PATNA, MARCH 23The Bihar government

on Monday continued tocrackdown on cheaters andpeople aiding in copying atmatriculation examinationby arresting more than 300across the state and realis-ing penalty of Rs 4.16lakh.

A total of 113 examineeshave been expelled forusing unfair means in thestate, Additional DirectorGeneral of Police( H e a d q u a r t e r s )Gupteshwar Pandey said.

He said 149 examineeswere arrested for copyingduring the day. Besides,161 parents/guardians/rel-atives and friends of exam-

inees aiding in cheatingwere arrested from variousparts of the state in anti-copying operation.

A homeguard wasnabbed for abetting cheat-ing in Aurangabad, hesaid.

Bhojpur topped the listof examinees expelled at28. While a maximum of31 parents/guardians werenabbed from Saharsa, hesaid.

The ADG said that a sumof Rs 4.16 lakh was col-lected during the day bymeans of penalty. A maxi-mum sum of Rs 88,000fine was collected fromVaishali followed by Rs

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MUMBAITemperature: 350CPrecipitation:0%Humidity:47%Wind: 21Km/hr

HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTTuesday, March 24, 2015

PM Narendra Modi misleadingfarmers, says Aam Admi Party

Intex Aqua Xtreme V With 5-MegapixelFront Camera Launched at Rs. 11,290

Akshay’s gruff look in ‘GabbarIs Back’ P8

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23The rate of platform ticket

will be increased from Rs. 5 toRs. 10 per ticket, according toa Railway Ministry releasetoday.

Railways have given direc-tions to all the Zonal Railways

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Railway PlatformTicket to Cost Rs.10 from April 1

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23The Supreme Court is

expected to deliver a verdicttoday on the validity ofSection 66 A of Informationand Technology Act 2000.The Section gives the policepowers to arrest those who

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Freedom of Speech Online:Supreme Court Verdict onSection 66A Today

RAE BARELI,MARCH 23The Chief Commissioner of

Railway Safety today visitedthe spot of Rae Bareli trainaccident, and said a report in

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Commission of RailwaySafety to Submit Reporton Uttar Pradesh TrainAccident in 15-Day

PATNA, MARCH 23Even as the pictures of kins

of examinees climbing up thewalls to help their wards cheatin exams remain fresh in peo-ple's minds, showing the stateof Bihar in a bad light,Rashtriya Janata Dal chief andformer CM Lalu Prasad Yadaon Monday blurted out another controversial remark.

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Why to climb like lizards for cheating,I'd have allowed books in exams: Lalu

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23Just days after two back-to-

back terror attacks in Jammuand Kashmir, hardlineHurriyat leader Syed Ali ShahGeelani on Monday claimed"there is no terror" in Kashmir.

Asked about India's asser-tion that talks with Pakistancannot be held under the shad-ow of terror, Geelani said, "There is no terror there".

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No terror in Kashmir, its 'state terrorism'says Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani

\NEW DELHI, MARCH 23External Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on Monday saidthe First World War was not aEuropean affair alone as Indiaalso played a "significant" roleby lending it logistical andmonetary support.

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India made significant contribu-tion to WWI: Sushma Swaraj

JAMMU, MARCH 23A total of 124 schools in

Jammu and Kashmir have nostudents. This was revealed bythe state Education MinisterNaeem Akhtar in LegislativeCouncil in Jammu today.

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124 Schools inJammu and KashmirHave No Students

KOLKATA, MARCH 23The watchman of the

Ranaghat Missionary School,where a septuagenarian nunwas gang-raped a few daysback, was interrogated by CIDofficials today over discrepan-cies in his statement. Jayanta

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Nun gang-rape: Caretakerof Ranaghat missionaryschool interrogated by CID

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Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 330CPrecipitation:0%Humidity: 49%Wind: 18Km/hr

KOLKATATemperature: 370CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity:37% Wind: 11Km/hr

CHENNAITemperature: 360CPrecipitation:0%Humidity:57%Wind: 24Km/hr

BENGALURU, MARCH 23IAS officer DK Ravi,

who was found hangingin his home in Bengalurulast week, allegedly senta woman batch-mate atext message that is like-ly to be treated as his sui-cide note, say sources.

The message came upin the Karnataka HighCourt today during argu-ments on a petition bythe woman's husband.Based on the petition, thecourt has stopped thestate government frommaking public its initialprobe report on DKRavi's death.

The woman was thelast to have been in touch

with DK Ravi, accordingto reports. After his deathbecame public, shereportedly called thepolice and volunteeredinformation.

The 36-year-old officerwas found hanging byhis wife's sari from a

ceiling fan in his apart-ment in an upscale partof the city last Monday.

Giving in to intensepolitical pressure, thegovernment today askedthe Central Bureau ofInvestigation or CBI to

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IAS Officer DK Ravi's Text to Batch-MateCould be Treated as Suicide Note: Sources

Crackdown on cheating continue,over 300 arrested in Bihar

AHMEDABAD, MARCH 23BJP veteran leader

LK Advani said here onthat the politicalalliance between BJPand the PDP in Jammuand Kashmir is "notbad" but some deci-sions taken by theMufti Sayeed govern-ment without consult-ing the BJP were "notgood".

"BJP's stand onKashmir is clear andknown to everybody,"

Advani told reportershere today in reply to aquestion without elabo-rating.

"No alliance is bad,but some decisionstaken by the govern-ment without consult-ing their alliance part-ner (BJP) initially werenot good," Advani saidin reply to a questionabout the situation thatarose after formation ofthe government in

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Alliance between BJP-PDPis not bad: LK Advani

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FEROZEPUR, MARCH 23Prime Minister Narendra

Modi touched upon the keyissue of land bill in hisspeech in Punjab's Ferozepurdistrict, which he was visit-ing to pay tributes to free-dom fighters Bhagat Singh,Sukhdev and Rajguru.

Referring to the bill, onwhich the government is fac-ing stiff opposition, he said,there is an effort to "misleadthe farmers of India". "Ispoke about this in my radioprogramme 'Mann ki Baat'."he said.

"If the country has todevelop, the farmer has todevelop. If there is no devel-opment, the sons of farmerswill have to focus on win-ning their daily bread," hesaid. "I ask the sons of farm-ers, do you want to live in theslums of Mumbai or Delhi?"

Parliament Does NotHave a Fire SafetyCertificate For A DecadeNow. Here's Why.

National Green TribunalDirects Delhi Government toComplete Ghazipur Plant byJune

The government has beenmaking repeated attempts tobring all stakeholders - polit-ical parties, activists andfarmers - on board regardingthe bill.

Yesterday, on his monthlyradio programme, PM Modireached out directly to farm-ers, saying if the governmenthad not brought the landordinance, then "farmers'land would have gone and

they wouldn't have got anymoney".

The Congress hadslammed the remarks, sayingthe government's move tobring changes in the Bill wasa "smoke screen" to benefitindustrialists.

Today, hitting out at theCongress on the corruptionissue, the Prime Ministersaid, "The amount of corrup-tion in this country probablydisturbs Bhagat Singh's

soul"."We are here to give you a

corruption-free govern-ment," he said. "Just in theauction of coal blocks, lakhof crores were lost to corrup-tion". The NDA government,he said, auctioned only 18mines and has managed toensure Rs. 2 lakh crore fromthe sale.

The reference to the auc-tion of coal blocks and mines

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In Punjab to Pay Tribute to Freedom Fighters,PM Modi Talks Land Bill, Development

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23Just after he attended a

reception by the PakistanHigh Commissioner AbdulBasit in Delhi, union min-ister and former army chiefGeneral VK Singh tweetedof "disgust" and "duty".

The tweets are beingseen as rebellion by theminister, who was asked toattend the event by thegovernment, and anembarrassment for PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.After he was allegedlyasked to clarify his tweeter,

the minister tweeted thathe was "disgusted to seecertain sections of the

media are twisting thisissue." The Pakistan

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After Pakistan Day Reception, GeneralVK Singh Tweets of 'Disgust' and 'Duty'

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23India's maiden mission to Mars,

Mangalyaan, has successfully com-pleted six months in the RedPlanet's orbit - the nominal periodfor which it was originallydesigned. The satellite could, how-ever, last a long time in the Martianorbit, thanks to the Indian SpaceResearch Organisation (ISRO)'sfrugal ways.

Mangalyaan needs about twokilograms of fuel every year foreffective orbit maintenance. Thesatellite has about 37 kilograms offuel left, which can easily help itlast many years in the Martianorbit.

All five scientific instrumentsonboard Mangalyaan are workingwell, and the satellite is goingstrong. It has taken breathtakingimages of the Red Planet, itsextinct volcanoes, deep valleys andhigh mountains and beamed themsome 200 million kilometres backto Earth.

Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister ofState (Independent Charge) andMinister for Space in PrimeMinister's Office says India's maid-en mission to Mars has been aremarkable success story and if allgoes well, this tiny satellite willbeam back lots of data for further

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Mangalyaan Completes 6 Months inMartian Orbit, Could Last Much Longer

No evidence so farthat Sunanda wasmurdered, saysShashi Tharoor NEW DELHI, MARCH 23

Congress leader ShashiTharoor said on Mondaythat there was no evidenceso far that his wifeSunanda Pushkar was mur-dered.

“We have full hope in thelegal and judicial process.Let justice come,” he said.

“There is no evidence assuch on the murder so far,that’s why entire family

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BURDWAN, MARCH 23A CPI-M cadre was killed

and four others were injuredin a clash between CPI-M andTrinamool Congress support-ers at Bhatar in Burdwan dis-trict, police said today.

"CPI-M cadre MangalHembram (48) died this

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CPI-M cadrekilled in clash inWest Bengal

JAMMU, MARCH 23Opposition Congress and National

Conference on Monday said the maidenbudget of PDP-BJP government was a"damp squib" and despite having one ofthe finest economist heading the financeministry, it was just "whimper."

"We were expecting some big bangannouncements in the budget, but insteadit was all whimper, the budget is a dampsquib" Congress legislative party leaderNawang Rigzin Jora said while replyingto the budget speech of the finance minis-ter Haseeb Drabu.

He said the budget was not just a state-ment of accounts of receipts and expendi-ture, it was a life transforming exercise

given the right direction and right inten-tion, "Unfortunately this budget is a rou-tine exercise in accounting and nothingmore," he said.

Jora said there was a lot of "hype andhoopla" about the devolution under the14th finance commission award.

"Yes it is true that such devolutionwould be statutory and non discriminato-ry, but your plan funds and more than halfof your centrally-sponsored schemes havebeen subsumed under this award," hesaid. Jora said the budget has nothing con-crete for the relief, rehabilitation andreconstruction of the flood affected fami-lies. He said mere creation of a Relief and

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Opposition hits out at Mufti govt'sbudget, terms it a 'damp squib'

BEIJING, MARCH 23As India and China on

Monday held fresh bor-der talks, official mediahere struck a positivenote, saying with bothsides agreeing to tap thevast potential of bilateralcooperation, a resolutionto the vexed issue is notan "insurmountable bar-rier" for regional stabili-ty.

The commentary bystate-run Xinhua newsagency - that came asSpecial Representatives

of the two sides, NationalSecurity Advisor AjitDoval and his Chinesecounterpart Yang Jiechi,

held talks in New Delhi -also said that both thenations are "capable of

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India, China border issue notinsurmountable: State media

NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | MARCH 24, 2015Delhi News2 SAADDA HAQ

GHAZIABAD, MARCH 23The AAP on Monday

accused Prime MinisterNarendra Modi of cheatingfarmers by aggressivelypromoting takeover oftheir land.

Addressing Aam AadmiParty supporters at theGhaziabad collectorate,party leader Sanjay Singhsaid Modi was misleadingthe farmers by claimingthat his government wasnot harming their interests.

Sanjay Singh also hit outat the Samajwadi Partygovernment in UttarPradesh and said the AAPwould "uproot" the stategovernment in the nextassembly elections.

Speaking at the venue,another AAP leader,Kumar Vishwas, said theparty was determined tospread its wings all over

the country."The AAP will come up

in all the states and willoppose any legislation thatgives the right to authori-ties to snatch land fromfarmers arbitrarily," he

said.He said the land acquisi-

tion bill was a "conspiracyto loot the farmers' pre-cious land ... to set upindustry". The AAP leaderspresented a memorandum

addressed to the UttarPradesh governor to be for-warded to President PranabMukherjee opposing landacquisition and demandingcompensation to farmersfor loss of crops.

PM Narendra Modi misleadingfarmers, says Aam Admi Party

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23A 20-year-old man was allegedly

stabbed to death by a street vendor afterhe refused to pay him Rs. 20 for a softdrink in south Delhi's Malviya Nagararea.

The incident took place yesterdayafternoon when the victim, identified asSunil Kumar, had gone to buy soft drinkwith his friend at BTR Corridor nearChirag Dilli.

"The duo had four glasses of drink,each costing Rs. 5. However, Sunilallegedly refused to pay the vendor forthe drink. A heated argument ensued andthe vendor, identified as Deepak,whipped out a knife and stabbed Sunil inhis abdomen and fled the scene," said apolice official.

The victim's friend informed the policeby calling them on PCR (Police ControlRoom).

A police team rushed to the spot andtook Sunil to the hospital where doctors

declared him brought dead.The accused has been arrested by the

police. "Deepak (40) was arrested fromhis house at Khirki Extension. We havealso recovered the knife used in the com-

mission of the crime. A case of murderhas been registered," he added.

Sunil, who lived with his parents inPanchsheel in Delhi, was pursuingBachelor of Arts, police said.

Man Refuses to Pay Rs. 20 for SoftDrink in Delhi, Stabbed to Death

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23Delhi University has seen a steady rise in the num-

ber of foreign students, especially women.According to data available with DU’s Foreign

Student Registration Office (FSRO), 1,007 foreignstudents had enrolled in various courses in the 2012-13 session, the number went up to 1,184 in 2014-15.In 2011-12, 952 foreign students had enrolled in DU.The number of women students increased to 546 inthe current academic session from 492. The numberof women students in 2011-12 was 434.

The FSRO is the single-window for foreign nation-als who wish to take admission in DU.

“DU gets more students from South Asian andSouth-East Asian nations, while there are a few com-ing in from the Middle Eastern, European andAfrican countries too,” said FSRO head Amrit KaurBasra.

University officials claim that despite perceptionsabout Delhi being unsafe for women , many consid-er it a safe destination for pursuing higher education.

“During the interaction exercises conducted by ouroffice, we discovered that the perception of Delhi

being the ‘rape capital’ had not created apprehen-sions among them. They are concerned definitely,but not apprehensive,” she said.

In the current session, there are 311 students fromNepal; 55 from Afghanistan; 36 from Maldives; 23each from Sri Lanka and Vietnam; 22 from Bhutan;11 each from Iran and Nigeria; 10 each fromBangladesh, Congo and Zimbabwe; seven each fromIndonesia and Iraq; and two from Somalia.

“While quality of education and low cost of livingare the primary reasons behind the increase in thenumber of foreign students, we also have taken aseries of measures to ensure they have a pleasant stayon campus,” Ms. Basra added.

DU has five per cent seats reserved for foreign stu-dents in all its undergraduate, post-graduate andresearch programmes under the “supernumeraryquota”.

As per University rules, the seats under the quotaare not transferable to other categories in case offewer applications from foreign students.

The University has an international hostel for for-eign students and a separate bus service for them too.

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23The historic Humayun’s Tomb in

the Capital has finally got its finialback, after a storm dislodged its icon-ic ‘crown’ last May.

“The new finial was installedsometime last week,” ASI DelhiCircle Superintendent ArchaeologistAtul Kumar Bharagawa said.

Almost a replica of the previousone, the new finial is made of 99.5per cent pure copper and traditionalcraftsmen worked on it to match theperfection of the original art piece.

On May 30, the ornamental and“auspicious” finial installed atop thedome of the 16th Century tomb,which is a UNESCO World HeritageSite, was damaged by a massivethunderstorm that hit the city and itsneighbouring region, after being dis-lodged from its apex position.

The 18-foot-long finial had 11 cop-per vessels covered with a gold finishand a brass crown. It had a woodenbeam inside made of sal wood.

After an initial study carried out

jointly by a team from theArchaeological Survey of India(ASI) and AKTC (Aga Khan Trustfor Culture), AKTC was asked to pre-pare the report in June.

After AKTC submitted its report onJuly 16, ASI sent samples from thebroken finial to IIT-Kanpur and ASI’sown chemical laboratory inUttarakhand to corroborate the find-

ings of AKTC. And, AKTC wasfinally given permission onDecember 31 to carry out repairwork.

The total length of the finial is 24feet, with some part going inside thedome. A makeshift lightning conduc-tor was also installed by the ASI soonafter the storm had rendered the mon-ument vulnerable.

Humayun’s Tombgets its ‘crown’ back

1,184 foreign students atDU, numbers rise steadily

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23Delhi government will install

statues of freedom fighters BhagatSingh, Sukhdev and Rajguruinside the premises of stateAssembly and take steps to includethe contribution made by the threemartyrs in school curriculum.

Speaking at an event in theAssembly premises on their mar-tyrdom day, Deputy Chief MinisterManish Sisodia suggested thatMLAs should contribute fromtheir salaries towards the installa-tion of the statues.

"I have proposed all MLAs tocontribute from their salaries ininstalling the statues so that itcould infuse some sense of patriot-ism among all. It should not beinstalled using the money of com-mon tax payers.

"I have also requested Speakerand secretariat officers to ascertainthe cost of the statues and give it to

us, so that we can take furtheraction on contributing," Sisodiasaid.

Speaking on the occasion, ChiefMinister Kejriwal said the "TheSpeaker has proposed to install thestatues of the three icons insideVidhan Sabha, that we all second-ed."

He said necessary steps wouldbe taken to "inculcate" among stu-dents the ideologies of these free-dom fighters.

"I have also requested educationminister to frame syllabus ofschools in such a way that the ide-ologies of these three great souls,especially of Bhagat Singh, couldbe inculcated among students fromthe beginning of their schooldays," he said.

Earlier, Speaker Ram NiwasGoel mooted the proposal ofinstalling the statues which wasseconded by Kejriwal and Sisodia.

Other ministers and all theMLAs were also present on theoccasion which saw them partici-pating with full zeal and fervour asthey sang and danced to the tune ofpatriotic songs.

"Apart from observing Shaheed

Divas today, this day should alsobe observed as Desh Divas. Peopleshould take a resolution today todo something for the betterment ofthe country. Only offering floraltributes won't work," saidKejriwal.

Statues of freedom fighters to beinstalled in Delhi Assembly

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23Delhi Police has lodged

an FIR against All IndiaMajlis Ittehadul Muslimin(AIMIM) leader and MPAsaduddin Owaisi for analleged hate speech deliv-ered last year, a Delhi courtwas informed onMonday.

Following the order ofMetropolitan MagistrateMuneesh Garg, the policefiled a compliance reportin court informing it that acriminal case has beenlodged against Owaisi, theMP representingHyderabad, under provi-sions of the IPC on thebasis of a private com-plaint.

Additional StationHouse Officer (ASHO) of

Farsh Bazaar police sta-tion, who was present inthe court, submitted a copyof the FIR along with thecompliance report.

The FIR was registeredon court's direction on thecomplaint of Ajay Gautam,a social worker and apriest.

Owaisi has been bookedunder sections 153(A)(promoting enmitybetween different groups),504 (Intentional insult withintent to provoke breach ofthe peace), 120 B (criminalconspiracy), 121 (wagingwar against India), in addi-tion to offences under var-ious sections of theInformation andTechnology Act.

The complainant had

said that on June 5, 2014,he had read an article in theonline edition of a newspa-per in which Owaisi hadallegedly delivered aspeech against PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

He had said he foundthat it was not the first timethat the leader had deliv-ered "hate speech and cre-ated terror and fear" in theminds of one community.

The complainant hadsought lodging of FIR forthe alleged offences ofpromoting enmity betweendifferent groups on groundof religion, criminal con-spiracy and intentionalinsult with intent to pro-voke with breach of peaceunder the IPC among othercharges.

Hate speech: Cops file compliancereport on FIR against MP Owaisi

Mercury in Delhicrosses 32 deg CNEW DELHI, MARCH 23

Mercury in the national capital con-tinued to rise, with the maximumtemperature on Monday breachingthe 32 degree Celsius-mark.

The maximum temperature wasrecored at 32.8 degrees Celsius, twonotches above the season's average,while the minimum temperature reg-istered was at 19 degrees Celsius, twonotches above the normal, the MeTDepartment said.

Humidity level in the air oscillatedbetween 42 per cent and 92 per cent.

The weatherman has forecast aclear sky for tomorrow with mist inthe morning.

"The maximum temperature isexpected to be around 33 degreesCelsius while the minimum would be18 degrees Celsius," a MeT officialsaid.

Yesterday, the maximum tempera-ture was recorded at 31.7 degreesCelsius and the minimum at 18.2degrees Celsius.

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23Voicing concern over the

issue of disposal of munici-pal solid waste in the capi-tal, the National GreenTribunal has directed theDelhi government to com-plete the waste-to-energyplant at Ghazipur by Junethis year.

A bench headed by NGTChairperson JusticeSwatanter Kumar directedthe Railways andMunicipal Corporations toensure that dustbins areplaced at convenient placesin slum clusters so that theresidents do not have towalk long distance fordumping of waste.

The directions came afterthe Tribunal was informedthat the waste processing

plant at Okhla, which has acapacity of 2000 metrictonnes, was already at satu-ration level as nearly 1900MT of MSW was alreadybeing processed at the planteveryday. "We are informedthat the MSW Plant of 1350metric tonnes at Ghazipur isto become operational fromMarch 31, 2015. However,it is further informed that itis only the refused derived

fuel (RDF) section of theplant that would becomefully operational by thatdate. The power generationwould become operative bythe June, 2015.

"We direct that theauthorities shall take allsteps within their power tocomplete this project asstipulated by June, 2015.This plant should becomeoperative to deal with 1350

metric tonnes of MSWeveryday," the bench saidwhile hearing a plea alleg-ing that dumping plastic,municipal solid waste anddischarging human wasteon railway tracks wasadversely affecting theecosystem. The Tribunaldirected that the Secretaryof Power and EnergyDepartment, NCT Delhiand other concerned offi-cers shall be personallyresponsible for the compli-ance of these directions."The Railway and the con-cerned Corporation shalltie-up with NCT, Delhi andstart sanding their munici-pal solid waste to theGhazipur site with effectfrom April 1, 2015," thebench said.

National Green Tribunal Directs Delhi Governmentto Complete Ghazipur Plant by June

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a law governing divorce for

Christians that prescribes two years of trial separation, instead of one year asit is for other communities.

The top court issued a notice to the Centre on a petition that argues that thelaw is discriminatory as only Christians are required to have a separation peri-od of two years before they can be granted divorce on mutual consent.

Albert Antony, the petitioner, said the law violates the right to equality andright to life guaranteed by the Constitution.

Supreme Court to ExaminePlea That Says ChristianDivorce Law Discriminatory

Continuation 3NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | MARCH 24, 2015SAADDA HAQ

In Punjab...were a reminder of the last hurdle crossed

by the government in Rajya Sabha, wherethe relevant bills had been passed as late asFriday - hours before the Parliament brokefor a month-long recess. The mines bill wasin danger of being blocked in Rajya Sabhadue to the united opposition from theCongress government and the Left Front.

Mangalyaan Completes...analysis."It is a shining example of the 'Make in

India' initiative," he said. The robotic mission had reached Mars on

September 24, creating history as Indiabecame the first nation to reach the RedPlanet in its debut attempt. Mangalyaan,which cost Rs. 450 crore, is the cheapestinter-planetary mission till date in theworld.

The mission, dubbed 'technology demon-strator' by ISRO has done its job magnifi-cently. Sufficient data has been beamedback, which is being analysed. The bigquestion now is will Mangalyaan's sub-sys-tems survive the high radiation environ-ment and the long eclipses the satellitefaces.

The remarkable success of Mangalyaanwas applauded by Prime Minister NarendraModi, who has made the mission the unof-ficial logo of his 'Make in India' campaign.The biggest source of pride for the countrycame from the fact that India beat itsregional rival China in reaching Mars. Themission still packs in itself a lot of punch asit unravels the secrets of the Red Planet.

No evidence...members, brother and son are with me,”

he added.The Congress MP also submitted in the

Kerala High Court today that none of theassets belonging to his late wife devolvedon him and he has no control over it.

Deposing before the election tribunalconstituted by High Court, Tharoor submit-ted in a statement that he has not inheritedany wealth from Pushkar, as per PTI.

Tharoor was being examined in an elec-tion petition filed by one S Suresh.

Suresh, who challenged Tharoor's elec-tion from Thiruvananthapuram, said theCongress MP has not disclosed details ofhis entire assets while filing nominationsfor the Lok Sabha polls last year.

Justice P Bhavadasan adjourned the caseto March 30 for hearing.

Meanwhile, Delhi Police has received areport from Gandhinagar-based Directorateof Forensic Science (DFS) which wastasked to check the contents of Sunanda'slaptops and mobile phones and it is beinganalysed in detail to see if anything wasdeleted from the gadgets to destroy evi-dence.

With the DFS report having come, DelhiPolice's SIT that is probing the mysteriousdeath of Pushkar, will again press Twitter,Facebook and Blackberry to share datarelated to her social media accounts and thepeople with whom she was in contact overthem.

On January 20, the Delhi Police hadhanded over two laptops and four mobilephones to Gujarat DFS to retrieve the data.

"We had sent certain equipments forretrieval of data from the forensic sciencelab, they have retrieved the data and sentthe equipment and a detailed report back tous. It is being examined. After its examina-tion, if something of interest comes up, ifwe need to clarify it from any person thatobviously will be done. If it doesn't, than ofcourse that may not be done," Delhi PoliceCommissioner B S Bassi told reporters heretoday.

"One week back we had received theseequipments and reports, now we are analyz-ing the data. It is volumes of data and it willtake time to analyse it," he added.

The Special Investigating Team(SIT) hasnot received the desired information soughtso far from social media giants like Twitterand Facebook among others.

"We will ask Twitter, FB and Blackberryto expedite the process and provide us theinformation that we had sought from them.We will analyse the deleted information andsee whather it was deleted as a routineprocess or it was done with a malafideintention," said Bassi.

Delhi Police is also waiting for US' FBIto send their report on the kind of poisonwhich caused Pushkar's death.

Investigators had sent the viscera samplesto the US after AIIMS doctors had said thatIndian labs lacked facility to identify thepoison which caused her death.

The cause of death, termed "poisoning"by a panel of AIIMS doctors, has remainedthe biggest mystery of the case as theycould not specify the kind of poison and theway it reached Pushkar's body.

A day before Pushkar was found dead ina luxury hotel here in January last year, sheapparently had a spat with Tarar on micro-blogging website Twitter over the latter'salleged affair with Tharoor.

Tharoor was questioned by the investiga-

tors thrice last month that was focussed onthe IPL controversy, which broke in early2010 when he was the Minister of State forExternal Affairs.

52-year-old Sunanda was found dead inher suite at a five star hotel in south Delhion the night of January 17 last year.

India, China...keeping the disputes under control" and

that progress has been made despite diffi-culties.

"With China and India's resolution to tapinto the vast potential of bilateral coopera-tion, border disputes will not become aninsurmountable barrier for securing theoverall stability in the region, as bothnations are capable of keeping the disputesunder control," it said.

Some of the world's highest mountains liebetween China and India, but the connec-tion between the two ancient civilisationshave "never been severed by their height".

"As the Himalayas has not stop theancient Chinese and Indians from knowingand learning from each other, existing bor-der disputes between the two great nationswill not become an insurmountable barrierto the improvement of bilateral relations,"the commentary said.

"In the meetings, both sides reiteratedtheir willingness to honour agreementsreached in previous talks, to enhance themutual trust, as well as to focus on dialogueand control mechanism over possible futureborder issues," the commentary said.

It also said that frequent meetingsbetween the two countries show willing-ness by both sides to resolve the borderissue.

"Although the border disputes betweenthe two countries do stir up tense and con-cerns, the two sides' frequent meetings haveshown that China and India would like tosee their border issues resolved via diplo-matic channels," it said.

After Pakistan ...envoy's dinner was to mark his country's

Republic Day. Among the attendees wereKashmiri separatist leaders like MirwaizUaar Farooq, the chairman of the HurriyatConference. Though invitations to the sep-aratists are standard practice, the envoy'sremark irked India.

"I do not think the Indian governmentwill have objections," Mr Basit said thismorning of his invite to Kashmiri separatistleaders.

"There should be no scope for misunder-standing or misrepresenting India's positionon the role of the so- called Hurriyat. Letme reiterate there are only two parties andthere is no place for a third party in resolu-tion of India-Pakistan issues," rebukedForeign Ministry spokesperson SyedAkbaruddin.

However, the government then decidedthat General Singh, who is Minister of Statefor External Affairs, should attend the din-ner. He had been invited a few days ago.

PM Narendra Modi tweeted that he hadgreeted his counterpart Nawaz Sharif forIslamabad's Republic Day, which wasmarked after seven years with a parade inthe Pakistan capital.

IAS Officer...take over the investigations into the

death."I am announcing a CBI enquiry not

because of pressure by Opposition, butbecause of what DK Ravi's family wants,"Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in theKarnataka assembly today, shouting to beheard over protests and slogan shouting.

The opposition accused him of actingonly after pressure from his Congress partypresident Sonia Gandhi, who had written toDK Ravi's wife assuring a fair investigationinto his death. The assurance came after theofficer's mother wrote an open letter to her,which was published in the newspapers.

A statement by the police that it "primafacie appears to be suicide" led to angryprotests by his family, friends and opposi-tion parties.

DK Ravi was known as an upright officerwho boldly took on the powerful sandmafia in Kolar about 100 km from the statecapital, despite many threats to his life. The2009 batch officer had been transferred lastyear.

Opposition parties say the government'sinterim probe report was nothing but acover-up attempt.

The court was told today of several mes-sages and calls from the officer to hisbatch-mate, but his family alleges a con-spiracy.

Crackdown on...86,000 in Nalanda and Rs 64,000 in

Motihari.A sum of over Rs 19 lakh have been

realised by way of penalty in the last twodays of examination (Saturday and today),the ADG said.

Tomorrow is the last date of examination.Special cell in Bihar School ExaminationBoard said that tomorrow examination ofthe optional subject would be conducted.

Reprimanded by the Patna High Court,the Bihar government came down heavilyon cheating in matriculation examinationsince Saturday.

Over 900 people, including students andparents, were arrested on Saturday fromdifferent exam centres for cheating in theongoing examination which had attractednational condemnation with visuals of par-ents climbing three to four storeyed build-ing to provide chits to their wards goingviral on social media.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar admittedthat reports of rampant use of unfair meansin the ongoing matriculation examinationhas sullied the image of the state followingwhich he passed strict orders to stop it.

A total of 14.26 lakh students Are appear-ing for the exams at 1,217 centres in thestate which started on March 17.

Alliance between...Jammu and Kashmir.BJP and PDP entered into alliance to form

a coalition government in Jammu andKashmir, but some decisions of the PDPlike releasing separatist leader MasaratAlam have not gone down well between thetwo partners.

Later, Advani also visited his adopted vil-lage of Bakrana in Sananad taluka ofAhmedabad district, which falls in hisGandhinagar constituency.

"We can develop all villages ofGandhinagar constituency one by onethrough MPLAD funds," he said, announc-ing grants for development of the villageunder MPLAD funds and the PrimeMinister's Aadarsh Gram Yojana.

Advani hoped that every householdwould have toilets to ensure facilities espe-cially for women.

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patelalso met Advani today, an official releasesaid.

Opposition hits...Rehabilitation department was not

enough, "What happened to the proposal ofRs 44,000 crore which the previous govern-ment had sent. Where is Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's promise of liberal fundinggone, you have so far got from only about700 crores from the government of India,"he said.

Mohamed Shafi (Uri) of NationalConference while replying the budgetspeech of the finance minister objected tothe terms used by the finance minister inwhich he had said that the state governmentwill not go to the Centre with a "beggingbowl"

"Nobody ever goes to the Centre with abegging bowl, it's the Centre-State relationsguaranteed under the Constitution thatunion governments provide funds to thestate government," Shafi said, adding thatthe dignity was never lost and how was thenew government claiming to restore it.

The NC leader said 70 per cent peoplewere related to agriculture whereas horti-culture constituted an important part ofstate economy, "Now people related to agri-culture changing their occupation. It wouldhave been good if your budget would havetalked about the diversification of agricul-ture and investment in agriculture," he said.

He further said that the governmentshould extend 100 per cent loan waiver tothe farmers on Kissan Credit card againstthe 50 per cent proposed in the budget.

Why to climb...In a comment that apparently sounded

half-funny half bizarre, the former chiefminister said that had his party (the RJD)been in power, he would have allowed theexaminees to carry books to the exam hallsand spared them the trouble of climbing upthe walls “like a lizard”.

“Itni badi building mein chipkali ki tarahchadh kar cheating karat hain. Humare raajmein hoga? Hum toh khud hi kitaab lakarde, likho sab kitab se dekh kar likho” (Theywere cheating by cimbing up a wall like alizard...in such a tall building. In my rule, Iwould bring them th books and tell them tocopy and write),” he was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, Lalu's remark has becomequite popular on social media with manytaking to Twitter to post their reactions.

"What's surprising in this? many use toelect Lalu and Mulayam in Bihar and UPprecisely for this,"read one of the tweets.

Lalu's controversial remarks come just acouple of days after over 900 peopleincluding students and their parents wereapprehended from different exam centres inthe state for cheating in the ongoing matric-ulation examination held by the BiharSchool Examination Board (BSEB).

Adding to the shame was an off-handremark by the state's Education MinisterPK Shahi, who said that it was impossibleon the government's part to conduct a 100%cheating-free examination.

He said that the government alone cannotensure 100 per cent cheating-free examina-tions and that the parents must share theonus as well.

"Over 14 lakh examinees are appearing inthe examination and with each of them, 4-5

persons including parents are going. Is itpossible to keep an eye on over 60 to 70lakh people?" Shahi had asked.

"Should we shoot them?" he had asked.Meanwhile, the Union HRD ministry has

sought a report from the state on the sub-ject.

India made...Europe. However, as this exhibition will

tell you, this is not entirely true," SushmaSwaraj said at the CentenaryCommemorative Exhibition of First WorldWar here.

"Even though we (India) were not a freecountry then, we made a very significantcontribution by way of men, material andfinance to this war effort. No less a leaderthan Mahatma Gandhi, who had then justreturned to India from South Africa, sup-ported the war effort and actively sought tobuild support among the Indian public tocontribute to this endeavour," she added.

Sushma Swaraj said Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, who also visited the exhi-bition earlier, was impressed with the"graphic and poignant exposition" andcalled for extending the duration of theshow to let more people "see and learn"from the display of the sacrifices each sol-dier made during the First World War from1914-1818.

She said the centenary commemoration ofthe "great war" across the globe has awak-en the world to India's contribution thatmust now be passed to "our younger gener-ations - not only to learn of the great sacri-fices made by our forefathers, but equallyto understand and appreciate the sheer futil-ity of war, its horrific consequences and thevalue of peace".

No terror in...Geelani, who faced a volley of questions

from reporters at the Pakistan Day celebra-tions at the Pakistani High Commissionhere, however, ducked questions on the twoterror attacks in Jammu last week.

Flanked by Pakistani officials, the sepa-ratist leader said what was happening inJammu and Kashmir was "state terrorism".

Railway Platform ...to print the revised tickets on top priority

and ensure supply to all stations well intime.

However, till such time the tickets areprinted, the existing stock of tickets will beused with the rate corrected with a stamp.

The software is being modified accord-ingly so that revised rate is collected at thecounters.

Additionally, the Divisional RailwayManagers (DRMs) have been empoweredto increase the rate of a platform ticketbeyond Rs. 10 to regulate rush at platformsduring specific occasions like fairs and ral-lies.

Platforms witness heavy rush during fairsor rallies causing inconvenience to otherpassengers.

Freedom of Speech...post objectionable content online and

provides for a three-year jail term.It was challenged by law student Shreya

Singal and others, including Bangladeshiauthor Taslima Nasrin and non-governmentorganisations. The petitioners contendedthat the Section interferes with free speechand appealed that it be quashed.

The Centre has defended the provision,saying the possibility of its potential abusecannot be a ground for declaring it uncon-stitutional.

The Centre has also argued that com-ments in the social media on politicaldebate, protests, expressing a contraryview, a dialogue or a discourse cannot bepunished under the provision.

The lawyers of the petitioners had arguedthat the definition of provision Section 66 A- material that is grossly menacing, offen-sive and cause annoyance to public -- isvague and it may lead to abuse of the pro-vision. They also argued that even genuinecomments criticising a person, and carica-tures, are treated as offence, and people areharassed.

The petition was filed in the aftermath ofthe arrest of two teenagers in Mumbai'sPalghar, who had objected to a statewidestrike called by Shiv Sena following thedeath of party patriarch Bal Thackeray.They were let off after the arrests provokednationwide outrage and shifted the focus onthe IT laws.

It was also alleged that the local policewere misusing the laws at the behest ofpoliticians.

After a few more similar arrests, theUnion home ministry issued a directive toall state governments that arrests underSection 66 A can only be made with theapproval of senior police officers.

Commission of...this regard will be submitted in 15 days.

Chief Commissioner Railway Safety DKSingh, in a brief conversation withreporters after inspecting the spot, said it

was "inappropriate" to comment on thecause of tragedy now.

"Give us 15 days time. We will submit thereport within 15 days," Mr Singh said. Hewas accompanied by senior railway offi-cials.

Over 30 people were killed and around150 others injured when engine and twoadjoining coaches of Dehradun-VaranasiJanata Express derailed near BachrawanRailway Station on March 20.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh andMinister of State for Railway Manoj Sinhahad visited the trauma center at KingGeorge's Medical University (KGMU) inLucknow and met the injured.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi hadalso met the victims and expressed deepsympathies with them.

She said the Railways should expedite allassistance to the next of kin of thedeceased. "We have deep sympathies forthose who have lost their close relatives. Ipray for the fast recovery of the injured. Iexpect the Railway Ministry will provideadequate assistance to the victims at theearliest," she told reporters after meetingthe victims.

She appreciated the efforts of the doctorsfor promptly attending to the needy.

Universal Public ProcurementCertification Council (UPPCC) chiefNirmal Khatri and former state unit chiefand MLA Rita Joshi accompanied Gandhi.

Ms Joshi said majority of those killed orinjured in the accident were from RaeBareli or Amethi -- the Lok Sabha con-stituencies of Sonia and her son Rahul.

124 Schools..."There are 50 schools with zero per cent

students in Jammu province while inKashmir division, 74 schools have zero percent students," Mr Akhtar said in reply to aquestion of the National Conference MLCShahnaz Ganai.

She has pointed about deficiency ofteachers in schools in rural areas as com-pared to urban areas.

The minister said the government will thefast track recruitment and "we are rational-ising the process".

Mr Akhtar said during the last two years,27 schools have been upgraded from pri-mary to upper primary level under SarvaShiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) and classes in allthese schools have started.

The minister said in the current year, 40schools have been upgraded but classeswere yet to be started.

He said 468 middle schools and 332 highschools have been upgraded under the stateplan without the approval from thePlanning and Finance departments for cre-ation of 5720 posts with financial implica-tions of Rs. 243.8 crore per annum.

Mr Akhtar said there are 95 governmentdegree colleges functional in the state, outof which 23 were sanctioned during lastfive years.

He said government equipped these exist-ing degree colleges with all necessary infra-structure facilities including buildings, lab-oratories and libraries to facilitate them tobecome fully functional.

With regard to opening of new degreecolleges in left out areas, the minister saidHigher Education Department has alreadyconstituted a committee to look into thefeasibility or other parameters and to devisea mechanism for establishment of newdegree colleges at uncovered places/areasof the State.

Mr Akhtar said the committee has submit-ted the feasibility report; however, anappropriate decision shall be taken in con-sultation with the Finance and PlanningDepartments subject to the availability ofresources.

Nun gang-rape,...was on Monday questioned by senior CID

officials at Bhawani Bhawan, the CIDheadquarters here.

"Jayanta had earlier claimed that he wastied by the dacoits who had entered theschool. But there were discrepancies in hisstatement. So we decided to interrogate himonce agian," a senior CID official said oncondition of anonymity.

He was brought to Bhawani Bhawan ataround 10 am and being interrogated bysenior CID officials in phases.

The elderly nun, who was gang-raped bythe dacoits on March 14, was released fromhospital on Friday.

The incident has attracted both nationaland international attention with severalmissionary organisations condemning theincident.

CPI-M cadre ...morning at Burdwan Medical College and

Hospital after sustaining injury in the clashlast evening," Superintendent of PoliceKunal Agarwal said. The clash broke outwhen Trinamool Congress supportersattacked Hembram and other cadre of CPI-M at Kamarpara in Bhatar police station,police said. Agarwal said that 11 TrinamoolCongress supporters were arrested on thecharge of murder, from the village.

Editorial4 NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | MARCH 24, 2015SAADDA HAQ

BY T. P. SREENIVASAN

The agreeable weather inLausanne, Switzerland, mayhave helped, but an agreement

may still elude the Iranian ForeignMinister Javad Zarif and the perma-nent members of the UN SecurityCouncil and Germany in the currentround of negotiations on Iran’snuclear capability. Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu andsome Republican Senators, whocalled into question the ability ofU.S. President Barack Obama todeliver on his part of the deal even ifan agreement is reached, could sharethe responsibility for the impasse.

Mr. Netanyahu appeared at theU.S. Congress in response to an invi-tation extended to him by theRepublicans in January without theknowledge of the White House toissue a dire warning. Mr. Netanyahupresented an alarming picture: “Thisdeal will not be a farewell to arms. Itwill be a farewell to arms control.And the Middle East is criss-crossedby nuclear tripwires. A region, wheresmall skirmishes can trigger big warswould turn into a nuclear tinderbox,”he said.

Taking a cue from Mr. Netanyahu,the Republicans went over the headof the President to send a message tothe Iranians, alerting them to the pos-sibility of the Congress rejecting anyrecommendation from Mr. Obama tolift sanctions. The letter sent by 47Republicans on March 9, 2015, andaddressed to the Iranians, contendedthat while the President could reachan agreement with Iran, he had noauthority to reward them with arelaxation of sanctions.

Sticking points

For Mr. Obama, who refuses toacknowledge that he is handicappedby his loss of the House and theSenate, the unprecedented move bythe Republican Party came as noth-ing less than a shocking challenge.He compared the RepublicanSenators to the reactionary membersof Iran’s government and accusedthem of joining an unusual coalitionwith the enemies. Mr. Zarif, called

the Republican move a “propagandaploy”. He also did not mince wordsabout Mr. Netanyahu’s intervention,perhaps helping in his re-election.

The interim deal forged inNovember 2013, named Joint Plan ofAction, which needs to be shapedinto binding commitments by July2015 came after more than 10 yearsof Iran playing a cat-and-mousegame with the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA). The Iranian

tactic had always been to expressreadiness to cooperate fully with theIAEA, secure applause from thegallery and then leave their questionsunanswered. Every time the IAEAreported to its Governors on Iran,there were many satisfactoryanswers, but some unanswered ones,which needed elucidation. The IAEAcould neither certify that Iran was noton a nuclear weapons path, nor couldit give it a clean chit. Even after theissue went to the UN SecurityCouncil, the ambiguity remained.The IAEA continues its investiga-tions to resolve the questions aboutpast activities, even as the politicaldialogue continues.

After extending the Joint Plan ofAction twice, the P5 and Germany,

backed by the sanctions, have beenengaged in shaping a comprehensiveresolution. At the core of the pro-posed agreement is a set of restric-tions on enrichment of uraniumbeyond the requirements of generat-ing power. Although the UN resolu-tions ban any kind of enrichment, theagreement envisages minimumenrichment for a specified period.This would entail a sizeable reduc-tion in the estimated 19,000 cen-trifuges already in operation in Iran.

The nature and number of cen-trifuges, the period for which restric-tions would be imposed and the ques-tion of one of the Iranian reactors atArak, which was allegedly producingplutonium, are some of the majorpoints on which agreement is yet tobe reached.

Republicans and Obama

For the Americans, the alternativeto an agreement is war and that is thereason why Mr. Obama accused theRepublicans of rushing to war, asadvocated by Mr. Netanyahu. Mr.Obama had exercised great restraintin the long negotiations, keeping inmind the objective of ensuring thatIran did not make nuclear weapons.

He did not rule out enrichment ofuranium, even though the SecurityCouncil had demanded it. As long asIran did not cross the threshold, a cer-tain amount of enrichment undersafeguards would be admissible.Mercifully, even Mr. Netanyahu didnot demand zero enrichment.

The possibility of a comprehensiveagreement with Iran is particularlyobjectionable to the Republicansbecause of reports that Mr. Obama

had given an assurance to the author-ities in Iran even before he becamePresident that he would be more gen-erous with Iran than former U.S.President George Bush. The prom-ised concession was specifically onthe issue of a permissible amount ofenrichment even during the period ofrestrictions. Iran, on its part, hasmaintained that the limited amount ofplutonium produced at some of itsreactors cannot be used for weaponswithout a reprocessing plant and thatIran has no intention to acquirereprocessing capability. Mr. Obama,it appears, is inclined to accept termsthat would allow Iran to enrich urani-um as long as it kept nuclearweapons out of reach for Iran.

The negotiations have completed

13 rounds after the Joint Plan ofAction was approved and indicationsare that a comprehensive agreementis within reach. The new Republicanposition has cast a shadow on thecurrent round even though Iran itselfhas dismissed it as being inconse-quential. Iran points out that itsleader, Ali Khamenei, has gone to theextent of issuing a fatwa againstnuclear weapons, which is thestrongest guarantee that Iran has notembarked on the nuclear weapons

path.

Separately, discussions havealready begun in New York amongthe permanent members to preparethe ground for removal of UN sanc-tions if an agreement is reached inGeneva. The sanctions unilaterallyimposed by the U.S. and theEuropean Union (EU) in the energyand banking sectors, and which havehurt Iran even more, are also underdiscussion. These measures areaimed at countering the threat posedby the Republicans to block the lift-ing of sanctions authorised by theCongress.

Indian angle

In the earlier years in Vienna, Iran

had banked on the chorus of supportit received from the nonaligned coun-tries for its right to develop nuclearenergy for peaceful purposes. Butwhen it got the sense that the non-aligned support was a double-edgedweapon, it found that direct negotia-tions with the P5 and Germany couldbe more beneficial. For its part, Indiawas always apprehensive about anIranian bomb. On one occasion, Iranissued a démarche in Delhi when theIndian delegation in Vienna refusedto endorse a set of amendments to theIAEA resolution, which went beyondthe Indian position. Our vote infavour of referring the entire matterto the Security Council angered theIranians even more as it was per-ceived to be under American pres-sure.

India would naturally be relieved ifthere is an agreement, which will pre-vent war on the one hand and theemergence of a nuclear weaponpower in its neighbourhood on theother.

It is still touch and go in theLausanne negotiations. An altogethernew element is the way theRepublicans and Mr. Obama areappealing directly to the Iranians.“This moment may not come againsoon,” Mr. Obama said in his mes-sage to the people of Iran on theoccasion of Nowruz, the Iranian NewYear. “I believe that our nations havea historic opportunity to resolve thisissue peacefully — an opportunitywe should not miss.”

The end result will depend on howmany centrifuges can sustain thedevelopment of nuclear technologyin Iran without being subjected tocrippling sanctions. Unless thatmagic figure emanates soon, thespring in Lausanne may well endwithout a flowering of peace.

(T.P. Sreenivasan was theGovernor for India of the IAEA from

2001 to 2004.)

BY KUMAR VIVEK

The Union Budget 2015paved way for the launchof a much-awaited

National Skills Mission to com-plement Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s ‘Skill India’and ‘Make in India’ exhorta-tions. However, much workneeds to be done on the groundfor the government to prove thatthis step is a departure from rhet-oric lip service.

The magnitude of the problemhas been analysed by numerousexperts: for a country that adds12 million people to its work-force every year, less than 4 percent have ever received any for-mal training. Our workforcereadiness is one of the lowest inthe world and a large chunk ofexisting training infrastructure isirrelevant to industry needs.

This is not as much due to lackof monetary investment as it is apredicament about grossly inef-ficient execution. The govern-ment already spends severalthousand crores every year onskill development schemesthrough over 18 differentCentral government Ministriesand State governments. Theneed of the hour is to improveresource utilisation and findsolutions that can address thesystemic and institutional bottle-necks constraining the sector.

Keeping in mind the revisedNational Skill DevelopmentPolicy due to be announced in afew months that will also outlinethe contours of the NationalSkills Mission, we present ananalysis of three priority areasthat the government needs toaddress.

Coordination of skillingefforts

Currently, there are at least 20different government bodies inIndia running skill developmentprogrammes with no synergiesand considerable duplication of

work. For instance, both theMinistry of Labour andEmployment (MoLE) and theMinistry of Human ResourceDevelopment (MHRD) createdtheir own sector skill councils

last year to identify skill devel-opment needs in the country,even as the National SkillDevelopment Corporation(NSDC) has been setting upSector Skill Councils since2011. A Labour MarketInformation System (LMIS) thatshould have been one cen-tralised resource has been devel-oped in different forms by atleast five government agencies.

The presence of multiplestakeholders coupled with a lackof coordinated policies hasresulted in no standardisation ofprocedures or outcomes. Thegovernment today does not evenhave a unified definition of“skill.” A 2013 paper of theInstitute of Applied ManpowerResearch (IAMR) questionedthe basis of government’s targetof skilling 500 million people by2022 without this definition.Skill development efforts todaycover everything from personal-ity development, 40-hour long“outreach and awareness pro-grammes” conducted for farm-ers by the Ministry ofAgriculture, 3-6 month coursesencouraged by the NSDC andthe National Skill DevelopmentAgency (NSDA), as well as two-

year programmes in IndustrialTraining Institutes (ITIs).

The Ministry of SkillDevelopment andEntrepreneurship (MSDE) was

created as the aggregator in thesector, but the duplication ofroles and policy confusion haspersisted. Tasks allocated toMSDE in the official gazettenotification, such as “frame poli-cies for soft skills”, “computereducation”, and “work relatingto Industrial Training Institutes”are ambiguously crafted, andhave large overlaps with thework allocation of existingCentral ministries.

It is imperative that MSDEperforms the difficult role of“coordination relating to skilldevelopment” assigned to it. Tobegin with, the delivery of atleast 70 per cent of the total skilldevelopment targets should restsolely with the MSDE. Largescale training delivery systems,such as the Directorate Generalof Employment & Training(DGE&T) of MoLE should beintegrated with MSDE, whileministries working on skills inspecific sectors (such as Textilesand Tourism) should closelycoordinate with it. In addition,overarching roles such asapprenticeship system, LMISimplementation, private sectorcoordination, etc., should behoused exclusively within one

agency to reduce policy confu-sion. Finally, the MSDE mustexplicitly be made responsiblefor coordination with the Statesand their Skill DevelopmentMissions.

Scientific approach to policies

Skill development is a trickyfield for the government to chan-nel resources into. To justifyinvestments, policies must begrounded in hard data. Schemedesign parameters, such as sec-tor and beneficiary targeting,curriculum, delivery methods,etc., need to incorporate authen-tic market signals. Existing skillgap studies fail to provide agile,actionable data and are rarelyused in scheme designs. A goodfirst step will be the develop-ment of a fully functional LMISthat can provide an accurate sta-tistical base for formulating andmonitoring vocational trainingpolicies and programmes.

Technology can also play agreat role in ensuring quality ofdelivery at scale. Businessprocesses associated with plan-ning and delivery can be man-aged better with the use of tech-nology, as the experience of MISportals developed by severalministries show. In addition, sci-entific monitoring and evalua-tion methods need to be incorpo-rated in every programme toensure just utilisation of

resources.

Engaging the private sector

While the government itself isa large employer, the primaryfocus of skill development isessentially towards private sec-tor employment and entrepre-neurship. So far, private sectoritself has not geared up for thechallenge. The World BankEnterprise Surveys 2014 revealthat the percentage of firmsoffering formal training pro-grammes for its permanent, full-time employees in India is just35.9, compared to China’s 79.2.S. Ramadorai, Chairman ofNSDA and NSDC, describes thesituation as a “market failure”where the employers are notinvesting to skill employees, andemployees do not have the abili-ty and willingness to pay forskilling.

It is necessary to catalyseinvestments from the industryand support candidates in raisingresources for training. Thiswould need a functioning creditmarket with collateral guaran-tees for students, as well asplanned coordination with theprivate sector.

For any skill developmenteffort to succeed, markets andindustry need to play a large rolein determining courses, curricu-lum and relevance. For this,employers need to be put in thedriving seat, with the govern-ment acting as a regulator andnot the implementer.

The government has its taskcut out. What is needed is a will-ingness to act, and to take thedifficult decisions that can helprealise the ‘Skill India’ dream.

(Kumar Vivek and RadhikaKapoor are development sectorprofessionals who worked withthe erstwhile Office of Advisorto the Prime Minister on Skill

Development. The viewsexpressed are personal.)

When Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitleydefended the Central Statistical Office (CSO)strongly last week in the Rajya Sabha, he was

essentially responding to the incredulity with whichpoliticians and economists alike have in recent timesreacted to India’s reworked growth numbers. A newmethodology, unveiled toward the end of January by theCSO, presented a rosier picture of the Indian economythan previously imagined. It, for instance, indicated agrowth in gross domestic product of 6.9 per cent in 2013-14, quite a jump from the 4.7 per cent estimated earlier.Growth rates for earlier years were upgraded too. To befair, a lot has changed from the old framework, and it isno minor tweak. One change made relates to the base year,on which comparisons are made. Two, there is now anattempt to capture value addition, rather than growththrough volumes, in the calculation of the Gross DomesticProduct (GDP). Three, data from newer, more sophisticat-ed corporate databases have been used. Four, GDP will bemeasured at market prices, by adding taxes to and reduc-ing subsidies from what used to be the main measure tillnow, GDP at factor cost. All these changes, many expertsacknowledge, are important for Indian metrics to matchinternational ones. Still, there is something discordantabout the rosy numbers, on the one hand, and the econom-ic lethargy on the ground, on the other. The high growthprojection of 7.4 per cent for 2014-15 somehow seems outof sync with low industrial production, poor corporateperformance and less-than-expected tax collections.That’s why even economists were stumped by the extentof the changes. In the Economic Survey, preceding theBudget, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramaniannoted that the numbers were “puzzling”. He cautionedagainst interpreting it as evidence of a surging economy.The controversy also quickly acquired a political colour,unsurprising because it did now seem that the final yearsof the United Progressive Alliance government saw farhealthier growth than it was thought then. Also, the cam-paign of Narendra Modi in the run-up to the 2014 parlia-mentary elections focussed a good deal on what he calledthe mismanagement of the economy. Then, there werecommentators who compared India with China, not onlyon the point of growth but also less generously on theissue of disputed official data, which the latter is so oftenaccused of fudging. It is in this context that Mr. Jaitley’sdefence of the CSO needs to be seen. Yes, it may do littleto ease the doubts of experts who feel there are discrepan-cies in data. But by calling the statistical body a “credible”and independent organisation, which needed to be reiter-ated, the Finance Minister has, at the least, sent the rightpolitical message.

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Nuclear negotiations at a delicate stage

The interim deal forged in November 2013, named Joint Plan of Action, which needsto be shaped into binding commitments by July 2015 came after more than 10 years of

Iran playing a cat-and-mouse game with the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA). The Iranian tactic had always been to express readiness to cooperate fully with

the IAEA, secure applause from the gallery and then leave their questions unan-swered. Every time the IAEA reported to its Governors on Iran, there were many satis-

factory answers, but some unanswered ones, which needed elucidation. The IAEAcould neither certify that Iran was not on a nuclear weapons path, nor could it give it a

clean chit. Even after the issue went to the UN Security Council, the ambiguityremained. The IAEA continues its investigations to resolve the questions about past

activities, even as the political dialogue continues.

This is not as much due to lack of monetaryinvestment as it is a predicament about grosslyinefficient execution. The government alreadyspends several thousand crores every year on

skill development schemes through over 18different Central government Ministries and

State governments. The need of the hour is toimprove resource utilisation and find solutionsthat can address the systemic and institutional

bottlenecks constraining the sector.

State Watch 5NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | MARCH 24, 2015SAADDA HAQ

PATNA, MARCH 23Opposition BJP on

Monday decided to boycottthe all party meeting calledby Chief Minister NitishKumar this evening on"loss" accruing to Bihardue to recommendations of14th Finance Commission,accusing the CM of "play-ing politics" in view ofcoming Assembly poll.

"I and Leader ofOpposition in AssemblyNand Kishore Yadav willnot attend the all partymeeting on 14th FinanceCommission recommenda-tions called by CM NitishKumar this evening,"leader of opposition inLegislative Council SushilKumar Modi toldreporters.

Yadav echoed similarviews.

Sushil Modi alleged thatinstead of thanking theNDA government at theCentre for providing ahuge sum of money by wayof share in central taxes,Nitish Kumar was "curs-

ing" it to score in the Biharpoll slated for later thisyear.

"The 14th FinanceCommission has recom-mended to provide thehighest amount of moneyto Bihar after Uttar Pradeshto the tune of Rs 3.81 lakhcrore as share in the centraltaxes. This is three timesmore than what Gujarat

will get," he said.Besides, Bihar would get

four times more fund for itspanchayati raj bodies andurban local bodies than itused to get on the basis ofthe recommendations, hesaid. "In the Railway budg-et as well in general budgetBihar's interests have beenpromoted by BJP govern-ment," he said.

"Instead of thanking theNarendra Modi govern-ment, Nitish Kumar iscursing the Centre to drawpolitical mileage in comingBihar poll," Sushil Modi,who was deputy to NitishKumar during NDA rule inthe state, said.

Leader of Opposition inAssembly Nand KishoreYadav told reporters sepa-

rately that he received invi-tation for the all partymeeting today around 12o'clock in the day.

"Besides delay in invita-tion, no details of the sub-ject has beenmentioned...This all partymeeting is farce and usedby CM Nitish Kumarmerely as a tool to derivepolitical benefit for hisJD(U)," Yadav said.

"Nitish Kumar who isgoing to Delhi to attend ameeting of CMs on theriver Ganga should havesought time with the PM todiscuss the issue. Butinstead of doing so, he isindulging in politics bycalling an all party meet-ing," he added.

Earlier also NitishKumar had played politicswhile seeking special cate-gory status for Bihar, headded. Senior MinisterVijay Chaudhary criticisedYadav for complaining thatthe invitation for all partymeeting had been send inan improper way.

BJP to boycott all party meetingcalled by Nitish Kumar NEW DELHI, MARCH 23

Congress on Mondayridiculed the alliance ofBJP and PDP in Jammuand Kashmir saying thetwo were strange bedfel-lows in the same bed whodo not see eye to eye toeach other.

"It is something to dowith the fact that they arestrange bedfellows. Theyare strange bedfellows inthe same bed and they donot see eye to eye to eachother.

"And yet contrary to themandate of the people theyhave come together. Onelooks at Jammu and theother looks at the Valley.Like twins that shall per-haps never meet,"Congress spokespersonKapil Sibal said at theAICC briefing.

He was replying to aquestion about Jammu andKashmir Chief MinisterMufti Mohmmad Sayeed'sremarks that his govern-ment will proceed withphased removal ofAFSPA, an issue on whichBJP has been very cau-tious.

Sibal said as regions,Jammu and Kashmir wereintegral but the differencewas in the approach of thetwo parties. "One is push-ing for Jammu and theother is pushing for theValley. And it is unfortu-nate that suddenly realpolitics has come intoplay...These contradictionswill come forward all themore as time passes by,"Sibal said. To a questionabout seven-member dele-gation of the separatistoutfit Hurriyat Conferencemeeting Pakistan HighCommissioner AbdulBasit, Sibal curtly said,"Ask Modi ji. He will tell

you about biryani, roganjosh and koftas, he shouldtell you."

During 2014 Lok Sabhaelections, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, then thePM candidate of BJP, hadtargetted the UPA over itshandling of Pakistan issueumpteen times. Muftitoday said he cannot scrapAFSPA, which givesimmunity from prosecu-tion to the armed forces, in"one go" but assured that itwill be removed gradually.

He maintained that theArmy, which is apprehen-sive over this move, willbe taken on-board over thedecision.

BJP-PDP strange bedfellowswho don't see eye to eye: Cong

CHENNAI, MARCH 24Joining forces with anti-cor-

ruption crusader AnnaHazare, DMK chief MKarunanidhi today said hisparty would be with him inprotests against the "dracon-ian" Land Bill in the "nationalinterest."

The DMK chief whopresided over a rally againstthe Bill in Chennai on March20, in a letter to Mr Hazare,said his "party's stout opposi-tion to the Bill will continuetill the last."

Replying to a letter of thesocial activist, who wantedDMK to protest against theBill and force the Centre tostart thinking about farmers,Mr Karunanidhi recalled therationale articulated by MrHazare for opposing theBill.

"You have raised six impor-tant points on the Bill whichrequire very serious attention

of all political parties inIndia," he said.

"As you have rightlydescribed, the Bill passed inParliament is really dracon-ian," he added.

Absence of land surveysince Independence, need for

a law to prevent conveyingfertile land for industrialactivities, need to retain aclause enjoining farmers' con-sent for private and public pri-vate partnership projects wereraised by Mr Hazare.

The social activist had also

said the provision to carry outa Social Impact Assessmentas in the 2013 Land Actshould stay like the farmers'consent clause, the DMKchief said.

Including private hospitalsin the list of exemptions can-not be termed as being in thenational interest, he said quot-ing Mr Hazare.

Removing a provision thatfacilitates re-conveyance ofunused acquired land was alsohighly objectionable.

Taking away a provision (inthe Amendment Bill) that dis-allowed change of productiveland with crops for use otherthan agriculture was alsoagainst national interest.

While DMK held state-wideprotests against the Bill onMarch 20, AIADMK chiefJayalalithaa had said that herparty voted for it in the LokSabha as it was in the nation-al interest.

DMK Join Forces with Anna on Land Bill

KOLKATA, MARCH 23With dissent and

infighting growing louderin BJP, state partyPresident Rahul Sinha onMonday conceded that itwas sending out a wrongmessage among the mass-es.

The BJP state leader-ship has been left red-faced after BJP Birbhumdistrict President DudhKumar Mondal resignedfrom his post over his dif-ferences with the state-level leaders on thechoice of candidates forupcoming municipal pollsin Birbhumdistrict.

"Yes it is a fact thatthese incidents of infight-ing and dissidence in theparty is sending out awrong message to themasses," Sinha toldreporters here.

Today too in severaldistricts such as Malda,Murshidabad andSiliguri, posters of RahulSinha were burnt and slo-gans raised agaianstalleged nepotism and cor-ruption over distributionof tickets.

Asked why such inci-dents are taking placewhen the party is justmaking inroads inBengal, Sinha said "actu-

ally there are a lot of aspi-rants for tickets but it isnot possible to accomo-date everyone. So whoev-er doesn't get a ticket isangry and stagingprotest."

"Actually after the LokSabha polls, the party hasbeen growing but we did-n't get time to place thesepeople within organisa-tional bindings. After themunicipal polls, we willstart the process," Sinhasaid.

Sinha also said that onthe issue of Dudh KumarMondal's resignation, theparty would take a calltomorrow.

Dissent grows louder in BJP in West BengalJAMMU, MARCH 23

Jammu and Kashmir government willsend ministerial teams to New Delhi tohold talks over comprehensive packagesfor flood relief, rehabilitation and PoKrefugees in the state.

"A team lead by Finance Minister DrHaseeb Drabu will be sent to New Delhito hold talks and get a flood-relief packagefor Jammu and Kashmir," Chief MinisterMufti Mohmmad Sayeed told LegislativeCouncil here today. He was replying to theMotion of Thanks to the Governor'sAddress in the Legislative Council.

Stating that his government has accord-ed top priority to reconstruct the flood-ravaged infrastructure and rehabilitatethose who lost everything to theSeptember flood fury, the chief minister

said all affected people, especially small-time businessmen who had no security orinsurance, shall be provided relief.

The chief minister said so far the Uniongovernment has released Rs 1,000 croreunder 'Prime Minister's Package forFloods' for restoration of damage to publicassets over and above around Rs 1,100crore already available with the state gov-ernment under NDRF for emergencyrelief and temporary restoration.

An amount of Rs 820 crore, he said,stands spent under SDRF.

"The work on commencement of perma-nent restoration has already begun. We areseparately pursuing the release of aSpecial Package that would cater to therequirements of the affected people," headded.

Bihar Assembly Speakerwarns members against useof mobile inside HousePATNA, MARCH 23

Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker UdayNarayan Choudhary today took strong excep-tion to members using mobile phones insidethe House during Assembly proceedings andstrongly warned against it.

His reaction was triggered after mobilephone of BJP member Mahendra Baitha rangwhen the Question Hour was on.

"There seems to be no seriousness on yourpart. This is not the place to use mobilephone," the Speaker told Baitha.

"Why do'nt you switch off your mobile?" heasked Baitha, MLA from Patepur (SC seat).

Choudhary warned that if such incidentscontinued he would order not to allow carryingmobile phones inside the House while pro-ceedings were on. Some members suggestedinstalling jammer to make phones immobile.

The Speaker had earlier on Friday warnedagainst use of mobile phones inside the houseduring proceedings forcing him to upbraid theBJP member who was caught today.

J&K to send ministerial teamsto Delhi on relief, refugees

AGRA, MARCH 23The Archaeological Survey of

India (ASI) will soon begin e-ticketing at the three gates of theTaj Mahal.

Zero-value tickets would alsobe issued to children under 15years of age, ASI SuperintendingArchaeologist NK Pathak said.

Pathak was responding to sug-gestions made by UnionMinister of State for HumanResources Development RamShankar Katheria to UnionTourism and Culture MinisterMahesh Sharma in a letter sentyesterday. Katheria, who is alsothe local BJP Lok Sabha mem-ber from Agra, has demandeddrastic changes in the manage-ment of the Taj Mahal, the 17thcentury Mughal monument oflove in Agra which is the coun-try's number one tourist attrac-tion. In his letter, Katheria hasasked for video surveillance ofthe world heritage monumentand the surrounding locality of

Taj Ganj, to secure the monu-ment from external threats.

The minister has suggestedinstallation of turnstile gates atthe entrances to ensure one per-son entered at a time and eachperson was recorded.

Katheria said the earlier deci-sion to introduce no value ticketsfor children below 15 years ofage and those who enter forprayers on Friday, should be

immediately implemented tokeep track of the total number ofvisitors to the Taj.

He also suggested reduction inentrance ticket rates during non-peak hours and lean days.

Katheria wanted video surveil-lance in the red, yellow andgreen zones through the 4G linesalready laid by Reliance. A cen-tral monitoring unit could keepan eye on it.

E-ticketing for Taj Mahal to begin soon

MUMBAI, MARCH 23The mayors of major cities

should be allowed to use the redbeacon on their cars, Shiv Senahas demanded, even as it haslauded the Centre's plan for lim-iting such a privilege to onlynine constitutional dignitaries.

According to reports, theTransport Ministry is consider-ing limiting the use of red bea-cons for vehicles of thePresident, Vice President, PrimeMinister, Lok Sabha Speaker,and Chief Justice of India at thecentral level.

At the state level, governors,chief ministers, AssemblySpeakers, and Chief Justices ofhigh courts are being consideredfor being part of the new prunedlist after Supreme Court hadspoken about limiting the ram-pant misuse of the red beacon in

September 2013.The Shiv Sena has welcomed

the move, which it said, will endthe "struggle" amongst the polit-ical class for red beacon vehi-cles, which are looked upon as a"status symbol". The Party how-ever, is insisting that mayors ofcities like Mumbai, Delhi, andKolkata and those with "interna-tional repute" should also beincorporated in the list.

Following the Supreme Courtorder, the previous Congress-NCP government inMaharashtra had on April 4,2014, prepared a list of 34 digni-taries who would be allowed touse red beacons on their vehi-cles. These included the ChiefMinister, his deputy andPrincipal Secretary-level offi-cers. The Mayor's post thoughwas excluded.

Shiv Sena, which leads Asia'srichest civic body -- theBrihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation (BMC), hadopposed the Mayor's absencefrom the list saying it was takingaway the traditional rightsenjoyed by that office. Despitethe government's decision, SunilPrabhu, the then Mumbai Mayorand a Shiv Sena corporator,reportedly continued to use a redbeacon vehicle with his succes-sor, Snehal Ambekar, reportedlyfollowing suit. Sanjay Raut,Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha MP,told Press Trust of India, "TheMumbai Mayor's post has a longtradition and different status.The Mayor is the first citizen ofthe big city. We are not sayingother office-bearers of the civicbodies be given such a privilege,but the mayor should."

Shiv Sena Asks For Red Beaconfor Mayors' Vehicles: Report

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23Three Afghani youths

were arrested for alleged-ly molesting a woman oftheir own country in aninebriated condition out-side a premier mall insouth Delhi's Saket areahere.

The incident took placelast night when thewoman was looking foran auto outside the mallalong with her malefriend when the threeaccused, identified as GulRehman, Saleem andHaseemullah, startedpassing comments at

them."When the couple

objected, the trio startedmisbehaving with them.The girl then made a PCRcall following which ourteam reached the spot andarrested them," said a sen-ior police official.

Medical examination ofthe trio revealed that theywere drunk at the time ofthe incident, the officialadded.

A case has been regis-tered against the trio andthey have been bookedunder sections of molesta-tion and others, he added.

Three Afghani youths arrestedfor molesting woman

Mercury in Delhicrosses 32 deg CNEW DELHI, MARCH 23

Mercury in the national capital con-tinued to rise, with the maximum tem-perature on Monday breaching the 32degree Celsius-mark.

The maximum temperature wasrecored at 32.8 degrees Celsius, twonotches above the season's average,while the minimum temperature regis-tered was at 19 degrees Celsius, twonotches above the normal, the MeTDepartment said.

Humidity level in the air oscillatedbetween 42 per cent and 92 per cent.

The weatherman has forecast a clearsky for tomorrow with mist in the morn-ing. "The maximum temperature isexpected to be around 33 degreesCelsius while the minimum would be18 degrees Celsius," a MeT officialsaid.

Yesterday, the maximum temperaturewas recorded at 31.7 degrees Celsiusand the minimum at 18.2 degreesCelsius.

Tension in UPvillage over wallconstructionaround graveyardMUZAFFARNAGAR, MARCH 23

Tension prevailed at Jaroda villagein the district after a conflict betweenmembers of two communities overconstruction of boundary wall arounda graveyard, police said on Monday.Trouble started when members of acommunity objected to constructionof the wall last evening, they said.

The wall was being constructed asper the orders of the district adminis-tration.

Senior police and administrativeofficers rushed to the spot andbrought the situation under control.

Additional police force has beendeployed in the area to prevent anyuntoward incident.

Cases has been registered against40 people from both the communitiesfor hampering construction work anddisturbing peace in the area.

With the spectrumauction enteringthe 17th day, the

government may not get allof the upfront Rs. 25,000crore revenue from the saleit was expecting this fiscal.

The auction has so fargot bids worth Rs. 1.07lakh crore, of which one-fourth is to be paid within10 days of close of sale.But with the auction enter-ing the 17th day onSunday, the cut of date forthis payment will push intoApril.

If the auction could haveended on Saturday, thegovernment would havegot over Rs. 25,000 croreas the upfront payment byMarch 31. Now, operatorswill have time until April -the next financial year - tomake the upfront payment.

At the end of 16 days ofauction, the amount of bidsstood at Rs. 1.07 lakh crore

with provisional allocationof 88 percent airwaves.

This, however, does notmean that government willnot get any upfront pay-ment. Sources in theDepartment of Telecomsaid that 10 days is themaximum limit and opera-tors can deposit the amountearlier also.

Sources said the opera-tors who are bidding musthave put in place a mecha-nism to fund their auctionpayouts and they candeposit the amount in fewdays of close of auction.

As per auction docu-ment, in case of deferredpayment option, telecomoperators are required topay an upfront payment of33 percent in case of2100MHz, 1800MHzbands and 25 percent for900MHz and 800MHzbands within 10 calendardays of the close of auc-

tion.The sources added that

Finance Ministry has alsoenquired about the statusof auction on Saturday.

The government is com-mitted to restricting the fis-cal deficit at 4.1 percent ofthe GDP during the currentfiscal, the lowest level in

seven yeaRs., and hastaken several steps towardsit.

It had put in place a fis-cal consolidation roadmapas per which the fiscaldeficit has to be broughtdown to 3 percent of theGDP by 2016-17. Toreduce the fiscal deficit to

seven-year low, it has alsoannounced a slew of aus-terity measures aimed atcutting non-plan spendingby 10 percent.

Sources said about 5-6circles witnessed activitywith aggressive bidding inthree circles of premium900MHz band.

Intex has launched anew variant of itsAqua Xtreme

smartphone, the AquaXtreme V, which isnow listed on the com-pany's site. The IntexAqua Xtreme V is list-ed at Rs. 11,290,slightly less than theAqua Xtreme (Rs.11,490).

The only differencebetween the AquaXtreme and AquaXtreme V is that thelater includes 16GB ofinbuilt storage. Otherspecifications of thenew smartphone areidentical to the originalIntex Aqua Xtreme.

The dual-SIM(GSM+GSM) basedIntex Aqua Xtreme Vruns Android 4.4.2KitKat out-of-the-box.The company at AquaXtreme's launch inDecember had prom-ised that an Android5.0 Lollipop updatewill be rolled out infuture, so one can expectthe same with the Aqua Xtreme V.

The Intex Aqua Xtreme V fea-

turesa 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels)IPS display with Dragontrail glass

forprotection. The smartphone ispowered by a 1.7GHz true octa-

core MediaTek (MT6592)processor coupled with 2GBof RAM. It sports a 13-megapixel rear camera withLED flash, while there is asecondary 5-megapixel front-facing camera also on board.The rear camera includesoptions such as continuousshot, face beauty, live photomode, Panorama, face detec-tion, and smile shot. TheIntex Aqua Xtreme supportsexpandable storage viamicroSD card (up to 32GB).It includes 3G, GPRS/ EDGE,Wi-Fi, Micro-USB,Bluetooth, and FM radiooptions.

The handset is backed by a2000mAh battery that is ratedto deliver up to 7 hours oftalk time and up to 180 hoursof standby time. It will beavailable in Black, Grey, andRed colours. It measures144x69.7x6.99mm andweighs around 120 grams.

Last week, Intex launchedthe Aqua Amoled priced atRs. 4,540. The Intex AquaAmoled is a dual-SIM(GSM+GSM) device which

runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the-box. It comes with a 4-inchWVGA (480x800 pixels) Amoleddisplay.

Intex Aqua Xtreme V With 5-MegapixelFront Camera Launched at Rs. 11,290

BlackBerry has slashed prices of the BlackBerry Z3 and BlackBerry Z30 touch-screen smartphones in India.

According to information received by NDTV Gadgets, BlackBerry Z3 will now beavailable at Rs. 13,990, a price cut of Rs. 2,000. The BlackBerry Z3 (Review | Pictures)was launched in June last year at Rs. 15,990 and this is the first time that the handsethas received a price cut in India.

The Z3 features a 5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display offering an aspect ratio of16:9. It is powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8230)processor with 1.5GB RAM.

BlackBerry Z3 sports a 5-megapixel autofocus rear cameraand also houses a 1.1-megapixelfixed-focus front-facing camera.The smartphone includes 8GBof inbuilt storage, which can beexpanded up to 32GB viamicroSD card. It packs a2500mAh battery, which is ratedto deliver up to 15.5 hours talktime and up to 384 hours ofstandby time. Connectivityoptions include Wi-Fi,Bluetooth, 3G, GPS, NFC andMicro-USB.

The BlackBerry Z30, on theother hand, will retail at Rs.24,990 down from the previousbest price of Rs. 29,990 - a dropof Rs. 5,000.

Prior to this, BlackBerry'sphablet Z30 (Review | Pictures)received price slash in June lastyear when the company offereda discount of Rs. 5,000 on thehandset.

BlackBerry launched the Z30for the Indian market at Rs.39,990 in 2013.

BlackBerry Z30 comes with a5-inch Super AMOLED displayfeaturing 720x1280 pixels reso-lution, translating to a pixel den-sity of 294ppi. It is powered by a1.7GHz dual-core QualcommSnapdragon S4 processorwith Adreno 320. TheBlackBerry Z30 sports an 8-megapix-el rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

BlackBerry Z3,BlackBerry Z30 Price

in India Slashed

NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | MARCH 24, 2015SAADDA HAQScience & Tech6

1. The ore which is found in abundance in India isA. monazite B. fluorsparC. bauxite D. magnetite

2. The inherited traits of an organism are controlled byA. RNA molecules B. nucleotidesC. DNA molecules D. enzymes

3. The heat energy produced when the human bodymetabolises 1 gram of fat isA. 30 KJ B. 1 KJC. 39 KJ D. 29 KJ

4. What are the number of moles of CO2 which con-tains 16 g of oxygen?A. 0.5 mole B. 0.2 moleC. 0.4 mole D. 0.25 mole

5. The main use of salt in the diet is toA. make the taste of food betterB. produce in small amounts the hydrochloric acidrequired for the digestion of foodC. ease the process of cookingD. increase the solubility of food particles in water

QUIZ TIME

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

TODAY’S STARARIES A number of new and exciting relationships could appear in

your life now, some of them showing promise of becomingclose. Old ones seem to be fading. This can make you a littlesad, Aries, but it's a process that you can't stop. As youchange inside, so your relationships change. You might attractfriends who share new interests. Go with the flow.

TAURUS Rewards from hard work and dedication could finally be in theoffing, Taurus. You experience the warm feeling that comesfrom deep satisfaction and knowing that you deserve every-thing wonderful that's happening. You will want to bask in yourhappiness with your loved ones. Plan a celebration and shareyour good fortune with the people who have supported you.

GEMINI Educational or spiritual growth on your part is likely to attract newfriends who could become close companions. There could even bea new romantic partner in the bunch. This comes from the expansionof your mind, Gemini. The new people should share your interestsand turn into companions on your quest for enlightenment. Accepttheir friendship and move ahead. Don't look back - you can't go back.

CANCER An increase in your financial status could lead to changes in yourhousehold. You might choose to redecorate or purchase new fur-niture or move to a better place. A household member mightmove out. Although it seems illogical, Cancer, the changes inyour surroundings reflect the transformations taking place withinyou. Don't let fear or inertia hold you back. Go with the flow.

LEO Inner transformation is likely to make a big difference in your com-munications right now, Leo. Your relationships could improvebecause you're more open and honest without being too blunt.You seem to have a greater understanding of the needs anddesires of those closest to you. Unfortunately, this process couldalso involve leaving some old friends behind. Don't fight it.

VIRGO Increased enthusiasm for your favorite project may take you ina new direction, Virgo. You could even decide to changecareers in order to devote yourself more fully to doing whatyou've discovered you love the most. Your physical, emotional,and spiritual health should be very good right now. Your qualityof life is likely to be improving. Go with the flow.

LIBRA If you're in a committed relationship, expect to feel a new senseof mutual purpose and make some new friends. If you aren'tinvolved, Libra, love could come into your life today. You mayjust think it's about time, but changes in you are attracting inter-esting people. Children who come into your life now might proveto be natural gurus who help you in your spiritual quest.

SCORPIO Positive emotions like love, enthusiasm, or optimism that havebeen repressed for years could surface today, bringing a newsense of joy and anticipation for the future, Scorpio. This couldinvolve activities that you enjoyed as a child. Don't feel silly ifyou want to ride a merry-go-round or go to the circus. Youshould indulge your inner child from time to time. Have fun.

SAGITTARIUSGroup activities like rallies or festivals could take place in your neigh-borhood today. You may attend, Sagittarius, and you could learnsome new concepts that give impetus to your spiritual growth. Youmay run into some old friends you haven't seen for a while. Talkingwith others could start your mind in a new direction. Take a walkbefore you go to bed tonight or you might not be able to sleep.

CAPRICORN The development of a talent that you've neglected could havesurprising results, Capricorn. You could find that it's just what youneed in order to expand your horizons and catapult you intowhatever situation you want to be in. This could lead to anincreased income. You're changing inside, and these changesare mostly positive. They may also be reflected in your outer life.

AQUARIUS A period of great inner transformation and powerful upheaval inyour outer life is coming upon you now, Aquarius. A part of youwants to welcome it and charge ahead, while another part holdsback, possibly out of fear or lack of self-confidence. While resist-ance can delay the change, it can't stop it. It might be best to con-tinue forward in spite of misgivings. Hang in there!

PISCES Your intuition should be growing by leaps and bounds. Todayyou may get psychic messages from everywhere, both personaland universal. This can be a bit overwhelming, Pisces, particu-larly if you aren't used to it, but don't fight it. It's a symptom ofyour inner growth. It should be a very positive development inthe long run. It can help turn your dearest dreams into reality.

Spectrum Auction Continues, UpfrontPayments Could be Pushed to FY16

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AUCKLAND, MARCH 23New Zealand and South Africa

clash in the World Cup semi-finals atAuckland`s Eden Park on Tuesdayhoping to end years of pain and near-misses.

Both sides, who between them haveappeared in nine semi-finals withoutreaching the final, have met expecta-tions by making the last four.

Lying in wait will be the winner ofThursday`s second semi-final inSydney between India, defending thetitle they won in 2011, and Australia,who lifted the three preceding WorldCups.

New Zealand have lost all six oftheir previous World Cup semi-finals,with South Africa falling at the samehurdle on three occasions.

But New Zealand coach MikeHesson said he did not expect eitherside to be weighed down by past fail-ures.

"I don`t think there`s any baggagewith anyone," he insisted. "It`s a one-off game and we`re all desperate tobe at the big party and I`m sure we`llboth turn up.

"Two sides are playing good crick-et and it`s going to be a heck of ashow."

Their one common opponent in thetournament has been the West Indies,who South Africa clobbered in poolplay by 257 runs after batting firstand posting 408 for five.

New Zealand beat the West Indiesby 143 runs in a Wellington quarter-final on Saturday after scoring 393for six on the back of MartinGuptill`s World Cup record 237 not

out .South Africa emerged from their

quarter-final against Sri Lanka withan overwhelming nine-wicket victoryas they moved to dispel talk they are

"chokers".Afterwards, defiant Proteas skipper

AB de Villiers said: "I think we likebeing called chokers. We`ll just keepthat tag and move along, as long as

we keep winning."And the star batsman was adamant

that, whatever else happened, his sidewould not crack under pressure.

"We are committed to the fact thatwe`re not going to show any weak-ness," he said.

Proteas leg-spinner Imran Tahir`sfour for 26 against Sri Lanka shouldraise a red flag for New Zealand`s tal-ismanic opener and captain BrendonMcCullum, whose swash-bucklingreputation carries a postscript that heis vulnerable to leggies.When NewZealand and South Africa met in apre-tournament hit out, Trent Boulttook five for 51 in a 134-run win overa Proteas side without key figuresHashim Amla and Dale Steyn.

South Africa won an one-day inter-national series 2-0 against NewZealand without Kane Williamsonand Ross Taylor late last year, andHesson said that result was furtherskewed by South Africa being in fullflight while New Zealand were justgearing up for the season.

"In September and October thepitches are different, we`d come outof a winter, they`d come out of acampaign," said Hesson. "They hit ushard early and we didn`t respondwell. We`re more match-hardenednow."

It was the start of a build-up thathas seen New Zealand hit form at theright time with wins in their past nine

games -- they have never won 10 in arow -- while South Africa were beat-en by Pakistan in World Cup poolplay.

Their crunch showdown takesplace at Eden Park, whose drop-inpitch and short boundaries ought tofavour batsmen, but where resultsshow the 300 mark has been betteredonly six times in ODIs.

Between them, New Zealand andSouth Africa provide half of the top10 bowlers at this World Cup.

Boult is the leading wicket-takerwith 19 and is joined by fellow KiwisDaniel Vettori and Tim Southee with15 scalps, the same as Tahir, whileSouth Africa fast bowler MorneMorkel has 14.

Guptill, coming into form withback-to-back centuries is the second-highest run scorer with 498, with deVilliers in fourth place, a further 81runs further back.

Although the bookmakers haveSouth Africa as favourites, NewZealand have come out on top the lastthree times the teams have clashed ata World Cup.

However, the Black Caps werehanded a setback on Monday whenfast bowler Adam Milne was ruledout of the tournament with a left heelinjury. Late call-up Matt Henry willduel with seasoned international KyleMills and Mitchell McClenaghan totake Milne`s place.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, 1st semi-final:New Zealand vs South Africa

AUCKLAND, MARCH 23South Africa captain AB de Villiers

doubts he will need to say too muchto motivate his team mates for theircricket World Cup semi-final againstNew Zealand as he feels they arealready in a `good space`.

South Africa enter Tuesday`s clashat Eden Park slight favourites afterdemolishing Sri Lanka by nine wick-ets, their first World Cup knockoutwin since their re-integration afterapartheid.

"I know the guys are up for it ... Ifeel the team is in a really good spaceat a really good time," De Villierstold reporters at Eden Park onMonday.

"I will have a look at how the feel-ings are when we get to the ground.You normally get an indication dur-ing the warmup.

"It`s pretty easy to pick up whenyou have spent a few years with theguys. I know each player individual-ly pretty well.

"I know what makes them tick and

what irritates them, too. Sometimesit`s important to irritate them to getthe best out of them.

"It`s really about just reading thesituation and trust your gut. But Idon`t think I will need to trust my guttoo much tomorrow because the guys

are up for it." South Africa lost twoof their pool games, including a 29-run defeat by Pakistan at Eden Park.

"We definitely learned some valu-able lessons in that game," DeVilliers said. "It was good to get usedto the angles of the field.

ICC World Cup 2015: No need for big motivationspeech for semi-final, says AB de Villiers MADRID, MARCH 23

Barcelona moved fourpoints clear at the top of LaLiga as Luis Suarez`s bril-liant individual efforthanded them a 2-1 winover Real Madrid onSunday.

Jeremy Mathieu headedBarca in front early onfrom Lionel Messi`s free-kick, but CristianoRonaldo hit back at hiscritics in recent weeks witha deserved equaliser beforethe break.

Suarez was to have thefinal say, though, as he reg-istered his first goal in ElClasico by controllingDani Alves`s long ballbefore turning to strike intothe far corner.

A third defeat in fourgames for Madrid will seecoach Carlo Ancelotticome under increasingpressure to hold onto hisjob, but it was Madrid who

posed the greater dangerearly on.

Karim Benzema pulled ashot wide of the far postbefore his teasing crosswas volleyed onto the barat the back post byRonaldo.

However, it was Barcawho went in front on 18minutes when Mathieuheaded home Messi`s in-

swinging free-kick fromthe left for his first leaguegoal for the club.

Neymar should havedoubled the hosts` advan-tage on the half hour whenhe fired straight at IkerCasillas with the goal gap-ing after a mishit Suarezshot rolled across goal.

Seconds later Real werelevel thanks to a lovely

move as Benzema back-heeled Luka Modric`s passinto Ronaldo`s path and hepoked the ball past ClaudioBravo on the stretch.

The visitors then went onto end the half the strongeras Gareth Bale had a goalruled out for offside, whilstBravo tipped a piledriverfrom Ronaldo over andBale stabbed inches widefrom the resultingcorner.

Madrid also had the firstopportunity of the second-half as lovely link-up playbetween Benzema andRonaldo this time put theFrenchman through ongoal, but Bravo did justenough to parry his shot tosafety.

And they were againcaught by a sucker punchwhen Alves`s ball over thetop was brilliantly con-trolled and finished bySuarez on the turn.

La Liga: Luis Suarez stunner handsBarcelona victory over Real Madrid

NEW DELHI, MARCH 23Sania Mirza jumped to

her career-best rank ofthree in the doubles, fol-lowing her stupendous titlewin at the BNP ParibasOpen with Swiss greatMartina Hingis.

Sania now sits at numberthree with 6885 points,behind Italians RobertaVinci and Sara Errani, whoshare the top spot with7640 points each.

Courtesy her win at theIndian Wells, Sania earned1000 points and gainedtwo places on the WTAchart. She had reached thefinal of the same tourna-ment last year with CaraBlack.

"It's thrilling to achievemy career-best rank. Being

the number one is a dreamand I hope I can get theresome day," Sania told PTIfrom the US.

In the WTA singleschart, Ankita Raina contin-ues to be numero uno play-er at number 253, up bytwo spots.

In the ATP rankings,Somdev Devvarman main-tained his 176th rank whileRamkumar Ramanathanwas number two aftergaining 10 places to be at247. Yuki Bhambri was thenext best at 257 as hejumped 27 spots.

In the doubles, LeanderPaes slid to 25, a loss offour places and just behindhim was Rohan Bopanna,who lost one spot on theladder.

CALIFORNIA, MARCH 23Novak Djokovic defeat-

ed Roger Federer 6-3, 6-7(5/7), 6-2 to successfullydefend his Indian Wellscrown and claim his 50thcareer ATP title on Sunday.

The 27-year-old worldnumber one from Serbiaalso captured his fourthIndian Wells crown and isnow tied with world num-ber two Federer for themost men`s titles in theCalifornia desert.

"The trophy is veryheavy," Djokovic told thecrowd as he celebratedadding to the titles he wonin 2008 and 2011 as well aslast year.

It was another epic strug-gle in a long list of hard-court battles between thetwo top players in theworld, who have met 38times with Swiss greatFederer still holding aslight 20-18 edge.

Djokovic had lost his lasttwo matches to Federer instraight sets after beatinghim in last year`sWimbledon final. The five-time Australian Open win-ner also needed three setsto beat Federer in the 2014Indian Wells title match.

Djokovic`s range ofemotions Sunday wentfrom shaking while tryingto take a drink of waterduring a changeover, tobreaking a racquet in fit of

anger to the sweet bliss ofbeating the 17-time GrandSlam winner and one of thegreatest of all-time on thebig stage.

"If you look at the bigpicture, I thought Ideserved it in an way,because I really fought forit," said Djokovic. "I am atthe prime of my career. Iam going to use every partof this fact to stay where Iam and to fight for as manymajor titles as possible.

"I don`t think these chal-lenges that I go throughand the pressure that I feelare harming me or that Ifind it difficult. It is a priv-ilege because I earned it."

Djokovic and Federerhave combined to wineight of the last 12 IndianWells titles but this is the

first time they have met inback-to-back finals.

Federer insisted peopleshouldn`t read too muchinto this loss.

"I have beat him the lastcouple times. It is not like I

lost 10 in a row," Federersaid. "A lot depends onhow well he serves andreturns. We usually play infinals so we are both peak-ing at the same time."

Djokovic blasted eight

aces, 26 winners and brokeFederer five times in thetwo hour, 17 minute battlein front of a crowd of about15,000 inside the TennisGarden stadium.

surpassed his coachBoris Becker (49) tobecome the 12th player inOpen Era history with 50ATP Tour titles.

Even though he had thecrowd on his side, Federercouldn`t overcome hispoor serving and 43unforced errors.

"Novak did well to sus-tain the lead for most of thematch," Federer said. "Ithink he found an extragear in the end."

Djokovic jumped allover Federer`s serve,allowing the Swiss to winjust 15 points off the sec-ond serve.

"He (Djokovic) returnsso well off the secondserve," Federer said. "I amdisappointed the end wasflat from my side."

Federer`s best momentscame in the last half of themiddle set when he brokeDjokovic for the first timein the match to rally froman earlier break and levelthe set at 4-4.

Federer won the secondset tiebreaker 7-5 but hegot some help fromDjokovic who made threedouble faults and thenhammered a backhandlong on set point.

But Djokovic brokeFederer again early in thethird to grab a 2-0 lead.The Swiss got one back ina 10-minute third gamethat extended the epic bat-tle to the two-hour mark.

Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in 3 sets to claim 4th Indian Wells titleSania Mirza isnow worldnumber threein doubles

JODHPUR, MARCH 23A special jersey which batting great Sachin Tendulkar

donned for his farewell 200th Test has fetched a whop-ping Rs 6 lakhs during a gala auction hosted by Christie'sat the imposing Umaid Bhawan Palace here. Shiv RajSingh, son of the host of the second edition of the JodhpurOne World Retreat, the erstwhile ruler of Jodhpur GajSingh II, bid for this jersey last night. Tendulkar hadretired from international cricket after playing his 200thTest against West Indies at Mumbai in November, 2013.Besides Tendulkars jersey, a painting by Paresh Maityfetched Rs. 7.5 lac. Among others, the auction list includ-ed hospitality offers like Royal Salute Scottish Serenade(Scotland), Escape to Cape Town (at La Quartier

Francaise), a day on the set of Downtown Abbey(Yorkshire, UK), the great Pheasant Shoot (Yorkshire,UK), Royal Rendezvous (at Ahichhatragarh Fort,Nagaur), Holland & Holland's Closed Door Dinner (atMayfair Gunroom in UK). The proceeds from the charityevent will go to the Indian Head Injury Foundation, set bySingh for spreading awareness and mustering resourcesfor people suffering from head and brain injury, in a fol-low up of a fatal head injury sustained by Shiv Raj Singhin 2005. The glitterati included personalities like Pawanand Rahul Munjal (Hero Group), Shivender Singh (FortisHospital), K P Singh (DLF Group) and many other alongwith Gaj Singh himself and his daughter Shiv Ranjani,who bid generously for the auction.

Sachin Tendulkar's farewell Test jersey fetches Rs 6 lakhs

With so muchgoing onbetweean Alia

Bhatt and SidharthMalhotra, it could haveonly gotten better with afilm starring both of them -and its finally happening!Yes, the two would be seensharing the screen space inan upcoming film, alongwith the ‘Khoobsurat’actor Fawad Khan. It isremake of a classic filmthat made Anil Kapoor andJackie Shroff a hit duo. It isnone other than the 1989hit ‘Ram Lakhan’ bySubhash Ghai.

Other than Anil Kapoorand Jackie Shroff, the orig-inal featured MadhuriDixit and Dimple Kapadia.Now Alia will step into theshoes of Madhuri. It islikely that Sidharth wouldbe playing Ram and Fawadwould be seen as Lakhan.The film had earlier beenofficially announced,although the entire cast

hadn’t been revealed then.It had been reported thatKaran is making a film fea-turing Sidharth Malhotraand Fawad Khan as broth-ers and one of them wouldbe gay.

This film is in fact theremake of ‘Ram Lakhan’.Alia Bhatt’s name hadbeen doing the roundsthen, and now the actresshas been finalized.

Karan had given somedetails about this ShakunBatra directorial on Twitterin February- “Rarely doesa filmmaker write a superscript in 2months....@shakunbatra’snew family film just gotgreenlit and cast! Detailscoming up....” Now thedetails are here and itwould be interesting to seehow filmmakers add the‘gay’ factor to this ‘RamLakhan’ remake. Initially,Arjun Kapoor had beenapproached and asked to

share the screen space withSidharth Malhotra. But theformer declined and thenFawad Khan was roped in.It would be a family filmand has been titled‘Kapoor & Sons’.

It hadn’t been knownearlier which of the twoactors would ply gay. Nowit has been revealed thatthe ‘Student of the Year’

actor Sidharth is the one toplay this challenging role.

The film features twobrothers belonging to adysfunctional family. Thefamily goes on weekendvacation when the gay sonfinally lets the cat out ofthe bag.

Now coming to the spicynews of Sidharth and Aliaromancing, a source con-

firms that the two would besetting the screens ablaze,“There’s one really intenseand intimate love-makingscene between them. Itgoes way beyond the kissthey shared in Student ofthe Year.”

The movie is said to bean unconventional familymovie, whose storyline hasbeen shaped according tothe modern times.

Film enthusiasts have been eagerlywaiting to feast their eyes on thechemistry of Khiladi Kumar and

Shruti Haasan. Though the filmmakershaven’t revealed any stills showing themtogether, the look of ‘Gabbar’ is finallyout. Akshay has been tweeting catchyquotes on Twitter to promote ‘Gabbar IsBack’ since the last few days. Now theactor posted his look in the film accompa-nied by the tweet- “Here’s the brand newposter of #GabbarIsBack! Don’t forget towatch the #GabbarTrailerTomorrow”Though the first look poster featured justthe beard and the hair of the actor, the sec-ond poster reveals his complete look. Itwas released on the night of Sunday.

As implied by the first poster, Akshaywould be seen in a heavily bearded look.Ajay Singh Rajput aka Gabbar is ready toend corruption as the poster shows. He isseen standing on the grave of ‘Corruption’with the most interesting words scribbledon it- ‘R.I.P. CORRUPTION BORN 15-8-1947 DIED 1-5-2015” The ‘died’ coin-cides with the date on which the filmreaches the theaters. The actor is smartlydressed in jeans and shirt, his gruff lookscomplete with dark glasses. The film fea-tures Akshay out on a battle against cor-

ruption.Here is what Akshay has to say on the

film, “Gabbar is an iconic villain in theIndian film industry. I am honoured tohave been able to play his namesake. Inour film, ‘Gabbar’ is the personification ofa thought that represents the power of thecommon man. I wanted this thought toreach the aam aadmi across India. I wantto thank all the people who have respond-ed to the campaign and with this film, wehope to have many more join this fightagainst corruption.”

Yet another poster of the film featuresAkshay performing high-voltage action. Ithas been beautifully created and shows theactor within an outline of the actor him-self. With the theme of the film as puttingan end to corruption, the promotions are infull swing. Akshay has been tweeting a lotof anti-corruption dialogues lately, such as“Doge corruption ka saath, toh padegiGabbar ki laat!”, “Agar apni jaan haipyaari, chhod do corruption ki bimaari!”and “ Ab corruption ki ulti ginti shuru!”The teasers are making quite the news,with Akshay’s power packed lines“Pachas Pachas kos door jab log, rishwatletey hai to lo kehtey hain ki mat leywarna Gabbar aa jayega...”

Someone truly said that eyescan say a thousand words.But if the dark circles under

your eyes also give out a lot aboutyour health, lifestyle and routine.

Dark circles can affect both menand women. Now there are many rea-sons for dark circles to appear underyour eyes; from stress, lack of sleep,hormonal changes, a disturbed lifestyle,hereditary and many more. But if nottreated on time, they will not only dullyour overall appearance, it can also lead toserious health issues. Though chemical basedproducts helps in getting rid of them, but thenthere are many who have an extremely sensitiveskin and only pure home remedies can helpthem. We list down some easy and doable homeremedies which will help you to get rid of darkcircles.

1. Tomatoes: Tomatoes are an excellent solution for

getting rid of dark circle, as it natu-rally helps to decrease thedark circles and alsomakes the skin soft andsupple. All you need to dois mix one teaspoon of tomato juice with a tea- spoon of lemon juice and apply it under your

eyes. Let it remain for about 10 min-utes and then, wash it off with water.Repeat this remedy at least twice aday. On a daily basis you can alsodrink tomato juice mixed with somelemon juice and mint leaves in orderto get rid of dark circles.

2. Grated potatoes: Grate some raw potato andextract the juice of the same.

Now take a cotton ball andsoak it in the potato juice.Close your eyes andplace these cotton ballson your eyes. Make surethey cover the entire areaof the dark circles underyour eyes as well as theeyelids. Leave it on for 10minutes and wash offwith cold water.

3. Cold tea bags: Another simple tech-

nique to get rid of thedark circles is usingcold tea bags. Soak atea bag preferably a

chamomile or green tea bags in water. Chill it by

placing it in the refrigerator for a while. Now,place them over your eyes. Use this remedy on aregular basis to see considerable difference.

4. Cold milk: Regular use of cold milk will also decrease the

dark circles and also soothes your eyes and skin.Take a cotton ball and place it in a bowl of coldmilk or iced water for a while. Now apply the cot-ton ball making sure that it covers the entire eyewith the affected area. Keep it for a while. Washit regular water.

5. Orange juice: Another effective home remedy to remove dark

circles is orange juice. Mix some orange juicewith a few drops of glycerin and apply this mix-ture over the dark circles. Not only will it dimin-ish the dark circles it will also give a natural glowto your eyes.

6. Yoga/meditation: One of the main reasons that's seen for the

recurrence of dark circles under eyes is becauseof stress, depression and a hectic lifestyle. Noamount of home remedies will work if your mindisn't cool and calm. Yoga and meditation if prac-ticed regularly will not only decrease your darkcircles will also balance the body clock whilstcalming your mind, body and soul.

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The sequel of 2011movie ‘Tanu WedsManu’ is coming earli-

er than scheduled. Its releasehad been initially planned on12th June, but now directorAanand L Rai has preponedthe release by two weeks. Itwould now hit the screens on29th May. The filmmakerswould be unveiling the firstmotion poster very soon.Aanand has decided 23thMarch for this purpose, asthis date coincides with thebirthday of the lead actressKangana Ranaut. As a sourcereports, “He was toying witha couple of dates, and asKangana’s birthday wascoming up, he decided to cel-ebrate it by launching thefirst look on that day.” Thecast and crew are workinghard to wrap up the film inNew Delhi. Upon the com-pletion, the launch eventwould be held over there.Kangana may not be able tohave lavish celebrations forher birthday- thanks to thedirector who is hurrying upwith the filming. The source

further says, “It will be aworking birthday forKangana. She will be shoot-ing through the day and willlaunch the poster in theevening.” Director Aanand LRai confirmed that the firstlook would be released onthe actress’s birthday.“Kangana is an extremelyspecial person and we share aclose bond.

This has been a truly mem-orable film for us, and as agesture, I wanted to launchthe poster on her birthday,”said the director.

The sequel is said to fea-ture Kangana in double roles.It is titled ‘Tanu Weds ManuReturns’ and both Kanganaas well as R .Madhavanwould reprise the charactersthat were seen in the original.While Madhavan would playManoj Sharma aka Manu,Kangana’s dual roles arecalled Tanuja ‘Tanu’ Trivediand Kusum ‘Datto’Sangwan. The actress herselfhas confirmed that she wouldbe seen in a double role.Other than Tanu, she would

don the role of an athlete aswell. She said in an inter-view, “Tanu and Haryanviathlete have several scenesatogether.”

Jimmy Shergill too isonboard. Interestingly, thefilm features the ‘Why This

Kolaveri Di’ actor Dhanushin a cameo. After the releaseof the original film in 2011,both the lead actors hadexpressed their eagerness tobe a part of the sequel. Thefilmmakers had thenannounced in September

2011, that they were workingon the sequel ‘Tanu WedsManu: Season 2’. It was thenchanged to ‘Tanu WedsManu Extra Large’ and nowthe filmmakers have final-ized ‘Tanu Weds ManuReturns.'

Director Aanand rushes over ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ sequelAfter proving herself as a talent-

ed interior designer and pro-ducer as well, Gauri Khan is

out to explore yet another dimensionof her capabilities. Shah Rukh’s wifehas now made her debut as a fashiondesigner. She presented her line ofclothing at the ongoing LakmeFahsion Week. Gauri presented hervery first collection of clothing at theevent. The third day of LFW saw animpressive collection of saris andresort wear by Gauri, to celebrate the30th anniversary of Satya Paul.

Known as ‘Tropical Wonder’, it fea-tured a rich collection of mix andmatch. It comprised of fluid kaftans,sheer tunics, beautiful saris and versa-tile shift dresses. The satin georgettesaris were paired with crossover halterblouses with a touch of sexiness. Thebeachwear was in cotton, chiffon, silk,tulle and organza. The bikini topswere in metallic tints. Gauri’s collec-tion comprised of beach dresses, skirtsand tops as well. Charming sequinswork adorned the garments.

Looking at the collection that shepresented, one could very well saythat the garments are actually a musthave. To suit the theme, she designed

the prints to be botanical. They fea-tured calligraphic scribbles and palmmotifs along with ombré hand paintedwashes and palm burnouts. To add tothe beauty, were free flowing gar-ments and the exotic asymmetry intunics.

The sheer shirts sported wereaccompanied by mesh inserts.Designer turned Gauri Khan revealedthe ethnic side of her as well in hercollection. She presented breath-tak-ing designs for cholis. The seductivedresses featured cross over halters,beautifully cut necklines, low backwith tassels and also bikini styles.

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Mila Kunisadmits beingMrs. Kutcher

During a chat show,actress Mila Kunisfinally admitted that

she and Ashton Kutcher aremarried.

The truth finally came outwhen the star appeared onJames Corden's newAmerican chat show. Cordenwheedled out the answerwhen he pressed her to showthe audience her weddingring, reports mirror.co.uk

sDuring the interview,Corden asked her aboutmotherhood after givingbirth to baby Wyatt inOctober. Kunis simplyanswered "Maybe."

He asked: "Either you'remarried or you're not." Onceagain she replied saying:"Maybe."

But as he continued askingher, he then demanded sheshow her wedding fingerwhere there was in fact aring.