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PM MUST RETURN TO 

COUNTRY INSTEAD OF TOURING 

THE WORLD: SITARAMYECHURY 

government about a number 

of issues. He asked the 

PM to return to country 

first instead of touring the 

world. 

A mega rally was organized 

by CPI(M) at Freedom 

Park on Monday. The 

rally a large gathering of 

about 5000 people from 

different districts of Karnataka 

coming together 

for the rally. The dias was 

Chief Minister Siddharamaiah 

flagged off a 20-day 

agriculture campaign at 

VidhanaSoudha on Monday. 

Present at the flagging 

off ceremony were Minister 

for Information and 

Public Relations, Roshan- 

Baig and Social Welfare 

BOOK DISTRIBUTION 

DRIVE BY BBMP 

share by top CPI(M) leaders 

SitaramYechury General 

Secretary of Communist 

Party of India (CPI), S. Sudhakar 

Reddy, Chief Secretary, 

Krishna Chakravarti.. 

When a youth in participating 

in the rally said, 

“We the youngsters want 

alternative politics and are 

bored of the traditional 

politics in the country as 

well as in the State.” 

SitaramYechury addressed 

the gathering and 

questioned the central 

While addressing the 

gathering, he said, “Only 

left parties can bring solution 

to the nation. People 

have seen enough of Congress 

and BJP for many 

years and who have given 

nothing to the country. 

Only left parties can bring 

in the changes that Indians 

want to see.” 

He added that the political 

morality in the country 

for the past many years 

has been destroyed by 

the communal parties and 

that only left parties could 

maintain the political morality 

in the country. 

SitaramYechury 

slammed Modi government 

saying that the BJP 

government did not fulfill 

the promise it made to 

CM FLAGGS OFF 

Minister H. Anjaneya and 

Minister of agriculture for 

state Krishna Byre Gowda 

and Minister for energy, D 

K Shivakumar. 

The state which experienced 

severe drought this 

summer saw a high number 

of farmer suicides. 

The campaign comes as 

ray of hope to many farmers 

who have been victims 

of drought and ignorance. 

The campaign is well 

planned with an amount 

of Rs. 75 lakh put into 

planning and execution 

the people. Talking about 

black money he said, 

“One of the main election 

promises of BJP was about 

bringing back all the black 

money within six months 

of their ruling. But nothing 

happened even after 

two years. They celebrated 

the completion of two successful 

years of their government.” 

He said with the Uttar 

Pradesh election round 

the corner, the communal 

activities too are increasing. 

In his speech, while 

talking about the need for 

job opportunities in the 

country he said the current 

government promised 

about one crore job 

opportunities but by 2015 

only one lakh 35 thousand 

jobs were provided. 

Yechury also spoke 

about the rising prices of 

pulses and lentils. 

During the campaign, 

interactive sessions would 

be organised where a 

team of officials and agri- 

AGRICULTURE CAMPAIGN 

of the programme. A time cultural scientists will interact 

table has been drawn out 

with farmers in ev- 

to cover a total of 30 districts 

ery Gram Panchayat. The 

across Karnataka in farmers would be given 

20 days and will campaign information on increasing 

for two days in every Gram production, cost reduction 

Panchayat 

on small lands. 

Students of BBMP schools at Kodandarampura 

in Malleswaram were given free 

text books and note books. Chairman of 

Education Standing Committee, K Nagabhushan 

and another committee Chairperson 

Padmavathi distributed the books 

to encourage students. 

In the recent SSLC and PUC results, 

BBMP had 23 SSLC students and 78 PUC 

students have scored above 85 percent in 

the exams. BBMP has been making efforts 

to encourage children from the economically 

week sections to join BBMP schools. 

The main aim of this 

campaign is to spread 

awareness about profitable 

agriculture and integrated 

agriculture.Departments 

like agriculture, 

horticultural, fisheries, tax 

department are part of the 

campaign. Part of the team 

that will travel across Karnataka 

are Scientists from 

agriculture universities , 

representatives of organisations 

providing loans. 

These representatives will 

encourage farmers to take 

up other supplementary 

occupationsapart farming. 

The campaign has adopted 

modern ways to 

have a larger reach and 

make this programme a 

success. Some of them are: 

• Interactive sessions with 

agriculture scrietists will 

be held 

• Pamphlets with information 

on various benefits 

available from different 

departments for farmers 

would distributed 

• Documentary films will 

be screened 

• Successful farmers will 

share their experiences 

• Exhibitions will be organised 

Is another protest on cards by the Police? 

Rumors of the police 

constables going on 

strike again are making 

rounds. With the police 

mass leave strike going 

unsuccessful on June 4, 

the constabulary is reportedly 

planning for 

another protest on July 

4. 

The State constabulary 

has decided to go 

on a hunger strike on 

July 4 and would continue 

doing so till their 

demands are met by the 

government. A head 

constable said that the 

government invoked 

ESMA (Essential Services 

Maintenance Act) 

and that led to the failure 

of the proposed 

strike on June 4. 

Home Minister G. 

It is also said that 

they are thinking of 

not using their personal 

mobile phones and 

vehicles for official 

purpose after July 4 

and that would impact 

their functioning which 

would force the government 

to rethink on 

the constabulary’s demands. 

Shashidhar Venugopal, 

founder of Akhila 

Karnataka Police Mahasangha 

and the alleged 

mastermind behind 

the June 4 strike 

by the policemen reportedly 

launched the 

campaign early last 

month with fiery and 

highly emotional messages 

that instigated 

thousands of constables 

to sign up for one 

day mass leave. He had 

called it the Sepoy Mutiny. 

Parameshwara yesterday 

said, all the demands 

which have no 

financial commitments 

will be fulfilled in the 

next one week. “The demands 

which require financial 

support will be 

met by the next one to 

one-and-a-half months. 

Demands which include 

financial support will 

be resolved after discussing 

issues with the 

Finance Department,” 

the Home Minister said. 

Former chief minister 

and BJP state president, 

B. S. Yeddyurappa who 

bawled out heavily on 

the government earlier 

said that the repression 

against Akhila Karnataka 

Police Mahasabha 

and arresting its President 

Shashidhar Venugopal 

and slapping sedition 

charge against him 

was gratuitious. The 

issue could have been 

handled effectively by 

inviting the office-bearers 

of the Mahasabha 

for talks and finding a 

solution to the problems 

faced by the police 

personnel. 

Children participated in painting and drawing competition held at Freedom Park by 

BBMP on Monday. The event was part of Swachh Bharat initiative. BBMP Mayor Manjunath 

Reddy was the Chief Guest at the even. 

From Judge to Author 

The advocates association 

Bengaluru on 6th of 

June had a book released by 

Mr. Justice V Gopala Gowda, 

Judge of Supreme Court of 

India and written by Mr. 

Justice HN Nagamohan 

Das who is a former judge 

of high court of Karnataka 

and a senior advocate 

of Supreme Court of India. 

The book “Challenges to 

the Constitution”, which 

has multicultural aspects of 

life and law. The book deals 

with general importance 

to students of law, jurists, 

lawyers and justice. The 

guidance for the book was 

by Justice HL Dattu former 

chief justice of India. The 

event took place at High 

Court Unit, AAB Hall Bengaluru. 

The pressure finally got 

to her! Anupama Shenoy resigns 

Review of the sub-division 

of the district 

of Bellary SP Anupama 

Shenoy is back again in 

news. A day after her 

resignation, Kudligi 

Deputy Superintendent 

of Police Anupama Shenoy’s 

took social networking 

site in twirl 

in what seems like a 

‘rebellion’ of sorts. Of 

the two photos Shenoy 

posted on the site. One 

of them read “When injustice 

becomes law, rebellion 

becomes duty.” 

Shenoy resigned from 

her post on Saturday 

citing personal reasons, 

but there seems to be 

no dearth in suspicions 

that she resigned owing 

to pressure from the liquor 

mafia. Shenoy was 

under pressure from the 

liquor lobby reportedly 

operating with the help 

the support of local politicians, 

police and excise 

officials. A group of 

people staged protests 

against Shenoy last 

week, for taking three 

persons into preventive 

detention and producing 

them before the taluk 

magistrate. She had 

instructed a liquor shop 

owner not to go ahead 

with extension work, 

which would block the 

road leading to Ambedkar 

Bhavan, failing of 

which, she arrested the 

owner and two others. 

Shenoy, a 2010-batch 

officer, was also in the 

forefront of cracking 

down on liquor and 

sand mafia in her jurisdiction. 

The reason for 

her sudden resignation 

is not clear yet. 

The arrest had angered 

the congress party. 

Veerendra Kumar, 

Congress leader and 

owner of liquor shops 

was granted some land 

for construction next to 

Ambedkar Bhavan near 

Kudligi bus stand. However, 

the leaders of a 

Dalit organization, who 

were against the allocation, 

complained to her. 

Shenoy had asked 

building owners to resume 

construction activity 

only after it was 

proved whether construction 

of the building 

was being carried 

out on land owned by 

Kumar. 

Shenoy’s parents and 

younger brother have 

been quoted as saying 

that she resigned due 

to pressure from liquor 

lobby, senior and subordinate 

officials for 

taking action against 

illegal liquor. The resignation 

letter of Anupama 

Shenoy was just a 4 

line letter.

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GREEN CRUSADERS 

Bengaluru went all tion members aim at plantingatleast500 

saplings in Talking to CH,Sashi Kala, 

safeguard them”. 

out to make this 

World Environment Day the coming days to increase a resident of Shantinagar 

a memorable experience. the green cover in the area. and a member of SRWA 

Bengalureans have not lost The association has been said, “We, the residents 

hopes in the city’s ability to actively involved in spreading 

awareness about waste group to take care of our 

of Shantinagar formed a 

bounce back as the Garden 

City of India. In the early management and keeping own locality. We come forward 

to take solve all the 

morning hours of Sunday, the area clean. 

a group of people including 

the elderly and children 

When one of the members 

was asked about the The association has 

problems in the area.” 

were seen planting saplings 

post-planting activities, he around 500 members including 

women and chil- 

in Shantinagar. They were 

said, “plants will be planted 

members of Shantinagar 

close to any house where dren. The youngest members 

of the association 

Residence Welfare Association 

(SRWA) contributed 

there is empty place. Occupants 

of houses where the were invited by the association 

to witness the activity 

their bit to the ‘World Environment 

Day’. The associa- 

plants are planted are supposed 

to pour water and and learn. 

Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot Interacts 

with NGO’s for the Differently Abled 

Department of empowerment 

of persons with 

Disabilities under the Ministry 

of Social Justice and 

Empowerment organized 

their fourth ZonalCo ordination 

committee meeting 

and NGO`s Interaction session 

in Bengaluru on Monday. 

Chief Guest at the event 

was, Minister of Social Justice 

and empowerment, 

ThaawarchandGehlot. The 

event was organised to give 

a platform for NGO’s working 

for the differently abled 

to discuss their difficulties 

and challenges and solutions 

with the concerned 

WAS DISCUSSING CRICKET 

MATCH NOT RS SEATS: B.R. PATIL 

B.R. Patil, told media 

that he would file a defamation 

case against the 

two TV channels that telecast 

the sting operation 

showing RS seat trading 

for money. 

B.P. Patil who was 

shown in the recent sting 

operations carried out by 

a TV news channel, told 

media that he was only 

talking about a cricket 

match in the video. 

The senior politician 

said he has 40 years of experience 

in politics that he 

has been thrice in Karnataka 

Legislative Assembly. 

He added that he was not 

after money 

He said that some unwanted 

elements were trying 

to spoil his name. 

Giving his version of 

what happened on the 

day the sting operation 

was carried out, he said, 

“I went to hotel to have 

coffee with my friends after 

attending the “World 

Social Firm” meeting. It 

was a coincidence that I 

met YashwantSinha and 

Venkaiah Naidu of BJP. We 

were having tea together 

when a man joined us for 

tea. I guess his name was 

Sushanth. We were actually 

speaking about cricket 

match. We never spoke 

anything about money and 

vote.” 

departments and the Ministers. 

Present at the event also 

were, Umashree, Minister 

for WCD, Empowerment of 

Differently Abled and Senior 

Citizens, Dr.VinodAggarwal, 

secretary, DEPwD 

and Chairperson, Rehabilitation 

Council of India and 

S.K. Srivastava, Secretary, 

Rehabilitation Council of 

India. 

Differently abled children 

performed for the participants 

on stage. Minister 

ThaawarchandGehlot appreciated 

the efforts of the 

performers and congratulated 

them. 

He accused the TV channels 

of flashed that news 

without any proof. 

A few days ago, B.R. 

Patil protested infront of 

VidhanaSoudha against 

the sting operation that 

rocked the political circles 

in the country. 

KSRTC preserves its last memory 

Karnataka State Road 

Transport Corporation 

exhibited its oldest bus 

for the public viewing. 

The red antique bus 

stands proudly in front 

of the KSRTC head office 

in Shantinagar. The bus 

was named as ‘Sri Banshankari 

Bus’ 

Managing Director of 

KSRTC, RajendraKumar- 

Kataria’s wish of bringing 

Sri Banshankari Bus 

to the KSRTC head office 

was fulfilled on Saturday. 

The oldest bus of the 

Karnataka made for an 

amazing exhibit. Painted 

in red with KSRTC logo 

on it, the bus takes you 

back in time. Passersby 

stand and watch the antique 

piece in awe. 

RamMurthi, Deputy 

Workers Manager, KS- 

RTC explained the history 

of the bus. The bus 

was manufactured in 

Canada in 1947. Bedford 

Company in Canada 

built the bus and 

fitted it with Perkins 

P6 engine. 

Initially, the bus 

was with the Bombay 

State Road Transport 

Department (now-Corporation). 

One of the 

north Karnataka districts,Bijapur 

was with 

the Bombay region 

at that time. Later, 

when Bijapur district 

became part of Karnataka, 

the bus became 

the property of Mysore 

State Road Transport 

Corporation. 

Mr. RamMurthi said 

that the bus was in operation 

till 20 years 

back in North Karnataka. 

When the bus could 

no more be used, it was 

brought to the Mejestic 

Depot and later to its 

present destination. 


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Remembering Devaraj Urs 

Observing D. Devaraj 

Urs’ 34th Death Anniversary, 

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah 

garlanded the 

congress leader’s portrait 

at Vidhana Soudha on Monday. 

Also present at the 

ceremony were Minister 

for Information and Public 

Relations, Roshan Baig and 

Social Welfare Minister H. 

Anjaneya. 

D. Devaraj Urs is one of 

the longest serving Chief 

Ministers of Karnataka. 

He was an Indian National 

Congress party leader who 

served two terms as the 8th 

Chief Minister of Karnataka. 

D. Devaraj Urs was one of 

Karnataka’s greatest social 

reformers. He spearheaded 

a land reform in which the 

Truck rams into 

tiller of the land became 

the owner. The leader is 

remembered for his contributions 

towards education 

of people belonging to backward 

classes, for absorbing 

16,000 unemployed graduates 

in the stipendiary 

scheme, for abolition of 

bonded labour in the state 

and for renaming Mysore as 

Karnataka. 

divider, driver flees 

Bengaluru: A speeding 

milk truck on outer ring 

road had rammed into the 

divider in the wee hours of 

Monday. No causalities were 

reported. The Cat’s eye reflectors 

which weren’t on 

the road or the road dividers 

could be one of the reasons 

of the crash. When the 

‘CH’ team reached the spot 

the traffic police said the 

driver had fled the scene. 

Accidents have become 

sure shot events in the outer 

ring road these days. 

Even in the broad day light, 

the number of accidents is 

on rise in the silicon city. 

The cabs and trucks travelling 

on the outer ring road, 

airport roads have become 

a menace to the public for 

their reckless driving. 

RTO officials and traffic 

police have to keep a check 

on these speeding vehicles 

and violators at night. The 

interceptors are present 

only during the day hours 

and at nights; there is nothing 

to keep in check these 

offenders. 

Another protest by police? 

Rumors of the police constables 

going on strike again 

is making rounds, With the 

police mass leave strike going 

unsuccessful on June 4, 

the constabulary is reportedly 

planning for another 

protest on July 4. the State 

constabulary has decided to 

go on a hunger strike on July 

4 and would continue doing 

so till their demands are 

met by the government. A 

head constable said that the 

government invoked ESMA 

and that led to the failure 

of the proposed strike on 

June 4. It is also said that 

they are thinking of not using 

their personal mobile 

phones and vehicles for 

official purpose after July 4 

and that would impact their 

functioning which would 

force the government to rethink 

on the constabulary’s 

demands. 

Offenders arrested 

for 9lakh worth robbery 

Two habitual offenders were arrested 

and loot worth 9 lac was recovered from 

them on Sunday late night, June 5. The 

central division of city police have arrested 

Mohammed Jabiyuddin (32) and Mohinuddin 

Pattekar (30), and recovered 310 

grams of gold and two vehicles. The offenders 

were involved in several criminal cases 

like housebreaking, vehicle theft, chain 

snatching and others. Interestingly, the 

offenders had allegedly stolen their own 

lawyer’s bike after they approached him to 

fight their cases. 

The offenders were involved in several 

cases lodged at JP Nagar, KG Halli, Banashankari 

and other police stations.

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NATION 

Grenade attack injures 

five in Pulwama 

About Five security personnel 

were injured in a grenade 

attack in Pulwama, South 

Kashmir this afternoon. 

The attack on the security 

personnel reportedly took 

place near RajporaChowk at 

around noon. 

In Anantnag, two major 

attacks took place last week 

within 24 hours, leading to the 

death of three BSF jawans and 

two policemen. 

Light drizzle in 

Delhi, Mercury 

dips to 40.3 deg C 

(PTI) After a scorching 

hot day, Delhiites experienced 

some respite this 

evening as a duststorm 

accompanied by drizzle 

brought the mercury down 

by 2.3 degrees Celsius. 

The Safdarjung observatory, 

whose reading is 

considered as the official 

figure for the city, recorded 

the maximum temperature 

of 40.3 degrees Celsius, 

normal for this time of the 

year while the minimum 

temperature settled at 

30.2 degrees Celsius, three 

notches above the season’s 

average, said a MeT department 

official. 

The Palam observatory 

registered a maximum 

temperature of 43.2 degrees 

Celsius, the official 

said.Humidity level in air 

oscillated between 66 and 

41 per cent. 

MeT office has predicted 

the possibility of 

dust storms and thunder 

storms towards tomorrow 

afternoon and evening. 

Bedi bans use of 

siren in cars, CM 

endorses it 

(PTI) Lt Governor 

KiranBedi has banned the 

use of siren in cars of VIPs 

in Puducherry and got the 

backing of Chief Minister 

V Narayanasamy who said 

it was aimed at making the 

union territory “prosperous”. 

However, emergency 

services like ambulances 

and fire service vehicles 

would be exempted from 

the restriction on the use of 

sirens. 

Narayanasamy, who took 

oath as chief minister today, 

said the goal of the Lt 

Governor as well as his is a 

prosperous Puducherry. 

Asked whether Bedi was 

projecting herself as a ‘super 

CM’, he said, “The goal 

of the LG is a prosperous 

Puducherry, our aim is also 

the same. There is no clash 

of status, we don’t have any 

vested interest. We want 

public service to be done. 

I have told the media that 

I will not use government 

vehicle. It is my personal 

wish and it is for my cabinet 

colleagues to decide on 

that basis.” 

The Lt Governor had also 

directed that no special 

privileges would be accorded 

for cars of VIPs such as 

stopping of traffic, so that 

people’s right to freedom of 

movement is not hindered 

in any manner. She further 

directed traffic police to ensure 

that sufficient number 

of personnel are present for 

regulating traffic without 

halting it or inconveniencing 

commuters. 

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JUNGLE RAJ IN MODI RAJ: KEJRIWAL 

Delhi Chief Minister 

Arvind Kejriwal said that 

there is “complete jungle 

raj” in the national capital, 

accusing Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi and 

Lt Governor Najeeb Jung 

of “failing to control deteriorating 

law and order”. 

Referring to the case 

of murder of a 50-yearold 

woman and her two 

daughters at their residence 

in North-East 

Delhi’s Brahmapuri area 

yesterday, he urged both 

the PM and the LG to 

do “something (to control 

crime)”, saying that 

“(see) what is happening 

in Delhi”. 

“Complete jungle raj 

in Del. LG/Modi ji failed 

miserably. What have 

they done to control deteriorating 

law n order?” 

tweeted the AAP CM. 

In a series of tweets 

“This is 2 years of Modi 

raj,” he said, referring to 

the murder case. 

In another tweet, he 

said, “LG sahib/ Modi ji, 

please do something. Ye 

delhi mein kya ho raha 

hai (what is happening 

in Delhi).” 

AAP has been demanding 

that the control 

over Delhi Police be 

handed over to the Delhi 

government, which 

directly reports to the 

Union Home Ministry 

currently. 

Last month, the Delhi 

government had released 

a draft bill on full 

statehood to Delhi, seeking 

to bring police, land, 

municipal corporations 

and bureaucracy under 

its control, and kept its 

ears open to the public 

as well. 

Kejriwal had slammed 

Delhi Police following 

the murder of 19-yearold 

Meenakshi who was 

stabbed to death in Central 

Delhi’s Anand Prabat 

area in July last year. 

“The law and order 

situation is deteriorating 

in Delhi every day. Delhi 

Police comes under the 

Prime Minister. Either 

he should do something 

or Delhi Police should 

be handed over to the 

Delhi government,” he 

had said after meeting 

Meenakshi’s family 

members. 

He had also said, “If 

the police are not answerable 

to the Delhi 

government then how 

will it be held accountable? 

Right now, Delhi 

Police is a law unto itself. 

MIZORAM GOVT TO HAND OVER JASJIT 

SINGH CASE TO CBI 

The Mizoram government 

has completed all 

the formalities to hand 

over the sensational 

dacoity case, allegedly 

involving suspended 

Commandant of the 39th 

Assam Rifles Colonel 

Jasjit Singh, to the CBI, 

state Home minister R 

Lalzirliana said. 

Citing the reasons for 

its willingness to hand 

over the case to the CBI, 

the minister told at a 

press conference that 

the case has national 

as well as international 

implications as gold 

smuggling racket was at 

the root-cause of the dacoity. 

Lack of modern scientific 

technology and 

equipment were also obstructions 

to the investigation 

as the state police 

do not have a polygraph 

or lie-detector machine, 

he said. 

“Rumours of involvement 

of highly-placed 

people in the case and 

also Col. Singh’s refusal 

to confess, may force us 

to hand over the case to 

the CBI,” added Lalzirliana. 

The state government, 

he said, would convey its 

decision about the case 

to the CBI during this 

week. 

“Even if the CBI agrees 

to take up the investigation, 

the state police 

would give full co-operation 

to the premier investigating 

agency and 

also continue with the 

investigation till the case 

is officially 

handed over 

to the CBI,” 

he said. 

13 people, 

including 

Colonel 

Singh, eight 

Assam Rifles 

personnel 

and four 

civilians 

have been 

arrested by 

the Special 

Investigation 

Team 

(SIT) in connection 

with the case, 

the minister said. 

A vehicle carrying 

52 smuggled gold bars 

worth Rs 14.5crore was 

waylaid on the outskirts 

of Aizawl on December 

14 last by suspected Assam 

Rifles personnel. 

The owner and driver 

of the vehicle C. Lalnunfela 

lodged an FIR on 

April 21 against which a 

criminal case was registered 

at Kulikawn Police 

Station in Aizawl. 

JAIL FOR 5 PERSONS IN DANISH WOMAN 

GANG RAPE CASE 

New Delhi: A Delhi 

court today convicted 

five persons for gang 

raping, robbing and kidnapping 

a 52-year-old 

Danish woman here in 

2014. 

After pronouncing 

the order, Additional 

Sessions Judge Ramesh 

Kumar fixed June 9 for 

hearing arguments on 

the quantum of sentence 

in the case. 

“All accused are held 

guilty for all offences,” 

the judge said. 

The judge convicted 

them for the offences 

under sections 376 (D) 

(gang rape), 395 (dacoity), 

366 (kidnapping), 

342 (wrongful confinement), 

506 (criminal 

intimidation) and 34 

(common intention) of 

IPC. 

The convicts, Mahendra 

alias Ganja (27), Mohammed 

Raja (23), Raju 

(24), Arjun (22), Raju 

Chakka (23) were present 

in the court. 

Under the new law for 

gang rape, an offender 

can be sentenced to rigorous 

imprisonment for 

a term which shall not be 

less than 20 years, but 

which may extend to life. 

According to the prosecution, 

the five, all vagabonds, 

had robbed and 

gang raped the Danish 

tourist at knife-point on 

the night of January 14, 

2014, after leading her 

to a secluded spot close 

to the Divisional Railway 

Officers’ Club near New 

Delhi Railway Station. 

During the hearing, 

the court was informed 

that the defence counsel 

had challenged its previous 

order dismissing a 

plea seeking to examine 

some doctors as witnesses 

on the potency issue 

of the sixth accused, 

56-year-old Shyam Lal 

who died in February 

this year. 

The court, however, 

said nowhere in the application 

it was mentioned 

that the proceedings 

of this court had 

been stayed by the Delhi 

High Court. 

“Hence, this court is 

not barred from passing 

the order,” the judge 

said. 

Three other accused 

in the case are juveniles 

and the inquiry against 

them is in progress before 

the Juvenile Justice 

Board. 

The prosecution had 

examined 27 witnesses 

in support of its case 

while the convicts had 

opted not to lead any evidence. 

The convicts had 

claimed that a day prior 

to the incident on January 

14, 2014, they had 

hired a prostitute and 

had physical relations 

with her while rejecting 

the charges levelled 

against them. 

TENSION IN DADRI AFTER REPORT SAYS IT WAS 

BEEF THAT WAS SLAUGHTERED 

DADRI (UTTAR 

PRADESH)-The sample 

of food which was 

collected from the 

Mohammed Akhlaq’s 

house has come out 

and report given to 

court says sample has 

established beef was 

involved. 

Nine months after 

Mohammed Akhlaq 

was killed by a mob 

on the suspicion that 

his family and he 

were eating beef in 

their home, hundreds 

of villagers near his 

house say they must 

meet this evening to 

demand that a police 

case be filed for cow 

slaughter against Mr 

Akhlaq’s relatives. 

To prevent that call 

for a mahapanchayat, 

the police have said Section 

144 is in effect now 

in Dadri. 

The conclave is a 

must, said local BJP 

leader Sanjay Rana, 

whose son Vishal, is 

among those linked by 

the police to the murder 

of Mr Akhlaq. 

Dadri in Uttar 

Pradesh is located just 

50 km from Delhi. The 

police and administration 

are already tense 

about a new movement 

called by the Jats that is 

demanding that affirmative 

action policies apply 

to them just as they do 

to castes considered socially 

backward. 

Last year, on September 

28 a mob of people 

forced their way into Mr 

Akhlaq’s home, beat the 

56-year-old to death, 

and dragged his body 

out onto the street. Last 

week, a lab report said 

that meat collected from 

the scene of the crime 

had been established as 

that of “cow or its progeny”. 

The report contradicted 

an earlier document 

which stated the sample 

was of mutton. 

Chief Minister Akhilesh 

Yadav has questioned 

the authority of 

the new report submitted 

by the police 

in court, and has 

stressed that what is 

important is punishing 

a mob that killed 

a man, irrespective of 

its motive. 

Villagers in Bisada, 

home to about 400 

Hindu and 25 Muslim 

families, however, 

say the new 

report proves that 

Mr Akhlaq’s family 

must be investigated 

for cow slaughter, 

which is illegal in Uttar 

Pradesh, though the 

possession of beef is not. 

It was the announcement 

by a priest over 

temple loudspeakers 

that Mr Akhlaq had 

butchered a cow and 

that his wife was cooking 

beef for dinner 

brought a sudden end 

to the village’s long-held 

tradition of tolerance. 



MODI MONITORING PROGRESS OF 

MOPA AIRPORT, SECOND ONE IN GOA 

Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi has been 

regularly monitoring the 

work on the proposed 

International Airport 

at Mopa village in the 

state, Goa Chief Minister 

Laxmikant Parsekar said 

today. 

“We have plans to lay 

the foundation stone for 

Mopa International airport 

in the first week of 

September along with 

the Electronic City at 

Tuem (in North Goa) by 


Modi,” Parsekar told 

sources. 

The Chief Minister 

said Modi is monitoring, 

every month, the development 

with regard to 

construction and progress 

of the proposed airport. 

“Our (Mopa) Greenfield 

international airport 

is one of the flagship 

projects of his (Modi). 

He is continuously monitoring 

it (the project),” 

Parsekar said. 

He further said his 

government has reached 

the fag end of the bidding 

process and successful 

bidder would be 

announced soon. 

“The work on Mopa 

airport will be on schedule. 

The first phase will 

be commissioned exactly 

after three years of 

laying the foundation 

stone. If we lay the foundation 

stone in 2016, the 

first plane will land here 

in 2019,” Parsekar added. 

The International airport 

at Mopa would be 

the second such facility 

in the coastal state after 

the existing Dabolim 

airport, which is located 

in South Goa, around 40 

kms from here. 

MISUSE OF AFSPA WAS NOT FOUND 

IN NORTH EAST: EASTERN ARMY LIEU- 

TENANT GENERAL 

Defending the imposition 

of the controversial 

Armed Forces Special 

Powers Act (AFSPA) in 

the North East, the Army 

today said there were no 

recent cases of misuse of 

the law in the region. 

“In Eastern Command, 

during the time I have 

spent here, there has not 

been a single incident 

which has been reported 

where AFSPA has not 

been used for the right 

reason,” Eastern Army 

Commander Lieutenant 

General Praveen Bakshi 

said. 

He said if there was any 

breach of AFSPA, it was 

dealt with firmly by the 

Army. 

“If the Army is required 

to handle insurgency, we 

require AFSPA. If we don’t 

have AFSPA, our hands 

are tied and we cannot do 

our job. It is an enabling 

provision and not a draconian 

provision,” he said. 

Various human rights 

organisations have long 

been demanding repeal of 

the AFSPA which they call 

a “draconian” law. 

In Manipur, rights activist 

Irom Chanu Sharmila 

has been on a fast-unto-death 

for 15 years 

demanding withdrawal 

of AFSPA. She is forcibly 

nose-fed at a government 

hospital in Imphal. 

FIRST INDIAN MR UNIVERSE, 

MANOHAR AICH DIES AT 104 

Tributes have 

been paid to a 

celebrated Indian 

body-builder, 

Manohar Aich, 

who has died in 

the city of Kolkata, 

aged 104. Mr Aich 

died of age-related 

“complications” on 

Sunday, his family said. 

He is survived by four 

children. 

Mr Aich was the first 

Indian to become Mr Universe 

in 1952, five years 

after the country’s independence. 

The 1.49m (4ft 10in) 

tall bodybuilder was popularly 

known as “Pocket 

Hercules”. 

He began his career as 

a stunt man performing 

with a famous magician 

and would often enthral 

the audience by bending 

steel with his teeth 

or resting his belly on 

swords. 

Mr Aich, who once 

stood for election and 

lost, gave his last performance 

at the age of 89. 

Remembering Aich, 

footballer Chuni Goswami 

said “He was an inspiration 

to everyone, young 

and old. Death is inevitable 

but Manohar Aich 

will be remembered by 

all, across every sporting 

discipline”. 

West Bengal Chief Minister 

Mamata Banerjee 

said Mr Aich’s death had 

“ended a historic era”.”He 

made us proud,” Ms Banerjee 

added. 

After getting a job as a 

physical instructor in the 

Royal Air Force in British 

India in 1942, Mr Aich led 

his team to rebel against 

what he felt was the “oppression” 

of their British 

commanders. 

An argument ensued 

and Mr Aich 

ended up slapping 

a British officer, for 

which he was sent 

to a Calcutta jail a 

year before India 

achieved independence 

from British 

rule in 1947. 

With little else to do in 

jail, Mr Aich practiced his 

metal-bending skills on 

the bars of his cell. 

After the triumphs of 

his youth he continued 

to display his strength at 

shows across India and 

is credited with inspiring 

millions of Indians to get 

fit. 

When Mr Aich competed 

in the 1952 Mr Universe 

contest in London, 

his statistics were awe-inspiring: 

bicep 46cm, 

chest 1.2m when swollen, 

forearm 36cm and wrist 

16.5cm. 

“I have been blessed 

with this body,” he told 

in 2012. “What else does 

one want?” 

IF NO HELMET NO PETROL RULE FROM IN 

ADILABAD DISTRICT 

Adilabad: As part of 

pioneering approach and 

to build the awareness 

among the bike riders, 

Adilabad district police 

have adopted the concept 

of ‘No Helmet No Petrol’ 

rule. The rule is to not 

give petrol to two-wheeler 

drivers who do not 

wear helmets. This rule 

will come into force in the 

district from June 2nd, the 

Telangana State Formation 

Day. District Collector 

Jaganmohan took this call, 

after the official inquiry, 

which disclosed that the 

majority of the 140 deaths 

of two-wheeler drivers in 

2015-16 were the results 

of head injuries caused by 

not using the helmet. 

Stipulation for 

two-wheeler drivers 

comes into effect from today. 

Of the 248,410 

two-wheelers within the 

district, thousands of 

their drivers are found 

not wearing the head protection. 

This call of the 

district administration 

was taken once holding 

conferences with RDOs of 

5 revenue divisions and 

also the petrol bunk owners, 

MVI Kishore Reddy 

said. 

He warned that cases 

would be registered 

against the two-wheelers 

who found not wearing 

helmets. The Revenue and 

RTA officials are creating 

special arrangements to 

sell quality helmets at 

gasoline bunks.

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WORLD 

Iraq security forces 

thwart ISIS in battle for 

Falluja 

Iraqi security forces 

closed in on key territories 

under the clutches of ISIS 

in Iraq and Syria on Saturday 

with advances to regain 

control of militant controlled 

towns, military officials said. 

According to CNN, Iraqi security 

forces, with the support 

of other militia, stormed the 

first neighborhood in southern 

Fallujah after recapturing 

the district of al Nuaimiya. 

Iraqi security forces recaptured 

the key small town of 

Saqlawiya, 10 kilometers 

(6.2 miles) northwest of Fallujah. 

DUMP THE TRUMP 

Qingdao Wellpaper Industrial 

Company said sales of 

its Trump toilet papers have 

been rising since mid-February. 

They had already received 

more than 50 orders, 

some for up to 5,000 rolls. 

Most of the orders were 

placed by US buyers. 

On Chinese online business-to-business 

platform 

Alibaba, more than 70 Chinese 

manufacturers can 

be seen selling these toilet 

papers. Buyers can choose 

from different Trump facial 

expressions featured on 

them which include smiling, 

pointing and pouting. Angered 

by Donald Trump’s 

allegations that China stole 

American jobs and profited 

out of US markets, Chinese 

manufacturers are selling 

toilet papers in the US with 

facial expressions of the controversial 

Republican presidential 

nominee, state media 

reported today. 

Tornado 

hits south China 

One person was killed and 

11 others injured after a tornado 

hit Wenchang City in 

south China’s Hainan province. 

The tornado struck the 

townships of Jinshan and 

Fengpo on the island province, 

cutting off power supply, 

uprooting trees and 

ripping roofs off houses, 

state-run Xinhua news agency 

reported. 

The tornado has affected 

749 people in the two towns. 

Four of the 11 injured suffered 

serious injuries. They 

are receiving treatment at 

the People’s Hospital of Hainan 

Province. A total of 178 

homes were damaged in the 

tornado. 

UK launches 

global hunt for Indian 

origin child rapist 

Paedophile Vijesh Kooriyil 

fled to India earlier this week, 

just a day before his trial was 

due to commence in Oxford 

on Tuesday. The 29-year-old 

business manager boarded 

a plane to Delhi on Monday 

night and was unanimously 

convicted of two rapes and 

sentenced in absentia to an 

extended prison term of 18 

years at Oxford Crown Court 

on Friday. He had been permitted 

to keep his passport 

under his bail conditions, 

which were unconditional 

because he had no previous 

cautions or convictions. An 

international hunt has been 

launched for an Indian-origin 

man found guilty of repeatedly 

raping a six-year-old 

child in the UK. 

Artist charged for making 

PM clown faces 

A Malaysian graphic artist 

was charged on Monday with 

violating multimedia laws 

by caricaturing Prime Minister 

Najib Razak as a sinister 

clown to protest at allegations 

of massive corruption. 

Fahmi, 38, faces a possible 

one-year prison sentence 

and 50,000 ringgit ($12,200) 

fine. Fahmi was warned by 

police previously to stop 

posting the images, which 

show Najib in powder-white 

clown make-up, evilly arched 

eyebrows and a garish bloodred 

mouth. 

Geneva: Swiss President 

Johann Schneider-Ammann 

announced his 

country’s support to India’s 

membership in the 

48-member grouping after 

holding comprehensive 

talks with Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi here. 

India today got the 

backing of Switzerland 

in its bid to become a 

member of the Nuclear 

Suppliers Group ahead 

of the elite group’s crucial 

meeting even as the 

two countries resolved to 

strengthen cooperation 

in combating tax evasion 

and black money. Agreeing 

to expand co-operation in 

tackling the problem of Indians 

stashing black money 

in Swiss banks was one 

of the key focus areas of 

the talks between the two 

leaders besides stepping 

up ties in areas of trade, 

investment and vocational 

training. 

India has been pushing 

for membership of 

the bloc for last few years 

and had formally moved 

its application on May 12. 

The grouping will take up 

OBAMA AFFIRMED HIS 

COMMITMENT TO SAFE GUARD MUSLIMS 

Greeting Muslims 

on the commencement 

of the 

holy month of Ramadan, 

US President 

Barack Obama 

affirmed his commitment 

to safeguarding 

the civil 

rights of all Americans, 

regardless 

of their religion or 

appearance. 

“As Muslim 

Americans celebrate 

the holy 

month, I am reminded 

that we 

are one American family. I 

stand firmly with Muslim 

American communities in 

rejection of the voices that 

seek to divide us or limit 

our religious freedoms 

or civil rights,” Obama 

said yesterday in a statement. 

“I stand committed 

to safeguarding the civil 

rights of all Americans no 

matter their religion or 

appearance. I stand in celebration 

of our common 

humanity and dedication 

to peace and justice for 

all,” he said. In this month 

of reflection, Obama said, 

one cannot forget the 

millions of lives that have 

been displaced by conflict 

and struggle, across the 

world and in the US. 

“Far too many Muslims 

may not be able to 

observe Ramadan from 

the comfort of their own 

homes this year or afford 

to celebrate Eid with their 

children. We must continue 

working together to 

US NAVY PERSONNELS BANNED FROM BOOZING IN JAPAN 

The US Navy has 

banned all its personnel 

in Japan from drinking 

alcohol and has restricted 

off-base activity after 

a sailor was arrested on 

suspicion of drunk driving. 

Petty Officer Aimee 

Mejia, 21, was involved 

in a three-car accident on 

the island on Saturday, injuring 

two people. It is the 

SWISS SUPPORTS INDIA’S 

ENTRY TO NUCLEAR ELITE CLUB 

India’s application in its 

plenary meetings on June 

9 in Vienna and June 24 in 

Seoul. 

“I am thankful to the 

President for Switzerland’s 

understanding and 

support for India’s membership 

of the NSG,” Modi 

said. 

The NSG looks after 

critical issues relating to 

the nuclear sector and its 

membership will help India 

expand its atomic energy 

sector. 

Modi also said combating 

the menace of black 

money and tax evasion 

was “shared priority” for 

both the countries. On his 

part, the Swiss President 

alleviate the suffering of 

these individuals,” he said. 

Obama said the US would 

continue to welcome immigrants 

and refugees, 

including Muslims. “This 

sacred time reminds us of 

our common obligations 

to uphold the dignity of 

every human being,” he 

said. 

Extending his wishes to 

Muslims across the United 

States and around the 

world, he said the month 

is an opportunity to focus 

on reflection and spiritual 

growth, forgiveness, 

patience and resilience, 

compassion for those 

less fortunate, and unity 

across communities. He 

said the US was blessed 

with Muslim communities 

as diverse as the nation. 

“There are those whose 

heritage can be traced 

back to the very beginning 

of our nation, as well 

as those who have only 

just arrived,” he said. 

“It’s also a time of year 

latest incident involving 

US troops based in Okinawa. 

Many Okinawans have 

long campaigned against 

the heavy US military 

presence. 

Police said PO Mejia 

was driving the wrong 

way down a street and hit 

two vehicles. A local woman 

was left with a cracked 

said both the countries 

are making considerable 

progress in fighting tax 

fraud and evasion. . 


Modi met Swiss 

President Johann Schneider-Ammann 

yesterday 

to deepen bilateral and 

multilateral cooperation 

with the key European 

nation. Modi arrived in 

Geneva late last night from 

the Qatari capital Doha on 

the third leg of his five-nation 

tour. The two leaders 

thereafter led delegation-level 

talks. 

Ahead of his five-nation 

tour, Modi had described 

Switzerland as India’s key 

partner in Europe.”I will 

that brings some of the 

best dishes to the table 

across the world as families 

and neighbors gather 

for iftar,” he said. US Secretary 

of State John Kerry 

also greeted Muslims 

in the US and around the 

world on the occasion. 

“Ramadan is a cherished 

month in Islam. 

It is a sacred period of 

prayer and fasting, offering 

hospitality, and 

remembering those who 

are less fortunate,” he 

said in a statement. We 

wish the 1.6 billion Muslims 

around the world a 

joyful Ramadan Kareem. 

President Barack Obama 

had a message for Muslim 

Americans preparing to 

observe the beginning of 

Ramadan on Sunday: He’ll 

protect them from people 

like Donald Trump who 

threaten their religious 

liberties. 

breastbone. The US navy 

has banned its 18,600 

sailors stationed in Japan 

from drinking alcohol and 

restricted their off-base 

activities after police arrested 

a US sailor on the 

southern island of Okinawa 

on suspicion of drink 

and driving following a 

car crash that injured two 

people. 

Sailors will be kept on 

base and banned from 

drinking until “all personnel 

understand the 

impact of responsible behaviour 

on the US-Japan 

alliance”, the navy said. 

Sailors living off base will 

be allowed to travel to and 

from base and conduct 

only “essential activities”. 

hold talks with President 

Schneider-Ammann to 

deepen our bilateral and 

multilateral cooperation.” 

From here, Modi will 

travel to the US and then 

to Mexico. 

PM Modi on Black Money: 

Combating the menace 

of “black money” and tax 

evasion is also our shared 

priority. We discussed the 

need for an early and expeditious 

exchange of information 

to bring to justice 

the tax offenders. An early 

start to negotiations on the 

Agreement on Automatic 

exchange of information 

would be important in 

this aspect. The economic 

links between our two 

countries are strong and 

vibrant. India and Switzerland 

have both been 

the voices of peace, understanding 

and humanitarian 

values in the world. 

We see a perfect connect 

between our development 

needs and Swiss strengths. 

I invite Swiss companies to 

partner India’s economic 

growth. 

In an official statement, 

Obama said America 

would continue to welcome 

immigrants 

and refugees, despite 

“the voices that 

seek to divide us.” 

Obama’s official 

statement on the 

start of Ramadan, 

a month long holiday 

observed by 

Muslims through 

fasting during daylight 

hours, did not 

mention Trump by 

name, but the president’s 

remarks 

clearly seemed to be 

a swipe at the presumptive 

GOP nominee. 

Obama said he looks 

forward to hosting Muslims 

at the White House 

as the month long observation 

concludes in July. 

Trump on Sunday 

suggested that a Muslim 

judge may be biased 

against him in a Trump 

lawsuit because of his 

calls for a temporary ban 

on Muslims entering the 

United States. 

Those comments made 

on “Face the Nation” 

follow a week in which 

Trump has argued that an 

Indiana-born judge, Gonzalo 

Curiel, who is presiding 

over one of the Trump 

University law suits, is 

biased against Trump 

because of his Mexican 

parentage, and therefore 

cannot make a fair ruling. 

Among other things, 

Trump has called for a 

wall along the southern 

U.S. border with Mexico. 

The restrictions do not 

apply to family members 

and civilian contractors, 

but they are being encouraged 

to observe the 

rules “in a spirit of solidarity. 

The US military 

was already observing a 

30-day mourning period 

at bases on Okinawa after 

a contractor was arrested 

on suspicion of killing 

a 20-year-old Japanese 

woman and dumping her 

body. 

Renewed anger among 

Okinawa residents about 

the US military presence 

threatens a plan to relocate 

the US Marines’ Futenma 

airbase to a less 

populous part of the island, 

which was agreed 

in 1995 after the rape of 

a Japanese schoolgirl by 

US military personnel 

sparked huge demonstrations 

against the base. 

Okinawa’s governor and 

many residents want the 

marines off the island. 



37 PASSENGERS INJURED 

IN A VIOLENT TURBULENCE 

Dozens of people have 

been injured when a Malaysia 

Airlines flight from 

London to Kuala Lumpur 

was hit by severe turbulence, 

as photos emerged 

showing a cabin strewn 

with debris and upended 

meal carts. Malaysia’s national 

carrier, which is still 

trying to shake the stigma 

of the double disasters of 

MH370 and MH17 two 

years ago, said “some passengers” 

were hurt aboard 

MH1 during a rough ride 

over the Bay of Bengal on 

Sunday. 

“Due to a brief moment 

of severe turbulence some 

passengers suffered minor 

injuries,” it said in a statement. 

“A small number of affected 

passengers and crew 

have been treated by medical 

officers.” 34 passengers 

and six crew members on 

board the Airbus A380 had 

been hurt. The devastating 

MH370 and MH17 disasters 

in 2014 pushed the 

airline to the brink of bankruptcy 

as bookings dried 

up. Flight MH370 disappeared 

on 8 March of that 

year, en route from Kuala 

Lumpur to Beijing with 

239 passengers and crew. 

Debris found in the Indian 

Ocean has confirmed the 

Boeing 777 went down but 

what happened to the flight 

in the hours leading to the 

crash remains a mystery. 

Four months later MH17 

was blown from the sky by 

a suspected Russian-made 

ground-to-air missile over 

war-torn Ukraine, killing all 

298 passengers and crew. 

German airline fixer Christoph 

Mueller was brought 

in the following year to 

oversee a rescue plan that 

has entailed slashing 6,000 

jobs and dramatically trimming 

the carrier’s route 

network. In April, however, 

Mueller said he was leaving 

in September, well before 

the end of his three-year 

contract, for unspecified 

“personal reasons”. 

A news agency showed 

a woman being taken from 

the plane on a stretcher 

and wearing a neck brace. 

The flight landed safely in 

Kuala Lumpur, and a small 

number of affected passengers 

and crew were given 

immediate treatment, the 

statement said. 

TIES BETWEEN 

U.S AND INDIA TO STREGHTHEN 

NEWYORK: Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi’s 

visit will highlight the 

growing collaboration 

between India and the US 

and their “shared leadership” 

on the world stage, 

the White House said on 

the eve of his arrival here. 

“This visit celebrates 

the remarkable transformation 

in US-India ties. 

Over the last seven years, 

the United States and 

India have cemented an 

enduring bond of friendship, 

built on democratic 

values, open societies, 

and a respect for a rulesbased 

order. 

On the invitation of 

President Barack Obama, 

Modi arrives in the US 

capital tomorrow afternoon 

as he and Obama 

are scheduled to meet at 

the Oval Office. 

The President will host 

a lunch for the Prime 

Minister after the meeting. 

“The Prime Minister’s 

visit will also highlight 

the growing collaboration 

between our two 

countries and, more consequentially, 

our shared 

leadership on the world 

stage,” the official said. 

“From addressing climate 

change and providing 

clean energy solutions, 

to deepening our 

economic and trade ties, 

to preserving cyberspace 

as an engine for growth 

and development, to protecting 

our shared spaces 

on the sea, in the air, 

and in space, the world 

is better when the United 

States and India lead 

together,” the official said. 

On Wednesday, Modi 

would address a joint 

meeting of the US Congress, 

the first foreign 

leader to do so this year 

and also the first to address 

a joint meeting 

of the Congress under 

Speaker Paul Ryan. 

Meanwhile two leading 

US dailies the New 

York Times and the Wall 

Street Journal have said 

that Obama building a 

relationship with Modi is 

primarily aimed at China. 

The daily said the US 

is encouraging the rise 

of India as a giant Asian 

partner to balance China, 

and India is trying to 

accelerate its economy 

with an injection of investment 

from American 

companies. 

The Wall Street Journal 

said among the factors 

propelling India-US the 

relationship is China’s 

growing footprint in India’s 

traditional sphere 

of influence in the Indian 

Ocean. The White House 

is looking to increase economic 

and defence co-operation 

during the visit 

and to cement the new 

momentum in ties before 

turning the relationship 

over to the next US president. 

BELGIUM TRAIN CRASHES: 3 DEAD 

At least three people 

have been killed and nine 

injured in a high-speed 

train crash in eastern Belgium. 

A fast-moving passenger 

train slammed into 

the back of a goods train 

on the same track on Sunday 

night, Frédéric Sacré, 

a spokesman for Belgian 

railway infrastructure 

manager Infrabel. 

Nine passengers were 

injured to varying degrees, 

with some described as 

being in a critical condition 

by authorities during 

a press briefing near the 

crash scene. The train 

was travelling eastwards 

on the Namur-Liège line 

when the accident occurred 

in Saint-Georgessur-Meuse 

area at 11pm 

local time (9pm GMT). 

The accident’s circumstances 

were not immediately 

clear, with questions 

remaining over whether 

the passenger train was 

able to brake before the 

crash. 

The information was 

already being analyzed to 

determine how the crash 

took place. 

A crisis centre was established 

at the scene. 

In February 2010, 18 

people were killed and 

95 injured when two 

trains collided in a Brussels 

suburb in one of Europe’s 

deadliest railway 

accidents of the past decade. 

More recently, one 

person was killed and 

nearly 50 injured when a 

train carrying highly toxic 

chemicals derailed and 

exploded near Ghent in 

May 2013. The train, with 

about 40 people on board, 

was travelling between 

Liege and Namur at about 

90km/h (55mph) when it 

hit the goods train. Prime 

Minister Charles Michel 

tweeted his condolences 

to the families of the victims 

and wished the injured 

a speedy recovery. 

Infrabel has begun an 

investigation into the 

crash. There has been no 

comment as to why the 

trains were on the same 

track. 

Infrabel said there 

had been what it called 

a “lightning incident” on 

the track earlier on Sunday 

and a tweet by SNCB 

had mentioned a signaling 

fault on the line at 21:30 

local time on Sunday, although 

it said this had 

been cleared and services 

were normal. The investigation 

into the cause 

of the rail crash is fully 

under way. The lightning 

strike is a possible line of 

inquiry, but there are still 

safety systems which are 

supposed to come into 

place.

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SPORTS 

DREAMS OR HARSH 

REALITY FOR SUSHIL KUMAR 

months left for the Olympics, 

World Championship in 

starting August 5, Las Vegas after winning a 

future look bleak for the bronze medal. 

An unfavorable verdict 

for Sushil may not be the 

end on the legal front as 

he can still challenge the 

ruling in the Supreme 

Court. But it could well 

signal the end of the road 

for perhaps the greatest 

Indian Olympian, who 

won two back-to-back 

medals. Fighting for an 

Olympic ticket on the unfamiliar 

legal turf, Sushil 

Kumar’s glorious wrestling 

career may meet an 

unceremonious end when 

the Delhi High Court pronounces 

its verdict on 

Monday on who gets to 

board the flight to Rio between 

him and Narsingh 

Yadav. 

The Delhi High Court, 

in its last hearing on 

Thursday, gave clear indications 

that it was likely 

to give a judgement in 

favour of the Wrestling 

Federation of India (WFI) 

in the tiff over selection 

trials in the men’s 74kg 

freestyle category. 

With less than two 

unassuming grappler 

from Haryana whose injuries 

played a part in the 

entire sequence of events 

leading upto Monday. 

“Problem 

is that the 

sports code is 

nowhere prescribing 

that 

trial is mandatory. 

It has 

given flexibility 

and autonomy 

to the organization 

to 

decide (mode 

of selection). 

I do not find 

the statutory 

mandate 

which you are trying to 

read into it,” Justice Manmohan 

had said during 

the final hearing. 

Narsingh had secured 

the Olympic quota place 

for India last year at the 

Since then the Maharashtra 

grappler has been 

staking his claim for the 

berth and the WFI had 

also been steadfast in its 

stand to send Narsingh to 

Rio since he had grabbed 

the quota. 

Going by norms in WFI 

guidelines, a quota belongs 

to the country and 

not to an individual wrestler, 

and former world 

champion Sushil pointed 

out that there should be 

a trial in 74kg category 

to decide who would go 

to Rio. 

The 33-year-old, who 

had won a bronze medal 

in 2008 Beijing Olympics 

and followed 

it up 

with silver in 

2012 London 

Games, had 

moved the 

court seeking 

directions to 

WFI to hold 

selection trials. 

THE CASE: 

Sushil Kumar 

finds himself 

in an odd position 

- to be 

appearing in 

court for hearings to get 

a trial for a spot in the 

Olympics. 

DJOKOVIC WINS THE FRENCH OPEN 

Andy Murray suffered 

his eighth grand slam 

final defeat as Novak 

Djokovic finally took the 

French Open title and 

with it his place in the 

highest pantheon of tennis. 

The world number 

one becomes the first 

man since Rod Laver in 

1969 to hold all four trophies 

at the same time 

after a 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 

victory in his fourth final 

at Roland Garros. To 

achieve something even 

Roger Federer and Rafael 

Nadal fell short of in the 

same era is truly remarkable 

and, by winning his 

12th slam title, Djokovic 

is only five short of Federer’s 

all-time record. 

Andy Murray lost out 

to familiar foe Novak 

Djokovic in the French final 

on Sunday afternoon. 

The British No.1, like 

his opponent, was bidding 

to win his first title 

at Roland Garros. But 

Djokovic held his nerve 

to win convincingly and 

complete a career Grand 

Slam if he is victorious. 

The Serbian has now 

won 13 of the last 15 

meetings between the 

pair, and was in stunning 

form to finally hold 

the Coupe des Mousquetaires 

aloft. World number 

one Novak Djokovic 

beat Britain’s Andy Murray 

to win his first French 

Open title and complete 

the career Grand Slam. 

The Serb, 29, won 3-6 6-1 

6-2 6-4 to win his 12th 

major title and become 

the first man since Rod 

Laver in 1969 to hold all 

four Grand Slams at once. 

Murray had hoped to secure 

the third leg of his 

own career Slam, having 

already won Wimbledon 

and the US Open. The 

Scot, 29, was Britain’s 

first male finalist in Paris 

since 1937. Second seed 

Murray played superbly 

to win the first set but 

could not convert a break 

point early in the second, 

and Djokovic took 

control to win in three 

hours. 

He becomes only the 

eighth man in history to 

have won all four of the 

sport’s major singles 

prizes - and could yet 

match Laver’s achievement 

of winning all 

four in a calendar year. 

Djokovic fell back on 

the clay in delight and 

relief after requiring 

two breaks of serve and 

four match points in a 

desperately tense end 

to the final. With threetime 

champion Gustavo 

Kuerten watching from 

the stands, Djokovic then 

emulated the Brazilian 

by drawing a heart in 

the clay with his racquet. 

Murray, who has now lost 

five Grand Slam finals to 

Djokovic, had looked capable 

of causing an upset 

with an aggressive display 

in the opening set. 

However, Djokovic 

turned the match 

around early in the 

second set and Murray, 

who had played five 

hours’ more tennis in 

reaching the final, could 

not keep pace. Djokovic 

looked determined to 

make up for losing in 

three previous Paris finals 

when he broke the 

Murray serve to love 

with a brilliant opening 

game, but the nerves 

All this, because it 

was fellow 74kg wrestler 

Narsingh Yadav who 

clinched the berth for 

the India in the category 

were soon apparent. 

A beautiful lob saw 

Murray hit straight back 

in game two and, playing 

aggressively at every 

opportunity, he powered 

into a 4-1 lead as Djokovic 

misfired with his forehand. 

Murray was hoping 

to emulate Fred Perry’s 

French Open victory of 

1936. After a generous 

overrule that drew boos 

from a crowd seemingly 

backing Djokovic - and 

some stunning defense 

earned the Scot a break 

point at the start of the 

second set. 

Djokovic needed to 

turn the tide and he did 

so with a smash, before 

grabbing the lead when 

Murray double-faulted 

at break point down. The 

Serb then began to dictate 

with his backhand, 

firing a winner down the 

line for a decisive second 

break as Murray’s firstserve 

percentage slipped 

by finishing third in the 

World Championship in 

Las Vegas last year. Sushil 

on his part had been injured 

and could not make 

the journey. However 

once Narsingh did so, no 

other Indian was allowed 

to participate in Olympic 

qualifiers in the category. 

Since then, Narsingh 

has been staking his 

claim for the berth and 

the Wrestling Federation 

of India too is supporting 

the stance of the 

wrestler who booked the 

spot. However, Sushil’s 

argument is that since he 

was injured at the time, 

he should now at least 

be allowed a trial against 

Narsingh - to see who 

goes to Rio. 

He may be 33 and having 

nursed an injury for a 

major part of the qualifying 

period for Rio, but Sushil 

Kumar is also the only 

Indian sportsperson to 

win two individual medals 

at the Olympics. In all 

sports, just not wrestling. 

below the 50% mark. 

Djokovic continued to 

press, setting up break 

points at 1-1 in the third 

set with a forehand winner 

and watching as 

Murray dropped a volley 

into the net with the 

court gaping. The crowd 

chanted “Nole! Nole!” as 

the world number one 

finally regained the lead 

he had surrendered after 

the opening game of 

the match, and he broke 

again with a terrific sliding 

winner on his way to 

a two-sets-to-one lead. 

With a 5-2 lead in the 

fourth set, and his friends 

and supporters preparing 

to celebrate in the 

stands, Djokovic suffered 

a tortuous few minutes 

as Murray refused to give 

up. The Briton got one 

of the breaks back and 

saved two match points, 

before finally netting a 

backhand as Djokovic 

clinched a historic win. 



VENEZUELA DEFEATED 

JAMAICA IN A 1-0 MATCH 

In a physical Copa 

America Centenario clash 

here Sunday that saw 

the Reggae Boyz reduced 

to 10 men while Coach 

Winfried Schaefer was 

expelled from the dugout. 

Jamaica, riding high after 

a shock friendly victory 

over Copa America champions 

Chile in a warm-up 

last week, was left ruing a 

string of missed chances 

against their South American 

Group C rivals. “We 

had a couple of chances 

and didn’t take them, they 

got one chance and they 

took it, and that was the 

difference in the game today,” 

said Jamaica’s assistant 

coach Miguel Coley, 

appearing at the postmatch 

press conference 

instead of the dismissed 

Schaefer. 

In blazing hot sunshine 

at Chicago’s famous Soldier 

Field Stadium, Jamaica 

made life difficult for 

themselves with Rodolph 

Austin sent off midway 

through the first half for 

a rash challenge on Tomas 

Rincon. By that stage 

Jamaica were already 

trailing 1-0 after a sloppy 

clearance from Michael 

Hector gifted possession 

to Venezuela around 30 

yards from goal. A swift 

series of one-touch passes 

culminated with Josef 

Martinez being played 

into space, and the Torino 

striker duly tucked away 

a low finish beneath the 

advancing Andre Blake to 

make it 1-0 after 16 minutes. 

Jamaica had their 

chances to score, with Je- 

Vaughn Watson heading 

against the cross bar from 

Garath McLeary’s corner 

after only 11 minutes. The 

circumstances surrounding 

the apparent expulsion 

of Jamaica’s veteran 

German coach Schaefer 

remained unclear. 

He was seen in a 

lengthy discussion with 

the match officials just 

before the start of the 

second half before being 

ordered to watch the 

remainder of the game 

from the stands. Although 

down to 10 men, Jamaica 

continued to create 

chances, Michael Hector 

clipping the outside of the 

post on 49 minutes with 

a fine curling shot from 

distance. 

Venezuela almost doubled 

their lead in the 70th 

minute only for Wilker 

Angel’s powerful diving 

header to be parried away 

by Blake. Jamaica had 

started the game without 

Leicester City star Wes 

Morgan, with reports in 

Kingston quoting Schaefer 

as saying he was still 

tired from celebrating the 

Foxes’ fairytale Premier 

League triumph. Morgan 

however appeared from 

the bench in the 40th 

minute, replacing the injured 

Kemar Lawrence. 

“It’s always hard when 

you go a man down but I 

think it shows our team 

spirit that we didn’t concede 

another goal and we 

kept going and created 

chances,” Jamaica’s English-born 

forward Giles 

Barnes said. 

“We gave blood sweat 

and tears but unfortunately 

we didn’t hit the 

back of the net. 

WASIM AKRAM HAS HIS ‘SCENT’ OUT 

The king of swing 

WasimAkram turned into 

a king of colognes on his 

50th birthday. 

To honour his achievement 

for being the highest 

wicket taker in the 

test cricket for Pakistan, 

J. Fragrances collaborated 

with the cricket legend 

and launched a cologne, 

named ‘414 Scent 

of Sultan. Describing the 

reason behind the name, 

WasimAkram is the highest 

wicket taker in test 

cricket for Pakistan, having 

taken 414 wickets in 

104 matches and hence 

the name of the cologne. 

Former captain Muhammad 

Yousuf says 

Pakistan batsmen will 

be tested on the upcoming 

England tour since 

they have played only in 

friendly conditions in the 

UAE in the last few years. 

In the latest Test rankings 

issued by the ICC, Pakistan 

is placed third behind 

Australia and India after a 

series of convincing performances 

in Dubai, Abu 

Dhabi and Sharjah. These 

are venues where they 

have been forced to play 

their home series since 

militants attacked the Sri 

Lankan team in Lahore in 

March, 2009. 

“What worries me is 

that Pakistan’s test cricket 

has mainly been restricted 

to the UAE for the last 

few years and in England 

they have a lot at stake 

to guard their excellent 

test record,” Yousuf said. 

The 41-year old said the 

conditions in UAE and England 

are totally different 

and the Pakistani batsmen 

would be severely 

tested in English conditions 

against an in-form 

English bowling attack. 

“It is going to be a 

tough tour for us and our 

first priority should be to 

ensure we don’t fold up 

like Sri Lanka has done in 

England,” he said. Yousuf 

said that Pakistan had the 

advantage of having more 

experienced batsmen and 

more potent bowlers. 

Because Younis, Misbah, 

Azhar and Asad Shafiq all 

have plenty of experience 

but the key will be how 

quickly they adjust to the 

English conditions and 

pitches,” he said. Yousuf, 

who played 90 Tests and 

288 one-day internationals 

said that Pakistani 

batsmen had also struggled 

in England in the past 

but always, put up a fight. 

“The 2010 tour I think 

was our worst in England 

in many years and this 

team will be challenged 

to ensure they perform 

better and the tour is not 

a repetition of 2010,” he 

added. 

He noted that even the 

top Indian batmen had 

struggled in England on 

their last tour because of 

the top skills of the English 

bowlers on conducive 

pitches. “If Pakistan 

does well in England it 

would have shown everyone 

that it is a top test 

side,” Yousuf added. But 

he noted that nowadays 

most test teams were restricted 

to performing 

well at home. 

Yousuf said he was not 

aware what agreement 

the Pakistan board had 

with Mickey Arthur but 

before signing him they 

should have ensured he 

joined the team on time. 

Pakistan fast bowler 

Mohammad Amir has 

been picked for the Test 

series in England, his 

first appearance in a Test 

squad since his return to 

international cricket after 

a five-year suspension for 

spot-fixing in September 

last year. He had made a 

comeback to Pakistan’s 

limited-overs’ squads earlier 

this year. 

With the team set to 

depart on June 18, the 

PCB is hopeful that Amir 

will be granted a visa by 

next week. His application 

was also supported by the 

ECB. There were concerns 

over Amir being granted 

a UK visa, after the bowler 

- along with Mohammad 

Asif and Salman Butt 

- was court for his role 

in the 2010 spot-fixing 

scandal in the controversial 

Lord’s Test against 

England, and was given a 

ENGLAND TOURS A MILE STONE FOR PAKISTAN 

six-month jail sentence, 

half of which he served 

at the Portland Young Offenders 

Institution in Dorset. 

Legspinner Yasir Shah 

was picked for his first 

international series after 

the end of his doping ban 

in March. The bowler had 

missed Pakistan’s tour to 

New Zealand, the Asia Cup 

T20 and the World T20 after 

he was given a threemonth 

suspension by the 

ICC. Yasir was provisionally 

suspended under the 

ICC’s Anti-Doping Code in 

December after he tested 

positive for a banned substance, 

chlortalidone, and 

a three-month suspension 

was given after he pleaded 

guilty to breaching the 

code. The penalty, which 

was backdated to December, 

ended on March 

27. The legspinner, however, 

did suffer an injury 

scare last month, when he 

missed the fitness camp 

in Abbottabad after aggravating 

an old knee injury. 

Zulfiqar Babar was 

the other spinner named 

in the squad. Pakistan will 

undergo a conditioning 

camp in Hampshire and 

will play two tour matches 

- against Somerset 

and Sussex - before the 

first Test at Lord’s, which 

starts from July 14. They 

will play another tour 

match, against Worcestershire, 

between the second 

and third Tests at Old 

Trafford and Edgbaston, 

respectively. The fourth 

Test will be played at The 

Oval from August 11. 

Squad: Mohammad 

Hafeez, Shan Masood, 

Sami Aslam, Misbah-ul- 

Haq (capt), Younis Khan, 

Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, 

Iftikhar Ahmed, Sarfraz 

Ahmed (wk), Mohammad 

Rizwan (wk), Zulfiqar 

Babar, Yasir Shah, Wahab 

Riaz, Mohammad Amir, 

Rahat Ali, Imran Khan, 

Sohail Khan

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BUSINESS 

AVIATION MINISTRY TO 

RECONSTRUCT TICKET NORMS 

The Civil Aviation Ministry 

may soon announce new 

norms for ticket cancellation, 

baggage and denied 

boarding, amid the increasing 

number of complaints 

on these issues. 

The decision also comes 

after domestic air passengers’ 

body Air Passengers 

Association of India 

(APAI) had written to the 

Civil Aviation Ministry and 

Aviation Regulator DGCA 

to address these ongoing 

issues including sufficient 

compensation to fliers in 

the eventuality of their 

flight getting cancelled or 

delayed. 

At present passengers 

gets between Rs 2,000- 

4,000 depending upon the 

duration of the delay. 

In the case of denied 

boarding, the compensation 

ranges in the same 

amount.”We are revisiting 

regulations concerning 

these issues,” a senior official 

said. 

The reconstructed norms 

are expected to be made 

public soon, the official 

added. 

Significantly, after domestic 

airlines including the 

largest airline by market 

share IndiGo and Government-run 

Air India hiked 

its cancellation charges, 

Directorate General of Civil 

Aviation had sought an 

explanation from the carriers 

over the issue. 

“We have been trying to 

compare (ticket cancellation 

charges) with international 

trends and 

like that... It (analysis of 

cancellation charges) will 

take more time,” DGCA 

chief M Sathiyavathy had 

said last month. 

Budget carrier IndiGo 

had in April done away 

with the slab system for 

charging ticket cancellation 

fee and made it uniform 

at Rs 2,250. National 

carrier Air India too had 

in February drifted a hike 

of Rs 500 for cancelling its 

flight tickets, which now 

stands at Rs 2,000 per 

ticket. 

“We certainly welcome 

the (proposed) move. But 

at the same time we want 

a fool proof system in 

place. If a passenger misses 

his connecting flight he 

should also be compensated,” 

D Sudhakara Reddy of 

APAI said. 

According to DGCA, more 

than two-thirds of the airline 

flights in April were 

cancelled due to technical 

and operational reasons. 

As a result a total of 46,833 

passengers were affected 

due to flight cancellations, 

delays and denied boarding, 

involving a compensation 

of Rs 1.33crore in 

April this year. 

$4.9MN CASHED IN FOR THE NUMBER 1 

A car registration plate 

bearing just the number 

1 fetched USD 4.9 million 

at an auction in the United 

Arab Emirates, sources 

said. 

The winning bidder, an 

Emirati businessman ArifAhmed 

al-Zarouni, told 

Local media”My ambition 

is always to be number 

one.” 

His bid was 18 times the 

initial price but not the 

highest sum that has been 

paid for a collector’s registration 

plate in the UAEcomparatively. 

In 2008, USD 14.2 million 

was paid at auction for the 

number one plate of the 

richest of the UAE’s seven 

emirates in Abu Dhabi. 

Zarouni’s plate is for Sharjah, 

the third-richest emirate. 

Sixty sought-after plates 

were up for sale at the 

auction event. The most 

popular numbers were 

12, 22, 50, 100, 333, 777, 

1000, 2016, 2020 and 

99999. The auction made 

a total sale of USD 13.6 

million. 

DRONES ERA TO FLASH $11BN BY 2025 

China’s growing drone 

industry may see its 

market value leap to 

USD 11 billion by 2025, 

according to a leading 

professional market 

research company. 

At the end of 2025, 

the unmanned aerial 

vehicles will be applied 

largely in aerial 

photo shooting, farm 

chemical spraying and 

forest protection, as 

well as security service, 

sources quoted 

the research paper of 

iResearch consultancy 

firm. 

The research paper 

estimated that China’s 

robust and fast developing 

drone industry’s 

market value is likely 

to reach 75 billion 

yuan (USD 11.54 billion) 

by 2025. 

The report calculated 

that the nation’s civilian 

drone market had 

grown by more than 50 

per cent over the past 

years, with its product 

portfolio becoming increasingly 

diversified. 

Shenzhen-based technology 

firm DJI, a leading 

manufacturer of 

commercial and recreational 

drones for aerial 

photography and 

videography, accounts 

for almost 70 per cent 

of the market share 

worldwide, with Europe 

and North America 

its biggest customers. 

The paper also outlined 

several uncertainties 

and challenges 

facing the industry 

such as inadequate 

regulations of low-altitude 

flying zones in 

China and narrow applications 

of drones. 

Technologies need to 

be updated to make 

drone products more 

durable and reliable 

with safety regulations 

in place. 

LABOUR CAMPS COMPRISE 60% 

OF QATAR`S POPULATION 

According to census 

figures from April 2015, 

highlighting the issue of 

the emirate’s huge migrant 

workforce,around 60 per 

cent of Qatar’s 2.4 million 

population lives in what 

the government calls “labour 

camps”. 

The figures from the 

Ministry of Development 

Planning and Statistics 

(MDPS) revealed that 1.4 

million people live in what 

the department officially 

designates as “labour 

camps”. 

At the time of the survey, 

the official population was 

2.4 million. 

That works at just over 

58 per cent of the country’s 

population and the overwhelming 

majority 1.34 

million were male, the statistics 

found. 

Since the census, Qatar’s 

population has grown further 

to about 2.5 million. 

The accommodation of 

migrant labourers working 

on Qatar’s numerous infrastructure 

projects has long 

been a debatable issue. 

Qatar, which will be 

hosting the football World 

Cup in 2022, has been condemned 

by human rights 

groups, including Amnesty 

International, for providing 

“squalid and cramped accommodation” 

for its large 

migrant workforce. 

Last week, 11 people 

were killed and 12 injured 

when a fire ripped through 

a camp housing labourers 

working on a tourism project 

in the southwest of the 

country. 

Qatar has responded to 

the criticism by building 

new workers’ housing complexes, 

including the USD 

825 million “Labour City” 

south of the capital Doha, 

which incorporates shops, 

cinemas and a cricket stadium. 

The complex can house 

up to 70,000 foreign workers 

and is one of seven 

workers’ “cities” being developed 

which will accommodate 

almost 260,000 

people in total. 

The population of gasrich 

Qatar has soared over 

the past three decades as 

it has imported a huge migrant 

workforce to develop 

its infrastructure. In 1986, 

just 373,000 people lived in 

the emiratecomparatively. 

KG BASIN EXPECTING RS 1 L CR INVESTMENT 

IN THE NEAR FUTURE: MINISTER FOR 

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS 

Stating that Krishna-Godavari 

Basin will become 

the hub of oil and gas reserves 

in the country in 

the coming years, Minister 

of State for Petroleum and 

Natural GasDharmendraPradhan 

today said KG 

Basin is likely to attract 

new investment of Rs 1 

lakh crore. 

“Along with investments 

from ONGC, GSPC and RIL, 

from this financial year to 

the next 5-7 financial years, 

I am visualising new investment 

of Rs 1 lakh crore 

in Krishna-Godavari Basin, 

creating new employment 

and setting up downstream 

industry,” Pradhan told reporters 

here. 

“India’s east coast, particularly 

Krishna-Godavari 

Basin has rich hydrocarbon 

deposits. Though there is a 

difference when compared 

to Mumbai High, where 

oil and gas is available at a 

depth of 100 to 200 meters 

whereas in east coast, the 

same is available at a depth 

of 2,000 to 3,000 meters,” 

he pointed out. 

Hence, there is lot of differentiation 

over production 

costs and technology 

between Mumbai and the 

east coast, he said. 

“Yesterday, I reviewed 

ONGC wells and some are 

dug up to 5,000 meters 

depth; the temperature is 

480 degree Celsius. 

KG basin is amongst the 

five most challenging oil 

fields in the world,” he said. 

Though there is a need 

for commercially viable 

technology to tap it, he further 

said ‘gas hydrates’ resources 

finding have been 

made in the KG Basin. 

“We need to invest in 

technology for tapping 

them (gas hydrates). Based 

on preliminary estimates of 

scientists, if we are able to 

start production of gas hydrates, 

this will add a new 

dimension to India’s economy.” 

“In the coming years, 

KG Basin is set to become 

the new hub of oil and gas 

reserves in the country,” he 

said. 

“Based on the prevalent 

practice on policy management, 

gas production 

(in the KG Basin) was a big 

challenge and hence, we 

brought out a new pricing 

and marketing mechanism. 

Though ONGC had oil 

and gas fields since 2000 

in KG basin, there was no 

production because it was a 

challenging field and there 

was no price viability for it,” 

the minister added. 

LIFESTYLE 

6 EXPENSES THAT DIDN’T 

EXIST 5 YEARS AGO FOR PARENTING 

Expenses today are 

very different from what 

they were a few years ago. 

This extends to parenting 

as well. Children born in 

the 2000’s need things 

you could not even dream 

of at that age. 

If you are a young parent 

or soon to become one, 

you might want to plan for 

a few expenses that didn’t 

really exist when you were 

a child. 

Here are a few such 

new age parenting related 

expenses: 

#1. Day Care 

The cost: Starts at Rs. 

2,000 per month (up to Rs. 

10,000 per month) 

Nuclear families usually 

need dual income, which 

means that both parents 

must be working to maintain 

a healthy lifestyle. 

Working mothers have no 

option but to enroll their 

child into a day care service 

or a creche, during 

working hours. Day care 

centers cost Rs. 5,000 per 

month, on an average. 

#2. Play Schools 

The cost: Rs 10,000 – Rs 

20,000 per month 

Once the child is 2-3 years 

of age, the parents need 

to start looking for a playschool. 

Playschools these 

days are not merely alphabet-teaching 

centers. They 

employ specially trained 

pre-school educators and 

provide a safe environment 

for kids to thrive in. 

These services come at a 

cost as high as Rs. 1 lakh 

per year! In fact, some 

studies suggest that educating 

a pre-schooler 

these days is far more expensive 

than sending your 

teenager for higher education. 

#3. Devices for children 

The cost: From Rs 10,000 

– Rs 50,000 per year 

Your little one grows up 

and becomes curious 

about the world. As a preteen, 

he or she is exposed 

to advanced gadgets, 

which you could not even 

dream of as a child of the 

70’s or 80’s. 

There is a Kindle for a storybook, 

an iPod for music, 

and Play Stations instead 

of Carom. Certainly these 

fancy devices come at a 

high price, which somehow 

have become unavoidable 

expenses these 

days. 

#4. Summer Camps 

The cost: Rs 12,000 and 

upwards per month depending 

on age of the child 

Devices accompany your 

child when at school, but 

even his holidays are not 

his anymore. Gone are the 

days when summers were 

just about a vacation to 

the hometown and staying 

with grandparents. 

Months before summer 

holidays, parents start 

looking for summer 

camps for their preteens. 

Summer camps can cost 

up to Rs. 3,000 per week. 

They offer diverse activities 

such as creative writing, 

fun projects, science 

expeditions, art & craft, 

music lessons, and storytelling 

to name a few. 

If your child can learn useful 

skills over the summer 

then why not? But it does 

come with a significant 

price tag. 

#5. Activity Classes 

The cost:Can be as low as 

Rs 1,000 a month to as 

high as Rs 10,000 a month. 

Varies with age and skill. 

Learning doesn’t stop 

with school classes. These 

days an activity class for 

specific skills is a must for 

most children. These can 

be dance or martial arts 

classes or even something 

unique like calligraphy. 

These classes can be relatively 

cheap or expensive 

depending on the activity, 

the teacher, the batch size, 

the age of the children, 

and even the location. 

#6. Academic Coaching 

The cost: Rs. 2,000 to 

Rs. 12,000 per month 

Moreover, a high school 

student would also want 

coaching classes to clear 

difficult competitive exams. 

Or home tuitions to 

pass the 12th grade math 

paper. 

Other than unavoidable 

expenses, your teen may 

also ask for fancy branded 

clothes, guitar lessons on 

the weekend, aerobics or 

swimming classes, driving 

lessons, you name it! 

These are the expected 

costs of raising a child in 

the 21st century, and this 

excludes healthcare bills, 

education loans (in case 

your child wishes to study 

abroad) etc. 

The Learning; It helps 

a lot to plan your finances 

keeping in mind the rising 

costs of being a parent.

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ENTERTAINMENT 

JACK BLACK ‘KILLED’ ON TWITTER 

Jack Black was the victim of 

a hoax by a hacker who cracked 

into the Twitter account of Goosebumps, 

Black’s band. 

Early morning, a shocking 

tweet which read“I’m sad to officially 

announce the death of 

Jack Black at the age of 46, rest in 

peace brother,” was 

posted. 

Shortly thereafter, 

a second tweet 

which simply read 

“#RipJackBlack” 

was posted. 

And to make sure 

it seemed super believable, 

the hacker 

sent a third tweet: 

“It is with a heavy 

heart I am to announce 

that Jack 

Black passed away 

last night at 3:37am. 

The cause of death 

is yet unknown.” 

After a number 

of media outlets 

reported the alleged death, the 

criminal finally came clean. 

“Calm down guys! It’s just a 

prank bro, look there’s the camera,” 

he or she wrote, adding, “The 

Legend is still alive, it is ok guys 

:)” 

And then, unbelievably, he took 

a shot at self-promotion. 

“While you are all on Twitter, 

you should all follow me @Ruthless” 

Post this the account has been 

suspended by Twitter. 

Tenacious D has resumed control 

of the account and the death 

tweets have been deleted. The 

band sent a message clarifying 

that the whole trial was nothing 

but a terribly unfunny hoax. 

“WE had our Twitter account 

hacked. We can assure you that 

Jack is ALIVE and WELL and 

that this was a sick ‘prank,’” they 

tweeted. 

ARJUN KAPOOR 

SHARES A FAN MOMENT WITH DHONI 

Actor Arjun Kapoor is all excited and 

can`t stop talking over his latest meet 

with Indian ODI captain Mahendra 

Singh Dhoni. 

The 30-year-old “Ki & Ka” star and 

Dhoni played rivals in a recent match 

of football for a charity, but for Arjun 

sharing the field with the cricketer was 

more important than the competition 

between them. 

“Fanboy moment on field with @ 

mahi7781 I don’t think I’ve smiled so 

much in a while...great game great cause 

great fun...,” the actor tweeted. 

Fans were in for a visual treat in an 

exciting battle between India’s Test 

skipper Virat Kohli led cricket stars and 

Abhishek Bachchan fronted Bollywood 

celebrities in the match. 

The match, termed as “Celebrity Classico 

2016”, took place at the Mumbai 

Football Arena, Andheri Sports Complex, 

to raise funds for charitable initiatives 

in which Kohli and Bachchan are 

involved. 

Bachchan didn’t play in the match due to back injury and his team was led by Ranbir Kapoor. The match resulted was a tie. 

‘X-MEN: APOCALYPSE’ 

STUDIO APOLOGIZES FOR LATEST AD’ 

HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA 

DOES NOT HAVE A SEQUEL 

Jack Black was the victim 

of a hoax by a hacker 

who cracked into the 

Twitter account of Goosebumps, 

Black’s band. 

Early morning, a shocking 

tweet which read“I’m 

sad to officially announce 

the death of Jack Black at 

the age of 46, rest in peace 

brother,” was posted. 

Shortly thereafter, a 

second tweet which simply 

read “#RipJackBlack” 

was posted. 

And to make sure it 

seemed super believable, 

the hacker sent a third 

tweet: 

“It is with a heavy heart 

I am to announce that 

Jack Black passed away 

last night at 3:37am. The 

cause of death is yet unknown.” 

After a number of media 

outlets reported the 

alleged death, the criminal 

finally came clean. 

“Calm down guys! It’s 

just a prank bro, look 

there’s the camera,” he or 

she wrote, adding, “The 

Legend is still alive, it is ok 

guys :)” 

And then, unbelievably, 

he took a shot at self-promotion. 

“While you are all on 

Twitter, you should all follow 

me @Ruthless” 

Post this the account 

has been suspended by 

Twitter. 

Tenacious D has resumed 

control of the 

account and the death 

tweets have been deleted. 

The band sent a message 

clarifying that the whole 

trial was nothing but a terribly 

unfunny hoax. 

“WE had our Twitter 

account hacked. We can 

assure you that Jack is 

ALIVE and WELL and that 

this was a sick ‘prank,’” 

they tweeted. 

KIRAN RAO LODGES 

COMPLAINT AGAINST 

FACEBOOK IMPERSONATOR 

Twentieth Century Fox has apologized for a billboard ad that features 

Jennifer Lawrence’s “X-Men: Apocalypse” character Mystique 

being strangled. 

The billboard has been disapproved by some who are offended by 

the imagery of Oscar Isaac’s Apocalypse choking Mystique. Actress 

and filmmaker Rose McGowan says there’s “a major problem when 

the men and women at 20th Century Fox think casual violence against 

HEARD CLAIMS FALSE ALLEGATIONS 

The actress says comedian Doug Stanhope 

and others defamed her in an article claiming 

she was threatening to lie about Depp. 

The 30-year-old actress is seeking the 

“maximum possible jury award”, which she 

plans to donate to a domestic violence shelter 

in Arizona, according to her lawyer. 

Heard says in court documents that Doug 

Stanhope and 20 other unnamed defendants 

“orchestrated a plot” to write an article published 

on TheWrap.com which “falsely accuses” 

her of “blackmail and other criminal behaviour 

towards her husband”. 

The article, entitled “Johnny Depp is being 

blackmailed by Amber Heard – here`s how 

I know”, was written by Stanhope two days 

after Heard was granted a restraining order 

against Depp, whom she is seeking to get a divorce 

from. 

Stanhope and Depp being close friends, in 

the article, he wrote that Heard was “threatening 

to lie about (Depp) publicly in any and 

every possible duplicitous way if he 

didn’t agree to her terms”. 

In court papers, Heard described 

the article as “completely false and 

highly defamatory”, adding that they 

had “caused and will continue to 

cause her tremendous harm”. 

She added that the accusations 

were part of a “calculated publicity 

campaign to smear (her) for having 

the temerity to file for divorce”. 

Stanhope is yet to respond to the 

lawsuit. In her restraining order application, 

Heard accused Depp of 

hitting and kicking her on numerous 

occasions, as well as throwing things 

at her. 

women is a way to market a film.” 

Depp has denied allegations of 

abusing Heard.His lawyer Laura Wasser 

said in court documents related to 

the restraining order that Heard “is attempting 

to secure a premature financial resolution 

In a statement, Fox says that in highlighting the villainy of Apocalypse, 

“we didn’t immediately realize the upsetting connotation of this 

image in print form.” 

The studio apologized and says it’s removing promotional materials 

with the image. Fox adds that it “would never condone violence 

against women.” 

by alleging abuse”.Heard and Depp married in 

February 2015 and she filed for divorce on 23 

May 2016. 

Kiran Rao, film Director and wife of 

Aamir Khan, has lodged a complaint with 

the Cyber Crime police at Bandra Kurla 

Complex against an unidentified person, 

who has created a fake Facebook account 

of her and impersonating her on social 

media. Rao, 42, registered the complaint 

as soon as she was notified of the actions 

and said that the impersonator has uploaded 

her picture on Facebook and is 

also chatting with her friends and family 

members, police said. A case has been 

registered in this connection and probe 

initiated, they said, refusing to divulge 

further details. 

MEEK MILL OUT OF 

THE HOUSE WITH BEYONCE 

Meek Millgot out of the house Saturday 

afterhim being on house arrest for a 

while. His destination was Philly where 

he rocked the stage at a Beyonce concert. 

Meek, who went to the show with his 

girlfriend Nicki Minajperformed a song 

with DJ Khaledand Rick Ross. 

Meek’s house arrest was over last 

week... but he messed it up by not performing 

the approved community service, 

so the judge sentenced him to another 

8 days of house arrest. The concert 

was however judge-approved. 

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