Here are some important reports from the biggest newspapers of India
1. Junior FM's dad finds a new ward in Kejriwal's party
Bharatiya Janata Party may have relegated senior leader Yashwant Sinha to the margins in the party, but Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has co-opted the former Union finance minister as a 'margdarshak' or guide of sorts for the state Budget being readied by the Aam Aadmi Party government. AAP's Delhi Dialogue Commission has been in touch with Sinha for "broad suggestions" on the Budget, which is to be presented on March 28, people aware of the matter said.
As reported by The Economic Times, Sinha will interact with officers of the finance department, led by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, and with the Delhi legislators on March 15, when intricacies of the Budget are scheduled to be discussed, they said.
2. BJP IT cell official Sanjay Rathod tweets: Kill JNU students, professors; later deletes it
A BJP worker in Gujarat suggested that the protesting students and their teachers in JNU should be shot to "close the chapter".
Sanjay Rathod, IT cell convener of BJP’s Junagadh unit, posted on his Twitter handle Tuesday: “Shoot Anti National JNU students & Proff and close the chapter. But the problem is that Our Govt doesn’t allow to kill Dogs #WakeUpIndia”.
At 3.30 am, two minutes before his "shoot" suggestion, Rathod, 35, posted, "#Wake-UpIndia or it will be too late. There are big forces who want to break India. They are funding #antinationals & paid media."
Confirming that the Twitter handle in question — @Sanjay-Vis — is his account and that he stood by his posts, Rathod told The Indian Express, "As a BJP member, I am supposed to express my opinion and counter views opposed to my party. I am also supposed to support those supporting our line of thinking."
3. These startups will speak tech in your mother tongue now
With the majority of the people in the country being 'non-English' speakers, startups are increasingly looking at solutions in this space to address the growing needs of both businesses and individuals -from B2B (business to business) offerings to social networking platforms and shopping, The Economic Times reported.
The increasing penetration of smartphones has enabled seamless typing in regional languages, providing a platform for ideas such as Hindi social networking and micro-blogging site ShabdaNagari.
4. Woman kills NRI man, buries body, plants sapling on the spot
Phagwara police claim to have solved the murder of an NRI, who had come to Ludhiana, with the arrest of a woman who allegedly befriended him, got details of his bank accounts, withdrew money, poisoned and killed him, and finally buried the body in the backyard of her rented house in Khambra village of Jalandhar district of Punjab.
To ensure the body is not discovered, she allegedly planted a sapling on the spot and used the victim’s cellphone to send text messages to his friends, telling them ‘he’ was vacationing, said a report in The Indian Express.
Malti Minhas’s nearly 50-day run came to an end on Tuesday when police stopped a car. They recovered 350 grams of heroin, Rs 5 lakh cash and learnt that the car belonged to Raminder Singh, the NRI who was missing since January.
5. RJD 'courtesy call' gives Nitish Kumar a headache
Bihar Minority Welfare Minister Abdul Ghafoor and RJD's Raghunathpur MLA Harishankar Yadav’s "courtesy call" on former RJD MP and convicted criminal Mohammed Shahabuddin in Siwan jail on Sunday has given the Opposition ammunition to slam the state government’s claims on the law and order front.
The timing of the visit could not have been better for the BJP, which is already attacking the Nitish Kumar government for its inability to arrest Nawada MLA Rajballabh Yadav in connection with the alleged rape of a Nalanda girl.
A video footage that has emerged shows Shahabuddin flanked by Yadav and Ghafoor, with food laid on a table in front, reported The Indian Express.
6. With a stick, widow beat back Jat rioters
When mobs came to burn down a petrol pump on Rohtak's Gohana road during the Jat quota stir last month, they were met by an army of one. Prem Devi, a 60year-old widow, stood guard outside the filling station for four hours with a stick in hand, preventing waves of rioters from setting the place on fire, thereby saving the lives of hundreds who live in a settlement right behind it.
On Women's Day , dignitaries lauded the courage shown by Prem Devi, one of 38 people honoured by Delhi Commission for Women for their efforts to steer social change, the Times of India reported.
7. Government likely to check noise at weddings, install sound meters
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) may install sound-level meters at banquet halls to check noise weddings where loud music is played.
A person can be booked under the law for breaching the standard noise level of 45 decibels (residential areas) during the night. For commercial areas, this limit is 55 decibels, the Hindustan Times reported.
8. Khadi may become Friday dressing in government offices
Friday dressing may have a new meaning for government employees -wearing khadi to work.
The government is considering a plea from the Khadi & Village Industries Commission to appeal to employees to wear clothes made from the hand-spun fabric at least once a week as part of a plan to boost khadi production and benefit small weavers across the country. "We are discussing this with the government and we will make an appeal. Employees can wear it to work just one day," KVIC chairman VK Saxena told the Times of India, when contacted.
9. On this Metro ride, doors to open into Mughal era
When the train glides into the station, you could well be transported to another era. For around you will be magnificent red sandstone walls and the grandeur and elegance of Mughal living. It's only an illusion, of course, but one that will be pleasant for commuters who use the Delhi Metro's Red Fort station. Designed by Intach for the rail company , parts of the station's interior are being constructed to resemble the fort-palace built by Emperor Shah Jahan.
According to Anuj Dayal, spokesman of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the station, expected to be ready by September, will have sections that will replicate the intricate architecture of the Red Fort, including the delicate jali work as well as the jharokas. Artists and craftsmen will be employed to create authentic details of various elements like stone inlay work, carbon work and miniature paintings, the Times of India reported.
10. Activists Sulk over New UP RTI Rules
The Centre has circulated the newly framed Uttar Pradesh Right to Information (RTI) Act rules to all state governments and Information Commissions that has not gone down well with activists.
RTI activists insist that UP's version renders them vulnerable and they are particularly irked by what they see as an attempt to model Central RTI rules along those lines.
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