NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 Stepping up campaign against the controversial land bill, MPs from oppo- sition parties will take out a march to Rashtrapati Bhavan next Tuesday to register their protest against the amendments proposed to be carried out in the Act of 2013. Eight parties -- Congress, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK, JD(U), CPI(M), CPI and Kerala Congress (M) -- have so far confirmed their partici- pation in the march, sources said here today. Efforts are being made to rope in some other parties as well and JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav is coordinat- ing in this endeavour, they said. There is a possibility of Congress President Sonia Gandhi also taking part in the march from Parliament to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, a distance of about one km, the sources said. "It is a march of non- NDA MPs to the Rashtrapati Bhavan... Sharad Yadav is coordinat- ing," a source said. Though it is supposed to be a march of MPs only, there is a likelihood of West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool CONTD. ON P AGE 3 MUMBAI Temperature: 32 0 C Precipitation:10% Humidity: 60% Wind: 18Km/hr HAQ SAADDA FIGHT FOR RIGHT Saturday, March 14, 2015 AAP has to give good govt in Delhi, change the system: Kejriwal HTC One M9 to Launch Monday; 64GB Storage Variant Tipped Alongside The Departed: Hrithik to step into Leonardo Di Caprio’s shoes P8 SRINAGAR, MARCH 13 An Army court has sen- tenced one more soldier to life term and dismissed him from service for his involvement in Machhil fake encounter case, in which three youths were killed near the LoC in April CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Machhil fake encounter: One more soldier sentenced to life SHIMLA, MARCH 13 Five members of a family sustained grievous injuries when a drunk man fired at his brother and his daughters in a Himachal Pradesh village on Friday, police said. A property dispute is believed to be behind the incident. Chint Ram, 45, a resident of Khusri CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Five injured in firing in Himachal village NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 A school boy was killed after a DTC bus ran over him in Khanpur area on Friday, fol- lowing which angry residents set the bus on fire and van- dalised 12 others, police said. "A boy, wearing school uni CONTD. ON P AGE 3 DTC bus runs over a school boy, angry residents set it ablaze NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh on March 14-15, a statement said on Friday. Mukherjee will be the chief guest at the 64th convocation of Punjab University on Saturday and the second convocation of the Indian CONTD. ON P AGE 3 President to visit Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh PATNA, MARCH 13 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will sit on a 24-hour fast here tomorrow as part of JD(U)'s stir against the Land Acquisition bill. State JD(U) President Basistha Narayan Singh would also participate in the fast to be held at the party headquarters, party spokesman Neeraj Kumar said today. CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Nitish to sit on 24 hour fast against Land Bill JAMMU, MARCH 13 Under fire from political par- ties, the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed government on Friday withdrew the controversial cir- cular asking constitutional authorities to maintain the sanctity of the state flag, saying it was not approved by a "com- petent authority". The government said appropriate CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Mufti govt withdraws circular on state flag NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 Delhiites today woke up to a cloudy morning with the weatherman predicting light spells of rain or thundershow- ers in some areas during the day. The minimum CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Cloudy morning in Delhi, MeT predicts light showers MANAMA, MARCH 13 More than 100 foreign workers, including Indians, who went on strike here over non-payment of salaries have received their wages follow- ing the intervention of diplo- mats and labour officials. CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Indian workers on strike get their salaries in Bahrain BATALA, MARCH 13 A minor girl was allegedly raped by a youth at Tattle vil- lage in the district, police said on Friday. The 15-year-old girl hailing from Attepur village yester- day lodged a complaint against one Amrik Singh, a resident of the same village, alleging that he took her to his CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Minor girl raped in Punjab's Batala P6 P2 Weather Report DELHI Temperature: 28 0 C Precipitation:20% Humidity: 63% Wind: 16Km/hr KOLKA T A Temperature: 36 0 C Precipitation: 0% Humidity:45% Wind: 13Km/hr CHENNAI Temperature: 33 0 C Precipitation: 0% Humidity:60% Wind: 19Km/hr LONDON, MARCH 13 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday met UK Chancellor George Osborne and reviewed progress made since 2010 in strengthening and deepening coopera- tion between Britain and India on economic and financial issues, includ- ing increased inward investment in each other's economies. Jaitley arrived here earlier today on his first official visit and began his two-day UK tour with a bilateral meeting with Osborne over breakfast. Osborne hailed the "increasingly important" relationship between Britain and India's economies. "Building on our already strong relation- ship with India has been a key priority of this gov- ernment. At the heart of our long term economic plan is developing closer links with fast-growing emerging markets like India ? links that benefit both countries in terms CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Arun Jaitley meets UK Chancellor Osborne, reviews economic ties MPs of opposition parties to take out march against land bill NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 A Parliamentary Panel has asked the Ministry of Minority Affairs to immediately initiate a process to collect data on people of minority communities living below the poverty line. In its tenth report on action taken by the min- istry on the 46th report of the panel, the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment has also asked the Minority Affairs ministry to devise a special scheme to make classrooms and school environment con- ducive and student- friendly for creating enthusiasm among stu- dents. In the report tabled in Parliament today, the panel reiterated an earli- er recommendation ask- ing the ministry that "as regards having a list of BPL persons or families belonging to Minority community" the process of collecting above data be initiated immediately. Earlier, the ministry had apprised the panel that Planning Commission has informed that 'Socio- Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011' is still underway. "The last BPL census was conducted in 2002. The religion-wise data CONTD. ON P AGE 3 NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 Concern was raised in Rajya Sabha on the poor standards of primary edu- cation and lack of facilities in government schools in the country. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Veer Singh (BSP) said while govern- ment schools lacked ade- quate amenities, the stan- dard of education was poor, forcing many stu- dents not to pursue their studies there. "The central government should help improve the conditions in government primary schools due to which children of poor sec- tions have to suffer the most," he said, adding that this was the reason why private schools were being preferred. CP Thakur (BJP), while lamenting the plight of government schools and education standards, said primary students pursuing CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Collect data on minorities under BPL: Parliamentary panel to Minority Affairs ministry 'Govt schools suffer from poor education standards, facilities' Vol. 1 Issue: 182 Price: Rs.3:00 Reg. No: DELENG/2014/58212 Delhi Edition Pages: 8 Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: [email protected] NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 As it completes one month in office, Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government on Friday came out with a list of its "achievements" which included slashing power tariff by 50 per cent, free water upto 20 litres per month and simplification of VAT payment among others. On the eve of completing one month of AAP govern- ment, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that they had a good experience and govern- ment is working with full confidence. "Last one month was spent to make reforms in the government system and CONTD. ON P AGE 3 AAP-led Delhi government highlights its achievements after one month NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday conveyed outrage to Pakistan on LeT ter- rorist and 26/11 plotter Zaki- ur-Rehman Lakhvi's release order, saying that it will pose a threat that cannot be ignored. On micro-blogging website Twitter, MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin wrote: “India conveys outrage to Pakistan. If Lakhvi is released it will pose a threat that cannot be ignored.” The development comes hours after an "extremely upset" India today summoned the Pakistan High If released, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi would pose a threat that cannot be ignored: India to Pakistan NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 The Supreme Court today took strong excep- tion to alleged inaction by the Centre for over 20 days on a complaint relat- ing to posting of two rape videos on WhatsApp and asked the CBI to catch the person who first uploaded them. "Why you (Ministry of Home Affairs) did not act? You sat over it for over 20 days. You (ASG) please tell us what MHA has been doing," the social bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit said. The remarks came after court inquired about the action taken by the MHA which was provided with CONTD. ON P AGE 3 SC raps Centre for inaction on complaint against rape videos NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for greater security cooperation with Sri Lanka on Friday dur- ing a landmark visit to the strategically located Indian Ocean island, whose drift towards China has raised con- cerns in New Delhi. Modi told Sri Lanka`s par- liament a "strong foundation of security" in the Indian Ocean was necessary for regional prosperity, as he began the first official visit to the island by an Indian pre- mier in 28 years, Sri Lanka is a midway point on one of the world`s busiest international shipping lanes and lies just across the water from India, but Beijing has asserted growing strategic influence in recent years as it seeks to secure its trading routes. Modi has made clear his ambition to reassert India`s dominance in its own back- yard since taking office, and CONTD. ON P AGE 3 PM Narendra Modi urges security cooperation on landmark Sri Lanka trip Maharashtra to waive off private farm loans MUMBAI, MARCH 13 The Maharashtra government on Friday announced plans to write off private loans availed from money- lenders by the state`s farming community. Accordingly, around 2.23 lakh farmers from the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions who have totally taken loans worth an CONTD. ON P AGE 3 ISLAMABAD, MARCH 13 Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar on Friday criticised the release order of LeT operations commander and 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki- ur-Rehman Lakhvi, saying that it is 'not a good move'. Hours after a Pakistani court today suspended the detention order of Lakhvi, Tarar took to Twitter to criticise the move. “Releasing Lakhvi is NOT a good move on any level. Period,” she tweeted. CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's release order 'NOT' a good move: Pak journalist NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam on Friday criticised the decision by a Pakistan court to release Mumbai terror attack accused Zaki Ur Rehman Lakhvi`s release, stating that the Islamic Republic was falling prey to making distinc- tions between `good` and `bad` terrorists. "It is now abundantly clear that Pakistan is adopting dou- ble standards, making the dis- tinction between the terrorist, CONTD. ON P AGE 3 Pak making distinctions between 'good' and 'bad' terrorists, says Ujjwal Nikam Pakistan summons India's Deputy High Commissioner NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 Pakistan foreign ministry on Friday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh over the 'unncessary hype' over 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's release order from Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail. Earlier in the day India said it was "extremely upset" over the verdict of a court in CONTD. ON P AGE 3
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NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Stepping up campaign
against the controversialland bill, MPs from oppo-sition parties will take outa march to RashtrapatiBhavan next Tuesday toregister their protestagainst the amendmentsproposed to be carried outin the Act of 2013.
Eight parties --Congress, TrinamoolCongress, SamajwadiParty, DMK, JD(U),CPI(M), CPI and KeralaCongress (M) -- have sofar confirmed their partici-pation in the march,sources said here today.
Efforts are being made torope in some other parties
as well and JD(U) chiefSharad Yadav is coordinat-ing in this endeavour, theysaid.
There is a possibility ofCongress President SoniaGandhi also taking part inthe march from Parliamentto the Rashtrapati Bhavan,a distance of about onekm, the sources said.
"It is a march of non-NDA MPs to theRashtrapati Bhavan...Sharad Yadav is coordinat-ing," a source said.
Though it is supposed tobe a march of MPs only,there is a likelihood ofWest Bengal ChiefMinister and Trinamool
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
MUMBAITemperature: 320CPrecipitation:10%Humidity: 60%Wind: 18Km/hr
HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTSaturday, March 14, 2015
AAP has to give good govt in Delhi,change the system: Kejriwal
HTC One M9 to Launch Monday; 64GBStorage Variant Tipped Alongside
The Departed: Hrithik to stepinto Leonardo Di Caprio’s shoes P8
SRINAGAR, MARCH 13An Army court has sen-
tenced one more soldier to lifeterm and dismissed him fromservice for his involvement inMachhil fake encounter case,in which three youths werekilled near the LoC in April
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Machhil fake encounter:One more soldiersentenced to life
SHIMLA, MARCH 13Five members of a family
sustained grievous injurieswhen a drunk man fired at hisbrother and his daughters in aHimachal Pradesh village onFriday, police said. A propertydispute is believed to bebehind the incident. ChintRam, 45, a resident of Khusri
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Five injured in firingin Himachal village
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13A school boy was killed after
a DTC bus ran over him inKhanpur area on Friday, fol-lowing which angry residentsset the bus on fire and van-dalised 12 others, police said.
"A boy, wearing school uniCONTD. ON PAGE 3
DTC bus runs over aschool boy, angryresidents set it ablaze
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13President Pranab Mukherjee
will visit Chandigarh andHimachal Pradesh on March14-15, a statement said onFriday.
Mukherjee will be the chiefguest at the 64th convocationof Punjab University onSaturday and the second convocation of the Indian
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
President to visit Chandigarh,Himachal Pradesh
PATNA, MARCH 13Bihar Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar will sit on a 24-hourfast here tomorrow as part ofJD(U)'s stir against the LandAcquisition bill.
State JD(U) PresidentBasistha Narayan Singh wouldalso participate in the fast to beheld at the party headquarters,party spokesman Neeraj Kumar said today.
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Nitish to sit on 24 hourfast against Land Bill
JAMMU, MARCH 13Under fire from political par-
ties, the Mufti MohammadSayeed government on Fridaywithdrew the controversial cir-cular asking constitutionalauthorities to maintain thesanctity of the state flag, sayingit was not approved by a "com-
petent authority". The government said appropriate CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Mufti govt withdrawscircular on state flag
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Delhiites today woke up to a
cloudy morning with theweatherman predicting lightspells of rain or thundershow-ers in some areas during theday. The minimum
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Cloudy morning inDelhi, MeT predictslight showers
MANAMA, MARCH 13More than 100 foreign
workers, including Indians,who went on strike here overnon-payment of salaries havereceived their wages follow-ing the intervention of diplo-mats and labour officials.
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Indian workers onstrike get theirsalaries in Bahrain
BATALA, MARCH 13A minor girl was allegedly
raped by a youth at Tattle vil-lage in the district, police saidon Friday.
The 15-year-old girl hailingfrom Attepur village yester-day lodged a complaintagainst one Amrik Singh, aresident of the same village,alleging that he took her to his
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Minor girl raped inPunjab's Batala
P6P2
Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 280CPrecipitation:20%Humidity: 63%Wind: 16Km/hr
KOLKATATemperature: 360CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity:45% Wind: 13Km/hr
CHENNAITemperature: 330CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity:60%Wind: 19Km/hr
LONDON, MARCH 13Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley on Friday met UKChancellor GeorgeOsborne and reviewedprogress made since2010 in strengtheningand deepening coopera-tion between Britain andIndia on economic andfinancial issues, includ-ing increased inwardinvestment in eachother's economies.
Jaitley arrived hereearlier today on his firstofficial visit and beganhis two-day UK tourwith a bilateral meetingwith Osborne overbreakfast.
Osborne hailed the
"increasingly important"relationship betweenBritain and India'seconomies.
"Building on ouralready strong relation-ship with India has beena key priority of this gov-
ernment. At the heart ofour long term economicplan is developing closerlinks with fast-growingemerging markets likeIndia ? links that benefitboth countries in terms
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Arun Jaitley meets UK ChancellorOsborne, reviews economic ties
MPs of opposition parties to takeout march against land bill
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13A Parliamentary Panel
has asked the Ministryof Minority Affairs toimmediately initiate aprocess to collect dataon people of minoritycommunities livingbelow the poverty line.
In its tenth report onaction taken by the min-istry on the 46th reportof the panel, theStanding Committee onSocial Justice andEmpowerment has also
asked the MinorityAffairs ministry todevise a special schemeto make classrooms andschool environment con-ducive and student-friendly for creatingenthusiasm among stu-dents.
In the report tabled inParliament today, thepanel reiterated an earli-er recommendation ask-ing the ministry that "asregards having a list ofBPL persons or families
belonging to Minoritycommunity" the processof collecting above databe initiated immediately.
Earlier, the ministryhad apprised the panelthat PlanningCommission hasinformed that 'Socio-Economic and CasteCensus (SECC), 2011' isstill underway.
"The last BPL censuswas conducted in 2002.The religion-wise data
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Concern was raised in
Rajya Sabha on the poorstandards of primary edu-cation and lack of facilitiesin government schools inthe country.
Raising the issue duringZero Hour, Veer Singh(BSP) said while govern-ment schools lacked ade-quate amenities, the stan-dard of education waspoor, forcing many stu-dents not to pursue theirstudies there.
"The central governmentshould help improve theconditions in governmentprimary schools due towhich children of poor sec-tions have to suffer themost," he said, adding thatthis was the reason whyprivate schools were beingpreferred.
CP Thakur (BJP), whilelamenting the plight ofgovernment schools andeducation standards, saidprimary students pursuing
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Collect data on minorities under BPL:Parliamentary panel to Minority Affairs ministry
'Govt schools suffer from pooreducation standards, facilities'
Vol. 1 Issue: 182 Price: Rs.3:00 Reg. No: DELENG/2014/58212 Delhi Edition Pages: 8 Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: [email protected]
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13As it completes one
month in office, AamAadmi Party-led Delhigovernment on Fridaycame out with a list of its"achievements" whichincluded slashing powertariff by 50 per cent, freewater upto 20 litres permonth and simplificationof VAT payment amongothers.
On the eve of completingone month of AAP govern-ment, Deputy ChiefMinister Manish Sisodia
said that they had a goodexperience and govern-ment is working with fullconfidence.
"Last one month wasspent to make reforms inthe government system and
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
AAP-led Delhi government highlightsits achievements after one month
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13The Ministry of External
Affairs on Friday conveyedoutrage to Pakistan on LeT ter-rorist and 26/11 plotter Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's releaseorder, saying that it will pose athreat that cannot be ignored.
On micro-blogging websiteTwitter, MEA spokespersonSyed Akbaruddin wrote: “Indiaconveys outrage to Pakistan. IfLakhvi is released it will pose athreat that cannot be ignored.”
The development comeshours after an "extremelyupset" India today summonedthe Pakistan High
If released, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi would pose athreat that cannot be ignored: India to Pakistan
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13The Supreme Court
today took strong excep-tion to alleged inaction bythe Centre for over 20days on a complaint relat-ing to posting of two rapevideos on WhatsApp andasked the CBI to catch theperson who first uploadedthem.
"Why you (Ministry ofHome Affairs) did not act?You sat over it for over 20days. You (ASG) pleasetell us what MHA hasbeen doing," the social
bench comprising justicesMadan B Lokur and U ULalit said.
The remarks came after
court inquired about theaction taken by the MHAwhich was provided with
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
SC raps Centre for inaction oncomplaint against rape videos
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi called forgreater security cooperationwith Sri Lanka on Friday dur-ing a landmark visit to thestrategically located IndianOcean island, whose drifttowards China has raised con-cerns in New Delhi.
Modi told Sri Lanka`s par-liament a "strong foundationof security" in the IndianOcean was necessary forregional prosperity, as hebegan the first official visit to
the island by an Indian pre-mier in 28 years,
Sri Lanka is a midway pointon one of the world`s busiestinternational shipping lanesand lies just across the waterfrom India, but Beijing hasasserted growing strategicinfluence in recent years as itseeks to secure its tradingroutes.
Modi has made clear hisambition to reassert India`sdominance in its own back-yard since taking office, and
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
PM Narendra Modi urgessecurity cooperation onlandmark Sri Lanka trip
Maharashtrato waive offprivate farmloansMUMBAI, MARCH 13
The Maharashtragovernment on Fridayannounced plans towrite off private loansavailed from money-lenders by the state`sfarming community.
Accordingly, around2.23 lakh farmersfrom the Vidarbha andMarathwada regionswho have totally takenloans worth an
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 13Pakistani journalist Mehr
Tarar on Friday criticised therelease order of LeT operationscommander and 2008 Mumbaiterror attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, saying thatit is 'not a good move'.
Hours after a Pakistani courttoday suspended the detentionorder of Lakhvi, Tarar took toTwitter to criticise the move.“Releasing Lakhvi is NOT agood move on any level.Period,” she tweeted.
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's release order'NOT' a good move: Pak journalist
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Public Prosecutor Ujjwal
Nikam on Friday criticised thedecision by a Pakistan court torelease Mumbai terror attackaccused Zaki Ur RehmanLakhvi`s release, stating thatthe Islamic Republic was
falling prey to making distinc-tions between `good` and `bad`terrorists.
"It is now abundantly clearthat Pakistan is adopting dou-ble standards, making the dis-tinction between the terrorist,
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
Pak making distinctions between 'good'and 'bad' terrorists, says Ujjwal Nikam
Pakistan summonsIndia's Deputy HighCommissioner NEW DELHI, MARCH 13
Pakistan foreign ministry onFriday summoned IndianDeputy High Commissioner JPSingh over the 'unncessaryhype' over 2008 Mumbai terrorattack mastermind ZakiurRehman Lakhvi's release orderfrom Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail.
Earlier in the day India saidit was "extremely upset" overthe verdict of a court in
CONTD. ON PAGE 3
NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | MARCH 14, 2015Delhi News2 SAADDA HAQ
BENGALURU, MARCH 13As he battles turbulence within
his party, Delhi Chief Minister andAam Admi Party leader ArvindKejriwal on Friday sent out a mes-sage to his party that it has to give agood government in Delhi andchange the system.
Breaking his silence ever sincethe turmoil broke out with uglypublic spat among its leaders,Kejriwal said "...Now we have tomove forward from here and if wepresent Delhi as a model then I feelthat it will give rise to a new kind ofpolitics in this country and in thisworld."
"I strongly fight on this issuewithin the party. Everyone says nowthat we have won Delhi we will winothers as well. Are we a Napoleonwho are on the victory march?" theAAP leader, who is undergoingnature cure treatment at a naturopa-thy institute on city outskirts, said.
Kejriwal's remarks came at aninformal cultural event at JindalNature Cure Institute where the 46-year old AAP leader was admittedon March five for a 10-day nature
cure treatment for his persistentchronic cough problem and uncon-trolled sugar level.
"We have to change the system,so we will have to give a good gov-ernment and a good system in Delhi
and if Delhi changes I have a beliefthat whole country will change."
"We want you guys to give us
your ideas and all of you to partici-pate in this," he told the gatheringas he also joined them in singing a
song as part of "Antakshari" pro-gramme.
Kejriwal's remarks are seen as aclear message to the party to focuson providing good governance inDelhi, as AAP, gripped by infight-ing, is struggling to battle internalcrisis and stave off the damagingfall-out to its public image.
The simmering rift flared up withAAP's founding members YogendraYadav and Prashant Bhushan beingousted from the party's PoliticalAffairs Committee.
Ever since then, the wranglingshave taken murkier turns with stingoperations by detractors of Kejriwalwith allegations of attempts topoach six Congress MLAs to formthe government last year, followingwhich its prominent Mumbai faceAnjali Damania quit theparty.
Making matters worse, Kejriwalhas come under fire in public fromYadav and Bhushan who haveopenly questioned his style of func-tioning and "unilateral" decisionstaken by him.
Meanwhile, Kejriwal's sugar leveland cough are under control, a sen-
ior doctor treating him said."The sugar level and cough of
Kejriwal are under control. He isabsolutely fine and ready for dis-charge," Dr Babina Nandakumar,Chief Medical Officer at JindalNature Cure Institute on city out-skirts, told PTI. Kejriwal is readyfor discharge on March 16, sheadded.
Kejriwal is being treated with allprescribed therapies and massagesand his diet consists of juices,kashayas, chapatis, soups andcooked vegetables, she said.
The AAP leader is staying in anaccommodation with two bed-rooms, a hall and a treatment room,called "Nest" at the Institute, a spe-cialty charitable naturopathy andyoga hospital in an eco-friendlycampus of 100 acres.
A set of four senior doctors,including an acupuncturist, physio-therapist and a yoga officer, are tak-ing care of Kejriwal.
The AAP chief's parents also areundergoing naturopathy treatment.His father is suffering from consti-pation and mother from diabetesand arthritis.
AAP has to give good govt in Delhi, change the system: Kejriwal
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13The National Green Tribunal
has rapped the Delhi govern-ment, including the Public WorksDepartment (PWD), over unau-thorised constructions being car-ried out in South Delhi'sJaunapur and Dera Mandi forestareas.
"Inspite of interim orderalready passed, the road layingprocess and cutting of trees arestill going on... Even thoughsome portions are in occupationof private individuals, it is notdisputed that since long, theentire area is declared as forestarea."
"Therefore, it is the duty of theForest Department as well as
PWD to see that there is no con-struction activity and no tree cut-ting is permitted," a bench head-ed by Justice P Jyothimani said.
The observations came whilehearing a plea by South Delhiresident Amarjit Singh Nalwaseeking a stay on all illegal activ-ities including cutting of trees,construction of residentialaccommodation and laying ofconcrete RCC roads through for-est. He has also stated that unau-thorised constructions are goingon illegally in the said area andthe authorities are not taking anysteps. The Tribunal, which hadearlier ordered status quo inrespect of construction in thearea, directed the Forest
Department as well as PWD to"scrupulously" implement theorders and file status report byApril 16, next date of hearing.
The plea filed through, advo-cate Rahul Choudhary, also seeksstay on disposal of municipalwaste, boring of illegal tubewells, burning plastic and illegalmining activities in violation ofForest (Conservation) Act, 1980in the notified forest areas ofJaunapur and Dera Mandi.
Earlier, Choudhary had con-tended that according to a notifi-cation dated April 2,1996 theRevenue Department has handedover the lands along to the ForestDepartment of Delhi govern-ment.
NGT raps Delhi govt over unautho-rised constructions in South Delhi
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Defence counsel in the Uber
rape case has accused thejudge conducting the trial ofbeing "biased" towards him.
The charge was made byadvocate D K Mishra, appear-ing for Shiv Kumar Yadav,who has been accused of rap-ing a 25-year-old woman in hiscab, when the victim's fatherhad appeared beforeAdditional Sessions JudgeKaveri Baweja to give theorder of the Supreme Courtstaying the proceedings of thecase.
The apex court on March 10had restrained the media fromreporting the statements ofwitnesses which have beenrecorded after the Delhi HighCourt's March 4 order allow-ing the accused's plea to recalland re-examine 13 prosecutionwitnesses including the victim.
"He (Mishra) further addsthat this court is biasedbecause even if he 'breathes', itis recorded in the order sheet,but the court is not recordingthe conduct of father of pros-ecutrix (in taking away thecopy of the apex court orderfrom him in the court room)",the judge noted in herorder.
The court recorded it in theorder sheet after repeatedinsistence of the counsel totake on record the conduct ofthe victim's father.
The judge said, "I have triedto pacify defence counsel stat-ing that it is only a small issue.The father of the victim is alayman and moreover, he hasagain given the order of theSupreme Court to the defencecounsel now. But he stillinsists that the aforesaid berecorded".
Uber cab rape case: Defencecounsel alleges bias
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Delhi Metro services
between Green Park andSultanpur stations onYellow Line (Line 2) willbe briefly affected onSunday due to mainte-nance work near QutabMinar station.
Trains will run on a sin-gle line between 10 AMand 2 PM between the saidstations, although normaltrain services will beavailable betweenJahangirpuri to GreenPark and Sultanpur toHUDA City Centre sec-tions.
Metro said the frequen-
cy between trains will beapproximately 30 minutesduring this period at fivestations falling on thisroute namely Hauz Khas,Malviya Nagar, Saket,Qutab Minar andChattarpur.
"This is necessitated dueto track maintenance worknear Qutab Minar Metrostation, which has to beundertaken during daytime only," a metrospokesman said.
Services on the entiresection that connectsJahngirpuri to HUDA CityCentre will run as per nor-mal schedule after 2 PM.
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Taking a dig at AAP for
promising free power andwater in Delhi, TransportMinister Nitin Gadkari onFriday said it is easy todeclare something in anelection campaign buttough to implement thesame.
Speaking at an event,Gadkari said, "I think weshould give them (AamAadmi Party) some time.It will not be appropriateto analyse right nowbecause to give everythingfree of charge is easy todeclare but to implementit is tough."
He was responding to aquery on Delhi govern-ment's plan to reducewater and electricitycharges.
AAP-ruled Delhi gov-ernment, on March 1, hadannounced slashing powertariff by 50 percent forconsumption up to 400
units per month and20,000 litres of free waterper household everymonth. The Ministeradded that both the Centreas well as state govern-ments are facing financialconstraints. "We havefinancial problems in stateand central governments,and in that situation if youstart giving water andelectricity free of charge,it will be very difficult for
the state government," theMinister said. Last month,in an apparent reference toAAP, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi had said,"During every election,political parties promisefree power. People need tothink about these promis-es." Delhi has a powerdemand of about 5,000MW and is largelydependent on other statesto meet this requirement.
Delhi Metro servicesto be affected
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Union Urban Development min-
istry has set up a high-poweredreview and monitoring committeeto fast track approval of buildingplans in Delhi and give a boost tothe construction business in thenational capital.
Urban Development Minister MVenkaiah Naidu has set up the 16-member committee which wouldbe headed by Vice-Chairman ofDelhi Development Authority(DDA).
"The committee has been man-dated to review and monitor sanc-tioning building plan approvals forland area measuring 5,000 squaremetres and more forcommercial/industrial purposesand 10,000 sq mtrs and more forresidential purposes," a statementfrom UD Ministry said.
The committee seeks to enablebuilding plan approvals within 30days from the date of application tothe concerned urban local bodies.
The committee will meet onceevery month and sort out inter-
departmental issues that result indelay in issuing the required NoObjection Certificates/clearances,it said.
The committee, if required, couldcall the applicant to seek clarity toresolve the issues.
The concerned urban local bod-ies would furnish the summaries of
such proposals in the prescribedproforma to the Committee as soonas the applications were receivedand sent to the concerned authori-ties for NOC/clearances, the state-ment said, adding that theaggrieved applicants could directlywrite to the Member-Secretary fortaking up their cases in the next
meeting of the Committee.This Committee has been set up
by Naidu in the backdrop of delaysin according approvals for buildingplans which is adversely affectingthe ranking of Delhi in terms of'ease of doing business'.
"This initiative will help inenabling FDI flows into the con-struction sector in respect of whichthe minimum built up area hasbeen reduced to 20,000 sq mt fromthe earlier 50,000 sq mtrs," it said.
Members of the committeeinclude: Chairman/Commissionersof New Delhi Municipal Counciland three Municipal Corporationsof Delhi, representatives of theMinistries of Environment &Forests and Climate Change andDefence, Airport Authority ofIndia, National Highway Authorityof India, Central Pollution ControlBoard, Delhi Fire Service, DelhiPollution Control Board, Secretaryof Delhi Urban Arts Commission,Member Secretary of HeritageConservation Committee andCommissioner (Planning), DDA.
Venkaiah Naidu sets up committee forfaster approvals to building plan
Freebies easy to declare, toughto implement: Gadkari on AAP
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13A court here has acquitted eight persons
allegedly involved in a police encounter in2003 and pulled up Delhi Police for shoddyinvestigation observing that "legitimacy ofjudicial process" will be under cloud if acts ofviolations are condoned.
Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain gavebenefit of doubt to the eight accused and saidthe prosecution has failed to prove its case.
The eight men acquitted by the court areDelhi residents Sanjay and Virender Singh andHaryana residents Rohtash, Sonu,Dharmender, Sandeep, Vikram and Narinder.
Rohtash had absconded during the trial pro-ceedings and was declared as proclaimedoffender. The court, however, also acquittedhim in absentia.
The ninth accused, Rakesh, had initiallyabsconded but was killed in a police encounterin Haryana in 2007. The proceedings againsthim were abated.
Pulling up the police for not probing the caseproperly, the court said it made "namesakeattempt" to join passersby as independent wit-nesses and they too were let off in a "very
casual manner"."The legitimacy of judicial process may
come under cloud if the court is seen to con-done acts of violation of such safeguardswhich undermine respect of law," the judgesaid.
The court pulled up the police for failing toconduct the Test Identification Parade (TIP)proceedings of three accused Sanjay,Dharmender and Sonu, who were arrested inthe case later on the basis of disclosure state-ments of co-accused.
It said encounter took at a place where therewas poor visibility and the accused ran awaywhen bullets were fired at them, yet no TIPwas conducted on their arrest later on.
According to prosecution, on April 17, 2013,on a secret information, that notorious personsinvolved in various murder and dacoities willmeet at their accomplice place, Delhi policeofficials conducted a raid.
As soon as police reached the spot underSultanpuri police station, the accused in twocars started firing at the raiding party in whichone of the cops was injured and four werearrested, while rest five managed to flee.
Court acquits 8 men inencounter case, pulls up police
Kazakh womangang-raped inDelhi, three heldNEW DELHI, MARCH 13
A 35-year-old Kazakhstan woman wasgang-raped by three people here in a hotelwhere she had gone to meet them, policesaid on Friday. The culprits have beenarrested.
The incident took place on Thursdaynight at a hotel in Karol Bagh in centralDelhi.
Police said the culprits were known to thevictim.
"The woman had gone to meet the culpritsat a hotel in Karol Bagh where she wasgang raped," Deputy Commissioner ofPolice Parmaditya said.
The official refused to name the culprits,saying it may reveal the identity of the vic-tim as they were known to her.
"The victim would visit India and stay inhotels. She was in touch with the culpritsfor around two years," he added.
According to the official, the victimapproached the police on Friday morningand narrated her ordeal. "On the victim`sstatement, we have registered a case andarrested the culprits."
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13Delhi High Court today disal-
lowed withdrawal of a pleaagainst Delhi Law MinisterJitender Singh Tomar whichalleged that he had enrolled him-self as an advocate on basis of a"false and bogus" graduationdegree. Justice Rajiv Shakdherdeclined the request made bypetitioner Santosh KumarSharma, who had approached thecourt last month alleging thatTomar was not a science gradu-ate from Avadh University, as hehas claimed, and said this needsconsideration. The judge, mean-while, issued "court notice" toTomar, Dr Ram Manohar LohiaAvadh University (UP) and
Bishwanath Singh Institute ofLegal Study College (Bihar) forApril 27 and said "this is a curi-ous petition filed by Sharma,who should have not approachedhere." "I am surprised that anadvocate (Sharma) has filed thepetition and now he wants towithdraw it.
These are all tactics to pres-surise people. It's sad that you(Sharma) come like this," thejudge said, adding the respon-dents need to make their standclear. The Bar Council of India(BCI) and the Bar Council ofDelhi (BCD), who were roped inas respondents in the plea,appeared in court on the noticeissued to them on February 4.
NEW DELHI, MARCH 13A man along with his family
members, accused of harassingand torturing his wife, have beendischarged by a Delhi courtwhich noted that the woman'snon-appearance before it showsshe was not interested in pursu-ing the case. Observing thatdespite being issued court noticestwice, the woman, who hadlodged the domestic violencecase against her husband, did notappear to lead evidence,Metropolitan Magistrate MonaTardi Kerketta discharged theman, his father and brother of thealleged offence. "Despite avail-ing number ofopportunities,complainant failedto lead evidence in support oftheir case.So much so, that thecomplainant stopped appearingbefore the court. As a matter ofabundant precaution courtnotices were sent to her twice.However, despite receiving court
notices, she did not care toappear.
The court's observations cameon the complaint of the woman,who had sought protection orderto restrain her husband, allegedlyan alcoholic who tortured her atthe instigation of his father andbrother, from communicatingwith her and her son in any way.
She had alleged that soon afterher marriage in 2007, her hus-band, father-in-law and brother-in-law began inflicting crueltiesand torturing her, while pres-surising her to fulfill all their ille-gal and unwarranted dowrydemands and was later thrownout of her house along with thecouple's minor son.
In her complaint, the womanhad sought a compensation of Rsseven lakh for the expenditure ontheir marriage and the physicaltorture inflicted on her and main-tenance amount of Rs 15,000 permonth for herself and her son.
Delhi man discharged in harass-ment case as wife fails to testify
Row over degree: Delhi HC disallowswithdrawal of plea against Tomar
Continuation 3NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | MARCH 14, 2015SAADDA HAQ
If released...Commissioner here and lodged a strong
protest against a Pakistani court order torelease Lakhvi, saying it was Islamabad'sresponsibility to ensure that Lakhvi does notcome out of jail.
The officiating Foreign Secretary AnilWadhwa summoned Pakistan HighCommissioner Abdul Basit to South Blockand conveyed India's unhappiness over theorder in strong words. Wadhwa is officiatingas the Foreign Secretary in the absence of SJaishankar, who is travelling with the PrimeMinister.
The matter was also "raised at high levels"in Pakistan through Indian HighCommission, official sources said.
Blaming Pakistan for the Islamabad HighCourt order to release Lakhvi, Minister ofState for Home Kiren Rijiju told reportersthat Islamabad did not produce the evidenceagainst him despite having enough of it.
"Pakistan did not present the evidencebefore the court...The way the case has beenhandled by Pakistani agencies. Our concernis Pakistan should deal with terrorists in amanner in which the whole global communi-ty is looking at," Rijiju said, adding "There isno bad or good terrorists, a fact which hasbeen globally accepted".
India's reaction came within hours of theIslamabad High Court declaring as void thedetention order of the LeT operations com-mander Lakhvi, who was also the 2008Mumbai terror attack mastermind, and order-ing his immediate release. After his meetingwith Wadhwa, Basit said, "Lakhvi may havebeen granted bail, but the trial continues. Weall are working to complete the trial. Let thejudicial process take its course."
Lakhvi and six others - Abdul Wajid,Mazhar Iqbal, Hamad Amin Sadiq, ShahidJameel Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and YounisAnjum - have been charged with planningand executing the Mumbai attacks inNovember, 2008 that left 166 people dead.India has been raising its concerns over thedelay in convicting perpetrators of Mumbaiterror attacks. The issue was raised byForeign Secretary Jaishankar during hismeeting with his Pakistan counterpart AizazAhmad Chaudhry in Islamabad recently.
Pak making...bad Taliban and good Taliban," Nikam said
here."Why has Lakhvi not been charged with
distinct charge of criminal conspiracy? Whydid the Pakistan investigating agency not usesufficient evidence in respect of the criminalconspiracy? How are they justified in blam-ing India for not introducing the evidence?"he added.
Lakhvi is accused of planning, financingand executing the Mumbai attacks in 2008.
Earlier in the day, the Islamabad HighCourt declared Lakhvi`s detention as `illegal`and ordered his release, which sparked wide-spread condemnation in India.
Zaki-ur-Rehman...Questioning the judgement of the Pak
court, she wrote: “No evidence againstLakhvi? Witnesses recanting their testi-monies under fear: sure. What happened tothe evidence sent to Pakistan by India?.”
Moreover, sympathising towards the vic-tims of 26/11 terror attacks, she added:“Imagine yourself in the shoes of Mumbaiattack victims' families. Imagine if Lakhviwas Indian and had unleashed terror on ourland...”
Further terming Lakhvi's release order asan 'injustice act', she further tweeted: “I'm aPakistani who would always speak up aboutANY & EVERY injustice I read about, be ithere, or elsewhere. My values teach me that.”
However, regarding the Samjhota Expresstragedy, she wrote: “And yes,there must becategorical investigation in2 theSamjhotaExpress tragedy;India knowsthat.Still,I don't use 1 wrong 2negate theother.”
Meanwhile, according to media reports,Indian Deputy High Commissioner toPakistan JP Singh was summoned at foreignoffice in Islamabad today and a strong protestwas lodged with him over India's delay in thetrial of Samjotha express tragedy.
Earlier in the day, the Islamabad HighCourt declared Lakhvi's detention as 'illegal'and ordered his release , which sparked wide-spread condemnation in India.
Pakistan High Commissioner to IndiaAbdul Basit, who was reportedly summonedby Indian authorities over the matter, said thejudicial process should be allowed to take itscourse.
Pakistan summons...Islamabad ordering release of Lakhvi and
lodged a strong protest with the Pakistangovernment.
The officiating Foreign Secretary AnilWadhwa summoned Pakistan HighCommissioner Abdul Basit to South Blockand conveyed India's unhappiness over theorder in strong words.
Lakhvi and six others - Abdul Wajid,Mazhar Iqbal, Hamad Amin Sadiq, ShahidJameel Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and YounisAnjum - have been charged with planningand executing the Mumbai attacks inNovember, 2008 that left 166 people dead.
PM Narendra ...
his comments underscored the rivalrybetween the two neighbours, although he didnot mention China by name.
"A future of prosperity requires a strongfoundation of security for our countries andpeace and stability in the region," Modi toldthe 225-member assembly.
"We should expand the maritime securitycooperation between India, Sri Lanka andMaldives to include others in the IndianOcean area."
Modi said he and new PresidentMaithripala Sirisena had agreed to set up atask force to focus on an "ocean economy"that could have strategic interests for both.
India has traditionally regarded Sri Lankaas within its sphere of influence, and wasfurious last year when Rajapakse allowedtwo Chinese submarines to dock in Colombo.
Beijing also bankrolled a major expansionof the island`s infrastructure under its formerpresident Mahinda Rajapakse.
But his successor has worked to reduce thecountry`s dependence on Beijing and lastmonth ordered a suspension of China`sbiggest investment project, a $1.4 billionnew city on reclaimed land next toColombo`s main sea port.
Modi pledged Indian financial aid amount-ing to $1.81 billion during his visit, part of atour of Indian Ocean islands that took inMauritius and the Seychelles.
The figure includes a $1.5 billion currencyswap to help stabilise Sri Lanka`s currency.
He said India would help develop a region-al petroleum hub in the north-eastern portcity of Trincomalee, a strategic staging postfor allied forces during WWII.Modi willbecome the first Indian prime minister tovisit the northern Tamil stronghold of Jaffnaduring his two-day visit.
Maharashtra to...estimated Rs.156 crore plus interest of
Rs.15 crore (thus totalling Rs.171 crore) areexpected to be benefitted.
"We were delayed in waiving these loansdue to various reasons.. we now now decidedthat the money taken, not only by farmersdirectly, but also in the name of their wives,sons, unmarried daughters, brothers and sis-ters will be waived of, provided nobody fromthe family works with the government,"Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in thelegislative council.
The private loans, which now the govern-ment will pay off, are one of the triggeringfactors for the spate of farm suicides in thestate, especially in the Vidarbha-Marathwadaregion.
SC raps...all the information and rape videos on
February 10.The bench, which was informed by CBI
that it has lodged eight FIRs and one prelim-inary inquiry into the incident, asked theprobe agency to "find out" the person whouploaded the sexual assault videos first time.
"You (CBI) must come hard and pounceupon the person who first uploaded thevideos for pleasure of somebody. If you donot catch him then such incidents will keephappening," it said.
The bench then asked Additional SolicitorGeneral (ASG) Maninder Singh, whoappeared for MHA and the CBI, to find outas to whether it was possible to catch the per-son saying, "we are sorry, this should havebeen done in February itself".
Meanwhile, it also imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on Odisha for non-appearance of itslawyer despite the issuance of notice to it onFebruary 27.
The bench also imposed fine on Telanganafor not providing details of progress made bythe state police into a case relating to anattack on the car of one of the office bearersof the NGO who had launched the 'Shame theRapist' campaign on social networking sites.
At the outset, the ASG informed the benchthat CBI has lodged eight FIRs in the inci-dent and have got the video examined by theforensic laboratory and shortly, pictures ofthe culprits will circulated for making aneffort to nab them.
AAP-led Delhi...exploring avenue to maximum utilize
information technology. We also took majordecision in last one month by deducting elec-tricity bill by half and giving free water,"Sisodia told a press conference here.
On February 25, Arvind Kejriwal-led DelhiGovernment had announced a 50 per centsubsidy on monthly power consumption ofup to 400 units and 20,000 litres of free waterper month to all households that would costthe exchequer around Rs 1,670 crore annual-ly.
Government has already announced that itwill revamp its anti-corruption helpline,which was launched during its earlier 49-daystint.
Sisodia said that one lakh old-age pensionbeneficiaries were waiting for their pensionfor over two years, due to verification.
"We did speedy verification on fast trackbasis. Now 50,000 are verified and pensionof 30,000 beneficiaries is already beenreleased and by March 31, we will transferthe amount to the rest 20,000 verified pen-sioners. In next two months, we will verifyand release old-age pensions of other benifi-ciaries," he said.
Arun Jaitley...of growth and jobs," Osborne said after
meeting Jaitley at his office at No 11Downing Street.
The senior Conservative Party ministeralso welcomed Jaitley's presence at theunveiling of the "symbolic statue" ofMahatma Gandhi at Parliament Square inLondon tomorrow.
He said, "Together we will celebrate theunveiling of the Gandhi statue in ParliamentSquare, which I announced on my visit toIndia last July on a trip to see Prime Minister(Narendra) Modi. I'm delighted work hasprogressed so quickly and honoured thatFinance Minister Jaitley is here to unveil thissymbolic statue".
"Our cultural ties with UK are just asimportant as our economic links, and thisvisit is also an opportunity for the Indiangovernment to meet the British Indian com-munity and see their enormous contribution.It is with great pleasure that I have acceptedPrime Minister (David) Cameron's invitationto attend the inauguration of the new statueof Gandhi in Parliament Square in London,"Jaitley said.
The pair went on to discuss furtherprogress made since 2010 in strengtheningand deepening cooperation between Britainand India on economic and financial issues,including increased inward investment ineach other's economies.
"Nurturing and expanding the financialpartnership between the UK and India hasbeen a key objective of the government since2010, so it is great that today we've been ableto announce further progress towards thisduring finance minister Jaitley's visit toLondon," said Priti Patel, exchequer secre-tary to the Treasury and the Prime Minister's'Indian Diaspora Champion', who met Jaitleyafter the talks.
MPs of opposition...Congress leader Mamata Banerjee also
joining in as her party is playing a key role inscuttling efforts to amend the LandAcquisition Act of 2013.
The land bill was passed by Lok Sabhathree days back after the government carriedout nine amendments and persuaded most ofits allies to support it.
It set the stage for consideration of the billin Rajya Sabha where the numbers are loadedagainst the BJP-led dispensation.
Congress, Trinamool Congress, SamajwadiParty, RJD and BJD had walked out of theHouse, while NDA ally Shiv Sena abstainedas the Right to Fair Compensation andTransparency in Land Acquisition,Rehabilitation and Resettlement(Amendment) Bill 2015 was passed by voicevote.
'Govt schools...studies in Hindi medium were put at a dis-
advantage as they had to go for Englishmedium in higher class.
"Both Hindi and English should be taught,otherwise it is detrimental to the interests ofstudents. Government should take it serious-ly as now only one language is taught,"hesaid.
In another mention, MansukhlalMandaviya (BJP) said DRDO scientists were"demoralised" as there was delay in grant ofpatents for their research work in comparisonto their foreign counterparts.
"They get demoralised as it takes severalyears for getting a patent. Our scientists con-duct research but due to delays in gettingpatents, scientists of other nations get theirpatents registered," he said, seeking the inter-vention of the government in the matter.
Supporting the cause, Deputy Chairmn PJKurien asked the Minister to take up the mat-ter.
Motilal Vora (Cong) raised the issue ofmaking non- vegetarian cooking compulsoryin hotel management courses due to whichmany students could not take them up.
Collect data...was not collected in the census. Hence,
information on BPL persons/families belong-ing to minority community is not available atpresent," the ministry had said in its reply.
In its earlier recommendations, the panelhad suggested that the List of BPL persons orfamily belonging to minorities communitiesshould be prepared and displayed in the web-site within one year.
The panel also asked Ministry of MinorityAffairs that a special scheme be devised tomake classrooms and school environmentconducive and student friendly for creatingan urge and enthusiasm among the childrento come to the schools and to attend the class-es, take part in extracurricular activities likesports, debate, quiz and community service,etc.
In its report, the Committee also observedthat it had recommended that data regardingdropout and passing out rates from schools inrespect of Muslim students might be collect-ed and furnished to them.
President to...Institute of Technology at Mandi,
Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, the statementsaid.
He will also inaugurate the 58th plenarysession of All India Ayurvedic Congress inChandigarh on Saturday.
Mufti govt...administrative action will be taken after
enquiry into the circumstances leading to the
issuing of this circular."The draft of the circular was not approved
by the competent authority before issue ofthe same on 12th March, 2015, and as suchstands withdrawn with immediate effect," anofficial spokesman said here today.
"Appropriate administrative action will betaken after enquiry into the circumstancesleading to the issuing of this circular," headded.
Mufti government had yesterday issued acircular asking all constitutional authoritiesto maintain the sanctity of the state flag, at allcosts, as is being done in respect of the UnionFlag.
Jammu and Kashmir has a separate consti-tution and separate flag unlike other statesunder special status.
Explaining further, the spokesman saidsince December 12, 2013, the state govern-ment has been pursuing a case in the Jammuand Kashmir High Court wherein the peti-tioner has prayed for a direction that theRepublic Day of the state should be celebrat-ed when the state constitution was adoptedand became enforceable.
"It was also prayed that all constitutionalauthorities be commanded to use the flag ofthe state in all their official cars, offices andbuildings with dignity and honor demonstrat-ing the sanctity of the flag," he said.
The state government had not responded tothe case and had not filed a reply as desiredby the court, the spokesman said, adding,"The court gave a last chance to the stategovernment to file a reply on or before itcomes up for hearing which was expected tobe anytime now."
He said in order to avoid any adverse orderin a sensitive constitutional matter, the stategovernment intended to file an affidavit inthe court today contesting all the pleas madeby the petitioner.
In the affidavit, it stated that it will issue acircular reiterating the respect that is to beaccorded to the Union as also the state flagtaking recourse to J&K Prevention of Insultto the State Honour Act, 1979, in the lattercase.
Nitish to...State Parliamentary Affairs minister
Shrawan Kumar told PTI that JD(U) MPs,MLAs and office bearers would take part inthe fast to be observed across the stateagainst the Bill.
Kumar had strongly protested against theLand Acquisition Bill introduced by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi government inParliament by terming it a 'black law' anddemanded its immediate recall.
"The Bill seems to have taken the heart outof the legislation prepared in 2013 by theUPA government," he had said and declaredBihar would not implement it "at any cost".
Kumar had also supported the agitation ofsocial worker Anna Hazare over the Billrecently in Delhi.
Machhil fake...2010. This the sixth conviction in the case."Territorial Army rifleman Abbas Hussain
Shah has also been given life sentence anddismissal from service by the General CourtMartial (GCM)," a top Army officer said oncondition of anonymity.
In November last year, five Armymenincluding two officers were sentenced to lifefor gunning down three youths and then try-ing to pass them off as "Pakistani infiltrators"in a stage-managed encounter in Machhilsector of Kupwara district.
The April 2010 incident led to massive agi-tation across Kashmir valley, resulting indeath of nearly 120 protesters in action bysecurity forces to quell the protests.
Shah had earlier been exonerated by theGCM but has now been convicted and sen-tenced to life in a fresh court martial carriedout on the instructions of Army headquartersat Udhampur-based Northern Command.
The GCM has held that all the six Armypersonnel should be cashiered from service -stripped of their ranks and all pension bene-fits.
The Army officer said the case will now besent to the Army Headquarters at NorthernCommand for confirmation of the sentence.
"The sentence will be implemented as soonas we get the confirmation from the NorthernCommand HQ," he added.
Besides Shah, Colonel Dinesh Pathania,Captain Upendra Singh, Havildar Devinder
and Lance Naiks Lakhmi and Arun Kumarwere the other accused in the Machhil fakeencounter case.
Five injured...village in Solan district, fired from his
licensed double-barrel gun at his brotherAnant Ram. He was intoxicated at the time ofthe crime, a police officer told IANS.
The accused was arrested and his weaponseized.
The injured were referred to Chandigarh`sPGI hospital.
DTC bus ...form, was mowed down by a DTC bus
while he was crossing the road in Khanpurarea at around 11 am. Following the incident,residents staged a protest and set the busablaze and also vandalised 12 others, evok-ing tension in the area," a senior officer said.
A large number of police personnel havebeen deployed in the area to maintain calm.
The body has been sent to AIIMS for post-mortem, he said.
Cloudy morning...temperature was recorded as 14.2 degrees
Celsius, normal for this time of the year,MeT officials said.
Despite the early morning mist, visibilitywas recorded at a comfortable 1200 meters at5.30 AM and 1000 meters at 8.30 AM. Thehumidity at 8.30 AM was recorded 80 percent.
MeT officials have predicted light rainsduring the day.
"The skies will remain partly cloudy. Oneor two spells of light rain or thundershowerscould occur in some areas. The maximumtemperature is expected to hover at 28degrees ," said the MeT forecast.
Yesterday, the maximum temperature wasrecorded at 28 degrees and the minimum hadsettled two notches below the season's aver-age at 12.5 degree.
Indian workers ...The workers, who worked for Mercury
Middle East firm, were on strike sinceFebruary 28 and were paid the outstandingsalaries on Wednesday, Gulf Daily Newsreported.
An Indian embassy official visited theworkers at their accommodation reportedlyrefused to leave on Wednesday until the menwere paid, it said.
"We were trying to arrange some funds toclear the salaries and we got it processed onWednesday. All employees have been paidand if there is any delay, it is the bank trans-fer depending on their accounts," a companyofficial said.
Minor girl ...native village and raped her, they said.A case has been registered in this connec-
tion and medical examination of the girl hasconfirmed rape, police said, adding thatefforts are on to nab the absconding accused.
KOLKATA, MARCH 13Woman rights activist
Saswati Ghosh on Fridaycriticised Janata Dal(United) (JD (U)) leaderSharad Yadav for his remarkon the skin colour of SouthIndian women in theParliament.
Saswati said Sharad Yadavshould avoid making suchstatements as he is a repre-sentative of the people.
"Dark skin is the naturalthing in India. Any Indianwoman is a dark skinnedperson or a brown skinnedperson. Calling someone
dark skinned and putting it ina derogatory sense isextremely offensive. He hasalso made some derogatoryremark on women even ear-lier. He should not makesuch remarks because he isone of the MPs and is repre-senting people," Ghosh said.
According to reports, dur-ing the debate on theInsurance Bill in RajyaSabha on Thursday, Yadavstated that, "The women ofsouth are beautiful, theirbodies...their skin ...Theyaren't made like this here.They know dance".
The senior JD (U) leaderalso described the proposalto raise foreign investmentcap to 49 percent as a reflec-tion of an obsession with fairskin.
"Here people are awed byfair skin. In our matrimoni-als too we look for gori, gori(fair skin)," he said.
He also reportedly com-mented on the maker of thecontroversial 'India'sDaughters' documentary,Leslee Udwin, saying shegained easy access to shoother film because of her skincolour.
Sharad Yadav criticised for callingSouth Indian women 'dark skinned'
Accidents at unmanned levelcrossing claims 126 lives in 2015NEW DELHI, MARCH 13
A total of 126 deaths due to negligence ofroad users at unmanned level crossing havebeen reported this year till February.
While 98 people were killed in 2013-14,loss of lives in train accidents at unmannedlevel crossings was 124 in 2012-13, Ministerof State for Railway Manoj Singh said in awritten reply in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
In 2011-12, the number of casualty atunmanned level crossing was 204.
There were 45 train accidents due to negli-gence of road vehicle users at unmanned levelcrossing this year, till February.
Railways witnessed 53 train accidents in2012-13 and 47 accidents in 2013-14.
Sinha said a series of steps have been takento prevent accidents at unmanned level cross-ings which include closing of many crossingsand also construction of rail over-bridge andrail under-bridge to eliminate such crossingswhich cannot be closed down.
He said deployment of Gate Mitra/GateCounsellors at unmanned level crossings havealso been deployed at certain places.
Editorial4 NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | MARCH 14, 2015SAADDA HAQ
BY R. K. RAGHAVAN
Government offices the worldover are notoriously porous.Even those which boast of a
high standard of physical securitysometimes do not have a matchingability to protect their informationsystems. WikiLeaks is a strikingexample of how even one of the mosttechnologically advanced nationslike the United States can be foundwanting in this area.
The appalling state of India’s pub-lic offices is a case in point. Thebuildings that house them take thecake for permitting shockingly liber-al access to vandals and marauders.The disgusting state of hygiene inmost of them in itself bears testimo-ny to their porous nature and neglect,both of which certainly promote anambience that is least conducive to asecurity culture.
Porous and unsecured
While Central government officesare a shade better than those in theStates in terms of visitor control,there is no scope for being smug.This is despite the fact that the newgovernment at the Centre has done alot to block unauthorised men,including lobbyists, from visitinggovernment offices. In a much lesscomplicated universe, in the early1950s, Rajaji, as Chief Minister ofthe Madras State, successfully keptout ruling party men from the sacredconfines of Fort St. George. This haspossibly not had the desired result asreports of leakage of valuable infor-mation from a key Ministry in thenation’s capital show.
All you need to secure entry intomany government offices in ourcountry is a reasonably attractive-looking identity card, which may notnecessarily be genuine or whosevalidity has expired. Few questionsare asked after one gains entry. Thereare no sequestered areas which areout of bounds. Greasing the palms ofsecurity staff to secure unauthorisedentry is also not an unknown prac-tice. Here again where there isdeployment of Central IndustrialSecurity Force (CISF) guards, thingsare in fairly reasonable shape.
Elsewhere, the security staff are ill-trained and clueless and thereforeabysmally inadequate.
Shastri Bhavan which houses manyimportant Ministries — includingPetroleum and Human Resource
Development — is the most promi-nent among the many administrativebuildings in the capital which usuallyresembles a kumbh mela on mostworking days. Those found on itscampus constitute a spectrum, whichincludes influence and informationpeddlers and hangers-on, watchingthe hustle and bustle of the place.Those who are there on genuine busi-ness form only a minority. The heistof documents from the UnionPetroleum and Natural Gas Ministryshould be viewed against this back-drop.
Corporate angle
We do not have an idea of what thestolen papers at Shastri Bhavan con-stituted. Speculation is that they areon commercial data, apart from over-all policy indicators. The report that afew papers with national securityimplications were also stolen has nocorroboration as yet. What is fearedas having been compromised is whatis ready meat for corporate interests,especially in the pre-Budget weeks.The temptation to pre-empt govern-
ment decisions, and overtake com-petitors is too much to resist in anambience of sordid venality. This istrue of any firm which is low onethics and largely profit-oriented.This is why we should not be overlysurprised about ‘Shastrigate’. The
phenomenon will keep repeatingitself at periodic intervals. The publicfocus should be on what the govern-ment does to identify the loopholes toreduce the frequency of such suc-cessful raids on government informa-tion storehouses.
Early reports point to no great tech-nology having been employed by thenetwork that was behind the conspir-acy to breach Shastri Bhavan. Thealleged disabling of CCTVs in thebuilding was at best vandalism. Afew at the bottom of governmenthierarchy — who go by the genericname ‘peons’ — had possibly beenbought over and the keys to the doorsleading into the offices secured for aprice and duplicated to gain entry. Itwas as simple as that if press reportsare true. This would mean thatimportant documents had either beencarelessly left behind on tables orstored in cupboards with flimsylocks. If the Delhi Crime Branchinvestigation ultimately confirmedthis, the staff concerned (possibly thesection officer/under-secretary orabove) are culpable, irrespective of
whether they connived with eachother in the crime or not. They needto be disciplined if only for an obvi-ous lack of care in protecting valu-able documents.
Security classification
There is nothing known to us tillnow which suggests that this waseither a sophisticated operation or anintricate form of cyber crime. Mediareports refer to the stand taken inofficial circles that this was conven-tional theft after taking advantage ofthe vulnerability (read greed) of thelowest functionaries. There is alsothe claim that no great damage wasdone because most sensitive informa-tion was stored in computer systems,and whenever hard copies of crucialpapers were required, the bare mini-mum was printed for circulation on aneed-to-know basis — as it should bein a modern-day office. If this standis ultimately upheld by the investiga-tion, and the theft is proved as oneconfined to physical documents —there is some extenuation that will goin favour of the higher officials.
Fundamentally, there is a need for ahard look at existing systems. Thereis also a case for extending the highstandards which have successfullyprotected information stored both inthe Prime Minister’s Office and the
Cabinet Secretariat, and possibly atthe headquarters of all three defenceforces.
What the investigation will have toaddress next is whether the leakedinformation was actually sensitiveand classified. Without establishingthis, it may not be possible to suc-cessfully press charges other thanthat of theft and trespass against theconspirators. We have a funny situa-tion where many government organi-sations mark almost every other doc-ument as either secret or top secret.Very often the decision to classify adocument is taken at the level ofunder-secretary/section officer in amechanical fashion and without anyapplication of mind. The approval ofthe joint secretary, subsequently, issaid to be routine.
Security classification is a double-edged weapon. It no doubt vestssanctity to a record/note in circula-tion which it would not otherwisegain. At the same time it brings abouta ludicrous situation in which every-thing that a department possesses isconverted into a treasure that has tobe protected every working day,without the means required for doingso. When those who are accused inthe Shastri Bhavan case are eventual-ly charge sheeted and taken to court,some of them could take advantageof a loose classification protocol, andare liable to be discharged, if, at theminimum, the prosecution is unableto prove either a role in the break-inor direct benefit from what was con-tained in the documents.
Investigation and justice
A lot of scrutiny and application ofmind will be needed for successfulapplication of the Official SecretsAct (OSA). Incidentally, the OSA isof 1923 vintage and a complicatedpiece of legislation. There is onestrong school of thought which saysthat the OSA has no reason to remainon our statute books after the Right toInformation Act of 2005. An indict-ment of the accused under the OSA,after thorough investigation, requiresthe scrutiny of the Ministry of HomeAffairs (MHA) and its approval, afterwhich a complaint can be filed in the
competent court.
A favourable outcome thereafterfor the investigator is usually dicey.Interestingly, a person in charge ofand responsible for the conduct ofbusiness of a company is not liable topunishment under the OS Act “if heproves that the offence was commit-ted without his knowledge or that heexercised all due diligence to preventthe commission of such offence” —Section 15 (1). A company under thescanner has already distanced itselffrom one of its executives who hasbeen arrested. These are the factorsthat make a swift delivery of justiceto the aggrieved party, viz., the state,a near impossibility.
The Modi government deserves tobe complimented for its proactivedecision to have the suspects undersurveillance and later nabbing them.If it had lost some time in bringingthem to book, it is explained by thefact that delicate operations such asthese have to be well thought out andexecuted at an appropriate moment.There cannot be any kind of heavyfootedness in the matter.
There is the final question thatshould nag most of us. Should theinvestigation continue to be in thehands of the Delhi Police, or should itbe transferred to the Central Bureauof Investigation (CBI)? In this, onecannot assume a categorical standhere. A lot will depend on the kind ofevidence that is ferreted out in thenext few weeks. If there is a nation-wide conspiracy that emerges, or ifinvestigation extends beyond ourborders, there is a case for the CBIstepping in. Otherwise, the DelhiPolice are competent enough to pro-ceed on their own steam and carryout the inquiries to their logical con-clusion. To see a ghost in the MHA’salleged reluctance to call in the CBIwill be unfair to both the Centralgovernment and the Delhi Police.
(R.K. Raghavan is a former CBIDirector.)
BY RAJGOPAL SAIKUMAR
Professor Romila Thaparin a recent article (“ToQuestion or Not to
Question? That is theQuestion”) laments the declineof public intellectuals in India.She accuses them of remainingsilent in the face of authoritar-ian governance and narrowingliberal spaces, noting that“...books are banned andpulped...syllabuses changedunder religious and politicalpressure...Established publish-ers are beginning to sufferfrom a paralysis of the spine.Why do such actions provokeso little reaction among manyacademics and professionals?”Public intellectuals forProfessor Thapar are a moraland rationally driven groupwho question and challengeauthority. Professor Thapar’spublic intellectual is not aSocratic or Christ-like gadflywith a raging death drive, butis embodied in the figure ofthe Buddha. To revive our cur-rently dismal state of publicintellectualism, she insists thatwe turn to our own historicalresources to acknowledge thepresence of critical, rationalistschools of thought such as theCarvakas and the Buddhists.
Professor Thapar’s publicintellectuals are inspiring, buther analysis of public intellec-tualism in India is only partlytrue. What she points out asthe decline in public intellectu-alism paints only half the pic-ture. The decline is not of pub-lic intellectualism in general,but of the left-liberal variety ofintellectuals only. What shedoes not discuss in her analy-sis are two points: first, therevival of the liberal-right inIndia post-Modi victory, andsecond, changes in the neolib-eral market for public intellec-
tuals after 1991. Hence, toproperly analyse the state ofpublic intellectualism today,we have to account for threeconditions: the decline of theleft-liberal, the revival of theliberal-right and the broaderneoliberal academic conditionsthat underscore these changes.
Renewed self-consciousness
Public intellectualism post-Modi is marked by the rise ofthe liberal-right. This is bestillustrated by two recent arti-cles: Shekhar Gupta’s “SavingIndian liberalism from its left-liberal elite” and the other isthe launch of Swarajya maga-zine, the rationale of whichwas articulated by SandipanDeb, Editorial Director ofSwarajya, in an interview withThe Hindu (“In the cause ofright-wing liberalism,”January 29). Reading thesetwo together, it will not be anexaggeration to suggest thatthis liberal-right aggregationhas gained a renewed self-con-sciousness. It has given itself ahistorical narrative, and hasconstructed a self-recognitionbased on its opposition to theleft-liberal camp. It proclaimsits “rightful” place in India’sfuture, the “vanguard of a newIndian renaissance.” The post-independence history of theliberal-right, it suggests ironi-cally, is one of repression bythe elitist lefties. Along withthe poor and marginalised, ittoo is laying claim to being theintellectual minority, whoseaspirations were apparentlythwarted by the left. The liber-al-right’s liberation theologyseems to be based not onMahatma Gandhi, JawaharlalNehru or B.R. Ambedkar, buton C. Rajagopalachari andNarendra Modi. InvokingRajaji’s Swatantrata Party,
“where much of the oldCongress-right collected,” Mr.Gupta notes that this party wasultimately pushed out byIndira Gandhi in the late 60s.Mr. Gupta says the “right waspurged, artfully by Nehru andthen crudely by his daughter.”As per this narrative, the rightwas repressed by theCongress-backed elitist lefties,reducing “liberalism to a leftmonopoly... [while the] rightmerged into saffron.”
Our universities and intellec-tuals, dominated by the left,are implicated in these accusa-tions and are accused of beingpro-Congress. Mr. Deb sug-gests that the economic ideolo-gies of the right-liberals arenot guided by cultural or reli-gious politics, but are divorcedfrom Hindutva and other exter-nal circumstances. This maybe their ideal but is historical-ly untrue given that the liberal-right has always been pitted asanti-Congress, and is nowavowedly pro-BJP, as is evi-dent in some of Mr. Deb’s ownwritings.
Professor Thapar notes theturn to neoliberal India as acause for the decline of publicintellectuals. But again this isonly partly true. More specifi-cally, the neoliberalism of the90s transformed the left whilealso providing the conditionsfor the revival of the right. Thefollowing section briefly dis-cusses the larger conditionsthat are determining the natureof public intellectualism inIndia. Public intellectuals arenot just morally and rationallydriven voices. They are espe-cially not to be romanticised asSocratic figures rendered out-cast and embracing martyrdomfor the sake of higher truths.Rather, they are creatures
determined by demand andsupply market forces. RichardPosner suggests that publicintellectuals have to be seen as“symbolic goods” in the mar-ket place, “goods, the principalcontent or function of which isexpressive or informational:art, propaganda, journalismand scholarship are all exam-ples.” These intellectuals are“information goods,” “solidar-ity goods” as well as “enter-tainment goods.”
Ethical appeal
In India, the media has beensubstantially growing since the1990s. With print media, tele-vision, websites, blogs, twitterand a competitive publishingindustry, there is a growingdemand for opinions and com-ments on matters of publicconcern. Television channelsare criticised for giving moreopinion than reporting facts.Opinion pages in newspapershave an extremely wide read-ership, in print and digital.There is a growing demand onthe Internet for alternativemedia, and blogs are becominginfluential platforms for cri-tique and dissent.
The public intellectual mar-ket is only partly about thecontent; it’s a lot more aboutreputation and credibility. Mr.Posner refers to theAristotelian category of “ethi-cal appeal” in the public intel-lectual rhetoric.
Ethical appeal is an appeal toauthority, credentials and char-acter rather than the merit ofthe argument. For instance,some Nobel laureates whowould’ve spent much of theirlives in isolated research inlaboratories, suddenly, on win-ning the prize, find a voice to
comment on peace and socialwelfare. India has somefamous ‘IIT-IIM graduatesturned novelists turned publicintellectuals’ who do the same.The same logic also grantslegitimacy to the several ITmoguls and business tycoonsto impose their ideas of poli-tics, welfare and justice, evenwhen the content of their argu-ments deserves no merit.
This raises two importantconsiderations. One is that weneed to understand the specialnature of this neoliberaldemand in order to think aboutthe skewed nature of supply.The nature of this demand is sohighly commodified and over-whelmingly materialistic thatsometimes the intellectualclass resists acting in bad con-science, refusing to be objecti-fied by such a market. Thedemand for intellectuals inmainstream media is not for acritical or radical politics, butfor tacky commentary.
The second point is thatyounger academic intellectualsare yet to grapple with theiridentity in these growing, pri-vate and wealthier academicspaces. The dilemma isbetween our cultural baggageof the ‘jhola carrying left-lib-eral professor’ imagination,vis-à-vis the privileged, con-sumptive careerism in privateuniversities and think tanks,travelling for internationalconferences. Until we grapplewith this dilemma of identityand location in the academicmarkets, our actions will con-tinue to be confused and fick-le. The silence of scholars thatProfessor Thapar laments isdue to the staleness and failureof the left-liberal scholars tostand up and face these newchallenges.
It is akin to an organised industry. The systematic“pilfering” from the Petroleum Ministry’s office inthe heart of New Delhi of documents which were
then handed over to “consultants” and interested corpo-rate entities for a price, has revealed a frightening nexus.One account says that a night guard would “steal” thedocuments while a peon would switch off CCTV cam-eras to facilitate the alleged acts of corporate espionage,some details of which are now in the public domain. Inaddition to some low-ranking staff members of theMinistry, two “consultants” and representatives of fivetop business houses have been arrested by the DelhiPolice in the case. Budget inputs, minutes of a Cabinetmeeting on disinvestment and detailed documents on thepetroleum sector, were among the documents that wereallegedly stolen by the ring. The brazen manner in whichthese were pilfered from Shastri Bhavan in Lutyen’s’Delhi goes to show that government departments caneasily be subverted by vested interests for corporategains. This rot might well extend to other ministries anddepartments. While the facts of the present case willhave to be established in a court of law, it is unlikely thatcompany representatives were acting in their personalcapacity. If it is proved, the top corporate groups who arealleged to have benefited from the documents that theyprocured through this organised system of espionagewill have much to answer for. It is likely that the DelhiPolice crackdown on the ring was triggered by the con-cern expressed by National Security Adviser Ajit Dovalin October 2014 at how “secret” information made itsway to the media. Mr. Doval’s letter spoke of the needfor firm action to prevent the media from publishingsecret documents that impinged on the country’s nation-al security. The NSA pointed out in his letter, which waspublished in the media, that leaks often emanated fromgovernment departments. While a distinction must bemade between this kind of pilferage and documentsbeing leaked to the media in the public interest bywhistleblowers, corporate espionage must be dealt within a strong manner. Public interest journalism and corpo-rate theft of government information cannot be weighedon the same scale. In a statement, the Aam Aadmi Partypointed out that the actual beneficiaries were still to beidentified by the police. The party hoped that the culprits“who subverted the system to get undue benefits will bebooked and interrogated in custody”. The Modi govern-ment must be commended for the actions taken by theDelhi Police. But it will be closely watched, on whetheror not this investigation is taken to its logical conclusion.For far too long, the big fish have escaped criminal jus-tice.
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Secrecy and information theft
All you need to secure entry into many governmentoffices in our country is a reasonably attractive-
looking identity card, which may not necessarily begenuine or whose validity has expired. Few ques-
tions are asked after one gains entry. There are nosequestered areas which are out of bounds.
Greasing the palms of security staff to secure unau-thorised entry is also not an unknown practice.
Here again where there is deployment of CentralIndustrial Security Force (CISF) guards, things are in
fairly reasonable shape. Elsewhere, the securitystaff are ill-trained and clueless and therefore
abysmally inadequate.
State Watch 5NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | MARCH 14, 2015SAADDA HAQ
PATNA, MARCH 13Flouting All India
Services (Conduct) Rules,a majority of Bihar cadreIPS officers have failed tosubmit details of theirimmovable property tothe state HomeDepartment.
In a recent communiqu,the Home Department hasreminded DGP P KThakur that 149 IPS offi-cers in the state have notsubmitted theirImmovable PropertyReturns (IPR) during cal-endar years 2012, 2013and 2014, which "indi-cates violation of Rule 16(2) of All India Services(Conduct) Rules, 1968".
The letter has alsoasked the home DGP todirect the erring officialsto submit IPR in the for-
mat prescribed by theMHA.
The Home Departmentletter points out those 88Bihar cadre IPS officersby name, who did notsubmit their IPR for 2014,last date of which wasJanuary 31, 2015.Similarly, 26 officersfailed to submit it for theyear 2013, while 35 didnot do so for 2012.
Apart from top levelofficers, these IPS alsoinclude several IG, DIGand SP rank officers post-ed in the state, as well asthose outside on centraldeputation.
Asked about the non-submission of IPRs, DGPP K Thakur told PTI,"This is not the right timeto talk about this. TheLegislative Assembly is
in session and I am busyin it."
The MHA guidelinessay that if IPS officers donot submit annual IPR,they will not be givenpromotion to higherposts, nor will be consid-ered for empanelment,training, listing andawards. They will alsonot be given clearancefrom vigilance till theysubmit the propertydetails. Reacting to theflouting of rules by somany IPS officers, BiharHome DepartmentPrincipal Secretary AmirSubhani said, "The offi-cers should tell why theyare not submitting theirIPR. As far as actionagainst them is con-cerned, it will be takenaccording to rules."s
GUWAHATI, MARCH 13The Assam government on Friday
said it was "concerned" over gradualcut in central assistance to the state,but asserted that it would not moveback to "darker days" prior to 2001.
Replying to discussions on the statebudget for 2015-16 in the Assembly,Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi soughthelp from all stakeholders, includingMLAs, public and media, in dealingwith the problem.
"We got Rs 3,000 crore less amountin current fiscal from the Centre. Sonaturally my speed (of growth) willdecrease. In the latest budget also, Igot Rs 2,000 crore less. We are con-cerned. Everyone wants more funds,but it is going down."
"During UPA tenure also, I told thatI needed extra funds. Forget aboutincrease in funds, now we are gettinglesser than what we were getting ear-lier. It is a matter of concern," headded.
Gogoi, who also holds the Finance
portfolio, said the Union governmentwas not giving due importance toflood and erosion problems of thestate.
"They are gradually cutting fundsfor many sectors. Problems may arise
out of this. But whatever be the prob-lem, we'll not go back to darker daysprior to 2001 with no salary, noinvestment and no development," hesaid.
Gogoi also criticised the Centre
over uncertainties in releasing thefunds to the states.
"Now we do not know how muchfunds we will get. We are planningonly on the basis of an assumptionand estimation. Earlier, we wereinformed about our share," he added.The Chief Minister said the state hadmoved ahead with only one aim since2001 that it would not move back-ward.
"Prior to that (2001), Assam wasfacing very bad situation in law andorder and economic front. Then westarted reconstructing the house grad-ually. We have managed law andorder and economy of the state.Management of both are important. Iflaw and order is not there, no one willcome for investment here," hesaid.
Citing the last Economic Survey,Gogoi claimed that Assam's econom-ic growth was higher than the nation-al average and it was steadily movingahead.
Assam govt concernedon cut in Central funds
PANAJI, MARCH 13The non-recyclable plastic waste
in Goa will now become a sourceto generate fuel, thanks to an ini-tiative of state's one of the mostrural municipal councils atPernem.
Pernem Municipal Council hasentered into an agreement with aTamil Nadu based firm, M KAeromatics, to set up a plant thatwill generate furnace oil, met cokeand wax from the non-recyclableplastic that is usually strewn on theroads.
"The municipal council hasentered into revenue sharingagreement with the company. Theplant would be set up in thegarbage disposal dump of Pernemmunicipal council," said councilchairman Vasudev Deshprabhu.
He said the plant, which costsaround Rs 23 crore, would be
spread across 8,000 square metres.With the capacity to treat 10 tons
of plastic daily, it will generate 6.7tons of furnace oil, three tons ofmet coke and 500 kgs of wax, hesaid.
Goa State Pollution Controlboard (GSPCB) yesterday gave itsnod for setting up the plant, whileit is awaiting approval from thestate Town and Country Planningdepartment.
Chairman Jose Manuel Noronhasaid the state generates 23 tons ofplastic waste, of which 30 per centis non-recyclable and can be sentfor the plant in Pernem.
"This will help us to keep Goaclean at least from the plasticgarbage," he said.
Located in North Goa, the plantis also expected to cater to neigh-bouring Sindhudurg district inMaharashtra.
SASARAM, MARCH 13Apparently under finan-
cial stress, Bhojpuri singerVikash Rai and four mem-bers of his family allegedlycommitted suicide whileanother member wasadmitted to hospital in crit-ical condition in Bihar'sRohtas district, policetoday said.
Those found dead weresinger Vikash Rai (18), hisfather Santosh Kumar Rai(50), mother Sunita Devi(40), younger brotherVishal Rai (16), and sisterBeauty Kumari (15),Range Deputy InspectorGeneral (DIG)Mohammad Rahman said.
Vishal Rai was a buddingsinger.
The younger brotherRavi Rai alias Golu (12)was admitted in criticalcondition at the Narayani
Medical College andHospital.
"This is apparently acase of suicide whichhapppened last night. Thedeceased include minors.The bodies were recoveredthis morning from a room
in their house, which wasclosed from inside,"Rahman said.
Rohtas Superintendentof Police (SP) ShivdeepWamanrao Lande said thebodies were recoveredfrom their house at posh
Lala Colony under Dehripolice station in the dis-trict.
"It seems that the entirefamily ate sweets lacedwith poison. There is nosign of forced eating.
Indications are that thedeceased took poison in awilful manner. Heavyquantity of AluminiumPhosphide tablets, betterknown as Sulphas and usedas pesticide, have beenrecovered from the placeof occurrence. Still we areprobing the incident fromall angles," Lande said.
The family had mixedthe pesticide in almost alleatable or drinkable thingsin the house.
"Heavy presence of alu-minium phosphide wasdetected in water, juices,milk, sweets and other eat-ables in the house. Our
teams have collected sam-ples and sent them forforensic analysis," Landesaid.
The SP said the policesaid the reason behind sui-cide could be heavy finan-cial loss as Santosh hadsold his land, house, vehi-cles and other property tochart out a singing careerfor his sons. He had alsoinvested much money inbringing out music albumsof his sons, which did notdo well in the market.
"One more son ofSantosh, who lives atanother place, and hadtelephoned him last night.He corroborated heavyfinancial losses suffered byhis father. He said Santoshseemed very frustratedover phone and was repeat-ing that he has lost all hispossessions," Lande said.
'Bihar cadre IPS officers failedto submit property returns'
GURGAON, MARCH 13A special police helpline
launched here nearly six monthsago for people from the north-east is getting numerous callsbut on subjects unrelated tothem.
The helpline came into beingso that people from the north-eastern states living in Gurgaoncould report cases of physicalassault as well as racial discrim-ination to police without delay.
From October 28 last yearwhen it was started, the helplinehas got a total of 27 telephonecalls until March 12 this year.Almost all of them had nothingto do with the northeast, exas-perated police officials say.
Two calls came on March 7,including one from a womanwho complained that she had
been working at a shopping mallhere on the Mehrauli-Gurgaonroad but was not getting hersalary.
But she did not disclose heridentity, and hung up.
Another call the same daycame from Gurgaon Sector 10.The person alleged that therewas Rs 10,000 in one of theclothes she mistakenly handedover to her laundryman, whorefuted the claim. She asked thepolice to get her money back.
The person who made the onlycall on March 1 reported a majortraffic jam on Sector 4-7 Chowkand said: "Please do something!"
One of the callers wanted toknow how the weather would bein the coming days. The policedirected her to the weatherdepartment.
PATNA, MARCH 13Bihar`s ruling JD-U would take
action against former chief ministerJitan Ram Manjhi for violating theparty whip by staying away from trustvote for Chief Minister Nitish Kumartwo days ago.
"Certainly, party would take actionagainst Manjhi soon after directivefrom the top party leaders," said JanataDal-United chief whip SharavanKumar, who is also the parliamentaryaffairs minister of the state, on Friday.
Sharavan said action against Manjhiwill work as a deterrent to others infuture.
He said the whip was applicable notonly to JD-U legislators but also to therebels led by Manjhi.
Nearly a dozen rebel Janata Dal-United legislators, considered close toManjhi, voted in support of NitishKumar during the trust vote. ButManjhi skipped it.
Manjhi had sent a letter to Sharavan,raising the question as to how the whipwas applicable to him as an unattachedmember.
"I had informed Manjhi that the rela-
tion of an unattached member withoutparty affiliation cannot be severed withthe parent party and the whip is appli-cable to an unattached member also,"he said.
Sharavan said that the reply hadreached Manjhi well before the confi-dence motion was put to vote in thestate Assembly.
Nitish Kumar on Wednesday provedhis majority on the floor of the
Assembly, while the oppositionBharatiya Janata Party memberswalked out of the house during the con-fidence vote.
In the 243-member assembly, the JD-U has 115 legislators. The party has thesupport of 24 Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD) legislators, five of the Congress,two Independents and the lone CPImember. The BJP has 88 legislators andis supported by three Independents.
JD-U to take action against Manjhi
Bhojpuri singer commits suicide with four family members in Bihar
PANAJI, MARCH 13The Goa government`s
decision to declare a publicholiday for the forthcom-ing zilla panchayat pollshas rankled Goa`s busi-nessmen, who claim thiswould result in "drop inproduction and loss ofbusiness". In a media state-ment issued on Friday, RSKamat, the director generalof the Goa Chamber ofCommerce and Industry(GCCI), one of the oldestbusiness associations in thestate, also said that thelegal section under whichthe public holiday (March18) has been notified isincorrect. "The Chamberhas repeatedly brought tothe notice of the state gov-ernment vide several repre-
sentations earlier, that suchholidays for local bodyelections should not bedeclared so as to avoid lossof production and busi-ness," Kamat said.
"GCCI observes thatsuch holidays are beingroutinely declared withoutany application of mind tothe detriment of the indus-try. Also such notificationsdisrupt the harmonybetween the managementand the workforce," thestatement further said.
The GCCI has advised"all industries and com-mercial establishments inthe private sector to allowadequate time off to allbonafide electors/votersemployed by them toenable them to exercise
their voting rights".Finding loopholes in the
manner in which the publicholiday notification wasissued, Kamat said the sec-tion 25 of the NegotiableInstruments Act 1881 (Act26 of 1881) read with theGovernment of India,Ministry of Home Affairsnotification dated 28thJune 1973, that has beenquoted by the governmentto justify the public holi-day was erroneous.
Section 25 of theNegotiable InstrumentsAct does not empower thegovernment to declarepublic holidays to industri-al and commercial estab-lishments in the privatesector, the GCCI officialclaimed.
Goa's remote municipality showsway for plastic waste disposal
PATNA, MARCH 13RJD Chief Lalu
Prasad Yadav and othermembers of the partywill march to RajBhawan here on March15, protesting againstthe Centre's policies onblack money,landacquisition (amend-ment), unemploymentand inflation.
The proetst march,which will be led byYadav, would alsopress the BJP-led gov-ernment to keep itsword on depositing Rs15 lakh in the bankaccounts of commonpeople after bringingback the black moneystashed in abroad, partystate president RamChandra Purve said.
"All preparationshave been made for it.Yadav is arriving inPatna today evening
itself. Party leadersfrom panchayat tostate-level from acrossBihar will assemble inPatna for the march,"he said.
Purve said around20,000 people fromacross the state willparticipate in themarch, he said adding"BJP is trying to bring a
black law that willdeprive our farmers ofland, their sole meansto eke out a living."
RJD GeneralSecretary MundrikaSingh Yadav saidmarches will also beorganised at district andblock headquarters inthe state in the comingdays.
Lalu to protest march to RajBhawan against Centre's policies
CHANDIGARH, MARCH 13Punjab Assembly today
paid tributes to a formerMinister, a former MLA ofjoint Punjab, 12 freedomfighters and others who diedsince the last session.
Speaker Charanjit SinghAtwal led the House in pay-ing tributes to formerMinister Jasjit SinghRandhawa and former MLAof joint Punjab Parsani Devi.
The 12 freedom fightersincluded Tek Singh, JugrajSingh, Basant Singh, andKarnail Singh. The Housealso paid tributes to notedjournalist Vinod Mehta whodied recently. Leader ofOpposition Sunil Jakharintervened to request theSpeaker to include the nameof a teacher of FazilkaSandeep Narang who hadrecently become a victim ofthree mobsters on motor-bike
while saving a local shop-keeper.
The Congress which hadboycotted the address ofGovernor Kaptan SinghSolanki yesterday attendedthe House today to join theobituary references.
Shortly before the com-mencement of the Governor'saddress yesterday, OppositionCongress members led byJakhar had walked out sayingthey were boycotting theaddress.
The Congress membersafter walking out of theHouse sat on a dharna in theassembly lounge. A Congressspokesperson said the protestwas against the protectionbeing given to PunjabMinister Bikram Majithia,who was allegedly paid Rs 35lakh as election funds by oneof the accused in the synthet-ic drugs scam case.
Punjab Assembly pays tributesto former members
'Public holidays for grass-root polls bad for industry'
J&K finance departmentasks TOs not to entertainbills after March 30JAMMU, MARCH 13
The Jammu and Kashmir government hasdirected the Treasury Officers (TOs) in thestate not to entertain any bill or cheque for pay-ment after the working hours on March 30, asenior official said on Friday.
The department has issued a circular to TOswhich states that in the past some bills couldnot be verified before issuing the payment tovarious entities such as government contrac-tors. "It has been observed in the past that thebulk of bills and cheques are received at thetreasuries on March 31 and even after workinghours and this provides little or no opportunityto the concerned Treasury Officers to verifyand scrutinise the bills, cheques which dilutethe rigour of scrutiny of bills posing avoidablerisks," an official spokesperson said.
The official said that the practise has allalong been objected by the AccountantGeneral. The official added that the TreasuryOfficers have also been advised to conveythese instructions to the Drawing andDisbursing Officers (DDOs) operating in theirrespective treasuries by way of prior advice ornotice.
Gurgaon helpline for north-east people gets bizarre calls
Jupiter's largest moon,Ganymede, has anunderground ocean
that contains more waterthan Earth's, broadeningthe hunt for places in thesolar system where lifemight be able to exist.
Researchers saidThursday that auroraeglimpsed by the HubbleSpace Telescope helpedconfirm the long-suspectedsubsurface saltwater onGanymede, the largestmoon in the solar system.
The Galileo spacecraft,which arrived at Jupiter in1995, had already detecteda possible magnetic fieldon Ganymede.
The Hubble SpaceTelescope confirmed thatdiscovery by observingchanges in the auroraearound the celestial body.
"Since the 1970s, therewere speculations and
models that Ganymedecould possess an ocean,"said Joachim Saur of theUniversity of Cologne inGermany.
"We do not have theseambiguities anymore," hetold reporters.
The latest findings fromHubble "provide the bestevidence to date for theexistence of an ocean onGanymede."
Aurorae, which Nasadescribes as "ribbons ofglowing, hot electrifiedgas" can be seen in regionsaround the north and southpoles of the moon.
Because aurorae are con-trolled by a moon or aplanet's magnetic field,observing changes in theirbehavior can lead to betterunderstanding of whatexists under the crust.
Researchers found thatJupiter's own magnetic
field interacts withGanymede's, causing arocking motion in the auro-rae. This motion is reducedby magnetic frictionapplied by the presence ofGanymede's undergroundocean.
Heidi Hammel, execu-tive vice president of theAssociation of Universitiesfor Research in Astronomy,said the approach showed
that a space telescopecould be "a powerful tool"to make inferences aboutthe interior of a moon.
Already, scientists knowthere are oceans beneathsurfaces of Jupiter's moonEuropa and Saturn's moonEnceladus. Jupiter's moonCallisto is believed to havesubterranean water as well.
"Every mission that wesend to various places in
the solar system is just tak-ing us one step further tofinding that truly habitableenvironment -- a water-richenvironment in our solarsystem," said Hammel.
Now, much more can belearned about the condi-tions on Ganymede --which is larger than theplanet Mercury - when aEuropean Space Agencymission, called Jupiter's
Icy Moons Explorer(JUICE) launches in 2022and arrives at Jupiter in2030, she added.
"Hubble observationshave now confirmed thepresence of a salty, electri-cally conducting oceanunder the crust ofGanymede, and so whenthe JUICE mission ulti-mately goes into orbitaround Ganymede it will
have a very, very rich andexciting science mission,"Hammel said.
Much remains to belearned about the tempera-ture and depth ofGanymede's ocean.
As of now, scientists esti-mate the ocean is 10 timesdeeper than Earth's oceansand is buried under a 95-mile (150-kilometer) crustmade up of mostly ice.
As to the water tempera-ture, they only know it iswarm enough to be liquid,said Saur.
Jupiter is a gas giant,composed mainly ofhydrogen and helium, andis the largest planet in thesolar system.
Its four largest moons,Ganymede, Io, Europa andCallisto, can be seen withbinoculars on a clear night.
HTC's new flagship smart-phone, the One M9, will belaunching early next week
in Taiwan. Additionally, a reportby a Taiwanese publication sug-gests that the HTC One M9 will belaunched in two storage variants32GB and 64GB in the country.
It's worth mentioning that HTCshowcased the One M9 smart-phone in just a 32GB inbuilt stor-age variant at its MWC launch inBarcelona.
According to the report, the32GB model of the One M9 hasbeen priced at TWD 21,900(approximately Rs. 43,400) whilethe 64GB variant will be availableat TWD 23,900 (approximatelyRs. 47,400). Both the HTC OneM9 models will be available tobuy starting March 16.
The Taiwanese company atMWC, without revealing price ofthe new One flagship, confirmedthat the handset will be availableglobally starting mid-March. Unfortunately,there is still no furtherword on availability inother regions yet.
To recall, the HTC One M9sports an all-metal unibody designand will be in available dual-tone
Silverand Rose Gold, single-toneGunmetal Grey, single tone Gold,and dual-tone Gold and Pinkcolours. The new HTC flagship
r u n s
Android 5.0 Lollipop with thecompany's brand new Sense 7 UIon top. Under the hood, the HTCOne M9 is backed by the 64-bit
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octa-core (quad-core 2GHz +
quad-core 1.5GHz) proces-sor coupled with 3GB ofRAM. The One M9 sup-ports expandable storagevia microSD card (up to128GB). Like the HTC One(M8), the One M9 retains a5-inch full-HD (1080x1920pixels) display. The newflagship sports a 20-megapixel autofocus rearcamera that comes with sap-phire cover lens, BSI sen-sor, f/2.2 aperture, dual-LED flash, and 4K videorecording. The One M9packs a 4-UltraPixel front-camera. The new flagshipalso comes preloaded withHTC's Eye Experience soft-ware enhancements and Zoeapp.
Connectivity options onthe One M9 includeBluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi802.11a/b/g/n/ac, NFC,GLONASS, GPS/ A-GPS,
Micro-USB, GPRS/EDGE, 3G, and LTE. TheHTC One M9 packs a2840mAh battery which
is slightly larger than the One (M8)that came with 2600mAh battery.It measures 144.6x69.7x9.61mmand weighs 157 grams.
HTC One M9 to Launch Monday; 64GBStorage Variant Tipped Alongside Chinese smartphone
maker Xiaomi Incsaid on Thursday
it would invest furtherand begin local produc-tion within 12 to 18months in India, one ofthe world's fastest-grow-ing markets and currentlydominated by SamsungElectronics and localfirms like Micromax.
The five-year-oldChinese company, whosename means "little rice,"entered the Indian marketin July last year and itslow-priced but feature-rich smartphones haveproved a big hit, withsales of over a millionphones within fivemonths.
"We want to investdeeply in this market, wewant to have a significantamount of research anddevelopment done here -not only for India but therest of the world," HugoBarra, Xiaomi's vicepresident of internationaloperations, said.
Xiaomi, already thefifth-largest phone com-pany in the Indian mar-ket, is evaluating variouslocations to set up a man-ufacturing unit and is intalks with local partnersand state governments,
Barra said, adding thatthe process is likely totake at least a year.
Barra's comments high-light how important theIndia market is regardedby Xiaomi, valued at $45billion after a Decemberfunding round, said NeilShah, a Mumbai-basedresearch director fordevices at CounterpointResearch.
Barra did not say howmuch Xiaomi might beprepared to invest inIndia, its largest marketoutside China, but thecompany is looking toput money into start-upsand rolling out servicecentres.
"The fundamental pointis we want to builddeeply rooted Indianproducts because this is ahugely important marketfor us and there is noth-ing more powerful thanbeing a local business,"he said, adding that Indiacould also serve as anexport hub.
"We are looking at(serving) the domesticmarket to start with butas we expand into othermarkets, particularlyother markets in southAsia, it could make senseto export," he said.
In December Swedishtelecoms equipment firmEricsson obtained a courtorder temporarily haltingXiaomi's shipments toIndia, claiming theChinese company hadnot been paying royaltieson its patents. The matteris pending in an Indiancourt.
However, speaking atthe launch of its latestsmartphone in India,Barra said it was "busi-ness as usual" forXiaomi, which soldupwards of 60,000phones a week lastyear.
The company, whichsells its phones primarilythrough flash sales ononline retailerFlipkart.com, also said itwill open 100 stores inIndia this year to helpconsumers "experience"the company's devices,but will not sell them atthese stores.
"They will have to gowith physical distributionif they want to go beyondthe urban consumers whoare just buying onlineand the setting up of alocal manufacturingfacility would be a stepin that direction," Shahsaid.
Xiaomi to Set Up Productionin India Within 18 Months
Nasa Says Jupiter's Largest Moon Ganymede Definitely Has an Ocean
NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | MARCH 14, 2015SAADDA HAQScience & Tech6
1. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the yearA. 1935 B. 1945C. 1949 D. 1969
2. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme replacingComprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme was intro-duced in the yearA. 1997 B. 1998C. 1999 D. 2000
3. If the fiscal deficit of the Union Government is Rs.75,000 crores relending to State is Rs. 25,000 crores,interest payments are Rs. 25,000 crores, what is theamount of the primary deficit?A. Rs. 50,000 crores B. Rs. 25,000 croresC. Rs. 1,00,000 crores D. Rs. 1,25,000 crores
4. Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget meansA. the difference between current expenditure andcurrent revenueB. net increase in Union Governments borrowingsfrom the Reserve Bank of IndiaC. the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase ininternal and external borrowingsD. the sum of monetized deficit and budgetary deficit
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tration you've felt lately into an opportunity now. Look at where yourgreatest obstacle exists and compare it to your faith levels. If the formeris greater than the latter, then you have work to do. Rise above yourchallenge and decide, once and for all, that you're no longer going toallow it to restrict you. If you can, then delightful progress is assured.
TAURUS The saying about the glass being half empty of full applies to you now.In looking at a particular situation, do you see reason to feel despon-dent or optimistic? Current celestial influences might be causing you tofeel less than inspired but whether or not you choose to focus on short-comings instead of reasons to feel inspired is up to you. You have gen-uine reasons to feel hopeful now. Focus on those.
GEMINI You could play a very helpful role in diffusing tension in someway. As inclined as you might feel to add fuel to a proverbial fire,look closely at the benefits of encouraging neutrality. A differenceof opinion could be at the root of tension and as adamant as youmight be that your way is the only way, there is something youcan learn and benefit from in other ways by being conciliatory.
CANCER It must be reassuring to know that the recent tension, drama and uncertainty hasbeen in aid of something. It must be comforting to know that caution you rightlyapplied where it was needed has put you in a better position of control. Somethingvaluable has been learned through a recent experience and it might not yet beapparent how much stronger a position you're in but it will be apparent soon. Stickto your principles and keep certain people at arm's length for now.
LEO What's needed now is 'common ground'. What needs to befound is a helpful 'halfway point'. You and someone else cankeep going round in circles with a particular exchange in thehope of eventually reaching an agreement but there is a way toaccelerate the process. If you and they can at least agree uponwhat can't be disputed, then a way forward can be agreed!
VIRGO What's in it for you? That could be a question you're asking inlight of effort, compromise or sacrifice made recently. Whereyou've put yourself on a limb or gone the extra mile on someoneelse's behalf, you're now wondering how doing so has benefitedyou. You're not being selfish. If you're reassessing continued sup-port of a cause or person, then that can only be a good thing.
LIBRA We can never know what someone else is thinking when interactingwith them or be certain what conclusions they're drawing based onwhat we're telling them. We can find ourselves surprised, shockedor even hurt when we discover they've misinterpreted our message.Be very careful now how you convey yourself to others. Plenty ofscope for misinterpretation definitely exists.
SCORPIO It would be helpful to take a step back and look closely at reasonsfor wanting to draw a line under a situation or particular involve-ment. If you sense something has shifted where it has becomenecessary to distance or even detach yourself from either, thensuch is life. It happens and is sometimes necessary. If you feelstrongly about this, then do what needs to be done.
SAGITTARIUSBring on the 'feel good factor'. Bring on inspiration and optimism.Actually, all are being brought to you now but are you in a position toembrace them? Perhaps, you feel what's being delivered is markedfor someone else's attention. Maybe, you believe you're not entitledto feel such ways for some reason. Allow positive influences makingtheir way to you to reach you and they will.
CAPRICORN Are you able to find levels of effort a certain obligation requiresfrom you? Of course, you can. Much depends though upon howwilling you are to do so. Where you've felt weary and uninspiredlately, you're understandably reluctant to summon energy andenthusiasm. Yet, something within you is willing to try, just a bit.That might be all that's needed to bring a delightful result.
AQUARIUS People speak about benefits of hindsight. Looking back at whatwe made a conscious decision about has its benefits but it hasdisbenefits, too. Once action has been taken, then there's nogoing back. We learn and benefit from the action and it soon getsstored as a memory alongside countless others. You have noreason to regret a recent decision. Proof it was right is coming.
PISCES Are you 'the best person for the job'? It seems certain peoplebelieve you are. You, however, have mixed feelings about this.You're not sure you see what they see in terms of your abilities orif you're even obliged to take on a certain responsibility. The truthis, you are the best person to do what needs doing now. Let yourfaith levels reach those of others who believe in you.
SPORTSSPORTS 7SAADDA HAQNEW DELHI | SATURDAY | MARCH 14, 2015
HAMILTON, MARCH 13Opener Martin Guptill
smashed a brisk century beforeNew Zealand huffed and puffedto a thrilling three-wicket winover Bangladesh to sign off theirleague engagements unbeaten inpool A of the ICC cricket WorldCup here on Friday.
Chasing a competitive 289 towin, New Zealand rode on a 131-run third-wicket partnershipbetween Guptill (105) and RossTaylor (56) to stay atop pool Awith 12 points, followed by SriLanka (8), Australia (7) andBangladesh (7).
Bangladesh, who had reachedthe quarterfinals for the first timeafter beating England lastMonday, are now most likely totake on defending championsIndia in the last eight stage afterfinishing fourth.
However, a final position ofthe pool will only be known afterthe Australia-Scotland match atHobart tomorrow. If the min-nows can stun the four-timechampions by a big margin, theposition of the teams maychange.
Earlier, Mahmudullah crackedhis second successive century --a career-best unbeaten 128 -- topower Bangladesh to a competi-tive 288 for seven.
Defending the total,Bangladesh started off well dis-missing dangerous opener and
host captain Brendon McCullum(8) and first down batsman KaneWilliamson (1) cheaply to reducethe Kiwis to 33-2 inside fiveovers.
But Guptill and Taylor added131 runs to not only script arecovery but also lay the founda-tion for a successful chase.
Guptill's 100-ball innings waslaced with 11 hits to the fenceand two sixes, while Taylorblasted five boundaries in his 97-ball stay at Seddon park.
However after Guptill washoled out by Rubel Hossain offShakib Al Hasan's bowling in the31st over at 164-3, New Zealand
suffered a mini-collapse to giveBangladesh a faint hope of aturnaround.
Nasir Hossain dismissedTaylor, while Rubel sent backGrant Elliott (39) in quick suc-cession and then Shakib, whopicked up four wickets, got ridoff Luke Ronchi to furtherreduce the hosts to 247-6 in 44.4overs. However, No. 8 batsmanDaniel vettori (16) smashed a sixand a four in his 10-ball inningsto ensure that New Zealand romphome, reaching 290-7 with sevenballs to spare.
Earlier, Bangladesh rode on abrilliant innings by
Mahmudullah, who starred intwo crucial partnerships withSoumya Sarkar (51) and SabbirRahman (40) for the third andsixth wicket respectively afterKiwi skipper BrendonMcCullum won the toss andelected to field.
Mahmudullah, who hadbecome the first Bangladeshbatsman to score a World Cupcentury during his 103-runinnings against England onMonday, shared 90 runs withSoumya before adding another78 with Sabbir today.
The 29-year-old cracked 12boundaries and three sixes in his
123-ball unconquered innings atSeddon Park. Soumya had sevenboundaries to show in his 58-ballstay, while Shabbir blasted fivefours and two sixes in his 23-ballinnings.
For New Zealand, CoreyAnderson (2/43), Trent Boult(2/56) and Grant Elliott (2/27)scalped two wickets each, whileDaniel vettori claimed one.
Bangladesh lost both theiropeners inside 10 overs with thescore reading 27 for two butMahmudullah and Soumyastemmed the rot with a 90 runpartnership as the Asian nationscrossed the 100-mark.
Soumya threw his wicket justafter amassing his fifty when hecaught by Anderson at long-onoff Vettori.
Shakib Al Hasan (23) andMahmudullah then brought upthe 150 before Anderson got ridof the Bangladeshi allrounder asthey slipped 151-4 in 34 overs.
Mushfiqur Rahim (15) too hada brief stay in the middle andafter he was dismissed byAnderson it was Sabbir, whoplayed the perfect cameo to raisethe tempo after the 40th over.
Sabbir and Mahmudullahensured Bangladesh accumulat-ed 108 runs in the last 10 oversas they took the attack to theopposition, adding 78 off 48balls, to take their team acrossthe 250-mark.
ICC World Cup: Guptill's ton guidesKiwis to 3-wicket win over Bangladesh
BASEL, MARCH 13Top seed K Srikanth sur-
vived a scare before pre-vailing over Denmark'sEmil Holst in a three-gamematch to reach the quarter-finals of the USD 120,000Swiss Grand Prix Goldbadminton championshiphere.
The World No. 4 Indianrecovered from a one-game deficit to see offHolst, ranked 57th in theworld, 14-21 21-15 21-18in a battle that lasted onehour and seven minutes at
the St Jakobshalle stadiumhere last night.
The 22-year-old fromAndra Pradesh will nexttake on eighth seededJapanese Takuma Ueda.Srikanth, thus, joined AjayJayaram in the quarterfi-nals and will play theirrespective matches later inthe day. It was curtains for12th seed B Sai Praneethafter the Indian went downto seventh seed Hsu JenHao of Chinese Taipei 18-21 12-21 in another pre-quarterfinal match.
K Srikanth joins Ajay Jayaramat quarters of Swiss Open SYDNEY, MARCH 13
England`s miserableWorld Cup ended with acomfortable nine-wicketwin over Afghanistan in arain-marred Pool A clash atthe Sydney Cricket Groundon Friday.
Chasing a revised targetof 101 to win in 25 oversunder the Duckworth/Lewis method followingthree rain delays, Englandfinished on 101 for one in18.1 overs
Ian Bell was 52 not out,off 56 balls, after puttingon 83 for the first wicketwith Alex Hales, whomade 37 after beingdropped on nought and 12.
Afghanistan, after losingthe toss, earlier made 111for seven in 36.2 oversbefore their innings wasruled to be closed becauseof rain.
Both sides came into thisfirst one-day internationalbetween England andAfghanistan unable toqualify for the quarter-finals and having just oneprevious Pool A win apieceafter they each beatScotland.
This was the first editionof the World Cup in thetournament`s 40-year his-tory where England hadfailed both to beat a Testnation and get through tothe second round.
In 1996, England defeat-ed two non-Test sides inthe UAE and theNetherlands before losingto Sri Lanka in the quarter-finals.
Hopes they might finishwith a win over World Cupdebutants Afghanistan,after their last-eight ambi-tions crumbled inMonday`s 15-run defeat byBangladesh in Adelaide,were high as the non-Testside collapsed after losingthe toss.
No Afghanistan batsmanmade more than therecalled Shafiqullah
Shafiq`s 30.First change Chris
Jordan led England`sattack with two for 13 in6.2 overs while all-rounderRavi Bopara, playing hisfirst match of the tourna-ment after an injury toChris Woakes, took two for31 in eight overs.
After England captainEoin Morgan won the toss,Afghanistan found runs
hard to come by in overcastconditions.
Openers Nawroz Mangal(four) and Javed Ahmadi(seven) both fell cheaply toslip catches by Joe Root offthe bowling of JamesAnderson and Stuart Broadrespectively.
Shortly after an initialrain delay, Afsar Zazai wascaught behind off Jordanfor six.
His exit brought inSamiullah Shenwari, whohad previously made sever-al fifties at this tournamentwith a best of 96 inAfghanistan`s one-wicketwin over Scotland.
However, Shenwaricould only manage sevenbefore his thick edge offJordan was caught byMorgan, diving forward atbackward point.
The fifth-wicket duo ofNasir Jamal (17) andShafiq -- the first two bats-men in the innings to makedouble-figure scores --took Afghanistan to 62 forfour of 25 overs before rainstopped play again.
Afterwards, Afghanistancaptain Mohammad Nabi
lofted off-spinner JamesTredwell -- like Boparamaking his tournamentdebut, following an injuryto Moeen Ali, for six.
But his near run-a-ball 16ended when he pulledBopara straight to Tredwellat mid-on.
With England yet toscore, Hales should havebeen out for a third-ballduck when he edgedShapoor Zadran, only forNajibullah Zadran at back-ward point to drop thechance despite getting bothhands to the ball.
Hales, on 12, then gave anear-identical chance offleft-arm quick Shapooronly for Najibullah toagain drop the two-handedcatch in the sameposition.
After that secondreprieve, the only questionwas whether Englandwould enjoy a 10-wicketwin.
That didn`t happen, withHales finally caught behindoff paceman HamidHassan, having faced 33balls including three foursand two sixes.
ICC World Cup 2015: England end campaign with Afghan stroll
INDIAN WELLS, MARCH 13The French Open is the
only grand slam title tohave eluded NovakDjokovic and the steely-eyed Serb has adopted aphilosophy of reverse psy-chology in a bid to claimthe coveted crown atRoland Garros.
World number oneDjokovic has twice beenbeaten in the French Openfinal and believes he canend his barren run on theclay surface by reiningback any hint of self-imposed pressure or spe-cific goal-setting.
"The difference in myapproach to my goals andpriorities between now anda couple of years ago isthat I don`t put too muchpressure on myself,"Djokovic said on Thursdayat Indian Wells where he isseeking a fourth BNPParibas Open title.
"I don`t want to takeaway too much energy byspending time on thinking,`Will I make it or not?` TheFrench Open is the grandslam that I have never wonbut I have had a lot of goodtournaments there.
"I have played a coupleof times the finals and gotalways a step closer. I usethese losses as a way togrow mentally, physicallyand emotionally and as a
player in general to under-stand what I need to dobetter the next year."
Djokovic, who lastmonth won a record fifthAustralian Open title in theprofessional era to increasehis career tally to eightgrand slam crowns, feelshe can only benefit fromcompeting at the FrenchOpen with more personalfreedom.
"This kind of approachallows me to enjoy mytime there instead of goingto the clay in Paris think-ing, `Will I make it thistime or not?`," the 27-year-old Serb told reporters inthe interview room at theIndian Wells TennisGarden.
"Of course, the seasonstarts much better for youif you win a grand slam inAustralia and that was thecase for me this year,"Djokovic said, promptingloud roars of laughter.
"I have a strong wind atmy back and a confidencethat hopefully I can carryinto these two large tour-naments at Indian Wellsand Miami, and then take itfrom there."
Djokovic, the top seed atIndian Wells, will launchhis bid for a fourth BNPParibas Open title in thesecond round onSaturday.
SYDNEY, MARCH 13Having reached the quar-
ter-finals with one com-manding performance afteranother, defending cham-pions India will be aimingto finish their group leagueengagements with a flour-ish when they take onZimbabwe in an ICCCricket World Cup match,here on Saturday.
India are currently on aroll in the tournament asthey have practicallycrushed most of theiroppositions save the WestIndies, which at the mostgave them a scare duringthe group league game atthe WACA in Perth.
The match againstZimbabwe is an inconse-quential affair in terms ofstatistics but a chance tocomplete an all-win recordis something that the 'Menin Blue' would like to takewith them before the busi-ness end of the globalevent starts. Momentum iskey in any tournament andthere can't be better prac-tice than match-practicewhen they get down atEden Park against aZimbabwean side that is
second last in the tablewith a solitary win in fivegames.
It has been a terrific turn-around for MahendraSingh Dhoni and his boysas no one gave the team anoutside chance of titledefence after their indiffer-ent show in the Test seriesagainst Australia followedby a poor performance inthe ODI tri-series.
But in the past fourweeks, the tables haveturned for Dhoni and co.As they produced onesuperlative performance
after another. So much sothat all the experts are nowconsidering India as one ofthe title contenders in thetournament.
Such has been India'sdomination in the tourna-ment that Dhoni's boyshave eclipsed the Indiarecord by winning ninestraight games in the WorldCup, including four match-es in the previousedition.
The batting has beenrock solid with all the topseven getting some runsunder their belt but the
story of the tournament sofar has been their bowling.Considering that pitchesprepared in Australia andNew Zealand for this edi-tion has been primarilybatting tracks with goodbounce, the Indian bowlingunit has got all 50 opposi-tion wickets in five match-es.
Indian bowlers have exe-cuted their skipper's plansto perfection and their con-sistency is seen to bebelieved. The likes ofMohammmed Shami,Ravichandran Ashwin,
Mohit Sharma have hardlytaken their foot off thepedal against good teamslike Pakistan, South Africaand West Indies whileUAE, Ireland found it dif-ficult to counter the versa-tility of the attack.
Zimbabwe throughout90s was a team that wasrespected by the oppo-nents. There were playerslike Flower brothers Grantand Andy, Neil Johnson,Murray Goodwin, HeathStreak who on their daycould have given any teama run for their money. It'sno longer the same forZimbabwe cricket, whichhas been mired in contro-versies related to corrup-tion in recent times.
With regular captainElton Chigumbura injured,Brendan Taylor will beleading the side in hisabsence. It is not expectedthat they will pose anythreat to India but if theycan provide a decent fight,it will only hold them ingood stead as there arehard days to come for theAssociate nations. Soexpect another walk in thepark for India tomorrow.
ICC World Cup 2015, India vs Zimbabwe: PreviewCALIFORNIA, MARCH 13
Serena Williams says shehad to let go of the pastbefore she could allow her-self to end her 14-yearboycott of the WTA IndianWells tournament thisweek.
"Before, I wasn`t at apoint where I was ready tocome back to IndianWells," Williams said onThursday at the TennisGarden stadium.
"I didn`t think I wouldcome back. I thought I hadfinished my career in termsof being at this tourna-ment."
The top seed said she istrying to forget theevents of 2001, when shewas booed during thefinal by tennis fans whoaccused her and her sis-ter Venus of riggingmatches.
"The whole point ofme coming back is not tofocus on what happened,"Serena said. "I let that go.
"The decision was selfmade, an internal decision.I just felt it was the rightthing to come back and dothe best I can."
The reigning AustralianOpen champion is one of32 seeded playerswho received afirst-round byeat the joint ATPMasters andWTA tourna-ment in theC a l i f o r n i adesert. Shew i l l
play her first match Fridaynight.
Serena is competing forthe first time since her self-imposed exile began afterwinning the 2001 finalover Kim Clijsters. She
also claimed the IndianWells title in 1999.
The 2001controversy
b e g a n
when
Serena`s sisterVenus pulled
out of theirh i g h l yanticipat-ed semi-final atthe last
m i n u t e ,compla in -
ing of a soreknee.Because most of
the fans had alreadytaken their seats,
many reacted inanger, booing the
announcement, and thenSerena was booed duringthe final against Clijsters.Venus, who attended thematch with her fatherRichard, was also jeeredby the crowd.
Serena Williams ends her Indian Wells boycott
No pressure a key forFrench Open success,says Novak Djokovic
Milap Zaveri of‘Masti’ and‘Grand Masti’
fame did not take AnuragKashyap’s comment on histwo sex-comedy movies ingood spirit. Milapslammed Kashyap forpassing derogatory com-ment about his movies.Milap is offended withAnurag’s offensive remarkand vents out his anger atthe director through aseries of tweets.
Anurag while promotinghis upcoming film‘Hunterr’ which is basedon a man’s pursuit of sex,was asked by media if hewas in favour of sex-come-dy movies like ‘Masti’ and‘Grand Masti’, to which he
replied, “No, I don’t likeMasti and I won’t watch itas well. I wouldn’t watch itfor free on cable anywhere.I wouldn’t watch it even ifsome pays me Rs. 5 crorefor it.”
Anurag Kashyap says ifsomeone gives him 5 cralso he won't see #Masti or#GrandMasti Maybe that'swhy most of his films don'tdo even 5cr!
Milap tweeted#Jab boxoffice Aapke pichwaade pe"hunterrr" maarega na tabpata chalega ki sex comedymein #Masti aur#GrandMasti Aapke baaplagte hain!
#Everyone has a right tonot like something. Butthat dislike can be
expressed in a civil mannerwithout being derogatoryMr Kashyap.
#Anurag made thesetacky remarks about#GrandMasti while pro-moting his own sex com#Hunterrr How's that fordouble standards?
However, filmmakersVikramaditya Motwaneand Vikas Bahl who werealso present at the eventanswered diplomaticallyand said that they lovedwatching Zaveri’s sex-comedies.
I loved #Queen n#Lootera made by@VikramMotwane n@BahlVikas n respectthem for being civil in theinterview unlike Anurag.
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Most people, who gounder the knife, opt forshapelier noses, slim-
mer waists or bigger breasts.But with celebrities going in
for butt implants and belly buttonsurgeries, there has been a surgein unusual plastic surgeries. Wetake a look at some of the mostunconventional ones.
Thigh gap treatmentSinger Beyonce sparked off the
infamous thigh gap, after which,a growing number of womenhave started to opt for thigh gapsurgery. A simple-one hour pro-cedure, this is a new form of lipo-suction that helps address looseskin in the inner and outer thighs,and removes excess fat toenhance contours.
Six pack implantsAlso known as abdominal
implants, this body contouringsurgery is for men who wantwashboard abs, without having tofollow a rigorous gym routine. Itis done by etching the skin in lon-gitudinal lines and removingsuperficial fat from the bodythrough a technique called lipo-sculpture.
Grin LiftAs you age, the laugh lines
around your lips sag, makingyour mouth droop, giving theappearance of a frown. The grinlift, a 15-minute procedure, is asurgical way to restore the smile,without fatty injections. Smallskin triangles are removed fromabove each corner of the mouthto cause it to lift, thus raising thelips into a slight smile.
Cinderella surgeryWomen are requesting cosmet-
ic surgeons to alter the shape andsize of their feet to fit intodesigner stilettos. Termed theCinderella surgery, it involveschanging the length of the toes orremoving unsightly bunions tomake heels look better and morecomfortable to wear. Somewomen also have fat inserted intothe soles of their feet, to allowthem to walk more comfort-ably in heels.
Eyebrow and eyelashtransplants
The trend ofsporting powerbrows tookoff yearsago thanksto hautecouturemodels on runways. But it hasbecome a hot trend now because
of celebritieslike theKardashiansisters andMegan Fox,who weartheir eye-b r o w st h i c k .Customerscan designtheir idealeyebrowsu s i n gstencils.T h e
painstaking and pricey treatment,originally developed for burn and
dog-bite victims and later used toremedy baldness in men, is being
increasingly used by women forvanity purposes. Along with eye-brows, women with sparse andscanty eyelashes are opting foreyelash transplants that willeventually help them grow reallashes. The process involvesremoving a section of hair fromthe patient, typically from theback of the head, and grafting thehair to the eyelids, replacing theexisting eyelashes.
Chubby cheek reductionMedically known as buccal fat
removal, it offers a solution tothose who want to reduce the sizeof their cheeks and get a chiselledlook. In this procedure, the sur-geon makes a small incisioninside the cheek and removes agumball-sized chunk of fat. Thiscauses the cheek hollows to con-tour inward.
Vacation breastsA plastic surgeon in New York
has created a 24-hour 'instabreast' procedure — a new kindof saline injection that allowstemporary breast enlargement fora day. These vacation breastsslowly deflate as the saline isabsorbed into the body. The sur-geon is now trying to come upwith a version that will last up totwo weeks.
Unusual cosmetic surgeries on the riseHrithik Roshan will reprise
the role of Hollywoodstar Leonardo Di
Caprio’s role in the Hindiremake of HollywoodOscar winning film, ‘TheDeparted’. The film will bedirected by VishalBharadwaj and will be pro-duced by Sajid Nadiadwala.
It would be the firsttime Hrithikteamed up withV i s h a lB h a r a d w a j .The film willbe producedby SajidNadiadwala. The film is most likely to go on floor inOctober this year. A source informed, “Sajidbhai is cur-rently busy in his films. He has already completedPhantom with Kabir Khan, which stars Saif Ali Khan andKatrina Kaif. His next film Tamasha with Imtiaz Ali isalready being shot with Ranbir Kapoor and DeepikaPadukone. “ “Sajidbhai will now start shooting forHouseful 3, which is directed by Sajid Farhad and starsAkshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and RitieshDeshmukh and follow it up with Sabbir Khan’s nextBaaghi with Tiger Shroff and Rohit Dhawan’s next star-ring John Abraham and Varun Dhawan. The film hasbeen titled Dhishoom. While he has his hands full withthis film, one was wondering if he would be announcinghis next film with Salman. However he has managed tosurprise everyone and he is secretly working on a filmwhich will star Hrithik Roshan and will be directed byVishal Bharadwaj.”
The Departed: Hrithik to step intoLeonardo Di Caprio’s shoes
Anurag Kashyap’smuch anticipatedfilm, ‘Bombay
Velvet’ will see electrify-ing chemistry betweenRanbir Kapoor andAnushka Sharma. As perreport, Ranbir andAnushka will smoochseven times in the film.
Confirms a source fromthe production, "There willbe seven kisses betweenRanbir and Anushka. Theylook electrifying togetherand Anurag Kashyap hasmade good use of theircrackling chemistry."
"In BV, Ranbir's JohnnyBalraj and Anushka's Rosieare characters of the '60s,but the treatment is con-temporary. The romanticangle is vintage, yet con-temporary. Given that it'sessentially a period film,Kashyap has presented itway ahead of its time", thesource revealed.
The couple’s chemistryin ‘Bombay Velvet’ will bethe highlight of the movie,"There will be a hot,steamy kiss which every-one will get to see in the
trailer itself. The trailer islike most average trailers,around two-and-a-halfminutes long. Based onGyan Prakash's book‘Mumbai Fables’,‘Bombay Velvet’ is set inearly 1960's. Ranbir playsa street fighter whileAnushka will be seen as aJazz singer.
The screenplay is jointly
written by AnuragKashyap, Karan Johar andVikramaditya Motwane.The film also featuresKaran Johar (in a negativerole), Remo Fernandes,Kay Kay Menon, VivaanShah and others. Producedby Phantom Films and FoxStar Studious, ‘BombayVelvet’ is slated to releaseon May 15, 2015.
Ranbir Kapoor smoochesAnushka seven times in
‘Bombay Velvet’
Milap Zaveri lashes out atAnurag Kashyap on Twitter
Perfectionist AamirKhan’s last release‘PK’ was a world-
wide hit. The film turnedout to be the highest gross-er of the year but despite allthe success and accolades,Aamir Khan is apologetic if‘PK’ has hurt anyone’s sen-timents. If we turn back thepages, we will rememberthat ‘PK’ has invitednationwide protest and thefilm claimed to hurt reli-gious sentiments. At the‘PK’ DVD launch, Aamir,49 said. "The film has beenloved by the majority.Personally I want to say Ifeel bad if I hurt a singleperson... that was not myintention at all. What wewanted to tell we told thatbecause it was an importantpoint. But I want to apolo-gise if I hurt people," Aamirsaid at the DVD launch ofPK. Aamir Khan is highlydelighted with ‘PK’ suc-cess, "Yes, we neverexpected this business.When we make a film withsuch effort and hard workand when people connect tothe film emotionally you
feel so good and fulfilled,"he said. "Roughly the netcollection in India is aroundRs 340 crore and overseasis Rs 170 crore. So the netbusiness is over Rs 500crore and the gross may beRs 600-650 crore," Aamiradded. The film's producerVidhu Vinod Chopra anddirector Rajkumar Hiranipresent at the event also feltemotional.
"We are actually pushingour limits, with every filmwe do we try to make newgrounds. We almost spentalmost five years to makethis film and another six-seven months in the edit-ing room perfecting everyscene. This DVD is veryprecious," Chopra said.Hirani said that the DVD isa treat for fans as severaldeleted scenes are includedin the DVD. "This is thefirst time that I had deletedscenes in a film. Nowwhen we watch them(deleted scenes) werealised those scenes werefunny but because of thelength we could notinclude it," Hirani said.
I apologize if PK hashurt people’s senti-ments, Aamir Khan
After the accident, SalmanKhan was neither found atthe accident spot nor at his
home, Galaxy apartment which isonly 200 metres from the accidentspot, a police officer said here onThursday. The first InvestigatingOfficer of hit-and-run caseRajendra Kadam told the court thatsoon after the FIR was filed, healong with his team went in searchof the actor but Salman wasnowhere found.
"When I reached the spot, I didnot find Khan. I then went to hishouse in nearby Galaxy apartmentsbut even there the accused was nottraced," said Rajendra Kadam, oneof the investigating officer to ses-sions court judge D.W. Deshpande.The FIR was lodged by constableRavindra Patil, who was thenSalman's body guard. He informedthe court that the superstar was onthe wheels when the accident tookplace.
Rajendra Kadam told the courtthat the first thing he has done onreaching the accident spot was torescue constable Ravindra Patilfrom the mob. "We then sent theinjured to the hospital," he said.
"I saw that a white Land Cruiserhad rammed American Expressbakery and had climbed threestairs. It's number plate was lyingon the spot."
Mr Kadam further said thatwhen he reached the spot, he sawfive persons "entangled andtrapped beneath the car". "It wasn'tpossible to remove them withoutlifting the car with the help of acrane," he said. The injured weretaken to Bhabhahospital.
He saw bloods on the tyre of theleft wheels of the actor’s car andhe seized the papers of the vehicleand the keys and marked them."As the tyre was burst, there wasblood on the wheel base too," hesaid.
The officer producedbefore the court evidenceslike blood-stained soilsample, pieces of fibreglass, white frontbumper of the carinvolved in theaccident.
Mr Kadam saidthat he arrived atthe accident spot
at 2.50 am and conducted panch-nama between 3.05 am and 4.20am, when he was cross-examinedby Salman’s lawyers ShrikantShivade.
Mr Kadam informed that the carwas brought to thepolice stationwith the helpof a crane. MrShivade willcontinue tocross-exam-ine MrK a d a mt o m o r -row.
During the proceedings, SalmanKhan was sitting calmly with hissister Alvira in the front row.Dressed in blue jeans and blueshirt, Salman was occasionallyseen conversing with his lawyer.
Hit-and-run case: Salman went missingafter the mishap, says cop
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