JAIPUR, MARCH 21Any attempt to "impose"

RSS agenda and curtailreligious freedom ofMuslims will be chal-lenged at all appropriatelevels, members of AllIndia Muslim PersonalLaw Board asserted onSaturday while vowing tocarry out a campaign toclear "misunderstandings"spread by the Sangh out-fits.

Issues like religious con-version, inclusion of chap-ter of Bhagwad Gita in syl-labus and introduction ofYoga and Surya Namaskarin schools were raised atthe 24th national meetingof AIMPLB, an apex

Muslim body.The members accused

RSS and other Hindu out-fits of trying to force theiragenda on Muslims. Theyalleged that the agenda ofdevelopment on whichNarendra Modi had con-tested election has been"left behind", according tothe members present at theconclave.

The members expressedthe need for undertakingan extensive campaign toreach out to the masses toclear "misunderstandingsand misconceptions" aboutthe community.

"The country has a secu-lar Constitution and the

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NEW DELHI, MARCH 21Sixteen Provincial Armed

Constabulary (PAC) person-nel were acquitted by a courthere on Saturday in the 1987Hashimpura massacre case.

Giving them benefit ofdoubt, the court said there was

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1987 Hashimpuramassacre case: 16policemen acquitted

PUDUCHERRY, MARCH 21Top CPI leaders AB

Bardhan and D Raja andCPI(M) leader Prakash Karatwill take part in the five day22nd national level congressof the CPI here from March25. Besides these leaders,those from AIFB, RSP, CPI

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Bardhan, Raja, Karatto take part in CPInational Congress

JAMMU, MARCH 21Congress on Saturday con-

demned the terror attacks inKathua and Samba districts,saying such incidents cannotbreak the resolve of the securi-ty forces in Jammu and

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Centre softtowards Pakistan,says Congress

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21The two back to back terror

attacks in Jammu is an attemptby the militants to boost theirmorale which has come downdue to the Army operations,Defence Minister ManoharParrikar said on Saturday.

"When the morale of theopponents are down, they make such attempts to boost

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J&K attacks militants' attempt toraise their low morale: Parrikar

BENGALURU, MARCH 21Karnataka Chief Minister

Siddaramaiah on Saturdayassured that his governmentwill not protect anyone in theIAS officer DK Ravi deathcase.

“The government will nothide anything... will not pro-tect anyone,” Siddaramaiahsaid amid pressure on his government to hand over the

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Will not shield anyone, says KarnatakaCM on DK Ravi death probe

JAMMU, MARCH 21Asserting that Pakistan is not

ready to mend its ways, UnionMinister of State Jitendra Singhon Saturday maintained thatCentre was following zero-tol-erance towards terrorism andsaid any decisions of AFSPAcannot be taken on the politicalconsiderations.

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'AFSPA decision cannot be takenon political considerations'

KOLKATA, MARCH 21The Enforcement

Directorate (ED) probing themoney trail of Saradha ponziscam, has summoned industri-alist Harsh Neotia and painterShuvaprasanna for

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Saradha scam: ED sum-mons industrialist Neotia,painter Shuvaprasanna

JAIPUR, MARCH 21The Indian Army conducted

a fire power display atPokhran in Jaisalmer districtof Rajasthan marking the cen-tenary celebrations of its par-ticipation in the first WorldWar. Showcasing the Army's

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Indian Army conductsfire power display atPokhran

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LUCKNOW, MARCH 21Union Home Minister

Rajnath Singh on Fridayexuded confidence ofrepeating BJP's LokSabha feat in 2017 UttarPradesh Assembly polls.

The senior BJP leaderalso accused the opposi-tion parties of indulgingin "negative" propagandaagainst the Central gov-ernment.

Addressing the work-ers meet on the eve of thebeginning of Hindu NewYear Vikram Samvat,Rajnath said that politi-cal parties, whichreceived beating in LokSabha elections last year,were indulging into a

"negative" propagandaagainst the central gov-ernment.

He claimed that BJPwill win the UPAssembly polls.

The Union Ministersaid that under the lead-ership of Prime Minister

Narendra Modi, the gov-ernment was working onlong-term policies,whose results would bevisible soon.

Referring to theprotests by the opposi-tion parties on Land

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Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah confidentof sweeping UP Assembly polls

Muslim Personal Board meetopposes 'forcing' of RSS agenda

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21President Pranab Mukherjee on

Saturday conferred one Kirti Chakraand 11 Shaurya Chakra awards onarmed forces personnel, three of themposthumously, for gallantry.

The awards were given for display-ing conspicuous gallantry, indomitablecourage and extreme devotion to dutyat a solemn ceremony at theRashtrapati Bhavan here.

The President also conferred 14Param Vishisht Seva Medals, threeUttam Yudh Seva Medals and 26 AtiVishisht Seva Medals on senior offi-cers of the armed forces for distin-

guished service of an exceptionalorder. The awards were given at a

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NEW DELHI, MARCH 21The cost of mining is set

to go up with the passageof the new mining bill thatmandates miners to paymore for project affectedpeople, according to indus-try officials. Mines andMinerals (Developmentand Regulation)Amendment Bill, 2015,provides for the sameamount of royalty payableby existing lease holders inthe District Mineral Fund(DMF) and one-third of theroyalty for those who will

get mines after the enact-ment of the new law.

Provision for paymenttowards DMF was notthere in the 1957 Act of thesame name which wouldbe replaced by the newAct. Thus, this is an addi-tional burden for the min-ers, who now pay betweenRs 8 and Rs 27 per tonne.

"As miners will have topay towards DMF, theirproduction cost will go upwhich they will obviouslytry to pass on to end-users

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President Pranab gives away Chakraawards to defence personnel

Cost of mining will go up:Miners on new Mines Bill

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KOLKATA, MARCH 21India is set to become the

first country in the world tohave biometric data and noduplicacy in the voters' listafter linking of Aadhar cardwith voter identity card,Chief ElectionCommissioner HS Brahmasaid on Saturday.

"When we are able to seedthe Aadhar figure (number)on EPIC card that will ensurethat there is not a singleduplicate number. We will doit definitely by 2015 and thenIndia will be the only coun-try in the world where therewill be complete biometricof voters. There will be not asingle fraud or duplicate vot-ers," Brahma said at a con-ference on electoral reformshere.

Asked about SupremeCourt's order which had saidthat Aadhar is not a prerequi-site for availing public serv-ices, he said everyday lakhsof voters are seeding theirnames with Aadhar card ontheir own.

"Everyday our voters arethemselves seeding (their

names for Aadhar cards).More than lakhs daily. We donot want to make it compul-sory but our voters them-selves want it. It is a goodgesture," the CEC said.

He appealed to all citizensof the country to avoid dupli-cate names in the voter listsaying it is a crime punish-able for upto one year.

Brahma said once theAadhar number is mentioned

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India will be first country to have noduplicacy in voters' list: CEC HS Brahma

JAMMU, MARCH 21Militants in Jammu and

Kashmir launched a secondattack on security forces in asmany days, targeting an Armycamp in Samba district earlyon Saturday. Here are the liveupdates: We are concernedabout repetition of such inci-dences, but security forces aregiving a befitting reply -Rijiju. We will not let the ter-rorists to be successful, saysMoS Home Kiren Rijiju.

This year we have neu-tralised 24 to 26 terrorists

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Gunbattle over in J&K'sSamba, two militants killed?

JAMMU, MARCH 15Out at Prime Minister Narendra

Modi for failure to rein in Jammuand Kashmir Chief Minister MuftiSayeed over Pro-Pak stance,Congress on Saturday said thattwin attacks were the direct fall outof Mufti "playing footsie withPakistan, separatist and militants".

"The two consecutive attack bythe militants- first in Kathua yes-terday and today in Samba- is thedirect fall out of Chief Ministerplaying footsie with Pakistan, sep-aratist and militants and the failureof Prime Minister Narendra Modiin reining in Mufti", CongressLegislature Party (CLP) leader,Nawang Rigzin Jora told reportershere.

"Emboldened by his statementimmediately after swearing inwhere he thanked Pakistan, sepa-ratist and Hurriyat, the militants

are now striking at will", Jora said."The BJP which had all along

claimed to be the sole guardian ofnational interest "needing no les-son from anybody" as claimed byPrime Minister in the parliamentrecently, watches haplessly andhelplessly", he said.

Jora also warned that a pro-longed 'confused policy' on the partof state government could reviveextremism in Jammu and Kashmir.

"If this confused policy of thePDP-BJP government is allowed tobe further confounded, the peopleof the state will have to preparethemselves to witness revival ofterrorism in the state once again",he said.

Jora exhorted that all the gains ofthe past 12 years under PDP-Congress and NC-Congressregimes cannot be allowed to go

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Mufti plays footsie with Pak, Modiwatches haplessly: Congress

Pakistan releases57 Indian fishingboatsISLAMABAD, MARCH 21

As a goodwill gesture,Pakistan on Saturdayreleased 57 Indian fishingboats that were in its cus-tody. In a statement,Foreign Office (FO) saidthe decision to release thevessels was taken in Maylast year.

Prime Minister NawazSharif visited India at thattime to attend the oath-cer-emony of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi.

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SRINAGAR, MARCH 21Hardline Hurriyat confer-

ence led by Syed Ali ShahGeelani on Saturday accusedthe Jammu and Kashmir gov-ernment of taking an ambigu-ous stand on west Pakistanrefugees, saying the state wasunder no obligation to

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J&K govt ambiguouson west Pak refugees'issue: Hurriyat

KOLKATA, MARCH 21The Election Commission

is planning to revoke regis-tration of political partieswhich have never contestedany election in the last 5-10years. Chief ElectionCommissioner H S Brahmatoday said there are morethan 1,600 registered parties

in the country of which onlyless than 200 participate inthe electoral process.

"We are very seriouslythinking that if a party hasnot participated in any elec-tion within a period of fiveyears or seven years or 10years then they should be

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EC may revoke registration ofparties which do not contest

NEW DELHI, MARCH 2128 years after the Hashimpura mas-

sacre, the acquittal of all 16 accused leftthe kin of the victims and the survivorsdistraught while the absolved PAC per-sonnel said it was an end to a longordeal suffered by them and their fami-lies.

The prosecution underscored thatthough the accused have been acquittedin the case, there was no doubt aboutthe occurrence of the incident in which42 persons from Muslim communitywere killed in Uttar Pradesh's Meerutdistrict in May 1987.

"The court has given benefit of doubtto the accused regarding their identifi-cation and not regarding the incident.The fact that the court referred the caseto Delhi Legal Service Authority forrehabilitation of the victims shows thatthe incident is not in doubt.

"I will give my report to the govern-

ment. It is for the government to decidethe further course of action as towhether the State wants to file anappeal in the matter," Special PublicProsecutor Satish Tamta said.

The families of the victims, who werepresent in the court at the time of pro-nouncement of the judgement,expressed their disappointment over theverdict and termed it "unfortunate" and"denial of justice".

Babuddin, one of the survivors andeye-witnesses to the incident, said hecould not recognise the PAC personnelin court as they were wearing helmets.

"We are very sad and disappointed asthe justice has been denied to us. Icould not identify them before the courtas they were wearing helmets and alsotwo decades have passed since the inci-dent. Only because of this one mistake,this verdict is passed against us eventhough all other evidence were against

them. "I will consult my family and then

decide the future course of action in thiscase," he said.

Two other survivors and eye-witness-es -- Usman and Mujibur Rehman --also expressed disappointment on theverdict. The verdict, however, was wel-comed by the accused who said theyhave finally been relieved of the trau-ma.

"I am satisfied that justice is finallydone. We faced the trial for last 28years. During this period I failed to doanything for my family and children. Iwas a head constable at the time of thealleged incident and I am going to retiresoon and I am still a head constable,"59-year-old Niranjan, one of the per-sons acquitted today, said.

Another acquitted accused expressedsimilar views saying, "We had to facesuch a long trial. That itself was a pun-

ishment despite the fact that I was noteven present at the spot at the time ofthe incident. However, I am happy thatthe court finally did justice to us."

Advocates Salar M Khan and L DMual, who appeared for severalaccused, said none of the eye witnesseshad identified the accused in the courtas those involved in the massacre.

According to the prosecution,Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC)personnel had come to villageHashimpura in Uttar Pradesh's Meerutdistrict on May 22, 1987, and picked upabout 50 Muslims as a congregation of500 had gathered outside a mosquethere. The victims were shot by theaccused personnel and their bodiesthrown into a canal, it had said, adding42 persons were declared to have per-ished in the massacre. The charge sheetwas filed before the Chief JudicialMagistrate (CJM), Ghaziabad, in 1996.

NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | MARCH 22, 2015Delhi News2 SAADDA HAQ

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21Piloting the Insurance Amendment

Bill was not just a political and pro-fessional challenge for Jayant Sinhaas he also faced "teasing" and"taunts" over the stand his father as aformer finance minister took onallowing foreign investment in thesector.

Recalling the debate in Parliamenton the passing of long held-upInsurance Amendment Bill, Sinha,Minister of State for Finance, said heoften faced "taunts" about his fatherand senior BJP leader YashwantSinha favouring only 26 per cent for-eign investment in the sector whilethe Bill was for allowing 49 per cent.

The senior Sinha during his term asFinance Minister in the Atal BihariVajpayee NDA government had pro-posed 49 per cent cap in foreigninvestment in the insurance sector.

But he made a climbdown to 26 percent during the UPA II regime as thehead of the Standing Committee onFinance saying it may not have thedesired effect and could expose theeconomy to global vulnerability.

"When I was piloting the InsuranceBill, and the debate was happening inthe Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Ifound this very strange (thing)...I wasnot dealing with just the professionalmatter, legislative matter but was alsodealing with personal matter aswell.

"Because many of the speakerswho spoke in the Lok Sabha andRajya Sabha and at some level onecould say that they were teasing, atsome level you could say they werealso taunting because they said yourfather said in the StandingCommittee on Finance that it shouldnot be 49 per cent. And yet you arecoming forward and saying thereshould be 49 per cent FDI," hesaid.

As a result of that, he said, "ofcourse, they were wrong and I triedto explain that when I spoke. Firstthing I spoke of was 40 per cent to 49per cent when my father introducedthe Bill in 1999."

Very often, he added, in Parliament"you have a debate which is not sortof blessed with facts. So, people take

on whatever position they want to butvery often it is not based on facts."

He was speaking at an event organ-ised Skoch here.

Referring to the fiscal consolida-tion, he said: "We would have neverbeen able to do it (fiscal deficit tar-get) if it had not been for the gift oflow oil prices. So the low oil priceshave basically enabled us to hasten(fiscal) consolidation process by atleast one year," he said.

During the current fiscal, the gov-ernment has projected the fiscaldeficit target of 4.1 per cent of theGDP helped by lower crude oilprices.

Crude oil prices plummeted to lessthan USD 50 for first time since 2009earlier this year. It had touched a highof USD 140 in 2008.

Crude oil prices are at present hov-ering around USD 55 a barrel.

"But because of oil prices beingwhere they are, we now have achance to put in place, a third gener-ation of reform. That's the genera-tional change that I am talkingabout," Sinha said.

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on

Saturday appeared before a Delhicourt in connection with a criminaldefamation complaint filed by himagainst Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal.

Gadkari, Minister of RoadTransport and Highways, wascross-examined for over two-and-ahalf hours by the counsel forKejriwal, who has been permanent-ly exempted from personal appear-ance before the court in the case.

During the cross-examination, hewas asked about his alleged associ-ation with Nagpur-based PurtiSakhar Karkhana Ltd. He told thecourt that he was not a businessmanand has been associated with co-operative initiatives and charitabletrusts. "It is incorrect to suggestthat I am a businessman. InMaharashtra, lots of co-operativeinitiatives are there and I have beenassociated with co-operative insti-tutions, charitable trusts and some

of the public limited companies ofthe farmers and they are all socialinstitutions," Gadkari toldMetropolitan Magistrate GomatiManocha. The proceedings wit-nessed heated exchange of wordsbetween the advocates appearing

for Gadkari and Kejriwal.While Gadkari's counsel con-

tended that defence lawyer was notasking relevant questions duringcross-examination, the advocaterepresenting Kejriwal said queriesposed by him were relevant.

"He (Kejriwal's counsel) can askme any question. I am ready to giveanswers...These questions are notrelevant to the case. He can ask anyquestions as per the charges andallegations levelled by him,"Gadkari told the magistrate.

The court was also irked with theheated exchange of words amongthe advocates. "If you (lawyers)want to fight then you can go out-side," the magistrate said.

Gadkari's cross-examinationremained inconclusive and it wouldcontinue on May 16.

Meanwhile, Kejriwal's counselmoved an application seeking pro-duction of certain documents andthe court asked Gadkari's lawyer torespond to it on April 18.

Kejriwal had been summoned asan accused by the court in thedefamation complaint in whichGadkari had alleged that he wasdefamed by the AAP leader whohad included his name in the party'slist of "India's most corrupt".

Nitin Gadkari appears in court in defama-tion case against Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21Delhi Police has busted an

alleged betting syndicate operat-ing during the ongoing Cricketworld Cup with the arrest of a57-year-old man who had set upa control room with 110 mobilephones at his home and wasrelaying ball-by-ball bettingrates to bookies.

The accused, identified asShanti Swaroop Bhatia, a resi-dent of Paschim Vihar, wasarrested by a team of CrimeBranch following a tip off. Hewas nabbed on Thursday red-handed during the India-Bangladesh Quarter Final crick-et match, police said.

Bhatia received rates fromMumbai which in turn camefrom Dubai. He was chargingRs 3000 per line from bookies

who took bets from commonpeople. He had leased 110 linesand was earning Rs 6 lakh permatch. He had been in this busi-ness in the last 10 years, sourcessaid. Police had received a tipoff that Bhatia would providelive betting rates through mobilephones during the match fromhis house. After verification, araiding party led by DCP DineshKumar Gupta and comprising ofACP Rajeev Kumar Ambastaand other officials was consti-tuted to nab him red handed.

"A raid was conducted at thegiven place where Bhatia wasfound operating the system inwhich he had set up mobilephones in an Almirah in such away that his voice was audibleto all phones installed in thesmall wooden fixings.

Cricket betting syndicate busted,one arrested: Delhi Police

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21In a bid to boost the

domestic defence sector,Defence MinisterManohar Parrikar said onSaturday he will sooncome out with a policyunder which certain itemswill be banned fromimporting.

"I do not see any reasonwhy we should not exportbecause the items we arespecialised in are the itemswhich we don't importmuch. We are thinking ofpolicies through whichimport of certain itemswill be banned in defencesector in India... which isgoing to be part of a poli-cy," he said. The Ministersaid the policy is slowly

shaping up after talking toall stakeholders.

"We hope we will beable to soon come out withit," he said addressing aseminar here.

The government is push-ing for 'Make in India' ini-tiative in the defence sec-tor as it wants to drastical-

ly bring down the nearly60 per cent dependence onforeign products.

The government is set tocome out with a newDefence ProcurementPolicy that will includecertain initiatives and newprocedures to make theMake in India plan a reali-

ty. While the draft hasbeen prepared, it is cur-rently been circulatedamong the stakeholdersincluding the industry.

Parrikar underlined theneed for the country tofocus more on export ofdefence products.

He was of the view thatexports could "indirectly"help strengthen countriesto ensure peace and stabil-ity in the region.

Speaking about the vari-ous issues and challengesfaced by his ministry, hesaid, "Nothing happensovernight. A system whichhas virtually got rusted ina place. Today in defenceministry, things have rust-ed in place.

Import of certain items to bebanned in defence sector: Parrikar

Hashimpura verdict: Survivors disappointed after a 28-year wait

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21A Delhi court on Friday remanded

two persons, accused in the classi-fied documents leak case, to judicialcustody till April 1 after the CBIsaid they were not required for fur-ther custodial interrogation.

Chartered accountant KhemchandGandhi and Paresh ChimanlalBudhdev, a partner in Mumbai-based M/s Chitale and Associates,were produced before Special CBIJudge S C Rajan after expiry oftheir CBI custody, with the agencysaying they could now be remandedto judicial custody.

The CBI told the court that theirprobe in the case was going on andvarious persons were required to beexamined to unearth the larger con-spiracy.

The agency said they wereanalysing huge number of docu-ments and data recovered during theinvestigation.

The court, after hearing the sub-missions, remanded both theaccused to judicial custody till April1.

Gandhi was arrested by CBI fromMumbai on March 12 and broughtto Delhi on transit remand, whileParesh was arrested on March 13when, according to CBI, he wasallegedly trying to destroy troves ofconfidential government documentsstashed in his office.

Besides Gandhi and Paresh, fourother accused -- Ashok KumarSingh, Lala Ram Sharma, DaljeetSingh and Ram Niwas were earlierremanded to judicial custody tillApril 1 by the court.

Ashok Kumar Singh was workingas an under-secretary in Departmentof Disinvestment of the FinanceMinistry, Lala Ram Sharma was asection officer in the Department ofEconomic Affairs and DaljeetSingh, an upper divisional clerk inDepartment of Industrial Policy andPromotion of the Ministry ofCommerce and Industries Ministry.

Earlier, CBI had told the courtthat Reliance Industries Ltd's VicePresident (Finance) K V Mohananand Rajendra Chitale of M/SChitale and Associates, were "sus-

pects" in the case.The agency had earlier told the

court that a large number of incrim-inating documents have been seizedduring the probe as the accusedwere allegedly passing on andprocuring classified and secret doc-uments.

CBI has claimed that it was awell-flourishing racket that wasbeing operated out of Delhi, withdeals being fixed mostly in thefinancial capital of Mumbai andBengaluru.

CBI's action of conducting raidsand arresting accused had comeafter March 12 when it lodged acase of criminal conspiracy andtheft under the IPC and misuse ofofficial position under provisions ofthe Prevention of Corruption Actagainst them.

They had said that this case wasseparate from the one being probedby the Delhi Police, as it was prop-er sale of documents via a charteredaccountant to the corporate groupswho had interest in foreign invest-ments.

Documents leak case: Two accusedremanded to judicial custody

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21The areas under the juris-

diction of New DelhiMunicipal Council(NDMC) will be able to getwater and electricity at sub-sidised rates from Saturday.The resolution for the samewas passed by Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal,who was sworn-in asNDMC member yesterday."Kejriwal passed a proposalto implement 50 per centtariff reduction on con-sumption of electricity upto 400 units and provide 20kilolitres of water free to allhouseholds in NDMCareas," a senior NDMCofficial said today.

"The schemes togetherare set to cost the civic

agency Rs 22.5 crore,which the DelhiGovernment will reim-burse. The scheme will beimplemented with effectfrom today," he added.

Slashing tariffs by halffor those who consume upto 400 units will benefit asmuch as 73 per cent of thetotal consumers in NDMCareas. "NDMC itself dis-tributes power in areasunder its jurisdiction andhas 70,000 consumers outof which 44,000 are domes-tic consumers. From thetotal domestic consumers,the power subsidy is goingto benefit 32,000," the offi-cial said.

The decision is in linewith AAP government's

subsidy schemes for powerand electricity. BesidesKejriwal, DelhiCantonment MLA SurinderSingh and Secretary ofDirectorate of EducationPunya Salila Srivastavawere also administered oathas NDMC members duringyesterday's Council meet-ing. NDMC area comprisesthe territory that has beendescribed as Lutyen'sDelhi. Important buildingslike Rashtrapati Bhawan,Parliament House,Supreme Court, North andSouth Blocks fall in thearea as also diplomatic mis-sions which function as ter-ritorial entities under thesovereign jurisdiction oftheir Flag States.

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21Congress leader

Manish Tewari onSaturday said the recentterror attacks in Jammuand Kashmir indicate thatPakistan has elevated itsstate policy of terrorismto a new level, andalleged that the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP)-ledgovernment at the Centrehas no clarity regardingits foreign policy.

"What is happening inKathua or Samba is veryindicative of the fact thatPakistan has not only ele-vated terrorism as a statepolicy to a new level buthave sent a very clearmessage that they are`cocking a snook` at you.The flip flop overMasarat Alam, the flipflop over Laqvi are allindicative of the com-plete policy paralysis onthe foreign affairs front,"

Tewari said."The fact is that over

the last 10 months youhave sent a signal to yourneighbours that you haveno clarity with regards toyour foreign policy.Whether it is Sri Lanka,whether it is Pakistan oreven little Maldives,everybody has startedshowing eyes to you," headded.

A day after six people,including two militants,

were killed in an attackon a police station inJammu and Kashmir`sKathua District, an Armycamp was attacked by theterrorists in Samba dis-trict this morning.

The terrorists, whofailed to enter the camp,were reportedly hurlinggrenades inside the Armyinstallation.

The Jammu-PathankotHighway was sealed fol-lowing the incident.

Policy paralysis on foreign affairs frontstands exposed, says Congress

NDMC areas in Delhi to getwater, power subsidy from today

Jayant Sinha says faced tease, tauntsduring passage of Insurance Bill

Court issues bail-able warrantagainst DelhiAssembly SpeakerNEW DELHI, MARCH 21

A local court onSaturday issued a bailablewarrant against DelhiAssembly Speaker RamNiwas Goel after he failedto appear before it in analleged rioting case of2008. MetropolitanMagistrate (MM) SunilKumar Sharma issued thewarrant against Goel afterhe did not appear todayeven after the court'sdirection on January 12.

The police hadchargesheeted 21 persons,including Goel, BJP lead-ers Harsh Vardhan (nowUnion Minister), JagdishMukhi and Aarti Mehra, inan alleged case of riotingand damaging public prop-erty during a protest byBJP activists.

Continuation 3NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | MARCH 22, 2015SAADDA HAQ

India will...in the electoral rolls then individual voters

can also change their address online becauseAadhar will be the basic identity.

It will remove all allegations of duplicacyin the voters list and harassment to voters inchanging their address, he said adding that sofar 85 crore Indians have got their Aadharnumbers.

"We are very hopeful that the remaining25-30 crore people's Aadhar cards would bedone by August this year," he said adding thatin West Bengal the Aadhar figure is around55 per cent so far.

On electoral reforms, he said politicalreforms should also be talked about in thesame spirit.

He said if the government accepts thereport of the Law Commission then 95 percent of problems on issues of electoralreforms will be resolved.

Asked about expenditure ceiling for politi-cal party candidates, he said they need to bevigilant as money and muscle power doesn'tlead to level playing field.

"Filing of nominations should also beonline so that people can know the plus andminus of the candidates," Brahma added.

EC may...suo moto deleted from the registration,"

Brahma said at a conference of NationalElection Watch here.

He said they are thinking of taking someserious action against those who have notcontested a minimum of 2-3 state assemblyelections and one parliamentary election.

"We are not able to enforce it. But if thereis a pressure from the people on them (elect-ed representatives), I think this kind of bogusregistration of political parties for doingother than the real political activity can becurbed. But state funding or no funding is notthe issue here," Brahma said.

He said that upon registration, political par-ties get a number of benefits from the stateincluding financial exemption in income tax.

Political parties can always say that theycontested but not won he said adding that"there are instances where they never partic-ipate even in municipal or panchayat electionwhich is very unfortunate".

Mufti plays...down the drain when people of the state

had reaped rich peace dividends in terms ofeconomic prosperity and accelerated devel-opment activities thanks to former PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh's reconstructionpackage.

Former Minister accused BJP led NDAgovernment at centre of lacking a coherentpolicy with regard to Pakistan and handlingof separatist and militant in J&K.

Jora said "the NDA stand at best can bedescribed as swinging from one end of thependulum to the other end. One moment,there is bonhomie with PM Modi invitingPakistan PM Nawaz Sharif for swearing inceremony followed by exchange of gifts ofshawl and sari between the two leaders to befollowed by suspension of talks between theforeign secretaries of two countries on thelame excuse of Hurriyat leaders meetingPakistan High Commissioner".

Pakistan releases...delegation visited Karachi from March 9 to

finalise modalities for the repatriation ofboats with officials of the Pakistan MaritimeSecurity Agency (PMSA), the statement said.

"While the PMSA had kept the boats ingood condition, it extended full support tothe visiting team in making the boats seawor-thy after minor repairs. Subsequently, theboats were towed to the maritime boundarytoday, where these were physically takenover by the Indian side," it said.

Indian fishermen and boats are often appre-hended by PMSA authorities when they vio-late Pakistan territorial waters.

Usually the boats are not in seaworthy con-dition and are not returned.

However, following instructions from thePrime Minister to return these boats, specialefforts were undertaken by the PMSA toensure that the boats are returned to theirowners, the statement added.

Pakistan and India frequently arrest rivalfishermen for violating the sea waters.

Gunbattle over...until now, with only one casualty on our

side. Exchange of fire is also low on the Lineof Control - Parrikar

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar hasinformed that as of now, two militants havebeen neutralized in Samba. Search operationis still on to ensure there are no more mili-tants hiding in the area, Parrikar added.

News agency ANI has quoted Armysources as saying that one militant has beenshot dead in the ongoing Samba gunbattle.Meanwhile, search is underway for the sec-ond one.

News agency IANS has quoted anunnamed police officer as saying that apartfrom a civilian, who was on his way to theMata Vaishnoo Devi shrine in Katra town ofReasi district, two Army soldiers have alsosustained minor injuries in today's attack.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh says all nec-essary actions are being followed with regardto the militant attack on the Army camp inSamba. "We are in touch with the concernedauthorities in the state. We have got a call

from the Deputy Chief Minister and we havealso received information from the intelli-gence. The necessary actions that arerequired are being taken," Rajnath said.

I'll get the information and let you know,Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar tellsreporters on terror attacks in J&K.

As PM said we are committed to followzero tolerance to terrorism policy, says MoSPMO Jitendra Singh.

No contact has been established as of nowwith the militants, we have zeroed in on aspecific area. Let us be patient, says IGDanesh Rana.

Lt Col Manish Mehta, PRO (Defence), hastold reporters that no one has been injured intoday's attack. “No one has been injured, nei-ther any civilian nor soldier. The terroristsweren't trying to enter any unit; they onlyfired from outside,” Lt Col Mehta said. Headded that two militants are suspected to beinvolved in the attack and both of them havebeen cordoned outside the Army camp.

Movement of militants is not confirmed,combing operation in underway, says J&KDeputy CM Nirmal Singh. “Firing is goingon, let's wait for the reports. Our forces wereon high alert since yesterday,” Singh added.

Security of the Mata Vaishno Delhi yatrahas also been tightened in view of the attacksin Jammu region.

Schools and colleges have been orderedshut in the Samba sector.

Militants in Jammu and Kashmir launcheda second attack on security forces in as manydays, targeting an Army camp in Samba dis-trict early on Saturday.

Police said militants early this morningattacked the camp of the 82 armoured regi-ment in Samba district, on Jammu-PathankotHighway, using grenades and automatic gun-fire.

Entire area was cordoned off by the Armyand police following the attack and firingexchanges are going on.

Jammu-Pathankot Highway has beenclosed for vehicular traffic as a precautionarymeasure, officials said.

Police believe at least two militants areinvolved in the attack.

Reinforcements have also been rushed tothe Army camp as the gunbattle is on.

A pilgrim bound for the Mata Vaishno Devishrine in Jammu was critically injured intoday's attack. He was rushed to the Sambadistrict hospital where doctors referred himto the Government Medical College Hospitalin Jammu for specialised treatment.

Just yesterday, six people including twomilitants were killed in a similar attack on theRajbagh police station in Kathua district.

Intelligence reports had indicated that fourmilitants were involved in Friday's attack,but only two had been killed.

Intelligence sources said that they believethe Saturday's attack is being carried out bythe two guerrillas who survived in yester-day's attack after escaping from the spot.

The Army camp houses 82 armoured regi-ment which comes under the command ofArmy's 9th Corps that is headquartered inYule Camp (Dharmshala) in HimachalPradesh.

The same camp was also attacked onSeptember 26, 2013 by militants after theyhad attacked the Hiranagar police station inKathua district. Twelve people had beenkilled in that attack.

Today's militant attack came on the morn-ing of the start of the nine-day Navratri festi-val, and on a day when Muslims are celebrat-ing Nowruz, or the Persian new year, in thestate.

Rajnath Singh...Acquisition Bill Rajnath said, "We have to

reply strongly to the negative propaganda ofthe opposition."

"Modi government is committed to safe-guard the interest of the farmers at any cost.The real picture will soon emerge before thepeople. Along with the cities, we want devel-opment of villages therefore we are framinglong term policies," he added.

Claiming that the Centre was alert on theissue of internal and external security,Rajnath said that incidents of terror in north-east have reduced considerably.

Meanwhile, BJP President Amit Shah saidin Bulandshahr that the party workers of UPfirst created a milestone in Lok Sabha elec-tions and now in membership campaign.

Addressing party workers in a joint mem-bership campaign, Shah asked the workers tomake the party victorious in 2017 UP pollsand said he was confident that UP willachieve the target of enrolling two croremembers.

Muslim Personal...government cannot force people to learn

chapters of the religious book of a particularcommunity. Inclusion chapters of Gita inschool syllabus is not appropriate," KhalidRasheed Farangi Mahli of Imam-e-EidgahLucknow told PTI after attending a session inthe ongoing general body meeting of theBoard.

"There was a consensus in the session thatwe should undertake a campaign against thepropaganda and agenda of RSS, Bajrang Dal,VHP and other such organisation in order toremove misconception for the Muslim com-munity. This is needed in context of todaywhen these organisations are trying to forceits agenda on us," he said.

Alleging that these organisations are the"main forces" behind the "divide" betweenHindus and Muslims, Khalid said that it wassuggested in the meeting that the campaign

should also work to restore communal har-mony and work along with Hindus to removemisconception and misunderstanding aboutthe community.

"We should involve Hindu people in ourevents, seminars and conferences so that mis-understanding about the community can beremoved. This will also strengthen commu-nal harmony," he said.

Kamal Faruqui, former Chairman of DelhiMinorities Commission, said that the coun-try's image has suffered in the internationalforum and the board was concerned about it.

He said members opposed any attempt tomake compulsory Yoga and Surya Namaskarin schools as the practice was ritualistic innature and was against Islam.

"The issues related with religious freedomwere discussed in the meeting and the mem-bers were totally against any such practicewhich deprives one of his Constitutionalrights. Not only Muslims, but Christians arealso being targeted which is unfortunate. Wewill go to the court if needed to protect ourConstitutional rights," he said.

Cost of mining...and as a result, common people will suf-

fer," miners' body FIMI's Secretary GnerealR K Sharma said.

With the prevailing subdued global com-modity prices, the price of raw materials,especially of iron ore, has fallen so much thatusers might resort to more imports if thedomestic prices do not match and as a result,mining activity can also hamper, an industrysources said.

However, they were happy with the factthat at least the new bill will bring in trans-parency in the allocation of mines which wasso far given through the dispensation route.

At the same time they apprehend that peo-ple with more money may hoard mines at theexpense of small and marginal players lead-ing to situation where only a wealthy fewwill rule the roost.

Steel and Mines Minister Narendra SinghTomar however said that the new bill willbring a revolutionary change into the sectorwhich was plagued by different issuesincluding ban on mining.

"Apart from ushering in transparency inmines allocation process, the Bill will bringin a revolutionary change in the sector. It willalso attract more investment to the sector,enhance expertise and income of thoseemployed with the sector," Tomar had said.

President Pranab ...Defence Investiture Ceremony, attended by

Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and Defence MinisterManohar Parrikar among others.

The Kirti Chakra was given to CaptainJaidev of Parachute Regiment, posted at 3rdBattalion Rashtriya Rifles, for displayingdauntless courage and extraordinary valourunder heavy fire in Jammu and Kashmir'sPulwama district on June 19 last year whiletackling three terrorists.

Jaidev, despite injuries in the leg, chest andface, killed two wanted terrorist commandersand refused to be evacuated till the operationwas completed.

Subedar Prakash Chand was given ShauryaChakra (Posthumous) for his brave act intackling an infiltration bid at the LoC onOctober 28, 2013.

Lieutenant Commander ManoranjanKumar was given the award posthumous forsaving the life of 94 crew members on boardsubmarine INS Sindhuratna on February 26last year.

Major Abhijai of Corps of Engineers wasawarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously fordiverting a malfunctioning aircraft he wasflying from civilian and military area in UttarPradesh on October 1, 2014 and sacrificinghis life in the process.

J&K attacks...it," Parrikar said replying to questions

about the attack by militants in Jammu andKashmir today.

Stating that the International Border hasmany "nallas", he said at times it is difficultto man the area completely. The IB comesunder the purview of the BSF.

Giving figures, Parrikar said that about 26militants have been killed this year by theArmy with only one loss from its side. Hesaid this proves that the Army was doing bet-ter and that intelligence has also improved.

Terror had again struck Jammu todaywhere militants opened fire at an army campon Jammu-Pathankot Highway in Samba dis-trict. Parrikar said the two terrorists havebeen killed.

Yesterday, 'fidayeen' militants in armyfatigues had stormed a police station inJammu's Kathua, killing three security per-sonnel and two civilians, and leaving 11 oth-ers including Deputy SP wounded.

Two militants were also killed in the gunbattle.

'AFSPA decision ...re-thinking and rise above the political

lines and learn that any decisions regardingsensitive issues, like for example ArmedForces Special Powers, to maintain it orwithdraw it, to continue it or discontinue it,has to be essentially based on the wisdomand inputs of the security agencies, instead ofgetting tempted to political considerations,"said Singh, who is a minister of state in thePrime Minister's Office.

He hit out at Pakistan for for failure to

mend ways to foment trouble in Jammu andKashmir.

"It is certainly evident that Pakistan is notready to mend its ways but as the PrimeMinister has already stated even on the floorof the House that India, under the presentgovernment, follows the policy of zero-toler-ance towards terrorism and we are commit-ted to that," Singh said.

"The Centre is fully-equipped to deal withsuch a situation", Singh said, who rushedfrom New Delhi to visit the injured in the ter-rorists attack for the second time in as manydays, at GMC hospital here.

Singh, who condemned these terrorattacks, said that Centre and the present setup in New Delhi is fully equipped to deal anykind of situation.

"I wish to pay my homage to the brave sol-diers who lost their lives yesterday and arealso fighting out today," he added.

Union Minister appealed to Union HomeMinister Rajnath Singh to see if the amountof compensation to the family members ofthe martyred soldiers could be increased.

State Health Minister Choudhary LalSingh, Choudhary Lal Singh, today said thatit was not proper to start the process of liftingAFSPA in the state at a time when militantattacks are on the rise.

"How is it possible (to lift AFSPA) whensituation has worsened even in the otherwisepeaceful districts of Kathua and Samba," hesaid. He said that time has come to give thema befitting reply.

Blaming security forces for the lapses, hesaid adding "how is it possible the infiltrationhas taken place along International Border".

State Chief of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha(BJYM) and MLA, Ravinder Raina also hitout those demanding revocation AFSPA, say-ing, "these twin attacks are eye-opener forthose who are advocating the revocation ofAFSPA. It should not be lifted at all".

Will not shield...death probe to the Central Bureau of

Investigation (CBI).Even Congress president Sonia Gandhi

wrote to the Karnataka CM yesterday, askinghim to hand over the investigation to theCBI.

Siddaramaiah said he will speak to Ravi'sparents once his post-mortem is out.

“Have told the parents of DK Ravi that Iwill speak to them after his post-mortemreport comes in and is examined. We alsowant the truth to come out, that's what I havepromised to the parents,” the CM said.

“I have been in politics for 35 years. Iunderstand people's sentiments and respectthem. More importantly, I have promised theparents that I'll get to the truth,”Siddaramaiah said further.

The Congress leader said he will make hisstand clear on the floor of the House. All theinformation will be given in the Assembly onMonday, he added.

He rejected Opposition allegations that hisgovernment was trying to hide the truth.

“Opposition is making allegations for thesake of politics. I am not interested in bury-ing the truth, that’s not my business,” saidSiddaramaiah.

There has been a clamour for CBI probeinto Ravi's death from Opposition parties andthe family of Ravi who was found hangingfrom a ceiling fan in his flat on Monday.

Stepping up the pressure, BJP and JD(S)MLAs had on Thursday marched in a proces-sion from Vidhana Soudha, the state secre-tariat, to Raj Bhavan and requested theGovernor to advise the Siddaramaiah gov-ernment to refer the case to CBI.

1987 Hashimpura ...lack of evidence, especially regarding the

identity of the accused. It further referred the matter to Delhi State

Legal Services Authority for rehabilitation ofvictims.

Around 19 PAC personnel were facing trialfor allegedly killing 42 people in Meerut inUttar Pradesh in May 1987. Three of themdied during the trial.

The killings had allegedly occurred duringriots in Meerut city after the victims werepicked up from the Hashimpura Mohalla ofthe city by personnel of the 41st company ofthe PAC during a search operation.

The chargesheet in the case was filedbefore Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM),Ghaziabad in 1996. The case was trans-ferred to Delhi in September 2002 on theorder of the Supreme Court following apetition by the families of the massacrevictims and survivors.

A sessions court here in July 2006 hadframed charges of murder, attempt to mur-der, tampering with evidence and conspira-cy against all the accused.

Bardhan, Raja,..(Marxist Leninist) would also take part

in the congress, being hosted here for thefirst time by the local unit, party'sPuducherry state committee Secretary RViswanathan said.

He told reporters here that national levelleaders of Left parties would felicitate del-egates on the opening day. Party generalsecretary S Sudhakar Reddy would inaugu-rate the congress, he said.

CPI national council would meet onMarch 24 to give finishing touches to theprogramme chalked out for the five dayCongress, he said.

A rally would be held on the concludingday and culminate in a public meeting, to

be addressed by CPI national and statelevel leaders, he said

Viswanathan claimed that the Congresswould herald joint efforts for broadening,expanding and consolidating the Left unityto fight the 'rightist communal offensive'and to pave the way for building up a leftdemocratic alternative.

Centre soft ...Kashmir even as it blamed the Centre of

being "soft" towards Pakistan."Militants by carrying out such acts want

to make their presence felt. Their handlers(Pakistan) need to be reminded that suchacts cannot break the resolve of the securi-ty forces," senior Congress leader and for-mer minister Sham Lal Sharma said today.

Terming the attacks as a "shameful"event, Sharma said Pakistan should insteadcheck its internal affairs and stop support-ing these kind of acts.

Further, charging at the Narendra Modi-led Union government, Sharma said, "Thecentral government is not showing anykind of seriousness and is very softtowards Pakistan."

He added that there have been more than846 ceasefire violations since theBharatiya Janata Party formed came topower in Centre.

The regional Congress leader also con-veyed condolences to the grieving familiesof those who have lost their lives in theattack and prayers for the speedy recoveryof the injured and asked the state govern-ment to announce relief for those killedand injured in these attacks.

Militants had carried out a 'fidayeen'attack in Kathua district yesterday killingthree security personnel and two civiliansand leaving 10 others injured and earliertoday two terrorists opened fire at an armycamp on Jammu-Pathankot Highway inSamba district.

Saradha scam...interrogation. Both Neotia and the

painter would be subject to interrogationsby ED officials for the second time in con-nection with the scam.

According to ED sources, they would beasked about the details of financial transac-tions with Sudipto Sen, the jailed boss ofthe Sarada Chit Fund company.

The agency had earlier questioned thepainter, considered close to the rulingTrinamool Congress, in connection withthe sale of his shares in a TV channel toSen.

ED had also frozen two bank accounts ofthe painter earlier. But he was asked toappear again as the ED officials had spot-ted some inconsistency in his statementsmade.

Shuvaprasanna did not turn up andinstead sent a chartered accountant withthe documents which ED had sought.

Neotia had been asked to depose onMarch 27 before ED.

Indian Army...capabilities, proficiency and prepared-

ness, the 'Fire Power Display' was heldyesterday at the Pokhran field firing rangeand involved integrated firing during dayand night as well as the exhibition ofequipment, according to defencespokesperson Lt Col Manish Ojha.

"As part of Southern Star InformationCampaign, Black Mace Brigade, under theaegis of Konark Corps, organised the infor-mation visit cum fire power demonstration.

"The information visit was conducted at4 Mechanised Infantry Battalion atJaisalmer," Ojha said in a release.

"Most modern equipment in the invento-ry of the army fired with precision in cohe-sion with each other, with the main attrac-tion being T-90 tanks in the demonstra-tion," he said.

A synchronised attack by three divisionsof the Infantry - Armored, Artillery andMechanised - was also conducted to cap-ture a mock enemy location.

The demonstration started with theartillery bombarding the enemy locationfrom a distance of 18-20 kms.

The tanks then assaulted on the enemylocation with speed and pin-point accuratefiring which was soon followed by a dis-mounted attack by the Mechanised Infantryfollowing the Tanks.

A similar attack was launched during thenight wherein artillery guns, T-90 Tanksand the amphibious fighting vehicleBoyevaya Mashina Pekhoty (BMP)tracked?and destroyed the mock enemytargets.

The period between 2014 and 2018 isbeing commemorated as the centenary ofthe First World War (1914-1918) whichalso saw participation of 1.5 million Indiansoldiers, of whom at least 74,187 got mar-tyred.

J&K govt...rehabilitate them. The Hurriyat was

reacting to Chief Minister MuftiMohammad Sayeed's statement that thestate government will ensure employmentopportunities for the West PakistanRefugees in the private sector.

"The government has ambiguous standwith regarding to the Pakistan Refugeesand it seems that the government is shyingaway from expressing their stand,"Hurriyat spokesman Ayaz Akbar said.

Editorial4 NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | MARCH 22, 2015SAADDA HAQ

BY SRINIVASAN RAMANI

The open war of attrition in theAam Aadmi Party (AAP)merely days after its spectacu-

lar triumph in the Delhi Assemblyelections was an unusual occurrencein Indian politics. Political parties inIndia normally enjoy what is called a“honeymoon period,” involvinginternal bonhomie and consolidationof success through party building fol-lowing facile victories — even ifthey are won by simple majorities inpolls. In the case of the AAP, theparty managed the second largestAssembly election victory in Indianhistory, grabbing more than 54 percent of the vote share and 95 per centof the seats on offer. The victory wasmade possible due to an overwhelm-ing desire among the population ofDelhi — especially the urban poor —for a welfare and delivery-orientedgovernment that was not beholden tospecial interests and directly reachedout to their needs.

The open squabble between acoterie of leaders close to AAP con-vener Arvind Kejriwal and theparty’s ideologue-duo, social scien-tist Yogendra Yadav and advocatePrashant Bhushan, was, therefore,surprising. Reports suggest that atruce seems to be in the offing. Butthe question remains as to why thisdifference — which apparentlyemerged much before the elections— came up between these leaders inthe first place. The reasons for thealienation of the two dissidents seemto originate from two different view-points. This is seen from the joint let-ter sent by the two recently as ariposte to a statement by the coteriethat suggested that the duo was work-ing against the interests of the AAP inthe Delhi elections.

Following protocol

“The AAP has to decide whether itwill follow the “pragmatist” line thatits supremo espouses or give morespace to those in the party who seekto carry forward some of the legacyof their civil society days... ”

Mr. Bhushan, a vocal lawyer whohas taken up many cases against cor-ruption, had serious reservations witha set of candidates chosen by the

party for the Delhi elections, amongother issues. The set of candidatesincluded rent-earning speculators andlocal bigwigs, defectors from theBharatiya Janata Party and theCongress. Mr. Yadav, on the otherhand, was not so critical of this “elec-toral pragmatism”, justifying in aninterview the AAP’s decision to tap

traditional patronage networks inDelhi’s rural areas. His key reasonfor dissent stems from his view thatthe AAP has to have a pan-Indiastrategy beyond Delhi State, which isclearly at cross-purposes with partysupremo Mr. Kejriwal. The latter hadvowed to consolidate his party’s vic-tory in Delhi, more so to mitigate thewidespread and well-deserved criti-cism that his resignation from gov-ernment last year was a sign of polit-ical immaturity. What binds Mr.Yadav and Mr. Bhushan’s dissidenceis their insistence on the AAP leader-ship following protocol — consulta-tion, collective decision-making andinternal democracy — diligently.

Political positioningProximate reasons apart, the recur-

ring rifts, resignations and defectionsfrom the AAP are an outcome of thefact that the party is still finding itsfeet, as it graduates from a socio-political movement to a political

party, currently saddled with theresponsibility to rule in Delhi. Its cur-rent positioning in the political spacetraditionally occupied by theCongress — a centre-left party thataccrued support from the poorer sec-tions of society — has been the resultof shrewd electoral tactics rather thanany ideological vision. The AAP’s

volunteer and activist base is primari-ly drawn from the middle classesand, especially, among this section’syouth cohorts. While they espouse anidealistic zeal to change politics byjoining the political mainstream, theyhave no ideological inclinationexcept to support a solution-basedapproach towards governance andpublic policy. On the other hand, asmall section of activists derive theirlegacy from civil society movementsand agenda-driven, non-governmen-tal organisations. These activistsbelieve in a centre-left core and it isthis set of voices that is representedin the leadership by Mr. Yadav, Mr.Bhushan and others. Mr. Kejriwalhimself belonged to this section ofcivil society activists but has, sincehis entry into politics, gravitatedcloser to the “pragmatists” in hisparty.

A recent addition to the AAP’s coreis a set of media-savvy “leaders” —

many of whom served in the newsmedia before — for whom the linebetween public-mindedness and pub-licity-seeking is a blur. They serve animportant role for the party by keep-ing it in public consciousnessthrough — largely noisy and person-alised — discussions in the publicsphere. This section has also been

useful for Mr. Kejriwal in managingthe Delhi elections and has estab-lished a firm presence in the coteriethat surrounds him.

In the initial phase of the party, thevarious sections seem to have bro-kered an understanding that the partywould stand for solutions and not forbroad positions on various issues.This has allowed the party leadershipleeway to maintain a non-committalposition on ideology while offeringad hoc solutions on a case-to-casebasis. The ideologues of the party,including Mr. Yadav, defended thisapproach in the past, while puttingthe onus on a number of theme-basedcommittees in the party to decide itsoverall positioning in the long runbeyond the limited agenda of institut-ing a Lokpal. Many of these commit-tees’ reports — the economics andecology committees’ for example —have been ignored or their work isyet to be discussed by the coterie-

centred leadership. It is no wonderthat several voices from civil societywho supported the AAP in its initialphase have moved away from theparty crying foul over the lack ofinner party democracy.

The coterie’s not-so-subtle claimthat it is only Mr. Kejriwal’s charis-

ma and their pragmatic ability tofield “winnable”candidates thathelped the AAP register its strongwin is only partially correct. After all,the AAP’s credibility lay in the factthat the party took on the establish-ment and had committed activistsfrom civil society taking part in itsagitations. These activists also playedan important role in firming up theparty’s electoral strategy in the run-up to the two State elections in Delhirecently, apart from the general elec-tion in 2014. It is these leaders whooffered a dissenting position in theparty.

A vision

In a nutshell, the differences in theAAP basically boil down to thevisions for the party’s role in Indiandemocracy. Mr. Kejriwal and otherswho support him seem to believe thatthe AAP has to merely play a non-corrupt and efficient role in power

and use this to delineate itself fromother political parties. In other words,their emphasis remains on simplybettering other parties in being con-duits for public interest in a welfare-oriented political system that is“transaction-driven”. Political partiesin this view are only vehicles for pro-viding services to various interests inreturn for attaining power throughtheir support. Politics and public pol-icy in this view are reduced to prom-ises made during elections, welfaredelivered to voters and politiciansacting as managers of “public inter-est.”

Others in the AAP who belonged tocivil society movements, on the otherhand, see a more transformative rolefor the AAP. They seek to not justadjust to welfarism in the way it isextant today, but to bring about effec-tive changes in the system. They stopshort of claiming that they espouse aradical social democratic vision —which is what their views effectivelyamount to — but they see clear dif-ferences between the “managers” inthe AAP and themselves.

In their view, their role is not thatof conduits or managers but catalystsfor substantive public participation inpolicy setting and expansion ofdemocracy. It is this difference invision that has come to the fore in thesquabbles in the party today, even ifit has taken the shape of personalityclashes and inner-party issues.

The AAP cannot live with thesedifferences forever and seek toexpand as a political party beyond itscurrent stronghold in the capitalregion of Delhi. It has to decidewhether it will follow the “pragma-tist” line that its supremo espouses orgive more space to those in the partywho seek to carry forward some ofthe legacy of their civil society daysas they consider their party to be avehicle for a political movement. Therecent moves to effect reconciliationwithin the party suggest that Mr.Kejriwal is willing to reconsider hiscurrent positions.

BY FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

Over 25 per cent of theworld’s workers areIndian. And 300 million

young people are set to enter thelabour force by 2025. With anaverage age of 29, India’s popu-lation is in the middle of a demo-graphic boom. By 2020, whenthe global economy is expectedto run short of 56 million youngpeople, India, with a youth sur-plus of 47 million, could fill thegap. It is in this context thatlabour reforms are often cited asthe way to unlock double-digitgrowth in India.

Why reforms? Because Indiastill does not use its vast labourforce productively or judicious-ly. In 2014, India’s labour forcewas estimated to be about 490million, or 40 per cent of thepopulation, but 93 per cent ofthis force was in the unorganisedsector, ranging from vegetablevending to diamond trading.Over the last decade, the com-pounded annual growth rate(CAGR) of employment hasslowed to 0.5 per cent, with 13.9million jobs created in 2012when the labour force increasedby 14.9 million.

The primary policy challengeis to increase the employabilityof our labour force. And to shiftlabour from agricultural to non-agricultural jobs (where there isa projected need for 120 millionskilled hands), along with socialsecurity measures.

Low wages, limited security

Average daily wage rates arequite low, in rural and urbanareas. The average daily wagerate in September 2014 forploughing was just Rs.267.70for men and Rs.187.17 forwomen. Any sowing work doneby children would earn a furtherRs.124.17 per day. A fishermanearns between Rs.268 andRs.311 a day, depending on hiscatch, while animal husbandryworkers earn around Rs.150.

Rurban jobs don’t offer muchbetter. Electricians and construc-tion workers average aroundRs.367.16 and Rs.274.06,respectively, while non-agricul-tural labourers averageRs.237.20. An entry-level work-er in cotton textile mills in

Vadodara can aspire toRs.6,488.09 per month, with hisfortunes improving toRs.7,558.52 in Kolkata andRs.9,769.20 in Chennai.Consumer inflation eats at this,with agricultural and industriallabourers affected by a doublingof the consumer price index (332in 2004 to 764 in 2014).

Benefits are equally minimal.Women, in particular, have diffi-culty participating in the indus-trial labour force. The MaternityBenefit Act (1961) is largelyunderutilised. In 2012, just2,441 women claimed maternitybenefits across 84,956 factories.Only 3,289 factories providecrèches, with 58 in Gujarat and2,389 in Tamil Nadu.

Railway and mine workershave faced 1,082 and 32 acci-dents, respectively, mostly fatal,while their dependents receivean average compensation of

Rs.2.6 lakh and Rs.9 lakh,respectively. Around 93 per centof casual workers and 66 percent of salaried employees haveno written contracts, while only22.7 per cent have reportedreceiving paid leave.

Reforms at slow pace

India’s labour law regime hasalways been at loggerheads withindustrial development and theease of doing business. Over thepast year, the government hasattempted to reconcile this byamending the Apprentice Act(1961), making it more respon-sive to industry and youth, andsubstituting complex inspectionregimes with technology friend-ly portals. ShramSuvidha, a uni-fied labour portal scheme, hasbeen launched to provide timelyredress of grievances and facili-tate self-certification by indus-try. This also encourages a moretransparent labour inspectionregime, with inspection reportsuploaded within 72 hours.

A focus on cutting down redtape, by amending nearly 40Central and 150 State labourlaws, has been launched, withsignificant consequences on hir-ing and firing. Draft proposals

for exempting small-scale indus-tries, employing up to 40 work-ers, from 14 basic laws, includ-ing the Factories Act, theIndustrial Disputes Act and theMaternity Benefits Act, arebeing considered. Rajasthan’srelaxation of the applicability ofthe Industrial Disputes Act to

establishments with 300 workersor more will allow employers tocarry out workforce optimisa-tion.

Labour reforms must be linkedto the ease of doing business,creating a habitat where jobs canbe fostered. Reforms must belinked to worker benefits, whilesimultaneously easing the com-pliance burden on small andmedium enterprises. The labourlaw must be rationalised bydefining minimum wages andlinking them to inflation.Minimum wages ought to berevised annually, with penaltiesfor their violation dramaticallyraised.

According to the NationalSkill Development Corporation(NSDC), we need 120 millionskilled people in the non-farmsector. Amendments to theApprenticeship Act are wel-come. With no labour laws

applying to apprentices, caremust be taken to ensure that theyare not transformed into contractlabour. MGNREGA should berestructured and linked toapprenticeship programmes inindustry and agriculture.

Women workers require legis-lation too. Female employees ofgovernment schemes like IndiraKranti Patham or AnganwadiWorker remain out of thepurview of laws. Scheme-basedworkers should be treated as reg-ular employees and offereddecent wages and social securi-ty. Equally, contract labourersmust be protected. They shouldbe covered by the Workmen’sCompensation Act (1923) foraccidents, with inflation-linkedwages and limited social securi-ty benefits from the EmployeesState Insurance Act (1948) andMaternity Benefits Act (1961)extended to them.

While retrenchments aresocially difficult experiences,India’s current labour policyprovides little incentive forindustrial employers to hire.Instead, to avoid complications,hiring contractual labour with-out social security benefits ortermination protection is encour-aged. A modern labour law thatencourages employers to keepmore workers in formal roles,with work-linked wages andsocial security benefits is vital.Flexibility to undertake layoffs,ensuring adequate benefits and areasonable notice period, isneeded.

India’s push towards urbanisa-tion and development mustaddress both businesses andworkers. The answer lies in for-malising labour and supportingit with a modern regulatoryframework.

(Feroze Varun Gandhi is aMember of Parliament, repre-

senting the Sultanpur con-stituency for the BJP.)

The indication from the government of Karnatakathat it would request the Central Bureau ofInvestigation to go into the suspicious circum-

stances of the death of the former Deputy Commissionerof Kolar district, D.K. Ravi, must be welcomed. Thisbelated decision by the Congress-led government is anoutcome of a huge public outcry with both the polity andcivil society in the State playing a major role in pressur-ing the government to take the help of the CBI. After all,the police’s and the Criminal Investigation Department’sprobes were hamstrung by the undue haste shown by theState government in declaring that Mr. Ravi’s death wasa case of suicide, and by selective leaks from its officialsruling out foul play in the death. Meanwhile, the feedingfrenzy of sections of the media, and the Opposition’sreliance on narrow-minded politicking have certainly nothelped clarify the circumstances leading to Mr. Ravi’sdeath. Both the government and the Opposition haverushed to conclusions that suit their respective politicalpositions. Yet, in a roundabout manner, the undue atten-tion and political bickering raised the pitch in getting theState government to take the right step of instituting anunbiased inquiry. sWhether the CBI can do a better jobof disentangling the complexities behind the death willnot be known immediately, but the role of Mr. Ravi assomeone who took on powerful vested interests in Kolardistrict must figure in the investigations. Such a free andfair investigation by the CBI will be helped by the factthat it would be unencumbered by the baggage of poli-tics in Karnataka, unlike in the case of a probe by theState police and the CID. Mr. Ravi clearly seems to havemade a lot of enemies out of powerful people in Kolar bytaking a conscientious position in upholding the publicinterest as a civil servant. His legacy — during a 14-month tenure in Kolar — included passing stricturesagainst encroachment of government land, and taking onpowerful real estate developers who had close ties withpolitical outfits in the district. It is hoped that the outragein Karnataka is not limited to the sensationalism that hasbeen whipped up around Mr. Ravi’s death. His passingaway should prompt us to hold a mirror up to society andbring in scrutiny over the actions of these vested inter-ests while encouraging other civil servants to be as dis-cerning and public-spirited as Mr. Ravi was. Only thiswould be a true tribute to the legacy left behind by thecivil servant.

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Managers vs. ideologues in AAP

In the initial phase of the party, the various sections seem to have brokered anunderstanding that the party would stand for solutions and not for broad posi-

tions on various issues. This has allowed the party leadership leeway to maintaina non-committal position on ideology while offering ad hoc solutions on a case-

to-case basis. The ideologues of the party, including Mr. Yadav, defended thisapproach in the past, while putting the onus on a number of theme-based com-mittees in the party to decide its overall positioning in the long run beyond thelimited agenda of instituting a Lokpal. Many of these committees’ reports — the

economics and ecology committees’ for example — have been ignored or theirwork is yet to be discussed by the coterie-centred leadership. It is no wonder thatseveral voices from civil society who supported the AAP in its initial phase havemoved away from the party crying foul over the lack of inner party democracy.

State Watch 5NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | MARCH 22, 2015SAADDA HAQ

PATNA, MARCH 21Union Food Minister

Ram Vilas Paswan onSaturday slammed Bihargovernment for allegedsloppy pace of paddy pro-curement despite twiceextending the deadline bythe Centre and said ifNitish Kumar ministry was"incompetent" to do so, theFCI was ready to step in.

"For the last four monthswe have been urging thestate government to fulfillthe target of acquiring 30lakh metric tonnes ofpaddy by January 31 last.But, despite extending thedeadline twice till March31 the Bihar governmenthas so far purchased only14.60 lakh metric tonnes ofpaddy," Paswan toldreporters.

"Now only 10 days areleft for the state govern-ment to meet the dead-line," the union food min-ister said and wonderedhow the target would beachieved in this short dura-

tion."Due to inadequate

arrangements for paddyprocurement and laxity onthe part of the state gov-ernment, farmers havebeen deprived of minimumsupport price," he said.

"If the state governmentis incompetent to procurepaddy to fulfill the targetand in case it makes arequest to the union gov-

ernment FCI (FoodCorporation of India) isready to step in," Paswansaid.

The Union FoodMinister said that due toinadequate procurement,the Centre had arrangedgrains from surplus stateslike Punjab, Haryana andChhattisgarh to run PublicDistribution System inBihar in the past.

Paswan, who is alsoPresident of Lok JanshaktiParty, took Bihar govern-ment to task for failing toprovide list of 1.11 crorebeneficiaries still left outof subsidised ration underFood law.

He, however, said theCentre would not stopallotment of quota of food-grains to Bihar after March31 this year on this count.

Paswan said a total of8.71 crore beneficiarieswere listed for subsidisedration under the Food lawin Bihar out of which thestate government had pro-vided a list of only 7.60crore to the Centre so far.

He trashed argument ofthe state government ofproviding list of some leftout beneficiaries to NICand asked Chief MinisterNitish Kumar to make thelist available to him direct-ly. "I will start makingadditional allotment ofgrains for them from com-ing Monday itself," theminister said.

He said without tighten-ing arrangements for lift-ing and distributing food-grains and computerisingthe system, Bihar govern-ment launched Food lawfrom February one 2014.

The Centre had askedBihar government to com-plete the task by March 31,2015 but "its not in sightyet."

Paswan slams Nitish Kumar forsloppy paddy procurement

PANAJI, MARCH 21Ghar wapsi (homecom-

ing), slander againstMother Teresa, attacks onminority institutions andthe gang rape of a nun inWest Bengal, could haveresulted in the BJP-led rul-ing coalition performingbelow par in the Goa zillapanchayat polls, the con-venor of a ruling coalitionpartner has claimed.

Mickky Pacheco, con-venor, Goa Vikas Party(GVP), one of the two par-ties which the BJP joinedhands with for the polls,claimed without takingnames that certain "reli-gious leaders" canvassedagainst the BJP, which ledto the coalition barelyscraping through in theSouth Goa zilla panchayatand falling one short ofvictory in North Goa.

"These issues wereprominent. Ghar wapsi,the gang rape of a nun, themanner in which Mother

Teresa's image wasattacked and other inci-dents played on the mindsof voters and the opposi-tion exploited it," Pachecosaid on Friday, after hisparty won only two seatsin South Goa where theCatholic vote was crucial.

Catholics account for 26percent of the state's popu-lation. Pacheco, ministerfor archives and archaeol-ogy in the Goa cabinet,said some religious lead-ers also issued diktatsagainst voting for theBharatiya Janata Party(BJP) for the party'ssilence on "atrocities"against the minority com-munity in several parts ofIndia. "I am going to dis-cuss this with the BJP. Butwe will of course continuewith the alliance becausethe GVP has a develop-ment agenda for Goa,"Pacheco. Out of the twozilla panchayats, spreadequally over 50 con-

stituencies, the BJP and itscoalition partners, theM a h a r a s h t r a w a d iGomantak Party and theGVP, narrowly scrapedthrough in the South Goazilla panchayat winning13 of the 25 seats.

In North Goa, consid-ered a bastion of the BJP,the ruling alliance wononly 12 seats of 25 andwill require the support ofat least one Independentcandidate to rule the NorthGoa zilla panchayat.

The Congress as well asthe Nationalist CongressParty boycotted the pollsafter the BJP-led coalitiongovernment decided tohold elections on politicalparty lines last month.

The lacklustre perform-ance has also triggereddissent within the BJPwith Deputy ChiefMinister Francis D'Souzaon Friday blaming theparty leadership for failingto deliver a clear victory.

'Ghar wapsi, nun gang-rapeaffected Goa panchayat

polls result'

PATNA, MARCH 21Minister of State for Human

Resource Development UpendraKushwaha on Saturday said hisministry would seek a report fromBihar government over reports oframpant cheating during boardexams in the state.

"The Union HRD ministry willseek a report from the state on thesubject and give guidelines to con-duct cheating-free examination,"Kushwaha told reporters.

"The matriculation examinationsin the state are being conductedunder pathetic conditions,"Kushwaha said and slammed stateeducation minister PK Shahi fornot being able to ensure cheating-free exams and instead putting theonus on parents of examinees onthe issue.

"The Patna High Court has right-ly said that if the minister has notbeen able to conduct fair examina-

tion he should keep himself awayfrom the responsibility," the MoSHRD said.

"If he (Shahi) is not competent

he shall make way for others... Heshall be asked to say so," saidKushwaha, who is also the presi-dent of Rashtriya Lok Samata

Party (RLSP), an ally of BJP inNDA.

A total of 14.26 lakh studentswere appearing for the exams at1,217 centres in the state that start-ed on March 17. The examinationwould end on March 24.

The RLSP chief, flanked byparty MPs Arun Kumar and RamKumar Sharma, also came downheavily on the Nitish Kumar gov-ernment for slow pace of paddyprocurement from farmers and toldreporters that party would organisea rally of farmers in Patna on April5.

In reply to a question on outgo-ing chief minister Jitan RamManjhi's inclusion in NDA for thecoming Assembly polls in thestate, Kushwaha said "this ques-tion will come only after Manjhiforms a separate party. A partycould be part of the Alliance andnot an individual."

HRD ministry to seek reportover cheating in exams in Bihar

RAIPUR, MARCH 21An executive engineer

of state Water ResourcesDepartment was arrestedalong with his brother, agovernment contractor, inconnection with recoveryof unaccounted cash tothe tune of Rs 5 crorefrom them in Decemberlast year, an ACB officialsaid here today.

The executive engineer(In-charge), WRD,Bilaspur, Alok Agrawaland contractor PawanAgrawal were arrestedlast evening for their

alleged involvement incorruption cases, SP Anti-Corruption Bureau,Rajnesh Singh said.

A case was registeredagainst them under rele-vant sections of thePrevention of CorruptionAct 1988 following theseizure of bribe moneyand recovery of dispro-portionate property run-ning into several crores ofrupees during raids con-ducted by the departmenton December 30, 2014,the SP said.

The raids were carried

out simultaneously by thesleuths of ACB and EOWat the premises of sevenofficials from depart-ments ofI r r i g a t i o n , ? W a t e rResources and RuralEngineering, in which acash of around Rs 7 crorewas recovered.

The officials alsounearthed disproportion-ate assets, allegedlybelonging to the officialsand their kin, running intoseveral crores along withsome incriminating docu-ments during the raids.

DA case: Chhattisgarh waterresources engineer, his brother held

PATNA, MARCH 21Bihar Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar on Saturdayexhorted young entrepre-neurs to make Bihar theirdestination and said hisgovernment would draw apolicy on the basis of inputprovided by them to pro-mote industries.

Making inaugural speechat Second Industrialistsconference here, Kumarasked entrepreneurs to dis-cuss with a team of highgovernment officials underPrincipal SecretaryIndustries Tripurari Sharanon how to proceed further.

"Prepare a document afterholding discussion withofficials on the basis ofwhich a policy will bedrawn to facilitate settingup enterprises in the state,"he said.

The chief minister saidthat youths of Bihar heldtremendous merit and need-ed opportunity to excel inthe state.

"Since people of Biharare not getting respect intheir home state they arefleeing elsewhere and doingexcellent work," Kumarsaid.

The chief minister said

that Kisanganj district heldtremendous potential inproduction of fruits consid-ering which an agriculturecollege was being set upthere.

Industries MinisterShyam Rajak said not morethan two per cent of popula-tion could be provided gov-ernment jobs and exhortedyouths to open up enterpris-es of them own.

Rajak laid emphasis onsmall and cottage industrieswhich would facilitateemployment opportunityand enhance income inrural areas.

GUWAHATI, MARCH 21Industrialist Anil

Ambani on Saturday visit-ed the Kamakhya templeand pledged to soon start aprogramme under PrimeMinister's Swachh Bharatcampaign at the famousshrine. Accompanied byhis wife Tina, Ambani per-formed 'parikrama' at thetemple. Temple priests per-formed Chandi Puja andthe family also offeredKanya puja.

While talking to temple'pujaris', Ambani said thatunder the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's SwachhBharat initiative, he wouldsoon start a programme forthe Kamakhya Templepremises.

The Temple Boardrequested him to help the

temple in some way afterwhich Anil Ambani offeredto take care of the cleanli-ness at the temple underthe Swachh Bharat pro-gramme, Ambani's aidessaid.

Temple board will pres-ent a detailed proposal tohim for the same, which

will be implemented byAmbani. While launchingthe Clean India campaignlast year, Modi had nomi-nated Anil Ambani alongwith eight others to spreadawareness on the issue.

Anil Ambani also metAssam Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi.

Anil Ambani to start Clean Indiainitiative at Kamakhya temple

Nitish Kumar exhorts youngentrepreneurs to work in Bihar

HYDERABAD, MARCH 21'Ugadi', the Telugu New Year, was celebrated

in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with tradi-tional fervour and enthusiasm on Saturday.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NChandrababu Naidu attended the first 'Ugadi'after bifurcation at Anantavaram village in theVijayawada region, where the capital of thenew state is proposed to come up.

"Though the state is beset with problems fol-lowing bifurcation, the new Andhra Pradeshwould emerge as a front-ranking state in theyears to come," he said.

He hailed the farmers in the region, who cameforward to hand over their lands for land pool-ing taken up by the state government for devel-oping the capital. The state government haspooled over 32,000 acres for developing thecapital.

Telangana Chief Minister attended the Ugadifestivities held at Ravindra Bharati here.

The Ugadi celebrations were held in theoffices of all major political party offices here.

Ugadi is celebrated with people consuming'Ugadi pachadi' (chutney) after taking head bathin the early hours of the day. The 'pachadi' is

made of neem flowers, pieces of raw mango,tamarind juice and jaggery. The Ugadi pachadisymbolises that life is a mixture of differentexperiences and they should be taken withequanimity.

'Panchanga Sravanam' (reading of almanac)was done by pundits in temples and also theofficial functions organised by the state govern-

ments. People visited temples in large numbersand offered special prayers.

ESL Narasimhan, common Governor for boththe states-- Telangana and Andhra Pradesh--hosted Ugadi celebrations at Raj Bhavan hereyesterday. Former President APJ Abdul Kalam,Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh andTelangana attended the function.

Telugu New Year celebrated with fervour in AP, Telangana

PANAJI, MARCH 21After bagging the deal

to build Mines Counter-Measures Vessels(MCMVs) for the IndianNavy, Goa Shipyard Ltd(GSL) has decided to tieup with the foreign yardsfor the technology trans-fer required to createthese high-tech ships.

The Union DefenceMinistry had recentlycleared the Rs 32,000crore-worth project tomanufacture 12 MCMVs,which will be built by theGSL.

"We will be able to rollout the vessels six yearsfrom now. The actual con-struction on this projectwill begin after threeyears," GSL Chairman

and Managing DirectorRear Admiral ShekharMittal said here today.

He was talking toreporters on the sidelinesof launching of an OPVfor the Indian CoastGuard.

Mittal said that Indiadoes not have the technol-ogy required for MCMVs.

"We don't have the tech-nology. That is why weare going to import it.GSL has a capacity toabsorb the technology,"he said.

The Goa-based yard iscontemplating the possi-bility of going for a tie-upwith the foreign counter-part for technology trans-fer.

"We will take minimum

possible technology fromabroad," Mittal said.

The GSL has shortlistedcountries like Russia,Spain, Sweden, Italy andKorea, where they canscout for the requiredtechnology.

"Depending on thenaval specifications, wewill finalise the partner,"he said.

The GSL will float aglobal tender, invitingexpression of interest forthe technology transfer,Mittal added.

The MCMVs, which arepart of the 'Make In India'campaign would be 50per cent indigenous. TheCMD said efforts are onto make it more than 50per cent indigenous.

Goa Shipyard to tie up withforeign yards to build MCMVs

BANIHAL, MARCH 21Two women and a boy were killed as an avalanche hit

the mountainous belt of Mahoo area in Ramban district ofJammu and Kashmir on Saturday morning, police said.

"Hajra (23) and Gulsan (35), and 10-year-old Parvez,all residents of Bajnari hamlet of Banihal Tehsil inRamban district, got buried under a massive avalanchenear Mahoo area in the morning," a police official said.

The locals rushed to the spot and tried to dig them outfrom the snow, he said, adding, "It took almost threehours to dig them out. Parvez had already died whereasthe other two women who were still breathing died a cou-ple of hours later." Meanwhile, local people said the twowomen could have been saved if proper medical carewere available. "We asked the administration to air-liftthe two women to the district hospital, but nothing wasarranged for them and they too died almost two to threehours after being taken out of the snow," a resident of thearea said.

Avalanche kills threein J&K's Banihal

Nasa has successfullytested new cutting-edge technologies

that would enable space-craft to land at a specificlocation on Mars or anyother planetary body withmore precision than everbefore.

In collaboration withMasten Space Systems inCalifornia, engineers atNasa's Jet PropulsionLaboratory recently testedthese technologies on boarda high-tech demonstrationvehicle called theAutonomous Descent andAscent Powered-flightTestbed (ADAPT).

ADAPT is a test systembuilt on Masten's "Xombie"vertical-launch, vertical-landing reusable rocket.The Xombie platform pro-vides a good approximationof Mars-like descent condi-tions through high-speed

descent rates at low alti-tudes.

Those conditions are dif-ficult to achieve throughconventional flight testplatforms. Onboard thisrocket, two sophisticatedlander technologies wererecently tested: TerrainRelative Navigation with asensor called the LanderVision System (LVS), andthe Guidance for Fuel-Optimal Large Diverts (G-FOLD) algorithm.

"No previous Mars landerhas used onboard surfaceimaging to achieve a safeand precise touchdown, buta future spacecraft coulduse LVS and G-FOLD tofirst autonomously deter-mine its location and thenoptimally fly to its intendedlanding site," said NikolasTrawny, ADAPT's principalinvestigator at JPL.

"All of this happens on

board, without human inter-vention, and in real time,"said Trawny.

ADAPT technology hasnumerous potential applica-tions, including landing onthe Moon, asteroids andother space targets.

The terrain-relative navi-gation capability provided

by LVS allows Xombie toprecisely determine itsposition without requiringGPS. To do so, ADAPTfirst takes a series of pic-tures of the terrain below itduring descent. These pic-tures are then compared toan image of the terrainstored onboard, allowing

the vehicle to autonomous-ly find its position relativeto the landing site. Thespacecraft can then use thisinformation to correct itscourse to get as close to thetargeted landing site as pos-sible within its capability,and make a smooth, pin-point landing.

Acer has launched anupgraded version of itse d u c a t i o n - f o c u s e d

Chromebook C910 thatwill be available inthe US starting April.The AcerChromebook C910will be available at asuggested retail priceof $499.99 (approxi-mately Rs. 31,200),which is $200 higherthan the older versionthat was launched inJanuary.

The updated AcerChromebook C910now comes withfifth-generation IntelCore i5-5200Uprocessor, compareto Intel Broadwell-based Celeron orCore i3 processoroptions in the prede-cessor. Acer's newChromebook C910also retains thedurability fea-tures fromp r e v i o u sversion.T h ecompa-ny says itcan with-stand daily damage and featuresshell that can withstand up to 60kg

of pressure, corners that can with-stand drops from 45cm, and rein-forced hinges for increased dura-

bility. Acer also touts that the C910

features "largest touchpad on anyChromebook" till date.

The Acer C910 Chromebook

(C910-54M1) features 4GB ofRAM, 32GB of SSD storage and a

15.6-inch full-HD (1920x1080pixels resolution) display.

The company claims that theChromebook can deliver up

to 8 hours battery life,while connectivity optionsinclude Wi-Fi 802.11ACwith MIMO technology,Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0,USB 2.0, and HDMI ports.It weighs 2.2kg and meas-ures 393x256x24.2mm.

Acer's Carlos Siqueiros,Mobility BusinessManager, Acer Americasaid on the launch, "Thenew faster performingAcer C910 Chromebookwith an Intel Core i5processor is raising the barfor Chromebook perform-ance.

The advanced technolo-gy will boost productivityand help our education andcommercial customers getthe most out of their

Chromebook experiencefor collaboration on

important projectsand research."

Earlier thism o n t h ,G o o g l elaunched the

second genera-tion model of its

high-end Chromebook Pixel lap-top.

Acer C910 Chromebook Now With IntelCore i5 Processor, Priced at $499.99

Samsung, ahead of the Galaxy S6and Galaxy S6 Edge's global avail-ability next month, has announced

new accessory collection for the latestflagship Galaxy handsets.The company's "richaccessory collection"includes some of thetop fashion brands suchas Burton, Swarovski,Montblanc, RebeccaMinkoff, and RomeroBritto.

The range of acces-sories announced forthe Samsung GalaxyS6 and SamsungGalaxy S6 Edgeinclude clear viewcover, clear cover, Sview cover, flip wallet,protective cover, wire-less charger and exter-nal battery pack. TheSouth Korean giantrevealed that the richaccessory collectionwill be available viaSamsung online storeand other retail stores atthe time of the launchof both handsets.

Global sales of theGalaxy S6 and GalaxyS6 Edge will com-mence on April 10 andwe can expect the richaccessory collection tobe available around thesame time.

Samsung says Burtonwill offer protective cov-ers while Swarovski willinclude crystal-embellished covers forthe Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.Montblanc will sell collection of leathermade cases and flip covers; RebeccaMinkoff will offer flower printed protec-tive cover and leather pouch, and lastly,Romero Britto clear covers for theGalaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.

Commenting on the launch, YoungheeLee, Executive Vice President of GlobalMarketing, IT and Mobile Division atSamsung Electronics said, "Samsung hasa long history of designer partnerships

and an unparalleled understanding of howtechnology enhances fashion and howfashion inspires technology. The premi-

u m

accessory collection for the Galaxy S6and Galaxy S6 Edge represents our com-mitment to uniting the worlds of fashionand technology. Samsung has and willcontinue to pursue and create innovative,meaningful collaborations with the fash-ion industry that resonate with the ever-evolving consumer and provide themwith essential tools for self-expression."Samsung Galaxy S6 and SamsungGalaxy S6 Edge price in India will berevealed at the company's India launchevent for the two handsets on Monday.

Samsung Galaxy S6 and GalaxyS6 Edge 'Rich Accessory

Collection' Launched

NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | MARCH 22, 2015SAADDA HAQScience & Tech6

1. The gas present in the stratosphere which filters outsome of the sun's ultraviolet light and provides aneffective shield against radiation damage to livingthings isA. helium B. ozoneC. oxygen D. methane

2. The most commonly used bleaching agent isA. alcohol B. carbon dioxideC. chlorine D. sodium chlorine

3. The nucleus of a hydrogen atom consists ofA. 1 proton only B. 1 proton + 2 neutronC. 1 neutron only D. 1 electron only

4. The heat required to raise the temperature of body by1 K is calledA. specific heat B. thermal capacityC. water equivalent D. None of the above

5. The nuclear particles which are assumed to hold thenucleons together areA. electrons B. positronsC. neutrons D. mesons

QUIZ TIME

Answer: 1(B), 2(C), 3(A), 4(B), 5(D)

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WELLINGTON, MARCH 21Martin Guptill on Saturday bludgeoned his

way to the record books with the highest indi-vidual World Cup knock as New Zealand rodeon the opener's swashbuckling unbeaten 237to crush West Indies by 143 runs and sail intothe semifinals of the mega event here.

Batting first in the fourth quarterfinal game,New Zealand notched up an imposing 393 forsix, then bowled out West Indies for 250 in30.3 overs to set up a blockbuster last-fourclash with an in-form South Africa atAuckland on March 24.

For the record, this was heaviest defeat suf-fered by any team in terms of runs in theknockout rounds of World Cup.

Guptill scored his runs off 163 balls,becoming the first New Zealander to post adouble century in ODIs and the fifth in theworld. He was unbeaten when the inningsended.

he smacked Andre Russell to get to thecoveted landmark, Chris Gayle, the only otherdouble centurion in World Cup, came andcongratulated Guptill at the Westpac stadium.

Reaching his 100 off 111, the last 52 ballsbrought Guptill a staggering 137 runs.

He smashed 24 fours and 11 sixes afterNew Zealand captain Brendon McCullumopted to bat.

Such was Guptill's onslaught that the hostsreached from 300 to 350 in just 16 balls. Thebatsman got to his double ton off 152 ballswith the help of 21 fours and eight sixes.

Earlier luck was on Guptill's side as MarlonSamuels couldn't hold on to a low chance atshort-leg in the third ball of the inningsbowled by Jerome Taylor. He was on 4 at thattime.

There was, however, no looking back afterthat reprieve as Guptill anchored the inningswith the others playing around him with a mix

of caution and aggression.While skipper Brendon McCullum, the dan-

german in the Kiwi line-up, perished early,Guptill held the innings together and added62 runs for the second wicket with KaneWilliamson (33).

After getting his eye in, Williamson waslured into going for a false shot by AndreRussell's slower delivery, bringing in Taylorto the crease.

While the West Indies captain Jason Holder

tried different bowling options, the two expe-rienced Kiwi batsmen looked at ease milkingruns during a third-wicket partnership thatyielded the Black Caps 143 runs in 22.3overs.

After getting to his seventh ODI centurywith a single to long-on, Guptill upped theante and smashed the West Indies to all partsof the ground. .

The 28-year-old launched into DarrenSammy for a massive six to start the

onslaught, collected two fours and a six offTaylor, and kept finding the ropes against thelikes of Holder and Suleiman Benn to reachhis 150 off 135 balls.

What set Guptill's knock apart in the age ofslam bang hitting was that he scored his runsplaying orthodox cricketing shots, and that ata good rate.

Just before that, Taylor (42) was run outowing to a misunderstanding, but the batsmandid not seem to mind with Guptill in such fine

fettle. Taylor found the fence two times dur-ing his 61-ball knock.

Meanwhile, Guptill smashed 27 runs in the45th over bowled by Holder, clobbering themedium pacer for three sixes and a boundary.

The first of the three maximums helped himgo past Glenn Turner as the highest scorer inWorld Cup match by a New Zealander. Turnerhad scored 171 against East Africa in theinaugural edition of the tournament in 1975.

Guptill then picked up 18 off Russell to pro-pel New Zealand to 328 for four. The last overwent for 20 with Guptill hitting two moresixes and a four. Before that, Taylor seventhand the innings' 49th over gave New Zealand16 runs.

Of all the West Indies bowlers, Russell wasthe worst sufferer conceding 96 runs in 10overs, while Holder went for 76 in eight andTaylor 71 in three.

The West Indies were never in the chase andkept losing wickets at regular intervals to giftaway the game rather tamely to the hometeam that looks determined to go all the waythis time around.

It needed a miracle from the big-hittingChris Gayle, who blazed his way to 33-ball61 with the help of eight sixes and two fours,but that was far from enough.

Holder blasted 42 off 26 balls with fivefours and two sixes before becoming the lastman to get out, sparking off wild celebrationsamong the Kiwi players and in the stands.

The visiting side maintained a rollickingrun-rate but failed to survive long enough tomake a match of it.

Interestingly, the West Indies have hit moresixes - 16 - during their failed chase that wasscuttled with almost 20 overs remaining. NewZealand had managed to strike 15 sixes,including 11 from Guptill's blade, during theirentire innings.

ICC World Cup 2015: Martin Guptill hitsrecord 237 as New Zealand sail into semis

NEW DELHI, MARCH 21Double tons have become a

regular phenomenon in ODIcricket as this time it was NewZealand's Martin Guptill whodefined supremacy in Wellingtonin an intense semi-final clash onSaturday against the West Indiesin the ongoing ICC World Cup2015. Guptill stood tall and sin-gle handedly blew the WestIndies after scoring a brilliantunbeaten 237 runs. His effortlessinnings was studded with 24fours and 11 sixes. This was thesecond double hundred in theWorld Cup after Chris Gayle hadearlier slammed 215 againstZimbabwe in the Group Stage. Ina day of joy for the Black Caps,Guptill became the highest everWorld Cup scorer overtakingGayle. Runs have come aplentyin the 2015 World Cup and thiswas a highlight of another stu-pendous effort by New Zealand

who posted a huge total of 393runs. West Indies lost wickets atregular intervals despite having ahealthy run-rate to be finallybowled out for 250 runs.

This was Guptill's second tonin the World Cup and he rode hisluck to come out on top to defythe West Indian side led by JasonHolder. Double tons in ODIs areincreasing day by day as Guptilljoined the likes of SachinTendulkar, Virender Sehwag,Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle.Former cricketers VVS Laxmanand Sanjay Manjerekar laudedGuptill for his tremendousinnings under pressure. Theyexpressed their views on socialmicro-blogging site, Twitter.New Zealand are in a patch of avery good form and this was theirseventh successive victory in theWorld Cup. The win sees thembook a semi-final date againstSouth Africa.

Majestic Martin Guptill adds new feather in the 200-run club in ODIsNEW DELHI, MARCH 21

Double tons have become a regular phenomenonin ODI cricket as this time it was New Zealand'sMartin Guptill who defined supremacy inWellington in an intense semi-final clash onSaturday against the West Indies in the ongoingICC World Cup 2015. He scored an unbeaten 237runs to defy the Windies as New Zealand reachedthe semis.

In the history of international cricket, only fiveplayers have managed to achieve the feat of scoringa double ton in One Day Internationals.Interestingly, three of them are Indians – SachinTendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma.

However, Chris Gayle was the new name in thelist as he scored a brutal double century, the first inthe history of World Cup against Zimbabwe in the15th Match of the ICC World Cup 2015.

Gayle, who could score just 40 runs in the firsttwo innings of the prestigious event, made a mock-ery of the Zimbabwe bowling attack and also creat-ed history by becoming the only non-Indian crick-eter to score a double ton in ODIs.

He was finally dismissed for 215 and his innings

comprised of ten boundaries and 16 sixes.Rohit Sharma had created history by achieving

the feat for the second time in his career. First, the27-year-old took mere 151 balls to reach the 200-run mark, laced with 26 boundaries and five sixes.And then, the stylish right-hander went on to scorethe highest individual score in ODIs, as he scored264 runs off 173 balls with the help of 33 bound-aries and nine sixes, against the toothless Lankanattack.

Sharma had scored his maiden double ton againstAustralia at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluruon November 2, 2013, where he scored 209 runsand helped India seal the series 3-2.

However, the first player to score a double ton inlimited-overs cricket was none other than the leg-endary Sachin Tendulkar. The Master Blaster,scored the double century against South Africa andremained unbeaten on 200, at Captain Roop SinghStadium, Gwalior on February 24, 2010.

The second player to cross the 200-run mark in50-over cricket was Virender Sehwag, who went onto score 219 runs against West Indies in HolkarCricket Stadium, Indore in December 8, 2011.

ADELAIDE, MARCH 21Captain Michael Clarke

says India's thoroughknowledge of Australianconditions mean the tour-nament co-hosts will haveto be at their best when thetwo teams face off in thecricket World Cup semifi-nals in Sydney on March26.

Clarke, whose teamdefeated Pakistan by sixwickets at the Adelaide tomake the semis, concededthat playing India in asemi-final would be a chal-lenge.

"They are obviouslyplaying a lot better thanthey were throughout thestart of the (Australian)summer. I said leading intothe World Cup that I

thought India were goingto be an extremely toughteam to beat.

"They are a very goodteam and because theyhave spent so much time inAustralia, they know theconditions quite well. Thegame on Thursday is goingto certainly be a challenge.

"We definitely have to beat our best to beat them.We look forward to thatchallenge," Clarke said.

India have been on a rollwinning seven straightmatches, in a dramaticturnaround following theirwinless Test and ODI tourDown Under prior to themega-event.

"Thursday becomes ourWorld Cup final. We lookforward to it."

ICC World Cup 2015: Indiaknow the conditions quitewell, says Michael Clarke

INDIAN WELLS, MARCH 21Serena Williams pulled

out of her Indian Wellssemi-final on Friday, 14years after her sister Venuswithdrew at the same stageto spark a fan uproar thatled to a Williams boycottof the event.

Serena withdrewmoments before her sched-uled semi-final match onFriday night with a rightknee injury, ending herhopes for a storybook fin-ish after she made the deci-sion several months ago tofinally return to the jointWTA and ATP tournament.

Ironically, Venus alsopulled out of her semi-finalmatch in 2001 with a kneeinjury.

Serena strode out ontothe court to deliver thenews in person Friday tothe Tennis Garden fans,who had just watchedJelena Jankovic beatSabine Lisicki in the firstwomen`s semi-final.

"A couple of days ago at

my practice I injured myknee," Williams told thecrowd. "Today it was astruggle to walk."

Unlike 14 years agowhen she was heckled andbooed in the final againstKim Clijsters, the crowdstood and applaudedSerena as she spoke. Therewere one or two scatteredboos, but they weredrowned out by the loudcheering. Serena said shehad an MRI scan and doc-tors told her she suffered astrain in her quadricepstendon. She tried treating itwith an anti-inflammationinjection but it didn`t feelbetter Serena said.

"I was just on the prac-tice court two days ago andeverything was goinggood," she said. "I went fora serve and just felt a supersharp pain in my knee."

Asked why she couldn`tplay through the pain,Serena said she didn`twant to risk a long-terminjury.

QATAR, MARCH 21Europe`s top leagues could

launch legal action againstFIFA for the sporting and eco-nomic damage caused by mov-ing the 2022 World Cup toQatar, according to the Frenchleague president FredericThiriez. At a meeting inBarcelona on Saturday, theEuropean Professional FootballLeagues (EPFL) adopted a res-olution slamming the decisionto move the competition fromits traditional date in June andJuly to November andDecember to combat the sear-ing heat in the middle-east.

"The EPFL is ready to supportany legal actions that the indi-vidual leagues may take in thisrespect in the near future," saidThiriez. "The EPFL is very dis-appointed with the decision of

the FIFA ExCo who decided tomove the World Cup toNovember and December in

2022. "This is seriously damag-ing to the European leaguesboth from a sporting and a

financial point of view."This decision raises serious

questions about the motivations

of many involved in the deci-sion-making process and fur-ther demonstrated the lack ofgood governance within thenational football governingbodies." FIFA announced onFriday that it will triple theamount paid to clubs whorelease their players for the2018 and 2022 World Cups to$209 million.

However, Thiriez insisted thatthe EPFL has to look out for theinterests of all clubs with thevast majority of the compensa-tion promised going to the topclubs in a few leagues.

"The EPFL has the responsib-lity to protect the interests of allclubs, including those that donot release players for thenational associations competi-tions. Today the interests ofthose clubs are not protected."

European leagues threaten legal action over Qatar World CupSerena Williams`s injury dasheshope of storybook ending

INDIAN WELLS, MARCH 21Roger Federer delivered a

master class as he swept into thesemi-finals of the BNP ParibasOpen with a ruthless 6-4 6-0demolition of Czech TomasBerdych on Friday.

Bidding for a record fifth titleat the ATP Masters 1000 event,the Swiss world number twobroke his opponent once in thefirst set and three times in thesecond to seal victory in just 68minutes at a sun-bathed IndianWells Tennis Garden.

Federer will next meet either

Spanish left-hander Rafa Nadalor big-serving Canadian MilosRaonic who were playing lateron Friday.

"It was great," a beamingFederer said courtside afterimproving his career recordagainst Berdych to 13-6. "I wasreally able to put the pressure onTomas from the baseline.

"I had the upper hand and Idefinitely think he didn`t havehis best serving day.

"The statistics showed he hada few double faults and not ahigh enough first-serve percent-

age and that allowed me to getinto many of the baseline ral-lies. And because I had theupper hand, I was able to con-trol the match."

Ninth-seeded Berdych, whosebest run at Indian Wells came in2013 when he lost to Nadal inthe semi-finals, served five dou-ble faults and never earned asingle break point against theSwiss.

Federer, who had dispatchedAmerican Jack Sock 6-3 6-2 inthe previous round, brokeBerdych in the seventh game of

the match, when the Czech net-ted a backhand after a protract-ed baseline rally, before takingthe opening set in 40minutes.

The Swiss master dominatedthe second set with superb all-round tennis against an increas-ingly error-prone Berdych, wholost serve in the first and thirdgames to go 0-3 down.

Federer again broke the Czechin the fifth, celebrating with afist pump after crunching a fore-hand winner down the line, andthen served out to book his

place in the last four.World number one Novak

Djokovic will face fourth-seed-ed Scot Andy Murray inSaturday`s other semi in a re-match of this year`s AustralianOpen final, won by the Serb infour sets.

Djokovic was gifted a spot inthe last four at Indian Wellswhen Australian Bernard Tomicpulled out of their quarter-finalon Thursday, citing a backinjury, while Murray advancedwith a 6-3 6-4 win overSpaniard Felicano Lopez.

List of players who have scored double tons in ODI cricket

Roger Federer eases into semis at Indian Wells

When a fresh-facedAamir becamean instant teen

idol in 1988's Qayamat SeQayamat Tak, it wouldhave been easy to pigeon-hole him as another star kidwith a ready-made launchpad to stardom. But intruth, his illustrious fami-ly's star had been in declinefor almost a decade. Hisfather and uncle, Tahir andNasir Hussain, had pro-duced, directed, writtenand acted in such block-busters as Paying Guest(1957), Teesri Manzil(1966), Caravan (1971),Anamika (1973) andYaadon Ki Baraat (1973).By the time the Eightiesrolled round however, theHussains' best years werebehind them.

Till then, the family hadleft all attempts at leadingman roles to Tahir andNasir's nephew, TariqKhan, who starred in lost-and-found formula hitsYaadon Ki Baraat andHum Kisi Se Kum Nahinbut had no success in scor-ing non-Hussain producedfilms. That changed withAamir. As a child, Aamirappeared briefly in YaadonKi Baraat and Madhosh(1974). At 19, he made alargely unnoticed debut inKetan Mehta's Holi (1984).Four years later, he made ablistering breakthroughopposite Juhi Chawla inQayamat Se Qayamat Tak,a desi version of RomeoAnd Juliet. In the film, asong and dance numberhad Aamir singing 'papa

kehte hain bada naam kare-ga, beta hamara bada kaamkarega' - a prediction thatproved over the years to beentirely justified.

As the resourceful, lov-able Raj from Qayamat SeQayamat Tak, Aamir'schocolate boy appeal guar-anteed him a top spot at thebox office, jostling forspace with the other heart-throb of the time, SalmanKhan. But it became clearvery quickly that Aamirwas not going to take thebeaten track to fame. Hisnext film was the critically-acclaimed but box officeturkey, Raakh (1989) - adark, gritty examination ofviolence against womenand revenge, a film as farremoved from a box officeformula hit as could be.Even at twenty something,Aamir showed himselfsensitive to cinema thataspired to evolve beyondentertainment and froth.Later, he would appear infilms that dealt withthemes as diverse asdyslexia (Taare ZameenPar) and disaffected youth(Rang De Basanti).

Over the next few years,he had mixed success. Forevery Dil Hai Ki MantaNahin (1991) and Jo JeetaWohi Sikandar (1991)there was an AwwalNumber (1990) and anAfsana Pyar Ka (1991).His best partnership waswith frequent collaboratorJuhi Chawla, most notablyin Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke(1993), but he also starredopposite big name

Madhuri Dikshit in Dil(1990) and '80s glamour-girl Farha in JawaniZindabad (1990). Aamirproved himself a versatilehero, with a flair for come-dy that he used to greateffect in Andaz Apna Apna(1994), a cult comic caperalso starring Salman Khan,Raveena Tandon andKarisma Kapoor.

Other landmark films inAamir's career wereRangeela (1995), AkeleHum Akele Tum (1995)and Sarfarosh, all of whichmarked his final break withcutesy romantic roles.Then, in 2001, Aamir pro-duced and starred inLagaan, an unlikely tale ofa colonial-era villageforced into playing a gameof cricket with their Britishoverlords to get out of a taxtrap. As the fiery, idealistic

young leader Bhuvan,Aamir trailed clouds ofglory all the way from thebox office to the next year'sAcademy Awards. Lagaanwas the third Indian movieto make the Best ForeignFilm cut, after MotherIndia and Salaam Bombay,and while it didn't win, ithelped overturn the stereo-type of the Bollywood pot-boiler. Like arthouse cine-ma, mainstreamBollywood could alsomake films with heart.

Surely after Lagaan therewas no way but down forAamir to go? Almostimmediately, he provedpundits wrong with DilChahta Hai (2001). Thenwith Rang De Basanti(2006). Then with TaareZameen Par (2007). Thenwith 3 Idiots (2009). Andlately with PK (2014). On

TV show Satyamev Jayate,Aamir took a hardhittinglook at social injustices.The debut episode, focus-ing on female foeticide,broke the Internet, domi-nating Twitter trends.Unprecedented surfer traf-fic brought down theSatyamev Jayate website.Like Amitabh Bachchanand Shah Rukh Khanbefore him, Aamir hadconquered television. Now,at 50, Aamir prepared toplay Mahavir Phogat, thefather of Indian womenwrestlers Geeta and Babita.

Aamir was already mar-ried to childhood sweet-heart Reena at the time ofhis Bollywood blast off inQayamat Se Qayamat Tak,news that then broke anynumber of hopeful femalehearts around the country.They have two children.

Aamir and Reena's 15 yearmarriage ended in 2002. In2005, Aamir married KiranRao, who he met on thesets of Lagaan. InDecember 2011, the coupleannounced the arrival oftheir son, Azad, who theysaid was born via a surro-gate mother.

Aamir has also shown apassion for causes he

believes in. He has partici-pated in Medha Patkar'sNarmada demonstrationsand in Anna Hazare's anti-corruption crusade.

Some weeks ago, he wascriticized by many for dis-missing the controversialAIB Roast as a 'violentevent.' He has also beenaccused of having become'preachy' in his recent

films. But, as he clocks a half

century, let's celebrate theAamir who in 2012 madetime to attend the Varanasiwedding of the son of autodriver Ram Lakhan, afriend he made while trav-elling incognito around thecountry. Not somethingyour average superstarwould do.

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TYPES OF HAIR BRUSHES

1. Round Brush: The big roundbrushes offer smoothing and volu-mizing benefits for thick, moderate-ly straight and long hair. Thesebrushes are generally used to createsoft waves on most hair types

2. Paddle Brush: Large, flat and

wide, paddle brushes are versatile and a must have.This brush is great for detangling hair strands andkeeping hair frizz-free. This is a useful brush & can

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used to smoothen the natural waves. This saves a lotof styling time by managing the hair from root totrip.

3. Vented Brush: A vent brush lets air passthrough it. These are best for short hairstyles, as theyspeed up drying time and ensure that you don't over-dry short locks.

4. Cushion Brush: This category of brushesinclude the oval/round -shaped cushioned brush forsimply brushing out hair. This is specifically for dry/ slightly damaged hair which has a tendency ofbreakage. The cushion induced base provides an aircushion that's used exclusively for long hair. Thebristles are aligned in a cushion base which contractsanytime they meet resistance; hence, they preventlong hair from being stretched, split, or broken.

5. Wide Tooth Comb: Wide-Tooth Comb is acomb with the teeth far apart that detangles yourhair, can also be used when washing your hair to dis-

tribute conditioner and shampoo. Best used tountangle knots within your hair. Works with allhair types.

6. Normal Comb: Normal Comb; just yournormal every-day comb that you can get invarying sizes. Good for smoothing your hairout and making it look sleeker.

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Actress Sonakshi Sinha and hermother Poonam Sinha wouldbe seen sharing the recipe of

her signature Sindhi curry and aloo tukin an episode of Farah Ki Daawat,hosted by choreographer-filmmakerFarah Khan.

"I never thought being in the kitchencould be so much fun and if thekitchen is as fancy as the Farah KiDaawat kitchen, it's even better. I hadmy favourite chef, my mother guidingme all throughout and with Faraharound, it was very entertaining,"Sonakshi said in a statement.

"We laughed, we chatted and cookeda great meal together. My mother wasthe most thrilled because finally herwish of getting me to cook somethinghas been fulfilled," she said.

Poonam took the opportunity toteach Sonakshi the know-how of cook-ing.

She said: "I'm thrilled that her 'cook-ing inauguration' or like they say'Shree Ganesh' happened in my pres-ence and I got to witness it. I wasamazed to see how fast she was grasp-ing things in the kitchen.

"It was a very joyous moment for meas it would be for any mother to seeher daughter in the kitchen for the firsttime".

The senior actress even enjoyedFarah's company.

"Farah is a sweetheart and whenevershe meets me she always asks when Iam sending some Sindhi curry for her

and her children so I thought I shouldprepare the same on the show," sheadded.

Farah Ki Daawat offers home-grownrecipes and insights from celebritiesfrom different walks of life about theirfood habits, cooking skills and muchmore. The episode will be aired onMarch 22.

On Farah Ki Daawat, Sonakshi SinhaLearns to Cook from Mother PoonamThe multi-talented Farhan

Akhtar, who repeatedlyexcels in any project he

undertakes, says it's the joy ofentertaining people and engagingwith them that keeps him going.

A successful director, producer,actor and singer, how does he dojustice to his many roles?

"It purely stems from belief in theproject, in the work and then in thepeople who are involved with youwhen you are doing that work," hesaid.

"I'm excited about entertainingpeople and I'm excited about engag-ing with people. It could be throughwriting a film, directing a film orproducing it, acting in it or perform-ing on stage," he added.

The Bhaag Milkha Bhaag actorespecially loves the interaction thathappens with the crowd.

"For me, the enjoyment factorreally is the interaction that happenswith the crowd. So be it in the feed-back that comes about the film or inthe moment when you are doing aconcert or performing, you getsome feedback from the co-actorsor director," he said.

The 41-year-old has beenappointed as the ambassador ofmenswear brand Code by Lifestyle.

While speaking about what ittakes to write his own code, theBhaag Milkha Bhaag actor said, "Ittakes a certain sense of self-belief,the support of people around you

who matter and I think on somelevel, it takes a certain psychologyof not being afraid of failing,"

"Most people, sometimes, are notbrave enough to venture outsidetheir comfort zone for the fear offailing. I think unless you fail, youdon't learn," he added.

Farhan Akhtar: You Don'tLearn Unless You Fail

Aamir Khan, Not Your Average Superstar

No more Mr Shy Guy.Bollywood actor SushantSingh Rajput looked rather

confident as he reached a radio sta-tion in Mumbai on Friday morningto promote his latest film DetectiveByomkesh Bakshy!

When asked whether he wasworking on his public image,Sushant said, "What do you think? Iam still the guy who speaks thetruth, only this time I keep one eyeon my PR officer."

After films like Kai Po Che! andShuddh Desi Romance, Sushantstarted keeping a low profile. Theactor was reportedly asked to stayaway from the media sinceDetective Byomkesh Bakshy!would show him in a different lightaltogether, but now, since the filmis ready to roll, Sushant is out andabout. He even has words of praise

for the first look of Bombay Velvetafter the trailer of the film wasreleased just before the India vsBangladesh World Cup quarter-final.

"I have seen it and really lovedthe trailer. Ek toh Anurag is myfavourite director and I like Ranbir,but most importantly AnushkaSharma is the one I love and she isamazing as an actor," he said.

Given that both Bombay Velvetand Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!are period films, Sushant's interestis obvious. Also, the fact that hemade it a point to bring up Anushkashows how the former Mr Shy Guyis using the media to get his pointacross to a fellow actor who's dat-ing Virat Kohli. It could perhaps bea great help for his next film - thebiopic on cricketer Mahendra SinghDhoni.

Sushant Singh Rajput,Still Speaks the Truth But

With Eye on PR Officer