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11-year-old raped,murdered in GurgaonGURGAON: An 11-year-oldgirl was raped andmurdered in Sector 27here on Monday. Thevictim, daughter of awasher-man, had gone todeliver ironed clothes to ahousehold around 8-30p.m. but failed to return.The girl’s body was foundnear some bushes around7 a.m. with injury markson her private parts. Page 5

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PRADHAN GIVESHIS VERSIONPAGE 10

GREG CHAPPELL COLUMNPAGE 15

At a meeting with leadersof various parties, FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley of-fered to introduce the chang-es that the Congress andothers wanted in the Bill

without referring it to a se-lect committee. Mr. Jaitleysaid the Bill was drafted andintroduced by the UPA.

BJP sources charged theCongress with blocking thepassage of the Bill as a bar-gaining chip for getting theposition of Leader of Opposi-tion in the Lok Sabha. Con-gress sources said the Billcould be passed in the wintersession of Parliament, amove aimed at denyingPrime Minister NarendraModi the leverage to sell thisfinancial sector reform whenhe visits the United States inSeptember. The Congress,along with eight parties, pro-poses to move a motion inthe House for forming a se-lect committee on the Bill.More on Page 10

NEW DELHI: The Union govern-ment’s efforts to break thedeadlock over the InsuranceLaws (Amendment) Bill,2008, failed with the Con-gress-led Opposition stick-ing to its demand that theBill be referred to a selectcommittee of the Rajya Sab-ha. The Bill seeks to raise thecap on foreign direct invest-ment in the sector from 29per cent to 49 per cent.

Insurance Bill still stuckOpposition sticksto demand that itbe referred to aselect committee

Varghese K. George &Gargi Parsai

NEW DELHI: Women activistson Monday demanded theimpeachment of Justice S.K.Gangele of the Madhya Pra-desh High Court after awoman judge of a lowercourt made allegations ofsexual harassment againsthim.

In a letter to the Chief Jus-tice of the Madhya PradeshHigh Court, A.M. Khanwil-kar, Justice Gangele, mem-ber of the Gwalior Bench,however, said, “If any allega-tion be found proved” he was

ready “even to face the deathpenalty”. Chief Justice of In-dia R.M. Lodha told The Hin-du that he would initiateaction against the sitting

judge after getting a reportfrom the Chief Justice of theMadhya Pradesh High Court.“I will initiate action againstthe judge concerned basedon the report,” he said.

“I resigned [on July 15] incompelling and humiliatingcircumstances to save mydignity, womanhood, self-es-teem and career of mydaughter,” the woman judgesaid. At a press conference,former Additional Solicitor-General Indira Jaising said,“He should be out and sheshould be in.” She demandedthat the woman judge’s re-signation not be accepted.

J. Venkatesan &Akanksha Jain

CJI seeks report on sexual harassment

NEW DELHI: In a bid to end theagitation against the Civil Ser-vices Aptitude Test (CSAT),the Union government onMonday said the English com-prehension skills componentof Paper II in the Civil Ser-vices preliminary examin-ation should not be includedfor gradation or merit. Also,an additional attempt shouldbe given to those who tookCSAT in 2011 in the Civil Ser-vices Examination, 2015.

This is the government’sopinion, Minister of State forPersonnel Jitender Singh saidin the Lok Sabha after theCSAT issue disrupted pro-ceedings in the Rajya Sabhaagain. When some membersasked if CSAT had beenscrapped, Mr. Singh said hehad nothing more to say.

Sources said the govern-ment’s opinion was based onconsultations with UnionPublic Service Commission(UPSC) representatives andthe three-member committeeset up to review the examin-ation pattern. With the gov-ernment revealing its hand,the Department of Personneland Training is expected tochange the examination rules

and notify them at the earli-est. The UPSC will then im-plement the amended rules,sources said.

Earlier, the Rajya Sabhawas adjourned as agitated op-position members demandeda time-bound solution. Rais-ing the matter during ZeroHour, Sharad Yadav (JD-U),who has submitted a privilegenotice against Mr. Singh, ac-

cused the government of go-ing back on its promise toresolve the issue expeditious-ly. Others raised the issue ofthe declaration of the UPSCexamination date and soughta “direction’’ from the Chairto the government.

Intervening, Union Minis-ter of State for ParliamentaryAffairs Prakash Javadekarsaid: “ We are sorting it outand as soon as it is done, wewill let you know.’’ Dissatis-fied with his reply, SamajwadiParty and JD(U) memberstrooped into the Well, forcingan adjournment.

With additional reportingby National Bureau

Candidates whotook CSAT in2011 to getanother chancein 2015Anita Joshua

English not to count for UPSC grades

With the governmentdecision, the DoPT isexpected to change theexamination rules andnotify them soon.

NEW DELHI: Agitating CivilServices aspirants said onMonday night that theywould continue protests asthe government had onlyaddressed a “minisculeissue” by doing away withthe English component ofthe Civil Services AptitudeTest (CSAT). They want theentire paper scrapped.

Lalit Kumar, an aspirant,said CSAT discriminatedagainst Humanitiesstudents. Another candidatesaid: “The governmentseems to have taken thedecision in a hurry to defusethe current crisis. However,it does not resolve the issueas CSAT is based entirely onthe pattern followed by topmanagement schools.”

Also, there is no clarity onhow the recommendationwill be implemented, saidC.L. Educate director R.Shiva Kumar.

“Though the governmentsaid marks for Englishcomprehension skillsshould not be included forgradation or merit, itremains to be seen if theUPSC uses the scores asqualifiers.A statement fromthe UPSC would clear theair.”

Aspirants tocontinue stir tillCSAT scrappedDevesh K. Pandey &Vijetha S. N.

Mehta, Malik let offfor lack of evidenceGLASGOW: IOA secretary-general Rajeev Mehta andwrestling referee VirenderMalik, arrested onSaturday, were released onMonday for lack ofevidence.

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GAZA CAMPAIGNTO CONTINUEPAGE 11

Two JNUSU office-bearers step downNEW DELHI: The presidentand the joint-secretary ofthe Jawaharlal NehruUniversity Students’Union had to step downfrom their posts onMonday, following acomplaint at the GenderSensitisation CommitteeAgainst SexualHarassment (GSCASH),which surfaced last week.Page 3

Budgetary blues asgreens go priceyNEW DELHI: Homebudgeting for many hasbeen quite a task this pastfortnight as risingvegetable prices have sentmany a homemakerscurrying to find suitablealternatives for theirfavourite dishes. Page 2

MORE METROFEEDER BUSESPAGE 3

KATHMANDU: On the second dayof his Nepal visit, Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi met a stringof Opposition members — fromMaoists leaders to royalists.

After receiving a rousing ap-plause for his “HIT” (High-ways, Information ways andTrans ways) speech in the Ne-pal Parliament and bilateraltalks , Mr. Modi spent Mondaycloseted with Opposition lead-ers, including Unified Commu-nist Party of Nepal (Maoist)chairman Prachanda and pro-monarchy Rashtriya Prajatan-tra Party (Nepal) leader KamalThapa. Mr. Prachanda praisedMr. Modi’s speech.

On returning to Delhi, Mr.Modi said India and Nepal hadlaid the foundation for a “newrelationship”. He thanked theNepalese leadership for mak-ing him feel as if he had “comehome”. “This experience hasmoved me and added anotherdimension to my personal rela-tionship with Nepal.”

Earlier, External AffairsMinistry spokesperson SyedAkbaruddin said: “The Leaderof the Opposition told Mr. Mo-di that he had won the heartsand minds of Nepalese with hiswords.”

One of the big disappoint-ments during Mr. Modi’s visithas been the failure to signpower trade and project devel-opment agreements. But bothsides agreed to sign thoseagreements within 45 days. More on Page 10

‘Modi has wonthe hearts and minds ofNepal’s people’

Suhasini Haidar &Damakant Jayshi

Prime Minister NarendraModi gifts sandalwood at thePashupatinath Temple inKathmandu on Monday. — PHOTO: PTI

members demanding a res-olution to denounce it.

“India strongly con-demns this. We will defi-nitely summon the HighCommissioner of thatcountry,” External AffairsMinister Sushma Swarajsaid in the Rajya Sabha.

In the Lok Sabha, Parlia-mentary Affairs Minister

M. Venkaiah Naidu said,“This is totally unaccept-able and condemnable.”

However, in the TamilNadu Assembly, when theOpposition tried to raisethe issue, Speaker P. Dha-napal cited the apology ten-dered by Sri Lanka and saida discussion was notnecessary. 

NEW DELHI: India on Mondaystrongly condemned the ar-ticle against Tamil NaduChief Minister Jayalalithaathat appeared on the SriLankan Defence Ministrywebsite. The issue rockedParliament with AIADMK

Centre flays post against JayalalithaaGargi Parsai &Smriti Kak Ramachandran