NEW DELHIThe Indian government

and the Nagas have comeclose to a common meet-ing point following thesigning of a frameworkpeace agreement earlierthis month, NSCN-IMgeneral secretaryThuingaleng Muivah hassaid.

"We are also comingcloser to the meetingpoint which is yet to befinalised," he said in aninterview published in thelatest issue of theNortheast Sun magazine.

"Naturally, it (the finalpeace accord) will alsorevolve around sharing ofpowers, even sharing ofsovereign powers.

"When Naga people'saspiration is respected bythe government of India,and likewise in the sameway the Naga peoplerespect the sovereignty of

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NEW DELHIPolitical parties must not be

brought under RTI or Right toInformation Act as they are notpublic authorities, the Centrehas told the Supreme Court.

In an affidavit in response to apetition, the government has

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Political Parties Cannot BeBrought Under RTI, CentreTells Supreme Court

NEW DELHIRailways today ordered an

inquiry into the Bangalore-Nanded train accident inAnanatapur district of AndhraPradesh.

Commissioner RailwaySafety of Southern Circle hasbeen asked to conduct the probe

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Railways Orders an InquiryInto the Bangalore-NandedTrain Accident

NEW DELHIWhistleblower Indian Forest

Service (IFS) officer SanjivChaturvedi has secured aDirector -level promotion, near-ly two months after heapproached the CentralAdministrative Tribunal (CAT)

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WhistleblowerSanjiv ChaturvediGets Promotion

PATNAUnion Telecom Minister Ravi

Shankar Prasad on Mondayreleased a Rs.5 postal stamp in hon-our of Indian emperor Ashoka.

"This postal stamp in honour ofAshoka would be available for salein the post offices," he said.

Mr Prasad said he would also propose to seniorBharatiya Janata Party leaders to install a big statue of

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Rs. 5 Postal Stamp onAshoka Released

SHIRDILeader of Opposition in

Maharashtra AssemblyRadhakrishna Vikhe Patil hasalleged that the state governmentis "not keen" on nabbing thekillers of rationalist NarendraDabholkar and CPI leaderGovind Pansare.

After Mr Dabholkar was gunned down during ourgovernment, there was criticism inside and outside the

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Maharashtra Government Not Keen onNabbing Dabholkar Killers: Congress

NEW DELHIAs the dollar breached the Rs.

66 mark, the Aam Aadmi Partytoday said if Union FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley was unableto contain the currencydownslide, he should relinquishthe post.

The party also attacked the Centre saying instead ofgetting a boost the economy has taken a hit underPrime Minister Narendra Modi.

"If Arun Jaitley is not able to perform then he shouldquit and hand over the responsibility to a more capable

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Quit if Not Able to Contain RupeeDownslide: AAP to Jaitley

NEW DELHICBI has registered five more

cases in connection with thechit fund scam in Assam aris-ing out of alleged financialbunglings by West Bengal-based Saradha group of compa-nies. The cases have been reg-istered under IPC sectionsrelated to criminal conspiracy,

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CBI Registers 5 MoreCases in Saradha Scam

KOCHIIndia has the potential to

achieve government's ambitiousplan to increase its solar powercapacity target five-fold to 100GW by 2022, a top executive ofBosch Ltd has said.

"India has the potential toachieve the government's

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India Has Potential toAchieve 100 GW SolarTarget: Bosch

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RANCHIThe Jharkhand

Assembly today wit-nessed stormy scenes asstate Urban Developmentminister CP Singh andLeader of OppositionHemant Soren tradedcorruption charges.

Amid oppositionshouts and slogans, MrSingh alleged that MrSoren had illegally pur-chased tribal land, accus-ing his sister-in-law andJMM MLA Sita Soren ofreceiving money from acandidate during a RajyaSabha election.

The charges by theMinister against the for-mer Chief Minister cameafter the JMM moved an

adjournment motionagainst him demandinghis resignation as he"misguided" the ElectionCommission during fil-ing of nominations andaccused him of commit-ting irregularities in theHarmu Housing Board

allotments.Denying both charges,

Singh said he had pur-chased a 3,000 sq ft plotfrom a person in a trans-parent manner andasserted that all property-related documents and IT

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NEW DELHIThe CBI told the Supreme

Court today that it simplydoesn't have enough officersto handle the Vyapam recruit-ment scam, which was handedover to the agency amidnational attention on the

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Wanted, Officers: CBIPleads Staff Crunch inVyapam, Saradha Cases

NEWS IN BRIEF

BHOPALWith an aim to pro-

mote Hindi in view ofthe World HindiConference in Bhopalnext month, a campaignis to be launched fromtomorrow to have allsignboards in theMadhya Pradesh statecapital written in Hindilanguage.

The directive forlaunching the said cam-paign came from ChiefMinister Shivraj SinghChouhan in Bhopaltoday as he reviewedpreparations for theWorld HindiConference, which is

scheduled to be held inBhopal from September10-12.

According to an offi-cial of the PublicRelations department,the campaign to turn allsignboards in Hindi will

be launched fromtomorrow and continuetill September 5.

The Chief Ministerand other public repre-sentatives will appeal totraders and

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Close to Common Meeting Point,Says NSCN-IM Chief Muivah

Ahead of 'World Hindi' Meet, CampaignLaunched in Bhopal to Turn Signboards Hindi

'Rupee onVentilator':CongressHits BackNEW DELHI

As the Sensex plunged1700 points and the Rupeetumbled very close to67/Dollar, the Congress hitat the Narendra Modi gov-ernment, reminding the rul-ing BJP of its stinging criti-cism in a similar situationwhen it was in the opposi-tion.

"The Rupee is on ventila-tor, we are in Emergencymode," said Congressspokesperson Ajay Kumar,borrowing words from thespeeches of BJP leaders in

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NASHIKAt Lasalgaon in North

Maharashtra, Asia'slargest onion market,prices are a whoppingRs. 60 per kg. The samequantity last year wasselling for Rs. 15, indi-cating a 300 per centincrease.

Experts, farmers andtraders claim the dra-matic increase is a resultof hailstorms in themonths of February andMarch that damaged 30

per cent of the summercrop.

"The crop was readyfor harvest in April. As aresult of unseasonalrains and hailstorms, theexpected crop wasreduced from 60 lakhtonnes to about 30 to 35lakh tonnes,"Changdevrao Holkar,Ex-Director of theNational AgriculturalCooperative MarketingFederation said

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Why Onion Prices HaveClimbed 300 Per Cent

ISLAMABADAfter the cancellation

of NSA-level talks, pro-posed meetings betweentop military officials ofIndia and Pakistan arenow unlikely, a mediareport said today.

Pakistan cancelled thetalks on Saturday afterIndia clearly said that itwould not allow a meet-ing with Kashmiri sepa-ratist leaders and talkswill only focus on terror-

ism.The Express Tribune

said that with the NSA

talks called off due to dif-ferences over the agenda

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GUWAHATIThe Assam government

today sought an interimrelief of Rs. 500 crore forrelief, rehabilitation andrepair works in flood-affected areas across thestate, which has claimedlives of at least 13 people

so far."We will seek Rs. 500

crore as an interim relieffrom the Centre. Manyareas are still under water,so the final assessment ofdamages will take sometime," Assam Chief

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NEW DELHIExpressing regret that

several freedom fightersand other prominent per-sonalities who contributedfor the cause of the countryhad not been "rememberedadequately", PrimeMinister Narendra Moditoday recalled the contri-bution of Naga leader RaniGaidinliu to India's free-dom struggle.

Inaugurating the birthcentenary celebrations inNew Delhi of Gaidinliu, aNaga spiritual and politicalleader, the Prime Ministersaid India must rememberthe glorious heritage of thefreedom struggle and

ensure that the legacy ofthe struggles and achieve-ments of our freedomfighters is passed on tosucceeding generations.

"It is our misfortune thatpeople such as RaniGaidinliu have either not

been remembered ade-quately, or have beendeliberately forgotten," hesaid in his address.

Gaidinliu, affectionatelycalled Rani Maa, believedthat her struggle for the

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Prime Minister Modi Remembers RaniGaidinliu's Role in Freedom Struggle

After India-Pakistan NSA-Level TalksFiasco, Military Talk in Doldrums: Report

Assam Seeks Rs. 500 Crore fromCentre as Interim Flood Relief

NEW DELHIIndia today signed an

agreement to lay an oilpipeline from Raxaul inBihar to Amlekhgunj inNepal to supply petrol,diesel and ATF to the land-locked HimalayanKingdom.

Oil MinisterDharmendra Pradhan, whois on a three-day visit toKathmandu, and NepaleseMinister of Commerce andSupplies Sunil BahadurThapa signed an MoU forthe petroleum productpipeline, an official state-ment said in New Delhi.

This will be the firsttrans-national petroleumpipeline in South Asia.

Nepal depends on Indiafor meeting all of its fuelrequirements. Petrol,diesel, domestic LPG andjet fuel (ATF) are currentlytrucked from Indian OilCorp's (IOC) depot atRaxaul to Nepal.

"The two ministersreviewed bilateral cooper-ation in the petroleum sec-tor. They agreed that thetwo sides can work toexpand cooperation in oiland gas to several other

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India Signs Pact to LayOil Pipeline to Nepal

NEW DELHIPrime Minister

Narendra Modi has saidthat "successful" talkswith NSCN (I-M) hasstarted a journey of

"walking together" andwill lead to the develop-ment of not onlyNagaland but the entirenortheast region.

The Prime Minister also

said successive govern-ments have made effortsto bring peace and stabili-ty in the region thoughthese have seen various

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Successful Naga Talks HasStarted New Journey: PM Modi

DevelopingInfrastructure inNortheast a Priority,Says PM ModiNEW DELHI

Prime MinisterNarendra Modi onMonday said that develop-ing infrastructure in thenorth-eastern region isbeing given top priority bythe government.

"India will develop onlyif the northeast develops,"Modi said, while speakingat function at VigyanBhavan in Delhi to cele-brate the birth centenary ofRani Gaidinliu, the leg-endary freedom fighterfrom Nagaland.

"We are putting in maxi-mum efforts to build infra-structure in the north-east," he said.

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Tripura Chief Minister Manik SarkarMeets Arvind KejriwalNEW DELHI

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today met hisDelhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal to discuss centre-state relations.

A Delhi government official said: "Sarkar was posi-tive about the upcoming chief minister's conclave onthe federal structure to be organised by the AAP."

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wasalso present at the meeting at the Delhi secretariat.

The Aam Aadmi Party will organise a chief minis-ter's conclave on centre-state relations in September.

Delhi HC pulls up Sudhir Guptafor 'delaying tactics' on AIIMSpleaNEW DELHI

The Delhi High Court on Monday pulled up AIIMSforensic department head Sudhir Kumar Gupta for notserving the copy of his reply to the institute and otherparties, observing that he was trying to "delay" theproceedings on a plea seeking his replacement.

"Counsel for petitioner (AIIMS) says that he has notreceived the copy of reply which has been filed by therespondent (Gupta). It has been found that copy ofreply was posted at the address of AIIMS, whichappears to be a delaying tactics on the part of respon-dent," a bench of Justices G S Sistani and SangitaDhingra Sehgal said.

During the brief hearing, Gupta who had earlieralleged discrimination after he claimed to haverefused to act unprofessionally in the SunandaPushkar autopsy matter, said the way his replacementwas being sought by All India Institute of MedicalScience (AIIMS) was not justified.

"Earlier, the convention adopted by the institute inreplacing the head of a department was that either theincumbent was unavailable or he or she resigns fromthe post, only in those cases a new person wasappointed," Gupta's counsel Senior AdvocateAmarendra Sharan said.

To this, the bench observed, "you can't continue tobe a head of department forever."

The counsel then alleged that Dr D N Bhardwaj,whose appointment as the new head of the ForensicMedicine and Toxicology Department is being soughtby AIIMS, is not a competent person to hold the post.

"He (Bhardwaj) has Parkinson's disease and he is theperson who has left a bullet during an autopsy of vic-tim in a Ponty Chadha case," Sharan alleged, addingthat Bhardwaj does not deserve to be the head of adepartment.

To this, the bench said "may be he has Parkinson'sdisease of a very initial stage. This can't be a groundfor not allowing a person to be a head of department."

The bench then posted the matter for September 3.On July 1, the court had sought Gupta's response on

a plea by AIIMS seeking its permission to appointBhardwaj as the new head of its forensic department.

Drunk cop in Delhi Metro identified,placed under suspension: BS BassiNEW DELHI

A day after the video of an apparent drunk cop trav-elling in a metro train went viral, Delhi PoliceCommissioner BS Bassi on Monday said that he hasbeen identified and placed under suspension.

“The cop has been identified and we have initiatedaction against him,” Bassi was quoted by ANI.

Delhi Police Commissioner issued a strict warningand added, “It is unacceptable if any police officer isfound drunk in uniform, even during off duty hours.This is one of its kind incident.”

The video of the cop travelling in Delhi Metro wasuploaded by Verite News on YouTube, which soonwent viral.

In the video, the apparently drunk cop was seenfalling on the floor and being helped by passengers.

Paswan cries 'conspiracy' behindShah's lift incidentNEW DELHI

Crying "conspiracy" over BJP chief Amit Shah's liftincident in Patna, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswanon Monday wrote a letter to Home Minister RajnathSingh seeking a "high-level probe" into the matter.

In the letter, Paswan said that the incident whichhappened in the state guest house cannot be termed a"normal one."

"This can be the result of either gross negligence orsome conspiracy. I am of the view that there should bea high-level probe in this incident," Paswan, whoheads the NDA ally in Bihar Lok Janshakti Party, saidin the letter.

He requested the Home Minister to direct the stategovernment to hold a comprehensive probe into thematter.

Scaling up the issue, Paswan suggested that theCentre can also give directions on its own to somecompetent agency to probe the matter, so that therecurrence of such incidents are checked in future.

On August 21, Shah and Bihar BJP in-chargeBhupendra Yadav had been stuck in the state guesthouse lift in Patna for about 40 minutes after itstopped a little short of the first-floor alignment level.

While the state BJP called it "negligence" on the partof the state government, the Bihar government said thelift stopped because the weight limit of 340 kg wasexceeded. There were four people in the lift -- Shah,Bhupendra Yadav, another senior BJP leader SaudanSingh and RSS leader Nagendraji.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad took jibes at Shah, sayingthat "Bihar lifts are too small for Shah, who is over-weight."

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NEW DELHIThe Delhi Police on Monday

arrested a biker, a day after heharassed and intimidated a youngwoman in Tilak Nagar.

The biker was booked on chargesof sexual harassment and criminalintimidation.

"The accused was aware thatpolice was looking for him and assuch was on the run. We nabbed himfrom the same area (Tilak Nagar),"Joint commissioner of PoliceDependra Pathak told IANS.

"He has been taken to the policestation. More information will beshared with the media after investi-gation," he added.

Police said Delhi University stu-dent Jasleen Kaur was abused at atraffic signal in Tilak Nagar area inDelhi at around 8 pm on Sunday.

"We have registered an FIRagainst the biker under Sections354(a), 506 and 509 of the IndianPenal Code. Investigation has begunand teams have been sent to arrestthe accused," a police official hadsaid. "A man made obscene com-ments at me today (Sunday) ataround 8 pm near Aggarwal, TilakNagar. He was on a silver Royal

Enfield, vehicle number DL 4S CE3623. When I told him I am clickinghis picture and I'm going to file acomplaint against him, he respondedby posing for a picture and said, "Jokar sakti hai kar le. Complaint karkedikha, fir dekhiyo kya karta hunmain (Do whatever you like.Complain and see what I do then),"Jasleen said in her Facebook post.

She said what disturbed her morethan the obscene remarks was that20 passers-by heard what theaccused said and no one intervened.

"No one stood up for me," the com-plainant said.

"I was trying to cross the roadwhen I came in front of the bike.When I pointed at the red signal andsaid he should have stopped, hebegan making obscene remarks,"Jasleen told a news agency.

Within 14 hours of posting the pic-ture on Facebook, police registeredthe FIR on charges of sexual harass-ment, criminal intimidation and useof word, gesture or act intended toinsult the modesty of a woman.

The man shamed on Facebookfor harassing Delhi girl arrested

NEW DELHIThe Delhi High Court on

Monday sought theresponse of Bar Council ofIndia (BCI) and BarCouncil of Delhi (BCD) onex-law minister JitenderSingh Tomar's plea to closea case of fake degreeagainst him on the groundthat he was already facingprosecution in a criminalcase on the same issue.

Justice V P Vaish alsoissued notices to Avadhuniversity where Tomarhad claimed to have com-pleted his B.Sc degree, andthe Bishwanath SinghInstitute of Legal StudyCollege (BSILS), Munger(Bihar) where he had pur-portedly studied LLB.

The court has asked thetwo institutions to file theirreplies before the next dateof hearing next month.

The court asked the lawbody to reply, after AAPMLA Tomar moved anapplication praying thatpetition by advocateSantosh Kumar Sharma beclosed as it does not sur-vive since the issue wasbeing probed by the policenow.

He further said that acriminal case has alreadybeen registered against himand he was facing prosecu-tion.

The case has been brew-ing prior to Tomar's elec-tion as an MLA, as a writpetition was filed before

the Delhi High court onFebruary 4, alleging thathe had given "false infor-mation" in his affidavitwhile filing his nomina-tion.

In his plea, Sharmaclaimed that Tomar hadsubmitted a "fake andbogus" undergraduatedegree in science fromAvadh University to getenrolled in the BishwanathSingh Institute of LegalStudies College. He wasenrolled as a lawyer by theBCD on the basis of a lawdegree from this college.

49-year-old Tomar,MLA from Trinagar, wasarrested on June 9 follow-ing an investigation into acomplaint by BCD.

Fake degree row: HC asks BCI& BCD to reply on Tomar's plea

NEW DELHIWith onion prices rising

up to Rs. 80 per kg in thenational capital, UnionFood and ConsumerAffairs Minister RamVilas Paswan todayblamed the Delhi govern-ment for not taking ade-quate action against hoard-ers for spiraling the prices.

The minister also saidthe passage of Goods andServices (GST) bill couldhave helped in controllingonion prices.

After reviewing the sup-ply and the price situationhere today, Mr Paswanurged all state govern-ments to take stringentaction against hoarders torein in prices, while assur-ing that steps taken toimport the key kitchen sta-ple and curb exports willhelp control the rates.

On sharp rise in onionrates in Delhi, Mr Paswansaid, "Last year, adequatemeasures were takenagainst hoarders but thistime the state governmenthas not taken enoughsteps."

During 2014 monsoonwhen onion prices hadrisen, Delhi was under thePresident's rule and wasgoverned by LieutenantGovernor Najeeb Jung.

Terming price rise inonion as a temporary phe-nomena, Mr Paswan saidthere is no shortage assuch in the country buthoarders are trying to takeadvantage of the situation.

"There is a productionshortfall of only five lakhtonnes in the country.

Hoarders get active whenthere is production fall.The state governmentsshould take action againsthoarders to controlprices," Mr Paswan toldreporters.

Wholesale onion priceat Lasalgaon inMaharashtra, Asia'sbiggest onion market, hasincreased to almost Rs. 60per kg, while retail onionprices have risen up to Rs.80 per kg in the may partsof the country.

Asked as to why theBJP-ruled Maharashtra,the leading onion growingstate, not been able to con-trol the prices, Mr Paswansaid the passage of GSTwould facilitate for easymovement of onionsacross the country, therebyimprove supply and con-trol prices.

Highlighting the meas-ures taken to boost domes-tic onion supply, the min-ister said MMTC hasfloated a tender for importof 10,000 tonnes of onionand the tender will beopened on August 27.

The minimum exportprice of onion has alsobeen increased to USD700 per tonne from USD425 per tonne to restrictexports and the state gov-ernment has been asked toimpose stock holding lim-its on traders, he added.

Total onion productionis estimated to be at 189lakh tonnes in 2014-15crop year (July-June),slightly lower than 194lakh tonnes, a year ago.

Centre Blames Delhi Government forNot Acting Against Onion Hoarders

NEW DELHIIn the wake of a Jamia

Millia Islamia diktat bar-ring its girl students fromtaking permission forreturning to their hostelsafter 8 pm, students of DU,JNU and AmbedkarUniversity have written tothe Delhi Commission forWomen alleging similargender bias at their varsi-ties. DCW had last weeksent a show-cause notice toJamia Vice ChancellorTalat Ahmed seeking anexplanation as to why sucha restriction was imposedonly for the girls and notthe male students.

Students and alumni ofDU, JNU and AU havewritten an open letter toDCW chief Swati Maliwalobjecting to "moral polic-ing" and seeking her inter-vention for a drawing up offresh norms for hostel resi-dents at these varsities soas to ensure that the rulesare not biased against girls.

"We wish to bring toyour attention that such'sexist' practices and regu-

lations are not limited onlyto Jamia but are an integralfeature of colleges and uni-versities across Delhi andthe country in general.

"Cultures and practicesof moral-policing ofwomen students by admin-istration abound in theseinstitutional spaces. Lackof adequate women's hos-tels in the city and steepfee-hikes in the existingones make women evenmore vulnerable to suchdiscriminatory practices,"says the letter which hasbeen signed by 265 per-sons. The students allegedthat "such discriminatoryand restrictive regulationsare legitimised through therhetoric of women's 'safety'and 'protection'.

"The only way in whichthe state or those in powercan provide a safe/securecity for its women is bylocking up thousands ofADULT women in hostelsand denying them a wholeplethora of potentiallyenabling experiences andopportunities."

BARWANISwaraj Abhiyan leader

Yogendra Yadav onMonday slammed DelhiChief Minister and formerAAP colleague ArvindKejriwal for joining handswith JD-U's Nitish Kumarand RJD chief Lalu Prasadin Bihar, saying the moveamounted to "selling outthe soul of the anti-corrup-tion movement".

Targeting the AamAadmi Party chief forchoosing to back BiharChief Minister Nitish andLalu for the upcomingAssembly elections in thestate, Yadav told PTI, "It islike selling out the soul ofthe anti- corruption move-

ment"."A person who was a

hero of the anti-corruptionmovement will now bespotted with Nitish on oneside and Lalu on the other.

"The day is not far whenhe will be flanked bySharad Pawar too," Yadavsaid after his arrival here

for taking part in theBhoomi, Aawas andAajivika Sammelan organ-ised by Narmada BachaoAndolan (NBA) leaderMedha Patkar in support ofthose affected by theSardar Sarovar Project(SSP).

Meanwhile, referring to

the Vyapam scam, Yadavdemanded the resignationof Madhya Pradesh ChiefMinister Shivraj SinghChouhan on moralgrounds.

Yadav charged that itwas impossible that thosein power did not have anyknowledge of the scamand, therefore, they mustquit on moral grounds.

The Swaraj Abhiyanleader also criticised PrimeMinister Narendra Modi'sgovernment, terming it a"corporate government".

He also alleged that theModi government hadignored the interests of thepeople hit by the SardarSarovar project.

Yogendra Yadav slams ArvindKejriwal for backing Nitish, Lalu

Jamia girls' hostel diktat:Students in Delhi write to DCW

NEW DELHIColonel Pushpendra Singh, one of

the retired military officers on a fast-unto-death over the One Rank OnePension issue, or OROP, has beenrushed to the hospital after his healthdeteriorated today.

Col Singh, 63, has been fasting fora week at New Delhi's JantarMantar, along with Havildar MajorSingh. Col Singh, who retired fromthe Army's Granediers Regiment,has been replaced on the fast byanother ex-serviceman.

The army veterans had gone onindefinite hunger strike on August17 - as the protests demanding theimplementation of OROP escalatedon Independence Day.

Veterans had hoped PrimeMinister Modi would announce OneRank One Pension in hisIndependence Day address to theNation from the ramparts of the RedFort. The assurance from the PM onOROP, however, had failed to satis-

fy them.Two days later, 10 former service

chiefs wrote to PM Modi, express-ing "dismay" over the government'shandling of the issue. The letter alsomentioned the efforts by the policeand civic officials to remove the pro-testers from the site as part of thesecurity arrangements for theIndependence Day.

As the Prime Minister's Officestepped in the next day, the armyveterans agreed not to escalate theiragitation for the next 10 days. Butthe three ex-servicemen had refused

to call off their hunger strike.On Sunday, Mrinalini Singh,

daughter of Union minister and for-mer armyman General VK Singhhad joined the protest, saying shewould also ask her father to join thecause.

The implementation of OROP hasbeen on hold over what the PrimeMinister had called "nitty grittydetails" in his Independence Dayspeech.

"It has been stuck for 20 years...Even I haven't been able to solve ityet," he had said, But he added thatthe government was committed andwas "in the final stages of deciding".

The ex-servicemen want the samepension as those of the same rankwho are retiring now. The veteranswant pensions benchmarked at the2014 rates and reject the governmentoffer of 2011 rates. Governmentsources say it would mean an expen-diture of Rs. 20,000 crore instead ofthe expected Rs. 8,000 crore.

Former Army Officer on OROP Fast Hospitalised

NEW DELHIAfter consuming midday

meal on Monday, 34 girlstudents of a governmentschool in Jahangirpuri areawere taken ill.

The students of A-BlockGirls School complainedof stomach pain after eat-ing daal-rice served as themidday meal followingwhich they were rushed tonearby Babu JagjiwanRam Hospital.

"We got a call from theschool and were informedthat more than 30 studentsare complaining of stom-ach pain after eating themid day meal. We immedi-ately admitted all the girlsand started the treatment.It was a case of food poi-soning," said Dr

Amareshwar Narayan,Medical SuperintendentBabu Jagjivan RamHospital.

Except two students, restof them were dischargedafter preliminary treat-ment.

Police said they receiveda call at the PCR about theincident and an FIR hasbeen registered in this con-nection.

"An FIR has been regis-tered under IPC sections284 (negligent conductwith respect to poisonoussubstance) and 336(endangering life or per-sonal safety of others)against unidentified per-sons. Further investigationis underway," a seniorpolice official said.

The EducationDepartment authorities,however, said the samplesof the meal served todayhave been sent for testing.

"The same meal wasserved to over 400 stu-dents of the school.

However, since thesestudents complained ofstomachache after con-suming it, we have sent thesamples for testing,"Padmini Singhla, Directorof Education told PTI.

Recently, a RTI queryhad revealed that the qual-ity testing of the foodserved under the middaymeal programme in DelhiGovernment schools is onhold since four months dueto non-empanelment oftesting labs.

34 students fall ill aftereating midday meal

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CHENNAITamil Nadu Assembly today con-

doled the demise of former PresidentAPJ Abdul Kalam and several otherswho passed away during the inter-session period.

The House was adjourned for theday after it adopted resolutions alsocondoling the death of legendarymusic composer MS Viswanathan,former minister Senthur Pandian andten former MLAs.

As the House assembled for theopening day of the nearly month-longsession, Speaker P Dhanapal laudedChief Minister Jayalalithaa for her

"great victory" in the RK Nagar con-stituency by-election amid loudthumping of desks by treasury bench-es. "This victory is unprecedented byMother Tamil land...this victory reg-istered that there is no one equal to

Amma (as Ms Jayalalithaa is calledby her supporters)," the Speaker saidwelcoming the AIADMK chief backto the House. Praying the Almightyfor her long life with health, wealthand reputation, he also lauded MsJayalalithaa in poetic verses "fordauntlessly removing obstacles andfor upholding justice courageously."

After being sworn in as ChiefMinister for the fifth time in May thisyear following the Karnataka HighCourt setting aside her conviction inthe wealth case, Ms Jayalalithaaattended the House for the first timetoday.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Condoles Dr Kalam's Demise

PATNAWith elections to the

Bihar Assembly drawingcloser, it seems all is notwell within the NationalDemocratic Alliance,which is taking on thecombined might of NitishKumar and Lalu Yadav inthe polls.

Crucial allies of the BJPin the state - Ram VilasPaswan's Lok JanshaktiParty (LJP) and UpendraKushwaha's RashtriyaLok Samta Party -held apress conference in Patnatoday , staking claim to asmany as 140 out of the243 seats in theAssembly.

"The BJP has nevercontested 140 seats. Sothey should leave thosemany seats to us and con-test the remaining 102,"said Pashupati Paras,state president of the LokJanshakti Party and alsoUnion Minister RamVilas Paswan's youngerbrother.

Arun Kumar, a LokSabha MP with theRashtriya Lok SamtaParty was more scathingin his attack of the BJP.

"We would like to saythat elections are heresoon. So we would like anNDA meeting within aweek. We need to setaside our differences andget down to workingsoon," he said.

Sources in both partiessay they are upset withthe BJP's big brother atti-tude in the state where itseems the BJP is all set tocorner a majority of theAssembly seats, leaving afew to the allies.

In the 2014 Lok SabhaPolls, the LJP won out 6of the 7 seats it wasgiven, while the

Rashtriya Lok SamtaParty won all 3 seats itcontested.

BJP state presidentMangal Pandey wasdiplomatic when askedabout these issues. "Wewill sit together soon andsort out all problems,"was all he was willing tosay.

Nitish Kumar, LaluYadav and the Congresshave already announced aseat sharing arrangementin the state, with 100 eachto the Janta Dal Unitedand the Rashtriya JantaDal and 40 seats to theCongress.

In Poll-Bound Bihar, Allies Issue BJPan Ultimatum Over Seat Sharing

CAIROOn her first trip to Egypt,

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj has said WestAsia and North Africa are grow-ing in significance for India'snational interests and the countrywill pay greater attention to theregion by seeking closer cooper-ation and stronger partnership.

Wooing the diaspora forgreater investment in India, shesaid the India Business Forum(IBF) has been created as a plat-form to promote Brand India andleverage the business interests ofall Indian companies in Egypt.

"This region in the Gulf and inthe West Asia and North Africa isgrowing in significance from theperspective of our national inter-ests.

"Not only is this area home to 7million Indians but is also crucialfor our energy security,resources, and indeed our nation-al security. We shall continue topay greater attention to thisregion and seek closer coopera-tion and stronger partnership,"she said at the Indian communityreception here last night.

Mrs Swaraj invited the diaspo-ra to invest in the country as shelisted steps taken by the govern-ment to boost trade and make

India a global manufacturinghub.

She said a "unique transforma-tion" is taking place in India inboth economic and politicalfronts and that the NarendraModi government was deter-mined to take the country to"new heights".

Appealing the diaspora com-munity to be part of the 'Indiagrowth story' she said, "We arecommitted to good governance,transparency, inclusive and sus-tainable growth and we as thegovernment is ushering into anera of rapid eco development.

There is a positive and upbeatbusiness sentiment in our coun-

try."The External Affairs Minister

said the mood and the perceptionabout India had changed becausethe Modi government has shown"will and determination" in thelast 15 months to ensure rapideconomic development.

"We have achieved great suc-cess in the field of foreign officeas well. The greatness of Indianow has a stronger resonance andour circle of friends has grown,"Mrs Swaraj said at the gatheringlast evening.

Calling the overseas Indiancommunity an "inalienable" partof India's transformation, sheappealed them to join hands with

Indian government to take for-ward its developmental agenda.

Mrs Swaraj highlighted variousinitiatives of the governmentincluding the 'Make in India' pro-gramme to boost manufacturingwith the help of world?s besttechnology.

"Welfare of our citizens outsideIndia, particularly in this regionis a top priority of our govern-ment. We have been proactivelyengaging with all the stakehold-ers to address the concerns of ouroverseas community," she said.

She expressed happiness overEgyptian authorities' decision totransfer back to India two prison-ers who have served 22 and 16years in Egyptian prison.

"They will now be able toreturn home soon," she said.

Mrs Swaraj said the Gulf andthe North Africa were crucial forIndia's energy security and com-plimented the diaspora commu-nity for their contribution inensuring stronger ties betweencountries of the region and India.

Talking about the last generalelection, she said it has given a"huge mandate" to the leadershipof Prime Minister Modi and hisgovernment is now working tire-lessly to fulfil the aspirations ofthe people.

India Will Pay Greater Attention to WestAsia, North Africa: Sushma Swaraj

NEW DELHIEnvironment Minister Prakash

Javadekar today pitched for measuresto sensitise men on bringing genderparity in media, entertainment andother sectors to end the "discrimina-tion" being faced by women.

"We need to consistently do thisawareness campaign particularly inthe family and office environment.With education, awareness andempowerment and the result-givingability, I think the day of equal oppor-tunity is not very far," he said.

Speaking at a "national dialogue" on'An Equal Space: Gender Parity in theMedia and Entertainment Sector'

organized by ASSOCHAM, MrJavadekar said that the world has losta great deal of talent by not partneringwith women.

"Since ages, mankind has been

unable to use such a great pool of tal-ent, potential and capability as it didnot recognise the power of women.And even today we don't knowwhether or not America will get itsfirst women President," he said.

He said that women have the powerof 4Cs which stands for compassion,conviction, consistency and courage."I believe that women have more ofthese qualities than men," he said.

He said women are making mark inevery field and taking over men. "IfVidya Balan and Kangana Ranaut cansingle-handedly bring success to amovie then it should be a worry forSalman (Khan) and others," he said.

MUSCATIndia's popular chef and

entrepreneur SanjeevKapoor has opened hisrestaurant chain here inOman, a media reportsaid.

The Yellow Chilliopened in Muscat offersspacious indoor seatingfor 95 people and anadditional space for 40people outside the restau-rant, the Muscat Dailyreported.

"Oman is well poisedfor tourism exposure. Ithas the infrastructure, thenatural sights, people andgreat hospitality, and therespect that the peoplehave for other cultures iswhat makes them differ-ent," Mr Kapoor wasquoted as saying.

"I think young peoplecan take their country for-ward through Omani cui-sine. They need to use

media to promote andshowcase their food andalso create cuisines," hesaid.

Mr Kapoor has trainedthe executive chef of therestaurant Manoj Radi inIndia.

"We have plenty ofOmani students in Indiawho take training and wewould like to see suchindividuals come up andtake their cuisines to therest of the world," headded. The restaurantserves many signature

dishes that Kapoor creat-ed, including Peru Pyala(guava and lemon juicewith a hint of mint andrimmed with red chillies)and shaam savera(spinach koftas filledwith creamed cottagecheese, served in a toma-to butter gravy).

Mr Kapoor is a popularname in Indian house-holds and stars in the TVshow "Khana Khazana" --the longest running showof its kind in Asia broad-cast in 120 countries.

Indian Chef Sanjeev KapoorOpens Restaurant in Muscat

NEW DELHIThe Prime Minister's

Office is likely to take upthe issue of steel giantPosco's proposed $10.5-bil-lion integrated steel plant inJagatsinghpur with theOdisha government and thecompany officials tomor-row.

The PMO has called ameeting, which will beattended by the CabinetSecretary, Secretaries ofSteel and Mines, theOdisha government, andPosco officials, to look forways to help the SouthKorean steel maker set up aplant in the country,sources said.

"The meeting is likely totake place tomorrow. PMwants Posco to stay in India

and in this regard, the meet-ing will find ways to makethat happen. The Centrecan also suggest a jointventure with Posco to setup a steel plant or a similararrangement," they added.

The PMO's interventioncomes against the backdropof the steel major temporar-ily suspending plans to setup an integrated steel plantproducing 12 milliontonnes per annum (mtpa)steel in Jagatsinghpur dis-trict in Odisha, the largestFDI in India so far.

The proposed project hasbeen stalled for about adecade due to various regu-latory hurdles, includingdelays in land acquisitionand mining leases.

PM's Office Likely to Discuss PoscoWith Odisha Government Tomorrow

MUMBAIThe Maharashtra

Government is all set toacquire the ownership ofthe three-storey bungalowin London, where Daliticon and architect of IndianConstitution BabasahebAmbedkar lived as a stu-dent in the 1920s, within15 days.

Refuting reports that theowner of the bungalowmight pull out of the deal, astate minister said the"exchange of contracts" forthe purchase of the bunga-low will take place in twodays and the state will getits ownership within 15days.

All procedures related toacquiring the 2,050 sq ftbungalow will be over

soon and it will be handedover to the state govern-ment within the next 15days, state Social JusticeMinister Rajkumar Badolesaid.

"There is nothing calledlast day for the purchase ofthis house. It has beendecided that the exchangeof contract between both

parties will take placewithin two days. There isno monetary problem asfar as the government isconcerned.

There have been hiccupsin the process, but the gov-ernment will certainly buythe house within 15 days,"Mr Badole told PTI.

He alleged the reports

suggesting that the proper-ty's owner had threatenedto withdraw the offer it itwas not processed by todaywere "planted" by theOpposition to cast the gov-ernment in bad light.

"The Opposition(Congress and the NCP)could do nothing about it in15 years. When we are tak-ing a step, they want to pullus back by planting storiesthat would put the govern-ment unnecessarily in abad light," he said.

Reacting to the charge,Congress leader SanjayNirupam said Mr Badole'sstatement "smells ofhypocrisy" and proves thatthis government has norespect for Ambedkar.

Maharashtra to Buy Ambedkar's London Housein 15 Days: State Social Justice Minister

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar Bats for Women-Power, Efforts to Bring Gender Parity

NEW DELHIThe labour ministry has

moved a cabinet noteseeking approval tomerge the 44 existinglabour laws into one act,sources said. The new lawwill be applicable to allestablishments in theorganised or unorganisedsectors and will ensureminimum wages to allworkers.

The push to merge andstreamline labour lawscomes in the wake ofPrime Minister NarendraModi's promise to simpli-fy them. Last October, thePrime Minister hadannounced labourreforms with an eye toturning India into a manu-facturing hub. A numberof schemes wereannounced to simplifyemployment rules andsmooth the way for peo-ple to move social securi-

ty funds when theychange jobs.

But the new law - whichis expected to be the cen-terpiece of the reforms --will replace the existingMinimum Wages Act,Payment of Wages Act,Payment of Bonus Actand Equal RemunerationAct, among others,sources said.

Under it, the fixationand revision of minimumwages will now be left tostates -- earlier it couldhave been done both the

Centre and the states. Thestates will also beempowered to multiplythe minimum wagesdepending on how diffi-cult the task is.

In a path-breakingmove, the new law isexpected to bring trans-genders into the officiallabour force, creating anew category for them.

It will also include pro-visions to punish errantemployers - including afine of Rs. 50,000 to 1lakh for employers who

fail to pay minimumwages. A fine of Rs.10,000 will be imposedon employers who fail tokeep records.

In a bid to root out theonerous inspector raj -- orrule of inspectors, whichhas deluged employerswith paperwork and rid-dled the system with cor-ruption, the word inspec-tor will be changed tofacilitator.

According to the WorldBank, India has one of theworld's most rigid labourmarkets, but fears of atrade union backlash andpartisan politics havedeterred successive gov-ernments from reformmeasures. The industryleaders have hopes thatPM Modi -- an advocateof smaller governmentand private enterprise --will change that.

Government Ready For LabourReforms, New Law in Pipeline: Sources

NEW DELHIIsraeli Navy Chief Vice

Admiral Ram Rutbergtoday held talks with topIndian defence officials inNew Delhi as the twocountries look at deepen-ing the bilateral defenceties. Mr Rutberg met hisIndian counterpartAdmiral RK Dhowan athis South Block office andlater called on DefenceMinister Manohar Parrikarand Defence Secretary GMohan Kumar.

The visit comes at a timewhen the long-range sur-face-to- air missile Barak 8is undergoing trials inIsrael. The project is beingcarried out by India andIsrael jointly.

"We are looking forwardto the trials to be complet-

ed successfully so that themissile is available forboth Indian and Israelinavies," Admiral Dhowantold reporters this morn-ing.

Mr Rutberg said, "Theroad map ahead is jointcollaboration in develop-ing defence technology.

"Together we canachieve much more thandoing it alone. This is theaim...to work together.This is the best way andthis is the only way weknow," he said.

Israeli Navy Chief HoldsTalks With Defence Officials

Train Service in Barasat-Bangaon Section HitAfter ProtestKOLKATA

Train services in Barasat-Bangaon section ofSealdah division wereaffected today after a groupof passengers obstructedmovement of trainsdemanding that male pas-sengers be allowed to trav-el in Matribhumi ladiesspecial trains. In the morn-ing peak hours, movementof trains was obstructed atHabra station, Bangaon,Guma, Duttapukur, Bira,Gobardanga, Ashokenagarand Machlandapur, EasternRailway officials said.

Train services in this sec-tion were, however, main-tained between Sealdahand Duttapukur to clear therush of stranded passen-gers, they said. The earlierdecision of convertingsome coaches of the ladiesspecial Matribhumi localsinto general compartmentsand allowing men to boardthem.

BY SUHRITH PARTHASARATHY

The Rajasthan High Court,in a judgment on theAugust 10, 2015, declared

the Jain practice of Santhara,which involves a voluntary fast-unto-death, an offence punish-able under the Indian Penal Code(IPC). This decision in NikhilSoni v. Union of India, is likelyto have far-reaching conse-quences, not only amongst theJain community in Rajasthan butalso across the country.Unfortunately, it conflates sever-al important issues of constitu-tional law, and symbolises theconfusion over the fundamentalguarantee of religious freedomin our constitutional jurispru-dence.

The court’s judgment is super-ficially reasoned, misconstruesfindings of the Supreme Court,and, most significantly, ignoresvital considerations that go to theroot of a person’s right to ethicalindependence.

It is undeniable that Indiansecularism — a form quite dis-tinct from western conceptionsof the term — envisages theintervention of the state in mat-ters of religion, where generalsocial welfare or substantial civilliberties are at stake. But, whatour Constitution, properly inter-preted, does not permit is thebestowal of any specific discre-tion on the courts to tell us whichof our beliefs and practices areessential to the following of areligion. By directing the Stategovernment to move towardsabolishing the practice ofSanthara, and by holding that thepractice is tantamount to anattempt to commit suicide, pun-ishable under Section 309 of theIPC, the High Court in NikhilSoni has created a damagingprecedent, which requires imme-diate re-examination.

Santhara, which is increasing-ly widely practised by Jains in

India, is a voluntary tradition offasting till death, that Jainsbelieve will help them attain ulti-mate salvation. As pointed out inThe Hindu ( “Santhara in theeyes of the law”, August 15) byShekhar Hattangadi, Santhara isembedded in deeply philosophi-cal beliefs. The practice ispremised on a foundational ideathat the act of fasting, as an exer-cise of bodily autonomy, allowsa believer to attain a state of uttertranscendence. However, thecourt has now found that suchmatters of integrity, of choosinghow one wants to lead life, donot enjoy any constitutional pro-tection, and that voluntary fast-ing is nothing but a performancein self-destruction. By any rea-sonable construction, fastingought to be considered indistin-guishable from an act specifical-ly aimed at ending one’s ownlife.

Effectively, the judgment inNikhil Soni is predicated on twoprimary grounds. First, that theguarantee of a right to life doesnot include within its ambit apromise of a right to die, andtherefore, that the practice ofSanthara is not protected byArticle 21 . Second, thatSanthara, as a religious practice,is not an essential part ofJainism, and is hence not pro-tected by Article 25 , whichguarantees a person’s right toreligious freedom and con-science. While on the firstground, the court’s reasoning isdifficult to accept, on the secondground, the court’s finding ispremised on a wrongly consid-ered doctrine, carved by theSupreme Court in its earliest rul-ings on the right to freedom ofreligion.

As the Rajasthan High Courtcorrectly recognises in NikhilSoni, Section 309 , which crimi-nalises the attempt to commitsuicide, has been found to beconstitutionally valid by the

Supreme Court, in 1996, in thecase of Gian Kaur v. State ofPunjab. However, the SupremeCourt was concerned here pri-marily with the unnatural extin-guishment of life. To die throughan act of suicide, the court held,is not an extension, or a recog-nised corollary, of one’s right tolife under Article 21. But con-trary to what the High Courtholds in Nikhil Soni, as a recentintervention petition filed by theDelhi-based Vidhi Centre forLegal Policy points out, theSupreme Court in Gian Kaurexplicitly recognises that a per-son’s right to life also partakeswithin its ambit the right to livewith human dignity. “…Thismay include the right of a dyingman to also die with dignitywhen his life is ebbing out,” thecourt wrote, in Gian Kaur. “Butthe “right to die” with dignity atthe end of life is not to be con-fused or equated with the “rightto die” an unnatural death cur-tailing the natural span of life.”

A dignified choice

The Jaina practitioners con-tend that Santhara is not an exer-cise in trying to achieve anunnatural death, but is rather apractice intrinsic to a person’sethical choice to live with digni-ty until death. These argumentswere brushed aside by theRajasthan High Court. It simplyfound, based on an incorrectreading of Gian Kaur, that thereis no dignity whatsoever in theact of fasting, and that therefore,there exists no freedom to prac-tise Santhara as an extension ofone’s right to life under Article21. But, perhaps, even moredamagingly, the court in NikhilSoni also rejected arguments thatsought to locate such liberty inArticle 25. Here, though, thefolly in its reasoning wasn’t asmuch a product of its own mak-ing, as it was a consequence of avague doctrine established bythe Supreme Court.

Plainly read, Article 25 guar-antees to all persons an equalentitlement to freedom of con-science and the right to profess,practise and propagate religion.The right is subject only to pub-lic order, morality, and health,and other recognised fundamen-tal rights. However, as thedebates in the ConstituentAssembly demonstrate, thesecommunity exceptions wereincluded purely to ensure thatthe guarantee of religious free-dom did not come in the way ofthe state’s ability to correct age-old social inequities. It wasn’tthe Assembly’s intention toallow organs of state any sub-stantial latitude in determiningwhich religious practicesdeserved constitutional protec-tion. But, in practice, perhaps outof an anxiety to ensure that thestate is not constrained in pass-ing legislation to remedy socialevils, the Supreme Court hasinterpreted Article 25 in a man-ner that has greatly restricted thescope of religious liberty.

Interpreting religious practices

The court’s constriction of thisfreedom has been achieved byinvoking a rather curious princi-ple: that Article 25 protects onlythose exercises that are consid-ered “essential religious prac-tices.” Through the 1960s, thisdoctrine, which was first envis-aged in the Shirur Mutt case,decided in 1954, ingrained itselfas an integral part of India’s con-stitutional theory. The court, on acase-by-case basis, often exam-ined individual religious canonsto determine what constituted anessential religious practice.Significantly, the court began toexamine whether a particularexercise was indispensable to theproper practice of a religion.

This interpretation has allowedthe court authority to determinefor the people what their reli-gious beliefs and practices,through a correct reading of their

religious texts and customs,ought to comprise. Invariably,the determination of what consti-tutes an essential religious prac-tice, therefore, amounts to a veryparticular form of moral judg-ment — a form of cultural pater-nalism that is quite antithetical toa liberal democracy.

It is this authority, which theHigh Court in Nikhil Soni, hasinvoked to rule that the criminal-isation of Santhara would notbreach a Jain’s right to religiousfreedom. “We do not find that inany of the scriptures, preachings,articles or the practices followedby the Jain ascetics, theSanthara…has been treated as anessential religious practice, noris necessarily required for thepursuit of immortality or mok-sha,” the judgment states. Thisanalysis, as is evident, does notconsider whether a personindulging in Santhara performsthe act out of an intrinsic beliefthat the practice flows from hisreligion, but rather adopts analmost-avowedly paternalisticoutlook. It tells followers ofJainism that under a purportedlyproper interpretation of theirreligious texts, Santhara is sim-ply not an essential practice. As aresult, the question of whether aJain’s right to religious freedomis violated by prohibitingSanthara is examined in a whol-ly unsatisfactory manner.

If, and when, the SupremeCourt sits on appeal over thejudgment in Nikhil Soni, it mustask the right questions: ofwhether any social inequitiesarise out of the practice, ofwhether any other right of itspractitioners are violatedthrough Santhara, of whether therights of any other person areinfracted when a person goes onfast. In so doing, the court mustalso reconsider its now age-olddoctrine of essential practice,which has caused a substantialweakening of the state of reli-gious freedom in India.

TUESDAY | AUGUST 25, 2015

No alternative to talks

The flawed reasoning in the Santhara ban

BY SHIV VISVANATHAN

Courts, as institutions ofinterpretation, intriguecitizens, and often awe

them. The dignity of their ritu-al, the imprimatur of the offi-cial, the detailed litany of textu-al interpretations before a judg-ment is arrived at, are oftenimpressive. Judgments oftenhave the moral gravitas and thenarrative power of a novel. Yet,a badly done judgment, even ifit appeals to the secular mind,lacks conviction. One felt thatabout the judgments aroundnuclear energy; equally, onesenses these limits in the judi-cial reading of Santhara.

I refer to the Rajasthan HighCourt’s verdict againstSanthara, or the centuries-oldJain practice of voluntarilystarving to death. On August10, 2015, the court’s JaipurBench ruled on a public-inter-est litigation (PIL) filed in May2006 against the practice. Itheld that Santhara wouldhenceforth be treated as “sui-cide” and accordingly madepunishable under the relevantsections — Section 309(attempt to commit suicide) andSection 306 (abetment of sui-cide) — of the Indian PenalCode. It made its absoluterejection of the Jain philosophyunderlying the practiceunequivocally clear. An appealchallenging the order has nowbeen filed in the SupremeCourt.

A way of life

The word Santhara means away of life and encompasses away of dying as well. InJainism, the body is seen as atemporary residence for thesoul which is reborn. One must

remember that a word canembrace a multiplicity ofworlds and meanings. As aresult, translation is one of themost difficult of acts. Itdemands a delicacy of under-standing about words which, intheir consequences, can belethal. Equivalences are wel-come when we seek unity butwe need a unity that can sustainthe multiple senses of differ-ence.

The critical word here is sui-cide. One is almost tempted tobe facetious. I remember thatmoment of epiphany in the filmSholay when actorDharmendra, as the characterVeeru, standing up on a watertower, tells Basanti (played byHema Malini) that he will com-mit suicide. An old man in thecrowd asks: “what is suicide?”The answer is profoundly wise.It says when Englishmen killthemselves, the act is called‘suicide’.

I was struck by this scene as Iread the High Court judgmenton suicide in the case of NikhilSoni vs. Union of India. Therewas an element of irony to it.The scene in Sholay is straightfrom the 1969 classic, “TheSecret of Santa Vittoria” andyet, in the very moment ofmimicry, the movie emphasisesthe essential drama of differ-ence. The court judgment,while playing with the culturesof difference, eventually suc-cumbs to a reductive act whichis textually disappointing.

There are critical nuggets ofinformation in the initial pages.It claims that the Jain attitude tothe body is different from theChristian attitude to the bodyand that Santhara is a ritual

farewell to the body; it is an actof non-violence performed asan ethical act. The court hintsthat for the petitioners,Santhara cannot be suicide. Theetymology and the cosmologiesare radically different.

The English word ‘suicide’means a deliberate killing ofoneself. The EtymologyDictionary cites W.E.H. Lecky,in a History of EuropeanMorals where he writes of thestigma attached to suicide. Heclaims that even in 1749, “asuicide named Portier wasdragged through the streets ofParis with his face to theground, hung from the gallowsby his feet and then thrown intothe sewers.” Right from its ori-gins up to the FrenchRevolution, suicide was a markof stigma of criminality andpollution.

Different narrative

Santhara encapsulates a dif-ferent narrative. It is a ritual actof purification, done in consul-tation with a guru, and followsthe most detailed of proce-dures. It cannot be an impulsiveact or an egoistic one. It bearsthe imprimatur of theology andthe approval of society.

As India became colonised,many Indian rituals came underthe critical Anglo-Saxon lens,and translation and interpreta-tion became a critical part oflegal exegesis. Is Santhara agiving up of life or of takingdeath in one’s stride? For a cul-ture that believes in rebirth, isSanthara philosophically orethically suicide? The framewidens as the drama becomessociological because then therewill have to be a differentiation

made between sati, suicide andSantara.

French sociologist EmileDurkheim, in his Suicide, agroundbreaking book in thefield of sociology, basicallymade a differentiation betweenthree forms of suicide — theanomique, the egoistic and thealtruistic genres of suicide(based on the personalities ofpeople). Anomie is a state ofnormlessness of rootlessnesswhere an individual commitssuicide because nothing bindshim. It is associated with socialdisorganisation and imbalanceand Durkheim has tried to illus-trate this by giving examplesfrom economic life. Egoisticsuicide occurs when the indi-vidual feels full of himself.These are suicides committedby persons who are self-centredand to whom self-regard is thehighest regard. In altruistic sui-cide, a person sacrifices him-self. It is a form of sacrifice inwhich a person puts an end tohis life by some heroic meansin order to promote or furtherthe interest of the cause or ideadear to him. In a sociologicalsense, altruistic suicide comesclosest to Santhara. It is a ritualof giving up the body in timesof old age, famine or catastro-phe or when an individual feelsthe need to be closer to cosmiccycles.

As one looks at the colonialinterpretation, the critique ofsati, where a woman sacrificesherself for her husband,brought condemnation.Santhara was read in a differentway as an act of non-violencetuned to the deepest norms ofJain culture.

Language and interpretation

Experts cited indicate that itadds a dignity to dying, wheredeath is in continuum withrebirth. Shekhar Hattangadi, aMumbai-based professor ofconstitutional law, has soughtto outline some of these con-flicts in his award-winning doc-umentary, Santhara: AChallenge to IndianSecularism? But one cannotreduce it to an encounter withcolonialism. To place it in thealleged opposition of religionand secularism fails to read it asa failure of language. There is aflatness, a narrowness to theEnglish language which eventhe presence of James Joyce,William Blake, Gerard ManleyHopkins and Shakespearecould not contain. For example,the word ‘corruption’ lacks themultiple senses and the flair ofsociety which invents wordslike upari, dakshina, seva for abribe. Santhara is a multivalentterm which cannot be reducedto the dreariness of suicide asclosure or a termination. TheEnglish term cannot compre-hend Santhara in terms of beinga ritual exit and a rite of pas-sage to a different world.Santhara, performed correctly,is ritual non-violence. In fact, Iwould feel that the court’s judg-ment misinterprets both theword and world.

There are doubts aboutSanthara. Many people havepointed to the coercive, evenaspirational aspects of the prac-tice. Witnesses claim that fami-lies whose reputations are atstake often refuse to let a per-son change his mind. There isan aspirational aspect as fami-lies of the individual who wish-es to observe Santhara getrespect and status, so they often

tend to advertise the act. Here,Santara is often presented assati. Its voluntariness is forgot-ten.

The court had to make a dif-ferentiation between Santharaand euthanasia, sati and sui-cide. It has made brief andsuperficial attempts to do so.And in this abortive act of com-parative sociology, the ritualdignity of Santara has beenlost. In the confusion betweenthe literal and the symbol,between a construction of factand celebration, the meaning islost.

A narrow view

The court — after its abbrevi-ated move through philosophy,ethics, language and law — hasreduced the whole to one nar-row issue, namely the test ofessentiality. It asks whereSanthara is an essential tenet ofJainism and declares that it isnot. Such a litmus test mightwork in textbook chemistry butit fails to work in the contextu-ality and polysemy of culture.The court could have beenstrict about aberrations or devi-ations from Santhara but toreduce the ritual act to suicideamounts to an exhibition ofilliteracy. The court seemsmore worried about the debateson euthanasia and sati thanabout looking at Santhara as acultural practice with its ownrepertoire of meanings.

The court claims that somerights can encompass theiropposite. The freedom ofspeech does not compel one tospeak. Yet, a right to life doesnot include the right to dieunder certain circumstances.Ethics and religion loose out to

the wooden definitions ofSanthara, which, as a ritual, hasqualities of a controlled experi-ment. The court has held thatextinguishing life, sacrificing itor effacing it cannot be consid-ered as acts of dignity. A rightto die cannot be a part of a rightto life. In constructing such ajudgment, the court’s ethno-centricity becomes obvious. Itenshrines a piece of Christiantheology and Anglo-Saxon lawin its response to the logic ofSanthara. Eventually, the judg-ment creates a monologic senseof life and a standardised senseof what death and dying is. Infact, it has missed an opportu-nity to look at life and deathand the ethics of dignity anddying in a creative way. In cre-ating such a standardised theol-ogy, the fact of justice becomessecondary. This has widerimplications because words inone culture cannot lose theirmeaning in translation.Language and justice die or arediminished when language isdeprived of its right to polyse-my and to a multiplicity ofmeaning. When language isrendered captive, justice losesout in the long run.

The aridity of a reductive sec-ularism often comes out in dis-plays of language. In fact,translation becomes a test ofjustice. This is the epic tragedyof the Santhara judgment. Itconveys the fact that nationstates that can inflict and adju-dicate death, often feel lost inthe complexity of the phenom-enon.

(Shiv Visvanathan is a pro-fessor at Jindal School ofGovernment and PublicPolicy.)

A reductive reading of Santhara

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The failure of India and Pakistan to hold the plannedmeeting between their National Security Advisers,as was agreed in Ufa six weeks ago, is unfortunate,

indeed disquieting. It should give pause to both Islamabadand New Delhi on what kind of relations they could possi-bly expect to have in the foreseeable future. Arguments tothe effect that there were earlier periods when they hadagreed to disagree are at best disingenuous. At Ufa therewas a limpid agreement on the agenda for the New Delhimeeting: that the NSAs would “discuss all issues connect-ed to terrorism”. Ufa had also yielded a discernible roadmap to bring about a modicum of peace and tranquillityalong the border and the Line of Control (LoC), which hasbeen witnessing rounds of wanton firing and unacceptablecasualties. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj putthe number of ceasefire violations since Ufa at 91. Barelya week after Ufa raised modest hopes of an upturn in rela-tions, there was firing in the Akhnoor sector. ForeignSecretary S. Jaishankar spoke of four attempts made bythe Director-General of the Border Security Force to“make telephonic contact with Sector CommanderSialkot” as per laid-down procedures, which met with noresponse. He mentioned how this was unacceptable. Now,with the prospects of even a limited engagement havingreceded, the question that arises is: how will the twonuclear-capable neighbours deal with each other? There isno doubt that through its grandstanding on Kashmir andHurriyat, Islamabad reneged on the understanding reachedin Ufa. It is equally obvious that New Delhi has recalibrat-ed its Pakistan policy, willing perhaps to take a calculatedrisk that the world would be better disposed to its prefer-ences in the matter of dealing with Pakistan, almost 14years after 9/11. Yet, the new situation may have willy-nilly rendered India vulnerable to facing gratuitous advice,possibly worse. To assume that those who formulateIndia’s Pakistan policy believed Islamabad would respectthe sudden red line drawn on the Hurriyat, would stretchcredulity. The Hurriyat certainly does not have a place inbilateral processes. It is at best a Pakistani side-show withsome nuisance value and without much consequence.India had indeed learnt to tolerate that. Now, New Delhi’sactions may have the unintended effect of making the out-fit larger-than-life — which is an avoidable prospect.Pakistan has also not covered itself with glory by over-loading the agenda with issues that the two NSAs meetingfor an hour or two wouldn’t have been able to come togrips with. It is best at this point to open a discreet backchannel that ensures better bilateral deliverables than hasbeen the case over the last year and a half. There is simplyno alternative to talks.

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Close to ...Indians, we will become closer to each

other and co-existence of the two entities willbe worked out."

The central government and the NationalSocialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah)signed a framework agreement on August 3that is expected to lead to a final peaceaccord.

Mr Muivah said this was a new agreementbecause there has been a lot of a develop-ment, "on both the Indian side and our side".

"But the solution has to be found from theframework that is already defined. The Indianside has officially acknowledged that the his-tory of the Nagas is unique and the situationis also unique. And it is the first time thatIndia has recognised the history of theNagas," he said.

Based on this uniqueness of Naga history, asolution would be worked out, he said.

Asked how long it would take to sign thefinal accord, Mr Muivah said it depended onthe central government.

"How close the Nagas will come to Indiawill depend on how far the government ofIndia respects the rights of the Nagas."

The NSCN-IM leader said that when theIndian government took this kind of signifi-cant step, "should we (Nagas) not try tounderstand the Indian side more? Should wenot understand their limitations?"

According to Mr Muivah, an interim gov-erning body would be formed after the finalaccord but it might take some time becauseadjustments would have to be made.

Asked if the accord would be based onNaga customary laws, he replied in the affir-mative, saying the Naga Hohos or tribal bod-ies would get more powers.

"That has to be done because the tribesthemselves must have a say because theyknow their benefits and they know theirrequirements," he said.

When pointed out that some individualsand groups have started saying that MrMuivah was from Manipur and Nagas fromNagaland should not expect much from theaccord, he said these people were "totallyconfused".

"Naga issue is a Naga national issue not astate-wise issue. We have been fighting for allthis after the creation of the Nagaland state. Ifthe 16-point agreement (that createdNagaland state) was final then we would nothave come up to this stage," he said.

"It was not the desire of the Naga peoplebut the act of the traitors who were used bythe Indians to sabotage the national politics."

He said the Indian government has nowofficially recognised the uniqueness and thehistory of the Naga issue and the situationtoo.

"We are seeking solution solely in the inter-est of all the Nagas. Those who are talking ofNagaland state in terms of Naga issue, sorry,I pity them. We have been fighting for therights of the Nagas wherever they may be butthe Naga politics should not be interpreted interms of the Nagaland state," he said.

Successful Naga....ups and downs in the past."The credit does not go to any particular

government and neither should they take it.Everyone contributed towards improving thesituation. It is the result (of these efforts) thattoday in Nagaland there has been a successfuldialogue with those people (NSCN(I-M)leaders).

"Everybody has seen the dream of develop-ment and joining the mainstream in not onlyNagaland, but the entire northeast and thecountry. I am confident that the journey thathas begun of walking together will bear bestof results and the country will achieve greaterheights," he said referring to the accordreached between NSCN (I-M) and theCentre.

Addressing a function in New Delhi tocommemorate the birth centenary of RaniGaidinliu, a spiritual Naga leader who wasborn in Manipur and fought for India's inde-pendence, PM Modi said the push of his gov-ernment has been on the development ofinfrastructure of the northeast region.

He said if the issue of connectivity isresolved then development would not be aproblem. He said efforts were on to providerailway connectivity to state capitals in theregion.

Referring to pineapples grown in the regionand chillis in Nagaland, he said the northeastcan become the "organic capital" of the coun-try.

The development of the region was vital forthe country's growth, he said.

The function was also attended by HomeMinister Rajnath Singh, Finance MinisterArun Jaitley, Nagaland Governor PB Acharyaand Chief Ministers of Nagaland andManipur TR Zeliang and O Ibobi Singhrespectively.

Referring to the the Land BoundaryAgreement with Bangladesh, PM Modi saidit would help improve connectivity of theregion with the rest of the country.

He lamented that years after India attainedIndependence, many "brave soldiers" whofought for the freedom, are missing from theportals of the country's history.

"It is the responsibility of the society to pre-

serve the treasures of history...In most placesthe history is limited to royals and the rulers.But in India the efforts of the common peopleare valued as it is part of our philosophy," hesaid.

Blaming lacunae in the system, the PrimeMinister lamented that "either we forgotabout some great personalities or they weredeliberately forgotten".

Developing Infrastructure...said that following the resolution of the

border dispute with Bangladesh, connectivitywith the northeast was set to become easier.

"The northeast has now become closer tothe rest of India," he said.

Stating that the north-east was blessed withabundant natural bounty, he said that theregion has the potential to become the organ-ic capital of the country.

Recalling Rani Gaidinliu's contribution inIndia's fight for freedom, he said that it wasunfortunate that countless heroes of the free-dom struggle all over the country were for-gotten.

"It is unfortunate that... several people whofought for freedom are not so well known,"Modi said.

Extolling the role of Rani Gaidinliu in thefreedom struggle, Modi said: "Can you imag-ine that she joined the freedom struggle at theage of 12-13? And soon after she was jailedfor life."

Born on January 26, 1915, Rani Gaidinliujoined her cousin Haipou Jadonang's move-ment at the age of 13 to drive out the Britishfrom Manipur.

In 1932, she was arrested at the age of 16and sentenced to life in prison. She wasreleased from Tura jail (now in Maghalaya)after having spent 14 years in various prisons.

She died on February 17, 1993, at Longkaoin Manipur.

India Signs...areas," it added.The 41 kilometre pipeline -- 2 km in India

and 39 km in Nepal -- will initially supplypetrol, diesel and kerosene. It will be built byIOC at a cost of Rs. 200 crore.

IOC will take 30 months to complete theproject after receipt of necessary statutoryclearances from the Government of Nepal.

"Nepal Oil Corporation will invest Rs. 75crore to develop additional facilities inAmlekhgunj depot," the statement said.

In addition, IOC will also do re-engineeringof the Amlekhgunj petroleum depot to makeit compatible to receive petroleum productsby pipeline.

India exports about $1.1 billion worth ofpetroleum products per annum to Nepal. Bulkof this volume will be transported throughthis pipeline.

"This will also ensure smooth, cost effec-tive and environment friendly supply ofpetroleum products to Nepal," it said.

The pipeline was first proposed in 2006 fortransportation of fuel from Raxaul toAmlekhgunj. The pipeline was to be funded50:50 by IOC and Nepal Oil Corp (NOC).The project, however, never took off as Nepalrefused to fund its share of cost.

IOC has now agreed to foot the Rs. 200crore cost in exchange for Nepal committingto buy products for at least 15 years.

'Rupee on ...the run-up to the national elections."The Rupee is on ventilator," the BJP's

Rajnath Singh, now Home Minster, had saidin 2013.

And Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thenfronting the BJP's bid to unseat the Congressat the Centre, had said, "Manmohan Singh(then PM) may be the rupee's doctor but therupee today is fighting for its life."

Today, the Rupee fell to its lowest since2013 and the Congress did not miss theopportunity to strike back.

"When the Prime Minister and Arun Jaitleywere in the opposition and such an economicsituation prevailed, they criticised the formerPM," Congress leader Anand Sharma said,adding, "The government claimed that therewas a boom in the markets because of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi. Now who will takethe responsibility?"

Amid the bloodbath on the markets today,Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, "There isnot a single domestic factor in India whichhas either contributed to it or added to it.These are external factors. I have not the leastdoubt that this turbulence is transient andtemporary in nature. The markets will settledown",

The Narendra Modi government stormedinto power last May on the promise of turningaround the economy and providing jobs tomillions. The Congress was reduced to 44lawmakers in the Lok Sabha.

"Export has fallen in the past severalmonths. Employment is decreasing. It is clearthat the government is expert in speaking andmaking promise but lacks in taking the rightaction," said Anand Sharma.

Ahead of ...shop-owners in Bhopal to have their sign-

boards written in Hindi language.Mr Chouhan also sought that the city be

beautified as it hosts the World HindiConference, the official said.

The chief minister also directed officialsto provide information about unique fea-tures of Madhya Pradesh to the participantsof the World Hindi Conference in order topromote a positive image of the state.

Mr Chouhan, who reviewed all thearrangements to be made for the delegates,like boarding and transportation, also askedthe officials concerned to ensure that allgovernment departments have their web-sites in Hindi.

The Hindi conference will see 40 eminentHindi scholars receiving honours, the offi-cial added.

Prime Minister...Naga people against the British was also a

struggle for India's unity and integrity, hesaid. Mr Modi also credited Gaidinliu withspreading the message of Mahatma Gandhi inthe northeast region.

Mr Modi said Gaidinliu's thoughts on liv-ing in harmony with nature could provide ananswer to the problem of climate changebeing faced by the world today. The PrimeMinister also spoke of his government's ini-tiatives for the development of the northeast.

He reiterated that the progress of the north-east will provide a big boost to the develop-ment of the entire nation.

"India will develop only if the northeastdevelops," Mr Modi said, adding that the cen-tral government was committed for overalldevelopment of the region.

"We are putting in maximum efforts tobuild infrastructure in the northeast," he said.

The Prime Minister also said following theresolution of the border dispute withBangladesh, connectivity with the northeastwas set to become easier. "The northeast hasnow become closer to the rest of India."

Stating that the northeast was blessed withabundant natural bounty, he said that theregion has the potential to become the organ-ic capital of the country.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh and FinanceMinster Arun Jaitley also spoke on the occa-sion.

Ruckus in...returns had been submitted to the EC dur-

ing the 2009 and 2014 polls.Rejecting the adjournment motion, Speaker

Dinesh Oraon told the House that the minis-ter had the right to respond to the allegationsagainst him, but it would be in his individualcapacity and would not be taken as a replyfrom the government.

All the while opposition members troopedinto the Well and raised slogans against thegovernment, forcing the Speaker to adjournthe House for an hour from 11.30 am.

The ruckus continued even after resump-tion of the House and Speaker Oraonadjourned the House till tomorrow after theMinister's reply and Parliamentary Affairsminister Saryu Roy tabling the supplemen-tary budget.

The Speaker had also rejected otheradjournment motions brought by separateopposition parties demanding regularisationof jobs of para (ad hoc) teachers and scrap-ping of an FIR against a Congress MLA.

Assam Seeks...Minister Tarun Gogoi said in a press con-

ference in Guwahati.The Assam government has adequate funds

for immediate relief operations, but theCentral assistance would be required to carryout repair works of the damage infrastructure,he said.

Mr Gogoi, however, lamented the Centrehas not released the amount that the stategovernment sought after floods last year.

Talking about the current situation, he saidthe rains have stopped in many places andwater level was slowly coming down. "Assoon as the water level goes down, we willstart assessing the damages of roads,embankments, bridges and other vital infra-structure," Mr Gogoi said.

Till yesterday, the floods had claimed thelives of 13 people across the state.

The floods have affected 18 districts withthe worst-hit being Dhubri, Goalpara,Chirang, Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon.

A population of 6.16 lakh people across1,291 villages has been affected by the floodsand 260 relief camps have been opened so farproviding shelter to 1.79 lakh of them.

Why Onion...A look at the data, however, suggests that

crop damage alone cannot explain the mas-sive jump in onion prices.

Despite the damage, compared to last year,the drop in monthly onion arrivals atLasalgaon from April to July was only 13.55per cent. But in August, arrivals droppednearly 70 per cent, pushing prices up by 300per cent - an indication that as the harvestseason comes to an end, farmers perhaps areholding stock back. This could be becausepoor rains have raised fears that the nextonion crop, harvested in September will alsobe hit, creating a future shortage.

Nationally, too, a closer look at the figuressuggests a shortfall far less than is reflected inprices.

This year's onion harvest, of 189 lakhtonnes, is only down by 2.6 per cent com-pared to last year's 194 lakh tonnes butexperts say the amount of onions stored by

farmers is not very much.Traders claim the quantity of onions

received from other parts of the country hasalso been poor.

"The belt from Hubli to Bangalore andTadepalle to Vijayanagram is of the newonion crop. By now, about 1,500 to 2,000trucks should have arrived, but it's stuck at300 to 500 trucks", said Manoj Kumar Jain, atrader.

After India....as well as Pakistan's invitation to

Hurriyat leaders, the meetings betweenDirector General Military Operations(DGMOs) as well as heads of PakistanRangers and Border Security Force areuncertain.

The paper quoted an official as sayingthat the Ufa agreement has now become"controversial" and "irrelevant" as a resultof cancellation of the NSA-level talks.

During their meeting in the Russian cityof Ufa last month Pakistan's Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif and PM Narendra Modi hadagreed on meetings between DGMOs andheads of Pakistan Rangers and BSF.

India wanted the two meetings before theNSA-level talks but Islamabad proposedSeptember 6 for the meeting between theheads of Rangers and BSF, which would befollowed by the DGMOs' meeting.

Rs. 5 Postal ...Ashoka in Patna and Delhi.In May, Prasad had announced to release the

postal stamp during a BJP function in Patna tocelebrate the birth anniversary of Ashoka.Some BJP leaders claimed that Ashokabelonged to the present-day agrarian casteKushwaha but historians and experts haverefuted the claim.

The Kushwahas, an Other Backward Classcommunity, accounts for nearly 9 percent ofBihar's 10.5 crore population.

Quit if Not...person. "During the polls, the Prime

Minister had attacked the then government(led by Manmohan Singh) for the rupeedownfall, but now that he is in power for thepast 15 months, the currency downfall con-tinues," AAP leader Ashutosh said.

He added that Mr Modi had promised sev-eral reforms to boost the economy, but thathas not been able to make any impact on theeconomy. "The stock market crashed by1,000 points today and this is a serious issue.The Prime Minister had promised many sec-ond-generation reforms, but that there is nochange in the policy that can help give boostto the economy," he said.

The rupee plunged by 66 paise to fall belowthe Rs. 66 level against the dollar for the firsttime in almost two years in opening tradetoday on sustained capital outflows even asthe US currency weakened overseas.

Maharashtra Government...Legislature, but even the attackers of Mr

Govind Pansare have not yet been arrested,the senior Congress leader told reporters inShirdi yesterday.

"On one side the government is not keen onnabbing the killers of Dabholkar and Pansare,while on the other hand pressure is beingmounted on government prosecutor to showsympathy towards the 2008 Malegoan bombblasts accused Pragya Singh Thakur and LtCol Shrikant Purohit and others," he alleged.

Anti-superstition crusader Mr NarendraDabholkar was shot dead in Pune on August20, 2013. Mr Pansare, a prominent anti-tollactivist and rationalist, was shot-at inKolhapur on February 16 this year. He died inMumbai on February 20.

Meanwhile, Mr Vikhe-Patil met govern-ment officials and office-bearers of ShriSaibaba Sansthan Trust in connection withthe ongoing Kumbh Mela at Nashik as scoresof devotees are expected to visit the Shirdishrine on August 29 and 30 on 'Parvani' (spe-cial) days.

Political Parties...argued that political parties are not "public

authorities" as they are not set up under theConstitution or any law enacted by Parliament- they can't be treated as an institution or estab-lishment.

"If political parties come under the RTI itwill affect their smooth internal functioning.Political rivals will file RTI applications withmalicious intent ," the government says.

A petition by the NGO had said that politicalparties should be declared "public authorities"to bring them under the RTI Act. The petitionalso urged the court to ask political parties todeclare all donations, including those belowRs. 20,000.

Railways Orders...and submit the report at the earliest,

Railway spokesperson Anil Saxena said.A speeding granite-laden truck rammed

into Bangalore-Nanded Express train afterbreaking the closed gate at a level crossing inAnantapur district in the early hours todaykilling six persons and injuring two.

Blaming the truck driver for the mishap, thespokesperson said it was a manned levelcrossing and the driver broke the level cross-

ing gate and hit the train.Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu condoled

the death of passengers in the "unfortunate"accident.

Ex-gratia will be given to the affected, hetweeted and also asked senior officialsincluding General Manager of the region torush to the spot.

"We are expecting the line to be cleared fortraffic by 4 PM and till then trains would bediverted due to the mishap," Mr Saxena said.

Railways has also made several helplinesoperational to help families of the victims.

Whistleblower Sanjiv...in this regard. Named as one of the winners

of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2015, MrChaturvedi was also in the spotlight afterbeing removed from the post of ChiefVigilance Officer last year at the All-IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) overwhat he claimed was his role in exposingalleged corruption at the premier institute. TheCVO acts as a distant arm of the CentralVigilance Commission.

"The Governor of Haryana is pleased togrant selection grade to Chaturvedi with effectfrom January 1, 2015," an order issued Fridayby Haryana government said.

After the promotion, Mr Chaturvedi's desig-nation would change from Deputy Secretary tothat of Director. "It was my legitimate right.But it is unfortunate that to get it also I wascompelled to move CAT. It was only after thecourt's notice that the promotion order wasissued just two days before the hearing as thegovernment had no reply," he told PTI.

Mr Chaturvedi, a 2002-batch IFS officer,was to be promoted from January 1 this year.However, his promotion was withheld forallegedly exposing corruption at AIIMS andduring his stint in Haryana.

He had submitted a number of representa-tions but his case was not even considered intwo Departmental Promotion Committeemeetings held on January 27 and June 16, thisyear. Meantime, all his batchmates were pro-moted.

Mr Chaturvedi, who is presently serving asDeputy Secretary in AIIMS, had approachedCAT on June 29 claiming that his promotionhas been kept pending due to his expose ofcorruption at AIIMS and his refusal to with-draw a case filed by him before SupremeCourt seeking a CBI probe against certainbureaucrats and politicians in Haryana fortheir alleged involvement in corruption.

The court had admitted his plea and noticeswere issued to the Centre and Haryana govern-ment on July 1. The hearing of the case wasscheduled for today. However, on Friday hisorder was issued.

Mr Chaturvedi's cadre was recently changedto Uttarakhand from Haryana.

CBI Registers ...cheating and criminal misappropriation

against five companies operating in the north-eastern state for allegedly duping gullibleinvestors of their hard earned money, agencysources said.

Rose Valley, Silicon Multiservices Limited,Uro Agro India Limited and URO InfraRealty India Ltd and Prayag Infotech Hi-riseLtd are the companies against whom thecases were registered yesterday.

The move almost coincided with one of theprominent Congress leaders from the stateHimanta Biswa Sarma, a suspect in the scamwho has been questioned for his alleged prox-imity with Saradha group chairman SudiptaSen and whose house has been searched,expressing desire to join the BJP yesterday.

Mr Sarma was a powerful minister in theTarun Gogoi Cabinet since 2001 but wasdropped by the Chief Minister after heallegedly spearheaded a campaign to dislodgehim.

India Has...ambitious target of 100 GW of solar power

generation in the country by 2022 and Bosch iscommitted to be a part of this success story,"Steffen Berns, President of Bosch Group Indiaand Managing Director Bosch Limited, said ina release.

On August 18, Bosch had commissioned a12 MW solar power project for CochinInternational Airport Limited (CIAL) whichwas inaugurated by Kerala Chief MinisterOommen Chandy.

Commenting on the project, he said the com-bination of factors, including the company'span-India presence and understanding of dif-ferent regions in India helped them to resolveconstraints imposed by on-site conditions.

The project is the single largest solar projectwhich has been constructed in an airport inIndia. It is spread over 50 acres.

With this, the airport will have 50,000 to60,000 units of electricity per day to be con-sumed for all its operational functions, whichtechnically makes the airport "absolutelypower neutral," CIAL said, adding, it is thefirst airport in the world to operate completelyon solar power.

Wanted, Officers...unusually large number of deaths linked

to the case.The crippling shortage came up not once,

but twice before the top court, which saidthe nation's premier investigating agencymust have enough officers.

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In response to theDepartment ofTelecom's (DoT) paper

on net neutrality, theInternet and MobileAssociation of India(IAMAI) on Monday saidit is "clearly and unam-biguously opposed to zero-rated plans of any type".

In its submission lastweek, industry bodyIAMAI held that "theseplans will ultimately harmInternet content and serv-ice providers by limitingcompetition among themand, by extension, limitconsumer choice".

Such plans will also"allow the operators, ifgiven the control of whatapps/services to push tothe consumers, to discrimi-nate and privilege certainweb services over others,and throttle innovation", itadded.

The association also reit-erated it did not supportany plans that violate prin-ciples of net neutrality"especially paid or unpaidprioritisation or other dis-criminatory practices".

The last date for submis-sion of suggestions and

comments on the commit-tee report on net neutralitythrough the discussionforum underwww.MyGov.in is August20.

The report, submitted bya panel headed by techno-crat A.K. Bhargava, wasmade public on July 16,and said it favoured,among a host of other mat-ters, an end to the free-callregime over the Internet.This had evoked strongresentment among thenetizens.

Still an evolving con-cept, net neutrality callsupon government, Internetservice providers andother stakeholders to treatall voice and data serviceson the Internet equally,and not levy differentialtariffs for usage, content,platform, sites, applicationor mode of communica-tion.

Reacting to the protestsover the panel recommen-dations, Communicationsand IT Minister RaviShankar Prasad told par-liament that these wereonly suggestions and notthe final view.

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1. Plants synthesis protein fromA. starch B. sugarC. amino acids D. fatty acids

2. Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and con-vert them intoA. free nitrogen B. ureaC. ammonia D. proteins

3. Out of 900 reported species of living gymnosperms,conifers are represented by about 500 species, About2,50,000 species of angiosperms (flowering plants)have also been reported in the world. The vast anddominant woodlands in Europe, Asia, North Americaand mountains such as Himalayas are wooded withA. all gymnosperms, except conifersB. only angiosperms C. only conifersD. angiosperms & all gymnosperms except conifers

4. One of the following is not a function of bones.A. Place for muscle attachmentB. Protection of vital organsC. Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation inblood and bonesD. Production of blood corpuscles

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

TODAY’S STARARIES You may be looking for some new values in your personal life,

Aries. You're no longer interested in superficial or frivolous rela-tionships. You need to meet different kinds of people and selectfriends who are really worth keeping. Don't worry if you feel liketaking a step back to get some perspective, because this is thetime to do it. Relationships are too important to neglect.

TAURUS You may want to take a little trip into your past to visit some oldfriends, Taurus. You could find yourself daydreaming throughyour good and bad memories. This is an excellent period tobreak with some of the more negative ties to your past. If yourpartner is a little worried about you going back in time at themoment, reassure him or her.

GEMINI If you're concerned about the love that certain close people havefor you, you shouldn't try to compensate by being clingy or over-ly affectionate. This period is about keeping your distance andputting your relationships into perspective to see what they'rereally worth to you, Gemini. Someone may ask you for an evenstronger commitment over the next few months.

CANCER This isn't the time to make any more of a commitment to yourrelationship, Cancer. You aren't satisfied with your attitudetoward things lately. Don't forget that your partner's character-istics may have something to do with it! You have two monthsto take care of things. Take advantage of this reevaluationperiod. It doesn't happen that often.

LEO Today you might want to think about getting things straightwith the people close to you. It's possible you haven't dealtwith any problems you had in your relationships last month,Leo. It's time to look at things again. You may have hiddencertain things from yourself. You need to be much more hon-est about what you want in your personal life.

VIRGO You may be asking certain questions about your feelings,Virgo. Do you know about the trap that many people getcaught up in - feeling so close to their partners that they oftenforget themselves? Sometimes it's easy to confuse your feel-ings with this kind of self-denial. Today you need to think abouthow this affects your life.

LIBRA Nothing can hold back your flame for long, Libra. You have ahard time resting your body and recharging your batteries. Atthe moment, you're probably still going through a deep trans-formation that won't allow you to slow down. Take the time tomeditate and get in touch with your feelings. What is it youreally want out of life?

SCORPIO You can be known for needing a lot of love, but you will neveradmit that to yourself, much less anyone else. Sometimes itseems as if you like feeling emotionally frustrated. Today is theperfect day to meditate about whether or not this is true of you.Do you talk to other people about your emotional needs?

SAGITTARIUSYou probably aren't worried about being conventional inyour relationships, Sagittarius. In fact, conventionality isoften what causes you problems. If you're wondering whatmorality is and what it's based on, this is a good day tothink about these questions.

CAPRICORN You may not be very precise. Your motto seems to be "every-thing is relative." However, paying attention to details doesn'tnecessarily mean that you lose sight of the fundamentals.Your friends could tell you that. If you're an artist, you mightmake an effort today to be clearer in your expression and a lit-tle more down to Earth.

AQUARIUS This isn't a good time to make any big relationship decisions.If you're thinking about starting a relationship, moving intogether, or getting married, you may feel a bit troubled byyour decision, Aquarius. Take advantage of the day to reeval-uate things objectively. There may be some issues to resolvebefore you go any further.

PISCES Today you may feel like something is holding you back,Pisces. Everything was going just fine until now. If you believethe stream of chatter in your head today, you will be regress-ing in every area of your life! For example, you may be afraidto go any further in your relationship because of your past fail-ures. Use this time to lay the past to rest.

BlackBerry's anticipated 'Venice'Android slider smartphone has beenin the news for weeks now. While

the Canadian company is yet to make thehandset official, there's no shortage ofleaks about the it.

The latest one again comes from oneof the most reliable tipsters on theInternet Even Blass aka @evleaks whohas shared a GIF image showingBlackBerry's Productivity Suite ofapps on the alleged 'Venice' Androidslider smartphone.

The tweet read, "Nothing elsekeeps you as productive asBlackBerry" accompanied by agif image showing theBlackBerry Productivity Suiteof apps running on the smart-phone.

To recall, the BlackBerryProductivity Suite includesthe BlackBerry Hub,BlackBerry Calendar,BlackBerry Contacts,Documents to Go, Input,and Universal Search.B l a c k B e r r y ' sCommunication Suiteincludes BBM, Worklife forBlackBerry, BBM Meetings, BBMProtected, SecuSuite for BlackBerry, andGlobal Support. Lastly, the Security Suiteincludes BlackBerry Enterprise Service 12,VPN Authentication, Secure Work Spaces,

Enterprise Identity by BlackBerry,B l a c k B e r r y

Blend, andP a s s w o r dKeeper.

T h epresenceof sucha largen u m -ber ofp r e -

loaded apps indicates that the BlackBerry'Venice' smartphone will not be a stockAndroid device. @evleaks also shared ascreenshot of list of BlackBerry-specific apkfiles that come preloaded on the 'Venice'

smartphone. Blass said, "This is no stockAndroid handset."

Last week, a couple of gif videos wereleaked showing the Android-basedBlackBerry device in its full glory alongsidea high-resolution leaked image. The fullimage of the BlackBerry Venice's front panelcame up on Twitter, and showed someAndroid apps on the screen such as GooglePlay, Google+, Hangouts, Google Maps andAndroid for Work. The handset is said toarrive on all four US carriers namely AT&T,Verizon, T-Mobiles, and Sprint startingNovember.

Based on earlier leaks and rumours, theBlackBerry Venice slider smartphone is saidto feature a 5.4-inch QHD (1440x2560 pix-els) display, a 1.8GHz hexa-core 64-bitSnapdragon 808 SoC, 3GB of RAM, an 18-megapixel rear camera, and a 5-megapixelfront-facing camera.

In other news, BlackBerry's Passportsmartphone has been spotted in multipleimages running Android 5.1 Lollipop. Theleaked images come courtesy 4G News andshow the Passport smartphone's prototypehandset with Android 5.1 on top. Theimages of the BlackBerry Passport smart-phone leaked shows the "Not for Sale"

tagline tipping that the company may beinternally testing how Android Lollipop

runs on its handset.

In the meanwhile, a video has surfaced ofthe BlackBerry Passport (as well as its Silveredition), running Andorid 5.1 Lollipop.

BlackBerry 'Venice' Android Phone LeakShows Productivity Suite of Apps

Net Neutrality: IAMAISays Opposes Zero-

Rated Plans Mozilla hasannounced bigchanges are com-

ing to the Firefox browser.While the tweaks aredesigned to make the Webbrowser more secure andstable, it also makes it pos-sible to run Chrome andOpera extensions inFirefox. Also support fortraditional Firefox add-ons

will be getting revokedsoon, the company added.

Chief among a fleet ofchanges in Firefox is thereplacement of its exten-sion API with a new onecalled WebExtension. TheJavaScript and HTML-based extension API is thesame as used in Chromeand Opera. Microsoft, fur-thermore, is also adding a

compatible API to its EdgeWeb browser. This willallow developers to writeextensions that will sup-port all of the aforemen-tioned Web browsers withminimal changes.

The move also meansthat existing Firefox add-ons need to be recompiledin accordance with newplatform guidelines to

regain compatibility in thenew Firefox Web browser."We would like add-ondevelopment to be morelike Web development: thesame code should run inmultiple browsers accord-ing to behaviour set bystandards, with compre-hensive documentationavailable from multiplevendors," Mozilla's Kev

Needham wrote in a blogpost.

The company is alsointroducing a multi-process architecture in itsWeb browser. CalledElectrolysis, this will allowthe Web browser to createseparate processes for eachtab. While this would bol-ster the overall security bylowering the expose of

users to malware, it couldalso make the Web browsersignificantly slower, asseen in the case of Chrome.This will be live as an opt-in feature in the beta chan-nel of Firefox, starting withFirefox 41 from September3, and on-by-default inFirefox 43, which is sched-uled to release onDecember 15.

Chrome Extensions Coming to Firefox as Mozilla Reveals Security Changes

"We are coming out with aconsultation paper on calldrops. We will consult all

the stakeholders on the vari-ous facets of call drops,"Telecom Regulatory Authorityof India (Trai) Chairman R SSharma told PTI.

The regulator is also exam-ining whether there are anytariff plans of the serviceproviders wherein call dropsactually incentivise or benefitthe companies, he added.

"We have called for theinformation from the compa-nies," Sharma said.

This follows a directionfrom the Department ofTelecom to Trai to suggest adisincentive mechanism forcall drops and also examinethe tariff plans of operators toascertain whether they incen-tivise call drops.

The industry has refutedcharges of deliberate calldrops and the companies haveinstead put the blame on lackof mobile towers and spec-trum for the problem.

Bharti Airtel (India andSouth Asia) Gopal Vittal hadrecently said that about 95percent plans are second-based, so they don't earn any-thing if a call gets dropped.

However, TelecomSecretary Rakesh Garg said

there are certain plans whereincustomers get some free min-utes and the billing is minute-based, which need to be exam-ined.

Hitting out at telecom oper-ators for lack of investment innetworks leading to call drops,the government said they cannot escape the responsibilityof meeting standards as it istheir basic service obligation.

Rejecting the reasons givenby the operators, such as shut-ting down of towers and radi-ation fears, the governmenthas said all these factors exist-ed earlier too but the problemhas worsened in the last sevenmonths.

Garg said if expenditure onspectrum is set aside, opera-

tors have invested only about13 percent of their revenueinto infrastructure.

A recent Trai report foundthat most of telecom operatorsin Delhi and Mumbai were notmeeting the prescribed stan-dards regarding call drops.

The industry is demanding auniform national policy fortowers to tackle the problem.

The operators said thatabout 7,000 - 10,000 sites arelocked or shut down acrossmajor cities like Delhi,Mumbai, Chandigarh,Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Patna,and Jaipur due to various rea-sons, including sealing ordersby local bodies without priornotice.

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COLOMBORavichandran Ashwin on

Monday produced anothermagical spell to scalp fivewickets as India notched up aseries-levelling 278-run victoryin the second cricket Testagainst Sri Lanka, denying thelegendary Kumar Sangakkara afairytale farewell from thegame.

Set a daunting target of 413,the islanders caved in rathertamely to bundled out for ameagre 134 in 43.4 overs short-ly after lunch break to allow theIndians to restore parity in thethree-match series.

Wily off-spinner Ashwinagain did the bulk of the dam-age with superb figures of 5 for42 as the Lankans capitulatedspectacularly to give ViratKohli his first Test win as cap-tain with almost two full ses-sions to spare.

It was a commendable showby the Indians, who dominatedthe match right from the firstday and made amends for theirshock defeat in the first Test inGalle where they lost despite

being the driver's seat for mostpart of the game.

It was a disappointing end to

Sangakkara's stellar career ashe not only failed with the batin both the innings but had to

deal with the added misery ofseeing his team go down withembarrassing ease.

Nobody expected the game toend so quickly as Sri Lanka lostlost 7 wickets for 58 runs atlunch break, which was takenearly owing to a rain interrup-tion.

Leg-spinner Amit Mishratrapped last man standingDushmantha Chameera (4) toseal the issue triggering offscenes of celebration in theIndian dressing room while theplayers hugged each other onthe field.

India took five deliveriesafter lunch to wrap up the pro-ceedings and bring themselvesback in the series.

Apart from Ashwin's mes-merising bowling effort, leg-spinner Amit Mishra chipped inwith 3 wickets for 29 runs,while the pace duo of IshantSharma and Umesh Yadavclaimed a wicket apiece.

For the home team, openerDimuth Karunaratne provided asemblance of resistance with agritty 46-run knock, whichcame off 103 balls. None of theother top-order batsmen couldhang around for long, making

the job easier for the rampagingIndians.

The two teams will now faceoff for the series-decider fromAugust 28 at the SinhaleseSports Club here.

Sri Lanka's day got off to theworst start possible as they losta wicket off the first ball of themorning. Starting at theirovernight score of 72/2, skipperAngelo Mathews (23) wascaught behind off UmeshYadav (1-18) in the 22nd overand almost immediately theslide began for the hosts.

Ishant Sharma (1-41) openedthe bowling from the other end,but the spinners got into theiract soon after. Amit Mishra firstbowled Dinesh Chandimal (15)with a wonder-ball around hislegs in the 28th over.

The hosts somehow managedto cross the 100-mark in the30th over and were placed at106/4 after the first hour's play.

The collapse came thereafteras Ashwin started getting greatpurchase from the fifth daypitch. He struck off the sixthball after the mini-break,

removing Lahiru Thirimanne(11), who was caught at sillypoint by substitute fielderCheteshwar Pujara.

In the very next over, the 36thbowled by Ishant, JehanMubarak (0) edged the first ballhe faced to second slip whichIndia skipper Virat Kohli glee-fully accepted.

In the 37th over then,Dhammika Prasad (0) steppedout of the crease and mishit onehigh off Ashwin, holing out toMishra at midwicket.

Two overs later, Ashwin hadhis second five-wicket haul ofthis series when he bowledopener Dimuth Karunaratne(46 runs, 103 balls, 6 fours).

Three overs went by withouta wicket as dark clouds startedhovering above the ground,bringing the possibility of thun-dershowers as per predictions.

With 14 minutes to go forlunch, Mishra removedTharindu Kaushal (5), trappinghim LBW. But thereafter a sud-den rain shower stopped play,forcing the umpires to call foran early lunch.

2nd Test, Day 5: Ravichandran Ashwin spinsmagic, India roar back to level series 1-1

MUMBAIIndian football team cap-

tain Sunil Chhetri believesthat merging the star-stud-ded Indian Super League(ISL) with the I-League tocreate one competitionwith 16-18 teams going onfor nearly all the yearwould be great for thegame in the country.

The views of Chhetri -the highest goal scorer forIndia - came soon after AllIndia Football Federation(AIFF) general secretaryKushal Das said onSaturday that the I-Leagueand ISL would be mergedwithin the next three years.

"I would love to havejust one league in the coun-try.... where there will be16-18 teams and whichgoes on for 11 months andthere will be a format ofFederation Cup like the FACup in England," Chhetritold IANS in an exclusiveinterview on the sidelinesof Mumbai City FC's jer-sey launch here.

"I just hope things work,like I-League, ISL and the

Federation and AIFF sittogether and chalk it out. Itwould be great to have thatfor Indian football," saidChhetri, who has joinedMumbai City FC for thesecond edition of the ISL.

With the Indian teamstruggling to make itsmark at the internationalstage, national coachStephen Constantine hadsuggested that incorporat-ing Persons of Indian ori-gin (PIO) footballers in theside might yield positiveresults. Chhetri however,feels that this can only be atemporary solution.

The former Mohun

Bagan striker also assertedthat those who are selectedshould have the ability tofit seamlessly into thenational squad.

"We have 1.3 billionpeople; we should not haveneeded to bring playersfrom outside. But now he(Constantine) thinks thelevel of players he canbring from outside is muchbetter than what wealready have. If that's truethen it can temporarilyhappen," said Chhetri whowas named AIFF Player ofthe Year four times - in2007, 2011, 2013 and2014.

Merging ISL, I-League would be greatfor Indian football: Sunil Chhetri

COLOMBOAn emotional Kumar

Sangakkara on Monday said hisgreatest achievement in life is togo back to a family that has andwill continue loving him irrespec-tive of his performances on thecricket field.

The great Sri Lankan batsmanended his journey in internationalcricket here at the P. Sara Ovalground as India clinched the sec-ond Test by 278 runs. The three-match Test series is currently tiedat 1-1.

Sangakkara failed to contributewith the bat, scoring just 18 in hislast innings, but at the post-matchpresentation he was almost in tearsbidding farewell to the sport hechose as a profession.

"People ask me about the bigachievements. The hundreds, theWorld Cup win (T20), but I justlook up at the box, all my friendsover the last 30 years, have comeup here on a Monday to watch meplay. To be able to go back to afamily that will love me whether Iwin or lose. That is my greatestachievement," Sangakkara said.

The prolific left hander who hasscored 12,400 runs from 134 Test

matches also lauded the efforts ofthe Virat Kohli-led Indian teamwho were brilliant in the matchspoiling a perfect farewell.

"To Virat and the Indian team.Thanks for the kind words andmore importantly the quality ofcricket you have brought here. Icouldn't have asked more anythingmore than tough cricket when I amleaving. You have been our tough-est opponents. We had planned to

beat you. Sometimes we have suc-ceeded, sometimes we haven't, butthanks for being there," he said.

The former Sri Lanka skipperalso said his biggest inspiration hasbeen his parents and thanked themfor their contribution over theyears.

"A lot of people have asked mewhat has inspired me? I don't haveto look beyond my parent. I amsorry I don't want to embarrass you

but you have been my inspiration.Thank you amma and appachi. Ifelt safe at home. They say youcan't choose your family, but I amthankful I was born your children,"he said.

Sangakkara also thanked his for-mer coaches and team-mates andadded the current Sri Lankan teamheaded by allrounder AngeloMathews should always play fear-less cricket.

"To all my past captains, to allmy team-mates, the support, theinspiration, the drive you haveshown, I value them very highly.All the moments in the dressingroom, I am going to miss that verymuch. To Charlie and SuthamiAustin, it has not been as easy jobmanaging me. But you havebecome much more than a manger.Thank you most of all for makingme the godfather of your beautifulchildren."

"Finally to Angie (AngeloMathews) and my team, Angie,you have an amazing team. Youhave an amazing future. Just befearless and don't be afraid to losewhen going for a win," concludedthe 37-year-old.

NEW DELHISome of the top names of

the game, including SardarSingh, Nicolas Jacobi,Jamie Dwyer and AndrewHayward will go under thehammer in the auctions forthe next two editions ofNicolas to be held a cityhotel here on September17.

All six franchisees arealready working on theirstrategy to create the mostcompetitive and winningteam formation for the HIL2016 and 2017.

The franchisees haveretained their choice ofplayers and released therest of the squad lastmonth. Many leadingnames in the field of hock-ey are up for grabs includ-ing the India captainSardar Singh, who wasreleased by DelhiWaveriders and Australianlegend Jamie Dwyer byJaypee Punjab Warriors.

The biggest challengethat the franchises mayface is to match talent withthe money in their kitty.

The Waveriders havereleased its captain Sardarand drag-flicker RupinderPal Singh. While the for-mer is regarded as among

the best mid-fielder on theworld, the later is seen aslethal force in the field ofpenalty corner conver-sions.

Another two players whowere a surprise releasewere South Africa's LloydNorris-Jones and youngIndian striker AkashdeepSingh. Uttar PradeshWarriors have released twoimportant young Indianplayers -? Nikkin andNithin Thimmaiah alongwith the dependable SKUthappa giving a good

option for the franchisees.Having not retained

dependable goalkeeperGeorge Bazeley ofAustralia, further makesthe upcoming auctionsinteresting.

Besdies, Australian duoof Mathew Swann andGlenn Turner will also fea-ture in the auctions.

The other big names whoare avaialable to bid for areDwyer, Kieran Govers,Sandeep Singh and LucasRey of Argentina.

Kalinga Lancers have

also releaesed all its for-eign foreign like GonzaloPeillat, Glenn Simpson andLucas Villa.

Defending championsRanchi Rays also hadreleased players like TrentMitton, Moritz Fuerste,Austin Smith, Justin Reid-Ross, Sushant Tirkey andMandeep Singh.

The next HIL auctionwill be conducted byrenowned auctioneer BobHayton of London, whohas 30 years of experiencein this profession.

Hockey India League: Sardar, Jacobi,Dwyer, Hayward to go under hammer

Retiring Kumar Sangakkarathanks family for support

LONDONFive-times winner Roger Federer will go into next

week`s US Open as the world number two after beatingNovak Djokovic in the final of the Western & SouthernOpen in Cincinnati at the weekend.

Monday`s new ATP rankings put the Swiss back in frontof Britain`s Andy Murray, the player he defeated in thesemi-finals in Cincinnati.

It means Federer, 34, who last won the U.S. Open in2008, cannot meet world number one Djokovic until thefinal.

Richard Gasquet of France went up one place to num-ber 12, replacing American John Isner, but the biggestmover was Feliciano Lopez of Spain, up five places tonumber 18.

Roger Federer back as worldnumber two ahead of US Open

BEIJINGJamaica`s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

rallied to claim an unprecedentedthird world championship 100 metrestitle in 10.76 seconds at the Bird`sNest stadium on Monday.

With her long, dyed green braidsflowing behind her, the diminutive28-year-old was not quickest out ofthe blocks but soon got into her strideand powered down the track to add toher triumphs in Berlin in 2009 andMoscow two years ago. Former hep-tathlete Dafne Schippers almostcaught her with a brilliant finish butwas more than satisfied with her sec-ond Dutch national record of thenight in 10.81 and first world cham-pionship silver. Like Schippers,American Tori Bowie has not longturned her focus to the sprints and she

claimed bronze in 10.86 ahead of2007 world champion VeronicaCampbell-Brown (10.91). Fraser-Pryce`s time was the second fastestof the year after her own 10.74 inParis last month but she was not sat-isfied. "I get tired of 10.7s," said thedouble Olympic champion. "I justwanted to put a great race together. Iwant a 10.6 something. Hopefully inmy next race I’ll get it together. I just

work hard and focus on executing."Schippers, who also beat her

national record in the semi-finals,was delighted to secure silver in herfirst season after giving up the multi-discipline event to focus on thesprints "So happy," she said. "It’s anational record, I’m second in theworld, it’s crazy. "I was a little bitnervous in the semi-finals, and afterthat I think, OK, I’m in the final, any-thing is possible. My start was good,I thought I was close enough tomedal. Wow." Trinidad and Tobagoteam mates Michelle-Lee Ahye(10.98) and Kelly-Ann Baptiste(11.01) finished fifth and sixth withthe third Jamaican Natasha Morrisonand Nigeria`s Blessing Okagbare(both 11.02) seventh and eighthrespectively.

Fraser-Pryce wins third world 100 metres title

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HEALTH/BOLLYWOOD8 NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | AUGUST 25, 2015Fight for Right

Heart health isimportant for over-all health.

Blockages in the heart cancause stroke, high bloodpressure, diabetes and ath-erosclerosis.

Hence we give you top20 foods are can effective-ly remove blockages in thearteries and maintain ahealthy heart. Here are 20best heart healthy foods tocleanse your arteries.

TurmericAtherosclerosis is when

the arteries harden which iscaused by inflammation.Now turmeric or haldi hasanti-inflammatory proper-ties. This spice works infavour of reducing heartdiseases. Curcumin that'spresent in turmeric reducesinflammation in the arter-ies and the deposits of fatsor blockages.

OrangeOrange is a powerhouse

of vitamin C that can fightcommon cold. But thisfruit can also fight heartdiseases, here's how.Oranges contain fibrepectin that lowers choles-terol; vitamin C strength-ens the walls of the arteryand sweeps out blockages.Orange juice can improvethe functioning of theblood vessels.

PomegranateFruits rich with antioxi-

dants improve the walls ofthe arteries. Pomegranateis especially heart-friendlydue to the presence of phy-tochemicals that are anantioxidant. Pomegranateignites the production ofnitric oxide that improvesthe flow of blood andexpands the arteries.

BroccoliBroccoli is a good source

for proteins for vegetari-ans. Broccoli contains vita-min K which is beneficialfor bone formation.Vitamin K also protects thearteries from damage.Besides vitamin K, broc-coli is rich in fibre, whichcan lower cholesterol andhigh blood pressure.

Whole grainWheat is not the only

available whole grains inIndia. There are severalothers like barley, jowar,bajra, ragi and ruttu.Incorporate whole grainsin your diet to reduce cho-lesterol. Whole grains con-tain fibres that push out theblockages.

Fatty fishSeafood is beneficial on

various levels - mentalhealth, brain, vision, build-ing muscles and pregnan-cy. The truth is that Omega3 fatty acids are the reme-dies for these problems.Omega 3 can also protectyour heart and reduceblood triglyceride levels.To cleanse the arteries trythese fishes rich in Omega3 that are available in India- raavas, trale, bangda, sur-mai, sting ray, rohu andpomfret.

NutsAlmonds, peanuts, wal-

nuts or hazelnuts are heart-friendly nuts. These nutscontain vitamin E that canprotect the walls of thearteries. Nuts also containfibres that also help toreduce cholesterol in theblood.

Olive oilOlive oil is known to

have several health bene-fits, but it is the best oil toprevent a build-up of cho-lesterol in the blood.Besides cholesterol, oliveoil can also reduce highblood pressure. Olive oilcomes under monounsatu-rated and polyunsaturatedfats, which are both benefi-cial fats for the body.

CinnamonThis spice should be

brought in the limelight forthe several health benefitsit caters to overall health.Cinnamon is used as aspice as well as for dessert.This versatile spice lowersfat in the blood preventingblockages in the vessels.

CoffeeEven though drinking

coffee can have negativehealth effects, it canimprove your health as

long as you drink coffee inmoderation. If you con-sume no more than fourcups of coffee per day itcan improve your hearthealth. Drink coffee inmoderation to reap its ben-efits.

CheeseIt is important to lower

high blood pressure toavoid stroke and heart-related diseases. Calciumrich cheese is the answer tobring down blood pressure.You can choose from ched-dar, Parmesan and Gruyerecheese, these have goodsource of calcium. Thesecheeses are available inseveral major stores inIndia or gourmet stores.

TeaChai as it is popularly

called, can increase yourmetabolism for weight butit can also improve hearthealth. Tea contains anantioxidant called cate-chins that acts like a shieldto the artery wall. Thisantioxidants also preventsblood clots that can befatal.

WatermelonWatermelon works great

for skin care treatment, asa detox and a weight lossfood. Amino acid found inwatermelon helps reducehigh blood pressure. Butwatermelon also containsnitric oxide which opensup the blood vessels toimprove the flow of blood.

SpinachThis is another fierce

ingredient to fight heartdiseases. Spinach containscarotene that prevents cho-lesterol from gettingclogged in the arteries.Spinach can reduce highblood pressure to due tothe nutrients and mineralspresent in it.

TomatoLike in pomegranate and

tea, tomato too containsantioxidants that protectsthe arterial walls. In toma-toes, lycopene keeps thecholesterol levels low. Ifthe tomato sauce for yourpizza is prepared fromfresh ingredients, then it isa healthy pizza.

BeansBeans contain fibre and

folic acid that preventsarteries from gettingclogged. Beans are also agood source of carbohy-drates.

ApplesLike oranges, apples too

contain a fibre calledpectin that absorbs choles-terol from the blood.Apples are a great way toreduce cholesterol as youcan have it anytime, any-where and you consume itthe way you want. Slicethem or have it as adessert, apple is an all timefavourite to improvehealth.

GrapefruitThe pink grapefruit is

rich in antioxidant,lycopene which is alsopresent in tomatoes. Pinkgrapefruit helps preventdamage to your arteries.Grapefruit is also a greatfruit for diabetics.

CornProtect your arteries by

consuming corn or maize.Corn contains fibre thatprotects your arteries byflushing out cholesterol.

GarlicGarlic can keep vam-

pires away, but it can pre-vent a build-up of choles-terol too. The compoundthioallyls present in garlichelps fight blood clots.

20 Foods to cleanse your arteries

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Akshay Kumar andS i d h a r t hMalhotra’s latest

offering, Brothers, whichis an official remake of thehit Hollywood flick,Warrior, has enjoyed adecent run at the box officeso far. Despite it’s slowstart, the film went on tobreak a few records andbecame the second highestweek-1 earner of 2015with a brilliant collectionof Rs 72.60 crore.However, with All Is Welland Manjhi eating into thecollection pie, the secondweekend did not prove aslucky for the “brothers” asthe first week did. The filmearned Rs 1.40 crore onFriday (day 8), Rs 2.00crore on Saturday and Rs2.70 crore on Sundaybringing the total collec-tion of the film to Rs 78.70crore. Trade analyst TaranAdarsh tweeted,“#Brothers [Week 2] Fri1.40 cr, Sat 2 cr, Sun 2.70cr. Total: Rs 78.70 cr. Indiabiz.”

Though the film had leftVarun Dhawan’s ABCD 2and Kangana Ranaut’sTanu Weds Manu Returns

behind in its week-1 col-lections, it failed to matchup with the 10-day collec-tion of both the film-ABCD 2 having earned Rs

85.49 crores and TanuWeds Manu Returns bring-ing in Rs 98.37 crores.

With Saif Ali Khan –Katrina Kaif starrer,

Phantom releasing nextweekend, the collection ofthis Karan Malhotra direc-torial is expected to furthertake a dip.

Brothers box office collection: The Sidharth Malhotrastarrer fails to match-up with Varun Dhawan’s ABCD

2 record this time around; mints Rs 78.70 crores