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New Delhi, Friday,January 3, 2003 Capital 26 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Times Sport Cherie Blair’s links with Ram Naik launches Butcher’s century conman make her most eco-friendly fuel propels England in unpopular figure in UK gasohol in Mumbai final Ashes Test Page 13 Page 10 Page 17

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Established 1838 Hardliners Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Mobile STD rates slashed The world is getting smaller but the market is becoming larger. More incentives coming up one at a time to compete with Reliance in Pakistan — M S Ramanujan TIMES NEWS NETWORK scribers, meanwhile, will not be able to avail of new cell-cell NEWS DIGEST New Delhi: Mobile phone users Cellular reply Reliance gambit STD rates immediately because will pay just about Rs 3 a minute the two state-owned companies Petrol, diesel prices hiked: for cellular-cellular STD calls Stage I • To offer consumers using its have yet to sign up deals with across the country from Mobile-to-mobile STD rates decry US State-owned oil companies in- network an STD tariff of 40 Telesonic. creased petrol and diesel prices by Friday. Airtime charges, howev- to Rs 2.99 from Rs 9 a min. paise a minute anywhere in Similarly, Reliance is yet to around Rs 1 per litre on Thursday. er, will be added to the STD the country. connect its phone network with Petrol would now cost Rs 29.93 per rates. So far, peak STD rates Stage II Bombing after troops clash • Already incoming calls are those of cellphone companies as litre in Delhi in place of the prevailing were about Rs 9 a minute, plus Incoming calls may be free well as Telesonic. the airtime. free on WLL. Peshawar: Hardliners in House demands that the Rs 28.91 a litre. Diesel prices have on all cellular networks. Bharti Telesonic’s N Arjun The steep rate cut, about 60 per Pakistan condemned the federal government take been hiked from Rs 18.06 to • Pulse rate expected to go said his company was still in dis- Rs 19.07 per litre. cent, has been made possible by United States after a week- our protest to the US Stage III down from 3 minutes a call cussions with BSNL, MTNL and Bharti Telesonic, India’s first pri- end border clash prompted a authorities.’’ China steps in: China and South Reliance to finalise commercial vate STD service provider that Airtime rates may be slashed to around 90 seconds. US warplane to bomb a site There were varying ac- Korea have agreed to cooperate on terms. ‘‘As an STD operator, we has lowered its rates so that cell- near or inside the country’s counts of the incident. resolving the crisis over North Ko- are open to tying up with all cel- phone companies can keep sub- state-owned BSNL matched the regulator, TRAI, before making border. The Pakistan government rea’s nuclear weapons program. P13 lular companies.’’ scribers from shifting to Re- rates, which fell from Rs 24 a any move. Singh said he would The retaliatory airstrike said one of its border guards liance’s mobile wireless in local minute to Rs 9. approach the TRAI ‘‘very Bharti Enterprises CMD Sunil came after a US soldier was was involved and that the loop (WLL-M) service. Although communications soon’’ but did not say whether Mittal said that over the coming shot in the head by a Pak- clash took place on the Reliance plans to offer its cus- minister Pramod Mahajan re- he would match or better few days, cellphone companies istani border guard. The sol- Afghan side of the border. It tomers Reliance-Reliance STD frained from committing any- Telesonic’s tariffs. will make more announcements dier, who has not been identi- said no Pakistanis were calls at 0.40 paise a minute, on a thing on behalf of BSNL while BSNL is the largest phone aimed at reducing tariffs for mo- fied, was grazed on the head wounded or killed. 15 second pulse. announcing the cellular STD rate company in the country, which bile operators. and in stable condition in a Residents in the remote As an overall impact, STD cuts as a special invitee, he did provides about 37 million He did say, however, that these US military hospital in South Waziristan tribal area rates might fall for landline sub- say that once tariffs are reduced, phones across the country, offers cost reductions will be in spite of Germany. of Pakistan said Monday that scribers as well because when others have to match them. STD services. It entered the cel- huge losses being incurred by the Pakistani and US officials US bombs fell near an aban- Bharti Telesonic slashed tariffs BSNL CMD Prithipal Singh lular telephony business a few cellular industry due to increas- downplayed the incident. doned madarssa in Burmol last year after tying up with said that his company would months ago. ing competition. While the clash was not ex- village, 322 km southwest of cellphone companies, the need approval from the telecom BSNL and MTNL cellular sub- See Edit: Unlimited Mobility pected to affect the Pakistani Peshawar. government’s support to the There were no reports of Neeraj Paul US-led war on terrorism, it injuries from residents in the was seen as ammunition for border village. VHP ups the the religious right wing. Pakistani military The incident was con- spokesman Major General ante on PM demned in a resolution Rashid Qureshi discounted adopted by the anti-US, what the residents said. PEOPLE POWER New Delhi: Prime Minister ‘‘An impression has been Speak your mind—loud and free. deeply conservative coalition Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s New of Islamic parties that con- created that Pakistani terri- Question of the week: Year musings on Thursday tory was bombed, but this is Should school begin at 9 a.m in trol the legislature of Pak- the winter months? provoked a fresh offensive istan’s North-West Frontier not true,’’ he said on Wednes- from the Vishwa Hindu day, adding that a probe was Call today at 23492136 ( between 12 noon and province on the border with 1pm ) You can fax us on 2332 3346 / 2371 5832 Parishad, which stated that Afghanistan. on. ‘‘So far, we know the e-mail: [email protected]. Your the PM’s interpretation was bomb landed in Afghan response, along with your name, will be published in ‘‘American jets have violat- one of ‘‘pseudo Hindutva’’. ed the air and geographic territory.’’ AP SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA The VHP went on to say frontiers of Pakistan,’’ one of Comment: Just what the al- January 5, 2003 that those willing to ‘‘make the sponsors of the resolu- ready buoyant religious right any kind of compromise to tion, Ikramullah Shahid, told wanted. An indication of YOU SAID IT by Laxman remain in power had no right fellow legislators before the what might await General to make such comments’’. measure was approved unan- Musharraf should he sign Declaring that they had imously in a voice vote. One- up on the side of George lost trust in politicians who hundred members were pres- W in the planned war against had ‘‘betrayed and cheated’’ ent in the 122-seat body.‘‘This Saddam. them, VHP’s vice-president Giriraj Kishore said the out- fit had decided to reopen the Ayodhya issue, irrespective Red alert for Bihar bandh of the government stand. Patna: With the Opposi- state, sources said. The VHP’s dharam sansad tion calling for a state-wide As many as 80 passenger is meeting next month, when bandh on Friday,a red alert trains passing through it will chalk out its future has been sounded in Bihar. Bihar have been cancelled, plan of action. The BJP The proposed bandh is to rescheduled. Trains origi- spokesperson Mukhtar Ab- protest the killing of three nating from Howrah, Del- bas Naqvi said the PM’s in- youths in an alleged fake hi, Gorakhpur, Varanasi terpretation of Hindutva had encounter last Saturday. and Guwahati would be ‘‘unnerved’’ their political Patrolling has been in- affected. A thick blanket of fog disrupted traffic in New Delhi on Thursday. The city expects more fog and rain in the next opponents. tensified through out the Detailed report on page 8 few days. Report on page 2 Detailed report on page 7 Find out how the builder there was able to acquire the land there meant for municipal recreation ground! Pension plan likely in Budget By Priya Ranjan Dash the country. As finance minister, such as those in the government, Book your Classifieds TIMES NEWS NETWORK he saw to it that the scheme gets earn a pension on retirement. 24 hours service: “51-666-888” off the ground by providing the The Insurance Regulatory and De- Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” New Delhi: Finance minister necessary funds. velopment Authority (IRDA) last The ATM of information Jaswant Singh’s first budget, to be Indications are that a contributo- year provided a road map for a new presented next month, may well The Largest Classifieds Site ry pension scheme will be the cor- pension scheme for the unorganised go down as the ‘‘social security nerstone of the budget’s social secu- sector, recommending a regulatory budget’’. rity package. It is likely to combine framework for setting up pension If the budget has to have some- contributions from employees and funds to enable individuals to sub- WEATHER thing like Singh’s ‘‘personal touch’’, employers on a matching basis and scribe on a defined contribution ba- it will most probably be a pension may be supplemented by the govern- sis to obtain the benefit of pension scheme, aimed at benefiting Max. 15oC/ Min. 7oC ment and insurance companies. on retirement. A group of ministers Moonset: Friday — 1804 hrs. both workers in the unorganised ‘‘The idea is to ensure that a re- has been deliberating on the scheme, Moonrise: Saturday — 0836 hrs. sector and employees in the tired person could earn a reasonable but it is yet to reach a conclusion. Sunset: Friday — 1736 hrs. organised sector. pension to sustain a living standard A pension scheme has assumed Sunrise: Saturday — 0715 hrs. No specific scheme has yet been not far removed from his working greater importance in the context of Fog till forenoon. Cold day, likely to become worked out as the budget-making days,’’ an official said. The pension deregulation of interest rates and partly cloudy towards afternoon. Maximum process is only at its preliminary scheme is proposed to be over and increasing market-linkage of re- relative humidity on Thursday 97 per cent stage, but officials point to the fi- above the Employees Provident turns even on small savings. and minimum 84 per cent. nance minister’s keenness on pro- Fund (EPF) benefit, which employ- Comment: Even in a free-market bas- viding a social safety net for vulner- ees in the organised sector get on tion like the US, the state provides able sections. retirement. safety nets for disadvantaged sec- As defence minister, Singh had At present, for workers in the un- tions. Such an initiative in India mooted the idea of setting up 370 organised sector, there is nothing would be very welcome, though it health clinics and hospitals for re- called pension. Even in the organ- will be a huge task to overcome the tired defence personnel throughout ised sector, only some employees, daunting logistics. Leopard on the loose, panic in S Delhi

TIMES NEWS NETWORK erator room, said additional deputy P R Sinha, member secretary of indiatimes.com POLL commissioner of police, south, the Central Zoo Authority, said: New Delhi: Panic gripped the resi- Praveer Ranjan. ‘‘Four years ago a leopard had en- Yesterday’s results: Do you think moder- dents of Neb Sarai and Saket in It was not known whether it had tered a house in Faridabad and was ate Hindutva as espoused by Vajpayee is south Delhi after a leopard entered a getting sidelined in Indian politics? strayed out of the forests in the sub- later captured.’’ local furniture factory on Thursday urbs or escaped from a cage. There ‘‘Leopards usually stray into in- afternoon and clawed six people. Yes 70% No 30% have been instances of farmhouse habited areas as they are very agile. The animal was finally tran- owners in Mehrauli rearing animals It can survive on the fringe of a for- • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose quilised by the zoo authorities in an banned from domestication under est and subsist on little livestock un- to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. operation that lasted over five hours the Protection of Wildlife Act. like tigers, which need a dense forest and taken to the Delhi zoo. A zoo vet- Today’s question: Do you think Indian A worker in the factory noticed cover and an undisturbed habi- team is over dependent on Sachin’s erinarian and a wildlife guard were the leopard and raised the alarm at tat,’’he added. performance? hurt in the process. about 3 pm. Initially, the police The police are making inquires as ‘‘A bleeding rescue team member Cast your vote on reached the spot armed with a net to whether the wild cat was being il- www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 walked out of the factory and was used during cricket practice. Subse- legally reared at a farmhouse in the rushed to the hospital,’’ said a local quently, the zoo authorities were Mehrauli area. police official, without specifying called in for help. whether he was clawed by the ani- Delhi zoo’s director, B S Bonal, mal or hit by a bullet fired by a col- said: ‘‘The police contacted us at 5 league. pm, following which we sent a team The full-grown leopard apparently led by the zoo veterinarian.’’ came from behind some farm houses A large crowd gathered near the and scaled the boundary wall of the factory as news of the leopard’s pres- furniture factory and entered a gen- * 20 + 6 pages of Delhi Times ence spread.

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2 Friday,January 3, 2003 DELHI The Times of India, New Delhi Plea to challenge Sajjan’s acquittal New Delhi: A delegation of tion would be taken after con- Delhi BJP leaders and Sikh sulting legal experts,’’ Bali organisations met deputy said. prime minister L K Advani Besides Khurana and Bali, on Wednesday, requesting the delegation comprised him to direct the CBI to chal- members of the Delhi BJP’s lenge the acquittal of Con- Sikh cell and Delhi Gurd- gress leader Sajjan Kumar in wara Management Commit- the 1984 Delhi riots. tee also. A delegation led by Delhi Bali also announced that BJP chief Madan Lal Khu- the Sikh cell of the Delhi BJP rana met Advani and submit- would be organising a dhar- ted a memorandum to this ef- na at Rajghat on Friday to ex- fect, requesting his immedi- press the anguish and anger ate intervention, BJP MLA H of the community.Court had S Bali told reporters here. acquitted Kumar on Decem- ‘‘Advani has assured the ber 23 because of lack of evi- delegation that necessary ac- dence. (PTI) Dense fog continues to disrupt life in city Harish Tyagi TIMES NEWS NETWORK jeevi Express from Patna was behind schedule by 15 New Delhi: Delhiites were hours. Shaheed Express and caught in a jam, all because Amritsar-Howrah Express of the thick fog. Poor visibil- from Amritsar, Sampooran ity upset the daily schedule Kranti Express to Patna and of most office-goers. the Lal Quila Express to Schools, which reopened af- Sealdah were all cancelled. ter the winter break, had BBS Hazarika, who was very thin attendance. Worst travelling on Poorva Ex- were people travelling out or press, was scheduled to coming to the city. Trains reach New Delhi railway and flights were delayed by hours. To cap it all, the Cap- station from Kolkata at 8.45 ital’s traffic was thoroughly am. ‘‘I am here to attend to a disrupted. sick relative who is admitted The morning hours were in a city hospital. My train almost entirely spent under arrived at 1 in the afternoon. the thick spread. Only It wasn’t before late evening afternoon, did the fog start that I could go and see my dispersing. This was relative,’’ he said. stated by the metereological The airport operated un- dapartment. der the low visibility proce- With a western distur- dure (LVP) for almost 13 bance moving towards hours. The LVP was imple- northwest India, Delhi is mented at the IGI Airport likely to witness cloudy from 11.43 pm on Wednesday skies and light rains on late till 1.35 pm on Thursday. Friday and Saturday, Indian According to the Airports Meteorological Depart- Authority of India, 40 do- ment’s deputy director-gen- mestic and 13 international eral (meteorology) H R Hat- flights operated from IGI war said. Airport during the LVP.At 9 With Delhiites already am on Thursday,the runway frozen stiff, the dip in tem- Passengers peep out of their compartments as the train comes to a halt due to heavy fog in Delhi on Thursday. visibility range had dropped perature was enough to send to 150 metres. At 11 am, the them shivering. At 14 de- ‘‘Most school buses were only on Monday. So the New Friends colony got bad- schedules for the second visibility improved margin- grees Celsius, the maximum running late. The bus I take teachers and children have ly delayed. consecutive day. Four trains ally to 600 metres. temperature was seven de- arrived at C R Park 15 min- three more days to stay in- R P Ahuja, travelling from leaving Delhi were cancelled However, between 10.40 grees below normal. The utes behind schedule. Our doors. Panchsheel Enclave to Ma- and 15 were running late till am and 11 am, three inter- minimum temperature classes begin at 8.00 am. Stu- Several office-goers harani Bagh was caught for Thursday evening. About 16 national flights — Emirates, touched 6.5 Celsius. dents were streaming in reached late because of traf- nearly an hour. ‘‘I work in a Delhi-bound trains were Royal Jordan and Gulf — Several schools reopened even after 8.30,’’ she said. fic disruptions. Heavy vehi- private firm. I have to reach running late by nearly two- landed at the airport using after their winter break. But The quorum in schools cles were moving at a snail’s office in time, otherwise 18 hours. According to the Instrument Landing very few children could be had also dropped. ‘‘Many pace. Naturally, traffic was they deduct my salary. But, Northern Railway, nine System (ILS). Between 12.15 seen waiting for their buses senior classes has just 50 per held up at several areas. One what could I do, the weather trains leaving Delhi were am and 2.10 am, three inter- early in the morning. cent attendance,’’ Chat- of the busiest areas, Nehru caught me,’’ he said. rescheduled. national flights and one do- Rachana Chattopadhyay, a topadhyay added. Place for instance, wit- And, for those who had to Till about 4 pm, the mestic flight were diverted teacher at Cambridge Some children were, how- nessed a traffic jam in the travel out, it couldn’t have Brahmaputra Mail from Di- to Mumbai. School, Srinivaspuri, said ever, lucky. Sri Ram school, peak hours. Those driving been a worse day. The fog brugarh was running late by There is, however, no Opposition says she was late for work. for instance, will reopen further towards Okhla or disrupted train and flight 17 hours, while the Shram- backlog of flights. Officials fear that MCD budget is Rain harversters may get tax rebate anti-people overage students TIMES NEWS NETWORK said catching the rain was not Centre for Science and Envi- installed. expensive, as reported in a sec- ronment (CSE) director Sunita Anup Ahuja who stays in TIMES NEWS NETWORK generate funds by increasing New Delhi: Rain harvesters tion of the media on Wednesday. Narain also opposed ‘‘harvest- Chattarpur said: ‘‘I spent less recovery of property tax ar- may soon get relief in their New Delhi: Leader of Oppo- may become bullies ‘‘It’s a very cost-effective way of ing money’’ in the name of rain than Rs 25,000 to implement the rears. Instead of recovering property tax liability if the Cen- sition in MCD’s standing solving the water problem. In water harvesting. ‘‘The myth harvesting plan in my 1,000-sq- just Rs 31 crore from govern- TIMES NEWS NETWORK tral Ground Water Authority committee Vijender Kumar fact, we are asking states to that harvesting is costly has metre farmhouse. The simple ment properties, attempts (CGWA) has its way. CGWA criticised the commission- amend their building bye-laws been exploded by people them- design was given form by a local should be made to collect New Delhi: The Delhi education department chairman J S Burjia said on er’s budget proposal as unre- has told the high court that if overaged chil- and make it mandatory for all selves who have installed the plumber.’’ Rs 100 crore,’’ he said. Wednesday that the authority alistic and anti-people. dren are admitted to lower classes they might new construction,’’ Burjia said. systems economically,’’ she said. Krishan Saigal, a member of Kumar alleged the Corpo- will ask all state governments, Initiating the debate on the become dadas (bullies) and also trigger unfore- Reeling figures, Central For instance, systems were in- Panchsheel Colony RWA, said: ration had failed to recover including Delhi’s, to extend re- proposal with an outlay of seen problems. Ground Water Board (CGWB) stalled in — a 1,000-square-metre ‘‘Initially,we got a very complex over Rs 4,000 crore of proper- bate to eco-conscious citizens. over Rs 2,000, he said the Counsel for the Delhi education directorate state unit incharge S B Singh house in Chittaranjan Park for and expensive plan. Then we ap- ty tax arrears through effec- But, as efforts are being made commissioner’s plan to gen- made this submission while responding said: ‘‘For a building having an Rs 14,000; 50,000-sq-mt Surya Vi- proached another agency and tive planning. ‘‘Recovery of to promote harvesting by erate funds through munici- to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking area between 200 and 300 square har in Mahipalpur for Rs 50,000 got a plan that cost less than half these funds can end civic launching mass awareness cam- pal bonds was unrealistic. He admission for lakhs of children now out of metres, the price of a harvesting and 93,078-sq-mt Garden Estate, as it adopted simple, traditional agencies financial woes,’’ paigns, seeking financial incen- also hit out at the apparent school in the city. structure will vary between Rs Gurgaon, for Rs 4.64 lakh, a CSE techniques and required little he said. He said better recov- tives and soft loans, the ‘‘exorbi- 15,000 to Rs 20,000. In hard rock coordinator said. construction.’’ The individual cut in allocation for mainte- ‘‘Keeping in mind the welfare of the students nance of street lights and ery of property tax arrears already enrolled, the age difference of the stu- tant’’ prices being quoted by areas like Vasant Vihar and Vas- Similarly, owners of 44 flats contribution of Rs 450 from would also enable the com- some agencies are having the op- ant Kunj, the increased cost of in Asha Deep Apartments on about 1,000-odd families in the cremation grounds, repairs dents should not be too wide as it may result in in parks and constituency missioner to increase the psychological problems for the younger chil- posite effect, feel experts. drilling will hike the price of a Hailey Road recently pooled in colony made the colony a rain councillor fund to Rs one Allaying those fears, Burjia similar building to Rs 50,000.’’ Rs 45,000 to get the structures catcher. fund of councillors. dren,’’ advocate Avnish Ahlawat told the court. He launched an attack on crore per annum. ‘‘In Class 1 the normal student will be aged commissioner Rakesh Kumar accused the com- around five. At best, a child of up to seven years Mehta’s plan to generate missioner of not making any can be accommodated. But children in the 8-to- funds for building the city budgetary provision for pur- 14 age group cannot be accommodated as they Plan to strictly record births, deaths centre at Minto Road by float- chase of new trucks for sani- may act as ‘dadas’ and there might be other ing municipal bonds. tation services. By Bisheshwar Mishra tity cards for citizens. the total births. Assam recorded riously is from security point of unforeseen problems,’’ Ahlawat said. ‘‘The civic agency which He said no provision had TIMES NEWS NETWORK In this connection, Deputy only 11 per cent deaths and 28 view. For this, the government She said the Delhi government was initiating due to gross mismanagement been made to control the various steps to enrol such out of school chil- New Delhi: The government pro- Prime Minister L K Advani will per cent births. Surprisingly, has decided to establish a Na- continues to be in dark about monkey menace. dren and has launched the ‘Sarva Shiksha Ab- poses to make registration of on Friday inaugurate a two-day Jammu and Kashmir is among tional Register of Indian Citi- of its capital assets like land Kumar said the commis- hiyan’ scheme to promote universalisation of births and deaths compulsory conference on Chief Registrars the better states in this respect zens in order to provide multi- may never get a good rating sioner also overlooked the elementary education. in the country. of Births and Deaths. along with Karnataka, Kerala, purpose national identity cards. from credit rating agencies. need for allocating some The PIL has been filed by a lawyers group At present, only 56 per cent of A home ministry official said Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra. ‘‘This would help the police in Like earlier attempts, the money for water harvesting. Social Jurist which claims there are at least 15 births and 50 per cent of deaths on Thursday that against 25 mil- The official said that the coun- identifying infiltrators, smug- proposal on municipal bonds He criticised the commis- lakh children in the city under the age of 14, are registered despite the fact lion births, only about 14 million try had accorded a significant glers and terrorists from across may never take off,’’ he said. sioner for the mismanage- who do not go to school. that the registration of births are registered while against fall in the sex-ratio of children the border as every valid resi- Instead of resting hopes on ment of auto-workshops The petitioner said under the Constitution, and deaths is compulsory in the nine million deaths, only four during 1991-2000. ‘‘It is neces- dent of the country would be in the flawed bond proposal, he which was allegedly leading the government was duty-bound to provide free, country under the Registration million are registered currently. sary to monitor the sex ratio of possession of a national identity said the Corporation should to wasteful expenditure. compulsory education to all children under 14. of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. Data shows that Assam, Bihar, births as this an important fac- card,’’ the official said. try and recover Rs 500 crore ‘‘The MCD is spending The petitioner wants the court to issue an or- But the Centre has now decided Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal tor that determines the overall The 10th five-year plan has set from Delhi government as ar- over Rs 6.5 crore on work- der to the government to admit such students to set things right as this is also lag in the registration of births sex ratio of the population.’’ a target of reducing the infant rears of erstwhile Delhi shops which carried out auto and give wide publicity to the fact that school linked to the government’s plan and deaths. Most of these states The other reason the govern- mortality to 28 per 1,000 births Vidyut Board. repair work of about Rs 50 facilities are free and open to them. to introduce multipurpose iden- recorded less than 40 per cent of ment wants to take this issue se- by 2012. ‘‘The Corporation can also lakh in one year,’’ he said. Teaching students to be more humane CBSE examination schedule for Class X & Class XII Class X Class XII Class X Class XII By Pallavi Majumdar open-ended curriculum and The interactive CD pre- neighbours,’’ said Spring- MARCH MARCH TIMES NEWS NETWORK there will be no exams. pared by the board talks dales (Pusa Road) principal 03 Home Science Physics 22 Science ‘‘Schools will be provided New outlook about healthy food, not losing Ameeta Wattal. New Delhi: Value education 04 Social Science Financial Accounting 24 Computer Science is not enough. One needs to with the resource materials. Subject heart and controlling anger. These skills, she said, form teach children basic skills to The CBSE will encourage the For as Balasubramanium part of the special needs edu- 05 Accountancy History 25 Hindi(Elect/Core) tide them over consumerism. schools to integrate it into Schools to teach a said: ‘‘It’s all about a change cation training where people 06 German Business Studies 26 Physical Education And it is the Central Board of the syllabus,’’ director (aca- subject called ‘life in attitude. The subject seeks are schooled to achieve a bal- Secondary Education (CBSE) demic) G Balasubramanium skill’. It’ll be taught to facilitate this change in ance in their lives. 07 English 28 Engineering Drawing which has jumped into the said. from Class 6 to 8. schools.’’ The training entails an un- 08 Course (A & B) 29 Economics arena of making the syllabus And though it will not be Approach The step has received a derstanding of tasks, and it English (Elect/Core) ‘‘more humane’’. mandatory for schools, it will positive response from may be as simple as teaching 10 Hindi (A & B) 31 Sociology become integrated as part of It will train students to schools which feel that it is the child to make a sandwich, Called ‘‘Life Skill’’ educa- APRIL tion, the CBSE will introduce continuous and comprehen- take a balanced view, important to teach a child Wattal added. 11 French Chemistry not ‘I, me, mine’ all the new subject in schools sive evaluation. how to take a balanced ap- ‘‘There is too much con- 12 Political Science 01 Accountancy from Class 6 in the coming The resource materials, de- the time. proach. sumerism beckoning the session. The subject will con- signed for teachers as well as ‘‘Children nowadays are so child, be it on TV or other- 15 Mathematics Geography 03 Psychology tinue till Class 8, but the students, will focus on the labour, appreciation of aes- caught up with academics wise. The skills will help the 17 Biology 04 Home Science board is thinking about ex- skills necessary for building thetics, nutrition, environ- and consumerism, it’s always schools to deal with the situ- tending it further. up the quality of life. This ment and interpersonal me, mine and myself. Where ation better,’’ added another 21 Mathematics 05 Sanskrit (Elect/Core) The subject will have an would include dignity of skills, to name a few. is the time to think about principal.

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Sanjay Sekhri Procedure for CITY DIGEST DDA passes buck CBSE exam: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class licensing of 10 Mathematics examination will be held on March 15, 2003. The date captive power to education wing was erroneously carried as March 12. The CBSE announced the exami- nation schedule on Wednesday. Ex- plants eased Private schools ignoring poor students aminations for both Classes 10 and TIMES NEWS NETWORK Land) was clear that the 12 will begin from March 3. TIMES NEWS NETWORK DDA’s responsibility was lim- New Delhi: The Delhi Devel- No water: Water supply to A-1A ited to the laying of condi- New Delhi: The Delhi Elec- opment Authority (DDA) has block Janakpuri, Mangolpuri and tions while granting land at tricity Regulatory Commis- informed the high court that Vivekanand Puri will be affected on subsidised rates. sion (DERC) on Thursday re- the onus of taking action Friday and the supply to blocks A, B, After that it was up to the laxed the procedure for li- against private schools, C, D in Mansrover Garden, blocks A- government department to censing of captive power which deny admission to the 3, A-6 in Paschim Vihar, Rajouri Gar- take action for violation of plants. It will now process poor despite an agreement in den, Sector-19 Rohini, block BF in the conditions, whether it the applications without the land deal, lay with the di- Shalimar Bagh and 696 Mayapuri will was a hospital or school that be affected on Saturday. waiting for no-objection cer- rector of education. tificates (NOC). The DDA made this sub- was raised on the land. Rs 3 lakh robbed: Two employees Earlier, genset owners mission before a division However,the DDA could al- of a private firm were robbed of Rs 3 Bench of the high court com- ways cancel the allotment if lakh by three armed robbers in Pa- were required to obtain an NOC from a pollution prising Acting Chief Justice there was a violation of con- harganj on Thursday. Hari Singh (28) ditions, DDA director (lands) and Som Dutt (40) were travelling in control body after applying Devinder Gupta and Justice for permission at the DERC. A K Sikri, hearing a PIL on admitted in the same breath. a Maruti van when the robbers sur- Show-cause notices, on rounded them at a traffic signal near This agency was involved the issue. why allotment may not be New Delhi Railway Station at about in keeping a check on In an affidavit filed before 7.30 am. The robbers allegedly possible pollution, both noise the Bench, DDA director cancelled, have been issued snatched the bag containing the Police inspect the car in which a Haryana businessman was found shot dead in Connaught Place on Thursday. and air, from these power (lands) Jagdish Chander said to societies running these cash after threatening the two with plants. though the condition of pro- schools, he informed court. locally-made weapons. The robbers DERC chief, V K Sood, said viding free education to poor ‘‘In other cases, which are allegedly escaped in a white car driv- the agency, however, ap- students was incorporated now brought to the notice of en by their accomplice. peared to be ill-prepared to by the DDA in the letter of al- the DDA, the issuance of show-cause notices is under 3 held for duping: Three employ- Businessman found dead handle the pressure of this lotment, it was for the educa- process and action will be ees of a bogus company were ar- task which also involved pub- tion department to enforce it. rested recently for duping 100 per- TIMES NEWS NETWORK the car on Thursday afternoon, by side and the body was on the dri- lic dealing. ‘‘After the land is allotted, initiated to cancel allot- sons on the pretext of providing some onlookers. He had last spo- ver’s seat. The head was tilted to ‘‘After being apprised of it is the department of edu- ment/lease deed in case vio- New Delhi: In an apparent case of them jobs in a compressed natural ken to his cousin at about 11.30 am the left and he held the revolver in the difficulties faced by the cation that has to supervise lation is proved,’’ he said. suicide, the body of a Haryana gas company. Birender Singh, was on Thursday. the right hand.’’ public in obtaining the whether the allottee is strict- According to the PIL filed businessman, who went on a shoot- arrested from a parking place in The body was in a silver grey Gupta said Katyal’s arms licence NOCs, the regulatory com- ly following the conditions in by a lawyers group Social Ju- ing spree killing three persons on Bhikaji Cama Place in a raid con- Santro car which had no number was also recovered. He said the de- mission took up the matter the letter of allotment, be- rist, most private schools in Wednesday evening, was discov- ducted by the crime branch. Over plates. It was parked opposite Ma- ceased probably drove down to Del- with the Delhi Pollution Con- cause it is the education di- the city which were allotted ered in a car in Connaught Place 100 job aspirants were present at the rina Hotel. Katyal had been shot in hi to eliminate two more business trol Committee and the state rectorate which grants recog- land by the DDA at throw- spot when he was arrested. The po- on Thursday morning. government and emphasised nition to the school,’’ Chan- away prices are not following lice said the gang had collected over The police found a note written the right temple and was holding a partners who reside here. Among on the need to expedite their der said in his affidavit. the conditions. The terms in- Rs six lakh as application fees from in both Hindi and English suggest- .32 Webley Scot revolver in his other things found in the car were action,’’ he said. He said Rule 20 of the DDA clude providing 25 per cent the job seekers. ing that Raman Katyal (38) had right hand. a cellphone without a SIM card and The DERC had received (Disposal of Developed Nazul free seats to poor students. killed three persons at the instiga- Haryana police said the de- Rs 35,800 in cash. Robbers held: With the arrest of 1,100 applications for regis- tion of his cousin Anil Katyal. ceased’s brother, Suresh Katyal, Lall said: ‘‘The police also recov- three persons, the west district po- tration of captive power Joint commissioner of police had died a year ago and the busi- ered 26 live cartridges and two lice claimed to have busted a gang ness partners, including those used cartridges from his pocket. plants after the regulation of robbers and auto-lifters. The Kirti (New Delhi), B K Gupta, said: ‘‘The deceased killed three Haryana in- killed, were keen to nominate According to the Haryana number was proposed by the govern- Nagar police recovered three scoot- ment in June last. ers and a motorcycle from the ac- dustrialists, all business partners Suresh’s wife to head the business. plates found in the car, the vehicle However, in the absence of cused. The police arrested the ac- of his. He later drove to Delhi and Raman opposed them and said he was owned by Raman Katyal.’’ cused, including the gang leader Den apparently killed himself.’’ wanted to run the enterprise. The car came to the parking requisite mechanism for is- Dayal Sharma, after a robbery was Financial disputes between The police said although prelim- space only after 10 pm on Wednes- suance of the certificate, reported in Kirti Nagar. Four armed them is stated to be the motive. inary investigations suggest it was day. A shopkeeper had apparently DERC has decided to dis- youths had robbed a man of Rs Gupta said: ‘‘Katyal had killed his a suicide, they would be probing all seen a man getting out of the car pense the said requirement 7,000 on Sunday when he was re- business partners, Sunil Manchan- possible angles. around that time. from its clause, he said. turning home with his father. da and Anupam Nirula at their The police said Katyal had used What surprised many, including Housing societies could earlier install gensets to pro- Tutor arrested: A private tutor Alfa Surgical Factory on Hissar the car as a getaway vehicle after police officers, was that no one no- vide power backup to resi- was arrested on Wednesday for in- Road in Rohtak, at about 6.15 pm. the murders. Four diaries, a ticed that a car without number juring his employee at a coaching He then went to the residence of cheque-book and account ledger, plates had crossed the Haryana dents by procuring a licence. centre in Rohini. Harvinder allegedly Suresh Magoo in Rohtak’s Model several business documents and border and was driven in the city. attacked Manish with a sharp object Town, called him out and shot him cash bills were recovered from the The Haryana police added that at about 2.40 pm after an argument dead from point-blank range in car. Deputy commissioner of po- the deceased was temperamentally over his dues. Manish had sacked front of his family.’’ lice (New Delhi), Manoj Lall, said: unsound and two cases of murder the accused recently. Katyal’s body was found lying in ‘‘The car was found locked from in- were pending against him. Driving past a male bastion By Anuradha Mukherjee K K Laskar inviting graduates, both men TIMES NEWS NETWORK and women. I cleared the in- New Delhi: She’s all of five terview and joined as a rook- feet tall and looks like one of ie,’’ she says. your more studious class- Her seniors are full of mates — neat, hair tied in a praise for her. ‘‘She is pre- plait, bright eyes and always cious because she chose to ready with a smile. drive the train over a more And then someone tells sedentary job. In fact, all the you Vibha Kumari (25) is go- three women train operators ing to drive the train you’ll volunteered for the job while ride on. The first reaction is men refused it,’’ said a senior one of disbelief, quickly over- DMRC official. ‘‘And as far as come by pride though she’s a I am concerned, she’s not a virtual stranger. There goes man or a woman but a fine another male bastion. Until train operator,’’ he added. now the only image the word The other two women train train driver evoked in one’s operators also reflect the mind was a sooted man same levels of dedication. singing Dhanno kee akhon TRENDSETTER: Metro train operator Vibha Kumari. ‘‘Anjali Minz and Meenakshi mein.... Sharma are the other two But Vibha deals with the thing that women don’t tradi- Vibha is one of the three drivers andboth do eight- reaction with practiced ease. tionally do,’’ says Vibha. women train operators, as hour shifts like their male ‘‘They often come to look at The professional choice the Delhi Metro Rail Corpo- counterparts. And there are ration officials prefer to call me when the train stops at turns out to be her way of no concessions for them be- them, among 30 recruited for stations. Many keep peeping making a statement. ‘‘I grew ing women,’’ said the official. driving the trains. from the glass panel in the up in Gaya, a small town in ‘‘In fact, Meenakshi got mar- She drives the train stand- driver’s cabin,’’ she said. Bihar. The atmosphere was ing up with ease, the seat be- Some over curious passenger restrictive and one was often ried recently and is still ing a bit too high for her. The had smashed the glass in this told that girls can do this and wearing her chuda,’’ he mild surprise one experi- train. cannot do that. I wanted to added. enced upon witnessing her But so much interest does- break that mindset,’’ she But the biggest sense of taking charge of the rake n’t bother her. She relishes says. achievement for Vibha came was not an one-off reaction. the attention and the shock The BSc electronics degree when her mother saw her At Shahdara, a male passen- she evokes with a vicarious holder from Magadh Univer- driving the train. ‘‘They were ger who had just alighted pleasure. Ask her why she sity could have chosen any slightly doubtful if I would from the train, couldn’t help chose such an unusual pro- other profession but the job be able to drive the train. But exclaiming in surprise. ‘‘Arre fession and she comes up scene was bleak. ‘‘Then I saw now they know I can,’’ baap re, yeh to ladki hai (Oh! with an even more unusual DMRC’s advertisement invit- beamed Vibha as she pre- it’s a woman),’’ he said. answer.‘‘I wanted to do some- ing applications. They were pared for another trip. Policing to change with Metro: DCP Can we keep it up? TIMES NEWS NETWORK By Purba Kalita ple scrambled into it. TIMES NEWS NETWORK Naseem Ahmed, a resident of Balli New Delhi: The Metro Rail will soon Maran near Chadni Chowk, was there the change the profile of northeast dis- New Delhi: Smartly done up stations, state-of-the-art coaches, murals depict- with his wife Fazila Begum for the same trict, home to 48 per cent of Delhi’s reason and more. ‘‘Mondays are off for ing ancient India, swank escalators, spic slums and the breeding ground of city me and I plan to come to Shahdara tak- and span platforms, and regular securi- criminals. ing the Metro from ISBT every Monday. ty checks. If we can maintain this good Deputy commissioner of police It’s such a pleasure. It’s so clean and the work, Delhi might just have the best- (northeast), Vivek Gogia, said: ‘‘With ride is so smooth,’’ said Ahmed, who looking Metro in the world. better employment opportunities and a works in a garment shop in Karol Bagh. ‘‘I am impressed with the massive size facelift to the area, the crime is likely to ‘‘In fact, I feel it’s very safe. My wife has of the stations and the way they have come down.’’ Gogia was addressing the never travelled alone anywhere but I been done up, said Aurelie Chatelard, a annual district conference. think she can travel by the Metro on her young French journalist in town to re- He said the Metro Rail has opened own,’’ he said. port on the Capital’s latest attraction. new vistas in the low-income district Mohammed Juneid, an employee with ‘‘In Paris, we have such small stations and will probably divert the energies of a textile company, said he didn’t mind that one almost misses them,’’ she said. the unemployed youth to constructive shelling out extra money on the Metro. The absence of beggars and the stink things. ‘‘It’s fun and exciting,’’ he said. But will However, he added, the DMRC is also so typical of public places also caught Delhiites help keep up the grand effort? an open challenge for the district police Chatelard’s attention. ‘‘Our stations are as quicker public movement may give filthy,’’ she said. cover to the criminals. The police will Stepping into the Kashmere Gate now have to maintain tight vigil along Metro station, one gets the feel of a Third line next month the Metro lines, he said. movie multiplex. Long queues of excit- New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Cor- Gogia claimed that the effective ed people with an abandon that one sees poration (DMRC) chairman Madan policing in the district had already only outside theatres. Outside a ticket Lal Khurana on Thursday said the placed it second in terms to crime de- counter for ladies, one could see a paral- work on the third 23-km metro line tection among the nine districts in the lel queue for men coming up. ‘‘What to between Bara Khamba Road and city. do?’’ was all that the person at the count- Dwarka would start by next month. The northeast district reported er could say. ‘‘Following the approval of the about 2,832 Indian Penal Code (IPC) Once past the security check and up group of ministers for the line, the cases as against 3,210 last year. It the escalator, it was waiting time for the process of inviting tenders has been claimed to have solved 1,980 cases this train. Every now and then, a Metro sa- initiated and soil testing work is be- year. Though the district represents hayak would turn up to make sure no ing carried out. We expect the actu- over 14 per cent of Delhi’s population, one crossed the yellow line marked to al construction to start from Febru- it accounts for six per cent of crime in keep people away from the platform’s ary or even before,’’ said Khurana.PTI the city. edge. As soon as the train arrived, peo-

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FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER OF DELHI (Rain or snow is likely to occur at isolated places in Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and NATIONAL Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur Mumbai: I-A 0700, at a few places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, Repair okayed in Sainik Farms at isolated places in Chhattisgarh, coastal Andhra 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 2300 Jet Air 0650, Mainly dry weather will prevail over the rest of the country. TIMES NEWS NETWORK The court, in an order passed in posed by the court. 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, January 2001, had strictly banned car- Earlier, the Union government told 1935, 2030, 2200, New Delhi: Overruling protests by Sahara 0700,1800, 2015 INDIA WORLD rying of construction material inside the High Court: ‘‘The Union urban de- KOLKATA: I-A 0700, the Centre and the Delhi Municipal ★★ Max Min Max Min Max Min the posh Sainik Farms area. Several velopment ministry has no proposal 1600 ,1700,1945 Amsterdam 02 -01 Corporation (MCD), the Delhi high Jet Air 0600, 1720, Delhi 15 07 Guwahati 17 08 influential people have built palatial to regularise Sainik Farms, where Bahrain 20 12 Sahara0705,1915 Mumbai 29 19 Dehradun 17 05 court on Thursday allowed some resi- houses in the colony in violation of constructions have come up in viola- CHENNAI: I-A Chennai 31 21 Hyd’bad 29 14 Bangkok 33 26 dents of illegal Sainik Farms to bring 0640,0955★★★ Kolkata 23 14 Indore 19 05 Beijing -02 -11 court’s 1997 direction which stayed tion of civic and revenue laws, includ- 1645,1900 Jet Air Bangalore 28 17 Jaipur 17 07 Chicago 05 -03 in construction material for repair of construction in any of the unautho- ing zoning regulation, building bye- 0645,1900 Ahm’bad 24 12 Lucknow 17 08 Geneva 09 04 a road in the colony. rised colony in the city. law and planning norms.’’ BANGALORE: T’puram 31 22 Patna 17 09 Hong Kong 17 14 Relaxing its ban on the entry of con- I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal NA 07 Rajkot 25 11 London NA 04 Union government counsel Geeta The issue of illegal constructions in Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 30 17 Shimla 09 03 Los Angeles 16 08 struction material inside the colony, Luthra and MCD counsel Anil Grover Sainik Farms was brought before the Sahara 0715, 1745 Pune 25 08 Srinagar 11 -05 Moscow -18 -25 HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 the high court permitted the Defence strongly opposed granting of permis- court by a local resident, who alleged GOA: I-A 1200, Services Enclave Association (DFSA) sion, contending that in the guise, ma- that his house was targeted for Sahara 1135 TRAIN RESERVATIONS to take in the machinery and the ma- KULU: Jagson 0630, terial for house construction might be demolition after he could not meet 0650, 1215 ★ Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 2000 hrs. on terial, strictly for the purpose of the smuggled inside. the bribery demand of MCD officials AHMEDABAD: 02.01.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. repair of a colony road. I-A 0600,1700★★1845, ‘‘Permission should not be granted and the police. He alleged that the Jet Air 0610 Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl A division bench comprising acting for any type of construction as the residents who paid bribe were GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH Chief Justice Devinder Gupta and ★★ colony is not in the government’s list spared. I-A 0555 , 1010• 4033 Jammu Mail 03.01 06.01 08.01 06.01 Justice B D Ahmed also allowed the ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 14.01 12.01 05.01 for regularisation,’’ Luthra said. Following his petition, the court Reliance Indo Comm Limited to erect Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 06.01 07.01 07.01 13.01 She said a private party could not be had sentenced two MCD engineers to Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST its tower antenna inside the locality allowed to create any infrastructure two months imprisonment for submit- Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Calcutta Rajdhani 04.01 07.01 08.01 — 6853700, (Airport) 5665404 on a legal land-holding, but warned in an unauthorised colony, especially ting false reports about demolition of Sahara: (City) 335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 04.01 08.01 08.01 16.01 (Airport) 5675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 07.01 06.01 06.01 14.01 against any other construction. when a strict ban has already been im- over 30 properties in Sainik Farms. Checkin) 5662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 06.01 16.01 17.01 INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 06.01 06.01 03.01 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 03.01 03.01 03.01 BANGKOK/TOKYO: 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 03.01 07.01 06.01 03.01 READER’S GRIEVANCES Thai Air 0010 (TG-316), 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 01.02 24.01 I-A 0050 (IC-855) 5622 North East Exp — 06.01 21.01 13.02 FRANKFURT: Lufthansa soothing English words: 2554 Vaishali Exp 03.01 06.01 06.01 06.01 45-yr-old raped 0305 (LH-761) Dangerous road 2816 Puri Exp — 04.01 08.01 06.01 ‘Please wait’.— Omar AMSTERDAM: By Lalit Kumar six men who were following KLM 0140 (KL-472) 2802 Purshottam Exp — 13.01 16.01 13.01 After repeated pleading by Luther King, B-60 Parijat 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 10.01 10.01 07.01 TIMES NEWS NETWORK her. The men threatened to LONDON: British Air residents of this colony for Apartments, West Enclave, 0210 (BA-142) 4230 Lucknow Mail 04.01 09.01 08.01 06.01 shoot her if she told anyone PARIS: Air France WEST Ghaziabad: A 45-year-old almost a year and a half Pitampura 2904 Golden Temple Mail 06.01 06.01 07.01 13.01 about it. However, she ‘‘went 0040 (AF-147), with the local MP, MLA A-I 0205 (AI-159) 2926 Paschim Exp 07.01 09.01 12.01 24.01 woman, employed at a hand- to their homes to tell their Reimbursement due 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 06.01 07.01 07.01 — and municipal councillor, SINGAPORE: Sin’pore loom production and export families about it’’. Airlines 2055 (SQ-407), 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 07.01 06.01 07.01 — repair work on the road I lodged a claim for reim- 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 16.01 09.01 09.01 unit in Pilkhuwa here, was She added that two women A-I 0050 (IC-855) running between the main bursement of medical ex- DAHRAIN: A-I 0245 (AI-818) 1078 Jhelum Exp — 18.01 13.01 22.01 allegedly raped by six men in the area had stopped going ROME/MANCHESTER: 2916 Ashram Exp 03.01 17.01 06.01 06.01 Deer Park road and Hu- penses with the Shantina- living in the locality on Sun- to work due to teasing by A-I 0300 (AI-139) SOUTH mayunpur was started gar dispensary in March HONG KONG/SEOUL: 2616 G T Exp 05.01 06.01 06.01 06.01 day. However, the area police these men, who run a local with great fanfare just be- 98. (My insurance No is A-I 2340 (AI-310) 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 05.01 05.01 08.01 09.01 took three days to register cable TV network. United Airlines 2432 Trivandrum Raj 12.01 21.01 14.01 — fore the MCD elections this 3528566—ESIC WOO). The her complaint. On Wednesday evening, 0215 (UA-2) 2626 Kerala Exp — 09.01 07.01 17.01 year. A big signboard near dispensary desired the re- 2618 Mangala Exp — 08.01 08.01 08.01 The case was finally regis- the SSP said a medical exam- AIR INDIA the work-site said the re- gional office in December 2628 Karnataka Exp — 06.01 06.01 07.01 tered on Wednesday evening ination of the woman done AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI: 2724 A P Exp 06.01 09.01 09.01 07.01 pair was being undertaken 98 to issue an entitlement 0010 (AI 127) after the Ghaziabad senior three days after the incident, 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 04.01 11.01 13.01 — by the local MLA. certificate in my favour. MUMBAI: 2030 (AI 471) 7022 Dakshin Express — 08.01 — 05.01 superintendent of police, did not reveal any physical A-I: (City)3736446 /47/48 (Air.) However, what the sign- The regional office did No. of passengers dealt on 01.01.2003 (Delhi Area): 38,891 (N. Rly. Area) Chandra Prakash, personal- injuries. ‘‘But we are taking 5652050, British Air :(Air.) 1,59,097. It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all subse- board did not say was that so, and directed me vide its 5652908, Lufthansa: quent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for comput- ly visited the area. this seriously,’’ he added. 3323310, Singapore Airlines erised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. only half of the road letter dated August 2001 :3356286, United Airlines: 91- The woman, a mother of Prakash has ordered the 357 555, Thai Air: 3323638 (Information supplied by Indian Railways) would be repaired, while (No D/HIT-3/11-R(37) 14-2- three whose husband is visu- arrest of the accused and a the other half would be left 97 Haqdari) to contact In- ally impaired, reported that probe into the ‘‘alleged laxity to deteriorate further. derlok dispensary (Shanti- the incident occurred while of the police’’. He also or- To add insult to the in- nagar having been merged she was walking home from dered that the woman be sent jury of the residents, the with Inderlok). work at about 6.30 pm on Sun- for a medical examination contractor took away the day. She was gangraped by with a policewoman. I wrote to Inderlok dis- remaining materials after pensary in September repairing half the length 2001, requesting them to of the road. reimburse my medical ex- The residents have re- penses. But I am yet to get peatedly contacted the lo- the amount, despite sever- cal MLA and requested her al phone calls and two to get the remaining por- written reminders. The tion repaired. In the mean- case is now over five years time, the unrepaired seg- old. Can anyone in author- ment has deteriorated fur- ity help?— R K Jain, A-118 ther,making it a nightmar- Ashok Vihar,Res Phase I ish experience to drive or even walk on it. A strike by Ration card awaited municipal contractors is Having moved from Shil- said to be the reason for long, I applied for a ration the current delay, whereas card for my family of four an adjacent road is persons. No less than a presently being repaired. dozen times did I visit the The residents of Arjun Food & Supplies Office, Nagar once again request Circle 18 at Shakurbasti. the authorities concerned Every time I was told to to expedite and complete come back the next week. the repair of this road, A senior official called at without further delay.— C my residence on October M Mathews and others, Ar- 25, 2002 (a Friday). He veri- jun Nagar,SJ Enclave fied that it was my signa- Simple language ture on the application form. He also verified that These words are drilled my family did consist of into the ears of every four members. He then caller who dials 197 for asked me to collect my ra- MTNL’s Directory Inquiry: tion card on October 28. ‘‘Aap ki call hamare liye Since then many Mon- important hai. Kripiya days have come and gone. pratiksha karen’’. If MTNL But still no ration card has cannot find appropriate been issued to me. How Hindi words for ‘call’ and many more times must I ‘important’, it might as visit the office to get my ra- well replace the bombastic tion card?— Omar Luther Hindi words ‘Kripiya King, B-60 Parijat Apart- pratiksha karen’ with ments, West Enclave, Pita- these two simple and mpura

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Friday,January 3, 2003 7 EC to finalise VHP fires its second poll dates by January 15 New Delhi: The Election volley at Vajpayee Commission is likely to con- firm by the middle of this TIMES NEWS NETWORK tion, he added. strong objection to Vajpay- month, a poll schedule for Hi- The BJP, on the other ee’s veiled attack against machal Pradesh, Meghalaya, New Delhi: Prime Minis- hand, came out strongly in the Sangh Parivar hardlin- Nagaland and Tripura where ter Vajpayee’s interpreta- defence of Vajpayee’s mus- ers, when he had remarked elections are due in Febru- tion of Hindutva in his new ings, with party spokesper- that the projection of Hin- ary. year musings provoked a son Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi dutva by some people in a While the term of Megha- fresh offensive from the declaring that his interpre- ‘‘narrow, rigid and extrem- laya and Himachal Pradesh Vishwa Hindu Parishad tation of Hindutva had ist manner’’ was unac- assembly is expires on (VHP) on Thursday. The March eight and 11 respec- VHP went to the extent of cpetable. Giriraj Kishore said he tively, that of Nagaland and charging that those willing Tripura will end on March to ‘‘make any kind of com- Kishore shrill was completely opposed to this interpretation. A Hin- 22. Deputy election commis- promise to remain in power sioner Sayan Chatterjee and had no right to make such A sharper attack du, he said, can never be rigid. But a reaction to an other officials had visited the comments’’. Politicians “making three north-eastern states re- Sharpening the attack compromises” action could not be termed as fundamentalism, he cently for an on the spot against the prime minister, study of the situation.PTI VHP vice-president Giriraj VHP indignant added, indirectly referring Kishore reiterated his dis- VHP had been ‘‘be- to Godhra and the subse- Jaffer Sharief agreement with the PM’s trayed and cheated’’ quent carnage in Gujarat. views, stating that this in- ‘‘A political party which resigns terpretation was ‘‘pseudo Warning issued makes all kinds of compro- Hindutva’’. VHP will “reopen mises to gain mileage and Bangalore: Senior Congress Declaring that they had Ayodhya issue” retain power, has no right MP C.K. Jaffer Sharief is re- lost trust in politicians who to make such comments,’’ ported to have resigned from Kishore remarked. had ‘‘betrayed and cheat- ‘‘unnerved’’ their political his Lok Sabha seat. He was ed’’ them, Kishore said the opponents who had been Reiterating that the VHP unhappy with his party’s VHP had decided to reopen propagating the cause of had been ‘‘betrayed and functioning, both at the na- the Ayodhya issue, irre- pseudo-secularism. cheated’’ by politicians, tional and state levels. spective of the government Kishore said they had all Sharief ’s resignation let- stand. This is the second time in failed to meet any of their ter,addressed to the Lok Sab- The VHP’s dharam the last three days that the demands — be it a legisla- ha Speaker, was sent to AICC sansad is meeting next VHP has publicly criticised tion on cow protection or president Sonia Gandhi two month, when it will chalk the Prime Minister on his the construction of the days ago. This is the second out its future plan of ac- Goa musings. It had taken Ram temple at Ayodhya. time Sharief has put in his papers as MP. TNN CBI blunder in Quattrocchi case By Sanjay Dutta ted in another country if it is un- admissible and whether evidence is suf- TIMES NEWS NETWORK able to identify the corresponding ficient...It is also essential that a charge New Delhi: The Malaysian high court local law. in accordance with the law of the re- turned down the request for the extra- ‘‘In this case, the identification of the questing country be furnished and if it dition of Bofors payoff case accused Ot- corruption offence, alleged to have been cannot be done so, for whatever reason, tavio Quattrocchi as it found the case of committed by the respondent in India at least a statement of the particulars of the Central Bureau of Investigation as stated in the requisition, is open to the offence must be supplied,’’ the judg- (CBI) full of holes. doubt,’’ the judgment says. ment says. According to the judgment, a copy of which is available with Times News Net- ‘‘The next matter of concern is that ‘‘I fail to understand why charges in work, the laws under which the Indian there is nothing on record identifying the Malaysian context were not served, court had issued the warrant against the corresponding Malaysian offences,’’ even at this stage, despite the fact that Quattrocchi are applicable only to gov- the judgment says. No extradition in- the absence of charges has been a bone ernment servants. quiry could be ordered without this as it of contention between the parties for ‘‘This renders the warrant defective,’’ has to be in accordance with Malaysian the last two years. Justice Augustine Paul said on Page 12 law, it adds. “It could have been supplemented of his judgment. ‘‘The court must also be furnished even in the case of jurisdiction where a Justice Paul said: ‘‘The prosecution with a copy of the charge. It is only with charge cannot be framed at the time of should not undertake an extradition in- a charge will the court be in a position the request for extradition,’’ the judg- quiry in respect of an offence commit- to decide what evidence is relevant and ment says.

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8 Friday,January 3, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi Situation drought-like in Maharashtra: CM Red alert over Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh India looking for a said on Wednesday that a drought-like situation was Bihar bandh prevalent in the state. A crop survey revealed Patna:A red alert has been lice personnel...It is time the policy on Pak, J&K that 6,500 villages had suf- sounded in Bihar in view of corrupt, inefficient and in- fered low crop yield and 300 an Opposition-sponsored sensitive Rabri Devi min- By Manoj Joshi compelled Pakistan to state-wide bandh on Friday. istry went,’’ NDA convenor villages depend on tanker. TNN TIMES NEWS NETWORK crack down on the Jaish-e- The bandh call has been giv- George Fernandes told Problems Mohammed and the en to protest the killing of newspersons. New Delhi: With infiltra- Lashkar-e-Taiba in Janu- three youths in an alleged Meanwhile, chief minister tion continuing apace US stand ary 2002, but they concede fake police encounter here Rabri Devi on Thursday said across the Line of Control US putting pressure that the crackdown was last Saturday. her government was pre- (LoC) in Kashmir, senior on India to resume short-lived. All police stations have pared for a CBI probe into the government officials are talks with Pakistan The second gain they say been kept on high alert and incident if the bereaved fam- burning midnight oil to without preconditions was the support India gar- patrolling has been intensi- ilies gave a written demand. come up with a workable nered from the internation- fied throughout the state, As many as 80 trains pass- policy on Pakistan and Pak inaction al community. But with in- sources said. ing through Bihar have been Kashmir. Infiltration continues filtration and terrorist at- Security men had been de- cancelled, rescheduled in the The glow of the ‘‘free and across LoC, despite tacks continuing and inter- ployed in all the sensitive view of the bandh, railway fair’’ Kashmir elections is Pak promise to end it national pressure for a dia- pockets of the state and spe- ministry said. fading and the government logue with Pakistan in- cial attention was being paid The ministry has taken a is under pressure from the Operational failure creasing, Parakaram’s to protect vital installations decision to this effect to en- US to resume dialogue with Mass mobilisation of achievements do not ap- and railway property, the Di- sure safety of passengers, a Pakistan without any pre- the Army did not suc- pear to be that clear. rector-General of police R R spokesman said. Trains orig- conditions. But with the ceed in deterring Pak The Army itself is divid- Prasad said. inating from Howrah, Delhi, hard line on Pakistan seem- from supporting proxy ed on the issue. Some sen- Besides the NDA, the CPI, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and ing to pay electoral divi- war ior generals say that the the CPI (Ml-liberation), Lok Guwahati would be affected dends in Gujarat, the gov- mobilisation enabled India Janshakti Party, Bihar Peo- by the decision. ernment is uncertain about to test its mobilisation pro- ple’s Party and the Indian A spokesman said New the moves ahead. nently’’. cedures and deployment ca- Federal Democratic Party Delhi Magadah express, New According to a senior of- Despite these figures, pabilities in near-war con- have given separate calls for Delhi-Patna Sampoorna ficial, there appears to be some senior officials have ditions. However, a majori- Bihar bandh on Friday. Kranti express, Delhi- little or no change in the in- actually claimed that infil- ty of officers feel that in ‘‘The movement that has Howrah Janata express, Del- filtration pattern across the tration across the LoC has first brandishing the been launched by the stu- hi-Sealdah Lal Quila express, LoC. ‘‘To go by figures of come down, though how sword, and then tamely sheathing it, India has sent dents and youths will not be Amritsar-Delhi-Darbhanga terrorists killed while they arrived at the conclu- the wrong message to Pak- allowed to peter out without scheduled to leave on Thurs- crossing the line, the num- sion is not clear. ber has actually gone up for The government’s prob- istan. punishment to the guilty po- day were cancelled.PTI 2002,’’ says a senior govern- lems are compounded by ‘‘Typically they are likely ment official. Authoritative the failure of ‘‘Operation to think that they bested figures made available to Parakram’’, the mass mo- the ‘cowardly’ Hindus,’’ TNN show that 50 people bilisation of the Army in says a general who did not were shot trying to cross the wake of the attack on want to be named. into India in J&K in 2000 Parliament on December No one is commenting on and 42 in 2001. As many as 13, 2001, to deter Pakistan’s the final bill for the exer- 73 were killed in 2002, the support to the proxy war cise, which could be any- year in which Pakistan against India. where in the region of Rs promised to the US that it External affairs ministry 7,000 crore, a sum that would end infiltration officials say that the would have gone a long way across the LoC ‘‘perma- Indian coercive diplomacy in modernising the Army. Few takers for NRI mela By Aunohita Mojumdar TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: With nine days left to the ‘‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’’ jamboree, planned for non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs), the government is still counting numbers with only 1,200 participants hav- ing registered. The numbers fall far short of the projected 5,000 partici- pants, but officials are hop- ing for a last minute rush. Otherwise they’re in trouble. The highest number of participants are from the US, followed by the UK, with Canada taking the third place. The government has already committed Rs 5.5 crore to the co-organiser, Fic- ci, irrespective of the num- ber of participants. The mon- ey being spent will be used only on cost overheads, since individual expenses will be taken care of by the partici- pants themselves. The cost per participant comes to Rs 1 lakh, merely on the expenses incurred on booking halls, arranging the lunches and dinners. Most of the events will take place at the International Trade Fair grounds in Pragati Maidan. While the organisers are holding frantic meetings to finalise the details, bureau- crats are burning the mid- night oil in a bid to ‘‘take for- ward’’ the January 8, 2002 an- nouncement of Prime Minis- ter Vajpayee in which he had said the government was in favour of dual citizenship. With even legal opinion di- vided on whether this would entail a simple amendment to the existing Citizenship Act or a Constitutional amendment, a quick solution is not on the cards. The only possibility, therefore, is to take the declared statement of intent as a statement of commitment, officials point out. New rule for flyash use soon TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The proposed rule, making the use of chim- ney ash from thermal power units mandatory in construc- tion, road-building and recla- mation within a 100-km ra- dius of these structures, is round the corner, says the Union environment ministry. The 60-day legal period stipulated for allowing objec- tions to the proposed rule is ending this week. The formal notification will be issued af- ter this period is over. Under the existing rule, notified in Sept 1999, manu- facturers of clay bricks or tiles or blocks within a 50-km radius of a thermal power unit had to ensure one- fourth of the mix was flyash. Under the proposed change, within a 100-km radius, all agencies, private or state, have to use the flyash in con- struction or road-making. The minimum is one-fourth of flyash; this is to be gradu- ally raised to 100 per cent.

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Friday,January 3, 2003 9 Panchayat’s justice: They wanted a cruise, and got taken TIMES NEWS NETWORK ship in sight, said Tejal Kadakia, a 40,000 sq ft ship, which is unimagin- also not ready,he added. party hopeful. They soon became so able for the ticket price of Rs 1,000,’’ Even so, Gupta said he had decided Mumbai: Anil Garg, proprietor of agitated that the Yellow Gate police Gupta said. to go ahead with the event because he Humiliate, ostracise Dynamo Communications, the had to step in to restrain them. He claimed that his rivals had had already arranged for the cater- event management company that The organisers — Gaurav Gupta printed the tickets and sold them. ‘‘I ing and beverages. He said those who By Anita Katyal to face daily torture,’’ says a desolate promised a ‘‘grand New Year cele- (20), Abshishek Pasari (20), both had printed only 3,000 tickets. For arrived at Ferry Wharf were in no TIMES NEWS NETWORK Prem as she sits in her bare mudhut in bration on the sea’’, was detained by commerce students of K C College, 3,000 participants, how can 10,000 mood to board the ferries to travel to Sarunda village, deep in the scrublands the police on Thursday. Bikaner: For 20-year-old Prem, the year surrounding Bikaner. and Gupta’s father Arvind Gupta people come to the Ferry Wharf and a barge. ‘‘They immediately took to 2002 was a nightmare she will never for- Hundreds of revellers had shelled (45) — were arrested on Wednesday Gateway of India?’’ he asked. slogan-shouting and created a riot- ‘‘I suggested to the panchayat that the out between Rs 1,000 and Rs 3,000 get. And going by the so- boy be asked to undergo for cheating. They claimed that ri- He added that the three-deck ship like situation,’’ he noted. each to be aboard a ‘‘40,000 sq ft ship cial forces ranged a medical examina- vals from another New Year eve which he had hired from Singapore On Thursday, the police arrested complete with belly dancers and the against her, she doesn’t Rules of Raj tion,’’ says Kesu, Prem’s event were responsible for the ‘‘sab- had to be anchored in the dry dock Sachin Kshirsagar of Bombay see much hope in the mother, who lives in longest bar in the world’’. They had otage’’. because it had developed some Launch Services Ltd, who had pro- new year either. The disgrace nearby Guda village. eagerly waited at Ferry Wharf and Arvind Gupta also said he had cracks. So the event was to take vided the barges to Gupta. Senior Prem’s crime is that When Prem decided to ‘‘But they refused to lis- the Gateway of India from 8.30 p.m. been let down by Dynamo Commu- place on a barge. But Dynamo, he inspector R.R. Gaonkar said Sachin she tried to challenge divorce her husband, she ten. They treated my to 11.30 p.m. on New Year’s eve for nications, the event managers. said, gave him the barge only at 5.30 had played a vital role in getting the the obscurantist social daughter even worse ferries to pick them up, but none ar- ‘‘They created a hype about the pm on Tuesday. The boats required various no-objection certificates order. She was married was forced to undergo a humiliating test than an animal.’’ Nathu rived. Neither was the promised event. They promised a cruise and a to ferry people to the barge were from government departments. to a man who was impo- Ram, Prem’s father,says tent. Early last year, she The penalty he had no say in this picked up courage and After she married another matter as he was com- told her parents that she man, the panchayat pletely isolated in the wanted to leave him. The levied a fine of Rs 1 lakh panchayat. Plan to make Taj Mahal more tourist-friendly village panchayat With the social sanc- stepped in, and decided each on Prem’s father and her new in-laws tions in place, Prem Agra: One of India’s most of understanding with the to put her through a cannot visit her parents popular tourist destinations, TOURISM VS HERITAGE Archaeological Survey of In- bizarre and humiliating The outcome in the nearby village, this city of the Taj Mahal has dia about a year ago. test: she and her hus- nobody is willing to em- launched a slew of projects to • Rs 3 billion heritage corridor, 300-acre Taj The Tatas are going to band Chunna Ram were Unable to pay the fine, they were ostracised ploy her father, her boost arrivals by beautifying National Park and night viewing proposed spend about Rs 20 million on locked in a room and or- youngest sister has the heritage complexes and • Yamuna riverfront to be beautified and four short-term projects: dered to have sex. After dropped out of school as upgrading facilities. monuments along the banks linked Work on the main entrance, four hours the husband she is constantly teased On the initiative of Indian revamping two museums, emerged from the room and is believed to • US backing for the park, Tatas putting by her classmates while her mother can tourism minister Jagmohan, setting up a reception centre have confessed to the panchayat standing in Rs 20 crore fill water at the community tap only after work has begun on a heritage for tourists, improving gen- outside, ‘‘I’m not worthy of this girl.’ • Conservationists want fewer visitors while the other villagers have left. corridor around the impos- tourism lobby sees heritage sites as eral cleanliness and mainte- That wasn’t the end of the story.Short- With this matter now being probed by ing 17th century marble mau- money spinners nance of public utilities. ly after she married another man, an an- the women and child department at Bikan- soleum while efforts are on to The heritage corridor proj- gry panchayat stepped in again; they er following a complaint by Nathu Ram, acquire agricultural land for sands of farmers. has been trying hard to get pressure on the fragile secu- ect, estimated to cost Rs 3 bil- levied a fine of Rs one lakh each on the villagers have clammed up. Shankar a Taj National Park project the apex court’s nod for the rity arrangements,’’ said a lion, involves a weir dam be- Prem’s father Nathu Ram and her new in- Lodh, who was deputed to represent Guda behind the world famous According to local tourism ing constructed opposite the proposal but has so far drawn senior district official. laws. Since neither family can afford to village at the Jat panchayat, looks visibly monument to love. officials, Jagmohan will ap- The Tata group has started Red Fort to hold back water. a blank. Many officials are pay this amount, they are now living as nervous when questioned about the case. The park, which will be proach theSC to seek permis- work on various schemes The Yamuna riverfront is outcasts. ‘‘What I had to undergo was hu- He admits that there was a public trial, but built with US backing, will sion for opening the Taj Ma- not in favour of opening the around the Taj, for which it also to be beautified and miliating enough, but now we are having adds hastily that no force was used. swallow 300 acres of agricul- hal for viewing at night. The Taj at night. had signed a memorandum monuments along the banks tural land, displacing thou- Agra Development Authority ‘‘It would put additional linked. IANS

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10 Friday,January 3, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi Naik launches fuel of the future

TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mumbai: Petroleum minis- Wonder fuel ter Ram Naik has formally launched Gasohol — a fuel Save Forex made by blending petrol with Oil imports can be cut ethanol — here on Wednes- down day. The fuel combines petrol Vehicles with five per cent ethanol Engines don’t have to which is produced from sug- be modified arcane molasses. The eco- friendly fuel is being touted as a useful way to save for- ly lower — by Rs 1 or Rs 1.50 eign exchange on oil imports. — than petrol. ‘‘The finance Another advantage is that en- ministry is offering a 30 paise gines don’t have to be modi- rebate on excise duty,’’ he fied for the new fuel. said. In the first phase of the At the launch, chief minis- project, the fuel will be sold ter Vilasrao Deshmukh said from January 1 in the nine that sales tax would be major sugarcane growing waived in Maharashtra. states, including Maharash- However, a cartel of tra, Andhra Pradesh, Gu- ethanol producers had earli- jarat, Haryana, Karnataka er said the price of ethanol and Tamil Nadu and four sold to petroleum companies Union Territories. would be around Rs 26 a litre, In the second phase, petrol seven rupees more than mar- blended with 5 per cent ket rates. Imported ethanol ethanol would be supplied all are priced at around Rs 14 to over the country from Sep- Rs 15. But oil company offi- tember 2003, while in the cials on Wednesday said ten- third phase from October der bids from Indian ethanol 2003, the level of ethanol suppliers ranged about Rs 17 would be increased to 10 per and they expected it to fall af- cent. ter a few months. In the next phase, ethanol Currently, India imports will also be blended with nearly 70 per cent of its oil re- diesel, depending on the suc- quirements. cess of research and develop- Ethanol-blended petrol is ment studies. considered to be less pollut- The current total con- ing. An admixture of five to sumption of petrol in the 10 per cent ethanol or ethyl nine states and 4 Union Ter- alcohol in gasoline can re- ritories is about 4.6 million duce carbon dioxide emis- tons per year and the ethanol sions by up to 10 per cent. requirement works out to Studies reveal that it can also 320-350 million litres. reduce smog-forming carbon The pricing is also compet- monoxide emission by up to itive. Naik said the price of 30 per cent as compared to the blend will remain slight- burning gasoline. Oil prices send tempers soaring Ahmedabad: Soaring edible government raids were mak- oil prices, always a sensitive ing the crisis worse. issue in Gujarat, has con- Groundnut production in sumers and millers on the the state is expected to be 1.2 warpath, posing the first ma- to 1.5 million tonnes this fi- jor challenge for Chief Min- nancial year compared to 2.2 ister Narendra Modi’s new to 2.4 million tonnes last year. government. The fall in produce is attrib- Most Gujarati families uted to drought. stock edible oil, wheat and While the standoff contin- rice in December and Janu- ues, ordinary consumers pay ary for the whole year. But the price. the rising oil prices has made Rekha Patel, a housewife it difficult for the common here, said: ‘‘This is the time man to stock his larder. we stock edible oil. If the A branded tin of 15 kg of prices are so high, it would groundnut oil cost Rs 835 on New Year’s day as against Rs be difficult for me to do so. 760 on December 15. An un- The government must bring branded tin cost Rs 730 two down prices at any cost.’’ weeks ago. On the first day of To protest the raids, trade 2003, it sold for Rs 810. in groundnut has virtually The government has ac- been brought to a standstill cused millers of hoarding across Gujarat. groundnut and has been Even, the Bharatiya Kisan raiding their plants and tak- Sangh (BKS), a farmers’ body ing away their stocks. But affiliated to the ruling mill owners said groundnut Bharatiya Janata Party was in short supply and the (BJP), slammed the raids. IANS Cowdung may shield against radiation By Manjari Mishra at Panki will be sent to the TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bhabha Atomic Research Centre for necessary tests. Lucknow: The Uttar ‘‘There is enough tradi- Pradesh Gau Seva Ayog tional evidence to support claims that a house painted with cowdung could be your the theory,but we are looking most potent protection for scientific clearance of against radiation due to its these claims,’’ he said. powerful anti-radiation qual- The society has developed ities. the distemper in five earthy According to the minister colours. They have also de- for animal husbandry Laxmi veloped tiles using dung as Kant Bajpai, the department its base. ‘‘At the moment, the is seeking scientific valida- production capacity is limit- tion of the claims. ed, but once the claim is sci- Samples of cow dung- entifically validated, we will based distemper developed at step up production,’’ says the the Kanpur Goshala Society Society general secretary.

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AP IIM seeks alumni’s help for placements TIMES NEWS NETWORK placements Raj Subramani- Deutsche Bank and ICICI, campus for the first time,’’ am. ‘‘Many top companies who are also among the top says Subramaniam, adding, Ahmedabad: Indian Insti- are expected to pick up few- Time to act recruiters. ‘‘in most cases we tracked tute of Management, er students this year. On the ‘‘That our alumni is very down an alumni who helped Ahmedabad (IIM-A) — the other hand, we have 185 stu- Hard times well-connected is no se- us gain access’’. name itself has been dents this year, about 30 Toughest year ever for cret,’’ says student co-ordi- Placement committee enough to ensure good more than last year.’’ recruitments nator for alumni affairs Rid- chairperson Rekha Jain, placements for its students Also, the investment Those retrenched may dhi Burman. however, says: ‘‘We need a at astronomical sums of banking sector, which has ‘‘We have been making a broader recruiter base. money. be ready to work for a been the mainstay of the in- lower salary conscious effort to fortify There are a lot of MNCs out- But with the economy in stitute till now, is going our links with them as they side the investment bank- a slump and most MNCs through one of its worst Networking can bring us out of a tough ing sector with similarly at- tightening their budgets, years. MNC alumni asked to situation.’’ tractive opportunities for the going has been tough. As Subramaniam puts it: help with placements This year, Subramaniam professional growth. It is The institute is now looking ‘‘Many of those retrenched Spreading the word at even attended reunions of likely that our students may to its well-connected alumi- may be ready to work for a reunions of students students in Mumbai and not have looked at them ni to lend a helping hand lower salary,providing even Chennai, talking to them carefully.’’ during their campus re- tougher competition to our about the need to become Jain believes the expecta- cruitment. students.’’ in many companies. There potential recruiters in the tions of the students may be ‘‘There is no denying that To tide over this, the stu- is an army of them in com- future. much higher than they this is going to be one of the dents have gone out of their panies like McKinsey, ‘‘In fact, about eight should be. ‘‘We need to tone toughest years ever,’’ says way to ensure that they Lehmann Brothers, Hindus- brand new companies are down the glamour attached student co-ordinator for build links with the alumni tan Lever, Merrill Lynch, expected to recruit from our to the first job,’’ she adds. Tourists feeding gulls in Allahabad on Thursday Botanical pesticide shows promise TIMES NEWS NETWORK have found a promising mixture of four esters ex- botanical pesticide tracted from flowers.’’ Lucknow: Forget mosquito ‘pyrethrin’, which is a con- While the world-wide de- bites, mosquito repellent stituent of Pyrethrum mand for pyrethrum flowers coils and even health prob- (Chrysanthemum cinerari- is 20,000 ton, India needs lems caused by insecticides. aefolium). around 300 ton. India, along Toxic allethrin or synthet- According to SPS Khanuja, with Kenya and Australia, is ic pyrethroids are used to in- Cimap director, ‘‘Pyrethrins the only major producer. crease efficacy of pesticides have rapid paralytic action India’s requirements can and mosquito repellent coils. on flying insects, but low tox- be met through commercial But scientists at the Central icity, due to efficient enzy- cultivation in the sub-tropi- Institute of Medicinal and matic degradation in mam- cal region, in addition to the Aromatic Plants (Cimap) mals and insects. They are a north east regions. LeT may strike in Mumbai: Bhujbal Mumbai: Two Lashkar-e- Taiba members have man- aged to sneak into Mumbai, reportedly to strike crowded places here, said deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal. ‘‘The Intelligence Bureau had passed on the informa- tion that the two terrorists have entered the city to con- duct a strike. But we have not been given any photographs or other clues,’’ he told medi- apersons on Wednesday. TNN

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12 Friday,January 3, 2003 INTERNATIONAL The Times of India, New Delhi

Chinese try to AROUND THE WORLD Reuters crack mystery Cellphone stops bullet: A US teachers fight it out with supermarket employee foiled a robbery in central Japan af- ter a cellphone in his shirt of Broadway pocket stopped a bullet shot by the would-be thief, police Web for students’ attention musicals said Thursday. Naoaki Miyazaki, 27, and two other YU PING, a senior delegate Aoki Supermarket employees By John Schwartz NYT the online edition of The from the Chinese govern- were taking a bag filled with niversities are rushing Wall Street Journal. ment, said his mission in 10.8 million yen ($90,000) to toward a wireless fu- U Distraction is nothing New York last month was a nearby safe late Tuesday ture, installing networks new. As long as there have clear: to uncover the secrets night when a 65-year-old that let students and the fac- been schools, students have of a powerful and uniquely man jumped them and stole ulty surf the Internet from whispered, passed notes American invention, a cre- the money, Nagoya city po- laptop computers in the and even gazed out the win- ation with the awesome capa- lice official Yukihiro Tomita classroom, in the library or dow and daydreamed. The bility to communicate, devas- said. As Miyazaki and the others gave chase, the man, by those ponds that always arrival of laptop computers, tate and sometimes even set identified as South Korean seem to show up on the cov- however, introduced new your feet a tappin’. er of the campus brochure. opportunities for diversion, national Kim Jung-gam, During a six-day tour of pulled out a gun and shot at But professors say the and wireless introduces an the city,Yu, who is deputy di- technology poses a growing even broader range of dis- them, Tomita said. One bullet rector general of the Chinese hit Miyazaki’s chest and challenge for them: retain- traction, said Dylan Brooks, Ministry of Culture’s depart- pierced a memo pad and cal- ing their students’ atten- a senior broadband and ment of arts management, culator before lodging into tion. wireless analyst at Jupiter and his fellow delegates the cellphone in his pocket, In a classroom at Ameri- Communications. spent almost every waking the official said.AP can University in Washing- “They could have played moment taking in Broadway ton on a recent afternoon, solitaire or Minesweeper shows, meeting with Broad- Osbournes renew their the benefits and drawbacks before,” Brooks said. “Now way producers and casting a wedding vows: Ozzy and of the new wireless world Prof Jay Mallek (right) exchanges data with a student on they can do that or seven scientific eye on such mar- Sharon Osbourne renewed were on display. From the wireless laptops at American University in Washington. million other games, or vels as show tunes, sequins their wedding vows during a back row of an amphithe- day’s handouts from the loses the thread, or fumbles watch a full-length feature and jazz hands. New Year’s Eve party at the ater classroom, more than a film.” Beverly Hills Hotel that in- ether. with his own laptop to use They went to Aida, where Actor Christopher Reeve with his wife at a press confer- dozen laptop screens were But just as many students its calculator, screens flip Today’s college students they seemed impressed by cluded hundreds of guests. The couple got married on ence in New York before Reeve symbolically signalled the visible. were off surfing. A young from classroom business to are a truly wired genera- the set and a sequence in- lowering of the New Year’s Eve ball over Times Square. As Prof Jay Mallek lec- man looked at sports photos leisure. tion. A study in 2002 by the volving women in a swim- July 4, 1982, but delayed tured graduate students on while a woman checked out Students dash off e-mail Pew Internet and American ming pool, and to The Lion their 20th anniversary cele- Hurling beds welcome New Year: New bration because of Sharon’s battle with colon baby photos that just ar- notes and send instant mes- King, which at least one dele- Year revellers in South Africa’s commercial the finer points of creating Life Project in Washington cancer. Sharon wore a cream-coloured wed- and reading an office budg- rived in her e-mailbox. sages. A young man who is found that 86 percent of gate suspected might have capital Johannesburg have rung in 2003 by ding gown and diamond tiara as she was es- hurling beds, televisions and other missiles et, many students went on- The screens provide a chewing gum shows an students have gone online, been influenced by an an- corted down the aisle by her father, Enter- line to Blackboard.com, a silent commentary on the amusing e-mail message to compared with 59 percent cient Chinese opera. from their windows, injuring 46 passers-by, tainment Tonight said. AP police say. A police spokesman said party- Web site that stores course teacher’s attention-grab- the woman next to him, and of the general popu- They took in The Phantom bing skills. The moment he then switches over to read of the Opera, where the goers in the city’s dangerous Hillbrow district materials, and grabbed the lation. NYT News Service Polanski relives Holocaust memories: had thrown televisions, beds, bottles and show’s special effects be- Director Roman Polanski doesn’t like to talk rocks from apartment windows and that gun- witched them, and Mamma publicly or even much privately about his ex- shots had been heard from one building. “It Mia!, which just confused periences surviving the Holocaust as a boy in DUBYAMAIL is customary in Hillbrow for people to cele- them. They saw the The Pro- Poland. But his memory speaks volumes brate the New Year by throwing objects off Dubyaman has got a unique attraction. about it in a remarkable new movie, The Pi- ducers, which made them their balconies,” he said. Reuters Even if one doesn’t like it, one has to go anist, a film ostensibly based on another through it. It’s a great achievement. laugh, and Les Miserables, which made them cry. man’s life, the Polish Jewish pianist and Jack Ass angry over Jackass show: —Harinder Singh, Dehradun It didn’t matter to them composer Wladyslaw Szpilman. Having just Jack Ass says Jackass has given him a bad This strip is just great. I think the peo- that some of these shows are begun a limited release in the US, some crit- name. A Montana man who legally changed ple who want it to be discontinued have ics think the film’s powerful portrayal of one his name to Jack Ass in 1997 has sued me- not American at all. They lost the power to face the truth.They’re man’s chance survival of the destruction of dia giant Viacom Inc., claiming its stunt- the ones who can’t face reality. Please were more interested in the carry on this strip and cover all the re- the Warsaw ghetto and of the random mur- heavy TV show and movie Jackass had de- cent happenings. activity at the box office. ders, daily demeaning brutality and unspeak- famed his character. Jack Ass, who said he “We want to know how —Samrat Mukherjee, Bhopal able deprivation that took place there could changed his name to raise awareness about your Broadway musicals throw an already confused Oscar awards the dangers of drunk driving, claimed Viacom e-mail: [email protected] could attract such large audi- season into disarray. Reuters was “liable for injury to my reputation.” Reuters ences,” Yu said. NYT News Service

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Reuters Blair’s wife Missile secrets link Pak to China, N Korea not wanted in By Kathy Gannon Pakistan’s nuclear programme are in “There is no one else who could have highly enriched uranium for a few Britain: Poll completely safe hands,” Aziz Ahmed given it to them. It would be like a fin- weapons. Islamabad: While the war on terrorism Khan, a foreign ministry spokesman, gerprint and for that reason I think they Pakistan’s Shaheen missile series, ca- drew international attention away from London: The wife of Prime said Monday, without specifying who wouldn’t have done it,” said Nayyar. “It pable of carrying nuclear and conven- Minister Tony Blair is the Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme, controlled the programme -- the army or would be too obvious. Deniability would tional warheads, is a near copy of the the brewing crisis in North Korea has person Britons most want the civilian government. not be possible.” Chinese-made M-11 missiles, says Nay- kicked out of the country af- put the spotlight right back on it-- de- The complex game of denials and ac- But it is more complex than just Pak- yar. Pakistan’s next generation Ghauri spite assurances that Islamabad has not ter her links to a convicted cusations may end if nuclear inspectors istan and North Korea -which has ratch- missile series - tested in October and ca- conman were exposed in the sold nuclear secrets and that it keeps all find what one Pakistani physicist de- eted up nuclear tensions by reactivating pable of carrying a nuclear payload deep of its warheads pointed at India. recent “Cheriegate” affair, scribes as signature Pakistani technolo- a nuclear complex that experts say can into India -is a copy of North Korea’s according to a poll. Accusations that Pakistan gave nu- gy at North Korea’s alleged uranium-en- produce weapons within months. Nodong missile, says the Federation of clear secrets to North Korea in return In a tongue-in-cheek BBC richment facilities. In fact, Pakistan’s missile and nuclear American Scientists and Nayyar. survey drawing 15,000 votes for missile technology cut to the core of North Korea seems unlikely to grant programme has roots in both China and “Our policy of deterrence is India-spe- the country’s weakest points: a secretive on Wednesday, Cherie Blair such inspections. But if those facilities North Korea, according to the scientific cific. No matter who comes for us, Israel, topped the hall of shame military government that long kept nu- hold a centrifugal system of enriching community in Pakistan and the United the United States or India we will take on Pakistani NGOs hold anti-US protests with 31 percent after damag- clear programmes concealed from civil- uranium to weapons grade, then it was States and US intelligence sources. India. If someone is thinking of taking in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. ing revelations last month ian authorities and the complex web of given to the North Koreans by Pakistan, The Federation of American Scien- on Pakistan they should know we will about her property dealings Jeweller baffled by FBI picture: alliances it spun around the region’s said Pakistani nuclear physicist Dr A D tists says China first offered Pakistan take on India,” said former army chief with a convicted fraudster A Pakistani jeweller said Thursday his seemingly irresolvable conflicts. “All Nayyar, a research fellow with the inde- nuclear help in 1980. The American of staff Aslam Beg, who now heads an dominated headlines and em- picture is among countries accept the fact that Pakistan’s pendent think tank the Sustainable De- scientists say China gave Pakistan a independent right-wing think tank in barrassed the government. those of five sus- command and control structure and velopment Institute. warhead design as well as sufficient the federal capital.AP Cherie Blair, a high profile pects who the FBI barrister, saw her public sup- says may have en- AFP port tumble in December as tered the US on fal- the media focused relentless- sified passports - China steps in to ly on details of how Peter even though has Foster helped her buy two never been to the Kabul ready with US. A photograph defuse Korea crisis flats in Bristol, southwest of Mohammed As- England. ghar taken at his Beijing: China and South Korea agreed Thurs- film on Taliban The BBC radio current af- shop in Lahore day on a collaborative effort to help defuse ten- fairs programme Today, closely resembled the one included on sions created by North Korea’s nuclear pro- Kabul: In the steamy at- side a Kabul restaurant. which carried out the poll, the FBI list under the name Mustafa gram, bringing two major players in the region mospherics of a Kabul “This girl stuck out her said in a statement: “It has Khan Owasi, down to a prominent mole together to “prevent the situation from further public bath house, director hand and asked for money, not been a good year-end for on Asghar’s left cheek. Asghar, 30, said aggravating,” a top diplomat said. Sidiq Barmak is strug- and I suddenly realised the prime minister’s wife.” that he was surprised to open local South Korean deputy foreign minister Lee gling to shoot the final this was the one,” he said. In a parallel vote on who they wanted to see named newspaper and see his picture with an- Tae-sik and Chinese vice foreign minister Wang scenes of Afghanistan’s “She has very sensitive honorary Britons, 51 percent other man’s name beneath it. Asghar Yi agreed their countries would try “to resolve first post-Taliban film. eyes and a soft voice which went for Myanmar’s pro- said his only attempt at travelling North Korea’s nuclear issue peacefully through The young star of his evokes your sympathies. democracy opposition leader abroad was frustrated when police in dialogue,” a senior South Korean foreign min- movie, 13-year-old Marina She is very talented, quite istry official said. “The two sides will work to Aung San Suu Kyi, who was the UAE discovered he had a forged Gulbahari, is in floods of extraordinary.” prevent the situation from further aggravating,” released from 19 months of visa. He suggested that the document tears and unable to read Barmak is banking on the official said in Seoul. her last lines. But this is no house arrest in May. forgers he once patronised could have Marina and a cast of other used his picture to create false travel Tensions about North Korea - particularly Hollywood temper Former US president Bill Afghan amateurs to proj- documents for another man. AP with the United States - have increased since Oc- tantrum. Marina, says Clinton came second with 18 ect his film, the tale of a tober, when the North acknowledged it had re- Barmak, is upset because percent. Iraqi President Sad- Doctor’s wife goes to court: The activated its nuclear program. A flurry of diplo- young girl growing up un- dam Hussein came fifth on wife of a Pakistani doctor detained for she fears that the end of macy has taken place since then, including fre- filming means she will der the oppressive regime the list of favourites for suspected Al-Qaida links on Thursday of the hardline Taliban British citizenship with 7 challenged the government’s claims quent visits by high-level US officials to both have to return to her for- militia, onto international percent of the vote. that her husband, brother-in-law, Beijing and Seoul. mer life as a street beggar. nephew and sons had practised “anti- Lee arrived in Beijing on Wednesday. He After looking at more cinema screens. On the deportation vote, state activities.” Doctor Ahmed Javed planned no public statement during or after the than 3,000 children in He expects to present his Cherie Blair narrowly beat Khawaja’s wife Amatul Jalil filed a peti- meetings in China, another South Korean offi- Afghanistan’s schools and 90-minute debut feature, the London-based radical tion with the Lahore High Court reject- cial said. China’s foreign ministry, in a state- orphanages, Barmak scripted in Dari and Pash- Muslim cleric Sheikh Abu ing their detention under the national ment Thursday afternoon, said only that the two found the perfect star of tu languages, to the selec- Hamza al-Masri, accused by Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrates after security act as unconstitutional, de- men “exchanged views about bilateral concerns his self-penned tragedy tors at this year’s Cannes the US government of being fence lawyer Hamid Khan said. AFP and the common concern of the North Korean receiving the presidential band from outgoing president linked to Osama bin Laden’s Fernando Henrique Cardoso in Brasilia on Wednesday. Rainbow in a gutter out- Film Festival in France. AFP nuclear issue.” AP Al-Qaida network. Reuters

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14 Saturday,January 4, 2003 The Times of India, New Delhi EDITEDIT PAGEPAGE Lifting the Smokescreen Gendered Role-Play A THOUGHT FOR TODAY ‘Poorva’, the first Asian Women Directors’ whether a similar aesthetic has evolved Terror Tales from Pakistan’s Army Theatre Festival and Conference, marks the in other parts of Asia as well. Does contem- The Indian economy has the highest potential to improve By C Uday Bhaskar spoke to Abdur Nasr, pseudonym for a coming of age of women’s theatre in India. porary Japanese theatre, for instance, use productivity by simple connectivity. decorated Pakistani fauji described as being The fortnight-long festival, which begins on elements of the country’s traditional India’s battle with terrorism and its state- January 3, is the biggest of its kind to be held theatre? Is there such a thing as an Asian — Mukesh Ambani in his early thirties and “having won a num- sponsored variant dates back to the late in Asia. Organised jointly by the National theatrical entity? We hope to find answers 1980s, but this proxy war acquired special ber of prestigious awards including one that every cadet entering the Pakistan Military School of Drama (NSD), Natarang to some of these questions. symbolism on December 13, 2001 when the Pratishthan and the Indian Council for What are the other issues before Poorva? Indian Parliament was attacked. Over the Academy (PMA) dreams of” — presumably Unlimited Mobility the much-coveted ‘sword of honour’. Cultural Relations (ICCR), it will have We also want to examine whether the last year New Delhi has embarked on an performances by 20 troupes from around vocabulary of women’s work is different, (Major?) Nasr spoke nostalgically of his Isn’t competition wonderful? Less than a week after exercise in politico-military compellence Asia, followed by interactions among and whether there is need for a separate journey from Karachi to Kandahar to Kabul Reliance rolled out a characteristically mega telecom apropos Islamabad. However, this has had directors about issues of common concern. language to critique their work. These issues and then back home to Pakistan even as the service launch, cellular operators have come together to mixed results, for India’s space for mano- NSD project director and theatre person will be debated at the conference after the debris of the World Trade Centre and the offer a bunch of goodies. And this is only the first salvo. euvre was restricted due to the current Kirti Jain spoke with Swati Chopra: theatre festival. It will provide a forum to Pentagon was still being sifted for unlikely Many more packages are expected to roll out in the next US objectives in the war against terrorism. 60 directors, actors, scholars and artists survivors. Nasr entered Afghanistan via few weeks. All of which suggests that India may just Pakistan, its military and the persona of How did the idea for a woman-centric theatre from all over Asia to take part in discussions Chaman on September 23 and lest one be leapfrog to world-class telecom facilities and services at General Musharraf are central to the festival originate? informed by the productions showcased accused of hyperbole, I am quoting verbatim current US gameplan and here both the US Poorva is the result of a personal search during the festival. affordable prices. The technology is available, and so from the TFT report. It notes: “He (Nasr) and Pakistan have carefully nurtured some by women directors. The idea took form How different is Asian women’s theatre from are the ambitious players. So what could be the hitch? was surprised to spot Pakistanis in the myths in the official public domain. The first when many of us noticed commonalities its counterpart in the West? Well, for one thing, the regulatory environment, which thousands, from militant organisations is the assertion that the Pakistan military between our work and started figuring them I think the two cannot be equated since the still leaves much to be desired. Much has already been like Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba, had no role to play in Afghanistan in the im- out. For instance, the actor-director relation- women’s movement has been very strong in said and written about the controversy over limited Harkat-ul-Mujahedin and even the Pakistan mediate aftermath of 9/11 and that any Pak- ship, so crucial in a play,takes on a different the West. So the debate is more advanced mobility, complaints about the lack of a level playing Army,” who were all planning the forays of istani nationals who may have been captured quality under a woman director. This might there as compared to Asia. As for India, be- field between basic and cellular operators, and the their respective forces in support of the or killed in the US campaign against the be so because being rooted in their families, cause of the freedom of expression that the- prolonged delay in switching to a Calling Party Pays Taliban against the combined forces of the Taliban and the Al-Qaida were misguided women tend to encourage collaborative atre has enjoyed here, it has become varied (CPP) system. All these issues need to be urgently US military and the Northern Alliance. private citizens, driven by a mix of ethno- work. So, Natarang Pratishthan and NSD got and complex. In many other Asian countries, addressed. And it might not hurt if consumer activists religious empathy — the Pashtun-Taliban And then comes the admission that together to give women directors a chance women’s theatre has been a tool of activism, are consulted a little more. For example, Reliance connection. Islamabad maintains this stand will cause grave discomfort to General to throw up ideas and look at each other’s protest and for fighting oppressive regimes. initially wanted to charge 20 paise per minute for calls, to date even if it is contrary to all the Musharraf and here TFT quotes Major Nasr: work. Mind you, we are not being exclusivist. So they articulate issues of gender and but was made to double that rate under instructions evidence that has been “We met at least 80 officers We just want to look at our own work repression better than us. Especially exhila- from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India marshalled by independent, from different armed forces and examine it. rating has been the (TRAI). Presumably, TRAI was worried about the non-Indian interlocutors. including senior officers of Which countries are experience of meet- impact of the aggressive pricing on competition, but The second myth is the the ISI... Registration was participating here? ing young Asian consumers probably wouldn’t mind a monopoly as assertion that the Pakistan being handled by the Jaish. Delegates from Q&A women directors. long as they benefited from it. military is a disciplined, It was all being co-ordinated Vietnam, the Philip- The question of identity They are tremen- Certainly,a regulator should step in to prevent abuse cohesive unit which takes from Mufti Rasheed’s Sakhi pines, Malaysia, is important in contem- dously aware and its orders from the top and Ahsan Mosque in Karachi.” of monopoly, or anti-consumer cartelisation. But Cambodia, Japan, porary theatre. In India, bright, but we have that there is no room for any In the light of this report instead of only defining their role as preventive and India will there was once a move kept them out of this kind of religious zealotry or it is crystal clear now that to de-colonise the arts. authorities, both the government and regulatory body participate in the festival. But we do rogue autonomy. Again this some elements of the Pak- Experiments were should seek to become proactive facilitators. Otherwise festival. We concep- have as observers assertion flies in the face of istani military were fighting tualised a gathering made to interact with young Asian Ameri- they will perennially find themselves being caught tradition and thereby accumulated evidence that shoulder to shoulder with of Asian women cans sent by the flat-footed by the pace of technological change. A evolve a new, enriched implicates the Pakistan their Taliban peers and directors because in Ford Foundation. question the authorities need to consider is whether it military in acts that range manning the air defences Udayshankar language for theatre. is even possible for monopolies to exist in the many ways, they Why is Poorva res- from genocide (erstwhile around Kabul, even as the share similar politi- tricted to only a fast-changing tech world any longer. Because one East Pakistan in 1971), and covert operations Musharraf regime was providing other cal and cultural realities. Most Asian certain generation of women directors? person’s monopoly can very quickly become another in Afghanistan to the continuing proxy kinds of assistance to the US forces. Myth countries have been colonised and are We had to limit the festival by keeping out person’s obsolescence. It’s happened to many great war against India. one stands demolished. And irrespective of dealing with western influences. We wanted companies in the past, and it’s why Microsoft is However, both these myths need to be the spin put by Major General Quereshi and the pioneers as well as the younger genera- to examine these, and whether there is some tion because we needed to have a certain fo- frantically looking beyond Windows. Would any reviewed in the light of a report that has the Pak GHQ, the impact on myth two is such thing as an ‘Asian aesthetic’. cus. The pioneers had to fight male hegemo- company benefit from having a monopoly in pagers, or appeared in the mainstream Pakistan print cause for greater squirming. media and that, for some strange reason, has If the Pakistani military, including the What do you mean by ‘Asian aesthetics’? ny in a way that we didn’t. For us, the ground VCRs, which have already become passe? Whatever had already been cleared, so we had the free- technology may be ruling today,we can safely bet it will escaped attention here. Friday Times (TFT), ISI, is as cohesive and disciplined as it is The question of identity is very important Lahore (Dec 13-19, 2002) carried a report made out to be, what were so many officers of in contemporary theatre. In India, 30-35 dom to explore. The younger lot is excluded be outdated before long. The point is, tech geeks and because we needed a chance to put our own marketing whizzes can probably do much more to about a Pakistani army officer who spoke of the Pakistani army doing in Afghanistan years ago, there was a move to de-colonise his personal contribution in support of the post-9/11? Were they AWOL — away without the arts by returning to the roots. Experi- work in perspective and talk about it. ensure both free competition and consumer benefit Taliban in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, leave in military parlance? Or alternatively ments were made to interact consciously How does the Indian women’s theatre than regulators ever could. The best thing any the injuries sustained by him during the US — did some senior officers who were acting with tradition and thereby evolve a new, movement react to TV soaps and their culture government can do is lay down a policy framework that bombing raid of Kabul, his subsequent at variance with the Musharraf U-turn on enriched language for theatre. Early of conformism? allows unrestricted competition, then get out of the return to Pakistan and his current disillu- Pakistan’s post-9/11 Taliban policy send examples were Vijay Tendulkar’s ‘Ghasiram This is what happens in rightist regimes, arena — and let the fun and games begin! sionment with what had befallen his compa- them there? Kotwal’, Satish Alekar’s ‘Begum Barve’, where agendas are pushed through every triots. This is the first such report by a These are not new questions nor is the among others. Directors routinely incorpo- available media avenue. The move towards Pakistani media agency and would cause complicity of the Pakistani military in rated elements from Shakespeare and conformity, symbolised by the sindoor Keeping Track considerable heartburn in GHQ, Rawalpindi support of terrorist activities a revelation — Brecht. Now, traditional influences are so and karvachauth wave in Indian TV, is both for its veracity and what it portends by what is germane is that these will now ingrained in us that we use them uncon- disturbing. But one takes heart from the It’s no longer the slow boat to China; it’s the superfast way of the tip-of-the-iceberg syndrome. be predicated upon credible Pakistani sciously. For instance, a popular technique exemplary courage and commitment to train from Shanghai. Proving once again that it is on the The report is simultaneously a reflection sources. The Pakistani military must be we often borrow from traditional Indian change displayed by rural women, who are express track to progress, China now boasts the world’s of the admirable and courageous role being encouraged to come to grips with some theatre is creation of locale through dialogue willing to give up their lives for what they fastest and first commercial magnetic-levitation train. played by the Pakistani print media which is disturbing realities about the myths it has — something that is impossible in realistic believe in. Where they have been sufficiently From space programmes to biotechnology projects, and struggling to nurture the liberal consti- nurtured over the years, or else it may well theatre. So, in a sense, we have evolved an mobilised, these women are using street the- mega water conservation efforts to low-cost retail goods tuency in a society totally dominated by mutate into a ‘rogue army’ — an exigency ‘Indian aesthetic’ in theatre. atre to voice their concerns. So two contrary exports, the Chinese have been busy all year with plans the military. TFT correspondent Imtiaz Gul the global community is little prepared for. What we want to examine in Poorva is movements are happening simultaneously. and projects. Technologically, China’s major triumph is without doubt the flawless inauguration of the futuristic rail which was flagged off on its maiden Waging Peace Through run from Shanghai’s financial district to Pudong, Shining Example Shanghai’s international airport and back on By C V Aravind ties with a couple of our had been exercising his December 31 at 416 km per hour. The Sino-German rail Constructive Images “God made some heads per- friends just because they brain a mite too much and project will soon connect Shanghai with Beijing, fect, the rest he covered with owned gleaming pates that the heat generated in that re- By Marguerite Theophil making it quick and easy for business travellers and hair”, goes an old adage. Try shone in the sunshine and gion had led to a permanent Recently, this sentence slightly modified, or the mes- Cold and Foggy tourists to commute effortlessly between China’s glimmered by moonlight. drought. For a man pushing telling that to a guy whose stopped me short: ‘‘Before we sage could clarify something Today is a dark day, financial capital and its political one. Needless to say, Baldness, as all of us 70 these worries might not pate remains shorn of vege- can live in peace, we have to that was earlier vague. the rain is incessant, this is only a foretaste of what China plans to do with know,is one of degree. There have caused much loss of tation, come rain or shine, be able to imagine, to image Sometimes, a message ‘‘may The wind ferocious — its rail network system throughout the country. Can are some who have lost the sleep as it would to some- and all that you might get is a peace.’’ On similar lines, hit some sort of nucleus treetops rise China really afford the one billion dollar maglev entire crop a la Yul Brynner body eyeing the matrimonial sock in the jaw. Which is sculptor and activist Dana or supporting structure of Like arms at its attack; train? Can it sustain the project, leave alone extend or Telly Savalas, the kind columns, running a hand precisely what happened to Toomey writes of how once, the image’’, resulting in their swishing is a cry. where a blade would draw gingerly over a bald nut. it to other parts of the country? Any anxiety on these a friend who, for a bet, reading the newspaper, she radical change. These effects Lightning darts blood. Most guys however counts, if any,was not evident. ventured to enquire, from a One has never seen counted 50 different kinds of translate into behaviour. through the clouds, sport eggshells but the Even as China speeds along — or levitates above — complete stranger, the rea- matrimonial ads for tall, fair, war around the globe. Why is In addition to ‘images ripping them, borders on the sides and the fast track, New Delhi is patting itself on its back for son for his sporting a top that handsome, bald men for a it when most of us want of fact’, we operate out of Dotting the sky with back are more fertile and a an inaugural run of the Metro rail that connected was totally bereft of hair. beautiful, educated young peace, war is so prevalent, ‘images of value’ that are our sharp, crooked smiles. comb can be run over them Shahdara to Tis Hazari, barely six kilometres away. Unfortunately for my friend, woman etc. So bald eggs do she wondered. Trying to ratings based on an internal In a gloomy closed room without much discomfiture. Compared with Shanghai’s train, Delhi’s Metro, chug- the guy who was built like a have a problem finding a envision a new culture with- scale of betterness or worse- I sit alone ging along at a modest 50 kmph, seems almost snail-like. boxer was indeed a boxer I attended a seminar spouse unless someone takes out war, she asked herself — ness of our image of the And read the Indeed, this could be said of our creeping pace in all and he replied to my friend’s recently where one speaker a fancy for a shining top. But since humanity has never world around us. Boulding Meghaduta. My mind sectors — from power generation, to exports, to FDI — query with a left hook that — a management expert and then strange are the ways of experienced life without vio- invites us to see that for leaves the room, laid him out for the count. vis-a-vis China, which has far outdone us on all these the proud possessor of a love. My friend proved it lence, what would peace be any person, or organisation, Travels on a free- fronts. Little wonder, then, that we are so obsessed with Since then, the guy, my flowing platinum beard and convincingly the other day like? How would we get the there are ‘‘messages filtered moving cloud, flies friend that is, not the Mike a hairless head — informed when he walked into a party things we want? Who would through a changeable value comparing our achievements with those of the Chinese far and wide... Tyson look-alike, is allergic the audience that his was a with a bombshell on either be our heroes? Is anyone or system’’ that matter more Rabindranath Tagore, — which almost invariably leave ours far behind. to members of the bald case of abundant production arm with the light bouncing anything pointing the way? than facts. Repeated or The Meghaduta Except, liberals would say, in one all-important sphere: brigade and avoids them but uneven distribution. I off his head like nobody’s These questions became strong messages can eventu- ✥ Political democracy. Despite the Shanghai super- like the plague. Wiser by surmised that the learned business, while I clutched the driving force of Dana ally hit home to a greater express, China’s track record in terms of human rights experience he even severed professor being a thinker my curly mop in despair. Toomey’s life. She formu- number of people, influenc- In winter, when the is shameful. Despite the Gujarat riots and similar aber- lated an education project in ing behaviour. We have dismal rain rations, India’s score on this count is undeniably far CONVERSATIONS WITH READERS which she asked students: only to think of the facts, Came down in superior. So in the end which counts for more: a wheel- ‘‘What does peace look like?’’ semi-facts, non-facts put out slanting lines, less train, or a wheel-less democracy which seems to be Amusing Musings Mess in AIIMS and found how difficult it is by any one individual, group, And Wind, that Grand Old Harper smote going nowhere much? Let’s put it this way: In India you Prime minister A B Vajpayee’s end of the Apropos of the news item ‘The AIIMS Story’ to describe what’s not there. community to convince their His thunder-harp can at least ask that question. In China you can’t. year ‘musings’ seem insincere in the light of (Dec 10-12), AIIMS has made no effort to We usually describe peace as supporters against ‘the of pines. what he has said and done throughout the improve patient care, nor does there seem to the absence of war since we other’. The resulting images year. We have not forgotten his speech at the be any accountability in its management. do not have ready images or can foster violence and war. Alexander Smith BJP conclave in Goa or as a swayamsevak in There has been massive expansion in all language for peace. Only those im- ✥ Rift in the Lute As a six-year-old ages we live out can USA, nor the recent one castigating the departments, both in terms of manpower Winter is an abstract In Pakistan, singer Noor Jehan came into conflict with Muslim community for not condemning the and facilities. But this is of no use if the girl said to Toomey: bring about trans- ‘‘Everybody has a formation. There season; it is low on the Zia-ul-Haq regime, because in an interview, she Godhra carnage ‘enough’. It seems that the facilities are not properly maintained. colours... and big on the likened her love for and commitment to music to PM’s musings against hardline Hindutva Senior doctors are constantly on tour. There different picture; are those who re- a different idea. THE alise the power of imperatives of cold and ibaadat or worship. Fundamentalists there objected to are an effort to whitewash his own inability is no system for the filing and redressal of brief daylight... beauty her casually implying equality between her art and to stem its growth within his party.We hope complaints. AIIMS authorities should Maybe that’s what SPEAKING the image in foster- peace is — seeing ing a movement to- at low temperatures divinity. Today, for most of us, this glorious if motley the PM knows that words, if not supported concentrate on finding solutions, and not TREE is beauty. by action, are useless. try and sweep everything under the carpet. everybody’s idea.’’ wards peace and meshing of classical music, culture, religion and the Toomey writes: ‘‘These well-being. I use a beautiful Joseph Brodsky — Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee, Faridabad — Kumar Debasis, Secretary, United government of the day seems unusual. But not so for rich conversations, combi- quote by Martin Luther King ✥ philosophers and cultural icons down the ages. Some Patients’ Forum, New Delhi ned with my lifetime Jr, which talks about the In the bleak mid-winter 2,400 years ago, Confucius, Plato and Aristotle all US’s Frankenstein studying the way images af- ‘‘melody of peace’’ in an emphasised the significant role music plays in social Pipes, not Canals Frosty wind Apropos of ‘Engage Liberal Islamists’ by fect our lives, convinced me ‘Art Corner’ for students to made moan, and political affairs and in governance. The Chinese K Subrahmanyam (Dec 3), the rise and The estimated cost of Rs 5,60,000 crore of that we can only approach generate conversations and Earth stood hard philosopher said, “If you want to know whether a spread of Islamist jehadis around the world the national river-link project is bound to the idea of peace through create further images about as iron, people are well-governed and whether its laws are good is the result of policies adopted by the US escalate further, what with the customary images of the people who what peace can look like. Water like a stone; or bad, examine the music it practises”. On a recent vi- and other western powers. The US has bureaucratic red tape and the possibility practice peace.’’ She went on In November last year, a Snow had fallen, sit home, sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan was distraught routinely encouraged dictators and funda- of litigation from those displaced by the to create inspiring sculp- citizens’ group, Insaniyat,or- snow on snow, that in India, people still fought bitterly on issues of mentalist regimes in the Islamic world. project. In the years to come, the river-link tures of women peace-work- ganised a lamp-lighting vigil Snow on snow, caste and religion. He recalled the words of his father Osama bin Laden was used to undermine scheme might well become as controversial ers from around the world. in Mumbai to honour those In the bleak mid-winter, and guru, Ustad Allauddin Khan, that the musician’s the USSR in Afghanistan. These forces have as the Sardar Sarovar Project. Psychologist James Hill- who, in the recent communal Long ago. Instead of digging canals, therefore, is it man says: ‘‘Man is primarily violence in Gujarat, came caste is the raag or raagini that he or she is singing or now turned against their creator, financier Christina Rossetti not possible initially to link the rivers with an image-maker and our forward to support, comfort playing on the instrument. Ali Akbar Khan, has trained and patron. It is high time the US listens ✥ over 15,000 US students in his college of music, which he and learns from this experience and does a pipeline? This is done to transport gas psychic substance consists and save those from the ‘oth- from oil fields. This could circumvent many set up in California after migrating there, in 1955. A not repeat the same mistake with Pakistan. of images; our being is imag- er’ side. This is important be- The country habit has of the potential problems of the project. inal being.’’ The person who cause keeping in our minds me by the heart, feature of this campus are temples he established there, — Col Hargoolal, New Delhi Although this suggestion may sound best understood and ex- and hearts the example, the For he’s bewitched dedicated to Sharada (Saraswati) and Hanuman. Zakir simplistic or naive, I feel it should be tried plained the power of the im- image, of those who wage for ever who has seen, Hussain, percussionist par excellence, refused to sign From timesofindia.com out on a pilot project basis before we age was Kenneth Boulding. peace serves as a reminder Not with his eyes but his name on a disciple’s tabla saying that for the artist, plunge into something as big and as In The Image, he puts for- of what peace can look like. with his vision, Spring his instrument of expression, the tabla, represents Maintain Metro unpredictable as the proposed river-link. ward the idea that behaviour Our task then is to provide Flow down the woods Saraswati, the goddess of learning. Shehnai veteran — J P Gupta, via e-mail depends on image, and that ourselves with the capacity and stipple leaves Bismillah Khan performed in Varanasi’s holy temples The hype surrounding the Delhi Metro is Letters to this column should be addressed to Letters c/o Edit page the meaning of a message to constructively image with sun. while, for generations, the Nasiruddin Dagar family in mindboggling. But its opening to the Editor, The Times of India, 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New received is the modification peace, collaboration, compas- public has proved disheartening, what Delhi-110002. email:[email protected] Vita Sackville-West Alwar kept alive the Dhrupad-Dhamaar tradition of In- it produces on the image. sion and love. This in no way ✥ with paan stains already appearing on the No. 4 Vol. 47. Air charge: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai ,Cochin, Chennai & via dian temple music. Ali Akbar found that ‘‘everything is Rs.3, Indore and via 50 paise. 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Holiday time in Japan Coffee exports down Tea exports rise Happy B’day, Euro Mickey Mouse in a Coffee exports in 2002 Tea exports in Jan-Oct A birthday cake for the traditional kimono in Tokyo. totalled 202,083 tonnes, 2002, increased by 3.53 European single currency, New Year is one of the biggest down 9.7% from 223,782 million kg to 157.04 million the Euro, in Italy on New holidays of the year, with many tonnes in the previous year. kg from 153.51 million kg Year’s day, which replaced businesses, including bourses, Italy was the top importer in the same period of the various national currencies closed until January 6 in Japan with 42,517 tonnes previous year on January 1, 2002

IDBI plans to INTERNET TRENDS sell 50% in MF Maruti IPO hits a speedbreaker By Byas Anand Pradip Baijal was of March 2003. “It Japan, which is the other stake- Net habits and TIMES NEWS NETWORK not available for can only be released holder in the car major, would un- comment, Maruti IPO logjam close to May this derwrite the public offer at Rs 2,300 New Delhi: The government’s plan Udyog officials year and going by per share according to its agree- joint venture to hit the capital markets with the real economics pointed out that the Merchant Bankers the market condi- ment with the government. Maruti Udyog public offer seems to By Rajarshi Roy firm has received Maruti officials tions it is not an op- This follows the refusal by mar- an online surfing habits accurately be heading for another delay. TIMES NEWS NETWORK confirmation about received appointment portune time for ket regulator SEBI for allowing predict real-world economic behav- Though the disinvestment ministry the appointment of confirmation for two launching the issue. hard underwriting proposed by the C iour? While most mainstream Mumbai: IDBI is in talks with several par- has been maintaining that it is close only two merchant bankers while It is likely to be de- disinvestment ministry, on the economists scoff at the idea, market re- ties to sell its 50 per cent equity in its asset to launching the prospectus for the bankers. And the disinvest ministry layed till September ground that the existing underwrit- searchers and some Wall Street investors management joint venture with the Princi- issue, the merchant bankers facili- first meeting be- claims four or closer to Diwali ing norms could not be diluted. Un- are making the statistical leap. pal Financial Group. The move is in keeping tating the issue are yet to com- tween the company this year,” the der the soft underwriting option, Proponents who see links between on- with the financial institution’s plans of mence meetings with the car maker. and the bankers is Delay factor sources added. Suzuki which earlier this year ac- line and conventional economic activity streamlining its operations in the run-up to The ministry has already ap- slated for January 6, Final offer document Baijal had in De- quired majority stake in the auto say they have uncovered close correla- its conversion into a universal bank. pointed four merchant bankers — sources added. likely to be released cember announced major through a rights issue, would tions between certain types of behaviour ‘‘IDBI will sell its equity at the right price Kotak Mahindra, ICICI Securities, If the meeting by September, much that the prospectus underwrite the public offer of 25 — online job searches, shopping for new and is in talks with several players including JM Morgan Stanley and HSBC — to takes place next beyond the target of for the public offer, per cent government equity of 36 home mortgages and autos — and broad- Principal,’’ an institutional source said. facilitate the issue. “But they are week, the team is ex- March which will mark the lakh shares. er economic trends. Officials at market- As IDBI gears itself to become a universal yet to have a single meeting with pected to take over 3 second phase of dis- Government in May 2002 ceded ing research company comScore Net- bank, several businesses have taken a back the special team set up within months for finalis- investment in controlling stake in the company by works Inc of Chicago boast that they can seat, and this includes the asset management Maruti for the issue,” ministry ing the modalities of the issue and Maruti, would be out by the month- renouncing its share in Rs 400 crore give stock and bond traders as much as a business. The FI’s plan to foray into the in- sources said. the release of the final offer docu- end. rights issue to Suzuki for a control seven-week jump on a few key US govern- surance business too is currently a ‘‘low pri- While disinvestment secretary ment would miss the current target Suzuki Motor Corporation of premium of Rs 1,000 crore. ment statistical “leading indicators” that ority area’’, sources pointed out. Earlier,IDBI can move markets. was in talks with Principal for entering the TOI “This could really change the way the insurance business, but with insurance tak- consumer is monitored and understood,” ing a back seat, the talks are now off. Flexible hours said comScore chairman Jian Fulgoni. Actually IDBI had been toying with the “Before the Internet, there wasn’t any idea to either completely selling out its equi- way to measure the way consumers were ty in the asset management business or buy- seen as key perk being exposed to a product.” Accenture ing over its partner’s stake completely to advises corporate clients on “Web senti- make it a wholly-owned subsidiary. London: Workers would rather have flexi- ment monitoring,” or how to cull through IDBI had announced its universal banking ble hours than extra pay, a company car or conversations in Internet chat rooms, message boards and newsgroups to detect plans a couple of months back, where it had gym membership, according to a survey both positive and negative consumer re- announced that it would be retaining its 38- conducted by a recruitment consultancy actions to their products. year-old brand and the equity associated and the government. And, product advertisers, Hollywood with it while allowing its banking arm to op- Of the 4,000 respondents to the online poll and entertainment businesses are receiv- erate under a different brand name. almost half — 46 per cent — chose flexible ing instant marketing feedback by dredg- The finance ministry has reportedly short- hours as the perk they most wanted in a new ing the Internet for clues. But economists listed three public sector banks for a possible job. A third of new jobseekers said they are quick to try and debunk any easy merger with IDBI for the FI’s conversion into would rather have the chance to work flexi- links between online behaviour and con- a universal bank. The IDBI-Principal asset ble hours than to receive 1,000 pounds in ex- management company manages around Rs ventional buying and selling. tra pay. The survey carried out by recruit- “They are making a hypothesis that on- 1,500 crore of assets and has an offering of a ment Web site reed.co.uk and the depart- host of equity and income-based schemes. line surfing behaviour predicts actual ment of trade and industry (DTI) and economic data. They haven’t demonstrat- Set up in 1879, the Principal Group is the released on Thursday comes on the eve of a world leader in the retirement saving busi- ed that,” says Austan Goolsbee, an econo- government publicity campaign to raise mist at the University of Chicago.“In a ness, and manages assets worth Rs 5,89,980 awareness about new employment rights, crore globally.IDBI was set up to speed up the way that Wal-Mart is representative of which start on 6 April 2003. sales, the Internet is completely not rep- industrial and infrastructural development The new rules, which the government is of the country.However, in keeping with the resentative of sales,” he said. keen to describe as “family-friendly”, will Online sales may scream ahead each changing times, it has been looking at con- mean that workers with children under six verting itself into a universal bank for the Bharti group chairman Sunil Mittal with Union IT and communications minister Pramod Mahajan during a year. They are expected to have grown to or with disabled children under 18 will be el- $74 billion during 2002, up 40 per cent last couple of years. press conference held by cellular operators in the Capital on Thursday. igible to ask their employers for from a year earlier. But that remains a flexible working hours. The government es- drop in the bucket compared with the tril- timates about 3.7 million parents will be eli- lions of dollars that change hands in the gible to apply for the new working economy-at-large. Reuters Birla, too, homes in on Carmichael Road arrangements. Reuters By Baiju Kalesh steady shift of the country’s has bought one such bunga- Carmichael Road. Sources any financial details. Kumar- TIMES NEWS NETWORK top owner-CEOs to this up- low for Rs 20 crore, while said Birla had already ap- mangalam Birla, his wife scale residential enclave off Tata, who has became the pointed P.G Patki Architects Neerja, their two kids and his Mumbai: After Tata group Peddar Road in south Mum- non-executive chairman of to design his house, which is mother Rajashree will move chairman Ratan Tata and Re- bai which still manages to re- the Rs 47,000 crore Tata expected to be completed by to the Carmichael Road bun- liance group chairman tain a discreet old-worldly group on December 28, is ex- 2004. Once he moves in, the galow from their two-floor Mukesh D. Ambani, it is the charm with colonial-style pected to move into JRD’s old neighbourhood can boast of apartment in Il Pallazzo, Mal- turn of Kumarmangalam bungalows dotted along a bungalow, within whistling housing the country’s most abar Hill. Company officials Birla, the 34-year-old chair- winding avenue. However, a distance of the Reliance powerful business troika. said that Birla would, howev- man of the Rs 27,000 crore rash of plush high-rises chairman’s home. An Aditya Birla group er, retain his old apartment, Aditya Birla group, to move threatens to nudge out the Real estate sources told spokesperson confirmed the which carries fond memories residence to Carmichael area’s clutch of elegant bun- this paper that Birla had re- purchase of the land and the of the group’s founder-chair- Road. galows with their canopies of cently purchased almost a decision to construct a bun- man, the late Aditya Vikram The move marks the greenery. Mukesh Ambani half-acre of land on galow, but did not provide Birla.

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whenever its account holders cluster V-P for Russia and the NATIONAL Maruti’s New Year gift: convert their foreign ex- Central Asian Republics Jagdish Khattar is offering change holdings (with bank) region. Hauggaard said Tetra Sun Pharma to buy back a Rs 50 crore bonanza into Indian rupees, HDFC Pak’s vision in India “is to up to 25% equity: Sun for new car buyers till Bank said in a release. identify and partner progres- Pharmaceuticals Ltd is to buy February 28. All sive players to make available back up to 25 per cent of its Maruti buyers will ONGC sure of seeing to the Indian consumers, paid-up capital at a maximum now get through Sudan deal: pure, fresh, hygienically pack- price of Rs 750 per share (of assured gifts ONGC said it was hopeful of aged food products in better Rs 10 each) for an amount and can also acquiring 25 per cent stake of cost efficient packages for not exceeding Rs 120 crore to win mega Canadian Talisman Energy in total consumer satisfaction”. enhance shareholder value. prizes, the Greater Nile Oil Project in Subsequent to splitting of including cash Sudan by the month-end. E-Cool to offer Rs 50-cr share (of Rs 10 each) into two prize of Rs 21 ‘‘We will be able to acquire Megawin jackpot: Sub- equity shares of Rs 5 each lakh,LG white Talisman’s stake for $ 720 hash Chandra’s Essel group (being face and paid up val- goods and upto million,’’ ONGC chairman subsidiary, E-Cool Gaming ue), the company would buy Rs 1 lakh gift Subir Raha said after kicking Solutions is set to launch In- back at a maximum price of vouchers. off the countdown for Petro- dia’s biggest lottery with a Rs 375 per share. Shares tech, a global hydrocarbon Rs 50-crore jackpot as first would be bought through sector meet scheduled from prize for the Maharashtra open market operations on January 8. The government government’s online lottery the bourses from January 7 to has launched a diplomatic ini- venture Megawin, on Friday. December 19, 2003. Ajit Ninan tiative to secure the field after Playwin Infravest will provide Reliance raises polymer Petronas of Malaysia and the infrastructure support. Rs 48.35 per kg from Rs HDFC Bank’s resident The Maha Lotto ticket will be prices: Reliance Industries CNCP of China exercised 43.35 per kg, according to in- foreign currency A/C: priced at Rs 100. Beginning Ltd has raised polymer prices their first right to buy Talisman dustry sources. RIL has HDFC Bank has launched January 6, as a marketing by 9.3 per cent to a high of Energy’s stake at the price raised prices of polyethelene resident foreign currency (do- promotion, Zee TV will offer 16.6 per cent, beginning New agreed with ONGC, Raha said. by 9.3 per cent at Rs 41.20 mestic) account facility with a Rs 1 crore each day as prize Year. The prices of polyvinyl per kg. However, it has not 50 per cent discount in chloride have been raised by New MD of Tetra Pak money to valid ticket holders changed prices of its poly- charges on travellers cheques India: Henrik Hauggaard has till the final draw on March 30. Rs 6 to Rs 42.10, up by 16.6 esters, except that of poly- and foreign exchange instru- per cent over that of Decem- joined as MD of Tetra Pak Playwin officials said they ethelene therapthelate at Rs ments as an introductory of- India. He takes over from Igor have crossed Rs 450 crore ber while that of polyprope- 53.50 per kg, up by a mere 50 fer. The bank would offer a lene is up by 11.5 per cent to Akimov, who has moved to turnover in the first nine paise. preferential exchange rate, Tetra Pak Russia as MD, and months.

Adidas hits 2002 targets, Fiat shares surge on Hyundai Motor sees INTERNATIONAL buys Maxfli golf brand: rescue speculation: Fiat 2003 sales at $55 bn: China toehold just start, The world’s second biggest shares jumped 3.88 per cent South Korea’s top automak- ing conglomerate, Hyundai says Citigroup: Citigroup sportswear manufacturer Adi- on Thursday on lingering Motor group, said on Thurs- said it would pay $ 72 million das-Salomon AG said it had speculation that the former day that its 2003 sales target for 5 per cent of China’s hit its 2002 sales and profit head of Telecom Italia might was 65.2 trillion won ($ 55.3 Shanghai Pudong Develop- targets and had bought the take a controlling interest in billion), up 15.6 per cent from ment Bank, and said it plann- Maxfli brand of golf balls and the struggling group. Fiat last year ed to build up its stake in accessories. Adidas said shares rose to 8.06 euros in coming years. The purchase 2002 sales had risen 5 per early trading here in an overall is Citigroup’s first strategic cent as planned and that net market that was up just 0.85 toehold in the Chinese bank- profit growth would come in per cent. The surge followed ET INSTA POLL ing sector, where its Citibank at the upper end of a 5-10 per an article in the Financial Yesterday’s results: unit joins a number of foreign cent forecast range. Second Times that Roberto Colanin- Can India’s mobile operators use banks looking to piggyback only to US peer Nike, Adidas no, former head of Telecom price to beat back Reliance? on local lenders to enter the said in a statement it had ex- Italia, was likely to contact Yes 54% No 43% fast-growing economy. “We Striking labour union mem- ercised its option as of De- parties trying to sort out Fiat’s • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users do want a substantial stake. bers of the Korea Stock Ex- cember 31, 2002, to acquire future “to explore the option who chose to participate, and not necessarily of This is only the beginning,” change protest against the the Maxfli brand from Dunlop of taking a controlling stake” the general public. Stephen Long, CEO of Citi- government’s plan to move Slazenger in a bid to comple- in the company. The article Today’s question: Who will win group Corporate and Invest- the futures trading market the big cellular fights? a) GSM ment its TaylorMade-Adidas followed similar reports in the optr. b) WLL optr. c) Consumer ment Bank, Asia Pacific, said. from Seoul to Busan city. golf brand. Italian press on Tuesday.

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Indian Oil C 238.10, 252, 235.70, Ranbaxy Lab. 602, 609.90, 600, 1644.50 Atlas Copco 236.25, 236.55, 236.50 15, 15, 14, 14.15 247.10 603.40 1667.30, 1674, 1636, 1643.40 236.25, 236.60, 236.25, 236.60 Crest Comm. 35.85, 36, 35.40, 35.65 238.25, 250, 235.50, 246.75 604, 610, 599.95, 604.05 Wockhardt 450.50, 452, 449.95, Atlas Cycles 68, 68.50, 68 36, 36.50, 35.50, 35.85 Indian Ov.Bk 15.35, 15 Raymond 100.20, 102.50, 102 450.80 68, 68, 68, 68 CRISIL 290, 287, 287.25 NSE SHARE INDEX BSE SHARE INDEX Sensex down 25 points 15.25, 15.35, 15.05, 15.15 102.50, 102.50, 101.55, 102.15 450.50, 453, 449.95, 450.10 Atul 32.50, 33, 32.50 294.95, 294.95, 286, 288 Indian Rayon 93.45, 94.90, 92.80, 93 RCF 18, 17.25, 17.30 Zee Telefilm 98.85, 101.50, 98.50, 33.80, 34, 32.60, 32.75 Cybertech Sy 14.40, 13.30, 13.35 1175 3700 93.20, 94.60, 92.85, 93.05 17.90, 18, 17.20, 17.30 100.45 Auto Axles 94, 97, 96.05 13.85, 13.90, 13.25, 13.30 Mumbai: Shares failed to maintain the initial firmness and met Indo Gulf Co 52, 51, 51.10 Rel Capital 58.10, 58.25, 56.10, 56.20 98.90, 101.50, 98.40, 100.30 Avanti Feeds 23.50, 23.15, 23.45 1150 3600 51.60, 51.60, 51.05, 51.15 58.05, 58.30, 56.10, 56.30 Zensar Tech. 101.80, 101.90, 98.50, D with heavy selling pressure from FIIs on Thursday.Equities fell B 3500 Infosys Tech 4826, 4840, 4710, Reliance Ind 299, 292.25, 293 98.60 1125 4717.90 298.85, 298.85, 292.60, 293.50 101.30, 102, 98.55, 98.90 Daewoo Motor 2.45, 2.55 sharply towards the fag end, pushing down the Sensex by 25.06 4834, 4838.45, 4709.95, 4722.45 Rolta (I) 91.70, 91.90, 88.30, 88.75 Bajaj Auto F 49.95, 48.55, 48.90 Dalmia Cemen 156.50, 150 1093.50 1093.05 3400 3390.12 points to close at 3365.06. Infotech En. 211.50, 217.85, 206.50, 91.65, 91.85, 88.45, 88.85 B1 - GROUP 49, 49.25, 49, 49 148.20, 150, 148, 150 1100 207.55 SAIL 10.40, 9.85 Bajaj Hindus 58.55, 57 DCM Shr.Con 52 59, 59, 57.95, 58 51.50, 53.90, 51.50, 52.05 3300 FIIs, who reportedly sold shares worth Rs 40 crore on the first 212.40, 217.90, 206.50, 207.80 10.25, 10.35, 9.80, 9.85 A 1075 1100.15 3377.28 3365.06 Ingersoll R 230, 236, 233.50 Satyam Comp 280.60, 282.85, Bajaj Tempo 106.35, 107, 105, 105.10 Deccan Cem. 38 Balaji Dist. 8.45, 7.90, 7.95 Deepak Fert. 17.25, 17.50, 17.20, 3200 two days of the week, continued to press heavy sales in select IT 240, 240, 231.25, 234.65 273.70, 274.40 A Sarabhai 5, 5.20, 4.85, 4.90 IPCL 80.60, 81, 79, 79.25 284, 284, 273.60, 274.95 8.25, 8.40, 8, 8.05 17.40 1050 counters and Old-Economy heavyweights. Aarti Drugs 30.50, 30.45, 30.65 Balaji Indl. 4.05, 3.90, 4 17.40, 17.45, 17.25, 17.35 3100 80.95, 81, 79, 79.15 Saw Pipes 89, 84.90, 86.90 Aarti Inds. 64, 64.80, 64.45 ITC 663.50, 668.80, 656, 660.65 88, 89.70, 85.10, 87.25 Balmer Lawri 90, 93.25, 85.80, 91.15 Deepak Nitr. 40.50, 42 1025 Heavy offloading in index-based counters like Infosys Tech, 63.05, 65, 63.05, 64.45 86, 93.45, 85.60, 91 Dena Bank 12.50, 12.60, 12.25, 12.30 3000 665, 670, 657.10, 660.70 SBI 285.40, 292.10, 283.25, 287.90 Aban Loyd 148.25, 148.50, 146.25 Satyam Computers, RIL, HLL, HPCL, L&T, Telco, TISCO, ICICI ITI 22.10, 22.25, 21.60, 21.75 285, 292.30, 283.30, 288.15 Balrampur Ch 118, 115.15, 115.25 12.50, 12.65, 12.30, 12.35 149.30, 149.30, 146.20, 146.60 118.25, 119, 115.05, 115.40 Denso (I) 27.20, 27.25, 25.40, 25.55 1000 2900 22.35, 22.35, 21.70, 21.80 Shipp.Corpn. 66.10, 67.15, 65.10, ABG Heavy In 11.35, 11.40, 10.95, Bank, HCL Techno and Bajaj Auto weighed on the Sensex. J&K Bank 98, 102, 97.60, 100.50 65.30 Banco Prod. 43.60, 47, 43.55, 46.20 Dewan H.Fin. 18, 18.25 11.10 Bank of Punj 15, 14.60, 14.80 18.05, 18.05, 18.05, 18.05 DECEMBER 31 JANUARY 1 JANUARY 2 DECEMBER 31 JANUARY 1 JANUARY 2 The BSE-30 share Sensex opened better at 3099.72 and crossed 98.25, 102.50, 97.65, 101.05 66.90, 67.25, 65.15, 65.40 Abhishek Ind 8.35, 7.80, 7.90 Jaiprakash I 32.55, 33.15, 32.60 Shyam Teleco 61.45, 61.75, 59.90, 15.90, 15.90, 14.55, 14.85 Dhanalak.Bnk 17.50, 17.75, 17.40, 8.20, 8.25, 7.90, 7.95 Bank of Raj. 16.30, 16 17.65 -0.64% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING -0.73% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING the 3400-mark to the day’s high of 3407.24. However, higher levels 32.75, 33.20, 32.55, 32.60 60.05 Advani Oerli 34.10, 34.15, 33.70, JB Chemical 190, 181.55, 182.15 61.35, 61.80, 60, 60.05 16.40, 16.40, 16, 16 DSQ Software 19.50, 18.40, 18.55 33.80 Bannari Aman 137.05, 137.75 19.15, 19.60, 18.35, 18.55 attracted profit-taking at the fag end that pulled down the bench- 183.95, 184.90, 182, 182.50 Siemens 305.45, 309.95, 302, 307.35 35.40, 35.40, 33.90, 34 Jindal Steel 348.60, 350.20, 336.25, 309, 310, 301.90, 308.45 142, 143, 142, 143 Duphar-Inter 117.50, 120.50, 115.55, mark to a low of 3363.11, before concluding at 3365.06 against AFT Inds. 48.85, 49.50, 48.50, 48.70 Bayer (I) 1170, 1155 120 Grind Norton 86.65, 88.95, 86.50 337.90 Silverline T 21.90, 22.90, 21.05, Aftek Infosy 290.30, 291.05, 282.50, L 32.40, 33.10, 32, 32.90 351.40, 351.40, 337.10, 338.85 21.30 1136, 1164, 1136, 1155.55 Guj.Alkalies 32, 32.30, 30.60, 30.95 Wednesday’s close of 3390.12, a fall of 0.74 per cent. 283.20 Bayer ABS 75.75, 80.85, 75.50, 79.60 E 32, 32.70, 30.50, 30.75 Rain Calcing 7.50, 7.45 Kochi Refin. 48.45, 49.40, 47.50, 21.65, 22.90, 21.05, 21.45 291.70, 291.70, 282.15, 283.25 Lakshmi Au.C 73, 75.40, 70, 75 7.45, 7.55, 7.40, 7.40 The broad-based BSE-100 index also dropped by 7.16 points to 47.90 SKF Bearing 47.60, 47.80, 45.50, 75, 79.90, 75, 79.10 Guj.Amb.Exp. 10.50, 9, 9.05 71, 76, 71, 75.20 Agro Dutch I 14.55, 14.70, 14, 14.35 Bayer Diagno 222 Eicher Motor 82.70, 86, 82.50, 84.90 9, 9.60, 9, 9.05 Raj.Spg.&Wvg 17, 17.45 48.60, 49.40, 47.60, 47.95 45.80 14.30, 14.65, 14.20, 14.30 83, 85.90, 82.55, 84.50 Lakshmi Mach 1000.05, 1100, 1000, PTI Berger Paint 73.25, 75, 74.50 Guj.Flouroch 80.95, 69 17.90, 17.90, 16.80, 17 end at 1665.33 from its previous close of 1672.49. Kodak (I) 344, 345, 342.75, 345 47.25, 47.65, 45.35, 45.70 Agro Tech Fd 38.30, 38.50 EID Parry 87.70, 87.80 1031.05 Rallis India 71.55, 74.50, 69.30, 70.10 Kotak Mah.Fi 169.25, 161, 162.20 Sonata Soft. 18.05, 18.30, 17.50, 75.15, 75.15, 73.75, 74.40 72, 72, 68.65, 68.65 1000.25, 1100, 1000, 1050 39.25, 39.25, 38.50, 38.55 Bharat Hotel 26, 26.10, 26, 26 86.70, 89.90, 86.70, 87.30 Guj.H.Chem 17.60, 17.90, 17.65 72.35, 74.45, 69.20, 70.20 KEY: The BSE quotations of a scrip are given in the first line while the quotes 170.05, 170.05, 162, 162.75 17.55 Ahmed.Elect. 52.90, 54, 53 Elbee Servic 13, 12.50, 12.55 Landmarc Lei 16.95, 17.50, 16.40 Rama Newspri 3.90, 4, 3.95 L&T 212, 213.75, 209.90, 210.20 18.30, 18.30, 17.50, 17.60 Bhartiya Int 25, 25.65, 24.80, 25.20 17.90, 18, 17.65, 17.75 LCC Infotech 6.10, 6.15, 6.10 in italics are those of the NSE.The quotations are in the sequence of the day’s 53.25, 54.50, 53.25, 54.50 25.80, 25.80, 24.90, 25.05 Elder Pharma 33.50, 33.60, 32.90, Guj.Ind.Pow. 20.75, 21.05, 20.40, 3.95, 4, 3.90, 3.95 212, 213.70, 210.05, 210.55 SSI 103.85, 104.60, 100.50, 101.15 Ajanta Pharm 34.50, 35, 34.90 33.15 6.35, 6.35, 6.05, 6.20 Ramco Inds. 129 opening, high, low, and closing. Each time a company’s closing share price falls LIC Hsg.Fin. 64.50, 64.80, 64.35, 105, 105, 100.80, 101.30 Bhushan Stl. 32, 33, 30.25, 31.20 20.45 Liberty Shoe 51.85, 52, 51.25, 51.80 34.50, 34.90, 34.50, 34.50 Binani Inds. 18.05, 18, 18.40 32, 34.45, 32, 33.40 21, 21.25, 20.35, 20.50 131.50, 131.50, 127.15, 128.45 below its “last offer price” on BSE, the name of the company is underlined. 64.55 STC India 102, 103.90, 101.10, Aksh Optifib 27.65, 26, 26.10 Elect.Kelvin 7.50, 7.75, 7.40, 7.45 Lumax Ind 30.25, 29.90 Ramco Systm 391, 392, 372.55, 374 64.30, 65, 64.30, 64.70 101.75 Birla 3M 305, 303, 303.10 Guj.Sidh.Cem 3.90, 4, 3.85, 3.90 30.25, 30.80, 30, 30.15 26, 26.90, 25.90, 26 301.65, 308, 301.65, 303.45 Electro.Cast 260.25, 262.25, 258, 3.90, 3.95, 3.80, 3.85 391, 392.85, 372.60, 374.70 45.90, 46.95, 45.10, 45.35 Gillette (I) 329, 318.20, 319.65 LML 38.45, 39.50, 37.35, 37.60 Sterl.Biotec 37.50, 39.25, 36, 37.10 Alembic 184, 186.80, 178.20, 179.70 258.95 Lyka Labs 31, 31.25, 29.75 Rayban Sun O 60, 60.50, 59.45, 59.80 BPCL 227.55, 240.70, 222.50, 231 324.80, 324.80, 319, 319.10 38.50, 39.50, 37.25, 37.60 38, 39.40, 35.95, 36.90 Birla Corp. 18.60, 18.20 30.55, 31.45, 29.75, 29.75 BSE SPECIFIED 189, 189, 178, 180.25 18.50, 18.60, 18.20, 18.25 260, 262, 258.05, 259.70 H 59.85, 60.50, 59.40, 59.85 228, 240.40, 222.45, 231.60 GlaxoSmith.C 267, 258.30, 259.85 Lupin 145.50, 147.60, 140.15, 140.95 Sterl.Optica 64.30, 64.60, 62.65, Alfa Laval 260.05, 261, 260, 260.35 Elgi Equip 18.75, 18.85, 18.25, 18.35 Reckitt Benc 244.25 & NSE INDEX Britannia 512.10, 518, 512, 515 263.90, 263.90, 258, 259.90 146.30, 147.75, 140.50, 141.20 62.85 Birla Eric. 14.75, 14.80, 14.60 M 260, 263, 260, 262.20 14.75, 14.75, 14.65, 14.75 18.05, 18.85, 18, 18.45 Hatsun Agro 74.45 246.90, 246.90, 244.55, 245.15 519.25, 519.30, 511, 516.30 GlaxoSmith.P 305.40, 308, 305, M&M 113.80, 114.25, 111.50, 111.70 64.40, 64.60, 62.65, 62.90 Allahabad Bk 12.60, 12.65, 12.50, Elgitread (I 180, 195, 180, 187 Havell’s (I) 120 Rel.Ind.Infr 36.25, 36.75, 36.25 ABB 257, 247.05, 250.35 BSES 223, 223.25, 221.25, 221.35 306.25 Birla Glob.F 14.50, 13.75, 14.15 Maars Soft 17.50, 16.50, 16.65 114.50, 114.80, 111.65, 111.90 Sun Pharma. 601.95, 618, 598.05, 12.55 Emco 30.60, 29, 29.40 119.45, 119.45, 110, 110 17.20, 17.75, 16.40, 16.65 36, 36.40, 35.80, 36.10 251.75, 251.95, 248, 250.85 221.90, 222.95, 221.60, 221.70 304.85, 307, 303.65, 305.40 Marico Inds 164, 162.25, 163.05 603.05 14.05, 14.05, 13.75, 13.75 12.75, 12.75, 12.50, 12.55 Birla Yamaha 16.75, 17, 16.75 Esab (I) 44.50, 43.30, 43.65 HBL Nife Pow 24.50, 23.40, 23.75 Macmillan (I 178, 180, 172, 172.15 Relaxo Footw 23.75, 18, 18.15 Abbott (I) 276.05, 290.05, 276, Cadila Healt 122.90, 121.10, 122.20 GNFC 31.95, 30.90 161.50, 165, 161.50, 163.65 598.05, 616, 598.05, 604.85 Alok Inds. 12.85, 13.30, 13.10 44.25, 44.25, 43.50, 43.50 HEG 25.25, 25.40, 24.50, 24.85 Revathi CP E 104, 103.05, 103.55 288.40 120.10, 123.10, 119.80, 122.75 31.05, 31.50, 31, 31.10 Blow Plast 13.65, 13.75, 13.40, 13.45 200, 200, 171.50, 172.90 Mascot Systl 156.70, 158.50, 150.20, Syndicate Bn 16.50, 16.65, 16.30, 12.80, 13.30, 12.80, 13.10 Eskay K’N’It 4.30, 4.55, 4.05 25, 25.20, 24.80, 24.85 Madras Alum 50.15, 50 Rico Auto 128.95, 135, 128.95, 280.10, 295, 280, 291.20 Castrol (I) 210.55, 211.90, 209.50, Grasim Inds. 312, 316, 311, 311.95 150.85 16.45 Blue Coast H 86.25, 87 Alps Inds. 22, 22, 19.15, 20.25 86.45, 86.45, 86, 86 Essar Oil 5.05, 5.10, 5, 5.05 Henkel Spic 23.80, 24.25, 23.70 Madras Cem. 3850 130.15 ACC 164.80, 166.25, 163.20, 164.90 209.55 314.95, 316, 310, 312.50 156.70, 157.90, 150.65, 151.30 16.55, 16.65, 16.35, 16.40 Alstom 25, 24.25 5.10, 5.10, 5, 5.05 23.95, 24.35, 23.65, 23.80 Roofit Inds. 7.05, 7.25, 7.05 164.10, 166.25, 163.05, 164.85 211.40, 211.40, 209.25, 209.65 GSFC 25.75, 25.90, 25.10, 25.15 Blue Dart Ex 73, 71.55, 71.80 3790, 3885, 3790, 3825.50 Mastek 547, 555.50, 515.25, 517.85 Syngenta (I) 126, 127.50, 127.40 Amara Raja B 64.45, 64.50, 63.40, Essar Ship. 6.10, 6.85, 6.70 Hi-Tech Gear 107 Madras Fert. 13.10, 10.50, 10.60 7.25, 7.25, 7.10, 7.15 Adani Export 144.15, 146.80, 146.05 Century Enka 88.55, 89.50, 86.80, 87 25.70, 26, 25.20, 25.30 548.05, 555.60, 515.35, 518.85 Tata Chem 57.75, 58.40, 57.10, 57.35 73.35, 73.35, 71.30, 71.50 63.70 Blue Star 74, 75.60, 75.10 Essar Steel 9.35, 8.90, 8.95 Hikal 136, 140, 139.05 11.10, 11.25, 10.25, 10.40 RPG Cables 9.90, 9.35, 9.80 144.60, 145, 144.20, 144.80 88.05, 89.95, 87.10, 87.35 GTL 96, 96.60, 91.85, 92.20 Mastershare 10.90, 10.80 57.90, 58.25, 57.10, 57.25 64.10, 64.70, 63.65, 63.90 9.35, 9.35, 8.90, 8.95 135, 136, 135, 135.25 9.30, 9.60, 9.30, 9.45 Adlabs Films 59.80, 60.10, 58.90, Century Text 54.40, 55.75, 53.10, 96.30, 96.40, 91.90, 92.40 74, 76, 74, 75.40 Madura Coats 39.20 10.90, 10.90, 10.80, 10.80 Tata Elxsi 97.80, 94.10, 94.45 Ambica Agarb 58.50, 58.70, 55.50, Eternit Ever 35.50, 33, 33.65 Himat. Seide 101 39.20, 39.50, 39.20, 39.20 RPG Life Sci 31.75, 32, 31.05, 31.15 58.95 53.40 Guj.Amb.Cem. 165.40, 170, 167.30 Max (I) 85, 86.45, 82, 82.30 97.05, 97.65, 94.15, 94.60 Blue Star In 186.40, 190.50, 180.30, 56.75 182.05 35.75, 35.75, 32.40, 33.30 100.25, 101.95, 100.10, 101.50 Mah.Scooter 65.10, 67.40, 65, 65.05 31.50, 31.70, 31, 31.05 59.95, 60.20, 58.95, 59 54.50, 55.75, 53.20, 53.60 166, 169.90, 165.25, 167.45 86.05, 86.10, 82.30, 82.70 Tata Power 111.55, 111.95, 110.10, Ambuja Cem.R 3.15, 3.05, 3.10 Eveready Ind 15.20, 15.30, 14.85, Hind.Constn. 68, 68.50, 67.10, 67.80 RS Software 36.80, 34, 34.30 Alstom Proj. 49.45, 50, 48, 48.10 Chambal Fert 11.90, 12.40, 12.15 Guj.Gas Co. 473.75, 463, 463.65 189.90, 190, 182.10, 184 63.05, 67, 63.05, 65.55 Mcdowell Co. 44.30, 45.25, 43.05, 110.30 15.05 68.85, 68.90, 68, 68.10 Mah.Seamless 145.80, 149, 144.25, 35.80, 36.25, 34.10, 34.55 51.30, 51.95, 47.90, 48.15 12.05, 12.40, 11.45, 12.15 465, 470, 464, 464.85 43.20 111.20, 111.95, 110.15, BOC 29, 29.60, 27.75, 27.85 28.90, 29.50, 27.70, 27.90 15.10, 15.40, 14.95, 15.05 Hind.Inks&Re 367, 379, 355.10, 148 Ruchi Soya 34, 33.75, 34 Andhra Bank 20.90, 21.45, 20.80, Chennai Pet. 28.10, 28.60, 27.65, Guj.Mineral 95.50, 92.65 43.95, 45, 43, 43.15 110.45 Excel Inds. 73, 70.50, 70.75 374.40 37, 37, 34, 34 21.05 27.80 94.50, 96, 92.55, 93.10 BPL 46.50, 45.50, 45.75 154, 154, 144.25, 147.40 Merck 258, 253.55, 254.25 Tata Tea 174.25, 175.50, 71.80, 71.90, 70.10, 70.30 365.05, 379, 354.10, 374.30 Mahavir Spg. 62.50, 64, 61.90, 62.35 21.10, 21.45, 20.80, 21 28.35, 28.45, 27.75, 27.80 HCL Infosys. 95, 89.50, 89.90 259.70, 260, 255, 258.05 172.05, 172.35 46, 46.35, 45.35, 45.65 BSEL Inform. 14.10, 14.20 Hind.Motors 10.50, 9.90 62.50, 63.95, 61.15, 62.20 S Apollo Hosp. 106, 110.75, 105.20, Cipla 903, 915, 902.05, 908.85 93.05, 93.25, 89.55, 90 MIRC Electr. 368.15, 372.75, 365, 174.45, 176.10, 171.70, F 10.15, 10.15, 9.85, 9.90 108.15 907, 915, 904, 910.30 HCL Techno. 190.10, 192.90, 180, 14.25, 14.25, 14.25, 14.25 Manglr.Chem 4.75, 4.85, 4.60, 4.75 S Kumars Nat 4.85, 5.05, 4.40 369.70 172.45 Hind.Org.Chm 20.10, 20.40, 19.60, Maral Overs 14.50, 14.70 106.70, 110.50, 105.30, 108.10 CMC 523.90, 535.90, 519, 522.20 183 368.50, 368.50, 363.15, 365.55 Tata Telcom 145.70, 139.30, Burrough Wel 226, 229, 224, FAG Bearings 54.10, 54.35, 53.80 4.85, 4.85, 4.65, 4.65 224.05 19.65 14.40, 14.55, 14.35, 14.40 Apollo Tyres 135.70, 138, 127, 128.10 518, 536, 518, 523.05 190.30, 193, 180.50, 182.95 Moser-Baer 155.90, 156.50, 150.10, 140.15 54.15, 54.25, 53.10, 53.50 20.70, 20.70, 19.50, 19.65 S.E.Asia Mar 48.25, 48.50, 48.20, 135.50, 135.50, 127.55, 128.40 Colgate 134.25, 134.75, 133, 134.55 HDFC 359, 360.75, 358.20, 360.05 222.05, 227, 222.05, 224.90 FCI OEN Con. 91, 92.90, 90.30, 91.80 Matsush.Tele 5.95, 5.90, 6.05 48.30 151.30 144.75, 145.90, 139.20, Hind.Power 22.15, 22.75, 22.05, Medicorp Tec 27.35, 28.30, 27.20, Arvind Mills 22.85, 23.15, 22.10, 135, 135, 133, 134.80 359.90, 360.75, 358, 360.05 156.20, 156.50, 151.60, 152.05 140.15 91.05, 94.65, 90, 93 22.50 48.70, 49.20, 48.25, 48.50 22.20 Container Co 232.95, 233.40, 223, HDFC Bank 216, 219, 215, 218.50 C FCL Techno. 24.05, 24.15 27.50 S.I.Bank 36.45, 36.80, 35.60, 35.80 Mphasis BFL 733.50, 736, 710, TELCO 162.50, 164.30, 160.55, Hind.Sanitar 38.60 25.60, 27.85, 25.60, 27.05 22.90, 23.25, 22.05, 22.20 224.30 217, 219, 214.90, 218.35 711.30 160.85 Camlin 59.50, 58.05, 58.30 24.45, 24.50, 24.40, 24.50 38.10, 38.10, 37.55, 37.55 36.50, 36.70, 35.50, 35.70 Ashok Leylan 98.50, 99.65, 95.55, 234.40, 234.40, 223.50, 224.45 Hero Honda 263, 264, 260.10, 261.20 FDC 32.25, 32.40, 31.50 Melstar Info 31.60, 32.40, 30.30, S.I.C.Agency 8.65 738, 738, 710, 712.95 163.30, 163.90, 160.50, Canara Bank 49.50, 50.15, Honda SIEL P 129.70, 127 31.05 96.10 Corpn. Bank 125.40, 121.10, 121.55 260.20, 263.90, 260, 261.10 MRF 900, 905, 897.25, 899 160.95 48.80, 49.05 31.80, 32.05, 31.70, 31.75 126.55, 128.95, 126.55, 128.95 8.40, 8.75, 8.40, 8.75 99.50, 99.50, 96.20, 96.35 124.90, 124.90, 120.60, 121.55 Hexaware Tec 119.10, 124.90, First Leasin 17, 16.90, 17 31.25, 32.25, 30.75, 31.05 Saint-Gobain 10, 10.15, 10.10 914.85, 914.85, 895, 899.95 Thermax 142.50, 144.50, 49.75, 50.20, 48.75, 49 Hotel Leela. 15.95, 15.20, 15.40 MICO 3360, 3390, 3357.60 Asian Paints 327, 330.75, 325.10, Crompton Gr. 47.40, 48.60, 44.10, 118.25, 120.45 MTNL 97, 93.25, 93.55 141.55, 143.35 Canfin Homes 26.55, 26.90, 17.10, 17.20, 16.90, 16.90 15.85, 15.85, 15, 15.40 Salora Int. 55.25, 53, 53.05 329.35 46.55 119, 124.40, 118.25, 120.90 Flex Inds. 20, 20.40, 19.55, 19.60 3399, 3399, 3370, 3370.20 54.90, 54.90, 53, 53.35 96.50, 97.20, 93.30, 93.60 142, 144.75, 141.75, 142.50 26.50 Hughes Tele. 6.30, 6.15, 6.20 Mid-Day Mul. 18.50, 18.85, 18.05, 325, 328, 325, 327.05 48.20, 48.75, 46.25, 46.50 Him.Fut.Comm 39.75, 40.10, 38.50, Mukta Arts 68.60, 69.70, 67.05, 67.55 Thomas Cook 230, 230.75, 26.50, 26.95, 26.50, 26.95 18.50, 20.35, 18.50, 19.60 6.25, 6.25, 6.15, 6.15 Samtel Color 35.50, 35.55 Aurobindo Ph 211, 211.50, 210.15, Cummins (I) 49.35, 49.95, 49.60 38.55 Floatglass 14.40, 14.75 18.25 35, 35.80, 35, 35.45 68.85, 69.60, 67.10, 67.65 229.10, 229.35 Carborundum 111.90, 108, 18.05, 18.75, 18, 18.15 210.45 49.60, 49.90, 49.20, 49.50 40.05, 40.05, 38.35, 38.60 National Alu 96.45, 97.25, 93.50, 229.95, 231.65, 228.05, 108.10 14.25, 14.90, 14.20, 14.85 I Sandesh Ltd. 106, 103.25, 107.25 211.50, 212, 210, 210.10 D-Link (I) 62, 63.50, 61.10, 61.60 Hind Lever C 168.80, 169, 167.15, Forbes Gokak 67.85 Mindteck 27.65, 28.25, 28.10 102, 108.40, 102, 106.10 94.75 228.90 108.95, 109.90, 108, 109.10 Mirza Tanner 31.95, 32.25, 31.50 Aventis Crop 159.90, 155.75, 156.40 61, 63.15, 61, 61.55 168.70 95.90, 97.45, 93.25, 94.75 TISCO 153.50, 154.70, 149.10, Carrier Air. 98 Foseco (I) 106, 107.85, 107 I-Flex Solu 900, 910, 874.75, 878.25 Saregama (I) 75, 73.10, 73.50 160.10, 161, 155.20, 156.55 Dabur (I) 44, 44.25, 43.85, 43.95 168.10, 170, 167.55, 167.95 106, 106.95, 105.25, 106.20 900, 908.90, 874, 878.45 32, 32.30, 31.05, 31.40 74.80, 75, 73.65, 73.95 Nestle (I) 525, 527.95, 525.15 149.80 99.50, 99.50, 97.15, 97.15 MM Forgings 102.10, 109.50, 108 Aventis Ph. 294.90, 295.50, 292.10, 43.90, 44.15, 43.85, 43.90 Hind.Oil Exp 20.50, 20, 20.10 527.90, 528, 521.20, 525.20 175, 175, 149.50, 149.85 Ceat 33.80, 32.25, 32.45 Fulford (I) 98, 94.30, 95.05 IFCI 5.75, 5.80, 5.60 Sarita Softw 2.45, 2.95, 2.40, 2.45 294.75 Digital Glob 635.05, 647.90, 628.60, 20.30, 20.30, 20.05, 20.10 6, 6, 5.60, 5.60 Modi Rubber 23.30, 25, 22.80, 23.05 Satnam Over. 18.40, 18.25, 18.60 Neyveli Lign 23.70, 25, 23.50, 24.40 Titan Inds. 78.70, 75.40, 75.60 33.90, 33.95, 32.25, 32.55 G Monsanto (I) 470, 459 293.15, 296, 292.95, 294.60 630.35 Hind.Zinc 17.90, 17.95, 17.85 23.60, 25, 23.50, 24.40 77.50, 78.15, 75.50, 75.75 Centur. Bank 9.30, 8.80, 8.85 Ind.Swift 87.80, 82, 82.60 19.30, 19.30, 18.50, 18.50 Aztec Soft. 32.25, 31.20, 31.30 641, 647.95, 628.60, 631.40 18, 18, 17.70, 17.80 India Glycol 35, 36.05, 34.25, 34.70 462, 466.40, 462, 463.85 Saurash.Cem. 9.70, 9.65, 9.80 Nicholas Pir 252, 255, 248.20, 249.85 TN Newsprint 46, 47.15, 45.60, 9.20, 9.30, 8.85, 8.95 Gammon (I) 106.20, 102.55, 103 Morepen Lab 30.10, 30.35, 30, 30.10 32.35, 32.35, 31.10, 31.20 Dr.Reddy’s 925.05, 905, 909.25 Hindalco 585, 586, 581.35, 584 254.75, 254.75, 248.65, 249.70 46.05 3, 3.15, 3, 3.05 CESC 21.50, 22.20, 21.40, 22 India Gypsum 22.05, 22.05, 22.05, Savita Chem. 58.25, 59.35, 56.60, 106.85, 106.85, 104.60, 104.60 22.05 30.10, 30.25, 29.95, 30 Bajaj Auto 509, 511.90, 500.60, 925, 925, 904.65, 909.85 584.10, 588.65, 582, 584.15 NIIT 186.50, 187.50, 180.10, 180.65 46.25, 47.50, 45.75, 46.15 Amrutanjan 76.90, 75.50, 76 21, 22.10, 21, 22 Garden Silk 31.20, 28.70, 29.15 57.10 501.90 Dredging Cor 299.90, 303.95, 285.25, Hinduja TMT 281, 282.70, 272.20, India Nippon 170 Motherson SS 54 58.85, 58.95, 56.15, 56.70 186.25, 187.50, 180, 180.75 TN Petro 22.90, 22.95, 22.30, 22.35 Amtek 56.50, 56.80, 55.30, 55.55 CFL Capital 1.80, 1.85 31.45, 31.45, 28.70, 29.35 52.20, 52.50, 52.20, 52.50 510, 511.50, 501.15, 502.45 296.55 273.90 Nirma 230.15, 232, 230 23, 23.30, 22.40, 22.45 Amtek Auto 195.45, 196.90, 193.15, CG Igarshi M 47.05, 47.75 170, 172, 170, 170 SB&T Intl. 35.30, 36.70, 34.55, 35.45 Garware Wall 19.45, 19.70 India Polyfi 3.55, 4.60, 4 Mro-Tek 20.85, 20.10, 20.20 Balaji Tele. 84.90, 85.10, 83, 83.10 e-Serve Intl 554, 564.90, 527.30, 281, 282.50, 272.20, 274.15 232.85, 232.85, 230.65, 231.10 Torrent Phar 214.10, 218, 212.05, 193.95 47.20, 48.50, 46.80, 48.30 Gati 35.15, 35.40, 34.40, 35.30 35.45, 36.75, 34.70, 35.40 84.80, 85, 83.25, 83.35 531.65 HLL 182.45, 182.50, 179.10, 179.60 Indian Card 43.65, 41.50 20.90, 21, 20.10, 20.20 Schenec.Beck 52.05, 52.95 Novartis (I) 280, 282, 269.25, 271 213.20 193.40, 193.40, 193.40, 193.40 Chemplast Sa 29, 29.65, 28.50, 29 Genesys Intl 77.40, 79, 74.95, 75.25 MRPL 7.30, 7.05, 7.15 Ballarpur In 43.20, 44.50, 42.95, 568, 568, 531.10, 532.80 182, 182.50, 179.15, 179.65 279, 282, 269.95, 271.35 214, 221, 210.50, 212.85 Amtrex Hitac 19.50, 19.70, 18.55, 29.50, 29.50, 29.40, 29.40 42.30, 42.30, 40, 41.65 Selan Explor 11.05, 10.95 George Willi 58.70, 58.75, 56.15 Indian SeamM 13.75, 14.10 7.15, 7.30, 7.05, 7.15 43.95 EIH 185.05, 191.70, 189 HMT 22, 19.20, 19.35 ONGC 351.05, 368.80, 348, 362.05 Trent 169.90, 175.45, 163.05, 173.70 18.95 Chettinad Ce 50.75, 50.90, 47.15, 57.10, 57.50, 56.50, 56.55 Sesa Goa 70.50, 68.50, 68.80 43.10, 44.30, 43, 43.90 190.10, 190.50, 188, 189 19.80, 19.85, 19.15, 19.30 Indo Nationl 349, 349, 349, 349 Mukand 15.60, 15.20 69.05, 70.60, 68.40, 68.80 353, 368, 348, 362.60 167, 175, 167, 172.95 19.05, 19.15, 18.50, 18.80 48.35 Gesco Corpn. 14.85, 15.45, 15.10 15.80, 15.80, 15, 15.20 Bank of Baro 74.80, 76.60, 73.90, Engineers (I 299, 285.50, 287 HPCL 311.10, 315, 301.15, 302.50 Oriental Bnk 50.20, 50.25, 49.40, TVS Electron 95.90, 96.20, 91, 91.20 Andrew Yule 18.40, 18.45, 17.75 Chola.Inv&Fi 41.80, 42.25 Indo Rama Sy 32.35, 32.90, 31.50, Sh.Cements 52.50, 54.40, 52, 52.75 14.90, 16.50, 14.90, 15.25 31.55 Mukand Engrs 12.95, 12.90, 13.45 74.40 297.50, 298, 286.20, 287.75 309, 313.85, 301.55, 303 49.50 95, 96.30, 90.75, 91.45 AP Paper 45, 44.20, 44.95 41.25, 42, 41.25, 41.40 Glenmark Pha 245, 239, 239.95 51.50, 54.40, 51.10, 52.60 75, 76.65, 73.80, 74.65 Escorts 47.10, 47.25, 46.10, 46.40 Hughes Soft. 200.95, 202, 193.15, 32.50, 33, 31.50, 31.65 13.15, 13.25, 12.65, 13.15 Sh.Rama Mult 10.50, 11.40, 10.70 50.05, 50.20, 49.40, 49.50 TVS Motor Co 506, 518, 483.05, Aptech 40.25, 40.45, 37.50, 37.85 Ciba Sp.Chem 109.50 240, 242.25, 238.20, 238.20 Munjal Showa 159.90, 156.60, 156.65 Bank of Ind. 36.65, 37.10, 36, 36.20 47.80, 47.80, 46.25, 46.55 194 P&G Hygiene 402, 402.90, 400, 498.05 39.70, 40.50, 37.50, 37.95 111, 111, 110, 110 Indraprast.M 12.25, 12.20 11.70, 11.70, 9.70, 10.70 Global Tr.Bk 17.25, 17.30, 17 12.15, 12.35, 12.10, 12.15 157, 159, 155.50, 157 36.60, 37, 35.90, 36.15 Essel Propac 197.45, 194.35, 194.60 201.40, 202, 193, 194.10 400.50 509, 519, 495, 497.60 Archies Gret 83.15, 83.30, 83.25 Cinevistaas 35.25, 35.75, 35.15 17.85, 17.85, 17, 17.05 Shamken Mult 9.05, 9.05, 9.05, 9.05 BASF 113.95, 114.90, 112.60, 112.65 196.90, 197, 195, 195.15 IBP 242, 247, 240, 242.80 Indus.Inv.Tr 17, 17.95, 17.90 Mys.Cement 7.25, 7.60, 7.50 Shasun Chem. 93, 94.45, 92, 92.15 400.05, 402.50, 400, 400.50 United Phosp 167.95, 168.50, 163.05, 85.90, 85.90, 83.80, 83.90 35.20, 35.50, 35, 35.10 Godfrey Phil 341, 341, 340, 340 7.25, 8.40, 7.20, 7.65 114.50, 115.50, 112.70, 113.25 Exide Inds. 88.55, 89.35, 89.30 248, 248, 239, 242.10 Padmalaya Te 89.55, 93.65, 89, 90.80 163.65 Arvind Rem. 5.20, 5.05, 5.10 City Union B 32.90, 32.80 Indusind Bnk 15.50, 15.85, 15.50 94.75, 94.75, 92.20, 93.35 Godrej Cons. 96.85, 96.90, 95, 95.30 15.75, 15.80, 15.50, 15.60 Bata (I) 34, 33.50, 33.60 89.90, 90.50, 89.40, 90.05 ICI (I) 124.80, 129.50, 123.60, 124.70 90, 93.80, 89.90, 90.45 166.75, 168.90, 163, 164.05 Asahi (I) Gl 35.70 33, 33.25, 32.80, 32.80 96.90, 97, 94.50, 94.85 N Shaw Wallace 35.55, 36.50, 35.50 34.65, 34.65, 33.50, 33.60 Federal Bank 88, 88.05, 86.15, 86.40 125, 129.40, 123.20, 124.45 Parke Davis 167, 170.45 UTI Bank 44.75, 42.70, 42.80 38.55, 38.55, 34.10, 35.45 Clariant (I) 143.70, 145.50, 142.50, Inform.Tech. 2.70, 2.75, 2.60 Shetron 8.05, 9.15, 8, 8.50 Goetze (I) 20.55, 21.05, 20.65 ING Vysya Bk 252, 255, 250, 250.10 Bh.Earth Mov 83.40, 83.50, 79.50, 88, 88, 86.50, 86.60 ICICI Bank 141.75, 142.70, 138.25, 166.60, 168, 166.25, 166.55 44.45, 44.45, 42.70, 42.95 Ashapura Min 100.10 144.80 20.80, 21.30, 20.55, 20.80 Nagar.Fertil 6, 6.30, 6.20 Shrenuj & Co 32.60, 33.25, 32.25 79.95 Finolex Cabl 96, 96.50, 95.05, 95.35 138.45 Pentamedia G 25, 25.60, 24.50, 24.70 Videocon Int 31.25, 31.80, 30.50, 100.10, 100.10, 100, 100 145, 149, 143.75, 145.70 253, 258, 248.30, 252.40 6, 6.30, 6, 6.15 33.90, 33.90, 33.60, 33.60 Goldiam Int. 27.50, 26.30, 26.50 Insilco 16.10, 16.40, 16 84, 84, 79.65, 80.10 96, 96.95, 95.20, 95.50 141, 141.80, 138.55, 138.95 25.60, 25.65, 24.65, 24.75 30.65 Ashima 14.10, 14.05, 14.30 Coates (I) 98.25, 101, 98, 98.05 Goldstn.Tech 39.05, 40.75, 37.40, Nahar Export 18.45, 18.50, 18.20, Silicon Vall 10.60, 11.15, 10.50, 11.10 Bharat Elect 174.50, 176, 168.75, Finolex Inds 29.25, 29.45, 29.25 IDBI 21.45, 21.65, 20.75, 21.10 Pfizer 383.75, 380.50, 381.30 31.60, 31.75, 30.50, 30.70 14.10, 14.10, 14.10, 14.10 Colour Chem 239.90, 249.55, 239.30, Intelvisions 7.60, 6.40 18.25 Siltap Che. 47.75, 47.80, 47.50, 47.70 37.75 Inter.Travel 25.80, 25.75, 26.80 169.55 29.20, 29.40, 29.20, 29.25 21.50, 21.70, 20.75, 21.15 384.70, 384.95, 380, 381.20 Vijaya Bank 14.25, 14.30, 14.05, Ashok Ley.Fn 42.90, 43.75 243.45 39.60, 40.80, 37.45, 38.15 18.40, 18.60, 18.25, 18.40 49, 49, 47, 47.80 175, 175.70, 169, 170.15 Gail (I) 70.65, 71.75, 70.10, 70.55 IDBI Bank 26.50, 25.90, 26 Philips (I) 96.40 14.10 43.50, 43.85, 43, 43.70 239, 250, 239, 243.15 Invest.Trust 20.10, 19.80, 20.70 Nahar Spg. 69.35, 74.50, 71.60 Simplex Conc 25, 25.10 Gonter Peip 4.70, 4.90, 4.80 IP Rings 39.80, 42, 40 Bharat Forge 212.95, 216.50, 209, 71.25, 71.75, 70, 70.65 26.50, 26.50, 25.85, 26 95.35, 98.50, 95.35, 98.25 14.20, 14.30, 14.10, 14.10 Asian Elect. 23.75, 23.80 Compucom Sof 23.60, 23 Goodlass Ner 139.60, 138, 141 71, 74, 70.15, 71.35 Sintex Inds. 28.65, 28.60 214.45 GE Shipping 32.95, 34, 33.85 India Cement 19.10, 19.15, 18.65, Pidilite Ind 229.95, 230.95, 229, 230 Visual Soft 243.55, 245.50, 233.65, 23.40, 23.85, 23.40, 23.70 Compudyne Wi 28.50, 26.60, 26.75 IPCA Lab. 174.10, 186, 180.15 Narmada C.Pe 13.40, 13.50, 13.10, 29, 29, 29, 29 141.50, 142.50, 139.20, 140.20 180.85, 186, 178, 180.80 210, 216.40, 208.50, 214.10 33, 34, 33, 33.80 18.75 228, 230, 227.50, 229.55 235.30 Asian Hotels 70 28, 28, 26.50, 26.75 Goodricke 26.80, 27.65 13.20 Sirpur Paper 32.65, 33.60, 32.60, Bharti TeleV 22.40, 23.10, 22.65 Geometric So 488, 492.25, 467.60, 19.20, 19.20, 18.70, 18.80 Polaris Soft 180.60, 181.75, 156, 243.70, 245.50, 233.50, 235.85 70.30, 70.50, 70, 70.15 Computech In 7.70, 7.35, 7.40 Ispat Inds. 5.80, 5.65, 5.70 13.40, 13.40, 13.10, 13.15 33.60 Goodyear (I) 29.30, 29.45, 28.40, 6.10, 6.10, 5.60, 5.65 23, 23.25, 22.50, 22.65 469.70 Indian Alumi 115.25 159.80 VSNL 100.25, 96.50, 96.65 Assam Co. 18.20, 17.20, 17.25 7.60, 7.75, 7.40, 7.40 28.55 Narmada Cem. 19.10, 19.80, 19.10 Siyaram Silk 35.15, 35.80, 35.25 BHEL 173.85, 174.50, 172, 172.30 489.50, 492, 467.10, 470.30 115.10, 115.10, 115, 115 180.30, 181.65, 156.25, 159.70 99, 100, 96.10, 96.65 Astrazen.Ph. 360 Corom. Fert. 63.20 IT & T 38, 32.50, 32.65 Nath Seeds 10.90, 11.20, 10.75, Skanska Ceme 205, 215, 212.25 Graphite Ind 28.25, 28.50, 27.90 37.15, 37.50, 32.05, 32.75 173.25, 174.50, 171.80, 172.45 German Remed 249.25, 248.60, Indian Hotel 188.30, 189, 187.55, Pun.Tractors 148.25, 149.55, 148, Whirlpool 21.10, 20.10, 20.40 358.10, 358.10, 358.10, 358.10 65, 65.10, 64.50, 64.50 28.50, 28.50, 27.80, 28 10.80 210, 213, 210, 211.50 Bombay Dyein 46, 46.65, 45.15, 248.70 187.85 149.10 20.50, 20.70, 20.10, 20.50 Atcom Techno 18.50, 17.50, 17.55 Creative Eye 14.80, 14.95, 13.95, ITC Hotels 47, 48, 46.70 10.90, 11.30, 10.40, 10.95 Snowcem (I) 24.40, 24.45, 24.10, Gravity (I) 10 46.25, 47.20, 46, 46.35 45.25 252, 255.95, 252, 255 189, 189.50, 187.50, 187.80 149.20, 149.90, 148.20, 149.20 Wipro 1663.80, 1674, 1636.35, 18.40, 18.55, 17.60, 17.70 14.05 Greaves 12.50, 12.65, 12.30, 12.40 Navneet Pub. 136, 132.50 24.15 IVRCL Infras 57.60, 57 136, 136, 132, 132.20 24, 24.40, 24, 24.10 58.50, 58.50, 56.70, 57 Nedungadi Ba 11, 10.60, 10.65 Softsol (I) 11.20, 11.05 Nelco 35.30, 32.95, 33.10 Software Tec 19.20, 19.65, 19, 19.05 J 19.85, 19.90, 18.65, 18.80 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) 35, 35.50, 33.05, 33.25 MUTUAL FUND Jagatjit Ind 34.20, 26.50, 28.85 Neuland Lab. 45.50, 46.90, 44.90, Solectron Ce 25.40, 26.50, 26.35 (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase Jagsonpal Ph 92, 92, 92, 92 45.90 Sona Koyo St 55.50, 52.15 Open Ended Schemes Jai Corp 36.75, 38.95, 37 NHN Corpn. 12.95 Soundcraft I 85.45 37.25, 38.30, 37.25, 37.25 Nilkamal Pls 28.20, 29.50, 29.15 SPIC 6.70, 7.25, 7.05 Corp. Bond (D-Half Y’ly) 10.18 10.18 10.18 Cash Fund 10.04 10.04 10.04 Govt. Sec. (D) 11.77 11.77 11.77 GGSF-IP (G) 11.39 11.39 11.39 29.50, 29.50, 29, 29.05 7, 7.35, 6.85, 7.05 Corp. Bond (D-M’ly) 10.07 10.07 10.06 Jain Irrig. 58.50, 56, 56.70 Equity 10.38 10.59 10.38 Govt. Sec. (G) 16.22 16.22 16.22 GGSF-ST (D-M’ly) 10.55 10.55 10.55 57.55, 58, 57.50, 57.55 NOCIL 7.40, 7 SPL 23.30, 23.30, 23.30, 23.30 Corp. Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.16 10.16 10.16 Income-Invest. 10.24 10.24 10.24 Index (Nifty) 10.12 10.12 10.12 GGSF-ST (D-Q’ly) 10.37 10.37 10.37 7.05, 7.20, 7, 7.05 SREI Int.Fin 8.50 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Corp. Bond (D-Y’ly) 10.53 10.53 10.52 Income-Short 10.06 10.06 10.06 Index (Sensex Adv) 10.07 10.07 10.07 GGSF-ST (G) 10.68 10.68 10.68 Jain Studios 23.95, 23 23.05, 23.40, 23, 23.35 Noida Toll 8.50, 8.50, 7.05, 7.50 SRF 22.50, 22.55, 22.30, 22.40 (Rs) Sales Purchase Corp. Bond (G-App) 12.85 12.85 12.85 Inst. Income-Invst. 10.25 10.25 10.25 Index (Sensex) 10.09 10.09 10.09 GSSIF-IP (D-Half Y’ly) 11.38 11.38 11.38 22.30, 22.50, 22.30, 22.35 Liq. (D-W’ly) 10.02 10.02 10.02 Inst. Income-STP 10.07 10.07 10.07 Liquid (D) 10.41 10.41 10.41 GSSIF-IP (D-Q’ly) 11.11 11.11 11.11 Jayant Agro 52.25, 52.90, 51, 52.80 Nova Petro. 42, 40, 43 51.90, 53.50, 51.80, 53.25 45.95, 45.95, 41.25, 42.60 SRG Infotech 1.25, 1.30, 1.10, 1.15 Liq. (G-App) 13.92 13.92 13.92 IDBI-PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund Liquid (G) 10.57 10.57 10.57 GSSIF-IP (D-Y’ly) 11.28 11.28 11.28 1.25, 1.35, 1.10, 1.10 As on 01/01/2003 Public Sector (D-M’ly) 10.06 10.06 10.06 Balanced (D) 10.29 10.49 10.29 Tax 7.70 7.86 7.70 GSSIF-IP (G) 14.43 14.43 14.43 Jaypee Hotel 10, 9.70, 10.20 NRB Bearings 58.50, 58, 58.10 Jayshree Tea 36.55, 37.50 58.75, 58.75, 57.75, 58.75 Sri Adhikari 95.20, 96, 93.60, 93.85 Alliance Mutual Fund Public Sector (D-Q’ly) 10.15 10.15 10.15 Balanced (G) 10.19 10.38 10.19 PNB Mutual Fund GSSIF-ST (D) 10.19 10.19 10.19 94.85, 95.50, 93.35, 93.80 95 (D) 27.81 28.37 27.81 Public Sector (D-Y’ly) 10.51 10.51 10.51 Benefit Debt (QD) 10.64 10.64 10.48 Balanced Growth (G) 12.64 12.64 12.45 GSSIF-ST (G) 11.90 11.90 11.90 36.55, 37, 36.55, 37 Nucleus Soft 122.85, 123.95, 115, 95 (G) 48.29 49.26 48.29 JCT 4.60, 4.80, 4.50, 4.60 116.05 Sri Vish.Cem 143.05, 143.15, 143.05, Public Sector (G-App) 13.28 13.28 13.28 Benefit Fund Debt (AD) 10.64 10.64 10.48 Balanced Growth (I) 9.89 9.89 9.75 Sun F&C Mutual Fund 143.15 Basic Inds.(D) 11.37 11.60 11.37 Public Sector (Half Y’ly) 10.16 10.16 10.16 Benefit Fund Debt (HYD) 10.64 10.64 10.48 Debt (G) 18.02 18.02 17.93 Balanced (G) 7.13 7.24 7.13 Jenson&Nicho 5.65, 5.80, 5.50, 5.50 122.90, 123.85, 116.20, 117.10 Basic Inds.(G) 11.37 11.60 11.37 JIK Inds. 22.75, 20.15, 23 State Bnk Bi 472.10, 479, 471.20, Sovrn. Trust (D-HY’ly) 10.65 10.65 10.65 Benefit Fund Debt(G) 10.64 10.64 10.48 Debt (I) 13.54 13.54 13.47 Bond Fund - Growth 18.47 18.47 18.47 474.40 Buy India (D) 4.78 4.88 4.78 Sovrn. Trust (D-M’ly) 10.40 10.40 10.40 Cash Mngt.-Liquid (G) 11.77 11.77 11.77 Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund Bond Fund - Income 10.83 10.83 10.83 24.85, 24.85, 20.45, 20.50 O Buy India (G) 4.78 4.88 4.78 Sovrn. Trust (D-Q’ly) 10.67 10.67 10.66 Cash Mngt.-Liquid (WD) 10.11 10.11 10.11 Balanced (D) 9.05 9.21 9.05 Emerging Tech.(G) 3.50 3.57 3.50 Jindal Iron 58.30, 58.70, 55.90, 56.10 State Bnk Tr 380, 385 Capital Tax Relief’96 55.83 56.39 55.83 OCL (I) 55, 58.70 Sterl.Inds. 147, 148, 146.15, 146.20 Sovrn. Trust (G-App) 17.04 17.04 17.04 Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(D) 10.00 10.00 10.00 Balanced (G) 9.79 9.96 9.79 FIS-Intl. Plan 10.23 10.23 10.23 58.30, 58.40, 56, 56.15 Odyssey Tech 16.35, 16.40, 15.25, Cash Manager (G) 14.62 14.62 14.62 Sovrn. Trust (Y’ly) 11.28 11.28 11.28 Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(G) 11.57 11.57 11.57 Child Care Gift 11.39 11.67 11.10 FIS-Long Term 11.05 11.05 11.05 Jindal Photo 28.15, 28.25, 27.80, Stock Net In 2.20, 2.05, 2.10 Equity (D) 14.95 15.25 14.95 Tax Saver 9.26 9.26 9.26 15.30 Suashish Dia 22.15, 21.40 Child Benefit 17.13 17.46 16.62 Child Care Study 11.47 11.64 11.18 FIS-Medium Term 10.57 10.57 10.57 27.95 Oil Country 8.20, 8.65, 8, 8.45 Equity (G) 26.07 26.59 26.07 Escorts Mutual Fund Child Benefit 16.90 17.22 16.39 Dynamic Plan 11.49 11.69 11.49 FIS-Short Term 10.47 10.47 10.47 27.70, 28.55, 27.70, 28 Subex System 118.60, 121.65, Frontline Eq(D) 10.36 10.57 10.36 Balanced (D) 11.82 11.97 11.82 Deposit 371 Days (D) 10.68 11.11 10.48 FMCG (D) 7.42 7.55 7.42 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(D) 10.05 — 9.97 8.35, 8.70, 8.35, 8.55 115.60, 120.30 Jindal Poly. 103, 101 Omax Autos. 34.90, 37.50, 37.05 Frontline Eq(G) 10.36 10.57 10.36 Balanced (G) 13.06 13.22 13.06 Deposit 371 Days (G) 10.68 11.11 10.48 FMCG (G) 8.09 8.23 8.09 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(G) 10.70 — 10.61 105, 106.90, 103.30, 104.70 Sulzer (I) 110.75 G-Sec Long Term (D) 11.16 11.16 11.16 Gilt (D) 11.54 11.54 11.54 Deposit-54 EA 14.83 14.83 14.83 FMP - D-Y’ly 10.71 10.71 10.50 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP2 10.42 — 10.34 Ondeo Nalco 370.10, 380 Sun Earth Ce 4.15, 4.25, 4, 4.10 Jindal Strip 130.25, 130.60, 128, Onward Techn 38.40, 39, 37, 37.10 G-Sec Long Term (G) 16.44 16.44 16.44 Gilt (G) 12.62 12.62 12.62 Deposit-54 EB 14.83 14.83 14.83 FMP - Half Y’ly 11.75 11.75 11.64 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(D) 10.06 — 9.96 128.10 4.20, 4.30, 4.05, 4.10 G-Sec Short Term (D) 10.07 10.07 10.07 Growth (G) 12.50 12.68 12.50 Equity (D) 9.97 10.16 9.97 FMP - Half Y’ly (D) 10.74 10.74 10.64 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(G) 10.56 — 10.45 39.75, 39.75, 36.75, 37 Sundaram Cla 184, 183, 183.10 129, 131.50, 127.75, 128.30 Opto Circuit 39.50, 37.75, 37.95 G-Sec Short Term (G) 13.63 13.63 13.63 Growth (D) 11.32 11.49 11.32 Equity (G) 9.46 9.64 9.46 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2D 10.45 10.45 10.35 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP2 10.44 — 10.34 JK Corpn. 10.60, 10.70 180, 189, 180, 183.05 Income (D) 10.83 10.83 10.83 Income (D) 10.40 10.40 10.40 Govt.Sec.-Invst. 11.64 11.64 11.64 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2G 11.28 11.28 11.17 FMS (Y’ly)-FYMP4 10.42 — 10.11 Orchid Chem 78.25, 78.75, 76.25 Sundaram Fst 336, 339, 330, 331.60 Income (G) 21.04 21.04 21.04 11.10, 11.10, 10.60, 10.65 78.35, 78.70, 76.25, 76.60 Income (G) 17.64 17.64 17.64 Govt.Sec.-Invst.(D) 11.62 11.62 11.62 FMP - Q’ly (D) 10.53 10.53 10.48 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP1 10.73 — 10.41 JK Inds. 26.50, 26, 26.05 336, 337.45, 330, 335.25 Income 54EA (D) 10.84 10.84 10.84 Income Bond (D) 9.52 9.52 9.52 Govt.Sec.-Invst.(G) 13.15 13.15 13.15 FMP - Q’ly (G) 11.76 11.76 11.70 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP2 10.67 — 10.35 Orient Info. 53.45, 53.65, 50, 50.05 Sunflag Iron 6.25, 6, 6.05 Income 54EA (G) 21.03 21.03 21.03 JK Synthetic 3.25, 3.05 53.45, 53.50, 49.75, 50.30 Income Bond (G) 11.26 11.26 11.26 Govt.Sec.-Savings 11.62 11.62 11.62 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 11.60 11.60 11.54 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP3 10.47 — 10.16 Jubilant Org 127, 126.50, 128 Supreme Inds 111, 114.50, 108.25, Income 54EB (D) 10.85 10.85 10.85 Opportunities (D) 11.01 11.01 11.01 Govt.Sec.-Savings 10.60 10.60 10.60 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.47 10.47 10.42 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP5 10.20 — 9.90 Orient Paper 20, 20.20, 20, 20.20 111.35 Income 54EB (G) 20.90 20.90 20.90 Opportunities (G) 12.18 12.18 12.18 Growth (D) 10.19 10.38 10.19 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (D) 10.38 10.38 10.33 M’ly Income (D-M’ly) 10.55 10.55 10.55 128, 128.80, 126.50, 127.50 Oriental Hot 72 Jupiter BioS 48.35, 50, 46.30, 46.60 109.50, 114, 109.50, 111.10 Income Q’ly (D) 10.45 10.45 10.45 Tax (D) 10.06 10.06 — Growth (G) 10.25 10.44 10.25 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (G) 11.58 11.58 11.52 M’ly Income (D-Q’ly) 10.50 10.50 10.50 74.55, 74.55, 71.30, 71.80 Supreme Petr 7.70, 7.75, 7.65 Monthly Income (G) 16.46 16.46 16.46 Tax (G) 10.06 10.06 — Income (D-Half Y’ly) 11.18 11.18 11.13 FMP - Y’ly 11.83 11.83 11.60 M’ly Income (G) 13.07 13.07 13.07 Jyoti Struct 17.80, 18.80, 18.40 Oswal Ag.Mil 2.80, 3, 2.95 18.50, 18.50, 18.05, 18.05 7.90, 7.90, 7.70, 7.70 Monthly Income (M’ly) 10.30 10.30 10.30 Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund Income (D-Q’ly) 11.15 11.15 11.09 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 11.62 11.62 11.39 MVB (D) 10.66 10.66 10.66 Oswal Chem. 4.75, 4.65, 4.80 Suraj Diamon 13.05, 12.95, 13 Monthly Income (Q’ly) 10.25 10.25 10.25 FT Asset Allocat.Bal Gr. 10.17 10.17 10.37 Income (G) 14.21 14.21 14.14 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.55 10.55 10.34 MVB (G) 17.07 17.07 17.07 K 4.75, 4.95, 4.70, 4.80 13, 13.15, 12.90, 13 New Millennium (D) 4.29 4.38 4.29 FT Asset Allocat.Cons Gr. 10.21 10.21 10.41 Index 8.54 8.62 8.54 FMP - Y’ly Sr.3 11.35 11.35 11.13 MVL (D’ly Dp) 10.00 10.00 10.00 Surana Tele 17, 16.50, 17 New Millennium (G) 4.30 4.39 4.30 FT Asset Allocat.Infl 10.42 10.42 10.63 M’ly Income(G) 11.15 11.15 11.09 FMP - Y’ly Sr.4 11.04 11.04 10.82 MVL (Dp) 10.70 10.70 10.70 Kajaria Cer 18, 18.30 P 18.15, 18.25, 17.40, 18 Short Term (D) 10.05 10.05 10.05 FT Asset Allocat.Pure Gr. 9.68 9.68 9.88 M’ly Income(MD) 10.63 10.63 10.58 FMP - Y’ly Sr.5 (G) 10.72 10.72 10.50 MVL (Np) 13.89 13.89 13.89 Short Term (G) 10.62 10.62 10.62 18.40, 18.40, 17.95, 18 Padmini Tech 5.45, 5.55, 5.30, 5.35 Surat Elec. 65, 67, 66.35 FT Asset Allocat.Steady G 9.97 9.97 10.17 M’ly Income(QD) 10.78 10.78 10.73 FMP - Y’ly VI (G) 10.51 10.51 10.30 Personal Tax Saver 46.90 46.90 46.90 Kakatiya Cem 22.10, 21.65, 21.75 Surya Roshni 13.75, 13.30, 13.45 Benchmark Mutual Fund FT Balanced (G) 9.54 9.54 9.73 Short Term (D) 10.22 10.22 10.19 FMP Y’ly Sr. 7(G) 10.19 10.19 9.98 Resurgent (I) Equity 13.29 13.56 13.29 Panacea Biot 280, 277.25, 278 Nifty BeES 111.68 — — 21.75, 21.75, 21.70, 21.70 280.10, 285, 275.25, 277.05 13.45, 13.80, 13.45, 13.75 FT Gilt Invst (G) 12.62 12.62 12.62 Short Term (G) 10.63 10.63 10.60 Flexible Income 10.86 10.86 10.86 Value (D) 8.82 9.00 8.82 Kale Consul. 47.80, 47.90, 46.15, Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund FT Gilt Invst (M’ly B) 12.01 12.01 12.01 Tax Savings 14.52 14.52 14.52 Gilt Invst. (D) 11.75 11.75 11.75 Value (G) 17.37 17.72 17.37 Pantaloon Re 52.60, 53.75, 52.30, Sutlej Inds. 38.55, 38.75, 38.05 Advantage (A) 24.27 24.76 24.27 FT Gilt Invst (Q’ly) 11.18 11.18 11.18 IL&FS Mutual Fund Gilt Invst. (G) 18.20 18.20 18.20 Tata Mutual Fund 46.25 52.50 38.05, 38.05, 38.05, 38.05 Advantage (B) 24.27 24.76 24.27 FT Gilt Liquid (G) 11.00 11.00 11.00 Bond (B) 10.60 10.60 10.60 Gilt Treasury (D) 10.64 10.64 10.64 Balanced 13.82 14.06 13.82 47.65, 47.90, 46.10, 46.25 52.50, 54, 52.50, 52.50 Suven Pharma 129.75, 119.25, Balanced (D) 9.03 9.17 9.03 FT Gilt Liquid (M’ly) 10.28 10.28 10.28 Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.90 10.90 10.90 Gilt Treasury (G) 14.26 14.26 14.26 Gilt Sec. (App) 19.74 19.74 19.74 Kalyani Brak 235, 241 Paper Prod. 132, 135, 131.50, 133.70 119.70 Balanced (G) 9.03 9.17 9.03 FT Index - BSE 10.28 10.28 10.38 Bond (D-Y’ly) 11.53 11.53 11.53 Growth (D) 9.65 9.82 9.65 Gilt Sec. (Reg) 12.82 12.82 12.82 Kanoria Chem 44, 44, 44, 44 132.95, 134.25, 130.25, 132.80 Swaraj Engin 197.45, 200, 197, Bond Plus (D) 10.32 10.32 10.32 FT Index - Nifty 10.81 10.81 10.92 Bond (G) 15.89 15.89 15.89 Growth (G) 19.86 20.21 19.86 Income (App) 20.09 20.09 19.99 Karnatak Bnk 59.30, 59.70, 58.90, Paramount Co 9.80, 10.30, 10 198.25 Bond Plus (G) 10.99 10.99 10.99 FT Monthly Income (G) 13.34 13.34 13.34 Bond Short Term (D) 10.17 10.17 10.17 Income (D) 11.04 11.04 11.04 Income (D-App) 11.61 11.61 11.55 59.05 Parekh Plati 9.60, 9.80, 9, 9.05 198.20, 200.85, 197.10, 197.10 Cash Plus (G) 16.06 16.06 16.06 FT Monthly Income (M’ly B 12.56 12.56 12.56 Bond Short Term (G) 10.86 10.86 10.86 Income (G) 18.07 18.07 18.07 Income (H-Y’ly Reg) 10.86 10.86 10.80 59.70, 59.95, 59, 59.20 9.50, 9.60, 9.05, 9.10 Swaraj Mazda 64.50, 68.25, 66.20 Cash Plus (Reinv) 10.62 10.62 10.62 FT Monthly Income (M) 10.90 10.90 10.90 E-Com (D) 3.03 3.09 3.03 Index 9.39 9.39 9.39 Income (Q’ly-Reg) 10.63 10.63 10.58 Karur Vysya 145, 142, 142.80 Patel Engg. 149.90, 147.05, 147.35 63.10, 69.80, 63.10, 66.85 Equity 12.50 12.75 12.50 FT Monthly Income (Q) 10.97 10.97 10.97 E-Com (G) 3.03 3.09 3.03 Liquid (D) 11.83 11.83 11.83 Income Plus Fund-A(Bonus) 10.29 10.29 10.19 142.85, 144.30, 141, 141.80 PCS Inds. 21.05, 23, 20.60, 22.25 FMP 1Yr 5A(D) 10.32 10.32 10.32 FT PE Ratio 9.75 9.75 9.95 Fixed Maturity Mar 02 10.66 10.66 10.66 Liquid (G) 14.66 14.66 14.66 Income Plus Fund-A(G) 10.29 10.29 10.19 KDL Biotech 17.45, 17.50, 16.90 Pentagon Glo 3.20, 3.40, 3, 3.05 T FMP 1Yr 5A(G) 10.32 10.32 10.32 16.30, 17.65, 16.30, 16.80 Franklin Balanced(D) 10.27 10.42 10.27 Gilt Long Term (D) 11.07 11.07 11.07 Long Term 11.37 11.37 11.37 Income Plus Fund-B(Bonus) 10.29 10.29 10.29 Pentasoft Te 10.50, 10.20, 10.25 T Spiritual 182.10, 184.80, 183 FMP Long Term - A (D) 10.89 10.89 10.89 Franklin Balanced(G) 10.70 10.86 10.70 Gilt Long Term (G) 12.05 12.05 12.05 MIP - (D-M’ly) 10.42 10.42 10.42 Income Plus Fund-B(G) 10.29 10.29 10.29 Kesoram Inds 27.60, 27.80, 27.05, FMP Long Term - A (G) 10.89 10.89 10.89 11.85, 11.85, 10.20, 10.20 Taj GVK Hotl 41.15, 42 Franklin Bluechip (D) 11.97 11.97 12.21 Gilt Short Term (D) 10.56 10.56 10.56 MIP - Cum. 12.71 12.71 12.71 Life Science & Tech. 8.57 8.72 8.57 27.20 Pharmacia He 144.95, 143.95 FMP Long Term - E (G) 10.68 10.68 10.68 Franklin Bluechip (G) 23.55 23.55 24.02 Gilt Short Term (G) 11.29 11.29 11.29 MIP - Half Y’ly 10.66 10.66 10.66 Liquid (App) 13.83 13.83 13.83 27.95, 28, 27.50, 27.60 41.10, 42.10, 41.10, 42.05 FMP Q’ly Group 1 (D) 10.79 10.79 10.79 135.50, 138, 135.50, 137 Tata Coffee 66.50, 66.05, 66.55 Franklin FMCG 10.87 10.87 11.09 Growth & Value (D-Y’ly) 10.55 10.76 10.55 MIP - Q’ly 10.51 10.51 10.51 Liquid (Reg) 11.11 11.11 11.11 Khandwala Se 16.45, 16.45, 16.45, PNB Gilts 24.75, 24, 24.05 FMP Q’ly Group 1 (G) 11.00 11.00 11.00 Franklin Growth 5.65 5.76 5.65 Growth & Value (G) 11.82 12.06 11.82 Power 13.40 13.63 13.40 M’ly Income 10.87 10.87 10.81 16.45 67.40, 68.25, 66.35, 66.50 FMP Q’ly Group 2 (D) 10.53 10.53 10.53 Franklin Index 8.41 8.49 8.41 Growth & Value(D-Hf Y’ly) 9.33 9.52 9.33 Short Term 11.13 11.13 11.13 Pure Equity 9.71 9.88 9.71 24.60, 24.80, 23.90, 24 Tata Finance 18.20, 18.75, 18.40 Kinetic Eng. 64.95, 65, 63.85, 64.75 Premier Inst 120.50, 125.80, 119, FMP Q’ly Group 3 (G) 10.71 10.71 10.71 Franklin Index Tax 8.59 8.68 8.59 Index - BSE Sensex 9.54 9.64 9.54 Short Term (D) 10.66 10.66 10.66 Select Sector 7.67 7.80 7.67 Kinetic Moto 34, 34.25, 33.85, 33.95 19.15, 19.15, 18.20, 18.40 FMP Y Group 1(G) 10.53 10.53 10.53 Franklin Infotech (D) 10.38 10.38 10.59 Index - Nifty 9.59 9.68 9.59 Sweep 10.43 10.43 10.43 Short Term Bond (App) 10.42 10.42 10.42 124.40 Tata Honeywl 331, 343, 320, 325.80 34, 34.25, 33.50, 33.60 120.15, 126, 119.90, 124.10 Gilt Plus Invst.(A-D) 11.53 11.53 11.53 Franklin Infotech (G) 15.18 15.18 15.48 Liquid Account Call 10.49 10.49 10.49 Tax (D) 9.30 9.46 9.30 Short Term Bond (Reg) 10.40 10.40 10.40 Kingfisher P 30.10, 30.40, 29.90, 335.10, 343.90, 324, 329.50 Gilt Plus Invst.(B-G) 17.07 17.07 17.07 Franklin Internet Opp 5.04 5.04 5.14 Lq. A/c (D) 10.04 10.04 10.04 Tax (G) 12.75 12.97 12.75 Tax Savfund 11.05 11.25 11.05 Prism Cement 5.90, 5.75 Tata Infomed 89, 90, 87 29.95 5.70, 5.90, 5.70, 5.75 Gilt Plus Long (A-D) 11.85 11.85 11.85 Franklin Pharma 8.93 8.93 9.11 Lq. A/c (G) 11.06 11.06 11.06 Technology 3.42 3.48 3.42 Young Citizen’s 10.59 10.75 10.27 Kirloskar Br 92, 94 89, 90.50, 86.55, 87.15 Gilt Plus Long (B-G) 18.74 18.74 18.74 Franklin Prima (D) 14.99 14.99 15.29 ING Mutual Fund Reliance Mutual Fund Taurus Mutual Fund Pritish Nand 25.80, 25.95, 25.10, Tata Infotec 246.45, 251.50, 231.55, Kirloskar Oi 57, 58.95, 58 25.30 Gilt Plus Lq.(A-D) 10.40 10.40 10.40 Franklin Prima (G) 29.24 29.24 29.82 Balanced Portfolio (D) 6.74 6.84 6.74 Liquid - Cash (G) 10.59 10.59 10.59 Bonanza Ex.(G) 10.49 10.67 10.46 58, 58, 56, 57.50 232.75 Gilt Plus Lq.(B-G) 14.13 14.13 14.13 Franklin Prima Plus (D) 13.01 13.01 13.27 Balanced Portfolio (G) 6.74 6.84 6.74 Liquid - Treasury (G) 14.46 14.46 14.46 Discovery Stock 3.90 3.97 3.89 27.90, 27.90, 25.10, 25.30 246.10, 251.70, 231.65, 233.20 IT A (D-Payout) 12.45 12.70 12.45 KLG Systel 42, 40.85 Priyad.Cemen 10.90 Franklin Prima Plus (G) 23.87 23.87 24.35 Capital Portfolio 10.74 10.74 10.74 Liquid Super Cash(G) 10.20 10.20 10.20 Libra Bond (D) 11.49 11.49 11.46 41.55, 42.35, 41, 41.15 Tata Invest. 83.25, 86, 85.50 IT A (D-Reinv) 12.45 12.70 12.45 Franklin Taxshield (D) 11.81 11.81 12.05 Gilt Portfolio 10.41 10.41 10.41 Lq. Treasury W’ly 10.35 10.35 10.35 Libra Bond (G) 11.83 11.83 11.80 9, 11.35, 9, 11 84, 85.95, 83.15, 85.35 IT B (G) 13.39 13.66 13.39 Franklin Taxshield (G) 25.12 25.12 25.62 Growth Portfolio (D) 6.45 6.58 6.45 Short Term 10.03 10.03 10.03 Kolar Inform 15, 15.40, 15.30 PSI Data Sys 91.05, 88.05 Libra Gilt (D) 11.07 11.07 11.05 Kopran 38, 38.15, 37, 37.05 Tata Sponge 36.90, 37, 35.65, 35.95 Income Plus (A-D) 10.98 10.98 10.98 T Children’s Asset 18.02 18.02 18.02 Growth Portfolio (G) 7.72 7.87 7.72 SBI Mutual Fund Libra Gilt (G) 11.41 11.41 11.38 91.55, 91.55, 87.80, 88.15 36.85, 36.85, 35.50, 36.10 Income Plus (B-G) 25.85 25.85 25.85 T Floating Rate In LT (D) 10.08 10.08 10.03 Income Portfolio (G) 15.69 15.69 15.69 MSFU Contra 10.56 10.74 10.56 37.80, 38.20, 36.90, 37 PSL Holdings 41.90, 43, 41, 42.70 Libra Tax Shield 8.67 8.67 8.67 Kothari Prod 167, 161.25, 161.60 Thiru A.Sug. 21, 20.95 Index Fund (D) 11.29 11.35 11.29 T Floating Rate In LT (G) 10.69 10.69 10.63 Income Portfolio (I) 10.73 10.73 10.73 MSFU FMCG 5.93 6.03 5.93 The Starshare 6.10 6.21 6.08 41.90, 42.45, 41.60, 41.95 22, 22, 22, 22 Index Fund(G) 11.29 11.35 11.29 T Floating Rate In ST (D) 10.01 10.01 10.01 Income Short Term 10.31 10.31 10.28 MSFU IT 6.06 6.17 6.06 163, 163.95, 161.50, 163.60 Pudumjee Pul 21.40, 21.50, 21 UTI Mutual Fund KPIT Infosys 173, 174.40, 165, 166.25 Thirumalai 51, 51.30, 50.50, 50.70 MIP A (D) 10.65 10.65 10.65 T Floating Rate In ST (G) 10.68 10.68 10.68 Invst. Portfolio 9.34 9.53 9.34 MSFU Pharma 8.77 8.92 8.77 20.05, 20.50, 20.05, 20.30 50, 52, 50, 51.20 MIP B (G-Payout) 13.28 13.28 13.28 Bond (G) 17.54 17.54 17.45 173, 174.45, 165.40, 166.65 T G Sec (D) 11.55 11.55 11.49 Savings Portfolio 10.30 10.30 10.30 Magnum Balance 9.48 9.65 9.48 Bond (I) 11.22 11.22 11.16 Pun.Communi. 65.55, 63.50, 64 Tide Water O 1325.05, 1322, 1325 MIP C (G-Payout) 13.28 13.28 13.28 T G Sec (G) 19.92 19.92 19.82 Treasury Portfolio (D) 10.59 10.59 10.59 Magnum Equity 8.51 8.66 8.51 KRBL 18, 18, 16.50, 17.90 65, 65, 64, 64.15 MNC A (D-Payout) 22.94 23.40 22.94 Brand Value 7.96 7.96 7.80 Krebs Bioche 102, 97.80, 98.50 Timex Watch 10.05, 10.50, 10.05 T G Sec Tr (D) 10.47 10.47 10.47 Treasury Portfolio (G) 12.63 12.63 12.63 Magnum Gilt LT(D) 10.46 10.46 10.46 Pun.Nat.Bank 66.50, 69.25, 64.90, Timken India 30.45, 30.50, 29.65, MNC A (D-Reinv) 22.94 23.40 22.94 T G Sec Tr (G) 11.21 11.21 11.21 JM Mutual Fund Magnum Gilt LT(G) 14.60 14.60 14.60 CCP 12.90 13.29 12.90 Krishna Life 2, 2.15, 1.95 CRTS 92.50 92.50 89.73 65.40 29.85 MNC B (G) 28.73 29.30 28.73 T IBA (D) 11.90 11.90 11.90 Balanced (D) 9.53 9.67 9.53 Magnum Gilt ST(D) 10.05 10.05 10.05 Krone Comm 67.20, 69, 68.05 67.10, 69.50, 64.80, 65.35 Midcap (Div) 10.92 11.14 10.92 Equity Tax Savings 10.56 10.56 10.56 68, 68.30, 66.65, 68.30 Tips Indus. 51.50, 52.45, 51.05, 51.10 T IBA (G) 21.51 21.51 21.51 Balanced (G) 16.62 16.87 16.62 Magnum Gilt ST(G) 12.31 12.31 12.31 51.10, 52.55, 51.05, 51.10 Midcap (Growth) 10.92 11.14 10.92 T IBA (H-Y’ly) 15.01 15.01 15.01 Basic 16.24 16.48 16.24 Magnum Global 7.38 7.51 7.23 G-Sec (G) 16.16 16.16 16.16 KSB Pumps 59.10, 60.90, 59, 59.50 R Sweep Plan (G) 10.08 10.08 10.08 T IBA (Instl Plan) 10.83 10.83 10.83 Equity (D) 7.90 8.02 7.90 Magnum IC (Cash) 13.38 13.38 13.38 G-Sec (I) 10.78 10.78 10.78 59.75, 60, 59.25, 59.50 TN Telecom 14.05, 14.45 Canbank Mutual Fund T IBA (M’ ly) 15.01 15.01 15.01 Equity (G) 7.44 7.55 7.44 Magnum IC (D) 10.26 10.26 10.26 Grandmaster 93 9.38 9.38 9.19 Radico Khait 35.95, 32.25, 32.70 14.20, 14.50, 14.15, 14.15 Canbonus 7.63 7.77 7.63 T IBA (M’ly B) 19.65 19.65 19.65 G-Sec (D-Reg) 10.46 10.46 10.46 Magnum Income (D) 10.92 10.92 10.92 Index Select Eq. 13.74 14.01 13.74 Cancigo 11.01 11.01 11.01 T IBA (Q’y) 14.75 14.75 14.75 G-Sec (G-Reg) 17.79 17.79 17.79 Magnum Income (G) 17.07 17.07 17.07 Mahila Unit Scheme 12.16 12.16 11.79 Cancigo(G) 11.67 11.67 11.67 T Income (D) 11.23 11.23 11.17 G-Sec PF 18.09 18.09 18.09 Magnum Index 10.02 10.12 10.02 Master Growth-1993 14.24 14.24 13.96 Canequity Tax Saver 9.91 9.98 9.91 T Income (G) 21.82 21.82 21.71 G-Sec Reg (GB) 10.47 10.47 10.47 Magnum Insta Cash S.Term 10.27 10.27 10.27 Master Index 10.40 10.40 10.35 Canexpo 11.72 11.94 11.72 T India Growth 13.04 13.30 13.04 High Liq.Growth - Bonus 10.32 10.32 10.32 Magnum M’ly In.(D-M’ly) 10.07 10.07 10.07 Mastergain 92 10.09 10.09 9.89 Canexpo(G) 11.72 11.94 11.72 T Liquid (D - D’ly) 10.00 10.00 10.00 High Lq. (D) 11.87 11.87 11.87 Magnum M’ly In.(D-Q’ly) 10.05 10.05 10.05 Masterplus 91 16.72 16.72 16.39 Canganga 8.14 8.28 8.14 T Liquid (D) 10.01 10.01 10.01 High Lq. (D-D’ly) 10.29 10.29 10.29 Magnum M’ly In.(D-Y’ly) 10.84 10.84 10.84 Money Market (G) 16.76 16.76 16.76 Cangilt PGS (D) 11.05 11.05 11.05 T Liquid (G) 14.78 14.78 14.78 High Lq. (G) 16.52 16.52 16.52 Magnum M’ly In.(G) 11.84 11.84 11.84 Money Market (In) 16.66 16.66 16.66 Cangilt PGS (G) 16.09 16.09 16.09 T Liquid Plus 11.14 11.14 11.14 Income (D) 10.38 10.38 10.38 Magnum Mult. Plus 93 8.36 8.51 8.36 Nifty Index 6.77 6.77 6.74 Canglobal 4.84 4.93 4.84 T Liquid Plus (D) 10.00 10.00 10.00 Income (G) 24.40 24.40 24.40 Magnum Tax Gain 12.61 12.83 12.61 PEF 12.56 12.81 12.56 Canincome Income 10.56 10.56 10.56 T MMA 1.00 1.00 1.00 Income Bonus 11.06 11.06 11.06 Sundaram Mutual Fund Petro 12.54 12.54 12.29 Canincome(B) 10.56 10.56 10.56 T Monthly Income (G) 13.37 13.37 13.30 Income Serial 00 (D) 10.53 10.53 10.53 Balanced (App) 10.56 10.72 10.56 Pharma & Healthcare 10.29 10.29 10.08 Canincome(G) 10.56 10.56 10.56 T Monthly Income (H-Y’ly) 10.75 10.75 10.70 Income Serial 04 (D) 10.67 10.67 10.67 Balanced (D) 10.56 10.72 10.56 RBP 1994 18.03 18.39 17.13 Canliquid (D) 10.05 10.05 10.05 T Monthly Income (M’ly) 10.38 10.38 10.33 Short Term 10.16 10.16 10.16 Bond Saver (App) 19.84 19.84 19.84 Regular Income 10.37 10.37 10.32 Canliquid (G) 10.75 10.75 10.75 T Monthly Income (Q’ly) 10.31 10.31 10.26 Short Term (G) 10.52 10.52 10.52 Bond Saver (D) 10.71 10.71 10.71 Service 13.91 13.91 13.63 Canpremium 13.37 13.60 13.37 T Pension Plan (D) 11.41 11.41 11.58 Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund Gilt (App) 11.61 11.61 11.61 Software 8.35 8.35 8.18 Canpremium(G) 14.17 14.42 14.17 T Pension Plan (G) 19.77 19.77 20.07 K Bond Whole.(B) 15.75 15.75 15.75 Gilt (D) 10.12 10.12 10.12 UGS 10000 10.32 10.53 10.32 Cantriple 20.03 20.38 20.03 T ST Income (G) 1085.70 1085.70 1085.70 K-30 12.10 12.31 12.10 Growth 12.60 12.85 12.60 ULIP 12.71 12.71 12.52 Chola Mutual Fund T ST Income (M’ly) 1023.57 1023.57 1023.57 K-Balance 10.27 10.45 10.27 Income Plus - App 10.55 10.55 10.55 FMP Y’ly-Cum 10.43 10.43 10.43 US 2002 5.89 5.89 5.80 T ST Income (Q’ly) 1013.81 1013.81 1013.81 K-Bond Depo(D) 10.84 10.84 10.84 Income Plus - Div 10.80 10.80 10.80 US 64 6.26 — 6.13 Fr.In.-STF(Half Y’ly) 10.81 10.81 10.81 T ST Income (W’ly B) 1042.53 1042.53 1042.53 K-Bond Depo(G) 15.45 15.45 15.45 Money (App) 12.49 12.49 12.49 Freedom Income (C) 17.09 17.09 17.09 T ST Income (W’ly) 1078.95 1078.95 1078.95 K-Bond Short Term (D) 10.11 10.11 10.11 Money (D) 10.05 10.05 10.05 US 95 (G) 19.45 19.45 19.06 Freedom Income (R) 10.17 10.17 10.17 T TMA (G) 1484.11 1484.11 1484.11 K-Bond Short Term (G) 10.60 10.60 10.60 Select Debt 3Yr AP (App) 10.18 10.18 10.18 US 95 (I) 12.08 12.08 11.84 Freedom Tech.(Cum) 9.24 9.42 9.24 T TMA (W’ly) 1226.20 1226.20 1226.20 K-Bond Whol.(D-Y’ly) 12.01 12.01 12.01 Select Debt 3Yr AP (HYD) 10.18 10.18 10.18 Variable Invt.(ILS) 10.32 10.47 10.32 Freedom Tech.(Reg) 5.87 5.99 5.87 T TMA (Wkly B) 1403.36 1403.36 1403.36 K-Bond Whole(D) 10.63 10.63 10.63 Select Debt 3Yr AP (QD) 10.06 10.06 10.06 Zurich India Mutual Fund Gilt Invst.(Cum) 15.69 15.69 15.69 T TMA (Y’ly) 1128.16 1128.16 1128.16 K-Bond Whole(G) 15.75 15.75 15.75 Select Debt 3Yr AP (YD) 10.18 10.18 10.18 Capital Builder (D) 9.30 9.49 9.30 Gilt Invst.(Reg) 10.58 10.58 10.58 GIC Mutual Fund K-Gilt Invst. (D) 10.77 10.77 10.77 Select Debt 5Yr AP (App) 10.07 10.07 10.07 Capital Builder (G) 10.86 11.08 10.86 Gilt Series (Cum) 12.96 12.96 12.96 Balanced 10.08 10.28 9.98 K-Gilt Invst. (G) 19.36 19.36 19.36 Select Debt 5Yr AP (HYD) 10.07 10.07 10.07 Equity (D) 12.51 12.76 12.51 Gilt Series (Reg) 12.96 12.96 12.96 D’Mat 7.88 8.04 7.88 K-Gilt Savings (D) 10.46 10.46 10.46 Select Debt 5Yr AP (QD) 10.03 10.03 10.03 Equity (G) 22.90 23.36 22.90 Growth (Cum) 12.78 13.04 12.78 Debt (G) 10.35 10.35 10.35 K-Gilt Savings (G) 14.71 14.71 14.71 Select Debt 5Yr AP (YD) 10.07 10.07 10.07 High Int. (D-Half Y’ly) 11.61 11.61 11.61 Growth (Reg) 10.71 10.92 10.71 Fortune 94 7.13 7.27 7.13 K-Gilt Serial 03 (D) 10.36 10.36 10.36 Select Debt DAP (App) 10.95 10.95 10.95 High Int. (D-Q’ly) 11.35 11.35 11.35 Liquid Series-Div.Payout 10.12 10.12 10.12 G Plus II 10.38 10.59 10.28 K-Gilt Serial 03 (G) 13.87 13.87 13.87 Select Debt DAP (HYD) 10.95 10.95 10.95 High Int. (D-Y’ly) 11.98 11.98 11.98 Lq. 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The Times of India, New Delhi, Friday,January 3, 2003

Game for Zimbabwe Timely warning for Montoya Let’s have more practice Zimbabwe is different for Seven times at pole but only once at the Less is more in at least one respect for Andrew Caddick, who refused podium — the warning was coming for Serena Williams. The American will be to tour India citing security. He Juan Pablo Montoya. Williams-BMW trying to claim the only Grand Slam is willing to play there in World technical director Patrick Head has urged title missing from her list, with little Cup, if the ECB says so. But the Colombian to start driving more matchplay. She says the tactics of not all teammates are so sure thoughfully or risk wasting his talent more practice has served her well

AP ROAD TO THE WORLD CUP When we get to South Africa for the World Cup, where we had batted well in Mediation process late 2001, I am confident we will do much better. unclear: Dalmiya —Sourav Ganguly Kolkata: As the Indian cricket board (BCCI) and the International Cricket SPORTS DIGEST Council (ICC) headed for a legal battle Reuters over the World Cup contract issue, it was not yet clear how the mediation process would take place and whether the issue would be settled before the January 14 deadline. “At the moment nothing is clear,” BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said when asked about the procedure to be followed for mediation as sought by it. “The process has not been laid down,” he said but hoped that every- thing would be clear in the next couple of days following the new year holi- days. Dalmiya announced here last Mon- day that the BCCI had decided to take the matter to “non-binding mediation” as per the Playing Nations Agreement after he resigned from the World Cup Contract Committee. Australia’s Andy Bichel walks As per the PNA any dispute should away holding his dislocated finger during the first day of the fifth Ash- be first referred to a non-binding me- es Test against England in Sydney diation in South Africa, the venue of on Thursday. the World Cup, and if the deadlock per- England’s Mark Butcher mistimes a stroke as Aussie wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist watches on the first day of their fifth Test in Sydney on Thursday. sisted then it had to be resolved by ar- bitration under the rules of the Court Stewart down: England wicket- of Arbitration in Lausanne, Switzer- keeper batsman Alec Stewart has land. Dalmiya said nobody knew about been diagnosed with chicken pox. the procedure as a situation of this Stewart was unbeaten on 20 at kind had never arisen in world cricket stumps with John Crawley on six as The party continues for batters earlier. Some amicable resolution of England reached 264 for five at stumps on Day One. Asked if there the dispute, however, would have to be was concern among the England reached before January 14 by when all players of fielding at slip near wicket- In Sydney, Butcher has a ball In Cape Town, Gibbs selected players have to sign the con- keeper Stewart, Mark Butcher troversial Players Terms which has led quipped: “If it had been earlier in the Sydney: Mark Butcher scored similarly respectable starts in Butcher and Hussain had to the current dispute. PTI tour he would have had seven slips a century on the opening day the series before slumping to their luck, with leg spinner out there.”AFP of the fifth and final Ashes defeat. Stuart MacGill dropping a and Smith have fun Test against Australia, giving simple return catch off Hus- Cairns, Harris in Debjit captain for SAAF: Mahin- Cape Town: Graeme Smith and chances. Gibbs was dropped by England hope of avoiding a se- sain when the skipper was on Herschelle Gibbs both hit cen- Yousuf Youhana at backward dra United stopper Debjit Ghosh was ries whitewash. six and Butcher surviving no named skipper of the Indian team for turies as they shared a record point off Mohammad Sami on 29. Aided by some sloppy Aus- less than four-let offs. New Zealand squad the SAAF championship beginning in opening partnership on the first He survived another chance on 99 Dhaka from January 10. Meanwhile, tralian fielding and two ques- He was dropped off a sharp day of the second and final Test when a leaping Salim Elahi at TIMES NEWS NETWORK tionable umpiring decisions chance by Damien Martyn on against Pakistan at Newlands midwicket couldn’t hold a pull off four players — Peter Siddique, Christchurch: Ace allrounder Chris Deepak Mondal, Mahesh Gawli and that went his way, the Surrey 13 and wicketkeeper Adam here on Thursday. South Africa, Mohammad Zahid. Cairns, still recuperating from a knee- Tomba Singh — were ruled out due left-hander compiled a patient Gilchrist on 43, a catch he who won the toss, were 241 for no At the other end, Gibbs sur- surgery, was on Thursday named in to injury problems. 124 to help the tourists reach should have taken, and also wicket at tea as the duo set a vived a close leg before wicket ap- the 15-member New Zealand squad for Probables: Sandip Nandy, Arun Malhotra, M stumps at 264 for five after got the benefit of the doubt to record for any wicket in Tests be- peal before going to his eighth the World Cup that begins in South Suresh, S Venkatesh, Subhash Chakraborty, Alvito they had slumped to 32 for two two decisions which television tween South Africa and Pakistan. Test hundred off 125 balls with 14 D’Cunha (all East Bengal), Basudeb Mondal, Rajat Africa from February 8. before lunch. replays suggested should have They also stood just 19 short of fours and two sixes. Ghosh Dastidar, Renedy P Singh (all Mohun Paul Hitchcock, who took a career- Bagan), Ashim Biswas (Tollygunge), Naseem Butcher shared in a 166-run been out. South Africa’s all-time first wick- Smith escaped shortly before best 3/30 against the Indians a day ear- Akhtar, Debjit Ghosh, Abhishek Yadav, R C Prakash partnership with captain Australian fast bowler Brett lunch when, with his score on 54, (all Mahindra United), Virender Singh (Punjab Po- lier, was the surprise omission in an Nasser Hussain on Thursday Lee struck him on the pads SECOND TEST he edged a drive against off-spin- lice), Sameer Naik (Dempo), Selwyn Fernandes, otherwise predictable squad, which Abhay Kumar, Jules Alberto (all Vasco), Roberto to rebuild the innings after then got another life on 95 et record, set by Bruce Mitchell ner Saqlain Mushtaq and Younis also includes allrounders Scott Styris, Fernandes, Covan Lawrence, Lawrence Climax (all openers Michael Vaughan and when he was adjudged not out and Jack Siedle against England Khan was unable to hold a sharp Salgaocar), Jo Paul Anchery, I M Vijayan and Andre Adams and Chris Harris. Marcus Trescothick went SCOREBOARD after Matthew Hayden at the same ground in 1930/31. catch at slip. Smith reached his Harvinder Singh (all JCT). PTI The team includes just six survivors cheaply. Vaughan, the world’s claimed a bat-pad catch at sil- The left-handed Smith made an second Test century in the last Hiralal Gaekwad dead: Former England (1st innings): from the previous World Cup four leading runscorer in 2002, ly-point. Despite that, Butcher emphatic riposte to the national over before tea when he turned Test cricketer and a pillar of the erst- M Trescothick c Gilchrist b Bichel 19 years ago in England — Harris, cap- made a forgetful start to the M Vaughan c Gilchrist b Lee 0 showed touches of brilliance selectors who left him out of part-time bowler Younis Khan to while Holkar cricket team Hiralal tain Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, New Year when he was dis- M Butcher b Lee 124 as he registered his sixth Test South Africa’s World Cup squad leg for two runs.AFP Gaekwad died after protracted ill- N Hussain c Gilchrist b Gillespie 75 Craig McMillan, Daniel Vettori and missed for a duck while hundred and his third against by making 100 not out, while ness. He was 82. PTI R Key lbw b Waugh 3 SCORE BOARD Cairns. Trescothick went for 19. J Crawley batting 6 Australia, batting 337 minutes Gibbs remained unbeaten on 130. It wasn’t sure whether Cairns, who’s BETTING METER Butcher and Hussain re- A Stewart batting 20 and striking 19 boundaries off South Africa (1st innings): stored the innings before Hus- Extras: (b 6, lb 3, nb 8) 17 276 balls. He was dismissed af- Smith and Gibbs punished a G Smith batting 100 recovering from keyhole surgery, CRICKET sain departed after tea for 75, Total: (For 5 wkts, in 90 overs) 264 ter tea when he dragged a ball lacklustre Pakistan bowling at- H Gibbs batting 130 would play as an allrounder or a pure Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-32, 3-198, 4- Extras: (lb 1, nb 10) 11 NZ vs India (4th ODI, on Saturday) followed by the hapless Robert 210, 5-240. from Lee back on to his tack, scoring at almost five runs batsman. Total: (For no loss, at tea) 241 The squad: Stephen Fleming (capt), Andre Adams, New Zealand 8/13 Key for three then Butcher Bowling: Gillespie 21-7-48-1 (1 nb), Lee stumps. an over as Pakistan bowled only Bowling: Waqar Younis 8-1-41-0, Mohammad 20-5-66-2 (1 nb), Bichel 14-3-58-1 (2 Nathan Astle, Shane Bond, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, India 6/5 shortly before the close to Lee captured the prized 50 overs in the four hours before Sami 14-2-61-0 (3 nb), Mohammad Zahid 11- Craig McMillan, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob leave honours even. England, nb), MacGill 31-5-81-0 (4 nb), Waugh 4- scalp of Vaughan for a duck in lunch. 0-61-0 (3 nb), Saqlain Mushtaq 16-0-74-0 (4 as per ladbrokes.com 3-2-1. nb), Younis Khan 1-0-3-0. Oram, Mathew Sinclair, Scott Styris, Daryl Tuffey, Lou Vin- however, had made several a fiery opening spell. Reuters But both batsmen survived cent, Daniel Vettori. AFP Ganguly confident things will turn around By Ahmed Abbas Rizvi world and I am very confi- where conditions are not go- Ajit Ninan TIMES NEWS NETWORK dent about them doing well,’’ ing to be the same.’’ he said. Ganguly, however, dis- Queenstown: The famed In- The Indian skipper,howev- missed notions that the de- dian batting line-up has pro- er, has no reasons to offer for duced just 970 runs from sev- spairing Indian batting per- the batting woes. ‘‘Even in en innings on this disastrous formance may be due to lack New Zealand, we did very tour of New Zealand. But of courage and effort. ‘‘I’ve skipper, Sourav Ganguly is well in 1999. Mohd Azharud- travelled all over but, honest- confident things will turn din, Sachin Tendulkar,Rahul ly, I haven’t seen wickets do around at the World Cup. Dravid and myself had so much anywhere,’’ the Indi- ‘‘When we came to New scored hundreds in that se- an skipper said. Zealand, all our batters were ries. But on this tour, we Three changes in NZ in very good form especially haven’t really got any mo- squad: New Zealand made after the tours of West Indies, mentum going. It’s been the three changes to the team for England and Sri Lanka and same story on their side as the fourth match of their sev- even at home against the well. But we would like to get en-match One-day series West Indies,’’ he said, with a on with the game. There’s against India to be played in slight hint of dejection in his has been a lot of help for the Queenstown on Saturday. voice. But his eyes lit up in a bowlers from the wickets. Back into the side are Chris while. ‘‘This is just a passing The pitches, when we last Harris, Scott Styris and An- phase,’’ he asserted. toured New Zealand, were dre Adams, replacing Paul much harder and friendlier.’’ ‘‘When we get to South Hitchcock, Lou Vincent and He congratulated the Africa (for the World Cup in Michael Mason. February-March), where we Black Caps bowlers, but well. Conditions have helped right place. And Tuffey, had batted well in late 2001, I warned them of the struggle them and they have stuck to Oram and Mills have done The squad: Stephen Fleming (captain), ahead on batsmen-friendly Andre Adams, Nathan Astle, Chris Harris, am confident we will do their job. But, no matter how it,’’ said Ganguly. ‘‘But they Brendon McCullum, Craig McMillan, Kyle much better. Our batsmen pitches in South Africa. helpful the wickets are, you have to be prepared for better Mills, Jacob Oram, Mathew Sinclair, Scott have good records all over the ‘‘They have bowled really still have to put the ball in the wickets in South Africa Styris, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori. Indian stars lack technique to play moving ball situation is very clearcut: if both struggling for form. But very little runs in the kitty to ALL-ROUND VIEW you fail to prepare, be pre- the Indian batting team has defend. The onus for the fail- Ravi Shastri pared to fail. shown no planning for these ures rests on the batting. All the batsmen, even contests. They have gone After an impressive run into each match believing for almost 12 months, the In- Much-touted those who boast of hefty bat- that they can score 250 or dian team ended the year Indian bat- ting averages and high plac- thereabouts, played big poorly, being whipped by ting plunged ings in the ratings game, shots, and been bundled out New Zealand in the two Tests into further have been shown up on this for half that total or less. and the first two one-dayers. despair in the tour as lacking in technique The New Year has not third match of and skill to play the seaming By doing that, they have shown significant improve- this ongoing delivery. played straight into New ment in the performance, One-day inter- In the third match, only Zealand’s hands. Fleming but there are still four national series. Bowled out Rahul Dravid showed the must be thanking his luck matches to be played and the for a paltry total of 108 runs ability to play the moving, that the opposition seems so series is not yet dead. This is once again, there was no way seaming ball. The other bats- thoughtless and indisci- where character counts, and India could have saved this man who has shown this plined. All his players have the Indian players have to match, and with three losses ability, Sachin Tendulkar, is er, on these wickets a total of had to do is stick to the fun- summon both cricketing on the trot, the confidence of still to recover from the foot 200 can be a match winning damentals and wait for the ability as well as mental re- this side will now be very, injury. Tendulkar’s absence one. The New Zealand bat- Indians to falter. solve to reverse this trend of very low. was sorely felt. But surely ting does not have the depth New Zealand have been ex- failure. Right through this tour, even without him, this team to chase a big score, and tremely well served by their Indian batting has been thor- should be capable of getting their two main batsmen — seam attack. But the Indian That would be a good tonic oughly exposed on the seam- 180-200 runs. skipper Stephen Fleming bowlers haven’t done badly in preparing for the World ing tracks. My reading of the As I have mentioned earli- and Craig McMillan — are either. It’s just that they have Cup.Gameplan

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18 Friday,January 3, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi Young Amritrajs Canas wins, Scud ousted By Ranavir Bose TOI have a bright future TIMES NEWS NETWORK By Narain Karthikeyan Open took off on Wednesday Chennai: Displaying amazing retrieving power, top I love to follow good sports and I must confess that I saw seed Guillermo Canas of Argentina made short and tennis is some of the most exciting work of Jiri Vanek of Czech Reublic to advance to certainly one games of the tournament. the quarterfinals of the Tata Open tennis champi- of my The first doubles match of onship here on Thursday. Canas next plays Karol favourites. I the tournament was played Kucera who overcame Cecil Mamit 7-6 (6), 306, 6-3. used to play between the Amritraj In another tie, German Rainer Schuettler swept the sport sev- cousins against the German past Aussie star Mark Philippoussis 6-2, 6-1 en-eight years duo Karsten Braasch and While Vanek was undoubtedly playing a man who ago and Rainer Schuettler. was warming up to the competition with every pass- though I had never taken up Both Prakash and Stephen ing day,the scoreline of 6-4, 6-2 does discredit him a the game seriously,I played it are young yet they have a ma- trifle. It appeared that Vanek lacked the courage of at the club level. My favourite ture game on their side. The conviction to push forth with his killer shots when tennis player match was a the time was ripe. As such, he let Guillermo gain too was Boris closely fought much of an upper hand with each passing game. Becker and I one, with The match commenced quietly enough till the used to try Karsten and sixth game where Jiri Vanek conceded a break at and follow Rainer win- love for no apparent reason other than being too most of his ning 6-4, 7-6. sloppy. He committed a couple of unforced errors matches The second and that was enough for the champion. It was to his closely.Nowa- set was very credit that he was able to break back in the ninth days, even exciting to game with two great returns of service. though my watch as the One would have thought that with that break un- hands are full players pro- der his belt, the Czech would have raised his game a with car rac- gressed to a couple of notches. But he did anything but that. His ing, I love to tie-breaker. I form appeared to be fluctuating with every game. A watch tennis liked the way sense of laziness crept into his game when he should whenever I Rainer have been firing on all cylinders. Jean Rene Lisnard have the free Schuettler also advanced to the quarters. time. played which Results: Men’s singles (Second round): Guillermo Canas (Arg x1) bt Jiri Vanek (Cze) 6-4, 6-2; Jean-Rene Lisnard (Fra) bt Noam Okum (Isr) 6-0, 2-6, 6- My first ultimately took the match 2; Rainer Schuettler (Ger x6) bt Mark Philippoussis (Aus) 6-2, 6-1; Karol Kucera visit to this ATP tournament away from the Amritrajs. (Svk) bt Cecil Mamiit (USA) 7-6 (8/6),3-6, 6-3. Men’s doubles (Quarter-final): in Chennai was in 1998. Julian Knowle (Aut) and Michael Kohlmann (Ger) bt Albert Montanes (Spa) and Australian Mark Phillippousis in action When I went to see the Both Prakash and Stephen Albert Portas (Spa) 6-3, 6-3. at the Tata Open on Thursday. matches at the Tata Open on are good in basics and they Wednesday, I found that the have no reasons to feel bad af- ambience inside the stadium ter the loss. They have a good It’s getting has been upgraded to inter- pedigree and have fathers Joshi fails to turn up national standards than in who have played good tennis By Indraneel Das Tuesday from Delhi,’’ under the skin ‘98. in their heyday. I am sure TIMES NEWS NETWORK lamented Kapur. ‘‘We found The first rounds of the they will bring future laurels his excuse of tiredness unac- ow its getting under doubles matches at Tata for our country. Gameplan Jammu: For a change the in- ceptable. If I have to change Ntheir skin. No, not the terest shifted from the Hari the schedule for him, I’ll have tension during matches, the Niwas banquet hall, where to do it for everybody.’’ cold. This writer learnt the the 69th senior National On the tables, however, hard way not to greet some- snooker is being played, to seeds had an easy day. Yasin one from Mumbai or Chen- the organising committee’s Merchant once again was in nai with a ‘‘nice weather’’. office. Worried organisers his elements, as he toyed his Nice-be-damned, seemed to and officials were seen pac- way past local lad Kamal be the look in their eyes ing the precincts in contem- Rhometra 59-43, 90-1, 87-14, when confronted by such plative mood. What’s the 63-40. Defending champion ‘‘audacious’’ remark in tem- problem? The laconic reply Alok Kumar had time to peratures dropping to single was: “Davender Joshi has not spend with his family after digits. To compound matters arrived as yet.” Eighth seed- he got a walk-over. JAMMU JINGLES ed Joshi failed to reach here The match that evoked ex- Indraneel Das on Wednesday after his flight citement involved local on Tuesday was redirected to cueist Vishal Abrol who de- Srinagar and back to Delhi feated a resilient Ashish Dan- the chilly wind and low visi- due to low visibility here. da in seven frames, 50-57, 70- bility kept reminding all of The organisers here have 37, 51-36, 51-42, 42-62, 17-87 and the cruel winters in this part changed the fixtures thrice 63-46. Both the players start- of the world. No one is even for his convenience. Since ed off with misses and till the venturing out of the warm Joshi couldn’t reach on last frame their mercurial Hari Niwas banquet hall or Wednesday, the officials had their hotel room. show kept the sparse gather- ★★★ to award the match to Oris- ing on tenterhooks. sa’s A Haque. Important results: Group A: Abhijoy There’s no home advan- ‘‘We had slotted his game Ghosh (HP) bt Munish Behl (J&K) 4-3,Alok tage for cuists — not just here Kumar w.o. K Jhanjariya (MP) bt Abhi- but anywhere in the world. for Wednesday as he was manyu Arora (J&K) 4-1; Group B: R Lo- reaching here on Tuesday,’’ ganathan (TN) bt Jasvinnder Singh (Raj) Except for people in hall with said C Kapur, secretary of 4-2. Group C: Yasin Merchant (Mah) bt K occasional claps and cheer, the BSFI. ‘‘We shifted his Rhometra 4-0, Harpreet Gupta (HP) bt S there’s nothing much of sup- Arora (Bh) 4-1. Group D: B Damani (WB) port. The craze for the green match after we learnt about bt Deepak Kumar (UP) 4-1, Aman Bhasin his problem yesterday, and (Har) bt Manav Dhawan (Chd) 4-1. Group baize is not as much as it is even informed him that to ac- F: Vishal Abrol bt A Danda 4-3, V Katrela for cricket in this city. The commodate him we’d shift (Kar) bt Vishal Abrol 4-3. Group G: Kamal few seats within the confines Chawla (MP) bt S Duggal (Chd) 4-2. of the banquet hall never fill his match to 5.30 pm, but he Group H: A Haque (Ori) bt J Ganesh (TN) refused to come by train on 4-3; A Haque bt D Joshi w.o. up, even if locals are playing. Punjab Police blow TN away TIMES NEWS NETWORK the paramilitary force made for complete his three-goal the difference as they suc- tally. Former India captain New Delhi: Punjab Police ceeded in sneaking away Baljit Singh Dhillon struck beat Tamil Nadu XI 9-2 in the with two goals in a row — twice while his brother Daljit Chhatrapati Shivaji Hockey through a penalty corner Tournament on Thursday. Singh, Sarbjit Singh (senior), conversion by Devinder Jagbir Singh and skipper In other matches that were Singh in the 50th minute fol- Gagan Ajit had one goal each played on a dull and cold day, lowed by a field effort by to their name. Border Security Force beat Marinous Lakra. Delhi XI 2-0 and Indian Air- For the Punjab Police men, IA struck in the 54th minute lines prevailed over North- Jugraj Singh got the ball through Altaf-Ur-Rehman. Ar- ern Railways 3-0. rolling with a penalty corner jun Halappa’s penalty stroke The Delhi boys troubled conversion in the seventh conversion a minute later and BSF for most of the match. minute. He added two more a goal by Lazrus Barla sealed But the never-say-die spirit of in the 16th and 67th minutes the fate of the Railwaymen. CITY SPORT Our dynasty Following are the results of the var- Salankar bt Prerit Varun (DPS, Dhan- ious sporting events held in the bad) 2-0; Sahil Pabby (DPS, Faridabad) Capital on Thursday: DDCA league: bt Rahul Kumar (Army School, Ranchi) in fine trim Darling Club: 168 for 9 in 40 overs 2-0. TIMES NEWS NETWORK (Anil CHaudhury 40) beat Madras Club: Shakuntala Devi memorial U-19 135 in 36 overs (Sanjeev Kumar 48). cricket tournament: KN Colts: 157 for New Delhi: Our Dynasty, an Century Club: 106 in 24.1 overs (Prem 8 in 25 overs (Kuldeep Singh 41) lost Khanna 4 for 26) lost to Young Associ- to Sumit Dogra Academy: 162 for 5 in easy winner in her lasting ation: 107 for 2 in 16.5 overs (Amit 23.5 overs (Aman Arora 54). over 1,200m, impressed a lot Sharma 50). Shanti memorial U-14 cricket tour- in the mock race over 2,000m. Ashoka Club: 387 for 6 in 40 overs nament: WDCA: 105 for 6 in 30 overs She should win the Banga- (Ajay Sharma 106, Vikas Katyal 72, (Varun Sood 59) beat Sonnet Club: 103 lore Oaks (Gr II), the main Rajbir Verma 64, Jeetender Sharma in 29.4 overs (Shailesh Sondhi 3 for 6). 69) beat Bank of Baroda: 271 for 9 in Gold Star cricket tournament: Noida event of the Bangalore races 40 overs (C Charya 84). Cricketers: 125 in 23.2 overs (Roshan scheduled for Friday. CBSE National Badminton: Girls U- Mehta 47) lost to Cambridge Founda- Selections: Madhugiri Plate: 1,200m: 2.30pm: Splendid Quest 1, Zoracia 2, Tina’s 16: New Era P. School, Delhi, bt BD tion: 128 for 2 in 11 overs (Gaurav Turn 3. Kelachandra New Year Trophy: Memorial School,West Bengal 2-1 (Di- Mathur 87). 1,400m: One Aim 1, Rubik 2, Allies Serenade vya bt Abhilasha 11-0, 11-1; Swati lost Rajiv Gandhi memorial U-17 cricket 3. RH Shaw Memorial Plate: 1,600m: to Dipika 4-11, 11-8, 7-11; tournament: Remal Public School: Generic Emperor 1, Star Sensation 2, Crow Divya/Swati bt Dipika/Abhilasha 11-2, 184 in 35 overs (Ramit Gill 44) lost to Wood 3. Bangalore Oaks (GR II): 2,400m: 11-1); Boys: Under-14 Singles: Rexin JNST: 186 for 9 in 34.3 overs (Saurabh Our Dynasty 1, It’s A Steal 2, Bold Bird 3. Star Awilson (Indian Internationa, Daman) Tiwari 51). Contender Plate: 1,400m: Saturn Star 1, bt Utkarsh Das (Indian School, Aby Mata Durga Devi Cricket: United Pride Valley 2, In A Flash 3. Somwarpet Dhabi) 2-0; Avish (Apeejay, Jallandhar) Academy: 148/9 in 35 overs bt BNCA: Plate: 1,600m: Peg of Rum 1, Saddle Star 2, bt Shivanshu (New Era) 2-0, Tejas 139 all out in 34.3 overs. Athinai 3. Splendid Role Plate: 1,400m: Balle Sher 1, Royal Prose 2, Peter Corleone 3. ‘Our athletes don’t care about fitness’ By Nilanjan Datta mainstream. “Professional- crook, they want success. No TIMES NEWS NETWORK ism and Indian sports — the club is willing to catch them words don’t gel together.It all young. You pay a crore for New Delhi: Two days back, lies in the mind of an indi- two players. I would rather go Stephen Constantine, the na- vidual. The set up which we for twenty youngsters with tional coach, was upset that all speak about, comes later,” that money,” Chaudhury re- untimely rain had prevented said Dinesh Upadhyaya, the ferred to Mohun Bagan rop- him from taking a look at the Academy’s deputy divisional ing in Baichung Bhutia and Tata Football Academy (TFA) manager and also its medical Jose Barreto. boys in the opening match of officer. “The club coaches too are the 115th Durand Cup. “Ten “It’s not the footballers very rigid. Most of them are players of the present batch alone. None of our athletes not open to ideas. They fear formed the nucleus of the U- care to be in proper shape. their importance would be 17 squad that went down to They stay ignorant of mod- diluted,” Upadhyaya com- Korea in the Asian Youth ern sports medicine; they are mented. championship quarters in reluctant to attend clinics. The youth development Doha. At one point during The psyche has to change,” programmes all over the the tournament, the team Chaudhury added. world have produced top lev- was hailed as probable cham- Do the players fall prey to el players. South Korea and pion by the local media,” in- easy money? “Money never China are reaping the har- formed TFA coach Ranjan comes easy,” Chaudhury vest. “Our boys mature early. Choudhary on Thursday. clarified. “Let the footballers The Federation has to sus- Choudhary has been with use a portion of what they tain the momentum once the TFA since its inception in earn to maintain their fit- they leave the Academy,” 1989. But over the decade, he ness. Sadly, that’s lacking in Chaudhury echoed. “I have has seen many talented pupil Indian soccer.” met Constantine. He thinks fade into oblivion after creat- Don’t the clubs have a ma- big. We all are looking upto ing initial ripples in the jor role to play? “By hook or him,” Upadhyaya said.

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AFP poned, Leeds 2 (Bakke 6, Viduka 67) Chilly weather makes for dreary football Birmingham City 0, Manchester United 2 (Beckham 81, Scholes 90) Sunderland 1 By Nilankur Das Harish Tyagi (Veron 5-og), Southampton 1 (Beattie 82) AI edged past MEG, Banga- attempt was, however,denied Tottenham 0, Newcastle 1 (Robert 13) TIMES NEWS NETWORK lore by a solitary goal scored by a back-pedalling Singh Liverpool 0. by Suprith Jaitanna. In the and then the crosspiece. TENNIS: New Delhi: Durand Cup’s second, PSEB and Assam In the second match, the New Zealand WTA tennis tournament three-team group league for- (Auckland): Singles quarterfinals: Regimental Centre played diminutive Assam side shot mat has been of some con- Anna Pistolesi (Isr x1) bt Jill Craybas out a 1-1 draw. into the lead even before (USA) 6-3, 6-1; Yoon Jeong Cho (Kor) bt cern to the teams, and East The weather was hardly their much slower and heav- Vera Zvonareva (Rus) 7-6 (7/3), 1-6, 6-3; Bengal coach Subhas Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Swi) bt Laura conducive to good soccer. Af- ier rivals of the PSEB could Bhoumick was candid in ac- Granville (USA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. ter Capital’s autos, it was the settle down. The gift was of- Hopman Cup (Perth): Belgium bt Uzbek- cepting the fact: “It’s as good sun’s turn to go on strike. fered to the armymen by istan 3-0 (Women’s singles: Kim Clijsters as playing a knock-out. Win- With too much of moisture PSEB goalkeeper Jitender bt Iroda Tulyaganova 6-3, 6-2. Men’s sin- ning the first match becomes gles: Xavier Malisse bt Oleg Ogorodov 6- in the air, the ground was Singh when he failed to gath- 3, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2. Mixed doubles: Cli- vital. As it is, six of my boys damp and became more so as er a regulation cross from the jsters/Malisse bt Tulyaganova/Ogorodov are off for the national camp the match progressed. By the right. Thang Lang Mouna 6-1, 6-1.) and two more (Anit Ghosh Alicia Molik from Australia Australian men’s hardcourt tennis second half of the second slotted in from close. Soon af- (Adelaide): 2nd rd: Kristof Vliegen (Bel) and Dipankar Roy) are in- punches the air after match, it had became consid- ter Mouna had a chance to winning her match against bt Arvind Parmar (Gbr) 6-2, 6-2; Alberto jured.” But the way East Ben- erably slippery. Mispasses, double the lead but the up- Martin (Spa x6) bt Richard Gasquet (Fra) gal’s groupmates, Air India Daja Bedanova of the 7-5, 6-1; Brian Vahaly (USA) bt Vincent sliding tackles, slipping on right came in the way of his Czech Republic at the Spadea (USA x8) 7-6 (7/1), 6-2. (AI) and MEG, Bangalore, the turn — the hallmark of powerful rightfooter. The Hopman Cup. Molik Qatar Open Tennis (Doha): 2nd rd: played on Thursday at the pre-monsoon Kolkata league Punjab team drew level mo- won 7-6 (7/3), 7-5. Roger Federer (Swi x1) bt Michel Kra- Ambedkar Stadium, Bhow- — were the order of the day. ments into the second ses- tochvil (Swi) 6-4, 6-4; Fernando Vincente FOOTBALL (Spa) bt Markus Hantschk (Ger) 7-5, 7-6 mick can afford to chill out. AI started well and played sion as ARC goalkeeper was English Premiership (7/3); Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Radek The cold wave sweeping as a cohesive unit. They were seen taking a evening stroll Arsenal 3 (Desailly 9-og, Van Bronck- Stepanek (Cze) 6-3, 6-1; Fabrice Santoro through northern India rewarded in the 15th minute in the park and was hopeless- horst 81, Henry 82) Chelsea 2 (Stanic 85, (Fra x8) bt Christophe Rochus (Bel) 7-5, MEG, Bangalore’s striker Raman Singh (R) takes a shot at the Air India goal while stopper Petit 86), Aston Villa 2 (Dublin 8, Vassell 6-7 (8/10), 7-5; Younes El-Aynaoui (Mar might have been taking its when Suprith flicked in an Osbrem D’Souza (No.3) looks on in the Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium on Thursday. ly out of position when 80) Bolton 0,Blackburn 1 (Yorke 57) Mid- x3) bt Hicham Arazi (Mar) 6-4, 7-6 (7/1); toll on the players and for the incisive through from Vijith Sukhjinder lobbed a cross dlesbrough 0, Charlton v West Ham — Stefan Koubek (Aut) bt Vladimir Voltchkov second day on the trot, the Shetty. After that it was a todian Robikanta Singh pro- for his coach. Thrice he fal- right in front of Anthony over his head from the left. postponed,Everton 2 (Watson 6, Radzin- (Blr) 6-1, 6-1; Andreas Vinciguerra vided some comic relief for tered with the volley. The Fernandes, who managed a ski 90) Manchester City 2 (Anelka 33, (Swe) bt Albert Costa (Spa x2) 3-6, 7-6 sparse crowd went back dis- saga of missed chances and Sarabjit Singh rose to the Foe 82),Fulham v West Brom — post- (7/5), 7-5. appointed. In the first match, faulty clearances. MEG cus- the stands and heart-attacks third time, his miskick fell quick rebound on goal. The task and nodded home. DURAND CUP THURSDAY’S RESULTS Air India ...... 1 MEG, Bangalore ...... 0 ARC ...... 1 PSEB ...... 1 FRIDAY’S MATCHES Vasco SC vs Army XI 1pm Mohd Sporting vs TFA 3pm Belgium on target for Hopman final Perth: Belgium stayed in contention for Saturday’s fi- nal of the million-dollar Hop- man Cup when Kim Clijsters and Xavier Malisse swept to a 3-0 victory over Uzbekistan at the Burswood Dome here on Thursday. World number four Cli- jsters gained an easy win over Iroda Tulyaganova as she prepared for a much an- ticipated clash on Friday against American world number one Serena Williams. Malisse then over- came a stomach upset to beat TENNIS

Oleg Ogorodov, 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 in the men’s singles. In the women’s singles, Cli- jsters, 19, defeated the 20- year-old Tulyaganova, ranked 55th, 6-3, 6-2. Spadea crashes out: In Adelaide, seeded American Vincent Spadea was ousted from the Australian Hard- court Tennis Championships by unheralded compatriot Brian Vahaly here on Thurs- day. Spadea, the tournament eighth seed, was upset by Va- haly in a second round match, 7-6 (7/1), 6-2. AFP

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GRAFFITI Gunners blaze into New Year Reuters London: Liverpool manager AFP to take the lead. Bronckhorst Gerard Houllier virtually and Thierry Henry then threw in the towel in the title looked to have made the race on Wednesday night af- points safe before Chelsea ter Laurent Robert’s deflect- staged a late rally with goals ed free kick left the Anfield from Mario Stanic and Em- club without a league win in manuel Petit. ten matches. Manchester United had The 1-0 defeat at St James’ looked destined for a shock Park left Liverpool a daunt- defeat at Old Trafford as the ing 12 points behind leaders game entered the final ten Arsenal, who beat Chelsea 3- minutes with Sunderland 2 earlier in the day to start still holding on to a lead they the New Year in style. had earned thanks to Juan Manchester United needed Veron’s own goal. a late equaliser from David But their relentless pres- Beckham and a stoppage sure finally paid off with time winner from Paul Sc- man-of-the-match David holes to secure a 2-1 victory Beckham equalising before over relegation-threatened Scholes popped up to head Sunderland that moved them the winner past the inspira- into second place, five points tional Jurgen Macho. adrift of the champions. Everton’s challenge fal- Newcastle, meanwhile, tered again with only Tomasz moved up to fourth, level Radzinski’s injury-time with Chelsea. equaliser securing a 2-2 draw Robert’s decisive strike at home to Manchester City. Belgium’s Kim Clijsters pulls the beard of doubles partner and compatriot Xavier Malisse was a tonic for the French- Steve Watson had given the during a Hopman Cup match in Perth on Thursday. They beat the Uzbek pair Oleg man who was disciplined by home side an early lead but Ogorodov and Iroda Tulyaganova 6-1 6-1 the club for attacking a jour- after Nicolas Anelka Bout in flames (just a report a joke. Hope Trinidad some more may join the nalist who had criticised him equalised, it was City who joke): Boxing legend Felix was also amused on reading race, South Africa seems a in a local newspaper. The looked set to win when Marc- Trinidad could be set for a re- it! favourite for the 2010 soccer goal came after 13 minutes Vivien Foe headed home a World Cup. Egypt, Libya, match with the only man who No hole in his pocket: when John Arne Riise clat- Sun Jihai cross eight min- beat him - in a cage filled Morocco and Tunisia are the Everton has fined its rising tered into Alan Shearer. Al- utes from the end. with barbed wire and flame. other early contenders for star Wayne Rooney two though Robert hit the result- In the day’s other action, He is hoping to exact re- the rights to host the mega week’s wages for collecting venge inside a chain link event, bidding for which is ing free kick with pace the Aston Villa strikers Dion the first red card of his senior cage with a Puerto Rican flag restricted to African countries three-man Liverpool defen- Dublin and Darius Vassell career in the match against hanging above. The bizarre under a new rotation system sive wall broke and the ball scored in either half to se- Birmingham. But the penalty claim was made in a Puerto introduced by the world foot- deflected off Milan Baros cure the points against is not expected to cause a Rican newspaper, which sug- ball governing body FIFA. and wrong-footed goalkeeper Bolton. hole in the 17-year-old’s gested the former welter- Countries have until April 30 Chris Kirkland who could Leeds extended their re- pocket for Rooney’s fine weight king would return to to confirm their intention to only get a hand to the ball. cent strong run to 13 points amounts to all of #180! No, the ring as a wrestler. host the 32-team tourna- At Highbury,Arsenal lived from a possible 15 in their there are no noughts missing ment, and those still in the dangerously after allowing last five matches with a 2-0 El Nuevo Dma said Trinidad from the end of the figure, it’s race must present their bid their London rivals to come win over Birmingham. Erik would clash with Bernard just that the Rooney is still on documents by the end of Au- back from 3-0 down to the Bakke and Mark Viduka Hopkins in September 2003 - a basic scholarship salary of gust. point where they could have were the scorers. two years after the American #90-a-week. The focus will again be on comprehensively beat him in snatched a point if Jimmy James Beattie took his tal- However, he may have to be South Africa, which came a middleweight world title Floyd Hasselbaink had not ly for the season to 13 goals more worried with a fine in close to securing the 2006 fi- fight. But before they rushed missed an easy header in the and sustained Southamp- future as Rooney is said to nals, losing 12-11 to Ger- for tickets fo rthe bout that dying minutes. ton’s push for a place in Eu- be negotiating a #6,000-a- many in the final round after sounds a little ridiculous, the Dennis Bergkamp marked rope with a late winner week deal. Oceania representative fans were asked to take a Charles Dempsey from New his return to the Arsenal side against Tottenham which look at the date on the paper. It’s again South Africa: with a 9th-minute volley that Manchester United’s David Beckham celebrates after scoring against Sunderland during the lifted the South Coast club to Zealand stirred a storm by It was Puerto Rico’s equiva- Though there are five African abstaining from the crucial fi- took a deflection off Desailly FA Barclaycard Premiership match at Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday. sixth palce. AFP lent of an April first and the countries in the fray and nal vote. Tuffey plotting for the Cup India must play By Ahmed Abbas Rizvi the Indians hop around and on Thursday. His perform- TIMES NEWS NETWORK sow doubts in their minds ance in the Tests completely Queenstown: Ask him with his ability to make the changed his fortunes. five bowlers about his worst moment in ball jump off a good length. His hard work paid off know that the answer is in- cricket, and Daryl ‘Tower’ The 24-year-old south Auck- handsomely as Tuffey reac- TALKING ALOUD land mediumpacer has been hed dizzying heights in De- deed in the vicinity of that Tuffey will tell you it was Harsha Bhogle against India when he was a sort of a ‘Towering Inferno’ cember, finishing ninth on statement. For their part, the players spanked for 20 runs in an that has razed down the Indi- the Test bowling rankings The pitch, have contributed towards over by a marauding Viren- an batting might. and creating a record of sorts rather than a making this an utterly forget- der Sehwag in Colombo dur- ‘‘If we can keep hitting the for dismissing batsmen in player, has table series so far. If this is ing the ICC Champions Tro- deck, we’re exposing their first over. He achieved the been the deci- the quality of batsmanship phy last year.But, now,if you weaknesses,’’ he tells you. feat 10 times in 2002 and end- sive factor on on difficult wickets, then the were to ask the Indians And that’s what he has been ed with 45 wickets from 12 this tour so world needs a Bradman, a which Blacks Caps bowler doing, well aided by the wick- Tests at an average of 25.44. far and that Viv Richards and a Sunil they fear the most, the an- ets. ‘‘My length and line has ‘‘It’s been a bit of a snow- reflects rather Gavaskar. The bat can be a swer would be Tuffey.Cricket been consistent all the way ball affect at the moment for poorly on both. Coming out of rapier but it can be a wall too ... that great leveller. through, it’s all come togeth- me,’’ said the 1.95m, 100kg a match-fixing crisis, and and currently it is neither. While it was Shane Bond er and the plans I’ve got for bowler. through an ego-filled con- India need to sort their bat- who held the spotlight and the Indian batsmen seem to Tuffey surely wouldn’t tract affair, the game needs ting out for this has been their topped headlines pre-tour, it be working,’’ he reveals. want the snow to melt now; an exciting, positive feel. worst display since I started has been Tuffey, working Things weren’t as good for not till the World Cup at least. The curators in New covering cricket. When two of silently in the shadows, who Tuffey before the start of the He is looking forward to re- Zealand have denied the the top three cannot put bat to has prised out the Indians. Indian tour. He wasn’t any- turning to South Africa game that and cricket in this ball, place must be found for He is neither intimidating one’s favourite for the World where he made his interna- country must now ask itself like Bond nor has he been Cup. But he must have been tional debut. He’ll surely someone else. With Ten- blessed with searing pace. the first name on the list have a plan like he did for the dulkar still struggling, Gan- But he has been able to make when the team was selected Indians. Batsmen beware! guly may well want to use the buffer of Rahul Dravid at No. TIMES IN QUEENSTOWN 3. His bat, so often a beautiful wand has fluttered like a fin- Indian fans heckled: team’s getting ****** royally,’’ heart,’’ he said. ger of straw.There is no harm Don’t know about the Indian they jeered to everyones em- in a little, momentary retreat. Precious commodity: An- cricketers, but the Indian fans barrassment. The problem though is that and journalists are really hav- other Indian, a restaurateur, the replacement, Sanjay Ban- ing a tough time due to the Indian lack heart: ‘‘This is tried to explain why the Kiwis gar, has only offered an edge team’s despairing perform- rugby country man,’’ said a are better than us. ‘‘The Indi- to the bowlers. Still, he must an cricketers are just too well ance. Fans are being heckled local journalist of Indian ori- open and India must serious- fed,’’ he said. ‘‘Whether they in the stands and even when gin in Christchurch. ‘‘And still ly consider going in with five our cricket team beats yours! win or not, they still get their walking the streets or eating bowlers. Wonder why he was sur- millions. But the Kiwi crick- in restaurants. As a group of More than anything else, prised though, for he knew eters asked for NZ$40,000 journalists and fans was hav- they must search for a little ing dinner the other night, a Indian statistics very well. and they were told they didn’t deserve it. That’s ridiculous bit of pride. They won’t find group of White boys passed ‘‘No win outside the Sub- if this is the offering to be because even some of the it on the last three score- by the Indian restaurant. continent since 1986, that’s made to spectators. They are workers in my restaurants get sheets and unless they find it Seeing us through the win- really shameful for a country very unhappy with Sourav of a billion. How can the peo- more than that, he said. ‘‘So within themselves, they will dow, they came into the Ganguly for labelling them restaurant and to our table. ple back home tolerate this? what do they play for?” find the series shut on their the worst pitches he has seen ‘‘What’s up mate. Your ‘‘This team’s just got no —Ahmed Abbas Rizvi face. These are grim times. A but in their heart they must 4-0 beckons. Procam International Victory still eludes Sasikiran Hastings (England): Grand- master Krishnan Sasikiran’s hunt for an elusive victory continued as he drew with Grandmaster Alexei Barsov of Uzbekistan in the fifth round of the Premier tourna- ment of the 65th Hastings In- ternational Chess Congress here. Grandmaster Luke Mc- Shane of England put up a sterling performance and crushed GM Peter Heine Nielsen of Denmark whose lead was reduced to just half a point after the disaster. Nielsen, on 3.5 points, is followed by GM Keith Arkell of England, Barsov and Indi- an GM Pentyala Hari Krish- na, who also drew his board today, with 3 points each while Sasikiran, McShane and GM Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine are close behind with 2.5 points apiece. For Sasikiran, it turned out to be the fifth successive draw in as many rounds after he decided not to press in a very dynamic position against Barsov. Results: Round 5: P Hari Krishna (3) drew Keith Arkell (Eng, 3); Luke McShane (Eng, 2.5) beat Peter Heine Nielsen (Den, 3.5); K Sasiki- ran drew Alexei Barsov (Uzb, 3); Glenn Flear (Eng, 2) beat V Tseshkovsky (Rus, 1); Alexan- dra Kosteniuk (Rus, 2) lost to Sergey Karjakin (Ukr, 2.5). PTI

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