NEW DELHI, FEB 07Urging top Indian diplo-

mats — all heads of mis-sions — to shed old mind-sets, PM Narendra ModiSaturday asked them tohelp position India global-ly in a leading role and notjust a balancing force''.

Modi said the presentglobal environment hadpresented the country witha rare opportunity with theworld keen to embraceIndia and that India had theresponsibility to help theworld counter new threatsto global peace. Modi wasaddressing the heads ofmission conference in thepresence of foreign minis-ter Sushma Swaraj and for-eign secretary S

Jaishankar.Modi has shown that he

will not remain hostage tothe past in formulating hisforeign policy, a fact mademanifest by his govern-ment's decision to lendweight to US' Asia Pacific

pivot with its own Act Eastinitiative. He mentionedthe significance of free-dom of navigation in SouthChina Sea for the first timein a joint statement withthe US last year and

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NEW DELHI, FEB 07With balloting in a fiercely

contested Assembly electionsin the national capital endingon Saturday, both Aam AadmiParty (AAP) and BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) claim theyare poised to win as over 67percent electorate cast theirvotes with enthusiasm to electa new government here, ayear after Arvind Kejriwalresigned after being the chiefminister for 49 tumultuousdays.

From a triangular contestlast time, the battle now isbeing seen directly betweenthe AAP and BJP, withCongress a mere spectator inthe polls. After the pollingended, all exit polls predictedthat Arvind Kejriwal hasovercome the Modi wave andhis party is set to win majori-ty in Delhi.

Today's Chanakya, whichhas been almost spot on withits prediction in the GeneralElections 2014, projectedthat the Aam Aadmi Partywill get an outright majority

with 48 seats firmly puttingthe crown of Delhi chief min-ister on Kejriwal's head, BJP+would emerge second with 22seats, while predicting a

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Delhi exit polls put CM crown on ArvindKejriwal's head, predict second place for BJP

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AHMEDABAD, FEB 07Gujarat Chief Minister

Anandiben Patel will attendthe first meeting of NITIAayog, chaired by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi, to beheld at New Delhi onFebruary 8, Sunday. In this

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Gujarat CM to meet130 foreign envoyson 8th February

NEW DELHI, FEB 07In view of the heavy voter

turnout, the ElectionCommission has extended thevoting time beyond the sched-uled deadline of 6 PM toenable those in the queues to

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Delhi polls: Voting timeextended for those inqueue before 6 PM

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Wedding and voting, both

happened to be Saturday, butgroom Akshay decided to be agood citizen first and wentwith his 'band, baaja andbaaraat' to the poll booth first.

Attired in his wedding fin-ery of gold embroidered sher-wani and with matching

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Vote first, weddinglater for Delhi groom

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NEW DELHI, FEB 07Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

chief ministerial candidate forDelhi Kiran Bedi on Saturdaysaid that she was grateful toher party for believing in herand assigning her with such aresponsible task.

"I would like to thank peopleof Delhi for voting in large

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Grateful to BJP for believingin me: Kiran Bedi

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Priyanka Gandhi Vadra,

daughter of Congress presi-dent Sonia Gandhi, said theAAP was an important oppo-nent in Saturday`s assemblypolls in Delhi.

"I think it`s definitely animportant opponent in thiselection," Priyanka toldreporters after casting her

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AAP an important opponent,says Priyanka Vadra

NEW DELHI, FEB 07In a counter to Chinese radio

stations belting out propagandain Nepal, home ministerRajnath Singh has asked theSashastra Seema Bal (SSB) tostart an FM channel in the bor-der areas through which PMNarendra Modi's 'Man ki Baat'can reach people and he too

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Rajnath urges SSB to start FMstation for border areas

NEW DELHI, FEB 07To make smart cities a reali-

ty, every city should prepare avision document for the com-ing decade, based on the peo-ple, public, private partner-ship (PPPP) model, UnionMinister for UrbanDevelopment Venkaiah Naidu

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Cities will get funds based onperformance, says Venkaiah

JAMMU, FEB 07Jammu and Kashmir

Governor N N Vohra onSaturday directed the state'sFinance secretary to pursuediscussions with the UnionFinance Ministry on the rapiddamage and needs assessmentreport on the floods preparedjointly by the World Bankteam and state government.

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Pursue World Bank assessmentreport on J&K flood: NN Vohra

NEW DELHI, FEB 07The BJP-led NDA govern-

ment will soon come out withnational development priori-ties for which Prime ministerNarendra Modi has soughtopinion of chief ministers ofdifferent states. The CMs andadministrators have beenurged to suggest the national

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Centre to come up withnational development goals

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Place India in a leading role: PMModi to top Indian diplomats

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Indian ambassadors and high

commissioners posted worldwidewill be expected to double upefforts on drawing investment topromote the government’s keyinitiatives including “Make inIndia,” “Digital India” and infra-structure development.

Addressing more than 110“Heads of Missions” from aroundthe world at their annual confer-ence, Prime Minister NarendraModi told them to “use the currentglobal environment to positionIndia in a leading role” and to“adapt to global changes.”

Minister of External AffairsSushma Swaraj said that thePrime Minister has shown a spe-cial interest in issues that served

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NEW DELHI, FEB 07Bharatiya Janata

Party (BJP) leaderSushil Kumar Modion Saturday took ajibe at Janata Dal(United) leader NitishKumar over the ongo-ing political turmoil inBihar and said that hisparty has always beenin support of electionsin the state.

"We are keeping aneye on the situation.Nitish ji had said bigwords while sacrific-ing his post for a Dalitchief minister. Whathappened within theseseven months that thissituation has arrived?However, we do nothave the whole report

yet but the BJP hasalways been in favourof elections," saidModi after his meet-ing with BJP chiefAmit Shah in thenational capital.

Shah had a meetingwith the state partyleaders from Bihar inview of the currentpolitical situation dur-ing which they

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BJP in support of electionsin Bihar: Sushil Modi

Position India in aleading role globally:Modi to Indianambassadors

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NEW DELHI, FEB 07The fiercely fought

Delhi assembly elec-tion Saturday saw arecord voter turnoutof 67.08 percent.

"We are happy toannounce this elec-tion has beenunprecedented interms of voterturnout. The poll per-centage has crossed67.08 percent," ChiefElectoral OfficerChandra BhushanKumar said.

In the 2013 polls,the turnout was over66 percent.

Delhi's North Eastdistrict witnessed thehighest turnout at69.89 percent whilethe New Delhi dis-trict registered thelowest at 64.01 per-cent, the ElectionCommission said.

There were 673candidates in the frayfor 70 assemblyseats. Voting tookplace in 11,763 cen-tres.

While ballotingwas initially slow inmany middle andupper middle classareas, polling stationsin low income locali-ties witnessed virtual

mobs right from thetime the exercisebegan at 8 a.m.

Among the earlyvoters were formerchief minister andAAP leader ArvindKejriwal and BJP'schief ministerial can-didate Kiran Bedibesides Congressleader Ajay Maken

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Few model polling stations failto impress voters in Delhi

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Former chairperson of

National Institute of OpenSchooling (NIOS) S S Jenahas been found guilty ofsexual harassment by thecomplaints committee ofthe HRD ministry. Thiswas revealed in the Delhihigh court when the sealedinquiry report was openedby Justice Valmiki JMehta.

Now it is up to the HRDministry to take actionagainst Jena.

Ministry sources said,"This case has been pend-ing since the UPA periodbut no action was taken.Complaints committee

worked overtime to final-ize the report. There is zerotolerance for sexualharassment in the ministry.Since the court has dis-posed of the matter, it isnow for the HRD ministryto take action."

Sources said the depart-ment of personnel & train-ing has already notified theamended central civil serv-ices (conduct) rules toincorporate sexual harass-ment as a misconduct.Under the rules, it has beenmade clear that implied orexplicit promise of prefer-ential treatment or threat ofdetrimental treatment in

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AMMAN, FEB 07A Jordanian army

source said on Saturdaythe United ArabEmirates were sending asquadron of F16 jetfighters that would bebased in the kingdom,helping intensify airstrikes against IslamicState to avenge the deathof its pilot.

"They will be based inJordan. This is a bigboost and will be helpingour brothers shorten theirflying distances andintensify strikes againstthe militants fromJordan," an army sourcetold Reuters on conditionof anonymity.

Earlier on Saturday,Jordan carried out air

strikes on Islamic Statetargets for the third dayrunning, mainly target-ing the jihadist group'sSyrian stronghold of

Raqqa, a security sourcesaid.

"Sorties of air forcefighters today bombed(Islamic State) bases,"

state television said in abulletin. It gave nodetails.

Jordan launched theraids on Thursday in

response to the group'skilling of a captiveJordanian pilot.

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UAE sending F-16 fighters to Jordan to strike ISIS Ex-chief of open schoolingguilty of sexual harassment

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Government will soon

infuse Rs 6,990 crore innine public sector banksincluding SBI, Bank ofBaroda (BoB), PunjabNational Bank (PNB) forenhancing their capital andmeeting global risk norms.

This is the first trancheof capital infusion forwhich the government hadallocated Rs 11,200 crorein the Budget for 2014-15.

Among the beneficiar-ies, largest public sectorlender SBI leads the pack

with a capitalization of Rs2,970 crore, followed byBoB Rs 1,260 crore, PNBRs 870

crore andCanara Bank Rs 570 crore.

"Out of the current year'sbudget, the government ofIndia has decided to infuse

Rs 6,990 crore in ninepublic sector banks (PSBs)

f o r

which orders arebeing issued," an officialstatement said.

This year, it said, thegovernment has adopted

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MUMBAI, FEB 07A metropolitan mag-

istrate in Kurla hasissued fresh summonsin connection with acase of alleged hatespeech to All IndiaMajlis-e-Ittihad ul-Muslimeen (MIM)leader and AndhraPradesh MLAAkbaruddin Owaisi.

Mahesh Patil DCP(Zone V) said that theorder of summons wasissued on Friday in acomplaint filed by

Ghulam Khan. Patilsaid that the summonshave been executed.

Khan in his com-plaint, filed in 2013alleged that Owaisi hadallegedly made aspeech intended toundermine the Hindu-Muslim harmony in2012 in AndhraPradesh.

According to news-paper reports cited bythe complainant, theMIM leader was going

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Govt to infuse Rs 6,990 crore in 9 publicsector banks, SBI leads the pack

Mumbai cops execute fresh court sum-mons to MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi

Arvind Kejriwalvotes, mobbed likea celebrityNEW DELHI, FEB 07

He was the cynosure of alleyes. As AAP leader ArvindKejriwal voted on Saturday,hundreds descended on thepolling centre for a glimpseof the man who could be thechief minister again.

As the AAP leader reacheda school in Aliganj in BKDutt Colony in south Delhi,hundreds of residents fromthe apartment houses wavedto him, clearly enthused byhis presence.

Young people climbedtrees to look at Kejriwal.Many waved to him from

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NEW DELHI, FEB 07Posters and banners of

the AAP and its leaderswere festooned across elec-tric poles, bus stops andbuildings while young boysand men walked aroundwith the trademark AAPGandhi caps in many of theMuslim dominated areas onpolling day Saturday - indi-cating a clear advantage forthe two-year-old party inminority areas.

Of all the Muslim major-ity areas in the walled cityas well as Okhla and JamiaNagar in south Delhi - con-sidered to be traditionalCongress vote banks - mostof the residents said theyhad voted for the AamAadmi Party (AAP).

"Last time I voted forCongress but this timearound I have chosen AAPbecause its in a better posi-tion to from the govern-ment," Abdul Nazir, 26-year-old shopkeeper Okhlasaid.

This views was shared bya majority of Muslims allover the city, who said theyhad ditched the Congressfor the AAP.

Mohammed Aqeel, asoftware engineer residingin Jamia Nagar in southDelhi said: "Traditional

Congress voters like mehave switched their alle-giance to the AAP becauseit is the stronger party at themoment and will give atough fight to the BJP."

Enthusiastic AAP sup-porters wearing caps weresitting outside everypolling booth and request-ing people to cast theirvotes for their party.

"Push the first button on

the machine," urged theAAP supporters to peoplewho were arriving at thebooths in Jamia Nagar.

The election commissionhad allotted the first slot onthe electronic votingmachine (EVM) to the AamAadmi Party.

"It was the Muslims ofthe city who had in the lastassembly election gaveCongress a much-neededface-saver as of the eightseats it won, five were fromthe minority-dominatedareas, but this time many

voted for AAP," saidMustafa Karim, a business-man of ChandniChowk.

In fact, according toTodays Chanakya, a politi-cal research organisation,71 percent of the Muslimsin Delhi have voted forAAP. Some Congress sup-porters were still confidentabout winning of theirparty despite believing thatAAP might get a majorityin the capital.

"Jamia has an intellectualclass people and they knowwho will work for them.Some youngsters are withAAP but Congress willgrab the Okhla seat.Congress is strong in Okhlaconstituency and BJP hasbecome irrelevant here. Wehave a strong organizationin our district. The resultswill prove that," saidMohammed Nizamuddin,an employee of JamiaMillia Islamia.

Residents of southDelhi's Batla House, JamiaNagar, Shaheen Bagh andAbul Fazal Enclave wereupset with both the BJP andthe Congress.

"The BJP has alreadydeclared us terrorists andthe Congress has donenothing for us," saidTanveer Ahmad, a residentand owner of a smalleatery.

Nadeem, who owns asmall shop in the areaJamia, said: "The CongressMLA from Okhla, AsifMohammed, had used theterror issue to his advan-tage in the 2008 assemblyelection which he won onan RJD ticket.

"We were in a dilemma.Out of fear of the BJP andunsure of AAP's success,we all voted for Congressin the 2013 election. But,this time we voted forAAP," he said.

However, Muslims resid-ing in northeast Delhi fearthat in case of vote divi-sion, their ballots will gowaste. "We will be relevantonly if our consolidatedvote goes to eitherCongress or AAP.Otherwise, BJP will win,"said Nasiruddin of NewSeemapuri, where AAPgained in the last assemblyelection.

AAP has the edge in Muslim neighbourhoods

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Shortly after the exit polls predicted

that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is poisedto win the recently concluded Assemblypolls in the national capital, an elatedparty convenor Arvind Kejriwalthanked the people of the city for votingfor his party in large numbers.

Expressing his gratitude, Kejriwalwrote on microblogging websiteTwitter - "My gratitude 2 Delhiites fortheir support," he tweeted. "(You are) soamazing. (You) rejected politics ofcaste and religion. Hope final results(are) as per exit polls. (sic)"

In another tweet, the former DelhiCM also congratulated the AAP volun-teers and wrote, “My sincere thnks ncongratulations to all selfless volun-teers of AAP, who worked round theclock for their country. AAP is bcoz ofu. (sic)”

According to half-a-dozen exit polls,the AAP is likely to form a governmentin Delhi, for which the Delhiites votedtoday.

The AAP of former chief ministerArvind Kejriwal, who ran an aggressivecampaign, is expected to win between31 and a whopping 53 seats in the 70-member assembly, the surveys said.

67.08 percent voter turnout wasrecorded in the polling for the 70-mem-ber Delhi assembly which began at 8am amid tight security.

About 55,000 police personnel weredeployed to ensure hassle free voting.The police also undertook patrolling indifferent parts of the capital to preventthe distribution of liquor, money or anyother allurements.

Over 1.33 crore electorates votedtoday to decide the fate of 673 candi-dates in the capital city.

Arvind Kejriwal thank voters as exit pollspredict sweeping victory for AAP in Delhi

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Security of women and rising

prices of essential commoditiestopped the agenda of womenvoters who exercised their fran-chise in the Delhi assemblypolls Saturday.

"My vote is for the party thatcan protect the city`s womenand stop the nuisance of harass-ment and even molestation inpublic places," 26-year-old PriaBajaj, a resident of MukherjeeNagar in north Delhi, said.

Bajaj said she wished for aleader who can instil fear in theminds of those who dare to mis-behave with girls and womenand forces the city`s police per-sonnel to pull up their socks.

Lalita Mehra, a 54-year-oldhomemaker from Mayur ViharPhase II in east Delhi, said: "Ivoted for the party which Ibelieve can curb inflation andbring down the prices of com-modities, especially vegetables.Its high time parties start think-

ing about the city`s middle classpopulation."

A total of 63 women candi-dates are in fray in these polls.

Despite being more than vocalabout women related issues, thethree major parties - the BJP,AAP and Congress - have field-ed only eight, six and five candi-dates respectively.

For Santosh Malik, 83, ofB.K. Dutt Colony in New Delhiassembly constituency, it wasimportant that the voice of thewomen is heard by the govern-ment.

"I want a government whichhears the voice of everybody,specially women, as they are themost suppressed," Malik said.

Inflation was the biggest issuefor 35-year old Lata Devi ofBallimaran in central Delhi.

"No party considers inflationand just makes fake assurances.I have voted for the party who Ithink will bring it down and Iam confident that it will come to

power," Lata Devi said.She said the prices of most

food items have been going uprelentlessly.

Shweta Arora, a marketingexecutive, added that while sta-ples like wheat flour and ricehave become marginally cost-lier, prices of pulses like masoorand arhar have soared by up to30 percent.

"Barring a few exceptions,prices of vegetables and fruitshave shot up by 20 to 50 per-cent, and for popular winter farelike peas and leafy vegetables,by nearly 100 percent," Arorasaid.

College student AnkitaSharma of Gole Market, a firsttime voter, said she wanted astrong government that will takeyouth along in the developmentprocess and provide security towomen.

"I have voted for the partywhich is actually talking aboutthe issues of youth," Sharma,

who said she voted for the AamAadmi Party (AAP), said.

Anasuya Gupta, a business-woman in South Delhi, said shevoted with the expectation ofhaving "a stable, responsibleand viable government" thatwould "provide safety, securityand sanity in Delhi" and make iteasy to carry out business in thecapital.

Kiran Saxena, 63, a retiredgovernment official, said: "Theissues on my mind are cleani-ness, security and women`ssafety and price rise, of course.Prices of fruits and vegetableshave only risen".

Saxena, however, added thatthe elections this time couldhave been avoided. "We couldhave saved this exercise and alot of money is wasted organiz-ing this whole exercise."

Delhi has 13.3 million voters,of whom 5.9 million are women.The counting process will be onFeb 10.

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Sex workers poured

out in numbers toexercise their fran-chise in the nationalcapital on Saturdayand said they werevoting with the hopethat the new govern-ment would take upthe issue of legalisingtheir profession.

More than 1,500 sexworkers living in thered light district of GBRoad here hadenrolled their nameson electoral rolls andmost of them enthusi-

astically turned up ingroups at the pollingstations to cast theirballot.

"We want a stablegovernment which canbring stability in ourlives by legalising ourp r o f e s s i o n .Legalisation wouldhelp us get severalbenefits that the gov-ernment offers," said asex worker who didnot want to be named,adding that the num-ber of those from herprofession who hadenrolled to vote had

increased.Another sex worker,

Mona, who hails fromthe Northeast, said, "Ifwe want a representa-tive who will work forour welfare, it isimportant for us tovote. According toofficial estimates,around 5,000 sexworkers reside in thebrothels situated onGB Road.

As for Farida andMadhu, they said theywant to live with dig-nity and that legalisa-tion of their profession

would solve theirwoes to a large extent.

"We are still beingtreated as outcastes.We also have an iden-tity and even our onesingle vote counts andmakes an impact. Wewant the new govern-ment to address ourproblems and help usmake our ownrespectable space insociety. "Like myvote, even I shouldmatter to the society,"said Farida as shecame out of a pollingstation on GB Road.

Delhi polls: Security, inflation major issues for women voters

NEW DELHI, FEB 07BJP on Saturday

attacked JD(U) leaderNitish Kumar accusinghim of doing injustice toa 'mahadalit' and said itwas keeping a closewatch on political situa-tion in Bihar as seniorleaders from the stateheld discussion withparty chief Amit Shahhere. Nitish Kumar wastoday elected as Leaderof the JD(U) LegislatureParty at a meeting calledby party PresidentSharad Yadav to replaceJitan Ram Manjhi asChief Minister of Bihar.A defiant Manjhiskipped the meeting.

Shah took stock of theemerging political situa-tion in the state wherethe saffron party, withwhich JD(U) hadsnapped ties ahead ofLok Sabha polls, is hop-ing to wrest power.

Shah met Bihar's for-mer Deputy ChiefMinister Sushil KumarModi and held discus-sions with him and otherleaders from the state.

Others present at themeeting were Union

Minister DharmendraPradhan, party generalsecretary BhupendraSingh and senior partyleader Nand KishoreYadav. "We are keepinga close watch on the sit-uation in Bihar. NitishKumar has done injus-tice with a maha-dalitJitan Ram Manjhi,"Yadav said. Sushil Modialso said that the party isclosely observing theBihar situation.

While party leaderswere tight-lipped on thechanging situation,sources indicated thatManjhi may meet BJPleaders in Delhi and hastaken off from Patna.

Earlier during the day,senior Union ministersRavi Shankar Prasadand Ananth Kumar metShah at the party officealong with Yadav anddiscussed the Bihar situ-ation. In Patna, themeeting which electedNitish Kumar today wasattended by 97 JD(U)MLAs and 37 out of atotal of 41 members ofthe Legislative Council,party sources said.

In the 243-memberBihar Assembly, JD(U)has 115 MLAs, BJP 88,RJD 24, Congress 5,CPI 1, Independents 5 (2supporting JD-U) and 5seats are vacant.

BJP chief Amit Shah chalks out Bihar strategy with leaders

NEW DELHI, FEB 07A total of Rs 40 lakh cash

and over 53,000 litres ofillicit liquor valued at Rs1.26 crore has been seized byElection Commission-appointed surveillance teamsat the close of polls in Delhi.

Apart from these, thesurveillance teams regis-tered a total of 44 FIRs inconnection with the circula-tion and distribution of ille-gal inducements to voters inDelhi.

As many as 60 paid newscases were also registeredwith the poll panel since thetime Assembly polls wereannounced here on January12. As per the latest datacompiled by Election

Expenditure Observers, over90 teams, flying squads ands t a t i cv i g i l

s q u a d sh a v eseized an estimated total ofRs 40 lakh cash, 53,395 litresof liquor valued at Rs 1.26crore, narcotics worth Rs 74lakh and over 40 fire arms in

the run-up to the 70-seatAssembly polls in the state,where voting was held.

Besides, 347 excise caseshave also been filed duringthis period.

The Commission has nom-inated over two dozen

observers, drawn fromIncome Tax, Service

Tax, Police and Excisedepartments, for checkingblackmoney and other bribesto voters during the polls,which later was spread outinto 210 flying squads andsurveillance teams each.

In 2013 Assembly elec-tions, the total cash seizurewas Rs 2.14 crore and theliquor seizure was 41,998litres.

R s 1 . 2 6 c r - w o r t h l i q u o r , R s 4 0 l a k hc a s h s e i z e d d u r i n g D e l h i p o l l s

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Gokalpur in North-East

Delhi on Saturday saw thehighest voter turnout at73.46 per cent while DelhiCantt Assembly con-stituency of South-Westdistrict recorded the low-est polling percentage at58.47.

Among districts North-East Delhi posted a voterturnout of 69.96 per centwhile New Delhi districtrecorded a polling per-centage of 64.16.

In Krishna Nagar fromwhere BJP chief ministe-rial candidate Kiran Bediis fighting the poll record-ed a turnout of 71.97 percent.

While New Delhi seatfrom which AAP chiefArvind Kejriwal is con-testing registered a voterturnout of 64.28 per cent.

Seemapuri constituencysaw a polling percentageof 72.89 followed byRajouri Garden with72.08 percentage, Sadar

Bazar with 71.71 per cent,Seelampur with 71.62 percent and Trilokpuri with71.57 per cent.

Central district recorded68.33 per cent voterturnout, while East districtsaw a voting of 68.70 percent.

The turnout at Northdistrict was 68.14 percent, while South andSouth West districtrecorded a turnout of 66and 65.85 per cent respec-tively.

Delhi polls: Gokalpur constituencyrecords highest voter turnout at 73.46%

In Delhi's red light zone, sexworkers vote for legalisation

NEW DELHI, FEB 07The national capital

witnessed another sunnyand pleasant day Saturdayas the maximum tempera-tures settled three notchesabove the season`s aver-age at 25.6 degreesCelsius. Sunday morningwill see light fog andthere is possibility ofsome rain in the after-noon.

"There will be light fogearly morning tomorrow(Sunday) and in the after-noon, light rain mightoccur in some parts of thecity," said an official ofthe India MeteorologicalDepartment.

The minimum and min-imum temperatures arelikely to hover around 25

and 8 degrees Celsius.Saturday morning saw

light mist and the visibili-ty at 8.30 a.m. was 600metres, affecting move-ment of trains.

According to theNorthern Railway, ninetrains were delayed.

The minimum tempera-ture settled a notch belowthe season`s average at7.4 degrees Celsius.

The day`s maximumhumidity was recorded at97 percent. Friday`s min-imum temperature settleda notch below the sea-son`s average at 7 degreesCelsius and the maximumtemperature settled twonotches above the sea-son`s average at 24.5degrees.

Light rain expectedin Delhi on Sunday

NEW DELHI, FEB 07Brimming with pride and

expectations, first time voterstoday thronged the pollingbooths to exercise their fran-chise in Delhi, which hasseen parties going all out towoo the youths during cam-paigning.

Teenagers and college stu-dents turned up at pollingbooths across Delhi, mostlyaccompanied by friends andfamily members to cast theirvote.

"I just wanted to vote. It'smy first time and I want myvote to be counted and I amoutspoken that I voted forKiran Bedi as she is honestand a doer," said Rahul Jain,a IInd year student who gotinked at Krishna Nagar.

A 19-year-old studying inPatiala returned to the capitallate last night to cast his fran-

chise asserting that everyoneshould respect their right tovote.

"It important to vote as asevery ballot makes a differ-ence," said Harsh Verma.

Many favoured AAP leaderArvind Kejriwal saying theyouth have lot of expecta-tions with the 46-year-oldleader. "I want AAP to cometo power. The 49 days thatKejriwal was in power,things really changed. Fromelectricity and water, topetrol, all prices had comedown," said Gaurav (20), aIInd-year student who casthis vote in New Delhi con-stituency.

18-year-old NarendraSingh Rawat said voting gavehim a sense of empowerment.

"I want my vote to make animpact. I was looking for-ward to this day. It makes

you feel empowered. Wewant a corruption freeDelhi," said the Raja Bazarresident.

Newbie voters have severalsocial issues which they hopewill be addressed by the win-ner.

"The government shouldlook at all three stratas ofsociety. There is a need of anall inclusive government. I'mvoting for the first time and Ireally want a governmentbased on the principles ofequality," said Radhika, 18,who voted from Model Town.

There were also some whowere swayed by the "charm"of leaders or voted in linewith "family tradition".

"My family always votedfor BJP and I've come here todo the same for the very firsttime," said Amit, a IInd-yrB.Com student.

Delhi polls: First-timers turn up inlarge numbers to 'get counted'

Continuation 3NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | FEB 08, 2015SAADDA HAQ

Delhi exit ....complete wipe out for the Congress in the

national capital.While IndiaTV-C-Voter predicted 31 to 39

seats for AAP, BJP+ winning 27 to 35 andCongress down from 8 last time to just 2 to 3seats this time around.

ABP News-Nielsen in its survey also gavemajority to AAP with 39 seats, with predic-tion of 28 seats for the BJP+ and only 3 forthe Congress party.

According to Times Now-C-Voter, AAP islikely to win 31 to 39 seats, coming second toit is BJP+ with 27 to 35 seats in its kitty.Congress, predicted by the survey will man-age only 2 to 4 seats in Delhi.

India Today-Cicero exit poll predicts AAPclose to getting majority bagging 35 to 43seats, while BJP+ appears to be winning 23to 29 seats and Congress facing another drub-bing getting only 3 to 5 seats.

Delhi on Saturday saw huge voter turnoutwith over 67 percent polling for the 70-mem-ber Assembly.

Arvind Kejriwal ...balconies and rooftops of their houses in

the New Delhi constituency where he createdhistory in December 2013 by routing three-time chief minister and Congress leaderSheila Dikshit.

Policemen who had thrown a ring aroundKejriwal had a tough time keeping thecrowds at a distance.

Flashing a smile and his voter card, the 46-year-old income tax officer-turned-activist-turned-politician entered the booth and casthis vote, obviously pressing the blue buttonagainst his own party`s symbol broom.

Kejriwal, who had rejected police securitywhen he was chief minister for 49 days,needed the security Saturday as large num-bers poured out of their homes for a `dekko`of the man. Policemen struggled to managethe surging crowds. After voting, Kejriwal -dressed in a navy blue sweater but withouthis trademark muffler - flashed his left indexfinger with the indelible ink mark and gave abroad smile. But as he tried to leave thepremises, he found the crowds too thick tobreak through. He then decided to take theback exit.

"I have never seen such crowds in this areaever. It`s like a celebrity had come," SunilMalik, 50, who has been a resident of thearea for nearly 40 years, told IANS.

A majority of the residents of BK DuttColony are clerical staff in the SupremeCourt, Delhi High Court, Delhi Police andgovernment offices.

"I voted at 8.30 am but have come back justto see Kejriwal," said a visibly enthusedAnita Sharma, 35.

Sandeep Tyagi, another resident, told anews agency: "Our polling station has sud-denly become important."

Dozens of journalists covering Kejriwal`svoting were treated to tea and snacks by theresidents.

The AAP leader appealed to people not tovote for political parties which give awayalcohol and money.

"In my knowledge money and liquor havebeen distributed to people," he tweeted. "Iappeal to Delhiites not to vote for partieswhich distributed alcohol, money."

He also urged people to vote in large num-bers.

Kejriwal`s main rivals in the New Delhiconstituency are Kiran Walia of the Congressand the Bharatiya Janata Party`s NupurSharma.

Few model...and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged vot-

ers to exercise their franchise in large num-bers.

Many initial voters in middle class andposh areas were morning walkers. Therewere also those employed in neighbouringHaryana and Uttar Pradesh who had to go towork after voting.

Position India...as the focus for the conference, with the

theme “Diplomacy with Development”.These included the development agenda of

the government as well helping Indiansworldwide on consular issues, preparing forthe international Yoga day in June this year,‘Swachch Bharat’ and the clean ganga initia-tives. The HoMs had been instructed tounderstand the new policies and identifyareas of opportunity in the countries theywere posted.

She told Ambassadors to step up efforts tospeak to their host governments, as well aslocal businessmen for investment to facilitatethe initiatives. Ms. Swaraj assured theambassadors that if Indian laws or bilateralagreements needed to be amended to pushahead with these initiatives, then the govern-ment would work on those.

In his opening remarks, Mr. Modi calledthe ambassadors “vibrant representatives” of

a glorious heritage. He laid emphasis on thefight against climate change, saying India“must lead that fight”. In the past month,both the US President Obama and FrenchForeign Minister Laurent Fabius have visitedDelhi with enlisting India’s support for theglobal climate change conference in Paris inNovember 2015. While India has not yetcommitted to the protocol, it is in negotia-tions with several countries, including theBRICS.

Mr. Modi emphasised that “a love fornature, or prakriti-prem is part of Indian cul-ture”, something he had addressed in hismedia conference with President Obama aswell.

Speaking broadly about the threat of terror,Mr. Modi said “India has a great responsibil-ity to help the world counter new threats toglobal peace”. Heads of Missions have beendiscussing the issues including the push frommany countries for India to join the “globalcoalition” against ISIS.

Before his address, his first at the Ministryof External Affair’s headquareters in theJawahar Lal Nehru Bhawan, the PrimeMinister dedicated a memorial sculpture for“government officers and personnel who sac-rificed their lives in the line of duty whileserving abroad”.

BJP in...discussed the political situation and party

strategy. Bihar BJP leader Nand KishoreYadav also attended the meeting.

Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi supportersprotest at Sachivalaya Thana in Patna onSaturday in protest against Nitish Kumar.

This move by the Janata Dal (United) takesplace following the internal friction withinthe party, as a defiant Manjhi had refused togive up the chief minister's post.

Senior JD(U) leaders wanted his predeces-sor Nitish to lead the party yet again in therun-up to the elections due in the state laterthis year. Manjhi, who headed a minoritygovernment supported by Lalu PrasadYadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), had ear-lier declared a meeting called today by JD(U)chief Sharad Yadav as 'illegal'.

JD(U) workers protest in Patna onSaturday in protest against Bihar CM JitanRam Manjhi. (TOI photo: Pramod Sharma)

Manjhi, who had embarrassed his party onseveral occasions during his short tenure, hadcontended that only the chief minister cancall a meeting of MLAs.

Nitish, who had resigned as chief ministerowning responsibility for his party gettingonly two of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, hadhandpicked Manjhi to take his place last year.

Place India...followed it up with a joint strategic vision

for Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean regionafter the summit meet with President BarackObama in January.

A day after he chaired the first meeting ofNITI Aayog, Modi told envoys that thePlanning Commission replacement had iden-tified the diaspora as a great strength of thenation and that the heads of missions had tocome up with innovative ways'' to build uponthat strength.

Emphasizing the role of Heads of Missionsin projecting India to the world, the PrimeMinister described them as "shining vibrantrepresentatives (tejasvi, jeevant anshpunj) ofIndia's glorious heritage,'' said the govern-ment in a statement.

On the challenge of climate change,according to the statement, the PM said pro-tecting the environment was part of India'scultural heritage and so India must take thelead in countering this challenge, and alsowork towards a change in global attitudestowards the challenges of climate change. Hesaid Indian culture was replete with illustra-tions which indicated "prakriti-prem" —"love for nature", said the statement, addingthat PM asked envoys to develop a culture ofswachhta or cleanliness and to stay ahead ofthe curve on digital diplomacy.

According to Modi, there were new actorsand new threats to global peace and prosper-ity and that India, which he said always stoodfor "Vishva-Bandhutva" and peace — thebrotherhood of the world, had a great respon-sibility in helping the world counter thesechallenges to peace.

UAE sending...official told Reuters Jordan had conducted

at least 60 raids over the past three days,mainly on targets in Islamic State-controlledterritory in Syria but also on several in Iraq.

They had hit targets including ammunitiondepots, training camps and a communica-tions tower, the official said.

Jordan's King Abdullah has vowed toavenge pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh's brutalkilling, and ordered his commanders to pre-pare for a stepped-up military role in the US-led coalition against Islamic State.

But many Jordanians fear being draggedinto a conflict that could trigger a backlashby hardline militants inside the kingdom.

Ex-chief of ...employment, and implied or explicit threat

about present of future employment statuswould amount to sexual harassment.

The matter relates to a complaint lodged bya former woman employee of NIOS, whohad accused Jena of sexual harassment. Inturn, Jena had filed a writ petition challeng-ing the launch of an inquiry against him. Thehigh court had directed that the inquiry con-tinue but it's findings be kept in a sealedcover. The inquiry report revealed that a caseof sexual harassment was made out againstJena.

Mumbai cops...to be in the city on Saturday. The court then

issued a fresh summons. Magistrate in hisorder said, ""Senior police station officerKurla is directed to serve the summons to theaccused and file compliance."

Khan's complaint said the alleged hatespeech was hurtful to religious sentiments.

Govt to infuse...new criteria in which the banks which are

more efficient would be rewarded with extracapital so that they can further strengthentheir position.

The capital infusion has been decidedbased on the performance of the bank. Betterthe performance higher will be the infusion.

"The methodology for arriving the amountto be infused in these banks has been basedon efficiency parameters. First of all, weight-ed average of return on assets (ROA) for allPSBs for last three years put together wasarrived at and all those who were above theaverage have been considered," it said.

The second parameter that has been used isreturn on equity (ROE) for these banks forthe last financial year. Those who have per-formed better than average have beenrewarded, it added.

Besides, Syndicate Bank will get Rs 460crore, Allahabad Bank Rs 320 crore, IndianBank Rs 280 crore, Dena Bank Rs 140 croreand Andhra Bank Rs 120 crore.

The government is in the process of decid-ing on remaining Rs 4,210 crore capital infu-sion. The entire fund infusion will be com-pleted before March 31.

Public sector banks require equity capitalof Rs 2.4 lakh crore by 2018 to meet globalBasel III norms on capital adequacy. For thecurrent fiscal, the government has allocatedRs 11,200 crore for bank capitalization.

Finance minister Arun Jaitley in the Budgetspeech had said that "to be in line with Basel-III norms there is a requirement to infuse Rs2,40,000 crore as equity by 2018 in ourbanks. To meet this huge capital requirementwe need to raise additional resources to fulfilthis obligation".

While preserving the public ownership, thecapital of these banks will be raised byincreasing the shareholding of the people in aphased manner through the sale of shareslargely through retail to common citizens ofthis country, the minister had said.

The government has infused Rs 58,600crore between 2011 to 2014 in the state-owned banks.

The statement further said that the govern-ment is conscious of the fact that a lot ofreforms are required in the state-ownedbanks.

With a view to crystallize ideas forreforms, recently a two-day Retreat of headsof public sector banks and financial institu-tions called 'Gyan Sangam' was held, it said.

"This Retreat generated an agenda in whichbanks themselves were supposed to under-take certain activities individually or jointlyand there were certain things which weresupposed to be done by the government," itadded.

One of the general principle adopted dur-ing the Retreat was that efficient banksshould be encouraged, it said.

For the last few years, it said, the govern-ment has been infusing capital to those bankswhose equity erosion has taken place.

"Therefore, this year, the government ofIndia has adopted this new criteria in whichthe banks which are more efficient wouldonly be rewarded with extra capital for theirequity so that they can further strengthentheir position," it added.

Grateful to....numbers. Also, the current surveys are

based on early voting hours, I'm confidentsurveys based on voter turnout from 3-6pmwill be in favour of BJP. I'm grateful to BJPfor reposing its faith in me and assigning methis responsibility," said Bedi.

Over 63 percent voter turnout was record-ed till 5 p.m. today in the single-phased leg-islative assembly elections in Delhi.

The polling percentage this year is expect-ed break the previous voter turnout records,with figures expected to reach as high as sev-enty percent.

President Pranab Mukherjee, Congresspresident Sonia Gandhi, her daughter and

son-in-law Priyanka and Robert Vadra, for-mer Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit andBJP leaders Maneka Gandhi, Varun Gandhiand Jagdish Mukhi are among those who casttheir votes today.

The chief ministerial candidates of theBharatiya Janata Party ( BJP), Aam AadmiParty and Congress - Kiran Bedi, ArvindKejriwal and Ajay Maken - also cast theirvotes.

Polling for the 70-member Delhi assemblybegan at 8 am amid tight security. Accordingto the office of the Chief Electoral Officer ofDelhi, all arrangements were in place toensure free and fair polling.

About 55,000 police personnel have beendeployed to ensure hassle free voting. Thepolice will also undertake patrolling in differ-ent parts of the capital to prevent the distribu-tion of liquor, money or any other allure-ments.

Over 1.33 crore electorate will decide thefate of 673 candidates.

The polling is presently on at 12,177polling stations. Of these, 714 have beendeclared as critical and 191 as highly critical.Voting will continue till 6 p.m. in theevening.

Rajnath urges...can speak to forces and the locals.Addressing a passing out parade of SSB

assistant commandants in Srinagar(Uttarakhand), Singh said, "SSB should thinkof operating FM radio channels in the borderareas so that the prime minister's 'Man KiBaat' programme could also be heard in theremote locations. If necessity arises, I canalso find time to address our jawans posted inborder areas through these SSB-operated FMchannels." On his last visit to Nepal, Singhhad raised the issue of Chinese communityradios spreading propaganda in Nepal withauthorities there. Nepal had assured coopera-tion in the matter.

Singh also asked SSB to take the lead rolein curtailing the menace of Fake IndianCurrency Notes (FICN) and to remain vigi-lant on the presence of fundamentalist andanti-India forces in the areas in vicinity of theborders. He said SSB was at the vanguard ofporous international borders through whichmost of the FICN was now being smuggledinto the country.

The home minister also lauded the role ofSSB in anti-insurgency operations against theNDFB in Assam. He said the SSB had almostdestroyed the backbone of the NDFB.

Singh said SSB was founded in 1963 tospread the message of nationalism in areasclose to the borders and that the force hadbeen successful in its mission. ExhortingSSB personnel, the home minister said theuniform which they were wearing was notmerely a piece of plain cloth and they shouldtake pride in it.

AAP an...ballot. Her husband Robert Vadra was with

her. She also hoped that Congress wouldovercome difficult times.

"Congress has faced difficulties before andit has always come through, I am sure it willcome through," she said.

Gujarat CM...meeting, the Prime Minister and attending

Chief Ministers will express their views andideas on the development. In this meeting,Patel will express her notions and views ondevelopmental approach of Gujarat.

On the late same evening, Patel also willconduct a courtesy meeting with as many as130 Foreign Envoys-High Commissioners inthe presence of the Foreign Secretary of IndiaJayshankar and Chief Secretary of Gujarat D.J. Pandian.

During this Patel will introduce the newhorizons of modern development and possi-bilities of future developments in Gujarat tothe various Foreign Envoys-HighCommissioners through a presentation'Gujarat - The Global Gate-way of India'.

Delhi polls...exercise their franchise.Large number of voters were still queuing

up outside polling stations in various locali-ties beyond the official deadline of voting.

The Commission said all those whoentered the booth premises before 6 PM willbe able to vote.

An estimated 63.46 per cent voters exer-cised their franchise till 5 PM and ElectionCommission officials said voter turnout maybreak the record of 2013 assembly polls.

In 2013 assembly polls, the overall votingpercentage was 66 which was an increase ofaround 9 per cent from 57.58 per cent in2008.

Vote first...colourful headgear, Akshay first went to

cast his vote at a polling booth in Chattarpurbefore heading for his wedding ceremony.

The groom took along his family to the

polling booth for casting his ballot in theDelhi assembly election.

Priest Rajendra Prashad Shastri, at a templenear Vasant Vihar C block market, said Feb 7also happened to be an auspicious day formarriages.

Cities will ...said on Saturday.The model would have to be adopted for

making cities more sustainable and smarter,he said here, addressing 115 MunicipalCommissioners from five States who attend-ed a consultative workshop on urban gover-nance.

Making it clear that it was not possible forthe Centre to give funds for all projects, hesaid the grants to the States and the munici-pal corporations for urban developmentwould depend on their performance. TheStates and the civic bodies should maintaindevelopment projects with the help of theirown assets. To establish such a system, theCentre was planning to rate cities and localbodies in credit, affordability, sanitation,open land and greenery. “Central fundingwill depend on the performance of the Stategovernments and the municipal corporations.There has to be rating for both the States aswell as the corporations. Who will givemoney without credit-worthiness,” he asked.

“Every city should prepare a vision docu-ment for the next 10 years that will envisagea comprehensive development plan. The planshould be based on the suggestions of thepeople,” Mr. Naidu said.

Mr. Naidu also released the first instalmentof Rs. 230 crore under the Swachh Bharatmission for western and central States. Themoney would be used for building individualand community toilets and solid-waste man-agement. While Maharashtra got Rs. 135crore, Gujarat was given Rs. 40.95 crore.Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Goa gotRs. 30.79 crore, Rs. 18.81 crore and Rs. 2.59crore respectively.

Pursue World...Vohra emphasised on the urgent need to

fast-track the process in order to help thestate in its post disaster recovery plans aswell as strengthen its capacity for disasterrisk management, a Raj Bhawan spokesper-son said. The Finance Secretary B B Vyasbriefed Vohra on the visit of the World BankTeam and the broad contours of the assess-ment report. The governor also reviewed thefinancial position of the state, the spokesmanadded.

Centre to ...priorities at the first meeting of the govern-

ing council of NITI Aayog scheduled to beheld on Sunday. The move is in sync withModi's 'Team India' concept that aims at giv-ing states a greater role in the process of thecountry's development. At the crucial meet-ing with CMs, PM is also expected toannounce the constitution of regional (inter-state) committee of secretaries to monitormajor infrastructure projects.

An advisor in NITI Aayog said the views ofthe CMs have been sought on critical issues,including labour-reforms, which are crucialto push the economic reforms agenda.

The official said as per the agenda of themeeting, Modi is expected to seek opinion ofCMs on the national priorities as also steps toeliminate poverty. "PM wants to set thenational goals in consultation with CMs," hesaid. A source in NITI Aayog said povertyalleviation is an integral part of the agenda ofthe meet. As the meeting has been calledahead of the Modi government's first full-fledged budget, an official said the fundingpattern and mechanism for transfer of fundsto the states are expected to be discussed.

Modi is also likely to take views from thestates on how should central plan funds beallocated to them after the disbanding of thePlanning Commission and the centrally-sponsored schemes, which currently stand at66.

The CMs have also been asked to givetheir views on the role and functioning ofNITI Aayog so that the objective of thenew institution- 'Transforming India'-could be truly achieved.

"The agenda note has two sets of paperfor the meeting, one related to the resolu-tion for setting up NITI Aayog, while thesecond paper seeks views from the CMs onthe role of the Aayog," said an official.

Realizing that the government's key ini-tiatives could not have the desired impactwithout states' support, Modi has alsosolicited the CMs's views on his petschemes such as 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao','Jan Dhan Yojana', 'Swatch BharatAbhiyan', Digital India, Make in India,Sagarmala (which seeks to improve portconnectivity), Direct Transfer of LPGSubsidy (Pahal) and 'Namamee Gange'(cleaning and rejuvenation of RiverGanga).

The role of states in execution of theseprojects would be discussed at the meeting.

BY SRINATH RAGHAVAN

The latest trilateral meetingbetween the foreign ministersof India, Russia and China was

held on shifting strategic sands. Itwould be no exaggeration to say thatthe triangular relationship betweenthese countries is entering a newphase — one that differs significant-ly from the past. India’s ability tonavigate this unfolding terrain willnot only impinge on its relationshipswith Russia and China, but also on itswider, international objectives andchoices.

The drivers of change in this trilat-eral relationship are primarily geopo-litical and economic. The civil war inUkraine shows no sign of abating,nor indeed does Russia’s involve-ment in the conflict. The resurgenceof the fighting in eastern Ukraine hasleft the peace talks in tatters. AndRussian support for the rebels hasensured that the Ukrainian forcescannot gain the upper hand. Indeed,the Ukrainians have suffered heavilyin the recent fighting. This has led toa chorus of calls in the West to armthe Ukrainian forces. Although U.S.President Barack Obama hasdemurred against this, several influ-ential voices — including Mr.Obama’s nominee for DefenceSecretary, Ashton Carter — havecome out in favour of providingheavy weapons to Ukraine.

Any such move will lead RussianPresident Vladimir Putin to dig in hisheels still deeper. Russia alreadyfaces a raft of economic sanctionsimposed by the European Union(EU) and the U.S.

The Russian economy is apparentlywilting under the one-two punch ofthese sanctions and the free-fall in oilprices. The projected slowdown ingrowth, the depleting foreignexchange reserves, the rising infla-tion, the downgrading of Russia’scredit rating to junk status: all pointto a serious economic crunch. Theeconomic sanctions have already ledRussia to tilt closer towards China.The talk of providing weapons toUkraine or imposing further sanc-tions will accentuate this shift.

The second driver of change is there-energised relationship between theU.S. and India. The U.S.-India JointStrategic Vision put out during Mr.Obama’s visit not only singles out theSouth China Sea dispute but alsocommits India and the U.S. to work

together with other democracies inthe Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacificregion. The wisdom of issuing such astatement is debatable. Are we stak-ing our credibility before creatingcapabilities? Does it needlesslyrestrict our room for diplomaticmanoeuvre in the event of a crisis inthe South China Sea? New Delhiinsists that a strategic embrace of theU.S. need not limit its relations withChina. While this may be true insome generic sense, we should notforget that every move on the chess-board of international politics willinvite countermoves. We do not yetlive in a world that is free of conse-quences.

India-Russia relationship

The cumulative impact of thesetwo trends points to a new, emergingconfiguration of the triangular rela-tionship between India, Russia andChina. Going forward, Russia-Chinaties might become the strongest sideof the triangle. From India’s stand-point, this is historically unprece-

dented. New Delhi’s strategic tieswith Moscow first took shape in thelate 1950s. The backcloth to the blos-soming of this relationship was pro-vided by India’s deteriorating rela-tionship with China owing to the dis-puted boundary. At the same time,

ideological and strategic ties betweenMoscow and Beijing were comingapart. Although the Russians playedan ambivalent role during the war of1962, Indo-Soviet ties, especially indefence, continued to tighten.

The clashes between Soviet andChinese forces in 1969 led Moscowto propose a treaty of friendship withIndia. The treaty was eventually con-summated at the height of theBangladesh crisis of 1971. This crisisalso saw the American openingtowards Maoist China, which subse-quently led to a strategic nexus aimedat the Soviet Union. While NewDelhi and Moscow were pulledtogether by their shared concernsabout Beijing, India found its choicesbeing circumscribed in other areas aswell. For instance, after the Sovietinvasion of Afghanistan in 1979,India publicly supported theRussians, while the Americans andthe Chinese covertly assistedPakistan and the Mujahideen againstthe Red Army.

By the time the Cold War drew toan end, there was a rapprochementbetween Russia and China. The col-lapse of the Soviet Union also ledIndia to look more towards the West.Yet, at no point, was there a possibil-ity of a Russia-China entente of the

kind that is now crystallising. Nor didthe normalisation of the Russia-China relationship outweigh Indo-Russian ties. Most importantly, thedeveloping relationship betweenMoscow and Beijing did not impacton New Delhi’s immediate interests.

All this appears to be changing. InJune 2014, Russia announced the lift-ing of its long-standing embargo onarms sales to Pakistan. In November,Russia and Pakistan signed their firstever military cooperation agreement.The Russians argue that if India canbuy defence equipment from theU.S., why couldn’t they sell toPakistan. The problem for India, ofcourse, is the strategic import of suchmoves by Russia. Then again, wemust realise that our growing prox-imity to the U.S. reduces our leverageover Russia. As does Russia’sincreasing tilt towards China. Asalways, a bit of history can be useful.

“Russia-China ties might becomethe strongest side of the triangle.From India’s standpoint, this is his-

torically unprecedented.”

Back in the 1960s, the Russiansfirst mooted the idea of selling mili-tary equipment to Pakistan. TheIndian response was swift and sharp.In a meeting with Soviet PremierAlexei Kosygin, Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi bluntly said that “noth-ing should be done from which itcould be inferred that the SovietUnion treated India at par withPakistan.” India, she added, was“especially worried with regard toSoviet help [to Pakistan], as suchhelp might neutralise what we haveobtained from the Soviet Union.”Moscow promptly backed off. TheRussians did so because they neededIndian support in their own problemswith China. Moreover, India —unlike Pakistan — was not anAmerican ally.

Security architecture

The strategic picture now is ratherdifferent. Discussions in the recenttrilateral meeting underscored thecomplexities that will confront India.The joint statement issued in Beijingmakes the usual noises about thedesirability of a multipolar world.Yet, several points need to beunpacked. The statement calls for asecurity architecture in Asia that mustbe “open, inclusive, indivisible andtransparent”. The use of “indivisible”is interesting. This refers to theAmerican “pivot” and attempts at ral-lying its allies. By contrast, the India-U.S. statement supports — at leastrhetorically — the U.S.-led efforts.The Chinese and Russians haveclearly taken note.

Things would be easy for India if itconfronted stark choices between theU.S. and China. Consider the posi-tion taken by the three countries onclimate change. The statement hopesthat in 2015, a legally-binding instru-ment would be arrived at on the basisof “equity, common but differentiat-ed responsibilities and respectivecapabilities.” This fits with India’snegotiating position so far.

But the fact is that the U.S. andChina have already agreed upon aplan that effectively carves out an

exceptional space for themselves andleaves little for countries like India towork with. This is a nice example ofthe “G2” solutions for which Indiawill have to watch out.

Another instance of this might be ininternational trade. The joint state-ment affirms that the World TradeOrganization (WTO) must remain the“preeminent global forum trade”.This reflects their concern about U.S.efforts to create new regional tradingblocs in Europe and Asia. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) beingnegotiated by the Obama administra-tion aims to bring into force a verydifferent kind of Free TradeAgreements (FTA) in Asia-Pacific,which will bring on to the trade agen-da a new set of norms and standards.The Chinese have been explicitlykept out of it by the Americans — inthe hope that China will eventuallyhave to come to terms with this tradeagenda. Indeed, as the TPP negotia-tions near completion, the Chinesehave informally conveyed to the U.S.their desire to get on board. As in cli-mate change, a U.S.-China conver-gence on this issue will hurt Indianinterests.

Then again, there are issues wherethe three countries’ interests seemclosely aligned — and in oppositionto the U.S. They have agreed to sup-port a U.N. General Assembly(UNGA) resolution prohibiting inter-vention and “forced regime change”.This cuts against the idea ofResponsibility to Protect (R2P),which was introduced by the westernpowers through the UNGA andsought to be built up as a norm gov-erning interventions.

India’s relations with the greatpowers, then, are entering a period ofunprecedented complexity. There areno pat solutions or simple trade-offs.And every move we make will beconsequential.

(Srinath Raghavan is SeniorFellow, Centre for Policy Research,

New Delhi.)

Editorial4 NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | FEB 08, 2015SAADDA HAQ

BY GAUTAM BHATIA

For most political partiesintent on urban electoralvictories, the Bharatiya

Janata Party’s manifesto, orwhat it calls the VisionDocument, has now become astale and hackneyed idea.Unable to prepare a comprehen-sive ideal for a city as complexand ungovernable as Delhi, theparty released a list of 270promises, which were vaguepoints. There was also a whollyunoriginal statement saying theBJP, if elected to power, “willfocus on many urgent mattersand work towards making Delhia smart world-class city.”

The idea of a world-class cityhas been around since the timeof Sheila Dikshit. But the 15years of Congress governancetried desperately to use the labelin various half-baked ideas: anexpanding sector of luxuryhomes with private builders,even as there was a shortfall inpublic housing; an officialrecognition of slums, but with-out any slum improvement; aBus Rapid Transit (BRT) systemadapted from Bogotá, but leftincomplete; expensive publicbuses which then caught fire;CNG fuel that left the city themost polluted in the world;appalling standards of personalsafety, and crimes againstwomen. The final cherry on thecake was the CommonwealthGames that had the officialstamp of world class, but withcorruption and poor standards ofconstruction, left Delhi belea-guered and officially recognisedthe world over as a Third Worldcity.

How this is likely to change, ifthe BJP comes to power,remains to be seen, but the KiranBedi campaign has happilyadded Prime Minister NarendraModi’s prefix ‘smart’ to the‘world class’ tag, and cited aseries of very obvious pointsfrom the manual of good gover-nance. These include “100 per

cent transparency, unimpeach-able integrity, maximum meas-urability (aren’t they all thesame?), constant dialogue withstakeholders, zero tolerance forcorruption, and deriving maxi-mum benefit in all key ele-ments.” While all these phrasessound good, they could as easilyapply to company policy or even

marriage vows.

A general statement

No attempt is made to serious-ly reflect on the city’s problemsor offer tangible solutions.Today, Delhi is unofficially aslum. Measured against interna-tional and United Nations stan-dards for health, planning, lay-out and public amenities, thecity meets none of the norms ofrudimentary survival in urbanareas.

Thirty five per cent of thecity’s land and people are unac-counted for; unofficially, the fig-ure is closer to 70 per cent. With

high pollution levels, depletingunderground reserves, toxic soil,lack of water and sanitation,depleting tree cover, personalinsecurity, disappearing side-walks and a complete lack ofpublic life, you would think thatthe BJP would have its work cutout. The vision statement, how-ever, merely cites generalities:

unauthorised colonies will beauthorised and government serv-ices installed, clean water willbe provided and potable watermade available to every resi-dent, water bills will bereviewed and rationalised.Families Below Poverty Linewill get subsidised electricity;the BRT corridor will bescrapped.

Is this the work of a six-year-old writing an essay titled “HowI will improve my city”? Thereis no attempt to explain the logicof the sudden provision in a cityof desperate shortages. Wherewill the utilities come from?How can adequate supply of

water, electricity etc. be guaran-teed to slums upgraded only inname, when actual supply isdiminishing in regular colonies?That the city’s dire health situa-tion requires serious assault onpollution gets little mention inany form of preventive health,limiting industrial growth orreducing the number of vehicles.

Instead, the BJP promises ambu-lances be made available andevery citizen buy compulsoryhealth insurance.

Bleak vision

In a nutshell, the vision isbleak and explained withoutirony: if more slums are beingcreated, regularise them; whenmore vehicles enter the road sys-tem, widen the roads; when peo-ple fall sick, give them healthinsurance; if woman feel unsafe,increase policing and CCTVcameras. Where possible, sim-ply accommodate the trend...

Delhi’s dual and disparate

demands hanker for a place thatis both a functioning city and aworld-class city all at once. It islike asking a street urchin to beclean and also Harvard-educat-ed. Which should he do first? Sothe city remains standing in thewings, waiting first to eradicateits slums, gain access to moreelectricity and water, to ade-quate sanitation and fuel, andimprove its health to begin func-tioning as an ordinary ThirdWorld city. But at the same timeits ambition soars and it seekscomparisons to Shanghai andNew York. Delhi is a function-ing slum for 70 per cent of itspopulation, with isolated pock-ets of superficial cosmopoli-tanism — two extremes thateffectively deny the other’s rightto exist. It is an impossible rec-onciliation. Without a vision, thereality looks bleak.

More than any other city, thelast two decades of Delhi haveseen a marked decline in thequality of people’s lives.

The divide between the richand the poor, the unequal distri-bution of utilities, the inequitiesof housing, lack of public space,poor health and educationalfacilities all require fresh think-ing. The current image of urbanblight carries lessons few partiesor politicians wish to learn ordeal with in any seriousness.Motivated by a will to change,the real vision for the cityrequires genuine invention anddesign, set within limited meansand limited land. However,without serious inputs on newforms of housing, limits to cityexpansion, curbs on privatevehicles, new land developmentreforms, revised zoning andbuilding by-laws, comprehen-sive ideas on energy and conser-vation, and plans for a moreopen, more public city, urbanelectoral promises will have nomeaning.

(Gautam Bhatia is a Delhi-based architect and writer.)

Elections to the Delhi Assembly have alwaysattracted disproportionate national-level attention.It is voting today, February 7, for the second time

in a little more than a year. The elections in December2013 resulted in a hung Assembly. A government formedby the then-fledgling Aam Aadmi Party, with the supportof the Congress that was pushed to the third slot afterbeing in power for three consecutive terms, lasted just 49days. Rapid turns in Delhi politics since the announce-ment of fresh elections have brought to the fore severalquestions that have lingered since the parliamentary vic-tory of the BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi.These relate to the sustainability of Mr. Modi’s cen-tralised model of Hindutva politics in a diverse politysuch as India’s, the possibility and the nature of an alter-native to it, and the future of the Congress. The centralfigure in the Delhi campaign is AAP chief ArvindKejriwal, who transformed a loosely knit anti-corruptionmovement that had social activist Anna Hazare as itsmascot, into a thriving political movement and party.Today it appears to be a credible challenger to the Modijuggernaut. The party’s impressive revival after its routin the parliamentary elections of May 2014 has put theBJP on the back foot and made Delhi the first real contestfor Prime Minister Modi. The BJP had an easy ride in the2014 rounds of Assembly elections in Maharashtra,Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand, sustaining acertain perception of Mr. Modi being unbeatable.Halfway into the campaign in Delhi, the BJP declared itsnewly inducted member and former police officer KiranBedi as its chief ministerial candidate, restoring a prac-tice it had abandoned since Mr. Modi became its supremeleader. But Ms. Bedi’s arrival on the scene seems to haveonly added to the BJP’s troubles — and she has failed toprovide Mr. Modi an alibi to distance himself from a pos-sible failure. If the BJP falls short of a majority, that willexpose Mr. Modi’s vulnerability, force him to hold backon his unilateral, ongoing overhaul of the party, and puthim at a disadvantage ahead of the Assembly election inthe crucial State of Bihar in November. Inversely, a BJPvictory will keep it on the winning trail, and tighten Mr.Modi’s personal grip on the BJP and politics in general.Indeed, an AAP victory could hold out the prospect of analternative to Mr. Modi. The AAP could seek to expandoutside Delhi, but at the very least it will stand out as amodel where an unconventional leader with some credi-bility galvanised public opinion for change. In the midstof all this, the Congress commands limited space inDelhi. Yet, these elections hold significant lessons, andprospects, for its revival bid too.

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The drivers of change in this trilateral relationship are primarilygeopolitical and economic. The civil war in Ukraine shows no signof abating, nor indeed does Russia’s involvement in the conflict.

The resurgence of the fighting in eastern Ukraine has left thepeace talks in tatters. And Russian support for the rebels hasensured that the Ukrainian forces cannot gain the upper hand.

Indeed, the Ukrainians have suffered heavily in the recent fighting.This has led to a chorus of calls in the West to arm the Ukrainian

forces. Although U.S. President Barack Obama has demurredagainst this, several influential voices — including Mr. Obama’s

nominee for Defence Secretary, Ashton Carter — have come outin favour of providing heavy weapons to Ukraine.

WORLD CLASS? “Delhi is a functioning slum for 70 per cent of its population, with isolatedpockets of superficial cosmopolitanism.” Picture shows residents in Okhla Phase I, Delhi, scram-bling for water.

State Watch 5NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | FEB 08, 2015SAADDA HAQ

JAMMU, FEB 07PDP and BJP will have a structured

dialogue to arrive at a CommonMinimum Programme, PDP patronMufti Mohammad Sayeed on Saturdaysaid asserting that the two parties willwork "shoulder-to-shoulder" to providegood government to the people ofJammu and Kashmir.

"There would be structured dialoguebetween leaders of the two parties(PDP and BJP) and discussions wouldbe held on the issues to finalise on aCommon Minimum Programme(CMP) before forming the govern-ment," the PDP leader said, adding thatthey were not in a hurry to form gov-ernment. "It would be coalition basedon issues and CMP. We are in no hurry(to form the government). We will notrush away at a phone call," Sayeed,who had come here to cast his vote forelecting four members for Rajya Sabhafrom Jammu and Kashmir.

"Both (parties) will work together

based on issues. We will work shoul-der-to-shoulder so that we give peoplegood government," he added.

Asserting that the process of forminggovernment will be transparent, hesaid, "We will not do anything secretly.(with regard to formation of the gov-ernment)" "We will have an open dia-logue on various issues to arrive at aconsensus. ...Both the parties have avision and whatever will be the out-come will be before the people of J&Kand it will not be a secret thing," hesaid. On being asked if there was anytime-frame on formation of the govern-ment and commencement of the struc-tured dialogue with BJP, he said, "Weare not in hurry. The government willbe formed only after formulation ofCMP". Sayeed said that CMP agreedby PDP and Congress in 2002 on thebasic issues of the parties had helped inensuring peace, progress and prosperi-ty in the state by creation of a peacefulenvironment in 2002.

Will have structured dialogue withBJP on common programme: PDP

GUWAHATI, FEB 07Union minister and

BJP leader Uma Bhartiapologised to the peopleof the northeast for theparty`s Delhi poll VisionDocument that describedpeople from the regionliving in Delhi as "immi-grants". "I request thepeople of the region tonot have any ill-feelingsbecause we sincerelywant the region`s devel-opment," the waterresources and riverdevelopment ministersaid at the two-dayAssam Water Conference2015 here. "We willapologise not once, butthousand times. The peo-ple of the northeast arevery close to the centralgovernment," she said.

The Bharatiya JanataParty`s Vision Documentfor the Feb 7 Delhi

assembly polls, whichwas released Tuesday,said: "North easternimmigrants to be protect-ed."

She stressed upon theneed for all sections towork together to get thecoveted Unesco World

Heritage Site status forAssam`s river islandMajuli.

"I will also visit Majuliisland on Brahmaputrariver in Jorhat district.We should work togetherin helping Majuli getUnesco`s world heritage

site. I will spend twodays at the island andstudy all aspects on howwe can help Majuli."

Expressing the centralgovernment`s commit-ment towards the north-east region, she saidschemes and mecha-nisms will be devised sothat erosion is controlledeffectively in Assam.

"We are committed togo to any depth in devis-ing schemes which cantake care of controllingerosion effectively. Ifnecessary, we willrestructure earlierschemes to make themmore effective," UmaBharti said.

"Brahmaputra andGanga are brother andsister and we are going toaccord high priority onmanagement ofBrahmaputra water

resources," the ministersaid.

Besides, the BJP leaderraised the issue of hydropower potential of thenortheast.

"We want to use thewater resources of theregion to the fullest forthe region`s develop-ment. We are going forrestructuring, reframingand reshaping ofBrahmaputra Board sothat it becomes an effec-tive body for proper util-isation of waterresources," Bharti said.

Assam Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi, who wasalso present on the occa-sion, said the centralgovernment should pur-sue water sharing mecha-nism of trans-boundaryrivers like Brahmaputraby involving China andother countries.

Uma Bharti apologises for BJP's Vision Document goof-up

JAMMU, FEB 07Asserting that PDP and

BJP are together as the cur-tains have now been lifted,former Jammu and Kashmirchief minister OmarAbdullah on Saturday saidthese parties should come inopen and form the govern-ment to bring people of thestate out of sufferings.

"Now the curtains havebeen lifted, it is now clearthat they (PDP-BJP) aretogether. They should nowcome in open and form thegovernment to bring us out ofthe sufferings," Omar toldreporters here after castinghis vote for the election to thefour seats of the Rajya Sabhatoday.

"If PDP and BJP can cometogether in these (RajyaSabha) elections why cannotthey provide a government tothe people of the state. Whyis that we are made to sufferunder the Governor rule,"Omar Said.

The former chief ministerelaborated on the point bysaying that if they (PDP-BJP)can contest together in Rajya

Sabha polls they should alsoform the government as soonas possible.

He said more than a monthhas passed, but these partieshave shown no willingness toform the government.

On his party supportingCongress candidate GhulamNabi Azad in the RajyaSabha elections, Omar said,"If PDP and BJP can comecloser in these elections,despite their ideological dif-ferences, our relations with

Congress are very old and wehave no difference on ideo-logical front on secularism,"he said.

He said there should be noobjection if NC votes forAzad and make him victori-ous to represent them inRajya Sabha.

He ruled out any compul-sion as far as supportingAzad in these elections areconcerned.

While expressing hopeabout the victory of Ghulam

Nabi Azad, he said all thosehaving secular ideology areexpected to vote for him toensure his victory.

"We are confident thatAzad will be victorious andwill get votes which he needsfrom everyone includingindependents," he said.

Alleging that BJP has beenmanipulating these elections,Omar said "if they (BJP) areusing their influence todefeat Azad and some IASand IPS officers are beingused to defeat Azad, we areconfident that he willwin".

Replying to a questionabout Delhi elections, hesaid, "... As per my analysis,if the elections would havetaken place soon after theParliamentary elections, BJPwould have scored majorsuccess, but it is difficult forBJP (now)... ."

He said that pre poll sur-veys and post poll resultshave always been different inpast. "You (media) had givenme only five seats in pre pollsurveys but I took 15 seats,"he said.

PATNA, FEB 07Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was

on Saturday sacked as theBihar chief minister, has writ-ten a letter to Governor KNTripathi and requested him notto accept recommendationsmade by the Janata Dal(United) legislature partymeeting headed by SharadYadav.

In his letter, he has also men-tioned that only the chief min-ister has the authority to hold ameeting of the party legisla-tors.

He has also urged the gover-nor to remove 15 ministersfrom their posts with immedi-ate effect.

In Bihar, political crisis hasdeepened with the State cabi-net authorising Manjhi to rec-ommend dissolution of thestate assembly and the JD (U)legislature party deciding to

remove Manjhi from the postof leader of legislature party.

While in a major develop-ment 97 of the 111 JD (U) leg-islators elected Nitish Kumaras their leader and removedManjhi from the post of leaderof the legislature party.

Amid the ongoing politicaldrama, the state seems to beheading towards a constitu-tional crisis in the light of thecabinet proposal recommend-ing dissolution of the state

assembly.Meanwhile, BJP President

Amit Shah on Saturday had ameeting in New Delhi with thestate party leaders from Biharin view of current political sit-uation arising from the powertussle between JD (U) leadersJitan Ram Manjhi and NitishKumar. BJP state leadersSushil Kumar Modi and NandKishore Yadav and party in-charge Bhupendra Yadavattended the meeting.

They discussed the politicalsituation and party strategy.Talking to reporters after themeeting, Sushil Modi said theBJP is keeping a close watchon the situation .

Meanwhile, BJP PresidentAmit Shah and other seniorleaders are likely to meetPrime Minister NarendraModi this evening to discussthe situation.

Curtains lifted on PDP-BJP alliance in RS polls: Omar Abdullah

Sacked' Manjhi urges Governor not to acceptrecommendations made in JD (U) meeting

PATNA, FEB 07Janata Dal (United) leader

Nitish Kumar, who waselected by his party today toreturn as the Bihar ChiefMinister, on Saturday saidthat he had tendered his res-ignation last year to reachout to the people and wintheir trust again.

"After the Lok Sabhapolls, I expressed my wish totender my resignation butthe party members were notin favour of this. But Ithought as we didn`t get theexpected mandate, I neededto reach out to people andrestore their faith in us. I wasgiven the authority, I recom-mended Jitan Ram Manjhiji`s name and he became theChief Minister," Nitish said

at the state legislature partymeeting here.

He added that the peoplein his state had beenexpressing their views onthe need for work in Bihar.

"We need to properly facethe challenges of the upcom-

ing elections, the people hadbeen voicing their concernsabout the government`s per-formance in Bihar toSharadji, me and Vashist. Iwas trying to make peopleunderstand but they weregetting restless," Nitish said.

Launching a scathingattack on the BharatiyaJanata Party with whom theJD (U) broke its alliancebefore the Lok Sabha pollslast year, Nitish said the uglypolitics played by the formerhad never before been wit-nessed in Bihar.

Nitish`s comments cameafter Jitan Ram Manjhi wassacked as the chief ministerof Bihar.

This move by the JanataDal (United) took place fol-lowing the internal frictionwithin the party, as a defiantManjhi had refused to giveup the chief minister`s post.

Senior JD (U) leaderswanted his predecessorNitish to lead the party yetagain in the run-up to the

elections due in the statelater this year.

Manjhi, who headed aminority government sup-ported by Lalu PrasadYadav`s Rashtriya JanataDal (RJD), had earlierdeclared a meeting calledtoday by JD (U) chiefSharad Yadav as `illegal`.

Manjhi, who had embar-rassed his party on severaloccasions during his shorttenure, had contended thatonly the chief minister cancall a meeting of MLAs

Nitish, who had resignedas chief minister owningresponsibility for his partygetting only two of Bihar`s40 Lok Sabha seats, hadhandpicked Manjhi to takehis place last year.

Mentally challengedwoman raped, murderedin HaryanaROHTAK, FEB 07

A 28-year-old mentally-challenged womanfrom Nepal was brutally raped and murdered andher body dumped in a field at a village on theRohtak-Hisar highway here, police said onSaturday.

The deceased had been residing with her sisterfor the past three months and was undergoingtreatment at the Post Graduate Institute ofMedical Sciences (PGIMS) here, they said.

The victim's sister had lodged a complaint withpolice on February 1 and on February 4, thewoman's body was recovered from the fields inAkbarpur village with several injury marks on it,Rohtak Superintendent of Police (SP) ShashankAnand said.

Meanwhile, Haryana police has announced acash reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leadingto the arrest of accused, officials said.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has beenconstituted to crack the case, the SP said.

The post-mortem report of the woman men-tioned several injuries on her private parts, doc-tors of PGIMS said, adding that stones and bladeswere also found in her body.

Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hoodatoday condemned the incident and accused thestate government of lawlessness in Haryana.Police is working on different theories to getleads in the rape-cum-murder case, Anand said.

Nitish Kumar targets BJP, says ''hadresigned to reach out to people''

CHANDIGARH, FEB 07Elections for 123 munic-

ipal councils and by-elec-tion to one ward in nagarpanchyat in Punjab will beheld on February 25, a sen-ior official said onSaturday.

Punjab State ElectionCommissioner ShivinderSingh Brar said that alongwith elections for 123municipal councils, a by-election to one ward innagar panchayat ofBariwala in district SriMuktsar Sahib will be heldon February 25.

The counting of voteswill be held immediatelyafter the polls at thepolling booth itself, hesaid.

The notification withregard to these will beissued on February 10, fol-lowing which the ModelCode of Conduct willcome into force immedi-ately and will end onFebruary 27.

The filling of nomina-tions will start fromFebruary 10 while last datefor filling nominations willbe February 13, he said.

The date of scrutiny willbe February 14 and the lastdate for withdrawal of can-didature is February 16.

Brar stated that the 123municipal councils andone ward in nagar pan-chayat of Bariwala districtSri Muktsar Sahib com-prise a total electorate of28,50,000 and there are2,062 wards for these elec-tions, he said.

The State ElectionCommissioner stated thatall required election mate-rials have been dispatchedto the districts and theEVMs are currently underinspection for beingdeclared election worthy.

Punjab DGP has beenrequested to ensure properand adequate security forthe electoral process, hesaid.

Punjab Municipal councilpolls on Feb 25: Official

HYDERABAD, FEB 07Hyderabad Police today

announced the launchingof Wi-Fi in all police sta-tions and units under itsjurisdiction.

"With an another initia-tive in making the entirework area of HyderabadPolice a Wi-Fi zone, allpolice stations (both L&Oand Traffic), have nowbeen equipped with Wi-Firouters connected throughhigh speed internet con-nectivity that enables avirtual single office,"Hyderabad PoliceCommissioner MMahender Reddy said.

Similarly, all offices ofCentral Armed Reserve,Central Security Wing,Special Branch, TaskForce besides offices of

Assistant Commissionersof Police and DeputyCommissioners of Policehave also been broughtunder Wi-Fi, he said.

"The objective of pro-viding Wi-Fi in workareas is to improve collab-oration between staffwithin and across thedepartment by accessinginternet simultaneouslythereby leading to betterdecision making, helpingthem meet their deadlines,sharing of data, informa-tion, access to departmentbusiness applications andsystems remotely, improv-ing communication,"Reddy said.

The latest initiative willhelp in accessing thedepartment businessapplications such as

Crime and Criminal data,Daily progress of activi-ties by all police personnelsimultaneously, he said.

"It will also help intracking and monitoringthe movement of Patroland Blue Colts vehicles toreach the incident spot intime," the HyderabadPolice chief said.

He said it will furtherimprove communicationand collaboration withinand across departmentsthus enhancing productiv-ity.

Citizens reaching thepolice stations can sharethe data stored in theirdevices with policerequired for investigationor any other purpose usingWi-Fi distributed network,Reddy said.

Wi-Fi connectivity for Hyderabad policePATNA, FEB 07

In a shocking incident, anelderly woman allegedlysold her infant grandson forRs.50,000 to arrange fordowry for her daughter`smarriage in Bihar`sMuzaffarpur district, policesaid Saturday.

An FIR was lodged byRukhsana Khatoon, whose15-day-old child wasallegedly sold by her moth-er-in-law to raise moneyfor dowry for her daugh-ter`s marriage, districtpolice official PramodKumar Singh said.

"Police have began aninvestigation into the inci-dent after a case waslodged," said Singh.

This incident took place

at Chainpur Wajid villageunder Manyari police sta-tion in Muzaffarpur, about70 km from here Friday.

Rukhsana`s husband is adaily wage labourer, who iscurrently working outsidethe state. Singh said thatmain accused mother-in-law and her daughter wereabsconding from the vil-lage after the incident cameto light. "Police have beganoperations to arrest them,"he added. According topolice officials, Rukhsanain her complaint said thather mother-in-law persuad-ed her to accompany her toshow the child to a doctorin Muzaffarpur town.

"My mother-in-law wentinside doctor`s clinic with

my child and soon returnedempty handed. When iasked about my child, shetold me that she had soldhim to raise money for mysister in law`s dowry."

Rukhsana also informedpolice that her mother-in-law repeatedly accused herof not bringing dowrywhen she got married to herson three years ago.

"My mother-in-law justi-fied her decision to sell myson by saying that it wascompensation for my fail-ure to bring in dowry,"Rukhsana said.

Village panchayatmukhiya (head) AarifulRahman confirmed theincident to local policeofficials.

Swachh Bharat: Goa Policeto give best station awardPANAJI, FEB 07

Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s pet project`Swachh Bharat` campaign has inspired Goa Police todive into the cleaning act.

Police will launch a `Best Police Station of the Year`award in which cleanliness would be a major criteria,along with hardcore policing activities like investiga-tion, crime prevention, quality of behaviour with thepublic etc., Inspector General of Police Sunil Garg toldIANS Saturday on the sidelines of a prize distributionceremony for policemen.

"Cleanliness of the police station is one of theimportant parameters," he said.

Modi has asked government officials to keep timeaside to clean their surroundings, as part of theSwachh Bharat campaign.

Garg said the annual competition was aimed atinstilling a sense of pride and purpose among policeofficials.

Twenty parameters have been worked out, includingdiverse elements ranging from hygiene, hardcorepolicing facets and how police station staffers interactwith the public living within their jurisdiction.

Bihar woman sells 15-day-old to arrange for dowry

NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | FEB 08, 2015SAADDA HAQScience & Tech6

When you think ofLogitech, youprobably automat-

ically think of computermice (or properly, mousepointing devices) and key-boards. But while the com-pany crossed the billionmouse mark a long time ago,the future, says MoninderJain, Managing DirectorASEAN and India Region,and Vice President atLogitech, is wireless.

That sounds reasonable -most of us have used a wire-less mouse or keyboard,often with our laptops. Butwhen Jain talks about wire-less as a category, he's actu-ally talking about a wholelot more - Bluetooth periph-erals are the fastest growingcategory for Logitech, and amajority of the new buyersin India and around theworld, opt for the company'sportable Bluetooth speakers,Jain tells us.

Logitech recentlyannounced its earnings, andrevealed that sales in mobileaccessories rose by 21.5 per-cent, while PC accessoriesdecreased by 1 percent. Themove towards mobile andwireless is underlined bythese figures.

The question facing

Logitech now is how thecompany will competeeffectively against audiobrands that have been in thisspace for much longer.

"We've actually been mak-ing audio products for a longtime now," says Jain. "Wegot in to this space 10 yearsago. We entered audio 10years ago, via Labtec [anaccessory manufacturerLogitech acquired in 2001].Then 5 years ago, weacquired Ultimate Ears,and they brought a lot ofgreat expertise on board."

Today, Jain tells us, thewireless speakers sales aregrowing by 80 percent yearon year.

The other facet of wire-less that Jain says is excit-ing is tablet covers.Logitech has many differ-ent wireless keyboards andcovers for the iPad, and italso has a cover for theSamsung Galaxy Tab 4.Tablet sales have slowed(both in India and global-ly), and this is one areawhere Logitech's mobilesales slowed as well, look-ing at the earnings.Speaking about India, Jainsays that the attach rates forperipherals for tablets arevery high, and the market is

still growing.

Wireless speakers andkeyboards are just the startthough.

At CES 2015, Logitechlaunched the Harmony API,which allows developers tocontrol devices connected toa Logitech Harmony univer-sal remote. This could turn awide variety of household

electronics into smartdevices, and is Logitech'sattempt to be a part of theInternet of things.

"I don't know how far thatfuture is," says Jain, "butthere were some obviouslow-hanging fruits such asspeakers and keyboards, andthat's the first stage of ourplans."

"These are very, very early

days for Internet of things,"he adds, "and this is trueglobally. Right now, we justwant to make wireless big-ger."

But while he says thatIndia is an important market,the fact is that there are stillsome products from thecompany that have not madeit to the shops here. This is afocus area for Logitech India

in 2015, Jain tells us.The next 4 - 5 months,

you're going to see morededicated Logitech brandedstores that [will] allow peo-ple to experience the prod-ucts," says Jain. "We'vealready got kiosks in keymarkets, and you're going tosee more of this as well. Wewant to make sure that theconsumers can get the prod-

ucts they want."And although Logitech

will focus on building up itspresence on the ground, Jainsays that online sales havebeen steadily growing aswell. "The online sellersgive us a presence in placeswe are not able to reach oth-erwise," he says. "But it isalso one area that has thepotential to cause controver-

sy." Logitech has maintained

special offline SKUs andtaken other steps to ensurethat its offline partners don'tfeel unfairly treated com-pared to online.

At the same time, there isa common basket of prod-ucts as well that is availableacross India thanks to theonline sellers.

Swatch, one of the world'sbiggest watchmakers, isplanning to take on the

upcoming Apple Watchlaunching its own smartwatchin roughly the same time-frame - within the next 90days. The Apple Watch willbegin shipping in April.

Speaking with Bloomberg,Swatch CEO Nick Hayek saidthe smartwatch would rely onNFC to connect with smart-phones, and that it would becompatible with Android andWindows software. For now,there is no indication ofwhether the smartwatch wouldbe compatible with iPhones.

While the specifications ofthe Swatch's smartwatch arestill a mystery, its ChiefExecutive Officer Nick Hayekstated that the Internet-con-nected wearable would nothave to be charged. This mightbe a huge plus point for thecompany, as all smartwatchesfrom major manufacturers tilldate, including the upcomingApple Watch, need to becharged separately. Some, likethe Apple Watch, need to becharged daily.

Bloomberg says Swatch hasmuch experience with smart-watch-related technology,which includes long-lasting

batteries. Swatch's sub-brandTissot has been making touch-screen watchessince 1999.

Swatch isalso said to bec o m p e t i n gwith Appleon thegrounds ofm o b i l epaymentsys tem,A p p l eP a y .A s

pert h ereport,Swa tchis in talksw i t h

Switzerland'stwo largestr e t a i l e r s ,named Migrosand Coop, for

its mobile payment system.However, the Cupertino firm

seems to be stridesahead of its Swisscompetitor, withApple Pay havingseen much adop-tion across retail-ers and banksalready since itslaunch inSeptember.

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m a j o rwatchmaker

r e l e a s i n gtheir smart-

watches, themonths of April

and May willdefinitely be themost importantmonths this yearin the wearable-tech industry.

1. The highest average salinity amongst the followingseas is reported fromA. Dead Sea B. Red SeaC. Black Sea D. Mediterranean Sea

2. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to whichof the following?A. Volcanic mountains B. Residual mountainsC. Block mountains D. Fold mountains

3. The heavy day soils that show significant expansionand contraction due to the presence or absence ofmoisture is calledA. aridsols B. vertisolsC. histosols D. andisols

4. The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capaci-ty of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD toA. 20 MM SC MD B. 33.4 MM SC MDC. 22.3 MM SC MD D. 29.6 MM SC MD

5. The highest mountains on earth namely MountEverest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located inA. the greater Himalayas B. the Lesser HimalayasC. the outer Himalayas D. None of the above

6. The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbedbyA. carbon dioxide B. water vapoursC. carbon dioxide and water vapoursD. ozone

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TV Channels Schedule TODAY’S STARARIES The promise of possible financial advancement could cause you to

plunge into a lot of paperwork today. This could be related to a job,Aries, or it might involve a personal project that you've been workingon. You might get so caught up in what you're doing that you loseyour ability to focus and get too frazzled to finish. Remember to paceyourself and take breaks when you feel the need.

TAURUS Your physical energy is likely to be very high today, and youmight want to spend most of your time out and about, proba-bly in the company of others. You may attend a concert thisevening or some other kind of entertainment that you reallyenjoy. There might be a slight delay in getting there, Taurus,but don't panic. You should arrive eventually.

GEMINI This is a good day to spend some time alone, Gemini. You may haveprojects you want to finish, and you have the energy to get a lot done.You could feel restless, but socializing might not be a good idea.Tempers may be short and frustrations high among those in your socialcircle. Quarrels might break out. Get out on your own, then work onwhatever you want. This way you will enjoy your day.

CANCER Discussions in a group you're affiliated with could get heated as dis-agreements escalate. A goal you've been working toward might final-ly near fulfillment, Cancer, and tempers are short. You may avoidarguments, but the situation could still make you uncomfortable. Youmight decide to leave early and go for a workout or walk. This is agood idea. You will want to work off the frustration.

LEO Today you could put a lot of energy into mundane chores andtasks, as you won't want them hanging over your head andinterfering with your evening plans. As a result, Leo, you mightfeel very stressed and your temper could be a bit short. Try tocontrol it and avoid taking your frustrations out on others.Remember, you will have to face these people again.

VIRGO You might be planning or leaving on a much-needed vacationnow, and feeling very excited about it. Plans should go smoothly,Virgo, so you're apt to get everything together with few glitches.Friends in distant places might ask you to visit or be planning vis-its of their own. The focus today is on expansion of your physicaland mental horizons. Go for it, have fun, and take notes.

LIBRA Ambitious plans for your future could necessitate your giving a lot ofattention to practical matters, such as finances. This could be a drag,Libra, but if you're serious about your ideas, it needs to be done. Afriend, probably a man, could pitch in and help you make sense ofeverything. Don't try to get it all done today. Your mind could getoverloaded, which might discourage you. Take it slowly.

SCORPIO Your energy level should be high today, Sagittarius, so you're going tofeel restless and spend most of your time out and about. There might besome chores you need to get done at home, but family members shouldhelp and you're apt to finish them all quickly. Paperwork might need tobe completed, which could be the slowest of all your tasks. Don't getfrustrated. Handle it and then have fun this evening.

SAGITTARIUS Your energy level should be high today, Sagittarius, so you're going tofeel restless and spend most of your time out and about. There might besome chores you need to get done at home, but family members shouldhelp and you're apt to finish them all quickly. Paperwork might need tobe completed, which could be the slowest of all your tasks. Don't getfrustrated. Handle it and then have fun this evening.

CAPRICORN You may be looking forward to an evening with close friends,Capricorn, probably including a romantic partner. Occasions such assporting events, movies, or concerts could be on your agenda.Activities involving children are also possible. Don't be surprised ifyou're inclined to sit quietly and let others do the talking. You mighthave a lot on your mind and need to let it stew for a while.

AQUARIUS Members of your household may feel a bit restless today, and there-fore might spend most of their time out and about. You might takeadvantage of everyone's absence to catch up on work you need todo alone, Aquarius. This is going to be a busy day with lots of out-side contact. Visitors might drop by and the phone could ring con-stantly. Don't be surprised if you don't get much done.

PISCES Your neighborhood is likely buzzing with activity today, Pisces. Newneighbors could move in, improvements could be made, and newbusinesses could open their doors. Expect a lot of visitors and calls.A man with a child could play a big role in these events. At somepoint you might decide to walk down the street and check out what'shappening. What you hear from others may not be accurate.

HTC has con-firmed that theAndroid 5.0

Lollipop update is nowrolling out to HTC Oneaka HTC One (M7),specifically, theunlocked and DeveloperEdition variants. HTC'sVP of ProductManagement Mo Versiin a tweet early onFriday confirmed thenews.

Notably, the HTC Onewill receive Android5.0.2 Lollipop updatewith Sense 6 UI.Unfortunately, theTaiwanese company isyet to reveal thechangelog for AndroidLollipop update of theHTC One.

A Twitter user howev-er has posted screenshotof the update notifica-tion on the HTC Oneand shows the updatecomes with build num-ber 7.17.1540.7 and isover 700MB in size.

HTC One DeveloperEdition and unlockedmodel users can checkfor available OTAupdates under theirhandsets' Settings >

About phone section.Android 5.0 Lollipop,besides adding Material

Design from Google,also includes newAndroid 5.0 Lollipoplock screen, notificationtray along and enhancedprivacy features.

Improvements to searchfunction and support formultiple pages in recent

apps arealso included in theupdate.

It's worth mentioningthat HTC had initially

promised to deliverAndroid 5.0 Lollipopupdate for both the HTC

O n eand One (M8) within 90days of receiving thefinal software fromGoogle. The company inDecember even claimed

to be on track with theAndroid Lollipopupdate. However, HTC'sfirst large scale rolloutof Android 5.0 Lollipoponly started in mid-January with HTC One(M8) Developer Editionand unlocked versions.

Back in December,Android 5.0 Lollipopstarted rolling out toHTC One and One(M8) Google Playedition devices.

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BADEN-BADEN, FEB 07Former world champion

Viswanathan Anand con-tinued to struggle againstnemesis Magnus Carlsenof Norway and lost after ablunder in the fourth roundof Grenke Chess Classicnow underway here.

The loss with whitepieces proved quite costlyfor Anand as he slipped tojoint sixth in the standingsin the eight-player roundrobin tournament. TheIndian will now be underpressure to score in theremaining three games tocome back to a par score.

Riding high on his suc-cess against Carlsen inround three, ArkadijNaiditsch of Germanyemerged as the sole leaderdefeating compatriotDavid Baramidze.Naiditsch took his tally toa very impressive threepoints out of a possiblefour and is now trailed byCarlsen and FabianoCaruana of Italy on 2.5points apiece.

Michael Adams ofEngland played out a drawwith Caruana in the thirdround to share the fourthspot along with EtienneBacrot of France whosigned peace with LevonAronian of Armenia.

Anand and Aronian aresharing the sixth spot on1.5 points each whileBaramidze slipped to thebottom of the tables withone point in his kitty.

About three weeksbefore Carlsen played theDutch defense as blackand lost to Anand's long-time second RadoslavWojtazek of Poland in theTata Steel tournament.While that was theLeningrad variation, theworld champion decidedto try out the Stonewallset-up this time to ensure alively game.

Anand got a slightadvantage in the earlystages of the middle gamethat had a typically lockedcentre but Carlsen madehis bid on the queen sideby advancing his pawn tothe sixth rank. After arather innocuous plan,Carlsen got the chance toopen up the centre andsoon his pawn on sixthrank started calling theshots.

Anand was not out of thegame, but the pressureproved disastrous for theIndian when on the 32ndmove he simply blunderedand walked in to a lostposition. Instead, therewas still a defensive

resource that escapedAnand's attention. Thegame lasted 36 moves.

Naidtisch was pleasantlysurprised to findBaramidze launching apremature attack out of anEnglish opening as white.Baramidze gave up a rookearly for an elusive attackand when he lost anotherpiece, it was easy pickingsfor Naiditsch.

Caruana tried to make animpression and even won apawn against Adams out ofa rarely-played variationin the Slav defense.However, the EnglishGrandmaster playedresourcefully to force adraw in the rooks andpawns endgame.

Bacrot played out atame-draw with Aronianout of a Queen pawn open-ing. The Armenian cameup with a home-cookedidea and Bacrot could notfind any real advantage.

Results found 4: VAnand (Ind, 1.5) lost toMagnus Carlsen (Nor,2.5); David Baramidze(Ger, 1) lost to ArkadijNaiditsch (Ger, 3); EtienneBacrot (Fra, 2) drew withLevon Aronian (Arm, 1.5);Fabiano Caruana (Ita, 2.5)drew with Michael Adams(Eng, 2).

Sports 7NEW DELHI | SUNDAY | FEB 08, 2015SAADDA HAQ

ADELAIDE, FEB 07India will have to recov-

er quickly from the blowof losing pace spearheadIshant Sharma even as thefitness of Rohit Sharma,Bhuvneshwar Kumar andRavindra Jadeja will beunder spotlight as theytake on hosts Australia inthe opening warm-upgame of the ICC CricketWorld Cup.

The defending champi-ons failed to win a singlegame in the recently con-cluded tri- nation ODIseries as they miserablyflopped in both depart-ments, raising doubts ifthe team is well-equippedto defend its title underprevalent conditions.

Since the match won'thave official status, Indiacan test all their batsmenas well as bowlers intomorrow's as well as nextwarm-up tie againstAfghanistan.

Ahead of their cam-paign, the team has lostIshant due to knee injury,making the job eventougher for the struggling

side. He had not playedmuch of the Test and ODIseries but the lankybowler had experience ofnegotiating the condi-tions.

The good news is thatswing bowlerBhuvneshwar Kumar andopener Rohit Sharma arefit to play in the quadren-

nial event.Fast bowler Mohit

Sharma is most likely toreplace Ishant in the squadand it will not be a sur-prise if he is picked aheadof wayward UmeshYadav. Mohit impressedeveryone with his bowlingagainst England at Perth.

Rohit, when on song, is

a treat to watch and it willbe a test as to how well hehas recuperated fromhamstring injury.

Already when the bat-ting line-up was strug-gling badly, India needsRohit and Virat Kohli tofire if they harbour hopesof doing well.

Ravindra Jadeja, a key

element in skipper MSDhoni's scheme of thingshas also recovered andeyes will be on him aswell after recovering from--- injury.

Having him in the sidegives the team an optionof having more arsenal.The team will also have todecide if off-spinner RAshwin was a betterchoice or Axar Patel.

Despite his continuousfailure, Shikhar Dhawanis likely to open the bat-ting and these two gameswill be the last chancesthat he will get to cementhis place in the playingXI. There was experimentwith Virat Kohli's battingslot in the tri-series andthe management also hasto decide quickly on giv-ing him a final slot.

All this has to be decid-ed tomorrow and onTuesday when the teamplays minnowsAfghanistan in the finalwarm up game before thebig clash against arch-rivals Pakistan onFebruary 15.

Spotlight on fitness as Indiatake on Australia in warm-up tie

ADELAIDE, FEB 07Having missed the 2011 edition of the

World Cup, India’s right-handed bats-man Rohit Sharma Saturday soundedmotivated and confident ahead of awarm-up clash against the hostsAustralia and for the quadrennial eventstarting Feb 14.

“Once you wear the Indian jersey, it ismotivation enough to go and perform onthe field. If you are not motivatedenough wearing the Indian jersey, thenyou are just doing yourself a favour byshowing up on the ground,” Sharmasaid. “I missed out on the last WorldCup in India and I am keen to make thisone count and make it big without put-ting much pressure on myself.”

Rohit insisted the Indians will try tobe unfazed by the magnitude of anIndia-Pakistan encounter when theymeet here Feb 15, and will look to justexecute the ‘process’ of churning out aresult in their favour.

“It will be a big game againstPakistan. But we need to concentratemore on the process rather than taking itas an India-Pakistan game. The resultwill take care of itself if we concentrateon the process and we know what weneed to do to be at our best,” Rohit, hasscored 3890 runs from 127 One-DayInternationals said

Viswanathan Anand loses to Magnus Carlsen again

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB 07Ace pistol shooter Vijay Kumar

notched up a golden double for the second time to end

his campaign with a rich haul of fivegold medals, while Asian Gamesbronze-winning swimmer SandeepSejwal signed off with four yellowmetals on day seven of the 35thNational Games here in the southernIndian city on Saturday.

In the overall scheme of things,however, the Services Sports ControlBoard (SSCB) remained on coursefor a hat-trick of titles. Dominatingthe Games in almost all disciplines,SSCB have accumulated 42 gold, 12silver and 13 bronze medals to total67. A distant second on the table isMaharashtra (80) with 26 gold, 34silver and 26 bronze medals. Haryanaheld the third spot with 26 gold, 18silver and seven bronze.

At the shooting range here, Vijaystood head and shoulders above com-petition to bag both the team and theindividual gold medals in the 25mrapid fire pistol.

In the team event, the LondonOlympics silver-medallist combinedwith Pemba Tamang and GurpreetSingh to clinch the gold for SSCBwith a total score of 1761. FollowingSSCB were Haryana with a score of1691 through the troika of HarpreetSingh, Rahul Panwar and WazeerSingh Rathee.

The bronze medal went to the west-ern Indian state Maharashtra three-some of Shivraj Sase, Ronak Panditand Akshay Ashtaputre, who tallied1682.

Vijay then showed his class in the

individual round as well, refusing tobe distracted by the brief halt in theproceedings caused by a glitch in thescoring system. He held his nerve towalk away with the top honours in ashoot-off with Punjab's HarpreetSingh, who took the silver with atally of 23 against Vijay's 28.Maharashtra's Shivraj Sase settled forthe bronze medal with a score of 19.

"After the London Olympics I wastold several times that 25m rapid firebelongs to me, I am glad that I couldlive upto these expectations. Injurieshave affected me badly but I am gladto have done so well here. Shoot offsare common in this event and I amjust so happy to be back in reckoningafter an injury layoff. I was trying toensure than I stuck to my techniqueand it got me the desired results,"Vijay said after his triumph.

"I am now targetting good perform-ances in the World Cups later thisyear and this is a huge boost to myconfidence after the setback ofinjuries that I faced after LondonOlympics," added the Army man.

Vijay finished a fantastic campaignafter emerging on top in both theteam and individual competitions of25m centre fire pistol and fetching agold (team) and bronze (individual)in 25m standard pistol.

In the women's 10m air pistol,Punjab dominated by getting both theteam and individual gold medals.Harveen Sarao, the rising MalaikaGoel, and Heena Sidhu fetched theteam gold with a score of 1139. TheHaryana (1130) team of Annu RajSingh, Yashaswini Singh Deswal andShweta Singh clinched the silver

medal ahead of the Uttar Pradesh(1123) combination of AakankshaBansal, Deepika Patel and ShakshiDagar.

Sidhu then ensured a double delightfor her state by clinching the individ-ual gold with a score of 200.8.Following her at the second placewas her teammate Malaika Goel(196.5) and Haryana's Annuraj (177).

In the skeet competition inThrissur, Telangana's RashmeeRathore won the gold medal in thewomen's competition by shooting ascore of 63. Chattisgarh's SaniyaSheikh (63) picked up the silver fol-

lowed by Rajasthan's MaheshwariChauhan (59).

Overall, SSCB dominated theshooting range, walking way with 15gold, four silver and six bronze in allto finish on top at the end of theshooting competition.

At the aquatics centre here, Sejwalshowed scintillating form as hesmashed the meet record -- set by him-- to freeze the clock at 1:02.3sec andclinch the men's 100m breaststrokegold medal. Haryana's Puneet Rana(1:04.16sec) and local favouriteAnoop Augustine (1:04.55sec) endedwith the silver and bronze medals,

respectively.The women's 100m breaststroke

gold was surprisingly clinched byChandigarh's Chahat Arora(1:17.48sec), beating the challengeposed by the favourite fromMaharashtra Monique Gandhi, whohad to be content with a silver afterclocking 1:17.94sec. The bronzewent to Tamil Nadu's A V Jayaveena(1:17.94sec).

In the women's 100m freestylerace, Haryana's Shivani Katariapicked up her second gold medal ofthe Games with a new meet record of58.34sec. Maharashtra's AditiDhumatkar also breached the one-minute mark to clock 59.34sec andclinch the silver, followed by Goa'sTalasha Prabhu (1:00.13sec).

In the men's race, Madhya Pradeshrepresentative Aaron D'Souza stolethe thunder from the more fanciedVirdhawal Khade to snatch his goldof the Games with a new meet recordtiming of 50.97sec. Khade, who heldthe record until this evening, had tobe satisfied with a silver after finish-ing at 51.10sec, while Gujarat'sAnshul Kothari (52.17sec) picked upthe bronze.

In final analysis, the swimmingpool was dominated by Maharashtra,which finished with 32 medals,including 11 gold, followed byMadhya Pradesh (20), riding primari-ly on imports such as Sejwal andRicha Mishra's strong performances.

In the archery competition beingconducted in Kochi, Manipur pickedup two gold medals in the Indianround team events. The north-easternstate clinched the top honours in

men's team and mixed team competi-tions, while Assam finished on top inthe women's team event.

In the women's Indian round indi-vidual contest, Maharashtra's EktaShirke won the gold, ahead ofManipur's Naobi Chanu Okram andAssam's Binuma Brahma, respective-ly.

The individual men's gold medalwas notched up by Andhra Pradesh'sBiraghi Naidu Gemmeli. The silverwent to Bijendranath Singh Huidromof Manipur, while Assam's ArunBoro bagged the bronze.

In the cycling competition, whichbegan here near the Kovalam beach,Karnataka's Naveen John Thomasbagged the men's 36km IndividualTime Trial gold by clocking00:50:08.047. In the second placewas Maharashtra's Arvind Pawar(00:50:28.373), followed by SSCB'sAmit Jangara (00:50:44.648).

In the women's 72km Road MassStart race, home state's RejaniVijayakumari finished on top with atiming of 02:29:40.58, beatingHaryana's Seema Rani(02:29:40.622) and another Keralacyclist Anjitha Subalithan T P(02:29:40.645).

In the severely under-strength box-ing competition in Thrissur, SSCBpugilists ruled the roost with four ofthem advancing to the second roundwith easy victories.

SSCB staved off stiff competitionfrom Kerala to nab the men's water-polo team gold as well, while thewomen's top honour went to thehome state.

Another golden double for Vijay, Sejwal ends with four gold

Wearing the Indian jersey a huge motivation: Rohit SharmaMARGAO, FEB 07

Salgaocar FC onSaturday got the betterof East Bengal 3-1 in thefifth round of the Hero I-League at the NehruStadium, Fatorda.

Darryl Duffy, whowas drafted in the firstXI for the first time,played a major role inSalgaocar's win as he hitthe second goal and setup Douhou Pierre in thefirst goal.

Salgaocar, who led 2-0 at half time, scoredthrough Pierre (43rd),Duffy (45th) and BrianMascarenhas (65th).

East Bengal, who hadlarge share of ball pos-session, pulled one backin the 77th minutethrough DuduOmagbemi.

This victory, second inthe league, takesSalgaocar FC to thirdplace with eight pointsfrom five matches. EastBengal remained onseven points from fourmatches.

Salgaocar, who came

into this tie with a lot ofconfidence after theirfirst win over SportingClube de Goa, played atactical game with coachDerick Pereira employ-ing five men in the mid-field to control thematch. They preferred toguard their citadel andattack on counter withDuffy playing the lonestriker upfront. He wasinstrumental in histeam's victory. Thedefense played an out-standing game in all fourties.

Francis Kasonde keptDudu Omagbemi and

Ranti Martins quite anddespite East Bengaldoing most of the prob-ing, they could notbreach Salgaocardefence. AbinashRuidas, who spelleddanger with couple ofcrosses, put Omagbemiclear inside the box butthe willy striker saw hisheader go over the bar.

Salgaocar, who lookeddangerous on countermoves, finally netted theball in the 43rd minutewhen Duffy, whoreceived a pass fromPierre, ran into the boxand set up Pierre after

beating the rival defencewith a one to one pass.Pierre, who controlledthe ball, shot home fromclose.

Two minutes later,Duffy received a passfrom the left by GilbertOliveira and a firm shotfound the roof of the net,beating goalkeeperSubhasish RoyChowdhury.

After the change ofends, East Bengaldefence once again fum-bled and concededanother goal in the 65thminute.

Pierre stole the ballfrom HarmanjotKhabra, ran down theflank on the right andsend a perfect cross intothe box for BrianMascarenhas, who beatthe rival keeper with aleft-footer, to score andtake the game awayfrom East Bengal.

Omagbemi finallyscored his first goal inthe league when hedrove the netted ball,beating Subrata Paul.

I-League, Round 5: Salgaocar beat East Bengal 3-1

Hot and sexy SunnyLeone sizzles in‘Ek Paheli Leela’.

In the film, she is a mys-tery girl. Her identity wasvery confusing and puz-zles everything. She turnsdesi for the movie andSunny also steps intoAishwarya RaiBachchan’s shoes in oneof the song. She seduces

Jay Bhanushali in the filmand left him in a confusedstate. The trailer was offi-cially released yesterdayand looks quite promis-ing.

Written and directed byBobby Khan, ‘Ek PaheliLeela’ features SunnyLeone, Jay Bhanushaliand Rajneesh Duggal asthe main star-cast of the

film.‘Ek paheli Leela’ is

being produced byBhushan Kumar, KrishanKumar, Ahmad Khan andShaira Khan. Major partof the film is shot inJodhpur and is choreo-graphed by Saroj Khanand Ahmad Khan. Thefilm is set in the villageand Sunny has shed

oodles of weight for thefilm. The actress alsolearnt folk dance for themovie.

While shooting for thefilm, producer AhmedKhan had told MumbaiMirror, ‘Besides theweight, a lot of which shehas already lost, we arealso training Sunny inbasic folk and traditionalBollywood dance – a craftwhich she hasn’t practisedbefore.’

Sunny Leone hit thegym, restricts her foodhabit to get into the role,‘I work out as much as Ican. With the schedulethat I have, it’s very, veryhard to maintain a routine.But when I can’t workout, I try to eat veryhealthy – lots of vegeta-bles, drinking my milk

every day,’ she was quot-ed as saying by Men’sFitness.

Sunny Leone speaksabout her role, "It was avery challenging role.When I read the script Iloved it. But the processof actually becomingLeela would take 2-3hours. On the first day, Itook 6 hours to finalisethe look."

"I received a lot of sup-port in the form of goodpeople in my team. Thedialogues for Leela weredifficult as well. So learn-ing all that was difficult.But I think when peoplewatch it they will see allthe hard work that was putinto this role," she added.

The film has lots ofsteamy scenes and is slat-ed to on April 10.

Pearly whites gone pale!One of the most com-mon problems that

every dentist comes across.Though we all wish to havepearly white smile, going forcrazy expensive treatmentsdefinitely burns a hole in ourpockets, thank goodnessthere are some home reme-dies which are not only easybut very reasonable.

Banana peels: Bananas are considered to

be a wholesome fruit thathouses loads of nutrients.But do you know that bananapeels are a great source ofteeth whitening as well. Sothe next time preserve thatbanana peel to get a pearlywhite teeth. Rub the peel onyour teeth for about a minuteor two twice daily. The min-erals in bananas such aspotassium, manganese andmagnesium, are absorbedinto your teeth, which keepsyour pearly whites in theirbest health. Orange peels arealso considered to be a greatsource of teeth whiteners.

Berry berry strawberry:Did you know that those

bright red strawberries are agreat source of teeth whiten-ers? Well, now that youknow it, start stocking upfresh strawberries. All youhave to do is take one or twostrawberries, mash them upand apply them on your teethfor 2 to 3 minutes. Rinse

properly after this procedureor you can even brush yourteeth. Strawberries being arich source of naturalenzyme known as malic acid,helps in whitening teeth,while the fiber found instrawberries act as a naturalcleanser that helps inremoivng the bacteria espe-cially, from the mouth andteeth.

Munch in the crunchy car-rots:

The next time you seethose crunchy carrots, simplywash them well and eat themraw. Raw carrots are verybeneficial in scrapping offplaque from your teeth andare also known as naturalcleaner. Also rubbing rawcarrot sticks on your teeth

will brighten them up. Theyalso kill the bacteria whilegiving you healthy gums andwhiter teeth. Apart from car-rots, apples and celery arealso considered equallyimportant sources of teethwhiteners. which preventsgum disease and gingivitisand kills odor-causing bacte-ria.

Quit smoking: Surely it is easy to say than

actually doing it and stickingto it. But, all said and done,quitting smoking has morebenefits. Smoking, yellowsyour teeth along with impart-ing you with other deadlydiseases. So if you want tobring back the pearly whiteshines, quit smoking.

Use a straw: Sipping anything extreme-

ly hot or cold is not good foryour teeth. So as far as possi-ble try sipping your tea orcold coffee through a strawas it cuts down the directcontact of your teeth and hotbeverages.

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Home remedies for bright white teeth

‘Dil Dhadakne Do’:Priyanka Choprasings for AnushkaSharma

Versatile actress PriyankaChopra has lend her voice forAnushka Sharma in ‘Dil

Dhadakne Do’ starring RanveerSingh and Farhan Akhtar in the malelead. The film will be directed byZoya Akhtar. In the film, Priyankaand Ranveer play siblings.

26-year-old ‘PK’ actress will bedoing lip sync on Priyanka’s voicewhile featuring in the title song.

A source told news daily,““Priyanka has lent her voice to thetitle track – it is a duet with FarhanAkhtar. The song will feature her aswell as Anushka, and has been shotaboard the cruiseliner that forms the

backdrop of the film. Anushka hadabsolutely no qualms about lip-sync-ing to Priyanka’s song.”

The film also stars Anil Kapoorand Shefali Shah in the pivotalrole.

Gautam Gulati wasthe one to grab allthe attention on

‘Bigg Boss 8’ finale. Butthe attention was some-what limited to the finaleitself. It was understood,that once the show ended,Karishma Tanna and UpenPatel were going to be thecenter of attraction. This isexactly what has happenedand the two are makingsure that they maintain thepublicity with their bud-ding love.

Looking at the recentpictures, one can very wellunderstand how much thetwo are totally in love.They have been spottedtogether in not just one, but

two events. They havebonded to such an extent,that the couple is beingcalled ‘UpMa’ now, a playon the words Upen-Karishma. Farah Khan

recently held a roof topparty to celebrate the endof the show.

It was attended by the‘Bigg Boss 8’ contestantsand the pictures of the bash

were posted later onTwitter. A cute pictureshowed Farah, Upen andKarishma pouting for thecamera. Another pictureshowed Karishma kissingUpen on the cheek.

Yet another event for thecouple to flaunt their lovewas a book launch. Theoccasion was the ‘BiggBoss’ fame Aarya Babbarlaunching his book ‘MyFiancee, Me &#IFU**EDUP’. Severalpersonalities attended thefunction - Karishma Tanna,Upen Patel, Ajaz Khan,Pritam Singh, Ali QuliMirza, Sushant Divgikar,Praneet Bhatt, NigaarKhan and Sana Khan.

'Bigg Boss 8' lovebirds Karishma,Upen get intimate in public

Hrithik Roshan recently posted aninteresting tweet. The actorexpressed his thoughts on what he

thinks happiness is. “Finally happiness isnothing more dan becoming d best versionof urself. Rise” was what Hrithik had tosay. This B-town hunk is well known forhis dashing looks and gripping acting.Over the last years, he has risen to stardomwith his brilliant performance in numerousfilms. Amidst all this showbiz, he has hadto undergo personal hardships too. As ifhis health woes weren’t enough, he washeartbroken when complications arose inhis married life. First he had to undergobrain surgery in 2013, following which hehad to suffer a painful ailment in leg.

In 2014, there was news that somethingwas wrong in Hrithik’s married life.Sussanne’s father partly accept-ed that things werenot smooth afterall, “Like anyother normalc o u p l ethey alsoh a v esome

issues.J u s tb e c a u s eHrithik isa superstar,doesn't meanhe will nothave personalissues.”

The couplethen separatedlast year and

Hrithik admitted the divorce before themedia, “Sussanne has decided to separatefrom me and end our 17-year relationship.This is a very trying time for the entirefamily. I request the media and the peopleto grant us our privacy at this time. I donot wish this news to disempower my fansand the people about the institution ofmarriage in any way. I am a firm believerin this institution and respect and honour itat the highest level. Once again, I thank

my fans for all the con-cern and prayers formy health.” The rea-

son for the separa-tion was rumoredto be Sussane’s

growing friend-ship with

Arjun Rampal.A source con-firmed this,

“Sussanne's parentseven had a chat with

the Rampals on thesame.”

What the actor laterposted on his Facebook

page made his feelingsquite clear, “This is mygreatest tribute to love.Sussanne is and alwayswill be the love of my lifefor the rest of my life. Ifher smiles are brighter

without me my love for hermust accomplish that.Unconditional.”

After all this turmoil inhis life, it is great to seehow he has found happi-ness. He is blessed withtwo sons, a good reasonfor him to be happy,

“They are too specialand beautiful and beingaround them is such agreat opportunity tocontribute to them. Ilove playing a father”

Hrithik Roshan sharessecret of happiness

The Madras HighCourt stayed therelease of the

film, titled, ‘Main HoonRajinikanth’. The deci-sion was taken after thesuperstar filed a petitionin court. Rajini in hisapplication expressedobjection on using hisname in the film title.The movie also does acaricature ofRajinikanth’s style anddialogue delivery.

F o l l o w i n gRajinikanth’s applica-tion, Justice R Subbiahrestrained the VarshaProductions from usingthe actor's name in anymanner in the film. Thejudge said the companywas not entitled to usethe name withoutRajinikanth's permis-sion. The south super-star also seeks Rs 25lakh as damages com-pensation.

In his final hearing onFriday, the judge refer-

ring to a judgment ofBombay High Courtobserved, "If any personuses the name of acelebrity without his/herpermission the celebrityis entitled for injunction,if said celebrity could beeasily identified by theuse of his name by oth-ers. In the instant case,on seeing the name ofRajinikanth in the titleof the impugned movie,the persons who arecoming across the titleof the impugned movie,are identifying the nameonly with the petitionerherein, which is evidentfrom the website pageshosted by different per-sons," he said.

"Therefore, in myopinion, even assumingfor a moment that theimpugned movie is not abiopic of petitioner,since the name found inthe title of the impugnedmovie is identifiableonly with the petitioner

who happens to be acelebrity and with anyother person, the pro-duction company is notentitled to use the saidname without the per-mission of Rajinikanth,particularly when he hadchosen to advertise themovie with a title 'HotKavita Radhesyam assex Worker forRajinikanth'”.

The judge noted thatrecently the productioncompany released webarticles and posters andvarious press releasesand video releases about"Main HoonRajinikanth" in which ithumorously exploitedRajini’s name and pokedfun at his signaturestyle, he portrayed inmany movies.

Earlier, Rajinikanthissued a legal notice tothe film company andlater he approached thecourt by way of the civilsuit.

Madras HC stays therelease of ‘Main Hoon

Rajinikanth’

Sunny Leone seduces JayBhanusali in ‘Ek Paheli Leela’