October 01, 2013

8 Pages Rs: 1.00 Jammu Edition www.thestudentage.com STUdent aGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2013 Aman Traders Deals in : P.V.C Paint Santary / G.I. & C.P. Fitting JKENG/2012/41612 Vol. 2 No: 245 R E A D T H E N E E D SHINDE CONCERNED OVER WRONGFUL DETENTION... ARMY IS THE NEW PUNCHING BAG PAGE 5 PAGE 6 US CAREENS TOWARD SHUTDOWN; SENATE TO... PAGE 7 New Karan Bagh, Link Road, Bhour (Chatha), Jammu Mob:- 94690-00829 Assembly session begins with a privilege motion against V K Singh MEMBERS PAY RICH TRIBUTES TO THE LATE LEADERS, HIGHLIGHT CONTRIBUTION SRINAGAR: The Upper House on Monday passed the Obituary Reference on the sad demise of Ex- Rajya Sabha Member, Late Dharam Chander Prashant and Ex-MLC Late Daya Krishan Kotwal. While moving the Obituary Reference, Chairman, Legislative Council, Mr. Amrit Malhotra paid rich tributes to both the personalities of the State highlighting their contributions for strengthening democratic values and pleading the cause of poor and downtrodden people 8Contd p2 Finally after seventeen years Lalu Yadav sent to jail LALU'S FAMILY RAISES 'CONSPIRACY' THEORY BY RIVALS, TO KNOCK "JANATA KI ADALAT" RANCHI/PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad will appeal in the Jharkhand high court against his conviction in the Bihar fodder scam case, his family said on Monday and alleged he had fallen victim to "conspiracy" by his rivals. "We'll appeal in the high court. We have full faith in the judiciary," Prasad's son Tejeswi Yadav told reporters in Ranchi. "It's a conspiracy and we'll also go to the the people's court and 8Contd p2 FODDER SCAM NEWS IN BRIEF PETROL DOWN BY RS 3.15 A LITRE, DIESEL UP BY 50 PAISE NEW DELHI: The government has cut petrol price by Rs 3.05 a litre and hiked diesel price by 50 paise, excluding local sales tax or VAT, with effect from midnight tonight. After seven consecutive increases in petrol prices since May, this is the first cut as 8Contd p2 legislative Assembly begins amid tight security in Srinagar. SRINAGAR, SEPT 30: A brief autumn session of the State legislature began on Monday in the summer capital, Srinagar amid tight security. Soon after the obituary motions few ministers of the ruling National Conference (NC) moved a breach of privilege motion in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly against former Indian Army chief VK Singh. State Finance Minister and senior National Conference leader Abdul Rahim Rather told the assembly that the former army chief, General VK Singh, had damaged the image not only of the Indian Army, but also of the country internationally. "He has set fire by issuing a statement alleging that payments were made to some ministers and members of this august house. He cannot be allowed to now go and sit silent in his house. If he has proof, he must 8Contd p2 GOVT SCHOOL FUNCTIONS FROM A SINGLE RENTED ROOM BHADARWAH: Mocking at the tall claims of the state government about upgradation of infrastructure of the educational institutions in rural areas, the Primary School at Dehraja ,Bhaderwah is still functioning from a single rented room. According to the locals, the school was established in the year 1990 and since then it was functioning from a 6x10 feet room. "As many as 30 children are studying in the educational institution," the locals said adding the 8Contd p2 RANCHI, SEP 30: Rashrtiya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad after a long drawn court battle which spanned more than a decade and a half was finally on Monday sent to jail in the infamous Fodder Scam after being convicted by a special CBI court. 65-year-old Lalu Prasad was taken to the Birsa Munda Central Jail here after the court verdict.The court has fixed October 3 for pronouncement of sentence against Lalu Prasad, former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra and others convicted in 8Contd p2 Normal life in Jammu paralysed as TERRORISTS DID NOT CROSS Dengue hits Jammu, 65 transporters go on one day strike INTERNATIONAL BORDER: BSF cases reported so far JAMMU, SEP 30: With the public transport especially buses, matadors and auto rickshaws not plying on the roads normal life was disrupted here on Monday due to the one-day token strike by transporters in support of their demand for a 40 per cent increase in passenger fares. Mini Bus Workers' Union observed a one-day token strike in support of their demand for an increase in passenger fares for all types of commercial vehicles. Public transport did not ply on the roads in Jammu and its adjoining areas. Government offices, banks and schools and other offices witnessed thin attendance, officials said. Transporters also held a demonstration in favour of their demand. "Government has yet not considered our demand of 40 per cent enhancement of fare charges on the basis of a steep hike in petrol and diesel prices and other essential commodities", Jagatar Singh, president of a transport union, said. He claimed that the transporters were facing heavy losses due to hike in petrol and diesel prices. Singh warned that if the state government did not take a decision in favour of transporters, 8Contd p2 JAMMU, SEP 30: Denying the reports that had appeared in the media that the terrorists responsible for the twin terror attack in Hiranagar and Kathua on 26 September had come from the international border, Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday denied media reports. Earlier, media reports had indicated that the three terrorists who struck in Kathua and Samba, killing 12 people, had breached the border fence in the Hari Nagar sector of the international border. The three terrorists were also killed in the incident. Additional Director General RD Singh of the BSF told reporters in Jammu on Sunday that the fence had not been breached. "The fence has not been cut anywhere. I have examined the terrain myself. There are, however, so many nallahs (streams) along the IB. We have ordered a probe to find out how and where the terrorists crossed the border. The outcome of the probe would be known in two-to-three days." The official also admitted that the fencing had been damaged by rain and flooding in the monsoon, and said the damaged stretches of the fence would soon be repaired. Singh on Sunday visited the posts and interacted with the troopers manning border posts in the Hira Nagar sector. While the Army mans the areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, troopers of the Border Security Force are posted along the international border (IB). In the Jammu and Kashmir state Legislative Assembly in Srinagar on Monday, National 8Contd p2 JAMMU, SEP 30: In what could be seen as a new threat toi the Jammu population cases of dreaded dengue have been reported from Samba district in the state. Till now one woman has died and 65 others have been suffering from symptoms of dengue in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. 24-year-old Pooja Devi of Samba died at a hospital at Ludhiana in Punjab on September 28 and 65 others were admitted to different hospitals of the district with symptoms of dengue, Samba District Commissioner (RC) R K Verma said. Pooja fell ill on September 21 and was first taken to the district hospital in Samba where doctors confirmed it as a case of dengue, officials said. After primary treatment, she was referred to the Army Hospital at Pathankote on September 25 and later shifted to a private hospital in Ludhiana where she died on September 28, they said. So far 65 cases of dengue have been reported in the district and they were being treated at various hospitals here, the DC said. MODI DARES CENTRE SAYS CBI THREAT WILL NOT DETER HIM MUMBAI: Launching a scathing attack on the UPA led Congress the Gujarat Chief minister and BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi said on Monday that centre was trying to deter him by misusing CBI. Adding further, he said that he will not be cowed down by such threats. "The government in Delhi wants to stop our march to power. 8Contd p2 SONIA ATTACKS BJP SAYS CONGRESS UNITES PEOPLE Singh. "I want to tell them (BJP) that the whole party, the whole party stands behind our Prime Minister," thundered Sonia at a public rally here, in a forceful defence of Manmohan Singh after she slammed BJP for ridiculing the Congress and the Prime Minister. "They (BJP) ridicule our achievements; they make fun of our party and our Prime Minister," Sonia said. It was under Singh that all achievements of the UPA government had been made, she said in remarks which are significant as the Opposition seized on Rahul's public outburst against the Ordinance to say he had undermined Singh, that too when he was on an overseas 8Contd p2 Speaker cautions members from raising Jagan Reddy praises Modi wants issues that could fan communal tension him to change whole system SRINAGAR, SEP 30: Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Mubarak Gul on Monday cautioned the members against raising issues in the house that can fan communal passion and damage the integrity of the country. "None of the members will be allowed to raise issues concerning communal passion, against mutual brotherhood and damaging the integrity of the country," Gul said chairing a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee in his office chamber here. The Speaker said equal opportunities will be given to each political party to raise issues of public interest during the nine-day session. He appealed the members to highlight issues of social, economic and developmental nature besides other important issues for detailed discussion during the course of the session. Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mir Saifullah, Deputy Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Sartaj Madni, legislators - Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, Hareshdev Singh, M Y Tarigami, A R Veeri, Hakeem Mohammad Yasin, Tsetan Namgyal, Ashok Khajuria and Ashwani Kumar Sharma - attended the meeting and gave their suggestions on conduct of the proceedings of the House in a cordial manner, an official spokesman said. "These parties assured the Speaker that they will give their full cooperation in smooth running of the House," he said. The spokesman said threadbare discussion was held on various issues related to the Business of the House. Discussing the issue of conducting of Zero Hour without any disruption, the Speaker said during the Zero Hour the members highlight issues of immediate concern to the public and as such it should be ensured that officers of all major departments are present in the Officers Gallery and take note of the highlighted 8Contd p2 HYDERABAD, SEP 30: YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy who has been recently given bail after 16 months of internment on Monday sent signals that he was keeping his options open post Lok Sabha elections today and had a word of appreciation for BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. "I said I am secular. What other secular parties like communists, like Janata Dal (U), would do, I will also do the same. I have my options. I dont think I would be in a hurry. All these options are there for everybody," he told reporters here. He said he appreciated Modi as an administrator but wanted him to strive for bringing all parties on a secular platform. "What I want Narendra MANDYA, SEP 30: assertive Sonia on Monday while criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party said that the whole party was solidly behind the Prime Minister and all UPA achievements have been done only under his achieved. Three days after Rahul Gandhi's blunt attack against the Ordinance on convicted lawmakers, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday declared that the "whole party" stands behind Prime Minister Manmohan Modi to do is, I appreciate Modi as an administrator, I want Modi to change this entire system in bringing every party on to a secular platform in the interest of the nation," he said. Stressing that religion is a matter of personal faith, he wondered why should religion be 8Contd p2 COWS KICK LALU TO JAIL! HINDSIGHT ROHIT SINGH RANA The grape vine is ripe with reports trickling that soon after the pronouncement of verdict against the former Bihar Chief Minister Lau Prasad Yadav, the cows were uneasy, lest he is sent to their Gowsahlla, as they feared he would steal their fodder too. Mercifully, for the poor animal kingdom of Bihar, a miracle of sorts happened and the instead sent him to Birsa Munda Jail. Here again hangs a paradox. The jail named after Birsa Minda, a legendary tribal leader. He laid down his life fighting for the safety and security of the assets of the tribals. Interestingly, Lalu will cool his heals in the jail, after being charged with gulping down vast sums of money by creating fictitious animal farms, for which fodder and medicines were falsely procured. Actually neither medicines nor fodder was ever purchased and the money was shared by many including the Chief Ministers Jagan Nath Mishra and Lalu Prasad Yadav. India has seen many leaders who in the garb of social justice rose like the legendary phoenix, eclipsing the subdued political climate with their wayward theories and social experiments. Laluy Yaday, Mulayim Singh Yadav, in the so called cow belt arose as being true Lohaites. Indian nation is still confused what Lohaite term indicates. If it indicated antiCongress then these two Lohaites, today are in league with the same party they choose to oppose all their life. If it meant something different, then the Lalu, Mulayam brand has emerged as a discordant factor in the political system of the country. Lalu Yadav is symbol of India's political disease as well as its reality. The Lalu brand based on support from MY combination in which M reflected Muslim and Y the Yadavs, ruled the roost in Bihar for 15 years. The MY combination made a turnaround without any governance; it started crumbling on its very edifice. Since January 27, 1996 when the first reports of the Fodder scam started pouring in, all efforts were made by the Lalu government to ditch the probe. Eventually he had to surrender and his wife Rabri Devi took the reins of the Chief Minister ship. A bizarre combination, I go to jail and you, my wife come out of the Dal Roti domestics and run Bihar! Such a putrid state of affairs in the political climate of one of the most impoverished state of the country, puts question mark on those who support such political clowns time and again. Congress has to explain a lot why the party, despite priding high on its commitment to make India a better nation, gave tacit support to him and sought his support in return whenever needed. Political opportunism of such kind has cost the country dearly. Had not Rahul Gandhi, even if in his controversial ways, called the ordinance on convicted law makers nonsense, the Grand Old Party was all out to bail out Lalu and Rashid Masood via the ordinance route. Mercifully, the President first set the tone of opposition to the Ordinance after wards like a opportunistic wolf, was taken by the Rahul mentors and turned into a Nonsense, Tear apart drama. The Fodder scam from Chaibasa treasury in 1996 to Dumka in 2012 when the maverick Lalu was again charged by CBI, it is long story of cold and haughty corruption. Lalu bravado and rustic wit, notwithstanding, the maverick has finally been shown his due place. He and the others accused deserved jail way back but when political calculations count more than propriety and fair play, the ordinance on the convicted law makers is pushed through by the Congress led UPA. Sadly indicative of the fact that had the Party of Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi resisted from the very beginning, the nation would have not suffered crass ignominy of suffering leaders like Lalu or a Mulayam or others like them who have divide India into Muslims, Yadavs, Jats, Dalits and others. Now political drama has unfolded and Lalu getting the cow kick on his bottom, the other MY protagonist Mulayam is running strong in UP with tacit Congress support, as it needs the UP 'Neta Ji' for his crucial support to UPA. Otherwise, the CBI stick would have fallen on him, other than he is only shown stick and told to keep with the flock, so that the disparate and motley political combination called UPA is held together. Opportunism at the worst kind will weaken India rendering it more a banana republic that an aspiring world power. DIGVIJAY'S PENAL CODE-LALU FRAMED! Yet again true to his type the senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has dropped a bomb shell saying Lalu has been framed soon after the Bihar politician was sent to jail. Casting aspersions on the functioning of the judiciary is routine with people like Digvijay Singh. The nation remembers well how the he came in open support of the terrorists of the Batla House encounter. He even went to the homes of the terrorists killed in the encounter all way to Azamgarh, in order to show his sympathy with their families. When at last the Batla House master mind Yasin Bhatkal was arrested Digy Raja said nothing. Now he comes in open support for Lalu. Calling the decision of the Court as 'Framing', making a hero out of a corrupt politician is for all Indians to see and look into. On one side, his Party Vice President rejects the ordinance on convicted law makers a nonsense and on the other, his close confidant and advisor, doubts the judicial process which held Lalu guilty. Digvijay in such case if he is so sure should press for disbanding judiciary because he has time and again expressed doubts on its decisions. Why not to create a parallel judicial system, name it Dijvijay Penal Code 2013 and give retrospective benefit to all scoundrels, terrorists, anti socials and corrupt. Country will be saved crores as there will be no need of judges and courts. This will enable him get a permanent place in the international Hall of Shame. RANASAHIB 2.qxd 10/3/2013 7:53 PM Page 1 STUDENT AGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2013 serving the people CONTINUATION for of the State in generer who spend his life al and particularly of his area. He said, late leader was of secular character, who during militancy, worked for strengthening and maintaining the communal harmony and amity in Doda District. Syed Asgar Ali, Mr. B A Magray, Mr. Naresh Kumar Gupta, Syed Mohammad Rafiq Shah, Mr. Ghulam Qadir Pardesi, Mr. Khalid Najeeb Suhrawardy, Dr. Shahnaz Ganai, Mr. Nayeen Akhtar Andrabi, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Monga, Dr. Bashir Ahmad Veeri and Mr. Jehangir Hussain Mir also spoke on the Obituary Reference and paid rich tributes to the late leaders. They highlighted their contributions for the welfare and development of the state and its people. The House also observed 2minute silence to pay homage to the late leaders. The House also condoled the demise of the son of MLC Mr. Mohammad Muzaffar Parrey who passed away recently. Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are guiding the Congress". "We do not accept him (Prasad) as guilty," Rabri, who remained inside her official residence at 10 Circular Road in the Bihar capital throughout the day, told a section of the media a little after the CBI court at Ranchi delivered its verdict. The gates of her residence, which is only a stone's throw from that of chief minister Nitish Kumar, were closed since morning and the house wore a deserted look. "We will go to "janata ki adalat" (people's court) to seek justice for the RJD president," she said adding her husband had fallen victim to 'opposition conspiracy'. CBI and police searched our house, in-law's house and other places. But did they find any money earned out of fodder scam? she said. "Does a chief minister draw any money from treasury? Is it not done by officials? ... A chief minister gets the budget passed in the assembly and does not himself withdraw from the treasury," Rabri Devi added, who had replaced Prasad as CM in 1997 when he relinquished the post before going to jail in the fodder scam case. She had served as the chief minister again from 1999 for about a year and then again from 2000-2005. She, however, refused to name the "conspirators" saying, "everybody knows them". "Leaders like Nitish Kumar and Shivanand Tiwari are in seats of power despite indulging in corruption," Rabri Devi, now an MLC, alleged. Senior RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad said the party would always be with Prasad. The special CBI court of Pravas Kumar Singh has set October three to pronounce the quantum of sentence to the former Bihar chief minister who faces a maximum of 10 years in jail./PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad will appeal in the Jharkhand high court against his conviction in a fodder scam case, his family said today and alleged he had fallen victim to "conspiracy" by his rivals. "We'll appeal in the high court. We have full faith in the judiciary," Prasad's son Tejeswi Yadav told reporters in Ranchi. "It's a conspiracy and we'll CONTD also go to the the people's court and answer those elements, who have targeted our leader, in the upcoming election," he said. In Patna, Prasad's wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi said they do not accept him as guilty. "We do not accept him (Prasad) as guilty," Rabri, who remained inside her official residence at 10 Circular Road in the Bihar capital throughout the day told a section of the media a little after after the CBI court at Ranchi delivered its verdict. The gates of her residence, which is only a stone's throw from that of chief minister Nitish Kumar, were closed since morning and the house wore a deserted look. "We will go to 'janata ki adalat' (people's court) to seek justice for the RJD president," she said adding her husband had fallen victim to 'opposition conspiracy'. "CBI and police searched our house, in-law's house and other places. But did they find any money earned out of fodder scam? "Does a chief minister draw any money from treasury? Is it not done by officials? ... A chief minister gets the budget passed in the assembly and does not he withdraw from the treasury," said Rabri Devi, who had replaced Prasad as CM in 1997 when he relinquished the post before going to jail in the fodder scam case. She had served as the chief minister again from 1999 for about a year and then again from 2000-2005. She, however, refused to name the 'conspirators' saying, "Everybody knows them." "Leaders like Nitish Kumar and Shivanand Tiwari are in seats of power despite indulging in corruption," Rabri Devi, now an MLC, alleged. Senior RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad said the party would always be with Prasad. The special CBI court of Pravas Kumar Singh has set October three to pronounce the quantum of sentence to the former Bihar chief minister who faces a maximum of 10 years in jail. 2 bills" as the ruling alliance had done, asking the BJP why it could not do so when it was in power heading the NDA. "...No other government has lifted millions of people out of poverty", she said. Thanking the people of Karnataka for landslide victory of the party in the May Assembly elections, Sonia said the State government would deliver on its pre-poll promises. Noting the "Anna Bhagya" scheme for BPL families to provide rice at Re 1 a kg and interest free loans up to Rs two lakh for farmers and announcement about Rs 10,000 crore allocation for irrigation schemes by the Siddaramaiah government, she said: "We do what we say; we keep our promise". Touting key bills passed under the UPA regime, she said the land acquisition and rehabilitation act makes it mandatory for the consent of farmers before acquisition of their land. Sonia's rally came as thanksgiving to the electorate of Mandya and Bangalore Rural, where Congress candidates had wrested the seats from JDS in the recent Lok Sabha bypolls. "Yes, we have started making nominal profits in petrol and we would pass on the benefit to the consumers when we meet to review the petrol prices," K V Rao, director finance HPCL had told TOI last week. Echoing similar feeling BPCL chairman R K Singh had said, "Petrol is a free commodity so when international prices goes up, we are forced to increase the prices and when they come down we are bound to decrease the prices so you may expect some correction. Don't ask me about diesel because it's a controlled product." The Indian basket of international crude oil prices have softened to $107 from average prices of $111 till September 15 on one hand while the Indian currency strengthened to Rs 62.2 from Rs 65.2 against the US dollar during the same period. So in rupee terms, OMCs are paying Rs 6651 to buy a barrel of crude compared to Rs 7263 a fortnight ago, thus saving Rs 600 per barrel. Petrol prices were last cut on May 1 by Rs 3 per litre, the steepest reduction in rates in over five years. However, since then petrol prices have been raised or gone up by seven times, totaling Rs 10.80 per litre, excluding VAT, as rupee depreciated sharply against the dollar. Petrol prices were last hiked by nearly Rs 2 per litre (including taxes) from September 14. the district administration about the problems faced by the student due to the paucity of space and also sought construction of a new structure, but the officials turned deaf ears to our repeated pleas," the locals added. "During the onset of winter, parents refuse to send their wards to school as the room does not have adequate heating facilities," Sarpanch of the village told . "Also, the Mid Day Meal scheme is not implemented properly during these seasons". The Primary School at Dehraja village is not the only one functioning from a rented accommodation. According to reports, around 4830 educational institutions across the state are without buildings. The startling figures have come to fore in the latest Economic Survey tabled by the government in the Legislative Assembly in 2011.The survey says that 4119 primary schools, 628 middle schools, 76 high schools and seven higher secondary schools are without buildings and are being run from rented buildings or by internal arrangement. Apart from this, 984 upgraded institutions are deficient in accommodation, which include 611 high schools and 373 higher secondary schools.Figures further reveal that 474 primary school buildings are in dilapidated condition with 28 upper middle schools without any building at all, while 52 primary institutions lack drinking water and toilet facility.Not only this ZEO office Bhaderwah is also functional from a rented building from the day of establishment and it is shame on the part of the govt . Assembly session ... Terrorists did ... Panthers Party legislator Harsh Dev Singh asked how the terrorists travelled nearly 40 km inside Indian Territory, using an auto rickshaw and a truck. He also wanted to know how the terrorists slipped past border security personnel. put it in the domain of this august house," Rather said. "I request every member of this august house to support the motion and put the former army chief in the dock of this house for attempting to bring down the prestige of this house. The house has the power to do so," the state finance minister said. Assembly Speaker Mubarak Gul confirmed that his office has received the privilege motion against V.K. Singh, and the order would be passed shortly. The motion comes in the wake of VK Singh's claims that payments have been made by the army to ministers in the state since Independence in 1947, for "winning people's hearts". State Minister of Agriculture and Congress leader Ghulam Hassan Mir had received Rs.1.19 crore from the army, the general alleged. The state legislature began its short autumn session in Srinagar Monday. The session ended with obituary references to deceased former Rajya Sabha member DC Prashant, former member of the state legislative council DK Kotwal, and former secretary of the state assembly Ghulam Nabi Shora. Sonia attacks ... trip. Rahul's remarks that the Ordinance was "complete nonsense" and should be "torn up and thrown away" had come under scathing attack from BJP and other opposition parties, which saw it as a public censure of Singh. "We are not afraid of the BJP; We are not afraid of any opposition party. We are not afraid of their attack. We shall continue in our path ... we shall continue in our sincere effors", Sonia said. " ... BJP divides people, we (the Congress) bound the people together", she said. Sonia's assertion also came a day after BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in a scathing attack on Rahul accused him of committing the "sin" of insulting the Prime Minister when he was abroad. Addressing a huge rally in Delhi yesterday - his first in the national capital as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Modi also tore into the UPA alliance alleging there were "governments within the government" which was affecting the country's overall growth and development. "The pride of the Prime Minister has been brought down by his own party. Congress party vice president has committed the sin of disrespecting the Prime Minister," Modi told the rally, asking the people to decide in the next year's Lok Sabha polls if the country would be run based on the Constitution or the whims of the "prince". After Rahul's outburst raised a huge political storm, Gandhi had spoken over telephone to the Prime Minister, away on US visit. Rahul also wrote to Singh expressing his "greatest admiration" for his leadership in extremely difficult circumstances. At the Mandya rally, the UPA chairperson said no other government has achieved so much and passed "historic Finally after ... the case. While coming out from the court, Lalu appeared calm and did not take any questions as his car sped away to the jail located at Hotwar on the outskirts of Ranchi, adjacent to the National Games village. Besides Lalu, the court of Pravas Kumar Singh convicted another 44 accused, including Mishra, six politicians and four IAS officers, for fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.7 crore from Chaibasa treasury. Later, the court sentenced IAS officer K Armugam, former Bihar AHD and labour minister Vidya Sagar Nishad and former MLA Dhruv Bhagat and five fodder suppliers for up to three years. Earlier, Prasad, who arrived in the court by a white Ambassador car, appeared relaxed and waved to his party supporters. He sat in the second row in the court room as the judge began reading out the judgment against him. Speaker cautions ... problem for immediate redress. The Speaker said though it is a short session, he will try his best with the support and cooperation from the members to utilise the time effectively. Members pay ... of the State. Minister for Planning and Development Mr. Ajay Kumar Sadhotra, while speaking on the Obituary References to pay homage to the Ex- Rajya Sabha Member and Ex-MLC, spoke about their good qualities and threw light on the contributions of both the members towards serving the cause of the people. The Minister said that Late Dharam Chander Prashant was a veteran journalist and worked as Bureau Chief of PTI in Jammu. He said that the late leader led a very simple life and was very committed to his work. He said that late leader championed the cause of the poor and downtrodden, adding that the issues highlighted and published in his newspaper helped the government to take note of their problems for redressal. Highlighting the qualities of Daya Krishan Kotwal, the Minister said that he belonged to far-off area of Doda District. He said that he was dedicated political work- Jagan Reddy ... politicised and any individual discriminated over his religion. "I belong to the present generation. Whether we are Hindus, Christians or Muslims, we are all born here, live here and are going to die here," he said. The YSRCP remained committed to secularism, he added. Govt School ... children could be seen cramming for space inside the room. "Majority of the people living in the village are farmers who are unable to make their ends meet. For this reason, they cannot afford to admit their children in privately run schools and thus enroll them in this primary educational institution," the locals said. According to Abdul Kabir Malik a local social activist, the Primary School was set up by the Government under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) as a centre for children who did not have proper schooling. "Despite the claims of government about the massive infrastructure upgradation in education sector, our school has been ignored," he said."We have many a times apprised the senior functionaries in the Directorate of School Education jammu and Modi dares ... They have fielded the CBI to threaten us. CBI can silence Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati but not me," he said addressing BJP supporters at the airport here. Modi, who arrived here to a rousing reception by BJP workers and supporters on his first visit to the city after being anointed the party's prime ministerial contender, said "They (the Centre) have been trying to instill fear of CBI (in me) every now and then. I will never be cowed down by CBI, IB RAW or any agency in the world." Amid repeated chants of "Modi! Modi", the Gujarat chief minister said the large crowd gathered to receive him would make the government in Delhi "jittery". "They (the Centre) know that those who are with the people in their good and bad times would form their government at the Centre. Now the crowd here will make them feel even more jittery," he said. "The prime minister is in America but people don't have confidence that his visit will have any benefits for the country," he said. "I am in the land of Chhatrapati Shivaji. I want this land to bless me so I can serve the people, those exploited, those deprived, well. I want this land to bless me so I do no wrong," he said as the crowd repeatedly chanted his name and waved party flags. Petrol down ... state-owned oil marketing firms aim to provide some relief to consumers ahead of the forthcoming festive season. Thanks to the RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's stringent measures to strengthen the free-fall of the Indian rupee against the US dollar and softening crude oil prices as attack on Syria has been averted necessitating the first reduction in petrol prices in the last five months. Lalu's family ... answer those elements, who have targeted our leader, in the upcoming election," he said. In Patna, Prasad's wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi said they do not accept him as guilty and she and her son would run the party in his absence "as Sonia Required Hotel Staff (5* & 3* in Jammu, Katra & Rajouri) Normal life ... various associations representing the fraternity would intensify the agitation. In the near future. 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He said and called for extending support and monitory help to Red Cross Society. Addressing a function at the Lucky Draw event organized by J&K Red Cross Society here, the Chief Minister said that by purchasing a five rupee ticket of Red Cross 'we contribute in a big way to help poor, needy, orphan, The Chief Minister referred to his childhood days when he used to visit Red Cross Melas with his grandmother Begum Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah who was the Founder President of J&K Red Cross Society. He said that such Melas were organized to collect money for Red Cross Society for its noble activities aimed at helping the humanity. Speaking on the occasion, General Secretary, J&K Indian Red Cross Society, Roma Wani said that Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah who is also Vice President of the Society has granted Rs. 2 crore for construction of a Red Cross Building at the present location of Red Cross office. She said the building would be completed within two years. Roma Wani said that an amount of Rs. one lakh will be given as prizes to the winners in lucky draw. Present on the occasion were Minister for Planning and Development, Ajay Sadhotra and Advisor to the Chief Minister, Qamar Ali Akhoon. The Chief Minister in a Lucky Draw picked up first three tickets for first three winners who received Rs. 20,000, Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. On the occasion two persons Mr. Shabir Hussain Khan and Abdul Majid Gamgeen were introduced to the audience who have donated Rs. 134 and Rs. 105 points of blood to the patients so far in their life and are continuing to donate the blood to the needy. destitute and sufferers of various calamities and accidents'. "We all afford to buy Red Cross tickets and help the Society to carry forward its activities, as such, we should not hesitate in doing so", he said and added that the ultimate goal of buying Red Cross ticket should not be to get prizes but to help the poor. Shabir inspects working of hospitals in North Kashmir Order 24x7 services in PHC Delina SRINAGAR, SEPT 28:The Primary Health Center, Delina would start functioning round the clock with immediate effect. Direction in this regard was given by the Minister of State for Health, Mr. Shabir Ahmad Khan to the concerned authorities during his visit to the hospital on Saturday. The Minister made an extensive tour of North Kashmir and took stock of the functioning of various hospitals in the district. He said the required staff has already been provided to the 20 bedded PHC which is equipped with necessary diagnostic equipment's to provide the hassle free medicare facilities to the people of the area on 24x7 basis. He said medical facilities in the hospital would be augmented to bring it at par with other 24x7 PHCs. During his visit to Sub Health Centre, Singpora Mr. Shabir expressed dismay over the poor sanitation and absence of some staff members. He directed Director Health Services for imposing of fine against negligent staff of the hospital besides seeking explanations from them. He Saifullah inaugurates Drugmulla Premier League Cricket tournament SRINAGAR, SEPT 28: Affirming that local self-governance is the antidote to all development issues, Minister for Tourism Minister, Mr. Ghulam Ahmad Mir said powerful panchayats are now acting as agents of socio-economic change in the state. "Government is committed to empower panchayats and make these effective democratic institutions to address development issues on a broader spectrum and give rise to a befitting local selfgovernment module," Mr. Mir said while speaking to panches and sarpanches today at Hangipora, Kapran, Mir asked them to shoulder the responsibility of public service with a missionary fervour. Tourism Minister said that administration at all levels has been sensitized about the role and authority of panchayats in the socio-economic development process. The minister said the decision of holding panchayat elections after a long gap of 33 years was a challenge before the Government and its successful completion is the joint success of the people and the administration. The Minister said that after halqa panchayats, block and district panchayat committees would be elected and in each district development board, a representative of panchayats would be vicechairman of the Board. "This would give the panchayats powers to be part of decision making at the district level too," he said. The Tourism Minister said that historic legislations enacted by the Government to empower people, make the administration accountable and answerable before common man, curb chances of corruption and bring in transparency in the working of government, and giving new dimension to the development process are before the people, who he described best judge to scan government's performance. Reiterating the commitment of the coalition government for equitable and inclusive development of all the regions and sub-regions of the State and bringing political stability to ensure peace and prosperity, the Minister said. Sports infrastructure development being prioritized: Taj issued instructions for installation of X-Ray plant in the hospital and directed for repairs of hospital building. He said that an ambulance would be also kept available in hospital for convenience of the patients. Interacting with the locals during the visit, the Minister said that in order to equip hospitals in rural areas with necessary equipment and manpower befitting measures have been taken and special packages for doctors and para-medical staff provided to make them for working in rural areas. The Minister underlined the importance of mother-baby care and said that ASHA and Anganwari Workers have special role to play for creating awareness among the people about the health care facilities available under NRHM. He said the Government is providing adequate matching share for the successful implementation of centrally sponsored health schemes. Mr. Shabir asked the Health Department to work hard to maintain the No. 1 position it has obtained in health sector last year. "You have to redouble efforts to maintain this grading", he said assuring full support of the Government for the development and up gradation of health facilities in the State. SRINAGAR, SEPT 28: The Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Mir Saifullah today inaugurated Drugmulla Premier League Cricket Tournament. As many as 22 cricket teams are participating in the tournament. The inaugural match was played between Young Boys, Drugmulla and Friends Eleven Shatripora. The Young Boys Drugmulla won the toss and bated first. Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Irfat Hussain Rafiqi, SSP Kupwara, Mr. Abdul Jabar, senior citizens and a large number of students were present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the Government is abreast with the problems of the people and adding that every effort is being made to redress their grievances. He said such types of tournament are vital for encouraging youth towards sports. He assured the people of Drugmulla that in view of its central position, one Administration Block, Sports Stadium and other developmental programmes are on anvil. On this occasion, he announced Rs. 2 lakh for construction of flush point at Boys higher secondary school, Drugmulla and cricket kits costing Rs. 50,000 in favour of 22 cricket teams. He appealed all the concerned departments to lend their helping hand to make the tournament a big success. SOPORE, SEPT 28: Minister for Medical Education, Youth Service and Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi-ud-Din on Saturday said that the Government is giving priority to the development of sports infrastructure in the State. He said new mini sports complex are being developed in the State while as the already exiting stadia once are being strengthen, both in equipment and quality. Addressing a gathering here after giving away prizes among the winners of cricket tournament today, the Minister said directions have already been given for acquisition of plan to take all the uncovered and far-flung area in the State on the map of sports infrastructure. Terming sports a means to shape up once personality, Mr. Taj said youth are the future of society and the Government has started giving sports infrastructure a relook so that youth are engaged in positive and constructive direction. He said every block in the State would have sports complex and every Panchayat would have a play field. The Minister said that sports complex; he had announced at Hatlungu, Sopore would be completed within the deadline period at a cost of Rs. 5 crore. Former MLA, Hajji Rashid, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Mr. G. A. Khawaja, SDM Sopore, officers of District Administration and sports lovers were present on the occasion. Vikar announces mini stadium for Banihal BANIHAL, SEPT 28- With an aim to usher the era of peace, prosperity, communal harmony, tranquility and national integration in the state a three day Banihal Youth Festivaland educational seminar, 2013 concluded at Higher secondary School Banihal on Saturday. The Minister of State for Technical Education, Power, Information and CA&PD, Vikar Rasool Wani was the chief guest and GOC, Delta Force, Major General, AK Singh (SM) was the guest of honor on the occasion. Col. Amit Sinha, Col. Kuldeep Ahlawat, Deputy Commandant, 11 sector RR, Principal Degree College, Banihal, Tehsildar, GM IRCON, students and large number of people witnessed the programme. Scintillating cultural bonanza enthralled the jam-packed audience organized by the various renowned cultural groups from different parts of the states. The Gazals and Kashmiri songs sung by Prof. Kalish Mehra and accompanists received huge applause Rajiv Gandi Institute for Youth development also presented the dance performance while Thali dance was presented by the GDC, Ramban. While specking on the occasion, Minister appreciated the RR Army for organizing such programmes and providing platform to youth of remote and far flung area for cultural and other art related activities. He lauded that Army for contributing in the overall development of the area. Vikar said that the development of Banihal constituency is on war footing in which various road projects have been completed and ongoing projects are on the verge of execution. He informed the people that the Degree College, industrial training institute, various road projects, electrification of uncovered areas, opening and up gradations of various school, new hospital, railway project and various developmental projects have been established in Banihal Constituency in last five year. On the occasion, Minister announced Rs one crore for construction of mini stadium at Banihal. Banihal Youth Festival 2013 concludes Rs. 600 cr plan framed to improve power scenario in Jammu city: Bhalla Announces Rs. 80 lakh for drainage system at Gandhi Nagar JAMMU, SEPT 28Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Mr. Raman Bhalla on saturday said that Government has prepared a comprehensive plan of Rs. 600 crore under Restructured Re-structured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) for improving the power scenario in Jammu city and peripheral areas including R S Pura and Akhnoor towns. Interacting with the people after assessing the problem related to power supply in Lower Gaddigarh, Bhour Camp, Karan Bagh, Rohi Morh, Indira Nagar and Dharap areas, here today, Bhalla said the project will be started soon after completing the codal formalities by Power Development Department. Superintending engineer Power Development Department (PDD) S Gurbachan Singh, besides other senior officers of Power Development Department warned them against illegal hooking, adding that 'power theft is crime, and people should avoid it. Earlier, Mr. Bhalla also conducted an extensive tour of Lower Gaddigarh, Shanti Nagar, Apna Vihar, Hari Vihar, Chuwadi in Sainik Colony and assessed drainage problem of the localities. He issued instructions to the Town Drainage Department (TDD) to start the work for construction of surface drains, for which he announced Rs. 80 lakh. Responding to demands of Lower Gaddigarh residents, the Minister asked the TDD to also construct the slab on deep local drain to provide approach lane to the people. He called upon the people to cooperate with the executing agency in completing the construction works within stipulated time frame. Mr. Bhalla called upon the people to come forward and take maximum benefit of welfare schemes for their economic development. Sham lays foundation stone of tubewell at Jatwal Inaugurates Sushil Khajuria memorial park at Ghagwal were present on the occasion. For providing immediately relief from unscheduled power cuts to the Lower Gaddigarh, Bhour Camp, Karan Bagh, Rohi Morh, Indira Nagar and Dharap areas people, Mr. Bhalla asked the PDD officers to immediately start the up-gradation work of existing 6.3 MVA station to 10 MVA, adding that for this purpose Government has earmarked Rs. 96 lakh. He asked the officers to shift 5 MVA load form over loaded Ashok Nagar station and 3 MVA from Satwari power station to newly constructed 10 MVA Shastri Nagar station so that the people of Ashok Nagar, Sanjay Nagar, Akali Kour Singh Nagar, Preet Nagar and Satwari areas would get relief from frequent breakdowns. The Minister said Government was committed to provide improved power supply in metered areas across the State by augmenting and up-grading the infrastructure base. He called upon the people to use power judiciously and pay power tariff regularly. He also JAMMU, SEPT 28Asserting that provision of adequate safe drinking water besides other basic amenities at the doorstep of the people forms priority of the present regime, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma apprised that tireless efforts have been made to overcome water scarcity and also improve water supply scenario. While laying foundation stone of a tube well at Jatwal, Samba on Saturday the Minister exhorted upon the concerned officers to complete the ongoing works within prescribed time frame so that inhabitants do not face any inconvenience. The tubewell is estimated to be completed at Rs.2.20 crore and would benefit about 20,000 populace residing in surrounding five villages. DDC Reasi takes stock of Navratra festival arrangements in Katra KATRA, SEPT 28- To discusses arrangements for ensuing Navratra Festival commencing here on October 05, 2013, the District Development Commissioner, Reasi, Sahid Iqbal Choudhary convened a joint meeting of senior officers and members of Navratra Festival Committee Katra here on Friday evening. Having made a yearly event for past some time, the Navratra festival is organized jointly by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Tourism Department, district Administration and active cooperation of various local organizations of the town. The meeting discussed arrangements pertaining to the daily events to be held during the Navratra festival, including daily cultural procession (Shobha Yatra), All Indian Devotional Song Competition, Wresting Competition, Religious discourse (public parvachan), public Bhagwat katha, kavi samelan, Hasya Vyang, cultural programme by Song & Drama Division (GOI), programmes by school children in premises of Government Higher Secondary School Katra and catering arrangements for artists etc. He stressed upon the government and private organizations involved in Navratra festival celebration, to work in close coordination to ensure successful conduct of the events. Later, the DDC, along with other officers, also visited the venues of events being held during the nine day celebrations . Earlier, the various events organizers projected some requirements and shared their views for making the celebrations more attractive. Among others Director Tourism Jammu, Soujanya Sharma, Additional District Development Commissioner, Reasi, Vikram Singh Jamwal, officers of SMVDSB, ZEO Pouni, Harish Dubey, President Hotel & Restaurant Association Katra, Sham Lal Kesar, President Indian Style Wrestling Association, were also present. EDI organises awareness camp cum Loan Mela in Kishtwar KISHTWAR, SEPT 28: An awareness camp cum Loan Mela was on Saturday organised by J&K Entrepreneurship Development Institute to make the local educated unemployed youth aware about the new initiatives of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), About 300 youth including students of ITI, GDC and a large took part in the camp which was inaugurated by the Additional DDC Kishtwar Mr A S Chib. The main focus of the camp was to familiarise the youth about the NMDFC schemes through which the backward and poor sections among the minorities can avail soft loans up to Rs Ten lakhs at simple interest rate of mere six percent per annum. Elaborating upon the incentives offered under the scheme, Regional Coordinator JKEDI Jammu, Dr Majid Manzoor Khan impressed upon the participants to accept the new challenges of rapidly growing unemployment and use these schemes not only to gain self employment but also generate employment opportunities for others. Mr Khan said that in wake of growing population and reducing scope in Govt sector, the role of entrepreneurship becomes more vital. Addressing the participants, the chief guest Mr A S Chib said that the youth should strive to emerge as Job Givers instead of Job seekers. BSNL asked to provide Telephone line at Shiv Khori, Improve services in district REASI, SEPT 28: District Development Commissioner Reasi, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has directed BSNL to provide telephone connectivity at Cave Shrine of Shri Shiv Khori to facilitate more than 6000 pilgrims visiting the shrine every day. Taking serious note of lack of basic connectivity at such an important religious place and also from security point of view, the BSNL has been asked to provide a PCO with 4 connections for use by visiting pilgrims and also one WLL Connection for Management office near the cave. Telecom District Manager and District Engineer have also been instructed to improve mobile connectivity in Katra, Reasi, Arnas and Mahore areas where signals have been reported to be weak in many pockets. The DC has asked for carrying out a fresh survey for subscriber base in remote areas for installation of more mobile towers for providing better communication facilities to general public and also ensuring efficient preparedness for disaster management. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Rajinder Singh Tara will monitor the performance of BSNL and obtain feedback from public based on which the district administration contemplates to initiate further action in the matter for ensuring improved connectivity and universal coverage. Stressing on adhering to Universal Service Obligation by BSNL, the DC has directed the agency to ensure hassle free connectivity failing which action will be initiated. The TDM and TDE of BSNL have assured the district administration for improved connectivity. TDE Udhampur-Reasi Panju Ram submitted that new cable has been laid and further improvement is under process to improve connectivity in Reasi, Pouni, Arnas and Mahore. He also assured new connections in Bagga and Dharmari areas. 4.qxd 10/3/2013 7:53 PM Page 1 JOHOR BAHRU (MALAYSIA): India wasted a two-goal advantage to draw 3-3 against hosts Malaysia in their last inconsequential round-robin match of The Sultan of Johor Cup Under21 hockey tournament, on Saturday. With this match, India finished on top of the standings but the result of the tie was merely of academic interest as both India and Malaysia have already qualified for Sunday's summit clash ahead of Saturday's game. Both India and Malaysia finished with 13 points and were unbeaten in the round robin stages but the Indians managed the top position on account of a better goal difference. In their final spots already sealed, both the teams lacked urgency and did not go all out in the match. The Indians dominated the early exchanges and took the lead in the 10th minute when India draw 3-3 with Malaysia in Sultan of Johor Cup India A humiliated by WI A in opening unofficial as they created more scoring opportunities but goals eluded them till the last 10 minutes of the game. Malaysia changed the complexion of the match in the last 10 minutes by pumping in three goals to make a stunning comeback. Malaysia reduced the deficit in the 61st minute when Shahril Saabah converted a penalty corner. Three minutes later Rashid Baharom latched on to a through pass from skipper Fitrii Saari to send a high flick into the top net past Indian custodian Harjot Singh. Shahril scored his second goal of the day in the 68th minute converting another penalty corner to make it 3-2 in favour of the hosts. Vice-captain Affan Yousof turned out to be the saviour for his side by scoring a brilliant field goal in the final minute of the match to equalise for India. MYSORE: Manpreet Juneja's resolute knocks went in vain as India A succumbed to a humiliating 162-run defeat against the West Indies A in the first unofficial Test, giving away a 1-0 lead to the visitors in the three-match series on Saturday. Needing 314 runs to win the match after West Indies declared at their overnight second innings score of 130 for three, India were bundled out for 152 by first innings chief wreckers Nikita Miller and Veerasammy Permaul at the Gangothri Glades Cricket Grounds. The hosts were earlier dismissed for 245 in the first innings, giving West Indies a lead of 184 runs. The Indian top-order failed miserably with Manpreet Juneja being an exception with his 193-ball 70 after a first-innings effort of 84. In the second innings, India lost half the side with a mere 90 runs on the board. Captain Cheteshwar Pujara (17) failed for the second time in the match, which proved quite crucial. Openers Lokesh Rahul (9), Jiwanjyot Singh Chouhan (24) and Pujara (17) were dismissed cheaply but Juneja was the last man out after he scoring a brilliant 70 off 193 balls with four boundaries innings, which helped the team amass 429 all out. Riding high on such a huge total, West Indies bowlers, especially spinners, exploited the conditions effectively, STUDENT AGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2013 SPORTS 4 Satbir Sing slammed in from a rebound after Amit Rohidass' initial attempt from a penalty corner was blocked by Malaysian goalkeeper Mohd Hazrul Ahmad Sobri. Malaysia earned a penalty corner in the 25th minute but wasted the opportunity as they failed to stop the push. India doubled their lead in the 33rd minute through Ramandeep Singhwho scored from an acute angle from the right to notch up his sixth goal in the tournament. India, however, did not look impressive at the change of ends as they seemed contended with the two goal lead. Malaysia were the better side on display in the second half Sania Mirza wins 4th SRH vs TTN: Titans thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets title of the season NEW DELHI: Riding on the brilliant opening stand of 112 runs between Henry Davids (64) and Jacques Rudolph (49 not out), Titans kept themselves alive for semifinal slot as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets on Saturday. Titans chased down the modest 146-run target with 21 balls to spare. Rudolph and Heino Kuhn (15 not out) make sure that there were no hiccups in the chase after Titans lost AB de Villiers (9) and skipper Davids in quick succession in the middle overs. Rudolph hit two maximums and three boundaries in his unbeaten 42-ball innings. Rudolph also added 24 runs for the third wicket with Kuhn, who smacked a six and a four in his 8-ball cameo. Titans lost skipper Davids after he added 112-run for the opening wicket with Rudolph. Electing to field, Titans' pacer David Wiese starred with the ball as Sunrisers Hyderabad blowed away a good start to be restricted to 145 for seven in a crucial Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 on Saturday. WThe duo cut, pulled and drove Titans's pacers to all parts of the ground and did not allow them to settle down. The duo scored majority of their runs through boundaries with the powerplay yielding 60 runs that included nine fours and three sixes. Dhawan continued his sublime form and got off the mark with a four through the fine leg boundary while Patel slashed Morne Morkel for a six over covers early into his innings. vDhawan smashed seven fours and a six in his 21-ball 37 before he was holed out to Morkel off Wiese. The Sunrisers lost the plot after Dhawan's dismissal and failed to keep the momentum going as Wiese delivered two more blows in subsequent overs. Wiese cleaned up Parthiv in his next over before sending back Hanuma Vihari. Seeing Sunrisers stutter in the middle overs, skipper Henry Davids, who had surprisingly bowled the first over of the match, removed Biplab Samantray for a duck. and a six. The lower-order batsmen could not hang on with Juneja and lost their wickets after finding no answer to the mesmerising bowling by West Indies spinners. For West Indies, the match was set up by captain Kirk Edwards (91), Kraigg Braithwaite (90) and Assad Fadudin (86) with their brilliant half-centuries in the first hardly giving a chance to the Indian batsmen to settle down in both the innings. Left-arm orthodox spinner Nikita Miller was the pick of the West Indies bowler with figures of five for 40 for a match haul of nine wickets for 101 runs. Permaul, on the other hand, snapped up three wickets for a match haul of eight in a fine exhibition of spin bowling. Right-arm off-break bowler Narsingh Denaraine was also handy with two crucial wickets of Rohit Motwani and Harshad Khadiwale. In contrast, the Indian bowling was a great disappointment as Ashoke Dinda, Ishwar Pandey and Mohammad Shami did not fire in both the innings. They struggled to purchase wickets despite bowling 73 overs in the first innings for three wickets conceding 224 runs between them. They went wicketless in the second innings as they failed to stick to a consistent line and length. The two teams will now travel to Shimoga for the second unofficial Test which begins from October 2. After this defeat, India will look to turn the tables on West Indies with Gautam Gambhir,Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan, joining the team. But it would be easier said than done as Gambhir and Sehwag's performance in the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy has not been encouraging. Unmukt century takes Delhi to Challenger Series final INDORE: The immensely talented Unmukt Chand again showed his ability to rise to the occasion as his stroke-filled century guided Delhi to the final of the NKP Salve Challenger series with a thumping 112-run win over India 'Red' in the last round robin league match on Saturday. The Virat Kohli led side will meet Yuvraj Singh's India 'Blue' in the final of the tournament. Courtesy Unmukt's 119 and skipper Virat Kohli's useful 63, Delhi piled up a huge total of 342 for six in 50 overs after being put into bat. Milind Kumar with 52-ball57 and Rajat Bhatia with an unbeaten 19-ball-40 also beefed up the score in the end. In reply, India 'Red' were allout for 230 in 40.1 overs with Gurkeerat Singh (83) making an effort to resist the inevitable. While veteran seamer Ashish runs for the second wicket before the Delhi skipper was stumped by Smit Patel trying to hit a second successive six off Nadeem. The Jharkhand slow bowler managed to hold his own with figures of 2/54 from 12 overs, as others leaked runs. Once Kohli was gone and Sehwag also followed suit, it was Milind who joined Unmukt as the duo added 120 runs in 17.3 overs before both were dismissed. Milind hit five fours and a six during his knock. It was then left to veteran Rajat Bhatia (40 no, 19 balls, 3x4, 3x6) to take the score near 350 with some lusty blows towards the fag end of the innings. The reply was a difficult one and Robin Uthappa (7) was dismissed quickly trying to flick one from Nehra over square leg. Smit Patel played to a wrong line off a Nehra delivery to get clean bowled. Abhinav Mukund (64) tried to resurrect the innings but consumed far too many (87 deliveries) in the process. TOKYO: Sania Mirza continued her impressiverun as she captured her fourth title of the season and 18th overall with Cara Black of Zimbabwe, recording a come-from-behind win over Liezel Huber and Hao Ching Chan to lift the Pan Pacific Open trophy on Saturday. The unseeded slayers of the top seeds in the semifinals, pipped the American-Taipei combination 4-6, 6-0, 11-9 in one hour and 25 minutes. After losing the opening set, Sania and Cara made a stunning recovery as they bageled their opponents with three breaks to push the match to super tiebreaker, where the IndianZimbabwean combo rallied again to edge past the rivals 11-9 win. Ecstatic after the win, Sania tweeted, "#champions #yesss #wedidit #comeonnnnnn". Sania has been struggling to find consistent partners this season and today's title was her fourth with third different partner. She won Brisbane and Dubai events with American Bethanie Mattek Sands and the New Haven title came with Chinese Jie Zheng. Nehra (4/38) provided early breakthroughs, left-arm spinner Varun Sood (5/84) took vital wickets in the middleorder. The day belonged 20-yearold Unmukt who faced 131 balls hitting 12 boundaries and three sixes. Senior pro Virender Sehwag (8) failed on Saturday while Gautam Gambhir (20) continued from his woeful form in county circuit. However Virat Kohli was in his fluent self as he hit 63 off Srinivasan set to be elected unopposed; VPs Dabir, Shah dropped CHENNAI: Unruffled by criticism and adverse observations of the Supreme Court, a defiant N Srinivasan is all set to be elected unopposed as BCCI president for a third year even as two vice-presidents were on Saturday unceremoniously dumped ahead of the Board's AGM on Sunday. Srinivasan was the lone presidential candidate put forward by the South Zone, from where he got the proposer and the seconder. While Srinivasan's nomination was on expected lines, there was some interesting drama which unfolded during the nominations for the other posts. Sudhir Dabir, vice-president from the central zone and his west zone colleague Niranjan Shah were removed from their positions even though both were eligible for extension. MCA president Ravi Savant replaced Shah from west zone, while senior Congress leader and union minister Rajeev Shukla took Dabir's position from the central zone. Another political heavyweight, Arun Jaitley, relinquished the vice-president's position due to his political commitments and was replaced by his Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) colleague Sneh Bansal. While Dabir is considered close to former BCCI chief and Srinivasan's adversary Shashank Manohar, Shah is perceived to be a confidante of another former Board head Sharad Pawar, someone who harbours the ambition to upset Srinivasan's applecart. Haryana Cricket Association chief Anirudh Chaudhary has been nominated for the post of treasurer, which was to become vacant after Savant is formally made vice-president on Sunday. "I don't want to politicise the whole issue by making any comments. Whatever you have heard is true," Dabir said. Cricket Association of Bengal veteran Chitrak Mitra and HCA president and former India off-spinner Shivlal Yadav were game with a year's extension. But the spotlight would be firmly on Srinivasan, who can only resume his duties once the Supreme Court gives its final verdict on the case filed against his candidature by the Cricket Association of Bihar secretary Aditya Verma. only 55 balls with five fours and two sixes -- one each of off-spinner Yusuf Pathan and left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem. At the other end, Unmukt launched into India pacer Umesh Yadav (9-0-85-1), who had a horrible day in office, spraying the ball all over the place. 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Nuclear kleptocrats panicked, because this could expose the non-starting of Russia’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant, reportedly built with sub-standard materials due to the absence of a clause on supplier liability in the agreement. So, early September 20 morning, the defence-nuclear combine struck, with a national daily publishing the concocted story: “Unit set up by VK Singh used secret funds to try and topple J&K govt, block Bikram Singh: Army probe”. Cleverly orchestrated by spin doctors, this nonsense went viral, blocking out the truth behind the ‘nuclear prostration’. Be that as it may, it looks as if some well-entrenched vested interests are out to destroy the institutional integrity of the Army and sections of the Government appear to be in collusion with these element. The way the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister have totally ignored the letter written by now-retired Admiral L Ramdas — one of the country’s eminent Navy chiefs — on June 19, 2012, which raises serious military and national security issues seeking a high-level inquiry and remedial action, we cannot expect much action. The letter includes allegations of bribes offered to serving Army officers; corruption in the purchase of defence equipment — namely the Tatra truck deal and direct threat from the CMD of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, himself under the CBI scanner, to the then Army chief who exposed the corruption; leakage of a ‘top secret’ letter from the Army chief to the Prime Minister regarding defence unpreparedness; perpetuating an obnoxious line of succession in the Army; suggestion that the Army chief was spying on the Defence Minister’s office — and worst of all, accusing him of plotting a coup to over-throw the Government of India! ANOTHER BUTTON ON EVM Minus poll reform, right to reject is meaningless The Supreme Court's ruling on Friday that voters must be given the right to reject candidates contesting an election, is welcome to the extent that the electorate can now, on record, discard candidates just as it has been electing them since independence. In allowing the voters the right to reject through a ‘none of the above' option, the apex court has dismissed the Government's argument that elections in a democracy are meant to ‘elect', and not ‘reject', a candidate. That had always been a specious stand, because elections are primarily about the right of voters to choose or reject. If they decide not to choose any of the candidates listed on the ballot paper or the electronic voting machine and want to reject them all, they must have the option to do so. The Election Commission of India too had endorsed the opinion. With this order, the voters can now expect to exercise the new right in the coming elections to the State Assemblies and Parliament. The Supreme Court believes that its decision will bring “purity and vibrancy” in the electoral process, and there is no reason to contest the optimism. After all, the more options voters have the better it is for a flourishing parliamentary democracy such as ours. The court's directive will have warmed the hearts of the activists who have been waiting for the day when they could get back at the politicians by ‘rejecting' them. Those like the veteran Anna Hazare had gone a step further, demanding that the ‘right to recall' an elected candidate must also be incorporated in the electoral laws. That idea has been a non-starter due to wide differences in opinion not just among political parties but also among poll-reform activists on the legal and practical merits of the suggestion. Just as there are differences over another demand — one that the People's Union for Civil Liberties, which had petitioned the apex court on the issue, has made — that fresh elections should be held in constituencies where 50 per cent of the voters reject the candidates through the ‘none of the above' option. While the chattering class now has another stick to beat the politicians with — the Union Government had resisted the demand for the ‘right to reject' because, it claimed, the option would ‘confuse' the voters — the ruling will barely make a difference to the end result. The number of ‘none of the above' votes will not be counted. In other words, the rejection of all candidates will remain on paper, while the first-past-the-post person will still win, as has always been the case. In the absence of a provision that makes the ‘rejected' votes matter, all that the new apex court order does is to offer a medium for the frustrated voters to vent their ire against the candidates in the polling booths, nothing beyond. Also, since the ‘none of the above' votes will not be counted — at least there is no provision to do so as of now — the number of valid votes will fall. As it is, the average voting percentage across the country barely crosses 70 per cent, and many candidates have won with less than 25 per cent of votes cast in their favour. With the apex court's order, the number of valid votes will drop and the percentage of votes that a candidate needs to be first past the post will further dip. That's not a comforting thought. The solution is comprehensive electoral reforms. ARMY IS THE NEW PUNCHING BAG MG Devasahayam A major controversy has broken out over a leaked report in The Indian Express which, quoting a secret Army finding, has said that the former Army chief, General VK Singh, had set up the Technical Support Division — a secret intelligence unit — and misused funds to try and topple the Omar Abdullah Government in Jammu & Kashmir. The report also claimed that he had used the money to try and change the line of succession in the Army’s top brass. This has led to a political slugfest between the Congress and BJP, with the latter questioning the timing of the report and alleging that the General was being ‘hounded’ for sharing the platform with its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at a recent rally of ex-servicemen in Haryana. The Congress has strongly refuted the charge and Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari went rhetoric: “Nothing can be more baseless and laughable than this allegation. The UPA Government never engages in politics on the sensitive issue of security... In such sensitive matters, the Government has a responsibility to discharge its duty, which it will do with full responsibility.” The report was prepared by DirectorGeneral (Military Operations), Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, as part of a Board of Officers inquiry formed by Army Chief General Bikram Singh to review the functioning of the top-secret unit set up during the tenure of his predecessor. The report, submitted to the Union Ministry of Defence in March this year, is learnt to have recommended a CBI probe. Being a ‘top secret’ document, this report has no business to be in the public domain. Gen VK Singh sees a ‘nexus between arms dealers and those behind the leaking of the report’. He has dubbed the allegations against him ‘laughable and Some well-entrenched vested interests are out to destroy the institutional integrity of the Army. Unfortunately, it appears that sections of the UPA Government are in collusion with these elements, The attacks on VK Singh are an indication of that most absurd’, particularly the ‘attempt to topple’ the Jammu & Kashmir regime. He went on to say: “The reports on the whole issue are motivated and there are a number of reasons behind them, including my sharing the dais with BJP leader Narendra Modi. After the Government decided to close the issue by sending it to the National Security Adviser, it was leaked by a Joint Secretary of the Defence Ministry, who has since moved out from there.” Incidentally, this Joint Secretary has worked very closely with the Defence Secretary-turned-CAG. This was followed by television and Press interviews and stories going into great details on the working of the TSD. Little has anyone realised that the TSD is a covert operation agency, activities of which are directly related to the safety of the soldiers fighting on the borders, retribution on the enemy and the security of the citizens. By its very nature, the TSD operation was ‘top secret’. In that event, even the existence of the TSD should never have been publicised. Further, if there is exposure of the actual working of the top-secret unit, leaking information about it could be seditious, regardless of whether the information is true or false. Even the knowledge of the existence of the TSD can help the nation’s enemies and subvert the interests of the country. Assuming there was some irregularity in the functioning of the TSD, it should have been discussed and resolved within. Putting it out in the open and making it an object of derisive public debate severely compromises and demoralises the Armed Forces. This also makes India a laughing stock in the world’s eyes. Those who have leaked the report and their collaborators are guilty of treason, and the consequences could be serious. Such treason was indulged in not just because Gen Singh was seen sharing the dais with Narendra Modi. There was something more sinister — diverting media and public attention from the scandalous decision directing the Nuclear Power Corporation of India to buy 6x1000 MW reactors costing Rs 90,000 crore for the Mithivirdi (Gujarat) Nuclear Power Project from US multinational Westinghouse Electric Company, by waiving a key provision of India’s civil nuclear liability law that would hold the US company liable in the event of an accident caused by faulty or defective equipment. This could expose the Indian public to death and destruction without adequate compensation at hand. On September 18, television news channel Times Now got hold of the ‘strictly confidential’ note for the Cabinet Committee on Security, written by Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, proposing that though the viability/technical analysis of the project has not been done, ‘agreementto-buy’ should be signed, by skirting the Atomic Energy Commission. This was prior to Prime Minister’s meeting with the US President on September 27. Doing so would open up the floodgate of imported nuclear deals running up to several lakh crore rupees from the US, France and Russia ,without any supplier liability. Dollar kickbacks could be mind-boggling! On September 19, The Hindu newspaper carried the story on its front page and Times Now went live with the RETURN OF THE TYPEWRITERS Snoopers feed easily on computer documents Long after its obituary had been written, the humble typewriter is making a comeback for the unlikeliest reasons and in the unlikeliest places. There are reports that the Indian High Commission in the UK and certain offices of the Russian Government have switched over to typewriters for producing ultra-secret documents. The move comes in the wake of reports that America's National Security Agency has been snooping round the world, ferreting sensitive information from computers. This is in addition to the bugging devices placed to eaves-drop on conversations in the diplomatic missions of countries, both friendly and non-friendly to the US. New Delhi had initially dismissed reports of spying, with Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid defending the vast US internet tracking programme as “not actually snooping”. But that was in July, and in the months since then, South Block seems to have concluded that unauthorised surveillance is a “serious violation of national sovereignty”. On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meet last week, Mr Khurshid joined hands with his counterparts from Brazil and South Africa to label such data interception as incompatible with “democratic coexistence between friendly countries”. The Ministers also called for tougher international norms. But it will be a while before any significant change in the law comes. And, by the time the laws are updated, technology will have moved ahead by leaps and bounds. It is a tedious circle and our diplomats in London have seemingly decided to just opt out of it altogether. And so the archaic typewriters have been dusted clean and all classified conversations are now taking place in the gardens of the India House in Aldywch. Now, before you laugh this off, keep in mind that even the ever-sosecretive Russians agree that the more primitive a mode of communication is, the more secure it is. In fact, the Russian Defence Ministry, the Emergencies Ministry and the Special Services no longer produce electronic documents; all communication with the President happens on paper. But, while rehabilitating the typewriter may be a clever act, the move is not without problems. For one, there is the immediate logistical issue of typewriters being scarcely produced. Back in 2011, Godrej and Boyce, India's last manufacturer of office-typewriters, had said that it had only 200 pieces left. Perhaps, it will now bounce back into business, with the Kremlin having earmarked 480,000 roubles for the purchase of new typewriters. On a more serious note though, Indian missions abroad and also the Government in New Delhi (where bureaucrats routinely use Yahoo! and gmail accounts for official communication) should focus on strengthening their online security systems. There was espionage before the NSA scandal and there will be espionage even if Indian diplomats go offline. Besides, New Delhi has a worrying history of losing and burning files anyway. Decay and death of our heritage sites Anirban Ganguly heritage conservation in India faces monumental neglect. At least that is what the recent Comptroller and Auditor-General’s Audit of Preservation and Conservation of Monuments and Antiquities has revealed. It is indeed deeply disconcerting to know that in a country like India, where the expressions of an uninterrupted civilisational continuity are palpably manifest, aspects of our culture and civilisation are allowed to decay and disappear. While much is being made out of the successful conservation of one Humayun's Tomb, a large number of our heritage structures continue to remain in a state of disrepair and neglect. The CAG audit report is alarming. Its findings starkly depict the absence of a national commitment towards the preservation and perpetuation of the symbols and expressions of our culture. Cultural landmarks of the country are languishing for want of proper care and protection. Humayun’s Tomb has been refurbished; others too deserve attention These require serious consideration and urgently call for a wider debate. The nodal Archaeological Survey of India, which has completed 150 years of its existence, has been, for years, unable to complete a number of its major excavation projects and is faced with ‘serious funds and manpower shortages', especially for conservationrelated activities which is supposed to be its main area of focus. Incidents of antiquity theft and smuggling of artefacts from the country are on the rise, while the country's premier museums continue to lack resources and planning for proper upkeep, security and display of collected art objects. Out of the 3,678 Centrally-protected monuments and sites spread nationmedical practice and fleece innocent villagers to the hilt and disappear from the scene and set up a new shop in some other village. This scenario continues in village after village with no accountability of such unscrupulous people. The medical regulatory authorities have also failed in checking the malpractices of such elements. The government needs to make these services accountable and regulate them for the larger benefit of the people. Yours Etc. Raghvan Verma, Bathindi READER’ SPACE Acute Shortage of Para-medicos and doctors Dear Editor, The recent reports, if they are to be believed, there is acute shortage of para-medicos and doctors as a result of which sufferings of the people have been increasing day by day. The people from the remote and far flung areas, who make a beeline to the urban centres for getting medical treatment after trekking long distances have to go back disappointed and are left to fend for themselves for no fault of theirs. It is ironical that the National Rural Health Mission programme launched by the central government for assisting the state government in reaching the door-steps of the people with medical facilities has also failed miserably in coming up to the aspirations of the people in rural areas. The programme loses its sanctity when it fails to reach the targeted population in the hinterland of the country for which every tax payer has made a contribution for the general welfare of the citizens of this country. Unfortunately, these schemes have been devised keeping in view the miseries of the people in rural and far flung areas, but they have failed to reduce their difficulties. This is the main reason that in certain areas, the quacks have flourishing wide, the CAG carried out an inspection of 1,655 monuments and sites. Leading museums in the country — among them the National Museum, New Delhi; Indian Museum, Kolkata; Asiatic Society, Kolkata and Mumbai; Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad and Allahabad Museum — were also inspected in the course of the survey. The results have been bouleversant. A look at some of the findings unravels the magnitude of cultural bungling in the country. A comprehensive identification of monuments of national importance which could be included in the list of Centrally-protected monuments has never been undertaken. The ASI, it emerged, does not have ‘a reliable database’ of the exact number of protected monuments under its jurisdiction. Of the sample 1,655 monuments selected for inspection, six per cent — 92 monuments — were ‘not traceable'. The World Heritage Sites have not escaped the onslaught of an overwhelmingly callous attitude either, and are faced with inadequate care and protection while being plagued with encroachments and unauthorised con- structions. Elementary requirements such as inspection notes on the condition of monuments, basic records, log books, site registers have ‘not been properly maintained.' The ASI, the audit revealed, spends ‘less than one per cent of its total expenditure' to further its primary activity — ‘exploration and excavation.' The museums fare no better. Most museums, the report reveals, have no system in place to assess the genuineness of objects acquired; even as basic an exercise as the maintenance of an accession register is not being adhered to and a database of the total number of antiquities in the possession of the ASI has never been developed. This absence of a centralised information database has only facilitated the theft or loss of antiquities over the years. Betraying a mindset which is deficient in its understanding of the role of heritage in national life, our museums have not evolved a ‘rotation policy for displaying artifacts in galleries’. As a result ‘more than 95 per cent' of the objects collected keep lying in reserve without ever seeing the light of eager eyes. The report noted that the “governance from the Union Ministry of Culture was lax and was found to be deficient on aspects of adequacy of policy and legislation, financial management, monitoring of conservation projects and provision of human resources to these organisations.” Rotten system Dear Editor, The government's move to bring an ordinance that allows convicted MPs and MLAs to remain in Parliament shows that all politicians are hand-in-glove when it comes to protecting their own interests. It is a fact that almost all political parties comprise some leaders who have, at some point in their careers, been convicted. This ordinance gives all of them a carte blanche to bypass the Supreme Court's ruling against them. It is clear that no matter how hard some people may try, it is impossible to cleanse the political system in our country. Yours Etc. Ambar Katoch, Akhnoor The report noted that the "governance from the Union Ministry of Culture was lax and was found to be deficient on aspects of adequacy of policy and legislation, financial management, monitoring of conservation projects and provision of human resources to these organisations." 6.qxd 10/3/2013 7:53 PM Page 1 THIRUVANANTHAPURA M, SEPTEMBER 30: Asserting that inclusive growth will remain as central plank of United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said it was in tune with this concept that the government had launched a series of welfare programmes and legislative initiatives, especially for the weaker sections. “Inclusive growth is the policy of the UPA. We want everyone to march together to make a new India. No one should be left behind or sidelined on account of religion, class, caste or creed,” Ms. Gandhi said while launching a scheme of the Kerala government providing land to all landless families. She said the UPA was committed to carry forward the legacy of former premiers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi to build a modern UPA committed to give Shinde concerned over wrongful basic facilities to all: Sonia detention of Muslim youth “Citizens become happy only when they have a piece of land and a house. A happy citizen is better equipped to face challenges of everyday.” Programmes like this demonstrated that the UDF Government is “responsive, compassionate and meets the aspirations of the people.” “The UDF government has done a stellar job in implementing the flagship programmes of the UPA. I believe that the programme (zero land less scheme) focuses on providing land to the landless, mostly weaker sections such as SC, STs, destitute, handicapped and persons suffering from chronic illnesses.” She noted that it was significant that the UDF government come out with such a courageous measure to provide land for all despite severe pressure on land due to increase in population and urbanisation. NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday asked all Chief Ministers to ensure that no innocent Muslim youth is wrongfully detained in the name of terror. In a letter to Chief Ministers, Mr. Shinde said Central government has been receiving various representations on alleged harassment of innocent Muslim youth by law enforcement agencies. “Some of the minority youth have started feeling that they are deliberately targeted and deprived their basis rights,” he wrote. The Home Minister emphasised that the government is committed to its core principle of combating terrorism in every form and manifestation. “Government has to ensure that no innocent person is subjected to undue harassment,” he told the Chief STUDENT AGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 01, 2013 NATIONAL 6 India based on the principle of social justice by providing basic facilities to every one. Ms. Gandhi said the UPA under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s leadership had introduced a host of welfare schemes including the Food Security legislation with this goal in mind. Other measures also included RTI, land acquisition rehabilitation bill, right to education and rights of tribal act, rural employment guarantee scheme and Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana. Pat for Chandy govt. Praising the Oommen Chandy government for its welfare initiatives, she said the “zero landless programme” unveiled on Monday was in harmony with the UPA’s social security measures and would receive total support of the Centre. Ministers. Mr. Shinde asked the state governments to constitute special courts in consultation with concerned high court for trial of terror-related cases, appoint special public prosecutors for trial of these cases and give priority to terror cases over other pending cases. The Home Minister said law enforcement agencies should be satisfied with regard to communal and social harmony while ensuring zero tolerance for terrorism. “Strict and prompt action against erring police officers where there is malafide arrests of any member of minority community, wrongfully arrested, person should not only be released immediately but they should be suitably compensated and reha- bilitated to join the mainstream,” he said. In May, the central government has set up the 39 special courts under the NIA Act to take up terror-related cases. Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan had also written to Mr. Shinde expressing concern over “wrong arrests” of Muslim youths in different parts of the country in terror cases. Appraising the Home Ministry of the concerns expressed by various Muslim bodies that the “draconian” provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act can be misused against minorities, Mr. Khan had proposed setting up of special courts to ensure speedy trial of all terror cases. Fully backing the Minority Affairs Minister’s suggestion of setting up of special courts, Mr. Shinde wrote back to him saying, “You have my assurance that this will happen”. SC notice to Chhattisgarh on Soni Sori bail plea SC issues notice to Centre, CBI, RIL on gas controversy SC says restraint order on Srinivasan to continue were arrested on charges of acting as Maoist conduits in alleged payouts of protection money by the group to Maoists. According to police, Mr. Kodopi and B. K. Lala, a building contractor with Essar Steel Ltd, were nabbed with Rs 15 lakh cash, which was allegedly meant to be paid to Maoist guerrillas on September 9, 2011, from a weekly market at Palnar village in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Police had claimed that Ms. Sori was also associated with Mr. Kodopi, but she managed to flee the spot. Ms. Sori was arrested on October 4, 2011, in New Delhi and Essar Steel Ltd’s General Manager DVCS Verma was also arrested in this connection. However, the Dantewada district court had granted bail to Mr. Verma and contractor Mr. B.K. Lala. NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30: The Supreme Court issued notice on Monday to the Centre, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and others on a PIL seeking to cancel contracts for oil and gas exploration in the KG block and to impose penalty for failure to adhere to commitments. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam sought a response from CBI on the petition filed by Civil society members — including former Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanian and ex-Naval chief Admiral L Ramdas — seeking an Agency probe into the alleged “collusion between RIL and the political establishment.”The bench, which had earlier also issued notice to the Centre on a PIL filed by CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta, asked the parties to file their response within four weeks and tagged the case with Mr. Dasgupta’s petition.The petitioners, also including former Secretary Ramaswamy Iyer and NGO Common Cause, challenged the Centre’s decision to raise the price of natural gas. “Issue order directing a thorough investigation by an SIT or CBI under the supervision of this court, into the high level collusion between RIL and the political establishment and the corruption involved, as has been highlighted in the instant petition, including on the aspects of not taking any action against RIL for its misconduct,” the petitioners said.They also sought direction for a thorough audit by CAG, of the production sharing contract (PSC) governing KG block, gold plating and underproduction by RIL and all related issues.“Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the Union of India to cancel the PSC with RIL and NIKO concerning the KG block and/or levy appropriate penalty against them because of RIL’s persistence failure in adhering to their commitments, deliberate underproduction, gold plating and mala fide conduct, and put the D-6 field of KG Basin for auction,” the petition said.The government recently decided to increase the price of natural gas from $4.2 per million British thermal unit (mbtu) to $8.4 mbtu from April 1, 2014.The new $8.4 mbtu price, which will be reviewed every three months, will apply to all gas producers uniformly, including state-owned firms like Oil India Limited (OIL) and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and private companies like RIL.RIL has, in its affidavit filed in the apex court, refuted Mr. Dasgupta’s allegation of deliberately reducing production of gas in the KG basin in anticipation of a higher gas price and said it has taken all steps for arbitration proceedings with the Centre to sort out all disputes.In a 51-page affidavit, the company contended that the allegations levelled by Dasgupta in his PIL are baseless, claiming there is “not an even an iota of substance” in it.“These Respondents (RIL and others) submit that there is not even an iota of substance in this allegation. The petitioners seek to allege that by reducing production of gas, these respondents have hoarded the gas in anticipation of a higher gas price. Any allegation which suggests that a contractor has possibly deliberately suppressed the production of gas from a producing well(s) betrays complete disregard of the technical and technological realties of the process of production of natural gas from these reservoirs,” the affidavit said. NEW DELHI : Newly-reelected BCCI president N. Srinivasan will remain unable to discharge his functions as head of the Indian cricketing body as the Supreme Court on Monday declined to lift its orders restraining him. The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice A.K. Patnaik asked the BCCI to furnish its proposal under which Mr. Srinivasan will be allowed to discharge his duties mandated by the BCCI constitution while completely keeping off the probe into allegations against his son-inlaw Gurunath Meiyappan of involvement in spot-fixing and betting in the IPL. Senior counsel Harish Salve, appearing for Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB), said they could respond to the suggestion by the BCCI only after receiving the concrete proposal in writing. NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30: The Supreme Court on Monday admitted the bail plea of Soni Sori, a tribal teacher, and journalist Lingaram Kodopi, who are in jail for their alleged links with Maoists, and sought response from Chhattisgarh government. A bench of justices S S Nijjar and F M Ibrahim Kalifulla issued notice to the state government on the plea of Ms. Sori and Mr. Kodopi and directed it to respond by October 28 when the case will be taken up for further hearing. They approached the apex court challenging the Chhattisgarh High Court order denying them bail on July 8. They were arrested for allegedly receiving money on behalf of Maoists from the Essar group in Chhattisgarh. 36-year-old Sori and her activist-nephew Kodopi (25) Rajasthan for greater involvement of states in drug trial process DoT panel report on spectrum JAIPUR, SEPTEMBER 30: The Rajasthan Government has argued for greater involvement of State Governments in the drug trial process along with online monitoring of trial subjects and provision of immediate medical care in cases of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs). The State made these and other recommendations during a meeting of Chief Secretaries/Health Secretaries of State Governments and Administrators of the Union Territories, held in New Delhi on August 13, 2013, a copy of which was accessed by The Hindu recently. The meeting was convened by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in order to discuss all aspects concerning the legal framework for strengthening the regulation of clinical trials in India. The Supreme Court (SC) had directed the Union Government to hold such a meeting in response to a Public Interest Litigation filed before it by a group of Indore-based medical rights activists. According to the State Government's deposition before the SC in the PIL, drug trials claimed 95 lives during the last eight years in the state, along with 291 cases of serious adverse events. One of the most important suggestions made by the State Government pertains to medical care to victims of Serious Adverse Events. SAEs comprise undesirable, even life threatening, experiences for trial subjects as a result of a drug trial, including death, disability or permanent damage and hospitalization, among others. In this regard, the Rajasthan Government has argued that “immediate medical care for persons suffering from SAE should be provided by the Principal Investigator (PI) and it shall be his sole responsibility. This information should be available on line”. “The suggestions made by the Rajasthan Government are the most comprehensive among all State Governments and some of them, such as the one making the PI solely responsible for providing medical care to SAE victims will go a long way in protecting the rights of trial subjects,” says Indore-based medical rights activist Anand Rai. Among other suggestions made was the presence of a State Government representative on the Ethics Committee and detaching of the Ethics Committees from the hospital/institute where trials were being conducted. Ethics Committees are tasked with regular review and monitoring of clinical trials and with ensuring that the rights of trial subjects are not violated. NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30: The DoT panel, which reviewed sectoral regulator TRAI’s recommendations on the third round of spectrum auction, is likely to submit its report tomorrow to the Telecom Secretary, official sources said. “The report is likely to be completed by today evening and then it will be submitted to the Telecom Secretary tomorrow. It will also be circulated to the members of Telecom Commission,” said sources. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) came out with recommendations on spectrum pricing and trading on September 9. The Department of Telecom (DoT) had formed an internal committee, headed by a Member (Technology), on the same day to study TRAI recommendations. The regulator in its recommendations had suggested up to 60 per cent cut from the last auction’s reserve price in the floor price of mobile phone spectrum for the upcoming auction. The two previous sales had drawn lukewarm response due to high reserve price. TRAI had suggested a panIndia reserve price of Rs. 1,496 crore per MHz in the 1800 band, down 37 per cent from the base price set in the previous auction. In the 900 MHz band, it recommended a reserve price of Rs. 288 crore per MHz for Delhi, Rs. 262 crore for Mumbai and Rs. 100 crore for Kolkata. These rates are about 60 per cent lower than the reserve price set in the previous auction. The committee’s findings would be reviewed and placed before the inter-ministerial body Telecom Commission, sources said, adding that the Department may seek additional clarification, if any needed, from TRAI after the panel’s report. auction suggestions on Tuesday One more held in cash van heist “The State government must also be involved with regard to registration of sites / hospitals / Institutes for the conduct of trials, the nature of trials and the criteria for the selection (of trial subjects),” the Rajasthan Government suggested in the meeting. The Government also suggested putting in place an “accredited system for selection of Principal Investigator” and restricting the number of trials that could be conducted by a single investigator. In the meeting, the Madhya Pradesh Government recommended that all death cases during drug trials should be subjected to post-mortem examination to determine the (precise) causes of such deaths. Other State Governments suggested reforms in the procedure for the inspection of clinical trials to allow State Government officials to inspect trials jointly with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization. States also suggested the creation of clinical trial cells at the state-level for sharing of information between the centre and the states, and training state regulatory officials about the drug trial process. NEW DELHI: The third accused in the ATM cash van robbery in Karol Bagh was arrested, three days after the two main culprits were nabbed with the looted amount of Rs 49 lakh. Satender (24) alias Chotu was arrested from Etah on Saturday . "We placed a team of officers at Etah and places around it to nab Chotu," said Alok Kumar, DCP west-district . On Wednesday, a driver and his two accomplices had driven away an ATM cash van. 8 arrested for running sex racket in Kolkata KOLKATA: Eight persons were on Monday arrested from a hotel in posh Middleton Row area of Kolkata for running a sex racket, police said. Acting on a tipoff, the detective department raided the hotel and arrested the eight persons for running a brothel and keeping sex workers for using them in flesh trade. Prasada Rao appointed as Andhra Pradesh DGP Andhra Pradesh DGP in-charge Dinesh Reddy retires Monday as the DGP V. Dinesh Reddy retired on reaching su per ann ua tion. The order stated that Mr. Rao was placed in full additional charge of the DGP (Head of Police Force) till further orders. Earlier in the day, Mr. Reddy attended a farewell parade held at Amberpet Police Lines. Mr. Rao is expected to assume charge on Monday evening. He had worked as the Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam cities earlier. H Y D E R A B A D , SEPTEMBER 30: Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) V. Dinesh Reddy, against whom a CBI probe is pending on charges of acquiring disproportionate assets, retired from service on Monday. Mr. Reddy, who was accorded a ceremonial farewell on superannuation, took the salute at the Parade Grounds at Central Police Lines in Amberpet, Hyderabad. A division bench of Justice Ashutosh Mohanta and Justice D Seshadri Naidu at the Andhra Pradesh High Court had on Sunday rejected Mr. Reddy’s house motion plea seeking extension of his term for one more year (till the end of September 2014), against the decision of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which had refused to grant him interim relief to continue as the Head of the State Police Force till the end of September 2014. It is learnt that ACB Director General B Prasada Rao is the front runner to replace Mr. Reddy as the new DGP. Earlier, addressing the police personnel, Mr. Reddy said the strength of police force has crossed the one lakh mark and reached 1,29,578. ’Dial 100’ - a centralised system on the lines of an emergency response agency like ‘911’ in the United States of America was launched as a part of several people friendly steps that also included sub-controls for assistance to public, he said. “The challenge of ongoing agitations (over bifurcation of state) is met with restrain but in a highly effective manner,” Mr. Reddy said, adding the state police also achieved great success on the antinaxal front within and outside Andhra Pradesh. What’s wrong if Kiran does a Rahul: Pitani ELURU, SEPTEMBER 30: Social Welfare Minister Pitani Satyanarayana on Sunday likened Chief Minister N. Kirankumar Reddy to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in exposing the party leadership’s “wrongdoings.” “The Chief Minister has raised his voice in favour of Samaikyandhra similar to how Mr. Rahul Gandhi reacted in the case of the ordinance on convicted lawmakers. When Mr. Rahul’s reaction is justified, how can the reaction of Mr. Reddy be viewed as anti party?” he questioned while addressing a media conference here. Dig at Deputy CM He made light of the demand from the T Congress and the TRS for resignation of the Chief Minister for his perceived defiance postures against the Congress high command. Referring to labelling of Mr. Kirankumar Reddy as “sealed cover Chief Minister” by Deputy Chief Minister Damodara Rajanarasimha, the Minister said Mr. Rajanarasimha too reached the top post in a similar manner. Mr. Satyanarayana praised the Chief Minister for giving a fresh lease of life to the Congress in the Man kills wife for alcohol GURGAON: A resident of Bhawani Enclave near Sector 9 allegedly killed his wife with an axe on Sunday afternoon after she refused to give him money to buy liquor. They were alone at home with their two sons away. The accused has criminal background, said police. Radheshyam, 43, lived with his wife and two sons in Bhawani Enclave. On Sunday around 3.40pm, Radheshyam asked his wife Santosh, 40, for money to buy liquor. Radheshyam is an alcoholic and it had been a cause of concern in the family. His wife refused to give him the money and a quarrel broke out between the two. Radheshyam went on a rampage and hacked her wife with an axe, after which he fled from the house. HYDERABAD, SEPTEMBER 30: Anti-Corruption Bureau Director General B. Prasada Rao has been appointed as Director General Police in-charge by the State Government in Hyderabad on Seemandhra region with his “plainspeak” against the move to disintegration the State. When the TDP and the YSRC were acting as fence-sitters on a sensitive issue, Mr. Kirankumar Reddy remained firm, unmindful of the repercussions, he said. The Minister said that all Central and State Ministers, MLAs, and MPs of the Congress from the Seemandhra region were scheduled to meet in Hyderabad on Oct.3 to chart out a plan of action. 7.qxd 10/3/2013 7:53 PM Page 1 STUDENT AGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 01, 2013 INTERNATIONAL & ECONOMY 7 Bangladesh war crimes court to deliver verdict on BNP leader DHAKA, SEPTEMBER 30: A special Bangladeshi tribunal will give its verdict on Tuesday on senior BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury’s alleged involvement in war crimes, prompting authorities to intensify security across the nation. The verdict will come 16 months after the high-powered International Crimes Tribunal indicted 64-year-old Chowdhury on 23 specific charges of crimes against humanity committed along with Pakistani troops during the 1971 liberation war. “Let the case be fixed for delivery of judgement tomorrow,” Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, chairman of the threemember tribunal, said during proceedings on Monday. Prosecution spokesperson Zead Al Malum said they could prove 17 of the 23 charges beyond doubt, which was expected to ensure death penalty for Mr. Chowdhury, an influential BNP lawmaker. “The country hopes for capital punishment, so do we,” he told reporters. Mr. Chowdhury’s counsel claimed they were able to prove their client’s innocence during the trial. The charges against Mr. Chowdhury include direct involvement in the killing of around 200 civilians, collaborating with the Pakistan Army to kill and torture unarmed people, looting of valuables and torching of houses and other properties, and persecuting people on religious and political grounds. BNP is yet to comment on the trial of its controversial leader but according to media reports, there were anonymous threats that Bangladesh would go up in flames if Chowdhury is given the death penalty. These threats surfaced after the tribunal wrapped up the hearing of the case on August 14. “We have asked police forces to be alert as a routine exercise ahead of the verdict,” a police spokesman told PTI. Mr. Chowdhury, the son of former acting president and parliamentary speaker of Pakistan Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, hit the headlines with his ridiculing gestures and arrogant comments during his trial.He was arrested on the eve of the Victory Day celebrations on December 16, 2010 following the tribunal’s order. He is the second accused to be indicted since the war crimes trials began three years ago.He was particularly suspected for masterminding the 1971 killing of Nutun Chandra Singha, a respected philanthropist and industrialist, in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong, also the hometown of the high-profile accused, who is widely castigated for running a “torture cell” at his paternal house during the war. Forty-one prosecution witnesses, including a former journalist, testified against Mr. Chowdhury during the trial while he could gather four defence witnesses who claimed he was out of the country during the liberation war. US careens toward shutdown; Senate to meet on bill WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 30: A conservative challenge to U.S. President Barack Obama’s cherished healthcare law pushed the federal government to the brink of a partial shutdown on Monday, with the Senate expected to convene just hours before a deadline to pass a temporary funding bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has already promised that Democrats will kill a provision introduced by the Republican led-House of Representatives to delay key parts of the healthcare law for a year. U.S. stock futures fell sharply on Monday morning as the government careened toward closures that would force 800,000 federal workers off the job without pay. Some critical services would continue, such as border patrols, air traffic controls, and health care programs for the poor and elderly. The State Department would continue processing foreign applications for visas and U.S. applications for passports. Embassies and consulates overseas would continue to provide services to American citizens. Since the last government shutdown 17 years ago, temporary funding bills have been noncontroversial, with neither party willing to chance a shutdown to achieve legislative goals it with a provision that would have defunded implementation of the health care overhaul. The Senate voted along party lines to strip that out and lobbed the measure back to the House. The latest House measure, passed early Sunday by a near party-line vote of 231-192, sent back to the Senate two key changes — a one year delay of key provisions of the health insurance law and repeal of a new tax on medical devices that partially funds it, steps that still go too far for The White House and its Democratic allies. Senate rules often make it difficult to act quickly, but the chamber can act on the House’s latest proposals by simply calling them up and killing them on a non-debatable motion. Even some Republicans said privately they feared that Democratic Senate leader Reid holds the advantage in the fast-approaching end game. Republicans argued that they had already made compromises. For instance, their latest measure would leave intact most parts of the healthcare law that have taken effect, including requiring insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions and to let families’ plans cover children up to age 26. They also would allow insurers to deny contraception coverage based on religious or moral objections. couldn’t otherwise win. But with the three year-old healthcare law, dubbed ‘Obamacare’ nearing implementation, hardcore tea party conservatives are determined to use the spending bill as leverage to derail Mr. Obama’s chief domestic accomplishment. Even if Congress averts a shutdown, Republicans are sure to move the healthcare fight to another must-do measure looming in mid-October — a bill to increase the government’s borrowing cap, the debt ceiling to avert a market-rattling, first-ever default on U.S. obligations. The healthcare overhaul is aimed at providing health coverage for millions of uninsured Americans. Exchanges are set to open on Tuesday under the law where people can shop for healthcare coverage from private insurers. Republicans insist the initiative is already costing jobs and will drive up healthcare costs. Democrats argue otherwise and accuse Republicans of holding a routine funding measure hostage to unfairly extract concessions. The battle started with a House vote to pass the short-term funding bill flights: 47 missing as Erdogan announces political Flooding in Cambodia Al-Qaeda gunmen Iran-US take over military Rouhani orders study typhoon wreaks reform package for Turkey claims at least 30 lives ISTANBUL, SEPTEMBER PHNOM PENH, to resume service 30: Turkish Prime Minister C A M B O D I A , base in Yemen havoc in China Recep Tayipp Erdogan on SEPTEMBER 30: At least SANAA, YEMEN, SEPTEMBER 30: Security officials say suspected alQaeda gunmen have overrun a key military base in Yemen’s largest province. A colonel who works at the base in Hadramawt province but who was not there when it came under attack on Monday, on condition of anonymity, said militants have taken control of the compound after a short gun battle with soldiers. Yemeni officials say the attackers shot dead security guards at the base but have not released an exact death toll. They say the military has sent in reinforcements and troops are now surrounding the compound. TEHRAN, SEPTEMBER 30: Iran’s president is asking aviation authorities to study the possibility of resuming direct flights between Iran and the United States for the first time in more than three decades. Iran’s immediate goal is to resume talks over its nuclear program to seek easing of Western sanctions. But Tehran also appears willing to explore expanded contacts. The semi-official ISNA news agency quoted Akbar Torkan, a senior government official, as saying on Monday that Mr. Rouhani wants to study the options of direct flights. More than 1 million IranianAmericans live in California and elsewhere. Direct flights halted after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. BEIJING, SEPTEMBER 30: At least 47 people are missing after Typhoon Wutip sank two Chinese fishing boats in the South China Sea, maritime authorities confirmed on Monday. The boats, both from south China’s Guangdong Province, sank on Sunday as they attempted to navigate gales near the disputed islands called Xisha by China and Paracel by Vietnam Islands, about 330 km from China’s island province of Hainan, Chinese officials in Hainan said. So far, rescuers have retrieved 13 survivors, the sources said, adding that search and rescue operations are continuing, state-run Xinhua reported. Altogether five fishing boats with a total of 171 people aboard were caught by Typhoon Wutip, the 21st of the season. Beyond the two known to have foundered, contact has been lost with a third vessel. China’s maritime authority on Sunday upgraded its wave warning from yellow to orange, the second-highest of a four-tier colour-coded weather warning system, as the typhoon approached land. The National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre warned of storm tides from Sunday to Monday in Guangdong, Hainan and Guangxi. Wutip is expected to make landfall on Vietnam’s central coast on Tuesday. Monday announced a political reform package he said was aimed at strengthening freedoms and independence. The so-called “democratic package” would include a lifting of the ban on wearing headscarves in public institutions. The package also includes greater rights and freedoms for minorities. It allows for private schooling in languages other than Turkish. A new law will make provision for the names of cities to be changed, paving the way for a return to Kurdish names. The reform package also foresees the return of land expropriated from the Syrian Orthodox Church’s Mor Gabriel monastery. Turkey’s opposition and representative of its Kurdish pop30 people in Cambodia have died in recent floods caused by heavy rains and the Mekong River overflowing its banks. Keo Vy of Cambodia’s disaster management committee said Monday that the floods have forced more than 9,000 families to flee their homes and destroyed nearly 100,000 hectares of rice fields. Police say four people, believed to be Syrian, died Sunday night when their car drove into a flooded pond. A survivor who was unable to speak Khmer or English pointed to Syria on a map, police said. The government warned that the rains will continue as Typhoon Wutip headed toward neighbouring Vietnam late on Monday. ulation have reacted with scepticism to the reforms, which have been discussed for several days. Critics accuse Mr. Erdogan of growing increasingly authoritarian. The banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has warned on several occasions that the peace process was in jeopardy due to lack of concessions on the part of Ankara. The process began with the withdrawal of PKK fighters earlier this year. ECONOMY Sensex down 348 points; banks stocks lose Current account deficit MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 30: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets on Monday closed 348 points, or nearly two per cent, down in volatile trade on negative global cues and in anticipation of poor quarterly current account deficit figures later in the day. With Italy likely to face elections and a possible shutdown of U.S. Federal government services, markets were adversely affected. Domestically, the market expected a widened Current Account Deficit (CAD) for the April-June quarter that might put more pressure on the rupee and invite a ratings cut by international agencies. The 30-scrip S&P Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,643.89 points, closed (provisionally) at 19,379.77 points, down 347.50 points or 1.76 percent from Friday’s close at 19,727.27 points. The Sensex saw a high of 19,651.31 points and a low of widens in Q1: RBI Eurozone inflation falls to lowest since Feb 2010 LONDON, SEPTEMBER 30: Inflation across the 17 countries that use the euro fell further below target in September 2013, official figures showed on Monday, news that could encourage the European Central Bank to cut interest rates again if the recovery across the Eurozone stalls. Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office, said consumer prices were up 1.1 percent in the year to September, down from the 1.3 per cent rate recorded the previous month. September’s rate was also the lowest since February 2010 and below expectations the consensus in the markets was for a more modest decline to 1.2 percent. The statistics agency said energy and food prices drove the fall in September. However, the core rate which excludes food, alcohol and tobacco also fell, to 1 percent from 1.1 percent, further proof that underlying price pressures are benign. “This is welcome news for Eurozone consumers as it helps their purchasing power and it also means that the ECB can at the very least maintain its extremely accommodative policy for an extended period and actually has ample scope to take further stimulative action if it feels the need,” said Howard Archer, Chief European Economist at IHS Global Insight. Though the inflation figures will likely be discussed this week when the ECB holds its monthly meeting, they are unlikely to prompt any immediate action. The ECB is tasked with setting monetary policy to keep inflation at just below 2 per cent, but few economists think the Central Bank’s governing council will reduce its benchmark rate further from the record low of 0.5 percent amid signs that the economy is recovering. In the second quarter of 19,320.73 points in the day’s trade. The wider 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also gained mere 97.90 points or 1.68 percent at 5,735.30 points. Sector-wise, banks, capital goods, metals, automobiles, and oil and gas tanked. However, information technology (IT) stocks gained. The S&P BSE bank index plunged 320.07 points, capital goods index was down 231.96 points, followed by metal index which was lower by 209.44 points, automobile index was down 165.11 points and oil and gas index decreased by 145.78 points. Healthy buying was observed in IT index which rose 4.37 points. MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 30: High imports of gold and oil pushed Current Account Deficit (CAD) to 4.9 per cent of GDP to $21.8 billion in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal, RBI said in its balance of payments statement on Monday. CAD, the difference between inflow and outflow of foreign exchange, was 4.4 per cent or $16.9 billion in the same quarter of last fiscal, 2012-13. CAD had declined to 3.6 per cent in the January-March quarter after touching a record high of 6.5 per cent in the October-December quarter. The government plans to bring down CAD to 3.7 per cent or $70 billion in the 2013-14 fiscal, from 4.8 per cent or $88.2 billion in 201213. Gold imports increased by $7.3 billion in the first quarter of current fiscal. The imports stood at about 335 tonnes in the April-June quarter. “Excluding the increase in gold imports of $7.3 billion in Q1 of 2013-14 over the corresponding quarter of the preceding year, CAD would work out to $14.5 billion, which translates into 3.2 per cent of GDP,” the Reserve Bank said. RBI said there was a small draw down on country’s foreign exchange reserves to finance the CAD. “On BoP basis, there was a slight draw down in foreign exchange reserves of $0.3 billion in Q1 of 2013-14 as against an accretion of $0.5 billion in Q1 of 2012-13,” it said. During the quarter, while exports declined by 1.5 per cent, imports recorded an increase of 4.7 per cent. The trade deficit widened further to $50.5 billion in Q1 of 2013-14, from $43.8 billion a year ago, it said. AVERAGE WAGES IN INDIA COULD FM slams ‘unregulated’ players in the financial market Gold slips from 3week high, down QUADRUPLE BY 2030: PWC REPORT NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30: The wage gap between developed countries and emerging market economies like India, China, and the Philippines, are likely to shrink significantly by 2030, and the average Indian wage could more than quadruple over the said period, says a PwC report. According to the report, emerging markets like India and Indonesia, which are at the lower end of wage projection in relative terms, are expected to witness spike in average wages levels, and this would in turn re-shape the global businesses. “India and the Philippines remain at the lower end of wage projection in relative terms, but average wages in India could more than quadruple over the period (by 2030) in real dollar terms,” the PwC report said adding that real wages in the U.K. and U.S. are projected to rise by only around a third over the same period. “India’s current average monthly wage is around 25 times smaller than that of the U.K. By 2030, it is likely to be only 7.5 times smaller,” the report stated.According to the report, emerging markets like India and Indonesia, which are at the lower end of wage projection in relative terms, are expected to witness spike in average wages levels, and this would in turn re-shape the global businesses. Similarly, at present the average wage in U.S. is 7.5 times more than in Mexico, but the gap could be less than 4 times by 2030. Over the same period, the average monthly Chinese wages could rise to around half of that of Spain. “As an increasing population moves into middle income brackets, aspirations and expectations from both governments and private enterprise will change, with greater demands for meritocracy, use of technology in all spheres, transparency and society building,” Padmaja Alaganandan, Leader - People and Change Practice, PwC India, said. “With an increasing base of young workforce, India will continue to enjoy wage arbitrage. Coupled with relative high growth rate of incomes, companies will continue to reap the benefit of the demographic dividend fuelling the demand side growth over the next few decades,” she further said. “Places like Turkey, Poland, China and Mexico will become more valuable as consumer markets, while lowcost production could shift to other locations such as the Philippines. India could also gain from this shift, but only if it improves its infrastructure and female education levels and cuts red tape,” PwC Chief Economist John Hawksworth said. CHENNAI, SEPTEMBER 30: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday slammed “unregulated” players in the financial market saying their activities have adversely impacted large number of consumers. The financial sector operates with speed and dynamism and generates new space, sometimes “undefined” areas, which provide opportunities for “unregulated” players in the market, he said at a seminar in Chennai. “The existence of such [unregulated] players who operate in the twilight zone endanger the discipline of the markets leading to systemic instability. Invariably, such activities adversely impact a large number of consumers. This reduces their confidence in the system”, said Mr. Chidambaram. He was speaking at a national seminar on “Indian Financial Code” recommended by the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission, organised by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. on profit-selling Observing that large number of investors, particularly smaller investors, stay away from the [financial] system he said “it reduces the supply of blood to the body economic. A financial consumer is comfortable to participate in a regulated market”. However, exploiting the limitations of the regulatory architecture, financial engineers come up with innovative products outside the regulatory jurisdiction and “deprive the consumers of such products of regulatory protection”, he said. “We believe that we must move quickly to remove all unregulated space. A recent attempt in this direction is the Ordinance that I referred to, which was first promulgated in July 18 this year and re-promulgated in September 16, which considers any raising of resources by whatever means, if not regulated otherwise as a collective investment scheme”, he said. “Our endeavour is to eliminate unregulated space”, he said adding that the Indian government was focused on protection of financial consumers. NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30: Gold prices slipped from a threeweek high by losing Rs. 315 to Rs. 30,885 per ten grams in the national capital today on profit-selling at prevailing higher levels. Silver also declined by Rs. 100 to Rs. 49,580 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units.Traders said profit-selling by stockists at prevailing higher levels amid sluggish demand due to ongoing “Shradhs” mainly led to the fall in precious metals. On the domestic front, gold of 99.5 per cent purity plunged to Rs. 30,685 per ten grams. It had climbed to a three-week high of Rs. 31,200 in the previous session. Sovereign also lacked necessary follow up support and declined by Rs. 100 to Rs. 25,000 per piece of eight grams. 8.qxd 10/3/2013 7:53 PM Page 1 STUDENT AGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2013 ANATOMY OF FODDER SCAM 3 The Fodder Scam is a scandal that involved the embezzlement of about 9.5 billion (equivalent to 20 billion or US$310 million in 2013) from the government treasury of the eastern Indian state of Bihar.Among those implicated in the theft and arrested was then Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, as well as former Chief Minister, Jagannath Mishra. The scandal led to the end of Lalu's reign as Chief Minister. There is also allegation on Nitish Kumar and Shivanand Tiwari of receiving 1 crore and 60 lakh Rupees respectively from S.B. Sinha. The theft spanned many years, and allegedly involved numerous Bihar state's administrative and elected officials across multiple administrations of the Indian National Congress and the Janata Dal parties. The corruption scheme involved the fabrication of "vast herds of fictitious livestock" for which fodder, medicines and animal husbandry equipment was supposedly procured. Although the scandal broke in 1996, the theft had been in progress, and increased in size, for over two decades. Besides the magnitude and duration of the theft, the scam was and continues to be covered in Indian media due to the extensive nexus between tenured bureaucrats, elected politicians and businesspeople that it revealed, and as an example of the mafia raj that has penetrated several state-run economic sectors in the country. As of May 2013, the trial has completed in 44 cases out of a total of 53 cases. More than 500 accused have been convicted and awarded punishments by various courts. 8Origin of the scam T he scam had its origins in smallscale embezzlement by some government employees submitting false expense reports, which grew in magnitude and drew additional elements, such as politicians and businesses, over time, until a full-fledged mafia had formed. Jagannath Mishra, who served his first stint as the chief minister of Bihar in the mid-1970s, was the earliest chief minister to be accused of knowing involvement in the scam In February 1985, the then Comptroller and Auditor General of India, T.N. Chaturvedi, took notice of delayed monthly account submissions by the Bihar state treasury and departments and wrote to the then Bihar chief minister, Chandrashekhar Singh, warning him that this could be indicative of temporary embezzlement.This initiated a continuous chain of closer scrutiny and warnings by Principal Accountant Generals (PAGs) and CAGs to the Bihar government across the tenures of multiple chief ministers (cutting across party affiliations), but the warnings were ignored in a manner that was suggestive of a pattern by extremely senior political and bureaucratic officials in the Bihar government.In 1992, BidhuBhushanDvivedi, a police inspector with the state's anti-corruption vigilance unit submitted a report outlining the fodder scam and likely involvement at the chief ministerial level to the director general of the same vigilance unit, G. Narayan. In alleged reprisal, Dvivedi was transferred out of the vigilance unit to a different branch of the administration, and then suspended from his position. He was later to be a witness as corruption cases relating to the scam went to trial, and reinstated by order of the Jharkhand High Court. On 27 January 1996, the deputy commissioner of West Singhbhum district, AmitKhare, acted on information to conduct a raid on the offices of the animal husbandry department in the town of Chaibasa in the district under his authority. The documents his team seized, and went public with, conclusively indicated largescale embezzlement by an organised mafia of officials and businesspeople. Lalu ordered the constitution of a committee to probe the irregularities.There were fears that state police, which is accountable to the state administration, and the probe committee would not investigate the case vigorously, and demands were raised to transfer the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is under federal rather than state jurisdiction. Allegations were also made that several of the probe committee members were themselves complicit in the scam. A public interest litigation was filed with the Supreme Court of India, which led to the court's involvement, and based on the ultimate directions issued by the supreme court, on March 1996, the Bihar High Court ordered that the case be handed over to the CBI. An inquiry by the CBI began and, within days, the CBI filed a submission to the High Court that Bihar officials and legislators were blocking access to documents that could reveal the existence of a politician-official-business mafia nexus at work. Some legislators of the Bihar Legislative Council responded by claiming the court had been misinformed by the CBI and initiating a privilege motion to discuss possible action against senior figures in the regional headquarters of the CBI, which could proceed similar to a contempt of court proceeding and result in stalling the investigation or even prosecution of the named CBI officials. However, U. N. Biswas, the regional CBI director, and the other officials tendered an unqualified apology to the Legislative Council, the privilege motion was dropped, and the CBI probe continued.[16] As the investigation proceeded, the CBI unearthed linkages to the serving chief minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and, on 10 May 1997, made a formal request to the federally-appointed Governor of Bihar to prosecute Lalu .On the same day, a businessman, Harish Khandelwal, who was one of the accused was found dead on train tracks with a note that stated that he was being coerced by the CBI to turn witness for the prosecution.The CBI rejected the charge and its local director, U. N. Biswas, kept the appeal to the governor in place the one-day delay in arresting Lalu by stating in court that "any precipitate action would have led to police firing and killing of a large number of people." End of Lalu's chief ministership: As it became evident that Lalu would be engulfed in the scandal and its prosecution, demands for him to be removed from the chief ministership had gained momentum both from There was also an all eged follow-on move to transfer U. N. investigation. another fodder scam case on 28 November 2000. 8Path to prosecution A few days of uncertainty followed the CBI's request to the state governor to prosecute the chief minister. The governor, A. R. Kidwai, was accountable to the federal government, and had already stated that he would need to be satisfied that strong evidence against Lalu existed before he would permit a formal indictment to proceed.The federal government, led by newly appointed prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral who had just succeeded the short-lived government of the previous prime minister HD DeveGowda, consisted of a coalition that depended on support from federal legislators affiliated with Lalu for its survival. It was also unclear why the CBI had sought the governor's consent in the first place and, when the High Court demanded to know why it was being sought, the CBI stated that it was a "precautionary measure."The High Court, questioning the tactic, warned that it would allow some time for the permission to transpire, but if it sensed a delay, it would force a prosecution on its own authority. On 17 June, the governor gave permission for Lalu and others to be prosecuted.Five senior Bihar government officials (Mahesh Prasad, science and technology secretary; K. Arumugam, labour secretary; Beck Julius, animal husbandry department secretary; Phoolchand Singh, former finance secretary; Ramraj Ram, former AHD director), the first 4 of whom were IAS officers, were taken into judicial custody on the same day.The CBI also began preparing a chargesheet against Lalu to be filed in a special court. Expecting to be accused and imprisoned, Lalu filed an anticipatory bail petition, which the CBI opposed in a deposition to the court, listing the evidence against Lalu. Also, on 21 June, fearing that evidence and documentation that might prove essential in further exposing the scam were being destroyed, the CBI conducted raids on Lalu's residence and those of some relatives suspected of complicity. On 23 June, the CBI filed chargesheets against Lalu and 55 other coaccused,includingChandradeo Prasad Verma (a former union minister), Jagannath Mishra (former Bihar chief minister), two members of Lalu's cabinet (Bhola Ram Toofani and VidyaSagarNishad), three Bihar state assembly legislators (RK Rana of the Janata Dal, Jagdish Sharma of the Congress party, and DhruvBhagat of the BharatiyaJanata Party) and some current and former IAS officers (including the 4 who were already in custody).Mishra was granted anticipatory bail by the Bihar state High Court.Lalu's anticipatory bail petition, however, was rejected by the same court, and he appealed to the Supreme Court, which resulted in a final denial of bail on 29 July. On the same day, Bihar state police were ordered to arrest him. The next day, he was jailed.Later, the Bihar Director General of Police, SK Saxena, justified other parties, as well as within Lalu's own p a r t y, Jagannath Mishra had been permitted bail in June 1997, and avoided judicial remand when Lalu was first detained in July 1997. However, he was taken into custody on 16 September of the same year. He was freed on bail on 13 October but then remanded again, at the same time as Lalu, on 2 8 October 1998, when h e was kept at plea. This verdict of Patna High Court was challenged by Lalu and the CBI in SC. The SC in April 2010 declared that the Government of Bihar has no right to file appeal against acquittal of the accused even in cases where the CBI refuses to challenge the trial court or High Court's verdict favouring the accused. In yet another twist in the case, Government of Chhattisgarh in an unrelated case requested the Supreme Court to review its verdict in LaluYadav Disproportionate assets case. The Government of Chhattisgarh was aggrieved by Supreme Court verdict in DA case when it was trying to challenge the acquittal of former chief minister AjitJogi's son AmitJogi in a murder case. After the trial court in Chhattisgarh acquitted AmitJogi in May 2007, for over three-and-a-half years, the CBI again (similar to Lalu's DA case) did not file any appeal. Chhattisgarh High Court rejected Government of Chhattisgarh's appeal due to Supreme Court's order (which is binding on all) in Lalu Disproportionate assets case. On 19 March 2012, the Supreme Court agreed to review its own decision in Lalu's Disproportionate assets case. However in May 2012, Supreme Court dismissed the Review Petition holding that the earlier Judgment did not suffer from any mistake apparent on the face of the record warranting any review. 8 Convictions t h e Janata Dal. On 5 July, Lalu formally parted ways with the Janata Dal and formed his own party, the RashtriyaJanata Dal (or RJD), taking with him virtually all the Janata Dal legislators in the Bihar state assembly, and winning a vote of confidence in the state assembly a few days later. The RJD continued to support the coalition federal government, however. With demands for his resignation continuing to mount, on 25 July, Lalu resigned from his position, but was able to install his wife, Rabri Devi as the new chief minister on the same day. On 28 July, 1997, Rabri's new government won another vote of confidence in the Bihar legislature by 194-110, thanks to the Congress and Jharkhand MuktiMorcha parties voting in alignment with the RJD. Lalu claimed he had been instrumental in helping HD DeveGowda become the prime minister. However, there was press speculation that Gowda held a grudge against Lalu for insisting that Gowda step down when Gowda's fledgling government ran into internal coalition squabbles, and this motivated him to push CBI Director Joginder Singh for Lalu's prosecution. Much later, in 2008, Lalu also claimed that DeveGowda confessed, and "wept and fainted," when Lalu confronted him on inciting the CBI to pursue the prosecution. Looking retrospectively, Lalu has said that the scam had a lasting negative impact on his political career, and may have ended his prospects to one day be prime minister of India. There were reports that Joginder Singh had violated norms in keeping the new prime minister, IK Gujral, in the dark as he pursued the prosecution. Gujral's own new government also depended on Lalu for support in parliament, and Joginder Singh later alleged that Gujral had attempted to block the scam investigation from proceeding. On 30 June, the federal government issued orders to transfer Singh out of the CBI and into the Home Ministry as a Special Secretary, which was technically a promotion but also had the effect of removing him from the Biswas, the regional CBI director, which led to the High Court warning that it would act to disallow any such transfer. As the CBI discovered further evidence over the following years, it filed additional cases related to fraud and criminal conspiracy based on specific criminal acts of illegal withdrawals from the Bihar treasury. Most new cases filed after the division of Bihar state (into the new Bihar and Jharkhand states) in November 2000 were filed in the new Jharkhand High Court located in Ranchi, and several cases previously filed in the Bihar High Court in Patna were also transferred to Ranchi. Of the 63 cases that the agency had filed by May 2007, the majority were being litigated in the Ranchi High Court. Lalu's initial chargesheet, filed by the CBI on 27 April 1996, was against case RC 20-A/96, relating to fraudulent withdrawals of 370 million (US$5.7 million) from the Chaibasa treasury of the (then) Bihar government, and was based on statutes including Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating) and 120(B) (criminal conspiracy), as well as section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Even though he had been jailed, he was kept in relative comfort at the Bihar Military Police guest house. After 135 days in judicial custody, Lalu was released on bail on 12 December 1997. The next year, on 28 October 1998, he was rearrested on a different conspiracy case relating to the fodder scam, at first being kept in the same guest house, but then being moved to Patna's Beur jail when the Supreme Court objected. After being granted bail, he was rearrested yet again in a disproportionate assets case on 5 April 2000. His wife and then Chief Minister Rabri Devi was also asked to surrender on that date, but then immediately granted bail. This stint in prison lasted 11 days for Lalu, followed by a one-day imprisonment in the same guest house as Lalu, and later shifted to Beur jail along with him. Mishra was freed on bail on 18 December,[49] but then rearrested in a different fodder scam case on 7 June 2000. Due to the multiplicity of cases, LaluYadav, Jagannath Mishra, and the other accused have been remanded several times in the years since 2000. In 2007, 58 former officials and suppliers were convicted, and given terms of 5 to 6 years each. As of May 2007, about 200 people had been punished with jail terms of between 2 and 7 years. A 2005 litigation of one of the cases (RC 68-A/96) in the Ranchi High Court involved over 20 truckloads of documents. On 1 March 2012, nearly 16 years after CBI was handled over the case, a special CBI court in Patna framed charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra along with 32 other accused. Of the total 44 accused, six have died, two have turned approvers, while two others are still evading arrest. The CBI had chargesheeted them in this case on 3 March 2003. The court said that the trial would begin soon. A 8Disproportionate assets case s of May 2013, the trial has completed in 44 cases out of a total of 53 cases.More than 500 accused have been convicted and awarded punishments by various courts. Some of the most prominent convicts include former Member of Parliament RK Rana and former Member of Legislative Assembly DhruvBhagat. Lalu Prasad, the maverick RashtriyaJanata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar chief minister, and 44 others has been convicted by a special Central Bureau of India (CBI) court in Ranchi in one of the cases - RC 20 A/96 - of the multi-crore fodder scam .Lalu has been convicted of corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating and the sentencing will take place on October 3, 2013. The 44 convicts include former Bihar chief minister and Congress leader Jagannath Mishra, six politicians and four Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. Lalu's conviction is a massive blow to him as it disqualifies him from Parliament and renders him ineligible for contesting elections for at least six years as per a recent Supreme Court order. Lalu was arrested and sent to BirsaMunda Central Jail in Ranchi a few minutes after the verdict. While seven of those convicted have got less than three years in jail and have been granted bail, Lalu Prasad along with Jagannath Mishra and 36 others were sent to jail. The sentencing on October 3,2013 will be delivered through video conferencing. Since it broke into public light, the fodder scam has become symbolic of bureaucratic corruption and the criminalisation of politics in India generally, and in Bihar in particular. It has been called a symptom of the "deep and chronic malady afflicting the Bihar government and quite a few other state governments as well." In the Indian parliament, it was cited as an important indicator of the deep inroads made by mafia raj in the politics and economics of the country. Reference has also been made to the anarchic nature of governance that occurs when a mafia develops in a state-controlled sector of the economy. Lalu Prasad Yadav is the only person on whom the LokSabha debated for a complete session as the official agenda Impact: A disproportionate assets (DA) case was filed against Lalu in August 1998. The Income Tax claimed that Lalu had amassed wealth of Rs.4.6 million out of the government treasury. Lalu and Rabri were chargesheeted in April 2000 and charges were framed by the court on 9 June 2000. Finally, the couple was acquitted on 18 December 2006 by a special CBI court. CBI didn't appeal against this verdict in high court. However, Government of Bihar challenged the verdict (of CBI court) in Patna High Court and the high court accepted the Fodder scam highlights 8 The multi-million animal hus bandry department scam in Bihar, popularly known as the fodder scam, surfaced in early 1996. 8 The Patna High Court, while hearing a public interest litiga tion (PIL), ordered a CBI probe in 1996. 8 Lalu Prasad quit chief minis tership in 1997 when his name figured in the CBI investiga tion as one of those involved in a fodder scam case. 8 The CBI filed total 61 cases. Of these, 54 were transferred to Jharkhand after it was carved out from Bihar in 2000. 8 Lalu Prasad stood as an accused in five cases, includ ing the RC 20 A/96 that relat ed to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.37.70 crore from Chaibasa district treasury. 8 The RC 20 A/96 case surfaced in January 1996 when AmitKhare, now on deputa tion to the central government, was then West Singhbhum deputy commissioner. Lalu Prasad was the chief minister of the state and the case was handed over to the state vigilance. 8 Lalu Prasad moved the Supreme Court against the order and the apex court asked the Patna High Court to monitor it. 8 The CBI lodged the case against 56 people, including Lalu Prasad, former Bihar chief minister Jagannath 8 8 8 8 Mishra, and 43 others for fraudulent withdrawal of cash from the Chaibasa treasury. The CBI filed charge sheet in this case in 2000 and the trial of the case began. After 13 years, the judgment date was fixed July 15 by the Special CBI court of Judge P.K. Singh. Lalu Prasad moved the Jharkhand High Court and later the Supreme Court seeking change of judge of the case. Both courts dismissed his petition and directed him to complete arguments in the case before the Special CBI court. Lalu Prasad's lawyer completed arguments in the case Sep 17 and the court fixed Sep 30 as the date for the verdict. 8 On Monday, the Special CBI court held Lalu Prasad guilty in fodder scam. 8 The quantum of punishment would be pronounced Oct 3, the court ruled. CHIEF-EDITOR, PUBLISHER, OWNER: Rohit Singh Rana, C.E.O.:Pawan Rathore, Administrative Head J&K: Vikram Singh, LEGAL ADVISOR: Advocate Ashok Parihar PRINTED AT JK PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS, SUJWAN, JAMMU TAWI. For Contributing articles mail us at [email protected], [email protected]. For Complaints, Querries or Advertisement Contact us: 0191-2580342.. Address: Sector-12, H.No-12 Nanak Nagar, Jammu (All disputes are subjected to the exclusive jursisdiction of Jammu District courts only.)