MUMBAIAlthough India is set

to become water-scarcecountry by 2025 due todemand-supply mis-match, the water sectoris expected to seeinvestment of $13 bil-lion from overseas play-ers in the next fewyears, a new study hassaid.

"India's demand forwater is expected toexceed all currentsources of supply andthe country is set tobecome water scarce

country by 2025."With increasing

household income andincreasing contributionsfrom the service andindustrial sectors, thewater demand in thedomestic and industrialsectors increasing sub-stantially," says a studyconducted by EA Water,a leading consultingfirm in water sector.

Nearly 70 per cent ofcountry's irrigation and80 per cent of domesticwater use comes from

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MUMBAITemperature: 330CPrecipitation:20%Humidity:69%Wind: 21Km/hr

HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTTuesday, May 26, 2015

AAP govt's 100 days: 80% corruption reduced, needto work in sync with Centre, says Arvind Kejriwal

Third Indo-Bangladesh Bus Service tobe Inaugurated by PM Modi

Woah! Shahid Kapoor has 1 mil-lion followers on Instagram P8

SRINAGARThree soldiers and a mili-

tant were today killed astroops foiled an infiltrationbid along the Line of

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Infiltration Bid FoiledAlong Line of Control; 3Jawans, 1 Militant Killed

SOPOREAn official of the govern-

ment-run telecom operatorBSNL was killed and twomore were injured todayafter gunmen opened fire at

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BSNL Employee Killed inSopore, Jammu andKashmir; Gunmen Escape

MUMBAIEleven people have been

killed in a head on collisionbetween mini bus and luxu-ry bus on National Highway8 which connects Mumbaito Ahmedabad.

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11 Killed in CollisionBetween 2 BusesNear Mumbai

NEW DELHIDoordarshan's farmer-cen-

tric channel, DD Kisan is allset to be launched by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

The government has madeit a "must carry" channelmaking it mandatory for cable and Direct to

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Prime Minister Narendra Modito Launch DD Kisan Channel

BHOPALUnion Minister Mukhtar

Abbas Naqvi launched ascathing attack on CongressVice President RahulGandhi in Bjopal on Sunday,saying that he does notunderstand the difference between pyaaz (onion)

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Naqvi Targets Rahul Gandhi, Says He Doesn'tKnow The Difference Between Pyaaz and Pizza

NEW DELHIThe Narendra Modi gov-

ernment has advertised itswork better though it hasonly renamed the previousUPA government's policies,former finance minister PChidambaram today said.

"We didn't trumpet our achievements as well oras cleverly like this Government does. We have

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Modi Government Has Advertised itsWork Better: Chidambaram

GAYA32 trucks on the busy

Grand Trunk Road inBihar's Gaya district havebeen set on fire, reportedlyby Naxals following a two-day bandh call in the region.

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Over 30 Trucks Set onFire Reportedly byNaxals in Bihar's Gaya

SRINAGARThe authorities in

Kashmir today directedhealth officials to ensure acomplete ban on smoking athospitals and other medicalinstitutions to make them

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Ensure Hospitals inKashmir are Tobacco-FreeZones, Says Officials

P3P2

Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 440CPrecipitation:0%Humidity: 16%Wind: 13Km/hr

KOLKATATemperature: 410CPrecipitation: 20%Humidity:54% Wind: 18Km/hr

CHENNAITemperature: 390CPrecipitation:0%Humidity:50%Wind: 19Km/hr

NANDIGAMAIn her small home,

Nagamma is seatedjust a few feet awayfrom her husband'sdead body. 24 hoursago, he collapsed afterthe temperaturecrawled past 47degrees in Nandigamain the western part ofAndhra Pradesh.

A family friend saysNagamma's husbandwas rushed to two hos-pitals in quick succes-sion. "They adminis-tered intravenous flu-

ids but he died in 15minutes," he said.

In the last fewweeks, the heat wavein Andhra Pradesh andn e i g h b o u r i n gTelangana has pushed

on relentlessly. Over750 people have died -551 in Andhra and therest in Telangana.

Delhi today was itshottest this summer

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Heat Wave Kills More Than 700 in AndhraPradesh, Telangana, Last Few Days Were Worst

India Set to Become Water-Scarce Country by 2025: Report

NEW DELHIThe Supreme

Court, today, stayedthe execution of awoman and her loverconvicted for killingseven members ofher family, includinga 10-month-old baby,in Uttar Pradesh in2008.

A bench compris-ing Justices AK Sikri

and UU Lalit issuednotice to UP govern-ment seeking itsresponse and postedthe matter for furtherhearing on May 27.

The warrant forexecution of thedeath sentence ofShabnam and Saleemwas issued on May21. The Supreme

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MATHURAPresenting a "report

card for the last 365days," Prime MinisterNarendra Modi todaysaid that he hasscrapped several out-dated laws and willscrap many more in thenext few days.

"In the coming days Iwill scrap 1300 laws,"he promised, alsotelling thousands ofsupporters at a megarally in Uttar Pradesh'sMathura that he hasuprooted corruption inhis first 12 months inoffice and ended the"looting" of the coun-try. (Highlights onPM's speech)

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Achche din are here but these areburey din for some: PM Narendra Modi

KOLKATAA jawan of the Railway

Protection Force or RPFwas killed when angryhawkers thrashed him andhurled stones at the force at

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Railway Protection ForceJawan Stoned to Death inBengal Railway Station

Supreme Court Stays DeathSentence of Couple Who Killed 7

NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIOn her second day back in

office as Chief Minister ofTamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaareceived a warning from apolitical rival. The DMK saidit plans to appeal in theSupreme Court against herrecent acquittal in a corruptioncase, which paved the way forher fifth stint as head of theTamil Nadu government.

Ms Jayalalithaa, 67, wassworn in as Chief Minister onSaturday after a nine-monthbreak that was forced uponher when a court in Bengaluru

found her guilty of amassingwealth that seemed beyondthe reach of her income during

her first term in office in the1990s. Ms Jayalalithaa was

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NEW DELHIFinance Minister Arun

Jaitley today asked tax-men to squeeze paralleleconomy in a fair manner,without being harsh, andassured that the honesttaxpayers have nothing tofear about the new blackmoney law.

"The parallel economyhas to be squeezed...and(it) has to be done in veryfair manner, not in a harshmanner. In doing so, assenior officers you haveto ... maintain the highest

standard of integrity," hesaid while addressing aconference of top offi-cials of the Central Boardof Direct Taxes (CBDT).

The government, theminister said, has taken ahost of measures to curbthe menace of black

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Squeeze Parallel Economy in a FairManner: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

MATHURAPrime Minister

Narendra Modi todayaddressed a mega rallyin Mathura to markone year of his govern-ment.

Here are the high-lights of his speech: PM Modi begins

his speech sayingBharat Mata ki Jai. This is the land

of Braj - the land of Sri

Krishna. And his mes-sage was 'karm karteraho'. Pandit Deen

Dayal Updhyay said 'charaiveti, charaiveti,

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I Had Promised That I Will Not Take a Vacation.Do You Have Any Complaints?: PM Modi

Jayalalithaa Warned Not to Get TooComfy in Office by Rival DMK

Kejriwal lacks political acumen: Yogendra YadavAHMEDABAD

Former Aam Admi Party leader Yogendra Yadavon Monday said Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal lacks political acumen to confront theCentre on the issue of full statehood status forDelhi.

Yadav along with Professor Anand Kumaraddressed the media ahead of their their day-long'Swaraj Samvad' convention here.

Commenting on the ongoing tussle between theAAP chief and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, Yadavsaid Kejriwal and his government should handlethe situation tactfully with patience.

The AAP defector, however, stood by Kejriwalon the issue of full statehood for Delhi, saying,"Primarily, demand for full statehood for Delhi islegitimate."

"To get full statehood and resolve the currentpolitical crisis, the AAP government must handlethe situation carefully. They need to understandthe situation with patience," said Yadav, addingthat however, there is a complete lack of all thesefronts in the present government.

"Instead of political wisdom, legal preparednessand patience, what we see is tussle and confronta-tion with Centre, mud-sledging and lock-downs ofoffices," Yadav said.

He said if such activities continue, it is doubtfulthat people of Delhi would ever get status of fullstatehood even in distant future.

Yadav on the occasion defended the KejriwalGovernment on reneging from poll promises andgoing 'slow' with plans.

"We don't see any harm in going slow. You cancreate headlines by taking speedy decisions with-out giving too much thought. This government(AAP) came to power with thumping mandate andit should be given some more time," said Yadav.

Chalking out roadmap of the Swaraj Abhiyan,Yadav and Kumar announced to hold kisan ralliesacross the country in coming weeks.

"To highlight plight of farmers and protestagainst the Land Bill, we will hold Kisan rallies inDelhi as well as other parts of state. The exactdates will be decided in our upcoming steeringcommittee meet on June 2. We are also planning tomarch to Parliament during monsoon session,"Kumar said.

AAP says BJP has now taken a U-turnon Delhi statehoodNEW DELHI

Amid confrontation between the Centre andDelhi government, the AAP on Monday fired afresh salvo at Centre over the statehood issue andsaid since 1992 the saffron party have been vocif-erous on its demand for complete statehood for thenational capital, but has now taken a U-turn.

The party said the BJP had promised both in the2013 Delhi Assembly manifesto and 2014 GeneralElection to grant full statehood to Delhi, but yetnot decision has been taken by the current dispen-sation. It added that while it was in power at theCentre, its veterans former Prime Minister AtalBehari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani hadtaken keen interest in drafting the bill for grantingfull statehood to Delhi.

"Ever since its formation in 1992, BharatiyaJanata Party in the National Capital have beenvociferous on its demand for complete statehoodof Delhi have led several agitations and protestsfor the same," the party said in a statement.

"The BJP's eagerness to accord full statehood toDelhi is established further from the fact that withBJP led coalition in power, it drafted the legisla-tive bill under the guidance of its stalwarts likeAtal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani andpresented it to the Parliament," the party said in astatement. It added that more than one standingcommittee report have been presented, one of iteven suggesting particularly that the Traffic Policein Delhi should be in direct control of the Stategovernment.

DTC driver road rage: Youth, mothersent to judicial remandNEW DELHI

A Delhi court on Monday extended till June 6the judicial custody of a woman and her son, whohad allegedly beaten to death a 42-year-old DTCdriver of a bus which had grazed past his bike.

Metropolitan Magistrate Sushant Changotra sentVijay and his mother Roshni to 11-day judicialcustody after they were produced in the court onexpiry of their remand and the police said itsinvestigation was still going on. Meanwhile, theauthorities of a government school in Nangloi areaof West Delhi, where Vijay had studied till class10th, submitted in the court saying that as per theirrecord he was more than 18 years of age.

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IN BRIEF

NEW DELHIIn the midst of a seething

dispute with the Centre,Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal has received solidvindication in court. Delhi'santi-corruption branch musttake its orders from MrKejriwal's government andnot the Centre, the DelhiHigh Court said today. Thejudge also said thatLieutenant Governor of DelhiNajeeb Jung is "bound to actupon the aid and advice ofthe Council of Ministers."

"Today's HC judgement ahuge embarassment for cen-tral govt, (sic)" tweeted MrKejriwal.

Last week, the Centre saidthat its officers could not beinvestigated by the Anti-

Corruption Bureau of theDelhi government because itdoes not have the right tointervene in matters of land,the Delhi Police, or theappointments of key bureau-crats. The Centre also saidthat the Lieutenant Governor,who acts as its representativein Delhi, is not obliged toconsult Mr Kejriwal on theseissues.

Mr Kejriwal has describedthe Centre's stand as perfidyand a blatant attempt to pro-vide cover to corrupt offi-cials.

The clash between theCentre and Mr Kejriwal isover how their powers aredivided in the administrationof Delhi, which is a union ter-ritory and not a full state.

That is what Mr Kejriwal,elected in February with adazzling mandate, wishes tochange. Today, in a character-istically maverick move, hehas summoned a cabinetmeeting at a public park inthe heart of Delhi, and hassought the attendance of theaam aadmi or common manthat his party is named after.

Mr Kejriwal and theLieutenant Governor, combatveterans in the capital,clashed with furious ardourearlier this month over thepostings of bureaucrats. MrJung said the final say onappointments is vested inhim; Mr Kejriwal said anelected head of governmentis entitled to choose membersof his team.

In High-Stakes Battle WithCentre, Arvind Kejriwal Scores

Big Win in Court

NEW DELHIIn his raging turf war

with the Centre, DelhiChief Minister ArvindKejriwal has found sup-port from his WestBengal counterpartMamata Banerjee.

"Too much interfer-ence in the federal struc-ture is unacceptable.The state government isan elected body. Centralgovernment is also anelected body. Everyelected body has its ownjurisdiction. One mustrespect the other," MsBanerjee said in a seriesof tweets today.

Mr Kejriwal retweetedher tweets and reported-ly called up Ms

Banerjee today, but it isnot clear whether hespoke to her before orafter her tweets.

This is not the firsttime that she has pub-licly supported ArvindKejriwal. Earlier thisyear, she had caused aflutter with a tweet urg-ing the people of Delhito vote for Mr

Kejriwal's Aam AadmiParty. Mr Kejriwal andhis party have allegedthat the ruling BJP istrying to rule Delhithrough the LieutenantGovernor, who is a rep-resentative of the Centrein the capital.

In an escalating turfwar, the Kejriwal gov-ernment has refused to

accept LieutenantGovernor Najeeb Jung'sorders on officers'appointments, and hasdecided to fight for fullstatehood for Delhi.

In Mamata Banerjee,the AAP chief has a kin-dred spirit, they bothhave fought bitterlyagainst the BJP andhave refused to cedeground on powers of thestate.

Earlier this month,however, PM Modi andMamata Banerjeeshared a stage inBurnpur in Bengal andtalked about coopera-tion between the Centreand states."Past is past,"PM Modi said.

In Tweets, Mamata Banerjee Supports Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHIDelhi Chief Minister Arvind

Kejriwal and his ministers held a pub-lic meeting in Connaught Place onMonday to mark 100 days of the AamAadmi Party government in capital.

Kejriwal and his ministers discussedthe achievements of the AAP govern-ment in the interactive session withDelhiites at Central Park.

Here are the LIVE Updates: CM Arvind Kejriwal ends meet-

ing by reciting couplets written byDushyant Kumar. You can take appointments to

come to meet me, or simply walk infor a cup of tea: CM Arvind Kejriwal 20 fast track courts permitted:

CM Arvind Kejriwal We have taken many steps

towards security of women, 47 fasttrack courts will be set up: CM ArvindKejriwal We have to take back Delhi's

rights from the Centre: CM ArvindKejriwal Such (MHA) notifications are

dictatorial: CM Arvind Kejriwal Full statehood can be imple-

mented if PM and Delhi governmentare in sync: CM Arvind Kejriwal Want to work with Centre, not

fight: CM Arvind Kejriwal We want to work in sync with

Centre: CM Arvind Kejriwal 80% corruption has been

reduced: CM Arvind Kejriwal Satyendra Jain wrote to LG ask-

ing permission for withdrawal of 4000

home guards from Delhi police, theywill be deployed in buses: CM ArvindKejriwal Provision of home guards and

CCTV cameras in DTC buses: : CMArvind Kejriwal We are getting lights in these

areas: CM Arvind Kejriwal We have received information

on dark spots in Delhi: CM ArvindKejriwal Work is being done to regularise

contractual teachers: CM ArvindKejriwal Received complaints and proof

against 20 contractors, action has beentaken against them: CM ArvindKejriwal Please listen to them and I will

speak in the end: CM Arvind Kejriwal All the Delhi ministers are here

and they will speak about the govern-ment's achievements: CM ArvindKejriwal But all suggestions will be

looked into: CM Arvind Kejriwal It is not possible to take all your

suggestions right now: CM ArvindKejriwal There are so many people wait-

ing outside to get here: CM ArvindKejriwal There is a saying that 'when

God is with you, you don’t have toworry who’s against you': CM ArvindKejriwal The HC has ruled that Centre

and Home Ministry have no rights tointerfere with Delhi ACB: CM ArvindKejriwal I want to congratulate you all

for Delhi HC's judgement on Anti-

Corruption Bureau: CM ArvindKejriwal High Court has delivered a

judgement and I want to thank you forthat: CM Arvind Kejriwal When I stop at a red light, peo-

ple roll down their windows and saytheir power bills have come down:CM Arvind Kejriwal Yesterday, our government

completed 100 days of governance, soI thought it was our responsibility toshare our work with you: CM ArvindKejriwal It is our duty to tell you what we

have done in last 100 days: CMArvind Kejriwal CM Arvind Kejriwal begins

speech.The AAP swept to power winning

67 out of 70 seats in February. Thegovernment completed 100 days onMonday.

A senior party leader said the gov-ernment had fulfilled most of itspromises and was dedicated to publicwelfare.

The public meeting came amid arow between the Lieutenant GovernorNajeeb Jung and the city governmentover postings and transfers of bureau-crats.

A union home ministry notificationissued on Friday had grantedsupremacy to Jung in matters pertain-ing to pubic order, police, land andservices. The AAP on Sundaydescribed the central government'sdecision as "unconstitutional".

AAP govt's 100 days: 80% corruption reduced, needto work in sync with Centre, says Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHIDelhi Chief Secretary KK

Sharma, who had gone on ashort leave, has resumedcharge with effect fromMonday.

Sharma's absence from theoffice saw a huge war eruptbetween Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwaland Lt Governor NajeebJung.

The tussle started soonafter Jung appointedShakuntala Gamlin as inter-im chief secretary of Delhiin the absence of Sharma.

The Kejriwal governmentopposed the move saying theLG had no right to appointan officer without the elect-ed government's consent,and accused Gamlin offavouring power distribution

companies.The issue snowballed into

a major controversy with theKejriwal government ques-tioning LG's powers andaccusing the Centre of tryingto run Delhi through theoffice of the LtGovernor.

The battle over transferand posting of bureaucratsconsequently led to theMinistry of Home Affairsissuing a gazette notificationspecifying powers of the LGin Delhi.

As per the notification, theLG has powers to decide onkey matters including “serv-ices”, public order, law, andland among others. He isalso not bound to take con-sent of the Delhi chief min-ister in these matters.

KK Sharma, whose absencefuelled Kejriwal-Jung war,

returns as Delhi chief secretary

NEW DELHIIn a shot in the arm for

the AAP government,the Delhi High Court onMonday termed as "sus-pect" the Centre's recentnotification barringDelhi government's anti-corruption branch(ACB) from actingagainst its officers incriminal offences andheld that the LG cannotact in his discretion.

The High Court notedthat LieutenantGovernor ofGovernment of NationalCapital Territory ofDelhi (GNCTD) isbound to act upon the aidand advice of the councilof ministers who aredirectly elected by the

citizens of Delhi and theCentre's "executive fiat"siding with him is "sus-pect".

It observed that man-date of the people"must" be respected bythe LG of GNCTD ifthere was no other "con-stitutional or legal fet-ter". The findings werepart of a judgement inwhich the high courtheld that the anti-corrup-tion branch of the NCTgovernment has thejurisdiction to arrestpolicemen. The AAPgovernment in Delhi andthe Lt Governor havebeen involved in a publicspat over his powers visa vis an elected govern-ment.

Centre's May 21 notification limitingACB's power 'suspect': Delhi HC

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BHUBANESWARThe state run Central

Electricity Supply Utility ofOrissa (CESU) todayannounced load shedding forat least one hour a day inBhubaneswar and some otherdistricts even as the gruellingheat disrupted normal life inthe state. There would bephase-wise load shedding for30 minutes each for one hourin Bhubaneswar, Khurda,Nimapada and Puri districts,Santosh Kumar Swain,Superintendent Engineer,CESU said. Swain said theload shedding is required astwo Extra High Tension(EHT) towers between

Narendrapur and Khordha andbetween Narendrapur andMendhasala had been dam-aged by a twister in Nachuninear Balugan on Saturday.

As a result, power supplyfrom Narendrapur to Khordhaand Mendhasala has been dis-rupted, Swain said adding thatat least five days wererequired for repair of the twotowers. He said there would bea short supply of power ofabout 50-60 MW due to dam-age of towers. "AsBhubaneswar requires 250-315 MW daily, it would not bepossible to supply the requiredpower as all transformers can-not take the load.”

SHILLONGA third India-Bangladesh

friendship bus service connect-ing Dhaka, Shillong andGuwahati will be launchednext month during PrimeMinister Narendra Modi's visitto the neighbouring nation.

"We were informed that thefinal decision on the bus serv-ice will be taken during theIndian Prime Minister's visitscheduled next month,"Bangladesh Road Transportand Bridges Ministry joint sec-retary Md Azharul Islam Khantold reporters in Shillong.

PM Modi will officiallylaunch the third bus servicebetween the two countries afterboth the leaders (NarendraModi and his Bangladeshicounterpart Sheikh Hasina)sign an agreement and a proto-col, he said.

Mr Khan, who led a 22-mem-ber high-level official delega-tion on a bus ride from Dhakato Guwahati via Shillong onMay 22, prior to the official

launching, today left Shillongon the bus's return leg.

Since the officials had com-plained of the steep climb fromDawki-Pynursla to Shillong,on its return leg, the bus tookthe Jowai-Amlarem-Dawkiroute when it departed ataround 2 pm today.

Since the official bus service

is in the offing, the preliminaryfindings of the delegation willbe crucial to ensure that theservice runs smoothly.

Sharing the preliminary find-ings, Mr Khan noted that thenarrow 1932-built bridge atDawki was one of the majorconstraints.

A 32-seater bus can narrowly

pass through the narrow bridgealong the Indo-Bangladeshborder near Tamabil in WestJaintia Hills district, Mr Khansaid.

He also said that the waysideamenities are one of the draw-backs on the Indian side addingthat there are no proper toiletsand eateries for the passengerswho will be using the service.

On the three-hour delay at theimmigration check point atTamabil, Mr Khan said theservice has to be upgradedsince they are operating manu-ally at present.

The Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati service is aimed atimproving people-to-peoplecontact between residents ofboth the countries.

This preliminary service waslaunched by Bangladesh RoadTransport Minister ObaidulQuader at the Bangladesh RoadTransport Corporation (BRTC)bus depot on Friday. The serv-ice comes after Dhaka-Kolkataand Dhaka-Agartala services.

Third Indo-Bangladesh Bus Serviceto be Inaugurated by PM Modi

ALIRAJPURAt a village in Madhya

Pradesh, over 200 dalitor underprivileged vil-lagers are not allowedby other families todrink water from a pub-lic bore-well. The stateadministration's solutionwas to construct a sepa-rate well just for thelower caste families.

Separate bore-wells,say Dalits, will onlydeepen the divide in avillage that seems to fol-low caste-based dis-crimination long abol-ished in India.

"This is not the solu-tion to the larger issue,which is the mindset ofthe people. Even wewant to live a dignified

life. The administrationshould work on chang-

ing the mindset of thepeople who call usuntouchable," saidGeeta Mandloi, a dalitvillager. For over amonth, Geeta and otherDalits in this village inAlirajpur district wereforced to drink water

from a dirty well as theyare considered

"untouchable" by uppercaste villagers. Theywere allegedly alsobeaten up if they usedthe public toilet.

Last week, they com-plained to the districtcollector. When theirdistress made media

headlines, a separatebore-well was hurriedlyconstructed over theweekend. Officials saythey could not convincethe upper caste villagersto stop harassing thefamilies.

"We immediatelyinstalled a second bore-well in the village toprovide water to the dal-its. Untouchability is asocial evil. We will tryto sensitize peoplethrough camps in thedays to come," SekharVerma, a senior districtofficial, said.

No action has beentaken so far againstthose accused of beatingthe Dalits and forcingthem to use dirty water.

Separate Water Source for Dalits in MadhyaPradesh Village. It's the Government's Solution

Central Electricity Supply Utility of OrissaAnnounces Hour-Long Mandatory Power Cut

HYDERABADCycling to work - or

taking the occasionalboat - are premium fea-tures of the masterplanfor the new capital ofAndhra Pradesh,Amaravati.

The proposal has beendrawn up by expertsfrom the Singapore gov-ernment, hired by ChiefMinister ChandrababuNaidu to compose thelayout his state's come-back to Hyderabad,which for now is theshared capital betweenAndhra and Telangana,which was carved out asits own state nearly ayear ago.

The Singapore brief

was submitted to MrNaidu today, who iscredited with develop-ing Hyderabad as an IThub a decade ago.

Amaravati will bedeveloped on the banksof the River Krishnabetween Vijayawadaand Guntur. The capital

city will consist of about200 square kilometres;the capital region willsprawl over 7,500square kilometres.

This is Singapore'ssecond iteration of themaster plan; the firstwas submitted in Marchand amended based on

Mr Naidu's feedback.Addressing the con-

troversial issue of howfarm land will beacquired, the govern-ment said "Amravatiwill be built on landpooled from the contri-butions of the villagersin the region. In returnthey will receive plotsof commercial and resi-dential land in the city."

However, some NGOsand farmers havealready gone to court toprotest the proposedacquisition of their land.

The new capital,according to govern-ment estimates, willcost about 18,000crores.

Cycle or Take a Boat to Work:Masterplan 2.0 for New Andhra Capital

NEW DELHIGerman Defence

Minister Ursula von derLeyen will arrive in Delhitomorrow on a three-dayvisit during which she willseek to deepen bilateralties, besides focussing onregional and internationalsecurity and defence issues.

During the first leg of hertrip, Ms Leyen will holdbilateral talks with hercounterpart ManoharParrikar in Delhi.

She will also call onPrime Minister NarendraModi and meet DeputyCongress Leader in RajyaSabha Anand Sharma.

The Minister will alsovisit the Army Researchand Referral Hospital, theflagship medical unit of theArmed Forces MedicalServices in Delhi.

She will also visit theWestern Naval Commandin Mumbai and hold talkswith Flag OfficerCommanding-in-Chief,Vice

Admiral SP SinghCheema, and tour theIndian Navy ship INSMumbai.

From Mumbai, on May28, Ms Leyen will proceedto Singapore where she willparticipate in the Shangri-

La Asia SecuritySummit.Ahead of her visit,

German Ambassador toIndia Michael Steiner, said,"Prime Minister NarendraModi's visit to Germany inApril has given a newimpetus to Indo-Germanrelations.

"Leyen's visit will be afurther boost for our strate-gic partnership at all lev-els".

In October, ChancellorAngela Merkel will visitIndia for the next round ofI n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a lConsultations chaired bythe two government heads.

German Defence Minister to Visit India; Seek Deeper Bilateral Ties

KOLKATAA minister in Bengal

was seen today standingpatiently while a police-man tied his shoelacesat a public function.

Rachpal Singh, theminister for Planningand Development in theMamata Banerjee gov-ernment, was at the statesecretariat attending atribute to celebrated

artiste Ramkinkar Baij,when his personal guardwas seen squattingbefore him to tie hislaces.

The minister hadapparently taken off hisshoes to garland a stat-ue. As he tried to putthem back on, thepoliceman rushed tohelp and the ministerdid not stop him.

Rachpal Singh is aformer Indian PoliceService or IPS officer.

The incident has out-raged opposition partiesand embarrassed theruling TrinamoolCongress, especially asits leader, ChiefMinister MamataBanerjee, takes pride inher spartanlifestyle.

Mamata Banerjee's MinisterGets Laces Tied by Policeman

BHARATPUROn the fifth day of the

Gujjar agitation, policetoday cleared the Jaipur-Agra national highwayof the protestors even asthe rail track continuedto be blocked amid astand-off with the gov-ernment over the com-munity's demand forfive per cent reserva-tion. The stir suffered asetback in Dausa district

where locals challengedthe agitators and helpedpolice in clearing theNH-11, which wasblocked yesterday,police said.

However, the Delhi-Mumbai rail route and astate highway inSawaimadhopur districtcontinued to be blockedby hundreds of Gujjarswho are squatting topress the demand for

five per cent reservationfor government jobs.

The Gujjars had yes-terday threatened tointensify the agitation,which has mainlyremained confined toBharatpur and Dausa,and spread it across thestate.

Meanwhile, there wasa deadlock over thevenue of next round oftalks between Gujjars and the government after one round held in

Bayana ended in a fail-ure.

The government hadasked Gujjar representa-tives to come to Jaipurtoday to discuss theissue at length but theirleader Kirori SinghBainsla is adamant onholding the talks inBayana only, which isnearly 15 kms awayfrom Pilukapura wherethe community mem-

bers have blocked therailway tracks.

"We will not go toJaipur for the talks. Wewill hold talks inBayana only. I havegiven a letter to the gov-ernment for this,"Bainsla told PTI.

The agitation, whichwas started on Thursdaylast week, would becalled off only when thegovernment fulfils the

demand, he said."After discussion with

our members, it wasdecided today to not goto Jaipur. We are openfor the talks but we willnot go to Jaipur, as pro-posed by the govern-ment, and any talk willtake place in Bayana,"said Himmat Singh,spokesperson of theGujjar ArakshanSangharsh Samiti.

Gujjar Agitation: Highway Cleared; Rail Track Remains Blocked in Rajasthan

BY SRINATH RAGHAVAN

Foreign policy is all aboutsecuring permanent inter-ests. As such, it may be

best judged in the long run.Nevertheless, since foreign pol-icy has been so prominent dur-ing the government’s first yearin office, an interim assessmentmay be useful. What are theareas of continuity and change,the successes and blind spots?

Since the early 1990s, theoverarching goal of our foreignpolicy has been a stable andconducive external environ-ment for India’s internal eco-nomic transformation and alarger international profile.Towards these ends, successivegovernments have soughtsimultaneously to preserveIndia’s key security interestsand to deepen its ties with theglobal economy. From thisstandpoint, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s foreign policyhas been continuous with thatof his predecessors. Yet, Mr.Modi has also sought to pushthe boundaries of certainengagements much further.This is not just a question giv-ing a fresh vim to foreign poli-cy, although the vigour is pal-pable.

The U.S. and China

Consider his approach todealing with the two mostimportant powers: the UnitedStates and China. For over twodecades now, every Indian gov-ernment has tried to impartmore substance to relationswith these countries. Even asNew Delhi has moved steadilyto forge strategic ties withWashington, it has sought toplace its relations with Beijingon an even keel. However, Mr.Modi has been exceptionallyclear in articulating India’sinterests and trying to leveragethe relationship with the U.S.and China. Thus, during U.S.President Barack Obama’s visitto India in January 2015, India

issued a separate joint state-ment on security in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean. Andon Mr. Modi’s trip to China thismonth, a separate joint state-ment was issued on climatechange in the light of theupcoming conference in Paris.In both cases, there may be agap between rhetoric and reali-ty. Still, Mr. Modi is clearlyattempting to push the envelopeand advance India’s interestswithout making binary choicesin its engagement with thesecountries.

In South AsiaCloser home, he has consis-

tently outlined a vision ofshared prosperity for SouthAsia and has credibly projectedIndian leadership in the region.His visits to Nepal, in August2014, and Sri Lanka, in March2015, have gone a long way inhelping reset relations withboth these countries. Similarly,his decision to abandon theBharatiya Janata Party’s stanceand ratify the Land BorderAgreement with Bangladeshhas given a shot in arm to thebilateral relationship. Yet, thereal challenges lie ahead ofhim. The earthquake in Nepalwill certainly delay — and mayeven complicate — the arduoustask of drawing up an agreedconstitution. India will not onlyhave to prepare for longer-termassistance in reconstruction,but will also have to engageNepalese parties more proac-tively to prevent the politicalprocess from drifting. In SriLanka, the present governmenthas rolled back the worst fea-tures of the presidential system.It has also moved to return theland acquired by the securityforces, including in the Tamilareas. But it remains to be seenif Sri Lankan PresidentMaithripala Sirisena is open toa political settlement with theTamils. After all, his own baseincludes a slice of the Sinhalachauvinists. In any event, theTamil question remains a

potentially thorny issue in bilat-eral relations. Colombo’s rela-tionship with Beijing is anothersensitive area. On campaigntrail, Mr. Sirisena had spokenout against his predecessor,Mahinda Rajapaksa’s tilttowards China. In office, he hasstruck a more equivocal note.This is hardly surprising givenChina’s economic importanceto Sri Lanka — ties that willdeepen further with China’splans for a maritime silk route.

During his forthcoming tripto Dhaka, in the first week ofJune, Mr. Modi will undoubted-ly seek to capitalise on theboundary agreement.Bangladesh also seems open toimprove transportation andtransit links with India. So far,New Delhi’s inability to deliveron an agreement on Teesta riverwaters had led Dhaka to holdback on transit arrangements. Itis unlikely that BangladeshPrime Minister Sheikh Hasinawill execute a complete volte-face and fall in with India’srequirements. Yet, growinginternational pressure on hergovernment may make hermore amenable to Indian inter-ests. New Delhi has done wellto stand by Ms. Hasina in theface of the ongoing onslaughtby the Islamists. Yet India mustalso be mindful of the problemof being identified solely withthe Awami League. A stabletwo-party democracy inBangladesh is in India’s long-term interests.

The Pakistan question

As ever, the sharpest chal-lenge for India’s regional ambi-tions comes from Pakistan.Despite getting off to a goodstart with Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif, Mr. Modi hasbeen unable to craft a coherentand consistent approach todealing with Pakistan. Like hispredecessors, he has swungfrom engagement to disengage-ment — only to be forced to

pick up the diplomatic piecesand return to the table. There issomething curious aboutIndia’s policy towardsPakistan, which consists ofdoing the same thing over andover again and expecting a dif-ferent result. Mr. Modi has tobreak this mould. Diplomaticengagement should not be seenas a reward for Pakistan’s goodbehaviour. The symbolism ofdiplomacy should be reduced— even if substantive progressremains tough to achieve.

The current impasse withPakistan also impinges on ourties with Afghanistan. Here,Mr. Modi faces a situation thathas turned rather unfavourablefrom New Delhi’s perspective.Afghanistan President AshrafGhani’s attempt to cosy up toPakistan has led to aninevitable downgrading of tieswith India. Whether or not thisyields results, India has toensure that its interests inAfghanistan are not placed onthe chopping block. China’sbacking for reconciliation withthe Taliban will further compli-cate India’s position onAfghanistan. Unless New Delhiadopts a clear strategy, Mr.Modi may well find himselfpresiding over a retrenchmentin Indian engagement withAfghanistan.

While the overall record inSouth Asia has been mixed,there has been a startling lackof focus on our extended neigh-bourhood to the west. Even asWest Asia is roiled by a rangeof conflicts, the governmenthas remained content withmounting rescue missions forIndians living in trouble spots.This policy will prove unsus-tainable if instability deepensand widens in West Asia: someseven million Indians live inthe Gulf countries. India needsto position itself as a force forstability in the region, which inturn will require enormousdiplomatic engagement. So far,

the government has proved pur-blind on West Asia.

Part of the problem is the per-sisting flaws in the institutionalset-up on foreign policy andsecurity. Despite considerablecentralisation in the PrimeMinister’s Office, the silosbetween various ministriesseem intact. The lack of func-tional integration of expertise isevident in several areas. Thinkof the ill-considered decision topurchase 36 Rafale fighter jets.The Defence Minister is stillunable to explain how theremaining 90 aircrafts will beprocured — if at all. The inabil-ity to grasp the import of megaregional trade pacts beingnegotiated under Americanleadership is another case inpoint. The Ministry ofCommerce has done little morethan set up a company to investin countries like Vietnam—hoping thereby to secure accessto other markets if the Trans-Pacific Partnership goesthrough. There is still no indi-cation of a strategic response toattempts by leading industrialeconomies to change the rulesof world trade. The govern-ment’s stance on IntellectualProperty Rights in yet anotherexample. Conflicting state-ments issued by the govern-ment have unnecessarily putIndia on the defensive.

Fine-tuning the institutionalsupport for foreign and strate-gic policy is imperative to fol-lowing through on the earlysuccesses as well as addressingvarious gaps. Recall that thefirst United ProgressiveAlliance government chalkedup rather more impressiveaccomplishment after just overa year in office: the joint state-ment with the U.S. on thenuclear deal and the agreementon parameters for settling theboundary with China. The chal-lenge is to sustain focus andmomentum in the tougher yearsthat lie ahead.

Tuesday | May 26, 2015

BY ZAHIR JANMOHAMED

On April 11, Gujarat ChiefMinister Anandiben Patel vis-ited Juhapura, a neighbour-

hood in the new west zone ofAhmedabad. The convoy of sportsutility vehicles that was followed bypolice and media vehicles marked thefirst time that a Chief Minister wasvisiting the Muslim ghetto, whosepopulation doubled after the 2002riots. Two weeks prior to this, theAhmedabad Municipal Corporationhad announced its plans to demolishmore than a hundred illegal buildingsin what is the largest Muslim ghettoin the city. Demolitions and the con-sequent resistance by residents beganin late March. Shabnam Sheikh, a 17-year-old girl living in Juhapura, senta petition in the form of a singlequestion to the Chief Minister. Herparents’ house was on the list ofbuildings to be demolished while heruncle’s house had been razed.

Ms. Sheikh had heard rumours thatMs. Patel had planned to announcenew projects to ensure the uplift ofMuslim women and that she wouldreverse the Gujarat’s government ear-lier record of denying basic serviceslike schools and roads to Juhapura.

The girl wrote out her question on asheet of paper and walked through acrowd of photographers and politi-cians, both from the ruling BharatiyaJanata Party and the OppositionCongress party, to reach Ms. Patel’sinner circle. Before she could speakto the Chief Minister, one of the staffmembers stopped Ms. Sheikh,grabbed the paper from her hand, andread it. It said: “If my father pays the‘impact fee’, will you stop the demo-lition of our home?”

He tossed the sheet of paper asideand said, “No! No! The CM will notanswer that. She is only here to talkabout women’s issues.”

After Ms. Patel went aroundJuhapura for about an hour and a half,she announced the government’splans to build a school and awoman’s health centre, all of which

left Ms. Sheikh unimpressed. “Noneof these promises will make a differ-ence if we do not have a home,” shesaid.

‘Impact fee’ and Juhapura

Weeks earlier, on a Saturday morn-ing on March 28, Ms. Sheikh waswatching television at home whenbulldozers arrived. Being RamNavami, the birthday of Ram, shewas off from school. Her 14-year-oldcousin, who lived a few buildingsaway, ran in frantically shoutingabout an “impact fee”, the first timeMs. Sheikh heard the phrase.

Juhapura is an area with nearly fivelakh residents, almost all of themMuslim. On the outskirts ofAhmedabad, it came under the city’smunicipal government in 2007. Mostof the area is still designated as primeagriculture land despite the fact thatthere is no farming done today with-in the boundaries of Ahmedabad.Juhapura is also the largest land areawithin city limits earmarked forsewage storage and treatment.

Ms. Sheikh’s family moved toAhmedabad from rural Gujarat fiveyears ago. Unable to take a house onrent elsewhere in the city, they movedto Juhapura. Before the 2002 riots,Juhapura’s population was about halfits size but has grown since. TheSheikhs knew that they could savemoney living in an illegal building,as the rent can be half of what it is fora legal building, an important consid-eration for a struggling carpenter likeher father, Mansoor Sheikh. Theyhoped to gradually save and maketheir home legal. “The government isobliged to provide residents theoption of paying the ‘impact fee’, aservice which would start the legali-sation process,” said Rizwan Kadri,an architect in Ahmedabad. This wasnot an option given to Juhapura resi-dents like Ms. Sheikh’s relativeswhose home was torn down.

As the bulldozers began demolish-ing eight buildings in Juhapura, Mr.Sheikh had some questions for the

city officials: “Why are you onlydoing this to Muslim buildings? Whyare you making us pay taxes if youare not providing us with services?”

He got no answers.

Policemen carrying batons and teargas canisters also surroundedFatehawadi and arrested dozens ofresidents who resisted the demoli-tions. While Mr. Sheikh was in amosque, his wife and childrenwatched from their apartment. “Theyare breaking our backs,” he said.

The controversial Fatehwadi site,across 84 acres, was acquired by theAhmedabad Collector after theAhmedabad Urban DevelopmentAuthority (AUDA) planned a sewagetreatment plant at the site. But afterthe 2002 riots, a number of Muslimfamilies began migrating to the openplot from different areas of the city.

In 2006, with the expansion ofMunicipal Corporation limits, thearea came under its limits but thecivic body saw that constructing atreatment plant would be impossible.On the day of Narendra Modi’s land-slide victory as Prime Minister andleader of the Bharatiya Janata Partylast May, I spoke with BhushanBhatt, a BJP legislator in Gujaratwhose late father, Ashok Bhatt, was aconfidant of Mr. Modi. “You will see,you will not even recognise the newIndia,” he said. Moments later, hechided me for asking a questionabout Gujarat’s Muslims.“Mohamed,” as Mr. Bhatt addressedme, “today we should speak onlyabout one Bharat.”

Integration a challenge

A few feet away, I noticed a groupof saffron-clad men dancing. Onnoticing my camera, one of themstopped to declare, “We will nowteach Bangladesh and Pakistan a les-son.” Later that night, groups of BJPsupporters drove through Juhapura,chanting, “Kashmir hamara hai!(Kashmir is ours!)” Fireworks wereset off throughout Ahmedabad that

night but Juhapura was on policelockdown.

In a recent study published byCharlotte Thomas of France’sSciences Po University, she citesintegration — both economic andsocial — as being one of the keychallenges that Muslims in Gujaratface. Thomas spent six years visitingJuhapura and she has documentedthe struggles Muslims face in havingloans sanctioned, getting schooladmissions, and even in filing com-plaints with the government. Sheconcludes: “Although formallyMuslim citizens have the samerights as their Hindu counterparts, inAhmedabad and even more inJuhapura, their ethnicity disqualifiesthem from an effective form of citi-zenship.”

J.S. Bandukwala, a retired physicsprofessor and one of Gujarat’s mostseasoned human rights activistsfrom Vadodara, is not optimisticabout the changes he has seen sinceMr. Modi’s victory. In Septemberlast year, clashes between Muslimsand Hindus erupted for nearly aweek near his home, leading to twodeaths and the arrest of over 150. Hespoke about the growing influenceof the Rashtriya SwayamsevakSangh and the Vishwa HinduParishad (VHP) over Gujarati socie-ty.

Ali Asgar Zaveri, a Muslim busi-nessman, bought a house in anupper-class Hindu neighbourhood inBhavnagar; in December, after hisneighbours objected to his presence,Pravin Togadia of the VHP led acampaign and forced him to sell thehouse and move back to a Muslimarea.

There are also increased efforts tomake Muslim majority schoolsbegin their days with mandatorysalutations to Hindu deities. For Mr.Bandukwala, it comes as little sur-prise, “It is what I have been sayingall along but people do not want tolisten,” he said. “This is not justabout one man, Modi. This is institu-

tionalised discrimination.”

In February, I drove around theKalyan Nagar slum with the 68-year-old activist. Kalyan Nagar wasbeing razed by the government tomake way for a new developmentproject. Hindu and Muslim homeswere also being demolished. Mr.Bandukwala fought for the Hinduslum residents to find housing againbut feared that it would be unluckyfor the 450 Muslim families there.

He had reason to be pessimistic.During the 2002 Gujarat riots, Mr.Bandukwala’s home was burneddown, and for years no Hindu fami-ly would want to live next to him.By late May, the 450 Muslim fami-lies still did not have a permanent,legal place to live. “Before it wasjust a small segment of Hindus thatinsisted that Muslims should not livenext to them, but now it is the over-whelming majority,” he said.

Housing as defining issue

For Rafi Malek, the founder of theAhmedabad-based urban planningfocussed Center for Development,the defining issue for Muslims inGujarat today is housing. “We can-not say that because Gujarat is riotfree, therefore there are no prob-lems,” he said. “There is anothertype of violence occurring and thatis the denial and the lack of quality,legal housing for Muslims.”

Mr. Rizwan Kadri echoed his con-cern. “Muslims are about 10 per centof Ahmedabad’s population and yetMuslims only occupy about 4 percent of the land. There are no gov-ernment provided low-cost housingschemes in Muslim-dominated areasand the Gujarat government is notmaking legal land available forMuslims to expand on, as they arefor the Hindus.

The law and city planning itself isbiased against Muslims,” he said.He acknowledged that the previousCongress government had also madeit difficult for Muslims to gain

access to legal housing but warnedthat the issue was now reaching “adangerous level”.

Damini Shah, a professor at theGujarat Vidyapith University,researched three Muslim-dominatedareas in the State — Anand,Ahmedabad, and Sabarkantha — fora Gujarati language report on hous-ing, published earlier this year. Shefound that 85 per cent never tried toreturn to their original residenceafter shifting to the ghetto, 92 percent of residents do not have contactwith the majority (Hindu) communi-ty, and 93 per cent described them-selves as being in financial distressand struggling to find work.

Part of the problem is that the cur-rent government, like Mr. Modi’sgovernment before it, has stigma-tised those who bring up the topic ofMuslims in Gujarat. When a groupof mostly Hindu students fromAhmedabad University tried tointerview the Ahmedabad city gov-ernment earlier this year for theirclass project on ‘the ghettoisation ofMuslims,’ they were told to leave.One official even told them that theirefforts to understand this problemwould create more division. This ishow the Gujarat government, bothpast and present, has dealt withmany issues — by stigmatising thecomplainant.

Chief Minister Patel has tried todistinguish herself from Mr. Modiby making women’s issues a prioritybut Jameela Khan, a women’s rightsactivist in Juhapura who was alsopresent during Ms. Patel’s visit toJuhapura, thinks this new focus isinsincere. “The Chief Ministerwants to hear us Muslim womenspeak on women’s issues but themoment we talk about communal-ism or housing, we are asked to keepquiet,” she said. “How can theseissues be separated?”

(Zahir Janmohamed is anAmerican writer living in

Ahmedabad. He is working on abook about Juhapura.)

Misplaced plea

Pushing the envelope in foreign policy

Gujarat: a tale of two cities

EDITORIAL4 NEW DELHI | TUESDAY | MAY 26, 2015Fight For Right

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Fight For Right

The Tamil Nadu government’s move to approach theSupreme Court seeking a review of its recent judg-ment barring the use of pictures of political leaders

in government advertisements is retrograde and unneces-sary. The court’s verdict restricting the list of dignitarieswhose photographs are permissible on government adver-tisement material to the President, the Prime Minister andthe Chief Justice of India, is a significant step in eliminat-ing the partisan use of government resources to gain polit-ical mileage. Indeed, if there is a flaw in the judgment, itis in the exception made in favour of the holders of thesethree offices. Even though it says the President, PrimeMinister or CJI could themselves decide on the inclusionof their pictures in advertisements, there really is no needfor anyone’s image in such material if disseminating infor-mation is the sole purpose. The Tamil Nadu governmenthas argued that there should be parity between the Centreand the States, and that the judgment, by privileging thedignitaries at the Centre, violates the principle of federal-ism. It is indeed an attractive argument if one contends thatthe same privilege should be extended to the Governor,Chief Minister and Chief Justice of the High Court so thatthere is Centre-State parity. However, the spirit of the ver-dict is to take government advertising out of the domain ofpartisan politics. In course of time, the apparent disparityshould also give way to a universal prohibition of the useof pictures of any dignitary. It is disappointing that thecourt did not accept a key recommendation made by athree-member committee that there should be specialcurbs on government advertisements during election time.This could have been an important guideline that wouldfurther purify the election process. The court may be con-fident that if the government adhered to norms there willbe no need to adopt special, election-eve restrictions, butit should have taken note of the propensity of the politicalclass to seek to gain mileage by delivering politicallyloaded messages using the official machinery during elec-tion time. In a democracy, the main reason for a govern-ment to issue advertisements is dissemination of essentialand useful information about its functioning, its schemesand projects and their benefits. There is no real need toconfer on any individual the privilege of being projectedin official publicity material to give the impression that ascheme or measure owes its existence to the generosity ofthat individual. One can discern in the Tamil Nadu govern-ment’s review petition only an eagerness to overcome anylegal impediment to its known penchant for projecting theruling party leader as the sole benefactor behind its wel-fare programmes.

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Achche din...Pradhan Mantri (prime minister) but

Pradhan Santri (prime guard)," the PrimeMinister said.

"These are achche din (good days) formany, but burey din (bad days) for some.It will only get worse... the time is up forthose who looted the country" PM Modisaid, hitting back at the oppositionCongress and its leader Rahul Gandhi,who has attacked PM Modi aggressivelyin the last few days, accusing the govern-ment of pursuing a reforms agenda thatis "anti-poor" and anti-farmer" and "pro-big-industry".

"This government is dedicated to thepoor," Pm Modi said, in his hour-longspeech at the rally, the first of 200 thatthe BJP plans to celebrate the govern-ment's first year in office. He detailedhow his government has spent the lastyear one year working for the poor andvowed to improve the lot of the country'sbeleaguered farmers, promising non-stoppower and better irrigation.

Accused by Mr Gandhi of neglectingfarmers in distress, PM Modi acknowl-edged that farmers face tough times andpromised to tide them over a urea crisis."Farmers will get as much urea as theywant, when they want," he said.

But he also said that about 300,000struggling farmers had killed themselvessince Independence.

"We don't have to do politics on thisissue but we must understand that anIndian has died. Farmers are facing a lotof issues," said PM Modi who has facedcriticism over a controversial land billdesigned to make it easier for businessesto acquire farmland, which the opposi-tion alleges will worsen the farmers'plight.

I Had Promised ...charaiveti' - keep walking tirelessly. After 30 years you gave a single

party the mandate to run the governmentin Delhi. The day I was chosen as the leader

in Parliament - I had said this govern-ment is dedicated to the poor. After 365 days, I wanted to

acknowledge the source of that inspira-tion - the person who inspired us to workfor the person at the lowest strata of soci-ety. Three thinkers have influenced

Indian politics and political thought inthe last 100 years - Gandhi, Lohia andDeen Dayal Upadhyay. And all three have a common

thread in their thought - the poor peopleof this country, India's villages and itsfarmers. Would the plight of India have

changed if the UPA were in power? PMModi asks the crowd. The hope that you see all around

you, how has this change come about? If you hadn't taken such a big deci-

sion, imagine what the plight of thiscountry would have been. This 'parivartan' isn't due to Modi,

it is due to you (the people of India). I will not be Pradhan Mantri

(Prime Minister) but Pradhan Santri(prime guard) Have I not kept my

promises...Burey din khatam hue kinahin hue... They were giving away coal

blocks to their cronies. Tum bhilooto..hum bhi lootenge. Some people are screaming

because for 60 years their voices wereheard in the power circles of Delhi. Sab logon ke acchey din aaye, par

kuch logon ke burey din aaye...Dilli kepower circles mein dalalon ke liye jagahnahin hain I had not guaranteed 'acchey din'

for those who had looted this country. More than 12 crore people get gas

subsidy benefits directly in their bankaccounts. The middlemen are a thing of the

past and days of those who looted thetreasury are over. It's been 60 years, more than 3

lakh farmers have committed suicide,

I'm not here to discuss who's responsiblefor that or how many have died. I have pledged that the health of

the land of the farmers will be tended to- soil health cards have been introduced. Rajiv Gandhi had said only 15

paise reaches the villages when a rupeeis allocated in Delhi. We have removedthe middlemen and made such arrange-ment that 100 paise in that rupee reachesthe villages. Issue of farmers' suicide must not

be politicized, we must look into whyfarmers are unhappy after 60 years ofIndependence. We're making efforts so that farm-

ers of the nation get adequate water andelectricity. We have taken decisions to set up,

modernise fertilizer plants so that farm-ers get fertilizers, urea. We have started coating urea with

neem. Earlier, urea would have beenstolen for chemical factories but withneem coating they can't be used for any-thing else. And farmers get the much required

nitrogen for their land by this neem-coat-ed fertilizer. We have done away with the nec-

cessity to get documents attested by gov-ernment officials, MLAs. We have taught India to trust its

citizens. When I came to power I learnt Rs.

27,000 crores was in treasury and rot-ting. It was the money of the poor whichhad been deducted (as PF) and wasunclaimed. Now there is a unique identity

number, so whenever you quit a job, theunique ID number is transferred - and sois the money. Every year someone who got a

pension had to prove he was alive, weused technology to put an end to that. We will put an end to 1300 outdat-

ed laws and this will reduce the nation'sburden.

Squeeze Parallel...money.These include passage of the black

money law by Parliament and introduc-tion of Benami Transactions(Prohibition) bill to deal with unaccount-ed domestic wealth.

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He further said that improvement in taxcollection will increase the ability of thegovernment to step up spending onsocial and infrastructure projects andprovide relief to individual taxpayers.

For the current financial year, the min-ister said, direct tax collection was likelyto improve by 14-15 per cent and therewas possibility of government improvingupon the fiscal deficit target of 3.9 percent.

However, he added that the govern-ment would prefer to increase expendi-ture on social sector schemes instead ofimproving its fiscal deficit target.

On the new black money law whichseeks to bring back the illicit fundsstashed abroad, Mr Jaitley said, "no hon-est taxpayer has anything to fear. It's tar-geted only against those who havestashed assets abroad."

"Black money has to be squeezed", hesaid, adding only those who have defiedthe system in the past and intend to defythe compliance window to come cleanhave to worry.

Government, Jaitley said, has alreadytaken various initiatives on the taxationfront which include roll out of the Goodsand Services Tax (GST), reduction ofcorporate tax rate from 30 per cent to 25per cent over the next four years andremoval of exemptions to the extent pos-sible.

Jayalalithaa Warned ...arrested for three weeks before getting

bail from the Supreme Court. She

appealed against her conviction and wonher case last week.

The case against her was originallyfiled in 1996. In 2003, the trial wasmoved to neighbouring Karntaka toensure that the politics of Tami Naduwould not influence the proceedings.The Congress government in Karnatakahas said it has not yet decided whether itwill challenge her acquittal. That musthappen, DMK chief M Karunanidhi saidin a statement today. For good measure,the DMK also said it will file its ownappeal in the Supreme Court.

In the national election last year, theDMK did not win a single seat in TamilNadu. Ms Jayalalithaa's party, theAIADMK, won all but 2.

Her cult-like following in Tamil Nadu,her unshakeable grasp over theAIADMK, and the party's stature as thethird-largest in the Lok sAbha makes MsJayalalithaa, a former movie star, one ofthe country's most powerful politicians.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, knownto have a good understanding with her,phoned Ms Jayalalithaa to congratulateher after she was acquitted.

Tamil Nadu elections are due in lessthan a year; Ms Jayalalithaa hasendeared herself to millions of voters bygiving away laptops and food processorsamong other freebies.

Heat Wave...with the temperature a blistering 45.5

degrees.Parts of Telangana have been their

hottest in decades in the last few days. "Itis not unusually high temperatures butthey persisted for three-four days at least.That caused a lot of harm," said YKReddy of the meteorological departmentto reporters.

The weather office has said northwest-erly dry and hot winds are responsiblefor the heatwave, made worse by clearskies in the region. But the direction isnow changing, so there could be somerespite in a couple of days.

Officials warn the toll is near certain torise, with figures still being collected insome parts of Telangana.

The authorities in Andhra Pradesh andTelangana have issued a red alert and areurging labourers and others not to workbetween 11:30 and 4 in the afternoon.

"We are asking them to take precau-tions like using an umbrella, using a cap,taking a huge quantity of liquids likewater and buttermilk, and wearing cottonclothing," she said.

India Set...groundwater, which is rapidly getting

depleted.However, overseas players from

Canada, Israel, Germany, Italy, UnitedStates, China and Belgium sees biginvestment opportunity worth USD 13billion in the domestic water sector.

The industry is expected to receive Rs.18,000 crore in the next three years, thereport said.

The country provides huge opportuni-ties across the spectrum in infrastructuredevelopment for water supply and waste-water management.

The industrial market is going to be thebig opportunity till 2020, with growth inwastewater recycling and industrialwater treatment, the report said.

Maharashtra is emerging as a hub forthe water sector. Over 12 internationalcompanies have already set up designand engineering centers in Mumbai andPune.

Supreme Court ...Court on May 1 had upheld the convic-

tion and death penalty of the couple andlater on May 15 delivered a detailedjudgement for dismissing the appealfiled by the convicts.

Senior advocate Anand Grover,appearing for Shabnam, asked the courtthat the matter be heard before any finaldecision is taken for executing the deathpenalty.

In 2013, Allahabad High Court hadupheld the death sentence to the coupleawarded by a sessions court in 2010.

Saleem and Shabnam wanted to get

married but their relationship met withstiff opposition from the woman's family.

On April 15, 2008, Shabnam's entirefamily, including a 10-month-old baby,was murdered and the woman initiallypretended that her house in Amroha dis-trict of UP was attacked by unidentifiedassailants.

It came to light during investigationthat she had abetted Saleem in the crimeas she made her family members drinkmilk laced with sedatives before theattack.

Prime Minister...Home (DTH) operators to provide it to

their subscribers."Since there are farmers in every state,

so under the Cable Act, the Kisan chan-nel has been made a must-carry channel.Must carry means that it is compulsoryfor every cable network or DTH networkto carry it," Information andBroadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley todaysaid.

Officials said that earlier there were 24TV channels which were must carrychannels and after the notification issuedwith regard to DD Kisan, there are 25such channels now.

Several Doordarshan channels areincluded in the category of 'must carry'channels, they said.

Mr Jaitley also said the channel wouldbecome available 24x7 after it islaunched and its programmes would beprimarily for agriculture sector and ruralIndia. Information related to weather canbe very useful, he said

Modi Government ...to acknowledge they have advertised

their work better," he said."Best flattery is imitation. I am very

happy that NDA is following UPA poli-cies," he quipped.

Mr Chidambaram, one of the senior-most ministers in the Congress-led gov-ernment, addressed the press conferencein response to Finance Minister ArunJaitley's briefing on Friday to mark oneyear of the Modi government.

He took on Prime Minister Modi on hiscomments in Shanghai, China, aboutIndians being ashamed to have been bornin India.

"I was born many years ago. I was notashamed to be born in India. I askedmany people - have they been ashamedto have been born in India. If anyoneborn before May 26, 2014 was ashamedto be born in India, let them ask me aquestion...," Mr Chidambaram remarked.

The PM had said, "Earlier, you feltashamed of being born Indian. Now youfeel proud to represent the country.Indians abroad had all hoped for achange in government last year."

Naqvi Targets...and pizza or brinjal and burger, but

tries to become a leader of farmers."Rahul, who can't understand the dif-

ference between onion and pizza or brin-jal and burger, is trying to become theleader of farmers. He won't succeed," MrNaqvi told a media management work-shop organised for Madhya PradeshBJP's state spokespersons.

Praising the BJP-led NDA govern-ment's performance, the Union Ministerof State for Minority Affairs said it is forthe first time in the country that a gov-ernment has risen above politics to focuson development.

"India's image has grown taller in theworld under Prime Minister NarendraModi's leadership. The government isoften accused, but your duty is to hitback at the opposition with solid factsand reach out to the media as well as thepublic," he told BJP spokespersons.

He said that the NDA government haslaunched a number of important schemesfor public welfare.

"It is your duty to ensure that peoplereap benefits of these schemes," he said.

He asked BJP's media managers not toget affected by the opposition's allega-tions as they have become devoid ofissues.He said that after the ModiGovernment took over in Delhi, thoselooting the nation's wealth are in trouble.

Infiltration Bid...Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of

Kashmir, army said.An Army patrol noticed suspicious

movement close to the LoC in Tangdharand challenged the group of militants, anarmy official said.

He said a heavy exchange of fireensued between the two sides and theinfiltrators were forced to retreat backacross the LoC.

While one militant was killed in thegunfight, four soldiers sustained injuriesin the operation, which was in progresstill last reports came in, the official said.

He said three jawans succumbed toinjuries while the condition of the fourthjawan was stated to be stable.

BSNL Employee ...a crowded market in north Kashmir's

Sopore district.The terrorists allegedly targeted the

employees of BSNL or Bharat SancharNigam Limited, who were standing out-side their shop in Iqbal Market inSopore, 52 km from Srinagar. The shoot-ers managed to escape.

All three officials worked with IqraTelecom, a franchise of the BSNL. Oneof them, Mohammad Rafiq, 26, died inhospital. The two others are being treat-ed for their injuries in Srinagar.

Sometime later, a jawan was injuredwhen terrorists fired at an army patrol inKulgam in South Kashmir.

11 Killed in ...A 5-year-old girl is among those killed,

and 15 others are injured.According to reports, the minibus

which was on its way to Surat, rammedinto the luxury bus.

Over 30 Trucks...The trucks were set on fire post mid-

night as the bandh came into effect. TheGT Road is a busy national highway thatconnects Kolkata to Delhi and beyond,and passes through Bihar

The bandh call has been given by theCPI (Maoist) to protest against thekilling, by security forces, of a womancadre about a week ago in an encounter.At least six other people, alleged to betop Naxal commanders in the area, werearrested in that operation.

Documents recovered from these topNaxal operatives suggested attempts tomanufacture a "microlight helicopter"using motorcycle engines and othersophisticated equipment, say sources inthe Central Reserve Police Force orCRPF.

Ensure Hospitals ...tobacco-free premises.The Directorate of Health Services,

Kashmir has directed all its subordinateoffices including that of Chief MedicalOfficers (CMOs) and MedicalSuperintendents of district and sub-dis-trict hospitals to ensure that hospitals andvarious other health institutions weremade 'tobacco-free premises'.

The move is aimed at strengthening thepublic health measure at the district andsub-district level to achieve the status of'Tobacco-free Kashmir'.

The order asks officials to identifynodal officer from health institutions,display 'tobacco-free premises' boards atthe entrance of the boundary wall and 'nosmoking' signages, along with the nameand contact details of the nodal officer, atall prominent places.

The officials were also directed toensure ban on the sale of tobacco prod-ucts within 100 metres of all buildings orpremises under the Health Department.

Railway Protection...the Malda railway station this after-

noon.They were protesting against their

ouster from the station platform.The trouble started around noon, when

an RPF team started removing hawkersfrom the platform. One hawker wasinjured and the others turned violent.

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The United ArabEmirates (UAE)on Monday

launched a strategicframework for itsn e w l y - e s t a b l i s h e dspace agency that aimsto launch satellite mis-sions and the "first Arabunmanned probe" toMars by 2021.

Vice President andPrime Minister of theUAE and Ruler ofDubai, SheikhMohammed bin RashidAl Maktoum, witnessedthe launch of theStrategic Plan for theUAE Space Agency inAbu Dhabi.

Sheikh Mohammedbin Rashid was joinedby Sheikh Hamdan binRashid Al Maktoum,deputy ruler of Dubai,UAE Minister ofFinance Lt. Gen.Sheikh Saif bin ZayedAl Nahyan, and ForeignMinister Abdullah binZayed Al Nahyan.

"The establishment ofa fully-fledged spacesector in the UAE, withall necessary humanresources, infrastruc-ture and scientificresearch, is a primarynational objective,"

Sheikh Mohammedsaid.

"It requires everyoneinvolved to work as oneteam to establish theUAE's leadership in thissector and to buildadvanced scientificcapabilities in the spacedomain," he said.

"The Hope Probe (toMars) and the UAESpace Agency are mile-stones for the develop-ment of the UAE.Today, we are at thedawn of a new era thatholds the promise ofambitious advance-ments; an era in whichwe build our nationalcapacity and establish anew international stand-ing for the UAE in thespace sector."

The ceremony, held inthe Abu Dhabi NationalExhibition Centre,detailed the strategy ofthe UAE Space Agencywith a programmeincluding the agency'smission, vision and pri-orities for the future.

The event also intro-duced a number of ini-tiatives and pro-grammes being carriedout in line with theagency's four strategic

goals. These UAESpace Agency initia-tives will pave the wayfor the UAE's entranceinto the global spacesector as the agencyworks to organise andsupport the space sectorin the UAE.

Members of the USE

royal families, minis-ters, representatives ofgovernment agencies,national leaders andrepresentatives frominternational spaceagencies toured theSpace Experience andExhibition Area, whichincludes a "Mini Space

Museum" organised incooperation with theGlobal Space andSatellite Forum(GSSF).

The GSSF aims tostrengthen awareness ofthe space sector and isbeing held on May 26-27 in Abu Dhabi.

1. Pollination is best defined asA. transfer of pollen from anther to stigmaB. germination of pollen grainsC. growth of pollen tube in ovuleD. visiting flowers by insects

2. Plants receive their nutrients mainly fromA. chlorophyll B. atmosphereC. light D. soil

3. Movement of cell against concentration gradient iscalledA. osmosis B. active transportC. diffusion D. passive transport

4. Photosynthesis generally takes place in which partsof the plant?A. Leaf and other chloroplast bearing partsB. stem and leafC. Roots and chloroplast bearing partsD. Bark and leaf

QUIZ TIME

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

TODAY’S STARARIES Working toward goals you share with others could bring you

closer together as friends and lovers, Aries. The whole is defi-nitely more than the sum of the parts. You're likely to producebetter results as a group or partnership than you would have oth-erwise. This is an "all pull together" sort of day. Romantically, youmay have an exciting, passionate encounter!

TAURUS Today you might face a task that seems as workable as emp-tying the ocean with a teacup. But with help from others, youwill not only be able to handle it but also produce exceptionalresults. Physically, you're likely to feel full of strength andstamina, ready to move mountains. Don't be too surprised ifyou actually manage to budge a few!

GEMINI The desire to travel, perhaps to visit a close friend, may come uptoday, Gemini. You may put a lot of energy into exploring thepossibilities. You might also want to travel to places where youcan get some artistic inspiration for creative projects. Your ener-gy and enthusiasm are high, so you should be able to accom-plish this without neglecting your other chores.

CANCER Expect a lot of activity in your home today, Cancer. A group,perhaps a large one, hosted by you or a family membercould meet there and provoke stimulating conversations.You could get caught up in the energy, putting you in touchwith a new awareness of your feelings. Tonight, expectvivid dreams of travel, strange places, or flying.

LEO Sign up for a class or workshop today. Your career couldgreatly benefit from more training. A short computer coursemight be all you need to move your career a giant leap for-ward. Don't neglect your artistic abilities, Leo. Ideally, youwill find a way to integrate your creative talents into yourdaily business life. There's always room for creativity.

VIRGO It's time to stop acting like you think others want to see youact, Virgo. The planetary configuration confirms that it's timeto express yourself - your emotions, desires, and point of view- to take a firmer stand and define more clearly who you areto others and to yourself. Second-guessing potential reactionswill ultimately get you nowhere.

LIBRA Your energy is high and your stamina particularly strong today.Working out or playing sports could appeal to you now. Runningor aerobics could offer valuable exercise and clear your head toallow for new ideas. You also should feel particularly passionate.If you're involved with someone, Libra, expect a great evening.If not, don't be surprised if you get some admiring glances.

SCORPIO A reunion with a family member who has been away or out of touchcould generate some powerful emotions, Scorpio. Memories couldcome flooding back, making you both nostalgic and maybe a bitangry. Take care to curb the latter. You don't want to spoil yourreunion. Take a long, objective look at the memories and try to figureout what they mean to you now. Then let them go.

SAGITTARIUSToday your mind is likely to be on travel, Sagittarius. Youmight have to spend a lot of time running errands in the car.You could also be planning a long vacation, perhaps onecentered on a group function or seminar of some sort. Yourphysical energy is high, but there's still a danger of tiringyourself out. Relax at home this evening.

CAPRICORN Today you might decide to put in some extra hours on the job ortake on an extra project of some sort in order to bring in a littlemore money. Since you're feeling strong and energetic enoughto move mountains, Capricorn, you need to take care not tooverexert yourself. Work hard and earn your money, but paceyourself. Try to get a little exercise before going to bed.

AQUARIUS Passion and determination mark today. Your energy should behigh, Aquarius, and you should feel strong and powerful. Thisis the perfect day to give whatever goals you've been trying toaccomplish that one last push toward completion. You maysurprise yourself with the power and quality of your work andthe positive attention your efforts receive.

PISCES Your inner power and awareness should be acute today, Pisces. Someintense dreams and revelations could come from deep within, allowingyou to release old traumas and phobias, and enabling you to moveahead with more confidence. Physical energy is high, though you mayfeel you need more sleep than usual. Your intuition is also sharp,enabling you to be more in touch with others. Use it!

Xiaomi is expected to release anOTA (over-the-air) update for Mi4i users in India this week. The

system update (V6.5.5.0) is said to bring afix for overheating issues.

Xiaomi India initially started rolling outthe OTA update (V6.5.4.0 LXI) to theXiaomi Mi 4i late last week; though can-celled the update as many users faced newissues after updating to the latest systemupdate. According to a post by an MIUIdevice team member, a new OTA update(V6.5.5.0) will be rolling out with a fix forthe overheating issues this week.Unfortunately, the post doesn't reveal anexact time frame for the OTA updatearrival for the Mi 4i.

Jai Mani, Lead-Product Manager,Xiaomi India in a statement last week toTechnology Personalized said, "We'veheard from some Mi 4i users that theirdevices can get warm under strenuous con-ditions such as complex 3D gaming andbenchmarking apps."

Mani explained that the company toaddress overheating issues on the Mi 4ioptimised the thermal control algorithm tobetter regulate temperature. "The new ther-mal controls adjust frequency, voltage andthe number of cores in use depending on

the chipset temperature," he added.Priced at Rs.12,999, the Xiaomi Mi 4i

was launched last month amidst much fan-fare in India. It features a 5-inch full-HD(1080x1920 pixels) fully lami-nated OGSC o r n i n gC o n c o r eIPS displaywith a pixeldensity of441ppi, anda SunlightD i s p l a yfeature thatop t imisesthe displayfor visibili-ty underbright light.The smart-phone runsMIUI 6based onA n d r o i d5 . 0L o l l i p o p .The Mi 4iis poweredby a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615

processor coupled with an Adreno 405GPU and 2GB of RAM. The smartphonesports a 13-megapixel rear camera withf/2.0 aperture and dual-tone flash. It alsopacks a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

The Xiaomi Mi 4 bears 16GB ofinbuilt storage, with no

expansion slot. The Mi 4iincludes a 3120mAh bat-tery.

Xiaomi, in a move toimprove its after sales serv-ice, announced a partner-ship with GadgetWood ear-lier this month. Under thepartnership, GadgetWoodpromised a one-day repairservice, which includedpick and drop services forXiaomi devices (smart-phones and tablets) withina business day of placingthe request for a fee of Rs.99. The service is initiallyavailable in Delhi-NCR atthe moment, but a Xiaomispokesperson said Gadgetsthe company was "explor-

ing opportunities to expandit to other cities in India."

Xiaomi Mi 4i OTA Update to FixOverheating Issues

ZTE, soon afterlaunching theNubia Z9 smart-

phone in China, hasnow unveiled yet anoth-er smartphone, theQ519T. Unveiled inChina, the ZTE Q519Thas been priced atequivalent of $95(approximately Rs.6,000).

The highlight of theZTE Q519T smartphoneis that it features a mas-sive battery capacity of4000mAh, which isclaimed to deliver up to35 days of standby time.The new ZTE Q519Tsmartphone will beavailable in Blue, Gold,and White colours.

The Chinese compa-ny, as of now, has notrevealed whether theZTE Q519T smartphone

will

be launching outsideChina.

For specifications, thedual-SIM based ZTEQ519T features a 5-inch(720x1280 pixels) HDdisplay and runsAndroid 5.0 Lollipopout-of-the-box. Thesmartphone is poweredby a 1GHz quad-coreMediaTek (MT6735)processor coupled with1GB of RAM and MaliT720MP1 GPU.

It comes with 8GB ofinbuilt storage, which isfurther expandable viamicroSD card (up to32GB). It sports a 5-megapixel rear camerawith LED flash, whilethere is a secondary 2-megapixel front-facingcamera also on board.

On the connectivityfront, it offers 3G,

GPRS/ EDGE,Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Micro-USB, LTE,a n dB l u e t o o t ho p t i o n s .The launchwas firstreportedb y

Softpedia.The Chinese handset

brand, earlier thismonth, launched itsNubia Z9 smartphone,currently limited toChina, and comes inthree variants, namelyZTE Nubia Z9 Classic,ZTE Nubia Z9 Elite,and ZTE Nubia Z9Exclusive. The variantsare based on differentmemory and inbuiltstorage configurations,and the Exclusive vari-ant also includes a fin-gerprint reader. Of note,is the recently unveiledLenovo K80, which alsofeatures similar batterycapacity, a demand thatseveral Chinese manu-facturers are trying toaddress. It howeversports 4GB of RAM,and a more mid-rangeprice tag of roughly Rs.18,400.

ZTE Q519T With 4000mAh Battery,Android 5.0 Lollipop Launched

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MUMBAIA triumphant Mumbai Indians

team celebrated their second IPLtitle at the iconic Wankhede stadi-um as its scores of fans throngedto stadium to cheer for the win-ning team.

The team led by captain RohitSharma and owner Neeta Ambanialongwith its icon SachinTendulkar and members of sup-port staff comprising RickyPonting, John Wright, JontyRhodes, Anil Kumble, RobinSingh and Shane Bond conducteda victory lap as a jubilant crowdwaived flags.

Members of the team -Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga,Parthiv Patel, Kieron Pollard,Ambati Rayadu and others wereequally overjoyed with victory asthey posed with the trophy.

Yesterday, the Mumbai Indiansclinched their second second IPLtitle following a crushing 41-runwin over Chennai Super Kings ina lop-sided summit clash at theEden Gardens in Kolkata.

Mumbai had won their first titlein 2013 at Eden Gardens, defeat-ing Chennai Super Kings. "NowMumbai Indians is world to meand all the fans over here thank

you... Go East Go West Mumbaiis the best," Ambani said.

"I think the most special

moment was when we had theEFA children 20,000children...Here cheering for

Mumbai Indians.. That turned thefortunes for Mumbai Indians andfrom that moment onwards we

never looked back....So I justwanted to thank all my childrenof EFA... Thank you for all your

good wishes," she said whenasked about her special moment.

"I am a mother first...I think amother always wants better of herson.. So the sleepless nights willcontinue.. but all of please contin-ue backing Mumbai Indians," shewhen asked about passing thebaton to her son Akash.

Sachin Tendulkar said,"Suchmoments are very few in life butthis moment when we share thisjoy with you it becomes evenmore...Thank you very much forall your support"

"I enjoyed as long as I am onthe cricket field it feels nice, Ithroughly enjoyed the journeywhich didn't start of that well..But the team stucktogether...There were challengingmoments and true character ofany side is displayed when toughtimes are there...Credit to entireteam support staff and everyone,"he said.

Captain Rohit Sharma said"More than anything I likeMumbai.. This is the ground Istarted my career... This placecannot be any better... Their(crowd) support throughout theIPL was fantastic..This trophybelongs to all of you."

Mumbai Indians celebrate their second IPL triumph

KOLKATAThe BCCI secretary

Anurag Thakur onMonday said that thenational selection com-mittee is keeping a closetab on the young Indiantalent as they have visit-ed multiple venues toget an idea about theperformers during thejust-concluded IndianPremier League crickettournament.

"Many selectors havebeen visiting many ven-ues. They are aware ofthe young players' per-formances.

The BCCI is alsokeeping an eye. It's aplatform that givesample opportunities to ayoung player," Thakurtold a select group ofmedia persons during aninteraction here today.

The BCCI secretary'sown observation on IPLis that "a young crickterlearns much more intwo months of leaguethan they would learn in5-10 years".

"It's an opportunity forplayers to share thedressing room with thelegendary players. Inthese two months, whatthey learn is much morecompared to what theyget to learn in 5-10years," Thakur stated.

He then cited theexample of MandeepSingh batting in compa-ny of a star like AB deVilliers.

"Mandeep and ABwere batting you canevaluate your player.Mandeep was lookingmore aggressive andbetter while facing the

same bowlers in similarconditions. You canmake similar compar-isons, so it's easier forselectors to pick playersfrom the IPL," theBCCI secretarysaid.

He also open to theidea of Test match spe-cialists like CheteshwarPujara honing theirskills in county cricketif they are not playingIPL for any franchise.

"In a way to look outthe possibilities, we'veplayers like CheteshwarPujara, who does notplay for any franchise.There will be a fewplayers like him, whocan be an asset to theTest team. They shouldgo and play countywhere they can get goodexposure.

Selectors are keeping tab onyoung performers in IPL: BCCI

SYDNEYShe might be in red-hot form

but defending champion SainaNehwal will look to keep herguard up when she begins hercampaign at the USD 750,000Australian Open badmintontournament, which gets under-way with the qualifiers, hereon Tuesday.

A year back, Olympic bronzemedallist Saina had beatenSpaniard Carolina Marin toclinch her first Super Seriescrown in 20 months, aftercoming out on top in theDenmark Open in October2012.

However, this year, Saina iscoming into the tournamentwith some steller performanc-es which saw her clinch theIndia Super Series and SyedModi Grand Prix Gold title, arunners-up finish at the AllEngland Championships andeventually becoming the firstIndia to grab the World No. 1crown.

Brimming with confidence,Saina will take on a qualifierin the opening round and islikely to clash with China'sSun Yu, world no. 9, in thesecond round, against whomthe Indian has a 3-1record.

A clash with two-time AllEngland Champion ShixianWang is also likely on cards if

Saina can cross the secondround of the women's singlescompetition.

Two-time WorldChampionship bronze medal-list, P V Sindhu, however, willhave to play out of her skinright from the start as shetakes on former world no. 1and current eighth seed WangYihan of China.

Sindhu, who missed a fewtournaments because of aninjury this year, have lostthrice to Yihan with her onlywin coming in the 2013 WorldChampionship.

In the men's singles, World

No. 4 Kidambi Srikanth willopen his campaign againstDenmark's Hans-KristianVittinghus, the man whobrought his downfall at the2014 French Open and theIndian will be eager to avengethe loss.

Commonwealth Gameschampion Parupalli Kashyaptoo faces an uphill task as hewill square up against Chinesesixth seed Wang Zhengming,who has beaten the Indian fourtimes during their five meet-ings in the past.

In women's doubles,Commonwealth Games silver

medallist, Jwala Gutta andAshwini Ponnappa, will meetThe Netherlands' SamanthaBarning and Iris Tabeling inthe first round, while PranaavJerry Chopra and AkshayDewalkar will take on Chinesepair of Cai Yun and Kang Junin men's doubles.

In the qualifiers, Pranaavand Ashwini will pair up totake on Australian combo ofCham Chen and Susan Wangin mixed doubles, whileCommonwealth games bronzemedallist R M V Gurusaiduttwill lock horns withMalaysia's Ai Wei Jian.

Saina Nehwal begins titledefence at Australia Open

PARISDefending women`s

champion MariaSharapova reached theFrench Open secondround on Monday butwas jeered by fans aftershe refused to carry outan on-court TV inter-view.

S e c o n d - s e e d e dSharapova defeatedexperienced EstonianKaia Kanepi, who was aquarter-finalist threeyears ago, 6-2, 6-4 to

set-up a clash againstFed Cup teammateVitalia Diatchenko.

But the 27-year-oldSharapova then irritatedthe Philippe ChatrierCourt crowd by refusingto carry out the tradi-tional on-court televi-sion interview, claimingher voice was not strongenough.

Sharapova took herrecord against Kanepi to5-0 but struggled attimes on Monday in the

testing wind whichswirled around theshowpiece arena.

Meanwhile, ex-worldnumber two and 2012Wimbledon runner-upAgnieszka Radwanskawas a shock first-roundloser.

The Polish 14th seed,a quarter-finalist in2013, went down 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to Germany`sAnnika Beck, a playershe defeated 6-0, 6-0when they met at Indian

Wells last year.The loss was only the

third time in 34 GrandSlam tournaments that26-year-old Radwanskahad lost in the firstround.

"Maybe I`m gettingolder," said the tearfulPole.

World number fourTomas Berdych, a 2010semi-finalist, continuedhis solid claycourt sea-son with a 6-0, 7-5, 6-3win over Japanese qual-

ifier Yoshihito Nishioka,the world number 146.

The 29-year-oldBerdych will now faceDavis Cup-winningteammate RadekStepanek, the oldestman in the draw at 36,for a place in the last 32.

"It is always good tohave the first one downand now I`ll just keepfocusing on my nextopponent," said fourth-seeded Berdych.

Stepanek became the

oldest man to win amatch at Roland Garrossince 38-year-oldJimmy Connors in 1991when he saw offCroatian journeymanIvan Dodig 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.

Spain`s 11th seedFeliciano Lopez was thebiggest men`s casualtyso far when he lost toRussian world number74 TeymurazGabashvili, 6-3, 7-6(11/9), 6-3.

French Open: Maria Sharapova wins, jeered off court

It wouldn’t be wrongto claim ShahidKapoor as the most

desirable actor onInstagram. The dishydudes pics are droolworthy! His selfies arebang on, from beingcute, candid, goofy to

flaunting some extraor-dinary sexiness;Shahid’s shirtlessavatars are closely fol-lowed by his crazy fans!No wonder theShaandaar actor nowhas 1 million followerson Instagram. And there

he is, posing and cele-brating this victory witha post and a caption thatreads, “A milli a milli amillion .thank u thanku.” Awwww!!!! I’m surethere were a few morewho just hit that followbutton after this one…

NEW DELHIIt was so glittery all over the sets of

'khwahishen' - a film by Moonlight pro-duction. Adding a film to it's credit aftergrand success of skits and ad films Delhilad Param MLP, producer and director offilm expressed 'we added another featherin our cap with actress Samira Khan ofParwarish fame.

Her other serials like 'Kabhi saas bhikabhi bahu thi', 'Kahani Ghar Ghar ki' ofBalaji films were great hits. "My this filmis a family drama. Our artists have put intheir hundred percent to showcase socalled showbiz life of the society and Ihope that like every hit drama, this filmwill attract people from all walks of life,he said. Actress Samira expressed that itwas a different experience to work withMoonlight productions. I will try to givemy best in this film too like my previousfilms and I am optimistic that people willfind my character with the pace of thefilm, she says.

The film has been shot at various loca-tions of Delhi and Jaipur. Arya Singh hasbeen music director whereas Noor,

Kailash and Amit has given playback.Promos of film are expected soon.

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An extract from a planttraditionally used inChinese medicine may

help suppress appetite and loseweight, new research says.

The findings suggest that thecompound extracted from the"Thunder God" vine could bedeveloped into a drug for treat-ment of obesity.

In the study, the compoundwas found to reduce foodintake significantly and causeup to a 45 percent decrease inbody weight in obese mice.

The weight-loss compound,called Celastrol, produces itspotent effects by enhancing theaction of an appetite-suppress-ing hormone called leptin, theresearchers noted.

"If Celastrol works inhumans as it does in mice, itcould be a powerful way totreat obesity and improve thehealth of many patients suffer-ing from obesity and associatedcomplications, such as heartdisease, fatty liver, and Type-2diabetes," said senior studyauthor Umut Ozcan fromHarvard Medical School.

Within only one week ofCelastrol treatment, obese micereduced their food intake byabout 80 percent compared tountreated obese mice. By theend of the third week, treatedmice lost 45 percent of theirinitial body weight almostentirely by burning fat stores.

This dramatic weight loss isgreater than that produced bybariatric surgery -- an opera-tion on the stomach and/or

intestines that helps patientswith extreme obesity to loseweight, the study noted.

Moreover, the weight-losscompund decreased cholesterollevels and improved liver func-tion and glucose metabolism,which collectively may trans-late into a lower risk of heartdisease, fatty liver, and Type 2diabetes.

Even though Celastrol didnot produce toxic effects in

mice, whether the compoundwould be safe for use inhumans is not yet known.

"Celastrol is found in theroots of the thunder god vine insmall amounts, but the plant'sroots and flowers have manyother compounds," Ozcan said.

"As a result, it could be dan-gerous for humans to consumethunder god vine extracts tolose weight," Ozcancautioned.

Chinese herbal medicinecould treat obesity: Study

Bombay Velvetmight not havemade things

easy for Ranbir Kapoor,mostly because his lasttwo films couldn’tmake much noiseeither. But he doesn’tneed to worry muchbecause his next twofilms look very impres-sive. In fact, it couldn’tput a dent on AnushkaSharma’s career eitheras her climb will carryon for more years now,thanks to a powerfulNH10. In fact, she hasmore reasons to behappy about as KaranJohar has confessed

during an interviewwith a senior journalistthat the actress’s role inAe Dil Hai Mushkil isperhaps the best one hehas ever written for afemale lead! Wheredoes that leaveAishwarya Rai

Bachchan, who is also apart of the film?

Talking aboutAnushka, Karan admit-ted that he could haveended Anushka’s careerbefore it took off hadAditya Chopra listenedto his suggestion.

Does Anushka Sharma have a betterrole than Aishwarya Rai Bacchan in

Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Muskil? Shoojit Sircar’s lat-est offering star-ring Deepika

Padukone, AmitabhBachchan and IrrfanKhan has already col-lected over Rs 100 croreworldwide. The familydrama has been in thetheatres almost for threeweek now but it is stillgoing strong at the tick-et windows. Pikureleased on May 8 andthough it didn’t witnessa great opening, the fig-ures went up courtesygood word-of-mouth. Infact, Sircar’s directorialventure is the biggestopener overseas thisyear. Tanu Weds ManuReturns might just breakthat record.

Film critic and tradeanalyst Taran Adarshhad tweeted not too longago, “#Piku Overseastotal: $ 5.36 million [?34.09 cr]. Worldwidetotal [India + Overseas]crossed ? 100 cr. FAN-TASTIC!” This is fan-tastic news for the mak-ers of the film. Deepika,Sr Bachchan andIrrfan’s film has mintedgreat moolah at thedomestic market aswell.

The figures that arecoming up are a reallybig an impressive figureconsidering this familydrama isn’t a big budgetfilm. Everyone is goinggaga about this film. Itis only the third film this

year after AkshayKumar’s Baby andGabbar Is Back to have

crossed the Rs 100 croremark at the worldwidebox office. Keep read-

ing this space for moreupdates on Piku’s col-lections.

Box Office Update: Irrfan Khan-Amitabh Bachchan-DeepikaPadukone starrer Piku crosses Rs 100 crore worldwide!

Woah! Shahid Kapoor has 1million followers on Instagram