BEIJINGIndia and China on

Friday held their first con-sultations on disarmament,non-proliferation and armscontrol, adding a new ele-ment in their bilateral dia-logue mechanism ahead ofPrime Minister NarendraModi's visit here nextmonth.

The Indian delegationheaded by AmandeepSingh Gill, Joint SecretaryDisarmament andInternational Affairs of theExternal Affairs Ministryheld talks with Wang Qun,Director General of theArms Control Departmentof the Chinese Ministry ofForeign Affairs.

"Discussions were cor-dial and substantive andcovered all current itemson the international disar-mament and non- prolifer-ation agenda, includingexport controls," theIndian Embassy said in apress release.

The two sides agreedthat this mechanism is animportant new element inthe bilateral dialoguearchitecture and decided tocontinue their fruitful dis-cussions at the next roundof consultations, it said.

Gill also had an interac-tion with scholars at theChina Arms Control andDisarmament Association,

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AAP slaps show-cause notice on rebel leadersBhushan, Yadav, two others: Party spokesperson

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KOLKATABatting for the declassifica-

tion of secret government fileson Netaji Subhas ChandraBose, Congress MPDeepender Singh Hooda onFriday said he has moved a

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Congress MP bats forNetaji Subhas Boseregiment in Indian Army

SURATUnion Minister Giriraj

Singh today slammedCongress Vice PresidentRahul Gandhi saying it is"unfortunate" that he wentmissing for so many days.

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Union Minister Giriraj SinghTakes Swipe at RahulGandhi Over Sabbatical

JABALPURThe Madhya Pradesh High

Court today stayed an FIRagainst Governor Ram NareshYadav by the Special TaskForce (STF) in connectionwith recruitment scam, askingthe prosecuting agency not to

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Vyapam Scam: MP HighCourt Stays FIR AgainstGovernor Ram Naresh

NEW DELHIIndian defence industry is

likely to see USD 250 billionworth of business over the nextdecade, Defence MinisterManohar Parrikar said as heinvited South Korean firms tomake full use of 'Make-in-India' initiative.

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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikarwoos South Korean defence firms

LUCKNOWUnion Minister Ram Vilas

Paswan on Friday rejected theUttar Pradesh governmentcharge that the Centre did nothelp the farmers who incurredhuge losses due to unseasonalrains, saying that it had hikedthe compensation amount forthem. "The allegation that theCentre was not helping farmers is baseless. Prime

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Ram Vilas Paswan rejects UP govt'scharge of Centre not helping farmers

KOLKATAThe April 19 'Kisan rally' in

the national capital is not acomeback show for RahulGandhi, but to put pressure onthe Narendra Modi-led govern-ment to withdraw the anti-farmer clauses in the Land Bill,Congress MP Deepender SinghHooda said on Friday.

"The rally is for the farmers and not a comebackshow for Rahul Gandhi," Hooda, Lok Sabha member

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Kisan rally not a comeback show forRahul Gandhi: Deepender Singh Hooda

CHENNAITamil Nadu's actor-lawmak-

er Sarath Kumar has ques-tioned last week's controver-sial encounter killing of 20men from Tamil Nadu -- whowere allegedly red sanderssmugglers -- in the forests of

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Actor Lawmaker SarathKumar Demands CBI probeinto Chittoor Encounter

AHMEDABADLok Sabha member from

Ahmedabad-west KiritSolanki on Friday allegedthat Congress was trying togain a political mileage byspreading negative informa-tion against the land

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Congress spreadingnegative propagandaon land bill: Solanki

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NEW DELHIThe Indian agriculture

sector, which is alreadyreeling from unseasonalrains that have been lash-ing parts of the countryfor several weeks, couldface more trouble in theform of El Nino.

Though there are vary-ing reports on the effectof El Nino on the 2015Monsoon, a leadingnewspaper Friday quoteda senior Monsoon fore-caster at the IndianM e t e o r o l o g i c a lDepartment as sayingthat the El Nino phasehas already set in.

While the official,Damodar S Pai, refused

to analyse the impact ofthe weather condition onMonsoon ahead of theofficial forecast on April22, El Nino – term for'little boy' in Spanish - isknown to have moreoften than not resulted inbelow-normal rains andhence suggests risk of

sub-par rainfall duringthe Monsoon seasonfrom July to September.

The AustralianCommonwealth Bureauof Meteorology'sSouthern OscillationIndex (SOI) dropped to -11.2 in March from 0.6

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El Nino sets in; will itaffect Indian Monsoon?

India, China hold first dialogueon disarmament, arms control

NEW DELHIWith China planning

to build a rail linkbetween Tibet andNepal, Indian Railwayshas decided to providestrategic requirement ininfrastructure along theborder and is workingout the details withDefence Ministry.

Dispelling notionsthat the plans were"against any country",Railways MinisterSuresh Prabhu todaysaid infrastructure will

be provided whereverrequired.

"Defence Ministryand Railways are work-ing out joint plans tocater to the strategicrequirement in infra-structure. The detailsare being worked out byboth the ministries," hesaid, responding toquestions about aboutChina's plans to build a540-kilometre strategichigh-speed rail linkbetween Tibet and

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SSRINAGARViolent protests broke out in the state capi-

tal after separatist leader Masarat Alam wasarrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police onFriday.

Commenting on the developments in theValley today, Home Minister Rajnath Singhsaid there would be no compromise in mattersof national security. "The state governmentwill take whatever is required in the interestof the nation," he said and added that thoseindulging in anti-national activities will notbe spared.

The J&K Police had to use tear gas andresort to lathicharge to disperse the crowd,which was heading for a march in Tral townof Pulwama district.

Under pressure from the Centre, the J&KPolice arrested Alam, ahead of his rally inTral this morning.

The 45-year-old hardline separatist leaderwas arrested for having allegedly waved aPakistani flag to greet Hurriyat hardliner SyedAli Shah Geelani during a rally in Srinagarsome days back.

"Alam has been arrested in the case, regis-tered in Budgam police station in connectionwith the provocative actions during the rallyon Wednesday," a senior police officer said.

Police have imposed Section 13A(unlawfulactivities), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 147(riots), 427 (damage to public property) under

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Centre talks tough as violent clasheserupt in J&K over Masarat Alam's arrest

WASHINGTONThe World Bank chief

Jim Yong Kim today saidthat the "strong visionaryleadership" of PrimeMinister Narendra Modihas resulted in "extraordi-nary effort" by India onfinancial inclusion of itspeople.

The World Bank in areport released this weeksaid by January 2015, 125million bank accounts hadbeen opened under thePradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana launched in August2014 for comprehensive

financial inclusion with thegoal of opening a bank

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NEW DELHIThe Bharatiya Janata Party

(BJP) on Friday slammed theCongress Party for its unpar-liamentary remarks on PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

"It is out of frustration,Congress is using unparlia-mentary and unsavory for

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Congress should remem-ber Modi is PM of coun-try, not party: BJP

NEW DELHIModi government on

Friday strongly opposedCongress' allegations thatPrime Minister NarendraModi was not the firstIndian PM to visit Canadain 42 years.

Speaking to a newsagency ANI, the Ministryof External Affairs (MEA)spokesperson SyedAkbaruddin said, “It (PMModi's visit) is the 1ststandalone bilateral visitsince 1973.”

“The Canadian foreignministry also has sameapproach Dr Manmohan

Singh did visit Canada, itwas primarily for G-20

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Modi's visit to Canada first standalonebilateral by Indian PM since 1973: MEA

LUCKNOWHead of the newly

formed Janata Parivaroutfit Mulayam SinghYadav today said theopinions of all constituentparties would be consid-ered while deciding thestructure of the new party.

He was replying to asuggestion by UttarPradesh MinisterRaghuraj Pratap Singhalias Raja Bhaiya whosaid the new outfit shouldbe named SamajwadiParty (SP) and inherit itselection symbol and flag.

"This is our request.Final decision is to betaken by you(Mulayam)," Mr Singhsaid at a programme at

the SP headquarters tocelebrate the birthanniversary of formerPrime Minister

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Will Consider Views of All Constituent Parties:Mulayam Singh Yadav on 'Janata Parivar' Merger

KATRAIn a stern warning to the

separatists, Deputy ChiefMinister Nirmal Singh onFriday said the state govern-ment will act tough againstthem and not tolerate their'provocative' actions inJammu and Kashmir again.

"We will act again, if any

such incident (of provoca-tive activities and hoistingPakistani flag) is repeated.We are not going to tolerateit," Singh told reporters heretoday, when separatist leaderMasarat Alam Bhat wasarrested in Srinagar in con-nection with the raising ofPakistani flags during a rally

on Wednesday. The BJPleader was in Katra to attendhis party's WorkingCommittee meeting. Askedwhether Mufti governmentsuccumbed to the BJP's pres-sure, he said, "It is not aquestion of pressure.Actually the government has

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'Provocative' actions will not betolerated: J&K Dy CM to separatists

Railways, Defence plan strategicinfrastructure along border

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NEW DELHIThe Bharatiya Janata

Party on Friday said it wasno surprise that separatistleader Masarat Alam hadbeen arrested, as the partywas clear over not permit-ting any anti-India activi-ty.

"It's no surprise, theBJP's stand was clear thatno anti-India activity will

be permitted. And this isnot a place where thePakistani flags or pro-Pakistan slogans are goingto be accepted," said BJPspokesperson Nalin Kohli."So it was imminent andif the arrest has happened,it is as per the process thatshould take place," headded. Alam was taken

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Masarat Alam's arrest 'nosurprise', says BJP

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Scripting another suc-cessful rescue mission byIndia through the searoute, two Navy-escortedships with 475 passen-gers, including 337Bangladesh nationals and65 Yemenese of Indianorigin, evacuated fromconflict-hit Yemen, wouldbe arriving in Kochitomorrow.

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PATNABihar Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar on Fridaysaid the Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) is compromis-ing with national interestfor the sake of staying inpower in Jammu andKashmir.

He also said the BJP isready to do anything tograb power elsewhere in

the country.Launching a scathing

attack on the BJP over theactivities of separatistleader Masarat Alam, whopublicly waved thePakistani flag in Jammuand Kashmir on April 15,Nitish Kumar told mediahere that "BJP was greedyof power."

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BJP compromising with nationalinterest for power: Nitish Kumar

NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | APRIL 18, 2015Delhi News2 SAADDA HAQ

NEW DELHIIn a shocking incident, a

lawyer was on Friday morningfound dead in the Tis HazariCourts complex in Delhi.

Rajeev Sharma, 40, was founddead with a wound on his headnear an eatery in T-Blocklawyers' chamber of the premis-es.

Police have arrested two menwho worked at the eatery in thisconnection and they are beingquestioned to ascertain the exactsequence of events which led tothe lawyer's murder.

Deputy Commissioner ofPolice (North) Madhur Vermasaid with the arrest of the twopersons, the case has beencracked.

"Prima facie it seems thatSharma was murdered, using asharp weapon," a police officialsaid.

A resident of Sector-16 inNorth Delhi's Rohini, Sharmahailed from Himachal Pradesh.

The wound on Sharma's headled police to suspect a probablescuffle preceding his death.

A case of murder has been reg-istered in this connection.

Sources said that Dhanna RamChoudhury, 49, a resident of

Jodhpur in Rajasthan, andanother employee of the eatery -- owned by advocate ManojSingh -- have been arrested.

Choudhury, during interroga-tion, told police that the advo-cate reached the eatery afterconsuming alcohol and engagedin a heated argument with himover some issue. This led to ascuffle.

Some other eatery employeesalso joined in the scuffle and oneof them hit advocate Sharmawith a sharp object, said sources,adding that police are now try-ing to find out the role of otheremployees in the murder.

Advocate’s killing: Delhi

lawyers to observe strike in alldistrict courts

Police said that Sharma's bodywas lying on road, around 20metres from his chamber No 30.

"Sharma's hands and legs werefolded and his forehead was hitby a sharp-edged weapon," saida police official.

"...we found blood stains onstairs. It was clear that the advo-cate was killed inside the eateryin the night and his body wasthrown on the road early Fridaymorning," the official said.

Tis Hazari Courts advocatesstaged a protest and went on astrike following theincident.

Lawyer found dead in Tis HazariCourts premises in Delhi, 2 arrested

NEW DELHIIn a move that can prove

to be the final step towardstheir expulsion, the AamAadmi Party (AAP) onFriday issued a show-causeto rebel leaders PrashantBhushan, Yogendra Yadavand two others for allegedanti-party activities.

AAP spokespersonDeepak Bajpai said sepa-rate notices have beenissued to Yadav, Bhushan,Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha,detailing out a list ofcharges against them,backed with "evidence"."They have been asked torespond to it in two days.We have mailed them aswell as given a copy byhand," Bajpai said.

The rebel leaders, how-ever, claimed they were yetto receive any notice.

AAP leader Ashutoshhad said, earlier in the day,

that a chargesheet is beingreadied and notice willsoon be served to the rebelleaders.

Bhushan, Yadav, AnandKumar and Ajit Jha wereearlier dropped from toppanels of the party at theNational Council meetinglast month.

With the rebel AAPgroup forming a new frontSwaraj Abhiyan, YogendraYadav, meahwhile, said itintends to focus on nation-al issues and country-wideagitation, but cannot ignorethe national capital, whereit will battle for space withthe AAP.

Questioning the move,Yadav said the move wasagainst the principle of nat-ural justice as those whohad levelled allegationsagainst them were part ofdisciplinary committee.

Yadav also claimed that

in a telephonic conversa-tion national disciplinarycommittee chairmanDinesh Waghela had toldhim that the panel is yet totake up the matter.

Yadav also objected totwo AAP leaders — AshishKehtan and Pankaj Gupta

— being part of the disci-plinary panel. He addedthat the disciplinary panelwas yet to take up theircase.

am surprised that a per-son (Ashutosh) who is nota member of the committeeis issuing the statement.

Yesterday, I called DineshWaghela, who is the chair-man of the national disci-plinary committee. I madehim a formal call and askedhim about the status of theinquiry against us. He saidhe was in Goa and there isstill no reference of the

committee yet. So, untilyesterday, there was nomeeting on this,” he said.

On Wednesday, theparty's Political AffairsCommittee (PAC) referredtheir case to the nationaldisciplinary committee.

Meanwhile, reactingover the show-cause noticeto Yadav & Bhushan, whilespeaking to news agencyANI, BJP leader ShaziaIlmi said, "It's not anti-party activity rather ques-tioning Arvind Kejriwalactivity." Bhushan hadbeen heading the discipli-nary committee until hewas removed from thepanel last month. Thethree-member committee isnow headed by DineshWaghela and its othermembers are Pankaj Guptaand Ashish Khetan, all ofthem are liyalist of DelhiCM Arvind Kejriwal.

NEW DELHIThe Delhi High Court on Friday sought

reply from BBC and the British director ofthe controversial documentary onDecember 16 gang-rape case on a pleaseeking their prosecution for interviewingone of the convicts who made derogatorystatement against women.

A bench of Justice Sunita Gupta alsoasked the Centre and Delhi police to replyon a plea of convict Mukesh, facing deathpenalty in the case, who claimed he wascompelled by the cops to "speak the writ-ten script" prepared by documentary'India's Daughter' director Leslee Udwin.

The plea, which sought CBI probe,alleged that the film is only "outcome offraud and conspiracy hatched by the DelhiPolice, documentary maker, BritishBroadcasting Corporation (BBC) and aprivate news channel with advocate V KAnand, who had briefly representedMukesh during trial of the case."

The court also asked advocate Anand togive his response over the allegationraised by the convict, before April 27.

Advocate M L Sharma, appearing forMukesh, claimed that his client was a vic-tim of conspiracy and due to the film, hehas been again fixed in the criminal sce-nario.

The court, meanwhile, declined thecounsel's request to list the matter beforethe same bench which recently declined aninterim prayer of a law student seekinglifting of the ban on telecasting the docu-mentary.

The counsel urged the court that

Mukesh's interview, allegedly taken insideTihar jail here in July 2013, should not beaired.

He said the trial court's March 4 banorder was "equally binding" upon the doc-umentary director Leslee Udwin, BBC, aprivate news channel and all others con-cerned.

"Bare reading of the prohibition order(trial court), it is not limited only for India.Order is binding in rem and the respon-dents who are partners in the said procure-ment of the film, are duty bound to com-ply (with) it and cannot release it out ofIndia.

"Releasing the said film under differenttitle, namely 'Indian daughter' upon theirchannel(BBC)... And youtube.Com cannotbe allowed in any manner and it is illegaloffence and is also a serious case of viola-tion of the court order," the counsel said.

He also sought direction that any part ofthe documentary should not be used in anylegal or judicial proceedings in any man-ner.

Mukesh in his plea has urged the courtto issue direction to the authorities con-cerned to "seize" the entire documentaryand its raw material.

His counsel Sharma said the Centreshould direct Delhi Police to arrest thedocumentary maker, BBC officials and thenews channel Editor, as they wereengaged in airing of Mukesh's interview.

Sharma claimed that the British directorhad left India and edited her film. "She(Udwin) on March 4, 2015 released it inBritain," he said, adding that "they also

uploaded the said film upon internet andyoutube.Com".

"Despite prohibition order by the court,several media, print, electronic and webportal published/released the film and itscontents in all over India immediate there-after.

"Till today, the Centre and Delhi policehave not taken any legal action againstthem and also did not seize footage of thefilm original and final," the counsel said.

The documentary director and the BBChave committed a serious crime againstthe petitioner, as also against the countryby damaging its reputation, it said,demanding that the film be seized andthose guilty prosecuted.

It also blamed the Ministry of HomeAffairs and Delhi government failing toperform their duty and not taking anyaction against the film maker and thechannels.

On the night of December 16, 2012,Ram Singh, Vinay Sharma, AkshayThakur, Pawan Gupta, Mukesh and a juve-nile had gangraped a girl in a bus and her28-year-old male friend, who was withher, also assaulted on board the vehicle,plying illegally.

The victim's friend, a software engineer,suffered fractures in his limbs in the inci-dent. The girl succumbed to her injuries onDecember 29, 2012 at a Singapore hospi-tal. The juvenile accused was on August31, 2013 convicted and sentenced to threeyears in a reformation home, while thefour others were handed down deathpenalty.

December 16 gang-rape: HC seeks reply from BBC, documentary maker

AAP slaps show-cause notice on rebel leadersBhushan, Yadav, two others: Party spokesperson

NEW DELHIThe Delhi High Court on

Friday asked the CBI to lookinto the information givenby a civil servant on thealleged morphing of photosof Maulana Abul KalamAzad and Najma Heptulla ina book on the country's firsteducation minister.

Justice Rajiv Shakdherdirected CBI to see the evi-dence given by an IndianForeign Service (IFS) offi-cer, who has alleged that thephoto was morphed andMinister of Minority AffairsHeptulla was very much partof the process.

The counsel for CBIopposed the IFS officer'splea to implead him as partyin the matter, saying the offi-cer himself was an accusedin other two cases.

The court told CBI"(when) there is some infor-

mation, why don't you lookinto it."

The judge, however, saidthe court would requiresome time to go through theevidence and hear the appli-cation moved by the 1985batch IFS officer, MadhupMohhta, on April 23.

Earlier, the court hadobserved that there is cate-gorical evidence that thephoto was morphed and theCBI's contention that therewas no substantial evidence,had no credibility.

Mohhta's counsel claimedin the court that he was oneof the then directors in theIndian Council for CulturalRelations (ICCR) and hadconducted an administrativeinquiry in the allegation.

The counsel said "he is acrucial witness in the presentissue being heard by thecourt".

"It was only subsequent tomy bringing of the truthabout photo morphing, twocases were lodged on me,"he said.

CBI had earlier said thatHeptulla was no more theICCR chairperson and thematter does not hold wateras it is quite old.

On March 11, the courtasked CBI to supply it thepaper book properly flaggedshowing the relevant docu-ments on which they arerelying to establishHeptulla's innocence.

The court had maintainedthat the perusal of CBI's self

contained note submittedearlier, left unansweredquestions as to what stepswere taken in respect of pre-liminary inquiry and investi-gation on the morphed pho-tograph.

It had asked for the self-

contained note after the CBIhad in its earlier reply statedthat the allegation againstthe union minister could notbe "substantiated" due tolack of sufficient evidence.

On December 19, 2014, onthe court's direction, CBIhad produced the note in asealed cover for its perusal.

The court was hearing aplea filed by Azad's grand-nephew Firoz Bakht Ahmed,who had alleged that themorphing was done at theinstance of Heptulla whenshe was heading ICCR.

The controversial photo-graph, showing Azad sittingwith Heptulla after her grad-uation, was published in anICCR publication titled"Journey of a Legend, on thelife of India's first EducationMinister". The publicationwas later withdrawn byICCR.

The petitioner had allegedthat the photograph wasmorphed as Heptulla hadgraduated in May 1958whereas Azad died onFebruary 22, 1958. He hadsought a CBI inquiry intothe controversy.

The counsel for the peti-tioner, Govind Jee, hadargued that from the evi-dences, it was clear thatphoto morphing did happenbut CBI had failed till dateto ascertain as to who wasresponsible for the morphingand whether, as the thenPresident of ICCR, Heptullahad selected the photographknowing it to be morphed.

Earlier, the petitioner hadinformed the court that onJuly 5, 2006 it had directedthe investigating agency tocontinue the probe on theallegations and bring it to alogical conclusion.

Delhi HC asks CBI to look into info on morphed pic of Azad-HeptullaNEW DELHI

The city police on Friday admitted inthe Delhi High Court that passportshave been issued on fake and non-exis-tent addresses due to "bogus" verifica-tion by policemen against whom actionhas been taken. The submission camein response to a PIL alleging that pass-ports were being issued to people whoare not living at the addresses given bythem in their applications.

Citing five cases of passport applica-tions received from Humayunpur vil-lage in south Delhi, the police said theRegional Passport Office (RPO) hadissued the document to the five indi-viduals by post but the postman wasunable to trace the persons or theaddresses. On receiving the informa-tion, a vigilance enquiry was carriedout which revealed that the addressesof the applicant and their witnesses"did not exist and were fake".

Not only the applicants and their ref-erences could not be traced, there wasno response on the mobile numbers

provided by them, Delhi Police said inits affidavit filed before a bench ofChief Justice G Rohini and Justice RSEndlaw.

On questioning the Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) who had carried outthe verification, he admitted he had notcarried out physical verification of theaddresses and had asked the applicantsto meet him at a certain location withproofs of identity and residence, theaffidavit said.

"Enquiry revealed the ASI submittedfake and bogus police verificationreports in respect of the five passportsby deliberately flouting instructionslaid down for police verification...,"police said in its affidavit.

It also said the policeman concernedhas been suspended and departmentalenquiry ordered against him.

It also said the DeputyCommissioner of Police, south district,has been asked to take appropriateaction against the passport applicantsand other erring persons, if any.

Passports have been issued onfake addresses: Police to Delhi HC

NEW DELHIIn line with its poll

promise of making thenational capital country'sfirst "corruption-free city",Aam Aadmi Party hasdecided to work in tandemwith the Delhi governmentto strengthen its efforts toweed out graft.

Days after the AAP gov-ernment launched the anti-corruption helpline, theparty said it is workingtowards preparing a blue-print and a comprehensivestrategy to tackle corrup-tion, one of the prominentissues on AAP's agenda.

"We are on the process ofpreparing the blueprintafter launching the 1031helpline. The war againstcorruption has started. Togive it a more robust shapeand to decide on the extentof party's involvement, astrategy is being workedout," AAP Delhi convenerAshutosh told reporters.

Implementing the meas-ures will give the crusadeagainst corruption "theface of a movement", hesaid, adding, "Our commit-ment is to make Delhi thefirst corruption-free cityand we will take all possi-ble steps in this regard."

A day after BJP MLAVijender Gupta was namedLeader of Opposition inDelhi Assembly, AAP tooka dig at the saffron partyfor not conferring the sameto anyone in LokSabha.

"AAP believes that allpolitical parties shouldrespect each other andrespect the oppositionwithout whom the govern-ment won't be accountable.We gave the post to BJPdespite having overwhelm-ing majority. "But strange-ly BJP has not taken anystep towards this directioneven after 11 months ofassuming office.” said.

AAP to work with Delhigovt to tackle graft

Delhi HC stays suspen-sion of St Stephen'sstudent by principalNEW DELHI

The Delhi High Court on Fridaystayed the order of St Stephen'sCollege Principal Valson Thampususpending the student editor of itsbanned e-zine for "violating" disci-pline, asking whether anyone can besuspended for speaking to themedia. The court also stayed thefindings of a one-man inquiry com-mittee, appointed by Thampu, whichhad on April 9 held third-year stu-dent, Devansh Mehta, guilty of vio-lating disciplinary norms.

NEW DELHIThe Aam Aadmi Party

(AAP) on Friday stronglycondemned the hoisting ofthe Pakistani flag and thechanting of anti-India slo-gans in separatist leaderMasarat Alam's rally andadded that anybody whoindulges in such activitiesmust be brought to justice.

"If Pakistan flags arehoisted or anti-India slo-gans are being chanted inany part of the country that

is deplorable and con-demnable, we stronglycondemn it, and anybodywho is indulged orinvolved in it, should bearrested and should bebrought to justice," AAPspokesperson, Ashutoshtold ANI here.

The AAP also questionedthe Bharatiya Janata Partyover its 'unprincipledalliance' with the People'sDemocratic Party inJammu and Kashmir.

"The BJP should answer,why is it happening so? Isit because BJP has enteredinto an unprincipledalliance just for the sake ofpower in Kashmir?"Ashutosh said.

Earlier in the day, as apreventive measure tomaintain law and order,Alam and another sepa-ratist leader Syed Ali ShahGeelani were put underhouse arrest. Alam waslater arrested by the

Jammu and Kashmirpolice.

The People's DemocraticParty (PDP), though,denied that Alam had beenarrested under pressurefrom Union HomeMinister Rajnath Singh orChief Minister MuftiMohammad Sayeed.

The BJP, meanwhile,sought to assert that it fol-lows a principle of zero-tolerance towards terror-ism and separatism.

AAP condemns anti-India activitiesin Masarat Alam's rally

NEW DELHIThe Delhi govern-

ment on Friday directedits officials to launch acrackdown onencroachers and saidthat land owningauthorities will be heldresponsible if they failto protect their land.

Convening a highlevel here, ChiefSecretary KK Sharmainstructed officers con-cerned to deal

encroachers with toughhand.

The meeting wasattended by principalsecretary (UD), PWD'ssecretary, secretaryenvironment, DJB CEOand other officials.

Sharma said alldepartments concernedshould put their coordi-nated efforts to removeencroachments frompublic land.

"Land owning author-

ity must take care of itsland/property and if anyencroachment is report-ed on such land thatauthority will be maderesponsible forencroachment of suchland," he said.

The authorities shouldcurb the encroachmentmenace by keeping aneye on their lower staffand its nexus withencroachers and landmafia.

Delhi govt directs officers to launchcrackdown on encroachers

Continuation 3NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | APRIL 18, 2015SAADDA HAQ

Centre talks...CrPC on Alam.The arrest comes a day after Alam and

Geelani were placed under house arrest toprevent them from leading the rally in Tral.

Earlier today, Alam said that the J&Kgovernment doesn't want the rally to besuccessful and that is why such an actionhas been taken. The separatist leader opinedthat the administration should follow theHurriyat program.

"Let the government do whatever it wantsto, the people are being stopped for attend-ing that rally, but they will attend," Alamsaid.

Reacting to Alam's arrest, BJP leaderSiddharth Anand Singh justified J&K gov-ernment's move and said that nobody canraise pro-Pakistan slogans or waivePakistan flags.

He further said that the government willcontinue to function keeping the nationalinterest at the forefront.

Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singhtoday said the state government will acttough against them and not tolerate their'provocative' actions in J&K again.

"We will act again, if any such incident(of provocative activities and hoistingPakistani flag) is repeated. We are notgoing to tolerate it," Singh told reportershere today.

"Jammu and Kashmir government hastaken the cognizance, it's capable of takingappropriate actions and is doing so," headded.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh and BJPleader said the action has been taken inaccordance with the law. Alam has beenarrested to uphold national interest andthere will be no compromise on this front,Singh asserted.

"As far as the BJP leadership is con-cerned, both at the centre as well as thestate, our stand has been very consistent asfar as nationalism is concerned, patriotismis concerned and we follow a principle ofzero-tolerance towards the terrorism andtowards separatism," Singh told ANI.

The People's Democratic Party (PDP)said Alam had been arrested under proce-dure and not due to the pressure reportedlybrought on it by Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh or Chief Minister MuftiMohammad Sayeed.

Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz UmarFarooq accused the army of killing youthsafter labelling them terrorists. "There is noarrest, no FIR. The government has to putan end to state terrorism," he said.

Meanwhile, Congress leader DigvijaySingh took to his Twitter account andwrote: "Want to know under what sectionsAlam and Geelani have been arrested."

During Wednesday's rally in Srinagar,Alam, released from jail last month, hadpraised founder of Lashker-e-Toiba terroroutfit Hafiz Mohammed Sayeed and askedpeople to join hands with his outfit.

Alam was part of a procession that gath-ered in uptown Hyderpora locality ofSrinagar city to welcome Geelani whoreturned to the Valley on Wednesday afterremaining in New Delhi during winter forhealth reasons. Alam was flanked by youth,who raised pro-Pakistan and pro-freedomslogans and displayed Pakistan flags.

The police have registered an FIR againstGeelani, Alam and another separatist leaderfrom Hurriyat Conference under varioussections of Ranbir Penal Code andUnlawful (Activities) Prevention Act.

"Geelani has been placed under housearrest. A posse of policemen has beendeployed outside the Hurriyat chairman'shouse at Hyderpora as a preventive meas-ure to maintain law and order," a policeofficer said, adding that similar restrictionhas been slapped on Alam.

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq of the moderateHurriyat Conference will also be notallowed to proceed towards Tral, policesources said. It was not clear whether hehas also been placed under house arrest.

The government of Chief Minister MuftiMohammed Sayeed has already denied per-mission to separatists for Friday's rally inTral town of Pulwama district.

'Provocative' actions...acted. The responsibilities is joint that of

the state and the central governments."The Deputy CM said right from the

beginning "we had been saying that we aregoing to act, and we have acted. We wouldnot allow such activity to reoccur in Jammuand Kashmir".

He said, as far as, impact of the incidentwas concerned, "It was not so huge, as theydo not have such support...But a single inci-dent like this gives a wrong signal. It givesa message that government was comingunder pressure. We will act again if suchincident is repeated. We are not going totolerate it".

When asked whether Mufti governmentcame under pressure from the party, BJPNational general secretary Ram Madavsaid, "No pressure. They have taken actionbased on whatever evidence and detailsthey have collected. There was no pressurefrom us".

On the delay in arrest of Alam, Madavsaid this question should be asked to thestate government, but police after dueinvestigation have now taken appropriateaction.

PDP spokesman Wahid-ul-Rahman Paraalso told reporters that Mufti government

did not arrest Alam under the pressure fromBJP but as per the procedure.

Masarat Alam's...into preventive custody a short while ago

today by the Jammu and Kashmir policeover a planned rally in Pulwama District'sTral area.

Earlier, as a preventive measure to main-tain law and order, Alam and another sepa-ratist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani hadbeen put under house arrest.

The state government has also deniedpermission for today's proposed congrega-tion in Tral, with Jammu and KashmirChief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeedreportedly instructing the police to refusepermission for the rally.

The rally was scheduled to begin fromSrinagar to Tral where a youth was killedallegedly by the army while he was in theircustody.

Alam is the chairman of Muslim League,a constituent of hardline HurriyatConference led by Geelani and is widelyseen as the latter's heir apparent.

He had been convicted for organisinganti-India protests resulting in the death of112 people in stone pelting across theValley in 2010.

BJP compromising..."The BJP has the single agenda to be in

power by doing anything, even to compro-mise with the national interest as it wasexposed in Jammu and Kashmir," he said.

The Chief Minister also said: "The BJP isin power in Jammu and Kashmir, it hasbeen running the government, but Pakistaniflags were waved there."

"Whatever has not happened ever hastaken place under the BJP rule in Jammuand Kashmir," he said.

The Chief Minister said what shocked thepeople was that anti-Indian activities weretaking place in Jammu and Kashmir despitethe BJP being in power both in the state andat the Centre.

On Thursday, Jammu and Kashmirauthorities placed hardline separatist lead-ers Syed Ali Geelani and Masarat Alamunder house arrest to prevent them fromparticipating in a rally on Friday called bythe separatists in Kashmir's Tral town.

Ships with ...release today, "MV Kavaratti and MV

Corals, will be arriving in Kochi with 475personnel embarked on it at 1400 hrs onApril 18. ...This will be the last evacuationfrom Yemen by the sea route".

The passengers onboard the ships,include 337 Bangladesh nationals and 65Yemenese of Indian Origin, it said.

India had launched a massive air and seaevacuation operation late last month tobring back its national stranded in Yemen.The air evacuation concluded on April 9after more than 4,700 Indians and nearly1,000 foreign nationals belonging 41 coun-tries were brought home.

In addition, Indian naval vessels havealso evacuated over 1,670 Indians fromAden, Al Hudaydah and Al Mukalla portsin Yemen since March 31.

The two passenger ships, among the firstto be tasked for evacuation by the govern-ment, had left here on March 30 andreached Djibouti six days later with armednaval commandos and naval escort onboard. It departed from there on April 12.

The ships would be escorted by a navalwarship INS Tir till Kochi harbour afterwhich they would be led into their respec-tive berths by Fast Interceptor Crafts(FIC)of the Southern Naval Command, therelease said.

"The ships had been anchored offDjibouti as the situation in Yemen preclud-ed their entry into any port. The passengerliners were provided security cover by theIndian Navy with two warships INSMumbai and INS Tarkash escorting themupto Djibouti during their onward journey.

"During the return passage the ships wereinitially escorted by INS Tarkash and laterby INS Tir. This is in addition to the MarineCommandoes that were embarked on theseships to ensure safety and security of thecrew," it said.

Meanwhile, Cochin Port Trust ChairmanPaul Antony today held a meeting of vari-ous agencies, including district administra-tion, the Non Resident Keralites Affairs(NORKA), in connection with the arrival ofthe evacuees.

The port trust said in a release thatNORKA and the district administration incoordination with Railways were oversee-ing the arrangements for onward travel ofthe Indians arriving by the ships.

Officials from Bangladesh governmentare also in the town to co-ordinate onwardtravel of Bangladesh nationals, it said.

Will Consider ...Chandrasekhar.Replying to the suggestion, Mr Yadav

said, "Leaders of the six parties, includingSP, have showed confidence in me and Iwill also have to respect them and considerwhat they want".

Mr Yadav said the new party is formed totake on the BJP.

"We - SP, Janata Dal (U), RJD, Janta Dal(Secular), Indian National Lok Dal, andSamajwadi Janata Party have made Janataparivar to fight Narendra Modi's arbitrary

function.""We decided that to stop the arbitrariness

of the Centre, we have to unite as standingalone will not work. Our merger is not acommon development. There was nomanipulation and I was unanimously elect-ed as the leader. The structure of the partywill soon be decided keeping in vieweveryone's advice," Mr Yadav said.

World Bank...hold in India.As a point of comparison, a 2013 survey

had found that fewer than 400 million peo-ple in the country had an account, theWorld Bank said in a report.

"This is an extraordinary Indian effort,"Dr Kim said at a panel discussion hereorganised on the sidelines of the annualSpring meeting of the InternationalMonetary Fund and the World Bank.

Dr Kim attributed this to the "strongvisionary leadership" of Prime MinisterModi and the Reserve Bank of IndiaGovernor Dr Raghuram Rajan.

Dr Kim also said access to financial serv-ices can serve as a bridge out of poverty.

"We have set a hugely ambitious goal -universal financial access by 2020 - andnow we have evidence that we're makingmajor progress," he said.

"This effort will require many partners -credit card companies, banks, micro creditinstitutions, the United Nations, founda-tions, and community leaders. But we cando it, and the payoff will be millions of peo-ple lifted out of poverty," he added.

Participating in the panel discussionalong with Master Card CEO Ajay Banga,State Bank of India (SBI) ChairmanArundhati Bhattacharya briefed the audi-ence on the successful efforts of the SBI inimplementing the Jan Dhan Yojana.

"Forty-nine per cent of the accountsunder Jan Dhan Yojana are being held bywomen," Ms Bhattacharya said.

The World Bank Group and a broad coali-tion partners including multilateral agen-cies, banks, credit unions, card networks,micro finance institutions and telecommu-nications companies today issued numericcommitment that would help promotefinancial inclusion and achieve universalfinancial access by the year 2020.

El Nino sets...in February. A sustained SOI reading

below -8 indicates El Nino conditions."The bureau has raised the possibility of

El Nino conditions developing this year toat least 70 percent from 50 percent earlier,"Japanese brokerage firm Nomura said.

The weather condition causes higher tem-peratures in equatorial Pacific and altersweather patterns across the world.

Monsoon, in India, is the lifeline for lakhsof small farmers who are completelydependent on the rain gods for sustainingagriculture.

In the past as well, El Nino has been doc-umented to have triggered drier conditionsand droughts in India, though not always.

Historical data shows El Nino conditionson an average cause a poor Monsoon halfthe time they set in.

Nomura has also stated that the El Ninorisks for this year is rising in India and itcould result in sub-par rains, hurting ruraldemand and food inflation in the country.

"India's agriculture economy is alreadyreeling under the pressure of consecutivebad kharif (summer) and rabi (winter) sea-sons. A third consecutive bad agriculturalseason could severely impact ruralincomes, force the government to announcehigher Minimum Support Prices and possi-bly push food inflation temporarily higher,"Nomura India chief economist Sonal Varmasaid in a research note, as per PTI.

However, private weather forecasterSkymet has countered that assumption andsaid that the Monsoon is likely to tide overthe adverse impact of El Nino.

In its first forecast for the Indian rainyseason, Skymet said that normal rains areexpected in Indian in 2015.

Skymet said it expects 102% rains duringthe Monsoon season with an error marginof 4% – the normal range is 96%-104%.

"The Monsoon onset is expected to beearly, around May 27, and fairly strong.Pre-Monsoon rain will also be strong acrossthe country. Unseasonal rain will continuewell into May," Skymet said in a release.

India, China...a prominent think tank.Indian Defence Secretary RK Mathur was

here earlier this month to participate in theseventh Annual Defence and SecurityDialogue (ADSD) to enhance relationsbetween the armies of two countries onregional and global strategic issues.

Railways, Defence...Nepal which would pass through a tunnel

under Mt Everest."The whole idea is not against any coun-

try, but the idea is to create infrastructurefor our Defence forces wherever they willdecide. Railways' job is that if the countryneeds something for our strategic require-ment then we will defintely do it," he said.

Asked about threat perceptions andRailways' focus on the border, Prabhu saidit is not his ministry's job. "This is tackledby competent authorities including DefenceMinistry, Prime Minister and others and

they will decide on the strategic issues."He also said that India is a country which

"cannot attack first. We are not attackers.But we have to defend ourselves. We arenot focusing on any country but some coun-tries have focus on us."

The Minister, however, said cooperationwith China in rail sector will continue.

Modi’s visit...,” he said on Congress' claim that

Manmohan Singh paid an official three-dayvisit at the invitation of Canadian PrimeMinister Stephen Harper in June, 2010.

Akbaruddin added, “There was a bilateralelement, but it was not a standalone bilater-al visit. These are diplomatic terms that arewell known.”

Earlier, Congress spokesperson AnandSharma published a release which wasissued on June 27, 2010, the joint statementon former prime minister ManmohanSingh's visit said: "...Prime MinisterManmohan Singh visited Canada at theinvitation of Prime Minister StephenHarper. During his visit, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh participated in G20Toronto Summit and held bilateral discus-sions with Prime Minister Stephen Harper."

During the last leg of his three-nationvisit PM Modi said in his address in Canadaon Thursday that he was the first sittingIndian prime minister to visit Canada in 42years.

Defence Minister...Forum in Seoul, outlined the policy

changes being brought by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's government to facilitateinvestment in defence sector.

He said the time had come for SouthKorean defence firms to take advantage ofthe high brand value enjoyed by Korean-made products in India and to enter thedefence market as partners for the long-term.

In the presentations, it was also noted thatthe ongoing internal process of furtherstreamlining India's defence procurementpolicies would be completed in less thanthree months, an official statement saidindicating that the new procurement policywill be delayed further.

Detailed presentations were made regard-ing business opportunities for SouthKorean defence firms by senior manage-ment of Indian defence firms including GoaShipyards, Bharat Electronics, MahindraDefence, L&T and Tata Power SED.

Parrikar also met the top management ofHyundai Heavy Industries and invited themto become strategic partners for India'sdefence and commercial shipping sectors.

The Minister, who is in South Korea onan official visit, also took a tour of thecountry's ninth largest corporation,Hanwha.

In its 63-year history, this firm hasbecome a Korean leader in ordnance, fuzes,precision guided systems, sensors and aero-space.

In the detailed site visit facilitated byHanwha President Shim, Parrikar invitedHanwha to participate in the Make-in-Indiaprogramme, taking into account the enor-mous opportunities for mutually beneficialbusiness, the statement said.

Kishan rally...from Haryana and Congress spokesper-

son, told reporters on the sidelines of a pro-gramme at Indian Chamber of Commercehere. "The aim of the Kisan rally is to cre-ate pressure on the Modi government towithdraw the anti-farmer clauses in theLand Bill which was passed in the LokSabha recently," he said when askedwhether the proposed rally would becomethe comeback show for Rahul.

The rally would also demand adequatecompensation for the farmers who weresuffering from crop loss owing to unsea-sonal rainfall, he added.

He said Rahul Gandhi played a major roleduring the framing of the Land AcquisitionBill, 2013, while responding to a query onthe Congress Vice-President's absence inParliament during the passage of the Bill.

On Rahul's return from a 56-day sabbati-cal, he said, "I do not know of anyone whohas not taken a break", but refused to com-ment on the timing of the unexplainedleave. Asked whether he favoured Rahul'selevation to the top post in Congress party,he said that it was a united entity whereSonia Gandhi is the President and RahulGandhi the Vice-President.

Ram Vilas...Minister Narendra Modi has himself said

the Centre will help if losses are above 33per cent in place of the previous criteria of50 per cent losses," Paswan told reportershere.

"The Centre is serious on the issue offarmers and losses incurred by them. Ateam of Central ministers has also touredaffected areas to access losses," he added.

Congress MP ....bill proposing to name an army regiment

after the nationalist leader.Amid the raging controversy over the

alleged snooping of Netaji's kin by the suc-cessive Congress governments, the LokSabha member from Rohtak described thesuggestions of rivalry between Bose andlate prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru as

"misconstrued"."Netaji's Indian National Army had regi-

ments named after Gandhi, Nehru, andMaulana Azad. So, why can't Bose be thefirst individual to have an Indian Army reg-iment named after him?"

Union Minister ...pray to god that he (Rahul Gandhi) con-

nects with the people once again. But it isunfortunate that a leader of his stature wentmissing for so many days. It is equally sur-prising that neither his party (Congress) norpeople of this country had any clue wherehe was," Mr Singh said.

Rahul Gandhi had returned home yester-day from his 56-day sabbatical.

"In the entire history of Indian politics, Ihave never come across a leader who notonly went out of the country but also wentmissing without a trace. No one knewwhere he has been. Only Congress peoplecan throw some light on it. Now he will talkabout farmers (in the rally). This is notappropriate," the Minister of State forMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises saidin Surat.

The minister who hails from Bihar alsotook a dig at the merger of the erstwhileJanata Parivar parties and said that fear ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi had broughtthem together.

"They call it Janata Parivar, but the'Janata' is not with them. There is only a'Parivar' of Mulayam Singh Yadav, DeveGowda and Lalu Prasad Yadav. They cametogether due to fear of Narendra Modi. Thisalliance will eventually break up after theirvested interests collide with each other,"Mr Singh said.

Speaking about the rally in Kashmir val-ley where separatist leader Masarat Alamraised pro-Pakistan slogans and flags,Singh said that Union Home MinisterRajnath Singh has already informed Jammuand Kashmir government to take sternaction since India will not tolerate suchanti-national activities.

Vyapam Scam:...take any "coercive action" against him.In an interim order, a division bench of

the MP High Court comprising ChiefJustice AM Khanwilkar and Justice RohitArya stayed the FIR.

"Having considered submissions made bythe respective parties, as prima facie, wefind force in the submissions canvassed onbehalf of the petitioner, until the pro-nouncement of the final judgment, we grantinterim relief of stay of the FIR at PoliceStation, STF, Bhopal on February 24,2015," the court directed.

"We direct the investigation (prosecuting)agency not to take any coercive actionagainst the petitioner on the basis of theimpugned FIR," the order said.

"At the same time, we place on record theassurance given by the petitioner throughthe counsel, that the petitioner and his offi-cials will extend complete cooperation inthe matter of investigation of the offence inquestion," it observed.

"However, the investigating agency mustobserve complete protocol in consonancewith the high office of the Governor, beingHead of the State while carrying on itsinvestigation against other named accusedor persons likely to be named," the courtorder said.

Actor Lawmaker...Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. His party, the

All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi, anally of the ruling AIADMK, is planning towrite to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,seeking a CBI probe into the deaths.

Mr Kumar said the Prime Minister shouldhave made a statement on the incident dur-ing his Toronto visit. "The Prime Ministerdefinitely has to make a statement as towhat is happening. At least they shouldhave a CBI inquiry in the case," said MrKumar. His party also plans to write to theAndhra Pradesh government demandingRs. 10 lakh as ex gratia for the families ofthose killed, say party sources.Congress spreading ...

acquisition bill.Referring to Congress leader Jairam

Ramesh's statement here that his partywould soon start a country-wide protest andthe original land acquisition act passed dur-ing the UPA rule should not be altered,Solanki said the laws are meant to bechanged. "There are many loopholes in theold act, which led to many problems inacquisition of lands. As a result, manyChief Ministers complained that they areunable to undertake development-relatedworks in their states. This new bill is aimedat solving these problems," claimedSolanki.

Congress should ...Prime Minister of this country. Congress

needs to be rmeinied of the fact thatNarendra Modi is the Prime Minister of thecountry, he is not the Prime Minister of aparty," BJP Spokesperson, Sambit Patratold ANI here.

"And today when Anand Sharma says thata Congress spokesperson will accompanythe Prime Minister to speak against him inthe foreign land, this only shows what kindof culture Congress has" he added.

BY UPINDER SINGH

Our universities are changing.Never has the pace of changebeen this fast, nor the protests

this loud. On the rare occasion thatthe media take notice, the discussionusually focusses on whether or notdue procedure has been followed.Given our authoritarian power struc-tures, it is as important to askwhether adequate thought has goneinto the initiation of the changes.

Teachers of the University of Delhiare especially familiar with changes;the recent spate began with the intro-duction of the semester system inundergraduate teaching in 2011.Although there are certain seriouslogistical issues involved, there isnothing inherently wrong with teach-ing in a semester mode. What isproblematic is when the introductionof the system is done in a manner inwhich little attention is paid to thecontent of semester courses.Unfortunately, these courses werecreated by snipping the existingannual courses in half, sometimesbadly. Why? There was no time toreflect on curricular or pedagogicissues.

An impact across India

More recently, we saw even moreradical changes with the introductionof the four-year undergraduate pro-gramme (FYUP) in the University ofDelhi. There is nothing inherentlygood or bad about a four-year BAprogramme. A great deal hinges onthe quality of the courses that formthe programme. Of course, questionscan be asked about whether a singleuniversity in the country can move toa four-year system and the implica-tions of an additional year’s educa-tion in a country where many stu-dents find it difficult to pay even thehighly subsidised fees. Anyhow, theprogramme was introduced in 2013,again without adequate time to thinkseriously about curricular or peda-gogic issues. And then, in the sum-mer of 2014, it was just as suddenlywithdrawn.

The University of Delhi is still reel-ing under the impact of all thesechanges, but what is now on the cards

is something even more worrying;something that will affect not one butall Indian universities. A commu-niqué from the University GrantsCommission (UGC) dated November14, 2014, gives certain directives thatwere apparently discussed at aretreat of the vice chan-cellors of Centraluniversities onSeptember12 and1 3 ,

2014;t h e s ewere subse-q u e n t l yapproved by theMinistry of HumanResource Development. The direc-tives require that all universities fol-low a Choice Based Credit System(CBCS) from 2015 onwards. We aretold that the aim is to provide choiceto students within an institution aswell as “seamless mobility acrossinstitutions” in India and abroad byadopting a “cafeteria approach”.These guidelines are apparently sup-posed to apply to all undergraduateand postgraduate level degree, diplo-ma and certificate programmes beingrun by Central, State and deemeduniversities in India. Once again:such sweeping change, so littlethought.

Affecting autonomy

There would have been no problemif the new system only involved giv-ing students grades instead of marks.However, it gives an all-India scaleof conversion of marks into gradeswhich does not take into account thefact that there are radical differencesbetween the “standard” in differentcolleges and universities. But eventhis is only a small part of a largerpackage that has very serious impli-cations for the autonomy of universi-

ties and the quality of university edu-cation across the country.

All universities are to have a uni-form structure of syllabi. There willb e

“core”courses, “compulsory foundation”courses, and “elective foundationcourses” that “are value-based andare aimed at man-making education”.This seems to be the FYUP in a newthree-year, all-India garb. In the newsystem, in at least half of the corecourses, the assessment will be basedon examinations in which externalexaminers will set and mark thepapers. The new system will alsohave an impact on PhD programmes.Theses must be evaluated by externalas well as internal examiners. In theUniversity of Delhi, while under-graduate examination papers are cur-rently marked by teachers fromacross the university, postgraduateassessment is done within the depart-ments. In the History Department, wecurrently have three external examin-ers for PhD theses. The new diktat isset to change all this.

No say in courses

It gets worse. It is now clear thatthe new system also aims at introduc-ing uniform syllabi across universi-ties in the country. The website of the

UGC displays model undergraduatesyllabi for various subjects, fromwhich only minimal deviation will bepermitted. It does not specify wherethese syllabi have come from. The

History syllabus onthe UGC

w e b s i t ehappens to be the syl-

labus of the University of Delhi, witha mishmash of elements drawn fromthe old FYUP syllabus. This is the“chosen one” which will presumablybe imposed on universities all overthe country.

This is not in the least bit flattering.In normal times, the process of syl-labus revision in our University hasinvolved wide-ranging consultationand discussion among all the teachersinvolved. It takes time — sometimestoo much — but it is worth it. Forexample, the MA History syllabuswas revised a few years ago, and theHistory Department has recently ini-tiated a revision of its BA syllabi,because teachers are convinced thatthese syllabi need to be changed andimproved. Now it seems that we neednot bother. Our old courses, withwhich we are dissatisfied, will con-tinue and will be imposed not only onus, but on other universities in thecountry. In the best universities in theworld, postgraduate courses repre-sent cutting-edge approaches andresearch, and are tailored to theresearch expertise of its teachers. The

uniqueness of the profiles of depart-ments and universities rests, to agreat extent, on this. But this will nolonger be possible, will not beallowed, in our universities. Weteachers will no longer have a role indesigning the courses that we teach.

The changes that are envisaged inthe new system are much more

far-reaching in scope andscale than the recently

jettisoned FYUP. Butin both cases, we

see an attempt tobring about radi-cal change in ahasty mannerwithout ade-quate thought

about the ration-ale and logistics,

and even less timedevoted to what mat-

ters the most — the actu-al content of courses. Many

universities have already fallenin line and have embraced the ChoiceBased Credit System, and others willno doubt follow suit. Instead of uni-form excellence, the result will beuniform mediocrity and a lowering ofthe academic standards of our bestinstitutions. Given the enormouslogistical problems involved in intro-ducing too much change too fast, itcould also involve a break down ofour university system.

European parallel

A few months ago, while in IITGandhinagar (Ahmedabad), I met aPortuguese professor. In the course ofour conversation, he told me that eversince the initiation of the BolognaProcess, academic standards haddeclined and teaching was becomingincreasingly meaningless. He talkedabout the lack of recognition given tosolid academic work, teachers scram-bling to collect “points” for promo-tion, and random students walking inand out of his classes. I recognisedwith shock the very changes that suc-cessive governments have been try-ing to introduce in our own universi-ties. The university as cafeteria camealive. Were we simply dealing with acase of copycat “reforms”? In thatprofessor’s expression of demoralisa-

tion, I recognised the feeling ofdespair that many Indian universityteachers who have served their insti-tutions for many decades currentlyfeel. Some of the talented youngerteachers are moving to private uni-versities, but this is not an option thatmany senior teachers, with strong tiesof commitment to their institutions,would like to consider.

There is much that is wrong andrigid about our universities, muchthat needs to be improved, and it isvery difficult to bring about meaning-ful change. So it is easy to presentthose who are initiating the recentchanges as impatient visionaries try-ing to reform a decrepit system. Andit is easy to dismiss the protesters asa group of disgruntled old fogeyswho don’t want to keep pace with thetimes. A cynical view that has beendoing the rounds for some time inuniversity circles is that the so-called“reforms” are a part of a governmentstrategy to destroy the Central uni-versities so that private universitiescan flourish. One may not buy thisargument, but there is just too muchevidence to show that nobody in thehigher echelons of power is thinkingseriously about the quality of highereducation. Otherwise, it should havebeen obvious that what is importantis not the canteen (suitablyIndianising the potent metaphor) butthe food that it serves.

The fate of our universities is tooimportant to be left to the whims ofindividual mandarins, ministers orvice chancellors. It is time that anEducation Commission consisting ofexperienced and respected academicsand educationists was set up to takestock of the state of our universitiesand to seriously deliberate on whatneeds to be done to improve the qual-ity of education that they impart. Butis anyone listening and does anyonecare?

(Upinder Singh is Pr(Upinder Singh is Professorofessor,,DeparDepartment of Histortment of Historyy,,

University of Delhi.) University of Delhi.)

Editorial4 NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | APRIL 18, 2015SAADDA HAQ

BY KANNAN SUNDARAM

Fundamentalism knows noboundaries. In India, it wasPerumal Murugan who

announced the death of thewriter in him. In Sri Lanka,writer Sharmila Seyyid was‘raped’ and ‘murdered’ online onMarch 28, marking a new low inthe history of intolerance. Ifcasteist and Hindutva forcesdrove the writer in Mr. Muruganto death, it was fundamentalistMuslim groups who ‘killed’ Ms.Seyyid online. A seemingly realnews report of the event, accom-panied by a gory photoshoppedpicture of Ms. Seyyid’s body,went viral. Its impact was so realthat her family and friendsrushed to her home in shock andsorrow.

Her father Seyyid Ahmedwrote in his complaint in Eravurpolice station in Batticaloa ineastern Sri Lanka that there hasbeen a concerted effort to incitehatred in the Muslim communityagainst his daughter. Threats ofkidnapping were also sent to Ms.Seyyid’s younger sister. It hasbecome hard for the family tolive in the community amidst allthe rumours and suspicion, Mr.Ahmed said. He greatly fears forthe lives of his daughters andtheir children.

The controversy

Ms. Seyyid, a single mother,journalist, activist and writer,was barely 30 when she was inthe eye of the controversy thatforced her into self-exile fromeastern Sri Lanka. She has agraduate degree in journalism,and is the founder-president ofthe Organisation for SocialDevelopment, established in2009, a community-basedorganisation in Eravur. OnNovember 18, 2012, she wasinterviewed on BBC TamilOsaiafter her first collection ofpoems Siragu Mulaitha Penn(The women who grew wings)was released in Sri Lanka.

Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem,speaking at the event, highlight-ed a few of her poems, one ofwhich one was about sex work-ers.

In response to a question fromthe BBC reporter, Ms. Seyyidsaid that legalising sex workwould help protect sex workers.This was interpreted as endors-

ing prostitution, consideredharam in Islam. The threateningcalls began soon after. By thenext morning, Ms. Seyyid hadreceived hundreds of missedcalls on her mobile phone. Therewere news reports that con-demned her for supporting sexwork and the social media joinedin.

Ms. Seyyid issued a clarifica-tion explaining that she was onlyhighlighting a social reality anddid not intend to defy Islamictenets. She expressed regret forunwittingly hurting people’ssentiments. But when clergycompelled her to retract thestatement, she refused. AnEnglish academy she ran alongwith her sister was damaged inan attack and an attempt wasmade to burn it down. She fledSri Lanka soon after, but theonline world continued to watchher every move and hound her.She has been warned repeatedlyfor posting photographs onFacebook of herself without a

purdah. When she posted aphoto album of selfies with herson, she was warned for posingplayfully like a ‘mendicant inpenance’.

Ms. Seyyid has published twopoetry collections so far. Hernovel Ummath not only exposesthe injustices meted out byTamil nationalists to Tamil-

speaking Muslims in Sri Lanka,but also critiques theTalibanisation of the Muslimcommunity in eastern Sri Lanka.Both her poetry collections andher novel have received awardsfrom the Tamil NaduProgressive Writers and ArtistsAssociation.

Some sections from her novelthat question the practice of pur-dah have been widely circulatedonline. Ms. Seyyid writes,“Questions about covering awoman’s face... are crying outfor clarity and resolution. It isnot just a question of covering awoman’s face, (but) her wholebody and the clothes and acces-sories that embellish it areshrouded over by force. Islamicsociety continues to not onlyforce its womenfolk to stay in anenvironment that makes no con-cession to contemporary reali-ties and the liberalising trends ofthe times but is in fact regressinginto increasing rigidity. Thestand taken by Islamic funda-

mentalists on issues such aswomen’s rights is often mostcondemnable and quite contraryto common sense and reason.The fundamentalists, appropriat-ing for themselves the role ofguardians of the society, have setup their own illegal panchayats,making it impossible to givereality to the dignity and therights of women that the holybook, the Koran, has taught us....The practice of wearing a head-dress and facial veil is an Arabcustom and was brought to othercountries as part of commercialventures. Our dominating menhave been successful in convinc-ing women that these commer-cial products are a part ofIslamic culture and tradition.Islamic women have, therefore,started wearing them as symbolsof their identity and also becausethey fear that refusing to do sowould stigmatise them asunchaste, anti-Islamic and evenbrand them as prostitutes!”

Threats and warnings

In mid-March, an audiorecording made news and waswidely shared and heard online.It was of a high-ranking TamilNadu police officer in a lustfultelephonic conversation with awoman subordinate. But thephotograph that accompanied itin online reports was Ms.Seyyid’s. It is not clear if thiswas deliberate or merely an actof negligence. Shocked, butnever one to take anything lyingdown, she condemned it onFacebook and, with severalfriends, strongly protestedagainst the websites and socialmedia pages that published herphotograph. She succeeded intemporarily taking it off the web.

It was at this point that someMuslim fundamentalist groupsfrom Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka andWest Asia began an organisedattack on Ms. Seyyid. Her pho-tograph is now being deliberate-ly circulated along with the

audio recording; and her namedefamatorily linked with thescandal. But before this thegroups sent her a warning: shewas to remove all of her photo-graphs without purdah fromFacebook within 24 hours. Theattacks began when the warningwent unheeded and ended withher ‘rape’ and ‘killing’.

Liberal Muslims are protestingloudly online. Women writersand liberal Muslim writersjoined to organise a protestmeeting. Under the umbrella‘Pen Veli’, a discussion forumwas launched in Chennai onMarch 5, to protest the continu-ing attacks on women by Islamicfundamentalists. The speakerscategorically condemned theattempts to defame women andIslam by fundamentalist groups.The acts of such groups werecondemned as anti-Islam.

Ms. Seyyid continues to be inpartial hiding, fearful of herchild’s safety but still bold andconfident. Sri Lanka’s CriminalInvestigation Department hasnow registered charges of cybercrime against unknown persons.Of course, the culpable personsare not confined to Sri Lanka butare spread out across India andWest Asia.

In Kerala, fundamentalists ofall kinds joined hands to protestthe ‘Kiss of Love’ movement. Inthe global Tamil sphere, theyappear to be acting in concert tothreaten the free expression ofwriters and artists.

There is no clash of fundamen-talists in India, but a symphonythat is now reaching a crescen-do, against freedom of expres-sion and existence, which isreaching across borders.

(Kannan Sundaram is editorof Kalachuvadu, a Tamil month-

ly, and is the publisher ofPerumal Murugan’s

Mathorubhagan. E-mail: kan-

The split verdict by a two-judge Bench of theSupreme Court on the appointment of a SpecialPublic Prosecutor is likely to further delay the dis-

posal of the appeal filed by former Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister Jayalalithaa and three others against their con-viction for corruption. For Ms. Jayalalithaa, who is keenon a clean chit well ahead of next year’s Assembly elec-tions, any delay will be unwelcome. The court beingdivided on the validity of the appointment of G. BhavaniSingh as SPP is not by itself a matter of concern, as it canbe resolved by a three-judge Bench; the development hasthrown up the possibility of the entire hearing in theKarnataka High Court — which had concluded with theverdict remaining reserved — being required to berepeated. The Bench had allowed the appeal hearing to goon while it was deliberating on Mr. Singh’s appointment.It was clear that any order invalidating Mr. Singh’sappointment would automatically mean the matter wouldhave to be heard afresh. That prospect still exists, as athree-judge Bench could well agree with Justice MadanB. Lokur’s ruling against Mr. Singh’s appointment. Asimpler course would have been to stay the High Courthearing until the prosecutor’s status was resolved. Also,the Karnataka government and the intervener, DMK gen-eral secretary K. Anbazhagan, could have obtained anearly clarification from the Supreme Court on who wouldrepresent the prosecution in the High Court. The issuewas agitated by Mr. Anbazhagan in the High Court, firstbefore a single judge and later a Division Bench, and itfinally landed up in the Supreme Court. The legal posi-tion was always clear: that once a case is transferred fromone State to another, the transferee State alone is compe-tent to appoint the prosecutor. Yet, Mr. Singh began torepresent the prosecution in the appeal based on an orderpassed by the Tamil Nadu government. Karnataka tookthe stand that its role had ended with the conduct of thetrial, and that it did not take steps to consult the ChiefJustice of the High Court and appoint a prosecutor for theappeal. However, a High Court Bench said Mr. Singh wasentitled to be the prosecutor as Section 301 of the CrPCsays a prosecutor appointed for a case could appear with-out written authority in other proceedings arising out ofit. Justice R. Banumathi accepted this view and upheldMr. Singh’s appearance, but Mr. Justice Lokur did not.The outcome of the proceedings before a larger benchwill determine whether the High Court will have to re-hear the appeal or pass its verdict straight away. The pub-lic cannot be blamed if there is an impression that thejudiciary itself is only muddling its way through a tanglecreated over the years.

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Decline by degrees

The University of Delhi is stillreeling under the impact of all these changes,

but what is now on the cards is something even moreworrying; something that will affect not one but all Indian

universities. A communiqué from the University GrantsCommission (UGC) dated November 14, 2014, gives certaindirectives that were apparently discussed at a retreat of the

vice chancellors of Central universities on September 12and 13, 2014; these were subsequently approved by

the Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment.

Ms. Seyyid issued a clarificationexplaining that she was only highlightinga social reality and did not intend to defyIslamic tenets. She expressed regret forunwittingly hurting people’s sentiments.But when clergy compelled her to retractthe statement, she refused. An Englishacademy she ran along with her sisterwas damaged in an attack and anattempt was made to burn it down.

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL 5NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | APRIL 18, 2015SAADDA HAQ

NEW DELHIUS Defence Secretary Ashton

Carter is likely to visit India nextmonth when the two sides areexpected to ink the nearly USD 2.5billion deal for 22 Apache and 15Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.

Though the final dates for Carter'svisit have not been announced,defence sources said the visit willtake place in May during which thetwo sides will discuss ways toenhance defence ties, especially incontext of Prime Minister NarendraModi's 'Make-in-India' initiative.

The Apache and Chinook heli-copters deal is likely to be amongthe pacts that will be inked duringthe visit, the sources said.

The deal would be presentedbefore the Cabinet Committee onSecurity for approval soon, theyadded.

American defence major Boeing,along with the US government, hasextended the validity of the pricequoted by them for another threemonths hoping to wrap up the dealsoon. Indian Defence Ministry hadlast month sought extension of thevalidity period on its expiry onMarch 31.

The US firm had in February thisyear warned of a price hike if Indiadoes not finalise the contract soon.

"They (Defence Ministry) keptasking for extensions and we didprovide them as and when appropri-

ate. It is not always possible to keepextending because we live in aworld where we feel inflationarypressure," Boeing India PresidentPratyush Kumar had said in a pressconference here.

Boeing has extended the pricevalidity for the deal at least twicesince cost negotiations concluded in2013, with the last extension for aperiod of six months granted inOctober 2014.

Incidentally, the present DefenceProcurement Policy does not allowroom for increase in price once abid has been shortlisted. In theevent of the original manufacturerseeking a higher price than the oneagreed upon, the tender can be ter-

minated and a fresh one issued, asper defence officials.

The deal for the Apache is a "ahybrid one", with one contract to besigned with Boeing for the helicop-ter and the other with the US gov-ernment for its weapons, radars andelectronic warfare suites.

The US has been pushing for thiscontract as it will further bolsterAmerican presence in the burgeon-ing defence market of India.

American companies have overthe last decade bagged defence con-tracts from India worth aroundUSD 10 billion, including for air-craft like P-8I, C-130J 'SuperHercules' and C-17 Globemaster-III.

US Defence Secretary may visit India in May to sign major deal

CHENNAISenior BJP leader and Union

Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy onFriday said that Congress party-men were probably "much happi-er" during the absence of partyvice- president Rahul Gandhi whohas just returned to the countryfrom his 56-day sabbatical.

"I think people in his party weremuch happier when he was nothere, so possibly this I could makeout in Parliament. I do not know,actually it is for them to find outwhere he had gone, there is noth-ing for us to speak on that," Rudytold reporters here in reply to aquestion on Rahul Gandhi'sreturn. Stating that Rahul lookedrelaxed after his return, he said,"He is relaxed, he has come backand that is why he is smiling."

"But I think he has been awayfor a long time and when you getelected to Parliament there issome commitment to it as well. SoI hope he attends Parliament evenafter his trip which makes him

happy," he said on the sidelines ofa function here.

Asked if his party has any mes-sage for him, he said. "If he isgoing on a holiday, he had a toughtime in last elections so possiblyhe decided to go on a sabbatical oron a holiday or something likethat. How can BJP get into thepersonal life of an individual?"

On Janata Parivar merger, hesaid, "Several zeros only add up tomake more zeros. These are allspent forces and these are notpolitical parties."

When Mulayam Singh Yadav,

Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumarand Sharad Yadav all cametogether they are individuals whohave a philosophy based on theircaste or geographical location, hesaid, adding, "BJP was the onlyparty which had a philosophy."

Hitting out at Bihar ChiefMinister Nitish Kumar, he said"Nitish Kumar created his politi-cal plank in Bihar by pointing outwhat Lalu Yadav had done toBihar which we call jungle Raj."

"The day Nitish Kumar compro-mised with Lalu Yadav to formthis political group it is simple,they know that people in Biharhave ousted them for good," Rudysaid. Terming the merger as a "lastditch struggle to survive in poli-tics of Bihar," he said "this uneth-ical combination created by themwould be unacceptable."

"People in Bihar are all set toform a BJP government andwould certainly give a befittingreply to this new group", Rudyadded.

Congressmen probably "much happier"during Rahul's absence: Rudya

RAIPURCiting Centre's Jan Dhan Yojana

and 'Ease of Doing business' ini-tiatives, President PranabMukherjee on Friday said concert-ed and determined efforts wereneeded to renew India to realiseGandhiji's dream of "swachh andsamarth bharat".

Addressing the fourth convoca-tion of Indian Institute ofManagement (IIM) here, heemphasised on preparing a largepool of skilled manpower to drivecountry's rapid economic growth.

"The government has launchedimportant initiatives like SwachhBharat Mission, Beti Bachao-BetiPadhao, Jan Dhan Yojana, Makein India, Ease of Doing Business,Clean Ganga campaign etc.

"A concerted and determinedeffort to renew India, bolstered byideas and imagination of a pre-mier institution like IIM, Raipur,can help our nation realiseGandhiji's dream of a Swachh andSamarth Bharat," the Presidentsaid.

Mukherjee said educationenriches lives, advances thinking,propagates new thought andenhances human capacity.

"Given that knowledge will spurgrowth in the future, it is essentialthat we prepare a large pool ofskilled and capable manpowerwho can drive rapid economicgrowth of our country and enableus deal with poverty, deprivation

and backwardness," the Presidentsaid.

He said most prosperous soci-eties have built their economicsuccess on the foundation of asound education system and richculture of research.

Mukherjee said setting up ofmore and more institutions toimpart higher education is impor-tant. "It is however equally essen-

tial that the education imparted toour students is of a high quality.The government is also takingproactive steps to ensure that stu-dents receive the required knowl-edge and skills that are essential tomeet new needs," he said.

The government along with theIndian Banks Association is alsorevising guidelines for ensuringfinancial support to each potentialstudent so that no one is denied ofhigher education, the Presidentsaid. "This will empower merito-rious students from low incomegroups benefit from quality edu-cation available at premier insti-tutes such as IIMs," the Presidentsaid. He said institutions of highereducation have to promote a cul-ture of excellence and developcore competencies.

"The students of today would beengaged in their lifetime in jobsthat perhaps do not even existnow. They have to be taught criti-cal skills and transferable compe-tencies. They have to be infusedwith qualities of creative-thinking

and problem-solving," Mukherjeesaid.

He said the nation invests in itsinstitutions and universitiesbecause students are country'sfuture. "Students, in turn, have animportant responsibility, not justto themselves and their familiesbut also to this country and itspeople. I am confident that thestudents who have earned theirdegrees today will take part innation-building in a meaningfulway," the President said.

Mukherjee said the country'syouth are the future stewards ofthis nation.

"If the targets of eradication ofpoverty, health for all, educationfor all, power for all and higherliving standards are to be achievedin the near future, it is our youthwho must rise to the challenge,"he said.

Chhattisgarh Governor BalramjiDas Tandon, Chief MinisterRaman Singh and other digni-taries were present during thefunction.

Need concerted efforts to make India 'swachh,samarth': President Pranab Mukherjee

NEW DELHIIn a tit for tat action, Congress on

Friday threatened to campaign againstPrime Minister Narendra Modi abroadwhenever he attacks previous govern-ments of the country on foreign soil andsaid he should behave like a PM and notan RSS 'pracharak'.

Demanding an apology from the PrimeMinister, who while speaking at at anevent in Canada yesterday accused theprevious governments of creating a"mess" in the country, the oppositionparty said Modi should realise that herepresents the country and not RSS orBJP when he goes abroad.

"It shows his sick mentality. He hasagain broken the tradition of not takingdomestic politics abroad and has againmade malicious attacks on previous gov-ernments.

"We cannot tolerate such unbecomingbehaviour any longer. Henceforth, if heagain does so on foreign soil, a Congressleader or spokesman will be presentthere and will respond immediately,"party spokesman Anand Sharma toldreporters.

He replied in the negative when askedif it would not precipatate mattersbetween the two sides and said it woukdhelp bring "balance".

"The Prime Minister should apologise.We have honoured the convention so far.The Prime Minister should realise thathe goes abroad as the Prime Minister ofthe country and not as a 'Pracharak' ofthe BJP and RSS," the spokespersonsaid.

Taking an apparent dig at the previousgovernments, Modi had yesterday said,"Jinko gandagi karni thi, woh gandagikar ke chaley gaye, par hum safaikarenge (Those who had to create amess, they have done so and left. Wewill clean it up)."

Charging that Modi had painted a pic-ture which suggested that the countrywas known only for corruption andscams before he came to office, Sharmasaid the prime minister had "lowered thedignity" of his office.

"He can even mislead Obama. That hehas done", remarked Sharma whenasked about citation written by the U SPresident eulogising the Prime Ministerwhen international magazine Timepicked Modi as one of its 100 MostInfluential People.

In the citation, Obama has referred toModi's ascent from humble origins?"from poverty to Prime Minister"? andhis resolve to deliver on the pledge ofdevelopment.

"Determined to help more Indians fol-low in his path, he's laid out an ambi-tious vision to reduce extreme poverty,improve education, empower womenand girls and unleash India's true eco-nomic potential while confronting cli-mate change," Obamawrote.

Sharma claimed that Modi govern-ment has actually "drastically reduced"the outlays for education, especially pri-mary education, mid-day meal scheme,women and child development and SCand tribal sub-plan.

"Modi has finetuned the art of mis-leading, making false promises and mak-ing boastful claims. He has successfullydone so in India. No accountability tothe people so far. Now from national, hehas gone international," Sharma alleged.

He said it has been 11 months since theModi government took charge and it isnow time for it to give account of what ithas done so far.

Sharma said that those who came topower promising 'achhe din" should nowapologise for giving false assurances.

Accusing the Prime Minister of pro-moting crony capitalism, he alleged thatthere are three common names of busi-nessmen in the CEO's forum during PMvisits.

Congress threatens to hit back at PM from foreign soil

NEW DELHITaking "strong objection"

to Narendra Modi's claim ofbeing the first Indian primeminister in 42 years to visitCanada, the Congress onFriday sought to remind himof ex-prime ministerManmohan Singh's state visitthere in 2010.

Congress spokespersonAnand Sharma noted thatformer prime minsterManmohan Singh paid anofficial three-day visit at theinvitation of Canadian PrimeMinister Stephen Harper inJune, 2010.

"On (Stephen) Harper'sinvitation, Manmohan Singhwent to Canada in 2010. Itwas a state visit, and the tworeleased a joint statementafter their bilateral engage-

ments," Sharma toldreporters here while flashinga copy of the joint commu-nique.

Released on June 27, 2010,the joint statement on formerprime minister ManmohanSingh's visit said: "...PrimeMinister Manmohan Singhvisited Canada at the invita-tion of Prime MinisterStephen Harper. During hisvisit, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh participat-ed in G20 Toronto Summitand held bilateral discussionswith Prime Minister StephenHarper." During the last legof his three-nation visit Modisaid in his address in Canadaon Thursday that he was thefirst sitting Indian prime min-ister to visit Canada in 42years.

PM Modi's claim wrong, Manmohanvisited Canada in 2010: Congress

NEW DELHIThe West Bengal gov-

ernment will soon maketreatment of all cancer,cardiac problems andblood disorders com-pletely free in hospitalsrun by the state govern-ment, announced ChiefMinister MamataBanerjee in a series oftweets today.

In a Facebook post, MsBanerjee wrote the initia-tive was the result of thestate government's "hugesuccess" with Fair PriceMedicine shops andDiagnostic Centres. Theprogramme will belaunched "very soonafter tying up the logis-tics and other issues," sheadded. Calcutta HighCourt Strikes DownMamata BanerjeeGovernment's Decisionto Withhold Polls to 7Civic Bodies

Not only will processeslike open heart surgeryand radiation therapy bemade free, the hospitals

will also prove free med-icines to patients.

The services at thegovernment hospitalswill also include repairand replacement ofvalves and insertion ofdifferent types ofimplants like stents andpace makers - currentlythese are highly expen-sive procedures.

"The scope of treat-ment of blood disorderslike blood cancer, tha-lassemia, alplasticanaemia, hemophiliawould be enhanced foruniversal coverage," shetweeted. The oppositionCPM has protestedagainst the announce-ment of the initiative onthe eve of the civic pollsin the state - electionswill be held for 92 civicbodies, including theKolkata MunicipalCorporation, onSaturday. The party haslodged a complaint withthe ElectionCommission.

Treatment of Cancer, HeartProblems to be Free in GovtHospitals: Mamata Banerjee

LUCKNOWUnion Minister Ramvilas

Paswan on Friday said the leadersof six Janata Parivar parties havemerged them into one larger enti-ty but "their hearts do not match",and the new amalgam will nothave any impact in the upcomingBihar and Uttar Pradesh assemblyelections.

"When hearts match then onlythe merger of parties can betermed correct. But their heartsdo not match," Paswan toldreporters here.

"They have made MulayamSingh Yadav the president of thenew outfit. But what is the nameof the party and what is its elec-tion symbol. What will be itsflag?" Paswan asked.

"First they should come closeto each other. Had they been(close to each other), the name,symbol and flag of the new partywould have been declared day

before yesterday. After all, theyhave to go to the ElectionCommission with a party nameand symbol," he said.

Paswan said when formerPrime Minister V P Singh washeading the old Janata Parivar, hewas his close companion but thentoo SP, JD(U), RJD and others

did not associate themselves withit.

Paswan also said the newarrangement was not going tohelp any party in the next Biharand Uttar Pradesh assembly elec-tions.

"In Bhiar, JD(U) leaders did notwant to give up their election

symbol. Similarly, many leadersof RJD also did not want to leavetheir election symbol 'lantern'. InUP, leaders did not want to aban-don the SP's symbol. In such ascenario, there would be revolt inthese parties," he added.

"When Sharad Yadav would beasked about his post in the party,what would he say? Similarly,Nitish Kumar will also have noanswer when he will be askedabout his status in the new party,"the Union Minister said.

Paswan also alleged that theparties that are part of the newentity did nothing in the interestof Dalits.

He alleged that Nitish Kumar,after making a Maha Dalit, JitanRam Majhi, the Chief Minister ofBihar, insulted him by removinghim from the post. Paswan, whilereplying to a question, said hewould ensure reservation in pro-motions.

Janata Parivar merger will not affect UP, Bihar polls: Paswan

BENGALURULearning that I was

among the world's mostinfluential people wasshocking at first and anhumbling experience,says no-frills carrierAirAsia's CEO TonyFernandes.

He has been namedamong the 100 mostinfluential people in theworld by Time magazine.

"It is a tremendous hon-our to be included inTIME's top 100 list ? Iwas shocked when I firstreceived the news but I

am very proud and hum-bled," Fernandes said in astatement today.

This year has been chal-lenging and the carrier ismaking strides, he added.

AirAsia will expand itsnetwork across ASEAN(Association of SoutheastAsian Nations) andbeyond, he said.

Writing aboutFernandes in the maga-zine, Virgin GroupFounder Richard Bransonsaid the end of every jour-ney is home.

"With his strength, can-

dor and compassion,Tony helps get AirAsia'spassengers home everyday. And he continues tolead a company that hasearned the trust of trav-ellers," Bransonnoted.

The list of influentialpeople also featuresPrime Minister NarendraModi and other Indiansincluding ICICI BankManaging DirectorChanda Kochhar andMicrosoft ChiefExecutive Officer SatyaNadella.

'Shocked' I am in TIME's influen-tial people list: AirAsia chief

'Godse' no longeran unparliamen-tary word:SpeakerNEW DELHI

The word 'Godse' is nolonger unparliamentaryexcept in reference to'Nathuram Godse', LokSabha Speaker SumitraMahajan has ruled.

Parliament had bannedthe use of the word in 1956.Mahatma Gandhi wasassassinated by NathuramGodse on January 30, 1948in New Delhi.

The order lifting the banwas passed yesterday andhas brought much relief toShiv Sena MP from NashikHemant Tukaram Godsewho had pitched forremoval of the word"Godse" from the list of"unparliamentary words".

Lenovo on Fridaylaunched a slightlymore pow-

erful variant ofthe popularLenovo A6000s m a r t p h o n e ,the LenovoA6000 Plus,priced at Rs.7 , 4 9 9 .Registrat ionsfor the smart-phone's firstflash sale viaFlipkart onApril 28 willbegin onFriday, 2pmIST.

The dual-SIMs u p p o r t i n gLenovo A6000Plus is identicalto the LenovoA6000 exceptfor featuringtwice the RAMand inbuilt stor-age. The hand-set equips 2GBof RAM and16GB of inbuiltstorage as com-pared to theL e n o v oA6000's 1GBand 8GB inbuiltstorage.

The smartphone featuresa 5-inch HD (720x1280pixels) IPS display and ispowered by a 64-bit1.2GHz quad-coreQualcomm Snapdragon410 (MSM8916) SoC withAdreno 306 400MHzGPU. The Android 4.4.4KitKat-based smartphoneruns Lenovo's Vibe UI 2.0skin on top. It featuresDolby Digital Plus speak-ers.

Other specificationsinclude an 8-megapixel

autofocus rear camera withLED flash; a 2-megapixel

front camera; apart from a2300mAh battery that israted to deliver up to 11days of standby time on2G/ 3G, and up to 22 hoursof talk-time on 2G and 13hours on 3G. The LenovoA6000 Plus supports thesame 4G bands as theA6000, i.e., FDD 800MHz/ 1800MHz / 2100MHz /2600MHz (Band 1, 3, 7,20), and TDD 2300MHz(Band 40). The smart-phone measures141x70x8.2mm andweighs 128 grams.

"We were overwhelmedwith the positiveresponse fromconsumers for theA6000 and thattriggered us atLenovo to furtherenhance the multi-tasking capabili-ties of the devicemaking it the bestf u t u r e - p r o o fsmartphone andoffer superiorexperience to themillennials. TheA6000 plus is agreat value formoney devicewith cutting-edgetechnology anddistinctive fea-tures." saidSudhin Mathur,D i r e c t o r -S m a r t p h o n e s ,Lenovo India dur-ing the launch.

Lenovo lastweek launched itsP70 smartphone atRs. 15,999. Someof the key specifi-cations of thehandset include 5-inch HD(720x1280 pixels)

IPS display, 1.7GHzocta-core MediaTek(MT6752) processor, 2GBof RAM, Mali T760-MP2GPU, 16GB of inbuilt stor-age, expandable viamicroSD card (up to32GB), 13-megapixel aut-ofocus rear camera, and 5-megapixel fixed-focusfront-facing camera.

The company also toutsthe Quick Charge featureof the Lenovo P70 thatallows it get fully chargedin 3 hours while a 15-minute charge offers up to4 hours of talk time.

Sony has quietlylaunched theXperia E4g Dual

in India, which is nowofficially listed on thecompany's site coun-try-specific site at Rs.13,290. As of now,there is no word on theavailability details ofthe Xperia E4g Dual;though we can expectthe handset to go onsale soon.

The Sony XperiaE4g Dual is listed withan MRP of Rs. 13,490,while the best buyprice is Rs. 13,290. Asof now, there is noword on the Indiaavailability of the sin-gle-SIM variant of theSony Xperia E4g.

To recall, the XperiaE4g Dual is 4G-enabled version of theSony Xperia E4 Dualsmartphone, whichwas launched lastmonth in India. Boththe Sony Xperia E4gand Xperia E4g Dualwere launched inFebruary ahead of

MWC. Based on Android 4.4.4KitKat, the Sony Xperia E4gDual comes with a 4.7-inch qHD(540x960 pixels) display. As thename suggests, it features dual-SIM support. It is powered by a1.5GHz quad-core MediaTekMT6732 processor coupled with1GB of RAM. It bears 8GB ofinbuilt storage that is expandablevia microSD card (up to 32GB).

The Xperia E4g Dual sports a5-megapixel rear camera withLED flash while there is a 2-megapixel front-facing cameraalso on board.

The rear camera includesoptions such as auto-scenerecognition, HDR (HighDynamic Range), image stabilis-er, and geo-tagging.

The handset is backed by a2300mAh battery that is rated todeliver up to 13 hours of talktime and up to 779 hours ofstandby time. Connectivityoptions include Wi-Fi,Bluetooth, A-GPS, 3G, Micro-USB, and LTE.

Last month, Sony launched theXperia E4 Dual in India at Rs.12,490.

NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | APRIL 18, 2015SAADDA HAQScience & Tech6

1. Who is the English physicist responsible for the 'BigBang Theory'?A. Albert Einstein B. Michael SkubeC. George Gamow D. Roger Penrose

2. What 'game' was first produced by the SouthernNovelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?A. Frisbee B. MonopolyC. Ouija board D. Ping Pong

3. Who had an explosive idea and first patentedDYNAMITE?A. J. R. Gluber B. A. NobelC. G. Fawks D. W. Bickford

QUIZ TIME

Answer: 1(C), 2(C), 3(B)

TODAY’S STARARIES You may feel a little under the weather today, Aries. You may

even develop sniffles or a sore throat. If so, consider going tothe doctor. This can be an especially unwelcome develop-ment, as it keeps you from certain activities. If you act quick-ly, your ailment may not worsen. Take the time you need tofeel healthy again before returning to your routine.

TAURUS You might feel lonely and insecure due to lack of contact with aclose friend or romantic partner, Taurus. You might wonder if theperson has forgotten you or simply doesn't care anymore. Takethe time to try to connect with this person. You may discover thatno neglect was intended and that the relationship is solid. It'sbetter for you to tackle this directly rather than speculate.

GEMINI Juggling work and home may seem difficult today, Gemini. Workresponsibilities may weigh on your mind to the point where theyinterfere with the harmony of your home life. This can causesome inner conflict. It might be wise to prioritize work tasks onpaper and schedule duties and deadlines. Then you can spendtime with your family without worrying that work will be forgotten.

CANCER If you have to deal with some disappointment today, try not to letit get you down, Cancer. You may receive a letter or phone callthat brings less than favorable news. Perhaps someone you werehoping to see won't be able to make it, or a friend has to turndown an invitation to a party you're having. Try not to let this spoilyour mood. These things happen. Keep yourself busy.

LEO You may be worried about your financial situation today, Leo.You might feel a tug at your purse strings. If you've experienceda delay in receiving some funds you were expecting, this mayadd to your concern. You might want to tackle this directly byexamining your situation. Check up on expected funds andmake any necessary arrangements to alleviate this stress.

VIRGO An unexpected event might cause you to be temporarily separat-ed from your partner today, Virgo. Confusion about the incidentand your mate's role in it might plague you. You might doubt hisor her motives. If so, it may be best to talk and clear up any sus-picions. Letting such thoughts sit for even a short time can createchallenges for a relationship. Deal with the situation now.

LIBRA You might have a sore throat and mild cold symptoms today, Libra.It may affect your ability to work. Chances are that you're an activeperson. Having to slow down to tend to your health may frustrateyou. Consider going to the doctor's office now rather than ignoreyour health. This could make all the difference in how long you stayunder the weather and are kept from things you want to do.

SCORPIO Spend some quality time with your partner today, Scorpio.Perhaps he or she is a little jealous of your friends or feel-ing left out. Perhaps you've received invitations lately thatare just for you. It might be a good idea to turn one down infavor of being with your partner. Plan a romantic interlude.A little quality time can help get things back on track.

SAGITTARIUS You may want to take a day off from your obligations, Sagittarius, per-haps to take care of unfinished creative projects. Chances are this maynot be possible. Concerns about work issues might keep your mindoccupied and distract you from the task at hand. This and possible fam-ily disagreements may have you upset. Try to remain centered andfocused despite it all. It's the only way to get anything done.

CAPRICORN You may reminisce today, Capricorn. Perhaps you're thinking aboutfriends and family who live far away. You could feel a bit nostalgic,not to mention blue, thinking about times long past. Consider mak-ing some phone calls to counteract these feelings. If you can't con-nect with a particular person, spend a little time looking through aphoto album to bring him or her closer to you.

AQUARIUS Money matters might be a bit tangled today, Aquarius. There may bean unexpected delay in receiving funds due you. Your bank state-ment may have you confused. Getting to the bottom of things mayprove a bit frustrating but not necessarily impossible. If you find thatyou're uncertain about your financial situation, consider talking withthose involved to get a better understanding.

PISCES You may need reassurance today, Pisces. Trouble with friends or aromantic partner may have you feeling unloved, insecure, and emo-tionally blocked. You may see the situation as more serious than oth-ers do. Perhaps a misunderstanding has caused the dilemma. Takethe time to reach out to those you're concerned about and get somereassurance. If you owe an apology, give it freely and move on.

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SPORTS 7SAADDA HAQNEW DELHI | SATURDAY | APRIL 18, 2015

MUMBAIOpeners Dwayne Smith and Brendon

McCullum shared a breathtaking 109-runstand off 44 balls as Chennai Super Kingsoutplayed Mumbai Indians by six wicketsfor their third straight win in the 2015Indian Premier League.

Mumbai Indians recovered from a poorstart to post a competitive 183 for sevenbut Smith (62 runs off 30 balls) andMcullum (46 off 20) ensured ChennaiSuper Kings chased down the target with20 balls to spare.

The lone bowler who stood out in thehigh-scoring game was Super Kings'Ashish Nehra, who took three wickets for23 runs in his four overs.

Suresh Raina (43*) and Dwayne Bravo(13*) took the visitors home after both thedangerous openers fell in the same over,but not before enthralling the Wankhedecrowd with their brutal hitting.

It was the Super Kings' third victory inas many games while Mumbai Indians suf-fered their fourth loss in a row. The gamewas only going Super Kings' way afterMcullum and Smith toyed with theMumbai Indians bowling attack.

Smith hammered four sixes and eightboundaries while McCullum was not farbehind with six fours and two sixes.

Earlier, blistering half-centuries fromcaptain Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollardenabled Mumbai Indians to recover from apoor start.

Opting to bat, Mumbai plunged to asorry-reading 12 for three and then 57 for4 before they were revived by Sharma (50off 31 balls) and Pollard (64 off 30) as the

duo put on a pulsating stand of 75 runs offjust 33 balls for the fifth wicket.

While Sharma batted in his usual aggres-sive manner to hit five fours and a six,

Pollard collared the Super Kings attack tostrike five sixes and four fours. The initialrecovery work was laid by a quick 24 off21 balls by Harbhajan Singh, who was sur-

prisingly promoted ahead of the big WestIndian.

Towards the end, Ambati Rayudu toocame up with a cameo knock of 29, which

included three sixes and a four, in the com-pany of Pollard. Both fell to catches in thedeep in the last over bowled by DwayneBravo.

Pollard not only regaled the big crowdwith some big-hitting but also helpedMumbai add 121 runs in the second half ofthe innings after they were reduced to 62for 4 in 10 overs.

The Super Kings bowling attack lookedclueless about stopping Pollard. Jadejawent for 49 runs, including 26 in his fourthover while R. Ashwin conceded 13 in hisonly over. The other India regular, MohitSharma, gave away 43 runs for one wick-et.

Mumbai Indians were off to a poor startas they lost their first three wickets insidefour overs. Nehra sent back Parthiv Patelleg before for a first-ball duck, when thebatsman shuffled across to the fourth ballof the innings.

Corey Anderson was caught brilliantlyby Faf du Plessis off Nehra. Simmons,playing his first game of the season inplace of the injured Aaron Finch, went onthe offensive in the fourth over fromIshwar Pandey before falling to the samebowler.

Mumbai Indians' think-tank surprisinglypromoted Harbhajan Singh, who smasheda quick-fire 64 in 21 balls in the previoushome game against Kings XI Punjab, evenahead of Pollard. It proved to be a produc-tive move as Rohit and Harbhajan pushedthe score along to 31 at the end of thepower play overs.

Harbhajan batted aggressively to smacktwo fours and a six over long on off Jadejaas he and captain Sharma added 45 usefulruns off 35 balls to take the score past 50before he mistimed a shot off Mohit to becaught at backward point.

IPL 2015: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullumFire Chennai Super Kings to Third Straight Win

NEW DELHIThe Paralympic

Committee of India hasbeen derecognised by theinternational federation forinfighting. In a letter writ-ten by the InternationalParalympic Committee onApril 15 and sent by emailto PCI, the suspension isfor an indefinite period oftime. This is the third timeIndia have been suspend-ed.

In a letter written to PCI,the InternationalParalympic CommitteeCEO Xavier Gonzalezsaid: "The situation in PCIhas been chaotic for sever-al years now, which ismostly due to individualconflicts at the nationallevel between differentgroups and persons ... andthe situation does not bringany positive outcome forthe athletes."

PCI secretary-generalChandrashekhar said: "Weare shocked at this harshdecision. We will ask theworld body not to stop ourathletes. We have suspend-ed our president and wewill explain our position."

In recent weeks, the PCIhas been in the news forthe wrong reasons. Thesports minister has alsoshow-caused the associa-tion and the PCI has torespond by Friday. ThePCI could also face gov-ernment derecognition.

Last week, the PCI hadsuspended its presidentRajesh Tomar after thenationals in Ghaziabadwere totally mismanaged.During the championship,differently abled athleteswere put up in partiallybuilt buildings withoutbasic amenities like drink-ing water and toilets.

LONDONManchester United man-

ager Louis van Gaal saidFriday that injuries to keyplayers had left him withthe "worst possible sce-nario" ahead of theircrunch clash with PremierLeague leaders Chelsea.

Third-placed United willtravel to London withoutinfluential midfielderMichael Carrick (calf) pluskey defenders MarcosRojo (stomach), Phil Jonesand Daley Blind (bothankle) as they seek to closean eight-point gap withChelsea at StamfordBridge on Saturday.

Van Gaal confirmed thequartet all suffered injuriesduring last Sunday's 4-2derby win over falteringchampions ManchesterCity. (Chelsea look tooverlook

United's injury problemsmean their Dutch managermay have to deploy strikerWayne Rooney in mid-field, having used the clubcaptain there earlier in theseason.

"It is the worst-possiblescenario," van Gaal told anews conference on theeve of the match. "So Ihave to change my line-up

a lot against Chelsea."Michael Carrick is

injured, he cannot play. Butnot only Carrick -- DaleyBlind, Phil Jones andMarcos Rojo cannot play.They are all (injured) fromthe game againstManchester City

"It cannot be worsebecause it's two players inthe left central defensivepositions, and Jonny Evansis still suspended.

"Blind and Carrick playin the holding position inmidfield, I don't have anyother player, or WayneRooney can play in theposition."

Van Gaal added: "It's

because of the distancebetween the matches.Blind and Jones were veryclose to playing but it wasnot enough."

"Other players can takeprofit of the moment now.It's always like that. It's notspecial in the life of a man-ager or a team."

Despite the casualty listVan Gaal hinted, however,that striker Robin vanPersie could feature afterhe stepped up his returnfrom an ankle problem,while left-back Luke Shawshould be available follow-ing hamstring trouble.

"Shaw has trainedalready so he can play," the

manager explained."Van Persie is another

story. This is the first weekhe's trained with the firstteam, but maybe we haveto think about him."

- 'Bigger than big' -Chelsea, as well as an

eight-point advantage overUnited, also have the luxu-ry of a game in hand.

Van Gaal acknowledgedit would probably be ask-ing too much to overhaulJose Mourinho's side,whom he said would behappy to take a point out ofthe game, and win thePremier League title.

"It is not logical but it ispossible (to win the title),"he said. "The challenge isbigger than big. It will bevery difficult.

"It's 'when and if', and Idon't believe in 'when andif'. I believe in facts. Weare behind Chelsea. Wehave to play against themand so do Arsenal so wecan lay pressure onChelsea's shoulders.

"I think that Chelsea willbe satisfied with a draw.They will want to beatManchester United and wewant to beat them, thequestion is how long play-ers can play with disci-

pline."Of course we'll be con-

fident. It's not only oneline-up that we can playour philosophy so we havea lot of confidence now."

Van Gaal insisted heshared the same hunger asChelsea managerMourinho, his protegewhen he was first in chargeof Barcelona in the late1990s, to win silverware,but also derived satisfac-tion from the developmentof players.

"We live for thesetitles...That is the only sat-isfaction that you have as amanager, that you have atitle," he said.

"If you are second orthird, OK, you can play inthe Champions League, buta title is more fixed foryou. It comes with yourname. That is why man-agers are fixated on titles.When you reach that goalyou are happy.

"But to be involved inthe game and to reach agoal with young people,that is also a goal for me.That is why I am still amanager.

"I don't have to workanymore," the 63-year-oldadded.

Manchester United F.C. Suffer InjuryCrisis Ahead of Chelsea F.C. Trip

RIO DE JANEIROStar sprinter Usain bolt says

the prospect of a landmark"triple-triple" is a motivatingforce as he prepares for hisfinal Olympic Games in Rionext year.

"This will be my lastOlympics, but I am definitelylooking forward to it. I'mexcited now that it's gettingcloser. I'm looking forward tobeing here and competing.Yes definitely," said Bolt.

The Jaimaican sprint legendwill be aiming to repeat his100 metre, 200m and 4x100mtriumphs at the Beijing 2008and London 2012 Games,reports Xinhua.

"That's one of the reasonsI'm so excited," Bolt toldrio2016.com on Thursday.

"It's going to be a big goalfor me, so I need to use thisseason to make sure I'm ontrack to get here next year.The season is going well sofar so I am happy and excit-ed."

"I've got a lot of races to getinto the shape that I want tobe in. I have the started theseason OK, I have felt OK, I

have just need to be runningraces to get that sharpness. Iam going to take my time and

work my way up," he added.Bolt, who will turn 30 on

the day of the closing cere-mony, said he hopes to breakthe 200m world record in Rio.

"The 200m (mark) is defi-nitely on the 'to-do list' forme, so I'm really focused ongetting that done," said Bolt,who holds the world recordsfor the 100m, 200m and4x100m relay.

"It's the Olympics, it's thebiggest stage, so the opposi-tion will be tough and it will

be extremely exciting, and thepossibility of a world recordis always there."

Bolt is in Rio for the thirdedition of the 'Mano a Mano'sprint event, which will beheld at the Brazilian JockeyClub on Sunday.

On Thursday he visited acommunity sports centre inthe Mangueira shantytown,delighting fans by competing

in a sprint against localyoungsters and playing thetambourine in an impromptu

jam session with a sambaband.

Bolt did not hide his enthu-siasm at the prospect of tak-ing part in the first Olympicsin South America.

"I'm getting excitedbecause it's next year and Iknow it's going to be differ-ent," he said.

"A lot of people are goingto be here, a lot of different

cultures mixed together, soyou should go out and sup-port different sports and justreally enjoy the festivities,because I know it's going tobe wonderful."

"You should show theworld the culture of Braziland what kind of people youare, the fun guys I've seenwhen I've been out here. I'vealways been greatly receivedby the people here, they'vealways been very nice to me.

So I know that come theGames, when everybody ishere, the energy will be highand it will be outstanding," hesaid.

Having already expressedhis desire to watch local foot-ball star Neymar playing withBrazil's Olympic footballteam in Rio, Bolt revealed hisdesire to watch at least twoother sports.

"Definitely the swimming, Ialways watch swimming atthe Olympics," he said.

"Football too definitely, andbasketball - I like watchingbasketball games and it'sinteresting to see differentcountries playing each other."

Rio 2016 Will be My Last Olympics, Says Usain Bolt

LONDONChelsea pair Diego

Costa and Eden Hazardwere named on Thursdayon the shortlist for theProfessional Footballers`Association (PFA) Playerof the Year award.

The Premier Leagueleaders are the only club tohave two players nominat-ed for the end-of-seasonaccolade.

Liverpool`s PhilippeCoutinho, ManchesterUnited keeper David deGea, Tottenham Hotspurstriker Harry Kane and

Arsenal forward AlexisSanchez are also on theshortlist.

Brazilian-born Spainstriker Costa is theleague`s top scorer with 19goals, having joined JoseMourinho`s side fromAtletico Madrid in theclose season. Belgianinternational Hazard hasflourished in the playmak-er role, helping Chelseaopen a seven-point gap atthe top of the table with agame in hand and sevenmatches still to play.

Hazard also makes the

Young Player of the Yearshortlist where he is joinedby Coutinho, De Gea andKane as well as hisChelsea team mate andBelgium goalkeeperThibaut Courtois.

Liverpool forwardRaheem Sterling, who hasmade headlines afterfootage emerged of theEngland internationalapparently taking nitrousoxide as well as for hiscontract standoff at theMerseyside club, is also upfor the Young Player of theYear award.

Chelsea duo on shortlist forPFA player of the year award

MUMBAIBest memories are always with

school friends. Sachin Tendulkaralso believes it. The Indian cricketlegend has posted a photograph inhis personal Instagram account and,you guessed it right, the frame haschum Vinod Kambli in it. Sweetmemories always get the better ofnot-so-sweet present.

In recent years, Tendulkar's rela-tionship with Kambli has not been inthe best of health. Kambli's life hasbeen dogged by controversies andwith his cricket career going astrayafter 2000, the former Indian battingstar blamed Tendulkar for his mis-eries. Tendulkar has always keptsafe distance from his troubledfriend.

Tendulkar and Kambli first madeinternational headlines with theirmammoth 664-run unbeaten standfor Shardashram VidyaMandiragainst St. Xavier's in HarrisShield on February 24, 1988. It wasthe highest partnership for any wick-et in any class of cricket in a tourna-ment organised by the MumbaiSchool Sports Association.

Kambli played 17 Tests and 104ODIs for India between 1991 and

2000. A man who slammed back-to-back double centuries in Testsagainst England and Zimbabwe in1993, slipped into oblivion appar-ently due to an undisciplinedlifestyle. He later blamed Tendulkarfor not helping him during his trou-bled times.

Kambli again criticised Tendulkarfor not mentioning him during hisretirement speech in November2013. Tendulkar, in a rare commentabout his childhood friend, had saidthat both of them were differentindividuals with distinctlifestyles.

"I wouldn't want to talk about tal-ent, because that's not for me tojudge," Tendulkar told The DailyTelegraph when asked aboutKambli.

Talking more about his Mumbaimate, Tendulkar said: "But if wehave to talk about differences, then Iwould say that his lifestyle was dif-ferent. We were both individualswith different natures, and weresponded differently to various sit-uations. In my case, my family wasalways there to keep an eye and keepme grounded at all times. I can'tspeak for Vinod."

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Moonlight productions addedanother feather in its cap.They were recently found in

the capital for their recent shoot of afilm titled 'Khwahishen' with actressSamira Khan of Parwarish famewhich was her debut film ofMoonlight productions while herother serials like 'Kabhi saas bhi kabhibahu thi', 'Kahani Ghar Ghar ki' ofBalaji films. The showman ParamMLP, Producer & Director the filmspeaking on the occasion said, "Mythis film is a family drama. Our artistshave put in their hundred percent toshowcase so called showbiz life of thesociety and I hope that like every hitdrama, this film will attract peoplefrom all walks of life." Actress Samiraexpressed that it was a different expe-rience to work with Moonlight pro-ductions. I will try to give my best inthis film too like my previous filmsand I am optimistic that people willfind my character with the pace of thefilm, she says. The film has been shotat various locations of Delhi andJaipur. Arya Singh has been musicdirector whereas Vivang,Noor, andKailash-Amit has given playback.Promos of film are expected soon.

Health/Bollywood8 NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | APRIL 18, 2015SAADDA HAQ

You cannot stop yourself from grow-ing old, but definitely you can lookfit and fashionable even at forty

without breaking your bones. By the timeyou are forty, you have tried out variousexercise regimes, but there are some exer-cises and lifestyle changes which should bekept in mind when you turn forty.

Aqua AerobicsIt is a low impact work out for all age-

groups, but it is excellent for those whoseage is on the other side of forty. Regular aer-obics might get boring after a certain pointof time. Aqua specialist, Deepali Jain says,"Aqua aerobics is the best option for womenin their 40s. Water is therapeutic. It is goodfor women suffering from pain in the boneslike arthritis to injury pre or post surgery. Itis recreational and reduces stress."

It is an intense low impact work-out. Youdon't end up injuring the joints. Jain adds,"You need not know how to swim. I conductmy sessions in the entire length of the pool.For a good cardio and fat burn, I use theshallow end, where the water level is waistto chest and the gravitational pull is 50 to 70percent. For more deep muscle condition-ing, I use the deep end of the pool where youare submerged neck deep in the water andthe gravitational pull is zero. There is no riskof injury in the water as it cushions you allaround like a cocoon."

YogaYoga has the power to revive you both

internally and externally. To achieve signifi-cant results, one needs to be disciplined andregular. To realize the benefits, you have to

be really patient. Yoga is slow and hence ifyou think of some over night miracle, thenyou are sadly mistaken. To tone up the bodyperfectly, one just needs to get the right pos-tures. Yoga instructor, SangeethaVishwanathan says, "With practice andtime, your flexibility increases. It is great forthose suffering from any kind of joint pains.Yoga helps in detoxifying the body as well.It helps in your overall health as well andkeeps you mentally strong and happy. Don'tforget to do your 'pranayam' from a trainedinstructor."

Stay activeIt is very important that you stay active

through out the day. Most of us usuallystruggle to take out time exclusively for

exercising. It is better that you walk as muchas you can. Don't take the car out for simpleshopping from one place to another, ratherwalk and do your vegetable and groceryshopping. Don't wait for the elevator; rathertake the stairs because that's the best way totone up your lower body. Walk as if a maddog is chasing you and do your householdchores with enthusiasm. Walk straight as ifsomebody is pulling you from top with yourshoulders straight and tummy tucked in.Make it a habit to keep your tummy tuckedin even when you are doing the daily choreslike boiling milk and chopping vegetables.

Change your lifestyleIt is very important to realise that with age

we need to change our lifestyle. We all

know that we can't look the way we lookedin our early twenties. At the same time weshould not eat and live life the way we didin our early twenties. Be carful about whatyou put into your mouth because no matterhow much you exercise you do, it is just 30per cent exercise and 70 per cent of whatyou eat. Have six to seven small meals withenough servings of fruits and salads. Drinkat least eight glasses of water every day.Have green tea instead of masala chai.

Last, but not the least love your self andlearn to cherish your mind and body!

Food essentials for forty plus women

*Oats - Oats contain beta-glucans, a solu-ble fibre that can help lower the unwantedform of cholesterol and it acts as an antioxi-dant. You can have it in porridge by addingmilk and fruits to it or else you can make itby adding vegetables and lentils to it.

*Almonds - Almonds protects againstcardiovascular disease and diabetes. It isalways better to munch on the plain regularvariety of almonds and not the salted one.

*Oily fish - Oily fish is a must for allforty-plus women. The best sources ofOmega-3 are salmon, tuna, sardines andmackerel.

*Tomatoes - They are an excellent sourceof anti-oxidant. Eat it raw and cooked to getthe maximum benefits out of it.

*Milk - Milk is the best source of calci-um. A woman's calcium intake should me1200mg which is possible only if you takenuts, seeds and green vegetables along withmilk.

How to be fit and fab at 40!

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This film of mine is a familydrama: Param MLP

We are a little over3 months into2015, and its still

raining awards forKangana Ranaut’s 2014blockbuster, Queen. Thefilm, which won theNational Film Award thisyear, bagged a bronze forIntegrated Digital cam-paign, at the recently heldGoafest 2015. EveryMediaTechnologies was respon-sible for launching the suc-cessful digital campaignfor Queen. Speaking ofwhich, CEO ofEveryMedia TechnologiesPvt. Ltd., Mr. Gautam B.Thakker said “We are veryhappy with the recognitionour work has received forQueen. Being a film with astrong story line, the ideaof our campaign was toengage audience in anonline dialogue and build acommunity of followersthrough entertaining andrelevant methods. Viacomhas a very astute marketingteam that is pushingboundaries on digital plat-forms for movie market-ing. We were amazed at thesupport and freedom thatwas given to us for thiscampaign.”

The digital campaigncarried forward the souland essence of the filmensuring that the audiencedid not just associate them-selves with the character ofRani, but also fell in lovewith the story.

They conducted multiple

online activities like con-tests, dialogues, pictureinteractions on the socialmedia, which in return,helped them garner a mas-sive fan frenzy around thefilm.

Kudos to the entire teamassociated with Queen!

Kangana Ranaut’s Queenwins it big at Goafest 2015

In the recent episode of Kumkum Bhagya, Abhi(Shabbir Ahluwalia) and Pragya (Sriti Jha) bringPurvi (Charu Mehra) back to prove that she is

not involved in their kidnapping. However, whenNeel (Neel Motwani) comes to Abhi’s house heclaims that it was Purvi who helped him and not hissister. Purvi screams and pleads everyone to believeher as she did not have any hand in the kidnapping,But no one believes her… again! Pragya also dis-owns her for putting Abhi’s life in jeopardy.

That’s exactly where I have a problem with theplot. Yes Abhi and Pragya went through an ordealduring the kidnapping sequence, so did I whilewatching the never ending track. Bulbul (MrunalThakur) proves that Aaliya (Shikha Singh) is theone behind the kidnapping but she manipulates toshow Purvi is the real culprit. And without a secondthought everyone believes her. Why? Just becausePurvi is the servant’s daughter and hence it is pos-sible for her to come up with this elaborate scheme?When Abhi and Pragya get Purvi back home toprove her innocence, they were actually basing theirdecision on Neel’s confession, OMG!

Manoj Bajpayeeturns producerwith a thriller filmstarring Tabu!Manoj Bajpayee turns producer with his

first venture under Manoj BajpayeeProductions Pvt Ltd with an untitled

film starring Tabu and himself. The first filmthat will come out of Manoj BajpayeeProductions Pvt Ltd is a thriller that actorManoj Bajpayee is producing and is directed bydebutant Mukul Abhyankar.

Talking about getting into production Manojadded , ” I think production was a natural pro-gression for me after acting in film for 20 yrs. Icannot disclose much about my first production

as its a thriller. For anything to be revealed onthe story line, you will have to watch the film”.

Now that definitely seems like the Special 26

actor’s style. We can’t wait to get more infor-mation about this film. Keep reading this spacefor more revealing facts about this venture.

You know it can get hot as hell when Priyanka Chopra, Shraddha Kapoor,Jacqueline Fernandez and Nargis Fakhri are in the same room. And that is exact-ly what happened recently at the Grazia Young Fashion Awards where these four

divas came together to be awarded for their individual, impeccable and unique stylesense! PC, Jacky, Shraddha and Nargis together to click the most epic picture! All thefiery divas are exuding so much oomph which is too hot to handle. Shraddha is totallyhaving a fangirl moment with PC standing next to her as she has been quoted in inter-views saying that she wants to take Priyanka on a trip to Paris. Jacqueline is flaunting herepic pouting skills while Nargis is keeping it cool with a charming smile. We think thatthis picture is awesome because it has actresses, who are professional rivals posingtogether, which proves that cat-fights between contemporaries in a thing of the past!

Each of the actresses made a statement on the red carpet with what they wore. PC wasall decked up like a semi-princess in a black Ashi Studio dress while Jacqueline wore anArmani Prive dress. Shraddha wore a sequinned short dress and Nargis too wore a shortdress but it was quite understated, unlike Shraddha’s.

Priyanka Chopra, Shraddha Kapoor,Jacqueline Fernandez the pic of the day!

Kumkum Bhagya: Why I am angrywith Pragya and Abhi for notbelieving in Purvi’s innocence?

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