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OID‰‰†‰KOID‰‰†‰OID‰‰†‰MOID‰‰†‰C New Delhi, Friday,April 18, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 28 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Times Sport Barzan, Saddam’s Alert over Lashkar’s Arsenal hold half-brother caught plan to strike during Manchester United by US Special Forces Vajpayee’s J&K visit to a 2-2 draw Page 12 Page 7 Page 20 WIN WITH THE TIMES Neeraj Paul Established 1838 Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. It’s official: SARS is here You can’t solve a problem on the same level on which it was created. Goan marine Delhi gets another suspect... You have to rise above AP it to the next level. — Albert Einstein engineer NEWS DIGEST Pandya’s ‘murderers’ held: The tests positive CBI has arrested four persons in Andhra Pradesh, who were allegedly By Kalpana Jain & Vidyut Kumar Ta involved in the assassination of for- TIMES NEWS NETWORK mer Gujarat home minister Haren Panaji/New Delhi: When it finally ar- Pandya. P7 rived, it chose the Goan paradise. Train speed 150 kmph now: The confirmation of the first SARS The Indian Railways case in India has come from the idyll of may soon increase sun, sea and sand. Marine engineer its speed limit from Prasheel Wardhe (32), who had sailed to 130 kmph to 150 Hong Kong and Singapore before re- kmph. The promise turning to Mumbai, has tested positive made by railway for the new corona virus, cause of the minister Nitish Ku- pandemic of Severe Acute Respiratory mar came at the VEGGIE Wholesale, Mother Dairy prices Syndrome. He has been in India since 150th anniversary celebrations of April 1; theoretically he could have in- the railways. P10 hold. Vendors continue to extort PRICES fected all the people with whom he Amar Singh’s arrest stayed: GOVT Will supply through ration shops if came in contact. The Allahabad High Court has put a vendor don’t hold the price line. Wardhe was admitted to the isolation stay on the arrest of Samajwadi Par- WARNS ward of the Goa Medical College hospi- ty leader Amar Singh till May 16. He tal on April 10 after he went to a private was arrested in connection with the PETROL AIMTC gives 2-day grace and extends deadline for tankers practitioner complaining of fever and cases of alleged misuse of discre- & GAS cough. He was discharged two days lat- tionary funds on UP chief minister going off the road to Sunday er after his chest X-ray was found clear, Mayawati’s order. P11 IN-HOUSE Delhi has two sources. Tikri rail and there was no fever. Wipro results: After Infosys, the STOCKS point and Madanpur Khadi Samples were routinely sent to below-expectation results of Wipro pipeline for LPG. Petrol pumps Pune’s National Institute of Virology have shaken the stock market. can lift directly from Shakurbasti (NIV), which nailed the grim truth. NIV Wipro’s Q4 net profit fell 5 per cent director S Mishra told Times News Net- against the market expectation of a work, ‘‘We identified the virus in the 5.5 per cent rise. sample given to us. We stand by our re- sults.’’ Wardhe has once again been iso- Two nurses stand outside the isolation ward of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi where a Truckers’ talks lated in the Goa hospital. New Zealand resident with suspected SARS is under observation. PEOPLE POWER Union health minister Sushma Speak your mind—loud and free. Swaraj claimed that this case proved Question of the week: how alert the system was, with even a Has privatisation improved the power go off the road case reporting to a private practitioner situation in Delhi? And tourism gets the chills Should water also be privatised? TIMES NEWS NETWORK being detected and isolated. By Byas Anand the success of each season. Every- screening of in-bound passengers. Call today at 23492136 ( between 12 noon and The Union government has asked for 1pm ) You can fax us on 2332 3346 / 2371 5832 New Delhi: Thursday’s negotiations between the a 10-day home quarantine of health TIMES NEWS NETWORK one is nervous. But there’s no increase in the num- e-mail: [email protected]. Your road transport minister and the AITMC got workers who had come in contact with “This case might just lead to a ber of doctors and nurses stationed response, along with your name, will be published in New Delhi: After three weeks of nowhere. The need for higher political interven- him, and Wardhe’s family members. hasty retreat by the international there. “All passengers are now re- ‘when?’, SARS has finally struck. SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA tion to resolve the issues is clear. His wife and father have been found to charters who have already in Goa,” quired to first report to the doctors The reactions: April 20, 2003 The truckers’ union wants talks on the whole be ‘‘asymptomatic’’ but their samples adds Harinder Singh, a Delhi-based at the special counter, before they Goa takes a dip: The country’s range of issues, covering other ministries like fi- have been taken for testing. tour operator. The 20 charters due can proceed to Immigration,” says top tourist destination stares at a YOU SAID IT by Laxman nance and petroleum, as well as state govern- this month are already a big ques- IGI airport director PS Nair. ments. ‘‘We don’t want piecemeal assurances,’’ Nightmare scenario: Prasheel long, lean season. Typically, Goa’s tion mark. Screening could be extended to do- AITMC secretary-general Jatinder Mohan Saxe- Wardhe spent 3 days in Mumbai and tourism inflows dry up as summer Goa tourism authorities put up a mestic airports and airlines, na said after the talks. ‘‘Till then, we are prepared 7 in Goa before he was isolated. The approaches. This time around, brave face. “Things are normal and sources said. to sit it out...for 40 days, if need be.’’ SARS virus is highly infectious and there was the hint of an upsurge — I don’t see any reason to panic,” Hotels begin drill: Five-star ho- Road transport minister B C Khanduri said the can spread even through droplets left inbound travel bookings were up 20 says M Suryanarayan, director, tels across the country are getting on objects. The government still talks would continue, but did not elaborate. per cent with the end of the war in Goa Tourism in Panjim. ready for SARS by installing doesn’t know where he stayed in Iraq. And domestic tourism was One of the demands of the truckers — that of Mumbai, how he travelled to his Are travel advisories up next?: special air filters to preempt infec- ending the toll fees for highways — has been re- looking good as SARS-hit South- The UK government, for one, has tion. A couple of hotels in the hometown in Goa, and how many east Asia was out of bounds. jected. There is a legal problem on another de- people came in close contact with said that it is closely monitoring capital have already installed spe- mand — phasing out old vehicles. him along the way. “If SARS spreads, things would the situation in India. If SARS cial ionizers, which defuse air- Comment: The usual game of brinkmanship is Masks for all? Not yet. Frequently just move from bad to disastrous,” spreads, governments will act borne microbial contaminants. on to see who blinks first. Both sides should try wash hands and cover mouth/nose says Ankur Bhatia, managing di- quickly to stop the flow of citizens “Besides, we have trained the to reach a compromise formula which would put while sneezing/coughing. rector of Amadeus India. to an affected country. staff and asked them to be on trucks back on the road while backroom negotia- Goa’s economy is largely de- Has Delhi airport geared up?: the look out for guests who show tions continue. See Sacred Space, ‘Right Remedy’ pendent on tourism with the num- Health and civil aviation authori- symptoms similar to SARS,” says a on Edit Page ber of charter flights determining ties say they are intensifying hotel manager If this transport strike continues, I’m afraid, we have to suspend Believe it or not: Zipping down Ring Road production, Sir. Graphic: Neelabh indiatimes.com POLL Yesterday’s results: Do you think Virender Sehwag has the makings of a future Indian captain? Yes 43% No 57% • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. Today’s question: Does the Goa SARS case reflect the government’s indifference in handling the crisis? Cast your vote on www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 WEATHER Max. 38oC/ Min. 21oC This is what Delhi’s circular artery would look like with an elevated expressway atop it. A proposal for this Moonset: Sataurday — 0741 hrs. given to the government could be the answer to the growing gridlock. Report on page 3 Moonrise: Friday — 2045 hrs. Sunset: Friday — 1848 hrs. Sunrise: Saturday — 0552 hrs. Mainly clear sky with dust haze, likely to be- come partly cloudy sky towards after- Infotech takes a reality check noon/evening. Max. relative humidity on Thursday 56 per cent, Min. 17 per cent. By Pradipta Bagchi & asks Amit Chandra, ED, DSP er price for software shares. Tina Chopra-Karkhanis Merill Lynch. All that changed last week, when TIMES NEWS NETWORK Market players do admit there has Infosys confirmed that not only were Mumbai: Is it the beginning of the been a downward re-rating of the growth rates slowing but also that end of a golden era for the country’s sector.