NEW DELHI The recent flash floods, which wreaked havoc in some parts of Gujarat, led to the death of ten lions, more than 1,600 blue bulls, and nearly 90 spotted deer among other wild animals. A report submitted by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests of Gujarat to the Union Environment Ministry said the deaths occurred mainly in Amreli and Bhavnagar districts and forest officials have been able to locate more than 80 lions in these two districts roaming "safely". "Till July 2 this year, car- casses of ten lions were recovered. Besides, car- casses of 1,670 blue bulls, 87 spotted deer, nine black bucks and six wild boars were also recovered," the report said. While four lions died in Amreli district, the other six got killed in Bhavnagar district. Cyclonic depression leading to heavy rainfall of about 26 inches within a short span of six hours in the catchments in Dhari, Bagasara and Kukavav taluka of Amreli district on June 26 caused flash floods in the Shetrunji river resulting in huge loss of lives of people, property CONTD. ON P AGE 5 MUMBAI Temperature: 31 0 C Precipitation:60% Humidity:84% Wind: 19Km/hr HAQ SAADDA FIGHT FOR RIGHT Monday, July 13, 2015 AAP government to replace satellite imaging with real-time surveys Sahara Wants US Court to Reject Attachment Plea for Plaza and Dream Downtown Hotels SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali beats Aamir Khan’s PK at the US Box office! P8 SRINAGAR Three suspected militants were killed by the Indian Army after infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran Sector was foiled, as per news report on Sunday. Huge cache of arms and CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Infiltration bid foiled along LoC in Keran Sector, 3 militants killed NEW DELHI Marriage registration is all set to become an inexpensive affair in the national capital with the AAP government proposing to bring down the fee of "tatkal service" for marriage certifi- cates by 90 per cent. As per CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Tatkal marriage regis- tration set to be 90% cheaper in Delhi ALEPPO A bomb explosion in a tunnel near Aleppo Citadel in Syria on Sunday damaged a wall of the fortress that is part of the UNESCO-listed Old City, state media and a monitor reported. The blast partly destroyed the wall of the monumental 13th CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Blast damages citadel wall in Syria's UNESCO-listed Aleppo MUMBAI The Shiv Sena today spoke out against the decision of the Bombay High Court to restrict roadside pandals during Ganpati, Dahi Handi and Navrati festivals. The court, on June 24 had pointed out that temporary pandals set up dur- ing festivals encroach on footpaths and cause noise pollution. The Court had asked the municipal body to CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Shiv Sena Criticises Court Order to Restrict Roadside Pandals During Ganpati Festival NEW DELHI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is in the eye of storm over the Vyapam scam, on Saturday found strong backing in Union minister Uma Bharti who said there was no reason for him to resign and that he was running the government better than her. Bharti, who had created a flutter recently with her CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Uma Bharti backs Chouhan; calls PM Modi, Shah, Jaitley as 'Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh' MUMBAI Government is working on a new agriculture insurance scheme that will cover all the inputs put by a farmer into his farm as also the loans taken by him, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday. "Hopefully, in the near future, a viable and vibrant insurance scheme will be in place for farmers," Jaitley said. "Dr Ashok Gulati (Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture at Icrier) just now made a very valuable presentation to the Finance Ministry where he came CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Govt working on new agriculture insur- ance scheme for farmers: FM Jaitley NEW DELHI Import of thermal coal jumped 23 per cent to 24.08 million tonnes at 12 major ports in the first quarter of the fiscal, even as the government continues to push for boosting domestic production of the fuel. Handling of coking coal, CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Thermal coal imports soar 23% at 12 major ports BAREILLY The father of the key witness in self-styled godman Asaram`s sexual assault case, who has been shot dead, has demanded a CBI probe into the matter. "This will bring down the morale of other witnesses in the case, I want a CBI probe into CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Asaram case: Witness' kin demand CBI probe into death P3 P2 Weather Report DELHI Temperature: 33 0 C Precipitation:20% Humidity: 72% Wind: 19Km/hr KOLKA T A Temperature: 32 0 C Precipitation: 80% Humidity:84% Wind: 11Km/hr CHENNAI Temperature: 39 0 C Precipitation:20% Humidity:52% Wind: 18Km/hr PATNA Former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi today demanded a 'respectable' number of seats in the upcoming Assembly polls from the BJP-led coalition. "We are seeking respect and (hence) a respectable number of seats from the NDA in upcoming assembly polls....so long as we get respect, there will be no deviation otherwise all options are open to us," he told reporters at a joint press conference with the Jan Adhikar Party founder leader Pappu Yadav. Mr Manjhi said that his party will be compelled to explore other options if the NDA failed to come upto his expecta- tion of number of seats for the HAM (Secular) in the assembly polls due in Bihar in a couple of months' time. With Pappu Yadav sit- ting on his side, the for- mer chief minister made it clear that he may explore alliance with the CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Seek 'Respectable' Number of Assembly Seats from NDA, Says Former Bihar CM Jitan Manjhi Gujarat flash floods killed 10 lions, about 90 spotted deer Vol. 1 Issue: 298 Price: Rs.3:00 Reg. No: DELENG/2014/58212 Delhi Edition Pages: 8 Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: [email protected]NEW DELHI The website of Antrix, Indian Space Research Organisation's commercial arm, was hacked on Sunday. The URL antrix.gov.in leads to a web page to buy sports merchandise and is believed to be the handiwork of Chinese CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Website of ISRO's Commercial Arm Antrix Hacked, Reportedly by Chinese Hackers NEW DELHI A Parliamentary panel looking into the issue of salary and allowances of MPs may revisit a number of its recommendations on Monday when it meets in the wake of criticism of its proposals like 100 per cent hike in salary, and con- stituency and office allowances. When contacted BJP MP Yogi Adityanath, who heads the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament, told PTI that the panel is yet to submit its report and no decision has been taken so far. "We will meet on CONTD. ON P AGE 5 NEWS IN BRIEF NEW DELHI With the Modi Government battling propriety issues over the Lalit Modi row and the furore on Vyapam scam, lead- ers of "like-minded" parties will meet for Congress presi- dent Sonia Gandhi's Iftar dinner tomorrow where they are likely to deliberate on the strategy for Parliament session beginning July 21. With the 'who's who' of anti- BJP politics expected to be present, considerable signifi- cance is being attached to the get-together ahead of the Monsoon Session, which is likely to be the most turbulent for the Narendra Modi Government since it took office in May last year. Among the leaders invited are Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP), Mayawati (BSP), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Sitaram Yechury (CPI-M), HD Deve Gowda (JD-S), E Ahamed (IUML), Kanimozhi (DMK), D Raja (CPI), Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference and Sudip CONTD. ON P AGE 5 MUMBAI Pinning hopes on 'rain gods' to be kinder this year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said a better monsoon would help check food inflation, including in pulses. Mr Jaitley also said that ris- ing tax revenues and improv- ing macroeconomic fundamen- tals would take economy to an accelerated growth trajectory, while 8-10 per cent GDP growth was also not out of sight. "It appears that the rain gods may be kinder this year to us than they were last year," he said. He said that the Department of Agriculture expects a better rainfall in most parts of the country to result in higher pro- duction of oil seeds and pulses, which at the moment are a cause of concern in terms of inflation. "I hope their estimates turn out to be true," Jaitley said, while expressing confidence that the monsoon should be good going ahead also, as was the case in June. CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Rain Gods May Be Kinder to Us; 8-10 Per Cent Growth Rate Not Out of Sight: Finance Minister Jaitley Parliamentary Panel on Lawmakers' Salary to Revisit Recommendations NEW DELHI All central govern- ment employees will have to file revised details of their assets and liabilities by October 15 this year under the provisions of the Lokpal Act. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued a notification asking all public servants, who have filed their annual property returns, to "file the revised declarations, information or as the case may be, annual returns as on the 31 day of March, 2015, to the competent authority on or before the 15th day of October, 2015." The declarations under the Lokpal Act are in addition to the ones filed by the employees under vari- ous service rules appli- cable to them. CONTD. ON P AGE 5 BISHKEK (KYRGYZSTAN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his visit to all five Central Asian coun- tries demonstrates the importance India attaches to a new level of ties with the region and added that Kyrgyzstan is a key part of that vision. In a statement after holding talks with President Almazbek Atambayev, Modi also thanked Kyrgyzstan for CONTD. ON P AGE 5 Kyrgyzstan key part of India's Central Asia vision: Modi Pakistan Will Not File Petition Requesting 26/11 Mastermind Zaki- ur-Rehman Lakhvi's Voice Sample LAHORE Pakistan government will not file a fresh petition in an anti-terrorism court requesting for obtaining voice sample of Lashkar-e- Taiba operations com- mander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in the Mumbai ter- ror attack case, prosecution team's chief Chaudhry Azhar said today. His remarks comes just two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counter- part Nawaz Sharif in a meeting in Ufa, Russia agreed to discuss ways and means to expedite the Mumbai case trial (in Pakistan), including addi- tional information like pro- viding voice samples. "The issue of obtaining voice sample of Lakhvi has been over. We had filed an application in the trial court in 2011, seeking voice sample of Lakhvi but the judge (Malik Akram Awan) had dismissed it on the ground that there is no such law exists that allows obtaining of voice sample of an accused," Mr Chaudhry told PTI in Lahore today. "The government will not file a fresh petition in the trial court requesting for obtaining voice sample of Lakhvi," he added. This declaration from the prosecution's team shows that Pakistan may not go an 'extra mile' in bringing the accused of the Mumbai attack to justice despite Prime Minister Sharif's commitment in Ufa to his Indian counterpart in this regard. "We have told India in writing that there was no law in Pakistan that allows obtaining a voice sample of an accused. Even there is no such law in India and the USA," Mr Chaudhry said, adding such a law can be intro- duced only through the CONTD. ON P AGE 5 BISHKEK Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gifted medical equipment to Kyrgyzstan`s Field Hospital in Bishkek.Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Vikas Swarup took to Twitter to share this information. "Supporting a friend. PM @narendramodi gifts medical equipment to Kyrgyzstan`s Field Hospital," he posted. Prime Minister Modi CONTD. ON P AGE 5 PM Modi gifts medical equipment to Kyrgyzstan's Field Hospital BISHKEK India and Kyrgyzstan on Sunday inked four agreements, including those on deepening defence cooperation and working jointly in the field of elections. The agreement on defence cooperation aims "to deepen cooperation between India and Kyrgyzstan in matters relating to defence, secu- rity, military education and training, conduct of joint military exercises, exchange of experience and information, CONTD. ON P AGE 5 India, Kyrgyzstan to deep- en defence cooperation Govt servants can file revised assets details by October 15 Opposition May Discuss Parliamentary Strategy at Sonia Gandhi's Iftar Party India, Kyrgyzstan sign four agreements BISHKEK India and Kyrgyzstan on Sunday inked four pacts, including in defence and culture, after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev here. The agreements fol- lowed Modi-Atambayev CONTD. ON P AGE 5
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NEW DELHIThe recent flash floods,
which wreaked havoc insome parts of Gujarat, ledto the death of ten lions,more than 1,600 blue bulls,and nearly 90 spotted deeramong other wild animals.
A report submitted bythe Principal ChiefConservator of Forests ofGujarat to the UnionEnvironment Ministry saidthe deaths occurred mainlyin Amreli and Bhavnagardistricts and forest officialshave been able to locatemore than 80 lions in thesetwo districts roaming"safely".
"Till July 2 this year, car-casses of ten lions were
recovered. Besides, car-casses of 1,670 blue bulls,87 spotted deer, nine blackbucks and six wild boarswere also recovered," thereport said.
While four lions died inAmreli district, the othersix got killed in Bhavnagardistrict.
Cyclonic depressionleading to heavy rainfall ofabout 26 inches within ashort span of six hours inthe catchments in Dhari,Bagasara and Kukavavtaluka of Amreli district onJune 26 caused flashfloods in the Shetrunjiriver resulting in huge lossof lives of people, property
AAP government to replace satelliteimaging with real-time surveys
Sahara Wants US Court to Reject AttachmentPlea for Plaza and Dream Downtown Hotels
SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali beats AamirKhan’s PK at the US Box office! P8
SRINAGARThree suspected militants
were killed by the Indian Armyafter infiltration bid along theLine of Control (LoC) in KeranSector was foiled, as per newsreport on Sunday.
Huge cache of arms and CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Infiltration bid foiledalong LoC in KeranSector, 3 militants killed
NEW DELHIMarriage registration is all set
to become an inexpensive affairin the national capital with theAAP government proposing tobring down the fee of "tatkalservice" for marriage certifi-cates by 90 per cent. As per
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Tatkal marriage regis-tration set to be 90%cheaper in Delhi
ALEPPOA bomb explosion in a tunnel
near Aleppo Citadel in Syria onSunday damaged a wall of thefortress that is part of theUNESCO-listed Old City, statemedia and a monitor reported.
The blast partly destroyed thewall of the monumental 13th
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Blast damages citadelwall in Syria'sUNESCO-listed Aleppo
MUMBAIThe Shiv Sena today spoke out
against the decision of the BombayHigh Court to restrict roadsidepandals during Ganpati, DahiHandi and Navrati festivals. Thecourt, on June 24 had pointed outthat temporary pandals set up dur-ing festivals encroach on footpaths and cause noisepollution. The Court had asked the municipal body to
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Shiv Sena Criticises Court Order to RestrictRoadside Pandals During Ganpati Festival
NEW DELHIMadhya Pradesh Chief
Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,who is in the eye of storm overthe Vyapam scam, on Saturdayfound strong backing in Unionminister Uma Bharti who saidthere was no reason for him toresign and that he was runningthe government better than her.
Bharti, who had created a flutter recently with her CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Uma Bharti backs Chouhan; calls PM Modi,Shah, Jaitley as 'Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh'
MUMBAIGovernment is working on a
new agriculture insurancescheme that will cover all theinputs put by a farmer into hisfarm as also the loans taken byhim, Finance Minister ArunJaitley said on Sunday.
"Hopefully, in the near future, a viable and vibrantinsurance scheme will be in place for farmers," Jaitleysaid. "Dr Ashok Gulati (Infosys Chair Professor forAgriculture at Icrier) just now made a very valuablepresentation to the Finance Ministry where he came
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Govt working on new agriculture insur-ance scheme for farmers: FM Jaitley
NEW DELHIImport of thermal coal
jumped 23 per cent to 24.08million tonnes at 12 majorports in the first quarter of thefiscal, even as the governmentcontinues to push for boostingdomestic production of thefuel. Handling of coking coal,
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Thermal coalimports soar 23% at12 major ports
BAREILLYThe father of the key witness
in self-styled godman Asaram`ssexual assault case, who hasbeen shot dead, has demandeda CBI probe into the matter.
"This will bring down themorale of other witnesses in thecase, I want a CBI probe into
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Asaram case:Witness' kin demandCBI probe into death
Minister and HindustaniAwam Morcha (HAM)chief Jitan Ram Manjhitoday demanded a'respectable' number ofseats in the upcomingAssembly polls from theBJP-led coalition.
"We are seekingrespect and (hence) arespectable number ofseats from the NDA inupcoming assemblypolls....so long as we getrespect, there will be nodeviation otherwise alloptions are open to us,"he told reporters at ajoint press conferencewith the Jan Adhikar
Party founder leaderPappu Yadav.
Mr Manjhi said that hisparty will be compelledto explore other optionsif the NDA failed tocome upto his expecta-tion of number of seatsfor the HAM (Secular) in
the assembly polls due inBihar in a couple ofmonths' time.
With Pappu Yadav sit-ting on his side, the for-mer chief minister madeit clear that he mayexplore alliance with the
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Seek 'Respectable' Number of Assembly Seatsfrom NDA, Says Former Bihar CM Jitan Manjhi
Gujarat flash floods killed 10lions, about 90 spotted deer
Space Research Organisation'scommercial arm, was hackedon Sunday.
The URL antrix.gov.in leadsto a web page to buy sportsmerchandise and is believed tobe the handiwork of Chinese
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Website of ISRO's CommercialArm Antrix Hacked, Reportedlyby Chinese Hackers
NEW DELHIA Parliamentary panel
looking into the issue ofsalary and allowances ofMPs may revisit a numberof its recommendations onMonday when it meets inthe wake of criticism of itsproposals like 100 per centhike in salary, and con-stituency and officeallowances.
When contacted BJP MPYogi Adityanath, whoheads the Joint Committee
on Salaries andAllowances of Members ofParliament, told PTI thatthe panel is yet to submit
its report and no decisionhas been taken so far.
"We will meet on CONTD. ON PAGE 5
NEWS IN BRIEF
NEW DELHIWith the Modi Government
battling propriety issues overthe Lalit Modi row and thefurore on Vyapam scam, lead-ers of "like-minded" partieswill meet for Congress presi-dent Sonia Gandhi's Iftar dinnertomorrow where they are likelyto deliberate on the strategy forParliament session beginningJuly 21.
With the 'who's who' of anti-BJP politics expected to bepresent, considerable signifi-cance is being attached to theget-together ahead of theMonsoon Session, which islikely to be the most turbulentfor the Narendra Modi
Government since it took officein May last year.
Among the leaders invitedare Mulayam Singh Yadav(SP), Mayawati (BSP), SharadPawar (NCP), Sitaram Yechury
(CPI-M), HD Deve Gowda(JD-S), E Ahamed (IUML),Kanimozhi (DMK), D Raja(CPI), Farooq Abdullah of theNational Conference and Sudip
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
MUMBAIPinning hopes on 'rain gods'
to be kinder this year, FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley todaysaid a better monsoon wouldhelp check food inflation,including in pulses.
Mr Jaitley also said that ris-ing tax revenues and improv-ing macroeconomic fundamen-tals would take economy to anaccelerated growth trajectory,while 8-10 per cent GDPgrowth was also not out ofsight.
"It appears that the rain godsmay be kinder this year to usthan they were last year," hesaid.
He said that the Departmentof Agriculture expects a betterrainfall in most parts of the
country to result in higher pro-duction of oil seeds and pulses,which at the moment are acause of concern in terms ofinflation.
"I hope their estimates turn
out to be true," Jaitley said,while expressing confidencethat the monsoon should begood going ahead also, as wasthe case in June.
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Rain Gods May Be Kinder to Us; 8-10 Per CentGrowth Rate Not Out of Sight: Finance Minister Jaitley
Parliamentary Panel on Lawmakers'Salary to Revisit RecommendationsNEW DELHI
All central govern-ment employees willhave to file reviseddetails of their assetsand liabilities byOctober 15 this yearunder the provisions ofthe Lokpal Act.
The Department ofPersonnel and Training(DoPT) has issued anotification asking allpublic servants, whohave filed their annualproperty returns, to "file
the revised declarations,information or as thecase may be, annualreturns as on the 31 dayof March, 2015, to thecompetent authority onor before the 15th dayof October, 2015."
The declarationsunder the Lokpal Actare in addition to theones filed by theemployees under vari-ous service rules appli-cable to them.
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
BISHKEK (KYRGYZSTAN)Prime Minister
Narendra Modi onSunday said his visit to allfive Central Asian coun-tries demonstrates theimportance India attachesto a new level of ties withthe region and added thatKyrgyzstan is a key partof that vision.
In a statement afterholding talks withPresident AlmazbekAtambayev, Modi alsothanked Kyrgyzstan for
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Kyrgyzstan key part of India'sCentral Asia vision: Modi
Pakistan Will Not File PetitionRequesting 26/11 Mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's Voice Sample
LAHOREPakistan government
will not file a fresh petitionin an anti-terrorism courtrequesting for obtainingvoice sample of Lashkar-e-Taiba operations com-mander Zaki-ur-RehmanLakhvi in the Mumbai ter-ror attack case, prosecutionteam's chief ChaudhryAzhar said today.
His remarks comes justtwo days after PrimeMinister Narendra Modiand his Pakistani counter-part Nawaz Sharif in ameeting in Ufa, Russiaagreed to discuss ways andmeans to expedite theMumbai case trial (inPakistan), including addi-tional information like pro-viding voice samples.
"The issue of obtainingvoice sample of Lakhvi hasbeen over. We had filed anapplication in the trialcourt in 2011, seekingvoice sample of Lakhvi but
the judge (Malik AkramAwan) had dismissed it onthe ground that there is nosuch law exists that allowsobtaining of voice sampleof an accused," MrChaudhry told PTI inLahore today.
"The government willnot file a fresh petition inthe trial court requestingfor obtaining voice sampleof Lakhvi," he added.
This declaration from theprosecution's team showsthat Pakistan may not goan 'extra mile' in bringing
the accused of the Mumbaiattack to justice despitePrime Minister Sharif'scommitment in Ufa to hisIndian counterpart in thisregard.
"We have told India inwriting that there was nolaw in Pakistan that allowsobtaining a voice sampleof an accused.
Even there is no such lawin India and the USA," MrChaudhry said, addingsuch a law can be intro-duced only through the
Vikas Swarup took toTwitter to share thisinformation.
"Supporting a friend.PM @narendramodi giftsmedical equipment toKyrgyzstan`s FieldHospital," he posted.
Prime Minister Modi CONTD. ON PAGE 5
PM Modi gifts medical equipmentto Kyrgyzstan's Field Hospital
BISHKEKIndia and Kyrgyzstan
on Sunday inked fouragreements, includingthose on deepeningdefence cooperation andworking jointly in thefield of elections.
The agreement ondefence cooperation aims
"to deepen cooperationbetween India andKyrgyzstan in mattersrelating to defence, secu-rity, military educationand training, conduct ofjoint military exercises,exchange of experienceand information,
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
India, Kyrgyzstan to deep-en defence cooperation
Govt servants can file revisedassets details by October 15
Opposition May Discuss ParliamentaryStrategy at Sonia Gandhi's Iftar Party
India, Kyrgyzstansign four agreementsBISHKEK
India and Kyrgyzstanon Sunday inked fourpacts, including indefence and culture, aftertalks between PrimeMinister Narendra Modiand Kyrgyz PresidentAlmazbek Atambayevhere.
The agreements fol-lowed Modi-Atambayev
CONTD. ON PAGE 5
Airport Express Line scripts 'turn-around', says DMRCNEW DELHI
Bordering on the infamy of being a failed project,Delhi Metro's Airport Express Line is beginning toshow signs of a "turnaround" with nearly 50 per centjump in its ridership over the previous year, following astring of measures.
This include the latest move of smart card inter-porta-bility between the Airport Express Line and other corri-dors, reduction of fares by over 40 per cent, and increas-ing the frequency of trains.
The premium line had its own smart cards and tokensearlier, valid only for the six stations on this 23-km cor-ridor. It takes about fifteen minutes to reach Airportfrom New Delhi station on this line.
"We have bucked the whole perception of privatecompanies being more efficient then the public sector.With proper management and planning a turnaroundstory can be scripted it shows," a senior metro officialsaid.
While in March 2014, a daily ridership of 12,468 wasrecorded, it has gone up to 19,466 a year later, anincrease of nearly 7,000.
For nearly two years authorities struggled to increaseridership on the corridor, that was taken over by DelhiMetro Rail Corporation from Reliance Infrastructure onJuly 2013, due to high fares and several logisticalissues.
Interestingly, the average daily ridership in April,when smart card inter-operability was yet to be madeoperational, was 17,371. It rose by 13 per cent within amonth. The fares that were slashed by over 40 per centin July last year also resulted in a marked improvementin its popularity. As per the revised structure, minimumfare on the corridor is now Rs 20 instead of Rs 30 andthe maximum fare has been brought down to Rs 100from Rs 180.
According to data provided by the Delhi Metro, theridership figure of July, 2013 was 3,12,132 with corre-sponding average daily ridership of 10,069.
By November 2014, the ridership had jumped to5,38,293 taking the average daily ridership close to18,000, as per official data.
Total daily train trips on the corridor have beenincreased to 168 from 148 upping the frequency on thecorridor from 15 minutes to 10 minutes 30 seconds dur-ing peak hours. DMRC took over operations of theAirport link, also known as Orange Line, in July 2013after Reliance Infrastructure's subsidiary Delhi AirportMetro Express Private Ltd (DAMEPL) terminated itsconcessionaire agreement.
More bridges over Yamuna in the offingNEW DELHI
Delhi government has decided to construct few morebridges over Yamuna to connect central, South andNorth Delhi with East Delhi, a step it feels would helpensure faster mobility and serve as a boon it times ofcalamity.
The Public Works Department (PWD) has been askedto draft a preliminary plan on how many more bridgesDelhi needs and study its feasibility. AAP-governmentwill seek financial help from Central government tomake these bridges over Yamuna.
According to senior official, the decision was madeduring a Delhi Disaster Management Authority(DDMA) meeting held this week in which the StateDisaster Management Plan (SDMP) and DistrictDisaster Management Plan to deal with any calamity inthe national capital were approved.
During the meeting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwalsought more bridges on Yamuna to ensure faster mobil-ity. According to a senior official, Delhi will need finan-cial help from the Central Government to achieve this.
"Delhi government has an assessment that we needmore bridges on Yamuna. Delhi has lot of populationliving on both sides separated by Yamuna and bridgeswill increase their mobility. In case of calamity it will beof great use if a particular area of the city is affected.
"We need more resources for this and we are lookingat the Central government. Some of the support thatDelhi government will need for enhancing safety will bedone with the support of Central government," KKSharma, Chief Secretary said. As per officials, PWDdepartment has started making plans for constructingtwo-three bridges over Yamuna.
According to officials at present, there are just eightbridges over the Yamuna against the city's requirementof more than 20 bridges. The existing bridges includeSignature Bridge, Old Bridge, DND flyway and those atWazriabad, Geeta Colony, ITO, Nizamuddin andKalindi Kunj.
Data on caste certificates to be available onlineNEW DELHI
In order to curb use of forged caste certificates, theAam Aadmi Party government has decided to make dataof such documents available online by next week.
The move comes after several cases of use of forgedcaste certificates have come to notice.
According to Revenue Department, registration num-bers of caste certificates having digitised signatures willbe made online.
Revenue Department has started analysing its soft-ware to be used for online updating of data.
The database will be available for open access andanyone who wishes to verify a particular individual'scertificate can do so by using the registration number.
"The initiative will be helpful for verifying details ofapplicants seeking reservation in admissions and jobs orapplying for government schemes among others bene-fits," Ashwani Kumar, Divisional Commissioner, said.
Kumar said that by next week, data of caste certifi-cates will be made online and thereafter, anybody hav-ing doubts about such documents can check them byputting the number printed on caste certificates on thedepartment's website.
"This is the first time we are going to make data ofcaste certificates online which will help curb use offorged documents," he added.
DELHI NEWS2 NEW DELHI | MONDAY | JULY 13, 2015Fight For Right
are unlikely to attend ameeting convened byPrime Minister NarendraModi on July 15 in anapparent bid to take thesteam out of government'smoves to push the contro-versial Land Bill in theMonsoon session ofParliament beginning nextweek.
Party sources gave indi-cations to this effect whenasked if its Chief Ministerscould be considering aboycott of the meeting inthe backdrop of Congresscoming out stronglyagainst the measure, dub-bing it as "anti-farmer" and"pro-corporate".
The Prime Minister isscheduled to meet chiefministers to discuss thecontroversial land bill inthe latest attempt to breakthe deadlock over it.
It will be the secondmeeting of the governingcouncil of the NationalInstitution forTransforming India (NITIAayog), about a weekbefore the monsoon ses-sion of parliament is set tobegin.
Congress is ruling innine states namely Kerala,Karnataka, HimachalPradesh, Uttarkhand,Assam, Manipur,Meghalaya, ArunachalPradesh andMizoram.
Trinamool Congressleader and West BengalChief Minister MamataBanerjee has alreadyexpressed her inability toattend the meeting and ifCongress Chief Ministersstayed away, it wouldmean the absence of 10 ofthe some 30 ChiefMinisters at the crucialmeet.
Banerjee has written tothe PM on her oppositionto the land acquisition billand her inability to attendthe meeting due to pre-occupations.
In fact, Congress sourcessaid that the party ChiefMinisters have writtenidentical letters to theParliamentary Committeegoing into the measureinforming it that their stateis?opposed?to the provi-sions of the Bill and wouldlike "no amendments" tobe to made to the Right toFair Compensation and
Transparency in LandAcquisition, Rehabilitationand Resettlement Act,2013.
They have held that theamendments go against theinterests of farmers andtake away the rights oftribal communities andgram sabhas.
The Chief Ministershave pointed out that the2013 Act had been passedunanimously byParliament in September2013 after over two yearsof nation-wide consulta-tions and debate.
They have told theParliamentary Committeeheaded by senior BJPleader SS Ahluwalia thatmost of the recommenda-tions of the department-related StandingCommittee on RuralDevelopment had alsobeen incorporated into thelegislation passed duringthe Congress-led UPAregime.
To build consensus, thegovernment has introducedseveral amendments to thebill and formed the parlia-mentary committee toexamine compensationclauses and resettlement of
farmers.Though the panel was
asked to submit its reportat the beginning of theupcoming session, it hasrequested more time.
Government has beendetermined to pushthrough the land bill thatseeks to exempt land pur-chases for certain industri-al, housing and infrastruc-ture projects from requir-ing the consent of 80 per-cent of landowners.
The Monsoon session isexpected to be a tumul-tuous one, with con-tentious land, labour andGST bills on the table, andsimmering political scan-dals threatening to disruptproceedings.
Congress PresidentSonia Gandhi had led amarch of leaders of 14opposition parties toPresident PranabMukherjee during theBudget session to protestagainst the bill.
Rahul Gandhi has beenagitating against the meas-ure and had addressed arally of farmers' at the his-toric Ramlila grounds onthe eve of the second phaseof the Budget session.
Congress CMs may boycottPM's meet on Land Bill
NEW DELHIHeavy rains lashed sev-
eral parts of the countryaffecting normal lives withthe national capital wit-nessing downpour for thesecond day on Sunday.
Heavy rains along withstorms have been forecastfor Haryana, Punjab andHimachal Pradesh for thenext few days.
Char Dham yatraresumed on Sundayevening after routes toYamunotri and Gangotriwere opened.
Heavy rains affect livesin Delhi-NCR region
Heavy rains lashed thenational capital for secondday on Sunday, a day afterthe MeT departmentrecorded 54 millimeters of
rainfall.The rains brought down
the temperature with theminimum temperaturebeing recorded at 23
degrees Celsius, fourdegrees below normal, andmaximum temperature at26.5 degrees Celsius.
The rainfall is expected
to continue in the nationalcapital for the next twodays. Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal tweeted,“200 mm rains in last
36hrs. Govts continuousmonitoring and interven-tion. Much less water log-ging than last years. We'llkeep improving.”
Amarnath Yatra halteddue to bad weather
Heavy rainfall stoppedannual Hindu pilgrimageAmarnath Yatra in Jammuand Kashmir on Sunday.
It was halted after land-slide on the Jammu-Srinagar NationalHighway at Gangroo inUdhampur district.
The yatra from both thenorth Kashmir Baltal andsouth Kashmir Pahalgambase camps has been halt-ed.
"No pilgrim will beallowed to move towardsthe cave shrine from either
of the base camps till theweather improves," said agovernment official inSrinagar.
So far around 1.50 lakhpilgrims have performedthis year`s Amarnath Yatraby having `Darshan` of theHoly `Lingam` inside theHimalayan cave shrine sit-uated 14,500 feet above thesea level in south KashmirAnantnag district.
Kedarnath Yatra sus-pended, heavy rains inUttarakhand
Kedarnath Yatra washalted on Sunday afterheavy rains lashedRudraprayag.
An alert has been issuedfor Uttarakhand whereheavy rains are predictedfor the next two days.
Rains lash several parts of North India
NEW DELHIOver two-thirds of elder-
ly people in India say theyare neglected by their fam-ily members while onethird of the elderlyclaimed to have sufferedphysical or verbal abuse,with those in urban areasbearing the brunt morethan in the rural areas,according to a new study.
A study titled "HumanRights of Elderly in India:A critical Reflection onSocial Development"released recently byAgewell Foundation con-ducted interviews of 5,000elderly people acrossIndia.
The in-depth studyaimed at culling outnuances of social changesas it impacts the life condi-tions and life standards ofthe elderly in families.Main respondents of thestudy were old personsabove the age of 60 livingwith their families.
"65.2 per cent of elderlyrespondents claimed thatolder persons face neglectin old age. Over half (54.1per cent) respondents saidthat older persons sufferelder abuse in their fami-lies or society. Everyfourth elderly, i.E. 25.3 percent elderly admit thatolder persons are beingexploited by their familymembers," the study said.
In all, 89.7 per centrespondents out of 2705respondents facing elderabuse reportedly said eld-
erly face mistreatment inold age mostly due tofinancial reasons.
A total of 96.4 per centof elderly abused respon-dents claimed that theyface mistreatment due toemotional factors.
"Qualitative researchmethods were used by agroup of experiencedsocial scientists of verysenior level in the disci-pline of sociology, socialwork, psychology andanthropology to under-stand unique experiencesof some of the respon-dents. The whole focuswas interdisciplinary andvery holistic," says thestudy.
Out of 5000 elderlyinterviewed during thesurvey, it was found 2258respondents (45.2 percent) elderly respondentswere in the age group of60 years to 70 years, 1574respondents were in theage group of 71 years to 80years and remaining 1169respondents (23.4 percent) were in the seniormost age group (81 plusyears).
Total respondents con-sist of 2490 older men and2510 older women.
Due to rapid modernisa-tion, spared of materialis-tic values and breakdownof joint family system,migration of working pop-ulation and young to urbanareas has further adverselyaffected elderly care, saysthe study.
Over 65% elderly faceneglect in old age: Study
NEW DELHIAfter a resounding victo-
ry in the Delhi Assemblypolls, the Aam AadmiParty (AAP) may try tomake inroads into educa-tional institutions in theNational Capital, especial-ly the Delhi University,through its student wing.
Delhi University StudentUnion (DUSU) polls haveproved to be a steppingstone to the mainstreampolitics for many includingUnion Finance MinisterArun Jaitley, AAP MLAAlka Lamba, BJP MLAVijender Gupta and seniorCongress leader AjayMaken.
AAP's student wingChhatra Yuva SangharshSamiti (CYSS) is also lik-ley to contest theSeptember polls though nodecision has yet beentaken. "No decision hasbeen taken on this as yet.The party leadership willdecide on this soon," saidCYSS president AnupamSingh Yadav said.
However, it has startedworking to increase itsbase by helping students inthe admission process toraising student specificissues, just like its rivals-the ABVP, the studentswing of the RSS, and
NSUI of the Congress."Our major thrust is of
course on the DU as54,000 admissions takeplace every year. We haveour team deputed in 40colleges helping studentswith the admissionprocess. We added 50 newvolunteers to the wing dur-ing the admission processand there are 3500 sympa-thisers in different col-leges.
"But we also have teamsat the JNU, IIT-Delhi andIndraprastha University.There are teams catering tostudents appearing for civilservices exams in theMukherjee Nagar area andchartered accountancy inthe Laxmi Nagar area,"Yadav added. CYSS is oneof the major and activefrontal organisations of theAAP which wasrelaunched before DelhiAssembly polls. It played asignificant role in mobilis-ing support for the partywhen it was out of power.
Ahead of elections, ithad deputed its volunteersoutside the Metro stationsand inside, urging peopleto vote for the party. Itsformer chief Sarita Singhwas also rewarded with anAAP ticket from RohtasNagar.
Make public RTI replies to stop repeated queries: CentreNEW DELHI
To check wasteful dupli-cation of effort whileresponding to RTI queries,the Centre has asked alldepartments to do ananalysis of informationsought often by applicantsand suo-motu make suchdetails public. The movecomes following a recom-mendation by aParliamentary StandingCommittee in this regard.
"The Committee feelsthat all ministries, depart-ments or organisationsthemselves must encour-age suo-motu disclosureof relevant information.The Committee suggests
the publishing of RTIrequests and their replieson the websites of thedepartments so thatduplicity of requests isavoided.
"All departments mustmake an analysis of infor-mation which is soughtmost often from applicantsand provide it on theirwebsite as suo-motu dis-closure," ParliamentaryStanding Committee onPersonnel, PublicGrievances, Law andJustice had said in itsreport.
The Department ofPersonnel and Training(DoPT) on Thursday
wrote to all ministriesseeking "strict compli-ance" of the Committee'srecommendations.
The DoPT has been ask-ing all central governmentdepartments to suo-motumake public governance-related information beingheld by them.
"Despite directions, notall ministries have fol-lowed it. Some ministrieshave started putting RTIqueries and their responseon their websites. Actionwill be taken if they do notstart doing it," a seniorDoPT official said.
The DoPT had earlierthis month asked all
departments to put infor-mation related to employ-ees' transfer and posting inpublic domain promptly toreduce the number of RTIapplications.
"Access to informationshould be made user-friendly for which appro-priate information tech-nology infrastructureshould be suitablydesigned, developed andoperationalised," it hadsaid.
The Right toInformation (RTI) Actguarantees time-boundresponse to citizens'queries on matters of gov-ernance.
AAP student wing Chhatra Yuva SangharshSamiti to foray into DUSU polls
NEW DELHIDelhi`s Aam Aadmi
Party government hasdecided not to use satelliteimages in determiningboundaries of what arecalled unauthorisedcolonies - which hasproved to be a bottleneckfor years in their regulari-sation - and instead go infor real-time surveys, offi-cials said.
After the governmentfound that satellite imageslacked accuracy in deter-mining the boundaries, theArvind Kejriwal govern-ment has employed TotalStation Machine (TSM)Survey for the task - amethod officials describeas "more accurate and reli-able".
Following irregularitiesin the process of authoris-ing such settlements in2012, the then SheilaDikshit-led Congress gov-ernment had asked theSurvey of India to providesatellite images for verify-ing built-up areas in thesesettlements.
"There were many prob-lems in determiningboundaries through satel-lite images. You cannotrely on satellite imageswhen it comes to unautho-rised colonies in Delhi," agovernment official toldIANS.
"TSM is more of a man-ual method. Peopleengaged in surveying willgo to these colonies withequipment. It is an impor-
tant step. You cannotprogress in regularisingcolonies till you demarcatetheir boundaries," headded.
"The good part is thatpeople engaged in the sur-vey will visit thesecolonies."
In the method, an elec-tronic or optical instrumenttheodolite, used in modernsurveying and buildingconstruction, as it canmeasure slope distance,vertical angle, and hori-zontal angle from a set-uppoint to a foresight point isemployed.
"Two private agencieshad been hired to do this. Itwill be first used in the 895unauthorized colonies noti-fied for regularisation," the
official said.Like the previous
Congress regime, the AAPgovernment has also prom-ised to regularise unautho-rised colonies.
The Dikshit governmenthad in 2008 decided to reg-ularise 895 of the 1,639unauthorised colonies.However, none of them hasbeen regularised till date.
"It is the boundary issue.How will you prepare alayout if the boundary isnot there," a senior govern-ment official, who did notwant to be named, toldIANS.
Of 1.18 crore people inDelhi, some 50 lakh live inunauthorised settlementswhich are devoid of basicfacilities.
AAP government to replace satelliteimaging with real-time surveys
NATIONAL /INTERNATIONAL3 NEW DELHI | MONDAY | JULY 13, 2015Fight For Right
and veteran actor RajBabbar today said he didnot buy the argument thatone with the most time onhand should take over thehead the prestigious Filmand Television Institute(FTII).
"By that logic, you canappoint a chaprasi (officeattendant) as the principalof a school because he candevote a lot of time!" MrBabbar said in an interview, adding his voice to a hostof actors and directors whohad sided with the studentsto oppose the appointmentof television actorGajendra Chauhan.
Mr Chauhan's appoint-ment has been attributed tothe fact that the other run-ners for the post, actorAmitabh Bachchan andRajnikanth, were too busy
to devote the necessarytime to the job. Mr Babbarsaid, it was not right toappoint any person justbecause he is "jobless" anddrew the analogy of apeon. He, however, clari-fied that it was not a com-ment on Mr Chouhan'sabilities. Training guns onthe BJP-led UnionGovernment, Mr Babbarsaid it was, in fact, wrongto target Mr Chauhan andthe current situation was
the fault of the people whoappointed him.
"The information minis-ter is an intelligent man...he is also the finance min-ister... if this is his decisionhe should come forwardand accept responsibility,"he said.
Told that Mr Arun Jaitleyhas admitted that MrChauhan was not the bestchoice, but since theappointment has beenmade, the government will
stick to the decision, MrBabbar said, "If he is notthe best choice, then themistake should be rectifiedand the best should begiven."
Given the furore over MrChauhan's appointment,the government has post-poned the interview toselect the new director ofFTII, sources have said.The interview, to be con-ducted by a panel headedby Mr Chauhan, was to beheld tomorrow. The termof the current Director, DJNarain, is ending on July18.
For over a month, thestudents have boycottedclasses in protest againstMr Chauhan's appointmentby the government, con-tending that he lacked thenecessary stature andvision and the appointmentwas political.
'Can't Appoint a Chaprasi to Head a School,' SaysRaj Babbar on Gajendra Chauhan's Appointment
NEW DELHIIndia will now give proofs
related to presence of under-world don Dawood Ibrahim, akey accused in the 1993Mumbai serial blasts, inPakistan to the neighbouringcountry. The dossier willreportedly provide detailsincluding residential addressand calls made by the under-world don. The opposition hasbeen targeting the central gov-ernment asking them to bringDawood to India.
The Shiv Sena, in an articlein its mouthpiece 'Saamna', hadpointed to the fact that the BJPis in power both at the Centreand in Maharashtra andrecalled that the late GopinathMunde had vowed to put
Dawood behind bars.The reactions came after sen-
ior advocate Ram Jethmalani'sclaims that Dawood offered tosurrender to the Indian authori-ties in the 90s, but formerMaharashtra chief minister
Sharad Pawar did not carry thematter forward.
The 1993 bombings were aseries of bomb explosions thattook place in Mumbai whichresulted in over 350 fatalitiesand 1200 injuries.
India to give dossier on Dawood Ibrahim toPakistan; provide address, call details
NEW DELHILed by software major
TCS, six out of top 10Sensex companies lost atotal Rs 62,808 crore inmarket valuation last weekas sharp correction inChinese stocks and worriesover Greece debt crisiskept domestic markets onthe edge.
RIL, ONGC, ITC,Infosys and HDFC wereamong the losers lastweek, while HDFC Bank,CIL, Sun Pharmaceuticaland SBI made gains inmarket valuations.
Among the top 10Sensex companies, themarket valuation of TCSplunged the most by Rs26,031.49 crore to Rs4,84,177.97 crore lastweek.
The m-cap of ONGCdipped Rs 13,303.78 croreto Rs 2,51,403.08 crore,while that of Infosystanked Rs 12,162.32
crore to Rs 2,15,223.72crore.
The valuation of HDFCtumbled by Rs 5,178.8crore to Rs 2,02,233.89crore and that of ITC fellby Rs 4,448.61 crore to Rs2,48,441.03 crore.
RIL's market cap went
down by Rs 1,682.95 croreto Rs 3,24,145.46 crore.
In contrast, Sun Pharmaadded Rs 7,315.35 crore toRs 2,16,909.61 crore in m-cap.
HDFC Bank's valuationjumped Rs 4,520.62 croreto Rs 2,74,364.25 croreand that of CIL rose by Rs1,579.09 crore to Rs2,65,066.23 crore.
The m-cap of SBIjumped Rs 1,248.42 croreto Rs 2,04,665.92 crore.
In the ranking of top-10firms, TCS stood at num-ber one position followedby RIL, HDFC Bank, CIL,ONGC, ITC, Sun Pharma,Infosys, SBI and HDFC.
In the broader market,the BSE benchmarkSensex fell by 431.39points to end at 27,661.40.
A sharp downward cor-rection in Chinese stocksand uncertainties involvingGreece kept Indian mar-kets on edge, which endedlast week in thered.
The key indices ofSensex and Nifty settledbelow the psychologicallysignificant 28,000 and8,400 levels respectively,reversing three weeks ofgains.
Top 6 Sensex firms lose Rs 62,808cr in m-cap, TCS takes big hitSahara Wants US Court to Reject Attachment Plea
for Plaza and Dream Downtown HotelsNEW YORK
Slapped with a $350 mil-lion lawsuit seeking attach-ment of its two prizedhotels here, crisis-riddenSahara has told a US courtin New York that it hasbeen wrongly dragged intoa dispute between two enti-ties over "a potential busi-ness relationship gonesour".
Seeking an immediaterejection of a plea by HongKong-based JTS Tradingto attach Sahara's Plazaand Dream Downtownhotels in New York, theIndian conglomerate hassubmitted before theSupreme Court of the Stateof New York that the"plaintiff is attempting toattach property that fallsoutside of the jurisdictionof this Court."
"Even if the Court wereto ignore the obvious juris-dictional deficiency,Plaintiff would not be enti-tled to the relief it seeksbecause it is seeking toattach the property of non-parties that are not impli-cated by the allegations in
the complaint," Sahara saidin a submission before theCourt.
Sahara, along with twoothers, has been draggedinto this $350 million (Rs.2,200 crore) lawsuit filedby JTS Trading Ltd, whichhad apparently proposed topartner UAE-based TrinityWhite City Ventures andarrange loans from Swissbanking giant UBS toacquire Sahara's threeoverseas hotels -Grosvenor House in
London and the two in theUS. In the lawsuit filedagainst Trinity, Sahara andUBS, JTS has alleged thatTrinity cut it off from thedeal for direct negotiationswith Sahara. JTS has alsoaccused Sahara and UBSof having "aided and abet-ted" the UAE firm inbreaching its "fiduciaryduties" under their agree-ment.
Looking into the suit, thecourt had last monthpassed an 'order to show
cause', asking Sahara IndiaPariwar to show cause inthe court why "an ordershould not be made" forattaching the group's inter-est in the Plaza and DreamDowntown hotels in NewYork.
In its submissions madebefore the court through itscounsel here, Sahara hasnow said that JTS wasseeking "to attach propertyowned by entities overwhich this court has nojurisdiction, and property
owned by non-parties thatare not accused of anywrongdoing, in the contextof claims that are tenuousat best".
"The complaint and affi-davits underlying theOrder to Show Cause painta picture of a disputebetween JTS and TrinityWhite City VenturesLimited over a potentialbusiness relationship gonesour," it further said.
Sahara said it was truethat a group entity AambyValley Mauritius had inter-mittent discussions inrecent months with Trinityfor a possible loan transac-tion, but there was no basisfor JTS' allegations thatAamby Mauritius wasaware of the nature of therelationship between JTSand Trinity, or of anyalleged breach of fiduciaryduty by Trinity owed toJTS.
JTS has also engaged alaw firm in India "to carryout research, review andanalysis" in relation toactions or proceedingsbeing faced by Sahara
Group under various laws,specifically Prevention ofMoney Laundering Act,Foreign ExchangeManagement Act as well asother legislations concern-ing regulation of financialmarkets in India.
Sahara also rejected theallegations that it was try-ing to "strip away theassets" of the two hotels.
It further said that Saharaentities will suffer harm ifan order for attachment isissued, while adding thatJTS was trying to block thegroup from engaging inany financial transaction inrelation to the hotel proper-ties by way of refinancingthe existing loans or a saleof the properties.
Reacting to the lawsuit,Sahara Group had earliersaid in a statement that "thelawsuit is brought againstTrinity White CityVentures Ltd, which wasapparently a potential jointventure partner of JTSTrading in a potential bidby Trinity to refinance ourtwo hotels in New Yorkand one in London."
IMPHALIt's been more than four days since
Manipur's capital Imphal is undercurfew, but the protesters who aredemanding tough restrictions on theentry of outsiders in the state are con-tinuing their struggle.
Some of the protesters, includingschool children, have defied the cur-few and set tyres on fire and litteredthe road with stones. Kanishk, aClass 9 students who studies at aboarding school in Assam and is herefor vacations, says there is nothingwrong in school students being partof protests, but agrees he doesn'ttotally understand the gravity of the
issue. "Maybe some of us so it for thethrill of it, but a young boy died andI have a right to protest," he said.
A Class 11 student died onWednesday as protesting studentsclashed with the police. The protest-ing students were part of an organisa-tion - the Joint Committee on InnerLine Permit System - which had beenagitating for a tough law regarding anInner Line Permit regime, a rule torestrict the entry of outsiders into thestate.
Indefinite curfew was thenclamped across the city and the situa-tion remains tense.
At the home of Sapam Robinhood,
who was killed, there is grief andanger, and an odd voice of dissenttoo. "I think it is not right to use suchyoung children for political purpos-es," says a man, not willing to benamed.
In the last few years, Manipur hasseen large scale protests related to theinner line permit issue. The protestshave been more intense in Imphal,where unlike other areas of the state,outsiders can also buy land and settledown.
The protesters claim that the cur-rent laws remain lax, and have led tooutsiders taking away most employ-ment opportunities in the state.
VIENNAAfter more than two
weeks of marathon negoti-ations, Iran and six worldpowers appeared close to ahistoric nuclear deal thatwould bring sanctionsrelief in exchange for curbson Tehran`s atomic pro-gramme, diplomats said onSunday.
But US Secretary ofState John Kerry cautionedthat some difficult issuesremained on the 16th dayof ministerial negotiationsbetween Iran, the UnitedStates, Britain, France,Germany, Russia andChina.
"I think we`re getting tosome real decisions,"Kerry told reporters in theAustrian capital. "So I willsay, because we have a fewtough things to do, Iremain hopeful. Hopeful."
Several diplomats closeto the talks said an agree-
ment that would end morethan a year and a half ofnegotiations could come asearly as on Sunday. In asign that something mightbe in the works, bothRussian Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov and ChineseForeign Minister Wang Yiwere expected to join thetalks. A senior Iranianofficial echoed Kerry`scautious optimism.
"The deal is within reachtoday," a senior Iranianofficial told Reuters. "Butsome issues remain that
need to be resolved by for-eign ministers."
Iran and the six powersinvolved in the talks havegiven themselves untilMonday to reach a deal,their third extension in twoweeks, as the Iranian dele-gation accused the West ofthrowing up new stum-bling blocks to an accord.
Among the biggest stick-ing points this week hasbeen Iran`s insistence thata United Nations SecurityCouncil arms embargo andban on its ballistic missile
programme dating from2006 be lifted immediatelyif an agreement is reached.
Russia, which sellsweapons to Iran, has pub-licly supported Tehran onthe issue.
However, a seniorWestern diplomat said ear-lier in the week the sixpowers remained united,despite Moscow`s andBeijing`s well-known dis-like of the embargos.
Western powers havelong suspected Iran of aim-ing to build nuclear bombsand using its civilian atom-ic energy programme tocloak its intention - anaccusation Iran stronglydenies. The goal of the dealis to increase the time itwould take for Iran to pro-duce enough enriched ura-nium fuel for a singleweapon to at least one yearfrom current estimates of2-3 months.
Iran, big powers close to historicnuclear deal but sticky issues remain
Despite Curfew, Protests Still on in ImphalGUWAHATI
A day after the UnionHome Minister talkedabout a possible scalingdown in central forces'deployment in the NorthEast, AmnestyInternational on Sundaysaid it must lead to arethink on the use of theArmed Forces (SpecialPowers) Act in NE states.
"On July 11, UnionMinister of Home AffairsRajnath Singh discussed apossible reduction in
deployment of centralforces in a meeting withChief Ministers ofNortheastern states... (and)that the security situationhas improved in theregion," AmnestyInternational India MediaOfficer Himanshi Mattasaid in a press statement.
"Worryingly, there wasno discussion on theAFSA, 1958, which is inforce in several north-east-ern states," the statementclaimed.
Amnesty International advocatesrepeal of AFSPA in North East
NEW DELHIBJP leader Subramanian
Swamy has asked PrimeMinister Narendra Modito prevail upon partyPresident Amit Shah toconvene a meeting of theBJP national executive onimplementation of theHindutva agenda as prom-ised in the 2014 electionmanifesto.
In a letter to Modi, hesaid Shah has failed toreply to his letter on theissue even after fourmonths on such a crucialissue "dear to the hearts ofall our party workers andSangh Parivar".
Swamy said the party inparticular had made acommitment that Ram
temple will be built if it ispossible to do so by legalmeasures.
In the letter, the formerUnion Minister also com-plained about the "poorjudgement" of the govern-ment's law officers in cru-cial matters like the dele-tion of controversial sec-tion in the InformationTechnology (IT) Act,National JudicialA p p o i n t m e n t sCommission Act and onthe issue of criminaldefamation.
Swamy said the govern-ment took a stand againstsection 66A of the IT Actwhich was struck down bythe court.
He said the Judicial
A p p o i n t m e n t sCommission as an alterna-tive to the collegium sys-tem appears to be an arbi-trarily conceived idea.
"This too has angeredcollectively the judiciaryand in particular theSupreme Court," he said.
Swamy said through anewspaper leak he haslearnt that the governmentwill oppose his writ peti-tion seeking to decrimi-nalise the defamation law.
"As in the case ofSection 66A of the IT Act,the Supreme Court madedisregard to the govern-ment of India and could goahead to quash the saidsection as unconstitution-al," he said.
Subramanian writes to PM Modi, seeks BJPnational executive meet on Hindutva agenda
Tenders soon for six newsubs for Indian Navy
NEW DELHIIndia will soon float a tender for a Rs 60,000-crore con-
tract to build six advanced submarines for the navy forwhich six companies, including Larsen & Toubro,Pipavav Defence and the state-run Mazagon DockyardLtd, are contenders, informed sources said.
"The RFP (request for proposal) for Project 75i will becalled soon. It is intended to build six submarines overeight years. These will be next-generation submarineswith air independent propulsion systems," a senior offi-cial in the defence ministry told IANS.
"A high-level committee has already inspected the ship-yards of several companies, both in the private and pub-lic sectors. Based on the committee`s recommendation,all I can say is L&T, Pipavav and Mazagon Docks areamong the strong contenders," the official added.
Twelve districts, all on the east coast, are"very highly prone" and 41 "highly prone" tocyclones in the country, a paper by the IndiaMeteorological Department scientist hasrevealed. Thirteen coastal states and UnionTerritories in the country are affected byTropical Cyclones (TCs). Four states-- WestBengal, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, TamilNadu-and one UT Puducherry on the eastcoast, and Gujarat on the west coast are morevulnerable to the TCs, the study said. The 12most cyclone hazard-prone districts areNellore and East Godavari, Krishna inAndhra Pradesh, Yanam in Puducherry,Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara andJagjitsinghpur in Odisha, South and 24 NorthPargana, Medinipur, and Kolkata in WestBengal. Incidentally, all are on the east coast.
The study also focused on 96 districts, ofwhich 72 touch the Indian coast and 24 areclose to the coast. Of the 96 districts, 30 dis-tricts are "moderately prone", and 13 are "lessprone" to cyclones.
BY THILLAI RAJAN A.BY SRIHARINI NARAYANAN
In Tiruchirappalli, TamilNadu, the responsibility ofmanaging and maintaining a
set of more than 160 communitytoilets was handed over by theTiruchirapalli City Corporationto a federation of women self-help groups. A post-programmefield survey of 803 householdsrevealed that the community par-ticipation had resulted in thepublic toilets being far bettermaintained, with improved com-munity hygiene, reduced opendefecation and an increasednumber of toilet users than hasbeen the case with similar publictoilets elsewhere. The sameresults are seen with NGOsworking in Chennai slums inKalyanapuram, Sivarajapuram,Semmanchery, Thuraipakkam,and Kodungaiyur, where thecommunity has been involved inwater and sanitation pro-grammes.
Clearly, wherever slum devel-opment programmes haveinvolved the community at vari-ous levels, it has generated asense of ownership over theproject, and has helped ensure itssuccess.
As the government tries to pro-mote the concept of SwachhBharat, the road ahead might beto use less government interven-tions and more community par-ticipation. And one of the placeswhere the work has to begin is inthe rapidly mushrooming num-ber of slums. With unprecedent-ed urbanisation, city slums aregrowing at an alarming rate.According to Census 2011, theslum population in India makesup 18.3 per cent of the totalurban population. In absoluteterms, the slum population isprojected to increase from 93.1million in 2001 to 104.7 millionin 2017.
One of the characteristic fea-tures of a slum is the lack ofaccess to basic services as com-
pared to non-slum areas. Theglaring inequality between slumsand other city settlements canhave serious repercussions onthe societal fabric. RobertMcNamara, World BankPresident from 1968 to 1981,said, “If cities do not begin to
deal more constructively withpoverty, poverty may begin todeal more destructively withcities.” Unfortunately, providingaccess to basic services in slumsis progressively becoming apolitical agenda rather than asocial one. The dramatic victoryof the Aam Aadmi Party in theDelhi Assembly elections thisyear is proof of that.
While everyone agrees thatliving conditions in slums needdrastic improvement, the bigquestion is how to achieve this.The Millennium DevelopmentGoals (MDG) demand freshapproaches that can ensure uni-versal access to basic services. Arecent study conducted by IndianInstitute of Technology-Madras(IIT-M) has used 248 instancescollected from various slumdevelopment initiatives toanalyse just what works in urbanplanning and what does not. Theresults were interesting andinsightful.
Easing access
Traditionally, all urban plan-ning has adopted a top-downapproach, attempting to solvethe problem of access to basicservices by simply providing theservices and the connections to
them. While this method servesthe needs of political book-keep-ing, a more holistic approach isneeded for long-term results.Access is not just about provid-ing connections, but also aboutthe services being affordable,adequate and durable. Further,
the residents of slums should notbe expected to spend laborioustime and effort to access basicservices. The IIT-M studyshowed that the involvement ofalternative service providerssuch as non-governmentalorganisations and community-based organisations (CBOs) inservice delivery showed far bet-ter results than the traditionalroute.
Why is this so? The findingsfrom the study provided severalexplanations. In the traditionalpublic provision model, theplanning and positioning ofinfrastructure is quite ad hoc.This results in overuse of infra-structure, which leads to disre-pair or abandonment of the infra-structure itself. In contrast,NGOs and CBOs use a bottom-up approach to planning, con-struction and maintenance ofinfrastructure. This model vastlyimproves access. By paying ade-quate attention to the needs tothe community, alternative serv-ice providers have adopted inno-vative and cost-effective designsto provide better access to serv-ice. And, most important, therehas been an effort to maintain thefacility to ensure that infrastruc-ture is always available. Forinstance, Mahila Milan, the
National Slum DwellersFederation, and the Society forthe Promotion of Area ResourceCentres have joined hands inMumbai to adopt cost-effectivedesigns and materials to createwell-ventilated toilets with suffi-cient running water and lighting.
All projects by alternativeservice providers have not beenequally successful. Why dosome projects have better out-comes than others? The analysisshows that wherever there hasbeen greater community partici-pation, the results have been pos-itive. Second, such projects havesimultaneously trained the com-munity members in planning,design and maintenance of theinfrastructure, so that they maytake over the running of the proj-ects over time.
Rights of the informal
Without security of tenure andlegal status, slum residents can-not demand the provision ofbasic services from the govern-ment. And, according to the 2011Census, 36 per cent of all slumsare “informal” or “unrecog-nised”, denying their occupantsthe most basic government infra-structure. What goes unrecog-nised is the fact that these peoplemight be illegal settlers but theyare rightful citizens of the coun-try. Government agencies hesi-tate to provide any form of infra-structural access to such slumssince it could lead them to claimde facto tenure security. Slumresidents, for their part, cannot
and do not invest their ownresources in building infrastruc-ture because there is always theimpending threat of displace-ment. They opt instead for illegalconnections that are expensiveand unreliable.
This is where alternative serv-ice providers play a big role.They can work in informal slumsand low-income groups, sincetheir involvement does not affector confer legal status on theslums. In some cases, they havein fact leveraged their position tonegotiate with the governmentauthorities to seek legal connec-tions that could eventuallychange the status of the slums.
The government has an ambi-tious target of making Indiaslum-free by 2020. Under theRajiv Awas Yojana, which comesunder the Jawaharlal NehruNational Urban RenewalMission, and some other pro-grammes, more than $20 billiondollars was planned as invest-ment to realise this goal. TheWorld Bank, for one, doesn’tseem to think this is possible —it estimates that long after 2020,nearly 200 million Indians couldbe living in slums, up from thecurrent 90 million. This progno-sis makes it all the more urgentthat instead of relying on triedand tested methods, we try newapproaches. While the top-downapproach to urban planning maybe necessary, it is not sufficientin itself. It needs to additionallytake advantage of the comple-mentary strengths of NGOs andthe wider community to get bet-ter results. Such a partnershipapproach may not give speedyresults, but it can create lastingfacilities. And that’s what finallymatters.
(Thillai Rajan A. is aProfessor, Department ofManagement Studies, IIT
Madras, and SrihariniNarayanan is a Project Officer
at IIT Madras.)
Monday | July 13, 2015
BY DINAKAR PERI
India has mastered atomic, spaceand missile development, butcontinues to import basic defence
equipment. ‘Make in India’ needs acourse correction within the largerrealm of technology development.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’scall last year to ‘Make in India’ hasfired up the imagination of the nationand the world alike. Speaking at AeroIndia 2015 in Bengaluru in February,Mr. Modi stressed that defence man-ufacturing was at the “heart of the‘Make in India’ programme” and thatwe are “developing India’s defenceindustry with a sense of mission.”This has brought cheer to the Indianprivate industry, which has been longdeprived of a level playing field, andthe Micro, Small and MediumEnterprises (MSME) which havenever been in the race due to longtimelines and unending delays.
‘Make in India’ was brought intofocus again when Mr. Modiannounced in Paris that 36 Rafalefighter jets from France would bepurchased — a decision sidesteppingthe original Medium Multi RoleCombat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal for126 fighter aircraft. But howevergood the initiative sounds, a closerlook raises some fundamental ques-tions on what it means in defence andwhat value it can accrue to the nationin terms of technological capabilities.
There seems to be a general percep-tion that ‘Make in India’ is the magicsolution for developing India’s fledg-ling domestic military-industrialcomplex. There is no doubt that‘Make in India’, if implemented well,has the potential to bring in a manu-facturing revolution, which Indiamissed during the early phase of eco-nomic transition when it leapfroggedfrom an agrarian to a service econo-my. It has the potential to create hun-dreds of thousands of jobs for allthose who graduate from our educa-tional institutions every year. Buthaving said that, the ‘Make in India’campaign has its limitations in whatit can and cannot do to build capabil-
ities in the country.
The initiative is only one half of theframework needed to realise the goalof technological sovereignty and self-reliance in defence production. It willachieve its purpose once the share ofmanufacturing in GDP goes up,which in itself is no mean task.
Beyond that, for technological sover-eignty in defence, it has to be com-plemented by a ‘Made in India’ effortor a drive for indigenisation.
Why indigenisation?
There is a lot of talk about ‘Make inIndia’ bringing in greater ForeignDirect Investment (FDI) and technol-ogy transfer in defence, thus givingaccess to critical technologies. Butthe fact remains that whatever priceis paid or strategic partnerships areforged, no one will part with theircore technologies. India has beenassembling Russian fighter aircraft
and tanks for decades, got in technol-ogy for guns and submarines, but it isstill nowhere near building them onits own. In fact, if those efforts hadfructified, India would not be import-ing, but exporting medium multi-rolecombat aircraft. Critical technologiesmust be developed indigenously,whatever the cost. This is the case in
point with some upcoming big ticketdeals like submarines and aircraftcarrier technologies.
India has been attempting indigeni-sation since Independence in differ-ent fields with varying degrees ofsuccess. While atomic, space andstrategic missile development sawtremendous progress, positioningIndia as a global player to reckonwith, other fields such as defence arestill in their infancy. It is bewilderingthat a country which can build inter-continental ballistic missiles andlaunch interplanetary missions can-not manufacture assault rifles, bullet
proof jackets and snow boots. In factIndia’s development efforts are rid-dled with several such paradoxes.While it has literally mastered rocketscience,overcoming technologydenial regimes, it falls flat on thebasics. In fact, therein partly lies theanswer. Technology denial had inad-vertently benefited this country, the
long learning curve notwithstanding.
‘Made in’ versus ‘Make in’
The biggest anomaly with indigeni-sation in India is that we take greatpride in the percentage of indigenisa-tion. A smaller percentage of indi-genisation is met by imports, whichusually happen to be the most criticalcomponents — the engine, avionics,radar, sensors, and so on. We do notneed 60-70 per cent indigenisation.Ideally it should be the other wayaround. Let the government labsdevelop the critical 30-40 per centand outsource the remaining compo-
nents to competent manufacturers inthe industry, which will ensure betterquality and availability at a competi-tive price. The ripple effect will cre-ate a supply chain ecosystem in thecountry. This presents an opportunityfor the industry to take the lead andmake India a global hub for compo-nents on the lines of the automobile
industry in which India has emergedas the hub for small cars.
In addition, there is a discrepancyeven in those percentages. Forinstance, in the case of the LightCombat Aircraft Tejas, while theAeronautical Development Agencyhad put the indigenous content at 70per cent, a recent Comptroller andAuditor General report said it “actu-ally worked out to about 35 per cent”as of January this year, as critical sys-tems such as the engine, the multi-mode radar, the display systems andthe flight control systems wereimported.
Further, based on the principle ofincrementalism, moving from zeroto, say, 60-70 per cent is relativelyeasier; the challenge lies in pushingbeyond that in phases.
For instance, the Navy, owing tosome foresight, had set up a NavalDesign Bureau and made impressivestrides in ship design and construc-tion comparable to the best in theworld. But the challenge is theweapons and sensors on board, whichare largely imported. To address this,a balance needs to be struck betweenthe two India’s — ‘Make in’ and‘Made in’ or indigenisation. They donot supplement each other.
The offset policy which has so farfailed to yield any meaningful returnsneeds to be tweaked. This can be anenabler in developing the requiredskills in shaping the ecosystem, asMr. Modi said during Aero India —“I want our offsets policy not as ameans to export low-end products,but to acquire state-of-the art technol-ogy and skills in core areas of priori-ty.” Placing a moratorium on importof certain class of products/technolo-gies presents a sensible option.
Defence Minister ManoharParrikar had echoed a similar view afew months ago when he said 10-15critical technologies would be identi-fied and frozen for indigenous devel-opment. It’s time to enshrine that in apolicy and the upcoming ‘Make inIndia’ for defence policy is the appro-priate framework with a separatecomponent to address the issue of‘Made in India’.
India’s ambitions of being a greatpower fall flat as long as it is depend-ent on imports for military hardware.It is time to realign the ‘Make inIndia’ initiative to derive true valueout of it. ‘Make in India’ needs acourse correction to position it withinthe larger realm of technology devel-opment. Only then can India insulateitself from external pressures andexercise strategic autonomy in deci-sion-making.
Going after crooked deals
Solutions can come from the slums
Mastering rocket science, failing basics
EDITORIAL4 NEW DELHI | MONDAY | JULY 13, 2015Fight For Right
The agreement signed this week by the governmentsof India and the United States to implement theForeign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is
yet another weapon in India’s war against tax evasion andblack money. It requires both governments to exchangefinancial information on offshore accounts of each other’scitizens in their respective territories. The agreement maynot be of any great use to India in the immediate context— since the proportion of Indian tax-evaders hiding fundsin the U.S. is negligible compared to those doing so in taxhavens such as the Bahamas, Cayman Islands andLuxembourg — but signing it was still essential since theU.S. imposes strict punitive measures on companies thatare not registered under FATCA. Basically, failure to signit would have meant companies such as the State Bank ofIndia and the ICICI bank would have become highlyuncompetitive in the U.S. The U.S.’s motivation to getIndia to agree to FATCA is clear: the more signatoriesthere are to it, fewer will be the number of places wheretax-evaders can hide. There are 110 jurisdictions that havesigned in, including several of the tax havens. FromIndia’s point of view, the agreement is a simple bilateraldeal, but it must be looked at in the context of its concert-ed ongoing efforts to deal with black money. By means oflegislation in India and multilateral agreements signedwith other countries, India has been closing the netaround tax-evaders as never before. The Black MoneyAct of 2015 makes failing to declare foreign assets orincome a costly proposition: apart from the flat 30 percent tax levied on foreign income, individuals who fail todeclare it will have to pay a penalty three times the taxamount (which will work out to 90 per cent of the valueof the income). They could also face a possible jail term.Internationally, India last month joined the MultilateralCompetent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on theAutomatic Exchange of Financial Account Information,which has 59 other members. This ensures multilateralsharing of financial information on an automatic and sys-tematic basis, unlike in the previous system in whichonly information pertaining to specific individuals wouldbe shared, that too when there was suspicion of wrong-doing. Taken together, the Black Money Act, the MCAA,and now the FATCA agreement comprise a formidablesystem aimed at curbing black money. Indeed, it is themost systematic and concerted effort made by India todate. This commendable and long-overdue initiative willsend forth the message that the government is intent ondoing what it had promised to do — to curb irregularitiesinvolving funds held in foreign lands, and blackmoney.
India has been attempting indigenisation since Independence indifferent fields with varying degrees of success. While atomic,
space and strategic missile development saw tremendous progress,positioning India as a global player to reckon with, other fieldssuch as defence are still in their infancy. It is bewildering that acountry which can build inter-continental ballistic missiles and
launch interplanetary missions cannot manufacture assault rifles,bullet proof jackets and snow boots. In fact India’s developmentefforts are riddled with several such paradoxes. While it has liter-ally mastered rocket science,overcoming technology denial regimes,it falls flat on the basics. In fact, therein partly lies the answer.Technology denial had inadvertently benefited this country, the
long learning curve notwithstanding.
The government has an ambitious target of making India slum-free by 2020. Under the Rajiv Awas Yojana, which comes under
the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, andsome other programmes, more than $20 billion dollars was
planned as investment to realise this goal. The World Bank, forone, doesn’t seem to think this is possible — it estimates thatlong after 2020, nearly 200 million Indians could be living in
slums, up from the current 90 million.
5 NEW DELHI | MONDAY | JULY 13, 2015Fight for right
Kyrgyzstan key ...its support to India`s candidature for a per-
manent United Nations Security Council seat.The two sides signed four agreements,
including in defence cooperation, and aMemorandum of Mutual Understanding andCooperation in the field of elections.
"We see an important place for Central Asiain India`s future. We can reinforce eachother`s economic progress. We can contributeto cooperation and integration across the dif-ferent regions of Asia," he said.
He said India and Central Asia "seek apeaceful and secure neigbourhood at a timeof challenges in our region. And we haveshared interest in combating extremism andterrorism that has become a threat withoutborders".
Modi expressed happiness over the agree-ment between the two countries` electioncommissions, and said he looked forward to aparliamentary delegation from Kyrgyzstanvisiting India.
The Indian leader said both sides spoke atlength about strengthening ties in trade,investment, tourism, culture and humanresource development.
Modi said the launch of a tele-medicinelink with India, which he is to inaugurate,would be the first in the region.
"We will also initiate the second phase ofthe Kyrgyz-India Mountain Bio-MedicalResearch Center.
"I am pleased that we have established anIndia-Kyrgyz Centre for InformationTechnology in the Kyrgyz State University inBishkek.
"Information technology is critical for suc-cess today and for creating opportunities forthe youth. We will be pleased to set up simi-lar centres in other major cities inKyrgystan."
Modi said both countries would hold around table in Bishkek in the field of agricul-ture to explore possible avenues for coopera-tion and identify concrete projects.
"Kyrgystan`s commitment to the UNPeacekeeping Missions is truly laudable."
He said the bilateral defence ties werestrong. "We have just completed a joint exer-cise... We have decided to hold joint militaryexercises on an annual basis".
"The IT Centre in the Kyrgyz MilitaryAcademy is an example of innovative coop-eration that is important to both countries".
He said the new agreement on defencecooperation would provide a framework tobroaden engagement and would include thedefence technology.
He congratulated President Atambaev onKyrgyzstan joining the Eurasian EconomicUnion and said both sides have agreed that aFree Trade Agreement between India andEEU would substantially increase coopera-tion.
"He expressed support for an early comple-tion of the Joint Study Group`s feasibilityreport. We agree this will make Kyrgyzstan abase for India`s economic engagement in theregion," Modi added.
The agreement on defence cooperationseeks to deepen cooperation in matters relat-ing to security, military education and train-ing, military exercises, and exchange of expe-rience, military instructors and observers.
Both sides also inked a MoU on coopera-tion in the fields of standards and culture.
India, Kyrgyzstan sign ....and delegation level talks at the Ala-Archa
State Residence.The agreement on defence cooperation
seeks to "deepen cooperation in matters relat-ing to defence, security, military educationand training, conduct of joint military exer-cises, exchange of experience and informa-tion, exchange of military instructors andobservers".
The second is a Memorandum of MutualUnderstanding and Cooperation in the fieldof elections. The third is a MoU betweenKyrgyzstan`s economy ministry and theBureau of Indian Standards on cooperation inthe field of standards. The fourth agreementdeals with culture.
India, Kyrgyzstan to...exchange of military instructors and
observers".The Memorandum of Mutual
Understanding and Cooperation in the fieldof Elections, which was inked on the Indianside by Deputy Election Commissioner V.Zutshi with a Kyrgyz official, "would buildtechnical assistance and capacity support forthe election commissions in electoral man-agement and administration".
The third MoU between the Ministry ofEconomy of Kyrgyzstan and Bureau ofIndian Standards (BIS) aims "to strengthenand enhance technical cooperation in thefields of standardization, conformity assess-ment and sharing of expertise on mutual tradewith the aim of exchanging necessary infor-mation and expertise between the two par-ties".
The agreement on cultural cooperation isfor "preservation of cultural heritage, organi-sation of folk arts, theatre, youth festivals andcooperation in publishing and translation of
literature, sports and physical culture,exchange of archival materials, history, andgeography".
PM Modi gifts...earlier discussed a wide range of issues
with Kyrgyzstan President AlmazbekSharshenovich Atambayev.
Prime Minister Modi started his day todayby paying his tributes at the VictoryMonument in Bishkek.He has so far visitedUzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Ufa in Russiafor the BRICS and SCO Summits.
Pakistan Will ...Pakistani parliament.Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has
also not shown government's intention to takethis matter to the parliament.
"Pakistan has included the Mumbai issue inthe joint statement because we wanted Indiato provide us 'solid evidence' against theaccused for their prosecution," Mr Rashidsaid, expressing his government's strongresolve against terrorism.
"Pakistan is prosecuting those allegedlyinvolved in Mumbai attack case. But we needevidence. After the joint statement ofPakistani and Indian prime ministers the onusof providing evidence is on India," he saidwhen asked whether the government wouldbring a legislation regarding recording ofvoice sample.
The minister said India had not yet provid-ed Pakistan "solid evidence".
Lakhvi's counsel Raja Rizwan Abbasi saidthe government was knocked off over thevoice sample issue in 2011.
"Unless it goes for a legislation in the par-liament in this regard the voice sample of hisclient has become a history," he said.
Lakhvi has been released on bail sinceApril 10. He and six others - Abdul Wajid,Mazhar Iqbal, Hamad Amin Sadiq, ShahidJameel Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younis Anjum- have been in Adiala Jail for nearly six yearsin connection with planning and executingthe Mumbai attack in November, 2008 thatleft 166 people killed.
India has been upset over the almost non-existent trial in the 2008 Mumbai attack case,with even the mastermind Lakhvi beingreleased by the court as the Pakistan govern-ment failed to furnish the required evidence.
Rain Gods May...On tax revenues, Mr Jaitley said, "There are
some sporadic data which indicate a signifi-cant recovery."
"Yesterday's indirect revenue data for thefirst quarter did indicate that Customs Duty,Excise Duty, Service Tax, even without addi-tional revenue measures were up 14.5 percent over the past fiscal," he said whilespeaking at the NABARD Foundation Daycelebrations in Mumbai today.
The minister said that the overall growth inindirect tax collection would be 37 per cent ifthe additional revenue measures are takeninto account. "The silver lining is that rev-enue situation may be more comfortable...compared to last year.
"And therefore with the ongoing reformprocess, and some more significant changeslike GST in the pipeline, increased infraspending this year, emphasis on smart cities,when all these initiatives get onto the field,then our aspiration to cross that 8 per centgrowth and get to the 8-10 per cent level isnot something which is completely out ofsight. "... (it is) something which may beimminently achievable," he said.
Pointing to the recent IMF projection of 7.5per cent growth vis-a-vis the global growthprojection of 3.2-3.3 per cent this year, MrJaitley said what we need is both highergrowth and redistribution of resources.
"We need higher growth on one hand andwe need to flag the concerns of the economyin those sections where the benefits of thatgrowth process must reach first," he said.
On Greece crisis, he noted that the worldeconomy is passing through troubled times.
"We have the lesson from Greece to belearned. And the big message is that the coun-tries must learn to spend within their means.If they didn't do that then they will haveunusual crisis confronting you. And thereforewe are well tracked on a roadmap where ourown fiscal deficit,CAD are broadly comingunder control and inflation is under control."
Last week IMF said pegged global econom-ic growth at 3.2-3.3 per cent, while projectingIndia's growth at 7.5 per cent for financialyear 2015.
Opposition May...Bandhopadhyay (TMC). Though RJD chief
Lalu Prasad has been invited, he hasexpressed inability to attend due to priorcommitments. Bihar Chief Minister NitishKumar and JD(U) president Sharad Yadav areamong the invitees.
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), which was part of theCongress-led UPA until two years back, andAIUDF, which has a tie-up with the Congressin Assam, are also invited.
The regional parties which are not part ofthe BJP-led NDA, but have still been keptaway, include the AIADMK, BJD and TRS,which rule Tamil Nadu, Odisha andTelangana respectively. Congress' ties withthese parties within and outside Parliament
are at best lukewarm.In Bihar, the JD(U), RJD, Congress and
NCP have resolved to fight unitedly under theleadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,while the Left will go to the hustings as a sep-arate bloc.
Congress is utilising the opportunity tosend a message of larger opposition unity at atime when BJP and the Modi Government areon the backfoot following a series of contro-versies after revelations of External AffairsMinister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan ChiefMinister Vasundhara Raje extending help to"fugitive" former IPL boss Lalit Modi. It isalso facing heat for the Vyapam scam inwhich the Supreme
Seek 'Respectable'...MP from Madhepura, who has recently
junked the RJD supremo Lalu Prasad to floathis outfit.
On his equations with the Jan Adhikar Partyfounder, Mr Manjhi said that the two sharedidentical views on socio-economic and polit-ical issues, besides issues related to deprivedsections of the society.
"We have been together on a host of politi-cal issues for quite some," the HAM(Secular) leader said about his relations withPappu Yadav.
The Jan Adhikar Party founding leader toopraised the former chief minister saying hewas a bigger leader than the incumbent chiefminister Nitish Kumar and the RJD supremoLalu Prasad.
"If the secular alliance can project NitishKumar as its face in the assembly polls, thenthe NDA too should come forward withManjhi's candidature," Mr Yadav said.
The Madhepura MP said that the HAM(Secular) leader was any day more powerfulthan either the JD(U) leader or RJD supremoas he enjoyed the backing of 22 per cent dalitpopulation.
Mr Manjhi's latest political move as well ashis subtle hints to go with Pappu Yadav in theevent of not getting desired number of seatsfor the assembly polls may have causedheartburn for the BJP leadership which hadrecently overcome similar move of muscleflexing by another ally - Rashtriya LokSamata Party (RLSP).
The RLSP had called for its leader UpendraKushwaha's projection as the NDA's chiefministerial face and demanded 67 assemblyseats for it.
Gujarat flash ...and wildlife, the report said.The flash floods, with water level rising up
to nine feet, badly affected and disturbed theriverine ecosystem of Shetrunji and surround-ing areas of Amreli and Bhavnagar districts.
"The carcasses of the lions were crematedafter postmortem by veterinary doctors, whileremains of other animals were buried afterrojkam/panchnama in the presence ofgazetted forest officials.
"The majority of carcasses of blue bullswere found in the Shetrunji dam at Palitana asthey drained along with water of riverShetrunji in the dam," the report said.
However, after the flood, when the officialsvisited the
affected areas, wildlife, including Asiaticlions, was seen moving and fresh kills of bluebulls were also observed.
Some lions found in "weak health andshocked condition" were supplemented withnecessary treatment and food by the staffinvolved in the operation.
Govt servants ...As per the rules notified under the Lokpal
Act, every public servant shall file details ofassets and liabilities, including those of theirspouse, as on March 31 every year, on orbefore July 31 of that year.
For 2014, the last date for filing returns wasSeptember 15, which was later extended toDecember-end, then till April 30, and now upto October 15 this year. All Group A, B and Cemployees are supposed to file a declarationunder the new rules.
Employees need to give details like cash inhand, bank deposits, investment in bonds,debentures, shares and units in companies ormutual funds, insurance policies, providentfund, personal loans and advance given toany person or entity, among others.
Parliamentary Panel...Monday," he said, when a "final" decision
is likely to be taken.The panel was in favour of a large number
of demands of members, including 100 percent hike in salary, constituency allowanceand office allowance of MPs, an approxi-mately 75 per cent raise in pension of ex-MPsapart from facilities for their "companions" inplace of "spouses".
However, since the issue kicked up a con-troversy and a number of political parties crit-icised the move, there has been a re-think andthe panel is likely to drop some recommenda-tions. Some of the proposals have also notfound favour with the government.
Some panel members are of the view thatsince the issue has raked up a controversy, thepanel should delay a decision in the matter.Rising prices and agrarian problems in vari-ous parts also weighed on them.
JD(U) MP KC Tyagi, a member in thepanel, said he will request the Chairman to
put off the meeting for the time being. "It isnot the appropriate time to decide about thesalary of MPs. It may send a wrong signal topeople that MPs are adamant on increasingtheir salaries and perks anyhow".
Mr Tyagi said he was in favour of raisingthe pay and perks of parliamentarians but itshould be done by an independent body withMPs not playing any role. An independentbody should be constituted to decide thesalary and perks of MPs "keeping in mind thebenefits announced by various boards andcommissions appointed for revision ofwages", he said.
Shiv Sena...be mindful of citizens' right to walk on
footpaths before using their discretionarypowers to grant permission for pandals.
Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray today, how-ever, fiercely spoke out against the court'sdecision, adding that the festivals will contin-ue to be celebrated with fervour.
While addressing party workers and mem-bers of the Ganpati mandal, the Sena Chiefsaid, "If not India, will Ganpati festival nowbe celebrated in Pakistan? The tradition wasstarted by Lokmanya Tilak, not Dawood. It'ssad that are own people approach the courtwith such complaints."
When asked if the Sena will appeal againstthe decision, Mr Thackeray said, "I am intouch with the Chief Minister. He has assuredme that he will look into the matter."
The Dahi Handi and Ganpati festivals areset to fall in September this year, and Navratriwill be celebrated in October.
Govt working ...out with a doable and effective insurance
programme, wherein the farmer is able to atleast recover the basic inputs that he puts in,in the events of uncertainties created by morethan one reasons," Jaitely told the 34thFoundation Day celebrations of Nabard here.
The present crop insurance schemes coveronly the loans which a farmer has taken frombanks.
Noting that the agriculture sector presentsits own set of challenges with successive lowrate of growth over the years, he admitted,"We have been unable to ensure even a 4 percent growth consistently in the field of agri-culture."
"With productivity levels reasonably lowand 85 per cent farmers being small and mar-ginal, the agriculture sector is afflicted byhigher input costs, low level of irrigation,high indebtedness, absence of an effectiveinsurance mechanism and adverse impacts ofclimate change," he said.
Uma Bharti...reported remarks that she felt "scared" over
reports of deaths of people associated withthe scam, said she was "fully" with Chouhanon the issue.
Bharti, a former Madhya Pradesh ChiefMinister, had later denied making the state-ment that she feared for her life or wasscared.
"Shivrajji is not involved in corruption.Why should he resign? I am fully withShivrajji and will rather say that he is runningthe state government better than me. He hasmore patience than me," she told RajatSharma in 'Aap ki Adalat' on India TV,according to a release from the channel.
The Union Minister of Water Resources,River Development and Ganga Rejuvenationsaid she had no ambition of becoming thestate's chief minister again.
Asked about BJP leader Arun Shourie'sremark that the 'trimurti' of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah andFinance Minister Arun Jaitley were runningboth the party and the government, she saidall three leaders were held in high regardseven by their rivals.
"If this trimurti will not run (governmentand party), then who will run? This trimurtimust continue. I would rather say, they areBrahma, Vishnu and Mahesh," Bharti said.
Known as a firebrand leader, Bharti saidshe had now mellowed down after beinggiven the task of Ganga rejuvenation andbecame 'waterbrand'. "Earlier, I was a fire-brand, but now I have become a waterbrand,"she said.
Praising Prime Minister Modi, she said hehad brought discipline not only among partyleaders and ministers but also bureaucrats."Those who are not in the habit of followingdiscipline, they then start fearing," she said.
Infiltration bid ...ammunitions including three AK rifles, one
UGBL, 12 magazines and 300 rounds andwarlike stores have been recovered from themilitants, ANI reported.
Repeated instances of ceasefire violationshave been reported from the LoC.
On July 6, Pakistan violated ceasefire inArnia and Nowgam regions of Jammu andKashmir's RS Pura sector and Kupwara dis-trict, killing one BSF jawan.
On June 22, Pakistani Rangers had violatedthe ceasefire in the same RS Pura sector.
Tatkal marriage ...existing fee structure, one has to shell out
Rs 10,000 to get marriage registration certifi-cate within 24 hours, using tatkal service.
Government has now proposed to reducefee of tatal service from the existing Rs10,000 to Rs 1000.
Last year in April, Revenue Department ofthe Delhi government had introduced 'tatalservice' for registering marriage on the linesof passports and rail tickets.
This service was introduced to provide thepapers on priority basis to those who seekthem urgently.
"We have proposed to reduce the fee oftatkal service from the existing Rs 10,000 toRs 1,000. The move will also encourage peo-ple to register their nuptials with govern-ment," a senior government official told PTI.
The official also said that the move alsoaims to curb corruption due to inexpensivefee of such service besides boosting govern-ment's revenue.
Blast damages ...century citadel that overlooks the Old City,
said the official SANA news agency and theSyrian Observatory for Human Rights.
"A powerful explosion was heard after mid-night Saturday. It was caused by the blowingup of a tunnel in the Old City near the AleppoCitadel," the Observatory said.
"The blast caused the collapse of part of thewall of the citadel," said Observatory chiefRami Abdel Rahman.
It was unclear who was behind the attack,he said, but it was immediately followed byclashes between rebels and governmentforces who are battling for control of thenorthern city.
SANA said "terrorists" blew up the tunnel,causing the damage to the historic citadel.
The Syrian government and its mediadescribe as "terrorists" the various armedgroups who have been battling to oustPresident Bashar al-Assad's regime since2011.
Rebel fighters in Aleppo, Syria's secondlargest city and pre-war commercial hub,have often set off explosions in tunnels thatthey have dug under military targets beforelaunching attacks on them.
Thermal coal ...which is used mainly for steel-making,
however remained nearly stagnant with lessthan 1 per cent increase in the period at 8.17MT, according to the Indian Ports Association(IPA).
These 12 major ports had handled 19.62MT and 8.10 MT of thermal and coking coal,respectively, in the first quarter of the previ-ous fiscal.
Altogether, they handled 32.25 MT coalduring the April-June quarter of the currentfiscal as against 27.72 MT in the same quar-ter of the previous fiscal.
Coal is the mainstay of India's energy pro-gramme as 70 per cent of power generation isdependent on the dry fuel, while CoalMinister Piyush Goyal has been emphasisingthe need to increase the production by state-run Coal India. India is the third-largest pro-ducer of coal, after China and the US, and has299 billion tonnes of resources and 123 bil-lion tonnes of proven reserves, which maylast for over 100 years. India has 12 majorports -- Kandla, Mumbai, JNPT, Marmugao,New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Ennore, VO Chidambarnar, Visakhapatnam, Paradipand Kolkata (including Haldia) which handleapproximately 61 per cent of the country'stotal cargo traffic.
Thermal coal is used in power generationand with the world's largest miner Coal India,which accounts for over 80 per cent of thedomestic requirement consistently failing tomeet its target as well as demand of the firms,the power plants resort to imports.
Less production coupled with increaseddemand from power firms is further wideningthe demand-supply gap in the country, whichis likely to widen to 185.5 MT in 2016-17.
Coal India could record barely a 31 MTincrease in coal production in four years from2010 to 2014, but in 2014-15, it recorded anincrease of 32 MT.
For the current fiscal, CIL's production tar-get has been fixed at 550 MT.
CIL missed the production target for 2014-15 by 3 per cent recording an output of494.23 MT. The company?s output target was507 MT for the fiscal. In 2013-14, the compa-ny had clocked production of 462.53 MTagainst a target of 482 MT.
In 2012-13, Coal India produced 452.5 MTof coal, falling short of the 464 MT goal.
The Centre has announced plans to boostCoal India's annual production to the level of1 billion tonnes by 2019 to meet growing fueldemand.
Asaram case...this," said witness Kripal Singh`s father.Ram Kripal was shot while he was on his
way home from the market in Shahjahanpuron Friday night. He passed away later at aBareilly hospital.He is the third witness tolose his life in the controversy surroundingthe contentious godman.
Website of ISRO's ...hackers. This comes two days after ISRO
launched five British satellites from its PolarSatellite Launch Vehicle, its heaviest com-mercial launch, from Sriharikota in AndhraPradesh.
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Almost half of thetotal energy used inrunning a computer
goes in cooling it down.That is going to changenow.
Researchers at ChalmersUniversity of Technology,Sweden, have developed amethod for efficientlycooling electronics usinggraphene-based film.
Getting rid of excessheat in efficient ways isimperative to prolongingelectronic lifespan, andwould also lead to a con-siderable reduction inenergy usage, experts said.
The film is attachable toelectronic componentsmade of silicon and has athermal conductivitycapacity that is four timesthat of copper.
A team led by professorJohan Liu from ChalmersUniversity had earliershown that graphene can
have a cooling effect onsilicon-based electronics,but the challenge was tostick a thick layer ofgraphene to silicon chips.
"We have solved thisproblem by creating strongcovalent bonds betweenthe graphene film and thesurface, which is an elec-tronic component made ofsilicon," Liu said.
Moreover, functionalisa-tion using this kind ofbonding doubles the ther-mal conductivity of thegraphene.
"Increased thermalcapacity could lead to sev-eral new applications forgraphene. One example isthe integration ofgraphene-based film intomicroelectronic devicesand systems, such as high-ly efficient Light EmittingDiode, lasers and radio fre-quency components forcooling purposes," Liusaid.
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.
Mexico City couldbecome the firstcity in the world
to limit the number ofUber cars, according todraft regulation that thecompany said on Fridayalso threatens to wipe outits most popular service inthe giant metropolis.
Aside from the fleetlimit, the plan seen byReuters aims to enforce aminimum car value ofMXN 250,000 (roughlyRs. 10 lakhs) on Uber andcompanies like it, a bigworry for the ride-hailingservice that is comingunder increasing pressurefrom regulators.
The San Francisco-based company said theminimum value would hithard Uber X, its cheapestand most popular serviceused by 90 percent of driv-ers. The start-up cost tomost drivers using theservice was about MXN150,000, Uber said.
"This would imply theend of Uber X," the com-pany said in a statement.
"This would dramaticallyincrease the cost anddecrease availability forMexican riders."
A Mexico City govern-
ment official working onthe regulation confirmedthe details of the plan,which was drafted onThursday and is expectedto be finished next week.The official noted thatdetails of the draft are stillbeing negotiated.
The draft does not spec-ify the exact car limit.Regulation by MexicoCity would be the first forUber in Latin America.
All cars in Mexico Cityworth over MXN 250,000are subject to an annualtax, meaning the proposedregulation carries a poten-tial double-whammy forthe services.
No city in the world hasyet imposed a cap on the
number of Uber cars incirculation, Uber's publicpolicy chief Corey Owenssaid this week in an inter-view.
Ruben Alcantara, a taxiunion leader, said hewould demand that Uber'scars cost at least MXN400,000 when he meetswith the government todiscuss the regulation onMonday.
Uber, which has been
valued at over $40 billion,opened in Mexico City in2013 and says it is one ofits fastest-growing mar-kets with 500,000 cus-tomers and over 10,000drivers, some of whomshare cars.
Its competitor Cabify,which says it has 300,000users in the city, said alimit on its number ofvehicles made "no sense"because many of its driv-ers worked part-time.
The planned regulationwould also require Uber'sdrivers to have permitsand to pay a percentage ofits revenue to a city trans-port fund, as shown by anearlier draft.
A city official said onTuesday the permits wereexpected to cost MXN1,599 a year and the rev-enue levy would be 1.5percent, a figure thatOwens put at the "highend" of what the companypays in other major cities.
The figures could stillchange, officials say.
Mexico City Could Be FirstGlobally to Limit Uber Cars
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stormed on a number of issues,including technology and cyber-security, during the seventh edi-tion of Data Security Council ofIndia (DSCI) best practices meetBengaluru.
Participants spoke on policymatters, proposed industry steps,market response, globallyevolved practices, technology
innovation, industry standards,architectural designs and others.
"In the current landscape, theindustry is witnessing wide-scaleadoption of new technology solu-tions that are leading to buildingcomplex digital business modelsaround technological break-throughs," said NandkumarSaravade, CEO, DSCI on Friday,at the two day meet held on July9 and 10.
"Cyber criminals take benefitof the scale and complexitybrought about by the Digitaltransformation to attack thesebusiness models. Hence, cyber-security becomes crucial whilearchitecting the security of thesemodels," added Saravade at themeet themed as 'ArchitectingSecurity for DigitalTransformation'.
"As digital technologies on theone hand creates immense oppor-
tunities, it gives rise to consider-able vulnerabilities that canweaken the security posture,"said K.K. Natarajan, CEO,Mindtree.
The best practices meetfocused on Cyber Insurance,Management of Legal Risks inIT-enabled businesses, TheWearables: Relevance toEnterprise and cyber and nationalsecurity.
As many as 300 participantsattended the event featuring 50eminent speakers from the indus-try.
National Association ofSoftware and ServicesCompanies (Nasscom) which setup DSCI says it is committed tomaking cyberspace safe, secureand trusted by establishing bestpractices, standards and initia-tives.
DSCI Focuses on Cyber-Security for Digital Transformation
Just around 20 minutes of video gamesafter a hectic day at office can provideyou quick stress relief, says a study.
The study, published in the journalComputers in Human Behaviour, howev-er, said that choosing violent games tobust stress may be problematic as theymay increase aggressive outcomes.
The study authored by assistant profes-sor Karyn Riddle from the University ofWisconsin-Madison and two of its gradu-ate students looked at how video gamesmay be used to manage emotions.
The participants included 82 undergrad-uate communication students. Half of theparticipants were asked to play a frustrat-ing video game while the other halfskipped the frustrating game and wentdirectly to the next phase of the study.
The frustrating game was designed to benearly impossible to complete, although
the participants were led to believe theyshould be able to go through all the levelsin 10 minutes.
All the participants then played for 18minutes either a violent or a non-violentgame and then filled out a questionnaireabout their emotions and feelings aboutthe game.
The researchers found that frustratedplayers were motivated to progress fartherin the games, which decreased their frus-tration and boosted feelings of competen-cy.
This process of emotional restorationincreased players' enjoyment of bothgames.
However, those players who highlyenjoyed the violent game showed a ten-dency to perceive the world in a more hos-tile way than those who played the non-violent game.
Playing Video Games CanProvide Stress Relief, Study Says
SPORTS7 NEW DELHI | MONDAY | JULY 13, 2015Fight for right
displayed an all-round per-formance to register acommendable 62-run vic-tory over Zimbabwe in thesecond One-DayInternational (ODI), with amatch yet to play, and thusclinch the series 2-0 at theHarare Sports Club here onSunday.?
For India, openersMurali Vijay (72) and skip-per Ajinkya Rahane (63)starred with the bat to helpthe visitors reach 271/8 in50 overs.
In reply, some tightbowling by the Indians andthe hosts' wickets falling atregular intervals chokedZimbabwe as they werebundled out for 209 in 49overs. For India,Bhuvneshwar Kumar(4/33) was the pick of thebowlers.
Put in to bat, India gotoff to a slow start with cap-tain Rahane and Vijay tak-ing their time to settle
down. The two went on toscore 39 in the first 10overs.
The next 10 overs alsosaw the visitors playsedately, spending theirtime in the middle, to judgethe wicket rather thanbeing aggressive andplayed 68 deliveries as dotballs in the first 20 overs.
But India managed to keeptheir wickets and posted78/0 in 20 overs.
Zimbabwe bowlersNeville Madziva, BrianVitori, Donald Tiripanowere all disciplined andeconomical.
Rahane, looking to upthe scoring rate, fell in the26th over but only after
building a strong founda-tion. The Rahane-Vijayopening stand accountedfor 112 runs. Zimbabwethen sensed a chance ofpicking wickets afterbreaking the stand.
Rahane's wicket didn'tput a check on India asMan-of-the-Match Vijayscored freely but failed to
reach his maiden ODI cen-tury as he was caught bysubstitute fielder MalcolmWaller at long-on offMadziva.
The visitors were com-fortable at 159/2 in the34th over when Vijaydeparted. His dismissalbrought in Ambati Rayudu,who set up India's victoryin the first ODI with a finecentury.
Rayadu looked in goodtouch and was set to tomake another big score butfell untimely, scoring 41.After Rayudu's departure,Manoj Tiwary (22), RobinUthappa (13), Stuart Binny(25), Kedar Yadav (16),Axar Patel (1) all fellcheaply in trying to scorequickly. But their effortscontributed to help Indiacross the 270-run mark.
For Zimbabwe, Madziva(4/49) was the pick of thebowlers.
Chasing 271, the hostswere reduced to 43/3 bythe 11th over as opener
Vusi Sibanda (2),Hamilton Masakadza (5)and Elton Chigumbara (9)fell in quick succession.Sean Williams (20) alsowent back to the pavilionafter a brief stint withopener Chamu Chibhabhaas Zimbabwe were reducedto 95/4 by the 25th over.
Chibhabha seemed intouch. The fall of wicketsat the other end did notbother him as he scoredfreely and took on theIndian bowlers. The right-handed batsman strucknine fluent boundaries enroute his 70, but wasunlucky as he ran himselfout in the 32nd over whenhis team needed him tostay with the score on130/5.
Soon after, SikandarRaza (18), RichmondMutumbami (32) andGraeme Cremer (27) gotoff to starts but fell in clus-ters to make it difficult forthe hosts to save thematch.
2nd ODI: India Crush Zimbabwe by 62Runs to Take Unbeatable 2-0 Lead
LONDONSerena Williams says
holding all four majortitles at the same timemakes her sixthWimbledon triumph one ofthe sweetest moments ofher career.
Williams defeatedSpain's Garbine Muguruza6-4, 6-4 in Saturday's finalto add the Wimbledon tro-phy to the US, Australianand French Opens shealready had in her collec-tion over the last year.
The 33-year-old's second'Serena Slam' -- she alsoachieved the feat in 2002-03 -- was just one of a slewof historic milestones thatcame with her 21st majortitle. (Serena is Unique,Says Coach)
She is the first woman towin the French Open andWimbledon back to backsince 2002. (SerenaInspired by AgelessFederer)
And if she successfullydefends the US Open titlein August she will becomethe first woman since
Steffi Graf in 1988 to win acalendar Grand Slam.(Serena on Serena - theDress, the Dancing, theSinging)
But of all those achieve-ments it was the 'SerenaSlam' that meant the most.
"I've been trying to win
four in a row for 12 years,and it hasn't happened. I'vehad a couple injuries. Youknow, it's been anup?and?down process,"Williams said.
"I honestly can't say thatlast year or two years agoor even five years ago I
would have thought that Iwould have won four in arow. So just starting thisjourney, having all fourtrophies at home, is incred-ible. That for me stands outthe most."
Serena had banned talkof her legacy-definingachievements throughoutthe tournament.
But the American wasfinally happy to talk mile-stones before walking offcourt with a broad grin asshe balanced the VenusRosewater Dish on herhead.
"I didn't want to talkabout the Serena Slam. Ihonestly wouldn't havethought last year after win-ning the US Open I wouldwin the Serena Slam atall," she said.
"I just knew I wanted towin Wimbledon this year.Of all the Grand Slams, itwas the one I hadn't won ina while. It was like, I real-ly want to win Wimbledon.It happened.
"Just amazing. It feelsreally, really good."
Wimbledon: Serena WilliamsAwed by Latest 'Serena Slam' DHAKA
Soumya Sarkar andMahmudullah struck half-centuries after Bangladeshdismissed South Africacheaply, crushing theProteas by seven wicketsin the second one-dayinternational to tie thethree-match series inDhaka Sunday. The win,which followedBangladesh's steadyprogress in one-day rank-ings, also cemented theirplace in the eight-teamICC Champions Trophy,scheduled to be held inEngland in2017.(Scorecard |Highlights)
Soumya hit a stroke-filled unbeaten 88 whileMahmudullah made 50 asBangladesh raced to 167-3with more than 22 overs inhand, keeping Bangladeshin the series after Friday'sfirst game loss.
Earlier the home teammade swift work of thevisitors, bowling withheart for 162 runs in 46overs, effectively makingthe contest a one-sidedaffair.
Kagiso Rabada, who had
set a new one-day debutbowling record in the pre-vious match, raised hopeswhen he bowled outTamim Iqbal (five) andLitton Das (17).
But Soumya andMahmudullah stood firmfor a 135-run third wicketstand as the Tigers carriedthe game safely in front ofpacked stadium.
Soumya, who faced 79balls and hit 13 fours and asix, swept Imran Tahirover the mid wicket fenceto complete the emphaticvictory -- onlyBangladesh's secondagainst South Africa in 16ODIs.
Earlier, Nasir Hossainfinished with a career best3-26 while left-arm pacerMustafizur Rahmangrabbed 3-38 as SouthAfrica were bowled outwith their lowest scoreagainst Bangladesh on aslow pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Mustafizur drew the firstblood in the fifth overwhen he forced a leadingedge from opener Quintonde Kock as Sabbir Rahmantook a simple catch atbackward point.
Rubel Hossain, whoreturned to the startinglineup for leg-spinnerJubair Hossain, made an
instant impact by knockingthe stumps off HashimAmla (22).
South Africa began tofeel the pressure whenNasir bowled RileeRossouw off his first ball,and Mahmudullah sentDavid Miller home byforcing him to give a sim-ple catch to MashrafeMortaza at short mid wick-et to leave the visitorswobbling at 74-4.
Faf Du Plessis, wholooked solid holding oneend, holed out a catch atlong-on to Soumya Sarkaroff Nasir. His departureafter the top score of 41from 64 balls firmly swungthe game in favour of thehosts.
Mustafizur deceived JPDuminy with an off cutter,forcing him to give a catchat short cover to Sabbir for13 before Rubel trappedChris Morris leg-before for12.
Farhaan Behardien, whosurvived a leg-before deci-sion after it was overturnedby the TV umpire, heldBangladesh off to score 36before he became the lastman to be dismissed.
LONDONDefending champion
Novak Djokovic won athird Wimbledon title and aninth Grand Slam crownon Sunday, ruthlessly shat-tering Roger Federer's bidfor a record eighth AllEngland Club triumph.
World number oneDjokovic won 7-6 (7/1), 6-7 (10/12), 6-4, 6-3 to addthe Wimbledon title to theAustralian Open he cap-tured in January.
It was a catharticmoment for Djokovic just amonth after his heartbreak-ing French Open finaldefeat against StanWawrinka -- a loss thatdenied him the only majortitle he has yet to win.
For 33-year-old Federer,it was a bitterly disappoint-ing end to his bid tobecome the oldestWimbledon champion ofthe Open Era.
The 17-time major win-ner has now gone threeyears since his last GrandSlam triumph.
But he had his chances.In a rollercoaster rematch
of last year's final, he was4-2 up in the first set andhad two set points.
Federer then had to saveseven set points in the sec-
ond set before bravely lev-elling the contest.
However, Djokovic, fiveyears Federer's junior,stepped on the gas andraced away to the title.
Sunday's final was thepair's 40th career meetingand 12th in the GrandSlams.
Djokovic was playing inhis 17th major final com-pared to Federer's 26th.
But despite Federer'smajestic triumph over
Andy Murray in the semi-finals, which suggested hewas not ready for theretirement home just yet,Sunday's reality checklooks certain to leave theSwiss thwarted in his questto add to his record 17Grand Slam title collec-tion.
In front of a Royal Boxcrammed with tennis andHollywood A-listers,including Bjorn Borg, RodLaver, Benedict
Cumberbatch, Hugh Grantand Bradley Cooper,Federer was in the earlyascendancy.
He broke for a 4-2 leadbut Djokovic hit straightback condemning theSwiss to just his secondlost service game in 94served up at the tourna-ment.
Federer then saw two setpoints disappear in the 12thgame, both saved courtesyof back-to-back 120mph
serves.Djokovic capitalised on
his escape, racing throughthe tiebreaker with six con-secutive points to claim theopener when Federerserved up a double fault.
The Serb committed justthree unforced errors in thefirst set, a key statistic inwhat would always be atight encounter.
By contrast, Federer hit11, the same as he sufferedthroughout his semi-finalwin over Murray.
Federer wasted twobreak points in the fifth and11th games of the secondset having saved a first setpoint in the 10th.
That paved the way for atitanic tiebreak where the33-year-old saved six moreset points before levellingthe final on his second setpoint.
At 12/10, it was thelongest tiebreak in aWimbledon final since2000 when Pat Rafterfaced Pete Sampras withthe set taking 65 grippingminutes to complete.
To his credit, Djokovicswiftly recovered, breakingfor a 2-1 lead in the thirdset which became 3-2when rain forced them offfor 20 minutes.
Novak Djokovic Shatters Roger Federer'sDream, Wins Third Wimbledon Title
2nd ODI: Bangladesh Beat South Africa by 7Wickets to Qualify for ICC Champions Trophy
THIRUVANANTHAPURAMSaurav Ghosal regained
the men's title while JoshnaChinappa took thewomen's crown in the 63rdSenior National SquashChampionship here onSunday. Two games up andagain 6-2 in the fourthgame, defending championHarinder Pal Singh Sandhuseemed to have got into thegroove for another tilt atthe title, but the wilyGhosal came up with an
outstanding fight back andpushed the match into thedecisive fifth which hewon comfortably for his10th national title.
The women's final toowas well contested thoughthe score line would notsuggest that. Chinappashowed experience mat-tered while dousing thechallenge of national jun-ior champion Harshit KaurJawanda in three games.
It was Chinappa's 14th
national title as she is wellon way to reach that magi-cal number of 16, which isthe number of titles thatBhuveneswari Kumari hadwon for a record total.Final results:
Cook said his new-lookteam had proved they"could compete withAustralia" after theywrapped up a convincingwin in the first Ashes Testwith more than a day tospare.
Saturday's 169-run suc-cess in Cardiff saw Cook'smen go 1-0 up in the five-match series and was anideal way for England tomark their first matchunder new Australiancoach Trevor Bayliss.
Australia, set whatwould have been a newAshes fourth-inningsrecord winning total of412, were dismissed for242 just over an hour aftertea on the fourth day.
England paceman StuartBroad produced the latestof several decisive Asheshauls in taking three for 39on Saturday after man-of-the-match Joe Root hadgot the hosts going with134 in a first-innings totalof 430.
Cook could scarcelyhave wished for a betterall-round effort than theone England produced inCardiff.
"It's really important forthis group of players toshow that we can competewith Australia," Cook said.
Although it is 14 yearssince Australia won anAshes series in Britain,there had been speculationthey would have a mentaledge over England follow-ing a 5-0 whitewashing ofCook's then side during theprevious Test contestbetween the two sides'Down Under' in 2013/14.
However, England'steam in Cardiff featuredfour Ashes debutants inopener Adam Lyth, wick-et-keeper Jos Buttler, off-spinner Moeen Ali and fastbowler Mark Wood.
"It shows that if we dothe basics well and playwith the right kind of atti-tude we can put Australiaunder pressure," Cook,England's all-time leadingTest run-scorer added.
Saurav Ghosal, Joshna ChinappaEmerge National Squash Champs
Ashes: TriumphantAlastair Cook has Faith in
England's Future
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Food allergies have generated agreat deal of anxiety in recentyears, with some educational
institutions in the UK and USA ban-ning popular staples — especiallypeanut butter — after appeals fromworried parents. Some foreign air-lines also avoid serving peanutsnacks.
What is it?A food allergy is an adverse
immune response to a food protein.It is distinct from other responses tofood, such as food intolerance, phar-macological reactions and toxin-mediated reactions. Food allergy orfood intolerance affects everyone atsome point of time. Other kinds ofreactions to foods are lactose (milkintolerance), food poisoning andtoxic reactions. Unlike food allergy,food intolerance does not involvethe immune system.
Dietician Dr Richa Anand says,"Food allergy symptoms can rangefrom mild to life-threatening andmay include, hives, itching, swellingof the face, lips, tongue and/or eyes,diarrhoea, vomiting, cramps, itchingand tightness of throat, difficulty in
breathing, wheezing, in extremecases, anaphylactic shock."
According to nutritionist PurwaDuggal, "Though food allergies arerare, they may be common in chil-dren under the age of four. Mostchildren who are allergic to milk,eggs, wheat or soy outgrow theirallergies by the time they're five
years old. Fish and shellfish allergiesusually develop later in life, andpeople are unlikely to outgrowthem."
The exact reason behind the rise ofallergies in children is unknown. Buta growing body of evidence suggeststhat a combination of genetic andenvironmental factors is at the root
of most childhood allergies. It isadvisable that a single new foodshould be introduced to a childrather than multiple new options.The FDA estimates that two per centof adults and up to eight per cent ofyoung children have some form offood allergies.Common food allergies
Nuritionist Naini Setalvad shedslight on the foods that many peopleare allergic to:
Cow's and goat's milk and soymilk: All milk products such as lassior buttermilk, cheese, evaporatedand condensed milk, ice-cream,yoghurt are allergic products.
Eggs: Avoid all foods made fromeggs such as French toast, cakes,cookies, pancakes, home madebread.
Soya bean: Avoid soya milk andother foods which contain soya.
Wheat: A person suffering fromarthritis should not be given wheat— it can be replaced with rice, jowaror nachni. This means the allergicperson should not be given foodsmade with cornstarch, semolina orsuji, all purpose or white flour. Soavoid upma, suji lapsi, suji kheer ortoast, cakes, cookies, biscuits and
white sauce.Peanuts: Avoid all foods with
peanuts. However, people who areallergic to peanuts can often eat treenuts like walnuts, cashew, hazel,almonds or pecans, since they arefrom separate plant families.
Corn: If one is allergic to corn,he/she should avoid all productsmade from corn. Most confectionerycontains corn syrup.
Food colours and preservatives:Stay away from orange, green, redand other artificially-coloured foodslike orange squash, orange-colouredaerated drinks and peppermints.
PrecautionsIf you feel you are allergic to a cer-
tain food:- Eliminate the food that you sus-
pect from your diet and check if thereactions stop.
- Challenge the food by consum-ing it and check for adverse reac-tions.
- Do a skin allergy test.- Ensure that any of the above
options are done after consulting adoctor. Also, once the allergic foodhas been discovered, ensure that thesame is eliminated from your diet.
Most common food allergies you must know
SS Rajamouli’s magnum opusBaahubali – The Beginning has notjust taken the domestic Box office
by storm, it has also managed to kill it atinternational Box office as well! The filmshattered Box office records in India byrecording the highest opening business atRs 50 crores. It also made a whopping Rs15 crores abroad and now we hear that thePrabhas – Rana Daggubati film has beatenAamir Khan – Anushka Sharma starrerPK’s opening in the United States ofAmerica!
A DNA report suggests that Baahubalihas broken PK’s opening records at the USBox office. While the first day collectionsof the Aamir Khan film stood at $0.97 mil-lion, Rajamouli’s Baahubali has made$1.3 million on Day 1 at the US Boxoffice.
The film, which has been released inTamil, Telugu and Hindi worldwide iscrushing Box office records and due tostrong word of mouth and unanimouslypositive reviews, it is likely to create evenbigger records over this weekend! It hasalso beaten Gerard Butler’s 300's IMDBrating.
Have you seen Baahubali yet?
SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali beats AamirKhan’s PK at the US Box office!
ing story of a girl namedlilly who hailed from a smalltown and wanna get rich,successful over night.But,will she or won't she?Stay tuned, promos to outsoon. Samira Raza, in mainlead with supporting castReet, Roopa, Sahiba,Akanksha and Gagan DeepSingh. Param of Moonlightproductions is very hopefulthat this small budget enter-tainer will do big in theindustry.
This small budget entertainer willdo big in the industry: Param MLP
SS Rajamouli’s mag-num opus Baahubalistarring Prabhas,
Rana Daggubati,Tamannaah Bhatia andRamya Krishna has hit thetheatres. The movie isrocking the box office andon it’s very first day brokeall Indian film box officerecords by making as muchas Rs 50 crores. It seemslike in Hyderabad thefilm’s screening suffered aslight glitch. A bunch ofTelangana State SouthernPower DistributionCompany Limited(TSSPDCL) employees onnot getting tickets for themovie decided to sabotage
the film’s screening at atheatre in Hyderbad. Yes,shocking as it may seem areport on sakshipost, abunch of TSSPDCLemployees had sent out arequest for a few tickets ofBaahubali show. Whentheir demands were reject-ed, they decided to teachthe theatre owners a lessonby cutting the power sup-ply.
Now did they reallymanage to stop Baahubalishow in the said multiplex?It seems not, the theatrecalled for power generatorsand continued the screen-ings for fans who had gath-
ered in large numbers.Clearly in a fit if angerthese employees not onlyended up threatening thetheatre owner, but alsospoiling a whole lot of peo-ple who were as eagerlywaiting to catch the epicfilm on 70mm.
If you have come acrossmore such extreme andbizarre episodes ofBaahubali screening any-where in India, do let usknow. As for this episodewe wonder whatRajamouli, Karan Joharand the Baahubali team hasto say. Clearly Baahubalimania is on!
Who tried to sabotage Baahubaliscreening in Andhra Pradesh?
Guess who isBollywood’s answer toGame of Thrones’George R. R. Martin…
The last season of Game ofThrones proved that GeorgeR.R. Martin, that cold-
hearted author, has no qualms inkilling off a really major character
in form of Jon Snow,making it evident thatWesteros is not safe foranyone; not even foryou, Tyrion!
We should haveguessed about Martin’ssadistic love to bump offshow-runners, when hekilled Ned Stark at theend of season 1. Butthen, Ned Stark is
played by Sean Bean and it’s anaccepted fact that Sean Bean diesin everything he appears in(Except in JupiterAscending…well, that’s why themovie sucked!). However, it’s notonly George R R Martin wholoves to kill his major characters toshock the viewers. In India, wehave one such man.
And he is none other than…
You won’t believe what SalmanKhan wants to tell Rana
Daggubati after hearing aboutBaahubali’s epic success!
Salman Khan was out enjoying anartsy evening while watchingAnupam Kher and Neena Gupta’s
play Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha. As thepress spotted him outside the auditoriumthey rushed to him and asked him aboutwhat he had to say about SS Rajamouli’sPrabhas and Rana Daggubati starrerBaahubali shattering Box office recordswithin 1 day of its release. Salmanrevealed that he has known Rana sincehe was a child and he has been close tohis family. Salman looked visibly happytalking about what a grand scale themagnum opus was produced and aptlycalled Baahubali “something else!”
When prodded further on what hethought of the Bajrangi Bhaijaan actorrevealed that though he hadn’t seen themovie he had watched the promos of thefilm and he couldn’t believe how goodRana looks in the film. He also said thatafter watching the film he wanted to callRana and tell him ” I told you so”because apparently Rana wanted to be asoftware engineer and not an actor whenhe was young! Now isn’t that just thesweetest thing you’ve heard all day? Wesure think it is!
