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JAMMU, OCT 07: A 

villager enters a door of 

his residence near mortar 

shell marks allegedly fired 

from the Pakistan's side at 

Kashmir, leaving three 

persons injured. 

BSF troops gave a 

befitting reply to four 

ceasefire violations by 

on areas along IB in Arnia, 

R S Pura, Kanachak and 

Pargwal sub-sectors along 

IB in Jammu and Samba 

districts. 

Masha da kothe vil Pakistan resulting in Giving further details, 

A villager enters a door 

of his residence near 

exchanges, which are still 

on in some areas. 

he said almost all the BSF 

posts in Kanachak and 

mortar shell marks "Pakistani Rangers Pargwal were targeted by 

allegedly fired from the again resorted to the Pakistan Rangers. 

Pakistan's side at Masha 

da kothe vil 

unprovoked mortar shelling 

and heavy firing on BSF 

BSF posts in Arnia and 

R S Pura sub-sectors were 

Jammu: Breaching the posts along the also targeted by the enemy, 

ceasefire for the 17th time 

this month, Pakistan 

International Border (IB) 

since 2100 hours last 

the Spokesman said. 

"BSF troops at all the 

Rangers targeted 40 night", BSF Spokesman places gave a strong and 

Border Out Posts and 25 Vinood Yadav said on befitting reply to firing from 

border hamlets by Tuesday. 

Pak", the spokesman said, 

resorting to heavy mortar 

shelling and firing along 

the International Border in 

"As many as 40 BSF 

BoPs were affected by the 

firing from Pakistan side", 

adding that firing in some 

places, particularly Pargwal 

is still on. 

Jammu and Samba he said, adding that firing "There is no loss of life 

districts of Jammu and and shelling was targeted or damage to BSF ", he 

ACD Kishtwar killed 

in road accident 

KISHTWAR, OCT 07: 

"With heavy heart I would 

like to inform you that ACD 

Kishtwar Yasir Arfat Zarger 

is no more", MoS Home 

Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo brief 

the media outside District 

Hospital Kishtwar. 

He also expressed grief 

and shock and prayed to 

Almighty Allah to give 

strength to the family 

members to bear this 

irreparable loss. 

MLA Inderwal Ghulam 

(Contd. on Page 11) 

said. 

There has been heavy 

firing and mortar shelling 

on 20 to 25 border hamlets 

along the IB in Arnia, R S 

Pura, Pargwal, Ganjansoo 

and Kanachak belts of 

Jammu district since last 

night, District Magistrate, 

Jammu, Ajeet Kumar Sahu 

said. 

He said that in the 

firing and shelling, three 

persons have been injured 

in border areas of Jammu 

and have been 

hospitalised. 

Over 1000 people 

have been accommodated 

in camps overnight. 

This was the 17th 

ceasefire violation along 


ARFAT KHAN 

JAMMU, OCT 7: Having 

acquired strong acumen 

for remaining in news 

through cosmetic 

projections based on 

hollow projects, Principal 

Govt Gandhi Memorial 

Science College, Nutan 

Resutra though succeed 

in attracting the crowds of 

VIPS even for paltry 

things through his 

Pakistan approaches UN 

military observer group 

NEW DELHI: A day after it lodged a protest with India on alleged ceasefire violations along the border, Pakistan 

on Tuesday approached UN military observer group over the LoC situation. 

According to the press counsellor in the Pakistan high commission, Pakistan has recorded protest at 

United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) office in Islamabad on the LoC 

situation. 

India has always maintained that UNMOGIP has "outlived its relevance" and has "no role to play whatsoever". 

UNMOGIP, established under a UN security council resolution, was meant to supervise the ceasefire line 

established under the Karachi Agreement of July 1949. Yesterday, a Pakistan foreign office statement said, 

"The government has lodged strong protest with the government of India through diplomatic channels and 

called for restraining its forces from constant violation of the ceasefire" and claimed that four of its citizens 

were killed and three others injured during firing by Indian troops. 

As per Indian authorities, five villagers were killed and 34 injured on Indian side in heavy mortar shelling 

and firing from across the International Border and Line of Control in Jammu and Poonch sectors, triggering 

strong condemnation by India. 

Top Grade NAAC Accredited GGM Sc 

College Deteriorates In Academics??? 

JU trashes proposed PG Math course 

juggler’s acrobatics but 

miserably failed to get 

necessary nod from the 

Jammu University for 

commencement of two 

Master Degree 

Programmes besides one 

market oriented diploma 

course. 

The Higher Education 

Department vide its order 

No 99-HE of 2014 dated 26/ 

02/14 has approved several 

Post Graduate courses in 13 

government degree 

colleges. For GGM Science 

College, two PG courses 

namely MCA and 

Mathematics were 

sanctioned to be started 

from the current academic 

session. 

However, the 

inspection team of Jammu 

University has put on hold 

the start of these two PG 

courses citing adverse 

reports regarding 

absence of infrastructure 

especially in case of 

professional course like 

MCA. 

“I wonder how the 

officials of Higher 

Education Department 

have sanctioned the start 

of PG courses in a college 

which even don’t have 


Govt Schools shut 

in border belt 

JAMMU, OCT 07: As per 

the order of District 

Magistrate (DM) Jammu, all 

educational institutions 

falling in Tehsil's Arnia, 

Suchetgarh, Pargwal, Kour, 

Garkhal area in Tehsil 

Akhnoor, Battal, Dakkhar, 

Seri pali, in tehsil Khara Balli 

shall remain closed for 8th 

and 9th of October 2014 due 

to continuous border firing. 

However the school's 

where relief camps have 

been set up for 

accommodating the border 

firing victims shall also 

remain closed till 11th of 

October, 2014. 

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02 date INFOTAINMENT 

JAMMU, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 08, 2014 

BJP leaders visit Arnia 

JAMMU, OCT 7: A team of 

BJP leaders visited border 

areas, including Arnia and 

Sugahpur, which have been 

badly affected by Pak firing. 

This team was led by BJP 

State Vice-President 

Ramesh Arora (Adv), 

alongwith Ex-Servicemen 

Cell Convenor Brig. Anil 

Gupta, State Office Secretary 

Rajinder Sharma, MLA 

Ashwani Sharma and other 

leaders. The team visited 

different houses damaged 

in Pak firing and also met the 

families of the persons killed 

and injured. 

Ramesh Arora while expressing 

sympathies with 

the bereaved families and 

condoling the deaths of 

their near and dear ones, 

said that Pakistan army has 

been indulging in unprovoked 

firing thus violating 

all norms by resorting shelling 

at civilian population. 

Pakistan has been taking our 

hand of friendship as weakness 

on our part but now 

enough is enough and we 

cannot sit as mute spectators 

on the deaths and destructions 

caused by our 

neighbor. He said that India 

wants to live as good neighbor 

with Pakistan and even 

Atal Behari Vajpayee, while 

travelling to Pakistan by 

bus, had declared that we 

can change our friends but 

not neighbors. Such a gesture 

on part of the then Prime 

Minister Atal Behari 

Vajpayee was a clear commitment 

that India wanted 

peace and friendly relations 

Government moves swiftly to implement PM's 

announcements in the USA on Consular and Visa issues 

NEW DELHI OCT 07:The Prime Minister, Shri 

Narendra Modi, made a number of announcements 

on consular and visa issues during his address at 

the Madison Square Garden in New York City on 

September 28th, 2014. The Union Government has 

moved swiftly to implement these announcements. 

According to a Gazette notification issued on 

September 30th, 2014, all PIO cards are now valid 

for the lifetime of the cardholder, instead of 15 

years. This effectively fulfils the Prime Minister's 

announcement that PIO cardholders would enjoy a 

lifelong visa to India. 

Further, following the Prime Minister's announcement 

that PIO cardholders would be exempt from 

police reporting, the Ministry of Home Affairs has 

issued instructions through the same Gazette notification 

dated September 30th, that PIO cardholders 

would not be required to report to a police station 

even if their visit to India exceeds 180 days. 

Fulfilling yet another announcement made by the 

Prime Minister, instructions have been issued to 

Embassies and Consulates that unless there are exceptional 

circumstances, visas to US nationals 

should normally be given for 10 years. 

Systems are in place to introduce visa on arrival 

for US tourists in October itself. 

The Ministry of Home Affairs is working on a 

new scheme that will merge the PIO and OCI 

schemes. 

with Pakistan. Unfortunately, 

Pakistan did not 

keep its promise on ceasefire 

and every now and then 

indulge in violations. 

Arora said that it is time 

when our forces should retaliate 

strongly to send a 

strong message to Pakistan, 

he further said that people 

of border areas are brave 

enough and are ready to 

face any consequence but 

wanted that Pak forces 

should not be spared for killing 

innocent. 

Arora stated that state 

government have failed to 

provide land / alternative 

accommodation to Jammu 

based people residing in 

border areas due to their 

wrong policies. He also demanded 

ex-gratia compensation 

to the families of the 

victims of firing. 

Arora demanded ex-gratia 

relief of Rs 10 lack to next 

kin of deceased killed due to 

shelling and Rs. 2 lakh to 

each injured, permanent 

government job and 5 marla 

plot as temporary measure 

for the person residing in 

border area. 

MLA Ashwani Sharma 

demanded stern action 

against Pakistan and relief 

and rehabilitation of all displaced. 

Brig Anil Gupta said it is 

high time to attack vital installation 

of Pakistan army 

to stop killing of innocent 

persons as a strategically 

measure, damaged office 

and shops be compensated 

properly. 

Youth National Basketball Championship 

J&K girls beat Pudducherry 

Sports & Allied News 

JAMMU, OCT 07: Jammu 

and Kashmir girls trounced 

Pudducherry to consolidate 

their position in the 31st 

Youth National Basketball 

Championship got underway 

at Chandigarh today. 

As per reports reaching 

here, J&K girls were trailing 

by a point (21-22) at the half 

time. However, the state 

cagers fought back in remaining 

part of the game to 

clinch the game making it 42- 

33. 

Pearl Sharma and 

Sarabjit Kour remained top 

scorers with 15 and 13 

points in their respective 

accounts. Aashima Tandon 

(10) and Alisha Uppal (four) 

were other contributors to 

the scorer. 

Meanwhile, state boys 

lost their match played 

against West Bengal 60-71. 

Abhisar (19), Rohan Sharma 

(11) and Inderjeet Singh 

(eight) were the top scorers 

from J&K. 

Sushobha Barve meets Governor 

SRINAGAR, OCT 7: Sushoba Barve, Executive Director, 

Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation (CDR), met N N 

Vohra, Governor, here at the Raj Bhavan today. 

Barve apprised the Governor about the relief work being 

carried out by the CDR in the aftermath of unprecedented 

floods in the State and about CDR’s continuing 

initiatives to foster communal harmony within the State 

and better understandings across the LOC. 

The Governor lauded CDR’s philanthropic endeavours 

to lend a helping hand to the flood affected people. 

Shawetica named manager of NZ Climbing team 

Narinder elected chairman of Rehari & Pahari Union 

JAMMU, OCT 07: 

Narinder Gupta (Secretary 

PCC) was elected as Chairman 

of Rehari and Phari 

Union of Jewel Chowk and 

Canal Road, Jammu, un-opposed. 

The election of other 

office bearers of union was 

also held smoothly. 

In this connection, a 

general body meeting of 

Rehari and Phari Union of 

Nat Manch stages "Swachchhatahamare Jeevan Ka Ang Bane" 

JAMMU, OCT 07: Under 

its ongoing Tuesday Series 

of Nat Manch " 

Swachchhata hamare 

jeevan ka ang bane " a 

Hindi play in the form of 

nukkad natak was presented 

at canal road park, 

Jammu. With the 

presentation of 

today’s play, the Nat 

Manch also completed 131 

show in 

its ongoing Tuesday 

Series. The play written 

and directed by Tarun 

Sharma. "Swachchhata 

Hamare Jeevan Ka Ang 

Bane" play was that the 

people should change bad 

habits in society to improve 

the system. The 

main motive of the play is 

cleanliness in our society. 

The play was highly 

appreciated by the audience. 

The actors who performed 

in the play included 

Tarun Sharma, 

Neharika Magotra 

,Naveenpal, Arshiya, 

Vikas Jasrotia, Nikhil 

Sharma, Sourav Sharma, 

Amit Sharma, Sourav 

Mehra, Rahul Verma, 

Rishav Salgotra, Rohit 

Sharma, Atul and Rakesh 

Sharma. 

Jewel Chowk, and Canal 

Road Jammu was held at 

GGM Science College 

and election process was 

conducted in a peaceful 

manner. After the election, 

Narinder Gupta was 

declared Chairman (unopposed) 

whereas Om 

Parkash was declared as 

President, Sudagar Mal 

as Vice President, 

Rakesh Kumar as General 

Secretary, Naresh 

Kumar as Secretary and 

Ravinder Kumar as Treasurer 

of the Union. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

Narinder Gupta 

highlighted problems of 

Rehri and Phari workers. 

He said that they earn 

their livelihood by doing 

hard Labour but their 

miseries do no end there. 

They have to face the 

problems being imposed 

upon them by the civic 

administration time to 

time and major chunk of 

Sports & Allied News 

JAMMU, OCT 07: Treasurer 

of the Mountaineering 

Association of Jammu and 

Kashmir, Shawetica 

Khajuria have been nominated 

as manager of the 

North Zone Sport Climbing 

team for the 20th National 

Championship scheduled to 

take place at Kolkata in first 

week of December. 

“Shawetica’s nomination 

has been made by the 

Indian Mountaineering 

Foundation, North Zone 

Committee, New Delhi. The 

North Zone team is comprised 

of five climbers from 

J&K,” informed general 

secretary of Mountaineering 

Association of J&K, 

Ram Khajuria. 

Shawetica, a qualified 

national judge in sport 

climbing and trained mountaineer, 

is also an executive 

member of Indian Mountaineering 

Foundation 

North Zone Committee. 

Mountaineering Association 

of J&K and Tawi 

Trekkers J&K have welcomed 

the decision of Indian 

Mountaineering Foundation 

North Zone Committee 

to nominate Shawetica 

Khajuria as manager of the 

zonal team. 

their earning goes wasteful. 

He pledged himself 

and asked other functionaries 

of the Union to 

work selfless for the welfare 

of Rehri-Phari workers. 

He further said that 

the Street Vendors 

Policy passed by the 

UPA Govt. has been 

implemented in many 

States but not in our 

State. 

He demanded that it 

should be implemented 

in Jammu and Kashmir, 

immediately. 

He also appealed to 

the Rehri-Phari workers 

to ensure the cleanliness 

of the surrounding areas 

of their work place, so 

that the general public 

may not feel any hygienic 

problem after the 

day to day problems 

faced by the Rehari and 

Phari Walas and will also 

took measures for the 

clean and hygienic. 

Daily y Horoscopes 

Aries 

Your fantasies could come true now, especially 

when it comes to relationships, Aries. This 

could be the moment you've always dreamed 

about, so get ready. The attractive, romantic person in the 

corner has been keeping an eye on you all night. Your 

blood is pumping faster than ever. Remind yourself that all 

dreams can come true on a day such as today. 

Taurus 

While you normally like all of your romantic 

relationships to be extremely nurturing 

and comforting, you may find that this isn't 

always possible, Taurus. There's a disconnect between 

you and a close partner right now that could 

be hard to rectify. Time is really the only thing that's 

likely to resolve this sort of problem. Remember that 

all of your relationships can't always go exactly according 

to plan. 

Gemini 

A creative project that you've been working on 

may be coming to a climactic peak now, Gemini. 

Discuss your progress with others and feel free 

to hold an informal critique in order to get honest feedback on 

your work. A piece of art should stir some sort of reaction 

inside another person. Consider ways in which you can challenge 

the people around you with your talent. 

Cancer 

Be aware that love is likely to wear some sort of 

disguise today, Cancer. There's something fanciful 

about the way in which this new romance will manifest, so 

get ready. Don't think that love always has to be planned and 

calculated. There is a strong sense of spontaneity associated 

with the delicious love interest of the day. Don't dismiss those 

who don't seem practical or levelheaded enough for you. 

Leo 

Take your loved one out for a romantic dinner 

tonight, Leo. Escort him or her on a magiccarpet 

ride to fantastic places that encourage 

a playful mood and carefree attitude. 

Consider having a bottle of wine at a playground. Decorate 

your house with candles and burn some incense. 

Create a mood that will calm the nerves and soothe the 

soul. Your sense of romance is right on target. 

Virgo 

When it comes to romantic relationships, Virgo, 

you might find that you're playing more of a game 

of hide-and-go-seek than a combined effort toward 

friendship, trust, and honesty. It could be 

that you're purposely trying to hide in order to test the stamina 

of your opponent. You might want to take a new approach 

now, one that involves an effort toward connecting instead of 

distancing. 

Libra 

You're apt to be somewhat fickle when it 

comes to love and romance right now, Libra. 

The key for you now is freedom. The 

problem with this mindset is that it might be 

misinterpreted. Your partner may think you simply aren't 

interested in him or her anymore. Remind your partner 

that it's OK to love someone while also needing time and 

space to do things on your own. 

Scorpio 

You may be confused when it comes to matters 

of the heart, Scorpio. Perhaps you feel cheated 

when the object of your desire doesn't give you 

complete attention at all times. The fundamental security of 

your being is your responsibility, not someone else's. Find a 

way to incorporate your dreams into the dreams of others 

instead of always working toward goals at opposite sides of 

the spectrum. 

Sagittarius 

Your fairytale imagination of how your 

romantic life should run is hooking you 

up with many different opportunities, 

Sagittarius. Whether you realize it or not, the optimal 

situation you seek is within your grasp. Make 

sure that you aren't trying to manipulate a certain 

person into becoming the person you want him or 

her to be. If you're unhappy in your relationship, 

perhaps you need to find someone new. 

Capricorn 

Your dreams work out quite nicely in 

your head, Capricorn, but the problem 

now is how to turn them into some 

sort of real life scenario. Be careful of taking too 

intellectual of an approach. When it comes to relationships, 

things don't normally happen logically 

or rationally. You're going to have to leave a great 

deal up to chance, so just learn to deal with things 

as they come. 

Aquarius 

Love and personal relationships are 

likely to take on a much dreamier and 

more romantic tone now, Aquarius. 

Your eyes are apt to sparkle as you speak or even 

think of the person you care about the most. The 

unmistakable glow that surrounds you is likely to 

attract others to your side even if you aren't in the 

market for a romantic relationship right now. 

Pisces 

When it comes to relationships with 

others, be careful about insisting that 

everything be done only your way, Pisces. 

It could be that you have such 

high expectations of your partner that 

he or she will never be able to live up to your standards. 

Basically, you're setting the stage for failure 

by demanding that the person for you be of a 

certain make and model. 

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JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2014 

Div Com Kashmir calls on Governor 

SRINAGAR, OCT 7: Rohit 

Kansal, Divisional Commissioner, 

Kashmir, called on N 

N Vohra, Governor, here at 

the Raj Bhavan today. 

Kansal briefed the 

Governor about the estimated 

losses suffered by 

the people on account of 

recent floods and the relief, 

rehabilitation, health 

and sanitation measures 

which are presently underway. 

The Governor advised 

the Divisional Commissioner 

to urgently review 

the impact of the recent 

floods on the educational 

schedules, from the school 

to the University level, and 

have the Government’s 

decision about the revised 

vacation and examination 

schedules announced 

without any delay. 

The Governor also advised 

Kansal to direct Dy. 

Commissioners, and all 

others concerned, to 

speed up the rehabilitation 

work to ensure that all 

those adversely affected 

by the floods are under 

safe shelters before the 

winter sets in. 

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KD stages protest for continuing ceasefire violations 

JAMMU, OCT 07: Kranti 

Dal (KD) today held a 

strong protest against 

the Pakistan for continuing 

ceasefire violations 

resulting in the killing of 

five innocent civilian and 

injuring more than 30 civilians 

by Pakistani 

troop in Arnia sector. 

Animals above than 30 

are also killed in the Pak 

shelling. 

The protesters set 

ablaze effigy of 

Pakistan’s Prime Minister 

Nawaz Sharif amidst 

anti-Pakistan slogans. 

Strict action should be 

taken against Pakistan as 

it has repeatedly indulged 

in such activities, 

Kranti Dal State 

President Pritam Sharma 

said. 

He urged the army to 

retaliate strongly to the 

Modi Govt adopted soft policy against Pakistan: Manjit Singh 

VIJAYPUR, OCT 7: Criticizing 

Bharatiya Janta Party 

(BJP) led NDA Government 

in Centre for its soft policy 

against Pakistan, former 

Minister and senior Congress 

leader Manjit Singh 

today appealed Government 

to resolve border crises 

with Pakistan. 

After visiting Pak firing 

affected border villages like 

Dug, Jerda, SM Pur, Jasso 

Chak, Kandral etc, Manjit 

Singh said that the people 

have been facing brunt of 

the false foreign policy 

against Pakistan. He also 

visited Government Higher 

secondary school Ramgarh 

where affected peoples 

have taken shelter 

“The Government has 

indulged in issuing statements 

against Pakistan 

while no concrete step has 

been taken to resolve the 

issue,” Singh said, while 

criticizing that people on 

border facing trouble while 

Government sleeping over 

the grave issue as the borders 

with Pakistan have 

been on boil and several 

persons have lost their 

lives, while large number of 

houses have been damaged. 

Senior Congress leader 

said the cease fire violation 

issue should be resolved 

through talks and if, it is not 

possible, they should shift 

people to the safer place. 

“People in border villages 

shift to their relatives 

or community halls or 

schools every night due to 

cease fire violation by Pakistan 

in the absence of 

BJP activists burn effigy of Pakistan 

JAMMU, OCT 7: After the 

ceasefire violation done by 

Pakistan at Arnia sector of 

Jammu region in which 

heavy loss pertaining to 

mankind and movable and 

immovable property was 

done by the neighbouring 

country, Talab Tillo Mandal 

of BJP staged a protest 

demonstration outside 

Press Club against Pakistan 

in which effigy of Pakistan 

Government was also burnt 

by BJP activists. They also 

raised slogans against Pakistan 

Government for violating 

the ceasefire repeatedly. 

The protest was held 

under the leadership of 

Mandal President Ayodhya 

Gupta. State Vice President 

BJYM and Prabhari Jammu 

West Karan Sat Sharma, 

State Vice President BJYM 

Ashish Sareen, State 

Convenor Juggi Jhopdi Cell 

Bawa Sharma, District General 

Secretary Surinder 

Choudhary were also 

present on the occasion. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

Ayodhya Gupta said 

that it is a matter of great 

concern that Pakistan is still 

reacting in such a way when 

India is in favor of bilateral 

talks for peace among both 

nations. He stated that if such 

activities are continued by Pakistan 

then there cannot be no 

talks between the two nations 

when the sole purpose of Pakistan 

is to spread loss to the 

mankind. He also appealed to 

the Central Government for 

taking a strict action on the 

neighboring country. 

Condemning the barbaric 

act of Pakistan and 

loss caused to mankind at 

Arnia Sector, Karan Sat 

Sharma said that loss 

caused to the property can 

be repaired anytime but the 

loss caused in the form of 

human lives is irreparable 

and Pakistan has to answer 

now that why again and 

again it is violating the 

ceasefire agreement between 

the two countries. 

Ashish Sareen said that 

Pakistan has reached its limits 

now and further actions 

of the neighboring country 

in any form will not be tolerated 

by India. Among others, 

Vinod Wazir, Jatin Sethi, 

Lovekesh Gondi, Rohan 

Mahajan, Rahul Sharma,Rajan 

Sharma, Arjun Grover, Vikrant 

Sharma, Ankush Malhotra, 

Ashok Gupta, Surinder 

Mohan, Chander Kumar, 

Deepak, Mukesh and others 

were among the party activists 

who took part in the protest 

demonstration. 

proper arrangements,” the 

former Minister said. 

He said that there is lack 

of drinking water, toilet facility, 

while people sleep on 

the ground as the administration 

as well as government 

has turned blind eyes 

towards their suffering. 

“The prime motive of the 

Government should be to 

end stalemate with Pakistan 

but it has not taken any step 

instead tension on border 

has increased,” he alleged, 

while saying that they have 

also not constructed adequate 

number of bunkers 

in the border villages for 

shelters in case of hostility 

between India and Pakistan. 

He further said that there 

is a need to construct bunkers 

and allot five marla 

plots to each family belonging 

to border villages for the 

safety. 

“The studies of the students 

have badly affected. 

Women and elderly persons 

are among the worst 

troubled people due to repeated 

displacement from 

their respective villages to 

safer places every night,” 

he said. 

Manjit Singh said poor 

people arrange vehicles 

from their own pockets and 

then, shift to the safer places 

which were poorly managed, 

while there is no help from 

the administration to shift 

them in government vehicles. 

He demanded that Government 

should arrange vehicles 

for border people so 

that they can shift to the 

safer places. 

frequent ceasefire violations 

by Pakistan. When 

Pakistan is not willing to 

listen and mend its ways 

India should give it a 

strong reply in the same 

language which it understands, 

Pritam said adding 

that it is high time 

India should teach them 

ANC demands proper rehabilitation 

for firing affected border people 

JAMMU, OCT 7: Awami 

National Conference (ANC) 

has condemned Pakistan 

for yesterday's cease-fire 

violation in which five Indian 

citizens were died and 

around three dozens were 

severely injured. In a press 

statement in Jammu, Provincial 

President, Gian Singh in 

presence of Youth President, 

Raj Sharma and District 

President Jammu, Vijay 

Magotra said that "War is 

no solution and both the 

nations should work on 

some concrete strategy to 

end this once for all. Singh 

has also expressed solidarity 

with the victims of shelling, 

from across the border 

and sought rising of safe 

shelters for them as agreed 

to by the Centre years ago. 

"The Centre should create 

facilities for the safe lodging 

of border dwellers in the 

eventualities like shelling 

from across the border, 

Singh added. 

He also stressed the need 

for ensuring all necessary facilities 

to those who have 

shifted to safer places during 

Tara Chand visits Pargwal border 

belt, assures full govt support 

SRINAGAR, OCT 7:To take stock of the prevailing 

situation and ensure proper administrative support 

to those affected in the recent border firing, 

DeputyChief Minister Tara Chand today held an extensive 

tour of the Pargwal area. 

The border villages visited include, Hamirpur 

Kona, Gajral, Nikkowal, Burj Channi, Nai Basti, Mala 

Bela, Mahent-De- Pattian, Nazwal and other adjoining 

villages. 

While interacting with those affected by the border 

firing, Tara Chand assured them of all required 

held by the government and directed the civil and 

police administration to be vigilant in the area, adding 

that proper preparation for emergency should 

be made before hand. 

He asked the concerned officers to remain in their 

respective areas of jurisdiction so as to ensure 

prompt action in the event of any eventuality. 

SDM, Khour, SP, Rural, revenue authorities and 

other senior officers and engineers were present 

during the tour. 

the recent days. Condemning 

these incessant ceasefire violation 

attempts on border, 

Singh said that this is the tenth 

attempt in the past months and 

its very despicable of Pakistan 

to act in this inhuman way 

when our J&K people have not 

yet recovered from the recent 

floods debacle. He also urged 

upon the Chief Minister to 

immediately make all the primary 

health centers fully 

equipped with staff, equipment, 

ambulances and life 

saving drugs so as to 

handle such situation, moreover, 

health workers should 

be deployed 24x7 in every 

border village. Singh demanded 

that Government 

should provide them with 

the proper shelter for themselves 

and their cattle/animals 

during the further incessant 

firing. 

a lesson and our leadership 

should devise a 

strategy to deal with 

them firmly. 

He said that such actions 

by the Pakistan 

troops on the Border 

Post are almost regular 

and the Pak Army is not 

bothering to adhere to 

the ceasefire agreement. 

Army should be 

given powers to give befitting 

reply to the enemy 

according to the 

situations, he demanded. 

Pritam Sharma also demanded 

adequate compensation 

for the victims 

of cross border firing. 

Offering condolences 

to the bereaved families 

and the victims, Pritam 

Sharma said. “Our heart 

goes out to the affected 

families.” It is deeply 

saddening that Pakistan 

Forces’ act of aggression 

deprived a number of 

families from celebrating 

the auspicious Eid, he 

said. Among others, 

Rajinder Bhagat, Vijay 

Kumar, Akhil Gandotra, 

Sankul Gupta, Neeraj 

Dhiman, Tarun Gupta, 

Amit Menia, Nitin Walia, 

Anil, Sandeep, Rahul, 

Rohit Sharma, Rattan, 

Raju and Chander Kumar 

also participated in the 

demonstration. 

Jagran of Maa Bhagwati performed at Janipur 

JAMMU, OCT 7: BJYM 

Janipur Mandal organized a 

vishal Jagran of Maa 

Bhagwati here at Main 

Chowk Janipur last night. 

The Jagran was performed 

under the supervision of 

BJYM team of Janipur 

Mandal led by its president 

RInku Chouhan where senior 

functionaries of the 

party also present including 

Kavinder Gupta, State General 

Secretary BJP, Munish 

Sharma State Secretary BJP, 

Bhalla assures all help to border firing affected people of Arnia 

JAMMU, OCT 07: Minister 

for Housing, Horticulture, 

Culture, Youth Services 

and Sports Raman 

Bhalla today visited Salehar, 

Rehal and Deoli villages of 

Bishnah town and reviewed 

proper rehabilitation arrangements 

of border affected 

people being arranged 

of the district administration 

at safer places. 

Sub-Divisional Magistrate 

Sahid Mahmood besides 

other senior officers of 

civil, police, BSF and army 

administration accompanied 

the Minister. 

Interacting with the border 

firing affected people of 

Tarawa and Arnia villages, 

Bhalla assured that all help 

from Government will be provided 

by way of free ration, 

tents, power, drinking water, 

relief and bedding etc. He 

asked the officers to remain 

present in the camps where 

migrated families of Arnia village 

have been rehabilitated 

and come up to the expectations 

of the people by providing 

basic amenities to 

them so as to avoid any inconvenience. 

He said that 

the State Government is always 

with them in this crucial 

situation. 

Expressing shock over 

shelling on civilians in Arnia 

village, the Minister said that 

deliberately targeting civilians 

areas is the latest design 

of the Pakistan and seems to 

be aimed at creating fear all 

along the borders in the 

State. Later, Bhalla also visited 

Mashan-de-Kothe and 

expressed his heartfelt sympathies 

with the bereaved 

families whose four members 

Mula Ram conducts tour of Kana Chank 

JAMMU, OCT 07: Former Minister and Vice President JKPCC Mula Ram today 

visited Dab Soode area of Kana Chak Sector and took stock of the problems of 

people due to firing across the border. 

He said that a large number of population along the border is affected due 

to unprovoked heavy While addressing by the Pakistan Army. Many motor 

shells have hit the houses, Cow sheds causing extensively damage to the 

houses, many cattle got killed and wounded. Besides casualties of human 

beings some people wounded in the firing. He said the people are frightened 

and there is hue and cry in the area 

Mula Ram urged upon the government to ensure the safety of civil population 

of the border area. All safety measures including shifting of border people 

to safe places be taken and the confidence amongst them be restored. 

Among others, Tallanter Singh –President Block Congress Committee 

Bhalwal, Raju, Ex-sarpanch, Ch. Bansi Lal, Ram Paul and Popu accompanied 

him during the tour. 

died due to hit by mortar 

shells during early in morning 

at 1.30 a.m. The dead 

have been identified as 

Rajesh Kumar, 30, son of 

Maka Ram, Kajal, 13, daughter 

of Parshotam Lal, Satya 

Devi, 45, wife of Chajju Ram, 

Parshotam Lal son of Laxman 

Dass. The Minister expressed 

his sympathies with 

the bereaved families and assured 

all help from State Government 

in shape of ex-gratia 

to next kin of the dead and 

injured besides taking measures 

for their protection. 

Sat Sharma CA, BJP State 

Cells Incharge, Yudhvir 

Sethi, Prabhari Yuva 

Morcha, Aditi Sharma, BJP 

Activists, Ajay Pragal, General 

Secretary BJYM, Bharat 

Sharma and Karan Sat 

Sharma, Vice President 

BJYM. 

The jagran started with 

the lightening of Holy Jhot 

of Maa Bhagwati by the 

dignitaries present on the 

occasion and sought the 

blessings of Maa Bhagwat. 

During jagran, resident 

of Janipur and other adjoining 

areas were participated 

besides dancing and chanting 

the bhajans of Maa 

Bhagwati. Various singers 

performed on the occasion 

which left audience spellbound. 

The skit of Maa Kali, 

Lord Shiva and Virat Roop 

of Lord Shiv mesmerized the 

audience. 

Later, Prasad were also 

distributed among the devotees 

present on the occasion. 

Among others, 

Ashwani Kumar, Rahul 

Bagga, Gourav Kapoor and 

other personalities of 

Jammu participated in the 

jagran. 

KAS Association condoles demise 

of ACD, Yasir Arafat 

SRINAGAR, OCT 07: The 

KAS Association has 

deeply condoled the sad 

and untimely demise of 

ACD, Kishtwar, Yasir Arafat, 

who died in a tragic car accident 

at Kishtwar today. 

The Association has 

described the demise of 

Arafat a great loss to the 

State as he was intelligent, 

honest and noble human 

being. The Association 

has extended sympathies 

and solidarity with the bereaved 

family on this irreparable 

loss and prayed 

for peace to the departed 

soul. 

Meanwhile, the Association 

has also conveyed 

its gratitude to the Jammu 

Divisional Administration 

for quickly arranging the 

airlifting of deceased to 

SKIMS, but unfortunately 

he breathed his last before 

taking off.

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Haryana Polls: Women From Top Political Families in Fray 

CHANDIGARH, OCT 07: 

With October 15 Haryana 

Assembly elections set to 

see a record number of 109 

women candidates in the 

fray, all eyes will be on the 

females from top political 

families contesting from different 

seats. 

Among the prominent 

women candidates out 

there in the fray include 

Haryana ministers Savitri 

Jindal, Kiran Choudhary 

and Geeta Bhukkal, besides 

Naina Singh Chautala, 

Renuka Bishnoi, Prem Lata 

and Shakti Rani. 

Also throwing her hat in 

the ring is Vandana Sharma, 

a teacher-turned-politician 

and sister of External Affairs 

Minister Sushma Swaraj. 

Savitri Jindal may be one 

of the richest women 

around the globe, but she 

keeps a low-profile and prefers 

to go door-to- door for 

campaigning while making 

short speeches during her 

public meetings to woo the 

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voters. 

The mother of industrialist 

and former Congress 

MP Naveen Jindal, Savitri 

seeks votes on the basis of 

development works she has 

carried out in her Hisar constituency, 

from where she is 

seeking re-election. 

Kiran Choudhary, 

daughter-in-law of former 

Haryana chief minister late 

Bansi Lal, is seeking re-election 

from Tosham assembly 

segment in Bhiwani district. 

Kiran is playing development 

card while appealing 

to vote for her and her party. 

Another Haryana Minister 

Geeta Bhukkal is seeking 

re-election from Jhajjar 

constituency. She, too, 

seeks votes on the basis of 

development works carried 

out by the Hooda government. 

Located in the proximity 

of Rohtak, the Chief 

Minister's home constituency, 

and falling in Congress 

MP Deepinder 

Singh's Rohtak Parliamentary 

constituency, Jhajjar 

has got a number of development 

projects. 

First woman from the 

Devi Lal's clan to enter politics, 

Naina Singh, wife of 

Ajay Singh Chautala, has 

entered the poll arena from 

her husband's Dabwali segment 

as her husband is behind 

bars in connection 

with his sentencing last year 

in a teachers' recruitment 

scam. 

Naina, who had been a 

homemaker before taking 

the plunge into politics, in 

her public meetings tries to 

touch the chords of voters 

invoking her husband's and 

father-in-law former chief 

minister O P Chautala's 

name. 

Former chief minister 

Bhajan Lal's younger son 

and HJC president Kuldeep 

Bishnoi's wife Renuka 

Bishnoi is contesting from 

Hansi. Earlier, she was a 

MLA from Adampur, the 

Pakistani Taliban Denies Allegiance to Islamic State 

PESHAWAR, OCT 07: The 

Pakistani Taliban has denied 

reports that it has 

pledged allegiance to the 

Islamic State in Iraq and 

Syria, saying it is not supporting 

any specific group 

in these countries. 

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan 

(TTP) spokesman 

Shahid Shahidullah said the 

statement issued by it last 

week was intended as an expression 

of support for all 

Islamist militants fighting in 

Syria and Iraq and struggling 

against western interests. 

TTP, headed by fugitive 

Mullah Fazlullah, said that 

its statement has been misinterpreted. 

"Some media did not 

publish our statement correctly," 

Shahidullah told reporters 

over phone from an 

undisclosed location. 

"We are not supporting 

any specific group in Syria 

or Iraq, all groups there are 

noble and they are our 

brothers," he said. 

Shahidullah said the Pakistani 

Taliban continued to 

align itself with Mullah 

Omar, the Afghan Taliban 

supremo. 

"Mullah Omar is our 

head and we are following 

him," he said. 

TTP, which was formed 

in 2007 and formally allies 

itself with Al-Qaeda, in a 

statement on Saturday said 

the Taliban would offer "every 

possible support" to Islamic 

State, a statement 

which several media outlets 

reported as a declaration of 

allegiance to the group. 

IS, which has taken over 

vast swaths of territory in 

Syria and Iraq, is a splinter 

group of the al- 

Qaeda which has distanced 

itself from the 

outfit, chiding it for its 

aggressive and brutal 

expansion. Al-Qaeda, 

which includes dozens of 

Pakistan-based terror 

groups and sectarian 

outfits, is facing challenges 

from IS which is 

trying to extend its influence 

into South Asia. 

Anti-Hindu Hate Crimes: US 

Announces $21K Reward 

WASHINGTON, OCT 07: In view of a sudden spurt in 

anti-Hindu hate crimes, which includes a series of vandalism 

incidents and hate graffiti, in a suburb of Washington, 

US authorities have announced a reward of USD 21,000 

for information leading to arrest of those responsible for 

it. 

According to local authorities in Virginia, since July 

2014, there have been 17 reported cases of anti-Hindu graffiti 

and vandalism has occurred in Ashburn – near the 

Dallas International Airport – which over the last few years 

has seen a significant rise in Indian- American population, 

which is mainly attributed to emergence of the IT corridor 

here. 

"A majority of the graffiti has been written in black 

marker on exercise stations, park benches, a pedestrian 

tunnel and community signs," the Loudon County Police 

said. 

Graffiti like 'No Hindus allowed' and 'No Hindus, by 

order of Mosby's Rangers' written in black have appeared 

in the community. Indian-Americans living in the area said 

such notices have made them feel insecure. 

"I find it very disturbing that there are individuals who 

are willing to destroy private property and spew hate 

against our Hindu neighbors," Virginia Delegate David 

Ramadan said on Friday after 200 Indian-Americans gathered 

at a community center to meet local officials and 

elected representatives. "There is no room for such hate 

in our community," Ramadan said. 

A large number of Indian nationals have bought houses, 

town homes and condos in this recently developed neighborhood. 

"I was extremely encouraged by the community 

response to this event," said Virginia Attorney Jim Plowman. 

"With continued citizen involvement, I'm confident 

we'll be able to put an end to these hateful acts and to see 

this to a just conclusion," he said. 

"I've been in this country for 14 years, and never once 

have I seen something like this or been exposed to something 

like this," Vidya Nair was quoted as saying by The 

Washington Post. 

"Loudoun is so diverse. You don’t expect to see it 

here," she said. 

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constituency from where 

Bishnoi is now contesting 

after he lost the 2014 Lok 

Sabha polls from Hisar. 

Renuka while addressing 

public meetings in her 

constituency wants the 

voters to do justice to her 

husband "whom the BJP 

has stabbed in the back". 

She claims that BJP went 

back on its terms and conditions 

of the alliance, leaving 

the HJC in a lurch. She 

now wants people to teach 

the saffron party a lesson. 

HJC recently snapped 

ties with the BJP accusing 

it of "repeated betrayal". 

From Uchana Kalan constituency 

in Jind district, 

senior leader Birender 

Singh's wife Prem Lata has 

entered the fray as a BJP 

candidate. 

Lata's husband 

Birender, for whom Uchana 

has been a stronghold, recently 

snapped his 42-yearold 

association with Congress 

to join the BJP. However, 

BJP later nominated 

Lata to contest from Uchana 

Kalan. 

Prem Lata, who is pitted 

against INLD's Hisar MP 

Dushyant Chautala, tells 

voters that it is time to take 

revenge and show the door 

to 'outsiders' from the constituency. 

In 2009, Birender had 

lost by a narrow margin of 

over 600 votes to former 

Chief Minister Om Prakash 

Chautala. Shakti Rani, wife 

of Haryana Jan Chetna Party 

chief and former Union minister 

Venod Sharma, who 

snapped his four-decadeold 

ties with the Congress 

to float his own party recently, 

has entered the fray 

from Kalka assembly segment. 

In her public meetings, 

Rani says the people of 

Kalka are fed up with the 

policies of the successive 

governments as the town, 

which is located along the 

Himachal Pradesh border, 

HELP LINE 

has been deprived of development. 

Contesting an election 

for the first time from 

Safidon seat, teacherturned-politician 

Vandana 

Sharma is the younger 

sister of External Affairs 

Minister Sushma Swaraj. 

Vandana has entered the 

fray as a BJP candidate. 

Vandana Sharma has 

been campaigning in her 

constituency asking voters 

to strengthen the 

hands of Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi. 

She appeals to voters 

to bring BJP to power in 

Haryana to put the state 

on higher growth trajectory. 

Meanwhile with 109 

women in the fray, it is the 

highest ever since the inception 

of Haryana in 

1966. 

Earlier, in the 1996 Assembly 

elections, 93 female 

contestants were in 

fray. 

No Compromise on New Liquor Policy: Kerala CM 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 

OCT 07: Kerala Chief Minister 

Oommen Chandy today 

made it clear that Congress-led 

UDF government 

is committed to bringing in 

total prohibition in the state 

in the coming 10 years. 

"Government is trying 

to bring in total prohibition 

of alcohol in the coming 

10 years by reducing the 

availability of liquor," 

Chandy said, inaugurating 

an awareness campaign 

against the use of liquor 

here. 

Death Toll in Western 

Nepal Accident Rises to 

30 

KATHMANDU, OCT 07: 

The death toll from a bus 

accident in western Nepal 

today climbed to 30, after 

five more bodies were recovered 

from the site of the 

mishap. 

A passenger bus carrying 

nearly 100 people yesterday 

veered off a hilly road and 

plunged around 300 metres 

into a gorge at Chhatiwan village 

development area in Doti 

district, some 700-kilometre 

west of Kathmandu. 

Many of the passengers 

on the bus, heading towards 

Kailali from Doti district, were 

returning to work after celebrating 

the Dussehra festival 

known as Dashain in Nepal. 

Authorities recovered 25 

bodies yesterday from the accident 

site. 

According to the police, 

the bus was carrying twotimes 

the weight it was approved 

to. Police said the 

road near the accident site 

was damaged in the monsoon 

rains recently. 

He sought the cooperation 

and participation 

of people to implement the 

liquor ban in the state. 

"No force can stop 

activities aimed for banning 

liquor in the state 

and total support of the 

people is necessary to 

reap the desired results," 

he said. 

Under the new policy, 

retail liquor outlets of 

state Beverages Corporation, 

the sole distributor 

of Indian Made Foreign 

Liquor, and Bars will 

remain shut on all Sundays. 

Besides Sundays, 

holidays like Gandhi 

Jayanti, Sree Narayana 

Guru birth anniversary 

and Good Friday are already 

dry days in the 

state. In addition to 

this, the government 

has also ordered closure 

of some 700 bars attached 

to hotels, except 

in the five-star category, 

as part of the policy of 

reducing availability of 

liquor to people. 

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Govt Considering Raising Scientists' Retirement Age 

NEW DELHI, OCT 07: The 

government is "seriously considering" 

raising the retirement 

age of scientists, Union 

Minister Jitendra Singh today 

said. 

He, however, clarified that 

the proposal to increase the 

age of scientists was limited 

to his ministries. 

"The government is seriously 

thinking of enhancing 

the retirement age of the scientists 

to 62. The kind of acumen 

they achieve by the time 

they reach the age of 60 should 

be put to use for another two 

years. We would seriously 

work on the feasibility of this 

proposal," the Minister said. 

Apart from the PMO's office, 

Singh is also in charge of 

Ministries of Science & Technology 

and Earth Sciences, 

Departments of Atomic Energy 

and Space and Personnel, 

Public Grievances & 

Pensions. 

He added that a proposal 

of increasing the age 

of scientists is being deliberated 

as it requires approvals 

from different ministries 

to take the "positive steps". 

Currently, the retirement 

age of Central government 

employees is 60. Many scientists 

serve in different 

ministries other than core 

sciences. 

Also, there are several 

scientists heading different 

ministries and departments 

have crossed their retirement 

age, but have been retained 

by the government 

owing to their experience 

and expertise. 

Maharashtra Court Exempts Rahul From 

Appearing in Alleged Defamation Case 

THANE, OCT 07: A magisterial 

court in Bhiwandi in 

Maharashtra's Thane district 

today granted exemption to 

Congress Vice President 

Rahul Gandhi from personal 

appearance in a case in which 

he has been accused of making 

defamatory references to 

RSS while campaigning during 

Lok Sabha polls. 

First Class Judicial Magistrate 

S V Swami granted 

Rahul's prayer for exemption 

moved by his counsel citing 

his busy schedule due to Assembly 

elections in 

Maharashtra and Haryana. 

Swami had directed the 

Congress leader to be present 

in the court today in connection 

with a case filed by Secretary 

of Bhiwandi unit of 

RSS Rajesh Kunte, who had 

claimed Rahul had "distorted 

history" and "defamed" 

the organisation by 

alleging that "RSS people 

had killed Mahatma 

Gandhi". 

The court directed that 

Rahul be present himself 

before it on January 7, the 

next date of hearing. 

The magistrate had on 

July 11 ordered processes 

to be issued against Rahul 

under Section 500 of the Indian 

Penal Code (defamation) 

to ensure his presence 

before the court for allegedly 

accusing RSS of killing 

Mahatma Gandhi, while 

addressing an election rally 

at Sonale village on March 

6. 

US Faces Greatest Military 

Challenge from China: Bobby Jindal 

WASHINGTON, OCT 07: 

Indian-American Louisiana 

Governor Bobby Jindal, a 

potential 2016 Republican 

presidential candidate, has 

lashed out at Chinese military 

buildup, saying the US 

today faces the greatest military 

challenge from China. 

"In terms of traditional 

military power, the greatest 

challenge facing the 

United States is China. 

For the past nearly 20 

years, China has engaged 

in a massive military 

buildup," Jindal said in a 

major policy paper in defense 

which he coauthored 

with the former 

US Senator Jim Talent. 

In the paper presented 

yesterday, he outlined his 

vision, that he says will 

save the American military 

from damage done by 

President Barack Obama. 

"The Chinese regime, 

for nationalistic, political, 

and economic reasons, is 

seeking a sphere of influence 

— a kind of hegemony 

— in the East 

and South China Seas, 

and wants the option of 

using coercion to 

achieve their ends," 

Jindal said. 

"For that reason, 

they are purposefully 

and relentlessly developing 

the capabilities to 

exclude American forces 

from the region," said 

Jindal, the first Indian- 

American Governor of a 

US State. 

"The primary target 

of China's military 

buildup is the US," he 

said. "It would be wrong 

to view China as necessarily 

an enemy of the 

United States. China is 

a rising power with a 

proud history; it is natural 

that the Chinese 

would seek to dominate 

their region of the 

world," he added. 

"The means by which the 

Chinese will use to achieve 

it are unacceptable to the US 

and its allies. America is 

bound by treaty to defend 

Japan and the Philippines, 

and has guaranteed de facto 

the territorial integrity of 

Taiwan," he said. 

The United States, he 

said, has a vital interest in 

freedom of trade and travel 

for all nations in the East 

and South China Seas, and 

in the peaceful resolution 

of disputes among nations 

according to international 

norms, he added. 

"Certainly, the Chinese 

understand that their national 

ambitions are bringing 

them into conflict with 

the United States; that is 

precisely why they are 

building up their power — 

and doing so at such a 

rapid pace," Jindal said. 

Jindal said the Obama 

Administration's 'Asia Pacific 

Rebalance' initiative 

is failing for lack of 

power. 

"Nowhere else is the 

decline in America's military 

more dangerous 

than in East Asia," he 

said, adding the US simply 

does not have the 

forces to shift into the 

region and our potential 

allies and partners are 

reluctant to align themselves 

given America’s 

growing weakness. 

"The balance of 

power in East Asia is 

changing; China will be, 

if it is not already, dominant 

in the region. If that 

happens, the 'rebalance' 

policy may prove very 

dangerous — it effectively 

makes the US the 

obstacle to China's ambitions 

without effectively 

deterring them, thereby 

creating an environment 

of rising tension and 

possible conflict,"he 

said.

05 


Hrithik Roshan walks down the ramp during Myntra Fashion Weekend in Mumbai. 

Birth Centenary Commemoration of Begum 

Akhtar Set of Commemorative Coins Released 

NEW DELHI OCT 07: The 

year-long birth centenary 

celebrations of noted classical 

singer Begum Akhtar 

began today. In an impressive 

function held here today 

Union Culture Minister 

Shri Shripad Naik released 

a set of commemorative 

coins of Rs.100 and Rs.5. 

Noted singers Dr. Rita 

Ganguly (Dadra), Shri 

Shashank Shekhar (Thumri) 

and Smt. Prabhati 

Mukherjee (Ghazal) gave an 

impressive performance on 

the occasion. 

Akhtar Bai Faizabadi, 

popularly called Begum 

Akhtar (October 07, 1914 – 

October 30,1974) was a famous 

Indian singer of 

Ghazal, Dadra and Thumri. 

She received the Sangeet 

Natak Akademi Award for 

vocal music and was 

awarded Padam Shri and 

Padam Bhushan (Posthumously) 

by Government of 

Government moves swiftly to implement PM's announcements in the USA on Consular and Visa issues 

NEW DELHI OCT 07:The 

Prime Minister, Shri 

Narendra Modi, made a 

number of announcements 

on consular and visa issues 

during his address at the 

Madison Square Garden in 

New York City on September 

28th, 2014. The Union 

Government has moved 

swiftly to implement these 

announcements. 

According to a Gazette 

notification issued on 

September 30th, 2014, all 

PIO cards are now valid 

for the lifetime of the 

cardholder, instead of 15 

years. This effectively fulfils 

the Prime Minister's 

announcement that PIO 

cardholders would enjoy a 

lifelong visa to India. Further, 

following the Prime 

Minister's announcement 

that PIO cardholders 

would be exempt from police 

reporting, the Ministry 

of Home Affairs has issued 

instructions through 

the same Gazette notification 

dated September 30th, 

that PIO cardholders would 

not be required to report to 

a police station even if their 

visit to India exceeds 180 

Memorandum of Understanding between ESSO-MoES, UCAR, USA 

NEW DELHI OCT 07: A 

Memorandum of Understanding 

(MoU) between 

the Earth System Science 

Organization-Ministry of 

Earth Sciences (ESSO- 

MoES) and the University 

Corporation for Atmospheric 

Research (UCAR), 

USA was signed here in 

New Delhi last month for 

cooperation in Earth System 

Sciences. 

Dr Shailesh Nayak Secretary 

M/o Earth Sciences 

said on the occasion that 

since Weather and climate 

affects all our activities, this 

collaboration will act as a 

step to bring together 

academia and application 

scientists to come together. 

He was joined by UCAR 

president Thomas Bogdan 

saying “If we can help advance 

their forecast skill, it 

will save lives in India as 

well as improve our own 

forecasts for similar events 

at home,” and also there are 

some important synergies 

that can benefit both countries.” 

The present MoU will 

provide a mechanism to 

jointly undertake research 

and developmental work to 

address Earth System Science 

issues of common concern 

through exchange of 

excellent scientific knowledge 

and technological 

know how existing in the two 

countries. 

Collaborations are expected 

to include aircraft 

and radar technology, now 

casting of severe weather 

events, hydrometeorology, 

satellite data, oceanic and 

climate research, urban 

Textiles Minister to launch 

Pashmina Promotion Programme 

NEW DELHI OCT 07: The 

Minister of State for Textiles 

(Independent Charge), Shri 

Santosh Kumar Gangwar 

will launch the Pashmina 

Promotion Programme (P-3) 

and lay the foundation 

stone of Pashmina 

Dehairing Plant at Pashmina 

Dehairing Plant Complex, 

Skalzangling, Leh tomorrow. 

Under P-3, major provision 

has been made for establishment 

of latest technology 

imported Pashmina 

Dehairing Plant at Leh with 

total grant of Rs.19.35 crore 

including other machineries 

like Scouring, Drying, and 

boiler along with construction 

of building for installation 

of these machineries at 

Leh. The existing Deharing 

Plant has obsolete Chinese 

dehairing machine and is 

not sufficient to de-hair 45 

ton of Pashmina wool produced 

here and with present 

capacity it can only de-hair 

up to five ton pashmina, 

leaving 40 ton sold into the 

flooding as well as capacity 

building through scientific 

lectures and distance learning. 

A particularly important 

area is the long-range forecasting, 

which has extreme 

value to the Indian 

economy and caters to the 

need of the farmers with 

planting decisions and agricultural 

practices based on 

the projected intensity and 

timing of the next monsoon 

season. 

The MoU covers scientists 

from a range of institutions 

from India, to be coordinated 

and funded by the 

ESSO-Ministry of Earth Sciences 

with the scientists 

from UCAR’s 104 member 

universities, as well as 

NCAR (National Centre for 

Atmospheric Research). 

Through the MoU, the regional 

expertise available 

with Indian scientists will be 

complemented by the domain 

expertise available with 

UCAR. 

Panther activists arrested while 

protesting in front of PM Modi House 

DELHI OCT 07: Several Panthers Party activists were forcibly removed from the pavement of 

the House of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at 7, Race Course Road at about 3.40 p.m. this 

afternoon while they were strongly protesting against the failure of the state government of J&K 

in distributing relief material to the flood victims in J&K particularly in Udhampur District, Nowshera, 

Jammu etc. 

The Panthers activists were expressing solidarity with the JKNPP President, Balwant Singh 

Mankotia, MLA Udhampur who has been sitting on indefinite hunger strike for the past six days 

demanding relief and rehabilitation of the flood sufferers. He has been demanding equitable relief 

to those whose entire village Sadal in Udhampur tehsil was washed away on September, 6 and 27 

bodies have not been recovered from the debris. Nearly 1000 persons have been lodged in the 

tents provided by NGOs. He has been demanding full relief and rehabilitation of these flood 

victims. He is also demanding justice to the families who lost their dear ones in bus which was 

flooded away on 4th September, 2014 in Laam village of Nowshera tehsil in Rajouri District. 

Delhi Pradesh National Panthers Party led by Rajiv Jolly Khosla, Pradesh President, its Sr. Vice 

President, Romesh Lal Khajuria, General Secretary, Surjit Singh Guleria held a strong protest in 

front of PM House demanding immediate intervention of the Prime Minister to impose Governor 

Rule in the state. 

market as raw which renders 

loss of value addition of 

Pashmina. The capacity of 

the proposed new imported 

plant would be 10 kilogram 

pashmina per hour with approximate 

cost of Rs.11 

crore. 

Prime Minister Shri 

Narendra Modi during his 

visit to Leh on 12th August,2014, 

announced 

Pashmina Promotion 

Programme (P-3) with additional 

financial assistance of 

Rs. 30 crore for improving 

quality and quantity of 

pashmina wool as well as living 

standard of poor nomads 

(wool growers) of Ladakh 

region. 

Under this new 

Programme, financial assistance 

would be provided 

under different components 

like Creation of Common 

Pashmina Facilitation Centre 

for Wool testing, Disease 

Surveillance Centre, Geographic 

Information System 

(GIS) Lab, Shelter for Nomads, 

Portable Electric Units 

for Handloom Spinning/ 

Weaving, Solarised Community 

Centres, Open Fodder 

enclosures, establishment of 

Pashmina Dehairing Plant, 

Distribution for Foundation 

Stock to farmers and construction 

of Shelter for Housing 

of Pashmina Stock. 

The Ministry of Textiles 

is implementing Pashmina 

Wool Development Scheme 

with the help of Ladakh Autonomous 

Hill Development 

Council, Leh from 10th Five 

Year Plan for development of 

this Sector in Ladakh region. 

In the 12th Plan, this 

programme has been expanded 

with enhanced financial 

assistance of Rs. 41.21 

crore. Ladakh region produces 

the finest Pashmina 

wool (specialty fiber) in the 

world, which has high demand 

globally. Ladakh region 

grow about 45 ton of 

Pashmina wool every year 

from the population of about 

2.50 lakh Pashmina goats. 

days. Fulfilling yet another 

announcement made by the 

Prime Minister, instructions 

have been issued to Embassies 

and Consulates that 

unless there are exceptional 

circumstances, visas to US 

nationals should normally 

be given for 10 years. 

Systems are in place 

to introduce visa on arrival 

for US tourists in 

October itself. The Ministry 

of Home Affairs is 

working on a new 

scheme that will merge 

the PIO and OCI 

schemes. 

India. She was given the title 

of Mallika-e-Ghazal (Queen 

of Ghazals). On completion 

of 100 years of this versatile 

genius, the Government 

of India has decided to commemorate 

the occasion. 

With this end in view, a National 

Implementation Committee 

(NIC) under the 

Chairmanship of Union Culture 

Minister was constituted 

to chalk out 

programmes and activities 

that may be taken up during 

the commemoration 

year. Some of the 

programmes which will be 

taken up during the commemoration 

period are organizing 

Centenary festivals 

in Delhi, Lucknow, 

Hyderabad, Bhopal and 

Kolkata, Web Portal and 

digitization/ documentation 

etc., of the legacy of Begum 

Akhtar, exhibitions and 

workshops, publications, 

seminars and a scholarship 

to young artists. 

President presents Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 

New Delhi oct 07: The President of India, Shri Pranab 

Mukherjee presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National 

Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics 

and Management for the year 2014 to Dr. Apathukatha 

Sivathanu Pillai at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (07.10.2014). 

Speaking on the occasion, the President said, the annual 

Award for excellence in Public Administration, Academics 

and management was an occasion to remember the values 

and ideals of Shastriji. 

The President said, conferment of this award on Dr. Pillai 

is recognition for the outstanding work done by our space 

and Defence Research Scientists. The President congratulated 

the entire scientific community and ISRO in particular, 

for the remarkable feat of having successfully executed 

the Mars Orbiter Mission in its very first attempt. 

The President said, “I on my behalf and that of all our 

countrymen, pay tribute to the scientists and technical 

staff who have toiled tirelessly to create history. I see bright 

young faces sitting here and I need to remind all of you 

that you have a great responsibility ahead of you. You 

must imbibe the Shastrian values of courage, integrity and 

self-less service. You all must rise above pursuits for self 

and look around to see what you can do for your fellow 

countrymen. Look inside you and see what you can do to 

bring about difference in the society and the nation”. 

Harsh Vardhan promises nation’s first mental health policy 

NEW DELHI OCT 07: Dr 

Harsh Vardhan, Union 

Health Minister, said at 

Agra today that the 

country’s mental illness 

burden has grown to such 

proportions that the government 

has decided to 

frame the first ever official 

national policy on mental 

health. 

After a visit to the 155- 

year-old Institute of Mental 

Health and Hospital, 

Agra, today, the Minister 

said he was moved by the 

tragedy that fills the lives of 

mental patients. 

“There has been considerable 

progress in treatment 

methods for mental patients 

and their recovery rates 

have improved. Unfortunately, 

society still 

stigmatises those who suffer 

from routine psychiatric 

problems and so their treatment 

is either delayed or 

denied. We need to build up 

a social movement to 

change mindsets and focus 

on the human dimension of 

mental illnesses,” he said. 

As one of the significant 

steps in this direction, 

the Minister announced 

that October 10 would 

henceforth be observed 

throughout the country as 

National Mental Health 

Day. Dr Harsh Vardhan said, 

“It will be a day for raising 

people’s awareness on 

mental illnesses and removing 

the false perceptions 

attached to them. We want 

a nation that upholds the 

human rights of mental patients. 

Also, it will be an occasion 

to generate awareness 

against stigmatisation 

of people with mental illnesses 

and highlight the 

symptoms and remedial opportunities 

for those with 

depression, schizophrenia, 

bipolar syndrome, etc.” 

World Health 

Organisation has predicted 

that about 20 percent of 

India’s population would 

suffer from some form of 

mental illness by 2020. The 

country has only about 

3,500 psychiatrists. Therefore, 

the government is 

confronted with the problem 

of lowering this gap significantly 

over the next decade. 

The Minister also announced 

that a National 

Mental Health Policy is being 

developed. It will involve 

the country’s best 

experts in the field and cover 

the full range of complex issues 

linked to this branch 

of medicine. He also indicated 

that some more institutions 

replicating National 

Institute for Mental Health 

and Neurological Sciences, 

Bangalore, are being considered. 

In this connection he 

mentioned that the Centre 

had granted Rs 28.8 crore to 

upgrade the infrastructure 

of the Agra hospital and expand 

the teaching facilities. 

Sadhotra visits forward villages of Marh Block 

JAMMU, OCT 07: Minister 

for Planning and Development, 

Labour and 

Employment Ajay 

Sadhotra today visited 

border villages adjoining 

Chinnore Farm near 

Gajansoo and Dabh 

Suddan in Panjore area to 

take stock of the situation 

arisen due to Pakistani 

Rangers firing and targeting 

civilian population 

with long range mortar 

shells killing animals and 

damaging houses. 

The Minister along 

with senior officers of civil 

and police administration 

interacted with people of 

the forward villages and 

assured them of full protection 

from the Pakistan 

shelling and firing and 

directed the civil and police 

administration to remain 

vigilant to help the 

needy and shift them to 

the safer places if needed. 

He termed the act of 

Pakistan cowardice and 

unfortunate to target the 

unarmed people living at 

the border. He also assured 

the people of the 

area that the Govt is much 

concerned about their 

plight and doing best possible 

to mitigate their problems. 

The Minister was 

accompanied by SDM 

Marh, Supdt of Police Rural 

and other officers of 

the civil and police administration. 

Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari walks down the ramp as she displays designer Amy Billimoria collection during a fashion show in Mumbai.

06 date OPINION 


1 

THE 

MANDATE 

BJP’s Israel policy 

A part from his show-stopper engagement with the Indian expatriates at 

the Madison Square Garden on September 29 in New York, Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi had two interesting and important meetings with the 

American Jewish Committee (AJC), and then with his Israeli counterpart, 

Benjamin Netanyahu. Modi’s meeting with Netanyahu was the first 

in 11 years after the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Ariel Sharon meeting in New 

Delhi in 2003. It was noted that despite their frenetic engagements on the 

sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting, Modi 

and Netanyahu managed to meet because they made time for each other. 

The ministry of external affairs spokesman while briefing the media about 

Modi-Netanyahu meeting said that Modi wanted to know the Israeli assessment 

of the Islamic State of Iran and Syria and Netanyahu explained. 

The spokesman, however, did not reveal what was the Israeli view, saying 

that he was not an Israeli government spokesman. Netanyahu had apparently 

remarked that the sky was the limit for cooperation between the 

two countries. Apart from agriculture, the people in India who favour 

closer relations with Israel are focused on intelligence sharing and on 

defence purchases. There is the minor difficulty that Israel cannot sell 

state-of-the-art and sensitive dual-use technologies to India without the 

assent of the Americans. It is a plain fact that the Indian hawks in foreign, 

defence and intelligence establishments favour ever closer ties with 

Tel Aviv. The expectation is that if there is a BJP or a BJP-led coalition 

government, India would then lean more towards Israel. It is clear India- 

Israel relations would not radically change India’s West Asia policy, especially 

on Palestine, because of that basic principle of foreign policy, 

national interest. India is dependent on Arab oil and millions of Indians 

working in Gulf countries send home billions of dollars’ worth remittances. 

In the last BJP-led NDA term in office from 1998 to 2004, then foreign 

minister Jaswant Singh told an influential think tank in Israel that India- 

Israel relations remained distant because of domestic compulsions, a clear 

reference to what is perceived to be Congress’ Muslim appeasement. The 

BJP wants to break from Congress’ inherently Muslim-oriented West Asia 

policy. The truth is different from perception but perception is what counts. 

In truth, Muslims in India and the Congress for a long time interpreted 

the Palestinian issue as one of Muslim identity. Palestinians themselves, 

and the Arab countries, look upon it as a nationalist question. It has also 

been made clear both by Israeli and Arab leaders that India’s relationship 

with either Israel or the Arabs is not an exclusionary one. The BJP 

and the Congress would, however, continue to interpret India’s stance in 

West Asia in terms of their domestic politics. The Congress wants to appear 

to be pro-Muslim and it thinks one of the ways of doing so is to 

proclaim support for Palestine. The BJP, on the other hand, wants to challenge 

and break the Congress shibboleth. The BJP leaders also misunderstand 

the Israeli-Palestine issue as one between Jews and Muslims 

and not as that of two nationalisms — Arab and Zionist. It should not 

come as a surprise that if Modi were to press for closer ties with Israel 

because he and his party are impressed by the hard-line Israeli stance 

against terrorism of the Muslim groups in West Asia. The BJP wants to 

benefit from Israeli anti-terrorism expertise in dealing with the problem 

in the South Asian neighbourhood. But that would be a passing phase 

because the enduring relationship would be one based on national interests. 

Justice is blind but judges are not 

MAJOR (RETD) YAMIN 

BUTT 

Justice discards party, 

friendship and kindred and 

is therefore referred to as 

blind. Judgment is like a pair 

of scales and evidence like 

the weight, but it will hold 

the balance in its hand and 

even a slight jerk can be 

sufficient to make the lighter 

scale appear to be the 

heavier one. During World 

War II, when the UK was at 

a standstill due to war 

atrocities, someone asked 

Winston Churchill for a way 

out. His famous response to 

the question was, “If our 

courts are working and providing 

justice, the nation is 

safe.” The sentiments of justice 

are so natural and so 

universally accepted by all 

mankind that it seems to be 

independent of all creed, 

cast and culture. 

In the recent past, 

Pakistan’s judiciary triumphed 

after the lawyers 

movement for the independence 

of the judiciary, 

which came under criticism 

in the wake of certain controversies. 

Since the restoration 

of Chief Justice (CJ) 

Iftikhar Mohammad 

Chaudhry, certain decisions 

and remarks made by 

judges during case proceedings 

have left an impression 

of extenuation. Yet, 

the axiom of Iftikhar 

Chaudhry, “Justice for all”, 

through his famous suo 

motu notices raised the 

common man’s hopes for 

timely access to prompt justice. 

Although a certain section 

of lawyers and socalled 

human rights activists 

criticised this judicial 

activism by the former justice, 

the higher judiciary 

under the former CJ indisputably 

gained a huge following 

among the populace. 

His term in the Supreme 

Court (SC) can be 

summarised as liked by the 

masses but detested by the 

elite. 

Sadly, the popular support 

that the judiciary had 

gained during Iftikhar 

Chaudhry’s tenure appears 

to be thinning today. The 

vile scenes from the Model 

Town killings and disparaging 

and violent behaviour 

of the government towards 

common Pakistanis sitting 

in the dharnas (sit-ins) has 

raised many questions over 

the silence of the superior 

judiciary. A consensus is 

building among people that 

the much-ballyhooed slogans 

of ‘constitution’ and 

‘democracy’ are made only 

to protect the rulers and 

their rule and not to guard 

the people’s rights. 

Laws and constitutions 

are made for the facilitation 

of the citizens and for the 

protection of their civic 

rights. People are not made 

for laws and the constitution; 

it is always the other 

way around. The SC, the 

guardian and interpreter of 

the constitution, is once 

again being looked upon by 

ordinary Pakistanis for the 

deliverance of “justice for 

all”. 

In Pakistan, certain institutions, 

including parliament 

and the judiciary, are 

unanswerable and unaccountable 

to anyone. Any 

word against them is taken 

as contemptuous and is 

duly punishable one way or 

another. Why are we not 

vigilant when the rights of 

a common citizen are violated? 

Should that not be 

counted as contempt? The 

derogatory remarks made 

by parliamentarians about 

respectable citizens protesting 

in the dharnas are deplorable. 

They were referred 

to as gypsies, vagabonds, 

lashkaris and even terrorists 

by the so-called public representatives 

in history’s 

longest joint sessions. One 

cleric-cum-politician even 

went to the extent of using 

non-parliamentary language 

against womenfolk, who 

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Investigating the investigators 

R. K. RAGHAVAN 

D. SIVANANDHAN 

The Supreme Court’s guidelines 

on how to regulate socalled 

“encounters” between 

the police and crime 

suspects have come not a 

day too soon. According to 

its directions, every death 

at police hands in such encounters 

must be independently 

investigated and no 

officer be rewarded for gallantry 

unless such investigation 

has established his 

bona fide response to criminal 

activity in a difficult situation, 

and which left him 

with no option but to use 

force against an established 

criminal. The reference here 

is to so-called “encounter 

cepted by the Central and 

State governments. 

In the latest instance, 

the Supreme Court was responding 

to a Public-Interest 

Litigation (PIL) filed by 

the People’s Union for Civil 

Liberties (PUCL), a nongovernmental 

organisation 

(NGO) which had alleged 

that in Mumbai alone, between 

1995 and 1997, there 

were 99 encounters involving 

the city police, resulting 

in the death of 135 people. 

Perceptions on the subject 

may differ widely between 

the police, human rights activists 

and the common 

man. Fundamental however 

is a shared belief in the rule 

of law, without which no 

ferent quarters to do the 

wrong thing. A possible fallout 

of the court ruling, at 

least among a section of 

policemen at the grassroots 

level, could be greater 

transparency and circumspection 

in matters such as 

illegal or off-the-record custody 

in police lock-ups, 

something that has traditionally 

brought odium to 

the Indian Police. A police 

officer wanting to do the 

right thing but who is being 

harassed by supervisory 

ranks or the political executive 

can now cite this ruling 

and take the bold stand that 

whatever he did was likely 

to be subjected to a subsequent 

judicial probe, and 

sible for many violent crimes 

has to be neutralised swiftly 

and society be saved from 

him, then the only way out is 

to kill him; this, rather than 

go through the labyrinth of 

the law that requires an arrest, 

interrogation, charge 

sheet and court trial, all of 

which could take several 

years during which time a 

court could also set him free 

from custody even as he is 

facing trial. Such a shortcut 

is actually very appealing to 

many field officers as well as 

some members of the community 

who themselves have 

been at the receiving end and 

expect quick relief from criminal 

acts. This is analogous 

to the demand that during interrogation, 

assailed by some in the Indian 

Police as being too idealistic 

and impractical. We 

do not claim that the new 

procedure to check police 

excesses is going to put an 

end to police manipulation 

or recklessness for all time. 

This is especially because 

magisterial inquiries are often 

an eyewash and are dictated 

by the political executive 

as well as by senior 

members of the bureaucracy 

at the former’s instance. In 

our view they do not pack 

the quantum of deterrence 

or credibility needed to 

bring about a sea-change in 

the police psyche. The incidence 

of police misconduct 

of this genre may show a 

experts” in every police democracy like ours can sticking to the path of virtue 

the police decline to start with. In 

force who are often wrongly 

decorated for dubious killings. 

The court’s directions 

further say that each death 

should be probed by the 

State Criminal Investigation 

Department (CID) or a team 

from a police station other 

than the one involved in the 

“encounter.” The report 

would then go to a magistrate 

for further scrutiny. 

The law would take its own 

ever function. It is again the 

majesty of law that permits 

the Supreme Court to intervene 

effectively in a sensitive 

issue such as police killings 

of individuals and lay 

down how an instance of 

apparent police overstepping 

of the law should be 

handled. This is why all of 

us need to bow down to the 

wisdom of the just laid 

down judicial dictum that no 

“encounter” death in the 

as embodied by law was 

therefore preferable to action 

not prescribed by law. 

In this, there is a fundamental 

question that has to 

be answered in the context 

of the latest ruling by the 

court. Why do “encounters” 

take place at all in the 

first instance? Are we right 

in looking upon every police 

officer who has been arraigned 

in the past for a few 

fake encounters as a maniac 

should liberally use the third 

degree on crime suspects 

taken into custody. It is well 

known that such a clamour 

is often voiced by even responsible 

members of the 

society who had been 

burgled and lost valuable 

property. 

When this is the case, we 

should not be surprised at 

the recklessness of some investigating 

officers, under 

pressure from those above 

course of time however, a 

few unscrupulous police 

leaders could prevail upon 

their subordinates to resort 

to encounters as a way to 

tone down public criticism 

whenever there is a rising 

crime wave. This is inevitable 

in a large police 

organisation like in India 

where professionalism is 

rapidly yielding place to expediency 

of the times. 

Good conduct cannot 

course thereafter, if any illegality 

hands of the police should baying for blood? We concede 

in the hierarchy and who are be engendered only 

was unearthed by the 

magisterial inquiry. 

The Supreme Court’s 

prescriptions do not lay 

down any revolutionary approach 

to the problem. At 

least two other High Courts 

— Andhra Pradesh and 

Bombay — have acted in 

the past to enforce similar 

go uninvestigated. Enlightened 

police leaders should 

wholeheartedly welcome 

the proposed judicial scrutiny 

of encounters, rather 

than take the stand that this 

is one more unreasonable 

fetter on police discretion in 

an area of field operations 

that could dilute their effectiveness. 

that we do have en- 

counters that are fake and 

contrived. In many of them, 

the policemen involved do 

successfully cover up their 

downright recklessness or 

vindictiveness, or their own 

indiscretion. Many sceptics 

in society believe this dim 

view of police encounters to 

desperately looking for 

quick results. We should also 

remember that it is not as if 

only crime suspects are victims 

of encounters. A large 

number of policemen have 

also lost their lives in such 

encounters, especially in the 

naxalite areas. Therefore, we 

need to take a balanced view 

through deterrence and 

punishment arising out of 

judicial prescriptions. What 

is needed is the slow and 

studied cultivation of a respect 

for human dignity. 

This is unfortunately now a 

scarce commodity in the Indian 

Police — sometimes 

even in the higher echelons. 

restrictions on police employment 

They must be true. 

of factors that lead to the Political and police enlightcounters 

of force under recognise how such a legalistic 

There is also a charitable police using questionable enment should go hand in 

dubious circumstances. 

stand prescribed by the view that policemen indulge methods in handling difficult hand if we are to witness 

Way back in the late 1970s, 

the National Police Commission 

had recommended that 

every death in police custody 

should be subjected to 

a magisterial inquiry. Unfortunately, 

this was not ac- 

Supreme Court here could 

actually confer on them the 

benefit of a trickledown effect 

on other areas of police 

routine as well, ones in 

which they are under great 

unethical pressure from dif- 

in such reprehensible activity 

only because of the glaring 

inadequacies of the 

criminal law of the land. 

There is conviction among 

many police officers that if a 

dangerous criminal respon- 

field situations. 

We welcome the Supreme 

Court directive for an 

inquiry into every police encounter 

that leads to human 

killings. We are conscious 

of the fact that we could be 

civilised police conduct. 

(Dr. R.K. Raghavan is a 

former CBI Director and D. 

Sivanandhan is a former 

Commissioner of Police, 

Mumbai and former DGP, 

Maharashtra.) 

Electrified, but without electricity 

RAHUL TONGIA 

No one would believe that 

simply owning a smart 

phone would be enough to 

go online and get connected 

— one would still 

need a data connection for 

that to happen. Similarly, it 

is time that we added a similar 

level of service to define 

electrification, a focus area 

for the government. 

A decade ago, a village 

was deemed electrified if it 

had a single light bulb connection. 

Subsequently, the 

definition was upgraded requiring 

at least ten per cent 

of homes to be electrified 

including all common or 

public areas such as 

schools and clinics. Based 

on this definition, the flagship 

Central government 

programme Rajiv Gandhi 

Grameen Vidyutikaran 

Yojana (RGGVY) electrified 

over 18,000 villages annually 

for several years, leaving 

out only some five per 

cent remote and distant villages 

which were being targeted 

for off-grid 

(decentralised) electrification. 

However, the 2011 Census 

showed that if we considered 

household-level 

data, only 55.3 per cent of 

rural homes used electricity 

as the primary source for 

lighting. The figures were 

lower for houses with a wire 

as per National Sample Survey 

data. This presents two 

problems before us. First, is 

the household electrified? 

More importantly, is there 

power when needed? A 

question in the FAQs (frequently 

asked questions) 

section of the RGGVY 

website explains this problem 

better: “My village has 

been electrified but there is 

no electricity, how could 

RGGVY help?” The answer 

to this goes thus: “Ensuring 

supply of power is the 

responsibility of the concerned 

State power utility. 

RGGVY does not have any 

role to play in this regard. 

Concerned power utility 

may be approached for the 

same.” 

Load-shedding — the 

bane of India’s power supply 

system — is far worse 

in rural areas than metros or 

large cities. There are regular 

reports in newspapers of 

15 hours of load-shedding 

in some areas. Until there is 

power supply available in 

villages, a household isn’t 

meaningfully electrified, 

though it may have a line 

laid out. 

Load-shedding is meant 

to handle a shortfall of electricity 

where supply is less 

than demand, inclusive of 

losses. An entire feeder is 

switched off for some time. 

This includes typically hundreds, 

if not thousands, of 

homes or consumers. In 

theory, there is meant to be 

a schedule for load-shedding, 

but many areas also 

face unscheduled loadshedding. 

Rural areas face 

an additional challenge in 

the supply schedule due to 

the use of irrigation pump 

sets, which are heavily 

subsidised and need threephase 

power supply. To ensure 

households get supply 

during periods of need, 

most States only give the 

so-called single-phase supply 

during the evening (6- 

10 p.m.) — good for households 

but not for most pump 

sets. 

Regulators aim to limit 

load-shedding, but targets 

are often violated, both by 

way of scheduled and unscheduled 

outages. Worse, 

we really don’t know the 

true picture since most 

States don’t report per 

feeder load-shedding, 

breaking it down to hourly 

or half-hourly data. Loadshedding 

actions are taken 

manually at the substation 

level so there is limited data. 

Karnataka is an exception 

here with a real-time monitoring 

system for every 

feeder. Analysing per 

minute feeder data across 

most of the State, we have 

verified the reality of very 

high rural load-shedding 

across multiple seasons. 

This is, effectively, a crosssubsidy 

from rural homes to 

urban homes. We believe 

this is not atypical, and most 

States are similar; some 

worse, some better, notably 

Gujarat. 

While we need and 

might even have a wire to 

the home as a first step, the 

first threshold for electrification 

should be at least 50 

per cent of homes in a coverage 

area (i.e., the majority). 

More importantly, we 

should add actual service 

provision, including no 

load-shedding, to the definition 

of meaningful electrification. 

Given our supply 

shortfall which will take 

years to resolve, we could 

start by demanding, say, 98 

per cent supply during the 

peak hours of 6-10 p.m. and 

6:30-8:30 a.m., allowing a 

small buffer for unexpected 

shortfall in supply. If this 

isn’t met, then the feeder, 

which covers more than a 

village typically isn’t meaningfully 

electrified. 

With such a norm in 

place, utilities will have to 

do a better job of managing 

shortfall, including monitoring 

where and when loadshedding 

occurs. When 

unavoidable, utilities must 

stick to a transparent, equitable 

and well-advertised 

schedule for load-shedding. 

Unscheduled load-shedding 

should be penalised. 

Finally, for household-centric 

basic supply provisioning, 

during the evening 

peak, utilities may need to 

procure additional peak 

supply from generators, 

which will raise overall costs 

slightly. 

There is a proposed 

scheme of feeder segregation 

in rural areas to separate 

households from pump 

set supply, allowing them 

uninterrupted supply. This 

was originally implemented 

successfully in Gujarat, and 

now by the national-level 

Pandit Deendayal 

Upadhyaya Feeder Segregation 

programme. However, 

there are a few reasons 

to be cautious of taking the 

practice to the national level, 

since other States have 

tried similar programmes 

with varying levels of success. 

State-to-State variations 

were recently documented 

in a major World 

Bank report apart from other 

studies. Feeder segregation 

will only help the evening 

peak to the extent of avoiding 

unwanted pump set 

loads on single-phase supply 

through phase converters. 

This is only a small fraction 

since most pumps are 

already segregated as per 

phase supply. Most States 

have a large deficit, with the 

exception of Gujarat. Also, 

the consumer profile in 

Gujarat is different from 

many other States, amenable 

to rural non-pump set loads. 

Lastly, any scheme requires 

political will for enforcement 

and consumer trust in the 

utilities or the government, 

which again varies from 

State to State. 

Feeder segregation 

should be taken up in parts, 

applying viability analysis 

to choose deployments instead 

of blanket roll-outs. 

Thinking of the future, instead 

of just differentiation 

of households from pump 

sets — which can be done 

in the most part in phases 

— it would be better if we 

think of the next level of 

transformation and put in 

place smart meters to differentiate 

one consumer from 

another. With such a 

scheme in place, not only 

can we give a minimum 

threshold, but also a lifeline 

supply of electricity to all 

consumers, including during 

shortfall. We can also 

easily give socially important 

users such as schools 

and clinics 24*7 power supply. 

This is before the many 

other benefits of a smart 

grid. 

The earlier view of electricity 

as a commodity at a 

fixed price is changing, as 

we now recognise that not 

all units of power are equal 

— the time of day, location, 

and even source (fuel) impact 

its cost, price and value. 

The most valuable energy 

for a household is the first 

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07 date OPINION 


National laws for international Indians 

ANIL MALHOTRA 

The year 2015 will mark 

100 years of Mahatma 

Gandhi’s return to India 

from South Africa and the 

Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 

celebrations to welcome 

overseas Indians to their 

homeland will be held in 

Ahmedabad on January 9. 

Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi, in his address to a 

mammoth gathering at 

Madison Square Garden in 

New York, offered lifetime 

Indian visas to Persons of 

Indian Origin (PIOs) by 

merging the PIO and Overseas 

Citizens of India 

schemes. As a result, the 

Ministry of Home Affairs 

issued a notification on 

September 30 to the effect 

that the PIO card shall be 

valid for life and the PIO 

card holder shall be exempt 

from police reporting and 

registration with the Foreigners 

Regional Registration 

Office. So far so good. 

But what will happen 

when an influx of Non-resident 

Indians (NRIs) takes 

place? While we euphorically 

laud these welcome 

gates, let us introspect on 

what laws concerning family 

and society we offer to our 

NRI brethren. In a fastchanging 

scenario of growth 

and development, it remains 

to be seen if these laws have 

kept pace with evolving societal 

needs. Thus, we have 

to first make a report card to 

evaluate our laws and their 

need. 

According to statistics of 

the Ministry of Overseas 

Indian Affairs, over 

21,909,875 NRIs have inhabited, 

settled and thrived 

in almost 200 countries 

across the globe. Their actual 

numbers may be 

roughly close to 30 million. 

Undoubtedly, international 

Indians are an entity by 

themselves. Thus there is a 

dire need for a global law to 

govern their conflicts. The 

link and retention of their 

ties with their extended families 

in India and abroad has 

found expression in issues 

relating to immigration, nationality, 

marriage, divorce, 

forced marriages, inter-parental 

child removal, spousal 

maintenance, division 

of matrimonial property, inter-country 

adoptions, succession 

and inheritance, 

tenancy of Indian property 

and surrogacy arrangements. 

Foreign courts and 

overseas law practitioners 

are at sea attempting to resolve 

these problems given 

that Indian laws pertaining 

to these issues have not 

been amended or updated. 

The applicability of foreign 

laws, the validity of judgments 

pronounced overseas 

and the verdicts of Indian 

courts which need expounding, 

are issues that 

require interpretation by 

experts. Personal laws governing 

global Indians — irrespective 

of the fact that 

NRIs have foreign nationalities 

and overseas 

citizenships — are all more 

than five decades old. They 

do not meet the test of time. 

They have outlived their 

utility and do not answer 

current day family problems 

in the international perspective. 

Clash of jurisdictions 

further compounds 

problems and result in broken 

homes and divided 

families. Indian laws on the 

subject of custom, marriage, 

divorce, spousal 

maintenance, domestic and 

inter-country adoptions, 

child abduction, surrogacy, 

child rights, matrimonial 

settlements, besides issues 

of nationality and citizenship 

found in existing statutory 

enactments, do not 

take a call when there are 

inputs from foreign laws or 

when there is reconcilement 

with an overseas court 

judgment. Interpretation of 

foreign courts on family law 

has further coloured the 

scenario as they provide 

new dimensions not 

visualised by Indian law. 

NRIs searching for relief 

measures face multiple jurisdictional 

clashes and are 

unable to reconcile their 

rights with corresponding 

obligations in Indian laws. 

Private international law attempts 

to provide comprehensive 

answers to these 

problems. Conventional 

statutory laws will not address 

the daily dilemmas of 

the Indian diaspora. A panacea 

is thus sought to be a universal 

answer for aggrieved 

spouse, the foreign litigant, 

an overseas practitioner, or 

any lay person who simply 

wants to know where he 

stands. Case law is quoted 

for reliance but is no permanent 

answer. Unique case references 

are not the remedy. 

What is needed is a permanent 

answer. 

The only way this can be resolved 

is by providing legislative 

solutions. This is the 

crying need of the hour before 

we put up welcome NRI 

signs. There are a wide range 

of issues that cause disputes 

between NRIs across borders. 

For instance, the law of 

spousal maintenance in India 

needs to be delved into. Child 

laws, issues relating to human 

smuggling, illegal immigration, 

business immigration, 

dual nationality and citizenship 

perspectives also need 

to be addressed. 

Human rights and the criminal 

justice system need application 

in Indian laws. Predicaments 

concerning surrogacy 

need dire attention. Law 

and societal practices need 

to be in tandem. Our laws 

have to meet the needs and 

demands of international Indians. 

It is no longer a case of 

international law and Indians; 

it is about international Indians 

and the law. Besides discarding 

outdated legislation, 

legislators seriously need to 

make new laws for international 

Indians. For instance, 

innocent children are made 

victims of spousal fights 

across borders and are used 

to settle personal disputes. 

Likewise in commercial surrogacy, 

a regulatory law is 

required. Human smuggling 

and illegal immigration need 

central laws to save precious 

human lives who are exploited 

by unscrupulous 

agents. Spousal maintenance 

rights and marital laws need 

to be updated to keep up with 

international family law obligations. 

International adoption 

of children needs to be 

governed by a new regulatory 

law. 

As of now, energy has been 

focussed on commercial 

laws, giving step motherly 

treatment to laws which govern 

family and society in India. 

Nothing has moved in 50 

years; this must change. If we 

are to invite NRIs, we must 

first give them a stable home, 

a happy family life and a comfortable 

society to live in. Indian 

laws can no longer exist 

in isolation; they must be reconciled 

with laws abroad. 

(Anil Malhotra is a 

Chandigarh-based lawyer. 

He is the principal author of 

International Indians and the 

Law. 

E-mail: 

anilmalhotra1960@gmail.com. 

) 

From Indifference to Interest, Virtually 

MANJEET KRIPALANI 

The US visit of Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi this 

past week can be called a 

success -- for Modi, because 

he reinforced his stature 

and legitimacy as a 

world leader with the largest-ever 

democratic majority 

vote, and broadcast his 

own vision for India on a 

global stage; and for his 

host, US President Barack 

Obama, embattled at home 

by partisan politics and 

abroad by an ill-advised foreign 

policy, the bilateral 

meeting was largely positive. 

In short, the frayed 

friendship between India 

and the US has been 

patched up. Now, it’s time 

to put it to work. 

It may actually happen. 

Unlike the past mirage of 

great India-US expectations, 

there seems to be a 

clear recognition of each 

other’s strengths and weaknesses. 

And the ever pragmatic 

Modi pinpointed two 

existing strengths: a) working 

with the US on India's 

virtual infrastructure, and b) 

calling on the Non-Resident 

Indian community for a 

positive participation in India. 

Both are at the stage of 

take-off. India has long had 

its virtual infrastructure in 

place. Physical infrastructure, 

strangled by corruption, 

never really 

materialised, leaving all of 

India's creativity to blossom 

in its virtual spaces. Satellite, 

Cellular and Software 

have been at the centre of 

our economic growth and 

societal change since 2000. 

Cooperation in these can, 

per a Gateway House study, 

push bilateral trade to $1 trillion 

by 2030. 

India's NRIs are also a 

continuum in the bilateral. 

They are both Modi's longtime 

supporters outside India 

and the original links of 

the Bengaluru-Silicon Valley 

connections. Indian-origin 

Valley techies and venture 

capitalists built on the 

turn-of-the-century Y2K 

opportunity, sparking the 

entrepreneurial technology 

culture in India. Today, a 

third of Silicon Valley startups 

have an Indian cofounder. 

Still, Bengaluru has 

enough capital, but not 

enough innovators and, as 

investors say, "not enough 

success stories." NRIs can 

help generate those innovators 

and successes. 

At Madison Square Garden, 

when Modi urged them 

to participate in India as 

tourists and investors, he 

was thinking both of 

Bengaluru, and of the example 

of the Chinese 

diaspora. Before the giant 

multinationals made China 

their global manufacturing 

base, the overseas Chinese 

community -- particularly in 

the US, Hong Kong and 

Taiwan -- had begun investing 

in China in large numbers. 

They were the interface 

to make China and its 

Communist government 

more scrutable to outside investors, 

and a pathway to 

China for the large Western 

investors. 

Modi's easing of visa 

restrictions for US citizens, 

both NRI and not, indicated 

his seriousness. He will be 

looking to the NRIs to move 

beyond small-time bond, 

real estate and rupee arbi 

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Modi’s US summit: Dealing with the US always tests our diplomacy 

KANWAL SIBAL 


Modi’s US visit presented 

him with a difficult challenge. 

At the rhetorical level, 

projecting the India-US relationship 

as between two 

democracies is easy. The US 

calls its relationship with 

India a defining one in the 

21st century, though actual 

US policies belie such rhetoric. 

Our hype about the US 

being our ‘natural partner’ 

is not justified by the record 

of our relations with it since 

Independence. And so, the 

general perception continues 

to be that the rhetoric is 

disconnected from reality. 

America’s grouse is that India 

has not adequately requited 

Washington’s decision 

to lift nuclear sanctions 

on it. American nuclear 

firms expect to get business 

in India and want the Indian 

nuclear liability law 

amended. 

They eye a big share of 

the Indian Defence procurement 

pie as another reward. 

On the economic side, US 

corporations have launched 

a campaign against India’s 

intellectual property, trade 

and investment policies, 

especially in the pharmaceutical 

sector. On WTO issues, 

the US government 

turns differences at a multilateral 

forum into bilateral 

pressure points against India. 

Modi and US President 

Barack Obama have not announced 

any closing of differences 

on these issues. In 

the joint press briefing, 

Modi simply said that he 

“believes” that with the 

change in Indian policies 

and processes, the India- 

US economic partnership 

will grow rapidly. On IT-related 

issues, Modi said he 

sought Obama’s support 

“for continued openness 

and ease of access for Indian 

services companies in 

the US market”, without indicating 

the latter’s response. 

On the “candid discussion” 

on the WTO 

stand-off, he maintained 

that while India supports 

trade facilitation, he expected 

a solution “that 

takes care of our concern on 

food security”. 

The joint statement was 

not more elucidative. Both 

sides, it says, “will facilitate” 

actions to increase 

trade five-fold, 

unachievable in any realistic 

time-frame. They 

“pledged” to establish an 

Indo-US Investment Initiative 

and an Infrastructure 

Collaboration Platform to 

develop and finance infrastructure. 

Will the US develop 

industrial corridors 

like Japan or competitively 

build highways, ports and 

airports? India has “offered” 

US industry lead 

partnership in developing 

three Smart Cities, while offering 

similar cooperation to 

Japan, Singapore and even 

China in this area. 

On the WTO stand-off, 

the officials were “directed 

to consult urgently” on the 

next steps. The two leaders 

“committed to work” 

through the Trade Policy 

Forum to promote an “attractive” 

business environment 

(how and what are the 

metrics?) and to establish 

an annual high-level Intellectual 

Property (IP) Working 

Group with appropriate 

decision-making and technical-level 

meetings (will 

this bridge real differences, 

when the US is too demanding 

and India insists that 

our policies are TRIPScompliant?). 

They “reaffirmed 

their commitment to 

“implement fully the US-India 

civil nuclear cooperation 

agreement” and establish a 

Contact Group to advance 

this (will we revise the liability 

law?). 

They “stated their intention” 

to expand Defence 

cooperation to bolster national, 

regional, and global 

security. It’s unrealistic 

when, even in the case of 

“regional security”, the US- 

Pakistan military ties and its 

talks with the Taliban stick 

in our craw. While deciding 

to renew for 10 more years 

the 2005 Framework for US- 

India Defence Relations, 

they directed their Defence 

teams “to develop plans” 

for more ambitious 

programmes. 

The mere mention of IS 

in the joint statement is being 

applauded by some as a 

decisive step by India to 

shed its non-aligned inhibitions 

and assume international 

responsibility. They 

forget that Modi did not 

mention IS in his speech at 

the UN – where, in fact, he 

expressed reservations 

about the combat against 

terror not being inclusive -- 

or in his speech at the 

Council on Foreign Relations. 

The stress on the need 

for joint efforts to dismantle 

safe havens for terrorist and 

criminal networks, to disrupt 

all financial and tactical 

support for networks 

such as al-Qaeda, Lashkare-Tayyaba, 

Jaish-e- 

Mohammed, the D-Company 

and the Haqqanis is 

welcome, but one sees little 

US pressure on Pakistan to 

curb Hafiz Saeed or flush 

out al-Qaeda’s Ayman al 

Zawahiri. The omission of 

the Taliban from the list is 

striking. 

Obama notably affirmed 

that India meets Missile 

Technology Control Regime 

requirements and is ready 

for membership in the 

Nuclear Suppliers’ Group 

and supported India’s early 

application and eventual 

membership in all four regimes, 

without setting any 

time-table. He merely repeated 

the formulation he 

used in 2010 on India’s permanent 

membership of the 

UN Security Council. On 

Asia-Pacific, the joint statement 

shows a more substantial 

convergence of interests. 

The joint commitment 

to work more closely with 

other Asia-Pacific countries, 

including through joint exercises, 

points towards Japan 

and potentially Australia. 

The concern expressed 

about rising tensions over 

maritime territorial disputes, 

and affirmation of the importance 

of safeguarding 

maritime security and ensuring 

freedom of navigation 

and overflight throughout 

the region, especially in the 

South China Sea, are significant 

in the context of 

China’s disruptive policies 

in this area. The trilateral 

dialogue with Japan and the 

decision to consider raising 

it to Foreign Ministers’ level 

assumes significance. Also 

significant is the stated intent 

to consider enhanced 

technology cooperation for 

the Indian Navy. 

Overall, though, Modi’s 

visit to the US has been a 

huge publicity success, 

both for him and for India. 

Modi conducted himself 

with confidence, projecting 

in the process a new and 

confident India. He spoke 

to Obama as an equal and 

did not feel compelled to 

earn the latter’s goodwill by 

yielding on essentials. At 

the end of the day, India and 

the US have to find common 

ground that protects their 

respective interests. The US 

as a global power should not 

force India to support it in 

its geopolitical mistakes. 

India should not act irresponsibly 

about its own interests 

to prove to the US 

that it is a responsible power. 

Dealing with the US will always 

test our diplomacy. 

(Kanwal Sibal is a former 

Foreign Secretary) 

Right Modis operandi key to a perfect outing in Washington 

ASHLEY J TELLIS 

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Hasina on sidelines of UN 

general assembly 

Narendra Modi's visit to 

Washington provides a 

golden opportunity for the 

United States and India to 

redirect their meandering relationship. 

While distractions 

on both sides make the 

current circumstances 

unfavourable for dramatic 

breakthroughs, both have 

nonetheless worked diligently 

to produce a productive 

summit. If all goes well, 

announced progress on important 

issues like cyber 

security, defence, education, 

public health, energy 

and the environment, infrastructure, 

urban development, 

and space and 

nuclear cooperation will 

demonstrate the continuing 

value of bilateral ties. 

But will such achievements 

be transformative? 

The honest answer is probably 

no — not because the 

accomplishments are unimportant, 

but because, by 

themselves, they will not 

electrify the currently plodding 

relationship. But Modi 

can fundamentally recast 

this partnership, if he succeeds 

on three counts. 

First, he builds personal 

relationships with key 

American counterparts. If 

Modi develops warm personal 

ties with Barack 

Obama, current challenges 

in the relationship will be 

greatly mitigated. Friendship 

can induce both leaders to 

walk the extra mile for one another, 

thereby dampening 

disagreements when they 

arise. It will also encourage 

both to take risks and pursue 

policies beyond the 

comfort zone of their bureaucracies. 

Presidents George 

W Bush and Obama both 

made bold decisions because 

of their rapport with 

then PM Manmohan Singh. 

If Modi lays the foundations 

for such a relationship — 

with Obama and as well as 

with Congressional leaders 

— the longterm payoffs will 

exceed those of any joint 

statement. 

Second, Modi provides 

real content to the USIndian 

"strategic partnership". Bilateral 

ties acquired genuine 

depth for the first time in recent 

years during Atal Bihari 

Vajpayee's tenure as PM. 

Both sides were then 

driven by the fundamental 

objective of preventing 

China from disturbing the 

continental balance of power 

to their disadvantage. 

Achieving this goal required 

honest conversations. 

Unfortunately, the discussions 

between Robert 

Blackwill and Jaswant Singh, 

Brajesh Mishra and 

Condoleezza Rice, and 

Shyam Saran and Philip 

Zelikow have not been rivalled 

in recent years. Moreover, 

the three rules that 

evolved from the Rice- 

Mishra dialogue — offer no 

surprises, discuss disagreements 

vigorously but privately, 

and work to support 

one another on vital interests 

— have atrophied as 

well. It is not surprising that 

the relationship has accordingly 

frayed because neither 

can rely on the other to 

achieve their common objectives. 

Today, many US 

policymakers are perplexed by 

what the "strategic partnership" 

with India actually entails. 

After an interregnum of 

desultory conversations, 

Modi's visit to Washington 

presents a great opportunity 

to give substance to the term. 

Both sides must have a genuine 

conversation about the 

kind of relationship they seek 

and what it obligates mutually, 

one that extends beyond platitudes 

about democracy and 

common values. Suggesting 

that this may be the most important 

task for rebuilding ties 

is no exaggeration. If both 

sides get their understanding 

of the strategic partnership 

right, all else follows. If not, 

nothing either side does on the 

minutiae can transform the relationship. 

Third, Modi co-opts 

American civil society to support 

India's revitalization. Of all 

the countries Modi has engaged 

with thus far, the US is 

unique in that its non-governmental 

institutions really shape 

public policy. Where India is 

concerned, there is perhaps no 

more important private institution 

than American business. 

It is the repository of capital, 

technology, and best practices, 

offering exactly the resources 

that India needs to meet its 

development goals. 

Washington, however, 

cannot force US business to 

invest in India. Rather, private 

capital will make a beeline 

for New Delhi only when 

the economic environment 

is propitious. What Modi 

has done thus far to improve 

the investment climate 

is necessary but insufficient. 

Exhorting foreign 

investors to plant their flag 

in India and removing procedural 

impediments to investment 

are important 

steps, but in the absence of 

larger policy change that 

broadly liberates the 

economy, US business will 

continue to look elsewhere. 

At a time when the global 

economy is steadily improving, 

many destinations 

will compete with India for 

American investment. India 

can be competitive only if it 

promises a better enabling 

environment, greater rectitude, 

and a reasonable regulatory 

regime. Modi's 

maiden budget, unfortunately, 

did not convince 

American business that 

these virtues lie at the end 

of the Indian rainbow. He 

will get another chance to 

persuade the titans of industry 

when he meets them 

face to face now. If he is 

convincing and follows 

through politically at home, 

he will have gained an important 

ally in American civil 

society. 

Whether Modi succeeds 

on these three counts 

will determine whether his 

visit produces only modest 

results or transformative 

outcomes. To revitalize a 

relationship that has lost its 

momentum lately, success 

on all three fronts is no 

longer optional.

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Till I Am in Delhi, No One Can Split Maharashtra: Modi 

DHULE, OCT 07: Dismissing 

opposition charges, 


Modi today ruled out splitting 

of Maharashtra and 

separating Mumbai from the 

state. 

"Congress leaders have 

been spreading lies on cotton 

and onion for the last 10 

years. They have started 

spreading a new lie. They 

say Maharashtra will be 

split. Has anyone been born 

in this country who can divide 

the land of Shivaji?" he 

said addressing a rally in the 

predominantly tribal Dhule 

district. 

"I assure you that as 

long as I am in Delhi, no 

power in the world can split 

Maharashtra and also separate 

Mumbai from 

Maharashtra," he said. 

The Prime Minister's remarks 

come against the backdrop 

of MNS chief Raj 

Thackeray reportedly accusing 

Modi of having a "hidden 

agenda" to split Mumbai 

from Maharashtra. 

The Prime Minister said 

Maharashtra is the state that 

has the capability to drive 

India's growth and Mumbai 

is central to that. 

Slamming Congress for 

the farmers' suicide in the last 

10 years, Modi urged the 

people to punish the "murderers" 

of farmers in the October 

15 Assembly elections. 

"Press on the lotus button 

on October 15 and make 

it the liberation day for the 

state from 15 years of Congress 

misrule," he said. 

In an apparent dig at 

Congress Vice President 

Rahul Gandhi, Modi said he 

does not need to go the 

house of a poor person to 

"snatch" his food for a photo 

opportunity as he himself 

came from a poor family. 

"I had come amidst you 

during Lok Sabha campaign. 

I had requested you to trust 

me. You believed in what I 

said and elected BJP MPs 

from Dhule and Nandurbar," 

Modi said. 

"Now, I have come to you 

again in four months. Politicians 

forget to fulfil poll 

promises. But I am not a politician. 

I am your sevak. I am 

the first servant of India," the 

64-year-old leader said. 

The Prime Minister said 

that when 60 months of "our 

regime will be complete, I will 

give account of every moment 

and every paisa.We 

made promises for development 

and we will keep them." 

"Wait for October 15 (the 

polling day in Maharashtra). 

As soon as BJP government 

comes to power, we will rectify 

the damage done to cotton 

and onion growers due 

to the wrong policies of the 

erstwhile Congress and NCP 

government," he said. 

"Unlike Congress, we are 

not the ones to make false 

promises," Modi said. 

Congress leaders won 

Tharoor Dismisses Talks of His 

Getting Close to BJP 

NEW DELHI, OCT 07: Dismissing 

speculation that he 

was trying to get close to 

the BJP as "ridiculous", 

Congress leader Shashi 

Tharoor today said those 

demanding that he be punished 

for allegedly praising 

Narendra Modi have neither 

understood his remarks, nor 

bothered to talk to him. 

Amid controversy over 

Modi's invitation to him for 

"Swachh Bharat" campaign, 

to which he responded 

positively leading 

to an outcry from 

Congress's Kerala unit, 

Tharoor said, "The fact is 

that we don't do nuance in 

our politics." 

"Nobody understands 

when somebody is trying to 

express a complex set of 

ideas," he said and underlined 

he has been seen by 

some as a "foreign object in 

the body politic". "And 

perhaps there is a difficulty 

in digesting who I am and 

how I conduct myself," he 

told NDTV when asked 

about the controversy. Signalling 

that disciplinary action 

would be contemplated 

against Tharoor if he kept 

on lauding Modi's initiatives, 

KPCC Vice President 

M M Hassan said in 

Thiruvananthapuram, "As 

a first step, we are asking 

him to stop praising Modi 

as his stance went totally 

against the Congress' ideals." 

Tharoor said that he is 

different from those who 

have devoted their entire life 

to politics, served the nation, 

served the party. 

"I have indeed had a different 

career. I have come 

into politics late in my life 

and as a professional and 

perhaps there are some incompatibilities 

that have 

manifested these reactions," 

he said. Tharoor has 

maintained that his response 

to Modi's call to 

support the "Swachh 

Bharat" campaign would 

not mean that he even remotely 

endorsed the BJP's 

"core Hindutva" agenda 

and that he continued to be 

a "proud Congressman". 

Meanwhile, Tharoor 

tweeted saying Mahatma 

Gandhi stood not only for 

physical cleanliness but for 

cleanliness of mind, heart, 

soul and spirit. "I therefore 

urge @PMOIndia to also 

work for an India cleansed of 

bigotry, hatred, intolerance& 

divisiveness,an India that is 

truly clean," he said. 

so many polls on the promise 

of completing work on the 

Manmad-Indore rail line but 

not a single inch of track was 

laid, he said. 

"Did they (Congress) do 

anything in 50 years? From 

panchayat to Parliament, 

they ruled but did not give 

any account of their 60-year 

rule," the senior BJP leader 

said. 

"They are such shameless 

people that they are instead 

asking me an account of my 60 

days. Isn't this injustice?" he 

said. 

"Those who are on the 

verge of defeat, are bent on 

spreading canards," Modi 

said, attacking Congress and 

NCP. 

"The Congress-NCP government 

destroyed an entire 

generation in Maharashtra in 

the last 15 years. No jobs to 

youth and no security to 

women, these are their deeds. 

Farmers committed suicide, 

despite their (Congress-NCP) 

being in power in the state and 

the Centre," he said. 

Shouldn't those responsible 

for deaths of farmers be 

punished? Will you punish 

them? Will you vote for lotus 

and wipe the corrupt? he asked 

the people. 

"Congress nationalised 

banks over 40 years ago. Then, 

Congress leaders said the 

money in banks should be 

used for poor. But I want to 

ask my tribal and poor friends, 

have you seen a poor person 

in banks," Modi said. 

"We have implemented 

the PM Jandhan Yojana so that 

the bank money should be 

used for poor," he stressed. 

"I don't have to snap photos 

in huts to show I care for 

the poor. I have come from 

amidst the poor," Modi said. 

"We have two doctor 

MPs (Dhule MP Dr Subhas 

Bhamre and Nandurbar MP Dr 

Heena Gavit) here, so the disease 

of poverty will go away," 

he told the crowd, beginning 

his speech in Marathi. 

Later, addressing a rally 

at Khamgaon in Buldhana 

district, Modi referred to his 

humble origins to strike a 

chord with the people, saying 

since he was born in a 

poor man's home he wanted 

to work for the poor. "Your 

dreams are my dreams. I was 

not born from the womb of a 

prime minister, nor was I born 

Vadra's Name Raked Up to Draw 'Political Gains': Congress 

CHANDIGARH, OCT 07: 

Congress today slammed 


Modi for raking up the issue 

of land deal involving 

Robert Vadra, accusing 

Modi of trying to draw "political 

gains" by "defaming" 

Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law 

before Assembly polls in 

Haryana. 

The party claimed that 

the land deal issue, raised by 

Modi in Hisar rally yesterday, 

would not "harm" it in the 

polls. 

"The name of Robert 

Vadra was taken (by 

Narendra Modi) just to take 

advantage during Assembly 

polls (in Haryana) by defaming 

him (Vadra) by way of 

raising land deal issues. 

"Actually, they (BJP) had 

nothing against Vadra," 

Congress spokesman and 

former Union minister Rajiv 

Shukla said while addressing 

media here today. 

He was responding to 

queries on Modi's statement 

in Hisar asking Election Commission 

to take note of Chief 

Minister Bhupinder Singh 

Hooda approving the land 

deal between Vadra and DLF, 

alleging that it was done 

hastily as the Congress 

faced "certain defeat" in the 

October 15 polls. 

He claimed that Haryana 

Burdwan Blast: Police Arrests Fourth Suspect 

BURDWAN, OCT 07: One 

suspected terrorist who 

was injured in the October 

2 explosion here, in 

which two others were 

killed, was today arrested 

taking the total 

number of those apprehended 

by the police in 

the case to four while 

the CID is on the lookout 

for two more suspects. 

Sheikh Hakim alias 

Hasan Saheb of Lalgola 

area in Murshidabad district, 

who is under treatment 

in Burdwan Medical 

College and Hospital 

for injuries sustained in 

the blast, was formally 

arrested during the day, 

the police said. 

Two women--Rajira 

Bibi alias Rumi, widow of 

the suspected terriost 

Shakil Ahmed who died 

in the blast, and Amina 

Bibi, Hasan Saheb's wife, 

were arrested on Sunday 

in connection with the 

blast at Khagragarh here 

in which involvement of 

terror outfits like LeT 

and HuJI is being suspected. 

The third person to 

have been arrested was 

Hafez Mollah alias 

Hasan. 

The CID had picked 

him up from his house at 

Khar Duttapa in 

Purbostholi, about 70 km 

from here on Sunday and 

formally arrested him in 

connection with the blast 

yesterday. 

The CID is now on the 

lookout for two suspects 

- Kausar and Abdul 

Kalam Sheikh in connection 

with the case. 

Kausar is suspected 

to have been a regular at 

the house in Khagragarh 

were the blast took place. 

Abdul Kalam Sheikh 

is a resident of 

Mangalkote area of the 

district and the investigators 

are on his trail after 

they found seven 

calls made to him from a 

mobile phone immediately 

after the blast. 

Sovan Mandal and 

Shakil Ahmed were killed 

in the blast in the house 

that the suspected terrorists 

had rented a few 

months ago. The police 

have also interrogated 

the house owner Hasan 

Chowdhury. 

government did not give any 

undue advantage to Vadra. 

Taking a dig at Rajasthan 

Chief Minister Vasundhra 

Raje, Shukla claimed that she 

had also raised land deals involving 

Vadra in Rajasthan 

during Assembly polls. 

"Now 11 months have 

passed (since Assembly 

polls in Rajasthan), what had 

she (Raje) done (with regard 

to land deals involving 

Vadra)," Shukla asked. 

Asked whether the land 

issue raked up by Modi 

ahead of polls would have 

any bearing on prospects of 

Congress candidates, Shukla 

said, "I do not think, it (Vadra 

issue) will go against Congress 

candidates at all. 

"They (BJP) had raised 

Vadra matter during Lok Sabha 

polls. You can take advantage 

only once by misleading 

people but you cannot make 

such gains all the time," he said. 

Asked to comment on 

Modi's statement terming Congress-led 

government in 

Maharashtra as "murderer of 

farmers", Shukla said, "such 

words should not be used by 

a person who is holding a Constitutional 

post." 

"This language was intended 

to make electoral gains 

during Assembly polls, which 

is not right at all," he said adding 

that Congress party never 

used such words. 

Asked why Congress's 

senior leaders were not as aggressive 

in campaigning as 

BJP leaders are in Haryana, 

Shukla said, "Several senior 

leaders will be actively campaigning 

in favour of Congress 

candidates in Haryana. Among 

them are Sonia Gandhi, Rahul 

Gandhi and Amarinder Singh." 

Referring to Union minister 

Nitin Gadkari's controversial 

statement in Maharashtra, 

in which he purportedly asked 

journalists to "keep the packages 

(money) they get during 

the election season", Shukla 

said, "I strongly criticise the 

statement of Gadkari who is a 

Union Minister and former 

president of BJP." 

"It is wrong to say editors 

take money, and make such 

statements against media. It is 

an attack on media and Gadkari 

should withdraw his statements," 

he demanded. 

Shukla also targeted BJPled 

NDA for "failing" to fulfil 

the promises made during 

Lok Sabha polls. 

"They (BJP) had said 

petrol prices will come down, 

Dawood Ibrahim will be 

brought to India, power situation 

will improve in Delhi. 

Where are their promises and 

what they have done about 

promises' implementation," 

he said. 

Maintaining Law and Order in 

Punjab Top Priority: Sukhbir 

AMRITSAR, OCT 07: 

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister 

Sukhbir Singh Badal 

here today asserted that his 

governments' top priority 

was to maintain law and order 

in the state. 

"Maintaining law and 

order in the state is our top 

priority. Akali-BJP combine 

government has a zero tolerance 

towards dereliction 

of duty," he said. 

He was responding to a 

query regarding a recent 

"fake encounter" in which 

two brothers were shot 

alegedly by an Akali activist. 

Rubbishing aside allegations 

of high-headedness 

by Punjab Police officials, 

he said that it may well be 

observed that misconduct, 

dereliction of duty and failure 

to exercise proper supervisory 

control has made 

many officials face the music. 

He said actions against 

the erring officials were not 

limited to routine enquiries 

or suspensions rather they 

were dismissed for their 

lapses, so none would dare 

to misuse his office. 

"In fact, maximum dismissals 

of guilty officials 

under Article 311(2) of the 

Indian Constitution have 

been ordered during Akali- 

BJP regime", he said. 

He was interacting with 

media after paying obeisance 

at the Golden Temple 

here. He was accompanied 

by his wife and Union Food 

Processing Industry Minister 

Harsimrat Kaur Badal. 

at a minister's home. I was 

born in a poor man's home 

and so I want to work for the 

poor," he said. 

Modi said when Congress 

suffered its worst defeat 

after Emergency, it still 

managed to get more than 100 

seats in Lok Sabha. 

"With the blessings of 

Jayaprakash Narayan and 

under Morarji Desai's leadership, 

all political parties 

had unitedly contested 

against Congress but still it 

managed around 100 seats. 

But now, Congress has not 

managed to secure even 50. 

Leave alone getting power, 

it could not even get the status 

of the Leader of Opposition," 

he said. 

Modi sought absolute 

majority for BJP in the polls 

as then alone "people can 

pull our ears and seek account 

of our work". 

"Elect a majority government 

otherwise, like the earlier 

coalition governments, 

the partners will shift the 

blame for shortcomings on 

each other. Today, you have 

given us an absolute majority 

at the Centre and you can 

pull our ears to seek an account 

of work my government 

has done after five 

years," he said. 

Modi said the turnout at 

his rallies now was larger 

than that during Lok Sabha 

poll which indicated the direction 

in which the wind 

was blowing. 

20 Reward-Carrying Maoists 

Surrender in Chhattisgarh 

RAIPUR, OCT 07: The 

counter-insurgency operation 

of Chhattisgarh 

police today got shot in 

the arm when 20 

Maoists, most of them 

carrying rewards on their 

head, surrendered at 

separate places of Bastar 

region. 

With this, the total 

number of rebels laying 

down arms has reached 

to nearly 280 this year in 

the state. 

Twelve Naxals, including 

three women, 

surrendered before senior 

police and BSF officials 

in Kanker district, 

citing atrocities on 

tribals and sexual exploitation 

of local women by 

senior cadres, Kanker 

Superintendent of Police 

RN Dash told PTI. 

The Naxals who surrendered 

included military 

platoon-17 commander 

Somnath Kawre, carrying 

a reward of Rs 8 

lakh on his head, Korar 

local operation squad 

commander Rajnu Gota 

and others, all between 

20 and 40 years, the SP 

said. 

Kawre was involved 

in Chinpar ambush in 

which 3 CRPF jawans 

were killed, Kalighat encounter 

injuring two 

CRPF jawans, killing of 

three police personnel in 

Mahamaya mines in 

2008, killing two BSF 

jawans in Etabalka Ambush 

in 2010 and other 

deadly attacks, the SP 

said, adding that he also 

extorted money from 

tendu leaves contractors. 

"Senior Naxal leaders 

sexually exploited several 

tribal girls and if they 

got pregnant, the rebels 

allegedly forced them to 

undergo abortion. If the 

girls refused to do so 

they were killed. The 

Naxal leaders were also 

involved in extortion 

from poor tribals and local 

traders," he said 

quoting the statements 

of the cadres. 

In another incident, 

eight cadres, including 

two women, surrendered 

in Kondagaon district. 

The surrendered cadres 

of the outlawed CPI 

(Maoist) were working in 

Barda Dalam region for 

past seven years, 

Kondagaon Additional 

Superintendent of Police 

Surjit Atri said. 

Among those who 

surrendered is Kiskodo 

janmilitia commander 

Baiju(30) who carried a 

reward of Rs 1.05 lakh, 

he said. 

Hooda Claims Pro-Incumbency, Oppn Says Cong Ship Sinking 

ROHTAK, OCT 07: With 

assembly polls round the 

corner, the state Congress 

battling anti-incumbency 

and under fire over alleged 

land scam, today instead 

claimed a "pro-incumbency," 

even as the opposition 

hit out at the Hooda 

government saying it won't 

be able to "save the sinking 

ship." 

Chief Minister 

Bhupinder Singh Hooda, 

who not only faces the challenge 

of retaining his own 

seat from Garhi-Sampla- Kiloi 

constituency but also take 

his embattled party to victory, 

expressed confidence in 

his party's performance at 

the hustings. 

"People are satisfied with 

the performance of the government, 

that is why I can 

say with confidence that 

Congress is going to form the 

government for the third time. 

"There is no anti-incumbency 

rather there is pro-incumbency. 

People vote on 

development, they are wise 

and understand quite well 

who can further accelerate 

this pace of development," 

Hooda said. 

Asked about the challenges 

he feels Congress is 

going to face in these elections, 

he said, "for every 

party every election is a challenge. 

But we are confident 

that people will once again 

repose their faith in our 

party." 

Main opposition INLD, 

which has again fielded 

Satish Nandal in the constituency 

being represented 

by Hooda since 2005, sought 

to puncture the claim made 

by the Haryana government. 

Nandal said that Congress 

is on its way out and 

Hooda won't be able to "save 

the sinking ship." 

"People will bring back 

Chaudhary Om Prakash 

Chautala. Both Congress 

and BJP put together will not 

get more than 25 seats 

across the state while INLD 

will win over 60 seats. Even 

in Kiloi, INLD is getting good 

support and we are confident 

of our victory," Nandal 

claimed. 

In all, 15 candidates from 

the assembly segment are in 

the fray including Haryana 

Janhit Congress, Haryana 

Lokhit Party, the BSP, besides 

eight Independents. 

The Kiloi constituency 

remained a Congress stronghold 

after Haryana was 

carved out as a separate state 

in 1966, but during late Devi 

Lal's (Om Prakash Chautala's 

father) time, the party won 

the seat on two occasions in 

1982 and 1987. 

BJP, which is ostensibly 

riding on a Modi wave, has 

fielded a lesser-known 

Dharamvir, a former member 

of the party's state committee. 

Prime Minister Modi has 

been aggressively campaigning 

in Haryana and has kept 

Congress and the Hooda 

government's alleged land 

scams at the centre of his attack. 

However, Hooda whose 

party Congress is eyeing 

third term in a row in Haryana, 

dismissed that there was any 

"Modi" wave in the state, 

saying the issues in the state 

assembly elections are different 

than those in the Lok 

Sabha polls.. 

The Chief Minister said 

that people had "rejected" 

the INLD during the last two 

assembly polls and claimed 

the party will be decimated 

after the October 15 elections. 

"Earlier, a reign of terror 

prevailed and ransoms 

were sought from 

jails. People know about 

all this," Hooda said taking 

a veiled dig at the 

INLD. Hooda also 

charged INLD supremo 

Om Prakash Chautala of 

hoodwinking people by 

saying he will take oath 

in the jail. 

ABVP Organises Human Chain Against Atrocities on Women 

NEW DELHI, OCT 07: 

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi 

Parishad (ABVP) today 

organised a human chain in 

4,000 places across the 

country in protest against 

atrocities on women, including 

'Love Jihad'. In the national 

capital, around 200 

students gathered at the 

Delhi University campus 

to form a chain and protest 

against issues like female 

foeticide, 'love jihad', 

rape and eve teasing, 

among others. 

"The move is aimed at 

restoring respect for 

women and ensuring 

safety for them. During a 

recent national level meeting, 

ABVP had decided to 

form vigilante groups at 

universities to curb such 

crimes," said Rohit 

Chahal, national secretary, 

ABVP, said. 

He also said that similar 

human chains were 

organised in around 4,000 

places across the country, 

adding that it is a general 

awareness campaign to 

sensitise the youth 

against these issues and 

ensure that women in our 

country feel safe. 

Other issues raised during 

the protest were regarding 

the consumption of liquor 

and drugs by youth. 

"Use of liquor and drugs 

spoils our youth and leads 

to an increase in atrocious 

crimes. We aim to discourage 

the youth from consuming 

them," the ABVP leaders 

said. 

Senior Journalist Manoj 

Srivastava Dies at 50 

LUCKNOW, OCT 07: Manoj Srivastava, a senior journalist 

with Hindi daily Amar Ujala, died today in Varanasi. 

He was 50. Srivastava, who had extensively covered 

the Ayodhya dispute, had also worked with Navjeevan, 

Dainik Jagran and Current Weekly. 

UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has expressed profound 

grief over the demise of Srivastava. 

Uttar Pradesh Accreditation Committee has also expressed 

grief over the death of Srivastava, who is survived 

by his wife and daughter.

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Hong Kong Protests Weaken As Two Sides Agree to Talk 

HONG KONG, OCT 07: 

Crowds of protesters who 

filled Hong Kong's streets 

with demands for a greater 

say in choosing the 

territory's leader thinned 

dramatically today after student 

leaders and the government 

agreed to hold talks 

in this increasingly frustrated 

city. 

Just a couple of days 

after tens of thousands of 

demonstrators thronged 

the city's streets, only a few 

dozen students were occupying 

some stretches of 

highway, once again snarling 

traffic and slowing 

commuters. 

One young protester 

sleepily brushed his teeth 

as rush hour began, spitting 

into a storm drain along 

the blockaded six-lane 

highway that cuts through 

the heart of Hong Kong's 

business district. Nearby, a 

sleeping demonstrator 

leaned back in a nylon 

chair, his mouth open and 

his eyeglasses askew. 

Despite the dwindling 

numbers of activists on the 

streets, protest leaders insisted 

the movement was 

Kenyan Leader Heads to 

International Criminal Court 

NAIROBI, OCT 07: 

Kenyan President Uhuru 

Kenyatta flew out of Kenya 

today to attend a hearing at 

the International Criminal 

Court, where he will become 

the first sitting president to 

appear before the chamber. 

Kenyatta, who has temporarily 

handed power to his 

deputy to "protect the sovereignty" 

of the east African 

country, waved to supporters 

at the airport in 

Nairobi in a relatively lowkey 

early morning departure, 

an AFP reporter said. 

He has travelled as a "private" 

citizen on a regular 

flight to Amsterdam, accompanied 

by a small delegation 

including his wife and 

daughter, as well as six MPs 

and three ministers. 

He is due to attend a 

"status conference" hearing 

on Wednesday at The 

Hague-based ICC, after 

prosecutors asked for an 

indefinite delay until Nairobi 

handed over documents 

they believe could clinch 

their case. 

Kenyatta, 52, faces five 

counts at the ICC over his 

alleged role in masterminding 

post-election violence 

in 2007 and 2008 that left 

1,200 people dead and 

600,000 displaced. 

The Kenyan leader has 

appeared at the ICC before, 

but not since he was 

elected president in March 

2013. 

Bitter memories are still 

fresh from 2007, when elections 

escalated into ethnic 

conflict, for which Kenyatta 

and Deputy President William 

Ruto were charged with 

crimes against humanity. 

Both reject the charges. 

On Monday Kenyatta 

told parliament he had taken 

the "unprecedented" move 

to temporarily hand power 

over to Ruto -- whose trial 

at the ICC has already begun. 

Kenya's newspapers 

said they backed his travel 

to the ICC, pointing that to 

defy international orders 

could have resulted in repercussions 

for the whole 

country. 

"He saw the sense in 

abiding by the resolution of 

the trial judges, because 

doing anything to the contrary 

would have been disastrous 

for him and the 

country," the Daily Nation's 

editorial read Tuesday. 

far from defeated, and 

vowed to walk away from 

negotiations if the police 

used force to clear away the 

remaining demonstrators. 

At least a few hundred protesters 

are thought to be 

scattered across the city's 

three main protest areas. 

"It's up to the government 

now. This is the first 

step, but the pressure has 

to continue," said Alex 

Chow, a student leader. 

Yesterday, Lau Kongwah, 

the territory's 

undersecretary of constitutional 

affairs, said the government 

and students had 

agreed on terms for talks, 

saying the two sides would 

enter discussions on an 

equal footing. Lester Shum, 

a leader of the Hong Kong 

Federation of Students, 

confirmed the agreement, 

but said they had not discussed 

or reached a consensus 

on the agenda. A 

date for the meeting had not 

been set. 

The dueling questions 

now are how long the demonstrators 

are willing to 

continue their protests â•” 

and how long until the government 

removes them. 

"We are safe (from a 

crackdown) for the moment," 

said Joseph Cheng, 

a specialist in Chinese politics 

at the City University 

of Hong Kong who has 

deep ties to Hong Kong's 

pro-democracy movement. 

"Now that there are negotiations 

going on or at least 

negotiations to discuss negotiations 

we expect that 

the police will not clear the 

protesters for a few days." 

But with the authorities 

unlikely to agree to the protesters' 

immediate demands, 

including the resignation 

of Hong Kong Chief 

Executive Leung Chunying, 

any talks could 

quickly collapse. 

"The real test is what 

happens when the negotiations 

break down," said 

Cheng. 

Like many protest leaders, 

he suspects the government 

is purposefully 

slowing 

discussions to drive a 

wedge between the activists 

and residents increasingly 

anxious for the protests 

to end. 

Vietnam-Flagged Tanker Goes 

Missing, Hijack Feared 

KUALA LUMPUR, OCT 07: 

A Vietnam-flagged tanker 

has gone missing en route 

from Singapore to the Vietnamese 

port of Quang Tri 

and is feared hijacked, a 

world piracy watchdog said 

today, amid growing concern 

over piracy in Southeast 

Asian waters. 

There has been no contact 

with the MT Sunrise 689 since 

shortly after it departed 

Singapore last Thursday, the 

International Maritime 

Bureau's Piracy Reporting 

Centre said in a news alert. 

The state-run Vietnam 

News Agency said the vessel 

belonged to a shipbuilding 

company in the northern Vietnam 

port of Hai Phong and 

was carrying more than 5,226 

tons of oil and 18 crew. 

"The fate of the crew and 

vessel is unknown," the Kuala 

Lumpur-based piracy watchdog 

said, urging ships transiting 

the region to keep a lookout 

for the missing tanker and 

report its whereabouts if seen. 

Southeast Asia has seen a 

spate of daring hijackings this 

year, centred on the Strait of 

Malacca running between 

Malaysia, Indonesia and 

Singapore. 

The incidents have fanned 

fears that the region's busy 

shipping lanes -- plagued by 

piracy for centuries -- could 

once again become a problem 

area after an earlier surge in sea 

banditry was largely suppressed 

over the past decade 

by regional navies. 

The majority of the recent 

attacks have involved tankers 

whose oil or fuel cargoes were 

siphoned off to other vessels. 

There have been no reports of 

deadly violence. 

The agency in June called 

on regional authorities to step 

up cooperation to prevent a reemergence 

of the piracy 

scourge in the Malacca Strait 

and adjacent waters -- conduit 

for one-third of global trade 

flows. 

Anti-piracy experts have 

said an increasing booty of 

oil and other cargo floating 

through the seaway appeared 

to be drawing in new 

players, possibly underpinned 

by organised criminal 

syndicates. 

International 

Kayani Asked Obama to Announce Osama's Killing: Panetta 


The then Pakistan Army 

Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez 

Kayani asked the US to inform 

the world about the killing 

of al-Qaeda chief Osama 

bin Laden in a covert raid 

by American forces in an 

effort to prevent domestic 

backlash, according to 

former Defense Secretary 

Leon Panetta. 

Panetta, who was the 

CIA Director at the time of 

the raid over compound in 

Abbottabad in Pakistan, in 

his latest book writes that 

the then Chairman of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral 

Mike Mullen called General 

Kayani to inform him 

about the raid and death of 

the most wanted terrorist. 

Taken aback by the information, 

Kayani told 

Mullen that the US should 

announce the news to the 

world. 

With Undersecretary of 

Defense for Policy Michele 

Flournoy listening in and 

taking notes, Mullen placed 

the call and informed 

Kayani that "we had conducted 

a covert operation 

against bin Laden." 

Kayani replied, "It is 

very good that you arrested 

him." 

"He's dead," Mullen 

said. 

"That seemed to take 

Kayani aback, as did the information 

that bin Laden 

had been living in the 

(Abbottabad) compound 

for five years," Panetta 

writes. 

"Somewhat to our surprise, 

Kayani responded by 

asking us to make the announcement, 

figuring that 

at least that would leave 

ambiguous the question of 

Pakistan's participation in 

the raid," Panetta writes in 

his book 'Worthy Fights: A 

Memoir of Leadership in 

War and Peace' which hit 

the stores today. 

Soon thereafter everyone 

from the US national 

security team gathered in 

the Situation Room, where 

in President Barack Obama 

decided to go ahead and 

address the nation later in 

the night to share the 

news with his countrymen 

and the world. 

But before his nationally 

televised address, he 

spoke with the then Pakistan 

President Asif Ali 

Zardari over phone. 

"Obama then called 

Pakistani President Zadari 

and Afghan President 

(Hamid) Karzai, and I made 

a similar call to (the then 

ISI chief) Lt Gen Ahmed 

Shuja Pasha. He had just 

heard of the raid, and his 

response to me was 

largely one of resignation," 

Panetta writes. 

"I told him that we had 

made the deliberate decision 

to exclude him and 

his agency from our planning, 

and hoped that it 

would relieve them of any 

blowback from having cooperated. 

He wearily replied 

that 'there's not 

much to say. I'm glad you 

got bin Laden'," the 

former CIA chief says. 

According to him, 

Obama wanted to wait for 

the DNA report before going 

public, but he decided 

to himself make the announcement 

after Kayani 

insisted to do so. Osama 

was killed in Pakistan on 

May 2, 2011 by US special 

forces during a covert raid. 

2 Japanese, 1 US American Win Nobel Prize in Physics 

STOCKHOLM, OCT 07: 

Three Japanese-born researchers 

today won the 

Nobel Prize for Physics for 

inventing the LED lamp, a 

boon in the fight against 

global warming and aiding 

people in poverty. 

The trio are Isamu 

Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano 

and Shuji Nakamura, a researcher 

who is currently 

based in the United 

States. 

"This year's Nobel 

Laureates are rewarded for 

having invented a new 

energy-efficient and environment-friendly 

light 

source -- the blue lightemitting 

diode (LED)," the 

jury said. 

"Their inventions were 

revolutionary," it said. 

"Incandescent light 

bulbs lit the 20th century; 

the 21st century will be lit 

by LED lamps." 

The three researchers 

produced bright blue light 

India 18th Most Desirable Place to Work, US Tops List 

NEW DELHI, OCT 07: India 

has been ranked 18th 

globally on the list of most 

desirable destinations to 

work, even as 70-80 per cent 

of Indians are willing to work 

in an overseas location, 

says a new report. 

The US has been ranked 

on the top, followed by the 

UK, Canada, Germany and 

Switzerland, making them the 

five most desirable countries 

to work on the list compiled by 

the Boston Consulting Group, 

total jobs.Com and The Network. 

The other countries in the 

top 10, where foreigners said 

they would like to work include 

-- France (6th), Australia (7th), 

Spain (8th), Italy (9th) and Sweden 

(10th). 

As a desirable work destination, 

India was ranked 18th 

among G20 nations. 

The Asia Pacific region 

does not generate as much interest 

as a possible work destination 

as the US or Europe, 

largely because of the perceived 

difficulty of learning 

Asian Language, the report 

said, but noted "some fast 

growing Asian countries are 

starting to reclaim workers they 

have lost." 

Globally, one in every five 

participants already has international 

work experience and 

almost 64 per cent said they 

would be willing to go to another 

country for work. 

According to the survey, 

around 70-80 per cent of Indians 

are already living abroad 

or are willing to move to a foreign 

country for work. 

Some of the most important 

workplace attribute in India 

include good work life balance, 

job security, learning and 

career development and appreciation 

for your work. 

The report noted that most 

people are willing to uproot 

themselves and head for a foreign 

country for work mainly 

because they want to broaden 

their life experience and that of 

their families. 

"The proportion of people 

willing to work abroad is particularly 

high in countries that 

are still developing economically 

or are experiencing political 

instability," the survey said 

adding that more than 97 per 

cent of Pakistanis say they 

would be willing to go abroad 

for work. 

Around 94 per cent of survey 

respondents in Netherlands 

said they would consider 

moving to another country for 

work. In France, where the 

economy has been showing 

signs of stagnating, the same 

proportion (94 per cent) is willing 

to leave home. 

On the other hand, people 

in the US, Germany and the UK 

-- three economies that have 

rebounded more convincingly 

-- are not as willing to go abroad 

for work. 

Barely a third of US respondents 

say they would consider 

the idea and only 44 per cent 

of those in the UK and Germany 

say they would be interested 

in taking a job in another 

country, the report said. 

Fighting in Syria's Kobane Spreads to South, West: Monitor 

BEIRUT, OCT 07: Fighting 

between Islamic State group 

jihadists and Kurdish militia 

in the key Syrian border 

town of Kobane has spread 

to new areas in the south 

and west, a monitor said today. 

The Syrian Observatory 

for Human Rights and an 

activist from the town also 

reported new air strikes by 

a US-led coalition against IS 

on the edges of the town 

overnight. 

Observatory director 

Rami Abdel Rahman said 

street battles were now being 

fought in the south and 

west of Kobane, which is 

also known as Ain al-Arab, 

after IS jihadists entered it 

today evening. 

"They have retreated by 

a few streets in the eastern 

areas they seized yesterday, 

but the fighting has now 

spread to the south and 

west of the town," Abdel 

Rahman said. He said IS 

fighters had seized a number 

of buildings in the 

south and west of the town, 

including a hospital under 

construction on the western 

outskirts of Kobane. 

Abdel Rahman also reported 

fresh air strikes by 

the US-led coalition overnight, 

saying they hit the 

east and southeastern 

edges of the town. 

Kobane activist 

Mustafa Ebdi confirmed the 

strikes, but said they had 

little effect. 

"The strikes hit the 

Mishtenur area," he said, 

referring to a plateau south 

of Kobane. 

"But they (IS) aren't 

gathered there. There are 

other places they should be 

hitting," he said. 

Ebdi confirmed street 

battles were being fought in 

the east, west and south of 

the town, which is bordered 

to the north by the Turkish 

border. 

"The Kurdish fighters 

are still optimistic, they only 

have light weapons, but 

they know Kobane well," 

he said. 

"And they are fighting 

to defend their town and 

they say they will fight to 

the last person." 

IS jihadists began advancing 

on Kobane three 

weeks ago, quickly capturing 

a string of villages surrounding 

the town and 

prompting some 186,000 

residents to flee into Turkey. 

IS is hoping to seize the 

town to cement its grip over 

a long stretch of the border 

between Syria and Turkey. 

beams from semiconductors 

in the early 1990s, triggering 

a fundamental 

transformation of lighting 

technology, according to 

the jury. Red and green diodes 

had been around for 

a long time but without 

blue light, white lamps 

could not be created. 

Devising the blue LED 

was a challenge that endured 

for three decades. 

"They succeeded 

where everyone else had 

failed," the jury said. 

It added: "With the advent 

of LED lamps we now 

have more long-lasting 

and more efficient alternatives 

to older light 

sources." 

LED lamps emit a 

bright white light, are 

long-lasting and use far 

less energy compared with 

the incandescent 

lightbulb pioneered by 

Thomas Edison in the 19th 

century. 

Because they have 

very low electricity needs, 

LED lights can be connected 

to cheap, local solar 

power -- a benefit for 

the more than 1.5 billion 

people around the world 

who lack access to the 

electricity grid. 

The winners will share 

the prize sum of eight million 

Swedish kronor (USD 

1.1 million, 883,000 euros). 

Last year the award 

went to Peter Higgs of Britain 

and Francois Englert 

of Belgium for the discovery 

of the "God particle", 

the sub-atomic Higgs boson 

which gives mass to 

other elementary particles. 

In line with tradition, 

the laureates will receive 

their prize at a formal ceremony 

in Stockholm on 

December 10, the anniversary 

of prize founder 

Alfred Nobel's death in 

1896. 

Impressed by Modi's Commitment to 

Fighting Poverty: Bill Gates 

NEW YORK, OCT 07: 


Modi's commitment to improve 

health services and 

his focus on ending open 

defecation has "impressed" 

Microsoft co-founder Bill 

Gates who said it is "inspiring" 

to see India move to 

the forefront of providing 

such services to the underprivileged. 

"Modi has India talking 

about toilets...This is not the 

kind of issue that most politicians 

like to talk about. But I 

would guess that in the short 

time he has been in office, Prime 

Minister Modi has done more 

to raise the awareness of the 

need for toilets than any other 

leader since the country gained 

independence," Gates said in 

a blog post titled 'Meeting the 

New Prime Minister.' 

In the blog, Gates writes 

about his meeting with Modi 

in New Delhi last month when 

he and his wife Melinda focussed 

on toilets, vaccines, 

bank accounts and health clinics 

in their "more than an hour" 

long discussions. 

"We came away impressed 

by his commitment to 

fighting poverty and improving 

health for India’s poorest 

people," Gates said. 

"This is an exciting time, 

not just for India, but for everyone 

who cares about giving 

the poorest people a 

chance to lead healthy, productive 

lives. With all the attention 

and innovation going 

on in these areas—from health 

to financial services—we have 

a fantastic opportunity to make 

an impact. It’s inspiring to see 

India moving to the forefront 

of these efforts," he said. 

Gates said Modi "made it 

clear" that he is "frustrated" 

with the slow pace of improvement 

in expanding and improving 

sanitation services across 

the country. 

Modi, who wants to end 

open defecation by 2019, 

shared with the billionaire 

couple few of his ideas, including 

installing toilets in bus and 

rail stations in 500 towns. 

Gates said Modi has 

been "quite outspoken" on 

open defecation, a subject 

one hears much less about. 

"It may seem surprising 

when you think about all the 

innovation coming out of India, 

but 630 million people 

there defecate in the open 

because they don’t have access 

to a commode. Worldwide, 

the number is 2.5 billion 

people," he said, adding 

that creating good sanitation 

options for people is a big 

focus of the Bill and Melinda 

Gates foundation. 

Gates discussed with the 

Indian leader the opportunity 

to design 21st century toilets 

that do not need big sewage 

systems and water treatment 

plants. 

He praised Modi for being 

"generous" with his time 

with them even though his 

office was busy with the visit 

of Chinese President Xi 

Jingping and the floods in 

Jammu and Kashmir. 

"Judging from our time 

there, it sounds like he's setting 

aggressive goals and 

pushing people to get them 

done quickly. He's having a 

lot of intense meetings with 

various ministers, asking 

them, 'What can you do in 

100 days? Can you make 

your goals more concrete? 

More ambitious?'," Gates 

wrote.

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Rs 250 Bn Investment Needed for Urban 

Infrastructure: Venkaiah 

HYDERABAD, OCT 07: 

India needs to invest an estimated 

USD 250 billion 

over next 20 years for basic 

urban infrastructure offering 

a huge investment opportunity, 

Union Minister 

for Urban Development M 

Venkaiah Naidu said today. 

"As per the estimates of a 

high-powered committee, 

we need to invest USD 250 

billions over the next 20 

years to put in place basic 

urban infrastructure relating 

to transport, water supply, 

sanitation and solid waste 

management alone. This offers 

a huge investment opportunity 

and we are committed 

to promote private 

domestic and foreign investment 

in a big way," 

Naidu said. 

There are ample opportunities 

for the international 

investors to come and invest 

in India and particularly in 

urban India, because the 

government has decided to 

allow FDI in infrastructure 

also, the minister said at the 

XI Metropolis World Congress 

that got underway 

here. 

At the current level of 

urbanisation itself, urban areas 

in India are contributing 

to around 60 per cent of the 

GDP which is estimated to 

rise to 75 per cent in another 

10 to 15 years, he said. 

"It is for this reason that 

urbanisation is seen as a 

driver of economic growth. 

It means urban areas are engines 

of growth and this is 

the reality," he said. 

Stressing the need for 

bringing in reforms in urban 

governance, transparency 

and accountability in the 

system, he said people must 

be able to have hassle-free 

administration, online registration, 

online sanction of 

plans and approvals. 

"We must have 

digitisation of land records 

and property details of the 

cities. Hyderabad has shown 

the way in this regard. Because 

of digitisation of 

records, the revenue of 

Hyderabad has increased 

manifold and I am confident 

that other cities of the country 

will follow the same," he 

said. 

The Centre will fund the 

scheme of digitisation of the 

property details of every city 

that will go a long way in increasing 

revenue of urban 

bodies of the country, Naidu 

said. 

Urbanisation is a reality 

and it's a challenge, but Government 

of India wants to 

convert this challenge into a 

great opportunity and improve 

living standards of the 

people, he said. 

"The states and the Centre, 

together we want to work 

as team India and see to it 

that people are provided with 

basic amenities both in urban 

as well as rural areas," 

he added. 

Globally, more people 

live in urban areas than in 

rural areas. 54 per cent of the 

world's population is residing 

in urban areas, as per the 

census of 2014. It is expected 

that 66 per cent of the global 

population could be urban 

by 2050, Naidu said. 

In India, as per the 2011 

Bangladesh to Create SEZ for Indian Investors 

AGARTALA, OCT 07: 

Bangladesh government 

has announced to create 

'Special Economic Zone' 

(SEZ) for the Indian investors 

as the bilateral relations 

between the two countries 

have improved remarkably, 

a diplomat said. 

"Bilateral relations between 

India and 

Bangladesh have improved 

a lot. The 

neighbouring country has 

announced to create Special 

Economic Zone for the 

Indian investors," Indian 

Deputy High Commissioner 

in Dhaka, Sandip 

Chakraborty told reporters 

last night. 

Chakraborty came 

here for a four-day visit 

yesterday through 

Akhaura border here to 

review the progress of different 

projects of connectivity 

between the two 

countries through 

Bangladesh and transmission 

of 100 MW power 

from the 726 MW Palatana 

power project in South 

Tripura district. 

Tripura has 856 km 

long border with 

India to Top Global Remittances With $71 Bn in 2014: WB 


India will retain its top spot 

with USD 71 billion in remittances 

this year as remittances 

to developing countries 

are expected to reach 

USD 435 billion, an increase 

of five per cent over 2013, 

the World Bank has said. 

In its latest issue of the 

Migration and Development 

Brief, the World Bank 

said yesterday India, with 

the world's largest emigrant 

stock of 14 million 

people, will remain in the 

top spot this year, attracting 

about USD 71 billion 

in remittances. 

"Remittances to developing 

countries grew this 

year by five per cent. Remittance 

inflows provided 

stable cover for substantial 

parts of the import bill 

for such countries as 

Egypt, Pakistan, Haiti, 

Honduras, and Nepal," 

said Kaushik Basu, Senior 

Vice President and Chief 

Economist of the World 

Bank Group. 

He said India and 

China led the chart with 

"projected remittance inflows 

of USD 71 and USD 

64 billion respectively in 

2014." 

Other large recipients 

are China (USD 64 billion), 

the Philippines (USD 28 

billion), Mexico (USD 24 

billion), Nigeria (USD 21 

billion), Egypt (USD 18 

billion), Pakistan (USD 17 

billion), Bangladesh (USD 

15 billion), Vietnam (USD 

11 billion) and Ukraine 

(USD 9 billion). 

The growth rate this 

year is substantially faster 

than the 3.4 per cent 

growth recorded in 2013, 

driven largely by remittances 

to Asia and Latin 

America, it said. 

Remittances to developing 

countries will continue 

climbing in the medium 

term, reaching an estimated 

USD 454 billion in 

2015. 

Global remittances, including 

those to high-income 

countries, are estimated 

at USD 582 billion 

this year, rising to USD 608 

billion next year, it said. 

The Bank said remittances 

to the South Asia 

region are increasing more 

robustly this year, accelerating 

from slower 

growth in 2013. Although 

flows to India, the region's 

largest remittance recipient, 

will grow modestly by 

1.5 per cent in 2014. 

The expansion is being 

led by flows from the 

Gulf Cooperation Council 

countries, where skilled 

and unskilled workers are 

finding renewed job opportunities. 

As a result, the growth 

rate of remittances to the 

region is expected to more 

than double this year to 

5.5 per cent (from 2.7 per 

cent in 2013), boosting 

volumes to USD 117 billion 

in 2014 and rising further 

to USD 123 billion in 2015, 

it said. 

"In addition, India and 

the Philippines benefit 

from having migrants with 

the most diverse destination 

spread, thereby creating 

buffers against regional 

shocks. Given the 

growing importance of 

this sector, the World 

Bank's Migration and Development 

Brief has become 

an essential tool for 

global development policy 

experts," Basu said. 

The brief notes that 

the global average cost 

of sending remittances 

continued its downward 

trend in the third quarter 

of 2014, falling to 7.9 per 

cent of the value sent, 

compared to 8.9 per cent 

a year earlier. However, 

the cost of sending 

money to Africa remains 

stubbornly high, exceeding 

11 per cent. 

As a share of GDP 

(2013), the top recipients 

of remittances were 

Tajikistan (42 per cent), 

Kyrgyz Republic (32 per 

cent), Nepal (29 per 

cent), Moldova (25 per 

cent), Lesotho and Samoa 

(24 per cent each), 

Armenia and Haiti (both 

21 per cent), the Gambia 

(20 per cent) and Liberia 

(18 per cent). 

It said the forced migration 

due to conflict 

was at its highest level 

since World War II, affecting 

more than 51 million 

people. 

An additional 22 million 

people have been 

forced to move due to 

natural disasters, bringing 

the total affected by 

forced migration to at 

least 73 million, according 

to the latest available 

data. 

"Despite the encouraging 

outlook for remittance 

flows, the circumstances 

of many migrants 

are troubling," 

said Dilip Ratha, Lead 

Economist, Migration 

and Remittances, at the 

World Bank's Development 

Prospects Group 

and Head of the Global 

Knowledge Partnership 

on Migration and Development 

(KNOMAD). 

Bangladesh which constitutes 

85 per cent of its total 

border. 

Following his hourlong 

meeting with the 

state Transport and 

Power minister, Manik De 

at secretariat, 

Chakraborty said, 

"Ashuganj port on the 

river Meghna, which is 

just 37 km from Agartala 

and carried the over dimensional 

machines for 

Palatana power project 

would be improved and 

upgraded by Indian government 

for transportation 

of goods to the 

north eastern states 

through Tripura." 

He said, a government 

of India organisation 

was preparing a Detailed 

Project Report (DPR) to 

assess the cost of developing 

the port. 

Chakraborty said, India 

would draw a high 

tension power corridor 

of about 45 km from 

Suryamaninagar here to 

Rabindranagar, a bordering 

village to cater 100 

MW power to Comilla in 

Bangladesh. 

He said the progress 

of laying 15 km railway 

track from Agartala to 

Akhaura in Bangladesh 

was satisfactory which 

would connect 

Bangladesh and Indian 

railways through North- 

East soon. Chakraborty 

would also visit Sabroom 

in South Tripura district 

to review the progress of 

constructing a bridge on 

the river Feni to connect 

Indian territory with the 

Chittagong area from 

where the Chittagong 

port is just 75 km. 

census, 31 per cent population 

(377 million people) is living 

in urban areas. The projected 

figure by 2050 is that 

more than 50 per cent of the 

Indian population would be 

urbanised. 

"That is the reality that 

we have to prepare and gear 

up to this challenge and convert 

it into an opportunity," 

he said. 

As the world continues 

to urbanise, sustainable developmental 

challenges will 

be increasingly confronted 

in cities particularly in the 

lower and middle income 

countries where the pace of 

urbanisation is fastest, the 

minister said. 

The primary challenge 

that accompanies the growing 

urbanisation is to ensure 

'inclusivity'. 

"We need to ensure that 

every urban resident feels 

involved in the socio-economic 

and cultural landscape 

of the city that he had 

come to live in and thereby 

make him 'own that city' rather 

than being subjected to the 

feeling that he is 'not wanted 

and has no hope'. 

Efficient planning and 

effective urban management 

are very critical to enable 

urbanisation that is sustainable 

in social, economical and 

ecological terms, he said. 

"It is in this context we 

have envisioned the development 

of 100 'smart cities' 

as satellite towns of larger 

cities and by modernising the 

existing mid-sized cities," 

Naidu said. 

A smart city is the effective 

integration of physical, 

digital and human systems 

in the built environment to 

deliver sustainable, prosperous 

and inclusive future of 

all its citizens. 

It delivers public and 

civic services to citizens and 

businesses in an integrated, 

resource efficient manner 

while enabling innovative 

collaborations to improve 

quality of life and grow the 

local and national economy, 

he added. 

Andhra Pradesh and 

Telangana Governor ESL 

Narasimhan and Telangana 

Chief Minister K 

Chandrasekhar Rao were 

among those who spoke at 

the inaugural ceremony. 

Sensex Tumbles 296 Pts to Hit 2-Month Low on Capital Outflows 

MUMBAI, OCT 07: The 

BSE benchmark Sensex today 

tumbled by 296 points 

to close at two-month low 

ahead of earnings season, 

as institutional investors 

pulled out of domestic markets 

after Germany reported 

its worst industrial output 

figures fall for five-and-ahalf 

years. 

The 30-share index resumed 

lower at 26,487.51 after 

long weekend holidays 

and dropped further to 

26,250.24 before finishing at 

26,271.97, disclosing a loss 

of 296.02 points or 1.11 per 

cent from its last closing 

level. 

The NSE 50-share Nifty 

also fell by 93.15 points or 

1.17 per cent to close at 

7,852.40. 

"The selling pressure 

gained momentum after economic 

data showed that 

Germany's Industrial output 

figures posted its worst fall 

for five-and-a-half years. Following 

this, the European 

equities sold off. 

"Investors are awaiting 

comments from FOMC, 

slated to be released on 

Wednesday, regarding its 

take on the timing of interest 

rate hikes especially in the 

light of the strong jobs data," 

said Sanjeev Zarbade, Vice 

President- Private Client 

Group Research, Kotak Securities. 

The provisional data released 

by the stock exchanges 

showed that foreign 

portfolio investors (FPIs) 

sold shares worth a net Rs 

63.24 crore last Wednesday 

(October 1). 

Shares of metal, 

healthcare, capital goods, 

consumer durables, realty, 

banking and auto sectors 

declined sharply on heavy 

selling pressure. 

Major losers were 

Hindalco (4.35 per cent), 

SSLT (4.32 per cent), Cipla 

(3.67 per cent), Dr Reddy's 

Lab (3.18 per cent) and 

HDFC (3.11 per cent). NTPC 

and Gail were major gainers. 

Among the sectoral indices, 

metal fell by 2.65 pc, 

healthcare 1.85 pct, consumer 

goods 1.78 pc and 

consumer durables 1.72 pc. 

"So far the markets have 

moved more on anticipation 

of structural reforms & due 

to the ensuing capital flows. 

For a sustained rise, the adequate 

corporate earnings 

growth has to follow. The 

reforms hope should turn 

into reality too, else the disappointment 

risk could raise 

its head," said Devendra 

Nevgi, CEO of ZyFin Advisors. 

European markets were 

trading lower after data 

showed that industrial output 

in Germany declined 

sharply in August. Key 

Saradha Scam: CBI to File First 

Chargesheet by October End 

KOLKATA, OCT 07: The Special Crime Branch of CBI, which 

started probing the Saradha multi-crore rupees ponzi scheme 

scam four months ago, would file the first chargesheet by October 

end. 

"By the end of October, we will file the first chargesheet on 

the basis of evidences which CBI has obtained after a series of 

arrests and interrogations," a senior official of the investigating 

agency told to a private news agency today. 

The first chargesheet would cover a part of the investigations 

and those persons against whom adequate evidence had 

been found, he said. 

CBI had also summoned West Bengal Textiles Minister 

Shyamapada Mukherjee and painter Shuvoprasanna, a person 

close to the top Trinamool Congress leadership, in connection 

with the crime, the official said. 

benchmark indices in France, 

Germany and UK fell by 0.75 

per cent to 1.09 per cent. 

Asian stocks ended 

mixed as key indices in Hong 

Kong and South Korea 

firmed up by 0.23 per cent to 

0.46 per cent, while indices 

in Japan, Singapore and Taiwan 

fell by 0.28 per cent to 

0.67 per cent. 

Jignesh Chaudhary, 

Head Of Research, Veracity 

Broking Services said, "After 

a long weekend today 

market opened on a lower 

side and traded weak during 

the day taking cues from the 

concern over the growth in 

China which hammered the 

metal stocks and forced it to 

lead the decline. 

"Also investors fear that 

US Federal Reserve will raise 

interest rates next year for the 

first time since 2006, and concerns 

that the US stock market 

has gone too long without 

a correction and is surely 

due for the same sooner or 

later." 

Mid-cap and small-cap 

indices also fell by 0.90 and 

0.79 per cent on selling from 

retail investors. 

The total market breadth 

remained negative as 1,767 

stocks closed in the red while 

1,111 finished in the green. 

Total turnover fell to Rs 

2,673.53 crore from Rs 

3,820.54 crore.

11 date INFO 


Top Grade... 

sufficient infrastructure to run under graduate courses”, react one of the 

members of JU’s inspection team. There is no coordination between the head 

of colleges and HED officials before taking such decision, he added. 

Regarding, the start of MCA course, the JU inspection team has pointed 

absence of AICTE approval which is mandatory for start of professional course. 

In addition, the adverse report also indicts absence of adequate laboratories, 

class rooms, teachers and licensed software. “This is pathetic and obnoxious, 

the college is clamoring for grant of permission when it devoid of facilities to 

run efficiently the under graduate courses” said another member of JU’s 

inspection team. 

Giving details, Prof. Venus Sharma of BCA department of GGM Science 

College said “Hearing the start of MCA course looks like a joke of the year”. In 

the present circumstances, the BCA department is not even capable of running 

under graduate courses efficiently, he further added. 

He further said that the college administration is bountifully spending on 

organizing annual day function, alumni meet, Jashn-e-Virasat, purposeless snake 

garden, useless smart class rooms, purchase of steel benches and above all 

lacs of rupees on providing lavish food for officials of secretariat during futile 

meetings in college. But least bothers to create basic infrastructure which is 

pivotal for sustenance of academics in the college. Alas! This has become the 

least priority for the new dispensation, Prof Venus said. 

Similarly, the PG Mathematics also met the same fate. The inspection team 

of JU has pointed certain glaring deficiencies with regards to the abnormal 

strength of students as compared to few teachers in the department of 

mathematics. 

There is acute shortage of regular teachers as compared to the strength of 

students, said Prof. Dalip Singh Jamwal, Head JU’s inspection team. It would 

be mockery with PG courses if we accord approval when the college is short of 

basic infrastructure, said Prof Jamwal. 

When The Mandate tries to elicit view of Nutan Kumar Resutra, Principal 

GGM Science College, he preferred personal meeting in his chamber. Strangely, 

when this correspondent visited the college, the gatekeeper said “The principal 

has specifically instructed us not to allow this correspondent” 

Pak targets... 

the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir since October one. 

Six persons have been killed and 50 others including BSF jawan injured in 

Pakistani shelling and firing along LoC and IB in Jammu and Poonch districts 

in the ceasefire violations this month. 

There have been nine ceasefire violations along the LoC and eight along 

the IB in Jammu. These include seven in Poonch along LoC, eight along 

International Border in Jammu and two in Gulmarg sector of Kashmir. 

On October 6, Pakistan had violated the ceasefire thrice in Bhimber Gali, 

Kerni and Balakote-Mankote in Poonch district. 

On October 5, there were two ceasefire violations. Pakistani troops violated 

the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked and heavy firing and shelling in Arnia 

belt along IB in Jammu in which five persons were killed and 34 others were 

injured. 

There was another ceasefire violation during the day when Pakistani troops 

targeted forward India posts along LoC in Balnoie sub-sector of Poonch district. 

On October 4, Pakistani troops resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling 

along LoC in in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing equal retaliation 

from the Army. 

Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire four times on October 3 by shelling 

forward areas and villages along LoC and International Border in Gulamarg 

sector of Kashmir Valley and Poonch and Jammu sector in which a girl was 

killed and six persons were injured. 

On October 1 and 2, Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire twice along 

the LoC in Poonch district resulting in injuries to six persons. 

Pakistani troops had targeted civilian hamlets on October two, leaving six 

persons injured. 

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the shelling on civilian areas 

in Arnia belt. 

"They (the Pakistani leadership) have nothing else to speak, but only 

Kashmir. Whenever they go abroad, they try to raise only Kashmir issue, but 

every time they miserably fail to get international attention. The cross-border 

shelling is an indication of their frustration," he had said yesterday after meeting 

civilians injured in the shelling at the Government Medical College Hospital. 

"Either we are unable to understand Pakistan's motive behind the increase 

in the incidents of ceasefire violations or the internal situation in Pakistan is 

so bad that by targeting Indian side they want to divert the attention of their 

own people from their internal turmoil," he had said. 

DG BSF D K Pathak, who rushed to R S Pura on Monday and reviewed the 

situation, had said that he did not expect shelling on Eid day. 

BSF is professional force and will take retaliatory action, he had said. 

Last Lunar Eclipse of 2014 on Oct 8 

HYDERABAD, OCT 07: A total lunar eclipse, the second and last one of the year will 

occur tomorrow but star gazers in India can only witness its last stage as moon will be 

below the horizon during most of the eclipse. 

"The eclipse of moon will begin at 1:43 PM IST when it will enter the penumbral 

shadow of the Earth. The totality of the eclipse will begin at 3:54 PM and end at 7:05 

PM," Director Nehru Planetarium, Nehru Centre Mumbai Arvind Paranjpye told PTI. 

The maximum eclipse will be seen at 4:24 PM and the totality will end on 4:54 PM and 

the moon will leave the penumbra at 7:04 PM, he said. 

The first lunar eclipse of the year had occurred on April 15. 

A lunar eclipse takes place on the full moon night when sun, earth and the moon 

come on a straight line. 

Normally, during the full moon phase that takes place once every month, the moon 

passes slightly below or above the shadow of earth. 

This is because the plane in which the Moon orbits the earth is inclined by about 5 

degrees (red lines below). 

But on occasions, when moon passes through the shadow zone of the Earth (between 

blue lines), lunar eclipse is seen. 

The shadow of earth has two parts, the central dark part is called umbra and the 

lighter outer part is called penumbra. 

ACD... 

Mohammad Saroori, DC Kishtwar, SSP Kishtwar were also present and expressed 

their grief and sorrow over untimely death of ACD Kishtwar. 

Randhawa seeks people’s 

support for ‘Mission 44+’ 

JAMMU, OCT 7: To achieve the envisioned dream of ‘Mission 44+’, Bharatiya 

Janta Party (BJP) today held a meeting at Rajiv Basti of Gandhi Nagar Assembly 

segment. Led by senior leader of BJP, Vikram Singh Randhawa, the leaders 

held a threadbare discussion with the local inhabitants and expressed thanks 

to them for their support in the Lok Sabha elections, in which BJP got a seat 

from the Jammu segment. 

Randhawa in his address sought people’s support and assured people that 

their problems would be solved in the days to come; besides people also extended 

their support to achieve the Mission 44+ dream of the party. 

Among others who were present included, Vivek Patyal, Amit Gupta, Subash 

Chnader, Satish Kumar, Ashok Sharma, Beli Ram, Sohan Lal and others. 

Nokia's Chennai Factory to Be Shut Down From Nov 1 

NEW DELHI, OCT 07: Telecom gear maker Nokia today 

said that it will shut down its Chennai plant from November 

1 as Microsoft has terminated mobile purchase agreement 

from the the factory and it is left with no business. 

"Microsoft has informed Nokia that it will be terminating 

the manufacturing services defined in the agreement with 

effect from 1 November 2014. In absence of further orders 

from Microsoft, Nokia will suspend handset production 

at the Sriperumbudur facility from 1st November," Nokia 

said in a statement. 

In September 2013, Nokia announced it would sell its 

devices and services (D&S) business, including assets in 

India, to Microsoft for USD 7.2 billion by March 2014. 

The deal was completed on April 25 but Chennai facility 

could not be transferred to Microsoft because of legal 

issues related to tax demand by Indian government. 

Nokia started manufacturing in Chennai in January 2006 

and exported to markets including in the Middle East and 

Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand from there. 

In March, the Tamil Nadu government served a Rs 

2,400 crore notice on Nokia, saying the firm had also sold 

products from the Chennai plant in the domestic market 

instead of shipping them overseas. 

In a separate tax case, the Supreme Court had ordered 

Nokia India on March 14 to give a Rs 3,500 crore guarantee 

before it transfers the plant to Microsoft. 

As a consequence, Nokia entered into a transitional 

services agreement with Microsoft to address their immediate 

production needs and keep the factory operational. 

"Unfortunately, the continuing asset freeze imposed 

by the tax department prevents Nokia from exploring potential 

opportunities for the transfer of the factory to a 

successor to support the long term viability of the established, 

fully functional electronics manufacturing ecosystem," 

the statement said. 

Nokia said that it will be informing all stakeholders 

including the Labour Commissioner of the suspension. 

"As a responsible employer, Nokia is currently evaluating 

options to minimise the impact on existing employees 

at the manufacturing facility. It will share further information 

once details have been finalised," Nokia said. 

The exact number of employees at present in its 

Chennai factory could not be ascertained but in March 

out of 6,600 permanent employees, about 5000 had opted 

for Voluntary Retirement Scheme offered by Nokia. 

As the plant was locked in legal battle and was left out 

of the Nokia-Microsoft USD 7.2 billion deal, the 

Sriperumbudur unit became contract manufacturing unit. 

However, production at the unit has been dwindling, 

according to Nokia India Employees Union sources. 

Production declined from 13 million handsets per month 

to four million per month in March this year, besides majority 

of machinery was shifted to other manufacturing 

facilities of Nokia situated in countries like Vietnam, Union 

sources said. 

According to Union officials, 60 per cent of the employees 

working at the factory comprise women. The facility 

was also employing 10,000 people indirectly in the 

Sriperumbudur region. 

The plant became one of the landmarks in the 

Sriperumbudur industrial belt as it was one of the few 

companies apart from auto maker Hyundai Motor India to 

set up plant, employing large number of people. 

"Production of phones like Asha range have shifted 

to other countries and the plant which was operating in 

three shifts has come down to two shifts," Union sources 

said. 

The factory also witnessed tense moments post the 

deal with Microsoft as several employees who were working 

at the unit since it began operations in 2006 staged 

protests urging the management to include them on the 

payroll of Microsoft. 

About 3,000 employees affiliated to Nokia India 

Thozhilalargal Sangam (Nokia India Employees Union) 

staged a one-day fast in Chennai early this year, seeking 

to draw the attention of the central and state governments 

to their plight. 

Nokia India also offered 'Bridge initiative' offering 

consultancy services and employment outlook training 

besides providing the voluntary retirement scheme. 

Delegation of Veterinary Doctors from 

MVC, Chennai Calls on Vice President 

NEW DELHI OCT 07: A delegation of Veterinary doctors 

from Madras Veterinary College (MVC), 

Chennai, Tamil Nadu called on the Vice President of 

India Shri M. Hamid Ansari here today. The forty 

three membered delegation of veterinary doctors was 

led by Shri K.P. Ramalingam, Member of Parliament. 

They presented a Memento the Vice President. The 

Vice President interacted with the members of the 

delegation.These veterinary doctors are from 1972 

batch of Madras Veterinary College. They are at 

present on a seven days visit to North India from 

October 3-10, 2014. 

BJP sets up relief collection centre 

JAMMU, OCT 7: Relief Collection centre meant for 

flood affected people of Jammu and Kashmir was 

set up in Sainik Colony by I T Cell Co-Convener BJP 

Sanjeev Manmotra and his Party Colleagues. The 

said relief material collected at the centre included 

Atta, Rice, Cereals, Edible Oils, Sugar, Biscuits etc. 

The said material was today dispatched by 

Bharatiya Janta party, where from the said relief 

material will be distributed among the flood affected 

people. 

The said material was flagged off by The General 

Secretary (organization Bhartiya Janta Party) Ashok 

Koul and Sanjeev Sharma (spokes person) 

The prominent people present on the occasion 

were Sanjeev Manmotra, Jai Dev Rajwal, Advocate 

B S Jamwal, Dr A K Kharu, Parkash Singh, Kulbir 

Singh samyal, Kali Dass, Raj Singh, Vickey Sharma, 

Satpal Singh, Jagtar Singh and Others. 

Dr Jitendra Singh launches Product Developed Under CSIR 

NEW DELHI OCT 07: Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (I/c) Science and 

Technology & Earth Sciences today launched a broad spectrum Confocal Microscope 

developed under CSIR-New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (CSIR- 

NMITLI): A Unique Public -Private - Partnership (PPP) Programme here in New Delhi. 

Speaking on the occasion the Minister termed this occasion as a matter of pride for 

Indian Scientists. He said this project is an ideal and successful example of a hand in 

hand participation programme of a private industry and a publicly funded CSIR’s laboratory, 

that too in a very highly advanced technology area. This a humble beginning 

towards Prime Minister’s “Made in India and reach Global” strategy, he added. This is a 

first of its kind in India and is designed to make it affordable to the researchers. A few 

laboratories have already expressed their intention to procure the developed product. 

Praising the efforts of scientists in achieving this feet Dr Singh emphasized the need to 

connect the science with the economy and said in the absence of social relevance and 

economic viability any project can not last long hence we need to remove the blockages 

hampering such efforts. 

Dr Jitendra Singh said this developed product is unique and have multiple applications 

in Biomedical Imaging and analysis; Spectroscopic finger printing of samples with 

microscopic details; Structural analysis and Resonant scanning’s. 

Confocal Microscopes are used to obtain three dimensional features at microscopic 

level and play vital role in scientific understanding of nano-materials, biological objects 

etc. At present, these are only available at limited number of science laboratories in India 

due to their prohibitive cost. As science advances, Scientists want to also understand 

the spectroscopic behavior of materials and this can be achieved only using Broad 

Spectrum Confocal Microscope. The unique nature of supercontinuumlight makes spectral 

coverage for all forms of confocal microscopy and for fluorescence imaging over 

wide range of wavelength. Here, the confocal microscope is illuminated using a 

Supercontinuum Light Source. At the global level, there are only a few Supercontinuum 

Source manufacturers as well as Confocal Microscope manufacturers. While using the 

broadband source, the optics has to be carefully designed to take care of chromatic 

aberrations too. 

M/s Vinvish Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a Technopark Company at Thiruvananthapuram 

and CSIR - Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata have 

jointly undertaken the challenge under the CSIR-New Millennium Indian Technology 

Leadership Initiative (CSIR-NMITLI) Programme and indigenously designed and developed 

such a complex Broadband Confocal Microscope. The Supercontinuum Source 

uses patented photonic crystal fiber technology developed by CSIR-CGCRI,Kolkata. 

Only a handful all over the world has this capability and facilities. M/s Vinvish Technologies 

Pvt. Ltd. has used its optoelectronics and product design expertise to design and 

develop reflective type optical configuration for the Confocal Microscopy as well as the 

Supercontinuum Source and their complex integration. This is now a plug and play 

system, where advanced algorithms are integrated for smooth operation. 

Vinvish Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is engaged in design, development and manufacturing 

of high technology optoelectronic products like Fiber Lasers, Photo Dynamic Therapy 

Laser, various optoelectronic sources etc. 

Indian Economy to Grow by 6.4 Per Cent in 2015-16 : WB 

WASHINGTON, OCT 07: Indian economy, which accounts for 80 per cent of South 

Asia's output, is set to grow by 6.4 per cent in 2015-16 as against 5.6 per cent in 2014-15, 

the World Bank has said. 

With economic activity buoyed by expectations from the new elected government of 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "India is benefiting from a "Modi dividend"," the Bank 

said in its twice-a-year South Asia Economic Focus report yesterday. 

Over the next year or so economic growth should be supported by the recovering US 

economy that would provide a market for Indian merchandise and service exports, it said. 

"The outlook over the next years for South Asia indicates broad economic stability 

and a pick-up in growth with potential risks concentrated on the fiscal and structural 

reform side," said Martin Rama, Chief Economist for South Asia at the World Bank. 

"Future growth will increasingly depend on strong investment and export performance," 

he added. 

Private investment is expected to pick up thanks to the government's business orientation, 

and declining oil prices should boost private sector competitiveness. 

But economic reforms will be needed for India to achieve its full long-term growth 

potential, the report argued. 

The report said the region's economy will expand by a real 6 per cent in 2015 and by 

6.4 per cent in 2016 compared to 5.4 per cent this year, potentially making it the second 

fastest growing region in the world after East Asia and the Pacific. 

Other countries in the region are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, 

Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 

The Bank said India's long-term growth potential remains high due to favourable 

demographics, relatively high savings, and policies and efforts to improve skills and 

education, facilitate domestic market integration and incentivize manufacturing activities. 

In the medium term, with the economy still below potential and reforms on a gradualist 

path, growth is expected to accelerate from 5.6 per cent in 2015 to 6.4 per cent and 7 per 

cent in 2016 and 2017. 

From..... 

tration, and become investors in financing India's virtual and physical infrastructure 

build-out. He will particularly want them to replicate in India the tech eco-system that 

makes the US the world centre of innovation. 

Even through the dark years of the financial crisis, American companies have shone 

through and become the world’s most valuable companies: Google, Facebook, Apple, 

Twitter and more. 

All these have grown from a virtual space - the World Wide Web. India, in the same time, 

has created just one start-up that has grabbed comparable attention, Flipkart, and even 

that still dependent on both incomplete e-commerce laws and shabby physical infrastructure. 

The US, with its deep knowledge of these businesses, can help to upgrade our 

laws, systems, processes and education. 

The innovation culture will surely spill over into the Defence arena, further fortifying the 

partnership. Then can the two nations hope to operate a partnership of equals, and move 

from the current indifference and irritability to a true convergence of interests. 

(Manjeet Kripalani is the co-founder and executive director of Gateway House: Indian 

Council on Global Relations, Mumbai) 

Justice..... 

make up almost 54 percent of our nation. The speeches delivered on the floor of the 

house drew a distinct line between the rights of the rulers and a common man, discernibly 

defending the former and expanding the gap between the privileged and the downtrodden. 

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civic society and any departure from it, under 

any circumstances, lies under the auspices of there being no policy at all. Judges ought 

to be more learned than witty, more revered than plausible and more advised than confident. 

Above all, integrity is their position and proper virtue. Judges speak through their 

decisions. At this critical juncture in our history, amidst the violation of human rights, 

insecurities about the sovereignty of the country, atrocities of the ruling class and traces 

of an inevitable civil war, only the judiciary can carry out proper justice and give hope to 

many in society. 

The author is a retired army officer and a freelance writer. He can be reached at 

majyaminbutt@gmail.com 

Electrified.... 

unit of power, invariably used for lighting and charging a mobile phone. Thus, we 

need meaningful electricity service, not merely a wire connection to every household. 

(Rahul Tongia is a Non-resident Fellow at Brookings India, and adjunct professor at 

Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the Advisor to the Smart Grid Task Force, Government 

of India.)

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More than ten thousand people, in their traditional attire, participate to enter the event in 

Limca Book of World Record on the occasion of International Kullu Dusshera festival 2014 

Phelps Banned for Six Months, 

Out Of World Championship 


Michael Phelps, the 18-time 

Olympic swim champion 

arrested last week for drink 

driving, was banned for six 

months by USA Swimming 

and dropped from the 2015 

World Championships. 

Monday's punishments 

came six days after Phelps was 

apprehended by police in his 

hometown of Baltimore and 

charged with driving under the 

influence of alcohol, excessive 

speed and crossing the center 

line while driving inside a 

tunnel. 

On Sunday, Phelps said on 

Twitter that he would be taking 

a break from swimming and 

"take some time away to 

attend a program" for 

treatment of unspecified 

personal issues. 

In announcing sanctions 

against the Olympic 

superstar, USA Swimming 

executive director Chuck 

Wielgus said Phelps' 

actions required 

"significant consequences." 

"Michael has publicly 

acknowledged the impact of 

his decisions, his 

accountability especially due 

to his stature in the sport and 

the steps necessary for selfimprovement," 

Wielgus said. 

"We endorse and are here 

to fully support his personal 

development actions." 

The discipline meted out, 

which includes forfeiture of 

Phelps' funding from the 

federation for six months, is 

based on USA Swimming rules 

that prohibit conduct 

"detrimental to the image or 

reputation" of USA Swimming 

or the sport. 

Phelps will still be allowed 

to train with his club, but 

cannot compete in USA 

Swimming-sanctioned 

competitions through March 

6, 2015. 

According to the 

federation, Phelps has agreed 

that he will not represent the 

United States at the World 

Championships on August 2- 

9 in Kazan, Russia. 

The worlds were expected 

to provide a key measure of 

whether Phelps' comeback had 

him on course to challenge for 

more Olympic gold at Rio in 

2016. 

The 29-year-old retired 

after the 2012 London 

Olympics with a record 22 

Olympic medals, but launched 

a comeback earlier this year. 

He won three gold medals 

at the Pan Pacific 

Championships in late August 

in Australia to cement his place 

on the world championship 

team. 

Phelps said in his 

statement on social media on 

Sunday that he was entering a 

program "that will provide the 

help I need to better 

understand myself." 

He gave no further details 

of the issues he expected to 

deal with. 

Police say a breathalyzer 

administered after Phelps' 

arrest measured his blood 

alcohol level at .14, almost 

twice the legal limit of .08 in 

Maryland. 

Phelps' trial is scheduled 

for November 19. 

Ten years ago, Phelps 

pleaded guilty to driving while 

impaired in rural Maryland. He 

was sentenced to 18 months' 

probation and fined $250 for 

what he later described as an 

"isolated incident." 

He was under the 

microscope again in 2009 -- 

after his glittering eight-gold 

haul at the 2008 Beijing 

Olympics -- when a 

photograph of him apparently 

smoking a marijuana pipe was 

published in a British tabloid 

and went viral. 

India look to take upper hand against West Indies 

KOCHI: India will seek to 

reaffirm their supremacy in the 

shorter version of the game as 

they go into a five-match ODI 

series against an understrength 

West Indies here on 

Wednesday with the prime 

focus of preparing for the 

upcoming cricket World Cup. 

With five series victories 

against the Caribbean side, 

including three away series 

since 2006-07 under their belt, 

India would be looking to keep 

their winning record intact as 

they start the series as clear 

favourites. 

The hosts are expected to 

have little trouble against the 

lowly West Indians, who are 

further handicapped with 

mystery spinner Sunil Narine 

being withdrawn from the tour 

following his "illegal" bowling 

action reported during the 

Champions League T20. The 

Windies are also without their 

run machine Chris Gayle, 

whose absence will certainly 

dent their chances. 

While the threat of rain 

looms large over the first ODI 

tomorrow, the fans would be 

hoping to see the two teams in 

action. The home team will be 

keen to take a 1-0 lead at this 

ground where they dethroned 

Australia in January last year, 

before beating the West 

Indians last November at the 

same venue. 

The series is crucial to 

India's preparation to defend 

their World Cup title next year 

and the players will be looking 

to put up solid performances. 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led 

India are a well balanced side 

with both batsmen, barring the 

prolonged slump of Virat 

Kohli, and bowlers in good 

nick. Selectors have picked 

Murali Vijay in place of injured 

Rohit Sharma but it remains 

to be seen whether he or 

Ajinkya Rahane would open 

the innings with Shikhar 

Dhawan. 

For Virat Kohli, there 

won't be a better opportunity 

to get back into form. The 

middle-order looks strong with 

the likes of Suresh Raina, 

Ambati Rayudu and Dhoni in 

the ranks. 

In the bowling 

department, Mohit Sharma 

would be the one to watch out 

for as he has been progressing 

well under Dhoni for Chennai 

Super Kings. Bhuvneshwar 

Kumar, Mohammed Shami 

and Umesh Yadav complete 

the pace quartet for India with 

experienced Amit Mishra and 

Ravindra Jadeja manning the 

spin department. 

It would interesting to see 

if 19-year-old left-arm spinner 

Kuldeep Yadav is picked up 

in the playing eleven 

tomorrow. In contrast, the 

West Indians will have to play 

out of their skin if they want 

to make any impression. But 

they would certainly take 

confidence from their recent 

win against Bangladesh. 

At least seven out of 15 

West Indian players know the 

Indian conditions well, having 

played in the IPL and CLT20 

and that would obviously 

come in handy. 

Last November Darren 

Sammy made way for Dwayne 

Bravo as captain of the side in 

the first of their three match 

series, but Bravo had a 

nightmarish time. This time 

around, he must be planning 

things differently to counter 

the Indians at their own 

backyard. 

Bravo would be pinning his 

hopes on experienced players 

like Darren Sammy, Darren 

Bravo and Kieron Pollard to 

come good with the bat. With 

98 ODI wickets against his 

name, Jerome Taylor will be 

looking to reach the landmark 

of 100 wickets here itself. 

Taylor's return to the team has 

strengthened West Indian pace 

attack with the likes of Kemar 

Roach and Ravi Rampaul 

already in the line-up. 

NEW DELHI, OCT 07: Livid 

with detractors for casting 

aspersions on her 

achievements because of a 

dope-tainted past, Asian 

Games gold medallist discus 

thrower Seema Punia today 

said she has been "ill-treated" 

by authorities, including the 

national federation, for many 

years now. 

Seema, who won a gold 

in the just-concluded Incheon 

Games, said despite being a 

top performer for the 

country in the past 14 years, 

she received step-motherly 

treatment from the 

authorities. 

"I am a junior World 

Championships medallist. I 

have won medals in three 

successive Commonwealth 

Games (2006 to 2014) before 

I won a gold in Incheon. I have 

brought laurels for the country 

for the past more than a decade 

in my long career and I thought 

I deserved better treatment but 

I have been looked upon with 

suspicion whenever I have 

achieved something. This is 

not fair," 31-year-old told PTI 

in an interview. 

Seema was stripped off 

her gold medal in 2000 World 

Junior Championships in 

Santiago after testing positive 

for a banned stimulant -- 

pseudoephedrine -- though 

she had claimed at that time 

that it was due to a medicine 

she took for common cold 

while on her way to Chile from 

India. 

She was issued a warning 

but two years later, she won a 

bronze in the World Junior 

Championships in Jamaica. 

Later, she was embroiled in 

another doping controversy 

just before the 2006 Asian 

Games and she withdrew, 

citing "ill-health" of her father. 

"I will not look back and I 

hope to prove my detractors 

wrong. Now my ultimate 

target is winning a medal in 

2016 London Olympics and if 

I do that, I think my detractors 

will be silenced," said Punia, 

who returned home from 

South Korea yesterday. 

"I heard some people 

talking about whether I was 

tested before going to Glasgow 

CWG and Asian Games. But I 

want to ask how would 

government and the federation 

clear me without testing. I 

underwent testing by NADA 

before these two events. I gave 

the sample after returning 

from the United States training 

and then before the Asian 

Games." 

The Haryana-born 

athlete, who held the national 

record (64.84m) from 2004 to 

2012, said she had to train at 

home for the whole of last year 

after the NIS Patiala refused 

her request to accommodate 

her in a separate room along 

with her husband and coach 

Ankush Punia, also a former 

international discus thrower. 

"I requested the NIS to 

provide a separate 

accommodation with my 

husband inside the NIS as a 

few other athletes were doing 

the same there but the head of 

NIS said no. I and my husband 

were allotted separate rooms 

in the girls and boys hostels 

but my husband's room did 

not have an air conditioner. So, 

we left the NIS and trained the 

whole of 2013 at home in 

Meerut," said Seema who 

married Ankush in 2011. 

"I trained at the sixth 

battalion Police Training 

Centre in Meerut the whole of 

2013 and was deprived of topclass 

facilities in the country. 

Since, I had to train for myself 

outside the national camp I had 

to spend a lot of money. It was 

really hard for me as I earned 

just over Rs 30,000 and my 

husband is not working," she 

said. 

Seema, a Haryana Police 

sub-inspector, said even the 

Athletics Federation of India 

did not treat her well as on 

two occasions, she was left 

out of international events 

despite finishing on top in the 

trials. 

"First in 2007, I was not 

taken to Asian 

Championships in Jordan 

despite finishing first in the 

selection trials while other 

athletes who finished behind 

me took part." 

Seema also lamented the 

apathy of Haryana 

government which did not 

fulfil its promise of promotion 

to her. 

"After I won the bronze 

in 2010 Commonwealth, the 

Haryana government 

promised to give promotion 

but nothing happened and 

now I have to see whether I 

can get a promotion after 

winning the gold in Inchoen." 

The new star of Indian 

athletics was, however, all 

praise for the Sports Authority 

of India and Mittal 

Champions Trust head 

Manisha Malhotra for helping 

her financially in her foreign 

training trips. 

"I was earlier sponsored 

by Mittal Champions Trust 

but it has now stopped 

sponsoring athletes. But its 

head Manisha Malhotra spent 

money from her own pocket 

for my foreign training in 2011 

and I am really grateful to her. 

"SAI sent me for training 

in the United States before the 

2012 London Olympics and 

then for three months before 

Glasgow Commonwealth 

Games," she said. 

Combo image: From left, Meijo University Prof. Isamu Akasaki, 85, 

Nagoya University Prof. Hiroshi Amano, 54, Meijo and Shuji 

Nakamura, 60, of the University of California at Santa Barbara, U.S.A. 

The three Japanese scientists won Nobel Prize in physics for the 

invention of blue light-emitting diodes — a new energy efficient and 

environment-friendly light source. 

It was right decision to play in Asian Games: Sania Mirza 

HYDERABAD: Indian tennis 

star Sania Mirza, who won a 

gold and bronze at 17th Asian 

Games in Incheon, said it was 

a right decision to participate 

in the event. 

"Every time I win for the 

country it is special. I said that 

before going that the 

expectations were not very high 

because we were not going with 

our best team. One person 

cannot win you a match because 

it is a team event," Sania told 

the media here. 

"But every one supported 

each other very well and it feels 

great to come back with a gold 

and a bronze, it feels great to 

come back with two medals 

and it was my fourth Asian 

Games, so it feels great to 

come back with eight medals. 

Every time that flag goes up 

its special. I think it was the 

right decision to go there and 

the medal has made it good," 

she added. 

Sania further said that she 

was in best of her form during 

the tournament. 

"I have been able to peak 

at the right time. Every time is 

the right time but to peak at 

the Asian Games feels good," 

she added. 

The Indian tennis ace had 

partnered with Saketh 

Myneni to beat China's Hsien 

Yin Peng and Hao Ching Chan 

and win gold in the doubles 

tournament. She won bronze 

in women's doubles with 

Prarthana Thombare. 

ICC announces 

'Matua Wines' 

as official World 

Cup partner 

DUBAI: With just over four 

months left for the cricket World 

Cup to commence, the 

International Cricket Council 

(ICC) on Tuesday announced 

'Matua Wines', a wine brand based 

in New Zealand, as the official 

partner for the 2015 showpiece 

event in February-March. 

As part of the deal, Matua 

products will be supplied at 

all venues in New Zealand and 

it will also be the official wine 

in the Kiwi land during the 

course of the mega event. 

Commenting on the new 

partnership, ICC General 

Manager - Commercial, 

Campbell Jamieson, said: 

"The ICC is delighted to 

welcome Matua on board as 

an Official Wine Partner in 

New Zealand. 

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Tourism, Shripad Yesso 

Naik releasing a set of commemorative coins of Rs.100 and Rs.5, at the inaugural 

function of Centenary Commemoration of Begum Akhtar, in New Delhi. 

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08-10-2014

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