NEW DELHICrucial talks between

India and Pakistan areprecariously placed withboth sides taking extremepositions on whether theagenda can includeKashmir and whether sep-aratists from the state canmeet with Sartaj Aziz,who is scheduled to holdtalks with NationalSecurity Advisor AjitDoval.

India has signalled thatthose factors are deal-breakers. In response,sources in the Pakistanigovernment have toldIndia "they will not takedictation" from Delhi andwill not accept conditionsfor the talks.

Tension over do's anddon'ts has hiked in the last48 hours. Three separatistleaders were placed underbrief house arrest inSrinagar yesterday - a

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Will Reject Rs. 60 Crore From Ansals If I Can,Arvind Kejriwal Tells Uphaar Families

No Proposal for President's Rule inManipur, Says Kiren Rijiju

Akshay Kumar on Singh IsBliing: It is not at all necessary P8

MAHOBATaking suo motu cognisance

of his recent remarks on rape, alocal court has summonedSamajwadi Party leaderMulayam Singh Yadav onSeptember 16. Civil Judge

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Court SummonsSamajwadi PartyChief Mulayam Singhfor Rape Remark

NEW DELHIPrime Minister Narendra

Modi today congratulated RanilWickremesinghe on beingsworn-in as Sri Lanka's PrimeMinister.

After Mr Wickremesinghe'sUnited National Party won theSri Lankan Parliamentary polls,

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PM Modi CongratulatesLankan CounterpartWickremesinghe on Poll Win

AHMEDABADThe Gujarat government's

controversial decision to makevoting in local body electionscompulsory hit a hurdle today,with the state's high court order-ing a stay until further orders.

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Gujarat's ControversialProposal for MandatoryVoting Hits a Hurdle

SHILLONGUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju

today expressed the need for northeastern states to trade with neigh-bouring countries to rejuvenate theeconomy of the people in theregion.

"98 per cent of the region is con-nected with the neighbouring countries and only 2 percent is connected with the main land through the

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North Eastern States Needs to Trade withNeighbouring Countries: Kiren Rijiju

KOLKATARailway Minister Suresh

Prabhu today inaugurated amobile-based application systemintroduced by Eastern Railway,R-Mitra, to ensure women's safe-ty and said that it is an "extreme-ly useful app" that could be usedby regional railways nation-wide.

"Around 2.7 crore to 3 crore people travel in theIndian Railways system on a day-to-day basis.

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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu InauguratesR-Mitra App for Women's Safety

NEW DELHIEducation Minister Smriti

Irani has asked her ministry foran explanation after spellingmistakes in a letter sent on herbehalf was flagged by a teacherand derided on social media.

The words "minister" and"sansadhan (resources)" are spelt incorrectly in a letterthat was sent to schoolteachers across the country, con-gratulating them on the performance of their students.

A teacher from Chhattisgarh responded with a"thanks" - and some advice.

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Spelling Mistake Rattles SmritiIrani. An Inquiry is Ordered

INDOREThe Centre will make all

efforts to start internationalflights from Madhya Pradeshto boost commercial andtourism potential of the state,Union Minister MaheshSharma has said.

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Efforts to StartInternational Flightsfrom MP On: Centre

JAMMUA curfew was imposed in

Jammu and Kashmir's Sambadistrict late on Thursday follow-ing communal clashes, authori-ties said today.

"Curfew was imposed inSamba district after violenceerupted there following alleged

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Curfew Imposed in Sambain J&K Over AllegedCommunal Clashes

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CHENNAITemperature: 330CPrecipitation:53%Humidity:64%Wind: 18Km/hr

SRINAGARPakistani terrorist

Mohammad Naveed hadplanned a terror strike inJammu more than amonth before he attackeda Border Security Forceconvoy in Udhampur onAugust 5, he has alleged-ly told interrogators.

The elite NationalInvestigation Agency(NIA) has arrested atruck driver today whoallegedly drove Naveedto Jammu on June 27.

The driver has alleged-ly told the police that hehad driven Naveed andanother terrorist calledHukasha to Jammu butdid not allow them

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Pak Terrorist Naveed Had AllegedlyPlanned Udhampur Attack in June

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SRINAGARThe Jammu and Kashmir

High Court today quashed thedetention of hardline separatistMasarat Alam under the PublicSafety Act (PSA).

Justice Hasnain Masooditoday announced in open court

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Kashmir High Court QuashesMasarat Alam's DetentionUnder Public Safety Act

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JAIPURSecurity across Jaipur

has been tightened aheadof the 2nd Forum forIndia-Pacific IslandsCooperation (FIPIC)Summit today which will

witness participation byheads of state and gov-ernment officials from14 resource-rich nations.

The state capital isdecked up and adequatesecurity arrangements

have been taken for thehigh profile event whichwill begin later in theday.

"All the arrangementshave been made

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Won't 'Take Dictation' From India,Say Pakistan Government Sources

Security Stepped Up Aheadof FIPIC Summit in Jaipur

Pakistan's Decisionto Ban Phantom isBizarre: SaifNEW DELHI

Actor Saif Ali Khan hasdescribed the decision of aPakistani court to ban hisupcoming film Phantom,set in the aftermath of the26/11 Mumbai attacks, as"bizarre."

The film, directed byKabir Khan, has beenbanned in Pakistan by theLahore high court after apetition was filed by 26/11mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

Saif Ali Khan said, "I wasquite shocked to hear it hasbeen banned without theircensorship process on peti-tion of a wanted terrorist. Ithink it is bizarre. We're

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NEW DELHIThe Supreme Court

today termed the collec-tion of Rs. 27,000 croresby state governmentsfor the welfare of con-struction workers, as"ridiculous", becausethe bulk of the funds lieunused, while theremaining are spent onadministration andadvertisement, ratherthan the most vulnera-ble section in India'sunorganised labour sec-tor.

The Social JusticeBench hearing a PublicInterest Litigation filedby an NGO, said,"Thousands of croresare collected but moneyis spent on advertise-ment and administra-tion. The money forpoor is used by somebabus. It is ridiculous"

The Court is monitor-ing the implementationof the social welfare act,and it had earlier direct-ed all the states to set up

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'Ridiculous' That Money for Workers isSpent on Babus: Supreme Court

KOLKATAAt the pace at which

India's GDP is growing,the country can double thesame over the next three-to-three-and-a-half yearspropelled by the effortsbeing made by theNarendra Modi govern-ment, Railway MinisterSuresh Prabhu said inKolkata today.

"To reach one trillion(USD) GDP mark, it tookIndia 20 years, but it added

the next trillion in justseven years. With investors

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LUCKNOWEmphasizing on having

a better solar power gener-ation in the state, UttarPradesh Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav today saiddespite all budgetary limi-tations the government

was making all efforts topromote this sector.

"Some states in thecountry are progressingwith a fast pace in solarenergy sector. UttarPradesh too wants to

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NEW DELHIThe proposed payments

banks will change bankinghabits in the country asmore and more peopleentering formal bankingnetwork would act as a"game-changer" for theeconomy, Finance MinisterArun Jaitley said today.

RBI has given nod to 11entities to launch suchniche banks within next 18months.

"Payments banks willchange the banking habitsof people, it will changethe way they think, it willchange the way they keepthe money, where theykeep their money, it will

change the way they pay,"Mr Jaitley said at theIndian Bank event in NewDelhi.

He said going ahead,banking is going to bemore of technology-enabled and effort is now

on to expand banking toevery unbanked corners ofthe society.

"... using banks for alltransactions, small andmiddle will become a habitof the people. More and

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Payments Banks to Change Banking Habitsof Indians: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

India's GDP Can Double in 3 Years:Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

CM Akhilesh Yadav Emphasizeson Solar Energy Sector in UP

NEW DELHIComing down hard on

Modi government's "clum-siness" in dealing withPakistan, Congress todaysaid it has made a "laugh-ing spectacle" of itself byunwittingly shifting focusfrom terror to Kashmirahead of the NSA leveltalks.

"Government hasachieved exactly the oppo-site of what it set toachieve," party spokesmanAbhishek Singhvi told

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Congress Slams ModiGovernment's 'Clumsiness'

in Dealing With Pakistan

SRINAGARWith India asserting

that a meeting betweenPakistan NSA Sartaj Azizand Kashmiri separatistswas unacceptable,Hurriyat memberMirwaiz Umar Farooq

today said there should beno redlines and pre-con-ditions in diplomacy andpolitics.

"The reported drawingof redlines by India cou-pled with its pre-condi-tions are not non-politi-

cal. There are no readlinesin politics and diploma-cy," Mr Mirwaiz saidaddressing Friday congre-gation at Jamia Masjid inSrinagar.

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No Redlines in Diplomacy & Politics, Says Hurriyat Conference

Mufti GovtRefuses to ArrestSeparatists, DelhiDetention LikelySRINAGAR

If Kashmiri separatiststravel to the capital tomeet Pakistan's SartajAziz, scheduled to visitfor talks with NationalSecurity Advisor AjitDoval, they could bedetained on arrival at theDelhi airport, governmentsources have said.

If that happens, theywould be released onlyafter talks between theNSAs of India andPakistan have takenplace, the sources said.

The crucial talks,scheduled to be held onSunday and Monday,were precariously

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SRINAGARThe National

Investigation Agency(NIA) has arrested atruck driver who alleged-ly ferried Pakistani ter-

rorist MohammedNaveed to Jammu a daybefore he attacked aBorder Security Forceconvoy on a national

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Truck Driver Who Allegedly HelpedPak Terrorist Naveed Arrested by NIA

PM Modi is an'Auction PM',Says CongressPATNA

Terming Prime MinisterNarendra Modi as an "auc-tion PM" and not "actionPM" over the way heannounced the Rs. 1.25lakh crore special packagefor Bihar, the Congresstoday said people will nottolerate such mockery of

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ISRO to launch GSAT-6 communica-tion satellite on August 27DELHI

The launch of Geo-synchronous Satellite LaunchVehicle (GSLV) D6 carrying India's latest communica-tion satellite GSAT-6 is scheduled for August 27, IndianSpace Research Organisation said.

The launch of GSLV-D6 carrying GSAT-6 is scheduledat 1652 hours from Satish Dhawan Space Centre atSriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, ISRO said.

ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar had earlier said thatthe satellite would be for strategic application.

"It will give you a capability with very small hand helddevice to communicate, so like a small mobile you cancommunicate directly through the satellite to any otherpart, because the antenna size is very large, so it has gota signal grasping power much larger," he had said.

K Sivan, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre,Thiruvananthapuram, had said that cost of the 2.5 tonnevehicle would be around Rs 250 crore, adding that thelaunch of GSAT 6 is expected to give a huge impetus inthe field of communication sector in the country.

Assault on NDMC worker: Delhi Policearrests AAP MLA Surinder SinghNEW DELHI

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Surinder Singh onFriday has been arrested by the Delhi Police in connec-tion with an assault case on a NDMC worker.

Quarrel over alcohol: Two men jailedfor attempt to murder

New Delhi: Two men have been sentenced to sevenyears in jail for trying to kill a person following a quar-rel over alcohol, by a Delhi court which said the modeand manner of the crime was detrimental to societalpeace.

Additional Sessions Judge Pankaj Gupta handed downthe jail term to Delhi residents Rahul Thakur and KarnailSingh for stabbing the victim, Vishal, in a drunken con-dition after he refused to give them more alcohol.

"The aggravating circumstances are that the convicts(Rahul and Karnail) had committed the offence by caus-ing injuries on the vital parts of the complainant at a pub-lic place in night time. The mode and manner of thecrime was detrimental to the societal peace," the judgesaid while also imposing a fine of Rs 10,000 on each ofthem.

The court while holding them guilty under section 307(attempt to murder) read with 34 (common intention) ofIPC, also noted that while committing the act, they knewthat it was imminently dangerous and in all probabilitycould cause death or such bodily injuries that were like-ly to cause death.

It relied on the victim's testimony and his medicalreport saying, "Vishal is the victim as well as the eye wit-ness to the incident and accused have failed to shake hiscredibility," and the injury caused to him was "dangerousin nature".

The court also observed that motive is only a piece ofevidence to corroborate prosecution case and even if it ispresumed that there was absence of motive, "even thenthe prosecution has successfully proved the case againstaccused".

According to the prosecution, on November 6, 2012,Vishal was sitting in office in Pitampura area here whenRahul and Karnail came in a drunken state and asked formore alcohol.

When Vishal refused and asked them to leave, theydragged him out of office and injured him with a knife onhis neck and nose and fled from the spot, it said, addingthat he was taken to a hospital by people nearby whoheard his scream.

The duo were arrested and chargesheeted for theoffence of attempt to murder.

During the trial, they pleaded innocence and said that itwas a case of mistaken identity, claiming that they werenot present at the scene of the crime.

Cloudy morning in Delhi, light rainexpectedNEW DELHI

It was a cloudy, humid morning in the national capitalon Friday with the minimum temperature settling at 27degrees Celsius, the Met Office said. According to theweather office, there is a possibility of light rain in someareas later in the day. "Sky will be generally cloudy. Rainand thundershowers may occur," an official of the IndiaMeteorological (IMD) department said. The maximumtemperature would hover around 35 degrees Celsius. Thehumidity recorded at 8.30 am was 73 percent. Thursday`smaximum temperature was recorded at 34.5 degreesCelsius, a notch above the season`s average, while theminimum temperature was 27.8 degrees, slightly abovethe average for this time of the season.

AP Shah says no to Delhi Lokayukta postNEW DELHI

Law Commission Chairman A P Shah has turned downArvind Kejriwal government's proposal to appoint himas Delhi's next Lokayukta, a post which has been lyingvacant since November 2013.

"I have declined the offer," Shah, who is the formerChief Justice of Delhi High Court, told PTI here.

Delhi's last Lokayukta (state ombudsman) Justice(Retd) Manmohan Sarin had relinquished his charge inNovember 2013 after completing a five-year term.

The Delhi government had recently "sounded out"Justice Shah that his name is being proposed as the nextLokayukta. Justice (Retd) Shah, whose term as theChairman of the 20th Law Commission is coming to anend on August 31, refused to say anything further on theissue. He was appointed the Chairman of the law panel inNovember, 2013. As per the Delhi Lokayukta andUplokayukta Act, the Lokayukta is appointed after con-sultation with the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Courtand the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly.

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NEW DELHIDelhi Chief Minister Arvind

Kejriwal has promised to checkwhether he can reject the Rs. 60crore that builders Gopal and SushilAnsal have been asked to pay as fineby the Supreme Court in the Uphaarcase, the mother of two childrenwho died in the devastating fire atthe south Delhi cinema, hassaid.

Neelam Krishnamoorthy, whoseson and daughter were among 59people killed in the fire 18 yearsago, met Mr Kejriwal this morningand requested him not to accept themoney.

Mr Kejriwal's office said the gov-ernment will seek legal opinion onwhether rejecting the money will putthe Delhi government in contempt ofcourt or cause a constitutionalbreakdown.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Courtruled that the Ansals, who ownedUphaar cinema in south Delhi, willnot be jailed and ordered them topay Rs. 60 crore to be used by theDelhi government to build a newtrauma centre.

The Chief Minister has said thatthe Delhi government has theresources to build a trauma centre

and dedicate it to the Uphaar vic-tims. He reportedly told the familiesthat they could decide on a name forthe centre.

Mr Kejriwal has also agreed inprinciple to their demand for a newlaw with enhanced punishment forman-made disasters like the Uphaartragedy.

The Ansals were found guilty ofcausing death by negligence, whichcarries a maximum jail term of twoyears. In its order, the SupremeCourt restricted their jail term to the

period they have already spent inprison.

Sushil Ansal was jailed for fivemonths and Gopal Ansal for fourimmediately after the tragedy.

At Uphaar, routes to fire exits hadbeen blocked to plant extra seats,turning the cinema hall into a deathtrap when the fire broke out on June13, 1997, during a screening of theBollywood film "Border."

Most of the 59 people killed weretrapped in the balcony and died ofasphyxiation.

Will Reject Rs. 60 Crore From Ansals If ICan, Arvind Kejriwal Tells Uphaar Families

NEW DELHIThe Delhi High Court on

Friday sought the response ofthe city government and CAGon the pleas of two power dis-tribution companies seekingthat no action be taken againstthem based on a draft report ofthe government auditor.

BSES Rajdhani and BSESYamuna have moved the courtaggrieved over the alleged"illegal and ultra vires" act ofthe Comptroller and AuditorGeneral (CAG) of draftingand sharing with Delhi gov-ernment its draft audit report.

The discoms sought before abench of Chief Justice GRohini and Justice JayantNath that they be providedwith the entire 212-page draftreport.

In the draft report, CAG has

reportedly said the firmsBSES Yamuna Power Ltd(BYPL) and BSES RajdhaniPower Ltd (BRPL), backed byReliance Infra, and Tata PowerDelhi Distribution Ltd hadinflated their previously-incurred losses.

The CAG report has allegedthat discoms manipulated con-sumer figures, bought costlypower, inflated costs and sup-pressed revenue and favouredtheir group companies.

According to reports, CAGhas also alleged that the dis-coms inflated their regulatoryassets by nearly Rs 8,000crore.

During the brief hearing,CAG counsel Rajeev Yadavtold the court that the govern-ment auditor had only for-warded the report to govern-

ment to seek its comments.Yadav also said the govern-

ment would in turn forward itto each of the discoms, theportions of report that pertainsto them to get their comments.

He also placed before thecourt a letter sent to the Delhigovernment along with thereport, in which CAG hadsought that confidentiality ofthe document be maintainedas the matter pertaining toaudit of discoms was sub-judice.

Delhi government also toldthe court that the CAG hadinvited comments from itwhich has been given.

The government also said itwas not going to act on thebasis of the report as it is notthe authority which wouldtake action.

HC asks Delhi govt, CAG torespond on discoms' plea

NEW DELHIA day after the Supreme

Court declined the CBI`splea to put forward itsarguments on the period ofsentence for the Ansalbrothers - Sushil andGopal - following theirconviction for negligencein 1997 Uphaar firetragedy, families of thosewho died in the gruesomeincident met ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwalon Friday. NeelamKrishnamoorthy, motherof Uphaar fire victim, said,“We met CM Kejriwal, hehad assured us support andsaid that he is taking legaladvice in connection withthe case.”

The Chief Minister said

that the Delhi Governmenthas enough money to builda trauma centre the nameof which cane be decidedby the victims,Krishnamoorthy said.

Coming down heavilyon Ansals' counsel andnoted lawyer RamJ e t h m a l a n i ,Krishnamoorthy said, “Iheard him calling meinsane. Yes I am insaneand it is the Ansals whohave made me insane.”

The Arvind Kejriwal-ledAam Aadmi Party had yes-terday expressed deep dis-appointment over theSupreme Court verdictdenying further jail term toAnsal brothers in theUphaar tragedy case.

'Shattered' Uphaar tragedy victimsmeet Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHIA grieving mother who

spearheaded the Uphaarvictims' fight for justicehas met CongressPresident Sonia Gandhi,then law minister VeerappaMoily and is now waitingto meet the current lawminister, DV SadanandaGowda. Her plea: Don't letwhat happened to my chil-dren happen to others.

Eighteen years ago,Neelam Krishnamoorthy'stwo children were amongthe 59 people who had diedin the devastating fire atUphaar, the cinema hall inSouth Delhi.

Virtually every safetyrule had been broken at thehall -- routes to fire exitshad been blocked to plantextra seats - so when thefire started, the hall turneda death trap. Most died ofasphyxiation, around a 100were injured in the stam-pede. The families hadmooted the idea of bring-ing in a new law six yearsago to tackle such man-made tragedies. The

Section 304A of the IndianPenal Code - causing deathby negligence -- underwhich the builders of thehall, Sushil and GopalAnsal, had been foundguilty, is inadequate, theycontend.

But it still remains adream. On Wednesday, theSupreme Court ruled thatthe Ansal brothers will notbe jailed, instead, they willpay a fine of Rs. 60 crore.The current law involves afine and a two-year jailterm. "They may call itnegligence but I call itmurder by willful negli-gence," said MrsKrishnamoorthy, Presidentof the Association forVictims of UphaarTragedy, who has beenspearheading the fight forall these years.

"I would like them tomove forward and ensurethat they bring in a law...so the courts just don'taward punitive damagesand let them buy their free-dom at Rs. 60 crore," sheadded.

NEW DELHIDelhi Assembly will hold a two-

day-long orientation programme forMLAs at the Delhi Secretariat aimingat making the legislators aware ofhouse proceeding and enriching thequality of matter and questions raisedby them. The event to held on August25 and August 26, will be inauguratedby Speaker of Lok Sabha, SumitraMahajan, during which the socialmedia accounts of the Assembly willalso be launched.

"I wanted to hold a workshop pro-gramme for MLAs for long. Theworkshop aims at making MLAsaware of assembly proceeding andenriching the quality of matter andquestions raised by the MLAs.

"We approached Lok Sabha speakerSumitra Mahajan and she agreed tojoin us. During two-day-long work-

shop eminent political leaders andarea experts will share their experi-ences with the MLAs," Speaker DelhiAssembly Ram Niwas Goel said.

According to the official, CPMleader Sitaram Yechury will hold thefirst session on legislature and com-mittees. This will be followed by ses-sions by former Member ofParliament and former secretary (rev-enue) N K Singh on legislature andbudget and by Member of ParliamentBhartruhari Mahtab on questions andother legislative tool. "Governmenthas taken various initiative to digi-talise the paper work. So, DeputyChief Minister will also give a presen-tation on digitalisation process ofMember of Legislative AssemblyLocal Area Development Scheme(MLALADS). "Through this MLAwill not have to give request of work

on their letter head but all requests andapprovals will be done online.Department of Urban Developmenthas taken this initiative," Goel said.

Official said that opening session onthe second day will be taken by seniorcongress leader, Mani Shankar Aiyaron how to be an effective legislator.BJP Darjeeling MP S S Ahluwalia willtalk about legislature-privileges andethics. Session on role of legislatureand media will be taken by N Ram,chairman, The Hindu Group andHarish Khare, Editor-in-Chief of TheTribune. In order to publicise the workof Delhi Assembly and increase itsconnect with the people of the city,Manish Sisodia will launch theTwitter account, while Leader ofOpposition, Vijender Gupta willlaunch the Assembly's Facebookaccount.

Orientation programme forDelhi MLAs on Aug 25-26

Murder by Willful Negligence NeedsNew Law, Says Uphaar Victims' Mother

NEW DELHIThe Delhi Metro engineers prefabri-

cated a steel bridge which they havesuccessfully placed below the existingelevated metro line at Rajouri Gardenin a six day long operation providing avital link to the 59Km long MajlisPark-Shiv Vihar metro corridor ofPhase III of the Delhi Metro Project.

The steel bridge span is 60 metreslong and weighs 350Metric Tonne andis located at the under constructionLine 7( Majlis Park- Shiv Vihar)Rajouri Garden intersection whichconnects Mayapuri and RajouriGarden under construction stations, asper DMRC press release.

This steel span was constructed toachieve the mandatory ground clear-ance of 5.50 metres which otherwisewas not available with the convention-al technique of building a box girderviaduct, as the Line 7 viaduct wasgoing under the existing Line 3(

Dwarka sector 21-Noida/Vaishali).The height of blueline’s (Dwarka-Noida/Vaishali)viaduct is 16.6 metres from the roadand line 7 viaduct is at 5.73 metres.

The various components and partsof the steel span were taken to the con-struction site and assembled in a sys-tematic way. The span was then"pushed" starting from pillar P157towards pillars P 156 at RajouriGarden intersection.

The steel span was pushed about 60mtrs to reach the final location. Thepushing work was started on 11thAugust, 2015 and was completed by17th August. About 12 ‘HILLMAN’rollers of capacity 200 MT each and 2nos. hydraulic jacks of capacity of50MT were engaged to complete thelaunching operation.

The launching of the steel span wascarried out in the night hours so as toavoid inconvenience to the road trafficduring the day time. Adequate trafficmarshals were deployed to regulatethe traffic. Usually, Delhi Metro usesspans of 31 metres for construction ofviaduct, but due to the presence ofheavy traffic on the ring road, thismammoth steel span which is muchlonger in length (almost double) hasbeen used to connect the upcomingRajouri Garden station with theviaduct joining the line further to theupcoming Mayapuri station.

Delhi Metro launches Steel Bridge onring road below Rajouri Garden

NEW DELHIFinancial crunch has led the North

Delhi Municipal Corporation (NorthDMC) to discontinue an old-age pen-sion scheme since July last year, thecivic body told the Delhi High Courton Friday.

The corporation told the court it haswritten to Delhi government to con-sider merging the Old Age Pensionscheme with a similar one run by itsSocial Welfare Department.

Maintaining that the annual budgetunder the scheme was Rs 142.16crore, the North DMC also said thatsince the trifurcation of the MCD,North DMC's budget deficit was Rs500 crore in 2013-14, Rs 540 crore in2014-15 and Rs 700 crore as per thebudget estimate for 2015-16.

The corporation made the submis-sions in an affidavit filed after thehigh court on April 8 directed it totake a policy decision with regard toits pension scheme. The directive was

also issued to the East and SouthDelhi municipal corporations.

The court's direction had come on aPIL filed by NGO Social Juristthrough advocate Ashok Aggarwalclaiming that the municipal bodieshad stopped paying the pension underthe old-age/widow/disabled personspension and stipend scheme.

South Delhi Municipal Corporation(SDMC) on Wednesday informed thecourt that over 73,000 people wereeligible to receive the benefit under itsOld Age Pension scheme, but it hadpaid the amount to only 63,914 tillSeptember 30 last year, and the restwould be paid as soon as they provid-ed details of Electronic ClearanceService (ECS) or Real-time gross set-tlement (RTGS) systems.

On whether it intended to continuethe scheme, SDMC said the matterhas been placed before the standingcommittee of the corporation for tak-ing a policy decision.

Cannot continue with Old AgePension scheme: North MCD to HC

NEW DELHIDelhi is among the most

unsafe places for foreign-ers in India with 164 casesof heinous crimes regis-tered here in 2014, the lat-est data released by theNational Crime RecordBureau (NCRB) hasrevealed. Of the 164 for-eigners targeted, 135 weretourists. Goa follows closeon the heels of the nationalcapital with 73 cases,while Uttar Pradesh,Maharashtra andRajasthan follow with 66,59 and 36 cases respective-ly. The cases pertain tocrimes like murder,attempt to murder, rape,molestation, kidnapping,robbery, cheating, forgeryand theft. Out of the total

486 cases of crime againstforeigners registered inIndia, 384 crimes wereagainst tourists, while in102 cases foreigners hereon business visa or forother work were targeted.Tour operator AnilKanthale told IANS:"Many women tourists saythey do not want to visitDelhi as they find it inse-cure. But the situation wasnot so bad before theDecember 16, 2012 gangrape incident." "The gangrape case has damagedDelhi's reputation as asafe-for-tourists city. Arape-cum-robbery casewith a Danish woman inJanuary this year alsospread a sense of insecuri-ty among foreign tourists.

Delhi most unsafe forforeigners, reveals NCRB data

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NEW DELHIExiled Bangladeshi author Taslima

Nasreen's visa was today extendedfor a year by the Home Ministry.

The decision has been taken fol-lowing an intervention of HomeMinister Rajnath Singh as MsNasreen has been requesting theIndian government to further extendher visa. The 52-year-old writer'svisa was granted for a year witheffect from July 23, a Home Ministryofficial said.

Reacting to the decision, MsNasreen told PTI that she was veryhappy even though she was expecting

her visa to be extended by more thana year.

"Anyway, this is always a welcomenews. I am yet to be officially con-veyed (the government decision) and

you are the one who broke the newsto me," she said.

Taslima Nasreen, living in exilesince she left Bangladesh in a cloakof secrecy in 1994 in the wake ofthreats to her by fundamentalistgroups, was given a one-year visa bythe government in 2014.

A Swedish citizen, she has beengetting an Indian visa on a continu-ous basis since 2004.

She has also stayed in the US andEurope in the last two decades.However, on many occasions she hadexpressed her wish to live in Indiapermanently, especially in Kolkata.

Exiled Author Taslima Nasreen's Visa Extended by a Year

VADODRAHardik Patel, a 21-year-

old politician who hassuddenly grabbed head-lines as the leader of a 40-day agitation in Gujarat,launched a sharp attackon the BJP government inthe state today, accusingit of neglecting the Patelcommunity.

Mr Patel is at the fore-front of the influentialcommunity's demand forreservation in govern-ment jobs and admissionto schools and colleges.

Made famous by videosposted on YouTube by hissupporters in which heposes with weapons andis portrayed as a firebrandleader, Hardik Patel quiteplayed the part at a rallyin Vadodara today, chal-lenging the governmentin a speech that had a25,000-strong crowdcheering.

"It is this Patidar com-munity that made minis-ters, elected the Chiefminister and ensured vic-tory for the BJP in all 26Lok Sabha seats. But ifyou hurt this community,the government will col-

lapse the way a chair col-lapses if two of its legsare pulled out from underit," the young leader thun-dered.

Virtually unknown twomonths ago, Hardik iscausing the state govern-ment much concern.Attempts at talks with theprotesting Patels, seen asa BJP votebank, have notyielded results. HardikPatel, whose father is aBJP leader, says hisPatidar AnamatSangathan, which hasnow assumed a criticalrole in the ongoing agita-tion, owes allegiance tono political party.

The Patels have heldprotests every day andyoung members of the

community are prominentin their participation.Another young face of thecampaign, a junior doc-tor, Parth Patel, skippedwork at the Vadodaragovernment medical col-lege to participate intoday's rally.

"Our community hasbeen deprived of variousbenefits... and despitebeing top rankers wedon't get jobs... either youremove reservation orinclude us in OBCs(Other BackwardCastes)" said Parth Patel.

To add to the state gov-ernment's worries, a rallyto counter the Patels isnow being planned byother communities inAhmedabad on Sunday.

Hardik Patel, 21-Year-Old Politician, Hasa New Warning for Gujarat Government

SHILLONGUnion Minister of State

for Home Kiren Rijijutoday said there is nomove by the central gov-ernment to imposePresident's Rule inManipur, but the strengthof central paramilitaryforces will be increased.

"No we are not puttingPresident's Rule inManipur but decided toincrease our (central para-military forces) strengththere," Rijiju told journal-ists in Shillong whenasked if the prevailinglaw and order situation inManipur warrants imposi-tion of central rule.

He added: "Manipur sit-uation is quite delicatebut we are hopeful thatwith the autonomous dis-trict council elections justgot over and was success-ful conducted. But thesecurity situation remainsto be seen because nor-malcy has not returnedyet."

Manipur is experienc-ing a series of law andorder arising out the agi-tation launched by 30

civil society groups underthe banner of the JointAction Committee onInner Line Permit system.

Inner Line Permit is anofficial travel documentissued by the central gov-ernment to allow inwardtravel of an Indian citizeninto a protected/ restrictedarea for a limited period.

It is obligatory forIndian citizens from out-side those states to obtainpermit for entering intothe restricted areas.

Informing that the cen-

tral government hasdecided to send reinforce-ment to Manipur, MrRijiju said Assam Riflestroopers have beeninstructed to move for-ward to the zero point ofthe India-Myanmar bor-der.

"Earlier our forces(Assam Rifles) were 20 to40 km far away from theinternational borderexcept Moreh and someother points and in somepoint but we have decidedto send them closer to the

border to the zero point tosecure the border and itwill be a herculean taskfor them," the UnionMinister said.

Assam Rifles has thetwin responsibility ofguarding the 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar bor-der and also conductingcounter-insurgency oper-ations.

A government officialsaid the decision todeploy Assam Rifles onthe extreme point alongthe unfenced and porous

international India-Myanmar border wasaimed at preventing theIndian rebels from criss-crossing the border andcarry out attacks.

"All along, the AssamRifles troopers have notbeen able to move in tothe zero point of the inter-national border due tovarious reasons includingthe treacherous terrain butwe analysed those prob-lems and now we havedecided to move themcloser as part of the gov-ernment strategies to takeon rebels," a Union HomeMinistry official toldIANS on the condition ofanonymity.

The Assam Rifles has46 battalions, 15 of whichare deployed along theIndia-Myanmar border.

The unfenced, porousborder with its rugged ter-rain is used by Indianinsurgent groups to slip inand out of the country.Forest and animal prod-ucts were also smuggledthrough this route in andout of India.

No Proposal for President's Rulein Manipur, Says Kiren Rijiju

MUMBAIMost states in the country, including

Maharashtra, want the Centre toamend the Right to Education Act andrevoke its no-detention policy for stu-dents of Classes I to VIII, a state min-ister has said. During a recent meetingheld by the Central Advisory Board ofEducation (CABE), most states urgedthe Union government to revoke itsno-detention policy as students tend tonot take their exams seriously, andthus it becomes difficult for them inClasses IX and X, Maharashtra'sMinister of State for Home RanjitPatil said.

"The CABE had convened a meet-

ing where we discussed the detentionof students in the same class. We havevery strongly conveyed to the Centrethat though this policy makes thingseasier in the short-term, it makes mat-ters difficult for them in Classes IXand X," Mr Patil said.

"Also, students should inculcate ahabit wherein they learn that one doesnot achieve anything until one workshard for it," he said.

Ministers from maximum states,who were present at the meeting, hadthe same view, he said, adding thatprimary, secondary, higher and techni-cal education issues were among otherthings discussed at the meeting. "We

apprised the Centre with whatMaharashtra has done in terms of edu-cation, steps taken by us like reducingthe weight of school bags. We alsosaid that NCC and NSS can be madeelective subjects," Mr Patil said. Theno-detention policy, a key componentof the RTE Act, was enforced on April1, 2010 with an aim to ensure thatevery child between the age of 6 and14 studies in school.

The idea behind the policy was tominimise the number of students whodrop out of the schooling systembecause of failure and are too embar-rassed or de-motivated to repeat ayear.

PATNABJP President Amit

Shah and three other sen-ior leaders were trappedin the lift of the stateguest house in Patna foraround 40 minutes.

"The lift got stuckbetween the two floorsand its metal doors alsogot jammed at around11.30 pm last night. Therewas no lift operator orperson capable of han-dling such emergencyaround. The mobilephones of those trappedinside were also out ofrange as they were in aclosed box," BJP statePresident Mangal Pandeysaid.

The incident happenedwhen Mr Shah was goingfrom the ground floor ofthe state guest house tothe first floor along withparty in-charge for BiharBhupendra Yadav,

Secretary Nagendra Jiand General SecretarySaudan Singh and a cou-ple of security personnel.

He was ultimately res-cued by CRPF personnelwho were present there aspart of his Z+ securitycover.

They had to tear apartsteel doors of the elevatorto pull out Mr Shah andother leaders trappedinside.

Recounting the inci-dent, Mr Pandey said allattempts to open the

doors of the lift failed.The caretaker of the placewas also not of much usein the situation and peo-ple waiting on the groundand first floors of theguest house became anx-ious about the conditionof those trapped inside.

"Nothing worked andaround 40 minutespassed. It was then thatCRPF was asked to breakopen the doors. It did soand Shah and other lead-ers were rescued," MrPandey said, adding

"Once the doors werebroken, the trapped per-sons came out".

"It is a gross derelictionof duty and irresponsibili-ty shown by the peopleresponsible for facilitiesat the state guest house.There was nobody presentthere to deal with suchemergencies despite thefact that a person havingZ+ security cover wasstaying there," he said.

No government offi-cials are available forcomments.

Meanwhile, Mr Shahleft for New Delhi byflight today morning. Hecame to Patna yesterdayto participate in a forumorganised by a vernaculardaily. He was staying atthe state guest house andwas conducting meetingwith party leaders in viewof the forthcomingAssembly polls in Bihar.

BJP Chief Amit Shah Trapped inPatna Lift, Steel Doors Ripped Open

PUNEAnna Hazare has been

given 'Z+' Class bySecurity the Maharashtraafter the social activistreceived the second threatletter in days, theMaharashtra Governmenthas said. A police reportwas filed today after MrHazare received the sec-ond threat letter in 10days. "The letter mentionsname of one MahadeoPanchal from Latur dis-trict and was posted fromOsmanabad," Mr Hazare'saide Datta Awari told PTIover phone from Parner.

Ten days ago, MrHazare received anotherthreat letter which statedthat he would be "bumpedoff" if he does not dissoci-

ate himself from DelhiChief Minister ArvindKejriwal. A case was reg-istered for criminal intimi-dation at Parner police sta-tion in Ahmednagar dis-trict, a police official fromParner had said. "The let-ter was dated August 7 andis mostly written inEnglish," the official said.

The letter warned MrHazare that he will meet

the fate of rationalistNarendra Dabholkar, whowas killed in Pune twoyears back.

The letter also asked theGandhian to stay put in hisnative Ralegan Siddhi vil-lage, police said.

The village will tomor-row undertake a cleanli-ness drive and this will befollowed by a plantationcampaign.

Anna Hazare given 'Z+' CategorySecurity After Second Threat Letter

PUNEA three-member delega-

tion of the Information andBroadcasting Ministry is atthe Film and TelevisionInstitute of India (FTII)campus in Pune today tohold discussions with thefaculty, director and agitat-ing students to find a solu-tion to the crisis triggeredby the appointment ofGajendra Chauhan at itschairman.

The team, led by SMKhan, which reached thecity last night, said they are"optimistic" of an earlysolution to the face-offleading to the now 71-day-old strike.

"We have come with anopen mind and will be talk-ing to the faculty members,the director and the stu-

dents," Mr Khan toldreporters.

Meanwhile, the FTII'sDirector Prashant Pathrabedenied rumours that he hadproceeded on leave follow-ing Tuesday night's policecrackdown and subsequentarrest of students who hadconfronted him/

The FTII Students'Association (FSA) hadyesterday denied MrPathrabe's claim that hewas "tortured" during theconfrontation at his officeon Monday evening.

Besides, over 60 visitingfaculty members, in a letterto the Ministry ofInformation andBroadcasting, had urgedthe government to shun"highhanded and con-frontationist" view of the

strike and adopt a pragmat-ic and honourableapproach to find a solution.

The striking studentshave questioned MrChauhan's "credentials" tohead the premiere institute.They have also objected tothe director's decision toconduct assessment ofincomplete diploma filmprojects, now put on hold.

The students had yester-day also sought PrimeMinister Narendra Modi'sintervention into the mat-ter. "Prime Minister shouldvisit FTII to resolve theissues. All students in thecountry are feeling threat-ened by the government'sinsensitivity towards theproblems being faced bythem," FSA representativeVikas Urs had said.

FTII Row: Central Panel Reaches FilmInstitute, Optimistic of Resolving Crisis

Most States Want No-Detention Policy in Schools Revoked: Maharashtra Minister

KOLKATAAlleging malpractices

in the 2014 South EasternRailway (SER) recruit-ment exam, a group ofcandidates and membersof Forward Bloc's youthwing today blocked theconvoy of RailwayMinister Suresh Prabhu.

Carrying posters andshouting slogans, theyoungsters lied down infront of the gate of a five-star hotel as soon as thecars tried to get inside.

Mr Prabhu was forcedto get out of the car andwalk his way inside thehotel to speak at a sessionorganised by the BharatChamber of Commerce.

The minister spokewith the protesters andassured them of lookinginto their grievances afterthey submitted a memo-randum to him. Later on,Mr Prabhu said he has

already addressed theissue by making sure thatall examinations in futurewill be conducted online.

"Why should we have aprocess in which toutsand others benefit andhoodwink people? This issomething that we aretrying to change. Thedecision was taken afterthe first few days inoffice to bring in trans-parency, more accounta-bility to people and moti-vating our employees,"he said. Abdur Rauf, sec-

retary of Forward Bloc'syouth wing Yuva League,alleged that the Railwayauthorities had deletedsome names from theresults of the 2014 SERrecruitment exam. "Theyadded new names anddeleted older ones whichwas published on thewebsite. We want theminister to take actionagainst the culprits andgive jobs to the deservingcandidates whose nameswere announced initial-ly," he told PTI.

Protesters Block Railway MinisterSuresh Prabhu's Convoy

KOLKATAWest Bengal Chief

Minister MamataBanerjee todayvoiced her supportfor the protestingstudents at Pune'sFTII and said that"political purpose"should not come inthe way of resolvingthe issue.

"Political purpose should not stand in the way, institu-tions are above everything," she added.

Students at the premier film institute have been boy-cotting their classes for 71 days now following theappointment of Gajendra Chauhan - best known for play-ing the character of Yudhisthir in TV serial 'Mahabharata'-- as its chairman.

Ms Banerjee further stressed that she supports students'"genuine cause always".

"Since I was associated with student movements in thepast, I respect students' movements," she said.

FTII Row: West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee

Supports Protesting Students

HC Issues Notice toCops, MaharashtraGovt on Hotel RaidsMUMBAI

The Bombay High Courthas asked the city policechief and the state govern-ment to file a reply on theraids on hotels conductedearlier this month, duringwhich consenting coupleswere allegedly draggedout from rooms andhumiliated.

The reply has to be filedby September 3, the courthas said.

The high court's direc-tion came in response to apetition seeking actionagainst the police officersinvolved in the incident onAugust 6, which had trig-gered widespread criti-cism and charges of moralpolicing against the police.

The petition has alsodemanded the scrappingof criminal proceedingsagainst the couples and thecancellation of the finethat has been paid.

BY NANDITA CHAUDHARYBY JAAN VALSINER

Here are two stories inspired by real lifeevents, but only one with a happy ending.In the first story, a Danish actor fromCopenhagen visits her husband (aBrooklyn resident) with their child. Theyear is 1997. The other is about a youngcouple recently transferred to a privatecompany’s U.S. office where the husbandis employed. They are both Indians. Theyear, 2015.

One afternoon, the Danish motherdecides to have lunch with her partner andparks the baby in a stroller outside arestaurant on an East Village street as theyenjoy a leisurely meal. For her, this iscommon practice in Copenhagen,arguably one of the safest cities for chil-dren. Several passers-by see what theybelieve is an “abandoned and cryingchild”, and call emergency services.The police arrive and the couple isarrested for negligence.

In the second story, an Indian couplelive with their sons in Oregon. The moth-er decides to give up her career to care forthe two toddlers. One evening, the elderchild falls down and is hurt while playful-ly climbing on his father’s back. He isrushed to hospital where the parents areinformed about a hairline fracture of thetibia. Following treatment, the mother isinterrogated about what looks like a sus-picious injury, during which she innocent-ly remarks that the father “may have acci-dentally dropped the child”.

These two stories have a similar narra-tive: Immigrant parents, unaware of thepossible consequences of their conduct ina foreign country, and confronted with theultimate nightmare — the loss of theirchildren to child protection services.However, the subsequent events unfoldvery differently for the two families.

Like fish in water, we human beingsseem unable to view different cultures incontext. We are socialised into believingthat our ways are the best and those whodo not fit into our paradigm are consid-ered peculiar or perverse. Nowhere is thismore evident than in childcare practices.When people migrate, these dynamicsbecome more complicated.

Whether one culture’s practices will be

considered acceptable depends on severalfactors, especially the direction of move-ment. A shift ‘upwards’ to a more devel-oped country automatically marks peopleout as ‘immigrants’, while a move to aless developed country makes people‘expatriates’. In Delhi, such expatriatesretain their cultural and educational prac-tices by establishing little islands of theirown with minimal contact with Indians.

Same story, different outcomes

The consequences were dramaticallydifferent for the two stories. In thefirst case, the judg-ment wasu n a m -

bigu-ous: thepolice had actedhastily with the Danishcouple, interfering in what was a privatematter. “It was an innocent mistake, if youcan call it a mistake”, was the argumentadvanced. The case was closed and thecustody of the baby restored to the par-ents.

In contrast, the Indian couple is undertight scrutiny. The husband has beencharged with assault, and the family facesrepeated interrogation and assessment.During these sessions, the mother naivelymentioned aspects of their parenting,commonplace in an Indian home, but con-sidered abusive by the U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services. Forinstance, unaware of the potential conse-quences, she said they were strict with thechildren, wanting to be perceived as goodparents. On being asked some leadingquestions, she said they frequently senttheir children to the play area, a well-litgarage. This did not go down well withthe evaluators. When the department wasgiven custody of the children, it declaredthe mother mentally unfit. She now faces

a prolonged legal battle to prove her fit-ness. According to media reports, the chil-dren will soon face an evaluation for men-tal “incapacity on account of theirupbringing”.

In a distressing trend, the conduct ofIndian children abroad is frequently beingpathologised as mental disorder by for-eign child protection officers on accountof perceived wrong parenting. In coun-tries such as Norway, the U.K. and theU.S., immigrant parents who happen tocome into conflict with child protection

services face

simi-lar patterns of hostil-

ity. Visiting care workers criticise theirlifestyle and childcare practices. It is nowonder that parents become defensive,distant and even indignant. As a conse-quence, they are deemed uncooperative.An emotional outburst from a parent usu-ally seals their fate — they are declaredunfit for parenting.

At no point are we implying that anIndian parent can do no wrong. Our argu-ment is that before a family is tormentedin this manner, abuse on the part of par-ents must be established beyond reason-able doubt. Otherwise, child protectionservices, originally conceived asguardians of human rights, become perpe-trators of the very crimes that they areauthorised to prevent.

There is adequate anthropological evi-dence to explain cultural differences inchildcare practices, and there is no onemethod that can claim to be the perfectformula for raising children. Social scien-

tists have also established that ecological,economic and social circumstances deter-mine methods of parenting.

Culture specific

Every culture has evolved its own prac-tices. For instance, among Indian fami-lies, sleeping with the child is consideredbeneficial to their sense of security.Letting a child ‘cry it out’ in isolation isdeemed extremely cruel. Other indul-gences allowed to children include feed-ing on demand, in contrast to the strictfeeding schedules typical of a Westernupbringing. Fresh food is prepared for

each meal and serving frozen food isconsidered an act of neglect.

Unlike the West, very fewpublic spaces prohibit the

entry of children.

These are justsome practices thatdemonstrate thedifferences inchildcare methods

between European-American communi-

ties and those in Indianhomes. Even the United

Nations Convention of theRights of the Child (UNCRC)

accepts this diversity while declaring thatparental responsibility is to be protectedfrom government interference.

There is no element in the UNCRC thatimposes on parents rules on how theyshould raise children. Between global,cultural, ethnic, familial and individualideologies, parents negotiate the care oftheir children. It is also to be noted thatIndian authorities do not adopt the moralhigh ground that child protection servicesin the West do when expatriates fromthese countries visit and settle in India.

Many Indians travel abroad on studyand work, often to provide for a betterfuture for their children. Ironically, theyrisk losing the very reason for which theyemigrate — their children. It is an issuethat needs immediate attention.

(Nandita Chaudhary is associate profes-sor of developmental psychology atUniversity of Delhi; Jaan Valsiner is NielsBohr professor of psychology at AalborgUniversity, Denmark)

SATURDAY | AUGUST 22, 2015

Banks for the unbanked

Cultural sensibilities matter in parenting

BY RONOJOY SEN

The near washout of themonsoon session ofParliament brought back

memories of the 2010 wintersession. Only, the protagonistshave now switched sides. In2010, it was the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP), sitting inthe Opposition benches, whichwas the main player in disrupt-ing Parliament over the 2Gscam. Now, it’s the Congress,with far fewer members in theLok Sabha but significantlymore in the Rajya Sabha, whichhas managed to stallParliament. While the govern-ment and the Opposition tradedcharges and the publicbemoaned the deadlock, wemust not lose sight of oneimportant fact: disruptions arenow very much a part of estab-lished parliamentary practice inIndia. Trying to wish disrup-tions away is unrealistic; tryingto minimise them is in the bestinterests of democracy anddeliberation. Both the govern-ment and the Opposition havesignally failed in the latter.

The first thing to note is thatdisruptions and disorderlyscenes in Parliament are not ofrecent vintage. As far back as1952, the Preventive Detention(Amendment) Bill — accord-ing to the journalist B.G.Verghese — brought about “anunprecedented hullabaloo”.Again, in the third Lok Sabha,in 1963, when the OfficialLanguages Bill was introduced,there were strong protests bysome Opposition memberswhich a newspaper describedas the first time that such “dis-orderly scenes” were witnessedin the House. Two members,including SwamiRameshwaranand of the Jan

Sangh, had to be forcibly eject-ed by the watch and ward staff.That such behaviour was rare atthe time was apparent fromNehru’s comment: “I do notknow if that gentleman has theleast conception of whatParliament is, what democracyis, and how one is supposed tobehave or ought to behave.”That year, some members hadtried to disrupt the President’saddress to the two Houses, con-sidered a sacrosanct feature ofParliament. This too wasstrongly disapproved of byNehru, who said, “ThisParliament is supposed not onlyto act correctly but lay downcertain principles and conven-tions of decorous behaviour.”

‘Politics in the raw’

As I had highlighted in anarticle of mine published in2012, from the fourth LokSabha — the first withoutNehru present in the House —walkouts and disruptive behav-iour became more common.Former Secretary-General ofthe Lok Sabha and author of amulti-volume book onParliament, Subhash C.Kashyap, points out, “Thefourth Lok Sabha period maybe remembered for the funda-mental changes in the idiom,the style and culture of parlia-mentary politics. Hereafter, itwas politics in the raw withmuch of masks and gloves off.”Such disruptions became fre-quent since the 1970s, with aveteran journalist noting that“bedlam in both Houses has bynow become a daily routine,rather than an exception to therule.” Even someone as emi-nent as the Communist MP,Hiren Mukherjee, wrote in areport on the conduct of mem-

bers during the President’sAddress: “If… circumstanceshappen to be somewhat abnor-mal in the country, it mightconceivably be the duty ofOpposition parties inParliament to focus attention onthe people’s discontent even onsuch an exceptional occasion.”

House composition anddebate

It is true, however, that thetime lost to disruptions has dra-matically increased in the lasttwo decades. In the 15th LokSabha (2009-14), when theCongress-led UnitedProgressive Alliance (UPA)was in government, as much as40 per cent of the total time waslost to disruptions, making itthe least productive Lok Sabhaever. Indeed, there has been asecular rise in the time lost dueto disruptions in the last fiveLok Sabhas.

There are several reasons forthis. The first is the change inparliamentary culture. In thefirst decade of Parliament’sexistence, there was a fairdegree of homogeneity in thecomposition of the House, withmany of the leading MPs hav-ing been schooled in the tradi-tions of British parliamentarypractice. This was as true forNehru as it was for OppositionMPs such as Shyama PrasadMookerjee and HirenMukherjee. Besides, theCongress’s formidable majorityin the early years of Parliamentmeant that the Oppositionnever really had the numbers toseriously challenge the govern-ment. Hence, an Oppositionlegislator of the time ended adebate in Parliament with thewords, “We have the argu-

ments. You have the votes.”

The adherence to British par-liamentary norms graduallybroke down from the 1970s,which was also the time theCongress lost its dominance.The composition of the Housebecame even more heteroge-neous — in terms of both casteand class — completely trans-forming the tenor and idiom ofdebates. This process was has-tened in the late-1980s, whichsaw the establishment of coali-tion politics as well as newpolitical forces, particularly thesharp rise in the number of rep-resentatives from the OtherBackward Classes, unleashedby the Mandal Commissionreport. The changed composi-tion and diversity of Parliamenthad a significant impact on par-liamentary culture, which wasfar more permissive to disrup-tions and protests inside theHouse.

Beamed live

A second, and more recent,reason that helped fuel disrup-tive behaviour and theatricswas the live telecast of pro-ceedings inside the House.Though the Railway Budgetand Union Budget were telecastlive for the first time in 1992, itwas from 2006 that the entireproceedings of the Lok Sabhawere telecast live byDoordarshan. While the phe-nomenon of disruptions predatelive telecast of proceedings,live images and the explosionof television channels changedthe rules of the game. AsDevesh Kapur and PratapBhanu Mehta point out in ananalysis of Parliament: “In part,the overt tumult witnessed inparliament is a rational

response by MPs to the incen-tives created by the media,which gives greater coverage toMPs who engage in this behav-iour than those who busy them-selves in parliamentarydebates… many MPs believethat publicity, even bad public-ity, especially if it makes it tothe evening news is better thanno publicity.”

Over the last 25 years or so,disruptions have got a legitima-cy which they lacked earlier.This has meant that bothnational parties, the Congressand the BJP, along with theregional outfits have beenguilty of disruptions at differenttimes. Indeed, Union FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley, who hasbeen vocal in his criticism ofthe disruptions by theOpposition, himself had in thisnewspaper defended suchbehaviour in his capacity asLeader of the Opposition in theRajya Sabha: “Parliamentaryobstructionism should beavoided. It is a weapon to beused in the rarest of the rarecases… If parliamentaryaccountability is subverted anda debate is intended to be usedmerely to put a lid on parlia-mentary accountability, it isthen a legitimate tactic for theOpposition to expose the gov-ernment through parliamentaryinstruments available at itscommand.”

These words have come backto haunt the BJP. Though Mr.Jaitley and others in the gov-ernment have justified theirown disruptive behaviour whenin Opposition, in the cause ofserious issues like corruptionscandals, they have dismissedthe Congress’s tactics as pettyand personal. But once disrup-

tions are interpreted as legiti-mate “parliamentary instru-ments”, it becomes very awk-ward to brand someone else’sprotests as illegal.

Monsoon session

The Speaker has the power,under Rule 374(A) of the gen-eral Rules of Procedure andConduct of Business, to ejectand suspend members who dis-rupt proceedings. And the LokSabha Speaker, SumitraMahajan, did suspend 25Congress MPs on August 3 forfive sessions. But such discipli-nary action, as in the past whenMPs have been suspended,often proves counterproduc-tive. In the current instance, itonly served to unite the entireOpposition which was prior tothat ready to part ways with theCongress on its disruptiveagenda.

The Congress leadership sawthe controversies aroundExternal Affairs and OverseasIndian Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj and the BJP ChiefMinisters of Rajasthan andMadhya Pradesh as an easy anda highly publicised way toenthuse a moribund party. Theyfigured that protests on thefloor of the House were likelyto get far more media coveragethan hitting the streets. Unlikethe earlier parliamentary ses-sions, where the Congresscooperated on certain items oflegislation, in the monsoon ses-sion it made the mistake of pro-longing its disruptive tactics forfar too long. In the process, theCongress stalled the Goods andServices Tax (GST) Bill, withwhich it has no fundamentalquarrel, drawing a sharpresponse from industry. The

Treasury benches, particularlysenior BJP leaders, did not helpmatters by indulging in person-al attacks against the Congressleadership instead of trying toreach out and craft a workableconsensus. The entire episodereflected poorly on the floormanagement skills of the BJPand its Parliamentary AffairsMinister. It also registered theinability of the BJP to recog-nise that there is an Opposition,however anaemic, which needsto be brought on board; other-wise even a small Opposition,as has happened on earlieroccasions, can hold upParliament.

Finally, a word about PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.Despite his dramatic entranceto Parliament on May 20, 2014,when he touched his foreheadon the steps of ParliamentHouse, he has been a reluctantparliamentarian at best. Hisinterventions have been fewand rarely spontaneous orunscripted; for the entire mon-soon session he was silentinside the House.

Mr. Modi’s lack of engage-ment with Parliament is in con-trast to Mr. Atal BihariVajpayee who enjoyed the cutand thrust of debate. Theabsence of leadership, of thesort that a Nehru or Mr.Vajpayee provided, offeredfodder to the Opposition andcontributed to the parliamen-tary gridlock.

(Ronojoy Sen is a seniorresearch fellow at the Instituteof South Asian Studies andSouth Asian StudiesProgramme, NationalUniversity of Singapore.)

The politics of parliamentary paralysis

EDITORIAL4 NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | AUGUST 22, 2015Fight For Right

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For the first time in India’s banking sector, theReserve Bank of India is giving out differentiatedbanking licences. The in-principle go-ahead given

on Wednesday to 11 ‘payments banks’ is, by the RBI’sown admission, an experiment — the latest in a long seriesof attempts to take banks to the unbanked. The pushtowards financial inclusion started with the nationalisationof 14 commercial banks in July 1969 through the BankingCompanies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings)Ordinance, 1969. Then a second round came in 1980,involving six more commercial banks. With a view to eco-nomically mainstreaming rural areas, the Indira Gandhigovernment established regional rural banks by means ofan ordinance in 1975. But even 45 years later, all theseattempts have had little success in expanding banking cov-erage to the desired extent and scale: only 7 per cent ofIndia’s villages have a branch of a rural or commercialbank. The policymakers seem now to have finally under-stood that banking inclusion cannot be just one amongmany businesses of a bank: it has to be the core business.The licensing condition that puts a Rs. 1-lakh cap ondeposits that payments banks can receive from customersdefines the market they will target — primarily theunbanked population. The RBI expects payments banks totarget migrant labourers and the self-employed, besideslow-income households, offering low-cost savingsaccounts and remittance services so that those who nowtransact only in cash can take their first step into the for-mal banking system. Going by the international experi-ence, this innovation of basically transforming a citizen’smobile phone into a stripped-down bank branch has agreater chance of success. The initiative takes Vodafone’sM-Pesa closer to the version that is working successfullyin Kenya, where payments on this product constitutedabout 30 per cent of the country’s GDP in 2014. Similarproducts in India so far were essentially mobile applica-tions dependent on tie-ups with banks to make cash with-drawals and interest payments. The licence frees thesecompanies to provide such services on their own. Thegreater operational flexibility will enable them to draw inmore customers. Their operations could now become morecost-effective as the licence-holders will be banks in theirown right, albeit without the provision to extend loans toindividuals. If they indeed succeed in becoming the targetmarket’s chosen mode of financial transactions, this tech-nological solution could also turn out to be a major step inachieving a truly cashless economy. So, while this is abold move, and underscores that the RBI is anything butconservative, it is ironical too that the cycle of experi-ments that started with the 1969 round of nationalisationhas now come full circle. The responsibility of financialinclusion is now almost entirely entrusted to the privatesector.

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At no point are weimplying that an Indian parent can do no

wrong. Our argument is that before a family istormented in this manner, abuse on the part of parents

must be established beyond reasonable doubt.Otherwise, child protection services, originally con-ceived as guardians of human rights, become per-

petrators of the very crimes that they areauthorised to prevent.

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Won't 'Take...signal, India said, that it will prevent them

from meeting with Mr Aziz at the PakistaniHigh Commission on Sunday.

Sources in Pakistan said the meeting withthe Hurriyat leaders has been rescheduled toMonday - that is being by some as an attemptto offer a compromise. If the separatists meetwith Mr Aziz after the NSA talks are held,India can claim that the Hurriyat was not con-sulted and made a third party to the dialogue;equally, Pakistan can declare that it did notrevoke the invite to the separatists.

However, sources in the Indian governmentsay that no conference of any sort betweenMr Aziz and the Hurriyat is tolerable.

"India has advised Pakistan yesterday thatit would not be appropriate for Mr SartazAziz to meet with Hurriyat (separatist) repre-sentatives in India," foreign ministryspokesman Vikas Swarup said on Twitter.

Pakistan has, in the past, described suchmeetings with pro-independence leaders as a"longstanding practice" to "facilitate mean-ingful discussions".

Though earlier governments have grudg-ingly accepted such meetings, the NarendraModi administration cancelled foreign secre-tary talks between the two countries last Julyover a similar invite to the separatists.

Prime Minister Modi met Pakistani coun-terpart Nawaz Sharif during a visit to theRussian city of Ufa last month, with the hour-long talks seen as a new thaw in ties betweenthe countries.

No Redlines...Hurriyat feels that if both the countries are

able to carry forward the dialogue processwith sincerity, the amalgam has no issuewhether to join the process of dialogue nowor later.

"Hurriyat is desirous of a meaningful dia-logue (between the two countries) to settle alloutstanding problems, especially the coreissue of Kashmir," he said adding "sideliningKashmir or ignoring the Kashmiris won'thelp."

"Kashmir is not a boundary dispute or aregional problem but linked to the future of1.25 crore population. The issue could beresolved only by taking into consideration thewishes and aspirations of the people of thestate," he said.

He also said that the people of Kashmir are"not the third but the basic party to the issueand enjoy ownership rights".

"Hurriyat was always desirous of strongrelations between India and Pakistan so that aconducive atmosphere is created to pave wayfor resolution of all outstanding issues," headded.

Terming Kashmir as the "biggest hurdle",he said the two countries cannot improvetheir relations till the Kashmir issue remainsunresolved.

Mufti Govt ...positioned on Friday with India warning

that any meeting between the Kashmiri sepa-ratists and the Pakistani delegation is unac-ceptable. Pakistan has asserted that it will notcancel a meeting with the separatists.

While sources at the Centre said that theeffort would be to keep the separatists fromleaving Srinagar for Delhi, the People'sDemocratic Party of Jammu and KashmirChief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed hasreportedly refused to arrest or detain them inthe state capital.

The PDP has argued that no state govern-ment has ever disallowed the separatists frommeeting visiting Pakistani leaders in Delhi.

Separatists Yasin Malik, Syed Ali ShahGeelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq wereplaced under house arrest in Srinagar yester-day, but were released within two hours,reportedly after Mehbooba Mufti, who headsthe PDP and is the chief minister's daughter,intervened.

While the detention was described by theCentre as a signal that the separatists "cannotbe a third party to talks" and that they couldbe detained again if they tried to meet thePakistani delegation, the quick release wasseen as the state government's position on thematter.

India called off talks last July after Pakistanconsulted Kashmiri separatists before a meet-ing of Foreign Secretaries.

Congress Slams...reporters in New Delhi.Mr Singhvi said that it was unfortunate that

the government has been making a "laughingspectacle of itself on the management of talkseven before talks started" with an "implodingand ostracised" Pakistan.

Accusing the government of failing to dogroundwork before the talks, he lamentedthat "the left hand does not know what theright is doing and head does not know whatfeet are doing".

"BJP talks in one language in Jammu andKashmir, PDP talks in another language,Jammu and Kashmir government talks inanother language... and Centre does some-thing different. Is foreign policy a joke," hesaid.

Claiming that the three C's --Consistency,

Coherence and Continuity -- are missing inIndian foreign policy under the Modi govern-ment, he asked, "Who is making India's for-eign policy? Is it the PM alone? Or PM andPMO? Or IB? or NSA? Or subcommittee offour?"

Besides, he asked as to where is the ForeignMinister and the External Affairs Ministry inthe making of Foreign Policy.

"Is Nagpur the remote control makingIndia's Foreign Policy", he said in a veiledreference to RSS.

He also questioned the utility of Ufa meet-ing between the Prime Minister and hisPakistan counterpart.

"Was it just a photo-op? What was theground work before Ufa?", he said expressingconcern that there have been "thousands" ofceasefire violations from Pakistan since theModi government took over and growingincidents of Pak sponsored terror.

The party charged that the government's"flip-flop diplomacy is hurting the countrydearly".

PM Modi is...their self-respect."Modi is not an action PM, but an auction

PM. He auctioned coal blocks and spectrum.Day before yesterday he put Bihar on the auc-tion block and made fun of the state. The peo-ple of the state will not tolerate the mockeryof their self-respect," senior Congress leaderand former Union Minister Jairam Rameshtold reporters in Patna.

Mr Ramesh said the way Mr Modi keptasking the crowd about how much specialpackage he should give was "like playingwith the self-respect of the people of Bihar."

He asserted that 90 per cent of the projectsincluded in the special package were eitherannounced or saw the start of their implemen-tation between 2011 and 2014, when theUnited Progressive Alliance (UPA) govern-ment was at the Centre.

The Congress leader said the package was apoll-time repackaging of old schemes by thePrime Minister to avoid giving special cate-gory status to Bihar, and Congress feared thatonce Bihar Assembly elections get over, BJPpresident Amit Shah would declare it a polit-ical 'jumla' (saying) just like he said about thepromises made by Mr Modi during the LokSabha polls to bring back black money anddistribute among the people.

Pakistan's Decision...also Indian Muslims. The film is not anti-

Pakistan, anti-Muslim or anti-anybody exceptthe masterminds of 26/11."

The Pakistani court banned the film afterJamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Mumbai attackmastermind Hafiz Saeed alleged in his peti-tion that it contains filthy propaganda againsthim and his outfit.

In the petition filed in the Lahore HighCourt on August 8, Hafiz Saeed's advocateAK Dogar alleged that "there is a direct threatto the life of the petitioner (Saeed) and hisassociates emanating from the content of thetrailer of the film."

Director Kabir Khan said, "His (Saeed's)statement says its propaganda against himand Pakistan. By including Pakistan, he's try-ing to become the face of Pakistan. My filmtakes a stand against those behind 26/11 butisn't negative to the people of Pakistan. He'strying to put the two together while the filmseparates the two."

Saif Ali Khan says he believes the ban willnow encourage more people to watch thefilm. "They've loved our films. People willsee our movie in Pakistan more now. Thanksfor added publicity."

Security Stepped...accordingly for the summit," Jaipur Police

Commissioner Janga Srinivas Rao said today.DCP Traffic Haidar Ali informed that prop-

er arrangements for regulating traffic duringthe event have also been made.

The delegates are also scheduled to visitAmber fort and City palace before the sum-mit.

Payments Banks...more outside of the regular economy will

get into the economy. And this itself is goingto be a big game-changer as far as the Indianhabits and Indian economy is concerned," MrJaitley said.

Mr Jaitley said banking network is expand-ing hugely and the health of banks reflects onthe challenges for the economy.

"While on one hand we can take some sat-isfaction in the fact that networks are expand-ing across the country, there is huge amountof activity which is still to be done," he said.

Earlier this week the RBI gave 'in-principle'nod to 11 entities, including Department ofPost, Reliance Industries, Aditya Birla Nuvo,Vodafone and Airtel, to set up paymentsbanks and proposed such licences 'on tap' infuture.

Payment banking licence will allow com-panies to collect deposits (initially up to Rs. 1lakh per individual), Internet banking, facili-tate money transfers, and sell insurance andmutual funds. They can issue ATM/debitcards, but not credit cards.

Pak Terrorist ...get out of the truck and stage a terror attack

on security forces.Sources said the two Pakistani terrorists

had at that time visited a juice factory in theBari Brahmana industrial area and that theNIA has obtained CCTV footage from thefactory.

On August 4, Naveed and another Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist named Noman were taken inanother truck to Udhampur. The next day,they attacked the BSF convoy on a nationalhighway near Udhampur. That truck driver isyet to be arrested.

Noman was killed in an exchange of firewith the BSF. Naveed escaped but was cap-tured by local villagers.

The truck driver arrested today has beenidentified as 35-year-old Khursheed Ahmedalias 'Surya', allegedly an overground opera-tive of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is aPakistan-based terror group. Ahmed lives inCharsoo village in the Pulwama district ofKashmir.

Truck Driver ...highway near Udhampur.Naveed,a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, was

captured after the attack on August 4; hisaccomplice was killed in an exchange of firewith the BSF. Two BSF soldiers were killedin the terror attack.

The truck driver arrested today has beenidentified as Khursheed Ahmed alias 'Surya',35, allegedly an overground operative of theLashkar-e-Taiba, which is a Pakistan basedterror group. Ahmed lives in Awantipura inthe Pulwama district of Kashmir.

Officials said Khursheed has served a two-and-a-half year prison term for allegedlysmuggling drugs.

Naveed, who told his interrogators aboutKhursheed, was taken to Gulmarg in Jammuand Kashmir today. Yesterday, he was takento Pulwama, where he reportedly identifiedthe places that he hid in for over a month afterhe infiltrated into India on June 7 this year.

The NIA is reconstructing the sequence ofevents that led to Udhampur attack and is tak-ing him to places that he has mentioned dur-ing interrogation.

CM Akhilesh...progress, but it has budgetary limitations.

In the coming time we will try to fast forwardthe pace for which a number of decisionshave been taken," Mr Yadav said whileaddressing a programme organised byUPNEDA.

Mr Yadav said that if Germany was leadingand the US was doing a very good work, thenIndia should follow the league and UttarPradesh should not lag behind.

He said that in terms of population andmarket, the state was a front runner.

The Chief Minister said that a lot has beendone in solar power generation in the stateincluding solar policy maximum investmentdone in Bundelkhand region.

He said that the state provided land to theCentre wherever it was required to set up asolar power plant.

Referring to high cost of solar power gener-ation, he said that both cost and profit has tobe looked into. At present only two villageshave been associated with 24-hour solarpower facility and if budget allowed thenmore villages would be included in the pro-gramme.

People have become aware towards use ofsolar energy as solar panels were visible onmany buildings, he added.

"It takes a lot of time to set up a big unit.There are number of units which have notbeen energized and even if made functional itnot sure for how long they will run. In solarenergy there is one surety that we will getpower with sunrise," he said.

'Ridiculous' That ...a board to frame and implement welfare

schemes for the benefit of construction work-ers.

As per the 1996 law, one per cent of thecost of all government construction is to becollected as cess by states, to spend on thewelfare of construction workers. The Courtwas informed that Rs. 27,000 crore has beencollected by the states so far.

Till now, Rajasthan has spent only Rs.65.44 crore from the collected fund of Rs.898.3 crore, UP has spent Rs. 195 crore from1671 crore and Delhi has spent 39.72 crorefrom 1448 crore.

Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Uday ULait said, "It is amazing what is going on?States are not doing anything and showingadministrative expenditure and publicity.This has to stop immediately."

The Court directed the Delhi government toreturn the Rs. 2.69 crore spent on advertise-ments from the welfare fund. This amountwas spent on advertisement from 2005 toMarch this year.

The Uttar Pradesh government has beendirected to submit the list of beneficiarieswith addresses, which will be verified by theCourt.

The Court has also directed the unionlabour secretary to coordinate with state gov-ernments and submit the plan for utilising thefunds. The Court will take up the case onSeptember 4.

India's GDP...for the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra

Modi, Indian economy can double its size inthe next three-to-three-and-a-half years," hesaid.

Mr Prabhu was optimistic about India'slong-term growth to the tune of a $20 trillioneconomy in the next 20 years.

An International Monetary Fund study in2014 had said that India's GDP would cross$3 trillion after five years in 2019.

The minister said that what with the infla-tion staying down and a conducive environ-ment being created, the economy was lookingup and foreign direct investments wereincreasing.

"There is a tremendous respect amonginvestors for the efforts of the prime minister(and they) are eager to invest in India," MrPrabhu said.

Addressing a regional meet of CharteredAccountants, he said that, despite alternativeviews in a democracy, "we should pursuegrowth to eradicate poverty".

"In a democracy, alternatives should be dis-cussed but, at the end, a final decision has tobe arrived at," he said.

"We cannot be ambiguous about our goals.It is essential that concerted efforts are madeand we have a comprehensive strategy toreach our goal, which is achieving inclusivegrowth coupled with elimination of povertyand corruption," the minister added.

North Eastern...Siliguri corridor and it is imperative that the

region has trade relations with these coun-tries," Union Minister of State for Home Rijijutold the Cooperative Summit organized by theNational Cooperative DevelopmentCorporation (NCDC).

The minister said he had already taken upwith other stakeholders like the Customs andMinistry of Trade and Commerce in thisregard.

He also laid emphasis to have at least twoports in every state in order to trade with theneighbouring countries.

He said cooperative movement should beable to empower the people of the region eco-nomically by exchanging goods and serviceswithin the region.

The minister also said that he would studythe reports of the Summit and take correctivemeasures to take the cooperative movementforward across the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister ofState for Agriculture and Cooperation,Mohanbhai Kalaynjibhai Kundaria said thatthere was huge potential for development ofcooperatives in the North East.

Spelling Mistake ...Highlighting the errors in a Facebook post,

Richa Kumar of the Delhi Public Schoolwrote: "Thank you for congratulating me onthe excellence I exemplify. However, havingbeen a teacher for the last twenty years, yourofficial letter head is an affront to my sensi-bilities as a Language teacher. The attachedphotographs are self explanatory. Pleaseensure that at least the people who work foryou, in your ministry, are well educated."

In response to the post, which has beenliked by over 80 people and has nearly 800shares, Smriti Irani has asked her ministry tofind out how such errors crept into her officialletter.

Rattled by comments on twitter, Ms Iranisaid: "I would not misspell my own name inHindi."

Railway Minister...Different types of crimes are committed by

anti-social elements," Prabhu said at theEastern Railway headquarter in Kolkata.

"It is a big challenge to deal with crime inrailway properties," the Minister said addingtracking and preventing crime was veryimportant.

"Women's safety has become very impor-tant, they are subjected to atrocities in differ-ent places like work place, home and duringtravel," Mr Prabhu said.

"The basic functionality of R-Mitra(Railway Mobile Instant Tracking Responseand Assistance) is to alert the nearest RPFinspector and divisional security controlroom in case of any emergency with the pressof a button only," Eastern Railway generalmanager RK Gupta said.

"Once the button on the app is pressed, thephysical location of the victim will be sent tothe control room with the help of GPS andGPRS and the control room will track theuser and ensure action immediately," he said.

He said that the app works both online andoffline in SMS mode by using the helplinenumber 56161.

The Minister said, "It is a fantastic versatilesystem and will also act as a deterrent."

The Minister noted that the number of pas-sengers was increasing rapidly and so thecrime rate was also increasing simultaneous-ly.

"So this application has been developed todeal with it and is by far the best so far," hesaid noting that the Western Railway also hasa similar alert system.

"The new app developed by EasternRailway mainly for its women suburban pas-sengers can be spread in other regional rail-ways also," Mr Prabhu said.

Court Summons...(Junior Division) of Kulpahad Tehsil Ankit

Goel took cognisance of Mr Yadav's statementon rape on August 18 in Lucknow, where hehad said while one man commits rape, four arenamed to "settle scores" and that rape by fourpersons was not "practical".

The Samajwadi Party leader had said therewere instances where only one person commit-ted rape but the victim named four peoplemerely to "settle scores".

The summons have been issued under sec-tions 3 and 4 of Indecent Representation ofWomen (Prohibition) Act, 1956 and under IPCsections 504 (intentional insult with intent toprovoke breach of the peace), 505 (statementsconducing to public mischief), 509 (word, ges-ture or act intended to insult the modesty of awoman), 116 (abetment of offence punishablewith imprisonment).

PM Modi...the Prime Minister had called him up on

August 18 to congratulate him and expressedconfidence that the relations between the twocountries will get better under his leadership.

Mr Wickremesinghe was today sworn in asSri Lanka's Prime Minister for the fourth timefollowing his party's victory in the parliamen-tary polls.

His victory on Monday thwarted a politicalcomeback by the country's former PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa, months after he lost thepresidential polls to President MaithripalaSirisena.

Gujarat's Controversial ...impose mandatory voting in civic and pan-

chayat elections to be held in October thisyear. It proposes to impose a fine of Rs. 100 onthose who do not vote. Chief Minister AnandiBen Patel had recently confirmed that the stategovernment was prepped to action mandatoryvoting in October.

The decision was challenged in court withthe petitioner contending that it violates a citi-zen's fundamental right of choosing to vote.

Gujarat does not figure in record books for ahigh voter turnout. It's highest ever turnout ina national election was 66.4 per cent last year,when the BJP had won all 26 seats. Municipalelections have seen even lower interest, withthe figure not crossing 60 per cent since 1995.

Efforts to Start ..."Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has

requested me to start international air servicefrom Madhya Pradesh. I assure that all outefforts will be made to connect MP withinternational air service," Mr Sharma toldreporters on the sidelines of a function inIndore last night.

Madhya Pradesh has immense tourismpotential, the Minister of State for CivilAviation and Tourism said, adding that thesector will get a boost when internationalflight services start from the state.

Earlier, speaking at the annual function ofIndian Association of Tour Operators, MrChouhan underlined the need for startingflight services to Sri Lanka and Gulf coun-tries from MP as soon as possible.

He said that people having faith inBuddhism come in large numbers from SriLanka on a pilgrimage to Sanchi (in MP'sRaisen district) and in view of this, if a flightservice comes up between the state and theisland country, the devotees will be at ease.

Curfew Imposed ...religious sacrilege by members of one com-

munity," a police official told IANS in Jammu.Violent clashes erupted yesterday evening at

Raya Morh area in Samba district where pro-testers torched the vehicle of the district mag-istrate and smashed other vehicles on theJammu-Srinagar highway.

Several policemen and protesters wereinjured in the clashes. Army was called duringthe night to install confidence among the peo-ple, district administration officials said.

The protesters alleged their religious scrip-tures had been torched inside a factory in BariBrahmana industrial area.

Police and civil administration are seekingthe help of the elders of the two communitiesto restore communal harmony in the town.

Kashmir High...in Srinagar that he has quashed the deten-

tion order issued by state government underthe PSA against Masarat Alam and thedetailed order would follow.

Alam, detained under the PSA on April 18two days after Pakistani flags were displayedat a reception rally he led in Srinagar for sen-ior separatist Syed Ali Geelani, had chal-lenged his detention order in the high courtthrough senior advocate Mian Qayoom.

He had been released in March from deten-tion by the PDP-BJP government headed byChief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed.

A serious controversy had plagued the rela-tions between the Peoples Democratic Partyand the Bharatiya Janata Party over Alam'srelease as the decision to release Alam waswidely believed to have been taken bySayeed himself.

The controversy died down only afterAlam's re-arrest on April 18.

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Uber announced itspartnership withBharti Airtel on

Friday, letting users payfor cab rides on the servicewith Airtel's mobile wallet,Airtel Money. In addition,Airtel will be providingfree 4G Internet to riders inMumbai, and says theservice will soon be rolledout for all Uber riders pan-India.

Airtel will also becomeUber's official telecompartner across India andand offer mobile, data, anddevice plans to Uber driv-er-partners. Uber will alsooffer exclusive promo-tions, discounts and expe-riences to Airtel customers- as a limited time promo-tional offer, new Uber rid-ers who top up their AirtelMoney wallet can earn upto Rs. 500 for free.

"We are excited thatUber has chosen Airtel tofulfill its telecom needs,and look forward to sup-porting the company'srapid growth across India,"said Srini Gopalan,Director - ConsumerBusiness at Bharti Airtel.

"This unique partnershipis built on our sharedvisions and strengths ofbroad, reliable networksand connecting people totheir world, anytime, any-where," said Amit Jain,President, Uber India, inthe accompanying pressstatement.

The development fol-lows Reserve Bank ofIndia's approval to 11 enti-ties to set up paymentbanks, which includedtelecom players likeVodafone and Airtel.

On Tuesday, Ola Cabshad offered a similar pro-motion that offered freeWi-Fi, among other bene-fits under its 'Select' pro-gram, but had not dis-closed the telecom opera-tor who would partner inthis initiative.

Uber had tied up withPaytm in late 2014 to com-ply with RBI regulations,and began accepting creditcards in July this yearafter, while continuing touse Paytm as a mode ofpayment.

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1. Plants synthesis protein fromA. starch B. sugarC. amino acids D. fatty acids

2. Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and con-vert them intoA. free nitrogen B. ureaC. ammonia D. proteins

3. Out of 900 reported species of living gymnosperms,conifers are represented by about 500 species, About2,50,000 species of angiosperms (flowering plants)have also been reported in the world. The vast anddominant woodlands in Europe, Asia, North Americaand mountains such as Himalayas are wooded withA. all gymnosperms, except conifersB. only angiosperms C. only conifersD. angiosperms & all gymnosperms except conifers

4. One of the following is not a function of bones.A. Place for muscle attachmentB. Protection of vital organsC. Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation inblood and bonesD. Production of blood corpuscles

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Answer: 1(C), 2(A), 3(C), 4(C)

TODAY’S STARARIES You may be looking for some new values in your personal life,

Aries. You're no longer interested in superficial or frivolous rela-tionships. You need to meet different kinds of people and selectfriends who are really worth keeping. Don't worry if you feel liketaking a step back to get some perspective, because this is thetime to do it. Relationships are too important to neglect.

TAURUS You may want to take a little trip into your past to visit some oldfriends, Taurus. You could find yourself daydreaming throughyour good and bad memories. This is an excellent period tobreak with some of the more negative ties to your past. If yourpartner is a little worried about you going back in time at themoment, reassure him or her.

GEMINI If you're concerned about the love that certain close people havefor you, you shouldn't try to compensate by being clingy or over-ly affectionate. This period is about keeping your distance andputting your relationships into perspective to see what they'rereally worth to you, Gemini. Someone may ask you for an evenstronger commitment over the next few months.

CANCER This isn't the time to make any more of a commitment to yourrelationship, Cancer. You aren't satisfied with your attitudetoward things lately. Don't forget that your partner's character-istics may have something to do with it! You have two monthsto take care of things. Take advantage of this reevaluationperiod. It doesn't happen that often.

LEO Today you might want to think about getting things straightwith the people close to you. It's possible you haven't dealtwith any problems you had in your relationships last month,Leo. It's time to look at things again. You may have hiddencertain things from yourself. You need to be much more hon-est about what you want in your personal life.

VIRGO You may be asking certain questions about your feelings,Virgo. Do you know about the trap that many people getcaught up in - feeling so close to their partners that they oftenforget themselves? Sometimes it's easy to confuse your feel-ings with this kind of self-denial. Today you need to think abouthow this affects your life.

LIBRA Nothing can hold back your flame for long, Libra. You have ahard time resting your body and recharging your batteries. Atthe moment, you're probably still going through a deep trans-formation that won't allow you to slow down. Take the time tomeditate and get in touch with your feelings. What is it youreally want out of life?

SCORPIO You can be known for needing a lot of love, but you will neveradmit that to yourself, much less anyone else. Sometimes itseems as if you like feeling emotionally frustrated. Today is theperfect day to meditate about whether or not this is true of you.Do you talk to other people about your emotional needs?

SAGITTARIUSYou probably aren't worried about being conventional inyour relationships, Sagittarius. In fact, conventionality isoften what causes you problems. If you're wondering whatmorality is and what it's based on, this is a good day tothink about these questions.

CAPRICORN You may not be very precise. Your motto seems to be "every-thing is relative." However, paying attention to details doesn'tnecessarily mean that you lose sight of the fundamentals.Your friends could tell you that. If you're an artist, you mightmake an effort today to be clearer in your expression and a lit-tle more down to Earth.

AQUARIUS This isn't a good time to make any big relationship decisions.If you're thinking about starting a relationship, moving intogether, or getting married, you may feel a bit troubled byyour decision, Aquarius. Take advantage of the day to reeval-uate things objectively. There may be some issues to resolvebefore you go any further.

PISCES Today you may feel like something is holding you back,Pisces. Everything was going just fine until now. If you believethe stream of chatter in your head today, you will be regress-ing in every area of your life! For example, you may be afraidto go any further in your relationship because of your past fail-ures. Use this time to lay the past to rest.

Lenovo's Zuk Z1 smart-phone, which debuted inChina earlier this month,

would be running the CyanogenOS 12.1 for its international vari-ant. The smartphone in Chinawas launched with the firm'sown ZIUI skin running atopAndroid 5.1.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box.

"Cyanogen is excited to be theOS for ZUK's Z1 internationalversion!" posted the firm on itsGoogle+ post on Friday. It alsogave the launch month of theinternational version of the Z1."Be on the lookout for the Z1 inmid-October!" Zuk Z1, as perthe post, is said to have becomean 'instant success' in China asover 2 million users have alreadypre-ordered the smartphonewithin one week.

The partnership marks thethird major partnership forCyanogen's commercial OSoffering, after OnePlus andMicromax. Cyanogen howeverbroke off its partnership earlierthis year, after exclusivity issuesin India following the OnePlusOne's launch late last year.OnePlus has since shifted to itsown Android-based customROM, OxygenOS, currentlyavailable for the OnePlus One

and OnePlus 2.

Besides the changein the software front,the international ZukZ1 version is expect-ed to come with sim-ilar hardware specifi-cations like seen inits China version.

To recall, the ZukZ1 features a 5.5-inch full-HD(1080x1920 pixels)display and sports aphysical home buttonon the front panel.Notably, the homebutton on the Z1smartphone alsoembeds the finger-print scanner. Muchlike recentlylaunched flagships m a r t p h o n e s ,Lenovo's Zuk Z1 fea-tures the USB Type-C 3.0 port. Under thehood, the new smart-phone packs a datedQ u a l c o m mSnapdragon 801processor clocked at2.5GHZ coupledwith 3GB of RAMand Adreno 330GPU. The handset

supports dual Nano-SIM cards and packs64GB of inbuilt storage.

The smartphonesports a 13-megapixelrear camera with Sonysensor (IMX214) andoptical image stabiliza-tion (OIS), another fea-ture that's found inhigh-end smartphones.There is an 8-megapixelfront-facing cameraalso on board. It packs alarge 4100mAh batteryand will be available inWhite and Greycolours. The Zuk Z1smartphone measures155.7x77.3x8.9mm andweighs 175 grams. Themodel launched inChina supports both 4GLTE bands in India(FDD-LTE Band 31800MHz and TDD-LTE Band 402300MHz).

The firm also show-cased a smartphone pro-totype, the highlight ofwhich is a transparentdisplay. the prototypesmartphone is seen fea-turing a near bezel-lessframe on the transparent

glass-like display.

Lenovo Zuk Z1 International VersionWith Cyanogen OS 12.1 Due in October

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Hewlett-Packard Co reported a dropin revenue for the fourth straightquarter, hurt by weak PC sales and

lower demand from corporates for its serv-ices.

Shares of the world's No. 2 PC maker,which also forecast full-year adjustedprofit largely below estimates, fell asmuch as 4 percent in extended trading onThursday. Chief Executive Meg Whitmansaid the factors pressuring the PC marketwere expected to continue through thefourth quarter and well into the next fiscal

year. The 76-year-old company, which hasstruggled to adapt to mobiles and onlinecomputing, is splitting into two listedcompanies later this year, separating itscomputer and printer businesses from itsfaster-growing corporate hardware andservices operations. HP is nearing the endof a multi-year restructuring underWhitman, who has been cutting costs andfocusing on higher-margin sales. The planincludes the elimination of about 55,000jobs. Chief Financial Officer CathieLesjak said the company expects the num-

ber of job cuts to increase by up to 5 per-cent by the end of October. A relentlessdecline in PC sales has hurt the companyhard - HP has reported a drop in quarterlysales in 15 of the last 16 quarters.

The decline in global PC sales was exac-erbated in the second quarter of 2015 ascustomers awaited the release of Windows10 in July. As a result, revenue at HP's per-sonal computer and printer businesses, itslargest, fell 11.5 percent in the third quar-ter ended July 31. Enterprise services divi-sion sales dropped 11 percent, while rev-

enue at the enterprise group rose 2 percent.For the full-year ending October, the

company said it expected adjusted profitof $3.59-$3.65 per share, largely below theaverage analyst estimate of $3.64 pershare. Total revenue fell 8.1 percent to$25.35 billion (roughly Rs. 1,66,651crores) in the third quarter, also hurt by astrong dollar. The dollar had risen about19.5 percent in the 12 months to the end ofJuly against a basket of major currencies.HP gets nearly two-thirds of its revenuefrom outside the United States.

HP Revenue Falls on Weak PC Sales, Lower Demand for Services

Can't wait for Google'sNow on Tap to arriveon your phone with

Android 6.0 Marshmallow?You might want to check outMicrosoft's Bing Search appfor Android in the meantime.Months before the scheduledrelease of Now on Tap,Microsoft has updated BingSearch for Android to addSnapshots that offers similarfeatures to a wide range ofAndroid users.

Unveiled at Google's devel-oper conference I/O 2015,Now on Tap extends Google'sSearch feature across differ-ent apps. The feature allowsusers to get contextual infor-mation -- like the informationabout the band you're listen-ing to on the music app, forexample. It is, however, yetto go live in the latest devel-oper preview of Android 6.0Marshmallow, and won't beavailable to the general pub-lic until later this year, or nextyear depending on yourAndroid device's manufactur-er, and carrier.

After installing the BingSearch app for Android, youwill need to turn on the acces-sibility mode in your device'ssettings to access Bing'sSnapshot feature (Bing mayprompt you to change the set-

tingsfrom within the app, in thatcase, you aren't required tomanually go to settings). Theapp uses the feature to bringup an overlay and read infor-mation from other apps.Unfortunately for now, theSnapshots feature is limitedto the US in English. The fea-ture works on devices run-ning Android 4.4 and above.

To use the feature, assum-ing you're done with all thesettings hoopla and live inthe US, hold down thehome button to get contex-tual information of what-ever it is that you werereading or watching in arange of apps. Apps thathave been documented towork thus far are Facebookand Hangouts. Contextualinformation include keyfacts about what you arelooking at, as well as rele-vant apps and services.

The company aims toincrease the number ofsupport apps by givingdevelopers the ability tointegrate Snapshots rightinto their apps. It hasreleased APIs for Bing'sknowledge and actiongraph to developers.

"Whether you have amessaging app or a musicapp, your users shouldn'thave to 'go to search' to getinformation related to whatthey're doing in your app.With Bing's new API, youcan expose the relevant infor-mation to your users directlywithin your apps, keepingthem more engaged," thecompany noted in a blogpost, adding developers canrequest access to the API.

Microsoft Beats Google to Deliver 'Nowon Tap' to Android With Bing Search

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Colombo: Retiring legendKumar Sangakkara failed to get abig knock in his swansong Testappearance but Sri Lanka over-came an early jolt to reach 140/3after dismissing India for 393 inthe first innings of the secondcricket Test here today.

Resuming at the overnightscore of 319/6, India werebowled out shortly after thelunch break and the hosts treadedcautiously to keep the match onan even keel at the end of the sec-ond day's play.

Opener Kaushal Silva (51 off117 balls) played a watchfulinnings to ensure that the earlyloss of fellow opener DimuthKarunaratne did not trigger a top-order collapse. His dismissaltowards the fag end of the day,however, put the side slightly onthe backfoot given that the hometeam is still 253 runs behind.

Sangakkara was given a guardof honour by the Indians as hewalked in to bat when the hostslost their first wicket with just

one run on the board.However, it did not quite turn

out to be a fairytale ending forthe veteran batsman, who was

dismissed by off- spinnerRavichandran Ashwin for 32after facing 87 deliveries.

After Sangakkara's departure,

Lahiru Thirimanne (28 batting)and Silva added 39 runs for thethird wicket before India took theslight edge by snaring the latter.

When stumps were drawn forthe day, Thirimanne and skipperAngelo Mathews (19) were hold-ing fort for the Lankans.

Earlier, resuming at theovernight score, India werebowled three overs after lunch asRangana Herath took 4/81.

W i c k e t k e e p e r - b a t s m a nWriddhiman Saha, who hadscored a 60 in the first Test,played a 56-run knock to takeIndia past the 350 figure.

The Indians scored at a slowpace in the morning session asSaha shepherded the lower orderto avoid a below-par total in thefirst innings of this match.

The visiting side could pull offa mere 67 runs in this first ses-sion of play in 23.4 overs.

2nd Test, Day 2: Kumar Sangakkara failson farewell, India lead by 253 runs

NEW DELHIWith terror situation on

the rise by pushing jihadisacross the border, currentNational Security AdviserAjit Doval, may be on thelookout of confrontingPakistan for its failure onthis issue. His counterpartSartaj Aziz is, however,determined to give nextweek’s National SecurityAdvisor-level talks in NewDelhi a sporting angle.

This could lead anotherlevel of discussions to failgiven the tensions brewinghot between the two coun-tries.

According to a report inDNA, Pakistani delegationis “keen” on convincingIndia to resume bilateralcricketing ties.

Sources have claimedthat the Pakistan Cricket

Board (PCB) chairmanShahrayar Khan, whoserved as the country’s for-eign secretary from 1990to 1994, held “constructivemeetings” with Aziz in

Lahore a few days ago. It isunderstood that Khan andAziz are “on the samepage” as far as cricket isconcerned. Pakistan is des-perate to resume cricket

ties with India.Earlier, Khan had called

on BCCI presidentJagmohan Dalmiya inKolkata a few months ago.Khan was optimistic after

his meeting with the veter-an administrator, but BCCIsecretary Anurag Thakurwas quick to pour coldwater on the MoU inkedbetween the two cricketboard chiefs.

According to that agree-ment, India will play a fullseries — three Tests, fiveODIs and two T20Is —against Pakistan in theUAE provided theNarendra Modi govern-ment allows the BCCI todo so. India last hostedPakistan betweenDecember 25, 2012 andJanuary 6, 2013 for a shortseries comprising twoT20s and three ODIs.Otherwise, the teams havekept bumping into eachother at ICC events like theWorld Cup, ChampionsTrophy and World T20.

Pakistan may press for cricketdiplomacy, India not keen: ReportLONDON

English cricket chiefsare no longer implacablyhostile to the idea ofTwenty20 featuring in afuture Olympic Games,one of the country`s topadministrators saidThursday.

England and WalesCricket Board chief execu-tive Tom Harrison`s com-ments came on the sameday as a protest outsideThe Oval ahead of the startof the fifth Ashes Testslammed global cricketbosses for, among otherthings, turning their backon the Olympics.

Rugby Union, a sportwhich like cricket owes itsinternational developmentto the British Empire butwhose major nations nowinclude France andArgentina, will see sevens,its nearest equivalent toTwenty20, make its

Olympic debut at nextyear`s Games in Rio.

But cricket officials haveso turned their back onOlympic involvement,with England often seen asthe major stumbling blockgiven the Games tradition-ally cut across their ownseason.

"At a time when everyother sport wants toexpand, the ICC(International CricketCouncil) is actuallyshrinking the CricketWorld Cup and doesn`twant to participate in theOlympics," said Ovalprotest organiser SamCollins of the #change-cricket campaign.ButHarrison insisted the ECBwere open to Olympiccricket.

"I think cricket shouldhave the debate aboutOlympic representation,"Harrison said in an inter-

view with BBC Radio`sTest Match Special onThursday.

"It does throw up seriousquestions for us with ourseason straddling when asummer Olympics takesplace but these are ques-tions we should ask andunderstand.

"England is often seen asa barrier to this discussionbut that`s simply not thecase. If you do have a suc-cessful Olympic move-ment for your sport it canbe transformative."

Earlier, dozens ofdemonstrators gatheredoutside The Oval in protestagainst the way in whichworld cricket is now run.

The #changecricketcampaign protest was initi-ated by English journalistCollins and Australiancounterpart Jarrod Kimber,the co-directors of `Deathof a Gentleman`.

ECB open to Olympic cricket, says chief executive

NEW DELHIIndian Super League

(ISL) side Mumbai CityFC footballer Sunil Chhetrisays training with coach-cum-marquee playerNicolas Anelka wouldimprove not just him butthe entire squad.

Chhetri, who didn't playin the inaugural edition ofthe ISL last year, is excitedto train with Anelka, whoplayed 69 matches forFrance before retiring in2010. The 36-year-oldplayed for top Europeanclubs like Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, Chelsea,Real Madrid andManchester City.

"He's a really good play-er. Just being there in train-ing with him will improveall of us as players.Learning that he's a coach-cum-player now makesyou want to hear a lot fromhim," Chhetri was quotedas saying by StarNetwork's Let's Football

programme on Thursday.Speaking on the factors

that motivate him, the mul-tiple I-League winner said,"I keep reminding myselfon why I chose to playfootball -- the fans goingcrazy, the wins, loses, the

effort -- are the reasons thatkeep pushing me.

"If I forget why I startedplaying football, then it'sprobably over for me as aplayer. It's all about thekids and I want to tell thekids through this medium

to enjoy the game," the 31-year-old said.

Chhetri, the captain ofthe Indian football team,said he is impressed withISL team co-owner andBollywood actor RanbirKapoor.

"I'm really, really happysigning for Mumbai CityFC, I'm really looking for-ward to it. I had a chat withRanbir (Kapoor). I washappy he wanted me toplay for Mumbai City FC.He's a great guy who Iknow to be a very differentman off-screen," he said.

Chhetri concluded bystating he wants to impressthe fans.

"My job is to go thereand give my best. It’s allabout channelling mystrength on and off thefield. I aim to prosper inevery way possible. I justwant to promise the fansthat I will give all I can forMumbai City FC," thestriker said.

Just training with Nicolas Anelka willimprove Mumbai squad: Sunil Chhetri

CHENNAIMadras High Court on

Friday issued notice toBCCI on a petition byChennai Super Kings chal-lenging the order of JusticeLodha Committee sus-pending it from the IndianPremier League over the2013 betting scam involv-ing its top officialGurunath Meiyappan.

A division bench, com-prising Chief JusticeSanjay Kishan Kaul andJustice T S Sivagnanam,also allowed CricketAssociation of Bihar, onwhose plea the SupremeCourt had directed probe inIPL-6 betting and spot fix-ing scandal, to implead inthe case.

The court adjourned thehearing to next Thursday.

In its petition, city-basedIndian Cements Ltd, ownerof Chennai Super Kings(CSK), also sought a stayon the committee's lastmonth order.

It contended that thecommittee's order wasagainst fundamental prin-ciples of natural justice anda fair hearing.

Dhoni-led CSK andRajasthan Royals were onJuly 14 suspended for twoyears from the League fol-lowing the 2013 bettingscam involving their topofficials Meiyappan andRaj Kundra.

Son-in-law of the thenBCCI chief N Srinivasan,Meiyappan, a former TeamPrincipal of CSK, and

Kundra, co-owner ofJaipur IPL that runsRajasthan Royals (RR),were suspended for lifefrom any matches conduct-ed by BCCI.

The punishments werehanded down by a three-member panel headed byformer CJI R M Lodhawhich was asked by theSupreme Court to decidethe quantum of punish-ments after finding themguilty of betting.

India Cements, in itspetition, had contended

that imposing punishmenton the franchise (CSK)without going into thecharges or the offencecommitted was against theprinciples of natural justiceand a fair hearing.

It said refusal of JusticeLodha committee to enterinto the dispute of whetherIndia Cements was guiltyof violating clause 4.1.1.ofIPL operation rules had ledto "grave miscarriage ofjustice".

While referring to theSupreme Court order inJanuary last, the petitionsaid "Gurunath Meiyappanhad been (found) guilty ofbetting but not spot fixing,match fixing or misuse ofi n s i d einformation...Meiyappaannever had shares in IndiaCements nor was he is inthe management of thecompany."

The judges adjourned thecase for further hearing toAugust 27.

CINCINNATIRohan Bopanna and

Florin Mergea saved amatch point before emerg-ing winners while SaniaMirza and Martin Hingiswere also tested en route tothe quarterfinals of theATP/WTA Western andSouthern Open, here,

Fifth seeds Bopanna andMergea rallied to win 1-67-6(5) 13-11 against theFrench pair of Pierre-Hugues and HerbertNicolas Mahut to reach thelast-eight stage of the USD4,457,065 ATP Masters

event. They next face IvanDodig and Marcelo Melo,who prevailed 7-6(4), 7-6(4) against Steve Johnsonand Sam Querrey.

In the women's event,running simultaneously,top seeds Sania andMartina eked out a 7-6(4)6-4 win oner Germany'sJulia Goerges and KlaudiaJans-Ignacik from Poland.

They are now up againstAmerican wild card pair ofChristina Mchale andCoCo Vandeweghe in theUSD 2,701,240 WTAPremier tournament.

Cincinnati? Masters: Rohan Bopanna, Sania Mirza advance to quarters

Madras HC issues notice to BCCI onCSK plea challenging suspension

CINCINNATIDefending champion

Roger Federer cruised intothe quarter-finals of theWestern & Southern Openwith a 6-1 6-1 demolitionof South African KevinAnderson on Thursday onan otherwise tough day forthe top seeds that saw RafaNadal eliminated.

Swiss second seedFederer needed just 55minutes to register his easywin but top seed NovakDjokovic, third seed AndyMurray and fifth seed StanWawrinka were all takenthe distance in their match-es at the U.S. Open warm-up event in Cincinnati.

Playing in his first tour-nament since losing theWimbledon final toDjokovic last month,Federer looks fresh andrested and advanced to alast eight encounter againstSpain`s Feliciano Lopez,who upset 2013 Cincinnatichampion Nadal 5-7 6-4 7-

6(3)."I think the first break

always gives you a bit of aboost and right then I feltconditions weren`t that fastand I could probably getsome more balls back thanmaybe a day session,"Federer told reporters ofhis win over the big-serv-ing Anderson.

"Then it was just impor-tant to keep it up with myserving. I did that verywell tonight, so I am reallypleased it was a rock solidperformance.

"It`s only quarter-finals,I know it`s a good result sofar and I`m playing greattennis but hopefully I cankeep it up tomorrow."

Djokovic looked in dan-ger when he dropped theopening three games of thefinal set against 13th-seed-ed Belgian David Goffin,but roared back for a 6-2 2-6 6-3 win to set up aFrench Open final rematchagainst Stan Wawrinka.

Cincinnati Masters: Roger Federercruises, Novak Djokovic, StanWawrinka stretched for wins

NEW DELHIMahendra Singh Dhoni

on Thursday completedsecond of his five jumpsneeded to become a para-trooper in the TerritorialArmy's (TA) 106Parachute Regiment.

MS Dhoni completes hisfirst parachute jump from aheight of 1250 feet

According to a report inthe Hindustan Times, theIndian ODI team skippercompleted his second jumpfrom an AN-32, touching

down at the Malpura drop-ping zone near Agra.

Mahi jumped from 1,250feet at 6.55am and landed

within 65 seconds. The 34-year-old could completetwo more jumpson Friday.

MS Dhoni successfully completessecond para jump for Territorial Army

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HEALTH/BOLLYWOOD8 NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | AUGUST 22, 2015Fight for Right

Be honest. Do youknow you keepyour partner awake

at night with snores thatcould only be described asakin to those a farm animalmakes? Or are they theones who get an elbow tothe ribs when they let outan echoing snore aroundthe bedroom?

Whoever the culprit is, itwould be helpful to getsome tips on how to stop it,right? Today we take alook at some of the waysyou can put an end to thebarnyard noises and get adecent night's sleep. Hereare the best tips to stopsnoring with some simplelifestyle changes, as toldby the experts on the offi-cial NHS website.

MAINTAIN AHEALTHY WEIGHTAND DIET

Being overweight by justa few kilograms can lead tosnoring. Fatty tissuearound your neck squeezesthe airway and prevents airfrom flowing in and outfreely.

AVOID ALCOHOLBEFORE GOING TOBED

Avoid alcohol beforegoing to bed. Alcoholcauses the muscles to relaxmore than usual during anormal night's sleep.Thisadded relaxation of themuscles makes the back of

the throat collapse morereadily, which then causessnoring.

TRY TO SLEEP ONYOUR SIDE

Try to sleep on your siderather than your back.While sleeping on yourback your tongue, chin andany excess fatty tissueunder your chin can relaxand squash yourairway.Sleeping on yourside prevents this.

QUIT OR CUT DOWNON SMOKING

Quit or cut down onsmoking. Cigarette smokeirritates the lining of t irri-tates the lining of the nasalcavity and throat, causingswelling and catarrh. If thenasal passages become con

gested, it's difficult tobreathe through your nosebecause the airflow isdecreased.

KEEP YOUR NASALPASSAGES CLEAR

Keep your nasal pas-sages clear, so that youbreathe in through yournose rather than yourmouth. If an allergy isblocking your nose, tryantihistamine tablets or anasal spray. Ask your phar-macist for advice, or seeyour GP, if you are affect-ed by an allergy or anyother condition that affectsyour nose or breathing,such as sinusitis.

TRY AN OVER-THE-COUNTER REMEDY

The British Snoring and

Sleep Apnoea Associationwebsite has details of avariety of treatments youcan try at home, includingpillows, Snore calm prod-ucts, mouth-guards, nasalstrips and dilators, as wellas mouth-breathingdevices.

VISIT YOUR GPIf your snoring persists,

it might be necessary toseek medical help. Forsome cases of snoring, sur-gery to fix structural prob-lems in the airways, suchas enlarged adenoids, isnecessary If your snoringis caused by looseness inyour soft palate (the softupper part at the back ofthe mouth), a techniquecalled radiofrequencyablation, which uses heatenergy to tighten thepalate, may help.

Tips to help you and yourpartner to stop snoring

Moonlight pro-duction pres-ents yet

another interesting storyof a girl named lillywho hailed from a smalltown and wanna getrich, successful overnight. But,will she orwon't she? Stay tuned,promos to out soon.Samira Raza, in mainlead with supportingcast Reet, Roopa,Sahiba, Akanksha andGagan Deep Singh.Param of Moonlightproductions is veryhopeful that this smallbudget entertainer willdo big in the industry.

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

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Prabhu Dheva, whocomes from southIndia, has directed

Singh Is Bliing featuring aSikh character. ActorAkshay Kumar, who playsa ‘sardaar’ in the movie,says religion has no bear-ing on a person’s directori-al skills. This is the secondmovie after RowdyRathore in which PrabhuDheva is directing Akshay.Asked how it was for asouth Indian to direct amovie on Sikhs, Akshaysaid, “Religion is not nec-essary for directing themovie. ‘Singh Is Kinng’,which was also on a ‘sar-daar’, was directed byAnees Bazmee, a Muslim.‘Singh is Bling’ is beingdirected by a south Indian,Prabhudheva.”

“It is not at all necessarythat a movie on a ‘sardaar’needs to be directed by aPunjabi. In India, all castesare one and we understandeach other very well.Prabhudeva has done avery good job,” Akshayadded. In “Singh IsKinng”, Akshay had comeunder attack for sporting atrimmed beard, but this

time, he has taken requiredsteps to be on a safer side.

“I’ve taken care of allthings that I had not doneduring ‘Singh is Kinng’. Idon’t want to show any-thing that the Sikh commu-

nity or any other Indiancommunity is hurt, likethey were during ‘Singh isKinng’. I had said ‘sorry’then as well. This time Ihad one person from thecommittee to keep a check

on the movie,” explainedAkshay.

Akshay has alreadycleared the air that his newmovie, releasing onOctober 2, is not a sequelto “Singh is Kinng.

Akshay Kumar on Singh Is Bliing: It is not atall necessary that a movie on a ‘sardaar’

needs to be directed by a Punjabi

Twinkle Khanna isback to making ourlives better with his

amazing columns and thisweek her target is RadheMaa, the god woman whowent viral on social mediarecently! Read on to laughyour guts out…

Around a year ago,Mommy dearest told me alittle about Radhe Maa. Anacquaintance of mother’swas a follower and he hadbeen rather keen to take herto visit the god-woman.Mother, not one to pass upon adventures, went along.When she got back thatevening, I dropped by forthe dope on this ratherfamous individual as I hadseen her on more hoardings

than the three Khans puttogether.

Over cups of green tea, Iasked mommy, ‘So did thisholy lady say anythinginsightful?’

‘No, she doesn’t really

speak,’ replied Mother.Err.. Alright, on to the

next question, ‘Did she dosomething miraculous, youknow, like, conjure tubesof Fair & Lovely out ofthin air?’

Mother paused, hadanother sip of tea andreplied, ‘No, she doesn’tdo all that and stop askingme silly questions all thetime.’

Since Ma had decidednot to answer me, I went tothe Baap of the informationuniverse, Google, and uppopped a video of RadheMaa. She was sitting on agrand stage, smiling, alldressed in red. A manpicked her up in his arms,hoisted her in the air anddanced around for a fewminutes, after which hepassed her to another burlygentleman, who also car-ried her while twirlingaround a bit and then heput her back on stage.

Twinkle Khannas hilarious column on Radhe Maawont just make you ROFL but also make you think