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UP in flames, 27 dead in 2 days

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COMMUNAL RIOTS Shoot-at-sight orders in Muzaffarnagar as army takes charge; Centre seeks ground report
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MEERUT / LUCKNOW: Fourteen more people were killed in UPs Muzaffarnagar on Sunday, taking the toll from two days of deadly communal clashes to 27. Unofficial sources, however, put the figure much higher. The state government gave shoot-at-sight orders as the violence, fuelled by rumours, spread to the rural areas. The army, called in on Saturday, staged a flag march and took over law and order responsibilities in the district, inspector general Brij Bhushan said. Army personnel were moved into riot-affected Meerut and Shamli districts too. Late at night, the violence spread to Baghpat district where one person was killed. An army column sent to evacuate people trapped in several affected villages also came under attack. Home secretary Kamal Saxena said the jawans managed to get the people out safely . Reports of lynching, arson, stone-pelting and damage

Sikri to property poured in Yamuna through the day. As curJauli river Shamli few continued, police ice MUZAFFARNAGAR Shahpur ar rested 30 people on n Khatauli charges of inciting violence. ence. Miranpur Communal tensions simBaghpat mering in Muzaffarnagar since Meerut August 27, when a sexual harassment incident led to clashes shes and three deaths resurfaced aced on Saturday after a mahapanchayat on the issue. Thirteen people were killed in the violence. On Sunday , shops stayed shut and people had to make do without essentials such as milk, bread and vegetables. Additional troops of the paramilitary forces, Rapid Action Force and Provincial Ar med Constabulary were deployed in affected areas. In the face of Opposition criticism, the ruling Samajwadi Party held a meeting with party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav discussing the situation with ministers. The Centre sought a report from the state and directed it to take strong action. Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde spoke to the CM on Saturday , sources said.

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An injured man at the district hospital in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday. The armys presence has done little to quell the violence. PTI PHOTO

Communal clashes in UP over the most trivial of issues

bage, the blaring of loudspeakers, a lewd remark communal clashes are flaring up in UP over the smallest of reasons, leading to bloodshed and an increasing fragile relationship between communities. And with polls around the corner, the situation is getting more volatile. >> P11
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They attacked us for 10-15 minutes there was no escape

in Saturdays clashes, says the attack caught him completely unawares. The mahapanchayat had gone off peacefully and he was 30 km away, on a Tractor trolley headed for home, when his group was attacked with bricks and lathis. Luckily for them, the police were nearby. >> P11
MUZAFFARNAGAR: Bijendra, injured

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gating the `1.86 lakh crore coal block allocation scandal may search offices of the coal ministry and seize records after September 15 in a lastditch effort to trace the missing files crucial to its probe, HT has learnt. Despite reminders we have not received any reply from the ministry and we

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may have to go in and seize records, a Central Bureau of Investigation officer told HT on condition of anonymity . The documents that would be of primary interest to the agency would be the dispatch registers, which record the movement of all government files. A scrutiny of these would help establish who the custodians of the files were when they went missing. The law allows an investigation agency or officer to search

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NEW DELHI: Worlds largest retail chain Walmart is unlikely to partner Bharti Group for its retail foray in India. The company , it is learnt, is in talks with other Indian firms to ink a new deal for deep-discount superstores in India. By month-end, Walmart is likely to announce its decision to pull out $100-million (`455 crore in 2010) investment made in a Bharti Group company Cedar Support Services for which it is facing a government

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probe for breaking rules. The pull-out will virtually rule out a potential partnership deal with Bharti Retail that operates front-end stores under the brand name Easy Day . Walmart is also examining options to call off its six-yearold 50:50 wholesale venture with the Sunil Mittal-led group which

runs cash-and-carry stores under the Best Price Modern Wholesale brand. We continue to review the guidelines and work with the government to understand the rules that exist for foreign direct investment, a Walmart India spokesperson told HT in an emailed response. A Bharti spokesperson said the company does not comment on speculation. Walmarts India entry has been marred by a string of controversies. In June, its chief Raj Jain quit abruptly , a few months after Bharti Walmart suspended five executives as part of a global investigation against alleged >>P15 corrupt practices.

BUENOS AIRES / NEW DELHI: Indias wrestling heavyweights can rejoice. The sport will be at the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics after all. Wr e s t l i n g w o n a c r u cial Inter national Olympic Committee (IOC) vote in the Argentine capital on Sunday to regain its place in the sports roster as it got 49 out of 95 votes cast by IOC members, beating bids from squash and baseball/ softball in the process. It had lost its spot in February as the IOC looked to refresh its sports programme. Star wrestler Sushil Kumar, who won silver at the 2012 London Games after a bronze finish in the 2008 edition in Beijing, said, Its great news for the fraternity . The decision will motivate the younger crop to take up the sport. We will definitely see more medals in the sport in future Olympics. Wrestling Federation of India president Raj Singh felt that Tokyo winning the bid to host the 2020 Games had an impact on the final voting, since the sport is very popular in Japan. I was confident about wrestling making the cut. When Japan was given hosting rights, it was a positive sign for wrestling, Singh said.
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WASHINGTON: Leander Paes made history on Sunday by becoming the oldest man, at 40, to win a Grand Slam event in the open era, partnering with Radek Stepanek to win the US Open mens doubles title. They beat number 2 seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in straight sets to win 6-1, 6-3, in New Yorks Arthur Ashe stadium. Paes hit a forehand winner to earn the championship point and then hit a backhand volley to seal the trophy win. The last over-40 player to win

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a major title was the legendary Martina Navratilova, who was 46 when she won the Australian and Wimbledon mixed doubles with Paes in 2003. This was Paess third US Open title -- his previous two were with

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NEW DELHI: On the eve of judgement day, the family of the 23-year-old woman who was gang-raped and murdered in a moving bus on December 16, 2012 demanded death sentence for all the four adult accused. A special fast track court is expected to pronounce the judgment on September 10. Crestfallen at the punishment

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7.1 acres of land has been set aside for the

hospital at this spot of the Ridge. This area will be denuded of its flora and fauna if the proposed hospital comes up. The Ridge is home to several hundred species of plants and animals

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NEW DELHI: Delhis Ridge, the scrub forest that helps keep the Capitals pollution under check and shields it from sandstorms, is being targeted yet again this time by none other than the state government. The citys rulers have picked a particularly green 7.1-acre patch of the Ridge at Chattarpur where they want to build a 225-bed hospital, and have asked the Ridge

Management Board (RMB) for clearance. The RMB will also consider a proposal to widen a dirt track to a 100-foot-wide road, which will serve as an approach to the hospital. Also at risk is a water body located close to the project site. The Ridge is vital for Delhi because it prevents erosion and acts as a check to hot winds and sand storms from Rajasthan. It absorbs part of the pollution that the citys burgeoning number of cars spew and helps in keeping groundwater charged.

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