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NINE HURT IN ATTACK ON CPI-M SUPPORTERS AT BAMANGHATA, ARABUL ISLAM ALSO INJURED Political violence escalates Pak soldiers cross LoC, kill two jawans statesman news service pti & sns LINE O9 CONTROL KOLKATA, 8 JAN: Nine persons were injured, JAMMU/NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Pakistani three of them critically, when armed Trinamul regular soldiers crossed into Indian territo- Congress supporters allegedly attacked buses ry in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir carrying CPI-M supporters at Bamanghata, in and ambushed an Indian patrol, killing two Bhangar in South 24-Parganas, on their way soldiers, one of whom was decapitated. to join a rally in the city protesting the attack Condemning the attack, which it called on former minister, Abdur Rezzak Mollah. provocative, the government said it will POONCH JAMMU AND /ormer Trinamul Congress MLA Arabul take up the incident with Pakistan. “We KASHMIR Islam, who was alleged to be behind Sunday's expect Islamabad to honour the ceasefire attack on Mr Mollah, was said to be injured in agreement strictly,” the Defence Ministry said today's incident, and has been admitted to a in a late night statement. nursing home. Mr Islam was apparently at the The Army's Additional Director General ried head of the Trinamul supporters involved in (Public Information) Major General S L out the strike well past the incident ~ Trinamul leaders claimed he Narasimhan said Northern Army Commander 11.30 a.m. had tried to intercept arms being carried in the Lt-Gen K T Parnaik visited the scene of action The Army's Udhampur-based Northern rallyists' vehicles, though police appeared to be and confirmed that one of the two bodies was Command came out with a statement terming in the dark about it. mutilated. Other sources said the heads of the attack as a “significant escalation” to the A local CPI-M leader, who was heading to both the Indian soldiers ~ Lance Naiks continuing series of ceasefire violations and Alipore for the rally from Paglahat, said: “We Hemraj and Sudhakar Singh ~ have been infiltration attempts supported by the Pakistan were asked by the local police to stop at chopped off and one was taken away by the Army. “A group of their regular soldiers intrud- Katatala. We were told that a Trinamul rally in Pakistani intruders. ed across the Line of Control in the Mendhar Bamanghata had attacked our supporters. Today's attack took place along the Line of Sector on January 8. Pakistan army troops, hav- When we reached the spot we found Arabul Control in Poonch district when the Pakistanis ing taken advantage of thick fog and mist in the and his associates were firing at our men and Vehicles torched during the violence at Bamanghata in South 24-Parganas (left); Controversial Trinamul leader came about 100 metres into Indian territory forested area, were moving towards our posts they even shot at our buses. They beat up our Arabul Islam at a nursing home after he was injured in the incident. On Tuesday. sns and attacked the patrol party. Besides killing when an alert area domination patrol spotted men and set our vehicles on fire,” the two men, they also injured two other sol- and engaged the intruders,” it said. “The fire- According to police, three persons received hospital. However, CPI-M leaders said that he chief minister Mamata Banerjee's silence over Later, Dr Mishra led a team of Left /ront diers and took away their weapons. fight continued for approximately half an hour gunshot injuries and are admitted to different was injured when he tried to escape the spot recent incidents of violence in the state. In the leaders to meet state Governor M K Narayanan The attack comes a day after Pakistan lodged after which the intruders retreated towards city hospitals in critical condition. The three after he exhausted his ammunition. wake of today's fresh incident, CPI-M state sec- and bring matters to his notice. He gave a strong protest over what it described as an their side of (the) LoC. Two soldiers Lance Naik CPI-M supporters who received bullet injuries Superintendent of Police, South 24- retary and Left /ront chairman Biman Bose reports of the incidents and a medical report “unprovoked Indian attack” on one of its mili- Hemraj and Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh laid are Robin Mollah, Kutub Ali Molla and Saidul Parganas, Mr Pravin Tripathi, said: “We are yet said statewide protests would be held tomor- relating to Mr Rezzak Mollah to the Governor. tary posts along the Line of Control in Haji down their lives,” the statement said. Mollah, former minister Kanti Ganguli said. to know who fired in the incident that has row. “Why is the state government and Mamata State parliamentary affairs minister, Mr Peer sector on Sunday, a claim which the The Defence Ministry statement said: “The Six more persons were injured in the incident. occurred. I would not like to make any com- Banerjee not doing anything to stop this kind Partha Chatterjee, later told reporters that Indian Army rejected. In Islamabad, a military Government of India considers the incident as Trinamul supporters set on fire eight vehi- ment about the incident at this moment.” of violence? Trinamul-backed goons under the Arabul was seriously injured by CPI-M work- spokesman denied India's allegation of a provocative action and we condemn it. cles and damaged 25 other vehicles that were Soon after the incident, local CPI-M leader- leadership of Arabul Islam attacked our party ers and he was on his way to Bhangar Hospital provocative action in Poonch sector by “Director General Military operations of the carrying CPI-M supporters, it was alleged. ship had alleged that the entire attack was pre- supporters who were coming to attend the to see him. As a mark of protest, Trinamul Pakistani troops, saying the accusation was two countries are in touch over it. The govern- It was after several hours that a police team planned with the help of police. Alipore rally,” Dr Surya Kanta Mishra, Congress will hold rallies after 6 p.m. from 10 aimed at diverting attention from the previous ment will take up the incident with the Paki- got to the area, even as fire tenders doused the The area was already tense after the attack Leader of the Opposition, said. to 18 January across the state, he said. incident. Pakistan had claimed that one of their stan Government. We expect Islamabad to ho- flames of the burning vehicles, a local CPI-M on Mr Mollah on Sunday. But police did noth- “During Miss Banerjee's days in the When asked who fired the bullets and soldiers had been killed in Sunday's alleged nour the ceasefire agreement strictly,” it said. leader said. ing to provide security and acted late even Opposition she used to blame us for every- torched the vehicles, Mr Chatterjee said such raid on a post by Indian troops, and it is spec- In the last month, the Pakistan army has vio- The Trinamul has alleged that it was the when they became aware of the attack, alleged thing," CPI-M leader Mohammad Selim said. issues will be handled by police. He, however, ulated that today’s attack was in retaliation. lated the ceasefire agreement nearly a dozen CPI-M men who attacked them. A local the local CPI-M leadership. "But after becoming chief minister every unto- refused to blame the police for inaction, say- Local sources said the Pakistan Army's times. Most of these firing incidents were in Trinamul leader said Arabul received bullet Even as violence was raging a few kilometres ward incident has become a ‘cooked up’ ing: “Police will do their job and we will do Border Action Team entered Indian territory at Rajouri, Uri and Keran sectors to help infiltra- injuries in the attack and was admitted to a from the city, CPI-M leaders questioned the case,” he said. turn to page 5 Krishna Ghati area of Poonch district and car- tion attempts, army officials said. Munda quits as J’khand CM sns & pti two Independents and one nominated mem- ber who has voting right in a trial of strength. RANCHI, 8 JAN: Jharkhand Chief Minister The Congress has 13 MLAs, Jharkhand Vikas Arjun Munda today resigned and recom- Morcha (P) 11 and RJD 5. /ive smaller parties mended dissolution of the 82-member have one member each, besides an Assembly after coalition partner Jharkhand Independent. Mukti Morcha (JMM), in a letter to Governor The JMM is learnt to have approached the Syed Ahmed earlier in the day, formally with- Congress to explore formation of a new gov- drew its support to Mr Munda's 28-month-old ernment in the state but the latter appears to government, pushing it into a minority. be in no hurry and could prefer a brief spell “I have submitted the Cabinet's decision of President's Rule. The party's caution stems recommending the Governor to dissolve the from the fact that it had burnt its fingers by House along with my resignation,” Mr Munda supporting the Madhu Koda-led government told reporters here after handing over the let- in the past as it had to face public criticism for ter to Mr Ahmed at the Raj Bhavan at 11.45 I have run the government the irregularities that happened during the a.m. today. The Governor, he said, would with stability for the last Koda administration, party sources said. decide on the recommendation for dissolu- Pressure, however, is mounting on the tion of the House. two years. Dissolution of Congress high command from state party The decision to recommend dissolution of the House and seeking a leaders with at least eight MLAs arriving in the the House was taken at a Cabinet meeting national capital to nudge the senior leaders to held this morning to prevent any 'horse trad- fresh mandate is the agree to a new political option. “They (JMM) ing-like situation', Mr Munda said before goi- are our allies at the Centre. They had voted ng to the Raj Bhavan. “Seven ministers were alternative at present’ with us twice in Parliament. The state unit of present in the Cabinet meeting and it was de- Congress is not in favour of President Rule or cided to recommend dissolution of the state - Arjun Munda the dissolution of Assembly. We have apprised Assembly,” he said. No JMM member was pre- ommendation for dissolution of the House the AICC in-charge of Jharkhand of our views. sent at the meeting. Jharkhand has witnessed "did not stand" as the party had announced Now a decision has to be taken by the central fast-paced political developments after the BJP its decision to pull out yesterday itself. The leadership. We will accept whatever they deci- rejected the JMM’s demands, including for ha- JMM, he said, had faxed a letter to Raj Bhavan de,” CLP leader in the state, Mr Rajinder Pras- nding over of power under a disputed “acco- informing the Governor of its decision even ad Singh, said. However, Congress spokespe- rd” on rotational leadership of the coalition. before the Cabinet met this morning. rson P C Chacko said: “The state unit of Con- JMM leader and Deputy Chief Minister In the 82-member state Assembly, BJP and gress has not taken any decision. No political Hemant Soren, who submitted to the JMM have 18 members each. The Munda gov- decision has been taken either by the state Governor the letter withdrawing support to ernment had the support of six members of unit or by the Central leaders on the issue.” the Munda government, said the Cabinet rec- All Jharkhand Students' Union, two of JD-U, another report on page 5

Owaisi arrested the past few weeks in connection with the murder of a HYDERABAD, 8 JAN: MIM floor girl, was today sent to police custody for six days by a leader Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is court after he surrendered in Haryana's Panchkula, near facing multiple cases for his alleged Chandigarh. sns (details on page 4) hate speeches, was arrested today AITA's stand after medical tests in a government NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: With none of the eight revolting hospital here a day after his arrival players making themselves available for Davis Cup from London. Mr Owaisi, who was selection, the AITA today said anyone who refuses to play subjected to medical examination at for India will not be entitled for financial support from the Gandhi Hospital here for his the government. The national tennis body has proposed fitness status, was taken straightaway to Nirmal in to get Rs 15 lakh each for players featuring in top-200 in Adilabad district, more than 200 km from here, where singles and Rs 12 lakh for those who get into the he had delivered his first speech. sns (details on page 4) bracket of 201-300 through the Long term Development Pranab to inaugurate NSCB terminal Plan from the government. pti KOLKATA, 8 JAN: President Pranab Mukherjee will details on page 11 formally inaugurate the much-delayed new passenger terminal at NSC Bose International Airport on 20 Centre for extending deadline for telcos January ~ three days ahead of the birth anniversary of NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: The Centre today asked the Supre- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose after whom the airport me Court to consider allowing the telecom operators, is named ~ but it will take at least two more months whose 2G licences were cancelled last year, to continue for the Rs 2,325-crore facility to start handling regular to operate after the 18 January deadline with a condit- flight operations. sns (details on page 13) ion that they “will be liable to pay” for the spectrum as per the proposed price of the upcoming auction schedu- Himachal MLA surrenders led on 11 March. The Department of Telecom (DoT) CHANDIGARH, 8 JAN: The Congress’ general secretary apprised its stand in an affidavit which assumes import- in Himachal Pradesh and newly-elected legislator, Mr ance as the court had permitted the telecom operators Ram Kumar Chaudhary, who has been absconding for to continue to operate till 18 January this year. pti

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INDIA KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 2 Nepal Army chief honoured Govt determined to turn setbacks NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: The President, Mr ED swoops down on Pranab Mukherjee, today conferred the honorary rank of General of the into opportunity: Manmohan Indian Army on General Gaurav press trust of india Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Chief sion of our citizens, particularly our youth, of the Army Staff, Nepalese Army, “for will be a force of positive change in our his commendable military prowess Jagan, attaches assets KOCHI, 8 JAN: Prime Minister Manmohan country,” he told the gathering where and immeasurable contribution to Singh today said the government was deter- Mauritius President Rajkeshwur Purryag was further fostering the long and friendly mined to turn any setback into an opportu- the chief guest. association with India.” sns press trust of india Rajasekhara sum of Rs 10 crore in equity of Ms Jagati nity to improve legal and regulatory frame- Mr Singh said that despite an impressive Reddy, who died Publications Private LTD (a company owned works in the context of a “surge of expecta- economic performance and change on an MPs travel bills HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: In a fresh in a helicopter and controlled by Jagan Mohan Reddy). tion” from an increasingly empowered and enormous scale in the past two decades, the NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Details of travel crackdown on YSR Congress party chief crash in 2009. “The payment of Rs 10 crore was kickback articulate public. country faced persisting challenges of pover- bills of Lok Sabha members will soon Jagan Mohan Reddy and his associates, the “Immovable for the favours done by the state govern- “There is now a surge of expectation from ty, equity, sustainability and opportunity. be made online as the Secretariat is Enforcement Directorate today attached properties and ment. Thus, the investigation under PMLA an increasingly empowered and articulate Noting that the world economy has had to collating all related documents which assets worth Rs 143.74 crore in connection movable assets has so far revealed that shareholders of Ms public, for more responsive, transparent, deal with the two major financial crises ema- will be digitised and put on the with its probe in the money laundering case worth Rs 143.74 Ramky Pharma City (India) LTD are Ms participative, clean and efficient gover- nating from the developed world in the last official website of the House. pti against him. crore under Ramky Infrastructure LTD, Ms Ramky Estates nance,” Mr Singh said, inaugurating the four years, Mr Singh said the Indian econo- State-of-the-art vessel The ED attachment order, under criminal Section 5(1) of PMLA are being attached. and Aarms Limited and APIIC,” it alleged. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here, attended by the my has not been immune to the conse- CHENNAI, 8 JAN: A state-of-the-art provisions of the Prevention of Money The properties attached from Ms Ramky The ED further said that “M/s Ramky Indian diaspora. quences. inshore patrol vessel to guard the Laundering Act (PMLA), comes in less than Pharma City (India) Limited are approxi- Pharma City (India) LTD had sold the plots His remarks apparently come against the “Arom an impressive average annual GDP eastern coast of the country was four months after the agency first issued two mately 135.46 acres of land and deposit of in non-SEZ area and leased out plots in SEZ backdrop of the nationwide outcry and out- growth rate of over eight per cent between today commissioned here into the separate attachment orders of Rs 51 crore Rs 3.20 crore in mutual funds and fixed area in the Pharma City named as Ms rage over various issues, including corrup- 2004-2010, our growth declined to 6.5 per Coast Guard by Minister of State for and Rs 71 crore respectively against the deposits for Rs 10 Crore from Jagati Jawahar Lal Nehru Pharma City. tion and the recent Delhi gangrape incident. cent in 2011-12 and may fall below six per Defence, Mr Jitendra Singh. pti Kadapa Member of Parliament and others Publications Private Limited (held by Jagan In the illegal sale and lease of land falling “I have no doubt that the energy and the pas- cent in the current year,” he said. involved in this disproportionate assets case. Reddy),” the attachment order said. under the greenbelt area, by sale of 23 plots The agency, according to sources, has few The agency is probing the case on the in non-SEZ area and 8 plots in SEZ area the more similar orders in the pipeline as it basis of the AIR filed by the CBI to investigate generation of proceeds of crime was to the plans to build a water tight case against Mr alleged disproportionate assets amassed by tune of Rs 133.74 crore. Gujarat tops list in economic freedom Reddy and his associates. Mr Reddy especially during the tenure of his “Ms Ramky Pharma City (India) LTD was Today's order has been issued against the father as CM. illegally benefited by this amount as a result press trust of india Ramky group of companies which the ED During the course of investigation, the ED of criminal activity. and inclusive economic growth. enabling it to move up from sixth to third order alleges earned “proceeds of crime” by alleged, “It was revealed that Ms Ramky Aurther payment of Rs 10 crore by Ramky NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Gujarat has topped the Gujarat freedom index, the report said, position. The economic freedom report said alleged illegal favours done by the then Pharma City (India) LTD illegally sold land Group of Companies to Ms Jagati list of 20 large states in terms of economic has been rising fast and estimated at 0.64 that the biggest decline in index was record- Andhra Pradesh government and the firm falling in greenbelt area and acquired a sum Publications is the proceeds of crime which freedom, governance and inclusive growth, points, much ahead of Tamil Nadu and ed by Jharkhand which slumped from 8th gave kickbacks for favours by remitting ille- of Rs 133.74 crore. was transferred as equity contribution in the said a report released today. Madhya Pradesh at 0.56 points. Haryana and position to 19th spot. gal money in a firm owned by Mr Reddy. In lieu of the favour from the state gov- company. “The top state in India in (terms of ) eco- Himachal Pradesh have been placed at fourth As many as eight states registered decline The case pertains to the tenure of Mr ernment of Andhra Pradesh, A Ayodhya Rami Thus, total amount of the proceeds of nomic freedom in 2011 was Gujarat. It dis- and fifth positions respectively. in their ranks. These include some of the Jagan's father and former chief minister Y S Reddy, Chairman of Ms Ramky Group paid a crime is Rs 143.74 crore,” the ED alleged. placed Tamil Nadu which had been at the top Narendra Modi-led BJP has been elected in most industrialised states like Tamil Nadu, in 2009,” said the report of 'Economic the recently concluded Assembly elections Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, it said. Areedom of the States of India 2012' which for the third time. In over long-time horizon, it added, was released by former RBI Governor and According to the report, West Bengal, Punjab has fallen in economic freedom rank- 14 Pak fishermen held, two boats seized near Sir Creek present Rajya Sabha Member Bimal Jalan. Jharkhand and Bihar figured in the the bot- ing from 6th position in 2009 to 12th place in KUTCH (Gujarat), 8 JAN: ourteen Pakistani fishermen were apprehended and two fishing boats seized by the According to the report prepared by noted tom three in terms of economic freedom 2011.The report, which has a special refer- Border Security orce for trespassing into Indian waters near the disputed Sir Creek area, officials said today. economists Bibek Debroy, Laveesh Bhandari, index for 2011. ence to labour issues, said that lack of labour “14 Pakistani fishermen were held and their two fishing boats seized from Nal Creek, near Sir Creek, while they Ashok Gulati and Swaminathan Aiyar, Gujarat The median score for economic freedom sector reforms was hampering economic were trying to fish in Indian waters late last night,” a BS official said. is followed by Tamil Nadu and Madhya of all states, which had declined from 0.38 in freedom and growth. The fishermen will be sent to BS 's battalion unit at Koteshwar before being handed over to police, who will, in Pradesh. 2005 to 0.36 in 2009, has improved substan- The states with best labour regulation was turn, hand them over to officials at the Joint Interrogation Centre in Bhuj for further investigation, he said. The economic freedom index, which is tially to 0.41 in 2011. Maharashtra followed by Karnataka and On 28 December, a Pakistani fishing boat was apprehended by the BS from the Harami Nala near the Sir based on the methodology developed by The biggest improvement has been regis- Punjab, while the states with worst track Creek area. The fishermen, however, had managed to evade security personnel. pti Canada-based Araser Institute, is an indicator tered by Madhya Pradesh with freedom index record of labour reforms were West Bengal, of economic governance, state level reforms score rose from 0.42 in 2009 to 0.56 in 2011 Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. CLASSI IEDS

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Machines & urniture. District Magistrate & 700035, shall henceforth be any of the following areas: 2013. Application in plain Estimated Amount: Rs. the 7th Jan., 2013 lakh. other information may be tender document: 16-01- Last date of submitting quo- Collector, Birbhum known as Sunil Krishna Paul, Physics, Chemistry, paper with biodata and 22,19,024. 3. Katwa- NOTICE INVITING TENDER 2. The terms and condi- seen from the office of the 2013 up to 15-00 hours. tation: 22-01-2013 (3 p.m.). (B0010) vide affidavit sworn before undersigned on any working Geology, Geography, Bio- attested copies of mark- Nandigram-Singhi Road 1. Under the Special tions and the qualifying Details will be available at or details please contact C16405 day during office hours. Science, Mechanical sheets etc. must reach the Notary Public, C.M.M’s. from 3.50 km. to 6.50 kmp. Economic Package allocated requirements for participa- http://etender.wb.nic.in the office of the undersigned Deputy Director of Engineering, Electrical Court, Kolkata on 13-12-12. Estimated Amount: Rs. by Government of India to tion in the bidding are con- Sd/- or visit www.buruniv.ac.in Principal, Bethune College, Agriculture (Admn.) MUMBAI based Co. C16435 23,58,076. 4. Karajgram- the State of Nagaland for tained in the bid documents Assistant Registrar-II Engineering, Civil 181, Bidhan Sarani, Kolkata- Cooch Behar Superintending requires 1. Sr. Resource in Bankapasi Road from 6.50 development of 4 (four) of respective packages. (B0011) Engineering, Telecom 700006 by 16-01-2013. TENDERS (B0013) Engineer C16442 A/cs. & inance min. exp. 7 Engineering, Applied Principal km. to 9.50 km. & 11.50 Districts of Under Developed 3. The bidding documents PWD as well as the soft copy for – 10 yrs. 2. Manager: Physics, Applied Chemistry, Bethune College km. to 12.00 km. Estimated Areas of Nagaland – C16444 South-Western Circle UNIVERSITY OF E-TENDER Notice Amount: Rs. 13,03,340. 5. the 6 packages of works will NOTICE INVITING Operations who has indepen- Radio Physics and (B0005) C16430 Tuensang, Kiphire, Longleng Paschim Midnapore dently handled responsibility Electronics. Ref. Notice Inviting Monteswar-Dainhat Road and Mon, the Dept. of Power, be available in the Office of E-TENDER (B0007) CALCUTTA the Chief Engineer (Power), C16436 in a med. sized co. with P&L At least 2 years’ experi- LOST & Electronic Tender No. 7/e- from 0.00 to 1.00 km. & Govt. of Nagaland, hereby (ABRIDGED) Tender Notice RE Cell from 7-1-2013 to 16- responsibility. Contact us at ence in research in the areas Tender of 2012-2013, 3.00 kmp. to 4.00 kmp. plan to undertake develop- NIT No. 47 of 2012-13 of S U P E R I N T E N D I N G Sealed quotations / ten- OUND 1-2013. Interested bidders [email protected] as specified above or 2 Executive Engineer, Burdwan Estimated Amount: Rs. ment of distribution infra- SE, SC, PW(CB) Dte. Engineer, Southern Circle, ders are invited from bona Highway Division No. III, 1st 15,41,620. 6. Katwa-Karui may purchase the bid docu- Website: (B0004) C16394 years’ administrative experi- THE OLLOWING Lease structures in the Under PWD, C.I.T. Building (4th fide agencies for construc- Administrative Building, Road between 8.00 kmp. ment on payment of Rs. https://etender.wb.nic.in POST 1: Designer-cum-Co- ence in execution projects in Deeds which were mort- Developed Area during the floor), P-16 India Exchange tion of additional floors at Bhatar, Burdwan invites e- and 13.60 kmp. Estimated 5,000 per package during The undersigned on behalf Ordinator (Samples). Science & Technology. gaged with the Punjab 12th Plan. Therefore the Place Extn., Kolkata- Jute Technology Tender (online) for: Works amount: Rs. 5,47,238. 7. Dept of Power invites sealed office working hours. of the Governor of West Department, C.U. For details luent in English, familiar iii) Technical Assistant: National Banks, 135, BRBB 700073, invites e-tenders under 13th .C. 1. Dainhat Link Road from 4. Last date of bid submis- Bengal invites e-Tender for of specifications, T&C and with Computer, knowledge Higher Secondary or equiva- Branch, Kolkata-700001 by bids from reputed manufac- sion: 28th Jan., 2013, 10-30 vide NIT No. 33 of 2012-13 others, please visit lent examination passed Ranicherra Tea Company Monteswar – Dainhat Road 1.50 km. to 2.95 km. turers and authorized deal- the following work(s) from about design of small a.m. to 3-30 p.m. for works of: 1) Improvement University website at: (with Science subjects). Ltd., P.O.: Matelli, Dist.: from 15.00 kmp to 19.00 Estimated Amount: Rs. ers of manufacturer for sup- the eligible contractors as leather goods. 5. Bid opening date: 29th and strengthening of www.caluniv.ac.in Basic knowledge in Jalpaiguri-735223, repre- kmp. Estimated Amount: Rs. 6,23,779. Detailed informa- ply of Electrical Machinery & mentioned in the detailed Post 2: Experienced Jan., 2013, 11-00 a.m. Baruipur-Sashan Road from University Engineer Computer Operating and 2 sented by its Directors Mr. NIT. Costing person for small 0.00 kmp to 3.60 km in the (B0002) yrs. Experience in any T.R. Goel, Mr. P.K. Goel, Mr. 6. Bidders are requested to The detailed NIT & Tender leather goods and ladies strictly follow the qualifying Dist. of South 24 Parganas Scientific Technical S.K. Goel, Mr. S. P. Mittal are Documents Collection rom: C16427a bags. during the year 2012-2013 Laboratory / Organization. missing from custody. Lease requirements and the terms 04-01-2013 at 18-00 hrs. to Apply at vacan- Scale of Pay: or inance Deed No. & Garden name Kolkata : Statesman House, 4, Chowringhee Square Mumbai : 5, Kasturi Buildings Jamshedji Tata Road, and conditions of the tender 16-01-2013 at 13-00 hrs. & under DAC. Est. Amt.: Rs. [email protected] Kolkata-700 001 Tel: (033) 22127070-76, (033) 71071700 Mumbai-400 020 OBITUARY Officer and One Junior are (1) I-978 of 1997 – as detailed in the bidding Submission rom: 04-01- 1,65,82,895. EMD: Rs. $ax: (033) 2212-6181 / 7107-1780 Tel: (022) 2202 1045, 2202 1394, $ax: 2204 4877 C16387 Scientist: Rs. 9,000 – documents. Any deviation 3,31,658 (Tender Id No. Cheity Tea Estate. (2) I-980 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected], [email protected] 2013 at 18-00 hrs. to 16-01- REQUIRED Architect or 40,500 + Grade Pay Rs. 2013_PWD_6108_1) & 2) of 1997 – Bullabari Tea [email protected] Bangalore from the qualifying require- 2013 at 13-00 hrs. can be Civil Engineer with experi- 5,400, consolidated pay for : 4301, High Point IV 45, Palace Road, Widening and strengthening Estate. (3) I-2719 of 1997 – Delhi : Statesman House, 148, Barakhamba Road, Bangalore-560 001 ments will result in rejection made online through the ence in making sanction contractual post in the same Rannicherra Tea Estate. (4) I- New Delhi-110 001 Tel: (011) 2331 5911 Tel: (080) 22259129/ 22204813 of bids. above website only. of Budge Budge Trunk Road plans for residential build- pay scale. 2717 of 1997 – Chaity Tea $ax: (011) 2331 5295 Email: [email protected], [email protected] 7. Notwithstanding any Sl. 1 (Tender ID - from 21.00 kmp to 24.50 ings under KMC. Contact: or Technical Assistant: Estate. If anyone has found Email: [email protected], [email protected] Chennai : $agun Mansion (4th floor) 26, Ethirai Road, condition of the bidding doc- 2013_CB_6076_1) - Name km in the Dist. of South 24 9831780629. Rs. 5,400 – 25,200 + Grade or received these Lease 3/10, INS Building (3rd floor) Rafi Marg, Chennai-600 105,Tel: (044) 28278037, 28279984 uments, the undermen- of work: Construction of Girls Parganas during the year Pay Rs. 2,900. Deeds lost from bank-cus- New Delhi-110 001, Tel: (011) 2371 8434 $ax: 28224800 Email: [email protected] tioned hereby reserves the & Boys Hostel and Group-D 2012-2013 under DAC. Est. C16386 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Age: The age for recruit- tody as mentioned above Ishan House (2nd floor) A-90, Sector II NOIDA, right to cancel / reject any or Staff Quarter, Head Masters’ Amt.: Rs 3,43,71,469. EMD: Hyderabad : The Statesman Limited 2nd $loor, ment to all the posts should may contact: 033- UP 201 301 all tenders without assigning Quarter inside the Proposed Rs. 6,87,429 (Tender Id No. SITUATION UNI Building A.C. Guards be between 18 and 37 years 22426008, 22427291. Cost Tel: (0120) 95120-3052911, $ax: (0120) 95120-2547216 any reason thereof. New School Building at 2013_PWD_6108_2). VACANT Hyderabad-500004, Ph.: 040-2339 1739 as on 01-01-2013. of delivery will be reim- Siliguri : Plot No. 13A, Dabgram Industrial Growth Centre Email: [email protected] 8. In view of limited time, Patharpratima Block in the Bid submission start date Age relaxation for five (5) bursed. P.O. $ulbari, Dist. Jalpaiguri, Siliguri-734218 the bid documents may be District South 24 Parganas Wanted a Retd. Govt. High Lucknow : 2/2, Butler Palace (Near Jopling Road) (online): 08-01-2013 from 4- years would be allowed to (B0003) C16431 Tel: (0353) 2568063, 2568615, 2568787, 2568685. Lucknow-226 001, Ph.: (0522) 2206705, emailed to the intending bid- under BRG Schemes. 00 p.m. School Teacher on $ax: (0353) 2568296, Email: [email protected] Deputation Vacancy to teach the suitably qualified and 9415920949 Email: [email protected] ders. The cost for the bidding Estimated Amount put to Bid submission closing experienced candidates for [email protected] documents will be realized tender: Rs. 3,42,75,005, Bengali in Dow Hill School. PUBLIC City Office: H/0 Mr. S. K. Raha, 1st $loor (opp. Ranchi : 11/C, Road#1, Ashoknagar, Ranchi - 834 002 (online): 21-01-2013 at 4-00 all the above posts. from the bidders during bid Pay as per Govt. norm. NOTI ICATIONS Kanchanjungha Stadium) 16, Bidhan Road, $ax: (0651) 2247054 Earnest Money: Rs. p.m. Applications along with Email: [email protected] submission. Apply within 7 days. Siliguri-734015. Tel: (0353) 2524077 6,85,500. The detail NIT may be seen one passport-size photo- 1 NO. 14909999-Y 9. Any clarification or cor- Sl. 2 (Tender ID- Headmistress Ex. Bhubaneswar : Plot 3A, Zone B, Sector A, Mancheswar Bhopal : Mr. Yogesh Kumar D-Sector-294 Nehru and downloaded from the Dow Hill School graph and copies of all rele- Naik Sukumar Ghosh, S/o. Nagar, Kotra, Bhopal, (M): 9424242664 respondences with regard to 2013_CB_6076_2) - Name Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar-751 010. website: Dow Hill (Kurseong) vant documents / certifi- Provakar Ghosh, R/o. Tel: (0674) 2588060/61/62/2586371, Raipur this NIT can be made at the of work: Construction of 3 : Mr. Manish Saluja 53, Sahid Samarak Complex http://etender.wb.nic.in Darjeeling cates etc. duly attested Ghanashyampur, P.O.: Telefax: 0674-2588061 Bombay Market, G.E. Road, Raipur 492001 following telephone num- (three) storied building at the (B0001) should reach the Ujunia, P.S.: Salar, Dist.: Email: [email protected] Tel.: 5035985, (M): 9425202097 bers and e-mail address. new Vagrant’s Home, 153, Superintending Engineer Southern Circle, PWD C16391 Administrative Officer at the Murshidabad (W.B.), Pin- AIR-SURCHARGE; Kathmandu — 15 Paise, Eastern Region — 10 Paise Tel: 0370 2243149 Sarat Bose Garden Road, above address latest by 21- 742401, do hereby declare All other stations in India — 15 paise E-mail:Dhakuria, Kolkata-78. (B0010) C16441

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INDIA KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 3 SC to go through transcripts of Niira Radia tapes press trust of india taining the transcripts) to decide what tion that all conversations should be made ter to the CBI. course of action can be taken,” a Bench of public except those which are purely per- Mr Tata said handing over the transcripts NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Transcripts of the justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya sonal in nature. It said the conversations would entail the risk of it being leaked and 5,800 tapped telephone conversations of said. which show illegality or criminality should since the petition mainly concerns with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia (file photo) The Bench said it will go through the be thoroughly investigated. right to privacy, it should not be allowed to with politicians, corporate honchos, transcripts to decide whether it has to be Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appear- change hands. including former Tata Chief Ratan Tata evaluated by an independent team. ing for Mr Tata, opposed the plea that the The Bench, after hearing all sides, said were today placed by the government The court was hearing a tape should be examined by that it would go through the transcripts before the Supreme court which said it will petition filed by Tata Group ex- an independent person or and decide the issue on 22 January. go through them before deciding the Chairman Ratan Tata who had team. The conversations were recorded as part course of action. moved the apex court on 29 Additional Solicitor of the surveillance of Mr Radia's phone on Excerpts from the tapes earlier leaked in November 2010, for action General, Mr Haren Raval, a complaint to the 0inance Minister on 16 the media had sparked a political storm against those involved in the appearing for the CBI, also November 2007, alleging that within a span with the conversations bringing out the leakage of the tapes containing opposed appointment of any of nine years she had built up a business nature of corporate lobbying and also its his conversation with Ms other team to go into the tran- empire worth Rs 300 crore. purported impact on politics. Radia. scripts and said a team of CBI The government had recorded 180 days The court took on record the transcripts He said the leakage amounted to officials can be entrusted with the task for of Mr Radia's conversations ~ first from 20 of the entire tapped conversations which infringement of his fundamental right to submitting the report. August 2008 onwards for 60 days and then have been put in 38 sealed envelopes in life, which includes right to privacy under During the hearing, the Bench said after from 19 October for another 60 days. Later addition to the 10 already placed before it Article 21 of the Constitution. going through the transcripts, if it would on 11 May 2009, her phone was again put earlier. The NGO, Centre for Public Interest find any kind of criminality by any person under surveillance for another 60 days fol- “We will go through the envelopes (con- Litigation (CPIL), also sought a court direc- in the conversations, it could refer the mat- lowing a fresh order given on 8 May. RELIGION CALLING ~ At Sangam in Allahabad on Tuesday. shahnawaz khan Asaram unrepentant, calls Abu Azmi backs RSS chief 600 women to join MHA probe to also go MUMBAI, 8 JAN: Joining a media, critics barking dogs lengthening list of leaders NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Unfazed by grape victim was equally responsi- who have been making Bihar police force the outrage sparked by his remark ble for the ghastly crime and said controversial remarks into role of hospital staff press trust of india against the Delhi gangrape victim, the girl could have called her following the Delhi gangra- statesman news service spiritual leader Asaram Bapu today assailants brothers and begged pe incident, Samajwadi HC notice on rights abuse sought to justify the comments and them to stop. Party leader Abu Azmi PATNA, 8 JAN: Bihar police NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Delhi police were tod- compared all those criticising him “Does an elephant give impor- today said women should is all set to get an addi- NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: A high-level home ministry ay asked by Delhi High Court to explain as to “barking dogs”. tance to dogs by reacting? he said not go out with men other tional 600 women consta- inquiry, which was ordered to probe into the role of to how a special executive magistrate can Later, he appeared to tone today. “Let people infer what they than relatives and agreed bles next week, to Delhi Police in handling the case of the brutal gan- be vested with the power to impose prohi- down his outburst by saying “if you want.” Asaram later told reporters with RSS chief Mohan strengthen the infrastruc- grape of a paramedical student, would also look into bitory orders under Section 144 of the listen to my satsang (discourse) for his remarks about the gangrape Bhagwat's view that most ture of its women police the role of Safdarjung Hospital medical staff where CrPC for up to six months, despite this 15 minutes and don't feel change, victim were misconstrued by his rapes take place in cities stations in the districts. she was treated. The inquiry would be completed being contrary to the fundamental rights then certainly, I will apologize.” critics and the media. and not villages. “Women “An additional 600 women police constables trained by BMP (Bihar within seven days and would submit its detailed of citizens. Police had invoked Sec 144 on Asaram compared himself to an The family of the gangrape vic- should not venture out with Military Police) will pass out on 17 January,” state police chief, Mr report to the home ministry after probing all the alle- 22 December in and around India Gate elephant who will not respond to tim took strong exception to men who are not relatives,” Abhyanand told PTI. The new women police constables have been gations made by the victim’s male friend and sole here amidst the sudden upsurge against “barking dogs” and said his rema- Asaram's controversial statement Mr Azmi, a member of the trained in arms and will be posted in women police stations across eyewitness, said a senior officer of the home ministry. the 16 December gangrape incident. pti rks in connection with the 16 Dec- on the girl, saying it was cheap Maharashtra assembly, the state, he said. The ministry has also ordered a probe into a ember gangrape were miscon- and “absolutely illogical, least said here. “What is the Additional Director General of Police, Headquarters, Mr Ravinder recent report that the Dial 100 helpline did not eyewitness. The inquiry would also look into why the strued by the media and his critics. expected from someone like need for roaming at night Kumar said there are 1,500 police women, officers as well constables, respond to a woman journalist. The probe would fix bus continued to operate on the road even after Asaram landed at the centre of a him”. “It shows his mentality,” with men who are not in the state at present. Women police stations were set up in all 40 responsibility on erring officers. The inquiry was being challaned several times by Delhi Police, the controversy yesterday after he sug- the girl’s brother is reported to relatives? This should be police districts in the state in 2012 for effective hearing of crimes per- ordered on the instructions of Union Home Minister home ministry official stated. gested that the 23-year-old gan- have told mediapersons. pti stopped,” he said. pti taining to dowry and other family disputes. Sushil Kumar Shinde after the victim’s friend said in Giving details of the terms of reference, the min- Mr Abhyanand said out of 40 women police stations in the state, 33 a television interview that police reached more than istry said it should specifically look into how much have women station house officers, while 7 others are run by male half an hour late and wasted precious time in fighting time the PCR vans took to reach the spot, whether SHOs due to shortage of women staff. With induction of the 600 over jurisdiction. The inquiry would be headed by they delayed in taking action after reaching the spot, ‘Rape victim police women, the infrastructure of these police stations would be Ms Veena Kumari Meena, a joint secretary in the discussing the jurisdiction issue or any such other Central Hindi Directorate strengthened to ward off unpleasant incidents like the gangrape of home ministry. The inquiry would ascertain the facts issue. It should also be enquired whether the PCR Scheme of Financial Assistance for Publications in the 23-year-old girl in Delhi, he added. and fix accountability for any lapses as alleged by the policemen took all necessary action as warranted. Hindi. can choose The abovementioned scheme is being implemented by the Central Hindi Directorate, Higher Education, lawyer’ our held for abetting Kanker rapes Noida murder: Third accused held Govt rapped for Ministry of Human Resource Development for pub- RAIPUR, 8 JAN: Singapore. They won- The prescribed application form may be obtained dered why a top medical institute from the following: of the country did not have a sim- Director, Katju slams Saket Bar Association ilar facility to cater to such emer- Central Hindi Directorate, gencies despite crores having NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Taking strong exception to reports of the manner in which members of the Saket Bar Association behaved when two been spent on improving infra- (Department of Higher Education) lawyers wanted to appear for the accused in the gangrape case, Press Council of India chairperson Justice Markandey Katju today slammed structure. Members are also learnt Ministry of Human Resource Development, the members of the Bar Association, saying “it is disgraceful.” In a statement here, he said “it is reported that some members of the Saket to have told Health Ministry offi- West Block-7, R.K.Puram, Bar Association created a disorderly scene yesterday at the time when the Delhi gangrape accused were produced in court, and shouted at a cials that government had to seek New Delhi-110066 lawyer, Manohar Lal Sharma, who wanted to appear for the accused.” He added, “it is also reported some members of an NGO Pragatisheel the opinion of private doctors For more details please login to our website: Mahila Sangathan shouted at Mr Sharma and (another lawyer), Mr Anand who wanted to appear for the accused saying that they should not instead of relying on government www.hindinideshalaya.nic.in appear for them since they are accused of a serious crime.” He said that every person accused of a crime, however, heinous and despicable, doctors treating the rape victim, has the right to be defended under Article 22 of the Constitution. sns davp 21252/11/0012/1213 before transporting her to Singapore for further treatment. Laying emphasis on hygiene in the hospital, the Committee also dis- Dolphinariums? A big no... cussed the issue of shortage of doctors, with some seeking early press trust of india start of the six AIIMS-like institutes across the country. NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: A high-level Environment The six such institutes at Ministry panel has asked the state governments Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, not to grant permission for dolphinariums after Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh which animal rights organisations voiced concern were announced in 2003 and about the welfare of wild species to be held cap- approved in March 2006. tive in such proposed private facilities. The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), the statutory body under the Environment Ministry, also asked the Chief Wildlife Wardens APPOINTMENT of states to withhold permission to any persons, government or private players that proposes to import any Cetacean species for commercial the AWBI's is a big step forward to ensure that exhibition or research purposes. India never has captive dolphins, a barbaric Dolphinariums are commercial captive facili- practice that is fast being phased out interna- ties that house wild dolphins that have been tionally.” captured “through cruel methods like drive cap- “Additionally, dolphinariums have absolutely tures”, says 0IAPO, an animal rights organisa- no conservation or educational value,” she said tion. in a statement. Recently, proposals for dolphinariums had India's only brush with dolphins in captivity come up in Kochi, Sindhudurg and Noida and was in the late 1990's in Chennai's Dolphin City the animal rights organisations including 0IAPO exhibit, where four dolphins were imported had presented comprehensive evidence based from Bulgaria and died within a few months on scientific research on issues involved in due to lack of care and suitable infrastructure. keeping dolphins captive. A number of countries such as United Welcoming the AWBI advisory, Ms Puja Mitra, Kingdom, Brazil and Chile have banned keeping 0IAPO's campaign manager said: “This move of dolphins in captivity.

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INDIA KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 4 Congress MLA surrenders in murder case Owaisi arrested statesman news service CHANDIGARH, 8 JAN: In an embarrassment to the Congress, the party’s general secretary in Himachal Pradesh and newly-elected leg- islator, Mr Ram Kumar Chaudhary ~ absconding for the past few for hate speech weeks in connection with the murder of a girl ~ was today sent to police custody for six days by a court after he surrendered in Haryana's Panchkula, near Chandigarh. statesman news service ‘Communal politics’ “The MLA (Chaudhary) surrendered before CJM (Chief Judicial NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Hitting out at the Con- Magistrate's) Court in Panchkula today,” Haryana Police's additional HYDERABAD, 8 JAN: MIM floor leader Mr gress-led Andhra Pradesh government ov- director general, Mr KK Sharma, said. Akbaruddin Owaisi was arrested today for his er the delay in arresting Majlis-e-Ittehadul On Monday, the Haryana police had announced a cash reward of alleged hate speeches immediately after conducting Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Ow- Rs two lakh to anyone for providing information leading to his arrest. his medical examination. The police took him aisi for his hate speeches, the BJP today A cash reward of Rs 50,000 each for the three other accused, who are straight from the Gandhi Medical Hospital to Nirmal, charged the Congress with playing “com- close associates of Mr Chaudhary, has also been announced. Adilabad where he delivered the first speech. munal politics”. BJP spokesperson Prak- The MLA from Doon constituency in Solan district which shares His medical report said a bullet is lodged in Mr ash Javedakar said Mr Owaisi should have its borders with Punjab and Haryana, Mr Chaudhary was wanted by Owaisi’s thigh and is pressing his sciatic nerve apart been arrested immediately on his arrival Haryana police in connection with the murder of a young girl, Jyoti, from a hernia problem. The hospital doctors told the from London but the “Congress is who was found dead in Panchkula on 22 November. police that he requires one to two hours physiother- providing him protection.” sns The girl, who was a native of Hoshiarpur in Punjab, died of head apy daily. The bullet is from an attempt on his life in injuries. Her cell phone details revealed she was on touch with the April 2011. Police escorted Mr Owaisi to the hospi- Owaisi’s case in some hours it is best to leave it to the MLA who is the main suspect in the case due to his proximity to the tal from his Banjara Hills residence at 10.30 a.m. court rather than act against him and invite a poten- girl. amid tight security. This came after investigating offi- tially unpalatable situation. They had said a final deci- The father of Jyoti, Mr Butti Ram, had filed a complaint with cer Mr A Raghu met Mr Owaisi last night and sion would be taken later tonight. Haryana police alleging that Mr Chaudhary had close links with his reported that he is fit to face a police inquiry. His brother and MIM president Mr Asaduddin daughter and could be involved in the murder. Meanwhile, Mr Owaisi’s petition before the AP Owaisi said that neither the Majlis nor his brother After getting elected to the Assembly on 20 December, Chaudhary High Court seeking quashing of all complaints relat- were running away from the law and were prepared has been absconding. As the newly elected Himachal MLAs were to ed to his alleged hate speeches and a stay on his to face a legal battle. He said this is a conspiracy by take oath in Dharamshala on Tuesday, a special police team headed arrest is coming up for hearing tomorrow. the Congress and the BJP and told party workers that by Mr Ashok Kumar, DCP Ambala had been camping there to exe- The decision to arrest him was taken more swift- the Majlis would come out of this crisis even cute fresh warrants of arrest issued by Panchkula court on 5 January TOUCHWOOD ~ The Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr Vu Van Ninh (right), rings a ly than expected. Earlier, top government sources stronger than before. Security has been beefed up against the accused. bell at The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya on Tuesday. afp said that since the High Court would be hearing Mr across the twin cities.

Bomb scare PUDUCHERRY, 8 JAN: A red- Newly-elected HP MLAs take oath Killer cold claims 29 more coloured round object was press trust of india press trust of india found inside an abandoned Butail all set to become Speaker vailed over most parts of the state. suitcase in an unreserved DHARAMSALA, 8 JAN: Senior Congress leader and five-time MLA, Brij The intense cold wave claimed at least five compartment of the Dadar- DHARAMSALA, 8 JAN: All but one newly-elect- Bihari Lal Butail, is all set to become the new Speaker of Himachal LUCKNOW/BHOPAL/SRINAGAR/JAIPUR, 8 JAN: lives in Madhya Pradesh with temperatures Puducherry Chalukya ed members of the 68-seat Himachal Pradesh Pradesh state Assembly. The way for his unanimous election was paved Severe cold conditions claimed several lives in plummeting to zero levels at many places in the Express here today, sending Assembly took oath on the opening day of the after the BJP decided not to field a candidate for the post. Three north India and sent mercury dipping to sub- state. According to the Met officials, two persons security personnel into a 4-day session of the House which began today. nominations were filed proposing the name of Butail which included first zero levels at some places today. died in Morena and one each in Bhopal, Rewa tizzy. The bomb disposal Pro-tem Speaker Mansa Ram administered nomination by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. pti While 24 dead were added to the toll in Uttar and Satna in last one week. squad retrieved the object the oath to 66 members at the Tapovan Pradesh, 5 lives were claimed by the cold in The Kashmir Valley continued to reel under and an examination Vidhan Sabha complex near here. was called. elected on HLP and Congress tickets from Madhya Pradesh. intense cold with temperatures plummeting fur- confirmed that there was Senior Congress leader Mansa Ram, a Chief minister Virbhadra Singh was the first Kullu and Banjjar constituencies respectively, The cold effect was felt right from Jammu and ther as Srinagar recorded the season's lowest of no explosive except some member of the House, was sworn-in earlier. to take oath followed by leader of the were sworn-in. There are 22 first-timers in the Kashmir, where the fringes of the Dal Lake froze, minus 5.5 degrees celsius. The night tempera- iron pieces. pti The Congress MLA from Doon, Ram Kumar Opposition PK Dhumal and Irrigation and House. Three women ~ Vidya Stokes, to Rajasthan where Churu recorded night tem- ture in Srinagar was two degrees below normal Chowdhary, who was booked by the Public Health minister Vidya Stokes. Other Sarveen Chowdhary and Asha Kumari ~ perature below zero degree during this part of the sea- Teacher bail Panchkula Police in a murder case, did not members were administered oath district-wise. and five MLAs with royal background are Celsius for a third consecu- Northern chill son, a spokesman of the PATNA, 8 JAN: The Patna take oath. He was found absent when his name Brothers Maheshwar Singh and Karan Singh, members of the House. tive day Reports from MET office said, adding, the High Court today granted Lucknow said that five people each died of cold minimum temperature in the summer capital bail to school teacher in Unnao and Barabanki, three each in Mahoba registered a drop of 0.6 degrees from yesterday's Rupam Pathak in and Chitrakot, two each in Deoria, Lalitpur and minus 4.9 degrees Celsius. connection with the murder Dental Council of India member Mau and one each in Girozabad and Hathras in The spokesman said Kargil town in the fron- of former BJP MLA Raj TENDER UP. According to a MET office report, mercury tier region of Ladakh was the coldest place Kishore Keshari two years arrested for taking bribe dipped to sub-zero levels at a number of places recorded in the state with mercury considerably ago. A division bench of statesman news service A team from the Council visited with Kanpur recording minus 1.1 degree celsius, dropping to a low of minus 20.0 degrees Celsius Justice B N Sinha and the college in October last year 8 less than normal, followed by Agra at minus from yesterday’s 16.4 degrees Celsius. Justice Shivaji Pandey CHENNAI, 8 JAN: A member of to assess the infrastructure and 1.0 degrees and Ghazipur and Lucknow at The MET Department said there is a possibili- granted the bail to Pathak, Dental Council of India, Dr suggested certain recommenda- minus 0.2 degrees celsius. Maximum tempera- ty of rainfall or snowfall later this week, which who is serving life sentence Murugesan, was caught red- tions before they could give the tures were below normal by 6 to 13 degree cel- may bring some respite in the cold wave condi- in Beur jail in Patna. pti handed while accepting a bribe approval. The college authori- sius over the state. Cold wave conditions pre- tions. of Rs 25 lakhs from the ties approached Dr Murugesan Adhiparasakthi Dental College to negotiate and he is said to and Hospital administration in have settled for Rs 1 crore to get Kanchipuram district of Tamil the required permission for the Nadu. course. On Monday night the Orissa HC notice on gutka ban notification A CBI team raided the clinic CBI team caught DR Murugesan and residence of Dr Murugesan while he was being handed the press trust of india While the state government has in the and arrested him along with Mr money by the three. The college meantime come out with a notification ban- Ramabhadran, the administra- principal, Dr Subramania, says CUTTACK, 8 JAN: The Orissa High Court ning gutka, the petitioner advocate sought tive officer of the college, Mr R he is unaware of what has hap- has asked the state government to submit a to know whether the notification was com- Karunanidhi, the college trustee, pened. copy of the comprehensive notification that prehensive and whether the same was and former AIADMK MLA T The college is said to be was issued last week banning the sale and enough to completely eradicate the use of Palani. owned by self-styled godman manufacture of gutka in the state. deadly smokeless tobacco in the state as was CBI sources say the College Bangaru Adigalar. The CBI A Division Bench comprising acting Chief prayed in the PIL. wanted approval from the team is now searching for the Justice PK Mohanty and Mr Justice SK the court's indulgence in banning consump- Accordingly, the HC directed the health Dental Council for running a managing director of the college, Mishra yesterday issued the notice to the tion and trade in nicotine containing smoke- secretary and the food and civil supply secre- post- graduation course for Ms Srilekha, who is Adigalar’s state government in response to a PIL filed less tobacco substances that are causing can- tary to file a detailed report of the govern- which they had applied in 2012. daughter in-law. by an NGO in December last year seeking cer. ment notification. Strike affects life in Kerala Pranab for making press trust of india ruling UDG, stayed away from the stir, saying the government decision would not affect the existing THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 8 JAN: Gunctioning of employees as statutory pension scheme would 2013 safe for women government offices and schools were partially hit continue for them and CPS was only for newly as pro-Left government employees and teachers in appointed employees. statesman news service Another disturbing trend referred to by the Kerala today began an indefinite stir in protest Sources said the functioning of government President was the absence of MPs from the against UDG government's decision to implement offices and schools were partially affected by the LUCKNOW, 8 JAN: In the wake of the recent gan- Parliament. He said MPs and MLAs go to the peo- Contributory Pension Scheme for its staff from this strike as majority of government employees grape of a 23-year-old girl in New Delhi, President ple and ask for votes. Hence it as the responsibility April. belonged to pro-Left Unions. Pranab Mukherji today said if a nation cannot of the elected representatives to protect the inter- The pro-BJP Gederation of Employees and Terming the strike as “politically motivated,' respect its mothers, sisters and daughters then it is est of the people and the nation. He said it was a Teachers Organisations (GETO) has also joined the chief minister Oommen Chandy said in Kochi that not a civilised country. serious dereliction on the party of the MPs and strike. Expressing solidarity with the staff and the government had made earnest efforts to avoid “We are ashamed of what has happened in MLAs to be absent from their respective Houses. teachers, employees of Kerala State Road the stir. Delhi and there can be no justification or excuse A commemorative stamp on the 125 years of UP Transport Corporation also observed a day-long The CPS was a “foresighted move” which would for the same,” he said, adding efforts should be legislature was released by the President on the strike, which hit operation of bus services across help the employees and the public in the long run, made to make 2013 safe, secure and dignified for occasion. the state. he said, adding the scheme had already been the fairer sex. Earlier Union Minister for Communication Kapil However, State Employees and Teachers implemented in 25 states covering 90 per cent of Speaking in the capacity of the chief guest on Sibal said UP sends the maximum number of MPs Confederation (SETCO), owing allegiance to the employees in the country. the concluding day of the quasiquicentennial cele- and the map of India changes according to the brations of the Uttar Pradesh legislature, the political changes in the state. He said there were President, while referring to the gangrape, said serious challenges facing the country and the solu- such happenings cannot be stopped by tion for the same comes when a begin- merely making laws. ning is made from the state. OICE O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER " The sensitivity of the issue has to be The minister said in the 65 years of Rural Development Special Division, Lohardaga a part of our culture. It has to become Independence, the hopes, dreams and away of life," he said. aspirations of the people have under- e-Procurement Re-Tender Notice But he stressed regarding the Delhi gone a change. There was a need to RDD/SD/Lohardaga 01/2012-13/RE case that “whatever is to be done, will understand this and much needed to be 1. Details of Works : be done.” done on the count. Referring to the Sl. Name of work Estimated Cost of Earnest No. Cost (Rs.) B.O.Q. (Rs.) Money (Rs.) Deviating from his prepared speech, President he said that he (President) 12345the President also touched on two other had always protected the Constitution 1 Const. of Block Officer Building at Kuru. 2,75,27,700 10,000 5,51,000 issues which he said have been disturbing him. and will continue to do so. 2 Const. of B.D.O./C/O Supervisor, Grade IIIrd and IV Residence Quarter Building Kuru Block. 2,24,24,200 10,000 4,49,000 One of these related to wastage of time in the Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh 3 Const. of Block Officer Building Senha. 2,75,277 10,000 5,51,000 Parliament. He said of the19,920 working hours Yadav while referring to the history of the UP leg- 4 Const. of B.D.O./C/O Supervisor, Grade IIIrd and IV Residence Quarter Building Senha 2,24,24,200 10,000 4,49,000 the 14th Lok Sabha, 416 hours were wasted in islature and the momentous decisions taken by the Block. 5 Const. of Block Officer Building Kisko. 2,75,27,700 10,000 5,51,000 disrupting the proceedings. same, drew the attention of the President towards 6 Const of B.D.O./C/O Supervisor, Grade IIIrd and IV Residence Quarter Building Kisko Block. 2,24,24,200 10,000 4,49,000 He said disruption was a denial of the right of the farming community. He requested the presi- other members and a negation of the parliamen- dent to put pressure on the union government to 2. Date of publication on website : 07-01-2013 3. Pre Bid meeting date : 12-01-2013 tary procedures and he can never accept this as a uplift the lot of the farmers and added that a spe- 4. Online bid submission date and time : From 15-01-2013 (11-00 a.m.) to 19-01-2013 Up to (5-00 p.m.) parliamentarian. cial package be released for the state. It the coun- 5. Technical Bid opening date and time : 22-01-2013 The President said dissent is an integral part of try has to develop then UP has to develop first, he 6. Name & address of officer inviting tender : Executive Engineer, Rural Development, Special Division, democracy and disruptions may be necessary added. Lohardaga. sometimes to draw attention, but this should not Also present on the occasion were SP Rajya 7. Contact No. of e-Procurment Officer : 9334700398 8. Helpline number of Procurement Cell : 0651-2401148 be misused. He added the rules for allowing the Sabha member Jaya Bachchan, former chief min- Note: Only e-Tender will be accepted. Further details can be seen on website: www.jharkhandtender.gov.in proceedings of the House were made by parlia- isters ND Tewari, Rajnath Singh and Jagdambika Executive Engineer mentarians and they needed to follow these rules. Pal. Conspicous be their absence were former Rural Development Special Division Discipline and decorum have to followed, he said. chief ministers Mayawati and Kalyan Singh. PR No.: 58654 (2012-13) Lohardaga

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INDIA/BENGAL KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 5 Musical chairs Jyotipriya demands arrest TENDER of former CPM leaders statesman news service In his letter, Mr Mullick said Mr on at WBHDCL KOLKATA, 8 JAN: State Aood Minister Jyotipriya Nandi is “directly responsible” for Mullick today demanded immediate arrest of for- mer CPI-M MP Mr Amitava Nandi and former the murders of TMC activists Arun statesman news service gram panchayat pradhan Mr Ashim Ghosh for cre- Biswas of Gopalnagar, Bongaon, and submitted a note to the chief minister, saying that in ating violence, disrupting law and order, instigat- Charan Sardar of Haroa, North KOLKATA, 8 JAN: The much-touted West Bengal case of Hidco and Benfed, the departmental secre- ing trouble at different blocks in Habra, North 24- State Highway Corporation Limited (WBHDCL), tary holds the post of the managing director and this Parganas. 24-Parganas which has proved to be a non-starter till date due to should be the case for WBHDCL as well. The minister today wrote to the alleged. lack of funds, has seen managing directors being Now, Mr Agarwal was appointed as MD though Superintendent of Police, North 24 Paraganas, Mr Mullick also alleged that Mr Ghosh was changed thrice since its inception last year. Mr Indevar Pandey would soon take charge as PWD and demanded on behalf of the district Trinamul responsible for setting ablaze the Trinamul party In the latest change, Mr Manoj Agarwal has been secretary. Though the MD has been changed thrice Congress to arrest Mr Nandi and Mr Ghosh. In offices at Bergram, Aultala in Maslandapur in made the new managing director of the corporation the corporation does not have its own office space his letter, Mr Mullick said Mr Nandi is “directly North 24-Parganas. in place of Mr A R Bardhan who also held the post till date. So long, it functioned either with the staff of responsible” for the murders of Trinamul The minister stated that the supporters and of PWD secretary before he was transferred recent- PWD or Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited Congress activists ~ Arun Biswas of Gopalnagar, party functionaries of the Trinamul Congress will ly to personnel administrative reforms (PAR) depart- when Mr Gupta held the post of MD, KMRCL as Bongaon, Charan Sardar of Haroa, North 24- not tolerate such action, including torching of ment. At the time when the corporation was formed well. Parganas. party offices without any provocation and killing in order to build road infrastructure in the state, par- So far, only RITES has conducted a preliminary The CPI-M is trying to destabilise the adminis- of party activists, and are demanding immediate ticularly the state highways, Mr Subrata Gupta was study of the five highways in order to develop them tration in North 24 Parganas, the minister arrest of the duo. appointed the managing director of the newly under public-private partnership. However, it is the formed corporation. Apparently, it had been decid- dearth of funds that has turned out to be the real ed that the posts of PWD secretary and managing stumbling block for the corporation. Apart from the director of the corporation should not be held by initial Rs 5 crore the corporation is yet to get any the same individual. fund from the state government, though it is expect- However, only after a few months, Mr Gupta was ed to get Rs 100 crore. Moreover, the state govern- unceremoniously removed from the corporation ment's land acquisition policy which relies on nego- apparently because the corporation was Inayet to tiations only to acquire private land has also come in take up any repair or road improvement project. Mr the way of expansion of the existing roads as well as Bardhan was made the MD after the PWD minister in attracting private investor. POLITICAL VIOLENCE ESCALATES: continued from page 1 to stop. CPI-M supporters started firing from the ours as a political party. At the moment the only issue vehicles,” Mr Hakim said. before us is that Congress and CPI-M is jointly creat- Meanwhile, state sports minister Madan Mitra ing lawlessness and that 10 of our supporters have termed the incident a fallout of public anger against been injured today.” the CPI-M, though he acknowledged that a few Claiming that Trinamul workers have repeatedly Trinamul Congress supporters might be involved as been attacked by the CPI-M, Mr Chatterjee said the well. Mr Hakim and Trinamul leader Aroop Biswas district Trinamul president was injured by CPI-M will visit the nursing home to see Mr Islam after he workers two days back. “The CPI-M is creating anar- was admitted today. Chief secretary Sanjay Mitra chy to divert public’s attention and hamper the vari- said he has not got a detailed report of the incident. ous development works” Mr Chatterjee said. So far 12 people were arrested in this connection, he State urban affairs minister, Airad Hakim said: said. “Police will inquire how CPI-M supporters were car- A senior Trinamul leader said it was a gameplan of rying a huge quantity of arms and ammunition. the CPI-M for weakening the Trinamul in Bhangar. Police has been asked to seize those arms immedi- CPI-M is trying to get Trinamul to suspend Arabul ately and arrest the culprits.”. “It has been learnt that from the party, he said. Soon after the incident, Miss CPI-M supporters were carrying arms in three vehi- Banerjee reached Writers’ Buildings at 2.30 p.m. de- cles and were crossing the area where former MLA spite her illness and held a meeting with senior A ‘OLK’ GATHERING ~ Artists perform at Labpur village in Birbhum. On Tuesday. ashok Arabul Islam was standing. He became suspicious police officers. Senior Cabinet ministers also attend- bhagat over the movement of the vehicles and asked them ed.

GOVT. O JHARKHAND ‘Fresh elections only way out ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ROAD DIVISION, RANCHI E-PROCUREMENT NOTICE from Jharkhand tangle’ FOR NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING statesman news service BJP leaders think Munda has already recom- (2ND CALL) mended the dissolution of the Tender Reference No. RCD/RANCHI-103/2012-13 Date: 04-01-2013 that since the CM 1. Name of work Re-Construction of Kesamore- NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: With the Assembly as no party enjoys a Tangarbasli- Mandar Road from KM withdrawal of support by had submitted his clear majority and a fresh elec- 0.00 to 18.95 for the year 2012-13. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha resignation letter, tion is the only alternative,” BJP 2.(a) Approximate Value of Rs. 2946.79 (Rupees Twenty Nine crore (JMM) to the BJP-led govern- spokesperson Mr Prakash work Forty Six Lakh and Seventy Nine thou- ment, the BJP today said fresh Mr Munda’s advice Javadekar said. sand) only. (b) Bid Security Rs. 29.47 (Rupees Twenty Nine Lakh elections was the only way out should be followed The party said there was no and Forty Seven thousand) only. of the present political situation agreement with the JMM on 3. Time of Completion 12 (Twelve) Months in the state. BJP Central leaders were of each party ruling for 28 months. 4. Last date/time for 06-02-2013 up to 12-00 Noon “We are ready to face elec- the view that since the chief It said there was “no truth” in receipt of bids tions in the state in the interest minister had submitted his res- reports that the JMM was to 5. Date of Publication of 11-01-2013. of the people of the state,” said ignation letter and suggested to take over the government with Tender on website BJP Vice President Mukhtar Governor Syed Ahmed to dis- the BJP becoming a junior part- 6. Name & Address of Executive Engineer, R.C.D. Road Abbas Naqvi. solve the Assembly before JMM ner from 10 January but Mr Officer Inviting Tender Division, Ranchi-834008. 7. Contact No. of 0651-2361018 He said this is the only way leader Mr Shibu Soren gave Munda did not agree to this. Procurement Officer out to provide a stable govern- the letter withdrawing support, Mr Javadekar said the people 8 . Helpline Number of 0651-2401010 ment in Jharkhand after Chief Mr Munda’s advice should be of Jharkhand deserved a stable e-Procurement Cell Minister Arjun Munda submit- followed and fresh elections government and, hence, polls Further details can be seen on website: http://jharkhandtenders.gov.in ted his resignation and advised held. should be held. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER the Governor to dissolve the “The only way out in The BJP said this is not the R.C.D. Road Division, Ranchi Assembly in the wake of the Jharkhand political imbroglio is time for President’s Rule or PR No.: 58636 (2012-13) Pin-834008 JMM announcing withdrawal of to dissolve the Assembly and keeping the Assembly in sus- support. conduct fresh elections. Mr pended animation. Dying folk art gets digitalised

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KOLKATA, 8 JAN: Giving traditional folk art form a contemporary twist, a Patachitra (scroll painting) which used to be made on palm leaves once upon a time has now been created by digital artists on a computer. To be unveiled at the five-day Apeejay Kolkata Literary Aestival (AKLA) which kicks off here from tomorrow, the Patachitra pays tribute to the cre- ative minds of rural Bengal and tries to revive the dying art form. The traditional art form, which is believed to In bold, bright and intense colours, the first part have originated from Midnapore in West Bengal, of the attractive painting highlights some of uses scrolls to visually depict a scene which is then Kolkata's heritage landmarks ~ River Hooghly, explained by a narrator in the form of songs in Shaheed Minar, Dakshineswar and Victoria front of a live audience. Memorial. The occasional ambassador car amidst As a visual motif for the literary festival, the the traffic shows a typical Kolkata street where a Patachitra will be unveiled during the inaugura- policeman is dressed in white uniform. Tigers in tion ceremony which will be attended by West the garden specially denote young readers where Bengal Governor M K Narayanan and eminent students will be paid a visit by Ms Justice Lila Seth filmmaker Shyam Benegal. and Poet Tishani during one of AKLA events. Reflecting a new language, the painting records Kites denote freedom and ideas, specially set the changes in lifestyles, values, and sets a new out to fly out of buildings which one normally visual vocabulary which caters to the transient, reserves as professional work places but are abuzz urban populace. in a world of new ideas and experiences during lit- “We gave clear guidelines to our team of digital erary festivals. The author and his besotted reader artists that the Patachitra created with modern is shown in discussion denoting the meeting of a graphic techniques on a computer must follow the guest with his favourite author in an informal seemingly effortless strokes of a Chitrakaar atmosphere. (painter) who draws the ***Patachitra in real The irregular border is close to what a life,” said Apeejay Surrender Group Vice-President Patachitra as is normally framed up and on a Renu Kakkar. cloth not evenly cut or stitched.

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IN-OUT TRANSITION IN MEMORIAM Obama’s team in place, but... CHAUDHURI SUSHAMA — In ever- lasting memory on her twenty- BARACK Obama may have decisively scaled the Oval cliff, Rank and the rate nineth death anniversary. — yet Monday’s choice of the Defence Secretary and Director of Relatives and friends. CIA ~ two pivotal appointments ~ would suggest that he still (PL4410) has a hurdle to cross as Congress takes a call on the nomina- tions. Clearly, the President has not been deterred by the leg- Discrepancy Among Pensioners islative storm warnings. Chuck Hagel, the former Republican Education Expert Senator from Nebraska, has been picked as the next head of jk khanna the same basic pension (say, for example, Rs Commission. There is no mention of the “upgra- the Pentagon; the anti-terror advisor, John Brennan, will head 13000 per month) belong to the same class and dation” of the posts of DGPs of States/HoP: to Accused Of Making the CIA. It may not be easy to convince Capitol Hill not the the principle of equality applies to them. The the apex scale. The Schedule specifically men- least because the Republicans ~ with a majority in the House THE expression, ‘One Rank, One Pension’ revised pension of Rs 37,750 per month in the tions that in every State, one of the DGPs, who is It Pay To Cheat of Representatives ~ consider Hagel, a moderate Republican (OROP), is not exactly new; it has been synony- case of officer ‘A’ and to Rs 40,000 in the case of the HoP:, will be placed (as against upgraded) in and a veteran who served in Vietnam, to be rather soft towards mous with a major grievance of the defence ser- ‘B’ after the 6th Pay Commission effectively cre- the apex scale. The GOI (Transaction of LONDON, 8 JAN: A controversial US Iran and weak in the matter of protecting Israel. He is in favour vices. The other services are equally affected. ates two different classes of pensioners who Business) Rules, 1961, particularly Schedule II, education expert who advised Michael of direct talks with Iran over its nuclear programme and had Surprisingly, many of the victims, including were identical and belonged to the same class at clearly forbids any ministry or department from Gove is facing claims that her track once complained about the power of what he calls “the Jewish those who retire from the highest rung, are the time of retirement. In effect, equals have superseding, amending, modifying or changing record of raising standards cound have lobby” in Washington. The process of his confirmation could unaware of this almost perpetual injustice. This been made unequals and vice versa. any decision of the Union Cabinet which alone is been founded on cheating by schools. turn out to be the most difficult that Mr Obama has had to article will focus primarily on the Director- The doctrine of “intelligible differential”, empowered to do so. Michelle Rhee has been dubbed the countenance. As the choice for the post of CIA Director, Mr General of Police (IPS), though the basic facts “Witchfinder General” because of her Brennan is likely to face tough questions before he can be con- are applicable to other services as well. commitment to removing failing teach- firmed. He withdrew himself from consideration for the same It is a fact that those who retire as DGP draw ers from the classroom. post in 2008 because his stint with the CIA had been marred by less pension than those who retire as Additional Her hard-nosed reforms ~ which re- alleged connections with the “enhanced interrogation tech- DGP. This discrepancy has been caused by an ward the most talented teachers while niques”, such as water-boarding, that were used during the irrational pension formula devised by the punishing the worst ~ caught the eye of Bush administration. He was involved in the operation against Department of Pensions & Pensioners’ Welfare. the UK Education Secretary who indicat- Osama bin Laden and does have a role in the increasing use of It states that the revised pension will be 50 per ed they could be adopted here. drones against the militants, an offensive that has incurred crit- cent of the minimum of the revised pay-scale. But a US television documentary to be icism outside America. The use of the term ‘minimum’, instead of ‘cor- aired tonight on a US channel investi- :or all the red herrings across the trail, Mr Obama has made responding’ is not explained. Because of this gates claims that teachers achieved high- his position clear with a somewhat rhetorical flourish ~ arbitrary rule, all the previous service incre- er test scores during her reign as Wash- “When it comes to the defence of our country we are not De- ments of the pensioners are forfeited without ington DC Schools Chancellor by cheat- mocrats or Republicans but we are Americans.” He has put in any logic. ing. Ms Rhee now heads a national stu- place his team for foreign affairs, defence and Intelligence. Se- The Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) plus dent-based group calling for school nator John Kerry, also a Vietnam War veteran, is set to replace the pay-scale of DGs is Rs 75,500-Rs 80,000. The reforms. Student :irst, was famously Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. He will be expected to apex scale is Rs 80,000 (fixed). This is applicable impatient with the conditions she inher- protect Ms Clinton’s profound stamp on the conduct of foreign to the state DGPs and DGs of most of the Central ited in Washington where ~ thanks to policy during a turbulent phase. However, conscious of the po- Para Military :orces. As per the formula, the pen- union muscle ~ teachers had jobs for ssible challenge from the House of Representatives, the Presi- sion of DGs who retired before 2006 (other than life and there was no connection bet- dent has cautioned Congress that “we need to get moving qu- the apex-scale holders) is 50 per cent of Rs ween their job security, pay and how ickly on this”. The three appointments constitute a crucial seg- 75,500, i.e. Rs 37,750. On the contrary, the DGs teachers performed. She closed down ment of national security and international affairs, most impor- who have retired after 2006 receive a pension of entire schools ~ in one case, in front of tantly ahead of the pullout from Afghanistan. Hence the caveat Rs 40,000, which is 50 per cent of the last pay TV cameras. ~ “We don’t want to leave a lot of gaps between the time one drawn. Most of them reach the basic pay level of Tonight’s PBS film The Education of set of leaders transitions out and another transitions in.” Rs 80,000 by the time they retire. Therefore, the Michelle Rhee explores allegations that loss with effect from 1 January 2006 runs into teachers may have doctored test papers several lakhs of rupees for every pensioner. Be- to ensure higher grades and secure high- sides, one who retired as DG before 2006 draws er wages for themselves, THE DANGER CONTINENTS less pension than most of the ADGs who retired The film interviews a principal who after 1 January of that year because the pay ceil- Equals have been made unequals and vice-versa... This took over a school in 2010 and tight- Mortal facet of the forest economy ing is Rs 79,000 whereas the DG’s scale starts at ened security surrounding exam papers, Rs 75,500. discrepancy has been caused by an irrational pension formula only to see grades falling suddenly by 25 HUMAN life is cheap; cheaper still must be the purport- The discrepancy runs counter to the princi- devised by the Department of Pensions & Pensioners’ Welfare per cent compared to the year before. edly precious wild life. Reality, however, belies the frequent ples laid down by the Supreme Court in sever- Ms Rhee, according to he Washington protestations of concern by wildlife enthusiasts. No fewer than al cases ~ DS Nakara & Others Vs Union of which is required for a legally permissible classi- Section 3(1A) of the All India Services Act, Post, defends herself in the film, saying 21 rhinos were reported to have been killed by poachers in the India (1983); Union of India Vs. Major-General fication under Article 14 of the Constitution, 1951 states: “No retrospective effect shall be “dozens and dozens of schools” have forests of Kaziranga in the year gone by. This is but a fraction (retd) SPS Vains (2008); SLP (Civil) Nos. 27166- fails in this context. A fundamental principle of given to any rule so as to prejudicially affect the seen dramatic gains”. of the casualties around the world, the frightful symptom of a 27168/2008 in State of Himachal Pradesh Vs. law settled in several cases is that Article 14 of interests of any person to whom such rule may After being invited to the UK by the global crisis that has spawned an illicit trade in wildlife, chiefly Swaran Singh Chahal, I:S (Rtd) & Others. the Constitution forbids class legislation. be applicable.” Therefore, it is not permissible think-tank Policy Exchange, she met Mr in rhino horn and elephant ivory. Governments in Asia and Pensioners have been illegally divided into All posts of DG other than the head of the to be prejudiced against old pensioners by a Gove who praised her hard-nosed re- Africa have been pretty much helpless against those involved in two categories ~ those who retired before and police force (HoP:) are declared equivalent in subsequent provision that came into effect after forms and indicated they could be the killing and the trade. While the poaching of rhinos and after 2006. This has happened despite the status and responsibility to the post of DGP their retirement. adopted here. “Michelle points out in tigers is fairly endemic in India, it is virtually spinning out of orders of the Supreme Court in the cases men- (HoP:) under Rule 9(1) & (2) of IPS (Pay) Rules, Some state governments have granted the everything she does that what they [chil- control in Africa. Indeed, Asia and Africa have over the past year tioned. A Constitution Bench had held that the 1954. This clearly implies that all the retired apex scale to officers holding posts of “HAG dren] need is the most effective teacher emerged as the danger continents for the rhino as much as the fixing of a cut-off date, as a result of which eq- DGs are entitled to the same pay/pension bene- plus” scale. Pension has been granted accord- who demands the highest standards and elephant, and to be mowed down by a speeding train must be uals were treated as unequals, was wholly arbi- fits and privileges, which the DGP (HoP:) is en- ingly. :or example, the Himachal Pradesh gov- is relentless about that,” he said. a uniquely Indian phenomenon. Such accidents add a new trary. The court held that all those entitled to titled to. Clearly, the pension is linked to what- ernment has granted the apex pension to all Since then, Mr Gove has announced dimension to the killing of elephants for ivory, as in Assam. receive pension under the relevant rules form a ever is the entitlement of the DGP (HoP:), i.e. pre-2006 retiree DGPs (HoP:). Reportedly, all plans for denying teachers automatic Poaching has reached a record, almost chilling, high with the class irrespective of the dates of their retirement Rs 40,000 as per the apex scale of Rs 80,000 other DGPs who retired before 2006 have been pay rises, placing them at the discretion death of 600 rhinos and 3000 elephants in the two continents and there cannot be a classification within this which the DGP (HoP:) draws. The creation of granted the “apex pension”. of the headteacher. over the past year alone. Rhino horn and ivory have fetched class. The court observed: “The object sought to two categories of DGs, one superior and the The Supreme Court has made it clear that a Conservatives have emphasised this $60,000 per kilogram ~ equivalent to the price of gold. It is a be achieved was not to create a class within a other inferior, is arbitrary. senior shall not draw pension less than a junior. will allow heads to reward talented mind-boggling forest economy that is thriving at the cost of the class, but to ensure that the benefits of pension One could refer to the notification No. G.S.R The government’s view that “the judgment teachers, effectively allowing a good natural habitat. were made available to all persons of the same 692(E) dated 27 September 2008 of the Union dated 9-9-08 in CA No. 5566 of 2008 SLP (Civil) teacher to rise from £21,000 a year to No less amazing is that the crisis that confronts wildlife class equally”. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and No. 12357/2006, UOI vs Maj. Gen. SPS Vains, will £51,000 in six months. across a vast swathe of the world is yet to stir the conscience of If officer ‘A’ retired from the pre-revised run- Pensions regarding the recommendations of the not apply in the case of civil pensioners” is mis- His proposals angered teachers’ lead- humans, least of all the jungle tourists. Have any of the sup- ning HAG plus scale of Rs 24050-650-26000 and Sixth Pay Commission, dealing with Indian conceived and reeks of contempt. The Supreme ers, though. In a submission to the STRB posedly benevolent NGOs ever reacted to the killing of ele- his last pay drawn was Rs 26,000, then, as per Police Service (Pay) Rules, 2007. The post of Court hasn’t observed that its order is limited (The School Teachers’ Review Body), the phants on the rail track? Across Asia and Africa, the killing and rule, his pension was fixed at Rs 13,000 per Director-General of Police as head of the force only to defence personnel and will not apply to National Association of Schoolmasters the trade have been fuelled by the almost unaffordable usage. month. Likewise, if another officer ‘B’ retired was identified and given a higher pay scale ~ civilians. Because of the arbitrariness of the gov- Union of Women Teachers warned that While ivory is used for luxury carvings, the rhino horn in its from the pre-revised apex pay-scale of Rs 26000 the apex scale of Rs 80,000 (fixed). The rest of ernment, a penal interest of 10 per cent was evidence shows performance-related pay powdered form is sought for cancer treatment by those who (fixed), his monthly pension was also fixed at an the DGs were given a lower pay scale of HAG imposed by the Supreme Court with retrospec- rises do tend to discriminate against have faith in traditional medicine. identical figure of Rs 13,000. This created per- plus, i.e. Rs 75,500-80,000. tive effect. This penalty ought to have deterred women and teachers from ethnic minor- Indeed, the usage in Africa varies from the medicinal to fect equality between pensioners ‘A’ and ‘B’. This demarcation is illegal as it goes against officials at the helm from issuing the contemp- ity groups. NASUWT says it is “naïve” to financing the civil war; rebels belonging to the Lord’s Thus, the pay-scale was and is irrelevant for fix- the Cabinet decision, vide GOI Gazette Notifica- tuous memorandum, but it has not. believe at a time of “savage cuts to edu- Resistance Army and Darfur’s Janjaweed are hunting elephants ing the initial pension at the time of retirement tion No.1/1/2008-IC dated 29 August 2008. It re- cation budgets” that more performance- and using the tusks to buy weapons. Drastic action to rein in and it is only the last pay drawn that matters. lates to the implementation of the accepted re- The writer is former Director-General related pay will lead to higher salaries for the poachers is direly imperative, indeed a ban on the world- This clearly implies that retired officers receiving commendations of the Sixth Central Pay of Police, Bihar talented teachers. the independent wide sale of ivory and the horn to save the elephant and the rhino, both in Asia and Africa. “The world must wake up,” was Hillary Clinton’s exhortation. Sad to say, the world by and large has been remarkably insensitive. Sundarbans and Kaziranga LETTERS TO THE EDITOR only showcase the trend, a mortal facet of the worldwide for- est economy. NPP IN DELHI Mysterious silence over black money SIR, ~ The Government of India appears to be totally uncon- Petroleum (suppliers of Bharat Gas) has decided to block sup- share with the readers of your esteemed newspaper some facts Sangma back in the reckoning cerned over the loss of $123 billion of black money stashed in plies to any consumer who has not taken refills “for quite a regarding the mill industry and the European college in foreign banks during the last decade, according to a recent re- long time, i.e., one month .in order to curb diversion/mis- Serampore. BY launching the National People’s Party in Delhi, former port in your paper. The money does not belong to the gov- use of domestic cylinders for unauthorized commercial pur- The Bengal Luxmi Cotton Mills in this town of Hooghly Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma has once again played host to ernment, but to certain individuals. The silence of the author- poses”. And such a consumer must furnish ID/address proof, district came into being with the takeover of Lakshmi Tulsi his ego by hogging the limelight in national politics. According ities is mysterious. Every tax-payer has the right to know the etc. every time before the corporate office permits the agent to Cotton Mill in 1905 by a new management soon after the to him, it will be tribal-centric but open to all. After unsuccess- facts regarding the ill-gotten money and the loss that the gov- supply a refill. This is the height of hypocrisy and harassment swadeshi movement. In 1908 it employed, on an average, fully contesting the presidential election, for which he quit the ernment has suffered. A piece of stolen property belongs nei- and hence I wish to share my experience with all single per- 1,026 hands per day and had over 200 looms with 26,000 Nationalist Congress Party, Sangma aligned with the Manipur- ther to the person who has lost it nor to the man who stole it. sons living alone. This is nothing short of monthly indignity. spindles. based NPP, which has been contesting Assembly elections since It belongs to the State. yours, etc., a banerjee, chennai, 7 january. The production totalled 31,617 maunds of cotton. Reor- 2002. In 2007, it won three of the 60 seats and all of these were The law pertaining to money stashed abroad cannot be dif- ganized in 1906, the company had a paid-up share capital of tribal, but in 2012 it drew a blank. Sangma’s choice of the NPP ferent. There is no legal provision to protect such dubious de- Lionel Emmet about Rs 12 lakh in 1912. It was the district’s oldest cotton mill was somewhat surprising because it was floated by Meitei positors whatever the stance of the Prime Minister and the with 3,029 employees in 1959 and 2,596 in 1964. In 1866, the politicians and has nothing to do with tribals. Even after losing :inance Minister might be. The agreement on avoiding double SIR, ~ :ield hockey was a favourite sport of the Anglo-Indian India Jute Mill was opened in Serampore. his battle for the NCP flag for his breakaway group in 2004, taxation and preventing tax evasion deals only with declared community in the days of yore and one of the greatest players, Serampore College is the oldest European college. :ounded Sangma had approached the Election Commission to register a income. It does have a clause on exchange of information. In Leslie Claudius, passed away recently. He represented India at in 1818, its first governing body consisted of William Carey, new NPP but before this could happen he merged his splin- effect, the government’s stand has served to mislead the the Olympic Games from 1952 onwards. However, one who Joshua Marshman, William Ward and the Danish Governor of tered unit with the Trinamul Congess to form the Nationalist nation on black money. It does have the power to freeze such has been forgotten was Lionel Charles Renwick Emmett, who Serampore. Since its inception, the seminary had a depart- Trinamul Congress. Given his claim that his name for the pres- accounts; it has failed to abide by the law and bring back the played one match as a forward in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. ment of theology to train ministers for the churches in India. idential election was suggested by the Tribal :orum of India money to India. Born in 1913, he trained as a doctor in India and when I met In 1824, King :rederick VI of Denmark granted the college a (not many in the North-east are aware of its existence!), it yours, etc., kanailal bhowmick, kolkata, 4 january. him in 1952, in Assam, where I was a tea planter, he was the Charter that empowered the institution to confer degrees and would have been prudent for him to join forces with this grass- Chief Medical Officer for many tea companies in the Mariani function as an independent university . roots party. Monthly indignity area. He no longer played hockey, but stuck to tennis. He died In 1910, the college was thoroughly reorganized by its ‘sec- By choosing a “book” as the NPP symbol, Sangma hopes to in England in 1996. ond founder’, Dr George Howells. The theological section was concentrate on education and literacy to empower the weaker SIR, ~ The Government of India has restricted the supply of yours, etc., saroj kumar mehera, kolkata, 5 january. upgraded to confer the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. Though sections. The NPP has already announced its alignment with cooking gas cylinders to a maximum of six at the subsidised the college was affiliated to Calcutta University, its theology the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and is trying to fight price per annum per family. Being a senior citizen, living alone Industry and college department was autonomous. It conducted three courses and the ensuing Meghalaya Assembly elections along with the and with a single connection, my consumption is minimal awarded the degrees as well ~ Bachelor of Divinity, Master of United Democratic Party ~ it has 10 seats ~ which is now an and, ordinarily, I should feel happy to be contributing to the SIR, ~ The “100 Years Ago’’ item titled “Serampore train ser- Theology and Doctor of Divinity. ally of the Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance. Most of the government’s policy. What is hilariously strange is that Bharat vice”, published on 5 January was interesting. I would like to yours, etc., anindya ghosal, burdwan, 5 january. NCP legislators have already joined the NPP. Clear signals that the ruling Congress cannot take the Garo Hills for granted.

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PERSPECTIVE KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 7 Elections are necessary to complete the task of Global crisis of democracy! rajinder puri weakness of the present system will undoubtedly lead realising Pakistan’s Pakistan to reform that brings market economy back on the destiny as a modern THERE is a growing soul-searching in democracies rails. As yet no game changing systemic reform has across the world. There has arisen a crisis of democ- surfaced. It undoubtedly will. The new information democratic state. racy that cannot be ignored. After the global econom- era suggests not the demise of democracy but its Each time this ic crisis this soul searching began. America and Britain resurgence in new and unimagined ways. no less than nations in the developing world are This writer of course has offered his simple solu- process has been beginning to look askance at the system of governance tion. Create the Workers’ Sector of the economy that disrupted, the state & polls under which they live. The very foundations of might compete through open and fair competition democracy are being questioned. The Left is crowing. with private and state capitalist economy. The new and the people both Socialists see Karl Marx’s prophesy at last being vindi- sector could co-exist with private and government have suffered cated. Capitalism they claim is collapsing. Their ela- owned units without disturbing them. But both tion may be premature. The current crisis may not would have to face competition from the Workers’ grievous harm. Now end in the collapse of capitalism but in the resurgence Sector. Because profit motive leads to greed, Marx Pakistan is much too of democracy. suggested abolishing all capitalists. Because profit There is a popular song by the British The Austerity offers incentive this writer proposes making every weak to afford a Allstar band that is being widely circulated on the Net. worker a capitalist. Providing ownership rights and relapse into The catch phrase of the song says it all: B*gger the profit sharing would dramatically enhance productivi- bankers and the politicians. The greed of finance cap- ty. Need one remind readers once more how much authoritarianism, italists that led to the economic meltdown is plain for better Mother Dairy and Amul are performing against writes ia rehman all to see. Karl Marx had predicted that human greed, foreign multinationals compared to privately-owned private capital and an economy fuelled by the profit firms? A market economy at the macro-level and a motive would lead to disaster. But in offering his solu- Workers’ Sector at the micro-level might well be the tion, poor Marx went horribly wrong. He went wrong magic formula to revive democracy and capitalism. THE most critical challenge Pakistan precisely for the opposite reason for which he was To test this prescription there is opportunity cur- faces in 2013 is the test of the 65-year-old proved right. His prediction about the crisis of capi- rently available. The privately-owned Kingfisher nation’s capacity to ensure a credible talism proved right because he read a trait of human Airline as well as the government-owned Air India are general election and a normal transfer of nature correctly. His solution went wrong because he in crisis. If the employees of Air India were to take over authority to the parties/coalitions com- read other traits of human nature incorrectly. control of the airline in the form of a Workers’ Sector manding majorities in the national and If greed corrupts big business, dictatorial power unit one predicts that they would succeed spectacu- provincial legislatures. equally corrupts politicians. The concept of creating a larly. Will the government and the pilots show enough That a transfer of power should take dictatorship of the proletariat was dangerously naive. daring and initiative to experiment? If they do, they place this year is not in doubt; what If only Marx had considered democracy of the prole- might transform market economy needs to be guaranteed is that authority tariat the history of the socialist movement might have will be passed to those who win the been different. The human instinct for survival and The writer is a veteran journalist polls. This because two possible devel- the human impulse for freedom might prove too and cartoonist. He blogs at opments that could thwart or disrupt the strong for democracy and capitalism to collapse. The www.rajinderpuri.wordpress.com electoral process are being openly dis- cussed among political observers and foreseeable future to renege on the judi- the polls in Pakistan, it will not be able state institution. One was not surprised commentators. ciary’s commitment to resist any extra- to do what it may like however corrupt by the army chief’s assurance of help in The first scenario runs like this: the democratic dispensation, be it a military it may be. If the system is undermined at the election process; what did surprise 100 YEARS AGO law and order situation continues to rule of Pakistani brand or the Bangla- this stage the state will be thrown back many was the request the chief election worsen and the people become more deshi model, both total failures. many decades and the process of commissioner made to him. OCCASIONAL NOTE restless because of electricity/gas/water The other scenario is that the militant democratisation will have to be started Pakistan’s army, like any other state shortages and other economic difficul- organisations that have finally pro- from scratch. institution, is not required to guarantee “I tell you all is not well today with British industry” said Mr. Chamberlain in 1903, when he enunciated the ties and the caretaker Prime Minister claimed their resolve to destroy Pakis- The weaknesses of democracy are fair elections; it is only expected to theory that the leading trades of the country were either “going” or had actually “gone.” The Board of Trade petitions Pakistan’s Supreme Court to tan’s democratic experiment, and deci- known, not only in Pakistan or South avoid interfering in the electoral Returns have ever since given irrefutable evidence of the inaccuracy of this diagnosis, and the figures for 1912, order the postponement of elections mate all political elements committed to Asia and the Muslim world, but also in process. The army’s help can be sought which have been telegraphed by Reuter, must be a knock-down blow to the British advocates of protection. and sanction the creation of a Bangla- its continuance, will create a law and countries where this system has taken for maintaining order, and that too from The aggregate increase for the year is nearly one hundred millions sterling, and the immediate outlook in prac- deshi-type interim regime, and the court order crisis of so great a magnitude that root. But the alternative to even an a distance. The presence of any tically every branch of industry is declared to be most satisfactory. There will no doubt be temporary reactions obliges him. Result: no election in 2013. elections will not be possible at all. imperfect democracy will be worse troops/Rangers inside polling stations in the future, but the outstanding fact remains that the general trend of British commerce is upwards, and that This theory has no legs to stand on. It This threat cannot be taken lightly. An because neither military despotism nor a cannot be permitted as it will vitiate the country enjoys unprecedented prosperity, in spite of labour troubles and the enhanced taxation which the is not impossible that the caretaker increase in violent attacks on state insti- theocracy can meet the demands of the freedom of voting. As for security needs, shipbuilding activity of Germany has rendered necessary. The Tariff Reformers have found it difficult to justify Prime Minister may come under pres- tutions, security personnel and individ- multi-national federation that Pakistan is the armed forces are always available to their attacks on Cree Trade in face of the great expansion of commerce under the existing fiscal system, and if sure from powerful, anti-democratic for- uals suspected of adherence to democ- and it can only survive as such. the civil authorities, including the ECP. the “boom” continues until the next General Election, their advocacy of Protection will seriously damage the ces, whose advice in favour of defer- racy has already been recorded. Such This formulation must be endorsed It is also necessary perhaps to moder- chances of the Unionists. ment of elections may not be based on a incidents are likely to increase until by all the parties that are planning to ate official and public expectations from fair assessment of the situation on the election day and may continue even take part in the coming elections. Any the coming elections. The objective of a NEWS ITEMS ground. In fact they may not bother the afterwards. party that does not subscribe to democ- fair poll should be pursued with realis- interim head of government. There are No effort to go ahead with the demo- ratic ideals has no moral right to tic assumptions. The days of an ideal ARCTIC DISASTER quite a few glorified touts that have cratic agenda in these circumstances demand seats in legislatures. A natural election are still far away and one Terrible Sufferings Of A German Expedition made public interest litigation a farce. will bear fruit without a broad consen- corollary is that the political parties should aim no higher than a reasonably London, Jan 8 One of them or any citizen could be per- sus on the need to hold elections this excluded from the hit list announced by fair electoral contest because it is not Captain Ritschel has reached the Norwegian wireless station at Advent Bay, West Spitzbergen. He is probably suaded to seek the judiciary’s interven- year. These elections are necessary to the militants should have the decency to possible to guarantee a level playing the sole survivor of the German scientific expedition to Northern Spitzbergen. He reports that the members of tion. But the plot runs aground there. complete the task of realising Pakistan’s declare their faith in democracy. If they ground to candidates with modest the expedition were suffering from scarcity of provisions and the ravages of scurvy. The expedition split into Regardless of what the critics of the destiny as a modern democratic state. remain silent over the killing of leaders resources. Likewise, those elected this several detachments. His party became exhausted and collapsed at Wijde Bay and is probably now without direction judicial activism in Pakistan Each time this process has been disrupt- and workers of parties targeted by mili- time again are unlikely to match public food. He went on alone. He ate his last tallow candle at Cape Thordsen. He twice fell through the ice, but was has taken may say, the country’s judicia- ed the state and the people both have tants or do no more than offer fateha expectations of competence and integri- rescued by a dog. After arrival all of his toes had to be amputated. The Norwegians at Advent Bay are sending ry is unlikely to fall into the anti-democ- suffered grievous harm. Now Pakistan is for the deceased, they will invite indict- ty, because the condition for that, name- a relief expedition. ratic forces’ trap. The superior courts much too weak to afford a relapse into ment for hypocrisy. ly a social revolution, is yet to be met. may have now and then transcended authoritarianism. The militants’ threat can be met if it is Tailpiece: Seen in Karachi last week TREBLE MURDER BY DACOITS their jurisdiction to take the institutions A departure from the democratic sys- realised that while the Election on a white-washed wall near the stadi- Outrage In Murshidabad District of state to task but they cannot deprive tem at the present moment in time will Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is formal- um was a several-yards-long declaration: Woman And Two Servants The Victims the people of their most fundamental be a much bigger disaster than was the ly responsible for holding free and fair “Hamein manzil nahin rahnuma A sensational dacoity attended with treble murder was committed a few days ago in the house of a Bengali right to choose their rulers. Whether case earlier on because today a more elections this task is also the responsi- chahiye (sirf ) Altaf”. It could be read in woman named Swarna Thakurani residing at Moregram village in the Murshidabad district, the victim being they choose good rulers or bad ones is conscious citizenry, a largely free media bility of political parties and the people two ways: i) We don’t care where we are Swarna Thakurani and her two servants, who were the only inmates of the house. It is stated that several nobody’s business so long as elections and an assertive judiciary promise de- at large. Massive public participation in going, we only need a pathfinder, says attempts had been made before to rob her of her cash and jewellery. On the night of the dacoity, the servants are held in accordance with the law. mocratic governance a much better polling alone can deter the extremists Altaf; ii) We do not need a destina- were aroused by a noise which suggested that somebody was breaking open a door, but before they could raise It is wrong to seek the judiciary’s in- environment for its sustenance and from carrying out their nefarious tion/goal, we need a leader, only Altaf. an alarm, the dacoits fell upon them and stabbed them to death. The miscreants next managed to effect an tervention in a political matter that defence than it ever had. designs. So much for democracy! entrance into the room of the mistress of the house. They strangled her to death. They then pillaged the house patently lies outside its jurisdiction. Today, it is possible to say that which- The ECP also will do well to repose and ran away with gold ornaments and cash valued at Rs 5,000. The Bengal Police have the case in hand. Besides, no court will be able in the ever party/coalition comes on top after more trust in the people than in any dawn/ann 9 January, 1913 CROSSWORD NO 25731

Rocking the boat Yesterday’s solution other cities, the phenomenon of urban anger is expected to dominate the discussions. Congress leaders are still groping to understand what hit them, first from the anti-corruption THE Manmohan Sigh government movement led by Anna Hazare and survived a stormy winter session of now the anti-rape agitation. They Parliament to usher in the New Year. have realised that an urban backlash But barely a week into 2013, poll is in the making and it could prove to bells are ringing again. One of the be the party’s undoing in the next two pillars on which the Manmohan election. Remember, the Congress or Singh government is resting ~ BSP the UPA virtually swept urban India in chief Mayawati ~ issued an alert 2009, winning around 115 of the 200 from Lucknow that Congress leaders odd Lok Sabha seats that are consid- would do well to take note of. She ered more urban than rural. warned at a party meet the other day Interestingly, the baithak has that the upcoming Budget session of grown from a think camp for an Parliament could well be the last one exclusive few into a mammoth affair, before the next Lok Sabha election. It was said in a Mayawati’s backing. It looks like the government is in almost a full AICC session, with 2,000-odd delegates roundabout manner but her meaning was unmistak- that unenviable position of being caught between the expected to attend. The meet seems to have acquired able as she predicted a general election this year, in devil and deep sea. It could be a loser either way a new import and urgency. The strategy for the next 2013, instead of 2014. unless Union parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Lok Sabha election, the framework of the poll mani- Those who are familiar with Miss Mayawati’s poli- Nath comes up with another artful deal to stop the festo and the leadership line-up are some of the other ACROSS 22 Storm-battered Brighton, we 4 Writer, one travelling with old tics believe that she is readying to pull the plug if the UP arch rivals from rocking the boat. issues on the agenda for discussion and decision. read, installed a form of pro woman to part of France (5,7) government drags its feet on the SC/ST promotions 1 They work hard on Greek tection against the elements 6 Measure of gold could get quota Bill. It was passed by the Rajya Sabha after she course (8) (15) you in a trance (4-5) Thinking cap Krishna comeback? 5 Good shot! Birdie at start of 24 Corrupted wife taken into bed 7 Anticipate pint container for let fly at Vice-President Hamid Ansari for allowing the round (6) (6) drink to be served up (7) SP to hold the House to ransom and obstruct the Bill. If Miss Mayawati is sounding the poll alert, the Congress circles are buzzing with curiosity about the 9 It is apparent during a piano 25 What can be obtained from 8 Chap has wish to do right, A wily deal between the Congress and the SP follow- Congress too seems to be preparing silently for an decision to rope in former external affairs minister duet, possibly (8) Italian deli? Pâté can’t, sur being upstanding (6) 10 Mean ultimately to have prisingly (8) 11 Stuck with the blues recording ing Miss Mayawati’s display of rage saw the Bill sail early election. Its three-day chintan baithak, coming SM Krishna to draft the foreign policy resolution to ambassador expelled (6) 26 Bash Street Kids ultimately being played well into the through the RS but it ran into hurdles in the Lok up in Jaipur during 18–20 January, is being posi- be passed at the Jaipur chintan baithak. He was 12 Miscreant and heartless pris dates (6) night? (12) Sabha where SP leaders grabbed hold of the papers tioned as a war cry for polls. The importance of the dropped from the Union Cabinet because he was oner forming such a team? 27 Bum getting whacked (8) 14 Who might have entitlement and tore them. The winter session ended on that bit- meeting can be gauged from the fact that Mrs Sonia seen as a non-performing minister with a poor grasp (8,2,5) to be in top class? (9) 13 Bitter berries starting to DOWN 16 French tramp not initially ter note and the Manmohan Singh government lived Gandhi herself has undertaken the responsibility of of foreign policy issues. So the decision to put him in appear on tree (5) smelling nice (8) to see another day. supervising the drafting of the all important political charge of a document dealing with the subject makes 15 Precise account given by cler 1 Relative receives a politician, 18 Being silly, and in a state But it may have been a pyrrhic victory. Congress resolution that will be issued at the end of the little sense. ic (8) one from old Scottish region about it (7) managers are aware that if they play along with baithak. She hasn’t done this since the 1998 brain- Significantly, Mr Karan Singh, who heads the 17 Taking the plunge after end (8) 20 Stand up as blister bursts (7) less delightful booze (6,2) 2 Goddess’s origin revealed in 21 Might penny-farthing be seen Mayawati to pass her pet Bill in the Budget session, storming session in Panchmarhi, Madhya Pradesh. Congress’ foreign policy cell, was overlooked for the 19 Italian banker has billions article on Egypt (7) as so cheap? (3-3) the other pillar of its government, SP leader Mr The move expectedly has set off furious speculation task as was deputy chairman of the cell, Anand invested in bank (5) 3 Giant bird starts to attack 23 Entering motorway maybe Mulayam Singh Yadav, will withdraw support. On the about a dramatic political signal from Jaipur. Sharma. In fact, Mr Sharma was entrusted with the nestlings (5) one went at speed (5) other hand, if they stick to the bargain with the SP Since the meeting is taking place against the back- responsibility at the party’s Burari gathering in 2010 NOTE: igures in parentheses denote the number of letters in the words required. and hold up the Bill, they stand to lose Miss drop of the anti-rape protests that shook Delhi and but not this time. (By arrangement with The Independent, London)

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press trust of india Japan to boost military and a small group of government supporters. But the most decisive response came from the BEIJING, 8 JAN: A rare protest by journalists of a budget amid islands row CPC, which in a memo circulated to various media state-run Chinese weekly against official interference units firmly stated that the official media would entered the second day today amid tacit support TOKYO, 8 JAN: Japan will increase mili- remain in its complete control. “The party has from other media outlets, notwithstanding the rul- tary spending in 2013 for the first time absolute control of China's media. This basic princi- ing Communist Party of China (CPC)'s assertion in more than a decade, the ruling party ple is unshakable,” the memo issued by the Publicity that it had an “absolute and unshakable” control said today, as Tokyo summoned the Department of the Communist Party's Central over them. Chinese Ambassador over a simmering Committee to Party Chiefs and media officials said. Separately, the Chinese foreign ministry also territorial row. The newly-elected Liberal Referring to yesterday's protests by journalists denounced the USA for expressing support for the Democratic Party's national defence ta- demanding freedom from interference of local Party journalists' agitation against the Press censorship, sk force has decided to boost the defen- officials, the memo said “the incident has nothing to saying it amounted to interference in China's inter- ce budget request by more than $1.15 do with Guangdong province's propaganda chief, nal affairs. “China is opposed to any country's, any billion in response to an emboldened comrade Tuo Zhen,” who was accused of having person's interference in internal affairs in any form,” Beijing, a party official said. afp rewritten a critical editorial. foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told the media The journalists blamed Tuo for altering a critical here. embroiled in a row over censorship, BBC reported. Communist Party official. editorial written by the editors in the New Year edi- His comments came in response to a question on News portals, however, carried a state-sanctioned The protest attracted worldwide attention as it tion adding pro-Party and government content. state department spokesperson Victoria Nuland's editorial criticising the journalists. But, they added a was also the first such event following last Instead, the party memo accused “foreign forces” statement that the USA has long defended and sup- disclaimer saying that the piece did not mean that November's once-in-a-decade leadership conference of being behind the incident. “Hostile foreign forces ported the right of media freedom for Chinese jour- they shared the views expressed in it, the report said. of the Party in which Vice-President Xi Jinping was had interfered in the Southern Weekend incident,” nalists and for international journalists operating in Journalists of the 'Southern Weekend', a Chinese elected its new leader promising more reforms and the Hong Kong based South China Morning Post e-Procurement Cell China. Mr Hong declined to comment on the language weekly published on Thursdays from opening up. quoted the memo as saying. protests, saying it was not his purview. Guangzhou close to Hong Kong, in an unprece- Reports from Guangzhou said protests contin- The memo requires officials to continue to pre- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT Meanwhile, several Chinese media outlets have dented move, held a demonstration outside their ued for the second day today by the journalists and vent editors and journalists from expressing online JHARKHAND, RANCHI appeared to back journalists at a weekly newspaper office protesting against the interference by a police intervened to stop scuffles between scribes support for Southern Weekend. e-Procurement Notice e-Tender Reference No. BCD/Pakur/99/2012-13 Dated: 02-01-2013 1. Name of the work Construction of Remaining Work of Collectorate Building at Pakur for the year 2012-13. Republicans. Israelis express 2. Estimated Cost Rs. 6,96,54,509 (Rupees Six Crore Ninety Six Lakh Fifty Four Thousand Five Hundred Nine) only . 3. Time of completion 12 (Twelve) months. 4. Last date/time for 21-01-2013 up to 11-00 a.m. concern over Hagel’s views receipt of bids 5. Date of publication of 14-01-13. press trust of india tender on website toward the Mr McCain is the Ranking 6. Name & address of e-Procurement Cell, Building Construction Jewish Republican on the Senate Armed Officer Inviting Tender Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, nation. Services Committee. House 7. Contact No. of 0651-2405066 8 JAN: Republican Senators “This con- Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Procurement Officer have expressed concern cept of statement said that Hagel is a 8. Helpline Number of 0651-2405066 e-Procurement Cell over the views of Chuck 'splendid “wrong man” for the job. Any change in BOQ Amount can be seen on Website: http://jharkhandten- Hagel (in photo), nominat- isolation' “Recent reporting has made ders.gov.in ed by President Barack which Hagel clear that Senator Hagel's views Further details can be seen on website: http://jharkhandtenders.gov.in Obama as his next defence espouses and inflammatory statements Nodal Officer secretary, on several key changes US about Israel are well outside the e-Procurement Cell issues, as the White House strategy in mainstream and raise well- PR No.: 58635 (2012-13) B.C.D., Jharkhand, Ranchi defended him saying that he is the world and accordingly it founded doubts that he can be in “sync” with the President's also affects Israel,” Mr Rivlin trusted to manage the special O ICE O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER policies. said. relationship the US shares with R.C.D., Road Division, Ramgarh Mr Hagel, 66, the former Rep- Several Republican Senators our greatest Middle East ally,” e-Procurement Notice ublican Senator from Nebraska, expressed concern over Mr Mr Cantor said. has been nominated by Presid- Hagel's post position on several However, the White House ANIMAL ARM ~ In the village of Pererov, central Belarus, on Tuesday. afp Tender Reference No. RCD/Ramgarh/04 Dated: 02-01-2013 ent Obama as his next defence issues. “I have serious concerns categorically dismissed the con- 1. Name of the work Construction of Bridge over GOMTI RIVER at Ch. 0.300 KM of Gola-Charu secretary to replace Leon about positions Senator Hagel cerns being raised by the Road for the year 2012-13. Panetta. has taken on a range of critical Republican leadership. “Senator PIA flight attacked at Khandahar airport 2. Estimated Cost Rs. 2,54,03,630 (Rs. Two Crore Fifty In Jerusalem, Israeli parlia- national security issues in recent Hagel has been a staunch sup- Korean pop ISLAMABAD, 8 JAN: A Pakistan International Airlines Four Lakh Three Thousand Six Hundred mentary speaker Reuven Rivlin years, which we will fully con- porter of Israel, the Israeli- (PIA) aircraft was on the runway at Afghanistan's Kand- & Thirty Only). said the nomination of Mr sider in the course of his confir- American relationship, of the icon confined ahar airport when it was attacked with rockets today 3. Time of completion 12 (Twelve) months. Hagel as the next US secretary mation process before the Sena- USA's support for Israel's securi- though there were no casualties or damage to property, 4. Last date/time for 28-01-2013 12-00 noon. of defence was a “cause for con- te Armed Services Committee,” ty, throughout his career,” White officials said. The aircraft with 44 people on board was receipt of bids cern” because of the ex- Senator John McCain said in a House Press secretary Jay to ‘repent’ 5. Date of publication of 07-01-13 ready to take off for Quetta. It later flew to Quetta, the Republican Senator's stance statement. Carney told reporters. SEOUL, 8 JAN: capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, though the tender on website South Korean 6. Name & address of Executive Engineer, R.C.D. Road flight was delayed by over an hour, PIA officials said. pti Officer Inviting Tender Road Division, Ramgarh pop icon Rain 7. Contact No. of 06553-231250. Violence persists has been confi- Troops shell Damascus outskirts Procurement Officer Met police officer accused ned to barracks BEIRUT, 8 JAN: Syrian troops bombarded rebel bastions 8. Helpline Number of 0651-2401010. for fifth night in for a week, the on the outskirts of Damascus before dawn today while e-Procurement Cell Northern Ireland defence min- fighting had erupted for control of the northwestern Further details can be seen on website: of selling info to NOTW istry said today, after his dating town of Mastuma, a watchdog said. Troops shelled the http://jharkhandtenders.gov.in BEL0AST, 8 JAN: Police put him on the wrong side of the towns of Maliha and Beit Saham to the southeast of Executive Engineer officers in Northern Irela- martin hickman country's strict military service the capital near the Damascus airport road and the R.C.D., Road Division nd fired plastic bullets rules. “Under a decision by the town of Douma to the northeast, the Britain-based PR No.: 58639 (2012-13) Ramgarh and used water cannon LONDON, 8 JAN: A senior Scotland Yard counter-terrorism officer rang disciplinary commission of his Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. afp after having coming un- the News of the World to offer ‘highly sensitive’ inside information about unit, Rain will be confined to his Govt. of Jharkhand der attack from rioters for a police inquiry into phone-hacking at the newspaper in exchange for a barracks to spend seven days of ISA soldier killed in Afghan insider attack ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT a fifth consecutive night. bribe, a court heard yesterday. repentance,” a defence ministry KABUL, 8 JAN: A soldier serving with the International Road Division, Ramgarh Intermittent disorder has Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn, who ran the Met's financial spokesman said. The 30-year-old security assistance 0orce in Afghanistan was shot dead e-Procurement Notice (4th Call) blighted Belfast since the investigations into terrorists, made the offer in an early-morning phone singer is a little over halfway by a man in Afghan army uniform, the latest in a series city council's decision on call to the paper days after her employers had launched a new investi- through the two-year military ser- of “insider” attacks, the alliance said today. More than Tender Reference No. RCD/Ramgarh/07 Dated: 02-01-2013 gation into voicemail interception at the Murdoch-owned tabloid, vice that is mandatory for all able- 1. Name of the work Widening & Strengthening of Gola Charu 3 December to limit the 60 ISA0 troops were killed in 2011 in a surge of insider Missing Link Road in KM 0.00 to 6.825 number of days it flies Southwark Crown Court in south London was told. bodied South Korean men. attacks that have shaken relations between the alliance (Remaining portion). the British flag, or Union The journalist who took the call, Tim Wood, subsequently relayed his The country's well-oiled cele- and Afghanistan as the US-led troops try to train up the 2. Estimated Cost Rs. 10,95,26,730 (Rs. Ten Crore Ninety Five flag, above the City Hall. version of the conversation in an e-mail to two of the paper's most senior brity gossip machine went into local army and police to battle Taliban militants. afp Lakh Twenty Six Thousand Seven Hundred Around 1,000 loyalist staff: the news editor Ian Edmondson and crime editor Lucy Panton. He overdrive last week when it was Thirty). protesters held a peaceful wrote: “A senior policewoman ~ no name given ~ wants to sell infor- confirmed that Rain had begun ‘Ailing Chavez stable’ 3. Time of completion 10 months. demonstration outside mation on the phone-hacking inquiry.' She had told him that the police dating Kim Tae-Hee, 32, a TV dra- CARACAS, 8 JAN: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez 4. Last date/time for 28-01-2013 up to 12-00 noon. the City Hall yesterday as were looking at six people, including Andy Coulson, the former NOTW ma star with a massive following is in a “stable situation” in a Cuban hospital receiving receipt of bids councillors held their first editor, who was then still the Prime Minister's spokesman in Downing in Japan. treatment due to a severe respiratory infection, his 5. Date of publication of 07-01-13 at 10-30 a.m. meeting since last mon- Street. Det Ch Insp Casburn, 53, from Essex, is on trial accused of com- But fan excitement was tem- government has said. Information Minister Ernesto tender on website th's decision. mitting misconduct in public office by engaging in behaviour that would pered by questions over how the Villegas provided the update, saying the government is 6. Name & address of O/o Executive Engineer, Road Construction in “permanent contact” with Mr Chavez's medical Officer Inviting Tender Department, Road Division, Ramgarh But trouble erupted as a lead to lower trust in the police ‘without reasonable excuse of justifica- couple had managed numerous group of around 250 tion’. She denies the charge, saying that, while she did make the call ~ reported dates. During their mili- team and relatives who are with him in Havana where 7. Contact No. of 06553-231250. he underwent surgery for cancer. ap Procurement Officer arrived at a known which was confirmed by phone records ~ she was acting as a whistle- tary service men are given little 8. Helpline Number of 0651-2401010. boundary between loyali- blower who wanted to highlight the diverting of resources away from free time, even for family visits. NY subway terror suspect pleads not guilty e-Procurement Cell st and republican neigh- the fight against terrorism to less serious voicemail interception. She “He breached regulations NEW YORK, 8 JAN: A man who initially beat terror Further details can be seen on website: http://jharkhandtenders.gov.in bourhoods after leaving denies that she asked for payment or disclosed any confidential infor- against having private meetings charges in the United Kingdom pleaded not guilty in a Executive Engineer the City Hall protest. mation not already in newspaper reports. Her trial ~ the first involving while on official duty,” the min- US case linking him to a failed Al Qaida plot against RCD, Road Division Police battled to keep the the alleged law-breaking at the now-closed NOTW ~ is expected to last istry spokesman said. The pun- the city's subway system. Abid Naseer was extradited PR No.: 58642 (2012-13) Ramgarh two groups apart, firing three days. At the opening yesterday, Mark Bryant-Heron, prosecuting, ishment was one of the lightest from Britain late last week. He entered the plea in plastic bullets and using outlined how Det Ch Insp Casburn had contacted a readers' hotline for options open to the disciplinary federal court in Brooklyn through his attorney, Steven GOVERNMENT O JHARKHAND water cannon after the NOTW at 7.51a.m. on 11 Saturday September 2010. At the time she committee. Rain, whose real Brounstein. The lawyer declined to comment outside WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT coming under fire from a was in day-to-day charge of the Met's National Terrorist Minancial name is Jung Ji-Hoon, is one of O ICE O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER court. The judge ordered Naseer held without bail until hail of masonry and Information Unit, which had seconded an officer to Operation Varec, the the biggest names in the world of his next court date, on 7 March. ap MINOR DISTRIBUTION DIVISION NO. 3, MANGO petrol bombs on the city's new inquiry into phone hacking established in the wake of a New York K-pop, which commands a huge JAMSHEDPUR Times article alleging widespread wrongdoing at the NOTW, which had following in South Korea, across 5 Americans killed in Peru copter crash Tender Reference No. WRD/SMP/IGC/MDD3/IFB-04/2012-13 (2ND CALL) Newtownards Road. afp Letter No. 02 Jamshedpur, Date: 02-01-2013 been published 10 days earlier. the independent much of Asia and beyond. afp LIMA, 8 JAN: A helicopter used by an oil and mining e-Procurement Notice company has crashed into a commercial building in a (Civil works) village in northern Peru, killing at least seven people, Sl. No. Item Details including five Americans, an official said. afp 1. Name of the works Construction of Earth work, Lining and structures of Kapali Minor. Cops probe death of lottery winner Clinton returns to work 2. Estimated Cost Rs. 9,07,62,013.49 (Rupees nine WASHINGTON, 8 JAN: The US secretary of state Hillary crore seven lakh sixty two thousand press trust of india Clinton received a standing ovation from her staff as Thirteen and Paisa Forty Nine only) Khan’s relative asked officials icity as the cause of death and the manner of she returned to work after a month of illness, her 3. Tender fee and EMD Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 9,08,000 death as homicide, chief medical examiner spokesperson said, adding the leader was “looking 4. Period of Completion 730 days NEW YORK, 8 JAN: Police in Chicago is to re-examine the cause of Steve Cina said yesterday. No arrests have terrific.” “She looks fantastic. She seems to be terrific,” 5. Date of Publication of From 08.01.13 at 5 P.M. investigating the mysterious murder of an his death and new screening been made in the case so far. Mr Cina said it state department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said, Tender on website Indian-origin businessman, who had won a is likely that Khan's body would be exhumed after Mrs Clinton resumed her work at 0oggy Bottom 6. Date and time for down- From 08.01.2013 at 5 P.M. to million dollar lottery last year and was results now show that a as part of investigation into his death. headquarters of the state department. pti loading of bid Documents 28.01.2013 at 5 P.M. allegedly poisoned with cyanide a day after lethal amount of cyanide was According to an Illinois Lottery statement 7. Date of pre-bid N.A. he collected his prize. that was released after Khan was announced 6 Chinese officials suspended 8. Date and Time of Receipt From 08.01.2013 at 5 P.M. to Urooj Khan, 46, owned a dry-cleaning present in Khan’s system, winner last year, Khan and his family were BEIJING, 8 JAN: Six Chinese officials were suspended pe- of bids 28.01.2013 at 5 P.M. business in Chicago and had won a million prompting police to ecstatic over the win and had tipped 100 nding inquiry into the deaths of seven people including 9. Date of bid opening 30.01.2013 at 1.30 P.M. dollar in an Illinois lottery scratch ticket in dollars to the owner of the store from where six children at a unlicensed orphanage in central China's 10. Name & address of officer Executive Engineer, Minor June last year. A month later, Khan died just investigate the death as the winning ticket was purchased. Henan Province, official media reported today. pti Inviting tender Contact No. Distribution Division No. 3, a day after he received the cheque for his lot- Accompanied by his wife Shabana Ansari, of Procurement Officer Mango, Jamshedpur homicide 17 billion Earth-sized planets 09097023305 tery win. Initially, the Cook County medical daughter Jasmeen Khan and several friends, WASHINGTON, 8 JAN: Astronomers using Nasa's Kepler 11. Helpline number of 0651-2491232, 0657-2383169 examiner's office had ruled that Khan died th as homicide. “We are investigating it as a Khan had accepted the cheque from Illinois spacecraft have discovered that one in six stars hosts an e-Procurement cell of natural causes and had ruled out any foul murder, and we're working closely with the Lottery representatives. “I scratched the tick- Earth-sized planet in a close orbit, suggesting there are Note: Only e-Tenders will be accepted. play. However, Khan's relative asked officials medical examiner's office,” Chicago police et, then I kept on saying, ‘I hit a million!’ at least 17 billion such planets in our galaxy. A new anal- Further details can be seen on website: http://jharkhandtenders.gov.in to re-examine the cause of his death and spokeswoman Melissa Stratton said in a CNN over and over again. I jumped two feet in ysis of Kepler data showed that about 17 per cent of st- Executive Engineer new screening results now show that a lethal report. The presence of cyanide in Khan's the air, then ran back into the store and ars have an Earth-sized planet in an orbit closer than Minor Distribution Division No. 3 amount of cyanide was present in Khan's sys- blood led officials to issue an amended tipped the clerk $100,” Khan was quoted as Mercury. pti Mango, Jamshedpur tem, prompting police to investigate the dea- death certificate that established cyanide tox- saying in the statement. PR No.: 58623 (2012-13)

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I-T officials conduct survey on Nokia Industrial CHENNAI/NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: itch warns of negative rating Income tax department officials workers plan today conducted a survey statesman news service operation on the premises of Govt not worried about downgrade; will contain deficit $innish cell phone major Nokia in two-day strike MUMBAI, 8 JAN: Contradicting the latest press trust of india Chennai on charges of alleged tax reports by Goldman Sachs and Moody's on sns & pti $itch to downgrade India's rating. rising fiscal deficit. evasion. Sources in the India's economic recovery, global agency The government has taken a number It had earlier said that the possibility of THANE, 8 JAN: Industrial workers have department said the survey #itch today discounted chances of fiscal con- NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Battling a host of of steps to restrict the fiscal deficit to downgrading the country's sovereign planned to go on a two-day nationwide operation was conducted at the solidation as it warned the country that the economic problems, the government 5.3 per cent of GDP during the rating was more than 50 per cent in strike from 20 #ebruary to press for company's premises in the Tamil sovereign credit-rating may be "negative" for today sought to minimise the issue of financial year, he said, adding that the next 12-24 months. their various demands, a steel industry Nadu capital (under section 133 the next 12 to 24 months affirming there ratings downgrade by global agencies the process would continue in the Another global agency Standard & union has said. of the I-T Act), and few other will be no change in its prediction in the like $itch and said it is right on track subsequent years as well. Poor's had last month said that India Workers from different sectors in var- locations in the country will be near future. to reduce fiscal deficit to 5.3 per cent In view of rising expenditure and faces one-in-three chance of rating ious industrial units will participate in brought under this action. When In a similar bleak outlook Standard and of GDP in 2012-13. subdued growth in revenue collection, downgrade in the next two years in the two-day stir, All India general secre- contacted, a Nokia spokesperson, Poor's said for want of proper economic “We are not worried. We have been the finance ministry has already case the government fails to push tary of the Steel Metal and Engineering in a statement, said: “Earlier measures the sovereign rating would be low- saying we are on the right track. But raised the fiscal deficit target to a reforms in view of the political gridlock Workers' #ederation of India (SME#I) today, tax officials visited Nokia's ered to "junk". Both these agencies fear the people still distrust us and ask more acceptable level of 5.3 per cent and ensuing general election in 2014. Sanjay Wadhavkar said here today. manufacturing unit in Chennai. country may not meet its fiscal target of 5.1 whether we will be able to achieve of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as $itch as well as Standard & Poor's While demands of different working Nokia is fully cooperating to per cent of the GDP for the current year." the fiscal deficit target... We will against 5.1 per cent estimated have assigned the lowest investment unions vary as per the sector, the main ensure they get the necessary High fiscal deficit and heavy debt burden adhere to fiscal consolidation earlier. $itch, during a recent grade rating to India and any demand of all the unions is that the information to help in their remain the most significant rating con- roadmap”, the department of conference call in Tokyo, had downgrade would push it to the 'junk' minimum wages for a worker should be inquiry." pti straints, " #itch said today. economic affairs secretary Arvind reiterated its threat to downgrade grade making it difficult for corporates Rs 10,000 (a month), Mr Wadhavkar Analyst Art Woo has been quoted as saying Mayaram said, when asked about the India's rating against the backdrop of to raise finances from overseas said. SAIL production up threat of rating agencies such as NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: The new year "#itch has retained its negative outlook on slowing growth, high inflation and markets at competitive rates. The charter of demands relates to began on a positive note for Steel India's sovereign credit rating on three con- social security measures for the work- Authority of India Limited as the cerns" ~ slowing economic growth, persist- The forecast by #itch released today imme- cal and current account deficits dragging the in June last year reflected India's diversified ers, opposition of privatisation of PSUs, company recorded a two per cent ing inflation and uncertain fiscal outlook." diately put pressure on the partially convert- macro-economic growth. economy and high domestic savings policy removing the ceiling on bonus, contract growth in hot metal, and one per Analysts say any further downgrade may hit ible rupee which started slipping against the Dalal Street analysts said Goldman Sachs slippage and/or mounting evidence of struc- labour, issues relating to workers in cent and two per cent growth in chances of foreign investment in the coun- American dollar. Against Monday's 55.23/24 , praised the Bombay and National Stock tural decline in the trend growth rate such as unorganised sectors, among others, crude and saleable steel try. the rupee today declined to 55.33/35 in early Exchanges because of attractive valuation of protracted relatively weak economic data said Mr Wadhavkar. He is also a member production, respectively, for the #itch has decided to carry forward last morning deals after another rating agency Indian equities. The 25 per cent and 27 per could cause ratings to be downgraded." of the executive committee of the April-December 2012 period over year's warning because it still finds "macro- Standard and Poor's also saw little hope in cent rise in BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty, they S&P also warned of one in three chance of International Trade union body called the corresponding period of the economic trends disappointing. Policy slip- the country's economic recovery. say, was on account of $24.4 billion net buy- downgrade to "junk" over the next 24 Industryall Global Union (IGU). previous year, according to a SAIL page coupled with fiscal loosening ahead of On Monday, investor banker Goldman ing by foreign funds in 2012 calendar year. months. This prognosis flies in the face of The workers in the country have release issued here today. sns 2014 election will weaken economic growth. Sachs lauded the domestic share markets for The analysts tend to give more credence to Moody's and Goldman Sachs projections been pressing for various demands The GDP for the current financial ending 31 yielding impressive returns irrespective of #itch and S&P's observations. suggesting India's economy is accelerating since long but nothing much has been CCI nod to uture rejig March can be as low as six per cent." economic slowdown and yawning gaps in fis- #itch said: "Our affirmation of BBB- rating on reform promises and declining inflation. done in this regard, he pointed out. NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: $air trade regulator the Competition Commission of India has approved the restructuring of $uture Group's fashion businesses, that includes CITI for cut in Pantaloon Retail. The proposed re- RIL applies for de-notifying Tougher biz environment jig involves five entities ~ excise duty on Pantaloon Retail India, $utures Ventures India, Indus-League 40% of its Gujarat SEZ man-made fibres for Mistry, says Tata Clothing, Lee Cooper and $uture press trust of india January, sources said. RIL has stated in the statesman news service press trust of india Asked whether corruption was eroding Lifestyle $ashions. pti proposal that it plans to invest Rs 45,000 investor confidence in India, Mr Tata said: Cotton exports to dip NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Reliance Industries has crore in projects in the de-notified area. NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: The apex industry cham- NEW YORK, 8 JAN: Mr Ratan Tata, who “It's been a concern for many of us for NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: India's cotton applied to the government to de-notify over A company spokesperson could not be ber for textiles, Confederation of Indian has just stepped down as Tata Group's some time," but it has been masked by exports are likely to tumble by 60 40 per cent of its Special Economic Zone in immediately reached for comments. Textiles Industry (CITI), today demanded that chairman, has said that the biggest chal- the very high rate of growth and prosper- per cent to 5.7 million bales in the Gujarat as it plans Rs 45,000 crore projects SEZ houses 580,000 barrels per day or 29 the government reduce excise duty on man- lenge for the $100-billion conglomerate's ity of the country. marketing year ending July in that area to cater to the domestic market. million tons a year oil refinery that exports made fibres to eight per cent in the forthcom- new chairman Cyrus Mistry will be the “It has led to a fair amount of crony compared to last year's level, a US RIL's multi-product SEZ is spread over fuel to far off countries such as Venezuela ing Budget to boost the sector’s growth. country's business environment that is capitalism and people like us have been Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1,764.14 hectares. The company now wants and Mexcio, besides the USA and Europe. An In its pre-Budget memorandum to the going to be tougher and more complex concerned that it is not usually a level- report said. India is estimated to partial de-notification of an area of 728.43 adjacent 33 million tons older unit cater to finance minister P Chidambaram, CITI said: than the crisis of 1991. playing field as it should be,” he said. have shipped a record 14.7 hectares, leaving 1,035.72 hectares of plan the domestic market. “The duty on man-made fibres and their raw “The big picture challenge is that the To queries about Tata Group's involve- million bales in the last marketing for the multi-product SEZ. The DC has recommended that the de- materials may be reduced to eight per cent (business) environment is going to be ment in the alleged irregularities in the year, it said. One bale has 170 kg Sources said that in the de-notified area notification be allowed subject to refund of from the current 12 per cent.” It contended tougher and more complex than it was in telecom space and a lobbyist for Tatas of cotton. pti RIL plans to invest Rs 45,000 crore in new all tax benefits the company had availed for that the duty reduction will not lead to revenue 1991. In 1991, there were less people being under surveillance, Mr Tata said projects that will cater to domestic demand. operating units in the only-for-export zone. loss for the government. aspiring to succeed in this newly opened that the investigative agencies had not CPSE listing “The developer has applied for partial de- Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led firm is CITI said increasing cost of production in economy. Today there are many,” he said only cleared the group, but also found it NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: The notification so as to implement a number of investing over $12 billion in its core refining China has opened up huge opportunities for in an interview published by Time maga- to be “disadvantaged among all the tele- government should look at listing new projects in the domestic tariff area and petrochemical industries as output from Indian man-made fibre-based textiles industry zine. com players”. 50 state-owned companies in the (DTA) in Jamnagar near the SEZ. The pro- its eastern offshore KG-D6 fields dips to an to expand its market share. It also sought abo- Mr Tata, who stepped down as head of “Obviously, there were phone calls, next five years, a report by a posed projects will mainly cater to the sig- all-time low of around 22 million standard lition of Customs duty and special additional Tata Group on 28 December after 21 which were absolutely innocuous, that Planning Commission committee nificant existing domestic demand,” the cubic meters a day. duty on man-made fibres as it would help the years at its helm, was replying to a query were wiretapped. We did nothing wrong, on reforms in CPSEs has said. The Development Commissioner of the zone RIL is investing $8 billion, the most since industry to source fibres from global markets about the biggest challenge for his suc- did nothing illegal, so no, I wouldn't have committee, headed by former submitted to the board of approval for SEZs. it completed a second oil refinery in 2008, during the time of shortage or a sharp increase cessor. Mr Mistry has taken over from him done anything differently,” Mr Tata, who SAIL chairman SK Roongta, has An inter-ministerial Board of Approval in expansion of its petrochemical business in domestic prices. It also sought an increase in as chairman of Tata Sons, the holding was with Tata Group for about 50 years, suggested that at least 30 central (BoA), chaired by commerce secretary SR to meet rising demand for plastics and the exemption limit for service tax to Rs 15 company of salt-to-software conglomer- said in reply to a query whether he would public sector enterprises (CPSE) Rao will consider RIL's proposal on 18 polyester. lakh from the current Rs 10 lakh. ate Tata Group. have done anything differently. be listed in three years, going up to 50 over five years. pti AllBank MoU KOLKATA, 8 JAN: Allahabad Bank CCI to review norms Diageo submits info to Sebi Govt may hike has signed an MoU with the Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for grant of price of sugar (CIMSME). As per the terms of on United Spirits open offer press trust of india agreement, CIMSME would mobilise proposals from its project clearance NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: The government is members for consideration of the press trust of india press trust of india bination of purchase of shares from likely to raise the levy price of sugar ~ bank. sns ‘Diageo has submitted its existing promoters and a preferential the rate at which it buys the sweetener NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: The newly formed Cabinet Committee MUMBAI, 8 JAN: Global liquor major replies to clarifications allotment of share, for Rs 5,725.4 crore. from mills to sell through ration shops ~ on Investments (CCI) will have powers to review the pro- Diageo Plc has submitted details Any acquisition of 25 per cent or by over Rs 2 to about Rs 22 per kg for the cedure followed by ministries in granting or refusing sought by the market regulator sought by Sebi on the more stake in a listed company triggers current year. clearances for infra and manufacturing sector projects Securities and Exchange Board of India open offer for United a mandatory open offer for purchase of #or the 2011-12 marketing year Price Watch costing more than Rs 1,000 crore. (Sebi) regarding its Rs 5,441 crore Spirits. Sebi will take a an additional 26 per cent stake from (October-September), the levy price of The Cabinet Secretariat in an order last week detailed open offer for buying stake in the Vijay the public shareholders and the same sugar was 19.04 per kg. Commodity Rs Change* the functions of the Prime Minister-headed CCI which will Mallya-led United Spirits. decision in due course’ needs to be cleared by the market reg- “We have proposed increasing levy per Kg identify projects in sectors such as infrastructure and The open offer to buy 26 per cent open offer has been postponed. ulator. price of sugar by over Rs 2 from last year,” Rice Gobind Bhog 70 manufacturing for their time-bound implementation. stake in United Spirits, which was to JM #inancial, the manager for the The proposed open offer for an a senior government official said. Sugar 40 “CCI will now look after the implementation of critical start yesterday, was postponed pend- open offer, has said that since the “final additional 26 per cent stake in USL The proposal is under the considera- Moong Dal 100 projects including the procedures involved in their clear- ing final approval from Sebi. observations from Sebi” are awaited, entails purchase of about 3.8 crore tion of the finance ministry. The rise in Chana Dal 90 ance or refusal and the delays such projects are facing,” a “Diageo has submitted its replies to the schedule has been revised. shares at a price of Rs 1,440 per share, levy price would entail additional subsidy Masoor Dal 80 source in the know of the development said. clarifications sought by Sebi on the “The revised schedule of activities totalling to Rs 5,441 crore, by Relay BV, of Rs 400-500 crore, the official added. Arhar Dal 78 It will also come out with measures that are required open offer for United Spirits. Sebi will will be intimated in due course,” a wholly owned subsidiary of Diageo. The sugar sector is under government for expeditious approval of such projects including sim- take a decision in due course,” a source according to a filing made by United United Spirits, the country's largest control. Sugar mills are obliged to sell 10 Mustard Oil 110 plifying rules and look at measures that will promote said. Spirits to the BSE. spirits company, is part of Vijay Mallya- per cent of their production to the gov- Sunflower Oil 115 investment and economic growth in the country, the Last month, Sebi had asked for some As per the Detailed Public Statement led UB Group, whose aviation venture ernment to meet the demand of ration Potato 16 source added. clarifications from Diageo's open offer, (DPS) issued in November last year, Kingfisher Airlines is grappling with shops. Onion 22 The Cabinet panel will also decide on simplification of part of a deal to buy up to 53.4 per cent Diageo's open offer was to begin yes- turbulent times. The levy price of sugar is calculated on Source: Maniktala Market rules and procedures followed by ministries such as forest stake in United Spirits. terday. Shares of United Spirits climbed the basis of #air and Remunerative Price * rom previous day and environment for grant of expeditious clearances in On Monday, United Spirits had Diageo is to acquire a 27.4 per cent two per cent to close at Rs 1,877.15 on (#RP), which stands at Rs 170 per quintal Increase Decrease No Change identified sectors. informed the stock exchanges that the stake in United Spirits, through a com- the BSE. for the 2012-13 marketing year.

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SCIENCE KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 10 The recognition that photons are indistinguishable, or identical, makes an immediate and vital difference. Let us take an example of a red ball and a green ball, being Trade muddle distributed in three compartments. This is Bose and the possible in nine ways, like this: latha jishnu wonders if Geographical Indications are safeguarding the interests of growers and artisans

Higgs particle But if the balls were of the same colour, then THE people of Hoovina Hadagali (population the first and third, second and fifth and fourth 27,958), the taluka headquarters of Karnataka’s and sixth distributions become the same and Bellary district, are inordinately proud of their variety we are left with only six distinct distributions, of mallige (jasmine). So are the growers of Udipi and like this: Mysore, all of them claiming unique and distinctive 9or instance, if there are 1,000 features for their varieties of these sweet-smelling Satyendra Nath Bose laid molecules and one molecule is to be flowers that are offered to temple deities or used by one of the cornerstones of chosen, there are 1,000 ways of doing south Indian women to adorn their hair. Jasmine this. But if two molecules are to be abounds in India but the flower-growers in these contemporary physics, chosen, then there are 999 ways to towns have secured their varieties with the says s ananthanaryanan choose the second molecule for every If we consider the balls to be molecules or Geographical Indication tag. It is all part of the GI way the first molecule is chosen – or the photons and the boxes to be the different craze that has been sweeping India ever since the 999 x 1,000 = 9,99,000 ways (and energies, then we see that there is a authorities began popularising it about a decade ago divided by two, as the pairs would be difference between the number of after it became a hot issue repeated). And if three molecules are to possibilities in the case of distinguishable at the World trade THE coining and use of the word “Boson” be chosen, there are 9,99,000 x 998 molecules and indistinguishable photons. Organisation. is not a case of honouring a scientist by ways (divided by six, to take care of And when Bose took this into account and GI is an Intellectual naming something after him but is an active repetitions). It can be worked out that also that the number of photons was not fixed Property Right that is description of a class of particles that behaves the number of ways that half the and again, that they could come in two states granted to a product in a way that was worked out for that class by number of molecules can be selected is of polarisation, he was able to arrive at because of its geographical Satyendra Nath Bose. He has thus been astronomically large. Planck’s formula without reliance on any uniqueness and is aimed immortalised in a basic way, which may not With billions of molecules of gas, external inputs at all! at protecting and be the case with any other scientist. expanding markets. It Bose’s classic work was a four-page paper he BE statistics is a community- forwarded to Albert Einstein, with this letter, Einstein was quick to realise shared benefit that “I have ventured to send you the that his young Indian is not available accompanying article for your perusal and Albert correspondent had made a to individuals or opinion. You will see that I have tried to Einstein landmark discovery and business deduce the coefficients in Planck’s Law Einstein himself translated the enterprises. independent of classical electrodynamcs.” paper into German and had it Invariably, GI The context was the infancy of quantum published, with his own products carry the mechanics, Max Planck’s idea of “quanta” or comments, in the journal, name of the place discrete steps being the rule in nature, rather Zeitschrift fur Physik. He then from where they than smooth and continuous progress, which wrote a sequel and followed originate because he proposed to explain the manner of up with work that established agricultural items radiation from warm objects. One of the the distinction between in particular have qualities that problems that troubled physicists of the turn “identical” particles and other derive from their place of production and are of the 19th century was the distribution of particles, and the behaviour of influenced by local factors, such as climate and soil. frequencies at which an object radiated heat. identical particles, now known Since GIs are primarily a global trade issue, one While an object radiated at a range of as “Bose-Einstein statistics”, as wonders why a tiny group of flower-growers should frequencies, the radiation was the maximum central to many problems in want this tag. at one frequency and this peak radiation Max physics. Do the jasmine-growers of Hoovina Hadagali foresee frequency increased as the body grew hotter. Planck Physics has come a long rivals violating their right, if not globally then locally? The problem was to find a theoretical basis way since 1924 when Bose, 30 Do they, perhaps, worry that lesser jasmine from for this observed behaviour. The laws of years old and a reader at other parts of Karnataka will be passed off as motion, optics, electricity and the gas laws Dacca University, sent that Hadagali mallige? had fallen into neat, mathematical letter to Einstein. The whole The GI craze in India is as inexplicable as the ways formulation. While some troublesome things category of subatomic in which the Geographical Indications Registry in had been discovered, like radioactivity and particles with the property of Chennai grants it. Since April 2004 the registry has atomic structure, “black body” radiation, or Satyendra “spin” described in whole handed out 178 GIs, raising questions about its the radiation from a non-reflecting surface, Nath Bose numbers, which are allowed rationale and methodology and leading to also seemed to be within reach of existing to share an energy state, are controversies that have seen legal challenges to knowledge. frequencies that changed in steps, he there is such an overwhelmingly larger the Bosons, and the other category, with some of them. To stay with the jasmine example, do proposed that it was the energy of radiation number of ways that molecules could have “spin” measured in halves, like one/two or the growers of Hadagali or Mysore or Udipi, for that Planck and Einstein that had to be in packets, or quanta. He then “about the average” energy that we end up three/two, and have to occupy separate matter, sell their prized flowers as a branded The approach was to treat radiating objects considered the quanta of energy being with the uniform, even temperature energy states, are known as “9ermions”, product? as an assembly of oscillators, or vibrating emitted and absorbed by the walls of a cavity behaviour of a real gas. Einstein had used a named after the Italian, Enrico 9ermi. The fact Reflective of the lack of clarity at the Chennai systems, that gave off electromagnetic like the molecules of a gas in a container and similar consideration of photons in a cavity, that Bosons can occupy the same state, in registry is the case of the Payyanur Pavithra radiation. A warmer object would have things used statistical methods, which are effective with the help of Wien’s Law, to arrive at quantum mechanics makes possible Mothiram or “Payyanur’s pure ring”, whose GI was vibrating more vigorously and more radiation with gases, to arrive, with the help of Wien’s Planck’s formula. conditions where the molecules in a mass of revoked last month by the Intellectual Property should come at higher frequencies. Given an Law, at the same formula for radiation as Max fluid move “in coherence” and without Appellate Board. This gold and silver ring with a object at a certain temperature, there would Planck! SN Bose resistance, as a superfluid. Or where distinctive design is made in the eponymous village be a distribution of the frequency of vibration In the case of a gas, its millions of Bose thought the induction of Wein’s Law, electrons, which are 9errmions, form pairs to of Payyanur in Kerala’s Kannur district and was of its parts and, hence, of the frequency of molecules share the total energy. In principle, which was a formula to fit experiment, was become Bosons and flow as an electric earlier worn by temple priests during the radiation. This kind of thinking had led to a this could happen in many ways – with a few “contrived”. As there was use of Wein’s Law, current without resistance, in a performance of rites. But gradually it was few “laws of radiation” — Wien’s Law, molecules being feverishly fast while the rest, the final result was not a natural consequence superconductor. commercialised as an ornament bestowing spiritual Raleigh’s Law and Raleigh-Jeans’ Law – that which had to manage with the remaining of photons being considered to behave like a It has also been found that it is the power and material wealth on the wearer and thus gave a good fit with experiments for a part of energy, being sluggish. Or there could be a gas. And Bose was able to see that there was, exchange of virtual particles that bring about found a thriving market. There are dozens of the spectrum, but went off the mark at the few very slow ones, which forced the others in fact, a relevant difference between photons the forces between things. Thus photons are jewellers who claim to make the “original” ring. It extremes. Plank broke from tradition by to be faster, or there could be ways that were and the molecules of a gas! In the case of involved in electromagnetic forces while was the filing of a challenge in Madras High Court proposing that the oscillators could not in between. molecules, it was, in principle, possible to particles known as “z” or “w” are associated and subsequently at the Ipab by a jeweller that led to vibrate and, hence radiate, at all frequencies When a small number of molecules share distinguish each one and count each with other nuclear interactions. The property revocation of the GI granted in 2009. in range, but only at frequencies that changed large or low energy, the different ways that distribution that had the same energy as a of mass itself is explained with the help of the Hopefully, this will make the GI Registry take a in “steps” or “quanta”. With this basic change, this is possible is the number of ways this separate instance. But in the case of photons, Higgs particles. These particles are all “whole harder look at the huge list of pending applications — Planck was able to rework existing formulae small number of molecules can be selected which were freely absorbed and emitted, number spin” particles and belong to the and on the long-pending rectification petition on the to exactly describe the radiation spectra of from the total. But when energy is more there was no way to tell one from another. group of Bosons, like the Higgs Boson. GI for Darjeeling tea. warm objects. evenly distributed, this can be done in the And another thing was that the total Albert Einstein made a refinement. Rather number of ways larger groups can be selected number of molecules was fixed, but not of The writer can be contacted at CSE/Down To Earth eature Service than consider that the oscillators vibrated at and this number itself becomes very large. photons! [email protected] In 1655, Robert Hooke published a large volume called but the underlying physics is fiendishly complicated Micrographia, containing his sketches of snowflakes and has remained a puzzle. I spend a lot, and I mean a viewed for the first time under the new invention of the lot, of time thinking about this.” The curious world of the ice-crystal experts day, the microscope. American farmer Wilson “Snow- As Libbrecht explains, the life of a snowflake is a hid- While most everyone might like So far, so dispassionate; ask Dr Westbrook if he likes ing classification systems), the classic, celebrated Christ- flake” Bentley, devoted most of his life to capturing den, epic, scientific journey in which it transforms making snowmen and he rather frostily replies that mas-card snowflake is categorised as a dendrite (mean- images of snow crystals and his famous book of that through liquid, gas and solid states. “Snowflakes begin snow, not many are obsessed he’s as keen as the next man (“but I have a degree in ing tree-like, with branches and side-branches). These name is still in print to this day. Japanese physicist life as water vapour in the air – evaporated from oc- like the scientists who study physics and electrical engineering and where others are the iconic superstars of the snowflake world, hog- Ukichiro Nakaya created the first truly systemic classifi- eans, plants, even your breath – and when air cools see a winter wonderland I see physics in action”). But ging all the glory and most of the photo opportunities. cation scheme for snowflakes in 1934, in which he sub- down at some point the water vapour will condense these icy enigmas. nicola gill ask him about the way snowflakes are formed and fall They can be subcategorised as stellar, radiating or fern- divided falling flakes into 41 individual types which out. Near the ground it could, for example, be as dew, enters the curious world of to earth and the amazed child inside emerges as he like. As if winning the beauty contest weren’t enough, meteorologists Magono and Lee almost doubled by pro- but higher up it condenses on to airborne dust parti- ‘dendrites’ and ‘plates’ describes the physics-meets-fairytale element of his work. dendrites’ supermodel qualities (they can be extreme- ducing a chart of 80 different types in 1966. cles into countless minute droplets. A cloud is just a “The aerodynamics of snowflakes have an inherently ly thin and light) also mean they make the best powder Mathematician and philosopher René Descartes is one of huge collection of these water droplets suspended in mysterious quality we’ve yet to crack,” he enthuses.“We snow for skiing. many fine minds through the ages to be fascinated by the atmosphere.” classify their falling style in four unique ways: the ‘tum- Next in line, the supporting cast, are the plates (stellar, snowflakes and to ponder how such perfection could be The next stage is where it gets exciting, say Libbrecht. DR Chris Westbrook works in deepest Hampshire at ble’ is a sort of head-over-heels action, the ‘spin’ is a sectored or split) with 12-sided flakes bringing up the created. Depending on conditions, these droplets could fall as the Chilbolton Observatory, home to the world’s lar- vertical downwards motion with a built-in rotation, the rear. The ugly sisters, which in reality make up the vast While every flake really is a law unto itself, other sup- dreary rain, sleet or hail, or descend as mist or fog. But gest steerable radar dish, at a whopping 25 metres ‘pitch and glide’ is best described as a zig-zag and the majority of snowflakes, are the rather dull, hollow and posed snow “facts” are not quite so true. The oft-quot- when conditions are right, the alchemy occurs and these across. Inside, lights blink and instruments receive con- ‘twirl’ is how we describe a snowflake that’s descend- capped columns, needles, simple prisms, bullet rosettes ed idea that it’s “too cold to snow” is nonsense (it snows minute droplets metamorphise into something more tinuous feedback from the giant dish pointed skywards ing while spinning and rotating at an angle. Which they and asymmetrical specks, doomed forever to be the bor- at the South Pole where it’s rarely above -40 Celsius), impressive. “At around -10° Celsius, the droplets gradual- and looming ever-present outside the window. But do depends on how fast they fall and their size, but it’s ing, bitty, non-showbiz flakes we brush off our sleeves and even the apparent truism that snow is white turns ly freeze into minuscule particles of ice,” he says. “When even on the hottest summer day, he is buried deep in a puzzle that’s not solved and we don’t know why they with nary an “ooh” or an “aah”. out to be slushy logic. Ice crystals are clear, like glass, humidity is high enough, water vapour condenses on to snowflakes. “The radar dish sends out microwave puls- behave as they do all of the time. As for the intricate for- The categorisation of snowflakes has a long history. but when they form a large pile, light is reflected off the its surface, gradually building a snowflake. At first they es into ice clouds high up in the atmosphere where the mations of individual flakes, I defy anyone not surface, bounces around and eventually scat- are very small and mostly in the form of simple, hexago- temperature is always well below freezing – whatever it to be amazed.” ters back out. Since all colours are scattered nal prisms – but as they grow, the branches sprout from is down here,” he says. The ice crystals, nestling in the Of course, it’s those spectacular shapes – roughly equally, snow only appears to be white. the corners to make ever more complicated shapes.” ice clouds as unborn snowflakes, bounce those some like icy fireworks caught mid-explosion, These, and many other reasons, are why By growing crystals in his lab, Libbrecht has learnt microwaves back and the echoes which return are por- others frozen, fantastical many-armed sea crea- world-renowned snowflake obsessive, Cali- how the multitudes of varying shapes depend almost ed over and analysed by Dr Westbrook and his team. tures – that fascinate the rest of us non-scien- fornia-based Ken Libbrecht has made it his life’s entirely on the temperature and humidity. 9or exam- “We have the most sensitive equipment for studying tists. Nearly all snowflakes (or snow crystals, work to study, photograph and “grow” ple, thin plates and stars grow around -2° Celsius, while ice clouds in the world,” he says. Westbrook is one of as scientists insist on calling them, as a large snowflakes. The author of several beautiful columns and slender needles appear near -5° Celsius. just a tiny handful of snowflake researchers in the world, flake can actually be made up of several crys- books showcasing his favourite flakes out of the Plates and stars form around -15° Celsius and a combi- a group of obsessives who live and breathe snow – fix- tals that clump together on their drift earth- 7,000 he has photographed, he lives and brea- nation of plates and columns are made at around -30° ated on chasing the perfect flake and understanding wards) have six-sided symmetry, though three- thes dendrites, rosettes and plates. “There is Celsius. exactly which weather conditions will produce the or 12-sided crystals also fall. You will never see something magical about snowflakes,” he says His devotion to dendrites has led him halfway around many different formations. “It may seem slightly odd a snow crystal with four, five or eight sides. It from his laboratory in Pasadena. “You don’t the world and he thinks nothing of basing holidays with that I’ve devoted myself to studying snowflakes when was ancient Chinese scholars who first noted often see such complex symmetry in nature his wife and two children exclusively around snowflake the UK isn’t renowned as an especially snowy place,” their sixfold symmetry and they made beauti- and that makes them extraordinary. The sightseeing. On one trip, he took his young children to he continues, “but, in fact, the vast majority of precipi- ful complex categories and charts detailing whole intriguing structure of a snow crystal Japan, where snowflakes are virtually a national craze. tation in this country starts as snow, which melts high their infinite variety and grouping them into simply arises quite literally out of thin air, as it “Snow-crystal tourist spots are popular with the Jap- above us and then falls as rain, which we certainly do types; as no two snowflakes can ever be iden- tumbles through the clouds. The way the crys- anese and I flew my family over.” have a lot of. So if you want to predict precipitation you tical. Chris tal grows depends on the temperature it is need to study snow and how it forms.” Broadly speaking (there are several compet- Westbrook shaped in – a simple enough idea to grasp – The Independent, London

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SPORT KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 11 Late ticket rush Under two weeks before the Afri- ca Cup of Nations kick-off, ticket sales have jumped to 60 per cent Spain revels in Messi’s triumph of the target, though still 200,000 short of what would make organ- isers happy. $ans dragged their agence france-presse On his return to Barcelona airport, Messi told feet when ticket sales opened, reporters that he had forgotten many people in his and with fewer than 30 days to MADRID, 8 JAN: Spain bathed in glory on Tuesday speech but had wanted to mention Barca coach Tito go outlets had sold only 60,000. after Barcelona star Lionel Messi won the Ballon Vilanova, who is being treated for a cancer of the In two weeks a spike, especially d'Or for best footballer of the year for a record salivary gland, and defender Eric Abidal. The 4rench at SuperSpar supermarket out- fourth time, cementing his claim to be one of the defender is training with the squad again after a lets, saw sales cross the 300,- greatest players of all time. liver transplant. 000-mark. Organisers feel vind- Spain coach Vicente del Bosque also snatched "When things calmed down I remembered Tito icated in their snub of critics' fea- top honours, in recognition of their Euro 2012 tri- and Abidal and everyone, obviously," Messi said, rs over empty stadiums, which umph, which followed its 2010 World Cup win and apologising for his omission. Messi was one of three are common in the Cup. "Our Euro 2008 crown, to top a virtual clean sweep for players in the Spanish league on the shortlist for the target is 500,000. It's in sight Spanish and La Liga players at the prestigious world's best footballer award. The two others were now," local organising committee awards. But it was the smiling 25-year-old Argentine his Barca team-mate Andres Iniesta and rival striker spokesman Sipho Sithole said. It international who stole the show, with pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid. In addition, all of was normal for football fans to him picking up the 4I4A prize in Zurich dressed in the top six names in the final ranking that Messi wait a bit before buying tickets, an eye brow-raising black and white-spotted suit topped were from La Liga teams. he added. "I guess it's the kind of and bow tie, splashed across front pages. In the 4I4Pro selection for the best 11-man line- target market. It's not like a con- "Spain!!!" headlined Madrid-based Marca, Spain's up, meanwhile, six were Spaniards and all but two cert" which sell from when ticket biggest-selling sports daily and a favourite of Real were from the Spanish league. sales open. Madrid fans. That selection included Ronaldo and three other A Cup "Unique, unmatchable Messi," the paper said Real players -- Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos and Xabi Everton swept into the $A Cup after the striker scored a stunning 91 goals in 2012 Alonso -- plus Iniesta, Messi and two other fourth round with a 5-1 rout of in all competitions, smashing the 40-year-old Barcelona players, Gerard Pique and Xavi League Two minnows Chelte- record of German legend Gerd Mueller of 85. Hernandez. nham on Monday. Although "Leo Messi was crowned yesterday as the best Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said he was Everton are flying high in the player in history," Marca said. "No-one until now "very proud of our players and to be with Premier League and harbour had won four Ballons d'Or in a row. Leo has done Barcelona", the club said on its Twitter feed. The genuine ambitions of qualifying it, and consecutively." president of the Spanish Royal 4ootball 4ederation, for the Champions League, Toff- Rival sports daily AS, too, lavished praise on Angel Villar, said Del Bosque's award was "a new ees boss David Moyes refused to Messi. "Since we have known him, every year he prize for Spanish football that is going through rest his key players and sent out plays better, every year he scores more goals," said some marvellous years". Outside the footballing a strong side at Whaddon Road the paper's columnist Alfredo Relano. sphere, Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal in to guard against a potential third "I have never seen a player with such power. He Twitter messages congratulated Messi and Del round giant-killing. And his senior lacks aesthetic but he has plenty of everything else," Bosque. "Congrats to Leo Messi for his new golden stars proved too hot for fourth-tier he said, predicting even more Ballons d'Or to come. ball," he wrote. "It was difficult with two cracks like Cheltenham to handle as Nikica "Golden Messi," headlined the Barcelona-based Iniesta and Cristiano." Jelavic's early goal and a Leighton Mundo Deportivo, adding: "Leo Messi is the great- "How proud I feel of Del Bosque, making history Baines penalty put the result Lionel Messi (left) & I A president Joseph Blatter at the Ballon d'Or awards ceremony on Monday. afp est. Huge. Unique." with this great squad," he added. beyond doubt within 21 minutes. ‘Owen too old’ Australian A-League club Perth Glory on Tuesday ruled out sig- Ballon d'Or a triumph for ning former England international AITA toughens its stand on revolt Michael Owen because they wanted someone younger. Owen, 33, who scored 40 goals in 89 Spain, but is La Liga the best? internationals for England and ZURICH, 8 JAN: The awards gala for the Ballon Hernandez, Gerard Pique and Iniesta are at Barca. had stints with Liverpool, Real D'Or can be seen as a fiesta for Spanish football. Only Atletico Madrid's Radamel 4alcao broke the Madrid and Manchester United, is Not only do all the three finalists for the presti- hegemony of the two biggest clubs in Spain, two currently playing for Stoke City in gious Ballon D'Or -- Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo clubs which enjoy the benefits of an unbalanced the English Premier League. Glory and Andres Iniesta -- play in the Spanish Primera distribution of TV earnings and earn more than coach Ian $erguson said Owen's Liga -- they play for either 4C Barcelona or Real four and half times more money from that source representatives had contacted Madrid -- the 11 players named in the ideal team than the third biggest earner. the club but the discussions did of 2012 all play in Spain, reports Xinhua. Real Madrid and Barcelona between them take not go far. Meanwhile Vicente del Bosque, named the around 50 percent of Spain's TV money leaving Kumari shines best coach of the year, is the coach of the Spanish the remaining clubs to divide the rest between Police lifter Meena Kumari swept national team, while the other two nominees, them. all the three gold in the women's Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are the current They have finished first and second in Spain for 58kg category on the third day Real Madrid and former Barca coach in turn. the past three years and while Atletico are cur- of the 65th Men and 28th Wom- There can be no question that the right deci- rently hanging in to second place this season, en Senior National Weightlifting sion was made in giving Messi a historic fourth they are still 11 points off league leaders Barca Championships in Modinagar on Ballon D'Or, it is hard to argue against the merits and 4alaco's continuity in the side next season Tuesday. of someone who scored 91 goals in the calendar looks doubtful as big spending clubs (among year. In any other era Ronaldo and Iniesta would them Real Madrid) form a queue to sign the Trophy record have had a fighting chance of the prize, but Colombian striker. Watching Barca, who are sim- Guinness World Record holder Messi's merits are simply impossible to ignore. ply light years ahead of any other side in Spain Amit Pabuwal has designed the Del Bosque, meanwhile, was named best this season, is a joy, but the result is hardly ever in sns & agencies The figure is Rs eight lakh for players, who want to play for India will get all the support,” world's biggest and heaviest coach after taking the Spanish national team to doubt, while games between lesser clubs can be are ranked between 301-500 and aged below he added. The AITA also felt that the young sports trophy which would be glory in the 2012 European Championships last dull and tedious. Given these circumstances and NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Since none of the eight 28. In the doubles, the figure is Rs seven lakh players would be the biggest losers in the given to the winner of the iGATE summer, adding that title to the 2010 World Cup the fact that neither reached the Champions revolting players have made himself available for players in top-50 and Rs four lakh for those ongoing controversy and advised them not to CEO Cup Golf tournament. Spain won two years ago. League final in 2012, losing to Chelsea and for Davis Cup selection, the AITA today said featuring in 51-100. risk their India cap at this stage of their respec- National TT Outside of Spain, perhaps the fact that every Bayern Munich, it is true to say they are the best anyone who refuses to play for India will not “We are not going to beg for the funds for tive careers. Yuki Bhambri (in photo, left) is Delhi women paddlers caused player in the ideal 11 plays in the Liga is what has clubs in Spain. Despite their European defeats be entitled financial support from the govern- players who are not interested in doing the highest ranked Indian players in singles at the biggest upset of the attracted most comment, especially in England, they could be the best sides in Europe, although ment. national duty. They have brought the game to 237, followed by Sanam Singh (293). Vishnu tournament with a hard-fought 3- where the Barclays Premier League is considered it remains to be seen in Real Madrid will be able The national tennis body had proposed to disrepute by their act despite that we Vardhan (in photo) is 344 and Saketh Myneni 2 victory over defending to be the most attractive competition. to turn their poor domestic campaign around on get Rs 15 lakh each for players featuring in top- addressed their concerns honestly,” AITA CEO is 385. In the doubles, apart from Leander champions Maharashtra A to However, a closer look at the 4I4pro list shows the European stage. 200 in singles and Rs 12 lakh for those who get Hironmoy Chatterjee told PTI. Paes (3), Mahesh Bhupathi (in photo, right) qualify for the final of the us that 10 of those players: Iker Casillas, Sergio However, to take the step and say that the into the bracket of 201-300 through the Long “The government is also watching what's (11) and Rohan Bopanna (12) -- all feature in National Table Tennis Champi- Ramos, Marcelo, Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso play Spanish league is the best in the world might still term Development Plan (LTDP) from the gov- happening. They are aware of it. We have been top-20 -- left-handed Divij Sharan is the fourth onships in Raipur on Tuesday. for Real Madrid, while Messi, Dani Alves, Xavi be a step too far. ians ernment. transparent in this issue. The players who highest Indian at number 106. Local football In the Mahindra Youth $ootball Challenge semi-finals Digri Sanatorium High School beat Stars sweat it out in Sydney ‘sauna’ ONGC stun East Bengal Kola Union High School 1-0 while sns & agencies Asoknagar Vid BB H.S defeated Chowbaga High School 4-2 . agence france-presse NEW DELHI/KALYANI, 8 JAN: ONGC rode on Japanese recruit Yusa Mysore selections Katsumi's late strike to stun heavyweights East Bengal by a solitary goal $ollowing are the selections for SYDNEY, 8 JAN: World number four Agnieszka in a major upset of this season's I-League, here today. Wednesday's Mysore races: 2 pm: Radwanska said it was "too hot to play tennis" and The oilmen saw off repeated attacks from their fancied Kolkata rivals Born To Perform 1, Maximum City 2; 2.30 pm: Southern Grackle 1, Galaxy China's Li Na said it was like a sauna as the Sydney and then scored in the 87th minute through Katsumi after a fine Queen 2; 3 pm: Huckleberry $inn 1, International was hit by a searing heat wave on counter-attack to break the hearts of East Bengal players in the Round Always $or You 2; 3.30 pm: Zamindar Tuesday. 15 match at the Ambedkar Stadium here. With the upset today, ONGC 1, Little Athena 2; 4 pm: Legal Knight Poland's Radwanska, who reached last year's turned out to be the league's giant-killers, having defeated Dempo and 1, Miyarsprincess 2; 4.30 pm: Iron Marshall 1, Rising Rainbow 2; 5 pm: Wimbledon final, battled fearsome temperatures drawn against defending champions Salgaocar, big-spending Prayag Heavenly Divas 1, Magnifique 2; 5.30 topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees United and Mohun Bagan, though the last result has been deleted from pm: Sand Dune 1, Emerald 2. Best 4ahrenheit) at the Olympic Park complex to brush the record book after the AI44 banned the green and maroons. ONGC bet: Heavenly Divas. Good double: past Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-4, 6-3. have lost just once in their eight home matches -- the lone defeat being Legal knight and Iron Marshall. While Radwanska reached the last eight, the the 2-4 verdict against Air India. They are now on 16 points from 14 major talking point was not the standard of play matches. East Bengal, placed third in the league before this match, stay Guardiola will return but the blistering heat ahead of next week's first at 27 points from 14 outings. Trevor Morgan's side paid the price of $ormer Barcelona Grand Slam event of the year at the Australian profligacy of their strikers who wasted chances galore, and the defeat boss Pep Open in Melbourne. may dent their hopes of winning the title. 4or East Bengal, who had Guardiola has "I think this is too hot to play tennis," said emerged 5-0 victorious in their first-leg home tie in Kolkata, today's loss revealed his Radwanska. "Even for players, for ball kids, for the was the third of the season. In another match, Air India held Salgaocar intention to return people sitting out there, I think it's just too hot. to a1-1 draw. Vijith Shetty put Air India ahead while 4rancis 4ernandez to coaching next "I think I would prefer to go on court at 11:00 equalised for the Goans. season, according to Goal.com. pm and play a match. United look to stop Pune C’s winning run The tactician has been absent " The temperature climbed to 41.4 Celsius from the game since his (106.5 4ahrenheit) in the early afternoon at the On a high after their stunning win over Dempo, a spirited United SC departure from the club after tournament, with readings expected to rise further. will look to halt Pune 4C's six-match winning streak in what promises the 2011-2 campaign, and Radwanska said she was trying not to alter her to be an exciting round 15 I-League contest, here tomorrow. speaking during the Press game in the conditions but admitted she had more Pune 4C have climbed atop the standings with 28 points from 12 conference ahead of Monday's of a battle with the heat than her opponent. "I matches, alongside Churchill Brothers who are ahead by virtue of their Ballon d'Or ceremony, he let it think the first main thing is just to stay calm and Agnieszka Radwanska in Sydney on Tuesday. afp better goal margin. United, under new Dutch coach Eelco Schattorie, be known that he intended to trying to survive," she said. Li Na, who beat are looking to come out of a bad phase, especially the way they upset take over a coaching role again Japanese qualifier Ayumi Morita 6-1, 6-0, said she tournament referee. Tennis officials apply a com- runner-up in 2010 and 2011. last year's champions Dempo 1-0 in the last round. The local chal- at some point. Asked whether was reaching for the ice towels at each changeover. plex formula factoring in heat, humidity, and wind Top seed in the men's draw is world number lengers will look to avenge their 1-3 defeat in Pune in the 12th round. he would return to coaching "I was feeling like playing in a sauna. At the first to determine when on-court conditions become one and two-time reigning champion Novak Table-toppers Churchill take on Arrows next term, Guardiola said: "Yes, changeover I didn't use an ice towel. I was feeling too stressful for the players. Djokovic, with Roger 4ederer second, David 4errer I would like to come back (to the heat was coming and I was like, 'What's going Oz Open fourth and Tomas Berdych fifth. Rafa Nadal, the Despite their fine run and a string of impressive performances, coaching). I don’t have a team, I on'?" Li said. "At the next changeover I was like, world number four, pulled out of the tournament Churchill Brothers will leave nothing to chance when they take on don’t know, but I would like to 'OK, I need an ice towel every changeover, other- Andy Murray has been confirmed as the third seed last week through illness. The top women's seed is Pailan Arrows in an I-League match at Duler Stadium here tomorrow. go back to coaching. My wise I don't know how to play on the court'."It's for the upcoming Australian Open. Victoria Azarenka, followed by Maria Sharapova, Churchill Brothers lead the I-League table with 28 points from 12 decision has been taken to too hot, but I'm still in the tournament, so it's The British number one, who won his maiden Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska and matches, the same as Pune 4C with their last result at Duler being 6-0 coach, but beyond that there is good news." grand slam at last year's US Open and recently Angelique Kerber, matching the WTA world rank- drubbing of Shillong Lajong 4C and had won the first leg comfortably no decision taken." agencies The tournament has an extreme heat policy but retained his Brisbane Open title, is looking to win ings. The Australian Open takes places between in Kolkata. it only comes into effect at the discretion of the at Melbourne Park for the first time after finishing January 14-27.

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Registration No.KOLRMS/55/2013-2015 MH/MR/South-67/2012-2014 SPORT KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 12 SCORECARD Saker warns England pacers Poms slip up matt fearon have," Saker said. The new turgid middle overs when a changes to one-day cricket were deep-set field restricts crowd- DAVID Saker, the England rubber-stamped last October, pleasing boundaries and makes BIATHLON bowling coach, said on Monday when the International Cricket the scorer's book resemble that the side were adapting to Council announced that from binary code. E.ON IBU World Cup 4, Oberhof: once again the changes in one-day rules the start of this year, bowlers Saker should be up in arms, Leading final positions after the Men's and promised they would have can include two bouncers per yet he went so far yesterday as Mass Start 15km: 1 Andreas Birnbacher mastered them by the time of over, up from a more batsmen- to profess himself "really confi- (Ger) 38mins 34.600secs 2 Simon press trust of india Milind hit seven fours Cook, who opted out of the first game against India on friendly one. In addition, the dent that the new rules are 4ourcade (4ra) 38:58.900 and three sixes in his 85-ball the first practice match, 4riday. England took on Delhi bowling powerplay, a five-over good additions to the game." 3 Emil Hegle Svendsen (Nor) 39:04.200 NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Shikhar knock. The shot that stood decided to rest Kevin on Tuesday after their failure to period when the fielding side is He added he is "a big fan of the 4 Jakov 4ak (Cro) 39:08.500 Dhawan served a timely out was a six over extra Pietersen today. The left- get to grips with the new bowl- allowed only three fielders out- extra fielder in the ring. I think 5 4redrik Lindstrom (Swe) 39:09.500 reminder to the national cover off Meaker. hander hit some lovely ing regulations in the opening side the circle, was scrapped. it's going to help." 6 Alexis Boeuf (4ra) 39:11.300 selectors with a brilliant Earlier, Ian Bell scored a strokes during his 57-ball warm-up match against India A Pace bowlers rejoiced. Since In a sign of a more aggressive 7 Arnd Peiffer (Ger) 39:14.100 century as Delhi defeated fine century as England stay. The best of his seven on Sunday. "We definitely fielding restrictions were first approach under England's new 8 Daniel Mesotitsch (Aut) 39:15.100 England by six wickets to posted a challenging score boundaries was a cover bowled more bouncers than we introduced in 1992, bowlers one-day coach Ashley Giles and 9 Anton Shipulin (Rus) 39:22.600 hand the visitors their sec- of 294 for five after being drive off Awana. probably should have, there's have felt like an unprotected with a thickly-veiled criticism of 10 Carl Johan Bergman (Swe) 39:22.800 ond successive defeat in put into bat. While Cook was batting, no doubt about it," admitted species. However, what the ICC tactics under previous regimes, Men's Mass Start World Cup Standings: warm-up games here today. Having scored 91 in the Bell decided to play the role Saker, "it's just about making gave with the right hand, they Saker said: "Everyone keeps 1 Andreas Birnbacher (Ger) 60pts Chasing a difficult 294 for first match against India A, of second fiddle as he let his sure you assess the conditions took with the left. They saying the batters are going to 2 Simon 4ourcade (4ra) 54 five set by England, Delhi Bell was again in fine form captain take bulk of the well enough." restored the balance in the bats- benefit but I've always thought 3 Emil Hegle Svendsen (Nor) 48 rode on skipper Dhawan's as he batted with lot of strike. As England learnt to their man's favour by simultaneously that captains have the fielder 4 Jakov 4ak (Cro) 43 110 and Milind Kumar's responsibility scoring 108 It was seamer Sumit cost in Sunday's 53-run defeat, announcing that during all non- out way too many times when 5 4redrik Lindstrom (Swe) 40 unbeaten 78 to overhaul the runs with the help of 10 Narwal, who gave Delhi just because an extra 50 bounc- powerplay overs (35 of the 50 they should be bringing them 6 Alexis Boeuf (4ra) 38 target with nine balls to fours and two huge sixes. their first breakthrough ers are available doesn't mean available), only four fielders – in." Apart from a battery of pac- 7 Arnd Peiffer (Ger) 36 spare. The main feature of the when he bowled Cook. they must be used. "Over here rather than the usual five – ers, England have top-class 8 Daniel Mesotitsch (Aut) 34 Left-hander Dhawan, England innings was Bell's Young Joe Root tried to play in these conditions, as we would be allowed outside the spinners such as Graeme 9 Anton Shipulin (Rus) 32 who last played for India in 113-run partnership for the a sweep shot off left-arm showed, the bouncer probably circle. The move is fuelled by a Swann (in photo). 10 Carl Johan Bergman (Swe) 31 the West Indies, cracked his fourth wicket with Eoin spinner Varun Sood and the didn't work as well as it could desire to banish the often the independent Overall Men's Biathlon World Cup 110 off only 109 balls to set Morgan, who smashed 52 resultant skier was taken by Standings: 1 Emil Hegle Svendsen (Nor) up a chase which initially off 55 balls. Punit Bisht. 328pts 2 Martin 4ourcade (4ra) 317 looked difficult. He hit 13 Bell hit 10 boundaries Samit Patel (13) was then 3 Tarjei Boe (Nor) 308 boundaries and three huge and two sixes in 125 balls bowled by an arm ball from Sahara moves court against MCA 4Andreas Birnbacher (Ger) 297 sixes --- one each off Jade while Morgan hit five fours Sood that kept very low. NEW DELHI, 8 JAN: Sahara has moved Bombay High Court against Umar comes under fire 5 Carl Johan Bergman (Swe) 290 Dernbach, James Tredwell and two sixes. Craig Once Morgan joined Bell, Maharashtra Cricket Association for “wrongful termination of agree- get set by India. Pakistan's former 6 Benjamin Weger (Swi) 268 and Stuart Meaker. Kieswetter also thrashed the the duo started taking on ments” regarding various rights in respect of Subrata Roy Sahara captain Rashid Latif was more If Dhawan and Unmukt Delhi bowlers to finish with the Delhi bowlers. Stadium in Pune and it had got an interim relief against MCA's move forthright in his views about Umar Chand (37) started the 41 off 27 balls which includ- Bell hit Rajat Bhatia for a to cover the name of the stadium. and the match. “I think it is time chase well, adding 98 for ed three sixes. hige six into the middle tier Sahara claimed it had fulfilled its part of obligations on the agree- Umar was told by selectors he was the opening stand, unher- Morgan-Bell duo got of the deep mid-wicket ments signed with MCA regarding the construction, naming and not needed in the national team alded youngster Milind and their runs in only 93 balls as stands. Bell's second six was building of a club adjacent to the stadium. until he changed his approach and veteran Rajat Bhatia (45 not the Delhi attack led by India straight into the MCA terminated the agreement on the ground of default in pay- attitude towards the game,” Latif CRICKET out) finished off the run discard Ashish Nehra sightscreen. ments and covered the name of the stadium with black cloth today, said. “Umar has to be sent back to RANJI TROPHY chase with a flourish as they looked pedestrian. Morgan also made merry which led to the company filing a petition at the High Court, accord- domestic cricket until the selectors Jharkhand 401 v Punjab 150/1 smashed 103 runs off 72 While Parvinder Awana as he hit Nehra for a straight ing to a source familiar with the development. pti see a visible change in his Mumbai 645/9d v Baroda 167/5 balls. The day, however, bowled a good first spell, it six and then pulled him for approach and attitude. He has got Saurashtra 469 v Karnataka 396 belonged to Dhawan who was certainly not enough as a boundary. too many opportunities to make U. Pradesh 134 & 241 v Services 263 & hogged the limelight with England got off to a good 4or Delhi, young spinner the most of his talent. But he is not 116/5 brilliant authorative display. start with skipper Alastair Sood was the best bowler Philander out of second Test finishing games,” Latif said. Umar Services won by 5 wickets Time and again, he drove Cook (44) and Bell adding with figures of three for 45 PORT ELIZABETH, 8 JAN: Match- of the first Test in Cape Town last was also in the eye of a storm CAB SENIOR KNOCK-OUT the pace quartet of Steven 70 runs for the opening as Nehra went for 48 in nine winning opening bowler Vernon week, the Proteas' management before the Indian tour when his TOURNAMENT 4inn, Dernbach, Meaker wicket. wicketless overs. Philander was today ruled out of said today. The 27-year-old press trust of india department, Sui Gas, which CALCUTTA RANGERS CLUB VS MOHU and Chris Woakes the second and final Test against quick was named man of the includes Mohammad Hafeez and BAGAN A.C. through the covers. SCOREBOARD New Zealand. Philander, who match after taking five wickets KARACHI, 8 JAN: Pakistan's young Misbah-ul-Haq, sidelined him after CALCUTTA RANGERS CLUB 196 RUNS The moment, the pac- will be replaced by Rory for seven runs as New Zealand batsman Umar Akmal (in photo) he had missed some games in the England XI innings Delhi innings 6 WICKETS 45 OVERS ers dug it in short, he AN Cook b Narwal 44 S Dhawan lbw b Root 110 Kleinveldt for the match starting collapsed to 45 all out in the first has drawn flak from former play- President's Trophy tournament MOHU BAGAN A.C. 199 RUNS 2 WICK- was quickly in a position I Bell lbw b Sood 108 U Chand c Cook b Tredwell 37 in Port Elizabeth on 4riday, felt a innings. South Africa won the ers and critics for his below-par owing to the wedding of his broth- ETS 21.2 OVERS to play the pull shot. JE Root c Bisht b Sood 10 J Anand b Tredwell 4 recurrence of a left hamstring match by an innings and 27 performances during the team's er, Adnan. MOHUN BAGAN A.C. WON BY 8 WICK- Dhawan completed SR Patel b Sood 13 Milind Kumar not out 78 injury during the closing stages runs. afp recent tour of India. 4ormer Pakistan captain Moin ETSNETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE VS his century off 98 balls E Morgan c Chand b Anand 52 VP Rawal b Dernbach 2 Even Pakistan's former captain Khan also felt that Umar was not AIKYA SAMMILANI with a big six off CKieswetternot out 41 R Bhatia not out 45 Wasim Akram singled out Umar for doing justice to his enormous tal- NETAJI SUBHAS INSTITUTE 259 RUNS Tredwell over deep mid- CR Woakes not out 3 Extras (lb 10, w 7, nb 2) 19 criticism after the third and final ent. “He is talented, no doubt 7 WICKETS 45 OVERS wicket. Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 13, nb 3)23 Total (4 wickets) 295 ‘Passionate’ Warne says sorry One-Day International in Delhi on about, it but he needs to learn that AIKYA SAMMILANI 260 RUNS 5 WICK- Credit should also be Total (5 wickets) 294 all of wickets: 1-98 (Chand, SYDNEY, 8 JAN: Australian bowling great Shane Warne apologised Sunday. all this talent is useless until it ETS 44.5 OVERS given to young Milind, all of wickets: 1-70 (Cook, 15.3 17.4 ov), 2-122 (Anand, 21.2 today for the foul-mouthed Twenty20 confrontation that earned him “When will Umar learn to play results in good results for his AIKYA SAMMILANI WON BY 5 WICKETS who showed a lot of ov), 2-94 (Root, 22.2 ov), 3-130 ov), 3-188 (Dhawan, 34.3 ov), a ban and a fine, and said he hoped he had not tarnished his legacy responsibly? He has been around team. He is just not showing the RAJASTHAN CLUB VS KALIGHAT CLUB maturity and paced his (Patel, 28.3 ov), 4-243 (Bell, 43.4 4-192 (Rawal, 36.3 ov) in the sport. in international cricket for a con- approach of a finisher, which is KALIGHAT CLUB 401+18=419 RUNS innings to perfection. ov), 5-269 (Morgan, 47.6 ov) Bowling: ST 6inn 8-0-47-0 (2nb, Warne admitted he had gone too far in his on-field row with West siderable time now. He really sad,” Moin said. 4 WICKETS 44+1=45 OVERS Whether it was playing Bowling: A Nehra 9-0-48-0 (2w), 4w), JW Dernbach 9-1-46-1, Indian batsman Marlon Samuels in Australia's Big Bash League but needs to think about his game Umar, who played in three RAJASTHAN CLUB 254 RUNS 7 WICK- the slash over deep third P Awana 8-1-53-0 (2nb, 2w), CR Woakes 6-0-40-0 (2w), defended his right to show “emotion and passion”. He found himself now,” Akram said. matches on the tour of India, is ETS 45 OVERS; KALIGHAT CLUB WON man or driving on the S Narwal 10-0-66-1 (1nb, 2w), SR Patel 7-0-41-0, in trouble on the other side of the world today as well with a speed- Umar, the younger brother of expected to be axed for the trip to BY 165 RUNS up, Milind had an J Anand 7-0-35-1 (1w), Varun JC Tredwell 9-1-49-2, SC ing fine.Warne, 43, was fined 500 ($803) after admitting driving at wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, got South Africa as selectors have answer to everything Sood 10-0-45-3 (1w), R Bhatia Meaker 7.3-0-55-0, JE Root 2- more than 100mph on a south of Scotland motorway where the out at a crucial time in the match more confidence in up and com- that was thrown at him. 6-0-40-0 (1w) 0-7-1 maximum speed is 70mph. afp with Pakistan chasing the low tar- ing batsman Haris Sohail.

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THE STATESMAN KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 Prez to open new airport terminal on 20 Jan bappaditya paul The new terminal is not fully ready yet in terms of setting up offices KOLKATA, 8 JAN: The much-delayed new of airlines, Customs, Immigration and other related establishments. passenger terminal at NSCBose International Airport here will see a formal Concessionaires and eating-outs have also not been put in inauguration on 20 January, but it will take place...Given this, no airline is willing to relocate to the new at least two more months for the Rs 2,325- crore facility to start handling regular flight building overnight because, they have regular flights and operations. President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugu- need to handle scores of passengers daily rate the terminal building on 20 January ~ three days ahead of the birth anniversary of out in justification that in case of the Delhi a flexible skeleton service may be operated.” Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose after whom airport “the transition period was six While confirming this, chairman of the air- the airport is named. Initially, the plan was months.” port's Airline Operators’ Committee, Mr to hold the opening ceremony on 23 The new terminal will be maintained by Sarvesh Gupta, said there is still time for January, but the timing has been advanced the Gurgaon-based Impression Services regular flight operations to start from the due to the President's pressing engage- Private Ltd, which handles housekeeping at new terminal. “Several vital facilities are still ments, NSCBose Airport director, Mr B P Delhi airport's Terminal 3. missing,” he said. Sharma, said. Although the airport director is not clari- Amongst other things, only five aero- To make up for this, the airport authori- fying whether regular flight services by at bridges have been installed so far, while ties are planning the inaugural flight to take least one airline will be maintained during another seven have arrived at the Kolkata off from the new terminal on Netaji's birth- the two-months transition period, highly- Port from Indonesia yesterday. “They will day. Both Air India and IndiGo have been placed sources are seeing a very thin possi- reach the airport by 10 January and we will asked to stay prepared to operate the launch bility. install all of them before the inauguration flight, but a final selection is yet to be made. “The new terminal is not fully ready yet in day,” the airport director said. The terminal is now re-scheduled to be terms of setting up offices of airlines, Work for the new terminal had begun in handed over to the Central Industrial Customs, Immigration and other related 2008 and the original deadline for comple- The coach that got derailed near Sealdah in Kolkata on Tuesday. Train services on the Sealdah north section were Security 4orce (CIS4) on 15 January for car- establishments. Concessionaires and eating- tion was August 2011. After this, the airport disrupted for over an hour during the day, after the overhead power supply got snapped due to the derailment of the rying out a “sanitisation drive” before the outs have also not been put in place,” the authority has missed the deadline four times empty train coach. The last compartment ~ an un-reserved second-class passenger-cum-luggage van ~ of the empty formal inauguration. sources said. “Given this, no airline is willing ~ December 2011, March 2012, June 2012 53175 Up Lalgola Passenger derailed at 11.45 a.m. while heading towards a Sealdah platform. The train was “After the inauguration, it will take about to relocate to the new building overnight and October 2012. As a result, the project scheduled to depart from the station at 12.20 p.m. The derailed coach hit a nearby electric post, instantly snapping two months to shift the entire operations to because, they have regular flights and need cost has shot up from the original Rs 1,948 power supply in the north section. As a result, train services on Sealdah -Ranaghat, Bongaon and Dankuni sections the new terminal,” Mr Sharma said pointing to handle scores of passengers daily. At best, crore to Rs 2,325 crore. were paralysed till 12.50 p.m., when the repair was complete. dilip dutta Cong march to TMC office ransacked WBSU lowers qualifying marks for Honours students statesman news service poulomi ghosh be allowed to continue with Honours cent. It proved to be more burdensome in an Honours paper are allowed to HABRA, 8 JAN: The new TMC party office which was Writers’ may status in Part II, though the actual qual- on the candidates at that time. carry on in the Honours course has inaugurated last Sunday was attacked by some KOLKATA, 8 JAN: In a move that will ifying marks should be 70. Still, the university is repeating the raised a debate regarding the quality of hoodlums. The incident took place at further dilute the standards of educa- The same will be applicable for sub- same process on the request of the can- education in the university. Laxmikantapur in Berghum no.1 panchayat area of tion in the state, the West Bengal State jects with practical papers. Instead of didates, said a university official. In another move, candidates who Habra. TMC supporters blocked the road to protest choke city University has lowered the qualifying 35 per cent in aggregate, the candi- “It will not be a compromise with have cleared Part III (Honours) in 2012 against it. statesman news service marks for Honours students who appe- dates will have to get 30 per cent indi- the quality as finally the students will with a backlog of upto five marks in According to locals the party office was inaugu- ared in the Part I examination, last year. vidually in practical and theory papers. have to secure 40 per cent in Honours. any general subject in either Part I or rated on Sunday by the food minister, Mr Joytipriyo KOLKATA, 8 JAN: Traffic is likely to be thrown This is at a time when unsuccessful This is the second time in the history of The exemption that they are getting Part II will be exempted from reappear- Mallick, where he lashed out at the erstwhile Left out of gear all over the city on Thursday, as candidates irrespective of schools or the five-year-old university that the now will have to be made up later,” ing in those general papers. 4ront government. He came down heavily on CPI- Congress workers will take out processions from colleges are holding the authorities to qualifying marks have been relaxed in added a member of the university “Though the university makes it sure M leader Mr Goutam Deb. three points in the city to Writers’ Buildings ransom across the state. the supposed interest of candidates. council. that these are one time facilities and Last night the TMC office came under attack and demanding the setting up of an All India According to the existing rule of the Two years ago, the university took a Around 13,000 candidates appeared would not be applicable to any exami- local TMC supporters blamed CPI-M supporters for Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)-type insti- university, a candidate has to secure at similar decision only to withdraw it last in the Part I Honours examination in nation held in 2013, students would it. At 5 a.m. more than 500 TMC supporters demon- tute at Raigunj. These processions will be least 35 per cent out of a total of 200 year as the relaxation did not prove to 2012. The relaxation would help at urge the authorities next year too, if strated in front of the party office. They blocked the taken out from Rani Rashmoni Road, Phears marks in two Honours papers. The uni- be fruitful. Since the final qualifying bar least 700 candidates, said a source in they come to know that the authorities road to protest against the incident. They demand- Lane and Brabourne Road. Announcing this at a versity council has decided to relax the in the Honours course remains 40 per the university. have such a provision. Then it will be a ed immediate arrest of the culprits. Bus services in Press conference in the city today, PCC chief criteria to 30 per cent in individual cent, candidates, thus exempted provi- However, the fact that candidates problem of the university to maintain the Bongaon-Basirhat, Hasnabad-Badal and Pradip Bhattacharya said that the processionists papers. Hence, a candidate securing 60 sionally, will have to score more to who should have continued in general its quality,” said a principal of a college Nababkati routes were affected. The blockade was would sit down on the carriage way wherever out of 200 in two Honours papers will achieve the qualifying marks of 40 per stream in Part II after failing to qualify owing affiliation to the university. withdrawn after police intervened. Habra police they are stopped by police as permission have have detained some locals. been given only for the RR Road rally. Upbeat at 120 Trinamul Congress and BJP workers joining Congress at a ceremony during the day at Bidhan Bhavan, Mr Bhattacharya said that if the state government still stands in ‘New industrial policy to focus on small and medium enterprises’ the way, the agitation will spread. It is unfortunate that the chief minister who statesman news service development and innovation, he said. Prof. massive investments in industry, and criticis- had once been in the Congress together with Roy said he has also made other suggestions ing the government for stalled infrastructure, former Union minister, Priya Ranjan Das KOLKATA, 8 JAN: Professor Saugata Roy (in about land use in the new draft policy. “I have metro and road projects across West Bengal. Munshi, is now standing in the way of his sns photo left) said he plans to give a copy of suggested to the Chief Minister that let there How could this infrastructure be improved dream project, the PCC chief said. the new draft industrial policy for the state to be no real estate in the land of closed facto- without the government support, Mr Jalan Unlike at Singur and Nandigram, the farmers Chief Minister tomorrow, and that the docu- ries,” he said. “If somebody wants to use the said. at Raigunj are willing to give their plots as the ment will suggest the government prioritise land of closed factories, it has to be a value- Prof. Roy told the chamber that these were AIIMS will benefit them, he added. small and medium-size enterprises and agri- added product.” “highly disappointing” comments. He said Mr Bhattacharya will lead the RR Avenue culture. If some factories have surplus land, he that the condition of the roads in the state is rally, while the processions from Phears Lane Speaking this evening at the Merchant said, then they should have to either build the fault of the National Highway Authority of and Brabourne Road will be led by Union min- Chamber of Commerce and Industry in factories or give it to the government. Having India, which has used land problems in some ister for urban development, Mrs Deepa Das Central Kolkata, the Trinamul Congress MP been involved in failed nationalisation pro- stretches as “an excuse to do nothing.” Munshi and the Union minister for railways, Mr and member of the chief minister's Advisory jects in the 1970s, Prof. Roy said he is against He also said that “Railways has to give up Adhir Choudhury. Regretting the adamant atti- Council for Industry and IT, Prof. Roy said state interventions to revive sick industries in their outmoded attitude” of refusing to offer tude of the state government delaying the set- micro, small-scale and medium enterprises the state and an “entirely new approach” is any form of rehabilitation to people who ting up of AIIMS at Raigunj, Mrs Das Muinshi require less land while providing more needed. Prof. Roy said there is a need to While he plans to present the policy to the gestions.” The President of the chamber, Mr might be moved off land for the East-West said that after the Left 4ront government delayed employment, and are therefore highlighted draw on the state's educated work force, and Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, tomorrow, Deepak Jalan, opened the session with the Metro Rail Project, and work on finding a the project, her hopes of the new state govern- in the draft policy. These small and medium- try to set up industries like biotechnology it is up to her what happens after that, he Trinamul Congress MP by questioning the compromise. “You have to take a practical ment expediting matters have been dashed. size enterprises should be linked to skill and nanotechnology. said. “It can be put on the website for sug- accuracy of claims that the state is attracting view,” he said. “It is a human problem”. Bose family unhappy with govt’s response on documents request statesman news service 30 members of Subhas Chandra Bose’s family sent KOLKATA, 8 JAN: Members of Netaji Subhas Bose’s family have been disappointed by the lack letters to the state and Union of response from both the state and governments last month Union governments to their request that classified files on their illustrious ances- there was a plane crash on 18 August 1945. tor be placed in the public domain. What about afterwards? This is what we want to A document issued under the Right know.” Thirty members of Subhas Chandra To Information Act from the Prime Bose's family sent letters to the state and Minister's Office stated that there are 33 Union governments last month. Their let- classified documents on Subhas ter to the Chief Minister requested her Chandra Bose. to “persuade the Central government to Speaking today, Subhas Chandra declassify all secret material and/or Bose's great-nephew Chandra Kumar files being maintained by various Bose, said, “Mamata Banerjee has Ministries and Departments of the claimed to be a great follower and government, including the intelli- admirer of my great-uncle in the past, gence agencies”. which is why we approached her. But They wrote, “The government con- she must be tied up with other tinues to hold back a large number of things.” top secret or secret documents whose He said, “The Justice Mukherjee disclosure could decisively bring an Commission's investigations in end to the controversy. It is thus Taiwan ruled out the possibility of imperative in the national interest to the plane crash theory. There is release all information related to Sand being lifted illegally from banks of the Haldi river at Narghat in East Midnapore. suvam ghara no conclusive evidence to prove Netaji."

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RED EYE Bill Yates & Mel Casson DOWN 2 Antigua, 3 Leviathan, 4 Dab, 5 Verge, 6 Round up, 7 So-so, 11 Diffident, 13 Element, 15 Oculist, 17 Paste, 18 Anti, 20 Bad.

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THE STATESMAN KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 # KOLKATA

Accused arrested in Shyampukur case KOLKATA, 8 JAN: Police arrested one Chote Lal Shaw today in connection with the death of a middle-aged man, Suvendu eathers save water-body Race for equality Dutta, on Sunday. The victim was allegedly beaten up by some Trinamul Congress supporters inside its party office at Shyampukur where he was called for a discussion over a tenancy dispute. Later, Suvendu died at RG Kar Medical for the disabled College and Hospital. statesman news service Body found PURULIA, 8 JAN: Local people protested and blocked the road SILIGURI, 8 JAN: The Innovative Challenge :und, Municipal Affairs after the body of a missing youth was found from Manbazar Department, Government of West Bengal and the Anubhab Creche today, a stone’s throw away from the local police station. Centre for Mentally and Physically Challenged would organise a tri-cycle Paresh Dey (32) had been missing since last Sunday. 5amily and wheel-chair race for physically challenged persons in north Bengal members had reportedly lodged a complaint with the police at the Baghajatin Park in Siliguri on 10 :ebruary 2013. yesterday. The Siliguri MLA, Mr Rudranath Bhattacharya, who announced this at a Press meet here today, said the main aim of the competition, which had Online bookings off-track been named “We Can”, is to create awareness among the masses about KOLKATA, 8 JAN: Internet bookings and online enquiry facility the need to achieve an environment in which mentally and physically will not be available for railway stations in and around Kolkata challenged people are treated on from 10 p.m. on 12 January to 5 a.m. on 13 January for par with normal human beings. firmware upgrade of the Kolkata Passenger Reservation “The initiative is to “Our main aim is to provide a create awareness System (PRS). Reservation and charting for the period will be platform to the tri-cycle and wheel- completed by 10 p.m. on 12 January, an official release said. chair-bound physically-challenged among the masses Girl arrested for looting valuables people in the region to showcase about the need to KOLKATA, 8 JAN: Police have arrested Ruchima Sardar Gazi their talents. We also want to prove achieve an from Baruipur on charges of looting valuables from the house kanchan siddiqui medieval rulers of South Bengal. "The loca- The D:O, Durgapur, Mr Sudipta that specially-challenged people are environment in which where she worked as a domestic help. Police said that the tion was known as mouza Budhaditya Deb, said that the forest author- in no way inferior to normal human mentally and accused drugged the family members of Mr Arup Chatterjee DURGAPUR, 8 JAN: Scores of Lesser Radhamadhabpur and was the army barrack ity has taken a serious note of the develop- beings. We wish to generate aware- physically-challenged in Patuli and made off with mobile phones, gold chains and Whistling teals from various south Asian of the medieval king of Dhenkur, Ichai ment. He said: “We're preparing a report on ness through the event about the cash from the house. countries have taken shelter at the historic Ghosh, in the 11th century and the army of the migratory birds. It's a very interesting need to give these people their people are on a par and heritage water body which has been in the king used to bath in the pond." A stone- and significant matter that migratory teals rightful place in society and bring with others” ‘Bengal Science Initiative’ the centre of a controversy for the past four carved tunnel leading to the pond was have found a home in the water body locat- them into the mainstream of educa- KOLKATA, 8 JAN: The state Science and Technology years, especially after a state-backed statutory declared as heritage in August 2007. ed in the heart of the town here.” tional and livelihood system,” said Mr Bhattacharya, who is the chief Department is planning to launch “Bengal Science Initiative” body proposed a multi-crore JV housing and The chairman, ADDA, Dr Nikhil Banerjee, The Lesser Whistling teal is a species of patron of the special sub-committee, which has been formed to organ- in an attempt to popularise science among the people. In this commercial complex surrounding it in 2009. said: “The Rs 75-crore project surrounding whistling duck that breeds in the South-east ise the event. regard, the department will offer five doctoral fellowships The Asansol-Durgapur Development the pond was proposed during the L: rule Asian countries like Singapore, Indonesia, The general secretary of Anubhab, Mr Pradip Dasgupta, and the chair- named after Bengali scientists Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy, Authority, a state-backed statutory body, and in the 19 January proposed board meet- Malaysia, Nepal, Myanmar and parts of man of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Mr Nantu Paul, who is also the Meghnad Saha, Satyendra Nath Bose, Jagadish Chandra incidentally, had asked its private JV partner ing we will discuss the fate of the project fur- India. chairman of the special sub-committee, said during the conference Bose and Upendranath Brahmachari. to suspend any further civil work on the ther. I have strong reservation against the The D:O said: “They are nocturnal feed- that the event had been organised before in just three countries of the Two research grant awards too will be given under this proposed site after a local citizen’s body leasing out of the historic pond and also I ers and during the day they may be found in world. intiative, said minister Prof Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay. protested against the aggressive bid of con- won’t allow any commercial plaza in the flocks around lakes and wet paddy fields. “:or only the fourth time in the world, the event is being organised 2 days holiday in Jalpaiguri struction which allegedly was distorting the area.” Locals were witness to scores of They can perch on trees and sometimes in Siliguri. Earlier, it has been organised in Canada, Australia and KOLKATA, 8 JAN: The state government declared two days historic value of the pond, stretching across migratory teals (see sns picture) flocking to build their nest in the hollow of a tree. This Cambodia. Over 150 participants from all over north Bengal are expect- holiday for school and colleges of Jalapiguri district from 11 acres at the posh City Centre area in the the historic water body since a fortnight. brown and long-necked duck has broad ed to take part in the four events during the competition. The winners Wednesday following a cold wave. heart of Durgapur town. The matter was taken note of by the wings that are visible in flight and produces will get attractive awards and all the participants will be given consola- The pond has a mention in the history of Divisional :orest Authority at Durgapur. a loud two-note whistling call.” tion prizes,” Mr Dasgupta said.

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THE STATESMAN KOLKATA WEDNESDAY 9 JANUARY 2013 $ KOLKATA Small wonder is a big deal in rally

tarun goswami After World War II Germany was economically stopped production in 1963. shattered and there was almost a global prejudice The seating capacity of the vehicle is strictly two. The seating KOLKATA, 8 JAN: The Statesman Birla Tyres against German products, be it motor car or engi- It has a tubular body with aerodynamic design. The capacity of the Vintage and Classic Car Rally provides a wealth of neering equipment. The production of Mercedes Vintage & Classic Car single door is lifted up vertically. The turning radius new information and experience for genuine car Benz, BMW and Volkswagen cars and trucks nose- is 6 metres. The highest speed is 100 miles per hour. vehicle is lovers who consider the day to be auspicious. The dived and no vehicles were available to carry goods Rally, 2013 The engine rotates clockwise/anti-clockwise. just two. It rally will be held on Sunday, 13 January, at the to the villages. To cope with the situation, Germany The owner of the vehicle, Mr R S Agarwal has Eastern Command stadium. began manufacturing the Tempollite, a three writing is a unique vehicle. After World War II the maintained and kept the vehicle for many years. He has a A very rare vehicle that will take part in the rally wheeler with cabriolet system. Tempollites were United Nations imposed a ban on Germany making has been a part of the rally for several years as well. tubular is a German-made Messerschmitt. It is a three light vehicles fitted with fuel-efficient engines. The fighter aircrafts. Messerschmitt was famous for its =or those visiting The Statesman Birla Tyres Vintage wheeler built in 1960, more than five decades ago. vehicles became quite popular and Tempolittes fighter aircraft. Accordingly, the firm began produc- and Classic Car Rally, the vehicle is a star attraction. body with The vehicle is a crowdpuller though it does not came to India and was called “Tempo”. Tempos ing automobiles and the cars were known as They must take a closer look of the vehicle. It is a aerodynamic fetch the best prizes. The vehicle looks like a toy car were used to carry goods for many years. Bubble cars. The company manufactured both superb example of German engineering perfection but is quite powerful and the body is very strong. The vehicle about which this correspondent is three-wheelers and four-wheelers, though they and precision. design CITYCITY’’SS COLDCOLD CHARACTERCHARACTER

WEATHER WEATHER ~ The city and its suburbs witnessed a chilly Tuesday. dilip dutta, anup bhattacharya, bijoy sengupta

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MULTIPLEX 4.05pm(G); 11pm(G) 2:40pm, 4:50pm, 9pm 2:25p.m, 5:10p.m, 7:55p.m Bojhena Shey Bojhena Mohua, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm l Fame (H Park) 4010-5555 The Impossible 10:30pm. HINDI MOVIE HINDI MOVIE 10:40p.m Fame South City Mall, Malancha, 4pm l Fame (South City) 4010-5555 Inox-Forum, 2p.m, 8:50p.m Big Cinemas, 11:15 AM Inox-Rajarhat, 9a.m,11:45a.m, 12:15pm, 5:35pm. HDIL Broadway, 2pm; 6.15pm; l Fame (Hind) 2215-9344 Inox-City Centre, 11:20a.m 3pm, 6:15pm, 9pm Noon, 7.30pm Howrah, 8:55pm 2:30p.m, 5:15p.m, 10:15p.m Fame Hiland Park, 2:30pm, 8.45pm(G) l Inox (Forum) 2358-4499 8:55p.m Fame South City Mall, Malancha, 8.15pm Big Cinemas, 11:45 am Inox-Liluah, 9a.m, 11:45a.m, 7:45pm. BalukaBela Dot Com l Inox (City Centre) 2358-4499 Fame South City Mall, 9 am, 11:10am, 2:50pm, HDIL Broadway, 9.30am(G); 2:15pm 2:30p.m PVR Howrah, 12:40pm Priya, 12.15pm l Inox (Swabhumi) 2358-4499 9:55am, 7:40pm, 10:15pm. 3:45pm, 6pm, 8:15pm, 11.45am(G); 2pm(G); Fame South City Mall, 5:15p.m, 8p.m 3:20pm. Nandan - I, 4pm l Inox (Rajarhat) 2358-4499 HINDI MOVIE 10:30pm. 4.15pm(G); 6.30pm(G); 11:35 am, 5:05 pm,10:30 pm. 10:45p.m Prachi,2.30pm, 5.15pm, Dutta Vs Dutta l Inox (Liluah) 2654 7272 Fame Hiland Park, 8.45pm(G); 11pm(G) Fame Hiland Park, 9:25 am, Paradise, Noon, 3pm, 6pm, 7.45pm Nandan - II, 1.45pm l RDB Big Cinemas 3984-6101 Table No. 21 9 am, 1:45pm, 4pm, 6:15pm, Rajdhani Express 2:15 pm, 10:30 pm. 9pm Mitra, 3pm, 5.45pm, 8.30pm Mishti Chhele Dustu Buddhi l Bioscope Axis Mall (Rajarhat) Inox-Forum, 9a.m, Noon, 8:30pm, 10:45pm Inox-Forum, 11:10a.m Hind Fame, 9am, 10pm Roxy, 3pm Indira, 3pm, 6pm, 8.30pm Basusree 3pm 2324-2422/23 3:50p.m, 5:45p.m, 8:40p.m Hind Fame, 9am, 11:15am, 10:55p.m Roxy, 12.30pm, 6pm, 9pm New Empire 12.30pm, 3pm, Aleya, 1pm,4pm, 7pm Malancha, 2pm l Cinemax 40007272 10:40p.m 1:30pm, 3:45 pm, 6pm, Inox-City Centre, 1:15p.m HDIL Broadway, 12.30pm; 6pm, 8.30pm Inox-Rajarhat, Noon, 4:50p.m EXHIBITIONS l HDIL Broadway 44341212 Inox-City Centre, 9:30a.m 8:15pm, 10:30pm. 10:30p.m 10.30pm Navina, 5pm, 7.30pm Inox-Liluah, 1:30p.m l PVR (Howrah) 9874559961 3:40p.m, 5:15p.m, 8:10p.m Jaya 12.20pm, 5pm Inox-Swabhumi, 10a.m Dehradun Diary Malancha, 11.45am, 2pm, 6- Jaya, 2.25pm Exhibition Of Emotive OTHER HALLS 10:15p.m Priya, 9pm 2:50p.m, 10:10p.m Inox-Forum, 1:35p.m 15pm, 8.30pm Pushpashree (all shows) Expressive Paintings by l Ajanta 2396-5341 Inox-Swabhumi, Navina, Inox-Rajarhat, 9:20a.m Inox-City Centre, 9a.m Big Cinemas, 12:50pm, Navina, 2.30pm Debdutta Nandy l Ashoka 2397-3630 10:15a.m 9:45p.m Inox-Swabhumi, 12:15p.m 5:45pm, 8:30pm Bawali Unlimited, Kolkata is all geared up to l Aleya 2460-1495 12:30p.m, Inox-Liluah, 9:10a.m PVR Howrah, 8:25pm Malancha, 11.45am, 2pm, Ellora, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm hold a solo exhibition of l Basusree 2455-4807 2:45p.m, 8:45p.m Fame South City Mall, 6.15pm, 8.30pm Minar Bijoli Chhabighar (all emotive expressive paintings l Bijoli 2455-5382 5p.m PVR 12:15 pm Jaya, 7.30pm shows) by artist, Debdutta Nandy. The l Chhabighar 2350-2740 7:15p.m, Meri HDIL Broadway, 10am; Gundaraj inauguration of the exhibition l Darpana 2555-3140 9:30p.m Shaadi 11.45am; 3pm; 5.30pm; 8pm; Darpana, 2.45pm, 5.45pm, will be held on 4th January, l Elite 2265-0383 Inox- Karao 10.30pm 8.30pm 2013 at 3 p.m. and will l Elora 2397-3480 Inox- Life of Pi 3D Jekhanay Bhooter Bhoy continue till the 9th of January, l Indira 2475-1752 Rajarhat, Swabhumi, PVR Howrah, 10:15am Fame South City Mall, 2013 at Gallery Gold . The l Malancha 2377-7712 9a.m, 7:50p.m 12:15pm. 2:10pm, 4:15pm, 6:20pm, paintings are a mix of dream l Menoka 2466-0417 2:45p.m PVR Howrah, Chinese Zodiac 8:25 pm. and reality and provides food l Metro 2228-0141 5p.m, 8p.m, 12:25pm. PVR Howrah, 10am, 6pm. Fame Hiland Park, 11:35 am, for thought. The event is l Mohua 2430-5291 10:15p.m Elite, 3pm, 9pm Elite Noon, 6pm 1:40 pm, 6:20 pm, 8:25 pm. presented by Dollar Industries l Mitra 2555-5133 Inox-Liluah, 11:40a.m Moonlight, Noon, Moonlight, 3pm, 6pm PVR Howrah, 2:35pm 4:35pm Ltd. Gallery Gold , 11 Abdul l Nandan 2223-1210 2p.m, 4:15p.m, 9pm Malancha, 11.45am 7pm. Rasul Avenue, Kolkata 26 l Navina 2422-0091 6:30p.m Dabangg 2 Taalash Inox-Forum, 4:15p.m (Near Menoka Cinema) from l New Empire 2249-1051 PVR Howrah, Fame South City Mall, Fame South City Mall, Inox-City Centre, 2:30p.m 4th January, 2013 – 9th l Prachi 2265-2282 10:05am 9:40am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:55 pm. 5:55p.m, 7:30p.m January, 2013, at Gallery Gold l Priya 2464-1313 5:05pm, 7:40pm,10pm. Jaan Tere Naam Inox-Swabhumi, 3p.m , 11 Abdul Rasul Avenue, l Paradise 2248-5442 Fame Hiland Park, 9:05am, Ellora 2pm, 5pm, 8pm 7:50p.m Kolkata 26 (Near Menoka l Roxy 3292-3236 11:40am, 4:50pm, BENGALI MOVIE Inox-Rajarhat, 11:10a.m, Cinema) ENGLISH MOVIE 7:25pm, 3:40p.m, 5:45p.m, 7:50p.m 10pm. Maach Mishti & More Inox-Liluah, 11:25a.m, 4:15p.m ENGAGEMENT Chinese Zodiac Hind Fame, 11:35 Inox-Forum, 6:10p.m Big cinemas, 4:45pm Inox-Forum, 9a.m, 6:20p.m am, 2:10 pm, Inox-City Centre, 1:35p.m 7pm Bhaja Govindam & 11:10p.m 4:45 pm,7:25 pm. 6:25p.m Prachi, 12.30pm Bhagavad Gita Inox-City Centre, 9a.m, 4p.m PVR Howrah, Inox-Swabhumi, 12:35p.m Mitra, Noon Vedanta Institute Kolkata 11:10p.m 10am, 12:40pm 5:20p.m Metro 3pm, 6pm presents Swami Parthasarathy Inox-Swabhumi, 12:30p.m, 3:20pm, 6pm, Inox-Rajarhat, 2:20p.m Jaya-II, 12.20pm, 2.30pm, & Sunandaji to deliver lecture 10p.m 8:40pm. 7:15p.m 5pm, 7.30pm series on Bhaja Govindam & Inox-Rajarhat, 9:15a.m Inox-Forum, Inox-Liluah, Nandan - I, 2pm, 6.15pm Bhagavad Gita at Kala Kunj till 1:15p.m, 10:10p.m 9:15a.m, 2:15p.m 6:20p.m Priya, 2.30pm, 4.35pm Jan 13 2013 from 7.15 to 8.30 Inox-Liluah, 9a.m, 8:50p.m A still from 5p.m, 7:45p.m, PVR Howrah, 6:35pm. Navina, 5pm a.m. & 6.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Big Cinemas, 10:30am Table No. 21 10:30p.m Fame South City Mall, 3pm, 3:20pm showing at Inox-City Centre, 8:20 pm. Erratum Fame South City Mall, Fame, Inox, Big 9:05a.m Fame Hiland Park, 12pm, Notification No. South 24 Pgs. / 63N / 12 / L.A. 4 / 9 of 2012-13. 9:05 am,1:20 pm, 10:55 pm. Cinemas, HDIL 11:45a.m, 2:30p.m, 5:10pm. Dated: 20-07-2012. Fame Hiland Park, 11:15 am, Broadways, 7:30p.m Priya, 6.50pm Date of Publication in the Statesman: 24-07-2012. 10:30 pm. Jaya, Priya, 9:45p.m Malancha, 6pm Mouza: Chemaguri, J.L. No. 42, P.S.: Sagar. Basusree, Noon Navina and Inox-Swabhumi, HDIL Broadway, 4pm; Please read the specific portion of the R.S. Plot No. in the Part as “Southern” instead of “Eastern” in respect of the Plot No. 2740 in the HDIL Broadway, 11.20pm(G); others 9:40a.m 08.15pm Notification U/s 4(1) of the L.A. Act, 1894. Collector, South 24 Parganas

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