RISHIKESHWith India introducing

electronic visa for 150nations and other steps,government is confidentthat the country to becomea popular destination fortourists and investors, anofficial today said.

Tourism promotion is atthe center of NarendraModi Government'sscheme of things and it hastaken a number of steps,including Smart City andMake in India, whichreflect this commitment,Tourism secretary Lalit KPanwar said.

"Over 1.5 lakh peoplefrom 150 countries includ-ing China were issuedonline electronic travel

visas by the Centre in thelast seven months which issomething never done byany previous government.

"This shows how keenthe government is to attractpeople to India, see thingsfor themselves and investhere. The ambitious SmartCity project is also a stepin that direction," MrPanwar told PTI.

The smart city projectwill give a multi-dimen-sional boost to tourism thecountry linking it withdevelopment, livelihood,trade and investment andgovernment also wantspeople to come to India,see its potential in differentsectors and then decide to

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LUCKNOWRains continued to lash most

parts of Uttar Pradesh today,bringing relief from the hot andhumid temperature of the pastweek.

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Rain Continues to LashUttar Pradesh, SchoolVacations Extended

SILIGURIAt least 18 people have been

killed in landslides triggered byheavy rains in Darjeeling,Kalimpong and Kurseong sub-divisions of Darjeeling districtsince last night, a SSB officersaid today.

The landslides have causedextensive damage to NH 10

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18 Killed in Landslidesin Darjeeling

NEW DELHIDays after a Tamil Nadu

judge granted bail to a rapist sothat he could meet his victimfor a possible settlement, theSupreme Court has attackedthat attitude, describing it as "aspectacular error" which is"against the dignity of women."

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Directing Settlement in RapeCases is 'Spectacular Error',Rules Supreme Court

NEW DELHIArmy is set to roll out a new

automation software for its over 12lakh soldiers, in an effort to pro-vide them easy access to theirservice records, such as salary,leave, transfer and postings.

Defence Minister ManoharParrikar would launch ARPAN 3.0 (Army RecordOffice Process Automation 3.0) on Thursday, to

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Army to Launch New AutomationSoftware for Records

CHANDIGARHFormer Punjab chief minister

Amarinder Singh's new cam-paign to reach out to the masseshas incensed his Congress partycolleagues.

Defying orders of the stateCongress, Mr Singh has decidedto go ahead with his 12-day masscontact program. Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh

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Amarinder Singh's Mass ContactProgramme Needles Punjab Congress

NEW DELHIRSS ideologue and former BJP

general secretary KNGovindacharya has hit out at theNarendra Modi government forshielding ministers who are fac-ing allegations of corruption andimpropriety.

Speaking to The Hindu, Govindacharya said thecentral government’s support to such ministers“speaks of the political dishonesty of the establish-ment”. He slammed the NDA government led by Modi

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Modi govt politically dishonest,has no values: Govindacharya

LUCKNOWThe state government late

this evening appointed 1983batch Indian Police Serviceofficer Jagmohan Yadav as theDirector General of Police(DGP) of Uttar Pradesh.

Mr Yadav was earlier postedas DG, Criminal InvestigationDepartment (CBCID), and

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Jagmohan Yadav AppointedNew DGP of Uttar Pradesh

DEHRADUNRuling Congress in

Uttarakhand has demanded thatthe minimum age for alcoholconsumption in the state beraised from 18 to 21 years.

The demand was made byPradesh Congress GeneralSecretary Anand Rawat

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Minimum Age for AlcoholConsumption Be Raised From18 to 21 years in Uttarakhand

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JAMMUOver 1,000 pilgrims of

the first batch of thisyear's annual AmarnathYatra left Jammu todayfor the high-altitude caveshrine in Kashmir Valley.

State Health MinisterChowdhary Lal Singhflagged off a convoy of34 vehicles carrying1,280 pilgrims fromBhagwati Nagar YatriNiwas in Jammu towardsthe valley.

This year's yatra to the14,500 ft. highHimalayan cave shrine insouth Kashmir Anantnagdistrict is spread over 59days. It will begin onThursday.

Pilgrims use the south

Kashmir Pahalgam andthe north Kashmir Baltalroutes to reach the caveshrine.

Two base camps - oneat Baltal and the other atNunwan (Pahalgam) -have been set up fromwhere the pilgrims will

begin an uphill mountaintrek to reach the cave.

The shrine houses anice stalagmite structurethat waxes and waneswith the phases of themoon. Devotees believethe ice stalagmite

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CHANDIGARHThe Haryana Government

said it had taken a policy deci-sion not to charge toll on roadswhich meet one of the five con-ditions including investmentmade on improvement of roadsand annual tax collection.

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Haryana GovernmentAdopts New Policy,Closes Toll Plazas

NEW DELHIWikipedia pages on

Jawaharlal Nehru, India'sfirst prime minister, werealtered from a central gov-ernment IP address, theCongress alleged today.

"There was an attempt toalter theWikipedia pagesof Jawaharlal Nehru andMotilal Nehru. There wasa sinister attempt to showthat Jawaharlal Nehru wasa Muslim. It doesn't matterwhether he was a Muslimor a Hindu: he was an

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NEW DELHIThe World Bank said

on Wednesday it hascleared a $650 millionor Rs. 4,135 crore loanfor a huge freight railcorridor that will span1,100 miles across thenorthern heartland.

Construction of theEastern DedicatedFreight Corridor willhelp speed up the car-rying of goodsbetween Ludhiana inPunjab and Kolkata inthe East, and is part ofa series of new freightlines the World Banksays India needs to

ease congestion on itsnetwork.

"The Indian

Railways urgentlyneeds to add freightroutes to meet the

growing freight trafficin India, which is

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NEW DELHIA special court today said it

would pronounce on July 6 itsorder on considering the CBI'scharge sheet filed in a case ofalleged irregularities in alloca-tion of a coal block inChhattisgarh to Delhi-basedcompany Pushp Steels andMining Pvt Ltd.

Special CBI Judge BharatParashar sought clarificationsfrom the probe agency and saidhe would pronounce the orderafter perusing the entire docu-ments placed on record.

"Certain clarifications havebeen sought. Accordingly mat-ter be put up for orders on July6," the judge said.

CBI had filed charge sheeton May 20 in the case in which

an FIR was lodged againstPushp Steels and Mining PvtLtd and others in April 2013.

The agency had alleged thatthe firm had misrepresented

facts while applying for thecoal block.

The agency had conductedsearches at various places in

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Coal Scam: Court to Pass Orderon CBI's Charge Sheet on July 6

For New Rail Corridor From Kolkata toLudhiana, India Gets $650 Million Loan

Jawaharlal Nehru's Wikipedia Page 'Edited'by Government Department: Congress

India Has Made Progress in ReducingOpen Defecation Rates: UN

UNITED NATIONSIndia has made "mod-

erate" progress inreducing open defeca-tion rates among itspopulation and has suc-ceeded in providingaccess to improveddrinking water to morepeople in urban andrural areas, according toa UN report.

The Joint MonitoringProgramme report titled"Progress on Sanitationand Drinking Water:

2015 Update and MDGAssessment" releasedby the UN Children'sFund and the WorldHealth Organizationsaid one in every threeor 2.4 billion people onthe planet are still with-out sanitation facilities,including 946 millionpeople who defecate inthe open.

It said India is amongthe 16 countries thathave reduced open

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NEW DELHIPrime Minister

Narendra Modi is pre-senting the government'sroadmap to digitise Indiaas he inaugurates DigitalIndia Week at a big func-tion in Delhi. 10,000guests, including topbusiness leaders areexpected to attend.

Prime MinisterNarendra Modi address-es: I congratulate Mr

Ravi Shankar Prasad andhis team. With comprehen-

sive approach, he hasthought up a brilliantscheme.

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I Dream of a Digital India, Says PM Modi Indian Ocean cannot bebackyard of India: ChinaBEIJING

The Indian Ocean cannotbe a backyard of Indiawhich navies of othercountries could not visit,according the Chineseministry of defence here.

China, which has beenexpanding its naval opera-tions into the blue watersof the world, says that it'simportant that oceans areaccepted as part of thelegitimate area of opera-tion.

Senior Captain Zhao Yitold visiting Indian jour-nalists on Tuesday thatIndia had a "special role toplay in stabilising theIndian Ocean region", butit could not be treated as itsbackyard.

Answering questionsfrom the journalists, hesaid that it was "not appro-priate" to say that theocean could be India'sbackyard, "otherwise howwould you explain theright of navigation by thenavies of Russia, American

and Australia there," hesaid.

Zhao met the journalistsalong with eight other offi-cials and top academicsattached to ministry ofdefence, including theministry's spokesperson.

Special Colonel YangYujun, the spokespersonexplained that he had invit-ed the others to bring abouta better understanding ofmilitary issues.

Zhao said that a geopo-

litical research thinktank inthe US has said that"severe clashes" couldbreak out in the IndianOcean area, adding that hedid not agree with that.

"But if someone viewsthe ocean as their back-yard, this possibility couldnot be eliminated." He saidthe region was very impor-tant for international mar-itime trade and was "vital"not only for China but for

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NEW DELHIPitching for a higher

growth of eight to 10 percent to eradicate poverty,Finance Minister ArunJaitley today said thecountry is no more satis-fied with the current rate.

"India is no longer sat-isfied being in the six toeight per cent growth. Itwants to transcend toanother level and aim foreight to 10 per cent

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India Aims 8-10 Per Cent Growth, CurrentRate Not Satisfactory: Arun Jaitley

NEW DELHIReliance Industries

Chairman MukeshAmbani on Wednesdaycommitted an investmentof Rs.250,000 crore on"Digital India" and saidhe expected the group`s

initiatives under it willcreate over 500,000direct and indirect jobs.

"I believe digital Indiawill be a huge successbecause of the adoptionof technology by the

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Mukesh Ambani commits Rs250,000 crore for ''Digital India''

AAP admits giving perks to partymembersNEW DELHI

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in DelhiWednesday admitted that a few party members weregetting benefits like official house and cars.

In a reply to BJP MLA O P Sharma's question, gov-ernment said that these members have been appointedas co-terminus staff with it.

Government in its reply said that Bibhav Kumar, pri-vate secretary to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal andAswathi Muralidharan, joint secretary to Chief minister,have been allotted houses.

The government also stated the salary of these staff,who are in the grade pay of Rs 8,700 equivalent to sen-ior IAS officers.

Apart from 17 co-terminus staff, eight contractualstaffs are hired and get Rs 60,000 to Rs 1.15 lakh.

There are two advisors who work on the salary of Rs1 per month.

Mango festival to begin on July 3 NEW DELHI

Delhi's Mango lovers can look forward to a fascinat-ing display of lip smacking varieties of the fruit at the27th Mango Festival beginning here on Friday.

The festival which will be held at Dilli Hat inJanakpuri from July 3-5, will be inaugurated by ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Delhi LawMinister Kapil Mishra will also join the visitors tosavour the fruits.

Delhi Tourism department organises the MangoFestival every year with an aim to provide exposure tothe domestic mango industry. The festival also providesagro and food processing industries the opportunity todisplay their products.

Thirteen farmers and nine government institutionsincluding Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad, UP,Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Directorate ofHorticulture and Food Processing, UP, BiharAgricultural University and Mother Dairy, New Delhi,are taking part in this edition of the festival.

While rare as well as commercially popular mangoeswill be on display, visitors will also be able to enjoyother activities including cultural performances likemango-eating competition and quizzes on the king offruits. Mangoes and mango-based products will also beavailable on sale at the venue.

Molestation: Victim refuses to involvein St Stephen's enquiryNEW DELHI

The complainant in connection with the allegedmolestation case involving her professor at St Stephen'scollege, has refused to appear before the institution'sInternal Complaints Committee, saying she is "seekingredress elsewhere".

"I would like to make it abundantly clear that I havewithdrawn my complaint from your committee and donot wish to pursue the matter before it as I am seekingredress elsewhere.

"Given the present situation of my withdrawal, theneed for my appearance before the committee does notarise," she said in an email to the Internal ComplaintsCommittee's (ICC) chairman.

The complainant, a research scholar at the college hadwithdrawn her complaint from the ICC on June 21claiming that she has lost faith in the committee's pro-ceedings. The HRD ministry, however, had instructedthe college to expedite the probe, and she was asked toappear before the ICC.

The research scholar had approached police on June19 alleging that she was molested by Satish Kumar, anassistant professor in college's Chemistry Department.She had also accused college Principal Valson Thampuof "shielding" the accused when the matter was report-ed to the ICC.

Taking cognisance of the controversy, DelhiCommission of Women had also written to the collegeseeking an action taken report.

The accused, who was also the Bursar of the collegewas last week denied anticipatory bail by a Delhi Courtin connection with the case, following which he hadresigned from the post.

Ban on farming along Yamuna:Farmers approach Green TribunalNEW DELHI

A farmers' body on Wednesday approached theNational Green Tribunal against the demolition drive ontheir farms carried out by DDA in pursuance to thegreen panel's ban order on cultivation of edible crop onfloodplains of Yamuna here. The Delhi DevelopmentAuthority (DDA) had on June 16 demolished huts andrazed farms spread over 20 acres in order to clear thebanks of Yamuna of unauthorized settlements andfarms. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson JusticeSwatanter Kumar, which refused to pass any direction,asked Delhi Peasants Multipurpose Society to get thecrops tested in the laboratory in order to check the levelof contamination in the produce.

"Can you dispute the fact that Yamuna is highly pol-luted. Why should we permit you to save the agricultur-al produce. We cannot put the health of people at stakefor your monetary gains," the bench said while postingthe matter for next hearing on July 14.

The farmers society has sought modification ofJanuary 13 order of the Tribunal by which it had prohib-ited cultivation of edible crop on the floodplains ofYamuna here, saying the vegetables grown there were"highly contaminated" and their consumption couldlead to cancer. It also seeks permission to allow themembers of the society to continue farming activities inYamuna as "it is source of livelihood for about 10,000families". The farmer society has contended that they donot use polluted water from Yamuna for cultivation ofcrops and instead use fresh water extracted out ofborewells for irrigation purposes.

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NEW DELHIDelhi Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal hit out atthe "gundagardi" (bully-ing) of the Narendra Modigovernment, which he saidwas preventing his govern-ment from doing its workin the national capital.

He attacked PM Modi onvarious fronts, rangingfrom the black moneyissue to the tussle betweenthe Aam Aadmi Party gov-ernment and the centralgovernment over the post-ing of officials in the Delhigovernment and the Anti-Corruption Branch.

"The home secretary (inthe Delhi government) istheirs (the central govern-ment's), never has such'gundagardi' been seen,"the chief minister said inthe assembly during thediscussion on the budget.

Mr Kejriwal was refer-ring to the recent episodewherein two home secre-taries were working in theDelhi government after itremoved the incumbentDharam Pal and gavecharge to Rajendra Kumar.

However, the centre can-celled the order. Both

Kumar and Dharam Palhave refused to budge andare working as home sec-retaries.

Mr Kejriwal was speak-ing during the discussionon the Delhi budget. TheRs.41,129 crore budget forthe current fiscal waspassed on Tuesday - thelast day of the budget ses-sion.

"The entire country iswatching and it is beingtalked all across thatNarendra Modi is not let-ting Arvind Kejriwalwork," he said.

Mr Kejriwal also backed

veteran BJP leader LKAdvani's recent remarksthat an Emergency-like sit-uation could not be ruledout.

"What's wrong if Advaniji talks about Emergency?"he said.

The Delhi Value AddedTax (Second Amendment)Bill, 2015 was also passed.BJP leader Vijender Guptaprotested the bill, tearing acopy in the house.

He said the bill if passedwill lead to increase in theprices of petroleum andother products in the capi-tal.

Arvind Kejriwal Says PM Modi'Bullying' AAP Government

NEW DELHIDelhi Assembly on Wednesday told

the High Court that they havequashed the show cause noticesagainst city police Commissioner andothers, issued by Delhi Assembly'sPrivileges Committee on MLAJarnail Singh's complaint allegingbreach of privilege.

Justice V P Vaish was informedthrough the counsel of the law-mak-ing body that since the reply wasfiled in pursuance to the notice, "wehave no grievance against the Delhipolice Commissioner and other offi-cials."

"The notice only demanded replyfrom the Commissioner of Police(Delhi). Once he filed the response,which was very much satisfactory,we have dropped the proceedings on

June 4, 2015," Delhi government'sstanding counsel Naushad AhmadKhan, appearing for Delhi VidhanSabha, said.

The court, however, asked thecounsel to file an affidavit regardinghis submission before July 8.

The court on May 5 had soughtresponse of Delhi Assembly, itsPrivileges Committee and JarnailSingh on a plea filed by theCommissioner of Police, DeputyCommissioner of Police (WestDistrict) and Station House Officer(SHO) of Tilak Nagar who wererecipients of show cause notices onthe MLA's complaint. It had stayedthe notice till today.

Additional Solicitor GeneralSanjay Jain, appearing for the Delhipolice Commissioner, however, said

that even though the notice wasquashed, the same was illegal andmisconceived.

The Privileges Committee had onMay 22 issued show cause notices onSingh's plea that the police officialscommitted breach of privilege byclaiming he was absconding, after anFIR was lodged against him forallegedly interfering with the duty ofan MCD engineer who was trying todemolish an alleged illegal construc-tion.

To this, ASG Jain, had contendedthat the allegations by Singh did notconstitute breach of privilege as suchstatements were allegedly made bythe police commissioner after an FIRwas registered against the MLA andadded that the investigation wasongoing.

Notice against Delhi top cop and others quashed: HC toldNEW DELHI

The Supreme Courttoday ordered one of thelargest compensations sofar in the country in a caseof medical negligence - Rs1.8 crore. The Tamil Nadugovernment has to pay thesum to a 18-year-old girlwho lost her vision at birthdue to medical negligenceat a government-run hos-pital. The girl, who is now18 years old, was bornprematurely at the govern-ment hospital in Chennai'sEgmore. But she was dis-charged from the hospitalwithout a retinopathy test,

a must for preemies.By the time the family

discovered the lapse, thegirl had lost her vision.

Her father thenapproached the NationalConsumer Forum, whichawarded Rs 5 lakh.Unhappy with the com-pensation, the family thenapproached the top court.

The Tamil Nadu govern-ment, too, had challengedthe order of the consumerforum. Today, the courtdismissed the state gov-ernment's appeal anddirected it to pay the high-er compensation.

SC Orders Compensation of Rs 1.8 crore toChennai Girl in Medical Negligence Case

NEW DELHIThe Delhi government

has failed to prove thatfunds of over 19,000 croreallocated for various proj-ects have been properlyutilised, the governmentauditor has said.

The funds have beenallocated over the last 10years for various projects,but there are no "utilizationcertificates" -- which con-stitute proof of the moneyspent -- for it, said a reportby the Comptroller andAuditor General, orCAG.

"There were delays inobtaining utilisation cer-tificates from variousgrantee institutions," saidthe CAG. "Of 5,235 grantsamounting to Rs.26,434.30 crore given tillMarch 2013, 4,784 UCs(utilisation certificates)amounting to Rs.19,064.02 crore wereawaited from variousdepartments at the end ofMarch 2014."

Nearly half of this 4,784missing utilization certifi-cates, 2267 -- representingfunds worth Rs. 5,651.17

crore -- have been pendingfor over a decade, the CAGsaid.

The government cameunder criticism in otherareas as well. The underassessment and short levyof revenue was to the tuneof Rs. 905.66 crore in 2001cases during 2013-14, thereport said.

The performance in theeducation sector too, wasdismal, the report said,pointing out that in select-ed primary schools, theaverage attendancedecreased from 74% in2009-10 to 66% in 2013-14, the report said.

The Sarva ShikshaAbhiyan also could not besustained, the report said,"The enrolment, atten-dance and retention of chil-

dren in schools could notbe enhanced."

Assessing the Mid-DayMeal scheme, the CAGsaid meals were not servedfor the prescribed numberof days. Nearly 90% of the2,102 meal samples testedhad failed nutritional valuetests.

The Delhi Tourism andTransport DevelopmentCorporation, the CAGsaid, has failed to formu-late a perspective plan fortourism promotion in thecity despite 39 years of itsformation.

During 2009-14, touristinflow in Delhi as a wholeregistered an increase of108%, but it increased onlyby 30% in the tourist spotsowned by the company, itsaid.

No Proof How Delhi GovernmentSpent Rs. 19,000 Crore, SaysGovernment Auditor's Report

NEW DELHIDelhi High Court on

Wednesday sought toknow whether any stepshad been taken by the AAPgovernment and the policeto ensure safety and securi-ty of the doctors in thenational capital to preventany assault on them.

A bench of Chief JusticeG Rohini and JusticeJayant Nath took strongcognizance of the instancesof assault and attacks ondoctors and demanded toknow from the counselappearing for Delhi PoliceCommissioner and DelhiGovernment if any FIRshave been registered in allthese cases.

"There are several

instances were doctors arebeaten and manhandled.Have you (police andDelhi government) regis-tered any FIR on theissue," the court said,adding that "please getinstruction and comeback".

The court also issuednotice to Delhi governmentand Delhi PoliceCommissioner directingthem to file their reply,including detailing thesteps they have taken withregard to preventing suchattacks and the details ofthe FIR's, if any, beforeSeptember 9.

Medical services inDelhi were left crippled asover 15,000 resident doc-

tors from 20 governmenthospitals went on an indef-inite strike from June 22 topress for various demands,including heightened secu-rity for them in hospitals.The strike was called offtwo days later.

The court's directioncame during hearing of aPIL filed by IndianMedical Association(IMA)Delhi North-Zone, whichalleged that Delhi govern-ment and city police hadfailed to ensure safety andsecurity of life and proper-ty of doctors in the nation-al capital.

IMA's counsel ManavGupta also contended thatthe issue of the securityand safety of doctors, was

of immense significancenot only to the medicalcommunity but to societyin general.

"If threat to doctors leadsto a shortage of practicingdoctors in government hos-pitals, public will be disad-vantaged immensely. It is amatter of record that doc-tors were strained to go ona strike in the past week forinaction on the part of therespondents in assuringtheir safety.

"It is in the interest of thegeneral public to ensurethat such a situation doesnot arise again, for life andhealth of hapless citizens isat great risk in such a situ-ation," the plea said.

HC asks AAP govt, cops reply on doctors' security in Delhi

NEW DELHIAAP on Wednesday

claimed vindication oftheir stand followingDCW's submission beforethe Delhi High Court thatproceedings against partyleader Kumar Vishwashave been closed, and saidit amounted to a "cleanchit" to him even as theparty attacked the panel'schief for misusing thebody as a "political tool".

Responding to AAP'sattack, DCW chief BarkhaShukla Singh denied sug-gestions that the panel haddropped its charges againstVishwas of not quashing"rumours" about an illicitliaison with an AAP volun-teer.

"What clarification doesshe (Singh) want fromVishwas? Even the com-plainant has not accused

Vishwas of anything. Hercharges are against fourindividuals who harassedher on social media," AAPleader Somnath Bharti,Vishwas's counsel in thecase, said.

AAP's Delhi ConvenorDilip Pandey wonderedwhether quasi-judicialpositions of the sort theDCW chief holds should"continue to be misused"."That is the crux of thematter." "They entertainedan illogical complaintagainst Vishwas and evenheld a press conferenceagainst him. Does not thatamount to misuse of thewomen's panel as a politi-cal tool?" Pandey asked ashe blamed the BJP for"practising such politics".

"Should bodies such asLG office, Delhi Police bealso used as weapons

against political rivals as isbeing done now," he said.

Meanwhile, Singh coun-tered AAP's claims sayingthe panel did not pursuethe matter as the case wasbeing "handled" by DelhiPolice now.

Earlier in the day, DCWchief told Delhi HighCourt that the proceedingson a complaint againstAAP leader Vishwas by aparty volunteer allegingthat her life was ruined ashe was not rebutting"rumours" about their illic-it liaison, have been closedby the Delhi women'spanel. Justice V P Vaishwas told by DelhiCommission for Women(DCW) ChairpersonSingh's counsel that "thereare no proceedings pend-ing in the case" before thebody.

DCW being used as 'political tool': AAP

NEW DELHIAAP government has

curtailed the powers of LtGovernor-backed Anti-Corruption Branch chiefMK Meena, asking him toonly look after trainingwork and monitoring ofcases undergoing trial tillthe High Court decides onthe validity of his appoint-ment.

The government hasasked ACB's AdditionalCommissioner S S Yadav,backed by Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal, to super-vise the main work includ-ing investigation and func-tioning of the anti-graftbody, days after the DelhiHigh Court refused torestrain Meena from enter-ing office as sought by the

Delhi government.In his order, Vigilance

Director Sukesh KumarJain also said that Yadavshall report directly to him.According to the Kejriwalgovernment, director ofvigilance department ofDelhi government is thehead of ACB and is com-petent to allocate workamong the officers in theanti-graft body.

"MK Meena has beenposted as JointCommissioner of Police inACB. Since, there is noregular post of JtCommissioner of police inACB and as the matter issub-judice, Meena willlook after the work oftraining and monitoring ofunder trail cases till the

final outcome of ongoingproceedings in the HighCourt," Jain said.

"SS Yadav, additionalcommissioner of policeACB, shall supervise thework of DCPs, ACPs,inspectors and SHO ofpolice station of ACB. Heshall also supervise allinvestigations inquiriesand other functions ofACB and its policestation.

"So branch officers shallwork under his direct con-trol and supervision. Heshall report directly toDirector (vigilance)," hesaid in his order.

As per Jain's order, thework allocation in respectof all other officers ACBshall remain unchanged.

NEW DELHIAAP leader Dilip

Pandey alleged onWednesday through aseries of tweets that theBJP-run MunicipalCorporations of Delhi(MCD) have "createdover 23,000 ghostemployees" and spentnearly Rs.100 crore ontheir salaries everyyear.

"Delhi government hadgiven MCD a budget ofRs.4,000 crore butdespite this they are run-ning away from theirresponsibilities," theAam Aadmi Party (AAP)

leader`s tweets said onWednesday.

He added that theBharatiya Janata Partywas converting Delhi intoa "garbage dump".

The government hadallotted Rs.45 crore to theSouth Delhi MunicipalCorporation for dengueand malaria control in thearea, but only Rs.18 crorewere spent, Pandey stat-ed.

The tweets also saidwith the BJP in control ofthe civic corporations,the common man cannotget any work done with-out paying bribe.

BJP-run MCD created 23,000ghost employees, says AAP

ACB chief Meena's powerscurtailed by Kejriwal govt

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PATNAThe Bihar Police today

said that they have arrest-ed six people, includingthe main accused, in con-nection with lynching ofthe school principal fol-lowing the recovery of thebodies of two studentsfrom a ditch.

The principal, DevendraPrasad, was thrashed by amob in Nalanda onSunday and died while hewas being treated at thePatna Medical Collegeand Hospital (PMCH), thepolice said.

TV footage showed thatMr Prasad was merciless-ly beaten up with sticks bya mob who held him

responsible for the deathof two students of the

school. Some in the crowdmercilessly kicked him ashe lay on the ground withhis face down, the policesaid.

The badly batteredschool director was taken

by a police team led by theDSP (Law and Order)Sanjay Kumar to Sadarhospital at Biharsharifwhere the attending doc-

tors referred him toPMCH at Patna, Mr Jainsaid.

A First InformationReport or FIR was lodgedagainst those peopleresponsible for the assaulton Mr Prasad. The bodiesof two students, agedaround 7-8 years, of theschool were recoveredfrom a waterbody onSunday. Charging theschool principal for beingresponsible for the deathof two the local students,identified as Ravi Kumarand Sagar Kumar, the vil-lagers attacked the schooltorching two rooms withgas cylinders, besides acouple of vehicles.

NEW DELHIAs part of its national

training programme, BJPPresident Amit Shah willinaugurate a two-dayworkshop of party leadersfrom across the countrytoday that will help theparty develop dedicatedworkers and put in placetrainers for improved com-munication within.

The 'MahaprashikshanAbhiyan' of BJP will helpprovide orientation to 1.5million party workers onthe core party ideology andissues before thenation.

The two-day trainerstraining workshop startingfrom today will be attend-ed by 250 senior partymenincluding national officebearers and five represen-tatives from each state,who in turn, will traintrainers in their respective

states."Majority of people,

being involved in theMahaprasikshan Abhiyanwill be newly enrolledmembers.

Importance is also beingplaced on including promi-nent citizens of the societyat all levels and also suffi-cient representation of allsections of society," BJP

general secretaryMuralidhar Rao said.

In this campaign, thefirst segment to be coveredare the 11,000 mandals inthe country and districtlevel camps will be held inthe second stage, whilestate level camps will beorganised thereafter to befollowed by a national-level camp.

Amit Shah to Inaugurate 2-DayWorkshop of Party Leaders

6 Arrested for Lynching of Bihar SchoolPrincipal Over Death of 2 Students

MUMBAIFresh allegations of

irregularities have beenlevelled againstMaharashtra ministerPankaja Munde over theaward of a dam-buildingcontract to a private com-pany.

The Rural Developmentdepartment headed by theminister had awarded acontract to build minordams in Jalna district to afirm headed by industrial-ist Ratnakar Gutte. But thecompany had earlier beendisqualified under a techni-cality, despite being thelowest bidder.

The oppositionCongress, which had earli-

er accused Ms Munde of anearly 200-crore scam lastweek over the purchase ofschool supplies, hasdemanded her resignation.

Ms Munde, 35, hasdenied the charges, calling

the matter a political con-spiracy. "The use of theword scam is a seriousissue," she said during apress conference today.The move, she said, "cameunder scrutiny because

though the company wasthe lowest bidder in the e-tendering, it was disquali-fied under technicality."

Last week, the Congressaccused the minister --who is also in charge of theWomen and Child WelfareDevelopment portfolio --of violating rules during anonline bidding and sanc-tioning inflated deals forthe purchase of items forgovernment-run schools.

"While I was abroad, theissue has created a storm inthe state," Ms Munde saidtoday, adding that she hadsubmitted her detailedreply to the ChiefSecretary before leavingfor the US.

Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde in FreshControversy Over Dam Building Contract

PATNABihar Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar will onThursday launch "HarGhar Dastak, (a knock onevery door)," an ambitiouscampaign through whichhis Janata Dal United aimsto reach three crore votersfor the state elections to beheld later this year. Yes hewill knock himself.

The outreach has beendesigned by strategistPrashant Kishor, who wasearlier a key member ofthe team that built innova-tive campaign strategieslargely based on the use ofsocial media for NitishKumar's arch rival theBJP's Narendra Modi, nowPrime Minister.

Mr Kishor clearly deliv-ers customised solutions.His strategy of traditional,on-ground electioneeringfor Nitish Kumar in Biharis very different from theclutter-busting techniquesthat were used for MrModi's campaign in thelast Gujarat elections andlater the nationalelections.

For Mr Modi, PrashantKishor had thought up

innovations like the use of3-d holograms at publicrallies and the famous"chai pe charcha" outreachvia video conferencing.

Nitish Kumar takes on aBJP determined to unseathim in Bihar, and for himMr Kishor has planned acampaign that will seeabout 10 lakh JD(U) work-ers go door to door. After ahousehold has been con-tacted, the home will bemarked with a NitishKumar sticker.

The campaign has a newslogan and even a newsong composed by Sneha

Khandilkar, the popularmusic director of films likeOye Lucky! Lucky Oye!and the Gangs ofWasseypur series.

Nitish Kumar will startthe campaign tomorrowfrom the Patna city area,seen as a BJP stronghold.The seat is held by theBJP's Nand KishoreYadav.

The Janata Dal Unitedwill first test ground for 10days with the new cam-paign and then collectfeedback, which will beassessed, before launchingthe next round.

A Target Audience of 3 Crore Votersfor Nitish Kumar's New Campaign

LAKHANPURThe image of a minister in

Jammu and Kashmir touching thecollar of a woman doctor has beenwidely circulated on social mediaand has provoked sharp criticism.

The photograph was taken whenChaudhary Lal Singh, the statehealth minister, had gone to a gov-ernment hospital to check pre-paredness for the Amarnath pil-grimage, which began today.

Mr Singh reportedly saw thedoctor and told her that her collarwas not in place. Then he proceed-ed to fix it.

"The minister moved towardsher and said ... 'Bitiya your collar isnot proper' and corrected it him-

self. The doctor said nothing," saidan officer who was present at the

time.The officer said another woman

doctor, on seeing the ministeradmonishing the doctor, fixed herown collar. "There were lots ofpeople. I do not think he actedinappropriately," he remarked.

Mr Singh, a leader of the BJP,which co-governs the state with thePDP, was lashed on twitter for"inappropriately touching awoman."

In February this year, Mr Singhwas accused by a woman doctor ofmental harassment after herebuked her for not wearing her labcoat.

J&K Minister 'Fixes' Woman Doctor's Collar, Image Goes Viral

Congress demands Sushma Swaraj's resignationover Lalit Modi's job offer to her husband

NEW DELHIStepping up its attack on

the BJP government, theCongress on Wednesdayasked Prime MinisterNarendra Modi to immedi-ately sack External AffairsMinister Sushma Swaraj inthe wake of fresh revela-tions that fugitive formerIPL chief Lalit Modi hadoffered a job to her advo-cate husband SwarajKaushal.

Addressing a press con-ference here, Congressspokesperson AbhishekManu Singhvi said, “Thereis now clear material toshow that Lalit Modioffered a job to close rela-tive of Foreign Minister.”

There is a completedirect factual web of deceitand avoidance and at thehighest assurance ofGovernment. Does it notdirectly establish a nexus?Singhvi asked.

Coming down heavily onthe BJP government,Singhvi said, “You are hav-ing on one hand deafeningsilence and on the othercasual clean chits. This

can't go. People of Indiawant an answer.”

The fresh attack fromCongress came shortlyafter it appeared in mediathat months after ForeignMinister Sushma Swarajhelped Lalit Modi geturgent travel documents inthe UK, the former IPLchief asked her husband,Swaraj Kaushal, to serve ashis back-up on the board ofone of his companies,Indofil.

Media reports quoted anemail sent in April by LalitModi in which he hadasked Swaraj's husband to

be an Alternate Director,implying that Kaushalwould fill in for him atboard meetings.

However, Kaushal, whohas for years been one ofLalit Modi's lawyers, laterrefused the offer.

In an interview to a newschannel, Kaushal said, “Ihave been a lawyer forLalit Modi for over 20years. I was offered to bean Alternate Director onIndofil Board. I did notgiven my consent to be thedirector. The request waswithdrawn."

The Congress claimed

the fact that he was soughtout by Modi offers newevidence of the inappropri-ate proximity between theForeign Minister and theentrepreneur.

Congress also asked thePrime Minister and the rul-ing BJP to clarify over theissue.

Congress spokespersonRandeep Surjewala andsenior leader DigvijaySingh had earlier allegedthat Lalit Modi had made ajob offer to a family mem-ber of a senior BJP minis-ter and called for aninquiry into the issue byPrime Minister NarendraModi.

Senior Congress leaderPC Chacko also said,“Directorship of companyis only offered to a personin whom one has abundantconfidence.”

The Arvind Kejriwal-ledAAP too attacked the rul-ing BJP on the issue.

"Is there any minister inNarendra Modi's cabinetwhose immediate relativewas offered a job in a com-pany owned by Lalit

Modi? Can a cabinet min-ister's relative be involvedin a commercial transac-tion or have pecuniaryinterests with persons orbusinesses that are subjectmatter of that particularministry? Should such dis-closures not be made inpublic interest?" askedAAP leader RaghavChadha.

Importantly, IndofilChairman and ManagingDirector Krishan KumarModi today said thatExternal Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj's husband,Swaraj Kaushal's namewas never considered forthe post of director, addingthat the appointment was amere suggestion by LalitModi.

"Lalit Modi had pro-posed that Swaraj Kaushalbe given the post of analternate director, a pro-posal that he later with-drew. Thus the board ofdirectors never consideredhis name. We have neverhad any discussions withKaushal over the same,"KK Modi told ANI.

Father of Vyapam Scam AccusedSeeks CBI Probe into His Death

Morena, Madhya Pradesh: The father ofNarendra Singh Tomar, an accused in thehigh-profile MPPEB scam who died onSaturday, demanded a Central Bureau ofInvestigation or CBI probe into the death.

Mr Tomar (29), a government veterinar-ian, had been arrested in February thisyear on the charge of helping a studentfrom Jhabua in cracking the 2009 Pre-Medical Test through fraudulent means.

His father Kailash Singh Tomar todaydemanded a CBI probe and alleged thatthe police officer Ajay Jain had demandedRs. 7 lakh from Narendra and on failure topay he was framed in the MPPEB scam

and tortured.Narendra's body was cremated at his

native place Parosa area in the districtamid police presence on Tuesday.

Narendra is the 24th accused in theMPPEB scam who died an unnaturaldeath.

The Vyapam case, which came to lightin 2013, is a massive admission andrecruitment scandal involving politicians,bureaucrats and middlemen. Severalpoliticians including former Educationminister Laxmikant Sharma, a host of offi-cials and scores of aspirants have beenarrested in the case.

SHOCKING! ABCD 2 dancer Nilesh Nirbhavnearrested for gang-rape of mentally challenged girl

Remo D’Souza’s last release, ABCD2 starring Varun Dhawan andShraddha Kapoor has been talk of

the town ever since the makers releasedthe promo of the film. The film is makingheadlines yet again but for a terrible rea-son this time around. A back up dancerfrom the film, Nilesh Nirbhavane has beenarrested for raping a 14 year old mentallychallenged girl. Nilesh, a dancer by pro-fession, was arrested by the Pant NagarPolice on June 26 when he confessed hiscrime.

An officer from the Pant Nagar Policestation informed a leading daily thatNilesh had been raping the girl repeatedlyfor a month along with a friend. Theywould take the girl to public toilets orother isolated places and then rape her.

Reportedly, the girl’s teacher observedthat she had been behaving abnormally forsome time. When the teacher questionedher, she (teacher) found out that theteenager was being abused sexually bythree boys. She informed about the sameto the girl’s parents who then filed a com-plaint at the Pant Nagar Police station onJune 25.

The officer also informed that Nilesh’stwo broken front teeth served as a majorclue. So they called him in for question-ing. After a little probe, Nilesh confessedto the crime and was booked under IPCsections 376D (gang rape), 377 (unnaturaloffences) and 34 (acts done by several per-sons in furtherance of common intention).

Though the victim had accused threepeople, the Police have only been able toconfirm the involvement of two. WhileNilesh has already been arrested, the otheraccused is on the run and Police is huntingfor him.

LONDONJust weeks after India

banned Maggi instantnoodles, the UK food reg-ulator has declared thatthe product is safe anddoes not contain excesslead.

"The Food SafetyAgency can confirm thatresults from testing sam-ples of Maggi Noodles inthe UK have all found thatlevels of lead in the prod-uct is well within EU per-missible levels and wouldnot be a concern to con-sumers," the regulator saidin statement.

The agency said that itdecided to test Maggi noo-dles after India orderedmanufacturer Nestle topull thousands of packetsfrom stores.

Similarly, food regula-tors of other countriesincluding Australia andSingapore have cleared

samples of Maggi noodlesimported from India.

Earlier this week, theBombay High Court per-mitted Nestle to continueexporting the instant noo-dles to countries includingCanada and the UK. Inthe US, Nestle does notimport, market or distrib-ute Maggi noodles said.Any Maggi noodle prod-ucts in U.S. stores aresourced by retailers orimported through thirdparties.

The withdrawal anddestruction of thousandsof packets of Maggi inIndia cost Nestle 320crores or 45 million dol-lats, the manufacturersaid. Nestle withdrew allvarieties of Maggi noodleson June 5, hours beforethe India's food safetyauthority (FSSAI) bannedthe snack, ruling it "unsafeand hazardous".

Maggi Noodles From India areSafe, Says UK's Food Regulator

BY T. T. RAM MOHAN

The Indian Institutes of ManagementBill, placed for comments in thepublic domain until recently,

intends to bring the IIMs under an Act ofParliament. An IIM Act would enable theIIMs to confer degrees, instead of diplo-mas and fellowships. The leading IIMsare up in arms against the Bill. One won-ders what the fuss is all about.

The framework that the Bill intends forthe IIMs is more liberal than the IITs Act.For instance, the Bill intends only aCoordination Forum for the IIMs, unlikethe IIT Council which has powers of pol-icy-making and oversight. The IITs have ahigher standing globally than the IIMs.Admissions, curricula and faculty recruit-ment at the IITs have all remained freefrom government interference. If the IITAct has not cramped the IITs, why shouldwe believe that the proposed IIM Actwould erode the autonomy of IIMs?

The issue here is what the leading IIMsmean by autonomy. These IIMs have longtaken the position that what they need isnot just academic autonomy (which theyhave always had) but financial and opera-tional autonomy. Since the early 2000s,they have enjoyed financial autonomy aswell, meaning they are self-supporting.They now demand operational autonomy.

The expression ‘operational autonomy’,as used by the IIMs, is rather misleading.It’s not just the freedom to implementpolicies, as the expression would seem toconnote. It includes the framing of poli-cies, including those related to matters ofgovernance. The leading IIMs have longcontended that all appointments and deci-sions related to the institutes should beleft to their boards of governors.

They would like the chairperson, boardmembers (other than the governmentnominees) and the director to be all select-ed by the board. Faculty compensationtoo should be set by the board. The gov-ernment should have no say on the feestructure. Defining the powers andresponsibilities of the director should beleft to the board. And so on. The govern-ment’s role, these IIMs believe, should beconfined to setting broad objectives andensuring that these objectives are met.

The IITs do not have these privileges.

Nor were these privileges intended for theIIMs in the memorandum of associationunder which they are governed. In 2004,V.K. Shunglu, a former Comptroller andAuditor General, submitted a report onthe finances of the IIMs. In his report, heremarks caustically, “IIM (Ahmedabad)

continues to implicitly assume authority itarguably does not possess and explicitlyseeks autonomy and ownership whichdoes not emerge from the Articles ofAssociation.” Leaving aside the legalposition, how appropriate are the IIMs’demands? The question is best answeredby addressing three issues. What are theconditions, in general, for boards to beeffective? How are public universities inthe U.S. and elsewhere governed? Whathas been the track record of the leadingIIMs on matters of governance?

Boards do not become effective becausethey are composed of wise men andwomen who will offer sage counsel. Theyare effective when they are held toaccount. In the corporate world, threeconditions must be met for boards to beeffective. There must be competition inthe market, and large or dominantinvestors who monitor performanceclosely. The financial markets must beefficient. Even where these conditions aremet in large measure, boards are seen tobe not effective enough.

American universities

Universities in the U.S. may not be sub-ject to the discipline of financial marketsbut they certainly face fierce competition.There’s very little difference amongst thetop 20 universities or, for that matter,

amongst the top B-schools. Rankings andresearch output are closely monitored bythe various stakeholders. Alumni are bigdonors and often sit on the boards of uni-versities. As a result, boards are underpressure to deliver. Non-performing pres-idents and deans are shown the door.

The IIMs lack serious competition. Thepecking order amongst the IIMs them-selves has hardly changed over a verylong period. Board members, includingthe chairperson, come and go and have lit-tle stake in the institutions. IIM boardshave not set performance norms for direc-tors. Under these conditions, it’s unrealis-tic to expect that the boards can enforceaccountability. It’s important for the dom-inant stakeholder and promoter, namely,the Government of India, to keep a watch.This will require monitoring of decisions,not just outcomes. It will be especiallyrequired if the IIMs come to be coveredby an Act of Parliament as the govern-ment itself is accountable to Parliament.

Although American higher education isdominated by private, non-profit universi-ties, there are also State universities of thehighest quality. How are they governed?Well, California has one of the best Statesystems in higher education. The board ofgovernors at California — called theBoard of Regents — has 26 members, ofwhom seven (including the governor ofthe State) are ex-officio members. Thegovernor appoints 18 members. Theboard appoints one student as Regent. AtTexas, the nine-member board is likewiseappointed by the governor. These highlyregarded universities don’t bleat aboutany threat to their autonomy.

The functioning of the IIM boards itselfhas left much to be desired. In September2008, a committee headed by R.C.Bhargava made scathing observations onIIM boards. It said, “Board agendas arefilled with routine administrativeapproval requests…only rarely do boardsdiscuss strategy and prepare any long-term plans.” Even today, murmurings areheard in the IIM system about the per-functory nature of board meetings.

Shortcomings

The government has had to step in to fixserious shortcomings in governance in theIIM system. For decades, some of theIIMs had outsized boards with some 25members. The government had to per-suade the IIMs to prune their boards to amore compact number of around 15 (andeven this was construed as a threat toautonomy!). IIMA has not thought it nec-essary to change its statutory auditors for50 years; the IIM Bill now has a sensibleprovision for rotating the statutory auditorevery four years.

The IIMs have not had fixed tenures forboard members, something that onewould regard as a basic axiom of goodgovernance; the IIM Bill limits the termsof board members to a maximum of sixyears. In 2012, the five-person committeeconstituted by the IIMA board to select adirector did not have a single academic onit; it was composed entirely of peoplefrom the corporate world. The IIM Billwisely mandates a desirable compositionof the selection committee.

There has never been any threat to theautonomy of the IIMs. It’s the attempts ofsuccessive governments to inject a mod-icum of accountability that have beenconstrued as threats to autonomy. Thereare provisions in the IIM Bill that, per-haps, require discussion — for instance,the provision that states that all regula-tions made by the IIM boards require theprior approval of the government.However, the IIMs can hardly contest thebasic thrust of the Bill, namely, to put inplace transparent processes and clearnorms for accountability in the system.

(T.T. Ram Mohan is a professor at IIMAhmedabad.)

Thursday | July 02, 2015

BY PAVAN K. VARMA

Constant allegations of corrup-tion or impropriety havebecome the raucous template

of India’s political life. On manyoccasions these are not tenable orverified, and are hurled around onlyfor transient political mileage. Atother times, they are both serious andsubstantive, and need to be dealt within accordance with the law and thedemocratic conventions that mustguide public life.

The current maelstrom of bothfinancial wrongdoing and constitu-tional impropriety that has hit the rul-ing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)needs to be seen objectively, withouthysteria and the shrill tone of tele-vised debates. Such a calm approachis not what the BJP should expectfrom its opponents. During theUnited Progressive Alliance’s (UPA)rule, the BJP was nothing short ofobstreperous in pursuing its cam-paign against public immorality.Entire sessions of Parliament werestalled as it took its protest both to thestreets and to the highest temple ofdemocracy. Ms. Sushma Swaraj, thenLeader of the Opposition in the LokSabha, had said that “not allowingParliament to function is also a formof democracy, like any other form”.

Mr. Arun Jaitley, her counterpart inthe Rajya Sabha, and now the UnionFinance Minister in this government,had in an interview in August 2012,justified the disruption of Parliament.The problem in democracy is thatwhat you say in one context comesback to haunt you in another. Now,the BJP is at the receiving end, and itcan hardly expect the Opposition tobe particularly decorous, restrainedor forgiving.

A ‘humanitarian gesture’

Even so, the facts of the caseregarding Ms. Swaraj and theRajasthan Chief Minister,Vasundhara Raje, must be evaluatedobjectively. I have the highest per-sonal regard for Sushmaji. She is an

exceptionally competent Minister,and a person of principle and integri-ty. What made her then seek to helpLalit Modi’s request for travel docu-ments without consulting either herown Ministry, or the FinanceMinistry, or our High Commission inLondon? After all, the allegationsagainst Lalit Modi were not of aninsignificant nature. He was accusedof violations against both the ForeignExchange Management Act andPrevention of Money LaunderingAct. His passport stood revoked sinceMarch, 2011. The EnforcementDirectorate has sent not one but asmany as 15-16 show cause notices tohim. And, Mr. P. Chidambaram, theformer Union Finance Minister in theUPA, had, as per his own admission,written to his counterpart in theUnited Kingdom to send him back toIndia to face charges.

True, Mr. Modi’s request was in thecontext of the need for him to travelto Portugal to be with his wife beingoperated for cancer. It is also true thatthere was a personal friendshipbetween Mr. Lalit Modi and Ms.Swaraj, and that her husband, SwarajKaushal, and daughter, were part ofMr. Modi’s legal team. The jury isout on whether such a friendship nec-essarily constitutes conflict of inter-est. But, certainly, it does not providesufficient ground for her to dub herimpulsive action as a “humanitarian”gesture. The External AffairsMinister of a country is not allowedsuch “humanitarian” luxuries; nor dopersonal friendships matter when youhave to take decisions as part of thegovernment of which you are a cabi-net minister. Governments are a con-tinuum, and if a new party comes topower, it must take cognisance ofactions taken by its predecessor.Therefore, her decision to act unilat-erally, without consulting her owngovernment, and, in particular theFinance Minister, may not have beenmala fide but it was certainly inap-propriate.

Line of personal friendships

In the case of Ms. Raje, the issuesbecome more complex and evenmore serious. What is really inexcus-able is that she decided to sign astatement of support for Mr. Modi’scontinued stay in the U.K., with theexpress condition that her actionshould not come to the notice of herown government. At the time whenshe did this, she held a Constitutional

position as Leader of the Oppositionin Rajasthan, and had entered theAssembly with an oath to serve theConstitution.

Moreover, there is increasing evi-dence that her action may have beeninfluenced by what appears to berather dubious monetary investmentsworth several crores made by Mr.Modi in her son’s company, and thatshe herself could have been the bene-ficiary of such investments.Unfortunately, her case too showsclearly that personal friendships gotthe better of both morality and legal-ity.

Probity and foreign practices

Just as a matter of perspective, itcould be instructive to try and envis-age what would happen in similarmatters in other responsible democra-cies. Suppose, for a moment, that inthe U.K., the foreign minister, andanother politician of near equalimportance, had intervened directly

with India, behind the back of theirown government, to assist a personsought by their country for allegedlyserious economic offences, and proofof their clandestine interventionalong with evidence of conflict ofinterest and dubious financial trans-actions became public, would they beallowed to continue in office? Theanswer, most certainly, is a categori-

cal “no”, and, in all probability theywould resign themselves, as severalof them have indeed done in the pastfor far less aberrations. Much of ourparliamentary system is modelled onthe British model. If we can borrowthe hardware of our democracy fromour former colonisers, why can’t weemulate their practices as far as pub-lic probity is concerned?

The BJP’s attempt to brazen outthese charges is not going to be easy.First, to do so would be diametricallyopposite to the high moral groundMr. Narendra Modi took while cam-paigning for the last Lok Sabha elec-tion. At that time, with the scams inthe UPA II government as his target,all his speeches were full of thepromise of providing a clean andtransparent dispensation. “Nakhaoonga, na khane doonga [I willnot take bribes, nor will I allow any-body to do so”] was his high mindedassurance to the people of India who,trusting him, gave his party anabsolute majority. Now, if he reneges

on that promise, his personal credi-bility and the entire moral edifice ofhis campaign and one-year-old gov-ernment will collapse.

Second, it is unlikely that the polit-ical opposition will let him off thehook so easily. If no action is forth-coming against the erring Ministers,the monsoon session of Parliamentpromises to be a washout. A thoroughinvestigation is in order, and aSpecial Investigation Team (SIT)under a judge of the Supreme Courtneeds to probe the entire matter.

In the interim, the most dignifiedthing would be for both Ms. Swarajand Ms. Raje to voluntarily resign.Their mentor, and the seniormostleader of the BJP, L.K. Advani, hashinted that this would be the bestthing for them to do, citing his ownimmediate decision to resign whenthe Hawala scam broke. The BJPleadership should remember too, thatCongress leaders like Law MinisterAshwani Kumar and RailwayMinister Pawan Kumar Bansal hadbeen forced to resign underOpposition pressure on the basis of“public probity” even when nocharges had been proved againstthem.

Rumblings within

Third, Ms. Swaraj and Ms. Raje arenot the only problems the BJP is fac-ing. In Madhya Pradesh, ChiefMinister Shivraj Singh Chouhan isincreasingly facing the heat in theVyapam recruitment scam. InMaharashtra, Women and ChildWelfare Minister Pankaja Munde’spurchase order for Rs.206 crore in asingle day in February this yearthrough 24 government resolutionswithout inviting tenders has raisedserious questions of financial propri-ety. In Delhi, Union Minister forHuman Resource DevelopmentSmriti Irani’s several versions of hereducational qualifications in hersworn affidavit to the ElectionCommission, has been taken cogni-sance by a court of law. Mr. Kirti

Azad, a senior BJP MP has, mean-while, in June 2015, requested theDelhi police to file an FIR againstMr. Jaitley for alleged wrongdoingsin the Delhi and District CricketAssociation (DDCA). Indeed, affairsin the party are also far from happy.Mr. Advani has also spoken about thepossibility of an Emergency beingimposed again. Another senior partyleader, Mr. Yashwant Sinha, hasopenly castigated the party leadershipfor considering anyone over the ageof 75 to be brain-dead! Other influen-tial MPs like Mr. R.K. Singh fromBihar have surprisingly broken ranksand struck a discordant note over Ms.Swaraj and Ms. Raje extending helpto Mr. Lalit Modi. In several States,the BJP’s political barometer is farfrom being sanguine. The drubbing itreceived in the Delhi Assembly elec-tions, so soon after its massive victo-ry in the Lok Sabha election, is stillfresh. In Jammu and Kashmir, thealliance with the Jammu and KashmirPeoples Democratic Party is in dan-ger of running aground on its owncontradictions. And, in Bihar, there isvisible confusion as an entire host ofputative BJP leaders pull each otherdown in the race for who would bethe BJP chief ministerial candidate inthe forthcoming State elections.

In all of this, the silence of thePrime Minister is deafening. For aman who is known to tweet on themost inconsequential things, his stoicrefusal to comment on the goings-onin his own party, is most revealing. Inno other ethically functioning democ-racy would the head of the govern-ment keep silent on such matters.Tactics, strategy and expediency can-not become a substitute for publicaccountability. It appears that ourPrime Minister’s acclaimed elo-quence was much more in evidencewhen he was making the promise ofacche din, but now that the dream hasbegun to go sour, he has somehowlost his voice.

(Pavan K. Varma, an author-diplo-mat, is a Rajya Sabha MP represent-

ing the Janata Dal (United).)

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As financial markets worldwide tumbled overconcerns that Greece would default on its debtto the troika comprising the European

Commission, the European Central Bank and theInternational Monetary Fund, the people of Greece werebeing presented with a Hobson’s choice by its govern-ment led by the leftist party platform, Syriza. In themidst of intense negotiations with representatives of thetroika over rolling over debt payments, the Syriza gov-ernment sought to extend the deadline for payments inorder to allow it to put the conditionalities of the troikafor a bailout extension to a referendum vote. PrimeMinister Alexis Tsipras has denied that this referendum,scheduled for July 5, is on whether or not to continuewithin the eurozone; he says it is only on the acceptanceof the troika’s demands. But with the troika unrelentingon the June 30 deadline for repayment of debts to theIMF, and Greece being in no position to pay, the refer-endum could more or less be on remaining in the euro-zone. This presents a difficult choice for the people ofGreece. After all, the Syriza was voted to power inJanuary 2015 precisely on the promise of halting theprogramme of austerity imposed by creditors that hasresulted in a drastic contraction of Greece’s economyand increase in unemployment. Yet, the mandate wasalso for negotiations to remain within the eurozone asGreek voters had realised that the Grexit would meantoo much pain (at least in the near term) due to capitalflight, a run on the banks and other troubles in returningto the drachma as currency. Over the past five months,Syriza representatives, true to their mandate, havesought to alter Greece’s terms of engagement with itscreditors, seeking debt relief that would allow fiscalexpansionary policies to spur the economy. Yet, the troi-ka’s response has been to stonewall the proposals andinstead push Greece to further the austerity measures ithas pursued following the first major bailout in 2010 andanother in 2012. The troika’s reasoning is simple: toler-ating a Greek default would amount to sending signalsto other creditor-nations about similar leniency. Instead,the troika has merely offered a five-month extension ofGreece’s bailout programme with fresh funds but withpersisting austerity conditions. With barely a concessionto the Greek position, there remains a wide gap betweenthe Greek people’s expectations and the EU recommen-dations. With Greece already having to impose capitalcontrols and bank holidays to avoid further capital flight— measures that were supposed to be taken in the eventof an exit from the EU — it begs the question whetherthe Grexit is inevitable.

The IIMs have not had fixed tenures forboard members, something that one would

regard as a basic axiom of good governance;the IIM Bill limits the terms of board mem-bers to a maximum of six years. In 2012, the

five-person committee constituted by theIIMA board to select a director did not have

a single academic on it; it was composedentirely of people from the corporate world.

The IIM Bill wisely mandates a desirablecomposition of the selection committee.

“During UPA rule, the BJP wasnothing short of obstreperous in pursu-

ing its campaign against publicimmorality. Now, when it is at the

receiving end, it can hardly expect theOpposition to be particularly decorous,

restrained or forgiving”

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I Dream... I trust that the dreams harboured by

young India shall eventually come true. Digital India will ensure that a collec-

tive Rs 4.5 lakh crore will be invested and 18lakh jobs will be created. Earlier, when we talked with a small

kid, he used to snatch your spectacles, pen etcbut But now, the same kid snatches yourmobile phone. That means that the kid understands the

power of tech and digital power. If we don't understand this change,

transition then we won't swim with the mas-sive global tide. Now, people shall only settle in areas

where there's optical fibre. Our demographic dividend must get

digital strength. More than 25 crore people are using

internet in India today. But number of people not yet within the

internet's reach is far greater. If a huge section of the population is

left out then a huge calamity may befall all ofus in the form of Digital divide. If we don't spread this among the poor

and in villages, our words of developmentshall ring hollow. Minimum government and maximum

governance- that's our vision. We plan to merge E-governance and M-

governance. M-governance doesn't stand for 'Modi

Governance'. It stands for 'Mobile gover-nance'. E-stands for Economically easy gover-

nance. Running around, getting papers signedetc will be a thing of the past. At times, a kid's school bag is heavier

than him. Now, the entire syllabus can be inthe palm of his hand. When the world witnessed the

Industrial revolution, we fell back becausewe were slaves. Now, we have the talent and time is on

our side. We must not fall behind on the ITrevolution. Cannot stand the fact that India's is the

second highest importer of electronic goods . We may overtake the US when it comes

to startups soon. Design in India is as important as Make

in India. Design in India can give the required

push to Digital India. The world is so worried about cyber

security. One click can change a lot of things. Now a 10th grader, 1000's of miles

away can hack your bank account. Want India to ensure to reduce depend-

ence on e-imports and launch Indian-madeelectronics and products. The day is not far when we can trans-

fer our documents into a digital godown. I dream of a digital India where high

speed digital highways unite the nation. I dream of a digital India where gov-

ernment is open and governance is transpar-ent. I dream of a digital India where tech-

nology ensures that government accountabil-ity is incorruptible. I dream of a digital India where quali-

ty education is accessible. I dream of a digital India where quali-

ty health care is for all. I dream of a digital India where farm-

ers are empowered with real time informa-tion. I dream of a digital India where where

cyber-security becomes an integral part ofnational security. I dream of a digital India where where

e-commerce drives the economy.

Mukesh Ambani...youth of India," Ambani said at an event

that saw Prime Minister Narendra Modilaunch the "Digital India" week to empowercitizens by the use of IT and its tools.

"Digital India as we have seen empowersthem to fulfill their aspirations. We atReliance will invest over Rs.250,000 croreacross the Digital India pillars," he said,adding: "I estimate Reliance`s `Digital India`investments will create employment for over500,000 people."

Ambani said the launch of Digital India ini-tiative was a momentous occasion in an infor-mation age where digitisation was changingthe way one lives, learns, works and plays. Itcan transform the lives of 1.2 billion Indiansusing the power of digital technology.He saidhis group, under the Reliance Jio platform,will roll out an internet protocol-based wire-less broadband infrastructure across all 29states in India. Reliance Jio will also set up anationwide distribution network for 150,000small vendors to sell and service devices.

"This apart Jio is working with leadingdevice manufacturers, encouraging them to`Make in India` smart phones and internetdevices at an affordable price. We will givethem an assured offtake through our retailsystem."

India Aims...growth...We wish to grow faster because

we have a huge challenge of eradicatingpoverty ahead of us," Mr Jaitley said at the

launch of 'Digital India Week' in New Delhi.Citing the example of financial inclusion

programme, he said the 'Digital India' initia-tive has a huge potential.

"In a period of less than five months, wewere able to open 160 million Jan Dhanaccounts. The Direct Benefit Transferextends to almost 130 million people andachieved in a matter of few months," headded.

The Finance Minister said that 110 millioninsurance policies had started within a periodof less than five weeks.

It will now be the government's effort tomake 'Digital India' a way of life and gover-nance in India.

"Look at the changes it is bringing worldover. The largest retailers in the world todaydo not own a retail store and largest transportcompanies in the world do not own a vehicle.This is the power of technology," he added.

He said that over the next few years, "wewill see more banking done through theInternet, done through payment gatewaysrather than brick and mortar branches ofbanks".

Cheque would also become an obsoleteinstitution and that is going to be the power oftechnology, he said adding areas such as edu-cation, media, justice delivery system andhealthcare technology is going to play a greatrole.

"This initiative will empower India by util-ising the technology to the foremost. I havenot the least doubt that the leaders of theindustry from the world over present herewanting to invest billions and billions of dol-lars in this field, new job creation will takeplace and it will probably take India to amuch greater height," he said.

Indian Ocean...the world."So it is understandable for the Chinese

Navy to navigate the Indian Ocean," he saidthrough a translator.

In a white paper on China's military strate-gy released by the ministry of defence onMay 26, and which was discussed by thespokesperson at the interaction with Indianjournalists, the military has said that the "tra-ditional mentality that land out-weighs seamust be abandoned and great importance hasto be attached to managing the seas andoceans and protecting maritime rights andinterests".

The paper also says that in line with thestrategic requirement of offshore watersdefence and open seas protection, theChinese navy "will gradually shift its focus"from offshore waters defence to combinationof such waters and "open seas protection".

Coal Scam...Delhi, Ghaziabad and Raipur in

Chhattisgarh at the offices and factory of thefirm as well as the residential premises of itsDirectors Atul Jain and Sanjay Jain.

It had alleged that the company got mininglease on the basis of recommendation fromChhattisgarh government despite having noexperience and lacking enough capitalrequired for starting mining operations.

The charge sheet was filed for allegedoffences under section 120-B (criminal con-spiracy) read with section 409 (criminalbreach of trust by public servant) of the IPCand under relevant provisions of thePrevention of Corruption Act.

The company was alloted Brahmapuri coalblocks in Chhattisgarh on the recommenda-tion by the Screening Committee for its pro-posed Sponge Iron End Use Project in Durgdistrict.

CBI had earlier claimed that the allocationof Brahmapuri coal block was done on thebasis of alleged false information that thefirm possessed an iron ore mining lease,when it had none.

"It was further alleged that the company didnot have any experience in steel manufactur-ing and the net worth of the group compa-nies/firms was around Rs. 3.01 crores whichwas insignificant," it had said.

For New...projected to increase more than 7 per cent

annually," Ben LJ Eijbergen, the Task TeamLeader for the project, said in a statement.

The loan is the third from the World Bankto help fund the freight corridor.

India's railways, built mostly by the Britishbefore independence in 1947, are among themost extensive in the world but have strug-gled to expand to keep up with demand.

This has hit freight carriers hard as they areforced to carry their goods by road, which isfar more inefficient and expensive, to makeroom for passenger trains on the congestedlines. The railway's share of freight has fallenfrom 90 percent of cargo in 1950 to aboutone-third today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's govern-ment, banking on big investment in infra-structure to boost the economy, approved a$137 billion or Rs. 8.71 lakh crore investmentplan for the railways in February.

Over 1,000...structure called the 'Lingam' symbolizes

mythical powers of Lord Shiva.A three-tier security drawn from the army,

the central paramilitary forces and the statepolice have been deployed to guard the yatra

which has been attacked by separatist guerril-las in the past.

1.5 Lakh ...invest here, he said.This sector (tourism) is set to occupy the

centre stage in the country's developmentprocess and there must be a well-plannedstrategy in place for its scientific and long-term expansion, he maintained.

He further informed that the Union govern-ment also has plans to launch a SwadeshDarshan Yojana to boost domestic tourism inthe country under which all Himalayan,coastal and desert states besides thosethrough which Ganga river passes will bedeveloped as tourist circuits.

With the Ganga originating in GarhwalHimalayas, Uttarakhand will definitely bepart of this ambitious scheme, he said.

On Uttarakhand, the Secretary said "Wewill promote Tourism in Uttarakhand but notat the cost of its fragile Himalayan ecology,Centre is keen promoting water sports activi-ties in Tehri dam reservoir and has sanctionedRs. 50 crore to the state government for thepurpose."

Mr Panwar has also advised Uttarakhandgovernment to implement the Regulation ofTravel Trade Act in the state on the lines of 13other states in the country which havetourism based economies, includingRajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu andKashmir, where the Act has already beenbrought into force.

Noting that implementation of the act willstreamline tourism in the hill state, he said,the state tourism secretary Umakant Panwarhas been asked to work out modalities ofimplementing the act in Uttarakhand.

India Has ...defecation rates by at least 25 percentage

points.In India's case, there has been a reduction

by 31 per cent in open defecation, a progresstermed as "moderate" by the report.

"The Southern Asia region, where the num-ber of open defecators is highest, has alsomade significant improvements. Bangladesh,Nepal and Pakistan have all achieved reduc-tions of more than 30 percentage points since1990," the report said.

"The 31 per cent reduction in open defeca-tion in India alone represents 394 millionpeople and significantly influences regionaland global estimates," it said.

The report, however, noted that in India,there has been very little change over the last20 years in reducing open defecation amongthe poor.

The report further said that India has "metits target" of increasing use of drinking waterresources to its population.

India was among the nine countries thatsucceeded in halving the proportion of thepopulation without improved drinking waterin both rural and urban areas.

The other countries are Belize, Egypt,Jordan, Mexico, Pakistan, Paraguay, Tunisiaand Uganda.

From 71 per cent in 1990, India now has 94per cent of its population with access todrinking water sources, the report said.

The report, however, warned that the lackof progress on sanitation globally threatens toundermine the child survival and health ben-efits from gains in access to safe drinkingwater.

"Until everyone has access to adequate san-itation facilities, the quality of water supplieswill be undermined and too many people willcontinue to die from water-borne and water-related diseases," said Maria Neira, Directorof the WHO Department of Public Health,Environmental and Social Determinants ofHealth.

Jawaharlal Nehru's ...spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.Mr Surjewala said the act had been traced

to the National Informatics Centre or NIC,the software provider of the government.

Jawaharlal Nehru led the first governmentof independent India and is the Congressparty's tallest icon. Party president SoniaGandhi was married to his grandson RajivGandhi, a former prime minister who wasassassinated in 1991.

Software that tracks anonymous Wikipediaedits reportedly traced changes that weremade to entries on Nehru and his family onJune 26.

One such edit was on Nehru's grandfatherGangadhar: "Gangadhar was born as aMuslim by the name of Ghiasuddin Ghazi butchanged his name to a Hindu Ganga Dhar toescape British clutches."

Details of Nehru's friendship with EdwinaMountbatten, the wife of the last viceroy ofBritish-ruled India, were also added to thepage, say reports. The changes were reported-ly deleted by the online encyclopedia's edi-tors.

Army to Launch...coincide with the National Digital India

Week, launched by Prime Minister NarendraModi today, sources said.

"With this software, a soldiers includingthe junior commissioned officer can accessservice record at the unit level itself througharmy's intranet facility, using an assignedlogin id and password," a source said.

Developed jointly by the Army SoftwareDevelopment Centre (ASDC) and TechMahindra, ARPAN 3.0, using state-of-the-art web-based technology, the softwarewould be implemented across 45 of theArmy's Record Offices in the country in oneyear time, sources said, adding, it hasalready been test-bedded at seven suchoffices.

"As of now, all these records are main-tained manually, which is a time-consumingexercise. Implementation of the new soft-ware would cut down the time significant-ly," the source said.

The army has invested Rs 1.9 crore indeveloping ARPAN 3.0 with the TechMahindra, which got the contract after acompetitive bidding process, sources said.

Modi govt...by calling it “power-centric”.It is a “a power-centric, not people-centric

government in which issues and values havebeen given a goodbye”, Govindacharya toldthe national daily in an interview.

Reacting to a question on the Centre's fail-ure to act against ministers, two of whom areinvolved in the Lalit Modi controversy, theRSS leader said, “When the Home Ministerresponds to a demand for resignations ofministers saying that would be fitting for theUPA but not the NDA, people draw theirown conclusions.”

The people “are driven by morality, notlegalities… the message in faraway villagesis that something wrong has been committedby those who spoke of zero tolerance forcorruption. People understand the conceptof a quid pro quo. The perception is thatinfluential and powerful people oblige eachother – and this message has also gone downto the party’s own MPs, MLAs and panchay-at members,” Govindacharya told TheHindu.

He said further the controversies have hurtModi's credibility and that he “is an intelli-gent, knowledgeable person” to have under-stood the extent of damage.

“I hope political sense will prevail beforeParliament resumes… Electoral defeats andsuccesses are just a passing phase but good-will and credibility among the people needsto be safeguarded,” he added.

Just days ago, Govindacharya had saidthat Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Rajeshould quit on moral grounds in the wake ofthe Lalit Modi controversy as from commonman's perception they are "guilty".

"They should do it like Advani had done it,Lal Bahadur Shastri, Sharad Yadav. Thereare many such examples and it will benefitthe party," Govindacharya had said whenasked whether the External Affairs Ministerand the Rajasthan Chief Minister shouldresign in the wake of the raging row over theformer IPL commissioner.

Amarinder Singh's...Bajwa has repeatedly said that the pro-

gramme "will be detrimental to the party asit promotes an individual at the cost of theparty organisation."

Mr Singh, who is the deputy leader of theCongress in Parliament, is launching hisprogram from Jalandhar. On Tuesday, thestate unit issued show-cause notice to threeleaders.

Mr Singh and Mr Bajwa have been lockedin a bitter battle for control of party affairs inthe state for over a year now, but the leader-ship in Delhi has maintained a studiedsilence.

According to leaders close to Mr Singh,the mass contact program will focus onhighlighting failures of the ruling ShiromaniAkali Dal (SAD) - BJP combine in the state.They claim that these meetings will generatemomentum and boost the morale of party'srank and file.

The state Congress disagrees. Party lead-ers Karan Kaur Brar, Jagbir Singh Brar andSatnam Singh Kainth, who have been at theforefront of Mr Singh's campaign, have beengiven 15 days to explain what has beendescribed as "non-co-operation" with thePunjab Congress.

Mr Singh, popularly known as theCaptain, has not commented on speculationthat he is on the verge of leaving theCongress to launch his own regional partyahead of the 2017 assembly polls in thestate.

Rain Continues...more rains in the next few days, district

administration of Lucknow ordered exten-sion of the summer vacations in schools tillJuly 4.

The regional Meteorological departmentpredicted moderate to heavy showers in thenext 48 hours till Friday morning.

The Ghaghara river is in spate and peopleare being evacuated in Gonda, Bahraich andBarabanki areas, where small embankmentshave been washed away in the rains.

A state government official said the floodcontrol machinery has been activated due toheavy rains in the past few days.

Many cities have been flooded with wateron roads due to clogging of the drains. TheLucknow bench of the Allahabad HighCourt asked the chief secretary to personal-ly supervise operations and ensure that thedrains are properly cleaned.

18 Killed in ...(old NH 55A) and NH 55, cutting off road

and telecommunication link to Darjeelingand Sikkim.

25 landslips were reported in the threesub-divisions. 18 people have been killed inthe landslides and a SSB team has rushed tothe affected area, the officer said.

There are also reports of 15 people miss-ing at 8 Mile and 11 Mile areas inKalimpong.

NH-10 has borne the brunt with the roadlink to Sikkim, Kalimpong, Lava, Lolegaonand Garubathan snapped.

NH 55 connecting Siliguri, Matigara withDarjeeling was also damaged particularly inMirik and Rohini areas. A bridge on NH 55has been washed away at Nimbujhora.

Directing Settlement...Madras High Court said a man who raped

a teenager in 2002 when she was 15 couldleave jail for a mediation session. Justice DDevdass said that in another case where hehad made a similar intervention, "a happyconclusion" was reached with the rapist"agreeing" to marry his victim.

In this case, the judge said, the rape sur-vivor, who became pregnant and delivered ababy daughter as a result of her attack, is"nobody's wife... an unwed mother", sug-gesting that her best option would be toreach a settlement with the man who assault-ed her.

The woman has told reporters she has nointerest in mediation.

The top court's comments today weremade in the context of another rape casefrom Madhya Pradesh.

Jagmohan Yadav...took charge from AK Jain, who retired as

DGP on tuesday.Mr Jain had retired on March 31 but was

given three months extension by the stategovernment.

The new DGP is considered close to theSamajwadi Party leaders, sources said.

He was made ADG, Law and order, afterAkhilesh Yadav took charge as ChiefMinister in 2012.

"I am grateful to the government to giveme the responsibility. I will ensure that lawand order of the state is maintained."

Minimum Age for...through a memorandum submitted to

Chief Minister Harish Rawat in Dehradunon Monday.

Citing the examples of Maharashtra andKarnataka where the minimum age for alco-hol consumption is 25 and 21 years respec-tively, Mr Anand said the minimum age foralcohol consumption in Uttarakhand shouldalso be raised from 18 to 21 years.

It will save the younger generation of thestate from falling a victim to alcoholism at atender age, he said.

Mr Anand who has also made a strongpitch for the creation of a Drug PreventionBoard in the state recently appealed to allsocial and political outfits to join him in hisendeavour to build a drug-free Uttarakhand.

The PCC general secretary also asked theChief Minister to ask Uttarakhand police toexpand its anti-drug campaign named "NayiZindagi" (new life) currently underway inDehradun to other districts of the state.

Haryana Government ...A decision to this effect has been taken in

a meeting of the State Cabinet under theChairmanship of Chief Minister ManoharLal today.

These conditions being - investment madeon improvement of roads to be less than Rs.15 crore, annual tax collection less than Rs.1 crore, deferring the toll on road segmentswhich are in very bad condition to avoidpublic criticism, shifting of the toll pointswhich are in Municipal limits and closure oftoll points on the roads which are subse-quently notified as National highways, arelease said.

As a result of this policy decision, the gov-ernment has decided to close five toll plazas(TPs) on such roads which have beenrepaired or strengthened with an expenditureof less than Rs. 15 crore or where the tollcollection is less than Rs. one crore.

While two toll Plazas TP-47 - Tosham toHisar road at 26.700 kms and TP-48 -Tosham to Bhiwani road at 70 kms due toinvestment of less than Rs. 15 crore havebeen decided to be closed with immediateeffect.

Two Toll Plazas TP-10 Budhlada-Ratia-Fatehabad Road (near Punjab Border) andTP-20 Hansi-Tosham-Sodhiwas Road nearvillage Sodhiwas at RD 201.00 wereapproved for closure respectively on August5, 2015 and July 16, 2016 on due to toll col-lection of less than Rs. one crore per annum.

The Toll Plaza TP-37 Ferozepur Zhirka-Biwan road was approved to be closed witheffect from November 1, 2015.

This decision has been taken as it has beenobserved that in certain cases, expenditureincurred on improvement of roads is muchless as compared to the hassles being facedby the road users, it said.

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Fast-growing Dubai, where something new is alwaysbeing added to the skyline, may have found a wayto make construction move even faster.

The Gulf commercial hub on Tuesday announced plansto add the world's first office building made using three-dimensional printer technology to its collection of eye-catching buildings.

Mohammed al-Gergawi, the United Arab Emirates'minister of Cabinet affairs, said the project is part of abroader effort by the seven-state federation to embracecutting-edge technology and make it a global hub forinnovation.

"This building will be a testimony to the efficiency andcreativity of 3D printing technology, which we believewill play a major role in reshaping construction anddesign sectors," he said in a statement.

The roughly 2,000 square-foot office building and fur-niture used inside will be printed out layer by layer froma mixture of reinforced concrete, gypsum and plasticusing a 20-foot tall 3D printer.

The project is a partnership with WinSun Global, aChinese company which has begun assembling housesand other buildings made using 3D printers, and architec-tural and engineering firms Gensler, ThorntonThomasetti, and Syska Hennessy.

The Emirati statement said 3D printing technology hasthe potential to cut building construction time and laborcosts by at least half, and reduce construction waste by 30

to 60 percent. It described the proposed Dubai office as "the most

advanced 3D-printed structure ever built at this scale" andthe first to be put into actual use.

No details on the time-frame or cost were made public.Officials plan to use the office as the temporary head-

quarters of a $136 million (roughly Rs. 865 crores)"Museum of the Future" announced earlier this year thatis expected to open in 2017.

Dubai is already home to a number of fanciful man-made islands, including one archipelago depicting a mapof the world, as well as the world's tallest building, the828-metre (2,717-foot) tall Burj Khalifa.

1. Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death ofSamudragupta in his work

A. MudrarakasamB. Devi Chand GuptamC. MrichekakatikaD. Malavikagnimitra

2. The system of Dual Government during the latter half ofthe 18th century AD is associated with the name of

A. CliveB. ComwallisC. Waren HastingsD. William Bentinck

3. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by

A. Swami VivekanandaB. Swami DayanandaC. Raja Rammohan RoyD. None of the above

QUIZ TIME

Answer: 1(A), 2(A), 3(B)

TODAY’S STARARIES You may be in a difficult position, Aries, as a critical part of a pend-

ing decision. Your first reaction may be to throw up your hands andleave the decision to someone else. Making a choice is too tough,so you find that you'd rather not have to make it at all. Unfortunately,it looks like everyone else has the same idea. Deep down, you havean opinion that needs to be heard.

TAURUS Your self-esteem should be strong these days, Taurus, helping youbuild more confidence in yourself every day. There may be a glitchin the action today, however, as someone with an extreme perspec-tive on things suddenly steps into the picture. Your emotions maysuddenly swing from one end of the spectrum to the other. Do yourbest to stay calm.

GEMINI A ray of sunshine is likely to shine on you, Gemini. Things may have beencloudy lately, making it harder for you to maintain a positive disposition.Today's news will be uplifting, and you will likely be reminded of all the goodtimes in store for you. Others may feel a bit of stress, but you should be ableto see through this and appreciate the benefits of the situation.

CANCER Recent hesitation on your part may have suddenly put you in a bind, Cancer. Itmay feel like you've reached gridlock and your choices are limited. You can nolonger get a solid handle on things. Instead of trying to make a move now, youmay have to wait until the dust settles and you can see clearly again. Let the sit-uation release before you add any more friction.

LEO There are powerful forces operating now, Leo. Whether you realize it or not, youhave tremendous control over the direction of these energies. Take control of thesituation instead of letting someone else do it for you. You will find that other peo-ple are more malleable than usual, making them quite willing to move forward inwhatever direction you point them.

VIRGO If conflict arises in your world, Virgo, you must keep in mind thatthere is no one else to blame except you. Keeping your sights seton one goal is useful as you concentrate all your energy towardthat one thing. At the same time, you may be losing perspective onwhat's going on around you. Make sure you continue to be a teamplayer by keeping an eye out for the people in the wings.

LIBRA Life may seem like a great train ride, Libra. You have yourown little compartment that you're striving to keep comfort-able and neat. The company you keep is important, as isyour proximity to the food car. Be careful that you don't getso wrapped up in your own little world that you neglect topay heed to where the train is headed.

SCORPIO You need to learn an important lesson in follow-through, Scorpio.As you strive for perfection, you may get the feeling that nothing isever fully completed. Try not to be so hard on yourself. The workyou've finished so far is more than likely much better than whatmost people could ever accomplish. Put the final touches on what-ever you're doing and move on.

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

CAPRICORN You may be hit with some extreme circumstances that causeyou to feel uneasy about continuing along your path, Capricorn.Use this jolt as a reminder that nothing is set in stone. An ele-ment of the unexpected can always creep up on you. Deepdown, you probably had a feeling that this difficult situation wasbound to happen eventually.

AQUARIUS You may feel like you're on a road to adventure and excited aboutthe frontiers you're encountering, Aquarius. Unfortunately, itseems that not everyone is as excited about this path as you are.Blows to your ego are apt to hit hard, but try not to let this deteryou. This is more than likely a result of other people's jealousy ofyour incredible strength and bravery.

PISCES There's a tremendously sensitive side to your personality that's tenderand extremely vulnerable, Pisces. Be careful about putting too muchof yourself out there now. By opening yourself up so much, you're invit-ing in trouble. Others might not be that aware of how sensitive you are.Those with strong, boisterous spirits are likely to be abrasive, so pro-tect your emotions.

Huawei's Honor brand onTuesday apart from launchingthe Honor 7 smartphone also

revealed the new Honor Band Zerosmartwatch and Honor WhistleBluetooth headset.

The Chinese company is yet toreveal the availability and pric-ing details of both the wearable

devices. As per a GSMArena reporthowever, the Honor Band Zerosmartwatch will be available in Chinastarting August.

The Honor Band Zero sports a cir-cular design and also features abrushed metal bezel around the cor-ners. Much like other wearabledevices, the Honor Band Zero fea-tures an IP68 certification making itdust-proof and water-resistant. Thenew wearable from Honor is said toshow message notifications as well asdisplay incoming calls; though nodetails whether users can answercalls via the Honor Band Zero.

The Honor Band Zero featurespedometer for tracking steps and alsocomes with sleep tracker. It will beavailable in Black, Beige, and Whitecolours. No details about the whetherthe smartwatch will run AndroidWear or the firm's own operating sys-tem have been shared by Huawei.

The Honor Whistle Bluetoothheadset also sports a brushed metallook. No details about the Bluetooth-enabled headset have been revealed.The company launched the Honor

Whistle Bluetooth headset as anaccessory for the Honor 7 smart-phone.

The metal-clad Honor 7 smart-phone will be available in China inthree variants - priced at CNY 1999(roughly Rs. 20,500) for the 16GBvariant, CNY 2199 (roughly Rs.22,600) for the 16GB dual-SIM vari-ant, and CNY 2499 (roughly Rs.25,600) for the 64GB variant.

The Android 5.0 Lollipop-basedHonor 7 features a 5.2-inch full-HD(1080x1920 pixel) display with apixel density of 423ppi. Other speci-

fications include a 64-bit octa-coreKirin 935 processor (four Cortex-A53 cores at 2.2GHz + four Cortex-A53 at 1.5GHz) coupled with 3GB ofRAM. The smartphone runs EMUI3.1 skinned on top of Android. Itcomes with a microSD card slot, withexpandability up to 128GB.

The Huawei Honor 7 sports a 20-megapixel rear camera and also hous-es an 8-megapixel front-facing fixedfocus camera. The smartphone fea-tures a fingerprint sensor right belowthe rear camera.

Huawei's Honor Band Zero Smartwatch,Honor Whistle Headset Unveiled

Celkon has launcheda new Campus-series smartphone,

the Campus A35K Remote,priced at Rs. 3,199. Thesmartphone will be avail-able to buy via online andoffline retailers acrossIndia. The company as apromotional offer is alsogiving away a 16GBmicroSD card with thehandset.

The highlight of theCelkon Campus A35KRemote smartphone is thebuilt-in IR blaster that iscapable of functioning as auniversal remote alongwith the preloaded PeelSmart Remote app. Celkon

says that besides being aremote control for the TVand set top box, the PeelSmart Remote app can alsocontrol functionality ofDVR, DVD player, airconditioner, and otherhome entertainmentdevices and appliances. Torecall, Peel last monthannounced that its PeelSmart Remote app will bepreloaded by varioussmartphone makers includ-ing Celkon.

Specifications of theCelkon Campus A35KRemote are same as theCampus A35K smart-phone, which waslaunched last year. It offers

dua l -SIM (GSM-GSM) supportand features a 3.5-inch dis-play with a HVGA(320x480 pixels) resolu-tion. The Android 4.4KitKat-based smartphoneis powered by 1GHzprocessor (unspecifiedchipset) with 256MB ofRAM. The handset sports a3.2-megapixel rear camerawith LED flash, whilethere is a 0.3 megapixelfront-facing camera. TheCampus A35K Remotecomes with 512MB inbuiltstorage, and can beexpanded via microSDcard (up to 32GB).

Celkon's Campus A35K

Remote supports Wi-Fi,Bluetooth, Micro-USB,and A-GPS connectivityoptions. The smartphonealso supports 3G connec-tivity - the highlight of thedevice at this price. It isbacked by a 1400mAh bat-tery and will be availablein Blue and White colourvariants.

Last month, Celkonlaunched its first manufac-turing facility in India,located in Medchal,Telangana. The manufac-turing unit is 30,000 squarefeet in area and is ready tostart production from dayone.

Celkon Campus A35K RemoteWith Universal RemoteLaunched at Rs. 3,199

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Ajinkya Rahane Seeks MS Dhoni's Calmness, Virat Kohli's Aggression First, you begin with a goal; a goal of

representing your country as you goabout the rigours of domestic cricket.

And once you have done that you visualiseyourself at some point of time to lead yourside when you cross that boundary rope. Headheld high, donning the jersey with an addedpump on your chest and leading by example;all of them at one go are bound to give anycricketer a kind of high that he cannot put towords. India's latest entrant in the captain'scorner Ajinkya Rahane is experiencing thatkind of high at the moment. It's been barely36 hours since the young lad was named cap-tain of the ODI side for the Zimbabwe tourstarting in a week's time. He hasn't allowedthe latest feather in his cap to get into hishead. Instead, Rahane is focussed on leadingby example and excel in this new responsibil-ity. In an exclusive chat with bcci.tv, Rahanespeaks about the elation of captaining India inthe forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe as helooks for consistency in the 50-over format.

Excerpts from the interview

First of all, how excited are you to lead theODI side in Zimbabwe?

I am really excited about this. I would liketo thank BCCI and the selectors for giving methis opportunity. The decision of naming mecaptain did come as a surprise because I was-n't thinking about captaincy ever. I didn'tknow how to react when I heard the news. Icalled my parents and took their blessings andthey were happy. Once the news slowly beganto sink in, I became really confident of han-dling this new responsibility. I am sure thismove will take me forward and I will strive todo my best. It is a new challenge and respon-sibility in my career and I am looking forwardto it. I know my work ethics and I willachieve success step by step.

You have captained the Mumbai U-19 sidein the past. How was that experience?

That experience was really good. I cap-tained the Mumbai U-19 side in the CoochBehar trophy and the Ranji Trophy T20 team.I did a bit for the Mumbai ODI side too. Ilearnt a lot from those experiences eventhough I was just a year or two old in mydomestic career that time. Playing forMumbai and now captaining India, it all feelslike a dream. I know my abilities and I knowhow capable I am. I am looking forward tothis new role.

Growing up, did you ever feel you wouldcaptain the Indian ODI side one day?

I never thought about it. I normally like tobe in the present. But, every cricketer's dreamis playing for your country and captainingIndia is like the ultimate goal. I am reallyproud of myself at the moment and I am glad

that the BCCI and selectors found myselfworthy of being a captain of the side. I knowit is just for one series, but I am really happyat the moment. Being the captain will give me

a lot of confidence. I am looking forward toenjoying this new responsibility as a captainand as a player. Captaining India is huge andI am proud of this little achievement. I amhappy the way I have paced my career so farand I will continue to give my best from hereon. I am sure I will do my team proud.

Talking about the Zimbabwe tour, how dif-ficult & challenging will it be to lead a sidethat is without the services of the cream ofseniors?

It is a very good side that we have for theZimbabwe tour. These are guys who have hada good run in the domestic and IPL season.They have got their rewards for their consis-tent performances. Every player has playedtheir part towards their respective team's suc-cess. I am excited to lead this bunch of guysand looking forward to joining them reallysoon. As a captain I believe it is alwaysimportant to back your players and give themconfidence. I want to lead by example and bepositive at all times. It is a challenge to lead aside that doesn't have the services of the sen-iors, but every international tour is challeng-ing. We take every opposition seriously andZimbabwe is no different. My motive will beto give the guys the confidence to perform,speak to them and motivate each otherthroughout the tournament.

Over the years, you have played under var-ious captains - Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni &Virat Kohli. What are the things that youwould like to imbibe from each of thosecaptains?

Firstly, playing under MS Dhoni I would

observe how he would be calm on the field.He has a very peculiar and calm way of han-dling situations. I would like to take that qual-ity from him. What I would like to take from

Virat Kohli would be controlled aggression.You can see that quality in his batting and hiscaptaincy. And finally, Rahul bhai is someonewho likes to keep things really simple on thefield which I got to know while playing underhim with the Rajasthan Royals. Having saidthat, I have my own set of ideas and I knowwhat I have to do on the field. Obviously Ihave others to help me out as well and Iwouldn't mind running up to them foradvices. But I would like to take calmness,controlled aggression and simplicity from thethree captains that I just spoke about.

You have a very close association withDravid during your stint with RajasthanRoyals. Have you ever had talks about cap-taincy in particular with Dravid?

When I am with Rahul bhai during the IPLfor the Rajasthan Royals, I always go up tohim and talk to him in general about cricket.We would have long chats during practicesessions. I didn't speak to Rahul bhai aboutcaptaincy in particular, but we would definite-ly talk about the planning process. I haveobserved planning patterns of MS Dhoni aswell and all such instances will help me whenI am captaining the side in Zimbabwe. Evenduring the match I would always think like acaptain and try to evaluate ways of reactinglike a captain. I would ask myself what Iwould have done and how my thinkingprocess would have been if I were the captainof the side in a similar situation. Even in gen-eral it is very important to analyse every gameand cricketer. This helps in gaining morecricketing knowledge. If you keep improvingon the cricketing knowledge and you have ahunger to learn, you will achieve the desired

results for your team.

What brand of captaincy would you belooking to incorporate in this tour?

As a captain you have to think about a lot ofthings. You have to access the situations andconditions and analyse every opposition. Wewill actually get a good idea of how to strate-gise when we meet as a group and jot downour plan in Zimbabwe. I am just looking for-ward to back my instincts and back my styleof leadership. Every cricketer has his ownstyle of playing the game and captaining theside. I am sure that my little experiences ascaptain at the Junior level will help me here.My main motive will be to give confidence toall the players in the side and back them. Iwill be taking help from the support staff aswell. I also have the experience of HarbhajanSingh in the side whose guidance will be ofgreat help. I have tried to learn from each andevery captain I have played under. I wouldlike to keep things simple just like my batting.I feel I am strong and I can handle any situa-tion.

Have you taken a cue or two from playingunder Steven Smith and Shane Watson inthe IPL?

It has been a great learning experience play-ing under both of them. Steven Smith is avery instinctive captain and Watson is some-one who would give a listen to advices fromall corners. From Smith's point of view Irealised that as a captain you have to backyour instincts. You have to believe in yourown abilities and trust your instincts to comegood. Even Dhoni is someone who backs hisinstincts. I will do the same and keep thingsreally simple.

Shifting focus to your batting form inODIs, do you think you haven't been ableto transform your T20 & Test success inthe 50-over format?

I am in good form at the moment and I havebeen batting well. I am looking for consisten-cy in the ODI format and I am learning frommy mistakes. I try to rectify my mistakes ineach and every practice session and everytime I walk out to bat I try not to repeat thosemistakes. It is a constant effort to learn andimprove your game irrespective of the format.I know my batting well and have been learn-ing about my skills from my senior players aswell.

What are the areas you think you need towork on to get better in ODIs?

I think it is all about how you think in everyformat. I feel in T20s and Test matches mymindset has been really great. I bat in a differ-ent zone in those two formats but in ODIs Ithink I need to work on my thought process.

My time is now, I am confident but not overconfident. I am confident that I will do well inODIs as well and I am not far away fromstriking form in the 50-over format. If I givemy hundred percent in the process I am surethe results will flow.

But there has been a lot of talk about yourpaltry success in ODIs. Does it bother youat all?

Everyone is entitled to their own opinionand my aim is to keep looking after myselfand my game. If I do such things well, I knowthis game will reward me back. It is theprocess that matters to me and not the results.I am sure I will get consistent in ODIs like inTests & T20s. Ups and downs are part andparcel of a cricketer's life. It is very importantto think positive during those times.

Does it get difficult to play in the middle-order especially after you have been play-ing as an opener in your formative years?

I have been opening for Mumbai and theRajasthan Royals but I don't have a say in thethe batting order. It is up to the team manage-ment. There is no technical change that youneed to do to become successful in a specificbatting position. It is all about the mindset.Technique comes into the picture when youare playing under different situations.Mindset is the ultimate key for a batsman or abowler to be successful. My success willdepend on how I prepare mentally for certainroles in the team. If you are batting at the toporder, you have the time to get used to thenew ball movement and then play your shots.In the middle order you need to play accord-ing to the demands of the situation. You haveto change your game accordingly. I have beenworking on that aspect for success in the mid-dle order.

What do you make of the new ODI rules?

With the new ODI rules in place, it will bea new challenge and we will get used to itonce we start implementing it in theZimbabwe tour. You also need to change thestrategies accordingly. We will get an idea ofit after the first ODI and understand how chal-lenging it will be for the batsmen and thebowlers.

What do you look to achieve from theZimbabwe tour?

We would like to finish on a high and wewant to do well in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwehave been playing well of late and put up aspirited performance in the World Cup. Wewill play to our potential and give our bestand I am sure every player in the squad isreally confident and looking forward to theseries. As a captain and a team player I wantto do well and come out winning.

BERLINFIFA president Sepp

Blatter has insisted he isnot guilty of corruptiondespite the ongoing inves-tigations into world foot-ball's governing body.

Blatter passionatelydenied any wrongdoing toGerman magazine Buntedespite two separate on-going Swiss and Americaninvestigations into FIFA.

To anyone who accusesthe 79-year-old of corrup-tion, Blatter has a clearresponse.

"I will answer: Do youunderstand this word at allwhich you use? Anyonewho accuses me of beingcorrupt must first of allprove it to me," he insisted.

"No one can do that,because I am not corrupt."

Blatter announced onJune 2 that he would stepdown from the FIFA presi-dency at an extraordinarycongress to be heldbetween December thisyear and March 2016.

That decision follows thecrisis engulfing FIFA with18 people indicted in theUnited States on football-related corruption chargesinvolving millions of dol-lars in bribes.

Since then, sources closeto Blatter have been report-ed as saying he was notruling out the prospect ofgoing back on his decisionto resign after receivingmessages of support fromAsian and African federa-tions.

But the Swiss said heunderstands at least someof his critics, but has notime for unfounded, libel-lous accusations.

"I like to accept correctand constructive criticism,but when someone saysBlatter is corrupt, becauseFIFA is corrupt, then I canonly shake my head," headded.

"Anyone who sayssomething like that withoutevidence should be put inprison."

Sepp Blatter Claims Innocence,Says He is not Corrupt

LONDONNovak Djokovic and Serena

Williams target quickfire secondround wins at Wimbledon onWednesday to escape the brutalheat expected to send temperaturessoaring to a tournament record of35 degrees.

Defending champion Djokovictakes on Finnish veteran JarkkoNiemenin in the Centre Courtopener.

World number 92 Nieminen isplaying in his 12th and lastWimbledon having ended the AllEngland Club career of 2002champion Lleyton Hewitt overfive sets in the firstround.

Djokovic, also the 2011 champi-on, has a 5-1 career record over the33-year-old Nieminen, a quarter-finalist in 2006.

The last time Djokovic lost inthe second round at a Grand Slamwas at 2008 Wimbledon, when asnumber three seed he was defeatedby Marat Safin.

Fourth seed and French Openchampion Stan Wawrinka takes onworld number 48 Victor EstrellaBurgos, only the second

Dominican Republic player to takepart in a Grand Slam.

Wawrinka recorded his bestWimbledon performance by reach-ing the quarter-finals in 2014.

Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikoritakes a 6-1 career lead into his sec-ond round match against SantiagoGiraldo while 2014 semi-finalist

Milos Raonic, the seventh seededCanadian faces German veteranTommy Haas.

At 37 years and 100 days old,Haas is bidding to become the old-est man to reach the third round ata Grand Slam since JimmyConnors, who was just past his39th birthday when he made the

last 32 at the 1991 US Open.US Open champion Marin Cilic,

the ninth seed, meets Lithuania`sRicardas Berankis in a tusslebetween two former world juniornumber ones.

Five-time women`s championand top seed Williams facesHungary`s Timea Babos as shecontinues her bid to sweep a calen-dar Grand Slam.

Maria Sharapova, the 2004champion and fourth seed, tacklesDutch qualifier RichelHogenkamp.

Meanwhile organisers say a heatrule, which allows for a 10-minutebreak between the second and thirdsets of women`s matches, could beused Wednesday when tempera-tures are expected to surge toaround 35C on Wednesday.

However, the rule does not applyto the men`s tour.

The highest-ever temperaturerecorded at Wimbledon was 34C in1976.

Despite the heat, All EnglandClub chiefs say the Centre Courtroof will not be closed to preservethe tournament`s integrity as anoutdoor event.

Wimbledon heat on Novak Djokovic,Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova

Ashes: Spinner AdilRashid Included inEngland's Squad for1st Test LONDON

Uncapped Yorkshire leg-spinnerAdil Rashid and Middlesex fastbowler Steven Finn were both called

into a 13-man England squadannounced Wednesday for nextweek's first Ashes Test againstAustralia in Cardiff.

Rashid, 27, who has played bothone-day international and Twenty20,but not Test, cricket for England tookeight wickets and performed wellwith the bat during England's recent3-2 50-over series win at home toWorld Cup finalists New Zealand.(Also read: Australia's Ryan Harrissuffers Ashes setback)

The 26-year-old Finn played thelast of his 23 Tests in the 2013 Ashesopener at Trent Bridge but has

worked his way back into the squadafter suffering problems with hisbowling action.

Rashid was not included inEngland's 14-man pre-Ashes trainingcamp in Spain, where most of thesquad met with new Australia coachTrevor Bayliss for the first time.

Pace bowlers Liam Plunkett andMark Footitt, who did make the trip,were not selected in a squad cap-tained by Alastair Cook for the FirstTest at Cardiff's Sophia Gardensstarting on July 8, where Englandwill begin their bid to regain theAshes following a 5-0 thrashing in

Australia in 2013/14.All the 11 players who featured in

both Tests during the 1-1 drawnseries with New Zealand wereincluded for the Ashes opener.

England squad:Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), Adam

Lyth (Yorkshire), Gary Ballance(Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire),Joe Root (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes(Durham), Jos Buttler (Lancashire,wkt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire),Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire),Mark Wood (Durham), JamesAnderson (Lancashire), Steven Finn(Middlesex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)

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Cuba on Tuesday became thefirst country in the world toeradicate the transmission

of HIV and syphilis from motherto newborn, according to theWorld Health Organisation(WHO).

The WHO announced in a pressrelease that it validated Cuba's suc-cess in eliminating mother-to-childtransmission.

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"This is a major victory in ourlong fight against HIV and sexual-ly transmitted infections, and animportant step towards having anAIDS-free generation," she added.

Cuba celebrated getting therecognition from the internationalagency.

"It is a historic day for the pre-vention of HIV and AIDS and forprogress towards a generation freeof this burden both nationwide andaround the world," Xinhua citedCuba's state daily Granma as say-ing.

"This is a celebration for Cubaand a celebration for children andfamilies everywhere. It shows thatending the AIDS epidemic is pos-sible and we expect Cuba to be thefirst of many countries coming for-ward to seek validation that theyhave ended their epidemics amongchildren," said Michel Sidibe,

executive director of UNAIDS.Every year, an estimated 1.4 mil-

lion women around the globe liv-ing with HIV become pregnant.Untreated, they have a 15-45 per-cent chance of transmitting thevirus to their children during preg-nancy, labor, delivery or breast-feeding, according to the WHO.

The good news is that the riskdrops to just over 1 percent if anti-retroviral medicines are given toboth mothers and childrenthroughout the stages when infec-tion can occur.

The number of children bornannually with HIV has almosthalved since 2009, down from

400,000 in 2009 to 240,000 in2013, but much more needs to bedone "to reach the global target ofless than 40,000 new child infec-tions per year by 2015", the WHOsaid.

Nearly 1 million pregnantwomen worldwide are infectedwith syphilis annually, which canresult in early fetal loss and still-birth, neonatal death, low-birth-weight infants and serious neona-tal infections.

Thanks to Cuba's "equitable,accessible and universal healthsystem", infected pregnant womenare ensured key early access toprenatal care, and HIV and

syphilis testing for them and theirpartners, the WHO said.

Cuba succeeded in lowering theHIV transmission rate to 1.85 per-cent, below the 2 percent targetrate countries in the region in con-junction with the WHO and otherhealth agencies had been aimingfor.

"Cuba's achievement today pro-vides inspiration for other coun-tries to advance towards elimina-tion of mother-to-child transmis-sion of HIV and syphilis," saidCarissa F. Etienne, director of thePan American HealthOrganisation.

Cuba, the first country to eradicatemother-to-child HIV transmission

Actor-filmmaker KamalHaasan wants to watchGour Hari Dastaan – The

Freedom File, an upcoming biopicof Oriya freedom fighter GourHaridas, who had to fight thebureaucracy to getrecognition.“When Kamal heard afilm being featured around a manwhose struggle was worth telling astory he was intrigued to see it.More so, because it is directed byNational Award winning filmmak-er Ananth Mahadevan, who recent-ly worked with the former in forth-coming Tamil film Papanasam,” asource told in an interview. Thefilm features Vinay Pathak as thefreedom fighter, while KonkonaSen Sharma plays his wife. Thecast also features Ranvir Shoreyand Divya Dutta.

“He (Kamal) had seen my earlierbiopic Mee Sindhutai Sapkal andloved it. So when he heard aboutthe irony of the last of our freedomfighters being made to run frompillar to post to establish his iden-

tity, the historian in him went backto his own lineage where freedomfighters had spent their lives forthe nation,” Mahadevan said in astatement.

“He immediately expresseddesire to watch the film and even

offered to upload it at his ownhome theatre, which he revealed isequipped with a Qube server forprojection,” he said. Post therelease of Papanasam on Friday,Haasan is expected to watch GourHari Dastaan.

Kamal Haasan eager to watch Vinay Pathak and KonkonaSen Sharma’s upcoming film Gour Hari Dastaan

Moonligh tp r o d u c -tion pres-

ents yet anotherinteresting story of agirl named lilly whohailed from a smalltown and wanna getrich, successful overnight. But,will sheor won't she? Staytuned, promos to outsoon. Samira Raza,in main lead withsupporting castReet, Roopa,Sahiba, Akankshaand Gagan DeepSingh. Param ofMoonlight produc-tions is very hopeful that this small budget entertainer will do big in the industry.

This small budget entertainer willdo big in the industry: Param MLP

Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khanwill come to Bollywood’s rescue!

With just one block-buster – TanuWeds Manu

Returns in its first sixmonths, it’s been a low-key2015 for the Bollywood boxoffice. Content turned out tobe the mainstay, as proven bythe success and appreciationfetched by entertainers likeDum Laga Ke Haisha, Pikuand ABCD 2, but hopes arehigh from the second half,especially from Shah RukhKhan and Salman Khan‘sfilms, trade experts say.

The initial months wit-nessed a slump in viewershipas compared to last year,courtesy cricket maniacaused by the World cup andIndian Premier League.Films like Arjun Kapoor andSonkashi Sinha‘s Tevar,megastar Amitabh Bachchanand southern star Dhanush’sShamitabh, Arjun Rampal

and Jacqueline Fernandes’sRoy - though hyped – didn’twork very well for the boxoffice.

Akshay Kumar‘s Baby,which earned close to Rs.90crore, was the first hit film ofthe year and then came off-beat movies like Badlapur(Rs.50 crore), Dum Laga KeHaisha (an estimated Rs.27

crore) and NH10 (Rs.30.60crore), which garneredappreciation not only fromcritics but audience too.

“The first four monthswere very bad, barring one ortwo films here and there. Ifwe compare the first fourmonths of 2015 to last year,then this year was worse,”trade analyst Taran Adarsh,

told IANS.The box office graph saw a

positive trend from May.“In May, we had ‘Gabbar

is Back, Piku and ‘TanuWeds Manu Returns’. ButBombay Velvet was a bigdebacle. There were threehits in May. Then in June,ABCD 2 did really well.From May, the film industryis facing better time,” headded.

In male actors, it wasAkshay Kumar who shonewith films – Gabbar is Backand Baby, among the femaleactors, it is Bollywood’sQueen Kangana Ranaut whomanaged to strike gold withher dual avatar in Tanu WedsManu Returns, which hasminted close to Rs.150 crore.

According to trade analystRajesh Thadani, the responsehas not been too great interms of volume of big hits.

Well, KapilSharma is takinga break from his

popular TV show ComedyNights with Kapil becauseof bad health. The 34-year-old funnyman, whoseshow is one of the mostfavourite places forBollywood stars to pro-mote their upcoming films,will shoot the “lastepisode” with superstar

Salman Khan before takingthe break.Kapil took to thepopular social networkingsite Twitter to share thisnews with his fans and fol-lowers.

“Hello friends. Hope Allwell… But I am not well..Advised for bed rest…Shooting last episode with@BeingSalmanKhan com-ing back soon,” he wrote.

Kapil, came with thisunique comedy show in2013 and since then he hasbeen continuously shoot-ing for it without anybreak.

He also traveled to Dubaito shoot a special series forhis comedy show and isscheduled to travel acrossthe US and Canada for liveshows in the end of thismonth.

Kapil Sharma shooting the lastepisode of Comedy Nights withKapil along with Salman Khan?