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NEW DELHI Recent unseasonal rain- fall in India has come as a blessing for some farmers as it has replenished reser- voirs in parts of the coun- try, allaying concerns stemming from forecasts for a weak summer mon- soon this year. High water levels should also help ease the pain for Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s government which is struggling to address rural distress after the unseasonal rains damaged winter crops like wheat, rapeseed and potato. But these rains have driven up reservoir levels in paddy-growing states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, the country`s grain bowl in the north, to higher than both a year ago and the average of the past decade, government data showed on Friday. "This is a case of cold comfort, but the excessive rainfall that we have wit- nessed in the past six weeks have replenished reservoirs which would help mitigate the impact of deficient monsoon rains," said Aditi Nayar, senior economist at ICRA, the Indian arm of ratings agency Moody`s. India is expected to see below-average rains this CONTD. ON P AGE 3 MUMBAI Temperature: 33 0 C Precipitation:0% Humidity:66% Wind: 18Km/hr HAQ SAADDA FIGHT FOR RIGHT Saturday, May 02, 2015 Fake certificate row: No media trial needed, I'm answerable to Delhi govt, says Jitender Singh Tomar LG G Flex2 With 5.5-Inch Curved Display, Snapdragon 810 SoC Now Available in India Look who’s benefitting from Radhika Apte’s leaked video P8 NEW DELHI Over 11,300 Indians have come back from quake-hit Nepal via routes through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand, the government has said even as it underlined that it would continue to CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Will continue rescue ops in Nepal for as long as it takes: Govt KOLKATA Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to take Indian science to "extraordi- nary heights", union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said here on Friday. CONTD. ON P AGE 3 'Modi committed to take Indian science to extraordinary heights' KATHMANDU Nepal's remote mountainous areas have suffered "almost total devastation" from a pow- erful quake that claimed over 6,300 lives, aid agencies warned on Friday even as relief slowly began to reach far-flung CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Remote areas in Nepal devastated, India offers all help BANDA Seeking to reassure farmers, government today said it will buy even the inferior quality wheat at support price and also give compensation to those whose crop has been affected upto to two hectres. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who visited some hailstorm-hit CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Rajnath assures farmers full compensation to crop damage ETAH Controversy prone BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj Friday kicked up another row when he called Rahul Gandhi "mad" while try- ing to ridicule the Congress Vice President's attempts to reach out to distressed farners in the recent days. Maharaj also compared Prime Minister Narendra CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Sakshi Maharaj kicks up another row, calls Rahul 'mad' NEW DELHI Renowned former India cricketer and MP Sachin Tendulkar has commissioned the construction of six public toilets, as well as footpaths, in the long neglected tribal ham- lets of Aarey colony located in Goregaon East of Mumbai. As a Rajya Sabha member, Sachin Tendulkar has come under fire several times over the years for failing to carry out development CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Sachin commissions construction of public toilets in Aarey Milk colony in Mumbai NEW DELHI Amidst the high voltage slugfest between government and opposition over Land Bill, former Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, who had brought the earlier version of the legislation, has come out with a book giving first-hand CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Jairam Ramesh talks about Land Act of 2013 in book MUMBAI Maharashtra's Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Friday said it has ordered filing of FIR against e-com- merce major Snapdeal.Com's CEO Kunal Bahl and directors of the company in a case relat- ed to alleged online sale of CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Online medicines sale: FDA orders FIR against Snapdeal CEO P6 P2 Weather Report DELHI Temperature: 39 0 C Precipitation:0% Humidity: 35% Wind: 13Km/hr KOLKA T A Temperature: 36 0 C Precipitation: 10% Humidity:72% Wind: 18Km/hr CHENNAI Temperature: 38 0 C Precipitation:0% Humidity:62% Wind: 23Km/hr WASHINGTON An unmanned NASA spacecraft has crashed on the surface of the planet Mercury, after it ran out of fuel following a suc- cessful 11-year mission, the US space agency said Thursday. The MESSENGER probe -- short for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging -- was the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, and issued a final farewell on Twitter shortly before its demise at 3:26 pm (1926 GMT). "Well, I guess it`s time to say goodbye to all my friends, family, support team. I will be making my final impact very soon." Shortly after, the offi- cial @MESSEN- GER2011 Twitter account posted another image of Mercury`s sur- face, with the caption: "MESSENGER`s LAST ACT? THAT`S SMASH- ING!" The image was not of Mercury`s fall. NASA has said previously that there could be no real- time pictures of the impact, which would CONTD. ON P AGE 3 NASA spacecraft crashes on Mercury after 11-year mission In India's grain bowl, recent rains ease weak monsoon worries HYDERABAD After his visits to Punjab and Maharashtra to meet farmers, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is likely to undertake two-day tour of Telangana this month with focus on the issue of farmers` suicide. Gandhi is likely to visit the state in the sec- ond or third week of May to meet families of farmers who committed suicide due to distress. "The dates have not yet been finalized but it will be a two-day visit," senior party leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir told IANS. The Congress vice chief is likely to visit Nirmal in Adilabad dis- trict to meet families of farmers and tribals to know their problems. Party sources have not ruled out a visit to CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Vol. 1 Issue: 230 Price: Rs.3:00 Reg. No: DELENG/2014/58212 Delhi Edition Pages: 8 Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: [email protected] KHANDVA Gonglganv increase the height of the Omkareshwar dam are resisting water Satyagrahis vain hope the government has charac- terized anthem started. The guys' owner to do so came from the life of tan, tan Govind name derived from the soul "are singing such songs. It is these people's last wish to die after a battle in the end the name of Gonvid out of their mouths. The Omkareshwar dam built on the Narmada river water level to increase the livelihood of many rural families have been flabbergasted. Did not get proper compensa- tion to affected people and wanting to land for land yet to be completed. That is why there are more than 80 people burned satyagraha. The last 20 days are satyagra- ha water is deteriorating condition of these people now. Their legs were skinned thaw and it is bleeding from. The risk of common cold and fever continues. Against a side where 80 people are standing in the water collected in the open fields, women are critical of the government and those Satyagraha are cheering. Mnjiron drums and applause echo in the song are giving the mes- sage to save their land, people are ready for a long struggle. The 60- year-Leela Bai says, "The government has been talking about the farmer's welfare and good days, but he whose welfare and who have good days, they do not know it, but they're definitely bad days. Now we have to assume that the government is pressed to kill us alive. That is why we have also deter- mined that you will die, but will not leave the ground. " The 65-year-old Girija Bai says that her children, grandchildren, also lives with, of all walks of life, not just farming. Farming also lasted longer sub- merged in water, ie close to death has occurred. There are only two ways left for them either to give life to the struggle and die obedient to rash or rash. He formerly was gaining ground in the hunt for compensation and loans from loan shark had returned, neither CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Protestering for their land ghonghals villagers started to sing songs of death NEW DELHI The Supreme Court Friday posed questions in regard to the working of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) for appointing judges to higher judiciary, asking how it would CONTD. ON P AGE 3 How will NJAC make judi- cial functioning account- able, asks SC KOLKATA Amid the controversy over a purported ayurvedic product by yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Divya Pharmacy promising male child, Union Health minis- ter JP Nadda on Friday promised to look into the matter. This was confirmed by Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution minister Ram CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Health Minister JP Nadda to look into Ramdev's controversial 'Putrajeevak Beej' After Punjab, Maharashtra, Rahul to hit the road in Telangana NEWS IN BRIEF NEW DELHI Congress vice-presi- dent Rahul Gandhi on Friday visited the Nepal Embassy in Delhi days after a strong earth- quake devastated the neighbouring country. Rahul condoled the earthquake victims and wrote a message in the visitors' diary at the embassy. “Over the last week the world has watched in horror as the true scale of the tragedy in Nepal unfolded before us. Some wounds will never heal, but as Nepal faces the hard task of rebuilding each broken life and broken build- ings, the people of India stand with you in strength and solidarity. In the years to come, we will see a stronger, more prosperous, even beauti- ful Nepal whose ingenerable spirit will rise above present despair and inspire the world,” Rahul wrote. He also met with Nepal's Ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhyay. After his meeting, Rahul said, "I wanted to come (here) and express my support for people CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Nepal quake victims, assures of all possible help 'Sikhs need to explain to Americans signifi- cance of turban' WASHINGTON Sikhs need to explain to Americans the significance of the turban, the most visible sign of their identity, an influential US lawmaker has said, amid reports that a majority of chil- dren wearing turbans are bullied in schools. Congresswoman Judy Chu, founder and vice chair of the Congressional American Sikh Caucus, said despite the fact that Sikhs have been woven into the fab- ric of American culture for more than a century, there is a need to educate Americans about it. Chu was speaking at the Capitol CONTD. ON P AGE 3 PORT BLAIR A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit off Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday, with- in a week of the high intensity quake that hit Nepal and adjoining areas including parts of India. The moderate intensity earthquake jolted the Andaman islands at 2:29 pm, said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The epicentre of the quake lies 135 kilome- tres away from Port CONTD. ON P AGE 3 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands SRINAGAR In a repeat of last month's defiance, Pakistani flags were once again raised at a rally held by separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Kashmir Valley. TV visuals showed crowds waving Pakistani flags at the rally held in Tral. Hardline Hurriyat Conference Geelani leader also warned the Central government at the rally, and demanded that dura- tion of the Hindu pilgrim- age Amarnath Yatra be restricted to one month. Last month too, Pakistani flags were raised at a rally organised in CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Pakistani flags again raised at separatist leader Geelani's rally in Tral

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NEW DELHIRecent unseasonal rain-

fall in India has come as ablessing for some farmersas it has replenished reser-voirs in parts of the coun-try, allaying concernsstemming from forecastsfor a weak summer mon-soon this year.

High water levels shouldalso help ease the pain forPrime Minister NarendraModi`s government whichis struggling to addressrural distress after theunseasonal rains damagedwinter crops like wheat,rapeseed and potato.

But these rains havedriven up reservoir levelsin paddy-growing states of

Punjab and HimachalPradesh, the country`sgrain bowl in the north, tohigher than both a year agoand the average of the pastdecade, government datashowed on Friday.

"This is a case of coldcomfort, but the excessiverainfall that we have wit-nessed in the past sixweeks have replenishedreservoirs which wouldhelp mitigate the impact ofdeficient monsoon rains,"said Aditi Nayar, senioreconomist at ICRA, theIndian arm of ratingsagency Moody`s.

India is expected to seebelow-average rains this

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

MUMBAITemperature: 330CPrecipitation:0%Humidity:66%Wind: 18Km/hr

HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTSaturday, May 02, 2015

Fake certificate row: No media trial needed, I'm answerable toDelhi govt, says Jitender Singh Tomar

LG G Flex2 With 5.5-Inch Curved Display,Snapdragon 810 SoC Now Available in India

Look who’s benefitting fromRadhika Apte’s leaked video P8

NEW DELHIOver 11,300 Indians have

come back from quake-hitNepal via routes through UttarPradesh, Bihar andUttarakhand, the governmenthas said even as it underlinedthat it would continue to

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Will continue rescueops in Nepal for as longas it takes: Govt

KOLKATAPrime Minister Narendra

Modi is committed to takeIndian science to "extraordi-nary heights", union Scienceand Technology Minister HarshVardhan said here on Friday.

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

'Modi committed totake Indian science toextraordinary heights'

KATHMANDUNepal's remote mountainous

areas have suffered "almosttotal devastation" from a pow-erful quake that claimed over6,300 lives, aid agencieswarned on Friday even as reliefslowly began to reach far-flung

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Remote areas in Nepaldevastated, Indiaoffers all help

BANDASeeking to reassure farmers,

government today said it willbuy even the inferior qualitywheat at support price and alsogive compensation to thosewhose crop has been affectedupto to two hectres.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh,who visited some hailstorm-hit

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Rajnath assures farmers fullcompensation to crop damage

ETAHControversy prone BJP MP

Sakshi Maharaj Friday kickedup another row when he calledRahul Gandhi "mad" while try-ing to ridicule the CongressVice President's attempts toreach out to distressed farnersin the recent days.

Maharaj also compared Prime Minister Narendra CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Sakshi Maharaj kicks upanother row, calls Rahul 'mad'

NEW DELHIRenowned former India

cricketer and MP SachinTendulkar has commissionedthe construction of six publictoilets, as well as footpaths, inthe long neglected tribal ham-lets of Aarey colony located inGoregaon East of Mumbai.

As a Rajya Sabha member,Sachin Tendulkar has come under fire several timesover the years for failing to carry out development

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Sachin commissions construction of publictoilets in Aarey Milk colony in Mumbai

NEW DELHIAmidst the high voltage

slugfest between governmentand opposition over Land Bill,former Rural DevelopmentMinister Jairam Ramesh, whohad brought the earlier versionof the legislation, has come outwith a book giving first-hand

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Jairam Ramesh talks aboutLand Act of 2013 in book

MUMBAIMaharashtra's Food and

Drugs Administration (FDA)on Friday said it has orderedfiling of FIR against e-com-merce major Snapdeal.Com'sCEO Kunal Bahl and directorsof the company in a case relat-ed to alleged online sale of

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Online medicines sale:FDA orders FIR againstSnapdeal CEO

P6P2

Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 390CPrecipitation:0%Humidity: 35%Wind: 13Km/hr

KOLKATATemperature: 360CPrecipitation: 10%Humidity:72% Wind: 18Km/hr

CHENNAITemperature: 380CPrecipitation:0%Humidity:62%Wind: 23Km/hr

WASHINGTONAn unmanned NASA

spacecraft has crashed onthe surface of the planetMercury, after it ran outof fuel following a suc-cessful 11-year mission,the US space agency saidThursday.

The MESSENGERprobe -- short forMErcury Surface, SpaceE N v i r o n m e n t ,GEochemistry, andRanging -- was the firstspacecraft to orbitMercury, and issued afinal farewell on Twittershortly before its demiseat 3:26 pm (1926 GMT).

"Well, I guess it`s timeto say goodbye to all my

friends, family, supportteam. I will be makingmy final impact verysoon."

Shortly after, the offi-cial @MESSEN-GER2011 Twitteraccount posted anotherimage of Mercury`s sur-face, with the caption:

"MESSENGER`s LASTACT? THAT`S SMASH-ING!"

The image was not ofMercury`s fall. NASAhas said previously thatthere could be no real-time pictures of theimpact, which would

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

NASA spacecraft crashes onMercury after 11-year mission

In India's grain bowl, recent rainsease weak monsoon worries

HYDERABADAfter his visits to

Punjab andMaharashtra to meetfarmers, Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhiis likely to undertaketwo-day tour ofTelangana this monthwith focus on the issueof farmers` suicide.

Gandhi is likely tovisit the state in the sec-ond or third week ofMay to meet families offarmers who committed

suicide due to distress."The dates have not yetbeen finalized but itwill be a two-day visit,"senior party leaderMohammed Ali Shabbirtold IANS.

The Congress vicechief is likely to visitNirmal in Adilabad dis-trict to meet families offarmers and tribals toknow their problems.

Party sources havenot ruled out a visit to

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

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KHANDVAGonglganv increase the

height of theOmkareshwar dam areresisting waterSatyagrahis vain hope thegovernment has charac-terized anthem started.The guys' owner to do socame from the life of tan,tan Govind name derivedfrom the soul "are singingsuch songs. It is thesepeople's last wish to dieafter a battle in the end thename of Gonvid out oftheir mouths.

The Omkareshwar dambuilt on the Narmadariver water level toincrease the livelihood ofmany rural families havebeen flabbergasted. Didnot get proper compensa-tion to affected peopleand wanting to land forland yet to be completed.That is why there are

more than 80 peopleburned satyagraha. Thelast 20 days are satyagra-ha water is deterioratingcondition of these peoplenow. Their legs wereskinned thaw and it isbleeding from. The risk ofcommon cold and fever

continues.Against a side where 80

people are standing in thewater collected in theopen fields, women arecritical of the governmentand those Satyagraha arecheering. Mnjiron drumsand applause echo in the

song are giving the mes-sage to save their land,people are ready for along struggle. The 60-year-Leela Bai says, "Thegovernment has beentalking about the farmer'swelfare and good days,but he whose welfare and

who have good days, theydo not know it, but they'redefinitely bad days. Nowwe have to assume thatthe government is pressedto kill us alive. That iswhy we have also deter-mined that you will die,but will not leave theground. "

The 65-year-old GirijaBai says that her children,grandchildren, also liveswith, of all walks of life,not just farming. Farmingalso lasted longer sub-merged in water, ie closeto death has occurred.There are only two waysleft for them either to givelife to the struggle and dieobedient to rash or rash.He formerly was gainingground in the hunt forcompensation and loansfrom loan shark hadreturned, neither

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Protestering for their land ghonghalsvillagers started to sing songs of death

NEW DELHIThe Supreme Court Friday

posed questions in regard to theworking of the NationalJudicial AppointmentCommission (NJAC) forappointing judges to higherjudiciary, asking how it would

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

How will NJAC make judi-cial functioning account-able, asks SC

KOLKATAAmid the controversy

over a purported ayurvedicproduct by yoga guruBaba Ramdev's DivyaPharmacy promising malechild, Union Health minis-ter JP Nadda on Fridaypromised to look into thematter.

This was confirmed byUnion Consumer Affairs,Food and PublicDistribution minister Ram

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Health Minister JP Nadda to look intoRamdev's controversial 'Putrajeevak Beej'

After Punjab, Maharashtra, Rahulto hit the road in Telangana

NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW DELHICongress vice-presi-

dent Rahul Gandhi onFriday visited the NepalEmbassy in Delhi daysafter a strong earth-quake devastated theneighbouring country.

Rahul condoled theearthquake victims andwrote a message in thevisitors' diary at theembassy.

“Over the last weekthe world has watchedin horror as the truescale of the tragedy inNepal unfolded beforeus. Some wounds willnever heal, but as Nepalfaces the hard task ofrebuilding each broken

life and broken build-ings, the people of Indiastand with you instrength and solidarity.In the years to come, wewill see a stronger, moreprosperous, even beauti-

ful Nepal whoseingenerable spirit willrise above presentdespair and inspire theworld,” Rahul wrote.

He also met withNepal's Ambassador to

India Deep KumarUpadhyay.

After his meeting,Rahul said, "I wanted tocome (here) and expressmy support for people

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Nepal quakevictims, assures of all possible help

'Sikhs need toexplain toAmericans signifi-cance of turban'WASHINGTON

Sikhs need to explain to Americansthe significance of the turban, themost visible sign of their identity, aninfluential US lawmaker has said,amid reports that a majority of chil-dren wearing turbans are bullied inschools.

Congresswoman Judy Chu,founder and vice chair of theCongressional American SikhCaucus, said despite the fact thatSikhs have been woven into the fab-ric of American culture for more thana century, there is a need to educateAmericans about it.

Chu was speaking at the Capitol CONTD. ON PAGE 3

PORT BLAIRA 5.4 magnitude

earthquake hit offAndaman and NicobarIslands on Friday, with-in a week of the highintensity quake that hitNepal and adjoiningareas including parts ofIndia. The moderate

intensity earthquakejolted the Andamanislands at 2:29 pm, saidan official of the IndiaM e t e o r o l o g i c a lDepartment.

The epicentre of thequake lies 135 kilome-tres away from Port

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

5.4 magnitude earthquake hitsAndaman and Nicobar Islands

SRINAGARIn a repeat of last

month's defiance,Pakistani flags were onceagain raised at a rally heldby separatist leader SyedAli Shah Geelani inKashmir Valley.

TV visuals showedcrowds waving Pakistaniflags at the rally held inTral.

Hardline HurriyatConference Geelani leaderalso warned the Centralgovernment at the rally,and demanded that dura-tion of the Hindu pilgrim-age Amarnath Yatra berestricted to one month.

Last month too,Pakistani flags were raisedat a rally organised in

CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Pakistani flags again raisedat separatist leaderGeelani's rally in Tral

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BJP demands AAP legislator JarnailSingh's arrest, stages protestNEW DELHI

Hundreds of BJP supporters led by its Delhi unit chiefSatish Upadhyay staged a protest here on Fridaydemanding the arrest of AAP legislator Jarnail Singh forallegedly assaulting a civic engineer.

During the protest in the heart of the capital, the BJPworkers also demanded the resignation of the DelhiChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not taking any con-crete action against Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomarfor having a fake law degree.

"The case of Jarnail Singh is completely being ignoredby the Delhi Police. What are they trying to prove evenafter filing FIR but not arresting him. We will keep rais-ing our voice until Singh is arrested," Upadhyay toldreporters during the protest.

The Delhi Police have booked Jarnail Singh forallegedly assaulting a South Delhi MunicipalCorporation engineer and stopping him from discharg-ing his duty.

Upadhyay said that even Kejriwal was the least both-ered to take action against the rude behaviour of his par-tymen against the common people in the city.

"The AAP has made fool of the public. It is a shamethat that the AAP leaders after elections have becomeanti-common people and the CM Kekriwal ji is merewatching it without taking action," he said.

Gr Noida company fined for burninggarbage in openGREATER NOIDA (UP)

A private company here has been fined Rs 25,000 bythe Greater Noida Industrial Development Authoritytoday for burning garbage in open areas.

Assistant Chief Executive Officer (ACEO) GreaterNoida Authority Yogendra Yadav today visited the cityand found garbage burning at five places in the compa-ny's premises, officials said.

The ACEO imposed on the company a fine of Rs25,000 under the National green Tribunal (NGT) orderwhich prohibits burning of garbage in open areas andlaid provision for a fine of Rs 5,000 on each default.

Meanwhile, Noida Chairman Rama Raman asked theauthorities to tackle encroachment issues on city roadsbesides asking them to ensure full implementation of theNGT order on prohibition of garbage burning in open.

The chairman also exhorted authorities to carry outmore plantation in parks.

Assam girl rape: Protest held outsideGurgaon police stationGURGAON

People belonging to the north-eastern states on Fridaystaged a protest outside a police station here over inac-tion in an Assam girl`s rape incident on April 29 anddemanded immediate arrest of the accused.

Over 150 people, including women, gathered outsidethe DLF-1 police station and protested for over threehours.

Both the accused and the victim worked at the GoldenEye Guest House in DFL-1 area.

The protest was held under the banner of the north-eastsupport centre helpline.

Mathew, one of the helpline activists, told IANS: "Therape accused would have been behind the bars if policehad acted on time. The manager and some other employ-ees at the guest house, where the crime occurred, alsohelped the accused to flee."

Protesters were shouting slogans against police andalso demanding assurance of appropriate action fromGurgaon Police Commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) DeepakSaharan, who is also nodal officer for helping peoplehailing from the northeast, assured protesters that theaccused would be arrested by Monday.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Dharna Yadav, whois monitoring the investigation, also assured all supportfrom police.

"We will hold bigger protest if police fail to arrestaccused within the said time frame," Mathew said.

A 19-year-old girl from Assam was raped by a 23-year-old man from Nepal on Wednesday.

The girl said in her police complaint that she wasraped by a guest house employee in the washroom.

She also alleged that she informed the woman manag-er of the guest house about the incident but she, too, didnot cooperate and helped the accused, Debu Tamar, toescape.

She said the sweeper of the guest house came to thewashroom when she cried for help but instead of helpingher he kept on laughing.

Protesters said they wanted legal action against allwho helped "rapist" Debu Tamar to escape.

A special police helpline, 0124-2301559, launchedhere on October 28 last year for people from the north-east has not received relevant calls till date.

"We have requested police to SMS helpline numbersto all northeast people residing in Gurgaon, but policedid not cooperate. We have circulated the number with-in our circle," added Mathew, who is senior executive ata private firm here.

"We have formed several teams to nab the accused.Police teams have also been sent to Nepal. The accusedwill be arrested soon," a senior police officer said.

Woman lawyer among 6 designatedas senior advocates in HCNEW DELHI

The Delhi High Court has designated six lawyers,including one woman lawyer, as senior advocates.Among the six lawyers designated as senior advocatesare former Bar Council of India Chairman K K Manan,Mohit Mathur, ex-Secretary of Delhi High Court BarAssociation (DHCBA), Vivek Sood, Balbir Singh,Mukul Talwar and Rekha Palli. "I feel immensely proud,happy and honoured that the bench has recognised meand judged my performance positively," Manan said.

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IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIDelhi Law Minister

Jitender Singh Tomar, whois facing allegations ofpossessing a fake degree,Friday, reiterated that he isinnocent and no media trialis needed.

The Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) leader said that hewill prove innocence in thecourt on May 20, when thenext hearing is due.

The AAP MLA furthersaid that no media trial isneeded, adding that he isanswerable only to theDelhi government, whichis headed by ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal.

The Delhi High Courtwas on Monday informedthat the Delhi LawMinister's provisional cer-tificate is "fabricated".Bihar's Tilak ManjhiBhagalpur University onMonday submitted beforethe Delhi HC that Tomar'sprovisional certificate is"fabricated and does not

exist in the institution'srecord".

Tomar has been facingcharges that academic cer-tificate he submitted whilefiling nomination for DelhiAssembly polls held inFebruary this year werefake.

Tomar has claimed thathe had completed his laweducation from the particu-lar university.

Tilak Manjhi BhagalpurUniversity in Bihar onMonday placed before thecourt its enquiry reportstating that the serial num-ber of the provisional cer-tificate in the recordshowed the name of someother person and not that ofTomar.

The court had alsosought reply from the DrRam Manohar Lohia

Avadh University (UP),from where the law minis-ter said he had graduated inscience.

Bar Council members ofDelhi, who wanted to beimpleaded as a party in thepetition, informed the courtthat they have receivedinformation from AvadhUniversity that Tomar'sgraduation degree isallegedly "fake".

Fake certificate row: No media trial needed, I'manswerable to Delhi govt, says Jitender Singh Tomar

NEW DELHIIn a temporary reprieve for

AAP chief and Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal,the Supreme Court on Fridaystayed proceedings in twocases of defamation filedagainst him.

According to reports, theapex court passed its order inresponse to defamation casesfiled by former Union minis-ter and lawyer Kapil Sibal'sson Amit Sibal and formerDelhi chief minister SheilaDikshit's political advisorPawan Khera.

Amit had filed the defama-tion suit against Kejriwal andhis former AAP colleagueand noted lawyer PrashantBhushan for alleging that he

had taken advantage of hisfather's position to representtelecom companies.

Dikshit's political secretaryPawan Khera had filed adefamation case againstKejriwal for allegedly mak-ing "derogatory remarks" and"baseless" allegations against

her last year during protestson power tariff hike.

Khera accused Kejriwal ofusing "false and filthy" lan-guage against Dikshit in atelevision show.

The apex court also listedthe matter for hearing onJuly 8.

SC stays defamation proceedingsagainst Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHIFormer Additional

Solicitor General (ASG)Indira Jaising has written aletter to Chief Justice ofIndia H L Dattu and otherSupreme Court judgesquestioning the procedureof designating lawyers assenior advocates whichallegedly lacked trans-parency.

The senior advocate saidan impression among thelawyers has been growingthat there is a bias in con-ferring the designation anda select category of advo-cates are preferred.

She also suggested thatthat CJI should considersetting up a search com-mittee of judges to identi-fy lawyers doing PIL work

in environmental orhuman rights laws andthose having specificdomain expertise, for con-ferring of the designationof Senior Advocates.

"The impression haslong been growing at theBar that only relatives ofseniors or those who comefrom particular chambersget designated.

"What is worse, thereseems to be an imbalancebetween caste and com-munities and I can onlyhope that this is not con-scious as that would goagainst the ethos of theConstitution by which weare all governed," she saidin her letter of April 29.

Jaising, who is the firstwoman law officer of the

country, said the purposeof designation of lawyeras senior advocate was tofurther the administrationof justice by improvingthe quality of argumenta-tion at the bar, in terms ofinputs from seniors withexperience or expertise inspecial branches of law.

"All this is in publicinterest and the act of des-ignation is not meant to bea largess given by theJudges for individualadvancement of a particu-lar lawyer," she said.

Jaising, herself a senioradvocate, said the desig-nation was not the privi-lege of those who handleregular criminal or civilappeals on Mondays andFridays running from

court to court."There seems to be an

unwritten bias againstlawyers who do PIL inenvironmental law orhuman rights law casesand those who havedomain expertise in thespecialised subjects suchas InternationalArbitration, Inter-StateWater Disputes, Cyberlaw, etc.

"Unlike general practi-tioners who appear regu-larly, these lawyers appearin the subjects of theirexpert calling, but thatdoes not mean that theyare not fit for designation,quite the contrary, theirspecial knowledgeenhances the quality ofjustice dispensed by the

court," Jaising said.She urged the CJI to

consider constitutingsearch committee ofjudges to identify thoselawyers doing PIL work inEnvironmental law orHuman Rights and thoselawyers having domainexpertise for conferringdesignation as SeniorAdvocates.

Critical of the recentdesignations, Jaising ques-tioned the departure fromconvention of five sittingjudges recommending thecandidate for designationand introduction of secretballot in its place.

"...While the ballot mayhave the merit of givingall Judges a chance of par-ticipation in the decision-

making, there is no guar-antee that a vote reflectsthat the person has merit.Indeed the system of vot-ing has the disadvantageof encouraging unhealthyand non-transparent lob-bying for designation," thesenior lawyer added.

She said out of 14 candi-dates who had recommen-dations from not less thanfive Judges, only five havebeen selected for designa-tion with nothing to indi-cate why the others werenot designated.

"Each of the fiveAdvocates is a generalpractitioner. Advocateswith PIL background anddomain expertise havebeen totally left out," shesaid.

NEW DELHIIn order to ensure quake-

resistant houses and build-ings in the national capital,Delhi government willsoon register qualifiedstructural engineers whowould guide residentsabout such constructions.Government has prepareda concrete plan to registerprivate structural engineersso that people could hirethem when they buildhouses and buildings.

This is for the first timewhen government is goingto start registration ofstructural engineers in thecapital.

The government's movecomes days after Nepalwas ravaged by a massive

earthquake in which over6,000 have been killed.The temblor also shookDelhi, apart from othernorthern and eastern states,leading to concerns aboutsafety of buildings here."At present, most peopledo not know how to buildquake-resistant houses fol-lowing which they have tosuffer later. We have madea plan to register structuralengineers so that peoplecould seek their help aboutconstruction of quake-resistant structures," said asenior government official.

The official, however,said that it is yet to bedecided whether PublicWorks Department (PWD)or municipal corporations

would register such engi-neers.

"People can soon hireregistered private structur-al engineers when theyconstruct houses," officialsaid.

Government will alsorun a campaign to educatethe masses to build quake-resistant houses.

Other issues rangingfrom foolproof scheme forunauthorised colonies andfor hospital and schoolbuildings have been men-tioned in the plan.

"Government will sendthis plan to state disastermanagement authoritychaired by LieutenantGovernor Najeeb Jung forapproval," the official said.

Engineers to guide residents onquake-resistant constructions

Former ASG questions procedure to designate Sr Advocates in SC

NEW DELHIThe Delhi High Court on

Friday declined to enter-tain a plea seeking torestrain the Centre, the citygovernment and its repre-sentatives from participat-ing in a tax event organisedhere next week by anorganisation which isallegedly sponsored andcontrolled by tobaccoindustry.

A bench of Chief JusticeG Rohini and Justice RajivSahai Endlaw while dis-missing the petitionobserved that the plea hadto satisfy it that there wasconflict of interest in thegovernment representa-tives attending the event,the 12th Annual Asia-Pacific Tax Forum, and

that it was not in publicinterest.

"We will give reasons fordismissal of your petition,"it told the petitioner --NGO Institute of PublicHealth.

The NGO, representedby senior advocate AnandGrover, had alleged in itsplea that International Taxand Investment Centre(ITIC) was controlled bythe tobacco industry whichhas its own vested interestsin promoting tax policiesand reforms beneficial forit.

He had also alleged thatparticipation in the eventwould violate provisionsof the Framework ofConvention of TobaccoControl (FCTC), to which

India was a signatory, that"requires parties to protecttheir public health policiesfrom the commercial andother vested interests oftobacco industry".

"Union and state govern-ments under provisions ofFCTC cannot interact withtobacco industry at anindustry sponsored eventwhere officials will be lob-bied to adopt policies anti-thetical to public health,"the NGO's counsel con-tended.

Central governmentstanding counsel AkshayMakhija, appearing for theministries of Finance andHealth and FamilyWelfare, opposed the plea,saying it was a generalconference on tax.

Delhi HC refuses to restrain govtsfrom participating in tax event

Woman com-mits suicideafter killingher 3 childrenFARIDABAD

A middle-aged-womanallegedly committed sui-cide after killing her threechildren in Bhood colonyarea of the city, police saidtoday. The woman wasapparently depressed withthe financial conditions ofher family due to whichshe took this extreme step,police said.

It is understood that firstshe killed the children byforcing them to consumepoison and then killed her-self on Tuesday,Investigating Officer ASIDharmchand said.

NEW DELHIDelhi High Court on

Friday told DMRC thatnot having dustbins onmetro platforms due tofear of bomb blasts wasa "very myopic view ofsecurity", as airportsand even railway sta-tions have garbagebins.

The court, whichdirected Delhi MetroRail Corporation(DMRC) to "examineviability of having spit-toons and dustbins onthe stations", alsoqueried it on whetherdrinking water and toi-let facilities were easilyavailable to commuters.

"Don't you have dust-

bins at airports and busstations? Can you pro-tect people by not hav-ing dustbins? This is avery myopic view ofsecurity," Justice RajivShakdher said.

The court also direct-ed DMRC to indicateon affidavit how manytoilet and drinkingwater facilities areavailable at metro sta-tions and whether theamenities are generallyaccessible to com-muters.

"Show me toilets areavailable and can beeasily accessed. Nottelling you to redrawyour stations," the courtsaid to DMRC.

NEW DELHIThe Congress Friday

demanded the resignationof Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal on "moraland ethical grounds" for"trying to shield" LawMinister Jitendra SinghTomar, who is embroiledin a court case for alleged-ly possessing a fake LawDegree.

It also reiterated itsdemand for the sacking ofTomar and said it wouldhold "continuous agita-tion" all over the state topress for his removal.

"Kejriwal should resignon moral and ethicalgrounds. He always takes ahigh moral ground, but istrying to shield Tomar. Wedemand his resignationfrom the post of DelhiChief Minister," DelhiPradesh Congress

Committee (DPCC) ChiefSpokesperson SharmisthaMukherjee told reportershere. "Morally, ethically,Tomar should not continueas the Law Minister. Wehave been demanding hisresignation. We will nowhold continuous agitationall over Delhi to demandhis removal," she said.

Mukherjee said demon-strations will be held atevery nook and corner ofDelhi to make peopleaware about Tomar's fakedegree case and seek hisimmediate removal.

Pointing out that thematter is sub-judice and"Tomar may try to influ-ence the probe" going onagainst him by remainingon the important position,she said he should immedi-ately step down till the ver-dict is out in the case.

Tomar fake degree row: Congress demandsKejriwal's resignation, plans stir

No dustbins at Metro stations dueto terror threat, HC not convinced

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Protestering for...increased nor cultivated land compensation

received. Which was the ground, he is alsonow sinking away. The government hasbecome time for them. Girija Skku was likeliving by singing songs recalling potentialrisk are angry. He says, "is the loss of liveli-hood, would have to do to protect it. Thereare plenty of things that the government, butin reality there is nothing. Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan are unfairly withfarmers, the price they have to pay. "

The elderly and middle-aged women withyoung girls engaged in Satyagrahis cheer.Deepika, who has been advocating GoswamiKhargone movement has come to join theirgrandmother. He says that the government ishow the common man is stripped of its fun-damental right. Goglganv Satyagraha venueoverlooking the water, though, is separatedfrom movements, even in the water on oneside and the other side is a crowd of hundredsof people out of the water. The last 20 daysfrom morning till evening the view is to beseen, but enthusiasm is not any less, they areclaiming that this war is being fought to win,then defeat will be remembered.

Pakistani flags...Srinagar by Geelani. Separatist leader

Masarat Alam, who was released from jail inMarch, was present at the rally where anti-India slogans were raised.

Following a hue and cry, Alam was laterdetained and subsequently arrested under thePublic Safety Act under which the separatistleader could be jailed for at least two years.

The Centre had categorically stated thatwaving of Pakistani flags or raising of anti-India slogans will not be allowed under anycircumstances. Under pressure, Jammu andKashmir Chief Minister Mufti MohammadSayeed had also said that there was no placefor such acts.

5.4 magnitude...Blair.The depth of the earthquake was measured

as 10 km, IMD said in a statement.Reports of damage to properties or life

have not been received so far, it said.A 6.7 magnitude quake hit off Papua New

Guinea yesterday and another measuring 7.1magnitude today, but there were no reports ofany serious damage.

'Sikhs need...Hill this week after receiving a report on

"Sikhs in America" from the National SikhCampaign (NSC).

The report has been prepared by GeoffGarin, head of the Hart Research Associates.

"The most significant finding here is thatmost Americans do not know much about theSikh community," Chu said.

Chu said that though it is disappointing, itcan also be a positive because it can be a wayto educate people about Sikhs. "It's an oppor-tunity to tell your neighbours about whySikhs wear turbans and have long beards andthat these are articles of a loving and peace-ful faith."

"But there're also some things in this reportthat show there are issues that need someserious attention," she said.

"In particular it has to do with the fact thatmore than half the Sikh children endure bul-lying in school and this number is worse forchildren who wear turbans," she said.

Chu said: "It is important for us to be ableto communicate what is happening to Sikhchildren with regards to bullying, and com-municate to a wider audience."

Briefing lawmakers on the report, Garin, aformer political strategist for formerSecretary of State Hillary Clinton, said oneof the main points taken from the findingswas that Sikhs "have to explain to Americanpeople what turban means because that is theimmediate source of identification."

Sikhs, he said, have to explain what it sym-bolises and what values it represents.

"This will have a very powerful impact [onthe broader American public]," he added.

Rahul Gandhi ...of Nepal. I have already been co-coordinat-

ing some help, but reassured the ambassadorthat if they need any help they should let usknow."

Upadhyay, after Rahul's visit, said,"Congress has offered its help. Someonefrom their party will come to discuss this."

The death toll in Nepal from last weekend'searthquake has risen to 6,204, the Himalayancountry's National Emergency OperationsCentre said in its latest update today.

Rescuers from over 20 countries have beentaking part in the search for survivors in therubble-strewn capital Kathmandu as well asfar-flung rural areas near the epicentre.

NASA spacecraft..take place on the side of the planet facing

away from the Earth.But the US space agency confirmed that

the probe had indeed crash-landed. "A NASA planetary exploration mission

came to a planned, but nonetheless dramatic,end Thursday when it slammed intoMercury`s surface at about 8,750 miles perhour (3.91 kilometers per second) and creat-ed a new crater on the planet`s surface," theagency said in a statement.

The spacecraft itself was just about threemeters long.

The crater it would cause was expected tobe 16 meters (52 feet) in diameter, NASAsaid.

The mission, which launched in 2004, hadachieved "unprecedented success," with itstop discovery being that Mercury had lots offrozen water and other volatile materials inits permanently shadowed polar craters onthe planet closest to the Sun, the US spaceagency said.

"Going out with a bang as it impacts thesurface of Mercury, we are celebrating MES-SENGER as more than a successful mis-sion," said John Grunsfeld, associate admin-istrator for NASA`s Science MissionDirectorate in Washington.

"The MESSENGER mission will continueto provide scientists with a bonanza of newresults as we begin the next phase of this mis-sion -- analyzing the exciting data already inthe archives, and unravelling the mysteries ofMercury."

In India's ...year as the emergence of an El Nino weath-

er pattern will likely cause dry spells acrossSouth Asia.

The monsoons are vital for India as its farmsector accounts for 14 percent of its econo-my, and half of its farm land lacks irrigation.Weak rains have cut farm output in the past,stoking food price inflation in the country.

But this year, there is unlikely to be a bigshortage even if monsoons turn out to beweak as the government storehouses arebrimming with rice and wheat.

However, for millions of farmers, the fateof a single crop can be the differencebetween life and death.

Dozens of farmers have committed suicideafter the damage from unseasonal rains, dent-ing Modi`s popularity in the countryside andpresenting an opportunity to the oppositionCongress party to tap into farmers` angerahead of elections in the agrarian state ofBihar later this year.

Another area of concern for the govern-ment is the likely deficit of edible oilsderived from soybean, which is grown main-ly in the central state of Madhya Pradeshwhere reservoir levels have fallen below lastyear`s levels.

India imports about 60 percent of its edibleoil needs at an annual cost of up to $10 bil-lion - its third-biggest import item after crudeoil and gold.

"India is all set to import more edible oiland pulses, though a clear picture willemerge once monsoon covers the entirecountry," said P. Chengal Reddy, secretarygeneral of the Consortium of Indian FarmersAssociations.

After Punjab...Medak, the home district of Telangana

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.Gandhi, who looks aggressive since his

return from two-month long sabbatical, isalso likely to interact with journalists atHyderabad Press Club.

On his first visit to Telangana after the for-mation of separate state, he will be keen totake on Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)government and highlight its failures duringlast 11 months.

Gandhi will undertake `padyatra` to visitseveral villages as he has done in Vidarbharegion of Maharashtra. "He will visit thefamilies of farmers who ended their lives andspend 10 minutes in each house," saidShabbir, who is the vice president ofTelangana unit of the party.

The Congress vice president will not beaddressing any public meeting during hisvisit as he does not want the party to mobilizepeople. "We may select about 200 cadresfrom each assembly constituency for thepadyatra. The people will come voluntarily,"said Shabbir, who leads the opposition inTelangana legislative council.

Telangana Congress leaders claim that theplans of Gandhi`s visit has enthused thecadre. They hope the visit will go a long wayin boosting the morale of the cadre and giv-ing them confidence that the party canbounce back.

Though it was Congress which carved outseparate Telangana state, it could not gainpolitically from it. The party got only 26seats in 119-member state assembly in theelections held in April last year.

However, the party leaders claim that peo-ple have now started realizing their mistake.

Health Minister ...Vilas Paswan, who said said the Union

Health minister has been asked to lookinginto the matter.

"It is a gender issue. If you are asking foronly a male child, it is illegal. The healthminister has asked to look into the matter," hesaid here today while reacting to the uproarin the Rajya Sabha yesterday over 'DivyaPutrajeevak Beej' allegedly sold by DivyaPharmacy.

"However, you cannot bring this (product)under misleading advertisement. It says it

guarantees a son and no one is challengingthat the medicine is bad," he said.

Without elaborating whether his ministry istaking any action on the medicine at a timewhen the NDA government was carrying outits 'Beti Bachhao' campaign, Paswan said if aproduct did not deliver what it promises onlythen can it be misleading.

The opposition had demanded to ban thepurported ayurvedic product in Rajya Sabhayesterday while terming it as illegal andunconstitutional and sought stringent actionagainst the manufacturers.

Rajnath assures...areas and met affected farmers in

Bundelkhand region, said the Centre hasrecently changed the quality norms for wheatprocurement and raised the compensation forfarmers.

Now, those farmers whose crops are dam-aged up to 33 per cent will be entitled forcompensation. Earlier it was limited upto 50per cent.

"Our government has made changes in thenorms to purchase shrivelled grains andtweaked the standards on moisture content tohelp the farmers," he said interacting withfarmers and agricultural labourers at Bandain Uttar Pradesh.

The move is aimed at ensuring that wheatfarmers get the full minimum support price(MSP) of Rs 1,450 per quintal.

The compensation in such cases will bepaid from the State Disaster Response Fund(SDRF) and National Disaster ResponseFund (NDRF).

According to the new norms, farmers inrainfed areas will be eligible to claim assis-tance - in the form of input subsidy - of Rs6,800 per hectare, compared to the current Rs4,500.

Compensation for crops in areas withassured irrigation has been increased from Rs9,000 to Rs 13,500 per hectare, and that forperennial (horticultural) crops from Rs12,000 to 18,000 per hectare. The relief issubject to a cap of two hectares per farmer.

The Home Minister said the central gov-ernment has released Rs 253 crore in advanceto Uttar Pradesh government for distributionamong the hailstorm affected farmers.

"I have spoken to Chief Minister AkileshYadav and told him that the central govern-ment will reimburse the amount after thereport of inter-ministerial team. I have askedhim to provide immediate relief to hailstorm-affected farmers," he said.

Sachin commissions ...work. But this year, the celebrated cricketer

and MP has decided to answer his detractorsnot with words but action. It is an addedadvantage that he has turned his attention totribal hamlets in Aarey Milk colony, whichhave long been neglected by the authorities.

Tendulkar has come forward with thedevelopment of six public toilets, as well asfootpaths inside these adivasi padas. In addi-tion, he has also distributed 500 solar lampsamong the adivasi community.

This is a godsend for the tribal residents,some of whom have lived there for over acentury but still lack basic facilities like elec-tricity and toilets.

Aarey is notorious for man-leopard con-flict, and the lack of toilets force many localsto defecate in the open, where they are morevulnerable to leopard attacks.

" Most of us risk our lives each time weanswer nature's call, as this is how manyhuman- leopard conflicts have happened. Weare happy that is using his funds to constructgood quality toilets," said Chandu Jadhav, aresident of Vanichapada.

Tendulkar has commissioned the construc-tion of six public toilets ( each will have fourbooths inside) at Vanichapada, Mataipada,Khambyachapada, Gavdevipada,Gitunichapada and Futkyatalavachapada.

Sakshi Maharaj ...Modi with Lord Krishna, saying like

Krishna saved Draupadi, he rescued Nepal.Taking a dig at Gandhi, the BJP MP from

Unnao said he does not know the differencebetween wheat and maize.

"I say that Rahul Gandhi has gone mad. Hedoes not known the ABCD of politics. He istalking of farmers but does not know the dif-ference between wheat and maize," Maharajsaid addressing a meeting at AmroliRatanpur village.

While referring to the rescue and rehabili-tation efforts launched by the NDA govern-ment in quake-hit Nepal, Maharaj said," afterthe devastation in Nepal, Modi reacted with-out hesitation. Similarly, Krishna had helpedDraupadi when she needed it without hesita-tion. Modi has done the work of savingNepal like Lord Krishna."

On the agrarian crisis, Maharaj said theUttar Pradesh government has failed toaddress this problem in the state and that thefunds allocated by Central government to thedistressed farmers have not reached them.

He also hit out at the state government forpropagating "goondaraj".

"There is goondaraj in Uttar Pradesh. Thelaw and order situation here is in completeshambles. The Akhilesh Yadav governmentfailed to pay any attention to the farmersaffected by unseasonal rain and hailstorms.Crores of rupees were allocated by the Centrefor the aggrieved farmers but the relief did

not reach them," he said.

Will continue...support rescue operations in the Himalayan

country for "as long as it takes"."More Indians return from Nepal.

Government assists 11,300+ to returnthrough 218 buses from UP, Bihar andUttarakhand till date," tweeted thespokesperson in the Ministry of ExternalAffairs, Vikas Swarup.

Asked how long will the Indian rescueoperations continue in Nepal, he said, "Wewill remain engaged as long as it takes".

Over 3,350 Indians have also been broughtback on board Indian Air Force aircraft.

Critical requirements for Nepal were senttoday by two transport aircraft -- an IL-76which carried 22.5 tonnes of ration fromChandigarh and a C-17 with 21 tonnes ofMRE (Meals Ready to Eat), 1,800 blankets,two RO plants, two tonnes of civil/militarymedical stores and army communicationequipment.

IAF helicopters have flown 26 sorties inNepal, evacuating 82 persons to safer places.Also, 17 casualty evacuations were conduct-ed out of which 12 were in Charkot and fivein Lamabagarh.

'Modi committed ..."This country is doing well but I feel most

of the people of this country are doing rou-tine work. We have to come out of the routineway of thinking. They are doing their workhonestly but nobody wants to get out of thatroutine mentality," Vardhan said here duringhis visit to the Indian Association for theCultivation of Science (IACS).

"The time has come when we have to startinventing out of the box solutions," he said.

Harsh Vardhan said Modi`s willingness toboost Indian science should be coupled witha fresh and directed approach in scientificpursuits.

"We have a prime minister who wants ourfuture to be brighter than the glorious past.One who respects intellectual and profes-sional acumen, who respects professionaladvice and who is willing and sincerely com-mitted to take science to extraordinaryheights," said Harsh Vardhan.

"So, this is the time when we could start afresh process of brainstorming what are thethings we could focus on."

The minister lamented the lack of "break-ing news" in terms of research outputs in thelast 50 years.

We should know what are the things thatwould potentially lead to results for the peo-ple because if you do not connect science topeople, it has no meaning, he said.

"I can assure you on behalf of PrimeMinister Modi and our government that weare all out to help you. You also have toappreciate the problems. We have to learn tooptimally utilise what resources we have," headded.

Remote areas...regions amid fresh aftershocks that kept

people on edge.Top Indian officials today took stock of the

situation in the battered country as theyassured Nepal of all possible assistance.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval andForeign Secretary S Jaishankar called onPrime Minister Sushil Koirala soon aftertheir arrival here to discuss the rescue andrelief operations in the areas affected by theearthquake.

Tremors jolted Nepal for the sixth daytoday as rescuers struggled with disposingoff dead bodies and sifting through moundsof rubble for rare survivors after hopes offinding them were rekindled following themiraculous rescue of a teenage boy and ayoung woman yesterday.

International humanitarian bodies calledfor greater urgency in relief efforts as thedeath toll from Saturday's devastating tem-blor topped 6,300 while the number ofinjured reached around 14,000.

"One of our teams that returned fromChautara in Sindupalchowk district reportedthat 90 per cent of the homes are destroyed.The hospital has collapsed, and people aredigging through the rubble with their handsin the hope that they might find family mem-bers who are still alive," said JaganChapagain, Director of Asia Pacific with theIFRC.

"We can expect the situation to be the sameif not worse in many other places where aidhas not yet been delivered," Chapagain said.

There are estimates that up to 40,000homes in Sindupalchowk alone have beendestroyed, the IFRC said in a statement.

The amount of emergency aid needed forsuch a large-scale disaster outstrips thecapacity of Kathmandu's small and the coun-try's only international airport, which isreceiving an extremely high volume of aidflights now coming into Nepal, it said.

Meanwhile, relief was slowly beginning toreach remote mountainous towns and vil-lages after efforts were earlier hampered dueto heavy rains and aftershocks.

According to the Home Ministry, 20 heli-copters carrying relief have landed in the dis-tricts of Sindhupalchok, Dolakha, Rasuwa,Nuwakot, Dhading and Gorkha - some of theworst-hit areas.

Dozens of aftershocks have forced peopleto stay in the

open, battling chilly weather and rainsbesides post-disaster diseases and stenchfrom the dead bodies trapped in the rubble.

An aftershock measuring 4 on the RichterScale jolted the country this morning and wascentred around Kathmandu. Few hours later,another tremor measuring 4.2 on the RichterScale was recorded in Dolakha district, some300 km south-east of Kathmandu.

Doval, who also took an aerial survey ofthe Gorkha district, said: "India stands stead-fastly with Nepal, (and it) will give all thehelp possible to them."

"We have taken an account of how theNepalese government and the NepaleseArmy are working and how the NDRF isassisting them with total dedication and atotal sense of commitment and they havedone very good work," he said.

Yesterday, Nepal's Army Chief said thedeath toll in the quake could be as high as15,000, a day after Prime Minister SushilKoirala feared the figure could reach 10,000because information from the affectedremote villages is yet to come.

Anger and frustration have mounted in thecountry that has witnessed scenes of peopleclashing with police and seizing food andwater supplies and have blamed the adminis-tration of slow relief work.

According to the Home Ministry, over2,50,000 buildings have been damaged in thequake - partially or completely.

The United Nations has said that around 8million people have been affected in thecountry's worst disaster in eight decades.

Capital city Kathmandu, otherwise filledwith foreign tourists, is teeming with uni-formed international rescuers, who battleagainst all odds, sifting through mountains ofdebris to look for survivors, still fearedtrapped beneath it, on the sixth day since thetragedy struck.

Besides neighbouring countries like India,China and Pakistan, helping the batterednation restore to normalcy, the US has sent inits team. Poland and several other nationshave pitched in with special teams to saveprecious human lives.

And, miraculous survivors, like a five-month-old baby pulled out of the rubble onlyprovide a glimmer of hope in this hour ofdarkness and stand testimony to the feats ofhuman strength -- physical and mental.

Jairam Ramesh ...account of challenges faced at that time.The book -- 'Legislating for Justice: The

making of the 2013 Land Acquisition Law' -- attempts to explain the rationale behindeach and every provision of the Right to FairCompensation and Transparency in LandAcquisition, Rehabilitation and ResettlementAct 2013.

Ramesh has written the book along withhis then principal aide Muhammed Ali Khan.

The book is an account of the challengesfaced and the factors that drove the decisionsin regulating the government's approach to aresource that is arguably the most importantin a land-deficit people-surplus nation.

It highlights the challenges faced by theframers and the competing interests that hadto be balanced in this historic and landmarkenterprise.

Besides, it focusses on the deficits that stillaffect India's land rights jurisprudence.

Government has brought a new bill,amending the 2013 Act, which is beingstrongly resisted by almost all the oppositionparties and as a result it is stuck inParliament.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had onlyyesterday asked opposition to shun politicsof "obstructionism" to allow growth.

Online medicines ...medicines, including prescription drugs.FDA Commissioner Harshadeep Kamble

told reporters here that filing of an FIR hasbeen ordered against Bahl as well as directorsof Snapdeal.

When contacted, the company spokesper-son did not offer any immediate comment.

Last month, FDA had raided the company'spremises here in this regard. At that time,Snapdeal had said it was delisting the drugsfrom its portal and was assisting the regulatorin the investigation.

FDA had earlier issued a notice to the com-pany and it was asked to furnish details of thedrugs offered for sale, distribution and exhib-ited for sale on its website Snapdeal.Com.

The raid followed FDA receiving informa-tion that various medicines, including pre-scription drugs, were being sold onlinethrough Snapdeal.Com.

As per the law, only a licensed retailer cansell drugs, and that too on the basis of pre-scription of a doctor, Kamble said, addingsuch type of online sale of drugs is notallowed as self medication can be harmful.

How will...make judicial functioning "meaningful"

and "accountable"."What meaningful role they are talking

about. How can they make participantsaccountable," a five-judge bench headed byJustice J S Khehar asked, when senior advo-cate Rajeev Dhavan was arguing against thenew law that replaces the two- decade col-legium system of appointment of judges bythe judges.

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With an explicit signal to Pakistan to open up itstrade access for Afghan trucks all the way tothe Indian check posts at the Wagah-Attari

border, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani is doingmore than talking about economic connectivity. Hispointed remarks in an exclusive interview to this newspa-per seemed to underscore possibilities of an alternativereality for South Asia, one in which all countries in theregion open up the world for one another. Thus, whilePakistan could, if it chooses, offer the possibility oftrucks moving from Kabul to Kolkata and Chittagong, itcould equally open up opportunities for India to CentralAsia, even as other countries in SAARC follow suit.While this may sound fanciful, the reality is that the onlyroad blocks to such a vision are political and can easilybe adopted on the ground. If Pakistan joins other SAARCcountries to sign the Motor Vehicles Agreement and fullyimplements the Afghanistan Pakistan Transit and TradeAgreement (APTTA) it signed in 2011, the subcontinentcould see a revolution on the roads. The call fromPresident Ghani during his visit to Delhi comes at a par-ticular ‘subcontinental moment’. Every SAARC nationhas pitched in to help with Nepal’s urgent need for helpin the aftermath of its earthquake. While India has takenthe lead, rushing planes with relief just six hours after thetragedy struck, others have followed. Pakistan and SriLanka have rushed manpower and supplies with theirown relief planes. Nature’s fury doesn’t recognise politi-cal borders, and neither should humans. In a welcomemove, Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed earth-quake relief with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifon the telephone on Thursday. Mr. Modi did well to sug-gest a SAARC disaster management team and joint exer-cises on mitigating natural disasters. Significantly, Mr.Ghani also spoke of building a subcontinental network tocooperate on fighting terror. The new and mutating threatfrom IS or Da’esh has ‘changed the game’, according tohim. In the past, insurgencies or anti-national terrororganisations threatened the state, but the “prize” now isnot in defeating the state but in destruction. The only wayto counter the threat is for these very states to unite infighting it. The key challenge is to solve political differ-ences so that all the countries of the region can removeroad blocks to growth and build highways, energypipelines and fibre optic i-ways which will bring prosper-ity to the region. Building connectivity economically andthereby politically will provide the key to a more inte-grated economic region, paving the way for better rela-tions in the larger neighbourhood.

BY C. RANGARAJAN

The gloom over economicgrowth appears to have dissi-pated a bit after the new num-

bers on National Income werereleased at the end of January 2015.However, there is continued scepti-cism about the numbers as severalanalysts feel that they are not inaccord with the ground realities.According to the advanced estimatesfor 2014-15, the growth rate is pro-jected at 7.4 per cent. What are theprospects for 2015-16? We do nothave the data for past years reworkedon the new base and the new method-ology, and without such a time seriesit becomes hard to forecast. Perhaps,2015-16 will be a shade better than2014-15, if all the positive factorsmentioned later come together.However, it will fall short of theBudget expectations of eight percent.

Favourable factors and uncertain-ty

What are the favourable factors thatcan contribute to a better perform-ance of the economy in 2015-16?First and foremost, there is theadvantage of low crude oil prices.This will not only reduce the oilimport bill and impact favourably onthe current account balance, but willalso moderate the price increase ingeneral because petroleum productsare used in the production of almostevery commodity and service.Second, the credit rating agency,Moody’s decision to upgrade the out-look to “positive” may facilitate theinflow of capital. Though the recov-ery of the advanced economies is stilltepid, the external environment as faras India is concerned may be benign.On the domestic front, there are signsof a gradual improvement in theinvestment “sentiment”.

Still, there are several unfavourableor uncertain factors, chief amongthem being the uncertainty about themonsoon. We have not yet seen thefull impact of the unseasonal rains ofthe last few months. The damage tocrops has been extensive in several

States and the natural consequencewill be some pick up in food prices.Initial reports indicate that rainfallthis time will be below normal. Theimpact on production will depend notonly on the quantum of rainfall butalso on its distribution over time andacross States. Even though agricul-ture contributes only about 15 percent to the GDP, any shortfall in agri-cultural production has serious impli-cations. It fuels inflation and humandistress is high as more than 50 percent of the population depends onagriculture. Second, the severalinitiatives promised inthe Budget willhave thed e s i r e dimpactonly

i fthey areimplement-ed speedily andeffectively. Forexample, take the increasedallocation of funds for railways androads. Are these ministries adequate-ly prepared to utilise these funds?Some of the initiatives such as theNational Investment andInfrastructure Fund and Mudra Bankwill take time to be set up and fortheir impact to be felt.Role of public investment

The Economic Survey has persua-sively argued for larger public invest-ment at a time when private invest-ment is yet to pick up. The samepoint was made by the Report of theEconomic Advisory Council to thePrime Minister in September 2013,that said: “The focused attention that

is being given to achieving the pro-duction and capacity creation targetsin coal, power, road and railwaysshould generate higher growth. Ineffect, the public sector would act asthe driver of growth and crowd in pri-vate sector activities”. It is to benoted that capital expenditures of theCentral government in the Budget arenot significant. Capital expendituresare also not synonymous with invest-ment. While capital expenditures in2015-16 show

a nincrease over therevised estimates of 2014-15, as aproportion of GDP, they remain thesame as in the Budget estimate of2014-15, i.e. at 1.7 per cent of GDP.In fact, the bulk of the investment hasto come from public sector institu-tions such as Coal India and theIndian Railways. What is needed isfor the government to come out witha statement regarding the quantum ofinvestment that will be made by thevarious public sector institutions.This should be monitored every quar-ter and the actual investments madeshould be made public. Apart from

making the government accountable,this will inspire confidence ininvestors.

The new initiatives

For raising the growth rate, thegovernment relies on many of the ini-tiatives announced in the Budget.Several of them need clarificationand refinement. For example, howwill the National Investment in

Infrastructure

Fundoperate? Will it take

the form of a trust or a non-bankingfinancial company (NBFC)? Theword “trust” was used in the Budgetspeech. The sooner the details arespelled out, the better it will be. Takeanother idea, of the Mudra Bank. Tocall the institution a “bank” will beincorrect if it is only to be a refinanc-ing institution. Which are the lastmile finance institutions which willbe refinanced by this institution?Apparently, this institution will haveto rely totally on Budget allocation.The idea of a refinancing institutionis good but, once again, the details

need to be spelled out. In fact, in thiscontext, perhaps the best way to pro-mote investment in the large-, medi-um- and small-scale sector is to goback to the days when we had devel-opment banks which provided long-term finance to large, medium andsmall industries. At the national level,the IDBI (Industrial DevelopmentBank of India of that time) played amajor role. At the State level, Statefinance corporations operated to pro-vide long-term finance to mediumand small enterprises. The develop-

ment banks became universalbanks and in that process

we have lost out onl o n g - t e r m

f i n a n c e .E v e n

t h e

n e winitiative

of allowingc o m m e r c i a l

banks to raise infra-structure bonds may not be

adequate. Very soon, they will reachthe limits of exposure with respect toindustries and groups. And, it is alsodifficult to have firewalls separatingshort term from long-term credit.While the new ideas promoted in theBudget are welcome, it is time tothink in terms of creating long-termfinance institutions to provide equityand long-term loans to large andmedium industries.

‘Stalled’ projects and consensus

The easiest way to achieve highergrowth in the short run is to ensurethat the projects that are under wayare completed in time so that output

will flow out of them. India’s invest-ment rate as a proportion of GDP hascome down from the peak it hadreached in 2007-08. Nevertheless, itis still around 32 per cent. In normalcircumstances, this should havegiven us a growth of 7.5 to 8 per cent.But the actual growth rate was belowit. The decline in output growth issharper than the decline in invest-ment rate. This may be because of thedelay in the completion of projects ora lack of complementary invest-ments. In some cases, it can also bedue to non-availability of criticalinputs such as coal and power. TheEconomic Survey has examined indetail the causes behind “stalled”projects. The reasons include notonly delay in clearances and permitsbut also decline in demand and lackof finance. The analysis also showsthat clearing the top 100 projects byvalue will address 83 per cent of theproblem of stalled projects. Focussedattention on removing the bottleneckswill give one an immediate pay off.

Strong economic growth is impera-tive as growth is the answer to manyof our socio-economic problems.Prospects for a rise in growth rate inthe immediate future appear to bebright. This depends critically onimplementing, in a time-bound man-ner, the various initiatives announcedin the Budget. Public investment isdirectly in the hands of the govern-ment. A continuous progress reportregarding the performance in thisarea will go a long way in building upconfidence. What is needed is atimetable of action. It is importantthat non-economic factors are notallowed to derail the process of eco-nomic growth. Contentious issuesmust be avoided and consensusbuilding on key economic issues isvery much the need of the hour.

(C. Rangarajan is formerChairman of the Economic Advisory

Council to the Prime Minister andformer Governor, Reserve Bank of

India.)

BY SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY

The world has come around to theview that democracy is essential forfull human development. And only

education and skill development canmake this possible. The view of the lateSingapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yewon the one hand, and Communists on theother, that economic development mustbe first achieved before democracy is pos-sible, has been decisively rejected. Butdemocracy cannot be sustained unless theelectorate is well informed, chooses itsleadership wisely, and this leadership isintellectually empowered by a multi-dimensional intelligence.

The world view of economic develop-ment has completely changed: it is nolonger believed to be driven by humanlabour, as Karl Marx said, or by capital, asAlfred Marshall stated, but is knowledge-driven. For application of knowledge,innovations are required, and for moreoriginal research, we need many moreyoung minds at the frontier. Knowledge isgender neutral, and hence the 21st centu-ry offers a great opportunity to level thegender inequity of the last thousand yearsin India.Educational empowerment

The youth require a a mental facultyendowed with multi-dimensional intelli-gence. It is not adequate to foster cogni-tive intelligence alone — as is being donein India’s educational campuses today —but to also develop the other dimensionsof intelligence: emotional, social, moral,spiritual, environmental, and innovation-al. India’s vast youth population is itsdemographic potential dividend, but onlyif equipped and enabled with this sevendimensional intelligence.

For decades since Independence, it wassaid that India’s demography was its mainliability; that the country’s population wasgrowing too fast, and what it needed mostwas to control its population, even if bycoercive methods.

I had challenged this view in 1972,arguing that population growth was notIndia’s problem, and that the youth, ifempowered by education, would be anasset, and not a liability, to the country’sdevelopment. (Noted demographerAshish Bose of the University of Delhihad published in 1972 my research on thisas a chapter in his book India’s

Population.) Scientific innovations byeducated youth can overcome the limita-tions of land, natural resources and pro-duction.

But the negative view of populationprevailed till the ‘nasbandi’ (vasectomy)fiasco of the Emergency in 1975-77forced Indian politicians to become lessvocal about the need for coercive familyplanning. Today, India has the world’slargest youth population between the agesof 15 to 35 — and this lead will last foranother 40 years.

I have written this before in these pages,

but this needs reiteration: India shouldnot, therefore, squander this “naturalresource”. It should, instead, throughproper policies for the young, realise andharvest this demographic potential. Chinais the second largest world leader today inyoung population. But this will startshrinking in proportion of its total popula-tion from this year because of lagged neg-ative effect of China’s one child policy.

The total populations of Japan andEurope are already fast ageing, and havestarted declining in absolute numbers.The U.S. will, however, hold a steadytrend thanks to a liberal policy of immi-gration. But even then it will have ademographic shortage in skilled person-nel. All developed countries will experi-ence a demographic deficit. But India willnot.

Thus, India has now been gifted,through unintended consequences, with ayoung population. If the youth are taughtto develop their cognitive intelligence tobecome original thinkers; imbibe emo-tional intelligence to develop team spiritand a rational risk-taking attitude; incul-cate moral intelligence to blend their per-sonal ambitions with national goals; culti-vate social intelligence to defend civicrights of the weak, defend gender equali-ty, and develop the courage to fight injus-tice; and develop spiritual intelligence,then India can develop a superior species

of human beings — youth who can berelied on to contribute to making thecountry a global power within the nexttwo decades.

Parameters of education policyThe nation must, therefore, structure a

national education policy for the youth sothat the seven dimensions of intelligencecan be manifested in every young manand woman. Only then will the demo-graphic dividend not be wasted. Theseseven dimensions constitute the ability ofa person to live a productive life and forthe national good. Hence, a policy forIndia’s youth has to be structured withinthe implied parameters of these dimen-sions.

The first parameter of such a policy isability empowerment — the development

of the seven types of intelligence. Thesecond is a collective mindset about thelegacy and future of the nation, whichmeans knowing the correct de-falsifiedhistory of India. The third is the commit-ment to a social contract of rights andobligations such as a fundamental right toquality primary and secondary education,right to work, an obligation to competefor most positions of employment onmerit, practice gender equality and placenational interests above selfish interests.

A national education policy is, there-fore, a framework for the comprehensivegrowth of the nation’s young population,to enable them them to be positioned inlife for personal advancement as well ascontribute to national greatness. India,however, lacks today a properly struc-tured policy for development of its youth.As a result, many young people are ledastray by drugs and crime.

What are the objectives that the youthshould work towards? These cannot bepurely materialistic because we knowfrom our past history that though Indiawas the world’s most economically devel-oped country, it was subject to brutalassault and loot by a handful of foreign-ers, and, for a 1000 years, we could notrule from Delhi. Materialistic progressalone does not guarantee national securi-ty. What is essential is the character andintegrity of the country’s citizens.

In brief, a national policy for integratingspiritual values and organisation leader-ship can be achieved through measures bywhich we can create a modern mindsetamong the youth. This will not only moti-vate them to acquire technical cognitivecompetence, but also develop their emo-tional, moral, social, spiritual, environ-mental and innovational intelligence. Thiswill make them patriotic, self-reliant indi-viduals of high character, possessing asocial conscience. Governance, businessethics and organisational leadership has tobe founded on that pool of talent.

Such an army of evolved youth will bethe asset of the nation. Hence, a well-structured national policy for develop-ment of multiple intelligences is vital formaking India global power two decadeshence. This, then, would be a basis for ournational renewal and renaissance.

(Subramanian Swamy is former Union

Message loud and clearBuilding a young nation of character

Growth: the next steps to be taken

The Economic Survey haspersuasively argued for larger public

investment at a time when private investment isyet to pick up. The same point was made by the

Report of the Economic Advisory Council to the PrimeMinister in September 2013, that said: “The focused atten-

tion that is being given to achieving the production andcapacity creation targets in coal, power, road and rail-

ways should generate higher growth. In effect, thepublic sector would act as the driver of

growth and crowd in private sectoractivities”.

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It is widely accepted that India’s civil-military relations and higher defence

management are unfit to meet theneeds of a rising, ambitious power in the

top tier of Asian military forces. Successivegovernment-appointed committees

stretching back decades, and innumer-able experts have made it clear thatIndia’s three services must be stitched

together with a Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) or equivalent post

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SHILLONGIn a boost to infrastructure

development in the North-East,Union Transport Minister NitinGadkari today said the govern-ment will award road projectsworth Rs 15,000 crore in theregion by December.

"Of the total Rs 15,000 croreroad projects envisaged for theNorth-East, Rs 6,000 croreworth highways will be devel-oped in Arunachal Pradesh, Rs2,000 crore projects each inNagaland and Meghalaya andthe remaining ones in other

parts of the region," RoadTransport and HighwaysMinister Nitin Gadkari saidhere.

The Minister, who was hereto dedicate 4-laning of Shillongbypass and Jorabat-Barapani tothe nation, said the central gov-ernment will encourage thelocal contractors in the regionto take up civil works for roadprojects with the aim of provid-ing employment to the localpopulation.

The Centre has also asked thenorth-eastern states -- Assam,

Meghalaya, Manipur,Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripuraand Arunachal Pradesh -- to

acquire land and obtain the nec-essary regulatory clearancesafter which the Ministry ofRoad Transport and theNational Highways Authorityof India (NHAI) will buildthose roads.

"These measures will ease thebottlenecks in establishing theroad projects," he said.

He added that the NationalHighways & InfrastructureDevelopment Corporation Ltd(NHIDCL) will provide 10 percent machinery and 10 per centresource mobilisation to the

local contractors in advance tocommence work on the high-ways.

Gadkari said that 18 new jet-ties will come up on theBrahmaputra river.

The 48.76 kms long road --connecting Umiam in Ri-Bhoidistrict and Mawryngkneng inEast Khasi Hills District -- wasdeveloped to decongestShillong from trucks and heavyvehicles coming from or mov-ing towards north-eastern partof Assam and other states likeMizoram and Tripura.

The project, developed at anestimated cost of Rs 226 crore,was completed in two yearsafter work began in 2011.

The four-laning of Jorabat-Barapnai has been done toimprove road connectivitybetween Guwahati andShillong. The project length is61.80 kms which includes theUmsning Bypass (5.82 kms).

The work has been substan-tially completed except in theUmsning Bypass stretch wherepre-construction activities suchas survey and site layout work

is in progress.Post the development of the

road, travel time fromGuwahati to Barapani willreduce to one-and-a-half houras compared to the earlier dura-tion of three hours.

The construction of the sec-tion has improved transportinfrastructure in the North-East, particularly in BarakValley region in Assam and inthe states of Mizoram, Tripura,Manipur and Meghalaya.

At present, 12,000 vehiclesply on this road per day.

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NEW DELHIHome Minister Rajnath

Singh on Friday slammedthe United States Congressreport on religious free-dom in India, stating thatno country can lectureIndia on communal harmo-ny.

Speaking to news agencyANI, Rajnath Singh criti-cised a report presented bya panel of US Commissionon International ReligiousFreedom (USCIRF) whichclaimed that minorities inthe country have been sub-jected to "violent attacks"after Prime MinisterNarendra Modi-led BJPcame to power.

“We are completelycommitted to maintainingcommunal harmony in ournation, we don't need 'dic-tation' from any of theother nations on this. Wewon't tolerate any nation'sinterference betweenIndia's internal matters,”Singh said.

He further said, "Webelieve people from allreligions have been bornout of 'Mother India', andthe strengthening of this

brotherhood is the 'dharma'of the government."

"We will follow thisdharma; no country in theworld can lecture Indiaover this. India is the onlycountry in the world whereyou can find all 72 'firqas'of Islam. India is alsohome to the world's oldestchurch, which is inKerala," Singhadded.

Further commentingover Hindu groups, namedby a US Congress-estab-lished panel for subjectingreligious minorities inIndia to “violent attacks,forced conversions” andthe “Ghar Wapsi” cam-paigns, Rajnath said,“Want to ask those whobelieve RSS and otherorganisations indulge in'Dharma Parivartan', are

they ready for anti-conver-sion bill?”

“If they are ready, we arecompletely ready to intro-duce anti-conversion billin Parliament, so that allthese activities of'Dharmantaran and GharWapsi' can be put to anend,” the Home Ministersaid.

He also slammedPakistan for its recentobjections to the resettle-ment of Kashmiri Panditsin Jammu and Kashmir,saying that Islamabadshould not interfere inIndia's internalmatters.

"Pakistan needs to beconcerned about itself.They must not intervene inIndia's internal matters. Wewon't tolerate any nation'sinterference betweenIndia's internal matters,"he said. Notably, the reportcomes at a time whenIndia-US relations are onan upswing following thequick session of visits byPM Narendra Modi to theUS in September and USPresident Barack Obama’sto India in January.

Religious freedom: Won't tolerate any nation's interfer-ence in India's internal matters, says Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHICongress Friday said

there should be an inquiryinto questions reportedlyraised in a book whetherformer Samajwadi Partyleader Amar Singh hadpaid the ClintonFoundation for supportingIndo-US nuclear deal in2008.

If there was misuse ofany public funds, then aninquiry is called for to findout the source of the fund-ing as then it becomes a"serious" matter, partyspokesman AbhishekSinghvi told reportershere.

He was responding when

asked about questionsraised in a book whetherClinton Foundationreceived money fromAmar Singh in 2008 asquid pro quo for gettingthe Indo-US nuclear dealpushed.

Former US Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton, whois running for the USPresidential elections, isassociated with theFoundation.

"First and foremost, theUS political scene is hot-ting up because ofPresidential elections,"Singhvi said, apparentlyseeking to link the issue tothe polls in America.

The book 'Clinton Cash'speculated that Singh wasconduit for powerful inter-ests in India pushing forapproval of the Indo-USnuclear deal, New YorkPost reported.

In its report, the Postsaid the 2008 donation bySingh was made as the USCongress debated theapproval of the landmarkIndia-US civil nucleardeal. Hillary Clinton, whowas then Co-Chair of theSenate India Caucus andan eminent Senator, sup-ported the bill, which waspassed by the Congresswith an overwhelmingmajority.

Congress demands inquiry into AmarSingh's 'donations' to Clinton Foundation

NEW DELHIAmid speculation over

Rahul Gandhi's impendingelevation to Congress pres-ident's post, current partychief Sonia Gandhi hascalled a key meeting of theCongress WorkingCommittee (CWC) on May6.

Members of the party'shighest decision-makingbody, the CWC, andCongress MPs will meet atSonia's residence in thenational capital onWednesday and also attenda dinner.

While the agendum ofthe meet is still not clear,sources said the meeting

could decide on Rahul'simpending elevation.

The meet will also pro-vide both Sonia and Rahulan opportunity to haveinteractions with other

party leaders.A day before the May 6

meet, Lok Sabha MPs willalso hold a separate meet-ing with the Congress pres-ident.

The party has 44 MPs inthe Lok Sabha and 68 inthe Rajya Sabha.

After returning from hisnearly two-month-longsabbatical, Rahul Gandhihas led the Congress partyin raising issues inside aswell as outside Parliament.

He raised the LandAcquisition Bill and otherfarmers' issues in LokSabha, and also spoke onNet Neutrality amid a rag-ing debate.

He also attacked PrimeMinister Narendra Modi aswell as his pet 'Make inIndia' initiative, askingwhether the campaign wasonly aimed at helping five

to six crony capitalists.He also took a swipe at

PM Modi's frequent for-eign tours, advising him toalso visit parts of the coun-try when he is 'visitingIndia'. Yesterday, Rahulundertook a 15-kilometre-long 'sanvad padyatra' inMaharahstra's Amravatidistrict to meet distressedfarmers and families ofthose who have committedsuicide.

During Rahul's sabbati-cal, his mother SoniaGandhi had led theCongress in uniting theOpposition against theNDA government's contro-versial Land Bill.

Amid speculation over Rahul Gandhi's elevation,Sonia calls key Congress meet on May 6

MOGAThe family of the

teenaged girl, who gotkilled after being molestedand thrown off a movingbus belonging to Punjab'sruling Badal family, hasrefused to cremate herpending compensation andcancellation of the trans-port firm's permit even asthe incident triggeredprotests by opposition par-ties.

Opposition Congress andAAP joined the agitatingfamily and activists staginga protest in front of theMoga civil hospital wherethe injured mother of thedeceased, who was alsomolested and shoved out ofthe vehicle, is undergoingtreatment.

Sukhdev Singh, father ofthe victim, said they wouldnot perform the final ritesof the girl till theirdemands like Rs 50 lakh

compensation, employ-ment to one member of thefamily, free treatment forher mother and cancella-tion of route permits ofOrbit Aviation, on whosebus the incident took placetwo days back, are accept-ed.

The body of the girl hasbeen kept in the mortuaryof the Civil Hospital.

DIG of Ferozepur RangeAmar Singh Chahal toldreporters he also met the

family members to per-suade them to perform thelast rites but they did notrelent.

Meanwhile, in a freshtwist to the incident, TVchannels showed a letterpurported to be carryingthe thumb impression ofthe deceased's fatherendorsing the action takenby the police so far.Sukhdev Singh told TVchannels he had put thethumb impression without

being explained the con-tents of the document.

Congress and AAP alsostaged demonstrations atBaghapurana near Mogaagainst the bus incident asalso the alleged gangrapeof another woman in thedistrict that came to lightlast night.

AAP Lok Sabha memberfrom Sangrur BhagwantMann, who led his party'sprotest dharna outside theoffice of the DeputySuperintendent of Police ofBaghapurana with around500 others, demandedquestioning of the ownersof Orbit Aviation.

He said when officials ofUber taxi service could bequestioned in connectionwith the alleged rape by acab driver, why can't theowners of Orbit Aviationbe interrogated.

Mann recalled that in theGoa incident (relating to

detection of a CCTV cam-era directed towards thechanging room whereUnion Minister SmritiIrani had gone) the entiretop management wasissued notices to join theinvestigation and ques-tioned why different yard-sticks were being adoptedin this case.

Punjab CongressPresident Partap SinghBajwa and former MPJagmeet Brar led theCongress dharna in front ofthe police station atBaghapurana.

Several women organisa-tions also took out a marchin the national capital toprotest the molestation anddeath of the girl anddemand resignation ofPunjab Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal andhis daughter-in-lawHarsimrat Kaur Badal,who is a Union Minister.

Moga bus incident sparks protest, girl'sfamily refuses to cremate her

NEW DELHIThe Supreme Court

Friday posed questions inregard to the working ofthe National JudicialAppointment Commission(NJAC) for appointingjudges to higher judiciary,asking how it would makejudicial functioning"meaningful" and"accountable".

"What meaningful rolethey are talking about.How can they make partic-ipants accountable," a five-judge bench headed byJustice J S Khehar asked,when senior advocateRajeev Dhavan was argu-ing against the new lawthat replaces the two-decade collegium systemof appointment of judgesby the judges.

"We are asking you thisto understand before weask them (government)",said the bench which also

comprised Justices JChelameswar, M B Lokur,Kurian Joseph and AdarshKr Goel. Dhavan said itwas for the government toanswer as to whom the six-member panel would beaccountable. The benchwas referring to the state-ment of objects and rea-sons given in the NationalJudicial AppointmentCommission Act, 2014,which says: "The saidCommission would pro-vide a meaningful role forthe judiciary, the executive

and eminent persons topresent their view pointsand make the participantsaccountable, while alsointroducing transparencyin the selection process."

Dhavan, who was argu-ing as an intervener in thebatch of petitions challeng-ing the Constitution's 99thAmendment and enablingNJAC Act, 2014, alsoassailed the provision ofinclusion of two eminentpersons in the six-memberpanel for selection andappointment of judges.

How will NJAC make judicialfunctioning accountable, asks SC

Centre to award road projs worth Rs 15,000 crore in North-East

KATHMANDUAppreciating the help

extended by Indian res-cuers following the devas-tating earthquake thatrocked Nepal on April 25,Prime Minister SushilKoirala said on Friday thatthe country is blessed tohave neighbours like India.

"We are really blessed aswe have neighbours likeIndia," said a statementissued by Koirala`s privatesecretariat here which fur-ther said that "when Nepalfaces crisis, we alwaysseek honest help fromIndia".

Koirala also said that hefelt really impressed by theworking of the Indianteams when he inspectedthe ongoing rescue effortsin the last three days.

Meanwhile, visitingIndian National SecurityAdviser Ajit Doval onFriday told Koirala duringa meeting that IndianPrime Minister NarendraModi recalled the 2001Gujarat earthquake imme-diately after learning aboutthe 7.9-magnitude quake

jolting Nepal last week.When Modi came to

know that the epicentre ofthe quake was in Nepal, herecalled the horrific pictureof the Gujarat quake, andassessed the gravity of thecasualties, Doval toldKoirala.

Over 20,000 people werekilled in the Gujarat quake."Then he (Modi) immedi-ately took steps for rescueand relief bid and sent res-cue and relief materials toNepal," he told Koirala.

The statement came asDoval and Indian ForeignSecretary S Jaishankararrived in Kathmandu on aday-long visit to assess thepost-quake situation.

In response, Koirala saidthat Modi`s response cameas a huge relief for himduring such a crisis, astatement issued byKoirala`s private secretari-at said.

Doval informed Koiralathat India was ready toassist Nepal at this

moment of crisis whileextending a condolencemessage sent by Modi toKoirala on the behalf ofIndians and theGovernment of India andhimself for the deaths inthe devastatingquake.

Appreciating the Indianassistance and aid, Koiralaalso said that the Indianexpertise, skill and experi-ence in dealing with thequake would greatly helpNepal.

We are really blessed to haveneighbours like India: Koirala

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The announcement ofthe HTC Vive VRheadset at Mobile

World Congress earlier thisyear was low on details,and instead focussed ongetting people to experi-ence virtual reality. In thewake of Microsoft's Buildconference, where gamesupport for its augmentedreality headset HoloLenswas announced, HTC andValve have now released aSoftware Development Kit(SDK) to make virtual real-ity apps and games.

The SDK works withValve's SteamVR platform,with the custom controllersand motion tracking thatcomes with the Vive. TheSDK also works with twoof the most popular gamedevelopment engines,Unity and Unreal Engine.

Epic's Unreal Engine is

also supported by the twobiggest competitors toHTC and Valve's Vivehardware - the Oculus Riftand Sony's ProjectMorpheus - and so isUnity. Microsoft hasn'tmade any announcementsabout Unreal Engine fornow, but it's worth notingthat the augmented realityplatform is less gamingoriented than HTC Vive,Oculus Rift or ProjectMorpheus.

So far, Oculus probablyholds the lead in terms ofinterest and developer sup-port. The SDK for earlieriterations of the prototypeshave been circulating for awhile now. Since the Viveis made by HTC alongwith Valve - which is oneof the biggest and mostpopular game develop-ment companies and theowner of the immensely

successful Steam game dis-tribution platform - thiscould change now, as itstarts to get its SDK in thehands of actual developers.

Our own experience withthe HTC Vive was nothingshort of stunning, and real-ly shows how VR has

developed in leaps andbounds over the last fewyears ever since the firstOculus Rift prototype wasshown. Between the HTCVive and the second gener-ation Oculus Rift (it's nowon the third generation pro-totype), not much time hadpassed but the two experi-

ences were already worldsapart, and neither companyhas reached the final stageof development yet.

The challenge for appmakers will not just lie onthe hardware side though -the experiences are com-pletely new and completely

different from familiargames, and so developerswill have to entirelyrethink how people willinteract with their cre-ations. Something like afirst person shooter is like-ly to be too frantic, and webelieve that many of thefirst games that are

released for these plat-forms will be more akin to"experiences". For exam-ple, some of the most funwe had with the OculusRift was taking a virtualroller coaster ride, and withthe Vive, the most spectac-ular moment was just expe-riencing being underwater,

and seeing a whale swimby. The availability ofengines like Unity andUnreal Engine should notbe taken as a chance to justport existing games over tothese new platforms, butrather to make somethingthat is completely new andunique.

1. It travels over land and water. Who invented theHOVERCRAFT?A. S. Sperrow B. O. StrichegC. T. Henman D. C. Cockerell

2. In which decade was the AEEE (now the IEEE)founded?A. 1850s B. 1880sC. 1930s D. 1950s

3. What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird,and Charles Jenkins all invent?A. Telephone B. Early WarningC. Electricity D. Television

4. What Sir Isaac Newton invented?A. Reflecting telescope B. ChronometerC. Microscope D. Spectacles

QUIZ TIME

Answer: 1(D) 2(B), 3(D), 4(A)

TODAY’S STARARIES You may need to take the day off to replenish your soul, Aries.

You've been working exceptionally hard lately. While your output isimpressive, it's coming at a high personal cost. Take some timetoday to let your mind and body rest and relax. Cuddle up in yourfavorite chair with a book, some tea, and a quilt. Let your mind wan-der. You may be surprised where it lands.

TAURUS Pay attention to your dreams today, Taurus. They're likely to beinteresting! If possible, write down your impressions the momentyou wake up. They may not mean much at first, but after a fewdays you can review your notes and you may be surprised bywhat they reveal. You're in the mood for a major change in yourlife, and your dreams may point you in the right direction.

GEMINI You may feel great about yourself, Gemini. It's no mystery why. You'relooking better than you have in months. People are responding to youvery favorably. You will get some admiring glances as you walk downthe street. You can't help but draw attention to yourself. Your good feel-ing applies not only to you but also to those around you. Your lovedones are especially dear to your heart right now.

CANCER This may not be the most energetic day, Cancer. You've been work-ing hard lately and your body needs time to refuel. Spend some quiettime at home. Curl up with some tea and a good book and let yourmind travel where it may. Even though your body slows, your mind ismore active than ever. This would be a fruitful time to strategize cre-ative changes you'd like to make at home or work.

LEO Take care that you don't spend beyond your means, Leo. There's nodoubt about it - you like to shop! Today you're at risk of buying toomuch on impulse, leaving you with a closet full of clothes that maynot suit you. Instead, fulfill your shopping tendencies in other ways.Browse a library or museum where you can enjoy all the artistic rich-es without having to spend any money.

VIRGO Today is a good day to join a group that shares your interests,Virgo. You will find comfort in numbers, as well as some realintellectual stimulation that comes from discovering newthings with like-minded people. You may have an interest infamily history. If you join a genealogy group, you could learnhow to trace your roots and make friends at the same time.

LIBRA You have a sharp, inquisitive mind, Libra. Today you'relikely to put it to good use exploring some arcane fields.It's likely your chief area of interest is scientific. You willfind that if you get online, your research will be particu-larly fruitful. See if you can link to university sites forsome real high-level information.

SCORPIO The astral configuration indicates that you can expect a financialwindfall of some sort, Scorpio! This is great, but don't celebrate justyet. While it seems likely that your income is going to increasethrough a raise or bonus, there are signs that the money isn't imme-diately forthcoming. Continue to live as usual, though with the satis-faction of knowing that things are going to improve soon.

SAGITTARIUSLove and romance are in the air, Sagittarius. The flame is going tobe turned up a bit in an existing relationship. Perhaps you and yourpartner have been in a rut lately. Today you may see your friend in anew light. Your sweetie may do something unexpected like send youflowers or romantic email messages that open your eyes to who thisperson really is. You remember again why you fell in love.

CAPRICORN You have a creative soul, Capricorn, and today it's working over-time. You can't stop all sorts of imaginative ideas. Even if you'venever written fiction, today you will have many clever ideas forstories and screenplays. Jot them down because they aren't like-ly to stay in your head for long. Refer to them later when youhave some time to capture their essence more fully.

AQUARIUS If you've been feeling like you want to do more to help the world,Aquarius, today is the day to put those thoughts into action.There is a lot you can do locally. Sign up to help out one morningper week at a soup kitchen, or volunteer to help a child learn toread. By touching the life of just one person you have an impacton many. Don't discount the power of a single act of generosity.

PISCES If you've had a longstanding interest in film or photography,today is a good day to explore that interest further, Pisces. Youwill likely receive an opportunity to learn some of the intricaciesof the craft. Who knows? Maybe you will decide to go into thebusiness professionally. If this is your true love, you should finda way to incorporate it into your life in whatever way possible.

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The LG G Flex2, launchedin India last month, hasbeen made available to

buy in the country onThursday. The curved dis-play smartphone is priced atRs. 54,990, and was firstglobally introduced at CES2015.

To recall, the LG G Flex2when announced back inJanuary, was the first smart-phone to run QualcommSnapdragon 810 (a 64-bitocta-core SoC). It is coupledwith the Adreno 430 GPUand 2GB of LPDDR4 RAM.The single-SIM smartphoneruns Android 5.0 Lollipopand features a 5.5-inch full-HD curved P-OLED displaywith a 1080x1920 pixels res-olution and a 403ppi pixeldensity.

The LG G Flex2's displayhas a 700mm-radius curva-ture, while the back is slight-ly sharper with a 650mm-radius curvature for grip. LGsays the Corning GorillaGlass 3 has been toughenedapproximately 20 percentfrom the previous generationwith the firm's own specialchemical treatment technolo-gy - LG calls this Dura-Guardglass. The whole phone is suppos-edly 30 percent more durable thanthe original.

T h ecompa-

ny hasa l s o

improvedupon the 'Self Healing' back fromthe original LG G Flex, and it willnow get healed within 10 secondsat room temperature - significantly

lower thant h elast-

gen-e r a -

t i o n ' sthree minutes.

The LG G Flex2 sports a rear13.0-megapixel camera with opti-

cal image stabilisation (OIS+),dual-LED two-tone flash, andlaser-guided autofocus justlike the LG G3. It sports a 2.1-megapixel front-facing cam-era. The G Flex2 will comein 16GB and 32GB storagevariants that are expandablevia microSD card.

Connectivity options onthe LG G Flex2 include 4GLTE-A with tri-band carrieraggregation, HSPA+, Wi-Fi802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,Bluetooth Smart Ready(Apt-X) 4.1, NFC,SlimPort, GPS/ A-GPS,GLONASS, and USB 2.0.The device measures in at149.1x75.3x7.1 - 9.4mm,and weighs 152 grams. Thecurved handset packs acurved embedded3000mAh non-removablebattery.

The other features includethings like a simple hand'Gesture Shot' recognisablefrom up to 1.5 metres away;'Gesture View' to check lastclicked shot; 'Glance View'to swipe down for notifica-tions even when the screen isoff, and 'Fast Charging' -

which can charge the battery upto 50 percent in under 40 minutes.The smartphone is available inTitan Silver/16GB variant fornow.a

LG G Flex2 With 5.5-Inch Curved Display,Snapdragon 810 SoC Now Available in India

Tesla Motors Inc unveiledTesla Energy - a suite ofbatteries for homes, busi-

nesses and utilities - a highly-anticipated plan to expand itsbusiness beyond electric vehi-cles.

Tesla introduced its homebattery, named Powerwall, arechargeable lithium-ion bat-tery to store energy at residen-tial level for load shifting,backup power and self-con-sumption of solar power gener-ation.

"Our goal is to fundamentallychange the way the world usesenergy on an extreme scale.The goal is complete transfor-mation of the energy infrastruc-ture of the world," ChiefExecutive Elon Musk toldmedia at Tesla's design studioat Hawthorne, California onThursday.

When asked whether Teslawould consider changing itsname to Tesla Energy, Muskwould only say that the compa-ny now had two Web addresses:teslamotors.com and teslaenergy.com

Selling price for Powerwall to installersis $3,500 for 10kwh and $3,000 for 7kwh,which excludes inverter and installationprices.

Musk said Tesla's lead installation part-ner for home battery will be SolarCityCorp, but there will be many others.

Tesla expects to have low but growinggross margin in battery products in thefourth quarter and battery products to bematerially profitable probably some timenext year.

Deutsche Bank estimates sales of sta-tionary battery storage systems

for homes and commercialuses could yield as

much as $4.5 billionin revenue forTesla. Analystsexpect Tesla willbuild stationarystorage systemsaround the samebasic batteries itwill produce for itsvehicles at a largefactory the compa-ny is building inNevada.

Stationary stor-age systems couldbe part of a fossil-fuel-free lifestylein which an indi-vidual has solarpanels on the roof,generating electrici-

ty that can powerhome appliances and

recharge batteries in a TeslaModel S sedan parked in the

garage.Though valued at just $200 million in

2012, the energy storage industry isexpected to grow to $19 billion by 2017,according to research firm IHS CERA.

Tesla and SolarCity will face competi-tion for subsidy money. Coda Energy,which rose from the ashes of a failed EVmaker and is now owned by FortressInvestment, and startups backed by thelikes of Total, GE and Siemens are goingafter shares of the stationary storage mar-ket.

Tesla Energy Suite of Batteriesfor Homes, Business Unveiled

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NEW DELHIZaheer Khan made an impressive

comeback from a year-long hiatus com-plementing Nathan Coulter-Nile bril-liantly as Delhi Daredevils spankedKings XI Punjab by 9 wickets in anIndian Premier League cricket tourna-ment match, here on Friday.

Chasing a paltry target of 119,Daredevils romped home with 6.1overs to spare as openers MayankAgarwal (52 not out) and Shreyas Iyer(54) put on a comfortable 106-run part-nership for the first wicket to seal theissue in style.

The home team could not have askedfor a better performance from theirbowlers in their last home match asthey restricted Punjab to 118 for eightafter winning the toss.

Coming into bowl in a competitivematch after 363 days, Zaheer removedVirender Sehwag (1) off the second balland Manan Vohra (1) in his very nextover as he finished with figures of 2/17from four overs.

After Zaheer blew the top two away,Coulter-Nile caused a lot of damage inthe middle and lower order with figuresof 4/20 in four overs as it deservinglyearned him man-of-the match award.

There was not much KXIP couldhave done after putting on board such atotal and Delhi easily crossed the fin-ishing line without much fuss.

Needing under six runs an over, Iyerand Agarwal went abut their businesscalmly. Iyer's 54 came off 40 balls with

four fours and three sixes whileAgarwal?s faced 40 balls in his knockand hit six fours and six.

Delhi now have eight points and theymoved up to number four, replacingRoyal Challengers Bangalore (7) whilePunjab remained at the bottom with 4

points.The Kotla pitch had good bounce to

assist the bowlers even as there were nodemons in it and largely Punjab bats-men were responsible for team?s mis-ery as they did not apply themselveswell.

KXIP can thank David Miller (42)and Axar Patel (22) as their 57-run part-nership for seventh wicket helped themcross the 100-run mark as they weretottering at 45 for six at halfway stage.

Apart from the duo, only skipperGeorge Bailey (18) reached the double-

digit mark before being trapped byAmit Mishra.

Miller's 42-run knock five bound-aries, including a six.

In all Punjab batsmen hit only 12boundaries of which three were maxi-mums.

Their start to the innings was disas-trous but the ended the innings withAnureet Singh whacking Imran Tahirfor a long-on six.

Earlier, it was just the kind of startDelhi needed after winning the toss.Comeback-paceman Zaheer strucktwice in his three-over spell. In his verysecond ball in this IPL edition, he sentback Virender Sehwag (1), who edgedone to point fielder and then the left-arm paceman returned to dismissManan Vohra (1) in the last ball of hissecond over.

In between skipper J P Duminy hadin-form Shaun Marsh (5) trapped legbefore with his first delivery. Moremayhem followed as Coulter-Nile hadWriddhiman Saha (3) edging one to theslips.

Punjab slumped to 10 for four in 3.3overs and skipper George Bailey joinedDavid Miller at the crease.

Bailey too departed soon, leavingMiller with a daunting task to lead therecovery.

Under the conditions, the SouthAfrican left-hander did his best and waswell supported by Axar. Had it not beentheir fighting stand, Punjab could havebeen in more miserable position.

IPL 2015: Brilliant comeback by ZaheerKhan as DD thrash KXIP by 9 wickets

KHULNAOpeners Tamim Iqbal

and Imrul Kayes hitunbeaten centuries to leada brilliant fightback byBangladesh on the fourthday of the first Test againstPakistan in Khulna onFriday.

The left-handed pair puton their nation`s highestpartnership for any wicketas Bangladesh, trailing by296 runs on the firstinnings, closed the daystrongly at 273 for no lossin their second knock.

Tamim was unbeaten on138 to become the firstBangladesh batsman toscore seven Test centuries.He beat former captainMohammad Ashraful`stally of six hundreds.

It was Tamim`s thirdcentury in as many Tests,having made identicalscores of 109 in the lasttwo matches againstZimbabwe in November.

Imrul scored 132 not out,his third hundred, as thebowlers toiled on theplacid wicket at the SheikhAbu Naser stadium thathas already produced1,233 runs and just 20wickets over the four days.

The pair batted throughjust over two sessions to

surpass the previousBangladesh record of 267by Ashraful and currentskipper Mushfiqur Rahimfor the fifth wicket againstSri Lanka in Galle in 2013.

Tamim and Imrul had puton an opening stand of 224during Bangladesh`s previ-ous Test -- againstZimbabwe in Chittagong --and carried on in the samemanner on Friday.

Fears that Bangladesh

may struggle to bat out twodays to save the match,after Pakistan ran up 628 intheir first innings, provedunfounded as the openerssettled in to tame the bowl-ing.

Tamim reached his cen-tury after tea with two con-secutive boundaries offJunaid Khan. Imrul sweptZulfiqar Babar for a singlesoon after to bring up hisown landmark in front of

some 5,000 delightedhome fans.

Tamim has so far hit 13boundaries and four sixes.Imrul has 15 fours andthree sixes.

Earlier, the tourists tooktheir overnight score of537 for five to 628 beforethey were all out shortlybefore lunch.

The overnight pair ofAsad Shafiq (83) andSarfraz Ahmed (82) carried

their sixth-wicket partner-ship to 126 to build a size-able lead for Pakistan.

Left-arm spinner TaijulIslam picked up three ofthe five wickets in themorning session to finishwith creditable figures ofsix for 163.

Debutant fast bowlerMohammad Shahidclaimed his first Test wick-et when he ended the sixth-wicket stand by havingSarfraz caught at mid-onby substitute fielder LittonDas.

Taijul bowled WahabRiaz for zero in the nextover and then trapped YasirShah leg-before that gavethe 23-year-old his thirdfive-wicket haul in sixTests so far.

Between those two wick-ets, star all-rounder ShakibAl Hasan claimed his lonesuccess in the inningswhen he took a returncatch to dismiss Shafiq.

Tajiul wrapped up theinnings when wicket-keep-er MohammadMahmudullah, standing infor the injured Rahim,stumped Zulfiqar Babar.

The second and finalTest begins at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhakafrom May 6.

1st Test, Day 4: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayesthwart Pakistan with record stand

PORT OF SPAINThe Trinidad and Tobago

Cricket Board (TTCB) hasexpressed support for WestIndies spinner SunilNarine, who has beenbanned from bowling off-breaks in matches organ-ised by the Board ofControl for Cricket in India(BCCI).

The TTCB has dis-patched a letter to Narinepledging its support andoffering assistance to thespinner whose ban alsoextends to Indian PremierLeague (IPL) matches.Narine could be suspended

if he uses the off-breakagain in the ongoing IPLbut is allowed to continuebowling his other deliver-ies, reports CMC.

"The TTCB are very sup-portive of Sunil Narine ashe currently embarks onaddressing the issuesraised by the BCCI con-cerning his bowlingaction," TTCB ChiefExecutive Officer (CEO)Suruj Ragoonathsaid.

"We are fully committedto assisting Sunil in what-ever way he needs our sup-port. We know it is a trying

time and it’s difficult butwe know Sunil has the nec-essary resolve to overcomethis situation and continueto mesmerise batsmenaround the world.”

Narine’s ban wasimposed after the BCCIsuspect bowling actioncommittee reviewed evi-dence over the weekend. Amember of Kolkata KnightRiders, Narine is nowexpected to undergo cor-rective work on his actionagain after which he canrequest for another assess-ment by the BCCI commit-tee.

Trinidad board backs Sunil Narineafter BCCI bans his off-breaks

Yuki Bhambriupsets Go Soeda tomove to semis ofTaipei ChallengerBANGKOK

Yuki Bhambri shockedthird seed Japanese GoSoeda in a tight three-setcontest to storm into thesemifinals of the USD75000 ATP Challengertennis tournament here onFriday.

Unseeded Indian DavisCupper Yuki battled pastworld number 87 Soeda 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the quarterfi-nal, which lasted one hourand 48 minutes.

Saving both the breakchances in the opening setproved crucial for theIndian youngster as helater capitalized on one ofthe four chances to noseahead in the last-eightclash.

In the second set, theJapanese came out firing,converting both thechances to draw parity.

Yuki upped his game inthe deciding set as hebroke Soeda twice toclinch the match.

Yuki had lost to Soeda inthe only contest betweenthem before this matchand now the head-to-headcount is 1-1.

He next faces secondseed Sam Groth.

ISTANBULSwiss world number two Roger

Federer on Friday survived a seriouschallenge from Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain to edge into the semi-finals of the Istanbul Open after athree set battle lasting almost two-and-a-half hours.

Gimeno-Traver, 29, the world num-ber 62, was in no way overawed bythe occasion as he met Federer for thefirst time with the Swiss eventuallypushing through to win 7-6 (7/3), 6-7(5/7), 6-3.

Federer showed exquisite touch attimes but the Spaniard put up strongresistance.

The 17-times Grand Slam winnerwas kept in place in a tight first set,only moving ahead in the tie breakwhich he took with a gorgeous back-hand crosscourt dink that ravishedthe crowd.

Playing with aggression and aban-don, Gimeno-Traver raced to a 5-2lead in the second set but Federer

pegged him back to force another tie-break.

Against the odds, Gimeno-Traverraised his game once more with someimpressive shot making, taking thebreaker 7-5 when Federer tamely

pushed a service return into the net.But Federer showed his class in the

final set, taking it 6-3 despite show-ing signs of frailty on his serve whichforced him to save four breakpoints.

Roger Federer battles past DanielGimeno-Traver to Istanbul semis

LONDONWayne Rooney is fit to

lead the ManchesterUnited attack in the week-end`s Premier Leaguegame at home to WestBromwich Albion, coachLouis van Gaal said onFriday.

The England captainlimped off near the end ofSunday`s 3-0 loss atEverton with a knee injurybut will be available toface West Brom at OldTrafford on Saturday.

"Rooney is fit to play, itwas not so heavy as weexpected," Van Gaal toldreporters.

Defender Phil Jones andstriker Robin van Persiehave also recovered frominjuries but Luke Shaw andJonny Evans will not playas United bid to consoli-

date fourth place in thetable.

"Jones is fit but we haveto see his match rhythm,but Shaw has trouble withhis groin so he cannotplay," Van Gaal said.

United have lost theirlast two games, ending aresurgence in form thattook them above champi-ons Manchester City in therace for second place

behind runaway leadersChelsea. Van Gaal said hehad been given three yearsby the club to bring thePremier League title backto Old Trafford for the firsttime since 2013.

"The board has given methree years for that objec-tive," Van Gaal said.

"This year we have notchallenged Chelsea but weare very close to second

position."Chelsea are far above

the other clubs. Next yearit can be different. Nextyear we shall be better pre-pared."

West Brom managerTony Pulis believes VanGaal will start to feel thepressure next year.

"Louis has obviouslyspent a bit of money andbrought quite a few playersin, I think he has had a yearto look at it," Pulis said.

"Next year he has tocome close to winning theleague -- he`ll know that.

"It`s been great experi-ence for him this year. I`msure he`ll add a few playersto the squad next year.They`ll want to win it, I seethem getting stronger, Ican`t see them gettingweaker."

Wayne Rooney fit for Manchester United,Louis van Gaal ponders three-year plan

Page 8: 02 May 2015

Radhika Apte‘sleaked video hasleft many gasping,

some shocked and othersindifferent. But some peo-ple manage to find a pro inevery con; this leakedvideo it seems is helpingsomeone or rather a filmgarner a lot of hype. It hasbeen seen that controver-sies aide a film to get thenumbers at the box office,and unfortunately, thisRadhika video is expectedto give her Telugu filmLion a push towards theright direction. Soundssadist but that’s the reality!

Apparently, this videoreally helped her garner thecraze that was missingdown South when it comesto her. Ironically, manybelieve this leak mighthave sealed her fate inTelugu industry. If that wasnot all, her stark remark onTollywood being maledominated also made heran infamous face whichwill only work in her film’s

favour.Earlier, it was seen that

Sunny Leone’s cameomade Current Teega all themore alluring for the fansand now Balakrishna’sLion will profit fromRadhika’s controversies.But while the film will

benefit, the actress mightnot be seen in anymoreTelugu films if he sticks toher word. The Badlapuractress was so disappoint-ed with the way she wastreated that she claimedshe would never work inTollywood.

NEW DELHIIt was so glittery all over the sets of

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

While weight gain is oftenrelated to stress, it alsotriggers weight loss in

many people. Here's how todecode which category you fallinto...

For most people, stress goesbeyond the usual feeling of anxietyand discomfort. While it adds toweight gain in most people, thereare others who lose weight drasti-cally when under stress. Saysbariatric surgeon, Dr ApratimGoel, "The stress hormone,Cortisol, is responsible for this.Constant worrying and everydaypressures at work and home cancause mental imbalance in manypeople, which gives rise to varioushealth-related problems like put-ting on or losing weight."

Stress = Weight gainToo much of the stress hormone,

cortisol, slows down your metabo-lism, which in turn leads to gainingmore weight than you would nor-mally experience.

What you need to watch out for—

- Indulging in emotional eating:

Do you tend to hog on pizzas, pas-tas, burgers, chocolates, ice creametc., when stressed? A recent sur-vey has established that peoplewho consume high-fat meals whenworried tend to put on an unnaturalamount of weight.

- Prolonged stress can affectblood sugar levels: Says clinicalpsychologist Dr SeemaHingorrany, "Too much worry canmake you diabetic and susceptible

to various cardiac diseases, therebymaking you put on extra weight."

- Storage of abdominal fat: Highlevel of stress is often linked tostorage of abdominal fat in mostpeople, especially those who havea tendency to put on weight.

- Lack of exercise: When understress, one tends to stop exercising.Lack of physical activity thenleads to weight gain, whichbecomes difficult to shed.

Stress = Weight lossUnintentional weight loss is pos-

sibly the worst, as it affects yourhealth in more ways than one.

What you need to watch out for—

- Loss of appetite: Many peoplelose interest in food under stress.You don't feel hungry, thereby eat-ing less than usual. Starving your-self under stress is common, butnot healthy.

- Rapid movements: Some peo-ple tend to move constantly whensuffering from anxiety. Theydevelop leg shakes or nervousticks — they feel that they have tobe on the go continuously. This, inturn, burns calories.

- Change in lifestyle: Many peo-ple stop eating out and socialisingwhen under acute stress. Thoughsuch lifestyle changes are consid-ered healthy, at times, they makeyou lose muscle mass, therebyleading to drastic weight-loss.

- Depression and lack of interest:There are many who, under acutedepression and lack of interest foreveryday things, tend to loseweight drastically.

Do you gain or lose weight when stressed?

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Look who’s benefitting fromRadhika Apte’s leaked video

Ahmed Khan is set to a roadtrip that will span the lengthand breadth of the country.

He has already roped in Dolly KiDoli director Abhishek Dogra tohelm the film and wants to castHuma Qureshi in the lead role.

Pre-production work has started onthis film. About choosing Dogra,Khan says, “I loved the detailing tocharacters in Dolly Ki Dolly and this

film needed someone like him toflesh out the characters.”

Ahmed will shoot the film in India.“We have such great landscape. Fromthe Rann of Kutch to Kanyakumari,to the snow-capped mountains to thebeautiful beaches, we have it all.Nobody has made a film that coversthe length and breadth of our coun-try; my film will do exactly that,” hesays.The ensemble cast will feature

three boys and two girls. While cast-ing has yet to begin, Ahmed andAbhishek are clear about what actorsthey want. “I want actors, not justestablished names. The five charac-ters are very well etched-out. For oneof the girls, Huma Qureshi would beperfect. She would be a great fit toplay a biker girl as she has a prettyface and no one would be able toactually imagine her like that,” saysKhan.

After Sunny Leone’s Ek Paheli Leela, AhmedKhan’s next a road film with Huma Qureshi!

The money-conscious BhattBros — Mahesh and Mukesh— were the first to take that

route, drastically cutting down onpromotional tours for Khamoshiyanand Emraan Hashmi Mr. X. Now forAmitabh Bachchan, DeepikaPadukone and Irrfan Khan starrerPiku, MSM Motion Pictures has alsodecided to drastically do away withcity tours.

Serious cost-cutting measures arebeing considered and implementedin Bollywood to minimise the lossesincurred by flops. Keeping in mindthe rapidly falling profits, severalproduction houses have decided tocut down on the budget for market-ing and promotion.

Paid space in newspapers for pro-duction-sponsored interviews werethe first casualty of the new diktats.Now we hear many production hous-es have decided to do away with theritual of taking stars on extensivecity tours.

Commenting on this move toeconomise, Mumbai film exhibitorAnil Thadani says, “Rigorous citytours to promote films is a monoto-nous exercise. Producers need tothink out-of-the-box to promote theirfilms.”

Anil feels the film’s first look sealsits fate. “A good trailer and correctvibes given by the trailer are enoughfor audiences to decide if they wantto watch a film or not.”

Adds box office analyst Atul

Mohan, “City tours are good PR forstars at the producers’ expense.Idon’t recall a single film which ben-efited from this type of publicity.City tours only add to the marketingexpenses and take up the stars’ valu-

able time. When stars visit a city topromote a film, fans discuss stars,not the film. Marketing cannot bethat one glove which fits all hands.Every film has its own require-ments.”

Here’s why Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchanare not going all out for Piku promotions…


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