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Arunachal Governor As protests rage, Karnataka To restore normality, govt.
refuses to resign
to get tough with separatists
GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh
Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa,
who said the Centre asked him
to step down on health
grounds, has refused to resign.
says will release water to T.N. Raids and crackdowns
to be stepped up in
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Security beefed
Apex court rejects plea
against Lodha panel up as farmers SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Girl from Pak. writes to CM for admission in school Sink or die, but return money: SC to Supertech
Madhu, a 16-year-old, has been struggling to get admission The SC told Supertech that it was not concerned whether it
in a Delhi government school for months now Page 5 sinks or dies, but it has to return money to investors Page 5
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Three cops sacked for Boy kills girl after failed rape bid
STAFF REPORTER The victim resisted the
PWD engineer booked for rape
STAFF REPORTER
a part of their charter and robbed on August 31. PHOTO: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT STAFF REPORTER motorcyclists had then left the four call centre employees quit their
to share the information spot. jobs and went on to dupe around
with the East district jewels. he has been informed of NEW DELHI: Ten persons, including The men, however, soon re- 500 persons of more than Rs. 3 crore,
police. The detention of the the charges against him three juveniles, have been held turned with a mob that was alleg- the police said on Tuesday.
suspects under their cus- and given a reasonable op- for the murder of a man over a edly armed with knives and lath- The accused would dupe people
Against the rule tody was also illegal, said portunity of being heard parking dispute in central Del- is. They went about beating and on the pretext of ofering too-good-
The oicers, however, Special Commissioner of in respect of those his Paharganj on Friday. stabbing Dass friends before to-be-true returns on investments.
proceeded with the inves- Police (Special Cell) Ar- charges. The murder had happened fleeing the spot, said the police. The fraud came to light when one of
tigation of the case, and vind Deep. Mr. Deep said in the giv- around 10.30 p.m. near Bharat Four injured men, Bablu, Ajay, the men, posing as an insurance
nabbed two suspects a en case the grounds of dis- Juice Corner in Paharganj, close Rahul and Vinod, had to be company oicial, called up a retired
22-year-old man and a ju- Grounds of dismissal missal included gratifica- to the local police station. rushed to hospital, where Bablu government oicer and lured him to
venile. The oicers have been tion other than legal succumbed to injuries. invest money in various insurance
They then allegedly ex- dismissed under Article remuneration and insub- Bone of contention Parmaditya, DCP (Central dis- schemes with assured hefty returns.
torted money from Mr. 311 (2) of the Constitution, ordination. The problem had begun when trict), said, Based on the de- Subsequently, the victim handed
Gupta in exchange for the which deals with the dis- The oicer, however, three persons on a motorcycle scriptions of the accused provid- over five cheques worth about Rs. 2
missal, removal or reduc- said no legal action would had arrived at the juice shop, and ed by the victims, we launched a lakh. He later ended up transferring
No legal action will tion in rank of persons em- be initiated against the trio were looking to park on the road- door-to-door search in the area, more than Rs. 34 lakh in various
ployed in civil capacities as Mr. Gupta was not will- side. However, they were stop- said Mr. Parmaditya. The break- accounts.
be initiated against under the Union or a State ing to submit a written ped from parking by Sunil Dass, through arrived when the police Meanwhile, the Delhi Polices
the trio as the and states that no such complaint against them. the owner of a rickshaw garage. learnt that some of the killers crime branch has arrested two men
person as aforesaid shall When The Hindu spoke to An argument over that had would be assembling at Idgah who would promise loans through
robbery victim has be dismissed or removed Mr. Gupta, he denied pay- snowballed into a scule be- Park in the area on Monday. A private financiers, but would charge
denied paying bribe or reduced in rank except ing the bribe amount of tween the three motorcyclists trap was laid there, and the ac- heavily in the name of processing
after an inquiry in which Rs. 18 lakh. and Dass and his friends. The cused were nabbed. fee.
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Ahead of Bakrid,
spotlight on
gau rakshaks
HAL tests light utility chopper Countdown begins
for GSLV-F05 launch
The three-tonne, eight-seater helicopter is expected to replace the ageing Chetaks and Cheetahs SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ic upper stage as its fourth
STAFF REPORTER stage, would place the satel-
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ALH and LCH [Advanced CHENNAI: The 29-hour count- lite, weighing 2,211-kg in the
HYDERABAD: Mustafa Qureshi Light Helicopter and the down for the launch of Indi- Geostationary Transfer Or-
is a troubled man. On July 27, BENGALURU: The Light Utility Light Combat Helicopter]. an Space Research Organisa- bit (GTO).
two trucks carrying 44 bulls Helicopter (LUH), under de- Apart from replacing the tion (ISRO)s GSLV-F05
belonging to him were re- velopment for the armed ageing fleet of Cheetah and rocket, carrying the IN- 10th flight
portedly stopped by gau forces, had its first outing in Chetak, the LUH is expected SAT-3DR advanced weather GSLV-F05 would be the
rakshaks at Patancheru. His the Bengaluru skies on to capture a sizeable share in satellite, is scheduled to tenth GSLV flight.
cattle was seized and sent to Tuesday. domestic and international commence at 11.10 a.m. on On being placed in the in-
the Ziaguda cow shelter. On It was a technical flight to markets." Wednesday at the Satish tended orbit, INSAT-3DR
September 3, another set of test its features. The LUH Dhawan Space Centre in would use its own propul-
28 bulls which were brought flew for 15 minutes just after 350 km range Sriharikota. sion system to reach its final
to the city were seized by the noon, said an oicial of Hin- HALs Chief Test Pilot for According to the national geosynchronous orbital
police at a checkpost near dustan Aeronautics Ltd, helicopters, Wing Com- space agency, the Mission home and will be stationed at
Chotuppal and sent to the which is developing the mander (retd) Unni Pillai, Readiness Review Commit- 74 deg East longitude, ISRO
same cow shelter. light, three-tonne, six-to- and test pilot Anil Bhambha- tee and the Launch Author- said.
As it is, I was running in eight-seater chopper. ni flew the aircraft. isation Board have cleared The advanced weather sat-
circles at the Sangareddy Civil variants of the LUH the countdown. elliteis expected to provide a
court to get the bulls that Large defence demand can also be used for ferrying variety of meteorological
were caught in July released. With the Cheetah and VVIPs, as air ambulance, for Liftof on Thursday services to the country.
And now, just 10 days before Chetak helicopters ageing, A MILESTONE: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited conducted a technical flight of its Light Utility policing and to search, res- As per the schedule, the GSLV-F05 vehicle is con-
Bakrid, I lost more animals the three Forces are said to Helicopter in Bengaluru on Tuesday. cue and evacuate people. GSLV-F05 rocket will lift of figured with all its three
which I was bringing to Hyd- need 200-400 of this class for The LUH can seat six pas- from the Second Launch Pad stages including the CUS
erabad for slaughter, said a surveillance, reconnais- Force have indicated that them at its upcoming heli- ginning for prototype testing sengers and two crew. It has a of the Satish Dhawan Space similar to the ones success-
distraught Mustafa. In both sance, quick response, spe- they would possibly order copter complex in Tumaku- of LUH, HAL said. This is range of 350 km and is pow- Centre at 4.10 p.m. on fully flown during the previ-
cases, he said, he was booked cial operations and 187 of these helicopters from ru in about two years. the third indigenous helicop- ered by the HAL-Safran HE Thursday. ous GSLV-D5 and D6 mis-
for carrying more animals evacuations. HAL. The event marks an im- ter product [to come out of] Ardiden-1U engine, HAL The rocket, with the indig- sions in January 2014 and
than permitted. The Army and the Air HAL expects to produce portant and significant be- the stables of HAL after the said. enously developed cryogen- August 2015, ISRO added.
Once the animals go to
the shelters, there is no tell-
ing how they will be treated.
I have to pay the shelter
Rs.250 a day per animal since
The case of three missing zeros Mexico sets up first consulate in south India
the time of the seizure, Mus- LEGAL CORRESPONDENT Written copy of SC The application had con-
tafa said. Although he has tended that the State had not SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Situated in Chennai,
faced similar problems earli- NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu order on Cauvery said even received the 10 daily/
er, the situation has escalated government on Tuesday 15 cusecs of water monthly releases of Cauvery CHENNAI: Mexico has set up its it is the Latin
to unseen levels now, he made an urgent mention in
instead of 15,000, water for the months from first consulate in south India American countrys
claimed. the Supreme Court, 24 hours June 1 to August 19, 2016, in Chennai that will cater to
which was rectified Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnata-
third consulate
According to cattle trad- after the apex court ordered causing a cumulative short-
ers, gau rakshaks act of stop- neighbouring Karnataka to fall of 50.052 tmcft at ka, Andhra Pradesh and Te- in India
ping trucks carrying cattle is release 15,000 cusecs of live. It had advised Karnata- Billigundulu. langana. This is the Latin
highlighted only around Bak- Cauvery water for a period of ka to take steps to release The application had American countrys third next few months, with Exter-
rid, but the problem persists 10 days to feed its parched Cauvery water to distressed sought the apex courts inter- consulate in India, with the nal Afairs Minister Sushma
throughout the year. agricultural lands in the in- Tamil Nadu to help the latter vention to ensure that Kar- other two being in Mumbai Swaraj likely to visit the La-
The police on the city terest of justice. continue to exist as an nataka adhered to the stipu- and Kolkata, Mexicos Am- tin American nation, and a
outskirts are cooperative. The reason: the written entity. lated release of Cauvery bassador to India, Melba Pria conclave of FICCI and CII in
But we face problems while copy of Mondays order The court noted that Ta- water in accordance with the said. Mexico over the course of
getting cattle into the city showed only 15 cusecs of mil Nadu has sufered water 2007 tribunal order for the The Ambassador said the the next two months.
from other districts or out- water instead of 15,000 cu- deficit for three straight remaining months, starting country was exploring Free While around 50,000 Indi-
skirts. It is highlighted dur- secs. In an urgent mention- months over June, July and from August 20, 2016, in the Trade Agreement with India. ans visited Mexico in 2015,
ing Bakrid, said Hashim Qu- ing before a Bench of Justice August this year. irrigation year of 2016-2017. Ramkumar Varadarajan, Melba Pria, Mexico's Ambassador to India, and Ramkumar about 15,000 Mexicans visit-
reshi, vice-president, Dipak Misra, senior advocate Tamil Nadu had sought the This would at least protect Managing Director, Shri Go- Varadarajan, Honorary Consul of Mexico for Southern India, at ed India, Ms. Pria said.
Jamiatul Quresh. for Tamil Nadu Subramoni- apex courts intervention to the interests of Tamil Nadus vindaraja Textiles, has been a press conference in Chennai. PHOTO: V. GANESAN She added that an increas-
Police oicials said strict um Prasad brought the cleri- release 50.052 tmcft of Cauv- farmers dependent on the appointed Honorary Consul. ing number of Mexicans
orders had been given to en- cal error to the notice of the ery water from Karnatakas Cauvery. Bilateral trade between time, Mexico had overtaken dia programme, adding that were touring India and the e-
sure that gau rakshaks did court, which immediately reservoirs. It had accused The application had also the two countries is about $7 Brazil as the top destination there were possibilities to visa scheme introduced by
not take the law into their agreed to rectify the mistake. Karnataka of diverting pre- sought a direction to Karna- billion. It has grown nearly of Indias exports to Latin produce good quality prod- the Indian government was
hands. The decision to direct cious river water meant to be taka to make good the 25 400 per cent since 2004. Al- America. Indias exports to ucts and network through an advantage.
No vigilante group can Karnataka to part with 15,000 a lifesaver for Tamil Nadus tmcft of water at Billigundu- most half of our export to In- Mexico were $2.8 billion in the local markets. The Consulate in Chennai
function. Checkposts have cusecs of water for the stipu- farmers during distress years lu out of the shortfall of 50 dia is oil, Ms. Pria said at a 2015-16. South Asia and South would serve as a liaison with
been set up in all surround- lated period came shortly af- for undeclared projects in vi- tmcft within the next 10 days, press conference ahead of East Asia are becoming im- the business community in
ing districts of Hyderabad, ter the apex court urged Kar- olation of the final orders of so that samba cultivation can the inauguration of the High-level visits portant markets, she said. south India and cater to the
said Akun Sabharwal, DIG, nataka to embrace the the Cauvery Water Disputes commence in Tamil Nadus Consulate. Ms. Pria said Mexico was A number of high-level increasing number of Mexi-
Hyderabad Range. principle of live and let Tribunal in 2007. Cauvery basin. She said that for the first interested in the Make in In- visits are expected over the cans visiting the region.
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2013 acid attack: Womens SC refuses to intervene in ED files charge sheet against LIC
plea against Lodha panel agent linked to Virbhadra Singh
court holds attacker guilty LEGAL CORRESPONDENT based on which the MCI
had recommended disap- SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT of an apple orchard and that
A man threw acid on Preeti Rathi, a nurse, at Bandra station NEW DELHI: The Supreme proval of their applications. the apples were sold to
Court on Tuesday declined The Committee was NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Chunni Lal Chauhan, owner
SONAM SAIGAL to intervene on allegations formed in May 2016 by a Directorate on Tuesday filed of Universal Apple Associ-
She had secured a raised by Vyapam whistle- Constitution Bench led by a charge sheet against an ac- ates.
MUMBAI: Three years after nursing job and just blower Dr. Anand Rai Justice Dave, which had in- cused arrested in connection According to the purport-
Preeti Rathi, a nurse, died of reached Mumbai from against the apex court-ap- voked the apex courts rare with the money laundering ed agreement, Mr. Chauhan
medical complications after pointed Oversight Commit- and extraordinary powers case against Himachal Pra- had to invest the proceeds
a man threw acid on her at New Delhi when she tee led by former Chief Jus- under Article 142 of the desh Chief Minister Virbha- from the sale of applies in
Bandra station, a special was attacked tice of India R.M. Lodha, Constitution to set up a dra Singh, his wife and LIC policies, mutual funds,
womens court on Tuesday accusing it of over-stepping three-member committee, others. government securities and
held Ankur Panwar, 24, contended that Panwar was its assigned job of monitor- headed by Justice Lodha, to The agency had arrested products ofered by sched-
guilty saying he threw acid guilty as Preeti had declined ing the work of Medical oversee the functioning of LIC agent Anand Chauhan in uled banks, and in return he
with the intention of causing his proposal for marriage. Council of India (MCI). the MCI for at least a year. Chandigarh on July 9 for al- would get two per cent com-
burns and committing Preeti Rathi The trial lasted for one- A Bench led by Justice The 165-page verdict had leged complicity in the case. Virbhadra Singh mission after deducting all
murder. and-a-half years during Anil R. Dave instead asked endorsed a Parliamentary It is alleged that he helped expenses on management of
The defence however ar- ous hurt by use of acid) of the which time the prosecution Rai to knock on the panels Standing Committee report Mr. Singh purchase life in- Following an Income-Tax the orchard.
gued that Preeti died due to Indian Penal Code. examined 37 witnesses, in- door with his grievances. of March 2016 that the med- surance policies in his name Department probe, which
medical negligence and Pan- Panwar, currently lodged cluding five eyewitnesses ical education and profes- and that of his family mem- found the declaration unten- False entry
war had not thrown acid at at the Arthur Road Jail, lived and 11 doctors. No fresh inspection sion in the country is at its bers, using unaccounted able, the CBI registered a However, according to the
her. near Preetis neighbourhood After the charges were The petition alleged that lowest ebb and sufering wealth of over Rs. 5 crore. case against him, his wife agencies, the original docu-
Preeti had secured a nurs- in Narela, Delhi. He has been read out on Tuesday, Panwar, the Committee overshot the from total system failure Mr. Chauhan is currently in and others in September last ment was never produced by
ing job at the INHS Asvini convicted for throwing acid who will soon be shifted to MCI and Health Ministrys due to corruption and judicial custody. year. Based on the CBI case, the accused persons. The
Hospital and had just reac- on Preeti and her family Kolhapur Central Prison, disapproval of hundreds of decay. the Directorate launched stamp paper shown to have
hed Mumbai from New Del- members as she apparently said, I do not plead guilty to applications made by medi- The Bench even called Farm income money laundering investiga- been used for the agreement
hi when acid was thrown at refused his proposal to mar- the charges. cal colleges without con- the petitioner, Mr. Anand Mr. Singh has been ac- tions and provisionally at- had allegedly been pur-
her. She died due to burns ry him. Preetis family has sought ducting any fresh inspec- Rai, to the front of the cour- cused of amassing about tached assets currently chased by someone else, a
and injuries a month later. Defence lawyer Apeksha death penalty for the ac- tion or assessment. troom to ask him about his Rs.10 crore of wealth dispro- worth Rs. 8 crore. false entry made in the re-
Special Judge Anju Shende Vora said Preeti died due to cused even as Panwars fam- It claimed that the panel, interest in the matter. portionate to his known Copy of a purported mem- cords and fake sale-purchase
at the City Civil and Sessions medical negligence. She said ily said they want the case to in August, granted recogni- When the latter broke sources of income when he orandum of understanding and transportation bills al-
Court convicted Panwar, a her client had been falsely be shifted to Central Bureau tion, allowed colleges to in- down in court, the Bench was Union Minister of Steel between him and Mr. Chau- legedly created.
chef with a premium hotel, implicated because he was of Investigation. The court crease student intake, and told him to not get emotion- between May 2009 and June han was furnished to the The Directorate has re-
under Section 302 (puni- arrested seven months after will hear arguments on the also extended the time al and said it just wanted to 2012. He later allegedly de- agencies to back the claim corded the statement of Mr.
shment for murder) and 326 the incident took place. quantum of his sentence on schedule, enabling colleges verify certain details from clared the amount as agricul- that the LIC agent had been Singhs wife Pratibha Singh
B (voluntarily causing griev- However, the prosecution Wednesday. to remove the deficiencies him. tural income. given the maintenance rights in connection with the case.
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ith the Southwest monsoon falling short ters will take the podium. There is wide- age to escape the logic of fear and pursue a iation to cover not just nuclear but also a
this season, the story of any other mon- spread speculation that this being U.S. world without them. chemical or biological weapon attack. All
soon-deficient year is being repeated: President Barack Obamas last plenary, he is others maintain a first-use policy. In recent
Tamil Nadu rushing to the Supreme Court citing considering an address that could have sig- Running into resistance years, there have been suggestions that Chi-
the crisis faced by its farmers, the court ordering re- nificant implications for U.S. nuclear policy Yet these achievements fall far short of nas growing concerns about U.S. conven-
lease of some water, and protests erupting in Kar- and for the global nuclear disarmament the promises of the Prague speech. The tional superiority might push it to review its
nataka. The reason for this endless cycle of sporad- agenda which has now remained frozen for CTBT (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban NFU policy.
decades. Treaty) ratification, which Mr. Obama had Considering that the U.S. accounts for
ic litigation and ad hoc adjudication is that the two
Since Ben Rhodes, U.S. Deputy National promised to push through vigorously, con- more than 45 per cent of the worlds nuclear
States continue to avoid any mutual engagement to Security Adviser for Strategic Communica- tinues to languish. The Nuclear Security arsenal, enjoys overwhelming superiority in
share the shortfall during distress years. And there tions, announced on June 6, I can promise Summits created the buzz normally associ- conventional capabilities and a significant
is no permanent, independent mechanism to en- you today that President Obama is contin- ated with summitry but remained content technological advantage in cyber and space
sure this. The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, uing to review a number of ways he can ad- with shared best practices and voluntarily capabilities, less dependence on nuclear
which gave its award in 2007, has asked the parties vance the Prague agenda over the course of Only China and India maintain announced measures. weapons is not going to diminish its securi-
to share the deficiency on a pro rata basis. However, the next seven months. Put simply, our work Meaningful negotiations on nuclear is- ty. Further, a U.S. lead in this regard will cre-
a major problem in implementing this aspect is the is not finished on these issues, the White a no-first-use policy... A U.S. lead sues remain deadlocked. But most impor- ate a push for other nuclear weapon states to
absence of a Cauvery Management Board and a House has maintained a studied silence on for less dependence on nuclear tant, notwithstanding the careful wording in follow, generating momentum for a global
Regulatory Authority, which the Tribunal had the subject despite the debate under way in weapons will create a push for the 2010 NPR and 2013 Employment Strate- nuclear restraint regime.
the arms control community and among gy, there has been no significant shift in U.S. There are two groups of naysayers argu-
wanted created to oversee implementation. In- U.S. allies, especially those that enjoy the se- other weapon states to follow nuclear weapons policy. Further, to push ing against a shift. The first is the realist-
stead, after notifying the final award in 2013, the curity of its nuclear umbrella. through the ratification of the New START sceptic who maintains that declarations are
Union government set up a Supervisory Commit- Mr. Obamas speech in April 2009 at the consider the use of nuclear of nuclear weap- treaty, Mr. Obama also authorised a $1-tril- mere words and will not be trusted by po-
tee comprising oicials from the Union govern- Hradcany Square in Prague electrified the ons in extreme circumstances to defend lion budget over the next three decades for tential adversaries. In doing so, they over-
ment and the Central Water Commission and rep- world when he announced that as the only the vital interests of the United States or its maintaining and improving the U.S. nuclear look the fact that first-use policies are inher-
resentatives of both States. The court has now nuclear power to have used a nuclear weap- allies and partners. The Defence Depart- arsenal under the Stockpile Stewardship ently destabilising because of high alert
asked Tamil Nadu to approach the committee, on, the United States has a moral responsib- ment was directed to strengthen non-nu- Program. postures and tactical deployments, tempt-
which will decide on further releases. ility to act and pledged Americas commit- clear capabilities and reduce the role of nu- Realising his failure with the CTBT ratifi- ing the adversary into a pre-emptive strike.
The Supreme Courts direction, when imple- ment to seek the peace and security of a clear weapons in deterring non-nuclear cation, Mr. Obama is planning to submit a The second group of naysayers consists of
world without nuclear weapons. He prom- attacks. resolution on this issue to the UN Security U.S. allies and partners. North Atlantic
mented, will ensure about 13 thousand million cu-
ised that to put an end to Cold War think- Negotiations with Russia led to the New Council, 20 years after the CTBT was Treaty Organisation allies such as the U.K.
bic (tmc) feet of water to Tamil Nadu over 10 days. ing, we (U.S.) will reduce the role of nuclear START Treaty coming into force in Febru- opened for signature. The U.S., under Presi- and France are unenthusiastic because it
This will not be adequate to save the entire samba weapons in our national security strategy ary 2011 which limits U.S. and Russian nucle- dent Bill Clinton, had pushed the CTBT ne- would generate questions in their own so-
crop, Tamil Nadu leaders argue, while their Karna- and urge others to do the same. The citation ar arsenals to 700 deployed ICBMs (inter- gotiations but in 1999, the treaty was reject- cieties about the wisdom of their first-use
taka counterparts contend that this itself is a huge for his Nobel Peace Prize later in 2009 continental ballistic missiles), SLBMs ed by the Senate on account of concerns policies. Others like Japan and South Korea
burden, given the States own storage deficit. It is praised his vision of and work for a world (submarine-launched ballistic missiles) and about its impact on the U.S. nuclear arsenal. feel that an NFU implies a weakening of U.S.
understandable that the political leadership of any without nuclear weapons. heavy bombers and 1,550 deployed nuclear Given the current mood in the Senate, it is commitment to their security. It is instruc-
State would not want to be seen as betraying the in- warheads. Follow-on negotiations stalled unlikely to budge. tive to recall that a similar debate had raged
Obamas nuclear record thereafter and the New START will lapse in Even though a resolution by the UN Secu- in Europe during the 1970s and 1980s. Ques-
terests of its farmers. Yet, the desire to protect ones
own interests should not shut out empathy for ones Seven years later, President Obamas nu- 2021, unless extended by a five-year period. rity Council calling on states to uphold the tioning U.S. commitment to use nuclear
clear record is a mixed one. The Nuclear Mr. Obama also launched the cycle of Nu- CTBT would be non-binding, such a move weapons from its homeland against a Soviet
neighbour. Ideally, any distress-sharing formula Posture Review (NPR) issued the following clear Security Summits in 2010 to highlight has already been criticised by Senate For- advance into west Europe thereby risking
should come from a technical body. It would have year (the U.S. undertakes an NPR roughly the threats posed by terrorists seeking nu- eign Relations Committee Chairman Bob retaliation, European allies demanded for-
helped if the Centre, which dilly-dallied for six once a decade) referred to the objectives of clear materials. This concluded earlier this Corker as an afront to the Congress and ward-basing, leading to the deployment of
years before notifying the final award under a judi- reducing the role of U.S. nuclear weapons year with the Washington summit. The nu- the American people. And it is unlikely to intermediate-range Pershing and Cruise
cial direction, had set up the Cauvery Management in national security strategy while maintain- clear deal with Iran has been praised gener- persuade China, Iran or Israel to ratify, or for missiles in west Europe. A decade later, the
Board and Regulatory Authority. In the longer ing strategic deterrence and stability at re- ally though it has faced criticism from the that matter, India, Pakistan and North Korea same argument was turned on its head to
term, experts will have to devise a sustainable agri- duced nuclear force levels. The Nuclear U.S.s regional allies, Israel and Saudi Ara- to sign up! claim that forward-basing diminished U.S.
cultural solution for the Cauvery basin, as the river Weapons Employment Strategy that fol- bia. Described as an executive agreement, The idea arousing the maximum interest commitment and the Europeans became
does not seem to have the potential to meet the lowed in 2013 stated that the U.S. would only it has not been submitted for approval to the is therefore a shift away from the current strong supporters of the INF (Intermediate-
Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty (1987) which
farming requirements of both sides. In a world of
depleting water resources, fewer crop seasons and CARTOONSCAPE eliminated intermediate-range nuclear
weapons from Europe!
lower acreages, a resort to less water-intensive
crops and better water management hold the key. A moral revolution
Non-political initiatives, such as the Cauvery Fam- The nuclear taboo has held since 1945 and
ily, a body formed a few years ago covering farmers no country wants to see it violated. Since it
of both States, could help disperse the clouds of is not possible to wish away the existing nu-
hostility that gather over the border whenever the clear arsenals, the only way forward is grea-
Cauvery crisis erupts. Politics and passion should ter nuclear restraint, which is what the NFU
not be allowed to hold sway. does. In a vibrant democracy like the U.S., a
public articulation of an NFU will provide a
changed backdrop to its nuclear strategy,
posture, deployment and employment guid-
The ance. Further, it can permit the U.S. to ques-
tion the need for tactical nuclear weapons
A
noble mission of far-sighted global cooper-
untary declarations, followed by a collective
ation to avoid a looming economic crisis NFU, would become a realisable objective.
brought together a doughty group of na- In 1945, the U.S. shaped the first nuclear age
tions, representing 85 per cent of the worlds GDP with Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today, Presi-
and two-thirds of its population, under the banner dent Obama has the opportunity to shape
of the G20. However, after the dark days of the 2008 the 21st century second nuclear age by
crisis inspired then-freshly-elected U.S. President launching the moral revolution that he
Barack Obama to take over the reins of financial promised in Hiroshima. It could become his
regulatory reform, the annual gathering of the defining legacy.
group has, it would appear, degenerated into a pub-
Rakesh Sood, the Prime Ministers Special Envoy for
licity opportunity for divergent national concerns. Disarmament and Non-Proliferation till May 2014, is
As Hangzhou played host to the G20 meeting, there currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research
Foundation, Delhi.
were reports that the Chinese government had
emptied the city of its original inhabitants for the
duration of the summit an act that seemed sym- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
bolic of the final communiqu of the G20 itself, Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.
pretty on the outside but lacking in substance.
Among the major issues that found mention in the
summit was the question of excess steel capacity in More than just logistics? always do the right thing, after they arriving at a decision to recognise had many autocratic traits which party in question, the Aam Aadmi
China resulting in a flood of cheap imports into In- have eliminated all the possibilities. her work? I wonder how many of us included scrutinising the letters Party, has not been able to utilise this
The historic agreement between Kangayam R. Narasimhan, in such circumstances would even nuns wrote and received and making golden opportunity. Chief Minister
dia, the U.K. and other economies. Despite reports India and the U.S., in the form of care to touch a leprosy patient or them work long hours. Accepting Arvind Kejriwal has always held the
Chennai
of resistance from China to any mention of steel LEMOA, will no doubt have care for a deeply wounded, dying money from tyrants was also high moral ground right from the
policy coordination in the 7,000-word communi- implications for the balance of person. Her policy against abortion something that did not conform to beginning but appears to be losing
qu, the document had a call for increased infor- power in Asia (Merely a logistics Path to sainthood was not her own but in tune with her the Christian spirit. the plot. There is no harm in his
mation sharing and cooperation through the for- pact? Sept.5). The U.S. is a slippery Pope Franciss denouncement of adherence to the philosophy of the K.P. Prabhakaran Nair, pitching himself as a national figure
mation of a Global Forum on steel excess capacity. customer and will always want to modern-day indiference to hunger, Catholic Church. Finally, if Saint Kozhikode but he has a long way to go. For this
Climate change was the other major agenda have the upper hand. In Indias exploitation and other suferings is a Mother Teresas original objective he has to establish his credibility
point. Notwithstanding Mr. Obamas disappearing neighbourhood, warmer ties among commentary on the deterioration of was to convert people, then half of outside Delhi. He may have been
China-Pakistan-Russia should make values across the world (Pope hails Calcuttas population would have Economic divergence forgiven for having resigned in a
dream of securing full global support for the Paris
New Delhi wake up. It should not volunteers on eve of canonisation, turned Christian. The result of better development very short time during his first term,
Agreement before his second term ends, a symbol-
distance itself from long-term ally Sept.4). The day of Mother Teresas A. Clement, parameters in South Indian States but he cannot continue to take
ic show of solidarity towards this goal in the form of Russia. With the South China Sea canonisation should be celebrated as Chennai and Maharashtra is largely a result of voters for granted.
the U.S. and China ratifying the Agreement last becoming a hotspot, India has to one to ensure the betterment of the the shift in population
week failed to produce any dramatic commitments Bal Govind,
play its cards wisely. lives of the poor and the sick. The allegations against Mother demographics and the emphasis on Noida
in Hangzhou. Contrarily in India, media reports Raunak Agarwal, M.V. Nagavender Rao, Teresa cannot be ignored. Her policies and leadership in delivering
struck a note of relief that Prime Minister Narendra Kanpur Hyderabad moves to promote conversion come social justice (The gap between
Modis negotiators had fobbed of any attempts to first. Her shelters were also said to rich and poor States, Sept.5). Lower A liability
insist that the deal be done before a December 2016 A good relationship with the U.S. has I dont believe that Saint Teresa have a shortage of medical care, fertility rates in the South have We had yet another hartal being
deadline. Numerous low-key objectives shared by always been an essential ingredient served people only with the hardly any stock of necessary resulted in better financial benefits observed in Kerala recently during
multiple G20 members, such as strengthening en- of Narendra Modis foreign policy intention of converting them. It nutrition, as well as the scarcity of and less social disparities. In which life came to a halt. I wonder
outlook, but does he realise that this was a part of her personality to help analgesics for those in pain. She contrast, large States such as whether its organisers have ever
forcement against international tax avoidance and needs to be tempered with prudence people. Religions are only diferent seemed keen to glorify illness Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, considered the loss, hardship and
advancing cooperation on Base Erosion and Profit as Washington is an avid ways of reaching god and Saint instead of treating it. One also Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and negative impact it has caused to the
Shifting, certainly got a shot in the arm from this practitioner of the art of realpolitik? Teresa gave the downtrodden and needs to investigate the so-called Bihar have higher rates of citizens of Kerala. It is this culture of
G20 gathering. Yet, there is no comparison to the For instance, when U.S. Secretary of the sick great hope. miracles. The funding of such population growth along with strikes which has discouraged
patchy and vague nature of progress in these small- State John F. Kerry was in India, he Canin Peter, missionaries needs to be probed. growing social disparities. Though industrialists from investing in the
er goals to the collaboratively evolved financial reg- did warn Pakistan about the need to Ernakulam Jai Prakash Gupta, the South contributes a greater State. Kerala is a State with a large
ulation architecture that emerged from the ashes of eliminate terror hubs but deftly Ambala Cantt., Haryana proportion of revenue to the Central percentage of the well educated and
the 2008 meltdown and put the brakes on excessive balanced it by saying that Pakistan The arguments against her pool it will have fewer claims on where parents from even the lowest
risk-taking by banks. This only begs the question: itself has been a victim of terrorism! suitability to attain sainthood are not Though there is no need to be funds allocation. strata of society avail of loans to give
LEMOA may be in place, but there commensurate with the noble work needlessly enamoured by the H.N. Ramakrishna, their children an education. The
has the G20 lost its way, outlived its usefulness?
are doubts whether the U.S. will be that she did. Her ardent critics must bestowal of sainthood on the Bengaluru State should have been the most
Would it be more institutionally eicient to revert ready to supply high-end military ponder over how she was awarded Mother, she did show the world sought place in India in terms of job
to other regional groupings that have overlapping hardware unless India signs the the Peace Nobel, the Magsaysay what it is like to die in dignity. creation as it is the most literate, but
conversations on these very subjects? It may well foundational agreements. It is worth Award and the Bharat Ratna. Mahatma Gandhi taught Indians the AAPs slide hartals are what make people
be time to re-examine the G20s purpose and, if recalling Winston Churchills quote: Wouldnt the three awarding bodies value of non-violence but one It is not often that a political party hesitant to invest here.
necessary, recast its vision and mission entirely. You can always trust the have taken cognisance of the struggles to find the Mother Teresa wins almost all the seats in an K. George Jacob,
Americans. In the end they will allegations against her before in him. However, she is said to have Assembly (Editorial, Sept. 5). The Kochi
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LEGAL EYE
The public face of
Being human towards animals
Animal abuse continues unabated as laws against cruelty remain obsolete
a private company
Whats in a name, asked Shakespeare. Plenty, it appears.
The use of the Prime Ministers name and image in adver-
tisements by a private telecom company, as part of the roll-
out of their (arguably) industry-altering telecommunica-
PRASHANT SIDDHARTHA
tion services, has caused much controversy. Social media
JAY MANOJ was abuzz on that day, with many questioning the proprie- BHUSHAN K. GARG
SANKLECHA ty of a constitutional authority endorsing a private com- Mahatma Gandhi famously said, The
mercial venture. However, for the moment, keeping aside greatness of a nation and its moral pro-
this question of propriety, the telecom companys use of the Prime Minis- gress can be judged by the way its ani-
ters name and image, to advertise the launch of its flagship service, raises mals are treated. Looking at the de-
an interesting legal question. funct laws against animal cruelty in the
country, it seems like we have failed
Legislative measures him, and the nation, miserably. There is
The Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, was a disturbing and never-ending list of
enacted to prevent the improper use of certain emblems and names for animal abuse cases that have come up
professional and commercial purposes. The motivations behind the enact- just in the recent past: a stray dog was
ment were twofold. First, pursuant to the resolutions of the United Nations burnt alive in Nizamuddin Basti in Del-
General Assembly and the World Health Assembly, member states were re- hi; another was tied up and beaten with
quired to take necessary legislative measures to prevent the use, without lathis in Sector 48 in Chandigarh; pup-
authorisation, and in particular for commercial purposes, of the emblem, pies were stabbed in the Green Park
oicial seal and name of the United Nations and/or the World Health Orga- metro station in Delhi; puppies were
nisation, within their country. Second, instances had come to light of the burnt alive in Hyderabad. In Chennai, a
use of the Indian national flag and emblem, and of the names and pictorial video that showed a man throwing of a
representations of Mahatma Gandhi and other national leaders, for com- hapless dog from the terrace of his
mercial and trade purposes, building went viral and caused a lot of
and in a manner likely to of- The PMs endorsement of a outrage. He and his companion were
fend the sentiments of the peo- private company distorts free caught, but shockingly got bail within
ple. The Act accordingly minutes. The dog, Bhadra, is safe and in
sought to proscribe the use, and fair competition in an good hands. But the larger malaise, that
for the purpose of any trade, otherwise regulated and laws against animal cruelty are obso-
business, calling or profes- lete, remains.
sion... any name or emblem
competitive telecom market
specified in the Schedule or any colorable imitation thereof, without the Valuing other lives
previous permission of the Central Government or of such oicer of gov- The main law pertaining to cruelty to
ernment authorized in this behalf. The Central government was empo- animals is the Prevention of Cruelty to
wered under the Act to alter or amend this Schedule, by notification in the Animals Act, 1960 (PCA Act), which has DISTURBING TREND: There is a never-ending list of animal abuse cases that have come up just in the recent past. Bhadra, the dog
oicial gazette. In keeping with the motivations behind the enactment, not been amended even once since its who was thrown off a terrace in Chennai, being treated at the Madras Veterinary College in Chennai. PHOTO: K.V.S. GIRI
originally the Schedule to the Act specified only three items, namely, the inception to keep up with the times.
name, emblem and oicial seal of the UN and of the WHO; and the Indian The most glaring anomaly is that puni- water. Dead animals are sometimes Inhuman practices are in eryday in the pet shop industry cannot
flag. However, in the course of several years, the Central government shment for killing any stray animal is a thrown in garbage bins. Such practices just be brushed aside by the MoEF. Even
through notifications added other items to the Schedule, including, signif- paltry fine of Rs.50 and no jail term. If all can lead to the spread of deadly diseases violation of Article 21 the the Supreme Court in its famous Jalli-
icantly, the name and pictorial representation of the Prime Minister of In- an ofender has to do if he kills a stray like bird flu. All this is in gross violation right to a clean and disease- kattu judgment, Animal Welfare Board
dia, whilst specifically carving out an exception for the pictorial use thereof dog is pay Rs.50 and go scot-free, this of Article 21 the right to a clean and free environment without of India vs. A. Nagaraja (2014), exhort-
on calendars, provided the calendar was not used for advertising goods. begs the question, how much do we val- disease-free environment without ed Parliament to amend the PCA Act.
The question which therefore arises is whether the advertisements by ue lives that are not human? which no society can ever sustain itself which no society can develop The court said: Parliament is expected
using the name and image of the Prime Minister, fall foul of the provisions Other forms of cruelty include what let alone develop. to make proper amendment of the PCA
of the Act. At the very outset, to attract the proscription, the use of the name takes place in the pet shop industry, for 261st report (2015), under the chairper- Act to provide an efective deterrent to
and image of the Prime Minister has to be for the purpose of trade or busi- instance. This is a burgeoning industry, Three rules sonship of Justice A.P. Shah, stated: It achieve the object and purpose of the
ness. The advertisements in question are very craftily worded to suggest worth thousands of crores of rupees, To regulate these practices, the Ani- appears that the provisions of the law Act and for violation of Section 11, ade-
that the launch of the telecom services is dedicated to the Prime Ministers and is especially rampant in smaller mal Welfare Board of India (a statutory are violated with impunity by pet shops quate penalties and punishments
stated vision of a digital India, and therefore the use of his name and image towns. Abuse, including clipping the body constituted under the PCA Act to and breeders. In these circumstances, should be imposed.
have to be understood in connection therewith. However, as would be obvi- wings of birds, ripping of with plyers protect animal rights) made a set of the Commission recommends that the It does not behove a civilised society
ous to a neutral observer, the company through the advertisement cleverly the claws of cats, or cutting of the beaks three rules: Pet Shop Rules, 2010; Dog Central Government must seriously and the worlds largest democracy to
appropriates the Prime Ministers name and image to further its own busi- of birds with hot knives, is unchecked. Breeding, Marketing and Sale Rules, take cognisance of the issue and regu- not have legal protection for the voice-
ness interest, and therefore is likely to fall within the mischief the enact- There is forcible incestuous mating of 2010; and the Aquarium Fish Breeding late the trade in pet shops... and the less, especially given the extent of cru-
ment seeks to prevent. Ultimately, therefore, the question of legality would pedigree dogs so that their looks are and Marketing Rules, 2010. These were MoEF has authority to make these elty perpetrated against them. It flies in
turn on whether the company secured prior approval of the Central govern- kept intact. The result of this mating are then placed before the Ministry of Envi- rules. It added: The Commission rec- the face of our constitutional duty un-
ment before using the Prime Ministers name and image in the advertise- dogs that have severe genetic deformi- ronment, Forest and Climate Change ommends that the rules be notified and der Article 51A(g), which enjoins us to
ment. However, there appears to be no formal clarification in this respect ties and that die with congenital compli- (MoEF) in 2010. However, no action has implemented at the earliest. have compassion for all living beings
from either party. cations. Moreover, it is not just animals been taken by the MoEF yet. The AWBI and not just humans, to act immediately.
but even human beings who are at risk even requested the Law Commission of Amending the PCA Act
Individual interest and national interest when, say, the solid waste from these India to look into whether the MoEF is The Law Commission is not a binding
Prashant Bhushan is a PIL activist and co-founder of
Assuming that prior permission was granted, although it would absolve pet shops is allowed to mix with regular authorised under the PCA Act to notify body, but the recommendations and the Swaraj Abhiyan. Siddhartha K. Garg is a lawyer who
the company of any wrongdoing, would raise serious questions of proprie- municipal waste, thus polluting ground- such rules. The Law Commission in its gravity of these horrors that play out ev- runs Angel Trust NGO for stray dogs in Delhi.
ty on the part of the Central government in granting such permission. Not
least of all because it would be against the spirit of the Act itself. The Su-
preme Court while discussing the object of the Act had observed that cer-
tain names and institutions are considered to be sacred in civil society and
as such belong to the nation; the Act, being a reflection of this national con-
sciousness, accordingly forbade the ordinary commercial use of such sa-
cred names and institutions by individuals for their own interest, as op-
The need for a totaliser revolution
posed to the national interest. The Prime Minister, as the head of the Union
government, is one such sacred institution, enjoying the trust of the people.
Introducing totalisers for mixing votes before counting would eliminate the biases that creep in
If true, by allowing the Prime Ministers name and image to be appropriated on account of disclosure of booth-level trends
by a private company for its own commercial interest, the Central govern-
ment has belied the trust held by the people in the institution.
In addition, by singling out and granting permission to a private company ests of their caste and community. All
to carry the name and image of the Prime Minister in its advertisements SANJAY KUMAR this information is suicient to help
launching a commercial service, howsoever revolutionary, the Central gov- parties and candidates devise booth-
ernment has given the impression that the service in question enjoys the level political management strategies
patronage of the Government of India. Not only is this factually incorrect as even without booth-level results. Of
the service in question enjoys no formal patronage by the Indian govern- course, the eiciency of the booth-level
ment, but, more significantly, the endorsement of the Prime Minister dis- One doesnt get a clear sense from the strategy is a function of the financial
torts free and fair competition in an otherwise highly regulated and com- oicial statements of various political and human resources at a partys dis-
petitive telecom market. parties if they unequivocally welcome posal but in theory, the information
the recent Supreme Court directive to available is equal.
Jay Manoj Sanklecha works with a law firm in Mumbai. the government to take a final decision
on introducing totaliser machines for The EVM precedent
mixing votes from various booths be- When votes are counted booth-wise
fore counting. The machine, which is using EVMs, it is not as if candidates
connected to the control unit of elec- know which way each voter voted, but
FROM THE ARCHIVES tronic voting machines (EVM) after
polling, gives out an overall, not booth-
they can get an overall sense of which
caste or community largely voted for or
wise result. While the Bahujan Samaj against them. The totaliser may not
Party, the Congress and the Nationalist completely eliminate the possibility of
Congress Party have welcomed the di- victimisation of voters, but it will none-
(dated September 7, 1966) rective, the Left has supported the move theless go a long way towards maintain-
in principle but cautioned for a limited ing the basic principle of secrecy of
Verwoerd he took his seat in the House of and staggered use before full roll-out. votes.
Assembly. A man dressed in the
Assassinated in uniform of a Parliamentary
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
Parliament (BJP), on the contrary, has expressed The totaliser will go a
messenger walked up to him and reservations citing the fact that booth-
Dr. Verwoerd looked up as if he long way towards
wise performance is important for par-
South African Prime Minister expected the man to talk to him. ties to devise booth-management strat- maintaining the basic
Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd died to-day The man then suddenly plunged egies. The partys stand is understanda- principle of secrecy
[September 6] after being stabbed the knife into the Prime Ministers ble as besides other factors, one factor
in Parliament by a White neck. which contributed to its massive victo-
of votes
assailant. He was killed at the The assailant struck as the ry during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections In elections, the workers of a political
peak of his controversial career. Prime Minister was about to make was its efective strategy of booth man- party play an important role in booth
The white-haired Prime his first parliamentary speech agement, identity being a very strong management, which includes devising a
Minister iron-willed leader of since his ruling National Party variable in devising the booth-level strategy of mobilising voters, motiva-
the South African Republic, and was returned to power with an strategy. A big team of BJP workers, ting them, and facilitating their arrival
architect of its race-separation increased majority in last Marchs along with workers from the Rashtriya at the polling station to cast their ballot.
policy was stabbed soon after election. Swayamsevak Sangh, worked hard at Most parties use caste as an important
the booth level to mobilise voters variable for booth-level management,
what is popularly termed as booth i.e. having workers as far as possible
management. What is surprising to from the same castes managing the
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS note is the opposition to this move by
parties such as the Trinamool Congress
booth as the dominant castes of voters
in that particular booth. It is a strategic
>>An editing error: The strapline of a report, Probe against ex-Kerala Minis- and Pattali Makkal Katchi, whose work- exercise all political parties engage in
ter may lead to excise oicials (September 5, 2016), said, Bar association- ers have been victims of intimidation in but few acknowledge.
members and political appointees also on list of suspects. It should have been the past at the hands of workers of other Given the social diversity of Indian
Kerala Bar Hotels Association (KBHA), as mentioned in the text. political parties. voters and the frequency of elections at
STRATEGIC EXERCISE: Most parties use specific communities as an important variable various levels, there is no harm in revis-
>>Another editing error: The last sentence of a report, Goa to open chapel Battle of the booths for booth-level management. File photo of a polling official near Sirikhola Basic ing the rules of conduct of elections if
(Life Page, September 4, 2016), wrongly said, Schools in the State will cele- When votes are counted at the booth School, the highest polling booth, in Darjeeling. PHOTO: ARUNANGSU ROY CHOWDHURY the need arises. The introduction of the
brate the occasion over the next three days, with recitations and speeches. It level, the parties and candidates get a totaliser would be a move forward.
should have been Schools and Colleges belonging to Church-ailiated Arch fair sense of who voted for them or not, totaliser. Booth-level results have been political parties from devising booth- Some parties may have reservations
Diocese. which helps them in planning strategy often used by losing candidates to ha- level mobilisation strategies. Parties about its use initially, but in due course
at the booth level for the next electoral rass voters of specific villages or castes/ and candidates contesting elections of time they would realise the impor-
>>The penultimate paragraph of a report, 28-member all-party team to visit J battle. If booth-level results are used for communities which voted against the anyway have a fair sense of the social tance of this new, simple but immensely
& K (September 3, 2016), incorrectly mentioned Dilip Tirkey to be a football this limited but useful political purpose, candidate. As such, the Supreme composition of voters of specific useful technology. After all when EVMs
legend. He is a hockey player. there is no harm in continuing with the Courts decision in this direction is a booths because of information collect- were introduced, there were many
present practice of booth-wise count- welcome step. But the question is, will ed by local party workers. Poll surveys sceptics; their utility for such a vast
ing of votes. But the numerous instanc- totalisers really adversely afect politi- also give a good sense of which party a country as India is now beyond dispute.
The Readers Editors oice can be contacted by es of prepoll intimidation and post-poll cal parties in devising a booth-level particular community is leaning to-
Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to reprisal by candidates and political par- strategy before and during elections? wards ahead of an election. Empirical
Sanjay Kumar is a Professor and currently the
Friday); E-mail: readerseditor@thehindu.co.in ties of voters at the booth level in recent The mixing of votes of diferent poll- evidence suggests that voters have a fair Director of Centre for the Study of Developing
The Terms of Reference for the Readers Editor are on www.thehindu.com years have necessitated the need for a ing booths, per se, should not hamper sense of which party cares for the inter- Societies, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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BJP to brainstorm on Kashmir unrest Govt. plans to There was no oicial want an honourable solu-
tion to the issue. Nobody
wants violence except for
curb separatists
NISTULA HEBBAR The party is mulling ments to visit the State. The
party is likely to hew to the
is speaking so boldly and
bluntly against Pakistan for foreign travel
invite, says Hurriyat those who dont have to
face the impact of this vio-
lence as their own children
NEW DELHI: The BJPs National over a resolution on line taken by the NDA gov- fomenting trouble in the SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT that the separatists beha- are studying outside the
Council meeting to be held Kashmir at its ernment at the Centre Valley by exploiting gullible SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT viour defied Kashmiriyat, in- Valley.
in Kozhikode from Septem- that it is open to talks with teenagers of Kashmir, said SRINAGAR: Reacting sharply to saaniyat [humanity] and They ask the children
ber 23-25 is expected to be
National Council anyone who wants to ad- the article. NEW DELHI: The government is Union Home Minister Raj- jamhooriyat [democracy], to fight bullets, pellets and
dominated by the contin- meeting in Kozhikode dress it within Indias Con- Ms. Mufti had defended considering plans to curb nath Singhs remarks made Mr. Geelani said: Visiting teargas, but themselves
uing unrest in Jammu and stitutional norms, and that herself against accusations foreign travel by separatists in the Valley, separatists have delegations should have fear a policeman, she said.
Kashmir. In preliminary Kashmir will be an impor- Jammu and Kashmir, includ- that security forces had facilitated by the state ma- alleged that there was no oi- gone around the length and Time will not remain
meetings to firm up the tant part of it. The senior ing portions of Pakistan-oc- come down with a heavy chinery, an oicial said. cial invitation for talks. breadth of Jammu and Kash- like this always, but
agenda for the National leadership of the party is cupied Kashmir (PoK), is an hand on protesters, who Separatist leaders like Mr. Singhs press confer- mir to witness for them- wounds will be there on
Council meet, senior party mulling over either a sepa- inalienable part of India. were mostly youngsters. S.A.S. Geelani and Mirwaiz ence [in Srinagar] was full of selves the gifts of Indian de- the hearts of the children
leaders have been mulling rate resolution on Kashmir, 95 per cent of those Umar Farooq are under lies, deceit, denial and con- mocracy. which these people have
over a separate resolution or at least give it a promi- RSS view killed mostly youth house arrest in the Kashmir tradictions. They [the Cen- inflicted. Today, people
on the events in the State nent part in the political res- Incidentally, Organiser, have died in retaliatory ac- Valley but they are given tre] never oicially invited State repression will find my words bitter,
that have led to one of the olution to be passed at the the magazine that conforms tion while they were attack- temporary documents us and at the same time Chairman of the Awami but they will later under-
longest periods for which meeting, said a senior gen- to the views of the Rashtriya ing security establish- whenever they travel blame us for rejecting it [the Action Committee Mirwaiz stand what I said because I
J&K has been under curfew. eral secretary of the party. Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ments, she had said. abroad. The government al- invitation], said Tehreek-e- Umar Farooq, who remains saw many people roaming
A resolution endorsing The BJP is part of a coali- has, in its cover story on the People have come onto so plans to scrutinise their Hurriyat founder Syed Ali in a Srinagar sub-jail, also the streets at night provok-
Integral Humanism, the pro- tion government led by Peo- events in Jammu and Kash- the roads. We imposed cur- bank accounts and com- Shah Geelani. questioned if holding Kash- ing children to join the
poor philosophy put for- ples Democratic Party mir, spoken in laudatory few. Did the children go to plete the investigation in the miris hostage for two protests. God is witness,
ward by Deendayal Upad- (PDP) leader Mehbooba terms about J&K Chief Min- Army camps to buy tofees cases pending against them. Centre playing a game months and unleashing State that their [the separatists]
hyaya whose birth centen- Mufti, and abolition of Arti- ister Mehbooba Mufti and [candy]? Was the 15-year- The government is upset He accused the Centre of repression is insaaniyat. own children study in Ma-
ary the Council will mark on cle 370 that accords special her blunt outburst at a press old boy who attacked the at the separatist leaders hav- playing a game to win only. The Mirwaiz, in a statement laysia, Dubai, Bengaluru
September 25, is also part of status to the State is a core conference last month dur- police station at Damhal ing refused to meet some It was aimed at discrediting issued from jail, said the and Rajasthan. If a single
the agenda. issue for the party. ing Home Minister Rajnath Hanjipora (in south Kash- members of the all-party us. India is scared of any member of the all-party del- child of these people has
Jan Sangh founder Shy- Singhs visit to Srinagar. mir) going there to get delegation. Union Home meaningful dialogue with egation that visited him in been injured in the pro-
Political resolution ama Prasad Mukherjee died Mehbooba Mufti is per- milk? Ms. Mufti had asked Minister Rajnath Singh said the Hurriyat and Pakistan, the jail did not have the tests in these days, I am
Meetings on finalising while protesting the need haps the first Chief Minister before abruptly ending the such behaviour was neither said Mr. Geelani. mandate to talk outside the ready to quit politics, she
the agenda are still on and for separate travel docu- of Jammu and Kashmir who press meet. Kashmiriyat nor insaniyat. On Mr. Singhs remarks Indian Constitution. said. PTI
CBI seeks lifting Arunachal Governor may be out after GST nod Letting marines remain will boost
of stay on gang
rape probe
VIJAITA SINGH
SC grounds Ruia, says he cant fly abroad No Hindi reprint of Bipan Chandras book: NBT
LEGAL CORRESPONDENT twice shy, the Bench observed, to a magistrate court. The judg- VIKAS PATHAK from the 1970s, till it was replaced view of it.
rejecting Mr. Ruias plea to travel ment, authored by Justice Rohin- by the Vajpayee government. Sources in the NBT, however,
NEW DELHI: In what may be an obvi- for business. ton Nariman, had also shot down NEW DELHI: Months after the Delhi A statement by eminent schol- refused to see the step as ideolog-
ous reference to industrialist Vi- attempts to derail the ongoing University stopped sale and dis- ars all over India against the ically motivated.
jay Mallyas exit from the country, Trial nearing its end scam trial before the 2G court by tribution of late historian Bipan NBTs move is being planned . A
the Supreme Court on Tuesday It noted that the criminal trial seeking a fresh trial jointly along Chandras book on Indias free- large number of intellectuals are A routine process
said it did not want to take chanc- was nearing its end, and this was with the other accused persons in dom struggle, the National Book about to speak out against such This is a routine process. We
es by letting Essar promoter Ravi not the appropriate time for travel the scam. Trust (NBT) has stirred up a intolerance to diference of opin- routinely analyse the present sta-
Ruia, an accused in a 2G scam- outside. The three accused had come in hornets nest by deciding not to ion. This comes after Prof. Chan- tus of books to take a call as to
linked case, go abroad. In September 2015, the apex challenge of a judgment given by reprint the Hindi edition of the dra's book Indias Struggle for In- whether they be reprinted. Prof.
A Bench led by Justice J.S. Khe- court had given 2G Special Judge the 2G court on September 2, 2013 eminent historians book Com- dependence was targeted. Chandras book is just one in rela-
har told Mr. Ruias counsel A.M. the green signal to proceed with refusing to hold a joint trial. In the munalism A Primer. He consistently spoke against tion to which we have decided
Singhvi that his client is as mone- the trial against Essar Telehold- hearing before Justice Khehars Bipan Chandra communalism and his books are not to order reprinting, the
tarily big as the person the ings Ltd, promoters Anshuman Bench, Mr. Singhvi asked why his Previous controversy being targeted for this reason, source said.
court did not name this personali- Ruia and Ravi Ruia in a case of client should sufer because some The previous book had run in- Significantly, Prof. Chandra historian Mridula Mukherjee, co- The move is independent of
ty who had earlier slipped out cheating and criminal conspiracy Mr. X cheated the court. Mr. to rough weather over objections was chairman of NBT some years author of Indias Struggle for In- ideology. It is also not as if any
of the country. linked to the 2G spectrum scam. Singhvi argued that Mr. Ruia had to the use of the term 'revolution- back and had also authored the dependence, said. Prof. Chan- such book is taken of forever.
We do not want to take chanc- The court had denied the ac- gone abroad 43 times during trial ary terrorist' for freedom fighter NCERT's Class 12 textbook Mod- dras view of nationalism was ve- This is our present assessment
es now. We are now once bitten cused their plea to send their case but never failed to return. Bhagat Singh. ern India that was in circulation ry diferent from the communal and holds true for now.
MHA oicials
meet Rajnath on
G.K. Dwivedis
suspension
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Kabuls global U.K. cleric, who sought Baloch leaders to point at interference Iranians not
charity attacked Muslims, says
support for IS, jailed B. MURALIDHAR REDDY still talking about freedom
in order to mint money.
Saudi cleric
in war crime LONDON: Radical cleric Anjem
NEW DELHI: Days after Pakistan
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
No one, he said, would be
allowed to enforce his stance
Choudary was jailed on announced that he is sending and philosophy at gunpoint. RIYADH: Saudi Arabias top
KABUL: Militants attacked an Tuesday for five-and-a-half parliamentarians to capitals The security situation in Ba- cleric said Iranians are
international charity in Ka- years after being convicted across the world to highlight lochistan had already im- not Muslims, after Irans
bul on Tuesday during an of encouraging support for the Kashmir issue, Balochis- proved to satisfactory levels. Supreme Leader launched
hours-long assault labelled a Islamic State (IS) jihadists. tan Chief Minister Nawab He also said that Mr. Modis a fresh tirade over the
war crime by Amnesty, as Supporters of the 49-year- Sanaullah Khan Zehri made comments had made it clear kingdoms handling of the
the capital reeled from a old and his co-defendant it known in Quetta that law- as to who was behind the un- hajj pilgrimage, a newspa-
wave of violence that killed Mohammed Mizanur Rah- makers from the Province rest in Balochistan. We are per reported on Tuesday.
at least 41 and wounded man who received the would visit friendly coun- not afraid of India. All the ne- We must understand
dozens. same sentence shouted tries to inform them and the farious designs of enemies these are not Muslims,
The assault on CARE In- Allahu Akbar (God is great- international community will be foiled at any cost, he they are children of Magi
ternational began late on est) from the public gallery about the interference of said. and their hostility towards
Baloch Chief Minister Nawab
Monday with a massive car as the judge announced his neighbouring countries in He also said that the com- Muslims is an old one,
Sanaullah Khan Zehri
bombing, just hours after the decision, according to an Balochistan. pletion of work on China-Pa- Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-
Taliban carried out a brazen AFP journalist. A report carried by the Pa- ence Day speech issues relat- kistan Economic Corridor Sheikh told Makkah daily.
double bombing near the de- Judge Timothy Holroyde kistan state-run news agency ing to Pakistan-occupied and Gwadar Port will boost The grand muftis com-
fence ministry. said Choudary was calculat- Asociated Press of Pakistan Kashmir and Balochistan local and national ments came a day after
A plume of smoke rose ing and dangerous and had British Muslim cleric Anjem (APP) on Monday quoted Province. economies. Irans Ayatollah Ali Kha-
over the upscale neighbour- shown no remorse in a ruling Choudary. the Baloch Chief Minister as In its petition to the UN menei said the Muslim
hood of Shar-e Naw after the handed down at Londons saying that an open letter Not afraid of India Secretary General, Islama- world should challenge
raid on the charity, located Old Bailey court. A jury had Among those radicalised would also be sent to the The APP quoted Mr. Zehri bad had called Mr. Modis re- Saudi management of
next to the oice of Afghan- convicted both men in July. by Muhajiroun were the sui- United Nations Secretary- as saying that some insur- marks on Balochistan and Makkah and Medina.
istans former intelligence Choudary is the former cide bombers who killed 52 General on the subject. gents had been using the Ba- PoK as unwarranted and in For the first time in al-
chief Rahmatullah Nabil. head in Britain of Islam4UK people on Londons public Islamabad has been vigor- loch youth as the fuel for complete contravention of most three decades, Ira-
It remains unclear which or al-Muhajiroun, a now transport system in July ously protesting against New their so-called freedom the UN charter. It had rea- nians will not participate
compound was the intended banned group co-founded by 2005, and the men who mur- Delhi on the issue of Balo- fight. He said though sever- soned that they were aimed in this years pilgrimage to
target of the attack, which Omar Bakri Muhammad that dered soldier Lee Rigby in chistan ever since Prime al misguided youth had at diverting attention from Makkah after talks on lo-
left piles of rubble and called for Islamic law in the capital in 2013, according Minister Narendra Modi joined the national main- the atrocities in the Kashmir gistics and security fell
shards of glass strewn across Britain. to the police. AFP weaved into his Independ- stream, some elements were valley. apart. AFP
the area.
The interior ministry said
Exchange Rates
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit
RIL plant under CSCs may assemble LED lamps
except yen at 4 p.m on September 06
lens over possible
Currencies
U.S. Dollar
TT TT
Buying Selling
66.32 66.64 duty evasion to boost rural economy: Prasad
Euro 74.03 74.39
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries YUTHIKA BHARGAVA ances. There should be com-
Pound Sterling 88.58 89.01
Jap Yen (100 Units) 64.14 64.45
Ltds (RIL) Hazira manufac- petition among CSCs, Mr.
Chinese Yuan 9.93 9.98 turing unit in Gujarat has VARANASI: The Centre plans to Prasad said at an event here
Swiss Franc 67.78 68.11 come under the scanner of use the common service cen- which was attended by about
Singapore Dollar 48.91 49.16 central revenue authorities tres (CSC) for assembly and 3000 CSC owners or village
Australian Dollar 50.62 50.87 for alleged excise duty eva- manufacture of LED lamps level entrepreneurs.
Canadian Dollar 51.39 51.65 sion of at least Rs. 5 crore. in a bid to boost rural econo- The minister also unveiled
Swedish Kroner 7.76 7.80 The Directorate General my, according to Ravi Shan- a scheme under which IIT
Danish Kroner 9.95 10.00 of Central Excise Intelli- kar Prasad, Electronics and courses will be taught to stu-
New Zealand Dollar 48.68 48.93 gence here has started a IT Minister. dents in village using CSCs.
Hongkong Dollar 8.55 8.59 probe in the case and sought CSCs can be a great sys- These centres had also tied
Malaysian Ringgit 16.24 16.34 certain clarification from tem for generating revenues up with TCS and Siemens for
Kuwaiti Dinar 218.81 221.32 RIL, oicial sources said. and employment in rural In- skill development courses.
UAE Dirham 18.05 18.14 The case relates to alleged dia. Ravi Shankar Prasad
Bahraini Dinar 175.79 176.88 wrong classification of "Making LEDs is not More CSCs
Qatari Riyal 18.26 18.28 mixed xylene a chemical tough...all these will be ments announcement to dis- We ramped up the num-
Saudi Riyal 17.73 17.74 obtained through cracking of bought by Energy Eiciency tribute smartphones to help ber of CSCs to 2.29 lakh from
Omani Riyal 172.18 173.18
Naphtha produced by it Services Ltd (EESL), said a two-way communication 80,000 in 2014. We soon plan
Source: Indian Bank
and sold to paint factories, Mr. Prasad here on Tuesday. between the government to take it up to 2.50 lakh.
they said. and people and also take di- "If one CSC employs 10
The company was alleged- Tele-consultation services rect feedback on the various people, these centres can
Bullion Rates ly paying 12.5 per cent duty The Centre will also pro- schemes of the government. generate employment for 2.5
September 06 rates in rupees with on it by declaring the prod- vide tele-consultation ser- Assembly elections are crore people, Mr.Prasad
previous rates in brackets uct as organic chemical in- vices for animal healthcare scheduled to take place in said.
Chennai stead it should have been de- as well as legal issues the state early next year. Pointing to the impor-
Bar Silver (1 kg) 46,770 (46,760) clared as mineral oil which through these centres where tance of CSCs, the Minister
Retail (1 g) 50.00 (50.00) attracts 14 per cent levy, the kits for testing diseases such CSC enabler said the centres provide digi-
24 ct gold (10 g) 31,520 (31,500) sources said. A RIL spokes- as malaria and dengue will Ofering government ser- tal access and services in ar-
22 ct gold (1 g) 2,947 (2,945) person said they have com- also be available. vices should be an enabler eas without digital
Delhi plied with all the rules and Mr.Prasad also inaugu- for CSCs. But they should al- connectivity.
Silver 46,200 (45,900) their operations were regu- rated Wi-Fi facilities in six so find their own business (The journalist was
Standard gold 31,100 (31,000)
larly audited by government villages of Uttar Pradesh. model, for example educa- in Varanasi at the
Sovereign 24,300 (24,300)
agencies. PTI This follows state govern- tion and selling of insur- Ministrys invitation)
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BMW, West Bengal Mitsubishi
Tanabe to
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ITC gets interim
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Telecast schedule Not a fan Not revealing much Its the rapport!
Duleep Trophy: STAR Sports 4 & HD 4, Seems like doubles players today would be Shes ambitious. She gives everything to win all the We have a good connection, the New York City
1.30 p.m.; TNPL: STAR Sports 1 & HD 1, 6.30 getting calluses from shaking hands after every matches. She is focused and she doesnt give up. people, the Argentine people, the American people,
p.m.; England vs Pakistan T20, STAR point, whether won or lost. Coaching guru Three things. And Im not telling anymore. and me. Juan Martin del Potro on his beloved
Sports 2 & HD 2, 11 p.m. US Open: TEN 1 & Nick Bollettieri on between-the-points huddles Simona Halep not prepared to discuss her tactics stature in NY afterentering the last eight following
TEN 1 HD, 9.30 p.m. & 4.30 a.m. (Thursday). that are common in every doubles match. ahead of playing Serena Williams. a three-year absence from the US Open.
Aussies pile up
World record
PALLEKELE: Opener Glenn Max-
Kerber sweeps past Vinci into last four Nadal boost for
Spain vs India
MADRID: Rafael Nadal has been
wells blistering century in
Australias World record 263
The German now poised to make a serious bid for No. 1; del Potro sets up quarterfinal clash with Wawrinka named in Spains Davis Cup
team to play India in its World
powered it to an 85-run win
over Sri Lanka in the first T20I
here on Tuesday.
NEW YORK: Second seed Ange-
lique Kerber was first through
to the semifinals of the US
Sania-Strycova in last eight Group play-of tie in New Del-
hi from September 16 to 18.
Fifth-ranked Nadal will be
Australia, which broke Sri
Lankas nine-year record of
260 for six against Kenya in
Open on Tuesday, bringing
Roberta Vincis Flushing
Meadows dream run to an end
S ania Mirza and Barbara Strycova
produced a solid performance to
beat Nicole Gibbs and Nao Hibino and
and Gabriela Dabrowski fought hard
before losing their quarterfinals 6-1,
2-6, [8-10] against Canadas Robert
joined by 13th-ranked David
Ferrer for singles with Felicia-
no Lopez and Marc Lopez slat-
2007, then restricted the host with a clinical 7-5, 6-0 win. reach the womens doubles Farah and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of ed for doubles. AFP
to 178 for nine. Maxwells un- The match had looked an in- quarterfinals at the US Open here on Germany.
beaten 145 of 65 balls included triguing one between Kerber,
14 fours and nine sixes. AFP who has Serena Williamss
Tuesday.
The Indo-Czech combine, which
In junior girls singles, Y. Pranjala
bounced back to defeat Polands Prajnesh
World No.1 ranking in her
SCOREBOARD sights, and the 33-year-old
posted a 6-4, 7-5 win over American-
Japanese duo, earned a clash against
Wiktoria Kulik 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in her first
round match. However, Pranjala and advances
Vinci, who discovered a foun- the top-seeded French duo of Caroline Chinas Zhima Du lost their doubles
Australia: G. Maxwell (not out) CHENNAI: Top seed Prajnesh
tain of youth at Flushing Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic for a opener to Chinese Taipeis I-Hsuan Cho
145, D. Warner b Senanayake 28, U. Gunneswaran beat qualifier
Meadows last year where she place in the last four. and Japans Yuki Naito 6-4, 3-6, [10-5].
Khawaja c T. Perera b Pathirana 36, Irfan Husain 6-0, 6-2 in the
reached the finals. In mixed doubles, Rohan Bopanna Agencies
T. Head c de Silva b T. Perera 45; Ex- first round of the MCC-S.R.
But a foot-fault on set-point
tras (b-4, lb-2, w-2, nb-1) 9; Total (for Subramaniam ITF Futures
in the opening set appeared to minutes to clinch her semifi- Even when the public ad-
three wickets in 20 overs) 263. tournament at the Madras
trip up Vinci and sent her tum- nal spot. dress system blared out acci-
Fall of wickets: 1-57, 2-154, Cricket Club here on Tuesday.
bling out of the years final On Monday, Serena Wil- dentally as she prepared to
3-263. The results: First round: Praj-
Grand Slam. liams broke through another serve early in the final game
Sri Lanka bowling: Senanayake nesh Gunneswaran bt Irfan Husain
barrier, her 308th Grand Slam she was not rattled.
4-0-49-1, Lakmal 4-0-51-0, Rajitha 3- 6-0, 6-2; N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth
match win taking her past I just said to myself stay in
0-46-0, T. Perera 4-0-58-1, de Silva 1- bt Niki Poonacha 6-3, 6-2; Dalwinder
Roger Federer for the most in the game dont rush, Konjuh
0-8-0, Pathirana 4-0-45-1. Singh bt Aryan Goveas 6-4, 6-3; Gar-
major tournaments and into said. I remember, at Wimble-
Sri Lanka: K. Perera c Starc b Bo- vit Batra bt Tyler Hochwalt (USA)
the quarterfinals. don I had match points, and I
land 4, T. Dilshan b Starc 4, D. de Sil- 6-4, 6-2; Sasi Kumar Mukund bt Go-
As Serena, never seriously thought Im not going to do
va b Faulkner 12, D. Chandimal c Hen- kul Suresh 6-0, 6-0; Ansu Bhuyan bt
challenged in a 6-2, 6-3 victory that here. Im not going to let
riques b Boland 58, K. Mendis c Suraj Prabodh 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4; Sa-
over 52nd-ranked Yaroslava that opportunity go.
Maxwell b Henriques 22, T. Perera c nam Singh bt Vitalii Shcherba (Ukr)
Shvedova, sailed on, the other Simona Halep, the fifth
Boland b Zampa 7, C. Kapugedara c 6-2, 6-3; Mohit Mayur bt Siddharth
player with a chance to topple seed, advanced with a 6-2, 7-5
Bailey b Starc 43, S. Pathirana c Head Vishwakarma 6-3, 3-6, 5-3 retd.; Te-
her from the World No.1 spot, victory over Carla Suarez
b Boland 2, S. Senanayake (not out) jas Chaukulkar bt Dakshineswar
Three times Vinci would bowed out. Fourth-seeded Ag- Navarro.
6, S. Lakmal c&b Starc 1, K. Rajitha Suresh 6-3, 6-1; Sidharth Rawat bt
break Kerber in the opening nieszka Radwanska was The tantalising prospect of
(not out) 0; Extras (b-8, lb-8, w-) 19; Fran Zvonimir Zgombic (Cro) 4-6,
set and three times she would shocked by 18-year-old Croa- a semifinal clash between Se-
Total (for nine wickets in 20 overs) 6-3, 6-3.
allow the German to immedi- tian Ana Konjuh. rena and Venus evaporated as
178. ately break back, including The 6-4, 6-4 win made the elder Williams fell to hard-
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-15, 3-45, 4-
76, 5-94, 6-138, 7-142, 8-174, 9-177.
once while serving at 5-4 for
the set.
amends for a bitter disap-
pointment at Wimbledon for
hitting Karolina Pliskova 4-6,
6-4, 7-6(3).
Maiden GP title
Australia bowling: Starc 4-0-
26-3, Boland 4-0-26-3, Faulkner 4-0-
Kerber claimed the decisive
break to win the set when Vin-
Konjuh, who held three match
points against Radwanska be- Murray sails on
for Sikki and
38-1, Henriques 2-0-24-1, Zampa 4-
0-27-1, Maxwell 2-0-21-0.
ci was called for a foot-fault on
her second serve before sar-
fore falling 9-7 in the second
round after stepping on a ball
On the mens side, second
seed and 2012 champion Andy
Pranaav
Toss: Sri Lanka castically applauding the line and turning her ankle. Murray crushed Grigor Dimi- FOZ DO IGUACU (BRAZIL): The Indi-
Man of the Match: G. Maxwell judge as she walked of the The teenager showed re- trov 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to reach his an mixed doubles pair of Sikki
Result: Australia beat Sri Lanka court. markable poise throughout sixth quarterfinal here, clock- Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Cho-
by 85 runs. The Italian never reco- the match that closed out the ing up a personal fast serve re- pra clinched their maiden
vered, and Kerber blasted night session on the cavernous cord in the process. Grand Prix title, bagging the
Brazil Open with a 21-15, 21-16
Guptill in team through the second set in 24 Arthur Ashe stadium. From the moment Murray
broke for a 3-1 lead in the first victory over the Canadian
combo of Toby Ng and Rachel
for India tour THE RESULTS set on the back of a lung-bust-
ing 32-shot rally, the outcome RELENTLESS: After a seesawing first set, Angelique Kerber shut Roberta Vinci out in the second Honderich in the final, here on
Men: Fourth round: Juan Martin lique Kerber (Ger) bt 7-Roberta Vinci of the clash was never in set in their quarterfinal match on Tuesday. PHOTO: AP Sunday. PTI
WELLINGTON: New Zealand se- del Potro (Arg) bt 8-Dominic Thiem (Ita) 7-5, 6-0. doubt.
lectors kept faith with out-of (Aut) 6-3, 3-2 retd.; 3-Stan Wawrinka Fourth round: 1-Serena Williams For good measure, Murray forced errors as Murray set up tro was leading eighth-seeded to lead a trio of French men in-
form opener Martin Guptill on
Tuesday, naming him in a 15-
(Sui) bt Illya Marchenko (Ukr) 6-4,
6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3; 6-Kei Nishikori (Jpn)
(USA) bt Yaroslava Shvedova (Kaz)
6-2, 6-3; 5-Simona Halep (Rom) bt 11-
sent down his fastest ever
serve of 141mph (226.9 kmph)
a last-eight clash with sixth
seed Kei Nishikori who
Dominic Thiem 6-3, 3-2 when
the Austrian retired with a
to the quarterfinals.
Pouille next tackles 10th-
Advani rallies to
man squad for a three-Test
tour of India. New Zealand
bt 21-Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6
(4). 2-Andy Murray (GBR) bt 22-Gri-
Carla Suarez Navarro (Esp) 6-2, 7-5.
Ana Konjuh (Cro) bt 4-Agnieszka
at the end of a set where he al-
lowed Dimitrov just five
downed Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 6-4,
7-6(4).
right knee injury.
del Potro next faces Stan
seeded compatriot Gael Mon-
fils, a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 winner over
down Junhui
will play Tests in Kanpur, Kol- gor Dimitrov (Bul) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2; 1-No- Radwanska (Pol) 6-4, 6-4; 10-Karoli- points against serve. Karlovic fired 21 aces in the Wawrinka, who reached a Marcos Baghdatis. BANGKOK: Pankaj Advani rallied
kata and Indore, followed by a vak Djokovic (Srb) bt Kyle Edmund na Pliskova (Cze) bt 6-Venus Wil- I once hit a 145mph in San contest but Nishikori's 44 fourth successive quarterfinal Ninth-seeded Jo-Wilfried to get past Ding Junhui of Chi-
five-match ODI series. (GBR) 6-2, 6-1, 6-4; 9-Jo-Wilfried liams (USA) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3); Caroline Jose but they recalibrated the winners and a miserly seven in New York with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 Tsonga also advanced, down- na 5-4 in his opening group
The squad: Kane Williamson Tsonga (Fra) bt 26-Jack Sock (USA) Wozniacki (Den) bt 8-Madison Keys machine the next day so it unforced errors proved the (5), 6-3 win over Illya ing Jack Sock, the last Ameri- match of the World 6-Red
(capt.), Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-2. 24-Lucas Pouille (USA) 6-3, 6-4. 2-Angelique Kerber didnt count. Tonight was the key. Marchenko. can man left in the draw, 6-3, snooker championship here
Mark Craig, Martin Guptill, Tom Lath- (Fra) bt 4-Rafael Nadal (Esp) 6-1, 2-6, (Ger) bt 14-Petra Kvitova (Cze) 6-3, first time I have gone above Juan Martin del Potro, the 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-2. on Monday.
am, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6); 10-Gael Monfils (Fra) 7-5; Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) bt 13- 140, said the 29-year-old. 2009 champion, became the Pouille upsets Nadal Top seed Novak Djokovic Other results: Mark Davis (Eng)
Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ish bt Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) 6-3, 6-2, Johanna Konta (GBR) 6-4, 7-5; 7-Ro- It was lucky and I doubt Ill lowest ranked player in 25 On Sunday, World No.25 steamed into the quarterfinals bt Ishpreet Singh Chadha 5-0, Mi-
Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil 6-3. berta Vinci (Ita) bt Lesia Tsurenko ever do it again. years to reach the quarterfi- Lucas Pouille outlasted Rafael with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory Kyle chael White (Eng) bt Sourav Kothari
Wagner and B-J Watling. AFP Women: Quarterfinals: 2-Ange- (Ukr) 7-6(5), 6-2. Dimitrov committed 43 un- nals. The 142nd-ranked del Po- Nadal 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6) Edmund. Agencies 5-3. PTI
to BCCI request
unexpected altruism, though.
The argument in favour of two divisions involves context,
K. KEERTHIVASAN and how individual matches and series have lost it. This sounds
like television talking, and although thanks to its millions, tele-
G. VISWANATH rence in operational matters, CHENNAI: Indian Railways pro- vision will have a say, that approach is motivated by profit while
Board wanted to cite the selection and manage- duced a masterful display in its the ICC has necessarily to focus on whats good for the game.
MUMBAI: At its wits end fol- potential ICC action ment of teams, the appoint- 7-2 win over ONGC in a The proposal for boards which generate greater television
lowing the Supreme Court ment of coaches or support Pool-B contest of the all-India revenue to share that revenue with the poorer ones is sound in
against government principle.
order that validated virtually personnel, the Executive MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup
all of the Justice Lodha Com- interference in Board shall have the power to hockey tournament here on The fear that a Bangladesh versus Zimbabwe series might
lack television support can be overcome by working out a
mittee recommendations for review petition suspend or refuse to recog- Tuesday.
system where for every marquee series - The Ashes, or India v.
reform, the Board of Control nise that Member. With six points in the kitty
for Cricket in India (BCCI) it filed in the Supreme Court Once suspended from and a match to go against Kar- Pakistan - television must also be obliged to cover the lesser
approached the International in August. membership, a country does nataka, Railways is in a strong series. You cant have the icing without the cake.
Cricket Council (ICC). Five months ago, the ICC not receive any funding from position to qualify for the last Test cricket is at a crossroads. Even if this is the cry in every
It wanted world crickets suspended the Cricket Asso- the ICC. four. generation, we cannot aford to ignore it for this time it may be
governing body to serve it a ciation of Nepal (CAN) for Oicials close to this devel- Tushar Khandekars last- SIMPLY SUPERB: Indian Railwayss goalkeeper Jagraj Singh was for real.
caveat, warning of action breach of Article 2.9 of the opment in the ICC said that minute strike enabled BPCL in great form against ONGC in the all-India MCC-Murugappa Already public interest in Zimbabwe and the West Indies is
against government ICCs Articles of Association the BCCI was told in no un- drew with defending cham- Gold Cup tournament in Chennai on Tuesday. PHOTO: M. VEDHAN dangerously low. In New Zealand it is not the most popular
interference. that prohibits government in- certain terms that it would pion Indian Oil Corporation sport, rugby is. You cant have endless series among four or five
The BCCI believes that the terference and requires free not do anything of its volition (IOC) 1-1 in a Pool-A match sions, the Railways keeper Ja- more of a midfield tussle in the teams. The law of diminishing returns will apply.
nomination of a Comptroller and fair elections. and that the ICC would re- later. graj Singh proved equal to the first half. In the second half, And anyway, the lesser beating the greater provides a major
and Auditor General of India Last year the ICC warned spond only if it receives a Though both BPCL and IOC task. Prabhjot Singh gave the lead thrill in every sport. Sri Lanka, who may be relegated to the
councillor in the Apex Coun- Sri Lanka Cricket when the complaint from any of its 105 have a match remaining ONGCs good work was re- for IOC before Tushar second division, thrashed Australia, the then No. 1 team, 3-0
cil and a representative of the government there appointed full, associate or ailiate against Tamil Nadu and Mum- warded when Diwaker Ram equalised. recently. With inter-divisional rivalry ruled out, that would not
State Accountant Generals an interim committee to run members or a member unit of bai respectively, for all practi- converted one of a penalty The results: happen.
oice in the Apex Council of a cricket. the BCCI. cal purposes, they have quali- corner. With the scores tied at Pool-A: IOC 1 (Prabhjot Singh 42)
member is tantamount to ICCs article 2.9 says that The BCCI felt that a letter fied for the semifinals. 2-2, both teams played hard. drew with BPCL 1 (Tushar Khandekar Exodus and wage issues
government interference. where a government inter- from the ICC citing article 2.9 The day clearly belonged to The match was evenly 69). If players in the second division (it is conceivable that some
It wanted to incorporate feres in the administration of would have helped it, but the Railways. Talwinder Singh hit poised even after Railways Pool-B: Indian Railways 7 (Tal- of the giants might find themselves there over a period) migrate
and highlight potential ICC cricket by a Member, includ- ICC did not accede to the one into the top of the roof. Amit Rohidas converted a winder Singh 14, J.P. Kush 21, Amit to being full-time T20 players, the rot will be complete. Thakur
action in the review petition ing but not limited to interfe- request. Then, J.P. Kush dribbled his penalty corner for a 3-2 lead in Rohidas 58, Affan Yousuf 64, 67, Ma- himself had suggested a solution for this problem: reduce the
way into the circle to make it the 58th minute. What hap- lak Singh 66, Raju Paul 69) bt ONGC 2 wage gap between Test cricket and T20. FICA might have to say
2-0 for Railways. pened in the remaining 11 min- (Gurjinder Singh 26, Diwaker Ram something about salary caps, though.
The fact, remains, however, that there arent too many grand
Gayle hopeful of playing Tests again ONGC immediately pulled
one back after Gurjinder Singh
scored of a cross by Jagwanth
utes was unbelievable as the
National champion converted
four more goals that made
46).
Mondays results: Pool A: BPCL
3 (S.V. Sunil 29 & 24, Sher Singh 66)
ideas right now on saving Test cricket, and there might be an
argument for at least trying out the few that are available.
S. DINAKAR switch of mentally after play- Asked about the young K.L. Singh from the right. ONGC look so pedestrian. bt Air India 0; HUT 3 (Veera Thamiz- The four-day Test match would be an attempt to bring the
ing for a while. That concen- Rahuls batting style and suc- In the second half, a resur- han 17, Hassan Basha 61, Judson Ga- longest format closer to the shorter ones. But Test crickets
CHENNAI: Chris Gayles methods tration is lacking. Its a cess across formats, Gayle re- gent ONGC made some eye- Mid-field tussle briel George 65) bt Mumbai HA 2 (Ju- salvation lies in remaining as distinct from the shorter formats
encapsulate the essence of problem. plied, Rahul is a superb play- catching raids. On both occa- The BPCL-IOC match was graj Singh 26 & 41). as possible, an island of irrationality and illogicality in a sea of
West Indian cricket. Its a Despite his phenomenal er. He has been fantastic in all obviousness and charted courses.
blend of freedom, fun and fear- achievements in the shorter forms of the game. He has a When in doubt, postpone, is a well honed tactic at all such
lessness that celebrates explo- variety, the 36-year-old has a way paved for him already. meetings, and not just of the ICC. Chances are, no immediate
BASKETBALL decisions will be taken, and the problem carried over to Octo-
sive batsmanship. A mix of very respectable record in Gayle said good Test crick-
ber. Meanwhile, attempts will be made to get the nay-sayers on
sunshine and calypso, it is both
brutal and beautiful.
In the city as a guest of the
Tests with 7214 runs in 103
matches at 42.18 with 15 centu-
ries and 37 fifties.
eters could make runs with
proper cricketing shots in
Twenty20 game.
Satnam not part of Indian team board.
The BCCI, meanwhile, has problems at home as the deadlines
India Cements-Tamil Nadu Gayle, however, prefers to Look at Mahela Jayawar- BENGALURU: Satnam Singh will The 12 participating nations der Singh, Rikin Pethani, Ravi Bhard- for putting into efect the Lodha Commissions rulings will
Premier League, Gayle dwelt play in the various Twenty20 dene, a fine Test player who not wear the national jersey in are divided into four prelimi- waj, Hariram Ragupathy, Amjyot exercise them even as a crowded home season gets underway.
on the vast gulf in West Indies leagues across the world did well in Twenty20 cricket the FIBA Asia Challenge, nary groups, with India drawn Singh, Prasanna Venkatesh, Akilan There is something about cricket perhaps because it often
performances between Twen- ahead of Tests. also without changing his which commences on Friday in Group-B alongside Philip- Pari, and Talwinderjit Singh. Coach- stands for something beyond itself that invites a kind of
ty20 and Test cricket. He has been involved in game. Your mindset has to be at Tehran (Iran). pines and Chinese Taipei. es: Sat Prakash Yadav, C.V. Sunny, generational hopelessness. Walter Hammond thought that
He said, When I first spats with the West Indian diferent, not your game. Satnam, the first and only In the previous edition (in Physiotherapist: N.P. Nikhil, Manag- cricket was doomed to self-destruct because there was too
played, Brian Lara was there to Cricket Board as well. A friend of fellow Jamaican Indian to be picked in an NBA 2014), India had pulled of a fa- er: Shaktikumar Mahipatsinh Gohil. much of it.
guide us. The batsmen in that Under the circumstances, is superstar Usain Bolt, Gayle draft, has opted to skip the mous upset over Asian pow- Indias schedule (IST): Group That was over 60 years ago. The essayist E.V. Lucas thought
team would concentrate for it still possible for Gayle to said, Bolt is more than a leg- tournament in order to fur- erhouse China. stage: vs Philippines 9 September that commercialisation and a hard utilitarianism would de-
long periods, bat through ses- play Test cricket again? It is a end. He has set the standards ther his fledgling professional The squad: Arshpreet Singh, (09:45 p.m.); vs Chinese Taipei 10 stroy the game. He wrote that in 1907.
sions. Now that is not happen- possibility. Hopefully, we will too high. Made the country as basketball career in the Unit- Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Amritpal September (5:15 p.m.). Principal Pessimists of the past thus give rise to the optimists of the
ing. Our cricketers tend to see this happen, he said. well as the world proud. ed States of America. Singh (captain), Philip Basil, Yadwin- Correspondent present.
VARIETY
THE HINDU CROSSWORD 11796 Incognito FAITH SU | DO | KU
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 26 Conceals old boy's remedies 16 Dark lawyer's brief
8 9 10
(8)
28 Fly sets in hollow thistle (6)
acknowledgement (5)
18 Clark Kent revises surname
Purpose of rituals
30 Chat, at first, to a student with some panache (8) The Vedic conception of sacrifice as a link between the
11 12 leader of Kampucheans (4) 20 Spectators' dance i.e. celestial beings and men is explained in the Karma Kanda
31 Entertain Indian university's University dance (8) section. Performance of any ritual is an excellent training for
chief of examinations (5) the wandering mind and in truth is a sadana for spiritual
13 14 15 16 21 Person behind conspiracy to
32 A type of earth containing progress. The rites are also known as sacrifice since one is
kill Caesar and an old Pope taught to dedicate oneself and all of ones possessions,
chlorine and in the held by secret police? Quite
beginning, yellow to some including the fruits of the ritual.
17 18 19 20 the contrary (7) Many subtle truths embedded in the performance of ritual
extent (4)
21 23 Remove carbon from French worship are brought out in the Katopanishad through
Down drug (6) Nachiketas, a son well-versed in the sastras, who loves and
22 23 24 25
25 Fast boat's trimming device respects his father, pointed out Sri Goda Venkateswara
1 Telephone for a piece of Sastrigal in a discourse. Vajisravas performs a sacrifice
jewellery (4) (6)
according to the sacred injunctions mentioned in the Vedas.
26 27 28 29
2 Place fruit on head? That 27 Attend and trounce (4) Towards the end, when it is mandatory to give away valuable
leads to monstrosity (8) 29 To start with, some car gifts, Nachiketas notices that his father gives away emaciated
3 Goods packers' trunks for accidents result in mark on cows. The boy is upset. Is this not a gross mistake? Does it
30 31 32
pugilists? (6) the skin (4) not undermine the very purpose of the whole sacrifice? His
father has failed to imbibe the spirit of the sacrifice that
4 Dance around and mix cards Solution to puzzle 11795
inculcates the idea of giving up not merely material
(7) F D U T G A possessions but also the sense of I and Mine. Sharp and A mind game and a
Across 13 Earl revs badly resulting in 5 Graduate Record L A I R N EWG U I N E A
shrewd by nature, he wonders about the consequences his puzzle that you solve
S E V E N T Y
8 Family girl becomes head of failure or setback (8) Examination: an assessment S T O G I E L A S V E G A S father is likely to face. Being honest about the principles he with reasoning and
state (4) 15 Formally dress English royal to become All time best F I F T H values, he comes to his father and asks him: Father, I too logic. Fill in the grid with
9 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em with honour (6) (8) P O L Y G L O T O B O I S T belong to you. To whom will you ofer me? His father does digits in such a manner
O E H C R
not this one (5) 17 Have some policemen 6 Winner of first Valentine, on I D C A R D S S K I P P E R not answer and the boy repeats this question. In a moment of that every row, every
10 The Simpsons release the heading secret service (7) radio (6) R E D I Y impatience and anger the father says: I give you to Death. column and every 3x3
sons to demons (4) 19 Spoilt tea (3,4) 7 Fight disparity to some A G E N D A U NMA N N E D The father is bewildered as much as Nachiketas by such a box accommodates the
O D R A T reply. But the son reflects for a while and is determined to
11 Fire a mad gent having one ... 22 Close down to tighten extent (4) T O R T I L L A R A C O O N digits 1 to 9, without
clockwork spring (4,2) keep his fathers word. He consoles his father and decides to
(6) 14 Collie wandered around S I I B T O O repeating any. The
E T E R N A L L Y B U T T go to the kingdom of death.
12 ... fur crate restoration 24 Royal heir has rhea and duck without leash, initially, and S E E R S H
solution to yesterdays
break (8) preparation (8) got some bacteria (1,4) puzzle is at left.
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NOIDA/DELHI
Tutu to undergo minor surgery, says family Half-Indian crowned Miss Japan Tagores poem to be turned into film
South Africas retired archbishop Desmond Tutu (84) will A half-Indian beauty queen with an elephant Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagores immortal
this week undergo minor surgery to fix an undisclosed trainers licence was crowned Miss Japan on poem Hatath Dekha will soon be made into a film
infection, his family has said. Monday, striking a fresh blow for racial equality. under an Indo-Bangladesh joint production.
A W
ctor Emraan Hashmi, who believes in speaking his heart out, ith its legs poking out lander, which is about the
says he is happy that Muslims are being treated well in India. of a dark crevice on a size of a washing machine,
Given our situation in India where there are people of speeding comet many mil- and two of its three legs.
different castes, different religions staying in our lions of kilometres away, the
country, we are doing pretty well. No major Philae spacecraft, missing Bounced on impact
problems have erupted, Emraan said. since 2014 after a 10-year trip, The lander bounced upon
He was one of actors who raised his voice when has finally been found. impact when a thruster failed
he wanted to buy a house in the posh Pali Hill, but Scientists at the European to fire, and two harpoons
the housing society refused to give him the NOC Space Agency announced on meant to anchor it to the sur-
because of his religion. Monday that they had locat- LOST AND FOUND: A photo released by European Space Agency face did not deploy. Scien-
I cannot comment on the flat status... I cannot ed the lander, which touched shows the lander Philae on a comet. PHOTO: AP VIA ESA tists had narrowed its loca-
say that it does not exist or exist [but] its a down on Comet 67P/Chury- tion down to an area
great accomplishment for all the government umov-Gerasimenko on No- battery died and it went into On September 30, the Ro- spanning a few tens of me-
bodies and also for everyone here that we are vember 12, 2014. The landing hibernation. The lander setta orbiter is scheduled to ters, but the images availa-
living in harmony to a certain extent. I believe did not go as planned; the briefly awoke in June 2015 make its final descent to the ble before Friday were in low
that we are doing well. I would say that spacecraft bounced and flew and again in July 2015, but comets surface, which is resolution, and they showed
Muslims are being treated very well in for two hours, then lost hadnt been heard from about the length of Central several objects that might
India, he said. IANS touch with the agency three since. Its location had been Park. Just in time, photos tak- have been the lander. New
days later when its primary unknown. en by the orbiter 2.7 kilome- York Times News Service
Asteroid named after Freddie Mercury Birth pill cutting ovary cancer deaths
L Echoes of history reverberate
egendary singer Freddie Mercury now has an asteroid named
after him. To mark the Queens singers 70th birthday the PARIS: Deaths from ovarian tinue declining largely
International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid 17473 cancer fell significantly in thanks to widespread con-
Freddiemercury. In a video uploaded to Western countries from traceptive pill use, research-
the bands YouTube page, Queen 2002 to 2012 and should con- ers said Tuesday. AFP
guitarist Brian May revealed the name
honouring the frontman. Wheres
Freddies asteroid? Well, its out in the
main asteroid belt, beyond the orbit of
Mars and inside the orbit of Jupiter. Its
about three and a half kilometers across.
at Pune Ganesh pandals
It has an albido of point three, which The festival holds special significance in the annals of pre-Independence India
means it only reflects about a third of
the light shone onto it, so its a very dark SHOUMOJIT BANERJEE People seem to have for-
object. From the Earth it shines at the 14th magnitude which means gotten that it was Bhausaheb
you have to have a pretty decent telescope to see it. Its just a dot of PUNE: While Ganesha darshan Javale who first began this
light but its a very special dot of light, May said. PTI at Mumbais Lalbaugcha Ra- concept, which was trans-
ja is a massive spectacle with formed into a socio-political
celebrity visitors, the Gana- movement by Bal Gangadhar
Beyonce puts off tour to rest her voice pati pandals of Pune rever- Lokmanya Tilak two years
S
inger Beyonce has postponed her Formation World Tour show berate with the echoes of his- later, said Sanjeev Javale,
in New Jersey after being put on vocal rest by her doctors. The tory, where the semantics of one of Bhausahebs descend-
star has been advised to take proper rest. The tour which was festivities have a deeper ants. He now bemoans the
earlier scheduled for September 7 has now been postponed until meaning. lack of recognition that the
October 7, announced MetLife stadium on its website. As a result of One of Punes hallowed trust has received.
strict doctors orders for vocal rest, Beyonces highly pandals, the Bhaurangari Ga-
anticipated New York city area Formation World napati, occupies a special Showcasing arms
Tour date in E Rutherford previously scheduled for place. It was here, in 1892, With this in mind, the or-
this Wednesday September 7th at MetLife that the genesis of public Ga- ganisers will showcase arms
Stadium has been postponed until Friday, nesha festivities or Sarvaja- FESTIVE SPIRIT: Women participate in a mass prayer at a pandal used by the revolutionaries
October 7th, reads an announcement. nik Ganeshotsav took root. during Ganeshotsav in Pune on Tuesday. PHOTO: DEEPAK SALVI in the last decade of the
The post also assures fans that their tickets will On its 125th anniversary, the 19thcentury. The arms move-
be honoured at the rescheduled show and Bhau Rangari Ganpati trust charitable dispensary at his With Ganapati pandals ment against the British Raj
that the rest of the singers upcoming tour is striving to turn the focus two-storey home behind mushrooming in the city , the gained momentum in the late
dates are expected to proceed as per back on the historic impor- Shaniwarwada fort. ones seen in Punes old quar- 1870s with the Ramoshi
schedule. The Lemonade hitmaker also tance of the festival. As the family vocation was ter, under siege from the movement, spearheaded and
celebrated her 35th birthday over the It was the brainchild of dyeing ethnic Maharashtrian pomp and gaudy splendour galvanised by Vasudev Bal-
weekend with husband Jay Z. PTI Bhau Lakshman Javale, the sarees, the moniker Bhau of new pandals, attempt to want Phadke in and around
royal physician who ran a Rangari caught on. salvage tradition and history. Pune district.
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