Akhilesh to Be CM Approach to Cricket Was Simple

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Finally, I would like to thank the Indian cricket fan. The game is lucky to have you and I have been lucky to play before you. To represent India, and you, “has been a privilege and one which I have always taken seriously. My Mulayam firm: Akhilesh to be CM approach to cricket was simple. It was about giving everything to the team, playing with dignity, and upholding the spirit of the game. I have failed at Azam Khan and Shivpal sta- Works On keholders in this key deci- Violence up, times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why... sion, and they will be reward- Azam, Shivpal ed with plum posts. big test for One compromise formula doing the rounds has Az- I leave with sadness To Back Son am Khan being made the Spe- new leader Pervez Iqbal Siddiqui TNN aker, which would ensure the TIMES NEWS NETWORK senior leader does not have Lucknow: A day before the to report to Akhilesh. Howe- Lucknow: Akhilesh Yada- but also with pride Samajwadi Party parliamen- ver, that would give Azam v’s leadership was put to te- ” tary board finally decides Khan an autonomy that may st on Friday with more rep- who will be the next chief mi- not suit young Akhilesh. In orts of lawlessness, alleged- nister of Uttar Pradesh, par- the past in other states, the ly by SP workers, pouring ty chief Mulayam Singh Yad- Speaker has at times become in. Nearly half-a-dozen inci- av stood firm on his decision the rallying point for disside- dents of violence have rock- to hand over the baton to his nts. Apart from his own “ap- ed UP within days of the pa- son, 38-year-old Akhilesh, propriate” positioning, Az- rty’s victory. On March 6, am Khan is likely to pitch for journalists were attacked Shivpal no vote-puller, P 16 SP’S NEW NETAJI? Akhilesh Yadav a large number of ministries in Jhansi. On Holi day, a for- Related reports on P 12, 16 Mulayam is learnt to have Mulayam Singh, whose for his favourites. mer BSP minister’s Ambed- who is now all set to be the conveyed to his brother Shiv- health has been poor, wants The Samajwadi Party pa- karnagar rice mill was torc- state’s youngest CM. pal Yadav, and the party’s Azam Khan to propose the rliamentary board had met hed. There were also repor- Disregarding murmurs Muslim face, Azam Khan, th- name of Akhilesh as leader on Wednesday when Akhile- ts of Dalit huts being burnt of protests from party old-ti- at he was all in favour of ma- of the legislative party (and sh’s name was proposed as down at Sitapur. mers who are opposed to the king way for Akhilesh who therefore chief minister) at leader, but no decision could Mulayam Singh Yadav leadership of Akhilesh, Mul- galvanized the party and hel- Saturday’s meeting and Shi- be reached as Azam Khan and Akhilesh swung into ayam convened a late-night ped it romp home with a thu- vpal Yadav to second it, in the chose to stay put in his con- action but blamed officers meeting at his home to iron mping majority. The two are time-tested way of projecti- stituency Rampur, despite loyal to Mayawati who, the out the differences and work believed to have initially sho- ng a unified face to the world Mulayam Singh sending a latter claimed, were allowi- out a compromise formula wn hesitation in accepting and conveying that all was helicopter there to bring him ng the situation to spin out ahead of Saturday’s meet. Akhilesh’s elevation. well. That would make both to Lucknow. of control. P 12 Another MP Final report: Panel wants HC stays jail TIMES NEWS NETWORK most respected voices. The a heartwarming humility. IPS officer for John for fighter whose batting went Typically of the man, he is career stats are stun- from pretty to gritty depend- thanked many — coaches, se- attacked `` rash driving H ning (see Dravid’s Fab ing on the situation. lectors, teammates, captains, no I-T till 3L, new slabs Feats, above). But they Sixteen years after he de- physios and family. He spoke Deshdeep Saxena TNN Rebecca Samervel & don’t begin to define Rahul buted with a dazzling 95 at of looking forward to buying TIMES NEWS NETWORK Shibu Thomas TNN Dravid, the gentleman who Lord’s, Dravid, 39, exited first- groceries and picking up his Morena/Bhopal: A day DECODING DTC RBI slashes CRR, proved that nice guys can fin- class cricket with a press con- sons from school. And re- after a young IPS officer, New Delhi: The parliamenta- INCOME TAX SLABS `` Mumbai: A sessions court ish first. The ultimate team freshingly, in a country where frees up 48,000cr Narendra Kumar, was ry standing committee on fin- 0-3* Nil on Friday up- man, who uncomplainingly WELL LEFT | P27 25, & 2628 & 28 spectators have to suffer pa- mowed down by a tractor- ance on Friday suggested rew- he Reserve Bank of India on held a lower shouldered the burden of open- thetic facilities and mistreat- trolley laden with illegal- orking the income tax slabs, 3-10 10% TFriday lowered the cash court order ing the batting or keeping wick- ference in his home town, Ban- ment, he thanked the Indian reserve ratio—the portion of ly-mined stones in Madh- seeking exemption for inco- 10-20 20% holding act- ets whenever called upon to do galore. He signed off in the cricket fan. “The game is lucky ya Pradesh’s Morena dis- me up to Rs 3 lakh and wanti- deposits banks must maintain or John Abr- so. The braveheart who was manner that he had always to have you and I have been trict, reports have surfac- ng the highest tax rate of 30% Beyond 20-30% with it—freeing up more than Rs aham guilty lavish with praise and stingy played: with style, grace, dig- lucky to play before you.” ed about another IPS offi- to kick in at over Rs 20 lakh. To Senior citizen benefits 48,000 crore. Besides increasing of rash drivi- with excuses. The shy thinker nity and the straightest of bats. Thank you, Jammy. The cer having been targeted make the tax system more pr- from 60 yrs instead of 65 yrs availability of funds for loans, ng and sentencing him to 15 who grew into one of cricket’s There were no histrionics, only pleasure was all ours. in the state, this time by edictable, the panel recomme- Raise tax savings schemes banks can now earn interest on days in jail. The case relates the liquor mafia. nded that the slabs be indexed limit to Rs 3.2 lakh. In effect, money hitherto lying idle. to an April 2006 incident wh- Lenders say the cut could bring en the star rammed his bike Threat to kill, P 19 New slabs not this yr, P 26 annual income up to down interest rates. P25 Freight hike ups rates, P 25 Rs 6.2 lakh will not be taxed into a cyclist on Khar-Dhan- However, Jaidevan, da Road, injuring two youths Aspirin could help fight 11 cancers the additional SP of Bhi- to inflation and called for aut- (*Income in Rs lakh/year) currently at Rs 1.5 lakh. and himself. nd, narrowly escaped de- omatic revision. ed to Rs 1 lakh and a separate The committee has recom- Soon after the court gave Malathy Iyer TNN the best bet against 11 cancers. reas, lung, prostate, breast, and ath after he was attacked The report, which will he- deduction of Rs 50,000 be per- mended an exemption of Rs 3.2 its order, John was taken into This designer aspirin uses blood in mice. Their paper in by the supporters of a ru- lp the government push the mitted for higher education. lakh (excluding home loans), custody by police and put thr- Mumbai: An aspirin a day two gas molecules—nitric oxi- Biochemical and Biophysical ling BJP MLA for cracki- Direct Taxes Code, has also su- For purchasing medical insu- instead of Rs 2.7 lakh (includ- ough medical tests. But his may not just keep heart attack de and hydrogen sulphide — to Research Communication said ng down on them for selli- ggested that the exemption li- rance for elderly parents and ing home loans) at present. If lawyers made a dash for the away. If preliminary work of do the trick, the researchers their aspirin shrank “human” ng liquor on Holi, declar- mit for savings be enhanced grandparents, an additional the parliamentary panel’s pre- Bombay High Court which, some New York-based resear- said. They wrote in the ACS colon cancer tumours by 85% ed a dry day. Several sho- from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh. It exemption of Rs 20,000 has be- scriptions find favour with the just before its closure for the chers — two of them of Indian Medicinal Chemistry on Frid- in live animals. ps in Bhind’s Lahar Road suggested that the exemption en suggested by the committ- government, those with annu- day, stayed the jail term and origin—is an indicator, the hu- ay that their aspirin could con- were reportedly selling limit for life and health insur- ee, although it is silent on hou- al income of up to Rs 6.2 lakh ordered the actor’s release on mble aspirin could emerge as trol cancers of the colon, panc- ‘Can shrink tumours’, P 11 illicit liquor on Holi. ance, and education, be doubl- sing loan exemption which is will stay outside the tax net. a cash bail of Rs 20,000. P 2 NEWS DIGEST Women plan City school bus Let’s give ourselves their travel strike called off The indefinite school bus strike in the city has been the space we deserve better than called off. School bus owners Uma Kadam plan to move court to push for f there’s one aspect of city men: Study their demands. P 6 Ilife that has upset Mum- Cabbies threaten stir next: baikars the most over the TIMES NEWS NETWORK years, it is the poor availabil- Nearly 35,000 taxis in the city ity of open spaces. There Mumbai: Indians are infam- have threatened to go on aren’t enough parks to stroll ous for being last-minute trav- a strike from March 19 in, grounds to play on, or ellers. But it seems the tenden- demanding a fare hike. P 5 beaches and promenades to cy to not plan in advance and Advance rail bookings: simply unwind. take decisions at the eleventh The 120-day advance booking Open spaces like gar- hour is not a cultural hang up. It system for railway tickets will dens, waterfronts and green has rather to with gender, says come into effect today. patches not only positively a study done by an online travel affect the physical well-be- portal that tracked usage patt- Sunil Prabhu new mayor: ing of citizens, they also help erns of travel-related bookings The Shiv Sena’s Sunil Prabhu soothe the stresses and online. has been elected as Mumbai’s strains of the 24x7 life in a TOI will help debate the solutions to Mumbai’s lack of open spaces “The one very prominent new mayor. P 5 metro. Health experts agree trend that jumped out was Joy Mukherjee dead: Actor that playing in the outdoors hancing the availability and that women plan their travel DOUBLE BE EFIT not only takes children away GASPING FOR BREATH quality of open spaces. well in advance: 53% of book- N Joy Mukherjee, 73, of ‘Shagird’ No. Sq % and ‘Love in Tokyo’ fame, died from their sedentary life- Das and his team have ings involving women travell- Km in Mumbai on Friday. P 6 style but also teaches them drawn up a plan that seeks not ers are made more than two how to interact with nature, Gardens & 318 2.5 0.5 only to protect and develop re- weeks in advance,’’ said Noel Duronto from city to Delhi: Parks served open spaces, but also Swain of Cleartrip, the portal The Mumbai-Delhi route is set develop public areas along that conducted the study. Playgrounds 631 4 0.8 to get a Duronto train service lakes, ponds, beaches, hills, The study arrived at the tr- in the next 10 days. P 9 Recreation 603 7.2 1.6 mangroves, promenades and ends by tracking the 15 lakh- grounds other green zones. It seeks to odd bookings done on the web- Encroachments 501 5.3 1.1 create and integrate open site between April 2011 and See Pages 4 & 5 on above spaces in a manner that they 25% women go solo, P 11 HEIR LOOMS “intermingle with daily life”, develop friendships and be- ered up or encroached upon. says Das. (An exhibition of the February 2012. Compared to Once upon a Senior time only the come independent. Whatever the figure, the team’s solutions will run at the 53% advance bookings in On the face of it, the crime is obvious: There are the NGMA from March 15.) groups containing women, Citizens Others Congress was accused of BMC’s open space policy several open spaces out There is no reason why a only 43% men book two weeks Sr. Particulars running politics as a family Amount (In) Amount (In) says there are 2,398 spaces re- there, but they are not being city with a wealth of untapped in advance. “Twenty-one per — —______ business. Akhilesh Yadav and served for gardens, parks, acquired as green lungs for reserved areas, a national park cent of bookings containing A A Investment Amount 10,000 10,000 Sukhbir Badal’s success shows playgrounds and recreation the city. Meanwhile, many of within the municipal limits, a women travellers are made B Immediate Tax Savings 3,090 3,090 almost every party now runs grounds in the city. In reality, them fall prey to illegal 34-km coastline, a profusion of less than three days in ad- Effective Investment (A.B) ,910 6,910 on blood lines. Will this son not even 50% of the reserved slums and land sharks. beaches, lakes, and creeks, and vance, as compared to 32% C 6 rise bring greater light? open spaces (a mere 19 sq km The Times of India seeks promenades with world-class among men,’’ the study said. D Maturity Amount of original Investment 16, 187 15 ,797 or 2.1% of Mumbai’s land to open a debate on not just potential, has to languish in There are other gender-re- E Total Pro Tax Benefit on Deposits (D-C) 9.277 8,887 Candid yet coy Films discuss sex mass) has been acquired by the complaints against such congested and concretized con- lated traits. Of the 15 lakh people and therapy, but with a twist the BMC. When a team of official apathy, but also on fines that offer just 0.03 acre of who made a booking (the total F Rate of Interest 9.75% p.a. 9.25% p.a. Great Gama A graphic novelist city architects led by P K Das the solutions offered by citi- open space to every 1,000 people. number of tickets booked is mu- G Effective Annual Yield (5 yrs) 18.55% 7.77% traced 2,053 of the ‘open’ zens, professionals, social That sorry figure was ch larger as more than one ticket resurrects a wrestling legend spaces, it found a quarter en- organizations and govern- computed 40 years ago, when can be booked per transaction), F.Y. ...and more in today’s 24-page edition croached upon. Another sur- mental agencies. In TOI’s Mumbai had a population of only 19%, or 2.85 lakh, were wo- Key features : Maximum Deposit: 1 ,00,000 in one u//s 80C of the IT Act vey, by the Urban Design Re- ‘Mumbai For Me’ campaign, a little under 9 million. To- men. 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