MUMBAI In a move that would benefit public as well as private sector employees in Maharashtra, the state government is planning to bring down to 90 the num- ber of working days to avail paid holiday from the present 240 days. "An amendment would be made in the Factories Act, 1948, to reduce the number of working days to 90 for employees to avail paid holiday," an official in the Labour department said. The government has already decided to clear the decks for women employees to work in night shifts. Currently, under the Factories Act, women are not permitted to work between 7 pm and 6 am. The official said the Labour department is striv- ing to ease rules and per- missions required for easy conduct of business. Recently, it was decided to amend the Shop and Establishment Act, 1948 and allow shops to stay open seven days a week throughout the year. "One weekly off will be mandatory to workers. There would be minimum of nine working hours every day for the workers," an official said. The official said the CONTD. ON P AGE 5 MUMBAI Temperature: 30 0 C Precipitation:50% Humidity:84% Wind: 19Km/hr HAQ SAADDA FIGHT FOR RIGHT Monday, July 06, 2015 Crumbs for Sanitation Workers, Crores for Advertisement: Congress Slams AAP New GDP Numbers Based on Scientific Methodology: NITI Aayog VC Arvind Salman Khan to promote Bajrangi Bhaijaan via video-conferencing! P8 KOLKATA As seat allocation for engi- neering institutes begins tomor- row under the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), IIT Kharagpur has launched a campaign to solve student CONTD. ON P AGE 5 This IIT Has Launched a YouTube Channel to Get Students to Join AHMEDABAD The Gujarat government on Saturday extended the ban on Nestle's Maggi noodles for another month as the company failed to produce safety stan- dard reports, an official said. "We have extended the ban on Maggi because the company failed to furnish reports CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Gujarat Extends Ban on Maggi for Another Month AIZAWL Supply Reduction Service (SRS), an anti drug squad of the central committee of the Young Mizo Association, on Saturday burnt seized drugs worth around Rs. 20 lakh. SRS chairman J Lalsailova said the SRS has seized drugs CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Seized Drugs Worth Around Rs. 20 Lakh Burnt BHOPAL Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said he would not recommend a CBI probe into the Madhya Pradesh Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal (Vyapam) scandal. "My government is not above the judiciary. When the high court has refused a CBI enquiry into the matter, how can we order it?" the chief CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Won't Recommend CBI Probe Into Vyapam Scam: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan NEW DELHI President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday greeted Malawi and Comoros ahead of their National Day on July 6. In his message to the Malawi President Peter Mutharika, Mukherjee said he was confident co-operation between "our two countries will continue to grow to the mutual benefit of CONTD. ON P AGE 5 President greets Malawi, Comoros on National Day NEW DELHI CPI(M) today demanded that the contents of the 10-year India- US defence framework agree- ment, signed last month, be made public. In a letter to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said the last such agree- ment between the two countries in 2005 was "avail- able in the public domain within a few days." However, the Defence Agreement Framework signed by Mr Parrikar with the US government on CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Make Contents of Indo-US Defence Pact Public: Sitaram Yechury UDHAMPUR A woman was stripped naked and harassed by a group of five men in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district earlier this week. The accused even shot a video when they were stripping the woman, the police has said. CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Woman Stripped Naked in J&K by 5 Men, Accused Film Act GUWAHATI Jorba, the lone sniffer dog deployed in Assam's Kaziranga National Park to combat rhino poachers, will now have com- pany. The park authorities have decided to have two more snif- fer dogs - Kareena and Babli - CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Now Kareena and Babli to Guard Kaziranga Rhinos From Poachers P3 P2 Weather Report DELHI Temperature: 36 0 C Precipitation:0% Humidity: 51% Wind: 19Km/hr KOLKA T A Temperature: 32 0 C Precipitation: 80% Humidity:84% Wind: 11Km/hr CHENNAI Temperature: 34 0 C Precipitation:20% Humidity:52% Wind: 18Km/hr NEW DELHI Under fire for gorging on cheap food at the Parliament House can- teen, many lawmakers feel the subsidy being given can be done away with as it was only creat- ing a "bad press". An Right to Information query had recently revealed that the government faced a loss of around Rs. 14 crore (over $2 million) in 2013-14 because of sub- sidy at the more than half-a-dozen canteens in the parliament complex. Most members of par- liament IANS spoke to said an issue was being created out of nothing over the subsidy as most government canteens provide similar benefits. "I think the amount of money being spent on subsidizing the food is creating much bad press. It is something which can be done away with," Sikkim lawmaker PD Rai (Sikkim Democratic Front) told IANS. A policy decision should also be taken to do away with all kinds of subsidies being given in CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Lawmakers Say Parliament Canteen Subsidy Can be Done Away With Maharashtra Could Let Employees Avail Paid Leave After 90 Working Days Vol. 1 Issue: 290 Price: Rs.3:00 Reg. No: DELENG/2014/58212 Delhi Edition Pages: 8 Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: [email protected] NEW DELHI Objecting to the appointment of principals to nine DU col- leges funded by it, Delhi gov- ernment has warned the varsity to not go ahead with any recruitments until it has nomi- nated the members to the gov- erning bodies of such CONTD. ON P AGE 5 No regular hiring at Delhi govt-funded colleges until GBs in place, DU warned NEW DELHI At a time when HRD Ministry is being accused of trying to tighten its con- trol over higher education institutions, an RSS- backed body has slammed the present system as one breeding "inefficiency and corruption" and pitched for "latitude" to such institutes to craft their own academ- ic programmes. "Our regulatory system is complex and confusing. CONTD. ON P AGE 5 NEWS IN BRIEF NEW DELHI On eve of a United Nations vote that con- demned Israel's actions in Gaza, sources say Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a call from his Israeli coun- terpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, on the issue. The Israeli PM is understood to have spoken to some other world leaders as well. On Friday, India abstained from a vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on a resolution that condemned Israel for the Gaza offensive last year, marking a change in New Delhi's posi- tion. However, the Ministry of External CONTD. ON P AGE 5 FATEHGARH RAJPUTAN The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Land Acquisition Bill that land should not be acquired without farmers' con- sent, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said in Fatehgarh Rajputan on satur- day. "To safeguard the interests of farmers across the country, SAD has already made its stand crystal clear to the JPC regarding the proposed Right to fair Compensation and Transparency the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Ordinance, thereby pleading that not even an inch of land should be acquired by govern- ment without the consent of the farmers and the land owners," Mr Badal said. All SAD MPs in Lok Sabha have already submitted a detailed memorandum to the JPC chairman stipulating that land was a priceless asset of farmers and it should not be acquired by the government CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Land Should Not Be Acquired Without Farmers' Consent: Shiromani Akali Dal On Eve of Gaza Vote, PM Narendra Modi Got a Call From Israel Counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. India Abstained RSS-backed body pitches for greater autonomy to higher education institutions NEW DELHI Foreigners intending to work in non-govern- ment organisations (NGOs), carry out research work on human rights and envi- ronment issues will have to face stricter scrutiny of their visa applications after detec- tion of several incidents of alleged misuse of these provisions. The move came after Home Ministry found that Research Visas, given to professors, scholars and partici- pants to do research work and attend research conferences, are being allegedly mis- used by several foreign- ers in recent past. "All research visa applications will be thoroughly scrutinised. An applicant has to CONTD. ON P AGE 5 NEW DELHI The 64-year-old dean of a medical college in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh was found dead this morning at a hotel in Delhi, where he had arrived yesterday. He was supposed to head for Agartala from Delhi as part of an inspection team of Medical Council of India. The college Dr Arun Sharma headed was linked to the Vyapam scam, which is hinged on top politicians and bureaucrats of Madhya Pradesh allegedly accept- ing kickbacks in exchange for allowing imposters to take the recruitment exam for government jobs and admission to colleges. Dr Sharma was assist- ing the Special Task Force that is probing the scam, providing CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Dean of College Linked to Vyapam Scam Found Dead in Delhi Hizbul Mujahideen chief Salahuddin still wants to come back: Dulat NEW DELHI The banned Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin wants to return to India even today, says former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's external spy agency AS Dulat, who regrets the government "wasted too much of time" chalking out plans for his comeback. "By 2001, Salahuddin was ready to come back, and I advocated it hundred times. Possibly the (RAW) Chief after me, Vikram Sood, had other interests; and his people might have thought that since I was handling Kashmir general- ly from the PMO, there was no need for them get- ting involved in it," says Dulat in his book 'Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years'. Dulat narrated an inci- dent where the Intelligence Bureau's Srinagar chief K M Singh received a call from Salahuddin request- ing for help in getting his son an admission in a med- ical college. The work was done and Salahuddin called Singh again to thank him. "Words like this should be capitalised on, but unfortunately we never did. We could have brought Salahuddn back, he was willing, but it was just a matter of when to bring him in. One of those things when timing was on a razor edge. Perhaps we wasted too much time," he wrote in his book. Dulat, who was Special Advisor on Kashmir in for- mer Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's PMO after retiring from RAW in 2000, says "After I left, however, RAW did not show the same interest in Kashmir. Whatever excite- ment there was in RAW over Kashmir was because of me, and the baggage I had accommodated and carried over from the IB." He said Salahuddin had spoken to state's former Chief Minister Mir Qasim in the middle of 1990s and narrated an incident that CONTD. ON P AGE 5 BHOPAL Half an hour before his sudden death on Saturday, TV Today Group journalist Akshay Singh had been inter- viewing the parents of Namrata Damor, one of the 33 people linked to the Vyapam scam who have died so far. Today, as the 38-year- old journalist's last rites were held in Delhi -- attended by a battery of Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal, who took on the BJP -- Union minister Arun Jaitley said it would be "absolutely important that a very fair inquiry" be held into the death. Namrata's father Mehtab Singh Damor, CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Vyapam Scam: Deceased Journalist Was Inquiring About Candidate's Mystery Death Foreigners Intending to Work for NGOs, Carry Out Research, Will Undergo Strict Scrutiny on Visa Applications NEW DELHI An RSS affiliate has warned against full con- vertibility of Rupee on Capital Account, saying it will adversely affect the economy that "needs con- trols and regulations for time being", voicing reservations over RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's views in this regard. Swadeshi Jagran Manch, an RSS-affiliated body, has in its National Council Meeting cau- tioned the government "not to make this mis- take". "Taking objection to the recent statements of the Governor of Reserve CONTD. ON P AGE 5 RSS affiliate warns against full convertibility of Rupee
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MUMBAIIn a move that would
benefit public as well asprivate sector employeesin Maharashtra, the stategovernment is planning tobring down to 90 the num-ber of working days toavail paid holiday from thepresent 240 days.
"An amendment wouldbe made in the FactoriesAct, 1948, to reduce thenumber of working days to90 for employees to availpaid holiday," an official inthe Labour departmentsaid.
The government hasalready decided to clearthe decks for womenemployees to work in nightshifts.
Currently, under theFactories Act, women arenot permitted to workbetween 7 pm and 6 am.
The official said theLabour department is striv-ing to ease rules and per-missions required for easyconduct of business.
Recently, it was decidedto amend the Shop andEstablishment Act, 1948and allow shops to stayopen seven days a weekthroughout the year.
"One weekly off will bemandatory to workers.There would be minimumof nine working hoursevery day for the workers,"an official said.
The official said the CONTD. ON PAGE 5
MUMBAITemperature: 300CPrecipitation:50%Humidity:84%Wind: 19Km/hr
HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTMonday, July 06, 2015
Crumbs for Sanitation Workers, Crores forAdvertisement: Congress Slams AAP
New GDP Numbers Based on ScientificMethodology: NITI Aayog VC Arvind
Salman Khan to promote BajrangiBhaijaan via video-conferencing! P8
KOLKATAAs seat allocation for engi-
neering institutes begins tomor-row under the Joint SeatAllocation Authority (JoSAA),IIT Kharagpur has launched acampaign to solve student
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
This IIT Has Launched aYouTube Channel to GetStudents to Join
AHMEDABADThe Gujarat government on
Saturday extended the ban onNestle's Maggi noodles foranother month as the companyfailed to produce safety stan-dard reports, an official said.
"We have extended the banon Maggi because the companyfailed to furnish reports
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Gujarat Extends Ban onMaggi for Another Month
AIZAWLSupply Reduction Service
(SRS), an anti drug squad of thecentral committee of the YoungMizo Association, on Saturdayburnt seized drugs wortharound Rs. 20 lakh.
SRS chairman J Lalsailovasaid the SRS has seized drugs
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Seized DrugsWorth Around Rs.20 Lakh Burnt
BHOPALMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sundaysaid he would not recommend aCBI probe into the MadhyaPradesh Vyavsayik PareekshaMandal (Vyapam) scandal.
"My government is not abovethe judiciary. When the high court has refused a CBIenquiry into the matter, how can we order it?" the chief
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Won't Recommend CBI Probe Into Vyapam Scam:Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
NEW DELHIPresident Pranab Mukherjee
on Sunday greeted Malawi andComoros ahead of their NationalDay on July 6.
In his message to the MalawiPresident Peter Mutharika,Mukherjee said he was confidentco-operation between "our twocountries will continue to grow to the mutual benefit of
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
President greets Malawi,Comoros on National Day
NEW DELHICPI(M) today demanded that
the contents of the 10-year India-US defence framework agree-ment, signed last month, bemade public.
In a letter to Defence MinisterManohar Parrikar, party General
Secretary Sitaram Yechury said the last such agree-ment between the two countries in 2005 was "avail-able in the public domain within a few days."
However, the Defence Agreement Frameworksigned by Mr Parrikar with the US government on
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Make Contents of Indo-US DefencePact Public: Sitaram Yechury
UDHAMPURA woman was stripped naked
and harassed by a group of fivemen in Jammu and Kashmir'sUdhampur district earlier thisweek. The accused even shot avideo when they were strippingthe woman, the police has said.
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Woman Stripped Nakedin J&K by 5 Men,Accused Film Act
GUWAHATIJorba, the lone sniffer dog
deployed in Assam's KazirangaNational Park to combat rhinopoachers, will now have com-pany.
The park authorities havedecided to have two more snif-fer dogs - Kareena and Babli -
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Now Kareena and Bablito Guard KazirangaRhinos From Poachers
P3P2
Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 360CPrecipitation:0%Humidity: 51%Wind: 19Km/hr
KOLKATATemperature: 320CPrecipitation: 80%Humidity:84% Wind: 11Km/hr
CHENNAITemperature: 340CPrecipitation:20%Humidity:52%Wind: 18Km/hr
NEW DELHIUnder fire for gorging
on cheap food at theParliament House can-teen, many lawmakersfeel the subsidy beinggiven can be done awaywith as it was only creat-ing a "bad press".
An Right toInformation query hadrecently revealed that thegovernment faced a lossof around Rs. 14 crore(over $2 million) in2013-14 because of sub-sidy at the more thanhalf-a-dozen canteens inthe parliament complex.
Most members of par-liament IANS spoke tosaid an issue was being
created out of nothingover the subsidy as mostgovernment canteensprovide similar benefits.
"I think the amount ofmoney being spent onsubsidizing the food iscreating much bad press.It is something which
can be done away with,"Sikkim lawmaker PDRai (Sikkim DemocraticFront) told IANS.
A policy decisionshould also be taken todo away with all kinds ofsubsidies being given in
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Lawmakers Say Parliament CanteenSubsidy Can be Done Away With
Maharashtra Could Let Employees AvailPaid Leave After 90 Working Days
Vol. 1 Issue: 290 Price: Rs.3:00 Reg. No: DELENG/2014/58212 Delhi Edition Pages: 8 Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: [email protected]
NEW DELHIObjecting to the appointment
of principals to nine DU col-leges funded by it, Delhi gov-ernment has warned the varsityto not go ahead with anyrecruitments until it has nomi-nated the members to the gov-erning bodies of such
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
No regular hiring at Delhigovt-funded colleges untilGBs in place, DU warned
NEW DELHIAt a time when HRD
Ministry is being accusedof trying to tighten its con-trol over higher educationinstitutions, an RSS-backed body has slammedthe present system as onebreeding "inefficiency andcorruption" and pitched for"latitude" to such institutesto craft their own academ-ic programmes.
"Our regulatory systemis complex and confusing.
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
NEWS IN BRIEF
NEW DELHIOn eve of a United
Nations vote that con-demned Israel'sactions in Gaza,sources say PrimeMinister NarendraModi received a callfrom his Israeli coun-terpart, BenjaminNetanyahu, on theissue. The Israeli PMis understood to havespoken to some otherworld leaders as well.
On Friday, Indiaabstained from a voteat the United NationsHuman Rights Council(UNHRC) in Geneva
on a resolution thatcondemned Israel forthe Gaza offensive last
year, marking a changein New Delhi's posi-tion.
However, theMinistry of External
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
FATEHGARH RAJPUTANThe Shiromani Akali Dal
(SAD) has told the JointParliamentary Committee(JPC) on Land Acquisition Billthat land should not beacquired without farmers' con-sent, Punjab Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal said inFatehgarh Rajputan on satur-day.
"To safeguard the interests offarmers across the country,SAD has already made itsstand crystal clear to the JPCregarding the proposed Rightto fair Compensation andTransparency the LandAcquisition, Rehabilitation andResettlement (Amendment)Ordinance, thereby pleadingthat not even an inch of land
should be acquired by govern-ment without the consent of thefarmers and the land owners,"Mr Badal said.
All SAD MPs in Lok Sabhahave already submitted a
detailed memorandum to theJPC chairman stipulating thatland was a priceless asset offarmers and it should not beacquired by the government
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Land Should Not Be Acquired WithoutFarmers' Consent: Shiromani Akali Dal
On Eve of Gaza Vote, PM Narendra Modi Got a Call FromIsrael Counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. India Abstained
RSS-backed body pitches for greaterautonomy to higher education institutions
NEW DELHIForeigners intending
to work in non-govern-ment organisations(NGOs), carry outresearch work onhuman rights and envi-ronment issues willhave to face stricterscrutiny of their visaapplications after detec-tion of several incidentsof alleged misuse ofthese provisions.
The move came after
Home Ministry foundthat Research Visas,given to professors,scholars and partici-pants to do researchwork and attendresearch conferences,are being allegedly mis-used by several foreign-ers in recent past.
"All research visaapplications will bethoroughly scrutinised.An applicant has to
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
NEW DELHIThe 64-year-old dean of
a medical college inJabalpur in MadhyaPradesh was found deadthis morning at a hotel inDelhi, where he hadarrived yesterday. He wassupposed to head forAgartala from Delhi aspart of an inspection teamof Medical Council ofIndia.
The college Dr ArunSharma headed waslinked to the Vyapamscam, which is hinged ontop politicians andbureaucrats of MadhyaPradesh allegedly accept-ing kickbacks inexchange for allowingimposters to take therecruitment exam forgovernment jobs andadmission to colleges.
Dr Sharma was assist-ing the Special TaskForce that is probing thescam, providing
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Dean of College Linked to VyapamScam Found Dead in Delhi
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Salahuddinstill wants to come back: Dulat
NEW DELHIThe banned Hizbul
Mujahideen chief SyedSalahuddin wants to returnto India even today, saysformer chief of Researchand Analysis Wing(RAW), India's externalspy agency AS Dulat, whoregrets the government"wasted too much of time"chalking out plans for hiscomeback.
"By 2001, Salahuddinwas ready to come back,and I advocated it hundredtimes. Possibly the (RAW)Chief after me, VikramSood, had other interests;and his people might havethought that since I washandling Kashmir general-ly from the PMO, therewas no need for them get-ting involved in it," saysDulat in his book'Kashmir: The VajpayeeYears'.
Dulat narrated an inci-dent where the IntelligenceBureau's Srinagar chief KM Singh received a callfrom Salahuddin request-
ing for help in getting hisson an admission in a med-ical college. The work wasdone and Salahuddincalled Singh again to thankhim.
"Words like this shouldbe capitalised on, butunfortunately we neverdid. We could havebrought Salahuddn back,he was willing, but it wasjust a matter of when tobring him in. One of thosethings when timing was ona razor edge. Perhaps wewasted too much time," hewrote in his book.
Dulat, who was Special
Advisor on Kashmir in for-mer Prime Minister AtalBihari Vajpayee's PMOafter retiring from RAW in2000, says "After I left,however, RAW did notshow the same interest inKashmir. Whatever excite-ment there was in RAWover Kashmir was becauseof me, and the baggage Ihad accommodated andcarried over from the IB."
He said Salahuddin hadspoken to state's formerChief Minister Mir Qasimin the middle of 1990s andnarrated an incident that
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
BHOPALHalf an hour before his
sudden death onSaturday, TV TodayGroup journalist AkshaySingh had been inter-viewing the parents ofNamrata Damor, one ofthe 33 people linked to
the Vyapam scam whohave died so far.
Today, as the 38-year-old journalist's last riteswere held in Delhi --attended by a battery ofOpposition leadersincluding Rahul Gandhiand Arvind Kejriwal,
who took on the BJP --Union minister ArunJaitley said it would be"absolutely importantthat a very fair inquiry"be held into the death.
Namrata's fatherMehtab Singh Damor,
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Vyapam Scam: Deceased Journalist WasInquiring About Candidate's Mystery Death
Foreigners Intending to Work for NGOs,Carry Out Research, Will Undergo Strict
Scrutiny on Visa Applications
NEW DELHIAn RSS affiliate has
warned against full con-vertibility of Rupee onCapital Account, saying itwill adversely affect theeconomy that "needs con-trols and regulations fortime being", voicingreservations over RBIGovernor RaghuramRajan's views in this
regard.Swadeshi Jagran
Manch, an RSS-affiliatedbody, has in its NationalCouncil Meeting cau-tioned the government"not to make this mis-take".
"Taking objection to therecent statements of theGovernor of Reserve
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
RSS affiliate warns againstfull convertibility of Rupee
Air India passenger claims insect in onboard mealNEW DELHI
A passenger on board an Air India flight fromKathmandu reportedly found a "housefly" in the mealserved to him during the journey, but the airline said thatno sample of the food item was submitted to it for veri-fying the claim.
The incident took place yesterday on the airline'sflight from Kathmandu to Kolkata.
Air India said that since the aggrieved passenger didnot provide a sample of the "insect-ridden" food item toit for examination, it could not verify the claim.
"AI clarifies that the incident about an 'insect' in themeal was brought to our notice by a passenger of KTM-CCU flight. However, upon request to examine, thefood sample was not shared or returned to us for us toexamine or investigate. We are thus not able to confirmthe veracity of the claim being made," the national car-rier said in a statement.
"AI follows laid down procedures on such complaintsand, hence, it was imperative to have the specimen forus to investigate," it added.
The airline was hit with a similar controversy lastmonth when a passenger alleged that he had found a"lizard" in his on board meal. The claim, however, waslater found to be "fake" by the AI authorities.
CBSE to come out with revised list ofAll India JEE on July 8NEW DELHI
CBSE has decided to come out with a revised list ofAll India JEE (Main) ranks on July 8 to put an end to theanxiety of the students who were left out of the coun-selling process for admission to IITs and NITs due to thetardiness of a few states to provide class XII scores to it.
The All India ranking list was declared on June 30 butsome states such as Telengana had failed to provide thescores by then, putting the academic career of thousandsof students of these states at stake.
"However, the board has decided to issue a revised liston July 8, 2015, to safeguard the interests of students,and as requested by the joint seat allocation authoritiesfor admissions," CBSE said in a statement.
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority is conducting thecounselling for admission to IITs, NITs and other cen-trally funded technical institutes.
CBSE said that despite several reminders, "default-ing" State boards including Telangana updated theinformation as late as July 3, "thus creating this situa-tion at the time of joint counselling for admission".
It also dismissed media reports, saying there was nodelay in declaration of the ranking list as claimed.
The ranking list was declared on July 8 last year andthe schedule for this year was July 5. The ranks weredeclared on June 30.
'Delhi still could be in UNESCO her-itage tag race next year'NEW DELHI
Delhi is not vying for being named the UNESCOWorld Heritage City this year but conservators feel "allis not lost" for the historic city and it maybe in the glob-al reckoning next year as the AAP government is push-ing for the coveted status.
The Centre had a few months ago decided to "pullout" the nomination of Delhi as the UNESCO WorldHeritage City, saying the prestigious tag, if granted, willput "lot of restrictions" on carrying out infrastructureworks in the national capital.
The World Heritage Committee, currently in sessionin Bonn in Germany is evaluating 38 nominations fromaround the globe for being inscribed into the heritagelist of the world body.
"Delhi may not be in the reckoning this year, but westill believe that all is not lost for Delhi. As, technically,it is not 'withdrawal' of the nomination, but a 'postpone-ment'.
So, next year, positively, we can again be in the race,but it all eventually depends how pro-active the Centrewill be on it," Convener, INTACH Delhi Chapter A G KMenon told PTI.
Menon led the team from INTACH's city chapter toprepare the "voluminous" nomination dossier sent bythe Centre in January last year. The Union Ministry ofCulture had sent the initial nomination to the UNESCOin 2012.
"As an NGO, we (INTACH) are trying to still pursuethe case, since we believe in it and the Delhi govern-ment too is pushing the case with the Centre, as we havebeen apprised. We met the Chief Secretary a few daysago, and though we haven't received any concrete assur-ance from their side, it's not a no either, so we are alsopositive," he said.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP dispensation is verykeen on the city getting the heritage tag. During a meet-ing held at the Delhi Secretariat on June 3, Kejriwal hadexpressed "surprise" over the Modi government's moveto pull the city out of the race for the coveted tag.
He had also directed the Chief Secretary to approachthe External Affairs and Culture ministers to know theway forward. The Chief Secretary has reportedly writ-ten to the Centre, asking it to "reconsider" the decision.
"All factors seems to be in our favour, the only imped-iment now is the Centre," Menon claimed.
The 39th Session of the World Heritage Committeebegan on June 28 and will end on July 8, after which theresults would be announced.
A team from UNESCO had visited the city in Octoberto examine the heritage sites mentioned in the dossier.
The two areas listed in the dossier are Shahjahanabadin old Delhi which has Mughal-era heritage andLutyens' Bungalow Zone (LBZ) in New Delhi, part ofthe new imperial capital designed by Sir EdwinLandseer Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker after the 1911Delhi Durbar.
Menon said, since, most of the groundwork and nec-essary inspection and examination has already beendone, now "it won't take much time, this time round."
DELHI NEWS2 NEW DELHI | MONDAY | JULY 06, 2015Fight For Right
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IN BRIEF
NEW DELHIComing to the aid of
admission seekers,University GrantsCommission has asked allvice chancellors to ensureinstitutes display on theirwebsites the detailed feestructure and other expens-es along with admissionprocedure and placementrecords.
"The structure of the feecharged for each coursealong with other funds likeinstitution developmentshould be posted on thewebsite," UGC said in acommunication to the VCscoinciding with the admis-sion season.
The move comes in thewake of spurt in com-plaints about institutesconcealing informationand misleading parents andtheir wards on tuition feeand other expenses.
The development alsocomes against the back-drop of several advocacygroups demanding trans-parency in deciding feestructure by professionalcolleges and other insti-tutes and also penalisinginstitutes who fail to do so.
"UGC desires that for thebenefit of the students whoseek admission in youresteemed university, col-leges, it would be appro-priate that all relevantinformation regarding yourinstitution should be dis-played on the website," itsaid.
UGC has also askedthem to display the profileof teachers, research out-put of the institution andplacement profile of thepass-outs of the institutes.
Institutes have beenasked to report back toUGC about the actiontaken in 15 days.
They have also beenasked to provide informa-tion on the departments,which have been recog-nised as centres of excel-lence by funding agencies,and scholarships available.
Details of students'grievance mechanism,research output and aca-demic calender are someof the other points high-lighted in the communica-tion that has to be postedon the website.
All student-centric facili-ties available at institu-tions, especially hostels,transport, all relevantapproval of statutory bod-
ies and name of nodal offi-cers for students facilita-tion services should alsobe provided on the web-site, it said.
Last week, the HRDMinistry had also encour-aged the students to visitthe 'know your college'portal, a single source plat-form to get information onmore than 10,500 collegeswhich conduct about14,000 programmes intechnical education.
The portal also covers35,000 colleges conduct-ing at least 20,000 pro-grammes in non-technicaleducation.
Put on Websites Fee Structure, Admission Procedure:University Grants Commission to Vice Chancellors
NEW DELHILooking to be a part of
the action in the run up toBihar Assembly pollslater this year, SwarajAbhiyan, the groupfounded by expelled AAPleaders Yogendra Yadavand Prashant Bhushan,has said it will campaignagainst the "corrupt andcandidates with criminalbackground".
The outfit said it willback Independent candi-dates with "clean records"who may also be mem-bers of Swaraj Abhiyan.
"We are not contestingthe Bihar polls as we arenot a political party as of
now. However, we willcertainly remain activeduring the polls. Our statecommittee in Bihar isalready preparing for itand will scan candidates."
"We will campaignagainst the corrupt, taint-ed and candidates with
criminal background.Many candidates arenotorious for their recordand we will campaignagainst them," said aSwaraj Abhiyan leader.
Formed following theexpulsion of Yadav andBhushan, Swaraj Abhiyan
has still not declared itselfa political party, but hasbeen raising issues, espe-cially those related tofarmers. Its membershave also been undertak-ing a 'Jai Kisan Yatra' in abid to connect with farm-ers.
Incidentally, the ArvindKejriwal-led AAP hasannounced its tacticalsupport to JD(U) ChiefMinister Nitish Kumar.
The party has beenmaintaining that it willnot contest the Bihar pollsbut will certainly cam-paign against BJP andPrime Minister NarendraModi, who is expected to
be the face of the saffronparty in the election.
Swaraj Abhiyan, mean-while, is to hold itsnational executive meet-ing on July 11 and 12where state convenersand leaders will be invit-ed to discuss Biharpolls.
"We won't be contest-ing the Bihar polls. Butwe will certainly backcandidates with a cleanrecord. Many of theseIndependent candidatescould be members ofSwaraj Abhiyan. Ourmain criteria is to backclean candidates," theleader added.
Will Back Independents With 'CleanRecord' in Bihar Polls: Swaraj Abhiyan
NEW DELHIAccusing AAP of
"throwing crumbs" at sani-tation workers, Congresson Saturday ridiculed theArvind Kejriwal govern-ment's decision to set asideRs. 526 crore as advertise-ment funds instead,terming it as an exercise of"self publicity".
"AAP government hasput a huge outlay in itsmaiden budget for selfpublicity in newspapers,television and radio. But itwas very shameful that itdid not have money to paythe wages of the poor sani-tation workers," DelhiCongress chief AjayMaken said.
Mr Maken was address-ing a convention of sanita-
tion workers of Delhimunicipal bodies at a timewhen political parties aretrying to mobilise them fol-lowing their 10-day strikeover non-payment of
salaries which crippledcivic services at variouspockets of the national cap-ital.
"It is shameful that theMCD sanitation workers
had to resort to dharnas andstrikes to get their wagesand some crumbs werethrown at them with therider that they should notcome to the AAP govern-ment with their grievancesagain," he said.
Mr Maken underlinedthat had the Balmiki com-munity not extended theirfull support, AAP wouldnot have come to power inDelhi with such a hugemajority.
He also referred toCongress vice presidentRahul Gandhi's "support"to the workers, who hadmet them twice during theagitation last month.
AICC Delhi in-charge PC Chacko also addressedthe workers.
Supreme Court Must OverseeVyapam Probe: AAP
Crumbs for Sanitation Workers, Croresfor Advertisement: Congress Slams AAP
NEW DELHIThe AAP on Sunday said
the Supreme Court mustoversee the SIT's probeinto the Vyapam scandal inMadhya Pradesh after atelevision reporter cover-ing it died under mysteri-ous circumstances.
"It is sad that one of ourjournalist friends has diedwhile reporting theVyapam scam," AamAadmi Party spokesmanDilip Pandey told themedia here. "Vyapam is nolonger a scam, it hasbecome a 'narsanhar' (mas-sacre)."
He said the SupremeCourt should oversee theprobe presently being con-ducted by a SpecialInvestigation Team.
Mr Pandey also said thatboth Madhya PradeshChief Minister ShivrajSingh Chouhan andGovernor Ram NareshYadav should be sacked.
"How can we expect afair probe from the gover-nor (who is overseeing theSIT) when his own name isin the FIR of the Vyapamscam?" asked the AAPleader.
Madhya Pradesh AAPconvener Alok Agarwalsaid the Central Bureau of
Investigation shouldimmediately launch aprobe into the scam per sewhile the SIT investigatesthe deaths.
The AAP reaction fol-lowed Saturday's death ofa New Delhi-based televi-sion reporter, AkshaySingh, at Jhabua district inMadhya Pradesh while hewas covering the story.
Akshay Singh was cre-mated here on Sunday, theevent attended by his fam-ily, a large number of jour-nalists and Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal.
The admission andrecruitment racket in theMadhya PradeshVyavsayik PareekshaMandal (Vyapam) or theMadhya PradeshProfessional ExaminationBoard apparently involvespoliticians, officials andbusinessmen.
More than 40 peopleassociated with the scamhave died since 2013.
The most high-profiledeath was of ShaileshYadav, son of MadhyaPradesh Governor RamNaresh Yadav. Shailesh,50, was found dead at hisfather's residence in theUttar Pradesh capitalLucknow on March 25.
NEW DELHIHydrologists may soon
be able to communicatewater levels of river basinsat the press of a cell phonebutton, with the CentralWater Commission pro-posing a mobile applica-tion.
The application wouldease the existing process ofmanually reading the waterlevels and communicatingit to higher authorities.
Instead, hydrologistswould have to just enterthe water level measure-ments recorded on thegauges installed at theHydrological Observation
Sites in river basins orclick a picture of the read-ing on the gauge and sendit through the mobile appli-cation directly to the cen-tral server which will beused by the concernedauthorities for issuingflood forecast, UnionWater Resource Ministrysources said.
"The mobile app wouldeliminate the communica-tion barriers between theobservation sites andDivisional Flood ControlRooms, where flood fore-cast bulletin is issued. Itwill also reduce the proba-bility of errors, improving
the efficiency," CWC offi-cials said.
CWC, functioning underthe Union Ministry ofWater Resources, RiverDevelopment and GangaRejuvenation, has close to900 HydrologicalObservation Sites spreadacross different riverbasins in the country.Officers at the site recordthe water level reading onthe gauge and communi-cate it to the DivisionalFlood Control Rooms.
In turn, the DivisionalFlood Control Rooms issueflood forecast taking vari-ous parameters into con-
sideration, including inputsfrom the IndianM e t e o r o l o g i c a lDepartment (IMD). While,water levels are recordedthrice on normal days, itsfrequency increases toonce every hour during themonsoon.
The flood forecast bul-letins are put out online forthe public.
At times, sources said,problems are reported incommunication betweenthe observation sites andDivisional Flood ControlRooms, wherein the read-ings have to be taken twoor three times for accuracy.
Mobile App Soon for Passing on Information on Water Levels Ajmer blast case: RJD asks PM to takefirm steps, says 'terror has no religion'NEW DELHI
With 13 crucial prosecu-tion witnesses turning hos-tile in the Ajmer blast case,the Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD) on Sunday saidPrime Minister NarendraModi must take firm stepsin cases of terrorism as ithas no religion, caste andcreed.
RJD spokespersonManoj Jha said terror sim-ply is a philosophy, whichneeds to be decimated.
"I find it very regressive.If governments of the daybehave like this that withthe change of the govern-ment you will have a dif-
ferent position on issueslike terror then it becomesvery scary. What kind offaith people will have inthe judicial system or inthe judicial process? Terrorhas no religion, no caste,no creed," Jha told ANIhere.
"And if the governmentchooses to protect thosewho have some ideologicalsimilarity with their ideol-ogy, I think it is going toruin the entire system inthe long run and the peopleof India shall never forgivethe Prime Minister and hisentire political party," headded.
Delhi Metro strengthenscrowd control measuresNEW DELHI
With newer sections taking itdeep into the NCR and bringingwaves of commuters to its fold,Delhi Metro has strengthened itscrowd control mechanism byincreasing trains by 21 per cent,adding new coaches and signifi-cantly reducing the number ofsnags.
As a result of the spike, the fre-quency of trains have also goneup, especially on the network'sbusiest lines, connecting NorthDelhi's Jahangirpuri to Gurgaon'sHUDA City Centre and Dwarka toNoida. "We have added 136 newcoaches to the existing trains whiletaking up the number of opera-tional trains to 991, which was 819in 2012-13," DMRC Director(Operations) Sharat Sharma said.
NEW DELHISt Stephen's college
principal Valson Thampu,who is embroiled in a con-troversy over shielding theaccused in a molestationrow, on Sunday claimed"the victim is being usedagainst him" and a forensicinvestigation of the "pur-ported" recordings willclear the air. "I feel sorryfor the victim. She is beingmisled and is being usedagainst me by certain ele-ments in the college only.She has admitted herself tothe media that she releasedthe audio recordings asadvised by a 'teacher',"Thampu said. "She is notunderstanding that she isbeing guided or promptedby certain people to servetheir ulterior purposes. The
end of this can only bedestruction because thetruth cannot be hidden," headded.
The principal, however,did not comment on whothose "certain people" are.
A research scholar, whohas alleged she wasmolested by a college pro-fessor and Thampu hadtried to shield the accused,approached police lastweek with four recordingsthat she claimed to havemade during her meetingswith the principal wherehad allegedly pressurisedher to withdraw the com-plaint. While Thampu ismaintaining that therecordings have been "mis-chieviously edited", hesaid the editors did not doa good job.
St Stephen's molestation row: Thampusays victim being used against him
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ATHENSGreece voted in a tightly
fought referendum onSunday that PrimeMinister Alexis Tsiprassaid would determine its"destiny" in the eurozone,as the debt-laden EU coun-try teetered on the brink offinancial collapse.
"No one can ignore thewill of the people to live,to live with determination,to take its destiny into itsown hands," Tsipras,appearing relaxed andwearing an open-neckedwhite shirt, said after cast-ing his ballot in Athens.
Polling stations wereopen across the country of11 million people - on far-flung Aegean islands, inthe shadow of the 2,400-year-old Parthenon in
Athens, to the northernborder shared with fellowEU state Bulgaria.
Voters were weighing aquestion asking whetherthey were willing to acceptworsening austerity inexchange for more bailoutfunds from internationalcreditors.
The referendum was tak-ing place after the govern-
ment imposed strict capitalcontrols, forcing banks toclose and limiting dailyATM withdrawals to just60 euros (USD 67).
The European Union andinternational investorswere intently watching thepoll, which is the biggestchallenge to the Europeansingle currency since itcame into being in 1999
and was adopted byGreece two years later.
EU leaders have warneda 'No' result sought byTsipras's governmentcould lead to Greece crash-ing out of the 19-nationeurozone.
But Tsipras said Greekswere only voting to live"with dignity" and predict-ed "a new chapter forEurope" tomorrow basedon "democracy and soli-darity in Europe".
He called the referendumjust a week ago, arguingthat a 'No' would strength-en his hand in demandingthe creditors forgive somedebt and scrap austeritymeasures that have groundGreece's economy downunder an interminabledepression.
NEW DELHIFinance Minister Arun Jaitley
is leaving for Russia on Mondayevening to participate in the inau-gural meeting of the BRICS-backed New Development Bank.
During the four-day visit, hewill also be participating at thefunctions on the sidelines of theBRICS Summit at Ufa which isbeing attended by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.
The minister, sources said, willattend the inaugural meeting ofthe Board of Governors of theNew Development Bank atMoscow.
Thereafter, Mr Jaitley wouldattend the meeting of the FinanceMinisters of the BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China andSouth Africa.
On Wednesday, he will fly toUfa, which is hosting the two-day (July 8-9) BRICS Summit.
The Summit could look at thepossibility of starting credit facil-ity in local currency by the
BRICS Bank. The first head ofthe Bank is noted Indian bankerKV Kamath.
The Summit of the key emerg-ing economies in the world, willfocus discussions on enhancingcooperation in economic area,including the possibility of tradein local currency.
India is hoping to get more
funds for infrastructure develop-ment from BRICS bank, whichwill start with an initial paid-upcapital of $50 billion with eachBRICS country contributing $10billion. Its authorised capital is$100 billion. The BRICS nationsaccount for nearly $16 trillion inGDP and 40 per cent of theworld's population.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to AttendInaugural Meet of BRICS Bank at Moscow
Greeks deciding 'destiny' in referendum: PM Alexis TsiprasWASHINGTON
The small Tibetan community inthe US is planning to celebrate the80th birthday of their spiritual leaderthe Dalai Lama in a grand ceremonyfor two days next week in New York.
Senior US officials, members ofCongress and prominent religiousand civic leaders are expected toattend a public reception to celebratewith the Dalai Lama on July 19 inNew York, according to a pressrelease.
In honour of his 80th birthday andin the presence of the Dalia Lama,Buddhist monks will chant prayers,participants will dress in traditionalregalia and vendors will offer statuesof Buddha, religious scroll paintingscalled thangka, incense and otherreligious artifacts. \
The Buddhist ritual, Tenshug inTibetan, is a long-life offering and amoving ceremony comprised ofprayers and a procession of symbolic
offerings.The purpose of this prayer is to ask
for a long and healthy life for theDalai Lama and to preserve hisBuddhist teachings. "In many ways,His Holiness the Dalai Lama has pro-foundly touched not only the lives ofthe Tibetan people, but also countlessothers throughout the world," saidTashi Namgyal, North American
Representative to the TibetanParliament and co-chair of theGratitude Events OrganizingCommittee. "This birthday celebra-tion honors the Tibetan leader for thewisdom and spiritual guidance he hasprovided to both Buddhists and non-Buddhist; and for his unwaveringefforts to alleviate the sufferings ofall sentient beings," Namgyal added.
Tibetan-Americans to celebrate 80th birthday of the Dalai Lama
NEW DELHIFormer Telecom minis-
ter Dayanidhi Maran was"evasive" during his ques-tioning by CBI in a case ofalleged abuse of his officein getting installed highcapacity BSNL lines at hisresidences to facilitatespeedy transmission ofprogrammes to a TV firmowned by his brother andcould be called again.
Highly-placed CBIsources claimed the 48-year-old Mr Maran, whoheld Telecom and IT port-folio in UPA-I from 2004to 2007, was "evasive onmany points" during his22-hour questioning overthree days beginning lastWednesday.
The sources said hisreplies to other points werebeing verified and he maybe called again for ques-tioning after the assess-ment has been completed.
Efforts to reach MrMaran for comments failedas he neither answeredtelephone calls nor repliedto text messages.
Mr Maran had toldreporters on Thursday out-side the CBI headquarters
that he had submitted doc-uments collected throughRTI from MTNL andBSNL which, he claimed,showed he had not violatedany norms or guidelines ofthe Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (TRAI).
CBI had registered acase naming Mr Maran,the then Chief GeneralManager (CGM), BSNL,K Bramhanathan and thenCGM of ChennaiTelephones MP Veluswamifor allegedly entering intoa criminal conspiracy andcausing a huge financialloss to the governmentexchequer.
In its FIR, CBI had saidover 323 high data capaci-
ty lines were installed atMr Maran's residences inChennai and Delhi, butsubsequent probe led todiscovery of over 770 suchlines.
The CBI began its probein 2011, nearly four yearsafter receiving complaintsthat a 'virtual' telephoneexchange had been config-ured at Mr Maran's housefor illicit use by Sun TVnetwork owned by hisbrother Kalanithi.
Sources said these linescould transmit hugeamounts of data but weretreated under service cate-gory and no bills wereallegedly raised between2004 and 2007.
Former Telecom Minister DayanidhiMaran Was Evasive During
Questioning; May be Called Again: CBI
NEW DELHICongress workers will now
be asked to contribute Rs250 annually to the party, inan apparent move to tideover the resource crunch.
Each worker will be askedto contribute the amountevery year as the party plansto make itself self-sufficient,AICC treasurer Motilal Voratold PTI. The Congress vet-eran said 25 per cent of thecontributions so made willgo the Pradesh CongressCommittees and 75 per centto the AICC.
He indicated the plan willbe set in motion once themembership drive, which isunderway, concludes. Party'sorganisational polls, whichwere to start last month, havebeen put on hold till furtherorders. At present, each partyMP and MLA is required topay one month's salary to theorganisation, while eachAICC member has to con-tribute Rs 600 annually tothe party coffer. A PCCmember has to contribute Rs300 to the state unit.
The new rule will make it
mandatory for all state unitsto distribute 50 per cent ofthe contributions received bythem to the district units.
Some 12 years back,Congress President SoniaGandhi had constitued acommittee on party'sfinances under ManmohanSingh when the party was inthe opposition at the Centre.
The committee, which hadfound the prevailing provi-sions concerning contribu-tions from active memberscumbersome and impracti-cal, had made several sug-
gestions. It had recommend-ed that every active membershall collect or contributedirectly to the PCC a sum ofRs 100 per year.
The panel had recommend-ed that the pattern of distri-bution of contributions beretained at 75 per cent forAICC, 12.5 per cent for PCCand the balance 12.5 per centto the DCCs.
As there were an estimated11 lakh active members atthat time, the party expectedto raise about Rs 11 crore ayear from them alone.
Congress workers to be asked to contribute Rs 250 annually
New GDP Numbers Based on ScientificMethodology: NITI Aayog VC Arvind Panagariya
NEW DELHIBrushing aside criticism
against new GDP numbers,Vice-Chairman of NITIAayog Arvind Panagariyahas said they are based onscientific methodology andthere are no compellingobjections against the newseries of NationalAccounts.
"Scientifically speaking,we can't reject a changethat is methodologicallysound just because the out-come it produces fails toagree with our intuition. Insuch circumstances, wemust critically examine ourown intuition," MrPanagariya said in an inter-view to PTI.
The Central StatisticsOffice (CSO) had adoptedthe new series of NationalAccounts with 2011-12 asbase year and subsequentlyrevised the GrossDomestic Product (GDP)growth rate to 6.9 per centin 2013-14 from 4.7 percent and 5.1 in 2012-13from 4.5 per cent.
It CSO has estimatedeconomic growth at 7.3 per
cent for 2014-15, slightlylower than its earlieradvance estimate of 7.4 percent.
Several domestic andglobal experts as also RBIGovernor Raghuram Rajanand Chief EconomicAdvisor ArvindSubramanian had raiseddoubts about the accuracy
of the new series. Even theParliamentary StandingCommittee on Finance wasnot convinced about thenew growth projections.
"I am puzzled as I saidbecause the fact that...,especially what happenedin 2013-14, that number ispuzzling because that is akind of bad year, yet
growth accelerated," DrSubramanian had said inFebruary.
"We do need to spendmore time to understand-ing the GDP numbers," DrRajan had said on February3 after releasing the bi-monthly monetary policyof the central bank thatretained the forecast of 5.5
per cent GDP (based on oldmethod) growth in 2014-15.
When asked about thecontroversy, Dr Panagariyasaid: "The question wemust ask is whether thenew data sources used andmethodological changesmade by the new seriesrepresent an improvementover the past practice.Consensus view is thatthey do - at least I have notheard any compellingobjections."
Elaborating further, hesaid that the other way tolook at the new data is tosee the level of nominalGDP in the new serieswhich is not hugely differ-ent from that under the oldseries. "It is the GDPdeflater that is lower in thenew series kicking up thereal growth rate despiteminimal movement in thenominal numbers vis-a-visthe old series. And thatmay well be because theweight of the WPI, whichhas risen rather slowly, islarger in the new series,"he added.
AHMEDABADUnion Minister Sadhvi
Niranjan Jyoti onSunday said the issue ofbringing back under-world don DawoodIbrahim to India was a"matter of doing and nottalking."
To a query by reportershere that the Centrewants to bring backDawood to India, but hisaide Chhota Shakeel hasreportedly said the gov-
ernment cannot nab him,Jyoti said much more hasbeen spoken on the issue.
"This is a matter ofdoing, not talking," shefurther said.
Notably, senior advo-cate Ram Jethmalani hadrecently stated thatDawood, a key accusedin the 1993 Mumbai seri-al blasts, was willing tosurrender to Indianauthorities but SharadPawar, the then Chief
Minister heading aCongress government inMaharashtra, had reject-ed the offer.
However, the NCPchief had yesterday saidthat Jethmalani had con-tacted him overDawood's willingness tosurrender, but conditionsput forward for it werenot acceptable to thestate government.
The offer was madeduring Pawar's tenure as
Chief Minister in1990s.
"It is true that RamJethmalani had given aproposal about Dawood'swillingness to return. Butthere was a conditionthat Dawood should notbe kept in jail. Rather hebe allowed to remain in ahouse. This was notacceptable. We said hehad to face the law,"Pawar had toldreporters.
NEW DELHIThe Centre today said
that a "very fair inquiry"should be conducted to putto rest all doubts over themysterious death of TVjournalist Akshay Singhwhile covering the Vyapamscam in Madhya Pradesheven as Congress wanted aCBI probe into the case.
"Since various issues arebeing raised with respect tothe circumstances of thisdeath, it would beabsolutely important that avery fair inquiry is held sothat all doubts can be put torest," Union FinanceMinister Arun Jaitleysaid.
In a tweet, the ministeralso condoled the "sad anduntimely" demise of the38-year-old journalist andsaid that his "thoughts and
prayers are with thebereaved family".
Terming the incident as"extremely shocking" andquestioning PrimeMinister Narendra Modi's"silence" on "scams",Congress spokespersonRPN Singh said, "It is verysimple for the state govern-ment or Chief Minister ofMadhya Pradesh to write aletter for a CBI inquiry andthe central governmentwill act on it."
He said, "If we see thescams - be it the Vyapamscam, the rice scam inChhattisgarh or what ishappening in Rajasthan,with ministers in the Modigovernment, the PrimeMinister seems to be notbreaking his silence.
"It seems that he hasgiven tacit support to all
these scams. It is extreme-ly evident."
Congress further allegedthat it "seems the PrimeMinister is only interestedin saving all these peopleand even when journalistsare dying... it seems hetweets on everything in theworld except this."
On its demand that MPChief Minister ShivrajSingh Chouhan shouldseek a CBI probe, he said,"Why not have a CBIinquiry? What he is sayingwill be only credible oncethe CBI gives him a cleanchit.
"That definitely meansthat he has something tohide. How many moredeaths will it take for thecentral and state govern-ments before a fair trial isordered."
TMC backs demand to sendscribe's viscera to AIIMSKOLKATA
Describing the death of a TV jour-nalist covering the Vyapam recruit-ment scam as 'shocking', TrinamoolCongress on Sunday said truth mustcome out and supported the demandof sending the viscera samples toAIIMS in Delhi for examination.
"Employers, others and the familyof the journalist want viscera report tobe sent outside MP to AIIMS Delhi.Death of young journalist coveringVyapam case is shocking.Condolences to his family. Very dis-turbing reports from MP. Truth mustcome out," TMC national spokesper-son Derek O'Brien said in a statement.
The last rites of investigative TVjournalist Akshay Singh, who wascovering the Madhya PradeshProfessional Examination Board scan-dal, were held today in Delhi whereRahul Gandhi and Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal were amongthose present. Singh, who was work-ing with TV Today group, died yester-day after he interviewed parents of agirl who was found dead after hername figured in the massive recruit-ment scandal.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for 'VeryFair Inquiry' Into Journalist's Death
Bringing back Dawood Ibrahim to India is amatter of doing, not talking: Niranjan Jyoti
BY JABIN T. JACOB
In 2006, Chinese television broadcast adocumentary series titled ‘The Rise ofthe Great Powers’ (Daguo jueqi).
Produced by a group of eminent Chinesehistorians, the series took the country bystorm with its bold, impartial look at thereasons behind the rise and fall of nineworld powers in the modern era.
The broadcast, in hindsight, might havebeen the beginning of China’s move awayfrom Deng Xiaoping’s 24-character strat-egy that enjoined it to “…hide our capac-ities and bide our time; be good at main-taining a low profile; and never claimleadership.” The decades of economicreforms were beginning to show results.By the time the global financial crisis hadwrought its damage in the West, theCommunist Party of China (CPC) hadabandoned much of Deng’s advice.Today, this is evident in two very differentapproaches in Chinese foreign and securi-ty policies.
Territorial disputes
First, China has been assertive in terri-torial disputes. In the case of the maritimedisputes with Japan in the East China Seaand with a host of ASEAN nations in theSouth China Sea, incursions into territori-al waters of other countries has graduatedto clashes at sea with foreign vessels, andto permanent occupation of and construc-tion on disputed features. This assertion isthe result of the availability of vast eco-nomic resources and rapid military mod-ernisation.
It is also a deliberate challenge to com-monly understood interpretations of inter-national maritime law in practice, but alsoin official pronouncements by China andthrough writings by its scholars in inter-national publications. China has alsoattempted to adopt practices of other pow-ers such as the air defence identificationzone (ADIZ).
It is neither important that the argu-ments that Chinese officials and scholarsare making parrot national propagandanor that China might currently be unableto enforce ADIZ. The point is that it hasset itself up as a challenger to be takenseriously by setting precedents in mattersof international law. Meanwhile, anyexternal challenges to China’s actions
only serve to justify continued national-ism at home as well as increased militaryspending.
Beijing’s recent announcement thatsome of its land reclamation work in theSouth China Sea would be completed
soon should not lull anyone into thinkingthat Beijing is backing off from furtherprovocation. It only means that Chinacontinues to follow the opening part ofDeng’s dictum: ‘[o]bserve calmly; secureour position; cope with affairs calmly…’.
Indeed, it is illogical to expect a nationthat has blatantly violated the 2002Declaration on the Conduct of Partieswith ASEAN to change its spots.Military-related developments will con-tinue given how they are seen as intrinsicto sovereignty, and all activity will contin-ue to be termed as ‘legitimate, justifiedand reasonable’. Frequent statements willalso be thrown in on how these allowChina to better perform its internationalresponsibilities and obligations, such asmaritime search and rescue.
And yet, the telecast of Daguo jueqialso suggests that China is a power capa-ble of self-reflection and willing to learnfrom others. So, are China’s actions nowthe result of those lessons, and does itbelieve it can avoid the pitfalls that led tothe decline of the other major powers?
These questions are complicated by thefact that the U.S. remains the world’s solesuperpower and China remains deeplyinsecure on multiple fronts.
This brings us to China’s secondapproach.
China wishes to present an alternativeideology and model of development fromthat of the West. Indeed, one could arguethat for all rising powers it is not enoughto possess economic and military power,but also necessary to gain respect for amoral code that originates with oneself.This Chinese ‘moral code’ in simple termsis about every country having the right tochoose its own political and economicsystems.
As with all national moral codes, it isalso founded on a sense of national excep-tionalism. In the case of China, it isunable or unwilling to see how it can pos-sibly be at fault in its territorial claims.Having shown ‘respect’ for other coun-tries’ political regimes, China presumesthey must in turn respect the CPC’s ruleover China. However, since the CPC’sfoundational premise today is about help-ing the Chinese people ‘stand up’ andovercome the ‘century of humiliation’,there cannot be respect for the CPC’s rulewithout also respecting whatever sover-eignty claims it makes on China’s behalf.
Thus, it is easy for China to justify bul-lying its smaller neighbours who ‘disre-spect’ it by contesting its territorialclaims. Part of the power play is thisassertion of the legitimacy of the CPC inthe face of the American espousal of
democracy as a global virtue. This ‘anti-Americanism’ is what gives Chineseassertions of ‘Asia for Asians’ and objec-tions to American alliances in the regionan added edge.
And yet, the CPC’s China is also savvyenough to realise that its position of rela-tive weakness vis-à-vis the U.S. andimmediate inability to enforce its will inall cases means that it has to considerother options to break foreign distrust.Thus, under its ‘one belt, one road’ initia-tive China is offering economic largessein the form of aid and loans to financesorely needed infrastructure constructionin Asia and elsewhere. Thus, China’sexcess capital and infrastructure overca-pacity are now offered as carrots that helpdivide ASEAN and weaken oppositionwithin individual countries, even as thestick remains visible in the South ChinaSea.
(Jabin T. Jacob is Assistant Directorand Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies,
Delhi.)
Monday | July 06, 2015
BY TRILOCHAN SASTRY
There is no organised conspira-cy against NGOs. It is in thenature of power to exercise
greater control, and exempt itselffrom accountability.
The recent changes in the rulesgoverning foreign funding of NGOsunder the Foreign ContributionRegulation Act (FCRA) have beenwidely discussed. The last word on itwill perhaps never be written. TheUPA government initiated this andwe see some concrete changes now.Sifting through the bewildering rangeof issues discussed, a few stand out.First, there is a sharp polarisation onthe issue between the governmentand civil society, and even withincivil society. Second, the polarisationis based on lack of trust, bordering onfear, with each group highlightingfaults of the other. Behind all this arediffering ideas of India we all hold.
It is ironical that what is at stake isnot that important — a relativelysmall amount of money that does notsignificantly help or harm India. Thetotal FCRA funds coming in wasRs.11,546.29 crore for 2011-12, thelatest year for which the governmenthas put out figures. Of this, the fundsfor explicitly religious activities wereto the tune of Rs.270.83 crore;Rs.227.4 crore for maintenance ofpriests, and Rs.208.71 crore for reli-gious schools, together coming to6.12 per cent of total foreign funding.Similarly, those that are clearly iden-tifiable as lobbying advocacy, aware-ness building, and so on, are Rs.539crore for research and Rs. 241 crorefor awareness, or 6.76 per cent oftotal foreign funding. Even if allthese funds are used for anti-nationalactivities, what will we do if they aredomestically funded? The major usesof foreign funds are for rural devel-opment, education of the poor,health, and so on. Out of 22,702NGOs registered under FCRA,13,193 actually received grants, mak-ing it on average Rs.87.52 lakh perNGO that year. About 9,000 NGOshave rightly got their FCRA permis-
sions cancelled for not submittingaccounts or responding to repeatedreminders.
Meanwhile, there is a list of 109
international agencies that areexempt from the FCRA, consisting ofthe World Bank group, UN agencies,and so on. The World Bank fundingin 2013-14 was $5.2 billion or aboutRs.3.22 lakh crore. This funding goesto the government and not to anyNGO. Indian bureaucrats are amongthe largest beneficiaries of WorldBank and UN assignments at dollarsalaries that entitle them to life longpensions after five years of deputa-tion.
There are other foreign funds com-ing into India. In 2010, the RBIreported that FDI totalled $23.7 bil-lion or about Rs.1.40 lakh crore,about 12 times the FCRA funding.By 2014-15, this had gone up toRs.1.76 lakh crore. This is about 10per cent of the Central governmentbudget of about Rs.18 lakh crore.This would have been much higher
but for the global slowdown, as Indiagot $40 billion in 2008 before theglobal meltdown. We periodically seeannouncements of relaxation in FDIrules for various sectors like retail,
insurance, and so on.
In short, foreign funding of NGOsis dwarfed by other foreign moneycoming into India. Of this, theamount used for potentially question-able purposes is about 13 per cent.Let us look at another set of issues.All organisations working in societyneed to be transparent and account-able, including NGOs, whetherdomestically or foreign funded. TheRTI tries to do that for the govern-ment. But beyond the NGOs, corpo-rates and the government, there arepolitical parties and religious organi-sations.
The Supreme Court has admitted apetition saying that India’s two majorpolitical parties, the BJP and theCongress, receive illegal foreignfunding. Like other major democra-cies, India also does not permit polit-
ical parties to receive foreign fund-ing. But no notice has been issued bythe government to the political par-ties. One of the parties said they havereturned the money, and the matter
was laid to rest after that. Wouldother organisations, including thecorporate sector and the NGOs bepermitted to respond similarly? Thepolitical parties have also violated theRTI Act by refusing to comply withCIC orders.
Meanwhile, the MaharashtraGovernment has passed an ordinancethat an FIR cannot be filed againstlegislators and senior officers withoutprior approval to avoid frivolous alle-gations. But there is no protection forordinary citizens against harassmentwhether by the police, income tax orother authorities. The police investi-gate allegations against themselvesand give themselves a clean chit.There is no remedy for citizens whoneed some permission from the gov-ernment and there is no reply formonths or years. The government haspublicly used the phrase ‘tax terror-
ism,’ but has so far done nothing toprotect the citizen. It is well knownthat several religious organisationsand their affiliates receive foreignfunding. Those that indulge in anti-
national and subversive activities willnot be affected by the new FCRArules — their work is underground.
So we see a trend where govern-ment officers and elected representa-tives, political organisations andsome religious organisations andaffiliates are protected, but others areharassed. This is in line with some ofthe erstwhile Communist countries,such as Hungary and Russia, whichare also clamping down on NGOsgetting foreign funding. Interestinglythere is no such clampdown in theWest. Are we moving towards a freemarket economy along with totalitar-ian controls? The major reason that isoffered for these controls is thatsometimes NGOs indulge in activi-ties that are “detrimental to nationalinterest, likely to affect public inter-est, or likely to prejudicially affectthe security, scientific, strategic or
economic interest of the state.” Thiswas the classic language used by theBritish colonials in order to justifynew laws and regulations aimed atcurbing civil liberties. This is not tosay that no NGO ever does anythingwrong. If they break the law, theyshould be brought to book. There aremore than adequate laws to ensurethat this happens.
Blanket ban
There is no organised conspiracyhere. It is in the nature of power toexercise greater control, and exemptitself from accountability.Unfortunately, the Indian way ofdoing this has a colonial legacy — itis often through more red tape, lead-ing to petty corruption and harass-ment. For a handful of NGOs whomay be doing something wrong,about 13,000 are completely paral-ysed. It would be more honest if as anation we take a decision to ban allforeign funding.
Behind all this is the question of thekind of India we want to build. Theseclampdowns are really for that.Protest against economic policies isbecoming more and more embarrass-ing, with fallouts leading to politicalvictory or defeat. We have to find abalance between religious freedomand its misuse, accepting funds fromoverseas to aid in the economy butnot for civil society, and people’sinterests and corporate interests. Weneed to hold citizens as well as gov-ernments accountable, and save bothfrom needless harassment. Deepdown, there is mistrust between thedifferent ideas of India, with eachgroup trying to impose its worldview. Neither will succeed in the longrun. Equally disturbing is the lack oftrust between the people and the gov-ernment. The first task really is torebuild that trust.
(Trilochan Sastry is professor atIIM Bangalore and Founder,Association for Democratic
Reforms.)
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The deportation in November 2014 of youngChristine Mehta who was researching human rightsfor Amnesty International (India) in Kashmir, raises
some troubling questions about the engagement of theworld’s largest democracy with research on human rights.The episode also raises concerns about how the govern-ment treats Persons of Indian Origin and OverseasCitizens of India who seek to test India’s track record onhuman rights with ground research. Government guide-lines for visa-seekers serve as useful indicators in showinghow far a government can go to protect its short-terminterests. Sadly, the guidelines are not very helpful when itcomes to defining what research is. The dictionary definesit as systematic investigation into and study of materialsand sources in order to establish facts and reach new con-clusions. The catch-all word used in visa guidelines refersto all kinds of research, without spelling out the specifics.What does one make of the rules, then? Do we concludefrom some recent actions of the government that while theauthorities are comfortable with medical research, they arenot so with research on human rights or environmentalissues — considering the manner in which some peoplehave been deported of late? The Central government hasbeen sensitive enough in the matter of sending fact-findingmissions to the Valley. Its unease with organisationsresearching the human rights track record is also well-chronicled. Ms. Mehta joins a list that includes film-mak-ers and journalists. Do we therefore conclude that the gov-ernment wants no news other than what it endorses, espe-cially from States blighted by insurgency and the Maoistmovement, and where the presence of the armed forces isan everyday reality? When India is on the informationhighway, it will be tough to suppress things for too long.India never tires of the sobriquet of the world’s largestdemocracy, but the robustness of a democracy is tested byits ability to take criticism. Unfortunately, the government,whether it is the UPA’s or the NDA’s, has displayed aprickly disposition when it comes to issues of humanrights, labour or environment. Governmental transgres-sions have been critiqued at home. Given the deep-rootedtradition of our democracy, external criticism should alsonot be construed as being inimical to India's interests. Itwas Amnesty that campaigned for the freedom of some ofthe stalwarts of the anti-Emergency movement who arenow with the BJP. It is the same organisation that contin-ues to look into the human rights track record of govern-ments in Kashmir, Chhattisgarh and Manipur. And evenmore ironical is that some of those who criticise Ms.Mehta’s deportation now were at the helm when anAmerican broadcaster was deported for allegedly over-stepping in Kashmir. India needs to re-set its tolerance lev-els, now.
Indeed, it is illogical to expect a nation that has bla-tantly violated the 2002 Declaration on the Conductof Parties with ASEAN to change its spots. Military-related developments will continue given how theyare seen as intrinsic to sovereignty, and all activitywill continue to be termed as ‘legitimate, justifiedand reasonable’. Frequent statements will also bethrown in on how these allow China to better per-form its international responsibilities and obliga-
tions, such as maritime search and rescue.
The recent changes in the rules governing foreign funding ofNGOs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)
have been widely discussed. The last word on it will perhapsnever be written. The UPA government initiated this and we
see some concrete changes now. Sifting through the bewilder-ing range of issues discussed, a few stand out. First, there is asharp polarisation on the issue between the government and
civil society, and even within civil society. Second, the polarisa-tion is based on lack of trust, bordering on fear, with each
group highlighting faults of the other. Behind all this are dif-fering ideas of India we all hold.
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Dean of College...documents on fake medical entrance exam-
inees in the state-run medical college heheaded.
"He has given over 200 pages of informa-tion to the STF about Vyapam... I have got toknow this from someone... I won't make thename public since everyone's life is in dan-ger," said Sudheer Tiwari, the president of thelocal unit of the Indian Medical Association.
Dr Sharma had taken over as dean of theNS Medical College only two months ago.The earlier dean, Dr DK Sakalle was foundburnt to death at his home exactly a year ago.
Police sources said whiskey and some med-icines were found near Dr Sharma's bed. ButDipendra Pathak, the Joint Commissioner ofPolice, said they were yet to find any evi-dence of foul play. "We are waiting for thepost mortem," he said, which will be conduct-ed after Dr Sharma's son arrives in the capi-tal.
At least 33 people who were either witness-es or accused in the scam have died over thelast five years, leading to a demand for a CBIinquiry by the opposition. A journalist whoworked for the India Today Group and wasreporting on the scam, died yesterday.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister ShivrajSingh Chouhan, ruling out a probe by the CBIinto the Vyapam scam and related deaths,today said the High Court is already monitor-ing the probe and the state government has norole in it.
Vyapam Scam...who was witness to the last hours of Mr
Singh, said he had come to his house - locat-ed in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua town -- at 1pm.
The body of Ms Damor, who had alleged-ly used fraudulent means to clear PMT examin 2010, was found under mysterious circum-stances in 2012, on the railway tracks inUjjain.
"The journalist wanted to speak about mydaughter and examine some files. He evenwanted to get some of the papers photocopiedand kept those with him," he said.
The papers were related to the petition thefamily had filed in court calling for a CBIprobe into Namrata's death. The appeal hadbeen turned down. "Eyewitnesses said shehad apparently been killed before her bodywas placed on the tracks," her father said.
The journalist, Mr Damor said, wasabsolutely fine and they had a "peaceful con-versation". "But while sitting in the room hestarted frothing at the mouth... We rushed himto the hospital," said Mr Damor. He had beentaken to three hospitals, but the doctors hadnot been able to revive him.
Kailash Patidar, the doctor at the local civilhospital, said the young man had apparentlysuffered a heart attack. But this has been con-tested by Mr Singh's family, who said he hadno health problems.
At least 35 people, who were either wit-nesses or accused in the Vyapam scam, havedied over the last five years. This morning,the dean of a medical college in Jabalpur whowas helping with the investigation was founddead in his hotel room in Delhi.
Hizbul Mujahideen...Qasim told him (Dulat). Dulat said, in his
call to Qasim, the chief of the terror outfit,wanted him not to be forgotten.
"I have heard that you are getting everyoneinto the dialogue. If you are initiating dia-logue, please don't forget me," the bookquotes Salahuddin as having told Qasim.
Dulat says, "Even now I get messages.There are guys who come to me and say thatthe fellow wants to come back. And I passthis thing to the government. I presumesomeone follows it up...
"....Yet 20 years later, our friend is stillthere, stranded in Pakistan," he said.
Land Should...without the consent of the farmers/land
owners, MrBadal, who is also SAD patronsaid on the second day of his Sangat DarshanProgramme at Jandiala Guru assembly seg-ment.
Likewise, land should only be acquired forpublic sector projects and the governmentshould not get into acquisition of private enti-ties, he said.
Mr Badal stated that Punjab had a time test-ed success story of land acquisition policywhich ensured that no land was acquiredforcefully.
Whenever land was acquired, the interestsof the farmers/owners whose land wasacquired were paramount and were protectedby giving them an option of market rate plusdisplacement allowance of 30 per cent orbecoming partners in the proposed projectthrough a land pooling policy, he said.
Mr Badal pointed out SAD has impressedupon the Union Government that whereverland was to be acquired, farmers should begiven the option of accepting compensationat market rate plus displacement allowance orjoin a land pooling process under a policy asfollowed in Punjab.
Further, the farmer should not be denied theright to approach court for redressal of griev-
ances, he said. The Chief Minister opined thatthe state should be given a free hand for fix-ing market price of the land to be acquiredand that price should be accepted for allacquisition, regardless of whether these weredone for the state or the Central governmentor the public projects.
On Eve of Gaza ...Affairs has not commented on this phone
call between the two leaders on the eve of thevote, saying they don't know.
On record, the government has denied anypolicy shift, saying india abstained becausethe resolution made a reference to takingIsrael to the International Criminal Court,which India considers intrusive.
Forty-two counties voted for the resolutionagainst Israel, while the US voted against it.India was one of five countries that abstained.
Ties between India and Israel have beenwarming up and PM Modi will be visitingIsrael in a few months, the first ever by anIndian Prime Minister.
Lawmakers Say ...government institutions across the board,
he added."This aspect has not been explored yet.
There are numerous Public SectorUndertakings (PSU) and other governmentinstitutions which offer subsidized food attheir canteens," he said.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) mem-ber from Kerala MB Rajesh told IANS: "Idon't know why people are making such ahue and cry about it. It is not only the MPsbut also other people like journalists and par-liament staff who eat at the canteen. If takingaway this subsidy is the solution to all issues,then it is ok."
"We are wasting our time on silly issues,"he added.
A lawmaker can at present have a three-course lunch at the parliament canteen for amere Rs. 38. The canteens were much innews lately when Prime Minister NarendraModi walked into one of them for a simplevegetarian lunch.
The low prices at which lawmakers andother designated people can feed themselveshave not been revised since 2010 by anauthorized committee headed by TelanganaRashtra Samithi lawmaker Jithendra Reddy.
Mr Reddy was not available for comment.However, BJP lawmaker Arjun RamMeghwal told IANS: "The prices are revisedevery three-four years. We will discuss it inthe committee and the government can take adecision."
The subsidy has been in place since 1952.The canteen facilities are also availed of bythe Rajya Sabha secretariat, the Lok Sabhasecretariat and the media.
Privately, however, many lawmakers main-tain that the situation is much overrated. MrMeghwal said: "Some of the lawmakers stayalone, they have to eat when parliament is insession."
According to Mr Rajesh, the problem isthat most Indians think all lawmakers arevery rich.
"In the public mind, only one category oflawmakers are there, those who are very rich.Fifty percent of lawmakers are like that, butsome others like us are also there who are notrich," Mr Rajesh said, adding that outsideparliament, there are many more richer peo-ple, who get bigger subsidies. (A lawmaker'ssalary is Rs.50,000 per month plus otherperks.)
"There is a thinking that rates at the parlia-ment canteen are very cheap. But the fact isthat quality is also like that (nothing to writehome about)," he added.
Many lawmakers claimed they don't eat atthe parliament canteen at all.
"I only take lunch at the parliament can-teen. All my other meals are at home," MrRajesh said.
Maharashtra Could...decision would help in recruitment of more
workers and the shop owners will be able todo more business. A Government Resolution(GR) was issued in March this year.
"It has been made mandatory to providelicence for setting up of shops within sevendays of receiving application. If that does nothappen, the receipt of payment and acknowl-edgment of application will be considered aslicence," the official added.
Similarly, the contract licence will alsoneed to be given in seven days, failing whichthe payment receipt and acknowledgment ofapplication would be considered as licence.
The Labour department has decided to startself certification-cum-consolidated annualreturn scheme for boiler/economisers. Steam-boilers are needed to start machinery in facto-ries. Boilers require yearly inspection, whileeconomisers need inspection after two years.
"Earlier, factories had to apply to the stategovernment for yearly inspection. Now, com-panies with surface area of more than 1,000sq meter will have boiler operation engineers,who will carry out self certification in theprescribed format and submit the report to theLabour department," the official said.
Foreigners Intending ...submit a brief note in advance about the
project in which the research work will be
conducted. If we find it appropriate, non-con-troversial and beneficial to India, then onlythe applicant will be given a visa," a seniorHome Ministry official said.
Christine Mehta, who prepared a researchpaper on alleged human rights violation inKashmir on behalf of Amnesty International,reportedly did not submit her research subjectto the authorities beforehand. She wasdeported in November 2014.
Several foreigners had worked in NGOs,including Greenpeace India, and were allegedto have been involved in anti-governmentactivities.
Home Ministry has found that many of theforeigners come to India on Tourist Visa andlater get involved in research works andNGOs dealing with environment and humanrights issues.
"Such trends have to be stopped. We willnot allow anyone misusing the tourist visaprovisions too," the official said. However,genuine researchers will not have to face dif-ficulty if the project is to be done under anIndian institution accredited by theUniversity Grants Commission.
Visa applications of foreign scholars whotake scholarships from Indian Council forCultural Relations for conducting researchwill also be processed without any difficulty.
The ICCR offers scholarships namelyGeneral Cultural Scholarship Scheme, SilverJubilee Nepali Scholarship, AfricaScholarships, Commonwealth ScholarshipScheme etc.
According to an estimate, around 42,000foreign students study in India of which near-ly 3,800 are research scholars.
Most of the foreign students belong toNepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Iran.
RSS-backed...It breeds inefficiency and corruption while
stifling initiative and experimentation. Itshould give way for a facilitative and accom-modative system which stresses on objectivi-ty, compliance, transparency and disclosure,"the Hindu Education Board has told the HRDMinistry.
The HRD Ministry is holding consultationsfor formulating the new education policy.
It said the government should do away withthe affiliation system as it dissuades collegesfrom innovating and "encourages non-seriousplayers to enter 'education market'" as thesystem has rendered universities as mere con-troller of examinations.
"In its place, we should rather have a sys-tem where educational institutions have thelatitude to craft their own academic pro-grammes, develop appropriate curricula andalso grant degrees," the Board said.
This, it said, must be coupled with the set-ting up of a robust accreditation system runby professional bodies where accreditationoccurs at the level of individual academicprogrammes rather than at institutional level.
The Board's views on regulatory mecha-nism and its suggestion that the educationalinstitutes be given more autonomy may bewelcomed by many, especially in the acade-mia.
The views of the Board were communicat-ed to the Ministry barely weeks after theHindutva body held a conference, which wasattended by HRD Minister Smriti Irani andher ministerial colleagues where RSSGeneral Secretary Krishna Gopal had pitchedfor an overhaul of the education system withassimilation of Hindu thoughts.
Among its more debatable demands are thatAyurveda, Siddha and other indigenous med-ical systems be included in an "integrated syl-labus" for medicine.
It has also called for major changes in allfields of higher studies, ranging from socialsciences to humanities, medicine and scienceand technology, besides introduction of valueeducation so these can become a "differentia-tor" between "Bhartiya" and other educationsystems.
RSS affiliate...Bank of India and Minister of State for
Finance, Government of India, that rupeeshould be made convertible on CapitalAccount, the National Council of theSwadeshi Jagran Manch cautions theGovernment not to make this mistake," itsresolution said.
It further said, "Full Capital AccountConvertibility will not suit an economy likeIndia, which is undergoing the process ofstructural reforms which needs controls andregulations for the time being."
SJM national Co-Convener AshwaniMahajan said the Manch held a meeting of itsNational Council at Vijaywada in AndhraPradesh on June 27 and 28 and discussed theissue at length and felt that full rupee convert-ibility would lead to outflow of domestic sav-ings and would adversely impact the econo-my.
"Swadeshi Jagran Manch firmly believesthat a free Capital Account will lead to exportof domestic saving, which for a capital-scarcecountry like India, can seriously affect theeconomy adversely," the resolution said.
The SJM feels various governments haveattempted Capital Account Convertibility ofthe Rupee and globalization apologists lookupon this as a final step towards integratingdomestic economy with the world.
It said those favoring convertibility ofrupee on capital account argue that domesticinvestors can maximize their profits by pur-
chasing Capital assets abroad and argue thatthis would help raise loans from abroad atlower interest.
Mahajan said the first major attempt in thisdirection was made by Government of Indiain the year 1996-97 and Swadeshi JagranManch strongly opposed the move then.Government then constituted the TaraporeCommittee to prepare a road-map for makingrupee fully convertible on Capital Account.
"Thanks to the South East Asian financialcrisis, the Government had to take its handsoff from this move," he said.
The SJM said Tarapore Committee recom-mended that in order to move in this directionsome conditions were to be met, which Indiais yet to do.
"India is yet to achieve targets as set forthby Tarapore Committee for initiating theCapital Account Convertibility and anyattempt to do it now will be in violation of theReport," the resolution said.
Won't Recommend...minister said.He said a Special Investigation Team (SIT)
is probing the scam under the supervision ofthe Madhya Pradesh High Court and if thecourt feels it should be investigated by anyother agency, it is free to do that.
"Supreme court and high court are free toget the matter probed by the agency theywant to. We don't have any problem."
The chief minister said no other matters inthe country have been investigated the wayVyapam scam has till date been.
Make Contents...June three has "so far not been made pub-
lic" though reports about it have appeared inthe media.
"Since this is an important agreement con-cerning defence and security ties, I requestyou to release the text of the agreement forpublic information," Mr Yechury toldParrikar in the letter.
Mr Parrikar and visiting US DefenceSecretary Ashton Carter had on June 3 signedthe new strategically important 10-yeardefence framework pact envisaging jointdevelopment and manufacture of defenceequipment and technology including jetengines, aircraft carrier design and construc-tion.
Both sides had then also finalised two proj-ect agreements for hi-tech mobile powersource and next generation protective suitsfor chemical and biological warfare.
This IIT Has ...queries. Through a website why.iitkgp.ac.in
and a YouTube channel, they are trying towoo students with its impeccable placementrecords and academic environment.
Through their YouTube channel, they areoffering a campus tour video where the over-all view count has reached 23,000.
"Most students have the same questionrelated to placement. Based on the pastrecords, it's evident that those who havemaintained their academic score (CGPA)above 7.5 in any of the disciplines and partic-ipated in various extra-curricular activities atIIT Kharagpur, get an average salary in therange of 9-12 lakh per annum," Atal AshutoshAgarwal, the students Vice President of IITKharagpur, said.
He said that a good rank in the joint examcould ensure a good department, but goodplacement would depend on the CGPA score.
The first round of seat allocation for admis-sions to 87 institutes, including IITs, begantoday and the second round will be held onJuly 11.
Gujarat Extends...regarding the safety of its product," Gujarat
Food and Drug Control Authority commis-sioner H G Koshia told PTI.
"We have also extended the ban on Hakkanoodles of SK Foods for one month as it toodid not produce reports on safety," he added.
The state government, on June 4, bannedthe sale of Maggi noodles for one month inthe state after the lead and monosodium glu-tamate levels in the noodles were found to beabove the prescribed limits.
Of the 27 samples, 14 had 2.8 PPM to 5PPM (particle per million) of lead, as againstthe prescribed limit of 2.5 PPM, according tothe state government.
Mr Koshia said the authorities also found aproduct of Surat-based 'Badri's YummyNoodles' unsafe for consumption due to highlead content, and banned its production, saleand distribution in the state for one month onSaturday.
Maggi noodles have been banned in manyother states following the allegations of highlevels of lead and MSG.
Seized Drugs ...valued at over Rs. 358 lakh during the past
few months and majority of the seized contra-band was handed over to the state excise andnarcotics department and police along withthe carriers.
Mr Lalsailova said the drugs destroyed onSaturday included around 500 gram of heroinand 1.08 lakh Methamphetamine tablets.
The YMA has been in anti-drug campaignin the state since 2005 bringing the annualdrug-related deaths from 143 in 2004 drasti-
cally to 42 in 2005, he said.
Woman Stripped..."A woman was stripped in full public view
by five people in Jaganoo area of Udhampur.The accused recorded the incident on amobile phone camera... it has gone viral onWhatsapp," Udhampur DistrictCommissioner said.
The woman was reportedly riding pillionon a motorcycle with a male friend when thefive men allegedly intercepted the bike andstarted misbehaving with her.
When she resisted, the accused overpow-ered her and stripped her.
In the video, the woman and her friend aresubjected to intense torture by the accused.The woman can be heard pleading with thegang to let he go, but the accused are seenthreatening with a stick and abusing her.
The woman has lodged a complaint withthe police. Three people have been arrested inconnection with the incident.
Now Kareena...to save the famed one-horned rhinoceros
from poachers.After months of training in conducting anti-
poaching operations, the sniffer dogs havenow arrived in Assam and would be in actionafter getting acquainted with the landscape.
"Dogs have proved to be very effective inanti-poaching operations. Our forests need agood number of these canines. They give usvery vital clues, even trace poachers orwildlife articles after the crime has been com-mitted," Dr Shekhar Kumar Niraj, head ofwildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC,told PTI.
Kareena, a German shepherd, has beenbrought over by TRAFFIC while Babli ofBelgian Shepherd species will be given byGuwahati-based conservation bodyAaranyak.
Kaziranga's tryst with canine detectives hadbegun in 2013 when Jorba was imported fromSlovakia by Aaranyak. Since then the five-year-old dog has led to more than 10 arrestsand officials claim its success ratio was morethan 60 per cent.
"We are very happy with the experience.They were successful in 60 per cent of thecases. Sometimes difficult terrain and rainyweather limits their efficiency," Kazirangapark director M KYadava said.
Any object left at the crime scene by thepoacher or even his footprint becomes a toolfor the dog to trace him with the power of itsnose.
In May last year, a poacher was tracked byJorba for 1.5 km. He was later cornered byforest guards and killed in an encounter sub-sequently.
A dog squad comprises a sniffer dog andone or two human handlers.
Assam forest department had sent two of itsofficials recently for a nine-month-long train-ing along with Kareena at a dog training cen-tre run by Madhya Pradesh Police departmentin Bhopal.
During the period, the three members of thesquad spent most of the time with each other.The first month went in building an affection-ate relationship with the canine while the restof the months were devoted to developing asense of discipline in the dog and building itsskills to track wildlife products.
Aaranyak's general secretary BibhabTalukdar said Babli is now getting famil-iarised with the landscape of Kaziranga andwould be deployed after the rainy season.
Kareena would be inducted in the next fewdays.
One of the biggest headaches of forest offi-cials is getting the poachers convicted due tolack of evidence.
"Dogs solve this problem by finding allpossible evidence like the weapon used bythe poacher or a body part taken away bythem. They can also find the poacher by trac-ing their exit route from the scene of crime,"Mr Talukdar, a well-known conservationist,said.
No regular hiring...institutions. The state government had in
April written to the 28 DU colleges funded byit, asking them to stop all appointments untilfull-fledged governing bodies, which are toinclude government-nominated members,were in place.
Out of the 15 governing body members foreach such college, five are nominated by thegovernment.
While Delhi government extends full fund-ing to 12 colleges, the remaining 16 get 5 percent funding.
President greets...our people."I look forward to Malawi`s active partici-
pation in the third India-Africa ForumSummit to be held in New Delhi in October."
Malawi gained independence from Britainon July 6, 1964.
In his message to Comoros PresidentIkililou Dhoinine, Mukherjee said: "I am con-fident that our relations will be furtherstrengthened in the years to come to themutual benefit of our peoples."
Comoros won independence from Francein 1975.
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The decision onmerging state-runBSNL and MTNL
will be taken in the nextfour-five months, TelecomSecretary Rakesh Gargsaid on Friday.
"BSNL, MTNL mergerdecision will be taken infour-five months after
studying the IIM report onit," he said.
Anupam Shrivastava,BSNL chairman-cum-managing director, saidMTNL will be delistedbefore the merger. MTNLstocks rallied 20 percentintra-day. The stocks weretrading 14.46 percent up at2.11 p.m. in the BombayStock Exchange.
MTNL, however, saidthere is no delisting pro-posal under considerationof the board.
Communications and ITMinister Ravi ShankarPrasad had earlier saidBSNL and MTNL's debtstood at Rs.4,459 croreand Rs.14,120 crore,respectively.
The department oftelecommunication inSeptember 2014 had set adeadline of July 31, 2015for closing the merger ofMTNL and BSNL. MTNLoperates in Delhi and
Mumbai while BSNLoffers telecom services inthe rest of the country.BSNL with 61,622 mobiletowers has the secondlargest tower portfolioamong all the telecomservice operators.
BSNL, MTNL, ando t h e rt e l e -
c o mprovidersin India
F r i d a y
launched nationwidemobile number portability(MNP). Full MNP willenable subscribers totransfer their mobile num-bers to any new city orlocality across the countryand use it as local number.So far, the facility wasavailable only within atelecom circle or servicearea.
"Full mobile numberportability has started fromtoday," Telecom MinisterRavi Shankar Prasad saidin New Delhi on Friday."If a person moves fromone state to another, he cankeep the number with him.I would like to tell this topeople of our country thatfrom today you are theowner of your mobilenumber and wherever youwill go your number willgo with you."
1. Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death ofSamudragupta in his work
A. MudrarakasamB. Devi Chand GuptamC. MrichekakatikaD. Malavikagnimitra
2. The system of Dual Government during the latter half ofthe 18th century AD is associated with the name of
A. CliveB. ComwallisC. Waren HastingsD. William Bentinck
3. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
A. Swami VivekanandaB. Swami DayanandaC. Raja Rammohan RoyD. None of the above
QUIZ TIME
Answer: 1(A), 2(A), 3(B)
TODAY’S STARARIES You may be in a difficult position, Aries, as a critical part of a pend-
ing decision. Your first reaction may be to throw up your hands andleave the decision to someone else. Making a choice is too tough,so you find that you'd rather not have to make it at all. Unfortunately,it looks like everyone else has the same idea. Deep down, you havean opinion that needs to be heard.
TAURUS Your self-esteem should be strong these days, Taurus, helping youbuild more confidence in yourself every day. There may be a glitchin the action today, however, as someone with an extreme perspec-tive on things suddenly steps into the picture. Your emotions maysuddenly swing from one end of the spectrum to the other. Do yourbest to stay calm.
GEMINI A ray of sunshine is likely to shine on you, Gemini. Things may have beencloudy lately, making it harder for you to maintain a positive disposition.Today's news will be uplifting, and you will likely be reminded of all the goodtimes in store for you. Others may feel a bit of stress, but you should be ableto see through this and appreciate the benefits of the situation.
CANCER Recent hesitation on your part may have suddenly put you in a bind, Cancer. Itmay feel like you've reached gridlock and your choices are limited. You can nolonger get a solid handle on things. Instead of trying to make a move now, youmay have to wait until the dust settles and you can see clearly again. Let the sit-uation release before you add any more friction.
LEO There are powerful forces operating now, Leo. Whether you realize it or not, youhave tremendous control over the direction of these energies. Take control of thesituation instead of letting someone else do it for you. You will find that other peo-ple are more malleable than usual, making them quite willing to move forward inwhatever direction you point them.
VIRGO If conflict arises in your world, Virgo, you must keep in mind thatthere is no one else to blame except you. Keeping your sights seton one goal is useful as you concentrate all your energy towardthat one thing. At the same time, you may be losing perspective onwhat's going on around you. Make sure you continue to be a teamplayer by keeping an eye out for the people in the wings.
LIBRA Life may seem like a great train ride, Libra. You have yourown little compartment that you're striving to keep comfort-able and neat. The company you keep is important, as isyour proximity to the food car. Be careful that you don't getso wrapped up in your own little world that you neglect topay heed to where the train is headed.
SCORPIO You need to learn an important lesson in follow-through, Scorpio.As you strive for perfection, you may get the feeling that nothing isever fully completed. Try not to be so hard on yourself. The workyou've finished so far is more than likely much better than whatmost people could ever accomplish. Put the final touches on what-ever you're doing and move on.
SAGITTARIUS Most of the time you deal with the facts, Sagittarius. Facts are thingsyou can grasp, categorize, and make rational sense of. Unfortunately,today some of your facts may be challenged by one of the things youfear most - intense emotions. The ensuing friction is like dealing withapples and oranges. You may find it hard to find any common groundfrom which to negotiate.
CAPRICORN You may be hit with some extreme circumstances that causeyou to feel uneasy about continuing along your path, Capricorn.Use this jolt as a reminder that nothing is set in stone. An ele-ment of the unexpected can always creep up on you. Deepdown, you probably had a feeling that this difficult situation wasbound to happen eventually.
AQUARIUS You may feel like you're on a road to adventure and excited aboutthe frontiers you're encountering, Aquarius. Unfortunately, itseems that not everyone is as excited about this path as you are.Blows to your ego are apt to hit hard, but try not to let this deteryou. This is more than likely a result of other people's jealousy ofyour incredible strength and bravery.
PISCES There's a tremendously sensitive side to your personality that's tenderand extremely vulnerable, Pisces. Be careful about putting too muchof yourself out there now. By opening yourself up so much, you're invit-ing in trouble. Others might not be that aware of how sensitive you are.Those with strong, boisterous spirits are likely to be abrasive, so pro-tect your emotions.
Another set of images showingthe iPhone 6s model's proto-type logic board has been
uploaded on the Web that revealsdetails on the handset's NFC chip,inbuilt storage, and design.
Discussing the details 9to5Mac,which got its hands on the prototypelogic board of the iPhones 6 models,says that the logic board sports a newNFC chip labelled as NXP 66VP2,which is an upgrade from currentmodel's NXP 65V10 NFC chip.However, it remains to be seen whatchanges does it bring in the handsetfor end users. The NFC chip is said toadd a secure element processor insideit, eliminating the need for a separatechip.
What also has been noticed is thereduction in number of chipsets onthe iPhone 6s' prototype logic board.One of the sections on the board thathoused 10 components previouslyhas been reduced to three main chips.The chip suggests Apple is stickingwith Cirrus Logic audio chip, aMurata Wi-Fi module, and wirelesspower amplifiers from RFMD,Triquint, Avago and Skyworks in therumoured next-gen iPhone.
sThe prototype board includes what
is said to be the same Bosch andInvenSense accelerometer and gyro-scope parts, which currently sits
inside the current iPhone 6 model.However, it has been speculated thatthe final logic board might feature achip from STMicroelectronics thatwas also seen in the Apple Watch.
Much to everyone's disappoint-ment, it seems the Cupertino-basedtech firm might stay with 16GBinbuilt storage as the minimum forthe iPhone 6s. It has been mentionedthat the 16GB chip is made using the19mm production process. However,it could also be possible that the chipcould be present only for testing pur-poses and Apple might change theinbuilt storage capacity by the timethe consumer version of iPhone 6scomes out. The firm has previouslyalso used low capacity storage chips
for testing.
The website separately got imagesshowing the design sketches of thealleged iPhone 6s. The image sug-gests the thickness of the smartphoneas 7.1mm, which is the same seenwith current generation iPhone hand-sets. This is in line with the onereported earlier this week.
The rumoured iPhone 6s andiPhone 6s Plus were earlier this weektipped to sport 12-megapixel rearcameras - something that was report-ed back in May. As per the report, thehandsets' camera unit has been opti-mised for 4K resolution video record-ing along with slow motion recordingat 240 frames per second.
iPhone 6s Tipped to Feature New NFC Chip;16GB May Continue to Be Base Storage
Google's current flagshipsmartphone, the Nexus 6, isnow available to purchase at a
discounted price of Rs. 34,999. Thehandset with new price tag is avail-able on e-commerce site Flipkart butit's not clear if the new price is just apart of its regular limited-time offersor a permanent drop.
While the Nexus 6's 32GB versionis currently priced at Rs. 34,999, the64GB version can be purchased atRs. 39,999. The 32GB version con-tinues to be listed on Google Play atRs. 44,000 and the 64GB version isavailable at 49,000.
Flipkart is also running anexchange offer, using which cus-tomers can buy the 32GB Nexus 6 atas low as Rs. 29,999 and 64GB at Rs.34,999. Almost all the major smart-phone brands and models are eligiblefor the exchange offer.
The Google Nexus 6, which ismanufactured by Motorola, comeswith a 5.96-inch QHD (1440x2560pixels) display at a pixel density of493ppi. The smartphone is poweredby a 2.7GHz quad-core QualcommSnapdragon 805 processor alongside3GB of RAM. Nexus 6 comes with13-megapixel and 2-megapixel rearand front cameras respectively.
Recent rumours suggest the search
giant might stick with its Nexusbrand and launch not one but twohandsets this year, and no tablet. Bothhandsets will reportedly by releasedin the traditional October launch peri-
od for Nexus devices. Google is saidto be working on two Nexus smart-phones, of which the smaller isreportedly being manufactured byLG, and the larger by Huawei.
Google Nexus 6 Now Available inIndia at Rs. 34,999
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'BSNL, MTNL MergerDecision in 4-5 Months' Pitching for a strong
cyber infrastructurein the country, Home
Minister Rajnath Singh onSaturday stressed thatIndia should work towardsdeveloping its own servers.
Addressing students ofthe Jaypee Institute ofInformation Technology(JIIT) during a convoca-tion ceremony in Noida,
the home minister said:"As the home minister ofthe country, I don't havecontrol on many of thecyber-crimes here as theserver is located else-where."
"In order to check grow-ing cyber-crime, we mustdevelop cyber-infrastruc-ture," he emphasised.
Echoing Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's call forbuilding I-ways (informa-tion highways), the minis-ter said: "We need high-ways, roads, but we alsoneed I-ways in our coun-try."
"Our neighbour Chinahas shown us how we canchallenge Google bydeveloping its own operat-
ing systems," he added.
Talking about the ongo-ing Digital India Weeklaunched by PrimeMinister Narendra Modion July 1, the home minis-ter said: "Our governmentis not only promoting digi-tal governance but I amconfident that India willsoon reinforce its digitaldominance in the world."
Urging the students touse education in a con-structive manner, Singhsaid: "Education whileused in a constructive wayis always beneficial tosociety but when abused itmay prove dangerous."
Referring to new mani-festations of terrorism, hepointed out that all mili-
tants are not illiterate.
"Some of them (mili-tants) are highly qualifiedand technically sophisticat-ed. This is a clear exampleof how technology can beabused for creating troublein society," the ministersaid.
Home Minister Pitches for Developing Strong Cyber Infrastructure
SPORTS7 NEW DELHI | MONDAY | JULY 06, 2015Fight for right
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SILVERSTONELewis Hamilton seized
back control of the BritishGrand Prix after beingovertaken on the first cor-ner to win his fifth race ofthe season on Sunday andstrengthen his FormulaOne title defence.
A Mercedes one-twowas just as forecast withNico Rosberg completinga ninth consecutive doublepodium for them but athrilling rain-affected racewas a riposte to some ofthe gloomy paddock talkabout the predictability ofthe sport.
“It was exciting for me,the start made it excitingand the English weatherhelped,” Hamilton said.“It’s an indication for usnot to throw our toys outof the pram and say every-thing is wrong.”
“Great job guys,”Hamilton said over theteam radio. “I am sohappy with that. Thankyou to all the fans forcoming out.”
Scattered showers at theSilverstone circuit addedto the drama late on andHamilton’s switch tointermediary tires camewith a well-timed pit stopwhich allowed him to beatRosberg by almost 11 sec-onds.
“Without the rain I don’tthink we would have beenon the podium,” saidVettel, a four-time worldchampion.
“My clutch was good,it’s just that we had poorgrip,” Hamilton said. “It
made the race even moreexciting for the fans.”
The safety car was soonout after a first-lap inci-dent when FernandoAlonso span into McLarenteammate Jenson Button,who was forced out of hishome grand prix. Alonsowas able to return to therace after front-wing dam-
age was repaired and wenton to finish 10th and col-lect his first points of the
season. Lotus duo RomainGrosjean and PastorMaldonado also collidedand had to retire.
After the safety car leftthe track on lap three,Hamilton moved into sec-ond but his pursuit ofleader Massa ended in himbeing overtaken by anoth-er Williams driven by
Valtteri Bottas.Massa and Rosberg
went into the pits at the
same time, then Bottaswent in, and Hamiltonforced his way back infront on lap 22 to roarsfrom the home crowd in afour-way fight for thelead.
The threat of rain addedto the uncertainty after theshowers, and Hamilton’seight-second lead over
Rosberg was halved. Theperfect timing ofHamilton’s pit stop to
switch to intermediarytires with eight laps to goallowed him to take the38th career win.
“It was Lewis’ call tocome in,” Mercedes teamchief Toto Wolff said. “Wegave him the option. Hedid it at the perfect timeand that gave him theedge.”
Lewis Hamilton wins BritishGP after thrilling race
LONDONAustralia’s injury-
plagued paceman RyanHarris announced hisimmediate retirement fromall forms of cricket onSaturday, dealing a majorsetback to his team'sdefence of the Ashes start-ing in England next week.
The 35-year-oldQueenslander withdrewfrom Australia’s ongoingwarm-up match againstEssex and walked awayfrom the sport less than aweek before the first offive tests against Englandstarts at Cardiff onWednesday.
“Given the news Ireceived yesterday, andafter talking it over withmy family, I know now isthe right is the time to stepaway from cricket,” Harrissaid following scans on histroublesome rightknee.
“I’m pretty lucky, I havehad a wonderful career andnothing made me prouder
than pulling on the baggygreen,” said the right-armpaceman, who ends his
career with 113 wicketsfrom 27 tests.
Cricket Australiaannounced that PatCummins would replaceHarris in the Ashes squad.
“I played 27 more teststhan I ever thought I wouldand I have relished everysingle moment of them,”said Harris, who alsoclaimed 44 wickets in 21one-day internationals.
“I couldn’t have played
with a better bunch ofblokes and walking awayfrom the team and our sup-
port staff is probably thehardest thing to stomachright now.
“This is a very specialteam and I know they willdo Australia proud in thisAshes series. I know I willcertainly be watchingevery ball.”
The Sydney test againstIndia in January wasHarris's last internationalmatch but he will be bestremembered for taking 24
wickets in a losing causethe last time Australiatoured England in 2013,the highlight his 7-117 fig-ures at Chester-le-street.
Coach Darren Lehmannpaid tribute to the lion-hearted paceman, whomade his test debut in 2010against New Zealand inWellington at the age of 30.
“Ryan always gave it hisall for his country and heepitomises everything thebaggy green stands for,”Lehman said of the bowlernicknamed ‘Rhino’.
“His never-say-die atti-tude was his signature ashe left absolutely nothingon the field each time heplayed and I think that issomething for which heshould be incrediblyproud.”
“The team and I are cer-tainly very proud of every-thing he has achieved onand off the field and wewish him all the best inwhatever he decides to donext.”
Ryan Harris announces shock retirement
DHAKAFaf du Plessis led from
the front as South Africaflexed their bowling mus-cles to thrash Bangladeshby 52 runs in the firstTwenty20 International onSunday. With this win,they went 1-0 up in thetwo-match series.
Opting to bat first, thevisitors lost their talismanAB de Villiers in the veryfirst over but du Plessisstruck an unbeaten 79 off61 balls to power theProteas to 148-4.
Their bowling attackcontained more firepowerthan Bangladesh couldhandle and the Proteas shotout the hosts for 96 inside19 overs to cruise to aneasy victory.
"It's the beauty of theteam," du Plessis,adjudged player-of-the-match, said in a pitch-sideinterview.
"We've got world class
players like AB but wedon't rely on one. There areso many other players inthe team who can bematch-winners."
Arafat Sunny gaveBangladesh a rousing start,dismissing de Villiers inthe very first over. The left-arm spinner sent back JPDuminy as well and SouthAfrica kept losing wicketsregularly to find them-selves in trouble.
Du Plessis hit eight foursin his unbeaten knock andfound an able ally in RileeRossouw (31 not out),adding 58 runs with him in6.4 overs to take the teamclose to the 150-run mark.
Defending the total, theSouth African spinners gotmore purchase from thewicket and did not allowany partnership to prosper,frustrating the hosts whowere hoping to replicatetheir limited-overs formhaving beaten Pakistan and
India in recent homeseries.
Kyle Abbott dismissedTamim Iqbal in the firstover to draw first bloodand the hosts capitulated,failing to withstand therelentless hostility.
Shakib Al Hasan top-scored for them with 26,while debutant Litton Dasmanaged 22 as only threeBangladeshi batsmen man-aged double digits.
Duminy, David Wieseand Kagiso Rabadaclaimed two wicketsapiece for South Africa.
"Our batters played toomany shots but it's not aworry. We can fix it in thenext match," Bangladeshcaptain Mashrafe Mortazasaid.
The teams return toMirpur's Shere BanglaNational Stadium for thesecond Twenty20 onTuesday.
Du Plessis leads South Africa toeasy win in Bangladesh
NEW DELHIMary also said that her own prepa-
ration for the Rio Olympics wasgoing on smoothly and that it willlikely be her last action in competi-tive boxing.
Olympic bronze medallist boxerM.C. Mary Kom on Sunday said fel-low pugilist Vijender Singh hasearned the right to decide his futureand she respects his decision to turnprofessional and thus not be availablefor representing India at the 2016 RioOlympics.
Vijender, bronze medallist at the2008 Olympics and two-time medalwinner in Asian Games, announcedlast month that he was joining boxingpromoting company QueensburyPromotions in a “landmark, four-yeardeal”.
He will appear in at least six fightsin the first year of his contract withhis debut fight likely to be scheduledin September-October.
His move created a lot of contro-versy as it was deemed to be selfishand against the interests of his coun-try. But Mary said Vijender has theright to decide on his future.
“Vijender turning pro is his deci-
sion... he has after all won so manymedals for the country. I respectwhatever he is doing,” she said at aprogramme here on Sunday.
Mary also said that her own prepa-ration for the showpiece event wasgoing on smoothly and that it willlikely be her last action in competi-tive boxing.
“Olympics preparation... doing itdaily... it is going quite well. RioOlympics will be my last... after that
will concentrate on my academy...the one I am about to start.”
Five-time world champion Mary, amother of three, elaborated on herdecision to quit saying that it wasbecoming increasingly difficult forher to balance boxing and mother-hood.
“Being a mother, it is difficult tofight. I have kids and it’s time I takecare and look after them,” the 32-year-old Manipuri said.
Respect Vijender’s decision to turn pro: Mary Kom
BENGALURUPro-kabaddi team Bengaluru
Bulls Owner, Uday Sihn Walasaid he plans to set up a kabaddiacademy in the city, and is alreadyin talks with Karnataka govern-ment.
“We are planning to set up anacademy in the central part ofBengaluru. We have seen two orthree locations. We are discussingwith the state government,” Walatold.
Mr. Wala said his team hasalternative options, if the talkswith the government fail to mate-rialise.
“We want to go for an existingfacility, preferably. Instead of fac-ing bureaucratic challenges likelocating land, raising money andgetting permissions. It is betterthat we cut short the long process.We want to build the academy thisyear,” he said.
Mr. Wala said in the next 45days, a space will be finalised forthe establishment of the academy,which will work towards develop-ing and popularising kabaddi inthe state.
“Once we have a space locked
up, Arjuna awardee Ramesh sir,and Suresh sir will work with thedirectors. We will put perhaps sixqualified coaches. We are tryingto pick coaches who play,” hesaid.
The kabaddi team owner furthersaid, “One of the key activities ofthe academy will be to approachschools to include kabaddi in itscurriculum, and to build passionamong children. We will alsointroduce the fun element, may bethe touch-kabaddi format,” hesaid.
“Yet another intention of settingup the academy is to provide rightdietary support and physiqueinputs. We believe that quality ofplayers emerging will be muchhigher than what it is today. Thiswill help draw talent into the mainkabaddi team - Bengaluru Bulls,”he said.
Another intention of establish-ing the academy is to build a sec-ond team for drafting talented andmatch- experienced players intoBengaluru Bulls, Wala said.
“We want to build the secondteam which will play tournamentsoutside the league. Playing
matches will give them matchexperience on regular basis. It
would be a bad idea to induct tal-ented players without match
experience. The academy willcater to this need,” he said.
Bengaluru to get Kabaddi academyWe aim to break into top 10 priorto Olympics: Ashwini MUMBAI
Fresh from her triumphant exploits with senior part-ner Jwala Gutta in the Canadian Open, shuttlerAshwini Ponnappa today said the ace Indian doublespair was now aiming to break into the top ten whilequalifying for next year’s Rio Olympic Games.
“For doubles, the top 16 pairs will qualify and wehave to be in the top 13. Ideally we want to be in thetop 10. The qualifying process started this May andends next May. There are quite a few tournaments(left to qualify) but until the last moment anythingcan happen. It’s still a long way to go,” said theBengaluru-based player at a promotional event heretoday. “When we qualified for the Olympics the lasttime (2012, London), we had to wait till the Indianopen and had we lost in the quarters, we would nothave qualified,” recalled the 25-year-old Ashwini.
Currently Jwala and Ashwini, who complementeach other with their different areas of specialisationon the court, are ranked 13th in the world and theirfirst major outing is next month’s WorldChampionships in Jakarta, Indonesia where the pairwants to win a second medal, said Ashwini.
“I would love to win a medal at the WorldChampionships. Yes, we have won a medal (bronze)earlier (in 2011 to create history). And now Jwala andI are working towards winning another medal,” saidAshwini. Ashwini welcomed the reported appoint-ment of a specialised doubles coach, Malaysian TanKim, but said she wanted a separate camp for doublesplayers, to be held separately from those who playsingles.
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Moonligh tp r o d u c -tion pres-
ents yet anotherinteresting story of agirl named lilly whohailed from a smalltown and wanna getrich, successful overnight. But,will sheor won't she? Staytuned, promos to outsoon. Samira Raza,in main lead withsupporting castReet, Roopa,Sahiba, Akankshaand Gagan DeepSingh. Param ofMoonlight produc-tions is very hopeful that this small budget entertainer will do big in the industry.
This small budget entertainer willdo big in the industry: Param MLP
The ongoing probeinto the alleged leakof the censor copy of
the hit Malayalam filmPremam is going in theright direction, said theKerala Policechief.Director General ofPolice T.P. Senkumar toldreporters here on Sundaythat the anti-piracy cell ofKerala Police is doing itsjob to get to the bottom ofthe truth.
“There are lots of techni-cal aspects to be probed inthis case and hence itmight take time, but never-theless, we expect to crackthe case,” said Senkumar.
Premam hit a rough
patch very soon after itsrelease in the last week ofMay, forcing its producerAnwar Rasheed to quit his
membership from all theMalayalam film-basedorganisations.
The issue sent shock-
waves in the Malayalamfilm industry after it wasfound that the leaked copyfreely carried the water-
mark of Central Board ofFilm Certification (CBFC).
The film, according tothose in the know ofthings, was racing towardsbecoming the all-timebiggest grosser by crossingRs.30 crore mark in amonth’s time but suffered asetback with the leakedcopies making rounds andpulling the audiences backfrom theatres.
The film stars NivinPauly, billed as the risingstar of the Malayalam filmindustry, who starred in astring of hugely-popularmovies like BangaloreDays, Oru Vadekan Selfie,Ivide to name a few.
Premam leaked copy controversy: Kerala Policetrying hard to get to the bottom of the case!
After his songs likeDhup chik hori seand Tamanche pe
disco created waves inBollywood, rapper Raftaarhas now put on his dancingshoes for the reality showJhalak Dikhhla JaaReloaded and says dancinghas made him a completeartist.“I am a lyricist, pro-ducer, composer, singer,rapper and now a dancer.That makes me a completeartist and I want to be acomplete artist in enter-tainment,” Raftaar, whosereal name is Dilin Nair,told IANS.
Raftaar says that being amusician has helped himunderstand dance better,but the only problem hefaces is being technical.
“I haven’t faced any dif-ficulties as of now becausewhen you are a musicianyou have that experienceof beats and rhythms, soit’s naturally inside me.The only problem whichcomes in is being technicalwith dance. You have topoint your feet, flex yourfeet, chest has to be up,hand has to be on the par-allel level,” he said.
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa contestant Raftaar believesdancing made him a complete artiste!
Actor Abhishek Bachchan is elated thatthe trailer of All is Well has earned twomillion views in just three days of its
release.The trailer of the film, directed by Oh My
God director Umesh Shukla, sees Abhishek,Rishi Kapoor and Asin embarking on a roadjourney.
The 39-year-old actor, who was last seen inHappy New Year, took to twitter to thank hisfans.”And the trailer of #AllIisWell crosses2million!! Wow! Thank you guys,” Abhishekwrote.
Rishi Kapoor tweeted,” Wow. That must begood!”
The film was in the making for quite some-time and it began shooting in October, 2013.Actress Asin is making a comeback after
“Khiladi 786? in 2012. Besides Abhishek andAsin and Rishi, the film also stars Supriya
Pathak. All is Well is slated to release on August21.
Abhishek Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor’s All Is Well trailer crosses two million views!
Superstar SalmanKhan, who is out onbail after being sen-
tenced to five-year jailterm in the 2002 hit-and-run case, will not be travel-ling to different cities topromote his forthcomingdrama film BajrangiBhaijaan.The actor wantsto stay with his family, sohe will be promoting thefilm via video conferenc-ing here, says hisspokesperson.
The 49-year-old wasseen on Friday at thelaunch of special Eid songAaj ki party from the film,along with director KabirKhan, composer PritamChakraborty and singerMika Singh.
However, the Dabanggactor will not travel tocities as his family wantshim to spend more timewith them.
“Salman will spend thistime with his family andwill not be a part of the cityvisits. We are doing videoconferencing fromMumbai,” his spokesper-son said in a statement.
The story of BajrangiBhaijaan, which also starsKareena Kapoor Khan and
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, isabout a man discoveringlove during a journey fromIndia to Pakistan.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan,
which is slated to releaseon July 17, is Salman’ssecond film with Kabirafter 2012 blockbuster EkTha Tiger.
Salman Khan to promote BajrangiBhaijaan via video-conferencing!
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