NEW DELHI, APRIL 02The government has

moved the Supreme Courtseeking review of itsMarch 17 verdict settingaside a 2014 notificationof erstwhile UPA regimeto include Jats in the cen-tral list of the OtherBackward Classes (OBC)in nine states to accordquota benefits to them.

The NDA governmentmoved the apex courtdays after a meeting a Jatdelegation had with PrimeMinister Narendra Modiwho assured the commu-nity leaders that his dis-pensation would try tofind a solution within thelegal framework.

The Centre, in itsreview plea, has said "theCentre's power to makeavailable quota for a com-munity is not dependenton the advice of theNational Commission forBackward Classes(NCBC).

Additional SolicitorGeneral Maninder Singhsaid the review plea wasfiled yesterday.

While dismissing a peti-tion by a group of Jat stu-dents seeking benefits ofreservation under theOBC category in post-graduate medical and den-tal courses two days ago,the apex court, however,

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JAMMU, APRIL 02Intelligence sources have

indicated that terroristsbelonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group could carryout strikes in Jammu andKashmir in the coming days.

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LeT terrorists from PoKmay target Poonch jail,Army camp: Sources

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02The Central Board of

Secondary Education, Delhihas issued the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental EntranceTest admit cards for the aca-demic session 2015-16.

The AIPMT 2015 admitcards are available on the offi-cial website www.aipmt.nic.in

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AIPMT 2015 examson May 3

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02Delhi government has

sought land at 18 sites in thecity given to private firms over40 years for building hospitalsin vain.

In a letter to UrbanDevelopment MinisterVenkaiah Naidu recently,

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Delhi seeks landfor hospitals

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02BJP on Thursday accused

Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhigovernment of going slow onappointment of Lokayukta andhis/her deputy, "fearing" actionagainst AAP's four MLAsincluding Law MinisterJitendra Tomar. Tomar wasalleged to have submitted fake educational

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AAP going slow on appoint-ment of Lokayukta: BJP

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02Former West Bengal gover-

nor Gopalkrishna Gandhi saidhere on Wednesday that"movements" wrote the chap-ters in the history of India, andwould continue to so, the latestbeing the Anna Hazare move-ment. Gopalkrishna Gandhi,the noted diplomat, adminis-trator and thinker , who delivered the Upendra

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Movements determine the future of Indiathat is Bharat, says Gopalkrishna Gandhi

CHANDIGARH, APRIL 02Haryana Chief Minister

Manohar Lal Khattar onThursday said that mining workwould be started in Khanak andDadam hills as soon as approvalfrom the Environment depart-ment is received.

He was speaking after launch-ing the 'Adarsh Gram Yojana'

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Mining to be started soon inKhanak, Dadam hills: Khattar

RAIPUR, APRIL 02In a shocking incident, a 44

years old woman sarpanchwas on Thursday killed by herbrother and nephew here,apparently because she per-formed the last rites of hermother.

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Lady sarpanch killedfor performing moth-er's last rites

THIRU, APRIL 02Relief writ large on her face,

a Keralite among the firstbatch of Indians who returnedhome after being evacuatedfrom Yemen on Thursday saidit was an unforgettable traumawith streets of the war-hit

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NEW DELHI, APRIL 02Prime Minister

Narendra Modi mayexpand his Cabinet onApril 08, as per reportson Thursday.

PDP MP MehboobaMufti and Shiv Senaleader and Rajya SabhaMP Anil Desai are tippedto be inducted into theUnion Cabinet.

Also, BJP's MukhtarAbbas Naqvi, who isMoS in the presentCabinet, may be elevatedand Minority AffairsMinister NajmaHeptulla, the senior-mostmember of PM Modi’sCouncil of Ministers, islikely to be dropped.

PM Modi had expand-ed his Cabinet for thefirst time in Novemberlast year after assumingpower in May 2014wherein former Goachief minister ManoharParrikar and former ShivSainik Suresh Prabhu

were given Defence andRailway portfoliosrespectively.

Total 21 new faces hadbeen brought in at thattime.

Some reshuffle hadalso taken place then

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PM Modi may expand Cabinet on April 08;Mehbooba Mufti, Anil Desai likely to be inducted

Centre moves SC for review ofverdict scrapping quota for Jats

RAMPUR, APRIL 02Criticising NDA gov-

ernment's move to erecta memorial for lateprime minister PVNarasimha Rao,Samajwadi Party leaderAzam Khan said thatthe Centre carries an"inclination" to accordhonour to those"involved in BabriMasjid demolition".

The Union govern-

ment's resolve to erect amemorial for late primeminister PV NarasimhaRao is an indication thatthe government headedby Narendra Modi car-ries an inclination toaccord honour to a per-son who was involvedin the conspiracy todemolish Babri Masjid,he told media personsyesterday.

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NDA carries inclination ofawarding those involved in

Babri demolition: Azam Khan

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SRINAGAR, APRIL 02Jammu and Kashmir govern-

ment on Thursday said there wasno flood in the Valley and all therivers were flowing below thedanger mark as it invited touristssaying Kashmir will be muchgreener this year after the rains.

J&K Minister for EducationNaeem Akhtar told reporters herethat the worst phase of inclementweather was over and there wereproblems of water-logging insome places.

"There is no flood. There wassome panic among the peoplebecause of the last year's situa-tion. But right now all the rivers

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No flood in Valley, worst phaseover: Jammu and Kashmir govt

CHANDIGARH, APRIL 02The damage caused to

the standing wheat andfruit crop by unseasonalrains in the past four to sixweeks has started to hithome, with farmers inthese states saying thatthey will not be able torecover from the loss anytime soon.

As if the fury of the rain-fall in February and earlyMarch was not enough,another spell of rainfall inlate March, coupled withstrong winds and hail-

storms, has added to thedamage caused to thestanding crops in stateslike Punjab, Haryana,

Himachal Pradesh,Maharashtra and UttarPradesh.

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Unseasonal rains take a toll on wheat,fruit crops; farmers take a hit

KOLKATA, APRIL 02The BSF, in three operations

across the India-Bangladeshborder in West Bengal, hasseized 64 kg of ganja and over500 grams of heroin besidesarresting a man for weaponssmuggling, an officer said onThursday. Troopers of the26th battalion of the Border

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BSF seizes ganja, heroinnear Bangladesh border

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02Another batch of over

300 Indian nationals willbe ferried to safety fromYemen, the governmentsaid on Thursday, as 358Indians who arrived fromthe strife-torn country intwo airplanes early onThursday expressed reliefto be back home and awayfrom the constant bomb-ings. Two C-17Globemaster transportplanes arrived in Indiaearly on Thursday -- one

landed in Mumbai with190 people on board,while another with 168

Indians went to Kochi inKerala. External affairs

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Next batch of over 300 Indians to be evacu-ated from Yemen, two planeloads arrive

CHANDIGARH, APRIL 02The change of guard at

the Centre and in the statehas not changed anythingfor senior IAS officerAshok Khemka, who wason Wednesday once againtransferred to an inconse-quential posting by theBJP government inHaryana.

This is Khemka's 45thtransfer in 24 years.

After the news wasreported, Khemka took tomicroblogging websiteTwitter to express how

painful the moment wasfor him in the middle ofhis efforts to address cor-ruption in the transportdepartment where he was

currently posted.Khemka, as per the lat-

est orders of the Haryanagovernment, has been

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Ashok Khemka, whistleblower IAS officer, transferredagain; Haryana BJP govt rules out 'political' motive

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02It is the right time for

European Union to resumenegotiations for the freetrade pact from the pointwhere they were left in2013, but if EU is "moreambitious", then theremight be "some reserva-tions", a top Indian officialsaid on Thursday.

"What is the point atwhich EU will feel satis-fied? In our perspective,we have already arrived atthat point and EU should(also) feel satisfied. If EUhas more ambitions whichit believe should be satis-fied now, (then) we mighthave some reservations,"Commerce SecretaryRajeev Kher said here at aFicci function.

Besides demanding sig-nificant duty cuts forexporting automobiles toIndia, EU wants tax reduc-tion in wines/spirits anddairy products as well as astrong intellectual propertyregime (IPR) in the coun-try.

On IPR, India has madeit clear that it would not go

beyond its WTO obliga-tions on the issue.

In May 2013, India andthe 28-nation bloc hadfailed to bridge differencesover critical differencesincluding data security andvisa liberalisation relatedmatters. After that, no for-mal round of talks havebeen held.

"We have not spoken forsome time now in a formalsense. Informally, we havebeen getting messagesthrough public announce-ments that EU is interestedin taking up the processforward. This has beensaid on our side that wefind it very interesting topursue India-EU BTIA,"Kher said.

India has asked for 'data-secure' nation status, a tagwhich is crucial as it willhave a bearing on IndianIT companies wantingmarket access in the EUmarket.

India is among thenations not considered asdata-secure by the EU. TheEU law mandates that

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Right time for talks onIndia-EU free trade pact:

Commerce Secretary

Urdu will helpIndia, Pakistancome closer:Abdul BasitNEW DELHI, APRIL 02

Pakistan HighCommissioner AbdulBasit on Thursday saidthat Urdu language canhelp in building a spe-cial bond between NewDelhi and Islamabad,adding that culturalactivities like 'shayari'can help both sidescome closer. "Urdu canbe a good binder sincethis language is popular

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JAMMU, APRIL 02Jammu and Kashmir's

Minister for Flood ControlSukhnandan Kumar on Thursdayassured that the situation in theValley is getting better and thestate was receiving the Centre'sfull support.

"The Met department said

there can be slight rainfall fortwo days but it rained quiteheavily yesterday in Kashmirand Jammu. The condition isnormal now and there has beenno breach on Jhelum River,"Sukhnandan told ANI. "Thewater may increase a little today,

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SRINAGAR, APRIL 02Authorities on Thursday issued

an avalanche warning for six dis-tricts of Kashmir in view of freshrainfall over the past 24 hours.

The avalanche warning wasissued by DivisionalCommissioner Kashmir for thenext 24 hours in avalanche-proneareas of Kulgam, Pulwama,Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora

and Ganderbal districts, an offi-cial spokesman said.

Those living in these districtswere advised not to venture inavalanche-prone areas during thenext 24 hours, the spokesmansaid. "During heavy snowfall,people are advised not to occupyand temporarily evacuate thoselocations which are under fall

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Landslide inBaramulla; nocasualty reportedSRINAGAR, APRIL 02

At least 38 houses were dam-aged in a landslide in Baramulladistrict of north Kashmir onThursday, prompting authoritiesto order relocation of the affect-ed families to safer places.

The houses were damaged inthe landslide at village Frastharbut there was no report of anycasualty, an official spokesman

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Avalanche warning for 6 Kashmir districts Flood Control Minister says'conditions normal' in Kashmir

NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | APRIL 03, 2015Delhi News2 SAADDA HAQ

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02In continuing purge of dissi-

dents, AAP has suspended two ofits National Executive membersfrom the party for attending a pressconference held by rebel leadersYogendra Yadav and PrashantBhushan immediately after theywere expelled from the top eche-lons of the party.

The party sent the suspensionnotices to Uttar Pradesh leadersRakesh Sinha and Vishal SharmaLathe for openly coming out insupport of Yadav and Bhushan.

Incidentally, Sinha who is anelected National Executive mem-ber, raised questions over the wayits internal Lokpal Admiral LRamdas was sacked and Bhushanwas removed as the chief of its dis-ciplinary committee.

Lathe had voted against the res-olution to sack Bhushan and Yadavfrom Political Affairs Committee(PAC) on March 4.

Sinha and Lathe slammed the

leadership for taking the punitiveaction against them without givingthem any opportunity to explaintheir position.

Both the National Executive(NE) members were present in apress conference held by Bhushanand Yadav on March 28 after theduo was expelled from the party's

top decision-making body.A senior AAP leader said the

punitive action has been takenagainst the two UP leaders of theparty for attending the press con-ference.

"Based on the complaintreceived by National DisciplinaryCommittee, and the discussion on

it by the members of NE, NE hasdecided to suspend your primarymembership pending disciplinaryproceedings," an e-mail from partysecretary Pankaj Gupta to Lathesaid.

"On March 14, (senior partyleader and UP in-charge) SanjaySingh had come to Moradabad andasked me to vote in favour of reso-lution seeking removal of PrashantBhushan and Yogendra Yadavfrom the National Executive atMarch 28 National Council meet-ing," Lathe said.

The party constitution has theprovisions of having co-optedmembers, who also have votingrights.

Lathe is one of the three co-opted members in the NE, repre-senting Uttar Pradesh, but has onevote. The state has three zones -Rohilkahnd, Bundelkhand andPoorvanchal. Every region has aright to vote, but the majority voteprevails, which is counted as one.

"On March 4, I had votedagainst the resolution seekingexplusion of Prashant Bhushanand Yogendra Yadav from thePAC. At that moment, I knew I hadcommitted a political suicide,"Lathe said.

Sinha, a party leader from UttarPradesh, had also accused the AAPleadership of taking the decisionsto remove Ramdas and Bhushan ina hurry from the two crucial postsand without due consultations ofall members of the NationalExecutive.

In a letter to the party secretaryPankaj Gupta on March 30, Sinhahad questioned the sacking ofBhushan and Yadav from theNational Executive without refer-ring the case to the party's internalLokpal as per norms.

Incidentally, Sinha was notinvited for the emergency NE meeton March 29 called at Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal's resi-dence.

Two AAP leaders suspended fromNE for backing Yadav, Bhushan

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02In an alarming revelation, the

Women and ChildDevelopment Ministry (WCD)has found that nearly 90 percent of around 1400 NGOsseeking financial grant under amajor training and employmentscheme were "fake".

Top officials in the ministrysaid applications were invitedfrom NGOs to impart skilldevelopment training towomen in rural areas under itsSupport to Training andEmployment Programme(STEP) which has a corpus ofRs 30 crore.

"We had received 1400 to1500 applications of which 90per cent are found to be fake.The scrutiny of applicationsrevealed that most of the NGOs

have applied multiple timesgiving false names anddetails," a senior official toldPTI.

STEP is a major programmebeing implemented by WCDMinistry, aimed at providingemployability skills to women.

The official said that the min-istry has decided to upload thenames of all the fake NGOs onits website so that they can be"exposed" and identified" byother ministries as well.

The last date of submissionof project proposals by theNGOs for financial assistanceunder the scheme for 2015-16was March 31.

Applications have beensought by the ministry from theNGOs after the scheme wasrevised by WCD Minister

Maneka Gandhi to improve itsimplementation.

"The names will be uploadedon our website soon. We wantto expose them for trying tocheat the authorities as we havepeople who check each appli-cation and are quick to spotfake ones," the official said.

The ministry had earlier alsoissued an advisory to all NGOswhich had applied for financialgrants under the scheme toimpart training to women insectors like carpentry, plumb-ing, electrical works and evenconstruction and IT.

The STEP scheme hasalready covered 24,037 benefi-ciaries in 2014-15 and 31,478beneficiaries in 2013-14. Thenumber stood at 30,481 in the2012-13.

WCD Ministry detects fake NGOsapplying for funds under 'STEP'NEW DELHI, APRIL 02

Aam Aadmi Party government Thursdaywarned discoms of "serious consequences"if they resort to unreasonable excuses forload shedding and directed them to ensureuninterrupted power supply in the nationalcapital.

The government's move comes afterreports of load shedding by discoms in dif-ferent parts of the capital, particularly inslums and JJ clusters.

Power department, on the direction ofpower minister Satyendra Jain, has issued awritten direction to the CEOs of all thethree power distribution companies -- TataPower Delhi Distribution Limited(TPDDL), BSES Rajdhani and BSESYamuna.

"Department has directed discoms toensure uninterrupted electricity supplyacross the city with immediate effect," saida senior official.

The government also said that a seriousview will be taken by the power departmentin case the discoms resort to unreasonableexcuses for load shedding.

"Discoms should ensure that consumer

helpline numbers are active and theseshould be adequately reinforced to meetadditional calls being received from con-sumers in the current scenario," the powerdepartment has stated.

The discoms have also been directed thatin case there are valid and justifiable rea-sons for load shedding, then "It should beensured that such load shedding at anylevel of shortage does not exceed one hour

at a stretch and should be strictly on rota-tional basis in different areas and not onlyin slums and JJ clusters."

The department has also directed the dis-coms to widely advertise in advance,through different forms of media, in casethey have to resort to load shedding and"any failure to strictly comply with thesedirections will lead to serious conse-quences".

Ensure uninterrupted power supply: Delhi govt tells discoms

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02A man who suffered

physical disability afterbeing hit by a rashly-driv-en car has been awarded acompensation of over Rs10 lakh by a MotorAccident Claims Tribunal(MACT) here.

The tribunal directedUnited India InsuranceCompany Ltd, insurer ofthe offending car, to payRs 10,60,791 to Shahdararesident Rakesh Kumar,who was on his motorcyclewhen the Tata Sumo hithim in 2008.

"Considering the certi-fied copies of the chargesheet, evidence of RakeshKumar, I am of the consid-ered view that the accident

had been caused by rashand negligent driving bycar driver..." MACTPresiding Officer AnoopKumar Mendirattasaid.

According to Kumar'spetition, on June 18, 2008,he was going home fromwork on his motorcyclewhen he got hit by therashly and negligentlydriven Tata Sumo of a sub-divisional engineer of atelephone exchange inHaryana.

Kumar, an electrician,was taken to Dr RamManohar Lohia hospitalwhere he was treated forfracture in right leg andsuffered nearly 50 per centpermanent disability in his

leg, it said.Kumar had sought com-

pensation of Rs 11 lakh onthe ground that he earned asalary of Rs 13,000 permonth before the accidentbut he would not be able toearn that much in futuredue to his disability.

During the proceedings,the driver and owner of thecar were proceeded ex-parte as they neitherappeared nor filed anywritten statement in the tri-bunal.

The insurance companyhad contended that thepetition made false claimsand the compensationamount of Rs 11 lakhsought by Kumar wasexcessive and exorbitant.

Man disabled in road accident getsover Rs 10 lakh compensation

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02A man, accused of raping a girl

on the pretext of marriage in2010, has been acquitted by aDelhi court observing that thealleged victim had "enjoyed" hiscompany for fun and had a likingfor him.

Noting that the 18-year-oldgirl had "freely exercised" achoice between resistance andassent, Additional SessionsJudge Sanjiv Jain (ASJ) freedDelhi resident Rocky of thecharge of rape under section 376of the IPC while also saying thatthere were inconsistencies anddiscrepancies in the girl's ver-sion.

"The facts and circumstancesof the present case show thatprosecutrix (girl) had liking forthe accused but not to the extentof marrying him. She hadenjoyed the company of theaccused for fun," the court said.

"So how can it be said thatthere was promise of marriageand on account of this misrepre-sentation, the prosecutrix hadagreed to have physical relationswith the accused," it said, addingthe girl had sufficient intelli-gence to understand the signifi-cance and moral quality of theact she was consenting to.

"Despite that she did not resistthe overtures of the accused andin fact succumbed to it. She thusfreely exercised a choicebetween resistance and assent,"it said.

The court noted that girl hadgiven "different versions"regarding the actual act alleged-ly committed by the accused.

"Inconsistencies and variousdiscrepancies have appeared.Further, there are improvementsin her testimony. It also suffersfrom infirmities. So testimony ofthe prosecutrix cannot be said to

be of sterling quality and noimplicit reliance can be placedon her testimony," it said.

According to the prosecution,the girl complained to the policein November 2010 saying thatthe man was her neighbour andthey were meeting each other.

She alleged that on October 9,2010 when she was returninghome from tuition, Rocky mether and proposed to her for mar-riage. After this he took her to aroom and established physicalrelations with her on the pretextof marriage.

The complainant said she toldher parents about it after whichthe man and his father askedthem not to file a complaint asRocky was ready to marry her.

After the date for their mar-riage was fixed, the accused andhis father told them that hewould not marry her, sheclaimed.

Court frees man chargedwith rape in Delhi

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02In a major headway in the

murder case of former INLDlegislator Bharat Singh, DelhiPolice has recovered the vehiclewhich was allegedly used byassailants to carry out theattack. The SUV, a blackScorpio, was recovered fromKharkunda in Haryana whichhad blood stains which meantthat one or more attackers werealso injured in the cross fire asSingh's PSOs had also fired inretaliation, a senior police offi-cial said. Police is now check-ing records of hospitals andnursing homes in the area to seewhether anybody with bulletinjuries was brought there.

Two to three assailants havebeen identified by the policeand it is also being suspectedthat some juveniles were also

part of the assailants, he added.Police believe that other thanthe Scorpio, two other SUVswere also used by the attackers.

Police have been conductingraids across several states andhundreds of people have beenquestioned including somelodged in Delhi's Tihar jail andthose in Haryana.

Notorious gangster RajeshBawana alias Karambir whowas arrested in November andcurrently lodged in Tihar wasalso questioned by police.

The needle of suspicion hasbeen on two gangs who havehad reasons to eliminate Singh,one is Vikas Lagarpuria and theother is Udaiveer alias Kaaleand the investigation so far isindicates that the two cametogether for the"operation".

Police recovers SUV used byassailants in INLD MLA's murder no

garbage is thrown on Delhi roads: NGT

Electronic goodsworth Rs 25 crorelooted in DelhiNEW DELHI, APRIL 02

An unidentified gang of miscreantsallegedly drove off with a truck carry-ing electronic goods worth Rs 25 crorein southeast Delhi's Kalindi Kunj area,police said.

The incident took place just aftermidnight last night as the truck wasgoing from Indira Gandhi InternationalAirport towards Noida in UttarPradesh.

"The truck was stopped on a desertedstretch near Kalindi Kunj by some car-borne miscreants who beat up the driv-er and helper and then held the duo atknife-point before fleeing with thevehicle which was loaded with elec-tronic products," said a police official.

The robbers apparently also removedthe GPS from the container truck.Police has registered a case in thisregard and several teams have beenformed to crack the case.

Uber cab rape case: Courtdefers proceedings till April 16NEW DELHI, APRIL 02

A city court hearing the Uber cab rape case todaydeferred the matter for April 16 after beinginformed by Delhi Police that the Supreme Courthas continued the stay on the proceedings till fur-ther orders. Special public prosecutor (SPP) AtulShrivastava placed on record the March 24 order ofapex court which had continued the stay on pro-ceedings pending before the trial court till furtherorders. Shrivastava told Additional Sessions JudgeKaveri Baweja that the appeal filed by the victimand police challenging the Delhi High Court'sorder allowing the accused to recall and re-examine13 prosecution witnesses, including the woman, isscheduled to come up for hearing before apex courton April 8. The court, after hearing the submis-sions of prosecutor, fixed the matter for April 16.

The proceedings of the case in the trial courtwere first stayed by the apex court on March 10.

On March 24, the apex court had also issuednotice to accused Shiv Kumar Yadav seeking hisresponse on the appeals. According to the prosecu-tion, the incident took place on the night ofDecember 5 last year when the 25-year-old victim,a finance executive working in Gurgaon, was head-ing back home. Police had said the woman hadtaken the taxi from Vasant Vihar to return to herhouse in Inderlok area of North Delhi and theaccused, who took another route, allegedly rapedher. Yadav was arrested on December 7, 2014.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02Senior leaders of the BJP-led

civic bodies today condemnedstatements coming from theDelhi government side conjectur-ing "taking over" of the cash-strapped EDMC by the AAPadministration and alleged themove was "totally undemocratic"and "politically?motivated".

Delhi's Deputy Chief MinisterManish Sisodia yesterday hadsaid that the Delhi governmentwould be happy to "take over"the East Delhi MunicipalCorporation (EDMC) if the civicbody was unable to handle it, set-ting the AAP and the BJP-ledcorporations for another show-down.

Chairman Standing Committeeof South Delhi MunicipalCorporation (SDMC) SubhashArya said such a statement by

Sisodia "is an attempt by AAPgovernment to take over demo-cratically-elected EDMC by pub-lic."

"It?is totally undemocratic," headded.

Arya further claimed that theDeputy CM's statement that "thethree corporations failed in finan-cial management and are not ableto pay salary to their employees"was baseless and politically moti-vated.

"Taking over of EDMC byAAP government is an attempt tokill democracy," he said.

Delhi BJP Chief and formerStanding Committee Chairmanof the SDMC, Satish Upadhyay,has also dismissed the claims ofthe government as a "childishstatement."

"It is a childish statement.Delhi government cannot take

over as per the rule...It is totallypolitically-motivated stand by theAAP government," Upadhyaysaid.

An AAP official had yesterdaysaid that the Delhi government"is planning to write" to the LtGovernor to begin the process ofhanding over of the charge ofEDMC, which is facing a finan-cial crisis, to improve its condi-tion.

The official had claimed thatas per Section 490 of DMC(Delhi Municipal Corporation)Act 1957, Centre can hand overthe administrative works ofEDMC to Delhi government ifthe corporation is financially notviable and failing to fulfil itsresponsibility. "It will be first dis-solved and thereafter we will takeover the civic body," he hadsaid.

AAP needs to introspect onabsence of women in itsNational Executive: CongressNEW DELHI, APRIL 02

Congress leader Meem Afzal on Thursday said that theAam Aadmi Party (AAP) needed to introspect on the absenceof women representatives in the party's National Executive.

"Now the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) does not have a singlefemale member in its National Executive, the party needs tointrospect on its actions," said Afzal.

Earlier on Wednesday, Christina Samy tendered her resig-nation from the party's National Executive.

Samy, who was the only woman left in the party's NationalExecutive , had on March 4 voted against the ousting ofYogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from the party.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier onMonday dismissed reports of crisis within the party sayingeverything was 'fine'.

The AAP had earlier on Sunday released a 45-minute videoof Kejriwal's speech, a day after the removal of senior lead-ers Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav, Anand Kumar andAjit Jha from the national executive.

In the speech, Kejriwal says "he was betrayed" and "knifedin the back", and ends with an appeal to the council to choosebetween them and him.

The supporters of Yadav and Bhushan have, however,reportedly alleged that the video was clearly edited.

Delhi govt talks of taking overEDMC undemocratic: MCD leaders

Continuation 3NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | APRIL 03, 2015SAADDA HAQ

LeT terrorists ...As per reports, a group of LeT terrorists is

present at a Pakistani Army camp in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir (PoK) and could target thejail in Poonch.

The LeT terrorists could also attack anIndian Army camp, sources added.

Less than two weeks ago, militants had car-ried out two attacks in as many days, target-ing a police station and an Army camp inJammu region.

AIPMT 2015 ...The exams will be held on May 03, 2015 at

10:00 am.The entrance exam is conducted to offer

admission to approximately 3200 Bachelorof Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)?and 300 Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)seats at 130 Government Medical and 30Dental Colleges of India, respectively.

The All India Pre Medical Entrance Test isbeing conducted for the 15 percent meritpositions in the Medical/Dental Colleges ofIndia.

AIPMT 2015 will be held in single stageand would be an objective type test.

The AIPMT Entrance Examination shallconsist of one paper containing 180 objectivetype questions (four options with single cor-rect answer)

Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany& Zoology).

The duration of paper would be 03 hoursfrom 10.00 am to 01.00 pm.

The candidate must have passed in the sub-jects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology and English individually andmust have obtained a minimum of 50 percentmarks taken together in Physics, Chemistryand Biology/Bio-technology at the qualify-ing examination.

The Question Papers for the test shall bebased on a common syllabus notified by theMedical council of India.

Delhi seeks...Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain asked

that the allotment of 18 sites, estimated to benearly 50 acres across the national capital, becancelled.

An official said in the last 40 years, DelhiDevelopment Authority (DDA) had allotted18 plots to private firms for construction ofhospitals, which were to come up in threeyears of allotment. But no construction hasbeen done till date on these 18 sites.

"DDA is supposed to cancel the lease ifconstruction is not done in stipulated period,"Jain said in the letter.

He further requested Naidu to hand overthe land to Delhi Government for construc-tion of hospitals and dispensaries.

A senior official confirmed that Delhi gov-ernment had earlier sent two letters to DDAin this regard.

"This is a clear case of land-hoarding.Precious land is allotted in prime localities ofDelhi to non serious players. They are wait-ing to sell the land. Citizens of the city aredeprived of health facilities they deserve,"the official said.

Lady sarpanch...Verma, sarpanch of Mohda village, was

axed to death by her brother Santosh Verma(47) and nephew Piyush (25) this afternoon.

Dharsinwa station house officer Alim Khansaid that both the men had been arrested.

Geeta's elder sister Sita also sustainedinjuries in the attack and was admitted to DrAmbedkar hospital here.

According to the preliminary probe,Santosh was furious because Geeta had per-formed the last rites of their 85-year-oldmother who died on March 31.

Geeta's mother Surujbai was living withher after Santosh reportedly threw her out ofthe house.

Though traditionally a male heir or relativeperforms the cremation rites, Geeta per-formed her mother's last rites as per the lat-ter's deathbed wish, the officer said.

When Geeta and some other women in thefamily were walking towards a pond for post-cremation rites this afternoon, Santosh andhis son attacked them, killing Geeta on thespot, Khan said.

It's an unforgettable ...nation dotted with arms-wielding security

personnel and civilians.The batch of 168 people, including a large

number of nurses and workers from Kerala,arrived in Kochi international airport in thewee hours onboard a special IAF aircraft, inthe government's first major rescue mission.

Expressing their happiness to be backhome despite apprehensive about theirfuture, some of them said still a lot of peoplewere stranded in Yemen and want to returnhome.

"The roads and streets before our hospitalswere packed with Yemen military personnel.Native men could also be seen holding arma-ments," 30-year old Manju, a lab technicianwith a private hospital in Aden, said.

Manju, part of a 26-member staff group ofthe hospital which managed to take the shipto Djibouti enroute here, said she wouldnever forget the trauma she and others hadundergone in the last few days in Yemen.

"The most horrifying sight was that chil-dren, aged above 10 years, were also seenguarding the streets with huge machine gunsin their hands," she told PTI.

BSF seizes...Security Force seized 64 kg of ganja near

Behra border outpost in North 24 Parganasdistrict during a special operation onWednesday night.

"A BSF patrol party ambushed three smug-glers carrying two gunny bags. While theymanaged to escape under the cover of dark-ness, we seized 64 kg of ganja kept in thosebags," a BSF officer said.

In a similar operation near Renu borderoutpost in Murshidabad district, 585 gramsof heroin was seized while it was beingsmuggled into the state.

Acting on specific inputs, a BSF specialteam intercepted a 34-year-old man suspect-ed to be a weapons carrier near Kechariparaborder outpost in Murshidabad. Two locally-made hand guns and a mobile phone wereseized from him.

No flood...are running much below the danger-level

and there is normal activity across the state."There may be some rains tonight but after-

wards the weather forecast is quite normal.The worst phase has passed," Akhtar said.

Akhtar said there was no panic and theadministration was on alert as part of the rou-tine governance.

"There is no panic but the administration ison the alert as part of the routine governance.As a routine government, we are doing whatwe have to and people have seen that changein Srinagar and other districts.

"Unfortunately, there was an approach tillnow that till there was any disaster, no minis-ter or officer would come out of his home,but now the work is going on everywherewith much fervor. I feel it is the start of a newdawn," the minister said.

Akhtar said there were problems of water-logging in some places but the governmentwas doing its best to dewater such areas.

"There is some water-logging in someareas. This season is generally rainy here andthese problems remain in the months ofMarch and April... We are mechanically try-ing to dewater those areas where there iswater-logging. But there is no danger. We areusing pumps to dewater such areas," he said.

The minister said the government invitespeople across the country and the world tovisit Kashmir Valley and the place would bemuch greener and better this year.

"Our Tulip Garden will be thrown opentomorrow and there will be blossoms every-where, and through you, I invite everybodyin the rest of the country and the world tovisit Kashmir, which, because of the rains,will be a much greener place and a much bet-ter place to come to," he said.

Akhtar said the government will start adrive to remove

illegal constructions near water-bodies toallow free passage of water.

"Yes and especially to begin with we willstart from those areas where water flow hasbeen obstructed. The district administrationshave been instructed to remove such obstruc-tions.

"The illegal constructions near the bundswhich render them weak will be removedeverywhere," he said.

Avalanche warning...line of avalanches," he said.

Flood Control...but it will go down later. We are fully pre-

pared. We are getting full support of PrimeMinister Modi. Our teams are on standby,"he added.

His assertions come as the water level inthe Dal Lake started rising once again todayafter fresh rainfall hit the Valley. The Army,police and the National Disaster ResponseForce (NDRF), however, are fully preparedto handle any kind of emergency.

Meanwhile, tour operators and hoteliers inthe state have urged people not to cancel theirtrips to the Valley and said the governmentand the media are blowing the news ofKashmir floods out of proportion.

Traders from the tourism industry say therecent flash floods in Kashmir have hit thetourism sector badly. Low influx of touristsduring the spring has affected their business.

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly hadyesterday erupted in uproar over the floodsituation and the state government's responseto the same.

Heavy rains and a landslide in the valleyhave killed 17 people so far.

Fifteen people were killed when a hillsidecollapsed onto a house in Ledhan village,about 40 km (25 miles) from Srinagar, beforedawn on Monday. Army and police usedshovels and diggers to search for the missing.

Police said two other people died in flashfloods in another part of the state.

Hundreds of people have fled their homesas Kashmir's main rivers began to swell andweather forecasters predicted further down-pours in the region that was struck by devas-tating floods just seven months ago.

Landslide in ...said today.Baramulla Deputy Commissioner Peerzada

Mushtaq Ahmad Shah visited the affectedvillage and met the displaced families andafter assessing the damage directed Revenueofficials for immediate evacuation and relo-cation of the affected families to safer places,the spokesman said.

The officials were also directed to establishrelief camps for the affected families andTehsildar Baramulla informed that tents andblankets have already been provided to them,the spokesman added.

In apprehension of more landslides, thedeputy commissioner directed the people ofthe village to restrict their movement as aprecautionary measure.

Right time ...European countries doing outsourcing

business with countries that are not certifiedas data secure must follow stringent contrac-tual obligations. This increases operatingcosts and affects competitiveness.

India and EU are negotiating BilateralTrade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)that will include trade in goods, services andinvestments since June 2007.

Recently, the European Union sought apolitical push by Prime Minister NarendraModi to restart the stalled talks for the agree-ment and had expressed readiness to adoptflexibility to iron out differences on crucialissues.

Kher said the textile sector would be one ofthe major beneficiaries of this agreementamong others.

The two-way commerce was USD 101.5billion in 2013-14.

Urdu will ...in both countries," Basit said after attend-

ing a lecture series."In the coming days, we hope to see more

such activities wherein Urdu will help bothIndia and Pakistan come closer," he added.

Meanwhile, noted ghazal singer UstadGhulam Ali who was also present on theoccasion said that he looks forward to hisperformance in Varanasi.

"I have heard that the Prime Minister(Narendra Modi) will also be attending. Ihope everyone enjoys," he said.

Ghulam Ali would be performing at SankatMochan Hanuman Temple, Varanasi duringan annual music concert, beginning April 8.

Ashok Khemka,...posted as Secretary, Archaeology and

Museums Department and Director General,Archaeology and Museums.

Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister MLKhattar has defended Khemka's transferwhile describing him as an honest officer. Hestressed that officers are transferred and post-ed as per needs.

"He's an honest officer. He has been trans-ferred on administrative grounds, it’s a rou-tine transfer," Khattar said. "Depending onthe need, officers are transferred. It's a rou-tine process," he added.

However, state's Health Minister Anil Vijcame out in Khemka's support, saying he willtalk to the Chief Minister regarding the offi-cer "who had worked to weed out corruptionduring the previous Congress regime".

Vij further told reporters in Ambala, "I willtalk to the Chief Minister regardingKhemka's transfer."

Vij, an outspoken BJP leader and AmbalaCantt MLA, said that he had always stood byKhemka, "who had worked to weed out cor-ruption during the previous Congressregime".

Notably, the government did not mentionany reason for his transfer. Chief MinisterKhattar's OSD Bhupeshwar Dayal termed itas an administrative matter.

Khemka was appointed as transport com-missioner and secretary, Transport depart-ment, last year after Khattar assumed officeas chief minister of the first BJP governmentin Haryana.

At that time, Khemka, who had blown thelid off from the controversial multi-million-rupee land deals of Congress president SoniaGandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, was tout-ed to get an important assignment. However,he was posted in the transport department.

However, Haryana's Transport MinisterRam Bilas Sharma maintained that "transferis not a punishment" and stressed that it wasa "routine" matter.

"Transfer is not a punishment, a promotionor demotion. Transfer of senior officers is aroutine matter. There is nothing special orextraordinary about it," he said while reply-ing to queries on the issue.

He said decisions are taken after the ChiefMinister holds consultations with his councilof ministers.

Notably, as Transport Commissioner,Khemka had refused to issue fitness certifi-cates to over-sized trucks and trailers for car-rying automobiles, leading to a truckers'strike in January.

Later, the truckers in Haryana withdrewtheir strike after the state government gavethem one year's time to get their vehiclesmodified as per the Central Motor VehicleRules (CMVR), 1989.

Khemka, in a tweet then, had said that "60percent of road accidents due to overloadedand over-sized transport vehicles. Industrycooperation needed to stop this road men-ace."

The Transport Minister denied that themove to replace Khemka as TransportCommissioner was related to his decisionregarding truckers.

"No. Nothing like that. It is a routine mat-ter," he said to a query on the issue.

In one of his tweets last week, Khemkawhile quoting Rabindranath Tagore had men-tioned: "If no one responds to your call, thengo your own way alone".

Meanwhile, nine other senior officers were

also transferred by the Haryana government.Among those transferred were SS Dhillon,

a former principal secretary to previous chiefminister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who hasnow been made additional chief secretary,Transport and Civil Aviation Department.

Additional Principal Secretary to ChiefMinister Khattar, Sumita Misra, has beenposted as Principal Secretary, Tourismdepartment.

Earlier in 2012, when Khemka was postedas Director-General of Land Consolidationand Land Records-cum-Inspector General ofRegistration, he had brought land deals ofbusinessman Robert Vadra, son-in-law ofCongress chief Sonia Gandhi, under thescanner.

During the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-ledCongress government, the official had can-celled the mutation of the multi-crore landdeal between Vadra's company SkylightHospitality Pvt Ltd and DLF, terming it asillegal. However, the previous Hooda gov-ernment gave clean chit to Vadra in the landdeal.

Last week, Khemka in a tweet had said thathis action in Vadra-DLF land-licence dealhas been "vindicated in the CAG report."

"Undue favours" to builders, includingRobert Vadra's Skylight Hospitality, by theHaryana Government during the Congressregime has come under attack from theComptroller and Auditor General.

Unseasonal rains...While the wheat crop in Punjab and

Haryana that was to be harvested later thismonth has been damaged, the mango andstrawberry crop in Maharashtra and the applecrop in Himachal Pradesh has been severelyaffected.

The wheat procurement process in Punjaband Haryana, which officially begins onApril 1, is likely to be delayed as the crop hasstill not ripened for harvesting.

In Haryana and Punjab, agriculture expertsfeel that the damage to the crop could be upto 25 percent till mid-March itself. The rain-fall and strong winds in March-end haveadded to the woes of farmers.

"The crop that has been damaged cannot berecovered. The crop, which is still standingwill also not be of much use as it will have ahigher moisture content and procurementagencies will be unwilling to purchase it,"agriculturist Amar Singh Sandhu of Mogadistrict told IANS.

Scientists at the Haryana AgricultureUniversity (HAU), Hisar, and PunjabAgricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana,have said that the quality of grain in thewheat crop this season will be poor.

"The grain will have high moisture content.It will not be good for long-term storage," asenior scientist at HAU told IANS on thephone from Hisar.

And there will be no respite from theunfavourable weather conditions in the com-ing days too.

PM Modi...with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley being

given Information and Broadcasting, whichwas with Prakash Javadekar.

Javadekar was left with only Environmentand Forests. And Cabinet Minister RaviShankar Prasad had retained Communicationand Information Techonogy while sheddingLaw.

Amonst others, Nirmala Sitaraman, MoSwith independent charge of Commerce hadshed MoS in Finance to newcomer JayantSinha, son of former union ministerYashwant Sinha.

Other new faces then were JP Nadda andBirender Singh who were given Health andRural Development portfolios respectively.

The then health minister Harsh Vardhanwas asked to take charge of Science andTechnology and Earth Sciences whileTransport Minister Nitin Gadkari was divest-ed of the Rural Development charge infavour of Singh.

The strength of the ministry had then goneup from 45 to 66, with 27 including PM hold-ing Cabinet rank, 13 Ministers of State withindependent charge and 26 Ministers ofState.

Centre moves...said the NCBC's recommendations would

be ordinarily binding on the government.The government's plea further said the test

laid down by the apex court in the Mandaljudgement for determination of "social, edu-cational and economic backwardness" of Jatshad been complied with.

The decision to include Jats in CentralOBC list was taken after various state panelsfurnished reports favouring the inclusion, itsaid.

Earlier, a bench of justices Ranjan Gogoiand RF Nariman, setting aside the March 4,2014 notification that had enabled Jats toclaim reservation in nine states, had said that"possible wrong inclusions" cannot be thebasis of further inclusion, and reservationshould be given only to the "most dis-tressed".

It had referred to various constitutionalschemes and the NCBC report and said thefinding of the OBC panel that Jats do notdeserve to be given quota benefits was "sup-ported by good and acceptable reasons".

The court also said the NCBC had consid-ered reports of state backward classes panelsand other literature on the subject before rec-ommending that Jats should not be includedin the list of OBCs.

NDA carries...The leader also came down heavily on the

links between BJP and RSS."RSS is the root and BJP its branch and the

present government is being run by RSS andVishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). They aredetermined to award honour to those whoinspite of holding pivotal positions in thethen government were responsible for thedemolition of the historic monument."

"Senior BJP leader LK Advani, who hap-pens to be one of the main accused in thedemolition case was decorated with PadmaVibhushan award," he said.

The Uttar Pradesh minister lashed out atCBI for "acting like slaves of the Centre" andhailed the recent Supreme Court verdictseeking response from accused BJP leadersin the Babri Masjid demolition.

"Though persons involved in murder, loot,arson and sedition are availing acknowledge-ments, it is a matter of great relief that theapex court has questioned why thoseinvolved in the demolition should not bemade accused," he said.

The Supreme Court had on Tuesday soughtthe responses of veteran BJP leaders LKAdvani and Murli Manohar Joshi, union min-ister Uma Bharti and 16 others on a freshplea against a 2010 order of the Lucknowbench of Allahabad High Court droppingcriminal conspiracy charge against them inthe Babri mosque demolition case.

Next batch...ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin

tweeted that Indian naval ship INS Sumitrahas docked in the western Yemeni port of AlHudaydah in order to pick up the waitingIndians.

"Evacuation of 300-plus Indian nationalsfrom Yemen underway," he said.

Defence ministry spokesperson SitanshuKar tweeted that one more C-17 GlobemasterIII aircraft of the Indian Air Force has depart-ed from Jamnagar for Djibouti to bring backthe stranded Indians.

The first Globemaster plane carrying 168people, mostly nurses from Kerala, landed atKochi airport around 2 a.m., while the sec-ond transport plane carrying 190 Indianslanded in Mumbai at 3.25 a.m.

Yemen has been rocked by fighting sinceJanuary 22 when Shia Houthi rebels tookover Sana'a. President Abd-Rabbu MansourHadi who was in Aden flew off to Riyadh.Yemen has been facing continuing air strikesby a coalition of 10 countries led by SaudiArabia.

India has initiated a highly coordinatedoperation to evacuate its nationals.

The returnees expressed happiness to beback home, but were concerned about theirfuture.

"We are really happy to be with our nearand dear ones," said a nurse who was elatedover her safe return to Kochi.

AAP going ...qualification documents while filing nomi-

nation for the Assembly election held inFebruary 2015.

The BJP also demanded LieutenantGovernor Najeeb Jung to direct the state gov-ernment to expedite process to fill the post ofLokayukta, lying vacant since November2013.

"It appears that Kejriwal government fearsappointing Lokayukta, as within less thantwo months we have four MLAs includingTomar who may face penal action onceLokayukta takes cognisance of their matters.

"It seems the government, which talks a loton anti-corruption, dithers when it comes toappointing Lokayukta fearing indictment ofits legislators," Vijender Gupta, who headsBJP's legislature unit in assembly, alleged.

Gupta said that as per Constitutionalrequirements, it is mandatory to appointLokayukta within six months once itbecomes vacant.

As per norms, the Lieutenant Governorappoints Lokayukta on recommendation of acommittee which includes Chief Justice ofDelhi High Court, Leader of main oppositionparty and a government nominee.

Mining to...Bhiwani district today, an official release

said.Expressing happiness that renowned

industrialist Kishan Jindal had adopted Suivillage under the 'Adarsh Gram Yojana',the chief minister said that Jindal hasdecided to carry out development worksover Rs 15 crore in the village.

"The development of Sui would not onlybe an example for Haryana, but for theentire country," he added.

He said that the BJP government was tak-ing concrete steps for the welfare of allsections of society including farmers,labourers, villagers, businessmen andemployees.

Movements determine...Vajpayee lecture recalled the earlier

movements since independence like thefast and death and Poti Sriramulu, whichstarted the movement for reorganisation ofstates, the Jayaprakash Narayan movementwhich brought the Janata party to power,the latest being the movement led by AnnaHazare for the establishment of a Lokpal,which had its impact on the political sys-tem in the country.

Editorial4 NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | APRIL 03, 2015SAADDA HAQ

BY SANJAY JOSHI

Philosopher and poet GeorgeSantayana once said, those whodon’t remember history are

condemned to repeat it. ButSantayana was no historian. Makinghistorical parallels is a fraught exer-cise. How far do we take the compar-isons between history and the pres-ent? And, most importantly, why dowe undertake the exercise in the firstplace? The Aam Aadmi Party today— at least till the stage before therecent internal squabbles — was bestplaced to potentially take over thecentre-left-liberal space in Indianpolitics that was so fully occupied bythe Congress for so many decades. Atone level, it is quite ridiculous tocompare a party created in 2012 withone founded in 1885. It is to theAAP’s credit that we can even con-template such comparisons. But to ahistorian who remains as concernedwith the present and future of Indianpolitics as to its past, the historicalparallels between 1935 and the pres-ent are too glaring to ignore. I amreferring here to the differences thatarose within the Indian NationalCongress in the wake of the promul-gation of the Government of IndiaAct, 1935, by the colonial govern-ment.

A transformation

The split between some of thefounding members of the AamAadmi Party (AAP) has drawn itsshare of historical comparisons in thecommentariat. But these are perhapsnot the right ones. Rather than com-paring this moment with theMahatma Gandhi-Subhash ChandraBose split, or even the JawaharlalNehru-Purushottam Das Tandon dis-pute, we should be looking at one ofthe most important, but often over-looked, dates in modern Indian histo-ry: 1935.

The differences in 1935 wereresolved without a split in the party.Yet, the changes initiated changed thecharacter of the party forever. TheCongress’s decision to participate inthe elections following the 1935 Acttransformed it from an oppositionalmovement to a party that exercisedreal political power. From being the

chief opponents of the British Raj,the Congress, after 1935, became anorganisation that behaved more andmore like the Raj. Are we witnessingthe beginnings of a comparablechange within the AAP? For the firsttime ever, the 1935 Act offered theopportunity for elected members ofProvincial Legislative Assemblies toexercise real power in colonial India.Now, elected members of provincialassemblies would not be outnum-

bered by appointees of the colonialgovernment. It was quite possible foran individual who had recently beenthe victim of a police lathi charge tobecome a cabinet minister and be incharge of the police force at whosemercy he or she had been just a fewmonths earlier. However, theCongress under the leadership ofNehru and Mahatma Gandhi, wascommitted to the ideals of non-coop-eration and civil disobedience. From1929, the party outlined completeindependence, purna swaraj, as itspolitical goal. Idealists in the party,including Nehru, wanted to reject theterms of the 1935 Act, calling it “anew charter of slavery”. Power, theyargued, ultimately remained with thecolonial state, and Bose saw it simplyas a new way for the British to retaintheir power in India.

Idealists versus pragmatists

However, the pragmatists amongthe party leadership disagreed. Intheir opinion, there was a great dealto be achieved by participating in theelections, not the least of which wasreal access to the levers of power.Very surprisingly, Gandhiji, despitehis commitment to non-cooperation,chose not to come out in support ofthe Left. His silence ensured the vic-tory of the pragmatists.

There are many ways to understandthe split within the AAP. No doubt,personal equations, suspicions, per-sonality clashes, and the like have allcontributed to the drama in the AAPwe have seen over the last fewweeks. Nor is there any doubt that wecan also see this as a battle betweenthe idealists and the pragmatists inthe party. The idealists wanted theparty to stay true to its stated goals.They were upset when they learntabout back room deals between theAAP’s leaders and the Congress toform a non-BJP government in Delhi.They wanted continued and closescrutiny of donations to the party.They wanted the AAP to remain aparty with a difference. And, they hada point. But then, so do the pragma-tists in the AAP. To stop the Modijuggernaut, they argue, pragmaticsteps needed to be taken. They had to

make deals. They had to bring inproven election-winners to representthe party in the polls. They could notafford to scrutinise each and everydonation that came to the party at atime when funds were desperatelyneeded to fight the good and neces-sary fight. We are still better than themainstream parties, they rightlyargue. We are still a party of differ-ence, they say. Perhaps so. But hereis where some interesting historical

parallels might be useful.

Once the pragmatists in theCongress party won the internal bat-tle after 1935, the party as a wholewas committed to participating in theelections of 1937. We know theresult. It was a huge and somewhatunexpected victory for the Congress.In the short run, it seemed the prag-matists were right. The Congressformed governments in initiallyseven and later eight of the 11provinces of British India. There wasundoubtedly a period of euphoria fol-lowing the electoral victory, forinstance, at seeing the tricolour nowlegitimately hoisted on governmentbuildings. Hundreds of Congress vol-unteers had suffered beatings andbullets in their efforts to do that just afew years before this date. But thepeople and the polity soon had to paya price for this pragmatism. To

“prove” their credentials as effectiveproviders of “good governance”,Congress ministries made use ofcolonial laws of sedition to shutdown free speech. The Congress gov-ernments were praised by imperial-ists for their commitment to “law andorder”. The same Congress that hadhesitated even to participate in theelections and form governments was,within a year, engineering whatSumit Sarkar describes as “sordid

assembly manoeuvres and floorcrossings” to form a government inAssam. In their second term in officein 1946, Congress functionariesplayed a significant role in undermin-ing the General Strike called for inBombay to support the mutinyamong the Indian ratings of theRoyal Indian Navy. The road to darkplaces is often paved with good prag-matism.

The ‘what ifs’

The pragmatism that drove theCongress to participate in the elec-tions and form governments in 1937,also led to the break-up between theCongress and the Muslim League.The rejection of a coalition with theLeague in United Provinces after theelections was typical of the arroganceof the pragmatic victors. Thesereverses also made the League recog-

nise the unviability of contesting theCongress in all-India elections. Theirstrength, they realised, would at bestremain in provinces. A series ofevents transformed the goal ofprovincial autonomy into the demandand realisation of Pakistan over thenext decade. History is about whathappened, rather than what mighthave happened. But a few historianscan help contemplate the “what ifs”of history. What if the idealists hadwon their battle within the Congressin 1935? What if Gandhiji had sup-ported their efforts to persist in notcooperating with the colonial govern-ments and institutions? “What ifs”are not history, but that alternativevision is not one we can afford toabandon altogether. Rather than acommitment to victory in electoralpolitics, and consequent minoritiesand majorities, might we have seen adifferent sort of polity altogether,perhaps one with a different andmore inclusive space for minorities?Perhaps so.

The pragmatists have clearly wonthe day in the battle within the AAPtoday. But what do Arvind Kejriwaland his group wish to achieve withthat pragmatism? The vision of theCongress pragmatists of 1935 ledthem, 12 years later, to take over thepower that the Raj transferred tothem. By that time, the idealists toohad been co-opted into the systems ofpower. In some eyes, the Congresspragmatists were the greatest archi-tects of its political success. Othersmight prefer to commemorate 1935as the beginning of the end of thedream of a different India, the deathknell of an alternative polity and ide-ology that would transcend the trapsof modern politics. Eighty years on,do Arvind Kejriwal and his men havethe ability, the foresight, and the his-torical sense to tread a path differentfrom their historical forebears? And,even more important, do they wantto?

(Sanjay Joshi is a Professor ofHistory at Northern Arizona

University, U.S.)

BY P. S. RAMAMOHAN RAO

The latest exit from theoffice of the Governor ofMizoram, before the

expiry of his term, is bound torevive the controversy over theinstitution of Governors. Sadly,the debate on the issue, since theNational Democratic Alliance(NDA) government came topower, has generated more noisethan thrown light. It is necessaryto recapitulate.

The Constituent Assemblystarted with the proposition ofelecting Governors but settledfor a process where Governorsare appointed at the pleasureof the President. As in thecase of most other constitu-tional offices, no qualifica-tions other than citizenshipand age were prescribed bythe Constitution for theappointment of Governors.The Justice SarkariaCommission and the JusticeVenkatachaliah Commissionlooked into the matter and laiddown broad guidelines which,however, have not been acceptedby successive Union govern-ments.

Criticism about selections

In the initial rounds ofappointment of Governors, thechoices were largely unexcep-tional and fell on persons whoserved the country with distinc-tion in one walk of life or theother. Even so, a major propor-tion of these appointments wentto veterans of the political partyin office at the Centre, therebyinviting the sly comment that theoffice of the Governor was beingused to put retiring politicians topasture. From the 1970s, theselections became increasinglyvulnerable to criticism ongrounds of political partisanship,favouritism, patronage andcronyism.

The misuse of the office of theGovernor for political purposes

started as early as in 1952, whenthe Governor of Madras took itupon himself the task of frustrat-ing the prospect of a governmentdominated by the CommunistParty of India. He persuaded thePrime Minister to agree to hisproposal of nominating thewould-be Chief Minister to theLegislative Council and pro-ceeded accordingly toinstall a Congressgovernmenti n

o f f i c e .Then came1957, when theCommunist governmentin Kerala was deposed by invok-ing Article 356 (President’sRule). Such misuse of office wassubsequently compounded ingrowing measure, by abuse ofpower by errant Governors, thusbringing the office into contemptand public ridicule.

In the absence of clearly laiddown criteria for selection, theprocess of appointment ofGovernors has been from thebeginning, political, and rightlyso, because of the politicalnature of the office. The quest isnot for the best person availablefor the post. The test is whetherthe person chosen has a publicrecord that is without blemishand above reproach. Necessarily,he or she has to be one known tothe powers who are responsiblefor the choice, and acceptable to

them, as also the State govern-ment which is in office in theparticular State.

The recent Supreme Courtverdict on the appointment ofGovernors does not impose anyrestrictions on the government’schoice of Governors. It onlyc a u t i o n s

that the pleasure of the Presidentcannot be withdrawn on groundsof political incompatibility orany arbitrary grounds. It doesnot provide any pre-emptiverelief, but only asserts the juris-diction of the court to look intothe matter post-facto if theaggrieved were to approach thecourt.

In my view, it will be beneaththe self-respect and dignity ofany Governor to go to court.Besides, such a course of actiondamagingly detracts from thehigh constitutional status of theoffice itself. In fact, the situationshould never reach the point ofthe President withdrawing hispleasure. At the slightest hint ofthe Union government’s discom-fiture with a Governor’s contin-

uance, he or she should offer toresign, particularly when there isa change of government. Aneven healthier convention couldbe that incumbent Governorsshould offer to resign automati-cally when the Union govern-ment changes, as happens in thecase of the Attorney General andother Law Officers. Mutual con-

fidence is the crux of thematter. Such a

c o n v e n -t i o n

c o u l deven be legis-

lated as an addition toArticle 156 Clause 3 of theConstitution.

I may be accused of preachingwhat I did not follow in my owncase. Therefore, a few facts mayneed to be stated. When theUnion government changed in2004, my immediate inclinationwas to offer to resign. But I wasdissuaded by all those whom Ihad consulted on the ground thatit would mean my admission ofa political affiliation in spite ofbeing a retired civil servant. Fivemonths later, when the intentionof the Union government totransfer me to a North-EasternState was conveyed to me, I con-strued it as loss of confidenceand offered to resign. I acted onthe offer as soon as the govern-ment made up its mind.

Judges as governors

The office of the Governor isnot employment under govern-ment. Thus, the Constitution hasno bar on retired judges of HighCourts or the Supreme Courtbeing appointed as Governors.The only constitutional restric-tion on them relates to theirpractising law after retirement.As it is, they are being appointedto positions that have the charac-ter of employment under thegovernment. By a 1969 Act ofParliament, the Chief Justice ofIndia is designated to act as

President of India in the eventof vacancies arising in boththe offices of the Presidentand Vice-President simul-taneously. There has alsobeen the convention ofChief Justices of HighCourts filling casual

vacancies of Governors.Where it was intended that

constitutional functionariesshould not accept employment

under the government afterretirement, the Constitution stat-ed so explicitly. It is forParliament to decide if superiorjudges should be excluded fromconsideration for appointment toany office, as it is for individualjudges to decide if it is consis-tent with their dignity and self-respect to occupy such office.

Finally, a poser on the transferof Governors within the pre-scribed five-year tenure. Article156(3) of the Constitution doesnot contemplate such transfersunlike Article 217(1) (proviso3), which provides for transfersof High Court judges includingChief Justices. Therefore, is itconstitutional to transfer aGovernor from one State toanother for the remainder of thefive-year term instead of a freshfive-year tenure? That is a legalconundrum.

(P.S. Ramamohan Rao wasGovernor of Tamil Nadu

between 2002 and 2004.)

The legal process in India can be needlessly tortuousand complicated. Nothing exemplifies this morethan the Babri Masjid demolition case in which

pre-trial proceedings are bogged down in technicalitieseven though 22 years have elapsed since the structure atAyodhya was brought down by Hindu chauvinists on aquest for medieval revenge, demanding in its stead a Ramtemple. The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a jointcharge sheet in respect of various offences that took placeon December 6, 1992 but the higher judiciary is still grap-pling with the question whether the principal actors whoplanned the demolition and unleashed tens of thousandsof kar sevaks on the 16th century mosque ought to be triedfor criminal conspiracy. The Supreme Court has soughtthe response of former BJP president L.K. Advani andothers in a fresh petition that wants them to be tried forconspiracy to demolish the mosque at Ayodhya. The CBIhas been given time to explain the delay in pursuing itsappeal against an Allahabad High Court order of May 20,2010, discharging Mr. Advani, Bal Thackeray and others.The CBI filed its appeal over three years ago, but this ison a fresh plea by Haji Mahboob Ahmad, a petitioner inthe original dispute, expressing fears that the CBI may notmake adequate efforts to pursue the case as the BJP is nowin power. The apprehension may not be misplaced as theagency did not include Section 120B (conspiracy) of theIPC while filing a supplementary charge sheet in 2003,when the BJP headed the Central government. At thattime, the High Court had quashed an Uttar Pradesh gov-ernment notification transferring to Lucknow a case per-taining to those who instigated the demolition. The U.P.government had failed to issue a fresh notification to rec-tify the infirmity in the earlier one, while the CBI used theopportunity to file a charge sheet that invoked only provi-sions relating to rioting, provoking enmity between reli-gious groups and acting against national integration.Many in the party’s old guard were prominent participantsin the communal frenzy that brought down the mosque.However, representing a new dispensation and backed bya new generation, the Narendra Modi government doeshave an opportunity to expedite the legal process. Ratherthan letting the case lapse into irrelevance, the CBI shouldseek to convince the court to order a quick and completecriminal trial. It is not enough if the case comes up fromtime to time as a news story without recording anyprogress. After all, the legacy of communal bitterness as aresult of the demolition remains, and there can never beclosure to the collective hurt India suffered, without thecurators of the abominable crime being brought to justice.

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The AAP and the 1935 parallel

How far do we take the comparisons between historyand the present? And, most importantly, why do we

undertake the exercise in the first place? The Aam AadmiParty today — at least till the stage before the recent

internal squabbles — was best placed to potentially takeover the centre-left-liberal space in Indian politics that

was so fully occupied by the Congress for so manydecades. At one level, it is quite ridiculous to compare a

party created in 2012 with one founded in 1885.

The misuse of the office of theGovernor for political purposes started as

early as in 1952, when the Governor of Madras took itupon himself the task of frustrating the prospect of a

government dominated by the Communist Party of India. Hepersuaded the Prime Minister to agree to his proposal of

nominating the would-be Chief Minister to theLegislative Council and proceeded accordingly to

install a Congress governmentin office.

State Watch 5NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | APRIL 03, 2015SAADDA HAQ

NEW DELHI, APRIL 02The six parties of the erstwhile Janata

Parivar could announce their decision tomerge into one on Sunday following a meet-ing in which the name of the new politicalentity and its symbol will be decided.

The new socialist entity will have a'Samajwadi' tag, said sources in JD-U.

"All the leaders of the Janata Parivar con-stituents will meet at Samajwadi Party chiefMulayam Singh Yadav's residence on April 5,where the name of the new party, its symbol

and programmes will be decided," sourcessaid.

The meeting is expected to be attended byBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD-Uchief Sharad Yadav, RJD President LaluPrasad and representatives from IndianNational Lok Dal and Samajwadi JanataParty.

Mulayam, whose SP has the largest numberof MPs among the parties which have

planned the proposed merger, will be thechairman of the new umbrella entity.

The April 5 meeting will decide as to whatwould be the election symbol of the new enti-ty. Currently each of the six constituents ofthe erstwhile Janata Parivar has a separatesymbol.

The wheel symbol of Janata Dal was frozenin 1999 as the party was split into JD-U led bySharad Yadav and JD-S under HD Deve

Gowda when the former decided to join thethen NDA government led by Atal BihariVajpyee. The two parties were then allottedseparate symbols.

Sources said what while the new party'sname could be either Samajwadi Janata Partyor Samajwadi Janata Dal, the party is active-ly considering the wheel symbol as well asthe cycle, which is currently the SP partysymbol.

'Janata Parivar' to meet on Sunday;announcement on merger likely

RAIPUR, APRIL 02Two police constables

were injured in anencounter with Maoists inChhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kanker district onThursday, police saidhere.

The incident took place ata valley near Khadaigodravillage under Antagarhpolice station limits, wheresecurity personnel weredeployed to ensure securityto road construction work,Kanker Superintendent ofPolice Jitendra SinghMeena said.

A joint team of theChhattisgarh Armed Force(CAF) and district forcewas carrying out combingin Khadaigodra region,located around 250 kmaway from the state capital,during their task to providesecurity to the constructionwork.

"As they were cordoningoff a valley ina the region,a Maoist triggered a land-mine blast followed byindiscriminate firing onthem injured two districtpolice force constables," hesaid.

However, Maoists fledfrom the spot after securitypersonnel launched a retal-iatory attack, he said. Theinjured police constableshave been evacuated to alocal hospital where theyare being treated, the SPsaid, adding that their con-dition is stated to be out ofdanger.

"Reinforcements wererushed to the spot soonafter being informed aboutthe incident and a combingoperation is underway inthe region to nab the attack-ers," the SP said.

Two police constables injuredin encounter with Maoists

MUZAFFARPUR, APRIL 02In a setback for Union

Minister and BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) leaderGiriraj Singh, a court inBihar on Thursdaydirected the police to reg-ister a case against himon the basis of a com-plaint filed by a Congressworker for his alleged'racist' remarks againstCongress president SoniaGandhi.

The complaint wasfield by Congress workerSanjay Kumar Singh inthe court of ChiefJudicial Magistrate VedPrakash Singh, whotransferred the case to thecourt of Sub-DivisionalJudicial Magistrate AnjuSingh.

The SDJM directedMithanpura police sta-

tion to register a caseagainst the minister onthe basis of the com-plaint, Sumit Kumar,lawyer of the petitioner,said.

The SDJM gave theorder to Mithanpurapolice station underSection 166 of IPC (pub-lic servant disobeying

law with intent to causeinjury to any person).

Giriraj Singh, who hadbeen in news for makingobjectionable commentsin past, had stoked afresh controversy onTuesday when he toldreporters in Patna that hewondered if formerprime minister Rajiv

Gandhi had married awoman who was notwhite-skinned, would theCongress have acceptedher as its president.

"If Rajiv Gandhi hadmarried a Nigerian and ifshe wasn't white-skinned,would the Congressaccept her (SoniaGandhi) as a leader," hesaid.

Congress presidentSonia Gandhi todayrefused to comment onSingh's remarks, whichwas severely criticised bythe opposition parties.

Despite severalprotests by the Congressworkers across the coun-try demanding sacking ofSingh for his controver-sial remarks, SoniaGandhi today said shewould not like to make

make a comment on 'peo-ple who have a narrowmindset.'

While Congressdemanded his dismissal,Gandhi's son-in-lawRobert Vadra said that hewas "appalled" at theremark which was areflection of the BJPleader's lack of respectfor women.

After the remarkscaused outrage, GirirajSingh expressed regretand said that his remarkswere made during an off-the-record conversation.

"During off-the-recordconversation, there is talkof different kinds. How itwas presented... If Sonia-ji or Rahul-ji have beenhurt by my remarks, Iexpress regret," he hadsaid.

Case filed against Giriraj Singh for 'racist'remark against Sonia Gandhi, protests continue

PATNA, APRIL 02In a boost to career

prospects of about 1600 con-tractual doctors in Bihar,Chief Minister Nitish Kumartoday promised regularisationof all contractual doctors, butat the same time chided themfor frequently resorting to agi-tation affecting the medicalservices in the state.

"The contractual doctors(about 1600 in Bihar) will beregularised soon for which thestate government will do theneedful to remove obstacles atthe earliest," he said at theNalanda Medical College-cum-Hospital (NMCH) afterinaugurating a function tomark its 45th foundationday.

Appearing to be disappoint-ed with the contractual doc-tors for agitating frequently to

press for regularization amongother demands, Kumar ques-tioned them for doing so andcounselled those medicos tofocus on discharging theirduties.

The doctors should not gethassled by the behaviour ofkin of patients, he said refer-ring to frequent scufflebetween doctors and relativesof patients in various govern-ment hospitals in Bihar, hesaid.

Stating that the state gov-ernment was committed to putin place quality medical infra-structure and recruit doctorsby creating required posts, thechief minister expressed dis-may for delay in execution ofongoing medical infrastruc-ture projects.

Kumar further announcedthat the Medical Council of

India (MCI) had sanctioned astrength of 100 medical stu-dents at the NMCH as against50 earlier and said that hewould take up with the apexbody to allow in-take capacityat 250.

The Chief Minister alsotook note of lack of adequatenumber of medical colleges inthe state which forced the stu-dents from the state to go outof the state for medical studiesand said that his governmenthad increased the number ofmedical colleges, but moresuch infrastructure wasrequired.

On this occasion, heannounced construction of atrauma -cum-emergency cen-tre at the cost of 31 crore anda 100-seat ward among otherinfrastructures at the premiermedical institution.

Nitish promises regularization ofcontractual medicos in Bihar

PANAJI, APRIL 02Goa Chief Minister

Laxmikant Parsekar onThursday dodged questionsabout removing a minister,whose conviction wasupheld by the SupremeCourt earlier this week.

Parsekar, who was ques-tioned by reporters on thesidelines of a function at thePolice headquarters here,chose to duck queries onArchives and ArchaeologyMinister FranciscoPacheco.

"I will speak to him in theevening," Parsekar said.

Pacheco, an MLA fromNuvem, has a string of casesagainst him related to extor-tion, assault, bigamy, moneylaundering, etc, and wasbooked in July 2006, forassaulting Kapil Natekar, a

junior engineer in the Goagovernment's PowerDepartment, in the minis-ter's own cabin for failing torespond to a power cut.

Pacheco, who heads theGoa Vikas Party, wassworn-in as a minister dur-ing a cabinet expansion inNovember last year afterthen chief minister ManoharParrikar was elevated to theunion cabinet.

On Wednesday, Parsekarhinted at dropping Pacheco,claiming that it was embar-rassing to have a convictedminister in his 12-membercabinet.

Parsekar also said the finaldecision to drop Pachecowould be taken after theminister returns from Delhi.

Pacheco arrived in Goafrom New Delhi onThursday afternoon.

Goa CM ducks queries ondropping convicted minister

HYDERABAD, APRIL 02With Telangana levying

motor vehicle (MV) taxon all vehicles enteringthe state from AndhraPradesh, the latter onThursday lodged a com-plaint with ESLNarasimhan, theGovernor for both thestates.

Andhra Pradesh'sTransport Minister SiddaRaghava Rao met theGovernor and explainedto him the difficultiesbeing faced by the trans-porters in the state.

The Governor told theminister that he would get

back on the issue afterdiscussing the matterwith the Telangana gov-ernment.

Rao later told reportersthat since Hyderabad isthe common capital, it isimproper on part ofTelangana to levy the tax.He said the Telanganagovernment was acting ina manner causing hard-ships to Telugu people.

The transport ministersaid if the issue was notresolved, the state gov-ernment would take it upwith the Centre.

Several bus operatorsfrom Andhra Pradesh

have suspended theirservices to Hyderabadand other parts ofTelangana to protest theTelangana governmentdecision to levy the entrytax.

The Telangana govern-ment started collectingentry tax fromWednesday. The authori-ties collected Rs 1 croreas tax at 15 state bordercheckpoints.

Three operators fromAndhra challenged thecollection of the tax in theHyderabad High Court.

The court onWednesday refused to

stay collection of the MVtax per se, but in a reliefto the petitioners, direct-ed the Telangana govern-ment to accept theirindemnity bond for thetax till it pronouncesinterim orders on April 7.

The court also askedTelangana to file a count-er-affidavit.

The movement of pas-sengers and commoditiesfrom Andhra toTelangana was hit asmany private operatorssuspended their services.Some operators paid tem-porary tax for a week asthey hope for relief from

the court.Telangana has catego-

rized vehicles comingfrom Andhra Pradesh asother state vehicles andstarted collecting entrytax on them.

Andhra Pradesh wasbifurcated last year toform a separateTelangana state.

Under the AndhraPradesh ReorganisationAct, 2014, Hyderabadhas been declared ascommon capital for aperiod not exceeding 10years or till AndhraPradesh develops its ownstate capital.

Andhra complains to Governor over Telangana tax

PATNA, APRIL 02Stating that the new alliance

would have no impact on theBihar assembly elections, BJPon Thursday trashed the mergertalks of Janata Parivar partieseven as it put chief ministerNitish Kumar in dock for "meet-ing leaders convicted forscams".

"Whatever merger or allianceof Janata Parivar parties hap-pen, it will not be able to stopthe rolling of BJP chariot inBihar. People will themselvesask and decide whether prime

minister Narendra Modi is badand RJD chief Lalu Prasad isgood," said senior BJP leaderand former deputy CM SushilKumar Modi. Sushil Modi wasspeaking here on the occasionof former JD(U) leader andMLC Devesh Chandra Thakurjoining the saffron party.Slamming Kumar over "deterio-rating law and order", the BJPleader said how the chief minis-ter could shake hands withRashtriya Janata Dal chief LaluPrasad under whose 15 yearsregime "people (of the state)

outside used to feel ashamed toidentify themselves as Biharis".

"Those 15 years were a timewhen kidnapping surfaced as anindustry, massacres happened incentral Bihar and crime was atits extreme. I want to ask Kumarhow he could shake hands withthe same Prasad by violating thethree-fourth majority given toBJP and JD (U) by the public,"he added. "Kumar has beenmeeting leaders convicted forscams. He met former HaryanaChief Minister Om PrakashChautala in jail. Even Prasad is

a convicted person and is out onbail. He could go back to jailanytime. I want to ask whetherhe will run the government withthese kind of people," Modisaid. Speaking on the occasion,leader of Opposition in theLegislative Assembly, NandKishore Yadav pooh-poohed themerger claims of the six JanataParivar parties Janata Dal(United), Samajwadi Party,RJD, Janata Dal (Secular),Indian National Lok Dal(INLD) and Samajwadi JanataParty (SJP).

PANAJI, APRIL 02Goa rural development

agency minister FransiscoMiccky Pacheco, whose con-viction for assaulting a gov-ernment servant was upheldby the Supreme Court earlierthis week, will resign fromthe cabinet, a leader from hisparty said on Thursday.

"Pacheco will meet theChief Minister LaxmikantParsekar and soon tender hisresignation. He doesn't wantto cause embarrassment to thestate government," LyndonMonteiro, General Secretaryof Goa Vikas party said thisevening.

The minister has been con-victed for assaulting a juniorengineer.

Pacheco, an MLA of GoaVikas Party, was inducted inthe state cabinet in Novemberlast year.

The Supreme Court benchof Justices F M I Kalifulla andShiva Kirti Singh this weekdismissed Pacheco's specialleave petition. The ministerhas been sentenced to six-month imprisonment. An FIRwas lodged against Pachecoin July 2006 by Kapil

Natekar, a junior engineer ofelectrical department, alleg-ing that Pacheco (who was aminister then too) abused andslapped him in his chamber.

Natekar had been called tothe minister's office for notattending a telephone call byPacheco's personal assistant.

Janata Parivar merger will have no impact on Bihar polls: BJP

Protests in Gurgaondemanding justicefor minor rape victimGURGAON, APRIL 02

People protested here on Thursday on thebusy Mehrauli-Gurgaon road, demandingjustice for a five-year-old girl who wasraped after being lured with the promise ofa plate of chowmein.

The girl, who is under treatment at Delhi'sSafdarjung hospital, was kidnapped from afunction in Chakarpur and raped on March29. People also blocked traffic near BristolChowk, and said the girl's condition deteri-orated as proper care was not being given atthe hospital. Gurgaon DeputyCommissioner T.L. Satyaprakash, who vis-ited the spot, assured the angry people thatthe girl would be shifted to Medanta theMedicity hospital in the city. The protestersdemanded the suspension of Gurgaon'schief medical officer, who referred the girlto Delhi.

They also demanded the removal ofinquiry officer Assistant Commissioner ofPolice Dharna Yadav, who allegedly misledthe girl's family saying that the arrestedaccused was a mentally disturbed person.

Convicted Goa minister MicckyPacheco to resign soon: Monteiro

Facebook CreativeLabs launched a freeapp called Riff,

which also happened to beApril Fools' Day. The appcan be used to make videoswith friends.

Users can shoot up to 20seconds of video usingRiff and add tags like"Make a funny face" or"April Fools" to let othersknow what kind of videosthey can add to the original20-second video. Once thecreator's friends addvideos, it can be viewed bytheir friends' friends whocan also then add their 20-second videos, thus con-verting a small video in toa large project. The videoscan be shared on Facebookand on the Web. PopularRiff videos will be show-cased on the apps homepage as well.

"The potential pool ofcreative collaborators cangrow exponentially fromthere, so a short video canbecome an inventive proj-ect between circles offriends that you can shareto Facebook, or anywhereon the internet, at anytime," says FacebookProduct Manager, JoshMiller. A demo video madeby the firm can be viewedhere.

The Riff app byFacebook only shows a 3-2-1 countdown beforeusers can shoot a video.

Unfortunately, the appdoes not support videouploads from the devicefor now. Also, there is no'like' or 'comments' featurein the app, nor any editingfeatures. Users can alsofast-forward through a clipin case they don't find itinteresting.

The original creators ofthe videos can also moder-ate threads and can deleteclips they don't like in theapp. Anyone on Riff canreport any specific clip orthe whole video as offen-sive. The app is availablefor both Android and iOSplatforms via Google Playand App Store in 15 lan-guages: English, Spanish,Portuguese, French,Italian, Thai, Vietnamese,Japanese and Polish.While the app weighs4.2MB for Android and iscompatible with devicesrunning Android 4.3 andlater versions, it weighs8MB for iOS and is com-patible with devices run-ning iOS 8.0 and later ver-sions.

Whether Riff will gainenough traction or not,time will tell. However,looking at the history ofFacebook Creative Labsapps like Slingshot, Paper,Mentions, Rooms andGroups, Riff might too failas another standalone appby the social mediagiant.

NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | APRIL 03, 2015SAADDA HAQScience & Tech6

Lava, soon after rolling out theAndroid 5.0Lollipop update

for the Iris X1 Grandsmartphone, has nowannounced the updatefor the Iris Fuel 50.

The Android 5.0Lollipop update for theLava Iris Fuel 50 isbeing pushed out over-the-air (OTA) and usersshould receive a notifi-cation informing themabout the update whenthey connect to theInternet, the companysaid. Users can alsomanually check for theupdate by going toSettings > About phone> Software update onthe Iris Fuel 50 smart-phone. The Android 5.0Lollipop update isabout 550MB in size.

The company has notdetailed the completechangelog for theAndroid 5.0 Lollipopupdate; though on itsblog Lava lists somekey features of theupdate - essentiallychanges that Lollipopbrought to the platform.

Apart from MaterialDesign, Android 5.0Lollipop features an

improved notification system; Kill Switch and improvedsecurity; improved hardware keyboard accesso-

ry support (including support for multi-lingual, emoji input, search key, andimproved app and system keychords), support for 15 new lan-guages (including Bengali,Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi,Tamil and Telugu); improved acces-sibility features (such as text con-trast boost, colour inversion, andenhanced colour differentiation);improved audio, video, and cameracapabilities, and improved Internetconnectivity everywhere apart frommore powerful Bluetooth low energycapabilities.

The Lava Iris Fuel 50 smartphonewas launched in October at Rs.7,799. The highlight feature of theLava Iris Fuel 50 is its 3000mAhbattery, which is arguably the largestbattery in a sub-Rs. 8,000 smart-phone. The dual-SIM-based smart-phone runs Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box and features a 5-inch(480x854 pixels) FWVGA IPS dis-play. The smartphone also featuresthe scratch resistant Asahi Dragon-trail glass.

It is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core (unspecified chipset) processorcoupled with 1GB of RAM. The IrisFuel 50 comes with 8GB of inbuiltstorage, which is further expandablevia microSD card (up to 32GB). Itsports an 8-megapixel rear autofocuscamera with dual-LED flash, whilethere is a secondary 2-megapixel

front-facing camera also on board.

1. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and aman standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If thespeed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length ofthe platform?A. 120 m B. 240 mC. 300 m D. None of these

2. A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. Howlong will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?A. 65 sec B. 89 secC. 100 sec D. 150 sec

3. Two trains of equal length are running on parallellines in the same direction at 46 km/hr and 36 km/hr.The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds.The length of each train is:A. 50 m B. 72 mC. 80 m D. 82 m

4. A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr.In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?A. 40 sec B. 42 sec C. 45 sec D. 48 sec

QUIZ TIME

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

TODAY’S STARARIES You may feel emotionally on fire today, Aries. One conver-

sation with someone will suddenly spark a discussion ofsome sort that proves extremely valuable to you in the longrun. Expand your mind. You can learn a great deal by open-ing yourself up to the truth. Making connections with otherswill help pave the way toward your success.

TAURUS Bring more of your feelings into the open today, Taurus. Don't be soparanoid about what other people think. At times you may feel as ifyou're in some sort of spy movie with you playing the lead role. Thepeople around you are other players in the game, and you may feelthat sometimes they can't be trusted. Maybe they're working for theenemy. It's time to dismiss these thoughts from your mind.

GEMINI Have fun today, Gemini, but make sure you're always profession-al and polite. Appearance and a good-natured demeanor will getyou far. Avoid rude comments or dirty jokes when in large groupsof people. You may get a chuckle from those around you, but real-ize that this sort of behavior isn't always looked upon kindly.Perform noble deeds to help build your character.

CANCER Today may be filled with conflict when your legs carryyou one way while your heart tugs you in a completelydifferent direction, Cancer. Don't get caught in anuncomfortable situation like this. If you move around onautomatic pilot all the time, you may end up missing outon the things your heart truly longs for.

LEO Look for answers to your question today, Leo. The good newsis that the answers are now out there and easily accessible.Seek the truth and you will find it. Make sure you probe moredeeply than you might think to do. Instead of just asking for theanswer, seek to find the full mechanics behind the problem. Inthis way, you're much more likely to find ultimate success.

VIRGO You may not necessarily approve of the behavior of the peoplearound you, Virgo, but that doesn't mean you need to make theirlives miserable. Be more accepting of others. Don't feel like youneed to teach people a lesson simply because you don't under-stand their ways of life. You may be jumping to conclusions with-out taking the time to understand the situation.

LIBRA You have an extra amount of physical vitality to work with now,Libra, so take advantage of it to give your body a good workout. Eatwell and avoid fatty, salty foods. Fuel yourself with carbohydrates,protein, and fresh fruits and vegetables. With high energy, you canget a tremendous amount accomplished. Be aware that your emo-tional side may be extra sensitive, so be careful of conflict.

SCORPIO You may keep having the same thoughts over and over in yourhead, Scorpio. Each day you may work out a different sce-nario for the way it comes to an end. You know that you willget to this critical decision at some point in your life, so whynot experiment with all the solutions now? Stay calm and turnto others when you get into a bind along the way.

SAGITTARIUSYou may feel like you're on the run in some way or other today,Sagittarius. It may even seem like someone is chasing you.They're right on your heels and you're doing everything in yourpower to stay one step ahead. Have confidence in yourself. Youwill accomplish everything you need to do and still finish in frontof the pack. There's a great deal of high energy coming your way.

CAPRICORN Every day is a new start and new chance, Capricorn. Don'tget upset or angry over past events. Don't dwell on things youcan't change. Your whole life can turn around in a day, so startevery morning with a positive outlook. As you wash your facein the morning, think of it as a renewal. Clean off the debrisfrom yesterday while welcoming the freshness of a new day.

AQUARIUS You're apt to move in and out of sync with people today, Aquarius.At first it may seem quite natural and easy to be in your situation,then the next minute you feel alone and uncomfortable.Understand that it's fine to have two conflicting feelings at thesame time. Learn to relate to and embrace both frames of mind.Recognize them as important parts of your personality.

PISCES You may feel as if you're the only one who picks up on the nuances of conver-sations and actions around you, Pisces. Your reaction to things is more thanlikely quite strong and will have a much greater impact on you now. Use thisday to turn things around. It's time for you to create a stir. Be more dynamic andouter directed so you have a chance to release some of that inner energy.

Lava Iris Fuel 50 Starts ReceivingAndroid 5.0 Lollipop Update

Acer has launched the Chromebasedesktop, what it calls the indus-try's "first all-in-one Chrome OS

desktop with touch display." While theprice of the Acer Chromebase is not yetknown, the touch-enabled Chrome OS-based all-in-one (AIO) PC is said to hitshelves sometime in Q2 of this year. Also,all the specifications of the device havenot been disclosed.

With the limited information provided,the Acer Chromebase features a 21.5-inchfull-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolutionIPS display touchscreen, and is poweredby Nvidia's Tegra K1 processor coupledwith 4GB of RAM. More configurationoptions are expected to be revealed closerto launch.

While details on the device's inbuiltstorage are not yet known, Acer will beoffering 100GB of Google Drive cloudstorage for 2 years. Connectivity optionsof the Chromebase include USB 3.0 and

USB 2.0 ports, Bluetooth 4.0, and Wi-Fi a/b/g/n. An HD webcam is also included

with integrated 3W stereo speakers.Acer adds that its Chromebase boots up

in 10 seconds and "has multiple layers ofsecurity built-in with automatic systemupdates."

The firm last month launched anupgraded version of its education-focusedChromebook C910. The AcerChromebook C910 will be available at asuggested retail price of $499.99 (approx-imately Rs. 31,200), which is $200 higherthan the previous version launched inJanuary.

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Centre Working on ITAct Law Along theLines of Section 66A:Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis said that theCentre is working on formulat-

ing a new law under the IT Act, on the

lines of Section 66A that was struck downrecently by the Supreme Court.

Fadnavis was replying to Shiv SenaMLC Neelam Gorhe, who asked whetherthe state will frame a new law in place ofSection 66A that would compensate forthe repercussions on the Supreme Courtorder.

"Under the previous law, an accusedcould be put behind bars if he made objec-tionable comments on somebody. Afterthis law was struck down, these miscre-ants will now get teeth to continue doingthis. Will the state government formulate a

law in line with the previous law?" Gorheasked.

Fadnavis said that there is no need forthe state government to frame a new lawas the central government is already work-ing on it.

"The Centre is working on formulating anew law on the lines of Section 66A thatwas struck down by the Supreme Court.There was no conviction in the previouslaw and thus a law is being formulated thatwill be strong and which will result in con-victions," the chief minister said.

While there were 937 registered cases

under the IT Act in 2013, the number roseto 2,696 in 2014, he said.

Replying to a question by Hemant Takle(NCP), who pointed out that merely train-ing 1,000 policemen will not help and thatall police stations should be trained in han-dling cases of cybercrime, Fadnavis saidthat his suggestion will beconsidered.

He also said that while 1,000 policemenare being trained to tackle cybercrimecases, Nasscom and DSCI are also impart-ing training to 4,416 officials and 5,972low-level officers.

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KUALA LUMPUR, APRIL 02World No.1 Saina Nehwal

reached the quarter-finals whilemen's singles shuttlers H.S.Prannoy and Parupalli Kashyapsuffered crushing defeats in thesecond round of the $500,000Malaysia Open SuperseriesPremier at the Putra Stadium hereon Thursday.

Olympic bronze medallist Sainaregistered a facile 21-13, 21-9 winin 30 minutes against Chinesequalifier Xue Yao in the secondround of the women's singlesevent.

In the last eight stage, the 25-year-old Hyderabadi, who current-ly trains under Vimal Kumar inBenagluru, will face World No.15Sun Yu. The Chinese worked hardfor her 21-17, 20-22, 21-17 victoryover Malaysian Beiwen Zhang.

Prannoy, who jumped three

places to be 14th in the Worldrankings on Thursday, lost 15-21,14-21 in 52 minutes to five-timeWorld champion Lin Dan ofChina. World No.17 andCommonwealth Games championKashyap received a 10-21, 6-21thrashing in 35 minutes at thehands of reigning World championChen Long of China.

In another heartbreak for India,leading Indian women's doublespair of Jwala Gutta and AshwiniPonnappa lost 23-21, 8-21, 17-21in 58 minutes to the Indonesianpair of Nitya Krishinda Maheswariand Greysia Polii.

In the quarter-finals, World No.1Chen will face Kento Momota,who crushed Hu Yun 21-6, 21-9.Two-time Olympic champion Danawaits the winner between India'sKidambi Srikanth and ChineseTian Houwei.

Saina in quarters, Prannoy,Kashyap lose in Malaysia Open

LONDON, APRIL 02Kevin Pietersen isn`t on

the radar for an Englandrecall, coach Peter Moorestold reporters on Thursdayas his squad prepared to flyout to the West Indies.

Incoming England andWales Cricket Board(ECB) chairman ColinGraves has suggested thatPietersen may yet be ableto resurrect his Englandcareer, having been frozenout of the national set-up ayear ago.

The South Africa-bornbatsman agreed a return toSurrey last week in a bid toenhance his chances of arecall, but Moores saysthat his entire focus is onthe three-Test series in theCaribbean.

"For me, Kevin`s not on

this trip, so I don`t need tofocus on Kevin at all,"Moores told a media con-ference at Gatwick Airport.

"My focus is to support(captain) Alastair (Cook)as I always would and the16 players on this tour.

"At the end of that sum-mer (2014) we`d gone

through a tough summer,and started to play the sortof attacking cricket peoplelike, and we like. That`sour focus at themoment.

"From my point of view,Kevin isn`t on the radar. Sohe can`t be in my orCooky`s focus at all."

Kevin Pietersen `not on Englandradar`, says Peter Moores

MIAMI, APRIL 02Third-seed Andy Murray

recovered from an earlysetback to beat AustrianDominic Thiem 3-6 6-4 6-1 on Wednesday to reachthe semi-finals of theMiami Open where he willface Czech TomasBerdych.

Eighth seed Berdychdefeated Argentine JuanMonaco 6-3 6-4 in theirquarter-final to set up a re-match of their tense and attimes acrimoniousAustralian Open semi-finalwhich Murray won in foursets.

Murray`s 501st careerwin was far from easy asthe 21-year-old Thiem,ranked 52nd in the world,used an impressive back-hand and some entertain-ing tennis to take the firstset.

But after Murray, farfrom his best, forced adeciding set, he took firmcontrol after earning abreak at the end of a longfourth game to go up 3-1.

"At the beginning of thematch I didn`t return well,especially returning hisfirst serve. That put me insort of a defensive positiona lot when he was serving.

I ended up doing quite a lotof running there," saidMurray.

"In the second set I wentup and I was creating quitea lot of opportunities,which was good, but I wasjust not quite finding theright shot. "I think in thethird set the difference wasreally my returning. Ireturned his first serveextremely well. I put himon the back foot," he said.

Thiem was philosophicalabout his loss.

"He won because he wasthe better player. It`s verysimple. I played a verygood first set of course butif I could keep at that levelof the first set I wouldn`tbe ranked 52nd I would be

much higher."I played a little bit on

my limit. Of course I amtrying to work to make thatmy standard level."

Monaco, backed by alarge Argentine support,put up a strong fight in thesecond set until Berdychbroke for a 5-4 lead.

"It was a very tough one,he played very fast andpushed me every ball. I amreally happy I found a waythrough," said the Czech.

Thursday`s other quar-ter-finals will see top seedNovak Djokovic upagainst Spain`s DavidFerrer and Japan`s fourth-seeded Kei Nishikoriagainst American JohnIsner.

Andy Murray dumpsAustria's Dominic Thiem to

reach Miami semis NEW DELHI, APRIL 02

Delhi Daredevils' chiefcoach Gary Kirsten saidthat he was caught off-guard in respect to thedemands and needs ofcoaching a franchise inT20 leagues like the IPL asthe team finished last in thetable in 2014.

Asked if he was not insync with the demands,Kirsten responded in posi-tive. "Yeah could be. It's agood observation. I think Iwas without a doubt(caught off-guard). I thinkI learnt a lot from last yearthat IPL is different tointernational cricket. Ittakes a bit of getting usedto for any coach," Kirstensaid during a media inter-action after his team'straining session at theModel Sports Complex atthe Airforce ground inPalam.

Among the problems thatDaredevils faced last year,Kirsten felt that not havingproper back-up was an

issue. "Physically, it's ademanding tournament.Last year, we didn't havegreat back-up. But we dohave some good combina-tions this year. It's aboutgetting our thinkingprocess right."

Asked why Zaheer Khan,who has not played for ayear, was picked, Kirstenattributed the move to thepacer's experience."Experience is the oneword. He would be work-ing in a space with some

good youngsters around. Iwant him to play a kind ofmentoring role within theteam. He obviously wantsto keep playing and hassome aspirations in hisgame."

Kirsten reminded thatZaheer knows that he hasto prove his worth.

"He is aware that heneeds to prove his worth.He has great experienceand good ideas of T20bowling. I am expectingthat he will be fit for the

first match," said the for-mer Proteas opener. WhileZaheer will be "mentor-ing", Kirsten also battedfor newly appointed bowl-ing mentor AlfonsoThomas, who according tothe coach will be there fortwo weeks.

About the team's multi-million dollar signingYuvraj Singh, Kirsten wasquick to point that he wasthe one who wanted him inthe team.

"I had a great experienceworking with Yuvraj in theIndian team. He is fit as hehas ever been. For me, Ireally wanted him in thisteam as he is from this partof the world. I don't thinkthere is a guy more moti-vated than Yuvraj."

The chief coach did notdivulge how he would usean overworkedMohammed Shami but washopeful that the Bengalspeedster would carry hisWorld Cup form into IPL.

"We will keep it fairly to

ourselves as to how we usehim," Kirsten said agreeingthat after four and halfmonths in Australia, Shamiwill have to alter his lengthfor Indian conditions.

"I do agree you need toknow the length you arebowling. I was excitedwith Shami's bowling inthe World Cup, knowingthat he was in my team. Helooks to take wickets, putsthe ball up, looks to swingand that's very important."

On the appointment of JPDuminy as the skipper, theWorld Cup winning formerIndia coach said that theleft-hander has leadershipcredentials.

"JP is a fantastic humanbeing. He has already start-ed captaining SouthAfrican T20 team. Wewanted continuity as hehas played for the fran-chise and knows a lot ofIndian players. It was anatural choice. He has gotgood leadership creden-tials."

I was caught off-guard last IPL season: Gary Kirsten

AHMEDABAD, APRIL 02Australian all-rounder Shane

Watson said on Thursday hisunbeaten knock of 64 runs againstPakistan in the World Cup quarter-final is the "most importantinnings" of his One-DayInternational career as he was plain"lucky" to survive the hostile spellfrom Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz.

Watson, who battled poor formgoing into the tournament, ensuredAustralia's victory after being putin a tight spot by Riaz during adevastating spell of pace whilechasing during the quarter-final.

Australia won the World cup forthe fifth time after beating NewZealand in the final in Melbourneon March 29.

"I thought about it as loud as itcan get. I had a lot of luck special-ly to be able to get through thatcouple of overs in that spell. Itworked well for me," Watson, hereto play in the Indian PremierLeague (IPL) starting on April 8,said in a statement on Thursday.

"It is the most important inningsthat I have played in ODI cricketas I said that I had a lot of luckthrough that phase because I wasable to stay in win the match formy team."

Watson has now been a part oftwo World Cup teams (2007 and2015) and said winning the trophyagain was like having a secondbaby.

"Well I don't have a second childyet but may be, it's a feeling close

to that. First time in West Indieswas special but to win it secondtime in front of the home crowd iswhat dreams are made of. I feelvery lucky to be born at the righttime to play World Cup at home,"he said.

He was all praise for the team'sfast bowlers, who performedexceptionally throughout the tour-nament. Left-arm pacer MitchellStarc was the highest wicket-takerof the tournament with 22 wickets,which made him the "Player of theTournament".

"Incredible. I mean the fast

bowling unit of 2007 was as goodas they got but the way this groupexecuted the plans is incredible,"he added.

"Mitchell Johnson, MitchellStarc along with Josh Hazlewoodcomplemented each other verywell. We executed our plansagainst big teams like India andPakistan perfectly." saidWatson.

He was particularly impressedwith Starc. "Starc has pace andswing. He has the variations totrouble the best batsmen in theworld during death overs. He has

the ability to bowl at differentphases.

And for someone so young andable to do that at big stage is agreat thing," the all-rounder said.

Watson said he is fresh and rar-ing to play for the Royals and did-n't need any break after a gruelling44-day World Cup.

"No, I will be fine. We haveplayed only 9 games (World Cup)in 6 weeks whereas we normallyplay 9 matches in three weeks.There has been less pressure on thebody and easy to go," he conclud-ed.

Knock against Pakistan most importantof my career: Shane Watson ANTIGUA, APRIL 02

The West Indies CricketBoard (WICB) is hoping tonegotiate a deal with theBoard of Control forCricket in India (BCCI) tohave the controversial $42million claim repaid inmatches and not cash.

WICB chief executiveMichael Muirhead said onTuesday the board wouldsend a delegation to Indiawith the main objective ofnegotiating a settlementwhich would be amicable,and would satisfy all par-ties, reports CMC.

"It could be that theycould ask that instead ofplaying the Test matchesthat they play some moreODIs...it’s a matter ofnegotiations," Muirheadsaid.

"We have not gotten tosit down with them but weare planning for a delega-tion to go...and not just behigh-handed and go in say-ing this is who we arebringing, sort of amenableto sitting down and lettingus have reasonable negoti-ations.”

Muirhead said no talkshave yet been initiatedlargely because of theBCCI’s recent electionswhich left the body with-out major positions, suchas CEO and secretary, inplace.

However, with that nowsorted, the Jamaican saidthe WICB would be look-ing to set up a meeting todiscuss the issue of settle-ment. “They (new BCCIboard) had their first meet-ing last weekend and Ithink this would have beenan agenda item. And out ofthat, we are going to thenext stage where they havepromised that we are goingto have a meeting,”Muirhead noted.

"The resolution is simplethat we will have the pay-off repaid in matches,cricket - not the numbers Ihear being bandied about."

Only in January, WICBpresident Dave Cameronwrote to the BCCI insistingon a "cricketing solution"to the impasse.

He said the regionalboard was open to "bi-lat-eral or multi-lateral discus-

sions" and also proposedmediation or some “othersuitable form of (alterna-tive dispute resolution) asmay be appropriate."

The BCCI is seeking $42million in damages to com-pensate for the cancelledOne-Day Internationals(ODIs) and Test tour lastOctober. The West IndiesODI players had pulled outof the planned five-matchseries after the fourth gamein Dharamsala.

Their move forced theWICB to also pull the plugon the three-match Testseries that was supposed tofollow.

An infuriated BCCI sub-sequently blamed theWICB for the fracas anddemanded the multi-mil-lion dollar compensation,threatening legal action ifthe payout was not forth-coming.

West Indies board hopes to settleIndia tangle with ties, not cash

Raheem Sterlinggoing nowhere,says Liverpoolmanager BrendanRodgers

LONDON, APRIL 02Liverpool manager Brendan

Rodgers declared on Thursday thatRaheem Sterling will not be leav-ing the club at the end of the sea-son after talks over a new contractbroke down.

Sterling, 20, has two years left torun on his contract and is believedto have rejected a new deal worth£100,000 ($148,320, 137,710euros) per week -- a significant

improvement on his current£35,000-a-week salary.

He said in a BBC interview onWednesday that he would notaddress his future until the end ofthe campaign, but Rodgers is con-fident the England forward willstill be at Anfield for the start ofthe 2015-16 season.

"Concentration should be on hisfootball," Rodgers told a pressconference on Thursday.

"If his ambition is to win tro-phies, that`s aligned with what wedo here. Raheem has two and ahalf years left on his deal and he`snot going anywhere in the sum-mer."

Rodgers revealed that the inter-view with the BBC had not beensanctioned by the club, but echoedSterling`s wish that he will be leftalone to concentrate on his foot-ball.

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If you want to look like a millionbucks on your big day, you needto go beyond your make-up rou-

tine and trousseau. Follow this simplebeauty and grooming tips a fewweeks in advance.

For the brideFace Instead of experimenting with

cosmetic treatments, it is alwaysadvisable to opt for natural therapies,when it comes to facials, as these aresafer. Homemade packs are the bestoptions. With fruits oils and otherherbs, one can get rid of problemslike acne, spots, uneven skin tones,dark circles, pimple marks etc. Youcan use ingredients like turmeric,sandalwood, honey, besan, curd, mul-tani mitti, tomato, cucumber, papayaetc. for your skin. Cleanse your facewith a cleanser every morning beforetaking a bath. Apply moisturiser tokeep your skin moist. If you have oilyskin, use a water-based moisturiser.This will help you reduce black headsand white heads and keep your skinbaby soft.

Hair Cut your hair two weeks inadvance, so it won't look too blunt.Have a colour touch-up around thistime as to give it time to settle in. Gotraditional. Soak reetha (soap nuts)and amla (gooseberry) overnight.Mash them properly, apply that pasteon your hair the next morning and

wash; you will get a silky smoothmane. Twice a week, indulge in hotoil treatment, preferably usingcoconut or almond oil to improve thequality of your hair. Whenever youapply this treatment, don't forget tocover your head with a hot towel.This will allow the hair and scalp to

absorb the oil properly. If your hair istoo fine and your want to give it vol-ume, use a curd and egg mask week-ly.

For a homemade hair mask, take 2tbsp curd, honey and olive oil andadd a few drops of almond oil and a

mashed ripe banana. Mix them prop-erly and leave it on your hair for 20minutes. Rinse off with cold water.

Warning Do a trial of the cosmeticsand makeup that you are going to useon the big day in advance, to rule outany reaction or skin allergy. Avoid

trying new products. These may haveworked for your friend, but can havea bad reaction on your skin. Don'toverdo skin treatments at the localparlour. Discuss with your doctor indetail what your priorities and prefer-ences are and what can be done in theavailable time.

Body Go for body polishing for agolden glow on skin. An aromaticdeep massage will smoothen yourskin and also help you relax. Waxingwill not just get rid of body hair butwill also remove dead skin. Full bodybleach will lighten your skin. Opt forthis procedure twice a month. Forsoft feet, rub your soles with a goodquality pumice stone.

For shiny nails Many people facethe problem of dryness and dullnessof nails. To prevent this, immersenails in lukewarm castor oil for sometime every day. You can also applyglycerin, lemon juice or almond oilfor strong and shiny nails.

For the groomWhile the groom doesn't have to

upstage the bride on their weddingday, it's essential that he too mustlook presentable.

Facial hair trim A little sculptingand tweaking can do wonders inframing your face. Take control of

wild eyebrows and nose hair. If youhave a unibrow, don't forget to get itplucked.

Go for regular facials Whether it'slast-minute planning stress or sleepdeprivation, your skin will lose it'sglow. Facials are great for improvingthe overall look of skin before animportant event. They will helpremove grease, grime and polish theskin so it looks smoother andyounger.

Don't ignore the hands Weeksbefore the wedding, prep your handsby regularly applying a hand lotion.Apart from this, use a pumice severaltimes a week to remove calluses.Soaking the hands in warm, soapywater before using the pumice willsoften them. Finish off with a rich,nourishing oil-free hand cream.

Get a Haircut But don't experimentwith a new cut too close to the wed-ding day. A haircut one week beforeis ideal. It will allow the hair tosettle.

Brighten those pearls For asparkling white smile, cut down oncaffeine and tea a few weeks beforethe wedding and try using an over-the-counter whitening toothpaste.You can also consider professionalbleaching by a dentist.

Head-to-toe wedding prep up guide

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Akki’s new lucky charm. In factAkshay who has worked withBebo earliert h i n k shighly ofh i s

Gabbar Is Back heroine. Akshay said, “Bebo has been anintegral part of my career, we’ve done many moviestogether & one can only hope we have many more tocome, she is everything one could ever ask in a Hindiactress. Kareena will always know how deeply I appre-ciate her effort & expertise, I’m sure viewers are going

to love her in Teri Meri Kahaani, Bebo has brought akindness to our film like no other…”

Like Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, Kareenashares a special rapport with Akshay Kumar and decid-

ed to accommodate Gabbarspecial appearance. She

has earlier workedwith Shabinaa Khan

and Akshay inRowdy Rathoreand we hear

that Akshayinsisted onh a v i n g

Kareena inthis filmt o o .

K a r e e n ac o u l d n ’ trefuse andr e a d i l yagreed toadjusted her

dates andshot her por-tions.

Not solong agoK a t r i n a

was consid-ered as

Khiladi Kumar’slucky gal. Akshay had even credited Katrina for “she hasboomed his filmy career.” However, things went awryafter the actress turned down Sajid Khan’s filmHousefull 2 opposite Akshay. And that was the end ofthis hit pair. Hopefully like Kareena we will see Akshayreunite with his good luck charm sometime soon.

Not Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor isAkshay Kumar’s new lucky charm!

That Shah Rukh Khanis shooting inLondon for

Maneesh Sharma’s upcom-ing film, Fan is known toall, but what many of youmight not know this thatSalman Khan, HrithikRoshan, Katrina Kaif,Aishwarya Rai among oth-ers will also be seen in thismuch-awaited film. Thestory goes something likethis… SRK shot one of thescenes at the MadameTussaud’s, which alsohouses his wax statuealong with the figures ofmany other Bollywood andHollywood personalities.”Thanx MadameTussauds. Allowing us 2shoot Fan with all aur’stars & our star Maneesh.Very gracious of u. 1st filmto shot at ur premises,”SRK tweeted.

So yes, SRK has man-aged to bring a galaxy ofB-town stars together infilm, not the real them-selves, but atleast the waxfigures. As they say, some-thing is better than noth-ing, no? oduced by YashRaj Films, Fan featuresShah Rukh playing the roleof a fan. He has a doublerole in the film.

Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai tohave a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan!

Nargis Fakhri is only two films old andyet the girl has never been off therumour radar. What makes her even

more interesting, perhaps more than her pout, isher constant link ups with anyone (UdayChopra) and everyone (read Shahid Kapoor).But she is one tough nut to crack. She just neverbudges from her stand of ‘being alone’.

When Uday Chopra and she painted thebeaches of Maldives romantic, the rumours oftheir link up were a rage but other than compli-menting each other silly on Twitter, the appar-ent love birds didn’t disclose much. Later, newsof them calling it quits also surfaced. The ladydecided not to entertain that question as well.

Then came talks about Shahid Kapoor’s deepinterest in her which prompted him to take herto Goa on his birthday. They partied all nightand Shahid even posted some pictures of thefun and revelry from the sun-soaked beaches.

But again the lady dismissed it all.

Recently, a leading dailyposted pictures of her ‘quietdinner’ with Dev Patel inMumbai. But before any-body could insinuateanything, Nargisdefended herself bytweeting, “As permedia, appar-ently a dinnercrowd of 8 ata pizza placeis the sameas a “quietdinner at aplush sobohotel.”

NargisFakhri –the damselin denial?

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