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OUTDOORS ANDHRA CONGRESS STAYING STEADY THE IAS COURT ORDERS Rain or thunder- VIRAT KOHLI HOLDS ON TO MUST MUBARAK’S shower may occur LEADERS TALK TOUGH SIXTH SPOT IN ICC RANKINGS P12 ASSERT RELEASE Rainfall 41.2 mm DEMAND REVERSAL O TEMPERATURE DECISION ON TELANGANA P3 ITSEL P7 CASES AGAINST HIM WILL, Max: 28.9(-3) HOWEVER, CONTINUE P10 Min: 25.1 (-1) HUMIDITY Max:100%|Min:90% THUMBNAILS Flood-like situation

Dawood aides: A Delhi RSLIDE CONTINUES court issued 'open' non-bailable warrants in Midnapore dists against three Dawood aides in connection with IPL spot fixing. DESPITE RBI TONIC Chinese intrusion: Chi- nese troops had come more than 20 km inside Indian territory in BSE BELLWETHER CRASHES BELOW 18,000 MARK TO 17,807.19 POINTS Arunachal Pradesh on 13 August. P2 STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE use of foreign exchange Mumbai, 21 August EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL FACTORS? reserves to stem the rupee Syria massacre: Syria's The UPA government and in particular Finance depreciation. main Opposition group The Reserve Bank of India's Minister P Chidambaram would have us The S&P Bombay Stock accused the regime of decision late on Tuesday to believe that the rupee is weakening Exchange Sensitive Index using chemical weapons buy government bonds largely because of external factors. closed at a 52-week low (since to kill more than 1,300 worth Rs 8,000 crore in the But facts suggest that Mr 11 September 2012) and CNX people. P10 secondary market to infuse Chidambaram’s counterparts in the Nifty of National Stock liquidity in the banking neighbourhood are doing a far more Exchange was down to its 6 A waterlogged Benaras road in Howrah on Wednesday. (right) A flooded system failed to create a September 2012 level. n competent job than him in controlling electric meter room in a Kolkata housing complex. SNS The 30-share BSE bell- positive impact on curren- their currencies. Perhaps the Finance cy and share markets; the wether crashed below 18,000 Minister should travel to Dhaka to find STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Sankrail have been badly hit. Senior officials of the rupee crashed to an all-time mark to 17,807.19 points (- out how this can be done. Kolkata, 21 August The state government has Kolkata Municipal low of 64.45 before closing 439.85) before closing 1.86 per Corporation (KMC) said the cent down at 17,905.91 points sent six disaster manage- at 64.11 against the US dol- DOLLAR’S PERFORMANCE Heavy rain, coupled with the ment teams, armed with situation is under control lar while the stock market 17% or -340.13 points. release of water from the extra boats, to evacuate peo- and the water receded from ended 340 points down. AGAINST MAJOR CURRENCIES The 50-stock Nifty Galudi barrage in Jhark- ple. most of the thoroughfares The stock market came crashed to 5268.45 points (- hand, has caused a flood-like Bankura has received in the afternoon after the in for another bout of slaugh- 12% 133) before staging a brief situation in East and West 42.65 mm rainfall in the rain had stopped. ter by speculators and wary rally to end the day with 1.83 Midnapore. past 24 hours The road link All the pumps have been foreigners who indulged in 8% per cent loss at 5302.55 points. Rains have also disrupt- between Bankura and Bur- kept ready and leaves of short covering in a bid to get Both indices were on a % ed life in Burdwan and dwan has been badly hit as officials and employees of away with any positive deals % 6 roller-coaster ride with a wild % 5 Bankura where some rivers roads in some areas are the KMC's drainage depart- they could get. In the net, the 4 % and wider intra-day move- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are flowing just below the under water. ment have been cancelled. market had another dismal 3 ment. The bank shares in the ties rakhi on a girl’s wrist to danger mark. In the city, In Kolkata, several areas In Malda, the Ganga has day.. (-) morning trade soared on the observe Raksha Bandhan. At there was waterlogging in were waterlogged. Water- inundated several villages The rupee today closed at 3% RBI's move to infuse liq- Writers’ Buildings. n SNS some pockets and portable logging near the Park Cir- at Manikchak. The its new record low of 64.11/$ uidity. pumps were installed to cus connector affected the Mahananda river also has versus Tuesday's 63.44/$, At one point the State Bank of India share gained Rape charge: A 16-year- clear accumulated water. flow of traffic through the shown no sign of a fall in the losing 87 paise or 1.38 per 30.58 3.05 9631.39 1.22 79.69 127.62 97.16 54.73 old girl in Delhi has The state government, Eastern Metropolitan water level. The Ganga has cent. At its weakest intra-day 31.77 3.29 10755 1.28 77.40 131.87 103.45 64.11 five per cent but pared gains accused godman in a Press release issued Bypass. Potholes and craters inundated Kamalpur vil- value of 64.45, the domestic with other top lenders like Thai Malaysia Indonesia Singapore B’desh Sri Lanka Pakistan Indian Asaram Bapu and his today, stated that around on the bypass posed prob- lage of Mathurapur and currency traded at a loss of Baht Ringgit Rupiah Dollar Taka Rupee Rupee Rupee the ICICI Bank as specula- associates of sexual- 2.50 lakh cusecs of water lems for motorists. Vast Gadaichar of North Chan- 1.8 per cent although it dis- tors short covered their ly assaulting her. P4 were released from the Galu- areas in Baishnabghata Pat- dipur gram panchayat. played signs of improve- US $ 1 = 1/1/2013 US $ 1 = 21/8/2013 positions. In Sensex, five di barrage causing floods or uli remained under waist- According to informa- ment early by firming up to shares ended up and 25 Manning sentenced: a flood-like situation in sev- deep water. tion available with the 63.19. liquidity to a starved cur- sold by PSU banks was not down. A US military court sen- eral blocks of West and East Residents of some hous- administration, at least Huge demand for the rency market and check the known but, according to In Nifty,11 advanced and tenced Bradley Man- Midnapore that include ing complexes had to go 30,000 people have been American currency by rupee decline. forex market sources, it 39 declined. Main losers on ning to 35 years of Patashpur 1, Egra 1, Ram- without drinking water and affected in Manikchak, importers, banks and oil The dollar sale, dealers could be a few billions for the BSE included Bharti imprisonment for leak- nagar I and II and Contai I power.The Bodyguard Lines Ratua I and Harishchan- marketing companies took say, started when the Tuesday and Wednesday. Airtel Rs 296.60,- 6.31 per cent, ing documents. P9 in East Midnapore. were under waist-deep water drapur II blocks. toll of the domestic cur- exchange rate was 64.40/$. They reminded that Mr RIL Rs 783.85, -4.72 per cent, In West Midnapore, sev- and portable pumps were In Manikchak alone, 30 rency,dealers say. The rupee finally closed the Kaushik Basu, economist L&T Rs 708.60, 3.36 per cent eral blocks at Sabang, deployed to clear accumu- villages have been flooded The RBI prodded state- day at 64.11. with the World Bank, had and ONGC Rs 250.70, -2.32 Keshari, Narayangarh and lated water. so far. run banks to supply dollar The quantum of dollars two days ago recommended per cent.

MUMMY LIES NEGLECTED IN HYDERABAD AS PROTESTS ROCK EGYPT Suicide decriminalised in new mental health Bill PRESS TRUST OF INDIA be liable to punishment Egyptians couldn’t care less New Delhi, 21 August under the said Section,” says Section 124 of the Bill. After gay sex, there are now The measure clarifies ANINDITA CHOWDHURY mummy came to us, it moves to decriminalise sui- that the act of suicide and [email protected] was in a sad condition cide attempts under a Bill the mental health of the Hyderabad, 21 August because visitors often introduced in Parliament. person committing the act scratched the surface and In a major criminal law are inseparably linked and It is the other kind of tried to peel off the wrap- reform, the new Mental have to be seen together 'brotherhood' — to be pre- pings," said Mr GV Health Care Bill, 2013, intro- and not in isolation. cise the Egyptian one — Ramakrishna Rao, duced in the Rajya Sabha, The Bill lays down a prop- that is giving sleepless deputy director (techni- seeks to decriminalise acts er provision for the treat- Bradley Manning arrives at a US nights to the officials cal). of suicide and makes access ment of persons attempting military court to hear his here in the department of One of the sugges- to affordable mental health suicide. It seeks to provide sentence in his trial at Fort archaeology and tions put forward by the care a right for all. The Bill for mental health care for Meade, Maryland on 21 August museums. Egyptian experts was links suicide attempt to the persons with mental ill- 2013. n AFP The violence and that the mummy should state of mental health of the nesses and to protect, pro- bloodshed raging in be kept in a nitrogen person trying it. It explicitly mote and fulfil the rights of Cairo due to clashes Nizams but overshad- the sixth Nizam. He had crunch. "It is not that we filled case to prevent fur- states that acts of suicide will such persons during deliv- INDICATOR between the military- owed by the more publi- bought it really cheap, are facing a fund crunch ther decay.However, not be criminalised and ery of mental health care and Sensex backed government and cised Salar Jung Muse- paying only a thousand but we need the expertise procuring the case has those attempting suicide services. It is the first time supporters of the Egypt- um. The mummy is in a pounds in 1920. It is that of the Egyptians for con- turned out to be even would be treated to be men- that the government has ian Brotherhood has put sorry state with its gold- of a young girl aged servation of the mummy. more difficult because tally ill unless proved oth- come up with rights based 17,905 paid to their hopes of en visage crumbling and between 16 and 18 years - Two experts had come only a US-based company erwise and therefore approach in the mental Nifty restoring the 2,350-year- the embalmed wrappings the daughter of Pharaoh two years back and given has the requisite exper- exempted from the current health law. The Law Com- old Egyptian mummy disintegrating inside its VI of Egypt, who ruled in some valuable sugges- tise to manufacture such provisions of Section 309 of mission will separately rec- 5,302 lying in a decrepit condi- glass case. the Ptolemaic period tions apart from promis- cases. "They said they the Indian Penal Code. ommend this amendment to Gold tion in the Dr YSR The mummy,which is spreading between 300- ing funds. But due to the can take orders only after “Notwithstanding any- the Criminal Law, which Andhra Pradesh State one of the six in India, 100 BC. The chamber, ongoing disturbances in two years and it would be thing contained in Section would eventually be effect- Museum. The mummy ~ was a gift to the seventh where the glass box con- Egypt we have not heard taken up along with 309 of the IPC, any person ed by the Home Ministry. 31,440 a real crowd puller ~ Nizam of Hyderabad, taining the mummy has from them ever since," another Egyptian who attempts suicide shall However, Health Min- Silver ensures footfall in the Mir Osman Ali Khan, been displayed, is quite said Mr K R Rao, director mummy which is in be presumed, unless proved istry sources said the Law erstwhile Hyderabad from Nazeer Nawab plush though, belying of the department. Jaipur," Mr Ramakrish- otherwise, to be suffering Ministry agreed on the pro- 51,960 Museum set up by the Jung, the son-in-law of any notion of fund "Even before the na Rao added. from mental illness at the posed Section to decrimi- time of the bid and shall not nalise suicide. The files need to be traced. The (Coal) Ministry has to find out...But BJP is playing politics on it KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 V NARAYANASAMY 02 HITTING OUT AT BJP OR STALLING PARLIAMENT OVER MISSING COAL BLOCK ALLOCATION ILES THUMBNAILS CHINESE INTRUSION IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH DISTURBANCE WILL HAVE ADVERSE IMPACT ON TIES: AMBASSADOR

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Though this was denied New Delhi, 21 August AGAINST THE ODDS by the Army,later it said the Chinese had “come and Amid reports of Chinese There are 6 unmanned check gone,” and Indian troops troops intruding into posts between Chaglagam and are now present at the spot Arunachal Pradesh last the undemarcated LAC in strength. week and camping there Local residents, howev- for a few days in a virtual The undemarcated LAC runs er,said currently PLA forces President Pranab Mukherjee (L) repeat of the standoff at Dep- from Ladakh in the west to are camping at the Plamplam shakes hands with Afghan Vice- sang in Ladakh earlier this check post, 60 km from the President Mohammad Karim Arunachal Pradesh in the east year,a message was sent to border,and efforts are on to Khalili during a meeting at the The ITBP is responsible for Presidential Palace in New Delhi China that any disturbance persuade them to go back. on August 21, 2013. Khalili is in of peace and tranquility in guarding this stretch India has taken up such India for a three-day official the border areas can vitiate incursions previously but visit. n AFP the overall atmosphere of Troops have to travel on foot to get to the LAC as this time, the foreign min- bilateral ties. there are no roads istry has dismissed reports Tata in SC: Ratan Speaking at a seminar on of incursions into Tata was in the Sup- Sino-India ties, Indian and China Foreign Affairs Chinese troops had entered Arunachal Pradesh say- reme Court to watch Ambassador to China S Jais- University Conference, in eastern Arunachal Prade- ing, “we don't take up non- the hearing in the hankar stressed that any dis- which strategic analysts sh's Chaglagam area and events in diplomatic prac- Radia tapes matter. turbance at the border will from both sides took part. stayed put for three to four tice”. The court is hearing have an adverse impact on It was held on 19 August days before going back, coin- The Chaglagam area, a petition filed by Tata the public perception which but copies of Jaishankar's ciding with India sending out also known as “fish tail” seeking action against is vital for improvement of speech were circulated to the a strong signal when a C-130J because of the shape of the those involved in leak- bilateral ties. media in Beijing today. Super Hercules transport LAC in this area, has con- age of tapes. SNS In his address “Old Ties- The Arunachal Pradesh plane landed at an airstrip sistently seen intrusions New Model?”, he said, incident was sought to be in Daulat Beg Oldie near the by the Chinese in the past Sandalwood arrest: “Today,constraints on con- played down by Army Head- LAC, close to where the but they have always gone As many as 42 wood- flict and confrontation are quarters which said the Depsang stand-off took back immediately. cutters from different indisputable. It has put the Chinese troops had gone place. “The Chinese patrol up districts of Tamil Nadu focus on maintaining peace back to their areas and that On 13 August, there were to their area of perception were arrested by Chan- and tranquility on the dis- such incidents keep taking reports from residents of the as do we. When we come face HANDS OF CLAY dragiri police in Chit- puted border between India place as both sides enter area in Arunachal Pradesh to face, there is a set routine toor district of Andhra and China.” areas claimed by the other that troops belonging to the called banner drill which is Pradesh on charges The closed-door seminar side while patrolling the Chinese People's Liberation followed. Both sides then of cutting red san- was organised by the New disputed Line of Actual Army (PLA) intruded deep retreat to their own areas,” A worker works on figures of Lord Ganesh at a workshop on the outskirts of Hyderabad on August 21, 2013. Almost dalwood trees. PTI Delhi-based Observer Control (LAC). inside Indian territory in the according sources in the 2,000 five foot three inch eco-friendly Ganesh idols are being made with mud and bamboo at the workshop. n AFP Research Foundation (ORF) According to reports, Anjaw district. Army. CBI plea rejected: A special CBI court reject- ed the investigating agency's application Cong blames global factors, CBI to probe big loan defaulters seeking further custodial interrogation of sus- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE while addressing the fifth CBI director said. which hamper CBI inves- pended IPS officer P Opp for economic crisis New Delhi, 21 August annual conference of chief On bank frauds, he said tigation into bank frauds, he P Pandey,an accused vigilance officers of public while the number of fraud said banks are often reluc- in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE falling. This is because of the mishandling of the econo- The Central Bureau of Inves- sector banks & financial cases has shown a decrease, tant to declare bad accounts encounter case. PTI New Delhi, 21 August situation in the US and its my,its inept measures and tigation has initiated probe institutions as well as CBI the amount involved in the as fraud despite there being policies.” He said the Con- faulty policies that, they against some of the big loan officers. He, however,did not fraud has increased four clear manifestations. Verdict reserved: As the rupee continues its gress-led UPA government charge, have pushed the defaulter accounts which reveal the details of the times. The CBI chief said the The SC today reserved free fall, repeatedly breach- “has been trying its best to economy into deep crisis run into thousands of crores, probe or the big defaulter “Similarly,the large value banks need to realise that its verdict on the legal ing the 64 mark against the grapple with this situation, while leading to high infla- the CBI director,Mr Ranjit bank accounts. fraud cases involving delay in reporting frauds battle between Tamil US dollar and 100 mark but there are certain glob- tion and unemployment. Sinha, said today. The high amounts of amounts of Rs 50 crore and adversely affects tracking Nadu and Kerala over against the British pound in al factors involved here”. The CPI general secretary “A bulk of the non-per- NPAs of public sector banks above have also increased and recovery of proceeds of the controversial Mul- a historic low and the stock Mr Afzal also blamed Mr S Sudhakar Reddy today forming assets (NPA) are is a serious cause of concern, more than tenfold from 3 crimes. laperiyar dam. A five- markets continue to plunge, the Opposition parties for the squarely blamed the Prime from the top 30 accounts Mr Sinha said. “According cases in 2009-10 (involving Mr Sinha said the banks judge Constitution the ruling Congress today grim economic scenario. Minister and the finance learned to be running into to government estimates an amount of Rs 404.13 are often reluctant to fix Bench reserved the sought to blame “interna- “We are also getting low minister for the current thousands of crores. The gross NPAs have risen sub- crore) to 45 cases in 2013 accountability of their staff, judgement. PTI tional factors” and the Oppo- investment because the economic situation in the CBI has already initiated stantially in the last two (involving an amount of Rs resulting in difference of sition parties-generated Opposition has created this country.He called for nation- investigation and enquiries years. From Rs 59,924 crore 5334.75 crore),” Mr Sinha opinion between them and “doom-and-gloom” atmos- atmosphere of fear and wide people’s struggles to into some of the big default- in 2010 they have gone up to said. the agency regarding the role phere for the prevailing cri- gloom-and-doom about our force the UPA government er accounts,” Mr Sinha said Rs 117,262 crore in 2012,” the Highlighting issues of public servants. sis gripping the Indian econ- economic situation. They to abandon its “neo-liberal” omy. had opposed foreign direct policies. The Congress national investment. So, they are Mr Reddy charged, “We SC STAYS spokesman Mr Meem Afzal also responsible for it.” are worried India has to Yatra ban:Cong slams claimed, “This is an inter- The Manmohan Singh pay dearly for the fault of national phenomenon. government has been draw- keeping the UPA-II in power. EXECUTIONS Brazil, Malaysia, Indone- ing fire from the principal Bigger struggles of the peo- sia, South Africa ~ every- Opposition BJP as well as ple are expected in the com- BJP,JD-U takes on VHP New Delhi, 21 August: The where their currencies are the Left parties for its alleged ing months. Supreme Court today stayed STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Kaath ki hanndi gress Committee (AICC) the execution of two death New Delhi, 21 August baar baar nahin sought to steer clear of such row convicts who were chadhati (you cannot charges. The AICC scheduled to be hanged I&B MIN GOADS Iraq PM arrives today The political temperature is spokesman Meem Afzal tomorrow in Karnataka STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE two countries was the visit rising over the communal sit- encash an issue elec- said “It is the responsibili- even as one of them alleged- torally again and Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit TRAI ON DI New Delhi, 21 August by former Indian Prime uation in Uttar Pradesh in ty of the UP government to ly attempted to commit sui- Singh, ties rakhi onto the wrist Minister Indira Gandhi to the wake of the SP gov- again) uphold the law and order sit- cide in jail. of a BSF jawan at the Wagah New Delhi, 21 August: The Min- The Prime Minister of Baghdad in 1975. ernment's 19 August decision uation in the state.” The duo, Shivu Mun- border. n AFP istry of Information and Iraq, Mr Nouri al Maliki, Mr Maliki is coming to to ban the VHP's proposed SHARAD YADAV Congress general secre- ishetti and Jadeswamy Broadcasting has asked the arrives in India on Thurs- India at the invitation of “chaurasi kosi yatra (pil- tary Digvijay Singh said Rangashetti, who had been 12-min ad cap: The Telecom Regulatory Author- day on a four-day visit. This Prime Minister Manmo- grimage)” from Ayodhya the Akhilesh Yadav gov- that the scenario was “obvi- sentenced to death for bru- News Broadcasters ity of India (TRAI) to expe- will be the first high-level han Singh. The Iraqi PM will over its demand for con- ernment. ous from the day Amit Shah tally raping and murder- Association welcomed dite its views on foreign bilateral contact between meet Dr Singh, call on Pres- struction of a Ram Temple The UP government (Narendra Modi's close ing a teenaged girl of Chama- the Information and direct investment (FDI) lim- the two countries after some ident Pranab Mukherjee there. banned the VHP yatra on aide) was made the BJP rajnagar district in 2001, Broadcasting Minister its in the broadcasting sec- 38 years. and meet Vice President As the VHP remains defi- the ground that the Supreme general secretary in charge had moved the apex court as Manish Tewari’s state- tor.In its communication to The visit by Mr al Mali- Hamid Ansari. External ant to go ahead with its Court has ordered that sta- of Uttar Pradesh affairs”. the verdict was upheld by the ment; Tewari said TRAI, the Ministry has ki comes at a time when Affairs Minister Salman yatra, which is supposed tus quo must be maintained “There is nothing new in Karnataka High Court and channels must get an sought comments regarding India's oil imports from Khurshid and Leader of to pass through several dis- at the disputed Ayodhya it. There is no surprise,” Mr later confirmed by the extension on the 12-min the paper prepared by the Baghdad have increased the Opposition Sushma tricts between 25 August site. It also cited the law and Singh said. The JD-U dis- Supreme Court in 2007. ad cap. PTI Ministry of Finance relat- substantially. Iraq is the Swaraj will call on him, and 13 September,the Con- order situation that might missed as “absurd” the VHP Tagging their plea with ing to revision in existing second largest crude supplier said the external affairs gress today went after the arise due to the VHP's yatra. chief Mr Ashok Singhal's other cases in which the Repreive for farmers: FDI caps in the broadcast- to India today, with oil ministry spokesperson, Mr BJP for its alleged bid to Amid allegations that in threat to the UP govern- apex court had stayed exe- In a relief to flood ing sector.The paper pertains imports standing at $20 bil- Syed Akbaruddin, today at “communalise and polar- the run-up to the 2014 Lok ment that it will face cution, a bench headed by affected farmers, Pun- to the terms and conditions lion. What has helped tilt a press briefing. India-Iraq ise” politics to win elec- Sabha elections, the Sangh “adverse consequences” if Chief Justice P Sathasivam jab CM Parkash Singh of license to a service matters in Iraq's favour is bilateral trade stands at $21 tions, even as the BJP's ex- Parivar and the SP might force is used to enforce a ban issued notice to the Kar- Badal announced to provider and measures to the dip in oil imports from billion. The visit is impor- NDA ally,the JD-U trained be jointly seeking to raise the on their proposed yatra. nataka government, seek- defer the recovery of facilitate competition and Iran, due to sanctions. India's tant as both countries are its guns on the VHP. communal temperature in Party president Sharad ing its response on the con- crop loans availed from promote efficiency in the oil imports from Iran have looking to take their rela- The BJP and other con- the crucial UP state in order Yadav rejected the sugges- victed duo's plea. The batch Co-operative societies operation of telecommuni- dropped to eighth position. tionship “beyond the buyer- stituents of the Sangh Pari- to polarise the votes for tion that the VHP yatra's of petitions will now be by converting to medi- cation services to facilitate The last high-level bilat- seller relationship”, added var demanded that the their respective electoral might lead to polarisation heard by a Constitution um term loans. PTI growth in such services. SNS eral contact between the Mr Akbaruddin. VHP's yatra be allowed by dividends, the All India Con- of votes in favour of the BJP. bench. SNS

PALL O GLOOM IN TRAGEDY-HIT VILLAGES IN KHAGARIA, SARAN DISTRICTS ONLINE RTI OR Eco-friendly multi CENTRAL MINS genset locos for Railways No wrists for rakhis New Delhi, 21 August: Moving STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE multi-genset locomotive is towards greater trans- New Delhi, 21 August currently ongoing as a pilot IMRAN KHAN lost my brother in the brothers in the midday with no brother. How can parency in governance, the project at Itarsi in Bhopal Patna, 21 August midday meal tragedy. meal tragedy in the vil- I be happy?" asked Ministry of Personnel today With the introduction of division of Western Rail- There is no question of lage, decided not to par- Sulekha of Dhariyavas launched a web portal to multi-genset locomotives, ways,” said a senior Railway It was a sad Raksha Raksha Bandhan, as I ticipate," said Pano Devi, village in Khagaria dis- allow filing of Right to Infor- Indian Railways is going to Ministry official involved Bandhan Wednesday for don't have a brother to tie who lost two of her sons. trict. She said she would mation (RTI) applications make a significant stride with the project. many girls and women in the rakhi," bemoaned Kajal's grandfather never celebrate Raksha online. towards limiting its carbon As compared to a single Bihar's Saran and Kha- Nisha. Rameshwar Mahto said Bandhan in her life as People can now file RTI footprint in train opera- large engine in conventional garia districts, as they Kajal said that it was it was a dark Raksha God snatched away her applications online in all tions by reducing fuel con- locomotives, multi-genset have lost their brothers not only her family but Bandhan. "No one brothers. Central government min- sumption and emissions. technology involves use of in two tragedies. the entire village did not enjoyed the festival," Four daughters of istries and departments in In the long run the new two or more small engines While 23 schoolchild- have any festivity."How Mahto, who lost three Kishore Singh, a resident the national capital. technology will also help the that function as per the ren died July 16 after eat- can I take part in a festi- grandchildren, lamented. of Farre village in the Minister of State for Per- railways overcome the finan- necessity of power required. ing contaminated mid- val associated with Nisha, Kajal and other same district, who lost sonnel, Public Grievances cial crunch it is currently The environment-friendly, day meal in a primary brothers when I have lost bereaved girls prayed for his only son Babloo in and Pensions Mr V undergoing. multiple small engines work school in Dharmasati in Dharmasati Gan- him?" she asked. their near ones. Similar- the train tragedy,stayed Narayanasamy launched The national transporter only when there is higher Gandaman village in daman village did not Nisha's mother Pano ly,Sulekha Kumari was away from any merry- the portal ~ www.rtion- has undertaken develop- power demand. It will be Saran district, 28 people celebrate the festival that Devi said her daughter heart-broken, as she lost making. The mood was line.gov.in. He said this ment of prototype multi- more useful for short haul- were killed by a speeding involves a sister tying a was not alone in staying her two brothers in Mon- more or less the same in facility has been provided genset locomotives in medi- ing purposes. train 19 August at rakhi (sacred thread) on away from the celebra- day's train tragedy. the houses of Rajo Yadav to Central Ministries but um horse power range with These locomotives Dhamara Ghat station in her brother's wrist for tions. "I lit the pyre of my and Babu Lal Yadav.Both DoPT would consider 3 gensets of 800 horse power promise to reduce fuel con- Khagaria district. Sisters his well-being and he "Most girls, including brothers - Prem Raj, 2, lost their only sons in the extending it to the subor- (HP) each, amounting to a sumption by about 20 per Nisha and Kajal Kumari vowing to protect her. "I those who lost their and Ram Raj, 10. I am left train tragedy. IANS dinate offices of the Central total of 2400 HP. cent for delivering the same government too. SNS “The trial of the first power. "We have sent a proposal to the Cente demanding a ban on three fascist organisations. I cannot name them here" PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 MAHARASHTRA CM SAID THE GOVT MUST NOT GIVE ANY LATITUDE TO TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS 03 THUMBNAILS SEEMANDHRA LEADERS WARN CONG OVER T’GANA A SECTION O LEADERS CON IDENT THAT TELANGANA DECISION WILL BE REVERSED STANLEY THEDORE stanley theodore @yahoo.com TROUBLED TIMES AHEAD Anthony committee Hyderabad, 21 August n The Congress leaders gave a forceful and Seemandhra leaders includ- warned of water wars well rounded articulation on the need for an inte- ing chief minister Mr N STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Water management is Children celebrating Rakhi festi- Kiran Kumar Reddy told grated state. Hyderabad, 21 August often done within a val in the Capital on Wednesday- the Anthony committee in n Mr Reddy was told by the Anthony commit- n Subrata Dutta state and sometimes unequivocal terms that the tee that there is no question of going back on Seemandhra ministers within a district too. Congress party would turn Telangana. warned the Anthony com- Food supply chain : obsolete if its high com- mittee that ‘water wars’ He cited instances Kerala has asked the mand does not reverse the would be a reality if the state where the Krishna and Centre to include the Telangana decision imme- Singh later said there would sources at the meeting told is divided and cited instances Godavari basins were 25 lakh strong migrant diately. another meeting between 26 The Statesman. where lower riparian states augmented to keep the labour force in the The Congress leaders and 28 of August. Senior Congress MLA get a raw deal. state under food sup- talk to the central leaders is Before this meeting in the Mr Gade Venkat Reddy They said the First States ‘rice bowl of India’ ply chain when the very restrained tones, but Congress war room, Mr gave the most spirited pre- Reorganisation Commis- from going dry. Bill is introduced, CM yesterday they were aggres- Reddy met the committee sentation.He said the Union sion and later the Bachawat Oommen Chandy said sive.They gave a forceful and alone and argued against government reversed its 9 Award said that for optimum KIRAN KUMAR REDDY on Wednesday. PTI well rounded articulation on division. December 2009 decision on and fair use of Krishna and "Water management is often the need for an integrated He was told that there is Telangana within a couple Godavari river waters by done within a state and Infected swines culled: state and backed themselves no question of going back of weeks. He said it is eas- three regions it is necessary sometimes within a district At least 58 swines were up with statistics and his- on Telangana, but Mr ier for them take this back that they are governed under too.” culled in Mizoram tory. The ministers and Anthony told him that he as it was their party decision. a single administration. “ The Krishna and Godavari Animal Husbandry senior leaders’ two hour could plead his case with the The Nizam ruled over Minister Dr S Shaila- basins were augmented to and Veterinary (AHV) meeting with the committee high command. the Coastal districts and janath cited the over 100- keep the “rice bowl of India” farm as they were suf- ended around 11 p.m. last When the Seemandhra also Rayalaseema.Over time year-old Cauvery River dis- from going dr," he said. fering from deadly night. leaders, they could not fath- he handed them over the pute between Karnataka Minister Mr K Porcine Reproductive Union ministers Mr AK om what was in store for British.From the monies he and Tamil Nadu. Parthasarathy said with and Respiratory Syn- Anthony, Mr Veerappa them. One section felt that received from these areas he Within an hour of this bifurcation Coastal Andhra drome (PRRS). PTI Moily, Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s the high command would not developed Hyderabad. This directive Karnataka stopped and Rayalaseema would political advisor Mr Ahmed go back on Telangana, while began the trend where suc- releasing water. He spoke of become a lower riparian Road Mishap: Ten Patel and AICC general sec- another section was confi- cessive generations con- the water disputes between state and farmers would persons were injured retary Mr Digvijay Singh lis- dent that the bifurcation tributed to Hyderabad’s Punjab and Haryana. suffer for a long time to when a jeep collided tened to them in silence. Mr decision would be reversed, growth, he said. Mr N Kiran Kumar Reddy: come. with a truck in Ubhaon area.The incident occurred on Gorakh- pur-Ballia road and Punjab may quiz Tunda the injured have admit- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE ed yet.He said it will depend ted to the district hos- Chandigarh, 21 August on the information Tunda pital, police said. PTI would give to Delhi police. With Abdul Karim Tunda Apart from giving details World tour on cycle: revealing pro-Khalistani of Sikh militant outfits and An Indian activist, terrorist organisation Bab- their masterminds in Pak- Somen Debnath has bar Khalsa International's istani, Punjab Police believes been cycling around the (BKI) plans to carry out Tunda can also throw light world for nine years to terror strikes in India, Pun- on BKI's past and future spread AIDS aware- jab Police is planning to plans.His questioning could ness, has reached question the Lashkar ter- help the state police in track- Bahrain. He started rorist currently in Delhi ing some modules of mili- his initiative in 2004, police custody. tant organisations. reports said. PTI Punjab Police believes Tunda is said to have he helped Khalistani ter- told the Delhi Police that BKI ror outfits in the state with had demanded consignment vital bomb-assembling infor- of explosives to Delhi before mation.The additional direc- the Commonwealth Games tor general of police ( ADGP), in 2010 which he had sent as intelligence, Mr Hardeep well. Dhillon said Tunda will be He is said to have formed questioned on terror plans the Khalistan Kashmir Inter- concerning Punjab but when national in Punjab on 3 May and how has not been decid- 1990. IT city set for makeover TYAGRAJ SHARMA make Bangalore a better all of which were crying for [email protected] place to live in for the com- attention and for which sev- Bangalore, 21 August mon man. I intend to eral thousand crores have improve the public trans- been earmarked, the gov- The ruling Congress is deter- port system apart from mak- ernment was paying equal mined to change the face of ing the road network vehi- attention to further boost the the IT city evidenced by a cle worthy.” Besides, the IT industry. slew of projects which are government was gearing “We are confident of BJP Activists of Sadar Bazar now being undertaken or are up to launch a pilot scheme ensuring that exports from selling onion at Rs 40 per kg in under various stages of on the city's main commer- the IT sector in the city go the Capital on Wednesday. n SNS approvals.These relate to cial streets,M G Road and up even more,” he added. road widening, the perennial Brigade Road by providing Considering its impor- Minor girl raped: A ,even the stinking garbage Wi-Fi services to the general tance as the city's image minor girl,aged around problem ,not to mention the public before covering more builder,the government has five was allegedly basic infrastructure needs areas. pulled out all stops to give abducted and raped of the common man. Already,he said meet- a boost to the information by an unidentified per- According to Mr Rama- ing had been conducted technology sector. To start son in Jaipur on linga Reddy who is in involving heads of differ- with, it is setting up a major Wednesday. The girl charge of the IT capital ent bodies administering project termed Information was abducted when besides holding the transport the IT city,including the Technology Investment she was sleeping at ministry, Bangalore will Bruhat Bangalore Mahana- Region covering 10,000 her home , police said. see a sea-change in next gar Palike, Bangalore Water acres and is aimed at pro- PTI few years to come as the gov- Supply and Sewerage Board viding employment to almost ernment is determined to and the Metropolitan Rural four million over a period HC on stray dogs:Con- bring it back from the slide Development Authority. of time. cerned over increas- it witnessed in the recent Likewise, the first and sec- The minister explained ing menace of stray dogs past. ond phases of work on the that the central government in the city, the Delhi He told The Statesman Bangalore Metro were being has already given an ‘in High Court on Wednes- here that the government speeded up. principle’ clearance to the day asked government was determined to improve Besides road infrastruc- venture which would come and civic agencies to the IT city’s image which ture,storm water drains up near the Devanhalli Air- inform the court about had taken a beating in terms ,solid waste management port,becoming the first the steps taken in this of its image recently..“My and works related to devel- green field unit of its kind regard. PTI immediate priority is to opment and revival of lakes, in the country. 2G case: Plea to postpone Ambanis’ NO. 17-2/2011-M.I. examination dismissed GOVERNMENT O INDIA STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE ined now,” said the special plea that it should “await” MINISTRY O CULTURE New Delhi, 21 August CBI judge Mr O P Saini. the outcome of the apex The court added that no court proceedings on their Applications are invited from the Officers under the Central/State A city court today dismissed such prayer for postpone- petition challenging sum- Reliance Telecom Ltd's plea ment of examination of wit- moning of additional wit- Governments / Autonomous Organizations / Research Institutions seeking postponement of nesses has been made by nesses in the 2G case, before / Universities for filling up the 2 posts of Director in Pay Band 4: Rs. examination of Reliance either Anil or Tina. examining Anil and Tina 37,400-67,000+ Grade Pay of Rs. 8,700 on deputation basis in ADAG chairman Anil “Since no prayer has Ambani. Ambani and his wife Tina been made by Mr Anil Meanwhile, the investi- National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai and Bengaluru, a Subor- Ambaniin the 2G spec- Ambani, who is to appear gating agency today left it dinate Office under the Ministry of Culture. trum allocation scam case. as witness tomorrow,and the to the court to take an appro- “Furthermore, the wit- plea of Mrs Tina Ambani, priate view on Tina Other details, such as eligibility conditions, educational qualifica- ness for tomorrow (Anil who is to appear as witness Ambani's plea for exemption tions and experience, application form etc. are available on the Ambani) has already been day after tomorrow, is pend- from appearance on 23 website of the Ministry at www.indiaculture.gov.in served and an accommoda- ing disposal, I do not wish August as a witness in this tion was granted to him to say anything more, more case. The court listed this The applications in duplicate in the prescribed proforma typed on earlier also when he was so when the instant appli- matter for hearing for tomor- plain paper furnishing complete curriculum vitae with detailed edu- summoned for 26 July.At that cation has been moved by an row. time also, the accused had accused and not by any wit- “It is prayed that this cational, professional qualification and experience may be sent to not stated that examina- ness. Accordingly,I find no court may take an appro- the Under Secretary (Museum-I), Ministry of Culture, Room No. tion of these witnesses merit in the application and priate view in the instant 210, D Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110115 through proper would cause prejudice to the same is dismissed,” said application filed on behalf it… I see no reason as to how the judge. of Mrs Tina Ambani channel within a period of 60 days from the date of publication of any prejudice would be Earlier on 17 August, deemed fit in the interest of advertisement in the Employment News. Applications received caused to the accused, if RTL had approached the trial of the case,” said the these witnesses are exam- special CBI court with the CBI. after the due date will not be considered. davp 09110/11/0004/1314 “Due to the wrong policies of successive Congress governments at the Centre, the state has been ruined” KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 PRAKASH SINGH BADAL 04 PUNJAB CHIE MINISTER THUMBNAILS ORDINANCE AGAINST Nitish to revive image NIRENDRA DEV cause notices for their com- [email protected] ments on Pakistan and mar- New Delhi, 21 August tyred Indian soldiers. “It was very difficult to Faced with fresh adminis- take any action given the BLACK MAGIC IN MAHA trative challenges and hav- caste factor,” sources said. ing to deal with factionalism The JD-U chief, Mr within his caste-ridden party, Sharad Yadav, was, how- MOVE COMES A DAY A TER ANTI-SUPERSTITION ACTIVIST’S MURDER Bihar chief minister Nitish Nitish Kumar ever, reportedly firm that Kumar's chief tasks after indiscipline should not be PRESS TRUST OF INDIA involved in this and we are quitting the NDA are to “Ever since we parted allowed to go unchecked, Mumbai/Pune, 21 August probing the case from all “revive” his image as a per- ways with BJP, Bihar has especially on policy issues. angles without ruling out forming leader and check- faced the midday meal In Patna, the JD-U The Maharashtra govern- any possibility,” a top police mate his new rival in the tragedy and communal vio- announced that it has “with- ment today decided to pro- official told reporters. form of ex-JD(U) leader lence in Nawada. Bihar drawn notices”it had issued mulgate an ordinance to An eyewitness descrip- Upendra Khushwa, who had been free of communal to the two ministers. A man practicing skating near check black magic and tion of the fleeing assailants has floated his own outfit. violence for nearly eight Defending the move, JD- Raisina Hill in the Capital on inhuman religious rituals, and the number-plate of the According to party years,” the leader said, U leader SabirAli said the Wednesday nSubrata Dutta a day after anti-supersti- motorbike they rode, is sources, these factors are adding that the chief min- party's notice was with- tion crusader Narendra expected to give some leads delaying the much needed ister for the first time in his drawn after both ministers Badrinath safe: Ask- Dabholkar was shot dead to the crime branch sleuths, reshuffle of his cabinet and career has to undertake an had “apologised” and ing its officials to avoid fighting against the social sources said. have forced the party lead- “image rebuilding exer- expressed deep regret over spreading rumours, malady. A team of Mumbai Police ership to withdraw show- cise”. their comments. the Badrinath-Kedar- Amid spontaneous pub- crime branch will provide cause notices served to two The reshuffle has been Mr Nitish Kumar's prob- nath Temple Com- lic outrage and grief over 69- A demonstrator protests against the killing of leading anti-superstition assistance to Pune police in Bihar ministers. delayed as the vocal minis- lems are now more basic, mittee today said there year-old Dabholkar's killing, activist, Narendra Dabholkar, in Mumbai on 21 August, 2013. n AFP probing the murder of Dab- “We are at the crossroads ter Mr Narendra Singh has especially handling the caste is no threat to Badri- the state Cabinet approved holkar. as the cabinet reshuffle will positioned himself for the factor with the emergence nath temple and repair the ordinance, which is like- was out for a morning walk. to tackle the social menace. “A six-member team, indicate our party and deputy chief minister's post. of the newly floated and maintenance is a ly to be promulgated in a day No arrests have been made Chief Minister Prithvi- headed by a police inspec- leader's preference for castes Both Mr Singh and his fel- Rashtriya Lok Samata routine process. PTI or two after its ratification in the case yet. raj Chavan appeared to hint tor, was dispatched to aide and sub-castes,” a key JD- low Rajput acolyte Bhim Party (RLSP) by former JD- by Governor K Sankara- Political parties and social at the possibility of right Pune Crime Branch team, U leader told The Statesman. Singh were served show- U MP Upendra Khushwa. Chain-snatchers held: narayanan, sources in the organisations, who had wing groups being behind investigating the murder Two alleged chain state secretariat said. called a “symbolic bandh” the murder of Dabholkar case of Dabholkar,”a senior snatchers , Naushad and The sources said the Bill against Dabholkar's murder, when he equated his assas- crime branch official said. Imran, were arrested against black magic, blind took out a protest march and sination with that of Mahat- The CPI Central Secre- Had enough forces MADRAS CA E from Vaishali and four faith and superstition would held demonstrations in Pune. ma Gandhi. He said the case tariat today condemned the gold chains were seized be passed in the next session Shops and business estab- has been handed over to murder of Dabholkar in AWAITS CENSOR today.They were arrest- of state legislature. lishments were partially Mumbai crime branch for Pune yesterday and sup- at Kishtwar: J&K ed during checking of Dabholkar,who was run- closed but normal life was investigation. ported his admirers’demand vehicles, a police offi- ning an anti-superstition not disrupted. Political parties and social for a legislation against PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ed pilgrims travelling back NOD IN TN cial said. PTI movement in Maharashtra Angry members of the organtisai ons have called for superstition. New Delhi/Kishtwar, 21 August from Machil to Batote till and had even drafted a Bill public did not allow local a bandh in the city today to There was need to further the ir evacuation saying, Madurai, 21 August: The Clashes in Shahpur: for the purpose in the late level politicians to make a protest the murder.A protest develop scientific temper Jammu and Kashmir gov- their survival is under release of Tamil version of Tension prevailed in 1990s, was shot dead in Pune speech at the rally,denounc- march was taken out by among the people in mem- ernment today told the threat. Bollywood film Madras Cafe Soram village after yesterday by two motorcy- ing political parties for fail- students and citizens. ory of Dabholkar, the CPI Supreme Court that ade- The General Officer is likely to be delayed as its clashes between two cle-borne assailants when he ing to bring in a tough law “We do not know who is said. quate number of police per- Commanding-in- Chief, producer informed the groups in Shahpur sonnel were deployed in Northern Command, today Madras High Court today area, police said.Police Kishtwar district to main- visited Kishtwar district that the Censor Board was has registered cases tain law and order there and assured the civil admin- yet to clear it. against 150 people and Asaram Bapu accused of RAO APPEARS following the communal istration of full support for During the hearing of a 14 persons have been clashes. handling the security situ- PIL, which sought a ban on arrested. PTI BE ORE CBI Filing an affidavit before ation. the release of the film in sexual harrasment the apex court, the state's During his visit to the Tamil Nadu, counsel for the House misses dead- Hyderabad, 21 August: For- Chief Secretary Iqbal Force Headquarters of producer said that while line: The 40-member STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE August at Jodhpur, whre mer Andhra Pradesh min- Khandey said a Commission Rashtriya Rifles, Lt Gen the Hindi version has been Mizoram Assembly New Delhi, 21 August the girl and Asaram par- ister Dharmana Prasada of Inquiry,to be headed by Sanjiv Chachra was briefed cleared by the Censor Board, sat for only 106 days in ticipated. Later, the girl's Rao, an accused in the quid- a former High Court judge, about the Army's efforts in its Tamil version was yet to the past five years, for A 16-year-old girl in Delhi has family took her to their pro-quo deals involving YSR would be set up soon and a restoring normalcy in Kisht- be cleared. It is scheduled to want of adequate gov- accused the self-styled God- home town, where she told Congress chief Y S Jagan- formal order is likely to be war and Gulabgarh areas, be release on 23 August. ernment businesses man, Asaram Bapu and her parents that she was sex- mohan Reddy, today passed. He further said an PRO, Defence, Jammu, Col On hearing his submis- to transact, against a his associates of sexually ually assaulted. appeared before the CBI in amount of R5 crore has been R K Palta said. sion, justices S Rajeswaran target of at least 250 assaulting her at their Jodh- Police said between 18 to connection with the Lep- earmarked for relief and Chachra was also briefed and T Mathivanan said there days. PTI pur ashram. Asaram Bapu 20 August, when Asaram akshi Knowledge Hub (LKH) rehabilitation of the vic- by the civil administration was no need to give any According to the joint was in Delhi, the girl's fam- land allotment. tims of the communal clash- and police, Palta said. interim d irection at this Gold recovered: Over commissioner of police (cen- in Uttar Pradesh. ily arrived here to confront After being served a es. The Army Commander point of time. 2 kg of gold bars and tral range), Mr Tejinder “The girl was studying him regarding the girl's notice by the CBI, the former He said a special inves- assured the civil adminis- The state government around 1 kg rhodium- Luthra, following the girl's in class XII at an ashram of ordeal but they were not minister before the probe tigating team has been con- tration of full support and advocate denied allegations polished gold chains, allegation, a zero FIR was the godman in Chhindwara, allowed to meet the god- agency here. The CBI is stituted to probe 15 cases reg- cooperation of the Army for by the petitioner without worth over R1 crore, were lodged at Kamla Market Madhya Pradesh. In the man. At this, they decided likely to question him on istered so far in connection handling the security situ- elaborating on the issue. recovered from a pas- police station that falls under first week of August, she to approach police. Police allotment of land to LKH as with the riots. ation, he said. The judges asked the senger from Dubai, the jurisdiction of central reportedly complained to said the family approached it is alleged that there was The affidavit was filed in He complimented the Director General of Police who landed at the Rajiv Delhi. Later, the case was the ashram people aware that the Kamla Market police quid-pro-quo in the land response to the apex court's Force HQ Rashtriya Rifles and the producer to give a Gandhi Internation- transferred to the concerned she was suffering from stom- station on 20 August. The girl allotment. order which had sought his and all ranks of the Delta detailed reply to the peti- al Airport. PTI police station in Jodhpur for ach pain. The girl's family was sent to a nearby gov- Andhra Pradesh gov- response on the prevailing Force for the assistance pro- tioner's charges and posted further action. were informed and they vis- ernment hospital for a med- ernment had last year can- situation in the district. vided to the state adminis- the case for hearing on Sep- Activists’ demands: Generally, zero first infor- ited the ashram to meet the ical examination, which celled 8,848 acres allotted to A bench headed by Chief tration in a most profes- tember 3. Surrendered under- mation reports (FIRs) may girl,” said the police. established sexual assault. LKH, which had proposed Justice P Sathasivam took sional manner. Advocate Stalin in his ground activists in be registered on the basis of In their complaint to Police then lodged a zero to set up a multi-sector cognisance of the affidavit Curfew was imposed in petition submitted that the Arunachal Pradesh a woman's statement at any police, the girl's family said FIR against Asaram Bapu industrial park project in and posted the case for hear- Kishtwar on August 9 after background for the film was have urged the state gov- police station irrespective of the ashram people told them and his associates under Anantapur. ing on July 26. communal clashes broke Sri Lankan ethnic strife, ernment to implement jurisdiction. Police said the that a Yagna would be held Sections 376, 342 , 354 , 506 The Indu group, pro- The court was hearing a out there in which three assassination of former rehab measures pro- family members of the girl soon to cure the girl. The and 509 of the Indian Penal moter of the project, is PIL seeking its direction to persons were killed, over 20 Indian Prime Minister Rajiv vided under Central sur- are disciples of the 72-year- Yagna was slated for 13 Code and other sections of already under the CBI scan- the government to provide others injured and 75 busi- Gandhi and operations of the render and rehabilitation old Asaram Bapu and are August but for unknown Protection of Children from ner for i ts alleged invest- safe passage, food and med- ness establishments along Indian Peace Keeping Force policy. PTI natives of Shahjahanpur reasons it was held on 15 Sexual Offences Act, 2012. ments into Jagan's firms.PTI ical facilities to the strand- w ith 35 vehicles gutted. in Sri Lanka. PTI

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Ballygunge Circular Road, Plot 3A, Zone B, Sector A, (B0010) C21071 A WALK-in-Interview will be able) in the form of Cash / DD Ethirai Road, Chennai-600 105, Last date of dropping of Kolkata-700019, all that the Mancheswar Industrial Estate, INVITING TENDER held on 3rd September, 2013 from any Nationalized Bank, DELHI Tel: (044) 28278037, 28279984 tender: 09-09-2013 up to 3-00 office-cum-showroom Bhubaneswar- KOLKATA p.m. for selection of one Junior payable at Port Blair in favour Fax: 28224800 NO.: 11 / BD OF Research Fellow in DST SERB space, measuring super of Accounts Officer, Statesman House, 751 010. Tel: (0674) IMPROVEMENT TRUST For details please visit: built up area 2453 sq.ft. Email: [email protected] 2013-2014 Project “Design and Directorate of Animal 148, Barakhamba Road, 2588060/61/62/2586371, P-16, India Exchange Place www.tenders.gov.in (out of 4909 sq.ft. Unit No. [email protected] Extn. 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E-TENDER NOTICE Premises No. 2/3, Judges’ [email protected] received by the Executive / D.D. for Rs. 1,500, a self- Ph.: (0522) 2206705, 9415920949 work: e-Tender Notice (Abridge) Court Road, Ward No. 74, 3/10, INS Building Mr. Yogesh Kumar 1) “Day to Day Maintenance Engineer, Burdwan Division, LEGAL NOTICES addressed envelopes duly Email: No. 01/EE (BRM) of 2013-14 P.S.: Alipore, Kolkata- affixed with required postage (3rd floor) Rafi Marg, D-Sector-294,Nehru Nagar, Works at Rabindra Sarobar in PHE. Dte., Purta Bhavan, Name of the work: [email protected] 700027 free from all stamps should also be New Delhi-110 001, Kotra, Bhopal, (M): 9424242664 K.I.T. Scheme No. LXXIV 2nd fl. Sadarghat, Burdwan Construction of infiltration encumbrances, attach- [email protected] (PART-VI)”. IN THE Court of the Civil enclosed. Tel: (011) 2371 8434 for following works. Gr. A to gallery well and sub-surface ments, liens, mortgages Estimated Amount: Rs. Judge (Senior Division), 5. 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THUMBNAILS HC TALKS TO TENDER GJMM IS IMPENDING ‘VICTIMS’ O TWIN RAPE DEVELOPMENT, SAYS CM Kolkata, 21 August: Mr Justice Sanjib Banerjee of Calcut- ta High Court on Wednesday talked to a girl who had ‘POLITICAL GIMMICKRY’ OVER HILLS IS HARMING EVERYONE, SHE ADDS been allegedly raped and the parents of another girl who STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE jeeling. This prolonged agi- was also allegedly raped. Kolkata, 21 August WHAT’S ON HER MIND tation , Miss Banerjee said, One person has been would harm the poor as they arrested in this connection The chief minister, Ms Mamata vented her ire are deprived of NREGA enti- after a youth, Aminul Islam, Mamata Banerjee, sent a tlements and unable to buy set himself on fire in front strong message to the lead- on Facebook medicines at a discounted of Kareya police station Amitabh Bachchan posing for ers of the Gorkha Jana She posted Meanwhile, rate from fair price shops. alleging that he is being the media during a promotinal Mukti Morcha (GJMM) Meanwhile, Dr Surya harassed by the police ever event for his upcoming film today and said that the that her govt the GJMM Kanta Mishra, the leader of since he filed complained Satyagrah in the Capital on Gorkhaland politics played is fully reiterated the Opposition, sarcastical- over the incidents. Wednesday n SNS by GJMM leaders is imped- committed to that its MLAs ly asked why the chief min- The girl who had alleged- ing development, as opposed delivering be given ister is going to Darjeeling? ly been raped told Justice Mr Liquor smugglers: to facilitating it.“Politics is services Oppn status “Is she going there to insti- Banerjee that she had indeed Five persons, all booked fine. But the ongoing polit- gate trouble?” he asked. been a victim of the atroc- under the Excise Act, ical gimmickry is harming But Mr Partha Chatterjee, ity along with the other girl. were arrested from everybody,” she said. development in Darjeeling eral secretary Roshan Giri state parliamentary affairs But in contradiction to different areas in Noida The chief minister today had begun, breaking almost has written to the Assembly minister, said, “The CPI-M this version of the story,the and nearly 1,300 bot- posted in her social net- 20 years of non-develop- Speaker Biman Banerjee leaders, when they were rul- parents of the other girl tles of smuggled liquor working system:“Why this ment in the Hills. requesting him that three ing the state, did not have the denied that their daughter were recovered from political pollution and agi- “My intention is to make MLAs from the Hills should courage to move to the Hills had been raped and said them, police said on tat ional programme every Darjeeling a dream desti- be given Opposition status. from the state.She will go to she does not need any med- Wednesday. PTI six months causing suffer- nation, which will bring But Mr Banerjee said that the Hills, discuss the prob- ical examination. ing to both people and their growth and prosperity for Mr Giri has no right to lem and restore peace.” This version had been Sarabjit’s money: development ? I respect all the people of Darjeeling. make such a suggestion to At the same time, the recorded in the court. India has asked Pak- my Darjeeling brothers and Like Junglemahal, I have vis- him as he is not a member lepchas based in Darjeeling Earlier, the court had istan to return all the sisters. I am proud of them. ited Darjeeling more than 20 of the House. are hopeful that Ms Baner- sought a report from the belongings of Sarab- But it is very unfortunate times. I will be visiting Dar- The CM stated that a tri- jee would attend a pro- Commissioner of Police as jit Singh, who was that instead of development jeeling again during the partite Memorandum of gramme in Siliguri on 2 to why no medical report had killed in a Lahore jail works, that political party first week of September. Agreement between the Cen- September to commemo- been conducted on one of the a few months ago, and has resorted to agitational The Lepcha brothers and sis- tre, the state and the GJMM rate two years of the state girls alleged to have been hand over the money programmes stalling the ters have invited me to created the GTA on 18 July, government’s announce- raped. he had earned through development process. My attend a programme. We 2011. Accordingly, election ment of the formation of the The state government prison work. PTI government is fully com- want to see all-round devel- was held and the GTA sabha Mayel Lyang Lepcha Devel- was directed to file an affi- mitted to deliver services to opment in all spheres, like sworn in on 3 August, 2012. opment Board, with the davit stating the steps it Cousins kill woman: the people of the Hills.” education, health, employ- She wrote that GJMM Indigenous Lepcha Tribal had taken. A woman was alleged- The chief minister cate- ment and industries,” she has got the political mandate Association even planning The matter would come ly shot dead over a gorically stated that a new stated. and should use it for the ben- to honour her with the title up for hearing after four property dispute by era of ushering peace and Meanwhile, GJMM gen- efit of the people of Dar- of ‘Goddess of Prosperity’. weeks. SNS her cousins, who also injured her daughter and mother. The inci- dent took place in CPI blames CPM for SPEAKER WRITES Isanagar area of Uttar Pradesh. PTI LF’s poll debacle LETTER ABOUT Molestors’ bail: The anticipatory bail MAIN OPPN petitions of two per- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE sons accused of molest- Kolkata, 21 August Kolkata, 21 August: The Speak- ing a student of er Biman Banerjee has writ- Rabindra Bharati Uni- Veteran CPI leader AB Bard- ten a letter to the Leader of versity was rejected by han was being economical the Opposition Dr Surya a Division Bench of with facts when he said yes- Kanta Mishra seeking his the Calcutta HC on terday that the Left Front opinion on the Congress’ Wednesday. PTI must change itself in many demand of granting them the ways to taste electoral suc- It is too early for the main Opposition status. cess in subsequent elec- people to throw the Mr Banerjee said today tions. Trinamul Congress- that he is yet to receive any While the central secre- reply from Dr Mishra. tariat member of the CPI tar- led government out After the Congress Leg- geted the entire Front for the of power islative Party (CLP) had electoral reverses, given a formal letter to the several party leaders were AB BARDHAN Speaker on 8 August vocal in their criticism of the demanding that the Con- CPI-M for the recent deba- of power. gress should be granted the cle in the panchayat As the two-day long meet- status of the main Opposi- elections. ing of the national executive tion party, he wrote to Dr The CPI-M cannot absolve progressed, several CPI lead- Mishra seeking his opin- itself from its share of blame ers pointed out that the ion.“I've written to Dr for the humiliating defeat in Front leadership is yet to Mishra for his opinion and the panchayat elections, regain its acceptability with then I’ll hear the CLP leader and the oft repeated charges the rural voters if the results and other senior Congress of unleashing terror against of the panchayat elections leaders, hear their opinion, the Trinamul Congress is are anything to go by. The and finally pass the judge- A vendor gets ready to sell betel certainly not the sole cause high-handedness of the rank ment,” the Speaker said. leaves in the Capital on 21 of defeat in the panchayat and file as well as leaders of Mr Rabin Chatterjee, the August, 2013. n SNS polls, several CPI leaders the previous Front regime deputy leader of the CLP, pointed out. are still fresh in the minds along with senior Congress Recruitment rallies: During the two and half of the voters. leaders, went to the Speak- Arunachal Pradesh years of the Trinamul Con- Unleashing terror by the er and pledged their demand Chief Minister Nabam gressg’ re ime, the contri- ruling party combined with that the CLP be given the sta- Tuki has asked the bution of the CPI-M as the the failure of the Front tus of the main Opposition Army to conduct recruit- largest party in the Front has workers lacking the morale party as the Congress is the ment rallies in every not been enough to refurbish to resist it have cumula- single largest party,and not district headquarters the image of the coalition, tively contributed to the the CPI-M. The CLP waited to facilitate local an image that had led it to rural poll debacle, the lead- for almost a year before youths to join the run the state for more than ers felt. placing the demand to the defence services. PTI three decades. And several of the per- Speaker as the AICC agreed A tacit support of the petrators of the evils of the to the CLP’s proposal and Fight over pet dog: charges of the dissenting previous regimes managing sent the nod on 6 August. Four persons were on leaders came from none to join the Trinamul did Earlier, the CLP raised Wednesday killed and other than Mr Bardhan, not improve matters for the this issue last year after it as many injured in a when he admitted that the Front candidates, who have broke its alliance with the fight over a pet dog in Trinamul has a majority fared miserably in the pan- TMC. But Speaker Biman Bagpat district. Four base in the rural areas. chayat elections even in the Banerjee said at the time that policemen deployed Underscoring the point, he areas where no charges the CLP leaders did not sub- in the area have been further admitted that it was were raised on the conduct mit any letter. suspended after the too early for the people to of the polls, some CPI lead- Leader of the Opposi- incident PTI throw this government out ers pointed out. tion Dr Surya Kanta Mishra said that the Left Front went into a pre-poll alliance and so it should be considered TMC takes stock of LIST SOUGHT OR as the Opposition. SNS arrangements at HRBC U’KHAND RELIE Kolkata, 21 August: Even STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE completed at breakneck before issuing the death Kolkata, 21 August speed.The PWD on Wednes- certificates, the Uttarkhand day selected contractors for government has sought a The Trinamul Congress-led the task and work will start detailed list of the next of state government’s home soon. kin due for compensation for secretary, Mr Basudeb The PWD plans to come 37 persons who went miss- Banerjee, visited HRBC up with partitions and tem- ing in the floods in June. Building this evening to porary walls for creating new The victims’family mem- take stock of the arrange- rooms in the building that bers are supposed to receive ments that are being made was initially constructed compensation of around Rs for accommodating the 11 to host a garment’s park. 5 lakh, of which the Uttarak- departments that are to be With space being a con- hand government will pro- shifted from the Writers' straint at HRBC Building, vide Rs 1.5 lakh, with anoth- Buildings. officials of the PWD depart- er Rs 1.5 lakh being given Mr Banerjee was accom- ment and HRBC Building are by the state and Rs 2 lakh panied by senior officials of having a tough time final- being collected from the the Public Works Depart- ising the floor plans for Prime Minister's Relief Fund. ment (PWD). accommodating ministers, So, ahead of disbursing In order to meet the 1 secretaries and officials the compensation amount, October deadline issued by together. the Uttarakhand govern- Chief Minister Ms Mama- Senior offici als of the ment has inquired about ta Banerjee, the building departments have been the next of kin, who will be needs to be ready for shift- asked to come up with plans handed over the compen- ing within the third week of pointing out the officials sation. Around 3500 per- September. who are to be shifted to sons from Bengal were res- This means that the inte- Howrah and the amount of cued in Uttarakhand. Till rior modifticai ons at the space that is to be allotted now, only one person has HRBC Building have to be to them. been reported dead. SNS 06 KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013

Vol. CXXXXVII 196 A member of the In search of Netaji Asia News Network Incorporating and directly descended from THE FRIEND OF INDIA - Founded 1818 ASIAN VOICES in the ICS examination, but THE GREAT LEADER, WHO ONLY WANTED refused to join and returned to S Korea’s suicide Black as Bofors India. He joined the Congress, INDEPENDENCE O INDIA AND NOTHING ELSE, became CEO of Calcutta Munic- scourge weighs rude attempts at cover-ups ~ particularly ipal Corporation under Mayor when perceived as plotted to protect polit- ACHIEVED HIS OBJECTIVE WITH HONOUR. Chittaranjan Das in 1924; was on youth ical entities ~ can have more damaging arrested in 1925 for nationalist C impact than the initial scam. It is now THROUGH THE INA HE DEMONSTRATED THAT activity and sent to Mandalay outh Korea’s infamously apparent that the huge embarrassment, if not where he was afflicted with high suicide rate is taking worse, over coal block allocations is prompting SECULARISM IS AN “ISM” CREATED BY tuberculosis. He returned to a toll on the youth, with the government to tread the same slippery path India and twice became Mayor SAIBAL GUPTA Smore than 100 of them taken over 20 years ago when the Bofors kick- PARTITION. ALSO, INDIANS CAN IGHT of Calcutta. taking their own lives backs rocked the nation. A criminal scandal in What remains a mystery is his physical disappearance every year. A total of 139 prima- itself is the admission that several files required UNITEDLY OR THEIR MOTHERLAND AND from the world scene. The story of a plane crash in Taipei ry and secondary students com- has been widely discounted, and pre-eminently by Lord mitted suicide last year, accord- by the CBI to pursue its probe under the Supreme ATTAIN REEDOM THROUGH IGHTING. THE Wavell, the then Viceroy of India, and Mahatma Gandhi. As ing to education office data Court’s directive are no longer traceable. Add Hugh Purcell has written:“On August 16th at a meeting in released by Rep An Min-suk of that to other proven misdemeanours and there is Bangkok, Major-General Isoda Saburo, head of the Hikari the Democratic Party. no denying that the image of the UPA govern- ANGER O THE PEOPLE, EVIDENT DURING THE Kikan, or Japanese liaison with the INA, agreed to try to get High school students ment stands blackened. INA TRIALS AND THE BOMBAY NAVAL MUTINY, Bose into Manchuria as the first step to reaching Moscow. accounted for the greatest num- And since Mr Manmohan Singh was handling The last photo of Netaji alive or dead shows him at Saigon ber of youth suicides, at 88 the coal ministry during the relevant period it is TURNED OUT TO BE THE LAST NAIL IN THE airport on August 17th, 1945. Five days later, on August 23rd, deaths. The figure has, howev- inevitable that his personal reputation for pro- the Japanese News Agency announced the death of Bose”. er, been on the decline since bity winds up more than a trifle charred. Recall There is no confirmed information after this and we 2009 ~ the number of student COIN O THE BRITISH EMPIRE have to wait until the papers in different government suicides stood at 150 in 2011 and that despite Rajiv Gandhi asserting in Parlia- archives are declassified. But one can construct the possibil- 202 in 2009. But it is still higher ment that neither he nor any member of his fam- ities from world events. than other industrialised ily received bribes in the howitzer deal, Bofors Netaji had become restless over not being able to exploit nations, according to the remains a black mark that continues to haunt: he headline may evoke a bored yawn from a section of the opportunities that had been thrown up by the Second report. Family trouble was the history could repeat itself. readers, but the fact remains that we lost Netaji Subhas World War, indeed to act against the British as a true patri- most dominant identified cause Sure the BJP is guilty of kicking up a storm Chandra Bose many times before his plane took off ot. He probably decided to escape to Russia after the Molo- of suicide for about 40 per cent, to thwart Sonia Gandhi’s desire to have the flag- T from Formosa. We have never learned to judge our pre- tov-Ribbentrop non-aggression pact signed on 23 August or 56,of139 students, followed ship food security bill processed by the Lok sent on the basis of historical perspective as other 1939. But by the beginning of 1941, when he left India, that by depression and study pres- Sabha on Rajiv’s birth ann iversary, yet the case nations do. We never had a sense of history. Our history was treaty was crumbling as Hitler was planning to attack Rus- sure for 16.5 per cent and 11.5 of the missing files is more than a parliamentary discovered by the British and other Europeans, but we sia and Stalin was feverishly arming Russia with the help of per cent, respectively. Relation- never studied the subject intellectually. There are four the Allied Powers. In parallel, major changes were taking ship problems were the appar- ploy. Which, it must be noted, is not an under- facets that need to be considered. place in Russia. He reached Moscow with an Italian pass- ent reason hand ploy ~ it is the Opposition’s right to haul 1) Did we lose Netaji on 18 August 1945 when his plane port and the Soviet authorities promptly sent him to Berlin for the the government over the coals: literally in the flew from Taipei towards before the German army deaths of present instance. Save the sermons about parlia- Dairen in Manchuria to attacked Russia on 22 June 10 per cent or 14 students. mentary propriety for non-political Indian audi- enter Soviet Russia? Russia 1941. It is a measure of his “This (data) shows that ences. had invaded and annexed great stature and personal- family is the main cause that Similarly, it might be a pressure tactic to Manchuria when the atom ity that he had pointed out pushes our children over the demand an explanation from the Prime Minister bomb was being dropped on to Hitler the folly of attack- edge. It‘s urgent to come up but that would now appear to have become an H iroshima and Nagasaki on ing Russia. with a measure that can encou- August 6 and 9 in 1945. On 14 As a nation, we are still rage our children to reveal imperative after the cheap effort of Sriprakash August, Japan surrendered suffering from his loss. their problems,” An said in his Jaiswal to turn the political tables. Clearly the and the flight of this plane Nirad Chaudhuri, com- report. According to data from UPA’s parliamentary managers have some dam- was detected and logged as menting on Congress poli- the Organisation for Economic age-rectification to do if they are to avoid the risk it passed Japan but was not tics in 1938-39, had written Cooperation and Development, of the food security ordinance lapsing should the intercepted and allowed to that whatever was dis- Korea’s youth suicide rate jum- “coalgate” slam on the rest of the monsoon ses- proceed undisturbed. cussed or debated, the hard- ped from 6.4 to 9.4 per every sion: with added pressure from those vehemently 2) Or did we lose him faced men in the backroom 100,000 people in the past 10 pressing the anti-Telangana protest. when in 1943, after being of the Working Committee years, the highest among the True the real determination will be made by disillusioned of help from knew what had to be done. OECD members. Some point to the Supreme Court for the missing files run Germany in liberating The party had to be brought society becoming less commu- India, he left for Japan trav- solidly around the Nehru- nicative, leading people to be- counter to its directive to make all material avail- elling in the German sub- Gandhi axis. That was come more ignorant of others’ able to the CBI. That agency dare not soft-pedal marine U-180 around the achieved when Nehru lives, as an instigator of the the issue: not after the former law minister had to Cape of Good Hope to south- acquiesced, forgetting his increasing suicide rate. Ms quit office for trying to steer the investigation. east of Madagascar, where resolution of ‘Poorna Park Bum-yi,chairwoman of The coal ministry has exhibited much brazen- he was transferred to the Swaraj’ as president of the the civic group the National ness in not ensuring the availability of the files. Japanese I-29 for the rest of Lahore Congress in 1927. Association of Parents for True Jaiswal might have to follow Ashwani Kumar, he the journey to imperial The Socialists and others Education, said students from is doing the government no good by trivialising Japan, an unprecedented feat by a civilian at the age of 46? left the Congress. Subhas was in favour of confrontational lower income backgrounds and the matter. 3) We did lose him physically on 19 January 1941, when politics against the British, and not armed revolution with broken families, in particular, accompanied by his nephew Dr Sisir K Bose, he left in a car wh ich he was charged. Crafty Gandhi must have seen the tend to have low self-esteem. It would be naive to imagine that the files pro- destined for Afghanistan and onward to Soviet Russia with logic and gauged the popular sentiment. He gave the belated “For those chi ldren, schools tect minor Congress leaders, including a newspa- an Italian passport. He was transported to Moscow where he call for Quit India in 1942 when Subhas was out of the fray may be the only place to stop per baron. The beneficiaries of such crude chi- hoped that Russia’s traditional enmity towards British rule and Congress leaders were waiting to be kindly removed to them from suicidal thoughts. canery can only be those at the very top. Alas, in India would result in support for his plans for a popular jail. The popular upsurge became leaderless. What hap- But our schools neglect to in- this time around there is no ‘Q’ at hand to pro- rising in India. But the Soviet response was disappointing pened between 1942 and 1947 was much too shameful and crease their self-esteem and vide something of a convoluted escape route. and he was passed over to the German Ambassador in gory to be recounted. But the facts will be unravelled one fierce competition with peers Moscow. day. drive them to risk their own 4) The major loss to the nation and to us occurred in Within the Congress party,the Nehru-Gandhi axis, that lives,” she said. 1939, when in his second election as president in the Tripuri was formed in 1939, has grown stronger over time. To many Congress session ~ after his tenure the previous year at it is probably more important than India although there was IN MEMORIAM Haripura ~ he was forced to resign from his position by the no Gandhi after 1948. The Nehru gene has undergone many GAYEN DR. AMALENDU — In fond Musharraf and Benazir machinations of Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and their fol- mutations and is almost lost. In 1939, Subhas Chandra Bose, memory, who left us on this day 1983. — lowers. With the outbreak of war, Bose advocated a cam- the elected president, was expelled from the Congress for Dipali, Anirban, Ashmit, Adhiraj. (PL131) paign of mass civil disobedience to protest against Viceroy his socialist views and the party was reduced to a pro-busi- uesday’s judicial indictment of Pervez GHOSH ALOKELATA — Our revered Musharraf on charges of assassinating Lord Linlithgow’s decision to declare war on India’s behalf ness entity financed by the business houses. The freedom mother departed for her Heavenly Abode without consulting the Congress leadership. Having failed that was finally earned by ‘arrangement’ and not through Benazir Bhutto is the first time that a this day in 1979. With her departure a fam- to persuade Gandhi of this necessity,Bose organised mass struggle has gradually become increasingly dubious in the ily tie-tied so tightly by her with golden T Pakistani army chief, ifretired, has protests in Calcutta calling for removal of the ‘Holwell Mon- hands of succeeding generations of cronies, who have thread torn to pieces leaving nothing but faced criminal charges in court. The unprece- ument’ commemorating the Black Hole. He was imprisoned transferred the nation’s wealth abroad. the good old memories of the bye gone dented development is bound to have an impact by the British, but was released following a seven-day The great leader, who only wanted independence of days so happily spent! More often than not on the morale of the Rawalpindi GHQ for it hunger strike. He was in house- arrest under the surveil- India and nothing else, achieved his objective with honour. “they flash upon our inward eye which is marks the erosion of military privilege and lance by the CID. Through the INA he demonstrated that secularism is an the bliss of solitude”. — Loved ones. (PL133) immunity. There has been a tendency on the part The period before these four stages was the formative “ism” created by Partition. Also, Indians can fight unitedly PERSONAL of the military to airbrush the probe ever since phase of Netaji,which included a period as a wandering for their motherland and attain freedom through fighting. 27 December 2007. monk. He was drawn to the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna The anger of the people, evident during the INA trials and IN VERDI’S Anniversary Year the best lov- It bears recall that blood spilled on the road and Swami Vivekananda, had a brilliant academic career, the Bombay Naval Mutiny,turned out to be the last nail in ed songs from his operas. A Musical Thea- had stood second in Matriculation, entered Presidency Col- the coffin of the British Empire. tre presentation by Thiri Posaw on ;riday, was washed away with urgent despatch and lege, had assaulted Prof Oaten and was transferred to Scot- August 23, 2013 at 6-30 p.m. at the Sandré allegedly on the instructions of Musharraf, then tish Church College. He went to England, was ranked fourth THE WRITER IS A CARDIAC SURGEON Hall, Calcutta School of Music. (PL132) the President. The vehicle in which Benazir died was also cleaned out to destroy its evidential value. It was blindingly obvious that the anxiety LETTERS TO THE EDITOR was to keep the military establishment, in partic- ular the ISI, beyond suspicion. The former army chief ’s anxiety was shared by the Zardari-led successor dispensation. Even Pilgrims’ progress halted on the tracks the investigation, initiated by the UN, has failed to make headway over the past six years because of state-sponsored obfuscation. The judiciary’s SIR, Many lives would have charge coincides with the publitcai on this week been saved at Bihar’s Dhamara TOMORROW AND TOMORROW of an article by Heraldo Muñoz, a Chilean diplo- Ghat railway station had the mat who led the United Nations investigation ~ pilgrims been cautioned SIR, Apropos the report, “Inflation rises to 5.79%”, the common man’s “The police deliberately botched the investiga- through announcements over survival is becoming increasingly difficult with the rising cost of food. tion into Bhutto’s assassination.” This implies the public address system or Our ministers, as in the past, have been assuring us that the rate will that the police acted on the prodding of the mili- the waving of flags. The kanw- come down. The Finance Minister had even made a weather forecast of tary. arias, devotees of Lord Shiva, sorts ~ with the onset of rains, the prices will come down. The rainfall were walking along the tracks this year has been higher than what the meteorological department had There is an element of pregnant symbolism after disembarking from the forecast. And that is now the official alibi for the rise in prices. Sixty- in the fact that a once omnipotent General- Samastipur-Saharsa passenger seven years have passed and we are where we were at the dawn of inde- turned-President has been called to account in a train when they were run over pendence. As a senior citizen, I wonder how many tomorrows I will have country that has been ruled by the military for by the speeding Saharsa-Patna to wait for to see happier times! about half of its 66-year history. It would be pre- Rajyarani Express. The railway Yours, etc., HN Ramakrishna, mature to speculate whether the legal action is a authorities and the state admi- Bangalore, 18 August. mark of polit ical revenge with his bete-noire, nistration are responsible for Nawaz Sharif, at the helm. Suffice it to register the lack of planning and pre- that the court action is quite the most dramatic cautionary measures. There level crossing is a punishable aftermath of the train accident control the crowd. The Chief lowed is a reflection on the gov- were no special arrangements offence under the Motor Vehi- in Bihar. It was a clear case of Minister ought to have visited ernment ~ the train driver was chapter in Musharraf ’s steady fall from grace. In for the safety of the pilgrims, cles Act 1988 and Railways Act trespass as the pilgrims were the site; he didn’t. Blaming the assaulted, several coaches were an attempt to keep himself in the clear, he had such as a functioning public 1989”. This reaffirms that many walking illegally alongside the state government for the trage- set on fire, railway establish- once tried to wriggle out of the conspiracy by address system, leaflets and level-crossings are unmanned tracks. The zone is a restricted dy,both LJP and RJD have de- ments ransacked, and the staff blaming the Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, deployment of adequate securi- danger zones. The lives of both area and the Railways ought manded the resignation of held hostage for several hours. for the killing. While the latter was killed in a ty staff . pedestrians and train passen- not to be blamed for the tra- Nitish Kumar and a high-level The railway authorities were CIA drone strike, nemesis would appear to have There are numerous un- gers are at stake. gedy. Whoever crosses the track inquiry. not at fault, but it cannot be caught up with Musharraf. manned level crossings. The Yours, etc., Rupam Guha, without using the overbridge is Yours, etc., Gokul Burman, described as an “incident” as The judiciary has reinforced its position as dates of religious festivals are Kolkata, 20 August. a trespasser and is strictly not Chakdaha, 20 August. some seniors are doing. The pil- known to the respective state entitled to compensation. grims must have been aware of the fourth player in Pakistan’s power-games ~ CASE O TRESPASS NO LAW O THE LAND after the mi litary, the civilian establishment and administrations which are ex- The LJP leader, Ram Vilas the risk while crossing the pected to coordinate with the Paswan, has rightly pointed out tracks. On the other hand, the the Opposition. The Benazir prosecution and the Railways to ensure the safety of SIR, Apropos the report, that there were no facilities SIR, Tragedy has struck Bihar behaviour of the mob suggests charge of potential treason are the most damning the pilgrims. Through public “Blame-game over train nearby to treat the victimse. Th again with the death of 37 pil- that the law of the land doesn’t among the cases that Musharraf faces in court. notifications, the Railways mishap” (20 August), some state government was aware of grims who were crossing the exist. He was safer in Dubai than he is in his farm- have often warned that “negli- political parties are once again the large congregation at a tem- tracks at Dhamara Ghat sta- Yours, etc., Mahesh Kumar, house in Pakistan. gent crossing of an unmanned engaged in a blame-game in the ple, but failed to take steps to tion. The lawlessness that fol- New Delhi, 20 August. KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 %

YEARS AGO BETWEEN THE LINES KULDIP NAYAR 100 before it during the Emergency. will make up for the deficiencies THE EMERGENCY WAS A WATERSHED MOMENT; THE IAS, WHICH WAS ENVISIONED AS THE STEEL In fact, it is going out of the way politicians, particularly of those OCCASIONAL RAME O THE COUNTRY, BECAME THE STEAL RAME ALMOST OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A PRESSING NEED to placate the rulers. The latter, belonging to ruling parties in NOTE in turn, have rewarded those the states and the Centre, have OR COURSE CORRECTION. IAS OICERS MUST BEGIN ASSERTING THEMSELVES AND STANDING UP TO who did what the rulers wanted. created in the system. It is just a hundred years since coal POLITICIANS’ WRONGS. The malaise is largely because In many foreign countries, gas was first used for illuminating of two reasons: one, the rulers there is a committee for civil purposes and its centenary is to be do not respect the regulations service supervising suspen- celebrated in October in London by and violate them to reap bene- sions, transfers and promotions a National Gas Congress and Exhi- fits for themselves and their par- of officials. A similar committee bition. It so happens that this is ties; two, the IAS officers who can be constituted in India as also the jubilee year of the Institu- The IAS must are allotted to the states have well. The task can also be tion of Gas Engineers, and to judge surrendered because of threat entrusted to the Union Public by an address given by its presi- of transfer or posting to an Service Commission (UPSC), dent, Sir Corbet woodall, there is unimportant position. which is the recruiting authori- little danger of gas being super- Therefore, it is heartening ty. seded. Sir Corbet does not think to see IAS officers like Durga The service itself will have that it was the opportune arrival of assert itself Shakti Nagpal from UP and to introspect ifofficers were to the incandescent mantle that Ashok Khemka from Haryana act only on the basis of self-pro- propped up the declining gas indus- standing up against the wrongs motion. Today when the com- try;it was rather the cheapening of the rulers wished they commit- mon man does not get even what the cost of product ion, which made ted. Nagpal has been suspended is rightfully due to him, he is it possible to use gas much more because she stopped illegal min- disillusioned with the entire largely for other purposes than ing by the sand mafia. The system. True, politicians will lighting. Within the history of gas Samajwadi Party, ruling UP and continue to keep an eye on the engineering the light obtainable placating the Muslim electorate, electorate, but the IAS cannot from a cubic foot of gas has been has justified her suspension, afford to fall prey to their increased from 2 to 60 candles, and saying that she had endangered designs. A public functionary the prospect of abating the smoke communal harmony by order- must display a degree of vigi- nuisance in towns by substituting ing the demolition of an outside lance and willingness to sacri- gas for coal fires has given an impe- wall of a mosque. One, this is f ice. The Gandhi dynasty should tus to the effort to lower the price not true. Two, she was within draw a lesson from the example by more economical methods of her rights to demolish any of Feroze Gandhi, son-in-law of production. It is gratifying to know unauthorised structure on gov- Jawaharlal Nehru. Feroze Gand- that there has been a great improve- ernment land. In a judgment, hi would take up cases of cor- ment in the labour conditions in the Supreme Court has said that ruption in Parliament, even to the gas industry. In former days a place of worship should be the embarrassment of Nehru. wages were lower and the amount pulled down immediately ifgov- He was so upright that he did spent on drink higher, and a result ernment land has been not even live at the Prime Minis- of the drinking used to be that the encroached upon. ter’s house, but had a separate plant was often idle and a difficulty It is a pity that the Supreme bungalow to which he was enti- was sometimes experienced in he Indian Administrative Ser- and Indian Police Service (IPS), Only a couple of officers stood Court rejected a public interest tled as a Member of Parliament. maintaining a regular supply. vice (IAS) is at the apex of the were constituted. They came to up against what was sheer dicta- litigation (PIL) challenging her It is another matter that Feroze country’s administration. It occupy top positions in the torship. Fear of punishment for suspension. The Court is techni- Gandhi’s son, Rajiv Gandhi, got T replaced the Indian Civil Ser- states. disobedience made the service cally correct that it cannot inter- the atmosphere contaminated NEWS ITEMS vice (ICS), which was an instru- This arrangement worked servile. It was once a steel fere in matters between the gov- when, as the Prime Minister, he ment in the hands of the British fairly well till the early 1970s, frame, but it has now turned ernment and the employees. The bought the Bofors guns. Corrup- to rule over India. After inde- when the rot started due to the into a steal frame. The Shah Court had the opportunity to set tion of the dynasty has not less- pendence, there was serious Centre’s maniacal effort to con- Commission, appointed to look right the rot. It should have ened either in tone or tenor. CALCUTTA thinking whether there should centrate power and the states’ into the excesses during the realised the anger which swept Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Con- MOSQUE TROU- be an all-India service at all. The ambition to play politics Emergency,has deplored the through the country following gress president Sonia Gandhi, states wanted persons from through c ivil servants. This has way the bureaucracy caved in. action against the two officials. has created a stench. BLE their own area to administer practicably nullified good The Commission said:“The eth- The support of IAS associa- Coming back to the IAS, its them. administration. The IAS has ical considerations inherent in tions from some states and the name is in the mud. It must A THOUSAND COOLIES But Home Minister Sardar become a glorified state service. public behaviour became gener- trainees at Mussorie for Nagpal retrieve itself not only for the STRIKE WORK Patel was particular about hav- The rulers use it in the manner ally dim and in many cases evokes hope that the service, sake of the Durgas and ing an all-India service to artic- they like. beyond the mental grasp of which has ingratiated itself Khemkas, but also for the public At about ten o'clock yesterday ulate the feeling of unity and In reality,the Emergency many of the public functionar- with politicians, may begin to which is still hoping against morning the Calcutta Police maintain the diversities prevail- was the watershed. The then ies. Desire for self-preservation assert itself as was the case hope that its officers will not received an alarming telephone ing in the country. The service Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as admitted by a number of pub- before the Emergency. The man- dance to the tunes of the rulers. message to the effect that the would also, Patel asserted, suspended the constitution and lic servants at various levels ner in which the three-member That is how the democratic Mahomedan coolies, employed in ensure that the Indian Constitu- used IAS officers to enforce ille- became the sole motivation for IAS officers’ committee structure in the country can be the Union Jute Mill, the Lansdowne tion remained supreme in the gal acts and suppress critics. their official actions and behav- endorsed the Haryana govern- made safer. Jute Mill, and another mill-number- medley of pulls by different This was the time when the thin iour…” ment casts shadow on the behav- ing in all about a thousand-had states. Two all-India services, line between right and wrong, The service has not recov- iour of the service. The nation THE WRITER IS A VETERAN JOURNALIST AND struck work, and that it was feared Indian Administrative Service moral and immoral was erased. ered from the carrots dangled still hopes that the bureaucracy COMMENTATOR there would be some trouble over a mosque near the Narcoldangha Railway Bridge. The Acting Com- CROSSWORD NO 25888 missioner at once proceeded to the spot with a force of twenty-five Scope for ‘disruptive innovation’ sergeants. They found that, as stat- ed, about a thousand coolies had Stanley Theodore left work without giving the slight- est warning to their employers, and he spate of protests and fasts in were holding a meeting, apparently support of and against the creation in the belief that the mosque in of a separate Telangana notwith- question was in danger of demoli- Tstanding, a detached look shows tion on account of building opera- that both regions have ample oppor- tions on the part of the E.B.S. Ry., tunities for ‘disruptive innovation’, who are stated to own the land in particularly in key areas like educa- the vicinity. tion and health, which successive There were no signs of any dis- governments have been accused of turbance, however, and the police neglecting. retired almost immediately. The The phrase came into being Collector of the 24-Parganas spoke with the advent of the Internet, in reassuring terms to the crowd which literally disrupted the status which dispersed without any quo and changed the way things demonstration. work. Earlier it was called ‘disrup- tive technology’ and its successor A file photo shows AP secretariat employees protesting against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. phrase is defined as one which cre- EPIGRAPHIST FOR ates a new market and value net- be invested and possibly dovetailed where the choice was medicine or work proceeding to displace the ear- away from non-productive areas. engineering. BURMA lier system. Political leaders can take a leaf In higher education, there are (From Our Correspondent) In the health sector, it’s a com- out of Cuba’s experience, where greater opportunities in See- Rangoon, Aug 21 mon headache for governments to healthcare is virtually free. The mandhra, since Hyderabad has YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION deal with doctors’ unwillingness to quality of medi-care in the small world class institutions, like IIIT, The following appears in the resolu- that are far from serve in rural areas. The doctors’ nation is far better than the much IIT, a BIT campus, as well as the tion on the annual report of the best in show? (4) counterpoint is that there are no lauded healthcare in United King- Indian School of Business. In addi- Superintendent of the Archaeologi- 4 Semblance of facilities there. This shows how dom, where it is insurance-based. tion to this, Seemandhra would cal Survey,Burma:- There is a rich humanity in film clip, a broadcast qualified doctors also become part Even Andhra Pradesh’s revolution- need to focus on establishing such field in Burma for epigraphical during break (9) of the furniture, in a sense, when ary ‘Arogyasri’ is insurance-based. institutions and even National work, but very little has hitherto 5 Note first charac- dealing with common problems in With regards education, gov- Institutes of Technology,which con- been done in this direction, and ters of password rural areas, like snake bites; what is ernments have slowly and certainly tribute heavily to the country’s sci- Burma is described in the report as and username a doctor to do in the absence of relinquished their responsibility. entific pool. This opportunity would being in this respect the most back- within computing data (5) options to refrigerate anti-snake Primary education is in a mess, never have presented itself had the ward country in the Far East. The 6 Foul animals with venom? whi le intermediate education is in state remained integrated. But now, Lieutenant-Governor has decided to antlers and whis- In Telangana as well as the rest the hands of a cartel of private thanks to the ‘disruption’ caused by recommend the appointment of a kers and other of Andhra Pradesh, the govern- institutions, leaving parents and the Congress in announcing Telan- Government Epigraphist for things on the rise ments that will assume power will students with literally no option. gana, it is a real possibility. Burma. The Educational Depart- (4,6) certainly be backed by Central The system, despite huge advances ment of Burma has introduced the 7 Red Cross shack- led by old family funds in their initial days. It is from and fresh career opportunities, is THE WRITER IS THE STATESMAN'S SPECIAL teaching of clay modelling in ties (7) this stage that the monies need to therefore going back to the 1970s, REPRESENTATIVE IN HYDERABAD schools. 8 Whatever players climate, reversed ACROSS see, foul is wrong away from the 1 Restrained or very (6,8) borders (5,4) limited by slow In- 9 Makes up 22 Down time’s ternet access,from mounting work having cheek which we’ve all stopping girl I had Chinese whispers around the Bo Xilai trial (facing both ways) developed? (10,4) ready for employ- against it? (10) 10 Turret that shows ment (2,4,8) 24 Stops leaking after e was China's almost-man, the charis- the process begins. Mr Bo was a was the bizarre murder of British An internal memo leaked this lots of arms? (4,3) 14 Infernal creatures loss of gallons and matic Communist party aristocrat colourful and intuitive politician in a businessman Neil Heywood, suppos- week vowed to wage war on seven 11 Non-toxic level of disturbed hush on more (4) who shrugged off persecution of his land of grey and cautious consensus edly by Mr Bo's wife Gu Kailai,who `western' dangers, including human Italian river’s dell (10) H 26 Knowledge princi- ground water? (7) 16 Mind blown in family during the Cultural Revolu- men. Playing the Chinese tradition of was convicted of the crime last year. rights, press freedom and judicial pally held by 12 Almost uncovered more massive tion to come within grasping dis- guanxi — favours given and When Mr Bo's closest confidant fled i ndependence. The early hopes that reprobate expert horseman (4) knockout (9) in hiding? (7) tance of the most powerful job in the returned, often over the course of Chongqing and requested asylum in Xi would move China in a liberal 13 Mythical little bird, 19 Closer to sky aro- 27 Desire returns, land. But last year all that ambition many years or even generations — the US, pouring out details of Mr direction are, thus, on shaky ground. one over in fig und beginning of making new unravelled, and tomorrow Bo Xilai for all it was worth, he seemed likely Heywood's murder and much else, And the notion that Mr Bo's corrup- tree, perhaps (10) Indian summer?(7) universal French 15 English person 21 Georgian location goes on trial accused of corruption to break into the Politburo while still the wall of silence behind wh ich Chi- tion was worse than that of his counterpart of sticks around that starts around and abuse of office. a relative stripling. Instead, he was nese politics is conducted was shat- senior party colleagues is laughable. Punch (7) wearing cere- Tbilisi, lying 28 Who have religious Billed as China's most sensation- put in charge of Chongqing, where tered. From then on, Mr Bo was a One reason that the trial will be so monial strip (9) almost next to right among dull al trial since that of the Gang of he showed his taste for flamboyant marked man. Many reformists in quick and opaque is to minimise the Armenia (7) 17 One may carry aristos,puzzlingly? Four, the event is set to disappoint. populism, building social housing, Beijing are heartily glad of the opportunities for debate about Com- 23 What gives finish bags, ultimately (5,9) Seats were reserved for journalists, launching a high-profile assault on opportunity to be rid of Mr Bo and munist Party ethics. destined for the across edge of DOWN razor? (5) but all have been mysteriously filled. organised crime, and reviving Maoist kill off his attempt to bring back the What Mr Bo's fall exposes is a cup (5) Although the charges are complex — songs and slogans that had been out populist politics of Mao in any form. system that can brook no challenge, 18 Information picked 2 Goes back to split 25 Bypassing Euro- up from pub, say(5) fringes, ousting pean Commission, stretching from alleged abuses in of favour for three decades. We in the West, too, may be relieved from neo-Maoists or liberal reform- 20 Subcontinental every duke (7) manage scandal Manchuria to the purchase of a luxu- Like any other ambitious politi- that China is not once more setting ers. Judged by this week's events, state of Sudan’s 3 Extremes of milieu (4) ry villa in Cannes — we are unlikely cian, he made enemies along the way. off down that alarming path. But progress will be a long time coming. NOTE: igures in parentheses denote the number of letters in the words required. to learn much that is new. The ver- But what felled him was not the cor- what President Xi Jinping offers is (By arrangement with The Independent, London) dict will have been agreed on before ruption for which he is to be tried. It barely more attractive. THE INDEPENDENT SENSEX NIFTY GOLD SILVER

47,035 17,905.91 5,302.55 29,520 19,367.59 5,742.30 08 KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 31,440 51,960 14 AUG 16 19 20 21AUG 14 AUG 16 19 20 21 AUG 13 AUG 14 16 19 21 AUG 13 AUG 14 16 19 21 AUG -1462 -440 +1920 +4925 R PER 10 GM R PER KG THUMBNAILS RBI MOVE DOWNPLAYED ICICI Bank raises fixed deposit rates MOVE IS TOOL LITTLE AND TOO LATE, SAY B ROKERS AND DEALERS I N " OREX PRESS TRUST OF INDIA effective from 16 August, it New Delhi, 21 August said. STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE stantially and remain so cast has been held out by the Faced with tight liquid- Mumbai, 21 August CAUSE FOR CONCERN for a long time.” global rating agency Stan- ICICI Bank has raised fixed ity situation, the lender's Market analysts also dard and Poor's which says deposit rates by up to 0.75 competitors like HDFC Even though the RBI hint- The rupee could touch 70 level against the US recall, in the last week of there is one-in-three chance per cent across select matu- Bank and Axis Bank have ed at relaxing its grip on tight dollar in a month’s time, says Deutsche Bank June when the rupee was of downgrading India's sov- rities due to a series of not only raised fixed deposit money supply with its yes- 1 about 60/$, Nomura'sval- ereign credit rating. steps taken by the RBI, lead- rates, but have also increased terday's announcement to Nomura’s valuation of the Indian currency in uation of the Indian cur- “If weak sentiment caus- ing to tightening of liquid- base rate or minimum lend- buy government bonds June had also suggested that it might rency had suggested that it es business financing con- ity condition. ing rate by up to 0.25 per cent. worth Rs 8,000 crore, bro- 2 might slide to 70/$. ditions and investment The private sector bank Meanwhile, some of the kerages as well as dealers in slide to 70/$ RBI Governor D Sub- growth to deteriorate further has raised interest rate on public sector banks like inter-bank foreign exchange Standard and Poor's barao cautioned the gov- ~ putting country's long- term deposits with 46-60 Andhra Bank, Canara market today opted to down- 3 says there is one-in- ernment to keep vigil on term growth prospects at days maturity by 0.75 per Bank have also raised inter- Japan's smartphone-based play the belated gesture. A three chance of down- external macro-economic risk ~ the likelihood of a cent to 7 per cent. For 61-289 est rates. social networking service "Line" common refrain heard today developments as they might downgrade increases.” days as well, the increase is The country's largest president Akira Morikawa deliv- was the move “is too little grading India's sovereign escalate the country's domes- Downgrade to “junk”sta- by similar percentage points lender State Bank of India ers a speech about Line's global and too late.” credit rating tic fiscal crisis. True to tus entails higher cost of bor- to 7.75 per cent, as per ICICI has, however, gone public, strategy in Urayasu, suburban The RBI move has been these pessimistic forecast, rowing for Indian industry Bank website. saying that it will not cut its Tokyo on Wednesday. n AFP taken primarily to salvage agencies in their reports Deutsche Bank today said analysts say,the rupee has in the global money markets At the same time, the rates as it is flushed with the dwindling partially con- on India. the rupee could fall to a depreciated 15 per cent since and would also impair abil- bank raised interest rate fresh deposits. Policy consensus: vertible rupee and simul- The foreign investors, level of 70 verses the US dol- the United States Federal ity to attract foreign invest- by 0.5 per cent to 7.75 per cent SBI chairman Pratip RBI Governor D Sub- taneously prop up the stock market analysts say, have lar. Its report says:“We con- Reserve chairman Ben ment.” It will be a double as compared to 7.25 per cent Chaudhuri had said banks barao moved with the trading on Dalal Street. always relied on these tinue to believe that funda- Bernanke first disclosed whammy,say analysts. for fixed deposit maturing with excessive reliance on majority opinion of Clouds of gloom and reports to review their expo- mentally the rupee is under- tapering of its asset buying Meanwhile, amid a con- between 290 days and one the wholesale funding are TAC members and despair hang thick and dark sures to the Indian equities. valued and has overshot it programme at $86 billion a tinued slide in rupee value, year. the ones raising the lending maintained status quo over the markets as senti- The flight of capital from equilibrium level substan- month. finance minister P Chi- For term deposits rates as the rates in the in the first quarter ment and confidence have stock markets is the biggest tially, but as numerous Since then both the cen- dambaram for the third between one year and 389 money markets hardened fol- monetary policy review taken a severe knock on worry voiced by Dalal Street episodes of past currency cri- tral bank and the govern- day in a row held meeting days, the rate has been lowing the RBI moves. last month, it said in account of several pes- analysts. There has been sis have amply demon- ment have failed to stem the with top officials and RBI raised by similar percentage Cost of funds have gone a statement. PTI simistic assessments read no let-up in sell-off since the strated, under a scenario of free fall in the value of the Governor-designate Raghu- points to 8 per cent from 7.50 up for banks as the RBI has out on a daily basis by glob- rupee slide set in two months deep pessimism, curren- rupee. ram Rajan to take stock of per cent. taken a series of steps to HPCL head:Ms Nishi al brokerages and rating ago. cies can overshoot sub- The most dismal fore- the situation. The new rates would be check the fall of the rupee. Vasudeva has been selected to head Hin- dustan Petroleum Corp R Ltd, the first woman ever India asks Russia to Irda slaps R3.10 crore IOC lines up 8K cr to head a Navratna PSU. Ms Vasudeva, 57, is currently direc- revoke ban on rice for Gujarat refinery tor (marketing) of penalty on Bajaj Allianz HPCL. PTI STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE We now have to take New Delhi, 21 August this economic coopera- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA at Koyaliin Gujarat in 1965. FMC to NSEL: Com- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA claims as un-concluded con- ful claim practices and New Delhi, 21 August Over the years, the capaci- modity markets reg- India has asked Russia to tion forward to New Delhi, 21 August tracts. These relate to cases directed to ensure settle- ty of the refinery, which ulator Forward Mar- revoke a temporary sus- achieve the target of where insured persons died ment of claims in fairness, State-owned Indian Oil Corp later came to be known as kets Commission has pension of Indian rice export $20 billion bilateral Insurance watchdog the after the date of com- both as per terms and con- (IOC) will invest about Rs Gujarat refinery,has grad- directed NSEL to declare to Russia and sought mar- trade Insurance Regulatory and mencement of risk, but ditions of the policy contract 8,000 crore to expand capac- ually been increased to 13.7 members, who have ket access for Indian bovine Development Authority before receiving the policy and as per regulations. ity of its Koyali oil refinery million tons per annum. failed in making pay- meat. ANAND SHARMA today imposed a hefty penal- document. Bajaj Allianz also vio- in Gujarat to 18 million To augment the opera- ments, as defaulters and The matter was raised by ty of Rs 3.10 crore on Bajaj It noted that this was a lated norms by entering tons per annum by 2016-17. tional reliability,the refin- liquidate all their real- Union minister for com- this economic cooperation Allianz Life Insurance for violation of File and Use into referral arrangements The expansion from 13.7 ery is setting up a new gas isable assets. PTI merce and industry Anand forward to achieve the tar- violation of various norms, Guidelines. The life insur- with entities that were not million tons will “lead to turbine that will provide Sharma with Mr Alexey get of $20 billion bilateral including those related to er repudiated 78 cases dur- licensed to act as corporate improvement in distillate ensured power to the unit. Inflation rate: Retail Valentinovich Ulyukaev, trade,” he said. early death claims and ing 2010-11 on grounds of un- agents or insurance inter- yield, thereby enabling pro- The expansion will help inflation for farm and Russian minister of eco- The Russian minister group insurance. concluded contracts. mediaries for the sale of duction of more value-added the unit raise its processing rural workers has come nomic development, on the raised the issue of protec- “...as directed under the “While noting the sub- group insurance products, products from the refinery,” of high-sulphur crude, down marginally to sidelines of the Asean Min- tion of Russian investment respective charges, the penal- missions that the life insur- the regulator said. a company statement quot- which are cheaper.High-sul- 12.80 per cent and 12.61 isterial meeting in Brunei. in India and asked for early ty of Rs 3.10 crore shall be er has decided to reopen all “By entering into refer- ed Gujarat Refinery exec- phur crude oil made up for per cent, respective- He asked Mr Ulyukaev to conclusion of Bilateral remitted by the life insur- the repudiated cases on ral agreements and making utive director Gautam Roy 51.5 per cent of the crude the ly, in the month of July, review the rice export sus- Investment Protection er (Bajaj Allianz Life) by grounds of un-concluded payments to group policy- as saying. refiner processed in fiscal even as prices of food pension. Agreement (BIPA). debiting shareholders' contracts and also discon- holders, the insurer has Also, the increase in the 2012-13. items and cloth remained Mr Sharma reaffirmed The Union commerce account...,” the Irda said tinued the said practice, it grossly violated Clause B-2 high-sulphur crude pro- The statement said high. PTI the special relationship and industry minister also in an order. The fine has to is considered that the actions of Group Guidelines,” the cessing capability will lead Gujarat refinery has India enjoys with Russia held a bilateral meeting be paid by the company of the insurer are not fair Irda said. to improvement in refin- engaged DuPont to sensitise Spice launch:S Mobil- which has been time-tested, with Mr Toshimitsu Mote- within 15 days, it said. and against the interests of Therefore, it said, under ery margins and profitability, employees about safe oper- ity has launched two stable and strong over the gi,minister for economy, The regulator imposed a the policyholders...” it said. powers of the Act, a penal- he said. ation and bring about a cul- smartphones at afford- decades. trade and industry of fine of Rs 7 8 lakh for reject- It added that the insur- ty of Rs 70 lakh is levied on IOC commissioned a 3- tural change in their behav- able prices.The "Smart “We now have to take Japan. ing certain early death er is warned against wrong- the life insurer. million-ton-a-year refinery iour towards safety. Flo Space Mi - 354", priced at Rs 3,799, gives access to Spice Cloud that enables NMDC, IL&FS Energy ink deal KIDWAI LEADS Uttam Galva to surrender users to access data on multiple devices. SNS to set up power plant in UP CEO MISSION two SEZs in Maharashtra LIC donation: As part of corporate social TO JAKARTA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA vantage,” an official in the units. responsibility, Life PRESS TRUST OF INDIA pleted within three years New Delhi, 21 August commerce ministry said. As many as 58 special eco- Insurance Corpora- New Delhi, 21 August from the date of financial clo- New Delhi, 21 August: In a bid SEZs, which were once nomic zone developers have tion (eastern zone) has sure at a cost of about Rs to deepen trade and invest- Uttam Galva Steel Ltd, the looked upon as major vehi- surrendered their projects donated a school bus State-run NMDC today 3,000 crore. ment relations between country's second-largest gal- cles for investment and due to various reasons, to AHEAD, a school signed an initial pact with “Establishment of power India and Indonesia and in vanised steel manufacturer, export promotion, started including global economic involved in education IL&FS Energy Develop- plant at Gonda will encour- step with India's "Look- has approached the gov- losing sheen after the glob- slowdown and changed fis- of physically chal- ment Company (IEDCL) to age potential agro-based East" policy, industry cham- ernment to surrender its two al meltdown and imposi- cal incentive regime till 31 lenged students. SNS set up a 500-MW coal-based industries and help in ensur- ber Ficciis organising a special economic zones tion of minimum alternate July. thermal power plant at Power plant at Gonda ing better living and indus- high-powered business mis- (SEZs) in Maharashtra. tax (MAT) and dividend dis- The government has for- Gonda in Uttar Pradesh will encourage potential trial growth in the region,” sion at Jakarta beginning 25 The company's request tribution tax (DDT). mally approved 576 such with an investment of Rs agro-based industries steel minister Beni Prasad August. will be considered by the 19- However,the government zones out of which 173 have CURRENCY 3,000 crore. and help in ensuring Ver ma said. The 24-member Ficci member Board of Approval has recently announced an commenced exports. NMDC Power, a sub- better living and “The proposed partner- CEOs' Mission is being led chaired by commerce sec- incentive package, includ- During April-June, CURRENCY* (IN RUPEES) sidiary of iron ore miner industrial growth ship between NMDC Power by Ms Naina Lal Kidwai, retary SR Rao in its meet- ing relaxation in minimum exports from these zones NMDC, would initially have and IL&FS would provide Ficci president and execu- ing on 30 August. land requirement to revive stood at Rs 1.13 lakh crore. US$ 66.85 a 48 per cent stake in the ven- in the region power to an area that has so tive director and country The developer had interest of investors in the During the same period, EURO 89.75 ture, while IEDCL, a sub- BENI PRASAD VERMA far seen limited electrical head of HSBC India. planned two sector specific SEZs. the country's overall exports UK POUND 104.70 sidiary of IL&FS, would connectivity,” said power Indonesia is the 20th SEZs for IT/ITES in Raigad, The minimum land area aggregated to Rs 4.05 lakh YEN/100 68.80 hold the remaining stake. Gonda is the parlia- minister Jyotiraditya largest investor in India Maharashtra. The zones requirement for setting up crore. SW FR 73.60 “Subsequently,however, mentary constituency of Scindia, who was also pre- with cumulative FDI from were notified by the gov- of tax-free zones was reduced In fiscal 2012-13, exports CAN$ 64.15 NMDC would dilute its Union steel minister Beni sent on the occasion. April 2000 to August 2012 at ernment on 12 March 2009 to half and for IT and ITeS from SEZs accounted for AUS$ 60.30 stake in the venture to 26 per Prasad Verma and NMDC The MoU was signed by $608 million. and 19 June 2009. SEZs, the government has 29.12 per cent of the coun- SING$ 53.45 cent while IEDCL would is a unit under the steel Mr Hari Sankaran, vice- Several Indian compa- For both the de-notifica- ended the ceiling. try's total exports of Rs MAL RIN 21.10 have the rest 74 per cent ministry. chairman and managing nies are also operating in tions, the developer has As part of exit policy for 16.35 lakh crore. Out of the THAI BAHT/100 216.60 stake,” NMDC chairman The project, which would director of IL&FS Ltd, and Indonesia and many are cited the reason of “gener- the SEZs, it has been decid- 173 operational zones, the CS Verma said at the MoU mark NMDC's foray into Mr NK Nanda, chairman of looking for partnership in al recession in biotechnol- ed to allow transfer of own- maximum of 39 are pre- *THOMAS COOK’S SELLING RATES signing ceremony here. power, is estimated to be com- NMDC Power Ltd. various sectors. SNS ogy sector and local disad- ership and sale of SEZs sent in Andhra Pradesh.

HOPES TO BEAT SLOWDOWN AND INCREASE SALES DURING ESTIVE SEASON India, Asean pledge Maruti unveils compact car Stingray $100-billion trade PRESS TRUST OF INDIA models to our customers powered by a 998-cc STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE implementation of the agree- New Delhi, 21 August to create excitement in petrol engine, is available New Delhi, 21 August ments. the market place. Indian in three variants, and the Mr Sharma informed the Looking to beat the slow- auto industry has been company will also roll India and Asean have reaf- Asean ministers about the down blues, country's going through a slow- out a CNG model soon. firmed their commitment to steps taken by India for ele- largest car maker Maruti down, but despite this The launch comes achieving the target of $100 vating India-Asean rela- Suzuki India (MSI) customers continue to when the auto industry is billion bilateral trade by tions to a strategic part- today launched a com- buy Maruti cars,” MSI gearing up to boost sales 2015. nership as decided during pact car Stingray,priced managing director and in the upcoming festive The reaffirmation came the Commemorative Sum- between Rs 4.1 lakh and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa season.“We are hoping after a meeting between mit in New Delhi in Decem- Rs 4.67 lakh (ex-show- told reporters here. sales will pick up in the visiting Union minister of ber 2012. This included the room Delhi). With this, the compa- festive season but we are commerce and industry launching of Asean-India With the Stingray, ny will have nine models not expecting very strong Anand Sharma and Asean Centre in New Delhi and the which will be more in its compact car portfo- sales during the period ministers at Brunei, accord- proposed Asean-India Trade expensive than the exist- lio, he said, adding that considering the current ing to a commerce ministry and Investment Centre. ing WagonR by about Rs WagonR would continue macro-economic condi- statement here today. A concept note prepared 20,000, MSI is hoping to to be in the market. tions. It won't be as At the meeting, the min- by India on the Asean-India attract young customers “We have sold around euphoric as last year,” isters took note of comple- Trade and Investment Cen- and make the most out of 1.3 million units of Wag- MSI chief operating offi- tion of legal scrubbing of tre was circulated seeking the upcoming festive sea- onR since its launch in cer (marketing & sales) India-Asean Agreements comments of the Asean son. December 1999. We are Mayank Pareekh said. on Trade in Services and side.Mr Sharma spoke about “The launch of doing on an average of Asked about the sales Investment. They also the initiative taken by India Stingray is in line with about 12,000 units a target for Stingray,he endorsed the texts of these in completing the first phase our strategy to provide month,” he added. said the company hasn't Maruti Suzuki managing director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa (left) and COO (marketing and sales) Mayank Pareekh agreements for the required of the trilateral h ighway con- new and refurbished Stingray,which is set any numbers. with the newly-unveiled Maruti Suzuki Stingray car in New Delhi on Wednesday. nAFP steps to be taken by the par- necting India with Thai- ticipating countries for the land through Myanmar. “The actions of the cabinet secretary are unprecedented...this issue has reached the highest levels of government.” KIETH VAZ ON THE ISSUE O LEAKED US, UK INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENTS KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 09 THUMBNAILS MANNING GIVEN 35-YR TERM TENDER HE ACED UPTO 90 YEARS IN PRISON OR LEAKING OVER 7,00,000 BATTLE IELD REPORTS

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA sage to any soldier con- Washington, 21 August CAPTIVITY templating stealing classi- fied information,” said Cap- A US military court today Manning had leaked over 7,00,000 Iraq and tain Joe Morrow,a military sentenced American sol- Afghanistan battlefield reports and State prosecutor.“National secu- dier Bradley Manning to Department diplomatic cables in 2010 while rity crimes that undermine 35 years of imprisonment for the entire system must be leaking hundreds of thou- working as an Intelligence analyst in Iraq, taken seriously,” he said. sands of classified docu- causing embarrassment to the Obama govt During the trial, Manning ments to whistleblower web- addressed the court and site WikiLeaks, causing huge Prosecutors have asked for at least a 60-year prison apologised for his actions, embarrassment to the term for Manning saying he was “sorry that I Obama Administration. hurt” the USA. Manning, 25, was convicted The defence has suggested a prison term of no more He will receive credits for A pedestrian battles against last month of multiple than 25 years the 1,293 days he has spent strong winds caused by Tropical charges including viola- behind bars so far. He was Storm Trami in Taipei on Tues- tions of the Espionage Act was acquitted of the most embarrassment to the said that Manning was dis- arrested in May 2010 in Iraq. day. n AFP for copying and dissemi- serious charge ~ “aiding Obama administration. honourably discharged from Amnesty International nating the documents while the enemy”. Manning also leaked the service. and the Bradley Manning Goering's cigars: A serving as an intelligence The leaked files were video of a US helicopter The US government had Support Network had collection of cigars analyst at a forward oper- posted on the website of attack in Iraq in which at asked for 60 years of impris- announced an Online peti- specially made for ating base in Iraq. WikiLeaks, revealing some least nine people were killed. onment.“There is value in tion asking President German dictator Adolf He faced up to 90 years of of the top secrets of the US The US military judge, deterrence, your honour; Barack Obama to pardon Hitler's deputy and imprisonment. However,he government, causing huge army Colonel Denise Lind, this court must send a mes- Manning. close confidant, Her- mann Goering, may fetch up to 1,200 pounds at an auction in the Fukushima leak alert raised US leaks journalist’s UK. PTI AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE much concerned about has been ranked level three partner sues UK Cloning a Beatle! :Sci- Tokyo, 21 August occurred,” Nuclear Regu- include the 2005 radioac- entists are trying to ext- lation Authority chairman tive waste leak at the British AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE for almost nine hours at ract DNA of John Japan declared a radioactive Shunichi Tanaka told a nuclear reprocessing facil- London, 21 August London Heathrow Airport. Lennon from his tooth water leak at the crippled meeting in Tokyo. ity in Sellafield. The Japan- The Guardian said the Bri- in an attempt to clone Fukushima plant a level- The regulator raised the ese regulator will now The partner of the US jour- tish government had forced rock music's greatest three “serious incident” assessment on the United inform the International nalist behind the Edward it to destroy files or face a star.A Canadian dentist today, its highest warning in Nations' seven-point Inter- Atomic Energy Agency Snowden leaks has launched court battle over its publi- drew eyebrows for pur- two years, as operators nati onal Nuclear Event Scale (IAEA) about the leak and legal action against Britain cation of US security secrets chasing Lennon's to- scrambled to seal a tank (INES) to a level three “seri- consult with the UN body. for holding him under anti- leaked by Mr Snowden, who oth for over $30,000. PTI that has seeped 300 ton of ous incident”, from level The evaluation came a terror laws as the govern- has been granted tempo- toxic water. The leak is the one which indicates an day after plant operator ment admitted it was kept rary asylum in Russia.“Da- Dog saves cat: Cats worst since the nuclear cri- “anomaly”. At its height, the Tokyo Electric Power Com- informed about his deten- vid Miranda is taking a civil and dogs are tradi- sis began in March 2011, Fukushima crisis was clas- pany (Tepco) said some 300 tion. David Miranda, a action over his material tionally considered when a quake-generated sified as level seven ~ one ton of radioactive water Brazilian national who has and the way that he was tre- arch rivals, but a poi- tsunami knocked out reac- of only two events ever was believed to have leaked been working with his ated,”Guardian editor Alan soned feline has gained tor cooling systems and rated in that category along from one of the tanks that boyfriend Glenn Greenwald Rusbridger,whose newspa- a fresh lease on life sparked meltdowns.“Some- with the Chernobyl disaster. hold water used to cool the on the US Intelligence leaks, per has worked with Greenw- thanks to a rare inter- thing that we were very Other incidents which have reactors. was held and questioned ald and Snowden, said. species transfusion of canine blood in aNew Zealand town. PTI KEITH VAZ ASKS PM TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT OVER CLAIMS Harassment app: A new smartphone app, launched in New York, enables people to report Destroy leaked files: Cameron sexual harassment on the streets within sec- onds. The victims can PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Yvette Cooper, a Labour the concerns about send the information London, 21 August Party politician, said NATIONAL SECURITY? recent events, particular- anonymously to the that parliament's intelli- ly around issues of free- authorities. PTI British Prime Minister gence watchdog should In a statement, a spokesman for dom of the press and David Cameron ordered investigate Mr Camer- Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, civil liberties. The Inde- Mother held: A moth- his Cabinet secretary to on's role in asking The gave the first official confirmation that pendent reviewer of ter- er in the USA was ask The Guardian to Guardian to surrender rorism legislation is allegedly caught on destroy leaked secret or destroy the National the cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood already looking into the camera smearing feces documents on UK and US Security Agency docu- made the request to The Guardian circumstances around on her six-month-old Intelligence operations ments leaked by whistle- the detention of David baby's face to alleged- on the grounds that it blower Edward Snowden. statement to MPs when surprised at this revela- Miranda and we will ly gain the benefit of posed “serious threat to The shadow home secre- parliament returns next tion it explains why wait to see his findings,” “exhaustive medical national security”,a tary made her call after month. In a statement Downing Street, the the spokesman said. evaluation and atten- media report said today. The Independent report- issued after the official White House and the “On the specific issue tion”. PTI In a statement, a ed that Heywood made confi rmation that Hey- home secretary were of records held by The spokesman for Deputy the request to The wood asked The briefed in advance about Guardian, the deputy Madonna birthday: Prime Minister Nick Guardian on the instruc- Guardian to delete its David Miranda's deten- prime minister thought Pop diva, Madonna, Clegg, gave the first offi- tions of the prime minis- hard drives, Vaz said: tion,” the Indian-origin it was reasonable for the celebrated her 55th cial confirmation that ter. Keith Vaz, the “The actions of the cabi- MP said. cabinet secretary to birthday with an over- the cabinet secretary labour chairman of the net secretary are A spokesman for Mr request that The the-top French Revo- Jeremy Heywood made Commons home affairs unprecedented and show Clegg made clear that Guardian destroyed data lution-inspired cos- the request to The select committee, was that this issue has Heywood was acting on that would represent a tume bash in the South Guardian. quoted as saying by The reached the highest lev- the authority of both the serious threat to national of France. She was The intervention by Guardian that the prime els of government.” prime minister and his security if it ell into the joined by boyfriend Mr Clegg came after minister must make a “Although I am very deputy.“We understand wrong hands,” he said. and children. PTI

More Tender Ads on Page 5 It is time for the UN Security Council to assume responsibility KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL 10 SAUDI OREIGN MINISTER, SPEAKING ON THE SYRIA MASSACRE THUMBNAILS Mubarak to be released which he is investigated, spent the maximum time in PRESS TRUST OF INDIA for spending the maximum prison for a defendant in pre- STORIES OF MISERY Cairo, 21 August time in jail for a defendant trial detention. pending trial. His next court hearing is Deposed Egyptian strong- However, all trials are scheduled for 25 August. man Hosni Mubarak, who still ongoing, Ahram Online If Mubarak is freed later ruled the country for near- reported. this week, it would come only ly three decades, moved a He was released today six weeks after the armed step closer to freedom today pending investigations in a forces that he once com- after a court here ordered corruption case in which he manded deposed his freely his release, over two years is accused of illegally receiv- elected successor, Muslim after he was jailed following ing millions of pounds worth Brotherhood's Mohammed a popular uprising that oust- of gifts from state-run pub- Mursi. ed him. lisher Al-Ahram. Mr Mursi remains in During a protest outside the A Cairo criminal court Mubarak has recently custody since the army top- Intermediate People's Court accepted an appeal by the 85- reimbursed money equiva- pled him on July 3, but his where disgraced politician Bo year-old former president lent to the value of the gifts supporters have held protests Xilai will soon go on trial in against a recent detention to the state, which raised the calling for his reinstate- Jinan, Shandong Province on Wednesday. n AFP order he received, setting possibility of him being ment. him free. released. The ex-president, who However, the court said The long-time autocrat, ruled Egypt for nearly 30 China floods kill 21: Mubarak will be held for 48 the first ruler ousted in the years was ousted in the 2011 At least 21 people were hours to give the prosecution wave of Arab Spring upris- Egyptian Revolution and killed and three others a chance to consider whether ings to stand trial, also faces detained shortly after. reported missing after it will appeal the decision to a retrial on charges of com- floods triggered by a release him or not. plicity in the killing of over 2 more Islamists held: rainstorm hit a north- A team of judges from the 800 protesters during the 2011 Two more top leaders of western Chinese Northern Cairo misde- revolution. Egypt's Muslim Brother- province, state media meanour court arrived ear- He was sentenced to life hood were arrested today reported on Wednes- lier today to Tora Prison, in prison last year,but a retri- while trying to flee the coun- day. PTI where Mubarak is detained al was ordered earlier this try as part of the military- in hospital, to look into the year. backed government's widen- 13 inmates escape:Thir- appeal. However,the case does not ing crackdown on the teen inmates escaped Mubarak, who has been require Mubarak to remain Islamist group that is through a tunnel that on trial since August 2011, in custody, as his lawyer demanding the reinstate- allowed them to reach has now received release successfully argued that the ment of ousted President Children share an umbrella after receiving free donuts inside a school building serving as an evacuation centre in Marikina, east of Manila on Wednesday, as the courtyard of the orders in all the cases in former leader has already Mohammed Mursi. rains pounded the capital city for the third day. n AFP Ezeiza prison, scaling two gates, they dug in a maximum security prison in Argentina, 37 KILLED IN Taliban centre busted officials said. AFP PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and Shahbaz Taseer respec- 1,300 DIE IN SYRIA MALAYSIA ROAD Lahore, 21 August tively.The raiding team also Dengue cases: A total found weapons and explo- of 102 cases of dengue Police in Pakistan have bust- sives in the house in the fever have been report- ACCIDENT ed an illegal telephone gate- thickly-populated area of ed in south-west China way exchange here alleged- Green Town. since last week, state Kuala Lumpur, 21 August: At ly being operated by the A police officer called media reported.The offi- ‘CHEMICAL’ BOMBING least 37 people were killed Taliban to make ransom the exchange an “Interna- cials are asking resi- and 16 injured in Malaysia's calls to families of persons tional Technical Hub” that dents to eradicate mos- worst-ever road accident kidnapped by them includ- would show dialling code quitoes to prevent the OPPOSITION ACCUSES REGIME; CALLS  OR I N TERVENTION when a bus carrying tourists ing the sons of former pre- numbers of Afghanistan disease. PTI plunged into a deep ravine mier Yousuf Raza Gilani and and tribal areas of Pak- AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE among them many children, lowing the chemical attack State news agency SANA near a popular resort today. slain Punjab governor istan, making the receivers Paying for torture : Beirut, 21 August some of them covered in that is still ongoing, which said “reports on the use of Thirteen women and 24 Salman Taseer. believe that the calls were A former Somali mil- white sheets. The claim of led to hundreds of casual- chemical weapons in Ghou- men were killed in the acci- Though Lahore police coming from these areas. itary colonel who left Syria's main Opposition a chemical attack, which ties and victims, among ta are totally false. It's an dent on a steep and winding chief Rai Tahir did not con- An international gate- the USA while facing group accused the regime of could not be independently them entire famili,”ies t attempt to prevent the UN road near Genting High- firm how many arrests were way exchange is a telephone civil allegations that using chemical weapons verified, was vehemently said. In one video, children commission of inqu iry from lands resort, police officials made during yesterday's switch that forms the gate- he tortured a human today to strike rebel areas denied by the Syrian regime are seen being given first aid carrying out its mission”. said. The toll could rise as raid, police sources say at way between a national tele- rights advocate was near Damascus in a “mas- which said it was intended in a field hospital, notably British Foreign Secre- some of the injured were in least five suspects including phone network and one or ordered by a federal sacre” that left more than to hinder the mission of oxygen to help them breathe. tary William Hague said critical condition, officials women have also been taken more other international judge to pay $15 mil- 1,300 people dead. UN chemical weapons Doctors appear to be trying his country will refer the said.The nationalities of the into custody. Police said, the exchanges, providing cross- lion in damages. AP Videos distributed by inspectors now in the coun- to resuscitate unconscious charges of a chemical victims could not immedi- Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan border connectivity. Tal- activists, the authenticity of try. The Local Coordination children. weapons strike to the Secu- ately be ascertained though (TTP) had also contacted iban members made calls which could not immediately Committees (LCC), a net- The Opposition Nation- rity Council. media reports said most of thefamilies of former Prime from the location to the fam- be verified, showed medics work of activists, reported al Coalition's George Sabra, The Arab League urged the passengers were Mala- Min ister Yousuf Raza Gilani ilies of the kidnapped vic- attending to suffocating chil- hundreds of casualties in the who spoke to reporters in the inspectors to visit the site ysians and some were be- and slain Punjab Governor tims.Sources said the build- dren and hospitals being “brutal use of toxic gas by Istanbul, labelled the attack immediately “to see the lieved to be from West Asia. Salman Taseer from the ing that housed the illegal overwhelmed. More footage the criminal regime”. as a “coup de grace that reality of the situation and Officials said a Thai man and exchange and demanded exchange is owned by Ajmal showed dozens of people Eastern Ghouta “was kills all hopes for a political investigate the circum- a Bangladeshi man were ransom for the release of Shah but during the raid only laid out on the ground, also shelled by warplanes fol- solution in Syria”. stances of this crime”. among the injured. PTI their sons Ali Haider Gilani one person was present. Oz WikiLeaks candidate quits ‘BNP government protected rebel AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Even ifI stop cam- her announcement, Daniel Sydney,21 August paigning this minute, Mathews, a member of the party's 11-person National who attacked Hasina in 2004’ People on an inflatable boat in a Julian Assange's Australian remaining in my role Council ~ which includes flooded street, on Wednesday in implicitly invites vot- Khabarovsk. Floods in the Russ- WikiLeaks Party was in cri- Assange and his father John PRESS TRUST OF INDIA son Tarique Rahman and the Pintu's now fugitive broth- ian Far East broke historic sis today after one of its most ers to trust The Shipton ~ also quit. Dhaka, 21 August then state min ister for home er who supplied the records as authorities evacuated prominent candidates quit, WikiLeaks Party Mr Mathews, who in a Lutfuzzaman Babar direct- grenades, saying he himself over 19,000 people from affected saying she was disillusioned statement said he had been The past BNP-Jamaat gov- ed the RAB not to expose would surrender, which areas and warned of a further with its lack of democracy. LESILE CANNOLD friends with Assange since ernment had tried to protect detained chief of the out- never happened and he rise in water levels. n AFP Ethicist Leslie Cannold university,said he was sorry the main suspect of the 2004 lawed Islamist outfit on the rather was given a safe pas- was the party's number two no longer believe it is true, to be leaving under such cir- grenade attack that target- grenade attack charges. sage to Pakistan under direc- Indonesia accident: candidate for the Senate and so I must resign.” cumstances.“I am afratid tha ed the then Opposition leader Ms Hasina, the prime tives from higher political A car and a packed behind Assange. She would The resignation comes my experiences with this Sheikh Hasina, an ex-Intel- target of the assassination Sheikh Hasina authorities. church bus collided have likely taken his place after a debacle within the party are not all positive,” ligence official said today,as plot, narrowly escaped the The comments came as and plunged into a in the upper house in the WikiLeaks Party over how he said. The WikiLeaks Bangladesh observed the attack with permanent hear- minister (Babar) did not prosecution lawyers said river on Wednesday event the party was suc- they would direct their pref- Party had vowed to be a ninth anniversary of the ing impairment while the seem to be satisfied hearing they feared the trial process in Indonesia's West cessful in the 7 September erences towards other par- party of transparency and incident that left 24 people dead included the party's the confession of Mufty was unlikely to be com- Java province, killing polls and its leader unable ties on the ballot paper if justice and one which would dead. women front chief and for- Hannan,” Rahman said in pleted within the tenure of at least 19 people and to return to Australia. they did not win a seat, a scrutinise the government. “HuJI (Harkat-ul-Jihad) mer President Zillur Rah- his statement. current Awami League gov- injuring more than a “Even if I stop cam- process which can influ- Mr Assange has been chief Mufty Abdul Hannan man's wife Ivy. He said the RAB inves- ernment as only 72 out of 491 dozen, officials said.AP paigning this minute, ence how senators are cho- holed up in the Ecuadorian had confessed his involve- Over 300 people were tigations at that time also could so far testify before the remaining in my role implic- sen in Australia. embassy in London for more ment in the attack in our injured as assailants explod- found out that Pintu had held court. China accident:At least itly invites voters to trust The Ms Cannold said the way than a year after he was interrogation but we could ed 13 “arges”grenades on an a meeting with the HuJI “We, however, are try- 27 people were injured Wikileaks Party,” Ms Can- preferences were to be direct- granted asylum but denied not get his statement record- Awami League rally in front leaders at his residence and ing to expedite the trial to when a disgruntled nold said in a statement. ed in New South Wales and free passage by British ed in the court,” Rapid of the party's central office told them he would provide ensure justice,” chief pros- bus driver,angry over “By staying in this role Western Australia “exposed authorities out of the coun- Action Battalion (RAB)'s at downtown Dhaka's Banga- security and administra- ecution lawyer Syed Reza- a dispute with his em- I am implicitly vouching problems with the capacity try. He is wanted for ques- former deputy director bandhu Avenue.“After tive help to those who would ur Rahman said while inves- ployer,went berserk and for the worthiness of this of the party to sustain its tioning in Sweden over sex Major (retd) Atiqur Rah- returning from (a meeting carry out the attack. tigators said they clearly drove his vehicle into party to receive the votes of democratic processes”. assault allegations but fears man told a Dhaka court. at) the home ministry, my He said Babar also direct- identified the “master- pedestrians at a city in the Australian people. I can She said others would if handed over he will be He added former pre- di rector, late Col Gulzar, ed the RAB to stop manhunt minds” of the attack along- southern China. PTI no longer do this because I also resign the party. After passed onto the USA. mier Khaleda Zia's elder commented that the state for one Maulana Tazuddin, side those carried it out.

A PROPOSAL MADE TO EASE INANCIAL BURDEN ON GOVERNMENT Ad gloating mistress culture sparks row China mulls raising pension age PRESS TRUST OF INDIA manager with Canton Fair Beijing, 21 August E-commerce Co, said “is PRESS TRUST OF INDIA by experts from Tsinghua the newspaper promoting Beijing, 21 August AGEING SOCIETY? University,was unveiled An advertisement of a for- the success of a mistress? I on 12 August to solicit eign cosmetic brand por- was very surprised to read Chinese experts have pro- The new scheme suggests feedback from the public, traying a woman gloating the ad.It poses a great challe- posed raising the pension China had about 185 mil- state-run Xinhua news over an extramarital affair nge to traditional morality.” age to 65 to ease the that the initial pension age lion people above the agency reported. stirred up a heated debate However, Li Hu, deputy financial burden on the for both men and women age of 60, or 13.7 per According to last over the spread of mistress market managing director government, as the age- should be raised to 65 cent of the population, year's report by the culture in China. of Southern Metropolis Daily, ing population increased from the current retirement as of the end of last year China Development In the full-page adver- said the content of the ad had dramatically in the age of 60 for men and 50 Research Foundation, tisement in the form of a let- been carefully examined world's most populous China had about 185 mil- ter published in Southern prior to its publication. nation. for women The figure is expected to lion people above the age Metropolis Daily in “Actually, it is a com- The new scheme sug- surge to 221 million in of 60, or 13.7 per cent of Guangzhou the “mistress” mercial ad, promoting a gests that the initial pen- Age chosen based on the 2015, including 51 million the population, as of the woman taunt wives to go and cosmetics brand. The con- sion age for both men pace of ageing in China but “empty nesters” or end of last year. find Mr Right. tent is in line with related and women should be could be adjusted for labour- elderly people whose The figure is expected The flirtatious woman, advertising laws,” Li told raised to 65 from the cur- ers undertaking especially to surge to 221 million in who calls herself Mrs Zhang, China Daily. He said the ad rent retirement age of 60 children no longer live 2015, including 51 million asks Zhang's ex-wife to let is part of a series to be for men and 50 for arduous work with them “empty nesters” or elder- him go and find a Mr Right printed over seven days. women. ly people whose children of her own.“Excellent men A marketing manager at The age of 65 was cho- from Tsinghua Universi- son, she was quoted as adding that raising the things. People can decide no longer live with them, only belong to a woman Nanfang Daily,which admin- sen based on the pace of ty said. saying by the People's pension age does not to quit work before get- which makes it incum- who can present herself isters Southern Metropolis ageing in China but China will become a Daily. imply an adjustment of ting old-age pensions as bent on the part govern- well. May you wake up as Daily,said on condition of could be adjusted for “super ageing society” by “We should promote the retirement age. long as they have made ment to improve their early as possible and learn anonymity that a South labourers undertaking 2035, which means every pension reform to pre- “The initial pension their contributions as social security manage- how to best present yourself. Korean cosmetics company especially arduous work, two workers will need to pare for a heavy financial age and the retirement required,” Mr Yang said. ment involving large May there be no mistresses signed a contract with the Yang Yansui, an expert support one elderly per- burden,” Mr Yang said, age are two different The scheme, drafted amount of funds. anymore,” the ad reads. newspaper to print the adver- Fu Yisu, a public relations tising series. KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 11

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Bhagwat’s allega- MURRAY HAS HIS TASK CUT OUT Portugal U18 W 69 tion:Khel Ratna selec- FOOTBALL Slovakia U18 W 63 tion panel member Anjali Bhagwat claimed NADAL, DJOKOVIC READY TO STAKE CLAIM TO THE SCOT’S US OPEN CROWN ASIA: AFC Champions Lithuania U18 W 102 that Krishna Poonia had League - Play Offs Bulgaria U18 W 88 called her to lobby for AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE blip was a first round trau- final loss to John Isner in Kashiwa1 - 1 Al- the top honour, but New York, 21 August ma at Wimbledon, his bit- Cincinnati, a performance Shabab EUROPE: European Poonia said it was only ter-sweet relationship with he described as "terrible". Guangzhou Championship U18 B to raise her voice ag- Once the hunter, now the grass courts rekindled far Djokovic, the 2011 US Evergrande2 - 0 Women - 9th-18th places ainst the “injustice”. hunted, Andy Murray is too quickly after the drain- Open winner, is also keen to Lakhwiya Israel U18 W 63 braced for an all-out assault ing march to an eighth play down talk of how he and BRAZIL: Série B Switzerland U18 W 33 Sports awards: For the on his US Open title from French Open just two weeks Murray -- who have won Ceará2 - 0 second day running, the rejuvenated Rafael Nadal earlier. seven of the last 11 majors Guaratingueta(0 - 0) USA: WNBA sport ministry has not and world number one Nadal'stitle in Cincin- -- now hold the keys to the Atlanta Dream W 88 been able to announce Novak Djokovic. nati last weekend followed Grand Slam door. Minnesota Lynx W 75 the national sports Murray ended Britain's victory in Montreal -- the last "Hopefully that rivalry ASIA: AFC Champions awards. Senior offici- 76-year wait for a Grand man to clinch that double can develop over the years, League - Play Offs Washington Mystics W 73 als of the ministry sa- Slam men's champion by tri- was Andy Roddick in 2003 but it's still not the biggest Kashiwa1 - 1 Al- Chicago Sky W 79 id they were not sure umphing in New York in 2012 who also went on to claim rivalry we have in sports.Out Shabab what was delaying the and backed it up with his his- the US Open. of all the active players, it's Guangzhou Tulsa Shock W 86 formal announcement. toric Wimbledon victory "It's a nice feeling to Federer and Nadal," said Evergrande2 - 0 Phoenix Mercury W 89 this year, the first by a arrive to the US Open with Djokovic, a loser in five Lakhwiya Akram ties the knot: British man since Fred two victories in two very dif- sets to Murray in New York Storm W 77 Wasim Akram, on Perry in 1936. ficult tournaments," said last year.Federer heads into BRAZIL: Série B Los Angeles Sparks W 57 Wednesday announced The Scot beat Djokovic Nadal, never one to get too his 14th US Open at seven Ceará2 - 0 he had married his to win the US Open 12 far ahead of himself. in the world, his lowest Guaratingueta Australian girlfriend, months ago and repeated the "And it is nice to arrive ranking for 11 years. ASA 4 - 0 ABC Shaniera Thompson, dose against the Serb at the there knowing that, ifI am The 17-time major winner Chapecoense-SC 2 - 0 after clerics contend- All England Club six weeks able to keep continuing, has already been defeated 11 America MG ed it was “sinful” for ago. But it is Nadal, rather keep playing like this, hope- times in 2013,including a sec- the couple to live togeth- than Dj okovic, who is tipped fully, I have the chance to ond-round loss at Wimble- BRAZIL: Copa do er without being wed. to win a second title in New have a good result." Andy Murray. don which ended his record Brasil York, to add to his 2010 vic- Nadal has supplanted of 36 successive Grand Slam Nacional-AM0 - 2 Gatka recognition: The tory,and clinch a 13th career Murray as world number two having suffered third round The Serb, who beat Mur- quarter-final appearances. Vasco(0 - 1) Punjab Olympics Asso- major. The 27-year-old since Cincinnati after find- defeats in both Toronto and ray to retain his Australian In his desperation to ciation (POA) would Spaniard missed the 2012 ing himself relegated to Cincinnati. Open title this year, came stem the decline, the 32- FYR OF MACEDONIA: grant recognition to tournament as he rested five when he reappeared in "The things I need to do agonizingly close to ending year-old made the curious Macedonian Cup Gatka, an Indian ori- his troublesome knees, part Chile. Murray's post-Wim- well -- serving, returning, Nadal's French Open dom- decision to play two low-pro- Babi Stip0 - 0 KF gin marshal art sport, of a seven-month injury bledon party has fallen flat moving -- that was good," said ination in an epic Paris file claycourt events after Gostivar the association’s pres- lay-off which stretched from in recent weeks with a third Murray after his loss last semi-final before being out- Wimbledon and even briefly Shkupi0 - 0 ident Sukhdev Singh the second round at Wim- round loss to Ernests Gul- week to the ever-dangerous played by Murray in the experimented with a bigger Teteks Dhindsa said on Wednes- bledon to Vina del Mar in bis in Montreal followed Berdych. Wimbledon final. racquet. A five-time US BASEBALL day. Chile in February. Since his by a quarter-final exit to Djokovic heads for New But the 26-year-old has Open champion, Federer's GEORGIA: Georgian return Nadal has racked Tomas Berdych in Cincin- York with the focus square- made the US Open final in last final appearance in the Cup JAPAN: NPB Football talk: Mr U up nine titles, including five nati. But Murray, 26, has ly on Nadal as well as the each of the last three years city was in 2009 where he was Algeti Marneuli1 - 2 Chunichi Dragons 3 K Ganguli, honorary Masters, and boasts a win- been here before -- 12 months worrying decline of Roger and is desperate to put defeated by Juan Martin Lokomotiv Tbilisi Hiroshima Carp 6 secretary of The Indi- loss record of 53-3. His only ago, he arrived in New York Federer. behind him hi s quarter- Del Potro. an Football Association, JAPAN: J-League Fukuoka S. Hawks 0 has been invited to Division 2 Orix Buffaloes 2 deliver a keynote address Gutta slams Nehwal V-Varen Nagasaki at the Football World Williams faces Azarenka threat 2 - 0 Yokohama (0 - 0) Rakuten Gold. Eagles 3 Cup Conference to be PRESS TRUST OF INDIA “retired”from the game!!!!,” Chiba 2 - 2 Nippon Ham Fighters 5 held at Oxford Uni- AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Open champion, says she has New Delhi, 21 August wrote Jwala, who plays for Kusatsu versity Club. New York, 21 August learned from past losses to Delhi franchise in IBL, on Giravanz Kitakyushu 2 Yakult Swallows 6 Williams. Top doubles badminton play- her twitter page. - 0 Gifu Yomiuri Giants 3 World number one Serena "Every time we play,I face er Jwala Gutta today hit out “I don't know how any- Kobe 2 - 1 Verdy Williams enters the US Open a big challenge, my biggest at singles star Saina Nehw- one can talk about him in Kumamoto 0 - 1 Yokohama Baystars 3 as a heavy favourite to defend opponent, and that's what I al for her comments that Tau- such manner...... without giv- Tokushima Hanshin Tigers 9 her title, but second-ranked want to go through," Azaren- fik Hidayat should accept the ing him and his stature any Mito 0 - 0 Victoria Azarenka leads a ka said. reality that he is a retired respect...it's absolutely Avispa Fukuoka Chiba Lotte Marines 1 host of rivals looking to Serena Williams. "I had tough losses before player and cannot get high- sad!!!!,” she said. Sapporo 3 - 0 Ehime Seibu Lions 6 dethrone her. against her, but I feel like I est base price in IBL. Jwala did not name Saina Williams is seeking her Rome final."It's just a new learned from those losses, Hidayat, who is Saina's in her series of tweets on the BASKETBALL USA: MLB 17th Grand Slam singles event. You just got to go in and it helps me improve. I IBL teammate in Hyder- issue but in an apparent ref- Baltimore Orioles 4 crown and fifth US Open title, there with a fresh mind." feel like I'm playing better abad Hotshots franchise, erence to the Hyderabadi, AFRICA: African Tampa Bay Rays 7 which would move her one And without a win streak and better. I'm reaching for had complained of unfair she said that she should Championship shy of Chris Evert's Open- such as she had the past few the new level that I want to treatment to foreign players understand Hidayat's con- Rwanda 80 New York Yankees 3 era record for most titles at Grand Slam events. be at, physically, mentally, by the league organisers. cern. Burkina Faso 61 Toronto Blue Jays 2 the year's final major event "It makes me more tennis-wise and that's the Hidayat was bought for “No matter how big u on the Flushing Meadows relaxed and almost happy progression that I'm really USD 15,000 at his base price have become in sport I think European Philadelphia Phillies 3 hardcourts. that I lost because now I don't the most excited about." and the Indonesian felt he one should try and ustand Championship U18 Colorado Rockies 5 "I'm definitely prepared. have to worry about every Azarenka took confi- deserved much more. what ur fellow players views Women I'm definitely ready for New day someone asking me dence from rallying to beat Saina, however, said r And work on it!!!,” she Belarus U18 W 66 Detroit Tigers 3 York," Williams said."I def- about some silly winning Williams in the Cincinnati Hidayat should realise that tweeted.“Nobody can take England U18 W 71 Minnesota Twins 6 initely had more matches streak," Williams said."So final, but says the American he was a retired player, a away his achievements....just than I could want, but I'm maybe it was for the best." will be the favourite on comment which did not because he's RETIRED!!!! defin itely prepared for the Williams also finds her- home soil."I will not be a amuse Jwala. He is and will always be one US Open." self in a cordial rivalry, favourite," Azarenka said. “Taufik Hidayat is one of of the greatest badminton TODAY IN SPORT The 31-year-old American appreciating Azarenka off "She is No.1 in the world.She the greatest players....and I player!!!! ”And has been on an amazing the court as a friend and on is a great champion, and don't think u can dismiss his again it's not about 15:30 Ashes 2013 13:00 PGTI 2013 run over the past 14 months, the court as an adversary. she's defending champion, views just because he has money....it's about RESPECT! Avantha Masters Somdev Devvarman. going 77-4 and capturing "She's so competitive on so she's going to be a 5th Test. Day 2 Ten Golf last year's Wimbledon, Lon- the court, like an animal, and favourite."About who's sec- Star Cricket Devvarman advances: don Olympic and US Open I'm the same exact way,like ond favourite, third favourite, 09:30 Bundesliga 08:30 UCL playoffs Somdev Devvarman, titles, plus this year's French my dad described me as a pit- I don't really care about Pune granted exemption German football European soccer India's numero uno Open crown. But two of bull," Williams said. that. But I think it's a great INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE The exemption is manda- Neo Prime Ten Sports singles player,cleared those defeats came at the Williams is looking for boost of confidence to go to New Delhi, 21 August tory,without which the clubs the first hurdle in the hands of Azarenka, in last her ninth title of the year the US Open, great week to will not be allowed to com- US Open qualifying February's Doha final and after triumphs at Brisbane, go through matches back to Only Pune FC were grant- pete in the I-League. CONTROVERSY CORNER tournament with a last Sunday at the WTA Miami, Charleston, Madrid, back.Tough matches are also ed exemption to play in the The committee, headed by straight set win over final in Cincinnati by 2-6, 6- Rome, Roland Garros, Bas- important for me to feel I-League by the All India retired judge N.K. Sud, Fabiano De Paula on 2, 7-6 (8/6). It was only the tad and Toronto. But she has like I'm back competing at Football Federation (AIFF) reviewed the appeal filed by Wednesday. third victory for the 24-year- proven vulnerable in Grand the same level constantly and Wednesday while the cases Pune FC and felt that the first TETCHY old from Belarus over Slams, falling to compatri- consistently. So that's what of the 12 I-League clubs will instance body should have Ghosal speaks:India's Williams but with the two ot Sloane Stephens in the I'm most excited about." be taken up by club licens- considered the supplemen- WENGER highest world-ranked having won seven of the past Australian Open quarter- Four-time Grand Slam win- ing committee's first instance tary report placed by the player Saurav Ghosal nine Grand Slam titles, it sets finals and Germany's Sabine ner Sharapova, who split body when it meets 27 August licensing manager. DEFENDS HIS feels that the Indian the stage for a potential Lisicki in the fourth round with coach Jimmy Connors .United Sikkim was the only The committee felt that squash has the poten- rematch of last year's US at Wimbledon, but com- after losing their only match club, among the 14 to flunk there was no non compliance tial to make it big at Open final. pleting her title run on Paris together in her Cincinnati club licensing test, that did- with 'A' Grade criteria and RECORD IN the international level "It would be totally dif- clay with a victory over US opener,has not played anoth- n't appeal for exemption the only non compliance but needs increased ferent circumstances," said Open third seed Maria er match since a second- since they have been rele- was really delayed submis- TRANSFER government funding and Williams, who also beat Sharapova of Russia. Azare- round Wimbledon exit due gated to the second divi- sion of certain documents support. Azarenka in this year's nka, the reigning Australian to a left hip injury. sion. regarding criteria 'A.' MARKET

THE WELSHMAN IS STILL REPORTING TO THE SPURS TRAINING GROUND AT ENIELD JAMES OLLEY and, despite growing fan unrest, Wenger said:`I am Arsène Wenger last night not happy when our fans launched a passionate are not happy because my Willian’s arrival could seal Bale deal defence of Arsenal's job is to make them happy. record in the transfer But I cannot listen every SAM WALLACE the understanding arrival would cap a Tom Huddlestone to market and moved to minute to every state of between him and the remarkable summer of Hull. Their fellow Eng- reassure supporters the mind for everybody. Tottenham Hotspur are club is that he will not trading for Tottenham's land international Jake club has plenty of time `I have to focus on and waiting for an improve- play for Tottenham chairman, Daniel Levy, Livermore has also been to act before the window do what I always do — ment on Real Madrid's again and that when who has set out during sent on loan to Hull. It is closes on 2 September. what is important for original £85m bid for Madrid come back with the close season on what likely that Jermain During a terse this club.You cannot look Gareth Bale, as they pre- an offer closer to £90m, has come to be regarded Defoe will leave before exchange with reporters all the time in life at what pare to sign his replace- or with a Madrid player at the club as a `Champi- the end of the window. here in Turkey on the eve others do and what you ment, the Brazil interna- on top of the original ons League or bust' Kyle Naughton and Tom of the Gunners' Cham- do. You do what is right tional Willian, from offer, then finally the deal approach. Carroll may well regard pions League play-off for you. `I would just like Anzhi Makhachkala. can go through. Willian, who is any chance of a break- first leg against Fener- to reiterate to you that in The spending on Willian is regarded as advised by Kia through on their part bahce, Wenger (right) the last 16 years we have Roberto Soldado, Nacer a direct replacement for Joorabchian, has been now blocked. Spurs have bristled at suggestions been very successful with Chadli,Etienne Capoue, Bale and the arrival of looked at by a number of been linked to Roma's Tottenham were threat- transfers. And ifyou Paulinho and now the Brazilian will mean Premier League clubs, Argentinian winger ening to steal a march on look at the players who Willian is being funded that the way is at last including Liverpool, who Erik Lamela, valued at their north London rivals play tomorrow, they are by the anticipated sale of clear for Bale to leave the were interested in sign- £30m, but any deal in as they closed in on the top-quality players. And Bale to Madrid. The orig- club after a summer of ing him. He can play on that regard would appear £60m capture of Willian you should never forget inal offer of £85m from wrangling over his either wing or operate as to be a contingency. from Anzhi Makhachkala that. It is not always to Real was rejected by future. a second striker. His Willian is regarded as and Roma's Erik Lamela. think what is outside is Spurs in the conviction It is expected that imminent arrival, along the man to replace Bale Arsenal have never fin- better than what you that there would be an Spurs will announce they with that of the four on the left side of attack. ished below Spurs in the have. What is important improved offer which the have signed Willian, 25, other new signings, has There could yet be more league during Wenger's as well is to rate what you club hope will come soon from Anzhi today. He signalled a major change changes, with the possi- near 17-year tenure and have and our fans have to from Spain. played for Shakhtar in direction at Spurs. bility that the likes of have always featured in understand that as well. Bale himself is still Donetsk against Chelsea The emphasis placed Lewis Holtby or Gylfi Europe's premier com- `Less than two weeks reporting to the Spurs in the Champions League on a core of British tal- Sigurdsson could feel petition, often at the is a long time and 75 per training ground at last season but left for ent has been put to one that their first-team expense of Tottenham. cent of things happen in Enfield for treatment on Anzhiin the January side, with Steven Caulker chances are to be limited. The Gunners' sole the last 10 days. What a thigh injury. However, transfer window. His sold to Cardiff City and THE INDEPENDENT Willian in a file photo. summer signing to date happens is that we are a remains French bit short because we lost unknown Yaya Sanogo two players.” THE INDEPENDENT THUMBNAILS KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 ‘I HAVE NEVER SEEN A Doping scandal:Eight Chinese athletes had CRICKET MATCH’ tested positive for World number one Lee Chong Wei, who interacted with banned substances in the second quarter of Sachin Tendulkar after his singles match in the Indian the year, including one badminton League, said he has never seen a through biological cricket match in his life and wants to witness the passport, China's anti- game one day. ‘I just spoke to him (Tendulkar). doping authorities said This is the first time I met him. I am very happy today. because he came to watch my match and hopeful- ManU partnership: ly one day I can see a cricket match," Lee said. Apollo Tyres, Indias largest tyre manufac- turer, announced on For more updates www.thestatesman.net Registration No.KOLRMS/55/2013-2015 MH/MR/South-67/2012-2014 Wednesday, a three- year partnership deal with Britains lead- ingPremier League football club Man- chester United. WATSON PUTS AUSTRALIA IN CONTROL Taekwondo meet: Around 450 taekwon- do artists from eight HE W AS SEVERE ON ENGLAND’S TWO DEBUTANTS ~ SEAMER CHRIS W OAKES AND LET-ARM SPINNER SIMON KERRIGAN states will be seen in action during the 10th leaking so many runs you edition of the South West SCOREBOARD daren't bowl him." Inditai Invita onal Taek- Kerrigan has taken 164 wondo Championship Australia 1st innings Total: (4 wickets) 307 first-class wickets for Lan- from August 24 in Rogers c Trott b Swann 23 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-118, 3-144, cashire, but his presence in Kozhikode. Warner c Prior b Anderson 6 4-289. the squad was due in large Watson c Pietersen b Broad 176 part to Monty Panesar's Singh’s view: Urging Clarke b Anderson 7 Bowling: Anderson 18-3-52-2, drunken antics on a night the IOA to sort out its Smith not out 66 Broad 19-3-73-1, Swann 30-4-71- out in Brighton that led to differences with the IOC, Siddle not out 18 1, Woakes 15-5-52-0, Kerrigan 8- his recent departure from sports minister Jiten- Extras: (lb 6, nb 5) 11 0-53-0. Sussex. dra Singh today asked It was the first time Eng- the administrators to land have played two spin- put national interest AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Woakes had come in for the ners in a home Test since fac- first to ensure that the London, 21 August dropped Jonny Bairstow, ing Australia at Cardiff ban on India is revoked while Lancashire left-arm 2009. at the earliest. England's selection gamble spinner Kerrigan, replacing And Phil Tufnell, himself backfired as surprise debu- the injured Tim Bresnan, a former England left-arm George appointed: tants Simon Kerrigan and was preferred to Chris Trem- spinner,admitted the exper- Kerala Cricket Asso- Chris Woakes suffered a lett, the Surrey fast bowler iment had been a failure. ciation joint secretary chastening introduction on who had been widely expect- "They've not allowed Ker- Jayesh George has the first day of the fifth ed to return to the team on rigan to settle and it's easy been appointed man- Test against Australia on his home ground. to drop short when under ager of the India 'A' Wednesday. Neither looked comfort- pressure," he said. team for the New With the Ashes already able in the Ashes spotlight "It's a learning curve for Zealand team's 'A' retained, England were will- and former England open- him but he will be disap- tour of India, a KCA ing to experiment and Ker- er Geoff Boycott was pointed not to contribute." press release said today. rigan and Woakes were scathing in his assessment Ian Botham presented unexpectedly named in Alas- as Australia closed on 307- Woakes and Kerrigan with Klose's return:Lazio tair Cook's team at The Oval 4. their caps before the start striker Miroslav Klose in a bid to see ifeither was "I've seen Chris Woakes of play,but that meeting with has revealed that he worthy of consideration for bowl before and, I'm sorry, the legendary former Eng- could return to Germany the trip to Australia later this he wouldn't trouble my land all-rounder was the at the end of this sea- year. mum," Boycott told Test duo's only bright spot of son.The German inter- But on the evidence of a Match Special. the day. national footballer miserable, wicketless day for "He hasn't really done Woakes, 24, had per- joined Lazio from Bay- the pair,their first Test caps anything with the ball, and formed creditably in his ern Munich in 2011, could easily prove their last. the other spinner (Kerrig- limited overs appearances n reports Xinhua. Graeme Swann in action on Wednesday. n AFP Warwickshire all-rounder an) can' t really bowl and is for England. Shane Watson in action on Wednesday. AFP ‘Panesar let us down’ KALLIS TO TAKE Kohli,Raina in T20 top-10 PCB RUBBISHES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ONE LAST SHOT London, 21 August are currently ranked 12th LATI’S CLAIM Johannesburg, 31 August: PRESS TRUST OF INDIA with 48ti rangs points, and Troubled spinner Monty Senior all-rounder Jacques Dubai, 21 August can gain up to 16 ratings Karachi, 21 August: The Pak- Panesar "let the England Kallis has decided to end his points to move into 11th istan Cricket Board has shirt down" with the six-month long sabbatical Virat Kohli is the highest- with 64 ratings points. rubbished Rashid Latif's unsavoury incident that from ODIs and is ready to ranked Indian batsman at Meanwhile, Pakistan cap- claim that an alleged Indi- sparked his exit from Sus- pionship. He took an eco- return to the South African joint sixth but there is no tain Mohammad Hafeez will an bookmaker Annu Bhatt sex, captain Alistair Cook nomical one wicket for 72 squad for a last shot at the Indian presence in the top- start the series with an all- was a guest of the Board in said, but insisted he could runs in 34 overs.Panesar was 50-over World Cup to be 10 of the bowlers' list in the series starts in Harare with round presence in the rank- 2005-06, terming the former revive his Test career. not included in England's jointly hosted by Australia latest ICC Twenty20 Rank- the second match sched- ings. Hafeez is currently captain's accusation as Panesar, 31, was fined by squad for the fifth and final and New Zealand in 2015. ings issued here today. uled to be held on 24 August. ranked second among all- “baseless and stupid”. police for urinating in pub- Ashes Test at The Oval start- Kallis yesterday reiter- At eighth, Suresh Raina Currently ranked sec- rounders with a career-high “It is a baseless and stu- lic after he was ejected from ing on Wednesday despite the ated his intention to extend is the second Indian batsman ond with 124 ratings points, 432 ratings points, and is also pid accusation. We cannot a Brighton nightclub on south London ground's rep- his ODI career and to be a in the top-10 with Yuvraj Mohammad Hafeez's side fourth in the bowlers list and believe that a cricketer like August 5 and Monday saw utation for taking turn, with part of the Proteas team in Singh being a distant next can gain one ratings point 17th among the batsmen. Rashid Latif could have Sussex announce he'd played uncapped Lancashire left- their quest to win the next best at 16th. if it wins both the matches, Gambhir struggles made it,” the PCB said in a his last game for the south armer Simon Kerrigan edition of the ICC Cricket Off-spinner R Ashwin is to finish with 125 ratings Out of favour opener Gau- strongly worded statement coast club. called up instead as the sec- World Cup. the highest-ranked Indian points and thereby reduce tam Gambhir scored 31 for yesterday.“If he did, he The experienced left- ond spinner behind off- “Playing for my coun- bowler at 16th in the chart. the gap with number-one Essex against Northamp- should have proof. It is armer was sent out on loan break bowler Graeme try has always been both a Elsewhere, Pakistan will ranked Sri Lanka (128) to tionshire on his county regrettable that such an to Essex, Cook's county,and Swann."First and foremost, huge honour and a privi- begin their two-match Twen- three. debut in London today. irresponsible statement has on Wednesday he was rep- certainly what's happened lege,” Kallis said. ty20 International series Zimbabwe too have an The left-hander faced 67 been made causing immense resenting his new side over the last couple of weeks “It remains my aspiration against Zimbabwe on August opportunity to move up, balls and hit five bound- damage to the reputation of against Northamptonshire, has been disappointing," to be available for the 2015 23 with an aim to reduce the and will jump one place to aries before being being the Board and the coun- where Panesar made his Cook said at The Oval on edition of the ICC Cricket gap with number-one ranked 11th if they win both match- beaten for pace by right- try,”it added.A war of words Miroslav Klose name, in the County Cham- Tuesday. World Cup,” he added. Sri Lanka. The two-match es in the series. Zimbabwe arm pacer Steven Crook. has broken out between the PCB and Latif after the lat- ter claimed that Bhatt was a guest of the Board in 2005- THE AUSTRALIAN COACH IS URIOUS WITH THE ENGLISH BOWLER BECAUSE O HIS ‘BLATANT CHEATING’ 06. Latif had made the claim while deciding to seek jus- tice for tainted leg-spinner, Danish Kaneria and trying to make public the facts Lehmann urges fans to make Broad cry and details of his case.Kane- ria is presently serving a life ban from the England and AGENCIES being dismissed - in an interview with which many believe is was just blatant che- Wales Cricket Board for after clearly edging a Australian radio sta- against the spirit of ating. I don't advocate having links with Bhatt in ustralia coach Dar- delivery from spinner tion Triple M."I just cricket. Australia walking but when you England in 2009-10. Aren Lehmann urged Ashton Agar to first hope everyone gets couldn't challenge the hit it to first slip, it's Meanwhile, the PCB has fans to "get stuck into" slip during a Test at stuck into him beca- decision because the pretty hard." Lehm- ordered a fresh MRI scan on Stuart Broad during Trent Bridge, which use the way he's car- team had used up its ann was speaking Umar Akmal who claimed the return Ashes series England went on to ried on and the way revsiew ."Certainly ahead of the fifth and to be fit after returning Down Under and send win."I just hope the he's commented in our players haven't final Test at The Oval. home early from the Carib- the England bowler Australian public give public about it is forgotten, they're call- England is 3-0 ahead bean Premier League. In home in tears because it to him right from ridiculous." Broad ing him everything in the series and has another development, a De- of his "blatant cheating" the word go for the acknowledged this under the sun as they already retained the lhi court issued non-bailable during the first Test whole (Australian) week that he knew he go past," Lehmann urn. The return ser- warrants against three last month. summer and I hope he nicked the ball behind said."I hope the Aus- ies starts in Novem- Pakistan-based associates of Broad refused to cries and he goes but still waited for the tralian public are the ber at the Gabba in Dawood Ibrahim in the IPL Darren Lehmann and Michael Clarke walk - and escaped home," Lehmann said umpire's decision, same because that Brisbane. spot-fixing case. PTI

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Published from 4, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata - 700001 n Editor: RAVINDRA KUMAR © The Statesman Ltd, RNI No. WBENG/2708/57 STATE GOVT PROLOY PLANS TO CON- IN CINEMAS P14 FISCATE JNNURM KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 BUSES P14 www.thestatesman.net THUMBNAILS RAIN, VAGUE PLANS PLAGUE CITY VAST AREAS O BAISHNABGHATA-PATULI SUBMERGED; WATER-LOGGING, SNAKES KEEP PEOPLE INDOORS ON SECOND DAY STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Kolkata, 21 August RAIN RAVAGES & Vast areas of Baisnabgha- SNAKE SCARE ta- Patuli remained sub- merged for the second day Kolkata, 21 August: Heavy today,keeping residents of rains that battered the city the housing cooperatives for two days, left several indoors without electricity areas of the city inundated and drinking water. and tore apart the tall claims The Kolkata Municipal of adequate arrangements Corporation (KMC) author- by civic officials. ities pleaded helplessness The situation changed and said very little could be for better from Wednesday done to clear the accumu- afternoon when it began to lated water as the jheel drizzle, but the water-logging where the water is off-loaded ensured no respite to com- is full and the adjacent canal muters. The deluge left the is clogged as it has not been vehicles crawling in differ- desilted for years together. ent party of the city mak- They admitted that the ing life hellish for the school- Commuters were kind enough to suffering of the residents is and office-goers. greet security personnel with the result of unplanned Though the water reced- rakhis on Raksha Bandhan. development of the area.The ed in most parts of the city, In Kolkata n Biswajit Ghoshal construction of eastern Met- people were seeing wading ropolitan bypass destroyed through water in the Golf Traffic woes:On 1 Septe- the natural drainage system. green, Thakurpukur and mber, the traffic in The adjacent canal has not Silpara areas. The situa- the city may be affec- been dredged reducing its tion was worse at Park Cir- ted as LF and smaller water carrying capacity. cus connector, where the left parties will hold The worst hit are Twilight deluge led to massive traf- a procession at 1 p.m. cooperative, Atarika coop- fic jams in the adjacent from Rani Rashmani erative, Pratibeshi cooper- areas. Avenue to Deshbandhu ative, Hemkunj cooperative, The sub-way at Dum Park to observe anti- Xenon cooperative and New dum, Ultadanga, Patipukur imperialism day. SNS nest cooperative situated was shut due to water log- in I and J blocks of ging. To top the list of suf- Elderly dies:An elder- Baisnabghata- Patuli. ferers were the cops and ly man Nilkamal Mon- The parking lot of these their families at Alipore dal (75) died in a mishap cooperatives are under waist- Bodyguard Lines remaining on Wednesday at Enaet- deep water. CESC officials water logged since last three pur of Mandirbazar in disconnected the power sup- days.Policemen had to wade Diamond Harbour of ply after the room where elec- through knee-deep water South 24-Parganas tric meters are kept got sub- to reach their offices. when a clay wall colla- merged.They said power can Lifeboats pressed into the psed on him following be restored only after the service to ferry them proved Adults may fret a lot over rainfall but the same can’t stop kids from having fun. In Howrah. n Madhumita Sarkar heavy showers. SNS accumulated water recedes. insufficient to assuage their The Patuli police station sufferings. Workshop: Around and fire station are also A senior official on con- 150 ENT specialists waterlogged. The accumu- dition of anonymity said Midnapore braces for floods attended a two-day wo- lated water entered the three large snakes were rkshop for the upgrade underground reservoir spotted near family quarters STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE and dissemination of resulting contamination of (From top) Schoolchildren struggle through knee-deep water; water-logged yesterday."Miss Mamata Midnapore, 21 August knowledge on recent drinking water. Despite streets; water-logged car park area in an apartment. In the Patuli area n SNS Banerjee, after she became development in Ear,nose repeated requests, the KMC the chief minister had vis- While heavy rains due to low and throat treatment, is yet to send water tankers. He said he had urged the cians and town planners ited the Bodyguard Lines in depression over the Gangetic at BR Singh Hospital Mr Hiren Ghosh, a retired KMC officials to put sand and have no forum to lodge 2011, and assured us cops of delta have caused serious in Sealdah. SNS engineer and local resident bags to divert water. complaint about our help- looking into our problems. concern, residents of both said:"the situation has Mr Jaydeep Chowdhury lessness." But nothing has been done the East and West Midnapore Scholarships:West Ben- become unbearable and if it who could not attend office A visit to the area revealed so far," he said. Many areas districts are now fearing gal State Council of High- starts raining again the today, said:"We are scared that the jheel where the in north and south Howrah another devastating flood er Education will give ground floor of all the coop- as many snakes have taken accumulated water is were water-logged. just ahead of Durga Puja. 50 scholarships to poor eratives will be submerged. shelter in the housing com- offloaded is overflowing and Commissioner of city Several dams, including and meritorious stud- It is a long-standing problem plexes and the residents are the roads in I and J blocks police Surajit Kar Puraka- Galudih barrage in Jhark- ents to help their grad- and no effort has been taken scared." Mr K Banerjee, a are waterlogged. The brick yastha visited many parts hand, have released lakhs of In East Midnapore. nSNS uate studies.For young by the civic authorities to resident said:"We are the vic- sewer lines have been of the city to assess the sit- cusecs of water due to heavy faculty of colleges and come out with a solution." tims of the folly of the politi- clogged. uation. SNS downpour in the upper catch- shifting people to safe areas. Meanwhile, the state universities, five awards ment areas of the rivers in “We will take measures to Water Resource minister will be given. SNS the past few days. The state tackle any adversity,but we Mr Soumen Mahapatra Downpour spells misery for Bankura, Burdwan government has already would like everyone to pitch talked with the district Report on teachers: sounded an alert. People in so that people living in low- administration of East Mid- The state universities STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE water-level touched 434.85 district:Khatra – Ranibandh have been asked to move to lying areas don’t get into napore while the state Irri- have been asked to su- Bankura, 21 August feet, perilously close to the - Bandwan, Khatra – Banku- higher areas. trouble,” said Mr Mahmud gation minister Mr Rajib bmit reports on teache- danger mark at 436 feet. ra and Durgapur – Bish- People living in low-lying Hossain, a Trinamul Con- Banerjee visited Aniket gate rs’ evaluation by stu- Torrential rains spelt mis- The dam engineers told The nupur have suspended pas- areas like Pataspur-I, Egra- gress former saha-sabhad- across the Kansabati river dents.It was proposed ery for Bankura and Burd- Statesman:“We need to senger transport services as I, Ramnagar, I and IIand, hipati of zilla-parishad. in Midnapore to monitor the by higher education co- wan in last 24 hours. The release more water if heavy metal roads lie submerged. Contai-I and II and Moyna According to the irriga- present flood-liketi situa on. uncil and many uni- uninterrupted downpour rainfall in the upper catch- The DM, Bankura, Mr Vijay blocks in East Midnapore tion department officials, “The government has versities are imple- caused rivers to swell pos- ment areas in Jharkhand Bharti meanwhile said:“No and Ghatal, Daspur,Sabang, most of the rivers like Rup- taken all precautionary mea- menting this. SNS ing a threat to habitats in er officials. The District persists even a day more.” damage has been unleashed Kesiary, Narayangarh, narayan, Kanshabati, sures to fight against the Sonamukhi, Khatra, Onda Disaster Management Cell Water released by the by the rivers as yet and the Sankrail, Nayagram, Gopi- Keleghai, Subarnarekha, flood.We have already given Defying TMCP: The in Bankura and in villages has been put on alert by the dam has caused the Shali rainfall has weakened in the ballavpur and Dantan blocks Chandia and Tapsi are flow- instructions to all depart- admission committee around Lower Damodar weather office that the heav- river to swell up which in its evening hours.” He added: in West Midnapore have ing close to the danger level ments to look into the mat- of City College has region in Burdwan. iest rainfall would be record- lower South-Eastern part “The Disaster Management already shifted to safe places, at many places and if these ter,” said Mr Banerjee. decided not to yield to The downpour surpassed ed by Thursday afternoon. innundated habitats in Son- Cell officials have been put but more blocks are likely rivers start overflowing, He said the erstwhile TMCP demand.Pr- the forecast by weather Wind speeds were nor- amukhi Municipal area and on high-alert to address any to be affected if there is vast areas of Pataspur-I and Left front government had incipal Mukul Manna experts as the rainfall record- mal and no thundershowers a few of its adjacent villages. untoward situation.”The more discharge. The chief II, Bhagwanpur-I and II, not repaired embankments; said that the college will ed in Bankura stood at 42.65 were reported. The Bhairavbanki river Durgapur Barrage on the minister, Miss Mamata Chandipur, Moyna, Pan- as a result, floods have beco- not increase its seats mm in the last 24 hours The Kansavati river dam flowing down the Khatra ter- Damodar released 43294 Banerjee, has already urged skura, Kolaghat, Egra-I and me a become a recurrent fea- as it does not have the which was way beyond the in Mukutmonipur released rains also swelled up. cusecs in three phases since local agencies and clubs to Ramnagar-I blocks will be ture in both Midnapore dis- infrastructure. SNS 35 mm predicted by weath- 30,000 cusecs today as the Three road links in the Wednesday morning. assist district officials in inundated. tricts for decades now.

OWNERS O EXISTING CABS MAY STICK TO OLD COLOUR I THEY WISH Diamond Harbour polls CORRIGENDUM Diamond Harbour,21 August: filed their nominations.CPI- The 21 August, 2013 edition Trinamul Congress candi- M candidates are expected of The Statesman carried a dates in Diamond Harbour to file their nominations story—Rains spell havoc, Yellow to make way for blue municipality filed nomina- for the Diamond Harbour paralyse city—where it was tions in all 16 wards today. municipality tomorrow. erroneously reported that a STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE taxis. For existing taxis, job. They will also get a Congress has fielded can- A rebel TMC candidate woman sub-inspector,Soma Kolkata, 21 August owners can retain the certificate of participa- didates in three seats, BJP filed his papers as an inde- Mani, was killed in an acci- present colour scheme if tion," said Mr Mitra. in seven, PDS, RSP in one pendent at ward no.6.A CPI- dent.The sub-inspector was The city is going to get they so desire. He said 30 taxi stands each, while three Ind- M candidate filed his nom- injured and not killed in the blue and white taxis Mr Mitra said at Writ- have been earmarked in ependents, including, one ination as an RSP candidate mishap. The error is deeply soon. ers' Buildings that help of the city,which will be rebel TMC candidate also in ward no. 13. SNS regretted. It may be mentioned taxi associations will be developed and various that the previous propos- taken to allot permits. facilities will be available al of the state transport The step has been taken at the stands. minister, Mr Madan to check corruption. Meanwhile, ruling Mitra, to paint all taxis An applicant may out possibility of taxi in blue and white was approach the associa- strike, Mr Mitra said turned down following tions to apply for a per- that the state governm- vehement protest by taxi mit instead of running A thing of the past? ent will take the respo- owners associations. from pillar to post. nsibility of arranging The new colour code, He also said that the snacks will be available gramme will be on Acute insurance in case any comprising blue and state transport depart- in the luxury taxis. Cardiac Life Saving tech- taxi is damaged during white stripes, will be ment has already dis- Meanwhile, taxi dri- niques. A trained driver the strike. Mr Bimal Gu- IN WEST BENGAL applicable for all new cussed with the tourism vers will be given a life- can save a passenger's ha, president of Bengal . net . thestatesman taxis. Around 4,000 new department and decided saving training. The life. Taxi Association, said permits are due to be to introduce luxury taxis training programme will "Drivers will get an the state government has issued shortly; 2,000 of in the city before Durga be held at Netaji Indoor allowance as they will be to give in writing that it these will be for AC taxis Puja. Stadium on 25 and 26 attending the training will take responsibility

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PARKING CO-OPsTO ENGLISH FILMS 6:10pm 9:20pm Ashoka 11.45 a.m., The Conjuring 2.45 p.m., 5.30 p.m., Presi varsity today Broadway, Fame South City Mall 8.30 p.m. 9am, 8:50pm 9am(G); 10am; Noon Basusree Noon, 3pm Fame Hiland Park (G); 3pm(G); 4.30pm; 6p.m, 9 p.m., STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE versity authorities had to 9am 6pm (G); 7.30 pm; New Empire 12.15 9pm(G); 10.30 pm Kolkata, 21 August Inox Forum 8:50a.m p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m, seek special permission 5:15p.m Elite, Noon, 3pm, 6pm, 8.45 p.m. from the Chancellor as with- COUGH UP MORE Inox City Centre 9pm Paradise Noon, 3 p.m., 1:15p.m Jaya-2, 1.15 pm, 6 p.m., 9 p.m., Students of Presidency Uni- out statute no university Big Cinemas, 6.15pm 4.45pm Roxy, Noon, 3pm, Moon light, Noon, 6pm, 9 p.m. versity will meet education can hold convocation pro- The Smurfs-2 3D 3pm, 6pm, 9pm HDIL Broadway Priya, 4.25pm, 9.25pm minister Bratya Basu with gramme. Historian Ranajit MICsGIVE 3-MONTH EXTENSION TO EXISTING IRMS COLLECTING EES Fame South City, 9am 9.15 am(G); 10.20am; Star Theatre, 2.15pm, Noon(G); 1.05pm; their demands tomorrow Guha and Chemistry pro- 9pm HINDI FILMS 2.45pm (G); 5.30pm PVR Howrah, 9am, (G); 6.40pm; 8.15pm as he will come to the uni- fessor Mihir Chowdhury STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE lowing intervention of the 11.15am, 12.15pm, (G); 9.25pm; 11pm(G) versity campus on the occa- will get honorary degrees Kolkata, 21 August state Municipal Affairs 2.30pm, 3.30pm, Darpana (all shows) Once Upon A Time In 5.45pm, 6.45pm, 9pm, Mumbaai Dobaara Jaya, 11.20am, 2pm, sion of the first convocation and Mr Sam Pitroda, advis- department headed by Mr 10pm 4.45pm, 7.30pm Fame South City Mall Big Cinemas, 9am, Malancha, Noon, of the university. er to Prime Minister, pub- The mayor-in-council mem- Firhad Hakim, who is the 9am,10am,11:05am, 10am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 5.15pm, 8pm They will urge the min- lic information infrastruc- bers today gave a three president of a cooperative. 12:15pm,1:15pm, 2.15pm, 2.15pm, Navina, Noon, 2.3opm, 2:15pm,3pm, 3:30pm, 3.20pm, 5.05pm, 5pm, 7.30pm ister to resume students' ture and innovations will month extension to the Just a day before opening of 4:30pm,5:30pm, 7.55pm, 10.45pm PVR Howrah, 9.15am, 6:45pm,7:45pm, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 6pm, election immediately. deliver the convocation existing firms collecting the tender,the box where the 8:45pm, 10pm, 11pm Chennai Express 7pm, 9pm, 10.15pm This is a much-awaited address. After the state parking fees with a 10 per- tender papers had been kept Fame Hiland Park Fame South City Mall Big Cinemas, 9am, 9am,10am,11:10am, 9:10am,11:10am,12:15 11.45am, 12.45pm, ceremony as the contro- government formed a search cent hike in the parking was broken and the docu- 12:15pm,1:15pm, pm,1:50pm,3:20pm, 2.15pm, 4.50pm, versy over the term period committee to find out the suc- licence fee that is being paid ments stolen. The KMC 3:30pm,4:30pm, 4:40pm,6:25pm, 7.25pm, 9.55pm, 6:45pm,7:45pm, 10pm, 7:40pm,9:30pm, 10.50pm of Vice-Chancellor, Prof cessor of Prof Sarkar, as she by the firms. lodged an FIR with the police 11pm 10:30pm, 11:15pm Hind Fame, Fame Hiland Park Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Malabika Sarkar made it turned 65 on 15 August, the The meeting was chaired and a person was picked up. 9:25am, 12:30pm, 9:30am, 12:35pm, HDIL Broadway 1pm 3:40pm,6:50pm,10pm 3:40pm, 6:45pm, doubtful whether she would preparation of the first con- by the mayor Mr Sovan However, police dropped Inox Forum 9a.m Metro, 3pm, 6pm 7:50pm, 9:50pm, PVR Howrah, Noon be present in the ceremony. vocation was upset pri- Chatterjee. The mayor in the investitga ion following 10:15a.m, 11a.m 10:55pm 12:15p.m, 1:30p.m Picture for representation only. Hind Fame 9:05am, BENGALI FILMS The controversy is not yet marily."I am not disturbed council members turned instructions from Writers' 3:30p.m, 5p.m Noon, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm over as the schedule of the by the controversy at all down the proposal of the Buildings and the man was 6:45p.m, 7:30p.m Inox-Forum, 9:10a.m Boss 8:15p.m, 10p.m 12:15p.m, 2:10p.m 11:25p.m Fame Hiland Park University Act under which because I have received the parking co-operatives that fees would be accepted by the They said it was quite pos- released. 3:20p.m, 6:25p.m 2:20pm Inox City Centre 9:30p.m, 10:50p.m the V-C has been given an support of the faculty of they be given a three year parking co-operatives as sible that the presidents The officials said illegal 9:30a.m, 10:30a.m Minar, Bijoli, Inox City Centre 9a.m Chhabighar 3 p.m., 1:45p.m, 3:30p.m, 5pm 10:20p.m, 12:05p.m extension of six months is the universities. I am not extension and enhancement their representatives told the would pressure the mayor parking has become a real 6:15p.m, 7p.m, 5.45 p.m., 8.30 p.m. 3:10p.m, 4:10p.m Prachi, Noon not yet effective as the uni- thinking about my term at of parking licence fees by 10 civic authorities that they to reverse the decision and menace and despite repeat- 8:15p.m, 9:30p.m 7:15p.m, 10:20p.m 10:20p.m, 11:30p.m Ellora, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm Inox Swabhumi Jaya-2, 11.15am versity does not have any all. I always concentrate to per cent. would go and talk to the min- hike the fee by 5 per cent.Inci- ed complaints the police Inox Swabhumi 9a.m 9:15a.m, 12:20p.m 10a.m, 11a.m, Inox-Rajarhat, statute yet, said the insiders. work towards the develop- However, senior civic isters who are their presi- dentally,the KMC proposal was not taking any action 3:25p.m, 4:40p.m 12:20pm 12:15p.m, 1:15p.m 6:30p.m, 7:45p.m Even for the convocation ment of the university," said officials doubt whether the dents before accepting the to float tender to select new against those collecting 3:30p.m, 4:30p.m 9:35p.m, 10:50p.m 6:45p.m, 7:45p.m Inox Rajarhat 9a.m Proloy programme too, the uni- the V-C. enhancement of parking proposal. firms had to be scrapped fol- parking fees. 10p.m, 10:55p.m 11a.m 12:05p.m Fame South City Mall Inox Rajarhat 9am 2:05p.m 6:15pm 10am, 3:10p.m Fame Hiland Park 12:15pm,1:15pm 5:10p.m 5.20pm 3:30pm, 4:30pm 6:15p.m Inox City Centre 6:45pm, 7:45pm 7pm 1:30p.m State to confiscate JnNURM buses that Online admission 10pm, 11pm 9:20p.m Inox Swabhumi Inox Liluah, 8:45 10:10p.m 2:10p.m am Inox Inox Rajarhat 3.20pm 11am, 11:55 am Liluah Inox Liluah 2:10 p.m. 3:10p, 5:20pm 8:45am, Indira 3pm, 6pm, must from next year 6:25pm, 8:40pm 11:50am 8.30 p.m. have stopped plying seeking fare hike 9:40pm 2:15pm, Prachi, 2.30p.m, HDIL 3pm, 5.15pm, 7.45 p.m., HDIL Broadway, 4pm STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Owners of the buses needs to pay Rs 22,000 every "Owners of the buses rent- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Jaya-2, 7.30pm Kolkata, 21 August month as installment of the ing out the buses for mar- Kolkata, 21 August Mitra, 12.15, 3pm, stopped paying 6pm, 8.15pm loan amount. riage party's and other per- Priya, 7.10pm the monthly instal- Big Cinemas, 8.25pm The state government has ments of the loan Owners of the buses sonal purposes at night and Come next year,state-aided decided to confiscate buses claimed that they were incur- keep the vehicles parked colleges will be asked to Khoka 420 under the Jawaharlal Nehru amount that were ring a huge loss as the state on important thoroughfares conduct online admission in Indira 12.15pm National Urban Renewal sanctioned to them government had turned at day time," he said. Park- an attempt to check campus Half Serious Mission (JnNURM) as the down their proposal of hik- ing of the buses, specially unrest over admission Priya, 9.30am to buy the buses. At Star Theatre, 11.45am owners are not plying them the same time, they ing fare. in monsoon, causing incon- issues. In its meeting today, demanding a hike in fare. The bus owners had venience to pedestrians. West Bengal State Council Alik Sukh are not plying the Priya, 11.50am Mr Madan Mitra, the maintained that it became School goers are also facing of Higher Education has vehicles causing Star Theatre, 5.15pm state transport minister, almost impossible for them trouble for such parking. decided to propose this to the Kangal Malsat today said at Writers' Build- inconvenience to to pay the monthly install- "We had discussion with state government and ask the Priya, 2.20pm ings that the process of con- commuters ments after incurring the the owners several times on higher education depart- A Scene from Pro- fiscating the buses will start loss and stopped plying the the issue. They had not ment to issue a government loy showing at Inox Fame, Priya from 24 August. There are vehicles. deposited the monthly order in this regard, so that and others around 600 such buses. MADAN MITRA The state transport min- installments even after it becomes a binding upon Burdwan university shows the way. "Owners of the buses buses. At the same time ister today said the buses reducing the amount," he every college as well as SPECIAL EVENT stopped paying the month- they are not plying the vehi- were found parked on roads said adding that the state gov- their affiliating universi- TRIPTASH ly installments of the loan cles causing inconvenience at various places including ernment has no other way ties. campus unrest in city col- Overdose & Akar Prakar present Triptash, an exhibition on the soon to be released Bengali film, Tasher Desh. It is an initiative to bring amount which were sanc- to commuters," he said. Dunlop, Belgharia, Mayna, out apart from confiscat- This online admission leges, like Manindra Chan- the film to life physically in an art space by Artists Viraag Desai, Q tioned to them to buy the An owner of such a bus Barasat and BT Road. ing the buses. will be only applicable for dra College, Seth Anan- (Director Tasher Desh), Devika Dave and Tanaji Dasgupta at Akar Prakar Art Gallery, P-238, Hindustan Park, Kol - 29 till Aug 27, 2013; honours candidates as the daram Jaipuria College 2pm to 7pm number is much lesser than and City College (North), that of pass candidates. academics have found that EXHIBITIONS of Paintings and scul- Pancham Vaidic, this Common Entrance Test from 2014 ptures at Academy of play has been NEW MRI UNIT Nemai Ghosh @ The The model of Burdwan online admission process Fine Arts (New South directed, scripted and Harrington Street B Wing) till 25th adapted by Arpita STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE strongly opposed to CET. leges affiliated to it. University will be upheld as might have avoided the Arts Centre August; 3 to 8 p.m. Ghosh and it stars AT BANGUR Kolkata, 21 August The university has reser- The rest five percent was this is the only state uni- unrest. Wednesday, August Sudip Mukherjee, 21st, 2013 12:00pm to Krishna Kishore vation against admitting open for other students. versity which successfully However questions are Harrington Street THEATRE Mukherjee, Babu Arts Centre, Dutta Roy and few Kolkata, 21 August: Bangur Reservation for home stu- students from such a com- After the Trinamul gov- completed centralised online being raised whether stu- Natadha's Caear O others. Harrington Mansions, Cleopatra @ Rabindra 2nd Floor, 8 Formerly Sadan Institute of Neurosciences dents in post-graduate stud- mon test as this is believed ernment came to power, it admission to its 40,000 hon- dents of the remote areas will MUSIC (BIN) today launched the ser- ies will come down to 50 per to lower the standard of the decided to undo this reser- ours seats in 90 colleges. be able to opt for this.“If Bur- Harrington Street Thursday, August Nemai Ghosh - 22nd, 2013 6:30pm to Musical Mid-Week @ vices of an advanced 3Tesla cent from next year. university. vation system as this tend- The colleges had no func- dwan University can do photography Rabindra Sadan, 1 ITC Sangeet exhibition by Satyajit Cathedral Road A play Thursday, August MRI unit to make brain This year it was 60 per “Now,this will be a bind- ed to monopolise merit in tion in admission. Instead this, other universities do not Ray and Beyond. in Bengali inspired 22nd, 2013 6:00pm to treatment cheaper for cent in all state universities ing upon the universities,” some universities. the colleges were used as have any scope to say that from the great ITC Sangeet Research Reflections Bernard Shaw. Academy, 1, Netaji patients. as the state government said Professor Sugata Hence, from 2012 the assistance windows. they can't,” said Professor A exhibition of Scripted by Arna and Subash Chandra Bose paintings and drawin Rudrarup Road Vocal The machine bought at a directed all state universi- Marjit, chairman of West reservation for home stu- The university provid- Sugata Marjit, chairman gs by Sabita Dhar and Mukhopadhyay. performances by cost of around Rs 11 crore ties to keep the rest 40 per Bengal State Council of dents was brought down to ed college and subject-wise of WBSCHE. Soumendra Acooli at Directed by Arna Tiasa Basu Roy and Birla Academy of Art Mukho Padhyay Aparajita Lahiri. For is under Private Public Part- cent seats open for students Higher Education 60 per cent. seat related information in Burdwan University and Culture from 2nd 'POLITICS- singles will be Rs. August to 25th AGGRESION-LOVE- 400/-, couple entry nership model of Health graduating from other uni- (WBSCHE) implying that From next year, it will be its website and candidates authorities have claimed August; 3 to 8 p.m. BETRAYAL-AMBITION'. will be for Rs. 650/- and Family Welfare depart- versities. all universities will have to 50 per cent giving equal had to give their choice that they did face any resis- A newer classical and senior citizen Freedom 2013 saga seen in today's above the age of 70 ment.“The scan would be From next year,common admit students through CET chance to the graduates of online. tance while implementing Galerie La Mere eye. A real can walk - in free done by spending Rs 3,000 entrance test (CET) will be in 50 per cent of their PG other universities. The university authori- online admission. But aca- presents Freedom, celebration with the 2013 an exhibition of cognitive creation of SHOPPING 40 artists. almost one-third of the introduced, the score of seats. For this “open”50 per cent ties took a stern step by demics are not sure whether paintings and End of Season Sale @ drawings by eminent Samsonite amount charged by the pri- which will become one of the Till 2011, state universi- seats, apart from graduation declaring that students get- same will happen for other Astomito Madhyanha artists tillAugust 31, Thursday, August 2013 at 3 Regent Park, - Bengali Play @ vate hospitals,” said Mr AK decisive factors in getting ties reserved 95 per cent result, the score of CET ting admission to any hon- universities specially for Academy of Fine Arts 22nd, 2013 to Senapati,director of the admission to post-gradua- post-graduation seats for will be consi dered as eval- ours course directly by any Calcutta University which Kolkata 700 040; 4pm Samsonite, Forum to 6pm Thursday, August Shopping Mall, 10/3, Institute.He further said, the tion. home students, that is, stu- uation standard varies from college without applying has around 130 colleges affil- 22nd, 2013 6:30pm to Elgin Road A shout to Group Art Exhibition Academy of Fine Arts, all the Fashion lovers, new facility would be of Though, the CET was dents who completed their university to university. online, will not be considered iated to it. While, the TMCP Manoj Guha, Jyoti- 2 Cathedral Road Lavie the stylish trend immense help to poor supposed to be held this graduation from the same The university author- as a student of Burdwan is forcing college authorities bindu Chowdhury, Based on "Darkness setter is offering up Anil Sen, Subodh at Noon" a novel to 50% discounts on patients who come from year, it did not materialise university (in case of uni- ities might take some addi- University. to admit more students, it Mondal, Arup Ghosh, penned by Arthur all its fancy bags and Ujjal Ganguly present Koestler. A clutches. across the state. SNS and Jadavpur University tary university) or from col- tional tests. In the wake of the recent is apprehended that for CU. a Group Art Exhibition production of LEISURE 10 MINUTE CROSSWORD BEETLE BAILEY/Mort Walker NEED TO KNOW Ambulance Life Care 2284-6940 Howrah 2666-8111; Behala Police Toll Free No. 1073 FD Block Association (Amb) Peoples Blood Bank 2497-6285 Transport Deptt. 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The acting pres- Balurghat, 21 August win enough seats to ident of Harirampur block form the board on Congress, Mr Omprakash ALL NEPALI DAILIES ARE HELL-BENT ON DEAMING ME: SIKKIM CM In line with the dictum that Jaysawal, however, denied the enemy’s enemy is one’s our own. having forged an under- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE poet and writer himself, friend, the CPI-M and Con- But with the number standing with the CPI-M to Gangtok, 21 August lauded the efforts of all lan- gress have decided to forge having proved elu- form the GP board. guage activists like Anand- an alliance to form the gram sive, we decided to “The CPM formed the Chief Minister, Mr Pawan mani Thapa ~ former MP,the panchayat (GP) board at firm up an under- board alone while the Con- Chamling has said that Bhandari couple and many Gokorno in the Harirampur gress did not take part in the Nepali newspapers pub- others for their contributions block in South Dinajpur standing with the election of the pradhan,” he Though Hills are plagued by lished both within and out- towards constitutional recog- district to spite the Trina- Congress,keeping in said. protests people of the plains cel- side the state are hell-bent nition of Nepali language. mul Congress, their common mind the demands of The South Dinajpur Tri- ebrated Raksha Bandhan . on opposing and defaming “It is everyone’s duty to enemy. namul Congress district n the local people In Malda on 21 July, 2013 SNS him. use, promote and preserve Notably, the Congress, general secretary, Mr Sub- “All the Nepali language Nepali language and the CPI-M and Trinamul Con- CPM LEADER hasish Pal, said the local level NBUTC serves memo: newspapers, particularly students have a larger role gress won three, nine and six leaders of the two parties had The North Bengal Uni- those being published from to play,” the Chief Minister seats respectively out of 18 fed up with the Trinamul clinched the deal stealthily, versity Teachers’Counc- Sikkim, are against me and said at the gathering. GP seats for Gokorno. With Congress for having insti- keeping the people in the il served a memorand- they are always writing The programme was the gram panchayat election tutionalised corruption and dark. um to the NBU execu- against me. This is despite attended by school and col- having thrown up a hung made nepotism a part of “This has occasioned no tive council chairman the fact that I am the fourth lege students, academics, verdict, activities in the running the rural bodies in surprise for us, as the two Prof Samir Kumar person in the country to Chief Minister Pawan Chamling at the conference. nSNS HRD officials and host of rival political camps inten- the area,” said a senior CPI- parties had contested the Das, the V-C and exe- head a state for four con- other dignitaries. sified. M leader and local com- rural election on a secret cutive council members secutive terms as the Chief organised today to mark The then Chief Minister, He also assured govern- “True, we hoped to win mittee member,Mr Rafiqul understanding ~ the com- over demands. SNS Minister,” he said. the Nepali Bhasha Manya- Mr Nar Bahadur Bhandari ment aids in setting up an enough seats to form the Islam. mon motive being to defeat “We are often tagged as ta Diwas.On this day in 1992, and his wife and the former institution dedicated to the board on our own. But with It is learnt that Ms Afuja the Trinamul Congress.The Letter: The Siliguri foreigners in India and non- the Parliament had assent- Lok Sabha MP Mr Dil Kumar development, promotion the number having proved Bibi of the CPI-M and Mr hung verdict has just brought Municipal Corpora- residents in Nepal,”lament- ed inclusion of Nepali lan- Bhandari, were instru- and teaching of Nepali lan- elusive, we decided to firm Khalilur Rahaman of the matters out in broad day- tion MMIC of PWD, ed Mr Chamling. guage in the 8th Schedule of mental in the language guage as demanded by the up an understanding with Congress were selected as light. We are happy that sports and property He was addressing an the Constitution along with movement that culminat- Nepali linguists and acad- the Congress, keeping in pradhan and upa-pradhan they have been exposed”, the tax assessment, Sujay interactive session on teach- Manipuri and Konkani lan- ed in the recognition. emics during the interactive mind the demands of the on 19 August by way of an South Dinajpur TMC district Ghatak, wrote a letter ing in Nepali language guages. Mr Chamling, a Nepali session. local people. The people are understanding between the general secretary said. to north Bengal deve- lopment minister and SJDA chief Mr Gau- DEA & MUTE tam Deb over dues. SNS Malda flood situation Businessman res- GIRL RAPED cued: The city police turns critical,two dead Bankura, 21 August: rescued the abducted A 17 businessman, Mr Manoj year-old deaf and mute girl Das, on Wednesday STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE can be confirmed only after been given only two boats. was raped repeatedly by from Lalgola in Mur- Malda, 21 August the probe is over and the post- It is a huge catastrophe for some local boys in Son- shidabad and arrest- mortem report reaches us. us,” said Mr Sheikh. amukhi municipal town ed Rafikul Islam in MAKING A STAND The flood situation in Malda But if it is seen that the duo He said the binhaitants last night.Some NCC cadets connection with the has taken a grim turn afresh were flood-victims, their of the inundated areas were of the local college alerted abduction. SNS and deaths of two teenagers fami ly would get the com- suffering from the fear of police who found the girl in a pond were reported pensation,”Mr Kumar said. snake-bite too. lying beside the road. Buildings collapse: from an inundated village Meanwhile, all day-long Meanwhile, the Ganga The girl was standing at Two buildings col- of Manikchak. Red alert shower today further dete- has freshly inundated a road near the hospital lapsed in two area of has been sounded again in riorated the flood condition Kamalpur village of Math- crossing when it was driz- the city. While a two- the unprotected areas of in Malda. The water level urapur and Gadaichar of zling and according to col- storied building col- the Fulohar river. in the Ganga, Fulohar and North Chandipur gram pan- lege students suddenly two lapsed on Doctors Lane The Ganga has further Mahananda was 25.48 meter, chayat. youths on a bike appeared in Taltalla, a portion inundated some newer vil- 27.48 meter and 20.62 meter According to the admin- and rode off with her. They of a dilapidated build- lages in Manikchak. respectively today. istrative information, at dropped her after half-an- ing collapsed on Prince Mahananda river also has However, the irrigation least 30,000 villagers have hour and then another biker Anwar Shah Road.SNS shown no sign of decline in department claimed that been waterlogged in group,on the pretext of help- water level. the water level in the Ganga Manikchak, Ratua-I and ing her took on another However, the District slightly decreased today Harishchandrapur-II block. ride. The NCC cadets smelt Magistrate Mr Godala Kiran compared to Tuesday. In Manikchak alone, 30 vil- something fishy as the girl Kumar did not confirm the But the red alert has been lages have been flooded so didn't show up at the hospital deaths yet. sounded anew at the unpro- far. and tipped off police.Police, He, however, conceded tected areas of Fulohar The executive engineer after almost an hour found that following the alarming river in the Ratua-I and of the district irrigation the girl lying on the road.She Kamtapur People’s Party (KPP) activists demonstrate in Jalpaiguri. KPP served two memorandums to the Jalpaiguri flood condition in few blocks, Harischandrapur-II block department, Mr Amaresh was gasping for life and divisional commissioner office addressing the chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee and the Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde demanding separate state of Kamtapur and recognition of Kamtapur language in relief materials and boats today. Kumar Singh, said:“Fol- rushed to the hospital. Jalpaiguri on Wednesday. Two Kamtapuri parties ~ Kamtapur People’s Party and Kamtapur Progressive Party ~ were had been arranged. Twenty five villages have lowing heavy rainfall, the Police have registered a merged on 9 August and the new party has been christened as the Kamtapur People’s Party. n SNS It is learnt from sources already been inundated by water level may rise till 22 case against unknown goons that on the evening of 20 the Ganga in Manikchak August.There is a possibility and tomorrow,the girl would August, two teenagers ~ block. 4,000 villagers were of improvement of the sit- be sent to the Bishnupur SD Cost of flowers escalates before Puja Imdadul Momin (17) and inundated. Flood victims uation from 23 August.” Hospital for a medical exam- Iras Momin(16) of are fuming over the ‘scarci- However,he added that few ination. SNS STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE ers came to Mullick Ghat in the market. Mr Narayan Kamalpur village in the ty of relief material.’ villages of Gadaiislet of Kolkata, 21 August Flower Market near Naik, general secretary of Mathurapur gram pan- Mr Bodiruddin Sheikh, Manikchak were inundat- Burabazar, from where ven- All Bengal Flower Grow- chayat in Manikchak police Mr Ajij Sheikh, Mr Asim ed anew. Youths in the Hills display a T- CONG ACCUSED Shirt upholding solidarity for The price of flowers will go dors from the city and its ers and Traders Association station ~ drowned while Mandal and others of The DM, Mr Kumar,said: Gorkhas. In Darjeeling on up during Durga Pujathis suburbs buy flowers, in the said, around 40 per cent of they were swimming in the Shibentola, Jotepatta, Kis- “The concerned block 21 July, 2013. n SNS year due to incessant rain- past two days. As a result the total yearly production flood water by the side of the hantola of Dharampur administration has been Malda, 21 August: The Con- fall for three consecutive demand of flowers has was damaged. There is only embankment on the eastern gram panchayat alleged alerted and were asked to gress supporters were Hooch joint ransac- days. increased and it is being sold 50 days left for Puja.The side of the village. that they had been living in arrange due quantity of accused of tearing the ear- ked: Enraged by the Price of various kinds of at an arbitrary price. time is not enough to pro- Their bodies were report- a dilapidated condition for relief.The animal husbandry lobe of a Trinamul suppo- continuing hooch trade flowers has already sky- According to farmers, duce the quantity of flow- edly found by the villagers the past 15 days. department was asked to rter woman Ms Bharati Ma- and administrative rocketed as plantations in most of the farmlands in ers needed during the late at night. They claimed that no arrange for cattle feed. I ndal (45) and injuring two nonchalance, villagers all the four major flower pro- Kolaghat, Panskura, Tam- Puja."If the rain stops today, However,DM Mr Kumar administrative official vis- have myself inspected the more Trinamul supporters of Bathmore village area ducing districts, including luk, Bagnan and Krishna- it would take five days to did not confirm the deaths ited them. inundated areas of Mr Manoj Mandal (28) and in the Gangarampur Nadia, Howrah, East and gar i s at present under knee- pump the water out of fields owing to flood. “There has been no dry Manikchak, Ratua-I and Mr Dipen Mandal (40) last police station ransacked West Midnapore were dam- deep water. Plants were and another four days to pre- “It cannot be ascertained food. The cattle are in a Harishchandrapur-II. Fif- night at Jelepara village of hooch joints on aged due to the heavy rain- damaged. Thus, there was pare the soil to sow plants,” right now that the duo died pathetic condition as we teen boats were arranged for Milki GP in English Bazaar Tuesday night. SNS fall. Only a handful of farm- no supply of sufficient flower he said. as a tresult of drowning. It cannot feed them. We have those areas.” police station. SNS North Bengal needs someone who can Turmoil in Hills: Low-key harness talent,says Pinki Raksha Bandhan celebrations STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE This year,I celebrat- as in her case she had to do STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE ner and we were not in love. She Kurseong, 21 August ed Raksha Bandhan without the rakhee and Siliguri, 21 August used to live next door on rent with with my brothers instead only tie a piece of her lover and her five-year-old After Id and Independence thread. International middle distance run- child. She had been blackmailing day celebrations, now the fes- but as I could not A local, Mr Rajesh Prasad, ner Pinki Pramanik feels north me for some time.But to be accused tival of raksha bandhan offer them sweet was emotional when he nar- Bengal needs someone who can har- of being male and raping her has also passed off without dishes I felt the occa- rated how he could not buy ness the talents of the many won- shocked me.” any display in the Hills due sion was incomplete. his young sister a gift he had derfully gifted and naturally talented The 27-year-old athlete reiterated to the ongoing Darjeeling I searched for sweets promised during Raksha athletes that the region has. that she was not a male.“I am not Hills bandh called by the Bandhan but said that due Pramanik, who was in Siliguri male. I have always been female. I Gorkhaland Joint Action in a few places but to the greater demand of today to take part in a social wel- look more male now because, as part Committee in demand of could not get one Gorkhaland his sister under- fare programme, told this corre- of my training to compete in inter- Gorkhaland. hence I had to tie stood. He said he would buy spondent during an exclusive chat national athletics, I used to be reg- Raksha Bandhan ~ a fes- rakhees on the wrist the gift after the bandh is that there were many exceptionally ularly administered testosterone tival to celebrate the bond of my brothers only over. talented athletes in the region but injections like other female par- between brothers and sisters Notably,every year Dar- most of their talent was getting wast- ticipants. ~ used to be observed in a PRIYANKA SHARMA jeeling Hills is agog with the ed for lack of proper grooming. “I was told that it was necessary huge manner in the Hills pre- excitement of tying rakhees “There is a huge pool of talent Pinki Pramanik celebrates Raksha Bandhan. In Siliguri on Wednesday. n SNS to take these and I never questioned viously. It is said that while brated Raksha Bandhan to their respective broth- in north Bengal and if the right peo- whether these were legal or not. I the brothers give assurance with my brothers but as I ers and is hugely popular ple were in control and helping the to shine on the world track-and-field young and aspiring athletes of the was focused on winning and did of protection, the sisters could not offer them sweet here. Brisk business used to athletes realize their potential, scene.“A proper coaching system state. whatever I was asked to do by my pray for life long blessings dishes I felt the occasion was be seen during this festival there would be many good athletes has to be in place in north Bengal “I have requested the govern- trainers, who knew what was best to their brothers. incomplete. with almost all stores sell- coming out of the region,”she said. for producing world class athletes. ment to open an athletic academy for me. But after that my voice But this year, the cele- “I searched for sweets in ing rakhees and sweets filled The Purulia-born athlete, whose The vision essential for achieving where I can serve as a coach. But became deeper and I grew more bration of Raksha Band- a few places but could not with customers. first success was winnoing tw success is instilled through prop- I did not receive any response body hair, ” she said. han was not seen as it was get one hence I had to tie So far the festivals of Id, bronze medals at the Asian Indoor er coaching”, she maintained. from the government,”said the for- The former national champion observed indoors and that rakhees on the wrist of my Raksha Bandhan as well as Athletics Championships when The renowned Indian track ath- mer Asian gold medalist. lambasted the administration for too in a very subdued man- brothers only." Independence Day celebra- she was only 17, insisted that a prop- lete who specialises in the 400 In response to the allegations of being “prejudiced” against her.“I ner due to the bandh and Another young girl, Ms tions has been affected and er coaching system had to be in place meters and 800 meters, said she had rape and gender representation, was manhandled and kept in a men’s i nclement weather. Samjhana Chettri, too had observed on a low key due in north Bengal, for producing urged the state government to Pinki said:“The girl who brought cell in jail. I did not consent to any One, Ms Priyanka Shar- a sad story to tell on the occa- to the Gorkhaland agita- world class athletes and enable them start an athletic academy for the these allegations was not my part- testing, and I was drugged,”she said. ma, said:"This year, I cele- sion of Raksha Bandhan tion . IS INDIA HEADED OR A 1 SITUATION WHERE IT WILL KOLKATA, THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 16 HAVE MORE LAWYERS THAN IT NEEDS AND CAN POSSIBLY EMPLOY? MANY COUNTRIES ARE ACING A GLUT O LAWYERS. LAW SCHOOLS Litigious culture I SO, SHOULD THE NUMBER O LAW 1.There is a paradox here. IN CALIORNIA HAVE CUT DOWN INTAKE O STUDENTS. SOME On the one hand, you have SCHOOLS BE too many lawyers in the litigation sector. But a AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS HAVE LAID O TEACHERS. AS REGULATED? I large number of them are not lawyers of quality. REPORTED IN THIS PAGE LAST WEEK, A PROMINENT ISRAELI The Statesman NOT, HOW CAN This results in poor legal services to the litigating LEGISLATOR ASKED HIS COUNTRYMEN TO STOP STUDYING LAW AND put three THE GROWING public, and adoption of questions to a unethical practices. The NUMBERS O number of good law TO OCUS INSTEAD ON HI-TECH EDUCATION. INDIA CONTINUES TO Raju galaxy of top INDIAN schools is very few. The Ramachandran, CHURN OUT LAWYERS ROM AN EVER-INCREASING NUMBER O LAW number of law schools Senior Advocate, lawyers and LAWYERS needs to be regulated not Supreme Court of India SCHOOLS. UNRELATED PERHAPS TO THE INCREASING NUMBERS O only to produce fewer law school PRODUCTIVELY lawyers but to regulate the quality of legal edu- LAWYERS, BACKLOG O CASES BEORE EVERY ADJUDICATORY ORUM educators. Our cation.On the other hand, the number of lawyers ENGAGE in the 'transactional sectors' i.e. outside courts questions were is less. Unlike in litigation, law firms would IS MOUNTING. ARE MORE LAWYERS A PART O THE PROBLEM? OR O THEMSELVES? only take on lawyers of quality, and in a lib- THE SOLUTION? eralised economy the need for such lawyers DO YOU BELIEVE will only increase. I don't see a situation aris- 2 ing in the next two decades at least where there will be a glut of lawyers in this sector. THAT THE PRESENCE 2. I am afraid our culture is litigious, and having more lawyers does result in more lit- O MORE LAWYERS IS igation. But lawyers are not the cause for RESPONSIBLE OR MORE DISPUTES more disputes.More disputes arise because Diminishing there is a greater awareness of legal rights OR OR BETTER DISPUTE and because more laws get enacted with every passing day. For better dispute resolution RESOLUTION? outside the courts we need to foster a culture where negotiation, mediation and conciliation are recommended to disputants by their HAVE HIGHER STANDARDS IN lawyers. And for this, the seeds have to be sown returns? 3 in the law schools, so that the practice of law INDIAN LEGAL EDUCATION is not seen in terms of victory and defeat. 3. The quality of legal education has not Too many laws,too Not overcrowded YIELDED RESULTS BY IMPROVING THE improved significantly. Bright lawyers are emerging from the top-end law schools because in the least QUALITY O LAWYERS? I SO, HOW of their own inherent brilliance; their teach- many disputes ers don't measure up to them. There has been 1. The number of Law 1. I do not believe that there HAS THAT MADE A QUALITATIVE a general decline in the quality of law teach- Schools had at one time is a surplusage of lawyers ing. The small number of quality lawyers who proliferated but they have in the country. This was a CHANGE TO THE LITIGANT? come out every year from these law schools speedily found their lev- fear expressed as early as do not all go to the courts and so the litigant els. Already, the better 1924, when the Indian Bar in general is not significantly benefited. The few are those that have Committee headed by Sir law firms which do transactional practice have prescribed a five-year Edward Chamier submitted certainly benefited. course in law and are its report. At that time, pursuing it with vigour there were only a few thou- and excellence. They sand members in the pro- Soft lawyers help to produce as good fession, consisting of bar- Fali S. Nariman K. K. Venugopal Senior Advocate, and as well-rounded a Senior Advocate, risters, vakils, attorneys, The 1. LPO (Legal Process Out- Supreme Court of India lawyer as our present Supreme Court of India mukhtiyars and revenue answers were sourcing) industry alone system of legal educa- agents. The report Lay greater stress needs 66,000 lawyers per tion can provide.The growing numbers of Indi- pointed out that the evil of touting had revealing and offer year. Law schools produce an lawyers are not only in Court; they are also increased due to "the serious over-crowd- insights into the state of on mediation just 13,000.In all we produce are engaging themselves productively (in ing of the legal profession". the legal profession. just 61,000 lawyers a year. desk jobs, drafting, advising and the like);spread We have statistics which periodi- While the respondents dif- 1. India already has a glut Ninety per cent of our law over a large number of law-firms. As long as cally indicate the growth, both of law- of lawyers at every level of graduates are not employ- the Rule of Law is observed and respected as schools as well as of the lawyers fered on whether or not there the judicial system, from Dr. Faizan able. India still has a very a basic feature of India's Constitution (as, our turned out by these law schools. In was a glut of lawyers, or the lowest to the highest, Mustafa, small number of profes- highest Court has said) we can never bemoan 1955, there were 36 law colleges Vice-Chancellor, whether law schools needed compared to the volume of NALSAR, sionally competent and that we have more lawyers than we need! which had strength of 2866 students. to be regulated, there was work. The result is fierce Hyderabad socially relevant lawyers. Besides, it is the framers of the Constitution Originally,the law college was the last near unanimity on the competition, many a times Lawyers are now needed in that gave pride of place to the practising lawyer resort for a student who was unable unfair. The available work corporates, tribunals, arbitrations etc.Litigation when they provided (in Article 22(1)) that any to get admission to the medical or need for more media- is concentrated in the hands is just a small field in the big profession of law. person who is arrested and detained in cus- engineering colleges.But, over the years, tion. We reproduce of a small percentage of the 2. Disputes are not due to lawyers. Similarly tody has a fundamental right to consult with the legal profession became lucrative and the responses in Bhaskar P. fraternity,as clients choose, lawyers do not help in the better solution of and be defended by a “legal practitioner of his the number of law colleges started mush- full. Gupta, within their resources, the disputes.As we move from simple to progressive choice”. No other profession, no other organ- rooming. Many of these had no infrastruc- Senior Advocate, best available. Same is the soci eties, nature of disputes changes which ised sector finds specific mention in the ture, no libraries, and no faculty. However, Supreme Court of India situation in the field of in turn requires expert handling and need for world's longest Constitution. they managed to get certification, because they employment, whether the specialized lawyers. We do not have shipping 2. More disputes arise because of a pro- used to commandeer all these facilities from prospective employer is a corporate or a firm lawyers, energy lawyers, biotechnology liferation of laws - not because of an increase neighbouring colleges, to which the Bar Regulate law schools of lawyers. lawyers.Today more disputes are resolved in the number of lawyers! It is a truism, first Council of India turned a Nelson’s eye. As a 1. Yes, in my opinion India The number of law schools may not be reg- outside courts and there are lawyers who never mentioned more than 100 years ago in the Pref- result, in the year 1999-2000, with pressure being is headed for a situation ulated as this might be unconstitutional, but go to any court. ace to the first edition of Halsbury’s Laws of put on the Bar Council of India by the then where it will have more the number of recognised degrees for the pur- 3. It is painful to note that while quality of England, that - “the more laws there are, the Chief Justice of India, about 100 law colleges lawyers than it needs and poses of enrolment can be specified. Today, legal education has gone up in last 25 years more laws are there about which doubts were closed down. Another 62 colleges met can possibly employ.I think our legal system is overloaded, mainly because due to newly established National Law Uni- might be entertained”! Hence the need for the same fate in 2002. As many as 450 evening regulations are required the courts are unnecessarily utilised by liti- versities, these are small islands of excellence. lawyers, and in a litigious society like ours, law courses were also shut down. for number of institutions gants (with of course the “help” of lawyers) The general scene remains pathetic. These law the felt need for more efficient and competent Meanwhile, around the same time, Dr. and seats. What is even for disputes that could be more effectively and schools have not produced litigation lawyers lawyers. We do not need to emulate Califor- N.R.Madhava Menon was responsible for intro- more important is the conveniently resolved through mediation in the requisite quantity. They merely produce nia - quite simply because India is not Cali- ducing the 5-year law course, and establish- entrance tests for lawyers. and conciliation. "soft-lawyers" who are better suited to air-con- fornia! In my sojourn in the Courts for over ing a National Law School in Bangalore. Of course, it must be kept The lawyers must make these procedures ditioned corporate offices. The students need 63 years I have found that those who have stud- This set the bench mark for other National Pinky Anand in mind that legal education a part of their profession. In this respect, law to join these corporates to pay back education Senior Advocate, ied the law and have been trained in law schools Law Colleges, with the States vying with each Supreme Court of India subserves a number of dif- schools may play an important role, by train- loans. If we want to enrich our bench and bar, - even though they have not practised in other for setting up similar institutions. ferent goals and not just the ing students in the use of tools and techniques public funding of law schools on the pattern Courts - are more mentally disciplined and These are all institutions of excellence. practice of law. of mediation and conciliation and projecting of IITs must become the norm so that they are more liberal in outlook than those who The total number of lawyers in India is said 2. I believe that the presence of more these as another branch of professionalised charge affordable fees. have not! to have crossed one million. I am not sure of lawyers can result in better dispute resolution, legal practice. Mediation and conciliation can 3. The answer to the first part of the ques- the correctness of these statistics, which are if and only if they are trained and handled in no longer be treated as confined to matrimo- Intrinsic defects tion is: ‘ indisputably, YES’. But ‘lawyering’ derived from the records of the Bar Council a professional manner.Train ing young lawyers nial or family disputes. These must be is not necessarily the best quality of a lawyer. of India itself, for the reason that the State to be more committed to public good and social extended to other kinds of dispute, 1. In almost all professions, Many years ago, in a hard-hitting speech to Bar Councils do not meticulously report the services can lay the foundation for effective- particularly commercial, in place of litiga- fresh graduates are facing the American Bar Association, U.S. Chief Jus- number of lawyers who have passed away,the ly using law as a tool to help the aggrieved and tion in courts.Courts can and do extend a help- a difficult time finding jobs. tice Warren Burger unburdened himself of number who have retired from practice, the to decrease the rising litigations. Proper legal ing hand in this regard through the newly intro- The creation of jobs in the some home-truths - “The entire legal profes- number who have taken employment abroad advice can save years of litigation in family duced s.89 of the Civil Procedure Code and legal sector is particularly sion, lawyers, Judges, and law teachers, has or have joined as in-house counsel. The per- matters and eventually the family itself from s. 73 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act hindered by four factors: a) become so mesmerized with the stimulation centage of lawyers' population in India is 1:1008, falling apart. More and more lawyers can be 1996. This has happened in the US, the UK and most law firms are conser- of the court room contest that we tend to for- as against 1:260 in the United States; 1:525 in advised to take up free legal services or to rep- other Western countries with high success rates. vative and hesitant to invest get that we ought to be healers of conflicts.” the United Kingdom, 1:364 in South Africa and resent clients who cannot afford the gigantic There is no reason why this should not in young talent, b) most The Chief Justice then went on:"Doctors, 1:7047 in China. (Ahmad Raza Khan, MINT) expenses involved in litigation. happen in India. advocates are poor pay- inspite of astronomical costs, still retain a high The profession, in my view, is not over-crowd- The real problem is connecting the right 2. The short answer to the first part of the Prof. Arpan masters, c) the sector is degree of public confidence because they are ed, though there is a vast disparity between lawyers to the right people who need them at question is yes and to the second part is no. Banerjee, closed to foreign invest- perceived as healers. Should lawyers not be the affluent lawyers on the one hand, and the the right time. If despite the presence of large This is inevitable, as the number of lawyers Associate Professor, ment, and d) our economy healers?" large proportion of lawyers who struggle to number of lawyers, effective legal aid is not is far more than the available work to feed them. Jindal Global Law is not as advanced as Amer- Fulfilment of this rhetorical query is the make ends meet, on the other. I do not think available to litigants, then I think the profes- So the tendency, for economic reasons, is to School, Sonipat ica’s, and can only absorb responsibility of the legal profession in India that there would ever be a glut of lawyers, as sion and the practice is indeed facing a crisis. try and generate disputes which need not a limited number of lawyer. - a responsibility it owes to the public whom those who join law schools, opting for the legal Lawyers can take a more pragmatic approach travel up to courts, but do. It has to be It’s unfair to single out law schools. it professes to serve. As to the second part of profession, would do so only based on the like- towards alternative dispute resolution mech- remembered that compared to other countries, 2. The absence of good lawyers leads to the question it should be perhaps more appro- lihood of being gainfully employed after anisms available in our country.Today,lawyers litigation in India, is cheap, generally at the more disputes.Good lawyers advise clients and priately,addressed to the litigant! But let me graduation. It is, however,necessary that the are multi tasking as mediators, counselors, politi- lower levels. draft documents in a way that leads to fewer have a try: The successful litigant (necessarily law colleges which do not maintain the high- cians etc. Knowledge of law is imperative for 3. Higher standards in Indian legal education disputes, and also try to avoid lititga ion. half the total number of litigants) will defi- est standards of legal education, on modern 'awareness'. This can be used as an effective has certainly produced better trained lawyers, 3. Even if all graduates of all leading law nitely tell you that the improved quality of lines, should be weeded out. tool to impart justice for the betterment and qualitatively,capable of handling multi- juris- schools were to practise, I still don’t think that lawyers has made a qualitative change to the 2. It would be wrong to suggest that lawyers progress of our country. Law has been intro- diction facets of law, in the global scenario, would help the average litigant. Our legal sys- advice given and the case argued;but the unsuc- are responsible for creating disputes. Just as duced as a curriculum in school education by thereby improving the quality of service to tem suffers from intrinsic defects which no cessful litigant will (and frequently does) blame the presence of more surgeons will not mean the Central Board of Secondary Examtinai ons, the litigant. government wants to remedy. his lawyer for the result:'I had a good case that more number of surgeries would take place, thus paving a good foundation for young but my lawyer botched it up!' - sometimes true, an increase in the number of lawyers will not minds to understand the nuances of this but on many occasions, exaggerated! result in more disputes being created. noble profession and become the guiding fo- And so the answer to the second part of ques- 3. The answer to this query is in the affir- rce for greater good. It is a duty on us lawyers Must you only be a lawyer? tion (3) is that to half the litigating public (the mative.We now find law firms manned by part- to confirm that justice is done and not denied. half that has lost cases in Court) improved ners and associates who are able to compete 3. Certainly,the higher standards in Indi- 1. I think it may be wrong to presume services. Newer law schools should standards of legal education have made no with their counterparts in the developed an legal education have yielded results in improv- that all those who have read law must also mean better quality education qualitative change! And believe me, it is they countries .We are able to match, to a great extent, ing the quality of lawyers but on the flip side pursue a conventional career in the and that should help the system in - and the likes of them - that spread nasty sto- the capacity and legal acumen of the lawyers it has made legal education in the country much law. In England, for example, law has the long run.What we do need is many ries about lawyers! Such as the one recently in different countries. more expensive and there has been an unde- always been an undergraduate course more and better paid law teachers. related to me by my distinguished friend Marc A large number of reforms are necessary, sired surge in the number of lawyers. The pri- so students tend to diversify into other Those who cannot or do not want to Galanter - Professor of Law at the Universi- both in regard to the justice delivery system vatization of the law colleges is a big worry. areas such as journalism or politics. pursue practice may make good law ty of Wisconsin and at the London School of and the legal profession. All this depends on It is important for us to realize that legal edu- My batch mate from Cambridge, professors. Economics and Political Sciences. He told me the Bar Council of India, the Courts themselves, cation is not just a tool of professional suc- Mishal Husain is now amongst the 3. A qualitative change to the lit- that the current joke doing the rounds in the and the regulatory regime put in place by the cess. The true social value of legal education most popular faces on BBC. A good igant cannot come with better lawyers US, (the country with the world's largest pop- government. It is, principally, the responsi- includes personal empowerment as well as the law course can provide a solid gen- alone. The whole system needs an Madhavi Gora- ulation of lawyers), is in question-and-answer- bility of the Bar Council of India to ensure ability to contribute to social welfare.Law grad- eral grounding. There are so many dia Divan, overhaul to make it more litigant form- that litigants get the best service possible from uates should be advised to see law not only as avenues that open up with law and Advocate, Supreme friendly. It's the uncertainty and the Question: lawyers, who graduate from law colleges a means of livelihood but also as an instru- students, particularly those pursu- Court of India and unpredictability which makes it What would you say to fifty thousand fully trained and capable of handling cases. ment of change. The degree of law should be ing the five year course should author of Facets of such a nightmare for the litigant - Media Law lawyers dropped to the bottom of the deepest These reforms have been the subject mat- used as a license to provide cost effective dis- explore these before getting into the something which is often beyond the ocean? ter of debate and discussion in various pute resolution in accordance with the law.This law firm rat race. If they did this, I think there control of the lawyer. For this we need trans- Answer: forums, including conferences and seminars, will be instrumental in bringing about a qual- would be space for all. parency in appointments, better and organ- "Well, we would definitely say: that's a good and this may not be the appropriate occasion itative change to the litigant, professionally 2. More lawyers means more competition ised case management and generally more start"! to deal with all those aspects. in practice and socially as a dutiful citizen. and that should improve the quality of legal accountability. C M Y K

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Avro Basu, St Augustine's Day School is awarded the Sukanya Sengupta Rolling Trophy for Best Coordinator Voices 2012 -2013

lDay One events

Sunrise English Medium School with the Best School Trophy for their participation at Vibes 2013 The Statesman Voices Inter-School estival Vibes 2013 was brimful with excitement, showcasing incredible talent

l Day Two events and the unbeatable sportsmanship spirit of young hearts from schools far and near

THE 'old magic' worked. Again. endar. Inaugurated on 19 August tion had high moments of drama, Srijita Datta, Gokhale But then we all knew it would. by Mr Ravindra Kumar, Editor and especially for the coveted tro- Memorial School receives the The usual timing had been Managing Director, The phies. The warm, mellow music of Best Writer Voices 2012 -13 changed, as also the venue. And Statesman, Vibes 2013 was filled Skinny Alley brought down the both 19 and 20 August were work- with 14 thrilling onstage and off- curtains to this year's edition of ing school days. stage events. A special perfor- Vibes. The feel-good factor ruled Add to that the deluge that inun- mance by the visually impaired every heart present. Those who dated entire Kolkata. But did that children of Calcutta Blind School, were lucky to have been a part of make any difference to those Behala started the fest on a heart- it have wonderful moments to attending Vibes? Not the least! touching note. cherish. The ones who missed can Anyone would have to rub their Day One comprised Dance, look at these pages for a vicarious eyes in disbelief to see the streams Extempore, Quiz, 1ashion Show experience. of school students pouring and Eureka, the Science Projects. A 'big' thank you to everyone through the gates of the new It ended with a rocking perfor- associated. We appreciate all the venue. mance by guest band Euphonics. students, schools, sponsors, The palpable excitement was visi- Day Two began with Debate judges and volunteers for their lWinners List ble in every nook and corner of and Drama, followed by stellar contribution. Thanks to all Kala Mandir and Kala Kunj. Vibes Musickazam. Offstage events Voices Coordinators for helping 2013, The Statesman Voices Inter- included T-Shirt and 1ace to make it such a wonderful suc- School 1estival has just only re- Painting, Sit and Draw, and cess. Read Voices online: established the fact that for every Gallery. Eminent personalities in www.thestatesman.net student, it remains at the coveted their respective fields judged God bless, Send mail to: [email protected] top slot of their entire school cal- every category. The prize distribu- gopali bandyopadhyay

Shinjini Mukherjee, St Thomas’ Girls School (left) and Kaushiki Pal, South Point High School are awarded Voices Writer Special Mention prize and Voices Coordinator Special Mention prize respectively by Mr Ravindra Kumar A special performance by the children of Calcutta Blind school Voices Coordinators share the joy of Vibes Pix by: Pix sailendra by: mal, biswajit ghoshal, dilip dutta Shree Bharati School with the Sourav Som Memorial Rolling Trophy for Best Band performance in Musickazam C M Y K

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SpeakOut ~ the debate is in full swing with judges Arush Sengupta and Madhurima Gupta

Divine dances Quizmaster Parnab Mukherjee conducts a nail-biting Brainstorm

Participants of fashion show go retro

Participants of Eureka with Dress to Impress ~ the their science projects fashion show event in full swing

DRESS to Impress ~ the fashion show being a relatively new ON THE CATWALK gorgeous saris. South Point High School put up a dynamic per- event for Vibes 2013 since it was introduced just last year, formance, with the students posed as retro film icons from everyone was looking forward to it. This year though, it was ty dresses into their dazzling display. St Augustine's Hollywood and Bollywood, complete with all the charisma even the more awaited because of the alluring topic: “Down Shyamnagar brought to life a retro wedding by their elegant and minute details intact. Memory Lane: Let's Go Retro! “Retro” instantly conjures up selection of clothes. Vidyanjali International's cheerful choice of music and nostalgic images, neon shades, polka dots and surreal, foot- The edgy contestants from St 8rancis Xavier won our hearts colours made for a relaxing ride down the memory lane and tapping music. Well this year, the contestants set the ramp on by their splendid and tasteful performance, dressing up as yes- finally Gems Akademia closed the fashion parade with amazing fire by their sizzling performance showcasing the beauty, the teryear's famous Bollywood stars. The students from St Joseph finesse and attitude. innocence and the magic of yesteryear. and Mary's emerged from the shadows dressed in black and The best thing about the show was not the gorgeous dress- Agrasain Balika Siksha Sadan looked resplendent in their carrying red glittery masks before unveiling their true colours es the students wore, but the confidence and ease with which expertly chosen traditional attire and matching hairdo while which was a magical blend of glitzy purple, gold and not to they made the stage their catwalk, and proved to the judges Bhavan's GK Vidya Mandir's stylish attitude and fusion of east miss out, polka dots. and the audience, just how talented and innovative school stu- and west was commendable. St.Thomas' Church School St Michael's Durgapur put up a sweet and playful show dents can be. The wonderful performances made us all pon- remained true to the essence of retro by incorporating neon while St. Teresa's Secondary School started off with mellow der that these young school students have the grace and pants, oversized sunglasses, chunky belts, polka dots and pret- shades and monochromes before glimmering it all up with potentiality to challenge even the biggest models! THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2013 3

originality and charisma. The audience kept humming "Dark The sound of music Whispers, Silent Whispers, hear the sounds of whispers..." till the end THE most awaited event of Vibes, MusicKazam set the stage on fire, of the performance. Indeed their performance made an impact. Sri sizzling with powerful melodies, sizzling charisma and dynamic pre- Bharati School took us on a metallic drive and South Point High sentations. The soulful cadence in the voice of the youngster from School's haunting song "Rise" was simply enthralling. DAV Public DAV Public School immediately captured the hearts of the audience school put up a unique show, while St. Augustine's Shmanagar's while the lovely singers from Baranager Ramakrishna Mission catchy lyrics "We are the voices, we are the hearts", echoed with us entranced them with their soft lullaby. Bhavan's GK Vidya Mandir was long after their show was over. St. Joseph's and Mary's number up with their stellar rock n roll performance, followed by Springdale seemed to resonate with a dark beauty and the excited singers from SHEER BRILLIANCE High's loud and exciting Bengali melody. St. Thomas Church School etched themselves in our mind by their The amazing background music and the melodious vocals of the lead fusion of rock and rap. Sunrise English Medium School was wonder- THE second day of Vibes start- mythological characters in a boys. St. Thomas Church dead. Detectives who come singer were the highlights of Gems Akademia while Lycee was ful and refreshing, and uture oundation ended this year's Music ed off with one of the most rather satirical manner, how School too chose the topic over to investigate were also remarkable in showcasing a repertoire of talent in orchestration. Kazam with a powerful Hindi number. Indeed MusicKazam was per- popular events ~ All the Ravana, Surpanakha or Laughter is the best Medicine invited to dinner and they faced Patha Bhavan decided to use music as a medium to protest against haps the grandest and the greatest event this year, bringing together World's a Stage, drama. The Kumbhakarana would've been and ended with 'forget allopa- the same fate. rape in their splendid Bengali song. Salt Lake Pont was simply explo- so many talented music artistes under one roof and allowing them to three topics for this year were if schools existed during their thy or homeopathy, Patha Bhavan acted on sive, dazzling us with their strong and melodious voices and astound- take the mike and make the stage their home and captivate us with Gender Bender: girls are time, which made the girl laugh Laughopathy is the best medi- Laughter is the best medicine. ing acoustic riffs; indeed they redefined talent by their outstanding their original, beautifully composed and sung melodies. tougher than boys; Why and she happily went to school cine!' Sunrise English Medium Laughter is infectious; such was Calcutta became Kolkata, and after that. School opted for Gender proved by their skit. St rancis Laughter is the best medicine. Up next was Salt Lake Point Bender proving how women Xavier School who were the The outlandish attires, the School, who enacted on the are similar to Ma Durga both in only school, other than Salt daunting performances, the topic Why Calcutta became power and ability. Julien Day Lake Point School to act upon sheer brilliance of scripts, the Kolkata. School again enacted upon the difficult topic, Why very many talented amateurs They were narrating the shift- Gender Bender ~ it was about Calcutta became Kolkata. They and so much more defined this ing of the Bengal capital, the a couple, but not on very good showed how our city used to be much awaited event. Here's historical significance of the terms. The husband never treat- when it was 'Calcutta' and how looking back: city, about Job Charnock and ed his wife well, never took her it is now, as 'Kolkata.' This gave The first school was DAV the best part was that our little out for romantic dinners or gift- the curtain call to the event, giv- Public School and they per- religious priest was narrating it ed her any presents. ing the judges with the difficult formed on the topic Laughter is all in rhymes and the quintes- Instead most of the times he decision to select the winners. the best Medicine. The protago- sential nasal tone! Shree Jain shouted at her or dominated Sean O'casy has said, "All the nist didn't like going to school; Vidyalaya's showed how laugh- her, when one day, she decided world's a stage and most of us the very aspect of attending ter could be the best medicine, that she'd had enough, and are desperately unrehearsed." school made her depressed and while South Point High School decided to poison his food. She But one cannot say the same gloomy. Her grandfather decid- enacted a skit on Gender served him lamb and returning about the drama participants of ed to tell her stories about Bender: Girls are tougher than from the grocery, found him this year's Vibes!

Missing it all to calming fresh participants, to conducting to it. It was a haven working with Voices, per- the judges in a state that befits them as haps one of my first real efforts to being a LIE is full of ironies, isn't it? Vibes... I guests of The Statesman. And missing Vibes part of the media fanfare. Voices was a spec- remember being stricken with fear of my means missing a revision course on fun and tacular breakthrough, gave me the correct December exams while working backstage. responsibility alike. I’m sure the participants exposure and confidence to unravel a side of There were so many times I had put up the will have a blast, as much as all the members me that I was quite alien to. Vibes was one idea that Vibes be shifted someplace else. of the Voices family. I wish I could have been event that we all looked forward to all year. And now that it has, there's no way I can there to cheer the guest band and smile at It meant 2 days of constant fun and uninter- come. Ironical, right? Missing Vibes means the camera while holding onto friends. Hope rupted jesting and complete merriment missing all that organising frenzy, missing you enjoyed while it lasted. Because very couldn't have got better. Post high school, the breakfast bite, missing buzzing around soon circumstances will change, the irony of Vibes it seemed would have become a mere the participants and judges, missing the hugs life will catch you unawares... and you will shadow in my life. ortunately for me it did- and the smiles. Missing the editor's insis- be sitting wearing an old Vibes T-shirt and n't. My love for it remained unchanged tence on sending articles 'now!. Missing reading all about the excitement on through the years as I continued to attend making an announcement in English, Hindi www.thestatesman.net like me... Vibes as long as I stayed in the city. This year, and Bengali. Missing being awestruck by the oishee kundu, ex-Coordinator as a distant land near the sea came calling for performances. Missing the Voices family's me, I feel so far away and missing from all reunion. The best thing about Vibes is the The taste of Vibes that fun. Vibes was a fulfilling association complete trust the The Statesman has on that thrilled me and being away from it is school kids. And the magical thing about It has been a while since I had a taste of heartbreaking. My best wishes to the team of Vibes is that it all works out so smoothly. Vibes. The fest itself makes me travel back to Vibes from an alumnus who holds its sweet Vibes has taught me a lot ~ from being on the days of innocence when travelling memories in the highest regard. my toes, to writing reports on the roadside, through life's by-lanes had a smoother pace mukul sharma, ex-Coordinator Inputs by Coordinators srijita datta, Class XI, Gokhale Memorial Girls' School, archita mittra, Class XI, Calcutta Girl's High School, aritra ghosh, Class XI, Salt Lake Point School C M Y K

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7 CONGRACONGRATULATULATIONS!TIONS!

BEST COORDINATOR 5 DIPANJAN PAUL AVRO BASU 6 SIDDHANT AGARWAL of ST. AUGUSTINE'S DAY SCHOOL MUSICKAZAM - SOLO BEST WRITER WINNER SRIJITA DATTA AGNIBHU GHOSH 2 of GOKHALE MEMORIAL SCHOOL of DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTION COORDINATOR RUNNER UP KAUSHIKI PAL, SOUTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL SVANIKA SARDA of MAHESHWARI GIRLS' SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTION WRITER SHINJINI MUKHERJEE, ST THOMAS’ GIRLS SCHOOL MUSICKAZAM -BAND WINNERS BEST PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SHREE BHARATI SUNRISE ENG MED SCHOOL 1 HARJYOT SINGH 2 RICK SHARMA ROY ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE 3 AMAN KALRA BEST ACTOR SOUPORNO PATRA 4 VIDIT KUMAR of SALT LAKE POINT SCHOOL 5 ANUBHAV BANERJEE

BEST ACTRESS RUNNERS UP BAND SRIJITA NAHA of SUNRISE ENGLISH SUNRISE (ENG. MED) SCHOOL MEDIUM SCHOOL 1 OLIVE GHOSH 2 ARKA PROBHO CHATTERJEE BEST SCRIPT 3 SUMAN BAGANI SUNRISE ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL 4 SHABAZ ALAM 5 SUBHAM GHOSH 8 ORIGINALITY OF THEME SUNRISE ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL GALLERY BEST PAINTING 3 NOT A MINUTE MORE OR LESS ANUSHKA LAHA WINNER of THE FUTURE FOUNDATION SCHOOL SOUMITRA GANGULY of NATIONAL ENGLISH SCHOOL HANDICRAFT AVRO BASU RUNNER UP of ST AUGUSTINE'S DAY SCHOOL NIHARICA CHOWDHURY of ST. THOMAS' GIRLS' SCHOOL SCULPTURE AVRO BASU RHYTHM 'N' HUES of ST AUGUSTINE'S DAY SCHOOL WINNERS DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, RUBY PARK PHOTOGRAPH 1 TRINA CHATTERJEE ARATRIKA DASGUPTA 2 RAMMANI MONDAL of ST THOMAS' GIRLS' SCHOOL 3 SHRUTI BHOWMIK 4 RITTIKA CHAKRABORTY EUREKA 5 MONOSHIJA BAKSHI WINNERS 6 RENA BANIK PATHA BHAVAN 7 VAISHALI ARORA 1 SRIJAN MOOKHERJEE 8 JOSYA MITRA 2 SUPRATIM MITRA 4 9 SUBARNA BANERJEE 3 SAYANTAN MUKHERJEE 9 RUNNERS UP RUNNERS UP ST. AUGUSTINE'S DAY SCHOOL, ST. SEBASTIAN SCHOOL BARRACKPORE 1 TANMOY CHAKRABORTY 1 SUNETRA BHATTACHARYA 2 ARNAB BANERJEE 2 PALLAVI SAHA 3 VISHAL RAJ SHAH 3 SRINJANI ROY CHOWDHURY 4 RAFI AKHTAR 4 CHANDRIMA BASU 5 DANISH ANWAR 5 SARONI BASU 6 YASHIR KHAN 6 SATAVISHA MALLICK 7 FAISAL RAHMAN 7 MRITTIKA DATTA 8 TAHA AHMED WASIM 8 MADHURIMA SINHA 9 ASHIM KUMAR BHUNIA 10 ARIJIT GOSWAMI BRAINSTORM 11 ARINJIT DHAR WINNER 12 HAMIDA KHATOON CHANDANNAGORE KANAILAL 13 AKASH BADIAR VIDYAMANDIR 1 SAMANWAY BANERJEE SIT & DRAW 2 SAMIRAN MONDAL WINNER 10 3 ROHIT DAS JUNIOR ARKODEEP PAUL 5 RUNNERS UP of ST. AUGUSTINE'S DAY SCHOOL, SHYAMNAGAR BIRLA DIVYA JYOTI, SILIGURI 1 MANISH GIRI SENIOR 2 ARUNAV CHAKRABORTY SOMOPROBHA HALDER 3 SHUBHAM LAHOTI of ST. AUGUSTINE'S DAY SCHOOL, SHYAMNAGAR

SPEAKOUT RUNNER UP BEST TEAM JUNIOR PATHA BHAVAN SOUMYADEEP CHAKRABORTY 1 SRIJAN MOOKHERJEE of SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL (HS) 2 RINITA DAS SENIOR BEST DEBATED POINT SUDRISHA KOLEY ABHISHEK JHA of AGRASAIN BALIKA SIKSHA SADAN of NATIONAL ENGLISH SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTION BEST SPEAKER SAYANI DUTTA CLASS V GARGI GHOSAL of INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CEREBRAL PALSY of CARMEL SCHOOL, DURGAPUR T-SHIRT PAINTING THE HAPPENING PLACE: ALL AT VIBES 2013! DRESS TO IMPRESS WINNER (rom top) WINNERS NILAVO MULLICK ST. JOSEPH & MARY'S SCHOOL of SRI R.N.SINGH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 1 SUSRITA GUHA 11 1. Calcutta Blind School 2 ANINDITA SHYAMAL RUNNERS UP 2. Sit & Draw 3 FARIN RASHID ANKITA MANNA 3.ace painting 4 ARITRA SARKAR of ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, KOLKATA 4.MusicKazam band performance 5 ANIMESH SINGH 5.Rhythm N Hues Dance 6 SHUBHAM SHARMA FACE PAINTING 6.The Registration Desk WINNER RUNNERS-UP GAYATRI BALA 7.Jaysree Singh and Amyt Dutta (inset) of Skinny SOUTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL of ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, KOLKATA Alley, with Debu and Vicky of Euphonics 1 SHREYASHI DEBNATH 8. Rhythm N Hues Dance 2 SILADITYA DAS RUNNERS UP 9.All the World’s a Stage: Drama 3 RISHOV GAINE SAGNIK GHOSH 10.Eureka: Science projects 4 ALENKA MULLICK of SALT LAKE POINT SCHOOL 11.Jivraj Singh - Skinny Alley drummer

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