NEW DELHIIn the wake of recent

violence inside GoldenTemple on 31st anniver-sary of Operation Bluestar,a report in an internationalDaily said that Pakistaniintelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)is funding pro-Khalistangroups in India and abroad.

According to intelli-gence inputs, the reportsaid, a group of 22 Sikhyouths who were recentlyfound raising pro-Khalistan slogans on theperiphery of the GoldenTemple near Akal Takht,were instructed to takehelp from Pakistan tospread violence in India.

The report further said

that the ISI is also fundingSikh radical outfits includ-ing Babbar Khalsa inIndia, US, Germany andCanada.

According to a reportpublished by Daily Mail,the Pakistani spy agencycan also use the ultras offour Khalistan terroristgroups - Ranjit SinghMeeta - headed KhalistanZindabad Force (KZF),Jagtar Singh Tara-headedKhalistan Tiger Force(KTF), Wadhawa Singh-led Babbar KhalsaInternational (BKI) andHarminder Singh Minto-led Khalistan LiberationForce (KLF) - to revivemilitancy and launch terror

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HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTTuesday, June 09, 2015

Delhi govt burns fingers with `two-fin-ger test` circular on rape victims

Deficient monsoon: PM Modi wants chal-lenge to be turned into opportunity

Shilpa turns 40, gets 'unbeliev-able' Bond-themed surprise P8

NEW DELHIThe Indian intelligence agen-

cies are suspecting China's rolein the recent attacks on securityforces by terror outfits in NorthEast region of the nation,reports claimed on Monday.

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Intelligence agencies suspect China'srole in North East terrorists attacks

NEW DELHIPrime Minister Narendra

Modi faced flak on socialmedia website Twitter for hisremark that his Bangladeshcounter part Sheikh Hasina hasresolved to fight terrorism withzero tolerance "despite being awoman."

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Modi faces flak on Twitter forremark on Bangladesh PM

NEW DELHIThe Supreme Court on

Monday extended till June 12the stay on declaration ofresults of the CBSE's All IndiaPre-Medical Test, when thecourt may take a call on pleasseeking re-conduct of the testfollowing alleged irregularitiesin the May 3 examination.

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SC extends stay on AIPMTresults till June 12

NEW DELHIPresident Pranab Mukherjee

on Monday congratulatedAmeenah Gurib-Fakim on herelection as the Mauritius presi-dent, saying he looked forwardto working with her to furtherstrengthen India-Mauritius ties.

In his message to Gurib-Fakim, Mukherjee said, "It gives

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Pranab greets Mauritius' firstwoman president

SRINAGARNational Conference leader

and former Jammu and KashmirCM, Omar Abdullah said onMonday that there had been asystematic series of U-turnsfrom first day as far as PDP-BJPgovernment in the state wasconcerned.

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There's been systematic series of U-turns:Omar Abdullah on 100-days of PDP-BJP govt

NEW DELHIAmid mess created in Delhi

over non-payment of salariesto MCD workers, ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal onMonday said that they shouldapproach Prime MinisterNarendra Modi for theirremuneration.

Addressing the Safai Karamcharis at RamlilaMaidan, Kejriwal said, Our PM has given so muchmoney to Mongolia during his visit. If you'll approach

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PM Modi has given money to Mongolia, will give youyour salaries too: Kejriwal to MCD workers

NEW DELHISenior IPS officer RC Tayal

has been appointed as the newchief of the elite counter-terrorforce National Security Guard(NSG).

An official order was issuedtoday after the Union HomeMinistry cleared his name forthe post.

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RC Tayal appointed new NSG DG

NEW DELHIThe deep depression in the

Arabian Sea has intensifiedinto cyclonic storm "Ashobaa"and is expected to furtherdevelop into a "super cyclonicstorm" in next 24-36 hours, theweather office said on Monday.

"The deep depression overeastcentral Arabian Sea hasmoved north-northwestwards

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Depression in Arabian Seadevelops into cyclonic storm

P3P2

Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 450CPrecipitation:0%Humidity: 19%Wind: 16Km/hr

KOLKATATemperature: 440CPrecipitation: 10%Humidity:67% Wind: 24Km/hr

CHENNAITemperature: 380CPrecipitation:0%Humidity:54%Wind: 21Km/hr

SRINAGARThe Army on Monday

said there were no spe-cific inputs on possiblethreat to the annualAmarnath Yatra com-mencing next month butforces have undertakenmeasures to prevent theanti-national elementsfrom disrupting the pil-grimage.

"At this point in time,we do keep gettinggeneric inputs on themovement of terrorists asit were. So, to relate any-thing specific to theyatra, I would not dothat," Lt Gen SubrataSaha, General Officer

Commanding ofSrinagar-based ChinarCorps told reporters onthe sidelines of a func-tion at Army PublicSchool here.

The Army commandersaid the force has

launched 'OperationShiva' to provide envi-ronmental security to thetwo-month long yatra.

"The yatra is startingfrom July 2 and Armywill be providing

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No specific inputs on threatto Amarnath Yatra: Army

Pakistan's ISI funding pro-Khalistangroups in India, abroad

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DELHIThe Congress on Monday

slammed Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, saying that heplayed 'partisan politics' with his

visit to Bangladesh.The Congress also said that the

PM had not been 'politically cor-rect nor politically honest'.

Addressing a press conference

in the national capital, seniorCongress leader Anand Sharmasaid that the LBA between Indiaand Bangladesh was a ratificationand exchange of instruments.

The MoU, the protocol, wassigned on 7th September 2011between Dr Manmohan Singhand Sheikh Hasina. Happy thatPM Modi is taking forward allwhat has been agreed, as isexpected of a nation to honour itssovereign commitments,Sharma said, as per ANI.

He has played partisan politicswith his visit to Bangladesh. Hisexcluding the CMs of Assam,Tripura and Meghalaya shows avery petty mindset, Sharmasaid, adding, In his speech andstatement, he has tried to rewritepages of history by not acknowl-edging with respect the greatcontribution and sacrifice of thethen PM Indira Gandhi. Its a factof history that it was IndiraGandhi who had stood up in sup-port when there was repression inerstwhile East Pakistan.

Sharma also attacked PM Modifor his remark that hisBangladesh counterpart SheikhHasina had resolved to fight ter-rorism with zero tolerance

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Congress slams PM Modi's 'despite beinga woman' remark on Sheikh Hasina

BHUBANESWARThe Odisha government on

Sunday proposed that the sub-group of NITI Ayog be givensufficient flexibility to states tomodify the guidelines of cen-tral skill development schemesto suit local needs.

Odisha Employment andTechnical Education and

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Odisha suggests flexibility to modifycentral schemes guidelines

NEW DELHIThe appointments of

three more InformationCommissioners will bedone soon, Union MinisterJitendra Singh said here onMonday.

"The appointments ofChiefs of Central VigilanceCommission (CVC) andCentral InformationCommission (CIC) havebeen approved byPresident PranabMukherjee. Three moreI n f o r m a t i o n

Commissioners will beappointed soon," Singh

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NEW DELHIThe Centre on

Monday appointedsenior mostI n f o r m a t i o nCommissioner VijaiSharma as the newChief InformationCommissioner, whileformer CBDT chiefKV Chowdary wasnamed as the newCentral VigilanceCommissioner of thecountry.

These names areunderstood to havebeen cleared in themeetings that PrimeMinister Narendra

Modi had with leaderof largest oppositionparty in Lok Sabha -Mallikarjun Kharge.

While FinanceMinister Arun Jaitleyattended the meetingon selection of Chief

I n f o r m a t i o nCommissioner (CIC),Home Minister

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CHENNAIA life convict in the

Rajiv Gandhi assassi-nation case, A GPerarivalan, who wasbrought here fromVellore central prison,on Monday under-went medical tests atRajiv GandhiGovernment GeneralHospital (RGGGH)here to determine hisilless related to aninfection.

He underwent ultrasound, echocardio-gram, blood and urinetests besides a culture(urine) sensitivitytest, doctors at theRGGGH told

reporters.It may take upto

three days to get the

results of culture sen-sitivity test, they said.

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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case life convictundergoes medical tests for illness

KV Chowdary appointed as newCVC, Vijai Sharma named CIC

Appointments of three InformationCommissioners soon: Jitendra Singh

Centre to respondto recent attackson security forcesin Northeast: RijijuNEW DELHI

Minister of Statefor Home AffairsKiren Rijiju onMonday said that theCentral Governmentwas 'serious' aboutreacting to the recentattacks on securityforces by terroristgroups in the north-eastern region,adding that the statepolice and centralforces should worktogether to tackle theproblem.

"We are taking therecent attacks by ter-rorist groups in

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Indian-origin Uber cab driver deniesoperating taxi illegally in AustraliaMELBOURNE

An Indian-origindriver for app- basedglobal cab firm Uber onMonday pleaded notguilty to three chargesof operating a taxi ille-gally in WesternAustralia.

Sukhwinder Singh,the first Uber driver tobe prosecuted inWestern Australia, isaccused of using a vehi-cle as a taxi withoutauthorisation and inter-fering with a surveil-

lance unit in a taxi.Singh did not appear

in person in the PerthMagistrates Court, buthis lawyer Peter Haagentered a not guilty pleaon his behalf.

He is scheduled toappear in court again onJune 30 to determinewhen he will face trial.

Singh is one of 20Uber drivers chargedwith illegally operatinga taxi in WesternAustralia.

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UN decision will help popularise yogaglobally: President Pranab Mukherjee

NEW DELHIAs the government gears

up to celebrate the maidenInternational Yoga Day,President PranabMukherjee on Mondaysaid the United Nation'sdecision in this regard willhelp popularise yoga glob-ally and enable people tobenefit from this "pricelessIndian heritage".

At an event where hewas presented the firstcopy of 'Yogikasparsh(yogi's touch)', a yogamanual in Braille to helpthe visually-impaired,Mukherjee noted that the

ancient Indian practiceoffers "a complete answerto people's need for physi-cal, mental, moral andspiritual well-being".

Speaking about the UN'sdeclaration of June 21 asInternational Yoga Day, hesaid, "I am confident thiswill help popularise yogaglobally and enable peopleto benefit from this price-less Indian heritage."

He said yoga wasarguably the most valuableIndian cultural heritageand it was an art, scienceand philosophy which

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Delhi Metro services begin on ITO-Mandi House sectionNEW DELHI

Delhi Metro on Monday began operations on the ITO-Mandi House section.

The service in the underground stretch - that is a partof the 9.37-km Central Secretariat-Kashmere Gate line- was flagged off from the ITO station by union UrbanDevelopment Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu in the pres-ence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

"I request everyone to use public transport and Metroservices since it is an answer to the growing traffic con-gestion and pollution," Naidu said.

Kejriwal said his government would do everything toexpand the Delhi Metro network.

"I have always requested Delhi Metro's managingdirector Mangu Singh to increase the number and fre-quency of the coaches," the chief minister said.

Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai was also presenton the occasion.

The section will be opened for the public from 6 pmon Monday.

The service was flagged off after receiving clearancefrom the commissioner for Metro rail safety.

Maggi ban: Criminal case filedagainst Nestle India, its 9 directorsand brand ambassadorsNEW DELHI

In a new development for the troubled Nestle,Mumbai-based NGO Watchdog Foundation on Mondayfiled a criminal case against the Indian arm of the Swissmultinational giant, Nestle India, and its nine directorsover the Maggi noodles issue.

The case, which was filed in Metropolitan MagistrateCourt, Andheri in Mumbai, also named Maggi brandambassadors like Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixitand Preity Zinta in the lawsuit.

Earlier in the day, the Food Safety and StandardsAuthority of India (FSSAI) has ordered testing ofbranded noodles, pasta and macaroni made by firmsincluding ITC, GSK Consumer, Ruchi International,Indo Nissin, besides Nestle.

Last week, the FSSAI has ordered recall of all vari-ants of Maggi noodles from the Indian market, termingthem unsafe and hazardous for human consumption.

Following the FSSAI direction, many Indian stateslike Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab, Assam, Bihar, MadhyaPradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat,Uttarakhand and Goa have banned Maggi noodles amidmounting food safety concerns and several laboratorytests reporting excessive lead in it.

Clamping down further on Nestle, the government hasdragged the Maggi issue to the National ConsumerDisputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) for unfairtrade practices and misleading advertisements and mayseek financial penalties among other actions.

Sun TV channels may go off air asMHA denies clearanceNEW DELHI

The Home Ministry has struck down an Informationand Broadcasting Ministry's proposal for giving securi-ty clearance to 33 television channels of KalanithiMaran-promoted Sun TV Network, a move that couldlead to cancellation of their broadcasting licence.

The I&B Ministry has been informed about the deci-sion of the Home Ministry, which was believed to havebeen influenced by pending criminal cases againstMaran and his brother and former Union MinisterDayanidhi Maran, official sources said.

The Maran brothers are facing a CBI probe overalleged allotment of 300 high-speed BSNL telephonelines to the residence of former Communications andInformation Technology Minister Dayanidhi Maran inChennai which were extended to his brother's channel.

There are two other pending criminal probes againstSun TV Network and its owner Kalanithi Maran - CBI'sAircel-Maxis case and an Enforcement Directorate caseof money laundering. The television channels are free toseek a legal recourse. The decision could also be alteredby Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he intervenes andoverrules the Home Ministry's decision.

The Sun TV Network is one of India's largest mediagroups whose TV channels reach more than 95 millionhouseholds in India.

The Network had applied to the Information andBroadcasting Ministry for renewing its broadcastinglicence for 10 years. The process required securityclearance from the Home Ministry.

Earlier, the Home Ministry had denied security clear-ance to 40 FM radio stations run by the Sun Network,prompting Information and Broadcasting Minister ArunJaitley to write to Home Minister Rajnath Singh inApril, seeking a review of the decision.

India's Mars Orbiter Mission enters15-day 'blackout' phaseBENGALURU

Starting today, the country's low-cost Mars missionthat is in a rendezvous with Mars for an extended peri-od has entered the "blackout" phase snapping communi-cation with the satellite. Starting from today till June 22,the sun will block Mars from the earth snapping com-munication with the satellite. Mars Orbiter Mission(MOM) during this period will go into an "autonomousmode" and will take its decisions, a senior Indian SpaceResearch Organisation official told PTI. "This will befor the first time that there will be a communicationbreak for such a long period of about 15 days. Duringthis period, there will not be any communication withthe satellite," he said. "As eclipses or blackouts are acosmic phenomenon in the solar system, no cause forconcern as the Orbiter has been put on autonomousmode in advance by sending the required commandsfrom here to survive the eclipse phase," the officialasserted.

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NEW DELHICab drivers staged a

protest against the ArvindKejriwal-led Aam AadmiParty (AAP) Governmenthere on Monday for refus-ing to grant fresh licensesto app-based taxi servicesUber, Ola andTaxiForSure.

The drivers, who gath-ered at the Jantar Mantarhere to vent their ire, saidthat app-based taxi servic-es had changed their livesand set them from theclutches of the trans-porters, who used toexploit them.

"I want that Uber appshould be allowed to con-tinue. The lives of the driv-ers have changed becauseof Uber. Earlier, these bigtransporters used to exploitus. Now because of Uber,we are owners of our vehi-cles. Uber has helped usbuy our own vehicles at alow cost and has shown usa way in life," said ASPandey, a taxi driver affili-ated to Uber.

The drivers said thatapp-based services cannotbe held responsible for themisconduct of individual

drivers. They said that theverification of their back-ground and conduct hasbeen done by the DelhiPolice. "App-based taxiservice should be allowed.As far as safety is con-cerned, all of us have beenverified by the police. It isbeing done by the DelhiPolice. Earlier, very fewpeople wanted to enter thisprofession, but now morethan 50 percent are educat-ed. I am a graduate, I am

working with this compa-ny and I am earning a goodsalary, which I cannot earnoutside," said another driv-er Gurpreet Singh.

The move came after a21-year-old woman hadaccused a driver of theUber taxi service ofattempting to kiss her aftershe got off at her destina-tion in Gurgaon.

Delhi's TransportMinister Gopal Rai had onWednesday accused app-

based taxi operators Uberand Ola cabs of "mislead-ing" their drivers and com-muters, by not submittingthe details of their driversto the government.

In December last year, a27-year-old finance execu-tive of a Gurgaon-basedcompany had alleged thatthe driver of an Uber cabdrove her to a desertedplace after she fell asleepin the vehicle and rapedher.

Cab drivers protest againstAAP govt at Jantar Manta

NEW DELHIA 67-year-old retired

motor vehicle inspector inDelhi government's trans-port department has beensentenced to three years injail for amassing dispro-portionate assets of overRs 11 lakh by a court herewhich expressed concernover increasing corruption.

The court observed thatcorruption by public ser-vants has created a senseof insecurity for the com-mon man and such casesdo not deserve leniency asa strong message needs tobe sent to the society.

Special CBI JudgeSanjay Garg-I awarded thejail term to Shankar PrasadDubey, who was foundpossessing assets of Rs11,78,097 not known to hislegal income, saying whilein service, he had been"indulging into corruptionand amassing ill-gottenmoney". "Corruption inday-to-day public life is onthe rise. There is furore inthe society against corrup-tion in public life. It is avery serious problem andhurdle on the path ofprogress of this country.

"Corruption by publicservants has created asense of insecurity for the

common man. Such casesdeserve no leniency as astrong message needs to besent to the society. Thesuperior courts from timeto time have observed thata strict approach needs tobe adopted in cases of cor-ruption," the court said andalso imposed a fine of Rsone lakh on Dubey.

It also directed that theamount recovered duringsearch proceedings, beingill-gotten money, be alsoconfiscated. According toCBI, a DA case waslodged in August 1995against Dubey on the alle-gation that during a sur-prise check, his house wassearched and assets of overRs 22.3 lakh were recov-ered. Dubey, a resident ofPalam Colony here, hadjoined Delhi government'stransport department in1989 and was working as amotor vehicle inspector.Prior to that he was work-ing with Air Force for 20years and retired as aSergeant. CBI said thecheck period was takenfrom May 23, 1989 toAugust 21, 1995 and whilehis income was Rs 6.7 lakhand expenditure was of Rs2.44 lakh, the assets foundwere of Rs 22.3 lakh.

Court awards 3 yearsjail to retired Delhi

govt official in DA case

Supreme Court to resume hearingon pleas against NJAC today

NEW DELHIThe Supreme Court will

on Monday resume hear-ing arguments on the con-stitutional validity of theNational JudicialAppointment Commission(NJAC) Act, notwith-standing the ongoing sum-mer vacation. The five-judge Constitution benchheaded by Justice JSKhehar had on May 12rejected the Centre's pleathat the petitions againstthe NJAC be referred toeither nine or 11 judgesbench. It had also rejectedAttorney General MukulRohatgi's suggestion thatthe matter be heard nextmonth after the summervacation.

The court is hearing abatch of petitions includ-ing the plea filed by theSupreme CourtAdvoca t e s -on -RecordAssociation against theNJAC.

"This country or courtmay not have a matter ofthis importance. This is theenactment of the law byParliament which has amajoritarian rule. This is aserious matter," the Bench,also comprising justices JChelameswar, MB Lokur,

Kurian Joseph and AdarshKumar Goel, had said.

The bench, which decid-ed to go into the merits ofthe issue from Monday,however, had clarified thatthe issue relating to chal-lenge to the NationalJudicial AppointmentCommission Act, 2014 canbe referred to a largerbench at the later stage, ifrequired. Further, the courthad directed that as aninterim measure, addition-al high court judges,whose present stint is dueto end in near future, willcontinue in office for threemonths. The Bench hadmade it clear that it neededto hear the matter at theearliest as a detailedjudgement has to be deliv-ered for which time wouldbe needed and the vacationhelps the judges in pen-ning the verdicts.

Delhi govt burns fingers with two-finger test circular on rape victimsNEW DELHI

Facing flak over issuingan advisory okaying two-finger test on rape victims,the Delhi government onMonday clarified that thenotification was "misinter-preted".

Addressing a press con-ference, Health MinisterSatyendra Jain said thegovernment will issue afresh advisory, clearlymentioning that PerVaginal (PV) examination,also referred to as 'two-fin-ger test', to ascertain sexualassault is banned.

"Today we held a meet-ing and we are issuing afresh notification. The ear-lier advisory was misinter-preted.

"As per the instructions,it is advised that the med-ical professionals shouldnot perform the two-fingertest unless it is medically

required for only treatmentpurposes. It cannot be per-formed for ascertainingsexual assaults. More sci-entific methods will beadopted for this purpose,"Jain said.

He further said that anNGO had met him duringAAP government's previ-ous short stint and had"raised" the issue followingwhich he had asked them to"examine" it.

"Then we were not in

power, during which athree-member committeecomprising two gynaecolo-gists and a forensic expertwas formed last year. Thecommittee had submittedtheir report on June 2014 inwhich they had also saidthat two-finger test on rapevictims should not be per-formed. But then there wassome confusion.

"The Central InformationCommission (CIC) hadalso asked the Delhi gov-

ernment earlier this year toclarify its instructions inthis regard," Jain said afterholding a emergency meet-ing over the matter.

The advisory was issuedearlier on May 31.

"Health department has ahuge staff and there areabout 50 heads of depart-ments who issue circulars.After CIC asked the gov-ernment to clarify itsinstructions, the advisorywas issued on May 31, butit was misinterpreted," hesaid.

The advisory had drawnsevere criticism and evenChief Minister ArvindKejriwal met Jain today todiscuss the issue.

Meanwhile, Congressleader RPN Singh wel-comed the Aam AadmiParty government's moveto withdraw the test.

"It's unfortunate that the

state government reintro-duced the two-finger testfor rape victims, but it's agood thing they are with-drawing it now," Singh toldnews agency ANI.

Lawyer and socialactivist Abha Singh, in themeantime, questioned howthe Delhi government canissue such a notification,despite a Supreme Courtruling to the contrary.

"The Supreme Court hasheld that the two finger testis cruel, inhuman, degrad-ing. It violates the mentaland physical integrity anddignity of a rape victim.What is surprising thatafter such clear SC guide-lines how the AAP-ledDelhi government hascome out with a notifica-tion instructing hospitals tocarry the two-finger test? Isthis empowerment?" askedSingh.

Delhi govt introduces GPS-enabled water tankersNEW DELHI

Delhi government onMonday introduced the useof Global PositioningSystem (GPS) on its watertankers in its bid toimprove service and checktanker mafia.

Consumers will now beable to locate the tankers'position and know its tripschedule, the time of itsarrival and also checktankers' filling point loca-tion information, deliverypoint location information,officials of Delhi Jal Board(DJB) said today.

The link to the system isavailable on the home pageof the DJB website(www.Delhijalboard.Nic.In) under the heading "OurServices" - PublicMonitoring of DrinkingWater Tanker.

Deputy Chief MinisterManish Sisodia who is also

the Delhi Jal BoardChairperson, inaugurated anew portal for public mon-itoring of drinking watertankers at DelhiSecretariat.

"This is a giant leap inbringing transparency ingovernment functioningand empowerment of com-mon people. People willnow be able to monitorhundreds of water tankersof DJB using their cell-phones and computers,from their offices, homesor anywhere," Sisodia said.

Contact details of offi-cials have been providedon the portal so that theconsumers can contactthem in case of non arrivalof tanker or any otherproblem. DJB has also pro-vided a window to con-sumers to lodge theirgrievances/complaints.

DJB claims that the

move will curb tankermafia operating in the city."We had promised that wewill take effective actionagainst the tanker mafia.Traditional steps like bettervigilance and monitoringmake a limited impact insuch cases. I am sure thepublic monitoring of watertankers will prove to be amajor deterrent against thetanker mafias operating inthe NCT of Delhi," DJBvice chairman KapilMishra said.

DJB provides water indeficit areas through 407GPS enabled stainless steelwater tankers and 400 mildsteel tankers deployed inthe city.

It has also increased itswater production from 835MGD to around 885 MGDby the optimum utilizationof existing waterresources.

Sanitation workers protest ahead of meetingwith Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHIGarbage continued to pile

up in parts of Delhi amidongoing strike by municipalsanitation workers here,even as a section of themprotested in front of ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal'sresidence ahead of his meet-ing with them at the RamlilaMaidan Monday evening.

MCD workers to protestagainst Delhi's CM overnon- payment of salaries

Workers from East DelhiMunicipal Corporation(EDMC) littered garbage inMayur Vihar and Patparganjareas to express their angerover the issue, causing dis-comfort to local residents.All three municipal corpora-

tions are led by BJP and, thecivic bodies have been atloggerheads with the AAPgovernment over fundsrelease issue, including forsanitation work. Kejriwal ismeeting sanitation workerstoday at a rally in RamlilaMaidan, where senior offi-cials of the three corpora-tions are also said to attend.

"Yes, many of the work-ers are angry with the AAPgovernment. Since, it hasnot been releasing the glob-al shares and municipalreform funds due to thecivic bodies, which couldhave been used for payingsalaries," a senior official ofthe North Corporationsaid.

AAP govt makingACB 'centre ofpolitics': Delhi BJPNEW DELHI

Delhi BJP on Sundayaccused the AAP govern-ment of making the anti-corruption branch of Delhi"a centre of politics".

"A student of Congressschool of politics (Arvind)Kejriwal is trying to useACB as Congress usedCBI to silence opponents,"Delhi BJP's Media in-charge Praveen Kapooralleged.

Appointments in ACBhas become an issue latelywith Chief MinisterKejriwal at loggerheadswith the Centre over distri-bution of power.

"Under Congress CBIfilled cases only againstmajor opposition politi-cians while Kejriwal'sACB finds corruption inMCD (municipal corpora-tions) and police, who arecontrolled by BJP govern-ments," Kapoor said in astatement.

DJB starts generationof bio-gas power atKondli STPNEW DELHI

Delhi Jal Board (DJB)has started generation ofbio-gas power at itssewage treatment plant(STP) in Kondli, making itthe third STP to have suchfacility. According to DJB,its total gas-based powergeneration at the threeSTPs has now gone up to40,000 KWH per day.

"DJB has started gener-ation of bio-gas powerfrom its 45 MGD sewagetreatment plant at Kondli.The plant has started pro-ducing 10,000 KWH perday which will increasefurther in the comingdays," the DJB said in itspress release.

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NEW DELHIThe annual Kailash Mansarovar

Yatra commences from the old routevia Lipulekh pass from Monday andthe pilgrimage through the newroute via Nathula Pass in Sikkimwill begin from June 18.

External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj had earlier announced thatthe Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimagewill commence from June 18 for thefirst time via a motorable route pass-ing through China.

The route through Nathula willaugment the capacity and reduce thehardship and journey time enablingmany more pilgrims, in particularaged pilgrims, to undertake theyatra.

The new route will be in additionto the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhandthrough which the pilgrimage tookplace until last year.

Sushma Swaraj also unveiled a

website containing detailed informa-tion about the yatra.

The pilgrimage, which com-mences from today from the oldroute via Lipulekh pass, will cost Rs1.5 lakh.The new motorable routevia Nathula on the India-China bor-der from east Sikkim to Shigatse, the

second biggest city in Tibet, wasadded after a memorandum ofunderstanding was signed betweenthe two countries during PrimeMinister Narendra Modi`s state visitto Beijing in September 2014.

Beginning June 18, the yatra viathe new route will cost Rs 1.7 lakh.

NEW DELHIOver 40,000 complaints

and appeals are pending inthe Central InformationCommission (CIC) which isworking without its Chieffor more than nine months.

A total of 40,051 cases --comprising 32,531 appealsand 7,520 complaints filedunder the Right toInformation (RTI) Act -- arepending in the Commissionas on today, as per CIC offi-cial data.

Of these, 15,736 appealsand complaints are pendingbefore the ChiefI n f o r m a t i o nCommissioner's bench. Restof the cases are pendingwith seven InformationCommissioners -- VijaiSharma, Basant Seth,Yashovardhan Azad, SharatSabharwal, ManjulaPrasher, MA Khan Yusufiand Madabhushanam

Sridhar Acharyulu, it said.Three posts of

Information Commissionersare vacant in the transparen-cy watchdog. Among theI n f o r m a t i o nCommissioners, Sharma istipped to be the next ChiefInformation Commissioner.His name is understood tohave been cleared in a meet-ing that Prime MinisterNarendra Modi had on June1 with leader of Congressparty in Lok SabhaMallikarjun Kharge.

Finance Minister ArunJaitley, who is also the partof three-member selectioncommittee headed by thePrime Minister, had alsoattended the meeting.

Last month, Congresspresident Sonia Gandhi andparty vice president RahulGandhi had attacked thePrime Minister over thedelay in the appointments of

Chiefs of CIC, CVC andLokpal, saying the govern-ment feared transparency.

The delay in the appoint-ment of Chief informationCommissioner andI n f o r m a t i o nCommissioners, which hasresulted in high pendency,has been questioned by theRTI activists who haveaccused the government of"gradually killing" the trans-parency panel.

"With huge number ofpending cases in CIC, theCommission requires dras-tic reforms including itsChief to work onSaturdays," said LokeshBatra, RTI activist. Batrahas also questioned the gov-ernment's reported move toappoint Vijai Sharma as thenew Chief InformationCommissioner, who is thesenior-most InformationCommissioner in the panel.

CIC case pendency touches 40,000mark; panel remains headless

Kailash Mansarovar yatra begins today

NEW DELHIAmidst a leadership

row in Punjab, formerchief ministerAmarinder Singh onMonday metCongress leadersSonia and RahulGandhi and discussedwith them the wayforward for strength-ening the party andresolving the differ-ences among its stateunit members.

Sources said themeeting at the 10,Janpath, residence ofCongress PresidentSonia Gandhi lastedfor around 35 minutesduring which discus-sions were held onhow to resolve theleadership row inPunjab.

Amarinder has beenpressing for theremoval of presentPCC chief Partap

Singh Bajwa and islooking to instal oneof his supporters inthe latter' place.

The former Punjabchief minister is learntto have again soughtan early change ofguard in Punjab under

a consensus leader tokeep Congress's flocktogether as the partyattempts to wrestpower from the AkaliDal-BJP combine.

Punjab is slated togo to elections inearly 2017. Congress

has lost the previoustwo consecutiveAssembly polls in thestate.

Sources said thatAmarinder has sug-gested the names ofhis close associatesSunil Jakhar and Lal

Singh as likelyreplacements forBajwa.

Amidst increasedinfighting and awidening rift amongits senior leaders inPunjab, the Congresshigh command has

embarked on an exer-cise to put its house inorder in the state.

As part of the exer-cise, Rahul metBajwa last week andalso agreed to partici-pate in a padyatrastarting October 2 inthe state.

The Congress VicePresident also gavehis nod to Bajwa to goahead with a pro-gramme aimed at con-necting with weakersections of societywhich was launchedat Sri Hargobindpuron June 2 and willconclude onSeptember 28.

Rahul also metAICC general secre-tary Shakeel Ahmed,who is in charge ofparty affairs inPunjab, to discuss theparty's revival plan inthe state.

Amarinder meets Sonia, Rahul

NEW YORKUnited States President

Barack Obama and FrenchPresident Francois Hollandehave reportedly agreed onsome of the world`s mostpressing issues, includingthe imposition of sanctionson Russia in the light of itsactions in Ukraine and theneed to curb Iran`s nuclearambitions, the White Housesaid.

The two leaders agreedthat the economic sanctionsagainst Russia should stay inplace until the country fullyabides by the terms of thepeace accord that was struckwith Ukraine last year,reported The New YorkTimes.

Although Paris had takena harder line and hadexpressed more scepticismthan Washington DC on theIran nuclear talks, bothObama and Hollande con-

curred that the two nations,along with other world pow-ers, will stay united in pur-suit of a nuclear deal withTehran.

The White House further

informed that the two lead-ers also discussed climatechange, trade, counteringIslamic State (IS) militantsin Iraq and Syria and theinstability in Libya.

G7 summit: Obama, Hollande reach agreementon Ukraine crisis, Iran nuke deal

NEW DELHIEnding days of stand-

off, Madhya Pradesh gov-ernment has released waterfrom Bansagar dam toUttar Pradesh followingthe intervention of theCentre.

According to a WaterResources Ministry state-ment here, on the requestof Union Water ResourcesMinister Uma Bharti,Madhya Pradesh ChiefMinister Shivraj SinghChouhan has orderedrelease of water fromBansagar Dam in MadhyaPradesh to Uttar Pradesh.

"This has resolved thewater supply crisis whichhad arisen due to earlierrefusal of Madhya Pradeshto release water to UttarPradesh from Bansagardam on the grounds ofnon-release of share ofoperation and maintenancefunds by Uttar Pradesh toMadhya Pradesh," thestatement added.

The MP government hadearlier refused to releasethe desired water on theground that UP had notagreed to share the opera-tion and maintenanceexpenses of Bansagar dam

and hence they have notstored the due share ofwater of UP in Bansagardam.

UP government hasrefuted this claim of MP,the statement added.

Accordingly, aCommittee underChairman, CWC, had beenconstituted to examine theissue in consultation withall party states.

A tripartite meeting wasalso convened by theCentre about a fortnightago to resolve the disputesbetween the two statesover release of water fromBansagar dam but it failedto make headway as sever-al outstanding issues couldnot be sorted out.

The dam is located inMadhya Pradesh and con-trolled by BansagarControl Board which is asubordinate office of theUnion Water ResourcesMinistry.

UP government alsowrote to Central WaterCommission seeking thatdirections be issued toMadhya Pradesh to release2,000 cusecs of water fromBansagar Dam.

MP releases water of Bansagar damto UP following central intervention

LUCKNOWEven as the Narendra

Modi government plans tomake the InternationalYoga Day on June 21 agrand success, All IndiaMuslim Personal LawBoard (AIMPLB) onSunday decided to launch anationwide campaignagainst making 'SuryaNamaskar' and Yoga com-pulsory in schools.

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Muslim Law Boardagainst making Yoga,Surya Namaskar compul-sory in schools

"The committee will alsofind ways to make Muslimcommunity aware of theirconstitutional rights.

During the campaign, wewill put forth our view onSurya Namaskar and Yogaand explain as to why itwas against our religiousbeliefs and should not beforced on our children," hesaid. Taking the campaignbeyond the ambit of Hindu-Muslim tension, the AIM-PLB member said thatattempts would be made toinclude people of other reli-

gions as well in the cam-paign.Speaking atAIMPLB's executive com-mittee meeting held atNadwat-ul-Ulma here,Mahali also expressed theorganisation's willingnessto fight legal battles regard-ing the "interference ofcourts in Sharia laws".

"Recently some courtdecisions have comeagainst Sharia laws. The

All India Muslim PersonalLaw Board has decided tofile an appeal in such casesin court and fight the legalbattle as a party in suchcases," Mahali said.

Maulana Wali Rahmaniwas appointed as the actingGeneral Secretary of theBoard at the meeting.Maulana Nizamuddin willalso continue in the post, hesaid.

AIMPLB to campaign against making Yoga,Surya Namaskar compulsory in schools

We value NGOs' participation: Javadekaron denial of entry to Greenpeace activistNEWDELHI

Environment MinisterPrakash Javadekar onMonday said his ministry has"nothing to do" with the denialof entry to a Greenpeaceactivist and said that it "val-ues" participation of variousNGOs. "We have nothing todo with that. We are not doingthis. A different ministry isdoing this for security of thecountry... It's a differentthing," Javadekar said inresponse to a query on the

matter. "We value NGOs' par-ticipation. We have conducteda workshop recently and aconsultation meeting of morethan 125 NGOs who areworking with masses inforests, wildlife managementand many other things. NGOsare not one or two. There is nomonopoly," he asserted at apress conference held after thecompletion of one year ofgovernment. GreenpeaceIndia today claimed thatAaron Gray-Block, a member

of Greenpeace International,had flown in from Sydney onSaturday to take part in aseries of meetings with staffhere and was denied entry intoIndia despite having validdocuments. The NGOclaimed that Gray-Block wastravelling on an Australianpassport and no formal reasonwas given by immigrationofficials in Bangalore for thedecision to turn back Gray-Block, who was not officiallydeported.

Deficient monsoon: PM Modi wants challenge to be turned into opportunityNEW DELHI

With monsoon rainfallpredicted to be deficientthis year, Prime MinisterNarendar Modi onMonday said that the"challenge" should beconverted into an "oppor-tunity" for looking atother avenues of irrigationas he pitched for boostingthe creation of farm pondsas a short-term effort.

Chairing a meeting hereto review the PradhanMantri Krishi SinchaiYojana, he pressed forquick adoption of a multi-pronged strategy to aug-ment the country?s irriga-tion network.

With regard to the fore-cast by the meteorogicaldepartment about defi-cient monsoon rainfallthis year, Modi exhortedofficials to treat the "chal-lenge of below-normalrainfall as an opportuni-ty", a PMO statementsaid.

He sought a relook atthe administrative mecha-nisms, financial arrange-ments and technology

applications in the irriga-tion sector, to result in ashorter, more comprehen-sive decision-makingprocess, which coulddeliver quick results forthe farmers.

The Prime Ministerpitched for an intensiveshort-term effort to boostthe creation of farm pondsacross the country.

The irrigation plans

need to be worked out atthe district level, andyoung officers from thecivil services should beasked to propose district-level irrigation plans,Modi said.

Expansion of irrigationhas to be linked with acomprehensive evaluationof cropping patternsacross states, as well as ajudicious mix of modern

and micro irrigation sys-tems such as drip andsprinkler irrigation, hesaid.

While calling for a thor-ough study of various tra-ditional irrigation meth-ods across the country, thePrime Minister saidyoung researchers fromuniversities should beinvolved in irrigation-pol-icy planning.

Ancient concept, values in educationhailed abroad but described as saffron in country: IraniNEW DELHI

Taking a jibe at criticsalleging saffronisation ofeducation, Union HRDMinister Smriti Irani onMonday said the country'sinherent strength in educa-tion, ancient concept andvalues is hailed andapplauded abroad but isdescribed as "saffron" backin the country.

Wondering if India'sinherent strength shouldnot be valued, Irani, who isaccused of saffronisingeducation, said even in thefield of Mathematics therehas been accusation of saf-fronisation when India'sancient method of maths isexplored the world-over.

Speaking at a conferenceorganised by HinduEducation Board, shespoke about the criticismfaced by well-knownMathematics professor ofPrinceton UniversityManjul Bhargava backhome who confided learn-ing the concept of mathsthrough Sanskrit poems.

"...He is accused in tele-vision shows of saffronisa-tion of Mathematics. This

is only possible in Indiathat you have an ancientmethod of Maths which isexplored and applaudedacross the world, thatbecomes saffron back inIndia," she said, addingsuch criticism is possibleonly in India.

"Is everything Indian notto be valued? Is it possiblein any country that we shyaway from our own inher-ent strength, that we shyaway from our own inher-ent heritage, our culture,our glorious history," theMinister said.

Referring to the contro-versy surrounding the yogaday celebration, she said,"I wonder whether all the175 nations who supportedus at the UN for celebrat-ing the day were as saffronas we are". She said thenew education policy,which would be ready bythe year-end would emergeas one that helps in nationbuilding. "Education isalso not limited to policydraft, or school or universi-ty. It defines the existenceof human being, the socie-ty," she said.

Recently, on the suggestion of theeminent lawyer, Ram Jethmalani,the Chief Justice of the SupremeCourt allowed me to lead arguments onthe effective steps to be taken to bringback black money, or undisclosed illegal-ly held funds, estimated at Rs.120 lakhcrore, stashed secretly abroad by Indiansin numbered bank accounts. This amountis about 60 times the annual revenue fromincome tax in the Union Budget.

The media had reported during the 2014Lok Sabha election, possibly with theusual dose of interpolation and dramatisa-tion, that Prime Minister Narendra Modihad pledged in election speeches to bringback to the country all this black money.According to these reports, Mr. Modi hadsaid the money belonged to the nation,and every citizen would receive Rs.15lakh in his or her bank account when themoney came in.

When or where Mr. Modi said this is notclear, but the nation, convinced after hisspeech that this would be done, now holdsthe government led by the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) responsible for havingfailed to keep this promise.

It is a fact that despite the Modi govern-ment setting up, soon after coming tooffice, a Special Investigation Team undertwo former Supreme Court judges, thereis no sign yet of black money havingbeing brought back.

Does this mean that the BJP had under-estimated the reality and complexity ofthe issue and that there are no quick fixesfor retrieving the black money back? Tounderstand this, it is important to recog-nise why eliminating black money is cru-cial to the nations strategy for highgrowth.

The black money issue should not bemisunderstood as one of merely avoidingtaxes. It is, in fact, a major systemic crimeof denying the nations financial systemthe proceeds of wealth. Such denialshould actually be declared as treason,where opportunities to share the wealthfor the benefit of the poor are wilfullydenied.

The spreading cancermoney is a cancer in our economic sys-

tem, not yet terminal or life-threatening.But we do not have much time left, possi-bly only a decade, before the economicsystem starts to unravel and contort.

There are three dimensions to this can-cer. First, there is a distortion of invest-

ment priorities because acquiring luxurieswith black money favours high-levelinvestment in the luxury goods industries there is a higher rate of return oninvestment. This is similar to the cellulardisorder in the body of a cancer patient.

Second, forward trading in agriculturalcommodities by cash-rich speculatorscauses fluctuations in prices due to hoard-ing of agricultural products.

Third, generating black money withimpunity means that the quality is sub-optimised in public sector infrastructuralprojects by tender manipulation, under-and over-invoicing in trade, and so on.The so-called Black Money Bill of 2015,passed recently by Parliament, is inade-quate to secure the return of an estimated$1.5 trillion deposited illegally abroad byIndian citizens in about 90 countries.

The statute is structured in a way thatwill ensure punishment for black moneyhoarders once the money is detected oradmitted for amnesty, but has no provi-sions on how to bring back the moneyitself.

Taking the right stepsare four ways by which the names and

accounts that are illegally held abroad canbe ascertained, and the money stashedaway brought back.

First, the Central Bureau ofInvestigation/Enforcement Directorate

can register a First Information Report onthe receipt of information of illegalaccounts through Intelligence sources,and then obtain a Letter of Request u/s166A of the Criminal Procedure Code(1973) from a designated court. Then, theagency can use Switzerlands Law OnInternational Judicial Assistance inCriminal Matters and seek Swiss cooper-ation to confiscate the account.

The second way is the German orFrench method of obtaining records of aparticular bank. Monetary inducementsare used in these two countries to will sen-ior bank officials, as was done with theBank of Liechtenstein and HSBC inGeneva.

The third way, the U.S. method, wasused in the Washington D.C.-basedbranch offices of the Union Bank ofSwitzerland and Credit Suisse. Seniorbank officers based in the WashingtonD.C. branch were arrested on charges ofespionage to pressurise Swiss authoritiesinto giving over 5,000 names of U.S. citi-zens who had illegally opened bankaccounts in these two banks that hadclaimed secrecy as a business principle.India also has Swiss bank branch officesin Mumbai.

The fourth is the method suggested byeminent jurist and senior advocate Fali S.Nariman in his Rajya Sabha speeches and

opinion pieces in newspapers, namely,invoking the Resolution of the UNConvention against Corruption, adoptedby the UN General Assembly in 2005 andratified by India in 2011.

This requires Parliament to pass a law.Or, as a first step, it requires the Presidentto issue an Ordinance to nationalise all thebank accounts of Indian citizens in the 90-odd nations where black money isstashed. Thereafter, bilateral discussionswith each of these countries can takeplace to get hold of the accounts.

Moreover, SIT must seek a report fromthe Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) ofthe Indian government on what it hasdone about suspicious transactions report-ed by banks. This will ensure that thebanks report, on a real time basis, all sus-picious transactions. SIT should demandboth an investigation into at least 100 ofthe major suspicious transactions thathave been reported in the past three years,and action to be taken against them with-in 10 days. There must also be a follow upon all other cases, as and when reportssurface.

Issue of ownershipis also no precise definition of political-

ly empowered persons. It is defined as perthe UN Convention against Corruption2005, which India ratified and became asignatory to in 2011. Further, in line withthe provisions of Section 12 of thePrevention of Money Laundering Act, allinstitutions must declare to the govern-ment their beneficial ownership thiswill include ICICI Bank, Axis Bank,HDFC Bank, Jet Airways, and so on.Unless this is done, the ownership of sev-eral large corporations will remainunknown.

Mr. Narimans suggestion, the first ofits kind, should become a crucial instru-ment of black money restitution, mandat-ed by the Supreme Court.

These are the effective ways of obtain-ing the estimated $1.50 trillion stashedabroad. The measures being takenpresently by the government are com-pletely ineffective in tackling this cancerand are, therefore, only of diversionaryvalue.

(Subramanian Swamy is a formerUnion Cabinet Minister of Commerce,Law and Justice, and Chairman of theAction Committee Against Corruption

in India.)

Tuesday | June 09, 2015

BY SANJAY JOSHI

In a speech last year, the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief,Mohan Bhagwat, sought to justifythe Ghar Vapsi programme of areconversion to Hinduism of peo-ple who had converted to other reli-gions and defended it the follow-ing way: Mera maal chor ke paashai. mein apnaa maal waapas loon-gaa, yeh kaunsi badi baat hai (mypossessions were stolen by a thief.if I now take them back, whats thebig deal?). Understandably, hischoice of words shocked some liber-al sentiments.

That his statement was unbeliev-ably crass is beyond doubt. But, italso raises a couple of interestingquestions. Was Mr. Bhagwat com-pletely wrong in his assumptions thatthe people he represented as origi-nal Hindus were possessions orbelongings, to be stolen from and beretrieved by the community he claimsto represent? And, how does that rep-resentation of Hindus as belong-ings square with other ideas aboutHindutva that emphasise the onenessand togetherness of the Hindu com-munity? I would like to suggest thatneither was Mr. Bhagwat entirelywrong, nor does his statement contra-dict other ideas about Hindu-ness.Rather, what his speech calls for is toexplore the idea of belonging.

Sanjay Joshi. File photo.Unpacking the ideaThe notion of belonging lies at

the heart of all communities, real andimagined whether they be those ofbirth, blood, proximity, or of choice.Everyone belongs, and a sense ofbelonging is often crucial to a per-sons well-being. At the same time,we dispute belonging, vociferously.Such disputes can be competitive, inthe sense of my community is betterthan yours, or they can occur whendifferent ideas of belonging intersectand overlap, with different ideas ofbelonging competing for primacy.Wars, riots, sports rivalries, someforms of electoral politics, and cer-tainly many family disputes, are ulti-mately about competing visions ofbelonging. Given its overwhelming

centrality to human life, it is some-what surprising how little attention ispaid to unpacking this idea. We usethe word often enough, but, do wereally know what it is to belong?

In the English language, the wordbelonging has two meanings: one,to indicate an affective sense of iden-tification with a place or people, andthe other, to suggest possession. Inone sense then, a person belongs to,as in has a great deal of affection forand identity with, a place or people(or an institution). In the other sense,a person who belongs, is deemed tobe the possession of a place, people,or institutions. This is not simply anidiosyncrasy of the English language.In Hindi/Urdu too (the only other lan-guages with which I am familiar), thewords apnaa/hamaaraa and/or apnaa-pan function in very similar ways. Iam sure readers with a larger linguis-tic repertoire will be able to add otherexamples.

More than linguisticMy point is not a linguistic one

though, but rather is to draw attentionto a social and cultural phenomenon.I would like to suggest that the sameword, apparently indicating two dif-ferent meanings, is much more than alinguistic coincidence. In fact, Iwould go further and argue thatsocial and cultural practices ofbelonging, necessarily, and almostalways, bring both senses of the wordinto play. The carrot of an affective,emotional bond with something larg-er than oneself is always accompa-nied by the stick of possessiveauthority that demands that one com-ply with the rules and hierarchies ofthe community. Mr. Bhagwatrevealed, albeit in an extremely grossfashion, how the two ideas of belong-ing come together, at least in hisimagination. In both senses, he issaying, the converts actuallybelong to the Hindu community ashe defines it.

But, its not just one outspokenRSS leaders statements that are atissue. Anthems, flags, patriotic songs

and national celebrations reinforcefor us our feelings of belonging to anentity larger than ourselves. Yet, wealso belong to the nation-state inother ways. In a legal sense, the statesets the parameters for acceptablebehaviour, and has the power to pun-ish us. The nation-state also asserts,not always successfully, a unique pri-macy on our sense of belonging. Ifour actions demonstrate that we valuebelonging to another community overthe nation for example, anothernation, or a State (think of Jammuand Kashmir or Nagaland or Punjabas extreme examples), or even if wevalue our sense of belonging to acommunity shaped by our friends orfamily, over that of the nation-state,the latter punishes us for usurping itsputative primacy in our sense ofbelonging. We belong to the nation,in both senses of the word.

Or, we can think of even smallercommunities. Jati and gotra survivedover centuries because institutionssuch as proximity, marriage, occupa-

tions, landholding or commensality,promoted an affective sense ofbelonging, of identity, that wasimportant to the members of the com-munities. Yet, as the actions of theleaders of the khap panchayats inHaryana demonstrated a few yearsago, the two senses of belongingclearly overlapped. While the diktatsof the khap elders have made news inthe last few years, there is little doubtthat the sense of belonging to caste,gotra, and community in generalmeant belonging in both senses of theword.

Idea of familyAnd, perhaps where this dual idea

belonging is most apparent, and leastrecognised, is the community closesthome literally. Families, we areoften led to believe, are a site ofaffective and unconditional love.Despite so much everyday evidenceto the contrary, this notion persists.Whether it is in the realm of politics,of business, the identification of theidea of the family (the parivaar inHindi) is brought to the fore to sug-gest a sense of affective bonds thathold people in the institutions togeth-er. But, as cinematic or televisedmelodramas repeatedly tell us, fami-lies are hardly the sites of only affec-tive love and togetherness. Indeed,melodramas would not be possible iflove, togetherness, and harmonywere the only characteristics of fami-lies. There are sons who dont followtheir fathers wishes. Daughtersrefuse to follow the conventions ofthe familys womenfolk. Daughters-in-law dont obey their mothers-in-law. Such are the stuff of these melo-dramas. And, what are they if not dif-fering ideas about belonging? Whatare they but situations that occurwhen established ideas about belong-ing clash with the changing socialrealities that produce new forms ofaffection and belonging?

It is in the microcosm of familiesthat we can also, most clearly, see theextent to which ideas of belongingare connected both to affection and topower. The modern family, at least, isbelieved to be rooted in ideas ofaffectivity. Carrots of affection are

what keep families together. Yet,whether generational or gendered,the stick of power is never far fromthe surface. Through gifting thebride, or the change of her surname,rituals indicate that the woman nowbelongs to a new set of owners.And, it is in the way we think aboutand act towards our own childrenperhaps, that we most clearly revealthe duality inherent in the notion ofbelonging. That we love and cherishour children is, for most part, beyonddoubt. But, until they are able to actindependently, we do seek to controlthem as if they were our possessions.Choice of words aside, how differentis that from what Mr. Bhagwat saidabout the possessions he believedhad been stolen from him?

For introspectionThe two meanings of belonging do

matter, because while we tend to cel-ebrate the first sense of belonging, afeeling of togetherness, we oftenignore the other. From the nation-state, through religious communities,down to the family, the power todefine belonging is confined to thefew. That power allows the govern-ment, the sarsanghchaalak, or the eld-ers to exercise the stick of authorityand treat members of the communityas belongings. My purpose with thisarticle is not only to point to the twoinextricably-linked aspects ofbelonging, but also to suggest that itis only from this recognition that wecan either hope to contest the powerexercised through the politics ofbelonging, or find other and morecreative and less oppressive ways ofbelonging. Alternatively perhaps, wecould change how we think of peoplewith whom we share so much; andstart at the most fundamental level ofbelonging, as Khalil Gibran did,when he wrote: Your children arenot your children./They are the sonsand daughters of Lifes longing foritself./They come through you butnot from you, And though they arewith you, yet they belong not to you.

(Sanjay Joshi is a Professor ofHistory at Northern Arizona

University, U.S.)

Two States, one challenge

Black money: pinning the shadow down

What does it mean to belong?

EDITORIAL4 NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | JUNE 09, 2015Fight For Right Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: news.saaddahaq@gmail.comFight For Right

Ayear after their formation, the States ofTelangana and Andhra Pradesh continue to grap-ple with resource-sharing issues with respect topower, water and other assets. Andhra Pradesh withoutthe revenue flow from Hyderabad (which accounted for22 per cent of the total revenue of the undivided State)is in dire financial straits as the special status promisedby the previous UPA government has proved to be elu-sive. As an ally of the BJP at the Centre, the TeluguDesam Party that rules Andhra Pradesh is hoping for aspecial financial grant. But that too appears to be a dis-tant dream today as too many States are in the queueseeking such packages. As in the case of similar dis-putes among other States, water-sharing remains a con-tentious issue. While the people at large are reconciledto the post-bifurcation reality, it is the political grand-standing of the two governments that is really comingin the way of a harmonious coexistence between thetwo. For instance, the Telangana government in Aprilwent ahead and imposed its own motor vehicle tax,unmindful of concerns on the other side. Every singleissue be it the division of the secretariat premises,public sector institutions, State cadre officers or theHigh Court has become a bone of contention.

Each time there has been a dispute, the two Stateshave knocked on the doors of the Centre seeking medi-ation. But the truth is that beyond trying the persuasionroute, New Delhi can do precious little on any of it.Andhra Pradesh has to find ways to mobilise resourcesto fund its ambitious infrastructure projects. Besidessecuring the promised quantum of funds from theCentre, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has toexplore the possibility of accessing funds from privateand external sources to realise plans for the develop-ment of a capital region, and to build airports, seaportsand smart cities. Hyderabad being retained as an inte-gral part of Telangana has made all the difference forboth States in terms of revenues, as it accounts for 99per cent of the total IT and ITeS exports from the twoStates. The stark reality is reflected in the 2014-15 and2015-16 budgets of the two governments. Telanganaregistered a revenue surplus of Rs.301 crore and Rs.531crore, while Andhra Pradesh ended up with a deficit ofRs.6,064 crore and Rs.7,300 crore respectively.However, the challenge for the Telangana RashtraSamiti government led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao is toensure progress all across the State, particularly in thedistricts of Warangal, Adilabad, Karimnagar andNizamabad, which have historically seen hardly anyprogress on the manufacturing front. The hinterlandsmainstay is in mining, poultry, food processing, dairyand farming. The way forward is to put behind the dis-trust and bitterness that preceded the bifurcationprocess, and get down to the real issues.

In the English language, the word belonging has twomeanings: one, to indicate an affective sense of identifica-

tion with a place or people, and the other, to suggest posses-sion. In one sense then, a person belongs to, as in has a

great deal of affection for and identity with, a place or peo-ple (or an institution). In the other sense, a person who

belongs, is deemed to be the possession of a place, people,or institutions. This is not simply an idiosyncrasy of the

English language. In Hindi/Urdu too (the only other lan-guages with which I am familiar), the words

apnaa/hamaaraa and/or apnaapan function in very similarways. I am sure readers with a larger linguistic repertoire

will be able to add other examples.

5 NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | JUNE 09, 2015Fight for right Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: news.saaddahaq@gmail.comCongress slams...

"despite being a woman."PM Modi certainly doesnt have quali-

ties, gravitas, or grace that statesman have.More than once PM said that he wanted tocongratulate Sheikh Hasina for fighting awar against terrorism despite being awoman, Sharma pointed out.

Was PM Modi trying to say that womanare cowards and their courage needs to bevalidated by an Indian PM? he asked.

Meanwhile, PM Modi faced flak onsocial media website Twitter for his remarkon Sheikh Hasina.

While delivering a lecture at DhakaUniversity in Bangladesh on Sunday, Modisaid that despite being a woman theBangladesh PM has vowed that her gov-ernment will have zero tolerance againstterrorism.

Micro-blogging site Twitter was abuzzwith tweets calling Modi's comment 'sex-ist'.

In response to the remark, Twitteratihave also posted pictures of women whohave achieved remarkable heights in theirfields.

UN decision...helps people in self-realisation."Yoga is an art, science and philosophy.

It helps to join the powers of body, mindand soul for achieving self-realisation.Modern medical science has validated thatthe practice of yoga not only reduces stressbut has multiple long-lasting beneficialeffects. Yogic discipline not only helpscontrol the wavering mind but also inspiresthe pursuit of excellence," he said.

'Yogikasparsh' has been written byNivedita Joshi, daughter of senior BJPleader Murli Manohar Joshi.

She said she was bed-ridden by a host ofcrippling ailments for years before sheregained health and vigour with practice ofyoga under the guidance of noted guru B KS Iyengar.

She was long driven by a quest to takeyoga to the blind, 39 million globally andone-third of them living in India, Joshisaid.

"This effort will bring so much morelight to those who thought they could notmove in that direction (of yoga)," she said.

"As we prepare to celebrate theInternational Day of Yoga, it gives meimmense satisfaction that the Yoga manualin Braille is being offered as a unique giftto the visually impaired," the Presidentsaid.

Centre to...Northeastern states very seriously. We

are discussing how to tackle such prob-lems. In Arunachal, the security forcesrepelled the attack and there were nocausalities. The state police and Centralforces have to work together to tackle theproblem. We are discussing on how tobring peace in the region," Rijiju toldmediapersons here this morning.

Cadres of the Nationalist SocialistCouncil of Nagaland - Khaplang faction(NSCN-K) had on Sunday attacked thearmy camp at Laju in the Tirap district ofArunachal Pradesh.

According to reports, the army was alert-ed of the attack by intelligence inputs andwhen the militants struck, they wererepelled with force. Around 60-70 emptycartridges of AK 47 bullets and twoNaphod bombs were recovered from thespot.

This incident comes after an attack onarmy personnel on June 4 in Manipur,which resulted in the death of 18 soldiers.

Rajiv Gandhi...On June 6, Perarivalan was shifted to

Puzhal Central Jail here from the Velloreprison to enable him get medical treatmentfor an illness linked to an urinary tractinfection.

Doctors at the Vellore General Hospitalhad referred him to the RGGGH for spe-ciality treatment.

After the tests, Perarivalan was takenback to Puzhal jail where he will remainfor the next few days till such time all theresults of medical tests emerge and basedon the opinion of doctors.

"The extent of his stay here (Puzhal jail)will depend on what doctors say based onhis test results," a top jail official told PTI.

Last year, the Supreme Court had com-muted the death sentence of three, includ-ing Perarivalan in the Rajiv Gandhi assas-sination case, to life imprisonment.

Perarivalan was arrested in 1991 and hassince then been lodged in Vellore Centralprison.

KV Chowdary...Rajnath Singh attended the other meeting

on Central Vigilance Commissioner(CVC). Minister of State for PersonnelJitendra Singh was also present in themeetings.

Earlier last month, Congress president

Sonia Gandhi and party vice presidentRahul Gandhi had attacked the PrimeMinister over the delay in the appoint-ments of chiefs of CIC, CVC and Lokpalsaying the government feared transparen-cy.

Many RTI activists have also questionedthe delay in the appointments.

Sharma, a former EnvironmentSecretary, has been working asInformation Commissioner in the CentralInformation Commissioner since 2012.Sharma, if appointed as chief of the trans-parency watchdog, will have a tenure ofabout six months till he attains the age of65 years on December 2.

Chowdary, who retired as CBDT chief inOctober last year, has been working asadviser to Supreme Court appointedSpecial Investigation Team (SIT), that isprobing black money cases.

The two meetings also cleared the namesfor three vacant posts of InformationCommissioners and at least one VigilanceCommissioner.

The last meeting of the panel held hereon May 23 had remained inconclusive.

The CIC, which is mandated to resolveappeals and complaints filed against gov-ernment departments or public authoritiesby information seekers under the Right toInformation Act, has been working withouta chief for over nine months, after thetenure of CIC Rajiv Mathur ended onAugust 22, 2014.

In CVC, the term of Central VigilanceCommissioner Pradeep Kumar had endedon September 28 last year, while VigilanceCommissioner J M Garg completed histenure on September 7.

The government has received about 130applications for the two vacant posts at theanti-corruption watchdog, reports said.

No specific inputs...environmental security to secure all the

approaches to the routes of the yatra,including the Chandanwari route and theBaltal route," the GOC said.

The forces will also provide medical aswell as communication assistance, headded.

On the security arrangements, Saha saidaerial surveillance is being conducted totrack the movement of anti-social ele-ments.

"We have kept the area under aerial sur-veillance and are studying the daily feed.The idea is to be situationally aware byeffective intelligence means and able toprevent any anti-national elements fromtrying to disrupt the yatra," Saha said.

He said that elaborate arrangements werebeing made to counter any security threats.

"By and large the dispositions would bebasically designed to ward off similarthreats (like the last few years) anddepending on the inputs that we get, wewill keep modifying or adapting our dispo-sitions to meet the threat as it emerges," headded.

Pakistan's ISI...strikes in Punjab.The ISI and the radical Sikh groups are

trying to lure unemployed youths to jointerror groups, it added.

Intelligence inputs, as per the report, alsosaid that they have received informationthat the ISI had held two important meet-ings with the Sikh terrorist groups recent-ly.

Last week, five of the protesting youthswere injured in a clash inside GoldenTemple with two of them sustaining headinjuries.

The trouble started as the group of 22people raised pro-Khalistan slogans, tomark the 31st anniversary of OperationBluestar, and were joined in it by someSikh youths who had come to the temple.

That prompted the SGPC Task Forcemembers to disperse them and the slogan-chanting youths were forced to move out-side Golden Temple, where all 22 of themwere taken into preventive custody bypolice.

Although no link between the IndianMujahideen (IM) and Khalistan outfits hasbeen found so far, security agencies fearthe ISI can bring them together.

Indian-origin...Outside court, Taxi Industry Forum chief

executive Howard Lance said he didn't feelsorry for the drivers who were facing pros-ecution.

"I want to see more charges - I just wantto see justice served," Lance was quoted assaying by WA Today online.

"The regulations are basically there toprotect the travelling public and if they'reflaunted, at the end of the day, it's the trav-elling public that's going to miss out."

Last month, charges were laid againstmore than 19 Perth drivers of the ride-shar-ing app Uber after they ignored orders toproduce appropriate documents to showthey could operate.

The US-based popular but controversialtaxi firm has been hit with court cases inseveral countries, including India.

In Delhi, all app-based cab service werebanned after an Uber driver was accused ofraping a woman passenger in December

last year.Uber landed in another controversy after

one of its drivers was accused of molestinga woman passenger on May 31 during aride to Gurgaon, Haryana.

Appointments of ...Former CBDT chief K V Chowdary and

Information Commissioner Vijai Sharmawere today appointed Central VigilanceCommissioner and Chief InformationCommissioner, two key posts that werelying vacant for over nine months.

The appointments have come after oppo-sition leaders including Congress PresidentSonia Gandhi had attacked the governmentover keeping these posts vacant and raisedquestions whether it was afraid of trans-parency.

T M Bhasin, Chairman and ManagingDirector of Indian Bank, has also beenappointed as Vigilance Commissionerwhile Sudhir Bhargava, former SocialJustice and Empowerment Secretary, hasbeen named as Information Commissioner.

Their appointments were approved todayby President Pranab Mukherjee, aRashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said, aweek after Prime Minister Narendra Modiand leader of the Congress in Lok SabhaMallikarjun Kharge recommended theirnames.

When asked about delay in filing thevacancies, the Minister attributed it to the"new transparent process" of selectionadopted by the government.

"We made a new transparent process ofselection in CVC and CIC appointments.Unlike the past practice of promoting thesenior most Information Commissioner asCIC's Chief, we called for applications forall eligible candidates," said Singh,Minister of State for Personnel, PublicGrievances and Pensions.

He said the government is committed toensuring transparency in governance.

With today's appointment, the CVC is inits full strength. Whereas, the CIC hasthree more vacancies of InformationCommissioners.

Pranab greets...me great pleasure to extend my sincere

felicitations to you on your election aspresident of Mauritius."

"India and Mauritius share unique andfraternal ties, based on shared history, cul-ture and democratic values," he said,adding he looked forward to working withher "to further strengthen these ties".

"Please accept, Excellency, my bestwishes for success in the discharge of yourhigh responsibilities as well as your per-sonal health and well-being," he said.

Gurib-Fakim was on last Friday sworn-inas the island nation's sixth president,becoming the first woman to hold the posi-tion.

PM Modi has...him then he will certainly pay your

salaries.Launching a scathing attack at municipal

department, he further added, Within amonth after we formed our government,we were told that MCD doesn't have fundsto pay salaries to its employees.

As garbage continued to pile up in partsof Delhi, municipal sanitation workersprotested in front of Kejriwal's residence.Several sanitation workers from East andNorth Corporations have been on strikeintermittently to protest "non payment ofsalary" for the last few months.

Workers from East Delhi MunicipalCorporation (EDMC) littered garbage inMayur Vihar and Patparganj areas toexpress their anger over the issue, causingdiscomfort to local residents.

There's been ....conference on the completion of 100-

days of the PDP-BJP government in officeOmar said, Whether there are issues with-in the 'agenda of alliance', or outside of it,it has been a systematic series of U-turnsfrom first day.

The NC leader added, This was a gov-ernment that was formed with a promise ofassistance to the flood victims of lastyear's horrific floods. People are scream-ing for relief but salt is being rubbed ontheir wounds when they are being handedmeagre cheques of Rs 37, he said.

Instead of getting into a battle as towhere first AIIMS will be built,Government of India should give anAIIMS to both Jammu and Kashmir,Omar opined.

Omar also released a document preparedby his party titled '100 days of the U-turngovernment' on the occasion.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief MinisterNirmal Singh on Monday termed the 100-day of Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed govern-ment rule a "success", saying that the saidthat the J&K government was "setting thestage right" for good governance duringthe period even as the state is battling withempty treasuries.

"The 100 days of our rule was setting thestage right for ensuring good governance.There were some controversial issueswhich impacted the governance, but we

resolved all the issues and these 100 days Ican firmly say was successful," Singh saidat a conference, as per PTI.

Asserting that BJP-PDP government hadinherited a mess created by OmarAbdullah-led government in the state,Deputy CM said, "It is June now, but ourtreasuries are empty. We do not havemoney."

Castigating the previous Omar govern-ment for the mess, he said, "The utilizationcertificates which has been sort by the cen-tral government, has not been given so far- in MGNREGA SSA and other sectors".

"In SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan)salaries have not been given for last 8-9months, they have created mess. Same iscase with Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT). Therewas no provisions have been made fromthese sectors for the future", he said.

Deputy CM said that they created admin-istrative units but did not keep provisionsof funds for them. New schools weredeclared but no funds were kept for them.

"We have got this mess. And we havehonestly tried to correct this mess", hesaid, adding "We have started setting thisplatform for good governance".

They (previous NC-Congress govern-ment) had done mess with the budget andnow we are trying to correct it, he said,adding that next year in January we expectthe funds to come from the Centre as thetalks are on.

On the government formation, he saidthat people never thought that BJP will bein the formation of the government.

"It was after a well thought out decisionby the central leadership led by the PrimeMinister Narendra Modi to form the gov-ernment after two months long dialoguewith PDP", he said, adding that it was notcoalition of ideologies but coalition basedon a common agenda of development.

Intelligence agencies...outfits in North East region: Reports

Related VideoChina supporting terror outfits in North

East region: ReportsChina is conspiring to cause distur-

bance in North East by supporting the ter-ror outfits, reports quoted intelligenceagencies' sources.

The reports have come days after a ter-rorists attack at Army camp in Manipurkilled 18 Indian soldiers. Besides this, sus-pected militants from Naga outfit NSCN-Kon Sunday attacked a camp of the paramil-itary Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh,though no casualty was reported in it.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for HomeAffairs Kiren Rijiju has issued a statementtoday that the Central government is 'seri-ous' on reacting to the recent attacks in thenortheastern region, adding that the statepolice and central forces should worktogether to tackle the problem.

"We are taking the recent attacks by ter-rorist groups in Northeastern states veryseriously. We are discussing how to tacklesuch problems. In Arunachal, the securityforces repelled the attack and there wereno causalities. The state police and Centralforces have to work together to tackle theproblem. We are discussing on how tobring peace in the region," Rijiju toldmedia here this morning.

Modi faces...Dhaka University in Bangladesh on

Sunday, Modi said that despite being awoman the Bangladesh Prime Minister hasvowed that her government will have zerotolerance against terrorism. Modi congrat-ulated her for her approach.

Micro-blogging site Twitter was abuzzwith tweets calling Modi's comment 'sex-ist'.

In response to the remark, Twitteratihave also posted pictures of women whohave achieved remarkable heights in theirfields.

Congress party's spokesperson SanjayJha had tweeted: "At core, RSS/BJP aremisogynistic, bigoted, chauvinistic andsexist. Narendra Modi is just another man-ifestation of it. #DespiteBeingAWoman."

Bollywood actor Twinkle Khannaresponded with humour that,"Hahaha-No#DespiteBeingAWoman for us-secretly weare all men-just carefully shave our mous-taches off every morning"

"#DespiteBeingAWoman in Islamicnation, Sheikh Hasina *is* PM & hascourage & conviction to stand up againstterrorism. Why the negativity?!," saidanother tweet.

SC extends ...A vacation bench of justices R K

Agrawal and Amitava Roy granted thetime after the CBSE sought listing of thematter for Friday.

"The matter will be heard on Friday(June 12)," the bench said.

Earlier, the vacation bench had askedHaryana police to file a fresh report indi-cating the number of beneficiaries of thealleged irregularities in the pre-medicalexamination.

It had also asked police to identify asmany candidates as possible who had beenbenefited from the alleged leak.

It had said that it would decide whether

to re-conduct the examination after receiv-ing the status report from the police onJune 10.

The Central Board of SecondaryEducation (CBSE) was to declare theresults of the All India Pre-Medical Test(AIPMT), taken by over six lakh students,on June 5

"We are fully aware of all this. The big-ger issue is that the sanctity of the exami-nation is under suspicion. We want to bedoubly sure that there is no alternative butto order re-conduct of the examination," ithad said, adding that it does want to take adecision "in haste".

"We have to be doubly sure. We do notwant to be criticised for any action," thebench said and had asked the police to"hunt" for other beneficiaries.

"We are expecting the probe to con-clude," the bench had said, adding that thiswas "important" to decide the futurecourse of action.

RC Tayal...Meghalaya cadre officer is at present

serving as the Special Director General inparamilitary CRPF and is heading its for-mation in Jammu and Kashmir.

He is expected to serve as NSG DG tillAugust next year when he is scheduled forsuperannuation.

The post fell vacant after incumbentchief JN Choudhury retired on May 31.

Hailing from Haryana, Tayal has earlierserved as an Additional DG in theSashastra Seema Bal during his stint at thecentre.

NSG was raised in 1984 as a federal con-tingency force with a specific aim toundertake counter-terror and counter-hijack operations and it was later tasked toprotect high-risk VVIPs.

Tayal is expected to take charge later thisweek.

Depression in...during past 6 hours and intensified fur-

ther into a cyclonic storm (ASHOBAA),and lay centred at 0830 hours of June 8,2015 nearly 590 km west-southwest ofMumbai, 470 km southwest of Veraval and960 km east-southeast of Masirah Island(Oman).

"It would move initially north-north-westwards and intensify further into asevere cyclonic storm during next 36hours," the India MeteorologicalDepartment said.

However, the landfall may not take placein India, said a senior IMD official. "Weare monitoring the cyclonic storm. We willbe able to predict the landfall as it intensi-fies further," the official added.

Skymet, a private weather forecastingagency, has said the "the system has shift-ed slightly away from the Indian coast".

Under the influence of this system, rain-fall would occur at most places with isolat-ed heavy falls over coastal Karnataka,Konkan and Goa and south Gujarat duringthe next 24 hours.

"Strong winds speed reaching 70-80kmph gusting to 90 kmph would prevailalong and off Karnataka, Goa andMaharashtra coasts during next 24 hoursand 90-100 kmph gusting to 120 kmphduring subsequent 24 hours. Sea conditionwould be very rough to high along and offKarnataka, Goa and Maharashtra coastsduring the next 48 hours," IMD added.

Odisha suggests...Training (ET&T) Minister Sanjay

Dasburma proposed the idea at a meetingat Raipur in Chhattisgarh of the sub-groupof chief ministers constituted by NITIAyog for preparing a roadmap of skilldevelopment programme for youths

He said the central government shouldpromote national and state-level skill uni-versities to work in close co-ordinationwith industries, training and academicinstitutions and government agencies, anduniform procedures should be formulatedfor implementing skill development pro-grammes by different implementing min-istries and departments.

"This may include the need for a com-mon platform for mobilisation and coun-selling of youth for skill development,pool of trainers, industry tie-up for place-ments and captive training," he said.

He also proposed that the union govern-ment may empanel international partnersfor setting up of Multi Skills DevelopmentCentres (MSDC) with the assistance ofstates.

Highlighting the initiatives taken by theOdisha government on skill development,Dasburma said, the state government hadlaunched 'Chief Minister EmploymentGeneration Scheme' with a vision to pro-vide skill development to 11 lakh youthincluding 9.3 lakh youth in rural areas.

It also decided to set up eight advanceskill training institutes (ASTIs) in a hub-and-spoke model to cover 30 ITIs with aninvestment of Rs.1,015 crore, he said,adding that the state had also spent Rs.57crore to establish six Institutes for Trainingof Trainers (IToT).

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SCIENCE & TECH6 NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | JUNE 09, 2015Fight for right Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: news.saaddahaq@gmail.com

You would havesensed virtual reali-ty through sightand sound so far. Now, youcan touch the virtualobjects, thanks to a newpair of gloves.

Gloveone, the new greenand black gloves fromSpain-based tech companyN e u r o D i g i t a lTechnologies, will let youactually feel sensationslike shape and weightwhen interacting with vir-tual objects.

The developers claimthat the wearers will beable to feel rain and fire,and also something asethereal as butterfly wings,Discovery.com reported.

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In the Gloveone, theIMU sensor will track yourhands within the virtualworld to offer a more real-istic experience.

The company describesthe sensation of wearingthese gloves as a "realisticperceptual illusion", mean-ing that you can't feel theweight of a virtual object

the same as it is in real life,but you can compareweights within the virtualworld. The company hasfinished prototyping theproduct and created aKickstarter page to financemanufacturing the gloves.

People can buy thegloves fitted in three sizes.Each "anti-bacterial,sweat-proof" pair featuresa Bluetooth wireless con-nection and offers morethan four hours of batterylife.

1. The territory of Porus who offered strong resist-ance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

A. Sutlej and BeasB. Jhelum and ChenabC. Ravi and ChenabD. Ganga and Yamuna

2. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look afterA. military affairsB. the state treasuryC. the royal householdD. the land revenue system

3. Tripitakas are sacred books ofA. Buddhists B. HindusC. Jains D. None of the above

4. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does notrepresent

A. Nirvana B. SanghaC. Buddha D. Dhamma

QUIZ TIME

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

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