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In a significant move that TELLS MODI AFTER could have far-reaching political implications not STING CD ON SHAH just for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi New Delhi: Congress on and his trusted aide Amit Tuesday demanded the Shah but also the BJP, for- resignation of Narendra mer chief of Gujarat Modi in the wake of a sting police’s Crime Branch and operation claiming to ATS DG Vanzara on “expose” a plan by senior Tuesday resigned from the BJP leaders to save the police service. He had per- Gujarat Chief Minister's sonally spearheaded some But I am sorry to say my key aide Amit Shah in of the most controversial god (Modi) did not rise to Tulsi Prajapati fake A refugee camp is seen in the Syrian territory near the Turkish border town of Cilvegozu on Tuesday. The civil war in encounters in Gujarat the occasion under the encounter case. Syria has forced over 2 million people out of the country and over 4 million others are displaced within its borders, ranging from Soharbuddin evil influence of Amit At a time when there is making Syrians the nation with the largest number of people torn from their homes, U.N. officials said Tuesday. —AP to Ishrat Jahan to Sadiq Shah, who usurped his talk about Modi’s projec- Jamal and Tulsi Prajapati. eyes and ears..I feel this tion also as a backward In fact, Vanzara, who is government should be in face of BJP in the next Lok under suspension, is jail Sabha polls, the Congress already in jail in connec- — D.G. VANZARA, said that attempt is being tion with one of these made to cover up the ASTROGUIDE IPS officer accused in Israel missile test upsets W.Asia cases, most of which are killing of Tulsiram Chingam: 19, 1189 Ishrat Jahan, Prajapati already under legal scruti- Prajapati, a backward fake enocunters Makam (60 nazhika 0 Jerusalem: Israel on ny now. community person, in an vinazhika) Tuesday said it had con- Assad and Syria What could spell trouble alleged fake encounter by Rahu kalam: ducted a joint missile test needs to be held ` for Mr Modi, who is likely those who do politics in the accountable...It does Stocks, crash, 12.00 – 1.30 pm with the US over the to be projected as BJP’s police officer said that “it name of the OBC. Mediterranean Sea, hours not involve boots on prime ministerial candi- would not be out of context “The facts, which have Gulika kalam: after Russia's announce- the ground. This is date, is the fact that Mr to remind (Modi) that he, been shown in the CD are 12.00 -01.30 pm ment of its detection of not Iraq and this is Vanzara at one point was in the hurry of marching very serious and impor- Yamakandakalam: missile launches added to not Afghanistan. oil prices down considered close to him towards Delhi, may kindly tant. This is an attempt to jitters about possible mili- and the then Gujarat Home not forget to repay the debt influence the judicial 09.00-10.30 am — BARACK tary action against the Mumbai: Tensions over August. Minister Mr Shah. which he owes to jailed process. The matter should OBAMA Syrian regime. Syria on Tuesday hit the At the Interbank Foreign So even though in his 10- police officers who be investigated by the CBI US President PRAYER (JUMA MASJID) Israel’s Defence Indian markets badly with Exchange (Forex) market, page resignation letter, Mr endowed him with the halo and till the probe is over, Fajar: 4.59 am Ministry said it had suc- the Sensex nosediving over the domestic currency Vanzara launched a of Brave Chief Minister.’’ Modi should not remain in cessfully tested a new ver- lier today warned against 651 points and rupee end- commenced weak at 66.29 a scathing attack on Mr “With the passage of time office. He should resign. Zohar: 12.26 pm sion of the Sparrow target any attack on Israel in ing 163 paise down at 67.63 dollar from last close of Shah, he also questioned I realised that this govern- "How can he remain Chief Asar: 3.33 pm missile, which is said to be response to threats from against dollar as investors 66.00 and immediately the functioning of Mr ment has been clandes- Minister when such allega- Maghrib: 6.35 pm part of the indigenously radical elements in West were already spooked by touched a high of 66.25. Modi. While describing the tinely making all efforts to tions have come out," Isha: 7.45 pm developed Arrow anti-mis- Asia. Analysts believe mis- rating downgrade fears. Later, it fell back sharply Gujarat Chief Minister as keep me and my officers in AICC Communication sile system. sile test was part of prepa- Hit hard by panic selling, in line with fall in local his ‘god’, Mr Vanzara stat- jail so as to save its own Department Chairman SUNSET TODAY 6.32 PM The test was carried out rations against a possible the Sensex had slumped as stocks to a low of 68.27, ed that all these years in skin from CBI on one hand Ajay Maken told reporters SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.15 AM with the US Missile long-range missile attack much as 720 points, while before recovering some jail he had been maintain- and gain political benefits here at a special briefing. MOONRISE TOMORROW 5.05 AM Defence Agency, the min- on Israel in retaliation to the rupee dropped to as low ground to settle at 67.63, ing, “a graceful silence on the other,” Mr Vanzara The Congress briefing MOONSET TODAY 5.39 PM istry said in a statement. any US-led military action as 68.27 on hefty capital out- still down by 163 paise or only because of my highest said.“By this reasoning I came a day after a PIL was "This is the first flight out against Syria. The missile flows. With the markets in 2.47 per cent. Rupee had hit respect for Narendra Modi am of the firm opinion that filed in the Supreme Court test of this new version of test came at a time of doldrums, gold once again record intra-day low of whom I used to adore like a the place of this govern- against BJP MPs Prakash the Sparrow, and was con- heightened tensions as surfaced as a safe haven for 68.85 on August 28. god.’’ ment instead of being in Javdekar and Bhupendra Another girl ducted at an Israeli test Washington mulls sea- investors. The precious Oil prices eased in Asian “But I am sorry to say Gandhinagar, should Singh Yadav alleging that range over the launched strikes against metal surged Rs 1,610 to Rs trade on Tuesday on reced- that my god did not rise to either be in Taloja central they tried to impede inves- was raped at Mediterranean Sea,” the Syria. Israel has been 34,370 in Kolkata, Rs 970 in ing fears of an immediate US the occasion under the evil prison at Navi Mumbai or tigation in Prajapati fake statement said. Earlier, increasingly concerned Mumbai, Rs 440 in Delhi intervention in Syria but influence of Amit Shah,’’ in Sabarmati Central encounter case in which Shakti Mill Russia announced that its that it will be drawn into and Rs 350 in Chennai. upbeat global economic data he said. While targeting Mr Prison at Ahmedabad," he former Gujarat Home early warning system had Syria's civil war that has The mayhem in stocks capped losses, analysts said Modi’s political ambition said. Minister Shah is the main The case against the detected the launch of two spilled over into neigh- and rupee was also trig- “Concerns that Syria of moving to Delhi, the ■ Vanzara’s letter bomb, P6 accused. —PTI accused in the Shakti Mill missiles at sea, adding to bouring countries. The US gered by a spate of poor might retaliate when the gangrape case got stronger region-wide jitters over a has alleged that the nerve economic data, including US eventually strikes have with another girl alleging possible US military agent sarin was used and fall in growth of eight already been priced in by sexual assault by them while strike against President that at least 1,429 people infrastructure industries investors," Kelly Teoh ofIG she was with her male Bashar al-Assad’s regime. were killed, including in July and contraction in Markets in Singapore, told friend at the spot in July. Prime Minister over 400 children. —PTI an indicator of manufac- AFP. —PTI & AFP Link home loans to stages of The girl, 19, a resident of Benjamin Netanyahu ear- ■ Obama wins support, P13 turing sector activity in ■ More reports on P11 Mulund, filed a complaint with the Bhandup police on construction: RBI tells banks Monday. She had been reported missing by her Mumbai: The Reserve ● Upfront disbursal association with develop- mother since July 30 and 10 held for office ragging, colleague’s suicide Bank on Tuesday asked “should not be made in ers/builders, where the incident came to light banks to link the disbur- cases of upfront disbursal of hous- when the police were Nashik: Ten youngsters, based company and was note which purportedly ed to go to Germany for sal of home loans to stages incomplete/under-con- ing loans is made to recording the girl’s state- including four girls, work- allegedly harassed and mentioned that she was further training by the of construction to protect struction/green field builders without being ment after her return. ing as trainees in a compa- ragged by 10 trainees, harassed and ragged by company. Her colleagues the interests of buyers housing projects,” it said. linked to the various According to police ny were today arrested for including four girls, con- her colleagues which were jealous of her and, and contain the fallout of stages of construction. sources, the girl, a tele- allegedly driving their 19- tinuously. Fed up with prompted her to take the therefore, they used to “innovative” housing the housing project/hous- Also, under such phone operator, had gone year-old female colleague this, Pranali on Sunday extreme step. harass her. financing schemes. es...," an RBI notification schemes, the with her male friend to the to suicide. night first slashed her The note was handed The ten arrested accused, “In view of the higher said. interest/EMI on the hous- spot on July 30 around 7:30 The victim, Pranali wrist and then hanged her- over to the police by the all in the age group of 18-19 risks associated with Upfront disbursal ing loan availed of by the p.m. Some of the accused Pradeep Rane, a resident self from a ceiling fan at deceased's father. years, have been identified such lump-sum disbursal “should not be made in individual borrower is intercepted them, thrashed of Indira Nagar locality her house when she was Police have booked the as - Bhooshan Paradeshi, of sanctioned housing cases of serviced by the builder and gagged the male friend. here, had allegedly tried to alone. ten accused under section Abhijit Bhor, Vishal loans and customer suit- incomplete/under-con- during the construction Three men first raped the end her life on Sunday Later, her father Pradeep 306 (abetment of suicide) of Korade, Amit Pawar, ability issues, banks are struction/green field period. girl and three others joined night. She was rushed to a Rahane, a plumber by pro- the IPC and section 4 of Swapnil Sonawane, advised that disbursal of housing projects,” it said. The RBI said such home later.The traumatised girl hospital where she suc- fession, found her hanging Maharashtra Ragging Act. Shweta Shinde, Tejaswini housing loans sanctioned The notification follows loan products are likely to and her male friend then cumbed to her injuries at a and immediately rushed The victim's father alleged Birari, Shubhada Kajale, to individuals should be the introduction by some expose banks and their went to Chattisgarh to stay hospital today. She worked her to a hospital where she that her daughter was Neha Sonawane and closely linked to the banks of “innovative borrowers to additional with the latter’s acquain- as a trainee in a Satpur- died today. The girl left a bright and she was select- Harshal Patil. —PTI stages of construction of housing loan schemes” in risks. —PTI tance to recover from the shock. She returned home- on Monday, said a police officer. DISTRESS |SALE ■ Deal enables software maker to compete with Samsung and Apple in mobile hardware biz KCSTE TO FUND Gangrape trial INNOVATION ends, verdict Microsoft to buy Nokia’s handset unit for $7 billion CLUBS IN SCHOOLS GILVESTER ASSARY | DC on Sept 10 Helsinki/Seattle: Two years Microsoft's business soft- short so far in its attempts to percent of the handset mar- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, after hitching its fate to Ring of revival ware division before jump- compete in mobile devices. ket in 2007, now has just 15 SEPT. 3 A Delhi court will pro- Microsoft's Windows Phone ● In three years under ing to Nokia in 2010, will In three years under Elop, percent, and only 3 percent nounce on September 10 its software, Nokia collapsed into Elop, Nokia saw its market return to the U.S. firm as Nokia saw its market share in smartphones. Shares in The Kerala Council for verdict in December 16 gan- the arms of the U.S. software share collapse and its head of its mobile devices collapse and its share price Nokia surged 39 percent to Science Technology and grape case of a 23-year-old giant on Tuesday, agreeing to share price shrivel. business — a Trojan horse, shrivel. In 2011, after writing 4.10 euros on Tuesday. While Environment (KCSTE) girl in the moving bus with sell its main handset business ● Nokia, which had 40 according to disgruntled a memo that said Nokia up from their decade-low of along with the Education one of the accused admit- for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 bil- percent of the handset Finnish media. lacked the in-house technol- 1.33 euros hit last year, they Department is all set to ting his presence in the lion). market in 2007, now has He is being discussed as a ogy and needed to jump off a are still only a fraction of launch Science Research vehicle but refuting the Nokia, once the world's just 15 percent, and only 3 possible replacement for “burning platform”, Elop their 2000 peak of 65 euros. and Invention in Schools for charge of raping the victim, dominant handset maker, percent in smartphones. Microsoft's retiring CEO opted for Microsoft's soft- After today's gains the whole Technological Research and who died in a Singapore has failed to close a yawning Steve Ballmer, who is trying ware for smartphones, company is worth about 15 Invention (SRISTI), a pro- hospital. The trial, which lead opened up by Apple and to remake the U.S. firm into rather than Nokia’s own billion euros, a far cry from gramme to promote innova- concluded on Tuesday after Samsung in the highly com- trate on its networking patents. a gadget and services com- software or Google's ubiqui- its glory days when it peaked tions in high schools and 130 hearings. petitive market for smart- equipment unit, navigation Nokia's Canadian boss pany like Apple before he tous Android operating sys- at over 200 billion euros. higher secondary schools in phones and will now concen- business and technology Stephen Elop, who ran departs, though it has fallen tem. Nokia, which had 40 —Reuters ■ See also P11 the state.■ continued on P2 ` NABARD has sanctioned 76 crore for PAGE starting a harbour engineering college in the state: K Babu, minister for fisheries Special 2

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The Left and ABHISH K BOSE | DC large number of students pass out of private Right fronts in KOTTAYAM, SEPT. 3 medical colleges without getting a chance to examine a single dead body. The decision Kerala have he state government’s decision to per- should be taken in such a way so as to address lost their mit post-mortem in authorized gov- the concerns of the students”, said Dr ernment hospitals even at night, has B.Umadathan, Professor of Forensic Medicine credibility opened up the issue of whether pri- at Amritha Medical College. vate sector hospitals and private med- However, those who raise their voice against –– P.K. Krishna Das, T ical colleges in the state should be allowed to authorizing autopsies in private medical col- BJP national perform autopsies. The government’s deci- leges say that it is against the spirit of law . sion to allow autopsy even at night is “To authorize private medical colleges to secretary to mainly lessen the trauma of rel- perform an autopsy is against the atives and friends who, at pres- spirit of Criminal Procedure Code ent, have to wait inordinately 174, which says that a dead body PAGE 1 for an autopsy to be done on should be certified by a person FROM their dear ones. employed by the state and not Currently, only govern- one who has his allegiance to a KCSTE to fund ment medical colleges, select private employer. Even to certi- district and general hospi- fy a marksheet, it is mandatory innovation clubs tals in the state, are author- that a government official is ized to perform autopsies. needed. How can a serious offi- in schools Sources in the medical field cial duty like certifying a dead say the government decision body be done by a private employ- To begin with, innovation clubs allowing night autopsies will ee?”, asked Dr Sherly Vasu, would be constituted which will help speed up the discharge of Professor of Forensic Medicine at install idea boxes on the cam- cases. "At present, if a body is A dead body Government Medical College, puses. Students would be brought after 4 pm, the autopsy Kozhikode. encouraged to drop their raw will be done only the next day”, should be certi- Dr Umadathan questions the ideas which would be vetted by ■ Rising swell of protests against the said sources. fied by a person remark of Dr Sherly Vasu that a experts periodically. The best According to the Director of employed by the government doctor is only fit to cer- innovative proposals would be government move to allow private medical Health Services, Dr state. Even to tify dead bodies by saying that taken forward even to the level P.K.Jameela, all government certify a mark- those who work in private medical of product launch. hospitals in the state are author- colleges have a long experience in The pilot project will be colleges to perform autopsy ized to conduct autopsies. And sheet, it is working at the Govt service for launched in any government-appointed doc- mandatory that a many years, which points to the Thiruvananthapuram and sub- tor can do it. Though this is the government offi- concerned doctors credibility. sequently in other schools case, due to the absence of mor- cial is needed. “Moreover, in case of any proof across the state. Experts from tuaries in smaller hospitals, How can a seri- that a private doctor has done a various fields would hold reg- many of the primary health ous official duty willful mistake he can be prosecut- ular classes in schools to moti- centres are not able to perform ed by the government, since the vate the students to think dif- autopsies, which force them to like certifying a authorization for conducting the ferently. DEBATE OVER transfer the bodies to the taluk dead body be post-mortem is given by the govern- ``We are going to take up or district hospitals. Medical done by a private ment. It would be flimsy to deny the seven programmes. But the Education Director Dr V.Geetha employee? services of a qualified medical innovation clubs project will says that at present most of the practitioner on such grounds that — SHERLY VASU, start right away. The entire autopsies are referred to med- the private doctor is not responsi- Professor, Government project is funded by KCSTE,’’ ical colleges. ble to government ”, Dr Umadathan Medical College, said Special Secretary, "Earlier, the police would only added. Kozhikode Education Mr A Shahjahan. refer the cases which needed Former Supreme Court Judge, These clubs are being set up in expert opinion, but now all the Justice KT Thomas feels that there view of the lack of support sys- autopsy cases (medico-legal cases) are being is no legal problem in authorizing private med- tems in schools for promoting THE BODY referred to medical colleges. Due to this trend, ical colleges to perform autopsies. "The law innovative ideas. Of the innova- autopsies keep mounting and teaching gets only insists that the doctor should be one who tive ideas received at the seriously affected. Teaching is relegated to a has been authorized by the state. In such cases patent office here, less than second position”, she said. Dr Geetha said that when the government authorizes someone, the one percent are from school the posts of forensic surgeons were yet to be government can initiate actions against him or students. filled in the state. It is against this scenario that her too. The doctor concerned is only register- ``Students have no time for the demand to allow autopsies in private med- ing his findings when he examines the dead innovative thinking. It is unfor- ical colleges is being raised in the state. body. It is the court which evaluates the evi- tunate that parents are pushing At present, the Amritha Medical College dence and deems whether the evidence is fit or them for tuition to crack Hospital in Kochi is one among the three pri- not. If a private hospital management has some entrance exams,’’ said Mr P. J. vate medical college hospitals in the state interest in a particular case, the police officer Varghese, Principal St Joseph’s which conducts autopsies. And this has been concerned can demand that the hospital be higher secondary school, hail- authorized by the government. The Pariyaram changed. Such cases are rare. But it’s not fair to ing the KCSTE initiative. Medical College, Kannur Medical College deny the public the service of a qualified doc- ``It is a good idea. Though we Hospital and the Cooperative Medical College tor”, said Justice K.T .Thomas. have projects under the science Hospital, Kochi, though under the coopera- Police officers have their own point of view on clubs, the new initiative will tive department, also perform autopsies. the subject, as former DGP Siby Mathews says: surely help students pursue Those who spearhead the view that pri- The move to authorize private medical colleges their dreams and come up with vate medical colleges should be given the to perform autopsies may set a dangerous innovations,’’ said Fr A.V. power to conduct autopsies, raise that precedent, as private doctors are not account- Varkey, Principal, St Mary’s demand as a huge section of medical able to the government. “This should not be HSS, Pattom. students will benefit from this decision. allowed. There are many government hospitals Cotton Hill School Principal Moreover, they also claim that the and medical colleges in the state. If private hos- Mary Sislet said the innovation authorization for private medical col- pitals are granted the authority, it may help clubs would help kindle cre- leges to perform autopsies will them in influencing the result of an autopsy. On ative instinct among students. enable the state in establishing that the contrary, government doctors are under the kind of a medical facility without administrative and disciplinary control of the having to spend a single penny government and they are answerable to the gov- from the government exchequer. ernment”, said Siby Mathews. DC QUIZ “The government should take the deci- Tick the answer and check sion to extend the The move to authorise pri- DECCAN CHRONICLE tomorrow facility in all private vate medical colleges to to discover how good you medical colleges in perform autopsies may set are. the state, so that a a dangerous precedent, as large number of Anandmath, Durges- medical students private doctors are not 1hnondini and Kapalkun- there get the accountable to the govern- dala novels were authored opportunity to ment. by which writer? examine dead — SIBY MATHEWS, bodies. At Former DGP ■ Rabindranath Tagore present, a ■ Sarat Chandra Chattop- adhyay ■ Bankim Chandra Chat- terjee RELIVING | MEMORIES ■ Former students visit MGU after 3 yrs Baglihar Dam, also 2known as Baglihar Catholicos Paulose II to meet Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across Back with love from France Pope Francis tomorrow which river? T SUDHEESH | DC shouting of university DC CORRESPONDENT said. The 1983, Mathews I had called ■ Beas ALAPPUZHA, SEPT. 3 employees, whose salaries KOCHI, SEPT. 3 meeting on Pope John Paul II in ■ Chenab have been pending since between the Vatican. Both churches had ■ Jhelum When they were stepping the Government stopped Catholicos Moran Baselios two is expect- also signed the common out of the University three providing grants. And we Mar Thoma Paulose II of ed to strength- Christological Declaration What line connects the years ago, these two grad- have decided to visit our the Malankara Syrian en the dia- in 1990. 3points on a map that uate students promised friends’ homes, those of Orthodox Church will meet logue started The Catholic Church had receive equal amounts of their friends that they them who live near the Pope Francis in Vatican on between the also initiated a dialogue rainfall? would return soon. The University,” they smile. Thursday. This is the first two churches in 1989. with the Jacobite Church as friends didn’t take them They say they didn’t meeting of the head of the Pope John Paul II, during well since 1989. “Since 1989, ■ seriously since that’s what enjoy life in France like Indian Orthodox Church his visit to India in 1986, had two parallel dialogues have Isobar they did in Kerala. They ■ most people say when they based at Kottayam with the met Moran Baselios Mar taken place annually with Isohel bid adieu. But these two have only one complaint, Pope in 25 years. Thomas Mathews I at Elisa each of the two communi- ■ Isohyet were different. They kept if you can call it that. The Catholicos will also Cathedral in Kottayam lead- ties. These dialogues relate The answers to yesterday’s their promise and “The hardest thing in visit the tomb of apostle ing to the formation of the to questions on the history questions are: 1. Lord Rippon returned after three years, Kerala is learning the lan- Peter and will be received ‘Mixed International of the Church in India, 2. Assam 3. Madan Mohan Malaviya arriving at the University guage. We tried our best to by the Pontifical Council for Dialogue’ for greater coop- ecclesiology and common with the memories they’d learn it for some time, but the Promotion of Christian eration between the two witness,” the Vatican taken with them, still we kept failing. If we Unity, a Vatican release churches. Prior to this in release said. fresh. could have learnt enough WEATHER FORECAST The pair who kept their Malayalam, we would promise are two French have taken a decision to Heavy rainfall warning for Clair and Alice girls, Clair and Alice, who settle down here so that ARTISTES’ PLATFORM Kerala: NIL returned to Mahatma friends… all these make us we could live in harmony Heavy rainfall warning for During our time on Gandhi (MG) University want to settle down here. with the heartbeat of the Laksadeep: the campus we NIL on Monday, delighted to But, not now”, she clari- campus,” they giggle. Warning for fishermen: meet their friends again were taught to love fies. Meanwhile, they are Strong winds from north- and savour the natural human beings as The two girls joined the eager to know more about westerly direction speed beauty of the campus. well as nature. It Indian university in 2007 controversies relating to occasionally reaching 45- Twenty-four-year-old as part of their graduation the university. Since they 55kmph likely along Kerala Clair, who comes from was a rare experi- programme in France. “It had never really encoun- coast and over Lorient in France, works ence. Now that was compulsory in our tered any controversy Lakshadweep area. as a freelance journalist in country to spend a year prior to this, they say they Forecast for Thiruvanantha- we're back we her own country. She says with a university abroad always enjoyed the contro- puram: can't believe we Thunderstorm with they were ‘clean bowled’ as part of graduation. We versies erupting in rain. The maximum temper- by the ‘University with were away for decided to opt for MG Kerala’s political spec- ature will be around 32 diversity’ which taught three years University and the experi- trum. But they don’t like degree Celsius. them the meaning of ence was memorable,” 25- to be party to any political Forecast for Kochi: friendship. — CLAIR year-old Alice, an employ- ideology. Thunderstorm with rain. The “We didn’t really know Former student ee of the French govern- They sign off their pas- maximum temperature will what friendship meant, ment, says. sionate accolade to the be around 31 degree. until we joined the School taught to love human They chorus in a single University by saying they Celsius of International Studies beings as well as nature. It voice that they were sav- have pledged to come to Forecast for Kozhikode: (SIR) of MG University. was a rare experience. ing money for the last India every year to visit Thunderstorm with rain. The The university taught us Now that we’re back we three years to re-visit MG their beloved University. maximum temperature will that friendship could be a can’t believe we were away University. “We will be “You could call it our be around 31 degree path for us to move for- for three years. The same here for a week. We are French romance with Celsius. ward. During our time on trees, the same chirping of spending time with the Mahatma Gandhi The play Doctor at Super Speciality by Sangeet Natak Akademi being staged at Museum the campus we were birds and faces of old trees, birds, nature and the University!” they laugh. Hall in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. —DC North Indian lobby trying to scuttle PAGE growth of Kerala sportspersons: Dronacharya K.P. Thomas City 3

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P.C. George should MGU to issue notice to SF colleges Corporation gets resign his ■ Several allegations of illegal pledging of land raised against some colleges chief whip nod for `10cr loan VINOD NEDUMUDY | DC ● four of the colleges St John’s College, post if he KOCHI, SEPT. 3 A probe against 10 SF colleges is against whom complaints Prakkanam and St Mary’s DC CORRESPONDENT thinks he is already on following complaints that were received. These are College, Perumbavoor. KOCHI, SEPT. 3 FINANCIAL | CRISIS The MG University is set they have either mortgaged their land SNGIST Engineering and The VNS College, ● humiliated to send letters to all SF col- for raising crores in loan or don’t have SNGIST Arts and Science Presentation College and In a temporary respite to the The state govern- in UDF leges asking them to pro- the required land. College, North Paravur; SNGIST Engineering city corporation, which has ment has given duce land documents for ● Presentation College, College are facing enquiry plunged into a deep finan- permission to take –– K.C. Joseph verification at the varsity The university has now learnt that the Puthenvelikkara, for allegedly pledging cial crisis, the state govern- a `10 cr loan to pay office within 15 days of number of such colleges is much higher. Ernakulam; Mar their land. ment has given permission PRD Minister arrears to receiving the notice. ● There are indications that the SF col- Gregorios Adbul Jaleel Meanwhile there are to take a `10 cr loan to pay A Syndicate sub-commit- Arts and Science College, indications that the SF col- arrears to contractors. With contractors. tee has made this recom- leges will come under the lens for not North Paravur and Kesari leges will come under the more than `25 cr due to IN BRIEF mendation and it will be adhering to AICTE stipulations on NRI Arts and Science College, lens for not adhering to them, the contractors had tory explanation to council- passed by the Syndicate admission and also for not giving AICTE North Paravur. AICTE stipulations on threatened to stop all works. lors why he has failed to con- soon. A probe against 10 salaries. The remaining colleges NRI admission and also During the council meet- vene the special council More stops for SF colleges is already on are Sree Narayana for not giving AICTE ing on Tuesday, mayor Tony meeting, scheduled for following complaints that have the required land. higher and it is high time College, Kedamangalam; salaries. SNGIST Chammany informed the September 4, to discuss the B’luru-Kochuveli they have either mort- The university has now they were reined in. VNS College of Arts and Engineering College is members about the govern- financial situation. The Kochi: The Bengaluru- gaged their land for rais- learnt that the number of The sub-committee has Science, Konni; Chinmaya already facing a probe in ment nod and read out the councillors have the consti- Kochuveli Express, the ing crores in loan or don’t such colleges is much completed inspection of Vidyapeeth, Ernakulam; this regard. government order. The tutional right to know tri-weekly that was converted Syndicate Bank will provide details of the financial posi- into a daily train from the loan on an assurance tion of the corporation,” he Wednesday, would have from the corporation that it said. additional stops at Chertala, DRYING | TAPS will repay the loan amount. Supporting his arguments, Ambalapuzha, Haripad and The bank had also asked for Adv N.A. Shafeeq, CPM Kayamkulam, Union minister a clearance from the state councillor said that it was a K.C. Venugopal said. Also the government to release the constitutional violation on Punalur-Guruvayur Express KWA gives funds. the part of the mayor. train would start operation Now, the road, drain, pub- Replying to the debate, Mr. from September 14. clean chit lic building and other civil Chammany explained that works may not be affected the meeting had to be post- Raid against blade as, a part of the dues of the poned as the deputy mayor, to LuLu contractors can be settled who is the finance commit- using the loan. tee chairperson, had asked mafia, 5 arrested Meanwhile, the mayor for more time to collect the Kochi: Five persons were held DC CORRESPONDENT faced stiff opposition from details of revenue income, from different parts of the city KOCHI, SEPT. 3 both the opposition council- expenditure and the current in a drive held against the lors and a section of the rul- financial situation. During blade mafia who lend money at An inspection conducted ing Congress ‘I’ members the council meeting, it was high rate of interest. The by the Kerala Water who alleged that Mr. decided that the special arrested were identified as C.F. Authority (KWA) has Chammany had failed to meeting would be convened Dominic (54), a native of Lissie given a clean chit to LuLu take effective measures to on September 23. Hospital Road, Kaloor, Tamil Mall, here, as it found resolve the financial crisis. Other issues debated in the Nadu natives Kuppuswamy that there was no water Initiating the discussion, council was the perennial (34), currently residing in connection for the mall. development committee water scarcity in west Kochi Kathrikadavu, Chinnaswamy The allegation was that chairman T.J. Vinod, an ‘I’ areas, lapses in implement- (23), now residing in Kakkanad, the mall was drawing group member, said that the ing JNNURM, KSUDP proj- Alakanswamy (30) and water from a KWA con- mayor was not serious about ects, misuse of corporation Jagdeesh (32). nection leading to drying the unprecedented financial vehicles and floor area up of taps in areas as far crisis of the civic body. “The relaxation for building con- as West Kochi. JOBY WELL DONE mayor should give a satisfac- structions. A team, headed by chief OTHER STORIES engineer A.K. Ramani inspected the storage tanks and records of the Joby Mathew, multiple gold medalist at the World Dwarf Games, with his son Jyothish at a reception organized HEARING ON ARAB MARRIAGE ANCHOR mall a couple of days ago. by the district sports council in Kochi on Tuesday. —DC The team also found that PETITIONS POSTPONED INSTALLATION the mall has its own sources of water includ- Kozhikode, Sept. 3: On her after one week of ing open wells, borewells Tuesday, the principal ses- marriage. After that the girl ON SEPT.10 and a daily intake of Clean sions court postponed con- filed a complaint accusing around 600 tanker lorry MVD to conduct safety sidering two petitions relat- Jasim’s relatives of sexual Kochi: K.M. School of Marine loads of water. ed to controversial Arab harassment and torture. Engineering of CUSAT will The mall is also using marriages, to Wednesday. The cases postponed were install a ship’s anchor in front reverse osmosis technolo- Kerala 2013 It may be recalled that the bail petition of three per- of the school administrative gy to treat one million police had registered a case sons, relatives of UAE building honouring all seafarers litres of water a day. audit on state highway against eleven persons, national Jasim Muhammed, on September 10 at 3.30pm. It According to KWA kicks off including relatives of the arrested in connection with will be performed by Paul sources, the chief engi- Kochi, Sept. 3: Over taken at the behest of nightmare. The private Kochi, Sept. 3: New Arab national Jasim the marriage and the antici- Antony, chairman, Cochin Port neer would submit a 150 mishaps in the first local MLA, S.Sharma. buses had threatened to trends in personal, domes- Muhammed, office bearers patory bail petition moved Trust. CUSAT vice-chancellor report on the findings to seven months of this Our goal is to identify go on a strike but with- tic, industrial and munici- of the orphanage and mid- by the office bearers of Dr Ramachandran Thekkdath the KWA managing direc- year claimed the lives of the danger spots and drew after the authori- pal cleaning and waste dlemen who facilitated the ‘Citizens’ Intellectual will preside over the function. tor. The inspection fol- around 20 people along recommend specific ties promised to take management was dis- marriage of Jasim Educational Social and The anchor which was donated lowed an order of the the narrow Vypeen- solutions like deploying immediate action. The cussed during a national Muhammed to a 17-year-old Cultural Organization’ by Port Trust for the benefit of water resources minister Munambam state high- traffic personnel, put- Njarackal police station seminar called ‘Clean girl. He divorced (CIESCO). —DC the maritime students of P.J. Joseph after allega- way. The roads here ting up signboards and alone recorded 80 Kerala 2013’, organised CUSAT, weighing around 6 tions by the CPM. were dug up over a year doing away with U- mishaps till July this here on Tuesday. tones is made of cast steel with CPM district secretary ago to facilitate a drink- turns,” said a MVD offi- year in which eight peo- More than 100 companies forged steel chain. This origi- Dinesh Mani had kicked ing water project. But cial. ple died,” said Vypeen and consultancies from nally belonged to a merchant up a row recently when they were never re-laid, Interestingly, the road Passengers Association across the country and ship having dead weight of he alleged that business says the data collected was dug up to facilitate president Francis abroad are attending the approximately one lakh tonnes. groups including LuLu by the Motor Vehicle an ambitious scheme to Chammany. three day event, supported Vivek Agarwal, general manag- Mall were drawing mil- Department. provide drinking water This is the second by Pollution Control er, Lakshadeep Development lions of litres of water Now the department to the parched region. such initiative by the Board, Suchitwa Mission Corporation Limited, will be every day from KWA lead- is all set to start a safety Even two months after MDV, which had recent- and Greater Cochin the guest of honour. Dr. A. ing to water scarcity even audit at the 13-km the pipeline works were ly completed a safety Development Authority. Ramachandran, registrar, V. J. in West Kochi. However, stretch to identify the over, no action was audit on the Ernakulam district Jose, Chief Mechanical he had later clarified that danger spots and take taken to re-lay the road. congested Varapuzha- panchayat president Engineer, Cochin Port Trust, he did not name LuLu remedial measures. “Driving through the Moothakunnam NH-17 Eldhose Kunnappilly, who Prof. (Dr.) K. A. Simon, Director, Mall. “The audit was under- stretch has become a stretch. —DC inaugurated the seminar, KMSME, Prof. N. G. Nair, said that waste course-in-charge, will speak on management should be the occasion. considered as a social Driver of activity and the young gen- eration should undertake RUPEE MAY it. killer bus According to experts par- ticipating in the seminar, HIT 75: ISAAC the debate on ‘Ideas, clean- Kozhikode: The exchange rate surrenders ing methods in waste and of Indian rupee is likely to hit water management’ would `75 against the US dollar by Kozhikode, Sept 3: The help bring about a compre- the end of this month if the bus driver Valkandi hensive change in the prevailing situation continues, Faisal, 35, a native of waste management sector said former finance minister Pullooni, Tirur, who was of the state. —DC Thomas Isaac, here on Tuesday. behind the wheel of ATA, Delivering a lecture on the fall the bus which took the of the rupee and the economic lives of eight members of situation in India, Isaac said a family in an accident on that the policies pursued by Friday, surrendered before the Union Government in Tirur Dy SP K.M. Saithali favour of global financial insti- on Tuesday at 10 am. tutions were the main reasons Produced at the for the present situation. The Parappanangadi court, role played by speculative Faisal has been remanded investors in currency trade and to judicial custody for 15 FIGHTING ALCOHOL currency futures was also days. Police will move a another reason for the steep petition seeking custody fall in the Indian currency, he of Faisal for detailed Artistes perform a street play in Kochi as part of a campaign organised by the added. questioning soon, it is KCBC's anti-liquor panel against the use of alcohol, on Tuesday. —DC learnt. —DC ‘Mithila and other murders not linked’ DC CORRESPONDENT Deputy Director of Ballistic ● M. Manesh, Ceylon Mohan took place on KOCHI, SEPT. 3 Division, Chennai. December 27, 2012 which The probe revealed that Mohan’s son was before the arrest of The Crime Branch probing the weapon used by the moved the court Santhosh Kumar. On inqu- the Mithila Mohan murder assailant was a 0.32 or simi- arguing that after iry it was also revealed that case, submitted before the lar kind of revolver. the arrest of during the year 2006, Ceylon Kerala High Court as ‘base- Special Government Mohan was not a gang mem- less’, the allegations that Pleader Sujith Mathew Jose Santhosh Kumar, ber of the second accused, those who were connected made the submissions on a Ceylon Mohan, an Pandian. Santhosh Kumar with the case were getting plea seeking a CBI probe alleged goon got never mentioned anything killed. into the case relating to the killed in suspi- about Ceylon Mohan, the The Crime Branch on murder of Mithila Mohan police further submitted. Tuesday told the court that in the light of reports that cious circum- The police said that Ceylon the four bullets which were those connected with the Mithila Mohan stances. Mohan was a sharp shooter recovered from the body of murder were dying under and he had been involved in Mithila Mohan at the time suspicious circumstances. Mohan, an alleged goon got had a vital role in the mur- many murder cases but he of the autopsy had been M. Manesh, Mohan’s son killed in suspicious circum- der of his father, the peti- was not an associate of sent to the FSL Chennai, for moved the court arguing stances. The deceased, as tioner submitted. Pandian, the second scientific examination as that after the arrest of confessed by the first The Crime Branch sub- accused in the Mithila per the directive of the Santhosh Kumar, Ceylon accused Santhosh Kumar, mitted that the murder of Mohan murder case. Jayasurya to play the lead role PAGE in the film Seconds directed by Aneesh Upasana State 4

DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 | KOCHI Govt. to initiate ■ Nurse believed divorce for her brother was difficult as long as his child lived a two-week- Bolgatty work to long special project to Aunt strangles boy to death start in a week eradicate DC CORRESPONDENT was difficult as long as Police said Vijayamma dengue fever KOTTAYAM, SEPT. 3 their child lived. smothered the child with DC CORRESPONDENT Vijayamma’s husband is the string of her churid- KOCHI, SEPT. 3 from TVM Preliminary investiga- a graphic designer in har. The ligature mark was tions into the murder of Mumbai. They have three seen in his neck. The Lulu Group led by Mr district Rahul, 10, at Neendur near children. Police ruled out any con- Yusuffali M.A. on Tuesday V.S. Sivakumar Ettumanur early on Earlier, she worked as a spiracy angle involving said it would start con- Health Minister Tuesday have revealed nurse in a hospital in more than one person in struction of the interna- that he was strangled by Dubai. On Monday, she the murder. tional convention centre his father’s sister because came from Mumbai to the “The exact reason for and a five-star hotel at of the strained relation- house where the child and the death will be known Bolgatty here within a ship of the boy’s parents, his grandparents were from the post-mortem week. IN BRIEF police said. staying. She reportedly report, the SI said. The `1,600-crore project Police has arrested Rahul Vijayamma slept in the same room of Vijayamma had confessed to be completed in two Yusuffali M.A. Vijayamma, 53, a nurse the child. that she was ready to go to phases has received all Revise teachers’ and the younger sister of legal divorce for Shaju, tion, told Deccan The boy went out at 1 jail. The body of Rahul, a clearances, project manag- ` Shaju, 56, the child’s who is in Dubai, police Chronicle that Vijayamma a.m. to answer nature’s sixth standard student, er Mr Prasad Kartha said. The 1000-crore curriculum: SCERT father, in connection with said. confessed that she had call and came back and was handed over to the “The `1,000- crore first first phase, being the murder. She mur- Mr T.R Jiju, SI of received legal advice that slept again. The murder relatives after post- phase, being executed by Thiruvananthapuram: The dered him to facilitate a Gandhinagar police sta- a divorce for her brother happened around 2. 45 a.m. mortem. British consultancy group being executed by British expert committee of the State WAT, will be completed in consultancy group WAT, Council of Educational 22 months. The draft plan will be completed in 22 Research and Training has rec- has been finalised. The con- months. The convention ommended changes in the cur- HoD POST | ROW vention centre will match centre will match the riculum for teachers’ education 44 teachers the Suntech International Suntech International in tune with the changes in Convention and Exhibition Convention and Exhibition school education. Centre in Singapore,” he Centre in Singapore, The expert committee appoint- selected for said in a statement. says Yusuffali ed by the SCERT and headed The five-star hotel and by former Vice-Chancellor of convention centre are Bolgatty land deal had Aligarh Muslim University to state award being set up in association prompted Mr Yusuffali to study school curriculum revi- Thiruvananthapuram, with world renowned hotel back out from the project. sion has said that teacher edu- Sept. 3: Education minis- group Grant Hyatt. However, he changed his cation institutions are not often ter Mr P.K. Abdu Rabb has Earlier, allegation of land stance later and said the linked with the school curricu- announced the state-level grab by the CPM against project, which would give lum. They follow a curriculum teachers’ awards which the Lulu Group and employment opportunities that does not match the will be distributed to 44 charges of violation of to thousands, will be exe- changing needs of the school teachers at a function to be lease condition in the cuted. curriculum, the committee MGU VC held at Sikshak Sadhan, noted. As the state govern- Kannur, on Thursday. ment has decided to make BEd The award winners for a two-year course, curriculum denies primary section TOMIN FOREIGN TRIP WITHOUT revision is needed. Lack of uni- Alappuzha: Jolly Thomas, fied curriculum for BEd is a Headmistress, CMSLPS, major hurdle for the uniformity charges Muhamma. PERMISSION, FINDS PROBE in the pre-service training. This DC KUDUMBASREE EXPERIENCE Kottayam: Rajeevu S.A., is the best time to intervene CORRESPONDENT Headmaster, Government MAY FACE HEAT for linking the school curricu- KOTTAYAM, SEPT. 3 UP School, Cheeranchira. ARJUN RAGHUNATH lum with teacher education Kalpataru Das (R), panchayati raj and parliamentary affairs minister of Odisha, trav- Idukki: Nazeema A.M., | DC system, the committee opined. MG University Vice- els with a Kudumbasree member at Edaikattuvayal in Kochi on Tuesday. The Government Tribal UPS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Chancellor Dr A.V. minister is on a visit to the state to study the functioning of Kudumbasree. —DC Kumily. George has denied Ernakulam: Sreenivasan SEPT. 3 St Thomas relics the allegation that he N.R., Headmaster, used the designation Government LPS, A departmental inquiry brought to Malabar of the head of the Kakkattupara, against IPS officer Mr department of the Kinginimattom. Tomin Thachankary has Kozhikode: The mortal remains Environmental ERC order likely to force Thrissur: James C.T., found that he had con- of St Thomas, one of the disci- Sciences at Central Drawing Teacher, St ducted the controversial ples of Jesus Christ, who is University, Kasargod, Thomas HSS, foreign trip in 2010 with- ordered on June 8 that believed to have brought to facilitate his selec- Thope,Thrissur. out obtaining government the departmental inquiry Christianity to Kerala, were tion as the VC and KSEB to cut down salaries High school section permission. The govern- against Mr Thachankary, brought to Malabar from St said he has with him Alappuzha: Nandakumar ment is likely to take dis- pending for about three Thomas Basilica at Ortona in the order which DC CORRESPONDENT ● The board has such drastic steps which S, Headmaster, TDHSS, ciplinary action against years, should be complet- Italy on Tuesday. The relic was appointed him as a THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, questioned the would ultimately end up in Thirumulabhagom. Mr Thachankary, who is ed within four months. received by Mar Remigiose faculty with the SEPT. 3 employee unrest and legal Kottayam: Reghunath K.P., now serving as Marketfed This seems to have Inchananiyil, bishop of Central University. methodology adopted hurdles,” a top source said. Drawing Teacher, St managing director. prompted speeding up of Thamarassery diocese, at the “This is a move to The KSEB will have to cut by the ERC to arrive Further, the salaries and Thomas HS, Kallara. The departmental the probe in a phased Kozhikode airport in the pres- oust me from the down salaries, pensions at the employee cost. wages are governed by bi- Idukki: Mathew T. inquiry was initiated on manner. ence of former bishop of the Vice-Chancellor post. and even lay off employees The ERC has not fac- lateral wage settlement Perumpanany, Headmaster, the basis of a recommen- Initially, he had applied diocese, Emeritus Mar Pol I hope the chief min- if the Electricity agreement entered into St Sebastian's HSS, dation of the ministry of for LTC from February Chittirapalli. The mortal ister will intervene in Regulatory Commission tored in inflation between the KSEB and trade Vazhithala. home affairs. ADGP 15, 2010 to March 20. remains were brought as part the issue,” he told insists on slashing the while calculating the unions as per the provisions Ernakulam: V.A. Joy, HSA, South-zone Mr A. Later, he requested that it of the ‘Year of faith’ pro- DC. He alleged that employee cost of the board. cost, the source said. of Industrial Dispute Act St Augustinone's High Hemachandran, who con- may be postponed for gramme announced by former the charges against In the Aggregate Revenue 1956. “KSEB cannot unilat- School, Kalloor. ducted the probe, handed April 3 to 9 for visiting Pope Benedict XVI, which will him were part of a Requirement furnished to cost at `1,803.81 crore, a 30 erally withdraw from the Thrissur: Maya K., over the report to the gov- Gangtok in Sikkim. This be celebrated from September move by the addition- the ERC by the board, the per cent reduction. wage settlement mutually SNHSS,Irinjalakuda. ernment recently stating was sanctioned by the 3 to November 17 to instil al chief secretary, total employee cost, includ- The KSEB argues that to agreed with trade unions,” Higher Secondary that there was a gross government on March 30. strong faith in the believers. higher education, Mr ing pension liabilities for limit employee cost at ERC’s the source said. Ernakulam: Varghese K.V., violation of LTC rules by However, he travelled to The relic will be taken to all the K.M. Abraham, sus- 2013-14, has been estimated level, it will have to curtail It is nearly impossible for Principal, St Joseph's HSS, Mr Thachankary. UAE, Muscat, Bahrain churches coming under the pended registrar of at `2551.50 crore. However, the DA, reduce pension pay- the board to reduce the Peruvanthanam. It is learnt that the and Kuwait from April 2 diocese of Thamarassery cover- the MG University, while approving the ARR, ments, bring down employee strength of its employees, Idukki: Jose K.J., HSST, departmental probe into to 12 without intimating ing Malappuram to Kasargod. Mr M.R. Unni and the ERC has disallowed a strength and also effect a cut especially the technical staff Government Model HSS, his suspicious meetings the government which Hundreds of believers from all syndicate members total amount of `747.69 on the revised pay granted to engaged in distribution busi- Nadavaramba, Fr Thomas in Qatar was still pend- amounted to serious vio- walks of life gathered at Mr George Varghese, crore from the employee the employees. “However, it ness, a group which accounts Jose, Principal, St Jerome ing. The central adminis- lation of the rules, said Malapuram St Thomas Forane Mr Satheesh cost projected by the KSEB is not possible for a public for more than 70 per cent of HSS, Vellayamkudi. trative tribunal had sources. Church where the relic was Kochuparampil, Mr and re-fixed the employee utility like KSEB to adopt the total employee strength. —DC brought. Narayana Kurup and Mr Jayakumar, for taking action against Cataract: NHRC Mr Unni. MEET AT CLIFF HOUSE “Since the case is in Cops ignore women’s panel orders notice to state the court, I will present the documents in the CYNTHIA CHANDRAN | DC Rosakutty DC had reported on August physically abusing me and New Delhi: NHRC has issued court and will prove No decision yet on THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, told DC that 8 about how SWC had taken my ailing grandmother for notice to the department of my credibility," he said. SEPT. 3 most of the into consideration a 19-year- property which my late father health and family welfare of He said he could say times the old studious girl’s act of cap- had given me, now they are Kerala on reports that four per- about the dates of his The State Women’s local police turing ill-treatment by her after our life threatening that sons lost their eyesight alleged- joining the Central probe against CM Commission’s judgments are stations mother and stepfather on her none can throw them out,” ly after undergoing cataract University after check- not always implemented by abide by the mobile phone. This led the the girl in tears told DC. surgery in Thrissur Medical ing the documents. DC CORRESPONDENT Wednesday’s the local police stations leav- Rosakutty ruling of the panel to rule that the perpe- The 39-year-old mother College. However, he didn’t THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, cabinet meet- ing the commission with lit- panel. trators have to move out from maintained that she had got A notice in this regard has been reply to a question SEPT. 3 ing. “We dis- tle power. Though the com- “There are at times when the girl’s house which is in an injunction order from issued to the Principal whether he had writ- cussed that mission had made a judg- the local police fall short of the name of her grandmoth- Nedumangadu Family Court Secretary, department of health ten to the Governor For the second consecutive 14 cases ment last month that a young our expectations. If this er. According to the girl, her that they need not move out and family welfare, Government seeking to remove from day, chief minister Mr which had girl’s mother and stepfather, particular girl’s woes were parents, who make a living until her mother gives five of Kerala to submit a report on his bio-data his earlier Oommen Chandy and UDF happened who have been ill-treating her not taken into considera- by manufacturing fire crack- cents of land in her name. the matter within four weeks, a position as the head of convener Mr P.P. Chandy during the and her grandparents, should tion by the Pangode police, ers illegally, are yet to move When DC got in touch National Human Rights the department of Thankachan held discus- LDF rule on be evicted from her home by she should have alerted the out from the house at with Pangode Sub-Inspector Commission release issued on environmental sci- sions with UDF allies at the solar scam should be August 30, the Pangode police SWC panel immediately. Vettuvila in Kallara at Mr Udaya Kumar, he said he Tuesday said. ences of the Central Cliff House on the terms of included in the judicial have not implemented it. Accordingly, we will take Pangode police station limits. was not aware of this par- The notice was issued after University, Kasargod. reference of the judicial probe. The remaining SWC chairperson Ms K. C. further action,” she said. “If my mother was earlier ticular case. the Commission took suo probe into the solar scam. issues will be discussed motu cognisance of a media This is a move UDF sources told DC that a only later and we hope that report that four persons, who consensus has been the other allies will revert had undergone cataract sur- to oust me from reached on the CM’s office by Wednesday,” he said. SUDHEERAN ATTENDS RAHUL MEET gery in Thrissur Medical the V-C post. I hope coming under the judicial KPCC president Mr Thiruvananthapuram, nonsense leader, was called MEMU maintenance College two weeks ago, lost the chief minister probe, but not on the CM Ramesh Chennithala told Sept. 3: Senior Congress to New Delhi. vision in their right eye. The will intervene in the coming under its purview. reporters that Mr Chandy leader Mr V. M. Sudheeran, According to Mr Commission observed that the issue, he told DC. On Monday, Mr Chandy had will take a final call on the who was called by Congress Sudheeran, there were shed in Kollam idling press report, if true, raised a He alleged that the informed five leaders of judicial probe and the vice-president Mr Rahul seven-eight leaders from serious issue of violation of charges against him the allies that he was will- Congress party will support Gandhi to New Delhi, attend- different states at the dis- right to health of the victims. were part of a move ing to face the judicial him wholeheartedly. KC (M) ed a brainstorming group cussions where the junior KRISHNA KUMAR K. E | DC Perambur, Erode and More than a dozen cataract by the additional inquiry along with his chairman Mr K.M. Mani session which dealt with Gandhi asked them about KOCHI, SEPT. 3 Palakkad,” railway sources surgeries were reportedly con- chief secretary, high- office. also attended the meeting, steps to improve the party their views on bringing the said. ducted at the Taluk hospital er education, Mr According to Mr but Muslim League leader functioning further. This is weaker sections among the The Kollam maintenance Divisional railway man- from July 22 to August 5 this K.M. Abraham and Thankachan, the issue is Mr P.K. Kunhalikutty was the second time in two weeks backward communities shed for MEMU rakes, must ager Mr Rajesh Agarwal year. —PTI others. not likely to be discussed in conspicuous by his absence. that Mr Sudheeran, a no- closer to Congress. —DC for introducing more too exuded confidence of Mainline Electrical commissioning the MEMU Multiple Units services in shed. “We’ve completed all the state, has been idling the work and the staff have IIIT | NEXT YEAR ■ State will provide land for institution; private partner will make investment for over a year despite the been posted. Now it’s up to work being over. the headquarters to give However, a major issue of the nod. We would like to posting the staff at the start it at the earliest,” he shed, largest in the region said. PPP model in edu sector to boost students’ employability with a length of 210 metres, Currently, all the four has been solved and it’s rakes of the K.P. SETHUNATH | DC The PPP model will ment made by the Union Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam. ic field required by the IT down to a nod from the Thiruvananthapuram divi- KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 3 human resource ministry. Tripura and Karnataka in The PPP model will help industry and there will be Chennai headquarters sion are being sent to help in promoting Under the model, the gov- the next academic year. in promoting academia- greater interface between before the shed is commis- Palakkad and Erode for After the public-private ernment will provide the According to the HRD min- industry partnership in teaching and industry,” the sioned. maintenance. The academia-industry partnership in infrastruc- land for setting up the pro- istry, five IIITs under the technical education as the ministry pointed out. “A total of 13 staff mem- Palakkad shed, commis- partnership in technical ture projects such as nation- posed educational institu- PPP model have already content of the syllabi will At present only one in bers, including one junior sioned on January 1, 2011, education as the content al highways, the education tion while the private part- begun in 2013-14 which be industry-aligned. The four graduates passing engineer, has been posted. is saturated given that the of the syllabi will be sector in the country is also ner will make the invest- included Chittoor in system is also expected to B.Tech is worth getting a This after the verdict of division already has three industry-aligned. set to adopt the PPP model ment. Other than in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Kota in vastly “improve the job, said the ministry quot- labour tribunal over the other MEMU rakes. at the national and state lev- be set up in Kerala in 2014- the Indian Institute of Rajasthan, Tiruchirappalli employability of the stu- ing a survey conducted by staff posting. The order is Another hurdle for the els. The Indian Institute of 15 will be on PPP model, Information Technology in Tamil Nadu, Vadodara in dents.” “There will be the Confederation of out and the staff will be new MEMU services is the Information Technology to according to an announce- will be set up in Himachal Gujarat and Guwahati in more research in the specif- Indian Industry. deputed here from availability of rakes. Rivals in states have PAGE got together to bail out Congress: Yechury Nation 5

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■ ‘Not PM’s direct responsibility’ If Coalgate Bid to take files have been Cong backs PM up pension misplaced, bill scuttled or kept New Delhi, Sept. 3: somewhere, on missing files An attempt to move for consideration the certainly New Delhi, Sept. 3: Coalgate files Pension Bill in the Lok action will Hitting back at BJP for its Sabha was scuttled on attack on Manmohan ● Prime Minster’s state- Tuesday as BJP and be taken Singh over the coal issue, ment in Parliament on Left created uproar, Congress on Tuesday said the issue of missing expressing dissatisfac- –– Sandeep Dikshit the files are not the direct Coalgate files on Tuesday tion over Prime Cong spokesperson responsibility of the led to an uproar in both Minister’s statement Prime Minister and it is Houses and stalling of on the missing files not for him to make clari- proceedings for rest of related to coal block ficatory comments in the day as the Opposition allocations. terms of where they were. expressed dissatisfaction Finance minister P. Party spokesperson Chidambaram rose twice Sandip Dikshit also said to move the Pension Dr Singh walked a long this CAG. CBI came much Fund Regulatory and IN BRIEF way “getting beyond the much later. Therefore any- Development Authority call of duty” and made a body making any com- Bill, 2011, which provides statement on the issue as ment that anybody was for establishment of an Woman held with demanded by the trying to hide something authority to promote old Opposition to save time in or keep something away is age income security by `45L gold at IGI the House due to disrup- completely wrong,” Mr developing pension tions. Dikshit said. funds, among others. New Delhi: A woman has “I think he made a great BJP leader M. Venkaiah However, on both occa- been arrested for allegedly AWARD FUNCTION show of statesmanship in Naidu earlier alleged the sions, he could not com- trying to smuggle in a gold the statement he made and government was trying to plete reading out the bar worth `45 lakh at the that should be appreciat- cover up the issue of miss- statement of objects and international airport here. MoS Shashi Tharoor, HRD minister M.M. Pallam Raju and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a meeting ed,” he said. ing files relating to coal reasons of the bill The woman, who hails from with National Awardee teachers in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI The Congress spokesper- block allocations. because the House was Delhi, was intercepted on son also rejected the con- Dr Singh’s statement in adjourned amid din. Saturday at the airport by tention that the files were Parliament on the issue on Opposition members custom officials after her deliberately misplaced. Tuesday led to an uproar created uproar as they arrival from Dubai. “On X- Uproar in “First of all, all these in both Houses and were dissatisfied over ray of her baggage some files were with the CAG. stalling of proceedings for PM Manmohan Singh’s suspicious image was India-UAE air pact The CAG has not made rest of the day as the statement over the miss- noticed inside a bag (she RS on quota any comment about any Opposition expressed dis- ing files related to coal was carrying) near the han- single page of these files satisfaction. They wanted block allocations. dle. On opening, one gold missing. When these files to seek more clarifications Leader of the Opposi- bar weighing 1,500 gram in govt jobs were reported to be miss- but were upset as the tion Sushma Swaraj was found concealed in gets Cabinet nod DC CORRESPONDENT ing, one of the officers of Prime Minister left soon wanted to speak on the between the metallic rim NEW DELHI, SEPT. 3 the CAG had said that after making the state- issue but since she was and the cloth of the bag SRIDHAR both the finance and these files are already ment in both Houses. disallowed, there was near handle,” customs offi- KUMARASWAMI I DC external affairs minis- BSP supremo Mayawati on with us. So if somebody Ms Dikshit said the major uproar forcing the cials said. — PTI NEW DELHI, SEPT. 3 ters, had said an enhance- Tuesday demanded early wants a copy, copies can be Prime Minister has made Chair to adjourn the ment in entitlements passage of a constitutional taken. the things extremely clear House at 2 pm till 3 pm The Union Cabinet on would be helpful in creat- amendment which promis- “So first of all had the in his statement and there and then for the day. The Tuesday finally cleared ing a favourable senti- es continued SC, ST and government been attempt- is hardly anything left in bill has been pending OTHER STORIES the India-UAE (Abu ment towards India in OBC quota in government ing to hide anything, it terms of questioning ever since it was intro- Dhabi) Bilateral Air Abu Dhabi. Perhaps it jobs and has been passed would have started with beyond that. — PTI duced in 2011. — PTI Services Agreement that was these factors that led by Rajya Sabha but is pend- Tunda in 5-day was inked in April this to the approval being ing in Lok Sabha. year and granted post- accorded by the Union The issue led to uproar in police custody facto approval for the ago. Those opposed to the Cabinet on Tuesday. Rajya Sabha with REACHING OUT agreement under which agreement had alleged The PMO had earlier Mayawati contending that New Delhi: Top Lashkar-e- there has been an astro- that the bilateral agree- formally made public the several states have already Tayyaba bomb expert Abdul nomical nearly four-fold ment was inked to facili- series of events that implemented the Supreme Karim Tunda was on seat entitlement-hike in tate the Jet-Etihad FDI made it clear that the Court order that had Govt to convene tripartite Tuesday remanded in five- the number of weekly deal but the government Prime Minister along struck down reservations. day police custody by a seats for designated car- had argued that the two with other senior minis- BSP MPs, led by their Delhi court after the police riers of the two countries were separate issues. ters had given the “in- party chief, continued agi- said he has to be interrogat- from 13,300 to nearly Civil aviation minister principle” approval that tating on the issue despite talks on Gorkhaland issue ed at length to unearth his 50,000 over a period of Ajit Singh had staunchly paved the way for India to Union law minister Kapil terror links. Tunda, who was three years. defended the nearly four- agree to the astronomical Sibal’s assurance that the New Delhi, Sept. 3: The Union home secretary people. “The home minis- today discharged from All Top government fold India-UAE bilateral India-UAE bilateral enti- policy on reservation in Centre on Tuesday prom- Anil Goswami will soon ter appealed to us to with- India Institute of Medical sources confirmed that entitlement hike on the tlement-hike. However, government jobs is in force ised to convene a tripar- hold the meeting with draw the agitation. Since Sciences (AIIMS) after the agreement had been grounds that it would the Prime Minister had in the states and that the tite meeting soon involv- chief secretary of West the government agreed to undergoing treatment, was cleared at a meeting of bring in badly-needed directed that the matter government has already ing West Bengal govern- Bengal and GJAC leaders GJAC’s demand for talks, produced before additional the Cabinet — chaired by FDI into India from cash- pertaining to the bilater- moved a review petition. ment and Gorkhaland to discuss the demand for we are ready to consider sessions judge (ASJ) Prime Minister rich Abu Dhabi and bene- als hike eventually be The BSP chief insisted on Joint Action Committee separate state. the appeal. GJAC will Dharmesh Sharma and the Manmohan Singh — on fit Indian passengers brought to the Cabinet the PM’s intervention, who (GJAC) to discuss the “I will also talk to the take a final decision,” special cell of Delhi police Tuesday evening. The respectively. for approval. was also present in the demand for Gorkhaland chief minister (Mamata Gorkhaland Joint Action sought five days custodial bilateral agreement — Commerce minister The PMO had revealed House during the ruckus. after which the agitators Banerjee) to discuss the Committee (GJAC) leader interrogation saying they that was inked on April Anand Sharma had also that the PM, in April this “The Supreme Court’s hinted at suspending issue,” Mr Shinde told Roshan Giri told need to quiz Tunda regard- 24 this year between the maintained that Abu year, had asked the order on striking down the their indefinite strike in reporters after the meet- reporters here. ing the source of oil which countries — had attract- Dhabi has one of the finance minister to hold a reservation has been dis- Darjeeling. ing. GJAC is a conglomerate was to be used for making ed huge controversy ear- largest “Sovereign meeting with the external cussed both in Lok Sabha Union home minister He also asked the agita- of eight pro-Gorkhaland improvised explosive device. lier, with some MPs Wealth Funds” in the affairs, commerce and and Rajya Sabha. But sev- Sushilkumar Shinde con- tors to withdraw their parties. The police said that during opposing it which had world and that it is in civil aviation ministers eral states have already veyed to a delegation of ongoing indefinite strike Mr Giri said they were the earlier custodial interro- prompted a detailed India’s interests to attract wherein these ministers implemented the order. I Gorkha leaders led by in Darjeeling and its ready to resolve the issue gation, Tunda had said he chronicling of facts on these funds to India. The decided that an additional demand the Prime Darjeeling MP and BJP adjoining areas as it was through negotiation. had procured the explosives the issue by the commerce minister, who entitlement be consid- Minister’s intervention,” leader Jaswant Singh that causing hardships to the — PTI from a shop in Tilak Bazaar Government a few weeks was supported in this by ered with the UAE. she said. in old Delhi. “Accused Abdul Karim is to be interrogated regarding the source of oil IN HIGH COURT procured by him which was SC ADVANCES CASE AGAINST recovered from the shop of Abdul Haq (Tunda’s broth- L. K. ADVANI, 19 OTHERS State contests er). The oil was to be used Surendran gives evidence for making IEDs. Advani and 19 others in "Moreover, a mobile phone BABRI CASE Babri Masjid case. order on KER containing more than 200 Pleading for early hear- contacts has been recovered New Delhi, Sept. 3: The ing, senior advocate P P DC CORRESPONDENT from his possession and he Supreme Court on Rao, appearing for CBI, against ACJM N. V. Raju KOCHI, SEPT 3 is also to be interrogated Tuesday preponed by submitted that the case vis-a-vis the contact about two months the was earlier directed to be DC CORRESPONDENT The state government details," the police said in its date of hearing in Babri listed in September for KOCHI, SEPT 3 has moved high court remand application. — PTI Masjid demolition case hearing but registry challenging a single against L.K. Advani and record says that the mat- BJP general secretary K Surendran on bench order directing 19 others after CBI plead- ter will be taken up by the Tuesday appeared before Vigilance the state to strictly com- ed for an early hearing apex court in December. Registrar of high Court and gave evi- ply with Kerala SC rejects pleas which was not opposed Senior advocate K.K. dence on his complaint against Education Rules (KER) by the senior BJP leader. Venugopal, appearing for Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate while grading higher against 2G orders A bench headed by Advani, also agreed to (Economic Offences) N V Raju in the secondary schools. Justice G.S. Singhvi, preponement of the solar case. A division bench of New Delhi: The Supreme before whom the matter hearing date. Mr Surendran had complained that the Chief Justice Manjula Court on Tuesday rejected was mentioned by the CBI had filed an appeal magistrate misused his position and Chellur and Justice K the pleas of the accused in CBI, passed the order in the apex court chal- allowed Saritha to confess in a closed Vinod Chandran consid- the 2G spectrum case seek- and preponed the case to lenging the verdicts of a court room. ered the plea and ing recall of its two orders first week of October special CBI court and the Surendran urged the registrar to probe adjourned the case to barring the high court from which was earlier listed Allahabad high court the phone calls of Raju and urged the September 6. hearing the matters arising for hearing in December. dropping conspiracy magistrate to monitor the calls made by The single judge had out of the scam. The case was filed by charge against Advani, N V Raju before and after considering ordered that while sanc- A bench comprising G.S. CBI challenging Kalyan Singh, Uma Solar case. Surendran also pointed out tioning higher second- Singhvi and K.S. Allahabad High Court’s Bharti, Vinay Katiyar that Saritha gave her deposition before a ary batches, the proce- Radhakrishnan said there verdict on dropping con- and Murli Manohar DySP ranking police officer and the dure contemplated in was no good ground for spiracy charge against Joshi. — PTI claims made by the state are wrong. Chapter V of Kerala recalling the orders of April Education Rules (KER) 11, 2011 and November 9, had to be strictly fol- 2012 restraining all other lowed. courts from entertaining any FUNDS: NHAI UP The government in its petition or application in Salim Raj challenges appeal argued that it the case. The bench dis- No rift in BJP over AGAINST STATE decided to sanction missed the petition, saying higher secondary batch- that the two orders were Kochi, Sept. 2: The National Highway es in 148 gram panchay- passed keeping in mind the order on call records Authority of India submitted before ats where there were no larger public interest Modi, says Rajnath high Court that the state govern- existing higher second- involved in the matter and DC CORRESPONDENT the court alleging that ment had not released funds for the ary schools either in the interest of the accused Pune, Sept. 3: BJP presi- committee meeting, alleged KOCHI, SEPT 3 Salim Raj misused his posi- development of Mannuthy- government or aided persons that there should dent Rajnath Singh on the Congress-led UPA gov- tion and was engaged in a Pannyankara stretch of NH 47 even sector. not be any impediment in Tuesday dismissed sugges- ernment had failed not only Suspended gunman of Chief land deal. after the centre allocated a substan- It was ordered to sanc- speedy trial. “We do not tions that fissures within on the economic front but Minister Oommen Chandy Government pleader sub- tial amount to it. tion higher secondary find basis to the contention the party was delaying the also on external and inter- Salim Raj has moved Kerala mitted that the government The NHAI made the submissions batches in eight north- of the parties against the much awaited announce- nal security as well as diplo- high Court challenging the will not rely upon the docu- while considering a plea seeking ern districts, starting two orders,” the bench said. ment of Narendra Modi’s macy. “This government is single bench order directing ments submitted before the immediate repair of the entire from Ernakulam to It further said seeing the name as its prime ministe- suffering from policy paral- the state to submit his tele- court. stretch of National Highway. Kasargod. magnitude of the case and rial candidate for the next ysis and looks helpless and phone records including the A division bench compris- The court asked the state to file an According to the state, the alleged involvement of year’s parliamentary elec- depressed in the absence of voice records. ing Chief Justice Manjula affidavit explaining the amount the Chapter V of KER was large number of people in tions. any vision and conviction,” The state government Chellur and Justice K Vinod state received and how much was not applicable to sanc- the scam, The announcement regard- the BJP president claimed. meanwhile submitted that Chandran recorded the utilised from the fund till date. tioning of higher sec- the order barring the high ing Modi will be made at an He said his party had the documents submitted statement and asked the Even though the land acquisition ondary school either in court from hearing any issue “appropriate time”, he played role of the principal before the court by the peti- state to file a memo before works were almost completed, the government sector or arising out of the 2G case said.Mr Rajnath, who was Opposition with responsi- tioners were not legible. the High court Registry. The authorities were not taking effective aided sector. was passed to prevent here to address the bility “as expected of us by The petitioners had moved court adjourned the matter. steps to complete the laying works. delay. — PTI Maharashtra BJP executive the people”. Prime Minister Manmohan PAGE Singh leaves today for G 20 summit at St. Petersburg Nation 6

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EXPLOSIVE EXPOSE GUJARAT ROW Autocracy is going on in the name of Vanzara drops letter bomb the agitation... It cannot be ■ Modi’s favourite quits IPS, accuses Gujarat government of betraying the police tolerated Excerpts from jailed IPS ENCOUNTER KING been proved good for government in such –– Mamata officer D.G. Vanzara’s res- Vanzara, who was Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorist nothing and has miser- cases. As the government Guv returns ignation letter in which he ably failed in protecting has failed in protecting Banerjee Suspended Gujarat Squad head, has been made accused in accuses Gujarat Chief IPS officer DG “fake” encounters of Samir Khan (Oct. 2002), its “loyal soldiers” who its encounter police, the- West Bengal CM on Minister Narendra Modi fought against cross-bor- re remains no one-sided Bill on GJM protests and his close aide Amit Vanzara, considered Sadiq Jamal (Jan. 2003), Ishrat Jehan and der terrorism at its obligation on my part to Shah of using and throw- close to Gujarat CM three others (June 2004), Sohrabuddin behest, while remaining protect the traitors sit- ing police officers. Narendra Modi, was Sheikh and his wife Kausar Bi (Nov. 2005) in the vanguard of war. ting in this government Lokayukta IN BRIEF known as an and Tulsi Prajapati (Dec. 2006) This immoral govern- who have almost pushed encounter specialist ment, therefore, by all patriotic and nationalist Ahmedabad, Sept. 3: “I most respectfully from his days as the Days before Prajapati Vanzara was first means, has forfeited its police officers into the “This is nothing but Tremors spark would like to submit and right to have a place in jaws of death.” mockery of the whole head of the Crime was killed, Vanzara arrested in April state that I, along with was transferred to the 2007 by the Gujarat Gandhinagar, the city “The logic is very sim- judicial process,” Gujarat panic in J&K my officers, stood beside Branch whose proud name is ple, i.e., the government Governor Kamla Beniwal Bhaderwah (J&K): An earth- this government like a Border Range Police, CID in connection associated with Mahatma and police officers are said, in stinging remarks quake of moderate intensity bulwark whenever it which has jurisdiction with the Sohrabuddin Gandhi, the tallest moral sailing in the same boat against the Narendra shook Kishtwar and Doda dis- faced an existential crisis over Banaskantha dis- encounter. He has leader of the world” and have to swim or sink Modi government as she tricts of Jammu and Kashmir in the past. When I, along trict where Prajapati been in jail since “Gujarat CID/Union together. No one should returned the new on Tuesday, triggering panic with my officers, have CBI had arrested me and try to outsmart the other Lokayukta Bill for recon- among people. The quake, been facing a similar cri- was killed. then. my officers in different and try to swim at the sideration by the legisla- measuring 4.4 on the Richter sis in my/our life/lives, it encounter cases, holding cost of the other, neither tive assembly. scale, jolted the region at 1.36 was expected of this gov- ●Vanzara is one of the top accused in the us responsible for carry- the government nor the Ms Beniwal, who has pm, Met officials said. The epi- ernment to reciprocate ing out alleged fake police officers. I would been locked in a protract- centre of the quake was 33 km and firmly stand beside Sohrabuddin, Ishrat and Sadiq Jamal case. He encounters. If that is like to state in the most ed turf battle with the north of Kishtwar and 75 km me and my officers with a was named in supplementary chargesheet in true, then the CBI investi- unambiguous words that Modi government over south of Kashmir. There were similar vigour and deter- Prajapati encounter case. His role is being gation officers of all the this government, appointment of Lokayu- no reports of any loss of life or mination, which to my investigated in Samir Khan case. four encounter cases of through the dirty tactics kta, had on Monday damage to property, officials utter shock and surprise, Sohrabuddin (Sheikh), of Shri Amitbhai Shah, is declined to give assent to said. People rushed out of their could not happen” political leaders of “MoS, Home (Amit and performed their Tulasiram (Prajapati), unfortunately managing the bill and returned it to homes as the quake struck. A “I realised that this gov- Gujarat by the CBI, all Shah) lost all credibility duties in compliance of Sadiq Jamal and Ishrat only for its own self so as the government for recon- tremor measuring 3.4 on the ernment was not only not efforts, legal and politi- and confidence vis-a-vis the conscious ploy of this Jahan have to arrest the to swim and continue to sideration by the House. Richter scale had hit the area interested in protecting cal, were made by this police officers and vice- government in the con- policy formulators also prosper in all directions, “I am of the view that on Sunday. us but it also has been government to ensure versa, which ignited the text of the following cir- as we, being field officers, while ditching the police the provisions of the clandestinely making all that none of us was “yadavasthali of fratrici- cumstances…” have simply implement- officers so as to sink and Gujarat Lokayukta Aayog efforts to keep me and my released on bail so as to dal police war” in “...When Gujarat was ed the conscious policy of allow them to die an Bill 2013 are detrimental SC recalls its officers in jail so as to prevent the investigation Gujarat, which was later burning under the infer- this government, which unnatural death by to the interest of public save its own skin from going from the hands of on exploited by the CBI, no of jihadi terrorism, I was inspiring, guiding drowning...” welfare and the state leg- verdict on CIC the CBI on the one hand the Gujarat CID to the opening the floodgates of used to get dozens of and monitoring our “I have to state in a nut- islature needs rethinking New Delhi: Admitting that it and gain political bene- Union CBI. The most politico-legal problems phone calls daily from actions from very close shell that this spineless on the issues mentioned committed a “mistake of law”, fits on the other. It is to heartless and shameful for this government on the biggies of quarters. By this reason- government of Gujarat, in the interest of the peo- the Supreme Court on Tuesday everybody’s knowledge act of betrayal on the one hand and involving Gandhinagar who proba- ing, I’m of the firm opin- which is valiant only in ple of Gujarat,” she said recalled its own order which that this government has part of this government “patriotic police officers” bly saw a saviour in ion that the place of this words otherwise coward in the seven-page note had directed that only sitting been reaping rich politi- was that when (IPS offi- in a number of encounter me/my officers, but, by government, instead of in deeds, and impotent in sent with the bill to the or retired high court chief jus- cal dividends, since the cers) Dinesh MN and cases on the other” the time I/my officers being in Gandhinangar, actions, has ceased to state government. tices or an apex court judge last 12 years, by keeping Narendra Amin got “I, therefore, would like outlived my/their utility should either be at Taloja command my allegiance, “This is nothing but the could head the central and the glow of encounter released by their own to categorically state in and were arrested by the Central Prison in Navi trust and loyalty. And mockery of the whole state information commissions. cases alive in the sky of individual efforts, it got the most unequivocal CID/CBI under the very Mumbai or at Sabarmati that is why this govern- judicial process,” she said “It was mistake of law. We Gujarat, while otherwise, their bails cancelled at words that the officers nose of this government, Central Prison in ment has no reason to in the note which casti- recall the directions,” a bench remaining in the low pro- the earliest opportunity and men of the Crime nobody bothered even to Ahmedabad” keep me continued in its gated the government for of justices A.K. Patnaik and file and indifferent to the and pushed them back Branch, ATS and Border formally ask us as to how “Mutual protection and service, nor have I a rea- flaws in the legislation. A.K. Sikri said while reading fate of jailed cops” behind the bars of Range, during the period we were! It is unbecom- reciprocal assistance is son to continue in the She termed the proce- out the operative portion of its “On the contrary, appre- Sabarmati Central of years between 2002 ing of this government the unwritten law betw- service of this governm- dure proposed in the bill judgement on a petition filed hending the arrest of Prison” and 2007, simply acted that it, in this regard, has een the police and the ent even for a single day.” for Lokayukta’s appoint- by the Centre seeking review of ment as “faulty”. — PTI its order of September 13, last year. The apex court had given a slew of directions pertaining to appointment of information commissioners in its order last year. Onion prices set Voter recording in SpiceJet billows smoke, all safe to come down Naga byelection New Delhi, Sept. 3: Andhra Pradesh and Kohima, Sept. 3: For the sion and district returning Tuticorin (TN): The Onion prices, which con- Karnataka has started first time in the country, a officer Mhumbemo Lotha. passengers of Chennai- tinues to rule at an unaf- arriving in the markets. high-tech voter recording Four additional companies Tuticorin SpiceJet flight had fordable level of Rs 60-70 Once the arrivals system (VVPAT) will be of paramilitary forces have a narrow escape on Tuesday per kg, are expected to increase the prices will used along with EVMs dur- been deployed in the con- after smoke emanated from cool down in the coming cool down in coming ing the by-election to stituency in addition to the one of its engines before days as new crop from days." Noksen Assembly con- Indian Reserve Battalion landing here, airport sources south India has started However, the difference stituency in Nagaland on and Nagaland Armed Police said. The flight with about hitting the market, the between the wholesale Wednesday. personnel, he said. 70 passengers on board left government said today. and retail price of onion Polling personnel and The bypoll is a straight Chennai around 7.30 am and Since the last one and is huge and retailers need interested voters were on contest between the ruling when it was about to land half months, retail price to sell keeping a limited Monday trained to operate Naga People’s Front (NPF) around 8.25 PM, smoke was of onion skyrocketed margin, he said on the FESTIVE SPIRIT the high-tech ‘Voter candidate C.M. Chang, also noticed from one of its upto Rs 80 per kg in most sidelines of an ICAR Verifiable Paper Audit Trail’ the state education minister, engines. The pilot landed parts of the country, event. system, according to and Congress nominee Lima the aircraft safely and fire affecting consumer budg- Karnataka and Andhra An artist gives final touches to the idols of Lord Ganesh ahead of the Ganesh Tuensang deputy commis- Onen Chang. — PTI tenders contained the et and forcing the govern- Pradesh together pro- Chaturthi festival in Karad, Maharashtra on Tuesday. — PTI smoke by spraying water ment to curb exports and duce in the range of 38-40 laced with foam at the air- allow imports. lakh tonnes in a year, craft. All the passengers Asked when the prices while the country's total TENDERS / NOTICES were safely disembarked, would ease, Agriculture output is estimated at airport sources said. Secretary Ashish 166.55 lakh tonnes in The Spicejet has cancelled Bahuguna said: "New 2012-13. Jaya writes to PM against the return flight from crop of onion from — PTI Tuticorin to Chennai. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has been informed Karnataka power projects about the incident and they SOCIAL MEDIA PICS AFFECT will investigate the matter, Chennai, Sept. 3: the river Cauvery were they said. Officials of the Tamil Nadu Chief to be constructed, she private airline were unavail- RISKY BEHAVIOUR IN TEENS Minister J. Jayalalithaa said, “..the proposed able for comments has written to Prime reservoirs near Meke- immediately. HEALTH MATTERS Minister Manmohan datu are new schemes Singh seeking his inter- not contemplated in the TEENAGERS WHO see vention and advice to final order of the friends smoking and Karnataka government Cauvery Water Disputes drinking alcohol in not to take up any Tribunal. Further, the JD(S) FLAYS photographs posted on schemes, including Cauvery Water Disputes social networking sites Southern California. hydro-electric projects, Tribunal prescribes the are more likely to “To our knowledge, in the Cauvery basin total quantity of water SIDDARAMAIAH indulge in such behav- this is the first study to without her state's con- to be used for consump- iour themselves, a new apply social network sent. Board is formed,” she tive use.” study suggests. analysis methods to ex- “I also request you to said in her letter, a copy “Therefore, this pro- FOR CHINA VISIT “Our study shows that amine how teenagers’ advice the Ministry of of which was made posal of Karnataka is Mangalore: Senior JD(S) leader adolescents can be activities on social net- Environment and available to the media on wholly illegal and is H.D. Kumaraswamy rapped influenced by their working sites influence Forests, Government of Tuesday. causing great alarm and Karnataka Chief Minister friends’ online pictures their smoking and alco- India, not to accord Referring to media apprehension in Tamil Siddaramaiah for his plans to to smoke or drink alco- hol use,” said Valente. clearance to any project reports of the Nadu, as it will affect the visit China next week at a time hol,” said Thomas W. The study was pub- by Karnataka in the Karnataka govern- natural flow of the river when farmers are suffering Valente, the study’s lished in the Journal of river Cauvery till a per- ment's plan to construct Cauvery considerably from damages caused by principal investigator Adolescent Health. manent monitoring a hydro power station at and will severely affect floods and drought. from the University of — Agencies mechanism viz., the Mekedatu for which the irrigation in Tamil “Siddaramaiah should meet Cauvery Management three reservoirs across Nadu,” she wrote. — PTI farmers affected by floods and drought in the state. There is no need for him to go to China ■ as we have all the opportuni- SNOOP | SCARE Government offices may communicate only on nic.in ties and resources in the state itself,” the for- mer CM told Ban likely on Gmail, Ymail for office use reporters here. Mr Kumara- New Delhi, Sept. 3: “We are working on an tion after the policy is swamy said it Wary of cyber snooping, email policy. The policy Snowden saga warned Centre implemented in about was really the government may ban will apply to all the ● The move assumes significance in light of the two months covering strange that use of email services like Central and state govern- fallout of the Snowden saga, which revealed that about five to six lakh neither the CM Gmail and Yahoo for offi- ment employees using the US intelligence agencies used a secret data- Central and state govern- nor his cabinet colleagues had cial communications so NIC. It will come out in mining programme to monitor worldwide Internet ment employees to use visited the flood-hit and as to safeguard its criti- about two months time,” data to spy on various countries, including India. the email service provid- drought-affected areas. Mr cal data. DEITY secretary J. ed by National Siddaramaiah is visiting China The department of elec- Satyanarayana said, yana said: “I won’t be yana refused to give deta- Informatics Centre (NIC). next week for three days to tronics and information when asked whether the able to spell out the spec- ils, officials said that the The development comes attract investment to the state. technology (DEITY) is government is drafting a ifics. But, in general, it is policy may make it mand- close on heels of con- The JD(S) leader said the CM is drafting a policy on email policy to check the use of to address the large amo- atory for government off- cerns being raised by a doing no better than the previ- usage in government e-mail services. unt of critical govern- ices to communicate only section in the govern- ous BJP regime to tackle flood offices and departments, When asked about the e- ment data and ways and on the nic.in platform. ment over use of email and drought situations in vari- which will be released in mail services that will be means to safeguard it.” The government will services, provided by for- ous parts of the state. — PTI two months. banned, Mr Satyanara- While Mr Satyanara- send a formal notifica- eign firms. — PTI Poet Allen Ginsberg is featured performing PAGE Buddhist prayers in the music video of Bob Dylan’s song Subterranean Homesick Blues Books 7

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PRINT ORDER The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Celebrating women Of love, sex Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood and poetry by David R. Montgomery Norton, £24.50 of substance This is a book about the clash husband. One of her children Pawar’s restrained style mangoes in the marketplace. His Margaret Mascarenhas of faith and reason over the appears to be dangerously ill mother, a humble mango seller, truth or otherwise of a cata- Karishma when her brother-in-law swoops of writing creates scenar- is subject to numerous taunts. strophic, world-shaping flood down to offer solace, a false cure, ios and memorable char- Except she is well able to defend Extract — and it doesn’t once mention Attari and shelter. All the while he acters with just a few herself against two drunken climate change. David attempts to cheat her of the little louts by boomeranging the Montgomery is a prize-winning she has. Eventually, the mother brushstrokes. It’s hard to shame they attempt to throw at A wise man once counselled me, “Never fall in love with a geology professor at the Uni- Review roars her grief and refusal out predict which way a her. “Indira spoke up firmly, lover.” Not that I followed his advice. Falling in love might versity of Washington, Seattle, in the form of an “ovi” or a situation will unfold since ‘Yes, yes. These are mangoes be a choice — to allow the heart to drive both body and spir- and he recounts the history of poem with instructional from a choli, but your mother’s it. But all who have risked it bear its scars... his discipline from Aristotle to ne might be ill messages, publicly shaming her her characters are unpre- choli. If you are so interested in — Margaret Mascarenhas plate tectonics, showing how advised to judge a brother-in-law and making him dictable and capable of checking them out, go and find geological thinking has always book by its cover, but slink away. surprising awareness your mother’s choli. Go.’” One A writer, editor, teacher and independent curator of been shaped by the great nar- Urmila Pawar’s col- The women in these stories even in destitution. can only imagine the terseness American and Indian origin, Margaret Mascarenhas is rative of Noah’s flood. It is a lection of short sto- have varying degrees of inde- of the original version, but Deo the author of the diasporic novel Skin and The Disappea- O keeps something of the spirit grand tale, and told with verve ries could not have come with a pendence or power. Not all of rance of Irene dos Santos. She was the founding director of and excitement. Montgomery more descriptive title. Mother them are in the vanguard of pro- alive in translation. The reluc- the Goa Centre for the Arts until last year, and is current- entertainingly surveys the Wit is entirely what the title gressives who fight battles aga- tant son who wished his mother ly archaeological and literary evi- promises; Pawar emerges, even inst caste or gender. The nearly his wife?” She must support her were more dignified like his on its advisory board. She is at present the founding dence for ancient floods, each in translation, as a writer of destitute mentally ill Kamali in idealistic husband who may more upper-class schoolteacher and co-director of the Blues Shores Prison Art Project at acclaimed, in turn, as “Noah’s”. pithy, down-to-earth prose with a “My People” has succumbed to pour all his efforts and finances learns a lesson in true grit. “He the Aguada Central Jail, Goa. She lives most of the year keen ear and eye for showcasing familial abuse and is reliant on into a caste battle, watch her realises his mother … had a in Goa. Although she has been writing poetry and sketch- the kind of practical wisdom the kindness of strangers. children starve and remain hard core inside her like the ing for 20 years as part of journalistic practice, Triage: that one associates with women Whereas the quietly determined under the threat of a good beat- seed inside the mango — hard, Casualties of Love and Sex is her first published collec- MaddAddam of substance. This is “woman- Nalini in “The Odd One” is a ing if she resists. Pawar uses strong and solid like a shell.” tion. An extract: ist” writing that celebrates the real working-class heroine who this story as she does many Regional writing does not easi- inner strength of the disenfran- will not fall for familial manipu- other to show how women are ly make its way into English He’s Just Not That Into Me chised woman. Whether its lation even if it means walking always second citizens even translations, and writing that by Margaret specifics are embedded in black, out on her husband when the among the repressed classes. illustrates the disempow- I met A in Madrid. I was rushing Atwood Muslim, or dalit and Buddhist chips are down. Veena Deo discusses in her erment of marginalised out Bloomsbury, experience, what this literature Put through unconscionable introductory note the difficul- societies has an even of the market with a red snapper for £18.99 has in common is the assertion tests not all can resist the pres- ties of transplanting into anoth- more uphill journey. Mother Wit dinner, of a sisterhood, which manifests sure imposed by a dominant er language the wry, often coarse is a step in the right direction when I tripped over the curb on the itself in stoicism in the face of patriarchy. Some, like the belea- humour and familiar tone that is when it comes to making region- road. A, The two opening volumes of oppression and a rejection of the guered mother of five daughters characteristic of Marathi spee- al literature more accessible. It a stranger who happened to be pass- Margaret Atwood’s trilogy, status quo. in “Pain”, may crumble under ch. In addition, Pawar’s use of is bound to attract academics ing titled Oryx and Crake (2003) Mother Wit is a collection of the pressure and give in to the language is not limited to one with its strong emphasis on at the time, caught me mid-air. With and The Year of the Flood stories spanning over two demands for a son no matter type of speaking voice. “…she caste, class and gender politics, his hands (2009), depict planet Earth after decades with protagonists that what the price she has to pay. moves effortlessly between rural but it has enough to offer the on my hips, he leapt, pirouetted humankind has been obliterated are deeply rooted in their Others like the schoolteacher’s and urban dialects and standard casual reader as well, since a across by a pandemic triggered by a milieu. Pawar draws on the wife in “Public Disgrace” seem Marathi. She uses a variety of story that has the capacity to the pavement, past the cars newly devised pharmaceutical experiences of generations of like a vehicle of irony, as the dialects (the Konkani of her surprise is what the short story waiting Margaret that arouses sexual rapture and Indian women keeping the scope narrator says, in one of the char- native Ratnagiri, her husband’s has always been about. at the crossroad, with me circling Mascarenhas, unti- retards ageing. A bio-engineered trained on the rural and urban acteristic asides that puts the Malvani and standard Marathi) him tled,ink on paper humanoid species, the Children landscapes of her native state wit in Mother Wit, “What kind of based on different contexts of Karishma Attari is a book crit- at shoulder level. At that moment, of Crake, however, survive: “free Maharashtra. What all of them activist ever pays attention to her stories, she captures local ic and writer living in Mumbai. I knew what it was to fly. He set me down from sexual jealousy, greed and have in common is the manner speech patterns effectively”. She is working on her neatly on the other side of the street. clothing”. Atwood’s teeming in which they are at the receiv- Since English is largely coming-of-age novel, I See You. I decided I would marry A and love him cast also includes bio-terrorists ing end of some kind of injus- homogenous, Deo meets the forever. Unfortunately (for me), A was gay. called MaddAddamites, an tice, whether at the hands of challenge by imitating as well as ecologically-minded cult called strangers or within their own she can the nuances of Pawar’s WE RECOMMEND Sandwiches and Platitudes God’s Gardeners and a families. Where they differ is writing and keeping to an malevolent tribe called the how far they allow earthy, conversational style. She Give me your heart, you said Painballers. “MaddAddam”, their dignity to be assailed, and italicises but keeps phonetically A Long Way and I will feed you with sandwiches Atwood promises, “does not where and how they draw battle translated words like “vedi”, or Home and soothing include any technologies or bio- lines. relationship titles like “tai” or by Saroo platitudes beings that do not already exist, Pawar’s brisk and restrained “dada”, or vocative particles like Brierley Give me your nights are not under style of writing creates scena- “arrey” or “aho” so that the Penguin, `399 and I will festoon them with ghosts construction, or are not rios and memorable characters translation is not robbed entire- and performing possible in theory.” with just a few brushstrokes. It ly of the original flavour. There circus is hard to predict which way a is a glossary at the end of the animals book, which explains meanings. hen five-year-old Saroo fell situation will unfold since her Wasleep in a local train, he Give me your hand The Interestings characters are unpredictable This makes it possible for every woke up in Kolkata, surrounded and I will lead you to a place where and capable of surprising awa- reader to enjoy a story like by unknown faces. Poor and illiter- only trolls and demons reness even when presented “Armour”, where the action ate, he knew neither his last name dwell with destitution. She keeps the turns on nor the name of the town he came Margaret Give me your spirit by Meg reader conscious of the most the play on words itself, without from. In a single night, he lost his Mascarenhas, Plague and I will show you a hundred ways entire family. But not hope. of doves,pencil on Wolitzer downtrodden woman’s sentience having too much explanation paper it can be broken or interruption in the story Adopted by an Australian couple Chatto, £16.99 and her right to revolt against and brought up in Tasmania, How’s that for entertainment? atrocities. The village woman in MOTHER WIT world. Saroo never forgot his mother, a “Mother” is watched by her In “Armour”, a young boy single parent. His joy knew no Eaten Alive Thick, sentimental and with a young child whose observations by Urmila Pawar Gaurya struggles to come to bounds when, 25 years later, he narrative bestriding four are of a broken-down woman terms with the vulgarity he has found her with the help of Cannibal lover translated by Veena Deo Google Earth. decades, Meg Wolitzer’s The prone to sudden and excessive ` just come to associate with his you began with the lips Interestings feels above all like a wailing on the loss of her Zubaan, 350 mother’s profession of selling eyelids earlobes Victorian novel, one which finds moving on to breasts itself as comfortable in our time you bit too hard as it would have been 150 years down down down ago. It’s an American story ruled sucking on a sacred slit by classic English themes. Fate, gobbling body parts bit by bit coincidence, class and envy are arms legs fingers toes what bind — and in some cases Musings of a schizoid mind back of neck and even nose disperse — the six central char- Then you threw the clean bones down acters. upon your plate with a clattering It begins in the mid-1970s, in sound Spirit-in-the-Woods, a summer woven into this are the events that The disjointed and ries of Tempke. To me the D.H. Sated, you began to snore Margaret camp for young people interest- have troubled her in her real life rambling style of Lawrence section seemed most So much free food Mascarenhas, unti- Nirupa tled, pencil on paper ed in the performing and visual in the past as well as the events storytelling, clearly hurried. The William Blake sec- Was it a bore? arts. Run by a couple of bohemi- Subramanyan she must confront now. tion, unfortunately, meanders, Here, I said, you forgot this part, ans, the camp is supposed to be She wants to find out, among adopted in keeping with moving away from Pari’s myster- and offered you a spoon of heart an approximation of utopia, or, many things, the reason behind the nature of Pari’s ies and memories. Unfortunate as one character remarks, the Review her mother’s suicide, the riddle of mind, is interesting at because it is actually the more Barren opposite of Lord of the Flies. a turkey that is killed before it can first but gets tedious interesting portion if you were to Here the six teenagers meet and become the Christmas dinner and read patiently through it, filled It is not your fault eventually label themselves “The ad Girls’ Love Song is has deeper questions on love. after a while. The with nuggets on his life and work, you are who you are Interestings” as a sarcastic one of those books that Rukmini’s writing is clear, inter- digressions start off as reflecting the amount of research a desert cactus tribute to their only will hook you with its spersed with some bits that stand interesting, but then and effort a work like this needs. thriving in inhospitable conditions out — Lawrence’s wife Frieda’s Therefore to me it is literary, But I have strayed with you half-joking hubris. Menticing blurb — liter- become too prolonged. ary history, detective story, voice is conveyed through a few yes; romance, perhaps; detective, too far romance, post-colonial fable. short but distinctive sections, and no, not really. The mysteries men- too long The book is a first-person a brief description of the apsaras where it almost has to be tioned early in the book are con- drinking dust The Red Road account by Pari, a “schizoid child- is particularly striking. There is a explained. The book does stretch stantly undermined by the ram- eating sand woman” from the mythical town tinge of humour too — a fine a bit. I found myself flipping bling, so much so that when the mesmerised by your mirage of Tempke. piece has Pari describing herself through parts of it because they narrative returns to the stumbling with blistering feet In her real life, Pari is the daugh- as a bat in Lawrence’s room and just didn’t hold my interest. At story of the turkey, it holds little over scorched earth by Denise Mina ter of the richest man in Tempke, thereby inspiring him to write the same time, the end seems interest. walking endless circles Riverhead sent off to the local convent Man and Bat. rushed. This book is a beautifully Margaret around you planted Orion, £12.99 school to board, after her mother The premise of the book is rea- The book is split broadly into painstaking result of an abiding Mascarenhas, unti- and holding your stupid barren kills herself. At school she discov- sonably uncommon. It reminded sections by poet. Section-wise, the love for literature and poetry. It is, tled,ink on paper ground ers literature in English, a lan- me, in its flip-flopping between Sylvia Plath part has a balanced however, a tough read if you don’t Denise Mina’s 11th crime novel, guage she is far more comfortable the real and imagined states, of mix of Pari’s conversations with share an equal amount of passion Funeral The Red Road, is one of her with than any Indian language. Rachel Ferguson’s The Brontës Sylvia and her piecemeal memo- for them, as the author does. To best, which is saying a good In her mind’s journeys, Pari is Went to Woolworths, but without me, exposed to these poets in We have mined hearts deal. Set in Glasgow, it marks another being, an angel or a bat, the frivolity of the earlier work. intermittent doses, it works par- The blood rubies the return of Detective her life intertwined with the lives I entered into both books with a tially, at best managing to revive are exhausted now Inspector Alex Morrow, mother of the poets and authors she dis- lot of expectations. Unfortunately, an interest in them. Our son is dead of twins, sister of a gangster covers in the school library — not all of them were quite met. The author acknowledges as and we have drowned and equipped with too many Sylvia Plath, William Blake and The narrative flits dizzyingly much — that this book needs all the swans with our tears sharp edges to prosper in her D.H. Lawrence. As she continues through time, mind state and “readers who are as crazily It is sticky, this residue career. She’s a key prosecution reading their works and starts geography — moving from the familiar with Plath, Blake and It smells of fermented flowers witness at the trial of Michael delving thereon into works about reality of playing with friends in Lawrence as the protagonist” to and hospital rooms Brown, one of the city’s nastier them, she starts imagining her- Tempke to a visit with Blake to get a sense of it. I would agree. There is no beauty in ashes criminals. The only trouble is, self in their lives. She converses see a tiger in London, back to the However, I do wish she had not The only music left to play Brown’s fingerprints have with them, encourages them, pro- reality of her psychiatric treat- mentioned in the acknow- is a dirge to the day ledgements an easy way out — turned up at the scene of ano- vides them a muse, or leaves with ment in England, to a meeting you stopped kissing my hands Margaret ther murder, committed while them messages — in her mind, with other angels and back to splitting the book into sections Mascarenhas, unti- he was in custody. In the hands she guides them towards their present-day reality in Tempke. It and offering the reader the option tled,pencil on paper of a lesser writer, the material greater achievements. breaks off a few times to digress of reading as per one’s interest. could easily have become She is the voice pushing them into history, hat-making and To me it feels that would result in overcomplicated and melodra- towards newer boundaries — in other such titbits. an incomplete understanding of Passive-Aggressive matic. But Mina makes it her head she takes Plath to the The resultant disjointed and Pari’s thoughts and doings. I entirely local Baba in Tempke, gives Blake rambling style of storytelling, would have preferred it if each We’ll be careful with each other, you said, convincing. She reminds the the idea of inventing the tech- clearly adopted in keeping with segment worked equally strongly but then you forgot to feed the unicorns reader that kindness takes nique of relief and inspires the nature of Pari’s mind, is inter- in pulling you closer towards I am not a thing unexpected forms and sprouts Lawrence out of his post-war esting at first but gets tedious MAD GIRLS’ LOVE SONG developing a deeper interest in or an area in unexpected places. On the malaise. after a while. The digressions the respective poets. I will not remain quietly in a corner by the wall way she plays havoc with the Over the course of the book, start off as interesting, but then by Rukmini Bhaya Nair Don’t take anything for granted: reader’s sympathies. Pari talks of these interactions, in become too prolonged; their link HarperCollins, `399 Nirupa Subramanyan wishes If you eat raw onions, you must move to the far side of the — The Spectator long and rambling detail, and to the story weakens to the point she lived in a bookstore bed MIND POWER MICHAEL PHELPS SOREN KIERKEGAARD PAGE You can’t put a limit on anything. The more Prayer does not change God, but 8 you dream, the farther you get. it changes him who prays Edit DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 | KOCHI

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Amid fuel hikes, let Sudhir Tailang govt set an example Here and Now very time the government announces an increase in the price of diesel and other fuels, the aam aadmi is told that “there is no free lunch”! Only, this lunch is getting more and more expensive, and, Eif petroleum minister M. Veerappa Moily had his way, citizens would also have had to suffer an 8 pm to 8 am fuel “curfew” with it. This last idea dreamt up by Mr Moily’s ministry has thankfully been shot down by the Prime Minister’s Office, but citizens’ woes have hardly ended. Travelling by air ahead of this Dussehra and Diwali is set to become pro- hibitively expensive with the oil companies hiking aviation fuel prices, that forms almost 50 per cent of an airline’s operating costs. ATF prices are up 22 per cent since July as, like petrol, it is deregulated. Petrol prices too were raised by `2.35/litre last weekend, along with diesel by 50 paise. But worse lies ahead. If Mr Moily has his way, a steep hike in diesel, and LETTERS perhaps even kerosene, is likely later this month, which will hit those not- so-well-off even harder. If successive governments had followed former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s goal of self-sufficiency in oil, India would- A GUILTY GODMAN? n’t have to be so helplessly dependent on petroleum imports (almost 80 per Bill without benefits It took two weeks for the cent) to fuel its economy. Today India is virtually hostage to the almost continuous crisis in the doned by their hus- available in law as it Jodhpur police to arrest Middle East, from where the bulk of our oil supplies come, and oil bands. When orders are lapses at the end of 18 self-styled godman importers are laughing all the way to the bank. On June 13, Mr Moily had passed in their favour, months. Soon after a claimed some lobbies didn’t want India to stop, or even reduce, oil imports. the husbands file divo- petition lapses, the party Asaram Bapu after he Besides bureaucratic delays, he said, “there are also other lobbies. They Flavia Agnes rce proceedings to spite desiring divorce can file was accused of sexually don’t want us to stop imports. There are some lobbies working on that. them. But under the pre- on the ground of mar- assaulting a 15-year-old Every minister is threatened many times.” But the government has inex- sent system, the hus- riage breakdown with- plicably remained silent and not followed up on this allegation, and insist- band has to prove cruel- out having to wait for a girl at his ashram on ed Mr Moily reveal the names of those who threatened him. It’s a fact that ty or desertion, which further period of one- August 15. He should many proposals are pending with the oil ministry. If even in the hands of the and-a-half years. Mr Moily is really serious, he should take up the case of every block held hough the Ma- rimonial home to the most astute lawyers is Second, even for have been arrested up for want of clearances and get them off the ground. This, of course, is rriage Laws wife’s name at the time not easy. It is at this obtaining divorce on “no within 24 hours of the for the long term. (Amendment) of divorce. stage that the woman fault ground”, evidence In the short term, state governments should be asked to cut taxes on Bill, 2010, pass- Even while puncturing gets an opportunity to would have to be led to complaint filed by the petrol and diesel, as these account for nearly 30-50 per cent of their sale ed by the Rajya holes in the bill, one negotiate for her eco- prove the three years victim’s father. Now that T separation. To make price. And conservation of petrol and diesel should first start with the gov- Sabha last week, granti- must admit that it is an nomic rights and a hus- Asaram is under arrest ernments at the Centre and states, which run the maximum number of ng some women a limit- improved version of the band, eager to obtain a matters worse, it allows cars. The foreign exchange saved may not be huge, but the example this ed right in their hus- earlier bill introduced divorce, may be willing a period of not more and his medical reports sets will be immense. Every litre saved counts for a country that is in dire band’s property, is a step unceremoniously in the to negotiate a lump sum than three months of and potency tests are straits. in the right direction, it Rajya Sabha in August financial settlement. But cohabitation in between. falls short of expecta- 2010 and later referred to if divorce becomes a cer- Third, in order to avail contrary to what he had tions. The right has been the Joint Select Commi- tainty, women will be of the provision of prop- claimed, it is beyond extended only to Hindu ttee. The urgency for the deprived of this negoti- erty division, the wife doubt that he is capable Soccer sets a new record women and those who 2010 bill was to rectify ating power and the would have to file a sepa- marry under the Special the harmful precedent state would then have to rate “petition” rather of committing the crime. ootball has moved its goalposts again with the 100-million euro trans- Marriage Act and whose set by a ruling of the step in and make a statu- than a simple “interim He should not be let off fer of Welshman Gareth Bale to Real Madrid. The football economy husbands have filed for Supreme Court which tory provision to make application”. easily. Fseems to have its own momentum, paying no heed to the recessionary divorce on the ground of concerned the daughter their lives financially And the most con- trend seen across Europe and the US since 2008. Spain was one of Europe’s marriage breakdown. of Sushil Kumar Shinde, secure. tentious issue — ade- Abdul Monim under-performing economies, seen in its 26.26 per cent unemployment rate What was needed was a the Union home minis- Rather unfortunately, quate provision to reme- Vashi (May 2013), which needed a bailout. separate statute (like the ter. The Supreme Court this dire need to protect dy the hardship caused The transfer at such a time for a record fee that surpassed what was paid Protection of Women had, in 2009, upheld the women was overlooked to the wife, would need MEDDLESOME U.S. for the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer out of Manchester United in 2009 has set from Domestic Violence ruling of the Bombay by the various law com- lengthy and elaborate tongues wagging. The Spanish sporting scenario is something else alto- Act) to protect the eco- high court which had set missions while recom- trial. If the couple could IF US President Barack Obama de- gether, with the rivalry between two super clubs FC Barcelona and Real nomic rights of all mar- aside an irregular di- mending the introduc- reach a consensus, they cides to use military might in Sy- Madrid CF probably egging on this move to rope in Bale, who can at best ried women and not just vorce granted by the tion of irretrievable bre- would have opted for a ria, he should surrender the Nobel be called a rising star. It’s quite another matter that his future as a of a privileged few, and family court of Mumbai akdown of marriage wi- divorce by mutual con- Peace Prize that he had received in Galactico may be strikingly different if the promise and improvement he that too through convo- under rather peculiar thin the Indian context, sent. The fact that it has 2009. The prestigious distinction is has shown in the past few seasons is any indication. luted clauses. circumstances, disre- though all countries reached a stage of invok- awarded to individuals who work As one of the richest professional sports worldwide outside the United The Marriage Laws garding the provisions which they mention in ing the ground of break- for the promotion of world peace. States, soccer has some magnetic attractions that makes the game a (Amendment) Bill is of law. So a bill was hasti- support of their recom- down of marriage is a With his country’s interference in unique sociological phenomenon, with plus and minus points. The unreal aimed at addressing two ly introduced, touted as a mendations have a prop- sure sign that it will lead Syria, Mr Obama is not only degra- salaries like the half-a-million dollars a week that Bale will get in his different concerns — “women friendly” bill as erty division clause at- to protracted litigation. ding the award, but is also putting new club are instant rewards of a system that has grown quite out of pro- making divorce easy it would make divorce tached to the breakdown The courts would then the lives of innocent Syrians at ri- portion to the reality of middle-class existence in the new world. But then and protecting the eco- easy for women despite clause. The first official have to determine what sk. The US has meddled enough in sport, as they say, is sport, an indefinable commodity quite unlike any- nomic rights of women, the fact that it did not mention of this provi- is “self acquired”, what the internal affairs of countries thing else. but succeeds in doing make any financial pro- sion is found only in the is ancestral and the like Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s time neither. To waive the visions to safeguard Report of the Joint Se- notional value of “heri- the US focused on its own prob- statutory six month their rights. Not surpris- lect Committee submit- table” property as com- lems. That alone would do the “cooling period” for ingly, the bill received ted to the Rajya Sabha in pared to other heirs and world a lot of good. DECCAN CHRONICLE securing a divorce by the support of men’s March 2011, after several use the living standard Akhilesh Rao mutual consent, when rights groups, which, in women’s groups made criteria to ascertain New Delhi T. VENKATRAM REDDY Chairman of the Board both parties desire it due itself, ought to have been written and oral deposi- undisclosed wealth — all to hardships caused to a warning signal. tions before it. this is a nightmare for LEARN FROM SENIORS A.T. JAYANTI O. THOMAS Proverbially, one swal- But the present bill has any trial court judge. Editor Printer & Publisher them, one did not need a major law reform. The low does not a summer several provisions whi- It would have been TENNIS PLAYERS Sania Mirza JOHN MARY family courts across the make. The need to ob- ch are counterproduc- simpler to declare that and Leander Paes should serve as Resident Editor country were routinely tain a quick divorce and tive. It stipulates that if all property acquired by an inspiration to younger players. 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yan Mahamoud, one of the laundering regulations — that it whitewashed mosques. with a penchant for Islamic funda- believes a certain national resigna- organisers of Hargeysa’s intends to close the accounts of hun- The Hargeysa Book Fair, now in its mentalism has massive knock-on tion has finally set in, coupled with a International Book Fair, dreds of money transfer businesses sixth year, tracks that trend. Each effects. Take major infrastructure determination to just get on with it. Ahas all the girly vulnerabili- which are the only financial link year the fair attracts more writers projects. Ethiopia would dearly like “There was a time when we thought ty of a factory-tested steel girder. So between diaspora families and rela- and bigger sponsors. They came to make more aggressive use of recognition was our sole problem. it was disconcerting when, having tives at home. Somaliland has no from Nigeria, Djibouti, Kenya, Italy Somaliland’s Berbera port. It has Now, without surrendering our Michela called to the stage the Western writ- banks, and even NGOs like Oxfam and the UK this time. The British built a modern, high-speed road all demand for sovereignty one single ers attending in the teeth of strict use money transfer companies to ambassador to Somalia was a sur- the way to their mutual border, but bit, we know that there are other pri- Wrong travel warnings, she burst into pay their staff. “We get $400 million a prise guest, turning up for the open- Somaliland’s government, cut off orities, like building the economy of tears. “I’m sorry. It’s just so hard year in remittances. It supports fam- ing ceremony flanked by sweating from international credit because of this country.” when the whole world is against ilies, but it also subsidises most new bodyguards. His presence under- its unofficial status, has so far been Last weekend, that pragmatism you,” she sobbed. construction and pays for imports,” lined the essential hypocrisy of the unable to upgrade its side. was on display as President Ahmed The word “beleaguered” constant- Ali Said Shire, Somaliland’s minis- international community’s position And then there’s the little matter of Mahamoud Silanyo, flanked by ly comes to mind when visiting ter of planning, told me. “If that on Somaliland. Having lavished those travel warnings. Type flower-garlanded police ponies, re- Somaliland, a country that doesn’t stops, we’re in big trouble.” He decades of funding and diplomatic “Somaliland” into the Foreign Office opened Hargeysa’s international air- Letter from officially exist. For the past 22 years, should know. He used to work for effort on dysfunctional governments Travel Advisory website and you get port. Near the newly tarmacked run- this former British protectorate has one of the biggest money transfer which failed to unite the country zero hits, of course. Look up way lie the metal corpses of the Migs waited for the world to notice that, companies. from Mogadishu, donors are reluc- “Somalia” and it tells you to stay which once rained horror down on in contrast to its unstable southern Somaliland isn’t the only country tant to undermine their work. It well clear, citing a “high threat from the valley below. There were very Somaliland neighbour — the Somalia of war- in the Red Sea which will be hard hit should not be for outsiders, they terrorism, including kidnapping”. few white faces in the audience, but lords, Black Hawk Down and Al if Barclays sees its promise through, argue, to call time on post-colonial It would be naive to underplay the the launch in a flag-festooned Shabaab repute — it is peaceful, self- but the move feels cruelly timed borders. The breakaway state of threat posed by Al Shabaab, given hangar was a moment for ululation, regulating and democratic. Surely given what is happening in the coun- Somaliland must first be recognised the organisation’s proximity, but the self-congratulation and laughter, the penny would drop, locals told try. In the breezy capital of by its peers in the African Union, not last major terrorist incident was in with local comedians performing a themselves, and once Somaliland’s Hargeysa, the lobbies of the two an organisation known for swift 2008. Determined to prevent a series of skits on the theme of devel- nationhood was recognised, the gov- main hotels are abuzz with action. repeat, the government assigns opment. To quote the movie: build it ernment would be able to access the Somalilanders returning from In fact, donors do support armed escorts to foreign visitors and they will come. kind of World Bank and IMF loans Sweden, Canada, Britain and Italy. Somaliland. Britain and Denmark who venture outside the capital. needed to rebuild an infrastructure Many are using their holidays to back a $55 million Somaliland Despite such nannying, tourists are The writer is the author of It’s Our shattered by civil war. reconnect with their roots, but more Development Fund, which is as close such a rare sight on the streets of the Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Instead, after a series of snubs, and more are coming to invest and to to budget support as it’s possible to capital that residents come up to say Whistleblower and In the Footsteps they recently received a kick to the stay. Private gyms, glass-fronted get without recognising a govern- hello, invite you to take pictures and of Mr Kurtz crotch, with the announcement by multi-storey offices and modern ment. But being viewed by the world ask for your impressions so far. By arrangement with Barclays — fretting over money- cafés are springing up next to the as a sliver of a violence-addled state Businessman Mohammed Yusef the Spectator Word SPY

NEUROTHEOLOGY GURGITATOR PAGE The scientific study of religious A person who competes Oped 9 or spiritual feelings in eating contests DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 | KOCHI The Food Galloping: Mixing fun with danger

hat is the point of which they said was what they As her horse galloped into the Spin Bill living in a free coun- would call a gallop. distance, stirrups and loose try if you cannot do When we got to the really reins flying, we all dismounted The silence on production Melissa Wdangerous things wide sand track at Wisley, whi- and stood looking down at her, makes many people feel that every now and again? I enjoy ch we call “The A3 Dash” beca- hoping she would twitch. As the Food Security Bill could Kite galloping. There, I’ve said it. use of its proximity to that par- the newbies looked aghast, she increase India’s import Luckily, the girlfriends I ride ticular road — and because, stirred slightly and said, Vandana Shiva dependency in food. We are with enjoy galloping too. As we depending on traffic, we some- “Where am I?” She was grin- already spending thousands are all safely in the bracket times go as fast as some of the ning, stupidly. of crores in importing and known as “middle aged”, this cars on it — we had to divide “Don’t move.” I said. subsidising pulses and edi- scandalises the world but we into groups. “Are we out on a hack?” she ble oils. don’t care. The youngsters elected to go chuckled, struggling to her feet Until the Green Revolu- Our proudest moment was first, so they could do a stately and staggering around smiling. he current sion of price control mecha- tion, India was the biggest when a farmer ran from his canter, unharassed by the “Don’t move. I think you’re debate on nisms of the Essential producer and exporter of house shouting: “There’s a load lunatic oldies who waited until concussed.” the Food Se- Commodities Act. Also, the oilseeds and pulses. The Gr- of old women galloping around they had got to the top and then “Where am I? Where’s my curity Bill, polarisation between mar- een Revolution based on rice my field!” let rip and tore up the track like horse?” due to ket prices and ration shop and wheat destroyed our This behaviour has its risks, the Kentucky Derby. Ingrid was galloping after become an prices promoted leakages self-reliance in pulses and of course. The other day, for They stood at the top watch- him. act soon, is from the PDS. oilseeds, and globalisation example, my friend Sarah fell ing in horror as we approached “We’re catching him now. based on That is why the Right to and liberalisation of food off her horse. It furthered our in a dust cloud, Ingrid in front Don’t worry.” mythsT on both sides. The Food movement and many trade has only made it reputation for geriatric silli- by a length and Sarah and I “Where’s my horse?” Congress-led United Progre- political parties have been worse. We need to introduce ness considerably because we spitting mud and wiping bits of “We’re catching him.” ssive Alliance government calling for a Universal tariffs on imports of edible had taken out with us two sand out of our eyes. “Have I fallen off?” is propagating the myth that Public Food System, to oils and pulses, both to give young girls from the stable On the home stretch, we “Yes. You’ve fallen off.” it is the largest anti-poverty, reduce the cost burden and our farmers a level playing yard who evidently thought stopped to decide where we “Where’s my horse?” anti-hunger programme corruption. field and to reduce our trade that because we were, relative- would have one last canter. The It went on like that for half an ever introduced anywhere The Prime Minister keeps and budget ly speaking, old fogeys it would youngsters were behind so I hour until we got back to the in the world. It is being repeating that he will con- deficits. Ingrid flew off in front. be a safe, sensible ride. turned to Ingrid and Sarah and road and put her in a car to called Congress president tinue with “reforms”. The single most important Then Sarah’s horse hit I did try to warn them. Before said, “Look, we’ve managed to take her to A&E. Five hours la- Sonia Gandhi’s dream pro- However, both the food cri- step in strengthening food a tree root, which, to we approached the sand track get them almost home in one ter she was pronounced unhar- ject and is being projected as sis and the economic crisis security is securing farm- be fair, was bad luck where we do our first gallop, I piece. Let’s cut our losses and med. “You were talking gibber- a miracle solution to the are results of the so-called ers’ livelihoods by liberating looked behind and said, “Any do the short route back.” ish,” I told her. “I bet my hus- agrarian crisis as well as the reforms introduced in 1991. farmers from costly inputs and nothing to do with minute now, girls, Ingrid will We looked behind and band told the doctors that was food crisis. More people are denied the and the debt trap. This is speed. Over it went and take off and you won’t see her informed them which track we normal.” “He did, actually.” On the other hand, eco- right to food because the what is making agriculture as both horse and rider for dust. If your horses are like- were about to canter. They nod- Not everyone saw the funny nomic pundits are blaming livelihoods of small and unviable for farmers. landed in a heap you ly to bolt after her, and if you ded, gulping. Ingrid flew off in side, however. Back at the sta- the Food Security Bill for marginal farmers are being Lowering production costs don’t want to gallop flat out, front. Then Sarah’s horse hit a ble yard, the two youngsters the falling rupee and the eco- destroyed in the name of through ecological agricul- couldn’t tell if the horse you need to get ready to hang tree root, which, to be fair, was declared that while they had nomic emergency the coun- “reforms” in the agriculture ture does not just improve had rolled on Sarah on to them.” bad luck and nothing to do with had an exciting hack, they try is facing. The pundits sector, i.e. corporate seeds, farmers’ lives, it also and she was dead. “Oh, don’t worry about us,” speed. Over it went and as both didn’t think they would be rid- have got it wrong because chemical inputs and corpo- improves the health and fer- they both chimed. “We’re very horse and rider landed in a ing with us again. they have treated the spin rate procurement instead of tility of the soil, thus experienced riders.” heap you couldn’t tell if the about the Food Security Bill public procurement. The strengthening the ecological “Well, I’ve warned you,” I horse had rolled on Sarah and By arrangement with as the reality. result is debt, hunger and foundation for food security. said, before turning back ro- she was dead. the Spectator The spin is that it is all new suicides. Every fourth Indi- Most importantly, it can und. A second later we hit the and, therefore, by implica- an today is a victim of hun- help in getting rid of the sand track and a great cloud of tion, it introduces a new ger. And half the hungry are `150,000 crore subsidy given sand went up as Ingrid’s Arab burden of food subsidies for chemical fertilisers and shot off like you-know-what amounting to trillions of The livelihoods of non-renewable corporate from the proverbial shovel. My rupees. The reality, howev- small and marginal seeds. With the falling friend Sarah’s horse scrambled er, is that it is old wine in a rupee, this subsidy burden after her and my mare Gracie new bottle. As minister of farmers are being is bound to increase. That is shot a few feet into the air with state for consumer affairs, destroyed in the why the current economic her usual mixture of excite- food and public distribution name of reforms… crisis makes a shift to eco- ment and fury at being last and K.V. Thomas clarified in the Every fourth logical/organic farming, galloped off on their tail. Rajya Sabha on Monday, all which does not need pur- I looked behind after a few that the Food Security Bill Indian is a victim chased external inputs, an seconds and the two 20-some- does is bundle existing of hunger. And half imperative. things were miles back hang- schemes for public feeding the hungry are The death of 23 children in ing on to their reins. and presents them as one farmers who cannot Bihar in July due to pesti- After we stopped and they big, new scheme. According cide poisoning in midday caught up with us, panting, one to him, the additional finan- eat what they grow. meal is a wake-up call to the of them said, “I thought you we- cial burden is only `10,000 nation to fix the food system. re joking. I mean I didn’t think crore per annum. farmers who are growing A careless food system you were serious. I mean…” It is also not the largest agricultural produce but threatens the Earth and the “That’s the way we roll,” I scheme ever in terms of cov- cannot eat what they grow, lives of our people. Money said, shrugging. After the first erage. In fact, the universal either because they are cannot compensate for the gallop, we did a trot which they public distribution system growing cash crops like cot- harm done by callousness, proclaimed as fast as their can- (PDS) that we had until 1991 ton, or because they are carelessness and corrup- ter and then we did a canter had 100 per cent coverage. growing rice, wheat, corn, tion. We need to cultivate And it cost us less. The cost with high input costs for respect for the soil that feeds of the PDS was `25,000 crore. which they borrow, and us, the hands that feed us. It was dismantled allegedly must sell their produce to On October 16, World Food his disciple. Prince Dara Shikoh the declaration which affirms under pressure from the pay off the debt for seeds and Day, let us recognise our was amongst the devotees of Prophet Muhammad as the mes- World Bank and Interna- chemicals. annadatas — our kisans and Sarmad. senger of Allah. A board of qazis tional Monetary Fund dur- That is why lowering the the men and women who A popular story about Sarmad called by emperor Aurangzeb ing the 1991 structural ad- cost of production and cook in our homes and com- Sadia relates to the Friday prayers at the asked Sarmad why he did not justments called the “eco- increasing the livelihood munities. They are the real Jama Masjid. Once Sarmad stood recite the full sentence, accusing nomic reforms” on grounds security of small and mar- food heroes. On them rests Dehlvi naked, apart from the crowd, for him of heresy. Sarmad replied, “I that a targeted PDS would ginal farmers must be the the food security of the the congregational prayers. am so engrossed in negation that I reduce the subsidy burden. first step to create real food nation, today and in the Halfway during the prayers, have not yet reached the spiritual The PDS became the “target- security. However, the Food future. Sarmad accused the Imam leading station of affirmation.” ed PDS”. Fewer people were Security Bill is totally silent Sarmad: The the prayers saying, “Whatever is Aurangzeb had Sarmad executed served. However, the sub- on production, procurement The writer is the executive your intent is under my feet.” As a in 1660, near Jama Masjid. sidy went up to more than and farmers’ livelihood and director of the fearless Sufi result of the blasphemous accusa- According to legend, Sarmad held `60,000 crore instead of com- food rights. This, in my Navdanya Trust tion, Sarmad faced a court inquiry his decapitated head after being ing down. The increased view, is its biggest failing. where he said, “While praying the executed, reciting the full declara- cost for serving fewer people often visit the dargah of Imam was thinking of how to raise tion of faith. It is widely believed was because of two reasons. Sarmad Shaheed, the most money for his daughter’s wedding. that Sarmad’s wrath would have One was the huge adminis- Ifamous majzub, intoxicated The wealth he seeks was under my destroyed Delhi had his spiritual trative burden of identify- Sufi of India, on the steps of Jama feet.” The Imam is believed to have mentor, Hare Bhare Sahab, not ing, issuing and managing Masjid. Sarmad’s dargah is paint- confessed that he was indeed intervened and calmed the Sufi’s blue cards, yellow cards, ed in red signifying his fury and thinking of money while praying. fury. Among the literary works pink cards… (this also martyrdom, while the adjoining Later, a treasure was found under attributed to Sarmad Shaheed are became the basis for politi- dargah of his mentor Hare Bhare the spot where Sarmad stood. a collection of 22 letters — cal favours and corruption Sahab is painted in green, signify- Sarmad used to walk around “Rukaat-e-Sarmad” and in the issuing of ration ing calm. wearing only a loin cloth. There “Rubaiyyat-e-Sarmad”. One of cards). Second, the trim- An Armenian Jew, Sarmad are many legends surrounding his Sarmad’s own verses prophesises ming of a universal PDS to a embraced Islam and changed his execution. According to one, his execution: Sadia Dehlvi is a Delhi- “targeted PDS” created a name to Mohammed Said. A trader Sarmad would recite just the first “It is a long time since and the based writer and author huge gap between market from Persia, Sarmad arrived in part of the Muslim declaration of fame of Mansur has became an old of Sufism: The Heart of prices and ration shop Delhi in 1654. He stayed with faith, “La illa ha illallah”, mean- relic Islam. She can be prices. “Targeted PDS” Khwaja Syed Abul Qasim Hare ing there is no god but God, and I will exhibit with my head the gal- contacted at sadiafeed- increased the quantum of Bhare, a Qadri Sufi, and became would not recite the latter part of low and the cord.” [email protected] subsidies, leading to the ero-

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Microsoft will spend $5 FII NET BUY: Windows Phone software, have entered into an agreement to purchase 32,000 Nokia employees will a withered Nokia col- WNokia’s Devices & Services business, which transfer to Microsoft, including 4,700 billion on the phone-making Enthused by the growing $76.19m on (Sept. 2) lapsed into the arms of the includes their smartphone and mobile phone business- people in Finland. unit, and $2.17 billion on licens- clamour for developing FOREIGN CURRENCY ASSETS: US software giant, agree- es, their award-winning design team, manufacturing ing Nokia’s patents. domestic electronics ma- ing to sell its main hand- and assembly facilities around the world, and teams Nokia CEO Microsoft’s Julie nufacturing sector, $250,482.5m (Aug. 23) set business for about $7.2 devoted to operations, sales, marketing and support. Stephen Elop, Larson-Green will Flex-tronics India, an INFLATION: billion. For Microsoft, this is a bold step into the future and who previously continue to work electronics manufactur- 5.79% in July Nokia, which will con- the next big phase of the transformation we announced served as an on the Xbox One ing services (EMS) tinue as a maker of net- on July 11. We are very excited about the proposal to executive at and Surface provider, is hopeful working equipment and bring the best mobile device efforts of Microsoft and of turning its Indian holder of patents, was Nokia together. Microsoft, will devices, but production unit into BIZ BRIEF once the world’s dominant Our Windows Phone partnership over the past two return to the will join a high performing handset manufacturer but and half years has yielded incredible tech giant, to Elop’s team centre in the next few MTNL aims to be was long since overtaken work — the stunning Lumia 1020 head phone- once the years. by Apple and Samsung in is a great example. making division. deal closes. The company claims to the highly competitive Now, is the time (for have been approached by profitable in 4 yrs market for more powerful us) to build on this Nokia will retain its patent port- various global vendors New Delhi: Loss-making state- smartphones. momentum and folio, but will give Microsoft a who have evinced inter- run telecom firm MTNL has Nokia’s Canadian boss accelerate our 10-year license to its patents. est in getting into India’s prepared a detailed roadmap, Stephen Elop, who ran share and hi-tech electronic manu- which suggests lowering of Microsoft’s business soft- profits in Nokia shareholders are expect- Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer facturing sector in the debt burden and annual invest- ware division before mobile pho- ed to vote on the deal in a gen- (left) with Nokia’s chairman wake of the government’s ment of `500 crore among jumping to Nokia in 2010, nes. eral meeting on November 19. of board Risto Siilasmaa. announcement of the other things, to make the com- will now return to the US — Steve National Policy on pany profitable by 2017-18. firm as head of its mobile LARGEST TECH DEALS In May 2012, Electronics. “We have chalked out our plan devices business. Undervalued deal? Nokia trivia Google closed its “We have been and expect to become prof- He is being discussed as deal with Motorola approached by a host of itable again by 2018. As per a possible replacement for The acquisition is companies in the automo- our estimate, we need to invest Microsoft’s retiring CEO highly undervalued and acquired the bile, telecom, defense and around `500 crore annually to Steve Ballmer, who is try- for Nokia’s share- cellphone maker medical equipment sector Motorola Mobility maintain our market share. ing to remake the US firm holders. The deal for contract manufactur- Major issues are finance cost, into a gadget and services Verizon Communications agreed Last year, for $ 12.5 billion. ing,” said Ashok Dhawan, pension and spectrum issues company like Apple befo- was speculated to on Monday to pay $130 billion to Facebook acquired country manager of expected to be resolved soon.” re he departs, after disas- be $30b in 2011 buy Vodafone Group out of its the popular photo Flextronics India. ● Named in 1871 after trous attempts so far to and “$7.2b is pea- US wireless business, signing taking, editing and The firm’s `250-crore compete in mobile devices. the Nokianvirta river, manufacturing unit at LIC Nomura eyes nuts, considering Nokia spent more than a history’s third largest sharing app In three years under Mr Nokia’s history.” corporate deal Sriperumpudur has been ` Elop, Nokia saw its mar- century making tyres, Instragram for $1 a low performer with just 10k-cr AUM ket share collapse and its share in smartphones. boots or cables before announcement to billion. about 35 per cent of capac- Mumbai: Despite volatility share price shrivel as The sale of the handset producing the first hand- bring an end to an ity utilisation. “Though it being witnessed in the bond investors bet heavily that is not the first dramatic held mobile phone, the often tense 14-year In October 2011, Yahoo bought had a potential to grow to and equity markets in recent his strategy would fail. turn in the 148-year histo- Mobira Cityman, in 1987 marriage. Microsoft bought Tumblr, one of the about $2 billion, it is mak- months, LIC Nomura Mutual In 2011, after writing a ry of a company which has ● In 1992, Nokia sold off Internet communi- Web's most popu- ing only a revenue of $100 Fund is confident of achieving memo that said Nokia was sold everything from tele- its non-mobile divisions ● million as on date owing ` In 2006, Google cations company lar hubs of so- 10,000 crore of assets under falling behind and lacked vision sets to rubber and launched its first dig- acquired video-sharing website regulatory hassles,” he management this fiscal on the the in-house technology to boots. But it was felt as a Skype for $8.5 bil- called user-gener- said. ital handheld GSM phone, YouTube for $1.65 billion. back of sound performance in catch up, Mr Elop made hard blow in its native the Nokia 1011. lion. ated content, for “But the falling rupee its debt schemes. “We are con- the controversial decision Finland, even among ● $1.1 billion in cash, actually helping in reduc- ● The basic Nokia 1100, In April 1999, Yahoo! bought fident of achieving `10,000 crore to use his former firm hard-nosed investors who ing labour arbitrage and launched in 2003, was a video and audio broadcaster in an effort to of AUM this fiscal on the back of Microsoft’s Windows Phone saw the sale as a final with US keen to cut down runaway hit, shifting 250 broadcast.com for $5.7 billion in establish a pres- sound performance of our debt for smartphones, rather chance to salvage value. its dependence on million units, making it shares. ence in the social schemes,” CEO Nilesh Sathe, than Nokia’s own software “I have mixed feelings. Chinese manufacturing, not just the world’s best- media space. said. He also said outflows or Google’s ubiquitous An- As a Finnish person, I can- ● In December 1997, Microsoft there is still hope for us in selling mobile, but the from the equity schemes of the droid operating system. not like this deal. It ends India,” Mr Dhawan said. most popular too. acquired the free Web-based e- company were not significant. Nokia, which had a 40 one chapter in this Nokia mail service and revamped it. The government has The fund house, which has an per cent share of the hand- story,” said Juha Varis, ● Nokia remained the received 19 investment AUM of `6,819 crore by the end set market in 2007, now Danske Capital’s senior world's largest vendor of In April 2009, the acquisition of Sun Microsystems proposals worth more of June quarter, has touched has a mere 15 per cent portfolio manager whose mobile phones until was completed by Oracle in January 2010, valued at than `11,000-crore in hi- `8,000 crore of assets as of market share, with an fund owns Nokia shares. knocked off the top spot $7.4 billion.og tech electronic sector. now, Mr Sathe said. — PTI even smaller 3 per cent — Reuters by Samsung in 2012

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NUV. 1,144.00 1,150.00 1,055.00 1,067.30 1,271.00 738.15 21.59 ITC 321.90 323.00 296.00 302.25 380.00 251.10 31.03 BANK OF BARODA 474.50 477.75 455.25 461.25 899.00 429.95 4.29 ALLAHABAD BANK 69.00 69.45 65.70 66.10 190.80 64.90 3.05 J & K BANK 1,080.00 1,102.90 1,050.30 1,056.10 1,473.00 881.00 4.58 BHARTI AIRTEL 306.00 307.90 283.00 285.00 370.60 215.80 23.87 AMARA RAJA BATT. 253.00 261.20 253.00 256.70 328.00 184.50 13.93 JET AIRWAYS 314.70 321.90 307.75 309.40 688.60 280.00 0.00 B H E L 121.60 125.90 118.40 119.20 272.35 100.15 4.74 AMBUJA CEM. 170.00 171.00 165.25 168.20 220.70 147.55 19.56 JINDAL STEEL 230.00 234.20 218.50 219.75 473.90 181.55 11.29 MUTUAL FUNDS (OPEN ENDED SCHEMES) B P C L 280.00 280.00 261.55 266.95 449.00 255.95 1.66 APOLLO HOSPITALS 862.85 863.00 842.05 850.65 1,096.15 618.15 37.54 JSW STEEL 559.00 564.50 521.05 523.85 893.75 451.50 6.03 Scheme Name Nav(Rs) Floater F - LT P-Pre D P 10.37 ST F-G P 22.07 FT Ind Prima F-G 279.29 NRI Equ F-G P-B Opt 39.37 CAIRN INDIA 321.90 329.40 317.05 323.95 367.00 267.70 11.86 APOLLO TYRES 63.50 64.20 61.90 62.30 102.45 54.60 9.50 JUBILANT FOOD. 1,060.00 1,080.00 1,025.00 1,041.25 1,397.00 928.00 49.75 As on 03-09-2013 (10.00 pm) Floater F - LT P-Pre G P 17.88 ST F-Qua D P 13.51 FT Ind Prima Plus-D 21.10 NRI Equ F-G P-G Opt 39.37 CIPLA 418.20 422.00 403.40 406.15 435.00 320.30 20.63 ASIAN PAINTS 422.00 423.55 395.75 398.80 524.70 361.61 36.12 KARNATAKA BANK 79.95 83.70 76.30 77.20 198.80 69.10 4.05 Inc F-D 11.92 FT Ind Prima Plus-G 218.85 Pha F-D-D 44.13 COAL INDIA 260.15 266.70 259.00 261.10 386.25 238.20 18.81 AUROBINDO PHARMA 182.95 188.95 179.50 182.65 204.90 111.15 7.71 KOTAK MAH. BANK 634.50 639.50 595.30 600.15 804.00 561.20 31.13 Birla Sun Life Inc F-G P - G Opt 35.05 SBI FT Infotech F-D 22.17 Pha F-G P-B 70.47 DLF 137.00 139.70 126.10 127.30 289.25 120.05 68.44 AXIS BANK 865.35 874.55 771.30 782.65 1,549.00 771.30 6.76 L&T FIN.HOLDINGS 57.45 58.00 55.55 55.70 97.35 42.25 83.13 Bnd Ind F-D P 12.28 Inc G - B Opt 14.34 Inc F-B 17.58 FT Infotech F-G 82.57 DR REDDY'S LABS 2,285.60 2,296.85 2,194.20 2,206.60 2,404.80 1,527.55 32.56 B H E L 121.80 125.70 118.50 119.40 272.45 100.35 4.75 LARSEN & TOUBRO 735.00 737.05 691.10 694.55 1,146.34 678.10 13.99 Bnd Ind F-G P 19.20 MIP F-Ann D 13.82 Inc F-D 11.47 T Ind Equ Inc F-D P 11.98 Pha F-G P-G 70.47 GAIL (INDIA) 302.15 306.90 297.60 300.65 397.20 272.20 10.32 B P C L 279.00 279.80 261.60 267.05 449.00 256.00 1.66 LIC HOUSING FIN. 169.20 170.60 155.60 156.80 300.00 154.40 7.15 Bnd Plus-Inst D 10.91 MIP F-G 17.20 Inc F-G 29.02 T Ind Equ Inc F-G P 21.03 R Savs F-Equ P-G Opt 26.36 GRASIM INDS 2,275.25 2,294.00 2,153.00 2,170.90 3,510.00 2,125.00 19.55 BAJAJ AUTO 1,850.00 1,883.75 1,818.05 1,834.75 2,228.95 1,618.90 17.33 LUPIN 825.00 845.70 818.00 840.35 908.00 540.15 28.65 Bnd Plus-Inst G 231.35 MIP F-Mth D 10.06 Inc F F R P- LT - R (D) 12.51 T Ind G F-D P 40.38 Vis F-D P-D 27.14 HCL TECHNOLOGIES 1,040.00 1,046.80 1,020.00 1,023.85 1,050.00 534.30 19.76 BAJAJ FIN. 1,008.00 1,008.00 989.00 1,000.65 1,591.20 965.50 7.93 M & M 765.35 775.00 760.25 769.15 1,026.45 741.20 13.54 Bnd Plus-Rtl - D 11.34 MIP F-Qua D 12.96 Inc F F R P- LT - R (G) 18.50 T Ind G F-G P 100.40 Vis F-G P-B Opt 35.55 H D F C 745.00 745.00 695.35 702.35 931.40 631.25 21.76 Bnd Plus-Rtl G 224.17 ST F..-- Inst P - D 10.44 Inc F F R P- ST (D) 11.12 Vis F-G P-G Opt 211.25 BAJAJ FINSERV 593.80 593.80 579.95 580.60 979.40 563.30 128.17 M & M FINANCIAL 275.10 280.00 262.80 266.55 287.50 145.02 16.99 Dy Bnd F-Rtl P-G 19.98 HDFC BANK 596.90 596.90 557.05 562.55 727.30 505.05 18.80 BAJAJ HOLDINGS 801.05 807.00 779.00 781.90 1,058.00 742.10 12.05 MADRAS CEMENT 158.80 163.45 153.25 154.60 269.00 136.00 10.52 ST F..-- Inst P - G 17.03 Inc F F R P- ST - (G) 18.91 HDFC Dy Bnd F-Rtl P-Qua D 11.28 ST F..-D P 11.49 Inc Plus F- Invst P (D) 10.67 Capital Bld F-D P 17.87 HERO MOTOCORP 1,980.00 1,987.50 1,880.00 1,896.30 2,094.00 1,435.00 18.46 BANK OF BARODA 475.00 476.00 455.60 460.45 899.65 429.25 4.29 MARICO 217.00 217.70 208.30 210.00 251.10 186.25 33.98 SBI HINDALCO INDS. 109.40 110.40 103.75 104.40 137.10 83.10 11.43 Fix Mat P - Ann Ser 3-D 10.00 ST F..-G P 23.42 Inc Plus F- Invst P (G) 18.29 Capital Bld F-G P 103.79 BANK OF INDIA 145.25 145.90 133.60 134.75 392.20 126.95 2.84 MARUTI SUZUKI 1,310.00 1,319.00 1,255.65 1,273.20 1,773.45 1,128.05 14.79 Fix Mat P - Ann Ser 3-G 12.51 Inc Plus F- Savs P (D) 11.11 CORE & SATELLITE F- D 12.35 Magnum Equ F 25.22 HIND. UNILEVER 641.00 644.00 608.10 613.35 725.00 432.15 39.04 BATA INDIA 843.00 844.80 801.50 803.70 989.00 688.25 28.17 MOTHERSON SUMI 198.00 199.55 192.00 193.85 241.10 120.00 23.53 Fix Mat P - Ann Yly Ser 1-D 10.00 BLUE CHIP F-D 11.53 ICICI BANK 834.00 834.00 776.55 783.55 1,238.40 756.90 10.30 PRINCIPAL Inc Plus F- Savs P (G) 12.53 CORE & SATELLITE F- G 29.99 BERGER PAINTS 201.05 204.40 195.35 195.95 256.30 135.25 31.25 MPHASIS 435.55 447.30 428.00 442.25 513.00 335.00 16.06 Fix Mat P - Ann Yly Ser 1-G 11.26 BLUE CHIP F-G 14.74 I D F C 84.30 84.30 78.90 79.30 185.30 76.10 6.34 Child ben F-Sup Sav-Career Bld P 75.50 Ind F - D 23.41 Equ F-D P 33.12 BHARAT ELECTRON 1,170.00 1,187.65 1,102.30 1,173.40 1,375.00 1,073.05 10.57 MRF 13,670.00 13,771.05 13,005.10 13,055.20 15,499.80 9,775.00 7.07 Fix Mat P - Qua Ser II-D 10.00 Fl. Ra F - FMP-Insti. G 1,925.35 Mth Inc P-D-Annly 12.10 Equ F-G P 238.89 COMMA F - D 10.46 INDUSIND BANK 385.00 385.00 342.50 348.40 531.90 308.10 15.74 Fix Mat P - Qua Ser II-G 13.91 BHARAT FORGE 245.00 247.00 236.45 241.90 315.00 185.55 19.86 MULTI COMM. EXC. 411.10 411.10 411.10 411.10 1,617.00 238.30 7.13 Fl. Ra F - FMP-Insti. Mth D 1,142.85 Mth Inc P-D-Mth 10.52 G F-D P 22.06 COMMA F - G 15.49 INFOSYS 3,072.00 3,094.50 3,016.80 3,033.70 3,130.00 2,060.55 20.13 BHARTI AIRTEL 306.00 307.00 283.15 285.00 370.40 241.45 23.87 MUTHOOT FINANCE 114.00 116.00 110.95 112.50 246.00 73.60 4.39 Inc Plus-Rtl (D) 12.02 Fl. Ra F - FMP-Insti. W D 1,002.46 Mth Inc P-D-Q 10.56 G F-G P 76.91 Inc Plus-Rtl (G) 52.42 Ind F - G 45.70 ITC 321.40 323.65 295.60 300.70 380.00 220.25 30.87 BHARTI INFRA. 134.00 138.50 134.00 137.50 215.50 126.05 19.56 NESTLE INDIA 4,956.00 4,970.00 4,902.75 4,934.40 5,864.85 4,305.55 43.38 Inc F-D P-Ann 11.91 Mth Inc P - G 23.46 Ind F-Nifty P 46.38 JINDAL STEEL 229.00 234.30 218.20 219.60 475.00 181.60 11.28 MIP-P A (D) 10.95 MIDCAP F - D 12.55 BHUSHAN STEEL 461.00 461.00 450.00 455.60 513.45 421.00 13.24 NEYVELI LIGNITE 57.55 57.55 54.45 54.95 89.90 49.00 6.67 Inc F-D P-Inst û Qua 12.55 Mth Inc P-Floater-D-(Ann) 12.97 Ind F-Sensex Plus 224.12 JP ASSOCIATES 36.70 37.20 34.00 34.25 106.70 28.35 19.57 MIP-P C (G) 30.36 MIDCAP F - G 22.67 BIOCON 352.95 352.95 338.15 339.35 359.90 255.00 22.31 NMDC 124.35 124.35 117.00 117.75 199.90 92.65 7.77 Inc F-G P-Inst û G 20.24 Mth Inc P-Floater-D-(Mth) 10.72 Ind FSensex P 153.93 KOTAK MAH. BANK 630.20 640.00 596.00 600.65 807.35 546.90 31.15 MIP - Sav 5 P-P A (D) 11.24 Premier Multi-Cap F-D 8.87 Multicap F - D Opt 10.96 BOSCH 8,229.95 8,274.90 8,115.00 8,117.10 9,590.00 8,000.00 28.76 NTPC 130.65 131.35 125.70 128.00 175.35 122.65 9.29 Mth Inc P-G 23.64 Mth Inc P-Floater-D-(Qua) 10.89 LARSEN & TOUBRO 733.25 736.95 691.05 694.40 1,146.67 677.15 13.99 MIP - Sav 5 P-P C 20.83 Mth Inc P-Mth D 10.19 Mth Inc P-Floater-G 15.84 Premier Multi-Cap F-G 22.06 Multicap F - G Opt 16.04 BRITANNIA INDS. 724.00 734.90 724.00 730.45 774.80 400.00 31.63 LUPIN 825.00 846.00 817.10 840.40 907.95 496.40 28.65 O N G C 255.00 257.25 247.65 251.10 354.10 234.40 11.39 MIP - Wlth 25 P-P A (D) 10.86 Mth Inc P-Q D 11.56 NRI - ST Bnd P-D 10.86 Top 200 F-D P 33.70 CADILA HEALTH. 652.10 654.95 640.05 641.50 964.00 631.00 20.10 OBEROI REALTY 165.10 166.85 161.50 162.00 327.70 158.40 18.37 MIP - Wlth 25 P-P C 20.35 Multiplier Plus Sch - 93 -D 48.88 M & M 768.00 774.80 760.00 768.05 1,026.00 701.00 13.52 Mth Inc P - Plus-D - Mth 10.24 NRI - ST Bnd P-G 11.17 Top 200 F-G P 188.96 Multiplier Plus Sch - 93 -G 77.27 CAIRN INDIA 322.90 329.30 317.15 323.90 365.90 267.90 11.86 OIL INDIA 437.00 437.00 426.00 430.30 629.70 415.00 7.91 Inc F-P A(D) 11.75 Mth Inc P - Plus-D - Qua 11.44 NRI LT Bnd P-D 11.42 MARUTI SUZUKI 1,315.00 1,319.60 1,254.50 1,276.05 1,777.00 1,130.20 14.83 Inc F-P B(G) 44.27 NRI FLEXIASSET P-D 30.30 NMDC 124.00 124.50 117.00 117.85 201.30 92.70 7.77 CANARA BANK 207.75 208.90 192.00 194.35 550.00 189.90 2.98 ORACLE FIN.SERV. 2,984.00 2,984.00 2,955.00 2,967.55 3,414.00 2,350.00 25.28 Mth Inc P - Plus-G 21.04 NRI LT Bnd P-G 14.68 PRINCIPAL CASTROL INDIA 341.65 341.65 322.00 323.05 371.45 272.20 34.15 ORIENTAL BANK 131.90 131.95 124.40 125.70 367.50 121.40 2.84 Inc F-P C(Qua D) 11.58 ST P-Inst û D P 12.75 Infra And Sers Indust F-D 10.86 NRI FLEXIASSET P-G 30.19 NTPC 130.30 131.55 125.65 128.05 175.50 122.60 9.29 Inc F-P D(54EA D) 10.65 MGLF 94 - D 28.19 O N G C 254.00 257.30 247.70 251.10 355.00 227.40 11.39 CENTURY TEXTILES 228.00 228.75 208.50 210.60 470.00 195.052,632.50 PETRONET LNG 124.50 124.75 120.00 120.65 175.15 106.10 8.20 ST P-Inst û G P 21.02 UTI Infra And Sers Indust F-G 12.25 Inc F-P E(54EA G) 35.30 Bnd Adv-Inst-B 1,372.22 D Yld F-D P 15.13 MGLF 94 - G 59.95 PUNJAB NATL.BANK 441.00 444.75 407.45 409.45 920.00 407.45 3.03 CESC 309.60 310.00 299.00 302.40 367.95 252.70 6.06 PIDILITE INDS. 231.90 231.90 223.20 224.20 302.75 188.60 23.67 Inc F-P F(54EB D) 15.57 Prudential ICICI Bnd Adv-UBA-Ann D 1,643.46 D Yld F-G P 20.50 MSFU CONTRA-D 14.23 POWER GRID CORPN 99.50 100.00 94.15 95.65 124.70 86.55 10.08 CIPLA 418.00 422.00 403.55 405.75 435.00 352.80 20.61 PIRAMAL ENTERP. 615.05 621.10 558.10 566.30 648.30 395.00 0.00 Inc F-P G(54EB G) 35.08 COAL INDIA 262.00 266.75 258.50 261.20 386.00 238.35 18.82 POWER FIN.CORPN. 112.50 112.55 104.80 106.70 227.00 97.40 3.03 ST P-Fortnightly D 11.73 Bnd Adv-UBA-B 2,038.86 Global Opp F-Ann D 23.17 MSFU CONTRA-G 48.67 RANBAXY LABS. 434.00 439.80 405.05 408.45 578.40 253.65 0.00 Mth Inc-P A(D) 10.76 ST P-G 24.11 Bnd Adv-UBA-G 3,058.62 Global Opp F-G 23.17 RELIANCE INDS. 888.20 891.70 828.30 831.00 955.00 682.35 12.30 COLGATE-PALM. 1,258.00 1,265.00 1,194.30 1,201.90 1,580.40 1,159.95 32.03 POWER GRID CORPN 99.20 100.00 94.30 95.65 124.45 86.70 10.08 Mth Inc-P B(G) 41.24 MSFU EME BUS F - D 13.12 CONTAINER CORPN. 1,040.00 1,052.00 1,030.00 1,044.60 1,230.00 891.10 14.42 Child Care -Study P 35.08 Bnd Adv-UBA-Qua D 1,431.65 G F-D P 22.22 RELIANCE INFRA. 354.00 355.00 326.15 329.10 572.50 308.20 5.03 PRESTIGE ESTATES 115.10 121.00 114.50 115.50 194.90 102.30 12.89 Mth Inc-P C(Qua D) 11.53 Child Care- Gift P 53.08 CRTS 81 129.37 G F-G P 49.03 MSFU EME BUS F - G 47.28 ST BK OF INDIA 1,524.95 1,534.60 1,461.10 1,475.65 2,551.70 1,452.70 7.43 COROMANDEL INTER 194.95 198.70 185.00 187.45 304.80 162.40 16.06 PUNJAB NATL.BANK 441.70 444.90 407.30 409.55 922.10 407.30 3.03 ST F-P A(D) 10.81 Flex Inc P-D 105.48 MIS-G 22.56 Ind F-D 21.66 MSFU FMCG 42.75 ST F-P B(G) 218.52 SESA GOA 189.00 196.00 180.80 184.45 205.45 119.30 0.00 CORPORATION BANK 251.15 253.00 241.00 243.10 494.85 241.00 2.58 RANBAXY LABS. 434.00 439.50 405.25 408.50 578.30 253.95 0.00 Flex Inc P-D P Qua Opt 105.74 MIS-Inc 11.11 Ind F-G 36.86 MSFU IT 25.38 CRISIL 1,090.00 1,092.00 1,079.95 1,080.05 1,191.95 881.05 39.20 REL. COMM. 131.25 133.90 125.10 126.10 151.25 47.35 40.16 Flex Inc P-G 226.74 MIS-Adv-FLEXI D 22.67 Large Cap F-D 18.23 MSFU Pha - D 53.40 SUN PHARMA.INDS. 534.50 534.50 504.00 512.80 581.10 290.00 193.51 Franklin Templeton CROMPTON GREAVES 87.00 87.70 81.00 81.70 141.70 71.70 11.64 RELIANCE CAPITAL 328.40 329.00 300.30 302.35 508.00 290.00 9.66 Fl. Ra P-- Opt A - Dly D Opt 100.17 MIS-Adv-G 22.67 Large Cap F-G 26.62 TATA MOTORS 302.00 311.35 295.65 297.35 337.40 219.45 81.91 FT Ind Mth Inc P-G 32.32 MSFU Pha - G 64.59 CUMMINS INDIA 392.00 392.95 382.00 382.30 550.00 365.05 14.98 Fl. Ra P-- Opt C - Dly D Opt 100.17 MIS-Adv-Mth D 12.12 TATA POWER CO. 74.45 75.55 71.10 71.95 113.15 68.10 15.95 RELIANCE INDS. 886.70 890.75 826.70 830.10 954.80 760.10 12.29 FT Ind Mth Inc P-Mth B 10.70 Fl. Ra P-D - D Dly 100.23 MIS-Adv-Mth 22.68 Prudential ICICI TATA STEEL 292.80 295.35 279.60 281.30 448.00 195.30 5.00 DABUR INDIA 167.05 169.30 162.40 163.75 177.40 120.90 47.33 RELIANCE INFRA. 355.00 355.30 325.15 329.45 572.35 308.00 5.03 FT Ind Mth Inc P-Mth D 11.96 UTI Fl. Ra P-Dly D Opt 100.17 Retirement ben Pen F 15.73 Pru Sers Indust F-D P 15.13 TCS 2,050.10 2,067.00 1,986.15 2,001.10 2,069.00 1,055.00 29.55 DIVI'S LAB. 1,002.10 1,002.90 931.00 956.05 1,233.00 905.00 20.51 RELIANCE POWER 70.10 70.40 65.25 65.70 106.70 58.55 105.97 FT Ind Mth Inc P-Qua D 11.68 Equ F-G Opt 56.38 DLF 137.55 139.75 126.25 127.40 289.20 120.25 68.49 Fl. Ra P-D - Opt A 100.84 Unit Linked Insurance P 15.38 Pru Sers Indust F-G P 22.39 ULTRATECH CEM. 1,510.00 1,520.00 1,441.00 1,444.70 2,154.20 1,411.90 15.54 RURAL ELEC.CORP. 174.20 174.55 161.50 164.70 267.50 146.15 3.97 T Ind Inc Bld Acct-D 14.22 Equ F-Inc Opt 48.55 DR REDDY'S LABS 2,280.00 2,294.90 2,195.00 2,210.00 2,400.75 1,617.00 32.61 SESA GOA 189.25 195.50 181.00 184.00 205.40 119.45 0.00 Fl. Ra P-D - Opt B 101.22 Bnd F-G 34.92 Blended P A-D Opt 13.36 T Ind Inc Bld Acct-G 40.13 Ind SELECT F-G Opt 35.58 SENSEX EICHER MOTORS 3,225.00 3,239.00 3,121.25 3,161.25 3,980.00 2,049.05 39.36 SHREE CEMENT 3,550.00 3,598.90 3,550.00 3,589.20 5,210.00 3,315.15 12.44 T Ind Inc Bld Acct-H.Yl 12.97 Fl. Ra P-D - Opt C 100.84 Bnd F-Inc 12.10 Blended P A-G Opt 18.62 EMAMI 428.00 434.80 415.05 421.30 539.40 319.07 28.11 T Ind Inc Bld Acct-Mth 14.64 Fl. Ra P-G - Opt A 182.12 C C Bal F 12.74 Blended P B-D Opt 11.90 Ind SELECT F-Inc Opt 15.56 Scrip Open High Low Close 52w. H 52w. L P/E SHRI.CITY UNION. 909.95 909.95 890.00 895.00 1,230.00 747.00 11.29 Fl. Ra P-G - Opt B 196.64 CC-Bnd-G 15.31 Blended P B-G Opt 17.56 ENGINEERS INDIA 133.50 135.75 129.60 130.90 257.45 121.15 7.30 SHRIRAM TRANS. 519.60 525.75 497.30 502.50 841.80 465.20 8.26 T Ind Inc Bld Acct-Mth B 17.08 Mas G 93-G Opt 28.32 BAJAJ AUTO 1,850.00 1,883.75 1,818.05 1,834.75 2,228.95 1,618.90 17.33 T Ind Inc Bld Acct-Qua 12.81 Fl. Ra P-G - Opt C 187.12 CC-Bnd-Inc 15.31 Blended P B-Inst D Opt 11.71 Mas G 93-Inc Opt 21.99 BHARTI AIRTEL 306.00 307.00 283.15 285.00 370.40 241.45 23.87 ESSAR OIL 60.75 62.00 57.10 57.70 96.15 46.05 0.00 SIEMENS 432.70 438.00 414.05 419.40 749.95 414.05 137.06 Fl. Ra P-P D - D 100.38 Blended P B-Inst G Opt 12.01 EXIDE INDS. 126.00 127.25 122.25 123.05 166.30 115.35 19.75 SOBHA DEVELOPER. 243.00 243.85 228.00 232.55 472.40 224.10 11.21 T Ind Inc F-D 10.88 Mas Ind F-G Opt 55.74 B H E L 121.80 125.70 118.50 119.40 272.45 100.35 4.75 T Ind Inc F-G 39.41 Fl. Ra P-P D - G Opt 179.95 Open Ended Schs ( Growth ) Discovery F-D Opt 16.88 FEDERAL BANK 250.70 251.00 227.05 229.85 550.75 227.05 5.22 ST BK OF INDIA 1,526.00 1,534.80 1,465.00 1,475.30 2,550.00 1,452.90 7.42 Gilt F Invst P PF Opt 21.85 Discovery F-FII - G 22.42 Mas Ind F-Inc Opt 55.74 CIPLA 418.00 422.00 403.55 405.75 435.00 352.80 20.61 T Ind ST Inc P-G 2,395.97 Mas Plus Unit Sch-G Opt 82.48 COAL INDIA 262.00 266.75 258.50 261.20 386.00 238.35 18.82 FINANCIAL TECH. 116.90 120.40 109.00 112.10 1,223.80 102.05 1.81 STRIDES ARCOLAB 890.00 908.80 875.10 890.35 1,224.90 552.65 38.43 T Ind ST Inc P-Inst P - G 1,937.33 Inc P-D Opt 11.01 Birla Sun Life Discovery F-G Opt 48.88 DR REDDY'S LABS 2,280.00 2,294.90 2,195.00 2,210.00 2,400.75 1,617.00 32.61 FUTURE RETAIL 73.25 73.25 67.50 68.20 275.75 63.30 0.00 SUN PHARMA.INDS. 534.00 534.00 504.90 510.45 581.40 321.18 192.62 T Ind ST Inc P-Inst P - Mth D 1,192.18 Inc P-G Opt 35.95 Adv F-P A (D) 63.47 Dy P-D Opt 16.19 Mas Plus Unit Sch-Inc Opt 57.62 Inc P-Inst Opt-D 10.67 Adv F-P B (G) 139.17 Dy P-G Opt 110.99 GAIL (INDIA) 303.35 306.30 298.00 300.25 396.00 273.00 10.30 G M D C 85.00 85.00 81.55 81.80 221.70 76.00 4.62 SUN TV NETWORK 421.00 424.60 391.00 394.70 493.90 291.00 22.76 T Ind ST Inc P-Mth D 1,145.26 Mas Share-G Opt 51.64 GAIL (INDIA) 303.35 306.30 298.00 300.25 396.00 273.00 10.30 SYNDICATE BANK 66.80 66.80 63.15 64.30 145.20 61.05 1.92 T Ind ST Inc P-Qua D 1,172.48 Inc P-Inst Opt-G 38.08 D Yld Plus-P A (D) 10.48 Emerging Star F-D 11.71 Mas Share-Inc Opt 23.50 H D F C 741.00 745.00 695.50 700.40 931.00 632.20 21.70 Inc P-Inst Qua D 11.60 D Yld Plus-P B (G) 75.68 Emerging Star F-FII 11.33 HDFC BANK 600.00 600.00 558.40 565.20 727.00 528.00 18.89 GITANJALI GEMS 75.00 75.80 70.85 71.25 649.50 56.50 3.38 TATA CHEMICALS 249.00 249.45 237.70 239.35 381.50 237.70 11.17 T Ind ST Inc P-W B 1,138.49 Mas Value F-G Opt 46.87 GLAXOSMIT PHARMA 2,365.00 2,374.95 2,260.00 2,282.30 2,899.00 1,931.00 32.54 TATA COMM 168.00 168.05 160.05 162.90 257.75 136.90 14.13 T Ind ST Inc P-W D 1,075.15 Inc P-Qua D 12.26 Ind F-P A (D) 18.48 Emerging Star F-G 26.63 HERO MOTOCORP 1,984.00 1,985.00 1,879.00 1,893.45 2,088.00 1,434.05 18.43 LT Fl. Ra P-P A-D 10.30 Ind F-P B (G) 52.43 FMCG P-D Opt 52.66 Mas Value F-Inc Opt 19.66 GLAXOSMITH C H L 4,256.00 4,360.00 4,050.00 4,114.45 6,020.00 2,858.05 36.47 TATA GLOBAL 145.10 145.50 140.75 141.60 181.70 122.00 35.22 T Mth Inc P-Mth D 10.40 MNC F (UGS 10000)-G Opt 69.00 HINDALCO INDS. 109.55 110.45 104.00 104.45 137.00 83.05 11.44 T Mth Inc P-Q D 10.36 LT Fl. Ra P-P A-G 17.84 Ind Gennext F-D Opt 13.87 FMCG P-G Opt 105.73 HIND. UNILEVER 644.70 644.70 608.20 614.40 725.00 432.25 39.11 GLENMARK PHARMA. 521.00 525.00 510.15 514.20 612.00 386.50 31.03 TATA MOTORS 299.65 311.20 295.50 297.25 337.05 225.15 81.89 LT Fl. Ra P-P B-D 10.03 Ind Gennext F-G Opt 28.19 G P-D Opt 12.70 MNC F (UGS 10000)-Inc Opt 42.44 GODREJ CONSUMER 814.50 825.00 797.00 810.05 977.40 625.00 52.43 TATA POWER CO. 74.15 75.50 71.45 72.05 113.20 68.25 15.98 ICICI BANK 835.00 838.00 777.55 783.85 1,236.90 758.80 10.30 HDFC LT Fl. Ra P-P B-G 18.45 Ind Opp F-P A (D) 16.36 G P-FII - G 21.02 NIFTY Ind F-G Opt 33.36 INFOSYS 3,074.00 3,093.00 3,020.00 3,033.85 3,128.90 2,190.00 20.13 GODREJ INDS. 242.00 245.60 236.15 241.65 331.95 218.50 157.94 TATA STEEL 292.15 295.30 279.85 281.25 448.10 195.40 5.00 CMS Plus-D P 10.04 LT Fl. Ra P-P C-D 10.04 Ind Opp F-P B (G) 54.26 G P-G Opt 143.29 NIFTY Ind F-Inc Opt 16.98 ITC 321.90 323.00 296.00 302.25 380.00 251.10 31.03 GRASIM INDS 2,282.00 2,294.45 2,153.05 2,171.50 3,511.00 2,134.00 19.55 TCS 2,054.90 2,065.00 1,992.00 2,000.85 2,065.45 1,197.60 29.55 CMS Plus-G P 25.76 LT Fl. Ra P-P C-G 10.34 Infra F-P A (D) 8.10 Ind F 50.31 Banking Sect F-G Opt 32.27 H D F C 741.00 745.00 695.50 700.40 931.00 632.20 21.70 LT P-D 10.43 Infra F-P B (G) 11.76 Infra F-D 8.39 JINDAL STEEL 230.00 234.20 218.50 219.75 473.90 181.55 11.29 TECH MAHINDRA 1,390.00 1,434.30 1,385.00 1,399.70 1,434.30 800.55 30.00 Fl. Ra Inc F-ST P-D - Dly 10.08 Banking Sect F-Inc Opt 14.87 H P C L 171.00 173.10 161.55 164.90 381.40 158.45 0.64 THERMAX 546.90 546.90 532.50 534.35 684.00 475.00 19.12 LT P-G Opt 25.18 MIDCAP F-P A (D) 16.00 Infra F-G 20.83 LARSEN & TOUBRO 735.00 737.05 691.10 694.55 1,146.34 678.10 13.99 Fl. Ra Inc F-ST P-D - Mth 10.16 Contra F-G-G Opt 11.12 HAVELLS INDIA 615.00 616.50 595.10 598.80 817.00 544.30 19.37 TITAN INDS. 232.10 233.95 212.00 213.70 313.60 200.00 25.26 Fl. Ra Inc F-ST P-D - W 10.14 MIP-Cum 29.46 MIDCAP F-P B (G) 92.25 Pow P - D 14.40 M & M 765.35 775.00 760.25 769.15 1,026.45 741.20 13.54 Contra F-Inc-D Opt 10.27 MARUTI SUZUKI 1,310.00 1,319.00 1,255.65 1,273.20 1,773.45 1,128.05 14.79 HCL TECHNOLOGIES 1,037.50 1,044.40 1,019.05 1,022.90 1,049.50 539.90 19.74 TORRENT POWER 77.00 80.45 73.20 73.95 198.00 67.00 12.91 Fl. Ra Inc F-ST P-G 20.25 MIP-D-H.Yl 11.56 MNC F-P A (D) 76.29 Pow P - FII Opt 31.05 MIP-D-Mth 11.15 MNC F-P B (G) 240.03 Pow P - G 107.30 G Sect Fs - GSF - Petro-G Opt 7.44 NTPC 130.65 131.35 125.70 128.00 175.35 122.65 9.29 HDFC BANK 600.00 600.00 558.40 565.20 727.00 528.00 18.89 TTK PRESTIGE 3,300.00 3,330.00 3,245.00 3,310.60 3,996.00 2,870.00 30.06 Hgh Int F-G P 39.44 HERO MOTOCORP 1,984.00 1,985.00 1,879.00 1,893.45 2,088.00 1,434.05 18.43 Hgh Int F-H.Yl D P 11.16 MIP-D-Qua 11.89 Buy Ind F-P A(D) 21.03 Technology F 24.07 G Sect Fs - GSF - Petro-Inc Opt 8.43 O N G C 255.00 257.25 247.65 251.10 354.10 234.40 11.39 ULTRATECH CEM. 1,508.00 1,513.35 1,430.00 1,441.50 2,074.80 1,404.95 15.50 ST P-Inst G-Inst G 24.81 Buy Ind F-P B(G) 41.67 Sensex Exchange Traded F 201.53 RELIANCE INDS. 886.70 890.75 826.70 830.10 954.80 760.10 12.29 HIND. UNILEVER 644.70 644.70 608.20 614.40 725.00 432.25 39.11 UNION BANK (I) 109.40 109.40 101.00 101.50 288.00 97.10 2.75 Hgh Int F-Qua D P 11.20 G Sect Fs - GSF - Pha-G Opt 50.76 Hgh Int F-Yly D P 11.91 ST P-Inst P - D-Fortnightly 12.15 Basic Indust F-P A(D) 23.12 G Sect Fs - GSF - Pha-Inc Opt 39.23 ST BK OF INDIA 1,526.00 1,534.80 1,465.00 1,475.30 2,550.00 1,452.90 7.42 HIND.COPPER 56.90 59.70 55.80 56.35 310.90 42.50 16.05 UNITED BREWERIES 790.20 805.00 745.50 757.60 1,023.30 537.00 106.26 ST P-Inst P - D-Mth 12.10 Basic Indust F-P B(G) 87.69 Reliance Hgh Int F - ST P-D Opt 10.35 G Sect Fs - GSF - Ser-G Opt 60.45 SESA GOA 189.25 195.50 181.00 184.00 205.40 119.45 0.00 HIND.ZINC 125.00 125.30 116.00 117.15 146.80 94.00 7.07 UNITED PHOSP. 136.80 137.60 130.40 131.80 167.50 108.00 27.01 Hgh Int F - ST P-G Opt 23.21 ST P - Div. Opt 11.63 Equ F-P A(D) 53.51 Banking F-D P-D Opt 25.93 SUN PHARMA.INDS. 534.00 534.00 504.90 510.45 581.40 321.18 192.62 HINDALCO INDS. 109.55 110.45 104.00 104.45 137.00 83.05 11.44 UNITED SPIRITS 2,288.00 2,342.00 2,251.70 2,278.85 2,815.00 799.00 107.44 Inc F-D 10.66 Equ F-P B(G) 234.79 Banking F-G P-B Opt 78.52 G Sect Fs - GSF - Ser-Inc Opt 26.00 TATA MOTORS 299.65 311.20 295.50 297.25 337.05 225.15 81.89 I D F C 84.30 84.45 78.95 79.35 185.35 76.25 6.34 VIDEOCON INDS. 172.80 172.80 169.30 171.85 246.25 163.75 0.00 Inc F-G 26.35 Reliance Frontline Equ F-P A (D) 19.11 Banking F-G P-G Opt 78.52 G Sect Fs - GSF - Software-G Opt 17.12 TATA POWER CO. 74.15 75.50 71.45 72.05 113.20 68.25 15.98 I O C L 210.15 211.50 205.00 206.40 375.00 186.20 2.09 WIPRO 484.00 501.00 474.05 479.20 501.00 315.30 19.99 MF Mth Inc P-LT P-G Opt 24.98 Inc F-Rtl P - Ann D P 12.00 Frontline Equ F-P B(G) 90.05 Diver Pow Sect F-D P-D 19.80 G Sect Fs - GSF - Software-Inc Opt 14.43 TATA STEEL 292.15 295.30 279.85 281.25 448.10 195.40 5.00 ICICI BANK 835.00 838.00 777.55 783.85 1,236.90 758.80 10.30 WOCKHARDT 459.90 465.00 450.00 451.35 2,166.05 344.15 14.87 MF Mth Inc P-LT P-Mth D Opt 11.97 Inc F-Rtl P - G P B Opt 11.23 New Millenium F-P A(D) 14.88 Diver Pow Sect F-G-B 39.21 Infra F-G Opt 20.78 TCS 2,054.90 2,065.00 1,992.00 2,000.85 2,065.45 1,197.60 29.55 IDEA CELLULAR 157.50 159.50 149.65 150.00 177.00 74.35 48.23 YES BANK 255.10 256.00 226.20 229.40 547.15 216.10 5.86 MF Mth Inc P-LT P-Qua D Opt 12.46 Inc F-Rtl P - G P G Opt 38.09 New Millenium F-P B(G) 22.78 Diver Pow Sect F-G-G 39.21 Infra F-Inc Opt 11.81 Inc F-Rtl P - H.Yl D P 11.87 Top 100-D Opt 11.58 Equ F-D P-D Opt 13.27 WIPRO 484.00 501.00 474.05 479.20 501.00 315.30 19.99 INDBULL.REALEST. 61.05 62.20 54.80 55.85 87.30 41.75 10.48 ZEE ENTERTAINMEN 235.00 235.00 219.00 220.95 267.35 159.00 30.60 MF Mth Inc P-ST P-G Opt 18.98 Leadership Equ F-D-D Opt 13.88 MF Mth Inc P-ST P-Mth D Opt 10.60 Inc F-Rtl P - Mth D P 9.79 Top 100-G Opt 23.22 Equ F-G P-B Opt 13.27 MF Mth Inc P-ST P-Qua D Opt 11.00 Inc F-Rtl P - Qua D P 12.68 Equ F-G P-G Opt 13.27 Leadership Equ F-G-G Opt 14.97 Mid Cap F-G Opt 29.39 Company Day’s close Pre.close %change Company Day’s close Pre.close %change Company Day’s close Pre.close %change Company Day’s close Pre.close %change LME metals prices Bid Ask Mut Yld- Mut Yld - D 10.87 MT F-Rtl P - G P B Opt 17.76 Franklin Templeton Equ Opp F-D P-D Opt 20.05 SENSEX NIFTY Mut Yld- Mut Yld - G 20.97 MT F-Rtl P - G P G Opt 24.87 FT Ind Bluechip F-D 30.39 Equ Opp F-G P-B Opt 36.79 Mid Cap F-Inc Opt 20.03 Losers at 15.05 GMT (USD) (USD) Losers Gainers Mut Yld F - P 2005-D 10.69 MT F-Rtl P - Mth D P 10.47 FT Ind Bluechip F-G 205.90 Equ Opp F-G P-G Opt 36.79 Opp F-D Opt 12.79 Gainers Hero Motocorp1,893.45 2,026.80 -6.58 Axis Bank 782.85 864.30 -9.42 Lupin 840.40 819.85 2.51 Copper 7,183.00 7,183.50 Mut Yld F - P 2005-G 18.90 MT F-Rtl P - Qua D P 10.96 FT Ind Flexi Cap F-D P 10.11 G F-D P-(D) 39.03 Opp F-G Opt 28.91 Reliance Inds. 830.10 883.75 -6.07 IndusInd Bank 348.40 381.05 -8.57 Lead 2,151.00 2,151.50 ST P-D 10.15 Mth Inc P-G P 24.65 FT Ind Flexi Cap F-G P 30.24 G F-G P-B Opt 66.35 Sunder 600.20 Cairn India 323.95 319.90 1.27 Aluminum 1,772.50 1,773.00 ST P-G 22.78 Mth Inc P-Mth D P 10.36 FT Ind Ind F - BSE P 51.86 G F-G P-G Opt 399.91 Coal India 261.20 257.80 1.32 ITC 302.25 319.40 -5.37 DLF 127.30 136.65 -6.84 Mth Inc P-Qua D P 11.02 FT Ind Ind F- Nifty P 42.37 Media & Ent F-D P-D Opt 16.60 Auto Sect F-G Opt 28.57 Coal India 261.10 258.05 1.18 Nickel 13,630.00 13,635.00 ICICI Bank 783.85 826.90 -5.21 Punjab Natl.Bank409.45 438.75 -6.68 JM NRI Inc F-D P-D Opt 13.27 FT Ind Opp F-D 11.15 Media & Ent F-G P-B Opt 31.85 Auto Sect F-Inc Opt 14.30 TIN 21,270.00 21,280.00 D Yld F.-G 29.26 M & M 769.15 766.50 0.35 Bharti Airtel 285.00 300.55 -5.17 M & M 768.05 766.05 0.26 Reliance Infra. 329.10 351.40 -6.35 Floater F - LT P-D Opt 18.58 NRI Inc F-G P-G Opt 15.67 FT Ind Opp F - G 27.54 Media & Ent F-G P-G Opt 31.85 Zinc 1,867.50 1,868.00 Floater F - LT P-G Opt 18.51 ST F-D Re-Invst P 10.66 FT Ind Prima F-D 28.40 NRI Equ F-D P-D Opt 18.55 D Yld F.-Inc 11.30 MARKET WRAP WHAT’S IN STORE Fresh rating downgrade threat Syrian crisis and the rupee PAGE by S&P and crisis in Middle movement would determine the Business 11 East plunged markets broader market sentiment DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 | KOCHI SENSEX ■ ` breaches 68-mark, Sensex dips 651 points 651 War fears in Syria crashland markets DC CORRESPONDENT MUMBAI, SEPT. 3 BEARS ON PROWL Rupee loses 163 paise The equity markets wit- as tension in Syria and CLOSED DOWN nessed a major sell-off and the rupee plunged sharply SP’s downgrade threat on Tuesday after a fresh set the bears on loose. 18,234.66 warning by S&P about a Gloom in market rating downgrade amidst Syrian connection India’s faltering economic ● Rupee growth and worsening situ- Military intervention ation in West Asia, rattled dropped BIZ BRIEFS investor’s sentiments. The to as low in Syria is a cause of rupee once again breached as 68.27 concern for India its key psychological level on hefty because of its impact LIC launches two of 68 against the dollar, on global oil prices falling 3.40 per cent in the capital outflows new schemes RED HOT intra-day trade before clos- ● Hit hard by panic sell- Increasing crude oil ing the day at 67.63 after the ing, the Sensex had prices will make it Mumbai: Housing finance com- Reserve Bank of India pany LIC Housing Finance Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and India’s FIA GT 1 World Championship race driver Armaan Ebrahim pose with (RBI) stepped into avert a slumped as much as even more difficult (LICHFL) on Tuesday launched the all-new BMW1 series model during its launch in Mumbai on Tuesday. — DC much steeper fall. 720 points. for the government to two new home loan schemes — Snapping its four-day control CAD. Bhagyalaxmi Plus and New winning streak, the Sensex Fixed 10. Under Bhagyalaxmi crashed as much as 719 driven the rupee lower. almost 170 stocks hitting Plus scheme, home loans will points in the intra-day Over the near-term, fears of their 52 week lows. India’s be given to those women who trade before ending the ses- the US Fed tapering and volatility index jumped will be the sole owner or first sion at 18,234.66, down tensions in Middle East 17.93 per cent on the NSE. owner to buy a property, at a Rate cut hinges on rupee 651.47 points or 3.45 per could keep the domestic “Most companies in the fixed rate of interest of 10.35 cent. The Nifty slumped currency under pressure, Nifty are trading below ` DC CORRESPONDENT per cent for loans up to 75 TALK monetary policy to "adopt “We need to bring about 209.30 points or 3.77 per with a risk of a major sell- their 2008 lows. Only a lakh for the first two years, and NEW DELHI, SEPT. 3 TWEET a different stance, an eas- price stability, stability cent to close the day at off beyond 69.00 levels on handful of sectors like floating rate thereafter, the Mohandas Pai ier stance”. in foreign exchange mar- 5,341.45 as jittery foreign spot,” commented Anindya FMCG, IT and Pharma company said in a press Prime Minister’s Econo- On finance ministry ket and stability in fiscal institutional investors sold Banerjee, currency analyst, have held their fort in the release. Moreover, borrowers mic Advisory Council @MDPai05 commitment to bring system. We have deviated shares worth `716.16 crore. Kotak Securities. market and now even these would get a discount of 0.25 (PMEAC) chairman C. Maan you are nuts, down the current account from it in the last few “A combination of sell-off The massive broad based are cracking due to inde- per cent throughout the loan Rangarajan on Tuesday as per PF records deficit (CAD) to $70 bil- years,” he added. in leading emerging mar- selling resulted in over fensible valuations,” noted term on conversion to floating said that RBI will have jobs gone up from lion in the current fiscal Dr Rangarajan also ket currencies and fresh jit- 1,500 stocks on the BSE end- Amar Ambani, head of rates. more space to ease inter- year, he said it was possi- underlined the need for ters in the Middle East has ing deep in the red with research, India Infoline. est rates once the stabili- 45m in 2002 to 85m ble to achieve the target restoring stability in the ty is restored in the forex in 2012, not from with some adjustment in different spheres of econ- market. govt or public sector gold, oil and coal imports. omy. “We need to bring ■ Bajaj Hindusthan Economist Raghuram “In short term we have about price stability, sta- India has BBB-minus rating Rajan will take over as “The RBI policy review to ensure capital flows bility in foreign exchange Goldman appoints new CFO RBI governor on Thurs- is in another two-three are adequate (to finance market and stability in day and analysts are inte- weeks. We will have to CAD) and in medium fiscal system. We have Mumbai: The country’s largest rested to see what direc- see what happens to the term we need to bring deviated from it in the S&P threatens cuts GDP sugar firm Bajaj Hindusthan tion Central Bank will pressure on rupee. The down the CAD,” said Dr last few years,” he added. today appointed Anand Kumar take under him, especial- RBI will have a greater Rangarajan. On fuel price hike, he Kanodia as the new chief finan- ly on the interest rates. space if Rupee gets sta- CAD had touched a said, “I think the correc- forecast cial officer (CFO). The decision Dr Rangarajan said that bilised in this period,” he record high of $88.2 bil- tion is very much needed. was taken at the meeting of the main task before Mr said. lion in last fiscal. Dr The factor responsible with downgrade New Delhi, Sept 3: Gold- the audit committee held on Rajan will be to improve Dr Rangarajan said that Rangarajan also under- for this is external. The man Sachs has lowered Tuesday, the firm said. Mr the price situation, stim- with the return of stabili- lined the need for restor- rupee has also depreciat- Mumbai, Sept. 3: Stan- ● S&P analyst Kim Eng India’s growth forecast Kanodia will replace Manoj ulate growth and ensure ty in the forex market it ing stability in the differ- ed. We need to take dard & Poor’s considers Tan said that there was for the current financial Maheshwari, who will continue financial stability. would be possible for ent spheres of economy. action.” chances of a credit ratings more than a one-in-three year to four per cent from as a whole-time director of the downgrade for India high- chance for India rating six per cent earlier and is company in new role as er than for Indonesia, a TV cut within two years expecting the rupee to Director and Group CFO, it news channel reported on touch 72 against the US ● A downgrade would said. The company also said Tuesday, citing comments dollar in next six months. push India, Asia’s third that its Board has approved made by an analyst of the According to the global largest economy to "junk" the extension of current finan- Rajan to assume office credit rating agency at a brokerage firm, India and status. cial year by six months till briefing in Seoul. most of the Southeast March 31, 2014 instead of Mumbai, Sept. 3: Inter- Duvvuri Subbarao on his cy, it is financial inclu- S&P analyst Kim Eng Asian countries are likely September 30, 2013. The com- nationally renowned eco- completing five years in sion, it is growth. I think Tan also said there was Indonesia — but we don’t to see “difficult external pany has reported a net loss of nomist Raghuram Rajan Mint Road. there is a lot to do. There more than a one-in-three think this is the Asian cri- funding conditions” as `157.47 crore in Q1 2013. will take over as RBI gov- Dr Rajan has already are challenges in the chance for India rating cut sis all over again,” said markets are anticipating ernor on Wednesday and said that he has no magic economy. These things We have enough ideas. within two years, accord- Standard & Poor’s Asia- US Fed tapering and even- plunge straight into a wand to face the chal- are not going to be over- It is not just the curren- ing to Bloomberg. Pacific Chief Economist tual exit from unconven- fire-fight situation as the lenge before the country come overnight. There is cy, it is financial inclu- S&P has a “BBB-minus” Paul Gruenwald earlier. tional monetary policies. country battles a rapid but would deal with them no magic wand. But there sion, it is growth. I think rating on India with a Last week in a report “For India, we have cut fall in rupee, high infla- one at a time. The gov- are undoubtedly solu- there is a lot to do. “negative” outlook. A dow- titled “South And Sou- our FY14 GDP growth tion, low growth and bur- ernment, which was at tions to many of the prob- There are challenges in ngrade would push Asia’s theast Asian Economies forecast to 4.0 per cent, geoning current account the receiving end of Dr lems that the RBI can the economy. These third largest economy to Grapple With Growth And from 6.0 per cent earlier, deficit (CAD). Subbarao’s unrelenting tackle and the job is to go things are not going to “junk” status. External Financing Ris- and our FY'15 forecast to 50-year-old Dr Rajan, a focus on inflation control ahead and do it. be overcome overnight. S&P rates Indonesia at ks,” the rating agency said 5.4 per cent, from 6.8 per former chief economist at the cost of low interest “We will do it one step There is no magic wand. “BB-plus.” The rupee touc- that the market turbulence cent previously,” Gold- with the International rates, would hope that at a time. Make sure that hed a session low of 67.36 to is driven largely by uncer- man Sachs said . In the Monetary Fund (IMF) the new incumbent wou- it progresses everyday,” RAGHURAM the dollar after the news. tainties around the timing near term, it sees risks as who was economic advi- ld reverse some of those he told reporters on RAJAN “The road may be rocky of “tapering” by the US the economy is likely to sor to the finance min- policies. Monday on his last day of RBI, governor in the near term, particu- Fed, coincided with recent need an adjustment in the Kingfisher’s CEO istry, will takeover a dif- “We have enough ideas. office at the finance min- designate larly for the largest deficit cuts in Asian GDP fore- current account and fis- gets `4cr package ficult assignment from It is not just the curren- istry. — PTI countries — India and casts. — Reuters cal balances. — PTI New Delhi: Grounded for almost a year now, Kingfisher COMPANY AFFAIRS Airlines has given its CEO Lanco cuts 4,000 LIC NOMURA Sanjay Aggarwal a pay pack- age of nearly `4 crore for the TARGETS last fiscal, during which its headcount nearly halved to `10,000CR 2,851 employees. Mr Aggarwal jobs due to crisis was paid total remuneration of AUM IN FY14 `3.99 crore for the fiscal 2012- Hyderabad, Sept. 3: Hurt fiscal (2012-13), around 400 13, largely unchanged from by subdued markets and employees were asked to It will touch the about `4.01 crore in the previ- economic slowdown, Lan- leave during the last quar- `10,000 crore mark ous year. This “excludes co Group, which has inter- ter. Most of the employees RENAULT INDIA on the good showing accrued leave encashment and ests in infrastructure, were taken in anticipation by its debt schemes. gratuity since the same have power and realty seg- of taking off various pro- SALES DECLINE been recognised for the com- ments, has retrenched jects, which has not hap- pany as a whole and cannot be about 50 per cent of its pened,” sources said. RENAULT INDIA on Tues- determined at an employee 8,000 workforce during the When contacted, T. Adi day reported a 4.6 per cent level,” Kingfisher said about Mr last 15 months its projects Babu, Lanco CFO, merely decline in August sales at Aggarwal’s pay package in its suffered, sources said. said: “The headcount inc- 3,733 units as compared to latest annual report. The group has cut down luding international busi- 3,916 units for the same peri- its workforce to 4,000 by ness will be 5,100.” Acc- od a year ago, owing to rise in the end of March this year ording to the annual report inflation, interest rates, fuel DESPITE VOLATIL- CENTRE TO and around 400 employees of the company, La-nco price and the rupee deprecia- ITY being witnessed NEW POSTS so far in the current fiscal. had trimmed its employee tion. Despite challenging con- in the bond and equi- The group currently has expenses, inclu-ding recru- ditions in the automotive ty markets in recent EASE NORMS 4,100 to 4,200 employees, itment and training, to market, Renault India achie- months, LIC Nomura President Pranab Mukherjee receives the first copy of a coffee table book sources said. “While arou- `632 crore during 2012-13 ved sales of 45,986 units dur- Mutual Fund is confi- FOR MSMES from MoS for communications and IT Killi Kruparani at the inauguration of the nd 3,500 people were given as against `736 crore in the ing January-August 2013, gro- dent of achieving XI Asian-Pacific Postal Union Congress, in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI pink slips during the last previous fiscal. — PTI wing over four-fold year-on- `10,000 crore of assets New Delhi: To improve manu- year, Renault India said. under management facturing in MSME sector, a Renault India sold total 3,733 (AUM) this fiscal on government-panel is soon like- ■ units in July, with Duster the back of sound per- ly to suggest easier entry and ECO | TREND Average salary for CAs range between `6-7 lakh per annum accounting for 2,967 units, formance in its debt exit norms along with easy Scala 340, Pulse 405, Fluence schemes. The fund flow of credit in its report to 11 and Koleos 10. “The Duster house has touched cabinet secretary Ajit Kumar has been our flagship product `8,000 crore of assets Seth. “We are finalising our for just over a year, playing a as of now, the compa- report on improving manufac- Slump fails to trump CAs’ demand crucial part,” it said. — PTI ny said. — PTI turing in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) New Delhi, Sept. 3: Eco- completed their char- qualified for accountancy sector which nomic slump has not tered accountancy this in July of which nearly SKEYNDOR TO ENTER INDIA MARKET will soon be impacted hiring opportu- year, to be offered jobs 5,000 have registered for SPANISH BEAUTY and cos- submitted to nities for chartered through the campus campus placement for metics firm Skeyndor is work- the Cabinet accountants in the coun- placement programme August-September. The ing to enter the Indian retail Secretary for try as 2,000 of them are this year. rest have found jobs market under a new brand his consider- expected to be recruited About 1,500 candidates through direct recruit- name in the next three years. ation,” MSME through campus place- were offered jobs during ment. This is the second The brand which is currently secretary ments this year, account- ICAI’s campus placement round of placement pro- marketed by Delhi-based Ekta Madhav Lal ing regulator ICAI said programme in 2012. “We gramme by ICAI after Cosmetics Ltd in India to B2B said. The on Tuesday. expect strong response February-March. Nearly customers such as beauty salons and spa, will keep use government The average salary exp- from Indian corporate 900 candidates were the local partnership for its expansion in the retail seg- had set up an inter-ministerial ected to be offered to can- sector despite the current offered jobs in February- ment. “We have just started working on the plan of committee (IMC), headed by didates is estimated to spell of slowdown,” ICAI March period and the retailing Skeyndor products in India. It will take about the MSME Secretary, to look range between `6-7 lakh President Subodh Kumar average salary offered three years. It will be Skeyndor line of products but into issues faced by small units per annum almost the Agrawal said here. was `7.11 lakh, per under a different brand name,” Ekta Cosmetics Ltd man- and suggest ways to boost same as year-ago, The Accountants of India expecting nearly 2,000 According to him, as annum. aging director Ravi Mittal said. — PTI manufacturing in the sector. Institute of Chartered (ICAI) said. ICAI is candidates, who have many as 8,000 students — PTI Challenges in the economy are PAGE not going to be overcome overnight: Raghuram Rajan Economy 12

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10.00% GDP growth Trade deficit Rupee against per $ INFLATION - 2013 9.3% 2008-09 $118.4 billion ` 9.00% 9.3% April 30, 2013 53.68 BLAME IT ON 7.31% 8.6% 2009-10 $109.6 billion May 31, 2013 `56.57 7.28% 8.00% 2010-11 $118.6 billion June 26, 2013 `60.71 7.00% 2011-12 $183.3 billion June 30, 2013 `59.52 5.65% 5.79% 6.7% 6.2% July 31, 2013 `60.84 OURSELVES 6.00% 2012-13 $190.9 billion 4.77% 4.86% 2013-14 $50.18 billion Aug. 28, 2013 `68.85 4.57% 5.0% SUBBARAO FEELS INDIA COULD 5.00% (till June) Sept. 2, 2013 `66.00 HAVE WEATHERED U.S. FED’S 4.00% 4.4(Q1) Current account deficit: India’s current account POLICY REVERSAL, IF WE HAD 3.00% deficit — the difference between the inflow and out- flow of foreign exchange — which stood at 4.8 per SET OUR HOUSE IN ORDER. 2.00% cent of the GDP in 2012-13, was the third highest in 1.00% the world in terms of absolute numbers. The CAD r Duvvuri the global system. Had scaled to a record high level of $88.2 billion and the Subbarao, who we used the breathing 0.00% has been the time that this gave us to Feb 2007-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 government expects to bring it down to $70 billion Jan July April May June governor of address the structural March this year. Dthe RBI dur- factors and brought the ing one of the most CAD down to its sustain- tumultuous periods in able level, we would have India, would be retiring been able to withstand on Wednesday. He stood the ‘taper’. In the event, against pressure from the we did not. We therefore North Block to ease policy made ourselves vulnera- rates as he feared it would ble to sudden stop and fuel inflation. Here are exit of capital flows driv- excerpts from Dr en by global sentiment; Subbarao’s last lecture as the eventual cost of adju- the RBI governor on the stment too went up BAPTISM BY FIRE current currency crisis: sharply. But what drives India has been caught the CAD so high? Basic up with external sector economics tells us that FAULTY strains over the last two the CAD rises when WHY IS OUR years and a sharp depre- aggregate demand COMMODITY, ciation of the rupee over exceeds aggregate sup- the last three months. ply. There is an argument CURRENCY, There has been dismay that this logic is not CURRENCY about the ferocity of applicable to us in this EQUITY depreciation; there has juncture given the slow also been a growing ten- down in growth. But we EXCHANGE SLIDING? dency to attribute all of need to recognise that this to the ‘tapering’ of the CAD can increase RULES BLAME IT ON U.S. its ultra easy monetary substantially even in a policy by the US Fed. low growth environment CREATED PLAN, SYRIA AND if supply constraints If RBI’s repo rate impact both growth and PROBLEMS UNMANAGED C.A.D. was the only external trade as has FOR THE factor inhibiting been the case with us. MEERA SANYAL growth [as critics The only lasting solu- INDIAN tion to our external sec- lobal factors, local forces or argue], growth tor problem is to reduce GROWTH animal spirits — what drives should have the CAD to its sustain- Gthe rupee down? As the responded to our able level and to finance STORY, SAYS Indian rupee nose-dived last week, rate cuts of 125 the reduced CAD and stock markets were enveloped through stable, and to KISHOR in gloom and pundits struggled to basis points the extent possible, non- decode the answers to this ques- between April debt flows. Reducing the OSTWAL tion. 2012 and May CAD requires structural One thing, however, was painfully 2013, CRR cut of solutions; RBI has very clear: The consequence of the little policy space or lower rupee would be higher prices 200 basis points instruments to deliver for all of us: We would pay more for and open market the needed structural fuel, fertilisers and every item that operations of solution. They fall with- had imported parts; We would pay `1.5 trillion. in the ambit of the gov- more for our loans, as the RBI ernment. Structural raised interest rates, in an effort to adjustment will also take nflation is the only cause there were never a runaway 2001, a Joint Parliamentary keep FII money from flowing out. Such a diagnosis, I time. In the interim, we which has killed Indian inflation in India. Even in the In India, the Committee had asked the gov- How did the Indian economy, believe, is misleading. need to stabilise the mar- growth story. The ortho- worst time, there was no short- currency trading ernment to introduce physical hailed as a roaring tiger just a few Admittedly, the speed ket volatility, a task that dox school of economics age of agricultural produce. was allowed at a settlement in shares. It was years ago, reach this sorry state? and timing of the rupee falls within the domain always teach how to con- The problem started with the margin of just 2.5 introduced in 2011 — 10 years The first global trigger was the sug- depreciation have been of the Reserve Bank. trol inflation. invention of commodity mar- after the JPC’s recommenda- gestion by US Federal Reserve due to the markets fac- There has been a lot of AccordinglyI to leading global ket, which was designed to suit per cent, attracting tion. While NSE had refused to chairman Ben Bernanke on June 19 toring in ‘tapering’ by media coverage on policy economists, inflation can be speculators and hoarders. focus of everyone to implement physical settlement, that the US central bank was pre- the US Fed, but we will differences between the controlled only by using supply Thus, the inflation issue could currency specula- the BSE introduced it in 2011 pared to begin phasing out its go astray both in the government and the RBI. economy. The monetary meas- have been dealt with by opening tion.The margin was but stopped in 2013. Quantitative Easing programme. diagnosis and remedy, if Mr Gerard Schroeder, ures are used as only last the floodgates of supplies and According to me, the physical As a consequence, bond yields in we do not acknowledge the former German resorts. However, India made its designing system which pre- raised later to 7.8 settlement has been avoided not the US rose, and markets across the that the root cause of the Chancellor, once said, “I biggest mistake of falling on the vent hoarding. Even now, we per cent, which was because FIIs do not want it, but world fell, as foreign institutional problem is domestic am often frustrated by last resort that is the monetary can control inflation by remov- still well below due to the fact that we do not investors pulled money out of equi- structural factors. the the Bundesbank. But measures to control inflation. ing physical settlement in expectation. Had it want our domestic savings to ties and emerging markets to invest At its root, the problem thank God, it exists.” Since then, the RBI went on to essentials, whose production is save our capital markets. About in US treasuries. Economies such is that we have been run- I do hope finance minis- raise rates in India which killed low and introducing physical been raised to 40 90 per cent of investors are out as India, which had developed ning a current account ter Chidambaram will the growth. The growth rate fell settlement in commodities per cent, the specu- of market and the volatility is dependencies on FII inflows to fund deficit (CAD) well above one day say, “I am often from eight per cent to 4.6 per where production is huge. lation could have the highest in India. The their current account deficits, the sustainable level for frustrated by the Reserve cent and the Indian economy been controlled in Volatility Index has reached the faced painful adjustments. three years in a row, and Bank, so frustrated that I fell in the vicious cycle of CAD RUPEE FALL: peak of 36 per cent as against A second trigger came last week, possibly for a fourth year want to go for a walk, and fiscal deficit. Then comes the issue of curren- natural course. the normal levels of 16 per cent. as fears of military action against this year. We were able to even if I have to walk cy speculation. How wise is it to FIIs are happy with extreme Syria escalated. As the price of finance the CAD because alone. But thank God, the FOOD INFLATION: allow speculation in currency `45,000 crore currently. volatility as they can milk Brent crude spiked, markets of the easy liquidity in Reserve Bank exists.” Till 2008 when the entire world when we have no capital con- Instead of increasing margin, money at will in wild swings. assumed rising oil prices would was struggling to come off the vertibility. Ever since currency the government has tried to Last week, the US dollar rose undermine growth, especially for Lehman crisis, India was cruis- trading has started, corporate prop up the rupee artificially, to around `69 from `60, not countries dependent on oil imports. I do hope finance ing at pace of over eight per India has fallen in the vicious which sent wrong signals to the because there was huge demand However, these factors affected cent growth. This was time cycle of currency losses, FCB world — global investors and for the greenback. The rupee many emerging markets. Why have minister Chidambaram when commodity and currency issues, currency fall and fresh the big bang speculators. The had depreciated simply because the currencies of Mexico, South will one day say, ‘I am exchanges were taking shape losses and then selling equity to margin hike is the most effec- the derivatives were expiring Korea and many eastern European often frustrated by the and due to faulty model, the cover up losses. tive measure to control curren- on Wednesday. Equity deriva- nations held up so well, while the Reserve Bank, so frus- inflation ghost started haunting In the past Sebi controlled bull cy speculation, when the cur- tives expired on Thursday after currencies of countries like trated that I want to go at the growing Indian economy. run in equities by raising mar- rency derivatives are active 17 per cent intra settlement fall Turkey, South Africa and India for a walk, even if I At this point in time, if proper gins. However, in India, the cur- from Dubai, Singapore and in the Nifty. have plummeted? systems were laid probably, we rency trading was allowed at a Hong Kong. Therefore in my opinion, the The answer is that FIIs are differ- have to walk alone. But could have been unaffected margin of just 2.5 per cent, Success of the governance lies physical settlement in equity entiating between countries. They thank God, the Reserve from the inflation. The excha- attracting focus of everyone to in basics. Had these basics were derivatives, only hedge transac- are looking at the fundamental fac- Bank exists’ nges were politicised and physi- currency speculation. followed in currency and com- tions in currency and proper tors driving each local economy — D. SUBBARAO, cal settlements were introduced The margin was raised later to modity exchanges, probably we defined systems in commodity and choosing where they wish to Outgoing RBI governor in the commodities, which were 7.8 per cent, which in my opin- could not have found ourselves will bring back the investors to place their bets. essentials, and not introduced ion was still well below expecta- in such a big mess. the market. We need to develop Countries that rely most on short- where production was huge. For tion. Had it been raised to 40 per hedging and speculation but term foreign money to fund trade example, mirch, haldi and cent, the speculation could have EQUITY SCAM: surely not gambling. Today, we deficits have been the hardest hit. gwargum were kept in physical been controlled in natural Last but not the least, we need are in a fully blown gambling. India has a Current Account Deficit settlement, whereas sugar and course. When currency is physical settlement in equity Naturally, more and more youth of 5.1 per cent of GDP, while wheat, where supplies cannot swinging four per cent in a day, derivatives, which make shares are getting attracted to IPL Turkey is at 5.9 per cent and South be controlled, were kept in cash how prudent it is to hold mar- an asset class. The market capi- gambling, which is the easiest Africa is at 6.3 per cent. But even settlement. This directly led to gins at 7.8 per cent? The effect talisation of A Grade shares is mode of gambling. this does not fully explain as to why hoarding of commodities. was seen in rise of volumes close to `60 lakh crore and yet The writer is the chairman FIIs are pulling more money out of Post-independence India had from `22,000 crore a day from there is no physical settlement and managing director of India? The answer lies with the elu- seen worst draught in 1970s, yet couple of months back to which is strange. As early as CNI Research sive animal spirits. So what is the way out of this sit- uation? 1) Rein in government spending and bring the fiscal deficit under control; 2) Take quick measures to address the current account deficit; 3) Start seriously WEAK RUPEE IS GOOD, CASH ON IT undertaking pro-growth reforms. As Terrence Checki of the New York Federal Reserve stated: P.S. DEODHAR even zadus from China. He are being taken to curb We must note that in that tion of rupee will have a "Fundamentals are Fundamental". THE CENTRE and his boss Manmohan imports with increased period, in spite of no spe- positive effect on foreign Three simple words that our policy hy we are in Singh must know that a import duties on gold and cial efforts, our exports investment in many of makers and politicians would do SHOULD NOT panic? Weakened weaker rupee is inherent- The government will consumer durables and grew! The reflection of the manufacturing areas. It well to heed. BE WORRIED Wrupee is an oppor- ly not a terrible problem be well advised to take raising short-term inter- rupee fall was seen in has happened in China. tunity. I wonder why our but an opportunity. Our emergency innovative est rates to shoo away the export growth. Remember that today The writer is one of India's lead- BY FALLING finance minister P. Chida- foreign exchange reserves steps to push exports. currency speculators. GDP growth has slowed India is now one of the ing bankers and the head of the mbaram is battling to stem at about $250 billion are We need to concen- Polls are still more than to 4.4 percent this quarter cheapest sourcing destina- RBS Foundation India. RUPEE, the collapse of the Indian low, but nothing to panic trate on converting a year away. So let’s not after racing along at 8.5 tions in the automotive INSTEAD, IT rupee from 55 to a dollar a about when exports grow, cleared projects into worry about electoral pro- percent for a decade. The industry, clothing, jew- month ago to 67 this week. imports drop and physical investment spects. We should be glad main reason is our failure ellery and tea. Globally- SHOULD USE He really should be busy investors start knocking and on converting the that the current situation to support Indian value focused manufacturers in to exploit this opportunity. our doors once again. cheaper rupee into an will encourage exports and addition by processing these sectors will mean a THE SITUATION The fall of rupee is a Instead getting bogged export boom. discourage imports. When imported material into great boon. As it is, many political, not an economic down by the phony the rupee was falling over finished goods. automobile companies are TO PUSH OUR disaster. Our traders and experts, the government the last two years from 45 I believe that push to saying that India is now EXPORTS AND big businesses, who have should get busy with to 60 till three months ago, export reforms and imposi- one of the cheapest places been growing based on removing the structural we lost time and did noth- tion of fiscal discipline wo- to source auto-parts and ESTABLISH cheap China imports, are impediments in export by ing to help exporters and uld revive spirits of bull. cars from because the in panic, but he should reducing formalities and tion. If the government encourage them with all We have to explore all the Yuan is getting stronger. INVESTORS ignore them. with innovative incentives does this on a priority sorts of incentives as alternatives including push The writer is the former FAITH IN THE This indeed would help to push exports. basis, both Indian and for- China had done. Instead to export. One way is to curb technology advisor to then him since import of good- Let us reward those eign investors will flock we will allowed inflation the consumption of luxu- prime minister Rajiv ‘INDIA STORY’ ies, especially for the rich, exporters, who have a around us like they did to to hit sky high and perpet- ry goods with higher level Gandhi and former chair- will be curbed. Our large domestic value addi- invest in China. uate discouraging busi- of state and central taxes. man of the Electronic traders are importing tion with full tax exemp- I am glad that measures ness climate. I am sure the devalua- Commission. Ronald Coase, the British-born US PAGE economist who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1991, dead at 102 World 13 DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 | KOCHI

We say clearly SYRIAN CRISIS that Germany will not participate in Obama gets key Republican backing military action (in Syria) ■ Washington dramatically closes ranks to send strong messsage to Syrian President Assad — Angela Merkel Washington, Sept. 3: US month. German President Barack Obama The use of such KHURSHID’S REPLY TO CAMERON’S ‘CALL’ Chancellor won strong backing from weapons not only resulted key Republican leaders in "grotesque deaths" but The situation in Syria is UK PM David Cameon had by mistake Tuesday for military also risked falling into very critical. But all we said India was in support of militay action can do today is to keep strikes against Syria, as the hands of terror In no way does the Opposition a watch. We are Washington dramatically groups or "non-state motion even begin to point IN BRIEF keeping ourselves closed ranks to send a actors," Obama warned. the finger of blame at informed and at least message to President "That poses a serious President Assad. That is at life will not be at danger Bashar al-Assad that national security threat odds with what has been said Asteroid impact if anything happens chemical weapons must to the United States and to by President Obama.... by the led to civilasation not be used. the region,"Obama said. — SALMAN governments of Australia, The developments in "And as a consequence, KHURSHID Canada, Turkey and India... Washington: A cataclysmic Washington came as the Assad and Syria needs to Union minister meteor impact in Canada about UN refugee agency be held accountable." — DAVID CAMERON, UK PM 12,900 years ago may have released grim new statis- Just over an hour later, been the trigger for the dawn tics about the more than John Boehner, the of civilisation on Earth, two-year-old conflict, say- Republican speaker of researchers, including an ing more than two million the House of New Delhi takes note of UK PM’s gaffe Indian-origin scientist, have Syrians have now fled the Representatives -- who London, Sept. 3: British Opposition (Labour) during Mr Cameron’s found. For the first time, a dra- violence. has fought tooth and nail Prime Minister David motion even begin to August 29 speech to law- matic climate shift that has Obama warned as he with Obama on domestic Cameron claimed that point the finger of blame makers in London, in long fascinated scientists has met key congressional policy -- emerged from the India was among a list of at President Assad. That which he called for been linked to the impact in leaders at the White West Wing with a firm international govern- is at odds with what has Britain to join military Quebec, Canada of an asteroid House that Assad must endorsement of the presi- Syrian refugees stand near a truck after passing ments that point the “fin- been said by Nato, action against Syria after or comet by Dartmouth College pay a price for violating dent's strategy. through the Cilvegozu border gate, in Turkey on ger of blame” for the President Obama and ev- the attack near Dam- researchers and their col- an international norm by "I am going to support the Tuesday. — AFP Syrian crisis on ery European and region- ascus. leagues. unleashing what the US president's call for President Bashar al- al leader I have spoken to; More than 1,000 people has said was sarin gas on action," Boehner said. Assad. by the governments of died, according to US a Damascus suburb last —AFP Britons think MPs were right to In his statement during Australia, Canada, Tur- intelligence. Key life ingredient an emergency session of key and India, to name “We asked how this had A vote against this reject military action in Syria the House of Commons but a few; and by the come about and they plentiful on Mars would be catastrophic last week to convince whole Arab League,” Mr admitted that this was a Washington: A chemi- in its consequences, not London: The poll also suggested 72% did not think MPs that Britain must Cameron told the mistake,” a foreign min- cal ingredient key for life may only as far as this issue the move would damage the UK-US relationship — join the US in taking mil- Commons on Thursday istry spokesman said, have been more abundant on is concerned, but in the and two-thirds said they would not care if it did. itary action against in reference to the saying the matter had ancient Mars than on early future ICM Research spoke to 1,000 adults in England, Syria, Cameron named Labour party’s motion been raised “informally”. Earth, a new study has found. — JOHN McCAIN, Scotland and Wales by telephone between Friday and India among the coun- against military action in Mr Cameron named Researchers at the University of Reuplican Monday. Downing Street has said there will be no sec- tries that would support Syria. India alongside other Nevada have found that phos- Senator ond Parliamentary vote on Syria. The government such an action. Meanwhile, New Delhi countries including Can- phate found in minerals on lost a Commons’ vote on supporting military action. “In no way does the took note of the lapse ada and Australia. — AFP Mars, is far more soluble than it is in natural Earth minerals. They synthesised mineral types found on Mars and then tested how well they dissolved in GLOBE TROT water releasing phosphate as U.S. MARINES POST FB PICS TEEN PAYS $4,420 compared to samples from nat- ural Earth minerals. Most scien- OPPOSING SYRIA STRIKES FOR A TAXI RIDE tists agree that phosphate is a THIS MUST HAVE been key ingredient for life. one hell of a ride! An 18- SOCIAL MEDIA year-old Chinese student THE US is very who arrived in Chicago to U.S. woman, 64, divided about what join a US university was to do in Syria, and allegedly duped by a cab swims from Cuba now some currently- driver who charged him a Miami: Diana Nyad serving members of whopping $4,420 for a ride swam into the history books on the military are that should have cost only Monday, completing a weighing in, posting $300. marathon three-day crossing photos to Facebook Cops are now hunting the from Cuba to Florida to saying they don’t cabbie who approached the become the first person to do want to have to fight University of Illinois stu- so without a protective shark in another country's MOM GIVES AWAY dent at O’Hare Airport's cage. The 64-year-old civil war. BABY FOR FREEZER arrivals hall on August 20. American, who left a Havana The Facebook gro- The driver told the teenager yacht club early Saturday, up Armed Forces IN A SHOCKING inci- it was too late for a bus to arrived on a Key West beach to Tea Party features a a right to express dent, an Argentine mother his Champaign campus. realize her lifetime quest after number of photos of themselves in such a allegedly sold her 11-year- He told the student, who four previous attempts failed servicemembers manner. old daughter in exchange apparently had a limited amid stormy weather and jelly- holding pieces of The group has for a freezer. command of English, that it fish attacks.“I’ve got three mes- paper up to obscure taken a strong stance PUBLIC FURY Thirty-year-old Pabla would cost USD 1,000 for the sages,” a visibly exhausted their faces contain- against Syria, urging Cesarina Monzon Aldana 241-km journey, New York Nyad, her face puffy and sun- ing a message oppos- its fans to call their reportedly swapped her Daily News reported. burned, told cheering crowds ing US involvement members of Con- Indonesian Muslim protesters burn a banner featuring Miss World 2012 Yu Wenxia from daughter to a neighbour However, on arriving at as she walked ashore.“One is, in Syria. The Blaze gress and tell them China reading “Reject Miss World” during a protest in Jakarta on Tuesday. About 150 for the kitchen appliance the destination, the driver we should never, ever give up. flagged these photos, they’re tired of the Islamic hardliners protested in the Indonesian capital Jakarta against the Miss World and several other house- reportedly demanded $4,800 Two is, you never are too old to questioning whether US. beauty pageant, the latest outburst of anger about the contest in the Muslim-majority hold items, police said. as the fare. chase your dreams.””Three is, it if these soldiers have — Mediaite.com nation. — AFP The girl, who is now in “The student said he did- looks like a solitary sport, but protective custody, was n't have that much so he it's a team,” Ms Nyad added in then forced to work along- gave him all he had,” a nod to her supporters. She side other kids in an ille- University of Illinois police was accompanied by five boats gal aluminium pan factory Seargent Tom Geis told The and a team of divers as she in Buenos Aires where she News-Gazette. braved the perilous waters. Japan comes up with $470 was allegedly sexually — New York Daily News Initially, the veteran swimmer Pak’s N-arsenal abused, New York Daily had hoped to complete the News reported. treacherous 100-mile (160-kilo- The nerve-wracking inci- meter) trek in 80 hours. But in dent came to light last the end, she did it in 52 hours. under CIA radar million plan on Fukushima week after cops raided a ■ clandestine workshop in Pak claims that it is a Tokto, Sept. 3: Tokyo on the Bernal neighbourhood Tuesday unveiled a half-bil- of the Argentinian capital. SMART & APPY responsible N-armed state lion dollar plan to stem — New York Daily News Washington, Sept. 3: ...I will read radioactive water leaks at While US intelligence thousands Fukushima, creating a wall agencies spend bil- of books of ice underneath the stric- lions monitoring ene- and I will ken plant, as the govern- mies like Al-Qaeda power ment elbowed the operator and Iran, they pay just myself with knowl- aside. Indian on strike over as much attention to edge. Pens and books Acknowledging global ally Pakistan, The are the weapons that concerns over the “haphaz- Washington Post re- defeat terrorism ard” management of the death of his daughter ported on Tuesday. — MALALA crisis by Tokyo Electric The US has intensi- YOUSAFZAI, Power (TEPCO), Prime Manila, Sept. 3: An reported. fied surveillance of Taliban victim Minister Shinzo Abe said Indian national in the He said the hospital gave APP DESTROYS Pakistan’s nuclear we- his administration will Philippines has launched him 1,00,000 Pesos ($ 2250) apons, is concerned step in with public money Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, centre, speaks dur- an hunger strike seeking last year and he opted to about biological and tive intelligence leaker to get the job done. justice over the death of settle as he cannot afford to FB PICS AFTER ing a joint-meeting by Nuclear Emergency Response chemical arms sites Edward Snowden. “The government needs his four-year-old daughter sue the hospital since he is A TIMEFRAME there and tries to eval- Meanwhile, Pakistan to resolve the problem by Headquarters and Nuclear Power Disaster Management in 2011 which he blamed on bankrupt. uate the loyalty of reacted to the re- standing at the forefront,” Council at the prime ministers’ official residence in Tokyo alleged hospital negli- Fernandes alleged doc- IT IS now possible to set Pakistani counter-ter- marks. “Pakistan is he told a meeting of his on Tuesday. — AFP gence. tors at the hospital “were Facebook photos to auto rorism agents recruit- fully committed to the nuclear disaster response “The government will do the soil around the stricken Ivan Fernandes, 51, who not keen enough to follow destruct for better privacy ed by the CIA, the Post objectives of disarma- team. its best and take the neces- reactors to form an impene- began the hunger strike on the medical instructions protection. A new app for said. ment and non-prolifer- “Discarding the current, sary fiscal action,” he said, trable wall they hope will Friday, said he will not eat and monitor” his daughter iPhone would do exactly that It quoted a 178-page ation. As a nuclear impromptu response, we referring to tapping taxpay- direct groundwater away until Chong Hua Hospital Ishen Abigail’s condition, and more. summary of what it weapons state, Paki- will set up our basic poli- er funds. Under the 47 bil- from the plant. This will will refund the expenses he who was admitted in the Secret.li is a new app that called the US intelli- stan’s policy is charac- cies for a fundamental reso- lion yen ($470 million) entail burying pipes verti- incurred that amount to intensive care unit (ICU) would enable users to post gence community's terised by restraint,” a lution of the contaminated scheme announced on Tue- cally and passing refriger- around 1.5 million Pesos ($ on December 4 2011. and share pictures on the “black budget” and Pakistan foreign office water problem. sday, scientists will freeze ant through them. — AFP 33,7000), the Sun Star — Agencies social networking site with said the documents spokesman said. some of their friends and were provided by fugi- — AFP only within a limited time. PIO | GIRLS ■ BBC report claims that the girls who are abused don’t report the crime To observers, this could be the equivalent of a similar app called Snapchat on Facebook. UK Sikh girls at risk of ‘sexual grooming’ However, Secret.li is exclu- sive for now to iPhone users. London, Sept. 3: Minor “Desperate to hide their She is one of at least a port this claim, because origin were jailed at To do its job, it encrypts British Sikh girls sexually secret for fear of bringing dozen British Sikh girls incidents of sexual abuse Leicester Crown Court for selected pictures to make abused by gangs of Asian shame to their families, living abroad to hide their involving Sikh minors are offences including facili- them self-destruct within a men who befriend them girls are often forced to secret. rarely reported to the tating child prostitution of specified time. over a period of time usu- leave home,” the BBC’s The Sikh Awareness authorities. a Sikh girl. The photographs could be ally do not report the Inside Out programme Society UK (SAS), a chari- “Grooming” refers to The convictions are downloaded and posted crime to authorities, reported. ty that focuses on family actions undertaken with being heralded as a legal through the iPhone app. according to a new investi- Reporter Chris Rogers welfare, claimed it has the aim of befriending and landmark because it is the Those could be viewedeither gation by the BBC. travelled to a remote part investigated over 200 establishing an emotional first high-profile case through the Secret.li app or Pakistan on Tuesday inducted a F-22P frigate, The probe found that in of the US to meet a 16-year- reports of child sexual connection with a minor involving a Sikh victim of through the regular FBvie- PNS Aslat, made with Chinese assistance into its many cases, the men old British Sikh girl who grooming in Britain over in order to exploit the per- sexual abuse that has led wer. This is why users need navy, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif saying deceive the girls into was “groomed” and sexu- the past five years. son for sex or labour. to convictions, BBC to log in to the app and the warship exemplified the “everlasting bond of believing they are Sikh to ally abused over a period However, there are no Last week, six men reported. authorise it. — USfinancepost friendship” between the two countries. gain their trust. of time by a Muslim gang. official statistics to sup- including two of Indian — PTI Cricket Australia has agreed to a request by Muslim leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed not to wear the PAGE sponsorship logo of beer brand VB because Sport 14 of his faith’s ban on alcohol. DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 | KOCHI

I go by the US OPEN ■ Tommy Robredo shocks Swiss master in 4th round numbers. I don’t think I’m the greatest, because Steffi Graf has way more majors FED-ERROR than me. — Serena New York, Sept. 3: Roger Robredo suffered seven Federer crashed out of the US prior fourth-round US Open Williams Open in the fourth round on defeats and matched his best Monday while Rafael Nadal Grand Slam performance captured his 19th hardcourt with the dramatic upset. win in a row to reach the “To beat Roger, it’s some- QUICK SINGLES quarter-finals without having thing amazing,” Robredo said. allowed a service break. “It’s like a dream. I am so Federer suffered a stunning happy. It was a great day.” upset at the hands of Spanish Spanish fourth seed David 19th seed Tommy Robredo, Ferrer reached his eighth whose 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 shocker consecutive Grand Slam was his first victory in 11 quarter-final, beating matches against the 17-time Serbian 18th seed Grand Slam champion and Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 five-time US Open winner. (7/2), 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3). “I’m going to feel like I beat Ferrer will face myself,” Federer said. “It was French eighth seed up to me to make the differ- Richard Gasquet, who Manprit Juneja ence and I just couldn’t. outlasted 10th seed Milos “I self-destructed, which is Tommy Raonic 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/4), 2- India ‘A’ stutter in really disappointing. When Robredo 6, 7-6 (11/9), 7-5 after four things came to the crunch I hours and 40 minutes and reply to Kiwis 437 just couldn’t do it. It’s frus- despite the Canadian’s 39 trating.” aces, the third-most ever in a Vizag: Vasudevan Jagadeesh Federer’s failure, which Results US Open match. Ferrer is 8-1 (40) and Manprit Juneja (43) came on the heels of a shock all-time against Gasquet, stitched an unbeaten 78-run second-round Wimbledon 4th round whose only prior fourth- stand to help India A reach 94 exit, thwarted a potential round Slam win in 17 for two at stumps on the day quarter-final match with 12- Richard Gasquet (FRA x8) bt Milos Raonic attempts came on his way to a two of the second and final time Grand Slam winner (CAN x10) 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (9), 7-5; 2007 Wimbledon semi-final. unofficial 'Test' against New Nadal in what would have David Ferrer (ESP x4) bt Janko Tipsarevic (SRB x18) 7-6 (2), 3-6, In taking as many sets off Zealand A on Tuesday. been their first meeting on the 7-5, 7-6 (3); Tommy Robredo (ESP x19) bt Roger Federer (SUI x7) Federer as he had in 10 prior India A still have an uphill task New York hardcourts. 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4; Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber losses combined, Robredo also at hands as the hosts are trail- “If I’m playing like this, I’m (GER x22) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. Doubles (QF): Bob Bryan/Mike raised questions about the ing by 343 runs with eight not going to beat Rafa,” Bryan (USA x1) bt Colin Fleming/Jonathan Marray (GBR x12) 7-6 future of the former world wickets remaining in their first Federer said. (7), 6-4. number one, who had not innings. Earlier, New Zealand This was the first year since Women: Roberta Vinci (ITA x10) bt Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-4, 6-2; missed the US Open quarter- after resuming their first 2002 that Federer has not Flavia Pennetta (ITA) bt Simona Halep (ROM x21) 6-2, 7-6 (3); finals since a 2003 fourth- innings at 300 for eight, added made a Grand Slam final. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) bt Alison Riske (USA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. round exit. Roger another 137 runs before getting Instead, it will be Robredo in Federer, 32, won only two of Federer waves to dismissed for 437 in 121.1 overs. his first US Open quarter- opponent was great. Lucky to year’s US Open. 16 break-point chances. the crowd after Overnight batsmen Doug final against second-seeded be through I think. I fought a Nadal has won all six career “I’m delighted. Today the being eliminated Bracewell (96) and Ish Sodhi countryman Nadal, who dis- lot to get through this match.” meetings with Robredo, but difference is I won the break by Tommy (57) put on 162 runs for the patched Germany’s 22nd-seed- Nadal leads the ATP with Federer was 10-0 against points and he did not,” said Robredo in the eight wicket to take New ed Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7 nine titles this season and a Robredo before being sent Robredo. fourth round of Zealand A to a commanding (4), 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. 56-3 record since ending a home. “He will come to my Federer hit 45 winners but the US Open. It position in the final four-day “It was very tough condi- seven-month injury layoff match with big confidence,” also made 43 unforced errors was his earliest match. The Indian bowlers tions, very humid. I sweat too last February, his sore knees Nadal said. “I hope to be ready and managed only five aces. failed to make inroads even as much,” Nadal said. “But the having kept him out of last for that.” —AFP exit from the Open Bracewell and Sodhi went in 10 years. about their business with ease. —AFP After 31.3 overs, Abhishek FEDERER’S DECLINE Nayar finally brought the breakthrough when he cleaned DIVIJ WANTS A PLACE IN TOP 50 up Bracewell when was four WORRIES NADAL runs short of a century. DEEPIKA DAS ance, making the third round ing here gave New York, Sept. 3: Rafael Nadal Brief score: New Zealand A 1st NEW DELHI, SEPT. 3 has definitely been my best me a lot of believes that facing Roger innings 437 (D Bracewell 96, I performance at this level so confidence to Federer at the US Open might Sodhi 57; D Kulkarni 3/53) vs Divij Sharan lost in the men’s far,” said the 27-year-old. do better in have to remain just wishful think- India A 94/2 (Vasudevan doubles third round of the US Talking about the third future,” said ing after the worrying decline of Jagadeesh 40 (batting), Manprit Open but considered it his round match, Divij said, “I the Davis the Swiss superstar continued in Juneja 43 (batting)). best performance so far. The went into the match keeping Cupper. New York. It also doomed hopes Delhi player entered the pre- in mind a few things about He was all for a potential quarter-final match quarter-finals along with new our opponents, but primarily praise for Lu, with 12-time major winner Nadal partner Yen-Hsun Lu of wanted to go out there and with whom he paired up for Open. So I decide to partner in what would have been the first Chinese Taipei before going play to our strengths.” the first time. Lu at the last moment. I will meeting of the pair’s 31-match down to Aisam-ul Haq Divij now wants to consoli- “It’s been a great experience continue playing with Purav rivalry at Flushing Meadows. “To Qureshi and Jean-Julien date on his good show at the playing with Lu. He plays from next week.” Divij, whose be honest, it's going to be great if Rojer. Divij and Lu lost 6-7 (6), US Open in upcoming tourna- really well from the baseline doubles ranking is 66, is aim- we were able to play a final 6-3, 3-6 to the fifth seeded Pak- ments. The left-handed Delhi and I took charge at the net, ing to break into the top 50 because I felt that in our rivalry Dutch combination on boy and Lu tasted success so we complimented each this year. for so many years we were able Monday night. against some good combina- other well.” “My next target would be to to play in all the best scenarios, “I went into the tournament tions in the ongoing event, Asked whether he would get inside the top 50 so that I stadiums, around the world," said with no expectations... just including a win against the leave his regular partner can get entry into more ATP Nadal. wanted to go out there and experienced Israeli pair of Purav Raja, with whom he Tour events and get assured “It is true that we are getting William Porterfield enjoy my tennis,” Divij told Andy Ram and Jonathan made his Grand Slam debut of a spot in all the Grand older, so the chances are less Divij Sharan this paper from New York on Erlich. at the Wimbledon this year, Slams.” today than five years ago." Tuesday. “All the matches we played he clarified, “Our combined He will play tournaments in Porterfield hits ton Nadal is only 27 but Federer has “Considering this was my were against some good great tennis. Even though we ranking was not good enough Luxembourg, France and already turned 32. —AFP against England second Grand Slam appear- teams and we played some lost in the pre-quarters, play- to make the cut at the US Russia in the coming weeks. Malahide: Ireland, after losing the toss, made 269 for seven in their lone one-day international ■ against England at Malahide on IPL | DEBUT DD’s mentor Sekhar is all praise for the South African Tuesday. Ireland captain William Porterfield top-scored with 112 ‘Should always be in an innings where no other batsman made more than 27 and the second-top score came Delhi rope in Kirsten as coach from 32 extras. Former Ireland seen as cricketer’ fast bowler Boyd Rankin, mak- DC CORRESPONDENT ing his ODI debut for England, New Delhi, Sept. 3: look at only those HYDERABAD, SEPT. 3 led the visitors’ attack with four Unfazed by the poli- and that’s all," said wickets — including that of tics that followed Rasool. The Delhi Daredevils, who fin- Porterfield — for 46 runs. after he became the The 24-year-old all- ished at the bottom in IPL-6, Brief Scores: Ireland 269/7 in 50 first player from rounder admitted have engaged Gary Kirsten, who overs (W. Porterfield 112, J. Jammu and that he has a long coached India to the 2011 World Mooney 27, Rankin 4/46) vs Kashmir to be way to go before he Cup triumph before leading England. picked in the Indian can break into South Africa to the Test No.1 team, all-rounder Parvez Rasool India’s playing XI. spot, as their chief coach on a Parvez Rasool on “There is a lot of three-year deal. Tuesday said that he Rasool in any of the difference between The 45-year-old will be assisted ENGLAND OPEN should be seen and five matches. domestic and inter- by Eric Simons and T. A. Sekhar judged solely as a But Rasool prefers national cricket. In on DD’s coaching panel. cricketer. to remain apolitical International crick- The South African, introduced WAY FOR IPL Rasool was picked and urged everyone et you need to work as Apna Munda (our boy) by the for the recent ODI to look at him only very very hard. I am DD management at a function to WINDOW tour of Zimbabwe as a player. looking to improve announce his appointment here but was not given a “A cricketer should my game so that I on Tuesday, was delighted by the London: The England and Wales single game by the always be seen only can play for India,” new assignment. “It’s a massive Cricket Board's decision to scrap team management as a cricketer. he said. privilege and honour to be the May Tests which have been a leading to a contro- Whatever perform- “When you play involved in franchise cricket — part of their home fixture list versy when J&K ances I have given in international crick- the first of its kind for me after since 2000 by shifting next year's chief minister the past and the way et, you realise that having done two international two-match series against Sri Omar Abdullah I am performing at conditions outside assignments,” the South Lanka to June could have wider lashed out at the the moment, I would are very different,” African said. implications for the world game. BCCI for not fielding request people to he added. —PTI “We just had a strategy session By playing the Tests later in the over the last two days and the Newly appointed chief coach of the Delhi Daredevils, Gary Kirsten, is flanked by fellow coaches Eric season, with the T20 match and content to come out of it on how Simons (left) and T. A. Sekhar during a function in Hyderabad on Tuesday. — DC five-one-dayers beforehand, the to take the franchise forward ECB has given the likes of UNHERALDED ZIMBABWE BOWLERS was exciting to me. I am looking that is already out there. DD over the years and I’ve found it Simons, who proposed England's Kevin Pietersen a forward to adding value to the have had good success in the IPL to be an exciting version of the Kirsten’s name at a team man- chance to enjoy longer stints in team,” he added. and we need to learn from the T20 game. agement brainstorming session, the lucrative Twenty20 Indian RATTLE PAKISTAN ON FIRST DAY Kirsten admitted it won’t be tough times as well,” he said. “There’s a lot happening very said “it didn’t take much con- Premier League. Harare: Zimbabwe’s unheralded plined bowling. easy for him in the cut-throat Coaching a T20 side is a first quickly and you are making a vincing to get him on board.” The scheduling move should also bowling attack plunged Pakistan Brief scores: Pakistan (1st innings) competition though. for the successful strategist but lot of changes and shifts. I am “Eric told me that Delhi was a avoid the problem many touring into deep trouble on the first day 249/9 in 89.5 overs (Azhar Ali 78, “There is no silver bullet, but a he did not see much of an looking forward to that constant fantastic franchise to be sides have experienced in recent of the first Test at the Harare Misbah-ul-Haq 53, Saeed Ajmal process to be followed and I am adjustment to be made. “I don’t movement and think the coach involved in, the owners are good years of either being denied their Sports Club on Tuesday. Pakistan (batting) 49, Panyangara 3/71) vs relishing the challenge. We have think coaching an IPL team is can play a very significant role people and that he has enjoyed best players for the May Tests were floundering at 182 for eight Zimbabwe. the auction, which is a critical any different from coaching in that space,” he added. himself here. On the back of because of IPL commitments or before tailenders Saeed Ajmal juncture for getting the type of Test or ODI sides. We have to Asked if he has Mahendra that recommendation it wasn’t a their stars only arriving shortly and Junaid Khan added an Aussies post 362 players that you want. Then, it’s plan strategies to handle all Singh Dhoni (with whom he difficult decision,” Kirsten said before the start of a series. aggressive 67 for the ninth wick- Edinburgh: Australia, after los- a pretty quick tournament and kinds of situations and will rely forged a highly successful part- of his choice. When Sri Lanka last visited et to enable the tourists to finish ing the toss, piled up a mammoth we’ve got to be on the ball,” he on the existing expertise in the nership as India coach) on top of DD’s mentor and bowling England, in 201l, five players the day on 249 for nine. Opening 362 for three in their lone ODI said. team,” Kirsten said. his list at the next auction, coach Sekhar was all praise for including leading batsmen bowlers Tendai Chatara and against Scotland on Tuesday. Queried about the obvious “The basic philosophy doesn’t Kirsten dropped enough hints Kirsten. “We all know what he Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Tinashe Panyangara, who went Openers Aaron Finch (148) and high expectations, Kirsten pre- change. The people I am work- as he laughed out loud before did with the Indian team. We are Sangakkara missed one of the into the match with only five Test Shaun Marsh (151) shared an ferred to stay grounded. “All I ing with are going to be very saying, “That’s not for the pub- sure Gary will carry on the lega- two warm-up matches due to IPL caps between them, started the Australian ODI first-wicket can offer is the best of my think- important to me in that space. I lic domain. I am not going to cy and lead Delhi to greater commitments.—PTI Pakistan slide with some disci- record partnership of 246. ing and to apply it to the content quite enjoyed watching the IPL answer.” heights,” he said. Germany and Arsenal striker Lukas PAGE Podolski out of action until Sport 15 December with hamstring injury DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 | KOCHI

So is the price ARJUNA| AWARDS high or not high? Arsenal break record for Ozil I think this is the market, and we Renjith cannot intervene in London, Sept. 3: Arsenal smashed their transfer record this market. by luring German playmaker to learn Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid on — Sepp Blatter Monday, while Manchester Fifa president United made a late move to sign fate today Marouane Fellaini from says Real Everton. DC CORRESPONDENT Madrid’s £86 Amid dizzying activity in the NEW DELHI, SEPT. 3 million signing closing hours of the close-sea- of Gareth Bale is son transfer window, Arsenal The decision on triple a sign of the grabbed the headlines with a jumper Renjith sensational swoop for Ozil Maheswary’s pending free market in worth a reported fee of £42.4 Arjuna Award will be action million ($66 million, 50 million taken on Wednesday, said euros). secretary sports P.K. Deb The move came on the day that here. Gareth Bale was presented as a The Athletics Federation QUICK SINGLES Madrid player after leaving of India had on Monday Arsenal’s arch rivals night submitted a detailed Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of report on Maheswary, who Show cause notice around £80 million, paving the had been caught doping way for Ozil’s exit. during the national open for rebel boxers Arsenal said Ozil had signed a athletics championships in New Delhi: The three boxers, “long-term contract,” with a Kochi in 2008 leading to a who alleged manipulation in reported duration of five years. three-month suspension. the trials for the World “We are extremely pleased to The AFI, however, cleared Championship, were on have signed Mesut Ozil,” said the athlete of all charges Tuesday given time until long-serving Arsenal manager saying that Maheswary September 15 to respond to Arsene Wenger, who had come had never been punished show cause notices issued by under pressure from the club’s for a dope offence, and was the Indian Boxing Federation’s fans to deliver a major signing. only suspended pending disciplinary committee. “We have watched and inquiry. The Kerala athlete The disciplinary panel, compris- admired him for some time as had taken a medicine con- ing of IBF vice-presidents I.D. he has all the attributes I look taining efidrene, a decon- Nanavati, Nirwan Mukharjee for in an Arsenal player.” gestant drug, following a and chairman of the ring offi- Ozil told the Arsenal website: doctor’s prescription. cials commission Narottam “I am thrilled to be joining a Said Deb, “A decision is Singh Rawat, met here on the club of the stature of Arsenal expected tomorrow. Sports day. “The allegations made are and am looking forward to play- minister Jitendra Singh extremely serious and to go to ing in the Premier League.” had been busy in meetings, the media when the team list Arsenal, who had never previ- and it is unlikely that we was not even officially out is ously spent more than £15 mil- will reach a conclusion actually a crime in our opinion. lion on a player, also today.” They have been issued show announced the signing of 27- Meanwhile, V.S. Surekha, cause notices which will be year-old Italy international India pole vaulter and delivered to them either by goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano German playmaker Mesut Ozil’s transfer was the most significant development on a day when gross spending by Premier League clubs dur- Maheswary’s wife, said the national coach (G.S. Sandhu) or from Palermo on a season-long ing the close-season transfer window surpassed £500 million for the first time. Marouane Fellaini (right) was signed by Man United. family were waiting eager- their concerned departments. loan. ly to know the decision. They have to prove their Ozil’s transfer was the most “The AFI has cleared his charges by September 15 or significant development on a name, but we are still in face strict action,” IBF presi- day when gross spending by Bale unfazed by pressure of huge price tag the dark about the final dent Abhishek Matoria said. Premier League clubs decision. It has been a Dinesh Kumar (91kg), national during the close-season transfer stressful period for us. We champion Dilbag Singh (69kg) window surpassed £500 Madrid, Sept. 3: Gareth Bale thing between the two clubs and Bale cannot play for 90 minutes were expecting a positive and Praveen Kumar (+91kg) million for the first time, insists he will not be overcome not really my place to say. in the World Cup qualifiers response from the sports had alleged bias and manipula- according to financial consult- by the pressure of his huge “The pressure is just as much against Macedonia and Serbia. ministry today, but don’t tion in the trials for the ants Deloitte. price tag after being officially pressure as I put on myself. I Bale flew to the Welsh capital know why it has been October 11 to 27 event in After a frustrating first sum- unveiled as a Real Madrid player have come here to play the best Cardiff on Monday evening delayed.” Almaty, Kazakhstan. mer as United manager, David in front of 20,000 fans on football I can and I’m going to after being presented to Madrid Hours before he was to be Asian Games silver-medallist Moyes brought in Belgian mid- Monday. give 100 per cent and try to help fans at the Bernabeu earlier in presented the Arjuna Manpreet Singh (91kg), Asian fielder Fellaini, with whom he Bale’s protracted transfer from the team to win things.” the day following his move from Award on August 31, Championships silver-medallist worked at Everton, in a deal Tottenham Hotspur was finally There has been fevered conjec- Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of Maheswary was told that Mandeep Jangra (69kg) and worth £27.5 million. completed on Sunday evening, ture over how Ronaldo and Bale around £80 million ($124 mil- he would have to wait for national champion Satish Manager David Moyes added: with contrasting reports over will co-exist both on and off the lion, 94 million euros). the honour till the comple- Kumar (+91kg) were picked “He is a player with great abili- whether he had become the field. However,the Welshman Bale said he wanted to use the tion of an inquiry. ahead of the disgruntled trio, ty and strength and I think he most expensive player in the his- reiterated his belief that it is the time with Wales in order to who were beaten in open trials will make a difference to our tory of the game. Portuguese who remains the build up his fitness, but as he in Patiala. squad.” English media reported Bale’s better player and more senior has not played since July, Fellaini said he was “thrilled” transfer had broken the record figure at the club. “Ronaldo is Coleman plans to handle him with the move and that he Real paid for Cristiano Ronaldo the boss here, he’s the main with care. “If he is not ready we Suarez confirms “jumped at the chance” to four years ago at 101 million player and the best player in the will not risk him, regardless of renew his relationship with for- euros ($133.5 million, £86 mil- world so I want to learn off him. whether it is a world-record stay at Anfield mer Everton boss Moyes. lion), while in Spain reports cit- “It will be an honour to play fee,” Coleman said in Cardiff. West Brom broke their ing Real Madrid sources said with him. I think we’ll have a “We are aware a lot of people London: Liverpool striker Luis transfer record to take Benin the deal was concluded for 91 great team and I hope we win a will want to see him play in the Suarez dismissed his Real midfielder Stephane Sessegnon million euros, three million less pitch. lot of trophies together.” home game against Serbia. But Madrid transfer talk and vowed from Sunderland, who signed than the sum paid for Ronaldo. “I wanted to come here even if he has no chance of playing 90 to win fans back at his Anfield Italian striker Fabio Borini on Bale refused to clarify the situ- it was for a penny,” he told a BALE SHORT OF FITNESS, minutes on Friday or on club, and said that he made the loan from Liverpool and left- ation, saying he was more packed press conference. SAYS WALES COACH Tuesday.” Wales play Macedonia decision to stay at the club a back Andrea Dossena from focused on living up to the stan- “I don’t think any player really Wales manager Chris Coleman in Skopje in European qualify- few weeks ago. Napoli. — AFP dards he sets himself on the knows their price tag. It is some- said that Real Madrid new boy ing Group A on Friday. — AFP According to the Mirror, the striker was questioned about late Real Madrid interest in his signature when he landed in Montevideo on Monday night MEN’S HOCKEY ■ Spaniard Jose Brasa among applicants for the job for international duty with Uruguay. Suarez said that he would go back to Liverpool to play and hopes to be the same players Oltmans begins hunt for new coach the fans can trust, adding that he wanted to play in the HARPREET KAUR LAMBA candidates and should ment towards me and the Monday night, said he Champions League, but it could NEW DELHI, SEPT. 3 have a new coach soon. players,” said Brasa. was satisfied with the not happen. “It is too early to divulge team’s performance. When asked about Real’s late Having led India to a run- names, but the process of WHO AFTER OLTMANS? “We have to remember interest, he insisted he had not ners-up finish at the Asia hiring someone will begin Asked if he had thought that our main focus was to even asked his advisors about Cup, and thus ensuring a soon.” of continuing to perform win the tournament and it because he had made up his spot in next year’s Hockey It is learnt that former the dual duty of a coach- reach the World Cup mind to stay, and has made World Cup, Dutchman India coach Jose Brasa is cum-high performance directly. peace with Liverpool, the Roelant Oltmans is now among those who have director, Oltmans joked, “Now, ideally New report said. — ANI focused on bringing in a applied for the top job. “Do you want me to live Zealand or Australia new coach for the team. The 60-year-old for another 10 years?”, should win the Oceania Oltmans, high perform- Spaniard, who trained before adding, “I under- Cup (Samoa and Papua ance director of Indian India successfully from stand that some players New Guinea are the other B’DESH HOLD hockey, stepped in after June 2009 to November want it. teams in the competition) the exclusion of 2010, said, “Yes, I have “They indicated that and we are confident of Australian Michael sent my application. I had much to me in Ipoh, going through. INDIA AT SAFF Nobbs, preparing the a wonderful experience of Malaysia. But we have to “The players did very young team in six weeks coaching such talented look at long term solu- well and it is really, really CHAMPIONSHIPS for the all-important players. tions and have to decide encouraging for the event. “It was a temporary “I believe the Indian keeping in mind the best future of Indian hockey. New Delhi: An injury-time goal arrangement as we all players like me as a coach interest of Indian hockey. Of course there is room ENERGY SAPPING by captain Sunil Chhetri saved know,” said Oltmans. “It and they want me as a “Nothing is impossible, for improvement, but India from embarrassment as is clear that my job is of a coach, but I am not sure but I see very less chances overall I am pleased.” they played out a 1-1 draw high performance direc- that the SAI and Hockey Roelant Oltmans of it.” The squad will assemble against Bangladesh in their tor and the coaching part India officials want the Oltmans, who arrived for the next training camp England’s Ashley Cole trains in Burton-on-Trent ahead of second group match of the Saff is over. We are looking at same since I had criti- cised their harsh treat- here with the team on after a 10-day break. their World Cup 2014 qualifier against Moldova. — AFP Football Championships in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Defending champions India, who had scraped past Pakistan 1-0 in their campaign opener INDIA NAME STRONG TEAM FOR JOHOR CUP thanks to an own goal by the India’s Olympic exile on IOC agenda rival skipper, often that teams like defender Gurjinder dished out JUNIOR| HOCKEY Argentina, England or Singh will miss out with Buenos Aires (Argentina), has now put together its rec- should put in place mecha- court would be kept out of another dis- Korea send their full an elbow injury. Sept 3: Wider-ranging sanc- ommendations. The commis- nisms, such as educational the IOA election process. appointing DC CORRESPONDENT junior squads for a tour- The six-nation tourna- tions for doping and India’s sion’s recommendations lay programs, so as to allow that The stand-off looks set to show at the NEW DELHI, SEPT. 3 nament. But the Johor ment will feature eight-month Olympic exile out 13 instances where a members of an Athlete’s continue for the IOA, howev- Halchowk Cup will be a perfect Argentina, England, will be high on the agenda member of an athlete’s entourage are aware of and er, as on August 25 it rejected Stadium. Midfielder Manpreet opportunity to test our- India, South Korea, when the International entourage can be held understand the rules applica- the IOC’s demand. Wim Singh will lead India in selves against them Malaysia and Pakistan. Olympic Committee meets in accountable. ble to them.” The IOA’s general body Koevermans’ the Sultan of Johor Cup since everyone has the Team: Goalkeepers: Harjot Buenos Aires this week to They range from doping India has been out in the decided to bar only those men were on junior men’s hockey World Cup on mind and Singh, Sushant Tirkey; decide the venue for the 2020 violations to match-fixing cold since last December who had been convicted and the verge of tournament, it was will be fielding strong Defenders: Amit Rohidas, Games and a new president. and also propose protecting when the IOC’s executive not just charged. an embarrass- announced here on teams. Jarmanpreet Singh, Calls for more stringent an athlete from “any form of board suspended the South “We have accepted all the ing defeat after Atiqur Rahman Tuesday. The event will “We have picked our Kothajit Singh, Surender punishments for doping have harassment or abuse (physi- Asian giant after Lalit amendments proposed by Meshu had put Bangladesh be a test for the young best lot. We have includ- Kumar, Sukhmanjit Singh, grown over the years, as doc- cal, professional, sexual, Bhanot, who is facing cor- the IOC, except the charge ahead in the 82nd minute side, who are preparing ed a few (junior) players Pardeep Mor; Midfielders: tors or coaches of athletes mental)”. ruption charges linked to the sheet clause,” senior sports before Chhetri equalised in the for the Junior World from the senior Asia Manpreet Singh (captain), who have failed tests have “Members of an athlete’s scandal-hit New Delhi official S. Reghunathan, who 94th minute with the last kick Cup at home in Cup team that returned Prabhdeep Singh, Harjit simply moved on to another entourage may also be sanc- Commonwealth Games in chaired the meeting, said. of the match. December. yesterday, as we need Singh, Satbir Singh, Imran potential star, leaving ath- tioned for the acts and/or 2010, was elected secretary- “We have modified that Chhetri, who was off colour all Striker Affan Yousef some experience too.” Khan; Forwards: Mandeep letes to face the rap alone. omissions of persons over general of the Indian clause so that only those per- through the match, scored from was named the vice-cap- Mandeep Singh, Singh, Amon Mirash Tirkey, Pole vault legend Sergey whom they have influence or Olympic Association. sons who have been convict- a free-kick to give India one tain. Manpreet and Kothajit Mohammad Amir Khan, Bubka, head of the for whom they are responsi- The IOC wanted the IOA to ed by a court for a jail term of point and four from two out- Said coach Baljeet Singh were members of Talwinder Singh, Affan Entourage Commission set ble,” the recommendation amend its constitution so two or more years will not be ings. They play hosts Nepal on Singh Saini, “It is not the Asia Cup team, while Yousef (vice-captain) up by IOC president Jacques reads. The proposals also say that officials facing criminal able to contest elections.” Thursday. Rogge to look into the issue, that “Sporting Entities or corruption proceedings in — AFP Rafael van der Vaart out of the PAGE Netherlands’ WC qualifiers vs Estonia and Andorra after hurting his hamstring Games 16

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He’s a very FORMULA ONE talented ■ youngster, he’s Red Bull name 24-year-old Aussie as replacement for Mark Webber committed, he’s got a great attitude Ricciardo in hot seat and in the end it was a very Milton Keyes (England), logical choice Sept. 3: Daniel Ricciardo will join Red Bull from next season, for use stepping up from sister team — Christian Horner Toro Rosso in a move that ends Red Bull team weeks of speculation about who Fifa looks to ease principal on will replace Mark Webber. Daniel Ricciardo is replacing fellow Ricciardo Australian driver Webber and linking up with three-time game in Palestine world champion Sebastian Vettel. Zurich, Sept. 3: Fifa presi- Netanyahu that national SHORT TAKES Webber, who has had a tense dent Sepp Blatter hopes to security was his country’s relationship with Vettel, is quit- have a solution by the end top priority. Hyderabad take ting F1 at the end of the season of the year to the problem “Security means also that to race sports cars for German of Israeli security restric- there shall be solutions that lead against State manufacturer Porsche. tions affecting Palestinian people can come in and go Red Bull says the 24-year-old football, after holding talks out because Palestine has DC CORRESPONDENT Ricciardo has signed a multi- with the two sides on the right to play in Fifa KOCHI, SEPT. 3 year agreement. Tuesday. competitions or Asian com- “I feel very, very good at the Blatter said after hosting petitions,” Blatter said. Centuries from Akshath moment and obviously there’s a the leaders of the Israeli Fifa recognizes Palestine Reddy and Tirumalasetti lot of excitement running and Palestinian football as a national team but Suman gave hosts Hyderabad through me,” Ricciardo said. associations that they Israel’s denial of travel a handy lead over Kerala in “Since joining F1 in 2011, I agreed to send delegates to visas to players and offi- their match at the Moin-ud- hoped this would happen and a follow-up meeting this cials forced the side to for- Dowlah cricket tournament on over time the belief in me has month to specify an “inven- feit its place in qualifica- Tuesday. Akshath made 137 grown. Next year I’ll be with a tory” of problems between tion for the 2010 World Cup, while Suman scored 101 as Championship-winning team, them. and the issue flared again Hyderabad amassed 359 in 88 arguably the best team, and will The main issue is restrict- last month when teams overs in reply to Kerala’s 312 be expected to deliver. I’m ready ed movement into and out from Iraq, Jordan and the for 9, on the penultimate day. for that. I’m not here to run Daniel Ricciardo in a file photo. of the West Bank and Gaza United Arab Emirates For Kerala, Akshay Chandran around in 10th place, I want to for players and officials struggled to arrive for a bagged five wickets. get the best results for myself that 2007 F1 champ Kimi end it was a very logical choice championships. He’s stood out from Palestinian and visit- Palestinian-hosted youth Abhishek Mohan took three. and the team.” Raikkonen would leave Lotus to for us,” Red Bull team principal in each of these categories and ing teams. tournament. Brief scores: Kerala 312/9 in Ricciardo was initially the join Red Bull next year. Christian Horner said. “He we’ve followed his progress “As I am an optimist, at That impasse prompted 90 overs (Akshay Kodoth 65, front-runner to replace Webber, “It’s fantastic to confirm joined the Red Bull Junior Team with great interest.” the end of the year we will Palestinian federation pres- Renjith 63, Akshay Chandran and the decision was expected Daniel as the team’s race driver in 2008 and we’ve seen in his Two-time former champion have found a solution and ident Jibril Rajoub to 60 not out) vs Hyderabad 359 to be made at last weekend’s for 2014. He’s a very talented junior career in Formula 3 and Fernando Alonso of Ferrari will present the solution to demand that Fifa suspend in 88 overs (Akshath 137, Belgian Grand Prix, but it was youngster, he’s committed, he’s Renault World Series that he’s was also linked to Red Bull. the political authorities,” the Israeli association and Suman 101, Akshay Chandran put delayed due to speculation got a great attitude and in the capable of winning races and — AP said Blatter, who was told its teams from internation- 5/70) in July by Israeli prime al football. minister Benjamin — AP Marseille ■ Fans’ favourite returns to club after leaving Real Madrid

LATIN FLAIR rope in rising star AC Milan go gaga over Kaka Paris, Sept. 3: Florian Milan, Sept. 3: Dozens of Kaka’s arrival. Thauvin has completed delirious AC Milan support- The player sipped his move to Marseille ers took to the streets of the Champagne and was pre- after refusing to play for city late on Monday to her- sented with a cake adorned Lille in the most ald the return of Brazilian with the words ‘Some love high-profile move of an midfielder Kaka following affairs never end’. otherwise quiet last day his arrival from Real Kaka, who has signed a of the summer transfer Madrid. two-year contract, was window in the French Kaka was one of Real’s delighted to be back. league. most expensive signings in “I really wanted to come Marseille signed the 20- 2009 when the club paid here and now I’m back I am year-old winger on a five- Milan 65 million euros for so happy. I’ve returned year deal with reports him after a highly-success- home!” said the Brazilian, Uruguay’s Nicolas Mazzarino goes for the basket as Puerto Rico’s Luis Villafane (right) estimating the transfer at ful six-season spell with the who took a significant pay defends during their FIBA World Cup qualifying basketball game in Caracas, Venezuela, on £15 million — five times Rossoneri. cut to facilitate his move. Sunday. — AP the fee Lille paid Bastia in After being left on the Kaka’s first spell at the January. sidelines under Jose Rossoneri, from 2003 to 2009, “This city breathes foot- Mourinho, Kaka’s chances coincided with his rise to ball,” Thauvin said after of more regular first team prominence that culminat- joining Marseille. “For action at the Santiago ed in him winning the 2007 Rodman back in N. Korea me it’s a big step forward. Bernabeu faded further Ballon d’Or after leading I’m going to have to work when his former coach at Milan to the Champions Pyongyang (North Korea), Kwang Ho, vice-chairman of holding a drill over South hard and I have a lot to Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, took League title that year. Sept. 3: Former NBA star North Korea’s Olympic Korea with nuclear-capable prove to the club.” over the ‘Galacticos’ for the Coach Massimiliano Dennis Rodman landed on Committee, just days after B-52 bombers. After signing Thauvin, new season. Allegri said: “He’s versatile, Tuesday in North Korea and Pyongyang rejected a visit Rodman said the purpose one of the stars of the U- With Brazil hosting the and his technical attributes by a U.S. envoy who had of his visit was to display his 20 World Cup won by 2014 World Cup, Kaka would be a big plus to the said he plans to hang out Kaka poses with the AC Milan jersey after completing his with authoritarian leader hoped to bring home friendship for Kim and France in July, Lille launched a plea to leave team.” Although brought in move to the club. — AP Kim Jong Un, have a good Kenneth Bae, an American North Korea and to “show loaned him back to Real and the Spaniards as a replacement for Kevin- time and maybe bridge some missionary jailed there. The people around the world that Bastia, where he allowed the 31-year-old to Milan-Linate airport on At the Giannino restau- Prince Boateng, who was cultural gaps — but not be a North abruptly called off the we as Americans can actual- scored several outstand- return to his former club on Monday, a scene that was rant, a favourite haunt of sold to Schalke 04 last week, diplomat. official visit because it said ly get along with North ing goals to catch the a free transfer. repeated when he met club AC Milan and their players, it remains to be seen how Rodman was greeted at the U.S. had ruined the Korea.” eye of Europe’s leading Kaka was met by dozens of vice-president Adriano were dozens of fans noisily Allegri slots Kaka into his Pyongyang’s airport by Son atmosphere for talks by — AP clubs. — AP fans upon his arrival at Galliani late on Monday. convened to celebrate system. — AP KERALA GIRLS ADVANCE TO QUARTERS DC CORRESPONDENT KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 3

Kerala eves stormed into the quarterfinal of the 64th national basketball championship, defeating Madhya Pradesh 54-19 in Cuttack on Tuesday. Kerala established early supremacy by taking the two quarters with considerable lead over their opponents (24-11, 18-4). Though both teams played a subdued game in the second half (6-3 and 6-1), the lead proved enough for Kerala to enter the knockout phase. For Kerala, Aswathy S. Thampy shone by scoring 14 points. RESULTS Boys: Delhi 62 (Pardeep 16, Pankaj 15) bt Chhattishgarh 59 (Sanjeev 18, Shiv Kumar 13); Tamil Nadu 85 (M. Harissh 20, S.Karthickeyan 13) bt Andhra Pradesh 41 (K. Akhil Vikranth Reddy 12) Girls: Uttar Pradesh 72 (Barkha Sowakar 12, Garima Singh 12) bt Haryana 28 (Komal Yadav 6); Tamil Nadu 73 (P. Hemalatha 16, R. Sharmila 12, R. Selvamithra 11) bt Delhi 26 (Monika Vats 16); Karnataka 63 (Aishwarya Mohan 13, Kavana C.R 8) bt Himachal Pradesh 20 (Gurunika Talwar 6); Puducherry 24 (N. Suganya 7, A. Rajeswari 6) bt Jammu & Kashmir 22 (Jasmina 10); Kerala 54 (Aswathy S Thampy 14, Arathi V 9) bt Madhya Pradesh 19 (Princy 7) Thrissur to face Malappuram DC CORRESPONDENT KOZHIKODE, SEPT. 3

Thrissur toppled reigning champions Kozhikode 2-0 to set up a title clash with Malappuram in the state under-19 football championship played at Sree Kerala Varma College Ground in Thrissur on Tuesday. After a goalless first half, Ananthu Murali opened the scoring for the hosts. While Kozhikode players tried to regroup, Emanuel dealt another blow for the visitors with his second goal. The final will be held on Wednesday.

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Shibu Thilakan, Sandeep Sasi Ajo George Binu Pappan Chengis Khan Robin Machan PRIYA SREEKUMAR DECCAN CHRONICLE It is the rise of the Move over dads, star sons in Molly- wood. And what’s more six sons of actors, a stunt master and a director are shar- ing screen space in one film. Gunda, directed by Salim Baba, it’s ‘son’rise time contrary to the title, is a family action film. The film stars Shibu Thilakan (son of the leg- endary Thilakan), Binu Pappan rialised because of the efforts Shibu plays a negative charac- agement for a year and wanted (son of Kuthiravattom Pappu), of production controller Shaji ter in the film. to go to Australia.” Ajo plays a Ajo George (son of Spadikam Pattikkara. Shaji says that all For Binu Pappan, acting is police inspector in Gunda, like George), Robin Machan (son of the actors had been in touch something he loved but never his father has umpteen times. Machan Varghese), Sandeep with him and he decided to considered as a career. He Having three theatres near Sasi (son of Mafia Sasi) and last bring them all together in a mentions, “I used to partici- his college fanned Robin Mac- but not the least, the director’s film. Salim says, “All the pate in my father’s drama com- han’s interest in films along son Chengis Khan. actors have equal footage in pany with my father. I went to with the influence of his fath- Bringing all these the film and is a story about Bengaluru to do a course in er. He has completed a course Salim actors together gundas with hearts of gold! Animation and worked as a 3D in sound engineering and has was no mean There will be no foul language, visualiser for six years. Four been part of some Malayalam Baba’s film feat. The alcohol, drugs or smoking in years ago, I met Shaji who films. He says, “Films have interest- this film! There is action with asked me if I wanted to act and been a childhood passion.” Gunda has roped in ing cast fight sequences mounted on a I had said a firm ‘No’! But Chengis Khan has been work- six actors with a film lin- mate- lavish Bollywood scale.” recently when he explained ing towards his entry right Having already acted in four the role, I decided to give it a from age six and says, “I have eage. Shibu Thilakan, Binu Malayalam films, Shibu Thil- go.” And Binu became a part of studied martial arts from my akan confesses that he started the movie. childhood because I always Pappan, Ajo George, Robin acting in films because his Ajo George had planned to go wanted to act in films. I have Machan, Sandeep Sasi and the father asked him to. Shibu to Australia to take up a job. “I also learnt dance, gymnastics mentions, “My father saw my had always wanted to join and am studying too.” director’s son Chengis Khan performance and told me that I films and had received offers Sandeep Sasi is following was good. A compliment com- since my school days but my in the footsteps of his will come together for this ing from someone as leg- father wanted me to complete stunt specialist father family entertainer endary as him was inspiration my education. I went to UK to and doing some action Salim Baba enough for me to continue.” do a course in health man- scenes in the film. Impatient wait for doctor-to-be! Thanusree

SHREEJAYA NAIR offered to me during my one- Thanusree regrets She says she has been DECCAN CHRONICLE month study break for my unable to accept any new exams. Had it been during my she couldn’t be her offer as it would clash hanusree Raghuram may classes, I would not have been with her classes. be new to films but she is able to do the film. It was a great talkative self on the “Being in the final Tno newbie to the world of opportunity because it was an year of MBBS, it’s glamour. The chirpy youngster, interesting script and offered me sets because of her impossible to find who is the leading lady of a quality role.” time for acting. I Namboothiri Yuvav@43, has Thanusree says she portrays a impending exams have received always been in the limelight; girl very different from her real him,” she says. some very good whether as the Kalathilakam at self. “I play the character of Thanusree regrets she did not offers, a few with school youth festivals, or a Sanaya, an 18-year-old orphan get an opportunity to be her talk- some of Mollywo- national dance champion and who is very traditional. She mar- ative self on the sets because of od’s biggest nam- very recently as Miss Malabar ries a 43-year-old Namboothiri her impending exams. “When- es, but I’ll have to 2013. Though she was enam- and the chaos that follows as a ever I got a break, I would either wait another year oured by films and acting, she result of their incompatibility be rehearsing for the next shot or to finish my course says this movie came her way by becomes a subject of scorn. The I’d be crammed up in some cor- before I sign anoth- sheer luck. suspense is about why she takes ner with my books to study for er film,” she says Thanusree says, “The film was the drastic decision of marrying the exam,” she says. glumly. WednesdayFriday 418 September February 20112013 2518

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IN THE CITY TODAY Later this week IN THE CITY TODAY CERAMIC SALE NIGHT KITCHEN been organised PICTURE PERFECT ■ Nadan kerala food fest Date: Till September 7 Time: 11 am to 7 pm has been organised Venue: Durbar Hall Art Gallery Date: Ongoing Time: 11 pm to 5 am FOCAL LENGTH Venue: Cochin Palace, Kadavanthra ■ Painting and photogra- ROCK RIDERS phy exhibition by Gireesan ■ Harley Davidson Bhattathiripad has been Freedom Tour Season IV organised featuring Grey Shack, Date: September 17 to 23 Time: 11 am to 7 pm Black Letters and Baiju Venue: Lalithakala Academy Art Dharmajan Syndicate has Gallery, Durbar Hall been organised Contact: 0487 254 5145 Date: September 7 Time: 7.30 pm EXHIBITION Venue: Bolgatty Palace and Island ■ Textile exhibition by Illys Resort has been organised ART EXPO Date: Till September 20 ■ Painting exhibition Time: 10.30 am to 7.30 pm Venue: The International Hotel, MG by M.R Ramachandran has Road, Kochi Sale of ceramic products has been organised Date: Till September 15 My Name Is Gayatri — an art exhibition by Gayatri Kathakaliyum Kanakazhchakalum — photography Time: 10 am to 8 pm Gamuz and curated by Tanya Abraham has been exhibition by Somakumaran has been organised Venue: Parthas, MG Road organised till October 17 from 8.30 am to 7.30 pm at Date: September 4 Time: 11 am to 7 pm Contact: 0484 237 4175 Today Kashi Art Cafe,Burgher Street, Fortkochi. For details contact: 0484 221 5769 Venue: Lalithakala Academy Art Gallery- D, Kochi BEETLE EXHIBITION FASHION FIESTA

Volkswagen Beetle Show — exhibition of Beetle Fusion Fashion Fest — an exhibition of ready-to- cars and its decade long advertising posters stitch churidar material has been organised Date: Till September 7 Date: Till September 15 Time: 12 pm onwards Time: 10 am to 8 pm Venue: Durbar Hall Art Gallery and DH Ground If you want your event to be featured here, write to us at Venue: Parthas, MG Road [email protected] Contact: 0484 237 4175

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Satyagraha Kalimannu, EVM Kavit- Kalimannu, Kairali, ha 2K Digital, 4 shows 4 shows Pullipuliyum Chennai Express, Aattin-kuttiyum, Sree, 4 shows; Ravi- Padma Screen 1, 4 krishna, 4 shows shows Pullipulikalum Kunjananthante Kada, Aatinkuttiyum, Padma Screen 2, 4 Ramdas, 4 shows shows Memories, Satyagraha (H), Georgett-an's Shenoys, 4 shows Ragam, 4 shows Artist (M), Little Neelakasham Shenoys, 4 shows Pacha-kadal Memories , Savitha, 4 Chuvanna-bhoomi, shows Girija 4 shows Neelakasham Olipporu, Sapna 4 Pacha-kadal shows Madras Cafe, Bindu, Chuvvanna Bhoomi Madras Cafe Saritha 4 shows 3 shows Thalaiva, Jose 4 Thalaivaa (T), Neelakasham Pachakadal Kalimannu, Anupama, 4 shows Memories, shows Sangeetha, 4 shows Chuvannabhoomi Thalaiva (T), Anaswara, 4 shows Anand, 4 shows Madras Cafe(H), Dhanya, 4 shows Chennai Express (H), Ramya, 4 shows WednesdayTuesday 4 September8 January 2013 19

society Kochi Chronicle Riding on the crest of success Hashir CRIS had many people tell me they DECCAN CHRONICLE could relate to that episode.” Mohamed is Each part of the journey narrates On a cold December day in a different episode. “The Puri basking in the 2011, Hashir Mohamed set episode is of happiness, out on a journey with his Raghavettan’s is one of nostalgia glory of friend Abdu. The two were on and home, Bimal Da’s of farmers their Bullets, riding through the and violence.” Neelakasham states of Assam, Meghalaya, It was in last April that Hashir Pachakkadal Arunachal and Nagaland. They went to Sameer Thahir with the loved riding through the moun- script and the video. By June, the Chuvanna tains, loved meeting new people project was confirmed. And dur- and learning their stories, loved ing the break he got in March this Bhoomi the experiences. Scenes we now year, Hashir wrote another script know from watching — for Anwar Rasheed. Aami Neelakasham Pachakkadal which became one of the stories Chuvanna Bhoomi, a in 5 Sundarikal. Even after the story that Hashir had success of both his scripts, written after his Hashir does not expect anything December ride. nor has he any plans for his ‘next “But I had the idea move’. even before that, from As of now he is happy to surf in the time I came back Hashir with children in the North East the waters of Mahabalipuram from a five-year stint much like one of the characters in Singapore,” says in his film — Ishita played by Hashir, who is now den through the associate with on watching Paloma Monappa. vacationing in Western coast cov- Neelakasham…All the faces and Mahabalipuram after the ering four states from stories that the biker duo The real life experi- successful release of Chennai to Delhi. encounter in the movie, are varia- Neelakasham.... “I was work- When he decided to make a film tions from the real life experi- ences of biker duo, ing as a software engineer in about his ride, the first thing ences of Hashir and Abdu on Singapore, but quit my job Hashir did was to shoot a video. their journeys. “Raghavettan is Hashir and Abdu, has and came back home with an To every question about his ride, one such character. There are idea to write,” says Hashir he would reply, “You should many such Malayalis stuck else- been portrayed in the who has always been fond of watch that video to know the feel where in the country or abroad, riding. He had earlier rid- of the ride.” A feel that riders hoping to return home some day. I film Neelakasham...

tweak your thoughts What was too WE NEED VIGILANTES like driving, fighting, defense-tac- tics, target-shooting, running and hot for Ileana whatever it takes in the extreme to keep shameless violaters at bay? MEERA VASUDEVAN Would it be wrong if women from to handle? different walks of life acquire arms A woman was raped in a mill. licences and get together as masked Students, both foreign and vigilantes guarding each other? The REENA KAPOOR Indian, are groped, molested, pur- fight for justice and inadequate DECCAN CHRONICLE sued and assaulted on our streets. action from our authorities is on. Women battle vile behaviour and But if society, the ruling govern- ith the monsoons nearly at end, Mumbai is swel- foul language from men outside ment and the Indian law completely tering under a heat wave. And our Bolly stars their home, daily. fail at protecting us, we will be Waren’t getting any respite from it either. My female relative, alone at home, forced to take things into our own Recently, Shahid Kapoor and his leading lady Ileana had her husband’s older brother pay hands. D’cruz were shooting at Film City on a helipad, for their her a surprise visit. While she made Who would ever be able to trace film Phata Poster Nikla Hero. tea, he undressed quietly. When she a group of carefully masked vigi- With the mercury soaring, how- went out with a cuppa-chai, he lantees who dispense justice ever, Ileana was in no mood to ‘Ileana was flashed his penis at her as he sat instantly, in public? Alongside shoot the romantic sequence. splaying his legs wide open on the secret identities, their footsteps An exhausted Ileana asked if unwell and sofa. would be covered and any evi- she could have some time off — the heat took A friend and I had been masturbat- dence of their actions would be but her request couldn’t be ed at on our way back from college erased. Caring and concerned accommodated. a toll on her. in a bus. I have been groped several men would be welcomed in the “Ileana was unwell and the times as a growing teen to the point group. Media’s support would be heat took a toll on her,” a source She requested that my stomach churns in anxiety crucial in extracting information who was present at the shoot. if I need to step into a crowded place about offenders. Justice would “She requested a little time off a little time alone. truly have been done and fear to recuperate but the team is on off to How long can the onus lie on a would grip the hearts of wife- a really tight schedule now that woman for her safety? A sexual beaters, rapists and molesters. the release date is nearly here recuperate’ offender ought to have a good look at It’s time for Indian vigilantes and they simply couldn’t afford his mother and her body before he and they will have the full sup- to lose even a day’s shoot.” steps out to commit any misde- port of every woman. Once Ileana understood that meanour. How are any of his vic- Fortunately, the Indian legal sys- the shoot had to go on, she bravely soldiered on. Shahid, tims different from his own mother? tem would never be a deterrant ever the considerate co-star helped Ileana complete the I think it is time women armed considering how it is pathetically sequence as quickly as possible. That’s the spirit! ourselves. Dire circumstances struggling with punishing crimi- demand dire solutions. In the nals anyway. Do we want to see absence of an effective legal and Maa Sherawali in every Indian administrative system, we need vig- street then….? ilantes or masked avengers. What if we learn important skills The writer is a popular actor WednesdayFriday 418 September February 20132011 2520

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DEEPA SOMAN not want to obstruct my free think- DECCAN CHRONICLE ing and writing. That might also interfere with talking my heart out As words flow out of his pen through poetry. I am obsessed with as poetry, Melvin Mathew the world of words and rhyme and can sense the precious com- it will continue till my last breath,” pany they offer him. An undergrad- says Melvin. uate yet, he dreams of amassing The youngster is also interested in wide readership for poetry like 2D animation, rock gospel music, what fiction enjoys now. The sketching and holding conver- Bengaluru-based Malayali sations with people with dif- youngster has a book of ferent ideologies. Khaled poetry titled My Sweet Hosseini, the author of Collections to his cre- Kite Runner is dit and takes his Melvin’s favourite passion quite seri- author. “I like ously. him because “Writing poetry has of the sim- been the best part of my life. plicity of his What I concentrate on while language, his inn- writing is the experience that the ocent and innovative reader absorbs from my work. My plots, his own views poems convey a feel rather than an that he brings out tho- event or plot,” says Melvin, who ugh the characters and of started writing poetry when he was course his style of narrative a fourth grader. His passion for writing,” explains the young poet. rhymes and verses grew at a slow Melvin feels that as far as modern and steady pace, and was encour- writing in India is concerned, there Melvin is also interested in 2D aged further by his teachers at is a popular inclination to sexual school. But he does not want to take love these days. “I barely find good animation, rock gospel music, it up as a profession to make money. poems on topics other than this and “I fear that by taking it up as a pro- seldom read young Indian writers, sketching and conversing with fession, I might end up forcing especially when it comes to poetry,” people with different ideologies myself to gain popular success. I do he says as a parting shot. Students at the protest SERIN SAM DECCAN CHRONICLE ‘Do not kill us too’ — the slogan seen A chirping on a big white banner was the com- bined voice of the students of Mar Baselios College, Kottayam. The NSS vol- Onam tribute unteers of the college were protesting outside the campus recently after a tree next to the college was cut, causing brutal CRIS death of hundreds of DECCAN CHRONICLE crow chicks sheltered on the tree. Many nup Krishnan wrote the song Kili Mozhiye for the Recounting the inci- girl he loved — Nanda. After he finished writing it, dent, one of the NSS students Ahe picked up the phone and called his favourite volunteers Emil T had signed musician, Dakshinamoorthy Swami, and read it out to Abraham says, “The him. Anup would often call ‘Swamikal’ and talk about situation was horrible the banner music and life. Swamikal gave his approval and Anup sang when we reached the it to Nanda. The two got married soon after! place. Around hun- and joined Though he taught English at the Bethany College in dreds of crow chicks Thiruvananthapuram, Anup loved to write in Malayalam. were dead, while some the protest He was planning to release a CD with eight songs for of them were battling Onam, one of them being Kili Mozhiye. “But when for life. We couldn’t along with Dakshinamoorthy Swamikal passed away, I wanted to bear this inhuman act, the NSS release the CD right away as a tribute to him. So it’s got the so we decided to create single song Kili Mozhiye,” says Anup, after his CD a banner and protest. volunteers Kanmashi Kannu was released by Kavalam Narayana The people of the local- Panicker at Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram. The song is ity also supported us. sung by Kavalam Sreekumar. Hearing about the felling of trees, our Standing beside Anup was a long-haired young man principal asked us to plant tree saplings.” called Sanu, who gave music to Anup’s words. “He is my Most of the students had signed the ban- teacher,” says Sanu, shyly looking at Anup. “I have been ner and joined the protest along with the playing the guitar for 13 years now, and one day, Anup sir NSS volunteers. “The tree was cut for asked if I could give music to his song,” says the BA widening of the road, but the people Literature student. behind this act didn’t even have the con- sent of the forest department. Such acts Anup released the single Kili Mozhiye as cannot be tolerated. Now, we have planted some tree saplings in that place and are a tribute to Dakshinamoorthy Swamikal Anup Krishnan and Sanu taking care of them,” says Emil. Wednesday 4 September 2013 2522

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rtist Prince Babu is an PRINCE avid traveller whose BABU’S Aexperiences and inter- actions are reflected in his PAINTINGS, paintings. “When I was a ch- ild, I never talked too much DC CORRESPONDENT ON DISPLAY because of stammering pro- blem. I was in Class VI when his week, both bikers and music IN FORT I did my first sketch — I dre- Some of the Tlovers in Kochi are in for a treat w a picture of my friend. Aft- works by with the Harley Davidson’s fourth sea- KOCHI, ARE er seeing it, he wanted it artist Prince son of the Freedom Tour gig, Rock and I gave it him for 50 pai- Babu Riders, being hosted in the city. The THE RESULT se. I gradually realised that event featuring Grey Shack, Black art is the best way to expr- Letters and Baiju Dharmajan Syndicate OF HIS ess,” says Prince. will be held on September 7 at the He is a self-taught artist. Bolgatty Palace and Island Resort. INTERAC- The season IV has also invited musi- “My inspiration to take cians from all genres to take part in the such a path rather ‘Find Your Freedom’ contest and the TION WITH than enrolling in Prince, a self- country. winners will be presented the ‘Harley an academy was just PEOPLE HE taught artist, after my school- “One of the remarkable Davidson India — Band of the Year’ French artist Paul began travelling moments was the experi- title with an opportunity to perform at Gauguin, who ga- to explore places ing. Another inspi- HAS MET IN ration was Rabin- ence with Rajasthani gyp- the world’s biggest biking festival, the ve up a good life alone at 15 just European Bike Week 2014. after schooling dranth Tagore’s sies. The paintings that I DIFFERENT in France to live have done during my stay The passes to the event are available on an island just to Santhinikethan. My on Harley Davidson’s website free of endeavour is to cre- with them are live paintings CORNERS give that exotic and as I wanted to capture the cost. The event will be open 7.30 pm heavenly touch to paint- ate its vibrancy in my onwards. paintings.” natural feel,” says Prince. OF THE ings. I wanted to do the The ongoing exhibition of same — create nostalgic Prince Babu’s paintings are the result of his interaction his works at Buddha Art COUNTRY moments with my paintings. Gallery, Greenix Village, Fort So I began travelling to with people he has met in FRENCH ONAM different corners of the Kochi, will continue till explore places alone at 15 September 14. IN CAPITAL

Thiruvananthapuram German treat

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Film buffs in the capital can look forward to a five-day German treat start- ing this Saturday, as Goethe Zentrum is all set to organise the fourth German Film DC CORRESPONDENT Festival. The films lined up are a handful of gems ous awards including the The movie is about passion nterested in trying your hand in and will take you for a FIPRESCI prize for this in the midst of the world of improving your French writing skills refreshing ride of I movie. The 94-minute film, power and money precipi- and want to have fun in the process? rarely-dealt-with released in 2010 is about a tates a crisis. Head to Alliance Francaise, themes in popular woman who tries to trace her “The response to the fest Thiruvananthapuram, on September 7 cinema. The films roots and identity. The festi- was overwhelming in the pre- and take part in the ‘Funny writing are sub-titled in val is to be wrapped up with vious years with great workshop in French’ and. Also, join the English. ‘Unter dir die Stadt’ (The city demand for passes, which get Onam celebrations thereafter. The The festival kic- below), by Christoph exhausted soon. Interest- events start at 10 am and the workshop is kstarts on Sep- Hochhausler. ingly, most of the audience open to all who can write French. tember 7 with The director has famously come in after doing their own To add an international touch to the ‘Das Lied in said, “The film is inspired by bit of research about the fil- Onam celebrations, a French cuisine Mir’ (The day I the biblical story of David ms we line up,” says Syed lunch has been organised, followed by a was not born), and Bathsheba and that Ibrahim, Director of Goethe treasure hunt and Pookkalam (floral car- directed by caught my interest — how Zentrum, Thiruvananthapu- pet) making session. Florian power affects desire and ram. The screening begins at For details, contact 0471 232 0666/657 Cossen, who affects what we call love.” 6.45 pm and the entry is free. 8808 bagged numer- 24 WednesdayFriday 418 September February 20112013 25

cinemaya Kochi Chronicle Set to tickle the Sanjjanaa is funny bone yet again super choosy GAYATHRI KRISHNA PRIYA SREEKUMAR DECCAN CHRONICLE DECCAN CHRONICLE kku Akbar’s laugh riot is all set to roll out soon. Starring AJayaram as an Ayurveda doctor, the movie will trigger roars anjjanaa who was seen in Casanova and in The King and the of laughter, the director assures us. Jayaram, who has always Commissioner some time back, will step into Mollywood with a role been loved by Malayalis, is awaiting his upcoming release Sin the film The Rich and the Famous. Confirming that she is a part Ginger, directed by Shaji Kailas. The actor is busy shooting for of the project, the actor says that it is too early to talk about her role in Salaam Kashmir and Swapaanam too. In Akku’s untitled pro- the film. Asked about her long absence from Mollywood, during ject, Jayaram is geared up to entertain his audience with a which time she has been busy in Kannada and Telugu, the actress power packed performance. chirps, “I have been getting offers but I have become quite choosy and careful about accepting films. I have decided not to do multi-starrers or “We are yet to finalise the rest of the cast and crew for the heroine-oriented roles at the moment. The reason why I am hesitant to movie. The duo Udhay Krishna and Sibi K. Thomas will be do a heroine-oriented film is because I feel I have a long way to go before scripting the movie which will be produced by Jaison accepting the lead in Malayalam!” Elamkulam,” says Akku. The shoots for this movie will begin Sanjjanaa, however, regrets missing out on a movie that was offered to in October. It will be shot across Pazhani. her and says, “I was supposed to do Meera Jasmine’s role in the V K Prakash directed movie Mazhaneerthulligal, but I had my dates blocked Starring Jayaram as an Ayurveda doctor, the with other films because of which I had to let the offer go. That is a regret because I want to work with directors like V. K. Prakash. As long as the yet to be titled movie will trigger roars of la- script is great and allows me space to perform as well as get to work with ughter, its director Akku Akbar assures us good directors, I am happy.” Tale of a man with many shadows Katy begins ANUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN DECCAN CHRONICLE her day with s this paper wrote first, Dhanush will be collaborating with K.V. Anand for his next, the makers, AGS Entertainment, having officially announced the project title as Anegan. ABollywood glam girl Amyra of Issaq fame is making her foray into Tamil with this film. meditation K.V. Anand has also roped in yesteryear romantic hero, Karthik, for this suspense thriller. Ninth-century poet Manickavasakar describes and praises God as Anegan. The term also refers to a ‘man with many shadows’. Apparently, Anand says Dhanush will be seen in a role with var- op star Katy Perry has revealed she begins ied shades. A little birdie tells us that the National Award-winning actor will be seen as a school every day with a meditation session to pre- boy in one of the segments in Anegan. Ppare her for work. The 28-year-old singer The film will also be shot across exotic locations such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and practices the ancient Indian technique every Bolivia among many other countries. While Harris Jayaraj will handle the musical morning while sitting on her bed with her eyes score, Omprakash is behind the camera. The pooja of the film was closed for about 20 minutes to make sure she is held on Monday at Puducherry. relaxed and in a good mood before she starts work, reported Contactmusic. “I start the day with transcendental meditation. It puts me in the best mood. I wake up and just prop myself up in bed for 20 minutes. It’s the only Vaani’s sky-high time my mind gets absolute rest. When I’m asleep, my subconscious Her mind is switched on and, when I’m ambitionsdebut film, Shuddh Desi awake, I’m alert,” Perry said. Romance, hasn’t even released yet, but The Roar hitmaker also takes vita- Only the best for YRF find Vaani Kapoor already seems to be on the mins to give her an afternoon ‘energy fast track to stardom. Her next film is a South remake of boost’, which she believes helps her Band Baaja Baraat, but ask her about the one film role digestion too. Abhishek and Asin she’d love to portray and pat comes the answer: “Rockstar”. “Like everyone I have a four o’clock However, Vaani clearly has sky-high cinematic aspirations as slump. I take vitamins after lunch and NATASHA COUTINHO she tells us, “Ranbir’s (Kapoor) role in Rockstar, not Nargis’. they give me an energy boost. I have DECCAN CHRONICLE Nargis didn’t have much to do in the film. I want to be iron, vitamins B, C and D and probi- fter his last film, OMG! Oh My God, starring Paresh Rawal Bollywood’s rockstar!” Clearly this debutante doesn’t believe in otics, which help with my digestion,” and Akshay Kumar, proved to be a surprise box office hit, mincing her words! Perry added. Athere’s understandably, a lot of excitement about director There’s another role too that Vaani would like to play, she Umesh Shukla’s next project. And while the powerhouse per- informs us — that of Aishwarya Rai’s in Hum Dil De Chuke “I start the day with formances and the well-developed script were clearly the Sanam. “I would love to play a character like that, but I don’t stars in his previous film, Umesh is going all out to ensure think such pure love exists anymore in real life,” she admits transcendental medita- that his next is a truly larger-than-life project. A source close with disarming frankness. — NC tion. It puts me in the to the director revealed that Umesh has jetted off to Dubai on a recce of all the best sites there and will soon finalise “I want to be Bollywood’s rockstar!,” best mood. I wake up and the locations for his shoot. The film, which stars Abhishek Bachchan and Asin, will have some fabulous song said Vaani, who is set to make her just prop myself up in bed sequences too, if the director has his way. “Umesh wants the song sequences to look really grand debut in Shuddh Desi for 20 minutes. It’s the and he’s been in Dubai looking at the best locations to only time my mind gets shoot,” our source confirmed. Work on the as-yet-untitled Romance film is still to start. absolute rest” WednesdayFriday 418 September February 20112013 2526

5Ws Kochi Chronicle Why When did storms is a tower melting cars? become awe-inspiring? PHOTO:SKYSCRAPERCITY.COM DC CORRESPONDENT Photographer Mitch Dobrowner has been travelling The cyling, cylindrical vor- around the US in search of jaw dropping images of storms tex of supercell thunder- storms one associates with PHOTOS:MITCHDOBROWNER.COM disasters are proving to be a source of great inspiration and beauty for photographer Mitch Dobrowner and his guide Roger Hill. They have been travelling around the Great plains and high deserts of the United States in search of jaw drop- ping images of these storms. Dobrowner pulls out his camera and clicks black and white pictures of the visually striking forces of nature as Hill takes him the eye of the storm. According to Wired, the A skyscraper called the purpose of these photographs is to Walkie Talkie has been concentrate on the natural beauty renamed Walkie Scorchie after of storms themselves unlike other the building melted a Jaguar pictures, which prefer to display parked below, as an ultra- chaos, and destruction storms leave bright light was reflected off behind. Dobrowner told the web- its glass exterior. The 525 ft, site, “I don’t like to see a lot of 311-million-dollar building has destruction or violence. If I want to a distinctive concave surface, see that, I can see it on the streets of which reflects a dazzling beam Los Angeles where I live, out on the light causing damage to vehi- plains I can just enjoy the serenity cles parked below, and the and beauty of the storms. That’s the vision of passers by. part that really feeds me.” According to the Independent, the director of a tiling compa- The purpose of these ny, left his Jaguar XJ for one hour near the building, and photos is to returned to find warped pan- els along its side and smell of concentrate on the burning plastic. natural beauty of storms and not the What chaos it creates Who made a new Tetris theme?

VIDEOGRAB FROM VIDEOGRAB YOUTUBE FROM YOUTUBE Where is a helium-filled is pavilion? Tintin’s car going? In the fourth annual Comics Festival, Setting up a tent outside has proven to be a major hassle The beauty of a great a cappella track is in which is going to be held from the 5th to if your planning an outdoor wedding. But a Connecticut- how all the pieces fit together perfectly. the 8th of September in Brussels, a Tintin based design studio called Qastic is currently in the process What makes a game of Tetris beautiful too is car rally will be organised. The rally will of using floating structures in architecure to build an inflat- how things fall into place. Combining both these, have around forty cars and motorcycles rep- a cappella expert Smooth McGroove has created a resented in the boards of different comic able helium filled pavilion for garden weddings. The tent, cover track of the Tetris theme song, which is strips from the Tintin magazine and it will is held in place by long pieces of fabric tethered to the inspiring nostalgic video game lovers to dust off leave from Place des Palais and will then ground which provides a level of shelter from the ele- their old game boys, Mashable reported. The video pass through different mythical comic strip ments, Gizmodo reported. The structure can work shows eight different versions of Smooth McGroove, places in Brussels and through the Hergé out to be cheaper and easier to build than a more singing the track with a person playing legendary game Museum. The three-day event will also fea- permanent structure like a gazebo. expertly. ture a 3D projection mapping on the Place Royale and a Balloon’s Day Parade. Wednesday 4 September 2013 2527 jetcetera Kochi Chronicle

Dakota, Charlie to star Gaga writes hits in Fifty Shades of Grey when hungover

Hollywood actress Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam have been con- firmed to star in the much-antici- pated film adaptation of EL James’ novel Fifty Shades of Grey. Johnson, 23, who had a small role in The Social Network will play the role of Anastasia Steele, while Hunnam is slated to por- tray Christian Grey, reported Aceshowbiz. James, who will also get involved in the project from Focus Features as a producer, broke the news. “Good morning all. Hold on to your hats... I am delighted to let Lady Gaga has reportedly admitted that she you know that the lovely Dakota pens her songs when she is hung-over, as it Johnson has agreed to be our Ana- makes her emotional. The 27-year old singer-song- stasia in the film adaptation of writer, who is channeling her emotions in a song Fifty Shades of Grey,” James about her doppelganger and Italian designer pal tweeted. “The gorgeous and talen- Donatella Versace, revealed the formula behind her ted Charlie Hunnam will be hit-making confessing that drinking compels her to Christian Grey in the film adapta- write songs as she gets emotional after it, the tion of Fifty Shades of Grey,” she added. “Auditions were stunning, Metro.co.uk reported. She added that the raging fun incredible chemistry,” tweeted co-producer Michael De Luca. The film dance song Donatella is the antithesis of her public directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson will release next year. image and also a love letter to the designer. — PTI — ANI Wednesday 4 September 2013 28

coffee-break Kochi Chronicle

Your day today GUARDIAN CROSSWORD YESTERDAY’S ANSWER Across 1 Style of “5-door” car (9) By Dr C.V.B. Subrahmanyam 8 Deception (4) 9 Oojamaflip (9) Aries: Today you may get 10 Marjoram, say (4) involved with government offi- 13 Talent seeker — boy on a cials and also some unethical jamboree (5) work on the professional front. 15 Pimply (6) This is a tough time for you especially 16 The beautiful game? (6) 17 Madness (6) for your health. 19 Pink shade? (6) 20 Eccentric (5) Taurus: Business meetings will 21 White or Blue river of turn out to be much better than Africa (4) expected. You will reach your 24 Tied kit in (anag) — facial goals through hard work and likeness (9) patience. Plan your future goals well. 25 Bread — gravy — dough (4) 26 Vigorous argument (4-5) Gemini: Domestic work will be tiring and might become a Down major cause for mental stress. 2 Feel pain (4) 3 Head — nose (4) Try not to take criticisms per- 4 Buoyant and elastic (6) sonally. 5 University area (6) walks or drives (9) 18 Over there (6) 6 Structure of hexagons (9) 12 Futile — blunt (9) 19 Underweight (6) Cancer: Be careful as someone 7 Abounding in vitality (9) 13 Pile of hay (5) 22 Type of bread (4) could try to tarnish your image 11 Open, level space for 14 Now (5) 23 Warble? (4) as revenge. Developing harmo- nious relations with your subor- Word Mine dinates will benefit you. bridge Leo: A new romantic interest is WHEN IT LOOKS BAD, indicated. Go for an exclusive C outing to get your partner in a PHILLIP ALDER BE AN OPTIMIST good mood. You are ready for some relaxing time after the chaos of eorge Jean Nathan, slam. Here, North has a D T O the past few days at work and at home. a drama critic and borderline hand. He could Gan editor who died justify a four-diamond or in 1958, said, “An optimist four-heart control-bid. Virgo: Your romantic partner is a fellow who believes a But since South has no I N E A U might seek a firm commitment in housefly is looking for a side first-round control, TODAY’S RATINGS: 43 AVERAGE; 51 GOOD; 56 OUTSTANDING the relationship. Keep a tab on way to get out.” he would sign off in four your expenses. You will have to At the bridge table, play- spades. How many words of four or more put-in extra hours to complete pending letters can you make from the letters ers tend to be optimists or The dummy is depress- shown in today’s puzzle? In making a jobs at work. pessimists. In this deal, ing. East knows that if word, each letter may be used once for example, look at the declarer needs a diamond only. Each word must contain the letter East and North hands. finesse, it is working. East at the top of the pyramid. There should You share your b’day with East is defending against can see two club winners. be at least one nine letter word. Plurals, four spades. West leads Maybe West has a trump foreign words and proper names are Rishi Kapoor, a the club jack. What should trick (but not if South has not allowed.

East do? shown a solid suit). What veteran Bollywood toucan tonic, taco,

In Standard American, other chance is there? ounce, once, octane, ocean,

actor, known for his South’s three-spade rebid None, apparently. noticed, notice, nice, induct,

shows extra values (usual- Well, there is one — induce, icon, iced, enact, work in movies like EDUCATION, edict, dunce,

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and a good six-card suit. It monds. After winning deacon, dance, cute, cued,

and Heena. is game-forcing after with his club king, East counted, count, coned, coined, conduit, cone, conduit, coined,

North’s two-over-one should shift to a diamond. three. They cannot resist coin, code, coda, coated,

response. If you are using Here, West ruffs, immediately cashing coat, cited, cite, cent,

Libra Do not get involved with two-over-one game-force, returns a club to East's available tricks. Take CAUTIONED, caution, cant, cane, caned, canoe, canoed, canoe, caned, cane,

individuals who are in a rela- then three spades promis- ace, and receives another your time and think cadet, auction, antic, acute, tionship with someone else. Do es a solid suit and sets it ruff for down one. through the deal. actioned, action, acted,

not just listen to others’ words, as trumps. The responder Houseflies, be gone! Copyright United acne, acid, ANSWERS: no matter how eloquently they are is asked to control-bid Some players would find Features Syndicate strung together. (cue-bid) if interested in a this ruff, but only at trick (Asia Features) scrabble brand | G2 R1 As Ms S1 Scorpio: Don’t show any care- lessness as it might aggravate ◆ ◆ few problems. Do not doubt SU DO KU SU◆DO◆KU 2 anyone as that may lead you to your defeat and downfall. Sagittarius: Creative ideas will surface as a result of your meet- ing important people. Be spon- taneous while communicating with influential people. Capricorn: Relatives will meddle in your private affairs if you confide in them. Try not to be too extravagant if you go out with friends. DIRECTIONS: Make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. Add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Aquarius: Good day to start your 7-letter words get 50-point bonus. “Blanks” career in social work. Avoid con- WHAT TO DO YESTERDAY’S ANSWER Did you think the YESTERDAY’S ANSWER used as any letter have no point value. All tacts with new people today. SU◆DO◆KU Judd’s words are in the Official Scrabble You will find your spouse quite Fill in the grid Players Dictionary (Merriam-Webster) and so that every on the left was easy? OSW Official Scrabble words (Chambers). responsive and adjusting to your needs row, every Try this. Check the JUDD’S Solution Tomorrow solution tomorrow. today. column, and Tips available at every 3x3 box www.sudoku-xls.com contains the DC-AGE SU DO KU Pisces: Try to do something digits 1 to 9. FORUM: Discuss the extra for people who adore you. Every puzzle SU DO KU puzzles has only one printed and contribute You will be able to get rid of mind teasers of minor ailments that have been correct your own at solution. www.sudexel.com/ bugging you recently. Make efforts to forum concentrate on your studies. Wednesday 4 September 2013 2529 coffee-break Kochi Chronicle

CALVIN AND HOBBES| Bill Watterson dennis the menace

THE WIZARD OF ID| Parker and Hartsd

ARCHIE| Bill Henry Scarpelli & craig boldman hocus focus

BLONDIE| Dean Young and John Marshall

ANDY CAPP | Reg Smythe

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TARZAN| Edgar Rice Burroughs WednesdayFriday 418 September February 20112013 2530

luxury Kochi Chronicle

*All prices are approximate and subject to change High-end ball in the basket

What could be the connection between a Greek god and basketball? A leading tabloid report For the organised aristocrat has clarified that the luxury French label, It’s not enough to merely own an Hermes, has launched a special edition, expensive or valuable item. It needs to custom-made royal blue Hermes basket- be well maintained. Therefore a trea- ball to attract upscale consumers. This sure chest, a wardrobe closet, or a is no ordinary basketball. It is hand- case for an expensive watch, are also crafted with calfskin leather of the important items for the lover of the highest quality. The hand stitching that good life. Trunks or chests, as some was employed to make this basketball would call it, have long been consid- is comparable to that used for making ered regal carriers that signified the famous Birkin bags that the brand power and prestige. offers. This sporting prop comes at a ‘Trunks Company’, a well-known whopping price tag of `8.57 lakhs. Will an maker of luxury closets and trunks expensive ball like that be of any use in a from Jaipur, are known for their hand- real game? Sure, confirms Hermes’s CEO. crafted products; these not only pro- The ball is made of the sturdiest leather, and tect one’s valuables, but add to their therefore, very suitable to serve its real value too. The craftsmen at Trunks

PHOTOS: WWW.HERMES.COM/? purpose. Company promise to make the perfect `8.57 LAKHS trunk customized to reflect subtle aspects of the owner’s personality. An example would be the Watch Collector’s Trunk, featuring the sensi- bilities of French design and old-world craftsmanship. It carries metal sen- tinels, each of which are illuminated Train, trunk by an LED and a watch winder at the core. Covered in Italian leather and polished teakwood, it is a fusion of luxury and appropriateness. PRICE ON REQUEST and teddies A golden teddy bear It might be a child’s favourite bedtime companion, ensuring a sound sleep, but Learn how to travel well, care for those this teddy bear can give one sleepless nights as buying it would mean collectibles and ‘own’ a Superhero one’s pocket is lighter by `55.3 lakhs. From the celebrated stuffed toy maker, the German company,

Steiff, this soft plush bear features a PHOTOS: WWW.STEIFF.COM mouth made from pure gold, and fur Million dollar comic book made up of golden threads. Adding to It’s not a car, it’s not a diamond ring. It’s a the embarrassment of riches are the comic book! Yes, a comic book that costs teddy bear’s eyes, crafted from sap- `14.24 crore. The first comic book from phires and diamonds. This golden Atom Comics is considered the most valu- teddy bear was made as a special able of its ilk. And why not? After all, our edition to commemorate the com- favourite super hero Superman debuted pany’s completion of 125 years. with this very comic! Comic books have Buying this teddy bear required been a source of entertainment for many the purchaser to come down to generations, and not only for kids, but for their store in Germany in per- adults as well. With a price like that, it son. The purchasers would may just be the most expensive book in be royally treated by the the world as well. This edition of staff of Steiff, with a stay Superman marks the true beginning of at a luxury hotel thrown in the saga that still entertains us and along with a trip to either makes us spend millions of dollars each Munich, Stuttgart year on Superman franchise items — or Frankfurt. besides watching the high-budget `55.3 LAKHS PHOTOS: WWW.ATOMCOMICS.NET `14.24 CRORES movie, of course.

A moveable feast PHOTOS:WWW.DECCAN-ODYSSEY-INDIA.COM Luxury trains in India have always been an emblem of a royal lifestyle. Tourists from all over the world spend millions each year for a single ride on this extrava- gant chariot redolent with the aura of maharajas and their exotic style of life. A recent addition to luxury trains in India was the Deccan Odyssey, a vehicle that carries with it all the romance of long-distance train journeys. In this pleasure trip of seven nights and eight days, the tourist will be awed by the beauty and cultural richness of Maharashtra— be it the World Heritage Sites of Ajanta and Ellora, the natural treasures of the Konkan coast, winery walks in Nashik and native art and craft collections displayed at Kolhapur and Wardha. A stop at the beaches of Goa adds up to an excellent escapade. The service that the Deccan Odyssey puts out is comparable to a seven star luxury hotel, the food being an array of Indian specialities, designed to tickle the curious international palate. The places that the Deccan Odyssey covers are, Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Goa, Kolhapur, Daulatabad, Chandrapur, Ajanta Caves and Nashik. The earliest ride is scheduled for November 11, with the tickets starting at a price of `2.65 lakhs. `2.65 LAKHS WednesdayFriday 418 September February 20112013 2531

sport Kochi Chronicle

THE ALL INDIA DC CORRESPONDENT FOOTBALL id you know both Ranti Martins and FANTASY LEAGUE, FEDERATION HAS DRobin van Persie scored 26 goals each in LAUNCHED ITS the League last season? A OFFICIAL FANTASY difference though is that the Nigerian plays with NOW A REALITY FOOTBALL GAME. Prayag United in the I- League and RVP plays THE FANTASY ball for Manchester United in the English thing like this for a long LEAGUE IS EXPECT- Premier League. But for time. “Initiatives like a football fan, fascinated fantasy league which are ED TO PROMOTE by numbers, it doesn’t now a trend among fans THE INDIAN LEAGUE matter where they play mostly following as long as they keep scor- European leagues can BY APPEALING TO ing. also help promote our Such crazy compar- league,” said Varun. THE NEW GENERA- isons should get going But unlike foreign once the I-League kicks leagues not every game TION OF FOOTBALL off on September 21. In a in India is telecast live. FANS bid to popularise the “That is a worrying fac- national league the All tor for almost every India Football Initiatives like local football fan. Federation (AIFF) has fantasy league Hopefully we can fol- launched its official fan- which are now a low some live trend among fans tasy football game. following streams, updates The fantasy league Screenshot of the newly introduced Fantasy I-League European leagues from websites and (http://fantasyileague.fa can help promote facebook fan pages,” nxt.com) provided by questions keep pouring ous data like assists, League in the I-league he said. FanXT, based in in it turns out the Indian passes completed, posses- Hindi and Mohanraj Malaysia, is expected fantasy game is rather sion, tackles won and so Bengali. They Kolathapilly, founder of to gain the support of simple, at least in the ini- on,” said an I-League offi- say in Japan, there are footballkerala.com is more youngsters, tial phase. Over here the cial. The data faxed over more fans for J-League excited about the devel- who are just crazy points system is directly by the match commis- fantasy game than the opment. “It is a very good about season-long influenced by match sioners will be then FPL. We just hope lakhs initiative by the AIFF. gaming. commissioners on each mailed to FanXT team in and lakhs of football fans Fantasy league tracks But how is it going respective matchday. Malaysia and from there in India will play this and rates all players sys- to work in India? Is “We will rely on the the points will be updat- game,” he says. tematically and hence it there enough man routine data filed by ed. Meanwhile football gives opportunity to less- power and technical match commissioners. “In the coming seasons fans can’t just wait for er known players to come resources available to As a first step it is not a lot more changes will the season to start. into limelight,” said run the system smooth- financially possible to be made and the Varun Murukan, a foot- Mohanraj. ly? Will it become a huge have necessary resources providers are even inter- ball fanatic says he had It seems fun and I’m hit in the country? As the in place to track the vari- ested in starting the been waiting for some- game for it. Are you? National Athletic Open Kerala team

DC CORRESPONDENT (800 m, 1500m, 4x400), P.K Anoop (100m, 4x100), Anas C.G (200m, 4x100), Raja Oomman (Long Jump, 4x100), Vinod PJ erala team participating in the 53 (Decathlon), Binu Varghese (2km race rd National Open Athletics walking), M Ratheesh (200m, 4x100m), KChampionship at Birsa Munda Noah Nirmal Tom (400m, 4x400), S. Stadium, Ranchi from September 7 to Unais (Long Jump , Triple jump), H. 10 has been declined. The team is as fol- Arjun (110m H). lows. Women: K. Manju (100 m, 200 m, 4x100), Lavanya G (100 m, 4x100 ), Sini Alex (4x100), Rintu Mathew (100m, Long Jump, 4x100), Nimisha Jayaprakash (200m, 400m, 4x400), Sanitha Sabu (200 m), K. Sinsha (400m, 800m, 4x400), Jessy Joseph (800m, 4x400), Anilda Thomas (400m, 4x400), Sobah VV (1500m), Jais Rani Sebastain (400mH, 4x400), Anitta Mathew (high jump), Melb T Manuel (pole vault), Aswini KS (100 mH), Jinu Maira Manual (High Jump), Sindu KD (Heptathlon), Julin Cletus (long jump), SKY IS THE LIMIT Natasha Chacko (Heptathlon). Gareth Bale points to the stars after being unveiled as the new Galactico, following his Men: Ajith Itty Varghese (100 m, record breaking transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid — AP 4x100), Anees Rahman E (400 m H, 4x400), Tinu Joseph (1500 m, 4x400), Arun KJ (800m, 4x400), Raman Yadav WednesdayFriday 418 September February 20112013 2532

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Alex shows off Proud moment for tanned legs Liz and Damian She is usually accompanied to star-studded events by her She has mostly been seen enjoying holidays under the sun or hitting the fiancé, Australian cricketer Shane Warne. gym for a workout this summer. So it’s no surprise that football star But Liz Hurley enjoyed a different kind of date when she Steven Gerrard’s better half Alex’s legs looked on such good form took her son Damian to see his godfather, Sir Elton John, when she stepped out in Liverpool last week. And the 30-year-old WAG receive the first-ever BRITs Icon Award at the London made the most of her pins wearing a pair of denim shorts as she was Palladium. spotted hailing a taxi. But while she may have felt it was warm enough to The 48-year-old actress looked every inch the doting mother have her tanned legs on show – she decided to wrap up a little bit in a grey as Damian looked equally thrilled at the prospect of seeing his jumper, reported the Daily Mail. The long-sleeved grey top featured an godfather honoured with the inaugural music award among image of a large eagle on it and studded sleeves giving her outfit a rocky the great and good of the industry. feel. Not wanting to forgo heels entirely she wore a pair of wedge train- Liz looked every inch the screen siren as she left her ers, which she has become somewhat of a fan of in the last few months. London home earlier in the evening, showing off her Completing her cool day look she wore her blonde hair off her face, incredible figure in an eye-catching bright aqua one- slipped on some sunglasses and carried a leather handbag. shoulder mini-dress by Versace. Adding height to her frame with a pair of gold strappy sandals. Writing on her Twitter page prior to arriving at the Palladium, she said: ‘V excited to see Elton be honoured at the Brit Icons tonight.’ It would seem his mother’s efforts were a success, with the youngster looking groomed to per- Royal celebration for fection as he posed on the red carpet later in the evening. FA’s 150 years Prince William will host a football match at Buckingham Palace as part of The Football Association’s 150th anniversary celebrations. According to the Daily Mail, the Duke of Cambridge, president of The FA, helped arrange the game between two of England’s oldest amateur clubs in the gardens of the famous land- mark - marking its first ever official football game. Civil Service FC and Polytechnic FC, both based in Chiswick, west London, are preparing to go head to head in the unique Southern Amateur League fix- ture at the palace on October 7. The Queen gave her permission for the match and Wembley groundsman Tony Stones will work with the Royal household gardeners to create a pitch in the 40 acre garden. William will host the event and also present medals to 150 grassroots volunteers in recognition of their dedication to the sport. The match is being held in tribute to their com- mitment. ‘Inviting 150 of these volunteers to Buckingham Palace provides a fitting way for The FA to pay tribute and give thanks.’ Brooklyn Decker opens up American actress turned model Brooklyn Decker has been married to former professional tennis star Andy Roddick since 2009. Brooklyn has now opened up about their relationship, revealing how they first got together, admit- ting that she found things a bit creepy at first. “Andy will tell you that he quote-unquote stalked me. I just thought it was incredibly creepy that I got a random call saying, ‘Hey, this guy wants your number.’ I mean, it’s — it’s a little weird. He can come up to me and ask for my num- ber. But it’s not gonna be through his agent.” Decker explained. She added, “So five months goes by. My agent showed me a press conference from the Aussie Open in ’07. And I was like, ‘This guy is pretty funny.’ He came to New York for our first date. And we’ve been together ever since.”