity to be able to
assert your nationalism day
in and day out is
unnecessary. I am an Indian
and that is it.
An issue that dominated
the news in recent
months concerning the
Muslim community is this
debate about triple talaq.
I want to ask where you as
a Muslim stand on it?
Firstly, it is a social
aberration, it is not a
religious requirement. The
religious requirement is
crystal clear, emphatic,
there are no two views about
it but patriarchy, social
customs have all crept into it
to create a situation which is
highly undesirable.
Should the court step in?
You dont have to, the
reform has to come from
within the community.
Speaking in Bengaluru on
Sunday, you said and I am
quoting the political
immobility in relation to
J&K is disconcerting. Are
you suggesting that the
governments in Srinagar
and Delhi ought to be
taking more initiatives
and are not. Is that the
immobility that you are
talking about?
Yes. Yes. The problem is
websites on
films plea
Deepu Sebastian Edmond
CHENNAI
and has always been The Madras High Court re-
primarily a political cently granted interim in-
problem. And it has to be junctions to two identical
addressed politically. petitions filed by the pro-
ducers of two Hindi films
And politicians today are by ordering the blocking of
ducking it? a total of 2,650 websites
Thats my impression. And and web pages.
Im not the only one in the The producers of Lip-
countryWell when young stick Under My Burkha and
boys and girls come out on Jab Harry Met Sejal
to the streets and throw Prakash Jha Productions
stones day after day, week and Red Chillies Entertain-
after week, month after ment Pvt. Ltd. ap-
month, its something to proached the court of
worry about because they Justice Anita Sumanth.
are our children, they are While Lipstick was gran-
our citizens. Something is ted interim injunction on
obviously going wrong. July 21, Jab Harry was gran-
What exactly, I am not the ted the same on August 2.
final word on it, but I think While Prakash Jha Pro-
there are enough people in ductions was granted in-
the country who are worried junction for a week on July
about it. Eminent people 21, Red Chillies was gran-
belonging to different ted injunction till August 7.
political persuasions and The interim injunctions
their worry must be taken have led to the widespread
on board. blocking of the non-profit
archive.org, known as the
Another issue that is Way Back Machine.
problematic today is the The website lets users
India-China standoff at archive and access data for
Doklam. Just 48 hours ago free. As of Wednesday
or so, Chinese newspaper, night, archive.org hosted
the Global Times, quoted a 302 billion web pages and
Chinese expert who said 14 million texts, among
that a small scale military others.
operation is possible may The petitions wanted
be even likely in two compliance from 37 Inter-
weeks. Are you net service providers, five
apprehensive about this Chennai-based cable com-
situation? panies and eight individu-
Not really. I think we have als all unknown and
had these periods of named Ashok Kumar.
standoffs with China. And Both production houses
there is enough knowledge, submitted identical lists of
enough wisdom still 2,650 websites and web
available to be able to pages along with their
retrieve situations. petitions.
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FBI raided Paul
Manafort's home in July
WASHINGTON
FBI agents seized documents
from the Virginia home of
Paul Manafort, President
Donald Trumps former
campaign manager, during a
July raid as part of a special
counsels probe into alleged
Russian meddling in the U.S.
presidential election. REUTERS
Duterte announces
dead or alive bounties
MANILA
Philippine President Rodrigo
Duterte on Wednesday
announced dead-or-alive
bounties worth $40,000
each for policemen he
accused of helping an
accused narco-politician, and
said he preferred they be
killed. It is the latest
inflammatory comment by
Duterte in his drug war. AFP
Rouhani appoints three
women to govt. posts
TEHRAN
Iranian President Hassan
Rouhani brought three
women Massoumeh
Ebtekar, Laya Joneidi and
Shahindokht Molaverdi into
the government on
Wednesday, a day after being
heavily criticised for naming
an all-male Cabinet line-up
and seeking Parliaments
approval. REUTERS
19 killed in Sichuan
earthquake, 247 injured
JIUZHAIGOU
A 7-magnitude earthquake
struck a remote, mountainous
part of Chinas southwestern
province of Sichuan, killing 19
people, including six tourists,
and injuring 247, the
provincial government and
media said on Wednesday. A
huge earthquake in Sichuan in
May 2008 killed almost
70,000 people. REUTERS
In show of strength, Sharif Qatar waives visas
kicks off roadshow to Lahore for 80 nationalities
Rally is to inform people about his ouster, says ex-PM
MUBASHIR ZAIDI
ISLAMABAD
Former Pakistan Prime Min-
ister Nawaz Sharif on Tues-
day began a two-day rally
from Islamabad to his his ho-
metown Lahore, ten days
after he was disqualified by
the Supreme Court for being
dishonest.
He was seen off by Prime
Minister Shahid Khaqan Ab-
basi at Punjab House in the
capital city in the morning.
I do not accept this (Su-
preme Court) decision but
complied with the court rul-
ing, he told journalists in an
interaction on Monday.
Mr. Sharif is accompanied
by hundreds of his support-
ers. His party has estimated
that thousands of supporters
would line up on the road
side to greet him.
Sources in the Pakistan
Protests erupt over disputed Kenya election
Unofficial results give President Uhuru Kenyatta 54% of the votes compared to his rivals 44.7%, but Opposition alleges fraud
Agence France-Presse
Nairobi
Two protesters were shot
dead by police in the Kenyan
capital on Wednesday as un-
rest broke out after Opposi-
tion claims of massive rigging
in an election that President
Uhuru Kenyatta looked cer-
tain to win.
An AFP photographer saw
one of the victims, a young
man with a massive gunshot
wound to the head, while a
senior police officer con-
firmed two had been killed
in the flashpoint slum of
Mathare.
They were part of a
group that was protesting in
the area and officers were
sent to quell the chaos, the
officer said on condition of
anonymity. We are told
many of them were also
thieves who took advantage
and could not even obey the
police. Two have been fatally
wounded.
Japheth Koome, police
chief for Nairobi, said the
CM
YK
Trump threatens North Korea with fire and fury
Americas nuclear arsenal is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before, says President; Pyongyang warns of all-out war if U.S. attacks
Reuters
WASHINGTON/SEOUL
President Donald Trump fol-
lowed up his incendiary
warning to North Korea
against threatening the U.S.
with a boast on Wednesday
about the strength of the
American nuclear arsenal, al-
though he expressed hope it
would not need to be used.
Mr. Trump's Twitter mes-
sages about the nuclear ar-
senal came after North Korea
said it was considering plans
for a missile strike on the
U.S. Pacific territory of
Guam. That in turn followed
Mr. Trump's comments on
Tuesday that any North
Korean threat to the U.S.
would be met with fire and
fury.
My first order as Presid-
ent was to renovate and
modernize our nuclear ar-
senal. It is now far stronger
and more powerful than ever
before, Mr. Trump tweeted.
Hopefully we will never
have to use this power, but
there will never be a time
that we are not the most
powerful nation in the
world!
The sharp increase in ten-
Shahbaz Sharif, Nawazs
brother, will take over the
PML-Ns reins. FILE PHOTO
* ruling party. Decision has
Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-
N) said some of the senior
party leaders were con-
cerned about the security of
Mr. Sharif. He has also
planned to deliver speeches
at important places during
the rally. Security is an is-
sue, though elaborate meas-
two who were killed had
tried to attack our officers
with pangas (machetes) and
that's when the officers
opened fire on them.
Police fired teargas and
in some cases live bullets
into the air to disperse sev-
eral protests, which erupted
in opposition strongholds in
Nairobi as well as the west-
ern city of Kisumu after
Odinga claimed a massive
hacking attack had manipu-
lated electronic tallying
results.
Mr. Kenyatta looked to
have an unassailable lead, ac-
cording to unofficial results
streamed onto the election
commission (IEBC) website,
handing him 54% compared
to Mr. Odingas 44.7%, with
votes from over 96% of
polling stations counted.
The bloodshed comes a
decade after a disputed poll,
which Mr. Odinga lost to
former President Mwai
Kibaki, led to two months of
clashes that left 1,100 people
sions between a country that
has one of the worlds largest
nuclear arsenals and an as-
piring nuclear power rattled
financial markets and
prompted U.S. Secretary of
State Rex Tillerson to try to
play down the rhetoric.
While Mr. Trump said the
nuclear arsenal was more
powerful than ever before,
U.S. officials say it takes dec-
ades to actually modernise
nuclear weapons, a move
already under way under
President Barack Obamas
administration, and there are
treaties that regulate nuclear
expansion. The Trump ad-
ministration is still conduct-
ing a nuclear posture review.
Strong message
Shortly before Mr. Trumps
remarks on the nuclear ar-
senal, Mr. Tillerson landed in
Guam for a previously sched-
uled visit after telling report-
ers he did not believe there
was an imminent threat from
North Korea and that Amer-
icans should sleep well at
night. Mr. Tillerson said that
with his fire and fury
warning, the U.S. President
was trying to use the kind of
ures are being taken to make
the journey free of any risk,
a PML-N leader said. Mr.
Sharif, however, has
brushed aside all concerns
and told his colleagues that
it was vital to touch base
with his supporters to in-
form them about his ouster.
Meanwhile, another
PML-N leader said Shahbaz
Sharif, the former Prime
Ministers brother and Pun-
jab Chief Minister, will be-
come the new leader of the
been made to make Shahbaz
Sharif as new party head but
the announcement will be
made later, Raja Zafarul
Haq said. The Election Com-
mission had earlier the
PML-N to find a new leader
after Mr. Sharif s disqualific-
ation.
(With PTI inputs)
In pain: A woman mourns the death of a protester in Mathare,
Nairobi, on Wednesday. REUTERS
dead and 600,000
displaced.
Decrying a sham tally-
ing process, Mr. Odinga de-
tailed accusations of a major
attack on the electronic sys-
tem, saying hackers had
gained entry using the iden-
tity of top IT official Chris
Msando, who was found
murdered and tortured late
last month.
Line of defence: People wave banners and shout slogans at a
rally in Pyongyangs Kim Il-Sung Square on Wednesday. AFP
language that would reson- home to about 163,000
ate with North Korean leader people and a U.S. military
Kim Jong-un. North Korea base that includes a submar-
regularly threatens to des- ine squadron, an airbase and
troy the U.S. a Coast Guard group.
What the President is do- The plan would be put
ing is sending a strong mes- into practice at any moment,
sage to North Korea in lan- once Mr. Kim made a de-
guage that Kim Jong Un cision, a Korean People's
would understand, because Army spokesman said in a
he doesn't seem to under- statement carried by state-
stand diplomatic language," run KCNA news agency.
Tillerson said. Guam Governor Eddie
Earlier on Wednesday, Calvo dismissed the threat
North Korea said it was and said the island was pre-
carefully examining a plan pared for any eventuality
to strike Guam, which is with strategically placed de-
India among nations on exempted list
Reuters gion, Hassan al-Ibrahim,
DOHA Chief Tourism Development
Qatar announced on Wed- officer at the Qatar Tourism
nesday a programme to al- Authority told reporters at a
low visa-free entry for cit- press conference in Doha.
izens of 80 countries to Saudi Arabia, along with
encourage air transport and Egypt, Bahrain and the
tourism, amid a two-month UAE, imposed a boycott on
boycott imposed on the Gulf Qatar on June 5 and cut off
state by its neighbours. transport links after accus-
Nationals from dozens of ing it of supporting terror-
countries in Europe and ism and of close ties to Iran.
elsewhere, including India,
Lebanon, New Zealand, Building ties
South Africa, and the United Doha denies the charges.
States only need present a Since the boycott began,
valid passport to enter the Qatar has sought to build up
gas-rich country, which will its diplomatic and trade ties
host the soccer World Cup beyond the Gulf region.
in 2022. The visa scheme is just
Nationals of 33 countries the latest in a series of meas-
will be allowed to stay for ures aimed at preparing
180 days and the other 47 Qatar for greater economic
for up to 30 days. independence in the long
The visa exemption term. Efforts led by Kuwait
scheme will make Qatar the to resolve the rift are
most open country in the re- ongoing.
victory from him through
rigging in 2007 and in 2013.
You can only cheat a
people for so long, he said.
Free and fair
IEBC chairman Wafula
Chebukati insisted the poll
was free and fair.
As a commission we shall
carry out investigations to es-
tablish whether or not the
(hacking) claims are true, he
said, adding that the IEBC
had a week to release final
results.
Raphael Tuju, secretary-
*
general of Mr. Kenyattas Ju-
bilee party, urged the oppos-
This is an attack on our ition to look at the figures
democracy. The 2017 general soberly and accept the
election was a fraud, said results.
Mr. Odinga, claiming de- You cannot claim that
tailed evidence of the hack- results are fake with respect
ers movements. to presidential vote and you
The 72-year-old, who is welcome the areas where
making his fourth bid for the your governors and MPs
presidency as the flagbearer have won convincingly. You
for the National Super Alli- have to accept the results
ance (NASA) coalition, ac- however they come," he said.
cused his rivals of stealing Odinga urged his support-
fences. He said he had been
in touch with the White
House and there was no
change in the threat level.
Guam is American soil... We
are not just a military install-
ation, Mr. Calvo said in an
online video message.
Preventive war
North Korea, which is pursu-
ing missile and nuclear
weapons programmes in de-
fiance of UN Security Council
resolutions, also accused the
U.S. of devising a preventive
war and said in another
*
statement that any plans to
execute this would be met
with an all-out war, wiping
out all the strongholds of en-
emies, including the U.S.
mainland.
Washington has warned it
is ready to use force if
needed to stop North Koreas
ballistic missile and nuclear
programmes but that it
prefers global diplomatic ac-
tion, including sanctions.
The UN Security Council un-
animously imposed new
sanctions on North Korea on
Saturday.
Mr. Trump issued his
strongest warning yet for
Man ambushes French soldiers
in car attack, later arrested
It occurred near HQ of Frances main intelligence agency
Associated Press
LEVALLOIS-PERRET
French police shot and ar-
rested a man suspected of
slamming a BMW into sol-
diers in a Paris suburb on
Wednesday, injuring six of
them in what appeared to be
a carefully timed ambush
before speeding away, offi-
cials said.
The drivers motive was
unclear, but officials said he
deliberately aimed at the sol-
diers, and counterterrorism
authorities opened an in-
vestigation. The attacker and
the soldiers were hospital-
ised. It was the latest of sev-
eral attacks targeting secur-
ity forces guarding France
over the past year. While
others have targeted prom-
inent sites like the Eiffel
Tower, Wednesdays attack
hit the leafy, relatively afflu-
ent suburb of Levallois-Per-
ers to "remain calm as we
look deep into this matter."
But he added: "I don't con-
trol the people."
As his speech ended,
scores of supporters
gathered in Kisumu and
Mathare, burning tyres, set-
ting up barricades and enga-
ging in running battles with
riot police.
If Raila is not President,
we cant have peace, one
Kisumu protester told AFP.
Resident Geoffery
Omondi, 22 shook his head
as protesters lit a new fire
nearby. It is very painful to
watch. The problem is the
IEBC who did not announce
results well.
However, the protests re-
mained isolated, and in Op-
position strongholds where
elections tend to stoke
tensions.
Nevertheless the normally
traffic-choked streets of
Nairobi remained deserted
as the country held its breath
over the results.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2017
North Korea in comments to
reporters in New Jersey on
Tuesday, saying that North
Korea best not make any
more threats to the United
States. They will be met with
fire and fury like the world
has never seen.
John McCain, like Mr.
Trump a Republican and
heads of the Armed Forces
Committee in the U.S. Sen-
ate, said on Tuesday night
the President should tread
cautiously. Youve got to be
sure you can do what you say
youre going to do, he said
in a radio interview.
The top Democrat in the
House of Representatives,
Nancy Pelosi, called Trumps
fire and fury comments
recklessly belligerent.
Call for talks
China, North Koreas closest
ally despite Beijings anger at
Pyongyangs missile and nuc-
lear programmes, described
the situation as complex
and sensitive, and urged
calm and a return to talks.
China calls on all sides to
uphold the main direction of
a political resolution to the
Korean Peninsula nuclear is-
Searching for motive: French police and emergency workers
at the site of Wednesdays attack. AFP
ret that is home to Frances
main intelligence service,
the DGSI, and its counterter-
rorism service. We know it
was a deliberate act, In-
terior Minister Gerard Col-
lomb said. Defence Minister
Florence Parly called it proof
I am a soldier of
Maduro: Maradona
We are Chavistas until death
Reuters
BUENOS AIRES
With Venezuelan President
Nicolas Maduro facing criti-
cism from around Latin
America and the world amid
a deepening political crisis,
Argentine soccer legend
Diego Maradona said he was
willing to fight for the em-
battled leftist regime.
We are Chavistas until
death, Maradona wrote on
his official Facebook page
on Monday night, using a
term to refer to supporters
of late former Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez.
When Maduro orders, I
am dressed as a soldier for a
free Venezuela, to fight
against the imperialism and
those who want to take our
flags, which is the most sac-
red thing we have.
Long live the revolu-
tion!!! he wrote.
The defiant declaration
brought a quick response
NOIDA/DELHI
THE HINDU
sue, and avoid any words or
actions that may intensify
the problem and escalate the
situation, the government
said in a statement sent to
Reuters, repeating its cus-
tomary stance.
Great concern
Catherine Ray, a spokeswo-
man for the European Uni-
ons executive arm in Brus-
sels, told a news briefing on
Wednesday the situation in
North Korea is of great con-
cern and called on the
North to refrain from any
further provocative action.
North Korea has made no
secret of its plans to develop
a nuclear-tipped missile able
to strike the U.S. and has ig-
nored all calls to halt its
weapons programmes.
Pyongyang says its inter-
continental ballistic missiles
are a legitimate means of de-
fence against perceived U.S.
hostility, including joint mil-
itary drills with South Korea.
South Korea and the U.S.
remain technically still at
war with North Korea after
the 1950-53 Korean conflict
ended with a truce, not a
peace treaty.
*
that extra security measures
imposed in recent years are
more necessary than ever.
Three soldiers were
slightly injured and three
were more seriously hurt,
but their lives arent in
danger.
Diego Maradona
from Maradonas former
team mate on the national
side, Mario Kempes. Kem-
pes, who was top goalscorer
when Argentina won the
1978 World Cup, called
Maradona out on Twitter.
@DiegoMaradona how
can you support the death
of 124 young people who de-
fended liberty and demo-
cracy in their country,
Kempes wrote.
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Net direct tax mop up increases 19.1% Shell firms: Parsvnath,
JKumar move tribunal
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Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 52.26 ddddddddddddddd0.23 Personal income tax collection net of refunds rises 15.7%, net corporate tax 23.2%, official data show
Special Correspondent in personal tax and other tax of the total Budget Estimates Companies say they are legitimate
NIFTY 50 NEW DELHI collections. (B.E.) of direct taxes for the
PRICE CHANGE Net direct tax collections up Financial Year 2017-18. Press trust of India SAT that their businesses
ACC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1819.50. . . . . . . . . 7.35 are legitimate and that they
to July 2017 in the current Business slowdown So far, as the growth rate Mumbai
Adani Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397.25. . . . . . -17.55
Ambuja Cements. . . .. . . . . . 273.20. . . . . . . . -0.95 financial year stood at 1.90 Mr. Singh also said a slow- for corporate income tax A number of companies, in- are not shell companies.
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1155.55. . . . . . . . . 8.20 lakh crore or 19.1% higher down in personal tax collec- (CIT) and personal income cluding Parsvnath De- The tribunal asked SEBI as
Aurobindo Pharma . . . . . . 683.60. . . . . . -42.70 than in the corresponding tions could also reflect a tax (PIT) in terms of gross velopers, JKumar Infrapro- to why the matter was not
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486.95. . . . . . -12.50
period of the previous year, slowdown in small business revenue collections is con- jects and Prakash investigated before issuing
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2831.15. . . . . . -80.45
according to official data re- activity, since salary income cerned, the growth rate for Industries, on Wednesday the circular. The Securities
Bank of Baroda . . . . . .. . . . . . 155.20. . . . . . . . -1.35
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 416.05. . . . . . . . -1.75 leased on Wednesday. tends to grow from year to CIT is 7.2% while that for PIT moved the Securities Appel- and Exchange Board of In-
Bosch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24032.00. . . -157.40 Within this, net personal year. So, one of the possible is 17.5%, the release added. late Tribunal (SAT) against dia (SEBI) told the tribunal
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495.95. . . . . . . . -9.10 income tax grew 15.7% and reasons for fall in personal However, after adjusting for SEBI classifying them as that it got the information
Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561.85. . . . . . -16.75
net corporate tax 23.2% over tax is that small businesses refunds, the net growth in shell companies, contest- from the Corporate Affairs
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.50. . . . . . . . -2.55
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 2048.35. . . . . . -47.30 the year earlier period, the might have slowed down, CIT collections is 23.2% ing that their businesses are Ministry and subsequently
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. 31489.10. . . -631.75 data showed. Mr. Singh said. while that in PIT collections legitimate. asked the exchanges to in-
GAIL (India). . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 382.20. . . . . . . . -4.55 In comparison, growth in Growth slows: Net direct tax collections up to July 2016 had Direct tax collections up is 15.7%. SEBI said it took the ac- vestigate and take action.
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 878.75. . . . . . . . -3.25 tion after receiving the list of
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1731.65. . . . . . . 11.75
net direct tax collections up risen 24%, marking a slowdown this fiscal. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK
* to July 2017 in the current Mr. Srivastava, however,
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1764.45. . . . . . -13.45 to July 2016 in the previous financial year 2017-18 con- warned against drawing a companies from the Corpor- Hearing adjourned
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 3883.75. . . . . . -29.65 financial year stood at 24% inflows, said experts. growth. tinue to register steady conclusion about the effic- ate Affairs Ministry. The hearing at the tribunal
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239.45. . . . . . . . . 4.55 while growth in personal tax Mostly the lower growth The rate of growth in tax growth, the government acy of the governments vari- Several other firms are has been adjourned till
Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1185.35. . . . . . . . -5.65 expected to take similar re- today. Observing SEBI re-
Indiabulls HFL . . . . . . . .. . . . 1159.00. . . . . . -36.80
collections was 46.5% and seen this year is due to the collection is intimately con- said in a release. Direct tax ous efforts to widen the tax
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290.60. . . . . . . . -4.90 corporate tax collections base effect, said D.K. nected with growth in pro- collection during the said net such as demonetisa- course to challenge SEBIs ceived the list of companies
IndusInd Bank . . . . . . . .. . . . 1637.25. . . . . . . . -1.40 2.84%. The slowdown in the Srivastava, chief policy ad- ductivity of the manufactur- period, net of refunds, tion based on these num- decision asking stock ex- on June 9 and the circular
Bharti Infratel . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 381.70. . . . . . . . -1.90 overall economy as well as visor at EY India said. Last ing, service, and agriculture stands at 1.90 lakh crore bers. One quarters num- changes to restrict trading was issued on August 7, the
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 969.35. . . . . . . . . 5.50 in 331 firms for being sus- SAT asked the regulator
the impact of a high growth year, there was an out of line sectors, S.P. Singh, senior which is 19.1% higher than bers are not enough to
Indian OilCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 414.05. . . . . . . . . 0.80
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.85. . . . . . . . -1.30 base last year could be the growth, and measured director, tax, at Deloitte said. the net collections for the indicate whether the govern- pected shell companies. whether investigation was
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 992.40. . . . . . . . . 4.70 factors responsible for against that, this years num- If there is a fall in these corresponding period of last ments measures have suc- JKumar Infraprojects and carried out in the interven-
L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1153.90. . . . . . -17.30 slower growth in direct tax ber would show lower sectors, the impact appears year. This collection is 19.5% ceeded or failed, he said. Prakash Industries told the ing period.
Lupin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 952.95. . . . . . -21.55
M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1392.30. . . . . . . . -7.70
Maurti Suzuki . . . . . . . . .. . . . 7661.60. . . . . . -94.30
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173.65. . . . . . . . . 2.50
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165.70. . . . . . . . . 1.70
PowerGrid Corp . . . . .. . . . . . 221.90. . . . . . . . -1.00
Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1598.80. . . . . . . . -3.75
Railways gets relief from New India
IPO to raise
BoI turns profit of 88 cr. in Q1
The banks turnaround comes on improved asset quality
GST cut on works contract
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302.30. . . . . . . . -1.35
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 474.35. . . . . . -26.00
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 416.05. . . . . . -13.95
Tata Motors DVR. . . .. . . . . . 242.25. . . . . . . . -6.20
6,000 crore
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT loan waivers from states, we
Tata Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.80. . . . . . . . -0.45 Mumbai
Special Correspondent will continue to do better in
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.05. . . . . . -11.40
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2512.00. . . . . . . . . 8.95 Contractors were seeking more money to cover the tax bill Mumbai Public sector lender Bank of NPA front, said Dinabandhu
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . . . 393.85. . . . . . . . -4.40 State-run general insur- India (BoI) reported a net Mohapatra, chief executive
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 3997.85. . . . . . -58.85 Special Correspondent nounced after the GST Coun- ance company New India profit of 87.71 crore for the and managing director,
Vedanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.20. . . . . . . . . 2.50
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286.50. . . . . . . . -0.90
NEW DELHI cil meeting on Saturday that Assurance has filed a draft April-June quarter as its as- Bank of India at a post earn-
YES Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1741.55. . . . . . -22.00 The Goods and Services Tax government works con- red herring prospectus set quality improved on the ings press meet.
Zee Entertainment . . . . . . 540.00. . . . . . . . . 0.05 (GST) Councils decision to tracts, for both Centre and with market regulator Se- back of lower slippages. He expected bad loans to
roll back the increase in tax States, would attract 12% curities and Exchange The Mumbai-based bank come down both in absolute
rate for government works GST with input tax credit. Board of India (SEBI) for an had reported a net loss of and in percentage terms.
EXCHANGE RATES contracts comes as a relief initial public offering (IPO). 741.36 crore in the same The bank said it had ex-
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit for the Indian Railways Panel set up According to bankers, period of the previous finan- posure in 10 out of the 12 ac-
except yen at 4 p.m. on August 09 which had received repres- The Railway Ministry has the IPO aims to mop up cial year as well as a net loss counts that had been ad-
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL entations from contractors also constituted a committee more than 6,000 crore by of 1,045.52 crore during the Dinabandhu Mohapatra vised by Reserve Bank of
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 63.63. . . . . . . 63.95 on increased tax liability on to examine the impact of issuing 120 million shares January-March quarter of India for bankruptcy pro-
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 74.70. . . . . . . 75.07
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 82.64. . . . . . . 83.06 various ongoing projects. GST on the works contracts of which 24 million would 2016-17. assets) ratio declined se- ceedings. The bank had
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 57.95. . . . . . . 58.25 The GST Councils de- Many works, including track after receiving representa- be fresh issue. quentially to 13.05% as on made a provision of 8,200
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 9.53. . . . . . . . . 9.58 cision to cut back GST on laying ,faced uncertainty. tions from contractors on in- The government will sell Slippages fall June against 13.22% as on crore, which was about
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 65.99. . . . . . . 66.32
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 46.68. . . . . . . 46.92
contract works to 12% has creased tax liability. 96 million shares or 14.5% Gross slippages during the March and 13.38% as on 60%. Some of the big ac-
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 50.18. . . . . . . 50.45 come as a big relief to us as refused to pay for the higher Work related to track, equity through the IPO. first quarter of the current June. In absolute terms, counts have 100% provi-
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 14.83. . . . . . . 14.92 there was huge uncertainty, tax amount, the official construction of bridges, Kotak Securities, financial year fell to 4,037 gross NPAs stood at 51,019 sion, Mr. Mohapatra said.
Source:Indian Bank said a senior Railway Min- said. earthwork in embankment, Nomura and IDFC Securit- crore compared with 6,233 crore, which was lower than It plans to raise 8,000
istry official. The tax on construction supply, unloading and ies are the merchant crore during the same the end-March level of crore in the current financial
BULLION RATES CHENNAI
The contractors were de- activity, including composite spreading of ballast, among bankers for the issue. period of previous year and 52,045 crore. year in equity and bonds
manding more money for works contracts, was in- others were facing increased Sources said the general 6,915 crore in the January- Unless there are un- and also by selling non-core
August 09 rates in rupees with previ-
ous rates in parentheses contracts awarded before creased to 18% from 12% un- tax liability after the govern- insurer intends to hit the March quarter. pleasant surprises from out- assets. BoI plans to ask the
Retail Silver (1g) . . . . . . . . . . . 41.10. . . . . (40.00) July 1 due to increased tax li- der GST. However, Finance ments initial move to in- capital market in the next As a result, the banks side, which is beyond our government for capital infu-
22 ct gold (1 g) . .. . . . . . . . . . . 2,727. . . . . (2,717) ability but the Railways had Minister Arun Jaitley an- crease GST on such projects. three months. gross NPAs (non-performing control, for example farm sion of 2,500 crore.

Petronas eyes LNG expansion 99 FDI

proposals
Scouts for investment to build gas infrastructure in India
await nod
Lalatendu Mishra focus on growing its crude
MUMBAI oil business which now con- Special Correspondent
Malaysias oil giant Petronas tributes to 80% of its $1.5 bil- New Delhi
is looking for opportunities lion revenue from India.The A total of 99 Foreign Direct
to expand its LNG business company is investing $150 Investment (FDI) proposals
in India and scouting for in- million in building its lubric- are pending in various Min-
vestment avenues to build ant business in India. It is istries/Departments, in-
LNG infrastructure in India, setting up a lubricant blend- cluding a maximum of 48
said Datuk Wan Zulkiflee ing plant near Mumbai at a with the Department of In-
Wan Ariffi, president and cost of $50 million to serve dustrial Policy and Promo-
group CEO, Petronas. its customers. It will be oper- tion, Commerce Minister
In LNG, there are infra- ational early next year. Nirmala Sitharaman told
structure bottlenecks in In- Wan Zulkiflee The company will manu- the Rajya Sabha.
dia and we are keen to invest facture 110 million litre per Incidentally, the Centre,
in infrastructure to connect fication facilities, he said. year. To support its focused in May, approved the phas-
the unserved markets in In- growth strategy, the com- ing out of the Foreign In-
dia, said Mr. Wan Zulkiflee. Digital focus pany has appointed a gen- vestment Promotion Board
We may do this in partner- Petronas is focussing on di- eral manager for India who or the erstwhile single
ship with Indian compan- gital to improve efficiency will look after all the busi- window clearance mech-
ies, he said. and some Indian firms can nesses and prepare a road anism for FDI proposals in
The infrastructure in- help in this front, he said. map from the office located sectors under the govern-
cludes pipeline and regasi- Petronas will continue to in New Delhi. ment approval route.

North Korea tension triggers run to safety;

stocks slump while Swiss franc, gold climb
Yellow metal rises 1% to almost 2-month high; S&P 500 index declines 0.11%
Reuters dropped 0.9% against the
NEW YORK U.S. dollar to its lowest close
U.S. President Donald since July 13.
Trumps warning to North The Swiss franc reversed a
Korea and Pyongyangs two-week losing streak,
threat of possible armed re- rising 1% versus the green-
taliation drove investors out back at 0.96 per dollar.
of stocks and other risky as- The Japanese yen
sets on Wednesday and into strengthened 0.24% versus
textbook safe havens like the greenback at 110.04 per
gold and Treasuries. dollar. Japan is the worlds
Trumps remarks on Tues- biggest creditor country and
day that North Korea would there is an assumption in-
face fire and fury like the vestors there will repatriate
world has never seen funds in a crisis.
weighed on Wall Street and Asian jitters: Tokyos Nikkei 225 share index closed down 1.3%
drove up the VIX fear at its lowest since June 1, while the Kospi slid 1.1%. AFP
* Franc rally
gauge, or the cost of protec- The Swiss franc was on track
tion against a drop in the JJ Kinahan, chief strategist at Traditional safe-haven for its biggest daily gain
S&P 500. TD Ameritrade. Theres un- currencies including the against the euro since the
The VIX rose further on certainty and caution as in- Swiss franc and Japanese yen Swiss National Bank re-
Wednesday, as far as 12.63, vestors nervously eye the rose against the U.S. dollar, moved its cap on the cur-
its highest in more than a next foreign policy moves. while those from emerging rency in January 2015. It was
month. The Dow Jones Industrial markets slid. last up 1% at 1.133 per euro.
A spokesman for the Average fell 46.51 points, or Obviously we are looking Gold hit its highest in al-
Korean Peoples Army said 0.21%, to 22,038.83, the S&P at the increased tensions most two months after Mr.
in a statement it was care- 500 lost 2.74 points, or between the U.S. and North Trump added to the geopol-
fully examining plans for a 0.11%, to 2,472.18 and the Korea, said Brad Bechtel, itical anxiety by boasting of
missile attack on the U.S. Pa- Nasdaq Composite dropped managing director FX at Jef- the strength of the U.S. nuc-
cific territory of Guam, 20.02 points, or 0.31%, to feries in New York. lear arsenal.
which has a large U.S. milit- 6,350.44. Tensions are still high Spot gold added 1% to
ary base. The pan-European FT- and not going away at the $1,272.83 an ounce. U.S. gold
SEurofirst 300 index lost moment. Safe havens are bid futures gained 1.27% to
Cold water on markets 0.77% and MSCIs gauge of and markets are a little $1,278.60 an ounce.
Geopolitics splashed cold stocks across the globe shed uneasy. Copper lost 0.39% to
water on the markets, said 0.37%. South Koreas won $6,454.50 a tonne.
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Bharti, Vodafone towers
exceed radiation norms
NEW DELHI
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone
were at the top of a list of
operators whose mobile
towers were found violating
radiation norms in an audit
conducted by the Telecom
Department, Parliament was
informed. Out of the total
non-compliant mobile sites,
69 belong to Bharti Airtel
and its subsidiary and 62 to
Vodafone, according to the
data shared by Telecom
Minister Manoj Sinha. PTI
IDFC Bank introduces
staff benefits solution
BENGALURU
IDFC Bank has partnered
Zeta, a firm operating in the
digitised employee benefits
space, to unveil IDFC Bank
Benefits a solution for
corporates that digitises
employee spends and claims,
making the process real-time
and paperless. The solution
comprises IDFC Bank
Benefits Card and Zeta app,
which integrates the full
suite of allowances and
reimbursements made by an
employer into a preloaded
card.
NMDC first-quarter net
profit increases by 36%
HYDERABAD
NMDC Ltd. posted a 36%
increase in net profit, on a
standalone basis, at 969
crore for the quarter ended
June. The net profit in the
year-earlier period was
711.34 crore. Total income
of the public sector iron ore
miner rose almost 44% to
2,970.13 crore (2,065.82
crore) The company
included 41.16 crore as
expenses towards doubling
of the railway line between
Kirandul and Jagdalpur as
well as between Jagdalpur
and Ambagoan.
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Tata Motors profit jumps 42%
One-time pension-linked gain at JLR unit boosts net despite decline in revenue
Special Correspondent
MUMBAI
Tata Motors Ltd. posted a
42% jump in first-quarter
profit bolstered by a one-
time gain at its Jaguar Land
Rover luxury vehicle unit.
Consolidated net profit for
the three months ended
June 30, rose to 3,200
crore, from 2,260 crore in
the same period last year.
However, net revenue de-
clined almost 10% to 58,651
crore, from 65,115 crore in
the year-earlier quarter. Con-
solidated revenue for the
quarter was lower by 7,761
crore due to translation im-
pact from pound sterling to
the rupee, Tata Motors said.
Not met expectations
While the first quarter res-
ults have not met our expect-
ations, we are working with
renewed focus and energy to
improve performance of our
Commercial and Passenger
Vehicle businesses, Guenter
Butschek, MD & CEO Tata
Five Star gets 270 cr. City Union Bank net rises 14%
from Sequoia, Norwest Higher net interest income in first quarter aids growth
NBFC to expand loans with the funds
k.t. jagannathan
CHENNAI
Five Star Business Finance
Limited, a Chennai-based
non-banking finance com-
pany specialising in small-
ticket business and housing
loans, raised fresh equity
from Norwest Venture Part-
ners and Sequoia Capital
and its existing investors a
fund managed by Morgan
Stanley Private Equity Asia
and Matrix Partners.
As part of the current
transaction, which includes
318 crore of primary infu-
sion and 15 crore of sec-
ondary share sale, Norwest
Venture Partners and Se-
quoia Capital invested 135
crore each. The fund man-
Powering ahead: Jaguar Land Rovers sales jumped 30% in
China and 16% in North America.
Motors, said in a statement. crore and 26 crore respect-
Revenue (net of excise) of ively, for the corresponding
the standalone (domestic) period last year.
business stood at 9,207 Our focus on topline,
crore, as compared to market share growth, major
10,393 crore for the year- cost reduction initiatives and
earlier period. efficiency improvements
Operating profit (EBITDA) have been significantly en-
of the standalone business hanced and accelerated in
stood at 3 crore. Loss be- the last few months, Mr.
fore and after tax for the Butschek said.
quarter ended June 30, was Leveraging the expected
467 crore, against profit be- market recovery, we are con-
fore and after tax of 38 fident that these initiatives
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI
City Union Bank Ltd.s (CUB)
aged by Morgan Stanley standalone net profit for the
Private Equity Asia invested first quarter ended June 30,
61 crore and Matrix Part- 2017 rose 14% to 140 crore
ners the balance. against 124 crore in the
year earlier period on
Investors holdings higher net interest income.
The two new investors will During the period under
have 10% holding each in review, net interest income
the company, said K. Ranga- increased 22% to 342 crore
rajan, chief operating of- (280 crore). Net interest
ficer. The two existing in- margin increased 4.47%
vestors will have a holding (4.07%). Operating profit
of about 24% each. rose by 26% to 297 crore
Mr. Rangarajan said the from 236 crore.
funds would be used to ex- Gross non-performing as-
pand the loan portfolio and sets stood at 735 crore or
partly increase the home 3.05% of gross advances
loan activity of its housing (555 crore or 2.62%). Net
subsidiary. The company ex- non performing assets
pects to double its loan (NPAs) rose to 426 crore
book to 1,000 crore this (334 crore). In percentage
financial year. terms, it was 1.79% (1.59%)
will help us to present signi-
ficant improvement of our
financials in the coming
quarters, he added.
Jaguar Land Rovers rev-
enue rose by 244 million to
5.6 billion, helped by a 30%
jump in sales in China and a
16% increase in North Amer-
ica. Profit before tax rose to
595 million, from 399 mil-
lion, including a 437 million
one-off credit relating to re-
cent changes to the defined
benefit pension plans.
This was offset by season-
ality of first-quarter sales fol-
lowing a strong fourth
quarter, plus the continu-
ation of launch and growth
costs, it said.
We continue to deliver
rising volumes and revenues
across the business, reflect-
ing strong demand for new
models such as the Range
Rover Velar and established
global award winners such
as Jaguar F-PACE, Ralf
Speth, Jaguar Land Rover
CEO, said in the statement.
to net advances. Provision
coverage ratio was 62%.
CUB managing director
and chief executive officer
N. Kamakodi told the media
NPAs rose due to slippages
of old accounts which were
more than five years. Dur-
ing this year, we expect this
slippage to moderate
between 1.75%1.99%, he
said.
Total business increased
11% to 54,526 crore (49,151
crore). Advances rose 13%
and deposits 9%. For the fin-
ancial year, the bank is
hopeful of attaining 1518%
growth.
CUB is planning to raise
500 crore through Quali-
fied Institutional Placement
offer for which a resolution
will be placed before the
shareholders at August 23
Aurobindo
Pharma Q1
net falls 11.4%
Special Correspondent
HYDERABAD
Aurobindo Pharma consol-
idated net profit declined
11.4% to 518.5 crore in the
quarter ended June com-
pared with 585 crore in
the year earlier period.
Total revenue from op-
erations was 2.3% per cent
lower at 3,678.7 crore
(3,766.6 crore).
Formulations sales at
3,051 crore was 0.6%
higher on the back of the
10.4% growth in Europe
and a 19.3% decline in ARV
(anti-retroviral) therapies.
The U.S. market saw a 0.5%
drop while sales in growth
markets were flat. Sales of
active pharmaceuticals in-
gredients dropped 14.9% to
625 crore due to GST im-
plementation and defer-
ment of product sale.
Company managing dir-
ector N.Govindarajan said
the key markets continued
to maintain momentum
despite headwinds.
annual general meeting.
It is an enabling resolu-
tion and will be valid for a
year. It is need-based and
opportunity-based. Cur-
rently, our Tier-I capital
stands at 15.40% and it is
enough to fuel our growth,
he said.
Credit card
Mr. Kamakodi announced
the roll out of City Union
Bank Credit Card for its de-
positors. The Master Credit
Card will be offered free-of-
membership fee and re-
quires no documentation.
CUB customers can apply
for the credit card and set
their own maximum usage
limit. The bank proposes to
come out with a credit card
for savings and current ac-
count holders very soon.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2017
Get ready for first
GST filing deadline
IT back end wont crash, says Kumar
Reuters
NEW DELHI
Millions of companies in In-
dia are still not ready to file
their first returns under the
new Goods and Services Tax
(GST) ahead of an Aug. 20
deadline, a top official told
Reuters, urging them not to
leave things to the eleventh
hour.
Navin Kumar, chairman
of the GST Network, also
said barely half of the 34 ser-
vice providers accredited to
help firms bulk-file invoices
online had received ap-
proval to go live.
Yet he gave an assurance
that the huge IT back end
that is designed to crunch
up to 3 billion invoices a
month and calculate com-
panies taxes would be
stable, even if there is a last-
minute rush to file.
Last day rush
It will not crash, he told
Reuters in an interview. We
are working on the assump-
tion that 50% of the people
will come on the last day.
Billed as Indias biggest-
ever tax reform, the GST has
replaced a slew of federal
and state levies. It has also
cleared barriers between In-
dias 29 states, uniting its 1.3
billion people into a com-
mon market for the first
time.
Yet the complexity of the
tax which has main rates
of 5, 12, 18 and 28% and mul-
tiple exceptions has raised
concerns that companies
will struggle to comply and
file their monthly returns on
time.
Even before the GST fil-
ings kick in, business sur-
veys showed both the ser-
vices and manufacturing
sectors contracting at their
fastest rate in years, herald-
ing a likely dip in indirect
tax revenues.
The government has al-
lowed firms to file simpli-
fied, self-assessed GST re-
turns by Aug. 20 for the
NOIDA/DELHI
THE HINDU
On standby: Working on
assumption that 50% will
file on last day, says Kumar.
month of July, when the tax
was introduced.
They will have to file
complete returns in early
September that itemise and
reconcile every single sales
invoice under a regime that,
by comparison with other
countries, is labour- and
data-intensive.
More than 7 million exist-
ing taxpayers have activated
accounts on the GSTs
portal although about a
third have yet to complete
the form-filling required to
file a full tax return, Mr. Ku-
mar said.
Another 1.3 million new
firms have registered to pay
GST.
VATs online experience
He waved away concerns
that companies would not
be able to cope, saying that
those used to paying value-
added tax now abolished
were used to online filing.
Although companies can
upload invoices directly into
the GST portal, big busi-
nesses will rely on a new
breed of service provider
whose applications can
format, reconcile and up-
load invoices in bulk.
Of a first batch of 34 ser-
vices providers that have
been accredited, only 18
have received permission to
go live. I have been urging
them to speed up their
work, Mr. Kumar said.
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IN BRIEF
Moeen Ali wants Ashes
role for Saqlain
MANCHESTER
England off-spinner Moeen
Ali wants Saqlain Mushtaqs,
in pic, coaching role made
permanent so he can
continue to work with him in
the upcoming Ashes series
following his match-winning
feats against South Africa. If
you are going to have
batting, fielding and fast-
bowling coaches, it would be
nice to have a spin-bowling
coach for pretty much all the
games. If I do get on that
plane for the Ashes,
hopefully Ill have Saqqy
sitting next to me. He can
help me out. AFP
Gill critical of Arjuna
Awards selection panel
NEW DELHI
Indias rally driver Gaurav Gill
has hit out at the Arjuna
Awards selection committee
after being ignored for the
honour, saying the panel
should do its bit to convert a
niche sport into a mass sport.
It is only when the
authorities consider racers for
Arjuna Awards, motorsport
will gain popularity and will
become a career option for
masses. It cannot be the
other way around, said the
35-year-old, a two-time
APRC champion. PTI
Indian hoopsters
lose to Iran
BEIRUT
The Indian mens basketball
team began its FIBA Asia Cup
campaign with a 101-54 loss
to Iran. Amjyot Singh Gill (10)
was the only Indian player
who did well.
The result: Iran 101 (Hamed
Hadadi 20, Mohammad
Jamshidijafarabadi 18, Sajjad
Mashayekhi 16) bt India 54
(Amjyot Singh Gill 10,
Talwinderjit Singh 9).
Lukewarm response to CoAs directive
Only 10 affiliated units have furnished the list of their members
Vijay Lokapally
NEW DELHI
Only 10 of the 31 affiliated
units have responded to the
Committee of Administrat-
ors demand of submitting
their members list. The CoA
had asked the State associ-
ations to display the list on
their respective websites
even though some of the
units dont even have a
website.
Those who havent [re-
sponded] would be men-
tioned in the status report to
the Supreme Court, said
CoA member Diana Edulji.
The CoA is also not pleased
with the state of affairs in Hy-
derabad and has asked for
the list of clubs with the
owners name.
The CoA met with the
BCCI office-bearers here on
Wednesday to decide on
Rhodes jaunty road to success continues
Credits Dhoni and Kohli for the fielding transformation in the Indian team
S. Dinakar
Chennai
The manner in which Jonty
Rhodes defied gravity on the
cricketing arena transported
fielding into peoples con-
sciousness. He was lightning
quick on the ball, swift with
his throws and made
blinders appear
commonplace.
Rhodes, here as a mentor
for Ruby Trichy Warriors in
the TNPL, said his exposure
to sports other than cricket
he played hockey, tennis and
football while growing up
sharpened his fielding.
The South African said,
In hockey, the way you
dribbled the ball and pushed
ahead was how I learnt to
run in the covers.
Rhodes observed, As a
tennis player, I would have
to return serve with the
backhand or the forehand.
That is where my split jump
came from.
He added, I was a foot-
ball goalkeeper. If the striker
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Its been a demanding stint for Kohli
The fiercely combative and successful skipper has a lot on his plate
INDIA IN LANKA
K.C. Vijaya Kumar
COLOMBO
A fortnight ago, Virat Kohli
tweeted a picture in which
he stood with the Indian
Ocean behind him and the
accompanying words were:
If only I could wake up to
this every morning!! #Bliss-
ful
His latest sojourn in Sri
Lanka, though, has nothing
to do with exuding the holi-
day spirit, as there is work to
be done. Leading the team,
scoring runs and seizing the
series, are all part of his job-
profile.
Yet that picture and tweet,
issued from the team hotel at
Galle, were reflective of his
desire to find peace. It hasnt
been an easy prelude to the
current tour of Sri Lanka
with Anil Kumbles resigna-
tion as head coach and the
India captains role leading
up to that move causing un-
savoury speculation.
Performance-wise, by his
exalting standards, Kohli had
a mixed run over the previ-
ous months. Leading Royal
Kuldeep has plans in place for Lankan batsmen
The chinaman bowler says its all about bowling in the right areas
Special Correspondent
Pallekele
Life has changed inexorably
for Kuldeep Yadav since his
Test debut against Australia
at Dharamshala in March.
The chinaman bowlers
first innings haul of four for
68 stunned Steve Smiths
men. It also secured for the
22-year-old the Indian
squads third-spinner slot.
In the current series
against Sri Lanka, Kuldeep
was left to practice in the
nets and carry water laced
with isotonic salts for his In-
dia teammates in the middle.
But another chance of
playing in a Test might well
beckon Kuldeep as Ravindra
Jadeja has been suspended
from the third match com-
mencing here on Saturday.
some issues. Among the ma-
jor decisions was to refer In-
dias participation in cricket
at the Olympics to its Gen-
eral Body. There is a pro-
posal to include cricket at
the 2024 Olympics, which is
pending with the IOC.
Technical issue
Former India captain Mo-
hammad Azharuddin would
have to wait to receive his
dues. The Boards acting
president C.K. Khanna in-
sisted it was technical issue
that requires the payment to
be cleared by the General
Body of the BCCI. It will be
cleared, he said.
On S. Sreesanth, who was
reprieved by the Kerala High
Court from charges of al-
leged match-fixing, Edulji
said the Boards legal team
Jonty Rhodes. *
M. VEDHAN.
entered the box, the goal-
keeper came off his line.
Thats what I did as a back-
ward-point fielder, just keep
homing in on the batsman
and cutting down the
angles.
Keeping fit
Rhodes passion for surfing
he connects with old rival
Matthew Hayden through
their escapades in the sea
keeps him super fit at 48.
But then, it is cricket
Challengers Bangalore in the
IPL, Kohli scored 308 aver-
aging 30.80. Prior to that, in
the Tests against Australia,
he mustered 46 from five in-
nings. Later he struck form
in the ODIs. The proof being
his runs in the ICC Champi-
ons Trophy and an unbeaten
111 against the West Indies at
Kingston, in the last game of
the five-match series.
Stepping into Sri Lanka,
Kohli had to shed the cob-
webs of the past and shep-
herd his team. Still midway
in the tour (India plays five
ODIs and a lone Twenty20
after the Tests), he and his
men have prospered. The
series has been nailed at 2-0
with just the third and final
Test at Pallekele remaining to
be played. And Kohli, the
batsman, found his mark
with an unbeaten 103 in the
second innings of the first
Test at Galle.
Seamless transition
After that knock, Kohli, when
asked about his previous
run-drought in Tests, replied:
I wasnt looking at things
from that point of view. I
The special one: Indias chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav is
raring to make it count if he gets a chance to play the
third Test. FILE PHOTO: PTI
*
Kuldeep spoke to the me-
dia during the course of In-
dias training session on
Wednesday. Excerpts
A maiden overseas Test: I
was excited to play my debut
Test as well so if I get a
Diana Edulji.
*
FILE PHOTO: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH.
would study the order and
advise on the future course
of action.
Edulji added that the
senior men and women se-
lectors would be given 15
lakh each for doing a com-
mendable job.
On the 15-day window
between international as-
signments and the Indian
Premier League (IPL), Edulji
said, We are trying our best.
which constantly brings him
back to India; Rhodes is in
the star-studded coaching
staff of the Mumbai Indians.
He called cricket in India
an incredible machine and
animal, and spoke about
Twenty20 leagues brining
many cricketers from the
periphery to the
centre-stage.
Rhodes marvelled at In-
dias fielding standards these
days. Back then, Yuvraj,
Kaif and Harbhajan were the
best fielders and you had to
hide the eight others. Now,
you hardly have to hide two
or three fielders.
He credited M.S. Dhoni
and Virat Kohli for bringing
about this fielding trans-
formation and fitness cul-
ture to the Indian team. Its
not just about training hard,
its about training smart, he
noted.
Importantly, Rhodes said,
Virat keeps only players
who are good fielders in the
wasnt certainly looking at
things like how many innings
I havent scored because
when you are playing all
formats, you dont think
which format you have not
scored runs in how many in-
nings. But it always feels
good to get runs when the
team wins. Kohli, who
seamlessly moves across
formats, had a point.
He followed that century
with a 13 at the Sinhalese
Sports Club here and it also
revealed a trend. His recent
batting stints in Tests, reflect
a big knock among a cluster
of low scores. Sample this:
204, 38, 0, 13, 12, 15, 6, 3, 103
n.o., and 13. It is akin to what
K.L. Rahul suffered during
his early days in Tests.
Perhaps, in the middle
stage of his career, Kohli is at
the tipping point with his
Test average wavering
between the late forties and
early fifties. It is a critical
phase that all batsmen have
to endure after establishing
their reputation, proving
their mettle and also adjust-
ing to the relentless scrutiny
of their perceived chinks.
chance to play in Sri Lanka I
will be very happy because I
have been working hard. Ob-
viously excited but there is
also some nervousness.
Bowling in Sri Lanka: Wick-
ets here are similar to Indian
We will try and adhere to it
as far as possible since the
Future Tours & Programmes
(FTP) are decided way in
advance.
The modalities of en-
hanced payment in domestic
cricket to the players and the
support staff would also be
worked out by the Boards
treasurer Anirudh
Chaudhry.
The appointment of man-
agers of India-A and India
under-19 was decided
against since these teams
dont feature in the FTP.
The meeting also picked
Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay
Manjrekar, Kartik Murali and
Harsha Bhogle as comment-
ators for the season. L.
Sivaramakrishnan and Za-
heer Khan will be on
standby.
side. Turning his attention
to the controversy surround-
ing A.B. de Villiers pro-
longed absence from Tests,
he said,
The frustrating part
about South African cricket
is you keep waiting for a
player to return than moving
forward. AB wanted to quit
Tests a while back, but the
South African board wanted
him to stay.
Rhodes opined there
needed to be greater clarity
too from de Villiers about his
future in Tests.
Dwelling on womens
cricket and the success of
the Indian team, he said,
The more you equate it
with mens cricket and make
it more visible, the more wo-
mens cricket will grow. India
making the World Cup final
certainly helped the sport
get attention.
Rhodes jaunty road to
success in the sport contin-
ues this time as a coach
and a mentor.
On the fielding front, he
oscillated between being
alert and athletic in the out-
field and fumbling a bit in the
close-in cordon. In the
second Test at the SSC, he
premeditated his moves at
slips, and often ended up on
the wrong side when a catch
squirted past.
On a slow pitch like that,
sometimes, you stand ahead
because you want to pick
catches from the front and
then when one big shot is
played and the ball is bowled
quick, then you suddenly
look like you are not in posi-
tion. I try to chip in but when
I drop catches, it looks bad,
Kohli said.
A successful captain with a
fierce combative streak,
Kohli has a lot on his plate.
Guiding his men, fronting up
to the media and the relent-
less travel can take a toll, and
it can get overwhelming for
him to just focus on his core
skills. Kohli has to find a bal-
ance.
At 28 he has time on his
hand and as current coach
Ravi Shastri said, he is
learning along the way.
pitches. So you do have an
idea about how to bowl.
Only the batsmen are a bit
different in terms of their ap-
proach but I have planned a
bit and if I am able to do it to
the field, it will be good.
Countering the sweep:
(Kusal) Mendis and (Dimuth)
Karunaratne batted well in
the last Test and they played
the sweep very well.
My plan is to try and con-
trol so that they do not play
that shot much. But playing
sweep also means getting a
lot of chances and if you plan
a little, it helps.
The chinaman mystique: It
doesnt matter whether you
are a left-arm spinner or
right-arm spinner. It is about
bowling in the right areas
and thats what matters. If
you are doing quality bowl-
Vishnu
crashes out
SPORTS BUREAU
JINAN (CHINA)
Vishnu Vardhan was beaten
6-4, 6-4 by sixth seed Ricar-
das Berankis of Lithuania in
the $150,000 Challenger
tennis tournament on
Wednesday.
Vishnu, who collected
$2,580 and nine ATP
points, however, made the
doubles semifinals along
with Sriram Balaji.
In the $100,000 Chal-
lenger in Aptos, Ramkumar
Ramanathan lost in straight
sets to third-seeded Henri
Laaksonen of Switzerland.
The results:
$150,000 Challenger men,
Jinan, China: Pre-quarterfi-
nals: Ricardas Berankis (Ltu)
bt Vishnu Vardhan 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Sri-
ram Balaji & Vishnu Vardhan
bt Di Wu & Zhang Zhizhen
(Chn) 7-6(4), 6-3.
$100,000 Challenger men,
Aptos, USA: First round: Henri
Laaksonen (Sui) bt Ramkumar
Ramanathan 6-3, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF
Nonthaburi, Thailand: Men:
men,
Pre-quarterfinals: Karunuday
Singh bt Nam Hoang Ly (Vie)
7-5, 6-1; Pruchya Isaro (Tha) bt
Haadin Bava 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles (quarterfinals):
Pruchya Isaro (Tha) & Karu-
nuday Singh w/o Tung-Lin Wu
& Cheng-Yu Yu (Tpe).
Women (pre-quarterfinals):
Dhruthi Venugopal bt Nicha
Lertpitaksinchai (Tha) 4-6,
7-5, 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals):
Dhruthi Venugopal & Kanika
Vaidya bt Alison Bai (Aus) &
Chieh-Yu Hsu (Tpe) 7-6(3),
7-5.
$25,000 ITF women, Kok-
sijde, Belgium: Pre-quarterfi-
nals: Ankita Raina bt Deborah
Kerfs (Bel) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF women, Arad,
Romania: First round: Jen-
nifer Luikham bt Camelia-
Elena Hristea (Rou) 7-5, 4-6,
6-0.
Doubles (quarterfinals):
Cristina Ene (Rou) & Bojana
Marinkovic (Srb) bt Selma
Stefania Cadar (Rou) & Jen-
nifer Luikham 6-1, 6-1.
Up and down: Virat Kohlis fielding has oscillated between alert and athletic in the outfield and
fumbles in the close-in cordon like this dropped chance off Angelo Mathews in the second Test.
AP
ing, the batsmen will have
trouble.
Working with Bharat
Arun: I have been working
with Arun (bowling coach)
for the past 10 years. I share
a lot of things with him and
he tells me a lot about bowl-
ing and he knows what to do
and what not to do.
Dharamshala debut: (Anil)
Kumble sir and Ajju bhai
(Ajinkya Rahane) both said
just enjoy your bowling and
do what you do in the nets
and have been doing since
childhood.
In my head, the first ball
was important and I wanted
to bowl it very well. When
the first ball was good and
the first few overs went well,
I grew in confidence and lost
my nervousness.
TTFI looks to revise its
agreement with 11 Sports
Together we expect to take Indian table tennis to a new
high, says TTFI president Dushyant Chautala
RAKESH RAO
NEW DELHI
The Table Tennis Federation
of India (TTFI) has invited
promoter 11 Sports back to
the discussion table after re-
viewing the contract that
deals with domestic events
and the Ultimate Table Ten-
nis league.
The TTFIs Executive
Board which met here on
Tuesday, reviewed the UTT
and concluded that there
were several areas that
needed to be looked into.
The TTFI president
Dushyant Chautala, who
chaired the meeting, said,
Without doubt, the
presentation of UTT was out-
standing and exceeded
everyones expectations.
We wholeheartedly ap-
plaud the efforts of 11 Sports.
Together we expect to take
Indian table tennis to a new
high.
Felt ignored
Reflecting on the areas of im-
provement, Chautala said,
The house felt the TTFI did
not get its due during the
UTT. As the governing body
of the sport in the country,
we felt ignored.
We also deliberated on
various facets of the league,
including technical and lo-
gistical. We shall discuss
everything in detail once we
have the representatives of 11
Sports here.
One of the contentious is-
sues facing TTFI was the
clause the agreement per-
taining to the sponsorship of
domestic events.
Elaborating on the sub-
ject, TTFI secretary-general
M.P. Singh said, The cash
component (6 lakh) offered
by 11 Sports for the title-
sponsorship of a domestic-
ranking tournament needs
to be revised every year, by
say 10 per cent.
Moreover, if a local or-
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Axar Patel to
replace Jadeja
Special Correspondent
COLOMBO
Left-arm spinner Axar
Patel has replaced
Ravindra Jadeja in the
Indian team for the third
Test against Sri Lanka,
starting at Pallekele on
Saturday.
Suspended
Jadeja was suspended for
this match, following an
ICC censure for throwing
the ball dangerously
close to Sri Lankan
opener Dimuth
Karunaratne in the second
Test.
Axar, who was part of
the India-A team touring
Dushyant Chautala.
FILE PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
*
ganiser (of a zonal-ranking
event) can get a sponsor who
pays more than 6 lakh, he
should be allowed to offer
the title-sponsorship to the
one who pays more.
We feel this agreement
should be revised in the in-
terest of all organisers of Na-
tional and domestic ranking
events.
Major decision
In another decision that is
likely to have far-reaching
impact on the quality of
competition in the National
championship, the TTFI has
proposed to invite the final-
ists of the inter-unit petro-
leum meet, inter-Railway
meet and inter-bank champi-
*
Axar Patel.
* FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR
South Africa, will join the
squad on Thursday
evening while Jadeja has
already flown back to
India.
<
> The
presentation of
UTT was outstanding
and exceeded
everyones expectations
TTFI president
onship etc,. to the inter-insti-
tutional championship.
Even the individual
entries from each of the
inter-institutional semifinal-
ist teams will be doubled to
16 and those from the
quarterfinalist teams, to 12.
This will be a departure
from the consolidated Petro-
leum and Railway teams tak-
ing part in the premier
event. For the record, Petro-
leum men have been win-
ning the team title for 24
years, while the Petroleum
women have stayed un-
defeated for 23 years.
M.P. Singh sounded buoy-
ant about the change. This
decision, once accepted by
the institutions, should in-
ject more interest in the
team events, of both inter-in-
stitutions and National
championship.
This will bring about a
surge in employment for
young, talented players and
enhance winning prospects
of the states in the National
championship once some of
the leading Petroleum play-
ers return to the State teams.
It is a win-win situation for
all.
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Els and Mickelson credit
Tiger for milestone
CHARLOTTE
Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson,
who will have their 100th
Major start on Thursday at
the PGA Championship,
credit Tiger Woods with
helping them boost their
fitness and longevity. Had
Tiger not come around, I
dont feel I would have
pushed myself to achieve
what I ended up achieving,
said Mickelson. This guy is
so special and he absolutely
changed the game. He got us
to really elevate our games,
added Els. AFP
McIlroy happy about
Major in May, but...
CHARLOTTE
Four-time Major winner Rory
McIlroy applauded moving
the PGA Championship to
May, but his hopes for a golf
off-season arent likely to be
realised any time soon. That
was the upshot from
Tuesdays PGA of America
announcement that the
tournament, the 99th edition
of which opens on Thursday,
would shift to May starting in
2019 at Bethpage Black. Its
great for the golf schedule,
McIlroy said. AFP
Atalanta signs contract
to own stadium
ROME
Atalanta, which has signed a
contract with the town of
Bergamo to buy the Atleti
Azzurri dItalia Stadium for
8.6 million, becomes the
fourth Serie A club to own a
stadium, following Juventus
(Allianz Stadium), Sassuolo
(Mapei Stadium) and Udinese
(Dacia Arena). Roma and
Fiorentina have unveiled
plans to build stadiums, with
construction to begin in late
2017 and 2019 respectively.
IANS
Cilic joins Federer
in Laver Cup team
PRAGUE
World No. 6 Marin Cilic and
20th-ranked Sam Querrey
have joined the teams for
Septembers inaugural Laver
Cup in Prague, the organisers
said on their website on
Wednesday. The 28-year-old
Cilic, the 2014 US Open
champion, will join Team
Europe led by Swedish
legend Bjorn Borg and also
comprising Roger Federer,
Rafael Nadal and Dominic
Thiem. I know how well
Roger (Federer) is playing
this season so it will be nice
to be on the same team in
Prague, Cilic said. AFP
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CM
YK
We want to take the overall CFL from August 12
ecosystem to a higher level
Jamshedpur FCs Sunil Bhaskaran outlines the new ISL sides plan
Amitabha Das Sharma
Jamshedpur
The Tata Group with its
entry into professional foot-
ball will be looking to effec-
tuate a change in the sports
ecosystem like what it did
with the launch of the Tata
Football Academy (TFA)
three decades ago, feels
Sunil Bhaskaran, who influ-
enced the entry of Jamshed-
pur FC into the Indian Super
League (ISL).
We are now looking to
take the overall ecosystem of
the sport to a higher level.
This will give the aspiring
footballers of the country a
greater opportunity to build
a career in the sport, Mr.
Bhaskaran, the vice presid-
ent (Corporate Services) in
Tata Steel, told The Hindu in
an exclusive interview.
Statistical backing
To ensure that Indian foot-
ball gets quality players, we
started scouting footballers
between the age group of 14-
18 and produced some of the
best players in the country.
Statistics says of the 200-odd
Its Justice Angel
vs Gypsy
BENGALURU: Justice Angel and
Gypsy may fight out the finish of
the Rajah S.R.K. Ranga Row Me-
morial Cup (1,400m), the main
event of the races to be held here
on Thursday (August 10).
False rails (width about 7.5m
from 1,600m to the winning
post) will be in position.
1 SET ALIGHT PLATE (1,400m),
rated 15 to 35, 2-30 p.m.: 1. Call
Me Maybe (7) Ashhad Asbar 60,
2. Masters Glory (9) Irvan Singh
59, 3. Calico King (5) Jagadeesh
56, 4. Cantabria (4) Neeraj 56, 5.
Starry Wind (6) Srinath 55, 6. In-
ternal Affair (8) Kiran Rai 54.5, 7.
Aleef (10) A. Vishwanath 53, 8.
Mistress Of Spice (2) Rayan
Ahmed 53, 9. Arabian Promise (1)
R. Anand 50.5, 10. Kristine (11)
Arshad Alam 50 and 11. My King
(3) S. Shareef 50.
1. CALL ME MAYBE, 2. CANTAB-
RIA, 3. STARRY WIND
2 ment. Vekic powered to a
SANTORINI STAR PLATE
(2,000m), rated 15 to 35, 3-
00: 1. Turf Tactics (4) P.P. Dhebe
60, 2. Implicit Trust (1) P. Trevor
58.5, 3. Brave Girl (3) Arshad
Alam 57, 4. Love Is Life (2) Ash-
had Asbar 57, 5. Intrepid Warrior
(6) Dhanu Singh 56.5 and 6. Shar-
onleon (5) Nazerul Alam 54.
1. IMPLICIT TRUST, 2. TURF
TACTICS
3 MYSTIC MEMORIAL PLATE
(Div. II), (1,200m), rated 30 to
50, 4-y-o & over, 3-30: 1. Colour
Of Gold (2) M. Naveen 60, 2.
Amazing Love (9) S. John 59, 3.
Grecian Light (5) Anjar Alam
58.5, 4. Prazsky (6) Nazerul Alam
58.5, 5. Royal Serenity (1) Dar-
shan 58, 6. Arizona (11) P. Trevor
57.5, 7. Bazinga (8) Kiran Rai 57.5,
8. Better Than Ever (10) R. Man-
junath 57.5, 9. Romantic Helen
(3) Rayan Ahmed 57.5, 10. Flicka
(7) A. Sandesh 56.5 and 11. Dia-
mond Green (4) R. Anand 56.
1. ARIZONA, 2. AMAZING LOVE, 3.
ROYAL SERENITY
4 RAJAH S.R.K. RANGA ROW
MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m),
rated 45 to 65, 4-00: 1. Gypsy (5)
Nazerul Alam 60, 2. Justice Angel
(10) Ashhad Asbar 57, 3. Topaz
(11) Irvan Singh 57, 4. Bonfire (2)
A. Vishwanath 56, 5. Burnished
Gold (3) S. Shareef 56, 6. Amaz-
ing Redd (7) S. John 55.5, 7. Emi-
dio (6) P.P. Dhebe 55, 8. Alexan-
drite (4) Jagadeesh 54, 9. Racing
ACROSS
1 Silver in swamp? Thats a
fantasy (6)
4 Raced back to interrupt rogue
primarily spreading rumours
(7)
8 R. De Niros acting
Methodical (2,5)
9 Largely unsettled opposition
(7)
Ambitious: TFAs Sunil Bhaskaran is planning to contribute
meaningfully to the game following the induction of the new
ISL side Jamshedpur FC. FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI
*
passing out from TFA so far,
around 150 have played for
the country, said the ardent
football fan.
Instead of going for a
flashy or outlandish name,
the franchise sought to name
the team Jamshedpur FC so
that people could make an
immediate connect.
We had been thinking of
getting into league football
for the last two-three years
but stayed away, preferring
Fire (8) Rayan Ahmed 54, 10.
Real Steel (9) R. Pradeep 54, 11.
Moondancer (12) P. Trevor 53.5
and 12. War Envoy (1) Neeraj 52.
1. JUSTICE ANGEL, 2. GYPSY, 3.
MOONDANCER
5 STAR CONTENDER PLATE
(1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only,
(Terms), 4-30: 1. Attaboy (11) R.
Pradeep 56, 2. Dreams United (5)
Afsar Khan 56, 3. Noahs Ark (4)
Dhanu Singh 56, 4. Supreme
Heights (8) Ashok Kumar 56, 5.
Capstone (7) Antony Raj 54.5, 6.
Fantastic App (6) Jagadeesh 54.5,
7. Garcia (12) R. Marshall 54.5, 8.
Hot N Fire (2) S. John 54.5, 9.
Malana (9) P. Trevor 54.5, 10.
Nanhipari (10) Irvan Singh 54.5,
11. River Angel (1) Vinod Shinde
54.5 and 12. Smile Of Peace (3)
Rayan Ahmed 54.5.
1. MALANA, 2. HOT N FIRE, 3.
RIVER ANGEL
6 BASQUE PLATE (1,400m),
rated 00 to 20, 5-y-o & over,
5-00: 1. Deepalika (5) R. Pradeep
60, 2. El Matador (6) A. Vish-
wanath 59.5, 3. Ocean Park (10)
Syed Imran 59.5, 4. Power And
Strength (2) Raja Rao 59.5, 5. Ex-
tremelydangerous (9) Chetan
Gowda 58.5, 6. Emancipation (8)
Srinath 57, 7. One To Note (7) Ar-
shad Alam 57, 8. Appys Glamour
(1) S. John 56, 9. Azure Mist (4)
Janardhan P 54, 10. Gift Of Para-
dise (3) Dhanu Singh 53.5 and 11.
Red Admiral (11) Nazerul Alam
52.5.
1. EMANCIPATION, 2. APPYS
GLAMOUR, 3. DEEPALIKA
7 MYSTIC MEMORY PLATE (Div.
I), (1,200m), rated 30 to 50, 4-
y-o & over, 5-30: 1. Amazing Em-
peror (1) Md. Akram 60, 2. Virat
(8) K. Raghu 58.5, 3. Back In A
Flash (6) Arshad Alam 58, 4. Tall-
adega (4) S. John 58, 5. Tarini (11)
Darshan 57.5, 6. Campari Girl (2)
Neeraj 57, 7. Areca Cruise (5) Ant-
ony Raj 56.5, 8. Golden Diamond
(7) Kiran Rai 56.5, 9. Perfect King
(3) M. Naveen 56, 10. Wild Wild
Angel (9) Jagadeesh 56 and 11.
Duke Of Norfolk (10) Nazerul
Alam 55.
1. DUKE OF NORFOLK, 2. WILD
WILD ANGELS, 3. ARECA CRUISE
Days best: JUSTICE ANGEL
Double: IMPLICIT TRUST
MALANA
Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; Tr (i): 2, 3 and
4; (ii): 5, 6 and 7.
11 Big break for pop group to
enter A-list top concert!
Fantastic (10)
12 Absence of law influences
troublemakers (4)
13 Misbehave at stall (3,2)
14 Be more truthful perhaps to
provide support (8)
16 Papers needed after marriage?
(8)
18 One crazy about power of
information (5)
20 Perfume sample not top-notch
(4)
21 Where Mahatma Gandhi is
exactly right (2,3,5)
23 Ones going to court? (7)
24 Poem composed around
beginning of era (7)
25 Brewing dissent? Most spiteful
(7)
26 Proceeded to get hitched
concealing motive (6)
DOWN
1 Preoccupation with
supernatural power consumes
one (5)
to see the results of the
churning that ISL bought
into Indian football. Now it
appears that ISL is set to be-
come the premier football
league of the country and we
have decided to take the
plunge, said Mr. Bhaskaran.
Hi-tech viewing
experience
When asked about what sig-
nificant changes he looks to
bring in the sport with Jam-
Vekic dumps
Bouchard
Donna Vekic.
*
AFP
Agence France Presse
Toronto
Home support proved no
help as Eugenie Bouchard
suffered a straight-set loss
to qualifier Donna Vekic at
the WTA hardcourt tourna-
6-3, 6-4 victory.
Argentinas Diego
Schwartzman saved four
match points to shock
third-seeded Dominic
Thiem 6-4, 6-7(9), 7-5 in the
second round of the ATP
Montreal Masters.
Important results:
Montreal: Second round:
At
Jared Donaldson bt Benoit
Paire 6-2, 7-5.
First round: Borna Coric bt
Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-4; 9-
David Goffin bt Yuichi Sugita
4-6, 6-1, 6-4; 11-Pablo Car-
reno-Busta bt Karen
Khachanov 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; 15-
Jack Sock bt Pierre-Hugues
Herbert 7-6(4), 6-3.
At Toronto: Second round: 5-
Elina Svitolina bt Daria Kasa-
tkina 7-6(4), 6-4.
First round: Anastasia
Pavlyuchenkova bt Alize Cor-
net 6-0, 6-1; 10-Agnieszka
Radwanska bt CoCo
Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-2; Donna
Vekic bt Eugenie Bouchard
6-3, 6-4; 16-Elena Vesnina bt
Alison Riske 6-3, 6-3.
(set by Dr. X)
2 Exceptional piece of cheese on
toast (7)
3 Gets ready to play snooker but
fails miserably (4,2,3)
5 Radical supporter ultimately
fanatical (5)
6 Drawing room? (7)
7 What murderer might do to
dispose of body? Look for
embarrassing information
(3,2,4)
10 Discloses Charming in sack!
Almost extraordinary (9)
13 Amirs top desire To have
dismissed Virat ultimately
with swing (5-4)
15 Commute from work leads to
stress (5,4)
17 Showed contempt for oaf
caught by FBI agent (7)
19 Slogged and begged to
acquire rum (7)
21 Watchdog responsible for
showing fiends (5)
22 Dash to start dodging animal
(5)
shedpur FC, Mr. Bhaskaran
said his teams fans will be
treated to some hi-tech view-
ing experience.
We plan to use the ex-
pertise of Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS), which has
done some fabulous work in
the New York Marathon.
They have also done some
great work in enhancing the
spectator experience in
some of the leagues in
Europe.
We will try to get that hi-
tech digital experience right
here in Jamshedpur and
make the ISL a special exper-
ience for the fans, Mr. Bhas-
karan said.
The induction of Jamshed-
pur FC in the ISL also means
a bigger role for TFA as the
premier football nursery of
the country.
We will surely revamp
TFA. I cannot commit any-
thing specific as we are still
in the process of formulating
our long-term strategy. But it
is very clear now that we will
use the academy as the
pipeline to supply talent to
our team in future, he said.
Carrom World body rejects ad hoc panel
Says it would only deal with the Executive of AICF elected in Nov. 2015
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI
The International Carrom
Federation (ICF) has refused
to recognise the ad hoc com-
mittee appointed by the
Delhi High Court to govern
the game in the country. In a
communication dated Au-
gust 6, signed by both its
president Josef Meyer and
secretary general Saeed Mo-
hamed, the ICF has stated
that it would only deal with
the Executive of the All India
Carrom Federation (AICF)
elected in November 2015.
SHOOTING
Ravi Kumar tops the field
Special Correspondent
New Delhi
Ravi Kumar topped a strong
field ahead of Olympian San-
jeev Rajput in air rifle at the
National shooting selection
trials at the Dr. Karni Singh
Range, Tughlakabad, on
Wednesday. Keeping in tune
with his impressive perform-
ance of making the finals of
two of the three World Cups
this season, the 26-year-old
Ravi Kumar topped qualific-
ation with a score of 626.4,
before beating Sanjeev by 1.6
point for the first place.
Fellow shooter from the
Indian Air Force (IAF),
Deepak Kumar shot one
point less than Ravi in quali-
fication and followed that
with the third place.
Gagan Narang ended sev-
enth after shooting 143.3 in
14 shots of the 24-shot final.
He had logged 622.3 in
qualification.
SUDOKU
Solution to puzzle 12081
East Bengal will take on Rainbow Club in the opener
Special Correspondent
KOLKATA
East Bengal will take on Rain-
bow Club in the lung opener
on August 12, while Mohun
Bagan will meet Southern
Samity in its first match on
August 14 in the Officers
Choice Blue Calcutta Football
League (CFL) Premier Divi-
sion-A tournament.
Altogether 10 teams in-
cluding Calcutta Customs, Mo-
hammedan Sporting, Patha
Chakra, Peerless, Railways
Football Club and Tollygunge
Agragami will take part this
edition.
The winner will get richer
by 25 lakh, while the runner-
up will take home 20 lakh as
Chennai loses out
AIFF moves Champions Cup to Mumbai citing finances
K. Keerthivasan
CHENNAI
The All India Football Feder-
ation has decided to move
the Champions Cup interna-
tional football tournament
from Chennai to Mumbai.
Kushal Das, AIFF secretary,
told The Hindu here on Wed-
nesday that this was neces-
sitated as the Sports Devel-
ICF have recognised Mr.
Rakibul Hussain as the pres-
ident and Mr. V.D. Narayan
as general secretary of AICF,
the letter said.
With the case dragging for
more than a year and a half,
following the governments
decision to derecognise the
game, the carrom activities
in the country had come to a
long pause.
The secretary of AICF,
Narayan had moved a
double bench to seek rem-
edy and an ad hoc body was
nominated by the court with
In free pistol, World
Championship silver medal-
list and Asian Games gold
medallist, Jitu Rai placed
fifth after having topped
qualification with a com-
mendable score of 567.
Jitu, who had won the free
pistol gold and the air pistol
bronze this season in the
World Cup at home at the
same range, will be prepar-
ing in right earnest after the
trials for the World Cup Fi-
nals to be staged at the range
in October, apart from the
Commonwealth Champion-
ship to be hosted in
Australia.
Arjun Singh Cheema
topped in free pistol ahead
of Olympian Prakash Nan-
jappa, as he finished com-
fortably ahead by four
points.
Omkar Singh took the
third place while Tinjit
Dhanota of Punjab managed
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prize money.
Three teams finishing at the
bottom of the premier divi-
Kalyani stadium to about
23,000. We will decide
about the derby after see-
sion-A table will play in the ing the completion certi-
premier division next season, ficate, said Ganguli.
while the top four finishers of So far, four venues
the premier division will play Arya Ground, CFC
in premier division-A in Ground, Howrah Union
2018-19. Ground and Barasat Sta-
Releasing the schedule of dium have been cleared
matches for three rounds here to host matches. More
on Wednesday, Indian Foot- venues may be added fol-
ball Association (IFA) secret- lowing clearance from
ary Utpal Ganguli said some of appropriate authorities.
the important matches, in- Ganguli assured that
cluding the Kolkata derby in- the CFL would be com-
volving East Bengal and Mo- pleted before the com-
hun Bagan, might be played in mencement of Durga
either Kalyani or Siliguri. Puja, which is celebrated
Work is still underway to in the last week of
increase the capacity of the September.
opment Authority of Tamil event. It is really sad, said
Nadu was charging high Das. He added that Mumbai
rates for using its facilities. will be charging far lesser
Das said the amount than what SDAT had asked
charged by SDAT was exor- for.
bitant and that Federation SDATs rates were 2 lakh
could not afford it. We are per match, practice session
bringing international foot- per day 75,000 and an-
ball to Chennai after so other 75,000 if the teams
many years, and SDAT is train at the Nehru B
treating it as a commercial ground.
a government official as After observing the dis-
chairman, two former play- pute being submitted by the
ers, the petitioner and a Sports Ministry of India,
member of another group. their rules and the letter
The case was similar in In- which they had issued on
dian basketball, in which the 4th February 2016 and
legally elected body had
sought timely intervention of
found that it was not at all re-
quired. We have also gone
the court and conducted all through court orders which
its activities for about two you have attached on the dir-
years, with the recognition ection of the Ad-hoc commit-
of the international federa- tee and found that the court
tion, before the Indian has not given any adverse re-
Olympic Association (IOA) marks in respect of the elec-
and the Union Sports Min- tion process of AICF), read
istry accepted its validity the communication from the
and extended recognition. International federation.
India wins
bronze
to place ahead of Jitu Rai. Sports Bureau
Deepak Sharma, Achal Pra- Astana
tap Singh and Jai Singh fin- The Indian team of Kynan
ished sixth to eighth Chenai and Shreyasi Singh
respectively. won the mixed trap bronze
In womens sports pistol, in the Asian Shotgun
Muskan sprang a surprise in
beating Sanjana Sehrawat by
Championship here on
Wednesday.
four points, while Olympian The pair had narrowly
Annuraj Singh placed third.
missed qualifying for the
A string of champion shoot-
gold medal match, as it lost
ers, Pushpanjali Rana, Rahi
Sarnobat, Heena Sidhu,
the shoot-off to Kuwait,
which went on to win gold.
Shweta Singh and Anisa India, which had topped
Sayyed placed fourth to the qualification in a field
eighth in that order. of 18 teams with a score of
The results: Men: 10m air rifle: 91, beat Lebanon for the
1. Ravi Kumar 249.8 (626.4); 2. bronze medal 40-38.
Sanjeev Rajput 248.2 (622.0); The results:
3. Deepak Kumar 227.9 (625.4). Mixed trap: 1. Kuwait (Ab-
50m free pistol: 1. Arjun Singh dulrahman Al Faihan & Sarah
Cheema 234.3 (551); 2. Prakash Al Hawal) 36 (38)2 (88); 2.
Nanjappa 230.3(552); 3. Omkar Korea (Oh Taekeun, Kang
Singh 209.9 (555). Geeeun) 35 (42) 90; 3. India
Women: 25m sports pistol: 1. (Kynan Chenai, Shreyasi
Singh) 40 (38)1 (91); 4. Le-
Muskan 37 (574); 2. Sanjana
Sehrawat 33 (571); 3. Annuraj banon (Alain Moussa, Ray
Singh 28 (581). Bassil) 38 (41) 90.
FAITH
Purpose of penance
It is to be understood that the scriptures and the Puranas at-
tribute the highest status to both Siva and Vishnu and that
both are merely two sides of the same coin, pointed out Sri
B. Sundarkumar in a discourse. If the Bhagavata Purana
highlights the greatness of Vishnu, the Siva and the Skanda
Puranas describe Siva or Muruga as the highest deity. The
killing of demons such as the Gajasura by Siva or Ravana by
Rama is symbolic of the Lords ways of establishing the vic-
tory of virtue over vice, and instilling faith in upholding
dharma and righteous living.
The asuras are shown as capable of severe and austere
penance and through such effort win boons from Brahma
and other celestial beings. But because they lack maturity of
mind and are given to evil tendencies, they opt for ephem-
eral ends instead of seeking what is of permanent value.
Their penance fuels restlessness of spirit that yields to the
pulls of desires. Gajasura does austere penance and secures
longevity, strength, and valour from Brahma. He then in-
dulges in atrocities. When these become too much for the
world to bear, Siva intervenes and kills him.
Any evil tendency in one is a manifestation of asuric qual-
ity. When ones pursuit in life is directed at the enjoyment of
the objects of senses, he reflects asuric tendencies. It only
sadly reflects the failure in a majority of human beings to
nurture the mind and cleanse it of impurities, so that it is al-
lowed to mature and mellow.
Much can be learnt from the world of Nature which
provides examples of the natural process of maturing as in
the blooming of a flower from a bud or the ripening of a
fruit.
Penance has to be done with the aim of attainment of
calm and contentment of mind. The purpose is to realise the
true value and importance of seeking salvation.
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Pierre-Ambroise Bosse surprises all with win in 800m; Sam Kendricks soars to glory
Agence France-Presse
LONDON
South African star Wayde
van Niekerk is halfway to his
target of the 400 metres and
200m double after easing to
victory in the former on
Tuesday.
The 25-year-olds task of
landing both eased consider-
ably with main rival Isaac
Makwala of Botswana barred
from running by the sports
governing body because he
had been diagnosed with the
highly contagious norovirus.
Van Niekerk added that
the double was not a given.
Its easier said than done,
he said. Its competition, its
very unpredictable. My body
still feels very good. It took
me a while to recover to-
night.
But from endurance I go
straight to speed tomorrow...
Its a day-by-day, step-by-step
process for us athletes.
Botswana suffered further
disappointment as 800m
race favourite Nijel Amos
second on the same track in
the 2012 Olympic final
faded to finish fifth with
Frenchman Pierre-Ambroise
Bosse taking a deserved gold
for a bold and brave
performance.
Drought continues
However, for his compatriot
Renaud Lavillenie his World
gold drought continued even
in the stadium where he won
Olympic gold in 2012.
The Frenchman had to
settle for bronze his fifth
minor medal in the world
championships with Amer-
ican Sam Kendricks taking
the title in front of his par-
ents and girlfriend to boot.
Conselsus Kipruto main-
tained Kenyas fine record in
the mens 3000 metres
Indians up against strong Chinese, Korean opponents
Tough draw for Saina at badminton World meet; Sindhu, Srikanth better placed
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI
P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal,
K. Srikanth and Ajay Ja-
yaram will have to contend
with a strong Chinese and
Korean presence in their
passage through the World
badminton championship
scheduled to begin in Glas-
gow on August 21. The
draw was made in Kuala
Lumpur on Wednesday.
CHESS
Draw keeps Anand
in joint second spot
Sports Bureau
ST. LOUIS
Viswanathan Anand stayed
joint second following an
easy draw with black pieces
against Sergey Karjakin in
the sixth round of the
Sinquefield Cup chess tour-
nament here on Tuesday.
Levon Aronian managed
a win after facing an off-
form World No. 2 Wesley So.
The victory saw Aronian
join Anand and Magnus
Carlsen on 3.5 points, half a
point behind leader Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave.
Anand was comfortable
right through the 30-move
contest. When the draw was
agreed following the
CM
YK
On a high: Sam Kendricks came up with an impressive show to claim the pole vault gold.
steeplechase winning in
cheeky style from Moroccos
Soufiane El bakkali, while
there was a second world
title for the Czech Republics
womens javelin world re-
cord holder and two-time
Olympic champion Barbora
Spotakova.
The results:
Men: 400m: 1. Wayde van
Niekerk (RSA) 43.98s, 2. Steven
Gardiner (Bah) 44.41, 3. Ab-
dalelah Haroun (Qat); 800m: 1.
Pierre-Amboise Bosse (Fra)
Fourth seed Sindhu
could face Hong Kongs
Ngyan Yi Cheung, seeded
13, for a place in the
quarterfinals where she
could run into fifth seed
Sun Yu. Sindhu trails 3-4 in
head-to-head encounters
against the top-ranked
Chinese.
Sainas potential rival in
the pre-quarterfinals is
second seed Korean Sung
opening lines of
Trompowsky the players
were left with a knight and
six pawns each.
The results: Sixth round:
Sergey Karjakin (Rus, 3) drew
with Viswanathan Anand (3.5);
Fabiano Caruana (USA, 3) drew
with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
(Fra, 4); Magnus Carlsen (Nor,
3.5) drew with Hikaru Na-
kamura (USA, 2.5); Levon
Aronian (3.5) bt Wesley So
(USA, 2); Ian Nepomniachtchi
(Rus, 2.5) drew with Peter
Svidler (Rus, 2).
Seventh round pairings:
Anand-Nepomniachtchi; Lag-
rave-Karjakin; Svidler-Carlsen;
Nakamura-Aronian;
So-Caruana.
Makwala runs solo, qualifies
for 200m semifinals
Agence France-Presse
London
Botswanas Isaac Makwala,
who was cleared by the IAAF
to run in the 200m on
Wednesday, celebrated in
style by qualifying for the
semifinals.
Makwala was prevented
by the international body
from running in Mondays
opening 200m heat and
Tuesdays 400m final after
falling victim to an outbreak
1:44.67s, 2. Adam Kszczot (Pol)
1:44.95, 3. Kipyegon Bett (Ken)
1:45.21.
3000m steeplechase: 1. Con-
seslus Kipruto (Ken) 8:14.12s, 2.
Hi Hyun, against whom
she holds a 7-2 record.
Should the 12th seeded In-
dian advance, a first-ever
clash against Chinas He
Bingjiao, seeded six,
awaits.
Among the men, eighth
seed Srikanth is drawn to
play top seeded Korean
Son Wan Ho in the
quarterfinals. The top-half
also includes the Chinese
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of sickness that has hit scores
of competitors.
But, on Wednesday, the
IAAF said the quarantine
period had ended and
Makwala could run in the
semifinals in the evening
provided he achieved the
qualifying time of 20.53s in
an individual time trial before
the main session.
Although he was forced to
run in much worse conditions
than what the competitors
Soufiane Elbakkali (Mar)
8:14.49, 3. Evan Jager (USA)
8:15.53; Pole vault: 1. Sam
Hendricks (USA) 5.95m, 2. Piotr
Lisek (Pol) 5.89, 3. Renaud
duo of Shi Yuqi and former
World and Olympic cham-
pion Lin Dan, seeded four
and seven.
Ajay Jayaram, seeded 13,
is in the same quarter as
two-time defending cham-
pion Chen Long, seeded
five.
B. Sai Praneeth, seeded
15, plays Hong Kongs Wei
Nan in the opening round
and could face Chinese
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Real retains Super Cup
Iscos delightful strike proves the difference
Agence France-Presse
SKOPJE
A delightful goal by Isco
proved the difference as Real
Madrid survived a
Manchester United fightback
to win 2-1 and lift the UEFA
Super Cup in the Macedo-
nian capital on Tuesday.
Casemiro put the reigning
European champion in front
on 24 minutes on a steamy
summers night in the
Balkans and Isco doubled
the lead seven minutes into
the second half after a one- Intense action: Real Madrids Isco, who scored one of his
two with Gareth Bale. teams two goals, tries to get past Manchester Uniteds
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Madrid for whom Cristi-
ano Ronaldo appeared as a past the hour, marking his second year running and the
late substitute and Europa competitive debut for United fourth time overall. It is the
League winner United that with a goal and sparking a eighth time in nine years
Jose Mourinho had feared big improvement from the that a Spanish club has won
was all too evident and it Premier League club in the the Super Cup.
looked like the Spaniards final stages. The result: Real Madrid 2
would go on to win by a It was to no avail, with Zi- (Casemiro 24, Isco 52) bt
wider margin. Romelu nedine Zidanes side win- Manchester United 1 (Lukaku
Lukaku pulled one back just ning this trophy for the 62).
Ajay sizzles for Bengaluru Bulls
PKL
Ashwin Achal
NAGPUR
A moment of magic from
Ajay Kumar propelled
faced in the first round two Bengaluru Bulls to a 31-25
days ago, with rain teeming victory over Bengal Warriors
down for much of his solo at the Mankapur Indoor Sta-
trial, Makwala sped around dium here on Wednesday.
the wet track in 20.20s. With the score tied at 16,
Cheered by spectators Ajay achieved a rare feat,
who were still coming into taking out four defenders in Remarkable raid: Bulls Ajay Kumar takes out four Warriors.
the stadium for the evening a bumper raid. The glorious *
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session, Makwala prayed effort enabled Bengaluru
before the start and, after force an all-out and take a touches, taking out antis The result: Bengaluru Bulls 31
glancing at the clock at the 24-18 lead. with agile taekwondo-style (Ajay Kumar 8) bt Bengal Warri-
end of the race, went into a Bengal was unable to kicks. ors 25 (Jang Kun Lee 8).
series of celebratory press- close the gap, and fell to a Bengalurus Ravinder Pa-
ups on the track. first defeat in three matches.
This was Bengalurus third
hal had his moment under
the spotlight as well, when
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Women: Javelin: 1. Barbora there was little to separate His skipper Rohit Kumar Panthers, 8 p.m.
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Tien Chen in the pre-
quarterfinals. The
strongest player in Sais
quarter is Viktor Axelsen,
the third seed from
Denmark.
Unseeded Sameer
Verma plays Spains Pablo
Abian and a victory should
earn him a match against
16th seed Rajiv Ouseph of
England.
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globally, will soon expand in
India. The app, which earlier
partnered with the film
Jagga Jasoos, has a creator
incubation programme to
develop new talent. IANS
Disney to launch two
streaming services
LOS ANGELES
Production banner Walt
Disney Co. has ended its
movie distribution deal with
Netflix and will soon launch
two new online streaming
services one for sports and
the other for films and TV
shows. The Disney-backed
standalone subscription
services, set to debut in 2019,
would include original
content by Walt Disney
Studios. IANS
Record-setting fidget
spinner developed
FUJISAWA
A company inJapan, NSK
Micro Precision, is claiming to
have developed a fidget
spinner that whirls longer
than any rival on the market,
12 minutes and counting.
Most fidget spinners, the
must-have toy for 2017, can
only rotate on their own for a
few minutes at most. The
gadget is billed as a stress
reliever. AFP
Actor Dilip Kumar
discharged from hospital
He was under week-long treatment for kidney trouble
Special Correspondent
Mumbai
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar
was discharged from the Lil-
avati Hospital in Bandra on
Wednesday evening. He was
hospitalised for a week due
to a kidney ailment. Doctors
said that the 94-year-old
actor was doing well and his
kidney function was back to
normal.
The hospitals vice-presid-
ent Ajay Kumar Pandey said
that when the actor was
brought to the hospital on
August 2, he was in a critical
condition. But he re-
covered very well and re-
sponded well to the treat-
ment, said Mr. Pandey,
adding that the credit went
to a team of doctors under
Besieged Syria town swaps meat for mushrooms
The nutritious alternative is not a common crop in Syria, but those affected by the war are learning to include it in meals
Agence France-Presse
Douma
In a humid room in the be-
sieged Syrian town of
Douma, Abu Nabil inspects
the pearly white mushrooms
sprouting from white sacks
hanging from a ceiling.
The oyster mushrooms
poking out from holes in the
bags are now a substitute for
meat in the rebel stronghold,
where a government block-
ade has created food short-
ages. Abu Nabil walks
between the sacks inspecting
the clusters of mushrooms
emerging from the plastic
and checking the internal
temperature to ensure condi-
tions are optimal for the un-
usual crop.
Mushrooms are not a com-
mon crop in Syria, and rarely
feature in local cuisine.
But in the Eastern Ghouta
region, a key rebel bastion
outside the capital Damas-
cus, years of government
siege have put traditional
staples like meat far beyond
CM
YK
Putting the sun to work
12 Indian and British universities to turn five villages self-sufficient in energy
Press Trust of India
London
A consortium of 12 Indian
and British universities, in-
cluding Oxford and Cam-
bridge, has received a 7 mil-
lion grant from the U.K.
government to build self-suf-
ficient solar-powered build-
ings in remote Indian
villages.
The grant is part of a new
solar project called SUN-
RISE aimed at developing
printed photovoltaic cells
and new manufacturing pro-
cesses which can be used to
make solar energy products
in India.
These will then be integ-
rated into buildings in at
least five villages of India, al-
lowing them to harness solar
power to provide their own
energy and go off-grid.
The programme is part of
a project led by the Swansea
University, which has plenty
of experience in the field.
The energy-positive
classroom we built shows
that this technology works,
successfully turning build-
ings into power stations.
This funding will enable us
to export this model to sup-
port Indias plans to boost
solar energy, said Professor
Dave Worsley of Swansea
Country music legend Glen Campbell passes away at 81
The six-time Grammy winner, who left his mark on the music, television and movie worlds, died after a long battle with Alzheimers disease
Agence France-Presse
Washington
Country music legend Glen
Campbell, the mellow-voiced
Rhinestone Cowboy who
sold millions of albums over
a career that spanned dec-
ades, has died at the age of
81. Campbell, who left his
mark on the music, televi-
sion and movie worlds, died
in Nashville, Tennessee, after
a long battle with
Alzheimers disease.
It is with the heaviest of
hearts that we announce the
passing of our beloved hus-
band, father, grandfather,
Actor Dilip Kumar is helped by relatives and hospital staff as he
leaves the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday. AFP
nephrologist Dr Arun Shah
and cardiologist Dr Nitin
Ghokale and other staff at
the hospital. He did not re-
the reach of ordinary people.
The Adala Foundation, a
local NGO, began thinking
about ways to help residents
in need of nutritious
alternatives.
We turned to cultivating
mushrooms because theyre
a food that has high nutri-
tional value, similar to meat,
and can be grown inside
houses and basements, said
Mr. Nabil, an engineer who is
project director.
Cheaper option
We were looking for a good
source of proteins and min-
eral salts as an alternative to
meat, which is very expens-
ive, added Adalas director
Muayad Mohieddin. We dis-
covered the idea of mush-
rooms as a solution.
Eastern Ghouta has been
under siege since 2013, leav-
ing locals to rely on food pro-
duced locally or smuggled in
through tunnels or across
checkpoints.
While the area was once
Let there be light: The Indian government wants to develop
the country into a solar energy leader. FILE PHOTO
University, leader of the
SUNRISE team.
Going off-grid
Designed and built by the
SPECIFIC project, the
classroom can run off grid.
Electricity is generated by a
steel roof with integrated
solar cells, the university
said in a statement.
Prof. Worsley said, The
Swansea team will be work-
ing closely with our partner
universities in the U.K. and
in India. Our hope is that if
we can show this works on
five villages in India, then it
and legendary singer and
guitarist, his family said in a
statement.
Campbells more than 70
albums sold more than 50
million copies, earning him
six Grammy Awards, includ-
ing a Lifetime Achievement
Award, and membership in
the Country Music Hall of
Fame and Musicians Hall of
Fame.
Completed while he was
already suffering from the
ravages of Alzheimers,
Campbells final album,
Adios, was released in June.
Campbell cut the album in
* brain function across the
quire a ventilator or dialysis.
He was given oxygen sup-
port and medication only,
said Mr. Pandey.
Space savers: A Syrian member of the Adala Foundation cuts
plastic bags containing mushroom seeds in Douma. AFP
an important agricultural re-
gion for Syria, mushrooms
were not a local crop.
This type of cultivation
was totally unknown in
Ghouta before the war, said
Mr. Mohieddin.
We learned about it by
searching on the Internet for
places in similar (wartime)
situations to Eastern
Ghouta, he added.
search that addresses issues
faced by developing
countries.
From healthcare to
green energy, the successful
projects receiving funding
highlight the strength of the
U.K.s research base and our
leadership in helping devel-
oping countries tackle some
of the greatest global issues
of our time, said Jo Johnson,
U.K. Minister for Universities
and Science.
An industrial strategy
At a time when the pace of
scientific discovery and in-
novation is quickening, we
* are placing science and re-
search at the heart of our in-
could be rolled out to other dustrial strategy to build on
buildings in India and our strengths and maintain
around the world. our status as science power-
Swansea University says house, Mr. Johnson said.
the project is in line with the One of the key aims of the
Indian governments plans to SUNRISE project for India is
turn the country into a solar to provide a real-life example
energy leader, leap-frogging which proves that this tech-
fossil fuels. Some of the nology works and that it is
other universities that are appropriate within com-
part of the consortium are munities.
Oxford, Cambridge, Brunel The plan is that it will en-
and Imperial College Lon- courage local industries to
don. The 7 million award manufacture affordable pre-
comes from the U.K. govern- fabricated buildings, adap-
ments Global Challenges Re- ted for their environment,
search Fund (GCRF), which that can generate, store and
supports cutting-edge re- release their own power.
2012 after completing a diffi-
cult final tour, which was
documented by the movie
Glen Campbell: Ill Be Me.
Difficult times
The film, which generated
the Grammy-winning song
Im Not Gonna Miss You,
showed the star still instinct-
ively fluent on the guitar yet Glen Campbell.
struggling to remember lyr-
ics and setlists and, by the small town in the southern
time of his final show in state of Arkansas, the sev-
Napa, California, barely able enth of 12 children of a strug-
to lead his band. gling sharecropper.
Glen Travis Campbell was According to Campbells
born on April 22, 1936 in a website, his father recog-
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Gentle giant: A baby gray whale, about 15 to 18 feet long, entered the Dana Point Harbour in California, much to the delight of
tourists before swimming away into the bay on Tuesday. DOLPHINSAFARI.COM/AP
in sterile plastic containers.
Over the course of 15-25
days, the mushroom slivers
begin to process fungus that
is then removed and mixed
with sterlised barley grains
to create seeds.
Next, straw that has been
boiled until sterile and then
drained is placed on a table
and sprayed with gypsum to
prepare it for the seeds.
Finally, the straw is
packed into the sacks, with
the mushroom starters
sprinkled at intervals on top
of the straw as it is layered
* in. The bags are transferred
to a room known as an in-
The NGO discovered cubator where they are sus-
mushroom farming required pended from the ceiling for
neither large amounts of between 25 to 45 days, and
space, nor major financial in- each produces between four
vestment, making it a good and five mushroom harvests
fit for their needs. before being replaced.
To cultivate the mush- In the three months since
rooms, the projects workers the project began, the NGO
begin by sandwiching thin has distributed mushrooms
slices of high-quality mush- across Douma and other
room between pieces of car- parts of Eastern Ghouta free
ton and placing the samples of charge. We distribute
NOIDA/DELHI
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2017
THE HINDU
Motorheads Lemmy has
crocodile named after him
Marine reptile lived during the Jurassic period
Lemmysuchus obtusidens and Lemmy of Motorhead. * AFP/TRUSTEES OF THE NHM, LONDON
Agence France-Presse The teeth were large and name, said the statement.
Paris blunt, perfect for crushing Natural History Museum
A team of music-mad scient- prey such as turtles. curator Lorna Steel was still
ists unveiled an extinct, sea- Lemmys croc was dug up mourning the demise of her
dwelling crocodile from the at Peterborough in England favourite band, and sugges-
Jurassic period on Wednes- in the early 20th century. ted that it should be named
day, which they named in after her musical hero.
honour of Motorhead lead Unique group Although Lemmy passed
singer Ian Lemmy But it was recently re-ex- away at the end of 2015,
Kilmister who died in 2015. amined and found to have wed like to think that he
Lemmysuchus was about been incorrectly lumped would have raised a glass to
5.8 metres long and had a with other sea crocodiles Lemmysuchus, one of the
skull longer than a metre from the area. Lemmysuchus nastiest sea creatures ever to
similar to a modern-day salt- obtusidens lived around 164 have inhabited the Earth,
water crocodile to which it is million years ago and was a the statement quoted Ms.
only distantly related. member of an extinct group Steel as saying.
It would have been one of marine crocodile relatives Lemmy died in December
of the largest coastal predat- called teleosaurs. 2015 at the age of 70 in Los
ors of its time, researchers Given that it belonged to a Angeles.
from the Natural History unique group, the creature He formed Motorhead, a
Museum said in a statement. needed a new scientific metal band, in 1975.
nized his talent at an early tracks for stars such as Elvis of the Year at the 1968
age and bought him a $5 gui- Presley and Frank Sinatra Grammy Awards. Campbell
tar when he was four years and his smooth guitar licks hosted his own television
old. He was taught to play by can be heard on the Right- show The Glen Campbell
his Uncle Boo. eous Brothers hit Youve Lost Goodtime Hour from 1969
Campbell left home at the That Lovin Feeling and on to 1972 and took his chiselled
age of 14, performing on ra- the Beach Boys Pet Sounds al- good looks to Hollywood.
dio and television in Al- bum. He toured with The He appeared in the classic
buquerque, New Mexico, be- Beach Boys in 1964 after 1969 Western True Grit, play-
fore landing in Los Angeles singer Brian Wilson tempor- ing the role of La Boeuf, a
*
REUTERS in 1960. There he performed arily retired from the band. Texas Ranger who partners
as a session musician with with John Waynes Rooster
Phil Spectors legendary Breakout success Cogburn in search of a killer.
backing band known as The But his breakout success Campbells best-selling
Wrecking Crew helping to came in 1967 with the song single, Rhinestone Cowboy,
produce what was called the Gentle on My Mind and his al- was released in 1975 and has
Wall of Sound. bum By the Time I Get to sold more than five million
Campbell performed on Phoenix was named Album copies.
New therapy
for brain
degeneration
Agence France-Presse
Washington
A single injection of a frag-
ment of a life-extending
protein hormone could im-
prove cognition in those
with neurodegenerative ill-
nesses, according to new
research.
The klotho protein was
found to enhance cognitive
and physical performance
in ageing or impaired mice,
said a study carried out by
scientists at the University
of California, San Francisco
and published in the
journal Cell Reports.
Treatment with a
klotho fragment enhances
lifespan and could repres-
ent a new therapeutic
strategy to boost brain resi-
lience, said lead author
* Dena Dubal.
Nepal to criminalise
isolation of women
nearly 1,300 kilograms of
mushrooms a week to 600
during menstruation
people, said Mr. Nabil. Agence France-Presse It will only come into ef-
The distribution is free Kathmandu fect in a years time.
for the poorest families, and Nepals parliament on Wed- Chhaupadi is linked to
for those suffering malnutri- nesday criminalised an an- Hinduism and considers wo-
tion or spinal cord injuries cient Hindu practice that men untouchable when
that need lots of nutrients, banishes women from the they menstruate, as well as
he added. home during menstruation. after childbirth.
Its a major boon for Many communities in They are banished from
people like Um Mohammed, Nepal view menstruating the home barred from
a mother of four, who can women as impure and in touching food, religious
only dream of affording some remote areas they are icons, cattle and men and
meat. If youre able to get forced to sleep in a hut away forced to sleep in basic huts
mushrooms, its a huge bless- from home during their known as chhau goth.
ing, the 50-year-old said. periods, a custom known as
Abu Adnan al-Sidawi, 30, chhaupadi. Deaths during ritual
had never even tasted mush- The new law stipulates a Last month, a teenage girl
rooms before he received three-month jail sentence or died after being bitten by a
them through the project. a 2,000 fine, or both, for snake while sleeping in a ch-
I received a bowl of anyone forcing a woman to hau goth.
mushrooms three or four follow the custom. Two other women died in
weeks ago, said Mr. Sidawi, A woman during her late 2016 in separate incid-
who suffered multiple frac- menstruation or post-natal ents while also following the
tures in his leg and back in state should not kept in ch- ritual one of smoke inhal-
an air strike in April. haupadi or treated with any ation after she lit a fire for
I didnt know what they kind of similar discrimina- warmth, while the other
were and Id never eaten tion or untouchable and in- death was unexplained.
them before. I learnt how to humane behaviour, reads Rights activists say many
cook them from the Inter- the law, passed in an unan- other deaths likely go
net, he said. imous vote. unreported.
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