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INDIA SEALS T20 SERIESAS ASHWIN RIPS LANKANTOP ORDER WITH 4-8 17

SAHARA SET TO GETTRUCKLOADS OF PAPERSBACK FROM SEBI 15

INTOLERANCE FALLOUT? SAFFRONGROUPS STONE CAR IN SHAHRUKHCONVOY IN AHMEDABAD 10

Astudy by medical journalLancet has revealed thatlack of breastfeeding causes aloss of Rs 4,300 crore annuallyin India, reports HimanshiDhawan. The research sug-gests that if India were to uni-versalise the practice, it couldreduce 13% of its 1.56 lakh un-der-5 deathsan nually.P10

Breastfeeding

can save `4,300cr

Subodh.Varma@timesgroup.com

When minister ofwomen and child de-velopment Maneka

Gandhi suggested registeringthe sex of every child in thewomb to ensure the girl childis not killed, she probably didnot understand the complexcalculus that Indian would-beparents go through when tohave a child, how many, andboy or girl. A glimpse into thisintriguing decision-makingprocess undertaken by about

2.5 crore parents every year isprovided by Census 2011data.

Among women who had

only one child, the sex ratio

was just 782 girls to every 1,000boys born.

This is much lower than

the overall sex ratio of the pop-

ulation, (943 females for every1,000 males), and even lowerthan the sex ratio for children

aged up to six years (919). But itis not yet the rock bottom.Among families with two chil-dren, the ratio plummets to 720girls. This is where the sharp-est drop has taken place, from742 in 2001. However, with threechildren, it improves to 814.

In families with four chil-dren, it improves further to

944 and by five, it reach es 1,005

girls for 1,000 boys.

Sex ratio worsens in families with1-2 kids, improves with more than 3

THE CALCULUS OF CHOICESEX RATIO 2001 NO. OF CHILDREN IN FAMILY SEX RATIO 2011

1

2

3

4

5

All

786

742

815

928

983

905

782

720

814

944

1,005

890Source: Census 2001 & 2011

Sex-selection, P 11

INDIA IN

MOTION

JD(U) and the Ajit Singh-ledRLD will merge to form a se-parate entity with a new nameand symbol to contest the 2017UP polls, according to RLDmember Jayant Chaudhary,reports Pankaj Shah.P 14

UP polls: JD-U,RLD to merge

A16-year-old who becamepregnant after being ra-ped by her friend delivered adead fetus at the Keshavpu-ram Metro station on January31. The girl was on her way toan abortion clinic and was ac-

companied by her friend, Gul-shan, and one of his friends.The duo were arrested and acase of trafficking and rapewas lodged against them. P 3

Girl delivers fetusat Metro station

GPS-based wake-up alarms,LED reservation chartsand berth indicators, Wi-Fiand vending machines for wa-ter, coffee and tea all thesefacilities could soon be avai-lable in smart coaches on se-lect trains. The Centre is set toannounce the initiative in theRail Budget, reports Ma-hendra Singh. P 13

Smart coacheson trains soon?

Two persons were severelyinjured and a family had aclose shave when the driver ofa Porsche Panamera rammedthe car into a WagonR and anauto before crashing into thewall of a bungalow near theGK-1 M-Block market on Sa-turday night. The car, bearinga VIP number, was being dri-ven by a businessmans son.He has been booked for rashand negligent driving. P 3

Porsche crash in

GK-1 injures 2

Online marketplace Snap-deal has closed a $200-million financing round, va-luing the e-commerce firm at$6.5 billion. The new investorsinclude Canadas Ontario Te-achers Pension Plan and anewly floated tech fund, IronPillar, among others.P 19

Snapdeal nowvalued at $6.5bn

Chidanand.Rajghatta

@timesgroup.com

Washington: In June 2012,President Obama nominatedChandigarh-born legal lumi-nary Srikanth (Sri) Srini-

vasan to the Federal Court ofAppeals, the highest ever ju-dicial appointment of an In-dian-American, in what wasthen seen as putting him ontrack for an elevation to theSupreme Court. That unpre-cedented prospect has bubb-led to the surface sooner thanexpected following the sudd-en death in Texas on Saturdayof Justice Antonin Scalia, 79,reportedly of natural causes.

While it may appear inde-corous to discuss a replace-ment even as Scalias body isreturned to the capital, US po-litical and legal circles areagog with the implications ofhis death. It evens a nine-member SC bench that typi-cally bent 5-4 in favour of Con-servatives, with Scalia lean-ing heavily to the Right. It pro-vides Obama an opportunityto reverse the benchs Righ-tist orientation, and he wasquick to seize the moment, sa-

ying he will fulfil his consti-

tutional responsibility tonominate Scalias successor.

That may be easier saidthan done. Given the momen-tous nature of the appointm-ent, with political and ideolo-gical overtones, Republicansimmediately signalled theywould block any Obama no-mination, saying it should co-me from the next President.

PIO favoured tobe judge in USSupreme Court

Born in Chandigarh, he cameto US with parents in 1970s

Took oath on Gita

held by his motherSaroja whensworn in as judgeof DC Court of

Appeals, Americas secondmost powerful court, in 2013

Seen as non-ideological;neithermajor party holdsmuch against him; perhapsObamas best bet to overcomeRepublican opposition

Seen by some aspro-business, but has alsosupported progressivecauses like affirmative action

WHO IS SRISRINIVASAN?

Kamala Harris on list, P 18

Mumbai: Life InsuranceCorporation of India (LIC),the single largest owner ofpublic sector bank (PSB)shares after the govern-ment, has seen the value ofits holdings shrink by morethan 30% since January 1,

2016, reportsMayur Shetty.

But LIC still has theheadroom and perhaps theappetite to invest in state-owned lenders.

LIC had more than 1%shareholding in 27 banks asof December 2015. Of these,21were public sector banksin which the value of LICsstake stood at Rs 36,037crore as of December-end.Last week, the value ofthese shares dipped toRs 24,920 crore down byRs 11,107 crore or 31%. P 19

LIC holdingin govt bankssuffers 30%loss in value

The BJP government in Ha-ryana is confident of cle-

aring major labour reforms inthe assembly in March, inclu-ding allowing units with up to300 workers to lay off staff orclose without government per-mission, CM Manohar LalKhattar said on the sidelines ofthe Make in India Week inMumbai on Sunday. Currently,the waiver applies to units withup to 100 workers.

The state is also hoping toamend the Centres ContractLabour Act 1970 so that onlyunits with more than 100 wor-kers have to register, reportsPriyanka Kakodkar. P 9

Haryana setfor big labourreforms: CM

TIMES NEWSNETWORK

New Delhi: Chief ministerArvind Kejriwal celebratedone year of the Aam AadmiParty government by waiv-ing outstanding water bills

up to November 30, 2015, giv-ing up arrears and late-pay-ment dues totalling nearly

Rs 2,855 crore from close to 12lakh consumers in Delhi.The bonanza will extend

to all domestic consumersand bulk water connections

with functional water me-ters, he said. The scheme willrun from Monday to July 31.

The waiver will follow agraded system with maxi-mum benefits going to AAPscore constituency the low-er middle-class.

Kejriwal explained thatmost of the arrears beingwritten off were due to irreg-

ular billing and faulty meters,and recovering the amountwould have led to corruption.

Kejri marks 1 year in officewith big water bill write-offArrears WaiverTo Be GradedBy Colonies

It was impossible to recover all these arrears. Therewould have been long queues outside DJB offices

and corruption would start CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL

GOVT GIVES UP 2,855 CRORE Late payment surcharge onwater bills waived for allconsumers till Nov 30, 2015

GRADED WAIVER ON WATERBILL ARREARS UP TO NOV 30:

100% for those living in E, F,G, H category colonies (Rohini,Chandni Chowk)

75% for D category colonies

(Mayur Vihar, Model Town)

50% for C colonies (LajpatNagar, Kalkaji)

25% for A & B (VasantVihar, Greater Kailash)

Scheme to run till July 31

Waiver to cost govtRs 2854.8cr, which is duefrom 11.9 lakh consumers

Inflated bills, P 6

Rumu.Banerjee

@timesgroup.com

New Delhi: Delhi Metro lo-oks set to overshoot deadli-nes for phase III, perhaps byan entire year.

Work on both new corri-dors Mukundpur to ShivVihar and Janakpuri (west)to Botanical Garden is dela-yed by several months, DelhiMetro Rail Corporation chiefMangu Singh admitted. Theimmediate casualty is the he-ritage line, Central Secretari-

at to Kashmere Gate, whichwas to be ready by December2015. The line, which will con-nect Delhi Gate, Jama Masjidand Red Fort, is now expectedby October at the earliest.

The sanctioning took al-

most eight to nine months.This affected work, as didthe delay in land acquisi-tion, said the MD of DMRC.

Metro likely to missphase III deadlines

Unlikely before Oct, P 8

MIND THE GAP Central Sect-KashmereGate line, expected by Declast year, now set for Oct

Mukundpur-Shiv Vihar &Janakpuri (W)-BotanicalGarden corridors unlikely tomeet Dec 2016 deadline

Only Kalkaji-BotanicalGarden section of the lattercorridor expected to becompleted this year

Rajiv.Mani@timesgroup.com

Allahabad: Union home mi-nister Rajnath Singh claimedon Sunday that the event heldat Jawaharlal Nehru Univer-sity to commemorate the de-ath anniversary of Parlia-ment attack convict Afzal Gu-

ru had the backing of Lash-kar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Sa-eed, attracting a volley of pro-tests from Congress and otherparties who demanded that he

make the evidence public.The incident at JNU (Af-zal event on February 9) has

received support from HafizSaeed. This is a truth that thenation needs to understand,Singh said. What has happe-ned is very unfortunate. Any

such incident that poses thre-at to unity, integrity and sove-reignty of the country will be

Afzal Guru event at JNUbacked by LeT: Rajnath

JNU students and teachers protest the arrest of JNUSU presidentKanhaiya Kumar, at the campus on Sunday

PTI

Shishu mandir, P 2

The comprehensive bilate-ral dialogue with Pakis-

tan appears unlikely to takeoff any time soon, with thesale of F-16 fighter jets by theUS adding to the strain in tiestriggered by the lack of tang-ible action against Jaish-e-Muhammed chief MaulanaMasood Azhar following thePathankot attack. Both Indi-an and Pakistani sources sa-id there was no date yet for fo-reign secretary-level talks.

On Sunday, Pakistan said

it was disappointed at Indialodging a protest with the USenvoy on the jet sale. Was-hington defended the moveas critical to Pakistans co-unter-terror operations.P12

F-16 sale newblow to hopeof Pak talks

The government will sooninitiate a series ofreforms to improve govern-ance in public sector banks(PSBs) in an effort to get ridof bad loans that have piledup, finance minister ArunJaitley said on Sunday. P 19

Govt to push reformsin PSBs: Jaitley

Opposition protests mar-ked the first anniversary

of the AAP government, withBJP calling it a black dayand Congress observing it aschhalawa divas (day of dece-it). Releasing black balloons,BJP said AAP hadnt metmost poll promises, such asinstalling CCTV cameras andproviding marshals in buses.It slammed the governmentfor spending Rs 500 crore on

ads. Congress organised atorchlight procession fromRajghat to ITO, with mem-bers chanting slogans aga-inst CM Arvind Kejriwal. P6

Black day, saysBJP; chhalawa

divas: Cong

EK SAAL KEJRIWAL: P 6

CAMPUS OUTRAGE: P 2

dealt with strongly.Singhs comments came

two days after a series of twe-ets, purportedly by Saeed,asked Pakistanis to support

the agitation in JNU.

Show Proof,Says Oppn

MAKE IN INDIA STAGE GOES UP IN FLAMESShailesh Jadhav

Dancers continue to perform even as flames lick the stage at a Make in India event in Mumbais GirgaumChowpatty on Sunday. The fire, which broke out in the sound and lighting equipment section, endedup destroying the stage. Political bigwigs, film stars, foreign delegates, performers and several thousandcitizens had to be evacuated. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, who was present at the show,announced an inquiry and said the showcase campaign would go on as scheduled| P 9

Afortnight after DevanshKakrora was found dead

in a tank at Ryan Internatio-nal, another 6-year-old died af-ter falling into a water pit at aDDA park in south Delhis Kis-hangarh on Saturday. Sourcessaid the girl fell into the pitwhile construction work wason. Police are trying to verify

whether she died due to drow-ning as claimed by her family.

Another 6-yr-olddrowns in pit