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IN BRIEF
Jaish attack on BSF camp Honeypreet Excise duty
on petrol,
leaves soldier, 3 ultras dead held in Punjab diesel cut
Special Correspondent
Was on the run after Dera chief’s arrest NEW DELHI
The government on Tues-
Soumya Swaminathan
Suicide squad storms the complex in Srinagar, engages in gunfight for 9 hours VIKAS VASUDEVA day slashed the excise duty
CHANDIGARH on petrol and diesel by ₹2
WHO Deputy DG The Haryana police arrested
PEERZADA ASHIQ per litre, effective from Oc-
NEW DELHI
SRINAGAR Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gur- tober 4.
The World Health
Three militants of the Jaish- meet Ram Rahim’s adopted “This decision has been
Organization on Tuesday
e-Muhammad ( JeM) and an daughter Honeypreet Insan taken to cushion the im-
appointed Soumya
Assistant Sub-Inspector of from Punjab on Tuesday. pact of rising international
Swaminathan one of two
the Border Security Force Ms. Honeypreet, wanted prices of crude petroleum
deputy director generals, the
(BSF) were killed in a nine- for her alleged role in incit- oil and petrol and diesel on
first time such a post has
hour gunfight in a heavily ing violence in Panchkula in retail sale prices as well as
been ever created within the
fortified BSF camp near the the wake of Gurmeet’s ar- Honeypreet Insan. *
PTI to protect the interest of
organisation.
airport here on Tuesday. rest on August 25, had been common man,” the Fin-
NATION A PAGE 7
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The “heavily armed” and on the run ever since. Rahim escape when he was ance Ministry said.
“highly trained” militants of brought out of the Panch- The move comes days
High-level committee to the JeM suicide squad, ‘Role in violence’ kula Court complex after his after senior Ministers de-
probe Yavatmal deaths named after Parliament at- “Ms. Honeypreet has been conviction. fended the high tax levies
MUMBAI
tack case convict Afzal Guru, arrested on the Zirakpur-Pa- Police teams from Hary- on petroleum products.
A high-level committee was stormed the camp at Hum- tiala road in Punjab by a ana had been looking for the Petroleum Minister
formed by the Maharashtra hama at 4.15 a.m. team led by SIT in-charge 36-year-old across the coun- Dharmendra Pradhan and
government on Tuesday to “The fidayeen [suicide] at- Mukesh Kumar,” Panchkula try, including the Indo- Finance Minister Arun Jait-
probe the death of 18 farmers tack was repulsed. All three Commissioner of Police A. Nepal border. ley have reiterated several
in Yavatmal district. militants were killed,” said S. Chawla told reporters. Gurmeet was found guilty times in recently that the
Muneer Khan, Inspector- “She will be produced in on two counts of rape by a government was not con-
NATION A PAGE 7
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD General of Police, Kashmir. court tomorrow.” She was in special CBI court on August sidering a cut in the excise
The ASI killed was Braj an SUV and was accompan- 25. Ms. Honeypreet accom- duties in the face of rising
Kishore Yadav, 50. Smoking out: Security personnel take position behind vehicles as they fight militants holed up ied by another woman. panied the Dera chief as he fuel prices.
inside the Border Security Force camp, in Srinagar on Tuesday. NISSAR AHMAD
* “We need to investigate was taken to the Sunaria jail According to official
‘Airport not a target’ her role in the Panchkula vi- in Rohtak by helicopter after data, the retail selling
Mr. Khan said the Srinagar ever, no flight was allowed to camps and the complexes of separately,” he said. olence and will seek her re- his conviction. prices (RSP) of petrol and
airport was not the main tar- land in Srinagar during the the J&K Light Infantry and One worker who helped mand,” he said. Haryana witnessed diesel in Delhi rose to
get of the militants. The first six hours of the gun- the Indian Air Force. the militants reach the camp The Panchkula police had deadly violence by Dera ₹70.88 per litre and ₹59.14
gates of the airport are just a fight. Mr. Khan said such attacks has been identified, the po- booked Ms. Honeypreet and Sacha Sauda followers the per litre respectively, on
few metres away from the would continue “as long as lice said. a few others for allegedly in- same day, that left 41 dead October 3, 2017. These
BSF camp. “Only one flight Four layers of security Pakistan is our neighbour.” citing violence and also is- and over 250 injured. prices were ₹63.13 and
was delayed or cancelled, There are four layers of se- “The Jaish-e-Muhammad be- CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10 sued a lookout notice for ₹53.47, respectively, three
OPPORTUNITIES A PAGE 2 and the rest operated nor- curity in the area as it has lieves in fidayeen attacks. We MILITANTS CAMPING IN her. She is also accused of ‘DEVASTATED BY BASELESS months ago.
DELHI METRO A 6 PAGES mally,” Mr. Khan said. How- BSF and CRPF training will have to deal with them SRINAGAR? A PAGE 11 trying to help Gurmeet Ram CHARGES’ A PAGE 7 CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10
Ex-JCO case: Mallya arrested again, SC questions how Kerala HC

‘mistaken released on bail in U.K.
identity’ Case relating to money laundering
annulled interfaith marriage
Sandeep phukan
new delhi Vidya Ram Court also says father can’t keep 24-year-old girl in custody
London
Mohammad Azmal Haque,
Businessman and tycoon Vi- legal arguments on two is- the Kerala Police to the NIA,
an Army veteran, was Krishnadas Rajagopal
jay Mallya was re-arrested sues — can the HC nullify a which found a “pattern” of
placed in the category of NEW DELHI
and released on bail in Lon- After ordering an NIA probe marriage exercising jurisdic- such conversions and mar-
“doubtful voters” in Assam
don on Tuesday afternoon almosttwo months ago into tion under Article 226 and riages in the State.
in a case of “mistaken iden-
on new charges relating to the alleged conversion and was an NIA probe neces- Senior lawyer Dushyant
tity”, says a report of the
the Indian Enforcement Dir- subsequent marriage of a sary?,” Chief Justice Misra Dave and lawyer Haris
State police.
ectorate’s money launder- Hindu woman to a Muslim observed, posting the case Beeran, appearing for Shafin
But Mr. Haque, who re-
ing case against him. Vijay Mallya man in Kerala, the Supreme for hearing on October 9. Jahan, who had married the
tired as a junior commis-
Appearing in court, Mr. Court on Tuesday ques- Turning to counsel for the woman, strongly objected to
sioned officer in Septem-
Mallya spoke twice: first to on behalf of the Indian gov- tioned the very annulment girl’s father, he said, “She is a the order for an NIA investig-
ber 2016, contested this
confirm his name and per- ernment, barrister Mark of the inter-religious mar- 24-year-old woman. You can- ation. Mr. Jahan has filed a
claim, alleging “the admin-
sonal details, and then to re- Summers said the supple- riage by the Kerala High not have control over her.” plea for a recall of the order.
istration is shaken up and
spond with a “No” to the mental money laundering Court and the legality of the The court said it could “The order for an NIA in-
is now resorting to damage
question of whether he con- charges were made in India woman’s father keeping her either appoint a loco parentis vestigation strikes at the very
control”.
sented to his extradition. on June 14, which though in his custody for the past- or send her somewhere safe. foundation of a multi-reli-
Detailed report Mr. Mallya has been bat- compendious, would be several months. “The father cannot say he gious society ... Two senior
tling attempts to extradite broken into different A Bench of Chief Justice of should have 24-hour custody BJP functionaries have mar-
Confirming that the police
him to face charges relating charges by the CPS. Mr Sum- India Dipak Misra and of her,” Chief Justice Misra ried members of minority
has submitted a detailed
to fraud and money laun- mers said all allegations are Justices A.M. Khanwilkar observed. communities... Call the girl
report to the Chief Minis-
dering. Ahead of the hear- related to the existing and D.Y. Chandrachud asked Additional Solicitor-Gen- here,” Mr. Dave submitted.
ter’s office, Assam Police
ing, Mr. Mallya said he had charge of fraud. how the HC had on May 24 eral Tushar Mehta, appear- The Kerala government,
chief Mukesh Sahay told
“done nothing wrong” and “The money laundering annulled the marriage of the ing for the NIA, countered which had agreed in the SC
The Hindu that the person
described the allegations he charge is founded on the woman, an adult, while exer- that the court, under Chief to hand over the investiga-
they were looking for was
was facing as “fabricated.” same facts… it is concerned cising writ jurisdiction under Justice Misra’s immediate tion in favour of the NIA,
Mr. Haque’s namesake but
Speaking for the Crown with the destination of the Article 226 of the Constitu- predecessor, Justice (now re- also came forward with a
their fathers were
Prosecution Service (CPS), money,” he told the court. tion. tired) J.S. Khehar, on August plea to file an affidavit.
different.
REPORT ON PAGE 18 which is pursuing the case CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10 “We will hear logical and 16 transferred the case from CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10
CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10
Vegas police find gunman’s weapon stockpile BHU to relax curfew timings for girls
Paddock had 23 guns in hotel room, 19 at home; investigators clueless on motive
High-power committee begins probe into lathi charge on students
Varghese K. George have also triggered a debate
Omar Rashid rules, over which “a con-
Washington on how to describe the incid-
VARANASI sensus” had already been
Stephen Paddock, the 64- ent. The National Public Ra-
After a sustained movement, reached.
year-old shooter in Las Ve- dio (NPR) had on Monday
there could soon be good “The point has come for
gas, had 23 guns in the hotel quoted Las Vegas Metropol-
news for girls in the Banaras girls to feel that they are not
room from where he had itan Police Department Un-
Hindu University (BHU) as trapped in time restrictions.
opened fire on Sunday at dersheriff Kevin McMahill
the varsity is likely to relax They should not feel like
concert goers at an adjacent terming the shooting as an
their hostel curfew timings. they are in a jail,” the official
outdoor venue, investigators act of “domestic terrorism”.
The varsity resumed classes said.
have found. However, they However, Clark County
on Tuesday after a vacation Meanwhile, the high-
remained clueless about the Sheriff Joe Lombardo had a
break, which was advanced power probe committee of
potential motive behind the different take later on. “We
by three days due to the tur- retired Allahabad High Court
worst incident of mass have to establish what his
moil on the campus after judge Justice V.K. Dikshit
shooting in the country’s re- motivation is first. And
protests over alleged mo- started investigation and has
cent history which left 59 there’s motivating factors as-
lestation of a woman student appealed to students, pro-
dead and 527 injured. Fear and prayers: Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at the sociated with terrorism
turned violent. fessors, journalists who are
Paddock had 19 more corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard for the other than a distraught per-
Senior administrative witness to the lathicharge to
guns at his home, about 80 victims of Sunday night’s mass shooting on Monday. AFP* son just intending to cause
sources in the BHU told The Students back on the campus after Banaras Hindu University submit their written
miles from Las Vegas, be- mass casualties,” the police
Hindu that a proposal was in reopened on Tuesday. RAJEEV BHATT
* statements.
sides several thousand Rico, Mr. Trump avoided a we’ll be talking about gun chief said. He said authorit-
motion to extend the hostel Classes at the Central Uni-
rounds of ammunition and direct answer to questions laws as time goes on.” ies had no evidence of a
outdoor timings from 8 p.m. hour grace period under tion has assured the varsity versity resumed on Tuesday
“electronic devices”. The po- on gun control laws. Asked Mr. Trump said the motive. As per U.S. federal
to 9.30 p.m. for girls’ hostels. special circumstances, that the new timings for girls with around 80% of hostel
lice also found explosive ma- whether the Las Vegas incid- shooter was “a sick man, a laws, if the perpetrator has a
Inmates of girls’ hostels have which means the timing for would be “safe,” a senior inmates and students back
terial in his car and home. ent would prompt him to demented man,” but did not domestic political motiva-
been demanding equal boys and girls would be relat- BHU official said. on campus, said proctor
take up gun control legisla- reveal more on the progress tion, an act of violence could
curfew timings, arguing that ively at par. It must be noted Shraddha Singh.
Trump to visit Las Vegas tion, the President said: of the investigations. Invest- be termed an act of domestic
the 10 p.m. deadline for boys that not all hostels, espe- Consensus reached BHU chief proctor Royana
U.S. President Donald “Look, we have a tragedy. igators are ploughing terrorism.
was discriminatory and ar- cially those in the medical The administrative wardens Singh said the varsity has so
Trump is scheduled to travel What happened is, in many through the computers and
bitrary. department, face and Dean of Students would far installed 68 cameras on
to Las Vegas on Wednesday. ways, a miracle. The police other contacts maintained WRONG TO LABEL IT TERROR,
In addition, the girls restrictions. meet in the next couple of campus, including 24 at the
On Tuesday, as he left for department, they’ve done by Paddock in recent times. SAYS WHITE HOUSE A PAGE 12
would be provided a half-an- The Varanasi administra- days to discuss the change in six entrances.
hurricane-ravaged Puerto such an incredible job. And The shooting on Sunday CARNAGE IN VEGAS A EDITORIAL
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Workplace transformation QUOTING THE GURU
begins in the mind Drucker on change

T
he greatest danger in a different business or a dif-
times of turbulence is ferent service. It is capable
not the turbulence; it is of being presented as a dis-
Employees have to believe their roles contribute significantly to achieving to act with yesterday’s logic. cipline, capable of being
organisational goals and they are an integral part of their teams *** learned, capable of being
During periods of discon- practised. Entrepreneurs
Kavita Nigam tinuous, abrupt change, the need to search purposefully
essence of adaptation in- for the sources of innova-
N
ow, organisational volves a keen sensitivity to tion, the changes and their
structure is going what should be abandoned — symptoms that indicate op-
through a churn, im- not what should be changed portunities for successful in-
pacting how business is con- or introduced. A willingness novation. And they need to
ducted. A lot of this is the to depart from the familiar know and to apply the prin-
result of moving to an em- has distinct survival value. ciples of successful
ployee-centric world. Here, *** innovation.
though inspired by a vision- All great change in busi- ***
ary leader, employees are ness has come from outside The entrepreneur always
self-directed. the firm, not from inside. searches for change, re-
In this transformed work- *** sponds to it, and exploits it
place, which is becoming Company cultures are like as an opportunity.
less of an exception and country cultures. Never try Peter F. Drucker ***
more of a norm, there is to change one. Try, instead, Do not try to change your-
room for social responsibil- to work with what you've stability, and to prevent, or petence to mediocrity. self — you are unlikely to suc-
ity, sense of entrepreneur- got. at least to slow down, *** ceed. But work hard to im-
ship and work-life balance. *** change. But the organisation All great change in busi- prove the way you perform.
Here are the major building Unless an organisation of the post-capitalist society ness has come from outside ***
blocks of such a workplace. sees that its task is to lead of organisations is a destabil- the firm, not from inside. Everybody has accepted
change, that organisation — iser. Because its function is *** by now that change is un-
Instilling passion whether a business, a univer- to put knowledge to work — The critical factor of a avoidable. But that still im-
In this work environment, sity or a hospital — will not on tools, processes, and problem is the element that plies that change is like
employees are imbued with survive. In a period of rapid products; on work; on know- has to be changed before death and taxes — it should
a sense of purpose. To be structural change the only ledge itself — it must be or- anything else can be be postponed as long as pos-
passionate about their work, organisations that survive ganised for constant change. changed. sible and no change would
employees have to see their are the ‘change leaders. *** *** be vastly preferable. But in a
contributions as essential in *** It takes far less energy to Innovation is the specific period of upheaval, such as
achieving a common corpor- Society, community, fam- move from first-rate per- tool of entrepreneurs, the the one we are living in,
ate goal. They should be en- ily are all conserving institu- formance to excellence than means by which they exploit change is the norm.
abled to believe that their Photo used for representational purpose only tions. They try to maintain it does to move from incom- change as an opportunity for ***
through their work, they can
make a impact in the world. partners in a corporate mis- And that they are not just a ing decisions behind closed
sion. bunch of people working to- doors can promote distrust.
Ensuring flexibility gether. Companies have to Employees should feel they
We often equate flexibility Promoting team spirit organise regular team build- can approach their em-
with timings, but real flexib- In the new business environ- ing exercises and promote ployer without any hesita-
ility encompasses many ment, an organisation can- communication, though ex- tion. The employer should
other aspects of work life, in- not be sustained by the exchange of ideas within a also create a culture of open
cluding behaviour. By avoid- traordinary contributions of team. communication, enabling
ing restrictive measures on star players. Now, the em- employees to approach him
employees and encouraging phasis is on group effort. To Ensuring transparency anytime.
them to express themselves foster team spirit, employees To create a sense of owner- (Kavita Nigam is General
freely and volunteer ideas, have to made to feel that ship among employees, an Managar, Human Resources,
employers will ensure they they are related in a symbi- open-door policy should be Publicity & Promotion at
don’t have workers, but co- otic manner to each other. maintained in all areas. Mak- Karam Industries.)
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Rajasthan Congress launches BSP leader shot dead outside

DELHI Timings
Wednesday, October 04
RISE 06:15 SET 18:04
RISE 17:24 SET 04:32
Allahabad University hostel
Thursday October 05
RISE 06:16 SET 18:03
RISE 18:03 SET 05:33
Friday October 06
padyatra for crop loan waiver Angry supporters torch a State roadways bus
RISE 06:17 SET 18:01
RISE 18:43 SET 06:33
Package announced by the Raje government not acceptable, say farmers
Special Correspondent BJP to postpone the waiver
Jaipur
announcement till the As-
Seeking justice for lakhs of sembly elections, because
farmers in Rajasthan, the that will amount to reaping
Congress on Tuesday political advantage of the is-
launched a “Kisan Nyaya sue. Farmers are dying be-
Padyatra” from the Krishi cause of the government’s
Upaj Mandi in Baran de- insensitivity,” he said.
manding a blanket crop loan Mr Pilot added that other
waiver. demands included fixing of
The march will traverse MSP at levels 50% more than
about 100 km in south-east- the weighted average cost of
ern Rajasthan and culminate production, payment of bo-
in Jhalawar, Chief Minister Rajasthan Pradesh Congress president Sachin Pilot addressing nus for all agricultural pro-
Vasundhara Raje’s home a farmers’ rally at Baran on Tuesday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
* duce and bringing all crops
turf. within ambit of MSP. “It is A mob set ablaze a UP Roadways bus to protest against the murder of BSP leader Rajesh Yadav
Thousands of farmers, AICC secretary Tarun Kumar ridden farmer in Bundi dis- most unfortunate that the in Allahabad on Tuesday. PTI *
who attended the rally in and Leader of the Opposi- trict killed himself after his BJP government has reduced
Baran, declared that the tion in the State Assembly paddy crop was destroyed. subsidy on agricultural Press Trust of India when the incident took going treatment at a hos-
“package” announced by the Rameshwar Dudi would be This shows that the peasants equipment, while the input Allahabad place early this morning, pital.
IN BRIEF government following the accompanying him. Other have no faith in the govern- costs have increased because BSP leader Rajesh Yadav was they said. An FIR has been lodged
farmers’ recent agitation in State leaders and AICC func- ment's committee.” of GST.” shot dead outside an Alla- “It was around 2.30 am after the victim’s wife filed a
Sikar was not acceptable to tionaries will join at various Mr. Pilot said no other The Congress’s mass con- habad University hostel, when Mr Yadav had an alter- complaint in which Singh
them. The State government points on the way. State government had tact programme for four prompting an angry reaction cation with someone outside has been named as an ac-
has only appointed a com- Addressing the rally, Mr. formed such a committee. days in the Hadoti region, from his supporters who the hostel and he was at- cused, the police said.
mittee to see if it can grant a Pilot said though the Hadoti Moreover, not a single rep- considered a stronghold of torched a bus, the police tacked. The bullet hit him on Jaiswal said a case has
waiver of loans up to region had reported the resentative of farmers had BJP, assumes significance in said on Tuesday. his stomach,” Additional Su- also been registered against
₹50,000. highest number of suicides found a place in the panel. the wake of success of the Mr Yadav, along with his perintendent of Police (ASP) other unidentified persons.
Pradesh Congress presid- by farmers, no government “Our struggle will con- farmers’ agitation in Sikar friend Mukul Singh, had Vineet Jaiswal said. Angry BSP supporters
ent Sachin Pilot will lead the representative had met their tinue until a complete farm being attributed to the CPI gone to meet some one out- Mr Jaiswal said the 40- gathered at Indian Press
Jharkhand to promote padyatra in the Hadoti re- families or provided any re- loan waiver is announced. (M)-led All India Kisan side the Allahabad Uni- year-old leader succumbed Chowk and torched a road-
film-making: CM gion in the next three days. lief. “Only yesterday, a debt- We will not let the [ruling] Sabha. versity’s Tara Chand hostel to his injuries while under- ways bus, they said.
RANCHI
Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das
said his government will
promote film-making in the CBI conducts tests on gang-rape accused
State. Mr. Das said this during
a discussion with actor Special Correspondent and Deepak, besides evidence.
Anupam Kher. Hailing the NEW DELHI Nepalese nationals Lok Jung However, they may
State government, Mr. Kher The Central Bureau of In- and Suraj Singh. Suraj was provide crucial leads to the
said that its achievements vestigation has conducted later found murdered in the agency.
during the last 1,000 days narco-analysis and lie-de- police lock-up. As directed by the Hi-
were making headlines. PTI tector tests on the suspects A separate case has been machal Pradesh HC, the CBI
in the alleged gang-rape and registered by the CBI in this has registered two cases, in-
Ex-panchayat member murder case of a 16-year-old regard. cluding one related to the
shot dead in J&K girl at Kotkhai in Himachal Sources said the tests custodial death of Suraj.
SRINAGAR Pradesh’s Shimla district. have been carried out after The rape case had created
Militants shot dead a former The Himachal Pradesh getting a nod from the com- furore in the State which
panchayat member affiliated police had earlier arrested petent court in Shimla. Res- goes to the polls later this
to the ruling PDP in Anantnag Ashish Chauhan, Rajender ults of these tests are not ad- year.
district of Jammu and Singh, Subash Singh Bisht missible in court as (With inputs from PTI)
Kashmir, the police said.
Ghulam Rasool Ganai (52) was
shot at and injured by
militants at his shop in
Mattan area of Anantnag, a
Sadhus stage dharna
police official said. He said
Ganai succumbed to his
injuries while being shifted to
against police inaction
a hospital. PTI Press Trust of India and its general secretary
Haridwar Harigiri, the seers on Tues-
Five held with tiger parts
day sat on a token dharna at
in Madhya Pradesh
The All-India Akahara Par- the famous Ganga ghat here
MANDLA
ishad on Tuesday staged a to mount pressure on the
Five persons were arrested by
dharna at Har Ki Pauri in police to speed up the
officials of the Kanha Tiger
protest against the police’s probe.
Reserve in Balaghat district
“cluelessness” about the The Akhara Parishad also
for allegedly trying to
whereabouts of Bada threatened to begin an in-
smuggle body parts of tigers,
Udaseen Akhara Mahant definite dharna at Har Ki
a senior officer said on
Mohandas who went miss- Pauri from Thursday.
Tuesday. The officials seized
ing 16 days ago. Chief Minister Trivendra
four nails and one tooth of
The seers had on Monday Singh Rawat and his Cabinet
tiger from the accused. KTR
served a 48-hour ultimatum colleague Madan Kaushik
SDO said the five men, all
to the police to find a lead have already met the Aka-
from Chhattisgarh, were
on the missing Mahant. hara Parishad office-bearers
arrested from the Khapa
Led by Akhara Parishad to assure them of speedy in-
range in Baihar of the district.
PTI chief Mahant Narendra Giri vestigations into the case.
Modi takes a dig at Virbhadra govt

Asks people to throw out the ‘State govt on bail’
Press Trust of India
Bilaspur (HP)
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday took a
swipe at Himachal Pradesh
Chief Minister Virbhadra
Singh by asking the people
to throw the Congress gov-
ernment, which was “on
bail”, out of the State.
Launching the BJP cam-
paign in the poll-bound
State, he said the top Con-
gress leadership was wary of
taking action against Mr Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the foundation stone
Singh as it too was “sailing in laying ceremony of AIIMS at Bilaspur on Tuesday. PTI *
the same boat”.

Mr Modi was addressing processing plant at Kandrori bail. When I asked some
the “Abhar” rally of the BJP in Kangra district online Congress leaders why the
here after laying the founda- from the Water Sports Com- CM was not being replaced,
tion of the AIIMS, Kothipura, plex on the banks of the Go- they said how could the
in Bilaspur district, IIIT in bind Sagar dam. party take action when its
the Haroli constituency in “The CM’s family is facing entire top leadership itself
Una and dedicating a steel corruption charges and is on was on bail,” he said.
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Nitish, RSS chief may attend event

Weather Watch
IN BRIEF Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday
Function to mark the 1,000th birth anniversary of Hindu theologian Ramanuja

Amarnath Tewary mandate” given to the grand turam (it is Ram on the lips,
Patna alliance government in the Nathuram in the mind, only
New Bihar Governor Bihar Chief Minister Nitish 2015 State Assembly then he (Nitish Kumar) be-
breaks protocol Kumar, who earlier had elections. came a turncoa)t,” tweeted
PATNA given a call for a Sangh-mukt RJD chief Lalu Prasad.
New Bihar Governor Satyapal Bharat, is likely to attend an Unlikely to meet Party leader Shivanand
Malik, who arrived here to a event on Wednesday at Bho- It is unlikely though that Mr. Tiwari said “this signifies Nit-
warm welcome, broke jpur where Rashtriya Kumar and Mr. Bhagwat will ish Kumar’s political journey.
protocol and hugged Chief Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) face each other at the event, It has taken a full circle and
Minister Nitish Kumar and chief Mohan Bhagwat is also as Mr. Kumar is likely to this will be his last journey.”
Deputy Chief Minister Sushil expected to participate. reach the venue at 11 am and But ruling NDA leaders
Kumar Modi at the While the Opposition Mr. Bhagwat is expected only countered them. “What’s the
Jayaprakash Narayan Airport. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Bihar Chief Minister Rashtriya Swayamsevak at 4 pm. big deal in attending a social
After the CM presented a took a dig over it, ruling JD Nitish Kumar Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat Mr. Bhagwat, however, and religious event?” they
bouquet to Mr. Malik, the (U) and BJP leaders saw noth- will be staying at Ara to lay asked.
new Governor embraced him. ing wrong. influence in the Bhakti April 2016 had given a call the foundation stone for an “Why just single out RSS
The same bonhomie was seen Both Mr. Kumar and Mr. movement. for a Sangh-mukt Bharat to RSS office at Chandwa the chief Mohan Bahgwat and
with Mr. Sushil Modi, who Bhagwat are expected to at- It will be the RSS chief ’s all non-BJP parties. next day. Mr Kumar will re- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: Skymet (Taken at 18.00 Hrs)
was standing next to Mr. tend a religious function, first visit to Bihar after the Later, Mr. Kumar did a turn to Patna after attending for attending this religious Forecast for Wednesday: Heavy rain is likely at isolated places
Kumar. PTI dharam sansad, at Chandwa Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) came turnaround, snapping ties the religious ceremony on and social occasion at Bho- over Andaman & Nicobar islands, Odisha, Telangana, coastal
village in Ara of Bhojpur dis- to an alliance with the BJP to with the RJD and joining Wednesday. jpur when many other lead- Andra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and
Five of family murdered trict to mark the 1,000th form the NDA government in hands with the BJP to form RJD leaders took a dig at ers too are invited. One Karnataka. Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning/gusty
in sleep in Rajasthan birth anniversary of Hindu the last week of July. the NDA government. Mr. Kumar for attending a re- should not see politics in winds is likely at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Naga-
JAIPUR theologian Ramanuja, who Earlier to counter the The RJD cried “betrayal” ligious event. “Muh mein everything,” said JD(U) land, central Maharashtra, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh
A ghastly murder scene was born in 1017 AD and BJP’s call of a “Congress- and accused Mr. Kumar of Ram, deemag mein Nathuram leader and party spokesper- city rain max min city rain max min
unfolded in the city of Alwar whose teachings had a great mukt Bharat,” Mr. Kumar in not honouring the “people’s (Godse), tabhi to bana pal- son Neeraj Kumar. Agartala................. —.... 35.4.... 25.9 Kozhikode .............0.1.... 31.7.... 24.5
where four minor children Ahmedabad............ —.... 38.2.... 24.0 Kurnool ................... —.... 33.0.... 24.2
and an adult were butchered Aizawl ..................32.... 29.2.... 17.2 Lucknow.................. —.... 34.5.... 23.8
Allahabad .............. —.... 35.5.... 24.8 Madurai................... —.... 37.9.... 24.9
in their sleep by unknown
assailants, the police said on
Tuesday. Banwarli Lal (45), his
sons, Ajju and Happy, and
Inclusive pujas create space for differently-abled Bengaluru .............. —.... 29.3.... 20.6
Bhopal................... —.... 35.3.... 20.6
Bhubaneswar ..........1.... 30.0.... 25.4
Chandigarh ............ —.... 33.4.... 22.3
Mangaluru ...........18.8.... 29.3.... 24.0
Mumbai................... —.... 33.5.... 25.8
Mysuru.................... —.... 30.4.... 19.4
New Delhi ............... —.... 36.6.... 21.3
Chennai ................. —.... 34.8.... 26.6 Patna .......................2.... 33.8.... 24.2
nephews, Aman and Nikki, Coimbatore............ —.... 33.5.... 23.2 Port Blair ................ —.... 31.6.... 24.5
were murdered with sharp- Survey reveals 45% puja pandals had disabled-friendly arrangements, a huge improvement from earlier years Dehradun............... —.... 32.0.... 20.5 Puducherry.............. —.... 35.3.... 26.1
edged weapons on Monday Gangtok................. —.... 22.5.... 16.1 Pune ....................... —.... 32.7.... 22.2
Goa ....................... —.... 31.6.... 24.0 Raipur ..................... —.... 32.6.... 25.0
night. PTI Shiv Sahay Singh ary of Civilian Welfare vey, the overall disabled- Guwahati ................1.... 33.5.... 24.2 Ranchi...................7.4.... 29.4.... 20.7
Four accused in rape of
Kolkata Foundation (CWF), an or- friendly access was not there Hubballi................. —.... 26.0.... 21.0 Shillong................... —.... 22.1.... 14.3
For Gautam Dey and Sourav ganisation that has been car- at even 7% of the puja pan- Hyderabad .........82.6.... 28.4.... 21.4 Shimla..................... —.... 23.2.... 14.2
minor girl arrested Imphal................... —.... 31.2.... 21.4 Srinagar .................. —.... 29.9...... 9.5
MUZAFFARPUR
Purkait, both visually chal- rying out surveys on dis- dals. Jaipur .................... —.... 37.5.... 27.2 Trivandrum ...........6.8.... 32.1.... 24.5
Four youths accused of raping lenged para-athletes, Durga abled-friendly arrangements This year’s survey re- Kochi......................2.... 31.0.... 24.4 Tiruchi .................... —.... 37.1.... 26.4
Puja has always been about at major puja pandals in vealed that wheelchair avail- Kohima.................. —.... 26.7.... 18.4 Vijayawada .............. —.... 34.5.... 26.5
a minor girl in a Muzaffarpur Kolkata.................. —.... 31.8.... 26.9 Visakhapatnam .......0.7.... 33.0.... 26.4
village on Saturday have been the sounds and smells that it Kolkata for the past six ability improved from 43%
arrested by the police. Acting brings. years, said the situation is in 2016 to 67% in 2017 and Particulate matter in the air you are breathing Yesterday
Last week, when they, improving. presence of ramps went up CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE
on a tip-off, a team arrested Ahmedabad ......... ....—.....— ...— ....... — .......—.......— In observation made at
three from their native along with 13 other para-ath- According to Ms. Kar, from 21.42% in 2016 to 67% Bengaluru ................9 ...56 ..57 ....... —......68 ......* 4.00 p.m., Kanpur, Uttar
Nawada village on Monday letes, decided to go pandal there has been a gradual im- in 2017. Chennai..................35 ...20 ..38 ...... 46 .......— ......* Pradesh recorded an
overall air quality index
night while the fourth one hoping, they were prepared provement between 2013 More efforts needed Delhi......................22 ...69 ..61 .... 150....280 ......* (AQI) score of 254
to deal with the difficulties and 2016, and a significant “It is not that the para-ath- Hyderabad ...............7 ...36 ..60 ...... 30......30 ......* indicating an unhealthy
was nabbed on Tuesday. PTI Kolkata ..................18 ...52 ..22 ....... —......90 ......* level of pollution.
they would encounter while improvement in the past one letes were welcome every- Lucknow ................15 ...49 ..44 .... 164 .......— ......* In contrast, Muzaffarpur,
Bihar
M.P. to enact stringent entering crowded pandals year. where. At one community Mumbai .................10 ...21 ..34 ...... 73......82 ......* recorded a healthy AQI
anti-liquor law: Chouhan without ramps and wheel- Facilities improved puja, a para-athlete had to Pune ......................32 ...17 ..99 ...... 45......80 ......* score of 32
chairs. Wheelchair availability at Kolkata pandals improved from 43% In terms of overall dis- crawl her way to the pandal Vishakhapatnam .....22.....— ..36 ...... 34......89 ......*
BHOPAL
Madhya Pradesh Chief in 2016 to 67% in 2017. abled-friendly access, which in absence of wheelchairs. Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good
Minister Shivraj Singh Adequate facilities includes wheelchair pres- But the statistics this year SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system,
making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air
Chouhan has said that the Like earlier years, the para- visited during the course of smells of the pandal and I ence, accessibility ramps clearly show that the dis- particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues
State government will enact a athletes feared that they the evening. could imagine the entire am- and assistance by volunteers abled-friendly arrangements and monuments.
stringent law which would would be turned away from “At Dum Dum Park Bharat bience,” Mr. Dey, a 27-year- of the puja committees, the at Durga Puja pandals have NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by
reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters.
provide for death penalty to majority of the puja pandals Chakra, not only were we as- old para-footballer, told The survey revealed that from increased,” said Ms. Kar.
CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to
tighten the noose around in absence of adequate facil- sisted by the volunteers, but Hindu. 29% pandals in 2016, the fig- This year, the Kolkata Po- critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause
those involved in illicit liquor ities for them. also helped by the organ- Are Kolkata’s Durga Pujas ure has gone up to 45% in lice had also come up with a dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death.
trade. Underlining the perils Much to their surprise, isers, who, realising that I becoming more inclusive by 2017. Braille guide for the visually PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes,
nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced
of alcoholism, he said Mr. Dey and Mr. Purkait was blind, explained the improving access to persons The members of CWF challenged, which was wel- lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and
addiction is the root cause of were turned away at only theme of the puja pandal to with disabilities? pointed out that in 2013, comed by activists working premature death in people with heart or lung disease
one’s destruction. PTI two of the 11 pandals they me. With the sounds and Abhirupa Kar, the secret- when they started the sur- with the differently-abled. (Individual pollutant data for various cities are averages for the previous day)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017 NATION 7

IN BRIEF
Sasikala’s parole
I’ve been devastated by baseless plea rejected
allegations, says Honeypreet Application not complete: officials
Soumya Swaminathan
Pune temple’s dome Tells a TV channel before her arrest that she firmly believes Gurmeet is innocent Special Correspondent
BENGALURU
ornamentation stolen
Soumya
PUNE
The gold-plated
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
CHANDIGARH Didn’t shield Deposed AIADMK leader
V.K. Sasikala’s parole applic-
Ahead of her arrest by the ation has been rejected by Swaminathan
ornamentation on the dome
of the famous Ekvira Devi Haryana police on Tuesday, Honeypreet: the prisons department offi-
Temple near Karla in Lonavla Honeypreet Insaan, adopted cials of Karnataka as it is not WHO Dy.DG
was stolen early on Tuesday, daughter of Sirsa-based Dera
Sach Sauda chief Gurmeet
Punjab govt. complete and is not suppor-
Pune rural police said. The ted by adequate documents. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
temple, which is along the Ram Rahim, said that she Press Trust of India Sasikala, who is serving a NEW DELHI
Pune-Mumbai highway, is 50 was devastated by the base- Chandigarh four-year sentence at the V.K. Sasikala The World Health Organiz-
km from here and perched less allegations that she in- The Punjab government Parappana Agrahara Prison ation (WHO) on Tuesday
atop a hill. cited violence and carried on Tuesday rejected here since mid-February, Chennai counterparts in this appointed Soumya Swam-
on an illicit relationship with reports that Dera Sacha had sought parole for 15 regard, according to inathan one of two deputy
Newborn baby found the Dera chief. Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram days, as her husband M. sources. directors general, the first
dead in toilet at Tirumala Terming the allegations Rahim Singh’s aide Natarajan is critically ill in Sasikala has been in jail time such a post has been
TIRUMALA
absolutely untrue, the 36- Honeypreet Insan was in Chennai. since February after the Su- ever created within the or-
A newborn baby was found year-old told a news channel the custody of the Punjab Her application was sub- preme Court upheld her ganisation. The position is
dead under mysterious in an interview that she police or she was being mitted along with a medical conviction in the dispropor- also the highest post held
circumstances in one of the firmly believed Gurmeet shielded by the State certificate stating that her tionate assets case. She is by an Indian in the WHO.
rest rooms at the Balaji Bus Ram Rahim was innocent. government. A Punjab husband is suffering from serving the jail term along Dr. Swaminathan is cur-
station here on Tuesday. The “Was I present with the ar- government kidney and liver failure. with two of her relatives, Il- rently the Director General
girl baby was found wrapped sonists [during the mayhem When Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was declared guilty, I went spokesperson said the The jail officials, how- avarasi and Sudhakaran. of the Indian Council of
in a black plastic cover. The in Panchkula on August 25]? into a depression, says Honeypreet Insan. PTI *
State was not involved in ever, rejected the applica- Medical Research (ICMR).
unclasped umbilical cord How are they levelling such the case beyond tion late on Tuesday even- Legal opinion sought Dr. Swaminathan has
along with traces of blood on allegations?” to come to terms with the father and his daughter. supporting the Haryana ing saying it was The Karnataka prisons de- been appointed as Deputy
the body suggested that the She spoke to AajTak news sentencing of Ram Rahim. What proof do these people police with intelligence incomplete. A certificate partment will soon be writ- Director General for Pro-
baby was newly born. It was channel sitting inside a car She said she was shocked have to level such allega- and other relevant inputs. from a local MLA or MLC or ing to the Tamil Nadu police grammes and Ms. Jane El-
not immediately known at an undisclosed location, when she was made an actions? Please do not believe gazetted officer certifying to check on the health con- lison, who was Special Par-
hours before her arrest on cused in the case relating to these rumours.”
whether the baby was born
dead or died after birth. Tuesday. the violence. Meanwhile, Vishwas Ex-driver that Mr. Natarajan is seri-
ously ill was not enclosed
dition of Mr. Natarajan.
Sources from the
liamentary Adviser to the
UK’s Chancellor of the Ex-
“Every daughter remains Where had she been hid- Gupta said Honeypreet’s in- with the application, they Karnataka prisons depart- chequer, has been appoin-
Third FIR registered with her father... I went with
him. Have you heard me say-
ing after she left Rohtak, she
was asked. “I went to Delhi.
terview to the television
channel before her arrest
asked to file said. If a fresh application is ment said that they have ted as a Deputy Director
against Iqbal Kaskar filed with this certificate, it asked for legal opinion per- General for Corporate Op-
MUMBAI
ing a word that could have
instigated the people? I had
Now I will go to Punjab and
Haryana high court.” She
was a stunt to gain sym-
pathy. “I am happy she has
affidavit may be considered again, taining to the parole. “Once erations (DDC).
The Thane police Crime said the officials. we get a nod, we will be
Branch on Tuesday registered gone there [the CBI court in said she had “full faith” in been arrested, but I face a Press Trust of India Even if it is an emergency writing to the Tamil Nadu Renowned for TB work
one more FIR against Iqbal Panchkula] in the hope that the judiciary and was confid- threat to my life. I could be Chandigarh parole application, where police to check on the Dr. Swaminathan is a pae-
Kaskar, brother of fugitive my father will return by the ent that she would get killed for speaking against Punjab and Haryana High the prison superintendent health of Mr. Natarajan and diatrician and a globally-re-
gangster Dawood Ibrahim evening. But when he was justice. the Dera head.” He said he Court on Tuesday asked has powers to allow it, rules to confirm whether the reas- cognised researcher on
Kaskar, after a Mumbai-based declared guilty, I went into a Responding to the allega- would approach the Punjab Khatta Singh, a former mandate that the jail head ons cited by her for obtain- tuberculosis and HIV, who
builder approached the depression. How could I tions levelled by her ex-hus- and Haryana High Court on driver of Gurmeet Ram will seek the opinion of the ing parole are true,” said an has over 30 years of experi-
police. Iqbal was arrested by think about anything else? I band Vishwas Gupta about October 4 to seek protec- Rahim Singh, to file an local police station in Chen- officer. Sources also said ence in clinical care and re-
the Anti-Extortion Cell of the was totally devastated,” she her relationship with Ram tion. Mr. Gupta married Ms. affidavit on what he nai on whether it could be that the police would also search. From 2009 to 2011,
Thane Crime Branch on said. Rahim, Honeypreet said: “I Honeypreet in 1999 and the wanted to say in the 2002 processed, keeping in mind write about the security for according to the WHO, she
September 18 after a builder Ms. Honeypreet said she cannot understand how any- couple filed for divorce in murder of Ranjit Singh, a security and sensitivity con- Sasikala once she leaves also served as Coordinator
registered a complaint of was not running away from one can point the finger at a 2011. former Dera manager. cerns. However the police Bengaluru and reaches of the UNICEF/UNDP/
extortion against him. the law and was still trying relationship between a (With PTI inputs) are yet to approach their Tamil Nadu. World Bank/WHO Special
Programme for Research
and Training in Tropical
Untrained teachers can now Farmer ends

life as paddy
High-level committee to Diseases (TDR) in Geneva.
She been a member of
several WHO and global ad-
visory bodies, including
access training material crop withers probe Yavatmal deaths the WHO Expert Panel to
Review Global Strategy and
Plan of Action on Public
Staff Reporter Health, Innovation and In-
To acquire required qualification by 2019 BHUBANESWAR Staff Reporter Vasantrao Naik Shetkari discussed the issue and an- tellectual Property, the
Even as a farmer commit- Mumbai Swavalamban Mission, said nounced ₹2 lakh to family Strategic and Technical Ad-
Special Correspondent The NIOS has designed open till October 5. ted suicide in Odisha’s A high-level committee was over 600 cases of insecticide members of each of the vic- visory Group of the Global
NEW DELHI online courses to enable “Among the over 12-lakh Nuapada district, the State formed by the State govern- infection had been reported tims. TB Department at WHO.
Fifteen lakh untrained them to acquire a Diploma untrained teachers who government on Tuesday ment on Tuesday to probe in the district. “The government has She was also the Co-Chair
school teachers have en- in Elementary Education have enrolled for the said crops in 114 of the 314 the death of 18 farmers in taken a serious note of the of the Lancet Commission
rolled for a training course (D.El.Ed). course, 9.25-lakh are from blocks were adversely af- Vidarbha’s Yavatmal district. ₹2 lakh compensation incident. A committee on TB.
with the National Institute private schools and 3.53- fected by scanty rainfall The farmers lost their lives He said indiscriminate use of headed by Additional Chief The announcement was
of Open Schooling (NIOS), Students’ right lakh are employed in gov- this year. due to improper spraying of wrong combinations of in- Secretary (Home) will probe made by WHO’s director
an autonomous institution “Quality education is the ernment schools,” NIOS Jadumani Bag, 30, of ‘Profex Super’ insecticide on secticides and direct and the incident and has been general Tedros Adhanom
under the Ministry of Hu- right of students... NIOS has Chairman CB Sharma was Larka village under Boden cotton plantations. continuous exposure to asked to submit its report at Ghebreyesus. Representat-
man Resource Develop- developed the course for quoted by PTI as saying. block, had worked in the The Hindu on Sunday had toxic substances owing to the earliest,” said Agricul- ives from 14 countries were
ment, to get themselves upgrading the professional construction sector last reported that the number of lack of protective gear were ture Minister Pandurang chosen to be part of
trained by 2019 to be able competence and informa- Mobile application year. But this year, he had deaths was likely to go up the reasons for the death of Fundkar. Ghebreyesus’ team and
to retain their jobs. tion and communication While only those can ac- decided to undertake with more such instances the farmers and farm work- Former Union Agriculture 60% of them are women,
This has happened just based capacity building for quire this diploma who paddy cultivation in 2.5 coming to light. ers over the past one week. Minister Sharad Pawar too according to a statement
after Parliament passed an teachers,” HRD Minister scored at least 50% in acres. Kishor Tiwari, chief of the The Cabinet on Tuesday has sought a detailed report. from the organisation.
amendment to the Right to Prakash Javadekar said at Class-12, Prof. Sharma said Family members said he
Education Act to offer them the launch of the course. at the launch that those had taken a loan of
a last window to acquire “The course will be who could not could ap- ₹20,000 to ₹25,000 from
proper training, something offered through ‘Swayam’, pear again with the NIOS to private lenders. On
seen as essential to the pro- a platform for online educa- try and get the requisite Monday and his wife Du-
vision of quality education tion, imparting knowledge marks. lamani Majhi had gone to
in government and private through Dish TV. This is for A mobile application has inspect his field. Both of
schools. the first time in the world also been developed to help them were depressed over
The highest number of that such high number of teachers seek any clarifica- the state of the crop. After
applications has been re- applications have been re- tions and solutions. returning home, he con-
ceived from Bihar — over ceived for an online Beginning on Tuesday, sumed pesticide and died
2.8 lakh — followed by Uttar course.” the course will spread over at a private hospital at
Pradesh (1.95 lakh), Madhya Of the 14.97 lakh applic- four semesters and have Khariar on Tuesday.
Pradesh (1.91 lakh), West ants, 12.29-lakh have 1,080 lectures accessible in Dry spell continued for
Bengal (1.69 lakh) and As- already made the payment. 10 languages. more than three weeks in
sam (1.51 lakh). The payment window is With PTI inputs 97 of the 114 blocks.
Eviction drive in Salt Lake

ahead of Under-17 World Cup
‘7,000 hawkers, pavement dwellers face threat of losing homes’
Soumya Das
Kolkata
On Monday afternoon, Adhir
Bera (65) sat on a pavement
in the posh Salt Lake City
area on the eastern fringes
of the city, staring blankly at
the remains of his shanty.
Mr. Bera, a rickshaw puller,
claimed that he had been liv-
ing in Sector 3 of Salt Lake
“for about last 40 years”.
But last week, civic officials
along with the police forced Living in fear: Evicted pavement dwellers at Salt Lake.
him to remove his shanty
from the pavement. Yuba Bharati Krirangan in not even being “allowed to
Mr. Bera is one among the Salt Lake starting Sunday. sit on the pavement and
“at least 10,000” slum dwell- “Civic officials told us that eat.” “Whenever police sees
ers and hawkers being we have to be evicted as they us cooking on the sidewalks
evicted by the civic authorit- don’t want tourists visiting they drive us away and hurl
ies ahead of the Fifa Un- the city for the World Cup to filthy abuses at us. We are
der-17 World Cup to be held see poor people like us,” Mr. living under constant fear of
in Salt Lake under the Bid- Bera told The Hindu. He fur- getting arrested,” said
hannagar Municipal Corpor- ther alleged that slum dwell- Archana Mondal who works
ation (BMC). ers like him were being regu- as a domestic help in the
According to activists, larly threatened by police of neighbourhood.
about 7,000 hawkers and legal action if they tried to BMC mayor Sabyasachi
pavement dwellers faced the set up shanties again. Dutta, however, said that
threat of losing their homes As he got busy swatting “these people are occupying
and livelihood due to the away the flies buzzing over the streets in an unauthor-
eviction drive undertaken by his meagre lunch, several ised manner and I am not
the BMC during the last two others pavement dwellers bothered about what they
weeks. gathered around the spot. are saying. If they had valid
Ten matches of the Un- Mincing no words against documents I would have def-
der-17 World Cup will be the police and civic authorit- initely considered the
held at the Vivekananda ies they alleged that they are matter.”
CM
YK
8 EDITORIAL NOIDA/DELHI

THE HINDU
In need of a psycho-economic boost

All drivers of economic growth are sputtering — a fiscal and monetary stimulus would boost ‘animal spirits’
The short point is that investor Keynesian tools. Corporate in-
enthusiasm is lacking, especially come tax can be reduced to 25% as
from the private sector. Added to promised two years ago. Excise
Carnage in Vegas their lack of demand is the reluct-
ance of supply of investible funds.
taxes on petrol and diesel need to
be reduced. These are indirect
The ‘mass shooting’ must awaken the U.S. to taxes, hurt the poor more, are re-
the dangers of lax gun ownership regulation Cautious banks gressive and feed into general infla-
ajit ranade Banks, despite being flush with de- tion through logistics and energy
T
he famous Las Vegas Strip became the scene of a posits (partly thanks to demonet- costs.
bloody gun rampage when a shooter fired high- hen a person decides to isation), are in no mood to extend
GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
powered automatic rounds into dense crowds at a buy a flat, it reflects his or new credit. This is because of the Four steps
music concert, killing at least 59 people and injuring her optimism about the fu- increasing burden of bad loans On the spending side, the govern-
ture. There is confidence that one (called non-performing assets, or ment can focus on the following
more than 500. This is the worst mass shooting in mod-
will have enough income flowing NPAs). The ratio of NPAs has been four areas. First, provide fresh cap-
ern American history, although the June 2016 shooting in, to pay for the monthly instal- continuously going up for five ital either to existing banks or the
at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, came close with 49 ments. This optimism is not be- years. Either you have to write-off new “bad bank”. Second, provide
people dead. Perched high on the 32nd floor of a nearby cause of job security, but because the loans and book losses, or ask some version of a wage subsidy as
hotel, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock sat in a virtual of the belief that one will get a new shareholders to bring more equity an incentive to labour intensive
sniper’s nest, armed with a collection of 23 rifles, some job, even if one becomes unem- chological atmosphere that is con- that we are in danger of the self-ful- capital. The new bankruptcy code sectors. A version of this was
of them automatic ones. And some of the semi-auto- ployed. The same is true for an en- ducive to risk taking about the fu- filling prophecy nature of invest- and procedure is promising, but is offered to the textile and garment
trepreneur setting up a new fact- ture, and inspire confidence in the ment and consumer behaviour. as yet untested for timeliness and sectors last year, but can be impro-
matic rifles were boosted to automatic-speed firing us-
ory or new business. It’s called risk people. The data need to be restated to un- effectiveness. There is also a sug- vised and extended. The successful
ing “bump stocks”. He was subsequently found dead in taking, but that is not to imply reck- derstand the seriousness of the gestion to collect all the bad loans model of Odisha in the garment
the room from a self-inflicted injury. Initially, confusion less gambling. It reflects the in- The Keynesian solution situation. GDP growth declining (that is, toxic waste) from the vari- sector can be replicated. Third,
prevailed over whether this attack was linked to the Is- vestor’s confidence about the fu- John Maynard Keynes called these continuously for six quarters in a ous banks and move them to a give a big boost to affordable hous-
lamic State. Speculation mounted further after its ture returns on the investment. If the “animal spirits” which guide row, down from 9.2% to 5.7%. In- freshly capitalised bank, the so- ing, by funding land acquisition for
Amaq news agency reportedly claimed credit for the at- that confidence starts to wane, buyer and investor behaviour. vestment share of GDP, which cre- called “bad bank”. The bad bank the builder, and interest rate sub-
tack. However, with the authorities saying there was no then potential home buyers refrain When those spirits are in a down- ates new factories and businesses would focus solely on liquidating vention for the home owner. The
or postpone their decisions. In- ward spiral, the end result could be for tomorrow, falling for almost the collateral, bringing in fresh States of Kerala and Maharashtra
evidence of a connection between Paddock and such
vestors adopt a wait-and-watch at- recession, if not outright depres- five years. The latest data from the owners and managers to run dis- have interesting and replicable
terror groups, the authenticity of Amaq’s claim has titude. If everyone in the economy sion. His remedy was to suggest Centre for Monitoring Indian Eco- tressed companies. Once freed models. Fourth, keep a big focus
been questioned by several experts. Whether Paddock starts becoming extra-cautious, countercyclical policy, which has nomy show that even the project from NPAs, the existing banks can on exporters, especially in labour
had links to the IS or not, the Las Vegas shooting once the decline in confidence and eco- become the hallmark of Keynesian- pipeline is drying up. Newly an- resume lending to the healthy sec- intensive sectors, including agri-
again puts the spotlight on a painful and oft-debated nomic activity becomes self-ful- ism. This includes an injection of nounced projects at ₹84,500 crore tors. This is a promising idea as culture. This includes a weaker ex-
policy issue in the United States — that of gun control filling. As the economy slows both fiscal and monetary stimulus. are at a four-year low. Even the well and worth pursuing. The gov- change rate, quicker refund of GST
reform. down, people say, “See I told you This involves increasing govern- stalled projects which have been ernment cannot shy away from credit and expanding the scope of
so! It was wise to not invest and ment spending or cutting taxes, or revived are only 6% during this funding the rescue of India’s bank- the Merchandise Export from In-
Despite authoring 15 attempts to bring common-
take unnecessary risk now.” both, and decreasing interest fiscal year, as against 25% last year. ing. It has to provide capital to the dia Scheme and Service Exports
sense gun control regulations to the floor of the U.S. This decline can happen even if rates. Despite many attempts at The value of stalled projects is at a new “bad bank” or to recapitalise from India Scheme.
Congress, former President Barack Obama had in the the economy is fundamentally discrediting the efficacy of Keyne- record high of ₹13.2 lakh crore. the beleaguered public sector All of these are short-term eco-
last days of his administration launched one final at- sound. What causes investor or sian remedies, to this day policy- During the last years of the previ- banks, where most of the NPAs nomic stimuli, but can also provide
tempt to close loopholes in gun laws through executive home buyer confidence to wane? It makers continue to repose faith in ous government, projects were reside. a psychological boost to the animal
action. These aimed at expanding background checks could be anecdotes, actual eco- them. Sure, the effects could last stalled due to delays in approvals This is where the Keynesian wis- spirits. Of course, consumer and
for gun ownership, boosting funding for federal agen- nomic evidence, broken trust in only for a short term, but if that and clearances, legal disputes and dom of stimulus is worth recalling. investor confidence can return and
government or socio-political de- helps the economy into a higher charges of corruption. But these is- All four drivers of economic sustain only when the Keynesian
cies enforcing the laws, and improving treatment of
velopments. Not to overstate this, gear, or break out of the “pessim- sues were tackled, and yet new growth are sputtering. While reviv- boost is buttressed by credibility of
mental health conditions nationwide. Earlier, his most but there is an element of psycho- ism spiral”, it would have served its projects are not picking up. In fact, ing exports may need boosts like a implementing longer-term
ambitious push to tighten the lax regulation of gun pro- logy that keeps the economy chug- purpose. in terms of the number of new weaker rupee or more export- reforms.
liferation, floated in 2013 in the aftermath of the Sandy ging. The government’s role is as We are not quite in a recession, private sector projects announced linked incentives, consumption
Hook Elementary School shooting, was speedily shut much to provide the right policy nor are we anywhere remotely in the latest quarter, it is at a 13-year and investment sentiment can cer-
environment, as to provide a psy- near a depression. But the fact is low. tainly be boosted by conventional Ajit Ranade is an economist
down by hostile conservative lawmakers. At the heart of
the U.S. Congress’s reluctance to take steps to address
the regular occurrence of gun rampages in public
spaces is the insidious lobbying on Capitol Hill by the
deep-pocketed National Rifle Association and a myriad
of gun manufacturers. After several mass shootings,
A legacy of liberalisation
NRA spokespersons have claimed that the only answer Before Sri Lanka ushers in new economic reforms, it must take a hard look at the story so far
to gun deaths is more guns. In President Donald Trump,
tion of wealth. Inequality has women, have slumped to third transport and distribution has
they may have found their strongest ally yet. Although
deepened: the Gini coefficient, place in export income. However, abandoned producers to predat-
he described the Las Vegas shooting as an “act of pure which was 0.35 in 1973, worsened migrant remittances of mainly wo- ory middlemen, aggravating
evil”, during the 2016 campaign he had pandered to the to 0.48 by 2012-13. The richest 20% men in domestic work in West Asia agrarian distress.
gun lobby’s interest on occasion, particularly through of households command 52.9% of amounted to nearly $7 billion last
fear-mongering that if the Democratic agenda suc- income, or more than the rest com- year, or almost equal to earnings Mounting debt
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ceeded, “Pretty soon, you won’t be able to get guns.” bined; the poorest 20% muster from textiles, tourism and tea All regimes have bridged the
b. skanthakumar only 4.5%. The bottom 40% of the combined. chasm between income and ex-
The gun lobby’s multi-generational success in this re-
population survive on under $2.50 Women’s work is the basis of the penditure with loans. External
gard is built upon a cultural proclivity for gun owner-
T
he Sri Lankan government re- per day. monetised and care economy, but debt has ballooned to $46.6 billion
ship rooted in the Second Amendment of the constitu- cently released its ‘Vision Inflation is often runaway into their labour force participation (from under $942 million in 1976),
tion. Until Americans apply reasonable, if not stringent, 2025’ manifesto, heralding a double digits, whereas before 1970 rate has plateaued at under 36%, or diverting resources from public
restrictions to gun ownership, they are unlikely to es- new wave of economic reforms. Its it was under 3%. Cost of living has less than half that of men. spending to debt-servicing.
cape the regular visitation of such mass tragedies. timing coincided with the 40th an- spiralled and household debt Sri Lanka’s main food imports of Foreign direct investment last
niversary of the island’s embrace escalated. cessing zones. Employment in this wheat flour, rice, sugar, milk and year was only $898 million,
of deregulation, trade liberalisa- Manufactured goods have sector has only reached over milk products, and fish and fish whereas foreign loans totalled
The cold facts tion, and privatisation ahead of the
rest of South Asia. While the cur-
soared in share of exports from
13.4% in 1977 to 77% in 2016, but are
470,000, or under 6% of the labour
force. That’s the same number as
products are unchanged. Demand
has risen along with population in-
$1.287 billion. This has been the
pattern despite generous incent-
It’s vital that India scales up surveillance rent government seeks to revive dominated by ready-made appar- those who leave every two years crease and household income but ives to private capital and wage re-
neoliberal momentum, there is no els which have negligible local for foreign employment. Liberal- not purchasing power. The rupee pression in the export sector.
to track various influenza viruses assessment of the legacy of liberal- value addition. isation has failed to create decent is currently trading at 153 Sri The war between 1983 and 2009
E
ver since the influenza virus known as H1N1 isation even on narrow economic Industries that profited from and secure jobs. Lankan rupees to the U.S. dollar was disastrous but its economic
landed on Indian shores during the 2009 pan- benchmarks. textile and clothing quotas, duty- whereas it was 8.60 SL rupees in impact was diffuse as export pro-
demic, outbreaks have been an annual occur- free imports, tax holidays, free in- Agriculture in decline 1977, but with no corresponding duction of goods and crops was
rence. The worst was in 2015, when 2,990 people suc- Modest growth frastructure, subsidised services Agriculture has drastically de- gain in export earnings. In 2015, in- outside the conflict zone.
Growth in gross domestic product and lax environmental and labour clined in economic share to 7.1% in come from exports only equalled The promise of “inclusive and
cumbed to it. This year the virus has been particularly
has been modest. It averaged 4.8% regulations still depend on imports 2016 from 35.1% in 1970-71, and in 55% of the cost of imports, widen- equitable growth and develop-
active; mortality, at 1,873 by the last week of September, between 1978 and 2009 compared of raw and semi-finished materials. export composition to 22.6% in ing further the balance of payment” in Vision 2025 is deceitful,
is quickly catching up with the 2015 toll. In comparison, to 3.5% between 1971 and 1976. This is a barrier to linkages in the 2016 from 94.6% in 1970-71. It is still ments deficit. recycling as it does the market fun-
official figures show 2016 to be a relatively benign year, Some of the initial expansion was local economy and gobbles up net important to livelihood as over Chronic under-investment in damentalism that brought
with an H1N1 death toll of 265. The problem with these from massive inflows of grants and foreign exchange earnings. 70% of the population is rural, and food production has intensified de- prosperity only to the few in Sri
official figures, however, is that they only capture H1N1 soft loans, as Western donors and Export-oriented industrialisa- marginally more are employed in pendence on imports and also in- Lanka.
numbers, a practice that has been adopted in response multilateral agencies rushed to re- tion is promoted as the cure-all for agriculture (27.1%) than in industry security as consumers are more ex-
ward a regime hailing the virtues of all ills. Its labour force is mostly of (26.4%). posed to world market price B. Skanthakumar is with the Social
to the severity of the 2009 pandemic. But influenza was
high growth, foreign investment, women in low-wage and highly ex- There has been limited diversi- fluctuations. The withdrawal of Scientists’ Association in Colombo and
present in India even before 2009 in the form of H3N2 and free market capitalism. ploitative conditions, and where fication as tea, rubber and coconut state support in access to credit, in- author of ‘Growth with Inequality: The
and Influenza B virus types. Out of these, H3N2 is cap- Average household income has unions are not allowed to organise predominate, as before 1977. Rev- puts and extension services as well Political Economy of Neo-Liberalism in
able of causing outbreaks as big as H1N1, and yet India risen rapidly, but so has concentra- inside and outside export-pro- enues from tea, plucked mostly by as in direct purchase, storage, Sri Lanka’
does not track H3N2 cases as extensively as it does H1N1.
This means that seemingly benign years such as 2016
may probably not be benign at all. Data from outside LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.
government surveillance systems are making this fact
apparent. For example, a surveillance project for acute Bloodshed in Vegas incident is the necessity of called the massacre an “act religious lines in the ‘Left that occurred centuries ago. The five-day game
The United States is one of adopting stricter measures of pure evil”, but it is not bastion’. The depiction of No development can take Test cricket, the ultimate in
febrile illnesses, anchored at the Manipal Centre for
the few countries in the to curb gun violence. The enough unless he calls for a Kerala as a ‘god-forsaken place in a fragmented the game of cricket, should
Virus Research in Karnataka, has found that influenza world where people have proliferation of firearms has total ban on gun use. country’ and as a ‘hub of society. continue to be played over
accounts for nearly 20% of fevers across rural areas in unhindered access to made it too easy for Nasir Soomro, jihadists’ does not go down The Prime Minister’s five days (’Sport’ page,
10 Indian States — fevers that are often undiagnosed and firearms and unleash individuals to obtain Karachi, Pakistan nicely with the people of the message of taking pride in ‘Between wickets’ – “Test
classified as “mystery fevers”. During the years when violence and bloodshed to weapons. While it is State. The right wing may be religious diversity should cricket is irrational, let’s
the H1N1 burden is low in these regions, H3N2 and Influ- the detriment of peace and impossible to stop all Saffron vs red inclined to think that it can percolate to the cadres. The leave it that way”,
enza B circulation tends to spike. tranquillity on the ground. violent impulses, the The right-wing’s accusation tap religious identity for Taj Mahal is the pride of September 27). Test cricket
That a lone wolf inflicted government can and should that the CPI(M) has been political gain in the State India irrespective of can be made more
All this indicates that India’s surveillance systems are
heavy human casualties is make it much more difficult siding with “jihadi with high human whoever built it and absorbing and interesting if
still poor and underestimate the influenza burden sub- not only shocking but also for people to act on them. elements” is not worth development indices, but whatever it stands for. the International Cricket
stantially. If numbers are unsatisfactorily tracked, so bears testament to the Finally, the glorification of being taken seriously. that might just be wishful V. Subramanian, Council can consider the
are changes in the viral genome. As a 2015 commentary failure of successive state violence needs to stop. Most Before accusing the Left of thinking. Chennai following: the game should
by a pair of researchers from the Massachusetts Insti- and federal administrations mass murderers gain infamy “murder politics”, the right G. David Milton, be restricted to a maximum
tute of Technology pointed out, India submits a woe- in the U.S. to enforce curbs through round-the-clock wing should introspect over Maruthancode, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu Losing out of 400 overs. Each side
fully small number of H1N1 genetic sequences to global when it comes to the access media portrayals. This leads how its cadres behave. The statistics (‘Datapoint’ – should play a maximum of
and use of firearms by its to a culture in which stories During his yatra in Kerala, Omitted “Nobels for noble work”, 100 overs per innings. Thus
open-access databases for a country of its size and pop-
citizens. The Second of mass shootings circulate BJP president Amit Shah That one of the wonders of October 3) highlight the every Test match will
ulation. Sequencing is important because it can detect Amendment of the U.S. and gain momentum, should “raise the world, the Taj Mahal, plight of Indian institutions become result-oriented.
mutations in genetic material that help the virus evade constitution, which protects making further shootings a consciousness” on political did not feature in the in the field of research. Spectators will also have the
human immune systems, making it more deadly. Be- the right of its citizens to greater possibility. violence against CPI(M) tourism booklet issued by Research in India has to be benefit of watching players
cause India does not sequence a large enough sample of bear arms, warrants an Arun Anand, workers as much as against the Uttar Pradesh given the utmost priority at adopt playing styles of T20
immediate review. A Thiruvananthapuram his party cadres for his government is one more this point in time. It would and one-day internationals.
viral genomes, it would be missing mutations that could
explain changes in the lethality of the virus. Put to- country which takes pride ‘mission’ to be of some instance of the intent of the be great if world-class Teams struggle to bowl 90
in its vibrant and liberal ■ John Lennon, one of the success (“Amit Shah to lead government to take its research institutions are overs in a day. Therefore,
gether, the numbers data and sequence data will enable
democratic framework world’s leading musician BJP march in Kerala”, ideology to the next level established in India. The play should be restricted to
sensible vaccination decisions. Vaccination is the best cannot afford to remain a activists, sang: “Imagine no October 3). (“Taj Mahal missing in U.P. zeal and the talent of 80 overs per day.
weapon that India has against this menace, because Os- mute spectator to the possessions/I wonder if you When it comes to the cult of govt brochure”, October 3). ambitious Indians ought to As far as poor attendance at
eltamivir, the antiviral commonly deployed against flu, scenario where the lives of can.... ” Unfortunately, he political violence, leaders There are some who be made use of. The Test matches is concerned, I
is of doubtful efficacy unless administered early its own citizens continue to too was a victim of gun must rise above continue to harp on the modernisation of Indian suggest that entry to
enough. Yet, India has thus far stayed away from vaccin- remain stake owing to its violence. The world is numb partisanship. excesses committed by the institutes can be achieved stadiums be made free of
ating even high-risk groups such as pregnant women liberal legal framework on after the brutal attack in Las Kerala, a State famed for its Mughals, but one cannot by collaborating with cost, except for some
the access and use of Vegas. But this is not an communal harmony, has to ignore their rich foreign institutions. This enclosures. Players will
and diabetics, because influenza is thought to be a more
firearms. isolated incident as history now guard itself against contributions in the fields of would ensure that much have the benefit of playing
manageable public health challenge compared to mam- M. Jeyaram, will show. It is strange why attempts by the right wing art, literature, music, sought-after technological before large crowds.
moths such as tuberculosis. Better surveillance of influ- Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu America has such a soft to drive a wedge between poetry and architecture. No benefits flow into and out of Mohan Thomas,
enza will possibly change this perception by revealing policy on the buying and communities. It is not easy purpose would be served in India. Chennai
the true scale of this public health issue. ■ The most important selling guns. President to spread religious hatred carrying forward Anji Naik Mudavath, more letters online:
takeaway from this horrific Donald Trump may have and polarise people on ‘grievances’ over incidents Kharagpur, West Bengal www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/
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THE WEDNESDAY INTERVIEW | BADER EDDIN MOHAMMAD ADIB HASSOUN
‘The West puts conditions, the East helps’

Syria’s Grand Mufti on India’s support for the country, the threat to Islam today, and the Kashmir issue
Peerzada Ashiq found this example in India — ence inflicted in places like vice to all women in India is
in universities, mosques and London, Spain, etc. We have to protect their country.
Grand Mufti Ahmad Bader Eddin Mohammad Adib Hassoun is temples. been warning not to let this
the highest Islamic authority in Syria. The Islamic scholar, who fire spread to Syria and the You choose to visit
openly supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, wields con- What poses a greater region because this will Kashmir, which too is
siderable influence over the entire Levant. In a rare visit to In- threat to Islam today: reach the sponsors too. We going through a rough
dia, Mr. Hassoun held a series of meetings with different sections extremism or sectarian are cooperating with India to phase of conflict.
of society besides visiting temples and Islamic centres in Delhi divide? reach the sources of
and Lucknow. In an interview in Srinagar, Mr. Hassoun spoke terrorism. ■ The sons of Kashmir
about the Syrian war, the difference between the West and East ■ The most dangerous thing should unify and say a big no
in their attitude towards Syria, and issues before the Islamic we face is that some Muslims In your meeting with to those who wish to divide
world at the moment. Excerpts: don’t understand real Islam Jammu and Kashmir Chief it. Kashmir is also a part of
and start issuing certificates Minister Mehbooba Mufti, ummah. Kashmir’s power
Syria is going through tions date back to the days of to non-Muslims. They do not you described her as a stems from India’s strength.
difficult times. Is peace on the ancient Silk Route. I pray represent the majority of role model and raised There are powers who want
the horizon now? this continues. Syria is re- Muslims. Today, terrorism many an eyebrow in to divide Kashmir, weaken
building itself. We will not and Islam are seen together, Kashmir and outside. Kashmir, and weaken India. I
We are at the gates of victory. rely on Western countries, which is wrong. If Islam What was the context of pray to Allah to guide leaders
We are highly thankful to, which destroyed it. Two preached terrorism, over 1.5 your reference? in the continent. BRICS was
and appreciate the role of, weeks ago, Syrian President billion Muslims would not be created to join the economy
India, Russia, China, and Bashar al-Assad told all Syr- practising it and living to- ■ When I saw Chief Minister and the people. It could be
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Iran. All these countries ian ambassadors in a rare gether with Hindus, Mehbooba Mufti, I wished replicated in the entire In-
stood by Syria against the meeting that we should not Buddhists and Christians that all Indian women, irre- dian subcontinent. It’s not
scourge of terrorism. Those rely on Western countries across the world. The real spective of their religion, difficult if honest people are
who claim that there is a sec- but should look towards the Muslim is one who facilitates should also learn to have a there and intend to have
tarian war going on in Syria East. The West puts condi- a life, not one who termin- bigger role in life and work peace for their future genera-
should also probe what tions if they extend any help. ates it. All those who show towards safeguarding their tions. If Bangladesh, India
stokes fighting in places like On the other hand, the East the way towards happiness nation. Ms. Mufti is an ex- and Pakistan join hands,
Libya, Somalia, Yemen, not only helps, but also sees You have held an stay within the country and are our brothers, irrespective ample by virtue of her ethics they will emerge as the
Palestine. Would they also
term these struggles as sec-
Syria as a partner. This is the
difference between the East
extensive tour of India
this time. What was the
should not wield weapons
against the government.
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> Europeans are
trying to describe
of their religion. and work. I have never met
Ms. Mufti before. I was happy
biggest economical power.
India’s culture is a treasure
tarian ones? I am inviting all and the West. prime purpose of your Gandhiji could achieve his the war in Syria as How can Muslims fight the that an Indian woman has a for the whole world. Indian
of you to visit Syria and see On behalf of the govern- visit? objectives without holding or a sectarian or extremism prevalent in role in politics. This Indian culture has taught us about
the reality with your own ment of Syria, I request In- giving any weapon. If they religious war. In many parts? subcontinent has produced diversity and unification. It
eyes. People need to read dian companies and busi- ■ It was to deliver the mes- were the real opposition, reality, it’s a war people like Benazir Bhutto, has preserved Muslim,
again about Syria. nessmen to visit Syria. A lot sage of Syria. Europeans are they should not have des- ■ Only a culture of dialogue Indira Gandhi. I wish Ms. Buddhist and pre-historic
of Chinese, Russian, and Ira- trying to describe it (the war troyed their own country
against will help to end extremism. Mufti becomes more than an heritage sites, which is diffi-
What role could India nian companies are already in Syria) as a sectarian or reli- and brought outsiders and colonialism. Besides, the Western media example for Indian Muslims. cult to recreate otherwise.
play in restoring order there. India has advanced gious war. In reality, it’s a external forces under the needs to stop misrepresent- Prophet Muhammad has We need to learn from India
there? technology in many fields war against colonialism. It pretext of changing the re- all are one ummah or one na- ing the truth about Islam. We made it clear that education how to hand down to next
and bilateral visits are the started with the war in Iraq. gime, especially when the tion and not sons of different should also seek those who is a requisite for both men generations real treasure and
■ Syrians would like to thank need of the hour and should Then they tried to divide the government was an elected sects or madhab (religions). I sponsor the extremist ideo- and women. If we educate not hatred.
India for keeping its embassy be considered actively by Levant and Lebanon along one. This is what they have asked them to keep this na- logy. There are ideological women, it will spread to the I wish Kashmir develops
open in our country even both sides. Besides, we re- religious lines, which is what tried to do with Indian lead- tion strong and said, ‘Don’t sponsors and financial spon- entire family and society. An soon. The Almighty has
when there was pressure quire an engagement we have prevented. Amer- ers in the past, including fall prey to extremism.’ The sors. There are countries ex- educated woman serves not made it beautiful with awe-
from Britain and the United between Muslim scholars ican and European air forces (former Indian Prime Minis- diversity that India enjoys re- porting this ideology to the only her family but the some weather. The sons of
States to close it. These coun- here and there to see for came from the Mediter- ter) Indira Gandhi. flects its rich culture. I visited outside world. Who has whole of humanity and the the soil should spread love
tries exerted pressure on themselves that there is no ranean seas to target Iraq, an Islamic institute in Luc- given weapons to these ex- nation. The mother of all and peace all over the world.
other countries too to close sectarian divide. People are but Syria faced them and During the tour, you met know and similar institutes tremists? This question Muslims, Hazrat Khadijah, The powers that want to di-
their embassies. India stuck one there and belong to one prevented them from going Muslim and Hindu of Buddhists and Christians needs to be posed to the U.S., was the biggest merchant in vide and weaken India and
to its position on Syria all nation. over its territory. Later, they scholars and visited — this is the real wealth that France, especially Germany Mecca. Hazrat Fatima Zahra Kashmir won’t achieve it. I
along. It’s because our rela- gathered 3.5 lakh terrorists temples and Islamic India possesses. The more and Britain. All of Britain’s was an orator and produced could see India emerging as a
and mercenaries to enter centres. How fruitful were India increases it, the more it mosques are occupied by the poetry. Ayesha, the mother great power in the Indian
Syria to destroy it and co- the meetings? will make Indian culture extremists. If a scholar or of all Muslims, would deliver subcontinent. But don’t let
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> Today, terrorism and Islam are seen together,
which is wrong. If Islam preached terrorism, over operated with some Syrian richer. Almighty Allah imam is tolerant, he is kicked the best speeches. All Muslim the Europeans divide you
people who don’t represent ■ I tried to spread one mes- wanted to see the universe out of Britain. We need to women should be like them. again. Some of them are with
1.5 billion Muslims would not be practising it and
any opposition. Such people sage to all the people I met in like this. We should make it a seek them in Tora Bora I asked Ms. Mufti too to fol- Pakistan and others are with
living together with Hindus, Buddhists and are settled in Riyadh, Istan- (different) parts of India, in- happy universe and allow (Afghanistan), in Riyadh low these great women and India. They love neither In-
Christians across the world. The real Muslim is one bul, Cairo and Europe. The cluding Islamic, Hindu and people to enjoy their lives. (Saudi Arabia), in Manhattan learn from Benazir Bhutto dia nor Pakistan. They are
who facilitates a life, not one who terminates it. healthy opposition should Buddhist scholars — that we And see all as one family. I (U.S.). We condemn the viol- and Indira Gandhi. My ad- afraid of any unification.
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Awaiting police reforms FIFTY YEARS AGO OCTOBER 4, 1967
Naval exercises in Arabian Sea

Only strong public opinion can move
The Indian Fleet sailed out of Cochin to-day [October 3] to
the political class to implement the take part in extensive exercises in the Arabian Sea. The three-
2006 Supreme Court directives day exercises, under the command of Vice-Admiral A.K. Chat-
terji, are being conducted with the primary aim of enabling
N.K. SINGH the Chief of Naval Staff to assess the operational efficiency of
the Fleet. Early to-day, one by one, the small ships slipped
The Indian Police Foundation was in- from their moorings in the Cochin channel and sped out to
augurated in 2015 to mount pressure predetermined search areas in the sea, to clear the harbour
on State governments to implement approaches of lurking “enemy submarines.” Later, the main
the directions of the Supreme Court on body of the Fleet, the carrier Vikrant and cruises Mysore and
police reforms (Prakash Singh v. Union Delhi steamed out of harbour to rendezvous with the re-
K.V.S. GIRI
of India). The court in 2006 had issued mainder of the Fleet.

seven binding directions to implement
those reforms. It took the court a little
over 10 years to give its verdict on the writ petition filed by A HUNDRED YEARS AGO OCTOBER 4, 1917
Prakash Singh and me in 1996. We were happy when the or-
ders came because almost all the submissions made by us and Appeal to Anglo-Indians
several others such as the Commonwealth Human Rights Initi-
ative, the Human Rights Commission, and the Ribeiro Com- In view of the recent actions of the Government of India, the
mittee were accepted. Eleven years have passed, but States Honorary Secretary of the Federal Council of the Anglo-Indian
have taken only some grudging steps to implement the re-
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CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Association of India appeals to Anglo-Indians to join the Asso-
forms. September 22 is is observed every year by the Police ciation immediately so that when action is taken it may really
CONCEPTUAL NOTEBOOK be with the authority and support of the people [according to
Foundation as Police Reform Day to create awareness for the
much-needed reforms. Weekend effect a report from Bangalore]. He writes: Without exception, the
Finance From Delhi to Mumbai members of both Anglo-Indian Associations and the Empire
League are united in deploring the recent policy of the Gov-
Stronghold over the police
The fact is that political authorities still have a stronghold over This refers to a phe- The experience of reviewing films changes from city to city ernment of India which they feel to be weak and unworthy of
the police. When a new government is elected, the first thing it nomenon observed in fin- the dignity of British statesmanship. They view with alarm the
does (as it happened recently in Uttar Pradesh) is to replace ancial markets wherein Namrata Joshi critics WhatsApp group is Sunny Super Sound, results of the policy already apparent to a man the members
the Director General of Police (DGP) of the State. In some the returns that investors enterprising and organ- Lightbox, and The View seem prepared to support the action of the European Associ-
cases, this is also happening with the Chief Secretaries. There earn on stocks on There’s a WhatsApp group ised. Before a Friday ends, (its recliners are perfect to ation, but there are many hundreds of Anglo-Indians who
are a few exceptions, no doubt — the Chief Minister of Bihar Mondays is lower than that I am a part of called the next week’s films are practise shavasana when have not yet associated themselves with either Association or
changed neither the DGP nor the Chief Secretary, both of what they earned on them ‘Dilliwalas’ whose mem- listed; by the beginning of the film threatens to bore League and to such this appeal is made. No Anglo-Indian can
whom he inherited from his predecessor under rather acrimo- on the preceding Fridays. bers are film critics and the following week, show you to death). The chut- afford to remain outside or indifferent when such important
nious circumstances. There are many theories journalists in Delhi with timings are fixed and pos- ney sandwiches are nice crisis in his community’s history is at stake.
The result is that the police even today is not trusted by the that have been proposed whom I have spent most sible clashes of film pre- as is the cutting chai, but
people. They perceive the force as being partisan, politicised, by market experts to ex- of my career watching views averted after negoti- the samosas in Mumbai
and generally not very competent. Nothing confirms this more plain the prevalence of the movies. It is also a forum ations with PRs. Mumbai theatres just don’t match CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
than the frequent demand for probes by the CBI into crimes weekend effect. Some at- for venting — why does the is deeply involved with up to Delhi.
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which can be handled by Criminal Investigation Departments. tribute lower returns on Mumbai press get to watch films; Delhi courts them On the flip side, late- DATA POINT
Even in the recent murder case of journalist-activist Gauri Mondays to the fact that all the films, that too in ad- from a distance. night screenings in Delhi
Lankesh, there was a demand for a CBI probe. companies usually release vance, while Delhi has to In Delhi, things are sim- would mean waiting for
And what about the CBI? Only a few years back, the Su- bad news on Fridays after remain largely clueless? pler. There is just one the office cab to safely
preme Court had called it a “caged parrot”. If at all, the lock of the market closes, so the Often I am told how the venue — the delightful, ferry you home. In peren-
that cage has become tighter. And very often now, the demand news has its negative im- right-hand corner aisle old-worldly Delite Dia- nially awake Mumbai,
for a CBI probe is accompanied by a Supreme Court-mon- pact on the stock price on seat at Delite Diamond in mond on Asaf Ali Road there’s always an auto to
itored probe. Monday rather than on Delhi, fourth row from the whose interiors look like jump into, without a care,
Friday. Others have dis- back, has been missing Mughal-e-Azam sets. In my even at 2 a.m.
Implementing Lokpal puted the validity of the me. I yearn for my favour- younger days there was Many of the screenings
Much of the problem would not have been if the 2013 Lokpal weekend effect arguing ite spot from where I have also the Films Division in Delhi were preceded or
legislation was put in place. The Lokpal would have the either that it never existed carried out my film review Auditorium on Mahadev followed by our own chai
powers to oversee the CBI’s work and would ease the burden or that its impact has ten- duties for the longest Road, where films were and sabudana vada ses-
of the court. However, even the Opposition is not enthusiastic ded to fade over the years. time, while eating a maha served to the press along sions at the Indian Wo-
about the Lokpal as parties across the political spectrum have samosa (four times the with a modest cardboard men’s Press Corps or tea,
a vested interest in continuing with the present police system. normal size) and drinking snack pack. pakoda and egg-on-toast
Ultimately, it is only strong public opinion that can move the ‘expresso’ from disposable In Mumbai there is no at the Press Club of India.
political class to implement the 2006 directives. But the police CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC styrofoam cups. dearth of venues — from In Mumbai, the possibility
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has to set examples to win public trust. Reform must start at Reviewing a film comes Famous Studios in Ma- of nei idlis, rasam rice, ven
home. Since the political class has a vested interest in the MORE ON
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with its own rituals which halaxmi for Marathi films, pongal and filter coffee at
present system, no amount of pressure will work. We will have change from city to city. to the NFDC preview Dakshinayan between
to fall back on the judiciary, which wants an impartial and pro-
THE WEB
The only constant for me theatre in Nehru Planet- noon and matinee screen-
fessional police force because it knows that the criminal justice from Delhi to Mumbai is arium for English releases, ings in Juhu brightens up a
America’s gun problem in
system cannot function without a healthy police and investig- my obsession with the to Cinepolis in Andheri critics’ day. The spoilers to
five charts
ative agency. aisle seat. I can’t do with and PVRs in Juhu and filmi dates in Mumbai are
http://bit.ly/ any other. Andheri for Hindi films. the city’s infamous traffic
N.K. Singh is a former Joint Director of the CBI and member, National AmericaGunProblem WhatsApp groups too But my favourites are the snarls, especially if it’s a
Executive of the JD(U) are different. The Mumbai small preview theatres — week of 10 Hindi releases.
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THE HINDU
FROM PAGE ONE
JeM attacks BSF camp;

Can India protect Rohingya, SC asks govt.
Bench rejects Centre’s stance that decision to deport the community is outside the domain of the Supreme Court
soldier, 3 ultras die Krishnadas Rajagopal
NEW DELHI
hingya refugees will eat into
the resources meant for cit-
with a long-term visa. This
had to be done irrespective
Sources in the counter-in- Security forces used high- Can India protect a large sec- izens. “Our Constitution is of religion, gender, etc.
surgency cell said the milit- calibre shelling to flush out tion of humanity comprising not made up of group rights He said India had been
ants spread out as they the militants. The third mil- Rohingya women, children, but individual rights,” Mr. “supportive of burden-shar-
mounted the attack. itant was smoked out and the sick and the old who are Nariman submitted. Mr. Nar- ing, of providing humanit-
“One tried to enter the “jumped from the complex “really suffering”? iman, who introduced him- arian assistance,” citing the
camp through the main en- around 2 p.m.” This is the question the self as a refugee from British Nepal earthquake as an in-
trance, lobbing grenades, Sources said the JeM Supreme Court wants the Burma, submitted that the stance. The court asked the
while two others cut the wanted the attack to be government to answer. fundamental right to life en- government to address Mr.
barbed wires to reach the staged on the first an- The government, mean- shrined in Article 21 protects Nariman’s submissions that
premises and stormed a niversary of the surgical while, said the crisis over its all “persons,” including humanitarian concerns of
concrete block,” a police of- strikes carried out by India move to deport 40,000 Ro- refugees who fled persecu- children, women, the sick
ficer said. in the Pakistan-occupied hingya was not “justiciable”, tion in their native countries. and the old outweigh justi-
Kashmir on September 29 that is, the issue outside the ciability and cannot be
High-calibre shelling last year. Two groups of mil- Supreme Court’s domain. Universal obligation viewed in the same light as
The body of Braj Kishore Ya- itants were sent for the at- But the court rejected this He said the obligation to “everyone”. The next date of
dav was found in the com- tack — one through the stand outright. grant asylum was universal. hearing is October 13.
plex occupied by two milit- Poonch route in Jammu and “I, for one, believe, from “The Government of India The Rohingya had offered
ants. “Four BSF jawans were the other through the Uri my past experience of 40 has constantly made efforts that anyone among them
also injured,” Mr. Khan said. route in Kashmir, they said. years, that when a petition to substantiate, enhance the found to be a militant can be
like this comes to us under Kindred spirits: A file photo of children belonging to the Rohingya community playing at a rights of refugees. The Au- proceeded against as per the
Article 32 of the Constitu- refugee colony at Kalindi Kunj in New Delhi. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA * gust 8 communication is law. They were replying to
Mallya held again for tion, the court should be

very slow in abdicating its
jurisdiction,” Chief Justice of
States to identify Rohingya
and aid in their deportation
Faced with stiff resistance
from the Bench, the govern-
sync” with its August 8 dir-
ective for deportation of Ro-
totally contradictory to Art-
icle 14. It sticks out like a sore
thumb in our nation’s policy
the Centre’s claims that the
Rohingya community was a
threat to national security,
money laundering India Dipak Misra, who leads

the three-judge Bench com-
prising Justices A.M. Khan-
was based on certain “exec-
utive parameters” such as
diplomatic concerns, on
ment climbed down to ex-
plain that whether an issue
was justiciable or not ought
hingya. He submitted that
the government’s affidavit
claiming the question of de-
towards protection
refugees,” he submitted.
Mr. Nariman referred to
of easy prey for radicalisation.
Their affidavit had referred
to India’s strong track record
“The government alleges for the timetable and the wilkar and D.Y. whether the country can sus- to be decided on a case to portation of Rohingya was the December 29, 2011 dir- of hosting refugees.
that some may have ended hearing — we are keen to Chandrachud, responded to tain such an influx of case basis. exclusively “within its sub- ective which laid out the The Rohingya community,
up in Force India Formula keep the same hearing and the government. refugees and geographically jective domain and not justi- standard operating proced- represented by main peti-
1,” he added, when asked for that is the date the govern- The Centre, represented whether there would be ten- ‘Out of sync’ ciable” makes “big inroads ure and internal guidelines tioner Mohammad Salimul-
additional details by the ment has pushed for,” said by Additional Solicitor-Gen- sions and threat to national Senior advocate Fali Nar- into what we thought our for the Foreigner Regional lah, said the government
Chief Magistrate Emma barrister Ben Watson, rep- eral Tushar Mehta, submit- security. It denied saying all iman, appearing for the Ro- Constitution was.” Registration Offices (FRRO), could not make a “blanket
Arbuthnot. resenting Mr. Mallya. ted that its August 8, 2017 Rohingya were terrorists, but hingya community, said the He rubbished the govern- and if necessary take steps to claim that all Rohingya
While the additional “We don’t want this hap- communication to all the only “some of them”. government “has gone out of ment’s claims that the Ro- provide the foreign national refugees have terror links.”
charges add a new complex- pening on a regular basis,”
ity to the case, requiring fur- said Ms. Arbuthnot of the
ther submissions from both addition of the new charges,
sides, including for India to
update its outline of the
case, both sides are pushing
warning that if it kept hap-
pening, it could put the
dates for the hearing at risk.
NIA quizzes
J&K MLA ‘Significant push’ for Mallya extradition
for the existing dates for the She concurred with a de-
hearing — December 4 — to fence request that no new Rashid Officials say his arrest means the Crown Prosecution Service has taken note of the ED documents
be maintained. “Naturally material should be pro-
we were concerned about duced in relation to the The ED, in a statement, not been filed in the case.
<
> Money
Special Correspondent Devesh K. Pandey laundering
the implication that this has case. New Delhi NEW DELHI said Mr. Mallya had been ar- “Second, money launder-
offence fulfils ‘dual
The National Investigation The fresh arrest warrant rested in pursuance of the ing is also recognised as a
criminality’ clause
Agency (NIA) questioned against businessman Vijay fresh extradition request criminal offence in both the
in extradition
‘Haque is a victim of an Independent legislator
from Jammu and Kashmir,
Sheikh Abdul Rashid, pop-
Mallya on money laundering
charge is a sign that India’s
push for his extradition from
sent by it for facing trial in
the case.
“A fresh application for
treaty with U.K.
countries, fulfilling the re-
quirement of ‘dual criminal-
ity’ as per the India-U.K. Ex-
mistaken identity’ ularly known as Engineer
Rashid, in connection with
the United Kingdom has
gained more weight, accord-
his extradition was routed
through the Ministry of Ex-
basis of a charge sheet filed
by the CBI in just one case
tradition Treaty (1993) and
therefore, the charge will be
a case related to the funding to investigating agencies. ternal Affairs, which has connected to IDBI Bank, clubbed with those invoked
“Though their names were He said nearly about 40 ing of terror activities in Mr. Mallya was arrested since been filed before the which involved about ₹900 by the CBI, thereby further
same, the JCO’s father is residents of his village, Ka- Kashmir. for the second time in Lon- court concerned in London, crore. strengthening the case
Maqbool Ali, while we were lahi Kash, barely 60 km Mr. Rashid, who repres- don on Tuesday on the basis through the Crown Prosecu- against him before the U.K.
looking for the son of Maq- from Guwahati, had re- ents the Langate Assembly of a charge sheet filed by the tion Service, U.K. The matter Vijay Mallya Overarching FIR court,” the official said.
bool Hussain. Initially, we ceived similar notices. constituency in north Enforcement Directorate un- came up for hearing on Another overarching FIR re- Another official said the
had returned the notice to There are 100 such tribunals Kashmir, is the first mainder the Prevention of Money Tuesday … He is already fa- Prosecution Service had gistered by the CBI in August move would also ensure that
the Foreigners Tribunal say- in Assam that determine the stream politician to have Laundering Act before a cing extradition proceedings taken note of the ED docu- 2016 against Mr. Mallya and when Mr. Mallya gets extra-
ing the person is untrace- citizenship of a person been summoned by the Mumbai court on June 14 in the U.K. in a criminal case ments that pertain to a com- others, for allegedly causing dited, he was prosecuted in
able. But then the notice whose Indian nationality is NIA in the case. against him and eight other of the CBI,” it said. prehensive investigation into a loss of ₹6,027 crore to a both the cases of the CBI and
was resent by the Tribunal,” doubtful. The MLA, who walked accused. The directorate has Mr. Mallya’s arrest on all the alleged wilful defaults consortium of banks, led by the ED. As part of the money
said Mr Sahay. “There is only one Maq- into the NIA headquarters shared the relevant docu- money laundering charge is involving funds of over the State Bank of India, laundering investigation, the
bool in our village and that with a file and other documents with the U.K. authorit- significant for two reasons, ₹9,000 crore. could not be included in the directorate has so far at-
Meets SP is my father. In some documents, said he had nothing ies for inclusion in the extra- an official said. First, he said, The extradition proceed- extradition request at that tached assets worth over
“The JCO met the Superin- ments, his name is men- to hide. dition proceedings. this meant that the Crown ings were initiated on the stage as a charge sheet had ₹9,900 crore.
tendent of Police today and I tioned as Maqbool Ali while His name had cropped
have spoken to his seniors in a few others it is Hus- up during the interrogation
in the Army and the issue sain,” said the retired Army
India set to ink $4.5-bn CM invited me to join

of businessman Zahoor
has been sorted out,” he ad- official. Watali, arrested for al-
ded. The Assam police chief Detection and deporta- legedly supplying money
credit deal with Bangladesh ANDA: Narayan Rane

said the notice on Mr. Haque tion of foreign nationals was to terror groups and separ-
was collected by the brother an electoral campaign that atists in the Valley.
of the Army veteran and not played a major role in pro-
served by the State police.
“But that’s only after our
pelling the BJP to power.
While the Congress alleged
decision yet to be taken, says BJP
local police station called that “minorities are being Pak. Minister’s Arun Jaitley arrives in Dhaka ahead of the signing Alok Deshpande On Monday, The Hindu
me up on September 17 and harassed in the garb of de- reported that the BJP had
informed me that a notice tecting foreigners”, Assam salvo at Modi Press Trust of India man said. A special aircraft
Mumbai
The Maharashtra Swabhi- wanted Mr. Rane to form a
has come from the Foreign- Chief Minister Sarbananda carrying Mr. Jaitley landed at man Paksha (MSP) has been party as a precondition to
sparks row
Dhaka
ers Tribunal,” said Mr. Sonowal rejected the Union Finance Minister the Bangladesh Air Force invited to join the BJP-led joining the NDA. Sources
Haque. charge. Arun Jaitley arrived here on base on Tuesday afternoon. National Democratic Alli- said talks were in progress
Press Trust of India Tuesday ahead of India and Mr. Muhith received his ance, its founder and Con- on the portfolio to be
New Delhi Bangladesh signing the third counterpart, who was ac- gress rebel Narayan Rane offered to Mr. Rane in the
Excise duty on petrol, The BJP has reacted
strongly to Pakistan’s For-
line of credit (LoC) agree-
ment involving $4.5 billion
companied by a group of
business leaders and senior
said. Mr. Rane, who met
with Chief Minister De-
State Cabinet.
They said he is likely to
eign Minister Khawaja to be spent on infrastructure officials on the three-day vendra Fadnavis late on get the Revenue Ministry,
diesel cut by ₹2 Asif ’s remarks branding
Prime Minister Narendra
and social
development.
sector visit. Tuesday at the latter’s offi-
cial residence, Varsha, said,
held at present
Chandrakant Patil, who is
by
Modi a “terrorist” and that “His visit will be marked New visa scheme “[Mr. Fadnavis] has invited next in seniority to the CM.
“This rise in the prices of during the remaining part of
India was being run by “a by the signing of the deal ... The two countries signed me to join the BJP-led NDA. I Sources in the BJP said a
petrol and diesel is also re- this financial year on ac-
terrorist party”. that was announced during Arun Jaitley the first LoC in August 2010. conveyed that a decision decision on this is yet to be
flected in WPI inflation, count of the two rupee cut
The party dismissed the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasi- The second one was inked in will be taken in two days.” taken.
which has increased to in excise duty.
Pakistani minister as a na’s New Delhi visit,” a motion and Protection of In- March 2016. According to
3.24% for August 2017, com- “There would be an im-
“political pygmy”. Bangladesh Finance Min- vestments” would also be the tour schedule, Mr. Jaitley
pared to 1.88% for July
2017,” the government state-
ment said, adding that,
pact on revenue, but there
would also be a beneficial
impact on inflation as petro-
“The Pakistan Foreign
Minister is a political
istry spokesman
presspersons.
told signed in the presence of Mr.
Jaitley and his Bangladesh
would call on
Bangladesh premier and in-
the Fresh spate of
“This also prompted the
government to act swiftly.”
leum is an input in trans-
port,” D.K. Srivastava, Chief
pygmy in a powerless gov-
ernment kowtowing to the
terror organisations,” BJP
He said two agreements
for the implementation of
the third LoC and the “Joint
counterpart A.M.A. Muhith.
“The two countries are
also expected to enter into
augurate, along with his
counterpart, a scheme for
cashless transactions for
flooding in Assam
The exchequer stands to Policy Adviser at EY India,
spokesperson G.V.L Interpretative Notes on the another deal on investment visa run by the State Bank of Staff Reporter in the State. At least 22 lakh
lose about ₹13,000 crore told The Hindu.
Narasimha Rao said here Agreement between India promotion and protection India on behalf of the Indian Kolkata people were affected in
on Tuesday. and Bangladesh for the Pro- during the visit,” the spokes- High Commission. About 90,000 people have those phases.
been affected in five dis- “The districts of Dhemaji,
SC poser to Kerala HC tricts of Assam in fresh Lakhimpur, South Salmara,
on interfaith marriage Kerala IS recruit ‘texts’ mother round of flooding after a

month’s respite.
According to the Assam
State Disaster Management
Goalpara and Karbi-Anglong
are affected,” an official told
The Hindu.
According to the flood re-
Authority (ASDMA), as port by the ASDMA on Tues-
Former Supreme Court Court to stop the NIA probe Vincent, presumed dead, had moved to IS-controlled area in Afghanistan many as 16,000 of them day, 32 relief camps have
judge, Justice R.V. in light of subsequent events were rendered homeless in been set up in three dis-
Raveendran, had refused showing that the girl conver- Vijaita Singh mother last week that he was App by Ashfak Majeed, who Malayalam, the one sent by the fresh flooding that tricts.
the SC’s assignment to mon- ted of her own free will and New Delhi alive. was also part of the group Vincent to his mother was in began on September 30. While 30 relief camps
itor the NIA probe. that she is being confined A Kerala resident, who was that travelled to Afghanistan, English. However, there have been have been set up in Goal-
Mr. Jahan’s recall petition and “tortured” by her par- said to have been killed dur- Says he is safe said, “Yahya [Bestin], whom On April 18, an Afgh- no casualties. In two earlier para district, the districts of
has requested the Supreme ents. ing a battle in Afghanistan “Vincent’s mother received you all consider a Jew, have anistan-based news agency phases, one from May to Dhemaji and Karbi-
between Islamic State forces the message on Telegram [an become martyr, Inshaallah. had claimed that 13 Indians July and another in August, Anglobng respectively have
and American troops six Internet-based messaging It was in the frontline of war were killed in the Massive as many as 160 people died four and two relief camps.
Ministry of Health ranks first months ago, sent a message
to his family last week that
service]. It was sent from a
number that Vincent used
against American kufrs
(Infidels).”
Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB)
attack by the U.S. military in
he was not dead. when he went to Afgh- Achin district of Nangarhar
in Swachh Bharat initiative Bestin Vincent, a resident
of Palakkad, who converted
anistan last year. He said the
report about him being
NIA sceptical
A National Investigation
province, but neither the
NIA nor the family members
Staff Reporter on the third anniversary of to Islam and assumed the killed was not true and that Agency official said the corroborated the claims.
New Delhi the Mission on October 2. identity of Yahya, had he was safe and sound,” the agency was yet to hear any- Vincent’s brother Bexon
The Ministry of Health and Health Secretary C. K. moved to Afghanistan with official said. thing from the Afghan au- and his wife, Nimisha, alias
Family Welfare has been ad- Mishra received the award his wife, Merrin, alias On April 29, B.C. Rehman, thorities. “This message fur- Fathima, who also converted
judged as the best depart- on behalf of the Ministry. Mariam, and 19 others to live a relative of Mohammad ther creates confusion. We to Islam, were with the
ment for its contribution “Swachhta Pakhwada in the IS-controlled territory Hafeezuddin, another ab- are not taking it at face group that left for Afgh-
during ‘Swachhta Pakh- was observed within the in the Khorasan province of sconding youth, who was al- value,” the official said. anistan.
wada’, an inter-ministry ini- Ministry offices, in Central Afghanistan last year. legedly killed in a drone at- Another Kerala resident, Mainly comprising defect-
tiative of the Swachh Bharat Government Hospitals, and Vincent and Merrin con- tack last year, received a Murshid Mohammad, is also ors from the Tehrik-i-Taliban
Mission. The Ministry ob- in public health facilities in verted after their marriage. message that Vincent had said to have been killed in Pakistan (TTP), the Wilayat
served the Swachhta Pakh- all the States/UTs,” noted a A senior government offi- been killed during a clash drone attacks last year. Khorasan of Islamic State in
wada from February 1-15. release issued by the cial said Vincent, alias with the American forces. While the message sent on Afghanistan came into exist-
The award was presented Ministry. Yahya, had messaged his The message sent on Whats- WhatsApp in April was in ence in 2015.
CM A ND-NDE
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017 NEWS 11

Militants had been camping in Srinagar for a month?

Security forces say a group of 10 Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorists crossed over from Pakistan and had fanned out across Jammu and Kashmir in three groups
Soldier killed in Pak.

Peerzada Ashiq Demarche to Pakistan
Srinagar on killing of minors
The three Jaish-e- NEW DELHI
Muhammad militants who India on Tuesday
attacked the Border Security
Force camp here on Tues-
day are believed to have
been in the city for around a
sniper fire in Poonch summoned Pakistan’s
Deputy High Commissioner
Syed Haider Shah, and
issued a demarche over the
month after infiltrating from death of three minors in
Pakistan. He was manning a post on the LoC in Balakote sector “unprovoked firing” by
Sources in the security Pakistani forces in the
agencies told The Hindu that Special Correspondent Poonch sector. “It was
a group of militants had car- Srinagar conveyed that such
ried out reconnaissance in One soldier was killed in deliberate targeting of
the city in the past month. sniper fire by Pakistani civilians was not acceptable
Sources in the counter-in- troops in the Balakote sec- and was against
surgency cell said ground re- tor of Poonch in the Pir humanitarian norms and
ports suggested that the mil- Panchal Valley on Tuesday. practices,” the External
itants were planning “a A police officer said Naik Affairs Ministry said in an
spectacular attack on the Mohandera Chenjung of 7/11 official press release. The
Srinagar-Jammu highway GR Regiment was hit on the demarche is the first since
near Pampore and a govern- head while manning a post Indian and Pakistani
ment building at Lal Chowk on the Line of Control at delegations indulged in a
in Srinagar”. However, the Chera around 1.30 p.m. He war of words at the UN in
name of the highly fortified was rushed to a nearby New York last week.
Srinagar airport did not medical emergency room
come up during the where doctors declared Centre to blame,
investigation. Impromptu checkpoint: The police stop vehicles near the Srinagar airport after an attack on the him brought dead. says Congress
nearby BSF camp on Tuesday. NISSAR AHMAD *
The incident, which NEW DELHI
Large group triggered an exchange of Caught in the crossfire: People at Qasba village in Poonch on The Congress on Tuesday
The three militants are be- ants are still at large,” In- fit works with the Border Ac- ral Reserve Police Force fol- fire that lasted several Tuesday. Shelling is posing a threat to their lives. AP * lashed out at the
lieved to be part of a group spector-General of Police tion Team of the Pakistani lowing the suicide attack. hours, comes a day after government over the
of 10 that infiltrated into the (Kashmir) Muneer Khan Army, which helps in the in- “I have spoken to the DG, two children were killed in between India and The Mirwaiz voiced con- militant attack on a BSF
State through Poonch in Au- said. filtration of militants into the CRPF, and DG, BSF. It was a Pakistani shelling in Pakistan. Both countries cern over the loss of lives camp near the Srinagar
gust. Of late, the Jaish-e- Valley. good operation that they Poonch. should observe restraint. on both sides of the Line of airport, accusing it of
“One group was used to Muhammad, founded by have conducted,” he told Any flare-up may lead to a Control. compromising national
carry out an attack on the Maulana Masood Azhar, has Rajnath’s pat for forces presspersons in New Delhi. Restraint advised war in the subcontinent, of “The war-like situation ... security, with Congress
Pulwama Police Lines on Au- succeeded in establishing its Home Minister Rajnath The Home Minister said Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali which devastations none is only because of the chief spokesperson
gust 28”, in which eight se- bases in the Kashmir Valley Singh complimented the se- one Assistant Sub-Inspector Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz can bear,” Mr. Geelani said. lingering Kashmir dispute. Randeep Singh Surjewala
curity men were killed. An- from where it was wiped out curity forces for eliminating of the BSF had been “mar- Umar Farooq urged He asked the interna- It is high time India and saying the government
other group was sent to in 2014. Later, it attacked the the terrorists. tyred”. Two of the injured Pakistani and Indian forces tional community “to take Pakistan took concrete had proved to be a “total
Srinagar, where it stayed in Pathankot airbase and the Mr. Singh said he had personnel were out of to exercise restraint. serious and effective steps steps to resolve the issue so failure”. The government
different hideouts. Nagrota Army base. spoken to the Directors-Gen- danger. “Precious lives have been for a lasting solution to the as to ensure lasting peace in has compromised national
“Six or seven Jaish milit- It is believed that the out- eral of the BSF and the Cent- (With PTI inputs) lost in the shoot-out Kashmir issue”. the region.” security, he said.
SC issues notice on ‘Patel’s transfer was a Kovind

arrives in
Submarine Khanderi
donations to parties begins sea trials
unanimous decision’ Djibouti
NEW DELHI
began sea trials last week.
As per schedule, it is expec-
Petition challenges changes in statutes Djibouti City Slowly but steadily, the ted to be commissioned
Sources say SC collegium had done adequate deliberation President Ram Nath Scorpene submarine pro- within this year. The third
Legal Correspondent Bank of India Act and the Kovind arrived here on gramme is making progress. submarine, Karanj, is on
NEW DELHI Foreign Contribution Regu- Legal Correspondent also reported to have filed a Tuesday on the first leg of While the first submarine track to be launched by the
The Supreme Court on lation Act. NEW DELHI petition seeking greater his four-day visit to Dji- awaits commissioning, the year-end,” an official told
Monday asked the Centre The petitioners, repres- The transfer of Justice Jayant transparency, even as the bouti and Ethiopia, his second one has just begun The Hindu. Khanderi,
and the Election Commis- ented by Prashant Bhushan Patel of the Karnataka High Supreme Court Collegium is maiden trip abroad since sea trials, and Mazagon named after an island fort of
sion to respond to a petition and Neha Rathi, said the Court to the Allahabad High considering a move to taking office. Docks Ltd. (MDL) is gearing Maratha ruler Chhatrapati
challenging the various amendments, introduced as Court was a unanimous de- streamline its procedure for Mr. Kovind, the first In- up to launch the third Shivaji, was launched in
amendments made through money Bills, legitimise elect- cision by the Supreme Court judicial appointments. dian leader to visit Dji- vessel. January and had undergone
Finance Act 2017 and Fin- oral corruption, while en- Collegium, reliable sources bouti, was received by Dji- “After the monsoon, the some testing. Trials were
ance Act 2016 in various suring complete non-trans- in the Supreme Court have Next assignment boutian Prime Minister second Scorpene Khanderi held up by the rough sea.
statutes, saying these parency in political funding. said. Sources confirmed it Justice Patel, who had a ten- Kamil Mohamed at the air-
changes have opened the “The amendments in was a “conscious and unan- ure till August, was expec- port. During his visit to the
floodgates for unlimited cor- question have opened the imous decision taken after Association recently passed ted to take over as Chief two African nations, the
porate and foreign dona- floodgates to unlimited cor- adequate deliberation keep- a resolution conveying its Justice of the Karnataka President is expected to
tions to political parties. porate donations to political ing in view the inputs on “firm view that the issue of High Court following the resign agreements on institu-
A Bench led by Chief parties and anonymous fin- record”. opaqueness and lack of tirement of the present chief tionalisation of foreign of-
Justice of India Dipak Misra ancing by Indian as well as Justice Patel’s resignation transparency in matters of justice on October 9. fice consultation and
issued notice on the petition foreign companies which shortly after his transfer had elevation and transfer of He was Acting Chief greater economic coopera-
filed by the Association for can have serious repercus- caused a furore in the legal judges of the higher judi- Justice of the Gujarat High tion with Ethiopia, Neena
Democratic Reforms and sions on the Indian demo- community and led to ciary is a matter of grave Court before his transfer to Malhotra, Joint Secretary
Common Cause seeking to cracy. The said amend- heated debates on the inde- concern for the entire legal the Karnataka High Court in (East and Southern Africa)
strike down the amendments have removed the pendence of the judiciary. fraternity and especially the February 2016. He was in in the External Affairs Min-
ments made to the Compan- caps on campaign dona- Justice Patel had given no Supreme Court Bar the spotlight for ordering a istry, had said.
ies Act, the Income Tax Act, tions by companies and reasons for his decision to Association”. CBI investigation into the Djibouti is strategically
the Representation of the have legalised anonymous resign. The Gujarat High Court Ishrat Jahan fake encounter located just off the Gulf of
People Act, the Reserve donations,” the plea said. The Supreme Court Bar Advocates’ Association is case in Gujarat . Aden.
U.S. part of proliferation problem, says Pressler

Says he is not excited about the nuclear deal as there is little being done to export civilian nuclear power plants to India
Dennis S. Jesudasan for authoring the Pressler Husain Haqqani said the countries who made it diffi-
Chennai Amendment passed in Au- Amendment had nearly cult to enforce the Amend-
In India to promote his gust 1985 that required the forced Pakistan to end its ment. Lobbying was an issue
book, Neighbours in Arms, U.S. President to certify that nuclear programme as it had even today, he said. “Wash-
former U.S. Senator Larry Pakistan did not possess any made it too tough for them. ington runs on money today
Pressler says the aim of the nuclear weapons and to re- It was only during the Re- ... we need a constitutional
work is to look at the source fuse foreign aid to it in the agan and Clinton administra- amendment to limit [funding
of the weapons used by absence of such tions that the Amendment’s from individuals and corpor-
groups such as the Islamic certification. requirements were relin- ations for lobbying]. I am a
State and countries such as quished, he said asserting co-sponsor of such an
North Korea and Pakistan. Arms sales that “neither India nor amendment.”
Much of the source had On India-U.S. relations, Mr. Pakistan would have nuclear Asked about the U.S.’s role
“somehow been the U.S. ... Pressler said he was not very programmes today” had the in Afghanistan and the fact
which has been a leading excited about the nuclear Amendment been followed that Defence Minister
proliferator even though we deal as there was little being Larry Pressler *
R. RAGU thoroughly. However, coun- Nirmala Sitharaman had told
yell and scream about Iran,” done on exporting civilian tries such as Brazil and U.S. Defence Secretary Jim
he told The Hindu. nuclear power plants to In- really helped curb prolifera- but during President George South Africa were discour- Mattis that India was not
The Pressler Amendment, dia. The Indo-U.S. ties were tion, considering that H.W. Bush’s tenure, he en- aged from pursuing nuclear keen on sending troops, he
he said, was a way to curb more to do with arms sales, Pakistan managed to build forced the Amendment and weapons programmes be- said, “I am a Vietnam vet-
arms exports from the U.S. which was what President its nuclear programme really shut off military and cause of the Amendment. eran, so I have been against
as “we are part of the Barack Obama’s previous clandestinely, Mr. Pressler economic aid to Pakistan for The real problem in Wash- boots on the ground. India
problem”. visit was all about, he said. said, “We did some good. I a few years.” ington was the “Octopus” — could do so, but the U.S. is a
Mr. Pressler, 75, is known Asked if the Amendment admit we didn’t succeed ... Pakistan’s ex-Ambassador the army of lobbyists from target for everybody.”
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Wrong to label it terror: White House India needs to do more on

Press Secretary says investigations need to be completed; shooting triggers debate on gun control
reforms: Ambassador-nominee
Varghese K. George Kenneth I. Juster appears at Senate’s confirmation hearing
Washington
As U.S. investigators Varghese K. George Committee, said in his open-
struggled to figure out a Washington ing statement that the rise of
motive behind Sunday’s The Modi government has Hinduvta in India has added
mass shooting and debate done a lot in terms of eco- a new level of difficulty in
raged over whether it met nomic reforms, but there is U.S. ties with India. “…the
the definition of terrorism, “more to be done,” Kenneth space for civil society in In-
White House Press Secretary I. Juster, who has been dia continues to shrink as
Sarah Sanders said it could named as the U.S Ambas- Hindu nationalism rises. In-
not be characterised as an sador to India said on Tues- ternational NGOs face un-
act of terrorism until invest- day. He described the recent due scrutiny,” Mr. Corker
igations are complete. implementation of the said, requesting the Ambas-
As candidate, Donald Goods and Sevices Tax sador-nominee to work with
Trump had been quick to de- (GST) as a “landmark” initi- India on the issue.
nounce “radical Islamic ter- ative of the Narendra Modi
rorism” after two incidents government. Kenneth I. Juster, the Areas of interest
of mass shootings. When India-U.S. cooperation in Ambassador-nominee to Mr. Juster, who recalled his
asked about this on Monday, areas of security and stabil- India. THE HINDU
* long involvement in matters
Ms. Sanders said: “There’s a ity in Asia has been making related to India, said ties
difference between being a great strides, but both coun- April is still under way. “It is with India has been a bipar-
candidate and being the tries need to break the “long not yet complete and I am tisan undertaking for long in
President.” cycle of expectation and dis- not really in a position to the U.S. Promoting “free,
Stephen Paddock, the appointment in bilateral represent the administra- fair, and balanced trade”
shooter, had earlier worked No farewell to arms: A vigil in Nashville, Tennessee in memory of the victims of Las Vegas shooting; right, another vigil ties”, U.S. Senators particip- tion’s view,” he said, adding with India will be priority
for defence company Lock- picturised at Las Vegas Strip. AFP, REUTERS* ating in a hearing to confirm that the H-1B visa has been during his tenure, he said.
heed Martin. However, none Mr. Juster’s nomination said. an “important part of the In- Stability in Afghanistan,
of the details of his emerging
portrait — that he owned two
passing all background
checks and raising no alarm
In the U.S., there are 88
guns for every 100 people Congress delays vote The lawmakers also aired
concerns related to human
dia-U.S. relationship.”
“I think there is a con-
freedom of navigation in
South China sea, nuclear
planes, gambled big, trav- at any point. and 30,000 people are killed rights, religious tolerance, sensus that it should con- threat posed by North
elled around the country
and lived a lavish life, staying Lax laws in Nevada
in gun violence every year —
that amounts to 82 deaths
on gun silencers and trade imbalance.
Asked for his opinion on
nected to high quality jobs…
but I think the final policy
Korea, and a rule-based or-
der in Asia are among the
frequently in luxury resorts The laws are different in every day. Most of them are the H-1B visa programme, on H-1B remains to be de- areas of common interest
— provide helpful clues each State. It is legal in suicides, but mass shootings Agence France-Presse a key House committee in Mr. Juster pointed out that termined,” he said. for India and the U.S., the
about his motive. Nevada to buy semi-auto- occur at regular intervals. Washington mid-September, setting up a an inter-agency review Bob Corker, Chairman of nominee told the Senate
Federal, state and local in- matic guns and a person can The U.S. Congress on Tues- possible floor vote. ordered by the President in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
vestigators have found no even possess a fully-auto- ‘Good guys with guns’ day shelved a controversial Following the Las Vegas
evidence that Paddock, 64, matic gun if it is one manu- Incidents of mass shootings plan to make it easier to pur- shooting, gun-control
had even incidental contacts factured before 1986. are often used by the gun chase gun silencers, as U.S. groups and several Demo-
with foreign or domestic ex-
tremist groups, and reviews
Two gun shops that sold
weapons to Paddock have
lobby to press for more
sales, advocating that to pre-
President Donald Trump
signalled that a future de-
crats warned that the meas-
ure would only make it
Catalonia on strike over violence
of his history show no under- said that they acted within vent violence by “bad guys”, bate about the nation’s gun more difficult to locate such
lying pattern of lawbreaking the limits of the law. One of “good guys” must possess laws was possible. The an- shooters. The devices, also Schools, businesses remain closed as a mark of protest
or hate speech, a senior U.S. them, Guns & Guitars, loc- weapons. This notion of nouncement about the Bill known as suppressors, do
homeland security official ated in his home-town of “good guys with guns” came days after the tragic not eliminate gunshot noise Agence France-Presse decades. The Port of Bar- firmed over 90 people were
said on Tuesday. Mesquite, said: “All neces- propagated by the NRA was shooting massacre in Las entirely. Barcelona celona reduced services to a injured.
“We cannot even rule out sary background checks and widely referred to by Mr. Vegas, Nevada. Protesters blocked roads, minimum, and protesters Catalonia’s leader said
mental illness or some form procedures were followed, Trump during his election “That Bill is not sched- Hillary speaks out public transport slowed to a stood on roads and high- 90% of voters backed inde-
of brain damage, although as required by local, State, campaign last year. uled now,” House Speaker Democrat Hillary Clinton crawl and FC Barcelona re- ways across Catalonia, block- pendence from Spain, but
there is no evidence of that, and federal law. He never Meanwhile, Indian-Amer- Paul Ryan told reporters, re- was among those expressing fused to train on Tuesday as ing traffic. On the AP7 high- the central government has
either,” the official was gave any indication or ican lawmakers have called ferring to a measure that concern about easing access Catalonia observed a general way linking Barcelona to vowed to stop the wealthy
quoted as telling by Reuters, reason to believe he was un- for stricter gun control in the also includes language mak- to silencers. strike over police violence at France, two youths set up a northeastern region — which
on the condition of stable or unfit at any time.” wake of the tragedy. “That is ing it more difficult to clas- “The crowd fled at the a banned weekend inde- folding table and played accounts for a fifth of Spain’s
anonymity. Add-on accessories that not what our founders inten- sify certain ammunition as sound of gunshots,” Ms. pendence referendum. chess. economy — from breaking
could easily upgrade a semi- ded by the ‘right to bear “armour piercing”. Clinton tweeted on Monday. Schools and some busi- away, dismissing the poll as
No agreement on control automatic weapon to func- arms,” Washington Repres- “I don’t know when it’s “Imagine the deaths if the nesses also shut in a dra- More than 90 injured a “farce”.
The shooting has also tion like a fully automatic entative Pramila Jayapal said. going to be scheduled,” Mr. shooter had a silencer.” matic protest bound to fur- Catalan pro-separatist trade In Barcelona, the Metro
triggered another round of weapon are also legally avail- Raja Krishnamoorthi from Ryan added. “Right now Mr. Ryan also spoke out ther ratchet up fever-pitch unions, schools and cultural provided only minimum ser-
predictable debate on gun able in the State. Illinois and Ro Khanna from we’re focused on passing against the “horror” of the tensions with Spain’s central institutions called for the vice and passengers trav-
control in the U.S., but there Asked about a pending le- California also condemned our budget.” shooting but stressed that government, as Madrid stoppage to “vigorously con- elled for free, while major
is no agreement in sight. gislation on gun silencers, the incident. “We must end The Sportsmen’s Heritage “we can not let the actions comes under growing inter- demn” the police response tourist sites like the city’s
Paddock bought all his guns Mr. Trump said on Tuesday, this senseless violence,” said and Recreational Enhance- of a single person define us national pressure to resolve to the Sunday poll, in which emblematic Sagrada Familia
— dozens of them — legally, “We’ll talk about that later.” Mr. Khanna. ment Act advanced through as a country”. its worst political crisis in regional authorities con- Church were closed.
ELSEWHERE Nepal’s Maoists, UML ‘We need to forge a Sri Lankan identity’ Facebook to
bolster ad
form pre-poll alliance Respect for pluralism fundamental to democracy, says TNA leader Sampanthan review teams
To unify as one party after elections Meera Srinivasan
Colombo
tabled an interim report on
the drafting of the Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse waging a decade-long insur- As Sri Lanka embarks upon Constitution. San Fracisco
Kathmandu gency against government new processes to create a fu- President Maithripala Facebook on Monday said
Nepal’s Maoist party an- forces that claimed more ture devoid of conflict, re- Sirisena on Tuesday said the it will hire more than 1,000
nounced Tuesday an alli- than 16,000 lives. spect for pluralism is funda- government aims to people to thwart deceptive
Ex-Iraq President ance with the largest com- The civil war ended in a mental to achieving genuine strengthen Parliament ads crafted to knock elec-
Talabani dead munist bloc, ahead of key peace deal in 2006 that saw democracy, Sri Lanka’s through the Constitution, tions off course. The an-
SULAYMANIYAH elections seen as the final rebel leader Dahal become Leader of Opposition and “which strengthens the nouncement came as the
Ex-Iraqi President Jalal step in the Himalayan na- Nepal’s first post-war Prime Tamil National Alliance rights of all the citizens in an leading social network
Talabani, a veteran leader of tion’s post-war transition to Minister. leader R. Sampanthan said undivided unitary state”. turned over to Congress
the struggle for Kurdish a federal democracy. Three main parties — the on Tuesday. He was address- some 3,000 Russia-linked
self-determination and a The two parties, with a Maoists, the Communist ing a special sitting of Parlia- One nation ads that appeared to use
unifying elder statesman, third smaller partner, have Party Nepal-Union Marxist ment to mark the 70th an- Lawmakers drafting the new hot-button issues to turn
died on Tuesday in Germany agreed a tie up for general Leninist (CPN-UML), and niversary of parliamentary document have proposed people against one another
aged 83, Kurdish officials elections later this year, and the Nepali Congress (NC) — democracy in Sri Lanka. Legislature at 70: Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena and the use of terms Ekeeya in ahead of the U.S. election.
said. Mr. Talabani was Iraq's plan to unify as a single have since monopolised the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe take part in the special Sinhalese and Orumitha The ads appeared to be
President from 2005 to 2014 communist party following political sphere, forming Freedom struggle session of the Parliament in Colombo on Tuesday. AFP * Nadu in Tamil — underscor- linked to a Russian entity
and a key figure in Iraqi the polls. varying brittle coalitions Speaking about the first ing the indivisible nature of known as the Internet Re-
Kurdistan, where voters last with one another. meeting of Sri Lanka’s inde- wanted Poorana Swaraj (ab- Lankan identity irrespective the state — instead of the search Agency, and viol-
week backed independence Single communist party General elections set for pendent Parliament on the solute Independence).” of ethnic or religious term “unitary state”, which ated Facebook policies be-
in a referendum. AFP “We had said before, after next month will conclude October 14, 1947 at Colom- While the country pre- differences. is highly contentious in the cause they came from
the signing of the peace the drawn-out peace pro- bo’s Independence Square, served democratic gov- country. inauthentic accounts, ac-
Nawaz Sharif re-elected deal, that Nepal should have cess, allowing for the imple- he said: “We were then a ernance through electoral Drafting of Constitution Mr. Wickremesinghe ap- cording to Joel Kaplan,
PML-N chief a single communist party. mentation of a new Consti- united people. All the people processes, they alone could Sri Lanka is currently draft- pealed to all the political Facebook’s vice president
ISLAMABAD
We are now finishing that in- tution that was agreed in of Sri Lanka irrespective of not ensure democratic gov- ing a new Constitution, parties in Parliament to work of global policy.
Pakistan’s ruling party
complete process,” Maoist 2015. ethnic or religious differ- ernance, he said. which, after a parliamentary together for a political solu- “Aggressive steps” by
Pakistan Muslim League-
leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal The Maoists will be the ju- ences wanted independence “Electoral processes by debate and if it is passed by a tion. Speakers and Deputy Facebook will include hir-
Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday
said at a press conference nior partner in the upcom- from foreign rule. In fact, the themselves quite often serve two-thirds majority in Parlia- Speakers of Parliaments of ing more than 1,000
re-elected ousted Premier
announcing the deal. ing alliance with the com- Jaffna Youth League voicing to retain majoritarianism,” ment, will be put to an is- SAARC countries, including people to bolster its global
Nawaz Sharif as its leader,
The Maoists have domin- munists, fielding candidates the sentiments of the Tamil the veteran Tamil leader em- land-wide referendum. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra ads review teams in the
saying he was “back with full
ated Nepal’s politics for in 40% of seats, with the people were not happy with phasised, appealing to all Sri In September, Prime Min- Mahajan, participated in the coming year, Mr. Kaplan
force”, a day after using its
more than 20 years after CPN-UML taking the rest. Dominion status (and) they Lankans to forge a Sri ister Ranil Wickremesinghe special sitting. said.
parliamentary majority to
amend a law to allow him to
re-take the job. Reuters
U.S. orders expulsion of

15 Cuban diplomats
Bakhshali, Jambudvipa and India’s role in science More Rohingya join
WASHINGTON
The Trump administration on
London museum’s new exhibition traces India’s part in shaping the world’s scientific landscape exodus to Bangladesh
Tuesday ordered the Vidya Ram pers of Srinivasa Ramanujan, head of content Matt Kim-
expulsion of 15 Cuban
diplomats after pulling more
London held by Trinity College berly, pointing in particular Lack of food prompts 10,000 to flee
London’s Science Museum Cambridge. to the spectrometer and the
than half of its own embassy Agence France-Presse
on Tuesday unveiled a new It also includes an index influence it had in shaping cess agreed in the early
staff out of Havana last week. Cox’s Bazar
exhibition that traces India’s chart of the great trigono- industries from forensics to 1990s by the neighbours. Un-
U.S. Secretary of State Rex
contribution to science and metrical survey of India art conservation. More than 10,000 Muslim der that agreement nearly a
Tillerson said the decision
technology over the past from 1860, which it says “no Rohingya have massed in My- quarter of a million Rohingya
was made due to Cuba’s
5,000 years. Bringing to- map in the world at that time Growth of photography anmar near a crossing point were repatriated from
failure to take appropriate
gether pieces from scientific could rival” for scale, detail A separate exhibition charts into Bangladesh, Myanmar Bangladesh to Myanmar
steps to protect U.S.
institutes and museums and accuracy. the growth of photography media said on Tuesday, ap- between the early 1990s and
personnel in Cuba. Reuters
across India as well as those “It encapsulates what In- in India. One section of it fo- parently poised to join an ex- 2005, he explained.
held by British institutions, dia has gone through in cusses on 1857 and includes odus across the border due
‘Reasons for MH370 loss the Indian High Commission terms of science and techno- the bizarre growth of what it to food shortages and fear of Honour withdrawn
can’t be established’ and the museum hope to be logy in the past five thou- refers to as “mutiny tour- attacks in their mainly Also, an honour bestowed on
SYDNEY able to bring the exhibition Zeroing in: A page from the Bakhshali manuscript seen at the sand years,” said India’s ism”, which led to sites of Buddhist homeland. Aung San Suu Kyi by Oxford
A 440-page final report by to India too. Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. AFP * Deputy High Commissioner conflict and suffering getting Over 10,000 “Muslims” has been withdrawn as a re-
the Australian Transport The highlight is a folio to the U.K. Dinesh Patnaik, turned into “postcards, ste- have arrived “between Let- action to her perceived inad-
Safety Bureau on the from the Bakhshali manu- hundreds of years older than tions — from the Jaipur foot who hopes to work with the reocards and prints for a phwekya and Kwunthpin vil- equate response to the plight
unsuccessful search for flight script, loaned to the exhibi- originally thought and that it that has been used across 27 museum to take the exhibi- burgeoning British tourist in- lage to emigrate to the neigh- of Rohingya Muslims. The
MH370 concluded that the tion by the Bodleian Library could be dated back to the countries to the Intel Pen- tion to India. dustry”. bouring country”, the ‘Freedom of Oxford’ had
reasons for the loss of the in Oxford, which contains third or fourth century. tium processor and the Em- “We wanted to tell that It also includes works by state-backed Global New been granted to her in 1997
aircraft could not be the oldest recorded origins Another remarkable piece brace Nest Neonatal pouch. story of India’s role in sci- artists like Ahmad Ali Khan, Light of Myanmar newspa- for her “long struggle for
established with certainty of the symbol “zero”. is an 1817 version of Jambud- The exhibition also high- ence and technology which the court photographer to per reported on Tuesday. democracy” by the Oxford
until the aircraft was found. vipa, or Jain map of the lights writings by some of is an incredibly difficult and the last king of Awadh, and On Monday, Myanmar’s City Council. A cross-party
Australia, which led the hunt, Dated to 3rd century world, and a spectrometer the most influential figures, complex thing to do— - we Felice Beato. The exhibition Minister of the Office of State motion was unanimously
and Malaysia and China had In September, the Bodleian from 1928 designed by Nobel including letters from S.N. wanted to capture just how also focuses on 1947, and in- Counselor, Kyaw Tint Swe, passed by the council on
called off the A$200 million revealed that new carbon Prize winner C.V. Raman. Bose to Albert Einstein, held far reaching it has been in cludes works by photojourn- told Bangladesh his country Monday which said it was
($160 million) search in dating research into the ma- The exhibition also covers by the Hebrew University of shaping science and techno- alists Henri Cartier Bresson was ready to accept refugees “no longer appropriate” for
January. REUTERS nuscript revealed it to be significant recent contribu- Jerusalem, and selected pa- logy,” said the exhibition’s and Margaret Bourke-White. subject to a verification pro- her to hold the honour.
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Low base, robust performance by coal, electricity sectors help boost growth World Economic Forum’s
Adani Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.70. . . . . . . . . 6.95 33rd India Economic Sum-
Ambuja Cements. . . .. . . . . . 268.35. . . . . . . . . 1.90 Special Correspondent from a low base of 2.2% mit will kick off on Wed-
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1148.80. . . . . . . 17.10 New Delhi growth in August 2016. nesday, in partnership
Aurobindo Pharma . . . . . . 706.95. . . . . . . 15.30
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509.65. . . . . . . . . 0.50 Core sector registered a Steel production re- with industry body CII.
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3162.20. . . . . . . 52.80 year-on-year growth of 4.9% gistered a 3% growth in Au- The theme of the confer- Clouded outlook: “We have downgraded the real GDP
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1867.80. . . . . . . 29.75 in August – the highest since gust, down from 16.7% in Au- ence, which will be atten- growth forecast to 6.8% for 2017-18,” says Aashna Dodhia.
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 384.65. . . . . . . . -4.80
the 5.2% reading in March gust 2016, while cement ded by key ministers of the
Bosch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20397.80. . . -147.30
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478.85. . . . . . . . . 7.55
Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578.90. . . . . . . . -7.20
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.00. . . . . . . . . 1.15
this year — thanks to a low
base and good performance
by coal and electricity, ac-
sector growth fell to (-)1.3%
in August from 3.1% growth
in August 2016. Fertilizer
government, including Fin-
ance Minister Arun Jaitley
and industrialists such as
Manufacturing PMI
stuck at 51.2: Nikkei
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 2335.55. . . . . . . . . 6.80
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. 31147.30. . . . . . -66.00
cording to data released on output also contracted by (-) Sunil Bharti Mittal, is ‘Cre-
GAIL (India). . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 435.40. . . . . . . 16.35 Tuesday by the commerce 0.7% in August as against ating Indian Narratives on
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882.55. . . . . . . . . 7.75 and industry ministry. 2.5% growth in the same Global Challenges’.
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1761.60. . . . . . . 19.45 “More than 650 leaders
month a year ago. Natural
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1808.85. . . . . . . . . 3.15
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 3806.25. . . . . . . 31.70 Core industries gas registered a 4.2% growth from 35 countries are tak- ‘Output, work orders climbed in Sept.’
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241.60. . . . . . . . . 1.00 The performance of eight in August this year from a ing part, allowing Indian
HPCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434.60. . . . . . . . . 7.80 core industries – which com- Volatile alloy: Steel production registered 3% growth in low base of (-) 5.9% fall in Au- business, society and gov- Special Correspondent investment goods sector.”
Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1186.35. . . . . . . 12.45
Indiabulls HFL . . . . . . . .. . . . 1234.35. . . . . . . 27.60
prise 40.27 % of the weight August, sharply slower than 16.7% in August 2016. REUTERS
* gust 2016, while refinery ernment leaders to interact NEW DELHI IHS Markit said that the
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278.40. . . . . . . . . 1.80 of items included in the In- products output stayed al- and collaborate with peers Manufacturing activity remain reason cited by com-
IndusInd Bank . . . . . . . .. . . . 1692.95. . . . . . . 10.75 dex of Industrial Production agency ICRA, “Given the fa- of 1.2% for July 2017.” most at the same level with from across the globe,” mained unchanged in panies witnessing an in-
Bharti Infratel . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 408.50. . . . . . . 10.10 (IIP) – in August 2017, was vourable base effect and the Coal production recorded 2.4% growth this August as WEF said in a statement.
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.55. . . . . . . . . 3.65
September compared with crease in new order inflows
Indian OilCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 406.55. . . . . . . . . 6.05 higher than 3.1% in August expected rebuilding of in- 15.3% in August 2017, up against 2.5% growth in Au- The summit would discuss the level in August, although was stronger demand, while
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.40. . . . . . . . . 3.10 2016 and 2.6% in July 2017. ventories prior to the festive from a low base of (-) 9.7% gust last year. Crude oil pro- issues such as climate the sector witnessed some those who saw slowing or-
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006.55. . . . . . . . . 4.30 Its cumulative growth during season, we expect the IIP contraction in growth in Au- duction shrunk by (-)1.6% in change, infrastructure and expansion during both ders said it was due to the
L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1134.90. . . . . . . . -7.15
Lupin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1021.35. . . . . . . . . 7.35
April to August, 2017-18 was growth to improve in August gust 2016. Electricity output August from negative growth gender parity, besides de- months, according to a negative impact of the
M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1264.30. . . . . . . 10.05 3%. According to rating relative to the initial estimate grew by 10.3% in August of (-)3.9% in 2016. monetisation and the GST. private sector survey. Goods and Services Tax.
Maurti Suzuki . . . . . . . . .. . . . 7888.30. . . . . . -89.90 The Nikkei India Purchas-
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168.40. . . . . . . . . 0.95
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170.65. . . . . . . . -0.30
ing Managers’ Index re- ‘Continued recovery’
PowerGrid Corp . . . . .. . . . . . 206.15. . . . . . . . -4.85
Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 798.35. . . . . . . 17.45
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251.30. . . . . . . . -2.55
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 502.65. . . . . . . . -0.60
GIC Re’s ₹11,500-crore public ‘Recovery in energy gistered a value of 51.2 in
September, the same as in
August.
“September data painted an
encouraging picture as the
sector continued to recover
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 416.00. . . . . . . 14.50
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660.80. . . . . . . . . 8.25
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2448.45. . . . . . . 12.50
offer to open next week demand not abiding’ A reading above 50 indic-
ates an expansion in activ-
ity, while one below 50 de-
from the disruptions caused
by the introduction of the
GST in July,” Aashna Dod-
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . . . 463.30. . . . . . . . . 5.45
notes a contraction. hia, economist at IHS Markit
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 3895.00. . . . . . . 40.80
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796.00. . . . . . . 17.50 Centre to offload 14.2% stake in bid to mop up ₹10,000 cr. Stressed thermal assets sizeable: ICRA “September saw a sus- and the report’s author
Vedanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318.25. . . . . . . . . 4.00 tained expansion in the In- wrote. “This sustained
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282.95. . . . . . . . . 2.70 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT includes an offer for sale of The GIC IPO comes close Press Trust of India will improve an energy de- dian manufacturing sector, amelioration reflected ex-
YES Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351.05. . . . . . . . . 1.05 Mumbai
Zee Entertainment . . . . . . 521.95. . . . . . . . . 1.85
107.5 million shares, or on the heels of two success- New Delhi mand in the near to me- supported by increases in pansions in new work and
General Insurance Corpora- 14.2% stake, by the govern- ful insurer offerings — ICICI A sustained energy demand dium term in ICRA’s view, if both output and new or- output, supported by
tion of India’s (GIC Re) pro- ment. The divestment could Lombard General raised recovery is still absent and the scheme is implemented ders,” IHS Markit said in the stronger domestic demand
posed initial public offering, fetch the government close ₹5,800 crore and SBI Life In- the stressed thermal assets in a timely manner. survey release. “However, conditions.”
EXCHANGE RATES
through which the firm aims to ₹10,000 crore. The gov- surance, which was listed on are sizeable at about 60 GW, In a statement, ICRA said the rates of expansion eased “The lingering effects of
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit
except yen at 4 p.m. on October 03 to sell shares worth about ernment has so far managed the exchanges on Tuesday, credit rating firm ICRA said that a sustained demand re- slightly in both cases.” recent economic shocks
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL ₹11,500 crore, is expected to to raise ₹15,000 crore raised ₹8,400 crore. on Tuesday. covery, however, was still The survey, however, continue to cast a shadow
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 65.30. . . . . . . 65.62 hit the markets next week. through disinvestments in Shares of SBI Life climbed absent and thus energy de- showed that the sector’s on economic growth as IHS
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 76.75. . . . . . . 77.12 The IPO will be the biggest 2017-18, though its target for almost 2% over their issue Capacity utilisation mand growth from the relat- performance was still well Markit downgrades its real
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 86.54. . . . . . . 86.97
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 57.77. . . . . . . 58.05
since Coal India raised the year is ₹72,500 crore. price of ₹700 on the NSE . The recent up-trend in elec- ively high tariff paying in- below the long-term trend. GDP growth forecast to 6.8%
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 9.81. . . . . . . . . 9.86 ₹15,200 crore in October SBI Life’s issue was sub- tricity demand growth has dustrial and commercial “The reading was indicat- for fiscal year 2017-18,” Ms.
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 67.02. . . . . . . 67.35 2010. ‘Four more in line’ scribed almost 3.6 times led to a marginal improve- segments remained critical ive of a modest improve- Dodhia added.
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 47.90. . . . . . . 48.16
Axis Capital, HSBC Secur- Four other state-run general with bids received for more ment in the all India thermal for both State distribution ment in manufacturing sec- Respondents are asked
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 52.24. . . . . . . 52.49
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 15.40. . . . . . . 15.50 ities and Capital Market, Cit- insurance companies — New than 31 crore shares against PLF (plant load factor or ca- utilities and IPPs. tor business conditions in whether the situation has
Source:Indian Bank
igroup Global Markets, India Assurance, National 8.82 crore on offer. ICICI pacity utilisation) to 59.9% Also, the stressed thermal September, and one that become better, worse, or
Deutsche Equities India are Insurance, Oriental Insur- Lombard was subscribed for the first five months of capacity (in private IPP (in- was below the long-run has remained the same re-
among bankers to the issue. ance and United India Insur- close to three times with 2017-18 as against 59% in the dependent power produ- trend (54.1),” the report garding parameters such as
GIC Re, which filed its of- ance — are also planning to bids received for more than April-August period of last cers) segment remains size- said. “The PMI has now re- new orders and output. An
BULLION RATES CHENNAI
fer document with market raise funds from the capital 18 crore shares against 6.17 fiscal, ICRA said. able at about 60 GW, despite gistered above 50 for two identical score shows that
October 03 rates in rupees with previ-
ous rates in parentheses regulator Securities and Ex- market. New India has crore on offer. Currently, The government recently the various policy level initi- successive months. Growth respondents have answered
Retail Silver (1g) . . . . . . . . . . . 42.00. . . . . (42.30)
change Board of India in Au- already received SEBI’s ap- shares of ICICI Lombard are introduced the Saubhagya atives undertaken by the in the consumer and inter- the same way in both
22 ct gold (1 g) . .. . . . . . . . . . . 2,814. . . . . (2,842) gust, plans to issue 17.2 mil- proval for its IPO and has ap- trading at ₹685.50, higher Scheme with a thrust on government, the credit rat- mediate goods categories months and has no bearing
lion fresh equity shares and pointed merchant bankers. than its issue price of ₹661. rural electrification, which ing firm added. offset a contraction in the on the actual output levels.
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THE HINDU
IN BRIEF
‘India’s main challenge will be China’s value-chain climb
finding jobs amid automation’ to help India, others: Fitch Says a drop in low-end manufacturing will leave a large gap
Hero MotoCorp posts Information, communications technology driving unequal world: Adair Turner
‘best ever’ monthly sales Special Correspondent average over 2015-2035.
NEW DELHI
Special Correspondent think we need to stop that. New Delhi A significant drop in Chi-
Hero MotoCorp, the
Bengaluru
We need to recognise the China’s move up the value na’s low-end manufacturing
country’s largest two- While the global economy is dangers that come with that chain and the relocation of over the coming decades
wheeler maker, said on in a “much better position” and manage the debt.” low-end manufacturing to would leave a large gap for
Tuesday it had recorded its than it was before last year, If India has a large con- lower-cost countries will lower-cost countries to ex-
best ever monthly sales of India’s major challenge will centration of bad debt then continue to create oppor- ploit. China’s global share of
7,20,739 units in September. be to find jobs for its work- “you end up with a festering tunities and support strong exports of clothing, foot-
This is a growth of 6.78% ing-age population which is problem which the free mar- economic growth in some of wear and furniture is still al-
from 6,74,961 units sold in forecast to increase from ket is not capable of solving.” Asia’s “frontier” emerging most 40%, up from 34% in
September last year, the about 740 million to 1.3 bil- “The free market has a markets including India, ac- 2010, and only peaked in
company said in a statement. lion by 2050, Lord Adair group of people both from cording to Fitch Ratings. 2014, according to UN
“With close to three weeks Turner, chairman of U.K.- the borrower and the lend- China's exports of labour- Comtrade.
still remaining in the festival based Institute for New Eco- ing side who have personal Conducive environment intensive goods fell by 10% The decline now appears
season, we have set an nomic Thinking said in an incentives to let the problem The countries best-placed to in U.S. dollar terms in 2016. to be gathering momentum
all-time record,” Ashok interview. roll over for a month or a take advantage over the next — China’s exports of these la-
Bhasin, head of Sales, Information and commu- year. Indian banking system few decades will be those of- ufacturing wage is now bour-intensive goods fell by
Marketing and Customer nications technology is driv- could be as bad or good as fering workable business en- higher than in Asia’s other 10% in U.S. dollar terms in
Care, Hero MotoCorp said. ing an increasingly unequal No elbow room: “Total debt as a percentage of global GDP any other system which vironments and relative major emerging economies, 2016, Fitch said. Bangladesh
world, Mr. Turner said. “For has gone up. You are sort of stuck,” says Lord Turner. REUTERS * means it will create a real es- macroeconomic and polit- including India, it said. Find- and Vietnam already have
Greaves enters green emerging economies such as tate boom or bust. I don’t ical stability to complement ing cheap labour in China is strong footholds in these
powertrain partnership Africa, a very rapidly grow- real estate is going up in they may be at 2.5%. So in think India is uniquely good low wages, strong demo- only likely to become sectors — together they ac-
BENGALURU ing working population is a value, so it is safe. It goes in historical terms, they will at avoiding that.” graphics and geographical harder, with urbanisation counted for 8% of global
Greaves Cotton has major challenge. India is in this very powerful upward still be very low. I don’t think advantages, it said in a re- rates already high and the clothing, footwear and fur-
announced a partnership an intermediate position.” spiral and then it cracks.” it will go higher than that ‘Industrial class’ port released on Tuesday. working-age population set niture exports in 2015, up
with a start-up — Altigreen Job creation is not expec- “It is very important to without pushing the eco- “In India, the problem has The average Chinese man- to shrink by 0.4% a year on from 3% in 2010, it added.
Propulsion Labs — to provide ted to pick up in 2017 and take a global view of the debt nomy back into a recession been lending for large indus-
a range of clean energy 2018 and unemployment in overhang in the economy,” and so there are some un- trial class. That is different
powertrain solutions for the
three-wheeler and micro
four-wheeler commercial
India is projected to increase
from 17.7 million in 2016 to
said Mr. Turner, who was in
Bengaluru to deliver the
answered questions on how
we deal with the situation.”
from what we advanced eco-
nomics face. It is incredibly M&M forays into road Bharti Ghana
17.8 million in 2017 and 18 Azim Premji University’s ‘Re- important too.”
wins nod for
vehicles. Both will offer
Altigreen’s HyPixi — a low-
cost partial electrification
million next year, according
to a UN Labour report re-
leased earlier this year. In
surrecting the Public’ lecture
series.
“The challenge we now
U.S., China
After 2008, the U.S. and
some European countries
Mr. Turner said: “The
global economy is moder-
ately in a good position for
building equipment Tigo merger
solution for retrofitment on percentage terms, unem- have in this global economy saw a significant number of the next two years. But a lot
current fossil-fuel based ployment rate will remain at is that the total amount of households and corporates of fundamentals are not ad- Unveils grader targeted at contractors Special Correspondent
vehicles. The solution will 3.4% in 2017-18, according to debt has not gone down. The having to deal with the situ- dressed. Debt overhang is New Delhi
help deliver significantly the report. total debt as a percentage of ation and public debt in the fundamentally not ad- Special Correspondent veloped in India after an in- Bharti Airtel on Tuesday
improved fuel efficiency and global GDP has gone up. You U.S. and in China shot up, dressed. Alongside that we MUMBAI depth understanding of the said that the National Com-
reduced emissions. 2008 crisis are sort of stuck.” Mr. Turner said. are likely to see an increas- Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. needs of the road contractor munications Authority —
The former Chairman of the The existing debt levels “Banks will lend to the ing effect of information and has forayed into the road fraternity,” said Rajan Wad- Ghana’s communications
Amazon to double Prime U.K.’s Financial Services Au- are only sustainable if in- real estate more so in the fu- communications technology construction equipment hera, president, Automotive regulator, had approved
membership to ₹999 thority said that at least five terest rates are very low, he ture as the information and on the automation of jobs. segment with the introduc- Sector, M&M. the merger of Bharti Ghana
NEW DELHI decades before the financial said. “But very low interest communications technology “I think that is probably tion of its first motor grader, Vinod Sahay, CEO, Truck Ltd. and Millicom Ghana
E-commerce giant Amazon is crisis of 2008, there had rates encourage people to don’t need much to invest. what lies behind the ex- the Mahindra RoadMaster and Bus Division and Con- Ltd. (Tigo), subject to cer-
set to double the price of its been a surge in private debt. create more debt which may Look at how much Facebook traordinarily low level of G75 in the Indian market. struction Equipment Divi- tain conditions.
Prime membership in India to It went from 50% of global create more problems in the had to invest to be worth wage inflation in developed Targeted at road contract- sion, M&M said, “The G75 is The merger was an-
₹999 a year within the next gross domestic product in future. We will see the U.S. about $400 billion and com- economies...You don’t see ors, the G75 is meant for a disruptive, category creat- nounced in March this
few days, bringing the year- 1950 to 170% in 2007, with Federal Reserve now in- pare to how much Henry any wage pressure. I think it spreading and grading ap- ing motor grader which is year. “This merger will res-
long introductory offer to an most of that debt falling in creasing interest rates and Ford had to invest in ma- has something to do with the plications in road construc- suitable for constructing ult in an entity which will
end. “Prime membership is the category of real estate — maybe the Bank of England a chinery, and people had to capacity [building] towards tion and will find applica- small to medium roads as be the second-largest mo-
available for only a few more mortgage or commercial real bit. I think, as we get into invest in steel mills to pro- maintaining information tion in government well as widening of state bile network operations in
days at the special... price of estate, he said. 2020, we will see interest duce the machinery. technology.” programmes such as Pra- and national highways.” the country,” the company
₹499 a year," the company “That build-up of debt rates in Japan are exactly “This is a world of huge “We have to think of uni- dhan Mantri Gram Sadak said in a statement.
said. Amazon Prime was created a situation where where they are today. Zero.” wealth creation without versal basic income and Yojana and Smart City, as Tractor sales surge The merged entity
unveiled in 2016 in India. more debt was created in “In the eurozone, they are much investment. In this what public sector has to do well as for major district Separately, the farm equip- would have a 3G licence
While initially the service real estate, which went up in pretty much where they are, scenario, it is not surprising with health, education, inroads, border roads and ment business of M&M re- valid until January 25,
offered faster delivery on value. This saw people bor- which is zero. I think in the that a large portion is to- frastructure and cities which rural roads, the company ported a 52% jump in do- 2024, while the 2G licence
some products, the firm later row more money and banks U.K. they maybe more than wards real estate or con- are liveable for people of all said. “This product has mestic sales of tractors in would be valid until Octo-
added Amazon Video to it. said they can lend money as 1% at the most and in the U.S. sumer lending. I do not income levels,” he said. been designed and de- September 2017. ber 30, 2021.
Prabhat Dairy aims to Piaggio to export to

double retail sales Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Targets revenue of ₹2,000 cr. by 2020 To sell India-made scooters, CVs
Special Correspondent Lalatendu Mishra
Mumbai MUMBAI
Prabhat Dairy Ltd. unveiled Piaggio Vehicles Private Ltd
its Vision 2020 with a target (PVPL) which manufactur-
to achieve revenue of ers two wheelers and com-
₹2,000 crore as compared mercial vehicles in India is
to ₹1,410 crore (PAT ₹47 planning to export these
crore) in FY17. products to Sri Lanka and
“We have been a domin- Bangladesh shortly, a top
ant player in the institu- company executive said.
tional segment for last 17 want to expand it to 2 lakh “We are already export- Actor Farhan Akhtar on a
years. Now we have decided retailers and penetrate deep ing to Nepal and South Vespa Red at the unveiling
to enhance our retail focus,” into north, western, central America. We are now gear-
said Vivek Nirmal, joint MD, and eastern India markets,” ing [up] to export scooters sold 9,000 two wheelers
Prabhat Dairy. “From the Mr. Nirmal said. and CVs to Nepal and and sales are expected to
current retail revenue of Bangladesh,” Diego Graffi, grow further, he said.
₹500 crore, we plan to Logo unveiled MD & CEO, PVPL, said. Piaggio introduced the
double it in 2020. This will The company on Tuesday About 10% of its production Vespa Red in India on Tues-
help us achieve our target.” unveiled its new corporate is exported, he said. day as part of its partner-
To meet its growth target, identity and a new logo “We have doubled the ship with RED organisation
the company planned to ex- which indicates its customer sales volumes in 2017 as to fight against AIDS. This
pand the product portfolio focus. Under the new logo, compared to the previous model is made exclusively
and national footprint, Mr. the company will introduce year. We have expanded the for the Indian market.
Nirmal added. variants of tetrapack milk. distribution and are plan- Each purchase of the
“We are now present in It is also planning to com- ning to introduce more Vespa Red will trigger a $50
26 States and one lakh re- mence exports to the products.” donation to the global fund
tailers sell our products. We SAARC countries. Last month, the company to fight AIDS in India.
U.S. dollar U-turn could call time on

2017’s emerging market debt boom
With U.S. firms holding over $1 trillion overseas, tax cuts could lift the currency
Reuters witnessed in 2005, after a
LONDON 2004 tax holiday lured home
Developing countries have about $300 billion. That’s a
been on a borrowing binge formidable hurdle for emer-
this year with nine months ging markets, which usually
of bumper investment in- suffer when the dollar
flows and record bond sales, strengthens.
but a sharp U.S. dollar “The last time they did it
bounce into year-end could (encouraged dollar repatri-
end the party early. ation), it had a huge impact
Signs of an upswing in the on the dollar and this time
dollar’s fortunes made the the scale could be much lar-
last week of September poor ger,” said Abhishek Kumar,
— equities fell 2%, bond lead portfolio manager for
yields rose about 10 basis emerging markets at State
points and currencies High stakes: If the dollar repeats its 12% surge of 2005, it Street Global Advisors.
weakened on average by could pose a formidable hurdle for emerging markets. REUTERS * “We think we may see a
over 1%, their worst week moderation of inflows into
since last November. election win and stimulus through tax cuts. emerging markets in the
plans briefly boosted the dol- The measures could be fourth quarter and going
Cast a chill lar. Last week’s swings were immensely dollar-support- into 2018,” Hung Tran, MD of
While emerging markets are driven by expectations of a ive, especially if they induce the Institute of International
still among the year’s best December U.S. rate hike. But U.S. firms to repatriate cash Finance (IIF) said, though he
performing assets, the possibly, a bigger threat is held overseas. Estimates of did not see flows reversing.
moves last week cast a chill the revival, after many such holdings are reckoned The IIF estimates total de-
on the sector. They closely months, of the so-called to be well over $1 trillion. veloping world debt at $56
emulated those in late-2016 Trumpflation bet — Mr. That could see the dollar trillion, up $3 trillion in the
when Donald Trump’s U.S. Trump’s plans for stimulus repeating the 12% surge it past year.
CM A ND-NDE
YK
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017 SPORT 15

India-Lanka
series from
Nov. 16
Virat Kohli. * VIVEK BENDRE
Agence France-Presse
NEW DELHI
Sri Lanka will play a three-

day warm-up match in
Kolkata ahead of its series
against India starting on
November 16, the BCCI said
here on Tuesday.
The island nation will
play three Tests, three ODIs
and three T20Is during
November and December.
This will be Sri Lanka’s
return tour following its
9-0 rout earlier this year.
The schedule: Nov. 11-13:
Warm-up match, Kolkata;
Nov. 16-20: First Test, Kolk-
ata; Nov. 24-28: Second Test,
Nagpur; Dec. 2-6: Third Test,
New Delhi; Dec. 10: First ODI,
Dharamshala; Dec. 13: 2nd
ODI, Mohali; Dec. 17: 3rd ODI,
Visakhapatnam; Dec. 20: 1st
T20I, Cuttack; Dec. 22: 2nd
T20I, Indore; Dec. 24: 3rd
T20I, Mumbai.
‘A watershed moment Cristiano is my hero, Group F teams settling down

for Indian football’ says Brazilian Paulinho England buoyed by news that star player Sancho will join the squad
Vijay Lokapally Stan Rayan give my best for the national
NEW DELHI Kochi squad. For sure, we are go-
<
> The
Y.B. Sarangi conditions are
The Union Government is He comes from the land of ing to miss Vinicius but the KOLKATA
really tough but we
aiming to help India keep legends, a land that has team is really united, so The teams, which have
pace with the global pro- everybody will be an im- landed here, are getting a
are ready to play in
thrown up greats like Pele,
gress that football main- Zico, Garrincha and Ron- portant player here,” said feel of the city’s culture and any type of
tains. “The World Cup (un- aldo who have mesmerised the Vasco da Gama forward tradition. conditions
der-17) is a watershed the world but Brazilian who, with four goals, played The Chilean side, which Antonio Diaz
moment for Indian football. Injeti Srinivas. Paulo Henrique Paulinho’s a big role in Brazil’s triumph has conditioned itself by
It is a step towards reclaim- * FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR favourite footballer is not in the under-17 South Amer- watching Chak De India and pleasant variation for the
ing our past glory,” said one of his own. ica Cup earlier this year. doing yoga under the guid- two sides.
Union Sports Secretary In- tional phase that promises “Cristiano Ronaldo,” ex- “After that, who knows ance of guru Bikram The England team, which
jeti Srinivas. good results.” claimed the Brazilian what will happen.” Choudhury prior to its ar- landed here on Tuesday fol-
“The under-17 World Cup On the importance of striker, picking the Portugal rival, visited Mother House, lowing a few days’ training in
is the third most important club culture in identifying star without blinking an eye, Football is life established by Nobel Laur- Mumbai, chose to take a
FIFA event [after senior and and grooming talent, in a chat with The Hindu at “Football for me is life, I’m eate St. Teresa of Calcutta. break. The team is positive
U-20]. It will enable India to Srinivas said, “The primary the Maharaja’s Stadium here working really hard to have After two days’ of train- after knowing that one of its
align with the global system reason why we have not on Tuesday evening after a beautiful career and I just ing, forward Antonio Diaz, a Prep time: The Iraqi team goes through its paces. star players, Jadon Sancho,
and the competitive system kept pace with the others is the team’s first training ses- have to keep working hard member of the Chile side, *
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT would reportedly join the
that football generates. We that we don’t have a com- sion in Kochi. to get there,” said the player said, “The climate here is squad following a bit of
have to create the necessary mercial format. Clubs won’t With his club Flamengo who is on the radar of many really different than what we pose tough challenges. sure but we are a good team uncertainty.
infrastructure, leagues, tal- thrive without it. How then stopping Vinicius Junior big European clubs. have in Chile. The conditions “The selection process (in and everyday I have been The Steve Cooper-
ent identification process would you identify talent from travelling to India, all Everybody loves to see are really tough but we are our team) is really difficult, preparing to get better for coached team has gathered
and training methods. because clubs invest in eyes will be on the 17-year- the Brazilians play football, ready to play in any type of but we are going to give our this meet,” he said. the maximum information
“The moulding has to be youngsters to keep their old Paulinho. for they play the beautiful conditions. best.” The Iraqi boys, who also about India from English-
done at the youngest level. stature. So does Paulinho see game the way it should be “Proud to have qualified Goalkeeper Julio Borquez, trained for the second con- men like Stephen Con-
That’s why the AIFF (All In- “Football can’t be just Vinicius’ absence as a big played. for the under-17 World Cup. who was the best goalkeeper secutive day, stayed focused stantine, Ashley Westwood,
dia Football Federation) is federation driven. Federa- blow or as a huge opportun- And Brazil’s World Cup We look up to the senior of the South American un- on their job though. Steve Coppell and Teddy
having the baby leagues tion can be there to imple- ity to show his skills to the opener against Spain at the team for inspiration.” der-17 championship in Following the day’s train- Sheringham, who have
(u-13, u-14, 5-7).” ment regulations but the big clubs which will be Nehru Stadium here on Sat- Midfielder Nicolas Ara- March, was optimistic about ing, both Chile and Iraq worked here in different
The hosting of the cup driving force has to be clubs. closely following this World urday could probably be the vena predicted that England making the most of this plat- teams were invited for din- roles.
would not have been pos- The club creates a fan base Cup? “I don’t think like that, championship’s greatest and Mexico, who are also form and graduate to the ner by the club where they Mexico is scheduled to ar-
sible without Government and catchment area that I’m working really hard to game. placed in Group F, would senior level. “We have pres- trained for two days. It was a rive on Wednesday.
support he added. propels the game. There can
Srinivas also underlined be certain aberrations in the
‘National hero’ status doesn’t

the importance of organ- process but they can be
ising competitions for play- tackled with time.”
ers in all age groups. “We Would the Government
have to start a major junior look to protect the club cul-
development programme
and not just for selecting 21
players. When you have dif-
ferent age-group competi-
ture in India? “The Govern-
ment can’t fund the clubs
but we can create an ecosys-
tem by providing coaches
give sportsmen a free pass
tions, it will give a trigger to and infrastructure. I am
junior teams. I see a churn- sure it will give a fillip to the Ideally the ECB should ban Stokes who brought ‘the game into disrepute’
ing process that will push game in India. Till then let
the game in the right direc- us enjoy our team compete On the ball: Paulinho is intent on working really hard and An enquiry by the England and Scratch the surface on most moral is-
tion. This is a transforma- on the big stage.” giving his best for the Brazilian team. THULASI KAKKAT* Wales Cricket Board (ECB) would not sues, and you will hit the financial reas-
have taken more than a few hours. ons that underlie them.
Given the CCTV footage, the players’ Stokes, it has been calculated, could
Enter the field to win: Rathore

own versions, and the testimony of the lose up to £2 million in endorsements,
victims, it is unlikely that there could be for “bringing the product into disrep-
any ambiguity about what happened. ute”, as written into the contracts. It
BETWEEN WICKETS Yet the ECB has chosen to bring in its will be interesting to see how the IPL
suresh menon independent Cricket Discipline Com- deals with this — Stokes is the highest-
Sports Minister exhorts u-17 team to be an inspiration to the nation mission only after the police have com- paid foreign player in the tournament.
pleted their inquiries. And yet — here is another sporting
Uthra Ganesan try highlight their talent and One of the more amusing sights in Top sportsmen tend to be national irony — there is the question of aggres-
NEW DELHI seek government assistance, cricket recently has been that of Eng- heroes, unlike, say, top chartered ac- sion itself. Stokes (like Botham and
The kick-off for the FIFA Un- Rathore said the government land trying desperately to work out a countants or geography teachers, and Flintoff and a host of others) accom-
der-17 World Cup is just 70 was also planning to launch formula to simultaneously discipline they have a responsibility to ensure plishes what he does on the field partly
hours away and for the In- the Khelo India School Ben Stokes and retain him for the Ashes they do not bring the sport into disrep- because of his fierce competitive nature
dian team, it is a dream that Games by December this series. To be fair, such contortion is not ute. It is a tough call, and not every- and raw aggression.
has been a long time in the year. unique. India once toured the West In- body agrees that your best all-rounder Just as some players are intensely
making. The host takes on “The Khelo India School dies with Navjot Singh Sidhu just after should also be your most ideally-be- selfish, their selfishness being a reason
USA in its opening game on Games will be held every the player had been involved in a road haved human being. But that is the way for their success and therefore their
Friday and the players year, in partnership with rage case that led to a death. it is. After all, sport is an artificial con- team’s success, some players bring to
couldn’t have asked for bet- corporates houses and Both times, the argument was one struct; rules around it might seem to be the table sheer aggression.
ter inspiration ahead of the broadcasting channels, so we hear politicians make all the time: unrealistic too. Mike Atherton has suggested that
tournament than the coun- that we can deliver in these Let the law takes its course. It is an ab- Stokes brought “the game into dis- Stokes should learn from Ricky Ponting
try’s first-ever silver medal- categories. We will try and dication of responsibility by cricket repute” — the reason Ian Botham and who was constantly getting into trouble
list in the Olympics. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore with the Indian squad at a raise it to the level of Asian boards fully aware of the obligation to Andrew Flintoff were banned in the in bars early in his career. Ponting
“Each and every one of felicitation session on Tuesday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
* games and American games uphold the image of the sport. past — and he should not be in the learnt to channelise that aggression and
you can inspire this nation so there is provide platform Cricketers, especially those who are team. The ECB’s response cannot be finished his career as one of the Aussie
by what you do on the foot- Discussion & Felicitation Ses- sale was held back to ensure for children who are study- talented, and therefore have been in- anything other than a ban. Yet, it is greats. A more recent example is David
ball field. You are going to sion here. there were enough reserved ing in school to come and dulged, tend to enjoy what George Or- pussy-footing around the problem in Warner, who paid for punching Joe
play the game of your life Adding that the tourna- for school children. play and participate in that well has called the “benefit of the the hope that there is a miracle. Per- Root in a bar some years ago, but seems
and every moment counts. ment was of historic import- “The Prime Minister cer- platform. The government clergy”. Their star value is often a buf- haps the victims will not press charges. to have settled down as both batsman
When you enter the field, ance as the first time an In- tainly sees sports as some- would also hold the Khelo fer against the kind of response others Perhaps the police might decide that and person.
you should enter to win,” Ra- dian team would be thing that unites the country. India College Games in Janu- might have received. Given that the the CCTV images are inconclusive. Stokes will be missed at the Ashes.
jyavardhan Singh Rathore, participating in a FIFA tour- The way we look at sport in ary 2018,” he said. team leaves for Australia at the end of Clearly player behaviour is not the is- He has reduced England’s chances,
now the country’s Sports nament, Rathore insisted India needs to change. Every Saying the Indian team this month, it is unlikely that Stokes will sue here. There are two other consider- even if Moeen Ali for one thinks that
Minister, told the Indian that sports was not just play stakeholder has to become was ready and raring to go, tour anyway, yet the ECB’s reaction has ations. One was articulated by former might not be the case.
squad members at a felicita- and fun but also a very part of it and that includes All India Football Federation been strange. Aussie captain Ian Chappell: Without Still, Stokes is only 26 and has many
tion function here on strong medium for breaking the federations, corporates, general-secretary Kushal Das Stokes, England stood no chance in the years to go. It is not too late to work on
Tuesday. boundaries and communica- parents, schools, colleges said, “Hosting the FIFA U-17 No prompt decision Ashes. The other, of equal if not greater diverting all that aggression creatively.
Organised by the Associ- tions, both within and out- and the media,” he said. World Cup in India will Neither Stokes nor Alex Hales, his part- concern to the ECB, is the impact of Doubtless he has been told this every
ated Chambers of Commerce side the country. Promoting the ambitious prove to be a watershed ner at the brawl in Bristol which saw Stokes’s absence on sponsorship and time he has got into trouble. He is a rare
& Industry of India (AS- Declaring that 24000 tick- Khelo India programme of event. We are ready for the Stokes deliver what the police call ABH advertising. Already the brewers talent, yet it would be a travesty if it all
SOCHAM), the felicitation ets have been sold out for the government that seeks to event and this is just the be- (Actual Bodily Harm), was dropped im- Greene King has said it is withdrawing ended with a rap on the knuckles. Eng-
was part of the FIFA U-17 the opening day of the tour- provide a platform to chil- ginning for Indian football, mediately from the squad. This is a an advertisement featuring England land must live — however temporarily —
World Cup, India Industry nament, Rathore said the dren from across the coun- there is a long way to go.” pointer to the way cricket boards think. players. without him.
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Karn, Nadeem to the fore Purav likes to keep things simple
that it was not a surprise.
p.m. Kamesh Srinivasan
India-A sweeps series with an innings-and-26-run win over New Zealand-A NEW DELHI
Purav Raja is a crucial con-
Purav was equal in his
praise of Paes and Divij
IN BRIEF V.V. Subrahmanyam necting link in the world of Sharan, for different reas-
VIJAYAWADA Indian tennis. ons.
The spin duo of leggie Karn A man who played the The successful partner-
Sharma and left-armer Shah- Davis Cup with Rohan ship of Purav and Divij had
baz Nadeem bowled India-A Bopanna under the cap- to be broken in the healthy
to an innings-and-26-run win taincy of Mahesh Bhupathi approach towards improve-
over New Zealand-A in the and continues to partner ment and better results.
four-day second ‘Test’ at the Leander Paes on the profes-
Mulapadu Cricket Complex sional circuit, Purav keeps Great honour
Morkel faces six weeks near here on Tuesday. things simple. Breaking “It is a great honour and tre-
out with abdominal tear down complex personal Plain speak: Purav Raja, left, mendous experience to play
Henry Nicholls played a
POTCHEFSTROOM equations into simple with his trainer Jake Nalepa. with Leander. He can pro-
captain’s knock but he
South African fast bowler factors is his strength. *
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT duce the right shot at the
turned out to be the lone
Morne Morkel is likely to be Of course, that crucial right time.
warrior as the others failed
out of action for up to six doubles rubber that India Nalepa. “Amazing how he does it,
to rise to the occasion and
weeks with an abdominal lost to Canada in the Davis Purav conceded that he again and again. He has be-
showed no inclination of
tear, team manager and Cup World Group play-off in and Bopanna were the fa- lief. That is his greatness.
staying put at the crease to
doctor Mohammed Moosajee Edmonton is still fresh in vourite combination, owing And he gets the best out of
tackle the spinners.
has said. His injury adds to a Job well done! India-A players congratulate each other after the thumping win over New memory. to better ranking, form and his partners. I have had
Resuming at 104 for one, Back home in Mumbai preparation, despite playing great success with Divij, a
long list of injured South Zealand-A on Tuesday. V. RAJU *
the New Zealanders looked from China, after Paes re- away from home. very good player who works
African fast bowlers, with
good when opener Jeet Raval teasing line and length. committee chairman M.S.K Karn 14, Colin Munro lbw b Karn tired with a back spasm in “We were well prepared. extremely hard. At times, we
Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander
and Nicholls put on 105 runs Nicholls failed to resist the Prasad, who watched the last 13, Tom Bruce c Parthiv b the tournament in Shen- It could have been better if need to break the mould to
and Chris Morris already out
for the second wicket before temptation to go for the big two days of action, lauded Shardul 0, Tim Seifert b zhen, Purav was at ease we had played some get better,” said Purav, who
of action for extended
the former was trapped lbw shot off Karn when on 94 the India-A performance and Nadeem 9, Scot Kuggeleijn b looking back at the turn of matches together,” he had played against Korea
periods. PTI
while trying to play a half- and holed out in the deep felt it was a reminder of the Nadeem 7, Ish Sodhi c Parthiv b events, and looking ahead added. with Leander in his only pre-
hearted pull off left-arm which hastened the end of kind of bench strength avail- Karn 0, Lockie Ferguson c with optimistic energy. While the general feeling vious Davis Cup rubber in
spinner Nadeem in the 12th the Kiwi innings. able. “Hats off to Rahul Bawne b Karn 6, Seth Rance “We could have won that has been that Leander could 2013. The leading players
over of the day. Karn returned a five- (Dravid) for shaping the des- (not out) 6; Extras (lb-3, nb-4, match. Maybe, we could have been the better option, had staged a boycott then.
Even at lunch the visitors wicket haul and Nadeem, a tiny of this young talent so w-1): 8; Total (in 79.3 overs): have tried a different pattern but for the complicated rela- “I try and get along with
were sitting pretty at 167 for trier every time he is given a well,” he said, referring to 210. instead of ‘I-formation’ on tionship between the players everyone. I say things
three in 65 overs with Nich- chance to showcase his the chief coach. Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-124, 3- my serve. But, we were com- and the captain, Purav felt openly and I have nothing to
olls still going strong and a mettle, picked up four wick- The scores: 158, 4-175, 5-176, 6-186, 7-190, peting against two Grand that it was the ideal choice, hide,” said Purav.
draw on the cards. But a col- ets to share the spoils. New Zealand-A — 1st innings: 8-198, 9-200. Slam champions [Daniel once Saketh Myneni and Sri- Looking at the top-30 and
Serena may lack lapse after the break saw Nestor and Vasek Pospisil]. ram Balaji were ruled out regular competition in the
With this win, India-A 211 India-A bowling: Shardul 13-5-
intimidation factor: Evert them lose the last seven 34-1, Rajpoot 8-2-25-0, Saini 9- Perhaps, we need to com- due to injuries. Grand Slams as the immedi-
swept the two-match series India-A — 1st innings: 447.
SINGAPORE wickets for just 43 runs. and the two teams will next New Zealand-A — 2nd innings: 4-16-0, Nadeem 26-9-41-4, pete more together to win “Among all the doubles ate target, Purav said that
New mother Serena Williams Karn 20.3-2-78-5, Karun 3-0- there was no reason why he
That was the phase when play a five-match one-day Jeet Raval lbw b Nadeem 47, such matches,” said Purav as players, I play the left court.
will lack some of her 13-0. I was ranked in the top-50. could not be a top-20 player,
both Karn and Nadeem series in Visakhapatnam George Worker lbw b Nadeem he talked to The Hindu on
trademark intimidation factor So, it was a natural choice,” if he kept working on his
bowled in tandem and more from October 6. 6, Henry Nicholls c Nadeem b India-A won by an innings Sunday, after a fitness ses-
when she returns to tennis, said Purav, making it clear game and fitness.
importantly a much better, National cricket selection Karn 94, Will Young c Karun b and 26 runs sion with his trainer Jake
said US great Chris Evert,
warning that the 23-time
Grand Slam-winner may find
her comeback tough. “I think
that this whole year other
Castlebridge favoured Gowtham BCCI to promote women’s India-A stays
players have all felt that they MYSURU: Castlebridge, who is in tenders in trophy
cricket at junior level
Benedetta (13) Srinath 58.5, 4. Ex-
had a shot at No. 1 ranking. pink of condition, should be hard celonce (2) Madhu Babu 57.5, 5.
Because of that challenge,
they have improved in the
to toss in the Jayachamaraja
Wadiyar Golf Club Mysore 2000
Veni Vidi Vici (4) S. Waseemud-
din 56, 6. Arak (3) Neeraj 54, 7. Be
apology hunt
Guineas (1,600m), the chief event Bold (8) Sai Kumar 54, 8. Trom-
physical and the mental part of the races to be held here on bone (7) M. Prabhakaran 54, 9. Special Correspondent new age group — under-16 at cricketers which will mean Press Trust of India
of it and so I think the level Wednesday (Oct. 4). These races Kir Royale (11) Dhanu Singh 53.5,
were postponed from Thursday, 10. Spinning Chakram (5) S.
Thiruvananthapuram Zonal level — from this year. that they will get to play PERTH
will have improved by the
Sept. 28. Mubarak 52.5, 11. Queen (9) S. The BCCI is keen to build a This is in addition to the un- against stronger teams more India-A defeated Australian
time Serena comes back.” AFP There will be no false rails. Hussain 52, 12. Point (12) Arshad
broadbase for women’s der-19 and under-23 age often in the next two years. Capital Territory (ACT) 2-0
Alam 51.5 and 13. Sufficient Proof group competitions which However, Shetty said the fo- in its final Pool-B match to
Ferrari to make changes
after engine failures 1 MEERUT PLATE (Div. II),
(1,200m), rated 00 to 25, 2-00
pm: 1. Ramon (4) A. Ramu 60, 2.
(10) Irvan Singh 50.5.
1. POINT, 2. BENEDETTA, 3. BE
cricket by promoting the
game at junior level, said have already been in exist- cus will be on one-day and progress to the next round
MILAN As Good As It Gets (10) R. Pra- BOLD BCCI General Manager Rat- ence. T20 matches as all cricket of the 2017 men’s Aus-
Ferrari will make changes to deep 59, 3. Grey Hound (3) Dar- nakar Shetty here on “Though Indian women’s boards were not interested tralian Hockey League
improve the quality of
components after both of the
shan 59, 4. Moon Blink (9) Rajesh
Kumar 59, 5. Order Order (2)
5 JAYACHAMRAJA WADIYAR
GOLF CLUB MYSORE 2000
GUINEAS (1,600m), 3-y-o,
Monday. entry into the World Cup has
triggered an interest all over
in playing the longer version
of the game.
(AHL), here on Tuesday.
Affan Yousuf (fifth
Madhu Babu 59, 6. Zip Code (8) (Terms), 4-20: 1. Admiral Nelson Shetty was speaking at a
Formula One team’s cars Vivek 58.5, 7. Durer (5) Praveen K. Gowtham. India, it will be difficult for Former women’s captain minute) and Armaan Qure-
(6) Rayan Ahmed 56, 2. Ascend- round table on women’s
suffered engine failures in Shinde 57, 8. One To Note (6) ent (7) T.S. Jodha 56, 3. Cas- State associations to attract Shubangi Kulkarni said the shi (46th) scored for the
Jagadeesh 57, 9. Above And Bey- tlebridge (4) Suraj Narredu 56, 4.
Press Trust of India cricket held as part of the players at junior level. performance of the Indian winner.
Malaysia at the weekend,
ond (7) A. Vishwanath 56.5, 10. Lord Buckingham (3) Dhanu New Delhi 40th annual convention of “But we have still asked women in the World Cup The result helped In-
chairman Sergio Marchionne Perfectgoldenera (13) M. Naveen Singh 56, 5. Mauritania (1) Srinath the Sports Journalists Feder- State associations to start has created a favourable at- dia-A remain in the hunt to
said on Monday. Sebastian 56.5, 11. Emancipation (11) Irvan 56, 6. Megasthenes (2) Vaibhav Karnataka off-spinner K.
Singh 56, 12. Tic Tac Toe (14) P.P. ation of India. competitions in the under-16 mosphere for the growth of win the trophy. It now has
Vettel lined up in last place 56 and 7. Turf Star (5) S. John 56. Gowtham, who was barred
Dhebe 54.5, 13. Break On Thru The BCCI has restruc- category,” he said. sports. But despite the eu- seven points with two
after problems in qualifying (12) S. Waseemuddin 54 and 14.
1. CASTLEBRIDGE, 2. TURF STAR by the Board of Control for
while Kimi Raikkonen was set tured the junior women’s Shetty said that the BCCI phoria she said women’s wins, one draw and a loss
to be on the front row of the
Universal Law (1) Rayan Ahmed
53.
1. ZIP CODE, 2. RAMON, 3. GREY
6 JUSTICE P. MEDAPA ME-
MORIAL TROPHY (1,200m),
rated 60 & above, 4-y-o & over, 4-
Cricket in India (BCCI)
from playing the Duleep cricket at junior level by
bringing in an additional
is planning to start a FTP
programme for women
cricket still has a long way to
go in this country.
from four games.
The results:
grid but was ruled out before Trophy and India-A series
HOUND 55: 1. Topspot (9) Nazerul Alam Men: India-A 2 (Affan Yousuf
the start. The problems came 61, 2. Phelps (4) P. Surya 58, 3. due to disciplinary reas-
after both Ferrari drivers had
2 MEERUT PLATE (Div. I),
(1,200m), rated 00 to 25, 2-35: Side Winder (1) T.S. Jodha 56.5, 4. ons, has tendered an un-
5, Armaan Qureshi 46) bt ACT
Sania and Bopanna advance

collided and retired at the Siddhani (8) Madhu Babu 55.5, 5. 0.
1. Calico King (7) Dhanu Singh
Clever Trick (3) S. Manohar 54, 6. conditional apology but Women: India-A 1 (Sangita
start of the Singapore Grand 62.5, 2. Island Pearl (13) Praveen the matter has been re-
Shinde 62.5, 3. Happy Hours (5) Krieger (7) Suraj Narredu 53, 7. Kumari 19) bt Tasmania 0.
Prix two weeks earlier. REUTERS Kazuri (6) Sarvan Kumar 52, 8. ferred to the disciplinary
S. Shareef 62, 4. Heidrun (10)
Antony Raj 61.5, 5. High Hawk (6) Sir Majestic (5) Adarsh 52 and 9. committee.
Nazerul Alam 61.5, 6. Air Of Dis- Taqdeer Ka Badshah (2) Rajesh Sports Bureau three of six breakpoints to unchezhiyan & Vishnu Vardhan
Kumar 52. The BCCI disciplinary beat Sumit Nagal in straight 6-2, 6-4.
Shubman
tinction (4) Ashok Kumar 61, 7. Beijing
Likeaknife (2) Rajesh Kumar 61, 1. SIDE WINDER, 2. TOPSPOT, 3. committee comprising Sania Mirza and Rohan sets.
8. Dynamism (8) Darshan 60.5, 9. KRIEGER president C.K. Khanna, $100,000 Challenger, Stock-
Bopanna progressed to the
Indian Tycoon (3) S. John 60.5,
10. Dancing Blues (9) A. Qureshi 7 HOGENKAL PLATE (1,400m),
rated 20 to 45, 5-y-o & over, 5-
senior politician
Jyotiraditya Scindia and
doubles quarterfinals of the
The results: $7,027,063 China
Open, WTA, Beijing:
ton, US: Doubles:
First round: Hans Hack Ver-
ruled out
60, 11. Mischief Flyer (12) T.S. 30: 1. Beautiful Effect (10) Srinath China Open in the women’s Doubles: Pre-quarterfinals:
Jodha 60, 12. Rosebrook (1) D. Pa- 61, 2. Zidaan (7) Sashi Kumar 60, Niranjan Shah will now de- and men’s Tour events in ougo (Mex) & Ramkumar
Peng Shuai (Chn) & Sania Mirza Special Correspondent
tel 60, 13. Cashmere (11) Rayan 3. Azure Fire (11) Dhanu Singh cide on his future. Beijing on Tuesday. Ramanathan bt Ruan Roelofse
Injured Bale out of Ahmed 59.5 and 14. Roaring 59.5, 4. Sans Frontieres (4) S. bt Elise Mertens (Bel) & Demi (RSA) & Andreas Siljestrom
Chennai
World Cup qualifiers Thunder (14) Irvan Singh 58.5. Sports Bureau adds: While Sania, along with Schuups (Ned) 7-5, 6-2. Shubman Gill has been
Hussain 59.5, 5. Malikia (13) S. (Swe) 6-4, 1-6, [10-8].
LONDON 1. CALICO KING, 2. CASHMERE, 3. John 59, 6. Catwalk Queen (3) Sai While Gowtham will, for Peng Shuai of China, got past $4,089,265 China Open, ruled out of the one-day
Gareth Bale has been ruled AIR OF DISTINCTION Kumar 58.5, 7. Dr Scully (9) A. now, not be considered by Elise Mertens of Belgium $15,000 ITF, Nonthaburi: series against New Zeal-
Beijing: Doubles: Pre-
Baandal 58.5, 8. Premier Ace (1) Singles: First round: Sidharth
out of Wales’s final two
crucial World Cup qualifiers
3 ALEKONA TROPHY (2,000m),
rated 40 to 65, 3-10: 1.
Chandini (3) Madhu Babu 60, 2.
S. Manohar 58, 9. Flash Time (5)
Rayan Ahmed 57.5, 10. Felix Le-
the national selectors, it
must be noted that he is
and Demi Schuups of the
Netherlands, Bopanna and
quarterfinals: Pablo Cuevas
(Uru) & Rohan Bopanna bt Mao-
Rawat bt Min-Kyu Song (Kor)
and-A after suffering a side
strain. Ankit Bawne will
against Georgia and Ireland, gion (8) Arshad Alam 57, 11. Al free to play in the Ranji Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6-3, 6-1. now be a part of the team
Momotaro (2) Ajeet Kumar 57, 3. Xin Gong & Ze Zhang (Chn)
the Football Association of Back Of Beyond (5) A. Vish- Dorado (14) M. Prabhakaran 54.5, Trophy. Karnataka’s Ranji sailed past the Chinese duo 6-0, 6-4. Martins Podzus (Lat) bt Kar- for the first three matches
wanath 56, 4. Flirting Eyes (6) 12. Ice Brown (2) Ajeet Kumar
Wales (FAW) said on Tuesday. 54.5, 12. Go Man Go (12) Rajesh Trophy camp will com- of Mao-Xin Gong and Ze $125,000 Challenger, Ka- unuday Singh 6-4, 7-5; Sasi Ku- too after being initially
Srinath 55, 5. Imitation Game (4)
Bale’s fitness has been a Sai Kumar 54 and 6. Masada (1) Kumar 53 and 14. Golden Steps mence in Bengaluru on Zhang for the loss of four ohsiung, Chinese Taipei: mar Mukund bt Patcharapol named in the squad for the
source of concern for the Suraj Narredu 54. (6) S. Shareef 50. Wednesday. The disciplin- games. Singles: First round: Marius Kawin (Tha) 6-3, 6-3. last two games. The All-In-
national side since he 1. MASADA, 2. BACK OF BEYOND 1. BEAUTIFUL EFFECT, 2. FLASH ary committee could con- In the $125,000 Chal- Copil (Rou) bt Sumit Nagal 6-4, dia Senior Selection
TIME, 3. FELIX LEGION $15,000 ITF women, Colombo:
suffered a calf muscle strain
against Borussia Dortmund in 4 MARGROVE ESTATE TROPHY
(1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 4-
y-o & over, 3-45: 1. Markus Sit-
Day’s best: CASTLEBRIDGE
Double: MASADA — POINT
sult chairman-of-selectors
M.S.K. Prasad and/or In-
lenger in Kaohsiung,
Chinese Taipei, third seed
6-2.
Doubles: Frist round: James
Singles: First round: Dhruthi
Venugopal bt Li Jiakang (Chn)
Committee has also
named Deepak Hooda for
the Champions League last tikus (1) Rajesh Kumar 62, 2. Jkt: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; Tr (i): 2, 3 and dia-A coach Rahul Dravid if Marius Copil of Romania Cerretani (US) & Marc Polmans 6-3, 6-1; Jennifer Luikham bt the last two one-day
week. AFP Storming Home (6) A. Velu 62, 3. 4; (ii): 5, 6 and 7. necessary. fired 14 aces and converted (Aus) bt Jeevan Ned- Wang Dan Ni (Chn) 6-4, 6-2. games.
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SUDOKU FAITH
12 Disengage — including messy
war around initial part of 11
3 Travelled, using damaged oar,
on sea south of Europe (6)
Higher truths revealed
(8) 4 Female pulls down blossoms The fights between Devi as Maha Durga, Maha Lakshmi and
13 Doric building around initial (7) Maha Saraswati with the demonic forces described in detail
parts of Outer Ring Road's in the Devi Mahatmya are to be seen as powerful myths to
5 Sounds like there is no more
passageway (8) convey higher truths that lie hidden beyond the philosoph-
space for wood in the
15 Wood and sources of minerals fireplace. Obliged! (8) ical, logical and rational levels of understanding.
found in the outskirts of In the episode where Mahishasura’s ascending power and
6 Reds returned carrying
Farangipet (6) consequent defeat by Para Sakti are described, it is shown
religious creature (6)
17 Yellow bird? (7) that the triumph of good over evil brings forth widespread
7 Gunners take silver for Indian joy, pointed out Swami Suprajnananda in a discourse. From
19 Highland dish gets gold (7)
tune (4) her breath, thousands of warriors are created and they fight
22 One could have been petrified
14 Awful chore results in with enthusiasm to destroy the asuras. They are endowed
by her or badly amused (6)
production of pigment (5) with divine strength to fight the evil forces. Hence, despite
24 16 go around North Dakota the vivid descriptions of the terrible battle and the battle-
circle deadlock (5-3) 16 Rod's employees (5)
field, the atmosphere reverberates as if it were a festival.
26 Rampaging blind GI went 18 Old Pitman has a tester (8) Devi casts her spell of Maya and the enemies fall to the
around university edifice (8) 20 Make mincemeat of blind ground. She ties some with her noose; some she splits with
28 Depression at the end of Kiev date, after beheading, on a her sword. Many asuras give up their lives and their bodies
lane (6) part of the beach in the US are completely covered with the arrows hurled by Devi.
(8) With hands, heads, legs all cut up, they all lie strewn in the
30 Rioting clansmen leave
battlefield.
exploding Roman candles for 21 May is confused about
Solution to puzzle 12127 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku In some places, some of them fight with Devi though their
Street (4) rejected attempt of heads have been cut off. But it is also repeatedly stressed
■ ACROSS 31 Gem merchants are hoarding reproduction method (7) that Devi is able to vanquish the evil forces as if it was mere
grain (5) 23 Peacekeeper's defence play even when they assume enormous proportions.
8 Erstwhile American president's
vehicle's hot (4) 32 Thin strip of land, primarily establishments initially In the sixth chapter of the Devi Mahatmya, it is said that a
near expressway connecting surround city and remove mere humkara from Devi is enough to kill Dumralochana. In
9 Fuel tanker/steamer's top is
Kurseong (4) goods from carrier (6) a trice, Devi destroys the asuras just as fire burns up a small
removed (5)
25 Refer to a small promotion (6) blade of grass and can also be the cause of forest fires.
10 People's Liberation Army's ■ DOWN
The inherent ignorance in a jivatma that is the cause of
initially nefarious scheme (4) 1 Bread in possession of 27 Over-state small number bondage is easily dispelled with Devi’s grace.
11 Daughter’s fine with the neuroscientist (4) returned (4) Is it not true that the light from a small match stick is
French man in Donglang, as 2 Bad tempered cleric captures 29 Roman and Chinese inscribe enough to brighten a room that has been steeped in dark-
we call it (6) head office (8) (4) ness for many years?
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017 SPORT 17

Prinkle punches Every player performed his part, says Prasad

Selection committee chairman delighted with India’s dominant performance against Australia
above her weight V.V. Subrahmanyam
VIJAYAWADA
The chairman of the selec-
India failed to excel. Every
player who was given a
chance contributed to the
ness would have greater em-
phasis in selection and not
just consistent perform-
ing a great job,” were
Prasad’s compliments to
Dravid.
tion committee M.S.K. success and as the chairman ances. “Let us leave it “The performance of In-
Prasad says it was a “double of the panel, I am glad to see please,” he said. dia-A team against New Zeal-
Survives two match points to pack off seventh-seed Mihika; delight” with India clinching this team perform so well,” On India-A’s performance, and-A is very creditable
Mohit Mayur sees off qualifier Anirudh Chandrasekar an emphatic win over Aus- he said after India-A Prasad attributed the success given the fact that there are
tralia in the one-day series wrapped up the two-match to Rahul Dravid, the chief quite a few very good inter-
Kamesh Srinivasan and also becoming the World ‘Test’ series 2-0 against New coach of the team. nationals in the visiting side.
NEW DELHI No. 1 side in the limited-overs Zealand-A. “To appoint Rahul as the This should do a world of
Qualifier Prinkle Singh format. “I don’t want to engage in coach is one of the best good to the confidence of
thrived under pressure, sur- In a chat with The Hindu, any sort of comparison on things to have happened to someone like Shreyas (Iyer),
viving two match points to the former India wicket- how this Virat Kohli-led In- Indian team,” he said. Bawne (Ankit) and the two
beat seventh seed and Asian keeper felt it was a complete, dian team will be rated with M.S.K. Prasad. “When it comes to Rahul, it spinners (Karn and
junior champion Mihika Ya- all-round performance any other previous teams. *
FILE PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK is not just about imparting Nadeem). These kind of
dav 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6) in the wo- which helped the team What is important and im- cricketing skills. More valu- matches help us ensure a
men’s first round of the Fen- clinch the series in style. mensely satisfying is that it is smiling Prasad. able is the mental toughness very strong reserve of talent
esta National tennis at the “I don’t think there was producing the results that we He refused to entertain he is trying to pass on to the ready to take up bigger re-
DLTA Complex here on any one department where are all looking for,” said a any questions on whether fit- young talent. And, he is do- sponsibilities,” Prasad said.
Tuesday.
Ranked a modest 896 on
the ITF junior list, as com-
pared to No. 32 for Mihika,
Prinkle moved smartly into
‘Learning to fail well is important’ Gujarat destroys Delhi
her strokes and executed
them with conviction. Dravid advises youngsters to master the art of reflection
The 16-year-old recovered
from being down 1-4 in the J.R. Shridharan sters to master the art of re-
decider but missed two VIJAYAWADA flection. “After every prac-
match points on Mihika’s He came, he interacted and tice session or a match you
serve in the tenth game. She he won the hearts of bud- should get back to your
then saved two match points ding Andhra cricketers. This room and reflect. Think
in the tie-break at 4-6, before is how one would summar- about the outing and analyse
Mihika committed a double ise cricketing legend Rahul for just 10 minutes. Because
fault to eventually lose. Dravid’s visit to the ACA only reflection will help you
The hard-earned victory Central Zone Academy at grow. Just by practising you
in two hours and 38 minutes Mangalagiri during his so- can improve but practising
could possibly mean a journ to Vijayawada as In- with reflection helps you im-
quarterfinal entry for dia-A team coach for the prove quicker. Easy win: The Gujarat Fortunegiants players celebrate after
Prinkle, as her next round ‘Test’ series against New “The most important beating Dabang Delhi on Tuesday. B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM
*
opponent Yubarani Banerjee Zealand-A recently. Rahul Dravid. *

V. RAJU feedback comes from you.
tore an ankle ligament dur- His words of wisdom The more you do it, the So much so, at one point
ing her junior match and were well received by the ney. “The ultimate motto quicker you learn, and the
PKL when the Gujarat team got
writhed in pain on court, teenage cricketers who got should be to reach the des- faster you improve.” S. Prasanna Venkatesan together to talk tactics, an-
with cries that shook the valuable suggestions con- tination. Even if you don’t He also touched upon the CHENNAI imatedly, it looked like a
complex. cerning life in general and reach the (cricketing) destin- art of writing a diary. “Note team of pros scoffing and
Referring to where Dabang scheming on how best to
Yubarani was able to walk cricket in particular. ation you will still emerge as down the important points Delhi was placed — it was
later, but the physio will be “Learning to fail well is a better person. So do not be on a daily basis. These jot- make a team of amateur
last in Zone-A — its entry kids feel sorry for daring to
able to advise her on Wed- important,” the master bats- afraid of failure and do not tings will help when you are was thus announced: “They
nesday whether she can risk man said to the youngsters, get carried away by out of form. The diary will cross them.
may be down and out, but
playing. adding, “when cricketers fail success”. be a corrective manual.” Gujarat managed two all-
on their day they can knock
Quite interestingly, AITA they blame the umpires, the Emphasising the import- outs in the first half. One,
anyone out.”
rules do not allow a player to Big win: Prinkle Singh made a mockery of the vast difference in coaches, the weather, the No room for selfishness ance of education, he when it got to 12-3 from 9-3,
compete the same week the rankings between her and Mihika Yadav to progress in the pitch or their luck. They try Dravid asked the boys to stressed on the need to Turned out it wasn’t Del- when Rakesh Narwal put
after retiring from a match, women’s singles draw. KAMESH SRINIVASAN
* to brush the real issues un- learn the life-skills the game strike a balance between hi’s day on Tuesday, for it the lone defender out. And
but the women’s event is be- der the carpet and refuse to offered. “Cricket is a team cricket and academics. lost by a big margin, 42-22, the other, when it held the
ing played under ITF rules title favourite Arjun Kadhe Anirudh Chilakalapudi 6-3, 6-4. address them. game. It is all about partner- “When you are playing to the Zone topper Gujarat lone raider Vishal to get to
which have no such was too good for sixth seed “But people who fail well ship, helping and supporting you should give your 100% Fortunegiants. 23-7 from 20-6.
Women: Shreya Gulia bt
restrictions. Jatin Dahiya, who had made Prakriti Banwani 6-3, 6-2; Hu- would look into every failure each other, friendships and and the moment you open Delhi looked as it had In all, Gujarat scored 17
In another interesting the national grass court mera Shaikh bt Neeru Rapria as an opportunity to grow. It growing together. If you are your books, you should been put through an endur- raid points to Delhi’s eight.
match, fourth seed Nithya quarterfinals. 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Sara Yadav bt is those who learn to fail well selfish you will stagnate. You switch off cricket. Thinking ing spasm of discomfort that The results: Gujarat Fortunegi-
Raj recovered from being The results (first round): Men: Nikita Bishnoi 6-4, 6-1. who will eventually succeed have to grow as a team and about cricket 24x7 will drain it could ill-afford to defy and ants 42 bt Dabang Delhi 22;
down 0-6, 1-4 to beat quali- Arman Bhatia bt Abhishek Gaur Bhuvana Kalva bt Shruti and make it to the top. Most also grow as individuals”. you out. Pursuits other than overcome but wait for it to Telugu Titans 58 bt Tamil
fier Akshara Iska 0-6, 6-4, 7-6(9), 6-4; Siddhant Banthia Gupta 6-1, 6-0; Moulika Ram bt of the time, players get de- Dravid advised the young- cricket help you relax.” pass. Thalaivas 37.
6-3. bt Kunal Vazirani 6-1, 7-6(6). Adrija Biswas 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; pressed when they fail and
Former men’s champion Mohit Mayur bt Anirudh Prerna Bhambri bt Snehal Mane feel happy when they suc-
Mohit Mayur was in explos- Chandrasekar 6-3, 6-1; Param- 6-0, 6-1; Prinkle Singh bt Mi- ceed. Their moods go up
ive form with his big serves veer Singh Bajwa bt Yuvraj hika Yadav 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6). and down but the need of
and intimidating forehand as Singh 6-2, 6-4; Nitin Kumar Tanisha Kashyap bt Srishti the hour is about striking a
he outclassed qualifier Sinha bt P.C. Vignesh 2-6, 6-2, Das 6-3, 6-0; Nithya Raj bt Ak- balance. This helps you both
Anirudh Chandrasekar to set 6-1; Calvin Golmei bt Shaikh shara Iska 0-6, 6-4, 6-3; Mahak in cricket and in life.”
up a clash against third seed Abdullah 6-7(2), 7-5, 6-3; Arjun Jain bt Sathwika Sama 6-4, 6-3; The former India skipper
Kunal Anand. Kadhe bt Jatin Dahiya 6-1, 6-1. Sai Samhitha bt Shreya Tatav- said what was important was
Two-time runner-up and Hardeep Singh Sandhu bt Tarun arthy 6-4, 6-1. the path taken for the jour-
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18 LIFE NOIDA/DELHI

THE HINDU
IN BRIEF
U.S. trio wins physics Nobel Tom Petty, staple of FM
for gravitational waves rock radio, takes last bow
He wrote pithy songs that captured zeitgeist of 1960s
Pink Floyd’s Waters to Phenomenon was predicted by Einstein a century ago as part of his theory JON PARELES
open Hyde Park fest om Petty, a songwriter
LONDON
Rock band Pink Floyd’s
Agence France-Presse
Stockholm
T who melded California
rock with a deep, stubborn
co-founder and bass guitarist U.S. astrophysicists Rainer Southern heritage, died on
Roger Waters has been Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Monday after suffering car-
announced as the first artiste Thorne and were awarded diac arrest. He was 66 and
who will headline British the Nobel Physics Prize on had lived in Los Angeles.
Summer Time Hyde Park Tuesday for the discovery of Tony Dimitriades, Petty’s
2018. The 74-year-old gravitational waves — a phe- longtime manager, con-
musician will open the nomenon that opens a door firmed the death.
festival in the British capital’s on the extreme Universe. Recording with the Heart-
Hyde Park on July 6 next Predicted by Albert Ein- breakers, the band he
year, reported DigitalSpy. PTI stein a century ago as part of formed in the mid-1970s,
his theory of general relativ- and on his own, Petty wrote
ity, but only detected in pithy, hard-headed songs Truly American: The singer-songwriter melded California rock
2015, gravitational waves are (From left to right) Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne. * AFP that gave a contemporary with a deep, stubborn Southern heritage. AP *
“ripples” in space-time, as clarity to 1960s roots. His

the theoretical fabric of the announced it in February since the prizes were first Gravitational waves are an voice was grainy and un- and entered the Rock & Roll shaped by the music he
cosmos is called. 2016, a historic achievement awarded in 1901. Mr. Barish entirely new way of follow- pretty, with a Florida drawl Hall of Fame in 2002. heard growing up: the
They are caused by ultra- that culminated from dec- then brought the project to ing the most violent events he proudly displayed. ringing folk-rock guitars of
violent processes, such as ades of scientific research. completion. in space and testing the lim- Petty’s songs were staples Down-to-earth songs the Byrds, the crunch of the
colliding black holes or the And since then, they have its of our knowledge,” the of FM rock radio through But his songs stayed down- Rolling Stones, the caustic
Volcanic eruptions collapse of stellar cores. clinched all the major astro- 1.3 bn light years away Academy said. decades, and with hits like to-earth, with sturdy guitar insights of Bob Dylan, the
behind ‘Great Extinction’ “Their discovery shook physics prizes to be had. The first-ever direct observa- Since 2015, the enigmatic Refugee, Don’t Come Around riffs carrying lyrics that melodic turns of the Beatles,
NEW YORK the world,” said Goran K. Mr. Thorne and Mr. Weiss tion of gravitational waves ripples have been detected Here No More, Free Fallin’ spoke for underdogs and the steadfast backbeat of
Massive volcanic eruptions in Hansson, the head of the co-created the Laser Inter- was the result of an event three more times: twice and Into the Great Wide ornery outcasts. In his 1989 Southern soul and the twang
Siberia may have triggered Swedish Royal Academy of ferometer Gravitational- some 1.3 billion light years more by LIGO and once by Open, Petty sold millions of hit, I Won’t Back Down, he of country-rock.
the Great Permian Extinction Sciences, which selects the wave Observatory (LIGO) at away. “Although the signal the Virgo detector located at albums and headlined sang, “You can stand me up Onstage, the Heartbreak-
about 250 million years ago, Nobel recipients. the prestigious California In- was weak when it reached the European Gravitational arenas and festivals well into at the gates of hell / But I ers sometimes expanded
according to a study that They made their discov- stitute of Technology, which Earth, it is already promising Observatory in Cascina, 2017. He played the Super won’t back down.” songs toward psychedelia-
mapped chemical fingerprints ery in September 2015 and has taken home 18 Nobels a revolution in astrophysics. Italy. Bowl halftime show in 2008 Petty’s songwriting was tinged jams. NYT
ranging from the Arctic to
India. Researchers found that
volcanic eruptions led to
Gene
environmental changes that
led to the disappearance of
more than 90% of all species
3-fold rise in extreme rainfall events in Central India therapy for
on the Earth. PTI
Sudden surges of monsoon winds bring in plenty of moisture, causing brief heavy spells of shower in the region: report blindness
R. Prasad
CHENNAI
fold increase in widespread
extreme events over central
the monsoon winds leading
to occasional surges of in- <
> The Arabian Sea
supplies more
coming increasingly warm
leading to more moist air
the Bay of Bengal and the
central Indian Ocean com-
London
There has been an average India during 1950-2015. In creased moisture transport. moisture than the over the Arabian Sea. In ad- bined,” says Prof. Subimal Gene therapy may help re-
10% decline in summer mon- the 1950s, there were two ex- These sudden surges of the Bay of Bengal dition, the northern Arabian Ghosh from the Department verse blindness by repro-
soon ( June to September) treme rainfall events per monsoon winds bring in Sea gets warmer (1-2 degrees of Civil Engineering, IIT gramming cells at the back
Prof. Subimal Ghosh
rainfall over central India year, while in recent years plenty of moisture and that IIT Bombay C) 2-3 weeks prior to extreme Bombay and one of the au- of the eye to become light
Generating power between 1950 and 2015 as a the number of events has in- is what is causing extreme events. As a result, there is thors of the paper. The study sensitive, an Oxford study
from tears, egg whites result of weakening of the creased to six per year. rainfall events across the other regions in the tropics 20-40% more evaporation found that the Arabian Sea has found.
LONDON summer monsoon winds. Models suggest further in- central Indian belt,” says Dr. leading to reduced land-sea and increased moisture contributes 36% of the total The study, published in
A protein, found in egg However, the frequency crease in extreme events Roxy Mathew Koll from the temperature difference. levels over the Arabian Sea moisture to central India, the journal Proceedings of
whites, as well as tears, saliva and intensity of extreme over most parts of the Indian Centre for Climate Change “Probably the cooling caused before an extreme event. while the Bay of Bengal’s is the National Academy,
and milk of mammals, can be rainfall (more than 150 mm subcontinent by the end of Research at Pune’s Indian In- by aerosol and the reduced This gets transported over 26% and the Indian Ocean’s made use of a viral vector
used to generate electricity per day for two-three days the century. stitute of Tropical Meteoro- land-sea temperature differ- central India resulting in ex- is 9%. “Interestingly, land in order to express a light
and power novel medical covering an area of 250 by “The weakening of the logy (IITM). ence in recent years is what treme rainfall events. The evotranspiration contributes sensitive protein, melanop-
devices in the future, 250 km) events during the monsoon winds has resulted is causing the weakening of results were published in the 29% moisture, which is sin, in the residual retinal
scientists say. Researchers same period over central In- in less supply of moisture to Temperature difference the monsoon winds and de- journal Nature much more than even the cells in mice, which were
observed that crystals of dia (from Gujarat in the west the Indian subcontinent. The While the central Indian cline in monsoon rainfall,” Communications. Bay of Bengal. Moisture from blind from retinitis pig-
lysozyme, a model protein, to Odisha and Assam in the warm ocean temperatures in Ocean has warmed up, the Dr. Koll says. “The Arabian Sea supplies land evotranspiration is of- mentosa, the most com-
can generate electricity when east) has been on the rise. the northern Arabian Sea Indian peninsular region has At the same time, the more moisture to the ex- ten neglected in monsoon mon cause of blindness in
pressed. PTI There has been a three- result in large fluctuations in not warmed up compared to northern Arabian Sea is be- treme rainfall events than studies,” says Prof. Ghosh. young people.
‘Meteorites falling into Ancient Chinese bowl

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In full swing
ponds sparked life’ sells for record $37.7 mn
Water imparted vital elements: study 1,000-year-old dish from Song Dynasty
Press Trust of India shape, with continents Agence France-Presse
Toronto emerging from the oceans, Hong Kong
Life on Earth began after meteorites pelting the A 1,000-year-old bowl from
meteorites splashed into planet, including those China’s Song Dynasty sold at
warm little ponds and bearing the building blocks auction for $37.7 million on
leached them with essential of life, and no protective Tuesday, breaking the re-
elements between 3.7 and ozone to filter the Sun’s ul- cord for Chinese porcelain,
4.5 billion years ago, scient- traviolet rays. auction house Sotheby’s
ists say. “Because there are so said.
Calculations suggest that many inputs from so many The small piece, which The bowl measures 13 cm in
wet and dry cycles bonded different fields, it is kind of dates from 960-1127, broke diameter. AFP *
basic molecular building amazing that it all hangs to- the previous record of
blocks in the ponds’ nutri- gether,” said Ralph Pudritz, $36.05 million set in 2014 Sotheby’s. Measuring 13 cm
ent-rich broth into self-rep- from McMaster University. for a Ming Dynasty wine in diameter, the dish fea-
licating RNA molecules that “Each step led very natur- cup, which was sold to a tures a luminous blue glaze.
constituted the first genetic ally to the next. To have Shanghai tycoon. The sale broke the “world
code for life on the planet. them all lead to a clear pic- Bidding started at around auction record for any
Researchers from McMas- ture in the end is saying $10.2 million and the auc- Chinese ceramics”, the auc-
ter University in Canada and there’s something right tion lasted for 20 minutes tion house announced after
Max Planck Institute in Ger- about this,” said Mr. Pudritz. before the winning offer the bidding.
many based their conclu- “In order to understand came from a phone bidder. It exceeded an earlier re-
sion on exhaustive research the origin of life, we need to The bowl — originally de- cord made by a tiny white
and calculations drawing in understand Earth as it was signed to wash brushes — is porcelain cup, decorated
aspects of astrophysics, geo- billions of years ago. As our an example of extremely with a colour painting of a
logy, chemistry, biology and study shows, astronomy rare Chinese porcelain from rooster and a hen tending to
other disciplines. provide a vital part of the the imperial court of the their chicks, created during
Available evidence sug- answer,” said Thomas Hen- Northern Song Dynasty and the reign of the Chenghua
gests that life began when ning, from the Max Planck Joy ride: Two visitors enjoy a ride on swings, which are part of a new installation called 'One Two Three Swing!' by Danish art one of only four pieces in Emperor between 1465 and
the Earth was still taking Institute for Astronomy. collective SUPERFLEX, at the Tate Modern gallery in London on Tuesday. REUTERS * private hands, according to 1487.
These ‘Ernesticos’ keep the cult of Che Guevara alive in Cuba World’s
highest
50 years after the death of the revolutionary, boys in Santa Clara who bear his name carry the torch of perpetuating his legacy power pylon
Agence France-Presse here. He is in us, and drives Santa Clara, the commit- selflessness and virtue, can mands on her young Press Trust of India
Santa Clara us,” said Noris Cardenas Mar- ment takes on much greater be a burden. charges. Beijing
Santa Clara has been associ- tinez, director of the city’s meaning. Young boys are regularly “They are the heirs, the China’s Zhejiang Electric
ated with Ernesto ‘Che’ Che Guevara Memorial. summoned for official cere- young people who are distin- Power Company on Tues-
Guevara ever since he won The 1958 battle cemented Taking pride monies across the central guished by the name Ernesto day said the construction
the final battle of the Cuban Guevara’s status as a hero of Lazaro Ernesto is only 12. province of Villa Clara and and by their moral and eth- recently began on a giant
revolution here. Now, 50 the Cuban revolution and ef- But despite his tender age, gather each June 14 in the ical qualities. But they are power supply pylon, be-
years after his death, the fectively meant the end of he said he has taken pride in city to honour their favourite not expected to be anything lieved to be the world’s
boys who bear his name the dictatorship of Fulgencio strict personal conduct ever guerilla leader. other than simple children, tallest, in the country’s
carry the torch of perpetuat- Batista. since he became aware of “The aim is to mark the teenagers and young east Zhejiang Province.
ing his legacy. It was little surprise that the legacy he carries. legacy of Che over time. But people,” she said. The 380-metre tall pylon
Every year on June 14, a when his remains were “I have to behave, study, above all it’s about teaching She does admit, however, will be four times the
special honour is bestowed brought back from Bolivia in be honest and be good with new generations, based on never to have been “disap- height of London’s iconic
on the first boy born at the 1979, Fidel Castro dedicated my classmates — and my the values Che left in our his- pointed” by one of her Big Ben, the state-run Xin-
town’s Mariana Grajales ma- a mausoleum to Che in this family,” he said in his par- tory,” said Felicia Lara of young charges. hua news agency reported.
ternity hospital. The proud central city. ents’ modest house under Santa Clara University. The Ernesticos are, by The pylon will carry
parents are asked if they as- The site will host the main the watchful eye of his definition, all boys. But Ms. power cables between
sent to give the revolutionary commemorative ceremonies mother Mayelin Moran Viva la revolución: Lazaro Ernesto, one of the 'Ernesticos', visits Simple lives Lara remembers the con- Zhoushan’s Jintang and
hero’s name to their boy. for the 50th anniversary of Contreras. the Che Guevara Mausoleum in Santa Clara. AFP * Currently in charge of the sternation of her university Cezi islands, a distance of
Thus, 24 little Ernestos or his death on October 8. Shy, a fan of the soccer Ernesticos program coordin- when one June 14, they real- 2,656 metre, the power
“Ernesticos” have been bap- star Lionel Messi — born, like minding him of his special town’s paediatric hospital ated by the university, Ms. ised that the first boy born at company’s Zhoushan
tised without ever the hon- Privilege and duties Guevara, in Rosario, Argen- responsibility, he said. and a fervent collector of Lara insists on the import- dawn had a twin sister. branch said in the an-
our being declined. In Santa Every morning across Cuba, tina — Lazaro Ernesto said he Daniel Ernesto handles Che T-shirts, Daniel Ernesto ance for these young people The dilemma was finally nouncement. It is set to
Clara — which Che’s forces schoolchildren in the nation was “proud to be named” his moniker more coolly. At is used to being recognised to emulate what she says are resolved when the parents break the world record for
captured in a decisive battle of 11 million take the oath of after Che. But he gets still 24, he is the oldest of the from articles in the newspa- key Guevara qualities: hon- agreed to call the girl Celia, the tallest power pylon cur-
in December 1958 — it’s an of- the pioneers, vowing to “be nervous every June 14 when Ernesticos still residing in pers or TV interviews. esty and humanism. in homage to the revolution- rently held by China’s
fer you can’t refuse. like Che.” his classmates congratulate Santa Clara. But he admits that “trying Yet, she says, she is care- ary Celia Sanchez, who died Damaoshan pylon, which
“‘El Che’ is emblematic But for the Ernesticos of him on his birthday, thus re- An IT technician at the to live up to Che,” known for ful not to make too many de- in 1980. stands at 370 m.
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Vandalism at Being different A bite of Nostalgia has

Noida mosque from didi history a sell-by date
Two men have been arrested Asha Bhosle on her abiding Designer Harpreet Narula If we want to celebrate the
a day after a mosque in love for live performances, tells us how he has stitched Hindustan Ambassador and
Chapproli Banger village was fusion music and breaking the Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s vision the Premier Padmini, this is
vandalised Page 2 image trap Page 4 in ‘Padmavati’ Page 5 the time for it Page 6
IN BRIEF
Reconsider Bill to regularise teachers, L-G tells CM
Baijal says Bill not in accordance with the ‘constitutional scheme of governance’
Staff Reporter
Not a foolproof Bill, only
a populist measure: Oppn
New Delhi
Over 1,800 sign petition The Delhi Assembly Session

in support of JNU prof scheduled on Wednesday is
NEW DELHI expected to be a stormy one
A petition signed by over with yet another disagree- Says a more in-depth legal framework was expected
1,800 scholars, artists, ment brewing between the
journalists and filmmakers Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gov- Staff Reporter attention motions on import-
from across the globe has ernment and Lieutenant- New Delhi ant issues. He also deman-
appealed to Jawaharlal Nehru Governor Anil Baijal. The Terming it a “populist meas- ded that the Delhi govern-
University Vice-Chancellor M. dispute this time is over the ure” and “not a foolproof ment apprise the Assembly
Jagadesh Kumar to “stop the reason for which the session Bill”, Leader of Opposition in of the message of the L-G re-
victimisation” of Nivedita has been called, the intro- the Delhi Legislative As- garding Department Related
Menon, Professor at the duction of a legislation re- sembly, Vijender Gupta, on Standing Committees.
Centre for Comparative garding regularisation of Tuesday picked holes in the
Politics and Political Theory,
guest teachers, which the Back and forth: According to sources, the AAP government’s plan to table the Bill in the House ‘Regularisation of Services of ‘Failure of govt’
School of International
L-G argues is not in accord- on Wednesday afternoon had not changed after the L-G’s letter. FILE PHOTO *
Guest Teachers and Teach- “It is important to bring it to
Studies, JNU. A copy of the
ance with the “constitu- ers engaged under the ‘Sarva the notice of the House. It is
petition has also been sent to
President Ram Nath Kovind.
tional scheme of Niwas, a Cabinet Decision relates to ‘Services’. As clari- table the Bill in the House on Shiksha Abhiyan’ Bill, 2017’ understood that the L-G has
governance”. dated September 27, 2017 fied by MHA Notification No. Wednesday afternoon had on the eve of a one-day As- Vijender Gupta conveyed to the Centre that
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On the eve of the session, was received by the L-G's S.O.1368(E) dated May 21, not changed after the L-G’s sembly Session where it is these committees have been
Mr. Baijal wrote to Chief Secretariat regarding the 2015, and affirmed by Hon- letter. scheduled to be tabled. that it does not contain the given unconstitutional
Minister Arvind Kejriwal re- proposal to introduce the ’ble High Court of Delhi in However, an Education usual step-by-step logical ex- powers, which must be with-
One million children questing him to reconsider Bill on regularisation of its judgment dated Department official said that ‘Sensitive issue’ planation supported by the drawn. The Opposition
saved, says new study the introduction of the ‘Reg- guest teachers in Delhi. 04.08.2016 in WP (C) No. the Cabinet would meet in The Bill to be introduced in three most crucial stakehold- would bring adjournment
NEW DELHI ularisation of Services of There is a detailed pro- 5888/2015 and other con- the morning to discuss the the Assembly for the regular- ers in the issue, the depart- motion under Section 59 of
India has avoided the deaths Guest Teachers and Teach- cedure, Raj Niwas pointed nected matters, the matter issue. Another senior gov- isation of services of guest ments of education, finance the Delhi Assembly rules on
of about one million or 10 lakh ers engaged under the out, under the Transaction relating to ‘services’ falls ernment official said that teachers and teachers en- and law. two important issues,” he
children under the age of five ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ Bill, of Business of the Govern- beyond the legislative com- the Bill had been circulated gaged under the “Sarva The Rohini legislator said said.
since 2005 owing to 2017’ as per a recent Cabinet ment of National Capital Ter- petence of the Legislative to members and any de- Shiksha Abhiyan” was “noth- he wondered how the “lame These, according to the
significant reductions in decision. ritory of Delhi, Rules, 1993 Assembly of NCT of Delhi,” cision on its future would ing but the Aam Aadmi Bill” will stand the scrutiny Mr. Gupta, consisted of the
mortality from pneumonia, for initiating and processing Raj Niwas said. have to be taken on the floor Party’s sheer populist meas- of higher authorities such as alleged “failure of the gov-
diarrhoea, neonatal infections ‘Detailed procedure’ legislative proposals and in- of the House. ure”, Mr. Gupta alleged. the Lieutenant-Governor, the ernment to implement the
and birth asphyxia/trauma, “The L-G has requested the troducing Bills, including L-G’s discretion Deputy Chief Minister “It is not a serious Bill on a Centre and the President. He Rights of Persons with Disab-
measles and tetanus, claims a Hon’ble CM to reconsider mandatory consultation It added that under Section and Education Minister sensitive issue involving the demanded to know why no ilities Bill, 2016,” despite the
study published in The Lancet. the Cabinet decision to in- with Law Department as to 41 of the NCT of Delhi Act Manish Sisodia had on fate of 17,000 teachers. A advance approval had been Supreme Court ruling. He
The study further shows that troduce the Bill as the same the competence of the Legis- 1991, ‘services’ was a matter September 27 announced more responsible, in-depth obtained from the said au- also brought up the issue of
conditions prioritised under is not in accordance with the lature of the Capital to enact in respect of which the L-G that the Cabinet had cleared legal and constitutional thorities before deciding to the “acute shortage of man-
the National Health Mission constitutional scheme of the measures proposed. was required to act in his the Bill to regularise about framework was expected for table it. power and inadequate labor-
saw the maximum decline. governance of NCT of “The L-G has noted that discretion. 15,000 guest teachers and a introduction of the Bill in the Meanwhile, the Mr. Gupta atory facilities” in the Food
Delhi,” Raj Niwas said in a this issue is important as the According to sources, the special session of the House august House,” he said while said the Opposition would Safety Department leading
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Earphones
Ryan victim’s father in In a tight spot

on, boy run
SC against bail to trustees over by train
Staff Reporter
Says protection against arrest ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ NEW DELHI
A 17-year-old boy was killed
Press Trust of India run by their group on allegedly after a train ran
New Delhi September 8. School bus him over at railway lines
The father of a seven-year- conductor, Ashok Kumar, near north-east Delhi’s
old boy, who was found dead was arrested in connection Welcome on Monday even-
in a Gurugram school, on with the crime the same day. ing. The boy had
Tuesday approached the Su- On September 25, the earphones plugged in
preme Court challenging the High Court had impleaded when his body was found,
interim anticipatory bail CBI as a respondent in the the police said on Tuesday.
granted to three Ryan Inter- petition seeking bail for the The victim, Arbaz, a
national Group trustees in The student was found dead three Ryan group trustees. Class XII student, had left
the case. in the Gurugram school on The Haryana government his house with a couple of
The father of the deceased September 8. FILE PHOTO * had recommended a CBI friends in the evening and
Class II student assailed the probe in the matter following an hour later, the family re-
Punjab and Haryana High probing the case, the ac- massive outrage. The ceived a call that he had
Court order staying the ar- cused and the Haryana gov- premier agency took over the met with an accident.
rest of Ryan group CEO Ryan ernment as a party. It alleged probe on September 22.
Pinto and his parents — the that the September 28 order The Pintos, who are based Kin suspect foul play
group’s founding chairman of the High Court granting in- in Mumbai, had earlier ap- When the police reached
Augustine Pinto and man- terim bail was passed proached the Bombay High the spot, they found Arbaz
aging director Grace Pinto — without hearing either the Court as they apprehended lying dead with his head-
in the murder case. CBI or the complainant’s arrest in the case after the phones plugged in. “It ap-
The appeal, filed through father. school was accused of negli- pears he was listening to
advocate Sushil Tekriwal, gence in the death of the music while walking close
said the grant of interim pro- Bus conductor held seven-year-old. to the track and didn’t hear
tection against their possible Ryan Pinto and his parents The Bombay High Court or see the train coming,”
arrest was “illegal and un- had approached the High had rejected the transit anti- said a senior police officer.
constitutional” and should Court seeking anticipatory cipatory bail applications of He added that the boy’s
be set aside. bail in connection with the the three trustees but gran- family alleges foul play and
The plea has made the killing of the student, who ted them interim protection that the police are looking
Central Bureau of Investiga- was found with his throat slit from arrest for a day to en- into the case from all
tion (CBI), which is currently in the washroom of a school able them to file an appeal. Bumper-to-bumper: Massive traffic jam on Ring Road, behind Red Fort, in the Capital on Tuesday. *
SHANKER CHAKRAVARTY angles.
Court upholds JJB order

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‘Yamuna site in pathetic state even before event’

Art of Living tells NGT that allegations against it are ‘erroneous’ as expert panel ‘assumed’ site was a wetland to try juvenile as adult
the soil density of the land
Shinjini Ghosh
NEW DELHI covered by the event site The child had allegedly shot a couple in 2016
The Art of Living on Tuesday before the WCF event or after
told the National Green the same. Merely on a visual Nirnimesh Kumar that the child did not suffer the appellant (CCL) argued
Tribunal (NGT) that the assessment it is not possible New Delhi from any psychiatric illness that the Juvenile Justice
allegations made against it to assess whether or not A Delhi court has upheld an or intellectual disability. Model Rules, 2016, specific-
over the World Culture there has been compaction,” order of the Juvenile Justice ally provides that while mak-
Festival conducted on the it said. Board to try a child in con- ‘Presuming innocence’ ing the preliminary assess-
banks of the Yamuna were flict with the law (CCL) as an The Board in its order had ment under Section 15 of the
“erroneous” as the expert Govt, DDA to respond adult for allegedly murder- said that “it is of the view Act, the child shall be pre-
committee “simply assumed” Taking cognisance of the ing a couple in 2016. that he was in no manner sumed to be innocent unless
that the site where the event arguments, the NGT directed lacking in mental and phys- proven otherwise but the
was held in March 2016 was a the AAP government, Delhi Case over loan ical capacity to commit the Board completely ignored
wetland. The foundation Development Authority and The CCL had allegedly alleged offence in the instant the principle while passing
further argued that the the Delhi Metro Rail murdered the couple after matter. He had the ability to the order.
condition of the site was Corporation to respond to entering their house on the understand the con- However, Additional Ses-
“pathetic” even before the the claims that the debris at pretext of taking a portion of sequences of what he was al- sions Judge Sanjay Garg dis-
commencement of the the site existed even before it on rent. According to the legedly doing and conspir- missed his argument saying:
festival. the event was held. prosecution, the CCL had ing for long. The “No doubt, the presumption
within the event site. In the floodplains in so far as debris Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, further A Bench headed by NGT shot the couple dead as they circumstances under which of innocence of the child has
‘ No statutory process’ absence of such a statutory dumping was concerned, the argued that it was impossible chairperson Swatanter failed to repay a loan they he allegedly committed the to be maintained but for as-
Referring to a Survey of India exercise, there cannot be any situation was admittedly no to assess compaction without Kumar asked the authorities had taken from the father of offence are not mitigating in sessing his ability to under-
map of 1985 and citing doubt that the event site did better. It is submitted that the conducting a soil test and concerned to make the child. any manner. We are of the stand the consequences of
previous Supreme Court not have any wetlands committee has undertaken contended that the submissions regarding the While sending the CCL to unanimous view that the in- the offence and circum-
judgments, counsel whatsoever, in law.” an exercise on a completely committee had not same stating the extent of face trial in a sessions court, stant case qua CCL should stances in which he al-
appearing for the Art of “It is submitted that the erroneous factual matrix,” undertaken the same. “The debris removed by each of the Board also took note of be sent up for trial to the legedly committed the of-
Living said, “No statutory event site was in a sordid read the statement submitted committee has not conducted them and the matter will be robbery and vehicle theft children's court”. fence, the allegations as per
process has been undertaken state, to say the least. Even by the foundation. any scientific test or taken up subsequently over cases pending against him. In the appeal against the the case... has to be looked
identifying any wetlands with regard to the state of the The foundation, headed by geotechnical investigation of the next few days. The psychologist report said Board’s order, counsel for into.”
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2 CITY NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU

IN BRIEF
Two arrested for violence, Over 1,800 sign petition in
support of Nivedita Menon
vandalism at Noida mosque Say that JNU professor is being ‘hounded’ for dissent
BJP to hold 'Jan Raksha Security stepped up in village; senior officials urge people to maintain peace Staff Reporter constituted by JNU to look
Yatra' from today New Delhi into the “alleged” role of
NEW DELHI Staff Reporter they claimed was a madrasa, A petition signed by over Prof. Menon in instigating
The Delhi BJP will take out Noida in the area. 1,800 scholars, artists, students at an Academic
‘Jan Raksha Yatra’ across the A day after a mob thrashed an The meeting was scheduled journalists and filmmakers Council meeting held in
Capital in protest against Imam’s brother and vandal- at 9 a.m., but some residents from across the globe has December 2016, the peti-
what it alleged were the ised property at a mosque in chose not to attend it. “We appealed to Jawaharlal tioners said: “These charges
brutal murders of its party Chapproli Banger village here, were asked by our sources to Nehru University Vice-Chan- are blatantly false and the
members in Kerala. Delhi BJP the Noida Police have arrested avoid the meeting as the issue cellor M. Jagadesh Kumar to only reason she is being per-
chief Manoj Tiwari said that two men for allegedly instigat- had flared up and a crowd had “stop victimisation” of sistently hounded is to warn
the yatras will be carried out ing violence. started assembling at the com- Nivedita Menon, Professor at other teachers of what could
from October 4 to October The Imam, Ziyauddin al munity centre,” Hussaini said. the Centre for Comparative happen to them if they do
16. Dharnas, pradarshans, Hussaini, has alleged that a Politics and Political Theory, Nivedita Menon not comply.”
padyatras, and a photo group of men beat up his Madrasa claim School of International Stud-
exhibition to “expose the brother, Saba Hasan, called The attack on the mosque was ies, JNU. Prof. Menon was not in- ‘Silencing community’
inhuman acts of the Leftist him a “Pakistani” and a “ter- carried out around 9 a.m. on A copy of the petition has formed about the decision It added that the administra-
parties”, will also be rorist” and asked them to Tense situation: A mob had vandalised property at a mosque in Monday. Imam Hussaini said also been sent to President or given the opportunity to tion has decided to let the
organised. STAFF REPORTER leave the State. Chapproli Banger village on Monday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT *
he heard some noise and Ram Nath Kovind and the explain her position, as is constant threat of disciplin-
Following the incident, Dis- came out of the mosque. “I JNU Chancellor, by Judith the convention. ary action become their
trict Magistrate, Gautam Budh help from them to find a solu- tained for questioning. saw a mob of around 100 Butler from the University of “This shameful victimisa- chosen mode to silence the
Class XII student Nagar, B.N. Singh and Senior tion. We have ordered the Sta- “The SSP has given us an people throwing stones at a California, Berkeley, and tion of Prof. Menon appears teaching community and
beaten up in Shakarpur Superintendent of Police Love tion House Officer to deploy assurance about our safety small room where my brother Partha Chatterjee from to have been triggered by prevent them from asking
NEW DELHI Kumar held a meeting with additional security in the vil- and we are confident that and I sleep,” he said. Columbia University in New her dissent on the proced- questions about the gross vi-
The Delhi Police said on members of the two com- lage so that nothing of this nothing of this sort will hap- He alleged that the group York — the two professors ural lapses in the constitu- olation of norms and pro-
Tuesday that they have munities and requested them sort happens again,” said Mr. pen in the future. The attack vandalised the room and beat who initiated the petition. tion of selection committees cedures being followed by
registered a case against a to maintain peace and order Kumar. has traumatised us, but we up his brother. Hasan claimed to appoint new faculty, the university.
group of unidentified men for in the village. Based on the complaint will recover with time,” said he was accused of running a ‘Deeply concerned’ something she was morally The signatories have de-
allegedly calling a Class XII filed by one Kalu Khan, the Hussaini. madrasa and was told to leave The signatories have said and duty-bound to do so,” mand that Prof. Menon be
student “gay”, and later Parking issue police have arrested two per- Last week, Suresh the village. that they are “deeply con- the petition read. reinstated immediately as
beating up his family members “After the mob attack on the sons — Om Dutt and Surender Chauhan, a village elder who “I tried to tell them that it’s cerned over the persistent It added that her sudden chairperson of the Centre
in Shakarpur. The teenager mosque in Chapproli Banger, — under Sections 323 (punish- often acts as a mediator dur- a masjid and not a madrasa, hounding” of Prof. Menon, removal as chair of the and be allowed to perform
was heading towards Ganesh we were shocked because ment for voluntarily causing ing inter-community gather- but they kept beating and ab- who was recently removed Centre was an attack on the her duties until the end of
Nagar with his father on people had turned a parking hurt) and 504 (intentional in- ings, had called a meeting to using me. They called me a as chair of the Centre, three intellectual and moral free- her term in December and
Sunday, when two men on a issue into a communal one. sult with intent to provoke discuss the problems faced by Pakistani and a terrorist. They months prior to the official dom to dissent against ideas, that the university should
two-wheeler called him “gay”, We called members of both breach of peace) of the IPC. the people due to the pres- wanted the mosque to be re- end of her term. procedures, and values. withdraw the baseless en-
police said. PTI the communities and took Five others have been de- ence of the mosque, which moved,” he said. They pointed out that Commenting on the panel quiry set up against her.
Govt considering prepaid ‘Hold emergency meet on Metro fare’ Want to help
homebuyers
power meters for tenants Kejriwal tells Chief Secretary M.M. Kutty, who is a member of the DMRC Board
Staff Reporter ing an emergency meeting showed a decrease of 5% as
get flat, or a
Will help those in rented accommodations avail power subsidy
New Delhi on the demand of the Delhi compared to an increase of refund: SC
Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- government,” the statement 8% in August for the previ-
wal on Tuesday directed read. ous two years,” it said. If the Press Trust of India
Staff Reporter to apply to all domestic con- Chief Secretary M. M. Kutty, The decision was taken at hike is effected, the fares will New Delhi
New Delhi sumers who use up to 400 who is a member of the a meeting convened by Mr. go up by a maximum of ₹10. Moved by the plight of
The Delhi government is units a month. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Kejriwal and attended by Meanwhile, the AAP’s homebuyers who have not
considering the option of in- (DMRC) Board, to convene Deputy Chief Minister Man- Trade Wing, which has rep- been given possession of
stalling pre-paid electricity Simplifying the process an emergency meeting of the ish Sisodia, Transport Minis- resentatives from several flats despite paying money
meters for those living in As per a government state- body over the proposed ter Kailash Gahlot, Mr. Kutty, traders’ bodies, wrote to to builders, the Supreme
rented accommodations so ment, Mr. Jain asked the offi- metro fare hike. Principal Secretary (Fin- Union Minister of State with Court on Tuesday ob-
that they are able to avail the cials to look at the option of In a statement, the Delhi Members of the Bharatiya ance) S N Sahai, Transport Independent Charge in the served it wanted to help
power subsidy, which cur- pre-paid meters as well as government said that an- Mazdoor Sangh protest at Commissioner Varsha Joshi Ministry of Housing and these investors get their
rently goes to landlords. simplifying the process for other fare hike — within five Metro Bhawan against the and other senior officials. Urban Affairs, Hardeep flats or their money
On Tuesday, Power Minis- Currently, the subsidy goes to tenants to avail the subsidy. months of the previous one proposed fare hike, on Singh Puri, requesting a roll- refunded.
ter Satyendar Jain held a landlords only. FILE PHOTO * He asked the officials to — would overburden com- Wednesday. SANDEEP SAXENA * Ridership hit back of the proposed hike. A Bench headed by
meeting with Power Depart- come up with a roadmap for muters and bring down The DMRC’s own data shows “An increase in fares will Chief Justice Dipak Misra
ment officials as well as rep- after Chief Minister Arvind implementing these meas- ridership. The 16-member DMRC that the fare hike in May res- automatically nudge traders, said this while hearing a
resentatives of the discoms Kejriwal directed Mr. Jain to ures. The option of pre-paid It claimed that metro Board has three Delhi gov- ulted in a decrease in rider- who utilise the Metro, to- plea by over 40 homebuy-
in order to come up with make sure that tenants also meters already exists, but ridership had fallen by 5% in ernment representatives: the ship by 5% in June 2017, wards using their personal ers of Jaypee Wish Town
ways to extend the benefits benefit from the Aam Aadmi now the government will June and again in August — Chief Secretary, Principal while in the same month in vehicles. This will not only project at Noida in Uttar
of the subsidy to tenants. Party (AAP) government’s look at promoting the option compared to corresponding Secretary (Finance) and the the last two years the rider- have an effect on pollution Pradesh, who have chal-
The move comes a week subsidy, which is supposed for tenants. periods in 2016 and 2015 — Transport Secretary. ship had gone up by 8% and but also trigger more conges- lenged certain provisions
due to the first round of the “The CM directed Mr. 9% respectively. tion on the streets,” said AAP of the Insolvency and
fare hike, which came into Kutty to apprise the Board “Furthermore, in August Trade Wing convenor Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
AAP govt launches teacher

effect in May. about the notice for conven- this year, the ridership Brijesh Goyal.
Insolvency proceedings
The apex court, however,
development programme New air quality monitors to kick off soon

said it does not want to
have more litigations in
such matters.
“We want to help the
homebuyers but not litiga-
Will create platform for peer learning, says Sisodia Facility near JLN Stadium to start in time for FIFA U-17 World Cup on Friday tion,” the Bench, also com-
prising Justices A. M. Khan-
Staff Reporter ernment spokesperson. Damini Nath well, said the official. wilkar and D. Y.
New Delhi The Deputy CM said that New Delhi The government’s plan to Chandrachud, said.
To create a platform for peer the role of a teacher is not By the time the FIFA Un- start the new monitoring sta- “We want that home-
learning among teachers, just to ensure that a student der-17 World Cup kicks off on tions before the end of Octo- buyers must get their flats
the Delhi government has learns the subject taught by Friday, an air quality monit- ber is on track, the official or their money,” the court
launched a Teacher Devel- them but also how it can oring station set up by the said, adding that most of the added.
opment Coordinator (TDC) make them a better human Delhi Pollution Control Com- new stations will be func- The Bench told petition-
programme in all schools being. mittee (DPCC) at one of the tional before Diwali on Octo- er’s counsel Rashid Saeed
under the Directorate of “There has to be a conver- venues, the Jawaharlal Nehru ber 19. On September 26, En- that it has already appoin-
Education. gence among different sub- Stadium, will start collecting vironment and Forest ted senior advocate
Deputy Chief Minister jects so that the child gets pollution data. Minister Imran Hussain had Shekhar Naphade as an
Manish Sisodia launched the the holistic picture. This is As part of the DPCC’s pro- directed the department to amicus curiae in the matter
initiative on Tuesday at Thy- Manish Sisodia possible only if the teachers ject to set up 20 new ambient Undergoing trials: The DPCC air quality monitoring station at make sure the stations are up pertaining to the insolv-
agraj Stadium, which was question the role of their re- air quality monitoring sta- Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA * and running by Diwali. ency proceedings against
the second stage of the At the beginning of the spective subject in the life of tions, the station at Jawa- With the addition of the real estate major Jaypee In-
Mentor Teachers Pro- current academic year, the the child, the topic they harlal Nehru Stadium began levels of toxic gases as well as the official added. 20 new facilities, Delhi will fratech Ltd.
gramme introduced by the heads of schools were asked teach and how it is connec- trials this week, said a senior harmful particulate matter. While the stadium will not have a total of 40 air quality It asked Mr. Saeed to file
government last year. to select one senior teacher ted with other subjects,” said Environment Department of- The data will be available on- be used for the FIFA tourna- monitoring stations. an application for implead-
Mr. Sisodia said that the for the role of TDC. the Minister. ficial. line on the DPCC website. ment, practice grounds for The DPCC already has six ment as a party in the
government believes that a The government also an- The calibration of the ma- the participating teams have stations, while other stations pending insolvency pro-
senior teacher in the role of ‘For a holistic picture’ nounced plans to organise chines will be checked and Diwali deadline been designated at Delhi belong to the Central Pollu- ceedings matter.
TDC can create a platform Mr. Sisodia had asked all national and international the station will be fully func- The DPCC’s new monitoring University and Civil Lines, tion Control Board and the The petitioner’s counsel
for peer learning among 50,000 teachers of the DoE level exposure to the TDCs tional in time for the first station at Major Dhyan apart from one at Jawaharlal Union Ministry of Earth Sci- said the homebuyers had
teachers and they will be to contribute in shaping the to enhance their world view match of the tournament in Chand National Stadium also Nehru Stadium. The DPCC ences. It is the highest num- booked the flats in 2013
able to explore new ideas agenda of teaching/learning apart from regular thematic Delhi, the official added. began trials and is expected will be setting up a station ber of such stations in one and were scheduled to get
and processes of learning. in their schools, said a gov- training. The station will measure to start full operation soon, near the practice grounds as city in the country. possession last year.
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Help us stay mentally, emotionally healthy: AIIMS docs

Write letter to director of institute, demand more psychologists for counselling of residents and students
cut wait time for medicines
We should look at this as an Chief Minister inspects govt-run LNJP, GB Pant Hospitals
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Bindu Shajan Perappadan
New Delhi
one or two suicides early warning and
The Resident Doctors’ immediately put in place Staff Reporter checked the records of medi-
or attempted
Association (RDA) of the All measures to ensure the New Delhi cines and summoned the
India Institute of Medical suicides... We should complete health of residents/ After surprise inspections to director of the hospital to his
Sciences (AIIMS) has written look at this as an students,” read the letter. check availability of medi- office at the Delhi Secret-
to the director of the institute early warning sign The doctors said that cines at two government ariat, said the CMO.
asking him to ensure that the Letter by the Resident Doctors’ though there is a students’ hospitals on Tuesday, Chief
physicians working in the Association (RDA) welfare cell for the Minister Arvind Kejriwal ‘Will talk to L-G’
country’s premier health undergraduates, there is no ordered the authorities to re- At the LNJP Hospital, the pa-
facility have access to incidence of suicide and such facility for the residents. duce the amount of time patients told Mr. Kejriwal that
psychologists in order to other mental health issues “The existing services tients have to wait at drug they were getting the medi-
remain mentally healthy and ‘Continuous pressure’: Doctors said their profession involves among the residents/ seem insufficient to cater to counters. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal cines prescribed at the hos-
emotionally strong. high stress, which ends up taking a mental toll. FILE PHOTO * students”. the growing mental health Mr. Kejriwal and Health talks to patients on Tuesday. pital counter.
“Resident doctors at the issues of the residents/ Minister Satyendar Jain, * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Referring to the need for
institute work under residents and students,” said and a 24-hour helpline ‘Insufficient services’ students. We perceive a need along with officials of the more pharmacists, Mr. Kejri-
continuous pressure and AIIMS RDA president Dr. number to ensure mental “Every year there has been for promotive, preventive Health Department, inspec- medicine counters of the wal said he would ask the
stress related to long working Harjit Singh Bhatti. well being of the residents/ one to two attempted/ and curative mental health ted LNJP Hospital and GB hospitals. Lieutenant-Governor to ap-
hours. We are also constantly In a one-page letter to the students”. completed suicide in our among the residents/students Pant Hospital. Patients at GP Pant Hos- prove the recruitment of
multi-tasking. All this takes a director, the RDA said: “We The RDA added that they institute. Also, there has to withstand work-related As per a statement from pital informed the CM that pharmacists as it would help
toll and we would like the strongly demand that there wanted to bring to the been a recent increase of stress,” said AIIMS RDA the CM’s office, Mr. Kejriwal there were some medicines in reducing the waiting time
institute to look at preventive should be more counselling attention of the hospital residents/students consulting general secretary Dr. Snehil spoke to patients as they that were not available fol- at medicine counters at gov-
options, and support its psychologists (at least five) authorities the “growing mental health professionals. Gupta. waited in queues at the lowing which Mr. Kejriwal ernment hospitals.
CM B ND-NDE
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CITY 3
IN BRIEF
HC denies bail to Afghan Child mortality dips, one million
saved, says Lancet study
national in JNU rape case The Registrar General of India implemented the study
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Staff Reporter
Three ‘keymakers’ held As there is ‘every likelihood of petitioner absconding or fleeing from justice’ New Delhi
India has avoided the deaths
Death Study’ is the at an average of 8% to 10%
annual decline nationally
for robbing homes first study to directly
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NEW DELHI ....Where medical tion, Ahmadi and his friend The prosecution had ad- of about one million chil- quantify changes in and more so in the rural
Press Trust of India Tawab Ahmad alias Saleem, ded that when she went to dren under the age of five areas and poorer States.
Three men have been evidence does not
New Delhi
also an Afghan national, al- Saleem’s house along with since 2005 owing to signific-
cause-specific child The study worked with
arrested for allegedly support the
robbing homes while An Afghan national arrested legedly raped the 21-year-old her friend, three of Saleem’s ant reductions in mortality deaths in India, directly monitoring the
for allegedly raping a Jawa-
otherwise clinching JNU student in south Delhi’s friends, including Ahmadi, from pneumonia, diarrhoea, nationally and sub- causes of deaths in over 1.3
pretending to be keymakers,
the police said on Tuesday. harlal Nehru University and trustworthy Green Park in January this were already present. Even- neonatal infections and nationally, from million or 13 lakh homes.
The police claimed to have ( JNU) student here has been ocular evidence of year. tually, her friend was birth asphyxia/trauma, 2000-15 among Since 2001, about 900 staff
worked out nine cases of denied bail by the Delhi High any material The court rejected the ar- dropped off at JNU. The wo- measles and tetanus, claims randomly selected members interviewed about
thefts reported from west, Court, which said there was witness, then the gument of Ahmadi’s counsel man told the police that she a study published in the one lakh living members in
homes
north-west, central Delhi and every chance of him fleeing testimony of such that he should be granted returned to Saleem’s home latest issue of The Lancet. homes that had suffered a
Rohini with these arrests. from justice. bail as forensic samples of and they consumed alcohol. curring in hospital; and child’s death and completed
ocular evidence
Narender, Gurbir Singh and The court dismissed the body fluids found on the wo- When she woke up in the National Health Mission measles and tetanus mortal- a simple two-page form with
bail application of Sulaiman shall prevail on the man’s clothes had failed to morning, Ahmadi was al- According to a release issued ity fell by 90% — mostly due a local language half-page
Parkash Singh were arrested
near Shivaji Park metro Ahmadi, who has been stay- medical opinion and match with those of the legedly forcing himself on by the Union Health Ministry to special immunisation narrative describing the de-
station following a tip-off, ing in India as a refugee for not vice versa accused. her, the police claimed, on Tuesday, the ‘India’s Mil- campaigns against each. ceased’s symptoms and
the police said. STAFF REPORTER 10 years, considering the ser- Justice Vinod Goel adding that the woman later lion Death Study’, imple- treatment.
ious nature of the accusation Delhi High Court ‘Corroborative evidence’ discovered the duo had al- mented by the Registrar Mortality rate
against him and due to ap- “It is trite that medical evid- legedly sexually assaulted General of India, is the first The study states that the Records digitised
prehension that he may and to whom the woman ence is a corroborative piece her when she was not in her study to directly quantify mortality rate (per 1,000 live The records have been digit-
Journalist accuses cop tamper with or win over vital had narrated the episode of evidence but where med- senses. changes in cause-specific births) in neonates fell from ised and each one uniformly
of misbehaviour witnesses. soon after the incident, were ical evidence does not sup- child deaths in India, nation- 45 in 2000 to 27 in 2015 or a coded for cause of death in-
NEW DELHI yet to be examined. port the otherwise clinching FIR lodged ally and sub-nationally, from 3.3% annual decline, while 1- dependently by two of about
A scribe with Millennium Post Vital witnesses The bail plea was opposed and trustworthy ocular evid- She went back to her hostel 2000-15 among randomly 59 months’ mortality rate 400 trained physicians, us-
has alleged that a sub- Besides, Justice Vinod Goel by the prosecutor, who said ence of any material witness, in JNU and narrated the in- selected homes. fell from 45.2 in 2000 to 19.6 ing World Health Organiza-
inspector misbehaved with looked into the severity of there was a chance of the ac- then the testimony of such cident to her two friends, The study further illus- in 2015 or a 5.4% annual de- tion-approved procedures.
him and threatened to arrest punishment in case of con- cused fleeing from justice if ocular evidence shall prevail who immediately took her to trates that conditions priorit- cline. Further, among 1-59 This is a direct study based
him without provocation. viction, which can be up to bail was granted as he was on the medical opinion and a police station. A first in- ised under the National months, pneumonia fell by on face-to-face interviews
Sayantan Ghosh was life term, and said there was an Afghan national. not vice versa,” the judge formation report (FIR) for Health Mission saw the max- 63%, diarrhoea by 66% and with families and is not
allegedly enquiring about a “every likelihood of the peti- He said vital witnesses, in- said. the offence of rape and com- imum decline. measles by more than 90%. based on modelling or pro-
Mohalla Clinic in east Delhi in tioner, an Afghan national, cluding friends of the ac- The prosecution had said mon intention was lodged at Pneumonia and diarrhoea The decline was greater in jections from small samples.
connection with a story at absconding or fleeing from cused who were at the spot, the victim, a second-year Safdarjung Enclave police mortality fell by over 60% — girls, indicating that India “The results signify that
the time of the incident. He justice”. were yet to be examined and student at JNU, had gone to a station here. most of the decline due to ef- has, remarkably, an equal the strategic approach of the
said the SI, posted at a Mayur The court said there was one of them had seen the pub in Hauz Khas village Both the accused were ar- fective treatment; mortality number of girls and boys dy- Health Ministry has started
Vihar police station, snatched no ground in favour of the two accused enter the bed- with a friend where she met rested and sent to judicial from birth-related breathing ing. yielding dividends and the
his press card when he man to grant him bail as ma- room where the woman was Saleem and he invited them custody by a trial court, and trauma during delivery Pneumonia and diarrhoea efforts of focusing on low
showed it to him and called it terial witnesses, including sleeping alone. to his house in Green Park which has been recording fell by 66% — most of the de- mortality rates for 1-59 performing States is paying
fake.STAFF REPORTER those who were at the spot According to the prosecu- for a party. evidence in the case. cline due to more births oc- months declined substan- off,” noted the release.
Victim turns hostile, man Burning issue DCW rescues woman

acquitted of rape charge She was held hostage by her family

Staff Reporter
allegedly beat her husband.
‘Case filed due to misunderstanding’ NEW DELHI
She managed to call the
The Delhi Commission for DCW somehow and was res-
Nirnimesh Kumar Magistrate. Women (DCW) on Tuesday cued. The police and the
New Delhi “From close scrutiny of said it had rescued a woman DCW’s mobile helpline team
A Delhi court has acquitted testimony of the prosec- who was wrongfully con- rescued her and took her to
a former Himachal police utrix, the star witness of this fined by her parents for a police station.
employee of rape charge as case, it is found that she has marrying against their “The police has assured
the victim turned hostile in turned hostile and has not wishes. the couple of their safety.
the trial. supported the prosecution “The woman fell in love Deepika’s husband has al-
The woman stated in her on any material aspect of with a man and told her par- leged that her family
evidence in the trial that she the case. No incriminating ents about it. Her parents threatened to kill him,” said
had lodged a complaint evidence has come on re- refused to allow her to the DCW.
against him due to some cord to proceed further,” marry him. They got infuri- DCW chairperson Swati
misunderstanding after he Additional Sessions Judge ated when she informed Maliwal said: “The DCW’s
refused to fulfil his promise Ramesh Kumar-II said in his them of the marriage and 181 helpline remains de-
to marry her after establish- judgment. forcibly confined her,” the voted to the cause of safety
ing physical relations with “Hence, in these circum- DCW said in a statement. and security of women and
her in a hotel in 2016. stances further trial of case The panel said her family girls.”
would not serve any pur-
Statement recorded pose. Hence, the request of
The victim had come in con- the Additional Public Pro-
tact with Baban Singh secutor is declined and pro-
through her sister, who was secution evidence is closed.
his batchmate during gradu- Since no incriminating evid-
ation in Himachal Pradesh. ence has come on record,
The woman had said in her recording of statement of
complaint that Mr. Singh the accused is also closed.
had sex with her despite her Accordingly, the accused is
refusal. She had reiterated acquitted of the charge un-
these charges in a statement der Section 376 IPC,” the Ban flouted: Garbage set afire in west Delhi’s Raghubir Nagar on Tuesday despite a National Green Tribunal order banning burning
recorded by a Metropolitan judge added. of waste and garbage in the open. SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR *
Two auto-lifters nabbed Gunrunners arrested Four held for robbery

14 vehicles recovered, 18 cases solved Supplied over 500 guns to NCR gangs Gang members would sedate victims
Staff Reporter vealed that the bike was Staff Reporter Jagatpuri and go to Shastri
New Delhi stolen from Mukherji Nagar NEW DELHI Park to deliver a consign- Staff Reporter auto theft squad of outer
Two auto-lifters were on September 27,” said The Delhi Police on Tuesday ment. “The team laid a trap NEW DELHI district was tasked with
nabbed and 14 two-wheelers Deputy Commissioner of claimed to have arrested at near a school in Jagatpuri. The outer district police on identifying these criminals.
recovered by the north-west Police (north-west) Milind two members of a gun-run- At 11.35 p.m. on October 1, a Tuesday claimed to have ar- Following a tip-off, the
district police on Sunday, Mahadeo Dumbere, adding ning racket following a tip- bike with two riders was rested four men belonging team laid a trap near Karala
the police said on Tuesday. that they were planning to off. seen turning towards Nala to a gang that sedated their water tank and over-
They claimed to have solved sell it to one Amit alias Tulli Uttar Pradesh residents Road. After confirmation by victims before stealing their powered four persons trav-
18 cases with these arrests. in Ghaziabad. Kadeem and Chaman are ac- the informer, the team valuables and vehicles. elling in a three-seater auto-
cused of supplying over 500 swung into action to nab rickshaw going towards Rani
Police picket Other cases guns to gangs in the Na- them. They tried to flee but 3 autos recovered Khera.
Karan alias Mithu Luhera The accused also told the tional Capital Region, in- the vehicle slipped and they Parveen (30), Suraj (28), The accused were inter-
(20) and his 17-year-old asso- police about their involve- cluding the Pasonda and Na- fell,” he said. Prakash (24) and Avdesh rogated and allegedly con-
ciate were stopped at a po- ment in auto thefts in other mastey gangs. As the team approached (36) were arrested from fessed to their involvement
lice picket in Burari around parts of Delhi, leading to the Deputy Commissioner of the bikers, one of them al- outer Delhi, and three auto- in several cases of vehicle
11.15 p.m. on Sunday. They recovery of 14 two-wheelers. Police (east) Omvir Singh legedly opened fire. “Fortu- rickshaws were recovered and motor vehicle accessory
were apprehended after “Karan belongs to a poor said the police had received nately, the bullet missed a from them. With these ar- thefts over the past year.
they failed to produce the family and fell into bad com- a tip-off last week about the sub-inspector. The duo was rests, the police claimed to The officer said the ac-
motorcycle’s registration pa- pany. He became a drug ad- arrival of the bulk supplier overpowered. Ten pistols have solved 21 cases of cused belonged to poor fam-
pers. dict and started stealing to Delhi. According to the and nine live cartridges thefts. ilies and turned to petty
“The suspects were inter- vehicles to finance his tip-off, he was expected to were recovered from them,” According to a senior po- crime due to shortage of
rogated. They eventually re- habit,” said Mr. Dumbere. pass through Nala Road in added Mr. Singh. lice officer, a team of anti- money.
DELHI TODAY
Talk: “Nature’s Nation – Ecology and Society in
Independent India” by Mahesh Rangarajan at IN-
TACH, 71, Lodhi Estate, K.K. Birla Marg, 4.30 p.m.
Talk: “Coal Sector: Past and Future” Speakers:
Arun Shourie, Writer, Journalist and former Union
Minister (Chair); P. C. Parakh, former Coal Secret-
ary, GOI; A K Bhattaacharya, Editorial Director,
Business Standard; Alok Perti, former Coal Secret-
ary, GOI., at India Habitat Centre (IHC), 7 p.m.
Talk: Discussion on “Feroze Gandhi and the Op-
positional Politics of India in the Nehruvian era” by
Bertil Falk, Eminent Journalist & Author. Dis-
cussant: Kallol Bhattacherjee, The Hindu, at De-
partment of Political Science, 2nd Floor, Social
Sciences Building, University of Delhi, 2 p.m.
Talk: Seminar on “Comparing Financial Markets of
India and China” by U K Sinha, Former Chairman,
Securities and Exchange Board of India. Chair: Mr.
T.N Ninan, Chairman, Business Standard Ltd. at
ICWA, Sapru House, Barakhamba Road, 3.30 p.m.
Music: “Uttaradhikar” – Hindustani Vocal recital
by Saniya Patankar followed by Manipuri recital of
S. Karuna Devi, at India Habitat Centre (IHC), 7
p.m.
Paintings: ‘Legacy for Humanity’ solo show of
paintings by Hena Chakraborty at Lalit Kala Aka-
demi, Mandi House, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Exhibition: Solo show of paintings by artist
Nagesh Hankare at Triveni Kala Sangam, 205,
Tansen Marg, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
(Mail your listings for this column at
cityeditordelhi@thehindu.co.in)
CM B ND-NDE
YK
4 SHOWCASE NOIDA/DELHI

THE HINDU
US in ‘I had to do something which didi would not try’

Gujarat Asha Bhosle on her abiding love for live performances, fusion music and breaking the image trap
Anuj Kumar Ke Lakhon Rang” and got the ant-
ara changed. On a lighter note,
Busy with her farewell shows Asha remembers how she would
across the world, Asha Bhosle, 84, often joke with Gulzar, whom she
says she doesn’t like recording calls Lala, for using moon as a
songs any more. “I love doing only metaphor repeatedly. “I used to
live shows nowadays. You get the say Lala aapne chand ka halwa
receipt of appreciation, then and bana diya. Ye kya chand ki dali,
there.” Over the years, music crit- chand todkar khayenge...” she
ics have rated her as the best live laughs. “My favourite lyricists are
singer that Hindi film industry Majrooh Sultanpuri, Sahir Ludhi-
produced. “Three generations anvi and S.H. Bihari.” Did she un-
have listened to me, there must be derstand Urdu? “No, I started
something,” she winks like a teen- from alif. But I didn’t know Hindi
ager. The voice of unbridled youth either when I started. However,
for decades, Asha says now age de- having a good understanding of
mands that apart from her voice Sanskrit mantras, it was easy to
she has to take care of her body as learn different languages,” main-
“Hi! I’m Rangili Riya! Are well on stage. “I try not to put on tains Asha. She has fond memor-
you lonely? Talk to me. weight and look good,” says the ies of working with Ilaiyaraaja in
Call me on … number!” singer who is fond of jewellery. Sadma. “His preparation was
was the SMS received by “Even if I falter, I don’t fall back on matchless. I liked his unusual
Janak Toprani that gave recorded version of my hits. rhythm pattern and use of flute
birth to a film story. The People come come to listen to me, and saxophone. He would come to
chartered accountant why should I cheat,” remarks the recording with notations for each
turned director and singer who has recently returned instrumentalist. They just had to
theatre veteran has ex- from the US tour. play.”
plored the plot in his film In Delhi, to unveil her wax fig- All these years, she has been
Call For Fun that promises ure at Madame Tussauds, one was compared with her sister Lata.
to be an able mix of com- surprised by the selection of songs Some feel Asha sings better in
edy, action and drama. that played at the event. Most of lower notes while Lata is the mas-
The filmmaker had also them were her dance numbers. ter of higher octaves. Some even
mounted special sets in Well, it went with the party mood, take it literally.
Gujarat to recreate US. but is it that all to Asha, one “There was no competition. I
Produced by Hardik Pa- wondered. Have we forgotten her just had to create space for my-
tel, the film which releases “Geet Itne Ga Chuki Hoon Is Sukhi self.” she insists. “Aur composers
on October 6 launches Jag Ke Liye” or her association bure log nahin the. They didn’t
nine newcomers and is with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Asha want to put one sister against the
also backed by a national gives credit to her training in clas- other. In ‘Meri Jaan Main Kaha’,
award winning technical sical music for her long innings. Of Kaha goes into taar saptak. I prac-
team. Lalit Pandit has con- all the Hindustani ragas, her fa- One of a kind: Asha Bhosle with her wax figure unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New Delhi * V. SUDERSHAN tised kharaj, mandra saptak and
tributed music to the pro- vourite is Madhuwanti, in which taar saptak.” And who can forget
ject,with numbers by very few Hindi films songs have been composed. During the con- meend (glide from one note to an- female desire, she explains, was membered me because I sang a “Mera Kuchh Saman” which was
Shaan, Pratibha Singh Ba- versation, when one pokes her if other) impressed them.” She cites also a demand of the time as she song for him in Chetan Anand’s very much in Lata space. Asha
ghel and Bhoomi Trivedi. she used to practise film songs at popular number “Jayiye Aap Ka- had to make her way through Lata Aandhiyan. I went to San Fran- simply smiles. Perhaps this lower
The film features Zaan home, Asha retorts, “Filmy gaane han Jayenge” to prove her point. Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum cisco to see whether I could do register thing gained weight be-
Khan, Prashant Kanaujia, ka kya practice karna.” She re- “Before me, Nayyar sahib’s and Geeta Dutt. “I had to do some- justice. And when I realised I cause of the success of Umrao
Aashish Gade, Prasad minds when she was singing “Piya compositions for Geeta Dutt had thing which Lata didi would not could, I completed the project in a Jaan’s music. “See, it had typical
Shikhre and Parmeet Sethi Tu”, she was also singing “Chain lot of he he hi hi element. His com- try. So I kept on trying something month.” Khayyam’s compositions. He in-
in supporting roles. Se Humko Kabhie Jeene Na Diya”. positions for Shamshad Begum new and kept accepting chal- deed brought my sur once notch
“I had put equal effort in ‘Dum were also different. I brought a dif- lenges.” Right up to A.R. Rahman Quality of lyrics lower but it was because Rekha
Maro Dum’ and ‘Piya Baawri’ or ferent kind of ornamentation. when he called Bhosle for Ran- The conversation shifts to was speaking at that pitch in the
‘Kaali Ghata Chhayi’.” However, Some say I got stuck to an image geela. “Whenever, a composer whether a singer has a role in film and he wanted me to match
she adds that from the beginning but the image was that of a versat- wanted to experiment, I was judging the quality of songs. Asha, her voice.”
she had interest in western music. ile singer, who could fit in any kind called. You tell me who would who refrains from commenting on Asha has no regrets and be-
“I liked the fusion of Spanish, of composition.” And perhaps have have tried yayi re, yayi re,” present generation now, remarks, lieves god has given her enough to
American and Indian tunes.” And that’s why she found a match in R. smiles Asha referring to the title “Lot of dance songs came my way. celebrate. And one of the spaces to
composers like O.P. Nayyar, who D. Burman. “Yes, we both liked song of the film. I didn’t like the picturisation of rejoice is her kitchen where she
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love doing only live
nowadays. You
she says played an important role
in helping her find her niche, real-
challenges and he was always
ahead of his times. He is the only
But, she underlines, the chal-
lenges were never of one kind.
some of them, some had double
meaning lyrics, but I sang. Sur
loves to cook and not eat. An ex-
cellent cook, Asha says, “I have
get the receipt of ised that she could bring the ele- one of his generation whose music When Ustad Ali Akbar Khan called kabhi obscene nahin hote, bol ho mastered six types of biryani, five
appreciation, then and ments of Hindustani classical mu- is still being played.” her to sing his father’s bandishes sakte hain.” kinds of mutton...there are certain
there sic in western compositions with Her image of being a singer of and taranas, Asha was once again She remembers how she stood recipes which only Lata didi and I
ease. “Meri taan, harkat aur sensuous songs that gave a voice to upto the challenge. “He re- up during the recording of “Husn know.” It goes without saying!
Five additions to and lush green valleys. And then

there is the India touch in the form
of Raj Kapoor’s legacy which is
kept alive in this former Soviet Re-
Daresha Kyi’s documentary ex-
plores her highs and lows, her
connections with a range of
celebrities, and her romantic rela-
such film — City of Ghosts. It’s a
documentary which tracks the ef-
forts of a group of brave Syrian
citizen journalists, the key play-
your MAMI public. The protagonist also runs a

movie theatre and the most popu-
lar film he has played over the
years is Sangam.
tionships. She had an affair with
Frida Kahlo and even wrote songs
about the artist. She attended
Elizabeth Taylor’s wedding with
ers behind the organisation,
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Si-
lently (RBSS).
bucket list Chavela

Born in Costa Rica, Chavela Var-
gas made her name singing in
Mike Todd in Acapulco where the
wedding guests got drunk and
many ended up having sex with
each other. The next morning
Sweet Country
Sweet Country is a western set in
early 20th Century Australia, and
follows an older couple on the
small clubs in Mexico. She Vargas woke up in Ava Gardner’s run from racism and injustice. An
Festival goers will miss out on great cinema if claimed to be the first woman to bed. Chavela’s life was rich, but Aboriginal man kills a white man
they only focus on big-ticket films wear pants in the Southern Amer-
ican country and was openly les-
her addiction to alcohol sunk her
career. Chavela is a fascinating
in self-defence, and that sets off a
chase led by the law and bounty
bian. In tracking Vargas’s life, dir- documentary, and reintroduces hunters. They are hardened men
ectors Catherine Gund and the world to one of the most tal- travelling through tough terrains,
Stills from Centaur and (right) Sweet C ountry watch films: ented musicians of our times. but few care for the reason be-
hind the killing.
Aseem Chhabra ival of festivals, MAMI is quickly Centaur City of Ghosts
becoming a smaller version of the The quiet story of a horse thief, The Syrian civil war started as a The Wound
Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Fest- best, at least this side of the globe. Centaur comes from a place few reaction to similar Arab Spring South African filmmaker and
ival with Star 2017 opens with Given this year’s line-up, cer- look towards for good cinema — uprisings across the region. Now New York University graduate
Mukkabaaz, the new film by the tain festival goers will definitely the former Soviet republic of in its sixth year, the armed con- John Trengove’s debut film The
city’s enfant terrible — the talented queue up for hours for the obvious Kyrgyzstan. It’s also the country’s flict has become more complex Wound takes up the difficult sub-
Anurag Kashyap. But this is also titles — Call Me By Your Name, The official entry for the foreign lan- with various factions fighting jects of machismo and homopho-
one of MAMI’s strongest years of Square, The Florida Project, Love- guage Oscar race. Director Aktan amongst themselves. Often artists bia in the country’s Xhosa tribe.
programming with a terrific blend less, Wonderstruck, Beach Rats, Arym Kubat (The Light Thief, and filmmakers react to such de- The backdrop of the film is a
of films from the West — including Thelma and definitely Richard 2010) plays the lead in this gor- velopments with tributes to the male circumcision ceremony
some wonderful American pro- Linklater’s latest Last Flag Flying. geously shot film, with old-world heroes of the conflicts. New York- where young men are taken off to
ductions and new Indian films. But there are many other gems charm blended with local folklore, based Academy Award nomin- a remote camp and mentored
If Toronto International Film that may not be on the audience’s Islamic customs and vast sweeping ated filmmaker Matthew Heine- about tribal traditions by the eld-
Festival is referred to as the fest- radar. Here is a list of five must- landscapes with mountains, rivers man (Cartel Land) has made one ers of the community.
A mellow kind of love

The filmmaker picks out the
right parts and captures Our Souls
at Night with sophistication and
simplicity. With Our Souls at Night
and his previous film, The Sense of
Kent Haruf’s posthumous novel finds a faithful, easy-going and an Ending, adapted from Julian
Barnes’ Man Booker Prize win-
sincere adaptation in Ritesh Batra’s film for Netflix ning novel, Batra dealt with books
Kennith Rosario equacies, challenges of senility ner that’s both literary and cine- that aren’t too voluminous. What
and the looming shadow of death matic. Haruf ’s third person works well with an adaptation of
In a peculiar small-town café in and loneliness. But Louis and Ad- narrative only adds to the ease. Haruf ’s novel is that the story is
the hinterland of the United die, who have lived a life fearing But to Batra’s credit, despite an contained within the pages, but
States, septuagenarian Louis Wa- society’s perceptions, transcend adaptable prose at his disposal, Barnes’ novel is powerfully com-
ters is surrounded by elderly men these fears to seek liberty and he refrains from making Our Souls pact and deceptively sized, where
offering generous amounts of companionship. It’s interesting to at Night a conventional weepy, the story bursts out beyond the
smirks and judgmental looks. “I note that Our Souls at Night was packed with unwarranted drama. pages of the novel.
admire your strength,” nudges Haruf ’s posthumous novel, pre- He instead lends the film a quiet Ultimately, despite Haruf’s per-
one of his geriatric friends, hint- sumably written in his last days, dignity, and lets moments of si- ceptive characterisation and Bat-
ing at Louis’ speculated sexual re- perhaps in pursuit of the same lence emerge, which is integral to ra’s stylistically restrained ap-
lation with his 70-year-old neigh- happiness, but achieved through a story about two old people. proach, Louis and Addie’s true
bour Addie Waters. The gossip – creative fulfillment. Standing at At the centre of Louis (Robert appeal lies in the two Academy
which has by now swept the fic- the edge of his life, Haruf in a mel- Redford) and Addie’s ( Jane Award-winning actors. “We all
tional town of Holt – started when low, observational tone gives us Fonda) relationship is the desire have history,” Addie reassures
Addie knocked on Louis’ door at an account of what truly matters to communicate. “Talk to me,” Delicate details: Batra remains faithful to the source material Louis, during one of their many
twilight with an innocently cour- after all is said and done. says Addie as they lie in bed, look- conversations in bed. They in-
ageous proposal: she wanted to Haruf ’s novel is an ordinary ing at the ceiling in pitch dark- seen with the peculiar omission cence. Unlike Jesse and Celine, wean him off of his mobile deed do. Redford and Fonda
sleep with him. Just that – hold his work of prose with extraordinary ness. After a lifetime of memor- of quotation marks. Dialogues, in Louis and Addie have more than a phone. But the film fails to fully share an enviable level of comfort
hand and sleep with him. depth. Ritesh Batra’s adaptation ies, there’s a lot to be said and a Haruf ’s work, blend seamlessly night to them, but the uncer- capture their painful past – filled and chemistry, making it difficult
Louis and Addie in Kent of the book therefore is a decept- lot to be omitted. He confides in into exposition. Batra in his ad- tainty of the future remains. Batra with regrets, mistakes, inadequa- to believe that the film reunites
Haruf ’s final novel, Our Souls at ively easy one, owing to a lack of her about his extramarital affair, aptation remains faithful to the borrows heavily, and at places cies and tragedies – as Haruf does. them after nearly four decades.
Night, are an addition to charac- complex narratives and structur- getting back with his wife and his source material, while elevating precisely, from Haruf ’s lines, re- It sidesteps them all to focus on At 79 and 81, with salt and pepper
ters the author is known to create ing. To such an extent that the unfulfilled desire of becoming an the dialogues to provide it with taining the dexterity with which Louis and Addie’s evolving rela- hair and lean bodies, Fonda and
– those fighting parochialism with novel opens with a charmingly or- artist. She recounts the death of the importance it deserves. Haruf understands human inter- tionship, thereby weakening the Redford look like the archetype of
dignity in small-town America. dinary line: “And then there was her daughter and the lasting im- In many ways, Louis and Addie action. The film adds some light conflict in the story. a romcom lead. And once you’ve
Both are widowed and dare to ex- the day when Addie Moore made pact it had on her life and family. are discovering each other like elements that are missing in the As faithful as Batra’s adaptation read Haruf ’s novel and seen Bat-
pect more at an age when you are a call on Louis Waters”. From For Haruf, these exchanges in bed Jesse and Celine did in Richard book, which work in favour of the may be, it can’t – and isn’t expec- ra’s film, there’s no other way you
unable to overlook the baggage of thereon the story moves chrono- are paramount and an indistinct Linklater’s Before Sunrise (1995), film, like Louis sharing a toy train ted to – embody the entire book, can envision Louis and Addie
personal history, lifetime of inad- logically, and is written in a man- part of the narrative, as can be through words and shared reti- set with Addie’s grandson to even if it is just 179 pages. than as Redford and Fonda.
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TABLE FOR TWO

Ramp walk not Ranveer anymore. He was get-
A bite of history
ting into the Khalji mould. We en-
hanced his aggressiveness as he
was a nomadic invader, who de-
sires every object of beauty. We
gave him outfits and jewellery
which highlight his masculinity.
Over an Indian meal, designer Harpreet And also created detailed armoury
keeping his warrior look in mind.”
Narula tells us how he has stitched Sanjay
Leela Bhansali’s vision in ‘Padmavati’ Understanding royalty
Rather than rich silk, Harpreet
Madhur Tankha pathways they look simple but I says, he wanted to concentrate on
am curious to know stories of gota and mulmul because Ra-
Vintage crafts, priceless heirloom people who walked on them.” jasthan has always been a hot ter-
and nuggets of history have always Interestingly, Harpreet, who rain. “People usually wear expens-
Veteran couturiers Abraham fascinated designer Harpreet along with his wife Rimple work ive embroidery on heavy fabrics
& Thakore, Payal Jain, Ashish Narula. While travelling within the for their label which shares their such as silk, velvet. They desist
Soni, JJ Valaya and Anju Modi country or abroad, he invariably nomenclature, feels that the word from using cotton as it is seen as
will celebrate their 25th year studies its past and then creates fashion designer sounds inappro- everyday wear. We wanted to dis-
in the fashion world in the his own vocabulary which is as priate to the kind of work they do. pel this notion. So here we are us-
30th edition of the Amazon much in sync with the present as it “I am a person who makes beauti- ing unbleached muslin clothing
India Fashion Week, which is with the past like in Sanjay Leela ful clothes, which have bit of his- and dyeing it with vegetable and
will be held on the NSIC Bhansali’s upcoming film Pad- tory, express my state of mind, organic dyes. Then getting hand
Grounds in Delhi from mavati. travel details and design sense. I block printing done from Chittor-
October 11 to 15. As soon as Harpreet, sporting a have been studying and collecting garh and Udaipur. Fabric had to be
Fashion Design Council of salted beard, settles down at Chut- textiles for 15 years and am pas- delicate and fluid. We have used
India has announced that it is ney Bar+Tandoor restaurant of sionate about the Suzani textiles leheriya tie and dye technique in
paying a tribute to the five The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa, we from Central Asia as jamawars printing. We have done kachchi
couturiers’ for their start our conversation on how his from Kashmir.” patti ka kaam. Majority of work is
contribution towards fondness for history developed as Is this the reason why Bhansali from Rajasthan but we also have to
strengthening fashion. And it he studied economics in Delhi Uni- signed him? “It was due to the understand that royalty had been
is giving them a platform to versity’s Hindu College. “The kind of historical take we give to getting customised outfits from
celebrate this momentous whole fascination for history star- our work that we were called by other places.”
occasion. ted when I discovered the joys of the Bhansali team,” he says while Describing Shahid as a strong
During the five-day event old textiles lying in my home at taking a bite of ajwaini jhinga. positive character in the film, Har-
that will present various Ludhiana. I remember beautiful Initially, it was an acid test. preet says: “As Rawal Ratan Singh,
looks of spring-summer antique chairs in our house were “First three months was the we wanted him to look righteous,
2018, almost 100 designers once being discarded during cleansing period. We are designers respectful to women. A king who
will present their ingenious renovation. I realised that they of today’s times, who are updated thinks about the good of his
creations on the runway and were far more beautiful than what about the latest on Instagram and people. Therefore clothes had to
exhibit area, marking the was available in market. Hand- the blogging world. Whether it is go in tandem with narrative. All
trends for the season made things whether textiles, fur- us or his musicians, Bhansali first All set for silverscreen:Harpreet Narula at The Metropolitan Hotel and Spa in New Delhi * V. SUDERSHAN kurtas, chogas and angarakhas
through creative thinking and niture, art or architecture look brings you to ‘pure zone’, his ter- were designed like that. Look is
pushing the envelope. more beautiful when they age. Ob- minology. All the clichés of today’s ally washed out; it is like setting starry tantrums on sets. “They are ghagra with zardozi and varq ka clean. Embellishment is internal,
Rajesh Pratap Singh will jects have a story to tell; look at modern design have to be eventu- the mood board. Once you are in superstars but don’t lead lives of kam (gold and silver foiling).” earthy yet there is a feeling of mys-
narrate an invigorating tale in his zone, then the question arises superstars. When an actor is on Harpreet holds that the queen teriousness . In Bhansali’s films,
his collection on October 13. how you are going to contribute. the sets, we get more inspired to has to look of certain stature. “She you see something and then there
Suneet Varma, known for 3D Two hundred people working in do right kind of work. They want is looking like a goddess queen. are layers of emotions underneath
embroideries, will celebrate the same direction means you us to dress the character and not Padmavati in fiction has always it.”
30 years in the grand finale. have to be on same page. He gave what goes with their personality.” been an Indian woman who had Just then our sole fish arrives
On the penultimate day, us beautifully written script of 200 On how did he interpret Rani lot of innate qualities, how she did and he cannot stop himself from
Madhu Jain will celebrate pages. When we read, it dawned Padmavati, Harpreet says, “Apart not succumb to pressures from Al- commenting: “In Punjab they say
three master-weaves and on us why Bhansali says certain from Amar Chitra Katha and Chan- lauddin Khalji and maintained her one should only eat sole and avoid
motifs showcasing India’s rich things in a certain way.” damama during my growing up dignity,” says Harpreet, as he dips the rest.”
and diverse textiles tradition. years, I read old snippets, heard into roghan josh. On whether he would recreate
The show will open with Aiming for authenticity poetries in a cultural event which On her real life beau, who is look of the film in his future shows
Rimzim Dadu and will also Early on, Harpreet realised that to were interesting but I didn’t know playing the antagonist, Harpreet on ramp, Harpreet gives clear
feature collections of Nida go to right track he has to de-link this project was coming my way. prophesies that Ranveer will be- hints. “Every designer takes a part
Mahmood, Anupama Dayal. with the present. “Today’s bride For the film, I spent a lot of time at come an iconic villain like Mo- of Bhansali with him. He taught us
Sunil Sethi, President, FDCI has to see weight and functionality Udaipur where we found refer- gambo in Mr. India. “People will to see so many ways of looking at
said, “Fashion is an evolving of her outfit. Girls want to look ence material for textiles. Udaipur remember his performance and the same thing. We are not sure
sphere, but it has a fulcrum sexy, they don’t want weight in and Chittorgarh have similar tex- get-up. His clothes are beastly. whether we want to sell a collec-
on which it rotates. And their garments. We had to elimin- tiles.” When we started shooting he was tion straight from the film but
nerve centre is fashion ate such influences as making Describing Deepika as a sporty there are certain elements which
clothes look authentic was our pri- girl, the Delhi-based designer re- have become close to my heart
industry’s legends, who have
contributed to its growth in ority.” veals in some clothes she was dis- <
> and
Fabric had to be delicate
fluid. We have used and would always reflect on my
more ways than one. This Fortunately, Deepika tinctly uncomfortable. “They were work in some way or the other,”
Padukone, Ranveer Singh and high on weight yet she didn’t com-
leheriya tie and dye Harpreet signs off.
season, we salute them in our
Shahid Kapoor did not throw plain. We have created cotton technique in printing.
unique way.”
‘I’m not a diplomatic person’ Rock on!

A Salman Khan fan, actor Shilpa Shinde promises to keep it real in Bigg Boss The first ever ASEAN-India Music Festival will see 15 bands
Atif Khan Khan. from 11 nations take stage to foster deeper understanding
Do you think yourself as
Television actress Shilpa a person who can win among people
Shinde, who is in the thick of people and deal situations Staff Reporter
controversies after a major with strategies, something
fallout with the makers of crucial for the show? The Ministry of External Af-
her popular series Bhabhiji I really do not know how fairs, in collaboration with
Ghar Par Hain was seen in a people react and what is in Seher will present the first
heated argument with her their minds. I am not a diplo- ever ASEAN-India Music
former producer Vikas matic person. I cannot act Festival from October 6 to 8.
Gupta in the première epis- loud or abuse someone to The festival is being organ-
ode of the eleventh season of make my presence felt ised to celebrate the 25th
Bigg Boss. Either way, the at- among the fellow members. I year anniversary of ASEAN-
tention she has been receiv- just decide for today and I do India Dialogue Relations.
ing since the controversy will not plan or have a strategy The theme for this com-
continue to have its impact for the future. Everyone memorative year “Shared
as she will be under continu- asked me not to indulge in Values, Common Destiny”
ous scrutiny of the television fights and I told them I never along with this music festival
audience in the reality show. start any fight. It is just reac- aims to boost the cultural in-
For someone pressed with tions which I give to anyone fluences and exchanges and
controversies, she was relat- else’s actions and I will fol- to bridge ties between
ively relaxed and confident Calm and composed: Shilpa Shinde * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT low that only. ASEAN member-States and
for the show as she revealed Do you see it as just an- India. The objective is to
what made her change her which I imagined joining. I show? ous episodes as I knew few other acting assignment or foster a deeper understand- Espousing unity: The Raghu Dixit Project
decision to join the reality am someone who is not very Exactly, that is the whole contestants personally. will viewers get to know ing, mutual comprehension
show and what does she much into publicity as I do point. Some people know When you work for a televi- the ‘real’ you? and tolerance among these hearith, Red Bamboo, L’al- get together and enjoy.
want to prove to her fans not even use social media me personally but the major- sion show, you really never In real life, I do not act nations with the power of phalpha, Nam Fon Indee, A Sanjeev Bhargava,
through the show in a tele- frequently. That is why ity of people are making get a chance to watch stuff. I and everyone has seen it that music. Band Once, Asia7 and the Founder Director, Seher In-
phonic interview before en- earlier I denied any news of judgements without even did watch a couple of epis- I have openly said what I was The fest will see perform- Ransom Collective. From In- dia said, “Music is one such
tering the house. me joining the show. This is knowing the facts. People odes as a part of my research going through. So, there will ances by musicians of 10 dia the participating groups powerful tool that brings
Excerpts: destiny and I look at it posit- have misconceptions regard- for the show. Saturdays and not be any acting inside the bands from Brunei Darus- are the Raghu Dixit Project, people and artists together.
What made you change ively. The way things turned ing me and the way things Sundays were only for Sal- house. People know me salam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Avial, Papon Live, Bipul We are honoured to bring
your decision to join Bigg out was very dramatic in real will turn out inside the house man Khan. more as Bhabhiji from a tele- Malaysia, Philippines, Singa- Chettri and the Travelling the first ever ASEAN-India
Boss? life and the show is also filled will reveal how I am in real- Are you a Salman Khan vision show but I am going to pore, Laos PDR, Indonesia, Band and Shankar Ehsaan Music festival in the Capital.
I do not have many with controversies. I think ity. My motive is to talk to my fan? tell them who I am in real Thailand, Vietnam along and Loy. It’s perhaps for the first time
friends and I am someone this was planned by god fans and audience directly. It has its perk of meeting life. It is a chance to come with five prominent Indian The three-day musical 15 top bands from 11 nations
who likes to have privacy in (laughs). Were you following Bigg and talking to him. The only out of the role of a television bands. The bands include festival would be a ‘free for will appear together on one
my life and in this context, So, would you like to Boss in its earlier seasons? other thing which attracted character and the real Shilpa The Ugly Band, Cherpen, public’ event for music lov- stage at the majestic Purana
the show is not something clarify things through the I had seen the some previ- me to the show was Salman will talk to people. Tim De Cotta, Kong Sot- ers from all walks of life to Qila.”
5 EVENTS WORTH-YOUR-WHILE
FESTIVAL SOLO SHOW MUSIC SHOW EXHIBITION

Uttaradhikar Nagesh Hankare Nat Y Amigos Expressions Meraki
Uttaradhikar, The Raza Festival of Young Triveni Gallery is holding an exhibition of Piano Man Jazz Club will present a performance Gallery Art Positive is holding a group exhibition The group art show “Meraki” by Chandni Gulati in
Classical Artists, attempts to highlight the paintings by Nagesh Hankare. Nagesh’s abstract by Nat Y Amigos. The group includes Nathalie “Expressions” which is a journey into the inner order to aspire the young talented minds
transfer of knowledge of classical arts to the art is an exploration of colour and form as they Ramírez, a professional Mexican flautist who world of seven Indain contemporary artists. towards art. The 36 participating artists include
younger generation by their Gurus. Today’s there explore the various hues and colours found in the came to India more than seven years ago to The seven artists include Asit Kumar Patnaik, Abhishek Akhouri, Arun Srinivasan, Chahat
will be Hindustani vocal by Pune-based Saniya natural world, paying an immortalizing tribute to specialize in Hindustani music, Harshit Mishra on Bratin Khan, Surita Tandon, Kamar Alam, Gupta, Debjyoti Chakraborty, Dhanya Nair,
Patankar. This will be followed by Manipuri nature. He juxtaposes of contrasting colours to bass, Bhaskar Gurung on guitar, Nikhil Mawkin on Ramesh Gorjala, Shampa Sircar Das and Shubhra Garima Gupta, Gautam Bose, Jaikishan Tada, Joy
dance by Kolkata-based S Karuna Devi. add drama to the compositions. drums and Gennoshin Yaui on percussions. Das. Modal, Karishma and Sameer Hazra and others.
Venue: Stein Auditorium, IHC, Lodhi Road Venue: Triveni Kala Sangam, Tansen Marg Venue: B 6, Comm. Compl. Safdarjung Encl. Venue: Old MB Road, Lado Sarai, Venue: Artizen Art Gallery, Near ITO
Time: 7 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Time: 9 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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AUTO NEWS
2018 Auto Expo from February 9

The next edition of the Auto Expo will be held at the India
Expo Mart Ltd (IEML), Greater Noida. The components show
will take place at Pragati Maidan. The dates have been
announced by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures
(SIAM). Vishnu Mathur, Director General, SIAM, said, “The
Auto Expo has been one of the most pursued platforms for
the automobile industry in India and with the continued
success of the show, it has gained a global thrust giving the
Even nostalgia has a sell-by date participating brands a worldwide exposure.” Tickets will be at
Bookmyshow.com, the IEML box office and at select Metro
Stations in Delhi-NCR.
If we want to celebrate the Hindustan Ambassador and the Premier Padmini meaningfully, this is the time for it
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years. The Ford Model T was
in production for just 19 Unfortunately, despite
years, and the Alec Issigonis- the changes under
designed Morris Minor for 23
years. ‘What about the Volk- the hood and inside
swagen Beetle?’ some of you the cabin, the
may ask. It was in production
from 1938 to 2003 alright,
Ambassador and the
Prince Frederick
but its decline began in the Padmini had been
In one response to the last late 1960s. From then on, it labelled ‘old’
column, a reader questioned was being made in small
the widely-accepted defini- numbers for a few markets, the old Beetle (Volkswagen
tion of a people’s car. The ar- and it was bowing out of the Type I) line, which was being
gument: This definition is others, one after another. made in small numbers, tar-
largely shaped by economic The Ambassador and the geting specific markets until
and technological considera- Padmini had an unusually it was retired in 2003. The
tions. A car that is much long run. The former was in technologically niftier mod-
loved is truly a people’s car. production for 57 years and els of Ambassador could Maruti sells over 2 million
There is a shape, nay shapes, the latter for 37 years. Before have been similarly offered —
to this argument — the the Fiat 1100 was being made as part of a New Ambassador units of its WagonR
Hindustan Ambassador and on Indian soil as Premier line, steered by the power of Maruti Suzuki has sold over 2 million units of its capable
the Premier Padmini. Aren’t Padmini, it was being sold in nostalgia. The right time to WagonR hatchback over the past 18 years. The car, first
these people’s cars too? In- India for around 10 years plan post-retirement life is launched in 1999, has regularly featured on the monthly list
deed, they are. through badge engineering, before you have retired. of top 10 cars by sales. In August this year, Maruti sold 14,571
These two cars ruled our being offered with minor In the early part of this units compared to 13,907 during August last year. In 2011,
roads when driving was a changes and new names, Fiat year, Hindustan Motors has Maruti hit the 1 million mark, 133 months after the car’s
genteel pursuit and such Millecento, Fiat Elegant, Fiat got into an agreement with launch, post which, it took just 79 months to hit the 2 million
things as road rage, traffic Select and Fiat Super-Select. Groupe PSA and let’s hope mark. The company has stated that nearly 45% of WagonR
jams and cars for different So, this car had had a nearly innovations. Huge changes wise, you do it in style. something that warms our customers are first-time buyers, while 20% have bought the
segments of people did not 50-year run. In the tired old Filmy takes were effected especially in Or you turn it into a desir- hearts comes out of this. But, car multiple times. Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and
exist. These cars were not el- human heart, always lurks a The first Premier Safari was the final generation of Am- able classic model. In 1997, let us be realistic. Even the Ahmedabad see the strongest demand. The WagonR is now
bowed out by the ‘others’; desire for change. And when built in 1973. It was blue in bassadors, enabling it to Volkswagen started the New power of nostalgia declines the third car, after the Maruti 800 and Alto, to cross the 2
they had simply run their the factors for change come color and is believed to compete with modern cars. Volkswagen Beetle line. On with time. A hundred years million mark.
course. Time happens to the together, people opt for it. have been delivered to the Unfortunately, despite the the inside, the New Beetle from now, would the Morris
best of us and the best of So, they were not turning film actor Shatrughan Sinha changes under the hood and was a completely different Minor be celebrated with the A new Enfield
products. Decline is built their back on these cars, only inside the cabin, the Ambas- creature. On the outside, it same enthusiasm with which
into every product and ca- embracing the new. sador and the Padmini had harnessed the power of nos- it is now? If there is a time to There has been a lot of speculation about when the new
reer. And that is exactly what Towards the end of these been labelled ‘old’. When talgia. When the present is celebrate the Ambassador parallel-twin version from Royal Enfield will hit production, it
happened to the Ambas- brand stories, just like a swan people have made up their caving in, the past almost al- and the Premier Padmini in a is going to be seen at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milanin
sador and the Padmini. The song, Hindustan Motors and minds to reject something, ways provides solid ground. meaningful way, it is now, November 2017. A recent photograph points towards
span of a car model, even a Premier Automobiles Lim- it’s time not to woo them, but The New Beetle line was be- when these machines are still multiple models based on the company’s parallel-twin
successful one, is roughly 25 ited came up with a slew of to walk away. And, if you are ing offered, parallely with fresh in our memory. cylinder engine.
10 women,
meter touched a satisfying
40kmph. The 110 cc CVTi engine TEAM TALK
produces a maximum power of DEVAKI P, 33, BUSINESS COMMUNICATION TRAINER, HYDERABD
7.91 bhp at 7500 rpm and the “I went for the selections last year, but only had a learner’s
license, so could not take part. I decided to had to make it in
2 men,
scooter exceeded expectations.
On the hairpin bends, one Season 3. Conquering the Himalayas was on my bucket-list and I
could comfortably lean in and did it! I have a 6-year-old son, and am a single parent, but the
chalk out a smooth curve with group ensured I didn’t miss my family, especially since there was
not network, except at Sarchu, where we got access to a satellite
11 days
constant throttling, just like on a
regular bike. The Zest’s tiny body phone. I promised I’d buy him a remote control toy car if I did,
notwithstanding, the vehicle took and today I did just that. I honestly didn’t think I could make it,
our weight efficiently. After about because I was scared of the terrain, but each day as I crossed a
15 km on smooth roads till South challenge, I would mentally prepare myself for the next day. But
Pullu, we encountered a stretch once I crossed Rohtang, I felt I could do it. In fact, we helped
A group of adventurers set of loose gravel and mud. The road people who had fallen off bikes. People would stop us and ask
us, ‘Are you serious – your girls did it on this bike?’”
out on their 110cc TVS narrowed to a dusty dirt track
riddled with potholes, protruding
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Scooty Zests to scale rocks, and slippery sand.
AARSHAYA SURESH, 32, BEAUTICIAN, MYSORE
Negotiating our way through
the Himalayas giant trucks, each time we expec- “I love nature and it was the perfect trip to talk to the
ted the tiny scooter to skid, it mountains! The route to Hanle (a village in Ladakh) was the most
A Shrikumar beautiful. We had kiangs, wild asses, running alongside us—it was
pulled off a decent show. The
In Season 3 of what has come to anti-skid tyres not just provided magnificent. When we landed in Hanle, I simply looked all around
be annual feature on the TVS cal- the necessary profile and grip, at the barren mountains and started crying. There were hundreds
endar, the Himalayan Highs this but also helped the Scooty glide of sheep and yaks grazing: I felt was in another country. The next
year saw 10 women and 2 men over obstacles. We kept the morning, I was blessed with snowfall, my first ever. We went to
ride the Scooty Zest from Mandi since the launch in 1994, it has the mid-ranges and the high throttle on and tugged at the effi- the observatory, India’s highest and to the monasteries, because
in Himachal Pradesh to the been their consistent brand im- TVS SCOOTY ZEST passes. It isn’t about gender ste- cient brakes every now and then we had a day’s break. I have left a part of me there.”
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Khardung-La pass in Ladakh, said age coupled with periodical in- TYPE single cylinder, 4 stroke, reotypes at all, though it does to pass through the off-road
to be the world’s highest motar- novation. Marketed as a women’s air cooled spark ignition feed into the idea that more and blocks. The suspension and ergo- bring out an exclusive off-road
able road, at 18,000 feet. It was a bike, an alternative to scooters, system more young, urban women are nomic design prevented a back- machine for women? “It depends
test of mental and physical tough- the Scooty has undergone ump- exploring the country, often off- ache and the balance kept us on the market demand and wo-
ness for the participants from 10 teen makeovers in its 23 years of DISPLACEMENT 109.7 CC road: “We want to tell the world from tumbling.Brooks of melting men bikers are still a nascent sub-
states across India, bringing out being, including the ES, the Pep POWER IN KW @RPM that anyone armed with a Zest ice and slush made for a real test. culture in India,” says Thomas.
their interpersonal skills and best and Pep Plus and recently the 5.88@7500 RPM can also conquer Khardung-La Two minor modifications to make “But our sales graph has spiked
bike manoeuvring ability. But it Zest. Today, it features daytime and break the stereotype that it terrain-friendly were added: a after Himalayan Highs and we A tryst with nature: With the
also tells of the tale of the lithe running lights, an under-seat stor- TORQUE IN NM @RPM only the heavy machines can do wire mesh had been fitted on the have managed to tell a different TVS Zest
Scooty, seen as a zippy urban age light, a USB charger and 8.4@5500 RPM it,” says Thomas. engine to avoid it being hit by tale with the same product.”
commute, transformed into a comes in 99 colours. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA boulders and the air-intake path (The author took part in the ride
tiny beast on the rugged Not quite the misfit in the had been changed to prevent on the invitation of TVS
high roads. The ladies’ bike no more President, Corporate Communic- mountains entry of water while crossing Motor Company Ltd)
If there's one factor In 2015, Anam Hashim did the ation, TVS Motor Company Ltd. A few of us journalists got the streams. However, the ride down-
that has sustained the ride alone. “During the first edi- The following year, TVS threw chance to experience the ride. hill made one realize the bright
home-grown brand tion, it was a real test for the open the challenge to the public. Surprisingly, the Zest displayed side of gears and clutch-braking.
product. We were pleasantly sur- They got 50,000 entrants and amazing agility and powerful en- The drum brakes, though effi-
prised that the Zest could in- took 10 women riders led by gine capacity. Even as we set out cient, did get heated up and it
deed trudge up the Hashim. This year, there were from Leh, the road was a gradual took an effort to control the
mighty mountains,” more than a lakh, but the boys ascent and one could feel the speed. So, will TVS
says Varghese M left feedback saying they wanted power and pick up. With a fine
Thomas, to go too. And so, 12 women and 2 rev and a sturdy build, the vehicle
Vice men, from diverse backgrounds, was a cruise on the incline. As the
none of them riders by profes- climb got steeper, we throttled
sion, got together to traverse it out and the speedo-
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