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5.7 magnitude
quake jolts Tripura
Agartala/New Delhi, January 3 : An
earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter
Scale hit Tripura this afternoon. No damage to life or property was immediately
reported. According to the National
Centre for Seismology, the epicentre of
the temblor was in Dhalai district in the
north-eastern state. "The 5.7-magnitude
earthquake hit the region at 14:39 hrs.
The epicentre was located at a depth of 28
km in the district," it said.
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Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, appearing for the petitioner, said that Justice Khehar
should be disqualified from being appointed as the next CJI as he "while heading a fivejudge Constitution bench had struck down the National Judicial Appointments
Commission (NJAC) which had benefited him as the judgement had revived the collegium system for appointment of judges in the higher judiciary." Nedumpara had in
the morning mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur
for an urgent hearing which directed the matter to be listed today. Justice Chandrachud
said that the averments and arguments were heard in detail in the petitions filed earlier and there was no point in going again into the same thing. On December 30, the apex
court had dismissed the plea filed by a group of lawyers challenging the elevation of
Justice Khehar as next CJI, saying there was "no question" of him being considered
ineligible for the post. The top court had on December 23 termed as "virtually infructuous" a petition filed by the lawyers' body opposing elevation of Justice Khehar observing that the President has already issued a notification in this regard.
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support."Helpless, we rushed him to Max hospital in Patparganj, but by then Abhay bhaiya
had died," Soni said.Dr Sunil Kumar, medical
superintendent of GTB hospital, said that he
was unaware of the case. "I have not received
any complaint and we will take necessary
action if the charges are found true," he said.
GTB hospital, which has 1,500 beds, has only
50 ventila tors. The MS conceded that demand
for ventilator-supported beds often exceeds the
supply leading to a crisis.Police said that the
victim, Abhay Kumar, had been living with his
wife and two children in Kanti Nagar since
2006.They were to leave for their ancestral village in Bhagalpur, Bihar on Saturday . "The
family has left for home, but with Kumar's body
," said a relative.Kumar's wife, Shweta, said
that she was preparing dinner when someone
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NEW DELHI, Jan. 3: The sale of forms for nursery admissions in unaided, private schools in Delhi is all set to begin from Monday and parents
are in full preparation for the three-month race. Meanwhile, schools have begun uploading their seat structure and criteria on their websites, though
some schools still had no updates till late on Sunday.Most popular schools have stuck to the guidelines, like maintaining the number of seats
reserved for entrylevel classes in accordance with three previous sessions, giving a proper breakup of the seats as per the requirements.Even
though management quota has been brought back for addition of points in the criteria, several schools have decided to forego it, meanwhile, adding
points for wards of staff.Some of the popular schools like Springdales, Dhaula Kuan, have stuck to the same procedure and criteria, like points for
girl child, single parent, wards or alumni, neighbourhood and sibling."We have kept it like it was last year and have proposed no fee hikes either.
We are ready to start the process from January 2," said Jyoti Bose, principal of the school.The admission process will begin on January 2 with the
sale of forms in some schools and opening of online applications for others. The sale of application forms in most schools will start around 9am until
noon. Schools that are starting application process online expect a rush on the servers for the first few days, but they claim to be prepared for it."We
have a bit of digging going on outside the school,but our teams are ready to tackle any technical issues once the process starts," added Bose.The
last date of submission of forms is January 23, following which schools will start uploading details of general category applicants on January 31 and
points tally for each candidate on February 6.The first list of selected candidates will be released on February 15. The next two days, February 16
and 17, have been set aside for resolution of queries that parents might have about the points allotted to their wards. The admission process will end
on March 31.The current set of admission process is for 1,300 schools that are on private land and receive no government aid.Around 298 schools
built on public land are still waiting for guidelines and schedule notifications to begin the admission process.
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COURT NOTICE
By the order of Mr. H. K.
Goyal, Principal Judge, Family
Court Dehradun(Uttarakhand)
Case No. 229 0f 2015
Smt. Mona ...............Plaintiff
Vs
Manjeet Singh Jangra
S/o Sh. Harmeet Singh
Jangra R/o 5239 Shora Kodhi P.
S.
Paharganj,
Delhi
..................Defendant
Whereas Smt.; Mona wife of
Mr. Manjeet Singh Jangra D/o
Sh. Surender presently at 8A,
Matawala Bagh Colony, P. S.
Kotwali, Dehradun has instituted
the above Suit against you for
Maintenance Under Section 125
Cr. P. C.
You are hereby summoned
to appear in the court in person
or by Pleader on 07th Jan. 2017
at 10 o'Clock to answer the
same, failing which the suit will
be disposed of Ex-Party against
you. Given under my hand and
the seal of the Court this 16 day
of Dec. 2016.
Central Munsrim Family
Court Dehradun Uttarakhand
PUBLIC NOTICE
My Daughter Namely Ms.
Aarti Rani, His Relation Social
and Financial with them due
to the Disobedience. She has
Debarred
them
from
Inheriting his Properties
Movable and Immovable . He
shall not be Responsible for
any of their acts, Deeds and
things. Any Body dealing with
them shall be doing at his /
her risk. Bal singh S/o Arjun
R/o
H.No-3 Block C-1,
Naveen Place Bengali Colony
NajafgarhDelhi -110072
PUBLIC NOTICE
This is for notice of the general
public that a political party is proposed to be registered by the
name of "Republican Party of
India (Rashtrya)". The office of
the party is locality at 67-68, Gali
No. 15, Block-28, Vishwas
Nagar,
Shahdara,
Delhi110032. The Party has submitted
application to the Election
Commission of India, New Delhi
for the registration as Political
Party under Section 29A of the
representation of People Act,
1951-Name/Address of the
office-bearers of the party are as
follows :
President/Chairman : Sh.
Ramesh Chandra, B-1/272,
Aravali Apartment, Sec-34,
Noida, U.P.
General Secretary : Sh.
Jageshwar
Buddhpriya,
Village+Post
office-Cheetee,
Distt. Gautam Budhnagar, Uttar
Pradesh.
Treasurer : Meena Kumari,
Village-Kansara, Post-Bilaspur,
Greater Noida, Distt. Gautam
Buddhnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
If anyone has any objection to
the registration of "Republican
Party of india (Rashtrya)" they
may send their objection with
reasons thereof, to the Secretary
(Political
Party)
Election
Commission of India, Nirvachan
Sadan, Ashoka Road, New
Delhi-110001 within 30 days of
the publication of this notice.
(Ramesh Chanddra) National
President
Republican Party of India
(Rashtrya)
Classified
I, Rakesh Maharanidin
Shadhu S/o Shri Maharanidin
Gupta R/o D-105, First Floor, DBlock, South Ganesh Nagar,
Delhi-110092, have changed my
name from Rakesh Maharanidin
Shadhu to Rakesh Kumar Gupta
for all future purposes.
have to brave the draft blowing through their open vehicles throughout the day with
many repeatedly suffering
from cough, cold and fever.
The situation is worse for
those who ply at night."I
cover my nose and head to
protect myself from the cold.
Sometimes I start shivering
while driving at night. I sleep
in the sun during the day so
that I can counter the illeffects of the weather faced at
night," said Santosh Kumar,
an auto driver sleeping inside
his vehicle near Jor Bagh
Metro station.The footpath
adjacent to All India Institute
of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
is crowded with patients. One
person among them is 80year-old Satnarayan Das who
tells religious stories and
reads excerpts from the Gita
to the patients to earn money.
Das has just one sweater and
NATIONAL
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a media conference at her office in Howrah nera Kolkata on
Tuesday regarding the arrest of party MP Sudip Bandypadhyay in Rose Valley Chit Fund Case. TST Photo
Keep defence
scenario in mind:
Prez to IADS officers
New Delhi, January 3 : President Pranab Mukherjee
on Monday asked the Defence Account cadre to keep in
mind the overall defence scenario while discharging their
duties as watchdogs when the modernisation of the Indian
armed forces is underway. Addressing a group of probationers of Indian Defence Accounts Service (IADS) of
2015-batch at the Rattrap Bhawan here, Mukherjee said
apart from rendering advice on financial matters their role
should also be to facilitate the process. The Indian armed
forces have a huge responsibility to defend the nation. To
achieve this objective, our armed forces should modernise, Mukherjee said. In this scenario of ever-increasing defence outlay, the responsibilities of the cadre are
bound to increase. Their focus should not be only on the
financial aspects but also on the overall defence scenario,
the President said. He said they need to be careful in discharging their duties of scrutinising financial expenditure
as watchdogs. Mukherjee congratulated the officers for
their success in civil services exams, one of the toughest
in the country. Established 267 years ago, the Defence
Account department was known as the military accounts
department and it remained under the administrative control of the finance ministry till 1983. It came under the control of the defence ministry on the introduction of the integrated financial advice scheme.
are getting killed even today due to attack from other side
of the border. Similarly, by demonetisation the
Government has made the innocent and honest civilians to
queue before the banks and ATMs for hours and given
relaxation for the corrupt and dishonest people to convert
their black money into white, said Saikia. Everyone
knows that only six per cent of the black money was in currencies in circulation across the country. However, to
detect the six percent, the government has destroyed the
countrys economy hitting every citizen of the country
hard. Lakhs have lost jobs in different sectors and by
demonetisation the Government has violated the fundamental rights of the citizensto use ones own money
kept in the banks, he said. Saikia said that although 135
people have died due to tension and panic created post
demonetisation across the country, the Prime Minister
and the Government is yet to pronounce a single word of
sympathy for the families, who had lost their keen. He said
that the NDA Government is not the only one who had
tried to fight against the black money. During the last two
years of Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA)
Government also Rs 1,30,800 crore of black money had
been exposed and necessary action taken, he added.
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Ranchi: Centre of India Trade Union (CITU) activists protest against central government over demonetization issue in front of RBI
building in Ranchi on Tuesday. TST Photo
CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi, January 3 : In a relief for
four journalists, whom the Delhi High
Court had held guilty of contempt in
2007 for articles in a tabloid about former Chief Justice of India YK
Sabharwal, the Supreme Court on
Monday set aside the verdict holding
that it exceeded its jurisdiction in dealing with the contempt of a superior
court. A bench of Chief Justice TS
Thakur and Justice AM Khanwilkar
said the High Court did not have the
jurisdiction to pass such an order as it
was not empowered to punish for the
contempt of a superior court, which
itself was not invoking such power
despite being vested with it. The bench
said the apex court itself was empowered under Article 129 of the
Constitution to punish for its contempt
and, if it did not invoke this power, there
is no question of a court subordinate to
it, like the high court, doing so. There
is, from a plain reading of the above,
nothing in the Contempt of Courts Act,
1971 or in Article 215 of the
Constitution which can be said to
empower the High Court to initiate proceedings suo-motu or otherwise for the
contempt of a superior court like the
Supreme Court of India. The power to
punish for contempt vested in a Court
of Record under Article 215 does not,
however, extend to punishing for the
contempt of a superior court. Such a
party for 27 long years, respected Chinamma has come to the rescue all of us, as a
light-house. Likewise, all of us have the unshakeable faith and confidence that the
leadership of Respected Chinamma alone would continue to implement several welfare schemes for the people of Tamil Nadu that were initiated by Puratchi Thalaivar
Dr MGR and Puratchi Thalaivi Honble Amma, said Durai. To justify his demand,
Durai pointed out that people in India do not accept the situation where the leadership of the party is in one hand and the leadership of the Government is in another
hand. The election promises could be fulfilled only when the leadership of both the
party and the Government was in one persons hand, he claimed. The Deputy
Speaker pointed out that in India, Governments have lost their credibility among the
people when the leadership of the party and the Government was in the hands of
two different persons. When the country is going to face parliamentary election in
two years, the AIADMK has to function very effectively to get the wholehearted
support of the people and to continue to win the election, as was done by Puratchi
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Ranchi: College students block VVIP Harmu road to protest against the rape and murder of a college girl in Ranchi on Tuesday.
TST Photo
Why HC judges
not transferred: SC
New Delhi, January 3 : The Supreme Court on
Monday questioned the Centre as why judges and chief
justices of high courts are not being transferred despite
the recommendations of the collegium and asked it to
file a status report on such pending transfers with
detailed reasons in two weeks. The apex court said it
gives rise to speculation and misgivings due to continuance of such judges in the same high court and instead
of sitting over the recommendation, the Centre should
return back to the collegium for reconsideration.
Continuance of judges in the same high courts despite
being transferred is giving rise to speculation and misgivings. If you (the Centre) have any problem with the
recommendations then send it back to us. We will look
into it. There is no point sitting over it, a bench headed
by Chief Justice T S Thakur told Attorney General (AG)
Mukul Rohatgi. Justice Thakur, who is demitting office
tomorrow as the Chief Justice of India, has been regularly questioning the government over the appointment of
judges for higher judiciary and both (the Centre and the
judiciary) are at loggerheads with each other over the
issue. The AG said that the collegium has sent back 37
names of judges to the government which is looking at
them. What about the transfers of judges which has
been recommended by the collegium? You are sitting
over them for over 10 months, a bench also comprising
Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said.
Rohatgi said he needs to take instructions on the pending recommendations of transfers and sought three
weeks of time. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani said the
top law officer of the government should have all the
information. I have no information about the transfers.
Give me some time. I will come back in three weeks with
full details, Rohatgi said. Jethmalani said that transfer
recommendation of Justice M R Shah of the Gujarat
High Court is pending since February 2016. I do not
understand why is the government so interested to keep
this man over there, he said.
STATES
Repromulgation of Ordinances
fraud on Constitution: SC
AGENCIES
New Delhi, Januar y 3 :
Repromulgation of Ordinances is a
fraud on the Constitution and a subversion of democratic legislative
processes, especially when the
Government persistently avoids the
placing the ordinances before the legislature, the Supreme Court on
Monday ruled. A seven-judge
Constitution bench, by a majority of
6:1, held that repromulgation is constitutionally impermissible and
defeats constitutional scheme
under which a limited power to frame
ordinances has been conferred upon
the President and the Governors.
Justice DY Chandrachud, who wrote
the majority verdict on behalf of
Justices S A Bobde, A K Goel, U U
Lalit and L Nageswara Rao, said, The
failure to comply with the require-
men caught by its Navy but their boats are not often returned. Lankas assurance to consider release of fishing boats is significant given the fact a large number of Indian vessels
were in its custody, affecting livelihood of the Indian fishermen. The meeting was attended by Radha Mohan Singh, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from the Indian
side while Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Development represented Sri Lanka. The ministerial talks followed the first meeting of the
Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries held in New Delhi on 31 December 2016. As
part of the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) agreed to by both sides, it was decided to intensify cooperation in patrolling and to institute periodic interaction between the
Coast Guard of the two countries. It was agreed to explore the possibility of introducing
effective tracking systems for the fishing vessels and making the use of onboard communication equipment mandatory, said a joint press communiqu issued after the talks. The
Lankan side talked about ending the practice of bottom trawling by the Indian fishermen.
India assured that bottom trawling would be phased out in a graded time-bound manner
within a timeframe keeping in mind the capacity building of the fishermen.
Dharmanagar: Women police personnel taking selfie during the Tripura Police Day in Dharmanagar on Tuesday. TST Photo
Haryana-Punjab-Chandigarh
AAP announces 2
more candidates
Patna: Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh eating langar with party leader Shakeel Ahmad at Gandhi Maidan
during 350th birth anniversary celebration of Guru Gobind Singh in Patna on Tuesday. TST Photo
Haryana re-organises
administrative units
Chandigarh, January 3 : In a bid to provide transparent and more responsive administration to the people,
the Haryana Government on Monday decided to reorganise the administrative units in the State. While the
number of divisions has been increased from four to
six, the number of Police Ranges have been increased
from four to five in the state. Haryana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal while addressing mediapersons here said,
Now, the state will have six divisions, five Police
Ranges and three Police Commissionerates. He said
that new divisions of Karnal and Faridabad have been
made. The Karnal division will have the districts of
Karnal, Panipat and Kaithal. Similarly, the new division
of Faridabad will include the districts of Nuh, Palwal
and Faridabad. The Ambala division will now have districts of Ambala, Yamunanagar, Panchkula and
Kurukshetra. Gurgaon division would include districts
of Gurugram, Mahendragarh and Rewari, Hisar division will have Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa and Jind. The
Rohtak division would include districts of Rohtak,
Jhajjar, Sonepat, Dadri and Bhiwani, said the Chief
Minister. Giving details of Police Ranges, he said that
new Ambala Police Range will cover the districts of
Ambala, Yamunanagar and Kurukshetra. The existing
Karnal Range will include the districts of Karnal,
Panipat and Kaithal. He said that the existing Police
Commissionerate of Faridabad, Gurgaon and
Panchkula would remain as such. The Chief Minister
also announced that cooperative banks in the state
would be made online by January 31 so as to facilitate
the people.On Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme,
he said that 67 schemes have been identified to be
implemented through DBT by March end.
AGENCIES
Chandigarh, January 3 : The age-old
maxim of ones loss is anothers gain did
not apparently come true in 2016 for the
political parties in Punjab. The year saw
almost all the major political parties lose
something without really gaining anything. The year saw prominent leaders
leaving their parties, shifting loyalties,
changing stands, embracing rivals, and
what not! It was not just the voters who
remained confused but also the politicians.
In fact, none of the major political party
could project itself to be the right choice
for the electorate. The ruling Shiromani
Akali Dal and BJP combine made last
ditch effort to consolidate its dwindling
graph by doling out sops at the eleventh
hour. The Congress party went all out to
rise from the ashes under its new party
chief Capt Amarinder Singh, taking tough
stand on various issues including the
Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal wherein
all the party MLAs resigned en masse.
Sukhbir in secret talks with Capt to shift Ghubayas son from Jalalabad: AAP
AGENCIES
Chandigarh, January 3 : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on
Monday stated that the delay by Punjab Deputy Chief
Minister Sukhbir Badal in announcement of his Jalalabad
seat was not without a purpose but fearing strong
backlash from Rai Sikh community. The party, at the
same time, alleged that Sukhbir was in secret talks with
Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh to shift
SAD rebel MP Sher Singh Ghubayas son, Davinder
Singh Ghubaya, from Jalalabad to Fazilka. Davinder had
recently joined Congress, and is likely to be fielded from
Jalalabad. The delay in announcement of his Jalalabad
seat by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal is not without a purpose and the reasons put forward by the latter
for not announcing the name of his seat are illogical and
merely delaying tactics to strike a deal with PPCC president Capt Amarinder Singh to secure his seat, said
AAPs Punjab convener Gurpreet Singh Waraich
(Ghuggi) and partys campaign committee in-charge and
Adding a third dimension to Punjabs battle for the ballot, Aam Aadmi Party
emerged as a strong alternative despite
a series of controversies and self-goals by
its leaders that tarnished its spotless
image. It was, in fact, a year of rise, fall,
and rise of AAP. The fourth front never
really emerged but the fragments of the
unbreakable political parties surfaced as a
force to reckon with. Even as the issues of
drug menace, law and order, farmers suicide, mafias, remained in public eye, it was
the sensitive SYL issue that took the centre-stage at the years fag end with the
Supreme Court giving its judgement
against Punjab. In protest, all 42 Congress
legislators, and Amritsar MP Capt
Amarinder resigned from the membership
of the respective Houses. The ruling coalition, among other things, denotified land
acquired for SYL canals construction and
returned to its original owners, besides
holding a days special assembly session
and passing resolutions.
Jammu: Members of Opposition parties National Conference and Congress shout slogans during a protest against the PDP-BJP government during budget session at J&K Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. TST Photo
Editor's
Pen
OPINION
rump believes that globalisation and outsourcing have eaten into American
jobs. He is wrong. Automation, about which he can do nothing, is the prime
cause The main message of 2016 was that we are entering a period of economic and political upheaval comparable to the industrial revolution of 1780-1850, and
nothing expressed that message more clearly than Donald Trump's appointment of
Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labour. Even though it's clear that neither man understands the message. Puzder bears a large part
of the responsibility for fulfilling Trump's election promise to bring back America's lost
industrial jobs: seven million in the past 35
years. That's what created the Rust Belt and
the popular anger that put Trump in power.
But Puzder is a fast-food magnate who got rich
by shrinking his costs, and he has never met a
computer he didn't like. They're always polite,
they always upsell, they never take a vacation,
they never show up late, there's never a slipand-fall, or an age-, sex-, or race-discrimination
case, he rhapsodised. They also never take
lunch or toilet breaks, they'll work 24 hours a
day, and they don't have to be paid. So out with
the workers and in with the robots. It was not
evil foreigners who stole most of those seven
million American jobs, and will probably eliminate up to 50 million more in the next 20 years.
It's the intelligent machines' that did most of
the damage, starting with simple assembly-line robots and ATMs. (Every Automated
Teller Machine contains the ghosts of three bank tellers.) But the automation keeps
moving up the skill sets. The first self-driving cars are now on the road in the United
States. That's another four million jobs down the drain, starting with taxi-drivers and
long-distance truckers. In recent years, eight American manufacturing jobs have been
lost to automation for every one lost to globalisation, and it will only get worse. A 2013
study concluded that 47 per cent of existing jobs in the United States are vulnerable to
automation in the next 20 years, and the numbers are as bad or worse for the other
developed countries. This is what is really driving the populist revolution that caused
two of the world's oldest democracies to make bizarre, self-harming political choices
in the past year. First Brexit, then Trump. Trump's election means that we are in for a
wild ride in the next four years, but he will ultimately disappoint his supporters
because he is barking up the wrong tree. He cannot bring back the jobs that were lost,
because most of them were not lost to his favourite culprits: Free trade and uncontrolled immigration. Even if Trump understood this, he could not admit it in public,
because there is nothing he can do about it.
He might ban immigrants coming in to steal
American jobs, and he can tear up free-trade
deals to his heart's content, but his own
Cabinet contains people who have built their
careers on eliminating jobs through automation. The main political task for the next generation (post-Trump) in the developed countries will be to ensure that those without work
have an income they can live on, and don't
lose their self-respect. Other ways will doubtless be suggested, but one way of achieving
this that is already getting attention is a
Universal Basic Income (UBI). The UBI
would provide everybody with enough to live
on. Since everybody got it, there would be no
stigma involved in living on it. And 53 per cent
of today's jobs will still be there in 2033, so
those who really wanted to work could top up
their UBI with earned income. There would
still be millionaires. The first national referendum on UBI was held in Switzerland last
June. It was a radical new idea, so of course it was overwhelmingly rejected. But this
idea will not go away, and there will be more like it. The rich countries can stay rich
and stable if they understand the nature of the task but the developing countries
may face a grim future. No UBI for them they are not rich enough; not even China.
But automation is eating into their newly gained industrial jobs too. A recent Citibank
report estimated that 77 per cent of Chinese jobs are at risk from automation, and in
India there is talk of premature de-industrialisation (ie industrial jobs in India may be
peaking right now, and will then go into decline.
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ince Prime Minister Modi has decided to take the lead to cleanse
political funding, the proposals made by the poll panel must be
acted upon. The Government must circulate its proposals to political parties Prime Minister, Narendra Modis view that the time has come to
discuss the issue of political funding, is a logical corollary to the major campaign he has launched against corruption and black money. In this effort, he
has a strong ally in the Election Commission of India. The Election
Commission has been advocating stricter laws to regulate the funds of political parties and in recent times has even suggested amendments to the
Representation of the People Act. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi
has called for a drastic change in the law dealing with anonymous donations
collected by political parties. Currently, a political party is not obliged to disclose the names of donors who donate less than Rs 20,000. This provision
has seen gross misuse by parties across the political spectrum. They
deposit huge sums of cash into their bank accounts and show them as the
aggregation of donations which are less than Rs 20,000. So much so, over 80
per cent of the funds in the accounts of political parties fall in this category.
These funds are generally black and come into a partys coffers via bulk
donations from money bags who traditionally support the party or from
those who wish to convey their gratitude to a party for favours shown. This rule is indeed the source of political corruption and needs to be radically changed. The Commission has suggested that the upper limit for anonymous donations
be slashed to Rs 2,000. Even this may provide an escape route for parties. Zaidi also wants stricter norms in regard to
maintenance of accounts by political parties and audit of accounts. The other menace is the plethora of political parties
in India, with over 1,900 of them supposedly operating in the country. The mushroom growth of political parties has
much to do with provisions in the Income Tax Act, which exempt them from paying tax on voluntary donations. Since
the source of donations below Rs 20,000 need not be disclosed, political parties are floated to park black money. This
needs to be taken cognizance of at the earliest. Yet another big issue is the spending by individual candidates in elections. Earlier, the election campaign would be spread over four weeks and candidates spent money on cycle processions,
posters, wall paintings and so on. Some decades ago, a serious candidate for a State Assembly election spent a couple of
lakhs of rupees. Lok Sabha candidates spent a little more. Now, with the
passage of time, the amounts spent by candidates on elections has touched
astronomical figures. Although the Election Commission has put a ceiling
on election spending and even curtailed the campaign time to just 15 days,
most candidates have a tendency to overshoot these limits and eventually
file false declarations about their election spending. It is whispered that in
many States Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are some examples winning candidates in Lok Sabha elections spend over Rs 10 crore
on an election. When there are two or more serious contenders for a seat,
the total spending in a constituency could well be over Rs 30 crore, and we
have 543 elected seats in the Lok Sabha! This has been a festering problem
for decades and needs to be addressed, if the Government is serious about
eliminating or curbing the influence of black money in elections. The
Election Commission has sought enhancement of punishment for those
who violate the ceiling on election spending or those who file false declarations about election spending. In his address on December 31, 2016, the
Prime Minister said political parties, political leaders and electoral funding
figure prominently in any debate on corruption and black money. He said
it was time political leaders and parties respected the feelings of honest citizens and understood their anger. Political parties must shun the holier than thou approach and come together to prioritise transparency and take firm steps to free politics of black money and corruption. The other issue Prime Minister
Modi touched upon, and which has a major impact on black money and politics, is the need to end the vicious cycle of
elections and return to simultaneously elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies. He said this would end the
endless cycle of elections, election spending by parties and candidates and also minimise pressure on the administrative machinery. India witnessed simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies in 1952, 1957, 1962
and 1967. This process was disrupted because of the failure of some coalition Governments in the late 1960s to serve
their full term, but much of the blame for disrupting the schedule must be laid at the doorstep of Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi, who called an early election to the Lok Sabha in 1971 a year ahead of schedule. Since then nobody has been
able to synchronise elections to Parliament and State Assemblies again.
RELIGIOUS
Guru Hargobind ji
While in prison, before his execution at Lahore,
Guru Arjun had sent a message to his son, Guru
Hargobind, then aged only eleven, that he should
henceforth maintain an army. At the very time of
his installation as Guru, he insisted that he should
wear two swords, one representing his spiritual
leadership and the other his temporal and political leadership. Soon after it, he constructed in
front of the Amritsar temple, another building
called the Akal Takht (God's throne) as the seat
of temporal power. This place continues to the
present day as the centre of every sociopolitical
deliberation and power of the community. There,
like the two swords he wore, he raised aloft two
flags representing the two aspects of his activities.
He told his followers, "My rosary shall be my
swordbelt and on my turban I shall wear the
emblem of royalty." The Sikhs were already
engaged in the trade of horses and the Guru
advised every Sikh to keep a sword and maintain
a horse, wherever possible. He started recruiting
a regular army. He had a personal bodyguard of
57 horsemen and kept 700 horses, 60 gunmen
and 500 infantry men. Thus a state within a state,
started and developed by the earlier Gurus, was
consolidated by him. When this news reached the
Emperor, he demanded from the Guru the fine
imposed on his father. The Guru was imprisoned
in the Gwalior fort along with other political prisoners of high status. Later he was
released. Guru Hargobind ji in one of the battles There is an important incident which
brings out the religious policy of the Gurus. One Ram Das, a Maharashtra saint, met Guru
Hargobind. He questioned him as to how he reconciled his being a successor to the spiritual seat of Guru Nanak with his living as a soldier, maintaining an army and calling himself a true Emperor. The Guru replied that Guru Nanak had given up mammon (greed
for money). He had not renounced the world, and that the sword was for the double purpose of protecting the poor and destroying the tyrant. These words of the Guru most
clearly bring out the religious and spiritual philosophy of Sikh mysticism, its originality
and its break with the past. Persons brought up in the tradition of old beliefs and ideas of
dichotomy between the religious and the temporal life find it difficult to understand and
grasp the significance of the Guru's system. The problem of comprehension that confronted saint Ram Das was the same as arose with the Nath Yogis in their dialogue with
Guru Nanak. It arises even now with some of our present-day academicians. But, for the
Sikh mystic, participation in life is spiritually essential. Consequently, the defence of moral
life, reaction and responses to challenges from the environment form an integral part of
the Gurus' mystic system. The reply of Guru Hargobind is an unambiguous clarification
of the system of Guru Nanak as understood by the Gurus themselves. This also explains
the various empirical steps taken by the first five Gurus in order to develop their religious
system and organise the Sikhs in the way they did. Saint Ram Das's meeting with the
Guru had a great historical consequence, for he was so impressed by the Guru's thesis
Pancha
Mugha
Anjaneyar
All might be familiar with Sri Anjaneyar who is populalry called with the name "Siriya Thuruvadi" (Periya
Thiruvadi is Garudalwar). And Anjaneyar gives his
seva in various forms. Among those, Pancha Mugha
Anjaneyar is said to have a special power and message to explain to this world. Now, in this article, let
us know about the great thing about him. Pancha
means Five. So, for Pancha Mugha Anjaneyar means
Anjaneyar with Five faces. One of the faces will be of
Anjaneyar's. The other four faces are the faces of Sri
Narasimhar, Sri Garudalwar, Sri Varahar and Sri
Hayagreevar. These five faces have unique characters and shaktis to explain. Pancha Mugha Anjaneyar
The center face is the face of Sri Anjaneyar and it will
be faced towards the direction of east. This face is
seen directly towards ourselves thereby riding away
our sorrows. The next face is the face of Sri
Garudalwar and he is facing towards the direction of
west and thereby by protecting us from diseases and
giving us prolonged life. Sri Varahar is facing
towards North direction and he is capable of riding
our sorrows and blessing us with good life. Next is
the face of Sri Narasimhar who is facing towards
south direction. By facing in this direction, he is riding all of our sorrows, disease and protecting us from
evil things. And in the top center of all these faces is
the face of Sri Hayagreevar and gives us good Gnana
and Bhakti for all of his devotees. So, by worshipping
Sri Pancha Mugha Anjaneyar we are worshipping Sri
Narasimhar, Sri Garudalwar, Sri Hayagreevar and Sri
Varahar and simultaneoulsy we are blessed with
good Gnana, prolonged life and our sorrows are
eliminated.
that he later trained Shivaji, the great Maratha leader, in the same manner. Guru Hargobind sponsored the cause of the downtrodden Hindus
and provided leadership to the oppressed people of Punjab. In this
struggle, he fought six battles with the Mughals in the plains of the
Punjab. People came to him and joined his forces because they felt that
no one else had the power to stand against the Emperor. In one of
these battles he defeated 7,000 Mughal soldiers. Finally, he settled at
Kiratpur. His reputation as a military leader spread and ambassadors
of the hill Rajas waited upon him. The organisation of the Sikhs into a
separate socio-religious group with political implications had started
from the time of the very first Guru. This close and integral combination of the temporal and the spiritual life was a thesis which was foreign to the Indian tradition. No wonder that some of the people around
the Sixth Guru, including his own followers, could not understand the
spiritual character of these military developments. This explains two
points. First, that the transformation of the community into a spirituopolitical organisation could only be gradual, because the Gurus had to
carry the people with them. Unfortunately, they had all been conditioned by the old traditions. The full understanding and acceptance of
the new thesis could only be slow. The Gurus, naturally, had to wait till
their followers fully realised the implications of the new doctrine and
owned its responsibilities. Secondly, it also confirms the view that the
object was to organise a mission and a movement in the empirical
world and not merely to deliver a message and embody it in a scripture
or a mythical tale. The scriptural thesis had to be lived among the people and not in the seclusion of a monastery for the training of a few.
The aim was to uplift everyone irrespective of caste and creed and to
show that each one, howsoever placed, could tread the spiritual path.
This choice was open to everyone and the Guru was there to organise and lead the movement. Hence, the progress could only be gradual both in the education of the people and
in the pace of the movement. The latter could not outstrip the former. The task was stupendous. For, it had to take place in the face of the understandable opposition of one of
the greatest empires of all times. falcon One incident is very significant of the socio-political climate in the Guru's camp. During a hunt being carried out by the Imperial party in
a jungle, the Sikhs also entered the same area in pursuit of game. The Sikhs got hold of
a falcon, which was claimed by the official party. A clash took place and the Imperial
forces were beaten off. But, what is important is the approval of the Sikhs who stressed,
"you are talking of the return of the baz (falcon), we are after your tag (crown)." It clearly shows the independence of political status claimed by the Guru and his Sikhs. The
number and areas of sub-centres of preachings were extended. The Guru himself controlled both the religious centres and the temporal centre at Amritsar. The Guru, thereby, only brought out visibly and symbolically what, in view of the steps that had already
been taken by the earlier Gurus, was inherent in the integrated spiritual thesis of Guru
Nanak. In fact secure and clear foundations had already been laid by him. While the
Gurus, and those engaged in these developments, were fully aware of their responsibility to maintain the original spiritual purity of the religion and the entire movement, to some
outsiders, including historians conditioned and committed to different doctrines and systems of religion and polity, the Sixth Guru s work has seemed to show a departure from
the original growth. But, a departure, as we have seen, it was not.
About 7 Hills of
Tirumala-Tirupathi
Bhaktas while traveling from Keezh (lower)
Tirupathi to Tirumala (Mel Tirupathi), we have to
travel 7 hills only after traveling these hills, we can
reach the Tirumala, where the Kali Yugha Deivam,
Thiruvenkadamudayaan is giving his seva to
Bhaktas. The following details explain about the 7
Malais (mountains).
Virushabahtri:
This is the first hill we will be crossing. This mountain is also called as "Erunndhumalai". Once, there
lived an arakkan (demon) by named "Virushasooran", who gave lots of trouble to the people, but
he was a great Narasimha bhaktan. Because of this,
he had got a varam (boon) that his death should
come only by the Emperumaan. But even though he
was a great Narasimha bhaktan, he was giving trouble to the people and finally the Perumal through
his Vishnu Chakkaram killed him and as requested
by him at the time of his death, this mountain is
named as "Virushabathri" (or) "Virushasalam".
Neelathri:
After crossing the first hill, Virushabathri, we will
be traveling to the second hill, which is called as
"Neelathri". It is also called as "Neelamalai". This
name is given to this hill to remember the blue colour
of Sri Vishnu. (Sri Vishnu has another Thirunaamam
as "Neela megha Shyamalan")
Anjanathri:
This is the third hill, we will be traveling to get the
seva of Sri Balaji. This hill is named as "Anjanathri",
since Anjana devi, mother of Lord Hanuman, did a
strong tapas and as a result of this only, the hill is
named as such. This mountain is also called as
"Anjanasalam".
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Seshathri:
The fourth hill is Seshathri hill, which is next to
Anjanathri hill. It is believed that Aadhiseshan is
turned as the series of hills and withstanding the
Nindra Kola Thiruven kadamudayan. To explain the
greatness of Aadhiseshan, this fourth hill is named as
"Seshathri" (or) "Seshaasalam".
Garudathri:
It is believed that the Perumal came to this sthalam on
Garudan and to explain this, this 5th hill is named as
"Garudathri" (or) "Garudaasalam".
Narayanathri:
This is the sixth mountain found
while traveling to Tirumala. This
hill is named so that it explains
the 6 characters (Om Na ra ya na
ya) of Sriman Narayanan.
Thiruvenkadam:
This is the final mountain and this
is also called as "Eazhu Malai".
Bhaktas will be ver y happy to
cross this 7th hills, since after
crossing this, they will be getting
the seva of Thiruvenka-damudayan, who is said to extract all
kinds of sorrows of human life.
This 7th hill is also named as
"Venkadathri". This hill is said to
have the character of curing diseases and is said to contain
medicinal values. Once, there
lived an andhanan, by named
Purandharan. He had a bad character and led his life by enjoying
with women and as a result of this, he got some sort of
incurable diseases. And after being left out by the
women, he came to this Tirumala and finally he was
cured completely. His body was badly affected and is
termed to be "Kadam". And after he reached this
mountain, his Kadam, the sin was turned to Punyam
(Opposite to sin) and his body turned as pure as gold
(Which becomes pure after being treated with fire).
Because of this, this Tirumala is also called as
"Venkadam". Eazhumala, Tirumalai, Vadamalai are
the other names of Thiruvenkadam.
lishment of Abd al-Rahman III-the great caliphate of Cordova - came the golden age of
Al-Andalus. Cordova, in southern Spain, was the intellectual center of Europe.At a time
when London was a tiny mud-hut village that could not boast of a single streetlamp
(Digest, 1973, p. 622), in Cordova there were half a million inhabitants, living in 113,000
houses. There were 700 mosques and 300 public baths spread throughout the city and its
twenty-one suburbs. The streets were paved and lit. (Burke, 1985, p. 38)The houses had
marble balconies for summer and hot-air ducts under the mosaic floors for the winter.
They were adorned with gardens with artificial fountains and orchards. (Digest, 1973, p.
622) Paper, a material still unknown to the west, was everywhere. There were bookshops
and more than seventy libraries. (Burke, 1985, p. 38).In his book titled, Spain In The
Modern World, James Cleuge explains the significance of Cordova in Medieval
Europe:For there was nothing like it, at that epoch, in the rest of Europe. The best minds
in that continent looked to Spain for everything which most clearly differentiates a human
being from a tiger. (Cleugh, 1953, p. 70)During the end of the first millennium, Cordova
was the intellectual well from which European humanity came to drink. Students from
France and England traveled there to sit at the feet of Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars, to learn philosophy, science and medicine (Digest, 1973, p. 622). In the great library
of Cordova alone, there were some 600,000 manuscripts (Burke, 1978, p. 122).This rich
and sophisticated society took a tolerant view towards other faiths. Tolerance was unheard
of in the rest of Europe. But in Muslim Spain, thousands of Jews and Christians lived in peace and harmony with their
Muslim overlords. (Burke, 1985, p. 38)Unfortunately, this period of intellectual and economic prosperity began to
decline. Shifting away from the rule of law, there began to be internal rifts in the Muslim power structure. The Muslim
harmony began to break up into warring factions. Finally, the caliphs were eliminated and Cordova fell to other Muslim
forces. In 1013 the great library in Cordova was destroyed. True to their Islamic traditions however, the new rulers
permitted the books to be dispersed, together with the Cordovan scholars to the capital towns of small emirates.
(Burke, 1985, p. 40) The intellectual properties of the once great Al-Andalus were divided among small towns.the
Christians to the North were doing just the opposite. In Northern Spain the various Christian kingdoms united to expel
the Muslims from the European continent. (Grolier, History of Spain) This set the stage for the final act of the Medieval
period.In another of James Burkes works titled Connections, he describes how the Muslims thawed out Europe from
the Dark Ages.
UP-UTTARKHAND
LUCKNOW, Jan. 3: As chief minister Akhilesh Yadav took full control of Samajwadi
Party on Sunday, it prompted the BSP chief Mayawati to come up with a strategy to project
the young CM as having dumped his father and SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, with whom
Muslims have been siding strategically since the Ram Temple movement of early 1990s.Keen
to cut into the Muslim vote bank of Samajwadi Party, Mayawati is learnt to have decided to
get the perception of 'Mulayam being dumped' setting in among the minority community
through a series of public meetings organised by her party cadres. "The perception of Mulayam
being a crusader of Muslim politics has been very strong through the years and Akhilesh is
nowhere close to his father's image among minorities," said a senior BSP leader close to
Mayawati.Another BSP leader cited Shivpal Yadav's letter on Sunday stating that "Some people facing CBI probe are helping the BJP". A similar charge was levelled by SP leader Naresh
Agarwal accusing Amar Singh of being a BJP agent in Mulayam's camp.Political experts
said the situation gives Mayawati another chance to win the Muslim vote bank crucial in UP
assembly elections, due shortly. BSP sources said Mayawati has been keeping close watch on
the development since the feud in the Yadav family broke out around three months
ago.Mayawati was silent throughout the squabble between Akhilesh and his uncle Shivpal
and waiting to see who emerges a clear winner in the battle for SP reins. Earlier, she had targeted Mulayam for being driven by 'Putra Moh' (love of his son Akhilesh) making his brother Shivpal a scapegoat in the overall crisis. She had been attempting to drive a wedge in the
SP by claiming that Yadav vote bank would get divided between Akhilesh and his uncle
Shivpal, while appealing to Muslims to vote for her party Political experts said clear division
only furthers the hope of Mayawati to combine Muslims with her core Dalit vote bank.
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Jammu: Members of Opposition parties National Conference and Congress shout slogans during a protest against the PDPBJP government during budget session at J&K Legislative Assembly in Jammu on Tuesday. PTI Photo
culture. This move will generate livelihood for local people and, the destination will get further promoted."
Devalsari is another destination which is
endowed with bountiful Devdar forest at
low height of 1200 meter. The area has
been acknowledged by wildlife experts
and biologists to be having astounding
varieties of butterflies and birds and,
also rare species such as Himalayan
gecko lizard and, flying squirrel which
was spotted sometime ago by divisional
forest official. In Ranikhet , the destination ear marked is Soni Mahadev temple, ancient Shiva temple around which
some ten villages have been targeted
under the project. Though Ranikhet is
well known as a destination, however
the tourism has not been able to spread
its tentacles to the villages which are
slightly far from the Central area. Under
the project, the villages around the temple will come to the limelight. According
to Malik, the department would help the
shortlisted villagers in renovating a portion of their houses if needed as homestays and, also provide basic training in
attending the guests and cooking meal
for them.
Gurugram: People commute on a road during foggy morning of winter in Gurugram on Tuesday. PTI Photo
Ahmedabad: Classical singer Shubha Mudgal performs at India's biggest musical program "37th SAPTAK
annual music festival" in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. PTI Photo
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Palm Springs : Kirsten Dunst, from left, Octavia Spencer, Kimberly Quinn and Theodore Melfi arrive at the 28th annual Palm Springs
International Film Festival Awards Gala on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, in Palm Springs, Calif.
Trump accuses
CNN of using his
'worst' photo
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump on
Tuesday complained that a prominent television channel
used his "worst" picture ever as the cover art for a new
book about the 2016 Presidential election. "CNN just
released a book called 'Unprecedented' which explore the
2016 race & victory. Hope it does well but used worst cover
photo of me," he tweeted. The book "Unprecedented",
which was released in December, was written during the
election and is a chronicle of the President-elect's surprising win. Written by a CNN writer, the news channel
describes the book as a deeply reported account on the
fight for the presidency between Trump -- "a blustery billionaire and reality TV star with no military or government
experience, no respect for the rules of politics and no fear
of offending people" -- and former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton, The People's magazine reported. There are actually two versions of the book's cover -- an "Inaugural edition"
featuring a stern-looking Trump and another version that
contains a collage of different photos from the election,
including a large picture of Trump speaking at a podium.
It's unclear which cover photo the 70-year-old Presidentelect was referencing as being "the worst". Top Comment
Well the mainstream media in US is highly biased against
Trump! They tried their best to malign him to help
Crooked Hillary to win but failed miserably! Now they have
even resorted to twist facts &am... Read MorePdasnrb This
isn't the first time the President-elect has criticised the
media for using "bad" photos of him. In November, Politico
reported that during an off- the-record meeting with members of the media, Trump complained to NBC News
President Deborah Turness that the network wouldn't run
a "nice" picture of him and instead chose one that made
him look like he had a double-chin.
Havana: Female soldiers march through Revolution Square during a parade in honor of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana,
Cuba, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Soldiers and party militants marched in a show of solidarity and homage to Castro who died in
November of last year.
AGENCIES
TAIPEI: Ties between Japan and
Taiwan are at their best, Japan's representative on the island said on
Tuesday, at the unveiling of a new
name for Japan's representative office
that has riled China. Japan and Taiwan
have extensive business ties and also
share concern about an increasingly
assertive mainland China. But Japan,
like most of the world's countries,
maintains only informal relations with
Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a
renegade province. Japan has diplomatic ties with Beijing - recognising
China's position that there is only
"one China" and Taiwan is part of it.
"Currently Japan-Taiwan relations are
at their best, but we should take further steps to develop a good relationship," Mikio Numata, Japan's chief
representative, said at a ceremony
with Taiwan's vice foreign minister,
Leo Lee. The ceremony was to official-
BUSINESS
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Amritsar: Bollywood Actor Jackie Shroff and Pollywood actor Guggu Gill along with other star cast during the
promotion of their upcoming movie ''Sardar Saab'' in Amritsar on Tuesday.
BankBazaar launches
paperless mutual fund platform
COIMBATORE, 3 Januar y :
Financial marketplace BankBazaar.com has
announced the launch of its paperless and presence-less mutual fund (MF) platform. With this, investors would be able to evaluate, select and purchase the product within minutes.BankBazaar's MF platform has OTP (one time password)-based
eKYC process which makes investment instant, paperless, and presence-less.
Markets regulator SEBI currently permits investment of Rs 50,000 in a financial
year per asset management company for investors using Aadhaar-based eKYC
using OTP-based authentication.BankBazaar's MF platform offers mutual fund
products on one-time investment model. The company said that its MF platform will
present mutual fund products of all major fund houses and include monthly investment SIP (systematic investment plan) option by the end of this quarter."The platform is based on advanced technology to provide real time portfolio options to customers based on their current financial profile," BankBazaar said. "The search
results are optimised based on the inputs provided by the customer and consist of
funds that have fared well in a long-term performance analysis," it said.In addition,
BankBazaar will offer a personalised dashboard that will allow customers to track
all their investments at one place. Customers can also invest more or redeem anytime through this dashboard. With this instant customisation option,
BankBazaar.com said it has de-jargonised the entire mutual fund purchase, making
it simple especially for new investors."MFs allow for goal-oriented wealth creation.
As an inflation-proof investment that can be invested in both debt and equity asset
classes, MFs provide var ying degrees of returns for customers across all levels of
risk appetite," said Ajit Narasimhan, head- savings & investment categories,
BankBazaar.com.The instant, paperless, presence-less MF product by BankBazaar
comes with a simplified application process and portfolios for ever yonefrom the
highly risk averse to the more adventurous investor, he stated.BankBazaar said it
gets an average of 10 million visitors per month. The company raised $80 million
through funding from investors such as Amazon, Fidelity Growth Partners, Mousse
Partners, Sequoia India and Walden International.
easy, Infosys CEO Sikka tells employeesThe industry already expects growth to be
challenging. Customers have been delaying finalising their IT budgets and smaller
firms like Mindtree have said they will move away from a full-year strategic plan to craft
plans each quarter based on how the year plays out.Industry lobby Nasscom has
already cut the growth target for the sector to 8-10% from 10-12%.Making matters worse
is the fact that European clients are facing the aftermath of Britains vote to exit the EU,
and US clients are watching if President Elect Donald Trumps harsh rhetoric on outsourcing will turn into protectionist policies.In addition, pursuing robotic process
automation (RPA) is the number one priority for operations leaders, which is slowing
down outsourcing activity as increasing numbers of clients explore RPA investments as
an alternative to using Indian services, said, Phil Fersht, CEO of HFS Research.
said it would be a difficult time ahead for the Indian IT industry if it continues to depend solely on cost arbitrage and work as reactive problemsolvers."We will not survive if we remain in the constricted space of
doing as we are told...By standing still instead of moving forward decisively , we will face the brunt of the disruptive forces, as our industry
has already started to see," Sikka said.The former SAP executive said a
lot of the work that came to Infosys and to others in the IT industry can
already be done with AI (artificial intelligence) systems. He noted that
he was surrounded by five magazines that had AI as its cover story . "So
as I think about all this...we need to harness the dual forces of automation and innovation," he said.Like Premji, Sikka also noted the political
and social disruptions, naming in particular Brexit, Donald Trump's victory , demonetization, terrorism and the migrant crisis. But Sikka
believes the biggest disruption is the one that has been "proceeding
irreversibly and unstoppably in our times, the accelerating force of technology and digitization."
employee's basic salary plus dearness allowance. However, under the amnesty ,
interest at the rate of 12% on the amount due for delayed deposit of the contribution
will be payable for the period of delay .This amnesty scheme, which comes into force
from January 1, is open until March-end.March 31, 2015 was nearly Rs 3,000 crore.
"More damaging is that there is an equally large number of companies (especially
micro, small & medium enterprises, or MSMs), say in the garment or auto ancillary
sector, who do not enrol their employees at all," adds the government
official.PaneerMania at Dunkin' Donuts! Starting at ?85*Dunkin' Donuts & MoreGet
the all-new electric car in IndiaMahindra ElectricRecommended By ColombiaSonu
Iyer, partner and leader people advisory services at EY India, explains, "Companies
that had not enrolled employees under the EPF scheme for the period beginning
April 1, 2009 to December 31, 2016 can take advantage of the amnesty scheme by
making a declaration to the regional employee provident fund office."
between him and Ratan Tata were as high as "555" in number, demonstrating the "incessant interference" from Ratan
Tata during Mistry's tenure, which ended with his ouster
as chairman on October 24, 2016.Mistry cited several
instances when some Tata trustees allegedly interfered
with operations of listed Tata Group companies. Such interference was seen in Tata Motors' fund-raising plans and
Tata Power's acquisition of Welspun's renewable energy
business, he said. Mistry also said Ratan Tata had pushed
for higher sales of the loss-making Nano cars to Ola instead
of Uber as he had a personal investment in Ola. Mistry said
Soonawala often interfered in crucial board decisions but
tried to put across such interference as being done in his
"personal capacity" and almost always discouraged a written reply from Mistry.The former Tata Sons chairman said
it was not only him, but even other senior officials of various group companies had to respond to "queries and interventions" from Ratan Tata.
Mumbai: Neha Banerjee poses after winning the ''Miss Perfect Women 2016'' title in Mumbai on Tuesday.
SPORTS
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the norms to pick teams and not just for the Davis Cup. If there is system,
I don't think Indian tennis will have any issue. We need to ask the
Federation what the norms are?"I am not feigning injury. I was very clear
that I was injured. Even last time to play against New Zealand, I took two
12-hour flights. That's my first priority to play for India. I did not go home.
They are qualified physios and when they tell you something, you need
to respect them."Asked if playing with Leander Paes, with whom he was
forced to play at the Rio Olympics, was an issue and if that influenced his
decision in any way? Bopanna said, "It was not at all a factor."You are first
one saying something like that. I feel sad that some people think so low.
I have been the highest-ranked tennis player, if they think I am the first
choice to play, I am ready to go ahead and play but those things don't really make a difference. The physios asked me to rest and I respect
that."Misra said Bopanna can always come back since Leander won't be
there for long."Rohan is a great player and ranking was not the sole criteria to select the players. If that was the case, Yuki (Bhambri) would not
have been there. Going by the current form it was an unanimous decision
to have Leander and Saketh (Myneni)."There were directions from the
Executive Committee to have three singles players. There were only two
factors: that how well Leander and Saketh played against the Olympic
gold medallist during the Spain tie and that Saketh and Rohan had not
done well against New Zealand.
Asuncion: Loic Minaudier, of France, rides his KTM motorbike during the first stage
of the Dakar Rally between Asuncion, Paraguay and Resistencia, Argentina.
tinued
to
fall
but
Mahmudullah's 47-ball 52
gave the visiting bowlers a
sub-par total (141/8) to
defend.New Zealand didn't
enjoy the best of starts
either. Neil Broom, who
enjoyed a successful ODI
comeback, was dismissed
in the second over by
Rubel Hossain. Mustafizur
Rahman too struck in his
very first over to remove
Colin Munro for a secondball
duck.
Kane
Williamson fought on,
even as two more wickets
fell, giving Bangladesh
some hope to pull off an
upset.
occasion to tighten their game and were able to resist Tamil Nadu's attack successfully. While Tare ensured that Mumbai didn't go into a shell, Tamil Nadu
were met with some staunch resistance from Nayar.The left-hander again pulled
the team out of a tricky situation and was keen on frustrating the bowlers. Tamil
Nadu, for some inexplicable reason, decided to stick with the old ball for 99
overs. They took it just one over before the mandatory time and tasted success
soon after.Nayar fell only after Mumbai had taken the first innings and the scorecard stood at 311 for 6. While there was still plenty of work left to be done, the
left-hander fell in one of the most unluckiest ways possible. The new ball did keep
low every now and then and Baba Aparajith trapped him in front with the one that
rose just above the ankle, bringing an end to a magnificent stand.Tare had looked
assured in his innings and chased a wide one from T Natarajan only to hand
Ganga Sridhar Raju a low catch at cover just ten runs later. With the first innings
lead gone, it was crucial for Tamil Nadu to wrap things up quickly and push for
a win to make it to the final.However, Balwinder Sandhu (32) and Shardul Thakur
(52) were able to blunt every possible attack from the bowlers and added crucial
44 runs between them for the eighth wicket. They not only added the runs but
were able to frustrate the bowlers and wear down the fielders - something that
could well prove to be crucial later on in the game.By the time Sandhu was dismissed, edging one behind to the 'keeper off Shankar, the lead had swelled to 60.
Having spent more than 130 overs on the field, the effects showed on the bowlers
as well, with all of them dishing out freebies from time to time.Shankar was
rewarded for his gritty effort and ended with a four-wicket haul while Shardul
kept frustrating Tamil Nadu. The last wicket pair batted for over 15 overs before
Thakur was castled by Aparajith to ensure Tamil Nadu have spent 150 overs on
the field so far.Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 305 (Baba Indrajith 64, Vijay Shankar 50;
Abhishek Nayar 4-66, Shardul Thakur 4-75) trail Mumbai 406 (Aditya Tare 83,
Suryakumar Yadav 73; Shankar 4-59) by 101 runs.
Cape Town: South Africa Quinton de Kock, center, rects after making over one hundred runs during their 2nd
Test against Sri Lanka in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday.
tournament where she lost in the quarterfinals.Saina, who lost to Marin 14-15 511 in the women's singles match
between
Awadhe
Warriors
and
Hyderabad Hunters, said she could have
won the first game."I gave her a tough
fight. I could have won the first game.
The Gachibowli stadium (venue of the
match) is fast. I could not control the
shuttle. She (Marin) already played here
(the previous day). She was used to the
conditions," said the 26-year-old Saina,
who is playing for Awadhe Warriors in
the ongoing PBL.Marin was quick and
sharp on the court in the match, she said,
adding that her on court movement still
needed improvement.Saina, who is currently ranked 10th in BWF world rankings, hinted that she could next play in
the Malaysia Open at the end of this
month.
DELHI
office hours. Also, DMRC had no one to guide commuters, most of whom had never used a vending
machine. "They have closed the cash counters; only
one token-vending machine is working here and there
is no one to guide us," Sagnik Banerjee, a local resident, said. Bhupendra Singh,, at Rohini East station,
said he had never used e-wallets before. "Cash facility
should also be available for those who do not have
cards or mobile wallet apps. These decisions do more
harm than good," he said. Some commuters, though,
were very positive of the drive. "It is a good initiative
and can succeed if it is planned well," Shreya Gupta, a
student, said. "We are running an awareness drive by
distributing pamphlets and educating commuters
about the various available modes of payment; one POS
machine is operational at the smart card recharge
counter. The idea is to turn the station into less-cash,
not cashless," an official said.
A calendar
tribute to
Delhi baolis
NEW DELHI, Jan. 3: The annual
calendar released by the Delhi assembly pays tribute to the city's twelve
ancient baolis and the need to revive
them to decrease dependency on
Yamuna. The twelve baolis featured
in the calender include Agrasen ki
baoli, Wazirpur baoli, Feroz Shah
Kotla baoli and Red Fort baoli among
others. "There is an urgent need to
preserve baolis which either get
encroached upon or converted into
multistorey buildings. Mohalla committees need to revive these traditional waterbodies," said historian Sohail
Hashmi. He said using the traditional
wells, streams and step wells will
decrease the capital's dependency on
Yamuna. The government has also
expressed its concern about the
depleting waterbodies. A meeting is
scheduled between Hashmi and
water minister Kapil Mishra this
week to focus on the issue.
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actor-turned-politician about the persistent water problem. "The community centre is lying closed. There is a liquor shop
in the area that should be closed immediately," said Tiwari, who also asked MP
Meenakshi Lekhi to look into the problem. With the municipal polls around the
corner, BJP has been trying to expand its
footprint in slums and unauthorised
colonies that are considered AAP strongholds. Tiwari's night stay is one of the
many events planned by BJP to appeal to
this constituency. On Tuesday, he's supposed to spend a night at Bhim Camp in
Nangloi. Elsewhere, BJP's SC wing held
an 'aabhaar march' from Valmiki Temple
on Mandir Marg to Dr B R Ambedkar's
statue at Jhandewalan to express gratitude
to the government for naming an app after
Dr Ambedkar.
Encroachments in way of
Savitri flyover expansion
Bodhgaya: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and monks offering special prayers during the Kalchakra Initiation
ceremony in Bodhgaya on Tuesday. PTI Photo
TST Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Jan. 3: To expand the existing Savitri
flyover in south Delhi to a double flyover and accommodate additional traffic once the Metro station at the
Savitri turn towards GK-II opens, PWD will require to
expand the Ring Road at this juncture. PWD will, on
behalf of Delhi government, fund a survey of the road
which will be undertaken by the local SDM. "There is
one gas depot, a couple of offices etc on this road which
have already been declared illegal in a previous survey.
Since there has been dispute over this claim, we have
requested for another survey to be undertaken for
which a report will be submitted within a week or so.
The portion of the road in question is a major bottleneck
and residents have been demanding action against
encroachment for several months," said Saurabh
Bharadwaj, GK MLA. A senior PWD official said that
there are two possibilities if the identified constructions
were found to be encroachments. "If the land is theirs
but the construction is found to have been carried out on
the right of way, the concerned parties will be paid adequate compensation and then the encroachment will be
razed. If it is an outright encroachment with no right to
TST Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Jan. 3: Six days after a 24-year-old fruit seller,
Sompal, was allegedly picked up and thrashed to death at Adarsh
Nagar police station, neither have murder charges been levelled
against six suspended policemen nor anyone arrested. No one has
been dismissed either. The FIR clearly indicts the policemen for
hatching a conspiracy to destroy evidence and get the body
declared "unidentified" by dumping it in a deserted area. Late on
Monday evening, the case was transferred to the crime branch. The
National Human Rights Commission has also issued a notice to the
police commissioner. The brazen manner in which the body was
dumped raises the question whether more policemen were aware of
the custody death and remained silent. The police station has at
least 100 men on its staff. Though the conspiracy was clear to the
police brass on December 30, when the body was found, an FIR was
filed only the next day at 8.40pm. There is no explanation for this
delay and the cops say they were just inquiring. Two policemen had
detained Sompal outside Azadpur Mandi on December 28 after they
found him arguing with another vendor. He was taken to the police
station and allegedly beaten up. A few hours later, his body was
found in the courtyard. Even if the improbable police theory that
Sompal jumped off the terrace of the four-storey building in a bid to
flee is bought, how did six policemen take out the body without others at the station getting to know before dumping it at a spot 6km
away? The police version is that the room in which he was detained
had not been locked and the terrace door was open. The second and
third floors have offices of the investigating officers. Sompal might
have been kept in one of the rooms on the third floor from where he
the land, the buildings will be removed without any compensation," said the official. The directions issued in a
recent meeting between the MLA, PWD and residents
said: "SDM Kalkaji will carry out the survey. It will also
be cross checked from the consultant who has developed the proposal for the flyover." Chetan Sharma,,
chairman of the federation of GK-II complex RWAs, said
that the flyover itself would take at least two years to
come up but the Metro station is likely to be ready by
April or May. "This will further constrict the road and
when the construction on the flyover starts, this road
will become unusable," he said.
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel at the inauguration of the Sabarmati River Front Flower Park in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. PTI Photo
ers. The more popular you are, the more a company will pay you. For a 2-3 hour gig of judging an
event, I charge about Rs 10,000, but for a bigger
event where I have to make my own costume, I
charge as much as Rs 25,000 per day." Aorin has
been working full-time with a gaming company
since 2014 as their official cosplayer, a job for
which she draws a monthly salary. Another avenue
of making money in the world of cosplay is by conducting workshops or participating in other promotional events held before big comic cons. Ajay
Kapoor, a 27-year-old who cosplays as 'The
Procrastinator Man', says, "Winning competitions
is the easiest way to get gigs because that tells people that you have skills.