EXPRESS NEWS SERVICENEW DELHI, OCTOBER 21

THE Supreme Court onFriday gave the green signalfor the Formula-1 race inGreater Noida on the con-dition that the event organ-isers deposit 25 per cent ofthe sale proceeds from tick-ets in a separate accountwhich will not be operatedwithout its permission.

A Bench of Justice D KJain and Justice A R Davein an interim order directedthat the amount would besubject to the final outcomeof a plea challenging tax ex-emptions accorded to theorganisers of the Formula-1 race.

Directing the deposit of

the amount, the Bench how-ever rejected the organisers’arguments that such a direc-tion would cause adversepublicity to the internationalevent. “How can it be adampener or cause adversepublicity we do not under-stand?” the Bench remarkedwhile passing the order.

The SC, however, clari-fied that it was not examin-ing the legality or otherwiseof the Formula-1 race, butconfining itself only to exam-ining the validity of the en-tertainment tax exemptiongranted by the Uttar Pradeshgovernment.

“India’s first Formula-1event is scheduled to be held

in Greater Noida, near na-tional capital, on October30,” senior advocate GopalSubramanium, appearingfor the UP government,sought to explain why theevent was part of a specialdevelopment zone projectundertaken by the state fordeveloping various infra-structural facilities for indus-trial, residential and sportsactivities.

The Bench, however, saidit was concerned as to whatexactly was the special devel-opment zone aimed at andwhether it caters to theneeds of the common man,middle class, lower middleclass or the elite

“In Mumbai, for examplethere are certain jhuggi jho-pris which are part of a eco-nomic development zone.There you can say we willhave a cricket or football sta-dium. But in the name ofsports, you cannot have amotor race there,” it said.

“This special develop-ment zone has to be for aparticular class, say the mid-dle class, the poor or theelite. Definition of sports hasto be considered in that light.What the sport is has to beconsidered in that light.Race is also a sport it has tobe considered in that con-text. You can’t pick it up inisolation,” the court said.

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THE National Investi-gating Agency (NIA),probing the Septem-

ber 7 Delhi High Court blast,on Friday released pho-tographs of three allegedHizbul Mujahideen militantsand announced a reward ofRs 10 lakh each on informa-tion leading to their arrest.

This is the first officialconfirmation that the NIAwas considering PoK-basedHizbul Mujahideen as thegroup responsible for theblast, which left 15 peopledead and 80 injured.

The three suspects — Ju-naid Akram, Chota Hafizalias Adil and Amir Ali Ka-mal — are residents of Kisht-war district of Jammu andKashmir. They played “a cru-cial role in the conspiracywhich led to the blast,” ac-cording to a Union HomeMinistry communication.

The NIA claimed that thethree along with Aamir Ab-bas Dev, Junaid’s elderbrother Wasim Akram, a mi-nor boy and two Bangadeshinationals took part in meet-ings at Kishtwar. The con-spiracy to carry out the blastwas hatched during a string

of meetings between August29 and September 4 at arented accommodation atKishtwar. The investigatorssuspect that two of the three,whose photographs were re-leased, could be behindplanting the bomb.

The NIA also sought fur-ther police remand ofWasim, who was arrestedearlier, to verify calls madefrom cellphones seized fromhis home in Jammu andKishtwar. During raids thisweek, the agency claimed tohave seized three cellphones,documents and a telephonediary from the two places.

According to dossiers re-leased by NIA, all the threealleged Hizbul men havebeen involved in militant ac-tivities in the Valley. The ageof Junaid has been men-tioned as 19 and he has beenaccused of several terrorist

cases in Kishtwar area. Hisfamily has, however, claimedhe was 16.

The other two, ChotaHafiz (26) and Amir Kamal(25), have been active in mili-tancy since 2005 and 2008 re-spectively. According to theNIA, Junaid has been oper-ating between Dachhan andPalmar in Jammu regionsince 2010 and faced severalterror-related cases in Kisht-war. He was working on di-rections from Amir Kamal.

NIA claimed that Wasim,who was pursuing studies inBangladesh, coordinated theattack with the help of Junaidand other Hizbul militants.Wasim is alleged to haveasked Aamir Abbas and aminor boy to send the emailclaiming responsibility of theblast. To derail the probe, theemail was sent in the name of“Harkat-ul-Jehadi”.

NIA announcesRs 10 lakh awardon three Hizb men

SC allows F1 race, but wants25% of sale proceeds reserved

SHEIKH SALEEMSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21

IF YOU are staying in anypart of J-K and want topost a letter, you need notvisit the post office but dialtoll-free number 1800 1807500, and a postal assistantwill arrive at your doorstepto collect the mail, that toowithout any extra charges.

With the launch of‘Speed Post home collec-tion service’ on Friday, J-Kbecame the first state inthe country to be coveredby this service. Until now,the service was available ina few cities only.

“J-K is the first state ofIndia to have this servicecovering the entire state,”said John Samuel, chiefpostmaster general, J-Kcircle, while launching theservice. He said Speed Posthandles over 30 crore con-signments per year andcontinues to grow at morethan 20 per cent.“We have kept two callcentres in Jammu andKashmir regions for thetoll-free number.”

On the silver jubilee cel-ebration of Speed Post ser-vice, the department alsoannounced Speed-Net fortracking Speed Post con-signments from booking todelivery. “Speed Post arti-cles booked before noonwill be delivered on thesame day within the town,”Samuel said. The servicewill be available in Jammu,Srinagar, Udhampur, Leh,Anantnag and Baramulla.

SHEIKH SALEEMSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21

CHIEF Minister Omar Ab-dullah’s announcement thatthe Armed Forces SpecialPowers Act (AFSPA) will berevoked soon in certain ar-eas has failed to cheer up theseparatist camp in the Val-ley. They are demanding re-vocation of the AFSPA fromthe entire state.

Moderate Hurriyatchairman Mirwaiz Umar Fa-rooq welcomed the decision,but demanded complete de-militarisation of the state.“This is not an issue of a dis-trict or a region,” he said. “Ifyou really want a change inthe situation, you should be-gin military withdrawal and

revocation of black lawsfrom entire J-K.”

Hardline Hurriyat leaderSyed Ali Shah Geelani

termed the decision an at-tempt to “hoodwink” thepeople. “If the government isreally sincere, it should re-

move all the draconian laws,including AFSPA and PSA,from the entire state.”

Pro-independence leaderYasin Malik too has ques-tioned the logic behind re-voking the special powers ofarmed forces only in certainareas.

“I have visited the remotevillages of the state duringmy Safar-e-Azadi and signa-ture campaigns. I have wit-nessed how those villagersare suffering due to heavymilitarisation. If they are notremoving the black lawsfrom those areas, what is thepurpose of removing theselaws?” he asked. “The entirestate should be demilitarisedand draconian laws must berevoked immediately.”

Separatists on Omar’s AFSPAmove: ‘Revoke it from entire state’

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