NEW DELHI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said that Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad spoke out of sheer frustration when he said that they do not need any lecture on terrorism and added that the party needs to stop playing poli- tics on acts of terror. "Ghulam Nabi Azad saying that they do not need any lec- ture on terrorism from Bharatiya Janata Party is spo- ken out of sheer frus- tration, when right- fully a mirror has been shown to the Congress Party yes- terday by the Home Minister Rajnath Singh," BJP leader Sambit Patra told CONTD. ON P AGE 5 MUMBAI Temperature: 32 0 C Precipitation:53% Humidity:79% Wind: 21Km/hr HAQ SAADDA FIGHT FOR RIGHT SUNDAY, AUGUST 02, 2015 Poster war in Delhi: BJP slams Arvind Kejriwal govt for splurging on advertisements Land acquisition a difficult task in India: Panagariya It’s official: Alia Bhatt replaces Katrina Kaif in Gauri Shinde’s next! P8 JAMMU The Pakistan Rangers on Saturday violated the ceasefire by resorting to small arms fir- ing and mortar shelling on bor- der out posts along the International Border in Jammu CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Pakistan Rangers violate ceasefire along International Border? JAMMU For the first time ever, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday host- ed an Indian Army delegation in the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) area along the Line of Actual CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Indian Army, PLA hold maiden personnels' meet at DBO in Ladakh NEW DELHI As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Smart City' project picks up pace, the state capitals of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Assam have made it to the Smart cities list, a newspaper CONTD. ON P AGE 5 'Smart City' project: Several small cities outdo bigger ones NEW DELHI A day after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced that two out of four Indians abducted in Sirte by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have been released, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday questioned whether India was "doing busi- ness" with the terror outfit in Libya. CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Is India `doing business` with Islamic State in Libya?: Manish Tewari RISHIKESH BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj on Saturday dubbed as "anti-nation- al" those mourning the death of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts con- vict Yakub Memon and said that people who have no faith in the Constitution should go to Pakistan. Lashing out at political leaders who made a last- ditch attempt to save Memon from gallows by CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Those mourning death of Yakub Memon are anti-national: Sakshi Maharaj NEW DELHI Ahead of an all-party meet convened by the government to break the Parliament logjam, CPI(M) on Saturday blamed the BJP-led government for disrupting the House, accusing it of trying to escape from accountability behind the veil of conducting a 'debate for debate's sake'. The CPI(M) stuck to its demand for the resignation of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Chief Ministers, saying this was nec- essary for an impartial investigation into the charges CONTD. ON P AGE 5 BJP disrupting Parliament: Yechury WASHINGTON The United States wants that the perpetrators of Mumbai ter- ror attack be brought to justice, a senior State Department offi- cial has said. "We want to see justice served. We want to see the CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Want to see 26/11 perpetrators brought to justice: US KOLKATA The Army's Eastern Command here got a new chief on Saturday as Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi took over from Lt Gen MMS Rai. Rai has now been promoted as the Vice Chief of Army Staff in New Delhi. Bakshi, who was Chief of CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Eastern Army Command gets new head P3 P2 Weather Report DELHI Temperature: 32 0 C Precipitation:22% Humidity: 54% Wind: 21Km/hr KOLKA T A Temperature: 33 0 C Precipitation: 56% Humidity:90% Wind: 13Km/hr CHENNAI Temperature: 32 0 C Precipitation:36% Humidity:58% Wind: 19Km/hr NEW DELHI A Yazidi woman, who recently escaped the clutches of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has made shocking reve- lations that her four-year- old son was given a sword by the militants and told that 'this is to kill your mother'. In an exclusive inter- view to MailOnline, the Yazidi woman revealed how her youngest child, barely four years old, was forcibly taken from her and made to join a terror training camp by the ISIS militants. The distraught mother added that the militants taught his son that Yazidis are 'Kafirs' (non- believers) and that he had to fight them while handing him a sword. As part of the training, the militants made him learn Koran, Sharia law, speak in Arabic, pray and how to use a sword. Though the young child is yet to compre- hend the meaning of the militant's actions, he drew his fingers across the throat when asked about what he was taught at a training camp, the report stated. CONTD. ON P AGE 5 ISIS horror: Militants gives 4-yr-old boy sword, tells him 'this is to kill your mother' Vol. 1 Issue: 316 Price: Rs.3:00 Reg. No: DELENG/2014/58212 Delhi Edition Pages: 8 Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: [email protected]HYDERABAD The families of the two Indians kidnapped in Libya are worried over their safety as there is no information about their well-being. Though two others hailing from Karnataka were released on Friday, there is still no CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Fate of two Indians kid- napped in Libya unknown NEW DELHI The RSS on Saturday said the hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon was dealt with humanely by the government by allowing his family access which ensured peace in the aftermath. Senior leader Indresh Kumar said the govern- ment acted as it should in a democracy. It made sure that Memon's fami- ly was present in Nagpur to take the body and also allowed other people to participate in his funeral, which displayed "the values and morals of Indianness". "There was an atmos- phere in the country that some incident will take place (because of the hanging). Judiciary did its duty .... Its duty is not to tackle the situation emerging out of it (the verdict). Who will tackle the problems that arise after the decision? It has to be tackled by the gov- ernment. "Government, while tackling the decision of the judiciary, followed the basic structure of Indianness which was that when the person is being hanged, his family is give access," he said. Indresh said such a CONTD. ON P AGE 5 NEWS IN BRIEF DINHATA (WEST BENGAL) Ending a border dis- pute, the much-awaited exchange of enclaves (Chhitmahals) between India and Bangladesh came into effect at the stroke of midnight on Friday-Saturday. Crackers were burst and people rejoiced as India and Bangladesh exchanged enclaves, ending the 68 years of stateless existence for over 51,000 enclave dwellers. Around 14,000 people living for so long in 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in the Indian territory, and another 37,000 residing in 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh, now have a country of their own. The Bangladeshi enclaves are now a part of India, while the Indian enclaves join Bangladesh. Torches and candles were lit, people came out of their houses, burst CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Govt acted humanely in Yakub's hanging, ensured peace: RSS Congress should stop playing politics on acts of terror: BJP India, Bangladesh enclave residents get freedom after 68 years NEW DELHI A war of words has erupted over the execution of 1993 Mumbai blast con- vict Yakub Memon and the issue of terrorism, with a section of people speaking against the death sentence and the government hitting back. Most of Delhi's Urdu dailies expressed regret over the hanging of the 1993 Mumbai blasts con- vict but exercised restraint on the Supreme Court's verdict. Here's how the Urdu media covered the hang- ing, which took place on July 30. An editorial in Inquilab opined that Yakub Memon had been made a "scape- goat". The editorial said that security agencies have failed to catch the master- mind and prime accused, including Tiger Memon, of the serial blasts. "They did not even take the trouble to trace the real culprits," said the editorial. "Instead, they were bent CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Home Ministry holds high-level meet over ISIS NEW DELHI Union Home Ministry's high-level meeting with home secretaries and DGPs of various states began on Saturday to review the situation in the wake of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threat. The meeting, chaired by Union Home Secretary LC Goyal in the national capi- tal, will discuss efforts being made by the counter the militant group's ideolo- gies. The issue of youths join- ing the terror group will also be discussed. CONTD. ON P AGE 5 This is how Urdu media reported Yakub Memon's hanging NEW DELHI The Congress party may boycott Monday`s all-party meeting being con- vened to end the par- liamentary logjam if the government failed to reach out with concrete pro- posals, the party indi- cated on Saturday. "The government has convened an all- party meeting but has not communicated what their proposi- tion would be. We have conveyed to the government that we want a tangible proposition which will solve the log- jam," senior Congress leader Anand Sharma told IANS. Asked if the Congress will boy- cott the meeting if the government doesn`t reach out to them, he said: "There is no purpose (in attending the meet- ing) then." "We are not against attending the meet- ing, if it is produc- tive," Sharma added. The Congress leader, who has led the party`s charge against the govern- ment in the Rajya CONTD. ON P AGE 5 PUNE Former Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Saturday denied having used the word "Hindu terrorism" in Parliament during the UPA tenure. "I never used the word Hindu terror- ism in Parliament. I had used it in the Jaipur session of Congress but I with- drew it immediately," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. Shinde's statement came in the backdrop CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Shinde denies having uttered "Hindu terrorism" in Parliament Congress may boycott all party meet if centre doesn't reach out
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NEW DELHIThe Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) onSaturday said thatCongress leaderGhulam Nabi Azadspoke out of sheerfrustration when hesaid that they do notneed any lecture onterrorism and addedthat the party needsto stop playing poli-tics on acts of terror.
"Ghulam NabiAzad saying that theydo not need any lec-ture on terrorismfrom BharatiyaJanata Party is spo-ken out of sheer frus-tration, when right-fully a mirror hasbeen shown to theCongress Party yes-terday by the HomeMinister RajnathSingh," BJP leaderSambit Patra told
Chinese People's LiberationArmy (PLA) on Saturday host-ed an Indian Army delegationin the Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO)area along the Line of Actual
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Indian Army, PLAhold maidenpersonnels' meetat DBO in Ladakh
NEW DELHIAs Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's 'Smart City' projectpicks up pace, the state capitalsof Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra,Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana,Odisha, Chhattisgarh andAssam have made it to theSmart cities list, a newspaper
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
'Smart City' project:Several small citiesoutdo bigger ones
NEW DELHIA day after External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swarajannounced that two out of fourIndians abducted in Sirte by theIslamic State of Iraq and theLevant have been released,Congress leader Manish Tewari onSaturday questioned whether India was "doing busi-ness" with the terror outfit in Libya.
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Is India `doing business` with IslamicState in Libya?: Manish Tewari
RISHIKESHBJP MP Sakshi Maharaj on
Saturday dubbed as "anti-nation-al" those mourning the death of1993 Mumbai serial blasts con-vict Yakub Memon and said thatpeople who have no faith in theConstitution should go toPakistan.
Lashing out at political leaders who made a last-ditch attempt to save Memon from gallows by
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Those mourning death of Yakub Memonare anti-national: Sakshi Maharaj
NEW DELHIAhead of an all-party meet
convened by the government tobreak the Parliament logjam,CPI(M) on Saturday blamedthe BJP-led government fordisrupting the House, accusingit of trying to escape fromaccountability behind the veilof conducting a 'debate for
debate's sake'.The CPI(M) stuck to its demand for the resignation
of Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan andMadhya Pradesh Chief Ministers, saying this was nec-essary for an impartial investigation into the charges
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
BJP disrupting Parliament: Yechury
WASHINGTONThe United States wants that
the perpetrators of Mumbai ter-ror attack be brought to justice,a senior State Department offi-cial has said.
"We want to see justiceserved. We want to see the
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Want to see 26/11perpetrators broughtto justice: US
KOLKATAThe Army's Eastern
Command here got a new chiefon Saturday as Lt Gen PraveenBakshi took over from Lt GenMMS Rai.
Rai has now been promotedas the Vice Chief of Army Staffin New Delhi.
recently escaped theclutches of Islamic Stateof Iraq and Syria (ISIS),has made shocking reve-lations that her four-year-old son was given asword by the militantsand told that 'this is tokill your mother'.
In an exclusive inter-view to MailOnline, theYazidi woman revealedhow her youngest child,barely four years old,was forcibly taken fromher and made to join aterror training camp bythe ISIS militants.
The distraught motheradded that the militants
taught his son thatYazidis are 'Kafirs' (non-believers) and that hehad to fight them whilehanding him a sword.
As part of the training,the militants made himlearn Koran, Sharia law,speak in Arabic, pray andhow to use a sword.
Though the youngchild is yet to compre-hend the meaning of themilitant's actions, hedrew his fingers acrossthe throat when askedabout what he was taughtat a training camp, thereport stated.
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
ISIS horror: Militants gives 4-yr-old boysword, tells him 'this is to kill your mother'
Indians kidnapped in Libya areworried over their safety asthere is no information abouttheir well-being.
Though two others hailingfrom Karnataka were releasedon Friday, there is still no
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Fate of two Indians kid-napped in Libya unknown
NEW DELHIThe RSS on Saturday
said the hanging of 1993Mumbai blasts convictYakub Memon was dealtwith humanely by thegovernment by allowinghis family access whichensured peace in theaftermath.
Senior leader IndreshKumar said the govern-ment acted as it should ina democracy. It madesure that Memon's fami-
ly was present in Nagpurto take the body and alsoallowed other people toparticipate in his funeral,which displayed "thevalues and morals ofIndianness".
"There was an atmos-phere in the country thatsome incident will takeplace (because of thehanging). Judiciary didits duty.... Its duty is notto tackle the situationemerging out of it (the
verdict). Who will tacklethe problems that ariseafter the decision? It hasto be tackled by the gov-ernment.
"Government, whiletackling the decision ofthe judiciary, followedthe basic structure ofIndianness which wasthat when the person isbeing hanged, his familyis give access," he said.
Indresh said such a CONTD. ON PAGE 5
NEWS IN BRIEF
DINHATA (WESTBENGAL)
Ending a border dis-pute, the much-awaitedexchange of enclaves(Chhitmahals) betweenIndia and Bangladeshcame into effect at thestroke of midnight onFriday-Saturday.
Crackers were burstand people rejoiced asIndia and Bangladeshexchanged enclaves,ending the 68 years ofstateless existence forover 51,000 enclavedwellers.
Around 14,000 peopleliving for so long in 51Bangladeshi enclaves in
the Indian territory, andanother 37,000 residingin 111 Indian enclaves inBangladesh, now have acountry of their own.
The Bangladeshienclaves are now a part
of India, while the Indianenclaves joinBangladesh.
Torches and candleswere lit, people came outof their houses, burst
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Govt acted humanely in Yakub'shanging, ensured peace: RSS
Congress should stop playingpolitics on acts of terror: BJP
India, Bangladesh enclaveresidents get freedom after 68 years
NEW DELHIA war of words has
erupted over the executionof 1993 Mumbai blast con-vict Yakub Memon and theissue of terrorism, with asection of people speakingagainst the death sentenceand the government hittingback.
Most of Delhi's Urdudailies expressed regretover the hanging of the1993 Mumbai blasts con-vict but exercised restrainton the Supreme Court'sverdict.
Here's how the Urdumedia covered the hang-ing, which took place onJuly 30.
An editorial in Inquilabopined that Yakub Memonhad been made a "scape-goat". The editorial saidthat security agencies havefailed to catch the master-mind and prime accused,
including Tiger Memon, ofthe serial blasts. "They didnot even take the trouble totrace the real culprits," saidthe editorial.
"Instead, they were bent CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Home Ministryholds high-levelmeet over ISISNEW DELHI
Union Home Ministry'shigh-level meeting withhome secretaries andDGPs of various statesbegan on Saturday toreview the situation in thewake of Islamic State ofIraq and Syria (ISIS)threat.
The meeting, chaired byUnion Home Secretary LCGoyal in the national capi-tal, will discuss effortsbeing made by the counterthe militant group's ideolo-gies.
The issue of youths join-ing the terror group willalso be discussed.
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
This is how Urdu media reportedYakub Memon's hanging
NEW DELHIThe Congress party
may boycottMonday`s all-partymeeting being con-vened to end the par-liamentary logjam ifthe governmentfailed to reach outwith concrete pro-posals, the party indi-cated on Saturday.
"The governmenthas convened an all-party meeting but hasnot communicatedwhat their proposi-tion would be. Wehave conveyed to thegovernment that wewant a tangibleproposition whichwill solve the log-
jam," seniorCongress leaderAnand Sharma toldIANS.
Asked if theCongress will boy-cott the meeting ifthe governmentdoesn`t reach out tothem, he said: "Thereis no purpose (inattending the meet-ing) then."
"We are not againstattending the meet-ing, if it is produc-tive," Sharma added.
The Congressleader, who has ledthe party`s chargeagainst the govern-ment in the Rajya
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
PUNEFormer Union
Home MinisterSushil Kumar Shindeon Saturday deniedhaving used the word"Hindu terrorism" inParliament during theUPA tenure.
"I never used theword Hindu terror-
ism in Parliament. Ihad used it in theJaipur session ofCongress but I with-drew it immediately,"he told reporters onthe sidelines of afunction here.
Shinde's statementcame in the backdrop
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Shinde denies having uttered"Hindu terrorism" in Parliament
Congress may boycottall party meet if centre
doesn't reach out
Youth Congress protest outsidePakistan High CommissionNEW DELHI
The Delhi Youth Congress on Saturday staged aprotest outside the Pakistan High Commission here overthe Gurdaspur terror attack and Pakistani scientistAbdul Qadeer Khan's derogatory remark about late for-mer president APJ Abdul Kalam.
Over 500 Youth Congress workers assembled outsidethe Pakistan High Commission and demanded an apol-ogy from the Pakistan government for the derogatoryremark made by Khan.
"We also staged the protest against the recent terrorstrike in Gurdaspur, Punjab and continuous ceasefireviolations," said Delhi Youth Congress president AmitMalik. He warned Pakistan that if it did not change itsways, it would have to suffer the consequences it facedin Kargil (in 1999).
A few of the protesters were detained in south Delhi'sChanakyapuri police station and later released.
Improve Delhi, don't waste public'shard earned money: Congress to AAPNEW DELHI
Criticising the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-ledGovernment in Delhi for allegedly spending hugeamount of money on advertising, Congress leader JPAgarwal on Saturday said the former was not spendingmoney to fulfil the promises made to people of the citybefore elections.
"There is no scope for lying in the democracy. Themoney which should have been spent for betterment ofDelhi is not being spent. They are not spending it to ful-fil their promises. They had promised about installingCCTV cameras, women safety, home guards, they hadtalked about development of Delhi, but nothing of thatsort is visible," Agarwal told ANI.
Earlier, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had put up aseries of hoardings questioning the Delhi Government`sexpenditure on its advertisement campaign.
The hoarding asks why the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAPGovernment spent Rs 526 crore on the campaign whenthe money could be utilised to put up five lakh camerasfor women`s security.
Delhi woman kidnapped, molest-ed in moving carNEW DELHI
A 30-year-old woman, working with a NGO, hasalleged that she was kidnapped and molested by threepeople in a moving car here, police said on Saturday.
The woman claimed that she was kidnapped fromwest Delhi`s Hari Nagar area around 10.30 pm onFriday when she was waiting for an auto-rickshaw toreach home.
In her complaint to police, she also said that therewere three men in the car who molested her and pushedher outside the vehicle in Binda Pur area an hour afterthey abducted her.
"As per the complaint of the woman, we have regis-tered a case of molestation against the three accusedwho are known to her. They have been detained andquestioned to verify the woman`s allegations," DeputyCommissioner of Police, Pushpendra Kumar, told anews agency.
He added that they have found discrepancies in thewoman`s statement and have "doubts" whether the alle-gations made by her were correct or she was just tryingto trap the men.
"As per her complaint, one of these men is the ownerof an under construction building while the two othersare his associates," Kumar said.
The woman alleges that she stopped the constructionof the building a few weeks back, a development whichenraged its owner who along with his associates kid-napped her last night and molested her, the official said.
"But, in their statement to police, the three men madecounter allegations against the woman, saying that shewas trying to trap them under charges of molestation toderive personal benefits," said Kumar
He said they were making thorough investigationsbefore making any arrests. All the three men are resi-dents of Hari Nagar area, while the woman stays inTilak Nagar area.
DMC suspends 4 doctors for a monthover negligence in treatmentNEW DELHI
In the wake of alleged negligence in treatment that ledto amputation of a leg of a 11-year-old boy, the DelhiMedical Council on Saturday suspended registrationcertificates of four resident doctors - two each of HinduRao and Safdarjang Hospital - for a month.
According to DMC officials, on May 1 last year, a2.5-inch long piece of glass had pierced the boy's leftleg, while he was playing in his neighbourhood at RanaPratap Bagh and remained stuck inside.
He was first taken to a quack, who dressed the woundwithout any diagnostic investigation and the piece ofglass remained there. "As the child shrieked in pain, hisparents took him to Hindu Rao Hospital on May 2. Thedoctors on emergency duty again dressed the woundand discharged him even as the x-ray clearly showed thepresence of the glass piece inside the skin.
"As the pain did not subside, the boy was again takento Hindu Rao hospital on May 3 the doctors removedthe glass piece but then it had already led to an infectionin the wounded arteries," DMC registrar Dr GirishTyagi said. After some days, the boy was referred toSafdarjung hospital where the doctors did not admit himand further referred him to a vascular surgeon.
Next month, the boy was taken to a private hospital inMeerut where the doctors amputated his left leg to savehim as the infection had turned life-threatening, Tygaisaid. When the DMC held an inquiry into the incident,the four doctors could not give any satisfactory responsein the matter following which they have been barredfrom practising for the next one month.
DELHI NEWS2 NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | AUGUST 02, 2015Fight For Right
the Congress have launched ablistering attack on the ArvindKejriwal-led AAP government inDelhi over expenditure on itsadvertisement campaign.
The BJP has gone a step aheadand put up a series of hoardingsacross the city questioning theDelhi Government`s expenditureon its advertisement campaign.
The hoarding questions therationale behind Aam AadmiParty government's Rs 526 croreexpenditure on its advertisement,many of which have targetedPrime Minister Narendra Modi.
In the posters, BJP has claimedthat the AAP government couldhave utilised the money forinstalling five lakh CCTV cam-eras or constructing 200 newschools and 50 new colleges inthe capital.
The posters gives suggestionsthat with Rs 526 crore, five lakhCCTV cameras could beinstalled, 200 new schools and 50new colleges could be opened,200 new buses and safe drinkingwater could be provided in 1000colonies.
The last line of posters alsoclaims that one year pensioncould be given to 5 lakh familiesand employment to one lakhyouths.
Last month, the AAP govern-
ment had put up posters request-ing the Prime Minister to allowthe city dispensation to work.
Meanwhile, the Congress hasalso jumped in to corner the AAP.
Criticising the Kejriwal
Government, Congress leader JPAgarwal said the former was notspending money to fulfil thepromises made to people of thecity before elections
"There is no scope for lying in
the democracy. The money whichshould have been spent for bet-terment of Delhi is not beingspent. They are not spending it tofulfil their promises. They hadpromised about installing CCTVcameras, women safety, homeguards, they had talked aboutdevelopment of Delhi, but noth-ing of that sort is visible,"Agarwal told ANI.
Earlier, AAP had installedhoardings on roadsides in thenational capital, asking PM ModiNarendra Modi not to intervenein its functioning.
"Pradhanmantri sir, please!Delhi sarkar ko kam karne dijiye.Dilli sarkar theek kam kar rahihai. (Prime Minister sir, pleaselet the Delhi government work.The Delhi government is work-ing fine)," say the newly installedhoardings in the capital.
The Delhi government hasdrawn flak from the oppositionparties for splurging money onadvertisements. In its maidenbudget presented last month, theDelhi government earmarked Rs526 crore for advertorials. Theallocation last fiscal was Rs 20crore.
Poster war in Delhi: BJP slams ArvindKejriwal govt for splurging on advertisements
NEW DELHIDelhi Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal has moved theAllahabad High Court seekingquashing of a case against himfor his alleged inflammatoryspeech in Amethi during LokSabha elections last year.
The petition, filed underSection 482 of the CrPC yes-terday before the Lucknowbench, is likely to be heard byJustice Mahendra Dayal onAugust 3. According to stategovernment advocate RishadMurtaza, the case was lodgedagainst Kejriwal inMusafirkhana police station of
Amethi in which charge sheetwas filed and bailable warrantissued against him on July 20this year, directing him to bepresent before the judicialmagistrate.
Challenging the proceedingsagainst him, Kejriwal hassought quashing of the case.
Murtaza said that the casewas registered againstKejriwal in May, 2014 duringthe parliamentary electionunder Section 125 ofRepresentation of People's Actin connection with his speechin Aurangabad village. Thesection deals with the offence
of promoting enmity betweenclasses in connection withelection on grounds of religion,race, caste, community or lan-guage and entails imprison-ment for a term which mayextend to three years, or fine,or both.
The AAP chief had cam-paigned for party candidateKumar Vishwas who had takenon Rahul Gandhi of Congressand HRD Minister Smriti Iraniof BJP in Amethi Lok Sabhaconstituency. Kejriwal's peti-tion was filed through hiscounsel Mahmood Alam andMohd Rizwan Khan.
Delhi CM Arvind moves Allahabad HCseeking quashing of case in Amethi
NEW DELHIKeeping in mind the challenges
posed by the "dramatic" transfor-mation of higher education, DelhiTechnological University hasrestructured its academic pro-grammes and curriculum to meetglobal demands, its ViceChancellor Pradeep Kumar said onSaturday.
Welcoming the 75th batch ofstudents at the prestigious engi-neering institution, Kumar said,"Wherever there are opportunitiesthere are challenges. Higher edu-cation is going through rapid anddramatic transformation."
"While technology is influenc-ing the work phenomenon, tradi-tional intellectual fields are shift-ing and converging and hence pub-
lic expectations as well as globaldemands of higher education areintensive". From the current ses-sion, the university has introduceda new methodology in undergradu-ate teaching and continuous evalu-ation, laying emphasis on develop-ing analytical and professionalskills and challenging the studentsglobally and intellectually.
"To meet these challenges DTUhas taken several initiatives forrestructuring and strengthening itsacademic programmes and cur-riculum. Introduction of gradingsystem which will be followedfrom current academic year," theVC said.
"The new curriculum includesright combination of foundationcourses and departmental electives
which are reflective of newmethodology in undergraduateteaching which focuses on contin-uous evaluation," Kumar added.
DTU, formerly known as DelhiCollege of Engineering(DCE), is apremiere Delhi Government uni-versity. It offers courses includingBTech, MTech, PhD and MBAprogrammes and contains fourteenacademic departments with anemphasis on scientific and techno-logical education and research.
Nearly 1,547 students havetaken admission in the undergrad-uate-level based on their JEE(mains) ranks and 70 NRI's viaSAT exam. The varsity offers 22MTech programs and around 400students have already admittedupto third round through the
GATE. 70 students have beenadmitted upto the third round foradmission to the MBA programbased on their CAT scores.
The Vice Chancellor alsoinformed the students that the var-sity adopts a zero-tolerance policytowards ragging and they shouldrefrain from indulging in any suchactivity. The message was alsoshared by Vikramjeet Singh, DCP(Outer), who was also present atthe welcome ceremony.
"It is important that law enforce-ment agencies are not needed tointerfere in any educational institu-tion's functioning. The varsity hasput in place strict norms regardingragging, you should follow them,"he said while addressing the stu-dents.
DTU restructuring academic programmes to meet global demands
NEW DELHIStating that the law and order
situation in Delhi is "deteriorat-ing at an alarming rate", newDelhi Commission for Womenchief Swati Maliwal onSaturday asked Delhi PoliceCommissioner B S Bassi to fur-nish information about"increasing" complaints ofcrimes against women.
In her two letters, Maliwal,who was handpicked by ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal forthe post, raised the issue of thebrutal murder of a teenager girlMeenakshi in Anand Parbatarea last month and said theincident which has "shamed"Delhi is not just the murder ofan individual but reflects on thefailure of entire system andsociety.
"In light of the Meenakshimurder case and the increasingrate of crime against women in
the state, we wish to undertakea study on women safety inDelhi and come up with recom-mendations for the central,state governments and Delhipolice.
"For this we will be takingAnand Parbat as a pilot areaand would request you to theprovide us with the details ofall complaints received by thepolice station here," it said.
Maliwal also sought informa-tion on the number of com-plaints of crime against womenand girls including rape,molestation and sexual harass-ment the city.
She also sought informationon total strength (rank-wise) ofthe police force in Delhi, out ofthis, number of women inpolice and list of police stationsin which highest number ofcomplaints of crime againstwomen were reported in 2014-
15."The law and order situation
in Delhi is deteriorating at analarming rate. According to thelatest figures of the NationalCrime Records Bureau, every-day Delhi is witnessing overfive cases of rape and 12 casesof molestation," the DCW chiefnoted.
"Women security has becomeone of the most importantissues in today's time," she saidand asked the Delhi policechief to furnish the list of spotsin the city where highest num-ber of complaints of crimeagainst women were reportedin 2014-15.
"Out of these, list of spotswhich are near schools, col-leges and Universities," the let-ter said.
"We are conducting a studyon women safety in Delhi. Thisdata is crucial for the same and
will assist in fulfilling ourstatutory mandate of givingrecommendations to theCentral and State governmenton the issue of women safety,"said DCW chief Maliwal in herletter.
The DSW Chairperson alsostressed on the need for cooper-ation between DCW and DelhiPolice on the various functionsof DCW and said she hoped tohave a strong working relation-ship with the Delhi Police.
The missives by Maliwalcame amid an ongoing war ofwords between Kejriwal andthe Police Commissioner.
The Delhi Police comesunder the Union HomeMinistry and the KejriwalGovernment has been demand-ing that it should have controlover the force as it was notworking effectively to checkcrime in the national capital.
DCW to study 'increasing' crimesagainst women,writes to Bassi
Delhi Policereunites 15 missingkids with familiesNEW DELHI
Fifteen children fromdifferent parts of the coun-try who were living in thenational capital's shelterhomes have been reunitedwith their families, DelhiPolice said on Saturday.
"Fifteen children, agedbetween 12 and 16 years,were united recently withtheir families," JointCommissioner of PoliceRavindra Yadav said.
"The children belong toUttar Pradesh, Bihar,Jharkhand, Rajasthan,Punjab and differentplaces in Delhi," Yadavsaid.
NEW DELHIBJP MP Maheish Girri has
urged Prime Minister NarendraModi to consider renamingDelhi's Aurangzeb Road afterformer President APJ AbdulKalam to correct "wrongs" of his-tory.
Girri has written a letter to thePrime Minister in this regard say-ing the move would be a fittingtribute to the memory of Kalam,widely regarded as the people'sPresident.
"The whole nation is mourningthe death of Kalam. He was agreat scientist and socialreformer who inspired millions
across the country as well as ded-icated his whole life for ourmotherland. As a tribute to thepeople's president, I hereby pro-pose to rename the Auranzzebroad in New Delhi as Dr APJAbdul Kalam Road," the EastDelhi MP wrote in the letter.Later, talking to the media, hejustified his demand saying thatthe name Aurangzeb symbolises"cruelty" and "if there has beenwrongs we can always correctthem."
Girri claimed his demand hadthe backing of several membersof other political parties as it wasnot a part of "BJP's agenda".
BJP MP Maheish Girri urges PM Modito rename road after APJ Abdul Kalam
Shocking! Heart transportedto hospital 20 km away injust 16 minutes in DelhiNEW DELHI
In a coordinated effort by hospi-tals and Delhi Traffic Police, aheart harvested from a 57-year-oldbrain dead patient was transportedfrom Karol Bagh to Saket, a dis-tance of about 20 km, in a record16 minutes for transplantation.
Delhi Traffic Police provided'green corridor' for transportationof a human heart which was car-ried from BL Kapur SuperSpeciality Hospital, Pusa Road inKarol Bagh to Max SuperSpeciality Hospital in Saket.
The distance of 20 km betweenthe two hospitals was covered in arecord 16 minutes, said SharadAgarwal, AdditionalCommissioner of Police, Traffic(Operations). The request to pro-vide the 'green corridor' wasreceived by Delhi Traffic Policelast (Friday) midnight, Agarwalsaid. The heart and other organs ofthe 57-year-old brain dead patientwere harvested and transplantedinto six needy patients includingthe one who received the heart.
NATIONAL /INTERNATIONAL3 NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | AUGUST 02, 2015Fight For Right
NEW DELHICongress leader Gurudas Kamat
was on Saturday asked by theNational Commission for Womento explain within a week hisalleged offensive remarks againstHRD minister Smriti Irani thathave invited criticism.
Speaking in Rajasthan onThursday, Kamat had referred toIrani as a "poncha lagane waali(cleaning woman)" while ques-tioning the minister's credentials tohold the charge of the educationportfolio.
"We have sent a showcausenotice to Gurudas Kamat over hisremarks about Smriti Irani. Wehave asked him to reply in aweek's time," said LalithaKumaramangalam, chairperson of
the National Commission forWomen. While campaigning forlocal body elections in the BJP-ruled state, Kamat had said, "I amfrom Mumbai and I have seen herdoing cleaning job in a hotelthere".
"Her family's financial conditionwas not good. Therefore, sheworked in a hotel in Versova.Since, Smriti was only 10th pass,she cleaned tables in the hotel."
"There is a buzz everywhere thatan uneducated sister has been ele-vated to the position of the educa-tion minister of this country,"Kamat had said.
BJP leaders in Rajasthan hadslammed Kamat's remarks, sayingsuch "shallow statements" reflectthe desperation of the Congress.
has expressed its "shock" overa special report prepared by theIntelligence Bureau (IB) whichfound that about 37 percent ofminor ports in the country areabsolutely defenceless.
The committee has said thatthe report should act as an"alarm bell" for the govern-ment, especially at those portswhich are located along thecoastline of Gujarat andMaharashtra. "The committeeis shocked to note that accord-ing to the Ministry of HomeAffairs, out of 203 non-major/minor ports, 45 are non-operational while 75 have nosecurity force even for namesake to guard them. Further,many of these non-operationalports are used as fish landingpoints/jetties and this listincludes 49 non-major ports."
"The committee takes a veryserious note on the grave defi-
ciencies highlighted in thesecurity audit report ofIntelligence Bureau (IB) and isof the view that this report ofIB should act as an alarm bellfor the government, particular-ly with reference to such portsin Gujarat and Maharashtra," areport of the ParliamentaryStanding Committee on HomeAffairs (coastal security) tabledon Friday said.
The IB report said that out ofthe 49 non-major ports, 21 arelocated in Gujarat, nine inMaharashtra, five in AndhraPradesh, two in Karnataka, 6 inTamil Nadu, two in Puducherryand one each in Goa, Andamanand Nicobar islands, Kerala andOdisha.
It said as per the report, thereare "several shortcomings inthe existing security arrange-ments like X-ray is not avail-able, non-maintenance ofrecord of incoming or outgoingcommunications, to name a
few."The panel has recommended
to various coastal states andUnion Territories to implementthe suggestions made by thesnoop agency to plug thesegaps.
"The committee feels strong-ly that the recommendationsgiven in the above said reportshould be implemented at theearliest by all states and UTs.The Ministry of Home Affairsshould support states/UTs byproviding any required techni-cal and financial assistance aswell as monitoring regularlythe implementation of the rec-ommendations given in thesecurity audit report," the panelsaid.
The IB has suggested thatCCTV cameras, bomb disposalsquads, X-ray scanners, watchtowers and additional patrollingshould be mounted in andaround these areas for effectivevigil.
Report says 37 percent minor ports in countrydefenceless, Parliamentary Panel 'shocked'
Pradesh TechnicalUniversity (UPTU) as DrAPJ Abdul KalamTechnical University,Chief Minister AkhileshYadav on Saturdayemphasised on develop-ing it as a centre of excel-lence.
"Dr Kalam was regard-ed the world over as apersonality dedicatedtowards science and aca-demics and with the tech-
nical university beingnamed after him itbecomes all the more nec-essary to develop it as acentre of reputed techni-cal institute", Yadav said.
He was speaking duringa meeting to reviewworks for improving thelevel of research, educa-tion and infrastructure ofthe university.
"The university shouldbe so developed that itcould make a mark as acentre of excellence in
the field of education",the chief minister said,adding, his governmentwill provide all help andcooperation in achievingthis goal.
For providing guidanceto students passing out ofthe university in gettingbetter career options, afinishing school shouldbe set up in the universi-ty, the chief ministersaid.
He also called for mak-ing arrangements for
linking people havingearned name at thenational and global levelwith the activities of theuniversity, and said, thiswould provide usefulsuggestions for educationand research work in theuniversity.
Yadav yesterday hadrenamed UPTU as Dr APJAbdul Kalam Universityand also decided to con-struct a grand memorialfor the former Presidentin its new campus.
Univ renamed after Kalam should be a centre of excellence: AkhileshNEW DELHI
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi isexpected to lay out the party's strate-gy in Parliament on Monday, aheadof an all-party meet called by theBJP-led government to break the log-jam that has hit legislative work dur-ing what has been a rocky Monsoonsession. Gandhi will be addressing ameeting of the general body of theCongress Parliamentary Party onMonday morning before the start ofthe third week of the current session,which has so far been a stalled affair
due to opposition parties' protestsover the Lalit Modi controversy andVyapam scam. This will be the firstmeeting of the CPP general body inthe Monsoon Session, which hasseen an aggressive Congress seekingfrom day one the resignation ofExternal Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj, Rajasthan Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje and MadhyaPradesh Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan. Congress has already saidthat its participation in an all-partymeeting to break the two-week-long
deadlock in Parliament depends on a"tangible" proposal from PrimeMinister Narendra Modi on the oppo-sition's demands. "We are not inter-ested in a mere photo-op, tea andsandwiches. The PM must first tell uswhat action is being taken on ourdemands," senior Congressspokesman Anand Sharma had saidyesterday. The government will callan all-party meeting on Monday in abid to break the Parliament logjam. Ithas accused Congress of "hurting"the country by blocking the passage.
Congress chief to discuss Parliament strategywith MPs ahead of all-party meet
MUMBAIThe Samajwadi Party on
Saturday suspended leaderMohammed Farooq Ghosi,a day after he wrote a letterto party supremo MulayamSingh Yadav demanding aRajya Sabha seat forMumbai blasts convictYakub Memon's wife.
Ghosi, the MaharashtraUnit Vice President of theparty, requested Yadav thatMemon's wife Raheen bemade a party nominee forthe Rajya Sabha seat, trig-gering sharp reactionsfrom the BJP, Shiv Senaand Congress.
The demand came twodays after Memon washanged in the NagpurCentral Jail.
Describing Raheen ashelpless, Ghosi said in hisletter to the SP chief that"Raheen was in jail formany years. How muchshe would have suf-fered...Today I find Raheenhelpless and there aremany such Muslims in thecountry who find them-selves helpless and forwhom we have to fight for.We should make Raheen aRajya Sabha MP and makeher the voice of weak andhelpless people."
"Raheen too has under-
gone lots of difficulties.Being the wife of a terroristdoes not make her a terror-ist," he said.
SP state unit presidentAbu Azmi said the actionagainst Ghosi was takenfor going to the media withhis demand without con-sulting the party president.
"We have suspended himfor anti-partyactivities.Any individualhas to consult his partyPresident before makingstatements in the media.His comments show that heis only interested in stayingin the limelight. He will beserved a show cause noticeand asked to explain hisstand," Azmi told PTI.
Ghosi said he had onlywritten what was in hisheart and that he stood bythe contents of his letter.
He, however,added he stilldrew inspiration fromMulayam Singh, who saysthat whatever one has inhis heart should beexpressed fearlessly.
"In my letter I had writ-ten what I felt from myheart. I had also askedMulayam Singhji to for-give me if I stated some-thing wrong in my letter.Inspite of all this, if theparty feels I have donesomething wrong, they arefree to suspend me. But, Istand by my letter. I willsurely explain my stand to
the leadership if I get achance," he said.
SP spokesman RajendraChaudhary said thedemand should not be seenas view of the party.
Dubbing Ghosi's state-ment as "irresponsible innature", Shiv Sena urgedthe media not to blow suchthings out of proportion.
"I feel there are peoplewho are not politicallymature but seek to makepolitical mileage out of anysituation. SP has removedGhosi but they shouldthink on how can a personfrom their party make astatement that challengesthe Supreme Court deci-sion," party spokespersonNeelam Gorhe said.
Other political partiestoo slammed Ghosi'sdemand saying that theYakub was hanged on theSupreme Court orders andthat the matter should notbe politicised.
Congress leader SachinSawant said Ghosi's com-ments are part of a "tacticalagenda" to communalisethe issue.
BJP spokespersonMadhav Bhandari dubbedGhosi's remarks as "sheerexploitation of vote-bankpolitics."
SP leader seeks RS seat for Yakub Memon's wife, sacked
NEW DELHITerming land acquisition as
one of the "difficult acts" inIndia, NITI Aayog ViceChairman Arvind Panagariyaon Saturday said it can easilytake up to 5 years for acquir-ing land for a large projectincluding building of cities.
Availability of land is a bigchallenge and has become abig debate in the country, hesaid at a conference here onsustainable and inclusiveurbanisation.
"If you want to build newcities, you need land and alsolarge spaces are required forbusinesses to flourish and forthat you need spaces withinthe existing cities," he said.
"By all estimates that I haveseen, it will easily take aboutup to 5 years for any acquisi-
tion of land to construct a cityor something like that. That Iam assuming that every stepgoes in smooth process with-out any challenges fromNGOs, either judicial one or
any kind of protest. So proce-durally, it is a difficult Act,"Panagariya said.
The horizontal space is alsoscarce, he said, adding thatone way to overcome this
space problem is to constructvertically but there are issueswith that as well.
He said Indian cities havechosen a policy of low floorspace index (FSI) and whichhave resulted in high rentals.
"You also need orderlyurbanisation. Rapid movingtransport and dense networkof transport is needed so thatpeople can reach desired placein a smooth manner. It alsoallows people to live in largerspaces outside the main city,"he added.
On growth prospect, he saidIndia has the potential to hitdouble digit growth.
"I have been arguing thatIndia is poised for very rapidgrowth. Current growth rate is7.5 per cent. I expect it to riseto 8-9 per cent. May be we can
hit the double digit also," hesaid.
That, Panagariya said,would mean faster transfor-mation, faster urbanisationand greater prosperity andrapid elimination of poverty.
Urban DevelopmentMinister Venkaiah Naidu, whowas also present in the eventlaunched the Swachh Bharate-Learning Portal and the FirstTraining Modules onSanitation.
The platform will facilitatecapacity building of municipalemployees and those linked tothe field of sanitation andsolid waste management.
Naidu said the governmenthas met as many as 98 entriesfor 100 smart cities and therest of the two are expected tocome in a few days.
Land acquisition a difficult task in India: Panagariya
Congress leader Digvijay Singh onSaturday urged President PranabMukherjee to dismiss Tripura GovernorTathagata Roy for spreading "communalhatred".
"I strongly condemn Tripura GovernorTathagatha Roy`s statement againstthose who attended Yakub Memon aspotential terrorists," the Congress leaderwrote on his Twitter handle.
"Urge Hon President to dismiss him.(An) FIR should be filed against him forspreading communal hatred," he said.
Hours after 1993 Mumbai serial blastsconvict Memon was hanged inMaharashtra on Thursday, Roy tweeted:"Intelligence officials should keep a tabon all (except relatives and closefriends) who assembled before YakubMemon`s corpse. Many are potentialterrorists."
"...Intelligence keeping tab onYakub`s mourners is preventing terror.Better than cure," he wrote.
WASHINGTONAmi Bera, Co-chair of
Congressional Caucus onIndia and Indian-Americans, has introduceda resolution to recognizeIndia`s Independence Dayand the significance of theUS-India partnership.
The resolution intro-duced by the lone Indian-American lawmaker com-memorates the 68thanniversary of India`sIndependence Day onAugust 15, and celebratesthe contributions of IndianAmericans in various sec-tors of the American socie-ty.
"As the world`s oldestdemocracy and the world`slargest democracy, the USand India share commonvalues and the growingpartnership between the
two countries makessense," it said.
The resolution also rec-ognizes the importance ofcontinuing and growingthe strategic partnershipbetween the United Statesand India to further com-mon goals of supportingdemocracy, pluralism, andrule of law.
With a population ofmore than 1.2 billion peo-ple, the Republic of Indiais the world`s largestdemocracy, and shares acommitment to promotinghuman rights and freedom,it said.
Mentioning the econom-ic dimension of the USrelationship with India,which is based on tradeand investment interests,the resolution said theseties have helped create jobs
and growth in both coun-tries.
"On this IndependenceDay anniversary, and asthe son of Indian parents,I`m proud to recognize thecontributions of this com-munity to our militaryefforts, law enforcement,scientific innovation, andso many other aspects ofpublic life," said Bera.
The resolution was co-sponsored among others byTulsi Gabbard, the onlyHindu-American in theHouse, Joseph Crowley,Vice Chair of theDemocratic Caucus, ElliotEngel, top Democrat onHouse Foreign Affairscommittee, and GeorgeHolding, co-chair ofCongressional Caucus onIndia and Indian-Americans.
US House introduces resolution onIndia's Independence Day
NEW DELHIUpping the ante ahead of
Monday's all-party meet-ing convened by the gov-ernment, Congress onSaturday insisted that theissue of action againstthree top BJP leadersshould be on the agenda ifthe deadlock in Parliamentis to be broken.
Before the start of thethird week of the Monsoonsession, which has so farbeen a stalled affair due tothe opposition's protestsover the Lalit Modi contro-versy and Vyapam scam,Congress leader GhulamNabi Azad also hit out atHome Minister RajnathSingh, saying there was noneed for anybody to lectureCongress on fighting ter-ror.
The Leader ofOpposition in Rajya Sabhatold reporters that theHome Minister wasattempting to create polari-sation by talking about"Hindu terrorism" anddiverting attention awayfrom the "failures" of thegovernment.
"The government whichreleased dreaded militantsand flew them to
Afghanistan should notlecture us on terrorism,"Azad said in an apparent
reference to the thenExternal Affairs MinisterJaswant Singh flying toKandahar accompanied bymilitants who were freed inthe wake of the IC-814hijacking in December,1999.
Addressing a press con-ference at the AICC head-quarters, Azad said, "Wehave no objection to hold-ing discussions to breakthe logjam, but it should bebased on what action is
taken against UnionMinister Sushma Swarajand Rajasthan Chief
Minister Vasundhara Raje(in connection with theLalit Modi row) and(Madhya Pradesh ChiefMinister Shivraj SinghChouhan) over the Vyapamscam".
"It (the three BJP leaders'fate) should be on theagenda for the discus-sions," said Azad, empha-sising that Congress waskeen on the passage ofimportant Bills in the cur-rent session of Parliament,
which has faced disrup-tions for the last twoweeks.
The party had yesterdaymade it clear that its partic-ipation in an all-partymeeting to break the dead-lock depended on a "tangi-ble" proposal from thePrime Minister on theopposition's demands.
The Congress's responsecomes at a time when thegovernment has attemptedto reach out to the opposi-tion by convening an all-party meet on Monday.
Meeting to end Parl logjam must discussaction against BJP trio, says Cong
BY SHASHANK JOSHI
Perhaps it is fitting thatMullah Omar’s end is asshrouded in mystery as his
beginnings. Did he live and dieexclusively in Afghanistan, asthe Taliban claimed in its saccha-rine eulogy? Or did he spend hislast decade in Quetta andKarachi, dying in the latter city’shospital as a ward of the intelli-gence service that had propelledhim to the heights of spiritualand temporal power in the1990s? Either way, there is littleto mourn. Omar was an intoler-ant fundamentalist, a war crimi-nal, and a man whose recalci-trance in 2001 directly led to thedeaths of tens of thousands ofAfghans in a war that still rages.Yet his continued existence in astate of limbo — not alive andnot dead — served importantpurposes, not just for the Talibanbut also for those who hoped topersuade them to put down theirarms. The Taliban’s newly cho-sen leader, Mullah AkhtarMohammad Mansour, finds him-self leading a restive organisa-tion whose rank-and-file hedeceived for the past two yearsover Omar’s death. The resultcould be greater disintegration,uncertainty, and instability.
Over the past year, both theTaliban and their environmenthave changed a great deal. TheTaliban are engaged in a suc-cessful spring offensive, impos-ing massive casualties onAfghan forces (a third higher inMay than the previous month),attacking in larger formationsthan before, and seizing key ter-ritory in both the north (Kunduz)and the south (Helmand). Butthey face severe pressures fromwithin and without. Internally, apower struggle is unfolding atthe top of the organisation, trig-gered by China-brokered andPakistan-hosted peace talks. Atthe same time, the Taliban facenew competitors on Afghan soil,
the most dangerous of whichcould be the jihadists of IslamicState (IS).
The changing Taliban
In many ways, the Taliban’sfragmentation is not a new story.The authority and legitimacy ofolder Taliban leaders, who estab-lished the emirate in the 1990s,had been waning for years. TheUS-led campaign to kill and cap-
ture vast numbers of mid-levelcommanders has had a profoundaffect on the organisation. Theresearchers Alex Strick vanLinschoten and Felix Kuehnhave noted in their book AnEnemy We Created that thosewho filled the gap were “moreideologically motivated and lessnationalistic than the older gen-erations and are therefore lesspragmatic. They are not interest-ed in any negotiations or com-promise with foreigners. Theydo not remember nor were theypresent during the Taliban’s gov-ernment of the 1990s; as such,they have little incentive ordesire to compromise. They havenever lived in an Afghanistanthat was at peace”. We treat theTaliban as a monolithic, struc-tured, and hierarchical group.The truth is that it has becomeless coherent and more fluid.
More recently, the Talibanhave also looked less coherent atthe top. Outsiders have played a
role in this, too. Over the pastyear, China has cajoled Pakistanto press the Taliban to talk to theAfghan government. In parallel,President Ghani was reachingout to Islamabad and — morecontroversially — Rawalpindi.The culmination of these twotracks was a breakthrough meet-ing, several weeks ago on 7 July,in the Pakistani town of Murree.But much as Ghani’s rapproche-ment with Pakistan placed him
under immense strain at home,so too did the Taliban’s leader-ship — notably Mansour — facepressure from their rivals.Mansour’s opponents, includingMullah Omar’s 26-year-old sonMullah Yaqub and former mili-tary commander Abdul QayumZakir (whom Mansour had pre-viously sacked), have reportedlybeen unhappy at the direction oftalks. Once this dispute intensi-fied, the awkward question ofMullah Omar’s status was boundto arise.
The power of the corpse
The truth appears to be thatmany in the Taliban wereexploiting the moral authority ofa corpse. It is not hard to see whythey would persist with the hoax.As Vali Nasr once told the jour-nalist Steve Coll, Omar was “theHo Chi Minh of the war”. “Ifyou have him, if you hold him,you control the whole organiza-tion”. As Felix Kuehn observed,
“he is more than a man, he is aninstitution”.
And so, on 15 July, the deadman, the institution, “endorsed”the peace talks in his regular Eidmessage, smoothing over a dis-agreement between the Taliban’sPolitical Commission in Qatarand other leaders. The myth mat-tered. Omar’s perceived impri-matur of individual leaders andfor the talks themselves lent the
process a degree of coherenceand credibility. It suggested therewas a chance, however slim, thatsomething agreed in Pakistanihotels could, in due course,translate into changes on theground. To be sure, even withOmar “alive” it’s unclear howmany commanders and fighterswould abide by a settlement. Butacknowledgment of his deathwould challenge the legitimacyof those who claim to speak andact on their leader’s behalf.Those who leaked news ofOmar’s death to the Afghanauthorities may have done soprecisely for this reason.
What happens now is uncer-tain. With Mansour’s succession,those in favour of talks are innominal control. They mightseek to ride out the conse-quences and try and continue thedialogue with Kabul. The ISI,which will seek to shape theleadership transition to itsadvantage, might support thesefactions. This isn’t necessarily to
Ghani’s disadvantage. Whetherone approves of his strategy ornot, it is clear that, from the start,he viewed this dialogue as pri-marily an Afghanistan-Pakistanone rather than an Afghanistan-Taliban one. However, it’s hardto see how Mansour is anythingbut weakened. The Doha factionwill stiffen their opposition andMansour can no longer draw onghost-written Eid messages tomollify them. He might also seeincreasing dissent, and evendefection, from his commandersin the field. This is where IScasts a particularly dark shadow.It has increasingly sought tochallenge the Taliban’s authorityon the ground in the south andeast. It has made few inroads sofar, in part due to a radically dif-ferent sectarian and politicalenvironment to the one theyexploited in Syria and Iraq,although a splintering of theTaliban could change that.
It should also not be forgottenthat Mullah Omar, Amir al-Muminin (commander of thefaithful), enjoyed the personalbayah (allegiance) of bothOsama bin laden and his succes-sor Ayman al-Zawahiri. WhenZawahiri announced the forma-tion of al-Qaeda in the Indiansubcontinent (AQIS) last year,he emphasised Omar’s suprema-cy. He did so to undercut theauthority of IS leader Abu Bakral-Baghdadi, the so-called“Caliph” Ibrahim. Omar’s lossmay therefore undercutZawahiri’s authority further,with implications for the globalcompetition between al-Qaedaand its newer rival. The irony isthat, after hunting him for over adecade, Mullah Omar’s enemiesmight come to regret the death ofhis myth.
(Shashank Joshi is a researchfellow of the Royal UnitedServices Institute in London anda PhD candidate at HarvardUniversity.)
SUNDAY | AUGUST 02, 2015
A right and the reality
The death of a ghost
BY M.K. NARAYANAN
The terror attack, on Monday,July 27, by a three-membercross-border fidayeen unit on
the Dinanagar police station inGurdaspur district, Punjab, hasreignited concerns about the revivalof terrorism in the Punjab region,after the Khalistan movement hadbeen effectively put down in the1990s. There are heightened con-cerns, as Jammu and Kashmir isagain witnessing a spike in militancy,after years of declining levels of vio-lence. This has raised the spectre of apossible linkage between Khalistaniterrorists and jihadi outfits, previous-ly attempted but without success.Instead, as militancy in Jammu andKashmir intensified in the 1990s, lev-els of violence in Punjab began todecline.
The concerns are genuine as bothmilitant groups pay obeisance to acommon master viz., Pakistan’sInter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Thelatter, notwithstanding the occasionalshifts and changes seen when a civil-ian government is in power inIslamabad, remains undeterred in itspolicy of “weakening India through athousand cuts”.
ISI’s pivotal role
Hence, this attack outside Jammuand Kashmir is a wake-up call forIndia. Several months of relativepeace from terrorist attacks appear tohave lulled both the government andthe security apparatus into a sense ofcomplacency, subsumed in the beliefthat the rhetoric and aggressive mienof the new government would act asa deterrent to provocations fromPakistan. Nothing could be furtherfrom the truth.
The ISI construct is essentially thatof deviating from the “theory of com-pellence” of economist ThomasSchelling, and involves initiatingactions, irrespective of the conse-quences of such actions. Therefore,peace moves and dialogues will notconstrain the ISI. Rather, it wouldencourage further provocations.
Hence, calling off National SecurityAdvisor (NSA)-level talks wouldhardly matter in so far as the ISI isconcerned.
The ISI holds the key to any changein Pakistan’s attitude towards theconduct of relations with India.However, there is no evidence what-soever of a change in the ISI’sthought process. Rather, the organisa-tion seems to be further hardening itsapproach, encouraged by the state-
ments of Pakistan’s Army Chief ofStaff, General Raheel Sharif, thatKashmir is “the unfinished businessof Partition”, and the Lashkar-e-Taiba chief, Hafiz Sayeed’s call foran “all out war” against India.
This hardening is clearly manifesteven during international securityconferences. At such events, ISI rep-resentatives have become still morecritical about India, following theadvent of a new, so-called right-winggovernment. At these events, ISI rep-resentatives do not feel constrained inprojecting India as an inveterateenemy of Pakistan, and of the need tocounter this. This well implies theadoption of a more “activist
approach” on the part of the ISI andPakistan.
Exploiting strategic confusion
Consequently, speculation that theISI is working behind the scenes toactively foster close links and coop-eration between jihadi militants andKhalistani elements cannot be disre-garded. As it is, there is confirmedintelligence of increasing coopera-tion and coordination among Sikh
radical groups abroad, specially inEurope and the United States. Thereis also intelligence about their grow-ing “tilt” towards joining hands withother anti-India elements, especiallyKashmiri militants. The BabbarKhalsa, the Khalistan LiberationFront and the Khalistan Tiger Forcealready have links with Pakistan’sLashkar-e-Taiba.
The ISI is also known to haveundertaken the training of some ofthe Khalistani foot soldiers, in addi-tion to training and equippingLashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad cadres and those belong-ing to other pro-Pakistani terroristoutfits. This apart, the ISI seems
intent on exploiting what it perceivesas an element of “strategic confu-sion” that prevails in India on what isthe right approach to be takentowards Pakistan.
Importance of Punjab
Punjab is the camphor needed toreignite the “jihad” in Jammu andKashmir, as also to enlarge the arc ofterrorist violence within the country.The modus operandi — terrorists
dressed in military fatigues, exploit-ing chinks in the international border(as “distinct from the Cease FireLine”/Line of Control) in Jammu andKashmir and now in the Punjab, theuse of the Global Positioning Systemand modern gadgets to attack prese-lected targets including police sta-tions, security installations and highprofile targets, all carry the hallmarkof planned and properly calibratedactions drawn up by counter intelli-gence specialists belonging to theISI.
The new twist lies is exploiting“vulnerabilities” such as the poorstate of Punjab’s defences — weak-ened by an administration hobbled by
financial stringency and poor leader-ship, and “softened” by the drugmenace — and the opportunities per-ceived to exist of exploiting polaris-ing communal issues. The timing issignificant, for, notwithstanding therelative peace that India has beenenjoying for the past year and more,the overall security environment haschanged for the worse in this period.The situation has become more com-plex and diverse. It involves far morethan a mere nexus between terroristsand the ISI, and the significant influ-ence of the Taliban in both Pakistanand Afghanistan.
Hence, dealing with this will need agreat deal of heart-searching, on whatcan and needs to be done. It wouldentail a drastic overhaul of the exist-ing security system. In addition, itwould call for a major change inapproach on the part of the politicalleadership and those in-charge of theintelligence and security establish-ment. The main imperative should beto significantly upgrade the ability ofintelligence agencies and securityforces to detect, disrupt and destroysources of threat ahead of any suchaction on their part. In short, we needa system with multi-level indicationand warning windows, accompaniedby considerable support from mem-bers of the community — in short acitizen intelligence network.
Facing the threat
It would be important for the morevulnerable States, specially the bor-der States, to establish a counter ter-rorism grid to deal with a range ofthreats. Intrinsic to this, would beenhancing the capabilities of intelli-gence agencies — specially at theState level — regarding HumanIntelligence (HUMINT). This wouldmean increasing the number of“operatives” in sensitive areas, andbetter training for them to achievebetter and deeper penetration of thetarget groups. The more vulnerableStates should establish a dedicatedCentre for Counter-Terrorism, capa-ble of both defensive and offensivecounter-terrorist operations.
Better knowledge of technology isimportant to enable counter-terroristagencies to deal with the growingcomplexity of communicationmethodologies being exploited byterrorist groups. The digital worldhas been both a positive and a nega-tive factor and it is important thatcounter-terrorist agencies remainahead of the curve, to deal with thecurrent crop of terrorists. This willinclude interception and monitoringof communications and analysis ofmetadata.
Agencies will simultaneously needto enhance their analysis and assess-ment capabilities. Apart from themulti-agency centre in Delhi and thesubsidiary multi-agency centres atthe State level (both of which mayneed to be given a fresh look), Statesthat face a major terrorist threatshould experiment with the setting upof collation centres at the districtlevel, and a fusion centre at the Statelevel to coordinate all available infor-mation.
Border security has become criti-cally important. The system thatexists on the Jammu and Kashmirborder — including the concept of anintelligence grid — needs to beextended to the other border Stateslike Punjab and Rajasthan. Jammuand Kashmir has a three-tier systemin place, and while it is not foolproofand may need further strengthening,Jammu and Kashmir is far better pro-tected than other border States.Instead of being relegated to merelydealing with infiltration, borderguarding forces also need to beinvolved to a greater degree in theeffort to garner ground level intelli-gence. This will provide greaterdefence in depth. Police stations, notonly in the border areas but also inthe hinterland, should be suitablymobilised and their capacitiesenlarged, since they, in a sense, pro-vide intelligence and vigil at the bot-tom of the pyramid.
(M.K. Narayanan is a formerNational Security Advisor and a for-mer Governor of West Bengal.)
Borders vulnerable beyond J&K
EDITORIAL4 NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | AUGUST 02, 2015Fight For Right
Fight For Right
The decision of the expert committee appointed bythe Supreme Court to allow a minor who wasraped, to undergo an abortion after 24 weeks of
gestation, is a welcome one. And doctors thus initiated theprocedure on the young person on Friday. In referring thecase to the panel, the court looked beyond the rule book,while treating the right to life as a revered constitutionalprinciple. Is the right to life absolutely inviolate? Earlierthis week the court allowed the three-member committeeto decide whether the appellant, a 14-year-old, couldundergo the abortion if it was “immediately necessary tosave the life of the mother”. One of the judges wonderedabout the future of the foetus, practically in the sixthmonth of gestation. Under the Medical Termination ofPregnancy Act of 1971 it is legal for a registered medicalpractitioner to do the procedure within 20 weeks of gesta-tion if “the continuance of the pregnancy would involve arisk to the life of the pregnant woman or of grave injury[to] physical or mental health.” In cases of rape, the lawsays, the anguish caused by pregnancy shall be presumedto constitute a grave injury to the mental health of thewoman. In the case of a person below 18, the decisionshould be taken by a guardian. All such extenuating cir-cumstances are applicable in this case — except that theappellant is a minor, and it is four weeks too late under thelaw. Obstetricians hold that while considering an abortion,a period of four more weeks does not really make a mate-rial difference. Going through with a pregnancy after arape and having to raise a baby, could be extremely trau-matic. Technological options for medical termination ofpregnancy are far more advanced today than in earlierdays, and the procedure, if done in a hospital setting withadequate support, can be safe enough for the mother. Infact, in cases where major fetal anomalies are detected atan advanced stage of pregnancy, termination is being doneeven up to 32 weeks, taking into account the health ofmother and baby. Delivered at 24 weeks, a foetus will beextremely pre-term, with the possibility of developingmajor disabilities. On the count of the age of the survivor,there is a precedent, too: in a 1993 judgment, a Bench ofthe Madras High Court held that minors who are matureenough to understand the consequences of opting or notopting for an abortion must be allowed to make their owndecisions. The state, ultimately, needs to look at its role inprotecting the right to life from an expansive point of view.For the law is, obviously, more than the sum of its rules.
The ISI construct is essentially that of deviating fromthe “theory of compellence” of economist Thomas
Schelling, and involves initiating actions, irrespective ofthe consequences of such actions. Therefore, peace moves
and dialogues will not constrain the ISI. Rather, itwould encourage further provocations. Hence, calling offNational Security Advisor (NSA)-level talks would hard-
ly matter in so far as the ISI is concerned.
The truth appears to be that many in the Taliban wereexploiting the moral authority of a corpse. It is not hard to
see why they would persist with the hoax. As Vali Nasronce told the journalist Steve Coll, Omar was “the Ho ChiMinh of the war”. “If you have him, if you hold him, you
control the whole organization”. As Felix Kuehnobserved, “he is more than a man, he is an institution”.
5 NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | AUGUST 02, 2015Fight for right
Congress should ...ANI."When the Home Minister then,
Sushilkumar Shinde, in one of the Congress'conclaves, coined the term 'saffron hindu ter-ror,' he received congratulatory note noneother than Hafiz Saeed. And do you thinkunder such situation, the BJP should not beshowing them the mirror?" he added.
"Only day before yesterday, when Yakubwas hanged, two top leaders of Congressparty Digvijay Singh and Shashi Tharoorwere questioning the law system of the coun-try. Digvijay Singh was infact questioning thedignity and credibility of the Supreme Courtof the country and Shashi Tharoor had coineda derogatory term as 'state's sponsored mur-der' and under such scenario, should we notshow them the mirror? Is this the way theCongress speaks on terrorism? And the frus-tration of Congress is quite evident," saidPatra.
Patra also used this occasion to say that theCongress has always politicised terrorism.
With all due regards to Indira ji and Rajivji, one should never politicize these issues.And it's an irony that Congress has alwayspoliticized terrorism, be it the Batla Houseincident, be it the incident of 26/11 whenDigvijay Singh spoke out of term, evenbefore the investigation was complete andwas providing oxygen to Pakistan. Congressspoke out of turn in Yakub's case also," hesaid.
Giving a serious advice to Congress to"stop playing politics on acts of terror," Patraadded "As far as Kandahar issue is con-cerned, umpteen number of times theCongress has raised these issues, and thosemany times the Bharatiya Janata Party hasasked the Congress that the Congress shouldcome out clean, that should the 300 odd peo-ple, who were onboard the plane, should havebeen left to die? And whatever decision wastaken then was a decision was which wastaken in consensus with all the other politicalparties, including the Congress Party? TheCongressshould come clean on this."
Shinde denies ...of the claim by Union Home minister
Rajanth Singh who said the government'sfight against terrorism got weakened after theuse of the word by the UPA government.
Shinde said the NDA government was try-ing to divert attention from its own "inaction"in handling terrorism in the wake of theGurdaspur attack.
Yesterday, Singh, after making a statementin the Lok Sabha on the July 27 attack hadsaid that the previous UPA government hadcoined the term "Hindu terrorism", to changethe course of probe into the incidents of ter-rorism while accusing the Congress of weak-ening the fight against terror.
Shinde alleged that terrorism in the countrygot a boost after the hijacking of the flight toKandahar (leading to release of some terror-ists) during the NDA rule.
He said this was followed later by attack onthe Jammu and Kashmir assembly and attackon the Parliament house.
Congress may...Sabha, said he hoped the government
would reach out to them by Saturdayevening.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has alsoconvened a meeting of the CongressParliamentary Party on Monday morning justbefore the all party meeting to frame theparty`s strategy.
This will be the first meeting of theCongress Parliamentary Party`s general bodyin the monsoon session.
A senior Congress leader, who did not wantto be named, said the sense in the party wasthat Prime Minister Narendra Modi needed toreach out to the opposition to end the logjam.
"The prime minister can speak on every-thing, but not this issue. He has to intervene.Only then things will move forward," he said.
The monsoon session has been a washouttill date over the opposition`s, chiefly theCongress, demand for resignations ofExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj andthe chief ministers of Rajasthan and MadhyaPradesh over the former IPL chief Lalit Modiand Vyapam scam respectively.
The Congress has been continuing with itsprotests in the Lok Sabha and the RajyaSabha over the two issues.
Both Sonia Gandhi and party`s vice presi-dent Rahul Gandhi have been at the fore frontof the aggressive protests by their members.
Home Ministry ...Officials from 12 states, including Jammu
and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana,Punjab and West Bengal are expected to bepart of the meeting.
The meeting is being held a day after theIndian authorities managed to secure the saferelease of two out of four Indians abducted bythe terror group in Libya.
Externals Affair Minister Sushma Swarajconfirmed the development on Twitter.
Four Indian teachers were abducted bythe terror group while they were on their wayto India from Tripoli and Tunis.
While two of the professors are fromHyderabad, one is from Raichur and the otheris from Bengaluru.
India, Bangladesh...crackers and hugged each other as part of
the celebrations with their eyes shining brightwith hope.
Their facial expressions showed ecstasyafter decades of isolation and deprivationduring which they were denied even the basiccivic amenities.
History was written as India gave away toBangladesh a total area of 17,160 acres, cov-ering the 111 enclaves and in return received7,110 acres comprising 51 enclaves.
As the clock struck 12, the BharatBangladesh Enclave Exchange Co-ordinationCommittee (BBEECC) - an organisation thatfought for the rights of the enclave dwellers -- celebrated the occasion in Mosaldangaenclave of West Bengal`s Cooch Behar dis-trict.
Sixty-eight candles were lit, marking theyears the enclave dwellers have remainedstateless. Besides, a documentary was alsoscreened highlighting their struggle.
National flags were hoisted in all theenclaves in both sides of the border.However, the tricolour will be subsequentlyput on half mast as the country is in nationalmourning in the wake of former presidentAPJ Abdul Kalam's demise.
The 111 Indian enclaves are located in theBangladesh districts of Lalmonirhat (59),Panchagarh (36), Kurigram 12 andNilphamari (4) while all the 51 Bangladeshienclaves are situated in Cooch Behar districtof West Bengal.
The swapping is in pursuance of the inkingand exchange of documents of the LandBoundary Agreement (LBA) on June 6 inDhaka, in the presence of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counter-part Sheikh Hasina.
The LBA was first inked in 1974 by thenBangladesh prime minister Sheikh MujiburRahman and former Indian prime ministerIndira Gandhi.
"July 31, 2015 will thus be a historic dayfor both India and Bangladesh. The daymarks the resolution of a complex issue thathas lingered since independence. It alsomarks the day from which enclave residentson both sides of the border will enjoy the ben-efits of nationality of India or Bangladesh, asthe case may be, and thus access to civic serv-ices, education, healthcare and other facilitiesprovided by the two governments to theirrespective nationals," said an official state-ment released by the central government.
Other steps with regard to implementationof the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and2011 Protocol are underway in accordancewith agreed modalities between the Indianand Bangladeshi governments, it said.
This is how ...on hanging an accused who had come (back
to India) on his own. He should have beenshown leniency as he had surrendered. Byhanging Yakub, only the mechanical thingwas completed.... Was justice served to him?"
Inquilab hailed the Supreme Court for mid-night hearing of Yakub Memon's last-ditchplea. "It was unprecedented even though itdid not change his fate," the newspaper said.
It accused the administration of failing toprovide all the details regarding Yakub's sur-render to the court. "This is their way of pun-ishing a man for crimes committed by oth-ers."
This is how Urdu newspaper Akhbar-e-Mashrik summed up Yakub Memon's hang-ing: Har daleel rayegaan, har ilteza be-asar(All arguments turned useless, all appealsineffective).
The lead story of Akhbar-e-Mashriktouched upon Yakub Memon's wait onWednesday night in hopes that his sentencemight be commuted to life. "He could notsleep the whole night."
Roznama Sahafat, in a report headlined"Yakub ke liye puri raat jaga aadha mulk”(half of the country spent a sleepless night forYakub's sake), blamed both the BJP and theCongress of playing politics with the issue."They are the same. Afzal Guru was hangedwhen a Congress government was in power atthe Centre, while Yakub has been sent to thegallows when the Narendra Modi govern-ment is in power. Now no one can accusethem of Muslim appeasement," it said.
A report in Hamara Samaj talked aboutMumbai streets swamped with huge crowd,and sea of people at the Bada Qabristancemetery in south Mumbai. "The Memons'home virtually turned into a police barracksas plainclothes policemen kept an eye onthose going in and coming out," the newspa-per said.
Akhbar-e-Mashrik said: "Hundreds congre-gated on the burial ground; such a hugecrowd had not been seen in recent memory.There was hardly any place to stand inside."
Akhbar-e-Mashrik also carried an appealby Urdu journalists: "We knock the door ofthe country's highest court to seek justice, andin the same way we should respect its verdict.We should maintain peace and harmony.”
ISIS horror...Now residing in a refuge camp in Dohuk,
Iraq, the woman along with her four children
was captured by ISIS in August, 2014.During captivity, her 14 years old eldest
daughter was sold to a militant while another12-year-old son was sent to a jihadi trainingcamp.
The woman revealed the horrific treatmentmeted out to them while they were held cap-tive by the ISIS militants.
She said that the prisoners were given foodfood laced with sedatives like morphines sothat they cannot escape.
The Yazidi woman added that their waterwas mixed with urine and food with glass, thereport stated.
Govt acted...gesture was absent the "last time", a refer-
ence to the hanging of Parliament attack con-vict Afzal Guru.
He added that the government also ensuredthe Memon family's stay in Nagpur and thengave them permission to hold the last ritesand allowed people to participate.
"All humane behaviour that is expected in ademocracy was displayed hundred per centby the government," he said during a seminarheld here on border management issues.
Indresh said because of these gestures, "nountoward incident" was later reported fromany part of the country.
The senior functionary of the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said the entireincident displayed the true value and moralsof Indianness.
He also took on the media saying it wasspeculating if "riots" would break out in theaftermath of the hanging on July 30.
Indresh said media and journalists shoulddo their job with full "professionalism,nationalism and patriotism".
"If this is practised then it will add to thecountry's strength," he said.
He said the media should undertake a self-review to check if it is serving the nation andhumanity with its work.
Indresh said those who forgot to pay tributeto former President APJ Abdul Kalam, whosefuneral was held on the same day as Yakub,were "communalists".
Is India `doing..."Happy two Indians released in Sirte LIbya
pray for others. Ques- since (ForeignMinister) Sushma Swaraj claiming credit - isIndia doing business with IS in Libya," tweet-ed the former information and broadcastingminister.
"Since foreign minister seems to havedirect "hotline" to IS or ISIS in Libya whathappened to 57 people from Punjab, are theydead or alive FM," he also asked.
Four teachers, two of whom were releasedlater, were held captive by the IS in Libya onFriday.
BJP disrupting...against them."The opposition correctly maintains that a
parliamentary discussion cannot be a substi-tute for an investigation. These are seriouscharges that need to be investigated at thehighest level.
"Till such an investigation continues, as isthe norm for any government servant, theaccused demits office in order to ensure strictimpartiality. It is precisely this that is beingasked of this BJP government," party GeneralSecretary Sitaram Yechury said.
In an article in the forthcoming issue ofparty organ 'People's Democracy', he said,"This BJP government is escaping beingaccountable behind the veil of conducting a'debate for debate's sake'. It is this BJP gov-ernment that is today, thus, causing parlia-mentary disruptions."
On the BJP's charge that the opposition wasavoiding debate in Parliament, Yechury said,"Parliament can only ensure executiveaccountability through effective legislativescrutiny, not through a debate but by pres-surising the executive to order an investiga-tion into the allegations."
The government, which has been insistingthat no one would quit office, will convene anall-party meeting on Monday to break thedeadlock while accusing the opposition ofblocking the passage of key legislations.
Accusing the BJP of "duplicity", Yechurygave several instances of the party, when inopposition, disrupting Parliament seekingresignations of several UPA Ministers like ARaja, Dayanidhi Maran, Shashi Tharoor, P KBansal, Ashwini Kumar and K Natwar Singh,all of whom had to quit office.
"We can go back even earlier to expose theBJP's current duplicity. Atal Bihari Vajpayeein December 1995 said, 'We don't want adebate for debate's sake' demanding the resig-nation of then communication minister SukhRam."
He said the recent revelations in the LalitModi scam, the Vyapam scam in MadhyaPradesh, the involvement of two BJP minis-ters in scams in Maharashtra and the publicdistribution system connected scams in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh have "busted the myth" ofNarendra Modi's 'corruption-free govern-ment'.
"All that the opposition is now asking thisModi government is that it applies the sameyardstick that they were asking for earlier.Consider the utterly duplicitous positionsnow being taken by the BJP compared to theirown utterances in the past," the CPI(M)leader said.
In this context, he referred to the resigna-tion of Peter Mandelson from the Tony Blairgovernment in the UK in early 2001, afterBritish media reported that Mandelson hadraised money for the 'Millennium Dome'from the Hinduja brothers, in return for a'favour' of securing a passport for one ofthem, Srichand.
"There was a hue and cry in the BritishParliament. Mandelson had to resign thoughSrichand Hinduja was not accused of wrong-doings and was not a fugitive from justice.Also the 'Millennium Dome' was a nationaledifice not involving any personal pecuniarygain.
"Further, there was no suggestion of any'cosy relationship' between Mandelson andSrichand Hinduja unlike in the presentinstance (both external affairs minister andRajasthan chief minister have publicly statedtheir closeness to Lalit Modi). It was thesheer impropriety in the act, recommendationfor which Mandelson had to resign," he said.
"Here in India, persons committing graveroffences are being protected by this BJP gov-ernment! Such is the 'good governance' thatPM Modi promised to deliver in 2014,"Yechury said.
Those mourning...approaching the President, the Lok Sabha
member from Unnao said they would nothave done so if they had lost their own kin inthe blasts.
"After all who were they trying to save?They would not have done this if they hadlost their own relatives in the blasts," Sakshiwho is often in the news for his communallyprovocative statements said.
"Sedition charges should be slapped againstpeople sympathising with Yakub Memon andthose who have no faith in the IndianConstitution should go to Pakistan," the BJPMP said.
Pakistan Rangers ...district, drawing retaliation from the BSF.Three border out posts (BOPs) of BSF were
targeted in the firing.A BSF spokesman said, "Pakistan Rangers
resorted to unprovoked firing by small armsand few mortar shells on BoPs along IB inAkhnoor sector around 1040 hours".
BSF troops guarding the borderline alsoretaliated and the exchanges continued till1140 hours, he said.
"There was no loss of life or injury to any-one in the Pakistani firing", he said.
Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefirefour time on 29 and 30 of July along the LoC.
There have been three incidents of sniperattacks by Pakistani troops along the LoC inJuly. An Army jawan was killed in Poonchand two BSF jawans were killed in similarincidents along the LoC in Kashmir Valley.
There have been 18 ceasefire violationsalong the Indo-Pak border in July in whichfour persons, including three jawans, werekilled and 14 others injured.
Indian Army...Control (LAC) in Ladakh sector of Jammu
and Kashmir. The day marked a milestone inIndia-China ties at the border-troops level asthe PLA hosted an Indian Army delegationfor the first time in the area of Daulat BegOldie, a defence spokesman said.
"The Indian delegation was led by ColonelBS Uppal and the Chinese delegation byColonel Song Zhoanli," he said, adding thatthe BPM on the occasion of PLA Day isorganised every year by Chinese troops withgreat enthusiasm. "The occasion was markedby a salute to the Chinese flag and was fol-lowed by ceremonial addresses by the leadersof the two delegations. The proceedingsreflected the mutual desire of maintainingand improving relations at a functional levelat the border," he said. A cultural programmeshowcasing Chinese culture and tradition wasalso organised to mark the occasion. He saidthat both the delegations interacted in a free,congenial and cordial environment.
"The delegation parted amidst a feeling offriendship and commitment towards enhanc-ing the existing cordial relations and main-taining peace along the LAC," he said.
Further, the spokesman said that "a ceremo-nial border personnel meeting (BPM) on theoccasion of PLA Day was conducted today atChinese BPM Hut in Moldo Garrison inChushul Sector of Eastern Ladakh".
The delegations were led by Brigadier JKSVirk from the Indian side and Senior ColonelChen Zheng Shan from the Chinese side, adefence spokesman said.
Indian and Chinese troops were last yearlocked in an over three-week long stand-offin the Chumar and Demchok areas of easternLadakh which was resolved by way of anunderstanding reached between the two sidesto carry out disengagement and redeploymentof border troops to restore the "status quoante".
Smart City...report said on Saturday.The central government has set a target of
100 smart cities to be built in the comingyears. Some smaller cities have outdone thestate capitals to bag the place in the list.
Small towns like Bihar Sharif, Moradabad,Saharanpur, Dharamsala and Shivamogga inKarnataka have been nominated by the states.
The big cities like Kolkata, Patna, Benagluruhave failed to found a place in the nomina-tions list.
In the first phase, Centre will pick 20 citiesto be developed as Smart Cities and in thenext two years 40 cities each will be selectedfor receiving central funding of Rs 500 crorein the next five years.
Here is the list of cities nominated by thestates:
ShariffAll the 100 cities being nominated as smart
city will now be required to prepare "SmartCity Plans" for each of them. These Plans willbe evaluated in the second stage of CityChallenge competition by an Apex Body inthe UD Ministry.
As per the criteria adopted, UP got the max-imum of 13 smart city slots. To ensure geo-graphical equity, every state/UT was assigneda minimum of one slot each.
"We have received 98 nominations forSmart City mission in time after detailedevaluation of all urban local bodies in eachstate and UT is a remarkable achievement.This is against the past trend of lethargy andcasual approach. This reflects the new senseof urgency on the part of states and UTs tomake a difference to our urban landscape,"Urban Development Minister M VenkaiahNaidu told PTI.
These cities will be developed into smartcities under the NDA government's flagshipurban projects while many other Indian citieshave been selected under mega Atal Missionfor Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT) plan.
The government has proposed to spendaround Rs 1 lakh crore on the two schemesover the next five years. While Rs 48,000crore has been earmarked for 100 smartcities, Rs 50,000 crore are marked for theAMRUT scheme for 500 cities.
The broad criteria of evaluation in the sec-ond stage of competition include credibilityof smart city plans, action plan for resourcemobilisation, economic impact including thenumber of people to be benefitted andemployment generation, environmentalimpact.
Naidu complimented the concerned offi-cials in his Ministry for their regular coordi-nation and follow up with states and UTs toensure that the nominations are received bythe indicated time.
Naidu further said,"We will complete scru-tinisation of the proposals this month-end toselect the first batch of Smart City."
He said that selection of smart cities andfurther sequencing of financing is being donebased on an objective criteria so that onlythose who can really deliver are picked upgiven the technical, financial and policy chal-lenges involved in making 100 cities smart.
Want to see...perpetrators brought to justice," State
Department Spokesperson Mark Toner toldreporters yesterday.
The US has a close counter-terrorism coop-eration with India, he said.
"The Mumbai attack, our hearts go out tothe victims of that attack," he added, referringto the attack in November, 2008 in Mumbaithat left 166 people dead.
Eastern Army...Staff of Northern Command at Udhampur,
is now the 25th General OfficerCommanding-In-Chief of Eastern Commandin Kolkata.
An alumnus of National Defence Academy(NDA), Bakshi was commissioned intoSkinner's Horse regiment and has rich opera-tional and command experience.
Several other important positions held byhim include the command of an armouredbrigade in the Western sector, a division inthe deserts, and a corps in the plains sector ofPunjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
The Eastern Command has its territorialjurisdiction in West Bengal and over all theeight north-eastern states, including Sikkim.
It is responsible for military operationsalong the international borders withBangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar andNepal.
Fate of two...official word about the two Telugu men
reportedly in the captivity of the IslamicState.
Though Sridevi, a member of BalramKishan`s family received a SMS on Fridayfrom one of those released that all are safe,the relatives are anxious as there has been nofurther information. Balram Kishan hailsfrom Hyderabad.
SCIENCE & TECH6 NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | AUGUST 02, 2015Fight for right
The cyber-securityissues that led FiatC h r y s l e r
Automobiles NV to recall1.4 million vehicles thismonth could pose a prob-lem for cars and trucksfrom other automakers, thetop US auto safety regula-tor said on Friday.
Mark Rosekind, whoheads the NationalHighway Traffic SafetyAdministration, said hiswatchdog agency is tryingto determine how manycar makers have receivedradios from the companythat supplied Fiat Chrysler.
"The supplier didn't justsupply radios to Chryslerbut to a lot of other manu-facturers," Rosekind toldreporters.
"A lot of our work nowis trying to find out howbroad the vulnerabilitycould be."
Rosekind did not identi-fy the radio supplier.Charlie Miller, one of twohacking experts whouncovered the problem,told Reuters the radio wasa Uconnect system fromHarman InternationalIndustries Inc . Harmanofficials were not immedi-ately available for com-ment.
The potential raises the
possibility of moreautomaker recalls overhacking vulnerabilities, anissue that has grabbed theattention of regulators,lawmakers and the public.On Thursday, a researcherwarned that hackers couldexploit a security flaw in amobile app for GeneralMotors Co's OnStar vehi-cle communications sys-tem.
In the first action of itskind for the auto industry,Fiat Chrysler last weekannounced the recall of 1.4million US vehicles toinstall software to preventhackers from gainingremote control of theengine, steering and othersystems.
The announcement byFCA US LLC, formerlyChrysler Group LLC, fol-lowed reports that cyber-security researchers hadused a wireless connectionto turn off a JeepCherokee's engine as itdrove, increasing concernsabout the safety ofInternet-enabled vehicles.
The researchers usedFiat Chrysler's telematicssystem to break into a vol-unteer's Cherokee beingdriven on the highway andissue commands to theengine, steering andbrakes.
1. Neurospora is used as genetic material becauseA. it has short life cycle of 10 daysB. the product of single meiosis can be easilyanalysedC. meiotic products are linearly arranged in the formof ordered tetradsD. is a diploid fungus
2. Phloem is a tissue found inA. reproductive organs of animals B. plantsC. insects D. mammals
3. N2 content is kept constant in the biosphere due toA. N2 fixation B. industrial pollutionC. nitrogen cycle D. absorption of N2
4. out of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates present in acell membrane, what is true?
A. Lipids are maximumB. Carbohydrates are minimumC. Carbohydrates are maximumD. All three are in equal proportion
QUIZ TIME
Answer: 1(A), 2(B), 3(C), 4(B)
TODAY’S STARARIES Plans to get some long-neglected tasks done around the house or yard
may be interrupted by a phone call from someone dear who lives faraway. You might be so excited by the call that you are no longer in theright frame of mind to finish your work once the conversation ends. Don'tworry. You can always get the tasks done later.
TAURUS Plans to get together with a close friend or romantic partner might goawry due to circumstances beyond your control, Taurus. Sudden eventscould necessitate being out of touch. You might have to face delayswhen you're trying to make arrangements. Don't give up - you will reachyour goal but just a little later than you'd hoped. Accept things as theyare and change your schedule. These things happen.
GEMINI A member of your household has perhaps been withholdingsome negative emotions for a long time. He or she may finally letloose with everything today. This could prove disconcerting,Gemini, as you probably had no idea this was going on. Somehonest talk is definitely in order. Try to show that you understand.All should be fine in the end.
CANCER An unexpected and perhaps unwelcome call or email from a co-worker might mean you have to work some extra hours, Cancer.This could be frustrating. You may feel that someone is takingunfair advantage of you. If you aren't up to doing it, say no. Thiswon't affect your long-term standing with this person. Otherwise,grit your teeth, dig in, and think of it as a favor.
LEO You may have been saving up for something you really wanted, Leo,when an unexpected expense compels you to spend some of your sav-ings. This could cause some gloom. Make sure you've exhausted all ofyour other options before digging into your nest egg. Appearances couldbe deceiving. There could be other resources at your disposal that youdidn't immediately think of.
VIRGO Some hidden problems in your house could suddenly appear,Virgo. This could involve plumbing, electricity, or the walls. Repairsare definitely indicated. It's best if you see to them right away ratherthan wait. The problem will only escalate if neglected. It's probablybetter to call in professionals than to try to do it yourself. Things likethis are a drag, but they happen.
LIBRA Some strange communications could come your way today, Libra.Hang-ups or blank emails could have you wondering who the personis and what they want from you. This is probably due more to prob-lems with phone lines or Internet connections than to anything else,so don't waste time worrying. If you think you know who's trying toreach you, wait until tomorrow and contact him or her.
SCORPIO A group you're affiliated with could find some discrepancies in theirfinancial records and ask you to check into it, Scorpio. This is prob-ably due more to mistaken entries or lost pages than to any majordisaster, but solving it will set everyone's mind at ease. Don't besurprised if you have to dig through little scraps of paper buried inthe bottom of files. It will be worth it, though.
SAGITTARIUS Secrets that someone close has been trying to keep hidden could comeout today, Sagittarius. This may or may not be something Earthshaking,but either way, some quick damage control might prevent them frombecoming common knowledge. The people around you are more under-standing than you know, so express how you feel. By tomorrow it shouldbe old news. Take care of business and all will be well.
CAPRICORN Some strange news concerning friends who live far away couldcome to you secondhand today, Capricorn. Attempts to reachthe people in question may prove fruitless, at least now. Withholdjudgment about what you hear until you talk to your friends, asmuch of what is passed on to you is likely to be misinformation.Tomorrow you should have better luck reaching them.
AQUARIUS Some rather unsettling insights into a friend's thoughts and feel-ings could come to you today. Your intuition is keener than usual,Aquarius, so trust your instincts about everyone, even strangers.Disconcerting though it may be, the experience will increase yourunderstanding of others and enable you to deal with them in theright way. This could strengthen your relationships.
PISCES A disagreement with a friend or family member could cause confu-sion and hurt feelings if it isn't nipped in the bud. Communication isthe key, Pisces. Avert misunderstanding by explaining in detailexactly what it is you need or what you're prepared to give. Don'tassume everyone knows this already. Do this in person if you can.Phone or email might not be as effective.
After launchingits firstAndroid One
handset, the Pixel V1handset for Rs. 11,350,Lava on Friday intro-duced the sixth smart-phone under its 'IrisX1' portfolio, dubbedthe Iris X1 Selfie. Theselfie-focused smart-phone is priced at Rs.6,777 and will beavailable to purchasestarting next weekfrom online retailstores and other multi-brand outlets.
The Lava Iris X1Selfie, as the nameindicates, comes withselfie-focused featuressuch as 5-megapixelfront-facing camerawith LED flash, andthe company's nativeBeauty-Fi Softwarefor face slimming,smoothing, eye widen-ing and whitening fea-tures, as well as othercamera modes such asPanorama, HRDMode, Video Mode,Capture Mode (Smile,Gesture, Voice, Touch), and Burst Mode. The budget handset also houses an 8-megapixel rear
autofocus camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED
flash.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop-based LavaIris X1 Selfie is a dual-SIM dual standbymobile device that sports a 4.5-inchFWVGA (854x480 pixels) resolutionIPS display and is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processorclocked at 1.3GHz, clubbed with 1GB ofDDR3 RAM.
The Iris X1 Selfie comes with 8GB ofinbuilt storage, which can be furtherexpanded via microSD card (up to32GB). In the connectivity section, thesmartphone offers 3G, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0,GPS, and Bluetooth options. Measuring133.5x66.0x8.5mm, the device weighs140 grams and is backed by a 2000mAhLi-Po battery which is rated to deliver upto 13 hours of talk time in 2G and 8 hours30 minutes of talk time in 3G. The smart-phone would arrive in Icy White, RoyalBlack, and Purple colour variants.
"Keeping in line with the current trendand insights gathered from our youngaudience, we are excited to announce thelaunch of Iris X1 selfie, specially meantfor selfie enthusiasts. We realize thatthere is a need for such devices and withour R&D efforts this offering has a per-fect combination of hardware and soft-ware driven front camera capabilities,"added Navin Chawla, Senior VicePresident and Head - Product, Lava
International Limited during the launch.
Lava Iris X1 Selfie With Front LEDFlash Launched at Rs. 6,777
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Says US Regulator The co-founder of theworld's largest social net-work used a Facebook post
Friday to announce that Chan ispregnant with a healthy babydaughter. He didn't say when thebaby is due.
"Cilla and our child are bothhealthy, I'm extremely excited tomeet her and our dog Beast hasno idea what's coming,"Zuckerberg wrote. "In our ultra-sound, she even gave me athumbs up "like" with her hand,
so I'm already convinced shetakes after me." Zuckerberg, 31,also said the couple had sufferedthree miscarriages over the lasttwo years. He acknowledged inhis post that many people arereluctant to speak publicly aboutmiscarriages. But he said he andChan, 30, decided to share theinformation after hearing fromfriends who had similar experi-ences and ultimately were able tohave children.
"Most people don't discuss
miscarriages because you worryyour problems will distance youor reflect upon you - as if you'redefective or did something tocause this. So you struggle onyour own," Zuckerberg wrote."It's a lonely experience."
The social media mogul added,"In today's open and connectedworld, discussing these issuesdoesn't distance us; it brings ustogether. It creates understandingand tolerance, and it gives ushope."
He said the couple, who mar-ried in 2012, hopes to encourageother parents who may be strug-gling with difficult pregnancies.
"We hope that sharing ourexperience will give more peoplethe same hope we felt and willhelp more people feel comfort-able sharing their stories as well,"he said. Zuckerberg also said:"Our good news is that our preg-nancy is now far enough alongthat the risk of loss is very lowand we are very hopeful."
In Ultrasound, Baby Gave a Facebook 'Like', Says Zuckerberg
But, the playfully heroicvideo game characterbecame fodder for fiercerivalry between Maler andher brother as children andshe pounced on a chanceto create a Facebook-infused level during a two-day hackathon at the socialnetwork's headquarters inthe Silicon Valley city ofMenlo Park.
Maler and fellow 20-somethings named theirteam "Move Fast and BrickThings" in a merging of aFacebook hacker-mindsetmotto "move fast andbreak things," with a refer-ence to brick blocks thatare well-known obstaclesin Mario games.
"We are millennials andwe grew up playingMario," 23-year-oldFacebook employee Malersaid at the hackathon onWednesday.
"We thought, 'Let's bringFacebook to Nintendo. Bebold.'"
More than 100 Facebookemployees took part in ahackathon that sprang outof an invitation by
Nintendo to create a levelfor a new "Super MarioMaker" game set forrelease on September 11.
The event sprang from ap a r t n e r -ship inw h i c h
t h eJapanese
video gameveteran gave Facebookearly access to the game sothe social network couldcreate its own level of play.
Nintendo will mark the30th anniversary of itsiconic "Super Mario" fran-chise this year with thenew game, which will letpeople create and sharelevels for play.
'Diabolical' minds"Facebook has attracted
some of the brightestminds in the tech industrywho can come up withsome of the most diabolicalpuzzles and who also liketo push boundaries about
what is possible," AJGlasser, manager of thesocial network's gamespartnerships team, toldAFP at the event.
"Pushing everything tothe maximum fits
well with whatMario Maker is
trying to accom-p l i s h ,
whichis re-
imagining agame that is 30 years old."
Game levels created bycompeting teams featuredtricky challenges, daringleaps, daunting adver-saries, and, of course, clev-erly incorporatedFacebook or Instagramlogos along with "thumbsup" icons.
Players have to be able tobeat levels they createbecause "you can't justmake people crazy," KrystaYang of Nintendo ofAmerica told AFP at thehackathon. "A game thatlets you showcase yourcreativity is a perfect fitwith the culture atFacebook," Yang said.
Facebook Hackathon GivesSuper Mario Millennial Touch
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fight against a rampagingAustralia A, India A suf-fered a 10-wicket loss inthe second unofficial 'Test'to go down 0-1 in the two-match cricket series hereon Saturday.
Starting on theirovernight score of 267 forsix, the CheteshwarPujara-led side crashed to274 all out as pace spear-head Gurinder Sandhu (4-76) wiped the India A tailwithin the first half hourof the fourth and finalday's morning session atthe MA ChidambaramStadium.
Sandhu turned on theheat after sending backovernight batsmanShreyas Gopal (0) withouttroubling the score andthen picked up VarunAaron (1) and dangermanBaba Aparajith (30) in hisnext couple of overs toflatten India A hopes.
Left-arm spinner SteveO'Keefe picked the finalwicket, of Shardul Thakur(4), to turn in with impres-sive figures of 4-88.
Needing 61 for a win,openers CameronBancroft (21 not out) andUsman Khawaja (41 not
out) completed the formal-ities in double quick time.
Apart from Sandhu andO'Keefe, who bagged 5and 6 wickets respectivelyin both the innings,Bancroft was the star forthe visitors with a crucial150 in the first innings.
Australia A rode onBancroft's patient ton topost 349 in response toIndia A's 135 all out toclinch a vital 214-run lead.
Aparajith, with a five-wicket haul in the firstinnings, was the standoutperformer for the hometeam, which boasted ofIndian Test skipper ViratKohli in the playingXI.
Playing the match as atune-up exercise beforethe Sri Lanka Test tourstarting August 12, Kohlicontributed with 16 and 45runs in the first and second
innings respectively.Karun Nair's 50 in the
first innings and openerAbhinav Mukund's fight-ing 59 in the second werealso some of the notablecontributions from India Aplayers.
The Indian batsmen didput up a better show intheir second innings onDay 3 but the top and themiddle-order was guilty ofnot capitalising on starts
to get big scores.Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (49),
Nair (31) and Naman Ojha(30) put up some resist-ance against a disciplinedAustralia attack only to letit slip eventually.
Left-arm spinnerPragyan Ojha also madehis presence felt with fig-ures of 4-107.
The first match betweenthe two sides ended indraw.
Australia A outplay India A by 10 wickets, claim series
NEW DELHIAccording to a report in
the Hindustan Times,sports ministry on Fridaydecided to forward tennisstar Sania Mirza's name tothe Rajiv Gandhi KhelRatna awards committee.
Having captured themixed doubles gold withSaketh Myneni, bronze inwomen’s doubles withPrarthana Thombare at the2014 Incheon AsianGames and the US Openmixed doubles title withBruno Soares last year, 28-year-old is the clearfavorite in the race to winthis year's award.
However, Her recent tri-umph at Wimbledon willnot be counted.
Mirza's has already beenconferred with ArjunaAward in 2004 and PadmaShri in 2006.
All India TennisAssociation (AITA)missed the deadline to for-ward the application byover 60 days, which is whythe sports ministry thenhad to step in.
“The ministry is onlycondoning the delay (onpart of the tennis federa-tion) in receipt and for-warding her application tothe committee. That is all,”
The award committeesare headed by MichaelFerreira and Kapil Dev andhave been mired in contro-versy for the last fewyears.
For 2013-14, the awardwasn’t conferred to any-one.
NEW DELHIThe Indian Davis Cup
team needs to pull off amiracle of sorts if it has toadvance to the elite WorldGroup, says MaheshBhupathi as the veterandoubles exponent revealedthat Czech Republic willfield a full strength team inthe next month's Play-offtie, here.
World number six TomasBerdych and multipleGrand Slam winner RadekStepanek had skipped theirlast tie against Australiabut Bhupathi, who is intouch with Tour players,says they will play againstIndia.
"Unfortunately, I havegot a message from TomasBerdych last evening ask-ing about hotel details. Sothey are coming with fullstrength team. So it'sgonna be hard," Bhupathitold reporters on the side-lines of an IPTL eventhere.
The three-timeChampions (2013, 2012,
1980) have not officialnamed the teamas yet.
Bhupathi said therewould be no such thing ashome advantage when youplay against players of thecaliber of Berdych andStepanek.
"Czech Republic havewon two titles of the lastfour years, so it's going tobe very tough match. Weare playing Radek
Stepanek and TomasBerdych, so our guys needto pull off a miracle to havea shot," he said.
"But never say never inDavis Cup. We will put upa good fight I am sure," headded.
The World Group Play-off tie will be held at R KKhanna Tennis stadiumfrom September 18-20.
Talking about juniorWimbledon doubles cham-
pion Sumit Nagal, whotrains in Germany withBhupathi's support, hesaid," For Sumit it's lot ofconfidence wining the jun-ior Wimbledon doubles.The transition from juniorto senior is about taking200 steps and he has to doit one by one. Next threefour years are going to bedefining for him. We willtry to give as much supportas possible."
Czech team to come full strength, India needmiracle in Davis Cup: Mahesh Bhupathi
CHENNAIRahul Dravid expects Virat Kohli
to to deliver in his first full series asTest captain when the Indian cricketteam leaves for Sri Lanka, besidesbacking the star batsman to continueplaying in his "aggressive" style.
"I think you have to be who youare. The beauty of this game is that itallows different people to succeed.Most people who succeed in thisgame over a period of time areaggressive. It is just that they show itdifferently. Some are more expres-sive and some are not," said India Acoach here on Saturday when askedabout Kohli's on-field behaviour.
Dravid and Kohli got to discusscricket at length as the Sri Lanka-bound skipper chose to warm-up inthe 'A' game which the the hometeam lost to Australia won by 10wickets to win the series.
Asked about his expectations fromKohli in the upcoming tour of SriLanka, Dravid said: "I would just saythat every tour is important. I don'tthink we need to make this moreimportant. Every international tour isimportant. As much as you can put aspin. So he has to try and do the besthe can.
"He can only work with the team hehas got and focus on getting the bestout of them. Sometimes things willnot go well and sometimes it will. Heis obviously very keen and hardwork-ing. So it was great for him to comein and play a game here. The time he
spent here will do him a world ofgood. He is keen, excited and lookingforward towards doing well," said theformer India captain.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli arethe batsmen who got match practiceahead of the Sri Lanka sojourn.Dravid, however, did not get into thedetails of what he spoke to Kohli andPujara.
"I am not going to be discussing
technical issues of an individual withthe media. We are constantly in con-versation with Pujara, talking andworking on a few things. It is nothingdrastic or major. He (Pujara) justneeds some time in the middle.
Dravid was symphatic towardsPujara, who was run-out in the sec-ond innings against Australia A.
"It was unlucky that he (Pujara) gotrun out. Hopefully, if he plays the
side game in Lanka and spends some-time it will help. I don't think he hasany major issues (with his technique).He is a very aware cricketer. Me andKohli have had general chats. Notsomething very specific.
"But if you are spending four dayswith the Indian skipper, you are goingto discuss cricket. But I am not goingto come and tell you everything," saidDravid.
India A were outplayed byAustralians in familiar conditions butDravid said national team's benchstrength was not a worry.
"I wouldn't say it is a worry. Wewill have ups and downs but there issome exciting talent too. You can'tjudge them based on every singlegame. We will lose the odd game.Winning and losing an 'A' series isnot the end of the world. You areactually preparing them for the inter-national level. That is the goal.
"I have been quite happy to seesome spin talent. Ojha (Pragyan)came back and bowled well. ShreyasGopal has potential. Jayant Yadav isan exciting talent. There is Axar(Patel) and Karn (Sharma). So thereis a group that is coming through. Soit is not as it bleak as it seems. Samewith batting. They can learn from thisgame and play better against SouthAfrica," said Dravid referring to theseries against South Africa A.
On the significance of A series,Dravid said it was hard to judge play-ers.
"At this level it is hard to judge suc-cess based on whether you winmatches or lose. It is more about giv-ing guys opportunities, thinkingabout what kind of players the nation-al selectors are looking at in the longterm and short term. There were somenice things to see. Some guys camewell and performed. A lot of themhad success right through the season.For a lot, it gives a good understand-
ing of what is required at this level."So we need to get that balance
between picking the most experi-enced guys to win these games andpicking youngsters so that they canget games. For guys like Karun Nair,Shreyas Iyer, Shreyas Gopal, BabaAparajith, Vijay Shankar this oppor-tunity is great."
On the loss today, Dravid said the135 in the first innings cost India Adear.
"I am not so disappointed withtoday. Because it can happen. And wewere batting with tail-enders and theball was turning. But overall, Ithought winning the toss and scoring135 was not ideal. On a track that isgoing to deteriorate as the game goeson if you get only 135, you arealways on the back foot and yourback is against the wall.
"Second innings we batted well.But the difference was that they had aman who went on and got a big hun-dred. We didn't. That is the pointwhere we lost the game. I don't thinkwe bowled too badly. We did okay.We should have got a few more runsin the first innings," he said referringto the 150 made by Australian openerCameron Bancroft.
He added that he is enjoying hisrole with India A and doesn't seecoaching a foreign team as now.
"I don't think so. I am enjoyingdoing whatever I am. It is good fun,"he said.
Aggressive cricketers like Virat Kohli make it big: Rahul Dravid
NEW DELHIThe apprehensions
attached with a new tennisconcept have disappearedas the top internationalplayers have embracedIPTL, feels MaheshBhupathi, whose leaguewill feature a marqueematch between RafaelNadal and Roger Federerin the capital this season.
The InternationalPremier Tennis League(IPTL) will have its Delhileg from December 10-12this year with legendaryNadal to lead defendingchampions Indian Aces.
"The fact is that playersloved it, embraced it. AsNovak (Djokovic) said noone expected it to be thatcompetitive. So we had allthe ticks in the boxes wewanted. Everyone is talk-ing about this (IPTL) onthe Tour this year and Iknow all the players aregoing to practice harder.They don't want to let theirteam down," Bhupathi saidat a press conference withthe co-owners of IndianAces.
His former doubles part-
ner Leander Paes is set toplay in IPTL this year forJapan Warriors andBhupathi says Paes' pres-ence will be a plus for theLeague.
"There are few people,who can entertain on thecourts and this is a fast for-mat. When it comes to netplay he is one of the fastestplayers in the world. It isgoing to be fun for thefans," he said.
Last year Poland'sAgnieszka Radwanska,world number seven inwomen singles, and Paeshad played in theChampions Tennis League(CTL) and this year, they
are a part of IPTL.Asked if there was an
agreement with CTL ongetting these players,Bhupathi said,"Weapproached them and theywere picked in the playersdraft. There is overlap offour days in the two leaguethis year."
Bhupathi said he won'tbe able to play for the nextfew months due to hisengagement in hostingIPTL.
"For the next 4-5 monthsthe focus is on IPTL."
Asked if he play nextyear on Tour, hereplied,"Your guess is asgood as mine."
Gulshan Jhurani, co-owner of Indian Aces said,they will continue to sellseasonal-tickets as it suitsall but they are trying tonegotiate with the Delhigovernment to reduce theentertainment tax on tick-ets.
"67 percent of the fanscame from outside theNCR area in the first sea-son. We are talking to thestate government andshould it happen, the bene-fit will be passed on to thefans."
Jhurani also said thatefforts will be made toenhance the consumer(fan) experience.
"The merchandise willbe larger and tickets,booked online, will bedelivered at home this year.The number of toilets willbe increased and it will becleaner. We have alsosecured a lot of parkingspace inside the IG stadi-um (venue)," Jhurani said.
Last year, Micromax wastitle sponsor of the Indianfranchise but the ownershave not decided on thesame this year.
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HEALTH/BOLLYWOOD8 NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | AUGUST 02, 2015Fight for Right
Weight training routines benefitweight loss, bone density, mus-cle strength and, above all,
healthy metabolism. While all these bene-fits are inherently linked to each other, thebiggest take-home from a good weighttraining routine is that it is that much hard-er to plateau.
A slump in results can easily be fixed byincreasing the weights that you lift, givingyou better results over time. But are weaware of what we do right or wrong on theweight training gym floor? Let's find outwhat common weight training mistakesare and how we can fix them quite easily...
Swinging your dumbbells - momentumvs. controlled motion
Using momentum to lift weights is acommon mistake that'll have you thinkingthat the weight exercise is so incrediblyeasy. Now slow it down to 2 counts whilelifting and 4 counts while dropping. You'llfind that slower reps are tougher and tenseyour muscles a lot more. Simple talk?You'll get better results. An even bettertechnique is engaging your stomach bykeeping it taut, then lifting while breathingout and dropping while breathing in longand deep.
Locking knees while lifting weightsPerhaps the number one reason why
many gym-goers complain of joint achesand continued workouts with few results.Locking your knees while weight liftingwill stress your knees, and take the pres-sure off your muscles. Other than specificexercises that require locked knees foradded strain to hamstrings or calves, youmust always leave your knees slightlybent. The best posture for most weighttraining exercises is chest spread out,shoulders and back arched, legs apart toshoulder length, and knees slightly bent.
Failing to engage your coreEver wondered why that extremely
toned person is taking more time with hiscrunches than you are. Notice his/her core.
Is it taut or loose? Avoid this rookie mis-take by tightening your core and synchro-nising it's tightening and breathing (fromthe stomach) action with any weight train-
ing exercises.
Holding your breathAnother reason why your weight train-
ing performance might not be consistent.A common mistake during exercises likepushups, tricep dips and shoulder presses,holding your breath will do three things -1. It'll strain your neck muscles, leavingyou wide open to neck injuries. 2. It'llmake it tougher to engage your core, sincebreathing and core tightening go hand inhand. 3. It'll severely reduce your perform-ance levels, since incorrect breathing willmean an incorrect posture, rhythm andability.
Not going down to 90 degrees on squatsThis one isn't such a threat if your aim is
to maintain low intensity workouts and arewilling to wait a while for results. It mightnot be incorrect. But it's a waste of time.
When you lower your body for squats,your knees must be at 90 degree angles,with your back straight, chest spread outand knees never crossing the tips of your
toes. Any more than 90 degrees and you'llhurt your knees. Full range (more than 90degrees) squats where you go all the waydown, are best left for highly trained ath-letes, and even then their benefits are high-ly debatable.
Not increasing weights over timeWeight training is like any other exercise
where you need to continue increasingyour performance to get better results.This won't happen if you've been liftingweights for a year and are still pushing20s. Be less concerned about completing aset of 15 reps. be more concerned withattacking new and heavier weights, theminute you find that you can complete awhole set without breaking into a sweat. Agood strategy would be to increaseweights every fortnight or month, afterregular training. And by regular we mean -every day.
Not warming upWarming up is not an option. 7-10 min-
utes on a treadmill, elliptical, stationerybike, or skipping, spot-jogging or jumpingjacks are crucial to your workouts. Followup this warm up with a minute or two ofdeep stretching to loosen up your musclesand now you're good to begin your weighttraining workout. An absence of warm upswith warm stretching can lead to frequentinjuries (especially lower back) and regu-lar muscle cramps.
Taking long breaks between setsOnce your body's warmed up, taking
long breaks in between sets will cool itdown again. Before you know it, you'll getup from texting or socialising, lift a dumb-bell and pull your back. Long breaks makeyour weight training workouts less chal-lenging and take the pressure off yourmuscles to contract and release within atesting period. Avoid long breaks and stickto 30-45 second breaks, depending onyour fitness levels.
Zero cool downThe cool down phase with any workout,
especially a high intensity workout, is cru-cial to allow your heart rate and breathingto settle down. Stretching at this stage isimperative, as your muscles are warmenough for stretches and you're relaxingthem with some lengthening movements.Focus on deep breathing and relaxingevery part of your body for at least 3-5minutes. Once cooled down, you'll feelenergised, awake and full of life.
Not re-hydratingIt's easy to get dehydrated while work-
ing out, and it's important to continuereplenishing your body with water or otherhigh-performance fluids, if your activityneeds them. An average weight trainer cantake a couple of sips after each 3-5 min-utes of heavy activity. This becomes evenmore important with outdoor workouts,especially sports-based workouts.
Fix THESE weight trainingmistakes, right away!
Moonlight pro-duction pres-ents yet
another interesting storyof a girl named lillywho hailed from a smalltown and wanna getrich, successful overnight. But,will she orwon't she? Stay tuned,promos to out soon.Samira Raza, in mainlead with supportingcast Reet, Roopa,Sahiba, Akanksha andGagan Deep Singh.Param of Moonlightproductions is veryhopeful that this smallbudget entertainer willdo big in the industry.
This small budget entertainer willdo big in the industry: Param MLP
Alia Bhatt will be starring in Gauri Shinde’s nextmovie! Earlier it was speculated that Katrina Kaifis being considered for the leading role in the
movie but now reports confirm that she is out and instead,Alia Bhatt has been roped in as the protagonist. TheEnglish Vinglish fame Gauri Shinde became a breakoutstar post the Sridevi film but post that she hasn’t directedany movies. We hear that Alia’s mentor Karan Johar hasdecided to produce this film of Gauri Shinde’s. A sourceclose to the film suggests, “Karan asked Gauri if she hasan actress in mind and they both agreed on Alia. KJo isinstrumental in making career choices for Alia ever sincethe two worked on Student Of The Year. There will bethree newcomers opposite Alia in the film as is the natureof the script, but they are yet to finalise the names.”
DNA had reported that when Gauri was in talks withKat for the role she asked her to go deglam for the role.Another source had revealed, “English Vinglish happenedbecause Gauri pursued Sri and convinced her to make acomeback. Similarly, she is trying to convince Kat to go
totally deglam for her film. Kat too, has liked the scriptand right now, the modalities like dates, schedules, remu-neration, etc are being worked out.” Turns out Kat was notmeant for the part and it has now gone to Alia.
The film is likely to go on floors next year as Alia is cur-rently busy shooting for Kapoor and Sons.
had a slow start on Fridaymorning. However, thefilm managed to improveits Box office collection inthe evening and late nightshows yesterday. The filmhas minted a nett amountof Rs.8 .05 crores on the1st Day at the domesticBox Office.
The occupancy has beenaverage and so the collec-tions have taken a hit orelse a film starring AjayDevgn and Tabu can neveropen so low. The screencount is also a factor to the
low collections as only2365 screens have beenallotted for the film. AsTrade Analyst TaranAdarsh tweeted:
The film, directed byNishikant Kamat, wasexpected to have a slowstart as it is a suspense-thriller based on aMalayalam film by thesame name. But the mak-ers and actors of the Hindiremake are banking onword of mouth to help thefilm pick up on Saturdayand Sunday. The AjayDevgn film is expected toget stronger as the weekprogresses
Drishyam box office collec-tion: The Ajay Devgn-Tabustarrer rakes in Rs 8.05crores despite slow start!
It’s official: Alia Bhatt replaces KatrinaKaif in Gauri Shinde’s next!
