MUMBAITemperature: 320CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity: 33%Wind: 16 Km/hr

NAGPUR, JAN 10The National

Federation of IndianRailwaymen (NFIR)has vehementlyopposed the Centre'sproposal for FDI inRailways and threat-ened to go on indefinitestrike in June this year.

According to NFIRGeneral Secretary MRaghaviah, there is noneed for FDI inR a i l w a y s ."Government's move toslowly hand over the

Railways to foreignhands is like the entry ofEast India Company,which ruled the countrylater," he said.

NFIR has offered theRailway Ministry totake loan from theProvident Fund of theRailway employees andrepay them in duecourse for funding cer-tain viable projects.

"NFIR is stronglyagainst FDI in Railwaysand will oppose it toothand nail," Raghaviah

told reporters here onthe sidelines of ZonalConference of its affili-ated unit CentralRailway MazdoorSangh (CRMS).

He said if the govern-ment wants to raisemoney for certain newprojects, it would beappropriate on their partto decide the priorityand viability of the proj-ect and utilise the PF tocertain extent.

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NEW DELHI, JAN 10Prime Minister Narendra Modi

on Saturday made a slew ofpromises to the people of Delhi,including round-the-clock power,housing for all, electricity porta-bility, and targeted ArvindKejriwal for his "anarchist"remarks and asked voters to pun-ish the AAP in the upcomingassembly election in the capital.

Launching the Bharatiya JanataParty's election campaign atRamlila Maidan here, Modisought the people's support for a"new" Delhi and a "strong, sta-ble" government.

The rally, for which the BJPhad made elaborate arrange-ments, was attended by someunion ministers and the party'schief ministers of Maharashtra,Jharkhand and Haryana wherethe party recorded unprecedentedsuccess in the last six months.

Modi, who spoke for about 35

minutes, targeted the Congressbut focused mainly on the AamAadmi Party (AAP).

Modi did not name Kejriwal orthe AAP but accused the party ofspreading lies.

Attacking Kejriwal for his

"anarchist" remark, Modi said "ifanarchy has to be practised, (heshould) join Naxalites (Maoists)in jungles".

Modi wondered if people hadseen a politician who spoke suchlanguage.

"Anarchy cannot prevail inDelhi. It (Delhi) should have asense of pride," he said.

AAP leader Yogendra Yadavlater responded to Modi's com-ments, saying: "It seems theprime minister is scared of ourpopularity."

The AAP finished close behindthe BJP in the 2013 Delhi pollsand won 28 seats. The party isseen as the main rival of the BJPin the assembly election expectedto be held next month.

BJP chief Amit Shah, whomModi described as the "most suc-cessful" party president, askedthe opposition to "respect themandate of the people" in theRajya Sabha and defended theordinances brought by the centralgovernment.

He said black money stashedabroad was a "complex" issue butthe Modi government was doing

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Delhi polls: PM Modi promises uninterruptedpower, asks people to punish 'anarchist' AAP

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JAMMU, JAN 10An army bunker caught fire

due to short-circuit along theLine of Control in Poonch dis-trict of Jammu and Kashmir,officials said on Saturday.

"A fire broke out due toshort-circuit in a living bunkerof 88 Battalion of BSF near

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BSF post along LoC catch-es fire, no causality: Army

JAMMU, JAN 10The corps of Army Air

Defense today celebrated its22nd Raising Day at the head-quarters of the NorthernCommand of the Army atUdhampur.

"The youngest arm ofIndian Army, Corps of Army

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AAD corps celebrate22nd Raising Day

CHANDIGARH, JAN 10Punjab government on

Satuday ordered an inquiryinto an incident in which 13girl students of a governmentschool in Gurdaspur districtwere allegedly stripped by afemale teacher who suspected

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NEW DELHI, JAN 10Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will

now have to pack his bags and getback to Pune's Yerwada Jail onceagain. Fresh reports suggest that theactor's application seeking anextension in his 14-day long fur-lough has apparently been rejected.

The Maharashtra government hadordered probe into the repeatedleaves granted to the actor. The 55-

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Sanjay Dutt surrenders after fur-lough extension request rejected

BENGALURU, JAN 10Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral

RK Dhowan, on Saturday saidstringent security measures are inplace across the nation's coastline.

"Not after this incident, we havealready stepped up controlling inour coastal areas much before. Andfor the last few months, we haveheightened state of alert to see thatunits, the ships, aircraft, the UAVs

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Stringent security in place onIndian coastline, says Navy Chief

NEW DELHI, JAN 10Union Urban Development and

Housing Minister M VenkaiahNaidu on Saturday said that Delhishould vote for a governmentwhich is ready to work with theCentre and strengthens the handsof Prime Minister NarendraModi.

"Delhi should elect such a CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Delhi needs a govt which is ready towork with Centre: Venkaiah Naidu

BARABANKI (UP), JAN 10A 48-year-old man was

allegedly killed by hisnephews over a family disputein ChotiChowki village inSubeha area here, police saidon Saturday.

The deceased, Jamil Ahmadwas yesterday beaten to deathwith sticks by his nephewsidentified as Sharif and Latif,

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Man killed by nephews in UP

MATHURA, JAN 10Two priests have been

booked for allegedly killingthree youths, whose bodieswere found in a 'yagyashala'near Bankey Bihari templehere, police said on Saturday.

The accused identified asAnand Kishore Goswami andJugal Kishore Goswami have

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Two priests booked formurder of 3 youths in UP

KOLKATA, JAN 10In yet another breakthrough,

the National InvestigationAgency (NIA) on Saturdaynabbed Jamaat-ul-MujahideenBangladesh (JMB) militantRejaul Karim, a key accusedin the October 2 Burdwanblast in West Bengal.

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Burdwan blast: NIA nabsabsconding Jamaat - ul-Mujahideen militant Rejaul Karim

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We should be ready to protect territorialintegrity of our nation: Pranab MukherjeeNEW DELHI, JAN 10

Asserting that repeatedceasefire violations on theLine of Control and recentincidents of incursions offthe coastal line are a matterof serious concern,President PranabMukherjee on Saturdaythere is a need to be readyto take all steps necessaryto ensure both internal andexternal security and pro-tect territorial integrity ofthe nation.

"While India is commit-ted to peace and non-vio-lence, we cannot afford theluxury of being compla-cent on our borders," hesaid.

President Mukherjee

said the Governors havethe responsibility to playan active part in the devel-opment of fifth and sixthscheduled areas.

"The scourge of LeftWing Extremism should be

tackled through the twin-pronged strategy of devel-opment and deterrence.For those who areGovernors and Lt.Governors in States and

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NEW DELHI, JAN 10UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who

arrives here later Saturday on a four-dayofficial visit, will first head to Gandhinagarto attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit as theguest of honour.

Ban will be accompanied by his wifeMadam Yoo Soon-taek and a team of offi-cials.

He will be the keynote speaker at theSeventh Vibrant Gujarat Summit Sunday,and will also meet Prime MinisterNarendraModi at the summit.

Ban will tour the Sabarmati Ashram andinaugurate a 10 MW canal-top solar powerplant in Vadodara.

A solar power plant in Vadodara's Samaarea is a showcase project set up by the

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WASHINGTON, JAN 10The Pentagon has

expressed serious concernover Pakistan being a safehaven for terrorists whileUS experts said the coun-try's approach towards ter-rorist groups operating inIndia and Afghanistan hasnot changed.

"The sanctuary that someof these groups enjoy inPakistan has long been anissue of concern for us, it'slong been a topic of discus-sion with our Pakistanicounterparts," the Pentagon

Press Secretary RearAdmiral John Kirby toldreporters at a news confer-ence.

Pentagon's statementcomes days after the StateDepartment said that in thelast few years, it has notbeen able to provide the nec-essary Congressional-man-dated certification toPakistan that it has been tak-ing action against terroristoutfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) and the Haqqani net-work. Both in 2013 and

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SEOUL, JAN 10North Korea said Saturday

it had offered to "temporari-ly" suspend any futurenuclear test if the UnitedStates cancels its annual jointmilitary drills with SouthKorea this year.

The government proposalwas passed to the US sidethrough a "relevant channel"on Friday, the North`s officialKCNA news agency said.

The message called onWashington to help ease ten-sions on the Korean peninsu-la by suspending all of thisyear`s joint military exercisesin South Korea "and its vicin-ity".

For its part, North Korea"is ready to take such a

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JAKARTA, JAN 10The tail of the doomed

AirAsia jet was onSaturday lifted out ofthe choppy waters of theJava Sea using inflatableballoons but the blackbox, crucial for unravel-ling the mystery of thecrash, was not foundinside the section nearlytwo weeks after thetragedy.

The 10-metre-longmetal chunk, with thewords "AirAsia" clearlyvisible across it, becamethe first major wreckagelifted off the seabed.

The developmentcomes a day after"pings" believed to havecome from the ill-fated

jet's black box wasdetected and efforts toretrieve the tail section -where the black box islocated - were steppedup.

Officials, however,said the flight recorders-- essential for explain-ing the disaster -- might

have been dislodgedfrom its place in the air-craft.

"The divers looked forthe black box but theydidn't find it," said S BSupriyadi, search andrescue agency coordina-tor told reporters in

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AirAsia jet's tail lifted fromseabed, no black box found

North Korea offers USdeal to suspend nuketests

Ban Ki-moon arrives inDelhi, to attend VibrantGujarat Summit

Pentagon voices concern overPakistan's safe havens for terrorists

Union opposes FDI in Railways,threatens indefinite strike

Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 150CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity:41%Wind: 18 Km/hr

KOLKATATemperature: 240CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity: 29% Wind: 14 Km/hr

CHENNAITemperature: 270CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity:55%Wind: 21 Km/hr

NEW DELHI, JAN 10Ever since Narendra

Modi became prime minis-ter, prices of essential com-modities have come down,and Rs 1,500-4,500 permonth was being saved inhousehold expenditure,BJP president Amit Shahsaid on Saturday. He tar-geted the AAP, saying theonly record the party set

was in telling lies.Addressing a Bharatiya

Janata Party rally at Delhi'shistoric Ramlila Maidan inthe run-up to the assemblyelections, Shah said: "TheAam Aadmi Party has set arecord of lying and no onecan defeat them in thataspect."

He said that when the CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Prices have fallen duringModi rule, AAP set record

in lying: Amit Shah

Delhi Assemblypolls: SC mayclear decks forNRI voting onJanuary 12NEW DELHI, JAN 10

Close to the heels ofthe recently concludedPravasi Bhartiya Diwas,the Supreme Court is setto hear the CentralGovernment's opinion onthe feasibility of allow-ing NRIs voting rightsduring elections.

The matter, which iscoming up for hearing onJanuary 12, comes after aplea to this effect wasfiled by Pravasi Bharat

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NEW DELHI, JAN 10Delhi Police on

Saturday said it isnot going to ques-tion Congress MPShashi Tharoor fornow in connectionwith the mysteriousdeath of his wifeSunanda Pushkar asit would first want toexamine all otherpeople related to thecase and look intoavailable evidence.

Investigators alsosaid that they havenot come across anyIPL cricket leagueangle in the case sofar in the wake of

some media reportssuggesting this link.

"We have notcalled Tharoor forquestioning as wedo not need him atthis moment. Wewould like to ques-

tion all the otherpeople in this con-nection includinghis aides, the hotel'sstaff among others.All the availableevidences will also CONTD. ON PAGE 3

Sunanda death probe: Will not ques-tion Tharoor for now, says Delhi Police

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NEW DELHI, JAN 10Union Coal, Power and

Renewable Energy MinisterPiyush Goyal on Saturdayassured the people of Delhi oflower electricity bills and con-tinuous supply of power, whileoutlining many initiatives ofthe government towardsimproving the power situationin the national capital.

"I assure people of Delhicontinuous availability ofaffordable electricity. TheCentral Government is awareof the anger that people ofDelhi have due to high elec-tricity bills. A provision wasmade in the budget to give Rs.1.20 subsidy on small con-sumers consuming below 200units of electricity and 80 paisasubsidy to consumers consum-ing up to 400 units of electrici-ty," Goyal said while speakingat the BJP's rally atRamlilaMaidan here.

"5 lakh street lights in Delhiwill be replaced by LED lightsin one year, which will saveRs. 150 crores for the city. Wewill make LED bulbs for

homes available at Rs. 10 perbulb.

Meanwhile, Minister of Statein PMO Jitendra Singh speak-ing at the same rally said theBJP is a party based truly ondemocratic ideals.

"If an ordinary party worker

like me gets an opportunity tospeak from the same stagefrom where Prime MinisterNarendraModi is going toaddress, it is because of thedemocratic values of theBharatiyaJanata Party. BJP isparty which truly practices

democracy," Singh said.The BJP, which has been out

of power in Delhi for the past16 years, is confident of win-ning the polls with a clearmajority this time with the helpof Prime Minister NarendraModi's charisma.

Piyush Goyal assures affordable, unin-terrupted power for people of Delhi

NEW DELHI, JAN 10Hitting back at Prime Minister

NarendraModi for his"anarachist" comment, AAPleader ArvindKejriwal onSaturday said the BJP was rat-tled ahead of the Delhi assemblyelections and was resorting topersonal attacks since it had no"positive agenda".

Attacking the BJP for making"personal" remarks against him,Kejriwal said, the saffron partyin Delhi is a "ship without a cap-tain" which has no positiveagenda left in this election.

The AAP leader said he wouldrefrain from responding to per-sonal remarks made by the BJP.

Highlighting the achieve-ments during his tenure, the for-mer Delhi chief minister said allBJP leaders attacked him at therally, but not his work during the49-day government. The saffronparty itself has given a certifi-cate about his "good work".

"They say we dont know gov-ernance. Then who slashed elec-tricity tariff and gave free waterto people. Who ordered an auditof electricity companies. Dopeople involved in 2G and coalscams know governance?

"We know governance and wealso know how to stage a dhar-na," Kejriwal said in a hurriedly

called press conference at make-shift party office in 173 NorthAvenue.

The AAP leader said that theway he was ridiculed at the RamLila Maidan, where country'slargest protest took placeagainst corruption under theAnna movement, was "notright".

Taking a jibe at PrimeMinister Modi over his assur-ances of 24-hour free electricity,Kejriwal said the BJP is not ableto fulfill the promises it madeduring last assembly and

LokSabha elections and wasagain making new promisesbefore delivering anything onthe old ones.

"Its only the AamAadmi Partythat has a formula to bring downthe electricity tariff and corrup-tion. Only we can do it."

"With every election, theycome up with a new promise.Modi says it took seven monthsto eradicate corruption from thetop. But when will you (Modi)reach the bottom? Firstly, youshould know how to do it. If youdont, then tell us. We did it 49

Kejriwal hits back at Prime Minister Modi

NEW DELHI, JAN 10Five new cases of

swine flu were reportedon Saturday in thenational capital takingthe total figure to 40 sofar this year.

Swine flu hasclaimed three lives tillnow. Yesterday a 38-year-old woman fromUttam Nagar suc-cumbed to the H1N1virus at RamM a n o h a r L o h i y a(RML) hospital.

"Till yesterday, thefigure stood at 36 butthen one case waseliminated from the listas it was not a case ofswine flu," said a sen-

ior official from theHealth department.

The new casesreported today are of a45-year-old man(address not con-firmed) admitted inArunaAsaf AliGovernment Hospital,44-year-old man(Mahavir Nagar)undergoing treatmentat Sir Ganga Ram hos-pital, a 16-year-oldyouth (Prem Nagar)undergoing treatmentat RML hospital, 23-year-old woman(Ashok Vihar) beingtreated at St Stephen'shospital and 35-year-old woman (Siddhartha

Extension) treated atHoly Family hospital.

Health secretary S CL Das said today thatthe incidences are stilllow this year and theDepartment is closelymonitoring the situa-tion. He againreviewed the situationand held a meetingwith the nodal officerin charge of swine fluCharan Singh,Additional Director, incharge of PublicHealth. "We havealready completed theorientation programmeof the staff of all the 22designated hospitalsincluding five private

hospitals and directedthem to follow thestandard operating pro-cedure for treatment ofswine flu," Das said.

Also, citizens, haveto be vigilant andresponsible.

"As soon as peopledevelop symptomssimilar to the symp-toms of regular fluwhich includes fever,cough, sore throat,body aches, headache,vomiting and fatigue,they should get them-selves tested andchecked," he added.

The Department hasprocured 1000 capsulesof Tami flu last week.

Congress was elected to eight seats in the 70-memberAssembly in the last Delhi Five new cases of swine flu in Delhi

NEW DELHI, JAN 10Former Delhi Power

Secretary RK Verma'swife has been summonedas an accused by a courthere for allegedly notdeclaring money stashedin an undisclosed compa-ny in the UnitedKingdom's British VirginIslands.

Additional ChiefMetropolitan MagistrateDevender Kumar Sharmatook cognizance on thecomplaint filed by theIncome Tax Departmentand issued summons toRituVerma to appearbefore it on February 9.

The IT department'scounsel said the depart-ment had received an

information that theretired IAS officer's wifehad floated a proprietarycompany in British VirginIslands and she was itssole director.

Efforts to reach Vermaand his wife did not fruc-tify.

The counsel said thefirm, WindsorIncorporation Inc, beganits operations in July2007 with 50,000 sharesof one dollar each whichin Indian rupee equiva-lent comes to around Rs20 lakh (at that time) andRs 30 lakh (at presentvalue).

The department filedthe complaint yesterdayagainst Ritu, wife of

Verma who was powersecretary in SheilaDikshit government, inthe court after receivingall the documents of thecompany and memoran-dum of association,which is an authenticatedevidence.

The counsel said initial-ly Ritu denied having anysuch company abroad andlater on stoppedappearing before thedepartment during theinvestigation.

"She did not disclosethe amount of around Rs20 lakh in foreign countryin her income tax declara-tion and did not show it inher income tax returnalso," he said.

Ex power secy's wife summonedfor not declaring money abroad

NEW DELHI, JAN 10Former Congress MPs

from Delhi could be askedto contest assembly elec-tions as the party seeks toput up the best availablecandidates for the pollsafter losing ground in sev-eral recent state elections.

An indication to thiseffect was given by seniorparty leader PC Chackotoday, who is in charge ofparty affairs in Delhi.

Former MPs have notapplied for tickets but theCentral ElectionCommittee of the partywhich is meeting onMonday could take a callon the issue, he toldreporters. "The party wants

to put up best candidates."If the party decides so, it

will mean that AICCGeneral Secretary AjayMaken, former Union min-isters KapilSibal andKrishna Tirath,SandeepDikshit and JaiPrakashAgarwal could beamong those making a bidfor Delhi Assembly inpolls likely to be held inFebruary.

All seven Congress can-didates lost heavily inLokSabha polls and theparty finished third in allthe seats.

Chacko also playeddown reports that DPCCChief Arvinder SinghLovely may not contest,

noting that his name hasalready been announced asa party candidate. "Therewill be a second list but nosecond though," he said.

Congress however saidthat it would not projectany chief ministerial can-didate.

In a rebut to formerDelhi Chief MinisterSheila Dikshit's commentthat Congress may supportAAP again, he said theparty is not going to play asecond fiddle.

"We are going to play acrucial role and ourstrength would be consid-erable," he said about post-poll prospects

Former Congress MPs couldbe in fray in Delhi polls

.NEW DELHI, JAN 10

The BJP will record a"landmark" victory inthe Delhi assembly elec-tions and will rule atleast 20 of India's 29states before the 2019Lok Sabha polls,Environment MinisterPrakash Javadekar saidSaturday.

"The BJP will have alandmark victory inDelhi, and anyone whohas a misconception thatthere is a challenge forus will be proven wrong," Javadekar said at an interac-tion with women journalists at the Indian Women's PressCorps.

"Before the 2019 LokSabha election, we will have BJPgovernments in at least 20 states," said Javadekar.

"Prime Minister NarenraModi has created a sense ofparticipation in people," he added.

BJP confident of landmarkwin in Delhi: Javadekar

NEW DELHI, JAN 10A total of 1,070 cases were

on Saturday settled by theLokAdalats conducted at allthe six district courts, DebtRecovery Tribunals and stateconsumer commission here inwhich settlement amount ofover Rs five crore was award-ed.

According to the Delhi StateLegal Services Authority, 29benches were constituted inthe district courts here, whichdisposed of 841 cases pertain-ing to various criminaloffences.

These cases were pending invarious district courts here andin the LokAdalat, a settlementamount of Rs 1,41,31,431 wasawarded, it said.

The authority said thatLokAdalats were also organ-

ised in the three DebtRecovery Tribunals here inwhich 16 cases were disposedof and settlement amount ofapproximately Rs 3 crore wasgiven. The LokAdalat wasalso organised at the state con-sumer dispute redressal com-mission here in which sixbenches were constituted and43 cases were settled, it said,adding that the settlementamount awarded was Rs64,54,117. 107 criminal caseswere also disposed of by wayof plea bargaining in the spe-cial sitting conducted by met-ropolitan magistrates.

"Total 1070 cases were set-tled today in which settlementamount was Rs 5,05,85,548and there would be no furtherappeals," the authority said ina statement.

LokAdalats settle 1070 cases,award over Rs five crore

NEW DELHI, JAN 10The newly-elected BJP chief min-

isters of Haryana, Jharkhand andMaharashtra on Saturday cametogether to ask Delhiites to vote theparty into power in the upcomingAssembly polls so that its govern-ment here could join hands withPrime Minister NarendraModi atthe Centre. The trio, who weretermed 'real aamaadmis' by BJPPresident Amit Shah at a rally heretoday, all pitched for the saffronparty to be handed the mandate inDelhi. "BJP has formed its govern-ment with a full majority inHaryana for the first time after peo-ple completely rejected Congress.After Haryana, BJP's victory wavesare moving towards Delhi.

"I am very sure that BJP will def-initely get full majority in theupcoming polls and give good gov-

ernance," Haryana Chief MinisterManoharLalKhattar said at a BJPrally at the Ramlila Grounds in thenational capital. Khattar appealed tothe people hailing from his statewho live in Delhi to vote for BJP.

"Thirty per cent of the total popu-lation of Delhi belongs to Haryanaand lakhs of people go from eitherstate to the other in order to earntheir livelihood," he said. Similarwas the pitch of Jharkhand ChiefMinister Raghubar Das, who said,"On the appeal of Modi-ji,Jharkhand's people voted for BJPand Modi-ji is now appealing to thepeople of Delhi and they shouldsupport BJP. For the last 14 years,Jharkhand was under-developed;(but) there is now a BJP govern-ment, (the state) will grow verywell," said Das.

He said that only in BJP are the

party workers given importantresponsibilities and added that, theson of a labourer, he is now thechief minister of Jharkhand onlybecause he was a member of theoutfit. Maharashtra Chief MinisterDevendraFadnavis said that a BJPgovernment would ensure develop-ment in Delhi. "In next two years,we are going to invest Rs 1 lakhcrore in Mumbai with the help ofthe Centre. I want to ask you, if youalso want to change Delhi and getdevelopment here, then come withBJP," he said. BJP President Shah,who, too, addressed the rally, saidthat while some call themselves'aamaadmi', they should look to thedais at the Ramlila Grounds to seethe real 'aamaadmis'. His referencewas to the three chief ministers inan apparent dig at AamAadmi Partyconvener Arvind Kejriwal.

NEW DELHI, JAN 10Congress on Saturday

countered Prime MinisterNarendraModi's bid towoo voters in Delhi, say-ing he has only offeredpromises while it hadensured "maximum devel-opment" in the nationalcapital during its 15-yearrule.

The party also attackedthe AamAdmi Party call-ing it a "failed experi-ment" Soon after Modilaunched BJP's poll cam-paign in Delhi with a rally,party spokesmanAbhishekSinghvi said in aseries of tweets,"Powerful orator bt PM hsonly made promises,many to fructify in 2022

(house) (sic)".Referring to Jan Dhan,

which was highlighted byModi in his speech,Singhvi said most of theaccounts were empty.

"Jan dhan started bycong& 75% of acctsopened by NDA r empty,"he tweeted.

He said even Congress'enemies cannot deny thatmaximum developmenttook place under party's15-year rule and citedconstruction of metro, fly-overs and other infrastruc-ture. "Even worst Congenemies cannot deny maxDevt of delhi in 15 yrs ofcong rule eg flyovers,metro, pedestrianisation,greening thru parks etc."

He said that comparedto Congress achievementsin Delhi, "AAP was failedexperiment (3 mnths)&Modigovths only madepromises for future.".

Kickstarting BJP's pollcampaign for Delhi, thePrime Minister todaywooed voters with a hostof promises and promisedto take the city to newheights of development.

He singled out 'anar-chist' AAP leaderArvindKejriwal for attackand asked voters to punishhim for "wasting" oneyear. Delhi, which isunder President's Rule, isexpected to haveAssembly polls nextmonth.

Three BJP CMs make strongpitch for party in Delhi polls

NEW DELHI, JAN 10Delhi Traffic Police has

made elaborate arrange-ments to ensure thesmooth movement oftraffic across the capitalduring the "AbhinandanRally" to be addressed byPrime MinisterNarendraModi and otherBJP leaders at theRamlila Ground here onSaturday.

The traffic police hasadvised commuters goingto New Delhi RailwayStation, Old DelhiRailway Station andISBT to start early withsufficient time in hand forabsorbing possible delays

in the routes.An advisory from the

Delhi Police said no com-mercial vehicles will beallowed from Delhi Gateand Rajghat to JawaharlalNehru Marg, from KamlaMarket to Ajmeri Gate,DDU Minto light pointtowards Kamla Market,Lahori Gate towardsAjmeri Gate onShraddhanandMarg andB a r a k h a m b a - To l s t o ytowards Guru NanakChowk.

Delhi Police has alsoadvised the public tomake maximum use ofpublic transport, especial-ly Delhi Metro.

Modi govt only has promises, AAP afailed experiment: Congress

PM Modi's 'Abhinandan Rally':Delhi Traffic Police makeselaborate arrangements

Body of 30-yr-old womanrecovered from South Delhi

NEW DELHI, JAN 10The body of a 30-year-old woman was

recovered this morning from a DDA nurs-ery in south Delhi's VasantKunj area herewith the police suspecting that she waskilled after being gang-raped.

The incident came to light around 8:20AM when a security guard informed thepolice about the body.

"The body of the woman was found inthe bushes of the nursery with her handsand legs tied while her cloths were in adisheveled condition," said a police offi-cial.

The woman had left from home yester-day morning around 9:30 AM for work.However, when she did not return till lateevening her family members launched asearch and also informed the police.

"Prima facie it seems that she was killedafter being gang-raped but the exact causeof death and whether she was sexuallyassaulted or not will be clear only afterpost-mortem," he added.

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Delhi polls...its best to bring it back.Modi said a rumour was being spread that

a BJP government will bring down the retire-ment age of government officials in Delhi to58 from 60.

"People of Delhi, a new lie will be manu-factured every day. To misguide, spread lies,this is their way of politics. Modi is not a per-son who will ever back stab. If lies arespread, do not believe them," he said.

Referring to Kejriwal resigning from officeafter 49 days in power, Modi said a year waswasted in Delhi.

"Those who destroyed a year, will you pun-ish them?" he asked the gathering.

Referring to the AAP's agitational politics,he said people specialise in a particular taskand that should be given to them.

"Those who have specialisation in blockingroads, staging sit-ins, launching agitations,give them that work. Our specialisation is inrunning a good government. Give us thattask," Modi said.

The prime minister alleged that the pastgovernments in Delhi had done little for thepoor and were indecisive.

He said the BJP government at the centrehas taken measures to solve the water woesof Delhi and nearly 20 lakh bank accounts ofthe poor in the national capital have beenopened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana (PMGDY).

Referring to corruption at the grassrootslevel, Modi said he has started the work ofcleaning from the top and will ensure that itgoes down to the lowest level.

On the AAP's promise to bring down thepower tariff, he said it can be done only ifthere is proper electricity supply.

Modi said the government will ensure thatthere was no need of generators in the city byensuring round-the-clock power and the ini-tiative will also help reduce pollution.

He said a BJP government will also pro-vide people with power bill portability andthey can choose the company from whichthey want electricity.

"This will ensure competition and bringdown prices. "There is solution to everyproblem. Intentions should be honest. Delhiwants solution to its problems," he said.

Modi said the poor and slum dwellers inthe national capital will have a house by2022. "It is a huge task. If small tasks were tobe done, people would not have brought me(to power)," he said.

The BJP has been out of power in the cap-ital for the last 16 years.

Prices have...AAP formed the government in Delhi, its

leaders took the Metro for Ramlila Maidan totake oath. "Do they still travel by Metro?"Shah asked.

Shah said every party promised to regu-larise Delhi's unauthorised colonies, but theactual work was done by the Modi govern-ment by making a law.

The union cabinet recently approved anordinance to regularise the unauthorisedcolonies. A total of 895 unauthorisedcolonies, which came up in Delhi till June 1,2014, would be regularised.

"All parties had made promises over unau-thorised colonies in Delhi, it was the BJPgovernment which delivered the actualwork," Shah said. Shah said prices had sky-rocketed during the 10-year rule of theCongress-led regime. He said prices ofpetrol, which increased unabated during theUPA rule, have been reduced a number oftimes during the seven months of the Modigovernment. He said the BJP stands by thepromises it made to the people during theLok Sabha elections and will implementthem. "We are working on the promises madeto the people. Some of them have beenimplemented. In some cases, they are in theprocess of being carried out, and for others, aroadmap has been drawn for their implemen-tation," he added.

Shah said the prime minister promised to"end unemployment" through its flagshipscheme 'Make in India', and for it the govern-ment was emphasising on skill developmentand setting up a separate skill developmentministry.

"We will emphasise on skill development,and we have set up a separate ministry for thesame after coming to power," he said.

He promised to bring back the blackmoney stashed abroad, and said the govern-ment has cleared a proposal to set up aSpecial Investigation Team for same.

"Bringing back black money is a complexissue, international treaties are coming in theway," he told the people.

Shah also said the government has given abefitting reply to Pakistan over its ceasefireviolations in Jammu and Kashmir.

North Korea...responsive step as temporarily suspending

the nuclear test over which the US is con-cerned," the proposal said.

The United States, which has close to30,000 troops permanently stationed in SouthKorea, conducts a series of joint militaryexercises with its Asian ally every year.

Seoul and Washington insist the drills aredefensive in nature, but they are regularlycondemned by Pyongyang as provocativerehearsals for invasion.

The annual exercises habitually raise mili-tary tensions between the two Koreas, whohave remained technically at war since the

1950-53 Korean War concluded with a cease-fire rather than a peace treaty.

AirAsia jet's...Pangkalan Bun, the town closest to the site."It's definite that the black boxes aren't

there," he said.He, however, said the boxes were still ema-

nating signals and could be buried some-where close to the area the tail was found inthe seabed.

Supriyadi said: "The challenge is that thesesounds are very faint. If a ship passes by, thesounds will be drowned out. So we reallyneed calm waters."

The recorders are important because theyshould contain the pilots' final words andpossibly various flight data.

Indonesian search and rescue teams earliertoday hoisted the Airbus A320-200's rear sec-tion using inflatable balloons and a cranefrom a depth of about 30 metres on to a ship.

In a major breakthrough in the arduoushunt, searchers spotted the tail section 30kms from the plane's last known location onWednesday, a day after divers joined thehunt. Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 lostcontact with ground control on December 28,less than half way into a two-hour flight fromIndonesia to Singapore and crashed possiblydue to bad weather.

In his last communication, the pilot said hewanted to change course to avoid a storm.Then all contact was lost.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian meteorologicalagency said weather was the "triggering fac-tor" for the crash, with ice likely damagingthe engines of the Airbus A320-200.

Only 48 bodies, including at least twostrapped to their seats, have been found in thechoppy waters.

Indonesia's Transport Minister IgnasiusJonan assured the search to find the stilluntraced bodies would be funded by the Statebudget and the efforts would continue nomatter how long it would take.

Jonan said the search would be widenedalong and near the coastline of CentralKalimantan province on Borneo.

Bad weather consistently hampered thesearch and efforts to lift the tail.

We should...Union Territories having international bor-

ders, another major issue is security in theborder areas," he added.

President Mukherjee, who deliveredthrough video conferencing a New Year mes-sage to the Governors/Lt. Governors usingthe National Knowledge Network from theRashtrapatiBhavan, said the year gone by issignificant.

"After three decades, the General Elections2014 provided a stable government at theCentre with a clear majority for a singleparty, with a mandate for good governance.To realize the aspirations of our countrymenand guide India's rightful ascent in the comi-ty of nations, both the Central and the StateGovernments have to collectively share theresponsibility," he added.

Reminding that they are the first citizens oftheir states as Governors, PresidentMukherjee said they draw their authorityfrom the Constitution and are oath-bound toprotect, preserve and defend the Constitutionand work for the welfare of the people of thestate. "India's secular, democratic fabric isguaranteed by the Constitution. ThePreamble proclaims securing to all its citi-zens 'liberty of thought, expression, belief,faith and worship'. They are further guaran-teed by Articles 19 to 28 of the Constitution.The Constitution respects all religions," saidPresident Mukherjee.

"We have to be ever vigilant against allefforts to disturb peace and tranquility.Celebration of plurality, promotion of toler-ance and understanding amongst all sectionsof the society must guide action in the dis-charge of Constitutional duties," he added.

President Mukherjee said education is anessential part of development.

"A sound education system is the bedrockof an enlightened society," he added.

President Mukherjee called upon theGovernors to pay special attention to educa-tional institutions to ensure that they providequality education and inculcate the core civi-lizational values of patriotism, compassion,honesty, tolerance, performance of duty andrespect for women.

President Mukherjee further said a numberof important initiatives like Swachh BharatMission, SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana,PradhanMantri Jan DhanYojana, Make inIndia campaign and the Digital India pro-gramme have been launched in 2014.

"For successful implementation of theseinitiatives, wise leadership and gentle influ-ence ofGovernors is essential. Their power ofpersuasion can act as a catalyst in thisprocess of transformation," he added.

Ban Ki-moon ...SardarSarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd.In New Delhi, Ban will call on President

Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha SpeakerSumitra Mahajan, External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj, Defence Minister ManoharParrikar and Environment MinisterPrakashJavadekar.

He will also deliver the 13th Sapru HouseLecture on "India and the United Nations ina Changing World" at the Indian Council ofWorld Affairs Jan 12.

Sunanda death...be gathered and it would be only after that

we may question him," said a senior policeofficial.

Sunanda was found dead in a 5-star hotel inSouth Delhi on the night of January 17 last, aday after her Twitter spat with Pakistani jour-nalist Mehr Tarar over an alleged affair withTharoor.

Initially, the Special Investigative Teamformed in the case wanted to questionTharoor straight away and a notice askinghim to join the probe was also prepared but itwas not dispatched at the last moment as thepolice top brass decided to question every-body else before examining him.

"This approach will help us pose thosequestions to him which would arise duringquestioning of all these people related withthe case," the official said, adding that no IPLangle has come up in the case so far as spec-ulated in the media.

Tharoor, meanwhile, said he did not haveanything more to add to what he had stated inpublic about the case at Guruvayur, a dayafter he expressed concern over the way thepolice was probing Sunanda's death.

"It is pointless for you to waste your timeon other matters. I said very clearly what Isaid in Guruvayur yesterday. I have nothingmore to add and you are not going to get meto add anything more," Tharoor told reportersin Kochi. Tharoor had said he will extend fullcooperation in a "fair" investigation anddemanded a professional police probe with-out any political pressure or considerationand pre-determined outcome.

Delhi Police had on Tuesday registered amurder case in connection with Sunanda'sdeath under section 302 of IPC on the basisof an AIIMS medical report that concludedthat her death was unnatural and due to poi-soning. The SIT had on Thursday interrogat-ed Tharoor's domestic help Narayan Singhon specific details such as people who mether during the 48 hours prior to her death andthe 15 injury marks on her body including theinjection mark.

It had also visited the Leela Palace hotelyesterday and spent around two hours duringwhich investigators questioned the hotel staffand also checked the hotel room once again.The staff was specifically asked whether any-one had seen or recovered any syringe or aninjection vial from the room.

The SIT has also formed a list of at least 12people including, Abhinav Kumar, who wasPS to Tharoor.

It will also question Bajrangi, Tharoor'sdriver and a female journalist with whomSunanda apparently spoke to before herdeath and all those who came in contact withher 48 hours before her death. Another manSanjay Dewan, the couple's family friendwho is believed to be at the hotel suite on thatnight when Sunanda was found dead willalso be examined.

Delhi Assembly ...chairman Nagender Chindam."While the government has been providing

varied facilities to the Indian diaspora abroadand has thrown open its doors for NRIs tocontribute to the economy, fact remains thatif these voting rights are allowed, it will givea huge boost to the country on several frontstoo," said Chindam.

"We have full faith in our justice system,we are hoping for positive outcome on ourcase soon," he added.

In the previous hearing, the apex court hadasked the Centre to make its stand clear onthe Election Commission's proposal forallowing NRIs to cast their votes throughproxy voting and e-ballots in polls in India.

An apex court bench headed by ChiefJustice HL Dattu granted four weeks' time tothe government to respond to the proposalprepared by a 12-member committee led byVinod Zutshi, Deputy ElectionCommissioner, for 'Exploring Feasibility ofAlternative Options for Voting by OverseasElectors'. This case was last heard onNovember 14 last year.

Pentagon voice...2014, the State Department carried out the

review of Pakistan's approach against terror-ism and other measures as mandated by theCongress.

The review found out that Pakistan doesnot meet the criteria, even as US officialsnoted that some progress has been made. Inthe absence of such a certification, theSecretary of State had to issue the nationalinterest waiver for the Obama Administrationto release funds to Pakistan.

"It (terrorist safe haven) is a commonthreat, a common challenge that we all haveto continue to work on together and to lookfor ways to improve that cooperation," Kirbysaid as top American counter-terrorismexperts and South Asia experts concludedthat Pakistan approach towards India andAfghan-centric terrorist outfits have notchanged and the world should not expect anychange either, despite the recent killing ofinnocent children in a Peshawar school.

"The ISI has not changed its behavior. Itremains the patron of LeT and the QuettaShura," Bruce Riedel, a former CIA official,who is now considered to be a top counter-terrorism expert on Pakistan said. "Pakistanis increasingly a victim of the blowback fromISI's years of patronizing terror but the Armyhas not changed, " Bruce said.

Union opposes ...said that a small amount can be taken from

their salaries as loan for similar purpose.NFIR had discussed the issue of their

opposition of FDI with Railway MinisterSuresh Prabhu and had apprised him of thelurking danger in FDI, he said.

NFIR, which represents a majority union,

has accused the government of ignoring safe-ty aspects in the Railways, and not fillingvacant posts in the operating and allieddepartments. Listing measures to augmentrevenue of the Railways, Raghvaih said pas-senger fare should be hiked and more facili-ties should be provided to them. People arewilling to pay extra provided you extendgood facilities including catering, he said.Railways should discontinue paying Rs9,000 crore dividend to the Government, hesaid and questioned the facility of senior cit-izen concession.

There are 22 crore senior citizens in thecountry and Railways is incurring huge loss-es due to this concession, he felt.

NFIR has demanded removal of bonusceiling, merger of DA with basic pay andpayment of interim relief to employees aheadof Seventh Pay Commission report due inAugust. He also ridiculed the decision ofstarting a bullet train from Mumbai toAhmedabad saying country needs moretrains for masses rather than the affluentclass. The Trade Union Joint ActionCommittee (TUJAC) comprising 34 lakhemployees of central government, haschalked out plan for demonstration beforeParliament in April and decide the dates forgoing on indefinite strike in June-July.

The TUJAC decision was taken onDecember 11 in New Delhi, Raghvaih added.

Sanjay Dutt...year-old actor was out on a 14-day fur-

lough during Christmas and New Year, andhad applied for an extension, which endedlast night. However, Dutt reportedly cameback home due to lack of coordinationbetween the prison and police authorities onhis application seeking an extension of leaveof absence.

Now, reports suggest that his applicationfor extension has been rejected, and he willsurrender today. Meanwhile, MaharashtraChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had saidthat the government will neither favour any-one nor will do any kind of discrimination.

Dutt has been out on parole, on severaloccasions ever since he was convicted in the1993 Mumbai blasts case by the SupremeCourt in March 2013. In December last year,when his wife Manyata Dutt had taken ill, hewas granted a month-long break to take careof his two kids, which even got extension dueto Manyata's poor health conditions. He alsogot a 30 day furlough on grounds of his ownbad health in October that year.

Due to frequent parole application, theBollywood actor had sparked a controversy,where authorities were questioned overgranting him leave. Dutt is serving hisremaining 42 month prison term in connec-tion with the illegal possession of arms in1993 Mumbai blasts.

Delhi needs....government which is ready to cooperate

with Prime Minister NarendraModi, which isready to strengthen the hands of PrimeMinister Modi, we need such a governmentin Delhi," Naidu said while addressing theBJP's rally at RamlilaMaidan here.

He also made an assessment of what hadbeen done by the Centre in the LokSabha.

"A lot has been done for Delhi in theLokSabha. The Centre has decided on theregularisation of the unauthorised colonies,regarding the E-rickshaws, or Nazul estates(from leasehold to freehold)," said Naidu.

"We have extended the National CapitalTerritory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions)Amendment Bill, 2014 to year 2017 andabout 2000 unauthorised colonies have beenregularised and have worked regarding thenecessary changes in the master plan of NewDelhi, and also started work to build housesunder DDA," he added.

Naidu further claimed that the BJP wouldbuild houses for the slum dwellers in Delhi.

The BJP, which has been out of power inDelhi for the past 16 years, is confident ofwinning the polls with a clear majority thistime with the help of Prime MinisterNarendraModi's charisma.

Stringent security...(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) are deployed in

our coastal areas," Admiral Dhowan said.Admitting that dealing with the 'non-state

actors' was a tough job, the Navy chief saidthat hundreds of merchant ships were in theIndian waters at any given time, guarding thecountry's 7,516 kilometre coastline.

"We have 51 stations, 20 of the Navy, 31 ofthe coast guard which have been integratedas part of the analysis and the managementcenter which will be put to place in Gurgaon.These are all measures to leverage technolo-gy so that we can keep our coastal areasunder surveillance," he said.

The Navy chief asserted that his troopswere ready to take on any challenge.

Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikarhad earlier on Monday said that it is evidentthat the men on the Pakistani boat, whichsank after being intercepted near the India-Pakistan maritime boundary, were suspectedterrorists.

Earlier last week, a possible terror attackwas averted when a suspicious fishing boatcarrying explosives in the Arabian Sea wasintercepted near the India- Pakistan maritimeboundary, approximately 365 kilometresaway from Porbander.

The four persons on board disregardedwarning shots from the Coast Guard and triedto hide themselves in the lower deck of thevessel; thereafter they set the boat on fire,which resulted in an explosion.

Ultimately, the boat burnt and sank in the

early hours of January 1, including all thepeople on board who could not be saved orrecovered.

BSF post...the LoC in Balnoi area of Poonch late last

night in which a BSF post suffered damage,"a senior army officer said.

"There was no loss of life or injury to any-one in the incident," he said adding that agenerator was damaged in the fire.

AAD corps ...Air Defense (AAD) celebrated its 22

Raising Day on Saturday at HQ Northerncommand. AAD was carved out of IndianField Artillery on January 10, 1994," DefensePRO Col SD Goswami said.

He said the Army Air Defense in Indiatraces its origins to 1939 in when anti-aircraftunits were raised to counter Japanese airthreat. "Post Independence, it remained a partof the Regiment of Artillery and later bifur-cated as a separate arm. Today, the Corps isat a critical juncture of transforming into amodern and technologically enabled force,"he said.

Army commander, Northern Command, LtGen DS Hooda exhorted the air defense gun-ners to strive for excellence on the occasion.

"SenaVayuRakshaks have always lived upto their illustrious motto of'AkasheShatrunJahi', AAD has been dedicat-ed to keep the country's skies free of enemyintrusions. AAD units have also been activein nation building and disaster managementactivities," he said.

The history of the Corps is adorned by fourBattle Honours, two Ashok Chakras, fourKirti Chakras, 21 Vir Chakras, 9 ShauryaChakras and 106 Sena Medal.

Punjab govt ...them of stealing aRs 500 currency note.Taking a serious view of the alleged inci-

dent, state Education Minister, Daljit SinghCheema, today ordered an inquiry into thecase. Cheema said a report has been soughtfrom the district education officer (elemen-tary), Gurdaspur, in this connection.

According to an official release here, theminister said strict action would be taken ifany teacher is found guilty.

He also issued instructions to all govern-ment schools in general that he would not tol-erate any such incident in future.

According to Gurdaspur police, theteacher, who taught in a government girlsmiddle school in a village in Gurdaspur dis-trict, found that a Rs 500 note missing wasfrom her wallet.

She later called seventh grade girl studentsand allegedly stripped them in a classroom tolook for her note, police had said earlier.

The victims disclosed the incident to theirparents, following which one parent regis-tered a case against accused teacher undersection 354 (assault or criminal force withintent to outrage modesty of woman), 506(criminal intimidation) of IPC and provisionsof the SC/ST Act.

Man killed ...they said.Police have registered a case in this con-

nection and launched a manhunt to nab theaccused duo, who are absconding.

Two priests...been booked for killing Aakash, Kalyan

and Manoj, aged between 20-25, who werefound dead yesterday, SHO, Vrindavanpolice station AkhileshTripathi said.

A 'yagyashala' is a place where havans areperformed.

Aakash and Manoj were Dalits, the SHOsaid adding that a case under section 302(murder) of the IPC and relevant sections ofthe SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989 has been registered against the accused.

Efforts are on to nab the accused, who havefled with their families, he said.

Burdwan blast...Karim, against whom a cash reward of Rs

5 lakh was announced by the NIA, wasarrested from Jharkhand's Sahibganj district.

"Karim who used to stay in Badshahi Roadin Burdwan is an active member of JMB andwas engaged in manufacturing and transportof bombs to different locations. Since thetime of incident, he has been absconding toevade arrest," a NIA officer said.

The accidental blast took place inside ahouse in Khagragarh in Burdwan killing twoJMB militants and injuring another. Severalpeople, mostly Bangladeshi nationals, havebeen arrested from India and Bangladesh inconnection with the blast.

Days after the blast, 39 bombs were recov-ered from Karim's house in Burdwan.

"After the Oct 2 incident, the injuredaccused Abdul Hakim had called up RejaulKarim for providing assistance and evacua-tion. His interrogation is likely to throw freshleads and evidence in the investigation of thiscase," added the NIA officer.

In November last year, NIA had nabbedZia-ul-Haque, the key conspirator and a closeaide of JMB commander Sajid who was alsolatter arrested by the West Bengal police. TheNIA, which is probing the blast case hadreleased photographs of the 12 suspects andannounced a cash award of Rs 5 lakh onShahnur Alom.

Earlier several arrests of Indian andBangaldeshi nationals were made in the casefrom West Bengal and Assam exposing a net-work of terrorists and modules to cause terrorstrikes in Bangladesh and target its primeminister Sheikh Hasina.

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Editorial4 NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | JAN 11, 2015SAADDA HAQ

BY RANA BANERJI

The Pakistan SupremeCourt ordered Mumbai26/11 master-plotter, Zaki-

ur-Rehman Lakhvi’s furtherdetention on January 6, 2015,referring back the case for hear-ing both the sides by theIslamabad High Court. It is by nomeans certain that the judiciarymay cater to pressure in thisregard for too long.

Even as a beleagueredPakistani establishment strugglesto avoid international opprobri-um on his imminent release, theLashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) seemspoised to emerge in a more highprofile role in 2015.

A pamphlet, ‘Jehad in thePresent Times’ written by AbdusSalaam bin-Muhammad, a lead-ing Markaz Dawat wal’Irshad(MDI) ideologue in the early1990s enunciated LeT’s raisond’être. Eight reasons were givenfor waging jihad. The first objec-tive is to end the persecution ofMuslims wherever it takes place;the second and third objectivesare to restore the Muslimcaliphate and establish the ‘dom-inance of Islam’; the fourthobjective is to help weak andoppressed Muslims whereverthey are; the fifth ordains takingrevenge for murder of fellowMuslims; the sixth entails pun-ishment to those who violatetheir oaths with Muslims; theseventh objective is to ‘fight todefend’ oneself and the eighth isto recapture occupied Muslimterritory. Organisations such asMDI, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)and LeT understand and use theconcept of jihad in the sense of‘qatl’ or ‘killing.’

Spreading terror to India

Soon after LeT’s formation,Hafiz Mohammad Saeed startedpresenting the jihadi discourse inIndian Kashmir as a strugglebetween Islam and kufr (unbe-lief). Kashmir was projected asthe entry point but the aim was to

break up the whole of India. AhleHadith members of MDI wereasked to establish sleeper cells indifferent parts of India.

After the proscribing of LeT,other front names like MDI orJuD were propped up to divertfocus and suggest that their workwas bigger than that of LeT butits leadership has always claimedthat ‘they would return to thebanner of LeT one day,’ as thearmy the Prophet led into Meccawas also called Lashkar-e-Taiba,

or the Army of Medina.

After Mr. Saeed was banned bythe U.S., the Army connived torebrand him as a political orsocial activist rather than as aterrorist engaging in violence.He has been provided securitywhile engaging in relief work orwhile visiting border villagesaffected by the recent shelling.Mr. Saeed’s elevation throughthe Difa-e-Pakistan Council hadanother purpose. He is seen ashaving the right credentials foran anti-India patriot, who wouldnot rise against the state andsomeone who is not motivatedby sectarian differences (thougha Salafist, Mr. Saeed does notsupport ‘Takfir’ — killing ofnon-believers). He provides theperfect mix of what the estab-lishment wants: a platform to use

JuD as a bulwark against radicalIslamic militants attacking thestate.

If Mr. Lakhvi’s release eventu-ally materialises, it may start aleadership struggle within theorganisation. It must be realisedthat he came to prominencewithin the power echelons of theMDI/LeT before Mr. Saeed did.He was one of the first AhleHadith volunteers to join up withother Pakistani Deobandi andBarelvi fighters in Afghanistan

under the leadership of MaulanaFazlur Rehman Khalil of theHarkat-ul-Mujahideen. Theyfought the Soviets in the Orgunvalley of Paktika (1979-82) andlater in Nooristan.

In contrast, HafeezMohammad Saeed and ZafarIqbal, founding members of theMDI, had little to do with theAfghan jihad till 1985. Theywere teaching Islamic studies atthe Lahore University College ofEngineering and Technology(UET). The LeT was formed in1993 as part of the power strug-gle by Mr. Saeed and Mr. Iqbal tosideline ulemas such as AllamaRashidi. The ISI (Inter-ServicesIntelligence Directorate) waspreparing the ground for a newjihad in Indian-held Kashmireven as the Afghan jihad was

losing momentum after theSoviet pull-out in 1988. It sup-ported Mr. Saeed in this struggle.

As was first evinced in DavidColeman Headley’s interroga-tion, younger elements in LeTmay be chaffing at the bits,against the controls imposed onit after 26/11. In case of such aleadership struggle developingwithin, these hardened militantsmay plump for Mr. Lakhvi, asagainst an ageing Mr. Saeed.

As the deadline for withdrawalof U.S./International SecurityAssistance Force troops fromAfghanistan passes, the ISIcould also be looking for a newrole for the LeT there. AsDeobandi Taliban of theTehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ilkseem no longer under Pakistanimilitary’s control, the aim couldbe to use the LeT against them,while continuing to utilise it asproxy against Indian interests inAfghanistan too, as seen in therecent attack on the IndianConsulate in Herat.

Future role

Speaking to Arif Jamal, authorof Call for Transnational Jihad:LeT 1985-2014, Hussain Nadim,a faculty member of the military-run National University of

Science and Technologyexplained the Army’s thinkingon JuD. Pakistan’s securityestablishment categorises mili-tant organisations into threegroups: first, those that are athreat to Pakistan only; second,groups that pose a threat to bothPakistan and the US; third,groups that are a threat only tothe U.S., India or any other coun-try; LeT/ JuD fall into the thirdcategory.

This could be an erroneousexpectation about how theJuD/Lashkar’s future roleevolves. The Army’s support ofJuD is based on a flawed beliefthat it would not spin out of theircontrol, or wage jihad againstPakistan. JuD leaders have pub-licly held they would not stopjihad even if Indian Kashmir was‘liberated.’

LeT activists unabashedlyclaim that they enjoy the supportand sympathy of employees ofalmost every government depart-ment in Pakistan.

Though it may not be in ahurry to wage jihad in Muslimcountries or go against thePakistani state, the JuD’s longterm aim is to run ‘a modelIslamic State.’

They seek to acquire weaponsfor mass destruction capabilityand nuclear weapons in the longrun. LeT’s younger ideologuesbelieve that Pakistan is destinedto lead the global jihad and JuDwould not be averse to having anIslamic caliphate in South Asia.Though, at present, the Armyleadership appears sanguineabout controlling the LeT, giventhe JuD’s ability to systematical-ly and diabolically pursue itsplans, this may inevitably bringit into confrontation with thePakistan Army in the daysahead.

(Rana Banerji is a formerbureaucrat and a distinguishedfellow at the Institute of Peace

and Conflict Studies.)

The fine print of the spectrum auction coming up inFebruary, shows that little has been learnt fromexperience with similar auctions in the past. The 3G

auction held in 2010, for example, fetched a windfall forthe government but dealt a blow to the telecom industryfrom which it has yet to fully recover. On that occasion, alimited quantity of spectrum put on auction, a high upsetprice and keen competition among bidders combined topush up the value beyond levels that made business sensefor the telecom companies, that had no choice but to par-ticipate. The consequences of that frenzied round of bid-ding are still being felt in the form of large loan dues ofbanks that funded the bidding, frayed balance sheets oftelecom operators and poor services for consumers as oper-ators cut down investment on network expansion. Thestory for the upcoming round is the same as the govern-ment attempts to exploit scarcity value to maximise its ownrevenues. Not only is the price set for the three bands —800 MHz, 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz — considerably high-er than what was recommended by the Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (TRAI) but the quantum of spectrum onoffer is also limited, especially in the crucial 900 MHzband. At least three operators — Vodafone, Idea and BhartiAirtel — will be bidding to stay in business as theirlicences in some circles expire this year. Their desperationis bound to push up the bidding price, especially if otherssuch as Uninor and Reliance Jio step into the fray. Thegovernment has also offered just one slot of 5 MHz in the2,100 MHz band which is critical for 3G operations andhas said that it will release a further 15 MHz later. Thestrategy is obviously to capitalise on the scarcity valuenow. While optimising revenues for a public asset such asspectrum is not wrong, the attempt here seems to be tomaximise them — which can come only at the cost of theindustry and consumers, as experience shows. There istime still to change things as the Cabinet will be meetingsoon to clear the pricing of the 2,100 MHz band. The gov-ernment should strive to put on auction the entire 20 MHzthat it has in the 2,100 MHz band and also fix the upsetprice at realistic levels. Quite apart from this, seriousthought should be given also to the TRAI recommendationto reduce the licence fee from 8 per cent of adjusted grossrevenues to 6 per cent as the present fee was set before theauctions era. The government’s keenness to maximise rev-enues and to prevent windfall gains to telecom operators isunderstandable, but it should be balanced with the interestsof the long-term development of the industry and of theconsumers

Spectrum auction realitiesSunday | January 11, 2015

SAADDA HAQ

BY JAYADEVA UYANGODA

Other than among the diehardsupporters of the outgoing SriLankan President, Mahinda

Rajapaksa, there was no doubt aboutthe victory of Maithripala Sirisena,the common Opposition candidate inthe country’s Presidential electionheld on January 8. Yet, what sur-prised Mr. Rajapaksa’s supportersand opponents alike was his decisionto concede defeat and leave the offi-cial residence early morning of theday after, hours before even a third ofthe official election results were out.A peaceful transfer of power withoutpost-election violence, after a rela-tively peaceful election campaign, istestimony to the resilience of SriLanka’s democracy after threedecades of civil war and half-a-decade of semi-authoritarianism.

Revival of democracy

Based on political calculations aswell as astrological advice, Mr.Rajapaksa called for fresh presiden-tial elections in November 2014, twoyears before the constitutionallyscheduled time. He sought anunprecedented third term, a facilityhe created for himself by altering SriLanka’s Constitution. A third termwould have secured the continuity ofhis family’s grip over the Sri Lankanstate, backed by an alliance withpolitical loyalists and the new busi-ness class which he and his familyhad created. However, manyobservers feared, and not withoutgood reason, that a third term for Mr.Rajapaksa would have robbed SriLanka’s democracy of whatever littlevigour was left in it. Further closureof the democratic space through pop-ulist authoritarianism would haveenabled him to further consolidate hismodel of a developmentalist-nationalsecurity state. The democratic will ofthe Sri Lankan voters has now stalledthose possibilities.

How will Mr. Sirisena, the newPresident, fulfil his electoral prom-ises?

The main idea that animated the SriLankan voter has been his promise of“regime change for good gover-nance.” It is amazing that a concept

which is a part of the neo-liberalpolitical discourse has been appropri-ated in the vernacular, democraticpolitical imagination for the revivalof democratic politics. Mr. Sirisena’selection campaign stressed democrat-ic and corruption-free governance,the end to family rule and cronyism,

and reviving the autonomy of keyinstitutions of governance, specifical-ly the legislature and the judiciary.This is a kind of home-grown demo-cratic reform agenda evolved prima-rily against the five years of Mr.Rajapaksa’s semi-authoritarian andfamily-centric style of governance.

The support base

In his political agenda, Mr. Sirisenaand his New Democratic Front(NDF) emphasised two types ofpolitical reforms, state reform andgovernance reform. The state reformagenda focussed on a redemocratisa-tion of the Sri Lankan state throughconstitutional reform. Reforming theexecutive presidential system and theabolition of the 18th Amendment,which made the office of thePresident enormously powerful andimperious, were its two key ele-ments. Unlike in the previous elec-tions, devolution and the politicalrights of the ethnic minorities were

not elements in the state reform agen-da this time round. The ethnic con-flict was present in the NDF policymanifesto only in its absence. Quitesurprisingly, Tamil and Muslim par-ties who backed Mr. Sirisena, andeven ensuring his victory on January8, did not bargain for any commit-

ment to devolution. They supportedhim primarily on his promise ofregime change and democratic statereform. That in a way reflected theurgency felt by most of Sri Lanka’spolitical stakeholders for a freshpolitical beginning in a post-Rajapaksa era.

A fresh beginning is perhaps thephrase that best captures the politicalspace opened up by the victory ofMaithripala Sirisena in thisPresidential election. The challengesand obstacles awaiting him would beboth daunting and complex. Theelection result shows some of thesecomplexities. A preliminary glance atthe electoral statistics highlights afew salient patterns and dimensions.First, it is the Tamil and Muslimminority vote which gave Mr.Sirisena the edge over Mr. Rajapaksa.The support he received from theNorthern and Eastern provinces andelectoral divisions where Tamils andMuslims are a significant minority

was overwhelming, in many instanceeven reaching over 65 per cent of thevotes cast. In the same vein, Mr.Sirisena failed to secure majorities inmost of the electorates which are pre-dominantly Sinhalese. In many suchdistricts, Mr. Rajapaksa emerged theclear winner indicating that his rural

Sinhalese vote base has not seriouslyeroded, although it has diminished.Third, Mr. Rajapaksa’s UnitedPeople’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA)still has a clear majority, over 135seats in the 225-member Parliament,although there have been some keydefections to the NDF during theelection campaign.

Consolidating power

The immediate challenge that con-fronts Mr. Sirisena is in consolidatingpower for his newly formed coali-tion. The NDF is an eclectic coalitionof political and ideological forces ofa somewhat inchoate nature. Theyhave a common programme preparedfor the election a few weeks ago,because they all wanted to end therule and the style of politics intro-duced by Mr. Rajapaksa. The returnof Ranil Wickramasinghe, the leaderof the United National Party, as thePrime Minister, and as Mr. Sirisena’schief lieutenant, would be a major

stabilising factor. Mr.Wickramasinghe is known for hisvast experience in government aswell as for political shrewdness. Hispro-western political profile wouldhelp the new President to chart a newversion of non-alignment in SriLanka’s foreign policy — not hostileto the West, not so dependent onChina, and quite at ease with India.

“Surprisingly, Tamil and Muslimparties who backed MaithripalaSirisena, and even ensuring his elec-toral victory, did not bargain for anycommitment to devolution”

Fulfilling his promise of politicalreform within the deadline of a 100days would certainly be a huge chal-lenge for the President and his coali-tion government. The 100-dayreform deadline is easier promised atelections than really met, as IndianPrime Minister Narendra Modiwould easily agree. The key reformpromise with a time limit of a 100days is the constitutional amendmentthat would reform the executive pres-idential system and abolish the 18thAmendment. Both these reformmeasures require the support of two-thirds of Members of Parliament: aminimum of 150 of them.

The option Mr. Sirisena has is toappeal to the goodwill of the UPFA’sMembers of Parliament. That willalso require the support and coopera-tion of the Rajapaksa brothers wholead the UPFA. This scenario ideallycalls for some form of government-opposition political accommodationfor national unity. It also effectivelyrules out the efficacy of any con-frontational response to the UPFA byMr. Sirisena and his NDF strategists.If that happens, that will also helpcreate a style of governance which isnot overtly hostile to the Opposition,and therefore be moderate in its styleand spirit of governance.

Development agenda

During the election campaign,there were fears expressed by somethat an NDF government under Mr.Sirisena would roll back the develop-ment agenda of Mr. Rajapaksa. Thatfear was also a major campaign

theme of Mr. Rajapaksa. All indica-tions are that the new NDF regimewill continue to carry out the presentdevelopment agenda with some mod-ifications. Excessive reliance onChina for economic assistance andloans for development, which haspolitical consequences too, is mostlikely to be reviewed. Close econom-ic cooperation with the West is a pol-icy with which RanilWickramasinghe is identified. He isalso known for his economic pragma-tism. When he was the PrimeMinister, in 2002-2003 he devised apolicy of closer economic integrationbetween Sri Lanka and the southernStates of India.

As it happens at crucial momentsof political change, new leaders andnew governments emerge with agreat deal of promise for change. Thegreater the promise, the greater canalso be the disappointment, once theeuphoria of the newness declines andthe promises meet the political reali-ties. One such challenging prospectwhich the new President is likely toface is in balancing the interests ofthe Sinhalese majority communityand the ethnic minorities in the nextparliamentary election. Tamils andMuslims voted for him on January 8practically en masse on the promiseof a return to democracy. At the nextparliamentary election, which has tobe held before 2016, the dynamics ofthe political sentiments of Tamil andMuslim minorities might not be con-fined to macro democratic reforms.Devolution and reconciliation willsome day return to the political agen-da. Managing that challenge in amanner different from how Mr.Rajapaksa did through the strategy ofcooptation, intimidation and develop-ment largesse would require a greatdeal of political skills as well as thecapacity for democratic accommoda-tion of diverse political agendas.

(Jayadeva Uyangoda is Professorof Political Science, Department of

Political Science and Public Policy,University of Colombo.)

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Lexicon of democratic literacy

Soon after LeT’s formation, HafizMohammad Saeed started presenting

the jihadi discourse in Indian Kashmir asa struggle between Islam and kufr

(unbelief). Kashmir was projected as theentry point but the aim was to break up

the whole of India. Ahle Hadithmembers of MDI were asked to establish

sleeper cells in different parts of India.

A fresh beginning is perhaps the phrase that best captures thepolitical space opened up by the victory of Maithripala Sirisenain this Presidential election. The challenges and obstacles await-

ing him would be both daunting and complex. The electionresult shows some of these complexities. A preliminary glance at

the electoral statistics highlights a few salient patterns anddimensions. First, it is the Tamil and Muslim minority vote whichgave Mr. Sirisena the edge over Mr. Rajapaksa. The support hereceived from the Northern and Eastern provinces and electoral

divisions where Tamils and Muslims are a significant minoritywas overwhelming, in many instance even reaching over 65 per

cent of the votes cast.

State Watch 5NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | JAN 11, 2015SAADDA HAQ

VIJAYAWADA, JAN 10The Guntur district

administration has so faracquired nearly 2,500-3,000 acres from farmersfor developing the newstate capital aroundVi j a y a w a d a - G u n t u rstretch, Andhra PradeshInformation and PublicRelations MinisterPalleRaghunatha Reddysaid on Saturday.

"Farmers from Thullruand nearby villages arevoluntarily

handing over theirlands, in return they willreceive a portion of theirland in near future. So far,around 3,000 acres hasbeen acquired," Reddy

told mediapersons heretoday.

Refuting the claim, theopposition leaders allegedthat officials are indulgingin coercive methods foracquiring land from farm-ers.

Andhra PradeshCongress CommitteeSecretary K Shivaji toldPTI that farmers are notwilling to relinquish theirvaluable land but the gov-ernment is using forceagainst those who arereluctant to hand overtheir land.

He said though munici-pal administration minis-ter Dr P Narayana person-ally campaigned in the

villages in the past fort-night, they failed toacquire not more than2,000 acres.

Shivaji said yesterdaysome farmers also metUnion minister of state forC o m m e r c eNirmalaSitharaman whowas here to attend the tourof BJP president AmitShah.

Meanwhile, Reddy hasalso said the governmenthas decided to celebratefestival Pongal as 'statefestival' and celebrationswould be kicked off byChief MinisterChandrababu Naidu atTirupati on January 13.

Andhra Pradesh govt acquiresnearly 3000 acres for new capital

SRINAGAR, JAN 10Abdul Gani Mir, Inspector

General of Police, Kashmiron Saturday asserted thateradication of drug addictionamong youth was the tough-est challenge after extrem-ism in the state.

"After extremism, thetoughest challenge which weare facing is drugs. It is anemerging menace in the soci-ety. It has shattered not onlyindividuals and families butwhole generation together,"he said.

The IGP was addressingthe commemoration functionof five years of Police DrugDe-addiction Centre inSrinagar at the KashmirUniversity.

"I have always emphasizedthis that we have lost onegeneration to violence andwe cannot afford to loseanother generation to drugs,"he said.

The top official saidthough the magnitude of theproblem in the Valley wasnot as big as in other states,

the menace would affect ageneration if it goesunchecked.

"Although the magnitudeof this problem here is not asbig as it is in some otherstates like Punjab, but if notchecked right now, it willassume bigger proportionsand affect our society, ouryouth and our generationtogether. It is in this contextthat JK police tried to under-stand its role and started con-tributing towards eradicatingthis menace," he said.

Mir noted that the statepolice was the only force inthe country to take a lead inde-addiction process andestablished a Drug De-addic-tion Centre at the PoliceControl Room.

Muhammad Ashraf Wani,senior professor and DeanAcademic Affairs ofKashmir university, mean-while accused the policeofficials of being "hand-in-glove" with the drug mafia.

"Police has started certaininitiatives to tackle drug

mafia across the state but insome of the cases, they arehand-in-glove with the drugmafia as they were facilitat-ing them in carrying out theircriminal activities," hesaid.

"Professor Wani pointedout that there is some co-operation going on betweenpolice and drug mafia. Butthen let me assure you thatwe have been trying our bestin that area also. We havesent a lot of persons behindthe bars under the PublicSafety Act (PSA)," the IGPsaid, in response to theDean's comment.

"I assure you that we willbe more active in thisbecause it is the cause whichis very near to our hearts. Itis not only for us but for thewhole society," he said.

Mir also focused on the"responsibility" in the avail-ability and sale of such drugswhich are being abused.

"Till that happens, we can-not control the menace," hesaid.

J&K can not afford to lose ageneration to drugs: IGP

GUWAHATI, JAN 10Assam Chief Minister TarunGogoi

strongly opposed the Centre's deci-sion to amend the Land AcquisitionAct through an ordinance and saidhis government will not implement itas it is against the interests of farm-ers. "I am not going to implement theLand Acquisition Ordinance inAssam. It is done to benefit only theindustry," he said while addressingthe concluding ceremony of 5-daytraining camp of state CongressSevadal. He said the new law isagainst the interest of farmers andwill take away the right to have prop-er compensation.

"We will bring a new bill in thestate regarding land acquisition forindustry and other purposes," Gogoisaid.

He accused the NarendraModi gov-ernment of trying to "weaken democ-racy by adopting the ordinanceroute". "In some exceptional cases,we can bring an ordinance. But inevery other bill which is facing oppo-sition, the Centre is going for an ordi-nance. Why do we need Parliamentthen?" he asked.

He said in increasing the FDI limitin insurance sector also, the Centrebrought an ordinance. Gogoi alsocriticised the Centre for abolishingthe Planning Commission and said itscontribution in the country's overalldevelopment cannot be dismissed."When I was the Food Minister in1993, I imported three million tonnesof wheat. Today, we are exporting it.Whose contribution is this? It is thePlanning Commission," he added.

Will not implement Land AcquisitionAct amendments: Tarun Gogoi

AHMEDABAD, JAN 10The Congress' call for

general strike in the stateagainst the Vibrant Gujaratevent received a mixedresponse on Saturday.

Several Congress leadersincluding MLAs weredetained during protests;party workers blockedroads at many placesincluding Ahmedabad city.Two city transport buseswere also damaged,allegedly by Congressworkers, here.

Congress had called forthe bandhcriticising theexpenditure on the annualinvestor summit 'VibrantGujarat' (to start from

tomorrow) at a time whenfarmers were sufferingbecause of low minimumsupport prices of cottonand groundnut.

The party had, however,exempted the four majorcities of Ahmedabad, Surat,Rajkot and Vadodara fromthe call for strike.

Reports from Saurashtraregion said there was atotal bandh in the districtsof Porbandar, Amreli andJunagadh.

Congress MLA fromAmreliPareshDhanani wasarrested alongwith over100 supporters. Dhrol-Jodia MLA Raghavji Patelwas also arrested with his

supporters in the Jamnagardistrict while trying toenforce the bandh, policesaid.

In the north and southGujarat, the call for bandhreceived a partial response.In Narmada district insouth Gujarat, around 40party workers weredetained.

Congress workers alsoburnt cotton on the roads atmany places. "Our call forbandh at villages and smalltowns and cities received agood response. Severalparty workers and MLAswere arrested," saidCongress spokespersonManish Doshi.

CHANDIGARH, JAN 10Punjab government has filed

an application in the SupremeCourt seeking permission toconsider applications of lifeconvicts who want remissionsand premature release from jail.

An official release said heretoday that the state governmenthas filed the application in theapex court on January 8 inwhich it has been submitted thatthe Governor of Punjab has beenexercising the powers grantedunder the Constitution whilegranting remission for convictswere undergoing life imprison-ment.

However, the counsel submit-ted, that in the light of the orderspassed by the apex court in Julylast year the state governmentshave been restrained from exer-cising the power of remission tolife convicts.

"There were various caseswhere the life convicts havebecome eligible for the remis-sion in light of the law and rulesframed there under in compli-ance with the orders of the court.The state of Punjab has not con-sidered the cases of remission orforwarded it to the Governor,"the release said.

The state government's mov-ing the apex court assumes sig-nificance as it had on December24 sought the premature releaseof 13 life convicts, five of themconvicted in former ChiefMinister Beant Singh assassina-tion case and one in bomb blastin Delhi on September 1993, inwhich nine persons were killedand 25 injured including formerYouth Congress chief M S Bitta.

The state government's coun-sel pleaded the concerned casewas pending before the apexcourt for hearing since July 2014and applications of convicts forprayer for remission and prema-ture release were not being con-sidered by the state of Punjab asdirected by the court.

Under these circumstances,the counsel pleaded with theapex court that Punjab beallowed to consider and decideapplications of life convictsseeking remission and prema-ture release, according to therelease.

Chief Minister Parkash SinghBadal wrote separate letters tohis counterparts of UttarPradesh, Rajasthan, WestBengal, Karnataka, Gujarat andDelhi - and Chandigarh Union

Territory Administrator takingup the issue of premature releaseof 13 life convicts hailing fromPunjab who are lodged underTADA Act in jails of variousstates across the country for thepast several years.

Badal has sought "their (13life convicts) prompt release onhumanitarian grounds," thePunjab government release said.

The Chief Minister has alsosought the release of life convictDevinder Pal Singh Bhullar,lodged in Tihar Jail at Delhi,"whose death sentence awardedby the Additional Session JudgeDelhi Court has already beencommuted to life imprisonmentby the Supreme Court and theconvict had already completedimprisonment of 20 years."

Badal also sought the releaseof five convicts of Beant Singhassassination case of 1995. Twoof them Paramjeet Singh Bheoraand Jagtar Singh Hawara arelodged in Tihar Jail and hadundergone incarceration of 19years.

Three other convicts of thecase - Gurmeet Singh, ShamsherSingh and Lakhwinder Singhwere lodged in Burail Jail atChandigarh for whose release

Badal has written toAdministrator of ChandigarhShivraj V Patil.

Badal has also approachedPatil for premature release oftwo more convicts Subeg Singhand Nand Singh lodged in BurailJail who have undergone incar-ceration of 15 years.

He urged his counterpart inUttar Pradesh AkhileshYadav toconsider the case of life convictWaryam Singh lodged in CentralJail, Bareilly (UP), "who hadalready undergone incarcerationof 22 years".

Badal raised the issue withRajasthan Chief MinisterVasundhraRaje for the release ofanother life convict GurmeetSingh Fauji currently lodged inTonk jail, Rajasthan, who hadalready completed nine yearsout of 10 years imprisonmentawarded to him, said the release.

Badal also took up with WestBengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee the matter of releasinglife convict Daya Singh Lahorialodged in Tihar Jail who "hasalready completed 10 years ofimprisonment against the lifesentence" awarded to him inconnection with a case in theeast.

Punjab moves apex court on premature release of life convicts

Mixed response to Congress'bandh against Vibrant Gujarat

SRINAGAR, JAN 10The man considered the archi-

tect of the insurgency in Jammuand Kashmir now says that theonly road to peace lies in apeaceful dialogue.

But MuhammadAzamInquilabi is also passion-ately opposed to any coalition inthe state between any regionalparty and the BharatiyaJanataParty (BJP) as that would, hesays, hurt Kashmir interests.

Inquilabi is the foundingchairman of the militant umbrel-la group, the United JehadCouncil (UJC), which is basedin Muzaffarabad in that part ofKashmir held by Pakistan.

He claims to have crossedover to Pakistan eight timessince a separatist insurgencyerupted in Jammu and Kashmirin 1989. But he has given upviolence for good.

Disgruntled with violence,Inquilabi, 68, now talks of apeaceful settlement of theKashmir issue involving India,Pakistan and the people of the

state.Educated in a Christian mis-

sionary school in Srinagar,Inquilabi heads a separatistpolitical outfit, Mahaz-e-Azadi.

"I am averse to any alliancebetween Kashmir regional par-ties and the BJP," Inquilabi saidat his house here.

"I would like to see Kashmirregional parties maintain theirstand safeguarding the regionalcharacter of Kashmir,Kashmiryat, Article 370, theMuslim character and the dis-puted nature of the state," hesaid.

Article 370 of the Indian con-stitution provides special statusto Jammu and Kashmir. The BJPwants it scrapped.

He also suggested thatKashmiri parties in electoralpolitics can forge a regionalalliance to form a government.

Inquilabi's comments came ona day Governor's rule wasimposed in Jammu and Kashmir,where political parties failed toform a coalition after elections

left a hung assembly.The Peoples Democratic Party

(PDP) finished with most seatsat 28 in the house of 87. TheBJP won 25 seats, the NationalConference 15 and the Congressgot 12 seats.

According to Inquilabi, theBJP "has its own agenda regard-ing Kashmir. The BJP is nothaving a dialogue withPakistan... So this is the situa-tion where Kashmiri leadershave to assert (themselves),whether they are pro-independ-ence or ... regional parties."

He said the Congress and theBJP were on the same pagewhen it came to Kashmir.

Inquilabi admitted that thedisbandment of the MuslimUnited Front (MUF) after the1987 assembly elections waswrong.

"It was a blunder on the partof MUF leaders. If such a forumcomes into being and joins theelection fray, the situation willget automatically changed.

"Once a genuinely separatist

party joins the election fray, Ithink the pro-India parties willlose their postal address."

How does he see the 77 per-cent voter turnout in the elec-tions?

"People were devastated byfloods. It was winter, and peoplewanted some relief in their dev-astated lives...

"But even those who votedwere not doing so because theyhad accepted Kashmir's acces-sion with India."

Inquilabi warned that afterNATO's withdrawal fromAfghanistan, the situation willbecome more volatile inKashmir.

"Because the mujahideen ofAfghanistan, in league with themujahideen of Pakistan, willfeel automatically motivated tojoin the fray here and help theKashmiri mujahideen.

"Pakistan and India can avoidthat flare-up only with a dia-logue, taking Kashmiris intoconfidence, for a peaceful set-tlement of this issue."

PATNA, JAN 10Stressing on the need for

land reforms in the state,Bihar Chief Minister JitanRam Manjhion Saturdayasked land revenue officialsto work "ethically, sensi-tively and according to theirconscience" for the welfareof poor.

"In the current scenario,Bihar needs land reforms.Cases related to land shouldbe speedily and effectivelydisposed of. Today land dis-putes are a big factorbehind issues like nepo-tism, naxalism and frustra-tion.

"The officials thus shouldwork sensitively, ethicallyand according to the voice

of their conscience for thewelfare of the poor," hesaid.

"The able get their prob-lems solved but the poor

people lack time andresources. They do notknow the laws whichresults in dissatisfaction,doubts and problems relat-

ed to law and order. Theofficials should work infavour of the poor accord-ing to the laws," Manjhisaid.

The Chief Minister wasspeaking at the inaugura-tion of a day-long seminarof Bihar Land Tribunal inthe state capital.

Land Revenue andReforms Minister NarendraNarayan Yadav, TribunalChairperson JusticeMridula Mishra and severalother officials were alsopresent on the occasion.

Lauding the role of thetribunal in settling land dis-putes, Manjhi said it wasdoing its duty on the linesof what former Chief

Minister Nitish Kumar hadenvisaged while constitut-ing it.

"We have given muchpower to Deputy CollectorLand Reforms (DCLR) butdesired results are not com-ing. The poor cannot go tocourts. In several cases if hedoes not get justice, hecould be led astray politi-cally. He can become anextremist. If the DCLRsdischarge their duties sin-cerely, such things will nothappen," Manjhi said.

The Chief Minister alsopointed out that officialshurriedly issue receipts ofland revenue, whenevercollection target is given tothem.

Bihar CM Manjhi asks land officialsto be sensitive towards poor

Father of Kashmir violence is now for dialogue

GUWAHATI, JAN 10An NDFB(S) platoon com-

mander, allegedly involvedin the recent attack by theoutfit on Adivasis, was killedin an encounter in Assam'sKokrajhar district onSaturday, police said.

The police and the SSBlaunched a joint operation inSerfanguri area and the mili-tant was killed in the ensuingencounter near Khousibazar,IGP (BTAD) LR Bishnoisaid.

The militant has been iden-tified as Jailing aliasJagatBasumatary and carrieda reward of Rs five lakh onhis head for his alleged'direct involvement' in theDecember 23 killing of adi-

vasis in Pakhriguri area ofthe district, he said. Thesecurity forces recovered anAK-56 rifle, two grenadesand 22 live ammunitions.

Seven NDFB(S) militants,Kokrajhar platoon 'second-in-command' Mithinga andKhuren along with their fourassociates were arrestedfrom Serfanguri in Kokrajhardistrict since Thursday nightfor their alleged directinvolvement in thekillings.

Altogether, 31 personswere killed in three simulta-neous attacks in Kokrajhardistrict in the December 23attacks while in Sonitpur, 50others were killed taking thedeath toll to 81.

Assam Adivasi killings: NDFB(S) platooncommander killed in encounter

Three prisoners escapefrom police lockup in BiharMUNGER, JAN 10

Three alleged criminals on Saturdayescaped from a police station lockupin Mungerdistrict of Bihar promptingthe police to launch a manhunt.

Additional Superintendent of Police(ASP) Sanjay Kumar Singh said theincident happened at Naya RamNagar police station during the weehours and the three persons escapedafter breaking open the lock of thecell they were lodged in.

"The three have been identified asSantosh Singh, Jogi Kumar andBhutto Singh. They had been arrestedlast night from Nauagarhi area underNaya Ram Nagar police station forpossessing two unlicensed pistols andammunition," Singh said.

The ASP said the three are residentsof SitaKund area in the district andare wanted in several cases of murder,dacoity and burglary.

"Our teams are conducting continu-ous raids to nab them. We are alsoprobing the incident to find out lapseson the part of the police," he added.

KOCHI, JAN 10Declining to give any

timeframe on forma-tion of government inJammu and Kashmir,BJPon Saturdayclaimed there will be astable government inthat state soon.

"We hope to have astable government.BJP, obviously will bea part of that govern-ment. We will have astable government inJammu and Kashmirsoon," BJP NationalGeneral Secretary RamMadhav said.

He was talking toreporters here on thesidelines of a function,a day after Governor'sRule was imposed inJ&K.

On the delay in theformation of the newgovernment, he said,"Yes it is taking some

time. We hope to bringsome kind of arrange-ment soon."

"We do not want togive any deadlines. Wewant to do it as soon aspossible," he said,adding, that was thereason he was rushingto Delhi.

Governor's Rule wasimposed in Jammu andKashmir yesterday,with PDP, whichemerged as the single-largest party, and BJPfailing to cobble up therequired number toform the government.

On the controversial'gharwapsi' (reconver-sion) programme of theVHP, the BJP leaderdeclined to comment,saying "our peoplehave answered it.Whatever our peoplehave said is ourresponse also."

Stable govt in J&K soon: BJP

NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | JAN 11, 2015SAADDA HAQScience & Tech6

HTC's RE actioncamera, which waslaunched last year

at the company's 'DoubleExposure' event, is nowgetting YouTube livestreaming support.

The Taiwanese brandannounced the news atCES 2015 in Las Vegas onThursday and revealed thatthe users will receive thelive stream feature via anupdate to the RE app forAndroid. The companyconfirmed that RE Androidapp on Friday will receivean update that will bringlive streaming feature. TheYouTube live streaming

support for the RE appfor iOS will also beavailable in Q1 2015.

The company in astatement said of thelaunch, "Now con-sumers can easilyshare the moment byconnecting a RE cam-era to their YouTubechannel and sending alive broadcast link toviewers around theworld."

For YouTube livestreaming via the REapp, users will haveto sign in to theirYouTube channel andactivate the livestreaming option."Once verified,broadcasting fromyour RE is a snap.Any live footage youwish to share is trans-mitted directly fromRE to your smart-phone, which then

sends your broadcast toyour YouTube channel,"the company details.

htc_re_camera_hand.jpgRE users can also share

the live streaming with oth-ers by sending broadcastlink to tune in via SMS orsocial networks. "Viewersdo not need a YouTubechannel to view broad-casts, and live streams canbe broadcast in publicmode, which makes videosavailable to anyone whohas the link or discovers iton YouTube, or in privatemode, which limits thebroadcast to only those youshare it with," notes com-pany. At the time of writ-

ing, the RE app had notbeen updated with the fea-ture yet on Google Play.

The new GoPro-like RE(Review) action camera iscalled "a remarkable littlecamera" by HTC.

The highlight of the HTCRE is its 16-megapixel sen-sor that can click or recordwith a 146-degree ultra-wide angle lens (f/2.8). The

camera can record 1080pvideo at 30fps. RE deviceis also a waterproof devicewith IPX7 certification,while the company claimsthat the waterproof capenhances the RE's rating toIPX8. Interestingly, thedevice does not include apower button; instead thereis a built-in grip sensor thatswitches-on the deviceupon grip detection.

To power the device,there is an 820mAh batteryclaimed to be enough forclicking 1200 photos or 1hour 40 minutes continu-ous full-HD video record-ing. The RE camera actioncamera comes with 32MBROM and 256MB of DDRRAM with microSD cardsupport. For connectivity,there are Bluetooth, Wi-Fi802.11b/g/n, and Micro-USB options.

Lenovo's answer to theXiaomi invasion, the A6000smartphone unveiled at

CES 2015, will be launched onFriday, January 16. The companyhas sent out invites for an event inNew Delhi, with an image clearlypointing to the smartphone's 4GLTE capabilities.

The Lenovo A6000 is being tar-geted to take on 4G LTE offeringsin the sub-Rs. 10,000 space, mostspecifically the Xiaomi RedmiNote 4G (now also available viaAirtel), and Micromax's Yu Yurekathat's due to become available topurchase on January 13. There'sno doubt Lenovo's timing is inten-tional, stealing some steam fromthe launch of Xiaomi's 'new flag-ship' unveiling on January 15 -though that is expected to be of thenew Mi 5 flagship.

The Chinese consumer electron-ics giant will like Xiaomi andMicromax also be offering theLenovo A6000 only for onlinesales - exclusively via Flipkart,which is also home to the Redmifamily. The smartphoneannounced at CES was given aprice tag of $169 (roughly Rs.10,500), but Flipkart has con-firmed the phone will be priced

"below Rs. 10,000 in India."

With Lenovo looking to com-pete with recent launches likeXiaomi Redmi Note 4G andMicromax's Yu Yureka, the phone

couldbe priced as low as Rs. 8,999. ALenovo spokesperson said theA6000 variant showcased at CES2015 is not compatible with the2300MHz Band 40 (TDD-LTE)used by India's 4G networks.

However, given the company'sintention to compete with afore-mentioned phones, it's likely thatthe variant launched in India willcome with this feature.

The Lenovo A6000 features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPSdisplay, which is smaller than 5.5-inch the display on bothMicromax's Yu Yureka andXiaomi's Redmi Note 4G. Thedual-SIM smartphone supportsMicro-SIM cards.

The A6000 is powered by a 64-bit quad-core QualcommSnapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoCclocked at 1.2GHz coupled with1GB of RAM. The Android 4.4KitKat-based smartphone runsLenovo's Vibe UI 2.0 skin ontop, and bears 8GB of built-instorage with no word on expand-ability.

Other specifications include an8-megapixel autofocus rear cam-era with LED flash; a 2-megapixel front camera; apart

from a 2300mAh battery rated todeliver up to 13 hours of talk timeand up to 264 hours of standbytime on 3G network. The LenovoA6000 measures 141x70x8.2mmand weighs 128 grams.

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your spiritual path, Aries. You may suddenly doubt something you've alwaysaccepted. This could propel you to study, primarily to reaffirm your faith. You'relikely to find that your discoveries don't invalidate your ideas, but actually confirmthem. Write down your ideas so you can put things in proper perspective.

TAURUS You might not be able to accomplish what you'd hoped today, Taurus. Some minorbut irritating conflicts could occur within a group. You might find this exasperating,as petty squabbles interfere with reaching the group's objectives. You could becalled on to use your intuition and sensitivity to spread oil on troubled waters. Bedirect, fair, and clear, and try not to let your irritation show.

GEMINI A temporary upset with a partner might distract you so you can't function as effec-tively as you normally do. Don't let your anger get the best of you. The situation isprobably due to a lack of communication, and could be cleared up with explana-tions, understanding, and an agreement as to how similar situations should behandled. By the end of the day, all should be well again.

CANCER Unexpected responsibilities could interfere with plans to take atrip of some sort. Someone might need your help, and you maywell have to put your own activities on hold for a while. This couldbe frustrating, Cancer. It only delays whatever you're doing butdoesn't stop it. Take care of whatever you need to do and thencontinue with your plans. You will feel better if you do.

LEO An unexpected development might interfere with your plansto attend a social event, group activity, or get-together withyour partner. This isn't going to sit well with those you've beenplanning to meet, Leo. It's going to be frustrating for you, too,but it has to be done. It's best if you just postpone your plansand take care of business. Your friends will forgive you.

VIRGO Arrangements for a get-together you're planning to host could go awry, with every-thing turned upside down and nothing happening the way you planned. This isn'tgoing to halt your plans, Virgo, but it's going to require more effort to get thingsback on track and make it happen. This is going to be exasperating for you, butdon't waste time moaning about it. Get busy and take care of business.

LIBRA Your usually abundant energy may experience a sudden setback today, Libra.Work pressure could create stress that leaves you feeling exhausted and out ofsorts. This will pass. You should be strong and healthy and so able to overcomeit quickly. It's going to drive you crazy to not feel as active as you usually are.Relax and spend a day resting. It won't hurt you in the long run.

SCORPIO A trip through exclusive boutiques or antique shops might have youthrowing financial caution to the wind and buying luxury items youhadn't planned for. This is all right - up to a point. Take care not tobuy more than you can use. Don't go to the opposite extreme andbe too miserly either. You've worked hard and deserve a treat or two.

SAGITTARIUSUnexpected visitors might throw you into a dither. Youcould panic over how to dress, what to say, and what toserve. Don't make yourself crazy, Sagittarius. Follow yourheart and go with the flow. Spontaneity is the best policy.Your guests will enjoy yourselves more if you worry lessabout being the perfect host. Just have fun.

CAPRICORN Some rather disconcerting information may come to light today. Thiscould throw you into a daze, as it isn't anything that you expected.This isn't necessarily bad news, Capricorn. In fact, it might be greatnews, but it may be something you never expected in a millionyears. Work through the shock and try to view it from all sides.

AQUARIUS Even though everything is going well for you, Aquarius, a sudden upset of somekind, probably involving money, could throw you into a momentary panic. You maywonder if your good fortune is going to end as quickly as it began. This probablyisn't the case. The situation is temporary. With a little effort, you should be able tostraighten everything out and put yourself back on track.

PISCES Upsets regarding your career or the activities that take up most of your time arelikely to negatively affect your self-confidence. Don't fall into this trap, Pisces. Theforces are beyond your control and the situation doesn't reflect any shortcomingson your part. You might have to put in some effort to straighten things out andreturn to normal. It's a pain, but you'd best do it without delay.

Lenovo A6000 With 4G LTE Set toLaunch at Below Rs. 10,000 on Friday At the ongoing CES

2015 expo in LasVegas, Sony

pulled the wraps off theFDR-AX33, which thecompany claims is its'most compact 4KHandycam cam-corder todate'. It

under-cuts thesize andweight oflast yearsF D R - A X 1 0 04K camcorderby 30 percent and20 percent, respec-tively. It will beavailable fromFebruary for a price of$999 (approximately Rs.63,200)

Sony is introducing itsBalanced OpticalSteadyShot (B.O.SS)image stabilization tech-nology in its new camerawhich reduces the blurwhile recording 4K video.The camcorder has theability to record 4K videoin XAVC S format with ahigh bit rate of 100Mbps(requires SDXC UHS-IU3 or higher capacitycard). The manual ringand manual button arecustomisable to suit theneeds of the videograph-er. It has a 3.0-inch LCD,

which Sony calls 'XtraFine LCD WhiteMagic'.Sony also claims that theelectronic viewfinder hasapproximately three times

the resolution ofits previ-

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Userscan extract up to 8.3-megapixel resolution ofstill image from the cap-tured 4K footage.

"As the popularity of4K continues to skyrock-et, consumers are con-stantly searching for newand different ways toenjoy the platform," saidPatrick Huang, Directorof the camcorder busi-ness, Sony Electronics."Our new AX33Handycam brings the

wonders of 4K personalcontent creation to awider audience than everbefore, delivering crystalclear 4K video from thepalm of your hand. It's theultimate choice for fami-lies looking to captureand preserve all their pre-cious memories in thehighest possible quality."

Sony has also extendedits Handycam lineup toinclude four new full-HD

camcorders - HDR-PJ670, HDR-PJ440,HDR-CX440 and

HDR-CX405. Allthe cameras can

shoot 1080pXAVC S

50Mbps high-bitrate video,

and featuree i t h e rB.O.SS or

O p t i c a l

SteadyShot withIntelligent Active mode.All the cameras will beavailable sometime laterthis month. The HDR-PJ670, HDR-PJ440,HDR-CX440 and HDR-CX405 will be availablefor $700 (approximatelyRs. 44,300), $400(approximately Rs.25,300), $300 (approxi-mately Rs. 19,000) and$230 (approximately Rs.14,600) respectively.Keep watching this spacefor India price and avail-ability.

Sony FDR-AX33 Compact 4KHandycam Launched at CES

HTC RE Camera Gets YouTube Live Streaming Support

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SYDNEY, JAN 10Australia clinched the Border-Gavaskar

Trophy 2014-15 2-0 after India managed tohold on to a draw at the Sydney CricketGround (SCG). On a crumbling track on DayFive, Australia declared leaving India with349 with the full quota of 90 overs to go.Murali Vijay sparkled with an innings of 80and kept India under control. His innings wasa mixture of caution and aggression. Therewere phases when he was defensive and thenall of a sudden, he would take on NathanLyon. In one of the overs, he took him apartfor 16 runs.

At the other end, KL Rahul had a decentinnings until Lyon dismissed him caught atleg-slip. Rohit Sharma huffed and puffed,with numerous nervous moments through hisinnings of 39, and was ultimately dismissedwhen Steven Smith pulled off a blinder at firstslip. ViratKohli got in during his innings of46 and played with his usual fluency. Vijaywas dismissed post tea on 80 when he edgedto the wicketkeeper. Soon after, Kohli fellwhen he edged to slip.

That opened the door for Australia. SureshRaina finished a forgettable Test match bycompleting a pair as Mitchell Starc trappedhim leg-before. WriddhimanSaha then playedback at one that kept low from Lyon and wastrapped leg-before. RavichandranAshwin andAjinkyaRahane had to then battle out around19 overs. Ashwin was dismissed after battlingout 22 balls, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar's calm-ing influence complemented Rahane and theysaw through the day without problems toensure a draw.

It was quite an end to a Test match thatseemed to be heading for a draw. Australiapiled 572 for seven declared. David Warner

smashed an entertaining century and it wasquite en emotional moment for him. Beingthe first Test at the SCG after Phil Hughes'death, Warner smashed the ton in memory ofhis mate. He even kissed the ground when hereached an unbeaten 63. Chris Rogers scoredhis sixth consecutive 50, smashing 95 this

time. The opening stand of 200 had set thingsup.

Steven Smith and Shane Watson then wenton to construct a huge partnership. WhileSmith went on to get his ton, Watson failed toconvert his 81 into a three-figure score.Australia then went on to get 572 with the

lower order contributing. They declared onthe second evening.

India lost Murali Vijay in the first over, butwere then guided by Rahul and Rohit, whomanaged to score 53. Rahul went on to get hismaiden century and made-up for that failurein Melbourne with this calm century. Kohli's

rich vein of form continued as he smashed147. The tail wagged a little and took Indiawithin 97 runs of the Australian total.

On the fourth day, Australia were involvedin a good battle with Ashwin, who went on totake four wickets for 105 runs in his 19 overs.Scoring at a rate better than a run-a-ball,Australia sped away to 251 for six at the endof day's play and declared overnight. Indiahad to chase 349 on a tough pitch.

This match marked significant milestonesfor the captains of both sides. Smith went onto record more than 700 runs in the series andwent on to beat Don Bradman's record for themost runs in the series for an Australianagainst India. Kohli became the secondIndian to record four tons in a series and alsorecorded the most runs by an Indian in a Testseries against Australia, beating RahulDravid's record. They have clearly estab-lished themselves as the best young batsmenin the world.

Brief scores:Australia 572 for 7 decl. (Chris Rogers 95,

David Warner 101, Steven Smith 117, ShaneWatson 81; Shaun Marsh 73, Joe Burns 58;Mohammed Shami 5 for 112) and 251 for 6decl. (Chris Rogers 56, Steven Smith 71, JoeBurns 66; RavichandranAshwin 4 for 105)drew India 475 (KL Rahul 110, Rohit Sharma53, ViratKohli 147, RavichandranAshwin 50;Mitchell Starc 3 for 106, Ryan Harris 2 for96, Nathan Lyon 2 for 123, Shane Watson 2for 58) and 252 for 7 (Murali Vijay 80,ViratKohli 46; Mitchell Starc 2 for 36,Nathan Lyon 2 for 110, Josh Hazlewood 2 for31).

Man of the Match: Steven Smith.Man of the Series: Steven Smith.

India manage a draw in 4th Test at Sydney;Australia clinch Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-0

BRISBANE, JAN 10Maria Sharapova beat Ana Ivanovic in

the final of the Brisbane International onSaturday in a display that bodes well forher chances at the Australian Open.

It has been seven years since Sharapovawon her only Australian Open title but ifshe can take her form from Brisbane toMelbourne, a second title does not seemout of the question.

Sharapova had to work hard to beatIvanovic, coming from behind to beat her6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 but the Serbian is a goodmeasuring stick.

Sharapova not only beat Ivanovic in the2008 Australian Open final but bothwomen are in devastating form headingtowards the first grand slam of the season,starting on Jan. 19.

The Russian dropped just nine games ingetting to the final while Ivanovic showednerves of steel to see off her opponents to

join Sharapova, ranked number two in theworld.

It was a match that could have goneeither way but Sharapova proved toostrong in the deciding third set at the PatRafter Arena.

Winning the Brisbane International pro-vided Sharapova with her 34th WTAcareer title and her fifth in the last ninemonths, a red-hot span in which she alsocaptured a second French Open and a firstChina Open.

The 27-year-old has won at least onetitle every year since 2003, an unbrokenstreak of 15 years.

For Ivanovic, who has begun a resur-gence up the world rankings in the pastyear, the pain of losing was compoundedby an abdominal strain which forced her toseek medical attention but is unlikely todisrupt her Australian Opencampaign.

Sharapova beats Ivanovic towin Brisbane International

MUMBAI, JAN 10Hockey goalkeeper

Adrian D'Souza says he'shappy switching his role asan analyst in the commen-tary box in last year'sHockey Indian League(HIL) for some seriouswork as Dabang Mumbai'sgoalkeeper in the 2015 edi-tion set to start in Januaryin Bhubaneswar.

The 30-year-old formerIndia goalkeeper andOlympian (his last repre-sentative match for Indiawas in the 2011 AzlanShah tournament in KualaLumpur) will share dutieswith Irishman DavidHarte, bought at $51,000 atthe auction.

"It's a dream for anysportsman to play for hishome team, and I amhappy to play for Mumbai.We cannot get any worsethan the sixth position; wehope to keep ourselves fitand reach the summit,"said D'Souza afterDabang's first training ses-sion here on Friday.

Banned for one year fora dope violation in 2012,

D'Souza still hopes to playfor India. "Once I wear thepads, I think of goalkeep-ing and performing to thebest of my ability. Manyplayers have staged come-backs, and HIL is a plat-form for me to play well. IfI can play a big part ingood results for my team Iwill regard it as a bigachievement."

He felt that changes like

the match-duration beingreduced to 60 minutes andsplit into four quarters hasgiven importance to fitnesslevels for each quarter.

He also said that thedefensive structure againstshort corners has changed;with the goalkeeper anddefenders being givenroles. I think these rolesare being fulfilled," saidD'Souza.

Adrian happy to return for duty

NEW DELHI, JAN 10Aiming to cash in on

the festive season inIndia, the BCCI is plan-ning to reserve theOctober-January slot onlyfor its big-ticket homeseries from 2015, a planwhich will also help thebusy cricketers avoid tax-ing international tours.

The Board's was toyingwith the idea of having ahome calendar thatrevolves around the coun-try's festival season thatstarts with the Dussherain October till the NewYear in January.

The plan is similar tohow countries likeAustralia, England, SouthAfrica and also NewZealand make their calen-dars wherein specificslots are kept aside forhome series, according toa top BCCI official.

The BCCI, the richestboard in the world bysome distance and whichis responsible for bulk ofinternational cricket's

revenues, had no suchwindow reserved till now.

The plan will ensurethat the players, whohave been living out oftheir suitcases till nowand coping with a gru-elling internationalschedule, don't have tostay away from home forlong during the festiveseason.

As far as home series inIndia was concerned,they would till now playthe Tests in Septemberand October and theODIs between Februaryand March. As per theschedule this year, SouthAfrica is expected to tourIndia in October this yearfor a four-Test series fol-lowed by Pakistan and SriLanka coming on shortertours. "This way Indiawill get to play at homeduring the festival sea-son. The plan is to havetwo home series everyyear from this yearonwards," the officialsaid.

BCCI plans toreserve Oct-Janfor home series

MELBOURNE, JAN 10U.S. Open champion

Marin Cilic has withdrawnfrom this month'sAustralian Open becauseof a shoulder injury, theworld number nine said onSaturday.

The 26-year-old hasbeen struggling with aright shoulder problem formore than a month and theCroatian skipped theBrisbane International inthe hope of recovering intime for the season's firstgrand slam beginning in

Melbourne on Jan 19."I am really disappointed

to announce that I had towithdraw from theAustralian Open," Cilicsaid in a statement on hiswebsite (www.marin-cilic.net).

"I was advised by doc-tors to be careful as muchas possible to avoid evenmore serious problems. Itis improving day by day,but I still don't feel fitenough to be able to com-pete at the highestlevel."

Injured Cilic withdrawsfrom Australian Open

SYDNEY, JAN 10Coming down heavily on

the Indian bowling attack inAustralia, former captainSunil Gavaskar on Saturdaysaid that it's time "we lookfor a fresh set of bowlers"in the Test ranks to ensurebetter showing in overseasconditions.

The attack comprisingIshant Sharma, MohammedShami, BhuvneshwarKumar, UmeshYadav andR a v i c h a n d r a n A s h w i nfailed to pick 20 Australianwickets in all the fourmatches as the visitors con-ceded the Border-GavaskarTrophy by going down 2-0.Gavaskar said that it's timefor change.

"This was the second thatthree out of the fourbowlers were in Australiaand for the second timethey were taken to thecleaners as they were in2011-12. So you really can'tkeep them going despite thefact that they might bagwickets in a domestic seriesbecause overseas in the lastthree years they have donenothing. So like we have

done with the batting, wehave to look at a fresh set ofbowlers and you will findthem in domestic cricket,"Gavaskar said. "If you seethe way the new battingcame good. When the lasttrip was there, you hadRahul Dravid,VirenderSehwag, SachinTendulkar, VVS Laxman,they still weren't able to domuch on that particular trip.Now on this trip you hadnew batsmen. Apart fromKohli everybody else wasplaying in Australia for thefirst time. You showed faithin the new lot, I think yougot to show faith and

patoience in a new lot ofbowlers as well," he added.

Even if Shami got a five-wicket haul in the SydneyTest or off-spinner Ashwin,who also bagged four at theSCG, the runs came at aprice and Gavaskar saidthat bowling surely let theteam down. "I think if theyhad the bowling then itwould have been a com-pletely different story. Butthey did not have the bowl-ing. And even granted thepitches were very good forbatting, it just wasn't pene-trative enough and it didn'tlook as if they wanted totake 20 wickets.

We should look for a freshset of bowlers: Gavaskar

DUBAI, JAN 10Afghanistan were skittled out for a paltry 180 against Ireland in Match two of the

Dubai Triangular Trophy. Only two Afghan batsmen reached double figures. JavedAhmedi top scored as he had against Scotland with an 81 whereas Najibullah Zadrancontributed with 45. George Dockrell was the pick of the Irish bowlers with figures offour for 35.

Afghanistan began on a disastrous note losing wickets left right and center even asJavedAhmadi was stroking the ball like a dream. They had lost their first two wickets atthe score of 31 and Ahamdi had scored 24 of those. The pattern continued for the remain-der of their innings as Ahmedi dominated from an end while the rest of the line up failedto put up a fight. John Mooney and George Dockrell did the bulk of the damage, rippingthrough the Afghan top order with consummate ease. Ahmadi notched up his fourth One-Day International fifty and quickly moved into the 70's but the Afghan's were staringdown at the barrel at the half way stage, tottering at 105 for five.

At that stage none of the Afghan batsmen with the exception of Ahmedi had entereddouble digits, such was the sorry state of affairs. Ahmadi and NajibullahZadran stitchedtogether a valuable 49-run stand before the final nail in the coffin was hammered by Parttimer Kevin O'Brien who got rid offAhmadi for 81. At 130 for six it was a matter of try-ing to surpass the 200-run mark. Najibullah played a useful knock of 45 which took themwithin touching distance of the 200-run mark but the Afghans eventually fell short by 19runs to be bowled out for 180.Brief scores:Afghanistan 180 (JavedAhmadi 81; George Dockrell 4 for 35) vs Ireland.

Ireland skittle out Afghanistan for 180 inMatch 2 of Dubai Triangular series

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Potato is extremely beneficial for puffyeyes. It has anti-inflammatory properties andhelps cure irritation around the eyes. Grate apotato, place the pulp into a poultice. Keepthis on your eyelids for about 15 minutes.This must be done almost every day withoutfail.

Cucumbers

Cucumbers are cooling agents and theirastringent properties are meant to cure puffyeyes. Rest a slice of cucumber on each eyeand relax for 5-10 minutes.

Green tea

Green tea is known to be a soothing agentfor puffy eyes. It reduces swelling of theeyes. Dip 2 bags of your choice of tea in hotwater for 3-5 minutes. Let it cool until thebags are comfortably warm. Close your eyesand place a tea bag over each eyes.

Homemade cures for puff y eyes

The grand moment for JacquelineFernandez was both delightful andembarrassing. On one hand, she got

appreciated for her dashing style. But on theother hand, she received a taunt for the same!

The former Miss Sri Lanka had neverexpected that her moment of pride would turnembarrassing at the Sansui Colors StardustAwards. The ravishing actress had been hon-oured with 'Style Diva Of the Year' at the cer-emony. Not knowing what the next minutehad in store for her, she went on to the stageto receive the award. It came as a surprise,when Karan Johar gave a not-so-good com-ment on the gown she was wearing.Commenting on her dress, he said thatJacqueline looked like a present ready to beunwrapped!

Jacky was clad in a beautiful red gown. Thegown was plain red at the front, but had afancy touch at the backside. The lower backof her dress had layers of bright red fabricthat glittered as she went on to the stage toreceive the trophy. And this fancy part of thedress is what made Karan make such a com-ment. But Jacqueline did not take the remarkseriously; neither did she take any offense.She just smiled gracefully as she received theaward along with Karan's comment. Besideher, stood Madhuri Dixit wearing a black eth-nic dress adorned with golden work. Alongwith them, stood another actress who wasweaing a gown that was also unique in everysense. The 'Khoobsurat' actress SonamKapoor was dressed in Ellie Saab blackgown. The dress had a high mid-slit andshowed her legs covered in black sheer fab-ric.

It is worth noting that Jacqueline is gettingsignificant attention from Karan Johar nowa-days. Reports say that the filmmaker was

quite impressed with her performance in therecently released action movie 'Kick'.Delighted with her work, Karan is planningto feature her in his upcoming film 'RamLakhan'. It would be a remake of the 1989film that was a creation of Subhash Ghai.

The new film would be a Rohit Shettydirectorial. Karan has officially announcedthis upcoming project on Twitter. On the offi-cial Twitter handle of Karan's productionhouse, Dharma Productions, he had tweeted,"Here's the big announcement! Rohit Shetty& Karan Johar, in association with MuktaArts, present RAM LAKHAN in 2016."

Other than Jacqueline, Arjun Kapoor andRanveer Singh would be seen in the leadroles. The actress would play the role thatDimple Kapadia played in the originalmovie.

Karan Joharlaughs at

JacquelineFernandez

publiclyAccording to the latest grapevine, busi-

nessman Varun Marian will gift hisladylove Trisha Krishnan a Rolls

Royce Phantom car worth Rs 7 crore as anengagement gift. Varun will be handing overthe token of love to Trisha on the D-day.

The Tamil beauty will get engaged to herlong time boyfriend on January 23. Trisha-Varun's engagement will be totally a privateaffair with only close family members. Trishais flooded with congratulatory messages fromnear and dear ones after she announced thegood news to the world.

The couple will enter into matrimony inDecember this year once Trisha wraps up withall her projects. Honeymoon destination is intalks and most probably, Trisha and Varun maybe heading to Mauritius for the sweet honey-moon. The actress took to twitter to announcethe news of her engagement. The actresstweeted, "To my fans n friends from d media, Iwill be getting engaged to Varun on the 23 ofJan in a very private ceremony between ourfamilies (sic)."

Trisha also urged her fans not to speculatewedding dates as it is not yet finalized.

"Pls don't speculate about my wedding dateas we have not fixed it as yet. And as alwaysyou will hear it from me first when we do

(sic)," she posted.Trisha will not quit acting post marriage. She

said, I have no plans of "quitting films". Shehas projects lined up for 2015 and will be seenin movies like 'Bhoologam', 'YennaiArindhaal', 'RUM', 'Liona' and 'Appa Takkaru'.She plans on signing two more new filmssoon.

Varun to giftTrisha 7 croreRolls Royce as

engagement gift

IrrfanKhan's'TheLunchbox'nominatedfor BAFTA

It is a proud moment forIrrfan Khan and NimratKaur starrer 'Lunchbox' as

the film was nominated forthe Bafta Awardsin the Foreign FilmCategory.

The nominations for theawards by the BritishAcademy of Film andTelevision Arts wereannounced in London onFriday.

Released in India in 2013,the film was screened inBritain only in 2014 and it dida business of US$ 22 million

across 48 territories.Producer Guneet Monga

says, "Earning a foreign filmnomination at BAFTA is yetanother reassurance that greatcontent will always go a longway."

An elated Ritesh Batra, thefilm director says, "It's anhonour to be nominatedalongside the finest films ofthe year, much credit to mywhole tram and the work wedid together. It's a good vali-dation to tell Indian stories tothe world. If we don't tell ourstories, no one else

will."'Lunchbox' will be compet-

ing with other nominatedmovies in the Foreign FilmCategory like 'Ida', Brazilian-British adventure dramathriller 'Trash' and Belgiandrama 'Two Days, OneNight'. 'The Grand BudapestHotel'

The last Indian nominationat the prestigious award eventwas Mira Nair's 'SalaamBombay' in 1988.

The Bafta Awards ceremo-ny will be held on 8thFebruary, 2015.

Opening daybox-officecollection of'Tevar'

Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinhastarrer 'Tevar' hit the theatres yes-terday and the film opened to

mixed reviews from critics. 'Tevar'opened with an average occupancy of 30-35% occupancy in the morning shows. Inthe night shows, the occupancy was com-paratively higher.

SThe film fared well in Rajasthan andDelhi belt. Released in 3000 screens, thefilm was expected to do well in Mumbaias well. 'Tevar' had an opening day col-lection of 7-8crores.

"The first release of 2015, Tevar star-ring Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinhahas opened with an average occupancy onits opening day," the website said in areport.

'Tevar' had to compete with AamirKhan's 'PK' at the cinema hall. Releasedon Christmas, 'PK' is going strong inmany theatres all over India. But tradeanalysts had the thought that 'PK' wasenjoyed by the audience for three weeksand now it's 'Tevar' turn too spread itsmagic.

"With regards to the audience, I am sureeverybody who wants to watch PK haswatched it during these 3 weeks, not justonce, but even multiple times and so,Tevar won't have any problem in its run atthe box office," said exhibitor AkshayeRathi.

The film also stars Manoj Bajpai andRaj Babbar in an important role apartfrom Arjun and Sonakshi.

Since 'Tevar' is the first big release ofthe year, the film is expected to earn goodbucks at the ticket counter but the morn-ing shows result dampened the expecta-tion. 'Tevar' is a complete Bollywoodmasala movie, loaded with action,romance and naach gana directed by AmitSharma has been produced by SanjayKapoor and Boney Kapoor.

Remake of Telugu blockbuster movie'Okkadu' starring Mahesh Babu, 'Tevar'was well -promoted by the lead stars,Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha in var-ious shows.