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BRIEFLY
Chaos, commission,
credit in the city
NEW DELHI: Three Cs chaos,
credit and commission
plagued the Capital following
the ban on Rs.500 and Rs.1,000
currency notes from Tuesday
midnight onwards. Among the
worst hit were the poorest of
the poor, some of whom did not
even have enough change for a
meal.
CITY | PAGE 2
Tughlaqi farman,
says AAP
NEW DELHI: Criticising Prime
Minister Narendra Modis
decision to demonetise Rs.500
and Rs.1,000 notes, the Aam
Aadmi Party on Wednesday
termed the move as Tughlaqi
farman (diktat). AAP leader
Sanjay Singh reasoned the move
would not help weed out black
money and instead unleash
mayhem on the masses.
CITY | PAGE 2
SC pulls up Centre over
jallikattu notification
NEW DELHI: Questioning the
Centre over its notification
allowing the use of bulls in
events like jallikattu, the
Supreme Court on Wednesday
pulled up the government for
trying to import a Roman-type
gladiator sport, despite a
judgment banning jallikattu as
cruelty to animals.
NEWS | PAGE 12
Soldier killed in
Pakistan sniper firing
SRINAGAR: A soldier was killed in
sniper fire by Pakistani troops
along the Line of Control in the
Machhil sector of Kashmir on
Wednesday. In retaliation, the
Indian troops targeted Pakistani
posts. In another incident, two
unidentified militants were
killed in an encounter with
security forces at Sopore in
Baramulla district of north
Kashmir, the police said.
NEWS | PAGE 12
METROPLUS
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More services exempt, banks open on Sunday
When it is not sunny even with a lot of money
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
n Wednesday morning,
O although the skies
were bright and they had a
fistful of notes, consumers
in many cities felt the se-
vere impact of the currency
move. Even exempted ser-
vices like petrol pumps and
hospitals refused to accept
the Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000
notes in some places. Yet,
there was the warmth of al-
truism elsewhere.
A Hyderabad family re-
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SHOCK AND AWE WIN FOR DONALD TRUMP
I will be President
for all Americans,
says Obama
successor
VARGHESE K GEORGE
NEW YORK: Republican Donald
J. Trump was elected the
45th President of the United
States, the first public oice
that the 70-year-old real es-
tate mogul-turned politician
will hold, succeeding
President Barack Obama.
Mr. Trump defeated Dem-
ocratic opponent Hillary
Clinton by garnering about
300 votes in the electoral
college. He did so by win-
ning most of the swing
states, despite losing the
popular vote marginally to
Ms. Clinton. Mr. Trump is
now the oldest person to be
elected President.
By praising Ms. Clinton
and promising to seek the
guidance of all people, in-
cluding those who opposed
him, Mr. Trump sought to
open a new chapter. I
pledge to every citizen of our
land that I will be President
for all Americans... For those
who have chosen not to sup-
port me in the past, of which
there were a few people, Im
reaching out to you for your
guidance and your help, he
said. Calling himself the ul-
timate insider-turned ulti-
mate outsider, Mr. Trump
built a hyper-nationalistic
campaign that accused Ms.
Clinton and leaders of his
own party of being in collu-
sion with global corpora-
tions to squeeze the interests
of the working class.
He had six people and a
Twitter handle when he
began, as a Republican
strategist put it. Over 512
days, his comments about
immigrants, Mexicans,
Muslims, women, veterans,
and the diferently abled
generated an unending train
of controversies that com-
mentators thought would
destroy him. But they did
not, and Mr. Trump built a
popular upsurge for change
that breached conventional
Democratic strongholds
such as Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania and captured
the White House for the Re-
publicans in a nail-biting
finish. The Republicans have
ached a shop to buy the
brides wedding bangles at
9 p.m. on Tuesday, shortly
after the announcement.
The price was Rs. 50 a set
but they were shocked that
their Rs. 1000 note was not
accepted. The woman was
about to remove the
bangles when the shop
owner asked her to keep
them for free. Black
bangles are sentimental and
I didnt want to hurt her,
says Muhammad Shaqir in
the Laad Bazaar market.
SC panel to inspect
facilities at the flat of
Rathore at Gurugram
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HARD-FOUGHT VICTORY: President-elect Donald Trump clasps hands with his running mate Mike Pence at his victory speech in
New York on Wednesday. His 10-year-old son Barron Trump is also seen. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES
also retained control of both
chambers of the U.S. Con-
gress.
This is a revolt of the
American people against the
Republican and Democratic
establishments, former
New York Mayor Rudy Gi-
uliani said. As the night grew
chilly in Manhattan, Mr.
Trumps supporters became
jubilant as he picked up key
states. Meanwhile, gloom
descended on the venue
where Ms. Clinton was plan-
ning to celebrate her victory
only a few blocks away.
AMERICA DECIDES
| PAGES 14 & 15
UNDERSTANDING
TRUMPOCALYPSE | EDITORIAL
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: LPG distributors,
railway caterers, chemists,
and ticket counters at Archae-
ological Survey of India
monuments will be allowed
to receive payments in the old
Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes,
the government announced
on Wednesday. It said those
depositing over Rs. 10 lakh of
unaccounted income in their
accounts would face tax and a
penalty of 200 per cent under
the Income Tax Act.
Banks, which are scheduled
to open on Thursday, will re-
main open on Saturday and
Sunday as well.
If an amount of above Rs.
Hawala operators in
Bengaluru swung into ac-
tion, ofering to convert
large sums for panicked
traders. Police sources said
one person collected over
Rs. 10 crore overnight, but
got scared and shut oper-
ations by Wednesday morn-
ing.
Hawala involved a com-
mission of 30 per cent, and a
deferred return of money in
new currency notes after
two months.
Guests at weddings in
China policy will be key to Indias interests
SUHASINI HAIDAR
NEW DELHI: The election of
Donald Trump as U.S.
President could be positive
news for India on a bilateral
level, but it is his adminis-
trations China policy that
will be key to Indias in-
terests, say foreign policy
watchers here.
The positive thing is
there is a long-standing bi-
partisan consensus on good
relations and strengthening
strategic partnership with
India, said former Chairper-
son of the National Security
10 lakh is deposited in a bank
account, not matching with
the declared income, the
same will be treated as tax
evasion, the Finance
Ministry tweeted on Wednes-
day, attributing it to Revenue
Secretary Hasmukh Adhia.
In such a case, the tax
amount plus a penalty of 200
per cent of the tax payable
would be levied as per Sec-
tion 270(A) of the Income Tax
Act.
The RBI has dispensed Rs.
2,000 denomination currency
notes to banks in large boxes
and asked them to ration the
distribution. For at least two
weeks, notes of such a de-
nomination will be only made
available from branches and
Hassan, Karnataka turned
generous, gifting Rs. 500
and Rs. 1,000 notes.
Whatever I have collected
are only these, said a
woman managing the wed-
ding of Anushree and
Raghavendra, from Dudda.
But parents conducting
weddings were a harried
lot, as they could not pay for
last-minute expenses.
A LOT OF CASH, NOTHING
TO CARRY; PLEAS FILED IN
SUPREME COURT | PAGE 13
Pakistan deports the
green-eyed Afghan Girl
Sharbat Gula
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Advisory Board Shyam
Saran, adding that there had
been little negativity be-
tween the Indian govern-
ment and the Trump cam-
paign.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi was among the first
world leaders to tweet his
greetings to the U.S.
President-elect shortly after
he made his victory speech,
and Mr. Trump famously
said I love Hindu, referring
to Indians at a campaign rally
last month.
In contrast to India ties,
Mr. Trump has made it clear
not from ATMs.
ATMs, which will resume
operations on Friday, will dis-
pense notes only in the de-
nomination of Rs. 100 and Rs.
50 for the next few days.
The government has ex-
tended the exemption list for
payment with old Rs. 500, Rs.
1,000 notes to metro tickets,
toll plaza payments, LPG gas
cylinders, railway catering,
ASI monuments, and chem-
ists, Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley said on Wednesday.
STEP TOWARDS CASHLESS
ECONOMY: JAITLEY | PAGE 17
SEE ALSO | PAGES 2 & 3
A METHOD IN THE SHOCK
THERAPY | EDITORIAL
Stocks roil
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
MUMBAI: Stock markets around
the world saw sharp declines
from fear of trade barriers that
could arise if U.S. President-
elect Donald Trump keeps his
campaign promises. Indian
indices too fell in sync, cat-
alysed by the demonetisation
of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes,
before recovering by the end
of Wednesday.
REALTY PRICES MAY
CRASH UP TO 30% | PAGE 18
Problems could erupt
between India and
U.S. over H1B visas
and immigration, says
former ambassador
that he sees Pakistans semi-
unstable state, radical Is-
lamists and nuclear weapons
as a major problem. In April
this year, at a townhall meet-
ing in Indianapolis, Mr.
Trump had said: The prob-
lem with Pakistan, where
they have nuclear weapons,
is a real problem.
Joe Root and Moeen
Ali stabilise England
on opening day
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Working-class whites
made the diference
NATE COHN
onald Trump won the
D presidency by riding an
enormous wave of support
among white working-class
voters. It was always a pos-
sibility, but it had looked
highly unlikely. Hillary Clin-
ton led in nearly every na-
tional poll and in other
surveys in the states worth
the requisite 270 electoral
votes.
The traditional view of re-
cent U.S. elections gave even
more reason to think Ms.
Clinton was safe. National
exit polls suggested that
President Barack Obama
won the 2012 presidential
election despite faring worse
among white voters than any
Democrat since Walter
Mondale. The polls showed
that white voters without a
degree were now just one-
third of the electorate.
The truth was that De-
mocrats were far more de-
pendent on white working-
class voters than many be-
lieved. In the end, the
bastions of industrial-era
Democratic strength among
white working-class voters
fell to Mr. Trump. So did
many of the areas where Mr.
Obama fared best in 2008
and 2012. In the end, the
linchpin of Mr. Obamas win-
ning coalition broke hard to
the Republicans.
The Wyoming River Val-
At the same time, if you
look at India and some of the
others, maybe theyll be
helping us out, because were
going to look at it, he added,
indicating a triangular rela-
tionship between the three
countries, that New Delhi
has so far sought to avoid.
Former Ambassador to
Washington Meera Shankar
said the one problem be-
tween the two countries
could erupt over H1B visas
and immigration. Trump
has projected a protectionist
approach to trade and invest-
ment including suggesting
Trump supporters cheer in
New York after his victory on
Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP
ley of Pennsylvania which
includes Scranton and
Wilkes-Barre voted for
Mr. Trump. It had voted for
Mr. Obama by double digits.
Youngstown, Ohio, where
Mr. Obama won by more
than 20 points in 2012, was
basically a draw.
Mr. Trump swept the
string of traditionally Demo-
cratic and old industrial
towns along Lake Erie.
Counties that supported Mr.
Obama in 2012 voted for Mr.
Trump by 20 points.
Most obvious was Iowa,
where Mr. Obama had won
in 2012 but Mr. Trump gained
this time. New York
Times News Service
ROOTING FOR TRUMPS
SUCCESS: OBAMA | PAGE 16
he will impose penalties on
companies which transfer
jobs overseas either through
outsourcing or manufac-
turing jobs, Ms. Shankar
told The Hindu, cautioning
that, If this is implemented
it could have an impact on
Indias IT industry and the
Make in India programme.
However, some suggest
that India may be more af-
fected by Mr. Trumps
foreign policy shifts on
China, Russia and West Asia.
CHINAS POWER
WILL GROW | PAGE 12
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Air quality improves from severe to very poor
Average level of PM2.5 on Wednesday was 246 ug/m3
four times the safe limit of 60 Page 4
BRIEFLY
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: A
street vendor counts Rs.500
notes in New Delhi on
Wednesday.
PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
Burnt currency found
in Bareilly
LUCKNOW: Burnt remnants of
Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency
notes were found at a place in
Bareilly on Wednesday, the
police said.
Informed sources said the
burnt currency notes were
reportedly brought in sacks
and then dumped by workers
of a company on Parsa Kheda
road at C.B. Ganj in Bareilly.
Police officers said prima
facie, the currency notes
appeared to have been cut,
damaged and then burnt.
The police have since taken
over the remains of the notes
and the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) officials have been
informed of the incident.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday evening
announced demonetisation of
Rs.500 and Rs.1,000
denomination currency notes.
IANS
Cash quarrels keep
policemen busy
NEW DELHI: Demonetisation of
higher-value currency notes
kept the Delhi Police on their
toes as around 1,000 PCR calls
related to quarrels over use of
Rs. 500 and 1,000 were made
from the time the
announcement was made till
late Wednesday evening.
Talking to The Hindu, Special
Commissioner of Police
(Operations) Sanjay Beniwal
said that over 950 calls had
been made till 10 p.m. over
currency note-related issues.
The police intervention, he said,
was sought in quarrels which
erupted as a sideshow of a
payment dispute at various
places.
The locations from where these
PCR calls were made included
markets, petrol pumps and
other designated places where
the government has allowed
transactions in denominations
of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000. In some
cases, people dialled 100 even if
a shopkeeper refused to accept
Rs. 500 note.
Meanwhile, traffic policemen
also encountered some violators
who were challaned for higher
sums, but were not carrying
money in multiples of Rs. 100.
Joint Commissioner of Police
(Traffic) Garima Bhatnagar said
court challans were issued to
deal with the problem.
Staff Reporter
Longer wait for
two-wheelers at pumps
NEW DELHI: Vehicles with bigger
fuel tanks and CNG kits had to
wait in long queues outside
fuel stations, but they did not
face any payment issues as
long as they bought fuel worth
Rs. 500 or Rs. 1,000.
The problem was faced by
owners of two-wheelers who
wanted change back after
paying a Rs. 500 note. Some
fuel stations shut shop citing
technical issues.
Immediately after the
announcement was made on
Tuesday night, people started
queuing up at petrol pumps to
use the last of their Rs. 500
and Rs. 1,000 notes.
Satvir Singh, who drives an
app-based cab, said, I got an
alert as soon the
announcement was made and
stopped at a gas station. Many
other drivers had to deny
bookings as they were waiting
in a queue at the pumps.
People are also using cashless
methods of payment.
Staff Reporter
CM
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Chaos, credit and commission in the city
Many were either ignorant or confused about the rules of demonetisation, while others cashed-in on the demand for Rs.100 notes
STAFF REPORTER
NEW DELHI: Three Cs chaos,
credit and commission
plagued the Capital following
the ban on Rs.500 and
Rs.1,000 currency notes from
Tuesday midnight onwards.
Among the worst hit were
the poorest of the poor, some
of whom did not even have
enough change for a meal.
Many were either ignorant or
confused about the rules re-
lated to demonetisation and
the next step they would need
to take.
I have Rs.9,000 as savings,
but all in the form of the
banned currency notes. I
could not have breakfast as I
had just Rs.7 as change, said
Amar Singh, a tempo cleaner
in west Delhis Dabri.
Ghanshyam, a labourer
who lives on the roadside in
Uttam Nagar, said he neither
has a bank account nor iden-
tity proofs. I dont know
what to do with the Rs.2,000
savings I have, said the con-
fused man.
The situation was grim for
many people caught in med-
ical emergencies.
Mohammad Zaneef, a la-
bourer in Delhi Cantonment
who was injured in an acci-
dent, was not able to buy
medicines at a local chemist
as he had just Rs.70 in change.
The medicines cost Rs.230. I
had the money, but in the
form of the banned currency
notes, he said.
Surgery rescheduled
Some people were forced
to return from private hospit-
als, which refused to accept
the banned currency, My
father was turned away by the
hospital as cash payment was
not accepted. We will deposit
the money in the bank and
pay by card, said Ravi Ku-
mar, whose father was
scheduled to undergo a sur-
gery for compressed nerve.
While many shopkeepers
across the Capital allowed
people to buy on credit, they
demanded that customers
purchase commodities in
much large quantities.
Despite this, both small and
big businesses sufered losses
as most customers were sim-
ply people seeking change for
their banned notes.
Traders at the Okhla
wholesale market said they
felt the impact as their goods
are mostly perishable. This
sudden announcement about
the new rules left them
stumped as they had to
choose between turning
away retailers and waiting
longer for payments.
Cashing in on the despera-
tion for Rs.100 notes, many
charged commissions. A
shopkeeper agreed to accept
half of the Rs.20,000 I have
saved up. He will give me
change, but I will have to pay
some commission, said Nee-
Popular markets in shock
DAMINI NATH
SHUBHOMOY SIKDAR
NEW DELHI: Retail and whole-
sale markets in Delhi, where
cash is the engine driving
daily trade, were afected due
to confusion caused by the
sudden demonetisation of
Rs.1,000 and Rs.500 notes.
The impact was felt both in
the form of stuck payments
and cancelled deals.
Empty
Popular markets across the
city seemed to be in shock on
Wednesday. Central Delhis
Bengali Market, where sweet
shops and cafs are packed
with oice-goers at lunch,
had a half-empty parking lot
and empty tables at
restaurants.
Varjesh Aggarwal, one of
the owners of Bengali Pastry
Shop, said sales were down to
less than 50 per cent Though
card payments dont account
for even 10 per cent of the
daily sales, Wednesday saw
70 per cent of payments
through card, he said.
Though people were
aware that we wont take
banned currency notes, many
still tried to get us to accept
them. All this should settle
down in a week, he said.
At a popular cofee shop in
the market, the manager said
sales were considerably
MONEY EXCHANGE
CASH-22: The otherwise busy Khari Baoli and Chandni Chowk wore a dull look on Wednesday. In contrast, huge crowds were seen at petrol pumps, Mother Dairy
milk booths and chemist shops. A vendor seen selling newspapers on credit. PHOTOS: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR, R. V. MOORTHY, V. SUDERSHAN & PTI
lima, a domestic help in south
Delhi.
Scheme for black money
In neighbouring Noida,
some people came up with
schemes to accept black
money for a commission of
Rs.200 for every Rs.500 ac-
cepted, The Hindu found.
Foreign tourists too
sufered. Those approaching
money exchanges across the
city were either met with an
apology or forced to accept
currency much below the
prevailing rate. At a store in
Janpath, U.S. national Susan
McLeive exchanged $100 at
an exchange rate of Rs.55 to a
dollar, much below the Rs.67
she got on Tuesday.
Those travelling by the
metro or passing through toll
booths too faced a diicult
time. Early on Wednesday,
the DMRC refused to accept
the banned currency notes.
Commuters were greeted by
notices to this efect at metro
stations. However, the DMRC
clarified by afternoon that
Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 will be
accepted till November 11 for
buying tokens or recharging
smart cards.
At toll plazas, massive ic
snarls were witnessed as ve-
hicles lined up in long queues
because toll attendants re-
fused to accept the banned
notes. The government soon
announced that Rs.500 and
Rs.1,000 notes will be accep-
ted at toll plazas, but toll at-
tendants soon ran out of
change. The police had to al-
low free passage of vehicles
every few minutes to clear
the jams.
down. Usually, customers
have to wait for a table. Today
[on Wednesday], people just
didnt want to spend money.
Most customers nearly 90
per cent paid by card.
At Okhla wholesale fruits
and vegetable markets, shop-
keepers said, supplies in
trucks come from midnight
till 6 a.m. Since most trucks
were on the way when the de-
monetisation announcement
was made, some drivers were
not aware of the changes and
accepted currency notes of
higher denominations.
Losses
Some demanded payment
in Rs.100 notes only, but we
were unable to pay. So they
went back. Now due to a cap
on withdrawal, settling dues
will be tough. This will afect
future supplies for at least
some days and even a few
days means heavy losses. We
cant pay farmers through
cheques, said Israr, a shop-
keeper.
Payment crisis, coupled
with the fact that procure-
ment and sale at the mandi in-
volves mostly perishable
goods, there were demands to
resolve the issue soon. A gov-
ernment oicial said business
is expected to pick up this
week as many workers and
businessmen had returned to
the city after Diwali holidays.
DDA housing scheme to be announced soon
Clause forbidding sale of flats for five years after
possession may be removed Page 5
Tughlaqi
farman: AAP
STAFF REPORTER
NEW DELHI: Criticising the de-
cision to demonetise Rs.500
and Rs.1,000 notes, the Aam
Aadmi Party on Wednesday
termed the move as Tughlaqi
farman (diktat).
AAP leader Sanjay Singh
said the move would not help
weed out black money and
instead unleash mayhem
on the masses.
How are you going to
curb black money when you
are allowing people to have
bigger currency notes for il-
legal transactions? Mr.
Singh said.
Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal did not dir-
ectly oppose the move, but
made his disagreement clear.
He re-tweeted West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjees tweet demanding
a roll back of the decision.
Market will slow down initially, feel developers
ASHOK KUMAR
GURUGRAM/NOIDA: Despite fears
that the decision to withdraw
existing currency notes of
Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 will hit
the real estate hard, de-
velopers and real estate
agents believed that the de-
cision may cause the market
to slow down initially.
However, they feel, the
move will benefit end-users
and discourage investors in
the long run, causing price
correction.
Resale of property in-
volves a significant share of
cash or unaccounted money.
Markets stay deserted despite marriage season
STAFF REPORTER
NEW DELHI: With marriage
season at its peak, hundreds
of weddings are scheduled
over the coming weeks. How-
ever, the markets wore a
deserted look on Wednesday.
The ever-bustling Chandni
Chowk, where people have to
jostle for space to walk on an
ordinary day, saw very few
buyers. Traders at Chandni
Chowk said the market was so
crowded on Saturday that
people had to queue outside
shops.
Cash-heavy markets the footfall of customers.
But there were hardly any
takers on Wednes-
day.Cashless transactions
hardly take place at Chandni
Chowk as people place big or-
ders, said Sanjay Bhargava,
the general secretary of the
Chandni Chowk Sarv Vyapar
Mandal.
Now with a sudden ban on
Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes,
the decision will impact these
transactions. The real estate
market is already passing
through a bad phase and this
decision will cause the trend
to continue, said Krishan
Kumar, a realtor in
Gurugram.
Sale deeds
The sale deeds in the
municipal corporation area
of Gurugram tehsil have de-
creased from over 25,000 in
2010-11 to just over 14,000 in
2015-16, indicating a slow-
down in the real estate mar-
Chandni Chowk, Karol
Bagh saw very few
buyers; many even
shut shop due to lack
of customers
In Karol Bagh too, some
shopkeepers shut shops due
to lack of buyers.
These cash-heavy markets
deal in tens of crores of ru-
pees on a given day. However,
Wednesday was a diferent
story. The Centres decision
to scrap Rs.500 and Rs.1,000
notes has adversely afected
wallahs, are already estimat-
Many customers did not
come to the market as they are
panicking and busy finding
ways to change their high de-
nomination notes, he said.
He is worried as there is a
marriage in his family on
November 25. He is also un-
clear how the preparations
ket and hitting the revenue of
the Haryana government.
Brighter side
On the brighter side, a sec-
tion of developers and real es-
tate agents felt the move will
help the market in the long
run. It is mostly the end-
users who are involved in the
purchase of property in re-
sale and a majority of them do
not have enough cash. In fact,
most of them are dependent
on bank loans and are more
than willing to pay through
legal means. It is mostly in-
vestors who prefer to deal in
cash. Now with this decision,
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will take place. I will wait for
the banks to open or look for
other options, he said.
Business hit badly
Pramod Channa, who owns
a bridal-wear shop in
Chandni Chowk, said he had
only two customers till 3 p.m.
on Wednesday. The mar-
riage industry works largely
on cash as clothes are expens-
ive. With shortage of Rs.100
notes, people arent shopping.
Business has been hit badly.
Those who are part of this
informal sector, including cat-
erers, tent-houses and band-
ing losses. Iqbal Singh, who
runs a catering service in the
Walled City, said he is booked
for the next three weekends
but is yet to procure
vegetables, meat and other
materials from the mandi.
Our transactions take
place in cash. While the move
the transactions through
bank loans will increase.
With investors staying away
from the market, a price cor-
rection can also be expected
in the long run, said Ramesh
Rawat, the director of Pro-
phunt Infratech Private
Limited.
Positive impact
Sumit Berry, the managing
director of BDI Group, said
the decision will have a pos-
itive impact on real estate as
well since primary trans-
actions are via home loans.
Meanwhile, home buyers
in Noida had a tough time get-
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sufer the most
SHIV SUNNY
NEW DELHI: Tired after a days
work as labourer, Pintu went
to bed by around 8 p.m. on
Tuesday. Around the same
time, the Prime Minister an-
nounced a ban on Rs.500 and
Rs.1,000 currency notes.
When Pintu woke up on
Wednesday, he was greeted by
a confusing discussion among
his neighbours about the new
rules. With just Rs.60 in his
pocket, he decided to skip
lunch. Unlike most poor peo-
ple in the Capital, his inability
to buy food was not what
troubled him the most.
No bank account
I have no bank account and
I forgot my Aadhar card in my
village in Bihar during my last
visit. I dont know how will I
convert my savings into us-
able money, he said.
His neighbour Sunil
struggled to get his small
cooking gas cylinder refilled
as the local shopkeeper re-
fused to accept a Rs.500 note.
I dont have any change.
Unless I get the cylinder re-
filled, there will be no lunch at
home, Sunil said.
While shopkeepers across
the city obliged people by let-
ting them shop on credit, the
situation was diferent in
slums. At a slum in west Del-
his Kirbi Place, grocery shops
shut shutters since most buy-
ers only sought change. I
want to help people in my loc-
ality, but I cant due to uncer-
tainty over the new rules,
said Khemraj, a shopkeeper.
In Janakpuri, vegetable
vendor Balram entertained
only those customers who
provided exact change. How-
ever, he accepted Rs.500 from
those willing to buy vegetable
worth Rs.450. At some Mother
Dairy booths, the staf deman-
ded customers buy products
for the entire Rs.500, while at
others they accepted the
banned notes but only if cus-
tomers bought perishable
items. Many shopkeepers said
their suppliers refused to
provide fresh stock. My sup-
plier wants payment in Rs.100
notes, but my customers
wont give me change. Instead,
some quarrelled with me
when I refused to accept their
Rs.500 notes, said Ranjeet, a
paan shop owner in Vikaspuri.
[demonetisation] is good for
the country, I am estimating
my losses. It will be in lakhs.
The same was the situation
at Naagar tent house in Shali-
mar Bagh, which is yet to re-
ceive payments. It is small
traders like us who are duped.
I dont have enough money to
pay my staf as my income is
seasonal and this is the time I
earn, he said.
Tent owner Subhash Ag-
garwal, who also has catering
business, said a customer had
placed an order worth Rs.5
lakh on Monday evening and
paid in big denomination cur-
rency notes. I am now won-
dering how to change these
notes, said Mr. Aggarwal.
Traders in Chandni Chowk
and Karol Bagh have dis-
played notices stating they
will not accept the banned
currency and advised people
against agents promising to
convert the money.
ting their properties reg-
istered on Wednesday as the
Stamp and Registration De-
partment refused to accept
banned currency notes.
Tough time
S.K. Singh, the Assistant In-
spector-General, U.P. Stamp
and Registration Department,
told The Hindu:. Usually,
500 properties are registered
in Noida daily. However, not a
single property was reg-
istered on Wednesday as peo-
ple didnt have notes to buy
stamps, said Mr. Singh.
(with inputs from
Purusharth Aradhak)
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Free travel at Gurgaon toll till Friday midnight

ASHOK KUMAR
GURUGRAM: Traic jams choked
the Kherki Dhaula toll plaza
within hours of Prime
Minister Narendra Modis an-
nouncement about Rs. 500
and Rs. 1,000 notes ceasing to
be legal tender.
With toll attendants refus-
ing to accept the notes, at one
point the jam extended up to
two kms on either side. The
police had to then allow free
travel to clear traic. In fact,
till late on Wednesday eve-
ning the traic police allowed
motorists to pass without
making payments every 10 to
15 minutes to prevent a traic
jam on the Delhi-Gurgaon
Expressway.
Every 10-15 minutes, traic
extends till the U-turn that is
just 200 metres away, block-
ing vehicles coming from
Delhi. It also blocks traic
coming from Jaipur. We are
forced to allow free passage of
vehicles every few minutes.
In the morning, traic exten-
ded two kms on both sides,
said Assistant Commissioner
of Police
Dharamvir.
(Highways)
Toll staf run out of cash
Though the toll attendants
started accepting Rs. 500 and
Rs. 1,000 currency notes
around noon, the confusion
continued as the attendants
ran out of cash. Most people
We are forced to
allow free passage
every few minutes.
In the morning,
traffic extended two
kms on both sides
CHAOS REIGNS: The Kherki Dhaula toll plaza witnessed heavy traffic jams on Wednesday after toll staff refused to accept the now-demonetised Rs. 1,000 and
Rs. 500 currency notes; (right) banks remained closed for public dealings. All ATMs are expected to remain non-operational on Thursday.PHOTOS: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR, PTI
are giving Rs. 500 and
Rs.1,000 notes, but I dont
have any Rs. 100 notes any-
more. The only way out is to
let them go without making
payments, said a toll
attendant.
Sarabjit Singh, who had
come from Sonipat, said: It is
a welcome move, but the gov-
ernment should have made
adequate preparations.
The toll gates were opened
on Wednesday evening to al-
low free travel till the mid-
night of November 11. We re-
ceived directions from the
National Highways Authority
of India around 6 p.m. to allow
free travel, said said T.C. Rao,
Chief Managing Director of
Skylark Group - the company
that manages the Delhi-Gur-
gaon Expressway.
Delhi Metro accepting old notes till Nov 11
SIDHARTHA ROY
NEW DELHI: It wasnt a great
start to the day for
Delhiites who decided to
take the metro during peak
morning hours on
Wednesday as the Delhi
Metro Rail Corporation
(DMRC) refused to accept
Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000
currency notes to issue
tokens or recharge smart
cards. It was only by noon
that the DMRC announced
that these currency notes
would be accepted till
November 11.
In fact, the Delhi Metro
staf had begun rejecting
these notes from Tuesday
night, which is when the
demonetisation was
announced. By Wednesday
morning, the DMRC had
put up notices at all token
and customer care
counters saying that Rs.
500 and Rs. 1,000 notes
would not be accepted.
But by Wednesday
afternoon the DMRC said
old notes would be
accepted till November 11.
As clarified by the Union
Ministry of Finance, high
value denomination problem as customer care
currency notes of Rs. 1,000 executives didnt have
and Rs. 500 shall be enough cash to return as
accepted for the next 72 change. DMRC sources
hours i.e., till midnight of said that there was an acute
November 11, for token, shortage of Rs. 100
card purchase and currency notes in the
recharge, a DMRC cofers.
spokesperson said. Consequently, most
commuters had no option
Shortage of Rs. 100 notes but to recharge their smart
Though these notes were cards with Rs. 500. A
being accepted later during record number of 58,902
the day at metro stations, commuters opted for a Rs.
commuters who tried to 500 recharge till 7 p.m. on
recharge their smart cards Wednesday. The
with Rs. 200 or amounts corresponding figure for
lesser than Rs. 500 faced a Tuesday was 25,015.
Hospitals, patients
left confused
BINDU SHAJAN PERAPPADAN
NEW DELHI: The countrys
premier medical institute
All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) on
Wednesday announced ex-
emption on OPD card
charges that are less than Rs.
500 per patient on November
10 and 11.
A press release issued by
the hospital said that walk-in
new patients on both days
will not be required to pay
OPD charges of Rs. 10. It is
further ordered that all
charges for clinical services
for out-patients where the cu-
mulative billing per
transaction per patient is less
than Rs. 500 shall not be
charged for November 10 and
11, read the statement.
AIIMS said that the change
was made to cope with liquid-
ity shortage of lower denom-
inations and to avoid incon-
venience to patients.
Though the government
had announced that hospitals
and chemists will be exemp-
ted for two days, many people
faced problems accessing
treatment and buying medi-
cines. A 28-year-old lupus pa-
tient said on condition of an-
onymity that she was unable
to buy the oral chemotherapy
treatment she has been taking
for years.
She said she was to buy the
pills, which she collects once
a month, on Wednesday
morning.
The chemist refused to ac-
cept Rs. 500 notes. My father
later managed an online
transaction and I bought the
pills in the evening. But, I had
missed the cycle by then, she
said.
AIIMS makes changes
to cope with liquidity
shortage of lower
denominations and
avoid inconvenience
Vandana Devi, who is here
from Uttar Pradesh for an op-
eration with her husband,
said she had trouble paying
the deposit. We dont know
what to do. We had borrowed
money and come here, said
Chandan, her husband, who
works as a driver.
Chemists face the heat
Even government hospitals
and their attached chemists
faced problems.
Dr. Anand Bansal, medical
director, Sri Balaji Action
Medical Institute, said: The
government needs to arrange
for back-up before imple-
menting such a step. Emer-
gency services like private
hospitals should also be ex-
empted. Many patients at our
hospital dont have any other
option to pay bills but cash as
they are not comfortable with
plastic money or internet
banking.
We have made a repre-
sentation to the government
that this exemption should
also apply for payments at
private hospitals. Fortis hos-
pitals across the country
continue to accept payments
through credit cards, debit
cards and electronic trans-
fers. As Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000
currency notes are no longer
legal tender, we are only ac-
cepting Rs. 100 currency
notes and below, said a state-
ment issued by Fortis
Healthcare.

Foreigners Golden Tuesday for jewellers

left cashless Rush after PMs announcement believed to be better than Diwali sales
STAFF REPORTER STAFF REPORTER

NEW DELHI: Despite Finance NEW DELHI: Jewellery show-

Minister Arun Jaitley clarify-
ing on Wednesday that old
notes would be valid at ASI
monuments for 72 hours,
foreign tourists visiting heri-
tage sites that require an entry
ticket had a tough time. We
got Euros exchanged after
landing on Tuesday and now
they say it is worth nothing.
Nobody is willing to accept it.
Nobody has smaller denom-
inations, said Jacques as he
waited outside Humanyuns
Tomb.
The entry ticket for fore-
igners is priced at Rs. 500.
Jacques, who was with three
others, could not arrange for
Rs. 2,000 in denominations of
Rs. 100. His guide Satpal said,
I have been trying to haggle
with the person in-charge to
let them enter for free. I have
smaller notes, but if I pay here
I will finish it all. The govern-
ment should have given clear
instructions.
Many foreigners, in fact,
were advised by auto and cab
drivers to visit places like
Lodhi Gardens and India Gate
that do not require entry tick-
ets. Money exchange kiosks at
tourist haunts Connaught
Place at Janpath turned away
tourists for want of smaller
denominations. Shops that
did have Rs.100 notes set the
exchange rate at Rs. 55 to a
dollar instead of the going
rate of approximately Rs. 66.7.
Mohamed Fahih, who is
from Iran, said, We barely
speak the language. Im not
sure what we will do.
Cab driver Indrajeet Singh,
however, said he was accept-
ing Rs. 1,000 notes from fore-
igners. I will get them
changed. We should not cause
them inconvenience, he said.
A tourist speaks with
currency exchange staff on
Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP
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rooms in Delhi-NCR saw a
sudden surge in sales on
Tuesday after the Prime
Minister announced scraping
of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 cur-
rency notes from midnight.
Though this led to a spike in
gold rates, sales went down
on Wednesday as jewellers
stopped accepting these cur-
rency notes.
As the news of demonetisa-
tion came in, large number of
buyers thronged jewellery
shops to dispose of cash and
purchase gold. Many show-
rooms remained open even
post midnight to cater to this
unprecedented rush.
Delhi witnessed record-
breaking sales of gold coins
and jewellery till late on Tues-
day. The rush was so huge that
it was better than sales during
Diwali. Everyone, it seems,
wanted to convert disposable
cash into gold, Vimal Kumar
Goel, president of Delhi Bul-
lion Jewellers Welfare Asso-
Noida agents make a quick buck
PURUSHARTH ARADHAK
NOIDA: If you are ready to ex-
change your Rs. 1,000 and Rs.
500 currency notes for a lower
value, head straight to Noida.
A number of people who
deal in new currency notes
have reportedly converted Rs.
1,000 and Rs. 500 currency
notes to those of smaller de-
nominations for a commis-
sion of up to 40 per cent. The
agents are supposedly char-
ging as much as Rs. 200 to
convert a Rs. 500 currency
note. The police, however,
said they had not received any
complaint. We will initiate
action if we get complaints,
said Dinesh Yadav, superin-
tendent of police, Noida.
Smaller currency in demand
The Hindu contacted some
people who are believed to be
dealing in new currency
notes, which are used during
marriage ceremonies. The
demand for Rs. 100 and Rs. 50
currency notes has shot up.
Many people want to convert
bigger currency notes with
DEMAND AND SUPPLY: Buyers thronged jewellery shops to
dispose of cash and purchase gold. FILE PHOTO
ciation, told The Hindu.
Since Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000
currency notes were legal till
Tuesday midnight, jewellers
were accepting them. Howev-
er, no one is accepting these
notes today [Wednesday] and
as a result, the sales have
plummeted, he added.
Depleted gold bullion stocks
He said the unprecedented
demand for gold jewellery has
smaller denominations. We
started receiving calls even as
the PMs speech was going on
Tuesday, said a person in-
volved in the business on the
condition of anonymity.
Usually, we give a bundle
of Rs. 100 notes after charging
an extra Rs. 300 to Rs. 500, but
keeping the demand and risk
involved in mind, we decided
to charge Rs. 40 against Rs
100, he added.
Can convert lakhs
When asked how big an
amount they could convert
into Rs. 100 and Rs. 50 cur-
rency notes, he said, We can
convert amounts worth
lakhs. He added that risk and
confidence were part of the
business. We only deal
through channels that we call
syndicates, he said.
Meanwhile, the demonet-
isation move impacted the
health sector in Noida. My
mother is in a private hospital
which refused to accept cash.
Event the the chemist refused
to accept Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500
notes, said Alok Singh, a
led to a depletion of gold bul-
lion stocks in the Capital.
On Tuesday, buyers were
present at showrooms till late
in the night and some shops
remained opened till 2 a.m.,
said Pawan Jalani of the Sadar
Bazaar Jewellers Association.
Mr. Jalani said though the
oicial rate of gold was almost
Rs. 35,000 per 10 grams, it was
being sold at even higher
rates.
resident.
Even petrol pumps and
CNG stations seemed reluct-
ant while heated arguments
were reported at the Dasna
toll in Ghaziabad and the
NH-91 toll in Bulandshahr
where toll staf did not accept
Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 notes.
Carry Rs. 100 notes,: thieves
In a bizarre incident, a 35-
year-old was thrashed by
armed robbers in Greater
Noida after they found the
now-demonetised notes in his
wallet on Tuesday. The incid-
ent happened when Vikas Ku-
mar returning home. Kumar
said, I left oice around 10
p.m. I was walking home when
some men on a bike held me at
gunpoint and snatched my
wallet. He added that the
criminals returned to slap him
after finding only Rs. 1,000
and Rs. 500 notes. They
asked me to carry Rs. 100
notes, he said. We have re-
ceived a complaint, said a
senior police oicer.
(The writer is a freelance
journalist)
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Citys air quality improves Rs.37 crore in fake currency seized in five years
STAFF REPORTER A senior police oicer,
who has been a part of both
1,000 were seized in 2012, the
corresponding number for
had stricter punishment for
funding terror, but while that

from severe to very poor NEW DELHI: Delhi Police

oicers have said that the
governments move to de-
clare Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000
notes as illegal tender will
the units dealing with FICN
-- Special Cell and Crime
Branch, said that the move
will also choke terror fund-
ing as the money is pumped
Rs. 500 notes was 1,26,822.
Surprisingly, denomina-
tions as low as Rs. 5 are also
printed.
As recently as last year,
applied to individuals, the
latest move has meant that
the jugular vein has been cut.
Also, the cases unearthed
so far have pointed to mass-
Average level of PM2.5 on Wednesday was 246 ug/m3 four times the safe limit of 60 help curb circulation of Fake from Pakistan through 11,000 counterfeit five rupee scale printing of notes across
Indian Currency Notes various routes in fake cur- notes were recovered by the the border with millions in-
STAFF REPORTER (FICN). The oicials said rency of denominations, pri- police. vested in printing costs.

NEW DELHI: After over a week

Complain about that the nearly Rs. 37 crore
worth of counterfeit cur-
marily of Rs.500 and
Rs.1,000. Terror fund
He said that the sleeper
cells also store cash in the
of consistently severe pol-
lution, Delhi saw air quality
air pollution rency they have recovered
over the past five years is just Rs.5 notes
The oicer said that the
now repealed Prevention of
same denominations and
with one stroke, all those
improve marginally on
Wednesday with the average
via Swachh app the tip of the iceberg. While 55,785 notes of Rs. Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) notes were made redundant.

particulate matter concen- STAFF REPORTER

trations down one notch to
very poor. NEW DELHI: Complaints about
According to the System air pollution caused by vehi-
of Air Quality and Weather cles, industries, construction
Forecasting and Research and burning of waste can now
(SAFAR), the average level be lodged via the Delhi gov-
of PM2.5 in the previous 24 ernments Swachh Delhi mo-
hours as of Wednesday eve- bile app.
ning was 246 micrograms Though the app was
per cubic metre (ug/m3) launched last November, it
four times the safe limit of PRECUATION: Tourists wear masks to protect themselves from was meant for sanitation-re-
60. This comes after days of the heavy air pollution at Chandni Chowk on Wednesday. lated complaints alone and
PM2.5 levels touching peaks PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR had become dormant after
of 700-800 ug/m3. the governments cleanliness
The 24-hour average of drive concluded.
PM10 was 405 ug/m3 four
times the safe level of 100.
Though the average levels
NGT favours panel for On Wednesday, the govern-
ment launched new features
for users to complain about Hindu Sena for Trump
for both were very poor, the
concentrations of PM2.5 and
PM10 remained hazardous in
emergency action plan pollution as well.

Simple process
many parts of the city in the STAFF REPORTER Decisions made by the Users can upload pictures
evening. committee would apply to all of pollution, which will then
NEW DELHI: The National Green five States. be passed along to the agen-
Getting better Tribunal (NGT) on Wednes- The NGT further proposed cies concerned for redressal.
At Anand Vihar, usually day said it was looking at set- a sub-committee comprising Two oicials of the Urban
the most polluted area of the ting up a committee of Chief secretaries of Environment, Development Department
city, the level of PM2.5 re- Secretaries of Delhi and four Urban development, Central will be tasked with forward-
mained over 400 ug/m3 all northern States to prepare an Pollution Control Board, ing the complaints from 8
evening, as per the Delhi Pol- emergency action plan to state pollution board which a.m. to 8 p.m.
lution Control Committees combat the menace of air would report to the main Deputy Chief Minister
data. At Punjabi Bagh, air pollution. committee and submit report Manish Sisodia, who
quality was relatively better, A Bench headed by NGT on implementation of the de- launched the new features at
with the PM2.5 level settling Chairperson Justice cisions taken by the panel. an event here, will monitor
at 165 ug/m3 at 7 p.m. Swatanter Kumar said on The Bench, however, said it the situation every day and
Air quality is expected to Wednesday: We propose a would pass its order on pollu- hold weekly meetings to eval-
improve further on committee comprising Chief tion matters on Thursday uate the functioning of the
Thursday, with SAFAR fore- Secretaries of Delhi, Hary- which would have huge inter- app.
casting PM2.5 at 220 ug/m3 ana, Rajasthan, Punjab and State implications. Mr. Sisodia said that the
and PM10 at 333 ug/m3. That Uttar Pradesh who shall meet The Tribunal also sanitary inspectors would su-
being said, air quality will once in two months and pre- slammed the Punjab and pervise the process and if
still remain very poor or pare an action plan for imple- Haryana governments for not found lacking, they would
poor, exposing Delhiites to mentation of directions on air taking action against rampant have to pay a fine from their
toxic levels of pollution. pollution. crop burning. own salary.

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NGT asks States

HC grants compensation to submit data on
indigenous cattle
in five manhole fatalities STAFF REPORTER
Civic agency cant say it wasnt informed of uncovered drains, says HC
NEW DELHI: The National
AKANKSHA JAIN Sandeep drowning in Green Tribunal has directed
the ganda nallah at all state governments to ap-
NEW DELHI: Noting that it Mangolpuri. They had prise it of any rise or dip in
does not bode well for a fallen in the drain after the population of indigenous
civic agency to say that it their rickshaw lost balance breeds of cows over the last
was not informed about an on the slippery earth 10 years.
uncovered drain, which around the nallah. A bench headed by NGT
led to fatalities, the Delhi There was no signage Chairperson Justice
High Court has directed cautioning the public of Swatanter Kumar asked all
the AAP government to the slippery earth or the states to file an aidavit with
pay a compensation of Rs. Four cases involved uncovered nallah. all details in this regard
3.75 lakh to the parents of within two weeks. The next
each of the four children the death of children Lapse in duty hearing on the matter is lis-
who died after falling into as young as four; in Mr. Chauhan managed ted for December 9.
a drain in Mangolpuri and fifth case, a man died to save Rahul, but he and The order came while
Raja Garden and Rs. 5.64 Sandeep died due to the hearing a plea filed by lawyer
lakh to the wife of a man trying to rescue a kid sufocating gases inside Ashwini Kumar, who had
who died trying to rescue the nallah. moved the tribunal against
one of them. wholly unjustifiable. A In other cases, the bench the "looming threat of ex-
Justice Indermeet Kaur statutory body does not awarded a compensation tinction of indigenous
directed the Delhi have to be informed of its of Rs 3.75 lakh to the breeds of cattle" in the coun-
governments Irrigation duty. It is an obligation on parents of four-year-old try and sought directions to
and Flood Control the part of the statutory Niyazuddin and 12-year- the Centre to ensure that
Department to pay the body to perform its duties. old Ganesh. cattle are not slaughtered.
compensation in five It does not lie in their In the fifth petition, Rs We want to know why
similar petitions. mouth to say that 3.75 lakh compensation has states should not protect in-
During the hearing of somebody had to inform been awarded to the digenous species of cows.
one of the petitions, the them about the non- parents of four-year-old We are being informed that
Delhi governments Public maintenance of the Dolly, who died after their population is decreas-
Works Department manhole at the site. This is falling in an uncovered ing. We direct each state to
(PWD) submitted that it not a justifiable drain in front of Raja file a specific aidavit on
was the duty of the Delhi explanation, said Justice Garden. In Dollys case, whether there has been in-
Jal Board (DJB) to Indermeet Kaur. the DJB told the court that crease or decrease in the in-
maintain the manholes. In one of the cases, the PWD had not bothered digenous species of cattle in
However, the DJB claimed 25-year-old Lalu Chauhan, to intimate it about the respective states. Let the ai-
that the PWD should have who was returning from damaged manhole. The davit be filed in two weeks
informed them about the the market on June 22, police had said that the without default, failing
missing manhole cover. 2005, saw two children custodian of the land was which they shall be liable to
This appears to be Rahul and 15-year-old the PWD. pay Rs. 25,000," the bench
said.

Clean malba, place dustbins: HC tells civic agencies

STAFF REPORTER A bench of Justices B. D. priate spots and wherever Works Department, New
Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar possible so that people are Delhi Municipal Council,
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High directed heads of all depart- discouraged from littering. Delhi Cantonment Board and
Court on Wednesday told ments concerned to clean the It has become impossible. the Delhi Development Au-
civic agencies and authorities construction waste lying on Even Lutyens Delhi is not free thority to carry out a drive in
to clean the rubble lying the roadside and pavements from rubble. Why dont you two weeks to clean up the city.
around the city, be it road- and other waste in public want to keep Delhi clean, it The bench was hearing a
sides, pavements or other places. It also ordered that said and directed the three PIL by Col (Retd) B. B. Sharan
public areas. dustbins be placed at appro- corporations, the Public of NGO Nyay Bhoomi.
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DDA housing scheme for CISF oicer

stabbed near
Out against AAP

2016 to be announced soon metro station

STAFF REPORTER
Clause forbidding sale of flats for 5 years after possession may be removed NEW DELHI: A Central Industrial
Security Force oicer was left
SIDHARTHA ROY plans to make the entire injured after being stabbed,
process of the housing allegedly by a man he was try-
NEW DELHI: The Delhi De- scheme online, from buying ing to stop from creating a
velopment Authority (DDA) the brochure to payments for ruckus at Shivaji Stadium
is likely to announce its 2016 the flats. This would mean Metro station on Wednesday
Housing Scheme very soon no more long queues outside evening. The accused has
and in what could be good the DDA headquarters and been arrested.
news to many, it might do also enhanced transparency Sources in the CISF said
away with the five-year lock- in the entire process. that the accused and his as-
in period this time. sociate were overpowered by
The proposal of DDAs Registration fee the security personnel after
latest scheme is going to be MORE IN THE OFFING: DDA plans to offer around 12,000 flats in DDA has also planned to they attacked a sub-inspector
discussed in the authoritys its latest housing scheme. FILE PHOTO hike the registration fee to posted with the force. The SI WHISKED AWAY: Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay was detained by the police in Mangolpuri
meeting scheduled to be Rs. 1.5 lakh for LIG (lower in- escaped with minor injuries. during a protest demanding arrest of AAP MLA Rakhi Birlas father in a rape case. PHOTO: PTI
held on Thursday. Almost plan to do away with the five possession and sometimes come group) category and The incident happened near
all the ground work for the year lock-in period clause, right after allotment itself. Rs. 5 lakh for MIG (middle gate number 5 of the Airport
scheme is already done and which was introduced in its income group) category. Express Metro station around
The new scheme
once the proposal is ap-
proved in the meeting, we
will be able to announce its
2014 housing scheme for the
first time. According to the
clause, an allottee of a hous-
DDA plans to ofer around
12,000 flats in its latest hous-
This is a steep hike from the
earlier registration fee,
which was Rs. 1 lakh.
5:40 p.m. when the oicer
tried to intervene in an al-
leged scule between two
Will clean debris near Kaushak
launching date, said a senior
DDA oicial who didnt wish
to be named. The scheme is
ing scheme flat cant sell it
till five years from the date of
possession. The clause was
ing scheme, most of which
are one-bedroom flats and
are located in areas such as
DDAs housing scheme
2014 ofered 25,040 flats
across categories, with
men.
The men were identified as
Pawan and Ravi. A senior oi-
Nallah after April, govt tells HC
likely to be launched by the introduced to dissuade spec- Rohini, Dwarka, Narela, Vas- prices ranging between Rs.7 cer said that the station man-
end of November or in the ulators from applying for the ant Kunj and Jasola. Out of lakh and Rs.1.2 crore. The ager had alerted the CISF AKANKSHA JAIN work wil be surely complete On July 27, the bench had
month of December 2016, scheme and to ensure that these, 10,000 are unoccupied online response had been after he saw that two youths or is likely to be completed given three weeks time to the
he said. only genuine buyers apply. It flats from the 2014 scheme, massive and DDA had re- were in a brawl at the en- NEW DELHI: The Delhi govern- by then. The bench was hear- Delhi government to clean it.
According to sources in is not uncommon for suc- while 2,000 are other flats ceived more than 10 lakh ap- trance of the station. Senior ment on Wednesday told the ing a petition by Manjeet A large part of the nallah is
DDA, the housing scheme cessful applicants to sell of that have been lying vacant. plications for the flats on CISF oicers said that after Delhi High Court that it will Singh Chugh, vice-president under Delhi government's
proposal also contains the their flats right after taking For the first time, DDA ofer. being informed, a Quick Re- clean all debris lying along of the New Delhi South Ex- PWD and some parts under
sponse Team was rushed to Kushka nallah after April, tension RWA, who said the MCD. It is to be noted that in
the spot. 2017 when its work on debris due to work on the fly- June, the high court had

5 injured as car
drives onto
Illegal construction at Sainik When the oicers reached
the spot, they saw two men in
an inebriated state, fighting
each other. As the CISF men
Barapullah Phase III is ex-
pected to be complete.
Delhi government's coun-
sel Peeyosh Kalra told a
over is clogging the nallah.

Buying time
On Wednesday, he submit-
asked all agencies concerned
to clean not just the Kushak
nallah but also all the drains
carrying the storm water.
pavement near farms: govt wants CBI probe tried to bring them under
control and asked them to
leave, they refused and star-
bench of Justices B.D Ahmed
and Ashutosh Kumar that the
debris will be all gone once
ted that the amount of debris
is so much that it will take
months to clear it when the
The Kushak drain is six-km
long and carries sewer water
from Mehrauli, Sangam Vi-
Yamuna bridge ted a fight. One of them then the work on phase III is over. government said it will start har, INA, Defence Colony,
STAFF REPORTER AAP says MCD officials most corrupt, allowing illegal activities attacked the SI, who sufered The bench noted the sub- removing the same by Greater Kailash, AIIMS and
some injuries but did not re- mission while asking if the March, 2017. nearby areas.
NEW DELHI: As many as five AKANKSHA JAIN submitted before a bench submitted records of con- quire hospitalisation. He re-
persons were injured on headed by Justice B.D. struction activity in January ceived first-aid and a call was
Wednesday night when a
car was driven onto the
NEW DELHI: Claiming that the
MCD oicials were the most
Ahmed.
The counsel for the South
this year as well. What is
this? Trucks with construc-
made to the Delhi Police Con-
trol Room, said the oicer.
DELHI TODAY
pavements along the corrupt, the AAP government Delhi Municipal Corporation tion material are entering the CISF clarified that the in- Talk: Contribution of Folk Music to by Laishram Meena Devi at Conven- ings and drawings by Assamese
Yamuna Bridge in East on Wednesday told the Delhi (SDMC) objected to it saying area despite our orders, said cident did not happen in the Hindustani Classical Music by Sarita tion Centre Foyer, India Habitat Cen- artist Nandan Purkayastha at E-557,
Delhi. High Court that a CBI probe it was not a forum for making the bench, which had earlier paid area but said that this Pathak Yajurvedi. Chair: Smt Man- tre (IHC), 11 a.m. 7 p.m. Greater Kailash II, 11 a.m - 7 p.m.
should be ordered against a political speech. The Delhi barred any truck with con- was the third recent incident jari Sinha, noted music critic at Lec- Exhibition: Remembrance of Ke- Screening: Young Animators Inter-
Water tanker hit ture Room - II, Basement Annexe, shav Malik an art show of paint-
them to ascertain who all Police also said the municipal struction material entering when a person has been India International Centre (IIC), 6:30
national Film Festival (YAIFF).
ings drawings, graphics, sculptures Screening of collection of animation
While the sequence of were behind the alleged unau- corporation was allowing il- the area. stabbed near a Metro station p.m. and photographs at All India Fine films made by children from India
events is yet to be estab- thorised construction in the legal construction in the area. When the SDMC claimed We are keeping a strict Readings: Poetry for Peace (Why Arts & Craft Society (AIFACS), 1 Rafi and from around the world at C.D.
lished, the police said they posh Sainik Farms area, with The court was hearing a there was no construction, watch all around to ensure War?) - Poetry readings by Bhaskar Marg, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Deshmukh Auditorium, 10 a.m-
suspect that the car hit a sta- over 800 new, illegal build- PIL filed by an NGO through the bench said, next time, we that no untoward incident Ghose, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Savita Exhibition: Semicolon - solo .Screening: Cinema Aur Sahitya Ke
Singh, Gagan Gill, Ganga Prasad show of paintings by Seema Pandey Antar Sambandh Kuch Sawal
tionary water tanker also. ings coming up in violation of Harkrishan Das Nijhawan, al- are going to install a large takes place in the vicinity of Vimal, Sanjula Sharma, Kavita (Hindi/15mins/2012) documentary
at Triveni Gallery, Triveni Kala
Such was the impact of the the court's order. leging illegal construction in screen here and show you. any metro station. Our teams Bansal. Chair: K.N. Daruwalla at Con- Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, Mandi film screening at Gulmohar Hall, In-
collision that the water The move came even as the Sainik Farms. In 2001, the The SDMC also placed before and QRTs also keep ference Room II, India International House, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. dia Habitat Centre (IHC), 7 p.m.
tanker scaled the boundary high court asked why a CBI Delhi High Court had the bench a report and pic- patrolling around the sta- Centre (IIC), 6:30 p.m. Exhibition: Festive Fantasy at Gal- (Mail your listings for this column
of the bridge and fell into the inquiry should not be ordered prohibited all unauthorised tures regarding 167 properties tions, said the oicer. Paintings: Solo show of paintings lerie Ganesha - a solo show of paint- at cityeditordelhi@thehindu.co.in)
gorge, said a police oicer into the alleged unauthorised construction in Sainik Farms. in Sainik Farms and after pe-
who was present at the spot construction. On Wendesday, the bench rusing the same, the bench
of the accident. The MCD oicials are was told that around 700 said the corporation was in-
The incident was repor- highly corrupt. They are al- buildings had come up in the dulging in eye wash.
ted to the police at 11:16 p.m. lowing such illegal activities area since 2007 and over 300 The bench has now direc-
The identities of the injured in Delhi. A CBI inquiry shall after that. While the SDMC ted SDMC to place before it
are yet to be ascertained. be their litmus test. Let them maintained that there has high resolution images of the
Some of them are critically go through it, Delhi govern- been no new construction area from 2007 to show all
injured, said the police. ment's counsel Rahul Mehra after January, 2014, the police constructions

State govts, HCs divided

on AIJS: Centre tells court
STAFF REPORTER

NEW DELHI: The Centre has told the Delhi High

Court that the state governments and the various
high courts had difering views on an All India
Judicial Services on the lines of Indian Adminis-
trative Services.
A bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini was
informed that the issue required further deliber-
ation and consideration. The bench was hearing
a petition by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, seek-
ing AIJS on the lines of IAS and IPS. He had also
made a representation before the Ministry of
Law and Justice.
In its August 12 response to the representation,
the Ministry had said a comprehensive proposal
was formulated for constitution of AIJS and it
was included as an agenda item in the conference
of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of the high
courts held in April 2013 and the views of state
governments and high courts were sought on it.
"There was divergence of opinion among state
governments and high courts on constitution of
All India Judicial Service. While some state gov-
ernments and high courts were not in favour of
creation of AIJS, in some other cases, the state
governments and high courts wanted changes in
the proposal formulated by the Central govern-
ment," it said.
"Keeping in view the divergence of opinion
among the stakeholders on constitution of AIJS,
the government has undertaken the consultative
process to arrive at a common ground," the
ministry said in its response given to Upadhyay.

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DEMONETISATION IMPACT
Long queues at
petrol pumps in
Punjab, Haryana
CHANDIGARH: Long queues
were witnessed for the
second day on Wednesday at
petrol pumps across Punjab
and Haryana, including here,
even as several shopkeepers
stopped accepting Rs 500
and Rs 1,000 notes in the
wake of their
demonetisation.
Like on Tuesday night,
long queues were witnessed
at most of the petrol pumps
on Wednesday.
Many people said they
wanted to fill up fuel to get
rid of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000
currency notes while others
pointed out that they felt it
was better to have their tank
full in the present scenario.
As of today, petrol pumps
seem to be the only place
where you can dispose of
these higher denomination
currency. Also, it is better to
have your vehicles fuel tank
full in the present scenario,
said Rajeev Verma who had
to wait for nearly 30 minutes
at a filling station here.
Similar scenes were wit-
nessed at many petrol pumps
across Punjab and Haryana.
At many petrol pumps,
people were refused change
on the grounds that there was
shortage of Rs 100 and lower
denomination currency and
were asked to give exact
amount for which they
wanted to buy fuel.
While serpentine queues
were witnessed at the pumps,
many market places, howev-
er, registered poor footfall.
The business is poor
today. Not many people have
made purchases today, said a
garment showroom owner
here.
Many people lamented
that most of the shopkeepers
had stopped accepting the Rs
500 and Rs 1,000 currency
Decision on coalition
not that easy: Akhilesh
LUCKNOW: Amid talks among
leaders of Janata Parivar
parties about a tie-up for
the Uttar Pradesh polls,
Chief Minister Akhilesh
Yadav on Wednesday said
cobbling a coalition was
not that easy and the ruling
Samajwadi Party can win
the elections on its own
though an alliance could
get 300 seats.
We can contest alone,
but in alliance we can win
300 seats, he said.
The Uttar Pradesh As-
MLA surrenders in
court in rape case
BIHARSHARIF: A day after the Su-
preme Court cancelled his bail
in connection with a rape case
of a minor girl, RJD MLA Raj
Ballabh Yadav on Wednesday
surrendered before a court in
Bihars Nalanda district.
He surrendered in the court
of the Additional District
Judge (ADJ-1) Shashibhushan
Prasad Singh.
The Supreme Court had on
Tuesday cancelled the RJD
MLAs bail granted by the
Patna High Court, vide an or-
der, dated September 30. Mr.
Yadav, an MLA from the
Nawada Assembly
constituency, was suspended
by the RJD after he was booked
in the rape case of a minor girl
at his residence in Biharsharif
town on February six.
After evading arrest for a
month, the MLA had
surrendered before a local
court in March following con-
fiscation of some of his
properties at various places by
the police to force him to sub-
mit himself before the law in
the case. PTI
SC to verdict on
SYL today
NEW DELHI: The Supreme
Court is likely to pronounce
on Thursday its verdict on
the presidential reference of
2004 on the controversy re-
lating to sharing of water
from SYL canal by north In-
dia States including Punjab
and Haryana.
- PTI
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Petrol pumps seem
to be the only place
where you can
dispose off these
higher denomination
currency
notes and an acute shortage
of the notes of smaller de-
nominations was seen
everywhere.
At many places the shop-
keepers put up display
boards, stating that they were
not accepting the demonet-
ised currency.
However, some shopkeep-
ers developed their own
methods to tide over the
situation.
A shopkeeper accepted
the notes of higher denomin-
ation and gave me signed
slips mentioning the balance
amount after I had made the
purchases, said Anita, who
had gone to buy some articles
in a market here.
People at many places in
Punjab and Haryana includ-
ing Chandigarh said that they
faced diiculty in purchasing
items of daily need like milk
and bread, as those supplying
these items refused to accept
Rs 500 or Rs 1000 currency
notes.
People also faced hard-
ships in using public
transport as there was short-
age of lower denomination
currency notes.
A patient, who visited a
private doctor here, said he
was turned away when he
made a cash payment of Rs
500 as the doctors fee.
The staf at the doctors
clinic said that I could either
pay the amount in lower de-
nomination currency or
make payment through debit
card, he said. - PTI
sembly has 403 seats.
Mr. Yadav, however, said
the decision on cobbling to-
gether a coalition was not
that easy.
Netaji (Mulayam Singh)
is an experienced leader.
He will the right de-
cision..., he said. On his
meeting with Prashant Kis-
hore, Mr. Yadav said: He
had sought appointment
from me. I gave him time so
that no one can say I did not
meet him. The meeting was
good.-PTI
NORTHERN REGION
Agritech meet begins with call to
adopt global best practices
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
JAIPUR: The desert State of Ra-
jasthan is geared up to adopt
multiple innovations in farm-
ing to increase eiciency, re-
duce costs and ensure sus-
tainability, while promoting
global best practices in order
to transform its agricultural
landscape.
Experts gave a call for util-
ising surplus production of
foodgrains, milk and pulses in
the State at the Global Ra-
jasthan Agritech Meet
(GRAM-2016), which started
here on Wednesday. Some of
the innovations suggested
were digital soil mapping,
protected cultivation and
zero budget natural farming.
Addressing the inaugural
session, Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje said her gov-
ernment was committed to
ensuring economic em-
powerment of people through
accelerated and focused
growth in agriculture and in-
creasing the farmers' income
twofold.
The three-day mega agri-
event has been organised
jointly by the State govern-
ment and the Federation of
Indian Chambers of Com-
merce and Industry (FICCI).
It has been conceived as a
platform to transform and
catalyse sustainability and
economic viability of
farming.
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EDUCATIONAL
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh with Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje and Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, State
Agriculture Minister Prabhu Lal Saini during the opening
ceremony of Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet in Jaipur on
Wednesday. PHOTO: ROHIT JAIN PARAS
Ms. Raje said the experts should be focused for de-
would help out farmers in im- veloping a smart village, he
proving shelf-life of horticul- said.
ture products, ensuring cold Union Minister of State for
chain management and get- Agriculture Parshottam
ting easy access to national Rupala said Rajasthan was
and international markets. ahead of several other States
Global experts will share in the field of agriculture and
their know-how with the was a leader in various agri-
farmers for their benefit at the cultural products. Yoga guru
event. Baba Ramdev announced set-
Governor Kalyan Singh, in- ting up of a mega food park in
augurating the meet, said that the State.
for a smart nation, it was im- Israel's Ambassador to In-
perative to develop not only dia Daniel Carmon threw
smart cities but also smart vil- light on cooperation between
lages. Development of roads, the two countries and said Is-
irrigation, education, electri- rael was a natural partner to
city, health, security, employ- Rajasthan, while assisting it in
ment and self-reliance are its eforts for welfare of
eight major tenets which farmers.
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Bid to end
lawyer-scribe
standof in Kerala
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Ker-
ala government and Chief
Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
will continue their eforts to
end the standof between
lawyers and journalists,
Minister for Law and Cul-
tural Afairs A.K. Balan has
said.
Replying to the discussion
on the Kerala Advocates
Welfare Fund (Amendment)
Bill, 2016, in the Assembly on
Wednesday, Mr. Balan said
lawyers, as court oicers
who interpret the law, should
have more social
commitment.
The government had en-
hanced the benefits for them
and they should reciprocate,
he said. Despite the interven-
tion of the Chief Minister,
the Governor and Chief
Justices of the Supreme
Court and the High Court,
there was no let-up in the
situation.
Govt. has limitations
This was proof that the
government had its limit-
ations in ending the impasse.
It would continue its efort
by taking both sections into
confidence.
As per the Bill
unanimously passed by the
Assembly, benefits from the
Kerala Advocates Welfare
Fund had been enhanced
considerably. Debutant law-
yers below the age of 30
would get a stipend that
would be fixed by the Wel-
fare Fund Trustee
Committee.
The government wanted
to fix it at Rs.3,000 a month.
Medical assistance had been
enhanced from Rs.5,000 to
Rs.1 lakh and retirement ben-
efit from Rs.5 lakh to Rs.10
lakh. The Assembly also
unanimously passed the Ker-
ala Court Fees and Suits Val-
uation (Amendment) Bill,
2016.
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Judge found dead in Kasaragod
Karnataka police booked him on Sunday for misbehaving with auto-driver during a visit to Sullia
STAFF REPORTER
KASARAGOD: V.K. Unnikrish-
nan, 45, judge at the Judicial
First Class Magistrate court,
allegedly committed suicide
at his oicial residence here
on Wednesday.
The Karnataka Police had,
on Sunday, registered
criminal cases against him,
accusing him of misbehav-
ing with an auto-driver and
later with the police while on
a visit to Sullia. He had ac-
cused the police of attacking
him brutally at the police
station.
He was found hanging at
his oicial residence in the
court complex at the Vidy-
anagar locality here around
9.50 a.m., Vidyanagar Circle
Inspector Babu Peringath
told The Hindu. The body
would be sent to his native
place at Mullacheri in Thris-
sur after autopsy at the Pari-
yaram Medical College Hos-
Security stepped up across Karnataka BJP leaders nomination to NHRC draws flak
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
BENGALURU: Security has been
tightened in Karnataka
ahead of the Tipu Jayanti cel-
ebrations on Thursday, with
prohibitory orders imposed
in four sensitive districts.
The Bharatiya Janata Party
has said it will observe the
day as Black Day.
No processions allowed
Some Hindutva organisa-
tions too have threatened to
hold protests, while the gov-
ernment has warned of strict
action against law and order
disruption.
Director-General and In-
spector-General of Police
Om Prakash said 119 platoons
of the Karnataka State Re-
serve Police (KSRP), 9,000
Home Guards, and seven
pital, Mr. Peringath said.
A relative of Unnikrish-
nan, who was residing along
with the judge, alerted the
police on finding the house
locked from inside. A police
team broke open the house
and rushed the judge to a
hospital, where he was de-
clared brought dead.
Unnikrishnan was as-
signed to the court here
barely six months ago after
being transferred from the
Kanhangad court. His family
is staying in Thrissur.
Dispute over fare
The Karnataka police had
accused him of misbehav-
ing with the auto-driver in
an inebriated condition
following a dispute over fare,
while travelling from the
temple town of Subrah-
manya, along with two law-
yer friends on Sunday.
Meanwhile, there are re-
ports that Unnikrishnan had
SHOW OF STRENGTH: Prohibitory orders are in place in four
districts, in view of the Tipu Jayanti celebrations.
companies of Central forces
had been deployed across
the State.
Preventive measures were
in place since November 4.
The district administrations
SOUTH
V.K. Unnikrishnan
been suspended from ser-
vice by the Registrar of the
Kerala High Court following
a report by district court
judge Manoj Kini that he had
travelled out of the district
without permission.
Reports here said the Sul-
lia police booked the judge
under Sections 506, 323, 341,
and 504 of the Indian Penal
had not been allowing any
processions. Prohibitory or-
ders had been clamped in
Chitradurga, Mangaluru,
Shivamogga and Kodagu dis-
tricts, he said.
Unnikrishnan had
reportedly been
suspended by Kerala
HC for travelling
without permission
Code, including those per-
taining to obstructing the
police from discharging
their duty.
The judge, in a complaint
filed with the Kasaragod po-
lice, maintained that he was
robbed of his gold ring and
cell phone, besides Rs. 700.
He also maintained that he
was forced to consume li-
quor mixed with soft drinks
in the police station. Howev-
er, the police did not register
a case as the incident took
place in Sullia.
Unnikrishnan got himself
admitted to a private hospital
here on Monday.
The Sullia police have said
they will investigate the two
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
CHENNAI: The Peoples Union
for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
has condemned the decision
of the Centre to nominate
Bharatiya Janata Party vice-
president Avinash Rai
Khanna as member of the
National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC).
In a statement, PUCL na-
tional general secretary V.
Suresh said the decision was
another sinister attempt by
the BJP-led government.
It wanted to fill crucial
posts in institutions, tasked
with the responsibility to
critically review, oversee,
monitor or examine com-
plaints regarding the func-
tioning of the government,
with persons who were
cases registered against Un-
nikrishnan and inform the
court about his death at the
time of filing the
charge-sheet.
Additional Superintend-
ent of Police C.B. Veda-
murthy told The Hindu that
the police would request the
jurisdictional court for
abatement of the two cases
against Unnikrishnan, when
they file the charge-sheet.
Mr. Vedamurthy said the po-
lice were yet to get a reply
from the Registrar-General
of the Kerala High Court to
the email sent by the invest-
igation oicer on Sunday,
seeking directives on how to
proceed with the two cases.
He said the blood samples of
Unnikrishnan, taken at the
Government Hospital on
Sunday to check traces of al-
cohol, had been sent to the
Forensic Science Laboratory.
(With inputs from
Mangaluru Staf Reporter)
Peoples Union for
Civil Liberties says it
will move the SC if
Khannas nomination
is not withdrawn
non-meritorious in terms
of their professional
credentials.
Conflict of interest
He said the PUCL believed
that the decision would
harm the credibility, imparti-
ality and efectiveness of the
NHRC, which had in the past
taken up issues of human
rights abuse by government
functionaries suo motu or on
the basis of complaints.
Therefore, the appointment
of a politician of the ruling
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GRIEF-STRICKEN: Relatives of actor Uday near the
Thippagondahalli reservoir after his body was fished out on
Wednesday. PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR
Body of Kannada stunt
actor Uday found
STAFF REPORTER
BENGALURU: Nearly two days
after search operations
began, divers on Wednesday
found the body of Uday
Raghav, one of the two actors
who went missing in the
Thippagondahalli reservoir
after they undertook a fatal
stunt for a Kannada film.
A team of over 100 person-
party would compromise the
independence, objectivity
and credibility of the institu-
tion and, even more import-
ant, create a conflict of
interest.
When the NHRC was
constituted, it was made
clear that apart from former
judges of the Supreme Court
or High Courts, two other
members would be appoin-
ted from among persons hav-
ing knowledge of, or prac-
tical experience in, matters
relating to human rights.
Principle of neutrality
Dr. Suresh said the BJP
leader was associated with
the party for decades and
had no relevant experience
in the field of human rights.
The principle of neutrality of
NOIDA/DELHI
nel from Karnataka and
Central forces continued to
scour through the murky wa-
ters of the reservoir in search
of the other stunt man, Anil
Kumar (38).
Around 3.20 p.m., divers
spotted the body of 32-year-
old Uday floating face up-
wards. Oicials said the body
was found in a decomposed
state, with fish bite marks.
NHRC members was partic-
ularly crucial and important
for, many times, the agency
was called upon to investig-
ate mass human rights ab-
uses by the security forces
with allegations of compli-
city of the political
executive.
Allegations of complicity
Organisations such as the
PUCL and other individual
rights defenders had often
approached the NHRC for
speedy and efective inter-
vention in matters involving
state functionaries and gov-
ernments. If the nomination
of Mr. Khanna is not with-
drawn, the PUCL, consistent
with its approach, will be
constrained to take it up in
the apex court.
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THE HINDU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Entries for Laadli
media gender
sensitivity awards Nitish Kumar embarks on his Nischay Yatra from West Champaran
open till Dec. 15 A T gone up by 11 per cent in Bi-
STAFF REPORTER
MUMBAI: Entries for the eighth
Laadli Media and Advert-
ising Awards for Gender
Sensitivity (LMAAGS)
began on Wednesday and
will continue till December
15.
LMAAGS will give away
awards to those who have
done exceptional work in
highlighting gender discrim-
ination and gender bias.
Entries from all over India
are allowed in 14 languages
such as English, Hindi, Urdu,
Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
etc.
The criteria for eligibility
involve reports/articles
based on governmental
policies, programmes, laws,
disasters, communal riots,
elections, sports, judiciary,
economic, social and reli-
gious factors etc., from a
gender sensitive perspect-
ive.
It may also involve entries
highlighting awareness
against pre-birth sex
selection or other acts of
gender discrimination or
other challenges from a gen-
der view.
Entries written after July 1,
2015 and till June 30,2016 will
be accepted. It is mandatory
for applications to include
declarations from the editor/
direct supervisor/organisa-
tion.
Print, electronic media
Entries from print and
electronic media, both will
be allowed.
News reports, features, in-
vestigative stories, ed-
itorials, columns, ad-
vertorial campaigns,
e-magazines, blogs, features,
radio plays and television re-
ports can be submitted.
Director of Population
First Dr. A.L. Sharada said:
There is a problem with the
way women are depicted. In
addition to her being the
victim or a happy house-
wife, she has many sides. We
want to show the world the
diversity for which media
has helped us.
A month after entertain-
ment network Viacom 18 ex-
tended its unprecedented
paid maternal leave policy to
9 months from 3 months, its
leading entertainment chan-
nel Colors has signed an
MoU with non-profit orga-
nisation Population First, an
advocacy and commu-
nication initiative working
towards gender sensitivity
in its flagship campaign
Laadli.
Population First describes
Laadli as a campaign aiming
to promote a healthy image
of women and girls in soci-
ety by bringing a change in
the stereotypical mindsets
that overpower men.
CM
YK
Milk sales up after prohibition
MARNATH EWARY
har. Also the sale of sweets,
PATNA: While addressing
Chetna Sabha at Bettiah in
West Champaran, Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
underlined how saat nis-
chay (seven resolves) of his
government had become a
part of the grand alliance
governments common pro-
gramme in the State and how
work under these pro-
grammes had been progress-
ing.
Mr. Kumar, who embarked
on his Nischay Yatra on
Wednesday, declared that the
programme of giving electri-
city connection to every
household too would begin
from November 15.
Mr. Kumar said that the
governments decision to
bring in prohibition had had
a good impact among the
people.
As high as Rs. 10,000 crore
used to be spent by the peo-
ple on the consumption of al-
cohol but, now that much
money is being saved. since
April, the sale of milk has
In Rajasthan, Congress leaders
iron out diferences over dinner
MOHAMMED IQBAL
JAIPUR: The dinner dip-
lomacy of the Congress in
Rajasthan has entered the
second phase with Pradesh
Congress president Sachin
Pilot hosting a banquet for
his party colleagues here on
Tuesday evening. Almost
all the senior party leaders
attended the dinner in a
show of unity.
Dinners at the residences
of Congress leaders were
initiated last month on the
suggestion of AICC general
secretary Gurudas Kamat
in a bid to iron out difer-
ences among them.
Former Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot hosted the nothing to do.
first dinner at his oicial
residence here on October
3.
Though it was supposed
to be a fortnightly event, no
formal announcement for
the next dinner was made
last month.
The event at Mr. Pilots
residence was attended by
all Congress leaders, except
C.P. Joshi, Mohan Prakash
and Jagannath Pahadia.
Even as the ruling Bhar-
atiya Janata Party has ri-
honey and other eatables too
has gone up considerably, he
said. He further said that crit-
ics had been saying pro-
hibition law would not be
practical and workable but
they did not ofer any feed-
back or suggestions to the
government. Ive asked for
their suggestions to make
changes in the provisions of
the Bihar Prohibition and Ex-
cise Act 2016 by November
12, he said
BJP criticises yatra
The Opposition BJP ob-
served a day-long dharna on
Wednesday, taking pot shots
at the relevance of Nischay
Yatra. Whats the relevance
of the Nischay Yatra when
the promises made to the
people of the State by the
same Chief Minister during
his previous yatras have not
been fulfilled ... the grand al-
liance government cannot
hide its failure by the CMs
Statewide tours, charged
State BJP leader Prem Kumar.
Sachin Pilot
diculed the new practice of
Congress leaders meeting
over dinner, Mr. Pilot told
reporters that it was an in-
ternal afair of Congress
with which the BJP had
the party leaders to interact
The constant negative re-
actions of BJP leaders to the
initiative taken by Congress
were unwarranted, he said.
Leaders absence
Asked about the absence
of certain party leaders, Mr.
Pilot said though invita-
tions were sent to everyone,
each leader had his or her
own responsibilities given
by the party.
It was not necessary that
all leaders should attend
NATION
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurating the Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal
programme in West Champaran on Wednesday. PHOTO: PTI
Though the BJP
ridiculed the meet,
Sachin Pilot said it
was an internal affair
of the Congress
each and every meeting and
event, he said.
Those who missed out on
Mr. Pilot's dinner had in-
formed him in advance. The
leaders who participated
included Mr. Kamat, Mr.
Gehlot, Namo Narain
Meena, Girija Vyas, B.D.
Kalla, Chandrabhan and
Rameshwar Dudi.
Mr. Pilot airmed that
such informal dinners
provided an opportunity to
and Karan Johars Rs. 5
with each other without the
restrictions of protocol.
Such open discussions are
helpful for both the leaders
and the party set-up, he
said.
The interactions among
Congress leaders are likely
to help set an agenda for the
2018 Assembly elections
and guide the party workers
during the poll campaign.
The present strength of
Congress members in the
State Assembly is just 21.
reach Cape Town on Decem-
nuances of seamanship and
understanding the oceans.
ral Monty Khanna said.
Mumbai student on a mission for Army bravehearts
The 20-year-old canvasses with a placard for five hours a day in crowded places
AISHWARYA PARIKH
MUMBAI: Young Jayesh
Nikam, a second-year
management student from
SIES (Nerul) College, is on
a mission. Since Deepavali,
he has been spending five
hours every day meeting
new people and making
them aware of the Army
Welfare Fund Battle
Casualties (AWFBC),
which accepts donations.
The funds collected will
be used to provide
financial assistance or
grants to widows of battle
casualties, their next of kin
and their dependents.
The AWFBC became
popular after the Uri attack
crore penance for hiring
Pakistani actor Fawad
Khan for his film. It was
originally formed after the
Siachen tragedy where
soldiers lost their lives due
to an avalanche. The
Navy vessel with all-woman
crew flagged of from Panaji
PRAKASH KAMAT
PANAJI: Navy vessel Mhadei,
with an all-woman crew, was
flagged of from here to Cape
Town, South Africa, by Rear
Admiral Monty Khanna,
Commandant, Naval War
College, on Wednesday.
The vessel is scheduled to
ber 15. The boat will
participate in the Cape to
Rio Race (Cape Town to Rio
de Janeiro), which will start
on December 26.
Long distance sailing
Seafaring is our profes-
sion and there is nothing
better than long distance
ocean sailing to learn the fine
The women oicers have al-
ready sailed to Mauritius in
the peak of monsoons and
we are confident that the ex-
perience gained will hold
them in good stead during
the long voyage, Rear Admi-
The present voyage of
GOOD SAMARITAN: Since Deepavali, Jayesh has been
interacting with people in Mumbai. PHOTO: YOGESH MHATRE
account, opened at the
Syndicate Bank, South
Block Branch, New Delhi,
has been approved by the
Integrated HQ of Ministry
of Defence (Army).
After the Uri attack,
Jayesh came upon the
AWFBC when he was
searching for a portal to
help the jawans in some
way.
He soon realised that his
family, friends and
SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE: INSV Mhadei being flagged off by
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna in Panaji on Wednesday.
INSV Mhadei consists of
four legs, which include Goa
to Cape Town, Cape Town to
Rio de Janeiro (the actual
race), and back to Goa.
Four sets of crew
The Navy has identified
four sets of crew to
participate in various legs of
the voyage with the purpose
of preparing a larger base of
adventure loving seafarers.
While the present leg up to
Cape Town is being under-
neighbours were as
unaware of this scheme as
he was. He decided to take
responsibility and to make
people aware of it. Since
then, this 20-year-old
canvasses with a placard
for five hours a day at
crowded places, explaining
the scheme to people.
Since Deepavali, Jayesh has
been canvassing from
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus up to the
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taken by an all-woman crew
skippered by Lt. Cdr. Vartika
Joshi, the Rio race would be
undertaken by a mixed crew
of men and women, which
would be helmed by Capt.
Atool Sinha, the oicer-in-
charge of the recently estab-
lished Ocean Sailing Node of
the Navy. Capt. Sinha is an
Asian Games silver med-
allist.
Similarly, the return legs
would have separate sets of
crew.
Gateway of India.
Having seen various
reactions and responses of
people from varied
backgrounds, Jayesh said,
I have received a lot of
praise but I have also
gotten some negative
responses.
Some feel Im a fraud
holding a placard asking
them for money saying its
for the Army. I just want to
make people more aware
that there is a
governmental scheme like
this by which we can help a
lot of people. Most people
wanted to do something for
the Army, just like me, but
had no idea how. This is
what I am trying to do.
Jayesh said he received a
heartwarming response
from an elderly woman
whose son serves in the
Army.
She was touched by my
gesture, which inspired me
even more.
ND-ND
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THE HINDU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016

November thunderbolt
Donald Trump tapped into the mother lode of basic grievances of the wide swathe of white Americans,
particularly the non-college-educated, rural, blue-collar population
other nations, he said after his victory. Only reasoned policy approaches and dialogue
T H U R S D AY , N O V E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 6 time will tell whether his promises to the with Moscow to defeat the Islamic State in-
NIRUPAMA RAO people of his country and the world will be stead of just pursuing the prospects of regi-
fulfilled. But looking at the map of the U.S., me change in Damascus.
populated in the red of the Republican Party,
Understanding The dramatic, widely unexpected outcome
of the U.S. presidential election has stunned
with the groundswell of popular will being
expressed in favour of Mr. Trump, it is dii-
cult to deny the fact that a legitimate victory
The Asian amphitheatre
The pivot or rebalancing to Asia an-
nounced by Secretary of State Clinton in a
Trumpocalypse all the pundits and prognosticators who had
placed very little faith in a victory for Don-
has been won. The Democratic Partys blue
wall came crumbling down today, and with
speech in Chennai in 2011 was never fully
elucidated or efectively deployed by the

D
onald Trump will be the 45th President
of the United States. These words will
echo in the hearts of 324 million Americ-
ans today, some shell-shocked and
downcast, others delirious with joy. The sheer di-
vergence of emotions over the surprise result is a
poignant signal of how deeply divided the nation is,
after a polarising two-year election campaign.
Bigotry, patriarchy and racist rancour, which reared
their ugly heads throughout this season of incivility,
may find no welcome catharsis with the apotheosis
of Mr. Trump. According to the exit polls, 58 per
cent of whites and 21 per cent of non-whites voted
for Mr. Trump, whereas 37 per cent of whites and 74
per cent of non-whites voted for his Democratic
opponent Hillary Clinton. He also scored higher
with men than women, and with those voters who
did not have a college degree. In other words, blue-
collared white men and women thronged to Mr.
Trump in droves, angry about their perceived im-
poverishment and disenfranchisement inflicted by
the countrys political and financial elites. It had
left them with only one option: to throw a meta-
phorical grenade at these power centres.
At the heart of the shock result is the shock itself,
which stemmed from what most analysts have been
calling the vote of the silent majority. Why did the
U.S. media and pollsters fail to see which way the
wind was blowing? They apparently did not sus-
pect, when poll results suggested that Ms. Clinton
was the more acceptable candidate, that some of
the respondents to these polls may have been un-
willing to admit to being supporters of Mr. Trump.
It is likely for instance that women, 42 per cent of
whom voted for Mr. Trump, were reluctant to re-
veal their preference after Mr. Trump was exposed
for boasting about sexual assault and faced allega-
tions of the same. What was not taken proper note
of was that in almost every swing State, there were
between 11 and 18 per cent undecided voters in
late October a significant number of people that
tilted the election in favour of Mr. Trump. Insofar as
this election reflected expressions of frustration
that went against the grain of political correctness,
the Trump victory resembles Brexit. However, in
his victory speech Mr. Trump has appeared to
quickly move past campaign recrimination, the
conciliatory tone of which may go a little way in
calming nerves at home as well as of anxious world
leaders watching the election from afar. If indeed
he presents a softer, more collaborative face at
home and abroad, the Divided States of America
may yet hold firm and lend strength to the global
order, as it has done in the past.
ald J. Trump. It is clear now that the thinking,
privileged elites of Washington, D.C. and
New York were way of the mark in their
predictions and poll analyses. The widely
forgotten, disinherited and disadvantaged
who inhabit the rural interiors of the United
States, who have seen their lives grow stead-
ily more arid and unanchored, spoke
through what has been called the election
of our discontent. That howling at the
moon, that anger a kinetic force in Amer-
ican democracy today was ignored on the
radar screens of celebrity television and
media channels of the country. Instead, the
Republican candidate was projected as a
maverick iconoclast a misogynist and
xenophobe, among other traits, to boot. And
as for Candidate Clinton, could anybody
have been more out of sync with the popular
mood of the country? Historys verdict on
her will not be kind.
Tapping into Americas angst
For Donald Trump, the road from Trump
Taj Mahal, the failed casino, via numerous
Trump Towers, to the White House has
been a long and winding one that he negoti-
ated as a self-propelled wayfarer, with little
or no faith being placed by the world on his
ability to achieve his ambitious goal. On the
journey, he captured the mood of the un-
protected classes among the American
people, their anger, frustration and disillu-
sionment with the government in Washing-
ton, and he became the messenger for that
mood of America. The country thus saw a
presidential candidate who called his cam-
paign a movement in near-messianic
mode a movement whose slogan was
Make America Great Again, ofering the
angry multitudes hope for the future. There
was no ideology here, no overflowing of new
and revolutionary ideas, but only simplistic,
repetitive incantations about how his com-
CARTOONSCAPE
Mr. Trumps policy and attitude to
India is expected to be positive,
continuing the trends and
direction in the relationship
established over the last decade
petitor, Hillary Clinton, was corrupt and in-
efectual, that the legacy of the Obama ad-
ministration, especially Obamacare, needed
reversal, that immigration required to be
checked and reversed, and that Muslim
entry into the U.S. should be rigorously
monitored and even prevented. In all this, he
tapped into the mother lode of basic griev-
ances of the wide swathe of white Americ-
ans, particularly the non-college educated,
rural, blue-collar population. It was Brexit
on the other side of the Atlantic.
Something has happened. It is revo-
lutionary: these were the comments de-
scribing the events of the evening of
November 8 in what has turned out to be the
biggest political upset in U.S. election his-
tory. Mr. Trumps acceptance speech has
been described as inclusive and humble, he
promised to bind the wounds of the nation
as also promising respect for and friendship
with other countries. I want to tell the
world community that while we will always
put Americas interests first, we will deal
fairly with everyone... all people and all
both Houses of Congress being largely Re-
publican too, one sees the party of Franklin
Roosevelt and John Kennedy shrunken. The
legacy of President Barack Obama is also
jeopardised as Mr. Trump has long ex-
pressed his determination to undo it.
Foreign policy of a Trump presidency
The Trump administrations foreign
policy will be of special interest and rel-
evance globally. Mr. Trumps vision of
America in the World is yet to be spelt out in
any granularity, and while he is expected to
appoint seasoned and experienced
individuals to his team, going by his cam-
paign pronouncements, the Iran nuclear
deal will go under the scanner (whether it
will be reversed is the question) and Amer-
icas alliance relationships in Europe and
Asia will be scrutinised more closely. His
Democratic Party opponents have long
stressed that Mr. Trump questions basic
premises of U.S. strategic and security
policy in place since 1945. In their view, the
American Century will change with Mr.
Trump coming to power. However, Amer-
ican institutions and the American system
will constrain him and are expected to pre-
vail over ad hoc or impulsive tendencies in
the new President.
But more importantly, potential crises
situations are not alleviated because of a
Trump victory. For instance, the North
Korean regimes intractability and renegade
tendencies will need careful and urgent fo-
cus (the failure of strategic patience with
Pyongyang will most likely be acknow-
ledged) as also the relationships with China
and Russia. Mr. Trump came across during
the campaign as having a much more
rational and less prejudiced approach to the
situation in Syria and Russian involvement
in the region, and it is hoped that his advent
to oice will see more collaborative, well-
Obama administration. The Trans-Pacific
Partnership trade arrangement will be an-
other aborted deal since the Trump govern-
ment will not support it or take it forward
because, in his view, free trade deals have
destroyed working-class America. A chal-
lenge for the new President will also be how
to pursue a more stable and intelligent rela-
tionship with a militaristic China that sees
diminished U.S. economic power and milit-
ary capability as an opportunity to advance
its territorial claims in maritime Asia.
Mr. Trump is a proclaimed opponent of
terrorism and his approach to Pakistan and
its support of terror groups will be no-non-
sense and adversarial. His policy and atti-
tude to India is expected to be positive and
welcoming, continuing the trends and dir-
ection in the relationship established over
the last decade. His ties with the Indian-
American community and his general view
that India is doing great suggest that he is
well inclined to further cement the India-
U.S. partnership.
Immigration into the U.S. is a pet peeve
for Mr. Trump. It remains to be seen how he
will tackle the issue (he has made draconian
promises to build a wall on the Mexican bor-
der and also deport immigrants) because
there is widespread resentment at the grass
roots in the country to foreign immigrants
with the focus during the campaign on Mex-
ico and the numbers of Mexicans in the U.S.
(It is not acknowledged that the number of
Mexicans entering the country has gone
down from 2009 onwards.)
India and its diaspora
There are numbers of Indian and Chinese
recent immigrants or new entrants into the
U.S. whose status may be called into ques-
tion. The issue of H-1B visas for IT profes-
sionals from India has been a vexed one also
in recent years mainly due to nativist
politics practised in the U.S. Congress by
both Democrats and Republicans. There is
no indication to suggest that as president
Mr. Trump will advocate a new and altered
approach to this issue. On issues of labour
and trade, he is a protectionist and has come
to power on a platform of restoring liveli-
hoods for unemployed Americans rather
than advocating solutions to visa issues for
foreigners.
The American President-elect is gener-
ally not acquainted with the salient details
of the India-U.S. strategic partnership.
Among these, the issue of Indias entry into
the Nuclear Suppliers Group remains unre-
solved and the continued advocacy, support
and diplomatic push required from the U.S.
for the Indian case will be critical for its sat-
isfactory resolution.

A method in the At the earliest opportunity, it will be ad-

visable for Prime Minister Narendra Modi
to take the initiative to reach out to Mr.

shock therapy Trump so that the American President-elect

is sensitised to the strategic interests that
bind India and the U.S., and the multifaceted

P
rime Minister Narendra Modis move to
curb unaccounted cash, or black money,
circulating in the Indian economy by with-
drawing the highest-value currency notes
of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 as legal tender within three-
odd hours of the announcement, is a bold one. He
invoked provocative imagery to explain the
measure of corrupt oicials stashing kilos of ill-
gained cash under their mattresses, and such illicit
black money fuelling inflation as well as terrorism.
He pointed out how diicult it is for honest taxpay-
ers to buy a house as the real estate sector seldom
operates without a cash component, some of which
finds its way to political funding. The increase in
the circulation of these notes in the past five years
has been disproportionate to the economys
growth. The introduction of new Rs.500 and
Rs.2,000 notes, the government argues, would not
only check counterfeit currency, a problem that has
assumed serious dimensions, but also purge Indias
economy of the black wealth amassed in the form of
high-value notes. Any decision like this needs to be
sudden, and it is not surprising that it has caused
hardship as people scramble to get notes of smaller
denomination for daily expenditure. The only de-
fence for this is that the larger public purpose out-
weighs the immediate diiculties.
Having promised during the 2014 election cam-
paign to bring back black money worth lakhs of
crores supposedly stashed abroad, the NDA gov-
ernment has been under pressure to do something
dramatic. The two amnesty schemes it launched
over the past year, including one for foreign assets,
didnt yield anything near the 23.2 per cent of GDP
that the World Bank had estimated Indias shadow
economy to be in 2007. Today that would be nearly
$479 billion in unaccounted wealth, according to
rating agency Crisil. While there will be pain and
confusion in the short term for common people and
the economy, a disruptive measure was perhaps the
only way to shake up the system to a new
compliance normal. But the Centre must ensure
that no poor person is saddled with old, useless
notes due to the lack of oicial identity documents
or a bank account, and avoid putting to disadvant-
age older citizens unable to visit a bank repeatedly
to exchange high-value notes. It should find ways to
check black money parked in benami properties
(possibly through a digital land and realty invent-
ory) and gold. There must also be administrative
and electoral reforms to advance digital payments
and eliminate the prospect of the new currency reg-
ime spawning the ghost economy afresh.
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President-elect Trump
The rise of Donald Trump comes as
a surprise to not only a large chunk
of Americans but also to the world.
This U.S. presidential campaign
saw a lot of mud-slinging and
vilification. The U.S. media, which
was palpably biased towards Hillary
Clinton and wrote of Mr. Trump as
a result, must be red-faced.
Practically all the opinion polls
predicted Ms. Clintons win. Mr.
Trumps anti-migrant, anti-Muslim
stance and his sexual scandals were
cited as his Achilles heel. Yet the
voters have chosen him to lead the
country because of their
disenchantment and deep
frustration with the Barack Obama
administration, rising
unemployment, the inability of the
government to implement
Obamacare efectively, frequent
racial attacks, rising inequality, etc.
R. Badri Narayanan,
Bengaluru
It is phenomenal that Mr. Trump
managed to win despite the media
and the establishments rebukes
against him for his vile remarks
throughout the campaign. Also it
seemed like there was
overwhelming support for Hillary
Clinton even from celebrities. It is
evident that Mr. Trumps policies
and proposals resonated with a
large section of people across
regions. However, it is ironical that
the United States, which stands for
liberty and equality, failed again to
elect its first female President.
Paul Jom,
Palakkad
Silent voters have finally spoken
and made their choice clear. In
every election, its not supporters of
parties or candidates who swing the
election in the party or candidates
favour but the fence-sitters. Mr.
Trump seems to have understood
well the anger against the
establishment. The wave of
movements against the
establishment seems to be
sweeping across nations. If Mr.
Trump has won, it is largely
because people were against Hillary
Clinton; people did not trust her as
she was part of the establishment.
Rahul Nair H.,
Thiruvananthapuram
Has the American public
overlooked the high moral values
and standards expected of the
President of their country by
electing Mr. Trump? I am interested
to know how many women voted
Mr. Trump to power, given all the
scandals surrounding him. It is said
sometimes that women are their
own worst enemies. The rejection
of Hillary Clinton seems to ring
true in this context.
P. Ranganathan,
Chennai
It is still too early to predict how
Mr. Trumps presidency will impact
India but given his strong views on
immigration, India might not have
much to cheer about. What is
important to know is the President-
elects view on India-Pakistan
relations. Mr. Obama had proved to
be a strong ally in Indias eforts to
curb Pakistans support to
terrorism. The onus is now on
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
establish a friendship with Mr.
Trump to ensure that the U.S.s
backing of Indias interests
continues.
C.V. Aravind,
Chennai
Im utterly flabbergasted. How can a
man like Donald Trump be elected
as President? It is incomprehensible
to me how he can be given the most
powerful job in the world. It is also
ironical that his ascendancy follows
the stint of an intelligent and able
President, Barack Obama.
Democracy works in such strange
ways.
C.G. Kuriakose,
Kothamangalam, Ernakulam
Mr. Trumps victory may be
unexpected to many but it really is
not that surprising. Indications of
American fatigue with Mr. Obamas
policies were visible even in 2012.
Mr. Obama rode to power in 2008,
promising to end all the wars that
he had inherited. But the U.S.s
interference in Libya, Syria and
Yemen were unnecessary. There is
also a link between the birth and
rise of the Islamic State and
Americas intervention in Syria. I
hope Mr. Trump does not make the
same mistakes as his predecessor
did.
Prem Kumar Gutty,
Delhi
A discerning trend can be seen
emerging across the world. People
seem to favour leaders who are
aggressive, assertive and
authoritative. Whether its Mr.
nature of the relationship between the two
nations including its regional and global rel-
evance. The golden hour to do this may be
even before the inauguration of the new
President in January 2017.
Nirupama Rao, a former Foreign Secretary, was also
Ambassador of India to the United States.
Modi, Vladimir Putin, or now Mr. there are fake notes in circulation
Trump, the odds seem stacked in and this decision will eradicate the
their favour despite the fact that menace for some time, we cant
attempts are made to bring them ignore the fact that this is a political
down before they come to power. move, coming as it does before the
People also seem inclined towards elections. Also, any person who has
those leaders who are firm in their become wealthy illegally may not
views against terror and forces store all of it in hard cash. In the
inimical to national security. battle against black money, I hope
the informal sector is not in trouble.
Sivamani Vasudevan,
Karthik G.,
Chennai Chennai
Mr. Trumps victory shows that If Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes cease
Americans are not in favour of a to become legal tender and new
woman President. The verdict also notes of the same denomination are
underlines the U.S.s passion for introduced, is there a guarantee that
Americanism, as propagated by Mr. duplicates of the new ones will not
Trump. It categorically refutes be out in the market sooner or later?
practically all the pre-poll And what if a customer deposits his
predictions of the media. The U.S. old notes in a bank and they turn
has declared that it would rather out to be fake? What will a poor
prefer a leader who stands for a wage labourer, who has earned, say,
better economy and more job Rs. 500 today do? How will he or
opportunities than a full-time she buy anything? I wish the
politician like Hillary Clinton. This government did not thrust this
is also a vote against family dynasty. decision upon us overnight and
B. Prabha, cause this chaos.
Varkala, Kerala N.R. Raghuram,
Hyderabad
If there has to be one reason why
Ms. Clinton lost, it is the FBIs The governments intention may be
bringing up of the email case at a good, but people have been
crucial time in the election. It subjected to a lot of stress. I know
damaged her prospects. people who were waiting to buy
Srinivasan B., train tickets last night, but were
Chennai turned back even though the
government has exempted the rule
in railway counters, airports and
Fight against black money hospitals. The government should
The popular notion that have made the announcement early
demonetisation will curb black morning on November 8 so we
money is misleading (Rs. 500, Rs. could have all been prepared.
1,000 notes no longer legal tender, M. L. Raghavan,
Nov. 9). While it is correct that Chennai

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THE HINDU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Life along the Line of Control
Imagining Trumps America
Voters have placed their country on an entirely diferent trajectory from what they so poignantly
It was August 2015 when I saw two residents along the India-
Pakistan border get of a vehicle and rush towards a nearby
chose when they elected Barack Obama eight years ago
bridge. When I approached them to talk about tensions along
the border, they said, Our houses in a nearby village, across
the bridge, have been destroyed by cross-border shelling.
NARAYAN
MEHA We began to walk towards the bridge, but were forced to re-
LAKSHMAN
DIXIT treat and wait when we heard the sound of shelling.
One of them was Mohammad Sharif, a porter with the Indi-
an armed forces who was injured during the shelling; the other was
Shamasdin, a daily wage labourer from Bandi in the Sabjiyan sector of Jam- Donald Trumps stunning victory in the
mus Poonch district. Sharif and Shamasdin were among the many civilians U.S. presidential election has sent
who bore the brunt of cross-border violence along the LoC and the Interna- shockwaves across 50 states and ripples
tional Boundary (IB) last year. beyond Americas shores. It will be days
The recent tensions between India and Pakistan are reminiscent of 2015, before that country comes to grips with
which saw some of the worst incidents of cross-border firings. Following the new reality that 48 per cent of its cit-
the Uri attack in September 2016, India blamed Pakistan. The latter denied izens voted for.
having any role in the incident. Soon after, India claimed to have conducted As they pick through the debris of
surgical strikes on suspected militants preparing to infiltrate the country failed poll analyses, frustrated voter
from across the border. Pakistan denied this too. Since then both countries registration drives and inadequate re-
have been blaming each other for violating the 2003 ceasefire agreement. turn on a billion-dollar campaign, one
question will dominate their minds:
Protecting civilians How did we get this so wrong?
The Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and its additional protocols form There are several ways to answer that
the cornerstone of international humanitarian law (IHL) which seeks to question. The first is that Democratic
regulate armed conflict and protect civilians. India and Pakistan are both nominee Hillary Clinton never really
parties to the Geneva Conventions. While Pakistan has signed but not rati- grasped what the Trump campaign was
fied the 1977 Additional Protocol of these conventions, which strengthens trying to achieve: a deep connection
the protection of victims of interna- with white, blue-collar men and women
tional armed conflict, India has nei- Cross-border tensions affect of America.
ther signed nor ratified it. However, the lives and livelihoods of
considering the universality of the The middle America disconnect
Geneva Conventions, their general civilians along the border These were people who, despite HOPE: Unless Mr. Trump takes on a different tone towards healing the self-inflicted wounds of his countrymen, four years might
principles have now become cus- and impact them President Barack Obamas successful seem like an eternity to many. People cheer for Mr. Trump as he speaks during a campaign rally in Kinston, North Carolina.
tomary law binding on non-parties. eforts to cut unemployment rates and PHOTO: NEW YORK TIMES
Therefore, according to one of the
psychologically spur economic growth after the Great
major principles of customary IHL, parties to an armed conflict must make Recession of 2008, felt a sense of isola- maries victory over an eclectic smor- the death of conservative judge Antonin By no means does
a distinction between civilians and combatants and between civilian ob- tion from the distant machinations of gasbord of Republican candidates down Scalia in February.
jects and military objectives. Washington and were frustrated by a to pure luck or a moment of electoral in- This would tip the SCOTUS over into
Mr. Trumps victory guarantee
IHL forbids all methods and means of warfare which fail to discriminate lack of opportunities for upward sanity that could not survive the fight the conservative zone, with Mr. that this gash ripped in the
between those taking part in the fighting and those, such as civilians, who economic and social mobility. with a far more coherent, experienced Trumps nominee able to ofer a decis- fabric of American society
are not, the purpose being to protect the civilian population, individual In Mr. Trump they found a patron Secretary Clinton. ive vote to break a 4-4 tie with the liberal
civilians and civilian property; cause superfluous injury or unnecessary who not only promised to Make Amer- They were wrong. Justices. will be mended overnight
sufering; cause severe or long-term damage to the environment. ica Great Again, but one who would do Similarly, they attributed Mr. Trumps If he does so, then this literally opens
The indiscriminate firing by both Pakistani and Indian security forces so by Draining The (Beltway) Swamp promise to build a wall along the Mex- the floodgates to re-litigating and po- sage of laws relating to tax cuts for cor-
poses a huge threat to the lives and properties of civilians on both sides of and subtly pander to racial insecurities. ican border and his denigration of Mex- tentially overturning landmark judg- porate America or wealthy Americans,
the border. It frequently causes superfluous injury or unnecessary sufer- Once this bond was forged between the icans as rapists and criminals to pure ments and smaller decisions that form spending cuts for middle class welfare
ing and severe or long-term damage to the environment. According to white masses and their messiah, the rest theatrics or a tendency to be obnoxious. an integral part of the Obama legacy. programmes.
India, seven civilians were killed on November 1 in shelling by Pakistan was history. No wonder then Mr. Trump Had they instead sought to reach out to Among these are the Afordable Care Would the Trump administration be
along the Samba and Rajouri districts in Jammu. Pakistan on its part was voted in by a majority of whites more of those who had fears, however Act of 2010, Mr. Obamas epic health- mindful of history, of the reckless risk-
claimed on November 1 that at least three of its civilians were killed and five over non-whites, school graduates over irrational, about immigration swamp- care reform law, the decision on mar- taking behaviour, low interest rates and
injured by Indian border troops in Nakyal Sardar. college graduates, and those below the ing their country and depriving them of riage equality that brought succour to loose credit laws that the George W.
Many border residents are often rendered homeless by such firing. Sev- age of 45 over the older cohort. jobs, they may have stumbled upon a so many members of the LGBT Bush regime pushed so blithely, until it
eral get injured and/or lose their farms and cattle, often their only source of By no means, however, does Mr. real story, something that even Ms. community, even something as funda- brought almost the whole world to its
occupation. There are hardly any adequate medical facilities for these peo- Trumps victory guarantee that this Clinton may have appreciated hearing mental as Roe v. Wade, which crystal- knees in the throes of financial crash
ple. In India, the government provides emergency shelters to these gash ripped in the fabric of American about. lised womens reproductive rights. and economic recession? Hard to say.
civilians during firings, but this is rarely adequate. Those who do not get society will be mended overnight. To In addition, a ninth Justice appointed Yet what will be clear to all Americ-
such shelter leave for safer areas. get to that point, bridges will have to be Shaping SCOTUS by Mr. Trump could set the clock back ans when the dust of this feverish elec-
Most border residents I interviewed in August 2015 said that they are de- built, empathy will have to replace apa- With Mr. Trump now in oice, it is on numerous smaller legislations or or- tion season settles is that they have
pendent on agriculture and are only demanding emergency shelter in safer thy, sympathy will have to substitute tempting to think this is a moot point for ders relating to immigration restric- placed their country on an entirely dif-
areas since they cannot leave their farms and settle somewhere else per- hate. the next four years. Yet it is beyond tions and deportation of undocumented ferent trajectory from what they so
manently. They are demanding underground bunkers which can be used doubt that liberal America will face workers, pertaining to climate change poignantly chose when they elected Mr.
for shelter during cross-border shelling. Medias blind eye many more setbacks in the coming mandates, and gun control reforms. Obama eight years ago.
In February 2015, a proposal was sent by the Jammu and Kashmir govern- This brings us to the second reason Trump term in oice, for a multitude of Unless Mr. Trump takes on a very dif-
ment to the Centre for setting up 20,125 community bunkers in 448 villages for Tuesday nights election earth- reasons. Shifting trajectory ferent tone towards healing the self-in-
along the LoC and IB. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the then Chief Minister of quake. Mainstream liberal U.S.A. was Among his early actions it is likely Outside of SCOTUS, Mr. Trump flicted wounds of his countrymen, four
Jammu and Kashmir, said that the proposal would cover a population of simply not ready to hear the message of that Mr. Trump will nominate, and in all would be bolstered by the fact that Re- years might seem like an eternity to
4,02,455 near border areas in the districts of Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Rajouri the Angry White Man. likelihood get passed, a Justice to the publicans now control not only the many.
and Poonch. However, a number of villages in these areas still lack under- Pollsters and media pundits put Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS), House of Representatives but also the
ground bunkers. down Mr. Trumps remarkable pri- in the wake of the vacant spot owing to Senate. This would facilitate easy pas- narayan@thehindu.co.in

Threat to psychosocial security

Straws in the wind

The uncertainty of border tensions also poses a huge threat to the
psychosocial security of these civilians. According to the 1997 Cape Town
Principles, the term psychosocial underscores the close relationship be-
tween the psychological and social efects of armed conflict, the one type of
efect continually influencing the other. The constant fear of losing their
lives, cattle and farms is likely to reverberate in the psyche of border Paddy stubble, unlike wheat residue, isnt valuable animal feed. Incentivising biomass-based
residents which may impact their psychosocial well-being. Perhaps the
most pitiable impact has been on children as they sometimes dont attend power plants in Punjab and Haryana will help north India breathe easier
school for months.
It has been over a year since I spoke to Sharif, Shamasdin and other locals
in seven villages in Akhnoor, RS Pura and Suchetgarh along the IB and Bal- farmers are prompted to burn it on the
akot and Sabjiyan sectors along the LoC. But issues such as lack of field instead of incurring a high cost on
ELUMALAI KANNAN
community bunkers in many villages and inadequate temporary shelters in collecting it. In fact, field studies show
safer areas have still not been resolved. During my visit to Sidherwan in that even though farmers are aware that
Akhnoor, Sudesh Sharma told me, Our relatives from safer areas say that the burning of straw is harmful to
we [Sharmas] are now used to the firing. In fact, it is just that we do not have health, they do not have alternatives for
any choice. Neeru, her daughter-in-law, interjected, Perhaps our woes Delhi has registered its worst air quality utilising them efectively. Therefore,
will end only if India and Pakistan decide to make peace. in recent times. This has prompted blaming only the farmers may not solve
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to call it the problem of air pollution and there is
Meha Dixit has a PhD in International Politics from JNU and has taught at Kashmir University. a gas chamber. Pollution in diferent a need to find sustainable technological
parts of the capital has touched hazard- solutions that can help farmers and sim-
ous levels with potentially serious ultaneously allow everyone to breathe
health efects on the rich and poor alike, clean air.
especially on children, the elderly and
FROM THE ARCHIVES physically vulnerable people. Leaving Looking through the haze
aside the politics, the Central and Delhi Biomass provides safe and reliable
governments should take urgent mea- energy. The available paddy straw can
sures to prevent air pollution in order to be efectively used for power genera-
stem the current impact as well as the tion, which will go a long way towards
(dated November 10, 1966) future cost of healthcare. overcoming the problem of disposal of
Jacques Duval, 47, obtained air It is often pointed out that paddy crop residues and power deficit in the
Air ticket swindle stubble burning in neighbouring Hary- region. According to data from the
tickets on credit through agencies
unearthed they owned, sold them at 25 per ana and Punjab is a major reason for af- NO OPTION: Studies show that even though farmers are aware that the burning of Ministry of New and Renewable En-
A huge air ticket swindle which cent discount but never paid the fecting air quality in Delhi during the straw is harmful to health, they do not have alternatives for utilising them ergy, Punjab and Haryana have not
gave thousands of Indian and airlines. The system netted onset of winter. Stubble burning is a effectively. A farmer in Punjab. PHOTO: AFP made much progress in creating bio-
Pakistani travellers cut-price 268,000 in January and February common practice followed by farmers mass-based power generation plants as
flights home from Britain ended 1963, the court was told. Prater in these States to prepare the field for year. Various studies have shown that There is also a need to compared to States such as Maha-
in prison sentences for two travel was jailed for five years and Duval sowing of wheat in November as there the rice-wheat rotation has put land and rashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and
agency men yesterday [November for three years. Another man, is little time left between the harvesting other resources under severe strain, develop rice varieties Tamil Nadu. Thus, there is great poten-
8, London]. Leslie Goddard, aged 43, was of paddy and sowing of wheat. Since resulting in depletion of soil nutrients, that are both rich in tial for making investments in paddy
Frank Prater, aged 50, and fined 250. this practice is followed every year decline in water table, build-up of pests grain yield and high in straw-based power plants which can
despite some eforts by the State gov- and diseases, and micronutrient defi- help avoid stubble burning to a large ex-
ernments to prevent it, the problem of ciency. The State governments initiat- straw quality tent and also create employment
air quality getting afected in Delhi dur- ives to push crop diversification as a opportunities.
ing October-November will recur. strategy to overcome these problems about 1.9 lakh tonnes of straw. Incorporation of crop residues in the
Therefore, it is important to diagnose have not convinced farmers to break the Use of machines for harvesting has soil can improve soil moisture and help
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS and address the fundamental problems rice-wheat rotation. Crop diversifica- serious implications for crop residue activate the growth of soil microorgan-
that force the farmers to burn the paddy tion with vegetables and fruits hit a management at the farm level. The isms for better plant growth. However,
>>In the front-page graphic A Piece Of History (Nov. 9, 2016) the last straw on the field and not utilise it for roadblock due to marketing problems. combine harvester cuts the crop well suitable machinery for collection,
item under What You Should Do merely says limit of Rs. 10,000 a day. It any productive purpose. It may appear Being agriculturally progressive above the ground, leaving behind sub- chopping and in situ incorporation of
should have said limit on withdrawal: Rs. 10,000 a day. that paddy straw has no economic value States, almost all farmers in Punjab and stantial amount of stubble on the field. straw is required. Further, initiatives
for farmers in these States. Haryana grow high-yield varieties of The machine leaves the residues in can also be made to convert the re-
>>The caption of the photograph that accompanied the report titled Van- rice and wheat. According to the such a state that it is diicult to collect moved residues into enriched organic
dalised sitar shocks maestro on eve of concert (Nov. 9, 2016, Life page) erro- The rice-wheat rotation Ministry of Agriculture, the average them manually. However, the farmers manure through composting.
neously referred to the instrument as guitar. Historically, rice was not a major crop rice yield was as high was four tonnes found ways to collect the wheat residue Presently, a limited quantity of paddy
grown in Punjab and Haryana. In Pun- per hectare in Punjab and 3.2 tonnes in (bhusa) as it is a highly valuable animal straw is used for cardboard making and
>>A sentence in Do you have an action plan on pollution (Nov. 9, 2016), jab, rice accounted for only 7.6 per cent Haryana. These States have also expe- feed and is even traded across districts. in packing industries and paper mills.
read: The court said it would hear the Centre on October 10 and pass appro- of the total cropped area during 1970- rienced a high level of mechanisation of Given its economic use, the farmers run However, new opportunities for indus-
priate orders. The correct date is November 10. 1973, which increased to a whopping 36 agricultural operations including har- a chaf combine (reaper) after combine trial use such as extraction of yeast
per cent during 2011-13. Similarly, in vesting. In fact, combine harvesters harvesting to collect straws, cut protein can be explored through sci-
>>The report headlined 11,000 NGOs will not get foreign funds (Nov. 4, Haryana, paddy area increased from 5.6 have been extensively used for harvest- stubbles and make into chaf for feeding entific research.
2016) erroneously mentioned Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, as per cent to 19 per cent during the same ing of paddy and wheat due to non- to animals directly or mixed with green There is also a need to develop rice
one of the organisations whose FCRA licence had expired. The Home period. Extensive development of irrig- availability of labour at the time of har- fodder. So the burning of wheat residue varieties that are both rich in grain yield
Ministrys website, which mentioned CMC, actually referred to a namesake ation, assured price (minimum support vesting and increase in labour cost. A is not necessary for the farmers because and high in straw quality. Use of such
organisation based in Ludhiana. price) and secured market (government rough estimate based on the grain to of the availability of technology and its dual-purpose rice varieties will help to
procurement) have induced farmers to straw ratio showed that Punjab with an higher economic value as dry fodder. maintain food security, farm income
The Readers Editors oice can be contacted by grow paddy and expand the area of cul- average rice production of 11.1 million Rice straw, however, is not used as fod- and improve environmental sustainab-
Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Fri- tivation considerably over time. Con- tonnes during 2011-13 generated about der as it is found to be non-palatable to ility.
day); sequently, farmers in this traditionally 16.6 million tonnes of paddy straw. Sim- animals due to its high silica content.
E-mail:readerseditor@thehindu.co.in wheat-growing belt started cultivating ilarly, in Haryana, the average rice out- Because of its little economic value as Elumalai Kannan is Associate Professor at Centre for
The Terms of Reference for the Readers Editor are on www.thehindu.com rice and wheat in rotation year after put was 1.3 lakh tonnes and it produced animal feed and other general uses, the Study of Regional Development, JNU, New Delhi.

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U.S. embassy breakfast witnesses high drama
Mood at the
event changes
as Trump picks
up majority
KALLOL BHATTACHERJEE
NEW DELHI: The U.S. embassy
in India organised a festive
breakfast with an elaborate
continental menu to bring a
bit of the U.S. election drama
to the diplomatic
community and the media in
Delhi. The breakfast was in
keeping with the trend of re-
cent outreach by the U.S.
Embassy to the Indian civil
society. As visitors streamed
in and grabbed morning cof-
fee and juice, two gigantic
screens telecast election res-
ults from CNN.
The breakfast was timed
to bring U.S. prime time
news to the Indian media
and began at 7 a.m. and was
expected to last till 11 a.m.
but with the leads indicating
a comfortable majority for
the Republican candidate
the mood changed. Ambas-
Modi calls up Trump hours after surprise win If Trump shifts Asia policy,
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: President Pranab
Mukherjee, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Con-
gress president Sonia
Gandhi congratulated Don-
ald Trump, President-elect
of the United States of Amer-
ica.
Prime Minister Modi was
among world leaders who
spoke to Mr. Trump, hours
after he scored his surprising
win.
PM conveyed his best
wishes & the two leaders
looked forward to working
closely to take the India-U.S.
strategic partnership to a
new height, said MEA
spokesperson Vikas Swarup ,
describing the phone con-
versation between the lead-
ers on Wednesday night.
According to Shalabh Ku-
mar, an Indian American
donor to the Trump cam-
paign, Mr. Modi and Mr.
Trump would meet soon,
perhaps in the first 100
days.
President Mukherjee took
to microblogging site twitter
to congratulate Mr. Trump,
saying, congratulations
@realDonaldTrump [Mr.
Trumps twitter handle], on
your election as the 45th
Armymen pay tributes to Naik Prem Singh and Naik Harindra
Kumar Yadav who laid down their lives at the Line of Control
in Nowshera sector of Rajouri on Wednesday. PHOTO: PTI
Jawan killed in sniper
firing from Pakistan
SRINAGAR: An Army jawan was
killed on Wednesday in
sniper firing by Pakistani
troops at the Line of Control
(LoC) in Machhil sector of
Kashmir, prompting retali-
ation by the Indian Army,
which targeted Pakistani
posts with heavy weapons.
One soldier was mar-
tyred in Pakistan sniping at
Machhil Sector today, a de-
fence spokesman said here.
On Tuesday, an Army
jawan was killed and two
others were injured in
Pakistani shelling in Naush-
era sector of Rajouri district
in Jammu province. One of
the injured jawans died on
Tuesday night.
Two militants killed
Two unidentified milit-
ants were killed in an en-
counter with security forces
in Sopore area of north Kash-
mirs Baramulla district on
Wednesday, police said.
The militants, believed to
be foreigners, were killed
after they were confronted
by the security forces during
a search operation at Dursoo
village near Dangiwacha, 60
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sador Richard Verma who
warmly welcomed guests fi-
nally ended the suspense at
11 a.m. and announced the
result.
Though the morning
meeting was meant to show-
case the spirit of American
democracy, there was an ob-
vious hint that the breakfast
could turn into a celebration
with a victory for Hillary
Clinton, favourite of the gov-
ernment of President Barack
Obama. But the results left a
few dramatic scenes on the
venue. Ambassador Verma
who was posted to India
with the arrival of the gov-
ernment of Prime Minister
Modi in 2014, is known to be
a close aide of Hillary Clin-
ton.
Shared values
As the figures predicted a
tight race, Mr. Verma read
from a prepared speech and
predicted closer India-U.S.
ties in the next few years.
The ties that bind our two
countries together are built
on our shared democratic
values, and go beyond the
WITH LOVE: A photograph of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump displayed by Hindu Sena
activists in New Delhi on Wednesday. PHOTO: AP
President of the United
States of America.
In a statement released lat-
er, the President said Mr.
Trumps victory is a cel-
ebration of the spirit of
individual heroism that has
always defined the Amer-
ican national identity. It is
also a celebration of peoples
power that nurtures de-
mocracies like India and the
U.S.
India and the U.S. share
India, Pak.
summon envoys
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD:
Continuing the blame game, India
and Pakistan on Wednesday
summoned the Deputy High
Commissioners of each other to
express concern over ceasefire
violations even as India protested
the manner in which the
information of eight of its officials
in Islamabad was made public,
thereby, endangering their
security and safety.
The External Affairs Ministry
summoned the Deputy High
Commissioner of Pakistan and
conveyed Indias strong concern
on the continued violation of
ceasefire. PTI
km from here, a police oicer
said.
Meanwhile, a major trage-
dy was averted on Wednes-
day as security forces detec-
ted and later defused a
powerful Improvised Ex-
plosive Device planted by
militants, on Srinagar-Kup-
wara road in north Kashmir,
the police said. PTI
friendship of the American
President and the Indian
Prime Minister. They go be-
yond the economic and peo-
ple to people ties, he said in
the oicial statement.
He also promised that the
new government in Washing-
ton DC will continue to build
on counter-terror coopera-
tion with India.
The mood of the event re-
flected the divide in the dip-
lomatic community over the
possible policy options be-
fore the U.S. under Donald
Trump presidency. The di-
vide over policies in the West
was summed up by Canadian
Minister of Immigration John
McCallum who told The
Hindu on Tuesday that the
policy of building walls will
not be favoured by Canada
which will use immigration
for its future development.
We have gone for expan-
sion of the immigration proc-
ess. We have our plans on this
issue which will help the
Canadian economy. Multi-
culturalism is not a bad word
for us, said Mr. McCallum.
Significantly, within minutes
common values of de-
mocracy and pluralism.
Strong people-to-people ties
bind our nations. Our strate-
gic and economic interests
increasingly overlap. We
also face common chal-
lenges. There is enormous
potential for building syner-
gies between our countries. I
hope your Presidency will
usher in a new era in the
growing India-U.S. partner-
ship. As you prepare to take
Army chief
reviews facilities
on China border
NEW DELHI: Army chief Gen.
Dalbir Singh on Wednesday
reviewed the operational
preparedness and the infra-
structure development
along the northern borders
with China.
He visited the forward
areas of Uttarakhand and
was received by the forma-
tion commanders and later
given a detailed brief on the
operational and adminis-
trative preparedness of the
forces.
Meets troops
He also interacted with the
troops at various locations
and enquired about their
well-being, a statement by
the Army said.
Gen. Suhag expressed sat-
isfaction with the eforts be-
ing made to ensure capa-
bility enhancement and
operational efectiveness to
meet all contemporary and
emerging challenges in the
forward areas along the LAC,
the statement said.
The Army chief appreci-
ated the eforts of the forma-
tions deployed in the remote
and diicult areas and exhor-
ted the troops to continue
their selfless service to the
nation. PTI
Devraj Anbu is Northern Army Commander
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: Lt. Gen. Devraj
Anbu has been appointed the
next Chief of the Armys
crucial Northern Command.
He will take over from Lt.
Gen. D.S. Hooda who is set to
retire on November 30.
The Appointments Com-
mittee of the Cabinet headed
by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Wednesday cleared
NEWS
of Mr. Trumps election, one
of the most searched Internet
items was immigration to
Canada.
Uncertainties
A leading Western diplo-
mat cautioned that the se-
curity architecture of the
Asia-Pacific is a sensitive is-
sue and Mr. Trumps possible
realignment of ties with Japan
could trigger uncertainties in
the region that could spread
even to South Asia.
Mr. Trump during his cam-
paign had said that the U.S. is
no longer in a position to
spend for the security of Ja-
pan.
However, diplomats at-
tending the event indicated
that it will be a few days be-
fore the Trump adminis-
tration spells out its oicial
policies for the key security
zones of the world.
The declaration of the final
result however left quite a
few moist eyes even among
the guests as silence de-
scended on the venue with
festive balloons exploding in
the background.
up your responsibilities. I
convey my best wishes for
your success in oice and for
your personal well-being,
he added.
Ms. Gandhi, wishing Mr.
Trump said that she hoped
that he would have a great
tenure at the Oval oice and
that the India-U.S. relation-
ship would be strengthened
during the course of his
presidency.
Congress vice-president
Why import a Roman-type
gladiator sport, asks SC
LEGAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: Asking why bulls
should be made to sufer for
the entertainment of hu-
mans, the Supreme Court
has pulled up the Centre for
trying to import a Roman-
type gladiator sport despite
a judgment clearly banning
Jallikattu as a cruelty and
crime to animals.
Can bulls be contem-
plated for entertainment of
human mind? Bulls are sup-
posed to rest, why should
they race, a Bench of
Justices Dipak Misra and Ro-
hinton Nariman tested the
legality of the Centres Janu-
ary 7 notification permitting
Jallikattu.
Cruel sport
The Bench said even if ar-
gument was that Jallikattu
was a sport, it was a cruel
sport and cruelty to animals
was prohibited by the law.
When senior advocate
Shekhar Naphade, for Tamil
Nadu, said when humans ran
marathons, why could not
bulls be part of a sport.
Humans have free will,
bulls are forced into it,
Justice Misra replied.
The court called for com-
the appointment of Lt. Gen.
Anbu for the post of Gen-
eral Oicer-in-Command-
ing-in-Chief (GOC-in-C)
of Northern Army Com-
mand with efect from
December 1.
He was commissioned
into the Sikh Light Infantry
Regiment in 1980 and is
currently the Corps
Commander of 4 Corps
based at Tezpur in Assam.
CHANGE OF GUARD: U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma and his son pose with cutouts of
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during the live telecast of the 2016 U.S. presidential
elections, at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday. PHOTO: PTI
Hindu Sena
distributes sweets
NEW DELHI: A right-wing outfit on
Wednesday celebrated the
victory of Republican Donald
Trump in the U.S. polls, saying his
Presidency would further boost
Indo-American ties.
We are very happy... we have
been cheering him during the
campaign period too. Today, we
gathered on the streets and
played drums and distributed
sweets, said Vishnu Gupta, chief
of the Hindu Sena group.
Now India has one of the
biggest friends in the White
House. India and the U.S. can
together work to banish
terrorism, he said. PTI
Rahul Gandhi too sent a con-
gratulatory message to Mr.
Trump.
The BJP also welcomed
Mr. Trumps victory. Party
general secretary Ram
Madhav, tweeted that with
both the House [of Repre-
sentatives] and Senate
solidly behind him packed
with Republicans, Mr.
Trump will have a field day
for the next four years in U.S.
politics.
LEGAL BATTLE: The Centre backed Tamil Nadus stand that
jallikattu is part of tradition. FILE PHOTO: G. KARTHIKEYAN
passion to animals, saying it
was our constitutional oblig-
ation, while posting the mat-
ter for further hearing on
November 16.
In defence of Jallikattu, the
Tamil Nadu government had
highlighted how there was
nothing wrong in farmers
practising Jallikattu in the
semi-arid regions of the State
if the Spanish Senate could in
2013 declare the far more
cruel sport of bull-fighting a
cultural heritage.
The Supreme Court had
on January 12 stayed the
The Udhampur-based
Northern Command over-
sees the critical State of
Jammu and Kashmir and has
three formations under it
Leh-based 14 Corps, Srin-
agar-based 15 Corps and Na-
grota based 16 Corps.
Lt. Gen. Anbu will take
charge at a time of
heightened tensions be-
tween India and Pakistan on
the border with ceasefire vi-
Chinas power will grow
SUHASINI HAIDAR
NEW DELHI: The U.S.-China re-
lationship will have the most
decisive bearing on geopoli-
tics, said former Chairper-
son of the National Security
Advisory Board Shyam
Saran, who previously
served in Beijing.
In his vision statement on
trade policies, Mr. Trump
had said he would withdraw
from the yet-to-be ratified
Trans Pacific Partnership
(TPP) with Asian countries,
and would direct the U.S.
Treasury to label China a
currency manipulator,
even accusing Chinese
policies of raping the U.S.
on several occasions.
Mr. Saran said the com-
ments had the potential of
souring relations between
them, and proving better
news for India which is a
market competitor to China.
At the same time, Mr.
Trumps startling statement
that the U.S. cannot be the
policeman of the world,
made at the first Presidential
debate in September 2016,
could spell an end to
President Obamas Pivot to
January 7 notification on a
challenge from NGOs like
Compassion Unlimited Plus
Action, People for Ethical
Treatment of Animals India
and Federation of Indian An- Amenities not provided
imal Protection Organisa-
tions.
The notification by the
Ministry of Environment
and Forests had allowed the
exhibition and use of bulls as
performing animals for
Jallikattu and bullock-cart
races despite an express ban
from the apex court in a judg-
ment in 2014.
olations taking place on a
daily basis following the
Armys surgical strikes
across the Line of Control
(LoC) in September.
He is a recipient of the
Sena Medal (Gallantry) for
operations on the Siachen
Glacier and was awarded the
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
(AVSM) and the Yudh Seva
Medal (YSM) for distin-
guished service.
THE HINDU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Shyam Saran
Asia, which included in-
volving India in joint oper-
ations to ring-fence China in
the South China Sea.
A retreat from Asia-Pacif-
ic will create a space for
China to assert its dom-
inance in the region, and that
is something that could be
worrisome for India as all the
countries in the region, said
Mr. Saran.
Another fallout of that re-
treat would be U.S. reluct-
ance to counter-balance Chi-
nas support to Pakistan on
nuclear and other issues.
Finally, Mr. Trumps posi-
tion on U.S. allies in West
Asia and Europe may be
more in line with Indias on
interventionist policies.
His vision statement doc-
ument said he would end
the current strategy of na-
tion-building and regime
SC panel to inspect
Rathores Gurugram flat
LEGAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme
Court on Wednesday direc-
ted a two-member lawyers
panel to inspect the facilities
at the flat of Minister of State
for Information and Broad-
casting Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore in Parsvnath De-
velopers Exotica project in
Gurugram.
A Bench of Justices Dipak
Misra and Amitava Roy
formed the lawyers commit-
tee after Mr. Rathores coun-
sel complained that the flat,
which the apex court had
earlier directed the real es-
tate firm to hand over to him,
was uninhabitable.
The court directed the
committee to submit its re-
port in two weeks and look
into the allegations made by
the MoS.
Counsel for Mr. Rathore
said the flat, which was allot-
ted to him, did not have ac-
cess to common facilities of
the project, as was shown in
the site map at the time of
booking.
While the tower in which
the flat is located had a kuc-
cha access road that opened
into a slum cluster, there was
NOIDA/DELHI
Rajnath finds
a Modi-Trump
connection
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
LUCKNOW: Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh
linked U.S. President-elect
Donald Trump to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,
while speaking at a rally on
the eastern fringes of Uttar
Pradesh on Wednesday.
Addressing a Parivartan
Rally in Ballia, the Minister
said: How did Mr. Trump
fight his election? Mr. Trump
said that if he became
president of the U.S., he
would follow and work ac-
cording to Modis policies.
That Trump has won in
America, brothers and sis-
ters, he said, adding that
after Mr. Modi came to
power, Indias global stand-
ing had improved.
To introduce Mr. Trump to
the eastern U.P. crowd, Mr.
Singh had to resort to some
familiarising: On one side
was Ms. Clinton and the
other, Mr. Trump, the trump
card... not the trump card in
the game of cards...Mr.
Trump.
A retreat from Asia-
Pacific will create
space for China to
assert its dominance
in the region
change, for example, indic-
ating he would not follow
those U.S. policies in Libya
and Iraq that India had long
opposed.
Equally, the chance of
good ties with Russian
President Putin, whom Mr.
Trump had praised, and the
possible lifting of sanctions
against Moscow would be
positive for India, said diplo-
mats, and would also mean a
more united fight against the
Islamic State in Syria.
Mr. Trump had taken a
strong position on scrapping
the P5+1-Iran nuclear deal,
they added, which had the
possibility of reversing any
benefits of the Russia policy.
Some of his stated foreign
policy goals are
contradictory at present,
explained Mr. Saran. Much
will depend on which ones
he chooses to highlight dur-
ing his tenure.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
no parking facility. The
tower did not have an occu-
pancy certificate, he said.
The members of the com-
mittee will go and inspect
what is the shortest and
longest route to the common
facilities that everyone is get-
ting. It will also look into al-
legations concerning park-
ing facilities, kuccha road
etc., the Bench said.
Mr. Rathore had booked a
flat in Parsvnaths Exotica
project in Gurgaon in 2006.
The firm was to deliver the
flat in 2008-09.
In January this year, the
National Consumer Dis-
putes Redressal Commission
directed the builder to re-
fund the principal amount
with interest and compensa-
tion to him.
ND-ND

NOIDA/DELHI
THE HINDU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Demonetisation to hit terror financing hard
Underground operatives always store money in the form of big currency notes; that money has become a piece of paper now: Official
VIJAITA SINGH
DINAKAR PERI
NEW DELHI: The government
has said one of the reasons to
demonetise currency notes
of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 was
to curb the circulation of
fake currency notes, but
there seems to be no definite
account of the amount of
such notes in circulation.
As per a study done by the
Indian Statistical Institute,
Kolkata, in 2015, the only
concrete work done on the
subject, at any given point of
time Rs. 400 crore worth of
fake currency notes were in
circulation in the economy.
This is merely 0.025 per cent
of the total budget outlay of
Rs. 19.7 lakh crore as an-
nounced this fiscal.
Diferent agencies have
their own estimates based
on the recoveries made by
them.
Railways to
monitor big
transactions
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on
Wednesday set up a special
cell to monitor high-value
transactions at ticketing
counters in a bid to tackle at-
tempts at laundering black
money. It has made it com-
pulsory for passengers pur-
chasing tickets worth over
Rs 50,000 to furnish PAN
card details.
Railway Minister Suresh
Prabhu said people were
queueing up with Rs. 500 and
Rs. 1,000 notes since they
were being accepted at rail-
way counters. A lot of peo-
ple are giving Rs. 1,000 notes
to buy platform tickets that
cost Rs 10, he said here in an
interaction with the press.
Large outflow at counters
Railway oicials said an
unusually large number of
people were coming with
Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to
buy unreserved tickets
worth Rs 100 or Rs 200. As a
result, there was a high out-
flow of smaller currencies
from railway ticket counters.
The Railways witnessed a 40
per cent jump in ticket book-
ing through reservation
counters in the first half of
the day, oicials said. At
present, around five lakh
tickets on an average are
booked daily through res-
ervation counters.
We are taking updates
every two hours to check if
there has been any unusual
transactions taking place
somewhere, Railway Board
Member Traic Mohammad
Jamshed said.
Banks help sought
Railways also took a slew
of steps for passenger con-
venience at railway stations
and on trains. Authorised
caterers of the Indian Rail-
ways have been instructed to
accept Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000
notes till November 11, Mr.
Prabhu said.
We have passed on in-
structions to all general man-
agers that there should be no
inconvenience to any pas-
senger, Mr. Jamshed said.
In view of the high outflow
of smaller currencies, Rail-
ways has sought help from
banks to manage its booking
counters. The Finance
Ministry has issued instruc-
tions to allow Railways to
procure smaller denomina-
tions from RBIs regional of-
fices from tomorrow, Mr.
Jamshed said.
Move will have impact on upcoming polls
NISTULA HEBBAR
NEW DELHI: It has often been
suggested that the presence
of black money in large
quantities, especially in the
real estate sector, prevented
India from sufering many of
the ill efects of the global
financial crisis of 2008, but
the pernicious efect of
money power in elections in
India has no such upside.
Influencing votes in return
through bribes is an old
problem that the Election
Commission of India (ECI)
has been dealing with.
The demonetisation of
high denomination notes of
Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 an-
nounced by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi is expected
CM
YK
According to the National
Crime Records Bureau
(NCRB), in 2015, various law
enforcement agencies
seized 1,78,022 pieces of fake
Rs. 1,000 currency notes.
This means Rs. 17 crore fake
notes which were in circula-
tion could be calculated as
they could be seized.
Similarly, in 2015 as many
as 2,99,524 pieces of Rs. 500
fake notes were seized by the
agencies.
Spread of counterfeits
The Indian Statistical In-
stitute, Kolkata study was
done on the behalf of the Na-
tional Investigation Agency
(NIA) and it also said that
Rs. 70 crore fake notes were
pumped into the economy
every year.
Oicials in the security es-
tablishment were upbeat
about the demonetisation
scheme as they expected
Change is good
GAINING CURRENCY: A roadside currency exchange vendor counts 10 rupee notes in Kolkata, on Wednesday. PHOTO: REUTERS
Separate pleas in SC to
quash govt. notification
LEGAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: Petitions have been
filed in the Supreme Court
on Wednesday seeking a ju-
dicial order quashing the
governments November 8
notification declaring the
immediate discontinu-
ation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000
currency notes to give the
poor a reasonable opportu-
nity to organise their lives.
Quash the notification is-
sued on November 8 ... al-
ternatively direct the gov-
ernment to provide
methodological and reason-
able time frame to citizens
for exchanging the specified
bank notes to legitimate
notes to avoid large-scale
mayhem and life-threatening
diiculties, etc., a writ pet-
ition filed by Supreme Court
advocate Vivek Narayan
Sharma said.
Fighting black money
The scrapping of the high-
denomination currency was
implemented from Novem-
ber 8-9 midnight after Prime
Minister Narendra Modi an-
nounced that the govern-
ment was constrained to take
this measure to fight the
black money menace.
Another writ petition filed
S.Y. Quraishi
to have a big impact on the
upcoming polls in Uttar Pra-
desh and Punjab.
This move will have a big
impact on the upcoming
polls, as this is the time, just
before the imposition of the
model code of conduct that
that crimes like terror finan-
cing would be severely hit by
the move.
Cases registered
The fake currency notes
can only be detected when
they have entered the bank-
ing system. If it is in circula-
Direct govt. to
provide reasonable
time frame for
citizens to exchange
specified bank notes
by advocate Sangam Lal
Pandey termed the an-
nouncement a Tughlaki
Farman a term fashioned
after the medieval Indian
ruler Mohammed bin Tugh-
laq, whose decisions to
change the capital from
Delhi and currency had
boomeranged.
Mr. Pandey claimed to
have received information
that several private hospitals
have refused to take payment
in cash. This may delay
serious operations, he said.
His petition sought to
quash this illegal and arbit-
rary announcement without
giving any opportunity to the
poor citizens of India.
The petitions are likely to
be mentioned in the Su-
preme Court for an early
hearing.
They have asked the apex
court to direct the govern-
ment to provide a stipulated
time to citizens for making
alternative arrangements for
necessary activities.
black money is in the distri-
bution pipeline, said former
Chief Election Commis-
sioner S.Y. Quraishi.
Earlier, disbursal of
money to various areas used
to be done closer to the date
of polling, and after the im-
position of the model code of
conduct. When the ECI star-
ted cracking down, political
parties moved up the dis-
bursal date. This is, in fact,
the time when money would
be moving via for disbursal
by political parties in Uttar
Pradesh and Punjab, he said.
In the last set of Assembly
polls concluded in May this
year, Tamil Nadu alone saw
over Rs. 100 crore being
seized in the run-up to the
polls.
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tion in the open market, then
its hard to calculate the
number. In the past two
years, we registered 25 cases
of fake currency notes and 26
accused persons were con-
victed in three cases, the re-
maining cases are still on
trial, said Alok Mittal, In-
Real test will
begin today:
Chidambaram
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: The Congress has
welcomed the governments
eforts to stamp out black
money, but it wanted to
know how introducing Rs.
2000 denomination notes,
while demonetising Rs. 500
and Rs. 1,000 notes, would
help achieve that goal.
Former Finance Minister
P. Chidambaram said he was
waiting to see whether the
government had put in place
a mechanism that would
make the process of exchan-
ging notes smooth. If the
common man had trouble ex-
changing the notes, it would
amount to pure and simple
harassment, he said.
The real test for the gov- story on the move, captioned
ernment would begin on
Thursday, Mr Chidambaram
said. How eiciently and
how quickly the money is ex-
changed.... If there is harass-
ment or inconvenience, then
I think that will be com-
pletely counterproductive.
A similar move had been
contemplated by the previ-
ous Congress-led UPA gov-
ernment, he recalled. But the
idea was dropped as the
economic gains were not too
great.
Day after, lots of cash but nothing to carry
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
I n the famous Charminar
area of Hyderabad, a
family pooled in money for
lunch at Farasha caf on
Wednesday and realised
they had only about Rs. 350.
We told them that they
could eat in the restaurant
and pay in Rs. 500 or Rs. 1000
notes if they had a bill
amount that could be roun-
ded of, says cafe owner
Syed Muhammad.
In Telanganas capital, the
bustling wholesale trade like
Begumbazaar, the
Charminar area that nor-
mally draws droves of tour-
ists, and Irani cafes famous
for biryani were deserted.
spector General, NIA.
Another oicial said that
in 90 per cent cases, the fake
currency had been pumped
in through the land route
from Bangladesh. The fake
notes are manufactured in
Pakistan and they reach
Bangladesh through air and
sea route. An organised
group then pushes the
money into India through
the porous border areas,
said the oicial.
Security features
On being asked on how
the yet to be launched Rs.
2,000 notes would be de-
terrent to the resurgence of
the fake currency notes, an
oicial said, It is diicult to
say and we can only assume
that Pakistan or the elements
involved in it would not be
able to compromise the se-
curity features. It is true that
certain security features of
Currency recall version 3.0
also has same story to tell
T. RAMAKRISHNAN
CHENNAI: Many years have
gone by since the country
witnessed the first and
second demonetisation of
high denomination currency
notes. But, the primary
reason behind the move re-
mains the same.
The countrys first de-
monetisation took place in
January 1946 and the second,
thirty two years later (Janu-
ary 1978).
On both occasions, as is
being pointed out now, the
elimination of black money
was cited as one of the major
reasons. On January 13, 1946,
The Hindu carried a news
newspaper, The working
War on black markets.
The diference between
the previous instances and
the present was only in the
manner in which the an-
nouncements were made.
Both in 1946 and 1978, ordin-
ances were promulgated
whereas now Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,
through a televised address
to the nation, informed the
public of the governments
decision.
In 1946, when the British
I have this five hundred
rupee bundle but it is use-
less. The government should
have thought through this
move, said Bandre, an ac-
countant in the Government
Press, Nagpur visiting the
city.
Mohan Lal, who heads the
Pot Market Jewellery
Traders Association wel-
comed the decision. The
move is good. It is like sur-
gery - necessary but painful -
and the end results will be
worth it.
A Delhi man with life sav-
ings of Rs 6,000, but no bank
account or identity proof had
to borrow Rs.200 from his
employer to buy groceries. I
have already spent Rs. 120
Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes
had been compromised. The
supplier of raw currency
notes, the ink and the silver
thread is same for India and
Pakistan and we have been
asking the the countries like
the U.K, the U.S. and Ger-
many, where these are manu-
factured to stop the sale to
Pakistan.
D.C Pathak, former IB
chief said, While removing
black money, in the process it
[demonetisation] will
definitely address the prob-
lem areas of terror financing
and fake currency. There is il-
legal money behind terrorist
funding. The channel
through which the adversary
sends in militants and arms is
also used to send fake
currency.
An oicial said the demon-
etisation would impact the
terror financing, particularly
in Jammu and Kashmir. He
India, China to exchange
info on fake currency
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: India and China
have agreed to open a 24x7
hotline to exchange informa-
tion on fake currency notes.
A key Chinese leader Meng
Jianzhu, who was on a day-
long visit here, on Wednes-
day held talks with Home
Minister Rajnath Singh.
Mr. Singh asked Beijing to
clamp down on Pakistans
nefarious designs to smuggle
fake Indian currency into In-
dia through China while re-
ferring to the recent arrest of
a Pakistani national in
Guangzhou with fake Indian
currency.
Mr. Jianzhu, Secretary of
the Central Political and
Legal Afairs Commission of
the Communist Party of
China also met Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
Raising Indias concerns
on terrorism, the Home
Minister appealed the
Chinese leader to support
the international com-
NO TAKERS: Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency notes on sale
in Kolkata on Wednesday. PHOTO: ASHOKE CHAKRABARTY
were still in power, notes of
the value of Rs. 500, Rs. 1,000
and Rs. 10,000 were with-
drawn. As per the relevant
portion of an oicial an-
nouncement made then,
which was reported by this
capital of black market oper-
ations is believed to be held
in large measure in the form
of high denomination notes,
and [the] government are
aware of the persistent pub-
lic demand for efective ac-
tion against these enemies of
public welfare.
Another story published
by the newspaper on January
14, 1946, quoting the Asso-
ciated Press of America [as it
was known then], stated that
of 1,220 crores of currency
from that and dont know
what to do next. Even my
neighbours are unwilling to
lend without commission,
said Mahesh Kumar, a la-
bourer in Uttam Nagar.
30 per cent commission
Some of Bengalurus street
vendors turned currency ex-
change dealers charging a
commission of 30 per cent. A
tender coconut vendor
ofered to accept a Rs. 500
note discounting Rs. 200 in
East Bengaluru. In Chickpet,
shopkeepers openly traded
in currency notes, ofering
competitive rates.
Residents of Bengaluru
struggled to make payments
as government oices
said terrorist outfits like
Hizbul Mujahideen collect
donations in Pakistan and
then route the money into
the State through hawala op-
erators. The terror funding
module in place right now,
will be afected as the terror-
ist operatives always store
money in the form of big cur-
rency notes. That money has
become a piece of paper
now, said the oicial.
Jayadeva Ranade, distin-
guished fellow, Centre for Air
Power Studies said, t will be
a blow to the main sponsors
of fake currency, Pakistan
and Wahabi groups. I dont
expect them to stop but it will
take some time. It is a good
move, hits them on many
prongs. Many of their op-
erators and sleeper cells here
have fake currency. It will be
a severe blow and for a few
years we will get relief from
this.
Rajnath asks Beijing
to clamp down on
Pakistans bid
to smuggle fake
currency into India
munitys eforts to designate
as a dreaded terrorist the
leader of the Jaish-e-Mo-
hammed, a terrorist group
already designated under the
U.N. Resolution 1267. Under-
lining that Pakistan was pat-
ronising and financing ter-
rorist groups, Mr. Singh said
that leaders of terrorist
groups including JeM leader
Masood Azhar, Lashkar-
eTaiba leader Hafiz Saeed
and Hizbul Mujahideen
leader Salahuddin roam
freely in Pakistan and preach
terrorism, a Home Ministry
statement said.
Even the Tehreek-e-
Taliban and Lashkar-e-
Jhangvi, blamed for terrorist
attacks inside Pakistan, were
financed by the ISI, he said.
in circulation in India, 200 to
300 crores of notes of Rs. 500
and higher denominations
had gone underground into
black market channels to
evade Income and Excess
Profits Taxes.
Eight years later (1954), system. Todays announcement
the Reserve Bank of India re-
introduced the high denom-
ination notes (Rs. 1,000, Rs.
5,000 and Rs. 10,000), ac-
cording to the museum sec-
tion of the RBIs website.
Within a year of the Janata
government capturing
power in March 1977, the
people were surprised by a
late night ordinance on Janu-
ary 16, 1978, that notes of the
denomination of Rs. 1,000,
Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 10,000
ceased to be legal tender.
stopped accepting Rs. 500
and Rs. 1,000 notes. Ban-
galore One consumer ser-
vice centres accepted pay-
ments only by card, cheque
or demand draft. Cash in any
denomination was refused.
Bangalore Water Supply and
Sewerage Board oices hal-
ted all transactions.
Electricity bills could be
paid in Rs. 100 notes or using
other instruments. Property
transactions dropped
sharply, and over half the
sub-registrar oices reg-
istered no transaction. RTO
oices also rejected old
notes. Transport corpora-
tions BMTC and KSRTC
were open to high value cur-
rency until they ran out of
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Notes with chips:
Reports debunked
NEW DELHI: The Rs. 2,000 notes
entering into circulation on
November 10 will not have an
electronic chip, the Reserve Bank
of India clarified on Wednesday.
The only security features ...
are the ones we have mentioned
in our release, a RBI official told
The Hindu. The release is also on
our Twitter account and it does
not mention any chip.
Rumours of the inclusion of a
tracking chip in the note went
viral on social media hours after
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
announced the demonetisation
plan. The security features of the
Rs. 2,000 notes include latent
images, coloured strip security
threads and watermarks.
Special Correspondent
Police decide not
to collect fines
AHMEDABAD: In a bid to provide
relief to people hit by the
governments sudden move to
demonetise Rs. 500 and Rs.
1,000 notes, the city traffic police
have decided not to collect fines
from offenders for two days
starting Wednesday.
The decision has been taken
on humanitarian grounds
keeping in mind the shortage of
currency notes having smaller
denominations, said Additional
Commissioner of Police, Traffic,
S.G. Trivedi.
We realised that people are
running short of currency notes
with denomination of Rs. 100 or
less in the current scenario.
Banks and ATM centres are also
closed. Hence, citizens may face
more trouble if we collect those
Rs. 100 notes from them by
handing over them penalty memo
for violating traffic rules. PTI
It is financial
emergency
KOLKATA: Coming down heavily on
the situation created by the
Centres decision to demonitise
Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency
notes, Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday
described the situation as
financial emergency and said
common people would suffer the
most. Addressing a gathering at
Jagdhatri Puja celebrations in
Hooghly district, Ms. Banerjee
said that a bandh like situation
was prevailing in the State, with
markets and commercial
establishments remaining shut. I
was coming here, I did not have
money to buy sweets to make
offering for the Goddess, Ms.
Banerjee said, adding that all the
currency notes she was left with
were of Rs. 500 denomination.
Special Correspondent
CPI(M) attacks
demonetisation
NEW DELHI: The CPI(M) tore into
the Centres demonetisation
move on Wednesday, seeing it as
a gimmick that would lead to
hardship for common people but
not control black money.
Complete #Jumlanomics.
Poorly planned and not thought
through, this move means
harassment for millions not
connected to the banking
neither addresses the major
sources of black money abroad
nor those invested in property,
gold and such instruments, CPI
(M) general secretary Sitaram
Yechury tweeted. To uncover the
illicit money trail, we demand
that the government release the
name of top 100 defaulters of
bank loans. What are the
estimates of black money that
will be curbed by this move? The
government should make the
figures public. Special
Correspondent
change, but Namma Metro
said no to the notes.
Bengalurus three toll
roads witnessed clogging, as
travellers tried to use their
Rs. 500 notes at the booths,
arguing with the staf. The
money was not accepted ini-
tially until a National High-
ways Authority of India
statement came, but the
problem was ended when
Union Transport Minister
Nitin Gadkari said all toll col-
lection stood suspended till
November 11 midnight.
In Kolkata, sex workers
faced the problem of having
to manage their cash, said
Bharati Dey, secretary,
Durbar Mahila Samanwaya
Committee.
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Rooting for Trumps success: Obama Indias IT industry extends

We all want whats best for U.S., says President; vows to ensure smooth transition of power
WASHINGTON: Conceding Hil-
lary Clintons staggering de-
feat, President Barack
Obama on Wednesday said
he was heartened by Donald
Trumps call for unity after
his stunning victory and we
are now all rooting for his
success in uniting and lead-
ing the country.
Mr. Obama spoke to
reporters in the Rose Garden
of the White House in a post-
election ritual meant to sig-
nal the peaceful transition of
power from one President to
the next. He vowed to do all
he could to ensure a smooth
transition and tried to buck
up Democrats still reeling
with disappointment and
shock.
We all want whats best
for this country, Mr. Obama
said, noting he was encour-
aged by Mr. Trumps election
night remarks urging recon-
ciliation after an especially
bitter and long contest.
An extraordinarily large
number of Obama aides and
advisers more than a hun-
dred in all gathered to
hear his statement, including
stenographers, low-level
aides and White House
Counsel Neil Eggleston.
The White House said Mr.
Obama and Mr. Trump are
due to meet on Thursday to
discuss the handover of
power and ongoing planning
for the transition. Mr. Obama
called the Republican in the
early hours of the morning
Wednesday to congratulate
him on his stunning victory,
which marked a forceful re-
buke by voters to Mr. Oba-
mas eight years in oice.
Blow to legacy
For Mr. Obama, handing
over the White House to
Trump is a devastating blow
to his legacy and to his hopes
for leaving a lasting imprint
on the nations policies. Mr.
White House said Mr.
Obama had expressed ad-
miration for the strong cam-
paign she waged throughout
the country.
It was unclear how sub-
stantive Mr. Obamas call
was with Mr. Trump, or how
long it lasted, although the
White House noted that Mr.
Obama placed the call from
his residence in the White
House, rather than from the
West Wing.
Mr. Trumps campaign
manager, Kellyanne Conway,
described it as a warm con-
versation and a gracious
SUCCESSION PLAN: President Barack Obama and Vice-President exchange. She said Mr.
Joe Biden in the Rose Garden of the White House in Trump had missed the
Washington on Wednesday. PHOTO: AP Presidents original call as
Mr. Trump was speaking to
Trump has vowed to rip up Republican control of both supporters in New York,
much of what Mr. Obama ac- chambers of Congress, he then called him back after
complished, including his will be well positioned to leaving the stage.
signature health care law, the make good on that promises. Like Ms. Clinton and other
Iran nuclear deal and a Mr. Obama also called Ms. Democrats, Mr. Obama
painstakingly negotiated Clinton after it became clear didnt appear to see Trumps
trade deal with Asia. With shed lost the race. The victory coming. AP
a cautious welcome
STAFF REPORTER
BENGALURU: Donald Trumps
election is likely to impact
Indian Information Techno-
logy (IT) industry already
battling challenges stem-
ming from sluggish
economic growth and auto-
mation threatening jobs
and profit margins.
Donald Trumps adminis-
tration will add to the in-
dustrys woes, said Arup
Roy, Research Director,
Gartner. Its protectionist
views would further dampen
growth prospects, if his
views were to crystallise into
some serious policy imple-
mentation.
However, what happens
during campaigns and what
actually transpires in oice
can vary greatly and we did
get early signs of that in his
victory speech, but at
minimum it is headline risk
Trump had claimed
during the campaign
that Indian companies
were taking away
American jobs
and adds to the uncertain
times, added Mr. Roy.
During his election cam-
paign, Mr. Trump had come
out against IT companies,
claiming that Indian employ-
ees were taking away Amer-
ican jobs using the H-1B
visas. One of his promises
had been to increase the
H-1B wage to $100,000 per
annum and to bring in strict
immigration laws.
A bad day for industry
This is a bad day for the
traditional Indian IT in-
dustry, said Phil Fersht,
CEO and Chief Analyst of
U.S.-based analyst company
HfS Research. Trump has
made it clear he intends to
raise the minimum H-1B
wage and will work to pro-
tect American jobs and U.S.
firms at all costs, he said.
Nasscom, the industrys
apex body said it was look-
[ing] forward to working
with Mr. Trump and his ad-
ministration and leaders of
the House and Senate to
highlight the sectors con-
tributions to the U.S. econo-
my and help ensure that they
understand these facts as
well as the depth of our
investments.
Some industry watchers
believed that there would be
some impact on the low-end
outsourcing jobs. However,
high-skilled work will be
done with Indian collabora-
tion, said an analyst, who
also said that no regressive
policy was expected from
the new President.

5 killed in London
tram accident,
driver arrested
LONDON: Five people were
killed and more than 50 oth-
ers were injured after a tram
overturned on Wednesday
morning in south London,
police said and later con-
firmed the driver had been
arrested. Early indications
were that the tram was trav-
elling too fast on a sharp
bend, investigators said.
A BTP spokesman later
said the trams driver had
been arrested, but did not
specify why, and that five
people had been killed.
The independent Rail Ac-
cident Investigation Branch
said the derailment had
happened on a sharp curve
with a 12 mph (20 kph) speed
limit. Prime Minister
Theresa May said her
thoughts and prayers were
with those afected by this
terrible incident. Reuters
Trump must respect freedom
of press, says media watchdog
PARIS: Media watchdog
Reporters Without Borders
warned U.S. President-elect
Donald Trump on Wednes-
day to respect press freedom,
accusing him of bullying
journalists throughout his
controversial election
campaign.
The Paris-based group
said it was alarmed by
threats made by Mr. Trump
that he would reform U.S. li-
bel laws so that when The
New York Times or The
Washington Post write a hit
piece [critical of him], we
can sue them.
Mr. Trump had revoked
the credentials of Washing-
ton Post journalists follow-
ing him, complaining of the
phoney and dishonest cov-
erage their paper was giving
him, it said in a statement.
Trump also insulted and
His attempts to
restrict the press
during campaign have
sent worrying signals
about his intentions
bullied reporters who por-
trayed him negatively or
asked him tough questions,
said the group, which is
known by its French-lan-
guage initials RSF.
The billionaire refused to
participate in a Republican
debate, it said, because Fox
News refused to remove its
reporter Megyn Kelly as a
moderator.
Mr. Trump had claimed
that Ms. Kelly was so angry
during an earlier clash with
him that there was blood
coming out of her eyes, blood
coming out of her...
wherever. RSF secretary
general Christophe Deloire
said Mr. Trumps attempts to
restrict the free press dur-
ing his presidential cam-
paign have sent a worrying
signal about his intentions in
the presidency. As
President, we call on him to
ensure respect for press free-
dom and free speech under
the First Amendment.
Also, Amnesty Interna-
tional urged Mr. Trump to
commit to upholding human
rights, criticising his poi-
sonous rhetoric following
his victory. Mr. Trump has
raised serious concerns
about the strength of com-
mitment we can expect to
see from the United States
towards human rights in the
future, said Salil Shetty,
secretary general of the Lon-
don-based group. AFP
California to legalise recreational marijuana
SACRAMENTO/LOS ANGELES: A bal-
lot measure to make recre-
ational marijuana legal for
adults was headed for ap-
proval in California, opening
the most populous U.S. State
to a burgeoning commercial
cannabis market in a major
victory for supporters of lib-
eralised drug laws.
Proposition 64 appeared
headed for decisive passage
as State-wide returns in
Tuesday's election showed
nearly 56 per cent of voters
favouring the measure and
44 per cent opposing, ac-
cording to results reported
from well over half of all
precincts.
Approval in other States
California was by far the
largest of five States with bal-
lot measures seeking to leg-
alise the use of marijuana for
the sheer pleasure of its in-
toxicating efects, and ap-
proval there would extend
The Marijuana Policy Pro-
ject, the nations leading or-
ganisation supporting liber-
alisation of cannabis laws,
likewise projected passage of
measures permitting med-
ical use of marijuana in
Florida, Arkansas and North
Dakota.
Before Tuesday, 25 States
had already legalised can-
nabis in some way, whether
for medical or recreational
uses, or both.
California was the first
U.S. State to legalise medical
marijuana, doing so in 1996.
The new measure allows
POT FOR PLEASURE: Lynne Lyman and Asha Bandele (right) from adults to possess and use up
Drug Policy Action celebrate in Los Angeles, California, after to an ounce of pot for private,
the vote on Tuesday. PHOTO: REUTERS recreational use.
Moreover, it would estab-
legalisation to the entire U.S. trict of Columbia. lish a system to license,
Pacific Coast. Victory also was declared regulate and tax sales of
Recreational marijuana on Tuesday by supporters of marijuana, while allowing
was first approved in 2012 by a similar measure in Mas- city governments to exercise
Washington State and Col- sachusetts, giving legalised local control over commer-
orado, and later by voters in recreational pot its first toe- cial distribution within their
Oregon, Alaska and the Dis- hold in New England. borders. Reuters

Turkeys EU prospects 20 civilians killed

appear distant, says report
BRUSSELS: The European
Union (EU) voiced grave
concern about Turkeys
crackdown on opponents
since a failed July coup in a
highly critical report on
Wednesday that made clear
that Ankaras prospects of
joining the bloc have become
ever more distant.
Turkey had rolled back the
independence of the judi-
ciary, freedom of expression
and other fundamental dem-
ocratic standards since the
coup attempt, the EU said in
its most hard-hitting annual
report on the countrys long-
running membership bid.
Widespread crackdown
The coup attempt of July
15 was an attack on de-
mocracy per se. Given the se-
riousness of the situation, a
swift reaction to the threat
was legitimate, the EUs top
enlargement oicial, Jo-
hannes Hahn, said.
However, the large scale
and collective nature of mea-
sures taken over the last
months raise very serious
concerns. Turkey as a can-
Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan. PHOTO: AFP
didate country must fulfil
the highest standards in the
field of the rule of law and
fundamental rights. In this
years report we therefore
stress Turkeys backsliding
in the area of rule of law and
fundamental rights.
The report risks further
damaging the EUs relations
with a country it is relying on
to restrict the flow of mi-
grants and refugees from
Syria and elsewhere.
A Turkish presidential
spokesman said the EU
would have to accept con-
sequences if it decided to
halt Turkeys slow-moving
accession negotiations.
If they resort to such
ways, they will have to live
with the results, spokesman
Ibrahim Kalin said
The EU has stepped up its
criticism of Ankara since its
arrest of prominent Kurdish
lawmakers last week, and it
said it would be President
Recep Tayyip Erdogans fault
if Turkey failed to meet cri-
teria for a promised removal
of visa requirements for vis-
iting Europe. In a separate in-
terview with Reuters, Mr.
Hahn said Turkeys EU can-
didacy was hanging in the
balance. Luxembourg and
Austria, as well as some Eu-
ropean lawmakers called on
the bloc to halt membership
talks with Turkey or punish
it with other sanctions.
But Germany, the blocs
top power, opposes sanc-
tions now and Chancellor
Angela Merkel was a key
driving force behind a March
migration deal with Ankara
that cut arrivals of refugees
and migrants to Europe via
Greece to a trickle after a
mass and uncontrolled in-
flux last year. Reuters
in Raqqa raid by
U.S.-led coalition
BEIRUT: A U.S.-led coalition air
strike killed 20 civilians, in-
cluding two children,
overnight in a village near
the Islamic State (IS)s Syr-
ian stronghold of Raqqa, a
monitor said on Wednesday.
The coalition confirmed
that it had carried out strikes,
but said it was investigating
whether they killed civilians.
Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights said dozens of
people were also wounded in
the strikes on Tuesday night
on the village of Al-Heisha,
40 km north of Raqqa. It said
the latest deaths brought the
number of civilians killed
since U.S.-led air strikes in
Syria began in September
2014 to 680, including 169
children.
Al-Heisha is controlled by
the IS and has been a target in
a new assault by the U.S.-
backed Syrian Democratic
Forces as they push to cap-
ture Raqqa. Colonel John
Dorrian, a spokesman for the
coalition, said that an initial
assessment confirmed
there had been strikes in the
area. AFP

China: Suspended
death sentence
for businessman
BEIJING: A Chinese court on
Wednesday gave the head of
a logistics company a sus-
pended death sentence over
a massive explosion at a
chemical warehouse in
Tianjin last year that killed
173 people, most of them fire-
fighters and police oicers.
Tianjin blast
Tianjins No. 2 In-
termediate Court ruled that
Ruihai International Logist-
ics Chairman Yu Xuewei
paid bribes to obtain permis-
sion to illegally store more
than 49,000 tons of sodium
cyanide and other highly
toxic chemicals at the com-
panys warehouse in the
citys port between 2013 and
2015, when the explosion oc-
curred
Various other Tianjin
courts gave lesser sentences
to 48 other people. AP
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Afghan girl deported by
Pakistan following arrest
PESHAWAR: Pakistan on
Wednesday deported Shar-
bat Gula, the green-eyed
Afghan Girl whose 1985
photo in National Geo-
graphic became a symbol of
her countrys wars, medical
and security oicials said.
Police escorted Ms. Gula
overnight from a Peshawar
hospital, where she had been
staying since her arrest last
month for living illegally in
Pakistan, and handed over to
Afghan authorities at the
Torkham border. Ms. Gulas
deportation comes amid
Pakistani pressure to send
2.5 million Afghan refugees
back home even though
Afghanistan is facing a
bloody Taliban insurgency
and would struggle to look
after so many returnees.
We took Sharbat Gula
from the hospital in a convoy
and delivered her to the
back to Kabul, where
A copy of National
Geographic with the
photograph of Sharbat Gula.
FILE PHOTO: AP
Afghan border authorities at
Torkham, said a senior se-
curity oicial, who declined
to be named.
During her transfer back
to Afghanistan, Ms. Gula,
wearing a green burqa, was
heard praying for Pakistan,
its people and everyone who
helped her and her family
during their stay in the coun-
try, the oicial added.
Ms. Gula was expected lat-
er on Wednesday to be flown
President Ashraf Ghani was
to host a function in her hon-
our. Public billboards were
already up welcoming her
back home.
Gula was for years an un-
named celebrity after an im-
age of her was featured on
National Geographic
magazines cover in 1985, her
striking green eyes peering
out from a headscarf with a
mixture of ferocity and pain.
She had been living in
Pakistans northwestern city
of Peshawar city for years
with her children and hus-
band, who died five years
ago. Her four children were
expected to leave Pakistan to
be reunited with their
mother later on Wednesday.
Reuters
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DoT to notify uniform
network rollout policy
NEW DELHI: The Department of
Telecom has firmed up uniform
rules for rolling out telecom
networks across the country and
will notify them by Thursday.
We have finalised Right of Way
guidelines. It will be notified
either today or tomorrow,
Telecom Secretary JS Deepak
said at Broadband India Forum.
The proposed policy aims to
facilitate expeditious roll out of
telecom infrastructure so as to
help improve quality of service,
reduce call drops as well as cost
of setting up networks. In the
draft framework, the DoT has
proposed that authorities
involved in granting RoW permit
will have to grant permission
within 60 days of application. In
case of rejection, they should
record the reasons in writing.
Telecom companies often blame
local authorities for creating
unnecessary hurdles in rollout of
infrastructure, specially in
granting RoW permission. PTI
Mercedes unveils cars
priced up to Rs.2.25 cr.
NEW DELHI: German luxury car
maker Mercedes-Benz on
Wednesday unveiled two new
models C-Class Cabriolet and
S-Class Cabriolet priced at
Rs.60 lakh and Rs.2.25 crore
(ex-showroom New Delhi),
respectively. Mercedes-Benz
India Managing Director and
CEO Roland Folger said: The
introduction of C-Class and
S-Class cabriolets in India is an
illustration of our top of
pyramid strategy of bringing in
the best of our products from
the global portfolio for our
distinguished Indian customers.
Globally, the C-Class Cabriolet is
the first ever convertible to be
made on the C-Class platform by
Mercedes-Benz, he further said.
The S-Class Cabriolet is the first
cabriolet introduced by the
brand since 1971 and also
happens to be the first cabriolet
based on our flagship S-Class to
make its way to India. PTI
Will Wadia back Mistry?
Tata Chemicals board meeting on Thursday could prove decisive
PIYUSH PANDEY
MUMBAI: The meeting of
board of directors of Tata
Chemicals in Bombay House
today will be chaired by ous-
ted Tata Sons chairman
Cyrus Mistry, and the inde-
pendent directors will hold
the key to whether Mr.
Mistry will continue at the
helm.
Unlike Indian Hotels
board, which had six inde-
pendent directors and all
supporting Cyrus Mistry,
Tata Chemicals has only four
independent directors, with
Ratan Tata old friend Nusli
Wadia, being one of them.
It would be interesting to
see if Mr. Wadia, a close
friend of Ratan Tata, will
back Mr. Mistry.
Mr. Wadia is likely to back
Cyrus Mistry despite his
friendship with Ratan Tata,
the interim chairman of Tata
Sons, feels J.N. Gupta, co-
founder and managing dir-
ector, Stakeholder Em-
powerment services.
Nusli Wadia, as an inde-
Big step toward
cashless economy
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley on Wednesday
said the demonetisation
move is a big step to maintain
international credibility.
It is also a big step to-
wards a cashless economy.
The move will also give a sig-
nificant setback to the paral-
lel black economy because it
will force money outside the
system to enter the system.
He pointed out that the
majority of people now have
bank accounts under the Pra-
dhan Mantri Jan Dhan
CRUCIAL MEETING: Independent directors will hold the key to
whether Mr. Mistry remains as chairman. FILE PHOTO
pendent director in the
board of Tata Chemicals and
Tata Steel is likely to vote for
Mr. Mistry. In fact, all Tata
operating companies board
is likely to favour Mr. Mistry,
similar to what Indian Hotels
board did. In June, if you rate
his performance as excellent,
then how can you vote
against him, Mr. Gupta told
The Hindu.
Mr. Wadia is learnt to have
Yojana, and that it was a few
minutes work to get those
accounts for those who did
not have them yet.
This is not an immunity
scheme, he said. Those
who have lawful money have
nothing to fear, and those
with unlawful money will be
treated as per the Income
Tax Act.
There was no connection
between the move and the
upcoming Assembly polls
elections in various States,
Mr. Jaitley said adding one
could not compare it with a
similar decision in 1978.
advised and supported Ratan
Tata to remove Tata Group
stalwarts like Darbari Seth,
Russi Mody and Ajit Kerkar,
when he first became the
chairman in 1991. However,
Mr. Wadias equation with
Tata has changed since then
as he didnt like Tatas getting
into aviation business as Wa-
dias are promoter of Go
Airlines.
Besides Mr. Wadia, the
Deposits not matching with tax
returns to attract 200% fine
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: If you plan to de-
posit more than Rs.10 lakh in
your bank account in the
Rs.500, Rs.1000 denomina-
tions, then it should be
commensurate with your in-
come tax returns. Else, you
will have to pay tax and a 200
per cent penalty on the
amount, Revenue Secretary
Hasmukh Adhia tweeted on
Wednesday.
If cash amount of above
Rs.10 lakh is deposited in a
bank A/C, not matching with
other three independent dir-
ectors in Tata Chemicals
board includes, Nasser Mun-
jee, Y.S.P. Thorat and Vibha
Paul Rishi, who has already
backed Mistry in the Indian
Hotels board meeting and
may follow suit in Tata
Chemicals.
Divergence trouble
If there is any divergence
of views amongst the inde-
pendent directors, it may
cause immense loss to the
shareholders, investors and
banks.
If boards of listed Tata
group companies are divided
in their support of Cyrus
Mistry, there is a risk of
boards becoming dysfunc-
tional which has operational
implications. We see three
power centres are emerging
within the Tata Group Tata
Trusts, Tata Sons and the op-
erating companies. Its a dan-
gerous situation, Amit Tan-
don, founder of proxy
advisory firm Institutional
Investor Advisory Services
(IiAS) said.
declared income, same will
be treated as tax evasion,
the Finance Ministry
tweeted, attributing it to Mr.
Adhia.
In such a case, tax amount
plus a penalty of 200 per cent
of the tax payable would be
levied as per Section 270(A)
of the Income Tax Act. This
is in keeping with the provi-
sions of Section 270(A),
which deals with the penalty
for under reporting and mis-
reporting of income.
where under-reported
income is in consequence of
Centre on course
to expedite
patent filings
NEW DELHI: The Commerce
and Industry Ministry is tak-
ing several steps including
hiring more people and
training them to reduce the
time and pendency of pat-
ents and trademark applica-
tions, an oicial said on
Wednesday.
Big bane
Joint Secretary in the De-
partment of Industrial Policy
and Promotion Rajiv Aggar-
wal said that the biggest
bane of our system is the
time consumed in
processing of intellectual
property (IP) applications.
Last year, the first exam-
ination of trademark applica-
tions was taking almost a
year and a half. Today that
time has come down to about
4-5 months and by March
2017, it will come down to on-
ly one month, Mr. Aggarwal
said here at the CIIs India
United Kingdom Tech Sum-
mit. Mr. Aggarwal said that
this was happening because
the ministry had augmented
its manpower and was train-
ing them. PTI
any misreporting thereof by
any person, the penalty re-
ferred shall be equal to two
hundred per cent of the
amount of tax payable on un-
der-reported income Sec-
tion 270(A).
The Finance Ministry will
be getting reports of all cash
deposited during the
November 10 to December
30 window above the
threshold of Rs.2.5 lakh in
each account, the tweets
added. This will be matched
against the income tax re-
turns linked to that account.
Improve ports, logistics
to boost exports: WB
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: India must frame
policies to reduce farm sub-
sidies and cut import tarifs
on cars and take steps to im-
prove ports and logistics to
emerge as an export power-
house, according to the
World Bank.
The Bank on Wednesday
released a report titled
South Asias Turn: Policies
to Boost Competitiveness
and Create the Next Export
Powerhouse and suggested
a set of policy actions in four
sectors agribusiness, ap-
parel, electronics and
automotive.
With the right set of prod-
uctivity-enhancing policies,
South Asia, led by India,
could more than triple its
share in global markets of
electronics and motor vehi-
cles and come close to doub-
ling its already significant
market share in wearing ap-
parel (excluding textiles and
leather) by 2030.
In the farm sector, passive
and non-targeted subsidies
(e.g. water, fertilisers and
minimum support price)
have encouraged farmers to
continue to produce low
value crops using low prod-
uctivity and unsustainable
techniques while restric-
tions on agricultural markets
have constrained productive
private investments in
higher value food products.
In order to enhance the
business environment in the
sector, the government
needs to bring out reforms
including reducing subsidies
and promoting competition,
according to the World Bank.
Denis Medvedev, lead
economist (innovation & en-
trepreneurship), World Bank
Group, said the government
needs to improve target sub-
sidies so that only the poor
farmers are benefited, and
added that passive and non-
targeted subsidies are not
encouraging farmers to
The World Bank did
a study on the
agribusiness, apparel,
electronics and
automotive sectors
adopt new technologies and
(seed) varieties.
The government should
also consider gradually redu-
cing tarifs on final cars, as
the prevailing high import
tarifs on the completely
built units are slowing down
difusion of good practices.
The spread of good ma-
nagerial practices has
slowed down by the high lev-
el of protection on final
cars, it said.
Electronics sector
The electronics sector, ac-
cording to the Bank, faced
constraints such as un-
derdeveloped clusters and
poor trade logistics, while
the apparel sector is facing
diiculties to import man-
made fibre, preventing up-
grading and diversification.
To become a significant
player in electronics, India
needs to facilitate the de-
velopment of clusters (redu-
cing transaction costs and fa-
cilitating access to large
pools of skilled labour and
services) and improve its
trade logistics to enable the
seamless import and export
of hundreds of components.
India needs to reform the
duty drawback scheme to fa-
cilitate the import of fabrics
for exports.
The current system im-
poses delays that are unac-
ceptable to global buyers,
cutting Indian exporters
from the increasingly im-
portant manmade fibre seg-
ment, according to the
report.
India remains behind on
global value chain capa-
bilities including physical
capital, human capital, insti-
tutions and logistics, it said.

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U.S. poll result, demonetisation hit stocks
Indian indices slump 1,689 points before recovering; banking and pharmaceutical shares bring numbers back
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
MUMBAI: The Indian stock
market fell about 1,700
points during the morning
session on Wednesday, mir-
roring a global trend, before
staging a recovery on the
back of banking and
pharmaceutical stocks
The victory of Donald
Trump in the U.S. pres-
idential polls led to a global
sell of on concerns of pos-
sible trade barriers. The de-
monetisation of Rs.500 and
Rs.1,000 notes in India also
acted as a catalyst.
The benchmark Sensex
lost 1,688.69 points during
the pre-open session to
touch a low of 25,902.45. Lat-
er in the day, it recovered
partially to close at 27,252.53,
down 338.61 points or 1.23
per cent. The broader Nifty
lost 111.55 points or 1.31 per
cent to close at 8,432.
Massive sell-of
During the early morning
massive sell-of in the Indian
market was part of global
negative sentiment with the
Dow Jones futures shedding
more than 600 points and
the leading Asian indices
Search for safe
havens leads to
yellow metal
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
MUMBAI: Gold markets saw a
heavy rush of eager buyers of
the metal for cash, following
the governments demonet-
isation of Rs. 500 and Rs.
1000 .
In Mumbais Zaveri Bazar
the biggest gold market in
India the turnout on
Wednesday was higher than
on usual business days even
as the high denomination
notes were no more a legal
tender. A bulk of the trades in
physical gold are cash trans-
actions a trend the govern-
ment has been trying to min-
imise by introducing
sovereign gold bonds.
There was a rush of peo-
ple and the prices also
jumped by close to Rs.4,000
to touch Rs.35,000 per 10
grams. With the notes losing
value, people turned to gold
that has always given pos-
itive returns over a longer
term, said a jeweller, re-
questing anonymity.
A premium is attached to
gold if it is bought in cash.
While the premium is gener-
ally in the range of Rs.500 -
Rs.1,000 depending on the
demand-supply scenario, on
Wednesday the diference
surged to about Rs.4,000.
While cash is still the pre-
ferred mode of payment for
gold, industry participants
said the demonetisation
move would help fight tax
evasion. The act of demon-
etising high value currency
notes by the government will
improve compliance, an im-
portant milestone in the
journey towards the vision of
becoming a cashless econo-
my, said Somasundaram
P.R., Managing Director - In-
dia, World Gold Council.
Bullion Rates
November 09 rates in rupees with
previous rates in brackets
Chennai
Bar Silver (1 kg) 44,570 (44,050)
Retail (1 g) 47.70 (47.10)
24 ct gold (10 g) 31,660 (30,780)
22 ct gold (1 g) 3,060 (2,878)
Delhi
Silver 45,000 (43,850)
Standard gold
Sovereign
31,750 (30,850)
24,700 (24,500)
Exchange Rates
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit
except yen at 4 p.m on November 09
TT TT
Currencies Buying Selling
U.S. Dollar 66.23 66.55
Euro 73.48 73.86
Pound Sterling 82.42 82.83
Jap Yen (100 Units) 64.23 64.54
Chinese Yuan 9.77 9.82
Swiss Franc 68.14 68.48
Singapore Dollar 47.60 47.83
Australian Dollar 50.87 51.12
Canadian Dollar 49.31 49.55
Swedish Kroner 7.35 7.38
Danish Kroner 9.87 9.92
New Zealand Dollar 48.46 48.70
Hongkong Dollar 8.54 8.58
Malaysian Ringgit 15.68 15.77
Kuwaiti Dinar 218.20 220.71
UAE Dirham 18.03 18.12
Bahraini Dinar 175.57 176.51
Qatari Riyal 18.24 18.25
Saudi Riyal 17.71 17.71
Omani Riyal 171.92 172.84
Source:Indian Bank
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investors. FILE PHOTO
like Hang Seng and Nikkei
losing 494 points and 920
points, respectively.
The U.S. presidential
elections took the markets
by surprise, said Kamlesh
Rao, chief executive oicer,
Kotak Securities. The mar-
Banks to remain open on Saturday, Sunday
MANOJIT SAHA
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) has directed
banks to limit cash exchange
for banned notes to Rs.4,000
from Wednesday until
November 24, and told
lenders to remain open on
Saturday and Sunday.
The cash exchange limit
will be increased after
November 24, according to
the central bank.
While banks will open
Thursday, automated teller
machines (ATM) will start
functioning from Friday.
Indian jugaad to beat m-Wallet companies laugh
rupee demonetisation all their way to the bank
K.T. JAGANNATHAN
CHENNAI: When push comes to
shove, one turns an innov-
ator. Or, how else could one
view the creative ingenuity
of these people?
Though the Centre de-
clared that Rs.500 and
Rs.1,000 would not be legal
tender any more from the
midnight of Wednesday, it
left a time-window for ex-
change of notes. Cashing in
on this, Hotel Saravana
Bhavan, a chain of hotels
headquartered in Chennai,
having 36 branches across
the State, has opted to accept
Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes
from its customer.
The hotels creative in-
charge K. Kamalakannan,
said: We are accepting the
notes. We will exchange
them when the banks open
doors, he said.
However, there is a hitch.
Tendering change has
proved to be a big challenge
for the hotel.
Interesting solution
A couple of its customers
hit upon an interesting solu-
tion for this predicament.
Though they are unknown to
each other, they chose to
share their bills. One of them
paid the combined bill, and
The currency conundrum: heres how you should exchange your cash
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's announcement to de-
monetise Rs.500 and
Rs.1,000 notes currently in
use has caused a panic
among the public. Here is an
explainer from the RBI on
what it is all about.
How much value will I get
when I exchange my notes at
a bank?
You will get value for the
entire volume of notes
tendered at the bank
branches / RBI oices.
Can I get it all in cash?
No. You will get up to
Rs.4,000 per person in cash
irrespective of the size of
tender and anything more
kets initially went into some
tailspin as there have been
previous concerns about
possible trade barriers with
other nations.
Volumes may see a dip in
the near future especially
from the retail investors.
Banking hours have been extended to facilitate transactions.
According to bankers, RBI
has already sent all the banks
Rs. 2,000 denomination cur-
rency notes in large boxes on
Wednesday and asked
the other promised him to do
an online recharge of an
equal amount.
Using credit cards to pay
your cofee bill? Not an Indi-
an practice. And, certainly
unheard of in Chennai. But
now, you can have cofee at a
Sangeetha restaurant in the
city and settle your bill
through a credit card. A sig-
nificant move towards a
cashless society!
C. Sivasankaran-promoted
nascent taxi-hailing com-
pany UTOO Customer said
it would accept Rs.500 notes
but wont tender change. In-
stead, it said it would give a
credit note, which a cus-
tomer could use for another
trip! To ease your travel, we
will accept account payee
cheques as mode of pay-
ments, it said.
Even an IOU (I owe you)
letter will do, said Mr. Sivas-
ankaran. Tata to an old order,
hail the new change!
Well, this bank has de-
cided to reward anybody
who embraces change. In-
dusind Bank said it would of-
fer twice the reward points
to its customers who use
credit cards. A well-de-
signed change story.
(With inputs from San-
geetha Kandavel and Sanjay
Vijayakumar)
than that will be receivable
by way of credit to your bank
account.
A sum of Rs.4000 in cash is
insufficient.
You can use balances in
bank accounts to pay for
other requirements by
cheque or through electronic
means of payments such as
Internet banking, mobile
wallets, IMPS and credit/
debit cards.
What if if I have only Jan-
Dhan account?
A Jan Dhan Yojna account
holder can avail the ex-
change facility. But, it is sub-
ject to the caps and other
limits that have been laid
down in accordance with
norms and procedures.
BUSINESS
However, the HNI (high net
worth individual) and insti-
tutional volumes may not be
impacted significantly. The
volumes will pick up over
medium term to long term,
added Mr. Rao.
The technology sector
lenders to ration its
distribution.
The Rs.2000 currency
notes will not be available in
the automated teller ma-
YUTHIKA BHARGAVA
NEW DELHI: The scrapping of
Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes
has given a thrust to digital
transactions with m-wallet
providers such as Paytm,
Freecharge and MobiKwik
seeing a spike in usage
within hours of the demonet-
isation announcement.
Mobile payments and
commerce firm Paytm said it
recorded a whopping 435 per
cent increase in traic in less
than 24 hours after the an-
nouncement as millions of
consumers across India
used the Paytm wallets to
transact oline. Paytm has a
user base of 150 million
users.
We have registered a
strong surge in volume on
our platform. We saw 200
per cent increase in number
of application downloads
and 250 per cent surge in
number of overall trans-
actions and transaction
value, Madhur Deora, CFO
Paytm said.
Further, the firm claimed
that there has been a jump of
1,000 per cent in money add-
ed to the wallet and 400 per
cent growth in transaction
value of oline payments.
M-wallets allow users to
Where do I exchange the
notes?
The exchange facility is
available at all Issue Oices
of RBI and branches of com-
mercial banks/Regional
Rural Banks/ Urban Cooper-
ative Banks (UCBs)/State
Co-op banks or at any Head
Post Oice or Sub-Post
Oice.
Need I go only to my bank
branch?
For exchange of up to
Rs.4,000 in cash, you may go
to any bank branch with
identity proof. For exchange
of more than Rs.4,000, which
will be credited to your bank
account only, you may go any
branch of a bank with which
you have an account. To use
other banks branches, you
bore the maximum brunt as
Mr. Trump has already men-
tioned about his reser-
vations on the H1-B visa pro-
gramme under which Indian
software engineers go to the
U.S.
TCS was the worst per-
former in the Sensex pack,
shedding 4.93 per cent to
close at Rs.2,171.05. Infosys
also lost 2.74 per cent to
close at Rs.955.85.
Realty was another sector
that lost ground owing to the
governments sudden crack-
down on black money.
The BSE Realty index lost
10.23 per cent while sector
heavyweights like Indiabulls
Real Estate, DLF, HDIL and
Oberoi Realty all losing in
the range of 10-20 per cent
each.
The banning of large de-
nomination currency may be
a bit painful in the shorter
term but definitely better for
long-term in terms of better
tax compliance, control on
corruption as well as infla-
tion, said Motilal Oswal-
,chairman and managing dir-
ector, Motilal Oswal
Financial Services.
A total of 2,157 stocks lost
ground on BSE, with only 610
chines (ATM) immediately
as the machines need to be
recalibrated, a move which
may take at least two weeks,
bankers said.
As of now, only Rs.100 and
Rs.50 denomination notes
will be available.
RBI has instructed us to
ensure everything goes
smoothly so that the cus-
tomer do not panic, said the
chief executive of a public
sector bank. They have
asked us to open all the
branches on Thursday.
While there will be limit
on how much a customer
pay for oline needs such as
cabs, petrol pumps etc., as
well as online recharges and
bill payments. Cab service
providers like Uber also sent
out messages to riders en-
couraging them to link their
accounts to their digital
wallets.
Likewise, Freecharge, the
mobile wallet owned by e-
commerce marketplace
Snapdeal, saw an increase in
average wallet balance of its
users by 12 times.
The announcement made
by the Prime Minister yes-
terday is the biggest boost to
creating a cashless India.
The 12x surge we have wit-
nessed is unprecedented and
clearly driven by this big an-
nouncement, Govind Rajan,
CEO Freecharge said.
Mr. Rajan added that pres-
will need identity proof and
your bank account details
I have no account but my
relative / friend has an
account. Can I get my notes
exchanged into that
account?
Yes, you can do that if the
account holder gives you
permission in writing. While
exchanging, you should
provide to the bank evidence
of permission given by the
account holder and your
identity proof.
Can I withdraw from ATMs?
It may take a while for the
banks to recalibrate their
ATMs. Once the ATMs are
functional, you can with-
draw from ATMs up to a
maximum of Rs. 2,000 per
gainers.
Banking stocks, however,
managed to buck the trend
with State Bank of India
gaining 2.83 per cent while
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bank
of Baroda and Punjab Na-
tional Bank moving up over
one per cent each.
Rupee recovers
Despite a weak opening,
the rupee ended stronger as
compared to the dollar as the
central bank intervened in
the currency market. The ru-
pee ended the day at 66.44
against the dollar as com-
pared to its previous close of
66.42 per dollar. The rupee
opened at 66.79 per dollar
and went on to touch 66.93
before recovering.
State-run banks were
selling dollars on behalf of
the central bank. The recov-
ery of the stock market also
helped the currency, said a
currency dealer.
Bonds also gained as de-
monetisation of currency is
expected to cool inflationary
pressures. The yield on the
10 year benchmark govern-
ment bond ended 13 bps
lower than its previous close,
at 6.67 per cent.
can exchange, but there will
no limit for depositing
money in bank accounts.
Any deposit of more than
Rs.50,000 requires a PAN
card.
The RBI has also asked
banks to remain open on Sat-
urday (November 12)
which is a second Saturday
of the month and Sunday
(November 13). Bank
branches remain closed on
second and fourth Saturdays
and all Sundays. Banks, on
their part, have extended
banking hours to facilitate
the transactions.
ently, the average wallet
spend for retail is about
Rs.500-Rs.700. Going by the
surge trend the company is
seeing, Freecharge expects it
to gradually rise to
Rs.2,000-Rs.10,000.
Sunil Kulkarni, deputy
managing director at Oxigen
Services India said that Oxi-
gen Wallet saw significant
increase in the load money
transactions by up to 40-45
per cent during the first half
of Wednesday. We were ex-
pecting the spike in the
short-term, he said.
MobiKwik mobile wallet
witnessed over 40 per cent
rise in application down-
loads within 18 hours of
Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes be-
ing pulled out, encouraging
the company to revise
growth projections upwards
to achieve a GMV of 10 bil-
lion by 2017.
The user traic and mer-
chant queries, MobiKwik
said, went up by 200 per cent
among its over 35 million
users.
Ola Money, the digital pay-
ment solution from Ola, too
reported over 1,500 per cent
increase in wallet recharges
across the 102 cities of its op-
eration since 8:30 pm till
12:00 pm on Wednesday.
card per day till November
18. The limit will be raised to
Rs.4, 000 per day per card
from November 19, 2016,
onwards.
Can I withdraw cash against
cheques?
Yes, you can withdraw
cash against withdrawal slip
or cheque subject to a ceiling
of Rs.10,000/- in a day within
an overall limit of
Rs.20,000/- in a week (in-
cluding withdrawals from
ATMs) up to November 24,
after which these limits shall
be reviewed.
Can I deposit Specified Bank
Notes through ATMs, Cash
Deposit Machine or cash
Recycler?
Yes, these motes can be de-
THE HINDU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Realty prices may
crash up to 30%
DOWN FALL: Shares of leading developers fell as much as
18 per cent on the bourses on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO
PIYUSH PANDEY
MUMBAI: The Centres de-
cision to demonetise Rs.500
and Rs.1,000 currency notes
will have a major impact on
the countrys real estate sec-
tor, which accounts for a ma-
jority of cash transactions.
Shares of leading de-
velopers such as DLF and In-
diaBulls Real Estate fell as
much as 18 per cent on the
bourses on Wednesday.
We can expect up to a 30
per cent drop in land and
property prices over the next
12 months, said Rajesh
Krishnan, MD & CEO, Brick
Eagle Capital Group, a pri-
vate equity and land-banking
firm.
This is great news for the
afordable housing sector.
The cash component in the
afordable sector is typic-
ally minimal as buyers re-
quire home loans for up to 90
per cent of the property
price. Hence, demand in the
afordable housing sector
will not be impacted, said
Mr. Krishnan.
The Centres decision may
lead to a sharp correction in
realty prices but at the same
time liquidity concerns for
the builders, resulting in
delays in construction in the
short to medium-term.
Land prices
Anshuman Magazine,
chairman, India & South East
Asia, CBRE, said that land
Amazon, Flipkart stop
cash on delivery option
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
BENGALURU: Amazon and Flip-
kart, the two largest e-com-
merce players in the country,
have temporarily stopped
accepting cash on delivery
for new orders after govern-
ment demonetized Rs.500
and Rs.1,000 currency notes.
Currently, we have tem-
porarily stopped cash as a
payment option for new or-
ders, said Amazon India
spokesperson in a statement.
Amazon said the customers
that had already placed COD
(cash-on-delivery) orders
before midnight of Novem-
ber 8 can pay for their orders
using debit or credit cards or
currency of valid
denominations.
Amazon said for future or-
ders, the world's largest on-
line retailer, is working on al-
ternatives to make doorstep
payments easier for custom-
ers by introducing a variety
of electronic payment
options.
We will shortly reintro-
duce cash payment on
delivery and also provide an
improved selection of pay-
ment methods both online
and at customers doorsteps
to ofer a seamless expe-
rience, the spokesperson
said.
posited in cash deposits ma-
chines / cash recyclers.
Can I make use of electronic
banking facilities?
You can use NEFT/RTGS/
IMPS/Internet Banking/
Mobile Banking or any other
electronic/ non-cash mode
of payment.
How much time do I have to
exchange the notes?
The specified bank notes
can be exchanged at
branches of commercial
banks, Regional Rural Banks,
Urban Cooperative banks,
State Cooperative Banks and
RBI till December 30, 2016.
For those unable to exchange
their specified bank notes by
then, an opportunity will be
given to them to do so at spe-
NOIDA/DELHI
prices are likely to be im-
pacted, as the cash compon-
ent is most prominent for
land transactions.
The land transactions
and/or sale of plots are ex-
pected to dip in the short-
term, especially in the unor-
ganised real estate segment.
Transactions in the sec-
ondary market are also likely
to be impacted negatively-
especially in Tier II/smaller
cities, said Mr. Magazine,
who also believes that this
move is likely to exert down-
ward pressure on capital
values, which is expected to
result in increased afordab-
ility (particularly for the
housing sector) in the long
run.
Anuj Puri, chairman, JLL
India, said: It will afect
builders largely in tier three
towns, where cash trans-
actions are more prevalent.
Mr. Magazine said, in the
short-run, there might also
be liquidity concerns for the
real estate and construction
sector, especially when it
comes to smaller de-
velopment firms (mostly un-
listed).
Getamber Anand,
president - CREDAI Na-
tional said only the fly-by-
night players in the sector
will be afected. The orga-
nised part of the RE industry
has always been compliant
and it is only the unorgan-
ised fly-by-night players who
will face the brunt.
Amazon customers can pay
using cards or currency of
valid denominations.
Amazons rival and home-
grown online retailer Flip-
kart said that it is no longer
accepting cash-on-delivery
payments in Rs.500 and
Rs.1,000 currency notes.
In order to enable custom-
ers to conserve smaller de-
nomination notes for daily
essential use, Flipkart is re-
stricting cash-on-delivery on
orders below Rs 1,000.
Flipkart urged customers
to opt for alternative pay-
ment modes such as card on
delivery, Internet banking,
credit and debit cards, gift
cards, and the companys
PhonePe wallet.
We are also working on a
slew of measures to help cus-
tomers easily transition from
cash to digital payments,
said a spokesperson from
Flipkart.
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Mixed fortunes with DRS Bangar praises

English batsmen
G. VISWANATH

RAJKOT: India did not get its first

home Decision Review System
(DRS) appeal in Test cricket
right, but Joe Root was prob-
ably lucky. The Indians ap-
peared quite confident that he
was leg-before to Umesh Ya-
dav, but umpire Kumar
Dharmasenas original de-
cision stayed.
The new rule that came into
existence in September 2016
says: Under the previous DRS
conditions, for a not-out lbw
decision to be overturned, the
ball needed to have hit the pad Moeen Ali. PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK
well in line with the stumps
and the projection needed to RAJKOT: Indias batting coach
show the ball pretty much Sanjay Bangar said that Eng-
crashing into the stumps. land used the perfect batting
conditions very well and Joe
Now, for such decisions to
Root and Moeen Ali applied
be overturned, more than half
themselves to get runs.
the ball still needs to hit the pad
in line with the stumps, but not Its a day one wicket and
CLEAR MESSAGE: Englands Joe Root flayed the Indian attack on the opening day. PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK as much as before, and more Rajkot is known to be a bats-
than half the ball still needs to mans paradise. Give credit to
them, they are quality players

Root and Moeen make merry

CRICKET / Indian bowlers struggle after initial success on day one
G. VISWANATH
RAJKOT: Joe Root and Moeen Ali
became the first England pair
on the current tour to throw
down the gauntlet to Indias
spinners after Alastair Cook
called correctly to end Virat
Kohlis seven consecutive
wins with the coin at home.
Summoned to the middle at
the fall of Cook, albeit follow-
ing a questionable lbw de-
cision, immediately after the
first hour of the first Test here
on Wednesday, Root got down
to the business of confronting
of-spinner R. Ashwin and left-
arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja
with sensible stroke play.
The two spinners were al-
ready in action after the 10th
over was completed by fast-
bowler Umesh Yadav.
Brilliant, determined
Riding on Roots individual
brilliance (124) for nearly four
hours and an equally determ-
ined knock from Moeen Ali,
who is just a run away from his
fourth Test century, England
sent a clear message to the
home team that it is up for a
fight.
A tremendous success at the
top-order, Root has been In-
dias bugbear right through his
12 previous appearances and it
was not a surprise at all to see
him dominate.
Without doubt it was a su-
perb display by Root that ini-
tially steered England out of
troubled waters. He built a
partnership with Moeen that
went beyond the three-figure
mark and and eventually led
him to his 11th century overall
in 49 Tests.
Root saw teenage debutant
Haseeb Hameed fall to Ash-
wins ingenuity and Ben Duck-
ett caught acrobatically by
Ajinkya Rahane at slip.
Jadeja won an appeal from
umpire Chris Gafaney against
Cook for the first break-
through, after Rahane, Virat
Kohli and Murali Vijay failed
to take catches. The England
captain was dropped on zero
by Rahane, on one by Kohli,
and Hameed, on 13, was given a
chance by Vijay at slip, all
within the first half hour.
The opening bursts of Mo-
hammed Shami and Umesh
did not give the batsmen much
leeway except when Hameed
directed Shami over the slip
DRS makes an appearance
cordon and slashed him in the
third over.
With three catches
dropped, India was desperate
to dismiss an England batsman
after spells of 5-1-16-0 by Shami
and 5-0-18-0 by Umesh.
ly after the on-field umpires
The Indian skipper rung in
referred the appeal to the third
the first change in the 11th over
by bringing on Ashwin, who
took nine overs to claim his
first wicket when he trapped
Hameed plumb in front.
Then, after being struck for
three boundaries by Duckett,
the of-spinner had the left-
hander edging to Rahane. At
lunch, Englands score read:
102 for three.
Root dominated the pro-
ceedings after lunch. He made
the most of fuller length de-
liveries from Ashwin by driv-
ing in front of the wicket with
the full face of the bat.
He had his slice of luck when
he nicked Umesh, but it found
the gap between the keeper
and first slip, and also saw a
ball bounce over his stumps.
At 92, Root ofered India a
chance to bring the Decision
Review System (DRS) into
play for overturning a leg-be-
fore appeal by Umesh.
But with the ball not appear-
ing to crash into the stumps or
not more than half the ball ap-
pearing to hit the leg stump,
umpire Kumar Dharmasenas
not-out decision stayed.
But after a very focused in-
nings, Root hit firmly back into
the hands of bowler Umesh for
the first clear chance. Umesh
seemed to be in control of the
catch having held the ball
with both hands, but it was on-
umpire that Root was given
out.
The 179-run stand between
Root and Moeen turned
around Englands fortunes, the
latter showing the tem-
perament for four hours and
more to thwart India.
Ben Stokes stepped out of
the crease to hit a big six of
Ashwin, who looked the part in
his first 18-over straight spell.
But with the pitch staying
true for the batsmen to play
shots without fear, he went for
some runs in his subsequent
spells.
hit the stumps, but not as cen-
trally as before.
The Hameed decision
England also got it wrong
when Haseeb Hameed was
given out leg-before to
Ravichandran Ashwin.
Yeah, that was my fault,
said Root of the review. We
didnt quite get it right today.
Ive sort of made it a habit to get
them wrong, hopefully I can
change it through the rest of
the series.
Earlier, Alastair Cook de-
cided to walk once given out.
He did speak to Hameed and
ANXIOUS WAIT: Debutant teenager Haseeb Hameeds review of
a leg-before decision did not have a happy ending.
PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK
its not known what exactly
transpired, but Cook walked
when it actually seemed that
Ravindra Jadejas delivery
(that struck Cook on the out-
side of his front pad) may have
missed the leg-stump.
Speaking about the incident
later, Root said: I think he dis-
cussed it with Hameed.
But its hard for a guy on de-
but to tell the captain...its hard
enough already and its hard to
tell him to walk of.
He (Cook) felt he went
quite far across the stumps and
was pretty disappointed he
didnt use it.
But these things happen and
you just have to get on with it.
and they made full use of the
conditions that were on ofer,
said Bangar.
You should always make
the first session of the first day
count. There is something in
the wicket for the seamers.
A couple of dropped
catches unfortunately did not
allow us to make those early
inroads.
They have actually been
losing their openers very
quickly in recent Tests. But by
lunch we managed to pick up
three wickets.
When asked about leg-spin-
ner Amit Mishra getting only
10 overs, Bangar said On day
one, with the freshness of the
wicket, the seamers have a role
to play with the new ball.
This means one of the spin-
ners will get fewer overs to
bowl and that was the case
with Mishra.
We would have been in a
good position if we had taken
six wickets and conceded 25 or
30 runs less.
Hopeful about Shami
Bangar confirmed that Mo-
hammed Shami was not avail-
able before and immediately
after tea because of cramps.
But he was able to bowl after
an ice bath. We are monitor-
ing him closely. Hopefully he
will be fit [on Thursday].
We would have
been in a good
position if we had
taken six wickets
and conceded 30
runs fewer

Dravid pads up for Sri Lanka

another assignment
INNOVATIVE: Rahul Dravid and CABI president G.K. Mahantesh
display a ball that will be sold online to raise funds for the T20
World Cup for the Blind. PHOTO: G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR
ASHWIN ACHAL
BENGALURU: When Rahul Dravid
is associated with a cricket
team, in any capacity, he is ex-
pected to take on the role of
philosopher and guide. His
most recent endeavour, howev-
er, could prove to be diferent.
Dravid, named the brand am-
bassador for the second T20
World Cup for the Blind, was
asked if he would act as a
mentor to his visually-impaired
wards. Actually, I might need
some mentoring from them.
What they do is a lot tougher
than what I did. It would be fool-
ish for me to say that I can
mentor them because I have
never experienced what it is to
be a visually-impaired cricket-
er. My role is to create aware-
ness about this event, Dravid
said here on Wednesday.
I tried to play cricket while
blindfolded when we were in
Delhi this year during the IPL. It
is really, really diicult. To con-
quer that fear an object com-
ing towards you is very dii-
cult. The ball comes at you quite
fast. I could not do it.
These cricketers play with
so much enthusiasm despite
their handicap. All of us face
challenges in our lives, and
these boys inspire us to over-
CM
YK
come them, Dravid said.
The 43-year-old called on en-
thusiasts to fill the match
venues in large numbers. The
tournament will commence on
January 28 next year, and will be
held across eight Indian cities.
The Cricket Association for the
Blind in India (CABI), the crick-
eting arm of Samarthanam
Trust for the Disabled, will play
host.
Contributions welcomed
CABI evaluates the expenses
involved in organising the
event to be Rs. 24.5 crore. CABI
president G.K. Mahantesh ap-
pealed to corporates, govern-
ment bodies and individuals for
support. To help raise funds,
CABI will sell balls used in blind
cricket. Each ball costs Rs. 200,
and orders can be placed on-
line, said Mahantesh.
He added that though the
Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI) is yet to give oi-
cial recognition to CABI, it has
promised to provide financial
aid.
In the first edition, held in
Bengaluru, the host emerged
the champion. India has since
won the ODI World Champion-
ship (2014) and the T20 Asia
Cup (2016).
scents victory
HARARE: Rangana Herath reg-
istered his second five-wicket
haul in as many days as Sri
Lanka closed in on victory in
the second Test against Zimb-
abwe on Wednesday.
Herath followed up his five-
wicket haul in the first innings
with five for 45 in the second
as Zimbabwe, set 491 to win,
went to stumps on the fourth
evening at 180 for seven.
On Wednesday Herath be-
came the first bowler to take
50 wickets in the current
calendar year, having done so
in just eight Tests. AFP
SCOREBOARD
Sri Lanka 1st innings: 504.
Zimbabwe 1st innings: 272.
Sri Lanka 2nd innings: D. Kar-
unaratne lbw b Mpofu 88, K. Silva c
Waller b Mumba 6, K. Mendis c Mpofu
b Mumba 0, U. Tharanga lbw b Cre-
mer 17, D. de Silva c Chari b Mumba 9,
A. Gunaratne lbw b Tiripano 39, K.
Perera c Williams b Cremer 62, D. Per-
era c Masakadza b Cremer 2, R.
Herath b Cremer 4, S. Lakmal (not
out) 21; Extras (b-6, lb-4): 10; Total
(for nine wkts. decl. in 81.4 overs):
258.
Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-16, 3-44,
4-84, 5-153, 6-198, 7-201, 8-211,
9-258.
Zimbabwe bowling: Mpofu 21-8-
51-1, Mumba 19-4-67-3, Cremer 21.4-
2-91-4, Tiripano 11-4-14-1, Williams 6-
0-21-0, Chari 1-0-3-0, Masakadza
2-1-1-0.
Zimbabwe 2nd innings: T.
Mawoyo c de Silva b Herath 15, B.
Chari b Herath 8, H. Masakadza lbw b
Herath 10, C. Ervine (batting) 65, S.
Williams c K. Mendis b Kumara 45, M.
Waller c K. Perera b de Silva 0, P. Moor
c K. Mendis b Herath 20, G. Cremer b
Herath 5, D. Tiripano (batting) 0; Ex-
tras (b-4, lb-5, w-3): 12; Total (for
seven wkts. in 45 overs): 180.
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-32, 3-39,
4-113, 5-114, 6-166, 7-176.
Sri Lanka bowling: Lakmal 11-2-
47-0, Herath 16-3-45-5, D. Perera 6-1-
27-0, Kumara 9-0-42-1, de Silva 3-0-
10-1.
Can Moeen & Co.
do a Swann-Panesar?
S. PRASANNA VENKATESAN
F rom the earliest of times,
spin bowling has been
redolent of Test cricket in the
sub-continent.
A striking visual is of the dust
risen when a spinning ball bites
the surface. For, isnt it com-
mon here to let a pitch dry,
crack, and crumble at the be-
hest, of a whisper, maybe, of the
hosting personnel? And, com-
moner still, for the pitch to aid
turn, in turn?
Whats uncommon, though,
and logically so, is for teams
from outside the sub-continent
to cope, and threaten, with spin,
and excel here. Sure, England
did it in 2012. Back when it had
Graeme Swann and Monty
Panesar.
Though the present English
spin bowling unit has sui-
ciently gauged itself, learning
and adjusting over two Tests in
Bangladesh, on pitches that
were, as a TV commentator put
it, toasty dry, and spinning
square, it remains doubtful if
England can repeat its 2012 per-
formance with Moeen Ali &
Co..
Moeen, by far, looks the best
spinner it has for a simple
reason his natural pace, so ef-
fective on wickets that turn be-
cause they dont allow batsmen
time to adjust their stroke. Ten
of his eleven wickets versus
Bangladesh came from de-
liveries bowled in excess of 86
kmph, of which six were over
90 kmph.
Getting it right vs lefties
Analysis reveals that he
bowled a greater percentage of
quicker balls to the left-handers
than the right-handers, and on
the stumps. This was to threat-
en both edges of the bat, setting
up the lbw, while keeping other
modes of dismissal in play.
Moeen was, understandably,
not as efective against the
right-handers. He began with a
wider line, but appeared to
have more success in the
second Test when he bowled
straight. He picked up the only
three wickets of right-handers
he did in the series with this
change in ploy.
Gareth Batty took a cue from
Mooens two wickets of
quicker balls before lunch in
the second innings of the first
Test, and returned to get a well-
set Tamim Iqbal in a spell that
saw his average speed go up by
around three kmph.
Adil Rashid, the leg-spinner,
too, picked up pace through the
series. He started the slowest of
the three with an average speed
of 78 kmph. None of the three,
however, had the control of
Mehedi Hasan and Shakib-al-
Hasan to attempt as many vari-
ations of pace.
Also, it was puzzling that
Rashid used his back-of-the-
hand googly only sparingly. A
surprise ball used as rarely as
about four times in each innings
of the first Test, and four times
and once each in the second,
suggests a lack of belief in its
potency; especially, when the
conditions were conducive and
the bowling had been
unrewarding.
Cook trusted his spinners
better in the second Test, and
set aggressive, choking fields.
For instance, when Rashid was
bowling to a left-hander, a leg-
gully, short-leg, and a slip for
his googly were long-stationed.
A captains trust of this kind
is essential. The fact that the
English spinners seemed to
earn it in Bangladesh is encour-
aging. If they continue to trust
themselves and have the cour-
age to put in practice what they
saw from Bangladeshs spin-
ners, they will have gone a long
way towards surmounting the
Indian challenge.
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India-WI womens
series from today
VIJAYAWADA: The first of a
three-match One-Day Interna-
tional series between India
and the West Indies womens
teams will commence at Mu-
lapadu playfield, 20 km from
here on Thursday.
This series is crucial for us
as we will be garnering points
for the Twenty20 World Cup.
The strip appears batsman-
friendly, said India skipper
Mithali Raj.
For the West Indies, the ex-
perienced Chedean Nation is
making a comeback after a gap
of three years. Special
Correspondent
Mairaj bags
bronze
ABU DHABI: Olympian Mairaj
Ahmad Khan bagged the
bronze in mens skeet at the
sixth Asian shotgun champi-
onship here on Wednesday.
It was perhaps one missed
bird in the semifinals that cost
Mairaj the gold. It is the
nature of our sport. We have to
move on, said Mairaj, who
won silver at the World Cup in
Rio season and placed fourth
in the World Cup Final in
Rome.
It was a commendable efort
in the qualification, as Mairaj
wound up with 25 in the last
round, after slipping to 22 in
the fourth. He had shot 120 fol-
lowing rounds of 25, 24, 24, 22
and 25.
In the bronze medal match,
Mairaj overwhelmed Inde-
pendent Shooting Participant
Naser Aldihani 16-13.
Sheeraz Sheikh was also in
fine form, qualifying with 121,
with rounds of 25, 25, 23, 23 and
25, but shot 13 in the semifinals
and placed fifth.
India managed to grab the
bronze, one point behind
Kazakhstan, after ISP topped
with 362. Gurjoat Khangura
shot 115, and a last round score
of 21 possibly cost the team a
better medal.
Saeed Almaktoum of UAE
beat Saud Habib of ISP 15-13 for
the gold after both shot 16 in
the semifinals. Saeed Almak-
toum had won the shoot-of
ahead of five others to make
the knockout, after seven tied
on 119 for the last two berths.
The results: Mens skeet: 1.
Saeed Almaktoum (UAE) 15 (16) 119
(14); 2. Saud Habib (ISP) 13 (16) 121;
3. Mairaj Ahmad Khan 16 (15) 120; 4.
Naser Aldihani (ISP) 13 (15) 122; 5.
Sheeraz Sheikh 13 (121); 16. Gurjoat
Khangura 115.
Team: 1. ISP 362; 2. Kazakhstan
357; 3. India 356. Sports
Bureau
GOLF
Rishabh, the Demolition Man
CRICKET / Coach K.P. Bhaskar not surprised by the youngsters incredible effort
M.R. PRAVEEN CHANDRAN
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The
Demolition Man. The title sits
lightly on the young shoulders
of Rishabh Pant who entered
the folklore of Indian cricket
by smashing the fastest cen-
tury in First Class cricket.
The 19-year-old wicket-
keeper-batsman reached the
three-figure mark of just 48
balls during his knock of 135 in
the second innings of the Ranji
Trophy match against
Jharkhand at the KCA-
St.Xaviers College ground on
Tuesday.
The knock was a denoue-
ment of Pants special ability
to hit the ball harder and long-
er than anyone else in
domestic cricket. When he
broke the record, there were
few surprises and it seemed as
if he was destined to break it.
Delhis coach K.P. Bhaskar,
who has been following Rish-
abhs career closely for the last
two years, wasnt surprised a
wee bit when the boy broke
the record.
He is a special talent who
loves to go after the bowling
ATHLETICS
Will TN reprise its 1996 magic?
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
COIMBATORE: It has not been
rosy for the Tamil Nadu track
and field stars in the junior Na-
tionals history for some time
now. The last time they wore
the overall crown was at
Nagercoil in 1996. Will the
32nd edition, sponsored by Sri
Krishna Institutions, that be-
gins at the Nehru Stadium here
on Thursday bring back happy
memories?
The team believes so. We
have finished runners on sev-
eral occasions but the overall
position has eluded us for
long. We are determined to
prove our might this time
around, says Mohammed
Nizamuddin, former interna-
tional athlete and coach in-
charge of the host contingent.
Kerala and Haryana wres-
ted the top two slots in the pre-
vious edition at Jharkhand. But
Nizamuddin is confident of a
repeat of 1996. We have
fielded an equally strong team.
Our under-14, 16 and 18 boys
and girls are pretty good and
they will deliver the goods for
the team.
The SDAT has worked for
from the first ball. It is his nat-
ural game and as a coach I have
never tampered with his style.
He hits with a straight bat and
is supremely confident of his
ability and nine out of 10 times
he clears the boundary ropes.
He is a future Indian player but
he has a long long way to go as
he has to improve his wicket-
keeping, said Bhaskar.
Rishabh, who first hit the
headlines when he scored the
fastest fifty (of 19 balls) in the
under-19 World Cup against
Nepal, has been prolific this
season with the bat for Delhi.
The teenager has so far scored
799 runs in Ranji Trophy this
season with four centuries
which also included a triple
hundred against Maharashtra.
I have always been an at-
tacking batsman. If the ball is
my range to be hit I go for it ir-
respective of who the bowler
is. The aggressive approach
has worked for me. Here I
wasnt looking for any records.
My aim was to play positively.
I was timing the ball well and
enjoying myself. It is good
feeling to set record, said
Rishabh.
WORDS OF WISDOM: Former international and coach in-charge of
the Tamil Nadu team, Mohammed Nizamuddin (right), has a
pep talk with his wards on the eve of the National junior
athletics championship at the Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore
on Wednesday. PHOTO: S. SIVA SARAVANAN
quite some time to get the
crumbling circuit to shape.
With the repair works as good
as over, athletes can heave a
huge sigh of relief.
Sixty-seven international
athletes, including 37 girls, are
in the fray.
The host boasts at least 10
internationals, including S.
Mithravarun (China Youth
Olympic Games participant),
middle distance runner L.
MENTOR AND THE SPECIAL ONE: Delhi coach K.P. Bhaskar says
Rishabh Pant, who smashed the fastest century by an Indian
in First Class cricket, is a rare talent who loves to go after the
bowling from the word go. PHOTO: AKHILESH KUMAR
Rishabh, who struck 21 sixes
in the match, narrowly missed
out on the record for the
highest number of sixes in a
First Class game. In fact at the
start of the season he reques-
ted his coach to promote him
up the order and he has made it
count. After the first match,
Rishabh requested me that he
Samyasri (silver medallist at
the World School Games in
Turkey), R. Rajesh (Asian
youth decathlon silver med-
alist), sprinter R. Naveen, long
jumper J. Bubeshwar, K. Priya,
Santhosh Kumar, Rochelle
Maria, V. Subha among others.
About 2300 athletes from 25
States and Union Territories
have confirmed their par-
ticipation for the five-day
meet.
NEW DELHI ROUND-UP
wanted to bat at No. 5 which I
allowed knowing his ability. I
promoted him ahead of Milind
Kumar and he has justified his
promotion, said Bhaskar.
SAI coach and former India
under-19 fielding coach, Biju
George who has worked
closely with the player, said
Rishabh was an extremely
TENNIS
Prinkle stretched
CHANIDGARH: Top seed Prinkle
Singh was stretched to three
sets by Harleen Kaur in the un-
der-16 girls quarterfinals of
the AITA Super Series junior
tournament on Wednesday.
In the boys quarterfinals,
Shashikant Rajput beat second
seed Rhythm Malhotra 6-3, 7-5.
The results:
Under-16 boys (quarterfinals):
Naresh Badgujar bt Harsh Negi 6-3,
1-6, 6-2; Bhupendra Dahiya bt Jagtar
Arora 6-4, 6-3; Sarthak Suden bt
Nitin Jaipal Singh 6-3, 6-4.
Shashikant Rajput bt Rhythm Mal-
Vishnu wins title
KOLKATA: Vishnu Vardhan de-
feated V.M. Ranjeet 6-3, 6-4 in
the final to claim the title in the
seventh leg of the $5,000 Asian
Tennis Tour here on
Wednesday.
Ranjeet broke Vishnus
serve to take an early lead be-
fore the latter, with his big
serves, broke back and went
on to take the opening set.
Though Ranjeet fought hard
in the second, it was Vishnu
who won 6-4. Special
Correspondent
good batsman who could
destroy any bowling attack on
good tracks but added that he
needed to improve his wicket-
keeping skills.
Rishabh has worked with
former India wicketkeeper
Kiran More at the NCA to im-
prove his keeping just before
the start of the new season.
Rishabh is extremely grateful
to his coach Tariq Sinha of
Delhis Sonnet Club for shap-
ing his career. He is more
than a coach to me. I cannot
express my gratitude to him in
words, he said.
The Delhi-Jharkhand Ranji
Trophy match was essentially
a duel between two wicket-
keepers. Jharkhands Ishan
Kishan also made his mark
with a blazing double century
in the first innings.
Rishabh shrugs of the ri-
valry between the two and
said they were very close
friends and claimed there was
no competition between them.
Both Rishabh and Ishan
represent the future of Indian
cricket and if they realise their
potential Indian cricket could
only get stronger.
hotra 6-3, 7-5.
Doubles (semifinals): Naresh &
Bhupendra bt Jagtar & Shashikant
6-2, 6-4; Nishant Dabas & Sarthak
Suden bt Himanshu Duhan & Kanish
Pai 7-5, 6-3.
Under-16 girls (quarterfinals):
Prinkle Singh bt Harleen Kaur 6-4, 6-7
(6), 6-2; Rutuparna Choudhary bt
Vanshika Choudhary 6-3, 6-2; Smriti
Singh bt Damini Hoon 6-3, 6-2; Kavya
Sawhney bt Ishita Singh 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles (semifinals): Kavya &
Prinkle bt Srishti Dhir & Ishita Singh
6-2, 6-1; Rutuparna & Harleen bt
Damini & Smriti 6-1, 6-2.
Ankita moves into
the quarterfinals
Optimistic Irfan at
peace with himself
S. DINAKAR
RAIPUR: Despite swings in for-
tunes, Irfan Pathans eyes
continue to laugh.
He has learnt to smile
through disappointments of
form, fitness and whims of the
selectors. And he is at peace
with himself.
I am at that stage of my
journey when I want to enjoy
my cricket. I want to give more
to the game, pass on my
knowledge to the younger
bunch, said Irfan speaking to
The Hindu here.
I want to play with the sort
of freedom that only comes
when you dont put pressure
on yourself.
This doesnt mean Irfan has
lost ambition. In fact, he is
working hard on his body, has
kept that fire burning.
Although disappointed
about missing the Ranji match
here owing to a viral fever, the
Baroda cricketer looks at fu-
ture with optimism.
Previously I used to do
weights. Now I am into hard
running. I run two km at a
stretch and time those runs. I
feel much lighter, and I feel
good about myself, said the
former India all-rounder.
Honing his technique
Irfan is also honing his tech-
nique. And he is being guided
by pace bowling coach T.A.
Sekar. I am in regular touch
with Sekar sir. We have been
working on loading up the ball
close to the body. This way I
will be able to swing the ball
more from a smoother
release.
Irfan was the closest India
got to producing a genuine
pace bowling all-rounder in
the last 15 years. A left-arm
paceman of swing and incision
apart from being a southpaw
with strokes, Irfan was alic-
ted by injuries after a roaring
start to his career.
Irfan Pathan. PHOTO: S. DINAKAR
Irfan could barely conceal a
sense of hurt when he said,
Injuries happen, particularly
when you are a paceman. But
you need to be looked after
well and with sensitiveness.
You should not be written of.
Look at Australia. Their pace-
man keep getting injured but
they keep coming back.
The 32-year-old certainly
has had his moments reaching
1000 runs and 100 wickets in
both Tests and ODIs apart
from starring in Indias ICC
World Twenty20 triumph in
2007. But then, it could have
been a lot more.
Learning from the game
Along the way he has learnt
much about cricket and life.
Cricket has taught me so
many things. I travelled
around the world, saw difer-
ent cultures and learnt to
speak English which enabled
me to communicate better.
Above all, the game taught me
to take diferent emotions in
my stride. One has to stay
grounded.
Married to Safa Baig in Feb-
ruary this year, Irfan is a happy
man. Its a wonderful feeling.
Her family is from Hyderabad
but settled in Saudi.
He has not given up on his
India dream yet. Age is only a
number, says Irfan.
Boopathy packs
of Dev
HYDERABAD: Boopathy Sakthivel
shocked second-seeded Dev
Patel 6-0, 6-0 in the boys
quarterfinals of the Asian ju-
nior (under-14) tennis champi-
onship here on Wednessday.
The results (quarterfinals):
Boys: K. Shashidhar bt V.
Siddharth Reddy 6-2, 6-3; Kirshan
Hooda bt Arnav Pathange 6-4, 6-2;
Leston Vaz bt Abhignan Sai Arcot
6-0, 6-1; Boopathy Sakthivel bt Dev
Patel 6-0, 6-0.
Girls: Singles: Yana Dhamija bt
Smriti Bhasin 7-6(3), 6-2; S. Sanjana
bt Tanisha Pranjal 6-0, 6-1;
Shambhavi Towari bt K. Riddhi 6-3,

Aditi hopes to establish her credentials Dilpreet sizzles

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
GURGAON: Playing her first tour-
nament at home since turning
professional at the beginning
of the year, Aditi Ashok will be
headlining the Indian chal-
lenge at the tenth edition of the
Hero Indian Open golf, at the
DLF Golf and Country Club,
beginning here on Friday.
Aditi, who became Indias
first woman Olympian golfer
and the youngest one at Rio, is
currently third on the Rookie
of the Year ranking and will be
aiming to strengthen her
chances at winning the his-
toric title with a strong per-
formance at home.
A series of top-10 finishes
across the globe, the latest
coming at the Xiamen Interna-
tional Ladies Open in China
last month, have helped the 18-
year old to establish her cre-
dentials on the Ladies Eu-
ropean Tour.
My form has been very
good coming into the tourna-
ment. I have prepared well this
time around. I feel I have im-
proved as a player since the
beginning of the year. Hope-
fully, I will do well at my home
event, Aditi said.
Incidentally, she was the be-
st placed Indian in the fray
here last year as well, finishing
tied-13 as an amateur.
Other Indians to watch out
for include current Hero Or-
der of Merit leader Amandeep
Drall and local professional
Vani Kapoor, for whom this is
the home course.
Vani finished tied-fifth at
the Hong Kong Ladies Open
and has six victories so far on
the India leg of the Profes-
sional tour.
Meanwhile, defending
champion Emile Pedersen
would be looking to retain her
first professional title on the
Ladies European Tour at the
$400,000 event.
The event is co-sanctioned
by the LET and the Womens
Golf Association of India
(WGAI) and would see 114 top
professionals from around the
globe participating.
Man-of-the-match Dilpreet
Singh struck five goals and
Sandeep Kumar scored thrice
as Sain Dass AS Senior
Secondary School, Jalandhar
registered an easy 9-5 victory
against NCC Red in a Group B
Super League match of the
45th Nehru Junior hockey
tournament at the Shivaji
Stadium here on Wednesday.
In another game in Group D,
Harmanpreet Singhs 65th
minute goal helped SGTB
Khalsa School, Bakala edge
past BKSP, Bangladesh 3-2.
The results: Group B: SDAS,
Jalandhar 9 (Dilpreet Singh 5,
Sandeep Kumar 3, Raman Kumar) bt
NCC Red 5 (L. Dipu Singh 3, Nabin
Kujur, Jay Prakash Patel). Group D:
SGTB Khalsa, Bakala 3 (Harinder
Singh, Arshdeep Singh,
Harmanpreet Singh) bt BKSP 2
(Debashish Roy, Rajib Das). Group
A: Birsa Munda Vidyapitha, Rourkela
4 (Cyril Lugun 2, Ajit Ekka, Akash
Ekka) bt GGSS College, Lucknow 3
(Vishal Singh, Rahul Rajbhar, Mohd
Faraz).
Parul gets out of
turn promotion
Punjab National Bank has
given an out of turn
promotion to Parul Gupta in
appreciation of her
performances in the
international tennis
championships for the deaf.
The 19-year-old Parul was
promoted as a single window
operator A on November 4,
as per an order from the bank.
Special Correspondent
BREEZING THROUGH: Ankita Raina outplayed unseeded
Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-2, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals.
PUNE: Ankita Raina outplayed
Polands unseeded Magdalena
Frech 6-2, 6-3 to enter the
singles quarterfinals of the
$25,000 Pune Open ITF
womens championships, or-
ganised by Sports Academy,
here on Wednesday.
Upcoming Indian teenager,
Kamran Kaur Thandi went
down to top seed Irina
Khromacheva of Russia.
The lanky Kamran Kaur lost
6-2, 6-1 to the 92nd-ranked
rival in 66 minutes.
The results (first round):
Singles: Irina Khromacheva (Rus)
bt Karman Kaur Thandi 6-2, 6-1; Jia-
Jing Lu (Chn) bt Stefanie Tan (Sin)
6-4, 6-4; Ankita Raina bt Magdalena
Frech (Pol) 6-2, 6-3; Cristian
Jaqueline Adina (Rom) bt Amina An-
shba (Rus) 6-4, 6-3; Laura Pigossi
(Bra) bt Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (Tha)
6-3, 6-1; Conny Perrin (Sui) bt Ana
Vaselinovic (Mne) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Riko
Sawayanagi (Jpn) bt Mrdeza Tereza
(Cro) 6-3, 7-6(5); Tadeja Majeric
(Slo) bt Harmony Tan (Fra) 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles: Irina Khromacheva
(Rus) & Aleksandrina Naydenova
(Bul) bt Jia-Jing Lu (Chn) & Mag-
dalena Frech (Pol) 6-1, 7-5; Kamila
Kermbayeva (Kaz) & Stefanie Tan
(Sin) bt Amina Anshba (Rus) & Kar-
man Kaur Thandi 6-1, 6-3; Ankita
Raina & Hsu Chieh-Yu (Tpe) bt Riya
Bhatia & Ana Veselinovic (Mne) 7-5,
6-3; Sowjanya Bavisetti & Rishika
Sunkara bt Tadeja Majeric (Slo) &
Tereza Mrdeza (Cro) 3-6, 6-4, [10-8].
Special Correspondent
6-2; Malikaa Marathe bt R. Srujana
6-4, 6-4.
Dhruvpal shines
NEW DELHI: Dhruvpal Godara
struck seven goals to power
61st Cavalry to a 10 goals to 7
1/2 victory over Haryana Polo
Club in a league match of the
Yes Bank Indian Masters 14-
goal polo championship on
Wednesday.
The results (league): Jindal Pan-
ther 5 (J.P. Clarkin 3, Raghav Rao,
Naveen Jindal) bt Achievers 3 1/2
(Matias Vial Perez 2, Padmanabh
Singh, handicap 1/2).
61st Cavalry 10 (Dhruvpal Godara
7, Ravi Rathore 2, Vishal Chauhan) bt
Haryana Polo Club 7 1/2 (Angad Ka-
laan 3, Shamsheer Ali 3, Siddhant
Sharma, handicap 1/2).

VARIETY
THE HINDU CROSSWORD 11848 (set by Vulcan) FAITH TODAY'S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Hold back in rough terrains (8) 14 Relocate in Dubai say, good to 25 Powder that's bright, essential Krishnas plans SOLUTIONS
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5 Beautiful fragrance, timeless settle in (8) for the most part (6) A E
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classic, last two remaining (6) 15 Amazing and highly gripping film 27 A Liberal with one excuse (5) Arjuna wants to marry Lord Krishnas sister Subhadra, but L E A B
R A DM I L I B I A
10 11 10 Difficult posers for faculty (6) 28 Outstanding naval officer born in Balarama has already decided to get her married to his S
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member (9) 18 Different? Take back the European capital (9) favourite student Duryodhana. Arjuna, in the guise of an T
O B N N
11 Small, fine and wonderful (5) approval (6) 29 Provoke and irritate/anger ascetic, visits Krishna, who sees through the disguise. I N A S
C MO C N L I K E U
12 13 12 Imprison a student (6) 20 Moment and time to get rid of someone eventually (6) When Balarama houses Arjuna in a place near Subhadras
A I Y N L N
old footwear (8) 30 Cause of death inside green
H I A N D T E G M I G R A E
13 German guy, I heard, gave a palace, G V I B E
suggestive look (4,3) 22 Vehicle in use during storm (7) building (8) Krishna is glad, because this would give the two an
Y E A D E N G L I N T E R
L S C A A O D T
14 15 16 opportunity to meet. Arjuna reveals his identity to L L SWE S O R R O F E S P
17 Subhadra, and Subhadra later tells Rukmini of her love. O A I N D P O A

18 19 20 21
SU | DO | KU Arjuna is the ideal match for Subhadra, who hates
Duryodhana, the man chosen for her by Balarama.
I C C E N I N S E S T R A R

F ACROSS Duryodhana had tired to misbehave with Rukmini before

her marriage to Krishna and Rukmini has told Subhadra
22 23 24 25 about this. Krishna comes up with a plan to hoodwink
26 Balarama, said V.S. Karunakarachariar in a discourse.
Krishna says that Subhadra is unwell and that a prayer
27 28 for many days in a nearby island has become necessary. So
Balarama, with his army, goes of to the island. Krishna

29 30
1 Delighted by standard going up
with time (4)
2 Flier with pet list (9)
3 Word for an animal found in right
dictionary always (3,4)
4 It's in any form of mental illness
(8)
6 Caught fool having a very
unhealthy, essentially, starchy
food (7)
7 Relative is in this French town
we hear (5)
8 Student pass given to many, say
(9)
9 Pull with pain in the neck (4)
14 Say, aunt and niece maybe (9)
16 Unstable brutes did become
emotionally troubled (9)
17 No blame shifted to the new one
with title (8)
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DOWN leaves the island one night without Balaramas knowledge
and Subhadras wedding with Arjuna is solemnised in His
presence. The Lord then leaves instructions with Subhadra
to drive His (Krishnas) chariot with Arjuna in it and make
19 Leader presently held hostage, haste to her husbands country. The chief security guard of
that's significant (7) Dwaraka is also told not to stage a serious fight with
21 Circle North American lake bed Arjuna as he leaves Dwaraka, but to put up only a token
initially (7) resistance. Everyone plays their parts as guided by
Sudoku is a mind game and a
23 Emotional one, more eccentric, Krishna, who later pacifies Balarama too. Thus Krishna puzzle that you solve with
leaving Arizona (5) ensures Subhadras marriage to Arjuna, cementing the reasoning and logic.
24 Distinctive style of Venezuelans Pandava-Yadava ties. The marriage is blessed when a brave Fill in the grid with digits in such a
(4) son Abhimanyu is born to Subhadra. And it was manner that every row, every
Abhimanyus descendants who ruled later. Krishnas plans column and every 3x3 box
26 One not working, in deep accommodates the digits 1 to 9,
anxiety (4) thus worked perfectly and ensured the continuance of the
Pandava lineage. without repeating any.

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THE HINDU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Prasidh, Suchith
bowl Karnataka
to victory
BENGALURU: Prasidh Krishnas
six for 57 in the first innings
and J. Suchiths seven for 49 in
the second fashioned Karnata-
kas nine-wicket win over
Jammu & Kashmir in the C.K.
Nayudu (under-23) contest on
Wednesday.
The scores:
At Bengaluru: J&K 173 in 46.1
overs (Ahmad Omar Banday 82,
Prasidh Krishna six for 57) & 196 in
42.4 overs (Banday 39, Suryansh
Raina 40, Jatin Wadhwan 26, Abid
Mushtaq 40 n.o., J. Suchith seven for
49) lost to Karnataka 290 in 70 overs
(Abhinav Manohar 38, K.N. Bharath
69, Suchith 27, K.C. Cariappa 31,
Prateek Jain 37 n.o., Akash Choud-
hary three for 58, Abid Mushtaq five
for 94) & 83 for one in 17.3 overs (D.
Nischal 28 n.o.).
At Pune: Kerala 456 for nine & 86
for three v Maharashtra 202 in 75.4
overs (Akshay Chandran six for 45).
Sports Bureau
Ramkumar in
doubles
quarterfinals
ORTISEI (ITALY): Ramkumar
Ramanathan and Alessandro
Motti of Italy scored a thrilling
6-7(10), 6-3, 16-14 victory over
Adrian Menendez-Maceiras
of Spain and Luca Vanni of
Italy in the doubles pre-
quarterfinals of the 64,000
mens challenger tennis tour-
nament here.
The results: At Bratislava
(Slovakia): 85,000 Challenger
men: Doubles (pre-quarterfi-
nals): Purav Raja & Divij Sharan bt
Andrej Martin (Svk) & Tristan-
Samuel Weissborn (Aut) 6-4, 6-0.
At Kobe (Japan): $50,000 Chal-
lenger men: Doubles (quarterfi-
nals): Christopher Rungkat (Ina) &
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Ruben
Gonzales (Phi) & Toshihide Matsui
(Jpn) 2-6, 7-5, 10-8.
At Ortisei (Italy): 64,000
Challenger men: Doubles (pre-
quarterfinals): Alessandro Motti
(Ita) & Ramkumar Ramanathan bt
Adrian Menendez-maceiras (Esp) &
Luca Vanni (Ita) 6-7(10), 6-3, 16-14.
At Wollongong (Australia):
$25,000 ITF men: Singles (first
round): Sriram Balaji bt Maciej
Smola (Pol) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Sports
Bureau
Fontaine is new
WSF chief
HONG KONG: Jacques Fontaine
was elected new president of
the World Squash Federation
(WSF) during its annual gen-
eral body meeting here on
Wednesday.
The Frenchman will suc-
ceed N. Ramachandran, who
had completed his second and
final four-year term.
Fontaine becomes the Fed-
erations ninth president since
WSFs inception in 1967 the
first Frenchman and third Eu-
ropean and was elected by
delegates representing 59 na-
tional federations attending
the 46th AGM.
The Olympic agenda re-
mains a priority, along with in-
creasing the profile of our
sport worldwide and support-
ing grassroots development,
said the new president. Col-
laboration of all member na-
tions is a must. The WSF needs
to establish a defined agree-
ment with the professional
section of our discipline, the
PSA. The outgoing president
is known for his eforts to se-
cure a place for squash in the
Olympic Games 2020 pro-
gramme a bid which ulti-
mately failed.
Lahm hints at
retirement
Philipp Lahm. PHOTO: AFP
BERLIN: Philipp Lahm, Ger-
manys World Cup-winning
captain and Bayern Munichs
current skipper, hinted that he
may retire from football at the
end of the season.
Lahm stepped down from
international football after
leading Germany to the 2014
World Cup and has a Bayern
contract until 2018, but admit-
ted he might hang up his boots
in June 2017. I wouldnt rule it
out, Lahm, who turns 33 on
Friday, told magazine Sport
Bild. I said nine months ago
that it could happen and noth-
ing has changed since then.
I want to be able to
measure myself at the very
highest level and to recognise
when it is the right time to end
my career.
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Marin attracts highest bid
BADMINTON / Chennai retains Sindhu for 39 lakh
RAKESH RAO
NEW DELHI: Olympic gold med-
allist Carolina Marin expec-
tedly fetched the highest bid in
the players auction for the up-
coming Premier Badminton
League, but circumstances
forced silver medallist P.V.
Sindhu to settle for much less
as six franchisees geared up to
cross swords from January 1 to
14, 2017. Marin, the left-handed
Spaniard, attracted a winning
bid of 61.5 lakh from Hydera-
bad Hunters, while Sindhu
was retained by Chennai
Smashers for 39 lakh.
Saina Nehwal, back in train-
ing after sufering a knee in-
jury in the days leading to the
Olympic Games in Rio, was
understandably low on pri-
ority for the franchisees.
Srikanth picked for 51 lakh
In the first round, she went
unsold. On the rebound, she
attracted 33 lakh from
Awadhe Warriors, which
spent 51 lakh on K. Srikanth.
Denmarks Viktor Axelson
(39 lakh), Jan OJorgensen
(59 lakh) and Koreas Wan Ho
Son (39 lakh) ranked fifth,
fourth and sixth in that order
attracted high bids in keep-
ing with their world rankings.
The cap to bid for any player
was 65 lakh and each fran-
chisee could spend up to 1.93
crore on the players.
The name of Sindhu, one of
the 15 icon players, came out
of the hat quite late by which
time, five franchisees had
spent on bagging icon players
CHESS
Padmini has stayed ahead through pluck and luck
RAKESH RAO
NEW DELHI: With five rounds to
go in the National womens
chess championship, the battle
is hotting up.
Padmini, looking for a third
straight title, has managed to
stay half-a-point ahead of the
pack through pluck and luck. If
her victories have come in a re-
sounding manner, the draw
against Kiran Manisha Mo-
hanty was a lucky one indeed.
Moreover, Padmini is chased
FOOTBALL
Malouda double dumps Chennaiyin
Delhi Dynamos 4
(Gadze 15, Malouda 25 & 85,
Lewis 54) bt Chennaiyin
FC 1 (Mendy 37)
NEW DELHI: Former France and
Chelsea star Florent Malouda
inspired Delhi Dynamos to a
4-1 victory over defending
champion Chennaiyin FC in an
Indian Super League en-
counter at the Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium here on
Wednesday.
Malouda, leading the Delhi
side, continued his impressive
performance as he struck the
home sides second and fourth
goals in the 25th and 85th
minutes respectively. He also
had a hand in other two as well,
assisting in Richard Gadze and
Kean Lewiss goals.
CFC captain Bernard Mendy
scored his sides lone goal in
the 37th- minute. With this win,
Delhi has 16 points from nine
matches, dislodging Mumbai
City FC (15 points from nine
matches) from the top. CFC is
at sixth with 10 points from
eight matches.
Playing its fifth home match,
the Gianluca Zambrotta-
coached Delhi side was clearly
the better one with a lot more
possession, distribution of the
ball with neat passing while
Chennaiyin played aimlessly
for most part of the match.
In the second half, it played
with more purpose and attack-
Guimaraes cautious ahead of derby
NANDAKUMAR MARAR
MUMBAI: FC Pune City (FCPC),
coming of from a hard-earned
home win, has the ability to
trouble any opponent in the
Hero ISL 2016.
In eight games so far, FCPC
has 2000 successful passes,
which suggest that there is
better coor-
dination in
the middle
where Mo-
hamed Sis-
soko towers
over others
with his
work-rate and energy level.
Its opponent on Thursday,
Mumbai City FC has managed
1926 passes.
Eugeneson Lyngdoh, who is
likely to play in the Maha-
rashtra derby, can lift the mid-
field and link up well with Sis-
of their choice. In fact, this
worked in favour of Chennai
which appeared keen to retain
Sindhu, given her new-found
status. Against only a token
by the vastly-experienced S.
Vijayalakshmi who is here in
search of her seventh National
crown. But for the surprise loss
against M. Mahalakshmi, Vi-
jayalakshmi could have well
been in lead. In fact, one of the
points of interest in this event
is whether Vijayalakshmi can
regain the title.
Top seed Eesha Karavade
and Soumya Swaminathan
could be in the mix should they
raise the bar. So far, theyve not
looked seriously in the
SHARP SHOOTER: Delhi Dynamoss Richard Gadze (centre)
combined well with skipper Florent Malouda to trouble the
Chennaiyin FC defence. PHOTO: AFP
ing intent after the introduc-
tion of India striker Jeje
Lalpekhlua but failed to score.
It all started in the 15th-min-
ute when Malouda won the ball
from Chennaiyins Siam
Hanghal and ran towards the
CFC box. He struck nicely after
creating space, but the ball
found Chennaiyin goalkeeper
Karanjit Singh, who parried it
away. But Gadze was there to
smash the ball on the rebound
into the open net.
Ten minutes later, it was
Maloudas turn to make it 2-0,
and this time Gadze was the
supplier. Malouda sent a low
and curling left-footer, which
beat a diving Chennaiyin goal-
keeper. With a 2-0 lead, it
soko. The Bengaluru FC
players creative ability and
delivery can be utilised by
Jonatan Lucca and Jesus Tato,
who are starved of service
ever since Arata Izumi got
injured.
Eduardo in awesome form
Midfielder Eduardo Fer-
reira was in awesome form
against Atletico de Kolkata,
before sufering from concus-
sion and subjected to medical
checkups.
Edel Bete has been reliable
at goal despite the eight goals
scored against him.
The Cameroon custodian
has made the maximum num-
ber of saves, 29 in eight
matches.
When MCFC asked about
the rejuvenated FCPC, Alex-
andre Guimaraes, head coach,
cautioned: the other team has
SPORT
bid of 38.5 lakh for Sindhu,
Chennai sealed the deal at 39
lakh. Sindhu looked pleased
with the bid and said, I am
very happy to be back with
title-hunt.
When the action resumes on
Thursday, after a days rest,
there will be some very inter-
esting encounters.
Mahalakshmi, with back-to-
back victories, appears ready
to test Padmini, while Vijay-
alakshmi plays P. Bala Kan-
namma, the lowest-ranked
player in the 12-player field.
Mary Ann Gomes, a three-
time winner, will be looking for
her first victory of the event
when she faces Kiran. The ex-
seemed Delhi would run away
with the match. But, the vis-
itors struck back in the 37th-
minute with the hard-working
Mendy pulling one back for his
side. Delhi enhanced the lead in
the 54th-minute with Malouda
in the thick of things again.
From a corner rebound, Mal-
ouda squared the ball at the
edge of box for Kean Lewis
whose right-footed low
grounder curled around a
diving goalkeeper before
crashing into the net.
Five minutes before the final
whistle, Malouda headed into
the net by jumping over his
marker to connect an in-form
Marcelinhos corner from the
left. PTI
changed a little bit in their
approach.
Boosted by the arrival of
Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh,
Amrinder Singh and Lalch-
huanmawia from the
Bengaluru FC squad,
Guimaraes has a selection
headache.
Selection headache
This is like a blessing for us.
We are glad to have them and
gives me more options.
The home team has been in-
spired by the presence of Ur-
uguayan Diego Forlan.
Guimaraes is not looking
too far ahead, as the attention
turns to top-four finishers.
We cannot fall into this
trap that we are almost there
(in the play-of). We have to
keep going.
Chennai. We have a stronger
team than last time. But the
new scoring format (best of
three games of 11 points each)
makes it very interesting.
perience of Nisha Mohota
could test Eeshas prepared-
ness. Soumya, another former
champion, will be looking to
raise her tally at the expense of
tailender Pratyusha Bodda.
The pairings (seventh round):
Kiran Manisha Mohanty (2.5)-Mary
Ann Gomes (2.5); Swati Ghate
(1.5)-R. Vaishali (2.5); Soumya
Swaminathan (3.5)-Pratyusha Bodda
(1.5); Nisha Mohota (2.5)-Eesha
Karavade (4); M. Mahalakshmi (3.5)-
Padmini Rout (5); S. Vijayalakshmi
(4.5)-P. Bala Kannamma (2.5).
TENNIS
Mohit, Anirudh star
in SRMs triumph
HISAR: Former National cham-
pion Mohit Mayur and
Anirudh Chandrasekar
powered SRM (Chennai) to a
3-0 victory over Madras Uni-
versity in the final of the all-In-
dia inter-university mens ten-
nis championship at the Guru
Jambheshwar University of
Science and Technology on
Wednesday.
After Mohit and Anirudh
won their singles, Elwin Ant-
ony and Mohammed Fahad
completed the job in style.
Panjab wins bronze
In the semifinals, played un-
der floodlights, on Tuesday,
SRM had prevailed 3-2 over
Panjab Unviersity (Chand-
igarh), thanks to Anirudhs he-
roics. He won the decisive fifth
rubber against Paramveer
Singh Bajwa in three sets.
Panjab had the consolation
Proud of recruiting players only
from Basque region: Urrutia
S. SUDARSAN
I n an era where football clubs
are chasing new frontiers to
earn more money and more
access to young talents, Ath-
letic Bilbao looks no farther
than home.
In an interview to the The
Hindu, club president Josu Ur-
rutia takes immense pride in
not deviating from the policy
of recruiting players from the
Basque region. He also hinted
that central defender Aymeric
Laporte could be sold, if the
club gets the right price, in
January.
Excerpts
Has the policy of signing
players from the Basque
region handcuffed you?
We dont really have a
choice. Its a policy we have
followed right from the time
the club was founded in 1898.
It might be diicult. We try to
compete with what we have.
We are close to our people and
we want to win with our peo-
ple. That is the weight we must
carry from our ancestors.
In this era of globalisation,
we want to be original and dif-
of winning the bronze. It beat
Sri Venkateswara University
(Tirupati) 3-0.
The results:
Final: SRM bt Madras 3-0 (Mohit
Mayur bt Abhinav Sanjeev 6-3, 6-4;
Anirudh Chandrasekar bt Ramakrish-
nan Rengaraju 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-0.
Elwin Antony & Mohammed Fa-
had bt P.V. Jeevan & Abhinav Sanjeev
6-1, 7-6(6)).
Third place: Panjab bt Ven-
kateswara 3-0 (Param Pun bt Surya
Reddy 6-0, 6-0;
Paramveer Singh Bajwa bt Harshit
Shanker 6-3, 6-2; Param & Param-
veer bt Harshit Shanker & Surya 6-1,
6-0).
Semifinals: SRM bt Panjab 3-2
(Anirudh lost to Param 2-6, 2-6; Mo-
hit bt Paramveer 6-7(9), 6-2, 6-3;
Mohit & Elwin bt Param & Paramveer
Bajwa 7-6(2), 6-4; Mohit lost to
Param 4-6, 4-6; Anirudh bt Param-
veer 1-6, 6-2, 6-3). Sports
Bureau
naturally.
Josu Urrutia.
ferent. In political terms, this
club is very special and we
want to invest in our region. It
has been fulfilling. We are one
of the three teams that has not
been demoted, which means
that we have been successful.
Do you believe you can match
Barcelonas La Masia? Can you
win the title with the youths
from the academy?
You need to understand that
Barcelona signs kids from all
over the world and nurtures
them in La Masia. But we have
limitations. We can sign
youngsters only from the
Basque region. Athletic Club
can sign a player from India, or
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Hawks end
Cavalierss
perfect start
CLEVELAND: Atlanta Hawks
handed Cleveland Cavaliers
its first loss on Tuesday with a
110-106 win, breaking a series
stranglehold that saw Cav-
aliers sweep Atlanta out of the
playofs the last two years.
Hawkss victory snapped an
11-game losing skid to Cleve-
land, which dropped to 6-1 on
the season as it was NBAs last
unbeaten team. We were
tired of getting pushed around
by Cleveland and we wanted
to beat these guys, said
Hawks center Dwight
Howard. This is a much difer-
ent Hawks team than the one
that had been dominated by
the Cavaliers and Howard is
one of the reasons why.
The results: Atlanta 110 bt Cleve-
land 106, Brooklyn 119 bt Minnesota
110, Memphis 108 bt Denver 107,
Portland 124 bt Phoenix 121, Dallas
109 bt LA Lakers 97, Sacramento 102
bt New Orleans 94. Agencies
any other country, if the family
comes here to work in Bilbao.
If a kid from the family wants
to play and if he is good
enough, then he could play for
Bilbao. We wont go to India to
sign such a player because he
is good... only if it happens
Manchester City coach Pep
Guardiola has been tracking
Aymeric Laporte for a while.
Will you sell him if the right
price comes?
This summer, Laporte had a
price of 50 million. But he
chose to stay with us and
signed a new contract. If
somebody comes with the
right money, he can leave.
Believe it or not, we dont
need money. Our goal is to
have a competitive side with a
balanced budget. We have
qualified for the Europa
League and won the Copa del
Rey (Kings Cup) in the recent
past. We have a limited market
and try to retain our players.
But, we will not stop a player
from leaving if he wants to.
(S. Sudarsan was recently in
Bilbao at the invitation of Sony
Six)
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| THE HINDU THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Pick up hockey sticks, not guns, says Dilip Tirkey

PRAFULLA DAS
BHUBANESWAR: Member of Par-
liament Dilip Tirkey, a
former captain of the Indian
hockey team, is a busy man.
He is working overtime to
bring to reality his dream of
creating a village hockey
championship with teams
from several districts in the region, said Mr. The region should devel-
in Odisha and neigh- Tirkey, who hails from op as a cradle of hockey in-
bouring States of Sundargarh district. stead of a nursery for
Jharkhand and The region where the Maoists. The youth of the re-
Chhattisgarh. matches would be gion should pick up hockey
The event aims to played over a period sticks instead of guns, said
promote hockey at the Dilip Tirkey of four months from Mr. Tirkey. The champion-
village level with a view December to March is ship is scheduled to be inau-
to keep the tribal youths part of the belt with a strong gurated in Rourkela in
away from Maoist influence Maoist presence. Odisha on December 10.

Uttarakhand home
to one-third
of tigers outside
reserves: Study
KAVITA UPADHYAY

DEHRADUN: While tiger re-

serves contain the majority
of the countrys tiger popula-
tion, a study reveals that Ut-
tarakhand forest depart-
ments western circle has 119
tigers, which is one-third of
the total tiger population
found outside the 49 tiger re-
serves across the country.
The study, published as
Status of Tiger, Habitats and
Corridors in Western Circle,
Uttarakhand, involved a
monitoring exercise that was
carried out for 214 days be-
tween January and May this
year, reveals that the western
circle has 119 tigers along
with 11 cubs.
The study was carried out
as Phase IV monitoring,
which, according to the Na-
tional Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA)
guidelines, involves monit-
oring of tiger and its prey on
an annual basis, while Phase
I to III monitoring are done
at four-year intervals at the
national level.
The study was undertaken
in an area of 2,573.6 sq.km.
spread across Uttarakhands
Shivalik, Bhabar and Terai
regions. This was the first
time that tiger monitoring
was carried out in such a vast
landscape in the country.
Also, the study has been
done by forest oicials and
staf of the western circle
without the assistance from
any scientific institution,
which is unprecedented,
said Surendra Mehra, Field
Director of Corbett Tiger Re-
serve.

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The job of a historian is to be diagnostic
In India Conquered, Jon Wilson demystifies the British rule in India
ANUJ KUMAR structures. It is about real compare Indians position
people, motivated by human during the Mughal rule and

Photography
The 9th Annual Graduate
Photography Exhibition will be National Arts of India is
inaugurated by filmmaker
Anurag Kashyap. It will
feature works of students
across different genres of
photography including
documentary.
Date: November 11
Time: 6 p.m. (opening day) 10
a.m. 6 p.m. (Nov.12 to 14)
Venue: Sri Aurobindo Centre
for Arts and Communication,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
Adhchini
Exhibition
Exhibition of Varuna Anand,
founder and designer, The
Splendor of Kashmir,
showcasing hand crafted
Pashmina shawls from the
Valley.
Venues: The Imperial Hotel, Janpath (November 17 to 18), 10-30 everything had some pur-
a.m. to 7 p.m. and New West Club House, MP Hall, World Spa,
Block A, Sector 30, Gurugram (Nov 19-20), 10-30 a.m. to 6 p.m. would criticise the British
Festival
Society for the Upliftment of
organising Indradhanush
Dilli 2016: The Youth
Festival & Bal Kala Utsav.
Indradhanush Dilli will be at
Muktdhara Auditorium from
November 11 13.
Bal Kala Utsav is an ongoing
five-day childrens festival at
Akshara Theatre, Baba
Kharak Singh Marg and Delhi
Tamil Sangam, RK Puram.
It will be held on November
10, 11, 12 and 14.
Arts
Art & Aesthetic gallery
presents a solo art show
of drawings titled On
Lived Space : Point of
Entry and Departure by
American artist Jon
Jicha.
Date: On till December 6
Venue: Art & Aesthetic, F power.
- 213/A, 1st Floor, Old M.B
Road, Lado Sarai
I
n a riposte to romanti-
cists of Raj, noted histo-
rian Jon Wilson has
come up with a critique
of the British rule in India.
Called India Conquered
(Simon & Schuster), the book
unravels the chinks in the vic-
tors narrative and tells the
lessons to be learnt from ob-
session for absolute power.
The job of a historian is to
be diagnostic rather than cel-
ebratory. Romanticism is for
fiction. What motivated me
was that we still live in some
degree of myth that the Brit-
ish rule propagated about it-
self. I think British projected
an idea of power which actu-
ally didnt happen, says
Wilson, who was in Delhi re-
cently.
Wilson, who teaches his-
tory at Kings College Lon-
don, says it was a victors
narrative and not just in the
sense that is often meant by
the term but also in the sense
that what victor likes to make
the action seem to him. A
victor will reduce the chaos,
will reduce the uncertainty
and would make it seem as if
pose. So even those who
rule, would still say oh! but
the structure had a purpose.
Right from the sub title of the
book which says Britains Raj
and the chaos of Empire,
Wilson makes it clear that it
was not a structured event.
The system of power had
clear strategic objectives
which it wanted to put in
practice. Its concern was al-
ways to protect its own
Wilson says they could
have traded without conquer-
ing India. They probably
would have made more
MAKING A POINT Author Jon Wilson in New Delhi PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA
money. At least across the
board, they would have made
more money. There was no
real opposition from the
Mughal rulers in the early
18th Century to the British
trade. Of course, they didnt
want the British to dominate
but British officers had an
anxiety and paranoia. There
was fear of being driven away.
They defined a power which
was permanent. The book
looks at this strange kind of
power, which always thinks
in terms of absolutes, always
tries to assert its control on
whatever it can control.
There is a reluctance to nego-
tiate and give and take of any
kind of political power.
Interestingly, Wilson
starts his journey from the
cemeteries in different parts
of the country which hold re-
mains of erstwhile British
officers and their family
members. Many of them are
of children. The idea was to
tell that this is not about big
feelings. The second reason is
to give it a sense of continuity.
The graves are there. So some
kind of legacy is still there.
But the most important thing
is to break through the fic-
tional stories to get to lives
that people were living.
Wilson says for many
officers East was a career.
For individuals, it was about
a desire to earn money. After
15 to 20 years they would re-
turn to have a life in Britain. It
was seen as something se-
cure.
Of course, there was a risk
of physical survival but it was
a gamble worth playing. And
at the end of the posting they
would tell stories about the
mission. Civilising mission
was something that they
would tell their friends when
they would return to give
themselves a sense of pur-
pose and virtue. Of course,
there were some individual
officers who tried to do some-
thing good but Wilson under-
lines that there was no big
project. It, certainly, was not
the motivation.
Wilson gives better marks
to the Mughal Empire in
terms of social cohesion and
economic progress than the
British rule. You just have to
The book looks at
this strange kind of
power, which always
thinks in terms of
absolutes, always
tries to assert its
control on whatever
it can control
,,
the British Raj. During the
British period India was quite
poor while it was relatively
prosperous during the
Mughal rule. It explains two
different kinds of power. A
power that recognises that
political authority can never
be absolute. The British lead-
ership didnt acknowledge
that and created a strange
kind of embattled, ineffective
kind of power.
Does this include the steel
frame of civil services and the
railways? I am not denying
their importance but I am
also saying they were not part
of the governing project in
the same way they were
imagined to be. They were
not part of civilising project
either. They were not de-
signed for development of In-
dia. They were designed to
defend political power. So, of
course, they had beneficial
side effects in some ways but
the bottomline was India be-
came poorer.
On the policy of divide and
rule, Wilson says, I dont
think it was a deliberate strat-
egy. Apart from some particu-
lar events like the Partition of
Bengal, I dont think there
was a consistent cunning
agenda at work. More than di-
vide they didnt allow the
forces to unite.
On the days leading to Par-
tition, when the British
seemed in an unusual hurry,
Wilson says they apprehen-
ded complete social break-
down and a civil war. If you
leave a mess, you are respons-
ible for the mess. That is what
I tell my children. British rule
was about protecting British
rule in India. And once it was
gone, they were gone.
Continued on page 3

Making sense of the long shadow

The book launch of Dr. Shashi
Tharoors An Era of Darkness The
British Empire in India saw an
engaging discussion on the extent
of oppression caused by the
British rule in India
GAURIKA KAPOOR
It was perhaps Dr. Shashi
Tharoors finest hour. The
distinguished author and elo-
quent speaker was indeed in
his element at the launch of
An Era of Darkness at the
Taj Mahal Hotel where Vice-
President Hamid Ansari
launched the book with his
thought provoking insights.
In this latest offering from
Aleph, Tharoors exhaustive
research reveals the extent of
devastation and oppression
caused by the British colonial
rule in India. Tracing the
drain of precious natural re-
sources to Britain, the ulti-
mate ruin of Indian textile,
steel and shipping industries
and the undesirable trans-
formation of agriculture,
Tharoor stated, Rural pover-
ty was a direct result of Brit-
ish action.
De-industrialisation drove a
large number of people un-
sustainably to rural areas and
agricultural professions that
in the past they did not have
to practice, because there
were other professions avail-
able, elaborated Tharoor.
Tharoor juxtaposes argu-
ments of apologists for the
Raj about India benefitting in
several areas such as de-
mocracy, political freedom,
modern university, army, ju-
diciary, professional civil ser-
vice, the rule of law, and the
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million views; others did not
keep track, but reported rec-
ord number of hits.
Tharoor noted that similar
things had been said in the
past by the likes of Romesh
Chander Dutt and Dadabhai
Naoroji in the late 19th Cen-
tury, and by Jawaharlal
Nehru and a host of others in
railways with his own take on the 20th. Yet, the fact that
the masked agenda of the my speech struck such a
British, which clearly sought chord with so many listeners
to perpetuate colonial rule in suggested what I considered
India and destroys this claim. basic was unfamiliar to many,
His recollections recounted perhaps most, educated
the past elaborating on the Indians.
half-hearted measures such It was this realisation that
as the Morley-Minto Reforms prompted his friend and pub-
of 1905 (which gave us much lisher, David Davidar, to in-
less than expected), the dis- sist him convert his speech
appointing Montague- into a short book.
Chelmsford reforms after The book differs from the
World War I, compelling Ma- speech in some crucial re-
hatma Gandhi to launch the spects. It was not about repa-
Non-Cooperation Movement rations, for one thing. My
in protest and the Govern- speech led up to the argument
ment of India Act of 1935, EVOKING INTEREST Dr. Shashi Tharoor at the event because that was the topic the
which actually gave us a very Oxford Union had an-
limited democracy. Tharoor able benefits of British rule, germinate? Tharoor in the nounced, not because I was
rightly states they had no in- the English language, tea, and preface of the book reveals personally wedded to the case
tention of giving us either de- cricket, he reiterates that that this book, somewhat un- for reparations. I was con-
mocracy or freedom. Though these benefits existed but usually, began as a speech. vinced about the wrongs in-
Tharoor concedes and takes were not intended to be bene- At the end of the May flicted on colonial subjects by
into account the incontest- fits for Indians and as such 2015, I was invited by the Ox- the British empire, but I sug-
were designed by the British ford Union to speak on the gested at the end of my
to serve their own interests, proposition Britain Owes speech that India should be
Yet, the fact that and further subjugate India. Reparations to Her Former content with a symbolic repa-
my speech struck The fact that we have sub- Colonies. Since I was already ration of one pound a year,
such a chord with sequently latched on to them scheduled to speak at the Hay payable for 200 years to atone
in many cases and trans- Festival of Literature in for 200 years of imperial rule.
so many listeners formed them for our own Wales later that week, I I felt atonement was the
suggested what I benefit as an independent na- thought it might be pleasant point a simple sorry would
tion is to our credit and not to to stop in Oxford on the way do as well-rather than cash.
considered basic the British. and debate there again. Indeed, the attempt by one
was unfamiliar to The book launch was fol- In early July, however, the Indian commentator Minhaz
many, perhaps most, lowed by an engaging discus- Union posted the debate on Merchant, to compute what a
sion between Tharoor and the web, and sent him a video fair sum of reparations would
educated Indians well-known journalist Karan copy of his own speech. I amount to, came up with a
Thapar. It was brimming with promptly tweeted a link to it figure so astronomical $3
lively repartees and some in- and watched in astonishment trillion in todays money
teresting observations. So as it went viral. One site that no one could ever reas-
how did the idea of the book swiftly crossed over three onably be expected to pay it.
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City scan
Karishma
dazzles
Karishma Kapoor walked
the ramp at The Ambience
Fashion Weekend- 2016 in
Vasant Kunj.
As soon as the Bollywood
heartthrob, who was the
showstopper for designer
Rina Dhaka, came on the
stage there was jubilation
and excitement all around.
It was the closing show of
the two day extravaganza
that promised to take
fashion and retail to the
next level. The event
witnessed collections of
designers like Rimple and
Harpreet Narula and Pernia
Qureshi.
Race for all
A number of school children
from across the country
lined-up to take part in the
Salwan Marathon. The
annual run, which seeks to
inspire children through
sports, brought together
students from various
schools from North-East,
Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh,
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
and Madhya Pradesh. The
race was made extra special
with the participation of
visually impaired and
differently-abled children,
who were a motivation for
everyone.
Pumping iron
Boxing sensation Vijender
Singh was the centre of
attraction when he came to
DLF City Club-4, Gurgaon
as the brand ambassador of
Fun Fitness.
The pugilist, who was
greeted by everyone
present, launched the
bands android based
mobile application. He was
the chief guest at the event
which had multiple
activities like live band
performance and bhangra
performance. He obliged his
fans with autographs.
All about style
Models put their best foot
forward at the fashion
preview of The Leather
Stories at the second
edition of Gentlemens Club
at The Kila in Mehrauli.
Importance of lifestyle and
leisure were signified. It
was an occasion for suave
men and equally conscious
women.
Vipul Amar, Founder of The
V Renaissance said: The of five it was no surprise
entire collection has been
designed to showcase that
leather can be worn all year
through and as more than
just the regular jacket or
skirt.
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THE HINDU Thursday, November 10, 2016
Loud and clear
Naseeruddin Shah says it is premature to celebrate the present new wave in cinema
ATIF KHAN
S
itting in the lap of
Himalayas with the
backdrop of setting
sun, veteran actor
Naseeruddin Shah opened
up on his first love
theatre. Theatre is only a
means of communication
in which there should be a
storyteller and a listener.
Place does not matter as
long as you have a good
script and that can be
achieved in smaller places
like hill stations as well
where there are no big
auditoriums. Enthusiasts
should not wait for a big
producer who will allow
them to mount a play like
Mughal-E-Azam. One
should start telling stories,
which are close to one's
heart, said Shah in a
select media interaction on
the sidelines of Dharam-
shala International Film
Festival-2016.
Despite his success as an
actor in films, Shah calls
theatre his true and
eternal love. His
production company Mot-
ley Productions has pro-
duced several plays. But as
a creative person he was
not enthused by the depic-
tion of human life. It is
more of a spectacle than
an experience, he lamen-
ted and offered a reason
for it. From at least as far
back as 1890, the Parsi
theatre companies staged
adaptations of the foreign
works in Hindi, Marathi,
Urdu and Gujarati at play-
houses. When the silent
films were taken over by
talkies, a gulf was created
as foreign artists were not
able to continue in films
due to the use of indige-
nous languages like Urdu.
The demand of the in-
dustry were filled by artists
from theatre who came
into film industry along
with the crew making the
Playing on contrast
Actor Purab Kohli talks about why hes been away from
the limelight, the disparity between his new roles in Rock
On!! 2 and P.O.W.Bandi Yuddh Ke, and what to expect
from these outings
VASUNDHARA RATHI
Back in 2008, as I watched
Rock On !!, the film that
would inadvertently open up
my mind to music, a charm-
ing actor with a twinkle in
his eye and a nice strut in
his step quietly made an
impression that stayed on
long after leaving the theat-
re. Purab Kohlis Killer
Drummer or KD also be-
came someone to emulate
among amateur musicians.
Be it KD then or Ibrahim
from Airlift more recently,
Kohli has a certain earnest-
ness with which he ap-
proaches each character,
making them his own. How-
ever, he has not been very
prolific of late in terms of
Wellness
A synthesis of diet and fitness
Namita Jain, a
lifestyle and
fitness expert,
on the thin line
between learning
to be fit and
being obsessed
with it
SHILPA SEBASTIAN R.
T he petite Namita Jain
walks into our office
after a long flight. Dressed in
track pants and a loose
T-shirt, she looks trim, fit
and fresh. Her face and her
body defy her age (47). Being
a fitness freak from the age
various fitness schools
that she became one of the
most sought-after fitness
experts.
I have been a wellness
AT HOME Naseeruddin Shah with students at the event
films as filmed drama on
stage, remarked Shah as
he traced the journey of
Hindi cinema.
Eventually, the mel-
odrama of the Parsi theat-
re seeped into Hindi
cinema although Parsi the-
atre declined in the 1930s.
That gulf is still not filled
as Bollywood still follows
that Parsi play formula of
the clichs, narrative struc-
ture along with songs at
odd timings due to which
playwriting and screenplay
writing has not evolved in
India as much as it should
have, reflected Naseer on
the lack of contemporary
writing and the need to cut
dramatic appearances. It
wasnt intentional, says
Kohli, I was trying to do
stuff I felt people should
watch. All the films Ive
been a part of were smaller
and they tried their best to
reach out to a larger audi-
ence, but failed.
Nonetheless, they were
great films. Kohli is most
likely referring to his film
Jal (2013).
Now its time for a double
whammy in a single week.
Kohli reprises his role of KD
in Rock On!! 2 and plays one
of the leads in P.O.W.
Bandi Yuddh Ke , Star Pluss
new TV show directed by
filmmaker Nikhil Advani.
Talking about the con-
trasting characters he had to
expert for 25 years now, and
have authored 10 books,
says Namita. She has written
books on well-being for
children, teenagers, adults
and pregnant women too,
some of which have been
endorsed by celebrities like
Deepika Padukone, Saina
Nehwal and Suniel Shetty.
She is a Clinical Wellness
Specialist in Bombay
Hospital, Mumbai, and is
also the MD of a heritage
company Kishco, which
manufactures and markets
cutlery.
I was into sports and was
a competent swimmer.
Those days, there was not
much known here about
fitness and I had many
questions that I was seeking
answers for. That is when I
started training myself in
hypertension, heart
abroad, recalls Namita, who
went on to study at the
American College of Sports
Medicine, the American
down on the frills of
dramatisation.
He felt hurt when more
serials like Mirza Ghalib
were not made and said it
was not in his hands to
make such effort as he did
not have those skills to
start such ventures. I
once tried to direct a film,
but I will never do that
again as I found it was not
my space. Although
Gulzar bhai he continued,
was keen on making a
series on Nazeer Akbara-
badi, but was not able to
make it, as some 'intelli-
gent' people in Doordar-
shan felt it was
uninteresting. Even a pro-
portray simultaneously,
Kohli says it was a difficult
transition to go from the
happy-go-lucky drummer
to a tortured prisoner of
war. Theyre (the two char-
acters) miles apart from
each other. One is very
complex. Sartaj is an army
man, tortured in captivity
for 17 years, who has now
come home to his family.
Being away from his family
has affected him mentally,
psychologically and physic-
ally, he says. KD, on the
other hand, is a much
lighter role. Hes chilled out,
fun and wears his heart on
his sleeve. Hes a drummer,
hes doing what he loves;
hes playing music and you
see him play a lot more.
Council on Exercise, the
Aerobics and Fitness
Association of America and
the Pilates Institute U.K.
There were fewer gyms
and fewer experts then. My
focus to train myself was to
understand how the body
works and what is good for
it, what is not and how much
one should eat and so on,
she says.
Once Namita was back,
she started to not just train
people, but also wrote books explains Namita.
such as Figure It Out The
Ultimate Guide to Teen
Fitness, Fit Pregnancy
The Complete Health Plan
for You and Your Baby and
Sexy @ Sixty Health and also relaunched her book
Beauty at Every Age. This Jaldi Fit as a DVD. This
book talks about menopause book talks about how you
and other problems related
to that age diabetes, gym using household items
such as a towel or water
ailments. It also focuses on bottles. The bottles can be
how one can tackle those
health issues and still be
healthy and sexy at 60, anyone can do within the
Ghalib is more than Buniy-
aad or Mahabharat which
had more TRPs at that
time
He is positive towards
the change which the new
actors and filmmakers are
bringing into cinema but
states its celebration was
premature as the phe-
nomenon had yet to reach
its peak. This present
phase is exciting. It is
similar to the time when
in 1970s new directors like
Shyam Benegal, Govind Ni-
halani, Saeed Mirza were
bringing change
Satyajit Ray was at his
peak but ultimately noth-
and
ing concrete crystallised in
the following decades. It
will be premature to
celebrate it now as the
audience is still addicted to
the rubbish which they
were being served for
decades and they will take
time to change their
watching pattern, said
Shah . He praised that
there were more avenues
for actors due to availabil-
ity of various new medi-
ums. New talent have
much more avenues com-
pared to the times when
actors like Shabana, Om
Puri and I started their
careers. We had option of
posal on O' Henry was either working on stage or
rejected. He then made act in Doordarshan serials
one last film and moved for a measly amount or
on. But the irony is that wait for something to
the sale of the DVDs of come, quipped Naseer He
was happy that the line
between different mediums
New talent have were blurring and new
actors were working in
much more avenues different forms of
compared to the storytelling including the
digital format. I do not
times when actors think that mediums are
like Shabana, Om
different to each other as
Puri and I started every medium has its own
difficulty and confronting
their careers. those difficulties makes an
actor more experienced
,, thereby sharpens his or
her skill as an actor,"
reflected Naseer.
in real life, says Kohli.
MULTI-TASKING ACTOR Purab Kohli worked simultaneously
on the two characters and had to manoeuvre different looks
and psyches
One cannot help notice a in the first film despite a story high on drama and
nostalgic affection in Kohlis being older, more successful fun in equal measure.
voice for Rock On!! 2 , his and more engrossed in his
co-stars and the journey music in the sequel.
they have undertaken eight Rock On!! 2 sees two new whereas the other, in
years after the first one. younger members hopping P.O.W. , has made Kohli
Theres also a sense of prac- on the Magik bandwagon push the boundaries as a
ticality, You know its a big against the breathtaking loc- performer. Playing both at
film and lots of people are ales of Shillong. Audiences the same time, then, was
going to come to watch it. I responded well to the ca- indeed a huge challenge for
feel quite secure, he says. maraderie between Farhan Kohli, who had to ma-
He claims KD has held onto Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Luke noeuvre different looks and
the characteristics that en- Kenny and Purab Kohli in psyches, at times feeling
deared him to the audience Rock On!!. However, that schizophrenic jumping be-
A BALANCED LIFE Is the best way to live
confines of their homes.
The reason she started Even working women can
writing was because this try it, as they sometimes find
way you can reach out to
more people. A book cuts
across every border. She
it daunting to juggle
between home and work.
But if they invest half an
hour a day, they will feel the
difference. The best part is
that these exercises can be
can turn your home into a done any time of the day.
Just dont do them after a
meal, advises Namita. snacks, pack them in your
Then, she goes on to talk
used as weights. I have about the challenges of the
suggested exercises that fitness regimen that
dominates our society today
VARIETY
ILLUMINATING AFFAIR From the event
Dream
wedding
Diverse wedding mandaps were put
up at a recent event in the city
ANU P The highlight for the
brides and grooms was the
Young brides and grooms re- buffet of delectable cuisines
cently had an exciting day and exotic drinks. The menu
long presentation in a place was crafted by executive chef
surrounded by greenery to Anuj Kapoor who has been in
provide them a perfect loca- the food and beverage in-
tion to relax and decide how dustry for long. The chef
they would like their dream showed his expertise in am-
wedding to be. algamating cuisines with
A curated display of the techniques while preparing
quirkiest wedding mandaps some mouth-watering
were presented by Delhis dishes for the guests. Since
premiere wedding deco- the winter season has star-
rators at the event hosted by ted, guests were rec-
Four Points by Sheraton ommended to try haleem,
New Delhi. nihari, assorted dim sums.
The celebration of this For those preferring light
event saw brides excitedly snacks there was different
hopping from one mandap to types of chaat with an in-
another to see how aesthet- ventive twist, stone oven
ically they were arranged. sushi.
Guests who came from Delhi
and National Capital Region The celebration of
were able to get a first hand
look of this 70 bedroom wed- this event saw
ding hotel. Young brides ro- brides excitedly
manticized their weddings in hopping from one
the lawns of the hotel. The
lawns were full of colour, mandap to another
sprawled with stunning to see how
mandaps edging from aesthetically they
glamping style to a typically
traditional style with quirks were arranged.
to make you dizzy with ex-
citement for your big day.
dynamic is bound to un- tween the two roles within
dergo a transformation with the same day.
Shraddha Kapoor and Kohlis role in P.O.W. ex-
Shashank Arora joining the plores the trauma involved
team. Shraddha brings a lot both at the familial and at
of interesting flavour to the the personal level when a
music with her voice, and soldier missing for two
having a girl on the Magik decades is suddenly found to
poster definitely makes it be alive. The show delves
better! So does Shashank, into the upheaval suffered
who plays lot of instruments by two families and is a high
emotion drama. Nikhil Ad-
Shooting with them was a vani, director of Kal Ho Na
great deal of fun, claims Ho and D-Day, has treated
Kohli, with most evenings in the show with cinematic
Shillong ending in jam ses- rigour, making it stand apart
sions, thanks to the in-house from the usual television
musicians. With Rock On!! , soaps. Adapted from an Is-
the audience was blown raeli series, Hatufim , the
away by an alternate genre show may change the way
of music in Hindi cinema: Indian television is per-
Indian rock. Kohli says that ceived, says the actor.
the sequel too has good Its definitely going to
music, stunning visuals and draw in a new audience.
There is an audience for
more intelligent stuff on TV,
Theres clearly an easy but they just dont seem to
familiarity with one role get it, so they tune out. I
hope this draws them back
in, he says.
Indeed, the expectations
are sky high with both
Kohlis new ventures. No
wonder his fingers are
tightly crossed as he hopes
for some magic to happen
both at the box office, and
on the small screen.
and its misconceptions. snacks. This way, you will
There is an information get the right nourishment at
overload and people do not
know what they should sieve
out. They have this
the right time.
Snacks too, she says, are
available in plenty, be it at a
obsessive desire to be health store or your home.
perfect. In that process, they The choice has to be yours.
tend to become obsessed
with under-nourishing and
If you need packaged food,
then look for whole-grain
over-exercising themselves. bread, biscuits, non-fried-
Then there are also people baked crackers or chips. If
who are not very active and you are looking for fresh
prefer being couch potatoes stuff, then carry fruits,
and end up with various salads or sprouts, and water.
health issues. Both are Keep yourself hydrated
extremes, and one needs a
balanced approach.
through the day and do not
leave too much gap between
This, she says, is possible meals. Ensure that you dont
if each individual learns to
prioritise his/her day. Half
eat too fast, but slowly, in a
relaxed manner. Chew your
an hour of exercise a day is food so that it is digested
enough each day. It can be well.
anything or something as According to her, being
simple as just walking. One
has to also plan it out.
It is not just exercise, she
stressed when you eat
causes indigestion. Dont
be too obsessed, but eat only
says, but even the food that what works best for you.
one takes in has to be right. This way, you can sustain
When you step out of the yourself without being
house and know that you over-exercised or lacking in
will not have access to nutrition.
Her secret to peace,
bag. Shopping and stocking health and joy is keeping a
are important so that you balance in all that I do and
dont binge on unhealthy not obsessing only about
stuff. Pack your quota of diet or fitness.
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A lasting relationship
Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Himani Shivpuri on her passion for theatre and more
DISHA SHARMA
T
he most
challenging
part of being
an actor is
that every time you play a
character, you have to start
from ground zero. The best
part is that you get to live
so many lives through your
characters, says Himani
Shivpuri, veteran actress,
while succinctly summing
up her memorable innings
in both films and televi-
sion.
Known for her support-
ing roles in films and
Hindi soap operas, the
actress has demonstrated
that she has calibre to do
justice to any role assigned
to her. Yet it is theatre
that is her first love. She
recently won the Sangeet
Natak Akademi Award for
her contribution to theat-
re. Winning and getting
honoured from the
President of India with
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award was the proudest
moment of my life. From
the first day of my admis-
sion in NSD, it was my
dream to win the Sangeet
Natak Akademi award,
says Shivpuri who was in
the city for Yeh Hai Lolli-
pop. Here she talks about
her first love and why she
refused Hum Log .
Excerpts from an
interview:
How has been your
journey from Dehradun
to
Mumbai?
Delhi and
Well, my journey had
then
been very interesting and
satisfying. I have seen good
times and bad times,
struggle and success. It all
started when I came to
Delhi from Dehradun to
learn theatre. There only I
developed the passion for
acting and stayed for al-
most ten years. Then
serials happened and I
decided to play famous
character called Devki
Bhaujai. Later I did movies
with Hum Aapke Hain
Kaun, Kuch Kuch Hota
Hai and then Pardes mak-
ing impact.
Share your experience
at the National School of
Drama.
We used to breathe the-
atre. We used to designcos-
tumes, install lights and
then act. We were studying
and applying all the theor-
etical knowledge simultan-
eously . The passion for
theatre is still alive. The
way you dont forget your
first love similarly I
The Proust Questionairre: Chetan Bhagat, author
I hate abuse of power and elitism
ANUJ KUMAR
What is your idea of
happiness?
Being at peace with your-
self and living life the way you
want.
What is your greatest
fear?
Fear of losing my loved
ones and my health.
What is your favourite
virtue?
The ability to work hard on
things that I want.
What is the principal
aspect of your personal-
ity?
I have a very adaptive per-
sonality.
What is your main
fault?
Not able to multi-task, and
as my mother says lack of pa-
tience.
For what fault do you
have the most tolerance?
People who are emotional.
A lot of time human beings do
irrational things because they
are emotional and I can for-
give that.
What do you hate the
most?
The abuse of power and
elitism.
What is your most
treasured possession?
My family and my position
as a writer.
What is your favourite
colour?
The redish-orange of
sunset.
If not yourself, who
would you be?
May be, I would be a
woman.
Who are your favourite
poets/ authors?
RAISING THE BAR Himani Shivpuri PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
havent forgotten theatre
practice.
So why did you leave
Hum Log ?
Director Manohar
Shyam Joshi offered me
the show and asked me to
leave the theatre It was
impossible for me to leave
theatre as it was my pas-
sion. After some time there
was another director who
was writing Humraahi in
which an actress was re-
quired for the character of
Devki Bhujaai. Many
thought that I would re-
fuse it too. I didnt and the
character became so popu-
lar that I started getting
calls from filmmakers.
How do you see your
Bollywood career?
Well, I started my career
REACHING OUT Chetan Bhagat
Ernest Hemingway and
George Orwell.
Who is your favourite
hero of fiction?
Spiderman because with
great power comes great re-
sponsibility and Andy Du-
fresne (The Shawshank
Redemption).
Bollywood scripts or
books?
I am trying to reach India
through my stories. Bolly-
wood has bigger reach and
books are more in-depth. I
want both and I am successful
at both.
What is the military
event you admire the
most?
I dont admire military
events. War is the last resort
in the 90s, and I was
fortunate to be part of an
era of family films where I
was part of Hum Aapke
Hain Koun , Dilwale Dulh-
aniya Le Jayenge , Kuch
Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhie
Khushi Kabhie Gham. All
of them turned out to be
some of the biggest hits
but also memorable films
of Hindi cinema.
Do you get creative
satisfaction in roles of
aunts and mothers?
See, I have done many
roles of buas, aunties and
negative roles. I believe
that an artist should not be
concerned with the length
of the character. In
Vaastav , I had only two
scenes but they were mind
blowing and so did in
but I do admire when our sol-
diers go after terrorists.
What is the reform you
admire the most?
When our economy opened
in 1991.
Which talent would you
most like to have?
Sports. I want to be
athletic.
Which character in
world history do you most
despise?
Hard to pick between
Hitler, Pol Pot and Saddam
Hussain.
What is your favourite
drink?
I like good coffee.
What is your present
state of mind?
I want to find new meaning
Anjaam . I think an actor,
should look for a good role
irrespective of its length.
Which is the most sat-
isfying medium of
acting?
Of course, I love theatre
and used to enjoy movies
as well. But if you see daily
soaps, they are very time
I believe that if you
are fortunate
enough to achieved
,,
something in your
life then it is your
right to give back to
society
in life. I want to get out of this
maya of fame, money and
achievement. I only created it
but I dont want to get too
attached to it. It is like cre-
ating a house. Once you have
the house, you can keep on
embellishing it but you
should know when to move
on.
What is your favourite
motto?
Dont be serious, be sin-
cere.
(Proust Questionnaire is a
weekly feature that derives
its name from French writer
Marcel Proust, whose per-
sonality-revealing responses
to these questions went on to
popularise this form of ce-
lebrity confession.)
constrained which make
them very hectic and less
satisfying. Serials are for
money, movies are for
eternity and theatre is for
self- satisfaction.
How do you contribute
to society?
I believe that if you are
fortunate enough to
achieve something in your
life, it is your duty to give
back to society. So,
whenever I see these chil-
dren without shoes I feel
its my duty to give them
something. Its passion for
arts that drives me to
teach youngsters in the
Mumbai University . I go
back to my home town
Dehradun and do work-
shops free of cost just to
give something to society.
No break for the
Breakup Song singer
Jonita Gandhi has
a lot on her plate
but she looks
forward to a time
when she can write
her own music
NAVEENA VIJAYAN
Mental Manadhil from OK
Kanmani , Mei Nigara from
24, and now, The Breakup
Song from Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil ... Jonita Gandhi is on
the crest of a wave. Over tel-
ephone from Mumbai, the 27-
year-old says with a laugh,
My phone has been buzzing
with messages ever since the
(Breakup) song released.
Many were quite surprised
when they came to know that
I had sung it. I am not sure
why. As for Jonita, it was one
of the most fun projects that
she had done. We were
partying and recording it
was dramatic, she says.
Jonita has a lot on her
plate, from recording for
movies to performing live
gigs. But she also talks about a
dream that she has been hold-
ing on to for sometime now.
Writing music... I want to
sing something that I have
written from scratch. How
cool would that be, she says,
a little lost in thought. I have
written in the past, but I am
just very picky. So I am not
sure whether many of those
will see the light of day, she
adds after a pause.
Meanwhile, she is con-
SPECTRUM
In action
mode!
Nimrat Kaur essays the role of the
first woman preparing to be inducted
in a combat role in the Indian Army
NEW TERRAIN (Left) Nagesh Kukunoor and Nimrat Kaur
Ekta Kapoors digital app
ALT Balaji has announced its
first original series starring
Nimrat Kaur. Expected to
launch early 2017, ALT Balaji
plans to have a line-up of
original content. To be direc-
ted by Nagesh Kukunoor and
produced by Endemol Shine
India, this new series is set
against the backdrop of Indi-
an army and has been concep-
tualised by Ekta Kapoor and
Samar Khan. The yet-un-
titled fiction series will have
Nimrat Kaur essay the role of
the first woman preparing to
be inducted in a combat role
in Indian Army.
Says Nimrat, After Home-
land , I was keen to do a show
...the job of a
historian
Continued from page 1
As for the role of Indian
nationalists, Wilson feels it
took them a long time to
figure out what was hap-
pening. They came quite
late to the idea of State. Na-
tionalism is about institu-
tion building and social
reform and not just about
seizing State power.
The book suggests that
nationalists were okay with
the same bureaucratic
structure that the British
left. They were frightened
of social break down. They
also got seduced by the
same idea of power as the
empire.
In many ways it seems
we got more attached to the
colonial rule than the Brit-
ish. Wilson notes many of
the legacies like architec-
ture and furniture have
been reinvented for a
present day purpose to
Jonita Gandhi
sciously making sure that her
YouTube channel (Jonita
Music has over half a lakh fol-
lowers) thrives given thats among others., and while
where she began her journey
as a musician. I used to rec-
ord my song videos, all covers,
on my phone and post them,
she recalls. Later, as her chan-
nel continued to gain visitors,
she started making profes-
sional videos, self-produced
videos and collaborating with
different artistes. This was
way back in 2011, and thats
how far I could reach Bolly-
wood from Toronto. But it
helped me get a foot in the
door, as several music com-
posers recognised me, and
next thing I know, I was doing
a tour with Sonu Nigam in
North America, she says.
Following the tour, Jonita de-
buted in Bollywood with
Chennai Express .
Till then, I had only per-
formed in live shows. I hadnt
recorded a Bollywood song
that pushes me as an actor
and thats exactly what I
found in this one. The story is
set on the backdrop of the In-
dian army and coming from
one myself, I got hooked
instantly.
For Nagesh, it will be his
first venture in the digital
platform. The digital
revolution in India is going to
be huge and today we are only
at its tip. Im excited because
Ive never ventured into this
particular genre and that too
on a digital platform, he says.
Nimrat Kaur essays the
role of the first woman pre-
paring to be inducted in a
combat role in the Indian
Army
define classy and luxurious.
However, he doesnt agree
that the British managed to
imbue an inferiority com-
plex in us. Indians never
forgot what they were. And
if somebody is trying to
paint that picture, I think
thats a very condescending
view of India. You just have
to look at the majority of
books produced during
that period. There is a cri-
tique there.
Wilson, who holds that
Brexit is not going to make
historical research lot
more nationalistic in Bri-
tain, says there is
contemporary relevance of
the book. I think one
should guard against
adopting the idea of cen-
tralised power that the em-
pire did. Political power is
always about
collaboration.
from scratch. Understanding
and learning a composition
on the spot was new to me. So
I was extremely nervous, she
recalls. The first song she
recorded was the title song of
Chennai Express for Vishal-
Shekhar. The song was al-
ready done, and the male
voice was by SPB sir. There
was a small part in the song
that features Deepika
Padukone in the visuals and
they wanted a female voice. I
just happened to be around
then, so they told me to try it
out, and it all came out well,
she says.
She was then spotted by
A.R. Rahman, with whom she
worked on the album Raunaq
and Tamil film OK Kanmani ,
most think that he is quiet, in
reality, he is a very funny per-
son, says Jonita, who is
trained in Western Classical
music.
Looking back, while her
academic degrees (she has
two undergraduate degrees in
Health Sciences and Busi-
ness) did little to contribute
to her career as a singer, she
says, Music was always there
on the side. I used to come
home from school during
weekends and perform at
events. It was already my
part-time job. Even at home,
there were always old Hindi
songs those of Rafi, R.D.
Burman, Lata Mangeshkar
and Asha Bhosle and 90s
Bollywood music by Shreya
Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam
playing. I grew up listening to
them.
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THE HINDU Thursday, November 10, 2016 POTPOURRI

In the creative universe of Raghu Rai

The internationally-acclaimed photographer tells us how he enjoys his work and food
MADHUR TANKHA side. Pakistanis were with- lages to eat dal, chawal,
drawing but knew the ter- onion and achar. In South

C
reativity lies in the
eyes of the dis-
cerning. For Raghu
Rai, the acclaimed
photographer who has ex-
tensively covered socio-po-
litical landscape of India for
half a century, it is the cu-
riosity to explore the beauty
and aesthetics of an impos-
ing Qutub Minar or some-
thing as mundane as a glass
holder which distinguishes
him from others of his pro-
fession.
As the tall and sprightly
Rai arrives at Hotel Pullman
New Delhi Aerocity,he takes
a few steps towards restaur-
ant Pluck but mid way asks
for the ongoing group ex-
hibition of images on Delhi
at the hotel. He meticu-
lously examines all pictures,
including the ones taken by
his son Nitin Rai. It has his
photographs but the excite-
ment to appreciate fellow
artists work is palpable.
Since the gallery is at the
basement, the hotel staff
asks him to use the elevator.
But he politely declines and
says tongue in cheek, I
think all of us are young,
before leading the way with
his long brisk pace. Along
the way, he appreciates that
creativity has found an ex-
pression in the hotel. Oth-
erwise, it becomes too
commercial, he remarks.
Politely refusing mutton
and opting for grilled spicy
miso salmon, he reflects on
his days in undivided India.
Those days we ate gosht
and chicken. My mother
cooked tasty vegetarian
COMBINING FOOD WITH CREATIVITY Raghu Rai at Pluck restaurant of New Delhis Hotel Pullman PHOTOS: HIMANSH CHAWLA
without burning them. To-
mato would be made in a
way that it didnt lose its
colour. She would cook
brinjal in tandoor and later
peel off its skin. Wah maa ki
kya bat hai! he exclaims.
Routine stuff sans cre-
my picture of a baby donkey
in Haryana. It was looking
cute, says Mr. Rai, who
mentors the Raghu Rai Cen-
ter for Photography.
Our conversation veers
away from his parents, who
hailed from East Punjab, to
careful about his image. He
was so smart that while we
were being introduced he
asked each one of us where
we were born. When my
turn came he asked the
same question. I said I am
from Jhang. Would you like
rain, while the Indian side
was moving ahead but was
unfamiliar with terrain. We
got refuge in a chai shop; the
owner offered dal, chawal
and small fish.
Tea became a saviour for
him and is now a regular
feature of his daily life. I
start my day with Indian
classical music and then I
have tulsi ke patte, anar to
make a base for my tea. And
then I have tea in my ritu-
alistic manner.
News photographers are
mostly on assignments and
eat anything which they can
lay their hands on. On
street there is no nakhra . At
times we would stop in vil-
He was so smart
that while we were
being introduced he
Main tere sath chalta hu main sabh kuch khata tha. asked each one of
and dekhta hoon tu Jhang (Those days I would eat us where we were
mein kya karta hai . everything) Every cellphone has a
At Jhang, Rai went look- As he rejoices his fin-less born. When my turn
ing for his house but to no fish, he reminisces his days came he asked the
avail. I had vague memor- in the Bangladesh war,
ies but no address as I was where he would occasion- same question. I
only four when my family ally taste fish and dodge bul- said I am from
while travelling on the coast
of Cauvery we came across a
tribal area. Locals had do-
mesticated desi chicken
there. They marinated the
bird and placed it on freshly
cut bamboo and cooked it in
barbecue style. I had to eat
that day as it was very desi
and fresh.
Recounting his daily
routine, Rai says he starts
off his day with yogic asana
alom vilom . and looks for-
ward to his cheese tomato
omelette. It is made with
cucumber, lentils and a
glass of cold coffee. I have
two egg omelette, one with
yoke as the taste is import-
ant. I make my own
choices.
On his message for bud-
ding photographers, Rai
says creativity has to be
found in the cultural heri-
tage and vastness of India.
That should be the under-
line of any good picture. If
you train young minds they
pick up things very fast. We
have to ignite the creative
fire in them.
Earlier, photography was
all about understanding the
real process. Now
everybody from teenagers
to grandpappas are taking
pictures without under-
standing the process. Isnt
that contrived or artificial?
Photography has become
more democratic now.
camera so everyone is tak-
ing thousands of pictures.
Millions of pictures are
bombarded on Instagram.
Mostly they are the same

food. . Baigan ka bharta
shakal dekh ke khane ka
man karta tha. (She would
make brinjal look so appeal-
ing that one felt like tasting
it). One part was stuffed
with onion; the other part
with tomato with butter on
top. She would cook onions
ativity does not excite him.
My father wanted me to
become a civil engineer. As
an engineer I was doing a 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. government
job but after two years got
bored. Then by chance I
started taking pictures and
London Times published
his maiden visit to Pakistan.
My first visit to Pakistan
was when A.B. Vajpayee was
the External Affairs
Minister. A delegation of 15
writers, I being the only
photographer, accompanied
him. President Zia-ul-Haq
was the boss and was very
to visit, he asked. I would
love to, I replied.
Next day, the Presidential
car was waiting outside his
hotel. KK Katyal of The
Hindu also went as he too
was also from Jhang. And
there was my close friend
Syed Naqvi; who told me
,,
left Pakistan. Unfortu- lets most of the time. Jhang. Would you colourful ones of close
nately, my parents had The priority was to do family types but some are
passed away by then. People our job first and keep like to visit, he doing really good work. We
were very warm all around. ourselves safe. Once we got asked. I would love now have more photograph-
I couldnt find my house stuck; on one side was the to, I replied ers and galleries. Our con-
found the food relishing. We Pakistani Army and the versation ends on a sweet
were in Lahore for three other side the Indian Army. note with a modern version
days and I had plateful of Heavy shelling was being of rasmalai for him and
kebabs and tikkas. Un dino done from the Pakistans chocolate mousse for me.

Meals that heal

Meals ready
VEGETABLE Drain and grind the dal to a and cook on a medium flame
fine paste. Then grind the rice for a few minutes, stirring
IDLI
Ingredients
Par boiled rice: 1 cup
Urad dal: 2 tbspn
to a coarse paste using very
little water.
Mix both and add sufficient
water to make a batter of
frequently. You do not have to
cook it fully.
Remove from heat and mix
it with the batter. Take a ladle
A cup of tea and me
Mixed vegetables, finely dropping consistency. Add a of batter and pour it into the
chopped: 1 cup (carrot, little salt and allow it to greased idli moulds and steam
beans, ferment for 5-6 hours or for 15 minutes in a steamer or
capsicum, corn, peas and overnight in a warm place. until a toothpick inserted
cauliflower) When the batter is ready, comes out clean.
Green chilli (optional), Oil: 1 tspn Salt to taste heat oil in a pan, add cumin Serve with coconut
finely Cumin seeds: 1/2 tspn Method seeds, curry leaves. When it chutney or sambhar.
chopped: 1 Curry leaves, chopped: a Wash and soak rice and splutters, add all the MOUSHMI KISHORE
For seasoning few dal separately for a few hours. vegetables, green chilli, salt

Making a mark
Chef Soundararajan talks about his work over the last three decades, and
becoming a member of the World Chefs organisation
ELIZABETH MATHEW
As the second Indian to
receive Honorary Life Mem-
bership into the World
Chefs organisation, Chef
Soundarajan has been in-
volved in the promotion of
Indian Culinary Art and
Culinary Heritage with
workshops, training pro-
grammes and culinary com-
petitions. World Chefs is
the global authority on food
and is a recognised orga-
nisation serving over 10 mil-
lion chefs from 99 National
Member countries. Here, he
talks about his work over
the last 32 years.
Tell us how you have
been promoting Indian
Culinary Art and
Culinary Heritage over
the last three decades.
When I chose to become
a chef, the profession did
not have the kind of recog-
nition it today has and
deserves. Indian culinary
heritage is extremely rich
and has a lot to offer to the
world of culinary profes-
sionals. However, until re-
cently, it had not received
the global recognition it
deserves.
My efforts in this space
are towards creating plat-
forms for Indian culinary
professionals to learn and
share their vast knowledge
with each other and display
their expertise in the global
arena. My work with the
Indian Federation of
CM
YK
satisfying explorations that
I have involved myself with.
It is an amazing experience
to try lost cuisines and give The quintessential afternoon tea
them a fresh lease of life. As
our lifestyle and food habits PANKAJA SRINIVASAN some of the subtle nuances. locked up and, whenever tea that makes one feel
change, many traditional Oh yes, I raised my hands she had to make tea, she fuzzy and warm. I
recipes fade away. Working
at Club Mahindra gives me
the perfect opportunity to
B ear with me, but this is
going to be one of those
when I was in England
and clapped when
Darjeeling and Nilgiris tea
came up in the
would unlock it, take out
the tea and then lock it up
again! Tea was so precious
remember Smita, Chandu
and I sharing a barsati in
Delhi, which we did up with
indulge in this area, as we recently kind of a column. conversation. And I told that there were tea our limited resources. My
have resorts across the dif- So, when I was in London them about a wonderful smugglers, tea mafia and cousin had gifted me a
ferent regions of India. We recently on holiday, I drank place called Tranquilitea in horrific tales of tea robbery. bright red kettle with a
take pride in unearthing a lot of tea. Coonoor, where a Sandeep I bought a whole bunch of wooden handle and we had
these lost recipes and cre- Because it was my Subramani holds tea classes tea, a stainless steel tea pretty mugs. On the first
ating innovative dishes for birthday, the hubby decided of his own. scoop and came out feeling morning in our new home,
our members. to gift me a Tea Master I was swishing around invigorated. The tea we realised we had no
How has the food in- Class. So I found myself with Japanese tea, adventure did not end strainer. Chandu calmly
dustry grown over the outside Twinings 216, Darjeeling tea, green tea, there, as a few days later, I spooned in a teaspoon of tea
last 32 years that you Strand. Bought by Thomas white tea and plenty of hot had Afternoon Tea at into her cup, poured hot
have been a chef? Twinings in 1706, this place water and it was great. But (ahem!) Fortnum & water into it and, after the
The food industry in In- has been in the business of even better was the Masons on Piccadilly. This leaves settled down, sipped
dia has evolved a great tea since then. Just going in gripping history of how the will definitely go into my it happily. Smita and I
extent, and it is currently gave me the goosebumps. tea leaf came to England. I curriculum vitae. We followed suit. While the
RECIPE OF SUCCESS Chef Soundararajan embracing global trends. The doorway is the same as believe, even today, the strolled up to the hallowed English experience is one I
Food habits, in general, are it was all those years ago, Queen has a blend made institution (that has also shall never forget, this one
Culinary Associations enter the global arena. Indi- culture-specific, but in the and inside there are rows specially for her by two been selling tea for 300 is priceless too.
(IFCA), a national body for an cuisine is multi-layered last few decades, dynamic upon rows of tea packets, master blenders and what years), ogled at the
culinary professionals, and and offers a culinary profes- changes have occurred due canisters and tea goes into it is top secret. exquisite picnic baskets, tea
South India Culinary Asso- sional immense scope to to the fast-growing econo- paraphernalia. There is a Since a Royal Warrant by sets, cutlery, chinaware etc.
ciation (SICA), has experiment with different my, a shift from traditional counter with tall bar stools Queen Victoria in 1837, and made our way to the
contributed towards cre- ingredients. I plan to lev- to modern technologies. where we perched for the Twinings has been open restaurant, where
ating platforms for chefs erage this position to in- Globalisation had a fair class. Porcelain petri dishes providing the Royal surrounded by sounds of
from across the country to crease visibility of the rich share in bringing about a with various kinds of tea household its cuppa. You clinking china and
come together and mutually knowledge and experience drastic change in our choice leaves were put in before us can have a blend made up murmured conversations, I
benefit from each others of Indian professionals and of food. At our resorts, we and we were urged to take it exclusively for you too, if had Earl Grey tea with
rich knowledge. facilitate mutual sharing of have seen this change in the in our hands, sniff at it you want. Twinings will scones, fabulous strawberry
How do you plan on expertise. form of demands from our before it was brewed. We help you put it together. At preserve and clotted cream.
using your honorary You have attempted to members. The discerning then wrote down what we a cost of course. The shop Then, borrowing many
membership to spread revive vanishing cuisines Indian traveller is today tasted. Was it bitter? Spicy? has old parchments pounds from my friend who
awareness on Indian such as Baduga, Kumaon demanding a much wider Grassy? Toasty? Honestly concerning tea transactions was with me, I bought her
culinary heritage? and Kongunadu. What platter of global cuisine on speaking, the first couple of and tea chests, which the and myself a handcrafted
I hope that it will help me has the experience been their home turf. This paves brews just tasted of hot lady of the house guarded honey pot with a wooden The writer is a
create new avenues for like? the way for speciality res- water and I held my counsel even more jealously than drizzler. Senior Deputy Editor
more and more culinary Working with regional taurants, serving authentic till I gradually got a taste of her jewels. The chest was Theres something about at The HIndu
professionals from India to cuisines is one of the most food from across the world.
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