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Established 1838 Home loans Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Shinde to take over as CM I must follow the people. AP Am I not their leader? TIMES NEWS NETWORK — Benjamin Disraeli go down by Mumbai: Decks were cleared for a change of guard in Maharash- NEWS DIGEST tra with Congress president So- nia Gandhi making it clear that Star hit list: At least six producers she wanted 61-year-old Dalit another 0.5% and top television anchors, including leader, Sushil Kumar Shinde, to director Mani Ratnam and TV anchor be the new chief minister. TIMES NEWS NETWORK ‘‘We are passing the bene- Shekhar Suman, are on the hit list of A three-member team that had fit of reduced cost of funds to New Delhi: ICICI Bank on terrorists for making films and pro- flown in to Mumbai on Wednes- our customers,” said Thursday reduced home loan grammes on cross-border terrorism, day to assess the political situa- Vaidyanathan, country head, the police said on Thursday. rates by half a percentage tion, on Thursday,convened a leg- retail lending, ICICI Bank. point across schemes with Gilts trading: Finance Minister islature party meeting. And, he did not rule out immediate effect. Jaswant Singh on Predictably, a resolution was further cut in rates in com- Thursday flagged off The bank has also brought adopted, authorising Sonia fixed home loan interest ing months. the retail trading in to decide Vilasrao Deshmukh’s Market analysts said home gilts and corporate rates at par with existing successor. floating rates. Now,loan rates loan interest rates will con- debts on stock ex- After Sonia made her choice tinue to drop in the coming changes, enabling repayable in five years will clear, Shinde was elected the leg- small investors to be available at 8.75 per cent. months. buy safe and se- islature party leader. Shinde will Other players in the mar- Industry observers said cured government be the first Dalit chief minister of ket like HDFC, SBI, LIC, housing finance companies securities with a minimum invest- Maharashtra. StanChart and IDBI are ex- and banks will now begin to ment of Rs 1,000. P17 True to the Congress style, pected to follow suit soon. discount and offer loans Shinde’s name was proposed ‘‘We are evaluating our re- cheaper than the published Manipur rallies: Torchlight rallies by Deshmukh — who, till then, official rates. were organised in Manipur against vised ratings and we are com- had been lobbying hard to the proposal to divide it to help set- mitted to give the best deal to ‘‘I think aggressive compe- tle the Naga insurgency problem. salvage his position — and sup- the customer,’’ said Harpreet tition among lenders The police fired into the air and burst ported by Maharashtra Pradesh Singh, vice-president of may further reduce home in- teargas shells to disperse the mob. Congress Committee chief StanChart. terest rates by upto half a per Govindrao Adik. Maharashtra’s chief minister designate Sushil Kumar Shinde (left) and outgoing chief minister Vilasrao cent in the next two months,’’ Banana’s days are numbered: In the case of ICICI Bank, a Shinde thanked Sonia for ‘‘en- Deshmukh (right) give the victory sign in Mumbai on Thursday. Rs 10 lakh home loan, to be said Harsh Roongta, CEO, The banana may disappear in 10 trusting him with such a great re- The two-day long drama of Shinde’s candidature faced op- paid in 10 years, is now avail- Apnaloan. years as it lacks the genetic diversity sponsibility’’. to fight off diseases and only The new leader consulting party ministers and position from the powerful able at 9.25 per cent at an This is the first time He assured party legislators biotechnology and genetic manipu- MLAs ended when the three Cen- Maratha lobby as well, which de- equated monthly installment fixed home loan rates have lation can save it, according to a that he would work towards • A Dalit leader, Sharad tral observers — Vayalar Ravi, manded that a Maratha leader be of Rs 12,800. been brought at par with Belgian plant pathologist. P15 bringing the debt-ridden state Pawar built him up in Pranab Mukherji and Ghulam made the new CM. A 20-year loan for the same floating rates. back on track and the uplift of the 70s. Nabi Azad — hammered out a The observers — who were in amount will be available at Comment: That dream house Sponsors ready for talks: Under the weaker sections of society. • Won the Solapur Lok consensus on Shinde. constant touch with 10 Janpath 9.75 per cent with a monthly is a very affordable reality pressure from various quarters, two ‘‘Elections are just 18 months Sabha seat twice The team assured Harshaward- in Delhi — however managed to EMI of Rs 9,490. now. Mr Kelkar would say of the ICC’s global partners, Pepsi away and the time available han Patil — who led a group of 14 elicit their support. According to a senior ICI- and LG, have agreed to renegotiate • First elected to assembly the dramatic reduction in to us is very short. But I will take MLAs including Independents Comment: their terms with the Global Cricket in 1974. Time for all good Con- CI official, a customer who interest rates makes housing Corporation to ensure that the best every one into confidence and • Has been finance minister and members of smaller parties gresswallahs to close ranks be- has taken a home loan of tax sops unnecessary. But Indian team plays in the World Cup work hard to win these elec- in Maharashtra. — that their positions would not hind the new leader, in their own Rs 10 lakh for 20 years at the government — and tax- in South Africa next month. P21 tions,’’ he said. be affected. enlightened self-interest. 12.5 per cent in 2001 can now payers — are unlikely to buy save about Rs 7 lakh. this line. Neeraj Paul Nooyi heads for top Pepsi TRAI issues show cause By Sanjay Anand watch’’ mode with the ing Indicom’s calls being TIMES NEWS NETWORK warring camps exchanging routed through the BSNL job, also on letters. and the MTNL. New Delhi: Mobile wireless TRAI officials on Thurs- The BSNL and the MTNL in local loop (WLL-M) sub- day said show cause notices plan to take legal opinion and Forbes cover scribers of basic phone oper- had been sent to cellphone consult the communications ators Tata Teleservices By Chidanand Rajghatta companies — AirTel, Hutch, ministry — the minister, (Indicom) and HFCL will TIMES NEWS NETWORK Idea, Spice and Fascel — for Pramod Mahajan, is on a have to wait a few days continuing to block calls of tour — on the next course Washington: Chennai na- longer before they can hope Indicom. of action. tive Indra Nooyi, currently to talk to their contacts over The cellular operators’ ‘‘We’ll wait for the reaction Pepsico’s president and chief their cellphones. representatives have been of the TRAI and the cell op- YOU SAID IT by Laxman financial officer, is being The fight between cell op- asked to appear in person be- erators before we act,’’ said a groomed and written-up for erators on the one hand and fore the TRAI on Monday. BSNL official. ‘‘We will not the top job in the company Indicom, HFCL and BSNL The show cause followed like to stop the traffic of cel- amid some profound changes and MTNL, with telecom reg- cell firms’ refusal to comply lular operators unnecessari- she is initiating to put the ulator, TRAI, on the other, with TRAI’s two directives ly,’’he added. largely junk food company went into the ‘‘wait and ordering them to stop block- Related report on page 17 A woman covers her children with a shawl as they wait for the schoolbus in on to a more health con- the fog in New Delhi on Thursday. scious path. Nooyi, who is credited with greatly contributing to a rise in the company’s for- Flights, trains delayed tune in the late 1990s with its aggressive acquisition of TIMES NEWS NETWORK of the fog,’’ a Northern Railway brands such as Tropicana official said. and Quaker Oats, is featured New Delhi: A thick fog forced traffic The cancelled trains included Inter- on the cover of the latest to crawl and played havoc with train city Express, Gondwana Express, Forbes Magazine with an ac- and flight schedules in Delhi on Udayan Abha Express, Delhi-Jammu companying story that asks, Thursday. Planes were suspended for Tawi Express, Shan-e-Punjab, Delhi- “A General in Waiting?” nearly 10 hours. bound Gomti Express and Jaipur-Del- The magazine says Nooyi, Ever since he heard the rumour he ‘‘The last flight landed at 1.24 am on 45, will likely be moved would be asked to step down he hi Express and New Delhi-bound Ma- Thursday after which the runway vis- soon to another part of the never looked into any files! gadh Express. ibility range (RVR) was reduced to Motorists too had a harrowing company where she can run less than 50m forcing all operational time. Several traffic signals were not her own show “perhaps indiatimes.com POLL activities to be suspended,’’ airport working because of power failure, re- for an eventual takeover at sources said. sulting in traffic snarls in many the top.” Yesterday’s results: Do you think SMS Even at 10.30 am, the RVR was places during rush hour. Nooyi had her early is a faster way of communication schooling in Chennai and is a than the Net? merely 100m resulting in ‘‘zero visi- The Meteorological office said that bility’’ on the runway, they said. Sev- foggy conditions were likely to persist graduate of IIM, Kolkota, Yes 82% No 18% eral international flights had to be di- for another three or four days. and Yale School of Manage- verted to other cities. ment in the US. • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose They added that the pollution to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. Meanwhile, a Northern Railway in the city had made the foggy She worked in Motorola, spokesman said nine trains were conditions worse. Boston Consulting Group, Today’s question: Do you think film stars and Asea Brown Boveri, be- look better on screen than in real life? cancelled and 49 others were running The weather department is con- behind schedule. ‘‘Train schedules cerned by the increase in the number fore joining Pepsi. Cast your vote on are yet to come back on track because of foggy days this year. For more go to www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 www.timesofindia.com St Columba’s student abducted Graphic: Neelabh TIMES NEWS NETWORK The boy seemed to know the per- son. He waved back and went to meet New Delhi: A six-year-old student of him. Nobody saw him after that. WEATHER St Columba’s School was kidnapped The kidnapping was discovered on Wednesday morning from out- only when school was over and the side the school gate. Shivam Arora, a Max. 17oC/ Min. 4oC driver came to pick up the children. Moonset: Saturday — 0713 hrs. first standard student, was about to Another student later informed Moonrise: Friday — 1641 hrs. enter the school premises when the Shubham’s mother about the morn- Sunset: Friday — 1747 hrs. incident occurred. ing’s incident. The man who met Sunrise: Saturday — 0715 hrs. The police feels that someone Subham was thin and dark and Fog till forenoon. Mainly clear sky. Minimum known to the child’s family is in- sported a light moustache. He wore temperature will be around 5oC. Maximum volved. Although the family has de- black trousers and a blue sweater. relative humidity on Thursday 100 per cent nied receiving any ransom call, po- The family has ruled out any per- and minimum 53 per cent. lice suspects that at least two calls sonal enmity. The police, however, had been made. said a carpenter working in their A case of kidnapping has been Book your Classifieds house is missing. registered at the Mandir Marg 24 hours service: “51-666-888” The school authorities are baffled police station. by the incident. The principal, Fr Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” Shivam is the son of Praveen Aro- Christopher,said: ‘‘The teachers and The ATM of information ra, a businessman dealing in vehi- students were shocked.’’ The Largest Classifieds Site cles and cellphone parts. The Aroras What is unfortunate, he added, live in Karol Bagh. Tata Sumo along with several other is that he himself, alongwith two Deputy commissioner of police students at 7.15 a.m. While he was other teachers, was at the main gate (New Delhi), Manoj Lall, said: ‘‘Shiv- waiting outside the gate, someone to receive students for the usual * 24 + 6 pages of Delhi Times am arrived at the school in a hired called him.’’ morning drill.
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TIMES NEWS NETWORK juries should be regarded as emer- stituent of the drain cleaner is also ing in laboratories. gencies. Photographers, students, lethal and penetrates within one In case of such an emergency,the New Delhi: Chemicals, be it vine- nurses, plating and printing profes- minute. On the other hand lime first step should be to bathe the eye gar, bleach or drain cleaner are a sionals, painters, electricians, are which is a constituent of white in cold water. ‘‘Splashing the eye part and parcel of every household. some of the groups vulnerable at wash does not penetrate the eye with water may not help since the But they can be dangerous if they the workplace. ‘‘Chemical injury is very easily, but it is essential to re- eye has a tendency to shut. Instead come in contact with the eyes. Doc- the cause of seven to nine per cent move the particulate matter to pre- one should take some water in the tors say one should not treat this of all ocular trauma and is one of vent abrasion. Students too are palm and cup it over the eye,’’ said lightly and take immediate first aid the important causes of corneal prone to acid injuries while work- senior eye consultant G Mukherjee. measures to prevent serious injury. blindness,’’ Sudesh Kumar Arya Chemical injury to the eye is just But if there is help at hand, then from Government Medical College, the victim should be made to lie one of the topics at the 61st confer- Chandigarh said. ence of the All India Ophthalmolog- EYE SORE down while someone pours water ical Society being held in Delhi. The At home, children and women are from a mug into the eye while keep- three-day conference has drawn more prone to injury. Assault vic- In case of a chemical injury ing it open, he added. more than 3,000 delegates from all tims also form a small percentage. Do not use a neutralising While the initial irritation or red- over the country and world. The One of the most vicious chemi- agent ness may go after washing with wa- subjects being taken up range from cals is ammonia which is present in Wash the eye in tap water ter, it is necessary to get oneself newer diagnostic and surgical tech- fertilisers and cleaning agents and for at least 30 minutes checked by an eye specialist. ‘‘In niques, along with a debates and can even leak out of the refrigera- Do not rub the eye or the case of alkalis, the penetration is discussions on ophthalmology. tor. ‘‘This can cause serious alkali faster and the extent of injury more burns. There is rapid penetration affected area Highlighting the threat at work- Rush to an eye specialist serious. It may lead to loss of vi- places which involve the use of within five seconds,’’ Arya added. sion,’’ Anita Panda of the All India chemicals, doctors said such in- Caustic Soda (Lye) which is a con- Institute of Medical Sciences said.
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CITY DIGEST Criminals’ gang busted: With ‘Yamuna water unfit for any use’ Industrialist’s the arrest of five alleged criminals, TOI the west district police claim to have TIMES NEWS NETWORK Board (DJB) said it requires 70 cusecs of fresh water from busted a gang that specialised in New Delhi: Despite the Supreme Haryana, besides 125 cusecs from stealing industrial raw material. Ac- Court intervention, the Yamuna ex-wife killed cording to the police, a locally-made Punjab as directed by the court continues to be a dirty drain. The revolver was among the several earlier. faecal coliform in the river water things recovered from members of The Haryana government told have risen to an alarming level of the busted Raka gang. The police the Bench comprising Justices S 11.8 crore per 100 ml of water as op- in Kailash Hills said 180 bags of plastic raw material Rajendra Babu and G P Mathur posed to the permissible level of and a Tata-407 were recovered from that it had serious objections to 5,000 per 100 ml. TIMES NEWS NETWORK the victim was very quar- them. The gang operated in north- Delhi’s fresh demand and sought west and west districts of Delhi, the Coliform cause serious diseases relsome and used to re- three weeks time to respond to the police said. affecting the digestive system. New Delhi: A 47-year-old buke her servants who Central Pollution Control Board affidavit filed by the DJB. woman was found dead in never worked for her for Woman murdered: A 28-year-old In its earlier judgment, the apex her south Delhi house on woman was found murdered in south (CPCB) counsel Vijay Panjwani more than a week. told the apex court on Thursday court had asked the Punjab and Thursday. The police said Police said they found Delhi on Thursday morning. The po- Haryana governments to arrange Suchita Jindal (47), ex-wife lice said the victim Kusum was stran- that the water quality of the river, Suchita’s body after the lo- of industrialist Prithviraj gled to death inside her house in as tested by CPCB on April 3, 2002, 125 cusecs of water for the Nangloi cal security guard noticed Badarpur. ‘‘She was strangled with showed presence of 37 lakh faecal water treatment plant in Delhi Jindal of Jindal Steel, was that the entrance door to her husband’s belt,’’ a police officer coliform per 100 ml rendering it from the Bhakra Beas Manage- stabbed to death. her ground floor house said. Kusum’s husband, Dharam unfit for any purpose. ment Board (BBMB). ‘‘She lived alone in her was ajar. Dev, is an autorickshaw driver and According to CPCB, an abnor- The DJB said that Delhi’s total Kailash Hills apartment in ‘‘The guard, Inderjeet, had gone out for his job in the night. mally high level of coliform in the requirement of drinking water south Delhi,’’ the officer alerted the police at mid- He reached home in the morning to river water was found on Novem- was 1,480 cusecs but the availabili- added. Suchita divorced night following which a find his wife’s body. ‘‘The entry to the ber 1 last year at Madanpur ty from all sources was only 1,221 from her husband 13 years team was immediately house was friendly and it seems Khadar in south Delhi. The col- cusecs. ago. Suchita’s throat had sent to her house,’’ the offi- some acquaintance is involved in the iform level at Madanpur Khadar Instead of getting cleaned up, the Yamuna’s pollution levels are touching It said that despite the court’s di- been slit and she had sus- cer said. murder,’’ said deputy commissioner alarming levels, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. was recorded at 1,47,000 when the rections, only 60 cusecs of water tained head injuries. Her The in-charge of Garhi of police (south) P Kamaraj said. total coliform level was 11.8 crore or below the normal level of 4 mg and fishes to survive. was reaching Delhi and sought a body was found near the police post noticed Suchi- Woman killed: A 72-year-old per 100 ml of river water. per litre at Madanpur Khadar Expressing concern over the un- direction to the Haryana govern- bathroom. The autopsy re- ta’s body lying in one of woman was found dead in her Uttam Also, the CPCB report said that though the water at Palla met the availability of fresh water to main- ment to allow carrying of the re- port ruled out any sexual the bedrooms. Nagar house on Thursday evening. on most occasions, the dissolved required level. The dissolved oxy- tain a minimum flow and purity of maining 65 cusecs of water from assault. The victim never inter- Angoori Devi’s throat was slit, the oxygen level was found to be zero gen is important for water plants water in the river, the Delhi Jal BBMB. Apparently, the victim acted with her neighbours, police said. According to deputy was murdered two days commissioner of police (west) Deep- said the officer. However, back because newspapers police sources added Su- endra Pathak, the victim was report- had not been picked up for edly asleep when the assailant mur- Servant gets death chita had filed several HC admits Geelani appeal the past two days. dered her. ‘‘She was alone at home complaints against her when she was killed. Her son works TIMES NEWS NETWORK of the death sentence, Jaiswal said it The police claimed the first floor neighbours, was ‘‘a wholly illegal and erroneous or- murderer made a friendly claiming they had threat- as an accountant and was out work- New Delhi: The high court has admit- sentence for killing 5 ing,’’ Pathak added. der based on no evidence except the ipse- entry into the house as ened her to vacate the ted the appeal of Delhi University lec- dixit of the prosecution and was com- TIMES NEWS NETWORK bread crumbs and a packet premises. Water supply affected: Water turer S A R Geelani against the death Puneet and another servant. pletely swayed by the enormous media According to the police, of biscuits were found on Fearing for her life, she supply will be affected in the evening sentence awarded to him in Parliament New Delhi: A city court on on Friday and in the morning on Sat- campaign.’’ the victims were clubbed to the dining table. ‘‘There had also complained to the attack case. Thursday sentenced a Nepali urday in Raja Garden, Rajouri Gar- Geelani’s appeal said he had suffered death in a horrendous man- were no struggle marks on police. Admitting the appeal, a division national to death after find- den, Kirti Nagar, Ramesh Nagar, a grave injustice and had been ‘‘denied ner using a hammer and a the victim’s body and none The last complaint was bench comprising Justice Usha Mehra ing him guilty of murdering Ashok Nagar and Hari Nagar. even a fair trail.’’ sharp-edged weapon. Ram of the belongings seem to filed before metropolitan and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog fixed five members of a family be missing,’’ a police offi- Tankers would be available on phone The appeal states that: ‘‘The only evi- was absconding after the magistrate Kamini Lau on February 3 as the date of hearing, on here six years ago. cer said. number 25193140. dence that the prosecution has been able murder. January 6. which the appeal of another convict Observing that there was The victim has three New hall: Lt-governor Vijai Kapoor to place before the trial court is a 2.16 Accusing fingers were Suchita had alleged her Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru will clinching evidence against daughters. ‘‘One is settled on Thursday inaugurated a renovat- minute telephone conversation between pointed at Ram. A cash re- neighbours were trying to also be heard. convict Tika Ram, additional in America while the other tamper with her water ed meeting hall of the Delhi Munici- him and his brother who had called him ward of Rs 50,000 was de- The Bench also directed the Delhi Po- session judge C K Chaturvedi is married in Mumbai,’’ supply line. pal Corporation at Town Hall. While from Srinagar inquiring about a clared and information inaugurating the hall, built at a cost lice counsel Mukta Gupta to file a reply ordered that ‘‘he be hanged the officer said. She also claimed their prospectus and a syllabus.’’ passed on to the Nepal gov- of Rs one crore, Kapoor called upon to Geelani’s application saying that he till death.’’ The third daughter lives servants had beaten her ‘‘The police allegedly intercepted the ernment. The accused was the civic agency to upgrade itself. He was not being allowed to take reading The incident dates back to with her father in Rajokri up, following which she said conversation without following the also encouraged the civic agency to and writing material from his family January 13, 1996, when Ram, later traced to the Indo-Nepal farms. went to the All India Insti- generate its own funds for develop- and had no access to the jail library. procedure stipulated under the law. The who was working as domes- border from where he was ar- The police suspect the tute of Medical Sciences ment works that would lead to an Former law minister Ram Jethmalani prosecution has in fact suppressed the tic servant in a house in Vas- rested. The police also recov- involvement of the vic- for a check-up. improvement in the quality of life of and senior advocate Kamini Jaiswal ap- transcript of the conversation and ant Kunj, murdered five peo- ered three gold bangles, some tim’s domestic help. Ac- The medical report con- the citizens. peared for Geelani in court. failed to exhibit the same,’’ Geelani said ple — S P Sharma, his wife leather jackets besides Rs cording to her neighbours, firmed she was assaulted. Challenging the special judge’s order in his appeal. Sobha, daughter Charu, son 25,000. Businessman robbed of car, Rs 5 lakh TIMES NEWS NETWORK known criminal of Sonepat, ‘‘Khatri had almost and, therefore, demanded because he had robbed the reached his house in Mamur- money. New Delhi: Two persons victim’s brother’s car five pur,Narela, when his car was ‘‘Even though the victim robbed a 28-year-old property years ago. stopped,’’ a police officer had money lying in his car, dealer of his Honda City and Yogesh was, however, ac- said. he denied having any,’’ the of- Rs five lakh on Wednesday quitted in that case. Yogesh’s The two accused were in a ficer said. night. The police said accomplice is, however,yet to Maruti car. Yogesh got out of The two accused, who were Mukesh Khatri was return- be identified. the car and said he was jailed armed, threatened the victim ing home when the incident The police claimed the ac- due to Khatri. to get out of the car and hand happened. cused did not know that the He reportedly said that over the keys following Khatri identified the main victim was carrying Rs five Khatri had not even sent him which they sped away. accused Yogesh, allegedly a lakh in his car’s boot. money while he was in jail
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4 Friday,January 17, 2003 DELHI The Times of India, New Delhi Scholarships for students at Army schools TIMES NEWS NETWORK students in Army schools lic affairs and communica- Pvt firms to clean entire city throughout India. tions, CCI) Sunil Gupta on TOI New Delhi: The Army and A memorandum of under- Thursday. ‘‘Under the pro- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Coca-Cola India (CCI) have standing was signed between gramme, 500 students of New Delhi: After a rethink jointly launched a scholar- lieutenant-general A Natara- Classes 10 to 12 will be award- over plans to privatise col- ship programme for senior jan and vice-president (pub- ed every year scholarships of lection of garbage, the Del- Rs 5,000 each. hi Municipal Corporation The scholarship will take (MCD) has now decided to care of the tuition fee, uni- introduce the new system forms, books and other edu- in all the 12 zones. cational aids,’’ said Gupta. Earlier, the MCD had pro- posed to privatise collection of garbage in six out of 12 zones by June this year. But after a meeting with lt-gov- ernor Vijai Kapoor on Thursday, the chairman standing committee Ram Babu Sharma said the ex- periment would be extend- ed to all the zones. Sharma said the L-G wants privatisation in six zones to be completed by February-end. ‘‘For remain- ing six zones the L-G has suggested a deadline of April,’’ he said. Privatisation of garbage collection in the city’s 12 zones is The privatisation of being touted as one of the solutions to clearing backlog. garbage collection from bins and dumping it in need to be monitored close- community bins is expected land-fills by mid-2003. ly and a possible penalty on to increase the amount of Leader of Opposition in the private company for garbage shifted to landfill MCD, Subhash Arya, said failure to clear community sites because the MCD is the privatisation is being bins would at least achieve not able to completely lift projected as a solution what MCD can’t do with its the 6,500 metric tonne against garbage backlog. own staff,’’ he said. garbage generated daily. ‘‘But the success of any MCD commissioner As per the MCD plan, pri- such project would again Rakesh Mehta said involve- vate companies, including rely on the monitoring that ment of private companies multi-nationals, were can be done only by the would bring down our ex- scheduled to start lifting MCD staff. penditure to Rs 500 per met- garbage from community The private companies ric tonne. No new rules for private vehicles TIMES NEWS NETWORK known as the Transport Development Council. New Delhi: The Union and Union road secretary state governments on Thurs- Ashoke Joshi asked each day decided that there would be no quick rule changes on state to establish at least one inspection and maintenance model centre on its own. The procedures for private vehi- Centre will, in any case, cles already on the road. choose four or five cities to While agreeing that the help fund the experiment. rules, equipment and staff This would be done in collab- capabilities need extensive oration with the automobile revamping, the consensus manufacturers’ association. was to first proceed with the As for overloading of com- establishment of a model mercial vehicles, both Joshi testing centre in five or six and Union minister Maj Gen cities and to study how these B C Khanduri told the states function for about a year. which continue to issue pass- At present, personal vehi- es legalising breaches in the cle are required to undergo national law to stop doing so inspection at fairly long in- immediately. If not, they tervals. This was only one stressed, the Centre would of the decisions taken at stop issuing plan funds for Thursday’s meeting of Union the maintenance of state and state transport depart- highways to the offending ments at what is formally governments. Watch out for chemical hazards in your house TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Chemicals, be it vinegar, bleach or drain cleaner are a part and parcel of every household. But they can be dangerous if they come in contact with the eyes. Doctors say one should not treat this lightly and take immediate first aid measures to prevent serious injury. Chemical injury to the eye is just one of the topics at the 61st conference of the All India Ophthalmological Society be- ing held in Delhi. The three-day conference has drawn more than 3,000 delegates from all over the country and world. The subjects being taken up range from newer diagnostic and sur- gical techniques, along with a debates and discussions on ophthalmology. Highlighting the threat at workplaces which involve the use of chemicals, doctors said such injuries should be re- garded as emergencies. Photographers, students, nurses, plating and printing professionals, painters, electricians, are some of the groups vulnerable at the workplace. ‘‘Chemical injury is the cause of seven to nine per cent of all ocular trau- ma and is one of the important causes of corneal blindness,’’ Sudesh Kumar Arya from Government Medical College, Chandigarh said. At home, children and women are more prone to injury.Assault victims also form a small percentage.
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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Friday,January 17, 2003 5 Priest foils NHRC wants After Deshmukh, Cong eyes Rajasthan, MP new rules for Birla Mandir TIMES NEWS NETWORK ija Vyas will be replaced shortly, this year. But it still has to tack- ishna Malaviya. A protege of government. But Ram, per- the disabled party general secretary Ambika le the Rajput factor in the state, chief minister Digvijay Singh, ceived as ‘‘tainted’’ because of New Delhi: Even as the Maha- Soni said on Thursday. considering that the community Malaviya has not exactly been the scam, is believed to have al- TIMES NEWS NETWORK robbery bid rashtra tangle got largely re- A change in the Rajasthan has been backing the BJP. popular with the party workers ready met senior leader Motilal New Delhi: Outgoing Na- solved on Thursday, the Con- Congress leadership has been on The names of several Jat lead- in the state, sources say. Vora. tional Human Rights Com- TIMES NEWS NETWORK gress leadership indicated that mission chairman J S Verma Hyderabad: A robbery attempt by the cards with the central lead- ers, including Sisram Ola, K In Himachal Pradesh, the cen- Sources say the Congress may it was poised to effect organisa- ership ready to woo the influen- Natwar Singh, Parasram Mader- tral leadership is awaiting a re- confine itself to a limited seat- has asked the Centre and the two armed men at the Birla tional changes in Rajasthan and state governments to review Mandir in the city, on Thursday, tial Jat community.Rajasthan is na, Sonaram Chaudhary and port on whether an alliance with sharing arrangement with Sukh Madhya Pradesh. It is also plan- and amend the rules that was foiled by an alert temple priest the only state where the Jats Ram Niwas Mirdha are being Sukh Ram’s party would help Ram, a move that is being op- ning a limited seat-sharing have discriminatory provi- who managed to close the doors of have stayed loyal to the Con- mentioned as Vyas’ replace- the party in dislodging the rul- posed by former chief minister arrangement in Himachal sions or lack enabling provi- the sanctum sanctorum to keep gress. But so have the Brahmins, ment. ing BJP. But it is tightlipped Virbhadra Singh. Meanwhile, Pradesh, due to go to the polls the community to which Vyas As for Madhya Pradesh, Soni about any truck with Sukh Ram, PCC chief and former assembly sions for the enjoyment of the robbers at bay. full range of human rights by It is learnt that the robbers at- next month, with the Himachal belongs. indicated that party chief Sonia who was expelled from the Con- speaker Vidya Stokes is consid- Vikas Congress of former Union Party sources say the Con- Gandhi may soon take a deci- gress after being implicated in ered the hot favourite for the top persons with disabilities. tempted to steal ornaments which In a letter to the chief min- decorate the idols. minister Sukh Ram. gress is keen to keep the Jat vote sion on the continuance, or oth- the ‘‘telecom scam’’ when he was post if the party does well in the Rajasthan Congress chief Gir- intact for the elections due later erwise, of PCC chief Radha Kr- a minister in the Narasimha Rao Himachal elections. isters and the departments The ornaments, worth Rs five concerned at the Centre, Jus- crore, were inside the sanctum tice Verma said disability be- sanctorum, as Thursday was the TOI ing a rights issue, the gov- last day of special pujas conducted ernment needed to bring hu- during the Sankaranti celebra- man rights of the disabled to tions. Ignored by BJP, the centrestage of the devel- The priest, Sampath Kumar opmental agenda. Acharulu, who was inside the The NHRC chief also sanctum sanctorum, closed the asked the authorities con- main door on seeing the two rob- Govindacharya cerned to constitute a task bers throw chilly power on anoth- force to frame a national pol- er priest, Jairam Bhattacharyya, icy and plan for the creation who was outside and pull out of a barrier-free infrastruc- weapons. extends leave ture for the disabled in accor- The robbers, it is learnt, entered dance with the provisions of TIMES NEWS NETWORK the temple premises between 5 am Advani, is also not prepared the Disabilities Act. and 6 am and reached the sanctum to go out of the way to wel- sanctorum at 7 am, when devotees New Delhi: BJP ideologue K come him back. Party presi- start coming to the temple. N Govindacharya, who was dent Venkaiah Naidu, who Laskhar targets On seeing the two men with expected to return to active dropped him from the nation- their shoes on, the priest, Bhat- politics after a two-year sab- al executive last year,and Gu- Mufti and Beig batical, has extended his tacharyya, who was outside the jarat chief minister Naren- TIMES NEWS NETWORK sanctum sanctorum, asked them study leave by three more dra Modi, along with whom to remove their shoes. months. The ostensible rea- he was once general secre- Srinagar: Jammu and Kash- The robbers then pulled out son is that he requires three tary, are also not kindly dis- mir chief minister Mufti Mo- their weapons and threw chilly months to complete his re- posed to him. hammed Sayeed and finance power on the priest. port on the impact of globali- A sympathiser in the party minister Muzzafar Hussain Prime Minister Vajpayee along with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati, Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijay Singh and According to the local police, the sation on Indian economy. said: ‘‘No one questions his Beigh seem to be the latest other ministers at a meeting called to discuss the implementation of population stabilisation programmes at the But sources say that there targets of Laskhar-e-Taiba motive of the two men were only to PM’s residence in New Delhi on Thursday. integrity, commitment or in- steal the ornaments and escape. is still no suitable slot for telligence — he is head and (LeT). According to a local There was no attempt to use their him and the party leadership shoulders above most.’’ news agency, the LeT has weapons or cause any injury to is still not prepared to wel- On his part, Govin- fixed a price for assassinat- anyone within the temple. Prasar Bharati hit by revenue shortfall come him back into the fold. dacharya is being circum- ing both Mufti and Beigh. City police commissioner M V As things stand, only RSS spect. Asked on Thursday The Lashkar militants, Krishna Rao, additional commis- TIMES NEWS NETWORK awareness about insur- sure on the deficit front. enue, the broadcaster has joint general secretary whether he would be enter- during their meeting in Pak- sioner of police A K Khan and IB New Delhi: Dogged by a ance on behalf of the In- Though AIR is close to now offered a single-win- Madan Das Devi and those ing active politics, he said: ‘‘I occupied-Kashmir decided to officials reached the temple and massive shortfall in surance Regulatory and meeting the target set for dow system for expertise who emerged from the ABVP, have not talked to anyone in target the two. The outfit also conducted preliminary investiga- achieving its revenue mo- Development Authority. it, in the case of DD the and implementation to all such as Raj Kumar Bhatia the party about returning to kept a reward of Rs 50 lakh tions. bilisation target for the The publicity blitz picture is far from satisfy- those educational institu- and Union coal minister Uma active politics.’’ and Rs 40 lakh respectively The temple was later closed to current year, Prasar would incorporate pro- ing. Against a target of Rs tions keen to have the cam- Bharati, keep in touch with Refusing to be drawn into for eliminating the two. Secu- the public and sniffer dogs were Bharati is looking for ways mos, phone-in pro- 525 crore, the realisation pus radio network in- him. But the Prime Minister, commenting on the state of rity around Beigh’s resi- pressed into action. The orna- to mop up as much funds grammes, serials. The con- so far has been Rs 290 stalled. In fact, the broad- whom he had once described the BJP or current politics, dence has been beefed up. ments will be put back into the as possible. Both Doordar- tract signed last week crore. The IRDA contract caster has decided to write as a mukhota, has reportedly he, said there was no differ- Last November, Beigh had strong room on Friday after the shan and All India Radio fetched the broadcaster has fetched Prasar Bharati to leading institutions of- not yet forgiven him. ence between the views of received a phone call threat. puja. are beginning from Febru- considerable ad revenue Rs 8.7 crore. fering to install the system His one-time mentor, the Gujarat chief minister Later, he received another ary 1 a campaign to create but did not ease the pres- Desperate to earn rev- for a fee. Deputy Prime Minister L K and the PM on Hindutva. such call from Al-Nasreen. Cauvery delta farmers snub Tamil Nadu Govt, turn down noon-meal scheme By Swati Das ernment for rice instead of free meals. ernment had only 100 coupons to spare when 662 According to reports, the boycott has spread to queue up for the meal — they are not eligible for TIMES NEWS NETWORK Incidentally,the Tamil Nadu unit of the Com- people were registered. the neighbouring districts of Nagapattinam and the scheme as they are clearly earning. It is a munist Party of India-Marxist too flayed the This kind of situation has arisen for the first Tanjavur also. welfare scheme. The government can’t feed Tiruvarur: The noon meal scheme introduced by the Tamil Nadu government for the poor government on Thursday on the same issue. It time since 1927, says Tamil Nadu Cauvery Delta In Tanjavur,farmers have approached the Col- everyone.’’ farmers of the state has drawn flak from farm- reiterated farmers’ demands to provide them Farmers’ Welfare Association general secretary lector directly, demanding rice instead of a Pointing out that the boycott was highly politi- ers themselves. with rice instead of free lunch. S Ranganathan. meal. However, the boycott has not peeved the cised, he said the government could not give out In Palayakottai, the Panchayat president Vas- The farmers, meanwhile, seem hurt. ‘‘Why Ranganathan too points out that during the authorities, who seem defensive. Zonal commis- rice as it came under the Food for Work scheme. antha Kumari Govindaraj waited with a list of should we come with begging bowl for food. Let 1920 floods, people did not go to receive food sup- sioner and state industries secretary K Skandan Further justifying the poor turnout, he said it 662 farmers with 100 tokens, valid for seven the government give us rice, we will cook it at ply,as it hurt their pride. said the reasons of the boycott were ‘‘beyond was Pongal on Wednesday and people try and days, on Wednesday. But no one turned up for home. Will their measly meal suffice? And, how What’s more, Palaykottai is not alone in this control’’. cook at home on this day.The real picture would the meal. Hungry, but angry farm labourers of can we leave our work and go stand in a queue?’’ fight. The entire Tiruvarur district, where peo- dismissing farmers’ grouses, he said the emerge after a few days, Skandan added. this village stood outside protesting. said P Subbu, a local farmer. ple are largely affected by the failure of the sec- scheme was for farmers below the poverty line. Ironically, a death was reported in Nagapatti- The farmers are reportedly asking the gov- Farmers are also left wondering why the gov- ond crop, had boycotted the noon meal scheme. ‘‘The minute they say they cannot leave work to nam even after the scheme was launched. ICAR set for training of its young scientists TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The Indian Council of Agricultural Re- search (ICAR) has decided to set in motion a regular train- ing programme its young sci- entists in what its new chief, Mangala Rai, calls ‘‘frontier areas’’ of biotechnology. A meeting of top agro-sci- entists chaired by Rai here on Tuesday decided to set up three committees from among themselves to chalk out different aspects of the plan. The idea is to identify within a month institutes in the country and abroad where such training is avail- able. To start with, around 100 young scientists will be sent for training. Training, says Rai, does not mean just classroom teaching. Under the plan, equipment and laboratories will also be provided. ‘‘We have to prepare for competition in all spheres and feed a population set to surpass China’s. India al- ready has 15 per cent of the world’s population on two per cent of the world’s area,’’ says Rai, who took charge of ICAR last week. ‘‘Technology will be pivotal... there are no barriers anymore on transfer of genes between any of the 10 million or so living organ- isms on earth.’’ Rai emphasises ICAR is not saying that technology is the panacea. ‘‘Any gene transfer claim has to be thor- oughly tested before clear- ing,’’ he says. He says ICAR’s priority for the year will be work on organic farming and climate change ranked along- side transgenics. Policies are as crucial. He has, for instance, no good word for states like Punjab, which have made a habit of not billing farmers for elec- tricity. ‘‘What you get is con- tinuously depleting water levels and falling productivi- ty. It makes no economic sense at all.’’
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PTI Cong divided Cong harps on stability in Meghalaya campaign TIMES NEWS NETWORK guard. They have retained all sider such an alliance with on pact with the 16 sitting MLAs and min- the NCP, Marak said: ‘‘It is Guwahati: Political stability isters in the Assembly. too early to comment about is the chosen slogan for all He said they have also giv- post poll alliances but as of parties in Meghalaya which en due representations to now we are not considering Sukh Ram has seen five governments in their frontal organisations such an option.’’ five years and the Congress is by fielding four women can- But it is anyone’s guess no different. By Jagdish Bhatt didates and the Youth Con- who the ‘‘like-minded’’ par- With the state set to go to TIMES NEWS NETWORK gress by fielding two of their ties are since presently they The ruckus polls on February 26, it has candidates. Marak who is are both in power in the same Shimla: Differences with- announced that it would be contesting from his Resubel- government. in the state Congress have Divergent views going it alone in all of the six- para constituency,said while The MPCC president said again come to the fore over Virbhadra and ty seats. Meghalaya Pradesh the NCP would be their main they are going to the polls the issue of a possible pre- Stokes give con- Congress Committee presi- rival in Garo hills, they with a promise of stability, poll alliance with the Hi- dent and former chief minis- would have a contest with the good governance, peace and trasting signals on ter S C Marak said that out of machal Vikas Party (HVP). tie-up with HVP United Democratic Party in normalcy and development Virbhadra Singh, party the 60 seats, 24 of the seats Khasi and Jayantia Hills. for the people of the state. convenor for assembly Conflict would have new faces. Speaking to The Times of When asked if corruption elections in Himachal No let up in inner This was announced by the India, Marak said that while was an issue he said: ‘‘We Pradesh, dismissed re- squabbles, both AICC general secretary Os- they had ruled out any sort of want transparency in the ports that the Congress leaders renew car Fernandez in New Delhi. pre-poll alliances in the state, functioning of the govern- high-command was hold- attacks against each Speaking about the list of they were not averse to the ment and we all know that ing consultations with for- other candidates, Marak said they idea of post-poll alliances corruption cannot be eradi- mer Union telecom minis- wanted to strike a balance be- with like-minded parties. cated, so we want to min- ter Sukh Ram for either a Youths extract ‘holy fire’ from a bamboo during the harvesting festival in Imphal on Thursday. tween young blood and old Asked if they would con- imise it.’’ merger or an electoral un- sembly constituencies in derstanding with the HVP. 1990. ‘‘By doing so, the party He had, in fact, lost from will lose its main poll Jubbal Kotkhai. Virb- plank of fighting corrup- hadra maintained that he tion,’’ said Virbhadra. had contested from Jubbal Himachal Pradesh Con- Kotkhai because no gress Committee (HPCC) other Congress candidate chief Vidya Stokes, howev- was willing to contest from er, claimed that talks with there. Sukh Ram were on and the Both Virbhadra and decision of the high-com- Stokes refused to be drawn mand would be final. on the issue of the chief Virbhadra, meanwhile, ministerial candidate of renewed his attack on the party. Stokes, saying her decision The former was at the to contest from two assem- helm in the state for 11 bly segments would years. Supporters of not only send a wrong sig- Stokes, however, claimed nal to the party cadre, but that she was tipped to be also strengthen BJP’s posi- the next chief minister, if tion. the Congress came to pow- ‘‘The BJP leaders will er. The issue of ticket dis- spread the message that tribution is still hanging Stokes is feeling unsafe in fire. her traditional assembly Sources said bitter in- segment of Theog and is, ternal squabbles may mar therefore, contesting from the prospects of the party Kumarsain as well.’’ even though the high-com- The HPCC chief, howev- mand has laid down cer- er, said Virbhadra himself tain guidelines for select- had contested from two as- ing candidates.
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10 Friday,January 17, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi TN hauled up for polluted Fears remain about water courses in Chennai effects of GM crops TIMES NEWS NETWORK TIMES NEWS NETWORK strengths and weaknesses. It will need an integrated New Delhi: Expressing un- New Delhi: Global acreage Fast & steady approach, an insect-resist- happiness over the waste wa- of transgenic crops in- ance management scheme. ter polluting water courses creased by six million Global reach It will still need pesticide in Chennai, the Central Pol- hectares to touch 58.7 mil- sprays. ‘‘We are advocating lution Control Board (CPCB) Six million farmers in lion hectares in 2002 as In- an integrated approach, no has issued show cause no- 16 countries planted dia, Colombia and Hon- single thrust will solve the tices to Tamil Nadu State Pol- biotech crops in 2002, duras joined the list of major issues on food secu- lution Control Board, Chen- up from five million countries growing these rity.’’ nai municipal corporation farmers in 13 coun- crops. But biotechnology James said more than a and the local water authority. tries in 2001 will not solve all problems. fifth of the global crop area The move comes at a time This acceptance came Fewer pesticides of soyabean, corn, cotton when the CPCB has been from agricultural scientist and canola — the four main armed with powers to act di- Pesticide will still be Clive James as he detailed a GM crops — is covered rectly on municipal and bio- needed but in less global review of transgenic with transgenic crops. medical waste issues. It has amount crops during a teleconfer- Nearly six million farmers already issued a series of no- ence with journalists from Basic issue in 16 countries planted tices to hospitals defying the India, Malaysia, the Philip- biotech crops in 2002, up rules; Chennai is the first re- Only an integrated pines and Australia on from five million farmers cipient of its attention on approach can help Thursday. James is the in 13 countries in 2001. municipal waste. Theoreti- tackle food scarcity founder and chief of the In- Three-fourths of these cally, it can prosecute per- ternational Service for the farmers are in developing sons/agencies under the En- Acquisition of Agribiotech said they expected Asian countries. vironment Protection Act. Applications (ISAAA). countries to play a promi- In Asia, India joined In- Concerned about the fate ISAAA describes itself as a nent role in the growth of donesia in growing trans- of river conservation plan, non-profit organisation this technology.New cotton genic cotton and Philip- CPCB chairman Dilip aiming to alleviate poverty and corn products are ex- pines has just approved a Biswas said that the civic and hunger by sharing crop pected in a year or so and agencies in Chennai have biotechnology applications. ‘‘substantial expansion’’ is variety of biotech corn. been unable to meet the tar- The report comes at a time expected in India. Pesticide use will come gets. State pollution control when India has reaped its He, however, accepted down, with James’ esti- boards are expected to seek first harvest of transgenic that pests would, in all mates suggesting Bt cotton the execution of projects, — insect-resistant Bt cotton probability, develop resist- alone can ‘‘potentially’’ ‘‘raise their voice’’. but reserves its opinion on ance to the genes in these eliminate the need for CPCB has asked the au- GM food. crops. Biotechnology, he 33,000 metric tonnes of in- thorities to explain what they James, who sidestepped said, was just one more secticide globally, or 40 per have done to implement the questions on food safety , technology, with its cent of current global use. project. Govt plans to regulate child counselling services By Anita Katyal tremely varied as there is no The government’s plans TIMES NEWS NETWORK central source of standard have, however, met with regulation. There is a lack of mixed reaction. Samir New Delhi: With coun- trained professional counsel- Parekh, psychiatrist, Max selling services for children lors. Furthermore, those who Health Care, said, ‘‘When you mushrooming haphazardly, are in the field come from ex- get a professional degree, you the government is planning tremely disparate education- are expected to follow clini- to regulate and improve their al backgrounds. Some do not cal guidelines. An untrained quality by laying down crite- have any formal training. person cannot lay down the ria for licensing and certifi- Other reasons for the dis- standards for a professional cation of counsellors. parity is the lack of training person,’’ he added. It also proposes to estab- centres, lack of information With children being sub- lish minimum standards of and absence of supervision jected to trauma, there is counselling to ensure unifor- of the profession. widespread recognition mity in methodologies em- It is to streamline the pro- about the increasing need for ployed by counsellors. This fession and ensure quality counselling. Yet there are few might result in the formation services for children that the services dealing with issues of a regulatory body for government wants to lay particular to children. Many counsellors, on the lines of down criteria for the certifi- schools have counsellors but the Medical Council of India. cation of counsellors. These many deal with scholastic Officials of the depart- will include a period of pro- performance. When there is ment of women and child de- bation, supervision, written a deeper emotional trouble, partment, who are pursuing exams and interview and parents are directed to coun- this proposal, said the quali- number and type of cases un- sellors outside the school sys- ty of the existing counselling dertaken with supervision tem. The proposal is meant to services is found to be ex- and evaluation by seniors. rectify this problem. UP Lok Ayukt gets new complaints Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Lok Ayukt has received fresh com- plaints against ministers in the Mayawati government. Lok Ayukt is now probing complaints of corruption and misuse of power against a dozen politicians, sources said on Thurs- day,adding that some inquiries were in their final stages. PTI
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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Friday,January 17, 2003 11 More caught in kidney racket By Ajay Bharadwaj recipients. TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mahajan, who has been in police custody, admitted hav- Chandigarh: After a senior ing committed ‘‘irregulari- doctor and some affected per- ties in clearing the cases, but sons spilt the beans, the Spe- denied having received bribe cial Investigation Team money’’. (SIT) has established the Mahajan reportedly told nexus between doctors, mid- the investigating team that dlemen and members of he ‘‘overlooked procedural authorisation committee in requirements in good faith’’. the infamous kidney racket. However, the principal The doctor concerned had failed to satisfy the Special been a member of the autho- Investigation Team team on risation committee. what grounds did he develop The SIT investigations also ‘‘good faith’’ in cases where made headway with noted the authorisation committee Kidney surgeon Dr Pravin had failed to ascertain the an- Sarin, who has been in police tecedents of all donors from custody since last Saturday. outside the state. Sarin admitted that clandes- A senior doctor, who was tine deals for kidney sale did earlier member of the autho- take place, but not always risation committee, however, with his knowledge. stated that he had brought Some of Sarin’s junior doc- about procedural errors to tors and close relatives are the notice of the principal, stated to have been the key but they were all pushed un- figures running the racket der the carpet. with the assistance of about He said the committee seven middlemen in Amrit- used to clear the cases in ‘‘a sar. dubious hurry’’ and even It has also been revealed neglected basic require- that the authorisation com- ments of verifying the identi- mittee, headed by Dr O P Ma- ty of donors. hajan, principal of the Gov- Meanwhile, Special Inves- ernment Medical College, tigation Team has seized Amritsar, used to receive Rs the personal computer of 30,000 each for clearing the Sarin to curry out more cases of kidney donors and information. Another fight for power Reuters
Men try to stop a running bull during Pongal celebrations near Madurai in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. Bengali sweets out to tempt chocolate lovers Kolkata: Worried by the ber of Commerce and Indus- growing appeal of chocolates try is assisting the associa- and ice creams, especially tion. The sweetmeat makers among the young, makers of also want to introduce for- Bengali sweetmeats are plan- eigners to their fare. Con- ning a grand treat to revive sular officials posted here the flagging interest in tradi- have also been invited. tional confectionaries. West Bengal accounts for As part of this campaign, almost 50 per cent of India’s the West Ben- Rs 16 billion gal Sweet SWEET TOOTH sweetmeat Trade Associ- market. But ation plans to • Bengali sweet-makers the market for lay a mouth- take on chocolate and sweets is watering ice cream invasion shrinking be- spread of a • Plans afoot for a cause of in- range of cot- traditional sweets creased com- tage cheese- exhibition next month petition from based • Traders considering chocolate and desserts like patenting Bengali ice cream rosogolla and sweets like rosogollas makers. sandesh at an Bengal’s exhibition sweetmeat here next makers plan month. to tell people On offer about the food will be at least value of 40 types of sweets. It’s sweets, in- sweetmeat in- cluding the dustry is un- pantua, dergoing a langcha, mi- technological hidana, sita bhog, shorbhaja, transformation to take on the moya and rosogolla. confectionery and ice cream ‘‘The exhibition aims at industries. It perceives a not only reviving people’s in- threat to traditional sweets terest in Bengali sweets but from the new patenting laws also introducing the young and is registering indigenous generation to the world of products. Bengali traditional sweet- Bengali sweetmeats have a meats,’’ said association sec- good demand Europe and the retary Ravindra Pal. US markets, particularly The dates of the five-day among Indian expatriates. exhibition, where people will Some Kolkata-based sweet- be allowed to sample sweets meat firms are now planning for free, are yet to be fixed. to open rosogolla factories in The Bengal National Cham- Australia and Canada. IANS
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12 Friday,January 17, 2003 INTERACTIVE The Times of India, New Delhi Amazing facts DAILY DEBATE Study systematically for SSc about humans Does success come with age? By Mamta Singh the questions. Start with Times News Network the first and go on till the ● Women’s vocal cords are shorter Only young people are will- The young can never taste New Delhi:Examination fever is catch- last question. It becomes a than those of men. As a result, women ing to take risks and accept success without the right ing up with every student and the em- hassle for the examiner to can talk more with less effort. challenges, which leads to guidance from their old and ● phasis is on laying the foundation for juggle between 30 ques- The human ear drum vibrates tions of each of the sets. In success. experienced counterparts. success in social studies. Think of 17,000 billion times in an average life case you are not sure about preparing for your examination in the time. a particular answer, leave ● same way you would think of building a Hydrochloric acid (HCl) produced enough space and get back house. You must plan in advance before in our body can pass through a hard to it later. In the databased laying the foundation and going ahead iron sheet, but it does not harm our questions in Geography,do with your study schedule. It’s a gradual stomach because the stomach is lined calculations in the margi- Divya Rathi, process that requires time and ability. with mucus. Gaurav Narula, ns. Write only the correct ● Class VIII, Class VIII, Social studies is an interesting sub- Our kidney consists of over one answer in the main sheet. St Marks Senior St Marks Senior ject.‘‘The social subjects you learn link million small tubes, the total length of Sawhney of the social studies depart- Leave enough gaps after each question. Secondary Secondary you to human beings from the begin- which is 40 miles. ment at St Francis de Sales School, Stick to the prescribed word limit. ● School, School, ning of time. If you relate what you The lens of the eye continues to Janakpuri. They suggest that before the Meera Bagh. Meera Bagh. learn to yourself and to others, you’ll Remember that the word limit men- grow throughout a person’s life. exam the students should make it a tioned at the head of the paper is appli- Contributed by Raman Shridhar, start taking interest in your studies ir Winston Churchill once com- enjamin Franklin once said, ‘‘at point to stick to a timetable. Organise cable to all sections, ie history, geogra- Class IX, Doon Public School, Delhi. and find that they are fun,’’ says Veena mented, ‘‘twenty to twenty five twenty years of age the will lessons according to the weightage of phy, civics and economics. And last but S B Badhwan of Plato Public School. are the years that one should not be reigns, at thirty the wit and at forty marks. Master the subject matter.Learn not the least, don’t forget to fasten the A systematic and logical approach is content with things, as they are. The the judgement...’’ your answers point-wise. Writing prac- maps properly. needed for social studies. ‘‘Attempt the earth is yours and the fullness there- So right was he, because it is the paper with neatness. Frame the an- tice improves fluency. ‘‘It is important that preparation of of. Enter upon your inheritance, and right judgement of the old and the swers in your mind before putting them Note making is an important tech- the examination is done from the be- accept your responsibilities.’’ experienced that leads us to success. on paper. Do not write down what you nique in the process of learning, espe- ginning of the term rather than at the This is exactly what the young do If it had not been for our old and ex- have memorised, but what the question cially with regard to history. Be famil- last moment. Students should also keep and the old cannot and so it is right- perienced leaders, we would have not paper expects of you,’’ advises Suchi iar with the type of questions and refer in mind to read the questions properly ly said that only the young succeed. been living in this free and inde- Bajaj of Springdales School, Pusa Road. to the last two or three years’s papers. during the examination and finish the The young succeed, as they possess pendent India. The approach is what counts, say Give enough importance to map work. paper in time,’’ advises Shanta Nirmala all the qualities that lead to the path Who can forget the experienced Rose George, Renu Verma and Rita During the exam, follow the order of Rao of St Xavier’s School, Shahbad. of success. Passion, commitment, a Mahatma Gandhi, the iron man Sar- die-hard attitude and innovative dar Patel or the visionary Jawaharlal ideas, and the willingness to take Nehru? They were instrumental in OUR CORNER risks — these are the features of the getting our country free from the The CP show: Open to all, no passes needed young. No wonder that the young clutches of the British. It is said that War War causes pollution, taste success. Rajiv Gandhi was one of the most Finishing each other, such is the It is the young and the computer successful prime ministers of our War, war, war! solution. savvy Chandrababu Naidu who has country.Here, I would like to say that From peace people are very far. People fight with guns, it was his inexperience that made Effects of war are very bad, Which always reduce the fun. taken Andhra Pradesh to new Wastage of life and money takes heights. Take the example of Bill him send a peacekeeping force toSri place, Gates. He reached the pinnacle of Lanka, which eventually led to his It has become a very serious success at a very young age. To con- assassination. case. clude, I would like to quote George It is the experience, right judge- Humanity is in danger, Bernard Shaw who rightly said, ‘‘old ment and the lessons from mistakes Moral values become stranger. men are dangerous.’’ It does not mat- that we make over the years that Land is damaged due to war, ter to them what is going to happen leads to success. Do you think the Our environment is getting to the world. And the young are the young possess these qualities? I am ignored. ones who successfully lead the world sorry to say it, but this is not the Earth’s balance is disturbing, onto the path of success. case. No one helps for preserving. We see that people everywhere Thus it is our goal, To play an important role. Students are welcome to send in their contributions in the form are too sad. of articles,essays, stories etc to: Sky is full of smoke, Contributed by Meenakshi Mann Celebrate colour with The Times of India. Delhi will witness a fireworks and laser show on NIE Section (Third Floor), The Times of India Guns and booms dance but no and Kajal Goel, Class IX, Jain a scale never seen before. The show can be seen by all who come to Connaught Place at Bharti Mrigavati Vidyalaya. 7, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002 folks. 7.30 on Saturday evening. No passes are needed. Or, e-mail at: [email protected]
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The Times of India, New Delhi JUST LIKE THAT Friday,January 17, 2003 13
PTI Full-body scan slugged it out in a three- Vaccine to cure round charity boxing match in Chicago, Illinois. The win- of tropical ner: Bonaduce, who blood- ied Osmonds nose in the rheumatoid two-to-one decision. The thunderstorm match was set up after Os- mond taunted Bonaduce at arthritis found 1806: James Madison the gym where both men taken by Nasa Randolph, grandson of Pres- were working out. Brisbane: Australian scientists announced a Washington: Nasa scien- ident Thomas Jefferson, was breakthrough today in efforts to develop a vaccine tists have made the first ‘full- the first child born in the for the crippling disease rheumatoid arthritis. body scan’ of an evolving White House. Researchers at the University of Queensland in tropical thunderstorm, us- eastern Australia said they identified how to re- ing advanced radar to probe verse a process in which a body’s auto-immune the storm’s inner workings, system attacks its own tissues, causing arthritis. the US space agency said on “This is really the first time we have been able to Wednesday. specifically target the appropriate molecule in or- The new images are pic- der to get the immune system to turn off after it tures of an unusual storm has already started,” scientist Ranjeny Thomas 1995: A 7.2-magnitude over the Amazon rainforest earthquake hit Kobe, Japan. said. The findings were published in the American in 1999, according to the Na- medical journal Immunity. The Great Hanshin Earth- tional Aeronautics and 1871: Andrew S Hallidie of quake happened at 5:46 Thomas, deputy director of the university’s Space Administration’s God- The basset horn, a kind of Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research at San Francisco, California re- a.m., killing at least 6,000 alto clarinet, was named after its dard Space Flight Centre ceived a patent for a cable people and injured more Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital, said outside Washington. inventor — a man named Horn. testing had so far been confined to laboratory mice car system. The public trans- than 26,000. The quake Basset is from’Basetto,’ or ‘little Meteorologists from Nasa portation system was put damaged or destroyed more and human trials were about two years away. If bass’ in Italian. likened the images to a ‘full- into operation in the city by than 56,000 buildings. successful, the trials could pave the way for the Great Britain was the first body scan’ of the storm, the bay in 1873, providing a Born on this day: country to issue postage stamps. development of a vaccine to prevent rheumatoid analogous to a doctor’s im- fast, safe way to travel up Hence, the postage stamps of arthritis, although Thomas stressed doctors would age of a patient observed and down San Francisco’s Britain are the only stamps in the be unable to reverse existing joint damage. with sophisticated medical steep hills. world not to bear the name of the Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory scanning equipment. 1876: The saxophone was country of origin. However, every disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and Storms often form precipi- played by Etta Morgan at stamp carries a relief image or a loss of function in the joints, notably in the wrist tation either by forming rain New York City’s Olympic silhouette of the monarch’s head and hands. Symptoms vary greatly,with some peo- Fabiolu Da Silva of Brazil giving demonstration on his at lower altitudes or by form- Theatre. 1905: instead. ple suffering only occasionally and others perma- bike at radio club in Mumbai on Thursday. ing frozen particles high in Punchboards were Each year there is one ton of AFP patented by a Chicago nently crippled. the atmosphere. The 1999 cement poured for each man, manufacturing firm. woman, and child in the world. storm did both as the storm 1910: Thomas Crapper, said At McDonalds in New Zealand, evolved, according to David to be the inventor and devel- they serve apricot pies instead of Atlas of Nasa’s Goddard cen- oper of the flush toilet mech- Cancer cures at the bottom of oceans tre. cherry ones. anism that most of us use, Florida: Scientists plung- stitution pull hundreds of collect sea life from a sub- stitute estimates that “The ‘full-body scan’ also died on this day. ing to deep corners of the new specimens from the marine with mechanical about 65 percent of all can- provides new insight into 1928: The fully automatic, ocean are finding rare sea every year, hoping at claws and arms, pulling in cer drugs come from ma- the intensity and hazards film-developing machine was sponges that they hope, least one of them will be bunches of orange, yellow rine life and plants _ their within storms, which should patented by AM Josepho. against astronomical tougher than the cancer and brown sponges that bark, roots, leaves and be avoided by aircraft,” Atlas 1706: Benjamin odds, could lead them to a cells they carefully grow have developed their own fruits. One of the more said in a statement. “Even Franklin,statesman. He was cure for cancer or other in a laboratory. systems of self protection. widely used anticancer the aircraft used in this the oldest signer of the Dec- diseases. The team journeys to Most of the sponges have drugs, Taxol, comes from study did not go into the core laration of Independence Researchers at Harbour polluted and pristine wa- never been seen before. the bark of Pacific yew of the storm because of the and the US Constitution. Branch Oceanographic In- ters throughout the year to The National Cancer In- trees. AP hazards.” Reuters 1891: Marjorie Gateson, ac- tress. Pickled herrings were invented in 1942: Muhammad Ali, boxer. 1375. 1) What was the bikini you the temperature? it say “Cleanliness is next good officer to obey any or- ● Beauty, Excellence, Heavyweight champion in The earliest document in Latin in bathing suit named after? ● Mosquito to Godliness”? ders given him by his com- Bravery 1964, 1974, 1978. a woman’s handwriting (it is from ● Tsunami ● Cricket ● Genesis mander in chief” ● Brotherhood 1948: Mick Taylor, singer. the first century AD) is an invitation ● Earthquake ● Flea ● Proverbs ● “I only regret that I have ● Unlimited Strength 1949: Andy Kaufman, actor. to a birthday party. 1985: Leonard Nimoy, who ● Bomb site ● Chameleon ● The Gospels but one life to lose for my 15) How many US state 1955: Steve Earle, song- A family of six died in Oregon roamed among the stars in ● 6) How deep is a country” capitals have been named writer, singer and musician. during World War II as a result of a Volcano the Star Trek TV series and 2) In Thailand, what do ‘fathom’? ● after US presidents? 1956: Paul Young, singer. Japanese balloon bomb. “Shoot if you will this old movies, got his own star on you show, to show ● ● 1 1957: John Crawford, singer Jet lag was once called boat lag, 6 feet gray head” the Hollywood Walk of disrespect? ● 16 feet ● “I will not capitulate” ● 2 and musician. back before jets existed. ● ● ● Fame. Live long and prosper, Games Slayter, a Purdue Top of your head 200 feet 12) In which Shake- 3 Mr Spock. ● ● ● graduate, invented fiberglass. Your finger 6 miles spearean play does a 4 1986: This was D-day for G- ● One of the reasons marijuana is Your naked body 7) Where are Panama character say, “Alas poor Answers in tomorrow’s rated movies as four Ap- ● illegal today is because cotton Bottom of your foot hats made? Yorick, I knew him well”? edition. proved for All Audiences ● ● growers in the 30s lobbied against 3) What did the ancient Panama, of course Henry VIII films were released. Among ● ● ● hemp farmers — they saw it as Persians give on New Ecuador Nowhere Hamlet Answers to Thursday’s the characters featured were ● ● competition. It is not chemically Year’s Day? Puerto Rico 10) Who said “Everybody Romeo and Juliet quiz : Yogi Bear and Heathcliff ● Eggs ● Thailand talks about the weather, ● None of them addictive as is nicotine, alcohol, 1. Onion along with The Adventures of ● Oil 8) What colour M&M’s but nobody does anything 13) What part of a cat or caffeine. 2. Australia Mark Twain and The Adven- ● Water were temporarily taken off about it”? does ‘catgut’ come from? Cephalacaudal recapitulation is 3. To let insects out tures of the American Rabbit. ● Wine the market in 1976 be- ● Mark Twain ● The Stomach the reason our extremeties develop 4. 18 feet 1991: Operation Desert 4) Where was chopsuey cause of a rumour that ● Oscar Wilde ● The Intestines faster than the rest of us 5. Peanut butter Storm began. The US and its invented? their dye caused cancer? ● William Shakespeare ● The Hind Legs The term the “Boogey Man will 6. Desert United Nations allies went to ● New Hampshire ● Brown ● Unknown newspaper edi- ● It comes from sheep, not get you” comes from the Boogey 7. 69 war to drive Saddam Hus- ● Mississippi ● Green tor, Charles Warner cats people, who still inhabit an area of 8. Summer seins army out of Iraqi-occu- ● Florida ● Yellow 11) What were Nathan 14) What does the word Indonesia. These people still act as 9. Bark pied Kuwait. ● California ● Red Hale’s last words? ‘mafia’ mean in Italian? pirates today and attack ships that 10. Eating salt 1994: Actors Donny Osmond 1962: Jim Carrey, actor and 5) Which animal can tell 9) Where in the Bible does ● “It is the duty of every ● Fear of Strangers pass. and Danny Bonaduce comedian.
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14 Friday,January 17, 2003 INTERNATIONAL The Times of India, New Delhi
Cruise wins AROUND THE WORLD AFP case against New Potter book: Harry Device helps parents to keep Potter fans will get a weighty fifth installment in J K Rowl- ing’s series about a boy wiz- gay porn star ard when Harry Potter and Los Angeles: Tom Cruise the Order of the Phoenix is tabs on children’s movement has won a $10 million judg- released on June 21, her publishers said on Wednes- NYT ment in a 2001 lawsuit By Will Wade anything. It is already used by ship- against a gay porn star who day. Bloomsbury of Britain and Scholastic of the US ping companies to monitor their claimed he had a homosexual said the manuscript has fi- n ordinary day at the zoo for trucks and by law enforcement agen- encounter with the Mission: Timothy Neher was quickly nally been delivered for the cies to keep tabs on parolees, and new Impossible actor, Cruise’s at- book, which will be a third A turning traumatic. His 5-year- applications are beginning to emerge. torney said on Wednesday. longer than the series’ fourth old nephew and 3-year-old niece were “I think that’s going to be the driv- A Los Angeles judge en- nowhere in sight. installment, the 734-page ing force going forward,” he said. tered the default judgment in Harry Potter and the Goblet Then the five-minute crisis was “We’re starting to see a pretty major late December after defen- of Fire. Potter fans have had over. The children had wandered be- uptick in sales.” Even as such devices dant Chad Slater admitted to wait three years for Order hind the snack stand. “When I took are becoming more attractive to con- that his story was false and of the Phoenix. Since Goblet the kids home that night,” he said, “I sumers, the two-edged nature is also said he would not actively de- of Fire was published, Rowl- told their parents we’d had some ex- becoming more apparent. fend himself against the law- ing has gotten married and is citement, but I’d come up with a great Eric Orr, a retired police officer and suit, said Cruise’s attorney pregnant. Her baby is due idea for a company.” private security consultant in Chesa- Ricardo Cestero. this spring. Reuters Almost six years later, the company, peake, Virginia, liked the concept of In his lawsuit, Cruise said Gibb remembered: With Wherify Wireless in Redwood Shores, Slater falsely told a French Six-year-old Erica Orr shows the the Wherify Personal Locator so much emotional words but no mu- California, has produced the Personal he bought five of them and plans to magazine Actustar that his sic, family and friends paid Locator, a satellite-based tracking de- Wherify Personal Locator her father bought to keep track of her buy five more. “I have two young chil- gay love affair with Cruise final tribute on Wednesday to vice intended to head off the kind of dren, and with all the nieces and led to the actor’s August 2001 Maurice Gibb of the leg- panic that Neher experienced. longings — in addition, of course, to nephews there are a lot of kids in our divorce from actress Nicole endary disco band the Bee Location-sensing technologies helping drivers, hikers and sailors family,” he said. “When I’m done, all of Kidman. Gees. Maurice’s twin brother, based on satellite-based systems or in- find their way from point to point. them are going to be wearing these “He is very, very pleased Robin, widow Yvonne and frared tracking are not new. But de- Location industry veterans see a bracelets.” with getting this judgment children Adam and Saman- sign advances have made the compo- strong demand for tracking technolo- But as a security expert specialising and is happy to have another tha, who are in their 20s, nents small enough to fit into hand- gy. “The demand for pure navigation in surveillance, Orr also sees the po- ruling by a court that these were among mourners at the private funeral at Riverside held units, or to be built into bracelets systems is limited,” said Marc Pri- tential of this technology to monitor stories are false and defama- Funeral Chapel in Miami or backpacks, relaying information oleau, director of marketing at Sirf people without their knowledge or tory,” Cestero said. The judgment marks the Beach. Older brother Barry, that can readily be monitored on the Technology of San Jose, a developer of consent. “It would be very easy to 55, arrived with pop super- second time Cruise has pre- Web. satellite-based navigation compo- mount this type of device in a car and star Michael Jackson at the Couple that with a more security- nents. Boats and planes are a small keep track of where people are going vailed in lawsuits he filed to chapel some time after the conscious world, and suddenly track- market, and the largest potential area all the time,” he pointed out. quash rumours that he is gay. service ended, according to ing systems seem to be everywhere, for navigation systems is cars. “It only takes half a twist to make In 2001, the 40-year-old actor ABC television local affiliate A model displays a dress at the Hong Kong Designers ‘Magnificence’ show on Wednesday. keeping tabs on the whereabouts of Prioleau noted, however, that track- this a real invasion of privacy. It’s sued Michael Davis, the Los Channel 10. Reuters children, elderly relatives and even be- ing gear could be included in almost very scary.” NYT News Service Angeles publisher of Bold Magazine, for $100 million af- Jackson hunts for house: Michael Jack- Showbiz stars held on child porn ter Davis claimed to have a son is house shopping in south Florida, and charge: Former Bay City Rollers pop group manager Tam Paton and popular TV presen- videotape of Cruise engaged recently toured a 17,000-square-foot man- sion on the market for $45 million, his real es- ter Matthew Kelly have joined a growing list DUBYAMAIL in homosexual acts. tate broker said Wednesday. The reclusive of British showbiz stars to have been arrested I was previously a reader of a Hindi Cestero said Cruise has newspaper. But after I got to know pop star decided against the luxury beach- over paedophilia allegations. The arrests of Dubyaman, I have started reading TOI. not decided whether to press front dwelling, said broker James Meiskin, of Kelly and Paton late Wednesday, in connec- I like the strip very much. Please keep Slater to pay the latest judg- New York. He said he expects Jackson will tion with allegations of sexual abuse against it going, ignoring all those criticising ment. you. decide whether to buy a home in the area in young boys during the 1970s, come after — Bishnu Pd Upadhyay, New Delhi The actor said he would do- the next few months. “He’s always enjoyed rock star Pete Townshend, of British group The strip is insulting. Why should you nate any proceeds of the law- the state of Florida,” Meiskin said. “We’re The Who, was arrested Monday on suspicion have George W Bush refereeing every suit to charity. considering many options.” Real estate agent of child pornography offences. Police sources time? Or is it because you want him to? Thursday confirmed the arrests of Kelly and Please make it more refreshing, as re- Cestero said Cruise in- Nadine House, who represents the mansion’s freshing as a morning cuppa. tends to file defamation ac- owners, said she initially didn’t believe Paton. They were being held overnight at — Swayam Tiwari tions against anyone who Meiskin when he told her who wanted to see separate police stations and were to face the house late last month. AP questioning later. AFP e-mail: [email protected] spreads false rumours about him. Reuters
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The Times of India, New Delhi INTERNATIONAL Friday,January 17, 2003 15 AFP Bananas may US won’t wait for UN backing on Iraq Washington: The Bush ad- ted by the UN weapons in- out a decision on confronting against attack. The US has be wiped out ministration resisted calls by spectors on Jan 27 and evi- Hussein, the administration sent Patriot anti-missile sys- other nations Wednesday dence that Saddam is truly said it would try to head off tems and 600 troops to Israel that it secure the explicit complying with the UN de- pressure from some nations to strengthen its defences blessing of the UN Security mand that he give up any to work according to a against an Iraqi missile at- in a decade Council before going to war weapons of mass destruc- timetable established under tack. with Iraq. tion. a 1999 UN resolution that The White House said Paris: The commercial banana has such a nar- The White House further In another sign of the would require the inspectors British Prime Minister Tony row genetic base that within a decade the plant suggested that it could decide growing frustration with to report again in late March. Blair would meet with Bush could be wiped out by two fungal diseases that in favour of military action what the White House views The resolution adopted in at Camp David on Jan 31. are rampaging through Central America, Africa even if weapons inspectors as stalling and evasion by November,No. 1441, “lays out Their meeting is to be held and Asia, New Scientist says. do not turn up concrete new Iraq, the official said that a more intensive rhythm for four days after the UN in- The British weekly says the alarm for the evidence against Saddam Saddam was intimidating his inspections and a set of ex- spectors submit their report, world’s most popular fruit has been sounded by Hussein. scientists into refusing to pectations meant to test Sad- a step administration offi- Pakistani workers sorting blankets for a Belgian plant pathologist, Emile Frison, top re- A day after President Bush travel outside of Iraq for in- dam Hussein’s readiness to cials have said will be impor- exports at a textile unit in Karachi. searcher at a worldwide network of banana spe- warned that “time is running terviews about Baghdad’s disarm peacefully,” said the tant in Bush’s deliberations out” on Saddam Hussein, a weapons programs. Iraq has senior official. about whether to take mili- Pakistani businessmen fear key textile cialists, INIBAP. Bush hell-bent on war exports to the US will suffer as a result If Frison’s doomsday scenario comes true, it senior administration offi- said that none of its scien- Further raising the pres- tary action. Their meeting ders,” the official said. of contentious new US immigration will not just mean inconvenience for shoppers in cial said the timetable for a tists want to go outside the sure on Saddam, officials will also come three days af- Clearly intent on not allow- rules requiring Pakistanis to submit to western countries who are deprived of their decision about war would be country for interviews. said the US has asked NATO ter Bush is expected to deliv- ing the weapons inspections rigorous checks. favourite fruit. “driven by events.” Those in- “From that kind of regime, to help in the event of a war, er his State of the Union ad- to continue for months with- NYT News Service It would also spell poverty or starvation for clude a report to be submit- that’s called marching or- in part by protecting Turkey dress. Madrassas raided: Pakistani security Reuters agents have raided half a billion people in tropical countries who three Islamic schools depend on bananas for food or income —the in Islamabad this equivalent of the Irish potato famine, in which a week hunting for Al- tuber blight decimated the population of Ireland Qaida and Taliban in the mid-19th century. Tokyo, Osaka suspects. A cook at In a report due to be published in Saturday’s Madrassa Darul issue, the British weekly says the problem with Uloom Subhania the banana eaten around the world today is that school said the for- it is drawn from a tiny gene pool. most expensive eigners asked if there “That uniformity makes it ripe for disease like were any students no other crop on Earth,” it warns. Just one vari- Hong Kong: Tokyo and costly. linked to Al-Qaida or ety,a type called Cavendish, accounts for almost Osaka, with their $50 mel- The African city of Li- the Taliban studying all of the bananas sold in the world today. ons and sky-high rents, re- breville, in Gabon, was there. An administrator at the school, The reason for this is because the Cavendish, main the world’s most ex- ranked fifth, while New Maulana Fida Mohammed, said he was like other commercially-grown bananas, is a ge- pensive cities, though Eu- York City,North America’s outraged foreigners were involved in the raid, which took place before dawn netic freak. ropean cities are fast most expensive city, Wednesday. “Why were foreigners there? In its wild form, the banana is almost inedible, catching up, according to a slipped to 11th from sev- This should not happen,” he said. “We for it is riddled with stoney seeds. survey published Thurs- enth place in 2002. live in Pakistan. Our own administration The theory goes that early hunter-gatherers day. Zurich should question us if they feel there is must have stumbled across rare mutant plants The re- was the any need to ask questions.” The other that produced seedless, edible fruit — the forefa- search arm sixth most two schools that were raided were Jamia ther of today’s commercial varieties. of the pricey place Misbahul Uloom, on Tuesday, and Masjid These soft-fruited plants are the result of a ge- Economist to live, fol- Abdullah bin Masood, on Wednesday. netic accident that gives their cells three copies magazine lowed by The schools do not have any known affili- of each chromosome instead of two. said the London, ation with militant groups. None of the That imbalance prevents seeds and pollen cost of liv- seventh, students or teachers were detained, Mo- from developing normally, making the mutant ing was and Geneva, hammed said. AFP plants sterile. Banana plants are grown by re- falling eighth. 10 Indian fishermen held: The Pak- planting cuttings from a parent plant. fastest in Paris was istani coast guard arrested 10 Indian fish- Traditional varieties of sexually reproducing Latin the most ex- ermen early Thursday for allegedly fishing crops have a much broader genetic base, in American pensive city illegally in the country’s territorial waters, which genes swap and recombine in each new John Lee Malvo (centre), a suspect in the Washington area sniper shootings last October, and in the Euro- police said. The fishermen were caught in generation, and the new configurations offer a leaves Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on Wednesday. The court ruled African pean Union, the Arabian Sea, about 100 km from better chance against disease. Bananas, though, that sufficient evidence had been presented to charge Malvo, 17, as an adult in the shootings cities at 10th Karachi, police official Athar Rashid Butt have no such defences. AFP which killed ten people. stricken by place, up said. Pakistan and India regularly arrest economic from 14th in each other’s fishermen accusing them of or political 2002. illegally fishing in their territorial waters, turmoil, while cities with- The EIU said Beijing and many of the men have to wait years in the 12-nation euro zone was the 19th most expen- for their release. This is the second time Jehadis win more seats in Pak by-polls were seeing prices rise as sive city,down from 10th in this month that Pakistan has arrested In- the euro strengthens 2002, while Shanghai dian fishermen. On Jan 7 the coast guard Islamabad: Islamic radicals soldiers are hunting Al-Qaida and fill 29 seats in the national and make up the biggest opposition against other currencies. slipped to 27th place from arrested 16 Indian fishermen, who are still emerged as winners Thursday in Taliban fugitives. provincial legislatures. The va- bloc, controlling 83 of the 342 14th. Economic turmoil in jail. AP nationwide by-elections, reflect- “Their victory is a reflection of cancies were caused by candi- seats. Perennially high prices ing voter discontent at the gov- the anti-government and anti- dates being elected to more than With a possible war on Iraq kept Tokyo and Osaka- and a collapsing currency Security talks in Moscow: A Pak- ernment’s policy of supporting American sentiment,” Talat Ma- one seat in polls late last year. In brewing, anti-American senti- caused the cost of living in istani delegation headed by deputy for- Kobe the first -and second- the US-led war on terrorism in sood, retired general and political Pakistan a candidate can run for ment is expected to grow. “Street most expensive cities, the Argentine capital, eign minister Tariq Osman Haider began Buenos Aires, to plunge to two days of talks Thursday on strategic Afghanistan. commentator, said. “The by-elec- several seats, but in the end can opinion in Pakistan, and probably about the same as in 2002. The religious coalition of six Is- tion reinforces that the Islamic only occupy one seat in the legis- most Muslim countries holds that The1Economist Intelli- 130th on the list from 41st security issues with Russian officials. The last year. delegation arrived unheralded late lamic parties won an additional parties are going to play an im- lature. Islam is the sole target of Ameri- gence Unit said the Norwe- Wednesday for the talks, the first of their three seats - two in the federal Par- portant role in the present politi- The election win for the reli- ca’s new wars,” Pervez Hoodbhoy, gian capital of Oslo The least costly of the kind between Russian and Pakistani liament and one in the provincial cal situation. Their policies and gious coalition strengthens its a peace activist and university switched places with 134 cities included in the diplomats, and is due to return to Islam- legislature - in the deeply conser- views will have to be taken into hand in the National Assembly - professor, wrote Thursday in the fourth-ranked Hong Kong survey were Harare and abad on Friday. AFP vative regions that border consideration.” the lawmaking Lower House of News. “Even moderate Muslims to become the third-most Teheran, it said. AP Afghanistan, where American The by-elections were held to Parliament - where they now are worried.” AP
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY Dark Side of the Pravasi Dream Visiting India for a conference on Science is the issue of intensive farming — keeping and the Spiritual Quest, Jane Goodall, animals in pens, feeding them hormones After IIT Delhi, Harvard was a cakewalk. By Lalita Panicker to the millions of Gulf emigrants who have world-famous primatologist and UN and antibiotics, never allowing them any — Rajat Gupta held up the economy of India’s miracle messenger of peace, told Chandrika Mago freedom. We are all far more guilty of that. I A while ago, during my mother’s routine call model state. Experts have repeatedly urged she believes in the middle path, whether parcel the blame to everyone who eats meat. from Kerala, she told me of the suicide of a the government to study the changes in it’s in the ‘war’ between animal rights Stridency among activists tends to put off young man in my hometown. His family had demand in the international job market so activists and scientists or the debate between people who might otherwise be sympathetic. Social Engineering mortgaged their meagre possessions to pay a that the Indian worker can be trained to development and conservation: This is true of all movements. It’s tout for a job in the Gulf. The tout decamped compete. While we were napping, the far important at the beginning of a movement, At a time when every aspect of the Nehruvian legacy is with the money leaving the family destitute. more aggressive South East Asian countries How do you view your role as a UN messenger how else do you get attention? But once you under attack, at least one of Chachaji’s efforts seems to His small dream of being a pravasi ended, he have gained an edge over us in the job of peace? are there... it can be a great disservice, have panned out well: the creation of the Indian hanged himself. I was filled with sadness for markets which we dominated at one time. I believe we will never have peace till we everything you say becomes suspect. Most Institutes of Technology (IIT). Fifty years ago, the first the bright-eyed little boy who used to race Kerala’s superlative marketing of itself as learn to live in harmony with the environ- important is knowledge. If we start IIT was established at Kharagpur as part of Nehru’s past my parents’ home on his bicycle. a tourist attraction ‘God’s own country’ and ment. My institute’s Roots & Shoots educa- shouting, being aggressive, destructive, we vision of ‘‘creating a breeding ground for scientists and His death did not make the mainstream it being featured as the destination where the tion programme, from pre-school to the lose the battle, people don’t listen. technologists of the highest calibre’’. Today, a lavish papers, in fact, it hardly made it to the local rich and famous gather to chill out has university, encourages concern for animals, Where do you stand in the debate for, and two-day jamboree commences in California’s Silicon papers since this is a fairly common perhaps glossed over the severe social environment and the community.Everybody against, zoos? Valley to mark the occasion, with Microsoft chairman occurrence. Kerala tops the suicide rate list problems that affect the state, particularly wants the programme in India; we’re I take a moderate position. There are in India. But this is the other side of the Bill Gates among those in attendance. That testifies to for those who have had to leave for economic investigating the possibility of starting an hundreds of zoos which should not exist. But pravasi story,a side no one gave a thought to the awesome brand equity the IITs have built up, thanks reasons. Alcoholism, drug abuse and wife- institute here which would be an NGO. Roots if animals are kept in big enclosures, while celebrating Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. battering are just a few of the manifestations & Shoots has 5,000 active groups. Each allowed some family life, an opportunity to largely to the success of their alumni. In a world in But then these unsung pravasis are nowhere which money talks, the fact that IITians settled in the of a deep sense of despair and a realisation group identifies local projects, for the enrich their lives and use their minds, if near as compelling as the flamboyant community, animals and environment. We US are collectively estimated to be worth $30 billion that the development model has not lived zoos have a policy on surplus animals or Sir Vidia Naipaul’s in-your-face presence. A up to expectations. link the groups. We have to help the younger breed endangered species, then yes. Zoos can ensures that they will never lack a respectful poignant message on the net from a Gulf The Kerala government’s solution is generation. It is their world, we have spoilt it serve an educational purpose if animals are audience. The inevitable question is, if the IITs could Malayalee said it all. He would like to attend typical of the shortsightedness that our and they will have to live with the mess. exhibited in such a way children can learn do it, why can’t India as a whole? The answer sums up the NRI bash in Delhi he said but could some- politicians are so famous for. Set up a fund to In India, there has been war of sorts about them in the wild. These can be this country’s tragedy: the IITs have become islands one pay for his ticket as he could not afford it. ensure that the returnees get some form of between animal rights activists and scientists linked to programmes to save animals. of excellence here by following norms that are In the coming months, with most Gulf regular income. For a person accustomed to on norms for research. How do you approach How do you view the debate on development considered routine elsewhere in the world. They are one countries imposing greater visa restrictions, the social status that comes with a Gulf job, this issue? versus conservation? of India’s few genuine meritocracies, the entrance more and more Indians, mainly from Kerala, the idea of dole is wounding and demeaning. I don’t call myself I discussed with exams are fiercely competitive and no amount of are going to flood back. Many have not even Besides, to the highly conscientised an animal rights environment offici- connections or string-pulling helps. And the IITs’ worked there for a year and hence unable to Malayalee, the work ethic is all important. activist. I’ve been Q&A als the problems of considerable autonomy has protected them from recover the money paid to get that all-impor- Crippled by years of Marxist trade involved in the Using animals is a an expanding hu- subversion by political power brokers. tant visa. The great Gulf dream is coming to unionism, it is unlikely that jobs will sud- dialogue with scien- billion-dollar industry. man population, the The one criticism frequently levied against IITians is an end and alarmingly the Kerala govern- denly spring up in industry. In fact, Kerala’s tists. It’s regrettable We’ve found alterna- nibbling at national that having availed of a highly subsidised education, ment has not even begun preparing to deal only homegrown heavy industry (the manu- that we were arro- tives to the use of live parks. It’s very with the economic and social consequences. most of them immediately take off for foreign shores. facture of tyres) has shifted shop to the more gant enough to animals in research, important to keep What exactly happened to all the billions Frankly, India has been unable to provide its best amenable Chennai. Tourism is saturated, af- think we could use we need more some really wild in remittances from the Gulf over the years? animals for what and brightest with a hospitable environment. So why ter all there are only so many attractions and research on this, more places. But it’s unre- Much of it has gone into unsustainable no more in the tiny state. One answer would ever we wanted. We alistic to think we blame them for preferring green pastures to ghettos scientific acceptability projects like building massive mansions or shouldn’t be harm- can keep all places be to promote aggressively the IT sector — Udayshankar for such alternatives. of frustration? Besides, India benefits from their investing in ‘chit’ funds promising unrealis- a perfect solution for the literate Malayalee. ing other forms of absolutely wild. remittances, investments and lobbying efforts abroad. tically high interest rates. After years of The disaffection among the Gulf returnees life. A huge amount What’s desperate- Even so, there have been increasing calls for the working in dead-end jobs abroad, most is already manifesting itself in dangerous of the experimentation so far has been ly important is to get the goodwill of people imposition of an ‘exit tax’ on highly qualified Indians returnees are either too old, in ill-health or ways in the fragile northern Muslim- useless, some of it has even been harmful around the edge, enable them to be part of who migrate. But why not consider another option — simply don’t have the skills to compete in dominated districts of Kerala. Malappuram for humans. the decision-making process. A very good making it mandatory for all IIT students, and for Kerala’s virtually non-existent job market. which has the lowest literacy rate but the But at the moment, animals are being used programme in the Congo forest allowed that matter, others studying in elite institutions, to Socially too, they find themselves misfits. largest number of emigrants is already a all over the world. It’s become a billion-dollar pygmies to stay if their numbers did spend some time working in rural India? Students of They return to spouses and children who communally-tense area. A strand of Islam industry. So, as step one, we should do not grow beyond 300 and they didn’t hunt professional institutes are required to do projects barely know them. In the case of the wives quite alien to Kerala is growing in these the best we can for animals in this horrid endangered species. It has worked well. as part of their course anyway, so a rural stint could left behind, there are many studies to areas fuelled by unemployment mainly situation — it’s torture from their point Ecotourism, too, can be useful, as long as be easily worked into the curriculum. It would be an document the psychological problems they among Gulf returnees, manipulative politics of view. In America, we’ve organised you enter a national park/sanctuary with an interesting coming together of technocratic young develop being single parents to growing and intense loss of self-esteem. A visit to the workshops for animal lovers, scientists and understanding that you will take nothing India and Bharat Mata, and both sides would benefit children in a deeply conservative society. In Malabar provides chilling insights into what vets to sit around the table. Simultaneously, out, do no damage. In Africa, this brings immensely. Our villages could get some innovative her book, In The Absence of Their Men, could lie in store for Kerala unless these I want a new mindset. What we’re doing in foreign exchange, helps local people sociologist Leela Gulati writes: “My overall is morally not acceptable. solutions to daily problems, and our future problems are addressed. Militant Hindu and boost the economy so they see the value of impression is that women from migrant Muslim organisations are making their We’ve found alternatives to the use of maintaining the area and exposes people to world-beaters would have their perspectives widened households start with a number of handi- presence felt and preaching divisiveness. live animals in research, we need more what can be a life-changing experience. I by this latter-day discovery of India. caps. To overcome these problems they need And for the first time, the normally research on this, more scientific accept- stand in the middle on many of these issues. considerable support not only from close quiescent Malayalees ability for such alternatives. What is your assessment of the conservation family members but also from a network of are listening. What’s your impression of the situation scenario worldwide? Defaulting Sarkar relatives, friends and neighbours”. So spare a thought in India? It varies. In America, it’s a nightmare. The In an ageing society, such help is increas- for the small pravasi I didn’t actually see laboratories. I did look Bush administration has overthrown every While financial institutions are finally moving, to ingly dwindling, on the contrary, women who has contributed at photographs, some looked sub-standard. legislation... the excuse is war.It’s terrifying. considerable popular acclaim, to crack down on loan left behind have to cope with the care of just as much to India’s To me, all labs are terrible places. But the In Africa, Gabon has created 11 huge nation- defaults by private borrowers, an equally serious the elderly as well. In addition, women’s par- image abroad and people doing research are not bad people, al parks, withdrawing logging concessions. problem is being largely ignored. That’s the problem of ticipation in the workforce is high in Kerala who, unlike his more they want to help humans. It’s important Tanzania has a good record. In China, potential defaults by state governments. Most of the and this adds to the pressures on them. upmarket counter- to improve labs everywhere — have vets, attitudes to animals and the environment states are in a deep financial mess, but that hasn’t Yet, while the government fetes the parts, has demanded ensure cleanliness, give the animals things are changing, especially among the young. stopped them from cheerfully extending guarantees to well-heeled NRI at tony parties in the little in return. And to do, try not to keep them alone unless nec- We have to find imaginative ways of letting borrowings by various public sector entities and special Capital, it does not feel that it owes anything got even less. essary.But it’s not just animals in labs. There people, animals and nature live in harmony. purpose vehicles. Many of these bodies, in turn, are in perilous financial condition. The possibility that many of them will eventually default on their loans can’t be Damp Squib To Cut or Not to Cut ruled out, in which case the lenders will turn to the states that issued guarantees. But the states themselves By K S Venkatachalam grounds. Also being a con- The dogs stopped at the very may be in no position to honour their commitments. noisseur of food, he was spot where he had kept his It was just after 9/11. My The Tree of Life Maybe none of this will come to pass, but the whole looking forward to a wide tote bag. His bags were co-passenger in the Chennai- By Vidyapati Joshi edifice does seem worryingly similar to a fragile house variety of Indian cuisine. ripped open but nothing Divine Sport Delhi flight was a software His earlier experience of In- incriminating was found. of cards. The Centre has, of course, been urging the engineer from the US. Our Cut this tree of life, advises This tree remains holy states to put their house in order. But given its own dian food was limited to eat- Unable to face the barrage Krishna in the fifteenth despite our worldly life Manvantaras are conversation veered around countless, as are also fiscal discipline — or lack of it — it’s hardly in a ing tandoori tikka at Indian of questions, he pleaded to chapter of the Bhagavad polluting its manifest to the post-WTC bombing restaurants in New York. be allowed the services of the creations and position to preach. So is there any way of defusing this Gita. He likens life in branches through karma.It scenario in the US. There A highlight of his visit his lawyer. This plea was destructions; the ticking time bomb? Sometimes, market mechanisms was a perceptible change this material world to a tree. is beyond human capacity to was being invited by an rejected. One of the officials, It is the holy Ashwattha tree, destroy this tree. Supreme Being does can achieve what moral suasion and government diktat in the attitude of people, Indian family to join them an expert on explosives, this again and again says Krishna, indestructible, Those who are attached to cannot. In this case, perhaps the best hope lies in the especially immigration offi- for Deepavali. On the festival after much probing, finally as if in sport. with its roots above and the pleasures and pains of market’s principle that if someone can’t meet his cials, towards Asian visitors. day, he carried gifts for the found traces of some branches spread below, and living on the tree and in Manavadharmashastra financial obligations, his assets should be taken away We had read about instances children in his tote bag. He inflammable material on so huge that neither its this material world will 1.80 and sold to raise the required amount. where visitors were denied was fascinated by the way his tote bag. He wanted to end nor its middle are surely be allowed by God to ✥ All state governments have offices on prime real permission to enter the Deepavali was celebrated know the details of the discernible. continue as before, returning country on flimsy grounds. and relished the wide last place he had visited Verily We created man estate, apart from the various official residences of Describing his many man- to this world again and again There was the classic case of variety of sweets and with this bag. in the fairest rectitude. ministers and bureaucrats. One way out would be for ifestations in chapter 14, and remaining captive in a popular Indian actor being savouries prepared for the Qur’an XCV.4 lenders to seize these buildings and auction them to the It then suddenly dawned Krishna has already told us the eternal cycle of birth refused entry on the charge occasion. However, the best ✥ highest bidder. An important precedent has been set in on him that he had spent the that among trees he is and death. that his name and beard part was the bursting of fire- this regard by a Debt Recovery Tribunal authorising evening before his departure the Ashwattha, and in the And God said, Let us made him a suspect. crackers in which the entire The real question then the attachment of two offices in Mantralaya, the with the Indian family very next chapter, he advises make man in Our My fellow-traveller re- neighbourhood joined. and had joined them in is, do we or don’t we want Maharashtra government headquarters. Of course, the the devotee to cut this to leave the material tempta- image, after Our state government has appealed against the order, counted his own harrowing The very next day, he setting off the firecrackers. tree. He says it has very likeness; and let them That might well account for tions of this cycle in and it’s unlikely that the attached offices will actually experience. He had been had to return home to the strong roots and is indestruc- have dominion over the sent to India to set up a soft- US. On arrival at the John the traces of gunpowder on which we shall remain be put on the block. But the tribunal’s decision is tible, and yet asks us to captive so long as we conti- fish of the sea, and over ware company. As a keen F Kennedy international his bag. destroy it. What could he the fowl of the air, and important because it breaks the taboo on treating Indophile, he wanted to airport, he saw the customs Till I heard this, it never nue to seek pleasure in the the government like any other commercial entity.What mean by this? branches of the tree? over the cattle, and over travel the length and breadth officials, with their sniffer occurred to me that Deepa- all the earth, and over separates developed polities and economies from Among the many commen- The tree ceases to bind of the country and meet dogs, coming towards him. vali revelry could make a every creeping thing banana republics is the former’s adherence to sanctity tators on the Gita, D V Gun- those who are intent on people from diverse back- That set his heart racing. suspect of an innocent. that creepeth upon the of contract. All societies are, ultimately, a contract dappa, the literary giant of reaching the tree’s origin, earth. So God created between its various members to collaborate for mutual Karnataka, stands out in his which is in Brahman. CONVERSATIONS WITH READERS man in His own image. benefit. The purpose of government is to enforce refusal to take Krishna’s They climb higher and this contract; indeed, it derives its legitimacy by Telecom Tangle Cellular operators are not only challeng- advice at its face value. higher, away from the Genesis 1:26 doing so. Governments that breach contracts, in fact, ing the authority of TRAI but have even In his Kannada commen- branches and leaves spread ✥ negate their very right to exist. The Cellular Operators Association of India accused TRAI as favouring WLL service tary Shrimad-bhagavad-gita- out in this material world, ‘From whence dost thou (COAI) has reacted to the recent orders providers. How can they serve the interest tatparya, first pub- in search of eter- come?’ the holy Rabia issued by TRAI (Telecom Regulatory of the industry by spreading misinforma- lished in 1966, he nal peace. was asked. ‘From the Authority of India) regarding carrying of tion about the regulatory body? The COAI offers a lucid and They fulfil their other world.’ ‘And Bovine Beauty calls made by subscribers from the has sought to project that the interests of convincing explana- allotted duties in where dost thou go?’ network of basic service providers without one class of users are pitched against the tion of what Krish- this worldly life, ‘To the other world’, Who will be this year’s Miss Lista? It’s early days yet. interruption. TRAI’s order is simply to interests of the other class. In doing so, they na really meant THE The Miss Lista pageant has not been held as yet. And being aware all the ‘What art thou doing ensure that if the calls are transiting on the are attempting to prejudge the issue, for it is when he asked us to time that nothing reports are mum on what prizes Miss Lista will receive. SPEAKING in this world?’ ‘I am network of the service provider and if the the regulator who has to take a balanced cut the tree. of this tree belongs making a game of it.’ So we can only speculate on whether or not Miss Lista same is intended for termination to a and objective view in the larger public TREE He begins with to them, and that Farid al-Din Attar will be flown to foreign pastures where the grass is subscriber of a Cellular Mobile Service interest and in the overall interest of the reasons as to why Krishna they are here only to ✥ greener. We can also hope that the one who is crowned Provider (CMSP), he should not be allowed telecom industry.Telecom regulation in the refers to the Ashwattha serve and nourish it for Miss Lista will get every opportunity to prove that she to disconnect or interrupt such calls. country is moving in the right direction in and not any other tree. This the greater glory of its God first created light. a transparent manner that deserves to be All men are born out can make a difference in a very purposeful way. That TRAI has correctly regulated the cellular is not only because it is invisible creator. supported and commended. of it. The whole she will not just make hay while the sun shines but service licence conditions which makes it named by Krishna as one — V S Ailawadi, ex-chairman, Electricity It is this detachment enrich the world with the milk of human kindness mandatory for CMSPs to ensure intercon- of his forms but also because world came out of Regulatory Commission (Haryana), via e-mail that gives them freedom a single spark. while not forgetting to say ‘Cheese’ at every photo- nection to all telecom service providers for its simile has been used from the branches and opportunity. And for those who think that beauty smooth flow of traffic and to meet quality of Illegal Votebanks in some Upanishads, it has leaves, and the right to Kabir competitions are infra dig, even Magsaysay award service (QOS) norms. TRAI is not dictating a non-changing appearance climb higher up the tree ✥ Apropos of the news report ‘Illegal visitors despite being subject to winner Kiran Bedi said in a recent TV discussion that the outcome but is only preventing wilful to rest in its source in Man is made to be the out: Advani’ (Jan 8), the move on part of constant change, and it while she would not herself promote a beauty pageant, delay on the part of incumbents. The value eternal bliss. They leave plaything of God, and the government to evict foreigners staying is a fit analogy for the she certainly would not object to anyone else doing so. of every subscriber is to be able to reach the tree alone, since its this, truly considered, illegally in India is welcome. One suspects, material world by virtue of Besides, didn’t that iconoclastic 19th century dramatist other subscribers and he is not so much continued existence is of is the best of him; however, that the political will to implement its long life, vast size, and Oscar Wilde once say, “Beauty is the only thing that concerned with the network externalities. no relevance to them. wherefore also every the decision fully might be lacking. This is ability to support varied time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, and man and woman should so because the issue is highly politicised life forms. So, the tree vanishes for walk seriously,and pass credos follow one another like the withered leaves of and illegal migrants have often been used as the knower of the spirit, From timesofindia.com Why does this tree of life life in the noblest of autumn; but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons and convenient and vulnerable votebanks. This while continuing to exist have its roots above and pastimes, and be of a possession for all eternity”. So all we have to do is is the reason why state governments as before for those attached branches spread out below? another mind from await the crowning of Miss Lista. All the parameters for often turn a blind eye to them, thereby to the world. NRI Burden The roots are in the what they are at selection have not yet been announced. Reports rule out jeopardising the country’s security and invisible, unchanging and For the latter, frenzied FDI inflow from NRIs is negligible com- present... And what a viva-voce to determine the IQ and the EQ of each economic stability. imperishable Brahman, and activity for satisfaction of pared to what the Chinese diaspora invests is the right way of participant. Not because the participants are lacking in — Sush Kocher,Jaipur the way to know Him insatiable desires is the in mainland China. The recent Pravasi living?... 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TECHNOLOGY Ranbaxy Labs’ Cell firms hit back at TRAI UPDATE net up 139% at TIMES NEWS NETWORK have blocked. ‘‘This is yet another blatant Digital ideas to attempt of back door entry—this time to New Delhi: Cellular operators came down RIL to use BSNL link terminate the calls without paying charges heavily on Thursday’s show cause notice that would be due on a reciprocal basis (be- by TRAI, to some companies that are selec- TIMES NEWS NETWORK tween cellular and WLL-M operators). This make you hum Rs 605.4 crore tively blocking the calls of subscribers of Mumbai: Even as TRAI tries to resolve is illegal and immoral,’’ said COAI. Tata Teleservices (Indicom), which were f you had awakened on the floor of the TIMES NEWS NETWORK above my expectations,” said the impasse over interconnecting exist- COAI said that the BSNL/MTNL move being routed through BSNL and MTNL. Las Vegas Convention Center and Richard D’Souza, analyst ing GSM with WLL-based networks, Re- greatly reduced the cell firm’s ability to ne- New Delhi: Buoyed by They have also criticised BSNL/MTNL I tried to figure out where you were, with Sunidhi Consultants. liance India Mobile (RIM) has decided gotiate better tariffs for their consumers. strong generics sales in the for agreeing to carry the transit traffic of you might have first guessed the Conclave “The overall US market sales to use BSNL’s already existing inter- Indicom and HFCL (in Punjab) and warn- COAI has maintained that it was unfair for of American Optimists. You would have US, the country’s largest seems to have been higher ing cell firms against blocking the transit connect agreements with cell operators basic phone/WLL-M companies to charge seen 115,000 people buzzing with confi- pharmaceutical company than expected,” he added, cit- calls, particularly from WLL-M (mobile to route RIM calls to other networks. cellphone users Rs 1.20 for a three minute dence and excitement. On the other hand, Ranbaxy Laboratories has ing a specific boost from wireless in local loop) service. Some cellu- Similarly, in Mumbai, Reliance Info- call for accessing their customers. WLL- noting how many passers-by were loudly notched up a 139 per cent sales of a generic version of lar companies have replied to TRAI’s di- comm plans to use MTNL’s intercon- M/basic phone user, on the other hand, talking to themselves, you might have growth in net profit at Rs GlaxoSmithKline’s Ceftin an- rectives (to stop blocking the calls) but not nect pacts to route its calls to mobile paid nothing for accessing cellular sub- concluded that you had wandered into the 6,05.4 crore (Rs 2,53.3 crore in tibiotic, which Ranbaxy complied with it. Because of this TRAI has operators. scribers. International Expo of Eccentrics. 2001) in year ended Decem- launched in March 2002. issued the show cause to them — AirTel, An official of Reliance Infocomm ‘‘A non-discriminatory interconnection Instead, it was the 2003 Consumer Elec- ber 31, 2002. In the same peri- Ranbaxy said sales of Hutch, Idea, Spice and Fascel. said, ‘‘We have discussed a revenue- is crucial to protecting the interests of tronics Show, also known as CES, held od its sales has gone up by 40 other anti-infective drugs Some companies in their response to sharing agreement with MTNL and (our) 1 crore customers, who are forced to this week. No wonder those attending per cent to Rs 2,880.5 crore such as Amoxicillin, Cefa- TRAI have gone to the extent of challeng- BSNL and will soon sign a contract to pay two charges (airtime plus Rs 1.20), un- were happy. from Rs 2,054.5 crore in 2001. clor, Cephalexin also grew ing its intervention, saying that it had no route RIM calls to other networks even like their fellow callers, who need only pay First, of course, they were in their ele- In Q4 2002 (Oct-Dec), the well in the United States, its jurisdiction over the matter. if there is a delay in signing direct in- a single charge, while making outgoing ment, surrounded by the smallest and company recorded sales of largest market, accounting Cellular operators are yet to sign direct terconnect agreements with the cell calls,’’ said COAI. The association has shiniest new gadgets. Second, despite the Rs. 8,08.8 crore (Rs 5,69 crore for sales worth $296 million network interconnect deals with basic maintained that WLL-M tariffs (including gloom in other slices of the economy, in Q4 2001), registering a — up 162 per cent from the firms. We will make sure that every phone companies, saying that the existing free incoming calls) were made cheaper ar- sales of consumer electronics in the US growth of 42 per cent. Net last year. The pharma major RIM subscriber gets full connectivity.’’ rules are unfair to them and their sub- tificially at the expense of their sub- actually grew last year (to a record $ 96 Profit in Q4 2002 increased by had filed 23 Abbreviated New Reliance officials, however, refused to scribers. In the absence of connect pacts, scribers. Besides, it said if cell firms got Rs billion). This trade show of manufactur- 323 per cent at Rs. 2,12.7 crore Drug Applications (ANDAs) disclose the extent of revenue to be basic phone companies were routing calls 1.20 access charge, all cellular incoming ers, retailers and customers was alive (Rs 50.3 crore). in the US in 2002, higher than shared with BSNL and MTNL. through BSNL/MTNL, which cell firms calls would be free and airtime lowered. with energy and crowded with exhibits. Commenting on the re- its target of 15-20. Ranbaxy The vitality of this exposition is a sign sults, DS Brar, CEO and MD also plans to launch a gener- of the times. The interest and innovation of Ranbaxy said, “we have ic version of GlaxoSmithK- in PC’s is nothing next to the action in been able to significantly im- line’s blockbuster antibiotic other realms of high tech. As proof, com- prove our operational effec- Augmentin in the US soon pare the show with what was once its big tiveness and financial per- Retail trade in Gilts starts on exchanges and it recently got USFDA brother: Comdex, the PC trade show held formance. A sound base has nod to make and market a Jitendra Sharma TIMES NEWS NETWORK each November at the same site. Thanks been established to ente r generic version of Roche’s to the severe slump in the PC industry,the into the speciality products anti-acne drug Accutane. Ac- New Delhi: Finance minister 2002 Las Vegas Comdex was only half the segment in key markets”. cording to analysts, the new Jaswant Singh on Thursday size of its 2000 incarnation. On strong results, Ran- drug launches promise more flagged off the retail trading in If you ever go to CES, wear sensible baxy’s stock has gained Rs growth for Ranbaxy in the gilts and corporate debts on shoes. It’s like attending the Cellphone 12.20 (1.93 per cent) to close at current year. stock exchanges, enabling small Show, Digital Camera Convention, Enter- Rs 643.40 on the Bombay Ranbaxy also finalised its investors to buy secured govern- tainment Expo, Palmtop Powwow, Games Stock Exchange on Thursday. plans to launch branded for- ment securities with a minimum Get-Together, Hi-Fi Audio Assembly, According to market ana- mulations in the US market investment of Rs 1,000. Wireless World, Techno-Car Convocation, lysts, results are above expec- which will take place in early The government also plans to Robot Rally and Karaoke Confab all in tations. “The results are 2003. introduce trading in interest one week. rate derivatives in bourses very The 2,200 booths had lavish displays by soon. ‘‘This has opened a new in- Panasonic, Sony, Philips, Toshiba and Pepsi launches Mountain vestment opportunity for retail other heavy hitters. But hundreds of and small investors. Govern- smaller, quirkier companies were also ment bond is a secured invest- present, exhibiting electric toothbrushes, Dew, inks deal with HLL ment,’’ Singh said. illuminated cellphone faceplates, laser All the dated securities and pens and publications from Widescreen TIMES NEWS NETWORK corporate debts can be traded by Review to Progressive Grocer. To reach retail investors on NSE, BSE and those smaller booths, though, you had to New Delhi: Pepsi on Thursday introduced Mountain pass what seemed like half the $10,000 Dew, a leading soft drink brand from its international OTCEI through their 10,000-odd terminals in 400 cities. There are plasma TV screens ever made. portfolio. The neon coloured Mountain Dew will be The most interesting items at Mi- available in 500-ml PET and 300-ml returnable glass bot- over 150 Central government se- curities in the Rs 6,50,000-crore crosoft’s booth were the prototype wrist- tles (RGB) at an introductory price of Rs 15 and Rs 8 re- watches that use the company’s new G-secs market. Treasury bills spectively,in all outlets, pubs, restaurants and eateries. Smart Personal Object Technology soft- and state government debt pa- Union finance minister Jaswant Singh with finance secretary S Narayan at the launch of retail trading in The brand will be rolled out across the country in the government securities on stock exchanges in New Delhi on Thursday. ware. Due by year’s end from Citizen, Fos- pers will not be allowed to be coming months. The new product will be supported by sil and other companies, these watches traded now but will be intro- television commercials, outdoor activities, which are The government will also in- port by this month. totally risk free. Prices will vary can receive messages, news, weather, duced in a phased manner. popular with the teens. troduce interest rate derivatives Interest rate derivatives like depending upon the interest rate sports and stock reports wirelessly — for IDBI chairman PP Vora said Pepsi Foods has also entered into a distribution al- to hedge risks associated in a swaps and forward rate agree- movements. But it will be se- a small monthly fee, of course. liance with Hindustan Lever to jointly market both the returns from G-secs will be bet- volatile interest rate regime, fi- ments are now used by banks to cured till maturity. Being sover- firms’ hot beverages and soft drinks brands across the ter than banks’ fixed deposits. nance secretary S Narayan said. hedge interest rate risks. At eign papers, G-secs are the The only hard part is waiting until all country.The alliance will make available leading brands There would be no tax deduc- The modalities are being worked present, it is not available to re- safest.’’ He said: ‘‘This step was of the prototypes become finished, ship- of the two firms - Lipton, Taj Mahal, Bru, Pepsi Cola, tion at source on interest pay- out by a committee under RBI, tail investors as a separate in- being taken to check long-term ping products — and trying not to think 7Up, Mirinda through vending machines and fountains ments. The tax exemptions upto headed by Standard Chartered strument. volatility in interest rate, which about how it will all be obsolete by CES at Pepsi outlets. Rs 3,000 for individuals will con- Bank’s India CEO Jaspal Bindra. RBI deputy governor Rakesh will be contained by the interest 2004.NYT Service tinue. The committee will submit its re- Mohan said: ‘‘The G-secs is not rate derivatives.’’
EXECUTIVE DIGEST No thought on e-gov: Nasscom TIMES NEWS NETWORK points. While states like Kerala, Gujarat, Ma- NATIONAL Ajit Ninan Indo Rama net soars Bezbaruah ombudsman It’s tough time ahead for 160% in Q3: Indo Rama has for Delhi, J&K, Haryana: New Delhi: Nasscom on Thursday said that harashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal software firms: For software reported a 160 per cent high- RBI has appointed MP the e-governance market in India grew by 18 and Rajasthan were, though slow in imple- UTI Bank to decide on service firms 2003 will be a er net profit at Rs 38.93 crore Bezbaruah as banking per cent in 2001-02, touching a market size of mentation, poised to catch up with the lead- investor: UTI Bank Ltd will difficult year. Business condi- decide on an investor who will for Q3 ended December 31, ombudsman for Delhi, Jammu Rs 1,400 crore. It has also become the highest ers. tions will be tough in 2003 with and Kashmir, Haryana and growing vertical in the domestic IT market. However,despite these islands of progress, pick up equity in the private corporates globally squeez- 2002, on a 44 per cent higher Ghaziabad. Bezbaruah’s However, these figures are not a clear indi- e-governance has been unable to make rapid sector bank by next month. ing infotech spending to gross turnover at Rs 663.87 appointment is effective from cation of actual growth, says the findings of “We are in final stages of de- cut costs, according to crore. For the nine months progress and significantly impact the lives of Wednesday he would be ciding and hope to finalise an Tata Consultancy ended December 2002, the a Nasscom study which suggests that it is im- people. This is due to several operational, based in New Delhi, RBI said investor by next month,” Services. net profit surged 181 per cent portant that the government clearly define a planning and implementation issues, the chairman and managing di- to Rs 113.36 crore on a 26 in a statement on Thursday. e-governance strategy and a roadmap with study points out. With no clear revenue rector PJ Nayak said. Howev- per cent higher gross turnover The banking ombudsman measurable timelines which are currently stream available, private sector investment er, he added that it could also at Rs 1,1817.43 crore, the scheme was introduced in not present. has been slow and restricted. To make mat- be more than one investor. company said. June 1995 to provide con- Kiran Karnik, president, Nasscom, said ters worse, incoherent government policies Last month, the Tata group sumers quick and low-cost ‘‘The market is gaining traction but there are coupled with an unclear roadmap with meas- redressal of their grievances had said that it was in discus- GE Shipping net falls challenges which are stalling progress’’. urable milestones have been the bane of the relating to banking services. sions with UTI Bank for pick- 32% in Q3: Great Eastern Nasscom’s analysis of e-governance imple- country’s e-governance model. ing up an equity stake in the Shipping has reported a Hughes Escorts in pact mentation undertaken in 10 states indicated ‘‘Yet,’’ says Nasscom chairman Arun Ku- latter. decline of 32.3 per cent in net with Data Access: Satel- that southern India — Andhra Pradesh, Kar- mar,‘‘we have seen some excellent projects in Sify lowers net loss profit at Rs 47.74 crore for Q3 lite-based communications nataka and Tamil Nadu — remained the lead- a few states which are benchmarked global- in Q3: Sify Ltd has recorded ended December 31, 2002, service provider Hughes ers in e-governance project implementation ly.’’ The effort, now, should be to replicate a net loss of Rs 32.25 crore against Rs 70.51 crore. The Escorts Communications Ltd at various citizen-to-government interface them in other parts of the country. for Q3 ended December 31, total income from operations and telecom company Data 2002, against a net loss of Rs and sales also decreased at Access India on Thursday 37.34 crore recorded in the announced a strategic tie-up idea was to keep mopping up Rs 235.70 crore against Rs corresponding quarter of last Murugappa hikes stake to offer broadband managed A Korean war looms as Samsung, shares of GFCL from open 283.63 crore in the December year. Total revenues increased in GFCL: Chennai-based Rs network services to domestic by 24 per cent at Rs 51.93 4,300 crore Murugappa group market up to 14.8 per cent 2001 quarter, MD Vijay Sheth and then wait for AP’s deci- enterprise consumers for the crore. R Ramaraj, CEO & MD has increased its stake in Go- said. For the nine months full range of converged sion on divestment. The AP ended December, the net LG get ready for cup slugfest said, ‘‘Growth in topline rev- davari Fertilisers and Chemi- government is one of the two point-to-point and point-to- enue is seen in both our cor- cals Ltd (GFCL) to over 12 per was lower at Rs 134.16 crore multipoint voice, data and porate network services busi- promoters of GFCL which (Rs 173.01 crore) while total By Amrita Nair-Ghaswalla white goods sector is the come on to SET MAX for pre- cent. A Vellayan, V-C of EID video services in India and TIMES NEWS NETWORK ness and in our consumer ac- holds over 25 per cent in the hottest category and this is a mium cricket. However, we Parry—the flagship of Muru- company. income stood at Rs 697.62 abroad, HECL president and cess businesses.’’ gappa group—said that the crore (Rs 916.42 crore). CEO Partho Banerjee said. Mumbai: With two weeks to peak time for a lot of their will buy some spots on Door- go for the cricket world cup, products.’’ darshan’s terrestrial net- the rivalry between the Kore- Though both Sony and work, too.’’ INTERNATIONAL Samsung Electronics Apple posts $8 million Virgin Blue in US$ 3.1 bn an majors in the white goods Samsung have refused to di- Sony’s business head Rajat posts record profit: Sam- loss in Q1: Blaming restruc- fleet upgrade: Australian market has reached trigger vulge the financial details of Jain said that apart from budget airline Virgin Blue will Bayer faces 7,400 sung Electronics, the world’s turing charges, Apple Com- point. LG Electronics, one of the deal, citing ‘‘confidential- sponsorship deals, another buy up to 50 Boeing 737s for Lipobay lawsuits: Bayer is largest memory chip maker, puter Inc reported a Q1 loss the main sponsors of the ICC ity agreements’’, industry revenue stream was in live on Thursday said it had despite a 7 per cent gain in a total US$ 3.1 billion. It had a sources peg it at Rs 14.5 crore. features—the fours, the sixes, facing 7,400 lawsuits world- firm order for 10 737-800’s to Cricket World Cup, has de- wide in connection with its bucked a global market sales. The results were in line cided not to advertise at all Some of the spot buys have the fall of wickets, etc. Gupta slump in 2002 to yield record with Wall Street’s expecta- be delivered by August 2004, disgraced anti-cholesterol on Sony Entertainment Tele- gone for about $7,000 per 30 added, ‘‘Sponsorship for all sales and profit. However, Q4 tions. For the three months with an option for another 40 treatment Lipobay. The vision, the primary live seconds while the sponsor- of the nine live features has results were weaker than ex- ended December 28, the 737s over the next 10 years. number of suits filed against broadcaster, leaving the field ships have been sold for been sold out. With the pected due to hefty bonus PC maker lost $ 8 million, or 2 Bayer is continuing to rise: In open for arch FMCG rival around $6,500, sources added. sewing up of the Samsung payments estimated at 300 cents per share, on revenue November, it had stood at Samsung to step in as associ- Samsung India director R. deal, six of the seven billion won. But its net profit of $ 1.47 billion. In the year- ET INSTA POLL 5,700 worldwide, spokesman ate sponsor. Zutshi pointed out, ‘‘We have sponsorships on offer Michael Diehl said. It had so for the full year skyrocketed ago period, Apple reported Yesterday’s results: Will the Sensex hit the 4,000 LG decided to keep away abided by the ICC rules and have been sold.’’ far reached around 400 to an all-time high of 7.5 tril- net income of $ 38 million, or only after LG refused the of- LG is likely to become the lion won from 2.95 trillion won 11 cents a share, on $ 1.38 mark before the Budget? from Sony Max citing ‘‘very out-of-court settlements, he An Australian $100 note and fer did we go ahead.’’ ICC spo- presenting sponsor on Door- added. Bayer was forced to in 2001. Sales rose 25 per billion in sales. Excluding a high (ad spot) rates’’. Not to a set of gold measuring Yes 35% No 58% nsorship deal entitles global darshan for the 45 matches it withdraw Lipobay, also scales at the Reserve Bank cent to a record 40.5 trillion $ 17 million after-tax restruc- be outdone, Samsung has • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users stepped in as associate spon- partners to a maximum will be airing. According to marketed as Baycol and of Australia office in Sydney. won. The company’s Q4 net turing charge and a $ 2 million who chose to participate, and not necessarily of regarded as one of its most The commodity-based cur- profit stood at 1.5 trillion won, after-tax accounting transition the general public. sor on MAX in the home ap- share of airtime allocated for an LG official, ‘‘For us, Door- promising drugs, after it was rencies of Australia, New up from 403 billion won a year adjustment, the company Today’s question: pliances category for the their product category, be- darshan is a more cost-effec- suspected of have caused the Zealand and Canada have Should MNCs be taxed at par World Cup. Sony network ad sides the first right of refusal tive deal since it has a larger earlier, but down from 1.73 would have earned $ 11 mil- with Indian companies? deaths of 100 people. breezed past larger rivals. trillion won in Q3. lion, or 3 cents per share. sales head Rohit Gupta point- at the best rate available. reach in the upcountry areas, ed out, ‘‘The change in spon- Zutshi added, ‘‘A satellite which are the emerging US $: 48.35 UK £: 77.60 C $: 31.50 Euro: 51.10 S Fr: 34.95 Yen (100): 40.90 Selling rate travellers cheques sorship doesn’t impact our channel is still a better deal markets for the white RUPEE VALUE No Kr: 7.00 Se Kr: 5.55 A $: 28.40 NZ $: 26.25 S $: 27.95 HK $: 6.20 Source: SBI, Mumbai business plan at all. The as premium viewers would goods sector.’’
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BRIEFLY Khadi board plans for rural unemployed LIC home loan to corporates Gail chief to head IGL too: Gail TIMES NEWS NETWORK The company has also re- chief Proshanto vised four clauses in its Surojit Mahalanobis margin money, sponding? them. For example: The outlet New Delhi: The LIC Hous- Banerjee has been two-year-old Cehl scheme. which we do not Very good. We near Central Secretariat sold their ing Finance Limited (LICH- given the additional New Delhi: Delhi’s Khadi and Vil- First, the corporates charge of heading take back. In a sense have asked for ap- manufactured goods worth Rs FL) has again reduced its lage Industries Board (DKVIB) has must be from profit-making Indraprastha Gas we create produc- plications from 1,00,000 in about 10 days since it rate of interest (RoI) for much up its sleeves. Rural employ- houses having a minimum Limited (IGL) for the ers, who themselves youths every- started. We are in the process of housing loan from the 9.25 ment can be a reality in a great employ persons re- where for setting opening 10 more outlets in differ- of 50 employees on perma- next two years. way,if the plans are implemented. per cent to 9 per cent for a Banerjee takes the quired for their en- up non-polluting ent parts of Delhi. This apart, re- minimum six-year term. nent payroll. charge as IGL tar- This will also stop nflux of job- terprises. We edu- cottage industries cently we have started holding an Secondly, the equated seekers into cities. In an exclusive, This time it is for the Cor- gets new expansion of the compres- cate them, arrange — such as honey- annual national exhibition. We in- porate Employees Housing monthly instalments must sion capacity to 16.11 lakh a day by its chief R S Sethi spoke to Times loans for them, making, agarbatti vite entrepreneurs especially from be paid through salary de- News Network of the kind of scope Loan (Cehl) scheme. It, June, a press statement said.TNN train them on their manufacturing, underdeveloped areas, such as however, did not change its duction. Syndicate Bank gains profit: the DKVIB is creating for the ru- choice areas of cot- block-making, as- Bastar in MP,and ask them to par- The company must in- ral youth. Excerpts: fixed RoI, which is at 9.5 per Syndicate Bank has posted operat- tage industries and sembling and re- ticipate in the fair.This year we in- cent now. The company has form LICHFL when a loa- ing profit at Rs 393.13 crore ending turn them into pro- pair of electrical vited over 60 of them. A unit for decided to review the float- nee resigns or retries or last December, 35.08 per cent up DKVIC can gainfully employ ducing. gadgets, electronic manufacturing handmade paper is ing RoI in January and July. gets removed from service. from corresponding period during thousands of rural unemployeds. What exactly do you mean by goods, sewing machines, organis- being set up at Bharat Nagar in- By a circular signed on And lastly,a recommend- the last fiscal. Pre-tax profit has gone What are you doing for that? ‘margin money’? ing and creating batik work, photo dustrial area. We take their prod- Saturday and released on ing institution also will up by 26.78 per cent at Rs 313.94 We have started a new scheme It’s actually an incentive, hence enlarging and many others. In all ucts abroad also. Recently there Monday, the LICHFL have to withstand certain crore. The bank has also imporved called the rural employment gen- we don’t recover it from them. 74 household products have been was an international fair at Johan- deputy general manager time-tested scrutiny so that its capital adequacy ratio, from 12.12 eration programme (Regp). We Money will be provided by the identified for manufacturing in nesburg in South Africa, which Usha Sangwan has in- the good loans do not turn per cent to 12.67 per cent.TNN give loans up to Rs 25 lakh. About bank, following our recommenda- this area. was visited by the trade delega- structed her officers to into bad debts. The institu- 25 per cent of the amount is given Feedback from PSUs is invited. tions. Subsidy will be provided by Do you also give them market ex- tions from all African countries. strictly implement the tion now onwards will have Address mail to: News Editor, Times House, as subsidy, which means if the us. The margin money will give posure? We did a brisk sale and got very The Times of India, 7 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, scheme so as to accommo- to explain its financial sta- New Delhi 110002. Fax (011) 371-5832, 332-3346. loan amount is Rs 25 lakh, the sub- the young entrepreneurs freedom Yes. We create markets for them. good exposure in the continent. At date majority of home-seek- tus for at least three previ- email ID: [email protected] sidy amount will be over Rs 8 lakh, to function to their potentials. We have retail counters to display present 50 entrepreneurs are ex- ers. ous years. The entrepreneur will use it as How are the rural unemployed re- their products which we buy from porting. It’s a continuous process.
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Award goes to Armstrong Adams sounds warning Oracle fight back Lance Armstrong has upstaged After drinking and doping, gam- Things improved for Oracle BMW Ian Thorpe to claim the bling allegations have hit Premier- Racing when they won the fourth American-International Athlete ship. Tony Adams claims players race in America’s Cup qualify- Trophy. Others in fray included have turned to big-money betting ing. But the best of nine Louis Michael Schumacher, Marion for thrills due to clamp down on Vuitton Cup series is still 3-1 in Jones and Serena Williams drink and drugs. FA please note favour of Swiss syndicate Alinghi
ROAD TO THE WORLD CUP Ponting, Lee I thought it might be better AP is time but people still call me a chucker. If it continues and Hayden like this, I may not be able to come and play here again. Sponsors agree to to be rested —Muttiah Muralitharan Sydney: Captain Ricky SPORTS DIGEST Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Brett Lee will be rested AFP from Australia’s tri-nation renegotiate terms One-day match against Eng- land on Sunday to be fresh By Gautam Bhattacharyya that arrangement be the oth- no mood to accept any re- for the series final and next TIMES NEWS NETWORK er way round. duction, it will be almost an month’s World Cup officials “Discussions between action replay of the Champi- said on Thursday. Kolkata: Under pressure them and World Sport Nim- ons Trophy imbroglio when Wicketkeeper Adam from various quarters, two bus, the Indian arm of GCC, the Indian board refused to Gilchrist was expected to of ICC’s global partners, are almost in the final stages pay any compensation. captain the team in the Ade- Pepsi and LG, have agreed to with both sponsors now Under the circumstances, laide match. renegotiate their terms with agreeable to a settlement in the row is almost sure to be “All three players have had the Global Cricket Corpora- lieu of a reduction in the lodged with the Court of Ar- very little time off since Sep- tion (GCC) to ensure that the guarantee money they were bitration of Sport (CAS) in tember when the side trav- best Indian team plays in the supposed to pay for both the Lausanne, where eminent elled to Kenya,” said Trevor World Cup in southern World Cup and last year’s lawyers Kapil Sibal and U.N. Hohns, chairman of Aus- Africa next month. Champions Trophy. The Banerjee will be arguing the tralia’s selectors. Both multinational com- third major Indian sponsor, BCCI’s (read the Indian play- “That’s a lot of cricket, so panies with huge stakes in Hero Honda, are not part of ers) case. BCCI seems to be this is an opportunity for them the sub-continent, have the negotiations as they do on a firm footing as players’ agreed to “compromise” on not enjoy the rights of a pre-existing contracts are TRI-NATIONS ODI a number of their privileges global partner,” well-placed under siege. after a series of discussions sources told the TNN on Meanwhile, the sponsors to ‘freshen up’ both physically Dutchman Arie Haan, China’s with representatives of GCC Thursday. are rather upset at the BCCI and mentally ahead of the VB newly appointed national football (marketing agents of ICC) in However, fresh negotia- president Jagmohan Series finals and World Cup,” coach, signs autograph for the Capital over the last cou- tions between the sponsors Dalmiya’s comments of he said in a statement. “As se- Chinese football fans as he arrives ple of days, even though the and GCC is unlikely to end them being anti-national. lectors we are conscious of the in the southwestern city of Kun- controversy looks far from the row as the ICC is certain The general manager (mar- players’ heavy workload, par- ming on Tuesday. over. to ask the BCCI for indemni- keting) of LG, Ganesh Ma- ticularly those that were part According to sources, LG ty of a substantial sum halingam said: “Patriotism of the Test squad, so this in an Kleberson may replace are keen on protecting its should it be forced to accept is not the monopoly of any- opportunity for Ricky, Fowler: Leeds United boss Terry ambush marketing rights a cut from the promised $550 body. Much as the BCCI Matthew and Brett to have Venables could reinvest some of the for the 30 days prior to the million. chief, we also want the best some time out.” money he received for Robbie event while it is willing to With the board members Indian team goes to South Gilchrist was rested from Fowler by buying Brazil’s World Cup compromise on the image winning midfielder Kleberson. Offi- of the ICC Development In- Africa and pull out on all Wednesday’s One-day tie rights. The cola giants insist cials of the English Premiership club ternational (IDI) Limited in stops to ensure that.” against Sri Lanka in Bris- are due to start talks with the $6 mil- bane, which the hosts won by lion rated 23-year-old after the Atleti- four wickets with seven balls co Paranaense star’s 15-year-old fi- ‘Dazzle’ tour to spare, ensuring them a ancee agreed to marry him. Leeds place in the series final. will profit to the tune of seven-mil- Aussies too set lifts spirits Fast bowlers Brad lion-pounds from the sale of England Williams and Nathan Brack- striker Fowler to Premiership rivals Johannesburg: Keen to en, both drafted in as cover Manchester City and that money will hook potential supporters for for Glenn McGrath and An- be used to finance Kleberson’s pro- the World Cup, the contest’s drew Bichel prior to Wednes- AFP for Zimbabwe posed four-year deal. organisers kicked off a spec- day’s match, will remain tacular cricket awareness Simons’ feat: Belgian international Sydney: The Australian security of its players can- with the squad. AFP tour on Wednesday,featuring defender Timmy Simons was named government said on Thurs- not be ensured. local stars and the biggest Belgian footballer of 2002, it was an- day it had all but given up The England and Wales mobile stage in Africa. The nounced on Wednesday. The 26- its effort to prevent next Cricket Board announced Murali will be “Time to Dazzle” tour started year-old FC Bruges star edged out month’s cricket World Cup on Tuesday that it had re- People queue in Harare on Wednesday for tickets for the World Cup. The tickets in the town of Nelspruit to Genk’s Wesley Sonck and St Tru- matches from begin played jected pleas from the British went on sale a day after the ECB decided to go ahead with their ties in Harare. the east of Johannesburg as iden’s veteran former international in Zimbabwe. Defense Min- government to boycott Zim- fit for World midfielder Danny Boffin. The voting the “Dazzlemobile”, a huge ister Robert Hill, speaking babwe and would go ahead panel — made up of journalists, motorised stage loaded with for vacationing Foreign with their World Cup open- coaches and other footballing per- South African musicians, Cup: Manager Minister Alexander Down- er on February 13 in Harare. sonalities also chose Schalke 04’s sportsmen and comedians, Naturally disdainful er, said Australia was un- But the board said players Adelaide: Injured Sri Marc Wilmots as Belgium’s foreign- set off on a nine-city tour likely to act unilaterally in would not be allowed to take Lankan match-winner Mutti- based player of the year following his charged with rousing sup- SUPERBATS boycotting Zimbabwe ven- part in a pre-game ceremo- ah Muralitharan will defi- inspirational performances at the port for the four-yearly event. nitely be fit for next month’s World Cup finals. AFP Virender Sehwag Ali Bacher, the competi- ues after English cricket au- ny in which they could have World Cup in southern tion’s executive director, said thorities decided on Tues- to shake hands with Mu- Bender injured: Indiana Pacers t different times in sparkling strokeplay for the World Cup a much Africa, team manager Ajit the tour would try to garner day to go ahead with their gabe. forward Jonathan Bender, who came his fledgling cricket making him one of the bigger star than he was Jayasekera said here on off the injured list last week, will miss A grass roots support. “It is im- scheduled match in Harare. Hill said the Australian career, Virender Sehwag most attrac- during that controversy- Thursday. The 30-year-old two to four weeks after reinjuring a portant to take our World Both the Australian and government still believed it has ‘confessed’ to “not tive stalked (one Mike Den- spinner strained the quadri- torn left calf muscle. Bender came Cup to the people”, he said. British governments sought would be better if the Aus- facing a great bowler yet” ness took a fancy for him) cep muscle in his right leg in off the injured list before a 89-97 win The opening event fea- to convince national cricket tralian cricket board would over the New York Knicks on Janu- and that he “didn’t give a series in 2001. Sehwag authorities to boycott Zim- decide it was inappropriate Wednesday’s One-day clash damn” as to who was has done enough as an tured South African musi- ary 8. He had two points and two re- cian PJ Powers, African pop babwe venues during the to play games in Zimbabwe, with Australia in Brisbane. running in at him with opener in one-dayers bounds in that game and a com- star Kabelo, and comedian World Cup in protest at the but will not force the issue. But Jayasekera empha- the cherry. It’s not so — ironically, Ten- bined 13 points and 13 boards in Shabba. Boxing hero Baby actions of Zimbabwe Presi- “As the prime minister sised the injury was not seri- much disrespect to dulkar has had to wins over the Orlando Magic and Jake Matlala also planned to dent Robert Mugabe. The (John Howard) said, the ous, and there was no doubt bowlers as it is a re- move down the Golden State Warriors on Friday and take to the stage. “Sport is the Australian Cricket Board way we wish to approach the team’s trump card would flection of the dis- order to ac- Saturday. Bender underwent an MRI only thing to unify our peo- has said it will play its Feb- this matter is collectively compete in the sport’s four- and it revealed a torn muscle and a dain he brings to commodate ple. It doesn’t matter if you ruary 24 match against Zim- and the British government yearly showcase. AFP significant hematoma. AFP his own batting — a him — to be are black white or coloured,” babwe in Bulawayo unless shares our position,” Hill Murali calls Aussie crowd delightfully daring firing Indian Matlala said. Reuters evidence emerges that the said on public radio. AFP unfair: Muttiah Muralitha- BETTING METER act that flows from a dreams at the AP ran, called for throwing on FOOTBALL fountainhead of natu- World Cup next two previous tours to Aus- ral talent and the month. English Premier League (all bets on win) tralia, has expressed his frus- confidence that it A 69-ball hundred tration at ongoing taunts Manchester United 8/11 has nourished. Chelsea 3/1 to crush New Zealand from local crowds. Mu- His close resem- Aston Villa 11/10 in a tri-series at ralitharan was no-balled for blance to Sachin Tottenham 2/1 Colombo in August “throwing” by umpires in as per ladbrokes.com Tendulkar on the 2001, a 126 off 104 balls Australia on the 1995-96 and field was the talk- against England in a 1998-99 tours. ing point, and it Champions Trophy His action has since been was fitting that the pool match in cleared by ICC. “They (Aus- Lehmann in trouble ‘Little Master’ Colombo, a 75-ball tralian crowds) should keep should be at the oth- ton against the their mouths shut,” Mu- over racial outburst er end when Se- ralitharan said on Thursday. hwag made his Test West Indies at Ra- Adelaide: Australian batsman Darren jkot earlier this win- “I thought it might have been Lehmann is facing a suspension of up debut with a dazzling 105 prospects for spectators better this time but people at Bloemfontein in South the world over. ter... His problem, many to eight matches after being charged by feel, is that he doesn’t still say things like ‘chucker’. Africa. It would not be Despite India’s disas- That’s not fair to say because the International Cricket Council for a know how to stop. “If racial outburst. Sri Lankan cricketers long before the ‘Nawab of trous tour of New I have been proved not to be. only he knew how to take accepted an apology from Lehmann Najafgarh’ earned a Zealand, Sehwag will re- The crowd should realise the singles as well,” an after an incident during a One-day niche for himself, his turn to southern Africa that and if it’s going on like international in Brisbane on exasperated John that I might not come and Wright had once Wednesday. play here anymore.” AFP/Reuters But ICC chief executive Malcolm lamented. Speed charged Lehmann over the inci- But, then, when dent. “I am aware that Mr. Lehmann you are used to Maher gets has apologized for his actions and that dealing in fours the Sri Lanka team was reluctant to lay and sixes, that’s any formal charges,” Speed said in a small change! thumbs up statement. “I have, however, carefully — Arup A Zimbabwean cricket fan is all smiles as he displays his tickets purchased for the World Adelaide: Australian stand- considered the situation and in the in- Chatterjee Cup Cricket match between Zimbabwe and England to be played in Harare on February 13. in wicketkeeper Jimmy Ma- terests of eradicating racial vilification her earned the seal of ap- in international cricket I am bound to proval here on Thursday lay this charge.” from the country’s regular In the statement Lehmann was de- gloveman Adam Gilchrist. scribed as committing a “Level 3” Maher, 28, stood behind the It was very crucial to finish on a winning note stumps for an extended period offense. “The penalty for a Level 3 of- fense is between two and four Test for Australia for the first time the Tests, the toss was pret- practice before the Tests, start of the one-day series, This has been a great matches or four and eight ODIs,” the STRAIGHT DRIVE on Wednesday in a tri-nations ty much nullified by the na- so judging them on the ba- so we knew that we would way to end the series, but I statement read. series One-day clash against Stephen Fleming ture of the wicket. Lehmann is also facing possible sis of those four innings have to win the series be- would still like to react to Sri Lanka in Brisbane. Our batsmen stuck to the would be grossly unfair. fore the Indians had time to some of the talk that we Over a span of 50 overs he action from the Australian Cricket n my last article I had admittedly assisted them. basics a lot pick up the pieces. are one of the favourites conceded only four byes, Board. If he was banned by the ICC for mentioned how impor- It was good to see them As far as better, which For me, the bowling of with some humility. There pouched a catch — and won the maximum eight One-day matches it tant it is for a home side bowl on one side of the the one-day- I is why we Tuffey and Andre Adams are better sides in the fray, enthusiastic praise from would seriously affect his World Cup to end their season on a wicket after the wayward- ers are con- won both at was the biggest gain. It was but we are certainly not Gilchrist, watching from the campaign. Australia has either three or winning note, and I’m ness that had set in Auck- cerned, once Wellington great to see Adams come out of it. sidelines after seeking a rest four more One-day games before the proud that the guys stood land. The runs required again the World Cup, depending on the outcome and back so strong after injury. from a hectic international up to the challenge of do- were also scored with ease conditions Similarly, I am sure that of the tri-series being played in Hamilton. Chris Cairns also looked schedule. “It was a terrific ing just that. if you take into account the were less this result is not a sign that Australia. I would like he is slowly getting thrill for me to see Jimmy per- It was also crucial that fact that the pitch was still than ideal. It the Indian campaign in the Lehmann reportedly yelled a racially also add that into stride before the World forming so well with the we went to the World Cup assisting the bowlers. was evident World Cup will be a non- motivated obscenity when entering the the condi- Cup. On the negatives, the gloves,” Gilchrist said when with a 5-2 series win be- that the In- starter.In fact, the setbacks he arrived here for Sunday’s Australian dressing room at the Gabba, Plenty has already been tions were injuries to Nathan Astle, a comment heard in the nearby Sri hind us rather than a said about the pitches in dian bats- in New Zealand might just game against England. tough on In- Shane Bond and Jacob Lankan dressing room. Sri Lanka com- string of three consecutive this series, and there is men were a Oram are worries, but Im act as a spur for some of “He is such a great team dians who plained to match referee Clive Lloyd, defeats against India. nothing to add. All I would little short sure they will be back on the talented players in the man and a versatile charac- did not have prompting Lloyd to summon the Aus- Once again the bowlers say is that the pitch was the on confi- their feet in time for the side to prove themselves on ter. “To step in like that was much match tralian batsman to a meeting. AP did the job on a track that same for both sides and in dence at the World Cup. a big stage. Gameplan wonderful.” AFP
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22 Friday,January 17, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi Harsh runs into Anand settles for a draw Wijk Aan Zee (The Nether- eny Bareev, Spaniard Alexei Results (Round 4): Anatoly Karpov (Rus, 2) lands): World Cup Champi- Shirov and Anand remained lost to Judit Polgar (Hun, 3); Vladimir Kram- big-serving Rohan nik (Rus, 2.5) beat Michal Krasenkow (Pol, on Viswanathan Anand did on the heels of the leader half 1); Jan Timman (Ned, 1.5) drew TIMES NEWS NETWORK of this encounter should not not have to exert himself a point behind while as many Viswanathan Anand (2.5); Ruslan Ponomar- influence that decision. Espe- much to get to a comfortable as five players including Kar- iov (Ukr, 1.5) lost to Alexei Shirov (Esp, 2.5); New Delhi: Indian Davis Evgeny Bareev (Rus, 2) drew Veselin Topalov cially considering Rohan’s draw with veteran Dutch pov were tied with a fifty per- (Bul, 2); Loek Van Wely (Ne, 2) drew Teimour Cuppers Rohan Bopanna and big serve and it’s potency on Grandmaster Jan Timman cent score at fifth place. Radjabov (Aze, 1); Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukr, 2) Harsh Mankad notched au- drew Alexander Grischuk (Rus, 2). Stand- grass, the surface of choice while Judit Polgar shot into In the GM group ‘B’ tourna- thoritative wins to march ings after round 4: 1. Judit Polgar 3 points; for India. sole lead after a thumping ment, former World Junior 2-5. Kramnik, Anand, Shirov, Bareev 2.5 into the semifinals of the The other semifinal will be victory against Anatoly Girls champion Koneru each; 6-10. Van Wely, Ivanchuk, Grischuk, $10,000 ITF tennis tourna- Topalov, Karpov 2.0 each; 11-12. Timman, an all-Russian affair between Karpov in the fourth round Humpy drew with Women ment at DLTA on Thursday. Ponomariov 1.5 each; 13-14. Radjabov, Vadim Davletshin and 2nd of 65th Corus chess tourna- World championship finalist Krasenkow 1 each. B Tournament: Jonny The third Indian in the fray, seed Vlasov. Davletshin ac- ment here. Alexandra Kosteniuk of Rus- Hector (Swe, 1.5) lost to Zhang Zhong (Chn, Sunil Kumar Sipaeya, went 3.5); Arkadij Naiditsch (Ger, 3) beat Sergey counted for Briton Naim World’s best woman player sia to take her tally to 1.5/4. down fighting to second seed Karjakin (Ukr, 2); Friso Nijber (Ned, 3) beat Lalji 6-2, 6-2 while Vlasov Judit Polgar of Hungary Top seed GM Zhang Zhong Viktorija Cmilyte (Ltu, 0.5); Harmen Dmitri Vlasov. beat Sunil 7-6 (5), 6-3. gave an amazing display of of China continued with his Jonkman (Ned, 1) lost to D Stellwagen (Ned, Harsh seemed to have 3); Dennis (Ned, 2.5) drew Ian Rogers (Aus, The doubles will be an all- her attacking prowess winning run and registered learnt from his last week’s 2.5); Koneru Humpy (1.5) drew Alexandra India slug-fest as Ajay Ra- against the former Russian his third victory on the trot Kosteniuk (Rus, 1); Peter Acs (Hun, 1.5) beat loss to seventh seed Todor maswami and Harsh world champion to take the to maintain a slender half John Van der Wiel (1.5). Standings after Enev as he unravelled the round 4: 1. Zhang Zhong 3.5; 2-4. Naid- Mankad take on Mustafa sole lead on 3 points. point lead over rivals. Bulgarian 6-4, 6-2 without Russian duo of Humpy has not had a good itsch, Nijboer, Stellwagen 3 each; 5-6. De Ghouse and Vishal Uppal. Vreugt, Rogers 2.5 each 7. Karjakin 2.0; 8- much ado. Rohan quelled the Vishal’s doubles prowess Braingames match winner start and is on joint 8th with 11. Hector, Van der Wiel, Humpy, Acs 1.5 run of Russian qualifier each; 12-13. PTI may well pip this match in Vladimir Kramnik and Eveg- 9 more rounds remaining. Pavel Lobanov 6-3, 6-3 to set his team’s favour. up a semifinal clash with Singles quarterfinals (Indians unless Harsh. Rohan goes in the specified): Harsh Mankad bt Enev Todor favourite taking into account (Bul) 6-4, 6- 2; Rohan Bopanna bt Pavel La- banov (Rus) 6-3, 6-3; Vadim Davlestshin his recent performances. The bold and the beautiful (Rus) bt Naim Lalji (GBr) 6-2, 6-2; Dmitri Though both are in con- Vlasov (Rus) bt Sunil Kumar Sipaeya 7-6 (5), Pradip Datta tention for the singles slot in 6-3. Doubles semi-finals: Mustafa Ghouse/ Vishal Uppal bt Dong Kim (Kor)/Nitin Kirtane the coming Davis Cup tie 6-0, 7-5; Harsh Mankad/Ajay Ramaswami against Japan, the outcome bt Elgin/ Dmitri Vlasov (Rus) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4. National A chess postponed Mumbai: The national ‘A’ behalf of the organisers in- chess tournament for men formed on Thursday. and women, scheduled to In the first round matches start here, has been post- S Kidambi of Tamil Nadu in poned by two days. Due to the the men’s and local lass Kri- time required for setting up tika Nadiq in the women’s the equipment for live tele- section have got a bye while cast and to set right other Men’s top seed and GM K technical data, the tourna- Sasikiran of Tamil Nadu will ment will now be held from play S Satyapragyan of January 18 to 31, a release on Orissa. TNN
Indian soccer captain Baichung Bhutia chats with the Indian women’s cricket team’s vice-captain Mithali Raj at a Kolkata restaurant on Thursday. A-A Games to be resurrected By Pradeep Kumar Asian Federation Games or- tant assignment, we should TIMES NEWS NETWORK ganising committee meeting raise their morale.” held in Islamabad recently. The minister claimed that Thiruvananthapuram: The ‘‘There was no pressure from the government will be tak- empowered committee for the government. Where’s the ing strict steps to contain the Afro-Asian Games will question of clearing the dele- doping. ‘‘We’re going to get meet in New Delhi on Janu- gation, when our Prime Min- an IOC accredited lab this ary 23 to decide on the Games ister’s proposal was rejected year. We’ve already got the to be held later this year, ac- by the foreign ministry.” ISO 9001 certificate last year cording to Vikram Verma, Incidentally, IOA chief and are in the process of Union minister of sports and Suresh Kalmadi had issued a completing the specifications youth affairs. press release stating that the for the ISO 17025 certificate. The minister, who was delegation could not go to Is- Then the lab will be recog- here to attend the concluding lamabad because of foggy nised by the IOC.’’ function of the National conditions and that the flight He added, ‘‘if an athlete Youth festival, told reporters was delayed. Kalmadi had does something and gets on Thursday that the com- added that the IOA would fol- caught after clearance from mittee, which was formed low the organising panel’s here, it will entirely be his or during former sports minis- decisions. her responsibility.It’s a ques- ter Uma Bharti’s tenure, Talking about the Indian tion of discipline. It’s also the would discuss and decide on cricket team’s performance responsibility of the federa- the conduct of the games. in New Zealand, the minister tions concerned, the manag- When it was pointed out said he was disappointed by er and the coach of that ath- that renovation work had the poor show. ‘‘Previously lete.’’ The minister informed been done at various stadia also, we haven’t done well that discussions were going in Delhi, he said some more there. I hope in the World on with the planning com- work had to be done. ‘‘The of- Cup we’ll do better.’’ mission on Prime Minister ficials concerned will pres- He suggested that the team assurance on increased allot- ent their reports at the meet- should practice on pacy ment for Sports. ‘‘There’ll be ing and decision will be tak- pitches before going to South a final discussion on January en after that.’’ he said. Africa. He also requested the 20 on this.’’ SAF controversy: The media to be more tolerant. He said that a new string, minister, meanwhile, in- ‘‘We should not discourage adolescence (age 12-18), will formed that the foreign af- our players. Ups and downs also be included in the new fairs ministry did not clear are part of it. It’s a game of youth policy for which a Bill the Indian Olympic Associa- uncertainty. When they are will be introduced in the win- tion delegation for the South embarking on such an impor- ter session of the parliament. Top pros for Ataraxy all geared Pro-Am meet New Delhi: The eighth edi- up for a hat-trick tion of the Business Today- American Express Pro-Am of TIMES NEWS NETWORK Memorial Plate; 1,200m: Hello Baby 1, Champions 2003 will be Native Red 2, Misty Charms 3. Mudabidri played at the Classic Golf Re- New Delhi: Ataraxy, winner Plate: 1,400m: 5.30pm: Nesara 1, Dia- of two races in his last out- mond Harbour 2, Coral Bird 3. sort, Gurgaon, on January 18- ings, is all set to complete a Estonia triumphs: Esto- 19. The tournament, approved hat-trick in the Nigiris Cup, nia (NG McCullagh atop) lift- by the PGAI, will be enriched the main event of the Banga- ed the Dashmesh & Hargob- by the presence of top Indian ind Stud Million at the the pros like Jeev Milkha Singh RACES races held on Thursday. and Arjun Atwal. Also on lore races scheduled for Results: Better See Plate: Moraze 1, view will be the top-nine play- Shakespeare 2, Cape Vaticano 3. PA Friday. D’avione Trophy: Queen’s Message 1, Selections: January Plate; 1,200m: ers from the 2002-03 money Lord of Thunder 2, Premier Collection 3. PD 3.00pm: Alannah 1, Star Clarity 2, Daddy’s list on the Hero Honda Indian Bolton Trophy: Flasher 1, Bud Royale 2, Darling 3. Swarnamukhi Plate (div.I): Terrestrial 3. DHSM: Estonia 1, Hawke Bay Golf Tour. The event will of- 1,400m: Pride Valley 1, Golden Estate 2, fer a total prize money of Rs Rizer 3. Nilgiris Cup: 2,000m: Ataraxy 1, 2, Zimbali 3. Aware Plate: Right Moment Aerographer 2, Forest Rose 3. Swarana- 1, Silver Blue 2, Psychedelic 3. Manino 7.1 lakh for the pros and vari- Plate: Reap The Bounty 12, Star Above 2, ous exciting prizes for the am- mukhi Plate (div.II); 1,400m: Trivia 1, An- zac 2, Always Dancing 3. Brig MS Dhillon Fire Dancer 3. Noble Fighter Plate: Bella- ateur participants. TNN gio 1, Seville Star 2, Whispering Rock 3.
CAPITAL SPORT Heroes beat Police: for 7) Bechtel: 93 for 6 in 16 overs Rai 60, Jagriti Anand 47, Manan Sharma Deepak converted from the (Vaibhav 33). 39, Vikram SIngh 3/37), Danij Rathi Following are the results of the vari- 3/36) bt Ganga International: 131 all out spot to help New Delhi He- ous sporting events held in the Capi- in 39.3 overs (Sagar Bhargav 66, Mohit roes scrape past Delhi Police tal on Thursday. Malhotra 3/09, Karan Rai 3/13, Manan by a solitary goal in the DSA Gold Star cricket tournament: Sover- Sharma 3/30) SAIL senior division football eign CA: 187 in 31.5 overs (Manish Rajiv Gandhi memorial (U-17) cricket league at the Ambedkar Sta- Singh 49, Herman Gill 3 for 31) lost to tournament: Jawaharlal Nehru SPorts dium. The penalty was award- Cambridge Foundation: (Gaurav Mathur Trust: 133 all out in 31.1 overs (Amit Ti- 55). wari 41, Sourabh Tiwari 31; Pankaj ed when defender Harish han- HT Pace young cricket tournament: 3/25, Sahil Arora 3/28, Harish Kumar dled the ball in the penalty Sunrise School: 104 in 26.4 overs (Avril 3/26) lose to Ravindra Cricket Academy: box. 3 for 20) lost to Modern School: 108 for Virat Kohli 67 n.o, Sandeep Karki 35 n.o; 1 in 13.3 overs (Ashwat 59). Ashish Rajan 3/28) Sushmit claims five: Champions Trophy: Modicare: 61 in 19 DDCA League: CWC: 168 for 7 in 30 A deadly Sushmit claimed 5 overs (Pen babu 4 for 32) lost to Hughes overs (Amrish Gautam 42, Sunil Sudan for 7 as Bechtel defeated GE Software: 62 for 2 in 17.5 overs. 34 n.o.) lose to Mohan Meakins: 170 for Capital by four wickets in the Friendship Cup:Siemens: 109 for 9 in 8 in 34.4 overs (Shashikant 32, Ashish 10th Teri Cup cricket tourna- 22 overs (KS Bedi 26; Laxman 3/18) bt Tomar 31, Ashwini Anand 3/40) SPCNL: 94 all out in 21 overs (Laxman LIC: 203 all out in 28.3 overs (Sunil Tan- ment at the Teri Oval. For the 25; KS Bedi 4/25) guria 41, Praveen Kumar 36, Arun Jainy winners Vaibhav scored an Reebok Rohtak Road Gymkhana in- 4/31) bt Canara Bank: 194 all out in unbeaten 33. ter-school (U-16) cricket: Modern 34.5 overs (DV Chabra 40, Roop Kishore GE Capital: 92 in 21.4 overs (Sushmit 5 School: 208 all ou in 39.4 overs (Karan 33; Rakesh Jaitley 4/34).
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MELBOURNE MASALA Davenport gets what she asked for: Andre Agassi has Robot wars: Serena and high opinion of where tennis rates against other sports in the Venus Williams have lifted Serena cruises as Seles limps out fight against sports doping. ‘‘We are probably the leading women’s tennis to a new lev- AFP Reuters sport in reference to how often we test, how professional our el, so much so that speculat- Melbourne: Serena Wil- tests are and how strict our penalties are,’’ said Agassi. Lind- ing on what it would take to liams still thinks she needs to say Davenport, the former women’s No. 1, has a less rosy beat the all-conquering sis- keep up with big sister view. Davenport says drug testers turned up at her home in ters is a daily discussion. Fel- Venus. the recent offseason and her reaction was ‘what took you so low American Ansley Cargill After beating Els Callens 6- long.’ ‘‘I was always very critical, when I was out for six or came up with one option 4, 6-0 on Thursday in the sec- seven months, that I wasn’t tested. So then, they knock on when she was asked to de- ond round of the Australian my door. I think it’s good.’’ Davenport supports the Interna- sign her perfect player for the Open, Serena admitted tional Tennis Federation’s decision to launch blood testing for next generation. ‘‘Probably a Venus’ one-sided victory over EPO although she described the needles as ‘‘a little scary’’. robot,’’ the 21-year-old Cargill said. She qualified herself by Ansley Cargill the previous Star attraction: Anna Kournikova sunk to a new low in her night inspired her. suggesting the robot could be second round wipeout against Justine Henin-Hardenne but a Williams clone. “She played a great match, she received another vote of confidence from organisers. I was motivated after watch- Kournikova flopped 6-0, 6-1 in 48 minutes and the Belgian No show: After several ing her, thinking, ‘OK, she came up with the backhander of the tournament when she la- years of increasing crowds wants to be No. 1 again,”’ belled the Russian’s serve amazing. Amazing as in amazingly and rising local TV ratings, said Serena, seeking her awful. But when the draw came out for Thursday’s play she both have fallen away this fourth straight Grand Slam was again given star billing. Her doubles match alongside year. Daytime crowds were title. The top-ranked Ameri- Chanda Rubin was scheduled for prime time on centre court. down 7.4 per cent in first can’s opener against Emilie three days, compared to the Loit was too close for com- Take heart: Wimbledon semifinalist Xavier Malisse, of Bel- same period last year, while gium, suffered more heart palpitations on his way to a second fort. The Frenchwoman took night time numbers were also round victory on Thursday. He was treated for the ailment dur- her to three sets, pounding lower. Also, fewer people ing his Wimbledon semis loss to David Nalbandian last year. were watching at home in her with an aggressive fore- He needed assistance after winning a third set tie-breaker in Melbourne. The ratings aver- hand and frustrating her so his four-set win over Anthony Dupuis of France. ‘‘It was the age has fallen despite the much that she groaned an ob- same as always, I’ve said this 10 times already.’’ presence of local stars. scenity.She was warned for it AP and fined $1,500. Serena jumped to No. 1 in the world with victories in the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, beating Venus in all three champi- onship matches to set up a shot at the “Serena Slam.” “I have five more matches Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand (left) and David Nalbandian of Argentina in action during their second round matches at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday. Tanasugarn beat Alina Jidkova of Russia 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 while Nalbandian defeated to go. It’s going to be really Jaymon Crabb of Australia 6-1, 7-6, 6-3. tough,” Williams said. Top-ranked Lleyton Hewitt year. Also on Thursday, an seeded woman to lose on Ignacio Chela of Argentina utes. No. 23 James Blake beat also has two wins to his cred- ankle injury cost Monica Se- Thursday, while three of the fell to Spaniard Fernando Argentina’s Jose Acasuso 6-1, it and wants five more here to les a place in the third round. seeded men were ousted. Vincente 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. 6-4, 6-4; No. 31 Rainer Schuet- go with it. He rebounded Seles, seeded sixth, fell to Czech Radek Stepanek, Third-seeded Marat Safin, tler ousted 1996 Wimbledon from a tough five-setter Grand Slam rookie Klara who climbed 484 places to No. the 2000 US Open champion champion Richard Krajicek against Swedish veteran Koukalova of the Czech Re- 63 in the rankings last year, and losing Australian finalist 6-3, 7-5, 6-4; and Swedish qual- Magnus Larsson in the first public 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-3. beat three-time French Open last year, beat France’s Al- ifier Andreas Vinciguerra round to thrash Australian “I was in bad pain, it was champion Gustavo Kuerten bert Montanes 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, advanced when Austrian Ju- journeyman Todd Larkham an ankle sprain,” she said. “I 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. and No. 6 Roger Federer de- lian Knowle retired with a 6-1, 6-0, 6-1. struggled from the second Kuerten, seeded 30th and a feated Germany’s Lars torn right calf. Neither Serena nor Hewitt game on. I was just a step former No. 1, had been seed- Burgsmuller 6-3, 6-0, 6-3. Serena’s next opponent is made the second round last slower and I couldn’t change ed to meet Hewitt in the third In other men’s matches, No. 26 Tamarine Tanasugarn year. Hewitt, suffering with direction. I tried to tough it round. Instead, he extended American Andy Roddick of Thailand, a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 chickenpox, lost in the first out, but I couldn’t.” his record of never advanc- overpowered Romania’s winner over Russian Alina round. An ankle injury had Belgium’s Kim Clijsters ing beyond the second round Adrian Voinea 6-2, 6-2, 6-2, Jidkova. Serena and Venus forced Serena out on the eve needed just 33 minutes for in Australia. and seventh-seeded Jiri No- Williams later combined as of the season-opening major, her 6-0, 6-0 victory over Petra Spain’s Alberto Martin vak, a semifinalist here last the top-seeded doubles team Russian Anna Kournikova (left) and American Chanda Rubin drink water during a side preventing a true Grand Mandula, giving her the first ousted 13th-seeded Fernando year, edged Belgian Olivier and beat Rita Grande of Italy change while playing USA’s Alexandra Stevenson and Vanessa Webb of Canada on Slam —winning all four ma- “double bagel” of the tourna- Gonzalez of Chile 6-7 (5), 6-3, Rochus 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 4-6, and Patty Schnyder of Thursday. Anna and Chanda won 0-6, 6-0, 6-2. jors in the same calendar ment. Seles was the only 6-1, 7-6 (4) and No. 19 Juan 6-3 in three hours, 34 min- Switzerland 6-3, 6-1. AP OPEN RESULTS ‘Hingis should’ve no regrets if she quits’ Men’s: 1-Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) bt Todd Women’s: Klara Koukalova (Czh Rep) bt Larkham (Aus) 6-1 6-0 6-1; 25-Mikhail 6-Monica Seles (US) 6-7 (6-8) 7-5 6-3; Melbourne: Martina Hingis age of 22 after undergoing queen of the women’s game Youzhny (Rus) bt Joseph Sirianni (Aus) 6- 8-Anastasia Myskina (Rus) bt will have no regrets should surgery on damaged ankle Williams said she would have 2 6-3 6-3; 7-Jiri Novak (Czh Rep) bt Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Swis) 5-7 6-2 she decide to pack up her rac- ligaments. The Swiss star no regrets. Olivier Rochus (Bel) 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-5) 6-0; 19-Amanda Coetzer (SA) bt Jelena 4-6 4-6 6-3; 6-Roger Federer (Swis) bt Jankovic (Yug) 6-2 4-6 6-4; 10-Chanda quet and quit tennis for good, has not played for three “I think she’s had a great Lars Burgsmuller (Ger) 6-3 6-0 6-3; 9- Rubin (US) bt Mary Pierce (Fra) 0-6 6-4 world No. 1 Serena Williams months and said she was un- career. She’s won many Andy Roddick (US) bt Andre Voinea (Rom) 6-2; 11-Magdalena Maleeva (Bul) bt said here on Thursday. likely to play again if she did Slams. She’s done so well at 6-2 6-2 6-2; Fernando Vicente (Esp) 19- Cho Yoon-jeong (S Kor) 2-6 6-4 6-1; Hingis, who won five not make a complete recov- such a young age. I don’t Juan Ignacio Chela (Arg) 6-3 6-3 2-6 6- 18-Eleni Daniilidou (Gre) bt Amy Frazier 3; 3-Marat Safin (Rus) bt Albert Mon- (US) 6-1 6-2; 4-Kim Clijsters (Bel) bt Grand Slam titles between ery from her ankle problem. think she can have any re- tanes (Esp) 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-1; Radek Petra Mandula (Hun) 6-0 6-0; 14-Anna 1997 and 1999 when she domi- Though her departure grets. Whatever she does will Stepanek (Czh Rep) bt 30-Gustavo Pistolesi (Isr) bt Maja Matevzic (Slo) 5-1 nated the sport, said on would be a loss to the be a good decision.”AFP Kuerten (Bra) 5-7 6-3 7-5 4-6 6-3; 20- retired; 26-Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thai) Wednesday she was seriously women’s game, Hingis’ suc- Xavier Malisse (Bel) bt Anthony Dupuis bt Alina Jidkova (Rus) 6-2 3-6 6-3; (Fra) 6-3 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-5; Alberto Mar- Tatiana Poutchek (Belr) bt Cristina considering retiring at the cessor as the undisputed tin (Esp) bt Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) 6-7 Torrens Valero (Esp) 2-6 6-4 6-4; (5-7) 6-3 6-1 7-6 (7-4); 10-David Nal- 1-Serena Williams (US) bt Els Callens bandian (Arg) bt Jaymon Crabb (Aus) 6- (Bel) 6-4 6-0; 25-Meghann 1 7-6 (7-3) 6-3; 18-Younes El Aynaoui Shaughnessy (US) bt Ludmila Cervanova (Mor) bt Vadim Kutsenko (Uzb) 6-2 6-1 6- (Slo) 6-1 6-1; 28-Clarisa 4; 23-James Blake (US) bt Jose Acasuso Fernandez (Arg) bt Magui Serna (Arg) 6-1 6-4 6-4; Feliciano Lopez (Esp) (Esp) 6-3 6-4; 16-Nathalie Dechy (Fra) bt Robby Ginepri (US) 6-2 6-4 6-2; 31- bt Daja Bedanova (Czh Rep) 6-3 6-3; Rainer Schuettler (Ger) bt Richard Kra- 20-Elena Bovina (Rus) bt Rita jicek (Hol) 6-3 7-5 6-4; Andreas Vin- Grande (Ita) 6-1 6-2; Barbara Schwartz ciguerra (Swe) bt Julian Knowle (Aust) 6- (Aust) bt Antonella Serra Zanetti 2 0-1 retired. 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T O Second mission for Kalpana Washington: Kalpana US Air Force. Earlier, she ing those years was very in- 80 experiments to be carried Chawla — the first Indian was one of the six-astronaut triguing and definitely capti- out during the two-week mis- American woman to be sent crew that flew the Columbia vated my imagination,’’ she sion. Security around the to space — embarked on her Flight STS-87 on November said. shuttle launches had been second voyage on Thursday 19, 1997. Incidentally, Sunita Lyn significantly stepped up B when the US space shuttle, Chawla and other crew Williams is also in the elite since the September 11 at- Columbia, blasted off for a members will carry out sev- list of shortlisted astronauts tacks in the United States in O research mission from Cape eral experiments that will and may become the second 2001, with fighter jets pa- Canaveral. analyse changes that take American Indian to go into trolling the skies and ground- The mission will help de- place in human beings and space after Chawla. to-air missile batteries de- O velop medicines to treat sev- proteins under zero gravity The latest Columbia flight ployed around the launch eral diseases, including can- conditions. The research will will be the first dedicated re- sites. cer. make pathbreaking contribu- search mission to be flown by Columbia will carry, in its K Columbia was launched tions in medicine. the shuttle in almost three payload bay, the first SPACE- from Kennedy Space Center In a pre-flight talk with me- years. HAB Research Double Mod- (KSC) at 9.30 pm (IST) amidst diapersons at the KSC, The presence of Israel’s ule, which will hold most of a tight security cover in near- Chawla said J R D Tata, Ilan Ramon, a 48-year-old air the mission’s more than 80 perfect weather conditions. who flew the first mail flights force colonel who as a fighter experiments — involving India-born space engineer in India, prompted her to pilot took part in several more than 70 scientists Y Chawla is in the mission led take up aeronautics as a missions against Arab tar- wroldwide — that will inves- by Commander Rick career. gets in 1973 and 1982, has tigate space, life and physical O Husband, a colonel in the ‘‘What Tata had done dur- overshadowed the more than sciences. U Indo-US talks High alert R on missile NSCN leaders sounded in defence to meet V P Singh, Manipur on continue Naga issue C TIMES NEWS NETWORK I K Gujral Guwahati: Troops are on high alert in Manipur, as a New Delhi: India and the TIMES NEWS NETWORK powerful pressure group has L United States have decided threatened to launch a seces- to continue ‘‘their open line New Delhi: NSCN (I-M) Peacemaker sionist movement from A of communication’’ on mis- leaders, Isak Swu and Th Thursday night. sile defence and related is- Muivah, on Thursday met Consensus ‘‘We have put security sues. Opposition leaders, includ- forces on maximum alert. ing former prime minis- All-party meeting S The decision came after sought to evolve a Emotions are running high two days of ‘‘exploratory and ters V P Singh and I K Gu- in Manipur over the alleged jral. consensus on the conceptual’’ talks on Wash- Naga issue threat to its territorial in- S ington’s strategic missile ‘‘We are happy that they tegrity,’’ a senior police offi- shield programme. have accepted the peace On guard cial said from Manipur capi- ‘‘The two sides discussed process, dropped their Opposition to keep tal Imphal. I security contributions that guns and are in dialogue to The influential United resolve the Naga issue,’’ up pressure on the missile defence could make... government so that Committee of Manipur the meeting also provided Singh told mediapersons (UCM) has accused New Del- after the hour-long meet- the peace process is F an opportunity to review not derailed hi of trying to carve slices off the latest developments in ing. the state to create a Greater the US missile defence Consumer affairs minis- Nagaland — an idea mooted I policy and programme,’’ ter Sharad Yadav was also spirit of peace,’’ he said. by the National Socialist said an external affairs min- present at a reception, Another top NSCN (I-M) Council of Nagaland (NSCN) istry spokesperson on Thurs- hosted at Singh’s resi- leader, Raisen, said they — and threatened to launch a E day. dence in honour of Swu narrated the history of the separatist campaign. The discussions form and Muivah. Naga problem and ex- ‘‘People in thousands will part of the expanding de- Seeking an all-party changed views on the on- come out of their homes with D fence cooperation between meeting to evolve a con- going talks. torch flames and raise slo- India and the US after the sensus, Singh said the CPM leader Sitaram gans to secede from India if thaw in post-Pokhran-II Naga leaders had also ex- Yechuri, while supporting New Delhi tries to balkanise S freeze. pressed confidence in re- the demand for an all-par- the region while signing a The US is briefing various solving the problem in a ty meeting, said everyone peace accord with the Na- countries on its new strate- peaceful manner. hoped that the ongoing tional Socialist Council of gic framework that includes Muivah said the Naga parleys ‘‘will lead to re- Nagaland,’’ said R K Ranen- issues related to the reduc- delegation was ‘‘highly ap- sults. drajit, an advisor to UCM. C tion of nuclear warheads, preciative’’ of the Opposi- “The process is on and The immediate provocation non-proliferation, counter- tion leaders’ gesture. ‘‘We we all are supporting the follows remarks by NSCN proliferation and missile de- have seen in them the high negotiations.’’ that demand for a Greater A fence. Nagaland was valid.IANS L Navy chief allays L fears on N-delivery TIMES NEWS NETWORK will report to the Nuclear Command Authority headed New Delhi: Navy chief Ad- by the Prime Minister on the miral Madhvendra Singh, utilisation of nuclear 2 also the chairman of the weapons. Chiefs of Staff Committee The Navy chief, speaking (CoSC), on Thursday ruled 3 at a function here, said train- out any problems in transfer- ring the command and con- ing in nuclear weapons and 3 trol of nuclear delivery sys- their delivery systems, as tems to the newly-announced well as their servicing, at the Strategic Forces Command same time would remain the 0 (SFC). work of individual Services. The three Services, in the As of now, the Army has past, have had running feuds two operational missile 2 among themselves over the groups, the 333rd Missile custody of the country’s nu- Group (with the 150-250-km clear assets and delivery sys- range Prithvi missiles) and 3 tems. Asked whether there the Agni Missile Group (with was any resistance from the the 2,000-km-plus Agni-II Army and the IAF over this missiles), which will initially 5 issue, Admiral Singh said constitute the nucleus of the there was no problem and the new command. chain of command had now The IAF has fighters like 1 been clearly laid down. the Mirage-2000s, Jaguars The SFC commander-in- and Sukhoi-30MKIs, which chief, Air Marshal T M can be configured to deliver Asthana, will report to the nuclear weapons. It is yet to CoSC chairman, who in turn be decided whether a couple 2 of such fighter squadrons will be shifted to the SFC. 3 3 0 2 3 5 2
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