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NEARBY
Rajinikanth takes the plunge nally Ultras target CRPF
■ Actor to launch political
party a few months before polls
■ Will put up candidates in all
234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu
■ Says politics in the State
has deteriorated very badly
camp, kill 5 jawans
Two Jaish men also die in Pulwama
Staff Reporter he doesn’t need ‘party work
CHENNAI ers’ but those who selessly
‘RSS-BJP represent the Ending two decades of spec ‘guard’ the party. “Party
new Peshwai mentality’ ulation and uncertainty, Ta workers are everything to a
PUNE mil lm superstar Rajini party. But, I need guards
Saying that the historic kanth on Sunday who will raise questions
BhimaKoregaon battle was a emphatically announced his about wrongdoings in the
watershed moment for the arrival in politics and de party. I need ‘guards’ who
Dalit community in their clared that he will launch a will not go and ask favours
struggle against caste political party in time to con from MLA, MP or Minister. I
prejudices, Gujarat Assembly test in all 234 constituencies am just a man who will mon
legislator Jignesh Mevani on in Tamil Nadu in the next As itor these guards. We need to
Sunday said the BJP sembly elections. His polit create this workforce rst,”
government represented a ics, he said, will be beyond he said.
‘neoPeshwai’ mentality. Mr. caste and religion but “spiri The rst task would be to
Mevani and other speakers
tual.” He will keep o the mobilise and coordinate re Ready for retaliation: CRPF jawans conducting a search
were at a congregation to
election to local bodies as gistered and unregistered operation in Lethpora on Sunday. NISSAR AHMAD *
mark the bicentenary of the
the time is short and take a Rajinikanth fan clubs in Ta
1818 battle.
decision about the 2019 Lok mil Nadu. “There are thou Peerzada Ashiq attempt to enter the premis
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DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Sabha polls later. The term of sands of fan clubs registered Srinagar es,” said CRPF spokesman
the current Assembly in Ta in villages and towns. There Five CRPF jawans and two Rajesh Yadav. Three CRPF
mil Nadu will end in 2021. are many more unregistered local JaisheMuhammad jawans were injured in the
Making the announce fan clubs. We need to mobil ( JeM) militants were killed rst round of re and gre
ment in front of his fans at ise and bring these fan clubs in a predawn dayeen (sui nade explosions of the mili
his Raghavendra Kalyana together. We must ensure cide) attack on the central tants. “All the three injured
mandapam here, he said, “I that fan clubs are there in ev force’s trainingcuminduc jawans later died at the Ar
will denitely come to polit ery street. This is not cine tion centre in Pulwama’s my hospital,” said a police
ics. The time has come. In Enigma of arrival: Actor Rajinikanth after announcing his entry into politics at the Raghavendra ma, this is politics. Try to Lethpora area on Sunday. ocial.
the upcoming State Assemb Kalyana Mandapam in Chennai on Sunday. R. RAGU *
bring women, youngsters, One soldier was killed in a Five more CRPF jawans
ly elections, I will contest in graduates and others into ceasere violation on the were injured in the daylong
234 constituencies. I will last year, the political events na’s advice to Arjuna to do The actor said while in the our fold. We must prepare Line of Control (LoC) in the gunght. “Two more CRPF
start a political party a few that unfolded in Tamil Nadu his work and not worry olden days kings would loot ourselves before the elec Pir Panchal Valley. jawans succumbed to their
months before elections and have made the people [of Ta about the rest, and said the other empires and palaces, tion,” he said. injuries, sustained while
tell people about our ideolo mil Nadu] hang their heads “time has come” to enter now parties are looting in Underlining that he is not Indiscriminate re ushing the militants out,”
gy and policies and tell peo in shame. People in all States politics. the name of democracy. “In entering politics for ‘name, The militant squad of at said the ocial. The mili
ple what we will do and what are laughing at us. If I don’t “There is a need for a pol the name of democracy, pol fame, money or position of least three was carrying un tants managed to enter the
we won’t. If we can’t do it, do anything in a democratic itical change. The system itical parties that come to power’, Mr. Rajinikanth said, derbarrel grenade launch Group Training Centre,
we will resign in three way to change this situation, needs to change. We need a power are looting people in “You have given me things ers and a cache of ammuni housing multistorey build
years,” said Mr. Rajinikanth. the feeling of guilt will aect politics that is truthful, dierent ways, dierent that I couldn’t even dream tion, as they arrived at the ings for the residential quar
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Explaining the reasons be me till my death.” His foray straightforward and clean. modes and dierent meth of. If I was after a position of gates of the 185 battalion ters, commando training
hind his decision to join pol into politics was the compul We need a kind of politics ods. Kings would loot other power, I could have achieved headquarters in Lethpora and induction units.
itics, he said, “Politics in the sion of time, he asserted. that is devoid of inuences of empires, but these people it in 1996. I didn’t want it in around 2 a.m.
State has deteriorated very The actor, recited a verse caste and religion. We need loot their own people. This 1996. Why will I want it now? “The militants opened in CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10
badly. Democracy has un from the Bhagavad Gita, in ‘spiritual’ politics. That is my needs to change,” he said. It is not about a position of discriminate re and TERRORISTS DON’T FEAR INDIA,
dergone severe decay. In the which he quoted Lord Krish goal and wish,” he said. Mr. Rajinikanth claimed power.” launched grenades in their SAYS CONGRESS A PAGE 10
Finance back with Nitin Patel

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Women can
Sparkling start perform Haj
as BJP bows to pressure alone: PM
Special Correspondent
Amit Shah steps in amid growing Patidar protests NEW DELHI
In his last Mann Ki Baat ad

Mahesh Langa department had been hand dress of the year on Sun
AHMEDABAD ed over to Nitinbhai Patel day, Prime Minister Naren
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minis and a letter in this regard dra Modi reached out to
ter Nitin Patel scored a sig was sent to Governor O.P. Muslim women, highlight
nicant victory in his “battle Kohli. ing his government’s at
of prestige”, and has been al “As a senior and expe tempt at facilitating wo
located the nance portfo rienced minister having men’s travel for Haj
lio, which had been given to served in Number2 position pilgrimage without a male
Saurabh Patel in the new Vi with previous chief minis companion.
jay Rupani government. ters, it was expected that “For decades, injustice
suitable portfolios would be was being done to Muslim
Amit Shah’s assurance allotted,” Mr. Patel told the women but therep was no
Mr. Patel assumed charge at media. “But this time, for discussion on it. Even in
his oce on Sunday morn Nitin Patel oers prayers some reason, that couldn't many Islamic countries
ing after the BJP leadership while taking charge at his happen and three of my ear this practice does not ex
conceded his demand. Party oce in Gandhinagar. PTI * lier held portfolios — ist,” the PM said.
president pAmit Shah called nance, urban development “Our Ministry of Minori
him to convey that his de sured allotment of a suitable and petroleum — were taken ty Aairs issued corrective
mand for suitable portfolios portfolio,” Mr. Patel told re away from me. I had ex measures and we eased
has been accepted and a porters in Ahmedabad. pressed my feelings to the this restriction by phasing
proper announcement Later in the afternoon, af Chief Minister and also to out a tradition that had
would be made. ter Mr. Patel took charge, the party high command, in been in practice for the
“Amitbhai called me this Chief Minister Vijay Rupani cluding the party president past 70 years,” Mr. Modi
morning at 7.30 and com announced that as per the Amit Shah.” pointed out.
municated that my prestige decision taken by the party Australia rang in the New Year on Sunday with a brilliant display of rainbowcoloured reworks cascading from the Sydney
will be maintained and as high command, the nance CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10 Harbour Bridge. About 1.5 million people packed the foreshore to watch the spectacular show. AP * CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10
Maoist violence on wane
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Simmering in memories of better days in 2017, govt. data show

As govt. moves to convert Veda Nilayam into a memorial, Jayalalithaa’s longtime cook has nowhere to go Vijaita Singh dents in 2016 was 1048.
New Delhi The violent incidents in
S. Vijay Kumar handful of girls who worked seldom went home on visits T.T.V. Dhinakaran said For the rst time in more the 10 LWEaected States
CHENNAI in the bungalow — are set to and say she always remained Jayalalithaa, V.K. Sasikala than a decade, in 2017 the have always been above the
A year after the death of return soon to their homes aloof. and others in the family held incidents in leftwing extre 1,000 mark, with 2,258 the
former Chief Minister in Pudukottai. “It’s only during the Rajam in high esteem. mism aected States re maximum number of inci
Jayalalithaa, her palatial Nothing much is known routine security checks that Earlier this week,when mained below the 1,000 dents reported in 2009. The
residence, Veda Nilayam, at about Rajam — not her full we got to see her walking in Chennai Collector V. mark. most incidents were report
Poes Garden is left with only name nor her age. She is the backyard or watering Anbuselvan and other A senior ocial of the Un ed from Chhattisgarh (353)
one occupant — her cook of thought to be a plants. Whenever ocials visited ‘Veda ion Home Ministry attribut and Jharkhand (240).
four decades, Rajam. septuagenarian but could be Jayalalithaa left for long Nilayam’ as part of the ed the decline to “attrition of K. Vijay Kumar, Senior Se
Once the seat of power, older. election tours, she would be ongoing process to take various level cadres of curity Adviser, MHA said,
bustling with activity and a All that is known is that particular to take leave of possession, Rajam told them Maoists” and the other to “First of all, youths are no
constant throng of visiting she hails from Madurai and Empty days: For now, Rajam is living in the palatial house that Rajam just before entering that she had no place to live the possibility of Maoists more enamoured to join the
Ministers, MPs, MLAs and that she joined as a domestic is guarded by armed men round the clock. S. VIJAY KUMAR * her vehicle. All we know is and wanted a home to “deliberately lying low.” Maoists which has led to the
party workers, the sprawling help decades ago and that she was associated with spend the rest of her life as According to Home Minis attrition in cadres at all le
bungalow is now eerily continued to live with supremo on tours and her to speak about the late the former Chief Minister for she had no one to turn to. try data, 851 incidents were vels. They are not getting
silent. And as steps are Jayalalithaa in Veda Nilayam oversee her food Chief Minister’s food choices many years...,” a senior For now, the elderly reported till December 15 in even 50% of the recruits
being taken to make Veda after the latter became Chief arrangements. meet with little success. police ocial told The woman remains in the 2017, compared to 1016 inci they got earlier. The other
Nilayam a public memorial, Minister in 1991. Till the 2011 Rajam doesn’t talk much. Other sta members at Hindu on Sunday. palatial house that is dents during the corres reason could be strategic: to
sta have been leaving. elections, Rajam used to She doesn’t like to be Veda Nilyam recall that she In a recent interview to guarded by armed men ponding period last year. lie low.”
The last of them — a accompany the party photographed. Eorts to get hardly had any visitors, and The Hindu, R.K. Nagar MLA round the clock. The total number of inci CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10
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MUMBAI
Monday, January 01
Timings
RISE 07:12 SET 18:13

Cold wave sweeps across Three killed in separate
encounters in Meerut zone
RISE 17:37 SET 06:03
Tuesday, January 02
RISE 07:12 SET 18:13
RISE 18:41 SET 07:08
Wednesday, January 03
hilly States of north India
RISE 07:12 SET 18:14 Dense fog in plains; movement of air, rail and road trac disrupted Two policemen were also injured during the police action
RISE 19:46 SET 08:09 Staff Reporter termed as a criminal on the police had announced
Press Trust of India low of minus 4 degrees Meerut whose head a reward of reward of 100,000, was
New Delhi Celsius. The Uttar Pradesh police 50,000 was announced by killed in retaliatory ring by
A piercing cold wave swept Kashmir is currently un have killed three alleged cri the police, was killed in an the Muzaarnagar police on
across the hilly States in der the grip of ChillaiKalan, minals in three separate en encounter on the outskirts Saturday. The UP police had
north India even as a blanket a 40day harshest period of counters in dierent dis of Meerut city on Saturday. announced reward of
of fog covered the plains, winter when the chances of tricts of Meerut zone. Two According to SSP Meerut 50,000 on Shamim and
hampering the movement of snowfall are most frequent policemen were injured dur Manzil Saini, the police had another reward of the same
air, rail and road trac on and maximum and the tem ing the encounters which intercepted two criminals amount was announced by
Sunday. perature drops considerably. took place on Saturday. on a motorcycle in the Sha the Delhi police on him.,
In Delhi, more than 150 It ends on January 31 next The encounters took tabdi Nagar area of Meerut A constable was injured
ights were delayed, around year, but the cold wave conti place even as the National late on Saturday night. during the encounter.
50 diverted and 20 cancelled nues even after that in the Human Rights Commission When the police tried to fol Shamim's encounter took
as the season’s “worst” fog People enjoying ice-skating at Lakkar Bazar in Shimla on Sunday. Valley. took note of the encounters low and corner them, they place near the Charthwal
reduced visibility to a meag *
PTI Strong icy winds swept last month and asked the red at the police team. area of Muzaarnagar on Sa
er 50 metres at the Indira Shimla and surrounding State government if it en While Haseen was hit by bul turday night. While two of
Gandhi International Air trains were cancelled, 57 de downward spiral in Jammu areas and the sky remained dorsed the encounters. Ac lets during “retaliatory r his companions managed to
port. Hundreds of yers layed and 18 rescheduled at and Kashmir. Leh in the La heavily overcast, raising cording to the data provided ing” by the police, his ac escape, Shamim was killed
were left stranded as no 6:30 a.m. due to poor dakh region braved the col hopes of a snowy start to the by State DGP Sulkhan Singh, complice managed to in the gunbattle.
ights could take o between visibility. dest night so far this year at New Year. there were 895 police en escape. Later Haseen was Similarly, the Buland
7.30 a.m. and 11.05 a.m., ac The sun shone bright in minus 15.2 degrees Celsius. Thousands of tourists who counters killing 26 and injur sent to the hospital where he shahr police killed Sonu,
Celebratory cording to an airport ocial.
The minimum required visi
the afternoon pushing the
mercury to 23.9 degrees Cel
Srinagar city, the summer
capital of Jammu and Kash
have thronged the “queen of
hills” to ring in New Year
ing 196 criminals. In Meerut
zone alone, 358 encounters
was declared dead. Ms. Saini
told the media that Haseen
who the police declared as a
hardcore criminal, in a shoo
re claims bility to operate ights from
the IGI Airport is 125 metres.
sius. The city recorded a mi
nimum of 6.4 degrees
mir, recorded a minimum of
minus 3.6 degrees Celsius.
were ecstatic with the weath
erman predicting snow at
took place in which 17 crimi
nals were shot dead.
had many cases of loot and
robbery against him.
tout in the Sikandarabad
area of the district on Friday
life of NRI According to a Northern
Railway spokesperson, 15
Celsius.
The mercury continued its
The mercury in Qazigund in
south Kashmir settled at a
isolated places in the higher
reaches.
In the rst instance Ha
seen, whom the police
Similarly, another alleged
criminal Shamim, on whom
night. He carried a cash re
ward of 50,000.
groom
Security personnel in
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Chandigarh Devotees throng Amritsar
An NRI groom died after
being hit by a bullet during J&K honoured
celebratory ring at his
wedding function in Gulha For their meritorious performance
town in the Kaithal district
of Haryana, the police said Press Trust of India nel, including SSP of Jammu
on Sunday. Jammu Vivek Gupta and SSP of Sub
The celebrations turned Jammu and Kashmir Police sidiary Training Centre
tragic as the groom, said to chief S. P. Vaid on Sunday (STC) in Talwara Anil Kumar
be in his mid 30s, was de awarded the DGP’s com Katoch were awarded the
clared ‘brought dead’ at a mendation medal and certif DGP’s commendation medal
hospital at Patiala. icates to 332 police, Army and certicate. The awar
The incident took place and paramilitary personnel dees also included eight SPs
on Saturday night, IO Sum for their meritorious and ex and Additional SPs, 35 De
er Singh of the Kaithal pol emplary performance in the puty SPs, 37 inspectors, 29
ice said over the phone. State this year. subinspectors and 24 Assis
“Vikram, an NRI based Rajouri Deputy Commis tant subinspectors, he said.
in Switzerland, was hit by a sioner Shahid Iqbal Choud Among the security per
bullet red during the wed hary was among the six oc sonnel, the awardees in
ding celebrations. Preli ers who were also given the clude 26 CRPF personnel,
minary probe showed that award. Three civilians re including two DIGs , four
a close relative of the ceived the award for their commandants, two deputy
groom was ring shots in outstanding service in main commandants and seven as
the air while everyone tenance of law and order, a sistant commandants, ve
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police spokesperson said. BSF personnel, including a
meone accidentally The DGP also sanctioned DIG, two commandants, one
brushed against his relative 8.10 lakh in favour of 270 secondincommand, and
who was holding the gun police personnel for their ve SSB personnel.
resulting in the misre,” outstanding performance A colonel and a lieutenant
the ocer said. The groom during law and order duties, colonel were among 12 Army
was declared ‘brought a police spokesperson said. personnel who were award
dead’ at the hospital, he According to the spokes ed the DGP’s commendation
said. Seeking blessings: Thousands of devotees wait to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple on the eve of New Year in Amritsar on Sunday. * PTI person, 271 police person medal and certicate.
J&K Health Minister asks NHM sta to call o strike Punjab to have re safety training centre: Sidhu
Agitators turn down appeal, decide to extend strike by six more days Fire services sector has been largely ignored, says the Minister
Press Trust of India the main demand of job reg State AIDS Control Society contractual service and have Press Trust of India ing centre.
Jammu ularisation,” Jammu division ( JKSACS) and Revised Na crossed the age limit. Chandigarh Mr. Sidhu said he also got
Jammu and Kashmir Health president of All J&K NHM tional Tuberculosis Control To nd a way of ending Punjab will soon have a re a favourable response from
Minister Bali Bhagat has ap employees association Rohit Programme (RNTCP) em the Atatewide strike, the safety training centre and a the Union Minister of State
pealed to the National Seth told PTI. ployees, including doctors State Health Minister met Rs. 500crore plan has been for Urban Development Har
Health Mission (NHM) em “We started the strike on and paramedics, are on the representatives of the submitted to the Directorate deep Puri to whom a 262
ployees to call o their strike December 20 and have been strike Since December 20 NHM association on Satur General of Fire Services and crore project was submitted.
and assured that all genuine extending it by 72 hours. and holding protests at the day and appealed them to the Civil Defence for trans The State government
issues being faced by them Now we have decided to ex exhibition ground here. resume their duties forth forming re services, Local would take special care to
would be addressed on a tend the strike by six more Services in various district with as the health services Bodies Minister Navjot Singh ensure that no reman goes
priority basis. days,” he said. and subdistrict healthcare are being hampered due to Sidhu said here on Sunday. into the re extinguishing
However, the agitating Blaming the government facilities and primary health their stir. He said the Centre has as operations without ultra
sta turned down the appeal for “forcing” them to resort centres in remote areas “The meeting was held in sured every possible help to modern re suit, he said.
and decided to extend the to strike, Mr. Seth said: “We across the State have been af a cordial atmosphere and the State in this regard. The Minister said the Fire
strike by six more days to called o the earlier strike in fected by the strike. both parties put forth their Besides, a separate pro Prevention and Fire Safety
press for their demands, in March after the government In addition to the demand viewpoints,” an ocial spo ject worth .262.50 crore Act would be enforced
cluding regularisation of set up a committee to exa for job regularisation, the ag kesperson said, adding that has been submitted to the Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu addressing the strictly.
their services. mine our demands. But in itators are seeking equal pay the Minister told the agita Union Urban Development media in Chandigarh on Sunday. PTI *
In the coming days, Mr.
“We are continuing with the past nine months, they for equal work and other be tors that the government Ministry, Mr. Sidhu said. Sidhu said, his department
the strike till we get a written have been betrayed multiple nets at par with govern was aware about their pro The Minister said till date, re accidents in Punjab, and to address the issue. would compile a list of the
assurance from the govern times through hollow state ment employees, claiming blems and was making all the re services sector has asserted that he has instruct He said the Centre has buildings violating the Act in
ment for fullment of our ge ments and empty promises.” that most of them have com out eorts to address these been largely ignored which ed the department to pre granted approval for the the State and the owners
nuine demands especially Over 11,000 NHM, J&K pleted about a decade of in a phased manner. accounted for the numerous pare detailed project reports opening of a re safety train would be served notices.
Man mauled 3 police
to death by
Air pollution, Ganga and Yamuna rejuvenation kept NGT busy personnel
leopard It also directed strict adherence to guidelines on noise pollution and ordered action in case of any violations arrested
Press Trust of India Press trust of India
Press Trust of India Amarnath. acting chairperson. in an ‘environmental emer
Rishikesh Bikaner
New Delhi Taking note of sound pol Jantar Mantar, which for gency’ led the NGT to direct
A man was mauled to Courting controversies with lution caused by use of loud many years was the hotspot the Delhi, Haryana, Uttar The AntiCorruption Bu
death by a leopard in the orders on regulating Hindu speakers at religious places of all protests and dharnas, Pradesh, Rajasthan and Pun reau of the Rajasthan police
Chilla range of the Rajaji pilgrimage to sparing none including mosques, the NGT got rid o all such activities jab governments to submit on Sunday arrested three
Tiger Reserve, an ocial including Sri Sri Ravi Shan directed strict adherence to as the green body banned action plans to deal with va police personnel on the
said on Sunday. kar’s Art of Living for damag guidelines on noise pollution these saying that the State rying levels of air pollution. charge of accepting a bribe
The halfeaten body of a ing the Yamuna oodplains, and ordered action in case of has totally failed to protect The tribunal expressed its of 10,000 Sriganganagar
32yearold man was reco the National Green Tribunal any violations. It also took a the right of enjoying pollu anguish at the AAP govern district, an ocial said.
vered by the Chilla range in 2017 also castigated the tough stand on animal blood tionfree environment of the ment for not taking preven ASP Rajendra Prasad
sta on Sunday morning, NDA government for failing seeping into the Yamuna and citizens living around the ar tive steps to deal with air pol said a few days back, Mu
RTR Director Sanatan Son to rejuvenate the holy Ganga. directed the authorities con chaeological site, close to lution. kesh Kumar, who was on
kar said. Not only the verdict on cerned to ensure that no Connaught Place in the city. Granting conditional nod his way to Pallu on a two
The deceased was iden Ganga brought embarrass The NGT banned protests at Jantar Mantar in the Capital. *
blood was allowed to ow di Notwithstanding delibera to the AAP government’s de wheeler was stopped by
tied as Sunil Kumar, resi ment for the Union govern FILE PHOTO V. SUDERSHAN rectly into the river due to tions on such issues, one en cision to implement the odd the accused policemen and
dent of Raiwala area, he ment but the green panel’s slaughtering of animals. vironmental aspect which even car rationing scheme, it taken to the Jaitpur police
said. remarks that “noncoopera ments like refusing to lift the maintain silence in front of With the end of the year, kept NGT busy was the dead ordered that no exemption post.
Apparently the man en tion” and “lack of will” of its ban on 10yearold diesel the shivalinga at Amarnath. the NGT witnessed its chair ly air pollution in northern should be allowed to “any There, the accused alleg
tered the forest area of CTR instrumentalities were re vehicle brought kudos from However, in the wake of man Justice Swatanter Ku India, including the national person or ocer and two edly got youth’s photo
from the ammunition sulting in “inordinate delay” environmental experts, a protests, the tribunal came mar retiring from his post af Capital, prompting it to wheelers” and the scheme graphed in an objectiona
dump near Raiwala cantt. in cleaning the stretch of riv proactive NGT drew ire from out with a clarication that ter completion of his come out with the graded ac should be implemented au ble position with a woman
on Saturday and had an en er Yamuna also put it on the Hindu religious groups for there was no ban on chant veyear tenure and Justice tion plan. tomatically whenever the air and then demanded a bribe
counter with the big cat, back foot. capping pilgrims at Vaishno ing of mantras or performing U. D. Salvi taking over the Worsening air quality in pollution levels reaches the of 50,000 for not taking
added. While milestone judg Devi and asking devotees to of aarti inside the cave at reins of the tribunal as the the national Capital resulting emergency levels. action against him, he said.
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IN BRIEF In a sheet of white Arunachal declared open

defecation-free State
Attains the feat much before the national deadline
Press Trust of India year as the deadline. mote villages along the in
Itanagar The project undertaken ternational borders like
Arunachal Pradesh on Sun under Swachh Bharat Mis Vijaynagar, Taksing, Pipso
Sharmila Tagore pitches day emerged as the second sion (Gramin) SBM (G) saw rang despite communica
for gender equality State in the Northeast, after the light of day only after tion bottlenecks requiring
KOLKATA Sikkim, to be declared the State government ex strenuous trekking for days
Veteran actress Sharmila Open Defecation Free. tended an incentive of Rs together carrying construc
Tagore has called for gender The three remaining dis 8,000 per toilet. tion materials along with
equality and said parents tricts Upper Subansiri, This is in addition to the ration on head load,” Chief
should realize that a girl is in Siang and Changlang Centre’s support of Rs Minister Pema Khandu said
no way inferior than a boy. A were declared Open Defe 12,000, raising the grant while crediting the accom
girl child should be treated cation Free (ODF) ocially for constructing a toilet to plishment to the people.
with equal importance, the on Sunday, an ocial re Rs 20,000.
celebrated Bollywood actress lease said. The State government al ‘A herculean task’
of the 70s said at the Arunachal has 21 dis so launched Swachh Aru “Today we attain freedom
concluding day of the 11th tricts and the State attained nachal Mission on October from open defecation. We
Global Doctors’ Summit here the feat much before the 2 this year at Tawang which have nally won the battle
on Saturday. “Parents should national deadline of Octob envisaged the Swachh Pro and liberated ourselves
be told that if they invest in
er 2, 2019. tocol (Cleanliness Protocol) from the open defecation
the education and upbringing
aimed at ensuring sustaina menace. The tiring and ri
of a girl child, she will also
Target cut short bility of assets created un gorous ght against open
make contributions for the
family and society,” Ms.
The State government had der SBM (Gramin). defecation was a herculean
Tagore said. PTI cut short the ODF target by “I am personally over task but not impossible,”
one year and 10 months whelmed to nd people State Public Health Engi
Securitymen arrest three Life goes on: Village women on their way to work in the paddy elds on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar even as thick fog ahead of the national target participating in construc neering & Water Supply Mi
militants in Manipur enveloped the area over the weekend. BISWARANJAN ROUT * and set December 31 this tion of toilets even in re nister Bamang Felix said.
IMPHAL
Three militants were arrested
by security personnel from
Imphal East district of the
State. The three militants of
the newlyfloated United
Naga People Council were
BJP broadcasts Modi’s
arrested by a combined team
of police and Assam Rifles, an
Assam Rifles release said on
Saturday night. One 9 mm
‘Mann Ki Baat’ in Bijepur
pistol and three mobile
phones and were seized from Byelection for Bijepur Assembly seat of Odisha will be held soon
their possession. PTI
Special Correspondent of Mr. Modi’s radio broadcast had won the seat in 2014, the opposition Congress and the
BSF seizes fake notes, BHUBANESWAR although there was no men BJP has been active in streng BJP have started preparing
apprehends two persons Though the schedule for the tion of Odisha or Bijepur in thening its base in the seat for a fullscale electoral bat
MALDA (WEST BENGAL)
upcoming bypoll for the Bi the same. Hundreds of party after its improved perfor tle in Bijepur.
The Border Security Force jepur Assembly seat has not workers joined the mance in the threetier pan
seized fake Indian currency
been announced so far, the gathering. chayat elections in Bijepur as BJD candidate
notes (FICN) with a face value
Bharatiya Janata Party or well as other regions of Chief Minister and BJD presi
of 6.50 lakh in Malda district
ganised a broadcast of Prime Modi’s popularity Odisha. dent Naveen Patnaik has al
and apprehended two
persons on Sunday, BSF
Minister Narendra Modi’s The BJP’s initiative to take The bypoll in Bijepur has ready announced his party’s
sources said. On a tipoff, a Mann Ki Baat programme in the Prime Minister’s mes been necessitated following nominee for the bypoll.
BSF party detained two all the 270 booths in the con sage directly to the people of the death of Congress legisla To be the rst Assembly
persons near Happy More in stituency on Sunday. Bijepur, however, made it tor Subal Sahu on August 22, bypoll in Odisha since the
Malda district. During search Union Minister Dharmen clear that the party would 2017. 2014 general election, the
the BSF troops seized 325 dra Pradhan and many se ght the upcoming bypoll Though a formal notica crucial contest will dene Softshelled turtles were seized by the forest department while being transported from
fake notes of the nior leaders of the party by banking on Mr. Modi’s tion by the Election Commis the course of the State’s pol Malkangiri district of Odisha. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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denomination of 2000 from were present at a booth and popularity. sion is still awaited, the rul itics in the runup to the 2019
Turtle smuggling racket
them, a BSF release said. PTI listened to the 39th episode Although the Congress ing Biju Janata Dal and elections.
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Odisha cops to use technology to nab criminals busted in Odisha

State police have already digitised 1.7 lakh ngerprints of criminals collected since 1985
Staff Reporter system. Once investigating part of the Automatic Finger As per the present prac eight months, the State pol
1,416 Indian softshell tortoises seized; three arrested
BHUBANESWAR ocers are given access to print Identication System tice, forensic team of police ice are eyeing at migrating to
Staff Reporter
Policemen in Odisha may no the data bank through Inter under Crime Criminal Track draw ngerprints of crimi the electronic submission of BERHAMPUR
Andhra Pradesh registration seized turtles had been
longer have to match nger net, it will be as easy as nd ing and Networking System nals during investigation, all station diary entries. number, in which they were brought to Malkangiri dis
prints of habitual oenders ing criminals through web (CCTNS). send it to the District Crime Moreover, investigating of Forest ocials busted an in transporting the turtles, was trict to be sold for meat dur
through the cumbersome search engine. Record Bureau, then State cers would now be supplied terState racket of turtle also seized. The turtles were ing the festive season of New
process. A new digitisation Going a step ahead, the Voluminous records Crime Record Bureau, Re with tabs and laptops to smuggling in Malkangiri dis packed in large plastic Year,” said the DFO.
drive, which is currently be police are now introducing “At present, there is no easy gional Crime Record Bureau make the best use of technol trict of Odisha on Sunday containers.
ing implemented, would en both ngerprint scanner and system of ngerprint identi and nally National Crime ogy as there is move to ex with the seizure of 1,416 In Protected species
able cops to search criminals web camera for making pro cation of criminals from vo Record Bureau to get them tend Internet facilities to dian softshell tortoises and A tipo Mr. Gouda said Indian soft
from records by mere exer le of habitual oenders. luminous records. The digiti matched. gadgets. As of now, out of the arrest of three persons. Acting on a tipo, forest of shell turtles are protected
cise of their ngertips. Apart from taking nger sation would aid the The State police recently 612 police stations in the According to Malkangiri cials had tracked down the under the Wildlife Act 1972
The State police have al prints through the scanner, investigation process,” said a announced that it would State, 589 have been con Divisional Forest Ocer vehicle carrying these tur as Schedule 1 animals. On
ready digitised 1.7 lakh n criminals will be photo senior police ocer. By start making online entry of nected online to the State (DFO) Samrat Gouda, the tles near MPV60 village June 16, 2017, forest ocials
gerprints of criminals col graphed from three dierent 2020, all police stations station diary pertaining to Data Centre at Bhubaneswar. seized reptiles were smug (MPV means Malkangiri Po had seized 376 softshell tur
lected since 1985 and those angles for their future identi across the State are targeted crime records from January FIRs are also being regis gled into Malkangiri from teru Village) under the Kali tles near Chitrakonda in Mal
have already been put into cation. The digitisation is to be covered by the system. 1. And over the next six to tered through computers. the Kakinada area in adjoin mela forest range on Sunday kangiri district. Three per
ing Andhra Pradesh. The ar morning. sons from Andhra Pradesh,
rested persons included a “In several parts of Mal who had smuggled the en
Manipur in 2017: A BJP government, Triple talaq

petitioner
resident of Andhra Pradesh,
while the other two were lo
cals. The van bearing an
kangiri district, meat of tur
tles is considered a delicacy.
It is suspected that the
dangered reptiles into Od
isha in an autorickshaw,
had been arrested.
blockade, oods and sporting glory Ishrat Jahan

joins BJP
Though the BJP bagged 21 of 60 seats, it formed the govt. with support of 12 other MLAs
Press Trust of India the assembly polls. Kolkata
Imphal
The new government also Ishrat Jahan, one of the pe
Political drama and rsts, set up the rst AntiCorrup titioners in the triple talaq
hardships caused by a tion Cell at the Chief Minis case, has joined the BJP,
monthslong blockade, ter’s Secretariat in March for the party’s State unit gen
deadly oods and stellar per people to lodge complaints eral secretary Sayantan Ba
formances by its sportper related to corruption su said on Sunday.
sons Manipur saw them all through a dedicated num “Ishrat Jahan joined the
in 2017. ber. Mr. Singh chaired the BJP at our Howrah oce
But the biggest develop rst ever Cabinet meeting yesterday,” Mr. Basu told
ment was the institution of a outside the State capital on PTI.
BJP government, the rst in July 14 at KukiZomi dominat Sources said Ishrat was
the northeastern State, ed hill district of felicitated by the Howrah
though after much drama. Churachandpur. BJP unit on Saturday and
The State’s sportspersons inducted into the party.
made a mark at various Chequered year: A long queue of people waiting to get fuel Flash oods Mr. Basu said a Statele
events. for their vehicles in Thoubal district of Manipur during the The State was hit by ash vel programme to felicitate
economic blockade. FILE PHOTO *
oods in which at least 20 her was yet to be
Fifth gold medal people were killed. organised.
Weightlifter Saikhom Mira Manipur threw up a hung As ways from the midnight of This month, Imphal Ishrat was one of the ve
bai Chanu won a gold medal sembly with the ruling Con March 19. Centre of Indian Council of petitioners in the triple ta
at the world championships gress bagging 28 of the 60 The blockade was im Agricultural Research (ICAR) laq case.
in the U.S. Boxer Mary Kom seats and the BJP making posed by the United Naga said Manipur received its
claimed her fth gold medal giant strides to muster 21. Council on November 1, 2016 highest rainfall in 2017 since
at the Asian Confederation The BJP had no members in to protest against the crea 1956.
Women Boxing and Cham the outgoing House. tion of seven new districts by Cyclone Mora also hit the
pionship in Vietnam. But with the support of 12 the then Okram Ibobi Singh State in May.
Eight members of the In other MLAs, BJP formed the led Congress government in In one of the largest mass
dian football team for the government led by Nong the State. surrenders, at least 68 rebels
U17 FIFA World Cup were thombam Biren Singh. including four women be
from Manipur. Steep price rise longing to dierent militant
The State’s senior wo Major achievement The blockade on two nation groups laid down their arms
men’s team won the National One of the major achieve al highways NH2 and in August.
Football Championship for a ments of the Biren Singh go NH37 led to steep rise in Tibetan spiritual leader
record 18th time defeating vernment was bringing to an prices of essential commodi the Dalai Lama visited Mani
Railways in the nal. end to the 139daylong eco ties and severely aected the pur for the rst time on Oc
On the political front, in nomic blockade along the normal life in the State. It al tober 17. He also attended a
the elections held in March, State’s two national high so became a major issue in civic reception.
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‘RSS-BJP represent the

Ending the year on a high
new Peshwai mentality’

Progressive voices mark bicentenary of Bhima-Koregaon battle
Shoumojit Banerjee
Pune
Saying that the historic 1818
battle of BhimaKoregaon re
presented a watershed mo
ment for the Dalit communi
ty in their struggle against
caste prejudices, newly
elected Gujarat Assembly le
gislator Jignesh Mevani on
Sunday said the Bharatiya Ja
nata Party (BJP) governmen
trepresented a ‘neoPesh
wai’ mentality.
Mr. Mevani was among
several notable progressive
speakers who addressed a
humongous congregation at
the Elgaar Parishad at the
historic Shaniwarwada to
commemorate the bicenten
ary of the BhimaKoregaon
of January 1, 1818. As many as
500 soldiers of the untouch
Twilight revelries: Tourists ock to Baga Beach in Goa to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Sunday. * ATISH POMBURFEKAR able Mahar community had
fought alongside the English
to defeat the forces of Pesh Common front: Jignesh Mevani, Radhika Vemula and others at the conference in Pune on
Naxal gunned down in

Sunday. MANDAR TANNU
Woman, son wa Bajirao II in the battle.
Lashing out against re
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trampled gional parochialism, Jawa

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like him.” Ms. Vemula said eral leftleaning, Ambedka
by elephants Sukma, weapons recovered harlal Nehru University

( JNU) student activist Umer
Khalid “apologised” for not
Koregaon battle was
a dening moment
for the Dalit
that people must take inspi
ration from the 1818 battle
and form a joint front of pro
rite groups across Maharash
tra, participated in the event
which was symbolically held
Press Trust of India of Chintagufa, around 500 delivering his address in Ma community gressives to combat the ‘new at the Shaniwarwada fort,
km from Raipur, for the past rathi. “Ours is not the xeno Peshwai tyranny’. the erstwhile seat of Peshwa
Korba (Chhattisgarh)
Raipur
A Naxal was gunned down in couple of days, he said. Banners in phobic credo of the ‘Marathi
Radhika Vemula
Mother of Rohit Vemula Earlier, following much power.
A 30yearold woman and an exchange of re with se A DRG team, while return Manoos’ but a celebration of controversy over the event, For Dalit activists and pro
her minor son were tram curity personnel in a dense ing, confronted Maoists in Nagzira plurality and diversity … munity against the Brahmin the police eventually grant gressives, the narrative of
pled to death by a herd of forest in Chhattisgarh’s Suk the forest near the two vil forces are aware that the bat ical Peshwa rule, but had ed permission to organisers the BhimaKoregaon battle is
elephants in Chhattisgarh’s ma district, police said on lages, following which a gun Press Trust of India tle of ideas cannot be won by modernday echoes in the with several caveats, specify emblematic in the ongoing
Balrampur district, an o Sunday. battle broke out between the Nagpur words and hence are resort ongoing ght of progressives ing that the programme struggle against caste op
cial said on Sunday. The skirmish took place two sides. After a brief ex The police on Sunday ing to bullets,” said Mr. against Hindutva forces. would not include objection pression and Brahminical
The woman, her hus on Saturday evening in the change of re, the Maoists recovered two Khalid. Radhika Vemula, the able slogans, posters, ban domination.
band and their two chil forest near Karigundam and escaped into the core forest banners, suspected to mother of the late research ners or feature acts that The sixhour event, which
dren, residents of Atauri Itapara villages, Sukma’s Ad area, Mr. Shukla said. “Dur be put up by Naxals, in Relevance today scholar Rohith Vemula, said, would “hurt sentiments of began at 2 p.m., featured cul
Belsota village, were on ditional Superintendent of ing a search, the body of a Nagzira wildlife Commenting on the mur “The BhimaKoregaon battle members of any caste or reli tural programmes by groups
their way to a relative’s Police Jitendra Shukla said. Naxal clad in uniform, a 12 sanctuary in Gondia ders of rationalist Narendra was a dening moment for gion”. The event had met like the Kabir Kala Manch.
place on a motorcycle, on Various teams of CoBRA bore gun, a 315 bore gun and district of Dabholkar, Communist lead the Dalit community. Today, with considerable opposi Later in the evening, the
Saturday evening. They (commando battalion for re a muzzleloading gun were Maharashtra. “Nagzira er Govind Pansare, scholar the BJP government repre tion from Hindu outts and speakers joined lakhs from
came facetoface with the solute action, a CRPF spe recovered,” he said. Bandh, Lal Salam. M.M. Kalburgi and journalist sents the ‘neoPeshwai’ proBrahmin groups. the Dalit community to visit
tuskers on a road between cialised unit), District Re The security personnel Dum hain toh Nagzira Gauri Lankesh, Mr. Khalid mentality … it is this mental the Koregaon Ranstambh
Karsi and Dhandhapur vil serve Guard (DRG) and reached their base on Sun aao (If you dare, come said the BhimaKoregaon bi ity and their agents, be it mi Groups from across State (victory pillar), a memorial
lages, around 400 km from Special Task Force (STF) day after the operation, he to Nagzira),” the centenary was not merely a nisters or legislators, who Thousands of people from dedicated to the battle in the
Raipur, divisional forest of were out on a counterinsur said. The killed Naxal was banners said. commemoration of the conspired to killed my son more than 250 progressive village of BhimaKoregaon,
cer Vivekanand Jha said. gency operation in the forest yet to be identied, he said. struggle of the Mahar com and persecute Dalit scholars social outts, including sev 30 km from the city.
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IN BRIEF
BJP to prepare chargesheets Hegde’s Constitution remark
continues to draw ire
against all Congress MLAs BJP leadership urged to warn members against ‘loose talk’
Medicos call o
They will be taken to every house in respective constituencies from Feb. 15 to 22
Special Correspondent munity,” he added.
agitation in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Special Correspondent with respect to local issues. Bengaluru To a question on the BJP
The Kerala Medicos Joint
Bengaluru Besides this, Mr. Shah has The controversy over re promoting Hindutva in an
Action Council, spearheading Taking the ght against the also directed the party cadre marks made by Union Minis aggressive manner, Mr. Pra
the indefinite strike of junior Congress to the Assembly to hold three conventions — ter of State for Skill Develop sad said people of India can
doctors in medical colleges in constituency level, the Op women’s, Dalits and OBCs — ment Anantkumar Hegde on see through any such hidden
the State, called off its position BJP has decided to in each of the Assembly con secularism and the Constitu agenda. He said: “State
agitation on the basis of prepare individual charge stituencies during February. tion refuses to die down ments like changing the Con
assurances given by Health sheets against all Congress even after he apologised in stitution is born out of igno
Minister K.K. Shylaja that the MLAs in Karnataka based on Hindutva plank Parliament. While BJP’s Dalit rance. The Constitution has
government will consider their failure to full promis Meanwhile, Mr. Kumar leader V. Srinivas Prasad been amended 121 times, but
their issues favourably. es and deliver services in dropped clear hints that the took exception to the re Anantkumar Hegde in the interests of the
their constituencies. BJP may use “Hindutva” as mark in Mysuru on Saturday, nation.”
Chargesheet in question Instructions on this were its main plank in the As Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sudhan came under sharp Meanwhile, in an indirect
paper leak soon
given to the party State unit sembly elections by remark and Leader of Opposition M. attack from Mr. Prasad. He reference to Mr. Hegde, Mr.
HYDERABAD
by national president Amit ing that the party’s strategy Mallikarjun Kharge criti dubbed them as fundamen Siddaramaiah said those
All hurdles to the sensational
question paper leakage of
Shah at a special meeting of meeting had decided to cised the Minister on talists lacking basic know criticising the Constitution
Telangana EAMCETII in 2016 party legislators, MPs and of brand the Siddaramaiah go Sunday. ledge of the Constitution. are unt to represent peo
for the medical stream have cebearers in Bengaluru on Frontal attack: Amit Shah during a meeting with the party’s vernment as “antiHindu”. Mr. Prasad, who quit the Asking party members to ple. “People’s representa
been overcome, facilitating Sunday to chalk out the par legislators and MPs in Bengaluru on Sunday. PTI *
Asked if the demand for Congress and joined the BJP refrain from making deroga tives, who are sworn in in
the Crime Investigation ty’s agenda for the next two separate religion status to last year, ayed two party tory remarks against the the name of Constitution,
Department of police to months as part of poll to prepare such charge pamphlets will reach all Lingayats would eat into the members for their recent re Constitution, he also urged should not have a personal
launch prosecution preparations. sheets by January 16. The BJP houses in the respective con party’s vote base, he only re marks on the Constitution the party leadership to warn agenda,” he said, while ac
proceedings against the Brieng reporters after Yuva Morcha will take up a stituencies, he noted. marked that the BJP would exposing the growing dis erring members against cepting the Person of the
accused by filing a the meeting, Union Minister campaign from February 15 It is learnt that such a go to people by branding the quiet on the issue among Da loose talk. “Dalits revere Year award presented to him
chargesheet shortly, Ananth Kumar said the party to 22 during which the measure is being taken up to Siddaramaiah government lits in the party. Mr. Hegde B.R. Ambedkar and such de by Bengaluru Press Club
according to a senior official. district units had been asked charge sheets in the form of build on people’s sentiments as “anti Hindu”. and former MLC G. Madhu risive remarks hurt the com here.
TTD to crack whip on ‘alien faith’ sta LDF govt. in a x over trek
Vigilance wing conducted a thorough probe to identify them Organisations ay ban on women and children taking Agasthyarkoodam path
Staff Reporter
TIRUPATI of a woman ocer entering a Sarath Babu George consider their demand for January 5. Forest Minister K. contradicted the LDF go
The Tirumala Tirupati De church for prayers in a vehi THIRUVANANTHAPURAM permitting access to the Raju told The Hindu said vernment’s position in fa
vasthanams (TTD) manage cle provided to her by the The Left Democratic Front peak during the annual that the government could vouring the entry of women
ment has found 44 of its em TTD management went viral (LDF) government is in a x trekking season. The Forest not adopt a policy that ob of all age groups in the Saba
ployees as nonHindus on social media. over the issue of permitting Department’s notication structed ageold customs rimala temple.
following “alien faiths” and Several Hindu groups ex women to hit the trekking imposed a ban for women and traditions of the tribals. “The government stood
is set to crack the whip on pressed displeasure and de path to Agasthyarkoodam, and children below 14 years “There are certain places for ensuring equality bet
them. The number is spread manded action on such peo one of the tallest peaks in the in undertaking the trek. en route to Agasthyarkoo ween men and women in all
across the ministeriallevel ple, following which the TTD Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, dam where women cannot avenues until the point when
to the cadre of Assistant Ex was forced to take action by citing prevalent tribal tradi Annual feature not be permitted access, ac traditions remained unham
ecutive Ocer. Sources said those staf dentied might be sent to State issuing memos and seeking tion and the safety of wo The trek is an annual feature cording to the tradition of pered,” Mr. Raju.
The Vigilance Department government service. explanation. men. that is facilitated by the de the local Kani tribe. Besides, On the other hand, wo
took up a thorough investi Though the nature of ac Women organisations are partment and is slated to be there are certain practical men activists criticised the
gation and reportedly con ployment in the TTD, but in created an uproar a decade tion is not immediately up in arms against the res held from January 14 to Fe diculties in ensuring safety “unjust policy” and stood
ducted even a doortodoor stances of proselytisation back. The State government known, sources said those triction, imposed by the For bruary 13 this year. The for women, considering that rm on their demand.
inquiry to zero in on their such as drawing ‘cross’ had then banned evangelical identied might be sent to est Department in its recent bookings for the trek, an ex the trekkers will have to pro A trekkers’ paradise,
faith and praying pattern. In marks on the hills and distri activities near temples. State government service, notication issued a few ercise that has wound up gress deep into the forest Agasthyarkoodam is also a
the past, a person’s faith did bution of pamphlets con Though the issue was dis without aecting their pro days ago. They accuse the within three hours of its start during the twoday long pilgrimage destination for
not matter when it came to taining prohibitive content cussed widely, it assumed motional prospects and government of reneging on during the last few years, trek,” he said. devotees who worship the
selecting him/her for em in the vicinity of Tirumala prominence after the video benets. its assurance to favourably will commence at 11 a.m. on Incidentally, the stance sage Agasthya.
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‘Emulate
Guru’s
Beauty on wings Grooming kits: govt.’s ‘New
teachings’ Year gift’ to school girls
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Prime Minister Narendra
Telangana to stop stipend of 100 for cosmetics purchase
Modi has called upon peo metics and personal groom
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> Recently, the govt.
K.M. Dayashankar
ple to emulate the teach KARIMNAGAR ing was found to be insu
announced the
ings of Sree Narayana Guru In what is being seen as a cient for the
and follow his philosophy
introduction of
New Year gift for students of underprivileged girls study
to get rid of social evils. mutton curry in the
Kasturbha Gandhi Balika Vi ing at KGBVs.
Inaugurating the 85th Si menu of KGBV
dyalaya (KGBV), the Telanga The DEOs and project of
vagiri pilgrimage celebra na government has decided students cers of the SSA have been
tions through video confe to provide quarterly groom Year. There are 12 KGBVs in instructed to launch the dis
rencing at Sivagiri on ing kits to them starting Ja the district. tribution of cosmetics kits
Sunday, Mr. Modi said that nuary 1. Each kit would include on a grand scale by inviting
the initiatives for ensuring A decision to this eect four bath soaps, two deter elected representatives in
equality for women and was taken by G. Kishan, di gent soaps, 24 shampoo sa cluding MPs, MLAs and re
protecting their lives had rector of school education chets, a 175 ml hair oil bottle, presentatives of local bo
already begun. and exocio State project a comb, 50gm face powder dies. The district authorities
A legislation had been director of Sarva Siksha Ab box, 100 gm toothpaste are expected to conduct the
piloted to do away with hiyaan (SSA), on Saturday. tube, a set of tooth brush launch in a day or two as the
practices such as triple ta In a circular to all DEOs and tongue cleaner, a packet consignment has not
laq that aected the life of and project ocers of SSA, of stickers (tilak), two nylon reached them so far.
Muslim women. barring Hyderabad and Med ribbons of 2.5 metres each, Recently, the government
Social reformers and chal, Mr. Kishan said the kits two elastic hair bands, 18 had announced introduc
spiritual leaders had would replace the existing branded sanitary napkins, a tion of mutton curry in the
taught the people to follow practice of granting 100 180 ml handwash bottle and menu of KGBV students and
the teachings of the Guru monthly stipend towards a mosquito repellent. introduction of various
and practice it in life to be purchase of grooming and The monthly stipend of breakfast items and evening
come one like him, the makeup items from the New 100 granted for buying cos snacks.
Prime Minister said. A feast for the eyes: A ock of birds seen against the sky as the sun sets in Palakkad on Sunday. *
K. K. MUSTAFAH
Chandragiri fort set to get a facelift Tonsuring issue: Dalits to continue ght
Kerala Minister announces 80 lakhs for phase I of the renovation project Upper caste people allegedly subjected them to harassment 21 years ago in A.P.
K.N. Murali Sankar
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Staff Reporter The Archaeology KAKINADA incident came to the light.
KASARAGOD
Department is Yet another year has passed One of the victims, Challa
The 17century Chandragiri committed to by, and the wait for justice pudi Pattabhiramaiah, 44,
fort will see scientic and conserving similar has only become longer for expresses complete faith in
comprehensive conserva monuments in north the Dalits of the judiciary, but is appre
tion eorts soon with Minis Venkatayapalem. hensive about the money
Malabar
ter of Archaeology and Ar In all, ve youth, includ and muscle power of the ac
Kadannappally Ramachandran
chives Kadannappally Minister of Archaeology and Archives ing three Dalits, had been cused. “The prime accused
Ramachandran announcing subjected to harassment al and MLA from Ramachan
a 80lakh package for the to identify ideal locations to legedly by upper caste peo drapuram Tota Trimurthulu
rst phase of the renovation set up such facilities here. ple of the village. Two of has been making all eorts
project. Scenic view: Landscape visible from atop the Chandragiri fort Eorts were also on to them had allegedly been ton to single us out from the rest
The project envisages im in Kasaragod. K. VINAYA KUMAR
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protect palaces at Neelesh sured on the night of Decem Struggle goes on: Activists of Dalit organisations staging a of the village ever since the
proving the basic infrastruc waram and Uddinoor, near ber 29, 1996. Despite several protest in Kakinada on Sunday . K.N. MURALISANKAR
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rst trial commenced in
ture, keeping the heritage the serene beauty of the um, and the conservation of Cheruvathur. The govern hurdles, the victims have 1997,” says Mr. Pattabhira
value of the fort intact. Chandragiri river joining the a lake on the fort premises. ment has decided to oat a been continuing their ght As a result, the hearing ST (Prevention of Atrocities) maiah, a graduate in law
The monument, situated sea, the Minister said. works tender worth 53.50 for the last 21 years in the was adjourned yet again, Act, the prosecution sought from Andhra University.
in a sevenacre plot at Melpa The Archaeology Depart More tourists lakh and 36.50 lakh for the hope that justice would pre prompting the activists of the caste identity of the vic One accused and 13 of the
ramba, will be turned into a ment was committed to con It is anticipated that more conservation and develop vail at the end of the trial. Dalit and human rights or tims. Though the victims 24 witnesses passed away in
major tourism hotspot in the serving similar monuments tourists would visit the hith ment of the Povval fort, near ganisations, along with like promptly submitted the doc the last 21 years. The prime
district, he said on the fort in north Malabar, he added. erto neglected fort with the here, and the Hosdurg fort at Caste identity minded political outts, to uments, the special public accused has once again been
premises here on Saturday. The rstphase renovation State proposing to refurbish Kanhangad, he said. At a time when the Special stage agitations in dierent prosecutor failed to submit elected MLA of the ruling
work includes a spacious river based tourism from The function was ad Court was about to deliver its forms demanding that ac the same in the court,” alleg TDP.
Top priority building to enable tourists to the Mahe river to the Chan dressed by K. Kunhiraman, verdict during the second tion be taken against the ac es V.S. Krishna, secretary of “Justice should not be de
It has been decided to ac enjoy the aesthetic beauty of dragiri river. The Minister MLA, State Archaeological week of December, the vic cused. the Human Rights Forum, layed further,” says Mr.
cord top priority to the reno the fort and surrounding lo said the department would Director K. Rejikumar, and tims were forced to ap “As one of the cases the organisation that has Krishna, exuding condence
vation of the fort, from cales, disabledfriendly wash set up a heritage museum various local body represen proach the High Court to against the accused is under been extending its support that the verdict would be out
where a tourist could enjoy rooms, an openair auditori and eorts were under way tatives. prove their caste identity. the provisions of the SC and to the victims ever since the by the end of January 2018.
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6 NATION
MUMBAI

THE HINDU
IN BRIEF
Teacher held Weather Watch
Last sunset of 2017 for abducting, Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday
raping student
Sambhal
Resolve to make Punjab A dance teacher was ar
a top State: Amarinder
rested under the POCSO
CHANDIGARH
Act for allegedly abducting
Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh on Sunday urged
and raping one of his mi
people to resolve to build nor students after promis
Punjab as a frontrunner State ing to get her an opportun
through inclusive growth so ity to act in television
that the fruits of serials, the police said on
development percolate to Sunday.
the grassroots level. Capt. According to a com
Singh said this in a message plaint lodged by the mi
on New Year’s eve and also nor’s parents, the dance
extended his greetings to the teacher, Azad, had taken
people in Punjab and their 15yearold daughter
Punjabis across the globe. PTI to Mumbai on December
23 after promising to get
Three of family killed
her an opportunity to act Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: Skymet (Taken at 18.00 Hrs)
in road accident
in television serials.
KAUSHAMBI (U.P.)
Forecast for Monday: Dense fog likely at isolated places over
Three members of a family, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Mad-
including a minor, were killed Unable to contact girl
The police said when the hya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Sikkim.
when their motorcycle was Cold wave conditions likely over Punjab and Haryana. Heavy
hit by a speeding truck here, family members of the girl
rainfall likely over Andaman & Nicobar islands.
the police said on Sunday. The were unable to contact city rain max min city rain max min
intensity of the collision was her, they lodged a com Agartala.................. -.... 29.0.... 13.6 Kozhikode ................ -.... 33.2.... 21.5
so huge that man and his wife plaint against Azad. Ahmedabad............. -.... 28.4.... 12.9 Kurnool .................... -.... 30.9.... 16.8
Aizawl .................... -.... 26.0.... 12.0 Lucknow................... -.... 17.7.... 10.1
died on the spot, while their All set for New Year: An aircraft prepares to land at Bhubaneswar airport on Sunday evening as the year 2017 comes to an end. Additional Superinten Allahabad ............... -.... 18.8.... 10.8 Madurai.................... -.... 32.2.... 20.0
son was seriously injured. PTI *
BISWARANJAN ROUT dent of Police Pankaj Pan Bengaluru ............... -.... 26.9.... 16.1 Mangaluru ................ -.... 35.1.... 19.0
dey said: “A case has been Bhopal.................... -.... 25.7.... 11.4 Mumbai.................... -.... 30.2.... 16.3
Bhubaneswar .......... -.... 29.2.... 13.8 Mysuru..................... -.... 26.9.... 12.2
registered against the ac Chandigarh ............. -.... 22.5...... 7.8 New Delhi ................ -.... 22.8...... 8.0
Puri pandas to visit shrines for tips

cused under the POCSO Chennai .................. -.... 29.8.... 22.4 Patna ....................... -.... 18.1...... 8.7
Act, for committing rape Coimbatore............. -.... 30.4.... 19.9 Port Blair ..............0.7.... 29.6.... 25.8
Dehradun................ -.... 23.0...... 7.4 Puducherry............... -.... 30.3.... 20.3
(section 376 of the IPC) Gangtok.................. -.... 16.3...... 7.3 Pune ........................ -.... 29.3...... 9.9
and cheating (section 420 Goa ........................ -.... 31.0.... 18.0 Raipur ...................... -.... 28.8.... 13.7
of the IPC).” Guwahati ................ -.... 27.0.... 11.0 Ranchi...................... -.... 25.0...... 9.6
on hygiene and good conduct Changes in Aadhaar

“The accused had carried
out some illegal changes in
Hubballi.................. -.... 27.0.... 15.0
Hyderabad .............. -.... 30.8.... 12.7
Imphal.................... -.... 24.0...... 9.0
Jaipur ..................... -.... 24.7...... 9.3
Kochi...................... -.... 30.8.... 23.0
Kohima................... -.... 19.0...... 6.0
Shillong.................... -.... 18.9...... 6.1
Shimla...................... -.... 13.0...... 4.2
Srinagar ................... -.... 10.0.....-3.6
Trivandrum .............. -.... 32.9.... 22.2
Tiruchi ..................... -.... 31.0.... 21.0
Vijayawada ............... -.... 30.7.... 17.6
The move follows complaints that many of them intimidate worshippers with demands for ‘dakshina’ his Aadhaar card. Charges Kolkata................... -.... 27.2.... 15.3 Visakhapatnam .......... -.... 30.0.... 21.8
have also been slapped Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday
Press Trust of India ed to start in next winter. with devotees,” a highly Mr. Mahopatra, during an Kerala. against the accused under CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE
Puri The move follows com placed temple ocial told earlier stint as the temple’s In four groups of 6065 various other sections of Ahmedabad ......74 .51 ..30.. 171 ......- ....*
Bengaluru ..........3 .16 ..23.... 39 ......- ....*
The New Year promises to plaints about the behaviour PTI. chief administrator, had people, the pandas visited the IPC, which include kid Chennai............15 .10 ..36.... 73 ......- ....*
In observations made at
4 p.m., Ghaziabad recorded
be a good one for those hop of the pandas, many of The Puri temple has some started the exercise. From the shrines, and Mohapatra napping (363), forgery of Delhi ................19 .81 ..28.. 441 ......- ....* an air quality index (AQI)
score of 488, indicating
ing to visit Puri’s revered Ja whom are said to intimidate 120 categories of sevaks or 2006 to 2008, pandas were recalled that they were valuable security (467) and Hyderabad........20 .96 ..25.. 136 ......- ....* high levels of pollutants
Kolkata ........... ...-....-.....-....... - ......-......- in the air. In contrast,
gannath Temple, for plans worshippers with demands pandas tasked with perform taken to other shrines, with “overwhelmed” when the forgery for purpose of Lucknow ............7 .64 ..89.. 420 ......- ....* Tirupati recorded a relatively
are afoot to train its ‘pandas’ for ‘dakshina’ or by forcing ing specic duties. The 2015 the temple administration chief jathedar of the Golden cheating (468),” he said. Mumbai............19 .69 101.. 202..196 ....* healthy AQI score of 70.
or priests by taking them on them to undergo rituals. census states that there are bearing all expenses. Temple received them in “Charges have also been Pune ................37 .22 ..57.... 70....92 ....*
Visakhapatnam ...9 .35 ..49.. 124..106 ....*
a tour of shrines across the about 8,000 sevaks, or “We arranged this anub Amritsar. slapped under section 367
country. ‘An exposure trip’ about 1,200 families. hav yatra because we want of the IPC (Kidnapping, ab Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI)
SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system,
A group of pandas, who “We are planning to take “Most of them have never ed to expose them to some ‘Change in attitude’ ducting or inducing wo making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air
perform a spate of rituals, around 60 sevayats to die moved out of Puri. They are other big temples and gurd “The yatra had a very good man to compel her mar particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues
will travel to other noted rent religious places such as conned to the temple pre waras. It was a structured impact on their mind and we riage),” Mr. Pandey said. and monuments.
NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by
places of worship to pick up the Vaishno Devi temple, the mises. Their behaviour and programme and they were saw a lot of change in their reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters.
tips on cleanliness and ways Golden Temple in Amritsar, attitude towards devotees given notebooks to write attitude after that,” he said. Girl found in Delhi CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to
to conduct themselves, a Tirupati Balaji and the Pad and hygiene had been very their experiences down,” The teams also visited the The girl was reportedly in critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause
dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death.
temple ocial said. manabhaswamy Temple in poor,” said former chief ad said the IAS ocer, who ac kitchen in Tirupati and saw Delhi since December 23. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes,
The temple authorities Kerala. We call it an expo ministrator of the temple companied them to Vaishno how priests there main She was found on Saturday nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced
are working out an itinerary sure trip because it will show and exCollector of Puri Su Devi in Jammu and the Pad tained hygiene and cleanli in Delhi, Circle Ocer Om lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and
#5 1 2 4 8 5
premature death in people with heart or lung disease
for the tour which is expect them how others behave resh Chandra Mohapatra. manabhaswamy temple in ness, said Mr. Mohapatra. kar Singh said.
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NATION 7
IN BRIEF
DMK dissolves all Hugging row settled amicably
units in R.K. Nagar Kerala boy allowed to write Class 12 model examination, girl can rejoin school
Staff Reporter
Thiruvananthapuram
the girl, a Class 11 student,
can rejoin school on Wed
move a review petition in the
High Court seeking expung
The school also gave an assu
rance that the girl would not
Anupriya Patel injured Crackdown follows report submitted by 3member panel New Year has dawned on a nesday. ing of certain remarks. face any kind of harassment.
after cars collide positive note for two stu The school will also press The parents will also not The girl’s family, mean
ALLAHABAD Special Correspondent dents of St. Thomas Central the case of the boy for at pursue the matter with the while, will refrain from ling
Minister of State for Health CHENNAI School here. tending the Class 12 Board Kerala State Commission for a complaint against the
and Family Welfare Anupriya The DMK on Sunday dis The parents of the stu examinations with the Cen Protection of Child Rights. school.
Patel sustained minor injuries solved all its party units in dents and the school author tral Board of Secondary Edu The school will give the The students have not at
on Sunday after four cars in Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar As ities on Sunday signed agree cation (CBSE). boy a good conduct citation tended school for over ve
her convoy collided with each sembly constituency based ments that follow a meeting It will also assign a teacher and issue the transfer certi months, though the boy was
other here. Five others also on the report of the three convened by Shashi Tha to guide the boy in assign cate in time, and both sides allowed to take his Onam ex
suffered injuries in the member committee that roor, MP, to resolve the issue ments and other academic will refrain from making de aminations.Earlier, the re
incident. ANI
looked into the circumstanc a couple of days ago. matters. famatory remarks against gional oce of the CBSE
Man shot at in Delhi pub es that led to the humiliating As per the agreements, the other. here had taken a favourable
following argument defeat of the party’s candi the boy, a Class 12 student, Case won’t be pursued The girl has submitted her stance on the boy’s issue,
NEW DELHI date Marudu Ganesh in the will be allowed to appear for It was also agreed that the transfer certicate to the and said the board would
A 30-year-old man was shot recent bypoll. his model examinations be school will not oppose the school, which will take steps protect the student’s inter
at inside a pub in south The committee headed by ginning on Thursday, and boy’s parents’ decision to to complete her registration. ests.
Delhi’s Greater Kailash party whip R. Chakrapani
following an argument over has advocates R. Girirajan
BJP men, farmers faceo in Karnataka
parking space, the police said and Kannadasan as its mem The purpose of the probe was to identify the lapses of the
on Sunday. They suspect that bers. partymen in the R.K. Nagar constituency during the
the accused, Umesh, shot at It submitted its report to byelection. FILE PHOTO
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Vinay after the argument on the party’s working presi

Saturday night. Mr. Vinay
suffered a bullet injury near
dent M.K. Stalin on Sunday. the constituency during the a pencil and paper to gather Farmer leader trying to mislead people in water sharing issue, allege cadres
election, the committee had their opinion on the elec
the collarbone. Umesh was
New postings soon also reported on the role tion, many of them came STAFF REPORTER Raitha Sena leader Veeresh BJP State leaders were trying farmers. Meanwhile, the pol
beaten up by the public and
The R.K. Nagar constituency played by money. What wor with the 20 currency notes HUBBALLI Sobaradmath and others. their best to resolve the issue ice rushed to the spot and
handed over to the police. PTI
is part of DMK’s North Chen ried the party was its candi allegedly distributed by the The situation remained They said that Mr. Sobarad amicably but Mr. Sobarad brought the situation under
Pilgrims throng Ayyappa nai district unit. Though o date’s failure to retain the winning candidate T.T.V. tense at Nargund town in Ga math was trying to tarnish math was not mentioning control.
temple on New Year eve cially it has seven wards, the deposit and the steep ero Dhinakaran’s supporters dag district on Sunday as the image of the BJP and about this in his speeches Meanwhile, reports were
SABARIMALA DMK had divided them into sion in its vote base. In con thinking that the party had there was a faceo between raised objections against and statements, they said. aired by some news chan
Devotees thronged the 14 for administrative purpos trast, in 2016, party’s candi come to settle the amount. BJP workers and farmers agi him and his supporters hold nels saying that the BJP
Ayyappa temple at es. Now, all the units in these date Shimla Muthuchozhan The committee in its re tating over the Mahadayi riv ing a protest in front of the Verbal duel workers are said to have
Sabarimala on Sunday. Tantri wards have been dissolved had secured around 56,000 port also said that in many er water sharing issue. BJP State headquarters in Mr. Sobaradmath and his made an attempt to assault
Kandararu Maheswararu and new party incharges votes despite contesting units people were not active According to sources, Bengaluru recently. supporters objected to the Mr. Sobaradmath and the
Mohanararu performed the will be appointed soon. against the then Chief Minis because of age and health nearly 100 BJP workers ar They also said that Mr. charge made by the BJP others. The BJP workers de
Ashtadravya Maha Ganapati According to party sourc ter Jayalalithaa. problems. rived at the venue of the in Sobaradmath had a softcor workers and asked them to nied these reports and re
Homomfollowed by es, while the purpose of the A senior leader claimed The party decided to re denite strike by farmers ner towards the Congress leave the venue. This led to sorted to a protest.
Ashtabhishekom and probe was to identify the when the DMK cadres ap vamp all units to prepare and entered into a verbal ex and was trying to mislead heated verbal duel between Mr. Sobaradmath was not
Neyyabhishekom. lapses of the partymen in proached local people with them for future polls. change with Karnataka the people in the matter. The the BJP workers and the available for comments.
2017 saw SC upholding right 200 ights hit as thick fog envelops Delhi
of expression of lmmakers No plane could takeo for nearly four hours; waiting time of six hours for most part of the day
Press Trust of India “Runway visibility since
Top court dened its nointerference policy with CBFC New Delhi 5.30 a.m. was between 50
Over 200 planes ying into metres and 75 metres. This is
Krishnadas Rajagopal and out of Delhi were de so far the worst fog we have
NEW DELHI layed, diverted or cancelled experienced this year,” R.K.
The year saw an increasing as the season’s “worst” fog Jenamani, Director, Indian
number of petitions regard reduced visibility to 50 Meteorological Department,
ing lm censorship reach metres at the Indira Gandhi Delhi area and IGI Airport
the Supreme Court. It began International Airport on the said,
with actor Amol Palekar New Year’s eve. #5 1 2 4 8 5
challenging precensorship Over 150 ights were de Overcrowded terminal

laws, to the court upholding layed, nearly 50 diverted While visibility improved to
free speech in Indu Sarkar, and an estimated 20 were 2,000 metres later in the day
to adopting a policy of non cancelled. and operations were res
interference in the function No ights could takeo tored to normal, there were
ing of the Central Board of The court wanted the CBFC to come to an independent and from Delhi for nearly four consequential delays
Film Certication in considered decision on certifying Padmavati. hours between 7.30 a.m. and throughout the day and a
Padmavati. 11.05 a.m., according to an waiting time of up to six
The court prima facie lm. The petition said pre be curbed or gagged on the airport ocial. Fog covers Feroz Shah Kotla, a fortress built by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq, in New Delhi on hours was common.
agreed with Mr. Palekar that censorship of lms was irre whims and fancies,” the Sunday. V.V. KRISHNAN
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Many took to Twitter to
precensorship of lms was levant in the Internet era. Chief Justice noted. Not CAT IIIB compliant share pictures of the over
a violation of the fundamen A series of decisions The court’s intervention Takeos from the IGI Air has advanced technology for of 2550 metres could arrive by airports as many pilots crowded domestic terminal
tal right to freedom of which followed the petition against the “verbal direc port require a minimum visi lowvisibility landings, called here. deployed by airlines were where passengers could be
speech and expression of gave reason to cheer for free tions” issued by the Uttar bility range of 125 metres. the CAT IIIB system, aircraft There were, however, not CAT IIIB compliant, the seen sitting on oors and oc
lm makers and the public. speech activists. Refusing to Pradesh government in the However, as Delhi airport qualied to land in visibility nearly 50 diversions to near source said. cupying staircases.
It asked the government and stay Madhur Bhandarkar’s release of Muzaarnagar
the CBFC to respond to the Indu Sarkar, the court held the Burning Love, a love sto
petition which contended
that it was time to act on a
recommendation made by a
that it would not curb artis
tic licence to dramatise his
torical facts. The lm por
ry of a Hindu boy and a Mus
lim girl and set in the back
drop of the 2013
Tatkal booking software
panel led by lmmaker
Shyam Benegal that the
trays the Emergency days of
19751977. It was opposed by
Muzaarnagar riots, saw the
State clarify on record that it under CBI scanner
CBFC’s role should be con a woman, who claimed to be had no objection to its re
ned to lm certication. the biological daughter of lease. But the judicial inter Press Trust of India speeding up the booking
Mr. Palekar argued that Sanjay Gandhi. The court vention came only after the NEW DELHI process and allowing pur
the provisions of the Cine held that the “national inter court found that the CBFC A number of online soft chase of multiple tickets,
matograph Act, 1952 and the est and right to know is more had already certied the ware allegedly used by tra they said.
Cinematograph (Certica important than individual’s movie. vel agents to trick the Tatkal The sources said the soft
tion) Rules, 1983 imposed reputation”. The Supreme Court de booking system have come ware work on the “auto ll”
precensorship on the free Chief Justice of India Di ned its policy on lms under the scanner of the system. The details of a
dom of speech and expres pak Misra took a signicant when Justice Misra observed CBI during its probe against large number of ticketseek
sion of the artistes and the stand in a petition to delete that the court did not want its techie who had deve ers are entered and kept rea
audience. certain scenes in the docu to step on the toes of the loped a similar system, the dy even before Tatkal book
The cine veteran said he mentary An Insignicant CBFC and wanted the statu agency’s sources said here ings open on the IRCTC
was aggrieved by the provi Man on Delhi Chief Minister tory body to come to an in on Sunday. website. These software
sions granting the power of Arvind Kejrwal. “Every ar dependent and considered During its probe against speed up the PNR generat
ordering cuts, deletions, al tist, be it a lmmaker or dra decision on certifying Pad its programmer, Ajay Garg, ing process by bypassing the
terations in a lm along with matist, has an individual mavati. The court said the the agency had noticed a IRCTC captcha and allowing
the abuse of power while ex perception of history and it judiciary cannot and should large number of software login with multiple IDs.
ercising those given by the is not up to the courts to gag not stop a statutory body that were easily available Thus a large number of
said Act and Rules while cer them. Freedom of speech like the CBFC from doing its online for a price. They bookings can be done simul
tifying and/or denying certi and expression is sacro duty by “prematurely” or were being used to trick the taneously at the single click
cation to any applicant sanct. Creative rights cannot dering a stay on its release. railway ticketing system by of the mouse.
2 new Ginger species found in the northeast
Hedychium chingmeianum was located in Nagaland, while Caulokaempferia was found in Manipur
Shiv Sahay Singh stems and creamy white nus Hedychium found in In
Kolkata owers, was brought to the dia, only ve are reported in
Scientists have discovered regional centre of BSI, Shil south India. The remaining
two new species of Ginger in long, and cultivated there. species are all found in the
easternmost districts, Uk northeast.
hrul in Manipur and Tuen Paper published The species Caulokaemp
sang in Nagaland, both bor A paper on the discovery feria dinabandhuensis was
dering Myanmar. was published earlier this discovered by Biseshwori
Hedychium chingmeia year in Telopea, an interna Thongam and Bipin Konsam
num, the species discovered tional Journal of Plant Syste of the Institute of Bioresourc
in Tuensang district, is an matics. es and Sustainable Develop
epiphytic plant and grows on “Most of the species un ment. The species has beau
tall trees, while Caulo der the genus Hedychium tiful ovalshaped pink
kaempferia dinabandhuen Caulokaempferia dinabandhuensis and Hedychium have medicinal properties. It owers which appear in
sis was found growing in chingmeianum. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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is yet to be ascertained JuneJuly.
rock crevices, boulders and whether the newly disco It was during a trip to Uk
humus rich soil in the Shirui to which the commonly Roy, found the plant Hedy vered species Hedychium hrul hills that Dinabandhu
Hills, where the highest peak found Ginger (Zingiber oci chium chingmeianum, grow chingmeianum has medici Sahoo, director of the IBSD,
stands at an elevation of nale) belongs. ing on tree trunks at Ching nal properties or not,” Mr. spotted this species.
2,938 metres. Two Botanical Survey of mei village in Tuensang Odyou told The Hindu. The scientists named the
Both the plants are from India (BSI) scientists, Nripe district. He said that out 44 taxa, 31 species after Mr. Dinaband
the family of Zingiberaceae, mo Odyou and Dilip Kumar The plant, with reddish species and 13 varieties of ge hu Sahoo.
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8 EDITORIAL MUMBAI THE HINDU

On another New Year’s Day

A century ago, an agenda was spelt out for India — it is as valid today as it was then
Gandhi’s third 1918 khorak — grained people, all secure in their
grain — is in dire distress. Behind plurality, is now being dispos
By evidence alone the dispossession caused by the

real estate maa and corporates,
sessed by an India which believes
in codes being uniform rather
the corrosive impact of cashcrop than civil. To stand in line, sit in
The Malegaon trial should show the justice
ping and shrinking of timely credit postures, speak in chants, sing in
system rises above competing narratives gopalkrishna gandhi
lines is a deepening gloom over tune is to be uniformly patriotic.
T
here are occasions when not only the accused but output costs and minimum sup To make Muslims selfconscious at
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the criminal justice system itself is on trial. The ne hundred years ago this port prices (MSPs), of which farm Eid, Christians nervous at Christ
day, on January 1, 1918, Mo er suicides are chilling testimony. mas is to be systematically patriot
case relating to the Malegaon blast of 2008 is one
handas K. Gandhi was in The ve reports of the National ic. And notwithstanding the les
such. By overruling the National Investigation Agency’s Ahmedabad. And — no surprise Commission on Farmers that M.S. sons of history, to host Israeli
nding that key members of a Hindu rightwing group here — he addressed a meeting of Swaminathan chaired consolidat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya
called Abhinav Bharat were not involved in the explo residents in that city. One would ed his warnings and his recom hu is to be more than patriotic. It is
sion that killed at least six persons and wounded over a imagine the meeting was about the mendations. It has been deeply to be mightily patriotic.
hundred in the Maharashtra town, the Special Court in Great War that was coming to an disturbing to hear him urge imple
Mumbai has chosen to let the evidence decide their end or the battle for Swaraj which we were to take, with great dicul For millennia India has lived from mentation of his recommendation The right to question
guilt or innocence. It has framed charges against them was just beginning under his lea ty in Delhi and less so elsewhere, a monsoon to monsoon. But now, on the MSP. In a plangent com Gandhi spoke of Swaraj’s three
dership. But no, it was about – and deep breath and look ahead on the relentless thirst of 1.3 billion ment powerfully reminiscent of basic khorak. But he also gave, in
for conspiracy, murder and other oences, including
again no surprise — something en where we stand on Gandhi’s rst Indians for water — domestic, agri Gandhi, he has said, “The future the same 1918 speech, a fourth
under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Preven tirely dierent. khorak point, namely, clean air, or cultural, industrial, ‘construction’ will belong to nations with grains, khorak for Swaraj. And that lay in
tion) Act. The AntiTerrorism Squad of the Maharashtra on atmospheric pollution, we — has turned our land into one not guns.” P. Sainath has been his words, “we have a right to
police and the NIA have come to varying conclusions on Three necessities would we nd, rst, that India to giant groundwater sieve. Techni speaking of the agrarian crisis with question.” This fourth khorak ex
the culpability of Abhinav Bharat members. The ATS It was about securing three basic day is among the world’s largest cally renewable, our groundwater unagging zeal. Aruna Roy’s Maz tended to political rights, social
chargesheet claims it was primarily a conspiracy necessities which he spelt out as: carbon emitters, following China, as a resource is hopelessly over door Kisan Shakti Sangathan and and economic rights. And very
hatched by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt. Col. “Air, water and grains.” He spoke the U.S. and the European Union, drawn. Per capita availability of Yogendra Yadav’s Swaraj Abhiyan specically, it led that year, 1918, to
in Gujarati and his key sentence is hurting itself by the global rise in water in India dropped from 6,042 have done likewise. The Kisan Sab the Kheda peasants satyagraha.
Prasad Purohit, among others. In a supplementary
was: Hava pani ane anaj e khorak- extreme climate events and water cubic metres in 1947 to about 1,545 ha has remained an inspiration for Looking ahead in 2018, it seems
chargesheet, the NIA concluded there was either no or na mukhya tattvo chhe (air, water and food crises. Second, that hav cubic metres in 2011. Today the the cause and the energy brought quite clear that after about four
insucient evidence to proceed against some of them. and grains are essential to human ing ratied the nonbinding Paris gure should be much lower, and to the farmers’ agitation in Maha years of cowering, the right to
Special Judge S.D. Tekale has chosen to steer clear of nourishment). If Swaraj, he said, Agreement on climate change, In by 2030, India’s water scarcity will rashtra by Yashwant Sinha’s es question is reviving in India. The
pronouncing his decision on which of the two he would means selfrule, then securing dia has undertaken a huge moral have reached alarming propor pousal of their demands has been democratic opposition is more
go by. Where two conicting reports are on record, he these three khorak means secur responsibility in terms of reducing tions. Are we — the peoplehood of salutary. And yet, looking into just condent than before of overcom
ruled it is better to go through the trial and consider the ing Swaraj. Explaining himself the emissions intensity of its GDP India — who form the stakeholders the twelve months ahead of us, I ing the fume of fear that had all but
with typical concision, Gandhi by 3335% by 2030 from 2005 le in our water resources really cannot see any helpline to India’s choked it. The emphatic improve
evidence it brings. His decision is the right one and it
said: “Air is free to all but if it is pol vels, changing over from coal aware of this? We are not. The lifeline, agriculture. ment in the Congress’s seats share
rises above the competing narratives of the two luted it harms our health… Next based generation to renewable rockhard fact is that the National While these three essential kho- in Gujarat is a sign that the fourth
agencies. comes water… From now on we energy sources and, increasing the Water Mission’s eorts notwith rak essential for India to ‘simply khorak — the right to question —
What made this case politically sensitive was the de must take up the eort to secure annual target of forest cover. standing, we are dangerously wa live’, as Mr. Sainath has put it, can make our democracy breathe
bate over whether ‘Hindu’ or ‘saron’ terror had come water. Councillors are servants of Third, and the most stark, with the ter decient and deplorably water struggling for breath, what are we the hava of Swaraj again. I see 2018
into being given the alleged role of an organisation with the people and we have a right to U.S. pulling out of the treaty, the iniquitous. Waterproigacy by a getting instead, and on a priority? confronting the behemoth of ma
the objective of establishing ‘Hindu Rashtra’ in the question them.” On the subject of nancial aid for the followup ex few contrasts with the waterin Three other khorak: the hava of in joritarianism with increasing suc
grains, he spoke with action, not pected from developing countries adequacy of the many. And water, tolerance, the pani of polarisation cess.
country. Initially, an Islamist group was accused of be
just words. In a parallel initiative is in jeopardy. This makes default or the lack of it, is the cruellest of and the anaj of uniformity. And The PIL (public interest litiga
ing behind the blasts that took place in September 2006 on the same day, he got the Guja and decits in followup a distinct these. Scarce water is also about why? Because these distract, they tion) and RTI (right to informa
at Malegaon, killing 37 people, but a later chargesheet rat Sabha, of which he was presi possibility. We need to ask and unsafe water, and it is estimated divert attention from the real life tion) methods, combining with
said the perpetrators belonged to a group of Hindu acti dent, to write to the Bombay go need to know how equipped we that 21% of communicable diseas anddeath crises. Intolerance, electoral turnarounds, can well
vists. It took nearly ten years for those initially arrested vernment to exempt in some cases are to meet our commitment to es in India are caused by poor and blowing strong since 2014, is likely make 2018 lead to 2019 becoming
to be discharged, for want of evidence. These factors and postpone in some others land the Paris Agreement. The outlook, unoverseen water supply. A sig to blow stronger in 2018. Polarisa the kind of year 1919 was — a year
cast an unfortunate shadow on the trial related to the revenue assessment due to the fai as we enter 2018, for India’s com nicant percentage of our waste tion, tried and tested in the 2014 when India, Hindu and Muslim to
lure of crops in Kheda district. mitment to the Paris treaty is water, it has been estimated, is dis election, then elded formally in gether, gave the British Raj a taste
2008 case. Allegations surfaced that the NIA prosecutor
Air, water and grains were the fraught. charged raw into rivers, lakes. Will Assembly elections in Uttar Pra of India’s Swaraj.
was under pressure to dilute the charges against Pragya triple khorak of a people in Swaraj. this new year, 2018, see someone, desh and Gujarat, is likely to be
and others. Against this backdrop, it is better that the This was the essence of his Running dry anyone, from government or our tried with greater impunity in the
evidence, whether substantive or dodgy, is assessed at a address. The scene on the second khorak, polity scream a warning about our elections due in 2018. And as for Gopalkrishna Gandhi is a former
trial, lest it be said later that there was any miscarriage On this, the rst day of 2018, if water, is even more worrisome. water peril? Most unlikely. uniformity, the India of many administrator, diplomat and Governor
of justice. Based on preliminary material, the judge has
thrown out charges under the Maharashtra Control of
Organised Crime Act. He has discharged three persons
for want of evidence, and sent two to regular courts to
be tried under the Arms Act. The rest will face trial.
The task before Cyril Ramaphosa
The new leader of the African National Congress must face up to the toll taken by the Zuma years
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This decision augurs well for the integrity of the pro
cess, as it is the best way to put at rest suspicion that of Mr. Zuma’s supporters to the moval of the country’s chief pro new leader, could nd it hard to ig
one agency tried to frame the suspects, while another ANC top executive in last month’s secutor, a Zuma appointee, hand nore both its diminishing moral
was deliberately soft. It is important that this trial, alth organisational poll may have put ing responsibility to select his authority as the champion of the
ough agonisingly delayed, is nothing but fair. paid to such hopes, even if their successor to the Deputy President. liberation movement or the politi
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populist programmes will con The verdict of the country’s cal price of defending an embat
strict Mr. Ramaphosa’s pragmatic highest court last week acquires tled Mr. Zuma. Conversely, the
For a wider pool garimella subramaniam approach on the economy before
the 2019 popular vote.
signicance against this engulng
storm of litigation. The majority
prospects of Nelson Mandela’s
protege winning the country’s pre
The burden of volunteering for clinical trials The most spectacular of Mr. Zu ruled that Parliament had failed to sidency depend on regaining the
A
must not fall only on the poor and vulnerable ruling by South Africa’s ma’s controversial links involves hold Mr. Zuma to account for the trust of the black majority that has
Constitutional Court on Fri “state capture;” a cryptic descrip use of millions of rands of public grown alienated from the erst
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linical trials involving human subjects have long day, December 29, that Par tion of the strategic connections funds to upgrade his rural home in while antiapartheid movement.
been a ashpoint between bioethicists and clini liament should put in place a me between the President’s family even as it characterised the delay Nkandla, in his native province of Critical to redressing the malaise is
cal research organisations (CROs) in India. Land chanism for Jacob Zuma’s removal and the mining and media empire as tantamount to disregarding the KwaZuluNatal. The court left no a boost to school education and
mark amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act in is a judicial setback for the Presi of the now notorious Gupta broth ombudsman’s constitutional du room for doubt as to what precise black empowerment programmes
2013 led to better protection of vulnerable groups such dent. The potentially premature ers. Tales of how the Guptas cor ties. The court referred the task of ly it meant by the failure of the le that cater to wider sections out
as illiterate people, but more regulation is needed to en end to his scandalplagued tenure nered lucrative state contracts and appointing the judges on that com gislature. It cited Section 89 of side the ANC’s ranks.
will also be a political blow for Cy even inuenced ministerial ap mission to the Chief Justice, citing South Africa’s Constitution, which The promise of free university
sure truly ethical research. While CROs have argued
ril Ramaphosa, the Deputy Presi pointments in their adopted home the obvious conict of interest in provides for the President’s remo education and the expropriation
that more rules will stie the industry, the truth is that dent, who was elected leader of were recently recounted before volved in the President’s bid. val for gross misconduct or viola of land without compensation —
ethical science is often better science. The big problem the African National Congress the U.K. House of Lords by veteran But even as a combative Mr. Zu tion of the Constitution, if two planks of Mr. Ramaphosa’s rivals
plaguing clinical research is an overrepresentation of (ANC) at the party’s conference antiapartheid campaigner Peter ma has brazened out mounting thirds of the National Assembly which the party adopted in De
lowincome groups among trial subjects. Sometimes last month. The business tycoon Hain. Dealings with the Guptas judicial challenges and growing backed such a move. cember — underscore the dicult
CROs recruit them selectively, exploiting nancial need and trade union leader narrowly have tarnished the reputation of a opposition to his rule, his past re tradeos the perceived market
and medical ignorance; at other times people overvo beat Nkosazana DlaminiZuma, a U.K.based public relations agen cord of excesses seems to be fast Challenges ahead friendly new leader would have to
former minister, Mr. Zuma’s ex cy, beside other global consulting, catching up with him. In October, The latest verdict is a sequel to the negotiate. Another contentious re
lunteer for the money. Such overvolunteering occurs
wife and preferred candidate, in software and nancial manage the country’s highest appeals court’s unanimous 2016 ruling, solution on the nationalisation of
more frequently in bioequivalence studies, which test the December 18 vote. As the or ment rms. court upheld a verdict reinstating when it held that Mr. Zuma’s refu South Africa’s central bank has
the metabolism of generics in healthy subjects. Because ganisation’s new leader, Mr. Rama nearly 800 charges of corruption, sal to reimburse the state, as per been received with some caution
these subjects are wellpaid, and get no therapeutic be phosa will also lead the party into Storm of litigation fraud, moneylaundering and the 2014 recommendations of the by the institution. Vibrant civic
net, their only reward from the trial is nancial. This the country’s 2019 general A scathing report in November racketeering in a multimillion dol country’s public protector, was in campaigns, a strong opposition
results in an incentive to lie about one’s medical history elections. 2016 by South Africa’s former pu lar arms deal. These cases have a consistent with the Constitution. and an independent judiciary
or enrol in multiple trials to maximise one’s income. His victory intensied specula blic protector — which the Presi long history of mysteriously being Mr. Zuma survived an opposition have been the hallmarks of demo
tion over the early exit of the be dent initially blocked — argued for reopened and set aside several triggered impeachment motion in cratic South Africa. Their further
Such deception is a risk not only to volunteer health
leaguered Mr. Zuma, who has an inquiry into Mr. Zuma’s ties times since the eve of Mr. Zuma’s Parliament within days of the judi consolidation is an imperative
but also to society, because it can throw o the trial’s been embroiled in allegations of with the Guptas. A year later, in ascent to oce in 2009. Perhaps cial rebuke, as also a string of mo more than ever.
results. In recent years, several Indian CROs were found high prole corruption that pre December, the Pretoria High Court buttressing the prospects for trials tions of nocondence in more re
by European drug regulators and the World Health Or date his presidential tenure since ordered Mr. Zuma to act on that re on this occasion, the Pretoria cent months.
ganisation to be fudging bioequivalence data. While 2009. But the election of a number commendation within a month, court in December ordered the re But the ANC, under a dynamic garimella.subramaniam@thehindu.co.in
such duplicity by a CRO is likely to be found out, volun
teer deception, which can impact data as greatly, can LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.
slip under the radar. Unsafe drugs can make their way
into the market as a result, or safe drugs can get reject Seeking opinion writers and columnists Roger, another actor in the However, I strongly for attention but do not Beyond boundaries
ed. This is why volunteer honesty is paramount. But It is not unusual for the have freedom of scene, was known to the disagree with his near normally denigrate those Cricket is a very popular
how can regulators ensure this? One potential solution judiciary, in the discharge expression, why not for Portuguese authorities and imperious appeal, in his junior to them who steal sport, especially in India.
is a national registry of trial volunteers, which will alert of its duties, to seek those who are in the know employed as an article, to older musicians the limelight. As long as a Since 2005, an
a CRO when someone signs up for two studies simulta external help and opinion of things? intermediary. Monckton to call it a day when they sabha invites an ageing international cricket event
neously. But this will need work, because volunteer pri (“Taking on the V. Lakshmanan, himself was supposed to feel they have lost their musician and there is an for the learning disabled
gatekeepers”, December Tirupur, Tamil Nadu have visited Portugal to lustre and glitter (Friday audience, however small, to known as the Inas Tri
vacy cannot be compromised. So regulators need to
29). In the Aruna Shanbaug work on the idea of Review – ‘Perspective’ – listen to him or her, why Nations Series has grown
create a system that anonymises each participant’s da case, the judiciary The port plan acquisition of the port. All “The temptation to not let should anyone retire? T.M. from strength to strength.
ta. Another option is to pay volunteers less, taking away constituted a medical team The information about these discussions were part go”, December 29, 2017). Krishna may deny that he is The most recent
the nancial incentive to fudge their participation histo to evaluate her condition acquiring Marmagoa port is of a larger plan, the Aligarh Music is not a game of not prescribing an age for tournament was organised
ry. But this measure, in isolation, would reduce trial and much emphasis was known and has been dealt plan, of dividing British cricket where statistics retirement but his tenor in July 2017 in England.
participation dramatically: an unacceptable sideeect placed on the medical with in R.J. Moore’s book, India into the three count and go against a indicates otherwise. Ever since its inception,
because clinical trials are essential to drug research. A report. In fact, the Escape From Empire, sovereign states of player once he loses his He has the right to speak only South Africa, England
examination by the medical Clarendon press (‘Sunday Hindustan, North West form, and therefore his his mind but he has no and Australia have
third, more sustainable solution is to encourage a wider
team was videographed Special’ – “Nizam made India and Bengal. place in a competitive right to hurt others who competed in this event and
crosssection of society to participate in research on hu and screened in court. vain bid to buy Marmagoa Hyderabad was to be contest. Musicians are not came before him. He is a all three countries have
man subjects. Society at large must realise the valuable When that was the case, port from Portugal”, recognised as a sovereign in competition with one brilliant musician and many support from their
service that clinical research subjects perform by mak what is the harm in December 31). In April 1947, state, with the Carnatic another. There is space for like me will travel anywhere mainstream federations.
ing drugs safe for the rest of us. It is imperative that this soliciting opinions from Walter Monckton, Adviser seaboard restored to it. everybody. Do we ever look to listen to him. I am sad With the next event in 2019,
burden not fall completely on the vulnerable groups. people who may have to the then Nizam of H.N. Ramakrishna, upon Sanjay that he has lost track, one hopes that India takes
Instead, the educated and auent, who have greater better knowledge of a Hyderabad, was in touch Bengaluru Subrahmanyan and T.M. something that distorts his part in the event and adds
sensitive subject? Pliability with Lord Templewood Krishna as being locked in a image as a singer par impetus to the cricketing
access to the drugs that emerge from clinical research,
is essential when there is a about the acquisition of Let them sing competition? They coexist excellence. I hate to say this movement. It needs to
must grasp the criticality of this research and pull their lurking doubt. Seen from port facilities at Marmagao, I have the greatest much to the delight of but populism is eating into grow.
weight. Selectiveness in recruiting subjects for clinical this angle, referring the lm in then Portuguese Goa. A admiration for the quality thousands of rasikas like his golden voice. Winston Stubbs,
trials leads not only to human rights violations but also Padmavati to the “royal rail link was to be built by of T.M. Krishna’s music and me who enjoy listening to R.K. Raghavan, Cape Town, South Africa
to bad science. Civil society’s vigilance is vital. family” and historians the Hyderabad state. his powerful articulation both. High Commissioner TO Cyprus, more letters online:
seems eminently correct. If Businessman Alexander whenever he writes. Senior vidwans may crave Nicosia, Cyprus www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/
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Reality bites Britain FROM THE READERS’ EDITOR
Do literary allusions hurt?
With phase one of negotiations over, the most crucial questions of Brexit will have to be addressed in 2018
year when the most crucial ques
In headline writing, there is a ne line to be kept in mind
tions will nally have to be ad (A Burntout Case), George Orwell (Nineteen
dressed, away from rhetoric and bra EightyFour) and William Golding (The In
vado. What does “taking back heritors). It also inspired the Francis Ford
control” mean, particularly when Coppola 1979 lm, Apocalypse Now, a work
one option would leave Britain eec of homage that continues to renew the con
vidya ram
tively following European rules with temporary fascination with the text.” My per
out having a say? Other critics have A.S. Panneerselvan sonal anity to Salman Rushdie’s autobiog
If 2016 was the year of hubris for pointed to the timidity with which raphy, Joseph Anton, also raises a ag of
Brexiteers, and despair and anger for Britain has broached controversial caution. Joseph Anton was a departure from
those who voted to remain, 2017 was governments — from the U.S. under The last missive of 2017 raised a politically regular autobiographies in many ways. It is
a year of reality checks. In the past Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia — ar sensitive question. A reader, who wants to not in rst person singular, but in third per
year, it became clear that many of guing that in its eagerness to esta remain anonymous, was distraught over the son. It tells the story of a man who had to as
the lavish promises of the Leave blish postBrexit trade deals, it is will Weekend Sport’s page lead headline: “Into sume a name coined from the rst names of
camp could never be fullled, such ing to put fundamental values on the Heart of Darkness” (December 30, 2017). two of the greatest writers — Joseph Conrad
as the suggestion that healthcare hold, and forgo the global leadership He felt that the headline carried the baton of and Anton Chekov — during his incognito
funding would rise dramatically (one role it had once touted. colonialism and looked at Africa as a “dark days following the fatwa. He could see them
of the now infamous pledges of the Britain in 2018 will also have to ad continent”. Was the headline pejorative in its as his godfathers and his motto during those
Leave campaign was that £350 mil dress one of the most contentious is content, context and implication? Did it dicult years was given to him by Conrad: “I
lion a week would go towards the Na sues: immigration from within and smack of the arrogance of the “civilising mis must live until I die, mustn’t I?”
tional Health Service instead of the outside the EU. Ending free move sion” of the European colonialists and impe Ever since the publication of Edward
European Union). Initial hopes that ment is one of the issues on which rialists? Said’s inuential work, Orientalism in 1978,
Brexit could be thwarted, or funda the government has been most stub scholars identifying dominant prejudices in
mentally altered, after the govern born, arguing that it was one of the Literary treatment major Western literary works have been
ment was required to gain approval main takeaways of the referendum. I would endorsed the reader’s view had the growing. However, it was Said himself who
Stumbling blocks: “A level of caution has begun to imbue the negotiations at
from Parliament following a legal a formal level.” ProEU supporters raising ags in London. GETTY IMAGES *
But its stance has sparked fear in ma sports desk used “dark continent’. However, provided a certain amount of elasticity to
challenge in the Supreme Court have ny industries — from the creative to my dilemma arose from the fact that the hea criticism in his later work, Culture and Impe
dwindled somewhat. The govern toms union, and not having any ma Justice and European regulations. agriculture, from banking to con dline was inspired by Joseph Conrad’s clas rialism, when he wrote: “No one today is
ment was able to plough ahead with jor legislative dierences across the These regulations include laws struction. There are also concerns sic, Heart of Darkness. The desk took care to purely one thing. Labels like Indian, or wo
pursuing its vision of a postBrexit U.K. The contentions of Brexiteers brought in after Britain left the un for the National Health Service — Bri capitalise ‘H’ and ‘D’ in the headline, moving man, or Muslim, or American are not more
Britain — out of the single market and that the warning of the scale of this ion. In addition, Europe’s chief nego tain has seen an exodus of European away from the general rule of avoiding capi than startingpoints, which if followed into
out of the customs union — despite problem was mere scaremongering tiator Michel Barnier ruled out ear nurses and midwives since the Brexit tal letters in running text. I am acutely aware actual experience for only a moment are
strong and spirited opposition in Par also proved inaccurate. In their state lier this month something that many vote. Finding a solution that satises of the stringent criticism of quickly left behind… No one
liament and beyond. To date, both ment setting out the agreement in had been holding out for: special both industries as well as the “hard” Chinua Achebe against the can deny the persisting con
the Conservatives and Labour re the rst phase, European leaders terms for Britain’s nancial services wing of the Leave camp will prove a novel and the novelist. tinuities of long traditions,
main committed to delivering Brexit, warned that though progress had sector, including socalled passport major challenge for the government. In his essay, “An Image of sustained habitations, na
in one form or another. been made on this issue, much re ing rights that would have given Bri Africa: Racism in Conrad’s tional languages, and cultu
mained unresolved. The extent of tain the ability to continue business Context of CHOGM Heart of Darkness”, Achebe ral geographies, but there
The end of a crucial phase the power wielded by the Democrat unhindered within the union. The Commonwealth Heads of Go wrote: “Joseph Conrad was seems no reason except fear
It would be hard to say who came out ic Unionist Party of Northern Ire All in all, the negotiations are a far vernment Meeting (CHOGM), which a thoroughgoing racist. That and prejudice to keep insist
on top of the debate by the end of the land, which is propping up the The cry from what one Cabinet Minister is scheduled to take place in London this simple truth is glossed ing on their separation and
year: the Brexiteers or their critics. resa May government, became clear described this summer as the “ea in April, and which will bring togeth over in criticisms of his work distinctiveness, as if that
The government made much of the after it initially torpedoed an agree siest in history”. While Brexiteers er leaders from across the world, in is due to the fact that white was all human life was
fact that it technically made it ment on the Irish issue, over plans continue to maintain their optimistic cluding Prime Minister Narendra Mo racism against Africa is such about.” The search for iden
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through the rst phase of Brexit ne for dierent rules for Northern Ire stance, a certain level of caution has di, will also force Britain to further a normal way of thinking tities in literature without
gotiations, on Britain’s exit terms, be land and the British mainland. It has begun to imbue the negotiations at a confront reality and spell out what it that its manifestations go harming its creative wellspr
fore the year ended. Europe had all insisted on constitutional, legislative formal level. According to the agree really wants from Brexit. It has posit completely unremarked. ings is a dicult task.
along said that talks on the future and regulatory uniformity across the ment with the European Commis ed the Commonwealth as one of the Students of Heart of Dark This raises a very perti
trade relationship could not begin U.K. sion, if a nal deal with the EU is not routes for its future trading ambi ness will often tell you that nent journalistic question:
until this crucial phase was over. Ho Until recently, leading members of reached, Britain will maintain “full tions. But without concessions on Conrad is concerned not so much with Afri in headlines, where do the literary allusions
wever, it is far from a comfortable the Leave movement within the go alignment” with the rules of the Eu immigration — in particular, the ca as with the deterioration of one European end and where does the humiliating refe
victory for Britain. Promises were vernment had been insisting that ropean internal market and customs movement of professionals, especial mind caused by solitude and sickness. They rence to identity begin? There are no easy
made with ease, only to be unful Brexit in its key aspects — including union. This would prevent a hard ly in the IT sector — it’s hard to see will point out to you that Conrad is, if anyth answers. Any cutanddry prescription may
lled. Foreign Secretary Boris John the end of the freedom of move border in Northern Ireland, poten how such a plan can counterbalance ing, less charitable to the Europeans in the end up like a memo from a cultural commis
son’s contention that Europe could ment, despised by many in that tially leaving the door open for eec the inevitable losses to trade that will story than he is to the natives, that the point sar. But, a laissezfaire attitude to a headline
“go whistle” when it came to the “di camp — would end in March 2019, tively remaining in the customs un follow Brexit. Prime Minister May’s of the story is to ridicule Europe’s civilizing may damage reputation, credibility and
vorce bill” proved to be the bravado two years after Britain triggered Arti ion and single market. The visit to India in 2016 highlighted the mission in Africa.” trust. It is for the desk to realise the ne line
that most had suspected it was: Bri cle 50. However, British industry commitment has raised the hackles diculties of its approach, but it was However, many including The Guardian, that separates sensitive words from hurting
tain will pay €4060 billion to leave cannot manage without a transition of many in the Leave camp, who possible for Britain to brush aside the rate Heart of Darkness as one among the 100 words, and literary allusions from a literal
the EU. period, and Europe is insistent that a have warned that such a move could issue to a certain extent. With Brexit
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best novels written in English. Robert undermining of individual or collective iden
Then there was the “Irish pro transition phase can only exist if Bri eectively make Britain a ruletaker. looming less than a year after the McCrum, who introduced the list of 100 tity. The problem with a novel such as Heart
blem” — how to resolve having no tain continues to meet its EU mem CHOGM meeting, this will be much greatest novels written in English, wrote: of Darkness is that it lies at the cusp of both,
hard border between the European bership obligations, including A crucial year ahead harder this time round. “The English and American writers who fell where polemical debates refuse to die down.
nation of Ireland and Britain’s North around freedom of movement and While Britain has progressed along under its [Heart of Darkness] spell include
ern Ireland while still leaving the cus the remit of the European Court of the path to Brexit, 2018 will be the vidya.ram@thehindu.co.in T.S. Eliot (The Waste Land), Graham Greene readerseditor@thehindu.co.in
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FIFTY YEARS AGO JANUARY 1, 1968
The liberation of Goa SSP’s formula to replace English
How Nehru deed the U.S. and used The Samyukta Socialist Party has accepted as its language pol
icy a twolanguage formula to replace English as the medium
force against the Portuguese of education and administration in the country. The policy
Praveen Davar emphasised the need to learn one of the regional languages
other than Hindi by the people of Hindi States and Hindi by
While Jawaharlal Nehru advised the U.S., the people of nonHindi States. Use of English, by the nonHin
the then Soviet Union, and other big di States, has been favoured only for the time being, in case
powers to abjure force and work towards they wanted to use it in their correspondence with the Centre.
disarmament, he was himself faced with The language policy resolution was yesterday [December 31,
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a dilemma in 1961: whether or not to use Lohianagar (Gaya)] discussed at the delegates session of the
force to liberate Goa. It was an agonising party’s National Conference.
decision for a person who adopted the
Gandhian approach in international af A HUNDRED YEARS AGO DECEMBER 31, 1917
fairs. Address at Industrial Conference.
After Britain and France left India, it was expected that
In his Presidential Address before the Indian Industrial Confe
Portugal would leave too. But Portugal refused. Emphasis
rence today [in Calcutta on December 30], Mr. V.P. Madhava
ing that it had been in Goa for centuries, Portugal said that
Rao, C.I.E. urged the pressing necessity for Government ac
the Goan Catholics would not be safe if it left. Portugal con
tion to exploit the economic resources and organise the indus
veniently overlooked the fact over 60% of Goans were Hin
trial forces of India in view of the situation arising out of the
dus, and many Goan Christians, like the editor Frank Mo
war and summarised the relative duties of the Government
raes, had a place of honour in Indian public life. Compared
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duties of the Government were to make a thorough industrial
Catholics living peacefully in secular India. Geography, lan CONCEPTUAL SHELF HELP and geological survey of the whole country, to aord nancial
guage and nationality bound the people of India with the pe
and technical aid to check foreign competition, to encourage
ople of Goa. It was natural that Goa, which had seen a long Sarick eect Ruskin Bond projects the opening of banks, to start model pioneer factories, to pur
indigenous freedom movement, should be a part of India. Psychology chase all Government requirements in India and to establish
In the rest of India, people began demanding that Goa be
This refers to a form of per Mussoorie’s most famous resident keeps the presses busy museum and travelling libraries and hold exhibitions.
liberated forcibly. In 1955, a satyagraha was launched by the
communist and socialist parties for the freedom of Goa. suasion wherein a person CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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When the satyagrahis entered Goa, the Portuguese opened who wishes to convince a Mini Kapoor li’. These stories, he says the Himalayas last year,
hostile audience about an in the introduction, were along with Namita Gok DATA POINT
re, killing 20 Indians. Nehru imposed an economic block
ade, but was not prepared to go further. He hoped that the issue can do so eectively It is a project somebody written when he was in his hale, called Himalaya: Ad
popular movement in Goa and the pressure of world public by rst arguing against his has to take up: to map twenties, calling the 1950s ventures, Meditations,
opinion would force the hands of the Goan authorities. own idea. This nds men how Ruskin Bond nalises his “romantic” period “as Life. It has wideranging
It was in 1957, in a letter to Vinoba Bhave, that Nehru rst tion in the book “Origi the anthologies of his pre far as stories went”. The contributions, but it is his
hinted at the possibility of military action. The Goan ques nals” authored by Ameri viously published writ Deoli he wrote about, he own, ‘A Night in a Garhwal
tion came alive when Portugal paid no heed to a UN resolu can psychologist Adam ings, how his stories nd says, was just a place in his Village’, that is the most ri
tion of December 1960 asking it to indicate when it would Grant, and is attributed to themselves in volume af mind, but he later went on veting. It is a nudge, if any
grant independence to its colonies in Asia and Africa. In De social scientist Leslie Sar ter volume in dierent to discover that “there is needed, to go back to
cember 1961, Portuguese soldiers in Goa red at villagers. ick. Arguing rst against combinations, often along were at least ve Deolis in my favourite Bond book,
Finding that his policy of patience and adherence to inter one’s own idea, Grant with newly published India — one in Rajasthan, Rain in the Mountains.
national ethics had not yielded results, Nehru decided to says, disarms the audience work or forewords. A one in Maharashtra, one
free Goa by force. Though advised by American President and makes the speaker more dicult task per in Orissa, and two in Mad Landmark year
John F. Kennedy, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan look more credible in their haps would be guring out hya Pradesh!” It perhaps But 2017 was a landmark
and UN SecretaryGeneral U Thant to postpone action, Neh eyes. It also prevents the how it is that in each die needs an enterprising soul year for the writer.
ru made up his mind. On December 18, after a longdrawn audience from seeing the rent combination, the to draw up the Deoli liter Though he has written
ght against Indian troops, the Portuguese gave up resis speaker as a motivated sa reader has the sense of ary tour. He explains here, about his personal life sto
tance. The Governor General of Goa, Vassalo e Silva, signed lesman with biased views, coming to his work afresh, as he has done previously ry in many places, there is
a document of unconditional surrender. and discourages them even with the suspicion too on many occasions, scatteredness (in the best
The Western media assailed the action as a display of “In from trying to think of ad that in the new combina that he has found his best sense of the term) to it. In
dian hypocrisy”, which represented a breach of internation ditional negatives about tion the story has some material in small towns: the year just past he nally
al law by a nation that professed nonviolence. Though the the speaker’s idea. how changed. “Although I spent three gave a more cohesive ac
liberation of Goa by force raised the prestige of the govern Mussoorie’s most fa years in London, and ve count, Lone Fox Dancing:
ment in India, it adversely aected Nehru’s international im mous resident certainly in New Delhi, those great My Autobiography. It cov
age, but only briey. Kennedy told B.K. Nehru, India’s am kept the presses buzzing cities never gave me much ers his early life and the
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bassador to the U.S., that after taking military action in Goa,
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Nehru may not be able to talk of nonviolence as he did be MORE ON Big Stories: New and Se sier to know people in down in the Mussoorie
fore. But Kennedy came to India’s rescue in India’s 1962 con
ict with China.
THE WEB 3 lected Fiction, for in
stance, he included two of
his most popular stories,
small places. Sometimes
you can’t help knowing
them.”
hills. If there’s one book
from 2017 that you must
catch up on in the early
2017: The year in review
Praveen Davar is a former Army ocer, former member of the National ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ Bond also coedited a days of 2018, let this be the
Commission for Minorities, and a political analyst http://bit.ly/2DEAFny and ‘Time Stops at Sham collection of writings on one.
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Jadhav’s incarceration is reminiscent of Kutty’s
Ultras target CRPF Both were arrested for alleged espionage in the restive province of Balochistan, but one was a Pakistani
camp, kill 5 jawans Kallol Bhattacherjee intelligence agencies. His mi President Bhutto, who be Mr. Kutty. Within two days of daughter’s education left
New Delhi gration to Pakistan was not came Prime Minister a few his arrest, his daughter Yas him shocked as the range of
Scores of CRPF personnel said the police ocial. Decades before the arrest of entirely religiondriven as he months later. meen Mohiuddin, who was suspicions became clear to
stranded in two nearby Referring to JeM militants Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakis was a staunch Communist. studying medicine in Balo him. With his family facing
buildings slowed down the recently killed in the Valley, tan, a similar case erupted in While spending a few years No reaction from India chistan’s capital of Quetta an uncertain future, even
operation. including commander Noor Islamabad on February 10, in Lahore, he came into con “The policeman very rough was expelled from the Bolan Mr. Kutty’s daughter was
Security forces used mor Muhammad Tantray, the 1973 when Pakistani com tact with Mr. Bizenjo and be ly pushed me inside one of Medical College. In a t of asked to leave Balochistan
tars to blow up the area outt’s spokesman said they mandos raided the Iraqi Em came his political secretary. the semidark cells, locked anger, Mr. Kutty shot o a immediately.
where the militants were will not be deterred but con bassy and discovered more His background only in the door and left. I could see letter to President Bhutto. The developments from
holed up. tinue the attacks. than 300 Soviet submachine creased his trouble against a tattered blanket spread on Thanks to that letter, Mr. February to May 1973
Director General of Police Chief Minister Mehbooba guns and 48,000 rounds of the backdrop of the arms re the oor. Mosquitoes were Bhutto invited him home in marked the prelude to the
(DGP), J&K, S.P. Vaid said Mufti and National Confe ammunition. As the Iraqi go covery as the intelligence of on the attack. There was a Islamabad where he re brutal crackdown by the Zul
there had been intelligence rence president Farooq Ab vernment reminded Pakis cials tried to connect him nauseating stench in the cell vealed the reasons for his ar kar Ali Bhutto government
alerts about the attack. Ac dullah condemned the tan of diplomatic immunity, with the Soviet communist Biyyathhil Mohiuddin Kutty as if some dead mouse or so rest and long interrogation. which began soon after the
cording to the police, two attack. the event led to the arrest of and Indian network in South mething was rotting in some Meeting him on May 28 at new Constitution of Pakistan
local JeM militants, identi Sepoy Jagsir Singh was Biyyathhil Mohiuddin Kutty, Asia and the continued Ba ted the bill of an Indian dou corner. I stood with my back the Presidential residence of was adopted on August 14,
ed as Mazoor Ahmad Baba killed when Pakistan violat a man from Kerala who had loch insurgency. ble agent working for Soviet against the wall for God Pakistan, Mr. Bhutto asked: 1973 and a nationwide Emer
from Drubgam and Fardeen ed the ceasere in Rajouri in migrated to Pakistan in 1947. and Indian interests inside knows how long, as I didn’t “Why did you come to Pakis gency was imposed leading
Ahmad Khanday from Tral, the Pir Panchal Valley on At the time of his arrest, he Votary of Track 2 the restive Balochistan dare sit on that blanket,” tan? Unlike the Biharis and to mass arrests and military
were killed in the Sunday. had been working as the pol In his autobiography titled province. wrote Mr. Kutty about his the U.P. and Delhiwalas, you action against Baloch mili
operations. A police ocial said Pa itical secretary to the Balo Sixty years in Self-Exile: No Pakistan had just lost its rst evening in the Phuleli had no compulsion to leave tants living in the moun
“Security forces will re kistan resorted to ring and chistan Governor, Mir Ghaus Regrets, Mr. Kutty, who later eastern wing, which became police station in Hyderabad that paradise called Kerala. tains.
main on standby at the en shelling on the forward Bukhsh Bizenjo. became a leading champion the new country of Bangla in Sindh. It also has the politics of your As Mr. Bhutto became the
counter site. We have called posts in Nowshehra sector, Pakistan blamed Iraq and of Track 2 diplomacy bet desh after the war of 1971, After weeks of interroga liking. Then why did you new Prime Minister under
o the operation for the Rajouri district, according Baloch leader Bizenjo of con ween India and Pakistan, re and a new threat to Balochis tion, the intelligence agen give all that up and come the Constitution, the crack
night but one more militant to reports reaching Srina spiring to weaken Tehran counts how his life turned tan was frowned upon by the cies of Pakistan could not here?” down began with the arrest
is suspected to be hiding,” gar. and Islamabad by arming the upside down immediately af government of President nd anything to implicate The question revealed of Mr. Bizenjo himself.
Baloch rebels on both sides ter the recovery of weapons. Zulkar Ali Bhutto. him in the case, but suspi that the President had been The bitterness of that
of the PakistanIran border. What might have prompted On February 17, a week af cion of his involvement in briefed by the unusual set of phase did not deter Mr. Kut
Mr. Kutty’s arrest was the Pakistani intelligence agen ter the weapons were disco the case continued. What factors in Mr. Kutty’s life that ty as he continues to visit
Women can perform rst step as Pakistan tried to
connect the dots of this com
cies was his pronounced
links with the international
vered, Mr. Kutty was arrest
ed from the Islamabad
probably saved him was that
unlike in the case of Mr. Jad
connected him to India and
the Soviet Union and
Kerala and stay in touch with
his family there. In 2016, he
Haj alone, says PM plex international case.
He had an unusual identi
ty for a Pakistani which at
Communist network which
had a strong base in Kerala.
Mr. Kutty, as a cardcarrying
airport even as Mr. Bizenjo
looked on helplessly. By
then, the Bizenjo govern
hav, his arrest in 1973 drew
no reaction from India at all.
The arrest had a devastat
brought him to one of the
most important Baloch lead
ers. The meeting with the
visited Kerala to recover
from a debilitating stroke
with the help of ayurvedic
“Today, Muslim women can Mr. Modi said that on Ja tracted the suspicion of the Communist in Pakistan, t ment had been dismissed by ing impact on the family of President to restart his treatment.
perform Haj without Meh- nuary 26, leaders of all 10
ram or male guardian, and I ASEAN countries would vi
am happy to note that this
time about 1,300 women
have applied for Haj without
sit India as chief guests for
Republic Day.
“Twentysixth January, Terrorists don’t fear India: Cong. Yasin Malik takes
Mehram and women from
dierent parts of the coun
try, from Kerala to North In
2018, will especially be re
membered through the ag
es. The Republic Day will be Says Pulwama incident is not a standalone case, as incursions have been rising
up prisoners’ cause
dia, have expressed their celebrated with leaders of
wish to go on Haj all 10 ASEAN countries com Special Correspondent Writes an open letter to Sushma
pilgrimage.” ing to India as chief guests,” New Delhi
He added: “I have sug he said. India is no longer feared by Special Correspondent authorities “to pay heed to
gested to the Ministry of Mi The Prime Minister said the antinational elements Srinagar the Koran and the prophet’s
nority Aairs that it should the largest Cleanliness Sur and terrorists, the Congress Yasin Malik, chief of the Jam sayings on prisoners’ rights,
ensure all women who have vey in the world would be said on Sunday, launching a mu Kashmir Liberation welfare of their families and
applied to travel alone conducted from January 4 scathing attack on the Na Front, on Sunday wrote an a fair trial”.
should be allowed to per to March 10 so as to evaluate rendra Modi government fol open letter to External Af He asked Ms. Swaraj to
form Haj. There is a lottery the achievements of Swachh lowing a terror attack on a fairs Minister Sushma Swa “uphold same principles for
system for selection of Haj Bharat Mission in urban CRPF camp in Pulwama in raj to highlight the condi prisoners here”. “The kids
pilgrims, but I would like areas. Kashmir. tions of Kashmiri prisoners. and the wives of jailed Kash
that single women pilgrims This survey will cover a “Such recurring attacks Referring to an “emotion miris are being humiliated,”
be excluded from the sys population of more than 40 send a message that the anti al” speech Ms. Swaraj made said Mr. Malik referring to
tem and given a chance as a crore in over 4,000 cities, national forces do not fear in Parliament on December the recent attempts to meet
special category.” Mr. Modi added. India,” Sushmita Dev, Con #5 1 2 4 8 5
25, Mr. Malik said, “In the Shabir Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Al
gress MP and spokesperson, speech, you illustrated the taf Shah, ShahidulIslam,
said. ordeal of Indian prisoner Peer Saifullah and so on by
Fewer incidents of She said the Pulwama in
cident was not a standalone
case. Incursions had risen Defensive mode: CRPF personnel taking positions in Pulwama on Sunday. *
NISSAR AHMAD
Kulbushan Jadhav’s meeting
with his family in Pakistan.
Your words touched the
their families.
“I did not write this letter
as a politician but as an eye
Maoist violence incrementally. Mr. Modi had
claimed he had a 56inch “You have a talk after with a wishywashy foreign A Defence Ministry noti
chords of my heart ... I stand
for the rights of Mr. Jadhav
witness to miseries of jail
life ... Let us take a leaf out
chest and that he would Christmas and an attack hap policy. India is being increas cation said an ocer who too.” of this present disappoint
Mr. Kumar said several in kangiri in Odisha and at teach Pakistan a lesson. pened today [Sunday] in Pul ingly taken more and more was till now paying 60,000 He said the speech made ment and tread a path that
stances of top Maoist leader CharreMarre, Kanhargaon “What that lesson could wama. We are unable to ac lightly,” she said. a year would now have to him recall “his old mother’s can make our lives more ci
ship siphoning o money and Jaal Top in Kanker dis be he should decide. The cept these two. We do not pay from 1.20 lakh. “It is ea ordeal when she was denied vilised. Religious teachings,
and running extortion rack trict of Chhattisgarh. Congress will support him if oppose dialogue [with Pakis Ex-servicemen’s welfare sy to talk about patriotism a chance to hug me at the Ti international covenants and
ets has also attributed to he takes any step in the inter tan] but what is the result of The Congress raised the is and to sing songs about na har Jail”. pledges govern our indivi
their decline. ‘Leaders ailing’ est of the nation. But he this if an attack dampens the sue of increase in premium tionalism. This attack on ex “My crying sister too dual and public lives. Let us
“Nothing happened in a A senior Home Ministry o must do something imme image of the country in the for the exservicemen’s con servicemen hits at the very could not tolerate to see me all pledge to follow these
year’s time. In 2004 when cial said the top Maoist lea diately,” she said. world,” Ms. Dev said. tributory health scheme. A narrative BJP is trying to pro from behind a glass wall at promises and regulations at
all Maoist organisations dership was ageing and ma To a question on a meet She said the Congress ex group of exservicemen, in ject. They should assure ja the Jhodpur jail, talking on least in case of prisoners
merged, for two years they ny suered from ailments. ing of the National Security pected the Modi government cluding retired MajorGener wans’ families that they can an intercom just like Mr. Jad and make their lives and the
planned many attacks. By The recruitments were al Advisers of the two nations to have “consistency” in its al Satbir Singh, chairman of head to the border without hav,” he said. lives of their families better,”
2010, maximum attrition so at an alltime low as se reportedly held on Decem foreign policy. “We have Indian Exservicemen Move fear as the government will Calling for respecting the said Mr. Malik ending his let
took place and from there curity forces had penetrated ber 26, she said Parliament been repeatedly saying India ment, was present at the take care of their families,” rights of the prisoners, Mr. ter with a couplet of poet Iq
on there has been a steady many territories in the past should be kept in the loop. is coming across as a nation press conference. Ms. Dev said. Malik asked the Pakistani bal.
decline,” said Mr. Kumar. decade. The earlier reports
The Border Security of Muppala Lakshman Rao
Force (BSF) deployed for an
tiMaoist operations apart
from the Central Reserve
alias Ganapathi, the elusive
head of the banned CPI
(Maoist) making way for his
Did Ajit Doval meet LeftBJP slugfest in Tripura buildup
Police Force (CRPF) esta
blished base at four new lo
secondincommand and
chief of the Central Military his Pak. counterpart?
cations in Odisha and Commission (CMC) Namba CPI(M) and Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ght it out on Twitter
Chhattisgarh. la Keshav Rao alias Basavraj Special Correspondent sues including neighbour
The BSF established a were not found to be NEW DELHI hood aairs and ring along Special Correspondent In a prompt reply, the been at the helm for 20
camp at Kartanpalli in Mal correct. India maintained silence on the Line of Control. New Delhi Communist Party of India years. More such statements
Sunday on reports suggest An Indian daily reported The war of words between (Marxist) ocial handle are in the ong.
ing that National Security that Mr. Doval raised the is the Bharatiya Janata Party @cpimspeak tweeted a re The Left government has
Finance back with Nitin Adviser Ajit Doval met his

Pakistani counterpart, Lt.
Gen. Nasir Khan Janjua, in
sues of crossborder inltra
tion and
violations.
ceasere
(BJP) and the Left parties has
intensied ahead of the Trip
ura Assembly polls sche
buke comparing the crime
gures for Tripura and
Assam.
50 of the 60 seats in the As
sembly. It is facing a chal
lenge in the tribal belt which
as BJP bows to pressure Bangkok on December 26, a
day after the high drama ov
The Hindu has learnt that
the two NSAs have main
duled for February. BJP lead
er and Assam Minister On crime records
the BJP has been desperately
trying to enter.
er family members meeting tained regular contact since Himanta Biswa Sarma and “Have some shame Himanta
He however, said he had On Thursday, the rst ca death row prisoner Kulb they rst met to defuse ten the Left had a verbal duel on Biswa Sarma! According to Targeting the tribals
never threatened to resign binet meeting of the new hushan Jadhav in Islama sion in December 2015. Twitter after he threatened NCRB [National Crime Re Mr. Sarkar and the Left ac
from the party as was re Rupani government was de bad. It was earlier reported by to send Chief Minister Manik cord Bureau] Assam has cused the saron party of re
ported in a section of the layed for four hours as se Diplomatic sources have an Indian newspaper that Sarkar to Bangladesh. Himanta Biswa Sarma amongst the highest crime peatedly instigating extreme
media. rious dierences cropped indicated to The Hindu that the meeting was presche Criticising the law and or rate against women in the elements among the tribal
Under the original alloca up between the Chief Minis the meeting took place in duled indicating that the De der in the State at a rally in ment condemning Mr. Sar country. Tripura is nowhere population to side with
tion of portfolios, nance ter and his deputy regarding Bangkok, following pre cember 25 meeting between Mr. Sarkar’s constituency, ma for what it called “auth near Assam’s shameful re them.
and energy were given to the portfolios allocation. vious such interactions. mother and wife of Kulb Dhanpur, on Saturday, the oritarian and cord of crimes against wo “The problem is that the
Saurabh Patel, while the Mr. Patel had reportedly A Pakistani newspaper, hushan Jadhav in Islamabad Assam Minister said Mr. Sar undemocractic” speech. men like rapes and rapes on youth among the tribals do
Chief Minister had retained told the Chief Minister that The Tribune, reported that and the subsequent row did kar should be shipped o to Reacting to it, Mr. Sarma minors. People of Tripura not share the same anity
urban development and pe he was not happy with some following his return, Lt. not aect the Bangkok Bangladesh after the As said, “Condemn me later, will remember this insult to with the Left as their parents
troleum departments, ear of the ‘lowprole’ portfo Gen. Janjua briefed former event. The newspaper said sembly elections were over. rst punish the culprits who the State and its CM!” would. We are aware of the
lier handled by Mr. Nitin lios while distancing himself Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif the meeting was planned af The remarks triggered an raped and murdered four in The BJP, according to its disconnect and are working
Patel. from the government and in a vehour meeting. The ter informing the Foreign argument. nocent girls aged between 14 senior functionaries, has de for better communication
With the latest rejig, Mr. refusing to assume charge report suggested that both Ministry ocials on both The Tripura Left Front and 16 in the last two months cided to direct its attack on with them,” said a highrank
Saurabh Patel is left with on the next day. sides discussed several is sides. committee issued a state in Tripura.” the Chief Minister who has ing Left leader.
ly the energy portfolio. In what was seen as a
The 61yearold veteran showofstrength on Satur
leader’s resentment over
portfolio allocation had be
come a major challenge to
day, large crowds were seen
outside Mr. Patel’s residence
in Ahmedabad. The Patidar
Lalu’s oer has no meaning: Kushwaha
the newly elected BJP community rallied behind Press Trust of India open oer of RJD chief Lalu Prasad had also reminded morial hall before being con
government. the veteran leader, who PATNA Prasad to him to ally with the the RLSP that it might not get victed in a fodder scam case
The party high com emerged as the tallest lead Union Minister and Rashtri RJD and that his party would adequate seats within the by a CBI special court on De
mand’s yielding to Mr. Patel er of the community. ya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) give more seats to Mr. Kush National Democratic Al cember 23, 2017.
is indicative that with just 99 Besides his supporters, chief Upendra Kushwaha on waha’s party. liance, Mr. Kushwaha made Mr. Kushwaha claimed
seats — it’s lowest tally in some elected MLAs and RSS Sunday said the Rashtriya Ja Asked whether he had re it categorical that “We are that his party did not strive
Gujarat since 1995 — the BJP leaders, Patidar quota sup nata Dals’s oer to him to al jected Mr. Prasad’s oer, the not bothered about [number for the development of a par
government will have to porter and Sardar Patel ly with it had “no political Union Minister reiterated of ] seats [at the moment]. So ticular caste/community,
walk a tight rope and can no Group leader Lalji Patel also meaning.” that “Mr. Prasad’s oer does from where does such ques rather it worked for the
longer take any leader, par visited him, expressing sup The Minister of State for not have any political mean tion arise.” uplift of all sections of socie
ticularly seniors like Mr Pa port in his ght for “pres Human Resource Develop ing.” Mr. Prasad had made this ty especially that of down
tel, for granted. tige.” ment was reacting to an When pointed out that Mr. oer at a function at S.K. Me trodden.
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INTERVIEW | AYMAN SAFADI
‘We can count on India for support to twostate solution’
Jordanian Foreign Minister says the UN General Assembly vote was rearmation that India stands by the principles it has held through all these years of conict
Suhasini Haidar twostate solution that would the UN General Assembly its ghters from these very public discourse of hate In terms of IndiaPakistan
The Jordanian Minister of Foreign Aairs, Ayman Safadi, allow an independent sove [on Jerusalem] was a rear groups. Do you think, with speech. We cannot have dou relations, Jordan has good re
was in Delhi for bilateral talks ahead of a planned visit by Jor reign Palestinian state with mation that India stands by hindsight, it was a mistake ble standards. We all must lations with both countries,
danian King Abdullah II, his rst since 2006. Mr. Safadi says Occupied [East] Jerusalem as the principles it has held to arm and train them? ght a narrative that seeks to and what we would like to
India can play an important role in the West Asian (Israel its capital, on the lines of the through all these years of create divide on race, reli see is the two countries be
Palestine) peace process. 1967 situation, and that conict. We value India’s ■ None of the Daesh ghters gion and gender. ing able to resolve their die
would allow a peaceful Israel role. was trained in Jordan. Yes, rences and build a peace that
There is a sense that the his visit in early 2018, as soon as well. We want every coun It is not for us to judge its Jordanian ghters did join Does that extend to where Indian people and Pakistani
IndiaJordanian ties have as possible, and we hope to try to support this. India has foreign policy, and India is a Daesh, but that is a pheno India sees its threat, i.e. on people deserve.
not kept their promise from create momentum to put us always had a very clear posi great and sovereign country, menon across the world, and terror groups based in
a decade ago. Would you on a fast track of ties. tion in favour of a just, last which will make decisions in especially the Arab and Mus Pakistan? In striking a Two years ago, India
agree? ing peace, and we encourage the interests of its people. lim world. balance in the region, would objected to the U.S. decision
You spoke of opportunities, India to be more engaged But we know we can count Ultimately, Daesh was you in Jordan have to sell F16s to Pakistan,
■ The potential is enormous, but equally Jordan is in a and would like to see more of on India’s support for peace able to exploit the suering diculties bettering ties citing its support to terror
and we have not lived up to region in turmoil. Jordan an Indian role [in the peace and the twostate solution, of the Syrian people and ex with India given close ties groups that target India.
it. Yes, trade is more than $2 itself houses millions of process]. <
> sovereign
India is a great and
country, which is the only path to ploit their pain to further its with Pakistan? Subsequently, Pakistan
billion, but most of that refugees from Palestine and which will make peace. own agenda of hate. It has sought secondhand F16s
comes from trade in a few Syria. How will this change During Prime Minister been seven years now, and ■ When it comes to terror, from Jordan. Has India
decisions in the
items like potash and phos in 2018? Narendra Modi’s visit to At the beginning of the all of the need to pause and we are unequivocal, and we raised this with you?
interests of its
phate and we would like to Israel, the government said Syrian crisis, Jordan was ask whether we dealt with have rejected terror in all its
diversify. Jordan could be a ■ For us, the core issue re it was now dehyphenating people among the countries that the crisis in the right man forms. Jordan has also been ■ I am not aware of this, and
market and would welcome mains the PalestinianIsraeli its relations with Palestine provided shelter, and even ner. consistent in calling for all I have no comment on the is
investment from Indian com conict and there cannot be and Israel. Do you think it ■ India has always stood on training and funding to the Ignorance is Daesh’s best states to resolve their die sue. We have good ties with
panies, including in ICT, in peace and stability in the re can still play the role, you the side of justice, and that ‘moderate opposition’ to the ally, and that is why we need rences and stand up to terro both countries [India and Pa
frastructure and energy. His gion without a resolution to mentioned, in the peace has always helped us in the Assad regime. Over time, the to provide better education, rism, which is the enemy of kistan] and we would like to
Majesty is looking forward to the conict on the basis of a process? peace process. The vote at Islamic State [Daesh] drew to cleanse our textbooks and us all. build on those ties.
IN BRIEF
Vacancies, MoP uncertainty stares at SC Police have
no clue on
Seven judges due to retire in 2018, adding to the six vacancies; little progress in nalising the procedure on appointments tracking
Krishnadas Rajagopal
NEW DELHI
Bill unanimously to form it.
Shortly after striking
<
> The Government
of India has
vacancies are imminent. Of
the seven retiring judges,
Court and for appointment
of Chief Justices in the nine
Chandigarh
With six vacant posts alrea down the NJAC, which gave conveyed the need four are part of the Collegi High Courts which are func Even as the Central Bureau
Rajnath leaves for China dy, the Supreme Court the political class an equal to make um, meaning the body will tioning with acting Chief of Investigation has regis
border in Uttarakhand seems to be staring at a crisis say in judicial appointments, see a complete, if not drastic, Justices”. tered an FIR against three
NEW DELHI
improvements on
as seven more judges will re the Constitution Bench the draft MoP overhaul in 2018. travel agents for the alleged
Union Home Minister Rajnath
tire in 2018. asked the government to Chief Justice of India Di Appointments made tracking of 25 minors
Singh on Sunday left for a
The vacancies remain un take the initiative to draft the Collegium should revisit its pak Misra and Justices J. Che During 2016, four judges from Punjab to France us
twoday visit to Dehradun to
celebrate the New Year with
lled, but there seems to be MoP. selection of persons for judi lameswar, Madan B. Lokur were appointed in the Su ing forged documents, the
ITBP personnel on the India no end to the prolonged sta This separate judgment cial appointments in the and Kurian Joseph — all part preme Court and 14 Chief State police have no clue
China border in the Nelong lemate between the Su came in December 2015 after light of its judgment holding of the vemember Collegi Justices in the High Courts, about the case.
Valley in Uttarakhand. The preme Court Collegium and the court had taken public Justice C.S. Karnan, a Calcut um — are due to retire in Mr. Chaudhary replied to a The police said on Sun
Home Minister will visit the the government over nalis opinion and agreed that the P.P. Chaudhary ta High Court judge, guilty of 2018. Justice Ranjan Gogoi, question in Parliament. day that they had come to
border outpost, an official ing a Memorandum of Proce Collegium system needed contempt of court. the current Judge Three, is in Besides, 126 fresh ap know about the case
said. The Minister will be with dure (MoP) to appoint judges improvement. The government high “The Government of India line to be Chief Justice in Oc pointments of judges were through the media and a
the Himveers on January 1 to the apex court and the lighted the need for transpa has conveyed the need to tober 2018. made in the High Courts, preliminary inquiry by
and that it is the first ever High Courts. Points of dierence rency, a separate secretariat, make improvements on the Justices Amitava Roy, R.K. which is the highest in a ca them indicated that no
visit of any Union Home No thaw is in sight on the Union Minister of State for eligibility criteria and me draft MoP to the Supreme Agrawal and A.K. Goel are lendar year. During 2017, as such incident had been re
Minister to forward locations MoP ever since the National Law and Justice P.P. Chaud chanism to deal with com Court,” Mr. Chaudhary re the others retiring in 2018. on December 19, ve judges ported in their region.
in Nelong, with temperatures Judicial Appointments Com hary recently apprised Par plaints on August 3. The Col plied to a question in in the Supreme Court, eight “We don’t have any in
as low as 15° Celsius. IANS mission was declared uncon liament of the trajectory of legium sent its nalised Parliament. HCs in need Chief Justices of the High formation regarding stu
stitutional by a Constitution the toandfro between the proposal on the draft on As the fracas over the MoP Besides, nine High Courts Courts and 115 fresh judges dents going missing. We
No free PIO card Bench of the Supreme Court Law Ministry and the Collegi March 13, 2017, rejecting the continues, there seems to be are functioning with Acting in the High Courts have been even inquired about it, but
conversion from today
in October 2015. um over the MoP. The rst idea of a government veto on no move to ll the six vacan Chief Justices. The govern appointed, he said. as of now, nothing has
NEW DELHI #5 1 2 4 8 5
The panel was a brain draft of the MoP was sent to names recommended by the cies in the Supreme Court, ment informed Parliament There are 395 vacancies come to the fore. We have
People of Indian Origin (PIOs)
will have to pay a fee in 2018
child of the National Demo the court on March 22, 2016. Collegium on grounds of na which has 25 judges against that it had “not received any across 24 High Courts and neither received complaint
if they wish to convert their cratic Alliance government, It replied on May 25 and July tional security. the full strength of 31. Ho proposal for lling six vacan 5,984 judicial vacancies in from any school nor from
identity cards to Overseas and Parliament had passed a 1 that year. Mr. Chaudhary said the wever, seven more crucial cies of judges in the Supreme the subordinate judiciary. parents regarding this,”
Citizen of India (OCI) cards as Jagjit Singh, Superinten
the government has stopped dent of Police (Investiga
More channels to train teachers Key Bardhaman blast
the scheme of free conversion tion), Kapurthala, told The
effective from Monday, a Hindu.
Home Ministry official said. A Mr. Singh said the police
decision has been taken to
not to give any more case suspect held were waiting for intimation
from the CBI. “Till now, the
extension. PTI 13.6 lakh of them set 2019 deadline to get qualied under the RTE amendment CBI has not contacted us. If
Haroon Habib blasts in 2005. The 35year they do get in touch, we
O.P. Singh is new DGP Vikas Pathak mil and Telugu, one in Ben DHAKA old militant leader is a Shura will oer all support,” he
of Uttar Pradesh NEW DELHI gali and Assamese, and one The Bangladesh police have (supreme council) member said.
LUCKNOW
With 13.6lakh untrained in Odiya and other regional claimed to have arrested top of the militant outt and the Mr. Singh did not rule
Om Prakash Singh will be the
teachers registering with the languages,” said an ocial militant leader Abu Syeed Southern Region chief of out the apprehension that
new DirectorGeneral of
National Institute of Open who did not wish to be alias Talha, who is one of “Neo JMB”, said Bogra supe the school addresses that
Police of Uttar Pradesh. He
will succeed incumbent
Schooling to get trained by named. “This apart, an en the main accused in the rintendent of police Md. had appeared during the
Sulkhan Singh, whose tenure 2019 to retain their jobs, the coder will be used to allow 2014 Bardhaman blast of Asaduzzaman CBI investigation could be
ended on Sunday. The new Union government has TV audience to interact di West Bengal. Talha was held in Amar fake.
DGP is an alumnus of St. chalked out a programme to rectly with subject experts Talha, who was arrested purhat on the BograNatore He, however, said “it’s a
Xavier’s College, the National roll out televised lectures in sitting in the studio and ask in Nandigram of northern highway while he was on his matter of investigation and
Defence College and the regional languages and ena questions.” Bogra on Friday, is also a way from Bogra to Rajshahi a further probe by CBI
Delhi University. He joined IPS ble them to interact with ex The encoder, the ocial death row convict for the on a motorbike, said the dis would only unravel the oc
in 1983. PTI perts in the studios during said, is a device that permits countrywide serial bomb trict police chief. currence of case.”
the lecture. Quality emphasis: A degree or diploma in elementary live video interaction with a
Northeast to get The decision was taken at education is mandatory for teachers now. FILE PHOTO *
large section of the audience
air dispensaries a review of the programme at the same time, and has
NEW DELHI
held by Union Human Re to Free and Compulsory glish and Hindi — of the 32 been given to the NIOS by
The Union government’s plan source Development Minis Education (Amendment) channels for telecasting edu ISRO.
to launch air dispensary
ter Prakash Javadekar. Act, 2017, mandates teachers cational programmes — dedi The IITBombay, which is
services — helicopters with
Since many schools had to acquire B.El. Ed (Bachelor cated to teacher training, as oering lectures to students
equipment and doctors — for
come up after the launch of of Elementary Education) or part of its Swayam Prabha of 345 engineering colleges
medical emergencies in
remote and hilly areas of the
the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan D. El. Ed. (Diploma in Ele initiative. across India, has oered to
Northeast region may be a and the RTE, many teachers mentary Education) quali provide time slots to the
reality soon. without requisite training cations by May 31, 2019, to More languages NIOS to broadcast its lec
Sources said the government had been hired. Some had retain their jobs. The NIOS, “From the one DTH channel tures live, the source said.
has agreed to allocate 80 studied just till school. They an autonomous organisation available for viewing lec “We are also planning to
100 crore for the proposed were given ve years to train under the Ministry, is tasked tures in Hindi and English, have a tollfree number oper
launch of two air dispensaries themselves, but many have with training these teachers. there will soon be three ational for 16 hours a day to
operating from Shillong and not acquired the training till Till now, the government more channels dedicated to answer the questions,” said
Imphal. IANS now. The Right of Children had one DTH channel in En teacher training: one in Ta an ocial.
Utkal Express accident
report blames ocials
Muzaffarnagar
The nal inquiry report into
a major train accident in
Khatauli in August blames
several ocials, including a
junior engineer, for the tra
gedy that killed 23 people, a
senior Indian Railways o
cial has said.
Divisional Railway Manag
er (Delhi) R.N. Singh inspect
ed Muzaarnagar, Meerut Deadly accident: Coaches of the PuriHaridwar Utkal Express
and Khatauli railway stations after it derailed at Khatauli near Muzaarnagar. PTI *
on Saturday.
He said the nal report of war Utkal Express jumped employees at the Khatauli
the inquiry conducted by the rails in Khatauli, nearly station for lapses during du
the Safety Commissioner in 40 km from Muzaarnagar, ty hours.
to the tragedy had been sub killing 23 people and injur Mr. Singh said the Railway
mitted to the Railway Board. ing more than 150. Board was not considering
On August 19, fourteen On August 30, the Railway withdrawing the action ta
coaches of the PuriHarid administration suspended 13 ken against the employees.
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ELSEWHERE
Iran restricts access to social media Pak. defends Saeed’s
participation in rally
Measure taken to preempt more demonstrations; Interior Minister sends warning to protesters
No restriction on his freedom of speech
Agence France-Presse in clashes in the small west There have also been re
Tehran ern town of Dorud late on Sa minders of the continued Press Trust of India estine has participated in
Iran cut access to social me turday, but denied security support for the regime Islamabad many of these meetings.
dia on Sunday in a bid to forces were responsible. among conservative sections Pakistan on Saturday de The public meeting held
Puigdemont asks Madrid
to reinstate his govt. head o further protests af There were no signs of ma of society, with proregime fended Haz Saeed’s partici yesterday was yet another
MADRID
ter days of unrest that saw jor protests during the day students holding another pation in a proPalestine ral demonstration of the Pakis
Ousted Catalan president two people killed and dozens on Sunday, though ocials day of demonstrations at the ly, saying that the tani strong sentiments in
Carles Puigdemont on arrested. appeared to be bracing for University of Tehran on Sun JamaatudDawah chief ’s support of the Palestinian
Saturday demanded that The Interior Minister unrest after dark. day. They had outnumbered UN proscription does not cause,” it said.
Madrid reinstate his regional warned protesters will “pay In an apparent attempt to protesters at the university place any restrictions on his
government. A solid showing the price” as footage on so stave o more unrest, the the day before, although on freedom of expression. Solidarity with Palestine
by pro-independence parties cial media showed thou authorities began blocking line videos showed signi Saeed and Palestinian It said Pakistan has always
in the December 21 snap sands marching across the access to photosharing and cant protests around parts of Ambassador to Pakistan Wa supported the twostate so
elections have strengthened country overnight. online messaging services on central Tehran later in the lid Abu Ali participated in lution. “The people and Go
the hand of the secessionists, The spate of demonstra mobile phones, including Te evening. the rally in Rawalpindi on vernment of Pakistan res
albeit they did not capture a tions began in second city legram, which the govern Friday. India took strong ex pect the Palestinian
majority of votes cast. AFP Mashhad on Thursday over ment accused of being used 80 people detained ception to it following which Ambassador’s active partici
Angry about the economy: Iranian police preventing university
high living costs, but quickly to foment violence, local me students from joining other protesters in Tehran. AP *
An ocial in Arak, around Palestine recalled the pation in events organised
St. Petersburg attack spread throughout the coun dia and Telegram’s CEO said. 300 km southwest of Teh Ambassador. to express solidarity with
suspect arrested try and turned against the Is “Those who damage pu ests” showed people “were get excited,” Parliament di ran, said 80 people had been Pakistan Foreign Oce the people of Palestine,” it
MOSCOW
lamic system as a whole, blic property, disrupt order getting wise as to how their rector for international af detained there overnight. said in a statement that the said.
Russian investigators on with slogans such as “Death and break the law must be money and wealth is being fairs Hossein AmirAbdolla Iranian authorities have country’s steadfast support Saeed, who was among
Saturday arrested a suspect
to the dictator”. responsible for their beha stolen and squandered on hian wrote in a tweet blamed external forces for to the Palestinian cause was the speakers, accused Zion
linked to the St. Petersburg
viour and pay the price,” In terrorism”. directed at Mr. Trump. “Sedi fomenting the protests, say well known and several ral ists and Hindu leaders of
bomb which tore through a
2 killed in clashes terior Minister Abdolrahman Iranian authorities have tion, unrest and chaos are ing the majority of social me lies had been held since the destroying the world peace.
supermarket, wounding 18
people. The Interfax news
Lorestan Province Deputy Rahmani Fazli said on state sought to distinguish antire dierent from gatherings dia reports were emanating U.S. announced its decision He urged the Muslim
agency quoted a source as Governor Habibollah Khojas television. gime protesters from what and peaceful protests to pur from regional rival Saudi Ara to recognise Jerusalem as countries to send their ar
saying the suspect was tehpour told state television U.S. President Donald they see as legitimate eco sue people’s livelihoods,” he bia or exile groups based in capital of Israel. mies if the U.S. moved its
35-year-old Dmitry that two people were killed Trump said the “big prot nomic grievances. “Do not said. Europe. “The Ambassador of Pal embassy to Jerusalem.
Lukyanenko, a resident of St.
Petersburg and member of
the nationalist “New Age”
movement. AFP ‘Australian envoy’s tipo 18 killed in attack on Afghan funeral
‘Injured Indian man in
Chicago recovering well’
WASHINGTON
triggered FBI Russia probe’ Bomb went o during the funeral ceremony for a former Governor
Bakar Saieed, who was injured Agence France-Presse motorcycle lay in the dirt at
during an attempted armed
robbery in Chicago in which
He passed on information given by Trump’s campaign aide Jalalabad the cemetery.
A suicide attacker blew him The incident in Nangar
Arshad Vhora, another Indian, Reuters meeting, Australian ocials with people who claimed to self up at a funeral in eastern har, a restive province bor
was shot dead, is stable and Washington passed the information that have ties to top Russian o Afghanistan on Sunday, kill dering Pakistan and a strong
recovering well. In a tweet,
Trump campaign adviser came from Papadopoulos to cials. It was the rst criminal ing at least 18 mourners and hold for the Islamic State
the consulate general in
Chicago said Mr. Saieed is
George Papadopoulos told their American counterparts charge alleging links bet wounding another 13, o (IS), comes days after the
“conscious” and “recovering an Australian diplomat in when leaked Democratic ween the Trump campaign cials said, capping a deadly group claimed an assault on
well by God’s grace”. Envoy May 2016 that Russia had emails began appearing on and Russia. year for civilians. a Shia cultural centre in Ka
Neeta Bhushan had visited political dirt on Democratic line, according to the new The White House has There was no immediate bul that left 41 people dead
him in hospital earlier. PTI presidential candidate Hil spaper, which cited four cur played down the former claim of responsibility for and more than 80 wounded.
lary Clinton, The New York rent and former U.S. and aide’s role, saying it was “ex the blast which authorities That followed a Christmas
Times reported on Saturday. foreign ocials. tremely limited” and that initially said was caused by a Day attack, also claimed by
36 killed, 11 injured in
Kenya accident The conversation bet Besides the information any actions he took would suicide attacker but now be IS, near an Afghan intelli
NAIROBI
ween Papadopoulos and the from the Australians, the have been on his own. lieve was triggered by explo gence agency compound in
diplomat, Alexander Down probe by the Federal Bureau The New York Times, ho sives attached to a motorcy Killed while mourning: Afghan security personnel inspecting the Afghan capital that left
Thirty-six people were killed
er, in London was a driving of Investigation was also wever, reported that Papa cle. The Taliban said on the scene of Sunday’s suicide attack in Jalalabad. AFP *
six civilians dead.
and 11 injured early on Sunday
in a head-on collision factor behind the FBI’s deci propelled by intelligence dopoulos helped set up a Twitter that they had noth More than 8,000 civilians
between a bus and a lorry on sion to open a counterintel from other friendly govern meeting between Mr. Trump ing to do with the incident. lah Khogyani told AFP. The for a former Governor of were killed or wounded in
a road in central Kenya, police ligence investigation of Mos ments, including the British and Egyptian President Ab “The explosion was Governor’s oce put the Haska Mina district who died conictrelated violence in
said. The accident occurred at cow’s contacts with the and Dutch, The Times said. del Fattah alSisi and edited caused by a motorcycle death toll at 18, with 13 recently of natural causes, a the rst nine months of this
3 a.m. (0000 GMT) close to a Donald Trump campaign, Papadopoulos pleaded the outline of Mr. Trump’s bomb our investigation has wounded. statement from the Gover year, according to data com
notorious stretch on the The Times reported. guilty on October 30 to lying rst major foreign policy #5 1 2 4 8 5
concluded,” Nangarhar Go The explosion happened nor’s oce said. piled by the UN Assistance
Nakuru-Eldoret highway. AFP Two months after the to FBI agents about contacts speech in April 2016. vernor’s spokesman Attaul during the funeral ceremony The twisted wreckage of a Mission in Afghanistan.
Suspected Islamist militant ‘Vessel with

oil for North
arrested near Rohingya camp Korea seized’
Reuters
He was in touch with international jihadist groups Seoul
South Korean authorities

Agence France-Presse local chief Ruhul Amin said authorities have not found have seized a Panama
Cox’s Bazar in a statement. But after his any connections so far bet agged vessel suspected of
Bangladesh police on Sun release, Awal “communicat ween Awal and Rohingya transferring oil products to
day arrested a suspected Is ed with various internation refugees. North Korea in violation of
lamist militant from the bor al militant groups through international sanctions, a
der district of Ukhia, near social media in an eort to Refugees in Bangladesh customs ocial said on
camps where thousands of establish Khilafat (a cali An estimated 6,55,000 Roh Sunday.
Rohingya Muslims eeing a phate) through socalled ji ingya have left Myanmar The seizure was the se
military crackdown in Myan had”, Mr. Amin said. since late August to escape cond to be revealed by
mar have taken shelter. Police allege Awal is a what UN ocials have South Korea within a few
The Rapid Action Batta member of a new faction of termed ethnic cleansing days, as the United Nations
lion (RAB), an elite police the Jamaatul Mujahideen with possible “elements of steps up eorts to squeeze
tasked with tackling Islamist Bangladesh ( JMB), a home genocide”. Most of the refu essential oil supplies to the
extremism, said it detained grown Islamist group, and gees have settled in Bangla country.
30yearold Sharful Awal for was involved in organising desh’s southeastern border The ship, KOTI, was
allegedly communicating local extremists. areas like Ukhia. seized at Pyeongtaek
with international jihadist The new JMB faction has Bangladeshi authorities Dangjin port, the ocial
groups. been blamed for a wave of have stepped up security told Reuters. The port is on
attacks on foreigners and re and surveillance eorts in the west coast, south of In
Freed in January ligious minorities, including the Rohingya camps over cheon.
Awal was freed on bail in Ja the deadly attack on a posh fears the squalid settlements The KOTI’s estimated
nuary after he was charged Dhaka cafe last year in could be perfect recruit time of arrival at the port
with antiterrorism and ex which 18 foreigners were ment grounds for home was December 19, accord
plosivesrelated oences in shot and hacked to death. grown and international ex ing to VesselFinder Ltd., a
the Chittagong region, RAB But the RAB’s Amin said tremist groups. tracking service provider,
Pakistan’s girl cadets dream of taking charge
A school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa aims to help them realise their aspirations
Agence France-Presse physical training and martial
Mardan arts kits.
At a school in Pakistan, Women have largely been
Durkhanay Banuri, 13, shut out of the country’s po
dreams of becoming military werful military. Previously
chief, once a mission impos they were only allowed to
sible for girls in a patriarchal serve in administrative
country where the powerful posts. But Gen. Pervez Mush
Army has a severe problem arraf opened up the combat
with gender equity. branches to women begin
Ms. Durkhanay studies, ning in 2003.
along with her 70 class The Girls’ Cadet College
mates, at the country’s rst principal, retired brigadier
ever Girls’ Cadet College, es Javid Sarwar, vowed his stu
tablished earlier this year in dents would be prepared for
Yes we can: A parade at the Girls’ Cadet College in Mardan,
Mardan, Khyber whatever they wanted to do,
Pakistan. AFP *
Pakhtunkhwa. “including the armed

According to a 2016 go forces”.
vernment study, a staggering schools, with the special col portance in the long ght for Afa Alam, who wants to
24 million Pakistani children lege at Mardan the one equality by Pakistan’s wo follow the path taken by
are out of school, with a larg exception. men. Ayesha Farooq — who be
er share of girls staying “Such colleges can help In starched khaki un came the country’s rst ever
home than boys — 12.8 mil girls qualify to be part of the iforms and red berets, Ms. woman ghter pilot in 2013
lion compared to 11.2 mil armed forces, foreign ser Durkhanay and her class — said the college represents
lion. Hundreds of boys study vice, civil services or become mates march the parade a “big change”. “This will
at the cadet colleges across engineers and doctors,” said ground, stepping to the beat help us (in) realising the
the country. But girls are still retired Brigadier Naureen of a barking drill instructor, dream of women's empo
not allowed in these elite Satti, underscoring their im before racing to change into werment,” she said.
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BUSINESS 13
IN BRIEF
FinMin asks PSBs to consider ‘Participation of wilful
selling, swapping loan assets defaulters may weaken IBC’
Right of a defaulting rm’s promoter to bid is a moot point
‘Exhortation aimed at strengthening balance sheets weakened by NPAs’
Oommen A Ninan
Thiruvananthapuram
Press Trust of India MSMEs, which are a huge
Kingsher: SFIO carrying New Delhi employment generator in The Lok Sabha passed the
out additional probe The nance ministry has the country, contribute 40% Insolvency and Bankruptcy
NEW DELHI asked public sector banks of India’s manufacturing. Be Code (Amendment) Bill,
The Serious Fraud (PSBs) to explore options for sides, banks were also ad 2017 last Friday. However,
Investigation Oce (SFIO) is selling and swapping of loan vised to strengthen cluster we are likely to witness a
carrying out additional assets with other lenders based lending, people aware wave of demands seeking to
inquiries into the case with a view to strengthen of the development said, ad allow failed promoters to
against defunct Kingsher their balance sheets. ding that branches would participate in the bidding
Airlines, which was owned by Depending on their com help in channelising loans to and resolution process of
defaulter businessman Vijay
petencies, banks can look at the sector which is an engine their respective rms.
Mallya. In a report, the white
opportunities to buy or swap of growth. The Corporate Aairs Mi
collar crime probe agency,
loan assets, sources said, ad nistry has asked stakehol
which comes under the
purview of the Corporate
ding this was one of the is Cluster focus ders to share their views on
Aairs Ministry, has agged sues discussed during PSB As many as 50 clusters have these issues by January 10.
various violations by Manthan last month. been identied for enhanced The IBC was enacted in 2016 Balancing act: Some feel restrictions on promoters as part of
Setting priorities: Swapping and selling assets will help banks
individuals, including Mr. Swapping and selling as access to nancing, sources to nd a timebound resolu the bidding process may hit valuations. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK
*
focus on their core competencies. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK

*
Mallya, and entities related sets will help banks focus on added. Small Industries De tion for ailing and sick rms,

to Kingsher Airlines. PTI their core competencies and can swap its retail loan port nesses, the Finance Ministry velopment Bank of India has while protecting the inter Recently, several interest to settle it. Why should we
trim their burden. folio with another bank that has also asked PSBs to open revamped the udyamimi ests all stakeholders, includ ed parties represented to the give them another oppor
Nod for SEBI’s fourth For example, if a bank has is good in the sector, sources micro, small and medium tra.in portal, so that banks ing creditors. A successful government seeking a remo tunity?” he asked.
wholetime member expertise in lending to small said. In order to increase cre enterprises (MSMEs) inten compete for nancing MSME completion of the resolution val of this ban. There is a The role of the IBC in the
NEW DELHI
and mediumsized rms, it dit availability to small busi sive branches. projects. process was expected to view that by having a blanket present scenario is to re
The Finance Ministry has help stem the rise of bad restriction on promoters move delays in the resolu
accepted markets regulator
loans in the banking system. participating in the bidding tion process. However, even
SEBI’s request to have four
wholetime members, a SAIL may bid Interest rates have Hiring in The new amendments are a
part of the ordinance that
process, the valuation of the
company may be aected as
if proceedings for such cases
are completed within the
move which will help
broaden the leadership to for Bhushan, auto sector was brought in last month. the promoter knows the bu stipulated 180 days, the re
discharge duties more
quickly. The demand came in Essar assets bottomed out: PNB to fall: report NEWS ANALYSIS
siness and the company’s
potential the best. While res
covered amount will only be
a fraction of the original va
the wake of the increased trictions were imposed to lue of assets. So, the ‘hair
workload seen after the
‘Will see pressure on treasury income’ The Bill prohibits wilful avoid misuse, they feel it cut’ will be quite substantial.
Forward Markets Commission Press Trust of India defaulters, promoters or should not be a blanket ban The silver lining is, banks
New Delhi Press Trust of India
merged with the SEBI in
New Delhi management of the compa but should have safeguards. can recognise prots out of
2015. The current whole Steel Authority of India New Delhi
The hiring growth rate in ny, if it has an outstanding collections made through
time members are Madhabi Ltd. (SAIL) is considering Asserting that interest rates the Indian automobile in nonperforming debt for ov Price discovery IBC in cases where a large
Puri Buch, G. Mahalingam bidding for the stressed as have bottomed out, Punjab dustry is likely to slow er a year, and disqualied di “The amendment was a little portion has already been
and Sanjeev Kaushik. PTI sets of Essar Steel and National Bank MD Sunil down to 22.5% yearon rectors from submitting a re harsh,” said Dhanraj Bhagat, provided for.
Bhushan Steel that are fac Mehta said treasury income year against the historical solution plan in case of partner, Grant Thornton In Also, a vigil is still re
5 rms to get DoT notice ing insolvency of banks would see some 33.5% growth due to the defaults. It also bars the sale dia, adding it did not distin quired, said Mr. Jacob, to
for 2,578 cr. recovery proceedings. pressure in the fourth quar advent of new technologies of property of a defaulting guish between genuine pro prevent ‘unscrupulous pro
NEW DELHI According to sources, “a ter due to change in meth and increased automation, rm to such persons during moters with no intention to moters misusing the provi
The Department of Telecom team from SAIL visited the ods of calculating deprecia according to a study. liquidation. default and wilful defaulters. sions of the IBC to retain
will issue notices to ve units of Essar Steel and tion as well as additional A study titled ‘Future of Under the Code, initially, According to him, “there is a control of their company
telecom operators to recover Bhushan Steel almost 20 50,000 crore borrowing by jobs in India: A 2022 per existing promoters could al strong case for promoters to through benami transac
2,578 crore, in the wake of days [ago] to assess the un the government. Sunil Mehta spective’ by FicciNasscom so bid and participate in the bid for these assets to ensure tions’, even as substantial sa
the CAG redagging its and to evaluate whether He, however, said the and EY, the emergence of resolution process. Howev maximum price discovery crices will be made by
understatement of revenues to bid [for] the units.” Essar market was putting too ward pressure on interest new generation technolo er, through the said ordi that only benets all banks.
by the rms. As per the CAG
Steel was among the initial much emphasis on the addi rates, he said, “Yes... I feel gies is demanding a new nance, the government stakeholders.” “Bankruptcy laws are an
report tabled in Parliament,
12 rms identied by the tional borrowing an the interest rate has already set of skills from the auto banned them from partici Not everyone agrees. essential part of protecting
Tata Teleservices, Telenor,
Reserve Bank of India for nounced by the government bottomed out.” Explaining workforce. “Repetitive jobs pating in the process. This “Corporate defaulters got creditors’ rights. They also
Videocon Telecom, Qaudrant
and Reliance Jio have
insolvency proceedings. last week. However, the ad why banks may not opt for roles such as painting and particular clause aims to ample opportunity to re help the markets ush away
understated revenues by Bhushan Steel CFO Nitin ditional borrowing may not immediate upward revision welding are being threa prevent a backdoor entry for solve their debt issues under inecient businesses and
more than 14,800 crore, Johari said “I have nothing have much impact on scal in rates, he said lenders can tened... [while] job roles in errant promoters to retain several schemes announced reallocate capital to ecient
resulting in a shortfall of to say.” Essar Steel owes decit and the interest rate meet shortterm require robotics programming and control of the company and by the RBI,” said Thomas Ja businesses,” according to
nearly 2,578 crore to the about 45,000 crore to trajectory, Mr. Mehta said. ments by lowering statutory maintenance will be more reduce their debt at the cob, director, South Indian K.M. Jayarao, executive VC,
lenders. Asked if there was an up liquidity ratio holdings.
#5 1 2 4 8 5
exchequer. PTI in demand,” it said. same time. Bank. “However, they failed Ambit ARC.
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Owner, tenant: the twain shall meet Corporatisation of food GUEST COLUMN
Startups are helping landlords shed the distrust, while oering renters a slew of services
Consumers must ask whom packaged food sales benet
Lalatendu Mishra tration clause in the agree
MUMBAI ment which would lead to Harsh Singh Lohit
Won’t let out your house for faster resolution of disputes
fear of dishonourable te and the provision of a 1 The ‘World Food India’ con
nants? Or, are you searching crore house insurance to ference in Delhi in Novem
for a house on rent but can’t handle issues concerning ber informed us as much
nd one on your terms? An damage to property. A rental about the urban bias in de
emerging trend is helping default guarantee is also pro velopment in India as about
the twain meet. vided. Another issue being the disregard for public
A small group of startups, addressed is that of distrust health and natural agricul
namely NestAway, Grab towards singles and the dis ture.
house, Homigo, Square crimination they face. ‘PepsiCo Leads 68,000
Plums and FellaHomes is For tenants, the risk of Crore plans for Food Sector’
ushering in change in this getting stuck in a house read one media headline
business, ensuring steady bound by a bad agreement is during the conference. Hun
supply of quality rented nullied as some rms oer dreds of corporations vend
houses at aordable prices a free threeday lookup pe food, indiscriminate con
to singles and families who riod wherein the tenant can sumption of which creates
ock to urban centres for walk away from the deal free digestive disorders, hyper
study or work. of cost. If they decide to stay tension, heart disease, dia ‘Private Sector Must In and potato farmers in Ha
They are also attempting on, the headaches of chasing betes and even cancer. vest More in Contract Farm ryana. What is smothered by
to turn housing into a liquid the owner for repair work Processed and packaged ing: PM’, announced yet the development discourse
asset class to provide better does not arise as it becomes food can be especially chal another header. Companies is the critical issue of health
returns for investors. They the responsibility of the lenging to our health as are evaluating India as a sovereignty; we are ceding
call themselves asset man home rental company. these also contain, in addi market to sell their products our rights to eat healthy,
agement rms or home ren Fully vacant: Currently, many owners avoid renting out for fear of rent default, damage to Some rms also oer ser tion to chemicals like fertiliz and as an outsourcing hub. fresh, chemicalfree, unpro
tal rms and take over the property and hassles related to renovation and background checks. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK *
vices such as utility bill pay ers, pesticides and herbi This is farcical in a nation cessed foods to corpora
maintenance of the house, ments and renting out of fur cides, excessive amounts of where a vast proportion of tions.
guarantee rentals, and pro 16% of the monthly rent. A agreements, police verica for them to manage routine niture to tenants. sugar, salt and oil. Our go the population is malnour The urban, educated con
vide easier terms and condi decade back, online housing tion, rent collection till mov home service and structural Samir Jasuja, MD, PropE vernment would outsource ished and nutritionally chal sumer demands organic re
tions for tenants. classieds emerged, ena ing out. For tenants, they issues. quity said, “This segment food to these corporations lenged. Prime Minister Mo tailers undergo stringent
An estimated four million bling easier search for hous provide realtime availability Often, landlords lack the has a future. But I doubt it fully if left to themselves, in di’s speech was targeted at checks and penalties for
houses under lock and key es. Traditional classied por of homes, aftersales home expertise to determine fair would be as disruptive as Ola stead of establishing ecosys corporations and their ‘ease misrepresentation, and
for various reasons are being tals provide a listing facility services such as plumbing values for rentals and de or Uber considering the chal tems for family farmers to of doing business’ with the rightly so. These same peo
gradually brought into the to owners and discovery of and electrical services, often pend on brokers. Low rental lenges this segment faces.” grow food without chemi consuming classes, and ple, however, are eerily si
rental market. This has also homes to tenants. returns is another deterrent. “As disruption is under cals and undertaking the holds little hope for the lent about the absence of la
ensured steady supply of ac
commodation to tenants
In the emerging environ
ment, the new players pro <
> There is currently
no mechanism to Yield lower in India
way, the desired traction has
not happened because of in
hard work of pushing and in
centivising peasants to di
poor. Each of these marks
his unique approach to de
beling on 99.9% of all food
today that is grown with
closer to their workplaces. vide a much higher degree of eciently manage In India, rental yield of herent challenges. It is a re versify their production velopment where agency overdoses of chemical fertil
fullment and convenience housing, the 2%3% per annum is the tailoriented business and from wheat and rice to a lies with massproducing, izers and pesticides, pre
Investors see potential to both tenants and lan largest asset class norm while the xed deposit hence an offline service is range of rapidly disappear machinedriven companies served with chemicals, su
This segment has attracted dlords. As fullstack rental Amarendra Sahu
rate hovers over 6%. In the needed. Automation is limit ing traditional foods (like and entrepreneurs, not pea gars, salts and fats. These
the attention of international providers, these rms have a CEO, NestAway Tech U.S., though , rental yield is ed to searches. Physical ser millets) and more lentils, sants and consumers. hold no warning that con
private equity investors such relationship with the owner 5% a year while deposit rate vice must support clients.” fruits and vegetables. The purpose of develop suming them over a lifetime
as Tiger Global, Google Capi and tenant beyond the rental demanding only two is 1%. So, most Indians buy Technology has proven to ‘Food processing to be ment is forgotten. All politi will destroy our health.
tal, SoftBank, NewsCorp as transaction. months’ security deposit as homes for capital apprecia be the most disruptive in major growth area: consum cal parties are complicit in The larger picture is quite
well as domestic investors “We can be truly called an against the traditional six or tion rather than rental yield. uence in Indian real estate, er choices to fuel change, equating development with bleak with little hope of re
such as Ratan Tata’s RNT As asset management compa ten months’ and even forego According to the 2011 cen said Anuj Puri, chairman, says FM’, read another me ‘GDP growth’ and ‘FDI’. demption; therefore, all the
sociates and SAIF Partners, ny,” said Amarendra Sahu, brokerage fees. They also sus data, 3.2 million homes Anarock Property Consul dia headline. Arun Jaitley Not much of this will more reason that individuals
who have invested several co founder & CEO, NestAway provide furnished homes. were vacant in India’s top 20 tants. Commending home has said “the farm to kitchen reach the farmer in the form must act for themselves.
million dollars. Technologies. He said Today, many people stay cities, which translates to 11% rental apps for preventing chain is going to change in of higher procurement pric We and our children must
For example, NestAway though housing was the lar away from leasing out their of the total available invento discrimination by landlords India, with increased agri es; much will instead ow to beware of food or drink that
has raised $90 million in two gest asset class, there was no house in fear of rent default, ry. Extrapolating to 2018, and housing societies on the cultural production … and corporations as prots. Few comes in a package, and we
rounds of funding from in structured mechanism to damage to property and there would be 4 million va basis of tenant’s religion, changing consumer prefe new jobs will be created in must be mindful of who be
vestors including Mr. Tata manage this asset eciently. hassles related to prerenting cant homes in these cities. caste, dietary preferences, rence”. The consumer he heavily automated foodpro nets from our purchases.
and has grown to a rental renovation, showing the Amit Wadhwani, director, gender and relationship sta refers to isn’t the marginal cessing factories. By their We must ask dicult
billing of 350 crore in three ‘Liquidity for owners’ house to prospects, back Sai Estate Consultants said, tus, he said Internetbased and small peasant, the land very nature, global corpora questions of a system that
years. It now manages “It should operate like the ground checks, police veri “Migration within the coun services were serving an ur less dalit, the adivasi in the tions will import sophisticat produces the chemically
15,000 houses with 30,000 stock market and provide ea cation, agreement execu try has nearly doubled and gent social need. forest or the urban poor. ed machines and labour poisoned food we consume,
tenants in nine cities. sy liquidity to investors. We tion, key duplication and this has resulted in exponen #5 1 2 4 8 5
However, Pankaj Kapur, These corporations, with eliminating attitudes from and of a government that
In the residential renting want more players like us to home repair. tial growth of rental accom MD, Liases Foras, while ack little interest in the health of their home economies to outsources public health to
space, the penetration level enter into this market and The paucity of profession modation in metros. Cur nowledging the sector has consumers, are going to run these factories. corporations who package
of these rms is not yet 0.5%, grow it. The opportunities al brokers has also added to rently startups with the mix growth potential, said, “Im change ‘preferences’ to and process unhealthy food.
leaving scope for vast are immense,” he said. For the concern. These pro of technology are disrupting posing nondiscriminatory more sugared ‘beverages’, Inequitable distribution Finally, we must com
growth. These companies owners, these rms provide blems compound for NRIs the whole industry but cus clauses in agreements will more potato chips, more No small farmer will benet; mence our very personal
operate on a 12.5% monthly an endtoend property who are unable to visit often. tomers are still not satised.” face opposition and discom chocolates, more fried instead, already wealthy, journey of discovery by en
commission on rent and the management solution start At times, they give keys to New initiatives have fort. This may create much a snacks. If outsourcing the large farmers in wellirrigat gaging with a neighbour
tenant or the owner need ing from helping to renovate brokers only to later realise helped put landlords at ease bigger problem because so change of consumer prefe ed parts of prosperous re hood organic farm.
not pay any brokerage the property, promoting it, that they have been short and bring out more vacant ciety by nature is homogene rences to corporations isn’t gions of India will make mo (The writer, once a corpo
which, traditionally, would showing it to prospective te changed. Living in another homes into the rental mar ous and interfering in any set a recipe for a public health ney from these factories: the rate warrior, is now an or
have worked out to about nants, managing the keys & continent makes it dicult ket, These include an arbi order may backre.” disaster, what is? kinnow farmers in Punjab ganic farmer)
Busting the myths on tax evasion
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Why is the scal decit widening?
TCA Sharad Raghavan More tax returns led, among other statistics, show that we are not a country of evaders
New Delhi
The government’s scal de Aarati Krishnan but skip ling their IT re

cit up to November came in Chennai turns. This could be because
at 112% of the amount bud The Income Tax department TDS is compulsorily deduct
geted for the entire nancial has just released new data on ed without an actual tax
year ending in March, its direct tax mopups for as liability.
prompting a number of com sessment year 201516. Every Or it could be that people
mentators to predict that the time new data becomes nd the paperwork too cum
government would miss its available on the subject, it is bersome. Including the TDS
target for the year. used to reinforce the impres and other direct tax payers,
sion that Indians love to skip the ‘number of eective as
What does it mean? their taxes. But an objective sessees’ has jumped from
J The government missing analysis suggests that the 4.72 crore in FY12 to 6.26
its scal decit target for the despondency is overdone. crore in FY16, CBDT data
year means that either the If ling an income tax re shows. So, if you consider
revenue it collected fell * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK turn is a sign of voluntary anybody who forks out a di
short of projections, or that compliance with the coun rect tax as a part of the tax
its expenditure was higher quick to explain that this ing the year before coming try’s tax laws, then India has base, it would stand at 6.26
than planned. The data from would not happen. In its down again towards the end. been registering very mate crore. That’s not a bad
the Controller General of Ac statement, it explained that The main reason for this, he rial improvement in this me number.
counts shows that the go the additional borrowing said, was the fact that the go tric in recent years. The tax In India, a straightfor
vernment’s expenditure would be oset by trimming vernment had brought for administration has recently ward comparison of the
seems to be on track. That is, down the collections from ward the date for the presen begun sharing data on ‘In number of taxpayers with
it has spent 68.9% of the its Treasury Bills. tation of the Budget. come Tax Return Statistics’ the total population count is
amount budgeted for the Because of this, the govern for each assessment year. a awed measure of tax com
year, with four months re So, what was the actual ment has been able to The series agged o in population is expanding fas True, of the 4.36 crore re enough to do so. As India’s pliance, because only work
maining. In other words, it eect? smoothen out its expendi nancial year FY12 (equating ter than other demographic turn lers for FY15, as many economic prospects improve ers who earn income from
has 31% of its budgeted ex J While the eect of this ture across the year, with to assessment year 201213) segments. But it also reects as 1 crore declared income and lift aggregate income le taxable economic activities,
penditure left for the re extra borrowing on the scal more being spent in the rst and is updated until FY15 (as a culture of improving tax below the taxable threshold vels, a larger slice of the pop are legally liable for income
maining 25% of the year. decit is yet to be deter half of the year than was pre sessment year 201516). compliance. of 2.5 lakh. But this doesn’t ulation may graduate to pay tax.
The revenue side, howev mined, the news certainly viously possible. At the same Talking of compliance, necessarily prove deliberate ing income tax. In fact, this Census 2011 data tells us
er, seems to be where the is had an eect on the bond time, the revenue prole of Rising numbers there’s brisk growth in the evasion. trend is already underway. that only about 40% of the
sue is, at only 53% of the full market. According to news the government in terms of It shows that the number of income that assesses are de It may only go to show Between FY12 and FY15, the Indian population was em
year target. Looking deeper, reports, the benchmark 10 direct tax has remained valid income tax returns claring to the taxman too. that a majority of Indian number of returns with in ployed for whole or part of
the data shows that the go year bond price fell to a more or less the same. led rose by a good 40% The total income reported in workers don’t yet earn an in come below 2.5 lakh shrank the year. It is estimated that
vernment’s nontax reve nearly 17month low, push from 3.11 crore to 4.36 crore these returns (Returned In come reasonable enough to from 1.55 crore to 1 crore and agriculture, income from
nue, at only 36.5% of the ing its yield up by as much as Is a slippage such a bad between FY12 and FY15. come) vaulted from 15.6 fall into the tax net. those in the 2.5 10 lakh which is taxexempt, ac
year’s target, is lagging be 17 basis points. According to thing? Those return lers comprise lakh crore in FY12 to 29.5 The Economic Survey bracket jumped from 2.08 counts for nearly half of the
hind last year’s perfor analysts, the bond market is J According to former individuals as well as other lakh crore in FY15, an 89% 201516 made the point that crore to 3.02 crore. workforce. Therefore, if one
mance, where it had earned still uncertain about the Chief Statistician Pronab taxable entities such as Hin jump. Has demonetisation India’s tax slabs are set rath attempts a ballpark calcula
54.2% of that year’s nontax quantum of borrowing the Sen, even a 0.5% slippage in du Undivided Families, improved these metrics? Dif er high because individuals Not-so-narrow tax base tion and excludes agricultu
revenue target by government will do by the the scal decit would be rms, companies and non cult to say. While many pie earning 2 lakhplus make Commentators complain rists and the unemployed
November. end of the nancial year. okay as long as it is being dri prot organisations. The cemeal data points on tax l up the top 5.8% sliver of the that India’s direct tax base is from the total population
ven by an increase in expen number of individuals ling ings have been bandied population. A recent Credit woefully narrow, with just count (estimated 132 crore
Are there any other factors What is the government’s diture on developmental ac a tax return showed equally about by the government Suisse Global Wealth Report 23% of the population ling for 2016), there would be
at play? view on this? tivities such as rural roads, impressive growth from 2.87 this past year, ocial CBDT calculated that the median returns. But to correctly as roughly 26 crore taxable in
J A few days ago, the go J Following the release of irrigation, and lowcost crore to 4.07 crore. data that is comparable isn’t wealth of Indians stood at sess India’s direct tax base, comeearners in the econo
vernment announced that it the October data, which housing. In eect, the number of available beyond FY15. just 84,175 ($1,295) in 2017. the ‘number of eective as my.
would be borrowing an addi showed the scal decit at Even though ratings agen IT return lers in this period Given that an individual’s sessees’ is a better measure Of these, 6.26 crore pay
tional 50,000 crore during 96% of the full year’s target, cy Moody’s recently upgrad grew far faster (12% a year) Low income, not evasion wealth is expected to be ma than IT lings data. direct taxes in one form or
the remaining part of the the Chief Statistician of In ed India, it did say that it than India’s population (esti Sceptics point out that while ny times his annual income, What’s the dierence? another. The number could
nancial year. While it was as dia, TCA Anant, had said would be tracking the scal mated at 1.2%). This could the number of tax returns this data supports the view Well, in India, a large num still do with improvement.
sumed that this would lead that there was no need to situation, so any signicant partly reect the demo led may be growing, a good that a majority of Indians ber of citizens contribute to But it is certainly not cause
to a slippage in the scal def worry and that the scal def slippages could result in a graphic shift which is under number of those return lers don’t pay income tax simply the tax kitty by way of Tax to brand India as a nation of
icit, the government was icit was bound to go up dur downgrade in the future. way, where the working age don’t cough up any tax. because they don’t earn Deducted at Source (TDS), tax evaders!
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IN BRIEF
Wadkar and Sarvate deate Delhi ‘Somehow, I play well
under pressure’
The former’s successive century partnerships take Vidarbha to 528 for seven, a lead of 233
RAKESH RAO keplay. The counterattack Wicketkeeper-batsman Wadkar says
INDORE
A combination of pluck and
took Delhi by surprise and he shares a special bond with Sarvate
runs came thick and fast.
luck has put Vidarbha in a With Wadkar joining the SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
position from where it can act, Vidarbha wasted no Indore
almost nalise its celebration time in seizing the lead in the Akshay Wadkar is living a
to mark its maiden Ranji Tro prelunch session by scoring schoolboy dream.
phy triumph here. at 4.17 runs per over. His maiden century in Vi
Backed by a vociferous The duo went on to add darbha’s rst Ranji Trophy
bunch of Nagpurbased sup 169 runs for the seventh
Phil Simmons is nal has not only turned the
Afghan coach porters who cheered every wicket o 288 deliveries and match on its head but also
Former West Indies all run and encouraged the bat more importantly, broke virtually condemned Delhi
rounder Phil Simmons has smen all of Sunday, Vidarbha Delhi’s will to ght. to the secondbest nish
been appointed coach of raced past Delhi’s 295 to Though Sarvate missed a here.
Afghanistan as the country reach 528 for seven for a deserving century by falling
massive 233run rst innings The wicketkeeperbat
prepares for its first Test to parttimer Nitish Rana, Aditya Sarvate. *
R.V. MOORTHY
match, it was announced on lead on the third day. sman, who stitched century
Neral ensured that Vidarbha partnerships with Aditya signs of complacency, the
Sunday. The wartorn nation From 246 had more reasons to cheer
was awarded Test status in for six at the Sarvate and Siddesh Neral other guy is quick to point it
during the 113run ongoing on Sunday, pointed to these out.”
June, along with Ireland. fall of vete eighthwicket stand.
Simmons will now join the ran Wasim stands as the ones to make Not included for the rst
After warming up with a the dierence to Vidarbha’s
Afghanistan squad in Dubai Jaer’s wick three matches of Vidarbha
six o Rana, Neral hit three fortunes on this day.
as it prepares for a limited et, Vidarbha this season, Wadkar made
over series against Zimbabwe more o Khejroliya and
hit Delhi “When I came to bat, Wa his way to the team on the
in Sharjah in February. AFP made the leftarm paceman
hard and sim [ Jaer] bhai asked to me strength of a century and
feel worse by escaping a re
never watch out for the swing of three halfcenturies in local
turn catch after the bowler
looked back. the ball, at the start of my in matches.
was found to have
Nagpur’s nings. After he got out, there “I could not do much on
overstepped.
Akshay Wadkar (133 batting, What a feeling! Vidarbha’s Akshay Wadkar could not have timed his maiden Ranji century The scores:
was pressure on me. It was debut [against Goa] and
16x4, 1x6) and his successive better, and his celebration says it all. R.V. MOORTHY *
Delhi — 1st innings: 295. important to stay in the mid against Himachal Pradesh,
centurypartnerships with Vidarbha — 1st innings: Faiz Fa dle to chase the runs re but in the quarternals
Barring an extraordinary catching beneted Jaer in for a spell of 8.5 overs this
his Navniketan Club team zal c Pant b Sudan 67, R. Sanjay quired for the rst innings [against Kerala], when team
sequence of events in the re the rst over and later Aditya morning during which the
mate Aditya Sarvate (79, b Sudan 31, Wasim Jaer lbw b lead. came under pressure, I did
maining two days, an exas Sarvate, who were dropped second new ball was also ta
11x4) and Siddesh Neral (56 Saini 78, Ganesh Satish lbw b “A partnership was need well [with scores of 53 and
perated Delhi is not expect by Kunal Chandela and Gau ken.
batting, 4x6, 4x4) tilted the Saini 12, Apoorv Wankhede c ed. Another wicket at that 67 not out]. Somehow, I do
ed to threaten Vidarbha’s tam Gambhir, in the slips, The decision obviously Pant b Khejroliya 28, Akshay
scales rmly in Vidarbha’s fa fairytale nish to its dream respectively. Neral was luck did not let Saini, having stage would have made it well when my team is under
vour. Wakhare c Pant b Saini 17, Aksh pressure. I have that
campaign. ier twice against Kulwant struck twice this morning, dicult for us. In the ab
ay Wadkar (batting) 133, Aditya
In fact, Delhi already Khejroliya and again when have a ‘go’ at the new sence of a sizeable lead, for condence.”
Sarvate c Pant b Rana 79, Sidd
Stokes loses place Consolidating the gains wears a resignedlook after when Vikas Mishra dropped batsmen. hesh Neral (batting) 56; Extras either team, the match Talking about Siddesh
in ODI squad Vidarbha took the lead in being well and truly out him at midon o Navdeep (b14, lb3, nb5, w5): 27; Total would have hung in a ba Neral’s amboyant batting,
ABU DHABI the rst session that pro played by an inspired Saini. Aggressive knock (for seven wkts. in 156 overs): lance.” Wadkar said, “He told me
Former England vicecaptain duced 130 runs in 31 overs. Vidarbha. Delhi was also hurt by the With Saini out of the attack, 528. that he wanted to play his
Ben Stokes has been ruled Another 108 runs came o To make a match of it, Del captaincy of 20yearold Wadkar and an aggressive Fall of wickets: 196, 2107, 3 Camaraderie shots. He also said he felt
out of the oneday squad for 36 overs that left Delhi deat hi needs to score at least 450 Rishabh Pant that remained Sarvate made merry. Akash 133, 4206, 5237, 6246, Wadkar, who enjoyed bat lucky because of all the
the Australia series with ed in the extended post 7415. chances he got, including a
runs in the second innings, consistent with his lack of ex Sudan was taken for four ting with good friend Aditya
Dawid Malan likely to be his lunch period. Delhi bowling: Akash Sudan 27 dropped catch.”
that too, in good time to give perience. boundaries in three overs 31022, Navdeep Saini 32.54
Sarvate, continued, “Our
replacement. Stokes remains Vidarbha consolidated the bonding is good. We both About the fourth day,
its bowlers an opportunity to With an injured leftarm and before long, the bat 1263, Nitish Rana 13.10321,
in limbo due to the delay on a gains by adding 84 runs in 22 Wadkar said, “The pitch is
come hard at Vidarbha on a spinner Manan Sharma un smen had taken command. Kulwant Khejroliya 3551221, know each other’s
decision on whether or not overs during the wicketless fthday pitch. available to bowl, Pant Sarvate was more impres Vikas Mishra 3861020, strengths. We communicate not dicult to bat on. Let’s
he’ll be charged in the Bristol nal session. On this day, Delhi’s poor pressed his pacespearhead sive as he unleashed his stro Dhruv Shorey 101270. well. When one of us shows see how long we get to bat.”
incident in September. ANI
A new issue at Newlands Kookaburra ball will be a challenge: Bhuvneshwar

Press Trust of India no surety of what kind of mode. It is a sixhour day in a
Press Trust of India water supply but ground Cape town pitch you would get in the Test match so we bowled
Cape Town sman Evan Flint told ESPN The extra bounce will be a game,” said Bhuvneshwar in twice. We wanted to bowl as
The Indian team may not cricinfo that things could welcome change but bow a media interaction. long as possible,” said
encounter the kind of get tricky. “With the pitch, ling with the red Kookaburra #5 1 2 4 8 5
If it is about dealing with Bhuvneshwar.
bounce it is expecting we’ve been able to carry ball “will be a challenge” in the bounce for batsmen, India has not won a Test
from the Newlands track on watering it as usual ev the threematch Test series bowlers will have to make series in South Africa but has
during the rst Test ery day with borehole wa against South Africa, reckons the adjustment for bowling been playing well over the
against South Africa on Ja ter. But the outeld, we’ve India pacer Bhuvneshwar with the Kookaburra. last two years, reclaiming
Second GM norm for Iniyan nuary 5 as the worst only watered it twice a Kumar. After a twoshift “When it comes to bat the No. 1 ranking.
BOBLINGEN (GERMANY)
drought in many years has week so it’s a little bit drier opening practice session on smen there is the bounce fac Bhuvneshwar feels cur
P. Iniyan of Erode got his
made it dicult for the and maybe not as lush as Saturday, the Indian team tor. But that is a factor for the rent form give India a good
second Grandmaster norm
after finishing second in the
groundsmen to prepare a we would like it. practised indoors on Sunday bowlers too. The Kookabur chance of improving its re
Boblingen International GMs pitch that suits the hosts. “The challenge is that due to wet and windy condi ra is the toughest ball to bowl cord in South Africa.
chess tournament held from According to a report, we need to leave live grass tions at the Western Pro with. It does not do too “Everyone is condent.
December 26 to 30. Iniyan, people have been asked on the wicket, thin grass, vince Cricket Club (WPCC). Bending his back: Bhuvneshwar feels that the Kookaburra much after 2530 overs, so We know there is a chance to
who was the 14th seed, not to use more than 87 so that there is pace, but The Indian pacers’ focus ball doesn’t do too much after 2530 overs. FILE PHOTO
*
these are the kind of situa win a series in South Africa
scored seven points from litres of water each per we want to make sure the has been on bowling multi tions we are trying to pre but to be able to do that, we
nine rounds with wins against day. ball doesn’t grip and turn,” ple, long spells, which they Test at Newlands from Janu comes to the mind when you pare for.” know we have to give our
two German IMs, and two Newlands has borehole Flint said. will need to bowl in the se ary 5. are touring South Africa is “Yesterday, we did two best. We are condent of do
German FIDE Masters. ries starting with the rst “The rst thing that bouncy wickets. But that is sessions to get into the Test ing well here.”
Australia Dashers swamp Hunters Shahzar

makes reigns with
strong start Take their points tally to eight to be among the leaders a record
PBL A. Vinod
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Kamesh Srinivasan Shahzar Rizvi (Indian Air

NEW DELHI
Force) shot a National re
It took the reigning Olympic cord total of 241.7 points
champion and twotime and took the men’s 10m air
World champion Carolina pistol gold in the 61st Na
Marin to check the unex tional shooting champion
pected dominance of Delhi ships which concluded at
Dashers, and keep Hydera the National Games shoot
bad Hunters in the race for ing range here on Sunday.
points in the Vodafone Pre The Air Force shooter
mier Badminton League at (583 points), who was se
Daria Gavrilova. *
AFP the Siri Fort Sports Complex cond behind Omprakash
here on Sunday. Mithrawal (Army) in quali
Agence France-Presse
Perth On New Year’s eve, when cation which was partici
the mood was one of cele pated by 568 shooters, was
Host Australia made a bration, it was not easy to in the lead right through
strong start to the mixed keep the fans in the stadium, the nine round nal before
teams Hopman Cup in but the sudden resurgence he erased the previous re
Perth on Sunday, beating of Delhi added a dramatic cord of 240.7 set by himself
Canada 21. World No. 25 twist to the script. Powered in Brisbane earlier this
Daria Gavrilova gave the by the Russian dynamos, year.
home team the initial as Ivan Sozonov and Vladimir Yashwant Singh (Army)
cendancy with a straight Ivanov, Delhi got o to a took the silver, pushing
set win over a disappoint strong start, but Wing Ki teammate Mithrawal (218)
ing Eugenie Bouchard. Wong Vincent won the se to the third spot.
Injuryplagued Austra cond match against Lee Hy In the junior men’s cate
lian youngster Thanasi unIl, playing as the trump gory, Anmol Jain (Haryana)
Kokkinakis then secured for Hyderabad. crowned himself in glory
the tie with a threesets win The way the elegant left as he won the gold medal
over Vasek Pospisil. Commanding win: Vladimir Ivanov and Ashwini Ponnappa
hander Lee was toying with made Delhi Dashers’ cup of joy complete. FILE PHOTO *
with a record total of 244.1,
The dead mixed doubles him, thanks to an allcourt bettering the old record of
rubber was claimed by the crafty game, it was hard to it meant Hyderabad had a tory for Delhi Dashers that Saurabh Chaudhary (218.5)
Canadians. Twentyone visualise a revival for Vin negative point for losing the took its points tally to eight by a huge margin.
year old Kokkinakis show cent who had lost some trump match. to be among the leaders. Chaudhary (245.3), ho
cased some of his undoubt close matches. However, the Thus, when Carolina Ma The results: wever, had the consolation
ed potential to beat the manner of surrender was rin was all grace and poise, Delhi Dashers bt Hyderabad of winning the youth gold
108thranked Pospisil, 64, hard to comprehend. In fact, stinging repeatedly with ve Hunters 50 (Ian Sozonov & with a new national record.
36, 63.The results: Vincent took so much time nomous shots, Hyderabad Vladimir Ivanov bt Markis Kido In the team event of the
Group A: Australia bt Canada to celebrate that Lee had could only nullify the disad & Yoo Yeon Seong 159, 1511; senior section, the Army
2-1: walked away to grab his bag, vantage and reach zero, with Wing Ki Wong Vincent bt (T) unit struck the gold with a
Women’s singles: Daria Gav and the umpire had to tell the point gained through the Lee Hyun Il 1315, 1511, 154; total of 1734 points ahead
rilova bt Eugenie Bouchard the Delhi player that he had Sung Ji Hyun lost to Carolina
Spaniard. of Punjab (1730) and Indian
61, 64; Men’s singles: Tha Marin 1015, 1215; (T) Tian
to follow the basic protocol The joy of the host was Air Force (1728).
nasi Kokkinakis bt Vasek Pos Houwei bt Sai Praneeth 1514,
pisil 64, 36, 63. Mixed of shaking hands with his complete when the combi 1415, 1510; Ashwini Ponnappa Overall, Haryana stood
doubles: Gavrilova & Kokki opponent after the match. nation of Ashwini Ponnappa & Vladimir Ivanov bt Pia Zeba rst with 168 points and
nakis lost to Bouchard & Pos It was only the second and Ivanov triumphed in diah Bernadet & Satwik Sairaj Punjab (127) and Maha
pisil 43 (51), 43 (54). point for Delhi in the tie, but mixed doubles for a 50 vic Rankireddy 1511, 1512). rashtra (118) followed.
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IN BRIEF the closing stages to win the
2017. sons with Lionel Messi and
Royal Cup and end the year
on a high by claiming his Now he has won three Cristiano Ronaldo if he
third Asian Tour title of 2017 times in eight months. This wants to become the best
here on Sunday. latest win marks Kapur’s player in the world, said Ju
The 35yearold, who had fourth Asian Tour win and ventus coach Massimiliano
just one win in almost 11 sixth international title — he Allegri on Saturday.
years till April this year, has won twice on the European The 24yearold Argentine
now won three times in the Challenge Tour, too. — linked with a possible
last eight months. move to Manchester United
Making the victory swee Another feat — has not hit the heights of
ter for Kapur was that his Kapur, the only multiple last season.
wife Maya and vemonth winner on Asian Tour this Dybala had been on the
old daughter Veda were pre year, is also the only Indian bench in the previous three
Amarjit extends contract sent on the 18th green. to have won three times on games but started on Satur
with Arrows Kapur came through a the Asian Tour. day and ensured the sixtime Path to glory: Paulo Dybala has to improve physically,
NEW DELHI
seesaw battle as he shot Kapur, who had 19 birdies defending Serie A champion technically and mentally if he wants to become
Indian Arrows captain Amarjit against ve bogeys this won for the rst time in Ve
fourunder 67 to nish at 14 a great player. AFP *
Singh on Sunday extended rona since 2001.
under while Thailand’s week, had won the Yeangder
his contract till the end of “It’s important that Paulo
Prom Meesawat (70) ended Heritage and the Panasonic in football and condence is “In the next three years
201920 season, giving the
at 13under. Open India this season. found the net again,” said Al key. You have to be focused he will be, together with
AIFF’s developmental side a
Making it a great week for “It was a seesaw battle. I legri. and determined. I think the Neymar, the most important
boost after the loss of
goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh. Indian golf was Gaganjeet had to come out ghting “After the goal, he started only advice for Paulo is to player in the world. Today
Amarjit, who captained the Bhullar (66) who was sole straight out of the blocks. I to play better, as he was in a think just about his football there are Messi and Ronaldo
India’s U17 World Cup team, third at 11under 273 while made two birdies in my rst delicate moment where and his journey, not worry and it is dicult, but his path
decided to extend his Khalin Joshi (67) was sole three holes and that re things weren’t quite going ing about comparisons with is that he has to improve
contract for the rest of the sixth at 8under 276. Jyoti versed Prom’s advantage,” Sweet success: Shiv Kapur came through a seesaw battle as his way. players like Leo Messi or physically, technically and
current ILeague season, and Randhawa (72) nished tied an elated Kapur said. he shot fourunder 67 to nish at 14under for the title. AFP *
“Psychology is everything Cristiano Ronaldo. mentally.”
another two years. PTI
RACING
Square Moon claims Homi Mody Trophy Hattrick by
Dream Catcher MUMBAI: Square Moon, ridden by
S. Amit, claimed the Homi Mody
Trophy, the main event of the
3/4, 11/2, 21/4. 2m 32.74s. 15 (w), 13
and 52 (p). SHP: 89, FP: 199, Q: 135,
Tanala: 612 and 190. Favourite:
Roosevelt (Neeraj) 2, Fabio (S.J.
Sunil) 3 and Scion (Nikhil) 4. Not
run: Queen Ria. 21/4, 3, 3/4. 1m
bourg (Ayyar) 3 and Magic Dust
(Dashrath) 4. Not run: Saffron
Flower. 13/4, 11/4, 11/2. 1m 12.38s.
Mannan
MUMBAI: Mannan Dang’s
races held here on Sunday (Dec. Smasher. Owners: Mr. Vijay B. 11.96s. 16 (w), 11, 10 and 53 (p). 21 (w), 13, 24 and 76 (p). SHP: 96,
bags Majestic Plate 31). The winner is owned by M/s.

Kishore P. Rungta & Adhirajsingh
Jodha, and trained by Adhirajsingh
Jodha.
Shirke and Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy
rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt.
Ltd., Mr. Mehernosh H. Deboo, Mr.
Keki D. Mehta & Mr. Dara K. Mehta.
SHP: 28, FP: 34, Q: 18, Tanala: 244
and 264. Favourite: In The Stars.
Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P.
Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’
FP: 638, Q: 193, Tanala: 2,903 and
1,659. Favourite: Walk On By. Own
ers: M/s. Matadin S. Kejriwal, Za
heer Lalkaka, Pervez Andhyarujina
hattrick helped Don Bosco
HS (Matunga) stay aoat in
the Reliance Foundation
Trainer: P.Shroff. Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: C.D. & Homi D. Bhagwagar. Trainer: Youth Sports National Foot
HYDERABAD: Dream Catcher Anoop Kumar Reddy. Trainer: L
(Suraj Narredu astride) bagged D’Silva. 1 HOMI MODY TROPHY (2,000m),
Cl. I, rated 80 and upward:
3 P.D. BOLTON TROPHY (1,200m),
Katrak. Hosidar Daji. ball Championship here on
Sunday.
the Majestic Plate, the main
event of the races held here on
Sunday (Dec. 31). 5 MALAKPET PLATE (1,100m),
Cat. II, 5yo & over, rated 42
SQUARE MOON (S. Amit) 1, Eternal
Sunshine (C.S. Jodha) 2, Mekong
Cl. II, rated 60 to 86: EXCEL-
LENT GOLD (Dashrath) 1, Summer 5 CLINTON PLATE (2,000m), Cl.
V, rated 1 to 26: SILVER EDGE (S. 7 MASEEHA PLATE (1,400m), Cl.
V, rated 1 to 26:
TOMAHAWK (T.S. Jodha) 1, Galtero
His eort saw his team
Delta (Trevor) 3 and Phenomenal Rays (Trevor) 2, Queen Credible Amit) 1, Star Ace (Neeraj) 2, Silver wallop Army Public School
Anderson wins Trained by M. Satyanarayana, to 62: CITY OF WONDERS (Suraj Memory (Zervan) 4. Snk, 2, 33/4. (C.S. Jodha) 3 and Makino (Neeraj) (S. Amit) 2, Glorious Thunder
Narredu) 1, Western Express Moon (S. Sunil) 3 and Care Free
in Abu Dhabi the winner is owned by Mr. Tee 2m 05.56s. 54 (w), 16 and 10 (p). 4. Hd, 11/4, 1. 1m 11.12s. 24 (w), 16 (Raghuveer) 4. Not run: Dazzling (Raghuveer) 3 and Voulez Vous (Ay PRTC (Bengaluru) 71 and
gala Balreddy. (Gopal Singh) 2, Commanding yar) 4. Hd, 31/2, 13/4. 1m 26.62s.
Boy (Kunal Bunde) 3 and Perfec
SHP: 18, FP: 293, Q: 179, Tanala: 187 and 14 (p). SHP: 36, FP: 44, Q: 20, Eyes. 11/4, 1/2, Lnk. 2m 06.82s. 60 take the third spot behind
ABU DHABI
and 50. Favourite: Mekong Delta. Tanala: 177 and 111. Favourite: Sum (w) , 18, 37 and 26 (p). SHP: 99, FP: 51 (w), 21, 23 and 38 (p). SHP: 71,
Unique Model Academy
Kevin Anderson won the 10th
edition of the Mubadala
1 DYNAMIC DANCER PLATE (Div.
II) (1,400m), Cat. II, 3yo &
over, rated 42 to 62: SURPRISE
tion (Praveen Gaddam) 4. 23/4,
1, 11/4. 1m 06.17s. 17 (w), 9, 46,
36 (p), SHP: 186, FP: 790, Q: 498,
Owners: M/s. Kishore P. Rungta &
Adhirajsingh Jodha. Trainer: Ad
mer Rays. Owners: M/s. Haris
haran Devgan, Jiyaji Bhosale,
1,055, Q: 349, Tanala: 6,804 and
2,333. Favourite: Fortitude. Own
FP: 674, Q: 295, Tanala: 5,575 and
2,867. Favourite: Hunayn. Owner: (Imphal) and Gangadhar
hirajsingh Jodha. Rishikesh Bhosale & Tinder S. ers: M/s. C. Rajendra & Vijay L. Mr. Diwakar Shetty. Trainer: Nirad pur Vidyamandir (Kolkata).
World Tennis Championship PARTY (Nakhat Singh) 1, City Of Tanala: 38925. Favourite: City Of Karanjawalla.
Sails (Suraj Narredu) 2, Phenom Ahluwalia. Trainer: Narendra Mansukhani. Trainer: C. Rajendra. Don Bosco, however,
on Saturday, joining a roll of Wonders. Owners: M/s. K. Thrib Jackpot: 70 per cent: 4,120 (124
honour that includes Rafael
enal Cruise (Fergus Sweeney) 3
and Exclusive Striker (Akshay
huvan Reddy & Chitturi Krishna
Kannaiah. Trainer: M.
2 SET ALIGHT PLATE (2,400m),
Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: SMASHER
(Neeraj) 1, Komandant (S. Amit) 2,
Lagad.
6 PRADEEP VIJAYKAR TROPHY tkts); 30 per cent: 195 (1,120 tkts).
Treble: 1,095 (36 tkts).
has to beat the Kolkata side
Nadal, Novak Djokovic and
Andy Murray as its only
Kumar) 4. 3/4, nk, 11/4. 1m
26.58s. 40 (w), 8, 5, 7 (p), SHP:
Satyanarayana. Jager Bomb (C.S. Jodha) 3 and
Daughterofthesun (Ajinkya) 4. 4
4 PRADEEP VIJAYAKAR TROPHY
(Div. I) (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated
20 to 46: IN THE STARS (Trevor) 1,
(Div. II) (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated
20 to 46: WALK ON BY (Zervan) 1,
Mighty Warrior (Bhawani) 2, Fri
Super Jackpot: 70 per cent: 4,932
(21 tkts); 30 per cent: 232 (191 tkts).
in its nal junior boys’
group xture to make it to
previous winners. The South
African World No. 14 was in
13, FP: 129, Q: 48, Tanala: 279.
Favourite: City Of Sails. Owner:
Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chet
6 MEGHALAYA PLATE
(1,600m), Cat. III, 3yo &
over, rated 26 to 46: CHINA MIL-
the seminals.
The results:
New Zealand wary of Gayle revival

#5 1 2 4 8 5
imperious form once again, tiar of Chettinad Charitable LENNIUM (Akshay Kumar) 1, San Junior boys: Army Public
Trust represented by Mr. A.C. Vinto (Ajit Singh) 2, Platinum School PRTC (Bengaluru) 1
beating Spain’s world No. 20
Muthiah. Trainer: K. Satheesh. Claasz (Kunal Bunde) 3 and Sym
Roberto Bautista Agut 64, bol of Star’s (B.R. Kumar) 3. Not (Sumit Singh) lost to Don
76(7) in the final. AFP
2 GAJASIMHA RAO MEMORIAL
PLATE (Div. I) (1,100m), Cat.
II, md. 2yo only (terms): SHA-
run: Raajneeti. Shd, 11/2, dead
heat. 1m 41.29s. 13 (w), 7, 14, 11, 5
The home side needs a victory to seal the series
Bosco 7 (Nathan Murzello 2,
Mannan Dang 3, Nihal Dud
(p), SHP: 50, FP: 116, Q: 64, walkar, Krishna Karkera).
QUILLE (Akshay Kumar) 1, Sec Tanala: 510 (59 tkts) & 547 (55
retary (G. Naresh) 2, Smarty tkts). Favourite: China Millen OM Roy Memorial HSS
Agence France-Presse
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> We know in this
(N.S. Parmar) 3 and Rapid Fire nium. Owners: M/s. K. Rama (Shillong) 2 (Shano Tariang,
(Aneel) 4. 1/4, 2, hd. 1m 07.77s. 9 Wellington
Krishna, Arshad Ali Khan Mohd, format the West Ronney Kharbuddon) bt MSP
(w), 6, 7, 9 (p), SHP. 23, FP: 44, Mirza Ayub Baig & Shashank New Zealand was wary of HSS (Kozhikode) 0.
Q: 32, Tanala: 96. Favourite: Sha Kamineni. Trainer: S.S.F. Chris Gayle coming into Indies T20 side are
quille. Owners: Mr. Sardar Our Lady Of Rosary High
Hassan. one of the best in the
Jivtesh Singh, Dr. Prabhakar form in the second T20I as it School (Goa) 1 (Milder Soares)
Chowdary Tripuraneni & Mo eyes a series sweep against world and we know
hammed Rashed Ali Khan.
Trainer: Arjun Anne.
7 MAJESTIC PLATE (1,200m),
Cat. II, rated 58 to 78: DREAM
CATCHER (Suraj Narredu) 1, O Ms the West Indies. that at any time they
lost to Minerva PS (Chandi
garh) 6 (Arjun Sharma 2, Lun
Akilah (C.P. Bopanna) 2, The home side has alrea can turn it on. tingmang Haokip 3, Ajjorud
3 GAJASIMHA RAO MEMORIAL
PLATE (Div. II) (1,100m), Cat.
II, md. 2yo only (terms): SEM-
Baashagar (G. Naresh) 3 and
Vallee Sceptre (Akshay Kumar)
dy tucked away victories in
the two Tests, three one
Kane Williamson
din Shah).
The Unique Model Acade
PER FIDELIS (Suraj Narredu) 1, 4. 23/4, 11/2, 1/4. 1m 12.31s. 7 my (Imphal) 1 (Sanamacha
(w), 6, 21, 36 (p), SHP: 78, FP: dayers and the rst of three 10 overs or so he can change
Big Brave (Kuldeep Singh) 2, Ex Singh) drew with Gangadhar
Zidane Jr. to clusive Shanghai (Akshay Ku 151, Q: 130, Tanala: 1797. Favour T20I matches. a game and that’s what it’s
ite: Dream Catcher. Owner: Mr. pur Vidyamandir (Kolkata) 1
join Lausanne mar) 3 and Aflatun (Arshad New Zealand captain about.
Alam) 4.4, 21/2, 3/4. 1m 07.08s. Chitturi Krishna Kannaiah. (Arpan Seth).
PARIS 8 (w), 5, 7, 11 (p), SHP: 20, FP: 28, Trainer: M. Satyanarayana. Kane Williamson said “it “We know in this format
Zinedine Zidane’s son Enzo Q: 15, Tanala: 117. Favourite: would be great” to pull o a the West Indies T20 side are Ankit nets winner
has agreed terms to join Semper Fidelis. Owners: Lt. Col.
A.R. Raju, M/s. G. Narsing Rao,
8 PALAMPET PLATE (1,200m),
Cat. III, 5yo & over, rated 26
to 46: ASHWINI (Koushik) 1,
series sweep in the T20 in one of the best sides in the
world and we know that at
for Atlanta FC
Swiss outfit Lausanne from Sreeramulu Bommishetty & G. Mount Maunganui on Mon Striker Ankit Dalvi’s injury
Bouncer (Gopal Singh) 2, Sir Le
his Alaves, the Spanish club Raghunandan Chary. Trainer: gend (Akshay Kumar) 3 and day, but the Gayle factor was any time they can turn it on.” time goal was instrumental
reported on Sunday. The Arjun Anne. Time To Climb (Praveen Gad lurking in the background. Time to deliver: West Indies will once again rely on Williamson said New Zea
dam) 4. 23/4, 3/4, 1/4. 1m 13.85s.
in Atlanta FC edging past
22yearold midfielder had Chris Gayle to salvage the series. AFP land could only focus on
played just twice in La Liga 4 DYNAMIC DANCER PLATE
(Div. I) (1.400m), Cat. II, 3yo
& over, rated 42 to 62: SUPREMO
22 (w), 7, 19, 10 (p), SHP: 59, FP:
259, Q: 121, Tanala: 726. Favour Devastating form
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building on its performanc

Juhu Beach UnitedA 10 in
a rst division encounter of
for Alaves since joining in (Arshad Alam) 1, Scooby Dooby ite: Sir Legend. Owner: Mr. Tee The West Indies talisman But he has failed to re so cord in the game and can es, with an unbeaten run in
July after three years of gala Balreddy. Trainer: R.H.
the MDFA League at the St.
Doo (Akshay Kumar) 2, Starlight was in devastating form in far in New Zealand, with take the game away at any six games so far against the
success with Real Madrid’s ‘B’ (G. Naresh) 3 and Seven Eleven Sequeira. Xavier’s ground, Parel, on
(Suraj Narredu) 4. 1, 11/4, 3/4. 1m early December when he scores of 22 and four in the time,” Williamson said on his West Indies. Sunday.
team. Alaves thanked the Treble: (i): 316 (152 tkts); (ii): 84
26.71s. 10 (w), 7, 9, 8 (p), SHP: 25, (485 tkts); (iii): 69 (664 tkts). smashed a record 18 sixes in two ODIs he played and 12 in return to the New Zealand In the rst T20, New Zea The result:
player for his “great willing FP: 92, Q: 66, Tanala: 345. Fa
Consolation jackpot: 30 (4840 an unbeaten innings of 146 the rst Twenty20. squad after sitting out the land unearthed two new First division: Atlanta FC 1
and work ethic over the past vourite: Supremo. Owners: M/s.
Rajesh Sanghani, Keerthi tkts). o 69 balls in the Bangladesh “He’s a fantastic player, last three games. stars in rookies Glenn Phil (Ankit Dalvi) bt Juhu Beach
few months” on its website.
AFP Narasimhachar, P.A. Raju & E. Jackpot: 393 (888 tkts). league. probably the best T20 re “If he gets away on you in lips and Seth Rance. UnitedA 0.
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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12203 (set by Incognito)

SUDOKU FAITH
14 Perhaps, Kashmir's Fifth
Avenue? (6)
5 Pastry sales? (8)
All pervading is His Grace
6 Deciency as a result of loss of
16 Leaves bits of rope (7)
end of leg, for instance, Bhishma, who is most fortunate to spend his last moments
18 Forcibly rushes in and destroys adjacent to rst phalanx (4) in the presence of the very Supreme Lord, breaks forth into
stirrup (7) a soulful hymn in which he expresses the essence and expe
9 14 devour greedily (5) rience of devotion that makes an individual’s life most mea
21 Judge's pulse is throbbing —
Get some cocktails (6) ningful. He makes a direct reference to the devotion of the
13 Rub out article in IrishGaelic
language (5)
Gopis, which is an example of bhakti pure and unsullied.
23 Rishi is ying in Andhra Andal too empathises with the Gopis’ Krishna anubhava
Pradesh's planes (8)
15 Lord Waugh releases woman, which exemplies the very essence of bhakti and prapatti,
25 Army scrambled to get giving a chuckle (5) pointed out Sri M.V. Anantapadmanabhachariar in a dis
American woman's cannabis, course. They are most privileged not only to have lived con
perhaps (4,4) 17 Aghast, Lord Ismay edited, to temporaneously with Krishna, but also to have gone
some extent (8) through the experience of simply seeking Him and yearning
27 Medicine man's indoor court
(6) to be of service to Him and His devotees. Their lives capture
19 Troops wandered around noon
the essence of bhakti bhava described by Krishna in the Gi
29 Count, emeer and aunt dance capturing Austrian beerbars
ta: “Their minds are xed on me, their life is centered in me,
(9) serving from the cask (8)
they instruct each other about me and they narrate my mar
30 South American capital 20 What the liquor dealer had to vellous deeds to one another, and are always contented and
invested in Dabolim airport pass to get into Lincoln's Inn? happy in this experience of devotion.”
(4) (3,4) When the Lord is the goal, the interest in ephemeral qual
Solution to puzzle 12202 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku ity of worldly joys slowly dwindles and one learns to seek
■ DOWN 22 Utilisation of American gel Him in a seless manner. This paves the way to cultivating
■ ACROSS
1 Balti foe can be a saviour in the endlessly (5) vairagya.
7 Bird's love for Yugoslav leader
(4) main (8) Bhakti and prapatti are the means to attain the Lord who
24 I heard — looked up in the is the essence of all pervading grace and no jivatma is ex
8 Extraordinary US gunman's got 2 That thing omitted from a book ... see ... inlet is just
one! It's not funny ... (9) Cuban cocktail — it gives empt from availing the benets of His grace that ows equal
south of the Sinai peninsula
10 Decipher: There's sh in the magical power (4) ly into all aspects of creation.
(3,3)
river (6) Azhwars and acharyas have reiterated that while the Lord
11 Plants leaders of negligent 3 Wild cat's left rheumatic, alone is also the means to attain Him, to avail of His grace,
26 Thou hast the right ... it's
politicians in rigged juries (8) fractured arm bones (6) the jivatma has to seek Him and surrender at His feet, even
thine (4)
12 See ... hippo's destroyed water 4 Prohibit Joseph's musical as a baby has to take the eort to appease its hunger by seek
conveying equipment (8) instruments (7) 28 Young cow's leg portion (4) ing the mother who is ever willing and ready to feed it.
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THE HINDU
MUMBAI
SPORT 17
A new, exciting journey begins Palace puts a spoke

Tata Open Maharashtra has an impressive eld boasting players of every mould in City’s wheel
N. Sudarshan
PUNE
Guardiola’s men fail to score for the rst time since last April
The leadup to the Tata Open further soured when Kevin stuck to the prescribed plan
Maharashtra, which begins EURO LEAGUES De Bruyne was stretchered to the extent that by the half
here on Monday, best resem Agence France-Presse o immediately after the time break, the frustration
bles the early days of a heady London spotkick following an ugly among Guardiola’s players
romance. After having found Ederson’s lastgasp penalty challenge by Palace substi was obvious.
a nearpermanent home in heroics saved Manchester tute Jason Puncheon.
Chennai for 21 years, the City from defeat but a 00 Third draw
tournament is set to start a stalemate at Crystal Palace Jesus out for two months Manchester United’s dismal
fresh relationship here in on Sunday brought the Pre Guardiola, who also said for run of results in December
Pune. mier League leader’s record ward Gabriel Jesus was likely continued with a third con
Almost everything is new breaking 18match winning to be out for up to two secutive league draw as it
and exciting — the spruced run to an end. months after an injury early was held 00 at home to
up stands, the commentary Luka Milivojevic was pre in the game, called for refe Southampton on Saturday,
box and the immaculately sented with the chance to rees to take rm action. dropping to third in the Pre
laid courts. Substitutes for seal a memorable victory for “Please, referees, they mier League standings be
Chennai’s famed embroi Roy Hodgson’s relegation have to protect players,” he low Chelsea.
dered shawls and vermillion threatened side when Wilf said. “We were lucky against United had top scorer Ro
marks are yet to be seen, but ried Zaha was brought down Tottenham and against New melu Lukaku carried o on a
surely the Puneri Pagadis [a by Raheem Sterling in injury castle. Today we were not stretcher early in the game
local symbol of honour] will time. But the Palace midel lucky. Referees have to pro and looked stricken of any
soon make their appearance. der struck his spotkick too tect. We know how strong thrust or creativity in attack,
Unlike in recent times, close to Ederson, allowing physically it is England but ending the month with four
even the top seed and the the City goalkeeper to pre teams miss big players, not wins from nine games in all
biggest draw, Marin Cilic — Settling in: Marin Cilic, who arrived a week in advance, will look to erase 2017’s early exit from his memory. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT serve his side’s 21game un just Manchester City. ” competitions and without a
sporting his own exotic line beaten start to the league Hodgson claimed before victory in its last four.
of FILA clothing — descend Roberto Bautista Agut and Paire, the tournament has its where I left o last year,” said campaign. the game there was “no mag The results: Premier League:
ed almost a week ahead of Benoit Paire —the top four entertainer. True to his cha Bhambri. “I am happy to City’s failure to score in a ic formula” to competing Crystal Palace 0 drew with
his rst match. The hope is seeds — the eld can boast of racter he almost landed in have had some tennis behind league game for the rst with City, insisting his Palace Manchester City 0; West Brom
now for the tennis to match a player in every mould. Cil the qualifying draw after me coming in here. It will be time since last April meant it side’s hopes of getting so 1 (Rodriguez 89-pen) drew
the grandeur and the signs, ic, the 2014 US Open Cham nents of rststrike tennis. having “forgotten” to send in great if I can get a few match fell short in its bid to equal mething from the game
with Arsenal 1 (McClean 83-
at least on paper, are that it pion, and Anderson, the Ma his entry in time before a es in and get the rankings og). On Saturday: Manchester
The only hindrance may Bayern Munich 19game win hinged on working hard and United 0 drew with Southamp-
will. jor’s latest nalist, are string of pull outs and admi high up to play more ATP ning run of four years ago, defending well while main
be the conditions; the city’s events.” ton 0.
In Cilic, Kevin Anderson, among the foremost expo nistrative benevolence saved the longest in Europe’s ve taining an attacking threat.
higher altitude often makes The timing of the Tata Serie A: Inter Milan 0 drew
him. major leagues, set under its The manager could be sa
controlling shots dicult, Open, just after the osea
with Lazio 0; Verona 1 (Caceres
The Indians in the main current boss Pep Guardiola. tised that during the open 59) lost to Juventus 3 (Matuidi
but the courts and the balls
Nagal in main draw have reportedly been cali
brated enough to mitigate
draw — four of them after Su
mit Nagal came through the
qualifying — should revel.
son, is ideal to make its stars
vulnerable. Yet it has a rich
history of top seeds winning
And City’s afternoon was ing 45 minutes his players 6, Dybala 72, 77).
SPORTS REPORTER Nagal. “The last two that. it and there is no inkling of a

Tickets are competitively
PUNE times I played in the Also, the fact that the two priced for as low as 150 to change this time around.
Sumit Nagal earned his qualifying, in 2014 and aren’t defending any points guard against the kind of CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
maiden ATP Tour main 2015, I won two games from last year will ease some spectator apathy which re BOrder of Play
draw berth after beating each. So it’s a great pressure though Cilic, the peatedly afflicted Chennai in (main draw, 1 p.m. start)
Spain’s Adrian feeling to have made it to World No. 6, will look to the initial days of competi
MenendezMaceiras 62, the main draw now.” erase 2017’s early exit from Centre Court: Kukushkin vs
tion. There being only 2500 Albot; Sriram Balaji &
36, 64 in the nal round Nagal will play fellow his memory. odd seats, the move can lead Vishnu Vardhan vs Adil
of qualifying of the Tata qualier Ilya Ivashka in to an intense atmosphere. Shamasdin & Neal Skupski;
Open Maharashtra here the rst round. Tough nut to crack For local boy Arjun Simon vs. Sandgren; Kadhe
on Sunday. The results (qualifying For Agut, the defending Kadhe, who will also be play & Paire vs. Haase &
The latest nal round): Thiago champion from Chennai, the ing doubles with Paire, it will Middelkoop; Ramkumar vs.
accomplishment for the Monteiro (Bra) bt Prajnesh elements are not expected to be an experience and an Baena.
20yearold comes on the Gunneswaran 7-5, 7-5; present much of a problem. education like none other. Court 1: Kicker vs.
back of his rstever title Sumit Nagal bt Adrian The Spaniard, while not be Yuki Bhambri and Ramku Fucsovics; Ojeda Lara vs. Jiri
Menendez-Maceiras (Esp)
win at the Challenger ing an outandout grinder, is mar Ramanathan have had Vesely.
6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Ricardo
level when he captured known for his controlled ag ne seasons and the event Court 2: Jarry vs. Andujar;
Ojeda Lara (Esp) bt Joao
the $100,000 Bengaluru Souza (Bra) 6-3, 6-4; Ilya gression and is a tough nut to can be another of the impor Cecchinato vs Pierre-
Open in November. crack. tant steps in them graduat Hugues.
Ivashka (Blr) bt Carlos
“It feels amazing,” said ing further. Live on Sony Ten 2
Taberner (Esp) 6-3, 6-2. And in the erratic but Saviour: Ederson went the right way to deny Luka Milivojevic in stoppage time.
and Sony Ten 2 HD
“Hoping to continue from
#5 1 2 4 8 5
amboyant Frenchman CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC * CATHERINE IVILL/GETTY IMAGES
Bengaluru FC silences Blasters
ball brushed Sandesh Jhin
ISL gan’s hand and the referee,
Stan Rayan who had spotted it, awarded
KOCHI Bengaluru a penalty. Chhetri
As the match moved into in placed his shot neatly near
jurytime with host Kerala the right corner.
Blasters down by a goal, Iain Blasters, strangely, did not
Hume turned to the crowd eld its star C.K. Vineeth — a
and signalled it to get noisier. former Bengaluru player in
The 38,000strong crowd at its ILeague side — for this
the Nehru Stadium here, all game. In one of the best mo
in yellow, obliged him with a ments for the home side, a
roar. nice combination play bet
But it was Bengaluru FC ween Jackichand and Lal
Making no mistake: Sunil Chhetri slots home a penalty to give ruattara on the anks and
which looked inspired dur
Bengaluru FC the lead. H. VIBHU *
Pekuson in the middle pro
ing the nal ve minutes,
pumping in two more goals mised a lot.
as the visitor won the Indian The match was played at a nutes earlier, replacing Sub The crosses from the right
Super League battle of the lively pace and gained mo hasish Chowdhury. and left clearly foxed the
Southern sides 31 here on mentum toward the half A couple of minutes later, Bengaluru defence but in the
Sunday evening. hour mark but none expect Miku was at it again, making end nothing came o them.
Bengaluru’s win, which ed the shocking nish when the most of a Subhasish Bose At the other end, Bengalu
helped it climb two spots to Miku caught the defence cross from the left. ru captain Chhetri was in the
third, came after two bitter napping with his stunning
thick of things, his sprints
losses at home. strikes, the rst of which Pulling ahead down the middle keeping
Captain Sunil Chhetri came after a sudden sprint Bengaluru’s opening goal the Blasters defenders on
gave Bengaluru the lead with on the left. came after a dramatic piece their toes.
a penalty in the 60th minute Defender Lalruatthara, of action. One such run saw him un
while Venezuelan Miku who had impressed in pre The India captain, whose leash a powerful shot, but
scored two more in the vious games, tried to pull Mi header was pushed away by Subhasish, who had an im
space of three minutes in in ku in desperation, but the a diving Subhasish Roy a few pressive day, pushed it away.
jurytime. Courage Pekuson 32yearold kept his cool and minutes earlier, made a ne The result: Kerala Blasters 1
netted Blasters’ consolation slotted the ball past goal run on the left and sent a (Courage Pekuson 90+4) lost
goal just before the nal keeper Paul Rachubka, who cross to Eduardo Garcia. to Bengaluru FC 3 (Sunil Chhe-
whistle. had come in some 20 mi However, on the way, the tri 60-pen, Miku 90+1, 90+3).
Aizawl proves too good for Gokulam
I-LEAGUE Daniel Addo, but the goal
was rightly awarded to the
P.K. Ajith Kumar Japanese striker.
KOZHIKODE After the break, Gokulam
Two goals conceded in seven pressed hard for the equalis
minutes, on either side of er but had to pay the price
the interval, ensured Goku for its sloppy defence.
lam Kerala would have to In the 52nd minute, o a
wait for its maiden home win counterattack, Aizawl’s craf
in the ILeague. ty midelder H. Lalmuanki
The debutant was beaten ma, after winning the ball
02 by reigning champion Ai from his own half, made a
zawl FC at the Corporation ne solo run and gave an ex
Stadium on Sunday. It was a cellent through ball to Roma
match clearly dominated by nian midelder Andrei Io
the Mizoram team which nescu who moved past a
didn’t look that perturbed by couple of defenders before
the hot, humid conditions. coming up with a neatly
In the 45th minute, Lal placed rightfooter.
ram Hmunmwia, after beat The hosts slumped to
ing Arif Shaikh on the left their fourth defeat in six
ank, crossed smartly to Yo games. For the visitors, it
go Kobayashi whose deft was their third win in ve
ick moved the net from matches.
close in. There was a deec The result: Aizawl 2 (Kobayashi
Rising to the occasion: Andrei Ionescu, centre, was in the thick
tion by Gokulam defender 45, Ionescu 52) bt Gokulam 0.
of things for Aizawl. S. RAMESH KURUP
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18 LIFE MUMBAI THE HINDU

IN BRIEF
Jan. 1 marks mass birthday in Afghanistan Mission to ‘touch’ sun
on NASA’s 2018 list
In the absence of ocial records, thousands of Afghans have chosen the date for convenience
Parker Solar Probe to be launched
Agence France-Presse Facebook account in 2014 it Authorities are trying to
Kabul was just easier to choose Ja change that. In recent years Indo-Asian News Service energy and heat move
January 1 is Samad Alawi’s nuary 1 as my birthday from Afghan hospitals in major ci Washington through the solar corona
Bieber selling painting to birthday. It’s also the birth the drop down list,” Mr. Ala ties have started issuing new NASA is turning 60 in 2018 and to explore what acceler
raise funds for charity day of his wife, his two sons, wi said. “The Internet was al borns with birth certicates and the agency is looking ates the solar wind as well as
LOS ANGELES 32 of his friends and thou so slow and it was dicult to — something previous gener forward to launching a slew solar energetic particles.
Singer Justin Bieber is sands of other Afghans — a convert the date to a Western ations lack. The government of important missions in the
auctioning a painting he date chosen for convenience calendar.” also plans to issue eTazkiras, coming year, including one Mars eet
made to raise funds for by a generation who do not Even the ocial identity or computerised national ID to “touch” the sun. In 2018, NASA will also add
people affected by the recent
know when they were born. card, or Tazkira, held by cards, to Afghans which NASA’s Parker Solar to its existing robotic eet
wildfires in California. The
In the absence of birth most Afghans, oers little of would include their date of Probe is scheduled for on Mars with the InSight
23yearold singer shared a
certicates or ocial re cial clarity, with a person’s birth, if it is known. But the launch in 2018 to explore lander designed to study the
photo on Instagram of his art,
which shows a cross rising on
cords, many Afghans have age “determined based on process has been stalled for the sun’s outer atmosphere. interior and subsurface of
the background of an long used the seasons or his Slow change: Afghan hospitals in major cities are starting to physical appearance”. “My years by political and techni The probe will use Venus’ the red planet.
overcast sky. The painting is torical events to help deter issue newborns with birth certicates. AFP *
Tazkira says I was three cal problems. gravity during seven ybys The U.S. space agency’s
titled Calvary. PTI mine their age. years old in 1365 in the Hijri Some parents also resort over nearly seven years to rst asteroid sample return
But the explosion of social common choice, although they do not want the hassle calendar (1986). That is the to recording their children’s gradually bring its orbit mission, OSIRISREx, is
media networks such as Fa the date is more about prac of converting their birthday year my Tazkira was issued,” birthdays on slips of paper closer to the sun. scheduled to arrive at the
cebook, which require users ticality than parties. from the Solar Hijri, an Is Abdul Hadi, who is now 34, which are often kept in a co The Parker Solar Probe nearEarth asteroid Bennu
to register their birthday, “It seemed all Afghans lamic calendar used only in said. “There is no blank py of the Koran. “I hope one will perform its scientic in in August 2018, and will re
and the growing demand for had birthdays on January 1,” Afghanistan and Iran. space for a date of birth in an day all Afghans have their vestigations in a hazardous turn a sample for study in
passports and visas have Samad Alawi, who is 43, said. The rst day of the year in Afghan Tazkira. How can proper date of births so that region of intense heat and 2023. A survey satellite to
forced Afghans to pick a day Even those who know Hijri usually corresponds to you remember your date of social media doesn’t have to solar radiation. search for planets outside
— any day. their real birth date often March 21. birth if you don’t have one tell them how old they are,” The primary goals for the the solar system is also to be
January 1 has become a choose January 1 because “When I rst created my on the record?” Mr. Alawi said. mission are to trace how launched.
Talk therapy can help
improve sleep quality
Cognitive behavioural therapy
British pantomime gives

(CBT) appears to be an
effective way to improve
sleep in middleage women
Step to the beat
who have hot flashes, says a
study published in the journal
Sleep. CBT helps people see
modern twist to fairy tales
the relationship between
beliefs, thoughts and
feelings, and subsequent References to Brexit, Trump and Weinstein woven in
behaviour patterns and
actions, said study leader Agence France-Presse
Katherine Guthrie. REUTERS London
A gure styled as Donald

Trump is booed o stage by
a rowdy audience enjoying
the thrills of British panto
mime, bringing a contem
porary twist to traditional
fairy tales.
Up and down the country
over the festive season, chil
‘I feel it was a wonderful, dren and adults alike ock to
wonderful match for me’ theatres to watch a “panto”
ABU DHABI
— complete with princesses,
Tennis legend Serena
political jibes and innuendo.
Williams said she had a
Audiences attending pan
“wonderful” match despite
tomimes instinctively know
being beaten by Jelena
when to yell out stock phras Laugh riot: A production of Cinderella at the Hackney Empire
Ostapenko in an exhibition
es such as “He’s behind theatre in London. AFP/HACKNEY EMPIRE
*
game on Saturday. “I have
plenty of comebacks, from you!”, while newcomers
injuries, from surgeries, but quickly learn when to join Pantomimes are now planned state visit to the
I’ve never had a comeback the collective hissing or staged at theatres across Bri U.K.
after actually giving birth to a #5 1 2 4 8 5
cheering. tain, often starring a local While pantomimes ll big
human being. So, in my eyes, I “Lots of Americans who celebrity and actors of all theatres, new spaces are al
feel it was a wonderful, Musical trail: A majorette dances during the Johannesburg carnival on Sunday. Troupes dressed up in creative, eyecatching come in are just wideeyed ages. so tackling the genre with
wonderful match for me.” AP outts perform during the annual parade that passes through the city. AFP * and can’t believe it! And by one London show this sea
the end they’ve got it, What’s in the news son being performed in a
they’re joining in too,” said In Hackney, Ms. McKenna converted caravan.
Smartphone sensors give hackers a way in
Susie McKenna, director and has been writing the annual “Caravantomime” takes
actor who plays the Wicked festive show for nearly 20 on the fairytale Sleeping
Stepmother in Cinderella at years and has become accus Beauty, whose star joins
London’s Hackney Empire tomed to another tradition — forces with a lost Cinderella
theatre. weaving in references to re to change both their
Apps do not require user permissions to collect data from accelerometers or gyroscopes “It is denitely unique, it cent events. destinies.
is denitely quintessentially “This year because we “With a bit of sense of hu
Indo-Asian News Service smartphones and analysing permissions to be given by thumb or ngers. Research thumb will block more light British.” were talking about the trav mour, we question what’s
Singapore them with machine learning the phone user and are avail ers took Android phones and than if you pressed 9,” Mr. Pantomime traces its ori esty that is Brexit, we have a going on in certain fairy
Instruments in smartphones and deep learning algo able for all apps to access. installed a custom applica Bhasin said. gins to the 16 thcentury character who’s Italian tales, and we absolutely
such as the accelerometer, rithms, the researchers suc tion which collected data The classication algo “Commedia dell’Arte”, a who’s going to be deported,” bring in what’s been hap
gyroscope and proximity ceeded in unlocking Android Position and light from six sensors: accelerom rithm was trained with data form of Italian street theatre she lamented, reecting the pening,” said Robin Steeg
sensors represent a potential smartphones with 99.5% ac Led by Shivam Bhasin of Na eter, gyroscope, magnetom collected from a group of pe which travelled to Britain, views of the largely proEU man, creator of the
security vulnerability as re curacy within only three nyang Technological Univer eter, proximity sensor, ba ople. Although each indivi according to London’s Victo neighbourhood. 20minute.
searchers have found that tries, said the study. sity, Singapore, the research rometer and ambient light dual enters the security PIN ria and Albert Museum. Tax havens and fake news Ms. Steegman gives her
data from these sensors The researchers believe ers used sensors in a sensor. “When you hold on their phone dierently, It was transformed also get a mention, while the heroines the agency they
could be used by hackers to their work, published in smartphone to model which your phone and key in the the scientists showed that as through London theatres, brief appearance of Trump lack in their original stories,
guess the security password. Cryptology ePrint Archive, number had been pressed by PIN, the way the phone data from more people is fed initially with music but no at the royal ball — which Cin while also making direct re
Using a combination of in highlights a signicant aw its users, based on how the moves when you press 1, 5 or to the machine learning algo dialogue, morphing into the derella ees at midnight — ference to disgraced Holly
formation gathered from six in smartphone security, as phone was tilted and how 9, is very dierent. Likewise, rithm, success rates im familiar Christmas panto speaks to the ongoing saga wood mogul Harvey
dierent sensors found in using the sensors require no much light is blocked by the pressing 1 with your right proved over time. during the Victorian era. of the U.S. President’s Weinstein.
Tongue-in-cheek list Organic farming takes root in France’s Champagne

bans overused words Movement ts in with the concept of terroir, where soil, topography and climate combine to inuence the taste of wine
‘Fake news’ and ‘covfefe’ nd a place Agence France-Presse “If you’re just looking to Unusual among large
Associated Press Reims put a pretty seal on your la houses in that it grows its
Detroit A bubble it is not: the organic bel, you’ll be disappointed own grapes, 10 of Louis Roe
Let me ask you this: would a movement is only slowly tak very quickly,” said Pascal Do derer’s 240 hectares are cer
story that unpacks a list of ti ing root in France’s Cham quet, president of the asso tied as organic. And it plans
resome words and phrases pagne region, although its ciation of organic to gradually convert all of its
be impactful or a nothing proponents believe environ Champagnes. land in future.
burger? Worse, could it just mentally friendly techniques Mr. Doquet said he spent “For me, organic is an ob
be fake news? can help the sparkling wine “six years between the be vious choice, because it is
Northern Michigan’s express even ner subtleties. ginning of the conversion the terroir that makes wines
Lake Superior State Univer Organic farming has expe process and the rst sale of unique,” said the house’s cel
sity on Sunday released its rienced a boom in recent bottles” bearing the AB seal. lar master, JeanBaptiste Le
43rd annual List of Words years in France, where the The slow maturation of caillon. “That uniqueness
Banished from the Queen’s wine industry has been keen Champagne, an element of can’t come from a massive
English for Misuse, Overuse a year of deepening divi to adopt practices that shun its quality and the cachet blanket of chemicals that
and General Uselessness . sions in the U.S. government synthetic chemicals and fer which allows the wines to neutralise avours.”
The tongueincheek, non and the U.S. electorate. tilisers. command premium prices,
binding list of 14 words or “It wasn’t as focused on If 5% of all agricultural is a disadvantage when going No to chemicals
phrases comes from thou politics in a very dirty land in France was being or green. Even if the Champagne re
sands of suggestions. sense,” he said. “Most of the ganically farmed or in the Converting the land to or gion doesn’t yet embrace or
This year’s list includes nominations were well process of conversion in ganic farming is a threeyear ganic farming widely, it has
“let me ask you this”, “un thought through ... consi 2015, the gure was 8.7% for process. been reducing its use of
pack”, “impactful”, “noth dering how the year was.” the wine sector, according to Then, there is the strin chemicals.
ingburger”, “tons”, “dish”, As evidence, he points to data from the publicprivate gent requirement that Cham Over the past 15 years, the
“drill down”, “let that sink “fake news,” which gar agency that promotes pagne must mature in bottles More expressive: The vat room of an organic champagne house in Ambonnay, France. *
AFP region has cut the use of ni
in” and the top votegather nered between 500 and “green” farming in France. for at least 15 months, with trogen fertilisers and pesti
er, “fake news”. 600 votes. But there are regional dis many makers leaving it even other winemakers were techniques can therefore But his family winery, cides by half, according to
The others are “pre “I think a lot of people parities, and the Champagne longer. mere “technicians”. help produce wines that bet which consists of six hec the Comite Champagne, the
owned”, “onboarding/o know fake news when they region is trailing with just Another crucial element is ter reect the nuances of tares and produces around trade association for the 300
boarding”, “hot water hea see it. It can be propaganda, 1.9% under organic produc climate, which needs to be In tune with nature their environment, or “make 50,000 bottles per year, now Champagne houses and
ter”, “gig economy” and the it can be satire,” Mr. Shibley tion, even if the amount of cool with little sunshine to The respect for the environ the terroir sing”, as Eric Ro produce “liberated wines” 15,000 winemakers.
Trumpian Twitter typo said. “It’s used deliberately land there carrying an help the grapes mature slow ment that underpins the or dez, head of a family winery with more “expressive” And in 2014, it launched
“covfefe”. to paint a certain story or “Agence Bio” (or AB) certi ly. For many practitioners, ganic movement’s philoso at Ambonnay in the Marne scents and avours, Mr. Ro its own certication of “sus
While the list contains a notion as not being true.” cation increased by 14 % bet organic is as much a philoso phy ts in with the French Valley, puts it. dez says. tainable viticulture”, special
little political avour, Lake While some words are pe ween 2015 and 2017. phy as a process. concept of terroir, where It is a much more “de The idea has caught the at ly tailored to the Champagne
Superior State spokesman rennial nominees, others Organic farming is not for Mr. Doquet said he has soil, topography and climate manding” way of winemak tention of at least one of the region. So far, more than
John Shibley said he had ex really speak to a particular those looking to make a had to become a “real farm all combine to inuence the ing, “living life by the rhythm leading Champagne houses 4,000 hectares out of the re
pected more given the high time and may soon lose rele quick buck or jump on the er,” cultivating the vine’s “ca taste of the wine. of nature, not the clock of — Louis Roederer gion’s 34,000 hectares have
ly divisive 2016 election and vance, Mr. Shibley said. latest bandwagon. pacity for resistance”, while Lessinvasive farming the world,” he argues. Champagne. received the certication.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018

Finance back with Nitin Patel

In his last Mann Ki Baat ad­

Simmering in memories of better days in 2017, govt. data show

RISE 07:12 SET 18:13

IN BRIEF In a sheet of white Arunachal declared open

denomination of 2000 from were present at a booth and popularity. sion is still awaited, the rul­ itics in the run­up to the 2019

Odisha cops to use technology to nab criminals busted in Odisha

Manipur in 2017: A BJP government, Triple talaq

blockade, oods and sporting glory Ishrat Jahan

4 WEST MUMBAI THE HINDU

‘RSS-BJP represent the

Ending the year on a high

new Peshwai mentality’

Naxal gunned down in

trampled gional parochialism, Jawa­

by elephants Sukma, weapons recovered harlal Nehru University

MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018

Puri pandas to visit shrines for tips

on hygiene and good conduct Changes in Aadhaar

Vinay after the argument on the party’s working presi­

challenging pre­censorship Over 150 ights were de­ Overcrowded terminal

8 EDITORIAL MUMBAI THE HINDU

On another New Year’s Day

By evidence alone the dispossession caused by the

Reality bites Britain FROM THE READERS’ EDITOR

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MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018

FROM PAGE ONE

Finance back with Nitin Adviser Ajit Doval met his

INTERVIEW | AYMAN SAFADI

MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018

Suspected Islamist militant ‘Vessel with

South Korean authorities

Pakhtunkhwa. “including the armed

focus on their core competencies. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK

Mallya, and entities related sets will help banks focus on added. Small Industries De­ tion for ailing and sick rms,

exchequer. PTI in demand,” it said. same time. Bank. “However, they failed Ambit ARC.

14 BUSINESS REVIEW MUMBAI THE HINDU

Owner, tenant: the twain shall meet Corporatisation of food GUEST COLUMN

The government’s scal de­ Aarati Krishnan but skip ling their IT re­

A new issue at Newlands Kookaburra ball will be a challenge: Bhuvneshwar

Australia Dashers swamp Hunters Shahzar

Kamesh Srinivasan Shahzar Rizvi (Indian Air

16 SPORT MUMBAI THE HINDU

bags Majestic Plate 31). The winner is owned by M/s.

New Zealand wary of Gayle revival

building on its performanc­

THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12203 (set by Incognito)

A new, exciting journey begins Palace puts a spoke

SPORTS REPORTER Nagal. “The last two that. it and there is no inkling of a

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18 LIFE MUMBAI THE HINDU

British pantomime gives

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