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Russia is set to deliver six more jetghters of 4++ generation this year to Indian Air Force as per a dealwith New Delhi, the MIG aircraftcorporation said Wednesday.India currently exploits 21 air -crafts. In line with a contract, wemust deliver 29 planes by 2015.Last year, weve delivered four

planes. This year, weve deliveredone plane and six aircrafts remain to

be delivered, MIGs director gen -

Argentine football team RacingClub red coach Luis Zubeldia fol -lowing a dismal season of four con -secutive losses. The coach showedup for practice early Sunday inAvellaneda, south of the capitalBuenos Aires, only to be informed

by team management that he wouldno longer be coaching Racing, re -

ports. Racing, one of the countrysve most popular teams, most re -cently lost to Arsenal 0-2 Friday

When something you have seenonly in the photographs from thetime you were a child and admiredgreatly stands right in front of your eyes, dazzling even more brightlyas the suns rays falls on it, you ac -tually have to pinch yourself to real -ize that it is no dream.The Harmandar Sahib, popularly

known as the Golden Temple, thatwas started by the fourth guru of the Sikhs, Guru Ram Das, in the16th century, left me awestruck as

New DelhiIndian Mujahideen co-founder Ya -sin Bhatkal, who was arrested fromIndia-Nepal border early Thursday,tops the Delhi Polices list of 15most wanted terrorists involved in

bombings across the country, said a police of cer here.Bhatkal, 30, whose real name isAhmed Siddibapa, was one of themost wanted men in India and vir -tually the backbone of the IndianMujahideens (IM) network.The terror suspect hails from theBhatkal coastal town in Uttara Kan -nada district near Mangalore, about350 km from Karnatakas capitalBangalore.His name topped the list of 15 mostwanted terrorists prepared by Delhiinvestigators, who have now turnedtheir focus on arresting the 14 oth -ers.Bhatkal is the one whose name

has been put on top of the list of 15most wanted IM terrorists, said aDelhi police of cer.The of cer said Bhatkal operatedunder various names - Moham -

If you ever spent an extensive peri -od of time in the United States, youwould agree that race is the mostintractable topic in public conversa -tion. Lets face it, the nations mys -terious past and current track recordon race relations makes for an un -comfortable conversation. The USis a nation comprised of Native

Instead of guns, police manningGoas hottest party zones should

be armed with breathalysers, tour -ism industry stakeholders have de -manded as the state readies to crack down on alcohol-fuelled hooligan -ism along its beaches and curb itsfamed nighlife.

While Goa loves its tourists, Fran -cisco Braganca of the Travel

Sushil Kumar Shinde, Union Min -ister for Home, India: The hon -ourable member mentioned aboutAsaram Bapu. All these are statesubjects and I have no informa -tion in the matter. Whenever weget any information from the stateconcerned, we will share with thehouse.

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ChandigarhSunday 01 September, 2013 5REGION

Money and might rule Panjab University polls

Badal wants states to allow Punjabi farmers to buy land

Why has Zubin Mehta concert become a

raging controversy in Kashmir?

able. The high cost of land in thestate due to rapid urbanisation also

became an attractive proposition for many farmers to sell their agricul-

tural land here and buy it at muchcheaper rates in other states, horti-culturist Bhagwant Singh told.Punjab, the state that spearheaded In-dias Green Revolution in the 1960sto make the country self-suf cientin foodgrain, has only 1.54 percentof the countrys geographical area.The states size shrunk considerablyafter large parts went to Pakistan af-ter the countrys partition in August1947 and later two states - Haryanaand parts of Himachal Pradesh, werecarved out of it.

female campaigners to roam aroundthe campus, said Hardit Dhillon of the Students Organisation of India(SOI).If it was the SOPU and PUSU (Pan-

jab University Students Union) bat-tling for the chairmanship of thestudents council in the past fewyears, its the NSUI which is creat-ing waves this time.

High on fashion and luxury cars, NSUI leaders are slogging hard for victory. We have rented 10 BMWsand 10 Audis, apart from the SUVs,said an NSUI member.

Admitting the one-upmanshipamong organizations and lead-ers, Sumit, an NSUI supporter, toldIANS: Its all about the numbersgame. The more cars you have, the

better it works for the partys massappeal. Girls involved in the PUelections are as active as the boysthis season.The swanky cars do attract atten-

tion with leaders dressed up smart-ly, said a female student of the De-

partment of English.Along with the luxury cars making

a statement, anthems are trying to

make their way into the hearts of thevoters.As most youngsters are fans of rap

music, we have created an anthem tothe tune of a Punjabi song by takingthe help of professionals. It is mak-ing the rounds of the campus, SOI

president Gurdit Dhillon told IANS.The NSUI has also released its an-

them.For the budding leaders, a ride on a

BMW, an Audi, a Fortuner, an open jeep or in any other car rather seemslike a good political drive to the fu-ture.

ChandigarhPunjabi farmers may be successfullydoing agriculture in faraway South

and North America and Africa butthey seem to be unwelcome in somestates within the country.

Punjab Chief Minister ParkashSingh Badal now wants the centralgovernment to intervene and let Pun-

jabi farmers buy land in other states.Farmers from the state have been, in

the last over a decade, buying landin other states for pursuing agricul-ture. Many Punjabi farmers haveestablished themselves in states likeUttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, MadhyaPradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Ma-harashtra and Rajasthan.With states like Rajasthan, Gujarat,

Himachal Pradesh and Jammu andKashmir banning property transac-tions by outsiders, Punjabi farmershave been affected.Badal has assured Punjabi farmers

that he would take up the matter withthe centre for allowing them to buyagricultural land in other states. Hehas asked Punjabs Financial Com-missioner-Development (FCD) to

prepare a detailed proposal on this to be sent to the Inter-State Council for an early resolution.The main reason for some farmers

from Punjab moving to other statesis the limited agricultural land avail-

SrinagarIts a bizarre case of a concert be-coming controversial in a landknown for poets, singers and musi-cians for ages. But, those opposingthe Sept 7 concert here of the Ba-varian State Orchestra conducted bythe India-born and world-renownedZubin Mehta believe they have validreasons to do so.

German ambassador to India Mi-chael Steiner announced that theconcert would be held in the famous

Shalimar Garden on the banks of theDal Lake. And, for a concert of thisstanding, Kashmir was expected tohost a national and international au-dience of music lovers.Normally, anybody who loves mu-

sic or has even a remote sense of aesthetic appreciation would like toattend the concert for the sheer fameof the person conducting it.Composes like Beethoven, Hayden

and Tchaikovsky are not unheard of in Kashmir, although Western clas-sical music de nitely doesnt havemany followers here.But, as world-famous sitar maestro

Ravi Shankar once said, music has

no language. It catches your imagi-nation and holds you spellboundwhether or not you understand thener points, said a local singer/mu -sician who did not want to be namedfor obvious reasons.Kashmiri separatist leaders as also

the local Grand Mufti and civil soci-ety members have opposed the ZubinMehta concert for political reasons.The rst statement against the con -cert came on expected lines fromhardline separatist leader Syed AliGeelani, who said an internationalevent like this would tends to givelegitimacy to Indian rule in Kashmir.Geelani also referred to an interna-

tional cricket match in Kashmir be-tween India and West Indies in 1983when some locals stormed the eldand had dug up the pitch to stop thematch.Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, the chairmanof the moderate separatist Hurriyatgroup, said in his statement that in-stead of spending huge sums of mon-ey on holding the concert, the Ger-man ambassador would do better bytrying to help education, healthcare

and the other needs of the Kashmiri people.

Grand Mufti Basher-ud-Din, whohad previously hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons for opposingan all-girls music band, said holdingthe Zubin Mehta concert in a dis-

puted land would convey a wrongsignal internationally...(that) Kash-miris have enough prosperity andleisure to attend an event like this.Interestingly, the Grand Mufti said

he had initially decided not to com-ment on the event, but had beenapproached by social and religiousgroups to speak on the issue as a re-

ligious head.Civil society members said in astatement: Germany must acceptthe disputed nature of Jammu andKashmir and recognise the pain andlegitimate political and legal struggleof its people.Despite the opposition to the event,

sources in the state government saidit has been decided to hold the eventanyway.Not holding the event after opposi-

tion from separatists would send outa disturbing signal. Well, the separat-ists would not want any cultural ac-tivity to be held in Kashmir as thatis not part of their agenda, said asenior ruling National Conference

leader here.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hasso far maintained a discreet silenceon the opposition to the concert.Known otherwise for posting quick

comments on his widely-followedTwitter site on separatist campaigns,Abdullah has steered clear of gettinginvolved in a war of attrition with theseparatists over the event.

Well, not many people believeKashmir would explode in some sortof a violent frenzy if a musician con-ducts his orchestra in Kashmir. Nor does anybody believe that holdingthe concert would change the groundrealities here.

ChandigarhSwanky cars, leaders dressed insmart kurta-pyjamas and a touch of glamour thrown in - the scene on thePanjab University (PU) campus hereis more festive than academic thisyear.

With elections to the PU Cam- pus Students Council slated for Wednesday, it is time for parties andleaders to make their presence feltthrough a show of might and money.Not wanting to be left behind, stu-

dent organizations and their leadersare arranging expensive cars - wheth-er from friends and relatives or evenhiring from high-end car rental ser-vices - to attract maximum attentionin the run-up to the elections. Thestakes - politically and literally - arehigh for everyone associated with theelections.

SUVs, swanky cars, ashy post -ers, noisy campaign rallies, zippingaround the campus - all this is part of the festive election spirit.With all the power show, the large

number of SUVs and the glam fac-tor - female supporters of the NSUI(National Students Union of India)and SOPU (Students of Panjab Uni-versity) - the elections have createdan exhilarating bustle.Some party supporters have hired

cars from private transporters for 10-15 days with their budget easilyexceeding Rs 50,000 for each ve-hicle.We are speci cally using BMWs

and SUVs as the presence of thesecars really helps us to attract stu-dents. It catches everyones attentionat once, Manoj Lubana of the NSUItold . We have hired 20 SUVs froma private agency in Punjab. We haveeven provided ve of these to our

The landholdings of most farmersin Punjab is very small - anythingfrom 0.5 to three acres. Thousands of farmers in the state are reeling under

huge debts - and the total is estimat-ed at a staggering Rs.40,000 crore.To save the farmers and farm labour-ers from the undue exploitation at thehands of money lenders, Badal hasdirected that the Punjab Indebted-ness Act soon be enacted as sought

by the Bharti Kisan Union (BKU).Some farmers from Punjab have

gone and established themselves inagricultural and related activities inCanada, the US, Argentina, Bra-zil and Australia, as also in CentralAsian and European countries.


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CHANDIGARHSUNDAY 01 September, 20136 OPINION

EDITORIAL DESK Manu SharmaEconomic Tailspin

Syria The Next Iraq?

Diving Rupee and sputtering marketshave left the nation in a daze. For a

generation used to positive economictidings such doom and gloom is in-deed surprising and worrying. Thecurrent crisis has germinated out of two sets of problem seeds. The rstone is anchored in the mis-gover-nance, corruption and misplaced ju-dicial activism in economic decisionmaking. The second set has to do withglobal factors, chief being the an-nouncement by US Federal Reserveregarding winding up of its quantita-

Something there is that loves a war.With due apologies to Frost, thereis a peculiar and macabre manner

in which capitalist systems utilizewar as an economic stimulus. Anongoing global asset unwindingand sputtering growth prospectscoupled with growing crescendoof noises demanding interventionin Syria leads one to believe thatan armed con ict may be in order sooner rather than later. Althoughcivil war in Syria has simmered asan after effect of the Arab spring,the Western media is alleging thatAssad regime has upped the ante

New Delhi Excessive self-criticism is sendingwrong signals to foreign investorsand the current economic scenarioin India is not comparable with the1991 crisis when the country wasforced to pledge its gold to pay im-

port bills, an Indian-American mon-ey manager has said.I dont think India is going throughthe 1991 like crisis. That situationwas different. Its not comparable,said Natwar Gandhi, 72, chief nan -cial of cer of Washington DC, whois credited with the scal turnaroundof the US capital from near bank-ruptcy in 2000 to a surplus budgettoday.

Foreign investors are withdrawingmoney not because something hassuddenly gone wrong with the Indi-an economy. This is more to do withthe US central banks move, theGujarat-born Gandhi, on a visit herefor sharing his experience on urbangovernance, told in an exclusiveinterview. An alumnus of the Loui-siana State University, Gandhi wasalluding to the US Federal Reserveshints at easing the scal stimulusthat has been in force since 2008 toward off the economic crisis, whichexperts say have hit currency mar-kets in a host of countries, includingIndia. Foreign funds have pulled outover $12 billion from Indian debt

and equities markets since the USFederal Reserve hinted at taperingstimulus in late May.This has led to almost 20 percentslump in the value of Indian cur-rency against US dollar and a sharpdrop in stock markets. Gandhi saidthe huge pulling out of money byforeign funds from the Indian mar-kets was linked largely to the USFederal Reserves comments. Hesaid excessive self-criticism and

political compulsions were add-ing to the volatility in the currencymarkets. There are problems, but Isee a great deal of self-criticism. Ex-cessive self-criticism sends wrong

signal to the foreign investors, hesaid. Gandhi said India is passingthrough very dif cult economic situ -ation, even though the condition isnot as critical as it was in 1990s. In1991, India was forced to pledge itsgold in order to pay its bills as thecountrys foreign exchange reservehad fallen to $3 billion, not enougheven to cover three weeks of im-

ports. Today, the foreign exchangereserve is nearly $280 billion thatcan cover seven months of imports.Besides, the central bank has moretools to manage volatility in the cur-rency markets. Gandhi pointed outthe 1991 crisis had acted as a trigger

for economic liberalisation, and theIndian government must take simi-lar bold reform measures to emergestronger out of the crisis.You have to liberalise more. Thisis the only long lasting solution tothese kind of economic problems,he saidAs chief nancial of cer of the District of Columbia, in whichWashington falls, Gandhi is respon-sible for the citys nances, includ -ing its nearly $7 billion in annualoperating and capital funds.He has built on the citys nancial

progress by securing multiple rat-ing upgrades from the major ratingagencies for its general obligation

bonds. He said implementation is a

major problem in India and it is a big drag on the countrys economic performance. I understand that thegovernment has political compul-sions. But they must act. They musthave a bold vision, Gandhi told. Onopening up of Indias retail sector for foreign investment, Gandhi saidresistance to the move was naturalgiven its impact on a large number of small traders.In Washington, there has been sub-stantial resistance against Walmart.It is facing similar resistance in other cities of the United States. No won-der, similar resistance is going on inIndia as well, he said.

tive expansion program. The rst setconstitutes the basic underlying mal-

aise while the second one is the trig-ger factor for this crisis.To a commoncitizen who is far removed from theworld of economics the explanationof the crisis is like this, an economysgrowth and lack of indebtedness de-termine its economic strength andalso of its currency. The strength of its economy in turn determines its re-silience to small shocks or bumps inthe short or medium term. The currentaction by US Federal Reserve is the

by usage of chemical weapons.Some 1000 plus death are being

alleged on account of usage of

some chemical weapon.Horrifying images of dead chil-dren and women are doing roundsto lend credence to these claims.A legitimate cause and an oppres-sive dictatorial regime are the per-fect recipe for inviting trouble. If the Syrian regime has indeed usedchemical weapons on its own pop-ulation then it should be called self goal of the century, contrarily itcould be a piece of disinformationfor the faithful.

trigger that built upon the breach thatweak economic fundamentals are.

What we are currently witnessing isa capital ight. Just like water owsfrom high level to low level, capitalows from weak to strong economies.The capital ows will only stop oncemarket determines the optimum valueof the currency and the economic fun-damentals backing it.Hence it very important for the elec-torate to demand accountability fromcurrent dispensation and choose asturdier regime in coming elections.

Hyderabad Even a month after the Congress party decided to carve out a separateTelangana state, uncertainty contin-ues to haunt Andhra Pradesh whiletwo other regions of the state have

plunged into chaos.Though the Congress leadership hasruled out going back on its July 30decision, it is fully aware that mov-ing ahead to split Andhra Pradeshis not going to be easy either, giventhe resistance it is facing in the restof the state. The continuing protestsand shutdowns in Seemandhra (theRayalaseema and Andhra regions),the inde nite strike by over 600,000government employees and teachers

and the bitter ght over Hyderabadare giving many a headache to the party, which had hoped to end the political turmoil dogging the statesince the central governments Dec9, 2009, statement on granting state-hood to Telangana.Life in all 13 districts of Seemandhrahas come to a standstill and the ad-ministration is paralysed. Educa-tional institutions are shut while

buses of the state-owned transportcorporation have remained off theroads, crippling the regions econo-my. The people in Seemandhra arenot ready to reconcile to the divi-sion of the state, formed in 1956 for Telugu-speaking people.

What has added to the woes of theCongress is the volte face by boththe major opposition parties in thestate. The YSR Congress, which isvirtually non-existent in Telangana,has came out clearly against the de-cision. The main opposition TeluguDesam Party (TDP) is also slam-ming the Congress for its unilateraldecision. The decision was takenafter the widest consultations over the last few years and after TDP,YSR Congress, BJP and other par -ties supported statehood for Telan-gana. It is unfortunate that the TDPand the YSR Congress have gone

back on their word, says Congressgeneral secretary Digvijaya Singh.

Though the Congress tried to pacifyits leaders from Seemandhra by set-ting up a four-member committeeheaded by Defence Minister A.K.Antony, it is not likely to come upwith a solution. Facing the peoplesire on streets, the Seemandhra lead-ers are urging the Congress Work -ing Committee (CWC), the partys

highest decision-making body, totake back its decision or to at leastmake Hyderabad a union territoryand protect their interests.Telangana leaders, on the other hand, have ruled out any compro-mise on statehood to Telangana,comprising 10 districts and withHyderabad as the capital. They haveagreed to the CWC proposal for making Hyderabad the joint capitalof the two states for 10 years.The bitterness of division is re ect -ed in the protests and counter-pro-tests by Seemandhra and Telanganaemployees in government of ces inHyderabad. Not a single day passes

without the two sides coming to blows and intervention by the po-lice. Hyderabad, which has emergedas a major economic hub and ITcentre during last two decades, isthe bone of contention. People fromSeemandhra, especially those liv-ing or having stakes in Hyderabad,say they have a right over the city asthey have contributed to its tremen-dous growth.On the other hand, Telangana pro-tagonists cant imagine a separatestate without Hyderabad, as the cityhas been a part of the region histori-cally and geographically.Political observers warn that thetension between the two sides may

increase in the coming days in viewof the decision of Seemandhra employees to hold a public meeting inHyderabad on Sept 7. Pro-Telan-gana groups, and even a section of Congress leaders from Telangana,have vowed to prevent the publicmeeting. Worried over the intenselobbying by Seemandhra leadersonce again stalling the formation of a separate state, Telangana leadersare mounting pressure on the centralleadership to speed up the process

by tabling a bill in parliament.The Congress, which planned toreap political bene ts in Telangana

by carving out the separate state, isfast losing the ground in Seemandhra

and its public representatives areunder immense pressure to quit.This week alone, the Congress partylost four of its state legislators to theYSR Congress, whose chief Y.S. Ja -ganmohan Reddy, is hoping to cashin on a united Andhra sentiment byhis inde nite fast in HyderarbadsChanchalguda jail.

Notwithstanding the veracity of the information or the claims of opposing parties, countries like

India and other developing nationsstand to lose a lot. Being situatedin volatile Middle East, another con ict in that region would spikethe oil prices. India, Brazil and ahost of other countries are under-going exchange rate depreciationat a rapid scale. For these nationsa hike in oil prices may set off macroeconomic indicators thusdestroying their already precari-ous nancial balance. For us war iscertainly unwanted and avoidable.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letters may be emailed to the [email protected] ,with full postal address and the full name or the namewith initials.

A month after Telanganadecision, Seemandhrasimmers

India not going through 1991like crisis: Washingtons CFO

Because they kept marching, Americachanged: ObamaWashingtonThousands of Americans convergedon the national mall to hea r Americasrst black president as they sought torecapture the magic of Martin Luther

Kings historic I Have a Dreamspeech fty summers ago.Standing onthe same steps of the Lincoln Memo-rial from where the civil rights leader spoke in the afternoon of Aug 28, 1963,President Barack Obama Wednes-day recalled how King gave mightyvoice to the quiet hopes of millionsas a multitude of black, white and

people of other varied shades listened.

But more than his words, the veryact of an African-American presidentmarking Kings Mahatma Gandhi in-spired March on Washington that

he called the greatest demonstrationfor freedom in the history of our na-tion, was steeped in symbolism.Hiswords belong to the ages, possessing a

power and prophecy unmatched in our time, said Obama, dressed in a black suit and a blue tie, at the end of a day-long ceremony attended among others

by two former presidents, Bill Clintonand Jimmy Carter.

Virbhadratargets young with doles

ShimlaWith an eye on the 2014 Lok Sabhaelections, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is all setto woo a major chunk of the youngvotebank through doles.At the same time, the ruling Congressis moving toward ful lling its elec -toral promise of rooting out corrup-tion. Political observers say the fund-starved eight-month old government,reeling under an ever-swelling wage

bill, has not only widened the scopeof its ambitious skill developmentallowance for unemployed youth

but also tightened the noose aroundgovernment functionaries allegedlyinvolved in murky affairs, mainlyduring the BJPs previous regime.Replying to a debate in the assemblyearlier this week, Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said the govern-ment has widened the scope of theskill development allowance scheme,the main poll promise.The norms of the scheme have beenrelaxed and its scope enlarged byextending the bene ts up to matricu -late youth, he said.The scheme,which was of Rs.100 crore, will be of Rs.500 crore at the end of ve years,he said.The chief minister, in his budgetspeech in March, had announceda skill development allowance of Rs.1,000 to those who have passedClass 12 and above. The governmentthis week ful lled another poll prom -ise by announcing in the assemblythat all the 6,318 teachers appointed

by Parent Teachers Associationsduring the earlier Congress regimewould be regularised.Those who were dismissed by the

previous BJP government would gettheir jobs back, it said. But a politi-cally shrewd Veerbhadra Singh, whois at helm for the sixth time, is cat-egorically clear on his governmentsdrive against corruption.


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CHANDIGARHSUNDAY 1 September, 2013 7SCIENCE AND TECHKolkata student builds adrone

Dont phase out kerosene, researcherstell government

DU gets its frst e-waste drop box

ISRO to assemble another engine foraborted GSLV

KolkataSubhanjan Saha has his eyes in

the sky. A three metre by one metredrone, or unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), built by him from scratch hasgarnered widespread attention - but

unfortunately, the top brass in Indiasdefence and aeronautics sectors areyet to respond.Saha, a 21-year-old computer sciencestudent of Manindra Chandra Col-lege here, has written to the DefenceResearch and Development Organi-sation (DRDO) and the Bangalore-

based Hindustan Aeronautics Lim-ited (HAL) to fund and help upgradehis drone so that it can be deployedfor the countrys defence and inother spheres. I have written to theDRDO and HAL, but there has beenno positive response yet. Its builtfrom basic materials but is capableof camera surveillance, weather fore-casting, attack and defence and much

more..only if the authorities can fundthe upgradation, Saha told.

I want it to be used for the coun-trys bene t, Saha emphasised.Daubed in the colours of the Indianag - saffron, white and green on thesides - the drone, whcih resemblesan aircraft, was engineered by Sahaover a span of four to ve years.Equipped with two 180-degree high-de nition cameras (one in the frontand one in the back), the aerial ve-hicle is remote-controlled and onceairborne can scan a 10-km area.

It is powered by rechargeable bat-teries and is eco-friendly. At a s tretchit can go on for 40 to 90 minutes

with an average of 60 minutes. If Iget help from the authorities, then itcan be transformed to function lon-ger, explained Saha, who was bornat Kalna in Burdwan district.

The body of the drone has been fab-ricated from a sturdy form of thermo-cole available in local markets, whilethe electronic components have beensourced from abroad via online or-ders. The electronic parts are veryexpensive in India. So I got a friendto help me out with net-banking and

placed orders online, Saha said.He has been scrimping and saving

through all these years to nance hisdrones. At the last count, he has four other aerial vehicles in stock.I used to save the money that I gotfrom winning various competitionsover the years. My earnings fromgiving tuitions also contributed tothe budget that stands at Rs. 80, 000

to Rs.1 lakh per drone, said Saha.Guiding Saha in his efforts is the

NGO Prantakatha and AbhijitMukherjee of the S.N. Bose Centrefor Basic Sciences here.We provided Saha with the emailids and other contacts. He has beenwriting to them. A lot of individualsand organisations have shown inter-est in helping him but so far we havenot received any response from thegovernment agencies, BappadityaMukherjee of Prantakatha told.We are trying to open a dialogue

with the central government but if itdoes not respond, we will go with the private agencies, Saha said.

decided to shift the second stage toMahendragiri for detailed inspectionand study, the ISRO of cial told. Hesaid ISRO has also decided to startassembling another engine so that theGSLV could y at the earliest.Queried about the time-frame for the GSLVs ight, he said: It is not

possible to give a time-frame for theGSLVs ight now.In 2010, ISRO had to put off a PSLVlaunch as it found a marginal drop inthe pressure in the second stage of thevehicle during mandatory checks.At that time, the faulty part was inac-cessible as the rocket stages had been

ChennaiThe Indian space agen-cy will assemble anoth-

er engine to y its heavyrocket geosynchronoussatellite launch vehicle(GSLV), while pack-ing off the leaking oneto its Liquid PropulsionSystems Centre (LPSC)for detailed study, an of-cial said Tuesday.The Indian Space Re-search Organisation(ISRO) had called off the launch of its GSLVrocket carrying thecommunication satelliteGSAT-14 Aug 19 after the liquid fuel startedleaking like a tap from

the rockets secondstage. ISROs spaceportis located at Sriharikota in AndhraPradesh, around 80 km from here.The LPSC is situated at Mahendragiriin Tamil Nadu. The GSLV is a three-stage launch vehicle with four strap-on motors hugging the rst stage. Therst stage is powered by solid fuelwhile the four strap-on motors andthe second stage are powered by liq-uid fuel. The third is the cryogenicengine powered by liquid hydrogenand liquid oxygen.At the rocket as-sembly building, the satellite, cryo-genic engine and the second stagehave been destacked. It has been

BangaloreIndian scientists who have developedan improved lantern that uses kero-sene have advised the governmentnot to phase out the poor mans fuelon environmental grounds.Kerosene was traditionally burnedin rural homes in hurricane lamps to

provide lighting or in pressure stovesto cook food.

Now the Nimbkar Agricultural Re-search Institute (NARI) at Phaltanin Maharashtra has developed a de-vice that simultaneously provideslight (equivalent to that from a 300watt electric bulb) and cooks a com-

plete meal (including chapattis) for a family of ve. The lanstove (com -

bined lantern and cooking stove) thusmakes kerosene an ideal fuel for ruralhouseholds, says Anil Rajvanshi, anIIT graduate and NARI director.He says it is unfortunate that theIndian government has decided to

phase out kerosene as a result of tremendous tirade by the Westerncountries against the use of kerosenefrom a climate change point of view.This move, he says, will deprive the

poor people in India of a convenienthousehold fuel.According to Rajvanshi, it is the wayin which a fuel is burnt that makes itclean or dirty. Liquid petroleum gas(LPG) and compressed natural gas

become clean fuels only because of excellent combustion technologiesavailable. No doubt hurricane lanternis an inef cient and unclean combus -tion device, says Rajvanshi.Lanstove was developed by his in-stitute precisely to overcome thesedrawbacks, he says in a report pub-lished in the latest issue of currentscience.The research led to the de-vice that burns kerosene ef cientlyand without causing any pollution.

Lanstove has been tested for thelast eight months in 25 rural huts inwestern Maharashtra which do nothave electricity. The users found thatit is smokeless unlike the existing

biomass-powered chulha, and givesexcellent light compared to the pres-ently used hurricane lanterns.The levels of harmful carbon monox-ide from these lanstoves are less thanthree parts per million whereas thosefrom regular chulhas are 80 to 130times more, according to the study.Thus the lanstove is an extremelyclean device and equivalent to theLPG stove, Rajvanshi told. Thelanstove has been designed so thatkerosene is pressurized and stored ina small separate cylinder from whereit ows into the combustor and burnscleanly just like in the LPG cook-stove. This detachable cylinder can

e-waste generated across the globe,and if this waste is not handled inan environmentally sound manner, itcan cause major problems. Young

people, particularly college studentsare active users of e-products. It iscrucial to encourage them to respon-sibly dispose-off e-waste that is gen-erated, said Amit Sardana, managingdirector, dataserv APAC.

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New DelhiIntending to sensitize youth aboutsafe disposal of e-waste such as oldor unusable mobile phones, handheldcomputers, laptops and computer

peripherals, Delhi Universitys rste-waste drop box was installed inMiranda House Monday. The e-wastedrop box has been placed by the e-waste management dataserv APAC.India is a growing contributor to the

be lled up in kerosene dispensingshops, the same way an LPG cylinder is now charged.However, despite its advantages tothe people in Indias rural areas, thelanstove cannot be introduced at

present on a large scale because of unavailability of kerosene, Rajvan-shi says. Today, below poverty line(BPL) families get only ve litres of kerosene per household every monthwhereas lanstove users need at least15-20 litres of kerosene per month.What is therefore needed is an en-lightened policy that makes at leastthis much kerosene available to rural

poor at subsidised price, the NARIreport says. Rajvanshi points outthat around 300 million Indians arewithout electricity. Solar- poweredlight emitting diode (LED) lanterns

promoted by various agencies andalso government departments are notonly costly and dif cult to maintain

but the LED light has recently beenshown to be harmful to the eyes pro-ducing irreparable damage to the ret-ina. Besides, unlike lanstoves, thesesolar lanterns cannot cook, he says.

Although kerosene is a fossil fuel,there are extensive efforts currentlythe world over to produce kerosene-like fuel from agricultural residuesso as to make it renewable, says Ra-

jvanshi. I hope these efforts are alsoundertaken in India which has a hugeamount of agricultural residues.All his life Mahatma Gandhi studiedand wrote under the light of kerosenehurricane lanterns and he also used toapply kerosene to his body as a mos-quito repellent, says Rajvanshi. Iam sure that if he were alive today,he would have wholeheartedly em-

braced the lanstove and promoted itsuse among the rural poor.

fully assembled. ISRO had to dis-mantle the second stage to correct thefault. In June this year, ISRO put off the launch of its PSLV rocket carry-ing Indias rst navigational satelliteafter it found a problem in one of theelectro-hydraulic control actuators inthe second stage.Here again, the fully-assembledrocket had to be dismantled to replacethe actuator, an assembly of severalcomponents. The launch occurredsuccessfully July 1. However, ISROof cials told that a pattern could bedrawn only if the problem crops upconsistently in a component/system.


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Gurudas Dasgupta,Senior Leader, CPM:Can you believe the

brutality, the dehumani-sation. I feel ashamedmyself.

Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister, Rajasthan:Police should not comeunder any pressurewhile conducting in-vestigation and it willnot happen. Strict ac-tion will be taken basedon the outcome of the

probe.

Sushil Kumar Shinde,Union Minister forHome, India: The hon-ourable member men-tioned about AsaramBapu. All these are statesubjects and I have noinformation in the mat-ter. Whenever we get

any information fromthe state concerned,we will share with thehouse.

Digvijaya Singh, Gen-eral Secretary, AICC:In any complaint by awoman or a girl, the onusof proving innocence lieson the accused. He should

present himself before thelaw if he thinks that he isinnocent.

Sharad Yadav, Nation-al President, JD (U):There are lots of goodsaints, but he is a busi-nessman and belongs tothe land mafa. He sells

wrong medicines.

Mayawati, President,Bahujan Samaj Party:The Rajasthan govern-ment should not allowsuch people to go scotfree.

QUOTE FIRE

New Delhi/HyderabadCongress party leaders fromTelangana Tuesday urged theAntony committee to speed upthe process for formation of sep-arate Telangana state with Hy-derabad as its capital. Opposingthe demand for union territorystatus to Hyderabad, the leaderssaid this would not be acceptableto people of Telangana as the cityis an integral part of the region.Party leaders including central

minister S. Jaipal Reddy andMPs met the four-member panelin the national capital Tuesdaynight to underline the need for taking immediate measures totake forward the July 30 decisionof Congress Working Commit-tee (CWC). This is the secondtime that Telangana leaders havemet the panel, constituted by the

party for consultations follow-ing the CWC decision. Congress

general secretary and incharge of party affairs in Andhra Pradesh,Digvijaya Singh, told reportersthat the committee would nextmeet on Sep 3. He said while thecommittee was constituted for consultations with the Congresslegislators, MPs and ministers,it had also received request fromnon-political groups. Digvijayasaid the Congress took a decisionon Telangana after widest con-

sultation over the last few years.He criticized Telugu DesamParty (TDP) and YSR Congressfor going back on their word andcreating a situation after Con-gress took a unilateral decision.The decision for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was supported

by TDP, YSR Congress and BJP.It was Congress which took adecision after taking their viewsinto consideration.

Congress leaders call for speeding up Telangana process

POLITICAL CAMP NEWSCAMP UPA

BangaloreThe Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S)Wednesday faced the prospect of losing the tag of recognised opposi-tion party in the Karnataka assem-

bly to the BJP as a party legislator threatened to quit the house. Thelegislator, Mallikarjun Khuba fromBasavakalyan in the northern Bidar

district, submitted the resignationletter to JD-S president and former

prime minister H.D. Deve Gowdahere Wednesday. Basavakalyan

is about 730 km from Bangalore.Khuba told reporters that he wouldsubmit the resignation to Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa unless he getsa satisfactory response from Gow-da and his son and leader of the op-

position in the assembly H.D. Ku-maraswamy to issues he has raised.

Apart from expressing unhappinessover recent developments in the

party, Khuba has also said that hewas upset at not being made the

chief whip of the party in the as-sembly. If Khuba carries out histhreat, the JD-S strength in the as-sembly will be reduced to 39 andthe position of leader of the opposi-tion will go to the Bharatiya JanataParty as it has 40 members.Khubas threat has come even as

speculation is rife in political cir-cles in Bangalore that several JD-Slegislators were planning to quit the

party and join the ruling Congress

as they were upset over the tie-upwith the BJP. The JD-S and BJPhad both won 40 seats each in theassembly in the May 5 electionswhich brought the Congress back to power in the state with 122 seatsin the 225-member assembly.The remaining seats were won by

smaller parties and Independents.Khubas move came on a day Gow-da met senior JD-S leaders to con-sider revamping the party.

Crisis grips JD-S over tie-up with BJP, poll debacleCAMP NDA

KolkataAmid opposition protests, theWest Bengal assembly Tuesdayamended the Correctional Ser-vices Act to bar those with linksto terror out ts from getting po -litical prisoner status.The amendment also disallowsthose involved in regional, com-munal, linguistic and caste-basedagitations from applying for thestatus. State Correctional Ad-

ministration Minister Haider

Aziz Safwi said the bill was be-ing introduced as the governmentis unable to distinguish between

political and non-political pris-oners. Those who are involvedin terrorist activities, killing anumber of people, claim them-selves to be political prisoners,as if they are furthering a politi-cal objective, said Safwi duringthe discussion for introducingthe bill.

The opposition, the CommunistParty of India-Marxist-led LeftFront dubbed the amendment asa black law passed to suit thegovernments own interests.Leader of the O pposition, SurjyaKanta Mishra, said the bill wasre ective of the ruling TrinamoolCongress double standards.On the one hand, those respon-sible for killing people have

joined the Trinamool and con-

tested elections, on the other the government is now denying

people the status of political pris-oners. This is nothing but doublestandard of the ruling party, hesaid. State Parliamentary AffairsMinister Partha Chatterjee saidunder the new regime, 188 lifeconvicts and 56 political pris-oners have been released in thestate.

Bengal passes bill denying political prisoner status to terror-linked

New DelhiThe BJP and the Left Wednesdayslammed the government over therupees continued depreciation withthe former demanding Prime Minis-ter Manmohan Singhs resignation,while the Congress said the situationwas serious but not a crisis. The ru-

pee slipped to 68.75 against the dol-lar Wednesday.The government haslost control over the economy com-

pletely ... they are helpless. The stock market is in free fall and rupee is infree fall, said Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha. For-mer fnance minister Sinha said theonly thing that can stabilize the situ-ation is for the government to resignand go for fresh elections.The primeminister is an economist and he hasfailed to control the Indian economy.

He has no right to continue in his postif he is not able to control the econ-omy, said BJP leader ShahnawazHussain. Saying that the governmenthas failed miserably, BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said: It is a to-tal mismanagement of economy and

prime minister and fnance m inister must take the responsibility. TheCongress countered the charge, say-

ing that the BJP demands the primeministers resignation on every issue.The BJP has become impatient anddemands the prime ministers resig-nation on anything and everything,Congress spokesperson P.C. Chackotold. Admitting that the sliding rupeeindicated a serious situation, he,however, said there was no crisisin the country. Communist Party of

India leader D. Raja blamed the mis-management of the economy by thegovernment for the rupees fall.Thegovernment failed to address the is-sue at domestic level. It cannot givean excuse that other currencies tooare falling, Raja told. Taking a digat Finance Minister P. Chidambaram,Raja said he thinks only he knowsthe economy.

BJP, Left slam government over rupee depreciation

Prabhat Jha, Vice-President, BJP: Rapecharges against AsaramBapu is a well plannedCongress conspiracy.

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Arunachal sets up board toprobe rape charges

Will give 10lakh ats toPoorvanchalis

Warrant against Akhilesh,two others

Digvijaya Singh accuses BJP of

double standards

CBI questions Andhraminister in Jagan case

India a mute spectator to fshermensarrests: Jayalalitha

GuwahatiThe Arunachal Pradesh governmenthas set up a medical board to probethe allegations of rape of 13 minor girls by a teacher of a private school,an of cial said Thursday.The incident took place in Likabaliin West Siang district. The teacher and warden of the girls hostel, iden-ti ed as Vipin Wisvan, was arrestedTuesday after complaints of sexualassault and molestation were led byfamily members of the 13 girl stu-dents of the school.We are yet to ascertain the crime.All the 13 girls were sent to thehealth centre in Likabali for medi-cal examinations and the medicalreports have negated the possibilityof rape, West Siang Deputy Com-missioner Manoj Kumar Sahoo told.However, we are not taking anychances since the issue is very sen-sitive and the health centre at Lika-

bali is not properly equipped. Thestate government has constituted amedical board to examine the allega-tions, he said. Sahoo said the medi -

ermen by the Sri Lankan Navy Aug26. Referring to reports, Jayalalithaasaid the 35 shermen have been ap -

prehended by the Sri Lankan Navyand taken to Kalpitiya police stationthere for further action.I write with a deep sense of an-guish and agony because, despitemy repeated letters dated 8.7.2013,1.8.2013, 2.8.2013 and 6.8.2013,seeking to impress on you the imper-ative need to ensure the early releaseof the poor, innocent Indian sher -men belonging to Tamil Nadu, thegovernment of India remains a mutespectator, Jayalalithaa told Singh.She wondered whether the Indian

HyderabadThe CBI Tuesday night questionedAndhra Pradeshs Major IndustriesMinister J. Geetha Reddy in a dis -

proportionate assets case involvingYSR Congress party president Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy.The senior cabinet minister wasquestioned for two hours at her resi-dence by a team of of cials fromthe Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI), sources said Wednesday.Geetha Reddy was quizzed aboutthe allotment of land to LepakshiKnowledge Hub in Anantapur dis-trict. The allotment of 8,848 acres of land was made when she was hold-ing the same portfolio in the govern-ment of late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy,father of Jaganmohan Reddy, who isin jail since May last year.It is one of the several alleged quid-

pro-quo deals being probed by theCBI, which has alleged that Jagan -mohan Reddy conspired with hisfather to dole out favours to certainrms and individuals which investedmoney in his business.Geetha Reddy is the fth minister questioned by the CBI in connectionwith different aspects of the case.The Supreme Court had last year

issued notice to six ministers withregard to 26 controversial orders is-sued by Rajasekhara Reddys gov -ernment, which allegedly bene tedJaganmohan Reddy. Three of themhave so far been named by the CBI inthe chargesheets. One of them Mop -idevi Venkatramna is in jail for morethan a year. Sabitha Indra Reddy andDharmana Prasada Rao resigned ashome and roads and buildings min-isters respectively in May after theCBI named them as accused.The CBI questioned them once againlast week. Dharmana was grilledabout the allotment of land to Lepak-shi Knowledge Hub (LKH) as hewas holding the revenue portfolio inRajasekhara Reddys cabinet.LKH had signed an MoU with theindustries department in February2009 for setting up a global knowl -edge hub by providing integratedinfrastructure support to a range of activities, including education clus-ters, science and technology parks,medical, aviation and aerospace andIT parks. In October last year, thegovernment asked the industries de-

partment to initiate measures to can-cel the land allotment.

New Delhi

The state Bharatiya Janata Party unitWednesday promised 10 lakh low-cost ats and Chhath Puja holidayto Poorvanchalis if it won the No-vember assembly elections.People from eastern Uttar Pradeshand Bihar are called Poorvanchalis.Though 70 per cent of the work -ers here come from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, they stay in slums and ir-regular colonies. We will construct10 lakh low-cost ats, especially for

people from Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, partys state chief VijayGoel said. He said: We will alsodeclare Chhath festival a gazettedholiday.

Chennai Noting that India remains a mutespectator, Tamil Nadu Chief Min-

ister J. Jayalalithaa has urged PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh to imme-diately and effectively intervene tosecure the release of Indian sher -men arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.May I request your immediate andeffective personal intervention inthis matter which has been a severesource of aggravation in the coastaldistricts of Tamil Nadu for manymonths now?, Jayalalithaa said ina letter to Singh Wednesday, text of which was released to the media hereThursday. Jayalalithaa was referringto the arrest of 35 Tamil Nadu sh -

cal board members were scheduledto arrive in Likabali from the statecapital Itanagar Thursday evening.He said the incident allegedly took

place at the private Green ValleyEnglish Medium School. The ac -cused teacher was also the wardenof the girls hostel.The school hasaround 400 students studying from

Nursery to Class 7. The hostel hasaround 100 inmates.Locals have al -leged the accused committed thecrime over a period of three years.They said the students never reportedthe acts to their parents or the schoolauthorities fearing action from theaccused.The matter came to lightTuesday when one student spoke toher parents. On Wednesday, a clash

broke out between locals and policeover the issue in which the school

building was partially damaged.The clash took place when people

blocked roads demanding actionagainst the accused. A police inspec -tor was injured.

government is taking the issue se-riously as it ought to be and itsmuted response to the problem hasemboldened the Sri Lankan Navy torepeatedly arrest our shermen andtheir aggressive actions are worsen-ing day by day.I yet again exhort you to take im-mediate action through diplomaticchannels to secure the release of allthe Indian shermen from Tamil

Nadu who are in Sri Lankan custodyalong with their boats and arrangefor their immediate repatriation,Jayalalithaa said.

Asaram Bapu has been accused of molesting a minor girl in Rajasthan.The minor victim led a complaintat a police station in New Delhi Aug20, accusing Asaram Bapu of sexu -ally assaulting her at his ashram inJodhpur city.A rst information report (FIR) wasalso registered against Asaram Bapuin Jodhpur the following day.

New DelhiCongress general secretary Digvi-

jaya Singh Wednesday accused theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of double standards on crime againstwomen.Double standards of BJPon crime against women. Death

penalty to others but pardon to fakegod men, Digvijaya Singh tweet-ed, without naming spiritual guruAsaram Bapu.

SrinagarTwo civilians were injured Wednes-day in south Kashmirs Pulwamadistrict when guerrillas red at a

police party.A senior police of cer told thatmotorcycle-borne militants red ata police party in Awantipora townof Pulwama district, 30 km fromSrinagar. Two civilians, includ -ing a woman identi ed as Sabina of Srinagar, and Ra q Sheikh of An -antnag town were injured in the r -ing. They were taken to hospital,the of cer said.Guerrillas had Monday killed aCRPF trooper and a policeman intwo separate attacks in south Kash-mirs Shopian and Anantnag dis-tricts, respectively.

LucknowA court in Uttar Pradeshs FaizabadTuesday issued a warrant against Ut-tar Pradesh Chief Minister AkhileshYadav, Samajwadi Party legisla-

tor Tej Narain Pandeyand IAS of cial AjayShukla, seeking their appearance in a case.The additional district

judge (V) of Faizabadissued the warrantagainst Yadav and oth-ers on a petition byAli Baba, resident of Maudaha in Faizabad,alleging that Pandeyforcibly got a road anda drain constructed on

his (Baba) land with his constitu-ency development funds. The CMand others have been asked to appear

before court Sep 23.

Row over new members disruptsRajya SabhaNew DelhiThe Rajya Sabha was disrupted bynoisy protests by members over theadoption of a motion to appoint twomembers to the Joint ParliamentaryCommittee (JPC) on 2G spectrum.

Minister of State for ParliamentaryAffairs Rajeev Shukla moved themotion regarding the appointment toexamine matters related to the allo-cation and pricing of telecom licenc-es and spectrum.Opposition leader Arun Jaitley op -

posed the move, saying the govern-ment cannot decide who the nomi-nees will be.The precedent they are setting is avery dangerous one, he said. He gotthe support of other political parties.The Communist Party of India-Marxists Sitaram Yechury said thevacant positions should be lled bymembers of the same party who have

left the JPC.As the commotion continued, Shuklasaid the members should vote on thematter but the opposition rejectedthis idea.

Amid commotion, Rajya SabhaDeputy Chairperson P.J. Kurien al -lowed Shukla to move the motionand passed it.This led to chaos. Many memberscame to the deputy chairpersons po-dium, and the house was adjournedtill 2 p.m.The vacancies were caused by theretirement of DMKs Tiruchi Sivafrom the Rajya Sabha and the resig -nation of Congress member E.M. Su -darsana Natchiappan from the JPC.The government named P. Bhat -tacharya and Ashok S. Ganguly to beappointed to the committee.

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Put railings on bridges to curbsuicides, CM urged

PanajiAn increasing number of suicides

by jumping off river bridges in Goahas led an academic to write to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to buildhigh balustrades along the structuresto make suicide attempts more dif -cult. Nandkumar Kamat, who teachesBotany at Goa University, appealedto the chief minister to work out bothshort-term and long-term measuresto curb suicides in the state.Over 300 people killed themselves inthe state in 2010, police statistics say.I appeal to you to either raise theheight of these balustrades or railingsso that climbing on top of them and

jumping in the river below becomesdif cult, said Kamat.Both the bridges on the Mandovihave become notorious for suicides.As honourable MLA of Panaji, youneed to do something serious, tan-gible about it and it is simple, logi-cal and possible, Kamat wrote in

his communique to Parrikar. Put-ting these railings in place can be themost practical solution. Setting upof surveillance cameras too can helpcurb suicide attempts off the states

bridges, Kamat told. While Goa has been grappling with the issue of sui-cides, a mind-numbing incident re-cently made the headlines in nearlyall local newspapers and sparked astate-wide debate on mental health.On July 29, before sunrise, VaishaliKambli, a 35-year-old doctor at agovernment hospital, drove off fromher home on a scooter with her twodaughters, aged ve and three, riding

pillion. On reaching one of the two bridges across the Mandovi river,which connect the capital Panaji toPorvorim, an upmarket suburb, Kam-

bli parked her scooter and leaped off the bridge with her children in tow.While her husband subsequentlyclaimed that she was being treated by

a psychiatrist, the rela-tive ease with whichshe committed sui-cide by simply jump-ing off the bridge wassomething Kamat saidneeds to be addressed.Every life is precious,CM. I just dont under-stand why you cantmake our bridges sui-cide proof. Of course,one may argue thatsuicide-prone peoplemay anyway ndother ways to jump.But please note thatnear jetties, wharfs,etc. there are peoplearound and they cannotice such activity,Kamat said. A suicidewas averted by an alert

mother earlier this month after her young daughter tried to end her life

by jumping off the Mandovi bridge.The daughter was grief-stricken after she was allegedly repeatedly raped

by her uncle, a Goa Police of cer.After the Mandovi, railings on major

bridges across deep rivers at Zuari,Bori, Banastarim, Khandola, Colvaleand Siolim could follow, Kamat said.Experts say increasing pressure andstress are some of the key reasons for suicides in Goa, a state convention-ally known by and large for being alaid-back society.They say the reachof professional counselling needs towiden. Emeidio Pinho, who workswith a childrens NGO, said suicideattempts as a trend increase after sen-sational reportage of suicide attemptsin the media. When youngsters readthe details, they try to emulate them.

No CBI probe into icecream parlour sex caseKochiThe Kerala High Court Friday dis-missed the petition of Leader of Op-

position V.S. Achuthanandan seek-ing a CBI probe in the Kozhikodeice-cream parlour sex case allegedlyinvolving Industries Minister P.K.Kunhalikutty.Achuthanandan had approached thehigh court stating that the investiga-tion in the case following fresh dis-closures made by K.A. Rauf, a closerelative of Kunhalikutty, in 2011,was not done in the right manner andhence only a Central Bureau of In-vestigation (CBI) probe could bringout the truth.Chief Justice Manjula Chellur, whiledismissing Achuthanandans plea,however, noted that even though thecourt was not going into the details

of the investigation, from what had been pointed out on the lapses in the probe, it appeared to be grave and the

petitioner could approach the magis-trates court if he had any grievance.This is the second time in nearlytwo years that Achuthanandans pe-tition seeking a CBI probe has beendismissed, the rst being on Sep 27,2011. The new disclosures by Rauf had come a few months ahead of the April 2011 assembly polls andAchuthanandan, as the then chief minister, had ordered a fresh probe

by a senior police of cer.The alleged sex racket in early 1990sinvolved an ice-cream parlour in Ko-zhikode as its base and was aggedthe ice cream parlour sex case bythe media.

Since then, the case has been vig-orously taken up by Achuthanandanand it was dismissed by the Supreme

Court, which gave a clean chit toKunhalikutty, an Indian Union Mus-lim League (IUML) leader.

Gujarat women script unique chapterin conservationAhmedabadWomen foresters in Gujarat arescripting a unique chapter in con-servation, keeping poachers and en-croachers at bay with their soft s kills

and emotional bond with villagers.Deployed in the Gir Forest, the onlyabode of the Asiatic Lion, these dedi-cated women keep a hawks eye onevery acre of the sanctuary, parcelledinto beats for administrative conve-nience.Gujarat Chief Minister NarendraModi, who took the initiative to ap-

point them as Van Raksha Sahayaks(forest protecters) in 2007, recalledtheir exemplary role in a conserva-tion while addressing women entre-

preneurs in New Delhi.Buoyed by an enthusiastic responseto the rst batch of women for -est guards, mainly tribals from Ju-nagadh, Amreli and Bhavnagar dis-

tricts, the Gujarat government plansto recruit 100 more this year.Besides protecting the Asiatic lionand leopards, these guards prevent il-legal teak felling and forest res, of -ten caused by tribal rituals. They also

promote conservation and regulateeco-tourism.Of 365 staff members posted atGir forest, only 32 are women. Butthey are playing a signi cant rolein its protection and management,far beyond their numbers, SandeepKumar told. Kumar, himself an avidwildlife enthusiast and photographer,is the Deputy Conservator of Forests

Wildlife Division, Sasan-Gir, whichlies 327 km southwest of Ahmed -abad. Kumars statement is backed

by statistics.

The 2010 lion census states that Asi-atic lions in Gir Forest have grown

by 13 percent over ve years, tak -ing the total to 411. Van sahayaksrescued more than 250 leopards, as

part of a total of 600 rescue opera-tions undertaken in the Gir, one of the highest recorded anywhere in thecountry. They have organised medi-cal camps in villages as well as na-ture education trails and camps for girls aged between 8 and 11 years.Soft skills help van sahayaks min -gle with village women and children,gaining their trust, support and good-will for conservation, said Kumar.Provided cameras by Modi, some of them have even become expert wild-

life photographers.For instance, Kiran Pethia hasclicked the behaviour of cubs. Like-wise, Rasila Vadher relies on the lensfor documentation and presentations.Prior to 2007, a male bastion like theGujarat Forest Department had onlya couple of women from the IndianForest Service on its rolls, recallsKumar.The Gir forest comprises a fully pro-tected core of 258 sq km and a sanc-tuary spread over 1,153 sq km of no-ti ed and coastal forests.Armed with double bore shotgunsand wireless sets, women assigned

`Single women bureaucratsshould be posted near home-town

New DelhiSingle women who are governmentservants should be given postingsclosest to their hometown or to placesof their choice, a parliamentary com-mittee Friday recommended.Women government servants whotravel beyond of ce hours should be

provided with security and proper transport by the employer in order toensure their safety, said a statementissued here by Shantaram Naik, chair-man of the parliamentary standingcommittee on personnel public griev-

ances, law and justice.Members of the committee were of the view thatwhen such women are given postings,it should be mandatorily ensuredthat they are placed at stations clos-est to their hometown/place of their choice, said Naik, adding that thispertinent factor should be kept inmind during allocation of postings bydepartment heads. Calling the gov-

ernment an ideal employer, Naik, aRajya Sabha MP from Goa, said thatit was its responsibility to enablewomen employees to work in a verycongenial atmosphere. The commit -tee, he said, had also called for pro-tection of cers appointed under lawsdealing with womens commissionsshould be lady of cers.The commit -tee recommended that all organisa-tions should ensure proper transportfacilities to its employees, particu-larly the women, while commuting to

and from place of work beyond of cehours, to ensure their safety, he fur -ther.Lamenting the dearth of womengovernment servants in semi urbanand rural areas, the committee saidthat measures to handle such a situ-ation can be evolved at ground levelonly so that women workers feel mo-tivated to be part of those organiza-tions too.

to the mobile squad comb the pro-tected area, covering more than 25km daily. Similarly, the rescue squadreaches out to animals in distress,

ensuring treatment and relief. Thewireless squad tracks the progress of

both the groups and keeps in touchwith them.Encountering snakes or crocodilesand hungry lionesses, besides armed

poachers and encroachers, are someof the daily hazards.For instance, Manisha Vaghela hada brush with a gang of motorcycle-

borne poachers in 2011 in the De-valiya area of Gir. Tipped off abouttheir presence by her range forestof cer, she acted promptly and fear -lessly.Vaghela collected four of her forestguards and four more from Devali-ya Range. They sealed the area and

nabbed the poachers trying to kill anantelope.Gir forest has four rescue centres toresolve human-wildlife con ict. Allrescue teams comprise a vet, foreststaff (including women) and, mostimportant, trackers.Kumar attributed the success of theGujarat model of conservation tointer-departmental coordination,dedication of staff and involvementof local communities. Inspired bythe Gujarat model, Maharashtra senttwo batches of senior foresters to theGir sanctuary to learn how human-wildlife con ict could be minimised.

All Kerala families to own a pieceof land by 2015: MinisterThiruvananthapuramThe Kerala governments ambitious

programme of providing a piece of land to every family by 2015 will

be inaugurated by Congress presi-dent Sonia Gandhi Sep 8, a stateminister said Friday. Speaking toreporters here, Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash said the Zero Land-less-2015 programmes rst phasewould begin here with Sonia Gandhihanding over the rst title deeds.We have identi ed that there are2.33 lakh families in the state who donot have a piece of land. In the rst

phase, 77,306 families would be giv -en three cents (approx 1,300 sq feet)of land for free in the 14 districts. By2015, we will ensure that all fami-lies in the state own a piece of land,

he said. The district authorities hadsought applications from people whodid not own a piece of land and af-ter receiving them, a detailed enquirywas conducted to nd the veracity of the applicants. We will ensure to the

best of our ability that everyone whogets land under this scheme is themost deserving. We have seen thatall those who get the land will not beable to transfer it for 25 years, saidPrakash. The state government hasensured to see that priority in allot-ting land would be given to the poor-est of the poor, those suffering fromcritical illness, those with 50 percentor more disability, widows, and those

belonging to the scheduled tribescommunity.


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CHANDIGARHSUNDAY 01 September, 2013 15CELEB Live-in relationships not different from marriage: Parineeti

Gauhar Khan to be locked in Bigg Boss house?

Madras Cafe earnings skyrocketed:

John Abraham

Rishi shoots dance number for Ghai

Vin Diesel gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Mumbai

Parineeti Chopra, who will be

seen in a live-in relationship withher onscreen boyfriend SushantSingh Rajput in Shuddh Desi Ro-mance, sees living together as a

practical solution for busy coupleswho do not get time for each other.I dont think live-in relationshipsare different from marriage. To-day, live-in relationships are moreout of practicality, Parineeti toldreporters in a group interview.Giving an hypothetical example,she said: I am an actress. If I gettoo late at work and if I want tomeet my boyfriend, when do Imeet him? Obviously, in the night.If I come back home and sleep inmy place, people will say its not

a live-in relationship. Its all aboutour perception.Whoever is not in a relationship,even there pre-martial sex exists.I myself want to know why is itdifferent?Although she supports it, Parineeticonfesses her parents wont beable accept it. My parents arevery orthodox, so I may get scaredto do this because they will feel

bad. But actually it is ne, shesaid.Directed by Maneesh Sharma,Shuddh Desi Romance featuresalso introduces Vaani Kapoor andit will come out Sep 6.

Mumbai

Actor-producer John Abraham isthrilled by the box of ce collectionof his second production ventureMadras Cafe. He thanked every-one for putting faith in my visionfor cinema to get progressive.The audience and even fellow lm -makers have described the lm,which is about the civil war in SriLanka, as an intelligent attempt.If reports are to be believed, themovie was made on a budget lessthan Rs.10 crore. Directed by ShoojitSircar, it earned over Rs.20 crore in

its opening week-end. I thank allof you for puttingfaith in my visionfor cinema to get

progressive. Col-lections on thislm have sky -rocketed. A bigthank you, John,who has acted andco-produced theMadras Cafe,

posted on Twitter.

Los AngelesHollywood actor- lmmaker VinDiesel, best known for starring inthe Fast & Furious lm franchise,has received the 2,504th star on theHollywood Walk of Fame.I never thought it would be herein public on a corner, but I guess insome strange way, 30 years ago Imade my living by dancing on cor-ners like this with crowds smaller than this, quoted Diesel as sayingat a ceremony held Monday in frontof the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel onHollywood Boulevard.Diesel, 46, was joined by several of his friends, including Fast & Furi-ous co-star Michelle Rodriguez.A New York native, Diesel made

MumbaiAfter 33 years, director SubhashGhai has teamed up with RishiKapoor in Kaanchi and the ac-tor will once again be seen shak-ing a leg in the lm.Rishi and Ghai worked together in 1980 hit Karz, in which thecurly-haired star mesmerised girlswith his Om shanti om dancesteps.

Now at 60, Rishi will be instruct-

ed by choreographer GaneshAcharya for Kaanchi song. Heis shooting in the Film City on ahuge set, said a statement.The music of the lm is composed

by Ismail Darbar and Salim Sulai-man. The lyrics are written by Ir-shad Kamil.Kaanchi, which also stars Kar-tik Aryan and newcomer Mishti,is set for a Dec 6 release.

his lm debut in the 1990 dramaAwakenings.Five years later, his independentshort Mult-Facial drew the at-tention of Saving Private Ryanhelmsman Steven Spielberg, whocreated the role of Pvt. Adian Car-

parzo, a ri eman, in the Oscar-win -ning drama for the actor.Diesel also starred in a couple of lms including Boiler Room(2000), Pitch black (2000), actionthriller xXx (2002) and Fast &Furious series.His next lm Riddick is slated tohit theatres Sep 6. He will also re-

prise his role in Fast & Furious 7which will be released in July 2014.

her rst stint with a reality show.She was a contestant in the celebritydance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3and appeared on The Khan Sis-ters, the Indian version of Keep-ing Up With The Kardashians,along with her sister, actress Nigaar Khan.Hosted by actor Salman Khan, for the fourth time in a row, Bigg Boss- Saath 7 is based on the theme of

heaven and hell.Though the list of contestants for thenew season is yet to be announced,some names that have come up areof TV actors like Pratyusha Baner-

jee, Gurdeep Kohli, Kushal Tandonand Vatsal Seth.

Bigg Boss - Saath 7 will goon air Sep 15 on Colors.

Mumbai

If sources are to be believed,Bollywood actress Gauhar Khanwill be one among the 14 contes-tants to be locked in the BiggBoss house for the seventh seasonof the reality show.Gauhar, who has acted in two

big projects of Yash Raj banner -Rocket Singh: Salesman of theYear and Ishaqzaade, has alsowon accolades for her scintillating

dance moves in item n u m - bers like Parda a n dHua chokra

jawan re.T h i swont

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KIDS CHANDIGARHSUNDAY 01 September, 201316

Here we are giving your child an opportunity to enjoy our funny tongue twisters for kidsand have fun trying to say someof the most dif cult sentences .To get the full effect of a tonguetwister you should try to repeat it several times, as quickly as

possible, without stumbling.

Are You Fluent In English .?

Read It Fast . . .

Upper Roller Lower Roller

Roller Lower Roller Upper.

Strict strong stringy StephenStretch slickly snared

s ix s ickly s ilky snakes.

Susan shineth shoes andsocks; socks and shoes shinesSusan. She ceased shiningshoes and socks, for shoesand socks shock Susan.

MELANCHOLY

MEANING: sadness or depressionof the mood and deep contemplationEXAMPLE: The melacholywas evident as winter aproached.

NIHILISM

MEANING: a point of view thatindicates that existence is senselessand all traditional beliefs and valuesare baseless.EXAMPLE:His nihilism led him to attempt sui -cide twice.

OBSEQUIOUS

MEANING: showing attention in aattering manner or in a servile wayEXAMPLE:Because of his fame, he was con -stantly surrounded by obsequioussycophants.

Put your puzzle solving skillsto the test with our sport word

scramble. Look carefully at the jumbled words and try

unscrambling as many of thewords related to the Plant

RTEE

OONISHEHPSSTTY

FELA

PROC

FTRIU

SBHU

If you go to your closet and take all your stuff out, is it really empty?

If you uncap a bottle of soda and pour its contents in a glass, is thebottle really empty?

If you open a can of food and

pour it into a bowl, is the canreally empty?The answer to all of these questionsis no, because air is still insidethe containers. As soon as you takethe stuff out of your closet, pouryour soda in a glass, or pour thefood out of the can, air ows insideto ll the empty space.

If you dont believe it, ask anadult to help you try this1. Empty a small bottle of water or soda.2. Turn the bottle upside down, sothat the opening points down,and push it into a large bucketor sink lled with water.3. Slowly ip the bottle right side

up again while keeping it underwa -ter.What happened? Did you seebubbles? What was in thebubbles?

Did the bottle stay empty?When you turned the bottle right

side up again, the air that wastrapped inside the bottle escaped as bubbles.The water that was insidethe bucket or sink owed into the bottle until it wasfull. So the bottlewas never really empty.A space that is truly empty is calleda vacuum. On Earth, we dont haveany truly empty spaces, becauseairor something elseiseverywhere. But we can removesome of the air from a placetemporarily. One way to do thisis with a vacuum cleaner.A compartment in the middle of avacuum cleaner catches dust anddirt in a bag. A small hole for attaching a hose is at one end of

Is Air Really There?

the compartment, and a fan is atthe other. Most vacuum cleanersalso have other parts, like beater brushes and nozzles, but insidethey are all about the same. Theyhave a dust compartment (whichmay have a bag in it), a hose (with

a nozzle on the end), and a fan. Seethe illustration below.When you turn on a vacuum clean -er, the fan inside starts to spin veryquickly. The fan is positioned sothat it pulls air out of the dustcompartment and blows it out the back of thevacuumcleaner. Asaresult, air must rush through thehose at theother endto re ll thedust canister. Because the fan blows the air out of the vacuumcleaner faster than the air can racethrough the hose to re ll it, a par -tial vacuum occurs. The result isthat the vacuum cleaner sucks airand dust through the hose, helpingus clean our oors and carpets.

Color Me....

This nearly no-mess project leaves lots of room for inspired creativity. Within every pieceof card stock is a coiled ser-

pent waitin g to be found -- jus t crease, cut, and fold.

What youll need:

Card stock or scrapbook paper Magazine Ballpoint pen Scissors Marker or gel pen

How to make it:1. Place a large sheet of cardstock or scrapbook paper (ourswere 12 by 12 inches) facedownon a magazine. Use a ballpoint pen to draw a curvy l ine on the paper, pressing rmly enoughto score the paper. For a snakethat coils over itself like the ones pictured, draw curves that windclose to one another.2. Using your line as a guide, cutout the snake (ours are about oneinch at their widest point).3. Flip the snake over and pinchthe scored line to add dimen -sion to the body. Wrap the snakearound itself for added effect.Add eyes with a marker or gel pen.

Paper Snakes

A n s w e r s :

T R E E , P H O T O S Y N T H E S I S , L E A F , C R O P ,

F R U I T , B U S H

ACTIVITY

About 50 years ago, bathing suitswere made of cotton, and tennisracquets were built with wood. Notanymore. The work of chemists andother scientists have led to the use ofnew materials in sports equipmentand clothingthat havechanged manysports. The materials are usuallylighter and longer-lasting and helpathletes move faster and feel morecomfortable. Many of the materials

used in todays sports are made inlaboratories by chemists. These ma -terials are known as synthetic. Forexample, the 2008 Olympic swim -mers wore swimsuits made from ny -lon and spandex. Both of these mate -rials are synthetic polymers; longbers that chemists have designed tohave special properties nylon to besmooth and durable, and spandex to be stretchy. Compared with a cottonswimsuit, anylon and spandexone islight, slippery, and ts tightly. It al -lows the swimmer to move and glidequickly through the water. Todaystennis racquets are made of carbonber and berglass, a combination

of synthetic materials. The racquetsweigh about half as much as earlywooden racquets. Because they arelighter, the risk of injury decreasesand a more powerful swing is pro -duced. Another common materialused in sports equipment is found innature: rubber. It is a natural polymerthat comes from a tree. For example,rubber is the main ingredient in bicycle tires and basketballs. It is

often mixed with other chemicalsto make it stronger. In bicycle tires,carbon black is added to improvethe traction of the tires treads andto give it its traditional black color.The insides of most balls are madeof rubber that is wrapped with layersof bers. Other natural materials thatare used are cotton and leather. Thinkabout where you can nd them in to -days sports equipment. As you ex - plore the chemistry in sports equip -ment, look at the materials in yourown activities. How do these mate -rials compare to what your teachersor family members used when theywere younger?

Synthetics in Athletics Success is notnal, failure is

not fatal: it isthe courage tocontinue thatcounts.

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LEISURECHANDIGARHSUNDAY 01 September, 2013 17W E E K L Y H O R O S C O P E

You will have a fortu-nate week ahead whenyou will be sought byvarious clients or or-ganizations. You have

been putting in a lotof hard work and haveachieved excellent re-

sults. This has certainly given a boostto your career and you now have moreresponsibility to maintain the imagethat you have created for yourself.

You will unexpectedlyreceive a response for a proposal you mayhave made a couple of weeks or months back.You may receive an of-fer far more than your expectations but with

a certain conditions attached. This is thetime to negotiate intelligently and work out a more pro table and long-term ar -rangement than lose the opportunity byasking phenomenal price.

You will have a pe-riod of hard work when you are re-quired to attend toseveral new jobs andalso complete some

pending work as-signments. It appears

you have been takingthings rather easily and will now haveto put in extra efforts to catch up losttime.

You need to rein in your enthusiasm and work inco-operation with oth-ers. This is the time tolisten to the wise coun-sel of those who may

be more experiencedor those having special

quali cations for the type of work you do. In fact this is the right time toadd to your quali cation by taking upa specialized study or a training pro-grammed.

You will be makinggood progress in your career especially after handling your currentassignment to greatsatisfaction. Financial

benets will followthough a bit later. In-

dependent entrepreneurs will feel theneed to expand their workspace and mayeither buy an additional premise or moveinto a larger accommodation.

You will need to work in co-operation withothers for by antago-nizing a colleague or asenior will jeopardizeyour position in your

job or business. In factyou will bene t more

through the efforts of others than byyour enterprise. Your ingenuity liesin getting others to work for you and

by maintaining good rapport withgovernment or other of cials.

You will nd mattersimprove rapidly at work and this gives you an op-

portunity to increase your income and pro t. This isthe right time to go aheadwith your past plans onwhich you may have

worked hard. If you letothers interfere by giving uncalled for advice or suggestions you will only

be confusing yourself.

Travel gures stronglyon your agenda thisweek. You may haveto undertake a short

journey to conclude animportant business deal.Some of you will makea short trip to complete

some paper work in preparation for anoverseas sojourn that seem to come upquite unexpectedly. Work related travel is

bound to bring positive results.

ARIESMar 21-Apr 19

LEOJul 23 - Aug. 22 VIRGOAug. 23 - Sep 22

TAURUSApr 20 - May 20

Fresh opportunitiesappear on the hori-zon but you will haveto scrutinise each andevery offer beforemaking any commit-ment. You could well

be on way to ac hiev-ing a major break-

through in your career if you playyour cards carefully. It is quite pos-sible that some of the new offer youget may be tempting but may have ashort tenure.

Let not an over con-dent approach upsetyour business plans,for others may suspectyour motives. You needto take others into con-dence and seek their indulgence right from

planning to the stage of executing the deal.This will endear you to some in uential

people who will later delegate to you moreimportant task with prospects of handsomegains.

You are doing well inyour work and it should

be your endeavor tokeep up the fast and ef-cient pace to maintainyour position. Therewill be others waitingon the sidelines for you

to falter and to replace you in the com- panys hierarchy. Dont press for nancialadvantage as yet until you secure your

position.

You can look for-ward to some major changes in your work as well as in location.Any change or movethat takes place nowwill be for the better and will have longterm repercussions on

your career and personal life. Hence eventhough all seem to be working out ne,you need to remain extra cautious not tomake any mistake.

GEMINIMay 21 - Jun 20

CANCERJun 21 - Jul 22

LIBRASep 23 - Oct 22

SCORPIOOct 23 - Nov 21

SAGITTARIUSNov 22 - Dec 21

CAPRICORNDec 22 - Jan 19

AQUARIUSJan 20 - Feb. 18

PISCESFeb 19 - Mar 20

Sudoku Solution 25 Aug, 2013

Sudoku 01 SEP, 2013

Crossword Solution 25 Aug , 2013

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Panaji Instead of guns, police manning

Goas hottest party zones should bearmed with breathalysers, tourismindustry stakeholders have demand-ed as the state readies to crack downon alcohol-fuelled hooliganismalong its beaches and curb its famednighlife. While Goa loves its tourists,Francisco Braganca of the Travel and

Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG)

said it was also imperative that theyfollow the rules of the land and donot indulge in drunken driving andcreate a public nuisance.It is the need of the hour that the po-lice should be posted at the exit pointof Calangute beach, Titoss Lane andBaga beach with breath analyzers

since most of the visitors are drunk

and driving or riding bikes, espe-cially between 3 p.m. and midnight,

Braganca told. Both Baga beach andTitos Lane, named after the famedmecca of Goan nightlife Club Titos,host hundreds and thousands of tour-ists annually and are known for 24x7revelry. Bragancas comments comeafter the state government passed adirective earlier this week asking li-

quor stores and bars and pubsto down their shutters earlier than the stipulated time. Themove, of cials said, was in -tended to stop public litteringand loitering under the in u -ence of alcohol and as a gen-eral remedy to the deteriorat-ing law and order situation inthe beach-fringing areas.The order could cripplenightlife in Goas tourist-

friendly coastal areas as it demandsthat stand-alone pubs and discosshut shop by 1 a.m. against 5 a.m.hitherto.

Braganca said that the order could bea case of overreach and that it needed

to be reconsidered after applicationof thought. Goa is known for itsnightlife. It is one of the attractionsfor the high-end tourists coming intoGoa. We need to strike a balance andneed to allow certain clubs and dis-cos that have a certain standard to re-

main open late in the night, Bragan-ca said. Perhaps the government, inits attempt to control dance bars, hasalso a prejudicial attitude towards thehigh-end discotheques and clubs thathave a separate identity and status,he said, referring to the recent con-troversy which sparked after a se-nior BJP leader said that dance barswere kosher. BJP legislators them-selves, especially those from thecoastal belt, have reacted with dis-

pleasure against the crackdown on pubs and discos. It will be bad for tourism in Goa. Nightlife cannot bestopped, it should be allowed to re-main open until morning, Calangutelegislator Michael Lobo said, call-ing for better implementation of therules against drunken hooliganismand public nuisance.So does Bragan-ca, who has suggested that drunkentomfoolery on the beaches could bereined in by empowering the dozensof life-guards posted there to take ac-tion against such crimes.The agen-cy appointed to protect tourists fromdrowning and for night patrollingshould also be given responsibilityto implement the ban on open con-sumption of liquor in public places,Braganca said.Goa annually attractsnearly 2.8 million tourists, over half a million of whom are foreigners.

Mayabhushan Nagvenkar

Nightlife yes, but hooliganism no!


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Rupee slide a concern, butno capital controls: PM

New DelhiPrime Minister Manmohan SinghFriday said while the sharp slide

in the value of the rupee caused byexternal develop

u connectt e paper 1 september 2013

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