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FRONTLINE Cops reach Top cueists for CSK eyes return Morgan wants to make Big punch PRINTERS out to students RKG Snooker to winning ways it count in ‘orange’ PRIVATE LTD 3678 fter all the hype, it was time for action. Floyd May- Aweather cemented his Complete Printing status as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world with Facilities under a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao as the ‘Fight of One Roof the Century’ in Las Vegas, failed to live up to expecations M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka There were boos around the arena at MGM Grand after Industrial Estate, Mayweather comfortably outboxed his Filipino rival to frustrate hopes of a full-blooded slugfest last night. Guindy, Chennai - 600 032. The 38-year-old Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) retained his WBC and WBA welterweight titles and seized Pacquiao’s 2250 0111, 4202 1111 WBO belt by winning the fi ght on all three of the judges’ scorecards. Chennai’s No 1 English evening daily since 1982 www.newstodaynet.com Mayweather reiterated after Saturday’s super fi ght that he would retire after his next fi ght in September which will fulfi l his six-fi ght contract to Showtime Sports. ‘My last fi ght is in September. I’ll do that and I will hang it up,’ said Mayweather, estimated to have earned $200 million. Meanwhile, the death toll in Nepal’s devastating earthquake today rose to 7,040 with another 14,123 people injured, according to the Nepalese Police. National police offi cer Babu Kanji Giri said the death toll had reached 7,040 as more bodies are found in the debris. At least 38 Indians were among 54 foreigners killed in the 7.9-magnitude quake last week that left a trail of devasta- tion and suffering. NATIONAL DAILY FOUNDER EDITOR: T.R.R According to police, 48 foreigners, including 10 Indians, VOL. XXXIII NO. 145 H CHENNAI H SUNDAY 3.5.2015 (EVENING) H OTHER STATIONS MONDAY 4.5.2015 (MORNING) H 8 PAGES Rs. 4.00 H Regd. No., TN/CC(S) DN/223/15-17, RNI No: 33810 / 82 were injured and 82 foreign nationals were missing. Fishermen issue: OPS writes to Modi Enquiry initiated on wall NT Bureau ‘The Government of Chennai, May 3: India should consider Tamilnadu Chief Minister O collapses at city airport Panneerselvam today said the developing specialised Centre should delegate powers infrastructure for to regulate fishing by vessels q Union Minister assures no such mishaps in future of 24 metres OAL and above to landing of Deep Sea maritime States. Fishing Vessels’ NT Bureau In a letter to Prime Minister Chennai, May 3: Narendra Modi, a copy of which sive Economic Zone and Other A departmental enquiry has been was released to the press here, Maritime Zones initiated into the frequent false ceil- Panneerselvam, said, ‘I wish Act 1976, a citizen of India need ing collapses at the Chennai airport, to bring to your kind attention a not get any licence or letter of au- Union Minister of State for Civil serious issue relating to two re- thority from the Central Govern- Aviation Mahesh Kumar Agarwal cent decisions of the Ministry of ment for fi shing in the EEZ. The today said. Agriculture, government of India rights granted to an Indian citizen The Minister was on his way to that could in effect lead to swamp- by an Act of Parliament cannot be Puducherry today. He landed by a ing by foreign fi shing vessels in abrogated by an Executive Order fl ight from the national capital at the India’s Exclusive Economic Zone of the Government.’ airport here before leaving for the and also increase the regulatory ‘In view of the above, I request Union Territory. burden on domestic fi shing fl eets. you to instruct the Department of Addressing mediapersons at the ‘The new Deep Sea Fishing Animal Husbandry Dairying and airport, Mahesh Kumar Agarwal, Guidelines issued by the De- Fisheries to withdraw its order said, ‘We have initiated a depart- partment of Animal Husbandry dated 12 November, 2014. I also mental enquiry of the frequent Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry urge the Government of India collapse of the false ceiling at the of Agriculture on 12 November, not to issue any fresh guidelines newly-inaugurated building of the 2014, have changed the defi nition for fi shing operations in India till Chennai airport. There may be of ‘Deep Sea Fishing Vessels’ re- a new Fisheries Act is enacted. structural defects.’ ducing the Over All Length (OAL) Before the Bill for the new Act ‘Only after a thorough enquiry, we to 15 metres instead of the OAL is introduced in Parliament, this will fi nd out the exact reason. We of 20 metres as per the original should be discussed with the will ensure that no such mishaps guidelines issued in 2004 and Ministries in charge of Fisheries occur in future’. continued in the guidelines issued of the coastal States and a con- in 2013. Further, the defi nition of sensus on the bill arrived at. The On the proposed expansion of Ma- ‘operator’ has been expanded to Government of India should con- durai and Tiruchi airports, he said, tise activities at the Chennai airport, ‘The Centre is considering privatising the include joint ventures with up to sider developing specialised infra- ‘We are analysing the possibilities Agarwal, said, ‘The Centre is con- 49 per cent foreign equity. This structure for landing of Deep Sea of expanding the airports. Work has sidering privatising the operations. operations in Chennai airport. However we will defi nition also includes now ‘Any Fishing Vessels, safe berthing, commenced in this regard.’ However, we are thinking of only al- only allow private participation in sanitary works’ Indian Citizen’. ‘In this connec- reception and handling of high Questioned about the proposal lowing private participation in sanitary tion, I wish to point out that the valued deep sea catch (like cold to set up a greenfi eld airport near works at the airport’. lapsed twice in fi ve days. Offi cials at the new domestic and international new Guidelines are per se illegal chain from harvest till consump- Chennai, Agarwal said, ‘a fi nal deci- It may be recalled that in the past rushed to the spot and are looking terminals, built at a cost of over Rs because they are contrary to the tion) to deliver premium quality sion in this regard would be taken few days, a portion of false ceiling into the matter. 2,000 crore and inaugurated by Vice- existing laws on the subject. As fi sh to fetch premium value in the by the Cabinet. We will convene a came down crashing at the domestic The airport has been witnessing a President Hamid Ansari in January per Section 7(5) of the Territorial domestic and international mar- Cabinet meeting and analyse the airport twice. spate of mishaps such as false ceiling 2013, raising questions about the Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclu- kets’, he said. issue in detail’. Portions of the false ceiling in the On the proposed decision to priva- fi rst fl oor of the domestic airport col- collapses and glass panels cracking quality of the construction. V’Kanth argues SPIRITUAL FERVOUR Five of a family with cops killed in mishap Tirunelveli, May 3 (PTI): at airport Five members of a fam- NT Bureau ily, including a six month Chennai, May 3: old boy, were killed and DMDK chief and Leader of Op- 10 seriously injured when position in the State Assembly Vi- the van they travelling in jayakanth and his outbusrts against collided with a bus at media personnel has made head- Kurukalpatti in the district lines many times in the recent past. today, police said. Now it was the turn of the police Those killed included personnel of the Intelligence depart- three women. The mis- ment to feel the heat, so to say. The hap occurred when the actor-turned-politician was involved family was returning to in a war of words with them at the Rajapalayam after offer- Chennai airport today. ing worship at a temple in This morning Vijayakanth reached Udangudi, police said. airport to take a flight to Singa- The bus was on its way to pore. No sooner he arrived, he Theni from Kadiyakavalai. was flanked by media personnel Devotees carry 1,008 milk pots today to the Mundakakanniamman temple in None of the passengers in who wanted to get a byte from the Mylapore on the occasion of Chitra Pournami. Photo: A R JAYAKUMAR it were hurt. politician. An annoyed Vijayakanth managed to leave the place only after hurling some angry words at the Intelli- Mayweather punches gence police on duty at the place. He wondered how come me- diamen could gather at the place without being tipped off by the Intel- his way to glory ligence police. He was pacifi ed by leaders of the Las Vegas, May 3 (AFP): the most lucrative in boxing his- DMDK, who came to see him off Floyd Mayweather cemented tory with revenues of $400 million. at the airport. As a result tension his status as the best pound-for- Pacquiao was the aggressor, prevailed at the airport this morning. pound boxer in the world with a pressing action from the first unanimous decision over Manny round and was able to land some Student attacked Pacquiao as the ‘Fight of the big lefts on Mayweather’s chin, Century’ failed to live up to the especially in the fi nal seconds of by bear, hype here. the early rounds. hospitalised Scattered boos rang out around But ultimately Pacquiao wasn’t the crowd of 17,000 in the MGM The third judge scored it 118- able to keep up his frenzied early Udhagamandalam, May 3 (PTI): Grand after Mayweather comfort- pace for all 12 rounds and May- 110. A BBM student was hospitalised ably outboxed his Filipino rival to weather, who was the bigger of But when the results were an- with serious injuries, when a bear frustrate hopes of a full-blooded the two fi ghters, managed to slip nounced the pro-Pacquiao crowd attacked him, while returning home slugfest last night. in counterpunches and hard right after attending a festival near Panda- The 38-year-old Mayweather booed lustily and tried to drown hands that stopped the Filipino in lur in the early hours of today. (48-0, 26 KOs) retained his WBC out Mayweather’s post-fi ght com- his tracks. Arun Kumar and his friends had and WBA welterweight titles and ments over the public address Mayweather reiterated after gone to attend a temple festival on seized Pacquiao’s WBO belt by system. Saturday’s super fi ght that he Gudalur-Cherampadi, Road some winning the fi ght on all three of Filipino star Pacquiao suffered would retire after his next fi ght Published70 Kms from by K.here. 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frequently.’ The conservancy workers keep removing the garbage and these Students of Sri RKM Sarada Vidyalaya Model Higher Secondary School people keep on stacking them celebrating World Earth Day. again and again, exclaimed a vendor on the street. Since there are no toilets on the stretch, vendors and pedestrians t was an inno- Exnora project co- use any convenient spot on the Ivative approach They did it as part ordinator Paramanan- road to relieve themselves. by the students of dan highlighted the On important days like Prado- Sri RKM Sarada Vi- of World Earth Day methods of protecting sham, the temple attracts huge dyalaya Model Higher and maintaining ter- crowd from faraway places. The Secondary School celebrations on 22 April race gardens. entire tank fence is lined with two when they set up ter- Many students who wheelers. With the T ower stalls on race garden in their and the initiative won were present at the one side and two wheelers on the school building using event said that they other movement on this stretch is waste and recycled laurels from many would try setting up so difS cult even for pedestrians. materials. similar structures in ‘Unfortunately VIP’s do not use They did it as part their houses, with the this route when they visit the tem- of World Earth Day Exnora International joint gen- help of their parents, leanliness is next to Godliness’, along the temple walls narrow the ple. So this problem never draws celebrations on 22 April and the eral secretary R Govindaraj said friends and neighbours. Cgoes an old proverb. Unfor- space to a greater extent. The T ower attention’, said a devotee. initiative won laurels from other schools also should adopt sellers use the space near the tank ‘Going by what we were told tunately areas near places of wor- Devotees request the temple many. such pioneering railings to store all their para- by Exnora members, it is not so ship in many streets presents a management to take appropriate The school’s thoughts and phernalia like wooden difS cult to develop and maintain a dirty picture. This is irre- measures to keep the area around headmistress Kan- set-up roof-top boards, baskets and garden on terrace. It is easy and spective of the impor- the temple clean and decongested. naki Prabhakaran in- gardens, ter- tance they occupy in gunny bags. The tank KODAMBAKKAM moreover, eco-friendly. This is our No vehicles should be allowed augurated the event race gardens, the locality in terms of MYLAPORE railings are used to bit to protect the environment,’ one near the temple on important festival and appreciated her stu- hanging gardens, etc. their age or the number of hang calendars and other of them said. days. The temple authorities should dents for setting up such ‘This will enable students to under- devotees they draw. things. Even a small fenced portion For more details, contact have arrangements with P S High an innovative garden. He said stand the importance of a healthy adjacent to the temple walls where Govindaraj at: 9941007058. One such dirty congested stretch is School and also allot the reclaimed the students would continue to environment and the necessity to plants are grown has been turned the one in front of the Kapaleeshwarar land next to Mylapore club for park- maintain it under the supervision protect mother Earth from pollu- - NT Bureau to a storage area by these vendors. temple entrance on East Tank Road. ing purposes, said K Swaminathan. of the teachers. tion,’ he said. The road is a narrow one. Flower sellers can also be seen - NT Bureau The makeshift T ower stalls erected dumping garbage near the railings

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Chennai Egmore at 11.55 am the fol- Over 5 lakh traders from various lowing day through the Chord Line. But parts of the State will be participat- on its way back, the train would take ing in the conference to discuss the Main Line after leaving Chennai Egmore at 10.45 pm on 9 May. the issues.’ On 14 May, a superfast special train Welcoming the Central Govern- would start from Tirunelveli at 9.15 ment for taking various measure pm and reach Chennai Egmore the like banning Foreign Direct Invest- following day through the Chord Line. ment (FDI) in retail sector, forming The return service would start at 9.05 committee on Food Safety laws, pm on 15 May and reach Tirunelveli at creating MUDRA Bank to help 9.45 am through the same route. small traders, Vikramaraja said On 19 May, a superfast special train there still exists few laws which would leave Tirunelveli at 6.15 pm and pose a problem for small traders. reach Chennai Egmore at 7.20 am the As part of the celebrations, a following day. The same day (20 May) conference will be held on ‘Anti it would leave for Tirunelveli at 10.45 Business Laws’. Industrialist V pm. Both the services would be through G Santhosam, Aachi Group of the Main Line. On 24 May, a superfast Companies (AACHI MASALA) special train would leave Tirunelveli at president A D Padmasingh Isaac, 6.15 pm and reach Chennai Egmore at Tamilnadu Hotel Owner’s Federa- 6.05 am the following day. On the same day (25 May), it would leave Chennai tion president M Venkatesh, busi- Egmore at 6.50 pm and reach Tirunel- nessman Rubi Manoharan, veli at 6.30 am the next day. Both the All India Traders Association services are through the Chord Line. national president B C Bordia A train would leave Nagercoil at 5 pm (Maharashtra), national general on 17 May and reach Chennai Egmore secretary P Ravin Kandolval (New at 6.05 am the following day. Another Delhi), chairman Mahendira Shah superfast train would leave Chennai (Gujarat), South India co-ordina- Egmore at 3 pm on 18 May and reach ARULMIGU SRIDEVI KARUMARIYAMMAN TEMPLE ARULMIGU SIVASUBRAMANIA SWAMY TEMPLE tor M M Nijamubin, Pondicherry Nagercoil at 4.15 am the next day. Traders Association president M Both the trains would go through the Thousands of devotees participated in the Kumbabishekam of Arulmigu Sridevi Karumariyamman Temple at New Colony, Chrompet and Sivashankar and general secretary chord line. Arulmigu Sivasubramania Swamy Temple at Senkundakootam, Saidapet in Chennai today. S Balu will address the gathering. Vidya Mandir lad enthrals all at park Cops reach out to students q To help them handle pressure after board exam results

NT Bureau and so students are afraid of facing hood of Vadapalani is an ideal place Chennai, May 3: their parents in case they didn’t get to start it as there are good number In a novel attempt, Vadapalani po- the expected marks. We have also of students here’. licemen are going around the locality counselled the parents on playing it Vadapalani Range Assistant Com- giving counselling to students who cool as marks are not as important missioner Subburayan and All Wom- have written their public exams. as a child’s life’. an’s Police inspector, Vadapalani Vadapalani inspector, acting on Police offi cers feel parents should Rekha, supervised this mission as orders of Commissioner George, As- not burden their expectations on the offi cials went about in areas like sistant Commissioner Abhash Kumar their children. Parents’ discour- Ottakapalayam, Kaikan Kuppam and and Joint Commissioner JC Arun, agement is the main reason why others. advised the students on handling children take such drastic moves. ‘We are anxiously waiting for our the pressure of the exam results that Another offi cial says, ‘distress calls results. Our parents also are stressed are about to be released on 7 May from school students have been in- because of this. But the policemen Fourteen-year-old R Aakash presenting a live vocal carnatic music at (Plus Two). creasing as the public examination came and spoke to us about keep- Nageswara Rao Park, Mylapore in Chennai today. A source from the police depart- results for SSLC and Plus Two ap- ing calm and not getting frightened NT Bureau (Khamas) and Chinan Chiru Kiliye ment said, ‘there has been an proach and suicide prevention cells of what has already been written. Chennai, May 3: (Ragamalika). increase in the rate of students try- in the city have prevented as many We feel kind of relaxed now. We As part of the monthly Sunday Sundaram Finance vice-president ing to commit suicide or harm them- as 80 suicides through counselling in are thankful to the police offi cials Kutcheri in the Park organised by V K Raman was present on the oc- selves when they get low marks in the past 40 days. So we thought that Police advising parents regarding for taking the time to help us out’, Sundaram Finance, 14-year-old R casion and handed over certifi cates public exams. Here everything is we should start talking to students the public exam results at said a 12th standard student from Aakash, a student of Vidya Mandir and mementos to the artistes. based on marks scored in Plus Two about this issue and the neighbour- Vadapalani. Vadapalani. presented a live vocal carnatic music Organised on the fi rst Sunday of at Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore every month, Kutcheri in the Park Consecration today between 6.30 am and 730 am. is open to children aged below 15 Aakash, who is learning music from years. No mikes and speakers are of Jataayu used at the Kutcheri. UPASI welcomes hike Sri Samayakumar, was accompanied on violin by Swathi (Disciple of Sri VV The idea is to provide a launch pad temple soon Srinivasa Rao-AIR artiste) and on for young musical talent and serve Rameswaram, May 3 (PTI): mirudangam by Adithyan (Student as a platform for ‘unsung’ children. In The Jataayu Theertam temple, of Vijayendran, Disciple of Umay- the last nine years, over 900 children where according to puranas Lord in rubber import duty alpuram Sivaraman). have presented Kutcheri in the Park Rama performed holy dip and Coimbatore, May 3 (PTI): domestic grade was essential to the Aakash presented compositions since its launch in February 2006. pooja to sivalingam after he killed United planters Association of long term health of rubber supply that included Saraseeruha Sanapriye Sundaram Finance conducts au- the demon king Ravana in a war (Nattai), Rajagopalam (Mohanam), dition to select the artistes for the Southern India (UPASI), the apex chain. Besides being technically in Sri Lanka, has been renovated Ksheera Sagara Sayi Poorvi (Kaly- monthly kutcheri. To register for the body of plantation owners in South superior RSS4 is a backyard pro- and consecration would be per- ani), Raguvamsa Sudha Kathana audition: email sundaykutcheri@ has welcomed the Centre’s decision duce with least conversion cost and formed soon, Tamilnadu Minister (Kuthukalam), Santhana Gopala sundaramfi nance.in to hike the rubber import duty from is crucial to the sustainability of the for Sports and Youth Welfare the present 20 per cent to 25 per cent. rural economy in Kerala and other Sundararajan said here yesterday. Though much delayed, this will newly emerging producing states TTD gets new (Rama took bath in the theertham serve to inject some life into the dying ike Goa, Maharashtra and the North in order to get rid off the sin of rubber plantation business, UPASI East, he said. killing Ravanaa) vice-presidenbt N Dharmaraj said in domestic TSR at Rs 106. Also, not Seeking to clarify certain issues He inspected the path way to the a release yesterday. withstanding, the mal-propaganda with regard to reports appeared in board members Jataayu temple and suggested that Although a record quantity of 4.2 against the quality issues of RSS4 a section of press on the proposed (the grade predominantly produced revision of Rubber Board statistics Tirupati, May 3 (PTI): board and 14 others as members for the temple needed a good road. He lakh tonnes of rubber has been imported last fiscal, substantially domestically), the consuming in- on production, he said. Telugu Desam Party leader Chadala- a one-year-term on 27 April. said efforts would be taken to lay higher than the production/consump- dustry will need a certain quantity of UPASI will strongly oppose any wada Krishnamurthy was sworn Besides this, three senior IAS offi cers the road before the consecration tion gap of 3.4 lakh tonnes for the RSS4 for value added tyres. move to retrofit the currentyear’s in today as Chairman of Tirumala also would act as ex-offi cio members of the temple. He also inspected the road work same period, the increase in import The landed price of imported RSS4 lower production data retrospectively, Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which on the board, temple sources said. since the current years lower produc- between dhanushkodi and arichal- duty would help shore up domestic in the new duty regime would be Rs runs the famous hill shrine of Lord Eleven others, including fi lm director rubber prices at least medium term, tion is a clear fall out of the low price munai being undertaken at a cost 141 against domestic traded price of Venkateswara, richest in the country, K Raghavendra Rao, took oath of of- Dharmaraj said. scenario. of Rs 50 crore. The road between at Rs 119, he pointed out. at nearby Tirumala. fi ce as new members. TTD Executive The current landed price of TSR Therefore, the long term systemic These statistics are under discus- Ramanathapuram to Rameswaram Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Offi cer D Sambasiva Rao administered (the grade of Rubber imported) will be corrections relating to the mismatch sion by the Board with the stakehold- would be widened at a cost of Rs Chandrababu Naidu had appointed the oath to the Chairman and the mem- Rs 115 per kg in the new duty regime between a lower cost imported grade ers in the newly constituted Technical 94 crore, the Minister said. Krishnamurthy as Chairman of TTD bers inside the hill temple. against the current traded price of and a higher cost but higher quality Sub Committee, Dharmaraj added. ‘Continuous treatment can control asthma’ NT Bureau fective asthma treatment - Inhalation treatment means stopping the very ‘Inhalation Therapy, is Chennai, May 3: Therapy, is available in India at a thing that is keeping them fi t and The best way to control asthma is to price as low as Rs 4 to Rs 6 per day, healthy. available in India at a have treatment on a continuous basis, which means that a year’s supply Patients must consult their doctor price as low as Rs 4 said chest physician Dr Prasanna of medicine is less than the cost of on each and everything that stops Kumar Thomas. one night’s stay at the hospital. ‘It is them from not continuing inhalers to Rs 6 per day’ Addressing mediapersons to create important that we overcome the barri- rather than taking own decision awareness on asthma related issues ers and understand the importance of which can be dangerous, he said. asthma for diagnosis, particularly if here recently, he said patients should inhalation therapy and adhere to it, if Dr A Balachandar of Mehta Hospi- these symptoms are recurrent. 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SUNDAY 4 3 MAY 2015 Blend CHENNAI WORLD DOWNDOWN THETHE W WEEKLYEEKLY LANELANE Sense of ttouchouch alloallowsws FROM SIX TO ‘SIXTY’ bats ttoo flyfly withwith prprecisionecision May Day mayhem at Baltimore Thousands of protesters have hit the streets of Baltimore again despite the charging of six police offi cers over the death of a 25-year-old African American whose spine was snapped in custody. peller, a fl ipper, an airplane wing or The charges - ranging from sec- any simple airfoil, said Johns Hop- ond-degree murder and manslaughter to misconduct The placement kins neuroscientist Cynthia F Moss. - were set out on Friday in a surprise announcement of these touch These fi ndings can inform more by Maryland state prosecutor Marilyn Mosby. broadly how organisms use touch to All six offi cers - three of them black and three cells, both guide movement, Moss said. white, according to mug-shots broadcast by CNN Moss and the team studied the big - were taken into custody and later posted bond, lanceolate brown bat, a common species found reports said. throughout North America. Bats are endings and the only mammals capable of true Execution of drug powered fl ight, able to reach speeds Merkel cells, of 7 to 20 mph with the sort of aerial convicts sparks anger allows the bat, manoeuvrability humans only wish An Indonesian fi ring squad they could engineer. executed eight convicted while flying, to The team found that the evolution- drug-traffi ckers from several ary process that allowed bats to countries on Wednesday, sense changes form wings resulted in unusual tac- prompting Australia to recall Thousands of devotees witnessed the car festival of Chidambaram Sri Nataraja temple, tile circuitry that not only enhances its envoy to Jakarta and a day after the Mahakumbabishekam. The consecration was performed after a gap of in airflow as control during fl ight, but also allows bringing an angry reaction 60 years. Photo: Ravi S bats to use their wings to climb, cra- from Brazil. air ruffles the dle their young and capture insects. The leaders of Australia and Brazil had made per- hairs First, researchers discovered an sonal appeals for clemency for their citizens among array of sensory receptors in bat the group, raising the stakes for Indonesia’s new wings - a significant number of president, Joko Widodo, who has stepped up the pace Private doctors which are clustered at the base of of executions since coming to offi ce. tiny hairs that cover the append- STATE ages. go on strike in TN The placement of these touch Private hospitals and clinics in Tamil- cells, both lanceolate endings and Court issues summon nadu struck work urging the State govern- Merkel cells, allows the bat, while NATION ment to provide safety and protection in fl ying, to sense changes in airfl ow to Ramadoss view of increase in attacks on hospitals ats fly with breathtaking as air ruffl es the hairs. and doctors in the event of death of a precision because their When the team stimulated these Battle lines drawn: A sessions court in patient, despite providing the best of Bwings are equipped with hairs with brief air puffs, neurons in Chennai summoned PMK treatment. highly sensitive touch sensors, cells the bat’s primary somatosensory Srini vs Thakur founder Dr S Ramadoss The strike call was given by the Tamil- that respond to even slight cortex responded with precisely timed to appear on 22 June, fol- nadu chapter of the Indian Medical As- changes in airfl ow, scientists say. but sparse bursts of activity, suggest- The eighth edition of the Indian lowing a defamation case Premier League (IPL) is on and sociation (IMA). The chapter’s secretary Researchers from Johns Hopkins ing this circuitry helped guide bats fi led against him by Cable Dr C N Raja said 33,000 members, 3,500 University, as well as Columbia during fast, dynamic fl ight. on-fi eld action has kept the fans TV Corporation manag- interested. The battles for the non-members, and 16,000 members of University and the University of The team also found that the ing director Udumalai K Tamilnadu Government Doctor’s Associa- Maryland, determined how the innervation of bat wings - the dis- play-off spots intensifi es as the Radhakrishnan. fortunes keep changing in each tion were participating the strike. sense of touch plays a key role in tribution in and supply of nerves to A petition was fi led by game. Meanwhile, a different He said the strike was to protest against powered fl ight. the wings - is unlike that of other advocate Jagan on behalf game is being played out off-fi eld the increasing attacks on hospitals and In a paper published in mammalian forelimbs, a of Radhakrishnan alleging that Ramadoss had as deposed BCCI president N doctors, who were now reeling under fear the journal Cell Reports, clue into how wings grew issued statements on 16 April alleging that Srinivasan attempts to keep his psychosis. they showed how sen- in bats during evolution. Cable TV Corportation was giving concession critics at bay and save his position - as ICC chairman. ‘In the event of any death despite the sory receptors in bat The researchers were to television channels. owing alleginace to best of treatment, it was branded as medi- wings send informa- surprised to discover It may be noted that Srinivasan and the current board ruling party in the State. secretary Anurag Thakur, a BJP strongman are locked cal negligence and some vested interests tion about airflow to that neurons in the wing Taking exception to that, Radhakrishnan in a ‘clash’ for supremacy. and anti-socials instigate the aggrieved neurons in the brain, skin connected not only chose to fi le a defamation case against the families to attack the hospitals, doctors, enabling the bat to make to the higher parts of Meanwhile, there are reports that the Board is mulling PMK leader. efforts to get Srinivasan ‘removed’ as the chairman of stage agitations and extort money by split-second flight control the spinal cord where When the case came up for hearing before the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is learnt that it fl eecing the doctors’, he said. adjustments. forelimbs typically con- Justice Adhinathan today, he issued sum- (BCCI) is expected to conduct a Special General Meeting ‘We want safety and protection’, he Until now no one had investigated nect, but also to lower parts of the mons ordering Ramadoss to appear before (SGM) on 24 May to take a decision on Srinivasan’s role. added. the sensors on the bat’s wing, which spinal cord that would normally only the court 22 June. innervate an animal’s trunk. ‘To oust Srinivasan, the ruling group will require two- allow it to serve as more than a pro- thirds majority which is 21 units. If they can’t ensure 21 votes, they won’t call SGM for sure. Dalmiya and Thakur will have to ensure there are 21 votes in their favour,’ a member of Dalmiya faction said. CITY Don’t cut farm loan HEALTH Today benefits, CM to PM City light, more Close shave for Opposing the Centre’s move to effect changes in the interest subvention scheme for short-term crop loan for bright Dhanush in Darjeeling farmers, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said any reduc- The newly included areas of Chennai Corpora- Actor Dhanush, who was tion of concessionality was uncalled for and would be a tion are all set to get an infrastructure boost, with shooting in Darjeeling for retrograde measure. the civic body deciding to install 1,10,000 LED a Tamil movie, directed by He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the street lights. The project, to be implemented at Velraj, had a close shave issues with the Chief Ministers of all States before taking a cost of Rs 300 crore, will replace the existing as after shocks hit the town. a fi nal decision. lamps. Besides saving power, the move will also The Himalayan quake in In a letter to the Prime Minister, a copy of which was result in adding brightness and security to the Nepal recently claimed the released to the media here, he said the Centre should outer areas during night. lives of over 6000 lives. ensure that the farmers have access to concessional During the Corporation Council meet at the Several after shocks were credit. It was learnt that the Centre was contemplating Ripon Buildings, as many as 80 resolutions felt in many northern and eastern parts of the two major changes in the scheme. were passed and one among them proposed country since then. Dhanush was shooting Insomnia may lead ‘The fi rst, is reportedly allowing banks to lend at their the LED lights plan. Chairing the meeting, Mayor stunt sequences in Darjeeling for his untitled normal priority sector lending rate which is related to Saidai Duraisamy said the washing community fi lm for the last couple of days. The crew was their base rate. It is learnt that the second proposal is to in Tiruvottiyur would get multi-storeyed residen- shocked after they felt after shocks. Immedi- to lower pain tolerance ately, they cancelled the shoot and packed change the method of disbursing the interest subvention tial complexes under the slum clearance board. eople with insomnia and other sleep problems have increased their bags. They managed to catch a late to a Direct Benefi t Transfer (DBT) based reimbursement During the question and answer session, when sensitivity to pain, according to a new study. night fl ight and reach Chennai. model, after the farmer has settled his liabilities to the asked about the situation on ‘Namma Toilets’, P The effect on pain tolerance appears strongest in people who Speaking to News Today, Velraj, said, ‘all in lending institutions’, he added. the Mayor said, ‘348 places have been identifi ed suffer from both insomnia and chronic pain, who may benefi t from treat- the unit are safe and we managed to wind up ‘Any reduction in the extent of concessionality of farm for the construction of Namma toilet, E-toilet, ments targeting both conditions. the shoot and reach Chennai immediately’. loans is uncalled for and will be a retrograde measure. Bio-toilet and rent-toilet. The study included more than 10,400 adults from a large, ongoing Norwegian health study. Each subject underwent a standard test of pain sensitivity - the cold pressor test - in which subjects are asked to keep their hand submerged in a cold water bath. Subjects were asked about various types of sleep impairment, including BUSINESS SPORTS insomnia, total sleep time, and sleep latency (time to falling asleep), and researchers assessed the relationships between measures of sleep impair- Godrej net sales up Barcelona hits Getafe for six ment and pain sensitivity. The study also looked at other factors potentially affecting sleep impair- Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) on Tuesday announced its Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar motored past 100 goals fi nancial results for the quarter ended 31 March, 2015. ment and pain perception, including chronic (persistent or recurring) pain for the season to fi re the La Liga leaders to a 6-0 rout of Getafe that stretched and psychological distress (such as depression and anxiety). According to a press release, Q4 FY 2015 consolidated organic constant the gap over Real Madrid to fi ve points on Tuesday. currency net sales increased by 12 per cent. Overall, 32 per cent of participants were able to keep their hand in the After Suarez was felled, Messi set treble-chasing Barca on their cold water throughout the 106-second test. India business branded net sales increased by 12 per cent, led by double way with a dinked penalty in the ninth minute at the Nou Camp, digit growth across categories, while international business grew by 14 per Participants with insomnia were more likely to take their hand out early: the fi rst time the Argentina for- w a r d has attempted a 42 per cent did so, compared with 31 per cent of those without insomnia. cent on an organic constant currency basis. ‘Panenka’ in 75 spot kicks for club and country. Pain sensitivity increased with both the frequency and severity of insomnia. The consolidated net profi t plus A&P (adjusted for tax) for the quarter Suarez clipped a vol- ley into the net increased by 27 per cent. For example, compared with individuals who reported no insomnia, rates from Messi’s floated pass in the 25th and of reduced pain tolerance were 52 per cent higher for subjects reporting Commenting on the fi nancial performance chairman Adi Godrej said, ‘Our Neymar weaved into space to fi re low into the insomnia more than once weekly versus 24 per cent for those with insomnia performance in the second half of fi scal year 2015 has been much better corner three minutes later, the 100th goal for Messi, once monthly. than that in the fi rst half. Suarez and Neymar, known as ‘MSN’, in all competitions this term. Pain sensitivity was also linked to sleep latency, although not to total sleep time. The relationships were unchanged after adjustment for age and Amazon introduces ‘Sunday Delivery’ In-form Aussies will sweep Ashes: Smith sex. The effect was smaller, but still signifi cant, after further adjustment Amazon.in has launched ‘Sunday Delivery’ Australia have a huge hunger for an Ashes tri- for psychological distress. across 100 cities in India. A statement here said, umph in England, according to all rounder Shane There was also strong joint (synergistic) effect of insomnia and chronic Amazon.in brings Sunday delivery promises for Watson, while batsman Steve Smith believes this pain on pain tolerance. Patients reporting high problems with both insomnia residential addresses for all FBA (Fulfilled by year’s series will not even be close if the tourists and chronic pain were more than twice as likely to have reduced tolerance Amazon) products at no extra cost. Customers can thus count Sunday play to their potential. to pain. Many patients who experience sleep impairment and pain face high as a regular day for receiving deliveries from Amazon.in. Beginning After the 5-0 sweep in the 2013-14 series Down costs and personal diffi culties. with 100 cities, Amazon.in will continue to expand the Sunday delivery Under, Australia head to England in July and August While there is clearly a strong relationship between pain and sleep, such promise to other cities. in possession of the coveted urn with a chance that insomnia increases both the likelihood and severity of clinical pain, ‘Providing our customers with a fast, reliable, anytime and anywhere to claim a fi rst Ashes series win away from home said Borge Sivertsen, of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Publisheddelivery by experience K. Balakumar is one on of behalf our key of pillarsNews toToday ensure Media customer (P) Ltd., delight. from 85, sinceMount 2001. Road (GST Road), Guindy, Chennai 600 032 and printed by him at Frontline Printers Private Ltd., M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 600 032. Ph: 4202 1111. Editor: K. Balakumar. 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SFIO to hire V-Mart on more hands expansion mode ‘Duty refund claims New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): Retail chain V-Mart will invest The Serious Fraud Investigation around Rs 200 crore to add nearly Offi ce (SFIO), where more than 200 new stores in different part of the half of the sanctioned 130 posts country in the next fi ve years. are vacant, is looking to fi ll up 12 The company is also targeting over positions soon, including fi ve ad- touch Rs 6,423 crore’ four-fold jump in revenue to touch ditional directors. Rs 2,500 crore by 2020 with smaller Besides, the government is towns expected to be its key growth looking at various options such A big jolt to exporters, says FIEO drivers. We will have around 300 as setting up a panel of chartered stores in the next fi ve years with a accountants to ensure speedier New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): and Bangladesh, the Indian exporters revenue of around Rs 2,500 crore by appointment of consultants and The government should expedi- ‘India’s exports plunged in the get incentives less than one per cent then, V-Mart Retail Chairman and MD experts. tiously clear Rs 6,423 crore of duty of the country’s total merchandise negative zone recording a decline Lalit Agarwal told PTI. SFIO, which mainly probes white- refund claims as the mounting arrears shipments. The company had a revenue base collar crimes, had a staggering 75 are hurting shipments, exporters have In 2014-15, under various schemes of 21 per cent in March, the biggest of Rs 574.96 crore in FY 2013-14. It vacant positions at different levels demanded. - Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog is, at present, operating 109 stores in as on March 23, according to data Exporters’ body FIEO said that fall in the last six years’ Bhavan, focus market and product compiled by the Corporate Affairs despite repeated requests, the cus- scheme, interest subsidy and market 91 cities. Ministry. The agency comes under toms authorities have not cleared on import of input or raw materials According to him, if claims continue development assistance - govern- Agarwal said: We have clear vision this Ministry. their claims. used in manufacturing products that to rise, the country’s shipments will be ment has provided incentives worth that smaller towns will be our growth There are 130 sanctioned posts They (revenue department) ap- are meant for outward shipments. affected adversely. Rs 17,995.81 crore. During the fi scal, drivers as they have very high poten- at the probe agency but actual pear to be more concerned about Liquidity is a big issue for exports Situation is not good for India’s the country’s exports aggregated at tial and aspiration level is growing up. strength on that date stood at meeting their revenue targets rather and pending claims of duty drawback exports. We have already missed Rs 18,97,026 crore. Of the total stores that the company just 55. then helping exporters. Since two- and Cenvat refunds are affecting last fi scal’s target. In the current fi s- India’s exports plunged in the nega- has, 56 are in tier III clusters, 35 are in Even as SFIO faces severe staff and-a-half months, the claims are exports, he added. cal, it would fall further due to steep tive zone recording a decline of 21 per tier II towns and 18 in tier I cities. crunch, the Ministry had referred pending and it has reached Rs While asking government to give decline in the container volumes at cent in March, the biggest fall in the Presently, the tier III clusters con- as many as 52 cases for investiga- 6,423 crore,’ Federation of Indian special attention to exports, Ralhan ports and poor order book position,’ last six years, pulling down the total tribute between 55 to 60 per cent of tion to the agency in the fi nancial Export Organisations (FIEO) Presi- cautioned that continuous decline in Ralhan said. shipments for 2014-15 to USD 310.5 our revenue and we strongly believe year 2014-15. dent S C Ralhan told PTI. the outbound shipments could also He further said that compared to ex- billion. The country had set the export that it would go up to 75 per cent in target at USD 340 billion. Last week, the probe agency Exporters get refunds for duties paid lead to job losses. porters from countries such as China next three years, Agarwal said. sought applications for 12 positions, including fi ve additional directors. Three vacancies of senior Lavasa IPO likely soon assistant director are to be fi lled Mumbai, May 3 (PTI): the capital market. Earlier, in Novem- India’s coffee up and two of assistant directors Engineering fi rm Hindustan Con- ber 2010, Lavasa had got Sebi clear- (corporate law, struction Company (HCC) is likely to ance to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore but investigation) . Applications have list its subsidiary Lavasa Corporation bad market conditions had forced the exports soar also been invited for one post to raise Rs 750 crore during July- company to scrap it. each of prosecutor-II and private September quarter of this fi scal, top At present, the secondary market is New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): secretary. company offi cial said. booming and we are waiting for inves- Coffee exports from the country The posts of fi ve additional direc- The company, which was supposed tors to return to the primary market. We have increased by 7.22 per cent to tors (investigation) are to be fi lled to launch the initial public offer (IPO) are seeing some QIPs being launched 31,060 tonnes in April this year com- up in the offi ces at Delhi, Chennai, for Lavasa last fi scal, had shelved in the market, but very little activity in pared to the same month in 2014, Kolkata and Hyderabad, according its plans citing unfavourable market the primary market, Sood said. but value realisation was lower due to a recent circular issued by SFIO. conditions. He further added: But at the same to sluggish global prices. As part of overall efforts to ad- We were supposed to launch the time, we are also seeing some signs The country had shipped 28,966 dress the manpower crisis, the IPO last fi scal, but we delayed the of improvement in the market condi- tonnes of coffee in the same period Corporate Affairs Ministry is ex- decision as we did not fi nd the right tions with some of the major projects last year, the Coffee Board said in its ploring the option of having a appetite in the primary market mainly coming on stream. latest report. scheme for engaging consultants due to uncertain economic environ- In the fi rst week of April 2015, HCC According to Coffee Board’s data, in different fi elds at the agency. ment. We may now look at launching raised Rs 400 crore equity through export value realisation was Rs stood at Rs 509.63 crore during April busta varieties besides instant coffee. The proposal for such a scheme it (IPO) in the second quarter of this the QIP route. 1,64,078.56 per tonne in the pe- of FY 2015-16 as against Rs 491.17 Major export destination for coffee is being discussed by the Ministry fi scal, HCC Group Chief Financial Of- At present, the HCC group holds riod under review as against Rs crore in the year-ago. are Italy, Germany, Turkey, Russian with the Department of Expendi- fi cer Praveen Sood told PTI here. 67.98 per cent stake in Lavasa Cor- 1,69,561.48 per tonne in the said Coffee prices in international mar- Federation and Belgium among oth- ture. Besides, there is a plan to In 2014, the company had fi led draft poration, while the remaining 17 per period last year. kets are under pressure due to pro- ers. have an approved panel of char- papers with the market regulator Sebi cent is held by Avantha Group. The volumes of exports have in- duction surplus in Brazil, the world’s As per post-monsoon estimate, the tered accountants similar to the (Securities and Exchange Board of Venkateshwara Hatcheries and creased, but value realisation has leading producer. Also, Brazil’s cur- country’s coffee output is pegged practice followed in other depart- India) to raise Rs 750 crore through Maniar and Family holds 8.80 per come down due to weak global prices, rency is ruling weak against the US at 3,31,000 tonne for 2014-15 crop dollar, the offi cial added. ments like the Income Tax. IPO and was cleared in November. cent and 6.22 per cent shares re- a senior Board offi cial said. year (October-September), against This was HCC’s second effort to hit spectively. Coffee shipments in value terms India exports both arabica and ro- 3,04,500 tonne in the last year. Govt shelves Scania to double Volvo studying duty free import scheme for sugar New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): plant capacity India assembly The government has removed Mumbai, May 3 (PTI): has undertaken 100 per cent locali- a duty free import scheme for raw German auto major Volkswagen sation for the buses, the cost will be New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): sugar, a move aimed at curbing Group-owned Scania, which opened very competitive. Swedish luxury car-maker Volvo, Volvo, which has been selling luxury supplies from overseas. a Rs 300-crore bus plant near Ban- The localisation for trucks is only which has been exploring possibility Import of raw sugar under Duty galore last month, will more than 18 per cent now, he said, but did of local assembly in India, is expected vehicles in India through imports, is Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) double the capacity and investment not share the company’s pricing to take a decision this year. scheme is withdrawn with immedi- in it over the next fi ve years. plans. The plan is a part of the company’s keen to start assembling in the ate effect, Directorate General of In mid-April, Sweden-based On sales target, he said he ex- ongoing efforts to look at possibilities country to bring down prices Foreign Trade said in a notifi cation. Scania commissioned its fi rst bus pects to close next year with around of locally assembling vehicles in dif- The scheme has been withdrawn assembly line near Bangalore at 650 bus unit sales and expressed ferent part of the world. and shore up volumes also to prevent leakages in domes- an investment of Rs 300 crore. the hope that with the highway in- An industrial team based out of tic markets. The plant has an annual installed frastructure improving in India the Sweden looks out for opportunities Hindustan Motors and General Mo- 500 units during the March quarter. Under the scheme, refi ners were capacity of 1,000 inter-city buses future looks very promising. across the world. It is also looking at tors India to check the feasibility of It had sold around 250 units during allowed to import raw sugar, which and coaches. The company has dealerships in the possibility of having local assem- utilising the manufacturing plant of the same period last year. had to be processed and then ex- By 2020 we are planning to ramp Mumbai, Bangalore, Kochi, Hydera- bly in India, said an industry source. one of them to assemble some of its The company plans to launch ported. To help cash-starved sugar this up to Rs 2,500 buses at an in- bad and Chennai. The Jaipur deal- models in India. The decision to start local assembly models, including petrol variant of mills clear dues worth Rs 21,000 vestment of another Rs 300 crore, ership will be opened this month, of vehicles in India could be taken At that time, Volvo’s spokesperson V40 Cross Country, V40 hatchback, crore to farmers, the government Scania India MD and Scania Group followed by Delhi and Lucknow. during the current year, the source had declined to comment. While S60T6 sedan and XC90 sports utility has recently hiked import duty on senior vice-president Anders Grund- All the dealerships are privately added. The company, which has M&M had also declined to comment, vehicle this year. sugar to 40 per cent from 25 per strömer told PTI here. owned, and that they dealers get been selling luxury vehicles in India General Motors India had termed the The company is also looking to ex- cent and scrapped the excise duty The company employs 660 peo- commission on each unit sale. through imports, is keen to start as- issue as speculation and HM had said pand its sales network. By the end of on ethanol made from molasses. ple at the plant and will raise the Grundströmer said Scania, which sembling in the country to bring down that they have not been approached this year the carmaker plans to have headcount to 2,500 by 2020, he had last year launched its ethanol prices and shore up volumes. by anyone. around 22 dealerships across the added. buses in Nagpur, sees huge scope Volvo entered Indian car market in The company, which sold 1,200 country. There were only 5 outlets a It has a truck assembly line run- for this mode of green transport. 2007 and sells models, including se- units last year, is looking at around couple of years back. ning already at the same plant. It He described the bus manufactur- dans S80 and S60, SUVs XC60 and 70 per cent growth to touch 2,000 By 2020, the company aims to sell was commissioned in October 2013 ing facility at Narasapura near Ban- XC90, along with V40 Cross Country. units during the current year on 10,000 units and capture around 10 and can manufacture about 2,500 galore as part of Scania’s effort at Earlier this year, sources had stated sales network expansion and product per cent of the Indian luxury segment, heavy haulage trucks. joining the ‘Make in India’ initiative that Volvo Auto India made initial launches. which is expected to touch 1,00,000 Grundströmer said that as Scania of the Modi government. contacts with Mahindra & Mahindra, Volvo Auto India has already sold lakh units by that time.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FPI inflows hit PASSPORT MISSING AT MADRAS Name: G.KUMARAVEL (Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction) 4-month low O. P. No. 169 of 2015 BSNL targets Father Name: N.Govindasamy PUBLIC NOTICE In the matter of the Indian New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): Address: No.B4, Pranam My client Mr.K.Ganesh, Succession Act XXXIX of 1925 And In the matter of last Will and Investments by Foreign Apartments, New No.198, Old S/o.Krishnamurthy is the owner of the property viz., testament of Mrs.Chellammal- Portfolio Investors (FPIs) Deceased No.102A, Rangarajapuram bearing Plot Nos.106 & 107, Rs 500-cr revenue Mr.N.Rajagopal in the country’s capital Mani Road, Kodambakkam, measuring about 4800 sq.ft. at S/o. Late Narayanasamy Iyer, markets hit a four-month New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): extremist-affected areas, in a bid Chennai-600 024. Ragavendrapuram, Athanancheri New No.108, Old No.107, low of just over Rs 15,000 State-run BSNL is targeting a rev- to become market leader and win PASSPORT No. G8479429 Village, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Apparswamy Koil Street, Mylapore, crore in April amid taxa- enue of Rs 500 crore in the current back people’s confi dence. Kanchepuram District and having Chennai - 600 004 D.O.B. 02.06.1967. ..Petitioner tion related concerns. fi nancial year by utilising its land The minister said that the govern- acquired vide registered settlement Regards deed. My client had applied for All persons claiming to have any bank and monetisation of 75,000 interest in the Estate of the above FPIs have bought shares ment is committed to revive BSNL G.KUMARAVEL grant of patta in his name with the towers, among others. named deceased Mrs. Chellammal, worth Rs 11,721 crore and numbers of initiatives are in the concerned revenue authorities. who was residing at No. Chellammal (USD 1.87 billion) in April, The telecom operator has set a pipeline to bring the PSU back to the Hence my client hereby calls resided at New No.108, Old No.107, while they purchased debt target of generating Rs 500 crore position of market leader. upon the general public, if anyone Apparswamy Koil Street, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004 who died on securities to the tune of revenue form utilising land bank, Prasad is also undertaking a series having any objection for grant of patta for the said property, has to 24.07.1993 are hereby cited to training centre and seven telecom come and see the proceedings on Rs 3,612 crore (USD 570 of meetings with MPs to make tel- make their objections in writing factories as well as monetisation of 17.06.2015. Before Learned Master million), taking their net ecom offi cials directly answerable to with the below mention Address/ its 75,000 towers, it said. sitting in the Original Side of the investment to Rs 15,333 Parliamentary representatives so as Advocate within seven days from High Court of Judicature at Madras The company is planning to enter crore (USD 2.44 billion), to have a fi rst-hand account of pub- I, JAYA YESUDOSS, Wife of the date of this notice. In default of and file their objection, if they think intra-circle roaming pacts with other GSM mobile capacity in the current fit before the grant of Letters of as per data compiled by lic sectors performance, problems Thiru Mohammed Rafeek, which, my client will consider that operators to monetise its network fi scal. there is no objection to grant of Administration. faced and possible solutions. born on 29th June 1976 Central Depository Serv- patta in his favour and no further Dated at Chennai, on this the 23rd day of over 75,000 base tower stations The operator is planning about of April 2015. ices Ltd. Prasad has directed DoT to call (native district: Chennai), objections will be entertained. (BTS) or mobile towers. 14,736 2G and 10,914 3G base (S.Gurumurthy) five such meetings so that all residing at NO. 24/8, Pearl M.ARUMUGAM, This was the lowest level According to the sources, BSNL tower stations in 2015-16. Apart Assistant Registrar, Palace 3rd Floor, Govindh Advocate of investment since De- officials gave a presentation to from that it will be integrating its Members of Parliament are given Original Side-1, Street, T.Nagar, Chennai-600 No.86, Law Chambers High Court of Judicature, cember, when overseas Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar wi-fi hotspot and LTE (4G) with the opportunity to raise issues directly 017, shall henceforth be High Court Buildings Madras- 600 104. investors had pumped in Prasad recently, which highlighted existing GSM network. with offi cials concerned. Counsel for Petitioner known as JEMIMA JAYA. Chennai – 600 104. RsPublished 12,225 croreby K. Balakumarin the company’s on behalf ofturnaround News Today plan. 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David Warner In Former Asian Games gold medalist Rafath Habib and chief referee R chase of the B Ganesh among others at a function to unveil the trophies for the Chennai leg of RKG 1st Open Pro-Snooker Series 2015. stiff target, CSK lost wickets at regular intervals and were restricted to 170 for 6. Faf du Plessis top-scored for CSK with 33, NT Bureau (top seed), Alok Kumar, Manan Chan- SRH but he was run-out in an unfortunate manner Chennai, May 3: dra, Brijesh Damani, Dharmender captain and in the same over - bowled by Ashish Reddy India's top cueists will be taking Lilly, Lucky Vatnani, Faisal Khan David Warner part in the third leg of RKG 1st Open Varun Madan alongwith Tamilnadu hammered the - Dhoni too departed which extinguished any Pro-Snooker Series 2015 to be held stars Rafath Habib, S A Saleem, CSK bowlers all hopes of a CSK victory. This was their third loss in the tournament.‘It was a diffi cult one (run-chase). at Cosmopolitan Club here'. Vijay Nichani, J Varun Kumar and over the park to Shrikrishna. help set a stiff Chasing 190 on any ground is diffi cult. We lost wickets According to the organisers, the R B Ganesh has been appointed as target at the wrong time, me and Faf getting out in the same over, series has on offer a total prize money till then we were cruising,’ said Dhoni. of Rs 21 lakh, is jointly organised by the chief referee for the Chennai leg. Warner, with his fi fth fi fty this sea- the Sport India, Cue Sports India and The tournament will be played on a knockout basis. Hyderabad, May 3: son, walked away with the Man-of- Yasin Merchant Snooker Academy. Cricket tourney Chennai Super Kings captain the-Match award and credited The series is spread in fi ve cities Stag Sports will be conducting an MS Dhoni conceded that poor bowling led to the curator for producing a good with Pankaj Advani winning the Delhi inter-academy cricket tournament their 22-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv wicket. The Australian also leg followed by Ahmedabad which for under-12, 14 and 16 from 4 to 29 Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad in became the highest run-getter this Lucky Vatnani of Telangana won. May for the Stag Little Champ Trophy. game 34 of the Indian Premier League here Saturday. season so far with 379 runs in eight matches. ‘It’s obviously In Chennai, a total of 83 participants nice to be the leading run scorer. But it is my job to get the A press note said matches would After opting to fi eld fi rst, CSK failed to contain David Warner from across India are contesting for team off to a good start. Me and Skihar (Dhawan) have be played at the Stag cricket ground, early as the SRH skipper when on to score 61 of 28 balls that winner's prize of Rs 1,00,000 and also been able to do that. Credit to the curator for producing Red Hills and would feature teams helped the home team post a formidable total of 192 for 7. the RKG Pro Snooker Series 2015 such a wicket. Ashish (Reddy) bowled a very crucial over like Thiruvallur District CA, Annai ‘We didn’t bowl well at the start, bowled too many short South Zone trophy. deliveries. Our bowling let us down today,’ he said. that changed the game. Violet CA, Kannaiah CA and Loyola The series is sponsored by Ravin- ‘If the bowler is not bowling to the fi eld, then it We (Me and Dhawan) try and get off to a good start, CA among others. dra Kumar Gupta, chairman & man- does not look good, but credit to David so that it makes it easy for the middle order. There The tournament would be inau- aging director of RKG Hospitalities (Warner) as he played a bril- will be slight hiccups sometimes, but there gurated by former Ranji player J K Pvt. Ltd. liant innings.’ were none today,’ he said. Maruthi in the presence of TDCA Those competing in Chennai in- president N Srinivasa Rao and TDCA clude Aditya Mehta, Kamal Chawla secretary R N Baba.

Bridgetown, May 3 (AFP): seemingly modest fi rst innings total 400 Test wickets. Ronaldo hat-trick keeps James Anderson wrecked the West of 257 in the morning, the irrepress- In 21 overs to the close, England Indies but England were tottering at ible Anderson claimed six for 42 lost half their side and will resume Madrid close to Barca 39 for fi ve in their second innings, a -- his 17th fi ve-wicket innings haul on the third morning with the pair of Madrid, May 3 (AFP): Sevilla were handed a route back lead of 107 runs, on the second day -- to mastermind the demolition of Gary Ballance and Ben Stokes at the home side for 189. A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick main- into the game when Sergio Ramos of the third and fi nal Test. the crease. Only Jermaine Blackwood offered tained Real Madrid’s La Liga title upended Vidal inside the area in fi rst- On a pitch that is rapidly deterio- They will seek to build a match- any substantial resistance with a aspirations as they ended Sevilla’s half stoppage time and Carlos Bacca rating, 18 wickets fell in the three winning lead in pursuit of a 2-0 series sessions yesterday, the most in a counter-attacking innings of 85 be- triumph at a venue where the highest 34-game unbeaten run at home with converted from the penalty spot. single day’s play in the 85 years of fore he was last out off Anderson, successful fourth inning chase is 311 a 3-2 win. Ronaldo looked to have sealed the Test cricket at the venue. After being who is now just four away from be- by the Brian Lara-led West Indies Victory kept the European champi- three points with a stunning header the last wicket to fall in the tourists’ coming the fi rst Englishman to take against Australia in 1999. ons just two points behind Barcelona from Gareth Bale’s cross midway with three games to play after Luis through the second-half. Suarez scored his fi rst hat-trick for However, Vicente Iborra reduced the Catalans in a 8-0 humiliation of the deficit once more from as he relegated Cordoba yesterday. swept home Vidal’s cross to set up a Sevilla ‘keeper Sergio Rico made grandstand fi nish. an incredible save from point-blank James Anderson And Madrid’s hearts were in their range to prevent Ronaldo opening mouths fi ve minutes from time when the scoring early on from Marcelo’s Barcelona loanee Denis Suarez’s fi ne cross. trickled an attempt inches past the Iker Casillas then had to be quick post. off his line at the other end to prevent Aleix Vidal putting Sevilla in front. Ronaldo’s 29th Madrid hat-trick However, the game swung massive- took him onto 42 La Liga goals for ly in Madrid’s favour in the space of the campaign, two ahead of Lionel two minutes whilst Sevilla were down Messi who netted twice as Barca WI hits back after to 10 men as Grzegorz Krychowiak condemned Cordoba to relegation in was off the fi eld receiving treatment embarrassing fashion. for a facial injury. Cordoba, who haven’t won since The World Player of the Year January, held out for 42 minutes, but headed home expertly from Isco’s a four-goal blitz in 11 minutes either Anderson takes six cross and then prodded in from Javier side of half-time ended their return to Hernandez’s fl ick-on moments later. the top fl ight after just one season. Ivanovic survives Ning extends Kyrgios faces Gasquet China’s reign

Dulgheru challenge Suzhou, May 3: China’s Ding Ning claimed a sec- for maiden title Madrid, May 3; An ailing Dulgheru then withdrew ond women’s singles world title by World number seven Ana Ivanovic after Ivanovic took a commanding battling through an ankle injury that Estoril, May 3; certainly be a very diffi cult match. a tough match. He played very well in fought back from a set down to move 4-0 lead in the third set. left her in a heap to beat compatriot Australian Nick Kyrgios will play for It may be on clay but it will still be the fi rst set failed very little and gave into the second round of the Madrid Eighth seed Ekaterina Makarova Liu Shiwen 4-3 in the fi nal. the fi rst title of his career on Sunday tough for me.’ me little opportunity in the second Open on Sunday after Alexandra was a high-profi le exit, though, as Trailing 1-0 in the seventh game when he takes on two-time fi nalist The 46th-ranked Kyrgios put his and third set. Dulgheru retired when trailing 4-0 in she was routed by fellow Russian in Suzhou on Saturday, the London Richard Gasquet at the Estoril Open. pre-French Open campaign back on ‘I thought I served well the the decider. Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-1. Olympic silver medallist turned her Seventh seed Kyrgios reached his track after losing early a week ago whole match and got The Romanian wildcard shocked Australian Open semi-fi nalist Madi- right ankle trying to get into position fi rst career fi nal by stunning clay- in Barcelona while holding some chances on his Eugenie Bouchard on Fed Cup duty son Keys also crashed out as she to return and required a 10-minute courter Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain two match points against serve. I kept pushing last month and looked on course to was beaten by Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi medical time out. 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3. a qualifi er. after losing the fi rst produce another upset as she eased 6-4, 6-3. set and I thought I The 24-year-old hobbled through- Gasquet, seeded fi fth, fl irted with The 20-year-old fi n- through the fi rst set 6-2 and then Agnieszka Radwanska won her fi rst hung in well.’ out the remainder of the contest disaster as he was broken while ished off Carreno broke the Serbian to serve for the match since ending a brief fi ve-month but managed to battle back from serving for victory, before recovering Busta with 15 aces match at 6-5 in the second. spell with Martina Navratilova as 2-0 down to claim the decisive in a runaway tiebreaker for a 3-6, and a break in each However, Ivanovic broke straight coach in comfortable fashion as she game 11-8 to add another world 6-2, 7-6 (7/1) result over an- of his successful back and then romped through the eased past Spaniard Lara Arruabar- title to her 2011 triumph. other Spaniard, Guillermo sets. tie-break 7/1 to force a deciding set. rena 6-4, 6-3. Garcia-Lopez. ‘I am very excited ‘I defi nitely didn’t want to give up It was the fi rst loss in nine to play my fi rst fi nal. since I had come so far,’ said Ding, claycourt matches this sea- I played very good ten- Federer sets up who extended China’s grip on the son for Garcia-Lopez, winner nis this week,’ said women’s singles title to 11 straight of the Bucharest trophy last weekend. Kyrgios, championships. Gasquet, runner-up in 2007 and moving ‘I just wanted to give out all my 2012, and Kyrgios played twice last closer Cuevas clash strength in this match. Finally I to a won the match and it’s just like a season, the Frenchman winning a Istanbul, May 3: Pablo Cuevas in the fi nal after the Davis Cup rubber and Kyrgios com- pos- dream.’ Top-seeded Roger Federer rallied Uruguayan upset second-seeded ing out ahead in their Wimbledon sible In Saturday’s other fi nal, China’s past Diego Schwarzman 2-6, 6-2, Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4 at second-round clash. seeding Xu Xing and Zhang Jike beat com- Nick Kyrgios 7-5 to reach the Istanbul Open fi - the clay-court tournament. at Roland patriots Fan Zhendong and Zhou Both fi nalists are returning from six- nal after a near two-hour match Cuevas, who is bidding Garros Yu 4-2 to win the mens’ doubles week injury spells, with Kyrgios out on Saturday. for a fourth career title, with an ankle problem and Gasquet when the crown. Federer recovered from converted five of his six dealing with back pain. claycourt It was a second title of the cham- a sloppy start against the break points against Dimitrov. He Grand Slam pionships for Xu, who on Friday ‘It was an incredible victory for me,’ eighth-seeded Argentine to is unbeaten in finals, and will teamed up with Yang Ha-eun of said Gasquet. ‘I had doubts that my begins in three remain on course for an 85th meet Federer for the fi rst time. South Korea to become the fi rst back would hold up in this competitive weeks. title and third this year. ‘He played very well, and cross-border partnership to win level but it’s been very good. ‘I’m enjoying my- people liked it, too,’ Federer The 17-time Grand Slam the mixed doubles title since 1954. ‘Nick is the future of tennis, it will self a lot. Today was winner will face third-seeded said. Published by K. Balakumar on behalf of News Today Media (P) Ltd., from 85, Mount Road (GST Road), Guindy, Chennai 600 032 and printed by him at Frontline Printers Private Ltd., M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 600 032. Ph: 4202 1111. Editor: K. Balakumar. 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SUNDAY CHENNAI Mixed Bag 3 MAY 2015 7 Law officers to Juvenile Justice help reduce govt Bill likely to be litigation tabled in LS New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): In a bid to shed the tag of being A bill which seeks to try juveniles in the biggest litigant, the government the age group of 16 to 18 years ac- has decided to attach law offi cers to cused of heinous crimes under laws various Central Ministries to ensure for adults is likely to be introduced in that courts are only approached as a the Lok Sabha this week. last resort and cases where chances Overruling the recommendations of winning are lean are not pursued. of a parliamentary panel for its re- The Narendra Modi government, examination, the Cabinet cleared which is reviewing the 2010 National Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection Litigation Policy of the previous UPA of Children) Bill, 2014 on 22 April. dispensation, has proposed to at- Government sources said the bill is tach law officer to each Central likely to be introduced this week. department to ‘take a holistic view The bill states that in case a heinous of litigation’ while fi ling new cases or crime has been committed by a per- defending the pending cases. son in the age group of 16-18 years The philosophy behind the new it will be examined by a Juvenile Jus- policy is to approach courts once the tice Board to assess if the crime was government department is fully satis- committed as a ‘child’ or as an ‘adult’. fi ed that litigation is the only resort left. On the occasion of Chitra Pournami celebration at Melmuravathur The trial of the case will take place The cases which have lean chance of Devotees pulling the chariot at Sri Subramania Swamy Temple at Adiparashakthi Siddhar Peetam, 1008 yagna kundam Kalasa vilaku accordingly by the board which will winning by the government will not be Ettukudi, Tiruvarur as part of Chitra Pournami celebrations yesterday. pooja was held today in the presence of spiritualist Bangaru Adigalar. consist of psychologists and social pursued further. Majority of the cases experts. The legislation, which would in which government is party relate replace the existing Juvenile Justice to service disputes and indirect taxes. Act, 2000, was proposed in view of in- The pendency of cases in courts creasing number of serious offences besides being burden upon public being committed by persons in the exchequer also diverts attention of Guidelines for age group of 16-18 years. government from meaningful govern- According to data from National ance, the draft policy states. Though Crime Records Bureau, crimes by juveniles in the age group of 16-18 there are no offi cial fi gures available years have increased, especially in as of now, Law Ministry believes that certain categories of heinous crimes. government is a litigant in 46 per cent Smart Cities soon The number of murder cases against of the cases in higher judiciary. As in juveniles rose from 531 in 2002 to 2010, 57,179 cases were pending in 20 cities will be selected this year 1,007 in 2013. the Supreme Court and 42,17,903 Similarly, cases of rape and assault were pending in the 24 high courts New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): ‘The cities will be given scores with intent to outrage the modesty at the end of 2011. Gearing up to roll out its ‘100 smart After the guidelines are announced, States based on urban reforms that they of women have gone up from 485 The Parliamentary Standing Commit- cities’ scheme across the country, and UTs will be asked to nominate names have carried out, their impact and and 522 in 2002 to 1,884 and 1,424 tee on Law and Personnel in its latest the government is likely to fi nalise what they propose to do in four key in 2013 respectively. In 2013, 933 report has quoted Law Secretary P K the guidelines for the Rs 48,000 crore of cities for a city challenge competition and areas - Swachh Bharat (sanitation), cases of kidnapping and abduction Malhotra as informing the panel that mega project next week. the chosen ones will get a central fund of Make in India (ease of doing busi- were registered against juveniles, government is perceived as the largest The NDA government’s flagship ness), good governance (modern which was 704 in 2012. litigant in various courts and tribunals. project got Cabinet’s approval last Rs 100 crore each year for 5 years accounting system, rationalisation of According to Women and Child ‘To reverse this image, the govern- Wednesday, paving the way for the property taxes) and e-governance,’ Development Ministry, more than ment is proposing a new National Ministry of Urban Development to UTs will be asked to nominate names tions in various countries. According he added. 250 civil society organisations, indi- Litigation Policy, whereby every court work out details for the selection of of cities for a city challenge to the plan, 20 cities will be selected While most of the smart cities will be viduals and experts had given their case/order will be closely scrutinised cities for the project. competition and the chosen ones this year, followed by 40 each in the brownfi eld (old) ventures and will be comments on the draft Bill which within the department itself with a ‘The detailed guidelines of the will get a central fund of Rs 100 crore next two years. implemented through an ‘area-based’ were taken into consideration before view to determine as to whether the project, aiming at recasting the urban each year for 5 years, he added. ‘Smart City aspirants will be selected approach including retrofi tting and giving it a fi nal shape. New offences, matter be agitated further or the de- landscape, is likely to be notifi ed next The ‘Smart City Challenge Competi- through the competition which in- redevelopment, the offi cial said there including illegal adoption, corporal partment should accept the decision week after its fi nalisation,’ a senior tion’ will be carried out by Bloomberg tends to link fi nancing with their ability will also be a few greenfi eld (new) punishment in child care institutions of the court and implement it,’ the ministry official said. After the Philanthropes, which has been in- to achieve the mission objectives,’ projects which means setting up of have also been incorporated in the committee quoted Malhotra. guidelines are announced, states and volved in conducting similar competi- the offi cial said. new cities. proposed legislation. Panel concern over Spiritual fervour Red tape delays quality of PhD holders NT Bureau Cuddalore, May 3: With over 7,000 research scholars being Devotees gathered in large numbers to seek the blessings of the Nepal quake aid awarded PhD every year, the panel Almighty during the chariot festi- has suggested ‘reorienting’ the entire val held at Sri Devanatha Swamy Temple at Thiruvahindapuram, Death toll crosses 7,000 system of evaluation of PhD Cuddalore as part of the annual and other research scholars Chitirai Brahmotsavam. United Nations, May 3: After the government ruled out fi nding The thiru ther was pulled by The UN`s humanitarian chief has New Delhi, May 3 (PTI): ‘The Committee would like to have thousands of devotees around said she is extremely concerned more survivors buried in the ruins of the Raising serious questions about the an evaluation report, if any, about the the madaveethis. People from that Nepal`s customs authorities are quality of Ph.D holders in the country, quality and standard of PhD holders various parts of the State gathered slowing the delivery of earthquake capital Kathmandu, the focus was shifting a parliamentary panel has sought an across the country to understand why at Thiruvahindapuram. aid, as the death toll from the disaster to delivering aid to families and others in evaluation report to understand why suitable candidates are diffi cult to fi nd crossed 7,000 today. suitable candidates were hard to fi nd for the vacant positions. Maybe we Ten bogies of After the government ruled out far- ung areas of the devastated nation for vacant teaching posts. need to reorient the entire system fi nding more survivors buried in the With over 7,000 research scholars of evaluation of Ph.D and other re- express derails ruins of the capital Kathmandu, the aid materials. Although multiple teams of rescu- being awarded Ph D every year, the search scholars,’ it said in its report. focus was shifting to delivering aid to ‘He has undertaken to ensure that ers from more than 20 countries Panaji, May 3 (PTI): panel has suggested ‘reorienting’ the Shortage of faculties in premier families and others in far-fl ung areas happens, so I hope that from now have been using sniffer dogs and entire system of evaluation of Ph.D institutes such as IITs, IIMs and Ten bogies of the Lokamanya of the devastated nation. we will see an improvement in those heat-seeking equipment to find and other research scholars. NITs continues to be grim with no Tilak Terminus-Ernakulum Duronto But the UN`s head of humanitarian administrative issues.’ survivors in the rubble, noone has In its report tabled in Parliament improvement foreseen in the near Express derailed near Balli railway affairs Valerie Amos said she was The 7.8-magnitude quake wreaked been pulled out alive since Thurs- last week, the Parliamentary Stand- future, it said. To address the issue, it station in South Goa today, but worried the foreign aid pouring into a trail of death and destruction when day evening. ing Committee on HRD stressed on suggested that if stricter norms for the no casualties have been reported Nepal in the wake of the impover- it erupted around midday eight days Rescue operations are still under increasing the number of research appointment of faculty is coming in the so far. ished country`s deadliest earthquake ago, reducing much of Kathmandu to way, but focus has shifted to provid- fellowships and new schemes for way, then UGC and other regulatory ‘Ten coaches of the train de- in more than 80 years was being held rubble and even triggering a deadly ing relief, home ministry spokesman teaching assistantship, taking into bodies should review them on regular railed at 6.30 am near Balli sta- up by red tape.? avalanche on Mount Everest. Laxmi Prasad Dhakal told AFP on account the shortage of teaching basis and bring in necessary changes tion. No passengers were injured,’ I was extremely concerned to hear The death toll from the disaster Sunday. faculty in higher educational institutes. so as to fi ll up the vacant posts at the Konkan Railway Corporation Lim- reports that customs was taking such has hit 7,040, according to the Many far fl ung villages have been Drawing attention to the quality as- earliest. ited spokesman Baban Ghatge said. a long time, Amos told AFP in Kath- Emergency Operations Centre, with affected,’ he said, adding that there pect of Ph.D holders, the committee ‘HRD Ministry should take steps to The train had left Lokmanya Tilak mandu on Saturday, saying she had more than 14,000 injured. More was still an acute shortage of tents said they were rolling out of Indian enhance the prestige of the teaching Terminal in Mumbai and was head- asked Prime Minister Sushil Koirala than 100 were also killed in India for the hundreds of thousands left universities like dime a dozen. profession,’ it said. ing towards Ernakulum. to speed up customs clearance for and China. homeless. CSK eyes return to winning ways KKR hits home stretch NT Bureau against high- ying SRH Chennai, May 3: Kolkata, May 3 (PTI): second successive thrashing in After a smooth start and fi ve straight Kolkata Knight Riders will have the their fi rst match in Hyderabad this wins, things have not gone the way psychological edge over Sunrisers season. When they take the field, two-time champs Chennai Super Hyderabad but the defending cham- KKR will be aware they have a Kings (CSK) would have hoped to. pions will be wary of the visiting psychological edge over SRH, The team will seek to get back to win- side’s resurgence when they clash having defeated them thrice in ning ways and consolidate their posi- in an IPL cricket match at five meetings but on form the tion at the top while Royal Challeng- the Eden Gardens here Hyderabad outfit will be ahead. ers Bangalore would hope to build tomorrow. On the field, it will boil down to on the momentum when they lock Posting three wins in a battle between their batting horns in an Indian Premier League four games, including firepower led by David Warner (IPL) match at the M A Chidambaram one against KKR in a against the KKR bowlers, espe- stadium here tomorrow. rain-marred encounter in cially the slower ones who would Still leading the table with six wins the fi rst leg, the Orange look to revel in home conditions. from nine matches, the Super Kings another win, against a strong CSK Starc’s presence has bolstered in swashbuckling opener Brendon Army have jumped to fi fth behind Much of their success is attrib- are coming off a 22-run defeat at the side, would naturally boost their RCB’s bowling. Varun Aaron has McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Suresh the Purple Brigade with one match uted to David Warner who has led hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad, and confi dence. With the likes of the been wayward often and Yuzven- Raina and Dwayne Bravo besides in hand. from the front after being named would be happy to be back at their big-hitting Chris Gayle, A B de Vil- dra Chahal will take care of the spin the skipper himself. Almost all of It’s been a mixed bag for KKR, skipper ahead of the season. home ground. liers and Kohli himself in the team, department. Notwithstanding the them got starts in the previous on the other hand, as they are The explosive opener has been On the other hand, Royal Challeng- RCB can fancy their chances in presence of a few great players, it match but could not capitalise, and still striving to be consistent in in sublime form with five half- ers Bangalore, placed third in the Chennai. Young Mandeep Singh will take some effort from RCB to they will have to correct it tomorrow. the backdrop of a controversy centuries in eight matches, and points table with fi ve victories from too fi red with a cracking knock in get the better of the Super Kings at Barring Bravo, who fi nished with surrounding Sunil Narine’s bowl- four of them in winning causes as 10 games, recorded a convincing the win over defending champs their own den. creditable fi gures of 3 for 25 in a high- ing action as they have slipped to he boasts of the maximum 50s win over defending champions Kolk- KKR and he would want to impress CSK have just lost a game and scoring game, and Ashish Nehra to fourth place. (21) in IPL. Warner’s 91 from 64 ata Knight Riders in a rain-curtailed one more time. they would be doubly determined an extent, the CSK bowlers were Both the teams land here having balls in their first leg fixture had match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium de Villiers missed out on the last to get back to winning ways. Led smashed around by David Warner played yesterday. While KKR lost given SRH a 16-run victory in the yesterday. game and a big one is due from by the experienced Mahendra and co yesterday, and another tough in Bangalore defending 112 from first leg and KKR can consider his willow. Singh Dhoni, two-time winners CSK task awaits them. half the battle won if they get the PublishedThe Virat by Kohli-ledK. 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No. TN / PMG / (CCR) / WPP-470 / 15-17 WHERE THEY STAND TEAMS Mat Won Lost Tied N/R PTS Chennai Super Kings 9 6 3 0 0 12 Rajasthan Royals 10 5 3 0 2 12 RCB 8 4 3 0 1 9 Kolkata Knight Riders 9 4 4 0 1 9 Delhi Daredevils 8 4 4 0 0 8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 8 4 4 0 0 8 Mumbai Indians 8 3 5 0 0 6 Morgan wants to make Kings XI Punjab 8 2 6 0 0 4

CSK vs RCB at it count in ‘orange’ TOMORROW’S Chennai, 4 pm (IST) Hyderabad: out of form at all? How did he feel seeing about your own batting at the MATCHES KKR vs SRH at This is not the Eoin Morgan we are ing two balls sail over the ropes of his moment? Kolkata, 8 pm (IST) used to seeing. That shuffle in the bat that has been quite silent for some A: I am feeling good. Time in the middle crease, the quick hands and the mad time? Morgan answers it all in a chat tonight obviously helped. This is my third switch hit are all wrapped somewhere with iplt20.com. game in the tournament so far and I think in a closet. After a forgettable run in the Q: What a way to welcome the sea the more I play the more confi dence I will I have learnt from Watson World Cup, Morgan would have hoped of orange at Hyderabad. gain in my batting. The pitch here in Hy- for a change in form and fortunes during A: Obviously getting the result our derabad is a bit different to what we had in the Pepsi IPL 2015. But things haven’t way is a great start to our campaign at Vizag. I am looking forward to playing more quite gone according to script. In his home. But to get it in the fashion that we games in the tournament. & Pollock, says Kulkarni Q: The world is used to seeing a diffi rst game he scored 27 and in the next did is probably better. Playing Chennai Mumbai: of World Cup and I was just enjoying my experi- ferent Eoin Morgan and expectations game he was dismissed scoring just 1. Super Kings is not always an easy task. Pace bowler Dhawal Kulkarni, who has played ence,’ he said. are high. How close are you towards Ravi Bopara or Morgan in the middle They are a team of world beaters and a lot of domestic cricket before gaining his India ‘I am trying to improve on my pace, add that striking form like you own it? order was the big question Sunrisers to come out winning the way we did cap, said he had learnt quite a bit from the likes extra bit of yard in my pace. I have been work- A: Tonight watching myself clear the Hyderabad had to answer. tonight is something we can take a lot of Austalian Shane Watson, his current captain ing hard on my fi tness and doing lot of cardio ropes gave me immense joy. Watching Sunrisers were more than keen to in- of confi dence from. Our bowlers tonight in Rajasthan Royals, and South Africa’s Shaun work,’ he added. the ball sailing over the boundary ropes vest on Ravi Bopara who also provided were outstanding. They performed well Pollock in IPL. He said under the guidance of Indian team’s from my bat was a huge confi dence them with a seam bowling option. But in on a wicket that didn’t really have much ‘One thing I have learnt from Shane Watson is batting coach Sanjay Bangar, he batted a lot in booster. I can take a lot from that. Get- their fi rst game at home (Hyderabad), going for them. They built pressure and bowling round the wicket. That was the fi rst the nets in Australia. ting runs in front of a full house is a very Sunrisers came up with a surprise opting picked wickets at crucial periods of time. thing I practised (with Royals) and it has good sight. Also, to spend some time in ‘I have been working on my batting. I for Morgan ahead of Bopara. In Morgan, We did have a little bit of luck going our helped me while bowling for India too,’ used to get time to bat and batted a Sunrisers trust, and expect him to go full way but we took advantage of it. the middle is satisfying especially when said the 26-year-old Kulkarni. lot in Australia and got used to those tilt very soon. He has been fi nding the Q: Warner going bang-bang at the top you are under a bit of pressure. The IPL ‘My real growing was dur- conditions. sweet spot of his bat more often than and the rest complementing each other is very unique in the fact that you can only play four overseas players. When ing IPL season 1 under ‘Bharat Arun (Indian team not during practice sessions and it was in the process. Probably the ideal brand you get that chance the team expects a Shaun Pollock who bowling coach) was about putting it to practice on game day. of cricket Sunrisers are looking to play? lot from you. I think I am making strides shared his ex- my coach at the u n - On Saturday night against the Chen- A: I think our ideal template was today. towards moving forward, which is a big perience so much der 17 zonal cricket nai Super Kings, Morgan was not at We needed a couple of guys to keep kick- step. If I can build on that with more with me and t h e academy his lethal best, but showed glimpses ing on in the fashion that we did. The way performances and games, it will be a next year when which was of form with an unbeaten 32 from 27 we performed and the way we scored runs big thing for me. he was the coach of the first I at- balls which included two sixes and a is the way we want to play our cricket Q: Do you reckon numbers don’t Mumbai Indians - the tended. He knows my boundary. Time at the crease and in the tournament. We were always portray the right story and variations he had taught bowling very well and has runs under the belt are gold es- pretty satisfied with the one shouldn’t be judged solely on me, I have been practising been helping me a lot in my pecially when someone of Mor- number of runs we got numbers? those all these seasons and bowling,’ he explained. gan’s calibre is looking to fi nd on the board at the end A: Absolutely. I think numbers in trying to perfect them,’ he said. Asked about who he will prefer to his true self and putting up of the day. The bowlers T20s don’t always dictate what hap- Asked about his near two-month coach the national team, he reluc- valuable performances for backed it up massively. pened in the game. It is important to stay in Australia, fi rst as part of the tantly said, ‘I feel (Pravin) Amre can the Orange army. What We have had a few have a look at certain situations the ODI team and then as an extra be the coach. He’s been coach for kind of a batting space is games where the guys have played in and the role they member of the World Cup squad India A. He’s a good coach.’ he in? How far batsmen and bowl- were assigned for that match. Batting as the pace back-up, Kulkarni said Ajinkya Rahane - his India, Mum- is he from ers have not done performances are a lot like bowling. it was a bit frustrating as he could bai and IPL teammate who was hitting well in tandem, but You could have a situation where bowl- not play much. sitting alongside - said while he form today we put in a great ers would have bowled a good couple ‘I had just been bowling in the nets. cannot comment on the is- or performance. It was an of overs upfront and then you could (It was) just a bit frustrating, but I s u e , ‘personally he’s is outstanding effort overall. have been taken apart at the death. It was always focused on bowling (Amre) been very he Q: Personally, how is important to play the situation that is and not worrying about not getting good for me.’ not Dhawal Kulkarni are you feel- in front of you. picked. It was an honour to be part —PTI Mental preparation turned it around for me: RRahaneahane

Mumbai: has come after his resounding show for India ‘I regularly speak to Rahul bhai about my Ajinkya Rahane credited his mental prepara- in Tests in South Africa, New Zealand, England batting, my preparations and the way he tion as the key to his success in Tests, ODIs and Australia. used to prepare. He told me to keep my and the ongoing Indian Premier League, in The Mumbai-born player, who did not get game simple and not to complicate it. ‘The which he is among the leading run-getters. many chances to play when he was with the more you keep it simple the more you will ‘It’s about mental adjustment as the technique Mumbai Indians franchise before switching to be successful’ was his advice and I try to remains the same. I focus on my mental as- Rajasthan Royals, said he tries to keep things do that. Preparations before every tour pect. It’s important how you assess the ground simple, besides concentrating on preparing for is very important and Pravin Sir has told and wicket conditions and adjust quickly,’ a match or series. me about this,’ said Rahane. the 26-year-old Rahane, who is representing ‘I keep my game simple. It’s important for Rahane has been improving in every Rajasthan Royals in the IPL-8, told reporters me to practice before every game and series. series since India’s tour of South Africa here Saturday. I just focus on my preparations,’ Rahane towards the end of 2013 and said the four Rahane has notched up 339 runs at 48 said while thanking Royals’ team mentor months in Australia during the Tests and ODI Eoin Morgan plus per innings in nine IPL matches so far. and former India captain Rahul Dravid and series, as well as the World Cup, has boosted In fact, his success in the shortest format his personal coach Pravin Amre. his conﬁ dence level.

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Anirudh goes Jiiva, Nayanthara G V Prakash way V Prakash had sung a number in G Suseenthiran’s upcoming fi lm Vil to shoot for Ambu. Now, composer Anirudh has also sung a love track in the album. Thirunaal The song is said to have a mass touch. Music for the fi lm is by Navin, who had earlier composed for Kalyana Samayal Saadham and Peruchazhi (Malayalam). The fi lm has Sree and Harish Kalyan A still from Sowcarpettai iiva’s next venture to be directed by Amba- playing the lead and has three female Jsamudram Ambani- fame Ramnath has been leads - Srushti Dange, Samskruthy Srikanth speaks titled Thirunaal. The shooting will begin soon at Shenoy and Chandini Tamilarasan. Kumbakonam. —NT Bureau about Sowcarpe ai Sources say that it is a rural mass entertainer with comedy and action. After Thenavattu, Jivva Srikanth is upbeat about his next Sowcarpettai. He plays plays a rustic rural youth in the lm. a double role in the fi lm, directed by Vadivudyan. Nayanthara plays the female lead and she will join Speaking about the fi lm, Srikanth, says, ‘One of the roles I the sets by May-end. Music is by Sri. play is that of a magician. Being about black magic, the fi lm has a lot of fantasy elements’. Jiiva and Nayanthara acted together in E earlier. Raai Laxmi appears as Maya, a friendly spirit. The movie is produced by M Senthilkumar for ‘Srikanth has performed both the contrasting roles well. The Kithandapani Films. Mahesh Muthusamy cranks story is set in Sowcarpet, North Chennai, and will highlight the camera and editing is by V T Vijayan. the lifestyle of people in this locality. Sowcarpettai starts off — NT Bureau as a comedy and turns into a thriller once the ‘spirit’ enters the scene,’ says Vadivudyan. —NT Bureau Published by K. Balakumar on behalf of News Today Media (P) Ltd., from 85, Mount Road (GST Road), Guindy, Chennai 600 032 and printed by him at Frontline Printers Private Ltd., M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Published by K. Balakumar on behalf of News Today Media (P) Ltd., from 85, Mount Road (GST Road), Guindy, Chennai 600 032 and printed by him at Frontline Printers Private Ltd., M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 600 032. Ph: 4202 1111. Editor: K. Balakumar. Phone: Editorial/Admn /Advt: 22504000, Fax: 2250 1800 (Editorial)/2250 1200/2250 0101 (Advt/Admn). e-mail: [email protected], Circulation: 4202 1111. Fax: 4212 0000. Chennai 600 032. Ph: 4202 1111. Editor: K. Balakumar. Phone: Editorial / Admn / Advt / Circulation 2250 4000, Fax: 2250 0303 (Editorial) / 2250 0101 / 2250 1200 (Advt/Admn/Cir). E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.newstodaynet.com