26 August 2015

NEW DELHIThe latest census data

on the population of reli-gious groups, released bythe Modi government onTuesday, shows a 0.7 per-cent decline in the Hindupopulation, while agrowth of 0.8 percent hasbeen registered in theMuslim community.

The census has distrib-uted the total populationamongst six religionsnamely Hindu, Muslim,Christians, Sikh, Buddhistand Jains.

In 2011, total popula-tion was registered as –121.09 crores, in whichHindus constituted 79.8percent, Muslims 14.2percent, Christians 2.3percent, Sikh 1.7 percent,Buddhist 0.7 percent andJain 0.4 percent.

According to the datareleased, the distributionof the total population hasbeen made on six major

religious communitiesnamely, Hindu, Muslim,Christian, Sikh, Buddhist,Jain besides “OtherReligions andPersuasions” and“Religion not stated”.

The data are released bysex and residence up tosub-districts and towns.Total population in 2011is 121.09 crores ; Hindu96.63 crores (79.8%);Muslim 17.22 crores(14.2%); Christian 2.78crores (2.3%); Sikh 2.08crores (1.7%); Buddhist0.84 crores (0.7%); Jain0.45 crores (0.4%), OtherReligions & Persuasions(ORP) 0.79 crores (0.7%)and Religion Not Stated0.29 crores (0.2%).

ProportionThe proportion of

Hindu population to totalpopulation in 2011 hasdeclined by 0.7 percent-age point (PP); the pro

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MUMBAITemperature: 340CPrecipitation:72%Humidity:75%Wind: 19Km/hr

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Delhi HC issue notice to BJP leaderon Arvind Kejriwal's pleaA

India Has a 'Much Better' Financial SystemThan China: Subramanian Swamy

Sivakarthikeyan’s Rajini Murugan, GVPrakash’s Trisha Illana Nayanthara P8

JAISALMERSeveral reforms will be intro-

duced in Rajasthan PublicService Commission (RPSC) toimprove its system quality inyears to come, newly-appointedchairman of the commissionLalit K Panwar said.

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Reforms to be introducedin Rajasthan PublicService Commission

NEW DELHIIn what would ring alarm

bells for security agencies, cap-tured Pakistani terroristMohammad Naved Yakub hastold National InvestigatingAgency that 18 more terroristshad infiltrated into India alongwith him, reports said on

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18 Pakistani terrorists infiltrat-ed into India along with Naved;10 more waiting to enter

SRINAGARA Junior Commissioned

Officer (JCO) of Army waskilled today in cross-LoC firingby Pakistani troops in Kupwaradistrict of Kashmir.

The JCO was hit by aPakistani sniper near the LoC in

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Army JCO killedin Pak sniperfiring along LoC

LUDHIANAUnion Minister Uma Bharati

today called for a nationwidemovement for conservation ofwater, saying it is the need of thehour to move forward in a dynamicway.

Speaking at the inaugural func-tion of the two-day 'Regional Convention of WaterUsers Associations (WUAs) Presidents' at the Punjab

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'Water Revolution' is Need of Hour,Says Union Minister Uma Bharati

NEW DELHIAssam Chief Minister Tarun

Gogoi today said that formerstate minister and Congressleader Himanta Biswa Sarma,who has decided to join the BJP,does not have any ideology.

"Himanta does not have anyideology. That is why he has joined a communalparty," Mr Gogoi, who is in New Delhi to attend ameeting of the Niti Aayog, told the media.

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Himanta Biswa Sarma Does Not HaveAny Ideology, Says Tarun Gogoi

PATNABJP president Amit Shah's

ordeal in an elevator in Bihar lastweek has prompted an inquiry bythe state government.

Mr Shah, along with other BJPleaders, was trapped when the liftin the state guest house in Patna

got stuck between two floors on Friday. The partyclaimed that its leaders were stranded for around 40minutes.

They were finally pulled out by paramilitary person-nel in Mr Shah's security detail, who had to tear apart

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After Amit Shah's Lift Incident,Bihar Government Orders Inquiry

PATNAJitan Ram Manjhi, former

Bihar chief minister andHindustani Awam Morcha`sleader, was elected nationalpresident of the party afterresigning on Tuesday from theprimary membership of the

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Manjhi electedHAM's president,resigns from JD-U

DEWASWhile the farmers in states

like Maharashtra and Karnatakaare being punished with adrought-like situation, in theDewas district of MadhyaPradesh, it is excessive rain thathas destroyed huge swathes ofsoybean crop. This is the second

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Even Without A Drought,How Farmers in MP AreLosing Their Crop

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Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 340CPrecipitation:26%Humidity: 56%Wind: 20Km/hr

KOLKATATemperature: 320CPrecipitation: 63%Humidity:90% Wind: 13Km/hr

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

MUMBAICentre is mulling to set

up solar thermal plantson land parcels owned byRailways to boost up theusage of renewable ener-gy, Railway MinisterSuresh Prabhu said todayat the Confederation ofIndian Industry (CII)event in Mumbai.

"There is a need towork towards reducingcarbon emissions. Wecannot continue todepend on the traditionalsources of energy likecoal if we have to reducecarbon emission. We willhave to find innovativeways, use technology andprocesses that can reducethese emissions," the

minister said.The ministry is taking

various steps to increaseusage of solar power tomeet the needs ofRailways that consumesmaximum electricity.

"We have already initi-ated the process of using

rooftop of railway build-ings for generating solarpower. We are also har-nessing solar energy byputting panels on the roofof railway coaches," hesaid.

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Centre to Set Up Solar Plants onRailways Land, Says Suresh Prabhu

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NEW DELHINITI Aayog will organise a

workshop on September 2 tobring together states, urbanlocal bodies (ULBs), centralministries and other stakehold-ers to deliberate on variousaspects of smart cities.

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NITI Aayog to HoldWorkshop on SmartCities on September 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIThe government

today said it may recon-vene Parliament'sMonsoon Session to getkey legislations, includ-ing the pending GSTbill, passed, maintain-ing it has an "openmind" on amendmentsto reform measureseven as it began consul-tations with leaders ofopposition parties.

With the governmenthaving failed to pass itslegislative business inthe Monsoon Sessionwhich was a nearwashout, ParliamentaryAffairs Minister M

Venakiah Naidu metLeader of Congress inLok Sabha MallikarjunKharge and appealed toall political parties tocooperate in smoothfunctioning ofParliament in the "larg-

er national interest".Mr Naidu, who main-

tained that he hasalready consulted lead-ers of a number of par-ties on the issue, alsoexpressed willingness

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Hindu population declines by 0.7%, Muslims increased by0.8%, reveals Modi govt's religion-based census data

Government May ReconveneParliament's Monsoon Session

Markets backon feet afterhuge fallMUMBAI

Markets made a solidcomeback from one-yearlows as the benchmarkBSE Sensex rebounded291 points after the gov-ernment said it's consider-ing reconvening a specialsession of Parliament forpassage of the stalled GSTBill.

The Bill could not gothrough in the last sessiondue to a logjam inParliament.

Brokers said sentimentgot a lift after the govern-ment made its intention

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CHANDIGARHConcerned over sky-

rocketing prices ofonion, Haryana govern-ment has planned toimpose stock holdinglimit on the commodityin the state as part of itsefforts to control rates ofkitchen staple.

The UT ChandigarhAdministration is alsomulling over supplyingonion at 'No Profit andNo Loss' rate to con-sumers through low-cost

stalls and mobile vans."We have proposed to

impose stock holdinglimit on onions to bestored by wholesaler andretailer (to check risingprices of onion)," a sen-ior official of HaryanaFood and SuppliesDepartment told PTI inChandigarh today.

The state Food andSupplies department hasproposed to imposestock holding limit of 50

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Haryana Proposes StockHolding Limit on Onion

BHAGALPURA day after two of its

allies said seat sharing inBihar must concludewithin a week, a BJPleader announced todaythat his party will contest170 of the 243 Assemblyseats.

"The BJP will contestnearly 170 seats, there isno question of anythingless than that," AshwaniKumar Choubey, an MPand a former minister,

said in Bhagalpur.Mr Choubey was reply-

ing to statements from

leaders of the LokJanshakti Party (LJP) and

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AHMEDABADHardik Patel, the 21-

year-old leading an agita-tion of the Patel communi-ty in Gujarat, has beendetained by theAhmedabad police for"unlawful assembly," afterhe extended his mega-rallyin Ahmedabad.

The police said Mr Patelhad permission to gatherpeople for the rally at apublic ground only today.But at the rally heannounced a 48-hourhunger strike at the venueto press his demand forreservation in government

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BENGALURUIt's a narrower victory

than last time, butBengaluru has handed con-trol of its municipalityback to the BJP, which iscelebrating its third bigwin after sweeping civicpolls in Rajasthan andMadhya Pradesh earlierthis month.

The win in the BruhatBengaluru MahanagaraPalike or BBMP electionstoday is made sweeter bythe fact that it is inKarnataka, a state that theCongress wrested from theBJP just two years ago asthe latter grappled withcorruption charges and

deep fissures within thestate unit.

"After MP & Rajasthan,BBMP poll results com-plete a hat-trick of wins forBJP. This is a win for poli-tics of development &good governance," Prime

Minister Narendra Moditweeted on Tuesdayevening.

This is the first time inthree decades that a partythat does not rule the statehas won Bengaluru's civic

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Bengaluru Sticks With BJP,PM Tweets 'Hat-Trick'

BJP to Contest 170 Seats in Bihar,Says Ashwani Kumar Choubey

Hardik Patel, Now on HungerStrike, Detained in Ahmedabad

NEW DELHIA tradition of Jains

starving themselves todeath is an essential part ofreligious freedom, a peti-tion in the Supreme Courthas said today, as thou-sands of Jains are protest-ing the ancient ritual of"Santhara" being declaredillegal.

Last month, theRajasthan High Court saidthat the voluntary customof santhara is a form ofsuicide and therefore ille-gal. Yesterday, thousands

of Jains held a demonstra-tion in Jaipur carrying ban-ners that read "Suicide iscrime. Santhara is reli-gion."

The High Court's orderhas already been chal-lenged in the top court. Buttoday's petition, filed by anassociation of Jains, arguesthat "Santhara is an inte-gral part of the Jain reli-gion and the court can'tinterfere with its customs".

As part of their religion,Jains can take a vow to

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Fasting Unto Death isEssential Religious Freedom,

Say Jains in Court

WASHINGTONHindus will become the

world's third largest popu-lation by 2050, whileIndia will overtakeIndonesia as the country

with the largest Muslimpopulation, according to anew study.

According to the PewResearch Center's reli-gious profile predictions

assessed data releasedtoday, the Hindu popula-tion is projected to rise by34 per cent worldwide,from a little over 1 billion

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India to have largest Muslimpopulation by 2050: Report

Two Tihar jail prisoners killed inclash in moving jail vanNEW DELHI

Two prisoners were on Tuesday killed and fiveinjured in a clash that broke out between two groupsinside a moving jail van transporting them from Rohinicourt to the Tihar Jail.

The incident was reported around 4.30 PM. The twopolice officials escorting the inmates did not stop thevehicle when they saw the prisoners fighting and direct-ly took the van towards Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital inouter Delhi's Mongolpuri area, police said.

"When the prisoners were rushed to the hospital, twoof them -- identified as Paras Goldy and Pradip Bhola -- were declared dead on arrival," said a senior policeofficial. The van was carrying nine inmates divided intotwo groups of seven and two members each.

A case under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC hasbeen registered at the Mongolpuri police station, theofficial added.

Delhi govt to go 'paperless', okays e-office planNEW DELHI

Delhi government is all set to go "paperless" as thestate Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for imple-menting the e-office system in every department in whathas been claimed would be a first in the country.

According to a senior official, 15 departments are to becovered in the first phase of the plan, which would seeDelhi become the first state in the country to totallyembrace the e-office concept.

The decision in this regard was taken at a Cabinetmeeting today chaired by Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal.

"In the first phase, the project will be implemented in15 departments of the government. Simultaneously, allother departments and their attached offices will alsostart necessary preparations for implementation of e-office.

"In the 15 departments, there will be no physical move-ment of files from December 1 this year," the officialsaid.

Delhi government said that in the current paper-basedfile system, substantial time is spent in creating, search-ing and transferring documents and files and there is alsothe danger of loss of files due to theft/fire, etc.

"There is a lot of paper which is used and a largeamount of storage space is required. The physical filesare also prone to manipulation," the official also said.

The state government has decided to implement e-office in order to provide transparent, efficient and time-bound services to the public.

"e-office provides an effective mechanism to work in apaperless environment, monitor the performance of indi-viduals and enable employees to work at their conven-ience, etc.

"The Department of Information Technology will bethe nodal department for the project. Delhi government,through Delhi e-Governance Society, has already pro-cured a combined single-user licence," the governmentsaid.

The Cabinet has also permitted the individual depart-ments to procure the required hardware and manpowerfrom National Informatics Centre Services Inc. (NICSI)at empanelled rates based on the gap analysis report forthe implementation of the above project, the officialadded.

Delhi school attendant held for sexu-ally assaulting boyNEW DELHIA school attendant was arrested in Delhi on Tuesday

for sexually assaulting a six-year-old boy, police said.The 55-year-old school attendant, identified as Ram

Sahay Mahto, used to touch the boy inappropriately, saida police official.

The Class 1 student told his parents about the incidenton Monday following which they reported the matter tothe school authorities.

The school called the police control room and Mahtowas arrested on Tuesday afternoon from Dwarka Morarea of west Delhi, official said, adding that he has beenbooked under the Protection of Children from SexualOffences (POCSO) Act.

Delhi HC applauds woman for standing up to lewdcomment

Delhi: Cab driver held for molesting10-year-old girlNEW DELHI

A cab driver was arrested on Tuesday for allegedlymolesting a 10-year-old girl whom he used to drop homeafter school in south-west Delhi's Dwarka area.

The 26-year-old driver, Shiv Kumar, used to show thegirl obscene video clips on his mobile phone for the pastthree months, said a police official.

Kumar even threatened the girl of dire consequences ifshe told anyone about it, he said.

The matter came to light when the traumatised girlrefused to board the cab following which the schooladministration called her parents, he said, adding, the girlthen told her parents about it after which the driver wasarrested from his residence at Som Vihar area.

The accused has been booked under relevant sectionsof Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act, police said.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a school attendant wasapprehended for allegedly molesting a six-year-old boyin west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area.

The 55-year-old attendant, identified as Ram SahayMehto, used to touch the boy inappropriately, police said.

The victim told his parents about the incident follow-ing which they reported the matter to the school authori-ties who then called up the police control room and sub-sequently Mehto was arrested, police said.

The accused has been booked under POCSO Act andthe matter is being investigated, police said.

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NEW DELHIHis picture has gone

viral and he is now out todefend himself. The Delhibiker, who got bail onMonday after being arrest-ed on charges of sexualharassment and criminalintimidation of a youngwoman in Tilak Nagar, onTuesday said that he hasbeen wrongly accused.

In a Facebook post,Saravjeet Singh aliasSunny, a resident ofPaschimpuri area of westDelhi, said he is the manwhose picture has beenput on social media by agirl named Jasleen.

“I was on my motorcy-cle at a red light when MsJasleen asked me and afew others to stop. I toldher that I have to take aleft turn, so why do I needto stop? I’m not evenjumping the red light. Ifyou want to go ahead, youcan. That is all I said. Shethen clicked a picture ofme and my bike, and said I

would realise when policewill come to my place.”

The 26-year-old furthersaid that “girls are oftenharassed, but that does notmean an issue should beblown out of proportion.”

“If I had harassed her,others would have alsoseen. Why did not any-body intervene? I am anormal person, not a don,whom people will bescraed of.”

Singh had earlier toldthe police that the womanpressed charges on him to

become famous.Police said Delhi

University student JasleenKaur was abused at a traf-fic signal in Tilak Nagararea in Delhi at around 8pm on Sunday.

"We have registered anFIR against the bikerunder sections 354(a), 506and 509 of the IndianPenal Code," a police offi-cial had said.

"A man made obscenecomments at me today(Sunday) at around 8 pmnear Aggarwal, Tilak

Nagar. He was on a silverRoyal Enfield, vehiclenumber DL 4S CE 3623.When I told him I amclicking his picture andI'm going to file a com-plaint against him, heresponded by posing for apicture and said, "Jo karsakti hai kar le. Complaintkarke dikha, fir dekhiyokya karta hun main (Dowhatever you like.Complain and see what Ido then)," Jasleen had saidin her Facebook post.

She said what disturbedher more than the obsceneremarks was that 20passers-by heard what theaccused said and no oneintervened. "No one stoodup for me," the com-plainant had said.

"I was trying to cross theroad when I came in frontof the bike. When I point-ed at the red signal andsaid he should havestopped, he began makingobscene remarks," Jasleentold IANS.

Biker accused of harassing Delhi girl inTilak Nagar defends himself on Facebook

NEW DELHIDelhi High Court on

Tuesday sought theresponse of BJP leaderVijender Gupta for filingan unsigned affidavit in apetition seeking todeclare the election ofChief Minister ArvindKejriwal in 2013 assem-bly polls as void, claim-ing he had exceeded thepoll expense limit of Rs14 lakh.

A bench of JusticeVipin Sanghi issuednotice to Gupta, who isalso Leader ofOpposition in DelhiAssembly, on an applica-tion moved by ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwalseeking dismissal of the

election petition filedagainst him.

The bench also issuednotice to the OathCommissioner, who hadaffixed his stamp on theaffidavit, asking him toappear in person on the

next date of hearing andposted the matter forOctober 12.

Senior advocate HSPhoolka, appearing forKejriwal, contended that"Gupta has filed anunsigned affidavit in the

eyes of law and the saidaffidavit was required tobe signed before theattestation and depositionbefore OathCommissioner."

"It appears that peti-tioner had not appearedbefore the OathCommissioner for depo-sition. The stamps of theoath commissioner attest-ing the said blank affi-davit is totally illegal andunlawful," he said.

Kejriwal in his plea hassaid that the unsignedaffidavit was noticed dur-ing Gupta's cross exami-nation by a court of JointRegistrar, which in itsorder held that it was notan affidavit in the eyes of

law as it was unsignedand hence the petition iswithout any affidavit.

"That the present elec-tion petition has beenfiled by the petitionerwithout the mandatoryaffidavit in the eyes oflaw. Therefore, there isabsolutely no compliancewith the mandatoryrequirement, making thepetition liable to be dis-missed," the plea said.

Kejriwal also soughtinitiation of appropriateaction against the OathCommissioner who certi-fied by affixing a stampthat the deponent hassolemly affirmed beforehim the contents of saidaffidavit.

Delhi HC issue notice to BJP leaderon Arvind Kejriwal's plea

NEW DELHIModifying its order, the

Supreme Court onTuesday said real estatebarons Ansal brothers willundergo a two-year rigor-ous jail term in the Uphaarfire case if they fail to payRs 30 crore each withinthree months.

Earlier in its verbalorder, the court had onAug 19 said Sushil (76)and Gopal Ansal (67)should pay a fine of Rs 30crore each within threemonths and restricted theirjail term to the periodalready undergone bythem in view of theiradvanced age.

The judgement hadreceived a lot of flak, espe-cially from the associationof victims of Uphhar cine-ma fire tragedy in which59 people had died 18years ago.

However, the writtenorder, which was postedon the court's websitetoday, has restored thetwo-year rigorous jail termawarded by the trial courtto the brothers with a con-dition that the punishmentcan be reduced to the peri-od already undergone ifthey would pay Rs 30crore each within threemonths.

"For the reasons to berecorded hereafter, wedirect that Sushil Ansaland Gopal Ansal shallstand sentenced to undergorigorous imprisonment fortwo years.

"However, havingregard to advanced age ofthe accused and other

peculiar facts and circum-stances, if they pay Rs 30crores each, i.E. Rs 60crores, then the sentencewill stand reduced to theperiod already under-gone," a bench comprisingjustices A R Dave,KurianJoseph and Adarsh KumarGoel said.

"If they fail to pay theafore-stated amount withina period of three monthsfrom today, they shallundergo the sentence oftwo years each, excludingthe term which they havealready undergone," itsaid.

"The afore-statedamount shall be given byway of a demand draft tothe Chief Secretary ofDelhi Government for set-ting up a new trauma cen-tre or for upgrading theexisting trauma centres ofhospitals managed by theGovernment of NCT ofDelhi," the order said.

While Sushil had spentover five months in prison,Gopal was in jail for overfour months immediatelyafter the tragedy.

Earlier, a bench of jus-tices TS Thakur and GyanSudha Mishra (sinceretired) had on March 5,2014, held real estatebarons Sushil and GopalAnsal guilty, but differedon the quantum of sen-tence to be awarded tothem.

Justice Thakur had con-curred with the 2008 ver-dict of the Delhi HighCourt which had awardedone-year jail term to bothSushil and Gopal Ansal.

Uphaar fire case: SC restores two-yearjail term if Ansals fail to pay Rs 60 cr

NEW DELHIJasleen Kaur, who

accused biker SaravjeetSingh of harassing her inDelhi's Tilak Nagar areatook to Facebook to clearthe allegations made by theaccused that he has beenwrongly accused and she isa member of Aam AadmiParty. Clearing the airabout contesting DUSUelections, she wrote “I can-not contest DUSU elec-tions because i study inSt.Stephen's College,which is not a part ofDUSU.”

Justifying her tweet that"haan pehle ladki ne hichhedha hoga shayad", she

wrote that it “was a sarcas-tic reply to someone whohad replied to the post -Taali kabhi ek haath senahi bajti".

The 26-year-old bikerwas accused by Jasleen ofabusing her at a traffic sig-nal in Tilak Nagar area inDelhi at around 8 pm onSunday.

Within 14 hours of post-ing the picture of theaccused on Facebook,police had registered theFIR on charges of sexualharassment, criminalintimidation and use ofword, gesture or actintended to insult the mod-esty of a woman.

NEW DELHICol. Pushpender Singh,

who was hospitalised afterfasting for nine days overthe non-implementation ofOne Rank One Pension, isstable but the health ofretired havildar MajorSingh has worsened.

Col. Singh was rushedto the Army Research andReferral Hospital after hishealth deteriorated onTuesday. "He is stablenow and recovering," ahospital spokesperson toldIANS.

Spokesperson for the ex-servicemen front, Col.(retd.) Anil Kaul, said theveteran has refused tobreak his fast.

Also, the health ofretired Havildar MajorSingh, the second veteranwho started fasting lastMonday, has worsened.

"Hav. Major Singh islikely to be evacuated

today, though he is refus-ing to be taken to hospi-tal," Col. Kaul told IANS.

He added that HavildarAshok Chauhan, whostarted fasting lastTuesday, and Havildar

Sahib Singh were fit.Defence Minister

Manohar Parrikar is sup-posed to meet PrimeMinister Narendra Modion today over the issue.

The government hadurged the protesting veter-ans to wait till August 26before scaling up theprotest. Col. Kaul, howev-er, said they have notreceived any messagefrom the government sofar. Today is the 72nd dayof the protest and relayhunger strike. There arearound 24 lakh retired ser-vicemen in India andaround 6.5 lakh widowswho will benefit if OROPis implemented.

OROP Stir: Another ArmyVeteran's Health Deteriorates

Jasleen Kaur hits out at alle-gations levelled against her

NEW DELHIOne of the four men sen-

tenced to death for thehorrific rape and murderof a student in a movingbus in Delhi in December2012, Vinay Kumar hasbeen shifted to anotherprison inside Tihar jailwhere CCTV cameras areinstalled for surveillance,authorities told a DelhiCourt today, the convicthad claimed that he wasbeing regularly assaultedby inmates earlier thismonth.

"The same matter hasalready been decided bycompetent authority andVinay Sharma has beenshifted from Central Jailnumber five to Central Jailnumber three on August21 and Akshay is present-ly lodged in Central Jail

number two with thedirection to (conduct)proper surveillance and tokeep in separate cellwhere CCTV cameras areinstalled," said the report,which was filed beforeAdditional SessionsJudge, Reetesh Singh.

On August 20, Vinayhad moved an applicationin the court alleging hewas assaulted by theinmates in the Jail on

August 15 and 16. He isalso facing trial with threeothers in a separate rob-bery case, Delhi police hasalleged that before gan-graping the 23-year-old ina moving bus, the accusedhad lured a carpenter, RamAdhar, into the vehicleand robbed him.

The court is hearingfinal arguments in the rob-bery case in which thefour convicts of the gan-

grape and murder case,Akshay Thakur, VinaySharma, Pawan Gupta andMukesh, are facing trial.

"It is pertinent to men-tion here that convictsVinay Sharma and AkshayKumar Singh alongwithother co-accused werepreviously transferredfrom Central Jail numberfive to Central Jail numbertwo on May 13, 2015 bythe direction issued fromthe PHQ for their safetyand security due to lack ofseparate cells in CentralJail number five," said thereport. They were awardeddeath penalty by trialcourt in the gangrape andmurder case which waslater confirmed by DelhiHigh Court. Their appealsare pending before theSupreme Court.

After Complaint, Nirbhaya Gangrape Convict Shifted From Cell in Tihar

Minor orphans res-cued, put up inshelter homes:Delhi govt to courtNEW DELHI

The Delhi government hasinformed a court here that it hasrescued three minor orphans,whose mother had died in a roadaccident, and has placed them inshelter homes for their proper careand protection.

The government's report camein compliance of order of MotorAccident Claims TribunalPresiding Officer Santosh SnehiMann directing the authorities totake necessary action for rescuingand rehabilitating three kids -- twoboys and a girl -- whose livingconditions made them vulnerableto abuse and exploitation after thedeath of their mother who was abeggar.

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HYDERABADPrime Minister Narendra Modi

today assured Andhra Pradesh ChiefMinister N. Chandrababu Naidu thatall commitments made in the AndhraPradesh Reorganisation Act will behonoured.

Mr Modi has directed the NITIAayog to prepare a roadmap to fulfillthe commitments made in the Act.Finance Minister Arun Jaitely saidthis after Mr Naidu met Mr Modi inthe national capital.

Mr Jaitely, who was also present inthe meeting which lasted for one-and-half hours, said the issue of spe-

cial status was discussed in detail.The finance minister said all

aspects of the issue will be taken intoconsideration. He said allocations forPolvaram project will continue.

Mr Naidu sought early steps togrant special status and special pack-age to the revenue-deficit state andhand-holding by the Centre tillAndhra Pradesh achieves a level-playing field with other states.

Mr Naidu, whose Telugu DesamParty (TDP) is a partner in BJP-ledNDA government, explained the dif-ficulties faced by the state infinances, institutions, lack of infra-

structure and the promises made inthe Act as well as in parliament bythen Prime Minister ManmohanSingh.

Stressing the need for special cate-gory status, the TDP chief said how ithas become an emotive issue.

The other issues raised by MrNaidu included the Visakhapatnam-Chennai industrial corridor, theChennai-Bengaluru industrial corri-dor, funds for the multi-purposePolavaram irrigation project, indus-trial incentives, tax exemptions andgrants for backward areas.

Commitments Will be Honoured, PM Assures Chandrababu Naidu

WASHINGTONSenior BJP leader

Subramanian Swamy hassaid that it is time for theNDA government to con-vert the current Chineseeconomic crisis into anopportunity by "doing theright things".

The current financialcrisis would have atremendous impact on theChinese ambition toemerge as a global super-power and develop Yuanas a viable internationalcurrency challenging themonopoly of the US dol-lar, he said.

"It (Chinese economiccrisis) is an opportunityfor India," Mr Swamytold news agency PTI.

A former union cabinetminister, Mr Swamy hadpredicted earlier that theChinese economy wouldcollapse by 2020. "I seethat it is happening fiveyears earlier," he said.

"I think it is structuralfailure which is takingplace in China. The wholeChinese economic systemis not an indigenous sys-tem," said Mr Swamy,

who is currently on a UStour giving speeches invarious cities across thecountry. "We are in astronger position to over-take China, if it does theright thing," he said.

Noting that it will take along time for China torecover from this eco-nomic crisis, Mr Swamysaid it is time for India toget ahead of its northernneighbour by taking thenecessary steps.

Mr Swamy said that PMModi needs to have abrain storming sessionwith people within the

party, who would givehim the correct advice.He also urged the govern-ment to lower the interestrate to 9 per cent.

One of the immediatecasualty of this financialcrisis is that China wouldhave to "give up" itsgame of replacing USdollar with Yuan as aninternational trading cur-rency, he said.

Mr Swamy said "Indiashould take pride in thefact that it has a "muchmuch better" financialsystem and New Delhihas to build further on it.

India Has a 'Much Better' FinancialSystem Than China: Subramanian Swamy

NEW DELHIStudents of XI and XII

standard of a Delhi schoolwill have a special class onSeptember 4, the eve of'Teachers' Day'. They willget lessons from noneother than PresidentPranab Mukherjee.

Mr Mukherjee will beholding a joint class forclass XI and XII studentsof Dr Rajendra PrasadSarvodhya Vidhalaya atthe school which is locatedin the Presidential Estate.

The students will assem-ble on the 'Knowledgefloor' and listen to theirnew teacher. Later, thePresident will addressnearly 100 teachers also.

This idea was given byDelhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal and hisDeputy Chief MinisterManish Sisodia to thePresident, who liked it andgave his consent for thesame. Mr Mukherjee'sfocus has been on provid-ing quality education andin his address to the nationon the eve of IndependenceDay earlier this month, hehad had laid special

emphasis on "guru-shishya" (Teacher-Student)relation.

"...what has happened toquality (education), frombase to apex? We recall theguru-shishya paramparawith legitimate pride; whythen have we abandonedthe care, devotion andcommitment that is at theheart of this relationship?"he had asked.

He believes that ateacher is like a potter,who, with his soft andskillful hands, moulds thedestiny of the student and

the society should recog-nise and find merit andscholarship of the teacher.

"Is that happening in oureducation system today?Students, teachers andauthorities must pause andintrospect," he had said inhis address.

The President wasrequested by the DelhiGovernment under its pres-tigious programme 'Be aTeacher' in whichrenowned personalitiesfrom different walks of lifelike art, culture, sports,business, politics and civil

services take class for stu-dents and inspire kids toachieve excellence in life.

While this is for the firsttime that any President willdon a cap of a teacher on a'Teachers Day', on earlieroccasions Mr Mukherjeeand his predecessor APJAbdul Kalam have beenmeeting and interactingwith students.

September 5 is celebrat-ed as Teachers Day inmemory of birth anniver-sary of former President SRadhakrishnan.

President Pranab Mukherjeeto be a Teacher for One Day

PATNAShatrughan Sinha, after a high hit

rate in irking his party, has daredthe BJP to punish him, with a warn-ing on Twitter of a strike back.

As Bihar heads for elections, MrSinha, an MP from the state capitalof Patna, has shown considerablededication to consolidating his rep-utation as Agent Provocateur bypublicly criticizing important partydecisions and exchanging frequentand lush plaudits with NitishKumar, who is running for a thirdconsecutive term as Chief Minister.

Mr Sinha has said that his one-on-one interaction with BJP rivals

like Mr Kumar and Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal is not outof line, and that praise for politicalopponents should not be misread byhis party as a preface to switching

sides.BJP sources said yesterday that

though Mr Sinha is guilty of indis-cipline, penalising him ahead of theelections would draw further noticeto the former Bollywood actorwhose jibes against his party havebeen guaranteeing him attention.That assessment was formed afterMr Sinha said that the BJP haserred in not naming the presump-tive Chief Minister of the alliance itleads in Bihar. Mr Sinha alsodeclared his choice (and it was notfrom within his party) - Ram VilasPaswan, the leader of the regionalLJP.

MUMBAIThe Bombay High

Court today asked thecity police to file an affi-davit stating what stepsthey have taken regardingthe complaints receivedagainst self-styled god-woman Radhe Maa.

The division bench ofJustices V M Kanade andShalini Phansalkar-Joshiwas hearing a publicinterest litigation filed byadvocate FalguniBrahmbhatt seeking an

FIR against Radhe Maaon charges of obscenity,cheating and hurting reli-gious sentiments.

Ms Brahmbhatt movedthe court after suburbanBorivali police allegedlyfailed to take action onher complaint. Senioradvocate Milind Sathe,appearing for Radhe Maa,argued that the PIL wasnothing but a publicityseeking petition and thatthe allegations levelled init were frivolous.

Bombay High Court SeeksReport on Police Action on

Complaints Against Radhe Maa

SRINAGARJammu and Kashmir

Chief SecretaryMuhammad Iqbal Khandeytoday decided to quit as thesenior most bureaucrat ofthe state reportedly overdifferences with the rulingalliance. "Yes, Khandey hasdecided to step down as thechief secretary of the stateand he is submitting hispapers for voluntary retire-ment," sources close to thebureaucrat told IANS inSrinagar. An IAS officer ofthe 1978 batch, MrKhandey was made theChief Secretary of Jammuand Kashmir on February18, 2013 during theNational Conference-Congress ruling allianceheaded by the then Chief

Minister Omar Abdullah.Speculation about Mr

Khandey's differences withthe political dispensationhad come to light immedi-ately after Mr MuftiMuhammad Sayeed headedPeoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Partyalliance formed the govern-ment in March. Mediaspeculation had run high onAugust 21 about MrKhandey's differences withthe government when hedid not attend the stateCabinet meeting. The ChiefSecretary has to attend theCabinet meetings as part ofduties. But sources close toMr Khandey said he was onleave on August 21 becauseof the death of his brother'sgrandson.

Jammu and Kashmir ChiefSecretary Decides to Step Down PUNE

Eminent actor-directorAmol Palekar todayexpressed his support tothe now 75-day-old agita-tion of the FTII studentsfor their demands thatinclude removal of TVactor and BJP memberGajendra Chauhan as theinstitute's chairman.

"I have alreadyexpressed my support tothe students' agitation," MrPalekar, who was recentlyappointed as chairman ofIndia's Oscar jury, toldreporters during a visit tothe FTII campus.

Mr Palekar was at theFilm and TelevisionInstitute of India (FTII)today for the screening ofhis movie "Daayra".

Meanwhile, FTII direc-tor Prashant Pathrabe

declined to make any com-ment on any developmenton the students' protest andvisit of the three-memberdelegation of Informationand Broadcasting Ministry,led by S M Khan, whichheld discussions with thefaculty, students and thestaff last week, in an effortto break the stalemate overthe prolonged strike.

"You ask the ministryofficials," said Mr

Pathrabe, who attractedcriticism from variousquarters for deployment ofadditional security with"bouncers" for himself.

The FTII director alsorefused to react whenasked whether the insti-tute's administration waslikely to withdraw thepolice complaint filed byhim against 17 students.

Mr Pathrabe had filed thecomplaint in connection

with his alleged mental tor-ture during the recent'gherao' in protest againstconducting incompletediploma film projects ofthe 2008 batch students.

Following his complaint,five students were arrested,leading to tension on thecampus after a midnightswoop by police last week.The students were laterreleased on bail.

Meanwhile, an air ofexpectancy prevailed onthe campus with AmeyaGore, a representative ofthe FTII Students'Association (FSA) sayingthey had no information asto whether the Khan com-mittee had submitted itsreport to the ministry onMonday, as per the earlierannouncement.

Amol Palekar Lends Support to Agitating FTII Students

Punishing Me Will Have Consequences, Shatrughan Sinha Warns BJP

AHMEDABADWhat began as a mas-

sive show of strength bythe Patel community ledby 21-year-old HardikPatel in Ahmedabad onTuesday morning, wasthreatening to fall apartby the afternoon, withanother faction airing itsdifferences with theyoung leader in public.

Also in the afternoon,some protestors demand-ing quota in jobs and edu-cation, clashed with agroup against the Patels'inclusion in the list ofeconomically and sociallyweaker sections.

Both sides threw stonesand the police had to usebatons and tear gas tocontrol them. The Patelprotestors, led by HardikPatel, were on their wayback from the city collec-tor's office.

"We are asking for ourrights peacefully. Whyare we being lath-icharged?" Mr Patelasked.

Hours earlier, he hadput the state's BJP gov-ernment on notice in ahard-hitting speech at arally attended by around 2lakh people. "If this gov-ernment does not heedour demands, the lotuswill not bloom in 2017,"he said. But amid the

cheering at the vastGMDC Ground, therewere signs of disarray onthe massive stage.

As Hardik Patelannounced a 48-hourhunger-strike, demandingChief Minister AnandibenPatel reach out to the pro-testors, another leader ofthe movement, LaljiPatel, seemed surprised.

Lalji Patel later made itclear that he wouldannounce a separate strat-

egy this evening to takethe agitation forward.

The Patel demand forinclusion in the state'sOBC list is opposed bygroups already on it. TheSupreme Court has ruledthat reservations cannotcross the 50 per cent markand Gujarat has alreadyreached that limit. Theless prosperous OBCgroups have threatened tooppose any further divi-sion of their quota.

At their massive rallies,the Patels have warnedthat they can "make andbreak governments inGujarat". The wealthycommunity is seen as atrusted BJP votebank.Forty of the party's 120law-makers in the stateare Patels, includingChief Minister Anandibenand seven of her minis-ters.

Signs of Rift Among ProtestingPatels Within Hours of Mega Rally

LUCKNOWUttar Pradesh Governor

Ram Naik today returnedthe file for appointmentof Lokayukta to the stategovernment saying hewas not bound to acceptCabinet's recommenda-tion and asked it to sendany other name exceptJustice (retd) RavindraSingh after following dueprocedure.

Governor Naik, whilereturning the file, said theCabinet has no role inappointment ofLokayukta, it has its ownprocess, a Raj Bhawanspokesman said inLucknow.

The Governor has writ-ten letters to ChiefMinister Akhilesh Yadav,Leader of the Opposition

Swami Prasad Mauryaand the High Court ChiefJustice and expectedthem to soon send a nameof Lokayukta exceptJustice (retd) RavindraSingh keeping in mindthe Supreme Court'sdirective in this regardand after proper discus-sion," he said.

"For appointment ofLokayukta, the constitu-tional requirement of dis-cussion was not fulfilledlegally. According to theLeader of the Opposition,there was no discussionor agreement on anyname for Lokayukta andmembers of the selectioncommittee were unawarewhat letters wereexchanged or discussionsheld," the Governor said.

UP Governor Ram NaikRejects Lokayukta Nominee

Senior CongressMLA Kishta Reddypasses awaySANGAREDDY

Senior Congress MLAin Telangana andChairman of PublicAccounts Committee(PAC) P Kishta ReddyTuesday died following aheart attack. 74-year-oldReddy, MLA fromNarayankhed in Medakdistrict, died in sleep at hisresidence in Hyderabad,his son Sanjeev Reddysaid. The senior leaderwas in Hyderabad toattend the meetings ofPAC and he did not wakeup till 8 am on Tuesdaywhich was unusual, hesaid. Kishta Reddy wasunconscious and he wastaken to a hospital wherethe doctors declared himbrought dead. His bodywould be shifted toNarayankhed later in theday and funeral wouldtake place tomorrow,Sanjeev Reddy added.

Congress SupportVital for Passing GSTBill in Rajya Sabha:Jairam Ramesh

NEW DELHICongress was not

against the Good andServices Tax bill, but thesupport of the party, whichhas suggested four amend-ments to the BJP's draft,was vital to get it passed inthe Rajya Sabha, seniorleader Jairam Ramesh saidtoday.

"GST is in nationalinterest but in 2011 whenit was tabled inParliament, BJP hadopposed it because of oneperson, the then ChiefMinister of GujaratNarendra Modi," MrRamesh said.

He said that the sameperson as the PrimeMinister today does notwant the Congress to takecredit which drafted theoriginal bill, and advo-cates its importance.

Kashmiri militantsare like BhagatSingh, says sepa-ratist leaderSRINAGAR

In a statement whichcould stoke controversy,Kashmiri separatist leaderShabir Shah on Tuesdaysaid that all the militantswho had given their livesover the Kashmir issuewere like freedom fighterBhagat Singh.

The separatist leadermade the comments whiletalking to journalists afterreaching Srinagar fromDelhi.

He also said that the mil-itants had given boost tothe movement of Kashmirand that the channel oftalks with Pakistan shouldremain open.

“The way India cele-brates Bhagat Singh, thesame way militants are ourheroes,” he said, adding,“But talks are must. Talksshould not be closed.”

BY RAKESH SOOD

The non-event of talksbetween the NationalSecurtiy Advisors (NSA)

of India and Pakistan, Ajit Dovaland Sartaj Aziz, has generated afair amount of heat but does italso throw any light on PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’s policytowards Pakistan? Crafting acredible Pakistan policy hasbeen a challenge for everyIndian Prime Minister sinceIndependence, and each one ofthem, from Pandit JawaharlalNehru onwards, has tried to puthis or her own personal stamp onit. Yet, it remains a complex rela-tionship, saddled with the bitterlegacy of Partition and fourinconclusive wars, and mired inhostility which tends to flare upfrom time to time.

Mr. Modi is a strong and deci-sive leader backed by a solidmajority in Parliament. He gotoff to a flying start with his“neighbourhood diplomacy” ini-tiative inviting all South AsianAssociation for RegionalCooperation (SAARC) leadersto his swearing-in ceremony lastMay. Talks with Pakistan PrimeMinister Nawaz Sharif openedthe way for a meeting betweenthe Foreign Secretaries to workout terms for a dialogue whichhad been stalled for over twoyears. However, in August 2014,the talks were called off after thePakistan High Commissionerdecided to go ahead with a muchpublicised meeting with theHurriyat leaders. Meetingsbetween Hurriyat leaders andPakistani officials were hardly anew development, but clearly,the Modi government was mark-ing a new red line for talks. Thepublic manner in which the ulti-matum was delivered to Pakistanleft many wondering whetherthere had been a change of posi-tion on New Delhi’s part orwhether it was merely ineptness.The cancellation of talks wasfollowed by an intensification of

firing incidents along the Line ofControl (LoC), with India adopt-ing a muscular retaliatory pos-ture. Both Mr. Modi and Mr.Sharif were in Kathmandu forthe SAARC summit inNovember 2014 but registeredno progress regarding resump-tion of talks.

Ufa and its aftermathMonths later, in the run-up to

the BRICS and ShanghaiCooperation Organisation sum-mit meetings in Ufa in July, theIndian side sought a bilateralmeeting. There had been signalsthat a policy review was under-way — the message at the timeof the Peshawar school mas-sacre, Indian Foreign SecretaryS. Jaishankar’s visit toIslamabad and release of fisher-men. Pakistan responded posi-tively to the idea of a meetingbetween the Prime Ministers andby all accounts, it was a con-structive dialogue. A crisp JointStatement emerged and one ofthe outcomes was the schedulingof the meeting between the twoNSAs; other decisions includedmeetings between the chiefs ofthe Border Security Force andPakistan Rangers and DirectorsGeneral of Military Operations;releasing fishermen in eachother’s custody; facilitating reli-gious tourism; and an agreementto discuss ways and means toexpedite the Mumbai trial. Thecancellation of the NSA-leveltalks has been accompanied byacrimonious exchanges leavingthe future of other meetingsuncertain.

At Ufa, the media was effec-tively managed, but thereafter,the atmospherics deteriorated.To tackle some hard line criticswho are ideologically opposed totalks, a narrative was put out thatat Ufa, India had successfullychanged the terms of the talks.The careful diplomatic phraseol-ogy which held the statementtogether collapsed under the

onslaught of the TV talk showgladiators. Debating points werescored about the fact thatKashmir was not mentioned,forcing Pakistan to clarify that itwas implicit in the phrase, “alloutstanding issues”. Both sidessought to claim victory, evenbefore the NSA talks got under-way. No visible effort was madeto lower the pitch and after Mr.Aziz held his press conference inIslamabad on July 13, it wasclear that Pakistan was uncom-fortable and needed to reassertthat there had been no dilution inits stand.

Lose-lose outcomeDisagreement on the agenda

for the talks was now becomingapparent and only exposed thefault lines. Details of dossiersbeing prepared by both sides tobe handed over to the other sidewere leaked. Pakistan took threeweeks to confirm the dates pro-posed by the Indian side, fuellingspeculation. Meanwhile, themedia continued to drive upexpectations on both sides andeventually ended up determiningthe outcome. Some banked onthe hope that the talks wouldtake place because neither sidewanted to be blamed for beingthe spoiler. But the process wastoo fragile and after back-to-back press conferences by Mr.Aziz in Islamabad and ExternalAffairs Minister Sushma Swarajin Delhi a day prior to the visit,the die was cast.

Both sides accused each otherof moving away from the termsof the dialogue set out in the Ufajoint statement. Ms. Swarajemphasised that the Ufa jointstatement mandated the NSAs toonly discuss “all issues related toterrorism”, and second, that ameeting between Mr. Aziz andthe Hurriyat leaders amounted tointroducing a third party into thebilateral dialogue, which wascontrary to the spirit of theShimla Agreement. Accordingly,

talks between the two NSAscould only go forward providedPakistan gave an assurance onthese two counts. Mr. Aziz point-ed out that the Ufa statementalso contained a willingness todiscuss “all outstanding issues”,implying Kashmir, and advisingagainst a meeting with Hurriyatleaders amounted to laying downpreconditions which were unac-ceptable.

The fallout was that a diplo-matic engagement was convert-ed into an ‘us versus them’ bat-tleground. The battleground out-come is a zero sum game withone side winning and the otherlosing. A successful diplomaticoutcome is qualitatively differ-ent where both sides need to besatisfied with the outcome; it hasto be a win-win situation.Second, a diplomatic engage-ment requires a common scriptwhereas on a battle ground, con-flicting narratives seek domi-nance. Trying to score pointspublicly easily becomes a blamegame and the win-lose resultbecomes a lose-lose outcome.Somewhere along the way fromUfa to the talks in Delhi, it wasclear that the plot was lost sightof and the management of theprocess was reduced to a rhetor-ical tit for tat.

Defining policy and managingtactics

For nearly a quarter of a centu-ry, some form of dialogue withPakistan has been pursued byvarious governments, both offi-cially and through back chan-nels. There have been ups anddowns but the underlying con-viction has been that Indiashould manage its relations withPakistan so that Pakistan’s hos-tility does not become anunwanted distraction. Since anall out conflict is ruled out,leverages to influence Pakistan’sbehaviour have to be foundthrough dialogue and engage-ment so that suitable messages

can be conveyed and under-stood. Linked to this realisationis the conviction that the moresuccessful India is in managingthis troubled relationship, themore diplomatic space it pro-vides us for pursuing our rela-tions with other countries in ourneighbourhood and beyond.Engaging in tit-for-tat hostilityand rhetoric with Pakistandiminishes India’s standing andattracts unwelcome and gratu-itous suggestions of third partieswho are often prone to raisingthe notion of a nuclear flash-point. The focus on confidencebuilding measures and commu-nication links, particularly after1998 (following the nulceartests), was undertaken with thisclear purpose in mind.Admittedly, it has not beensmooth sailing but when it hasworked, it has made the LoCpeaceful, increased India’sdiplomatic leverage and alsogiven political space to deal withthe domestic aspects of theKashmir issue.

This broad policy bears theindividual imprints of each ofthe Prime Ministers — P.V.Narasimha Rao, I.K. Gujral, AtalBihari Vajpayee and Dr.Manmohan Singh — but alsoreflects a degree of consistency.It does not anticipate any break-throughs with Pakistan butacknowledges that there are ele-ments in Pakistan’s decision-making circles that would seekto sustain a hostile relationshipwith India. As long as these ele-ments remain influential, a nor-mal state to state relationshipwill elude us. Pakistan’s internalpolitics will need to changebefore these elements can beneutralised.

In a democratic India whilethere is consensus on the need tohave normal and peaceful rela-tions with Pakistan, there is alsoa strong sentiment thatPakistan’s support to terrorismagainst India prevents normali-sation.

WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 26, 2015

The crash of the markets

Losing the plot on India-Pakistan ties?

BY JAYANT SRIRAM

While Vyapam is out ofthe headlines, it’snow over to DMAT,

the next scam to hit the highereducation sector in MadhyaPradesh. The Supreme Court iscurrently hearing a batch ofpetitions relating to the Dentaland Medical Admission Test(DMAT).

Last month, the MadhyaPradesh High Court hadremarked that the DMAT scamappeared worse than Vyapam, aview that the Supreme Courthas concurred with, while ask-ing the Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI) to take overinvestigations. While Vyapam(the Hindi acronym forVyavsayik Pariksha Mandal,the Madhya PradeshProfessional ExaminationBoard or MPPEB) and DMATdovetail with each other and areacknowledged to be two sidesof the same corrupt coin, thetwo scams actually have a fardeeper causal connection.

The DMAT exam is conduct-ed by the Association of PrivateDental and Medical Colleges ofMadhya Pradesh for manage-ment quota, which accounts for50 per cent of seats in privatecolleges with the other 50 percent filled up through examina-tions conducted by the Statethrough the board that is collo-quially referred to as Vyapam.

Unlike the Vyapam scam,which involved the rigging ofseveral exams for selections tovarious courses and govern-ment jobs, the DMAT scamrefers only to the exam foradmission to private medicaland dental colleges. It is thetussle over this one exam, how-ever, that explains how the twoscams are linked.

Legal precedents

When private colleges werefirst set up across India, therewere several complaints aboutthe exorbitant capitation feesand under-the-table paymentsto secure admission. In 1993,the Supreme Court in theUnnikrishnan case, framed ascheme to prevent the commer-cialisation of admissions toprofessional colleges. It wasdecided that a commonentrance test would be conduct-ed by the State government andthe top 50 per cent of studentsoffered admission to free seatswhile the next 50 per centwould be eligible for paid seats.

Amid complaints that thisamounted to nationalising thesecolleges, the Supreme Courtchanged its position in theT.M.A. Pai Foundation case(2002), which scrapped theUnnikrishnan scheme andheld that starting an educa-tional institution was a funda-mental right and that the gov-ernment could not interfere inthe administrative rights of pri-vate institutions, minority ornon-minority.

The rights of private institu-tions were further reinforced bythe rulings in the IslamicAcademy (2002) and P.A.Inamdar cases (2005), with theformer saying that private insti-tutions could hold their owncommon entrance tests, whichwould be regulated by a com-mittee headed by a retiredjudge, and the latter making itclear that the state could notimpose any sort of reservationon unaided professional col-leges.

Exam amid protests

In 2006, therefore, the MPgovernment decided to followthe Inamdar judgment in letterand allow private dental andmedical colleges to conducttheir own test. This was some-

thing of a surprise — profes-sional courses had always beenhighly valued in the State butthe process of privatisation ofeducation had been a little lop-sided. There was a glut of pri-vate engineering colleges butonly three medical and ninedental colleges were run pri-vately. The last governmentmedical college had beenopened 40 years ago.

Given the paucity of colleges,there was intense competitionfor these few seats. Hence,when the MPg o v e r n -ment’s

nod tothe requestfrom privatemedical and dental col-leges to hold their own examsled to a storm of protests, it wastaken up as a major students’issue. The government faced alot of heat, particularly fromthe Akhil Bharatiya VidyarthiParishad (ABVP), the studentwing of the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

In successive petitions to theHigh Court, the ABVP insistedthat admissions to medical col-leges should be carried out bythe State professional examina-tion board, as private entranceexams would open up the scopefor wide corruption. The peti-tions also stated that the Stategovernment had not set up aproper monitoring committeeto oversee the exams.

Ultimately, the first DMATwas held in 2006 under a mon-itoring committee headed byretired High Court judgeChandresh Bhushan(Incidentally, Mr. Bhushanwould later head the SpecialInvestigative Team set up bythe MP State government toinvestigate Vyapam). Theexam, however, was doomedfrom the start, with allegationsof leaked question papers andseats being sold for huge

amounts.

Under intense pressure, withthe ABVP holding a series ofdemonstrations, the State gov-ernment ordered the monitor-ing committee to submit areport on the DMAT. Submittedwithin a week, the report rec-ommended that the DMATresults be cancelled and the testheld again by the MPPEB.

Several students who hadtaken the exam petitioned theMP High Court, which quashedthe committee’s order as pre-mature.

The major point stated by thecommittee as evidence of mal-

practice was that some studentshad filled in the sheets withpencil rather than with blackballpoint pen. The committeealso relied on media reportsabout bribes. The High Courtdecided that this was not basisenough to make thousands ofstudents sit for the exam againand upheld the DMAT results.

Regulatory Act

In September 2007, theShivraj Singh Chouhan govern-ment passed the Madhya

Pradesh NijiVy a v a s a y i k

Sh ikshan

S a n s t h a(Pravesh Ka

Viniyaman AvamShulk Ka Nirdharan)

Adhiniyam, 2007, roughlytranslated as the MadhyaPradesh ProfessionalEducational Institutions(Regulation of Admission andFixation of Fee) Act, 2007).Under its provisions, the gov-ernment formulated admissionrules in 2008 and passed ordersin early 2009, stating that thecommon entrance test for grad-uate and post-graduate coursesin medical and dental collegeswould be conducted by anagency nominated by the state.That agency was theProfessional ExaminationBoard (PEB) aka Vyapam.

As a corollary to this Act, theState government also made the

professional examination boarda statutory body. It had previ-ously existed as a body createdby executive order for conduct-ing pre-medical and pre-engi-neering tests for governmentcolleges. The Madhya PradeshProfessional ExaminationBoard Act, 2007, however,reconstituted its board of direc-tors and required that it beheaded by an officer of the rankof chief secretary. Along withcontrol of all professional examcourses, the PEB was alsogiven the task of conductingrecruitment exams to about 40government departments. TheAct was challenged in theMadhya Pradesh High Court byseveral private dental and med-ical colleges in 2009, on thegrounds that it went against theprinciples laid out in the TMAPai and Inamdar judgments. Indefending the Act, however, theState government relied on twokey clauses in the Inamdarjudgment.

While allowing private col-leges to conduct their ownexams, the ruling specified thatshould the admission procedureadopted by private colleges“fail the triple test of being fair,transparent and non-exploita-tive, then this procedure couldbe taken over by the state”.Second, the judgment said thatit was ultimately for the Centre,or States in the absence of acentral legislation, to come upwith a well-thought-out policyon regulating admission andfixing fees for private colleges.The High Court upheld thevalidity of the Act, swayed insome measure by the allega-tions of irregularities thatDMAT had faced in the past.The Supreme Court, however,differed and said it could not beleft to the unilateral decision ofthe State government to saythat the private institutions hadfailed to meet the triple test.

It evolved an interim seat-sharing arrangement betweengovernment and private col-leges — 15 per cent of seats inprivate colleges would be setaside for the NRI quota and theremaining 85 per cent would besplit between state-run collegesand private colleges, with eachconducting their own admis-sion exams. The DMAT, whichthe 2007 Act sought to cancel,had now returned, except that itwas only for a proportion ofseats rather than for all seats inprivate colleges.

Centralised corruption

What followed next is, ofcourse, well-documented interms of how the admissionscam spiralled into an amazing-ly complex system of rigging.The MPPEB, now a top-heavy,hydra-headed body, expandedits empire to control an amaz-ing number of exams, includingrecruitment to governmentdepartments and admissions toprofessional courses. This cen-tralisation was an invitation tocorruption and formed the basisof the Vyapam scam. DMATmeanwhile continued with areduced scope from 2009 but, ifwe are to go by the suspicionsof the Supreme Court, stillmanaged to financially outdothe entire Vyapam network.

There is a cautionary talehere about the regulation ofeducation and how it couldbackfire. The true irony of theDMAT story is that it may havegiven the real impetus to theVyapam scam. And it all startedwith a heavy-handed interpre-tation of a well-meaningSupreme Court judgment thataimed at accountability. If bothgovernment and private institu-tions could get it so wrong, per-haps it is time to consider aworkable alternative. TheVyapam and DMAT cases giveus good reason to do so.

Two scams, a single cause

EDITORIAL4 NEW DELHI | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 26, 2015Fight For Right

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Market regulators and even governments havevery few options when financial markets gointo the kind of panic-driven free fall as wit-

nessed on Monday. The shock waves triggered by anover 9 per cent fall in Chinese stocks hit capital and cur-rency markets worldwide. India was no exception to theglobal sell-off, with the BSE Sensex shedding over 1,624points — nearly 6 per cent — and the rupee tumbling atone point to Rs.66.60 against the U.S. dollar, its lowestlevel since 2013. The immediate task for the market reg-ulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, willbe to put in place measures to ensure that there are nomajor settlement defaults, which can trigger a systemiccollapse. Other than that there is little it can, or indeedshould do, to prevent the current re-rating of asset pricesin the market running its course. On the currency front,Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan hasgiven out the assurance that the central bank has suffi-cient foreign currency reserves — around $380 billion —to dampen any major volatility of the rupee. However, itcan only flatten the trajectory of any fall, not reverse it.Besides, it needs to keep the powder dry to tackle anyfurther devaluation of the yuan, which China might beforced to do if growth continues to be slow. After all,Monday’s global sell-off was prompted by poor industri-al output numbers, only confirming the fears of globalinvestors that China’s ‘managed slowdown’ was provingless manageable than it had let on. For India, the Chinesecollapse might actually provide an opportunity. As Dr.Rajan has pointed out, India has a low current accountdeficit (CAD), the fiscal deficit is manageable, inflationis moderating and short-term foreign currency liabilitiesare low. Despite a downward revision by global ratingagencies in the growth forecast, growth is still fairlyrobust compared to other major economies. The fall ofthe rupee has been largely offset by a slump in crudeprices, which should further ease pressure on the CAD. Acheaper rupee will also help revive exports. Progress onkey reform measures such as the GST and Land Bills,and a step-up in infrastructure spending, could boostindustry. A strategically timed interest rate cut can helprevive consumer and investor sentiment. For that to hap-pen, the Centre needs to demonstrate greater politicalskills in pushing its reforms agenda, and speedier reflex-es than it has shown so far. A case in point is the delayedPSU disinvestment programme. Monday’s offer for saleof 10 per cent of shares in Indian Oil Corporation barelyscraped through amidst the bloodbath. Future asset saleswill have to be in a markedly more bearish market, lead-ing to lower realisations.


Under intense pressure,with the ABVP holding a series of

demonstrations, the State governmentordered the monitoring committee to submit areport on the DMAT. Submitted within a week,

the report recommended that the DMATresults be cancelled and the test held

again by the MPPEB.

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Hindu population ...portion of Sikh population has declined by

0.2 PP and the Buddhist population hasdeclined by 0.1 PP during the decade 2001-2011.

The proportion of Muslim population tototal population has increased by 0.8 PP.There has been no significant change in theproportion of Christians and Jains.

Growth RateThe growth rate of population in the decade

2001-2011 was 17.7 %. The growth rate ofpopulation of the different religious commu-nities in the same period was as Hindus:16.8%; Muslim: 24.6%; Christian: 15.5%;Sikh: 8.4%; Buddhist: 6.1% and Jain: 5.4%.

Earlier, the government used to providereligion-wise break-up of population data.However, the practice was discontinued in2011 because of a controversy that followedthe 2001 Census, which showed a relativelyhigh growth of Muslim population primarilyon account of the inclusion of Jammu andKashmir.

The comparison was skewed because themilitancy-hit state was not covered in theheadcount for 1991.

India to...to nearly 1.4 billion by 2050.By 2050, Hindus will be third, making up

14.9 per cent of the world's total population,followed by people who do not affiliate withany religion, accounting for 13.2 per cent, thereport said.

The people with no religious affiliation cur-rently have the third largest share of theworld's total population.

Muslims are projected to grow faster thanthe world's overall population and thatHindus and Christians are projected to rough-ly keep pace with worldwide populationgrowth, the report said.

"India will retain a Hindu majority but alsowill have the largest Muslim population ofany country in the world, surpassingIndonesia," it said.

"Over the next four decades, Christians willremain the largest religious group, but Islamwill grow faster than any other major reli-gion," according to the report.

The report predicted that by 2050 there willbe near parity between Muslims (2.8 billion,or 30 percent of the population) andChristians (2.9 billion, or 31 percent), possi-bly for the first time in history.

There were 1.6 billion Muslims in 2010,compared to 2.17 billion Christians.

"The number of Muslims will nearly equalthe number of Christians around the world,"it added.

If the trend continues, Islam will be themost popular faith in the world after 2070, itsaid.

By 2050, Muslims will make up about 10per cent of the Europe's population, up from5.9 percent in 2010.

Over the same period, the number ofHindus in Europe is expected to roughly dou-ble, from a little under 1.4 million (0.2 per-cent of Europe's population) to nearly 2.7million (0.4 percent), mainly as a result ofimmigration, it said.

In North America, the Hindu share of thepopulation is expected to nearly double in thedecades ahead, from 0.7 percent in 2010 to1.3 percent in 2050, when migration isincluded in the projection models. Withoutmigration, the Hindu share of the region'spopulation would remain the same.

Buddhism is the only faith that is notexpected to increase its followers, due to anageing population and stable fertility rates inBuddhist countries, such as China, Japan andThailand.

The projections considered fertility rates,trends in youth population growth and reli-gious conversion statistics.

Fasting Unto...give up food and water as a way of embrac-

ing death. It is unclear how many deathsoccur every year but local media put the num-ber at a couple of hundred.

The High Court verdict was based on apetition by an activist in Rajasthan whoargued the practice was against the law. Hequestioned whether elderly Jains were beingencouraged to take the vow to free families ofthe burden of taking care of them, an argu-ment Jains deny.

Markets back...clear to reconvene the Monsoon Session

to pass key reform bills, including GST.The BSE Sensex started the session high-

er, hitting a high of 26,124.83, but fell vic-tim to the selling pressure as China equitieslost over 7 percent.

Finally, it ended the day higher by 290.82points, or 1.13 percent, at 26,032.38.

In the previous three sessions, the indexlost 2,190.08, including yesterday'sbiggest-ever fall of 1.624.51 points.

The broad-based NSE Nifty too coveredup some lost ground, up 71.70 points, or0.92 percent, to end the day at 7,880.70.Intra-day, it moved between a high of7,925.40 and a low of 7,667.25.

Value-buying in realty, metals and bank-

ing stocks gave the recovery a leg-up. Evenshort-covering by traders helped.

There was a turnaround in rupee's for-tunes as well, which closed 55 paise higherat 66.10 a dollar, which contributed to theimproved sentiment, brokers said.

Market volatility remained high in viewof expiry of August derivatives contractson Thursday.

"Markets went into the oversold zonewhich led to short covering, triggeringtoday's rise. Appreciation in the rupee andbounceback in global equities too added tothe momentum," said Gaurav Jain,Director, Hem Securities.

Of the 30 Sensex stocks, 22 gained, withVedanta staying on top. Tata Motors, CoalIndia and ICICI Bank advanced.

Except IT, all BSE sectoral indices addedto the gains led by realty, banking, metal,oil and gas and PSU.

Mid-cap and small-cap indices got on to apositive trajectory, rising up to 1.99 per-cent.

Government May...to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi

and Vice President Rahul Gandhi, ifrequired to ensure a smooth running ofParliament.

"After discussions, the government shall,if required call the second part of MonsoonSession to pass key legislations. I appeal toall political parties to keep in mind thenational interest. Parliament should func-tion. There is no substitute to healthydebate in democracy.

"The bills like GST, real estate regulationbill and land bill are very important. Thedelay in passage of the GST bill will ham-per the aspirations of people of India and inparticular the dreams of the youth, who arethirsty for jobs," Mr Naidu said at a pressconference.

Though the dates are yet to be finalised,the Monsoon Session is expected to bereconvened sometime in September,sources said.

Keen to ensure the passage of the GSTbill, the government had kept open theoption of reconvening the session with theCabinet Committee on ParliamentaryAffairs deciding not to recommend imme-diate prorogation of the Houses after theywere adjourned sine die on July 13.

Appealing to the opposition parties tohelp and cooperate in passage of these bills,Naidu said the government is ready to dis-cuss all issues and is committed to continu-ously reaching out to all parties to keepnational interests above political interests.

Mr Naidu's fervent appeal to parties tohelp the government pass the GST billcame in the backdrop of the rupee register-ing a sharp fall and the benchmark Sensexwitnessing the biggest single day declineyesterday.

Asking parties to think in national inter-est, he said, "This is even more importantin the backdrop of the current financial sit-uation across the globe."

Bengaluru Sticks ...election. The BJP has won 100 wards,

which gives it a slim majority in the 198-ward BBMP. Five years ago it had won 111;the party also ruled the state then.

The Congress did better this time, but notenough to get control of the BBMP.Karnataka's ruling party had hoped to defeatthe BJP especially given the chronic andheadline-grabbing civic challenges that thecity has faced in the last few years - frothingpolluted lakes, garbage piled on roads andnightmare traffic to name but a few.

The BJP promises change. "Under the lead-ership of Narendrabhai, we will bring a clean,safe and smart Bengaluru. We welcome theverdict of the people," said powerful BJPleader Ananth Kumar, who representsBangalore South in Parliament.

Today's result confirms the BJP's politicaldominance of Karnataka's capital. Justmonths after its rout in the assembly electionsin the state, the BJP had last year sweptBengaluru in the national election, winningall three Lok Sabha seats.

Centre to Set...to develop solar thermal way of generating

power. The Centre has plenty of Railwaysland across the country where solar thermalprojects can be set up," Mr Prabhu said.

We are considering developing solar powergeneration under Public Private Partnershipmodel," the minister added.

Mr Prabhu in his maiden budget hadannounced that government will be setting up1,000 MW solar plants in next five years.

Speaking at the occasion, Forbes MarshallDirector and CII President DesignateNaushad Forbes said, "Around 42 per cent ofIndia's greenhouse gas emissions come fromenergy generation and about 76 per cent ofthat energy is consumed by industrial andcommercial users. Accurate measurement isthe first step to mitigation."

The Railway Minister further said therewas a need to conduct energy audits to keep acontrol on such emissions and effective useof electricity.

Hardik Patel...jobs and colleges for the powerful Patels or

Patedars, one of the Gujarat's most affluentand influential castes.

Mr Patel, who has emerged as thespokesperson for the massive campaign wasclear in his warning to the BJP government."In the next (Gujarat) election in 2017, thelotus (BJP symbol) will not bloom if ourneeds are not met," he said at the packed pub-lic ground, around which nearly 20,000 secu-rity personnel were posted.

The Patels, who make up about 12 per centof Gujarat's population, have been loyal sup-porters of the ruling BJP. But they say theyare competing now with less privileged castesfor jobs and university places. Chief MinisterAnandiben has ruled out granting thePatidars' request, pointing out that Gujarat'sreservation quota has already hit the 50 percent cap imposed by the Supreme Court.

Traditionally farmers and traders, the Patelsnow find their youth without technicaldegrees and qualifications for jobs outsidefamily-owned enterprises. "A student underreserved category with poorer grades getsadmission, but a Patel does not get admissiondespite having secured higher grades," saidMr Patel in an hour long speech.

From the huge rally, at least half a millionprotestors led by Hardik Patel, paralyzed theheart of Ahmedabad as they marched 10 kilo-metres to present a charter of demands to thelocal administration. The protesters clashedwith a group that says Patels cannot claim ashare of the reservation or quotas intended forcastes who suffered the worst sort of discrim-ination and need to be brought into the main-stream. The two rival groups threw stones ateach other; the police teargassed the area toregain control.

Haryana Proposes ...quintals of onion for wholesaler and 20 quin-

tals for retailer.The decision on imposing stock holding

limit will be taken by Chief Minister ManoharLal Khattar as the file in this regard has beensent to the Chief Minister office.

"Once the stock holding limit is fixed, thenenforcement action will be taken against anyhoarder of onion," he said.

Yesterday, the Centre had asked all states totake stringent action against hoarders andimpose stock holding limits in the wake of spi-raling prices of onions.

Meanwhile, UT Chandigarh Administrationhas planned to sell onions at 'No Profit and NoLoss' rates to consumers.

"We are planning to sell onions through lowcost stalls and mobile vans at no profit and noloss prices," UT Chandigarh Food, Suppliesand Consumer Affairs, Joint Director, DanishAshraf said in Chandigarh.

"We will soon come out with an action planin this regard," he further said.

Onions will be sold at almost wholesale rate,official said.

Last year, also UT ChandigarhAdministration sold onions at 'No Profit andNo Loss' prices which was quite popular in thecity.

Asked about action being taken againsthoarders, Ashraf said, "a system has been putin place to gather intelligence about any hoard-ing being done by traders to take action.

Besides, people who find onion hoardingtaking place anywhere can also lodge com-plaint with concerned authorities."

However, the Chandigarh Administrationhas found that there was very less possibilityof storing onions in large quantity as rentcharges for storage purposes was very high inthe city.

BJP to Contest...the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP)

that the BJP must contest only 102 seatsand leave the remaining 141 to its threeallies.

"There is no one in the country to advisethe BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modiabout seat sharing within the NDA," saidMr Choubey, a votary of Hinduvta politics.

The third BJP ally, the Hindustani AwamMorcha (HAM) of former chief ministerJitan Ram Manjhi, today said the BJPshould contest only 122 seats.

"They must distribute the remaining seatsamong its three allies to defeat the grandalliance of JD-U, RJD and Congress,"HAM leader Brishen Patel said.

Mr Patel asked the LJP and RLSP to"behave gently" to ensure the defeat of theNitish Kumar-Lalu Prasad combine.

The LJP and the RLSP yesterdayexpressed unhappiness over the delay infinalisation of seats among the BJP and itsallies in the Assembly elections.

The LJP and RLSP are unhappy over theBJP slogan - "Abki bar Bhajpa sarkar".

According to them, it was wrong to raisesuch a slogan as the next government in thestate would be formed by the BJP-ledNational Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Mr Paras said the BJP was delaying seatsharing though the Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD) and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) hadannounced their seat sharing and virtuallygiven ticket to their candidates.

RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha says hisparty wants to contest from 67 seats. Hesaid the LJP should get 74 seats.

BJP president Amit Shah announced ear-lier this year that his party wanted to con-test and win 185 of the 243 seats.

The RJD and the JD-U have decided tocontest 100 seats each, leaving 40 to the

Congress and three to the NationalistCongress Party.

'Water Revolution...Agricultural University (PAU) here, Union

Minister for Water Resources, RiverDevelopment and Ganga Rejuvenation Bharatisaid, "Water revolution (kranti) is the need ofthe hour in order to move forward in a dynam-ic way."

"Welfare of the society is the responsibilityof the government but public also owes equalresponsibility," she said, while urging the peo-ple to keep the Indian rivers and conservedwater clean.

There is a need to promote this movement inthe Indian villages also, she said.

Remarking that Israel has set-up an excellentexample in fruit and vegetable production withless water, she said many Indian villagers alsoneed to be lauded for adopting innovativeways to save water.

She cited successful examples of food pro-duction and water conservation in MadhyaPradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan,Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh.

Expressing concern over the water issues ofthe 'dark zones' of Punjab, she called upon theState Government to send a proposal for thesame.

The Centre would ensure full support toPunjab in addressing their water issues, shesaid.

After Amit ...the steel doors when nothing else worked.The state government inquiry will be head-

ed by senior IAS officer Shishir Sinha andinclude two more bureaucrats and a policeofficer.

The incident took place at around 11.30pm, when there was no lift operator or anyother person to handle the emergency, saidBJP leaders.

"The mobile phones of those trapped insidewere also out of range as they were in aclosed box," said BJP state President MangalPandey.

Mr Pandey alleged "gross dereliction ofduty and irresponsibility" shown by the staffat the guest house when a leader with Z plussecurity was in the building.

Soon after the incident, there were demandsfor an investigation from BJP leaders.

The party's Bihar ally Ram Vilas Paswan,the union minister for Food and CivilSupplies, had even asked Home MinisterRajnath Singh to order an inquiry.

Himanta Biswa...Mr Sarma on Sunday met BJP president

Amit Shah at the latter's residence andannounced his decision to join the party.

"I expressed my willingness to work underthe strong leadership of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and (BJP) national presidentAmit Shah and they have accepted it," theformer health and education minister ofAssam told the media outside Mr Shah's res-idence after the meeting.

He later said that he took the decision afterbeing humiliated in the Congress for the past13 months.

Asked about this, Mr Gogoi today said, "Ifhe felt humiliated, why was he in the party forso long?"

The Chief Minister also said that Mr Sarmawas a selfish person.

"How can Modi, who was at one time his(Sarma's) enemy, become close now?"

Asked if the Congress faced the prospect ofdefeat in next year's Assembly elections inMr Sarma's absence, he said: "We had losteven when Himanta was there in the party. Inlast year's Lok Sabha elections, the Congresswon only three seats (in the state)."

Regarding reports that Mr Sarma feltthreatened when Mr Gogoi launched his sonGaurav Gogoi into politics, the ChiefMinister asked: "Why is he scared of GauravGogoi?"

He also said that Mr Sarma's exit would notaffect the Congress.

Reforms to be...Effective steps will be taken to prevent use

of unfair means during exams and clear pen-dency of legal cases. Exam calendar will befixed and quality of the RPSC's functioningwill be improved to the level of UPSC,Panwar told PTI.

Panwar, a former IAS officer, said servicesof legal experts will be taken to clear thepending cases related to RPSC in courts.

"We will bring good days of RPSC back,"he said.

Panwar said the commission will installmobile phone jammers at examination cen-tres to prevent candidates from cheatingusing high-tech means.

RPSC's image suffered a setback in recentyears after cases of paper leak, in which for-mer chairman Habib Khan Gauran was alsoalleged to be involved, came to light.

Special Operations Group of RajasthanPolice last year busted a gang involved inleaking the paper of RAS Prelims-2013 oncomplaint filed by RPSC itself.

After investigation, the SOG bookedGauran on charges of leaking a paper,allegedly to help his daughter who securedthe 10th position in RJS exam.

18 Pakistani ...

Tuesday.Meanwhile, NIA has identified the people,

who gave shelter to Naved and are expectedto be arrested soon.

While interrogation, Naved told NIA offi-cials that mastermind of 26/11 Mumbaiattacks, Hafiz Saeed's son Talha played animportant role in the attack on BSF convoy inUdhampur district.

Talha gave the responsibility of carryingout terror attack to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)chief for central and south Kashmir, AbuQasim, who instructed the two Pakistani mil-itants to carry out the terror attack inUdhampur.

Saeed's son monitors terror group LeT'sactivities and is involved in the process oftraining and recruiting militants.

Naved along with his accompliceMohammad Noman alias Momin had carriedout a terror strike on a BSF convoy on Augustfive in Udhampur killing two personnel of theborder guarding force.

Momin was killed in retaliatory fire whileNaved was foxed and nabbed by two vil-lagers whom he wanted to kidnap.

Naved was extensively questioned for overa fortnight by NIA and sleuths of intelligenceagencies during which he identified the truckdriver Khursheed Ahmed Bhat, who hadsince been arrested.

The Lashkar terrorist also provided a pic-ture of Abu Qassim, terror outfit's SouthKashmir-based commander, on whom theagency has announced a cash reward of Rs 10lakh to any information leading to his arrest.

Meanwhile, a group of 4-5 LeT terroristscame from Kotli on August 15 and arepresently camping in village Dara Sher Khanin Pakistan occupied Kashmir and are tryingto infiltrate into J&K.

Reports say that the group has already car-ried out reccee and if its is unsuccessful ininfiltrating into Indian side, the terrorists aremost likely to may carry out standoff fire onforward troops before August 28.

The Intelligence Bureau has interceptedcalls, which say that 5 more terrorists hailingfrom Naved's native place Faisalabad are try-ing to infiltrate from the Pooncha area inJ&K.

The five militants are being handled byLashkar commander Abu Rasheed.

Army JCO...Nowgam sector and later succumbed to

injuries, an army spokesman said here.He said Pakistan troops resorted to firing on

forward positions in the sector around 1300hours, violating the ceasefire once again.

The spokesman said the identity of the slainJCO, and other details of the incident will fol-low in due course.

Manjhi elected ...JD-U and from the Bihar assembly.

"Manjhi has formally resigned from JD-U`sprimary membership and as a legislator. Hewas unanimously elected national presidentof Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) in ameeting of the national executive here,"HAM`s spokesperson Danish Rizwan saidhere.

Manjhi`s HAM has joined hands with theBharatiya Janata Party-led NationalDemocratic Alliance in Bihar ahead of theupcoming Bihar assembly polls.

He has pledged to work to ensure the defeatof Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar`sJanata Dal-United (JD-U) and Lalu Prasad`sRashtriya Janata Dal.

His resignation came ahead of the HAM`snational executive meet here on Tuesday tochalk out the party`s strategy for the polls.

Even Without...consecutive year that the farmers are facing

losses in soybean crop.In Amlataz village, 38-year-old farmer

Harendra Singh Jadav has no option but tofeed his livestock the soybean plants afterexcess rain at the critical 'flowering period' ledto a low quality yield.

Harendra, who still awaits government com-pensation for last year's crop damage, is nowunder a debt of Rs. 1 lakh and is bracing him-self for difficult days ahead.

"There is no help for the farmer. We neverget adequate compensation. Once I got Rs.1,000 as compensation after I lost an entirecrop," he says.

Villagers from Dewas district's Hathpipaliyatehsil claim that thousands of bighas of soy-bean crop have been damaged in almost twodozen villages.

After they launched a protest demandingcompensation last week, the administrationhad assured an assessment of crop damagesoon. That process is yet to start, they say.

Collector Ashutosh Awasthi says, "The issueis not that big. You must have met 10 farmerswith that you cannot conclude that the problemis widespread."

NITI Aayog ...The workshop "Transforming Urban India:

Developing Smart and Sustainable Cities" willprovide a platform for exchange of ideas andknowledge among key stakeholders on issuesrelated to the development of smart and sus-tainable cities, a statement said.

The Centre for Study of Science,Technology and Policy (CSTEP), Bengaluru isthe knowledge partner for this event.

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Chinese handset-maker Oppo onTuesday said it had

appointed branch CEOMike Wang to head theIndia operations.

Mike Wang will replaceTom Lu as India chiefexecutive officer.

Wang, who has nearlytwo decades of experiencein mobile handset industry,joined Oppo in 2005 in itsinitial years and has held awide range of leadershippositions across South-East Asian markets.

Talking about hisappointment, Wang said:"Having served in Oppoand across markets foralmost two decades, I havegood sight and perceptionof the business, its chal-lenges and varied cul-tures."

"The Indian mobile mar-ket is growing exponen-tially and is the top priorityin our expansion plans forSouth Asia region thisyear. We have receivedwarm welcome in our firstyear here and I am excitedabout the possibilities thathold in the future," he

added.

Oppo entered the Indianmarket in January 2014and is currently aiming forrapid growth and expan-sion across target marketsin India. The handset-maker has sold around400,000 devices in Indiaand is targeting 1.5 millionunits this year.

As of now, Oppo has120 service centres acrossIndia and is targeting 200service centres by 2015-end.

Oppo earlier this weeklaunched the Oppo R5s, arefreshed version of itssuper-slim Oppo R5 hand-set. Priced at EUR 199(approximately Rs.15,000), the Oppo R5sretains one of the highlightfeatures of its predecessor- the 4.85mm thickness -while also bringing a fewimprovements. The R5ssmartphone features 3GBof RAM, compared to2GB of RAM on the OppoR5 (Review | Pictures),and also comes with dou-ble the inbuilt storage,with 32GB instead of theR5's 16GB.

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

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

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

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

QUIZ TIME

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Intex has launched the Aqua 3GNeo smartphone, listing it onits site with a price of Rs.

3,690. So far, there is noannouncement fromIntex about the avail-ability of the hand-set.

The new Aqua-series Intex phonecomes with dual-SIM (both regularSIMs) support andruns Android 4.4.2KitKat out-of-the-box. The Intex Aqua3G Neo comes witha 4-inch (480x800pixels) WVGA IPSdisplay. The smart-phone is powered bya 1.2GHz quad-coreS p r e a d t r u m(SC7731) processorcoupled with 512MBof RAM. It comeswith 4GB of inbuiltstorage, which is fur-ther expandable viamicroSD card (up to32GB).

The smart-phone sportsa 2-megapix-el rear camerawith LED flash, while there is a

secondary 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera also on board. Onthe connectivity front, the IntexAqua 3G Neo

offers 3G,GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,

A-GPS, Micro-USB, andBluetooth options. The smart-phone packs a 1500mAh battery,

which according to the offi-cial listing is rated to

deliver up to 8 hours oftalk time, and up to 180hours of standby time.It measures125x65x10mm; weighs105 grams, and is listedin Black, Blue,Champagne, and Whitecolours.

Earlier this month,Intex launched its Sense5.0 smartphone, pricedat Rs. 4,690. The AquaSense 5.0 features dual-SIM (3G+2G) supportand runs Android 4.4.2KitKat. Other specifica-tions include a 5-inch(540x960 pixels) qHDIPS display; 1.2GHzquad-core Spreadtrum(SC7731) processor;512MB of RAM; 8GBof inbuilt storage;expandable storage viamicroSD card (up to32GB); 5-megapixel

rear autofocuscamera with LED

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Intex Aqua 3G Neo AndroidSmartphone Launched at Rs. 3,690

Oppo IndiaAppoints MikeWang as CEO SanDisk has entered the portable SSD

market with two new offerings; theSanDisk Extreme 900 and Extreme

500 ranges. The Extreme 900 range istouted by SanDisk as the world's fastestline of USB 3.1 Type-C based portableSSDs, while the Extreme 500 are pocket-sized rugged drives for outdoor and roughusage. SanDisk aims to reach out to pho-tographers, videographers, tech enthusi-asts, and other creative professionals whoneed to transfer and store large files at

quick speeds regularly.The SanDisk Extreme 900 series is

available in capacities of 480GB (Rs.35,990), 960GB (Rs. 53,990), and 1.92TB(Rs. 89,990), and is capable of transferspeeds of up to 850MB/s. The Extreme500 series with USB 3.0 support (no USBType-C) is available in capacities of120GB (Rs. 8,490), 240GB (Rs. 12,990),and 480GB (Rs. 22,990), and can achievetransfer speeds of up to 415MB/s. Bothlines feature a three-year warranty and fea-

ture SanDisk Secure Access - an applica-tion that offers 128-bit encryption tosecure data.

"As a recognised leader in developingsolutions for professional photographersand videographers, we designed thisgame-changing family of offerings to pro-vide our customers with even greaterspeeds and capacities to keep up with rap-idly increasing demands for high-qualitycontent," said Rajesh Gupta, CountryManager - India & Saarc, SanDisk.

"Whether a professional or amateur, thislevel of portability, speed and capacity isexceptional, and we believe it will trans-form the way people create and producehigh quality video content - ultimatelysaving them time and money."

SanDisk also announced a new entry-level 2.5-inch internal SSD drive, theSanDisk SSD Plus. The new drive promis-es to inject new life into old PCs by offer-ing quicker boot-up times and consider-able performance boosts.

SanDisk Extreme 900 and Extreme 500 Portable SSDs Launched in India

Waiting for the newOffice version foryour PC? The

release is reportedly not toofar away. Microsoft had pre-viously announced that itwould launch Office 2016for Windows in the secondhalf of 2015. A new report ishelping pinpoint exactlywhen that would happen,claiming that the releasedate could be September 22.

Microsoft launched Office2016 for Mac for Office 365subscribers in July. And nowit seems the company plansto release it for Windowsusers as well. According toWinFuture.de, which claimsto possess an internal memosent by the company to itsstaff, Microsoft will releasethe latest iteration of its pro-ductivity suite for Windowson September 22.

"On September 22, 2015,we'll release Office 2016 -with updates for Word,Excel, PowerPoint,OneNote, Outlook, Skypefor Business, Project, Visio,Access, and Publisher. Theinnovation wave continuesin Q2 with the release of E5and Skype for Business, andon-premise servers will fol-low," the leaked memoaddressed to staff is said to

read, adding, "This is thecentral hub for all Office2016 Commercial readiness,training, and marketingmaterials. Mark this pageand check back frequently,as we will be releasing newmaterials, weekly, to supportthe launch."

Office 2016 comes with anumber of new features andimprovements. Among otherfeatures, Office 16 comeswith the much anticipateddark theme, and a 'Tell Me'help assistant which can befound in the Ribbon UI. The

new Office also comes withautomatic rotation featurewhich automatically detectsand fixes the orientation ofan image. Furthermore,Outlook sync options nowallow users to download 1,3, 7, or 14 days of recentemails.

Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows toReportedly Launch on September 22

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DUBAIIndia's Test captain Virat

Kohli has dropped out of ICC'stop-10 list for batsmen in thefive-day format, but R Ashwin'sremarkable outing in the ongo-ing series against Sri Lankahelped him earn a place toeighth in bowling while holdingthe second spot in the all-rounders' rankings.

Meanwhile, Sri Lankan bat-ting legend Kumar Sangakkarafinished his glorious career atseventh spot while another illus-trious retiree, Australian captainMichael Clarke has finished his115-Test career in 25th spot.

Sangakkara, who scored 32and 18 in Sri Lanka's 278 runsdefeat at the P Sara Oval, firstreached No. 1 in the Test battingrankings in December 2007against England after innings of92 and 152 in Kandy.

Sangakkara spent a total of 97Tests and 812 days as the No. 1Test batsman in the world andwas last number-one inDecember 2014, before losingthe top spot to AB de Villiers.

His highest-ever points tallywas 938, achieved on 1December 2007, and that total is

the highest-ever achieved by aSri Lanka batsman to date and

the joint sixth-highest of all-time.

While Clarke surged to the topof the rankings in August 2009and did so for the last time inFebruary 2013. During this peri-od, he topped the batting rank-ings on several occasions(totalling 11 Tests and 70 days).

Clarke is one of the 30 inter-nationals, including eightAustralia batsmen, to reach 900points, which was incidentallyhis highest points tally that wasachieved after the 2012 BoxingDay Test against Sri Lanka.

The other big movers in thelatest batting rankings areIndia's Ajinkya Rahane (up twoplaces to a career-high 20th), SriLanka's Dimuth Karunaratne(up two to 34th) and England'sMoeen Ali (up two to a career-high 48th), while Lokesh Rahul(up 30 places to 87th) and wick-etkeeper Wriddhiman Saha (up15 places to 100th) also climbedup the ladder.

In the ICC Player Rankingsfor Test Bowlers, Australia'sMitchell Johnson has gainedtwo spots to sixth after record-ing match figures of four for 86in London, while Ashwin's

match tally of seven for 118 inColombo has helped the off-spinner overtake RanganaHerath into eighth place on 769points.

The biggest mover in thebowling rankings, though, wasIndia leg-spinner Amit Mishra,whose match haul of seven for72 has helped him move up 42places to a career-high 39th.

Ashwin has also gainedground on Bangladesh's ShakibAl Hasan in the rankings for all-rounders and has reduced thedeficit on the leader to 43points. In batting, Steven Smithhas reclaimed the top spot aheadof de Villiers and Joe Root ofEngland.

In the deciding third and finalTest between Sri Lanka andIndia, which starts at Colomboon Friday, if India win the series2-1, it will overtake NewZealand and move into fifthplace. But a Sri Lanka winwould see them overtake Indiainto sixth place. In the event of a1-1 tie, India would remain insixth spot, four points clear ofthe Lankans.

ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli drops out oftop-10, Ravichandran Ashwin moves up

BEIJINGUsain Bolt and Justin Gatlin cruised into

the semi-finals of the men`s 200m at theworld championships in Beijing onTuesday.

Just two days after their explosive 100mshowdown at the Bird`s Nest in whichBolt came out victorious by just one-hun-dredth of a second, the Jamaican clocked20.28 seconds to win his heat.

Bolt eased up with fully 50 metres to goafter he came off the bend ahead of thefield in a first successful step in his bid to

retain his world sprint double.Gatlin, who has served two doping bans

and whose defeat by Bolt was heralded bysome as symbolic given the doping issuesin which track and field finds itself mired,dominated his heat, winning easily in20.19sec. Also going through will beJapanese teenager Abdul Hakim SaniBrown, the 16-year-old clocking 20.35secbehind Gatlin in an impressive first outingin the worlds.

The semi-finals are scheduled forWednesday and the final on Thursday.

World Championships: Usain Bolt, JustinGatlin cruise into 200m semi-finals

NEW DELHIIt is not often that you see India

winning a Test overseas but ViratKohli's penchant for taking calcu-lated risks could buck that trend,feels Australian great AdamGilchrist.

"I think his (Kohli) naturalattacking style will help the teamtake on new frontiers (winningoverseas and conquering finalfrontiers). He looks like the sort ofguy who is prepared to take risks,certainly in his individual play,"Gilchrist told PTI during an inter-action.

"With time, he will learn moreabout his style of leadership ---whether he is prepared to take therisks in winning or losing a match.He is a risk taker and I think thatwill make for positive cricket,"Gilchrist, who was on a quick visitto India, further said.

The win against Sri Lanka inColombo was India's first afternine Tests, all away, besides givingKohli his maiden victory as cap-tain. Besides that fact, India are yetto win a series in Australia andSouth Africa.

The stylish captain brings freshenergy to the team as the new

leader but India's performanceabroad remains a worry, somethingthat has acknowledged by theBCCI top brass especially secre-tary Anurag Thakur.

In Kohli's style of captaincy, thedashing wicketkeeper-batsmanfound shades of Michael Clarke,who retired from internationalcricket a couple of days back.

"I would say Kohli is very simi-lar to Clarke. He (Clarke) was alsoa risk taker with regards to beingprepared to lose even when there isa chance to win. Look he was aworld class batsman. The leadingbatsman in the world for numberof years. He was a wonderful ser-vant for Australian cricket. I amsure he will do well in retirement,"

said Gilchrist.Asked about Australia's painful

loss in the Ashes and Clarke's suc-cessor Steve Smith, Gilchristadded: "It is a fresh start. MichaelClarke was a wonderful servant toAustralian cricket but Steve Smithhas shown he has got the capacityto take the team into the future. Ithink he will do a wonderful job."

COLOMBOImpressed with India's

aggressive brand of cricketin the two Test matches sofar, former Sri Lanka pacerChaminda Vaas today saidthat the five-bowler theoryis reaping rich results forthe young visiting side.

Trailing the three-matchseries, India came frombehind to humble theislanders by 278 runs anddeny Kumar Sangakkara afairytale ending in hisswansong as the visitorsdrew level the rubber at 1-1. Vaas said the Indian unithas played good cricket toturn it around.

"It is good that India areplaying aggressive cricket.All good sides do, espe-cially when they play withfive bowlers. They arerebuilding under ViratKohli and I like theiraggressive brand of crick-et," said Vaas.

"At Galle, they gotbogged down after thematch turned against them.But they didn't let that hap-pen again. Sri Lanka willhave to play very goodcricket to try to beat themagain," he added.

If Ishant Sharma gaveIndia the crucial break-

throughs at the P Sara Ovalthen it was Amit Mishra (4-43 in the first innings) andRavichandran Ashwin (5-42 in the second innings)who really turned it aroundfor the visitors. Vaaspraised India on persistingwith their five-bowler the-ory after the first loss.

"Playing five bowlersgives a certain balance tothe teams. But that is notalways possible. Then dif-ferent combinations aretried out. There may not beproper all-rounders inthere, but all good sideshave players who can per-form dual roles," said Vaas.

"For Sri Lanka, KumarSangakkara was an all-rounder, keeping wicketsand performing with thebat as well. That allowedus to play an extra batsmanor bowler for many yearswhen he used to do boththose roles," he added.

If India faltered in theirtricky chase during the firstTest then Sri Lanka cavedin while chasing a mam-moth 413-run target. Vaassaid that indifferent targetsare difficult to chase in thefinal innings of a Test.

"Batsmen tend to strug-gle in fourth innings when-

ever they are facing indif-ferent targets. It was a hightotal for Sri Lanka and theycouldn't cope with it.Something similar hap-pened with India in Galletoo. They were just chasing176, a very small total, butthey got bogged down andpaid the price," he said.

After Rangana Herath'sseven-wicket spell in thefirst Test in Galle, theIndian batsmen did well topick up the pieces andcounter the left-arm spin-ner at the P Sara Oval. Vaascautioned Herath and com-pany to await anotherIndian attack in the finalgame.

"Herath has been a greatservant for Lankan cricket.And he has taken a lot ofwickets by pushing bats-men back. When they goon the defensive that iswhen he is at his best, andthat is what had happenedin Galle," said the formerinternational.

"Indian batsmen didn'tallow that to happen in thesecond Test and they wonthe battle against theLankan spinners in the sec-ond Test. I have no doubtthey will come strongagainst him and the other

bowlers once again," headded.

When asked if Lankancricket's batting fortuneswill fluctuate going for-ward, Vaas replied in thenegative, "It is the samestory every time someoneretires. We have had greatslike Marvan Attapattu,Aravinda de Silva andSanath Jayasuriya retire inthe past. Then we hadMuttiah Muralitharan andMahela Jayawardene retir-ing.

"Now it is time to moveon from Sangakkara andthe talk is similar. Everytime any one of these play-ers has walked away andpeople have been happilypronouncing the death ofSri Lankan cricket. But weare still here and we arestill very competitive. So Ithink we will surviveSangakkara's retirementtoo." Going down memorylane, Vaas talked about hisplaying days withSangakkara. "One of mymost cherished memoriesabout him keeping wicketsis when he used to regular-ly run up in between oversand talk to me about whatdifferent batsmen aredoing.

Chaminda Vaas wants Virat Kohli to stickwith aggressive five-bowler strategy

Adam Gilchrist praises 'risk-taker' Virat Kohli,says he is very similar to Michael Clarke

NEW DELHIAfter losing out to Chelsea in securing the signature of

Spanish forward Pedro, Manchester United are now beinglinked to another Barcelona star – Neymar. According toBritish media reports, the Old Trafford club is willing tobreak the bank to land the Brazilian before the transferwindow ends on September 2. The 20-time PremierLeague champions are prepared to spend £240m neededto strike a deal with the Catalan giants for the services ofthe Brazil captain. There is a £130m release clause in thestriker's current contract. Hence the fee will rise to arecord-breaking £165m with tax add-ons, which wouldsurpass what Real Madrid paid for Gareth Bale.

Reports further add that Louis van Gaal is ready to offerthe 23-year-old a five-year contract worth an incredible

£75m. Considering United's problems in the strikingdepartment, it is no secret that the manager is in the mar-ket for a proven forward.

Manchester United set to launchmega £240m bid for Neymar?

NEW DELHIMaria Sharapova on Tuesday post-

ed a rather interesting picture onsocial micro-blogging site Twitter.

The Russian's photo featured RogerFederer, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras,John McEnroe, Nick Kyrgios, RafaelNadal, Madison Keys, SerenaWilliams, Eugenie Bouchard andGrigor Dimitrov gathered around aniconic New York cab in the middle ofa street.

These tennis stars, past and present,had assembled as part of a new edi-tion of Nike Street Tennis to celebratethe upcoming US Open.

The 11 athletes combined are worthover $1.1billion and have won awhopping 86 grand slam titlesbetween them.

Maria Sharapova tweets picture with $1.1billion worth of tennis stars!

Post retirement,Michael Clarke con-templating anothershot at IPLNEW DELHI

Indian Premier League(IPL) is a tournamentwhich can lure the best ofcricketers to participate init and Australia's retiringskipper Michael Clarke isno different.

Clarke, who regularlyturned down IPL offersduring his career to focuson international cricket,has now said that playingin the cash-rich tourna-ment could be an optionfor him.

"That's (IPL) probablyone of the things I've gotto think about over thenext week or so. What I'mgoing to do there, am Igoing to look at that as anoption? I'll spend the nextfew days trying to sumthat up. See where mymind is at, see where mybody is at and have a goodthink about it. Kyly (wife)and I are going to go awayfor a week or so before Ifly back home. And that'sjust going to give me sometime to have a think aboutwhat I'm going to do whenI get home," Clarke said.

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Exercising daily, butsee no results? 10signs that you need

to change your workoutregime

Routines are good. Theykeep you disciplined.However, some times, aroutine can backfire, andthat is true when it comesto your workout. Doing thesame moves for the sametime and looking at thesame four walls can have anegative effect on your fit-ness goals. If any of thesesituations sound familiar,it's time to rejig your exer-cise plan.

You're fed up

The word rep comesfrom repetition, doing thesame routine in the sameorder repeatedly is boundto take the excitement outof the workout. Be surethat your regime includesplenty of variety: lifts,interval training, bodyweight exercises, anythingthat works to mix it up.Even taking your workoutoutdoors can up yourenthusiasm. It will giveyou something moreinspiring to look at otherthan the treadmill on theside or all the other sweatyguys in the weight room.

You're constantly hurt-ing yourself

If you're doing the samemoves without any varia-tion, you risk overworkingcertain muscles and nevergiving them the chance toheal. Start diversifyingyour routine just enough soyou work out muscles dif-ferently, or alternate bodyweight exercises that don'trely on the same musclegroups the exact same way.Chronic muscle strains andsprains often stem fromrepetitive stress injuries.

Your joints pain

If your joints ache afteryou've left the gym, yourworkout might be totallyfine but you're probably

not warming up the rightway or skipping it entire ly.Start with five minutes oflight cardio, like a jog, ordo a body weight circuit offour basic moves, aimingfor 10-15 reps each. A fewminutes with a foam rollerbefore and after your rou-tine will also ensure properblood flow for a warm-up.

Completely knackered

It is one thing for yourworkout to make you a lit-tle tired, but another tomake you feel completelydrained of energy. Feelingtotally fatigued is a cluethat you need to eat more,rest more, cut down on thealcohol, or slow downwhile working out. Aworkout doesn't need tocrush you each time to beeffective. Slight body acheis fine, but if you feel as ifyour body is breaking, youneed to watch out.

Seems like a job

If your routine feels likean awful task and youapproach your sessionslike a prisoner assigned tobreaking stones, then it'stime to step back and fig-ure out a way to make itfeel more fun, or at least,turn it into more of a chal-lenge.Instead of gymmingsix days a week, why notinterject the workout withyoga or a swim twice aweek.

Unable to find time

Maybe you're putting inall your waking hours atthe office. Or you just wantto snuggle inside the blan-ket on a cold Mumbaimorning. If external forcesare preventing you fromhitting the gym, it's time tofigure out a routine thatworks with your life rightnow -something you cando at home such as yoga ora shorter, more intense ver-sion of your current work-out. Many people get stuckon the idea of an idealworkout, and if they can'tdo everything they plannedto do, they skip it.

Goals must evolve

When you first startedworking out, maybe theplan was to drop someextra kilos or improve yourhealth condition. Now,you're focused on buildingendurance to run theupcoming marathon.Whenyour fitness goals change,your workout needs tochange along with it, oryou won't get the resultsyou're seeking.

You're not seeing results

When you first start aroutine, you tend to scorequick fitness gains.Yet,after a couple of months,you might find yourselfhitting a plateau. Working

out puts stress on the body,and in time, your bodylearns to adapt -so youdon't necessarily makeprogress. Small changes inyour programme, such aschanging the number ofsets or upping your pace,can ensure results.

You work out on autopi-lot

The best fitness pro-gramme is one that putsyou in the zone. Whenthere's no sense of chal-lenge and you're goingmotions through the with-out its,pushing your limyou might maintain yourfit ness level, but you won'timprove any thing. Even ifyou look forward to yourgym time, you need to becompletely engaged toreap the benefits.

Losing strength

One often loses strengthif heshe is not giving hish-er muscles time to recover.If you're overtraining abody part, you can end upgetting weaker. It allcomes down to how wellyou have planned yourworkout. Schedule arecovery day on the daybefore a heavy-liftingday.Holding a move for alonger period of time orcutting the seconds or min-utes of rest periodsbetween moves can keepyour muscles and strength

10 Signs you need to change your workout regime

Moonlight pro-duction pres-ents yet

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

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


This was bound tohappen. It happenedwith Baahubali, it

happened withRudhramadevi and it wasbound to happen with Pulitoo. VFX is tricky demonto conquer as it requires alot of time to achieve per-fection.

And just the way VFXwork derailed release plansof Baahubali in the past,pending VFX work hasforced makers of Vijay’sPuli to postpone the releaseby two weeks. Earlier slat-ed to release on September17, now Vijay-Sridevi-Shruti Haasan starrer willbe out on October 1. Thismeant the auspiciousGanesh Chaturthi releasedate was up for the grabs.Not just one, but threesmall films, which werewaiting for Puli storm topass, will now release onSeptember 17.

Sivakarthikeyan’s RajiniMurugan will clash withGV Prakash’s Trisha IllanaNayanthara and comedianGoundamani’s comebackflick 49-0 on September

17. WhileSivakarthikeyan’s starpower gives RajiniMurugan an edge over theother two films, musicdirector turned actor GVPrakash showed a lot of

promise with his debutfilm Darling and it wouldbe foolish not to considerTrisha Illana Nayanthara asa threat. Also, popularcomedian Goundamani hasa huge fan base and his

comeback flick 49-0 is alsoexpected to do well. WithPuli out of the race ofGanesh Chaturthi release,looks like its gonna be atough competition betweenthese three films.

Sivakarthikeyan’s Rajini Murugan, GV Prakash’sTrisha Illana Nayanthara and Goundamani’s 49-0

take up Vijay’ Puli release date!

How is Kareena Kapoor preparing for her role in Ki and Ka?

Kareena Kapoor Khan is currently shooting with Arjun Kapoor for R Balki’s Ki and Ka. The Balki film whichreleases in 2016 will see the two actors in a completely different avatar. While the 2 States actor will be seenplaying a progressive house husband, Bebo will seen in the role of a super ambitious career woman.

Kareena is quite excited about this role as this is the first time in 15 years that she will be playing such a role. Theactress will be seen in formal avatars to suit her character in Ki and Ka. A source on the sets of the Arjun-Kareena star-rer said, “She will be donning the look of a corporate woman in pant suits and knee-length skirts for the first time inher career, and she is excited about it. Personally, Kareena loves the look.” We hear apart from this, Kareena wants tomake sure that she looks fit in the film due to which she is training quite hard. The source added, “She is doing Pilates.Even when she is shooting, Kareena trains during her breaks at the studio’s gym, and has a light lunch at 4pm. She iscompletely committed to her workout regime, and hasn’t skipped a single day.”

26 August 2015

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