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WIN WITH THE TIMES UN inspectors’ report For War Against War What next ? • Iraq is cooperating with arms • United States • France Tuesday Established 1838 Net access Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. inspectors only in some areas • Britain • Germany President Bush to deliver State of • It has been resisting efforts to • Italy • China All men are brothers, like ensure disarmament the Union address the seas throughout the • It might still have anthrax • Australia • India Wednesday world; So why do winds • It’s not complying on air surveillance • Denmark • Pakistan UN to hold consultations on Iraq and waves clash so fiercely • Iraq’s declaration of weapons has nothing new • Portugal • Saudi Arabia costlier as everywhere? • No prohibited nuclear activities identified in Iraq • Spain • Russia Friday • Iraq illegally imported 300 rocket engines — Emperor Hirohito • Holland • Japan Bush-Blair meeting at Camp David NEWS DIGEST calls go up One more dope test: The Indian By N Vidyasagar team for the cricket world cup in TIMES NEWS NETWORK Download This South Africa will undergo one more dope test in Mumbai, BCCI secre- Blix: Iraq not up front New Delhi: Internet Service What’s up? tary S K Nair told TNN. P24 Providers (ISPs) are worried As basic calls become AFP that higher telecom tariffs Jadeja ban set aside: An arbitra- United Nations: Iraq has not sufficiently answered questions costlier, so will dial-up tor appointed by the genuinely accepted a UN resolu- regarding the fate of its stock- from April 2003 will deliver Net connections Delhi High Court on tion demanding that it disarm piles. another blow to a struggling industry. The resultant What’s the impact? Monday set aside a and while Baghdad is cooperat- On biological weapons, Blix For an hour a day, your five-year ban churn could lead to a shift ing on access, it needs to do more said Iraq had failed to produce monthly Net bill will go imposed by the on substance, chief weapons in- “convincing evidence” that it uni- from dial-up connections to Board of Control always-on Net connections, from Rs 720 now to spector Hans Blix told the Securi- laterally destroyed its anthrax Rs 1,080 for Cricket in India ty Council on Monday. stockpiles and that there are indi- say analysts. on Ajay Jadeja for “Iraq appears not to have come cations that Iraq could have had Currently, there are over 1 Any option? his alleged involvement in to a genuine acceptance, not even larger quantities than it reported million subscribers to ISPs Go in for always-on Net match-fixing. P3 today, of the disarmament that to inspectors. — of which 90 per cent use services. The cost ranges Wireless buzz: The tariff increase was demanded of it,” Blix said “In the fields of missiles and dial-up services. between Rs 1,000 - proposed by TRAI may spur con- at the beginning of a crucial as- biotechnology, the declaration Surfing the Net through a Rs 1,500 a month sumers to switch to wireless from sessment on 60 days of weapons contains a good deal of new ma- dial-up connection will be 50 fixed lines, but the real trend may be inspections. terial and information covering per cent costlier from April That’s why analysts feel evident only in March. P17 Blix, head of the UN Monitor- the period from 1998 and onward. 2003. That’s when the telecom Internet users will migrate ing, Verification and Inspection This is welcome.” regulator’s decision to re- to an always-on Internet Commission, said it was not He said he would ask the Iraqis duce basic phone pulse connection in order to free enough for the Iraqis to “open to stop tests of two types of mis- rates (to 120 seconds from ex- themselves from rising doors.” “It would appear from our siles while inspectors determine isting 180 seconds) will come phone bills. experience so far that Iraq has de- the actual range and capabilities into effect. The monthly charge for a cided in principle to provide co- of the missiles. Blix said his ef- From April 2003, it will 24-hour Internet service operation on process, notably ac- forts to receive more evidence cost Rs 36 in an hour’s tele- ranges between Rs 1,000 cess. A similar decision is indis- and documents from Iraq have phone time to surf the Net — and Rs 1,500. Of course, pensable to provide cooperation consistently been met by Iraqi as opposed to Rs 24 earlier. there’s also a one-time instal- on substance in order to bring the claims that it has shared every- However, night-time dial-up lation charge ranging be- disarmament task to completion, thing it has with inspectors. charges will continue to be 50 tween Rs 1,500-Rs 3,500. through the peaceful process of But inspectors recently found per cent cheaper. Many service providers of- inspection, and to bring the mon- thousands of pages of documents So, if you surf using a dial- fer 24-hour Internet connec- itoring task on a firm course.” hidden in the home of an Iraqi up connection for an hour tions through digital sub- Touching on the question of scientist, and Blix said some of daily, your monthly tele- scriber line (DSL) networks, how much time inspectors need, those papers dealt with uranium phone expenses will work Internet over cable, and Blix said he shared “the sense of enrichment. out to Rs 1,080 as against wireless radio. urgency” to achieve disarma- He sharply criticised Iraq over Rs 720 today. YOU SAID IT by Laxman ment within “a reasonable the incident, saying: “There can period of time.” be no sanctuaries for proscribed Blix said three questions re- items, activities or documents.” main unanswered: Blix’s teams have asked for 11 pri- Airlines told to pay up ● How much illicit weapons mate- vate interviews with Iraqi scien- New Delhi: Kuwait Air- cent order. rial might remain undeclared tists, all of which have been ways and Indian Airlines ‘‘There is no rule in and intact from before the Gulf turned down, he said. (IA)have been ordered which a confirmed passen- War in 1991 and thereafter. “We hope with further encour- by a consumer court ger can be denied a board- ● What, if anything, was illegally agement ... knowledgeable indi- to pay Rs 10,000 each to ing pass if he has reported viduals will accept interviews in procured or produced. UN disarmament experts confer during a visit to the Al-Majed military passengers for denying within the stipulated ● Baghdad or abroad.” How the world can prevent any complex in Baghdad on Monday. seats to them despite time,’’ the court said. weapons of mass destruction Blix didn’t specifically ask for their having confirmed Kuwait Airways had from being produced or procured some 6,000 chemical rockets. tion, most of which is a reprint of more time, but he made it clear tickets. denied seats to an Indian in the future. “The finding of the rockets earlier documents, does not seem that inspections are getting un- ‘‘A person, holding a passenger and his wife on Blix noted that Iraq’s 12,000 shows that Iraq needs to make to contain any new evidence that derway and that a training cou- confirmed ticket cannot be the ground that their tick- page arms declaration contained more effort to show that its decla- will eliminate the questions or re- rse for new inspectors just began denied a boarding pass, ets were not ‘‘recon- little more than old material pre- ration is currently accurate.” duce their number,” Blix said. this week in Vienna, Austria. AP and if denied, it amounts firmed’’ 72 hours before viously submitted to inspectors. Blix said inspectors also dis- On the nerve agent VX, which Comment: Let’s give peace a to deficiency of service,’’ their departure. One exception was an air force covered a mustard gas precursor Iraq is believed to have chance, because that’s the only the New Delhi District The court asked the air- document which indicates that during recent inspections. “Re- weaponized on the eve of the Gulf thing that gives all of us a chance. Consumer Disputes Re- line to pay compensation Iraq has failed to account for grettably the 12,000-page declara- War, Blix said the Iraqis haven’t Related report on page 15 dressal Forum held in a re- and litigation costs. PTI His office is on the sixth floor, but he moved here because he is scared fearing the building is too old and might collapse!

indiatimes.com POLL Pressures hold up reshuffle TIMES NEWS NETWORK Yesterday’s results: Do you think BCCI is Sahib Singh Verma may then find holding charge as Rajasthan party justified in banning cricketers from tak- himself in a new job, too. chief — is, party sources say, still New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal ing their spouses on the World Cup tour? Former Gujarat chief minister trying hard to hold on to both jobs. Bihari Vajpayee, Deputy Prime Keshubhai Patel may be inducted Coal and mines minister Uma Yes 66% No 34% Minister LK Advani and BJP pres- as a reward for his services ren- Bharti, who is slated to move to ident M.Venkaiah Naidu are find- • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose dered in the Gujarat elections, to Madhya Pradesh as the state chief, to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. ing it difficult to finalise the keep the Patel lobby happy and has also told the leadership that changes in the Union cabinet in also to keep him out of chief she would like to be relieved a little Today’s question: Do you think Ajay the face of pulls and pressures Jadeja should be selected to play for minister Narendra Modi’s hair. It later in the year. India in the World Cup? from various sections. 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2 Tuesday,January 28, 2003 DELHI The Times of India, New Delhi ‘30% autos not plying by meters’ TIMES NEWS NETWORK gers whether the fare was exorbitant and most of them To chat on SMS send 'cchat' to 8888 New Delhi: On conducting a said they had quoted a random check on the au- “I might sing and dance on the streets, if India figure and the auto driver wins the World Cup”— KAMAAL KHAN, Singer torickshaws plying in vari- had complied.’’ ous parts of the city, Delhi Challans were issued Q: How did you forthcoming films?-Poorna state transport minister Ajay against these autos, he said. get interested in A: My films should be out Maken found for himself In some cases, the passen- acting?-Ramesh early next year. It’s called Jo that about 30 per cent of the gers looked very harassed. A: I think after Bole So Nihaal and Ek Pal autos were not plying by the ‘‘Outside the Supreme Court, singing, acting is Ke Liye. I’m also doing a meter. we found a former MLA from the natural progression song for A R Rahman. Maken said: ‘‘We random- Maharashtra in an auto. He for me. And, I had been Q: What are your ly checked autos that were told us that the driver was receiving film offers ever expectations from the since I came to India in 1998 Indian team at the World carrying passengers. In quoting arbitrary rates for a for my first song O O Jaane Cup 2003? Are you also about 70 per cent cases, we short journey,’’ he said. found that the autos were Jaana. recording a song for the Maken said about 600 sur- Q: Are you doing the video team?-Leon_boy_18 plying by the meter.’’ plus Delhi Transport Corpo- for another song from your A: I feel we will reach the But in about 30 per cent ration (DTC) staff had been new album Kal Raat?-Snow finals of the World Cup. I 2 held for raping aunt: Two men were arrested for allegedly (southwest) Tejinder Luthra. cases, passengers said the pressed into checking autos. A: Yes. I’m leaving for haven’t recorded a song for raping their aunt in Najafgarh on Sunday. The police said the ac- The 30-year-old woman was reportedly alone when the incident auto drivers had fixed an ‘‘They have been stationed at London in a few days to the team because there are cused had a land dispute with the victim. ‘‘Dharampal and Ma- happened. ‘‘The nephews and the victim’s husband had recently amount for the destination at prominent areas and can be shoot the second video from already too many out there. hendra were arrested from Haryana on Monday. Their brother divided a piece of land. While the accused wanted to continue the very beginning. Maken seen wearing green DTC the album. The song is But, I might sing and dance Kishan is absconding,’’ said deputy commissioner of police farming in the land, the victim resisted,’’ Luthra said. said: ‘‘We asked the passen- jackets,’’ he said. called Aey Sanam and will on the streets, if India wins be on air just before the the World Cup. Valentine’s Day. For complete chat log on to Appeals of all Q: Which are your http://chat.indiatimes.com Dec 13 convicts CHATTING LIVE ON INDIATIMES TODAY in high court 4 pm: Tim Schwertt & Ezra Bix Actors TIMES NEWS NETWORK On the spoof enacted on the Works of William Shakespeare New Delhi:Jaish-e-Moham- mad (JeM) militant Moham- mad Afzal has filed an appeal in the Delhi high court against the conviction and death sentence awarded to him in the Parliament attack case. His appeal, however, could not be admitted immediately since the Delhi Police counsel Mukta Gupta pointed out an error in the affidavit. A Division Bench compris- ing Justice Usha Mehra and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog said the appeal may be admitted after the error was rectified. The court listed the matter for February 3, when appeals of other convicts will also be taken up. With this, appeals of all convicts in the case have reached the Delhi high court. Earlier, JeM militant Shaukat Hussain Guru and Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani also filed appeals in the high court challenging their conviction and death sentence by the special Pota court. The fourth convict, Navjot Sandhu alias Afsan Guru, wife of Shaukat, has also filed an appeal against the five-year jail awarded to her.

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Workshop on customs valuation: The department of revenue in association with the World Customs Organisation, Brus- sels, inaugurated a workshop on customs valuation on Monday. Funded by the Japanese Customs Administration, the workshop Poll-wary Congress Court lifts ban on Jadeja is being conducted from January 27 to 31.TNN By Pradeep Rana Mehra said in his 35-page dicted persons as if he was TIMES NEWS NETWORK long judgment passed on a CBI officer and perform- the matter. ing police functions.’’ hunts for new chief New Delhi: An arbitration The case was transferred ‘‘The preliminary in- court on Monday set aside By Pratyush Kanth like Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Nath. ‘‘But the problem in to arbitration court by the quiry could not be treated the five-year ban, imposed TIMES NEWS NETWORK Tytler,R K Dhawan, Subhash Tytler’s candidature is that Delhi high court in October as a substantive evidence. by the Board of Cricket Chopra and Jai Prakash Nath has lost his clout after 2002, after the contending The statement recorded by New Delhi: Following a Control of India (BCCI), on Agarwal. And all of them the Gujarat elections and he parties agreed to resolve police could not be treated crushing defeat in Gujarat cricketer Ajay Jadeja. The claim to have the support of may lose his party post after the issue amicably. as a substantive evidence,’’ and being uncomfortably ban had been imposed on placed for the coming Assem- MLAs and councillors,’’ the the Himachal polls,’’ said a Coming down heavily on the judge held. minister said. Congress leader. Jadeja following allega- the way Madhavan con- The Union ministry of bly elections in Himachal tions of match fixing in the Pradesh, the top leadership The top contender for the Sources in Delhi Congress ducted the inquiry, Justice youth affairs on May 2, post is Sajjan Kumar, who said both these leaders did year 2000. Mehra noted that he acted 2000, had requested the CBI of the Congress has decided ‘‘The petitioner (Jadeja) to give the Delhi Pradesh has emerged in a big way af- not enjoy a good equation against the principles of to probe into allegations of ter the court exonerated him with chief minister Sheila has the right to play domes- natural justice by not giv- match-fixing following the Congress Committee (DPCC) tic and international crick- a shakeup. Dikshit. If they fail to win ing Jadeja an opportunity confession made by late et at all levels as if ban were After a lacklustre tenure of Frontrunners the DPCC president’s post for to cross-examine the wit- South African cricketer not there, subject to his se- over three years, DPCC pres- themselves, they will support nesses, read their state- Hansie Cronje. Meanwhile, lection by the concerned ident Subhash Chopra seems The Dikshit camp Jai Prakash Agarwal for the ments and have a lawyer to the cricket board also ap- authorities,’’ said Justice J to have run out of new tricks Ajay Maken, post, who is also not in the defend himself. pointed Madhavan as com- to keep himself saddled in Narendra Dikshit camp. K Mehra, the sole arbitra- ‘‘The action of the BCCI missioner to hold the in- the hot seat. The name of his Nath, The Dikshit camp is in tor. on the basis of CBI and quiry. successor is expected to be Brahma favour of appointing power Quashing the ban order Madhavan’s report is also Though Madhavan did announced soon. Yadav and transport minister Ajay passed by the disciplinary illegal and liable to be set not find Jadeja guilty of Maken. ‘‘He is a young Pun- committee on December 5, aside,’’ the judge ruled, ac- any match fixing, yet he ‘‘The Congress leadership jabi leader who does not have 2000, Justice Mehra also cepting Jadeja’s counsel Vi- said Jadeja had ‘‘close and has realised that it cannot Ajay Maken many enemies in the party held the report of former neet Malhotra’contentions. undesirable contacts with fight the Madan Lal Khu- Rivals and will be able to give Khu- CBI director K Madhavan rana-led Bharatiya Janata Castigating Madhavan various bookies’’. Sajjan rana a fight,’’ said a Congress against the cricketer as ille- Party (BJP) with the DPCC for going beyond his brief He said Jadeja was Kumar, leader. But Maken is report- gal and against the princi- president and the chief min- of his being a legal advisor ‘‘guilty of misconduct and Jagdish edly not keen right now. ple of natural justice. ister at loggerheads. We have to the BCCI, the judge said: unbecoming conduct as a Tytler, Jai This leaves Dikshit’s sup- ‘‘The BCCI too acted in ‘‘Instead of making a pre- national player on account conveyed to party president Prakash porters with three choices. Sonia Gandhi that before the haste and with a predeter- liminary inquiry, he went of maintaining such fre- Sajjan Kumar Agarwal The first two are former min- elections later this year, we mined mind,’’ Justice on to cross-examine the in- quent contacts with them.’’ isters in the state cabinet want a dynamic DPCC presi- Narendra Nath and Yo- dent who can counter Khu- in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cas- ganand Shastri. Brahm Ya- rana and can carry along all es. He is a prominent Jat dav is the third candidate Woman kills self in S Delhi factions of the party,’’ said a leader from the city in the and is being termed as the TIMES NEWS NETWORK Delhi state minister. Devi was admitted to Saf- Congress. dark horse. His candidature darjung Hospital with over The need of the hour is a Senior leader Jagdish is being supported by Cap- New Delhi: A 62-year-old 90 per cent burns where she DPCC president who is ac- Tytler, who has been waiting tain Satish Sharma, known woman immolated herself at died later, the police said. Po- ceptable to all in Delhi Con- in the wings for long, finally for his proximity with 10 Jan- her house in the C R Park lice said she may have killed gress. ‘‘Unlike the BJP,which seems to be inching towards path and is also in the good area on Monday afternoon. herself due to depression. has only Khurana and Union the top post in Delhi and his books of the CM. The police said Shakuntala cabinet minister Sahib Singh candidature is being support- The other name doing the Devi set herself ablaze at Verma keen to become chief ed by All India Congress rounds is R K Dhawan, a sen- about 2 pm, at her house in minister, the Congress has a Committee general secretary ior Punjabi leader who can Godavari Enclave in Alak- long list of wannabe CMs in-charge of Delhi, Kamal match up to Khurana. nanda. Love triangle led to girl’s death TIMES NEWS NETWORK picked him up and the other friend in a Maruti car. New Delhi: It was a fatal At 7.45 pm, the three love affair for Megha Rohat- picked up Megha from the gi, whose body was found Anand Vihar area. ‘‘Megha burnt in Anand Vihar last had left her home, saying Tuesday.She had developed a that she was going to visit a liking for her classmate Atin friend,’’ the officer said. On (name changed) who cheated meeting Atin, she sat on the her and is one of the accused co-driver’s seat. in her murder case. While Atin was driving, Investigators say Atin was his friends starting asking involved with another girl. Megha awkward questions. ‘‘Megha was introduced to ‘‘Megha became suspicious her in November last. When and asked Atin to stop the she proposed to him, Atin car,’’ the officer said. When agreed and hid the fact that Atin did not stop, she shouted he was already having an af- and cried for help. Atin’s fair,’’ a police officer said. friends got scared and tried But when Atin’s girlfriend to pull her back with a dupat- learnt about his relationship ta to silence her. As a result with Megha, she threatened Megha’s neck bone broke and him. She persuaded him to she got strangled. leave Megha. Meanwhile, ‘‘They first went near Atin discussed the problem Karkardooma court to dump with his two friends from the body. Then they took a u- Ryan International school. turn and drove towards While one is a Class 11 stu- Anand Vihar,’’ the officer dent, the other is in Class 12. added. After dumping the ‘‘They asked Atin if he body, they doused it with could introduce them to petrol and burnt it. Megha,’’ the officer said. St Loren’s school , where On January 17 he told Meghna studied, has an- Megha that they would be go- nounced a sum of Rs 50,000 ing out together. Four days for police team led by SI later one of Atin’s friends Vinay Tyagi. Planting trees that clean, cure By Radhika D Srivastava pollution of the city.’’He said TIMES NEWS NETWORK studies have found Jamun to New Delhi: The Delhi state be the most suitable tree lin- environment department has ing busy roads as it is least af- decided to focus on growing fected by lead exhaust. trees that have both medici- The identified sites for me- nal properties and can ab- dicinal trees are in Guman sorb pollution. Hera where the department The department has iden- has 70 acres, Qutub Garh tified three plots of land in where a 20 acre plot is avail- the outskirts of the city for able and Shikarpur which as this purpose. At least 20 dif- about 60 acres. ferent varieties of trees and Neelabh shrubs will be planted in these areas. The species to be planted include Neem, Jamun, Ar- jun, Behera, Amaltas, Imli, Jasora, Peepal, Bargad, Pilkhan, Kachnar, Kadam and Amla. Besides the medicinal properties, these trees also absorb dust, noxious gases and particulate matter. They are known to counter noise pollution, act as an effective carbon sink and lower air temperature around them. Once the trees mature and bear fruit, herbal medicine experts will be called by the ‘‘We have already planted government to extract medi- the saplings and our staff is cines. ‘‘We will not allow just nurturing them. Once they anybody to come and tamper grow to the extent that medi- with our trees. We will sign cines can be extracted, we proper contracts,’’ said city will allow a few people to use environment minister Deep the area.’’ he said. Chand Bandhu. Bandhu said, ‘‘These sites Once the contracts are in will be unique as herbal med- place, the government will icine experts will not have to make sure it has a stake in go around looking for the the medicines that are pre- right trees and shrubs.” pared from these trees. ‘‘We Delhi environment secre- will keep a cut on the sales,’’ tary Naini Jayaseelan said: Bandhu said. ‘‘We have laid special empha- The minister said, ‘‘There sis on protecting the existing is a great need to identify tree trees. Wherever a tree has to and plant species that can be felled, we have tried to get withstand and combat the it transplanted.’’

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FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER Rihand-Dadri Brave constable gets promoted OF DELHI Rain or snow is likely to occur at isolated places in Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Light fog may follow rain New Delhi: Constable Rajender Kumar, who followed two NATIONAL Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur line stays down Mumbai: I-A 0700, TOI persons despite being shot at on the chin, has been given out at isolated places in west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, TIMES NEWS NETWORK 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, Punjab, Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat of turn promotion. Kumar had apprehended the accused 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, TIMES NEWS NETWORK state and northern parts of Maharashtra state. Mainly dry weather New Delhi: Pankaj Mullick, when they were found moving suspiciously in Dwarka on 2300 Jet Air 0650, will prevail over the rest of the country. An induced low pressure 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, area has formed over Saurashtra and Kutch and neighbourhood. New Delhi: The power situa- an executive who lives in Mu- Sunday evening. Kumar was immediately taken to the hospi- 1935, 2030, 2200, Sahara 0700,1800, 2015 INDIA WORLD tion in the city continued to nirka, woke up freezing on tal. The police commissioner R S Gupta and special commis- KOLKATA: I-A 0700, be bad as the Rihand-Dadri Monday.‘‘It was raining and I sioner (security and operations) S K Kain visited Kumar. TNN ★★ Max Min Max Min Max Min 1600 ,1700,1945 Amsterdam 08 03 Jet Air 0600, 1720, Delhi 26 10 Guwahati 23 09 transmission line failed to was cold,’’ Mullick said. ‘‘And Sahara0705,1915 Mumbai 34 23 Dehradun 25 09 Bahrain 18 15 by the time I stepped out for Bangkok 33 24 start work on January 26. A CHENNAI: I-A Chennai 31 21 Hyd’bad 31 17 work, the sun was up and 0640,0955★★★ Kolkata 27 14 Indore 32 15 Beijing -01 -02 power department official 1645,1900 Jet Air Banglore 29 16 Jaipur 27 13 Chicago -08 -17 said: ‘‘We were told that this shining brightly.’’ 0645,1900 Ahm’bad 34 18 Lucknow 26 10 Geneva 08 02 line, that supplies us 130 After weeks of sub-normal BANGALORE: T’puram 31 21 Patna 22 08 Hong Kong 23 17 temperatures, the city on I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal 30 17 Rajkot 35 21 London 12 08 megawatts (MW), will be Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 32 20 Shimla 15 07 Los Angeles 26 13 back into action on the Re- Monday was a curious mix of Sahara 0715, 1745 Pune 33 15 Srinagar 09 -01 Moscow -03 -06 warmth and cold. An inter- HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 public Day. But, it appears it GOA: I-A 1200, is not yet fully repaired.’’ mittent drizzle and sunshine Sahara 1135 TRAIN RESERVATIONS made the day pleasant. KULU: Jagson 0630, The official said the line R Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 2000 hrs. on The maximum tempera- 0650, 1215 ★ was likely to start working AHMEDABAD: 27.01.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. ture moved up to 25.2 degrees ★★ on January 31. The official I-A 0600,1700 1845, Celsius, a good three degrees Jet Air 0610 Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl said: ‘‘We are fortunate that E GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH above normal. The minimum I-A 0555★★, 1010• 4033 Jammu Mail 28.01 28.01 03.02 28.01 the weather has improved temperature, too, was up to ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 04.02 04.02 28.01 and our overall demand has 8.3, comfortably close to the M Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 28.01 06.02 03.02 04.02 gone down. But we still have Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST normal of 8 degrees. Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Calcutta Rajdhani 28.01 28.01 29.01 — to shed load.’’ 6853700, (Airport) 25665404 Till late in the afternoon, Sahara: (City) 2335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 30.01 29.01 29.01 13.02 (Airport) 25675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 28.01 28.01 28.01 18.02 the meteorological depart- E Checkin) 25662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 30.01 03.02 13.02 ment had recorded 0.6 mil- INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 28.01 28.01 28.01 limetres of rainfall, adding 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 28.01 28.02 28.01 BANGKOK/TOKYO: 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 01.02 28.01 28.01 28.01 to the city’s January kitty of M Thai Air 0010 (TG- 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 19.02 19.02 15.6 mm. ‘‘We usually receive 316), A-I 0050 (IC-855) MOVING IMAGES:NCC cadets participating in the Prime 5622 North East Exp — 04.02 17.02 24.02 22.6 mm rainfall in January,’’ FRANKFURT: Lufthansa 2554 Vaishali Exp 28.01 03.02 29.01 12.02 Minister’s Rally on a rain-washed Monday morning. 0305 (LH-761) 2816 Puri Exp — 29.01 29.01 29.01 said Delhi Met department B AMSTERDAM: North 2802 Purshottam Exp — 06.02 17.02 30.01 director R D Singh. That Singh said. ‘‘Days are likely And what happens when west 0140 (NW-037) 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 04.02 31.01 31.01 to remain warm at 25 degrees the system passes? May be LONDON: British Air 4230 Lucknow Mail 02.01 01.02 06.02 03.02 leaves Delhi with four more 0210 (BA-142) WEST days to make up for the Celsius and the minimum light fog, says the Met de- R PARIS: Air France 0040 2904 Golden Temple Mail 29.01 29.01 29.01 17.02 deficit. will be around 7-9,’’ he said. partment. Now, that brings (AF-147), A-I 0925 2926 Paschim Exp 28.01 10.02 05.02 24.02 ‘‘The western disturbance us to what’s bothered Delhi- (AI-143) 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 28.01 29.01 29.01 — And we just might, says A SINGAPORE: Sin’pore 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 28.01 28.01 29.01 — the Met department. ‘‘Cloud- is over Jammu and Kashmir ites the most this winter: fog. Airlines 2055 (SQ- 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 13.02 30.01 30.01 ing and light rain is likely to and is moving in a northeast- ‘‘We’ve had nearly 25 days of 407), I-A 0050 (IC-855) 1078 Jhelum Exp — 06.02 29.01 19.02 continue for a day. By erly direction. This, clubbed fog in January this year,’’ DUBAI: 2916 Ashram Exp 28.01 13.02 31.01 05.02 with the cyclonic circulation said Singh. N A-I 1540 (AI-723) SOUTH Wednesday, we expect the HONG KONG/OSAKA: 2616 G T Exp 28.01 29.01 28.01 28.01 weather system to move on,’’ it induces, is causing cloud- ‘‘While the cold and winter A-I 2320 (AI-314) 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 29.01 28.01 30.01 28.01 ing and light rains over the rain have been regular, the 2432 Trivandrum Raj 28.01 28.01 28.01 — C AIR INDIA 2626 Kerala Exp — 28.01 28.01 29.01 region, including southwest increasing number of days of MUMBAI: 2618 Mangala Exp — 05.02 29.01 28.01 Rajasthan and adjoining ar- fog has been a cause for con- 0440 (AI 830), 0820 2628 Karnataka Exp — 28.01 28.01 28.01 eas,’’ Singh said. cern,’’ he said. (AI 130), 2205 (AI 313), 2724 A P Exp 28.01 28.01 28.01 29.01 E 2330 (AI 112) 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 28.01 28.01 03.02 — 7022 Dakshin Express — 28.01 — 28.01 A-I: (City)23736446 /47/48 No. of passengers dealt on 26.01.2003 (Delhi Area): 16,503 (N. Rly. Area) (Air.)25652050, British Air: 79,245. It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all (Air.) 25652908, Lufthansa: subsequent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for 23323310, Singapore Airlines 23356286, Thai Air: computerised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. 23323638 (Information supplied by Indian Railways)

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Tuesday,January 28, 2003 7 Mulayam asks Vajpayee to rein in Mayawati Govt No alliance TIMES NEWS NETWORK prevent ongoing human The missive Mulayam reminded Vaj- He claimed that the state rights violation in the state,’’ payee of his assurance that government was targeting New Delhi: Samajwadi Par- Mulayam said in a letter to the Pota would not be mis- the Opposition legislators by ty chief Mulayam Singh Ya- the PM on Monday. Demand used against political oppo- misusing its power. He said a dav has sought Prime Minis- He told mediapersons that Need to put an end to government-sponsored terror and nents. Quoting from Ad- delegation of his party MLAs with HVC, ter Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s in- at a conference of his party’s human rights violations in the state vani’s speech in Parliament, would meet President Kalam tervention to contain the ‘‘in- youth wing on February 1, an Concern the SP leader said it was iron- on the issue. creasingly repressive rule’’ outline would be drawn for a ic that despite the assurance Mulayam’s letter and his of Uttar Pradesh chief min- Use of Pota against legislator Raja Bhaiya reminiscent of statewide agitation to protest the Emergency, govt misuisng its power that the Pota was a weapon in threat of an agitation were a says Jaitley ister Mayawati. the ‘‘reign of terror’’. He de- the campaign against terror- clear indication that he was ‘‘It has become necessary plored the use of the Preven- ists from across the border, it planning to mobilise the Op- By Jagdish Bhatt to put an end to the govern- tion of terrorism act (Pota) ap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya dents were reminiscent of was being used to harass position in UP, before the TIMES NEWS NETWORK BJP poll plank ment-sponsored terror and against MLA Raghuraj Prat- and claimed that such inci- the Emergency. elected representatives. budget session next month. Shimla: BJP national sec- •Achievements of retary Arun Jaitley ruled Dhumal government out any alliance with the to be highlighted Himachal Vikas Congress •Issues of terrorism (HVC) on Monday. and national security While admitting that also to be taken up Anil Sharma, MP and son of Sukh Ram, met him in Congress-ruled states.’’ Delhi and made some sug- The party will also take gestions, he said the issue up the threat of terrorism was not pending with the and the security of the party high command. country. ‘‘No serious proposal ‘‘The Congress should has been put before us,’’ he come out openly on said. whether it will be stern on Jaitley revealed that the terrorism or continue to first list of candidates soft pedal on the issue by would be announced by shirking to impose Pota,’’ January 31. he said. He said the issues for the It is this soft-pedalling February 26 elections in that claimed so many lives Himachal Pradesh had po- in Jammu and Kashmir,he larised and the BJP had de- said. cided to go in for a positive The healing touch that campaign against the neg- the J&K government pro- ative and hit-and-run cam- fesses should heal the state paign of the Congress in from the menace of terror- the state. ism rather than turning it Elaborating on the par- into a breeding ground of ty’s campaign strategy, he Talibanism, Jaitley added. said: ‘‘We will focus on the He said the Vajpayee- achievements of the Dhu- Dhumal combination had mal government in the worked wonders in the past five years as com- state. pared to the performance ‘‘We would appeal to the of the previous Congress masses to keep this Centre- governments in the state state relationship going,’’ and also of those in other he said. Pakistan should learn from Sino-Indian ties, says Sinha

TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Pakistan should learn a lesson from the way In- dia and China have shown the ‘‘wisdom’’ to move ahead in their bilateral relations even while separately addressing contentious issues, said external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha on Monday. ‘‘The wisdom of adopting such an approach to Indo-Pakistan relations is self-evident. I hope our neighbour will not keep its eyes forever shut to this truth,’’ he said, inaugurating the Fifth Asian Security Conference organised by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. Sinha said, ‘‘Some of the wounds inflicted by the 1962 con- flict have been slow to heal....Reports of Chinese nuclear and missile proliferation to Pakistan cause deep concern. Its position on issues such as Sikkim and India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council sows doubt.’’ But, these were not allowed to hinder bilateral ties, he said.

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8 Tuesday,January 28, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi Congress refuses to accept Sorabjee’s opinion on selloff Army raids Raja Bhaiya Pratapgarh: The Army was summoned By Rajesh Ramachandran termed ‘‘hydrocarbon’’ as that to sell off companies creat- causing the delay in Shourie opinion. on Monday to search for landmines from TIMES NEWS NETWORK strategic and opposed the sale of ed by Acts of Parliament, the Vacillating stand getting the clearance from the On December 10, Singh said, the residence of Uttar Pradesh’s jailed oil PSUs. Congress-ruled states government needed to go back cabinet. ‘‘We, of course, would like the Independent legislator Raghuraj Pratap New Delhi: The Congress’ flip- About-turn like Punjab are going ahead to it. Attorney-General to come here Singh alias Raja Bhaiya. More weapons, flop over the privatisation of oil The party itself asked for the In fact, some Congress lead- including telescopic rifles, were seized with the sale of profit-making To amend the original Act, ers did indicate that this could and tell what is the correct legal PSUs continues. After first seek- Attorney-General’s opinion in continuing raids. PSUs. the government needed to have be the course of action taken by position.’’ ing Attorney-General Soli SP A Satish Ganesh said Army’s mine The Congress could have ef- introduced an amendment Bill Contradiction the Opposition. And the leader Though the Solicitor-General Sorabjee’s opinion on the sale of detecting team has been summoned fectively delayed or even in both Houses of Parliament Profit-making PSUs being of the Opposition in Rajya Sab- had already given his opinion in HPCL and BPCL, the Congress from Allahabad, following suspicion blocked the privatisation be- and since it has no majority in sold in Cong-ruled states ha, Manmohan Singh of the favour of bypassing Parlia- on Monday refused to accept his that mines may have been laid in the cause these two oil PSUs were the Rajya Sabha, the Congress Congress, did indeed seek an ment, the party merely wanted opinion. house. ASP Dinkar Sinha had written to created by Acts of Parliament. could have forced the govern- amendment Bill. But within 24 the Attorney-General’s view While earlier, the Congress been terribly embarrassing for the District Magistrate expressing his had opposed the sale of profit- And disinvestment minister ment to convene a joint session the government since the NDA hours he changed his stand and which turned out to be similar apprehension in this regard. PTI making PSUs, now it has Arun Shourie himself had said of Parliament. This would have was divided over the issue, sought the Attorney-General’s to that of the Solicitor-General.

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Tuesday,January 28, 2003 11 Cracks threaten India moots the Charminar Water management global panel TIMES NEWS NETWORK to fight terror Hyderabad: Charminar — the 400- TIMES NEWS NETWORK year-old landmark of Hyderabad, is dy- plans for villages New Delhi: India has pro- ing. Large cracks have developed on its posed the setting up of a glob- pillars and the stucco is falling off at a TIMES NEWS NETWORK al panel of countries most af- number of places. Will it hold water? New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Bi- fected by terrorism for shar- Vibrations caused by vehicles, cou- hari Vajpayee on Monday launched ing and devising methods to pled with high noise levels, have weak- the ‘‘Hariyali’’ initiative of the Union tackle the menace. ened the monument, a senior official ministry for rural development, seek- The proposal was made on with the Archaeological Survey of In- ing the involvement of over 2 lakh Saturday by CBI director P C dia (ASI) informed. panchayats in watershed manage- Sharma at a meeting of In- To prevent further damage to the al- ment. terpol officials from various ready threatened monument, the state Vajpayee said he hoped this would government had constructed a buffer countries based in Delhi. enable rural communities to con- zone of 30 metres around the structure. Sharma said such a com- serve water for drinking, irrigation, The buffer zone includes an outer belt mittee would help fight ter- afforestation and fisheries. of grass and an inner ring of stone. rorist and criminal activi- Speaking at the inauguration of a ‘‘Before the construction of this ties, particularly cyber two-day national conference of min- zone, vehicles used to pass around the crime. ‘‘Such countries as the isters and secretaries of rural devel- monument almost scraping it,’’ the of- US, Japan and Russia have opment, panchayati raj and public ficial told The Times Of India. New programme developed technological bar- works department, the Prime Minis- Though the buffer zone has prevent- Hariyali will involve over 2 lakh riers against these kinds of ter emphasized that every drop of wa- ed further damage, the monument panchayats in watershed man- activities. A global commit- ter needs to be conserved. A task seems to have been weakened during agement tee will help share this force has already been constituted to its construction. knowledge and fight the men- look into the inter-linking of rivers. In the pipeline ‘‘We will immediately take up ace more effectively,’’he said. restoration work of all the damaged ‘‘The aim is not to link all the For river linking, the plan is to Sharma called for concert- portions of the monument,’’ the official rivers,’’ he clarified, ‘‘but only those start with smaller rivers ed efforts by countries to sim- added. that can be linked easily.’’ He said Down to earth plify extradition laws which while the beginning is to be made At a recent seminar, scientists of the ‘‘The aim is not to link all the at present are cumbersome. National Geophysical Research Insti- with the smaller rivers, ‘‘badi nadiy- The CBI is trying to extra- on ka bhi number aayega (the turn of rivers... but only those that can tute (NGRI) said the underground vi- be linked easily’’. dite Bofors case accused Ot- brations due to the heavy traffic the bigger rivers will also come).’’ tavio Quattrocchi from around the monument are way above On a different note, the Prime Min- Malaysia and Bombay blasts the permissible levels. Against the lim- ister said the Centre was prepared to states at this conference. accused Abu Salem from Por- it of 2.9 millimetre per second, the vi- amend the Constitution in order to Vajpayee reminded the conference tugal. It recently failed to ex- brations often reach over 7.5 millimetre empower the panchayati raj institu- that even the national gathering of tradite another blasts ac- per second. tions if political parties agree. panchayat adhyakshas held last year cused Anees Ibrahim from The average number of vehicles The Centre aims to review the im- had passed a unanimous resolution the UAE. He said ‘Red Cor- passing the monument which stood at plementation of its schemes and the demanding a Constitutional amend- ner’ notices by the Interpol 500 per hour in 1997, has crossed well working of the panchayati raj in the ment to give more powers to PRIs. should be given greater legal beyond the 1,000 mark. sanctity by the countries. Nod for ‘Taj zone’ airport outside Delhi By Bhaskar Roy al of Civil Aviation, the Air economic zone. ‘‘Coming up quisition has already begun TIMES NEWS NETWORK Force, the Airport Authori- entirely in the private sec- for the 4,000-hectare project. ty of India and the UP gov- tor, passenger traffic alone The state government in- New Delhi: The Centre has ernment discussed differ- is not enough to make the tends to hand over the land cleared the proposal for a ent aspects of the project be- project viable. But the cargo to the developer at the price new international airport fore clearing it. from the industrial centre it has been acquired, on a to come up in the private The Union cabinet is ex- will keep it in business,’’ 36-year lease on the revenue sector on the Capital’s out- pected to give its formal ap- said an official involved in or profit-sharing principle. skirts as part of the ‘‘Taj proval within two months. the project. The state has earmarked economic zone’’ project. Apart from bringing in- Work on the airport on Rs 150 crore for the purpose At a meeting convened at ternational tourists closer the new access-controlled of land acquisition. The ex- the Prime Minister’s office to the Taj Mahal, the air- 160-km expressway linking pression of interest from on Monday, representatives port, the proposal says, will Delhi to Agra is likely to be- the viable bidders will be from the Directorate Gener- boost exports from the new gin later this year. Land ac- available shortly.

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12 Tuesday,January 28, 2003 ENTERPRISE G The Times of India, New Delhi

BRIEFLY Ignou launches tech-education channel Bhel says it with awards NTPC men win shram awards: TIMES NEWS NETWORK Four NTPC employees bagged TIMES NEWS NETWORK ‘‘Over three Monday to Sat- There will be 40 independent Shram Awards. Two of them are CMD in the front and a-half lakh urday,16 hours a stations working on a decen- New Delhi: Bharat Heavy from the Dadri station who won New Delhi: Students who aspired engineering stu- day.On Sundays tralised model dedicated to educa- Electricals (Bhel) felicitat- Bhel chairman KG Shram Bhushan.Other two who got to enter the IITs but failed due to fi- dents enrolled GD-3 will tele- tion and development. ed 52 employees with Excel Ramachandran won Shram Vir awards were from the nancial or other reasons now have in the country’s cast Ignou will remain the nodal Awards recently for excel- the Achiever of the company’s Singrauli station. The an alternative. High quality educa- AICTE-affiliated special pro- agency. lence for the year 2001-02. Year Award for Shram atna was not awared to any- tion is only a cable-connection technical col- grammes. ‘‘Even The employees were 2001-02 in the power one , this year. TNN away. Indira Gandhi National Asked when exactly every Indi- leges will now non-engineering ans will get cable network servic- judged on quality con- plant and machinery PNB at Dilli Haat: Punjab Nation- Open University (Ignou) — which be able to access institutions sciousness, speed of re- category. Instituted by al Bank has opened an extension launched its third satellite TV es, and why educational channel IIT B.Tech class- which want to viewing could not be made a sponse, approach to pro- Chemtech Founda- counter at Dilli Haat. The Bank’s channel, Gyan Darshan-III (GD-3), room lectures access the tech- ‘‘must-carry condition’’ for ductivity, best technical tion,the award com- chairman and managing director S S and four more Gyan Vani (GV) ra- delivered at Delhi, Madras and nical education can directly get mittee comprised Kohli inaugurated the counter at a cable operators, Sushma Swaraj paper, research and devel- dio stations at FM frequencies in Kharagpur IITs simultaneously. the channel with minimum infra- prominent corporate ceremony in which Delhi Tourism de- said: ‘‘Within six months students opment, creativity and in- Bangalore, Coimbatore, Lucknow Other IITs would follow suit soon,’’ structure,’’ the Ignou spokesper- personalities including partment managing director Rajiv will get the cable services. novation, customer satis- and Vishakhapatnam. said Ignou Vice chancellor HP Dik- son said. faction and social service. Reliance Industries Talwar was also present. TNN After the Conditional Access Sys- Union human resource develop- shit. The GD-3 will function through The chairman’s award chairman Mukesh tem (CAS) is in force, the situation EIL wins Gail confidence: Engi- ment minister Murli Manohar ‘‘It’s a revolution blended in ed- Insat 3C satellite on C band at the for the best unit was insti- Ambani. TNN neers India Limited (EIL) has secured Joshi inaugurated the channel and ucation and technology for the downlink frequency of 4165 MHz. will change. We have already tuted this year. It was won an order from Gail for expansion of notified CAS. Now the must- FM radio stations at a programme teeming millions,’’ Broadcasting Three more such channels — by the Hyderabad unit. lion, a certificate and a ci- the latter’s petrochemicals complex carry condition has become rein New Delhi on Sunday. minister Sushma Swaraj said. one each on agriculture, second- Trichy unit stood second. tation. Bhel also launched at Pata. It’s a Rs 650-crore deal. TNN dundant.’’ Students can now switch on A student or the institution can ary education and vocational Instituted in 2000, the Moving Ahead Through Under the CAS in the Cable Tele- Feedback from PSUs is invited. their transistors or radios and lis- also get the GD-3 channel directly courses — are in the pipeline. Excel Award carries a cash Performance and Human Address mail to: News Editor, Times House, ten to the GV FM radio pro- hooked by installing a dish anten- With the launch of four addi- vision Network (amendment) Act of Rs 50,000 to an individ- Rights Optimisation pro- The Times of India, 7 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, grammes which will broadcast nae and a decoder, called IRD. tional GV radio stations the radio 2002 telecasting of Ignou channels New Delhi 110002. Fax (011) 371-5832, 332-3346. ual and Rs 5 lakh to a grammes to boost staff ef- email ID: [email protected] classroom lectures delivered by Initially there will be a series of cooperative body actually covers becomes mandatory for cable op- group along with a medal- ficiency. teachers from all over the country. telecasts for eight courses, from eight states. erators.

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Tuesday,January 28, 2003 13 Khatami Victims of Punjab’s kidney scam wait for justice Weighty issue Amritsar: The Rs 100 crore old son; 14-year-old Amit’s tember 2001. Seth’s wife Kam- ward. The doctor advised to 50,000 as incidental charges. promises kidney scam has exposed the kidney was forcibly taken lesh donated her kidney. But buy a kidney from outside. But the donor backed out and nexus between surgeons and out; Bagicha was kidnapped just after the five days, the ‘‘The doctor, arranged kid- a new donor was arranged. middlemen and already the and forced to become a donor. kidney failed and Varun re- ney from a Bihari migrant The NHRC has issued a no- holds up ban more oil till now ‘silent’ victims have Seth claims that a nephrol- lapsed on dialysis. The doc- labour after striking a deal tice to the government ask- started to tell their tale. ogist advised kidney trans- tor advised transplant sec- for Rs 50,000,’’ claims Seth ing for its response to the on plastic bags for India Vijay Seth lost his 21-year- plant to son Varun in Sep- ond time and Seth came for- adding he had to pay Rs claims within two weeks. PTI TIMES NEWS NETWORK By Chandrika Mago TIMES NEWS NETWORK Down the drain New Delhi: With war clouds gathering over West Asia, oil- New Delhi: Guess how •Last July, the Govt much 50 plastic carry- decided to ban bags less rich Iran on Monday called bags, 8 by 12 inches in than 8 by 12 inches in India its ‘‘best customer’’ and size and 20-microns size and less than 20 offered to raise the volume of thick, weigh? The Union microns in thickness crude oil exports. environment ministry Visiting Iranian President But how does one has been waiting for an • Seyyed Mohammad Khatami measure thickness? answer to this question also invited Indian business to finalise rules for ban- •Weight of 50 such bags community to invest in ning small carrybags. was suggested as a areas of gas and oil in his It has sent letters to benchmark country. Indian Centre for Plas- tics in the Environment •And there, things are Addressing the business and the Central Institute stuck session held under the aegis of Plastic Engineering of the FICCI and CII, Technology,but in vain. scale units nor enforce- Khatami urged the Indians to It was decided, last July, ment staff may be armed fully cooperate in the to ban the manufacture, with this instrument. implementation of common distribution and sale of The Tamil Nadu Plastic projects for reconstruction carrybags of or less than, 8 Manufacturers Associa- of Afghanistan. by 12 inches in size. And, tion suggested the weight Noting that new initiatives less than 20 microns in of 50 carrybags of this size thickness. be put in. It put the net have been taken to But how to measure weight at 105 grams. establish new air routes thickness? A micrometer But nobody could con- between the two countries, can be used but subjective- firm the exact weight to Khatami said both ness may come in, says the ministry. For the min- countries must try to remove Bhat. Standards and cali- istry, it’s just one more obstacles through dialogue, bration become important hurdle in its attempts to do review and resolutions, for any instrumental something about the car- that were hindering the method; it’s all ‘‘too much rybag. The first was four process of cooperation hassle’’. Neither small- years ago. between the two sides. SC can’t stop legal mining: Haryana Govt New Delhi: The Haryana government told the Supreme Court on Monday that only legal mining was going on in certain areas. Se- nior lawyer Shanti Bhushan pleaded that the court could not stop an activity which was done within the law. To resolve the dispute over the legality of mining in Haryana, the Bench said it would pass the necessary orders on February 11 after hearing all concerned. The court also asked the Central Empowered Commit- tee — which had said that in case mining was stopped, the land covered by the mining activity should not be allot- ted to the private colonisers — to give its views. TNN

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14 Tuesday,January 28, 2003 INTERNATIONAL The Times of India, New Delhi

What women AROUND THE WORLD Top American retailers join want in men: Reuters Lithe body, hands to sell music on Net chest hair NYT PIERCE BROSNAN has it, so By Laura M Holson did the young Sean Connery. Los Angeles: Six of the The male body form that will largest music retailers in most attract women has been the US plan to announce on calculated by scientists at Monday that they are join- Cambridge University. ing forces to sell music that Forget the androgynous can be downloaded from the smoothness of the young Web. Leonardo DiCaprio or the ex- The retailing group, cessively muscle-bound torso called Echo, consists of Best of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Buy, the nation’s No. 1 elec- What women really want is a tronics retailer; Tower mat of chest hair planted on Records; the Virgin Enter- a mesomorph — a lithe ath- tainment Group; Where- lete with broad shoulders. house Entertainment; Hast- The researchers, from ings Entertainment; and Cambridge’s department of Trans World Entertain- zoology, questioned 700 ment, which operates the women aged 19 to 65. They FYE store chain. The six re- were shown diagrams depict- tail companies will each ing 30 male body types and own an equity stake in Echo asked to rank them for at- tractiveness. Guitarist Carlos Santana and singer Beyonce Knowles perform at the Super Bowl pre- that together will make game show in San Diego on Sunday. them majority owners. Pear-shaped endomorphs The new effort is motivat- were quickly discarded, as Spielberg launches contest: Director Darkness Falls shines at box office: ed in part by the two-year were beanpole ectomorphs. Steven Spielberg launched a Germany-wide Darkness Falls, a teen horror about a town decline in compact disc This left the mesomorphs, contest Sunday designed to haunted by a ghostly old lady dubbed the sales that has forced record- who have lean hips, trim promote tolerance through Tooth Fairy, surprised the movie industry by ing companies to cut costs Bootleg business of music CDs has hurt music retailers, forcing them to come together waists and broad shoulders. students’ intercultural inter- grabbing the No. 1 slot at the North American to sell music that can be downloaded from the Web. and lay off employees and When body hair spanning action. The contest, Remem- box office in its first weekend. The low-budg- has damaged music retail- the Internet has led to a de- the retail chains’ own Web its liquidation. the chest and reaching the bering for the Present and et picture pulled in about $12.5 million for the ers, too. cline in CD sales. According sites. In November, the Uni- Anderson, which is the navel was added, the re- Future — Tolerance Wins, three days beginning Jan. 24, according to comes as the Sept. 11 at- studio estimates issued on Sunday. Reigning Wherehouse Entertain- to Nielsen SoundScan, versal Music Group, which music distributor for Wal- searchers hit the jackpot. which tracks album sales, is owned by Vivendi Univer- Mart Stores, also wants to “A heavily built male body tacks and increasing ten- champ Kangaroo Jack slipped to No. 2 with ment, for one, announced sions in the Persian Gulf re- $11.9 million, while Golden Globes glory pro- 681 million were sold in sal, began to distribute be a distributor of down- was more than twice as popu- last week that it was filing gion highlight the need for children to under- pelled the musical Chicago up three rungs to for bankruptcy protection 2002, down from 785 million 43,000 of its songs through loadable music in retail out- lar with women once we gave stand other cultures, but Spielberg said no No. 3 with $8.5 million. Reuters from its creditors, in part in 2000. major retail and music Web lets. him chest hair,” said more so than other times. ‘‘We’ve been at the because of lackluster CD “Obviously, there has sites, like Best Buy and Cir- That could eventually put Matthew Anderson, an evolu- brink of many world crises ever since the DiCaprio as con man: Playing a con artist sales. And earlier this been a lot of talk in the last cuit City, for 99 cents a song Anderson in competition tionary biologist and one of Holocaust, and this is one more crisis,’’ Spiel- in Catch Me If You Can wasn’t much of a month, Best Buy an- three years and there have or $9.99 an album. That total with Echo, but Hart said the authors of a report on the berg said. ‘‘But the need for tolerance educa- stretch for Leonardo Di- Caprio. “Acting is all about nounced that it would close been a lot of failures,” said has since grown to 60,000. Echo was not opposed to findings. tion has always existed.’’ AP 107 stores. Dan Hart, the chief execu- Liquid Audio, a company working with Anderson. “Female peahens select the being an impostor,” DiCaprio Reeve’s screen test: Looking for a good said in Berlin. The movie Like the recording com- tive of Echo, referring to that has developed technolo- In fact, Hart said he ex- peacock with the biggest, laugh? Christopher Reeve suggests you opens in Germany on Thurs- earlier attempts by legiti- gy meant to allow the se- pected the pressures facing boldest train, as he is going to panies, music retailers are check out the Superman DVD. The disc day. The movie chronicles the mate Web sites to sell music cure sale of music online, all parts of the music busi- searching for new sources have the best genes for sur- comes with additional material, including early years of real-life grifter of revenue. Vinyl albums online. “But we see this as has rights to 350,000 songs nesses including distribu- vival and success. With hu- Reeve’s screen test for the Man of Steel. Frank Abagnale, who pur- and cassette tapes have an inflection point. Retail- for downloading, but also tors, retailers and recording mans a strong-looking body, Reeve said he was “horrified” at how he sued conventional success nearly disappeared in re- ers are saying, ‘This is the has deep financial prob- companies to motivate them muscles and broad shoulders looked in the test: underweight and sweaty. and respectability through the unconventional cent years, leaving retailers time to do it.’ “ lems. The company agreed all to work together to find a indicate the same sort of “It’s amazing that they cast me,” he said. “I methods of counterfeiting checks and falsify- with the CD as their main Hart said that Echo hoped last week to sell some of its viable alternative to piracy. thing.” looked ridiculous.” Reeve, who was paral- ing identities. By the time he was arrested by option for selling music. to get licenses from the assets to the music distribu- “People are saying, ‘Let’s Experts believe fashions ysed in a 1995, is making another visit to the FBI agent Carl Hanratty, played by Tom Han- But a proliferation of free recording companies to dis- tor Anderson Merchandis- make it work on a real can alter women’s prefer- world of Superman, a part he played in four ks, Abagnale had written $2.5 million in bad music-swapping services on tribute their music through ers for $3.2 million as part of level,’ “ he said.NYT News Service ences in men but the re- movies. He makes a guest appearance next checks and had successfully passed himself search may explain why, af- month in the series Smallville. AP off as an airline pilot, a doctor and a lawyer. AP ter brief fads for androgynous or even skinny body DUBYAMAIL types, the hirsute meso- Those of us with IQ on the right side of morph keeps bouncing back. 50 always knew you had no sense of Computer worm marches on humour.What we have just come to re- In their prime Marlon alise is that you have no guts too, why Brando, Robert Redford, London: A resilient two-day- from the Internet,” said Gra- In Europe, security firms else would you keep targeting our ho- John Travolta, Clint East- old computer worm contin- ham Cluley, senior technical reported relatively fewer in- nourable PM, the VHP and the RSS and ued to hobble the Internet on consultant at Britain’s cidents of infected networks never once poke fun at the religious wood and Brad Pitt proved leaders and preachers of other minori- perfect Hollywood speci- Monday, infesting computer Sophos Anti-Virus. “In isolat- than in Asia and the US. Eu- ty communities who must give you mens. Heidi Corkrum, head networks in Europe, Asia ed pockets, this will continue ropean markets were largely enough fodder for your strip with their and America and stoking for days.” unaffected. ideas and fanatical views. Look, no of new faces at the modelling spine too! agency Select, said last week fears it will slow data trans- Internet slow-downs were The virus hit South Korea — Shernaz Lala, Bangalore that after a five-year break missions for a few more days. more scattered on Monday, particularly hard because it Despite efforts over the but firms continued to report has the world’s highest pene- e-mail: [email protected] the “real man” was back in fashion. The Sunday Times weekend by companies problems as they scrambled tration of broadband Inter- around the world to patch to install fortifications net services, which are up to their networks and stop the against future intrusions. 100 times faster than dial-up “SQL Slammer” worm in its South Korea, the world’s modem services. tracks, the infestation contin- most wired country, was hit The government gave no ued in many regions, though hardest by the worm. On estimates for losses from the below peak levels seen dur- Monday it impacted stock computer attack, but the ing Saturday’s outbreak. trading as investors shied association representing “It would be very opti- away from placing orders Korean insurers said it mistic to think we could over the Internet, sending would have to pay out some eradicate this 100 percent volumes to a 13-month low. $860,000. Reuters

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16 Tuesday,January 28, 2003 The Times of India, New Delhi EDITEDIT PAGEPAGE Monumental Marvels Digital Doyen The Washington Technology Report called to leverage this development? A THOUGHT FOR TODAY Science Through the Looking Glass him one of the most influential media Business webs dramatically enhance the The entire discourse of the last one year has clarified By J V Narlikar effect. A clap produced at the main entrance authorities since Marshall McLuhan. possibilities open to a small company. They everyone’s mind... the decision is very balanced gate can be heard at the top of the fort a ‘BusinessWeek’ described a book he can extend across the globe — independent and taken after much deliberation. The episode of Mayasura in the Mahabha- kilometre away.This facility was no doubt as co-authored, ‘Digital Capital’, as ‘‘pure of geography. This means that small rata tells us of the magnificent palace built useful in conveying messages those days, as enlightenment’’. Meet Don Tapscott: companies in India can have the strengths of — Arun Shourie by this remarkable architect for the Pandava a mobile telephone is today.The Vitthal tem- entrepreneur,consultant, cutting-edge large companies in America or Europe by princes. The palace was reputed to contain ple at Hampi has musical pillars. They pro- thinker,and star speaker at NASSCOM’s partnering on a global basis. Through several marvels, and more importantly, duce pure musical notes of the sargam when forthcoming annual international business focusing on their core capabilities, they can Divested Interests optical illusions. There is the story of tapped. These use the principle of resonance conference. In an e-mail interview, he tells become large. The Indian software develop- Duryodhana being shown around the similar to that used in a sitar. Clearly those Vikas Singh, we haven’t even begun to ment business is a great initial example — Almost a year after the process was kicked off, the palace and falling into a pool of water mis- who designed these pillars were familiar understand the Internet’s profound impact: but still just the tip of the iceberg. government has finally cleared disinvestment from taking it to be solid ground. Likewise there with the working of musical instruments. A word of caution. Obviously not all busi- public sector oil giants Hindustan Petroleum Corpora- were examples of solid floors being mistaken What were the motivations for the creators You say the evolution of the Net will create a ness webs are successful, just as not all cor- tion Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation for water pools. of these monuments in incorporating these new infrastructure for wealth creation. But porations were successful in the industrial Ltd (BPCL). The period in between was marked by Such illusions are created by cleverly effects? Was this done on purpose or did it several business leaders increasingly believe economy.Partnering is hard work and takes numerous stops and jerky starts, with every two steps incorporating the optical phenomena of just happen accidentally? Looking at the the Net is just another distribution medium. skill, and when done well is unmatched as a forward being followed by a step back. The security reflection and refraction into architecture. precision of these examples, the latter Networks, specifically the Internet, are the vehicle for consumer and shareholder value bogey was raised, as were fears that selling these two Myths apart, there are real relics that tell us alternative seems less probable. It is not basis of a growing portion of economic creation. Sure, the business media is full of PSUs could create a private sector monopoly. In about the maturity of a civilisation through necessary, however, for them to have known activity. The Internet is more than just stories of company partnerships announced September last year, the anti-divestment lobby forced its scientific content. These can be of many the fundamentals of the science of sound, today’s equivalent of the railroads, roads, with great fanfare only to be abandoned six power grid and telephone. Those analogies months or a year later. But this doesn’t the government to freeze the selloff process for three types and find expression through optical namely that it travels in longitudinal waves, belittle the Internet’s profound impact. It is a undermine partnering’s potency. It means months. Many feared that this was the death-knell and acoustical effects as well as other that its speed is determined by a formula subtleties built into architecture and land- using the elasticity and density of the deep, rich, publicly available information the companies involved — or more correctly, for the privatisation process. Instead, the government infrastructure growing relentlessly in func- their managers — weren’t up to the job. closed ranks and began serious efforts at finding a scaping. The science may also have a utili- medium, that resonance can be an important tarian aspect. The drainage system of the tionality and bandwidth. It will soon connect The media has traditionally made most of its solution. Though the occasional broadside continued effect in amplifying sound, and so on. Many Harappan civilisation, for example, shows a of these properties can be discovered every business and business function and a revenue from advertising. Why isn’t a similar to be fired, the rhetoric from both the camps for and certain level of advance on the ladder of majority of humans on the planet. Dotbombs business model working on the Internet? against divestment became less shrill. Finally, on empirically, through trial and error. That is practical engineering. A mature level of met- how musical instruments in common use notwithstanding, the turmoil and changes The ‘free ride’ scheme isn’t working for January 26, the government came up with a formula allurgy is likewise indicated were made and perfected. unleashed by the media websites that that seeks to assuage everyone’s concerns. HPCL will be by the non-rusting alloy The pair of shaking Net in the past five don’t have some sold to a strategic investor,but no PSU will be allowed to used in the iron pillar near minarets in Ahmedabad is years will pale com- other form of reve- bid. However,the government will retain a considerable the Qutub Minar in Delhi. another demonstration of pared to what hap- Q&A nue. Their piddling say in the company. The government has also decided The principle of the resonance. Why does one pens in the next five. ad revenues can’t Networked con- The ‘free ride’ scheme cover the costs of to offer 35 per cent of BPCL’s equity to the public, which pinhole camera is used in minaret vibrate when isn’t working for media is bound to be a popular move. the Virupaksha temple. the other is shaken by sumers increasingly writers, editors, pho- demand full custo- websites that don’t tographers, comput- Employees who may have been clearing their throats Here the light rays going hand? Again, the effect is have some other to protest are likely to be silenced by the news that through a tiny orifice and startling even if you know misation and in- ers and bandwidth. stant gratification. form of revenue. Ideally, I’d like to they will get five per cent equity in both companies falling on a wall produce an the scientific explanation. Ideally, I’d like to see at a concessional rate. The petroleum ministry was inverted image of the light Those who have read They won’t settle for see a scheme where the car model sitting a scheme where users users could pay for insistent that HPCL’s Bhatinda refinery and BPCL’s source on the wall. This Jerome K Jerome’s Three on the dealer’s lot; could pay for just the just the information Bina project should be completed, though many believe method is seen in operation Men in a Boat would know information they use. they want a new Udayshankar they use. Rather there is no need for them, given the glut in oil refining when the image of the gopu- about the maze at the Hamp- ram of the temple falls in- vehicle built to their than subscribe to an capacity. The government responded by saying it ton Court Palace on river verted on one of the walls of the main temple specifications and delivered within a week. online publication for a fixed price per would complete the projects, even if it meant handing Thames, west of London. The maze land- 100 feet away.Another well-known optical ef- scaped into the gardens of the palace is a pop- How do business webs affect strategy? month or year, I’d pay only for the stories I them over to PSUs like IOC or ONGC. In short, it was fect is seen on the face of the Buddha statue In business webs, sets of contributors — read. Japan’s hugely successful i-mode cellu- the classic compromise, Indian style, with every major ular tourist attraction. It is easy to get lost in in an Ajanta cave: The carved expression on it and difficult to come out if you do not suppliers, distributors, commerce services lar telephone network has a system similar lobby being placated. Sure, there will be murmurs the face indicates different moods depending know the trick. We have replicated it in the providers, infrastructure providers, and to this. The phones have small screens with that excluding PSUs from the bidding process will on the location of external light falling on it. science park at our centre at IUCAA in Pune. customers — come together via the Internet which users can ‘surf ’ thousands of Internet reduce the selling price, that IOC or ONGC could end Was the statue designed that way,or did this to create value for customers and wealth for sites specially configured for small display. Mazes have existed in India too. The up being saddled with white elephants in the form happen by chance? Use of mirrors in lighting their shareholders. The b-web for eBay, for Consumers pay for the content they down- famous chakravyuha in the Mahabharata of the Bina and Bhatinda refineries, that the selloff the underground chambers or other interi- example, includes both the suppliers of the load, such as a news story, stock quote or war which Arjuna’s son Abhimanyu could controversy eroded the market cap of both companies, ors of the fort in Gwalior is another clever auction items and the buyers. For decades, piece of music. The phone company keeps enter but not get out of, is a maze that is that HPCL’s strategic buyer will not have a free optical arrangement. Likewise, in the fort of the starting point for strategic business track of all the charges incurred and bundles technically called a labyrinth. I was shown hand. Nor are these arguments completely without Chittorgarh, you can see a demonstration of thinking has been the stand-alone, vertically them in one monthly bill. how to draw it by my mother and later was merit. But perhaps in a polity like India, with its widely how Padmini’s face was shown reflected to integrated corporation. We think of these What advice would you offer Richard Parsons interested to find that the map resembles differing viewpoints and democratic space for dissent, Allauddin Khilji to satisfy his curiosity, powerful companies as intrinsic to the to turn around AOL Time Warner? exactly the Cretan maze of ancient Greece. economy,and they provide the context for al- Vertical integration doesn’t guarantee there will never be a perfect solution. If that’s the without letting him actually see her. Many science museums proudly exhibit In a labyrinth there is only one winding most all theories of competitive strategy.The success. A good business-web model does. price one pays for achieving a degree of consensus, route towards the specified target. Net’s most important effect is to dramatical- The world is shifting to broadband, mobile, then is it really so exorbitant? whispering galleries where whispers carry across several metres, provided the source The Archaeological Survey of India ly lower the cost of interaction between ubiquitous computing and AOL needs to and receiver are properly placed, e.g., at the and UNESCO sponsored a workshop recent- corporations. Many industrial-age firms are change its model. focal points of two parallel curved reflectors. ly in Delhi organised by the Surabhi thriving today by building their core busi- Do you envisage information overload-related A much more impressive demonstration of Foundation to collect together such remark- ness architectures around the Net. These stress becoming a major health problem? Too Many Mantris the same effect is found in the circular able instances of science peeping through companies focus on their core competencies My briefcase is full of technologies that One of the charges against the former Maharashtra gallery of the Gol Gumbad at Bijapur. In monuments. It was felt that a deeper study — where they can have a unique leadership some may view as gimmicky but which have chief minister, Vilasrao Deshmukh, was that his spite of a general high level of noise raised of such monuments is needed, not only to position — and partners via the Internet to become integral to my day-to-day life. You government had brought the once-prosperous state to by crowds of tourists, I was able to pick understand the science behind them but complete their business model. Focus on may think I’m techno-obsessed. I think I’m the doorstep of financial bankruptcy. While the axed up words spoken softly from a diametrically also the motivation of their creators in what you do best, leave others to do the rest. just an early adapter. But it is essential to Maratha leader could argue that he’d inherited a opposite point. having incorporated them in the first place. Will the rise of business webs act as a force impose rigorous self-discipline. If I don’t part of the mess from the previous Shiv Sena-BJP The signalling system at the Golconda For, it may throw some light on the scientific multiplier for small, knowledge-driven aggressively control the technology, it will government, there was no denying his role in the Fort near Hyderabad uses a similar acoustic ethos of those times. firms? What can Indian companies do grow to control me. worsening public finances. From being a revenue surplus state, Maharashtra, under Mr Deshmukh, earned the dubious distinction of being the first New Physics Points government in the country to have its offices “attached” by a debt recovery tribunal for failing to honour loan guarantees. When the Congress high command To Cosmic Spirit decided to replace Mr Deshmukh with Sushil Kumar Shinde, therefore, the change of guard was justified, By Mani Bhaumik Test of Civilisation among other reasons, on the ground that the Dalit ‘God is dead’ proclaimed a This is so because physics at Where women are leader was capable of putting the state’s financial house cover story in Time maga- extremely high temperatures honoured, there the in order, thanks to his long stint as Maharashtra’s zine in the 1960s, and held that existed at the onset of gods are delighted, finance minister. At the time of his swearing in, science responsible for it. the universe is equivalent to but where they are Mr Shinde himself raised hopes by promising a Case closed? Far from it. By physics at fundamentally insulted, all sacred ministerial downsizing, keeping in mind the need to the 1990s, people were talking small distances. Therefore, rites become futile. send a strong message about his government’s promise about things like ‘can spiri- the manifest condition at the Manu Smriti III.56 of curbing wasteful expenditure. tuality promote health?’ The onset of the universe is ✥ pendulum is now swinging presumed to be the same in Mr Shinde was either being naive or overly In Jivaka’s pleasant in the other direction. Ironi- an unmanifest, quantum optimistic: Far from cutting down ministerial flab, he woodland walked cally enough, it is the same physical way at or near the has inducted a 69-strong team — the largest ever in the Subha the Sister. A science that once killed off fabric of space. The exis- political history of the state. As justification for his gallant met her there the notion of God that is now tence of the common source volte face, Mr Shinde has cited “the compulsions of and barred the way.To strengthening humankind’s at the fabric of space would coalition politics”. The fractured nature of the political him thus spake Subha, belief in a ‘supreme power’. be no less real than the ‘What have I done to mandate in the state, he has said, means that “one Latest revelations in cosmol- elusive denizens of empty offend thee, that has to satisfy too many groups”. The chief minister ogy and quantum physics are space known to scientists as thus in my path has also pointed to the precedent in New Delhi, fostering this paradigm shift. virtual screening charges. thou comest?...’ where prime minister Vajpayee heads the country’s Transcending theologies Persuasive evidence points ‘Young art thou, biggest-ever Union cabinet. In the adjoining plains of and denominations, there is to a source, which, having maiden, and faultless Uttar Pradesh, similar compulsions have ostensibly a conviction in a creator spawned the universe, is now CONVERSATIONS WITH READERS — what seekest thou forced chief minister Mayawati to carve out a plethora divinity which, having present in all space and time. in the holy life?... of new ministries, so much so that many of the new spawned the universe, is This entity is uncannily rem- Partition in 1947 is condemnable. This is come, in the blossom- appointees find themselves looking after departments Water Alarm present throughout it, up- iniscent of the Brahman of part of a deliberate anti-Muslim campaign ing woodland seek holding and administering Vedanta and immanence in that exist merely on paper. Clearly, Mr Shinde is The edit ‘Pani Paltans’ (Jan 25) strikes the launched in the state keeping in mind the we our pleasure...’ the universe. People have al- Christian theology. What is right when he says that Maharashtra is not alone in its right note, that of an alarm bell. If we state legislature elections. Those of us who ‘What now to thee, ways accepted that God will missing is credible evidence misfortune. A divided polity, combined with a cynical, see some initiatives taking place, we could remember the Partition know that there in this carrion-filled, never be revealed to us em- of awareness in this entity. almost insatiable appetite for office, is driving his state, perhaps get a feeling that we would be were no heroes. We witnessed the madness grave-filling carcass pirically.Yet for eons we have The necessity for embracing like many others, to a situation where “sharing the better off as we go along. and hatred in the eyes of fanatic Hindus so fragile seen by thee, deemed this entity worthy of a simultaneous existence of spoils” has rapidly become an end in itself. It is of But the government’s, and even the and Muslims. There were exceptions in seemeth to warrant adoration and have directed complementary properties to course an entirely different matter whether Mr Shinde’s people’s attitude has been callous. A few both communities, but they definitely did the doctrine ardent prayers to it, explain the quan- predicament would help the Congress deliver on its years ago, Sam Pitroda had said in not belong to the RSS cadre. thou speakest?...’ making it the vessel tum world paves the an interview that India has ‘champions’ Why reopen those wounds when they ‘Eyes has thou like supposed USP,namely,good governance. of our hope. way for contempo- of everything, from nuclear energy have been largely forgotten by the the gazelle’s...which Now, for the first rary scientists to to missiles and telecom, but what generation that suffered them? And why feedeth the depths of time in human find an essential about champions of housing, water drag those who were not even born then my passion. Shrined history, we have link between the and electricity? into this controversy? THE in thy dazzling, Mayawati’s Blues objective knowledge seemingly irrecon- The time has come to create these SPEAKING immaculate face as “Blue, blue, my world is blue,/ blue is my world now I’m — Rajindar Sachar,New Delhi of an entity that cilable mind and champions and make serious efforts to in calyx of lotus...’ fills space and time TREE matter. From this without you”, the song goes. For children in classes start coordinated initiatives, of which ‘Thou art blind! Thou throughout the uni- viewpoint, the irre- up to eight in UP’s government schools, the world the ‘pani paltans’ suggested by you Ignoring Kerala chasest a sham. What verse, representing the ducible primary realities of they wear — the uniform — is about to go blue. The could be one. is this eye but a little The Times of India slipped up by not primary elements of reality. field and consciousness are education department has issued a directive to this — Sandeep Sahajpal, New Delhi ball lodged in the fork covering the global investors’ meet in This entity’s existence, com- inseparable aspects of the effect. Blue is also the colour of UP chief minister of a hollow tree, Cochin on January 18. It is surprising prising unmanifest quantum same elementary process of Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party. Which is why the bubble of film, Partition Revisited that a newspaper obsessed with globalisa- fields and possessing the our universe united through opposition led by Mulayam Singh Yadav is red in the anointed with tion and liberalisation did not find this elemental blueprint of every- mutual participation; the bi- face over the latest decree. The uniform move comes The provocative action of the RSS in tear-brine, exuding event worthy of even an inside page, thing physical, rests on a ological nervous system just giving mementos in Punjab to its cadre slime-drops?’ at a time when an estimated 50 per cent in UP’s one-column report. Rightly or wrongly,I solid scientific foundation. provides a material struture who allegedly played a vital role during the Forthwith the maiden government schools drop out before class 10 and, of have come to the following conclusions: Physicists and cosmologists for unfolding consciousness so lovely tore out those left, 40 per cent fail in their exams. Only 20 per You are more concerned about are also close to proving that in each individual. her eye and gave it cent of these schools have the required infrastructure publishing news reports emanating from all these fields arise from a So, plausible arguments From timesofindia.com to him: ‘Here! Take and over 90 per cent of the annual allocation on this the West, which are mostly of no common source that was can be made to suggest thou thine eye!’ sector goes towards staff salaries. UP’s director of consequence to the average Indian, present in an infinitesimal that the common source education was, however,quoted on TV as saying that the Father or Son? and using tantalising pictures to boost nugget at the inception of the has an inherent quality of Nor sinned she, her blue uniforms would pre-empt children in government your sales. Your coverage of serious universe. The source sequen- awareness, thereby giving heart unobstructed. schools from developing a complex by seeing more I am flabbergasted by the honours issues, like the war preparations against tially unfolded to create the credence to the existence of a Straightaway the lust in him ceased and he affluent kids attend class in smart uniforms. The and praise being showered on Iraq, has been poor. Secondly,news from universe and everything cosmic spirit. This spirit is Harivanshrai Bachchan, given that in her pardon implored. students who appeared in the programme themselves Kerala is not worth publishing unless it is in it. We already have present in every element of the past many renowned literatteurs Freed from molesting, did not seem too keen. Some wondered whether the about labour unrest or suicide rates. semi-quantitative proof, even space. Like fish in water, we and poets have passed away without For instance, the death of noted cartoonist in the absence of a complete are immersed in it. Tuning in the Sister went on her colour of uniforms would change with every change of being honoured or remembered. way to the Buddha... government in the state. Officials tried to have the last Abu Abraham did not find any place mathematical theory. The to that awareness, realising For the last few days, newspapers in your paper. elegance of the symmetries we are part of it, will help us Thereafter, her sight word by pointing out that blue was also the colour of the have been full of tributes to the poet, was restored to her. — Chandramohan Nair,via e-mail and incredible precision of cope with whatever crises uniform of the scouts and guides, and that this could and even Bharat Shah, who is facing Psalm of Sister Subha double up as the school uniform. But then how the blueprint possessed by await us in our increasingly trial under the MCOCA for his Letters to this column should be addressed to Letters c/o Edit page the source predisposes us to complex, polluted, overpopu- ✥ many students are scouts and guides? 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Pak in a bind: Pakistan is caught in a paradoxical bind. On the one hand, it is Killing Saddam is supporting the US-led war against terror, and on the other is Divided EU urges Iraq to cooperate still better than defending itself from Reuters being the next target Brussels: The European Union deep differences remained on how to of the same war. On urged Iraq on Monday to cooperate resolve the Iraq crisis. It prevents the war, says France US pressures, Pak- more fully with United Nations arms EU from crafting a single view on the istan has decided to inspectors. The 15 EU foreign minis- issue. By Bisheshwar Mishra restart its crackdown ters issued a short statement urging Siding with Washington, Britain TIMES NEWS NETWORK on jihadi organisa- “Iraqi authorities to engage in full maintains a hardline stance - gener- tions in the country and active cooperation” with the ally backed by Italy, Spain, Portugal, Paris: French security experts are be- (Ausaf, January 20). arms inspections that began two Denmark and the Netherlands -that lieved to have told the US that ‘‘forced ex- In the areas bordering months ago. points to military action sooner ile and amnesty’’ of Saddam Hussain or Afghanistan, the Pakistani army has al- At the same time, the Europeans rather than later. at worst, even his ‘‘assassination,’’ is not ready sprung into action. The tribal areas of Waziristhan Agency has been said they want the arms inspectors to France and Germany - leading a as bad an option as a ‘‘costly and disas- completely sealed (Ausaf, January 23). be given more time if needed. The EU camp that also includes Austria, Bel- trous war on Iraq.’’ A raid at the Peshawar passport office “stands ready to engage all necessary gium, Sweden and Luxembourg - in- Even some US-dependent countries in has revealed that fake passports are efforts to answer the needs of” the sist war can only come after another the region, like Qatar and Turkey, do not being allegedly issued to members of arms inspectors to enable them to UN Security Council resolution. appear averse to the idea, Indian officials Al-Qaida (Ausaf, January 24). Lahore city complete their work, the EU state- Britain fears a second such resolu- accompanying deputy Prime Minister L is also witnessing several raids and ar- ment said. tion may be vetoed and thus let Iraqi K Advani here said after deliberations rests of people suspected of having links France, Britain, Spain and Ger- President Saddam Hussein off the with their French counterparts. with Al Qaeda. Some of those arrested many agreed that UN arms inspec- hook. France and Britain are perma- In fact, Turkey is playing a key role in belong to groups active in Jammu & tors be given more time if this is nent members of the 15-nation UN Se- finding an alternative solution to the Iraq Kashmir. In addition, Punjab would un- deemed necessary to ensure Bagh- curity Council and Spain and Ger- imbroglio. It was learnt that a Turkish dertake another major operation against dad’s compliance with disarmament many are temporary members. and a Russian representative may togeth- banned religious organisations in Febru- demands. That view was later en- The 15 EU ministers said their aim er meet Saddam and suggest to him a safe ary (Millat, January 20). In the midst of dorsed by the other 11 EU nations. remained “the effective and complete this storm, the Lashkar-e-Taiba chief, passage either in Japan or Russia, but not Although the Europeans agreed to British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (left) with German Foreign Minister disarmament of Iraq’s weapons of in the region around Iraq. Hafiz Saeed is touring Punjab, holding Joschka Fischer in Brussels on Monday. public rallies where he is openly give the arms inspectors more time, mass destruction.” AP ‘‘Behind the ostensibly ‘no war against advocating jihad against the US. Iraq without fresh UN approval’ sugges- Many columnists in the Pakistani Urdu tion by France and Germany to the US press are now critical of Musharraf’s last Friday, is the hard-boiled diplomatic decision of letting Pakistan become a head of the old Europe,’’ a senior Indian frontline state in the war on terror. Cautiously, Saudis trying out democracy official told this paper on Saturday. Meanwhile, the editorial of Nawa-i-Waqt US defence secretary Donald Rumsfield (January 24) even insinuates that the By Siddharth Varadarajan Ministers are usually grilled, and last consultation. It might well prove to be years, you will find this happening’’, had ridiculed France and Germany as the US-Pakistan alliance has reached its TIMES NEWS NETWORK year, 71 members voted down a gov- the beginning of a democratic opening he said confidently. And women mem- ‘‘Old Europe’’ for opposing the early US end. ernment proposal to levy income tax in the long run but so far it has been bers? ‘‘I think that too may happen’’, he attack on Iraq. Rumsfield had said, ‘‘Eu- ● Strategic Foresight Group Riyadh: Saudi Arabia may be one of on foreign companies and citizens quite an obedient body’’, said one crit- replied, a little less confidently. rope is not just France and Germany, the world’s most conservative polities working in the kingdom. ic. The income tax vote, observers say, Saudi intellectuals say Crown there are many others with us.’’ However, Fernandes remarks absurd: Pak- but even here, the rulers have found it ‘‘The draft law was submitted by the was not a simple matter since there Prince Abdullah is personally keen to French President Jacques Chirac, whose istan on Monday scolded India for its lat- impossible to do without the formal government and they want- were divisions within the meeting with Advani could not take place est claims of its ability to annihilate Pak- expand the power and position of the trappings of a ‘parliament’. ed it passed’’, said Majlis government and ruling as he was away in Germany, had suggest- istan in a nuclear war, calling the remarks council because he sees it as a way of True, the 120-member Majlis-e-Shoo- ed pursuit of ‘‘calm diplomacy.’’ “absurd” and contrary to efforts for member Badr Korayme. SHIFTING family on the issue. ‘‘Local accommodating the political aspira- ra, or consultative council, is a nomi- ‘‘But we decided to vote business interests would tions of the growing middle class. ‘‘It is Interestingly, Advani too had con- peace. Defence Minister George Fernan- nated body whose members are hand- des told a Hindi-language BBC World against it’’. Korayme said SANDS have suffered had the tax a technocratic body — more than 60 curred with the stand taken by the French picked by the royal family. Officially, programme on Sunday that Pakistan that most Majlis decisions gone through’’, said a jour- per cent of the members have PhDs political authorities on the Iraq issue. In the Majlis is supposed to deliberate on would be “erased from the world map” in are not unanimous, ‘‘so there is a kind nalist. ‘‘Nevertheless, the fact is the and perhaps 70 per cent are Western all his meetings in Paris, be it with case of a nuclear attack against India. — and rubber-stamp — government of opposition’’. council voted against the government. educated’’, said a senior Saudi journal- French prime minister, Jean Pierre Raf- “These are absolutely absurd statements proposals, andcross-question minis- Even as they grudgingly concede This outcome was a first for us’’. ist. ‘‘The Crown Prince wants people farin, defence minister Michale Alliott- which should not be made,” Pakistan’s ters on the implementation of policies. that the Majlis occasionally asserts it- Korayme admitted the council’s there who will raise questions and Marie, interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy foreign ministry spokesman Aziz Ahmed In practice, however, council members self, Saudi intellectuals say democracy limitiations but said he was confident come up with healthy suggestions. But or minister of justice Dominique Perben, Khan told reporters in Islamabad. AFP — all men — are known to demon- in the kingdom is some distance away. that change was on the horizon. Could he knows nobody is going to rock Advani had reiterated the common posi- strate occasional moments of defiance. ‘‘It is a nominated body meant only for there be elections? ‘‘Yes, in the coming the boat’’. tion of the two countries.

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The last ride Italy sips ahead WTO at WEF The coffin of Giovanni Agnelli Italy is the single largest Supachai Panitchpakdi, DG of WTO, speaks arrives in a Fiat at Turin’s market for Indian coffee, during “The Road to Cancun” session at the Duomo. Thousands gathered recording 20% of the total World Economic Forum in Davos. The forum, in the square outside Turin’s exports in 2001-2002. It which lasts until Jan 28, attracts some 2,000 15th century cathedral for the imported 41,770 tonnes high ranking representatives from the funeral of the Fiat king of the commodity world of politics and economics

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DISINVESTMENT India pays back The new telecom buzz is wireless UPDATE By Sanjay Anand phones out of their windows as Going mobile ‘‘The tariff proposals may WB, ADB loans TIMES NEWS NETWORK of tomorrow. have some adverse impact on the Grey areas may New Delhi: Will phone users For now, it is difficult to pre- •Going by the trend, growth of fixed lines,’’ said a Re- prefer wireless connections over dict traffic patterns and con- wireless will spur telecom liance official. ‘‘However,consid- fixed ones because of the tariff sumer choice before April 1, but growth in India ering the country’s socio-eco- delay HPCL selloff increase proposed by telecom one thing is clear: Fixed phones nomic conditions, the big churn ahead of time he Cabinet Committee on Disin- regulator TRAI? Telecom ex- will still be cheaper to use com- •By March there will be from fixed to mobility may not happen immediately. In a family vestment has left a lot to be ex- By Priya Ranjan Dash ditions. On that occasion, the perts are divided, saying that the pared to cellular telephony,mak- more mobile/ wireless of 5-6 members, for instance, plained to the prospective suitors of TIMES NEWS NETWORK situation is in a flux and both ing WLL-M a possible winner. connections added than T repayment was so quick that there may not be 5 or 6 cellular Hindustan Petroleum, particularly on the it was more a case of not consumers and phone compa- According to a Tata Indicom fixed lines or WLL-M phones but there issue of completing the company’s New Delhi: In a show of con- availing the loan than of pay- nies will weigh their options be- official, new tariffs might ‘‘disin- •Both fixed lines and would be one or two fixed line Bhatinda refinery.Bharat Petroelum will fidence on the foreign ex- ing back ahead of schedule. tween now and April 1, when the centivise’’ investments in fixed change reserves front, the new tariffs take effect. phones. ‘‘I think that basic phone mobiles will touch 75 million connections,’’ he added. not pose such a challenge over its Bina re- Analysts said the present mark by 2006-2007 finery as the company will be sold to pub- government on Monday de- move to repay $ 2.8 billion of They say the possible con- companies may now focus more TRAI has made all incoming cided to repay ahead of time sumer shift to wireless may heat on WLL-M,’’ he added. calls free on cellphones, allowed lic and government will retain control the country’s total outstand- over the board through 26 per cent equity. two large foreign loans, ing external debt of over $ 92 up competition between cellular He said the shift could slow It costs over Rs 20,000 and more basic phone companies to decide amounting to $2.8 billion, operators and basic phone com- down plans to provide high- to provide a fixed phone connec- (without its approval) WLL-M The CCD on Sunday decided to leave billion could not have come the completion of the Bhatinda refinery during the next two months. at a more opportune time. panies, who will be forced to speed bandwidth to homes at af- tion but less than half that tariffs and made basic phone These two debts are the push mobile wireless in local fordable rates. There could be amount for providing mobile or companies pay access charge to to the new owners of HPCL, at the same Not only is the country’s for- time reiterating the government’s com- World Bank loan of $1.549 bil- eign exchange reserves are loop (WLL-M) connections in- even less incentive to take fixed WLL-M connection. cellular firms. On the other lion and ADB loan of $ 1.254 stead of fixed lines. This may phones to rural and remote Reliance, aiming to be a major hand, it has reduced the call du- mitment to its completion ‘‘through other overflowing with hundreds means’’. This puts prospective buyers in billion. This will be done by of millions of dollars, the do- further reduce the tariff differ- areas. private telecom player, has al- ration for fixed phones to two drawing down the plentiful ence between fixed and mobile Officials at BSNL, are already ready bet heavily on WLL-M, al- minutes (90 seconds for fixed to a tricky situation: Whether the refinery mestic money market too is is or isn’t part of the selloff process. foreign exchange reserves of flush with funds and allows phones. But that may not mean planning to push mobile connec- though it has sunk in huge fixed cellphone calls) and hiked the country which crossed $ that customers will throw fixed tions — be it WLL-M or cellular. line infrastructure nationwide. rentals and reduced free calls. One option, as disinvestment minister the government resorting to Arun Shourie told reporters after Sun- 72 billion last week, the fi- extra borrowings at cheaper nance ministry said. day’s CCD meeting, could be to invite sep- rates. The extra borrowings arate bids — one including the refinery, According to analysts, this in the domestic market, to be the other excluding. And if the new own- is an appropriate reply to in- made by the government for ers refuse to go ahead with the refinery, ternational credit rating financing the repayment of either IndianOil or ONGC could be asked agencies like Moody’s which foreign loans will not disturb to complete it, Shourie had added. have overlooked the its budget for the current ‘‘Both make bad business decision. Ei- strengths of the Indian econ- year. Because there will be ther you give complete freedom to the omy while giving it a “junk matching entries in the new owners or don’t. Then, including the bond” sovereign rating. books in the capital account, incomplete refinery in the selloff process The repayment will be fi- showing the exercise as fis- will pull down HPCL’s valuation. And nanced entirely through do- cal neutral. burdening IndianOil or ONGC with a big mestic market borrowings. The domestic money mar- refinery in the saturated northern region In effect, this will be a swap ket has been witnessing low- is nothing but blue corporate murder,’’ of fixed rate foreign curren- ering of interest rates to Novartis chief Daniel Vasella Nestle’s Brabeck-Letmathe PwC CEO Samuel Piazza Jr Coke chairman Douglas Daft one industry analyst said. No wonder, cy debt with fixed rate rupee such an extent that the rate is Shourie had admitted that the CCD will debt and will benefit the lower than the benchmark now deliberate on these vexed issues. country,the ministry said. bank rate or the lending rate Something that will take time. India had last made a large of RBI to commercial banks. Next is the issue of freedom to the new repayment of foreign loan CEOs scramble for confidence at Davos The government has already management. Shourie got his way by get- ahead of schedule in 1993, completed bulk of its budget- Davos:In the time it took the In- and there is an urgent problem rules. The collapse of confi- applicable worldwide, across di- ting the CCD to agree to relinquish gov- when the Narasimha Rao ed borrowings for the cur- ternet bubble to burst and the that cries out for a solution,” dence in the business world has verse cultures and borders. ernment control in HPCL by keeping only government paid back IMF $ rent year.The market is flush Enron and WorldCom scandals said JT Battenberg, chairman, emerged as one of the major Rather, CEOs had to set a 12 per cent instead of 26 per cent suggest- 1.1 billion after it had man- with funds and the govern- to unfold, the corporate chief president and CEO of Delphi. themes of this year’s World broader ethical tone of high in- ed by oil minister Ram Naik. However, aged to tide over the external ment can raise the money executive sank from superhero But European CEOs were Economic Forum (WEF) in the tegrity to overcome perceptions when Naik cautioned that this may lead balance of payments crisis of very cheap without crowding to supervillain. quick to heap vitriol on the act wake of a series of scandals of corporate greed. In addition, to a repeat of asset stripping and resale 1991 which had necessitated out the borrowers from the Over the last few days, closet- which has caught in its net and attempts to restore confi- they needed to concentrate on like in the case of Mumbai’s Centaur ho- the IMF loan with tough con- private sector. ed in the Swiss mountain resort many foreign companies listed dence and better regulate com- increasing the transparency of tel, the CCD decided to include the veto of Davos, many of the world’s in New York. Many European panies the world over. their operations for investors. powers of a 26 per cent equity holder in leading CEOs have searched in businessmen were outraged “Business must do the right From the American perspec- the share purchase agreement. That ef- Stocks tumble on war fears vain for solutions to restore that they were not consulted thing and must be seen to be do- tive, a strong movement fectively shackles the new owners to gov- public confidence. and labeled the act typical of an ing the right thing,” said Jaap emerged to escape the tyranny ernment control. New York/London:War fears sent stocks and the dollar And like so many issues de- American unilateralism that Winter, head of a group of law of quarterly earnings report- For example, the new owners will not tumbling and propelled gold to its highest level in six bated by the movers and shak- has contributed to the rift over experts working on issues of ing, especially in an environ- be able to close down any business of years on Monday as markets across the world fretted ers gathered in Davos — Iraq. “This is an American corporate governance for the ment where US economic HPCL and sell, transfer or lease its assets ahead of a key U.N weapons report on Iraq. In early trad- whether a war on Iraq or the problem, not a European prob- European Commission. growth is so erratic. without the government saying yes. The ing, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 77.14, or sluggish global economy — a lem,” Digby Jones, the director- A recent survey conducted Some companies such as new owners will also not be allowed to 1 percent, at 8,053.87, having dropped 5.3 per cent last rift has emerged between the general of the Confederation of for the WEF showed that the Coca-Cola have already stopped start any new business unless the gov- week and to levels last seen in October.The Nasdaq com- United States and Europe over British Industry (CBI) said. CEOs of multinational corpora- briefing analysts on quarterly ernment feels it is in line with HPCL’s ex- posite index fell 10.79, or 0.8 per cent, to 1,331.35. corporate governance. In US, The point was underscored tions had sunk to second-lowest expectations. Stocks can often pertise. European shares tumbled to their lowest levels in al- regulators have scrambled to by Britain’s secretary of state ranking in public trust, only plunge if a company misses the ‘‘Resolving these issues and the time it most six years as large investors dumped chunks of tighten the screws on fraud- for trade and industry Patricia slightly above the bottom-rank- “consensus” earnings target in will take for the actual process to start af- their equity holdings. Asian shares also fell on Mon- sters, introducing the Sar- Hewitt. Countries such as ing leaders of the US. If any the market, even if by a small ter appointment of global advisors will day.Tokyo’s Nikkei closed down 1.4 per cent. In India, the banes-Oxley act to clean up cor- Britain had been through crises conclusions emerged from the margin. “One of the challenges easily take 8-9 months. Comfortably for Sensex fell 40 points to 3247.71 points. porate America and increase in the 1990s, such as the scandal debate in Davos, it was that no of governance is not to confuse the ruling NDA alliance, key state elec- Gold bullion, stormed to a six-year high above $370 an transparency for investors. over publishing tycoon Robert single proposal or new piece of form and substance,” said Car- tions will be over by then,’’ the analyst ounce in European trade. Agencies “We have a crisis in the US Maxwell, and already tightened regulation was unlikely to be ly Fiorina, of HP. Reuters said. Sanjay Dutta

EXECUTIVE DIGEST Union Bank to distribute PNB net profit rises 46% NATIONAL VSNL to refocus on STD service: DSP Merrill MF products: to Rs 602 crore: Punjab VSNL is charting out a new strategy to Union Bank of India (UBI) has National Bank has reported a ADR issue by Infosys tackle increasing competition led by tied up with DSP Merrill Lynch 46.6 per cent growth in net Technologies gets nod: aggressive tariff package from private Mutual Fund for distribution profit at Rs 601.66 crore dur- Commerce and industry min- telecom players in STD segment. of the latter’s mutual fund ing the first nine months of ister Arun Shourie on Monday “We have to take a relook at products through bank’s net- this fiscal compared to Rs cleared 50 foreign direct in- plans, since rates are falling. work in the country. “We have 410.28 crore in April-Decem- vestment (FDI) proposals in- Business plans for STD cluding one by software major formed an alliance with DSP ber 2001. The bank’s net service needs a con- Merrill Lynch to increase our profit surged by 133 per cent Infosys Technologies to in- stant review and crease its American Deposito- fee based income and have to Rs 189.25 crore in the third dynamic upgra- set a target to distribute their quarter of this fiscal, from Rs ry Receipt (ADR) shares from dation”, MD MF products of Rs 100 crore 81.19 crore during October- 3.5 per cent to between 6.27 SK Gupta for the next 12 months”, UBI December 2001, PNB chair- and 7.78 per cent. The pro- said. posals cleared envisage total chairman and managing di- man S S Kohli said in a FDI inflow of Rs 2,229 crore. rector V Leeladhar said. statement. The proposal of Infosys alone Samtel Colour posts 36% Polaris mulls new centre involves FDI of between Rs dip in net:Samtel Colour in Pune: In a bid to expand 1,430 crore and Rs 2,145 Ltd, a leading producer of its software product and crore. colour picture tubes in India, services facilities in the Castrol net up 41 per reported a 36 per cent dip in country, Chennai-based cent at Rs 153 crore: net profit at Rs 8.56 crore for Polaris software is planning to Castrol India Ltd (CIL) has the quarter ended December set up a development centre posted a 41 per cent increase 31, 2002 as against Rs 13.48 in Pune by the end of the in net profit at Rs 152.89 Ajit Ninan crore during the same period current fiscal. “We would crore for the year ended De- previous year. It, however, like to have a software cember 31, 2002, as against BASF India Q3 net down vious year. The total income posted a 26 per cent increase development centre in Pune Rs 108.4 crore in the previous 26% at Rs 5.51 crore: (net of excise) in the period in gross turnover to Rs 254.07 and this would augment our year. Sales or income from BASF India Ltd has posted a under review too declined to crore in third quarter com- existing centre in Mumbai”, operations during the year 25.74 per cent dip in net profit Rs 116.97 crore as compared pared to Rs 196.74 crore dur- Arun Jain, CMD, Polaris Soft- stood at Rs 1,339.60 crore as at Rs 5.51 crore for the third to Rs 129.2 crore in the corre- ing the same quarter of 2001. ware Labs said, adding, the compared to Rs 1,357.36 quarter ended December 31, sponding period of previous The net profit during April-De- proposal would be placed crore in the FY’01, CIL said in 2002 as compared to Rs 7.42 year, BASF informed the BSE cember 2002 stood at Rs before the board for a statement. crore in the same period pre- on Monday. 14.77 crore. approval soon.

A kumquat LVMH to sell Hard Candy, Ex-Kmart CEO Conaway INTERNATIONAL tree vendor Urban Decay brands: Lux- may face legal claims: IBM unveils computing- tries to make ury goods giant LVMH Moet Charles Conaway, the former grid products: International a sale in cen- Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA chief executive of Kmart Corp Business Machines Corp on tral Hanoi on said Monday it is finalising the and once viewed as an ag- Monday unveiled 10 powerful Monday. Viet- sale of two small, US-based gressive young star, may face “grid computing” products, its namese be- cosmetics companies to a legal claims stemming from biggest push yet to drive the lieve the nicer family-controlled Florida com- the bankrupt retailer’s year- nascent computing trend into the tree, the pany best known for its duty- long investigation into big business. Grid computing more money free stores. A spokesman for whether former managers is a cluster of servers and the family will the world’s largest luxury precipitated its downfall. computers linked through the have in the goods company declined to Internet. The idea is to link the coming year. disclose the price or terms of computers — potentially in the sale of the Hard Candy economic outlook, our posi- ET INSTA POLL the millions — to make pro- AT&T keeps spending and Urban Decay makeup cessing power available on low, sees no turnaround: tion right now is that of cau- brands to Falic Group, which Yesterday’s results: demand, rather like water or AT&T, the top long-distance tion,” AT&T chief executive owns the Duty Free Americas Are the new phone tariffs fair? electricity is in developed telephone company in the David Dorman said on the chain. He also would not dis- countries, boosting computa- United States, said on Mon- fringes of the World Economic close how much the French Yes 15% No 83% day it could not forecast Forum. “I wouldn’t describe it tional power while cutting company paid for the two • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users costs. The 10 new grid com- when its revenue would start as pessimism, but we’re be- brands during a major acqui- who chose to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. puting products targeted the to grow again, and added that ing very cautious on capital sition spree in the late 1990s. financial, life sciences, auto- it would keep capital spend- spending and building cost in The companies are profitable, Today’s question: an environment where de- Will Fiat’s Palio face the same motive and aerospace, as ing in check. “Until we see but margin prospects weren’t fate as Daewoo’s Matiz? well as the government. some improvement in the mand is shrinking,” he added. enough the spokesman said.

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147, 148, 144.05, 146.45 75.45 Visual Soft 205.80, 209.50, 195, Ashapura Min 102, 102.10, 101.95, CFL Capital 1.55 IDBI 22.50, 22.60, 20.95, 21.10 84, 84.65, 75, 75.45 197.10 102 CG Igarshi M 44.60, 41.25 23.45, 23.45, 20.95, 21.15 Parke Davis 152.15, 156.75, 152.05, 208, 208.90, 195.05, 196.85 100.10, 100.10, 100.10, 100.10 44, 44, 40.60, 40.60 IDBI Bank 28.85, 26.30, 26.60 152.45 VSNL 81, 85.25, 80.15, 83.45 Ashima 12.85, 14 Chemplast Sa 28.55, 29, 28.15, NSE SHARE INDEX BSE SHARE INDEX Sensex down 40 points 27.90, 28.05, 26.30, 26.55 154, 154, 151.05, 152.50 82.50, 85, 80.15, 83.65 13.10, 13.10, 12.90, 12.90 28.60 India Cement 16.40, 16.80, 16.25, Pentamedia G 16.95, 15.10, 15.15 Whirlpool 18.60, 17.90, 18.35 Ashok Ley.Fn 46, 45, 45.60 28.85, 28.85, 28.05, 28.20 1175 3700 16.35 16.05, 16.90, 15.10, 15.20 18.60, 18.60, 17, 18.35 45, 46.50, 44, 45.50 Chettinad Ce 40.35, 41, 37.20, 38.30 Mumbai: Fears over a possible Gulf war drove the Sensex sharply 16.75, 17, 16.30, 16.35 Pfizer 350.05, 357, 349, 350 Wipro 1415, 1356.30, 1371.80 Asian Elect. 23, 23.65, 22.50, 22.60 Chola.Inv&Fi 42.80, 41, 41.65 1150 3600 Indian Alumi 115, 117.85, 115.60 356, 357, 346, 351.80 1409.90, 1410, 1356.25, 1369.60 24, 24, 23.50, 23.70 42.35, 42.50, 40.80, 40.95 down by 40.15 points to close at 3247.71 on the stock exchange here 3500 115.10, 116.85, 115.10, 116.30 Philips (I) 93.05, 93.75, 93.05, 93.75 Wockhardt 480, 460, 465.25 Asian Hotels 71, 69.10, 69.45 Ciba Sp.Chem 107.15, 107.45 1125 on Monday,as nervous operators resorted to heavy selling ahead of Indian Hotel 177, 177.60, 173, Pidilite Ind 246.50, 242.05, 245.65 462.25, 473, 460.55, 464.40 72.40, 73, 69.85, 70.15 108.15, 108.55, 108.15, 108.55 the release of a key UN weapons report. 173.65 245.75, 245.75, 243.05, 243.70 Zee Telefilm 84.90, 85.15, 79.80, Assam Co. 16.30, 15.40, 16 Cinevistaas 30, 30.50, 28.80, 28.85 3400 183.75, 183.75, 173, 174.15 Polaris Soft 129.80, 131.20, 121.20, 82.90 Astrazen.Ph. 357.05, 357.05, 357, 29.95, 30, 28.50, 28.65 1100 3287.86 Reeling under selling pressure, share indices stretched losses Indian Oil C 248, 250.50, 244.15, 123.45 84.50, 85.50, 78.10, 82.80 357 City Union B 34.95, 33.50, 33.75 1070.90 3300 247.20 131, 131.90, 120.85, 123.35 Zensar Tech. 91.65, 92.35, 85.15, Atcom Techno 14.70, 14.90, 13.10, 34.80, 35.60, 33.50, 33.65 1075 for the third consecutive session owing to geopolitical reasons that 249.90, 250.95, 244.10, 245.30 Pun.Tractors 147.50, 148.40, 145.35, 85.85 13.45 Clariant (I) 145, 141, 142 3200 3328.18 Indian Ov.Bk 18, 16.60, 16.75 145.60 93, 93, 85.40, 86.30 14.95, 15, 13, 13.45 145, 145, 138.10, 140.90 1037.65 1050 3247.71 weighed heavily on the market, dealers said.Leading the downslide 17.80, 20.20, 16.65, 16.75 149.50, 152.50, 145.15, 145.55 Atlas Copco 237.05, 237.80, 237.70 Coates (I) 101.30, 112, 109.50 3100 in share values, IT counters remained at the receiving end with Indian Rayon 89.55, 90.40, 88.25, Ranbaxy Lab. 628, 630.90, 619.60, B1 - GROUP 236.15, 238.40, 236.15, 238.05 104.90, 110, 104.90, 109.30 1056.05 88.80 627.85 Atlas Cycles 70.50, 69.30 Colour Chem 233, 233.05, 228, 1025 3000 majority of these stocks closing with sharp losses on sustained of- 90.15, 90.30, 88.20, 89.10 632, 632, 619.20, 627.50 3 69.05, 70.15, 69.05, 70.05 229.80 Indo Gulf Co 52.40, 53.20, 52.55 Raymond 98.50, 100, 98.30, 99.85 Atul 34, 32.05, 32.30 233, 233, 227.15, 228.65 1000 2900 ferings.A steep fall in the Dow Jones industrial average by 238.46 52.75, 53.25, 52.20, 52.40 99.40, 100.05, 98.10, 99.70 3M India 299, 303, 298.55, 299.95 33, 34, 32.35, 32.50 Compucom Sof 21.05, 22, 21, 21.25 points and in the Nasdaq composite index by 46.14 points last Fri- Infosys Tech 4340, 4343, 4260, RCF 18.60, 19, 16.50, 16.80 302, 313.25, 295.25, 298.10 Auto Axles 95, 96, 94.90, 95.05 Compudyne Wi 21.40, 23, 19.80, JANUARY 23 JANUARY 24 JANUARY 27 JANUARY 23 JANUARY 24 JANUARY 27 4294.10 18.50, 18.60, 16.50, 16.80 Avanti Feeds 23.75, 21.10, 22.50 20.65 day also influenced the downtrend. 4334.70, 4345, 4262, 4295.35 Rel Capital 53.55, 50.10, 50.55 A 22.50, 22.80, 20, 20.65 -1.74% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING -1.22% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING Infotech En. 154, 133.20, 136.75 52.75, 52.75, 50.15, 50.50 B Computech In 6.30, 5.55, 5.65 A leading US fund was reported to have sold heavily both old and 152.90, 152.90, 133, 136.60 Reliance Ind 282, 285, 270.50, A Sarabhai 4.90, 4.55 5.90, 6, 5.50, 5.50 Ingersoll R 220, 220.50, 211, 212.65 273.70 Aarti Drugs 30.20, 32.30, 32 Bajaj Auto F 48.05, 49, 48.50 Corom. Fert. 61, 61, 60.15, 60.40 new economy shares to meet redemption pressures, resulting in a Aarti Inds. 65 49.10, 49.50, 48.50, 48.95 225.05, 225.05, 212, 213.40 282.25, 284.90, 270.40, 273.35 Creative Eye 13.55, 12.20, 12.40 Penta- chain-reaction wherein others joined the selling bandwagon.The IPCL 85.15, 85.90, 81.15, 81.50 Rolta (I) 74, 74.25, 66.70, 68.45 65, 65.50, 65, 65 Bajaj Hindus 55.05, 57, 56.20 12.50, 13.50, 11.20, 12.65 Garware Wall 19, 19.50, 18.60, 18.85 Kalyani Brak 261.50, 268 Aban Loyd 177, 160.75, 160.95 57.10, 57.10, 57.10, 57.10 Gati 33, 31, 31.50 Kanoria Chem 37.85 gon Glo 2.10, 2.40, 1.90, 1.95 85.25, 85.50, 81, 81.60 75, 75.40, 66.60, 68.20 Crest Comm. 28, 26.50, 26.55 Pentasoft Te 8.15, 7.30, 7.50 BSE-30 share sensitive index opened lower at 3283.93 from last Fri- ITC 655, 639.05, 642.95 SAIL 10.45, 10.65, 9.55, 9.70 163, 169.90, 159.60, 159.65 Bajaj Tempo 100, 103.75, 102.75 30.40, 30.40, 26.10, 26.50 Genesys Intl 58.15, 59.70, 52.90, Karnatak Bnk 70.65, 72.80, 70, 71.35 ABG Heavy In 15.80, 12.10, 12.60 Balaji Dist. 7, 7.05, 6.75, 7 53.15 73, 73.60, 70, 71.40 8.05, 8.15, 7.50, 7.60 day’s close of 3287.86 and immediately touched a high of 3286.46. 653.10, 654.85, 639.40, 642.40 10.55, 10.55, 9.55, 9.70 CRISIL 270.05 Pharmacia He 134.50, 139.80, ITI 19, 20, 18, 18.20 Satyam Comp 227, 216.70, 218.75 Abhishek Ind 8, 7.30, 8 6.95, 7.35, 6.80, 7.10 270.05, 270.05, 270, 270 64, 64, 53.25, 53.25 Karur Vysya 181.80, 173, 178.60 7.70, 8.20, 7.65, 8.05 Balaji Indl. 3.50, 3.55, 3.25 George Willi 57.70, 56.75 182.15, 183.75, 171.50, 181.25 126.10, 131.65 Later it met with strong resistance and dipped to a low of 3221.69 19.50, 19.50, 18, 18.25 225.20, 226.20, 216.60, 218.80 Cybertech Sy 10.50, 9.75, 9.95 PNB Gilts 24.50, 23.50, 23.60 J&K Bank 126, 127, 117.65, 119.65 Saw Pipes 80, 81, 75.20, 76.25 Advani Oerli 30.50, 31, 29.50 Balmer Law.I 53.95, 56.90, 51.50, 10.80, 11.20, 9.90, 10.10 56.50, 57.80, 56.15, 57.10 KDL Biotech 16.75, 15.50, 16 before concluding at 3247.71, a steep fall of 1.22 per cent.(PTI) 30.50, 31, 30.05, 30.25 52.35 Glenmark Pha 229.05, 229, 231 16.50, 16.90, 15.60, 15.65 24.50, 24.50, 23.50, 23.55 130, 130, 115, 119.45 82.50, 82.50, 75, 76.35 Premier Inst 155, 159.40, 150 Jaiprakash I 33.20, 31.10, 31.65 SBI 291, 281.30, 286.45 AFT Inds. 43.40, 46.25, 45.50 Balmer Lawri 85.25, 82 D 230, 232.95, 225.35, 228.85 Kesoram Inds 25.05, 26.20, 25.90 KEY: The BSE quotations of a scrip are given in the first line while the quotes in ital- Aftek Infosy 190.05, 192.95, 157.30, 85.90, 86, 82, 82.35 Global Tr.Bk 17.15, 17.20, 16.50, 25.35, 26, 25.35, 25.75 154, 154.50, 149.50, 150.45 33.50, 33.50, 31.20, 31.60 286.05, 289, 281.10, 285.65 Prism Cement 5.10, 4.85 ics are those of the NSE.The quotations are in the sequence of the day’s opening, JB Chemical 183.25, 184, 180.15, Shipp.Corpn. 62, 63.80, 57.20, 57.75 159.45 Balrampur Ch 103, 97, 98.20 Daewoo Motor 1.65, 1.45, 1.50 16.75 Khandwala Se 8.50, 10 191.90, 191.90, 158.55, 161.05 102, 102, 98, 98.35 Dalmia Cemen 146, 154, 149.80 17.90, 17.90, 16.50, 16.70 9.25, 10.70, 9.25, 10.25 5.05, 5.30, 4.80, 4.85 high, low, and closing. Each time a company’s closing share price falls below its “last 181.55 62.50, 63.45, 57.20, 58 Pritish Nand 22.05, 22.55, 21.50, 183, 184.25, 179, 180.35 Shyam Teleco 47, 38.50, 40.20 Agro Dutch I 12.50, 11.80 Banco Prod. 47.50, 45 DCM Shr.Con 50.50, 51.10 GMM Pfaudler 80.05, 80 Kinetic Eng. 61.35, 65, 62.50 13, 13, 11.70, 11.75 Bank of Punj 15, 14.35, 14.55 50, 52.05, 50, 50.10 Godfrey Phil 330, 334.55, 328.10 Kinetic Moto 32.15, 31.10, 32 21.65 offer price” on BSE, the name of the company is underlined. Jindal Steel 408.80, 415, 365.35, 47.50, 47.50, 37.90, 40.05 22, 22.30, 21.50, 21.80 372.05 Siemens 310, 298.25, 303.15 Agro Tech Fd 35.10, 37.35, 36 14.75, 15.10, 14.55, 14.70 Deccan Cem. 38, 37.50, 38 330.15, 330.15, 324, 324 32, 32.80, 31.20, 31.25 43.75 418.80 39, 39, 36, 36.15 Bank of Raj. 17.50, 17.60, 16.35, Deepak Fert. 17.50, 17.70, 17.40, Godrej Cons. 101, 102, 99.60, 100.55 Kirloskar Br 102.50, 101.05, 102.50 Priyad.Cemen 10, 9.75 BSE SPECIFIED 389, 390, 365, 371.85 310.95, 310.95, 297, 301.60 9.80, 9.90, 9.65, 9.70 44.75, 45.25, 43.55, 43.75 432, 432.40, 407.05, 416.15 Kochi Refin. 48.55, 48.60, 45.10, Silverline T 15, 12.85, 13.40 Ahmed.Elect. 52.50, 50.50, 52.10 16.55 17.55 101, 101.90, 99.55, 100.60 Kirloskar Oi 60.95, 57.15 & NSE INDEX BPCL 222.90, 225, 199.70, 200.40 German Remed 226, 244.70, 234.05 47.30, 52.50, 47.30, 52 17.30, 17.30, 16.35, 16.55 17.65, 17.90, 17.50, 17.75 Godrej Inds. 17, 16.90, 17.10 62.85, 62.85, 57.55, 57.60 PSI Data Sys 70, 72.40, 67, 67.40 45.55 15.15, 15.25, 12.80, 13.35 72, 72, 67, 68 230, 230, 199.30, 200.85 240, 240, 235.65, 236.10 48.80, 48.80, 45, 45.50 SKF Bearing 42, 40, 40.45 Ajanta Pharm 32.65, 33.75, 26.60, Bannari Aman 137.25, 137 Deepak Nitr. 48.05, 49.50, 47.25 Goetze (I) 22.50, 21.15 KLG Systel 34, 34.50, 28.30, 29.80 Britannia 515, 508.25, 509.20 Gillette (I) 300.25, 301, 294.55, 30.75 137.05, 139.80, 137, 138.45 Dena Bank 14.55, 13, 13.15 22.85, 22.85, 21.60, 21.60 35, 35, 28, 29.60 PSL Holdings 43.50, 44, 42.50, 42.95 ABB 256, 274, 269.55 Kodak (I) 348, 348, 348, 348 42.25, 42.25, 40, 40.50 46.40, 46.40, 42.50, 42.95 276, 276, 262, 267.80 520, 520, 508.05, 513.45 296.50 Kotak Mah.Fi 160, 163, 158.50, Sonata Soft. 15.90, 15.15, 15.40 33, 33, 31.20, 31.40 Bayer (I) 1156, 1195 14.30, 14.30, 12.90, 13.10 Goldiam Int. 25.50, 26, 24.60, 25 Kolar Inform 19, 20, 17.50, 18.40 BSES 223.25, 225.90, 221, 224.70 300.10, 303, 292, 295.40 Aksh Optifib 21, 20, 20.25 1215, 1215, 1165, 1170.55 Denso (I) 22.50, 21.50, 22.10 Goldstn.Tech 37.75, 38.70, 34.55, Kopran 38, 39.50, 35.65, 36.10 Pudumjee Pul 21, 20.95 Abbott (I) 301, 304.75, 303.20 161.55 15.85, 15.90, 15.10, 15.40 20.85, 22.45, 20.40, 20.60 304.05, 305.75, 302.50, 304.05 221.10, 225.95, 221.10, 224.95 GlaxoSmith.C 266.95, 270, 261.75, 160, 163.40, 157.55, 162.10 SPICE 33.35, 32.40, 32.50 21.10, 21.30, 20.15, 20.20 Bayer ABS 75.25, 76.90, 73.45, Dewan H.Fin. 19, 19.40, 18.50 34.80 35.05, 38.75, 35.05, 36.10 Cadila Healt 125.50, 126, 122.30, 267.75 74.75 20, 20, 19, 19 38.10, 38.90, 35.05, 35.35 Kothari Prod 150.10 Pun.Communi. 50.20, 57.30, 52.90 ACC 147, 147.90, 144.15, 145.95 L&T 192, 195.60, 189.25, 191.15 SSI 90.40, 82.05, 82.95 57.65, 58.40, 52.10, 53.30 147, 147.90, 144.10, 145.70 122.85 275, 275, 262, 268.30 192, 196, 188.55, 190.90 90.45, 90.45, 82.25, 83.15 77.50, 77.50, 74, 74.30 Dhanalak.Bnk 18.50, 17.65, 17.85 Gonter Peip 4.10, 3.55, 3.70 158, 158, 152.05, 154 125.60, 125.60, 122, 122.90 GlaxoSmith.P 301, 296, 298.15 Bayer Diagno 217, 212 DSQ Software 13, 11.10, 12.25 Goodlass Ner 160, 165, 164.65 KPIT Cum.Inf 167, 154.25, 158.65 Pun.Nat.Bank 80, 80.90, 73.75, 75.15 Adani Export 139.25, 140.90, 132.05, LIC Hsg.Fin. 65.20, 66.10, 64.25, STC India 104, 98, 98.35 79.55, 80, 73.50, 75.40 134 Castrol (I) 202.50, 204.75, 192.10, 299.80, 299.80, 295.30, 297.60 64.75 Sterl.Biotec 46, 46.80, 43.90, Berger Paint 71.05, 71 13.25, 13.25, 11.90, 12.30 156.10, 165, 156.10, 164.25 164.90, 166.90, 154, 158 135.10, 138, 132.80, 133.45 193.40 GNFC 30.05, 30.75, 29.70, 30.10 66, 66.70, 64.50, 64.75 44.35 70, 71, 70, 71 Duphar-Inter 117.05, 117, 119 Goodricke 24.05, 27 KRBL 16.10, 16.20 R Adlabs Films 56.40, 52.80, 53 201.15, 203.75, 190.10, 193.80 31.30, 31.30, 29.60, 29.90 LML 31, 31.05, 29.10, 29.45 46.50, 46.70, 43.75, 44.20 Bharat Hotel 26.30 E Goodyear (I) 28.15, 28.30, 27, 27.45 17, 17, 16.05, 16.05 56.50, 56.50, 52.65, 53.15 Century Enka 87, 82.50, 83.90 Grasim Inds. 328, 329.90, 322.95, 31.45, 31.45, 29.15, 29.40 Sterl.Optica 55.50, 46.70, 26, 26, 26, 26 Graphite Ind 29.45, 29.50, 27.55, Krebs Bioche 101, 103.20, 99.20, Radico Khait 28.90 Alstom Proj. 52.90, 53.75, 50.65, 82.65, 84.40, 82.65, 83.85 325.45 Lupin 151.65, 152, 140.35, 141.70 48.75 Bhartiya Int 23.50, 22.90 27.80 99.30 30.40, 30.50, 28.20, 29.70 Century Text 51.50, 52.35, 50.05, 330.90, 334, 323.20, 325.55 22, 22.95, 22, 22.55 Eicher Motor 82, 83, 81 28.50, 29.45, 28, 28.10 50.90 172, 172, 140.05, 142 55.10, 55.20, 46.65, 48.40 84, 84, 81.25, 81.40 Krishna Life 2.10, 2.25, 1.80, 1.85 Rain Calcing 7.70, 7.80, 7.50, 7.55 53.20, 54.25, 50.60, 50.85 50.40 GSFC 21.15, 23.40, 21.05, 22.10 M&M 108.10, 109.70, 104.15, Sun Pharma. 280, 289, 283.40 Bhushan Stl. 34.65, 35.20, 32, Gravity (I) 10.40, 10.45, 8.60, 9.30 Krone Comm 57, 56.65 8, 8, 7.50, 7.60 52.10, 52.40, 50.05, 50.35 19.65, 23.40, 19.65, 22.05 32.55 EID Parry 81 Greaves 11.30, 11.35, 10.25, 10.70 Andhra Bank 25.85, 26.50, 24.50, 104.95 293.50, 293.50, 276, 283.60 81.45, 82, 79.80, 79.95 58.75, 58.95, 56.25, 56.80 Raj.Spg.&Wvg 17.70, 16.10, 17.30 25.10 Chambal Fert 13.50, 13.70, 13, 13.30 GTL 75, 79.80, 67.10, 70.15 108.55, 109, 104.30, 105.10 Syndicate Bn 17.30, 17.40, Bimetal Bear 110, 103.30, Grind Norton 102.80, 100 KSB Pumps 66, 64, 64.15 17.55, 17.55, 16, 16.10 13.50, 13.75, 13.10, 13.40 78.10, 78.10, 67.20, 69.60 106 Elbee Servic 11.45, 10.50, 10.60 Guj.Alkalies 32, 28.35, 29.65 26.90, 26.90, 24.45, 25.10 Marico Inds 165.05, 165.55 16.50, 16.65 Elder Pharma 34.10, 33 64.30, 66.90, 63.55, 64 Rajesh Exp 106.10, 104.05, 106.10 Apollo Hosp. 106.75, 107.10, 104.15, Chennai Pet. 28.60, 27.80, 28 Guj.Amb.Cem. 150.25, 161, 157.75 170.10, 170.10, 165, 166.20 16.55, 18.30, 16.55, 16.65 Binani Inds. 16.30, 16.50, 16, 29.05, 30.60, 28.60, 30.20 102, 103.60, 101.75, 103.60 28.40, 28.70, 27.75, 27.90 160.40, 162.45, 155.70, 157.75 16.35 34.40, 34.40, 32.50, 33.15 Guj.Amb.Exp. 9.70, 9.90, 8.75, 9.20 105.20 Mascot Systm 130, 132, 115.50, 122 Syngenta (I) 121, 123.90, Elect.Kelvin 7.05, 7.25, 7.05 L Rallis India 64.10, 65.10, 63, 64.50 108.20, 108.20, 104.50, 104.90 Cipla 836.45, 838.40, 820.60, 829.80 Guj.Gas Co. 442.15, 448.85, 442, 127.25, 133, 116.05, 120.20 121.45 Birla Corp. 15.75, 15.20 9.85, 9.85, 8.50, 9.50 64.55, 66.20, 64.25, 64.90 840.05, 840.05, 820, 829.80 443.50 14.40, 15.75, 14.40, 15.20 Electro.Cast 224, 225, 220, 222 Guj.Flouroch 70, 70.35, 69.50 Lakshmi Au.C 73.45, 77.50 Apollo Tyres 126.50, 129.50, 123, Mastek 537, 495, 500.55 Tata Chem 60.50, 62, 58, 231, 231, 220, 220.50 Rama Newspri 3.45, 3.40, 3.50 128.80 CMC 536, 551.05, 508, 520.25 450, 450, 442, 445.15 Birla Eric. 13, 13.30, 12.70, 72, 72, 68.80, 69.70 69.05, 75, 69.05, 71.85 3.55, 3.55, 3.40, 3.40 528, 530, 492.60, 498.70 58.10 Elgi Equip 19.15, 19.55, 18.50, 18.60 Lakshmi Mach 1138, 1170, 1135 129.95, 130.50, 122.80, 128.65 547.90, 549.95, 509.10, 519.85 Guj.Mineral 88.10, 88.20, 83.65, Mastershare 10.75, 10.50 61, 61.80, 57.80, 58.10 13.10 Guj.H.Chem 17.90, 18.20, 17.25, Ramco Inds. 184, 187.90, 176.75 Colgate 135.50, 133, 133.80 84.85 13, 13.15, 12.75, 12.75 19.50, 19.50, 18.75, 18.90 17.65 1130.05, 1130.05, 1130, 1130 Arvind Mills 22, 22.30, 21.05, 21.25 10.70, 10.70, 10.50, 10.50 Tata Elxsi 79.50, 71.60, 72.65 Elgitread (I 170.15, 170.25, 170.15, 185, 188, 178.30, 178.30 22, 22.30, 21, 21.20 134.50, 134.50, 130.25, 133.75 91.20, 91.20, 84.20, 85.35 Birla Glob.F 12.10, 11, 11.55 17.85, 18.10, 17, 17.55 Landmarc Lei 13.50 Ramco Systm 589, 600, 539.60 Max (I) 75.20, 76, 73.40, 74.60 77.15, 78.05, 71.10, 72.50 170.25 LCC Infotech 4.75, 4.55 Ashok Leylan 98, 92, 92.40 Container Co 232.60, 233.50, HCL Infosys. 86.50, 89.85, 86.10, 70.10, 76.40, 70.10, 75.15 Tata Power 112.25, 112.80, 12.20, 12.20, 11, 11.10 Guj.Ind.Pow. 18.40, 17.90, 18 590, 597, 543.75, 543.75 229.05, 229.80 89.35 Birla Yamaha 17.10, 16.05, Emco 32.75, 29, 29.55 18.25, 19.25, 17.90, 18.10 5.50, 5.50, 4.50, 4.50 98.25, 99.10, 91.50, 92.60 Mcdowell Co. 41.70, 39.15, 39.35 108.70, 110 Esab (I) 39.50, 37.50, 37.55 Ravalgaon Su 1875, 1900, 1888.35 Asian Paints 335, 327, 328 233, 235.95, 228.25, 229.35 87.50, 89.90, 87, 89.15 16.10 Guj.Sidh.Cem 3.65, 3.75, 3.50 Liberty Shoe 52, 51 Rayban Sun O 53, 53.90, 53.10 41.80, 41.80, 39, 39.30 112.50, 113, 108.80, 109.75 39, 39, 37.50, 38.10 52, 52, 50.10, 50.60 331.05, 334.80, 327, 331.45 Corpn. Bank 144.35, 146.30, 139.80, HCL Techno. 156.50, 147.80, 153.25 Merck 243.25, 250, 243, 246.45 Tata Tea 168.50, 169.95, 163, BLB 4.50 3.60, 3.70, 3.40, 3.45 53.10, 54, 53.05, 53.25 145.60 152.85, 155.50, 147.35, 151.95 5.25, 5.25, 5.05, 5.15 Eskay K’N’It 3.15, 3.10, 3.45 Lumax Ind 27.50, 28, 27.20 Aurobindo Ph 250, 250.05, 234.95, 251, 252, 242.10, 246.95 164.10 Essar Oil 5, 4.70, 4.80 Reckitt Benc 244.35, 244.80, 244.35, 242.90 144.30, 146.80, 140, 145.45 HDFC 370, 379, 375.35 Blow Plast 12.50, 12.35 H 27.25, 27.60, 27, 27 244.80 MIRC Electr. 369, 363, 366.95 165, 168.90, 162.10, 164.10 5, 5, 4.70, 4.75 Lyka Labs 29.80, 26.50, 26.55 248, 248.95, 232.75, 241.95 Crompton Gr. 51, 47.25, 47.85 370.10, 377, 369.05, 375.55 364, 369.40, 361, 361.35 Tata Telcom 118, 135, 115, Blue Coast H 84.55 Rel.Ind.Infr 35, 33.60, 34.25 49, 49.80, 47, 47.45 HDFC Bank 238, 239.80, 235, 238.45 84.50, 84.50, 84.50, 84.50 Essar Ship. 6.20, 6.35, 5.75, 5.80 Hatsun Agro 70.35 28, 30.50, 26.50, 26.65 Aventis Crop 151, 155.70, 150, Moser-Baer 193.60, 199.75, 188.65, 126.30 Albright & W 181.25 Essar Steel 9, 8.50, 8.60 Havell’s (I) 128 37.50, 37.50, 34.50, 34.65 152.15 Cummins (I) 48.50, 49, 47.25, 48.15 238, 239.50, 235, 238.05 193.55 113.50, 127.95, 113.10, 119.70 Alembic 179, 164.20, 165 Blue Dart Ex 66.15, 64.05, 64.25 Relaxo Footw 16 49.10, 49.50, 47.50, 48.05 Hero Honda 234.75, 244.90, 242.20 67.50, 67.50, 64.05, 64.15 9.40, 9.40, 8.50, 8.60 116, 116, 111.20, 112.80 M 153.40, 153.40, 151.20, 151.40 194.90, 199.90, 188.25, 193.40 TELCO 158, 152.25, 154.10 172.55, 172.55, 163.30, 164.50 Eternit Ever 29.25, 30.70, 29, 30.45 HBL Nife Pow 23.50, 24.40, 22.90, Revathi Equ. 97.05, 103.60, 102 Aventis Ph. 292.15, 282.15, 282.50 D-Link (I) 55, 55.50, 52.30, 53.05 237.80, 245, 235.10, 241.30 Mphasis BFL 683, 699, 655, 684.15 157.90, 157.90, 152.25, 154.10 Alfa Laval 246, 242 Blue Star 75.05, 75.50, 75, 75.20 Maars Soft 12.55, 12.70, 10.75, Rico Auto 117.05, 124.95, 117.05, 54.25, 55.20, 52, 53.20 Hexaware Tec 123.50, 109.45, 75.05, 76.25, 75, 75 29.45, 30.40, 29.45, 30.40 23.25 290.20, 291.95, 281.55, 283.25 691.90, 699, 655, 684 Thermax 142.30, 151, 141, 150.10 241.30, 251, 241.25, 243.40 Eveready Ind 15, 13.80, 14.10 HEG 29, 28, 28.50 11.65 121 Aztec Soft. 20, 24, 21.45 Dabur (I) 47.45, 47.50, 45.25, 46.05 112.05 MRF 878, 895, 852, 864.30 142, 151, 142, 149.40 Allahabad Bk 15.55, 13.80, 14.20 Blue Star In 132, 122.80, 123.60 12.25, 12.95, 11, 11.55 Roofit Inds. 6, 6.10, 5.80 47.40, 47.40, 45.20, 45.95 119.90, 121, 109.30, 111.50 139, 139, 123.50, 124.90 14.50, 14.50, 13, 13.90 29, 29.75, 28, 28.45 25.05, 25.05, 20.10, 21.05 888, 888, 850, 857.50 Thomas Cook 225, 220, 220.15 14.50, 15.25, 13.80, 14.15 Excel Inds. 92, 84.40, 85.15 Henkel Spic 21.15, 21.50, 21.05, Macmillan (I 154.05, 155.90, 151.60, 6.20, 6.20, 5.80, 5.90 Bajaj Auto 518, 508.25, 512.65 Digital Glob 515, 516, 497, 507.95 Him.Fut.Comm 33.90, 34.15, 27.20, MTNL 86.25, 89.90, 86, 89.30 225, 225, 220.15, 220.60 Alok Inds. 12.80, 12.90, 12.35, 12.45 BOC 27.25, 26, 26.15 154.50 RPG Cables 8.10, 8.15, 8 516, 516.40, 496.50, 506.75 27.25 28, 28, 25.50, 25.95 86, 91.45, 84, 85.35 21.20 514.50, 516, 508.60, 512.85 86.50, 89.90, 86.50, 89.20 TISCO 156.10, 151.85, 153 12.80, 13, 12.40, 12.45 21.85, 21.85, 21.05, 21.25 156, 157, 152, 153.95 8.15, 8.40, 8.05, 8.05 Balaji Tele. 78.25, 69, 69.85 Dr.Reddy’s 913, 881, 900.90 33.90, 34.10, 27.25, 27.30 Mukta Arts 58, 60.95, 56.60, 58 155.75, 155.90, 151.80, 153 Alps Inds. 21.75, 18.50 Bombay Burma 36.50, 38, 37 F Madras Alum 49, 50, 49 RPG Life Sci 27.25, 28.10, 27.70 895, 922.45, 883, 901.20 Hind Lever C 155.05, 157.95, 147.50 37.25, 37.25, 37.25, 37.25 Hi-Tech Gear 103.10 78.30, 78.30, 68.90, 69.85 61.20, 61.20, 57, 57.95 Titan Inds. 70, 60, 62.10 21, 22.75, 21, 22.75 Hikal 118.80, 121.05, 118.75 Madras Cem. 3600, 3800, 3699 27.80, 29, 27.80, 28 Ballarpur In 40.40, 39.60, 39.95 Dredging Cor 284, 250, 258.70 161, 161, 146.95, 146.95 National Alu 88.90, 85, 85.25 71, 71, 60.05, 61.85 Alstom 25, 22 BPL 42.65, 37.50, 38.15 FAG Bearings 54, 54.15, 53.05, 53.60 3800, 3800, 3600, 3600 RS Software 26.20, 26.50, 25.05, e-Serve Intl 500.10, 475, 492.35 Hind.Oil Exp 19.10, 18.85, 19 43.85, 43.85, 37.50, 37.95 117, 118, 117, 117 38.75, 40.40, 38.75, 39.95 87.50, 88.40, 84.80, 85.30 TN Newsprint 45, 45.25, 44 Amara Raja B 61.60, 61.70, 60.50, 54.30, 54.30, 53.30, 53.85 Himat. Seide 95, 100, 92, 97.50 Madras Fert. 9.70 25.20 Bank of Baro 75.50, 72.30, 73.35 498, 500, 461, 488.25 19.25, 19.25, 18.60, 18.95 Nestle (I) 528, 550, 549.60 45, 45.25, 43.85, 44 61.15 BSEL Inform. 12.80, 14.50, 12.80, FCI OEN Con. 85.60 10.50, 10.50, 9.70, 9.70 26.60, 26.60, 24, 25.50 EIH 170, 187.75, 182.50 Hind.Zinc 19.90, 17.80, 17.95 14.10 99, 100, 96.30, 98.75 75, 75.15, 72.10, 73.35 544, 554, 531.15, 551 TN Petro 20.75, 19.75, 20.10 62.50, 62.90, 60.20, 61.20 84.15, 87.50, 84.15, 87.45 Hind.Constn. 63.10, 66, 64.50 Madura Coats 38.60, 40 Ruchi Soya 28.40, 33.70, 30.05 Bank of Ind. 40.50, 41.25, 38.75, 180.85, 183, 180.80, 182.90 19.05, 19.05, 18, 18.05 Neyveli Lign 25.70, 25.95, 24.60, 20, 20.50, 19.65, 20.10 Ambica Agarb 57.50, 47, 49.10 Burrough Wel 220, 210, 211.35 FCL Techno. 23.70, 25 40, 40, 40, 40 32.70, 32.70, 31.20, 31.20 Engineers (I 292, 297, 272, 274.65 Hindalco 606, 613.50, 605.20, 224.50, 224.50, 209, 210.05 64.30, 66.25, 62, 63.90 39.45 24.85 Torrent Phar 200, 195, 197.05 Ambuja Cem.R 3.05, 3.10, 3, 3.05 24.25, 26.20, 24.20, 26.15 Hind.Inks&Re 327.05, 329, 316.25, Mah.Scooter 56.10, 55.75, 58.75 41.55, 44.85, 38.80, 39.40 288, 295, 271.75, 275.10 609.25 25.55, 25.90, 24.60, 24.90 204, 204.90, 195.05, 196.35 3.50, 3.50, 2.95, 2.95 FDC 30.35, 30.70, 29, 29.90 55, 59.90, 54.50, 58.05 S Escorts 43.35, 41, 41.15 600, 611.80, 600, 607.95 C 323.10 BASF 110.60, 114, 102, 103.35 Nicholas Pir 240.15, 234.50, 235.30 Trent 155, 156.60, 150, 150.60 Amrutanjan 65, 76.10, 75.25 29.10, 30.50, 29.05, 29.55 326.05, 329, 318, 321.25 Mah.Seamless 153, 154.50, 149, 119.75, 119.75, 101.10, 103.55 44, 44, 41, 41.20 Hinduja TMT 226, 229, 180.85, Amtek 53, 53.50, 50 First Leasin 17.25, 16.80, 16.90 S Kumars Nat 4.50, 4.70 236.75, 237.80, 233.50, 235.40 153.25, 155, 149.60, 151.45 Camlin 63.40, 65, 59.10, 59.40 Hind.Motors 10.15, 10.25, 9.75, 9.95 151.15 4.40, 4.40, 4.30, 4.30 Bata (I) 30, 31.90, 30.90 Essel Propac 163.80, 164.15, 159, 182.80 NIIT 141, 141.80, 125.60, 127.20 TVS Electron 66.50, 68.45, 63.50, Amtek Auto 193.40, 195.40, 189.25, 17.15, 17.15, 16.75, 17 165, 165, 148, 151.40 161.10 220, 221.90, 181.50, 184.60 Canara Bank 65.35, 65.70, 60.25, 10, 10.30, 9.75, 9.90 S.E.Asia Mar 40.15, 40.05 31.05, 31.85, 30.55, 30.65 140, 140, 125.10, 127.60 65.20 190.25 61.50 Flex Inds. 17.10, 17.20, 16.55 Hind.Org.Chm 20.60, 20.65, 18.05, Mahavir Spg. 60.20, 65, 60.40 Bh.Earth Mov 83.50, 75.50, 76.55 163.50, 164, 158.25, 160.80 HLL 179.50, 180.25, 177.25, 178.50 190.80, 190.80, 190.80, 190.80 17.45, 17.45, 16.50, 16.55 39.60, 41.25, 39.25, 39.70 Nirma 230, 233.95 68.25, 71.25, 63.50, 65.30 66.50, 66.50, 60.25, 61.45 18.30 58.20, 62.20, 55.05, 60.75 S.I.Bank 38.10, 38.15, 35.30, 36.30 82, 83.80, 76, 76.95 Exide Inds. 90.25, 92, 90, 90.40 180, 180.80, 177.50, 178.95 230.90, 233.95, 230.50, 232.65 TVS Motor Co 500, 502, 493, 497.75 Amtrex Hitac 21, 20 Floatglass 14.75, 15.25, 15.05 Mahind.Gesco 14, 13.20, 13.50 90, 91, 89.75, 90.10 HMT 18.30, 18.45, 16.50, 16.55 Canfin Homes 27, 26.25, 27 20.20, 20.80, 18.30, 18.55 37.30, 37.80, 35.25, 36.80 Bharat Elect 190.45, 192.80, 180.50, Novartis (I) 269.10, 272.50, 265, 502, 504.50, 491.50, 497.50 21, 21.70, 20, 20.05 27.25, 27.50, 26.90, 26.90 14.80, 15.25, 13.05, 15 Hind.Power 22.15, 23.10, 22.55 13.50, 14.70, 13.50, 13.95 182.45 Federal Bank 93, 93.90, 89, 90.35 18.70, 18.70, 16.45, 16.60 Andrew Yule 17.60, 18.25, 14.75 Forbes Gokak 61.05, 62.75 S.I.C.Agency 7.65, 7.60 268.05 United Phosp 134.10, 145.30, Carborundum 104.10, 104, 105 Hind.Sanitar 37.55, 38.05 Manglr.Chem 4.40, 4.60, 4.35 7.25, 7.35, 7.25, 7.35 194.85, 194.85, 180.75, 182.15 93.80, 95.80, 88.60, 90 HPCL 320, 321.80, 298.25, 300.35 274.90, 274.90, 265, 266.50 132.95, 136 AP Paper 41.15, 43.45, 42.15 Foseco (I) 98.20, 99, 97 Maral Overs 14.15, 14.10 Finolex Cabl 92.75, 94, 92.10, 92.25 319, 325, 298.50, 300.95 105, 106.95, 105, 106.95 36.75, 38.55, 36.75, 37.95 Saint-Gobain 9.35, 9.70, 9, 9.15 Bharat Forge 228.90, 237.95, ONGC 369.90, 371.90, 364.20, 134.90, 145.50, 132.50, 136.50 Aptech 33.90, 30, 30.60 Carrier Air. 96.05 92, 99, 91.20, 94.60 Honda SIEL P 121, 124.50, 119, 15.05, 15.05, 14.10, 14.10 225.25, 235.35 95, 95, 92.10, 92.40 Hughes Soft. 148.85, 129.15, 132.35 33, 33.50, 30.05, 30.75 Fulford (I) 88, 85, 86 Salora Int. 54.75, 49.60, 50.60 365.40 UTI Bank 44.50, 44.80, 42.35, 42.90 97.60, 98.35, 97.60, 98 119.05 Matsush.Tele 4.95, 4.80 55.40, 55.40, 49.80, 50.10 228, 237, 222.55, 234.35 Finolex Inds 28.50, 30.50, 30.25 148, 148, 129.10, 132.10 373.50, 374, 364.10, 365.90 50, 50, 42.20, 42.40 Archies 64, 64.45, 59, 59.80 Medicorp Tec 38.05, 39, 36.25, 36.45 29.95, 30.65, 29.55, 30.35 IBP 225.20, 235, 216.90, 217.90 Ceat 29.70, 30, 28.50, 28.60 G 121, 121, 119, 119 Samtel Color 27.25, 27.30, 26.60, Bharti TeleV 25.10, 26.10, 24.50, Oriental Bnk 60, 64.90, 55, 57 Videocon Int 28.25, 29, 26.60, 26.95 65.50, 65.50, 58.75, 59.50 30.20, 30.20, 28.50, 28.75 Hotel Leela. 15.45, 14.45 38.70, 39, 36.10, 36.55 25.35 Gail (I) 72, 72.25, 69, 69.95 240, 240, 216.10, 218.40 Arvind Rem. 5.90, 5.05, 5.10 26.85 59.85, 61.20, 55.15, 56.95 28.30, 28.30, 26.50, 26.95 Centur. Bank 9.60, 9.75, 8.50, 8.55 Gammon (I) 101.85, 94.05, 94.25 15.45, 15.45, 14.35, 14.50 Melstar Info 24.25, 25, 23.90, 24 26.25, 27.45, 26.25, 27 24.35, 26.40, 24.35, 25.30 72, 72.10, 69.10, 70 ICI (I) 120, 117.25, 118.70 P&G Hygiene 390.85, 379, 385.45 Vijaya Bank 16.25, 16.50, 15.10, 5.60, 6, 5.05, 5.10 GE Shipping 34.05, 33.30, 34 119, 119, 117.05, 118.30 8.85, 9.50, 8.40, 8.55 102.95, 102.95, 97.10, 97.20 Hughes Tele. 5.90, 6.05, 5.90 24.90, 25.20, 24, 24.10 Sandesh Ltd. 107, 109, 108 BHEL 192.10, 194, 186.80, 192.10 393.70, 393.70, 381, 386.40 15.55 Asahi (I) Gl 36.50, 37.85, 36.05, CESC 18, 18.25, 17.70, 17.85 6.05, 6.05, 5.85, 5.90 MICO 3630, 3663, 3650 34, 34.10, 33.50, 33.95 ICICI Bank 146.05, 147.50, 144.20, 37.35 Garden Silk 31, 31.25, 30, 31 106.05, 107.90, 106, 106 191.80, 193.45, 186.60, 192.15 Padmalaya Te 86.10, 87, 74.25, 16.10, 16.15, 15.20, 15.55 18.25, 18.40, 17.85, 17.95 29.75, 31.20, 29.50, 30.55 3630, 3690, 3625, 3657.65 Bombay Dyein 44.10, 45.25, 43.50, Geometric So 431.60, 432, 408, 146.95 36.10, 38.20, 35.90, 37.05 Saregama (I) 64.25, 62.50, 63.95 I Mid-Day Mul. 16.60, 16.90, 16.50 64, 65.80, 62, 62.55 16.95, 16.95, 16.50, 16.50 Sarita Synt. 2.55, 3.30 I-Flex Solu 809, 825, 785, 794.20 Mirza Tanner 30, 31.25, 29.35 816.15, 825, 785, 796 Satnam Over. 18.20, 18, 18.05 29.50, 30, 28.75, 28.90 18.50, 18.65, 18.50, 18.50 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) IFCI 5.80, 5.50 MM Forgings 100 5.70, 5.85, 5.50, 5.55 Saurash.Cem. 8.30, 8.75 MUTUAL FUND (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase Modi Rubber 19.40, 21.70 Savita Chem. 54.95, 56.95, 53.80, Ind.Swift 86.70, 75.50, 76.70 Monsanto (I) 492, 495, 481.10, 485 Open Ended Schemes India Glycol 33.75, 34.15, 32.75, 53.95 499, 499, 480, 485.15 54.70, 56.95, 54, 54.90 Liq. (G-App) 13.92 13.92 13.92 L.Time Maximiser (G) 11.27 — — Liquid (D) 10.47 10.47 10.47 GCF (D-D’ly ) 10.47 10.47 10.47 32.80 Morepen Lab 26, 27.70, 25.10, 25.45 Public Sector (D-M’ly) 10.05 10.05 10.05 L.Time Pension Balancer 11.19 — — Liquid (G) 10.63 10.63 10.63 GCF (D-W’ly) 10.24 10.24 10.24 India Gypsum 20.25, 20.20, 20.40 SB&T Intl. 39.80, 40.75, 36.90, 37 25.80, 26.25, 25, 25.35 41, 41, 36.50, 37.10 Public Sector (D-Q’ly) 10.18 10.18 10.18 L.Time Pension Max.(G) 11.01 — — Tax 7.51 7.66 7.51 GCF (G) 11.14 11.14 11.14 23, 23, 20.25, 20.25 Motherson SS 71.05, 75.90, 73.25 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Public Sector (D-Y’ly) 10.54 10.54 10.54 L.Time Pension Prot.(I) 11.37 — — PNB Mutual Fund GGSF-IP (D-Half-Y’ly) 11.23 11.23 11.23 India Nippon 192, 190 Selan Explor 9.30, 9.25, 9.35 74, 74.90, 72, 74 Sesa Goa 70, 66.60, 67.15 (Rs) Sales Purchase Public Sector (G-App) 13.32 13.32 13.32 L.Time Protector (I) 12.69 — — Balanced Growth (G) 12.47 12.47 12.28 GGSF-IP (D-Q’ly) 10.97 10.97 10.97 183, 191, 182.55, 183.10 Moving Pictu 15.55, 17.25, 14.20, Public Sector (Half Y’ly) 10.19 10.19 10.19 IDBI-PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund Balanced Growth (I) 9.76 9.76 9.62 GGSF-IP (D-Y’ly) 11.50 11.50 11.50 India Polyfi 3.75, 3.80, 3.75 70, 70, 60.75, 67.20 Sovrn. Trust (D-HY’ly) 10.67 10.67 10.67 Balanced (D) 10.23 10.42 10.23 Debt (G) 18.19 18.19 18.10 GGSF-IP (G) 11.50 11.50 11.50 14.55 Sh.Cements 53.50, 54, 52.60, 53.50 Indian Card 39.95, 40, 37.55, 38.05 Mro-Tek 17, 18.30, 16.75, 16.95 As on 24/01/2003 Sovrn. Trust (D-M’ly) 10.42 10.42 10.42 Balanced (G) 10.12 10.31 10.12 Debt (I) 13.68 13.68 13.61 GGSF-ST (D-M’ly) 10.63 10.63 10.63 38.55, 38.85, 38.40, 38.40 50, 56, 50, 53.50 Alliance Mutual Fund Sovrn. Trust (D-Q’ly) 10.69 10.69 10.69 Benefit Debt (QD) 10.45 10.45 10.29 Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund GGSF-ST (D-Q’ly) 10.45 10.45 10.45 17.55, 18.35, 16.75, 16.90 Sh.Rama Mult 8.25, 8.35, 8, 8.10 Indian SeamM 14.25, 10.85 MRPL 8.50, 8.60, 7.75, 7.85 95 (D) 26.94 27.48 26.94 Sovrn. Trust (G-App) 17.08 17.08 17.08 Benefit Fund Debt (AD) 10.70 10.70 10.54 Balanced (D) 8.89 9.05 8.89 GGSF-ST (G) 10.81 10.81 10.81 Indo Nationl 340, 345, 335, 344.45 8.90, 8.90, 7.90, 8.05 95 (G) 46.78 47.72 46.78 Sovrn. Trust (Y’ly) 11.31 11.31 11.31 Benefit Fund Debt (HYD) 10.70 10.70 10.54 Balanced (G) 9.62 9.79 9.62 GSSIF-IP (D-Half Y’ly) 11.45 11.45 11.45 8.60, 8.70, 7.75, 7.85 Shamken Mult 9, 9.40, 9, 9 Indo Rama Sy 30.60, 30.90, 29.35, Mukand 15.90, 16, 15.30, 15.50 Basic Inds.(D) 11.71 11.94 11.71 Tax Saver 9.32 9.32 9.32 Benefit Fund Debt(G) 10.70 10.70 10.54 Child Care Gift 11.07 11.35 10.79 GSSIF-IP (D-Q’ly) 11.18 11.18 11.18 29.55 Shasun Chem. 112.40, 102.10, Basic Inds.(G) 11.72 11.95 11.72 First India Mutual Fund Cash Mngt.-Liquid (G) 11.81 11.81 11.81 Child Care Study 11.40 11.57 11.12 GSSIF-IP (D-Y’ly) 11.34 11.34 11.34 30, 30.20, 29.25, 29.50 16.95, 16.95, 15.45, 15.45 102.95 Buy India (D) 4.36 4.45 4.36 Gilt 11.19 11.19 11.19 Cash Mngt.-Liquid (WD) 10.10 10.10 10.10 Dynamic Plan 11.21 11.41 11.21 GSSIF-IP (G) 14.52 14.52 14.52 Indraprast.M 11.05, 11.95, 11.90 Mukand Engrs 12.80, 12.30 108, 109, 102.20, 103.10 Buy India (G) 4.36 4.45 4.36 Growth 10.31 10.52 10.31 Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(D) 10.00 10.00 10.00 FMCG (D) 7.17 7.30 7.17 GSSIF-ST (D) 10.23 10.23 10.23 11.35, 12, 11.30, 11.65 11.60, 12.75, 11.60, 12.10 Shaw Wallace 41.90, 34.50, 34.80 Capital Tax Relief’96 54.11 54.65 54.11 Income 10.96 10.96 10.96 Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(G) 11.61 11.61 11.61 FMCG (G) 7.82 7.96 7.82 GSSIF-ST (G) 11.95 11.95 11.95 Munjal Showa 135.10, 141 Shrenuj & Co 29.10, 30 Cash Manager (G) 14.68 14.68 14.68 Indus.Inv.Tr 17.85, 17.90 Income Fund (D) 10.75 10.75 10.75 Child Benefit 16.79 17.11 16.29 FMP - D-Y’ly 10.75 10.75 10.53 Sun F&C Mutual Fund Indusind Bnk 16.30, 16.40, 15.50, 138, 146.55, 138, 145.50 29.75, 30.05, 29.75, 30.05 Equity (D) 14.34 14.63 14.34 Liquid (D) 10.19 10.19 10.19 Child Benefit 16.57 16.88 16.07 FMP - Half Y’ly 11.79 11.79 11.67 Balanced (G) 6.86 6.96 6.86 Mys.Cement 6.35, 6.65, 6.45 Silicon Vall 9 Equity (G) 25.01 25.51 25.01 15.60 Liquid (G) 10.68 10.68 10.68 Deposit 371 Days (D) 10.73 11.16 10.52 FMP - Half Y’ly (D) 10.78 10.78 10.67 Bond Fund - Growth 18.58 18.58 18.58 16.50, 16.50, 15.50, 15.60 6.50, 6.75, 6.25, 6.35 Siltap Che. 46.10, 46.30, 45.60, Frontline Eq(D) 10.12 10.32 10.12 Short Term 10.33 10.33 10.33 Deposit 371 Days (G) 10.73 11.16 10.52 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2D 10.49 10.49 10.38 Bond Fund - Income 10.89 10.89 10.89 45.85 Frontline Eq(G) 10.12 10.32 10.12 Deposit-54 EA 14.87 14.87 14.87 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2G 11.32 11.32 11.21 Emerging Tech.(G) 3.11 3.17 3.11 Inform.Tech. 2.05, 2.10, 1.85, 1.90 N Short Term (D) 10.19 10.19 10.19 ING Vysya Bk 260.05, 261.05, 46, 46.90, 45.65, 45.80 G-Sec Long Term (D) 11.24 11.24 11.24 Tax Gain 36.06 36.78 36.06 Deposit-54 EB 14.87 14.87 14.87 FMP - Q’ly (D) 10.57 10.57 10.52 FIS-Intl. Plan 10.26 10.26 10.26 253.25, 253.95 Nagar.Fertil 6.20, 5.75, 5.80 Sintex Inds. 28, 28.10, 28 G-Sec Long Term (G) 16.56 16.56 16.56 Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund Equity (D) 9.90 10.09 9.90 FMP - Q’ly (G) 11.80 11.80 11.74 FIS-Long Term 11.11 11.11 11.11 29.90, 29.90, 29.05, 29.05 G-Sec Short Term (D) 10.11 10.11 10.11 FT Asset Allocat.Bal Gr. 10.26 10.26 10.46 Equity (G) 9.39 9.57 9.39 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 11.64 11.64 11.58 FIS-Medium Term 10.62 10.62 10.62 304.50, 304.50, 250.10, 253.15 6.15, 6.15, 5.75, 5.75 Insilco 15.65, 15.70, 15.60 Nahar Export 17.50, 18.50, 17.45, Sirpur Paper 33.10, 34.60, 33.10 G-Sec Short Term (G) 13.68 13.68 13.68 FT Asset Allocat.Cons Gr. 10.28 10.28 10.48 Govt.Sec.-Invst. 11.73 11.73 11.73 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.50 10.50 10.45 FIS-Short Term 10.51 10.51 10.51 34.25, 34.25, 32.50, 32.55 Income (D) 10.89 10.89 10.89 FT Asset Allocat.Infl 10.47 10.47 10.68 Govt.Sec.-Invst.(D) 11.45 11.45 11.45 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (D) 10.41 10.41 10.36 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(D) 10.04 — 9.96 Intelvisions 9.35, 7 18.10 Income (G) 21.14 21.14 21.14 Inter.Travel 30.50, 30.90, 28.50, 18, 18.25, 18, 18.20 Siyaram Silk 33 FT Asset Allocat.Pure Gr. 9.81 9.81 10.01 Govt.Sec.-Invst.(G) 13.25 13.25 13.25 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (G) 11.62 11.62 11.56 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(G) 10.73 — 10.65 Skanska Ceme 202, 199.10, 205.50 Income 54EA (D) 10.89 10.89 10.89 FT Asset Allocat.Steady G 10.09 10.09 10.29 Govt.Sec.-Savings 11.66 11.66 11.66 FMP - Y’ly 11.87 11.87 11.63 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP2 10.46 10.46 10.37 29.05 Nahar Spg. 72.65, 73, 70.25, 70.60 Income 54EA (G) 21.13 21.13 21.13 Invest.Trust 14.95, 19, 16.95 74, 74, 70.50, 71 196.65, 196.65, 196.65, 196.65 FT Balanced (G) 9.42 9.42 9.61 Govt.Sec.-Savings 10.39 10.39 10.39 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 11.66 11.66 11.43 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(D) 10.09 — 9.99 Snowcem (I) 22, 20.20, 20.50 Income 54EB (D) 10.91 10.91 10.91 FT Gilt Invst (G) 12.75 12.75 12.75 Growth (D) 9.95 10.14 9.95 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.59 10.59 10.37 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(G) 10.59 — 10.48 IP Rings 36.05, 38 Narmada C.Pe 13.05, 12.50, 12.65 Income 54EB (G) 21.00 21.00 21.00 Growth (G) 10.00 10.19 10.00 FMP - Y’ly Sr.3 11.40 11.40 11.17 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP2 10.48 — 10.37 IPCA Lab. 192.50, 195, 184, 186.50 13.10, 13.10, 12.50, 12.60 22, 22.05, 20.20, 20.30 FT Gilt Invst (M’ly B) 12.13 12.13 12.13 Softsol (I) 9.85, 9, 9.25 Income Q’ly (D) 10.50 10.50 10.50 FT Gilt Invst (Q’ly) 11.30 11.30 11.30 Income (D-Half Y’ly) 11.24 11.24 11.18 FMP - Y’ly Sr.4 11.07 11.07 10.85 FMS (Y’ly)-FYMP4 10.47 — 10.16 197.10, 197.10, 184, 186.30 Narmada Cem. 20.35, 21.80, 20.85 Monthly Income (G) 16.55 16.55 16.55 Income (D-Q’ly) 10.91 10.91 10.85 FMP - Y’ly Sr.5 (G) 10.76 10.76 10.54 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP1 10.78 — 10.46 Ispat Inds. 5.60, 5.10, 5.40 Nath Seeds 8.85, 8.15, 8.25 Software Tec 12.50, 16.10, 13.50 FT Gilt Liquid (G) 11.03 11.03 11.03 15.50, 15.50, 13.10, 13.60 Monthly Income (M’ly) 10.35 10.35 10.35 FT Gilt Liquid (M’ly) 10.31 10.31 10.31 Income (G) 14.29 14.29 14.22 FMP - Y’ly VI (G) 10.55 10.55 10.34 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP2 10.72 — 10.40 6, 6, 5.25, 5.35 8.40, 8.65, 8.15, 8.25 Solectron Ce 26, 26.05, 24.20, 24.60 Monthly Income (Q’ly) 10.31 10.31 10.31 FT Index - BSE 9.97 9.97 10.07 Index 8.19 8.27 8.19 FMP Y’ly Sr. 7(G) 10.22 10.22 10.01 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP3 10.52 — 10.21 IT & T 26.30, 27, 25.35, 25.65 Navneet Pub. 127.10, 124, 124.40 New Millennium (D) 3.90 3.98 3.90 FT Index - Nifty 10.39 10.39 10.50 M’ly Income(G) 11.20 11.20 11.14 Flexible Income 10.94 10.94 10.94 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP5 10.24 — 9.93 29, 29, 25.25, 25.70 Sona Koyo St 56, 56.50, 55.10, 55.50 127.90, 130, 125.25, 125.90 Soundcraft I 76.45 New Millennium (G) 3.90 3.98 3.90 FT Monthly Income (G) 13.30 13.30 13.30 M’ly Income(MD) 10.60 10.60 10.55 Gilt Invst. (D) 11.84 11.84 11.84 M’ly Income (D-M’ly) 10.55 10.55 10.55 ITC Hotels 46.55, 46.50 Nedungadi Ba 11.45, 12, 10.25, Short Term (D) 10.09 10.09 10.09 FT Monthly Income (M’ly B 12.53 12.53 12.53 M’ly Income(QD) 10.61 10.61 10.55 Gilt Invst. (G) 18.35 18.35 18.35 M’ly Income (D-Q’ly) 10.50 10.50 10.50 46.25, 47.35, 46, 46.20 SPIC 7.15, 6.85, 6.90 Short Term (G) 10.65 10.65 10.65 10.40 7.45, 7.70, 6.70, 6.95 FT Monthly Income (M) 10.87 10.87 10.87 Short Term (D) 10.19 10.19 10.17 Gilt Treasury (D) 10.68 10.68 10.68 M’ly Income (G) 13.08 13.08 13.08 IVRCL Infras 49.10, 48.10 Nelco 29.20, 27.90, 28.25 Benchmark Mutual Fund FT Monthly Income (Q) 10.94 10.94 10.94 Short Term (G) 10.67 10.67 10.64 Gilt Treasury (G) 14.31 14.31 14.31 MVB (D) 10.72 10.72 10.72 49.90, 50, 48, 48.50 SPL 22 Nifty BeES 107.16 — — 29, 29.25, 28.10, 28.45 SREI Int.Fin 7.95, 8.60, 7.95, 8.35 FT PE Ratio 9.39 9.39 9.58 Tax Savings 14.22 14.50 14.22 Growth (D) 9.30 9.46 9.30 MVB (G) 17.17 17.17 17.17 Neuland Lab. 48, 43.25, 44.60 Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund Franklin Balanced(D) 10.15 10.30 10.15 IL&FS Mutual Fund Growth (G) 19.13 19.46 19.13 MVL (D’ly Dp) 10.00 10.00 10.00 J SRF 23.30, 23.50, 22.55, 22.75 Advantage (A) 23.95 24.19 23.95 Bond (B) 10.65 10.65 10.65 Income (D) 11.11 11.11 11.11 MVL (Dp) 10.74 10.74 10.74 Nilkamal Pls 27.25, 26.75 23.20, 23.80, 22.60, 22.70 Franklin Balanced(G) 10.57 10.73 10.57 26.85, 27.45, 26.50, 26.60 Advantage (B) 23.95 24.19 23.95 Franklin Bluechip (D) 11.76 11.76 12.00 Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.96 10.96 10.96 Income (G) 18.19 18.19 18.19 MVL (Np) 13.94 13.94 13.94 Jagatjit Ind 25.55, 25.50 SRG Infotech 0.85, 0.90 Balanced (D) 8.89 8.98 8.89 Bond (D-Y’ly) 11.59 11.59 11.59 Index 9.01 9.01 9.01 Personal Tax Saver 44.33 44.33 44.33 Jagsonpal Ph 87, 87.10, 87 NOCIL 7.05, 7.15, 6.80 0.90, 0.95, 0.85, 0.90 Franklin Bluechip (G) 23.14 23.14 23.60 7.05, 7.20, 6.75, 6.80 Balanced (G) 8.89 8.98 8.89 Franklin FMCG 10.68 10.68 10.89 Bond (G) 15.98 15.98 15.98 Liquid (D) 11.83 11.83 11.83 Resurgent (I) Equity 12.76 13.02 12.76 88.05, 88.05, 87, 87.10 Sri Adhikari 80.90, 73.20, 75.25 Bond Plus (D) 10.37 10.37 10.37 Bond Short Term (D) 10.21 10.21 10.21 Liquid (G) 14.72 14.72 14.72 Value (D) 8.49 8.66 8.49 Jai Corp 32.60, 37.95, 35 Noida Toll 6.75, 6.80, 6.20, 6.25 79.90, 80, 71.10, 75.20 Franklin Growth 5.54 5.65 5.54 Nova Petro. 43.90, 43.90, 41, 41 Bond Plus (G) 11.04 11.04 11.04 Franklin Index 8.06 8.14 8.06 Bond Short Term (G) 10.90 10.90 10.90 Long Term 11.45 11.45 11.45 Value (G) 16.72 17.05 16.72 33, 37.10, 33, 35 Sri Vish.Cem 137, 137, 137, 137 Cash Plus (G) 16.13 16.13 16.13 Franklin Index Tax 8.25 8.33 8.25 E-Com (D) 2.78 2.84 2.78 MIP - (D-M’ly) 10.45 10.45 10.45 Tata Mutual Fund Jain Irrig. 41, 43, 39.55, 42.60 NRB Bearings 61.80, 61.80, 58.75, State Bnk Bi 548, 555.95, 540, Cash Plus (Reinv) 10.67 10.67 10.67 Franklin Infotech (D) 9.12 9.12 9.30 E-Com (G) 2.78 2.84 2.78 MIP - Cum. 12.75 12.75 12.75 Balanced 13.66 13.90 13.66 40.30, 42.50, 38.50, 41.65 59.05 545.65 Equity 12.58 12.71 12.58 Franklin Infotech (G) 13.33 13.33 13.60 Fixed Maturity Mar 02 10.71 10.71 10.71 MIP - Half Y’ly 10.69 10.69 10.69 Gilt Sec. (App) 19.92 19.92 19.92 Jain Studios 18.70, 17.75, 18.15 Nucleus Soft 95, 96, 83, 85.15 State Bnk My 426, 449, 420, 426.35 FMP 1Yr 5A(D) 10.36 10.36 10.36 Franklin Internet Opp 4.71 4.71 4.80 Gilt Long Term (D) 11.21 11.21 11.21 MIP - Q’ly 10.54 10.54 10.54 Gilt Sec. (Reg) 12.94 12.94 12.94 17.30, 18.35, 17.30, 18.10 95.10, 96.90, 83.10, 84.95 FMP 1Yr 5A(G) 10.36 10.36 10.36 State Bnk Tr 455, 458, 456.05 Franklin Pharma 8.76 8.76 8.94 Gilt Long Term (G) 12.18 12.18 12.18 Power 13.35 13.58 13.35 Horizon Qtrly (I) App. 10.02 10.02 9.92 Jayant Agro 51.10, 52.95, 50.85, Sterl.Inds. 136.50, 141.25, 139.95 FMP Long Term - A (D) 10.93 10.93 10.93 Franklin Prima (D) 14.94 14.94 15.24 Gilt Short Term (D) 10.66 10.66 10.66 SPICE 32.86 32.86 32.86 Income (App) 20.18 20.18 20.08 51.15 O FMP Long Term - A (G) 10.93 10.93 10.93 Stock Net In 1.95, 2, 1.70, 1.80 Franklin Prima (G) 29.15 29.15 29.73 Gilt Short Term (G) 11.39 11.39 11.39 Short Term 11.18 11.18 11.18 Income (D-App) 11.66 11.66 11.60 50.60, 50.60, 50.60, 50.60 Su-raj Diamn 12.70, 12.15, 12.25 FMP Long Term - E (G) 10.73 10.73 10.73 Growth & Value (D-Y’ly) 10.47 10.68 10.47 Short Term (D) 10.71 10.71 10.71 Income (H-Y’ly Reg) 10.91 10.91 10.85 OCL (I) 63.75, 66.50 Franklin Prima Plus (D) 12.75 12.75 13.01 Jaypee Hotel 9.70, 9.75 Odyssey Tech 11.90, 10.40, 10.85 12.75, 12.75, 12, 12.15 FMP Q’ly Group 1 (D) 10.82 10.82 10.82 Franklin Prima Plus (G) 23.38 23.38 23.85 Growth & Value (G) 11.72 11.95 11.72 Sweep 10.46 10.46 10.46 Income (Q’ly-Reg) 10.68 10.68 10.62 FMP Q’ly Group 1 (G) 11.04 11.04 11.04 Jayshree Tea 33.40, 34, 33.10, 33.20 Oil Country 6.65, 7.65, 7.55 Suashish Dia 19.30, 19.20, 19.85 Franklin Taxshield (D) 11.55 11.55 11.78 Growth & Value(D-Hf Y’ly) 9.26 9.45 9.26 Tax (D) 9.10 9.26 9.10 Income Plus Fund-A(Bonus) 10.35 10.35 10.25 34, 34, 33.85, 33.90 FMP Q’ly Group 2 (D) 10.56 10.56 10.56 Index - BSE Sensex 9.23 9.32 9.23 Tax (G) 12.47 12.69 12.47 Income Plus Fund-A(G) 10.35 10.35 10.25 7.65, 7.70, 7.40, 7.70 Subex System 92.55, 96.20, 89.30, FMP Q’ly Group 3 (G) 10.74 10.74 10.74 Franklin Taxshield (G) 24.58 24.58 25.07 JCT 4.20, 4.25, 3.95, 4 Omax Autos. 32.60, 33.25, 32, 32.10 91.40 T Children’s Asset 18.13 18.13 18.13 Index - Nifty 9.21 9.30 9.21 Technology 3.02 3.07 3.02 Income Plus Fund-B(Bonus) 10.35 10.35 10.35 FMP Y Group 1(G) 10.55 10.55 10.55 Liquid Account Call 10.53 10.53 10.53 Reliance Mutual Fund Income Plus Fund-B(G) 10.35 10.35 10.35 Jenson&Nicho 5.35, 5.25, 5.60 Onward Techn 27.70, 27.80, 26, Subhash Proj 18.10, 19.80 Gilt Plus Invst.(A-D) 11.65 11.65 11.65 T Floating Rate In LT (D) 10.12 10.12 10.07 5.20, 5.50, 5.20, 5.35 26.25 20.15, 20.30, 18.45, 19.40 T Floating Rate In LT (G) 10.73 10.73 10.67 Lq. A/c (D) 10.08 10.08 10.08 Growth (D) 22.48 22.93 22.48 Life Science & Tech. 8.37 8.52 8.37 Gilt Plus Invst.(B-G) 17.25 17.25 17.25 Lq. A/c (G) 11.10 11.10 11.10 Growth (G) 30.44 31.05 30.44 Liquid (App) 13.89 13.89 13.89 JIK Inds. 29.50, 31, 27.50, 28 28.50, 28.50, 26.10, 26.45 Sun Earth Ce 3.55, 3.85, 3.80 Gilt Plus Long (A-D) 11.99 11.99 11.99 T Floating Rate In ST (D) 10.01 10.01 10.01 31, 31, 24.55, 24.55 3.80, 3.95, 3.70, 3.85 T Floating Rate In ST (G) 10.72 10.72 10.72 ING Mutual Fund Income (D-Half Y’ly) 11.48 11.48 11.48 Liquid (Reg) 11.13 11.13 11.13 Opto Circuit 34.95, 32.10, 32.60 Gilt Plus Long (B-G) 18.95 18.95 18.95 Balanced Portfolio (D) 6.57 6.67 6.57 Income (D-M’ly) 11.18 11.18 11.18 M’ly Income 10.82 10.82 10.77 Jindal Iron 76, 70.55, 71.50 Orchid Chem 72.60, 73, 68.30, 69.80 Sundaram Cla 195.10, 200, 192.50, Gilt Plus Lq.(A-D) 10.57 10.57 10.57 T G Sec (D) 11.67 11.67 11.61 74.95, 74.95, 70.25, 71.45 T G Sec (G) 20.12 20.12 20.02 Balanced Portfolio (G) 6.57 6.67 6.57 Income (D-Y’ly) 11.55 11.55 11.55 Pure Equity 9.34 9.51 9.34 72, 73.35, 68.25, 69.05 195 Gilt Plus Lq.(B-G) 14.36 14.36 14.36 Capital Portfolio 10.78 10.78 10.78 Income (G) 19.00 19.00 19.00 Select Sector 7.51 7.64 7.51 Jindal Photo 30.35, 27.75, 28.15 Orient Info. 40, 40.50, 36.75, 37.95 197, 200.30, 192, 192.10 IT A (D-Payout) 10.74 10.85 10.74 T G Sec Tr (D) 10.50 10.50 10.50 29.05, 29.05, 28.10, 28.25 T G Sec Tr (G) 11.23 11.23 11.23 Gilt Portfolio 10.43 10.43 10.43 Income Q’ly (D) 11.29 11.29 11.29 Short Term Bond (App) 10.47 10.47 10.47 40.45, 40.90, 36.75, 37.75 Sundaram Fst 338, 342, 338.60 IT A (D-Reinv) 10.74 10.85 10.74 Growth Portfolio (D) 6.01 6.13 6.01 Liquid - Cash (G) 10.63 10.63 10.62 Short Term Bond (Reg) 10.45 10.45 10.45 Jindal Poly. 107, 107, 102.50, 106.95 Orient Paper 15.15 341, 349.90, 339, 340.10 IT B (G) 12.58 12.71 12.58 T IBA (D) 11.97 11.97 11.97 Jindal Strip 140.30, 147, 139, 145.20 T IBA (G) 21.65 21.65 21.65 Growth Portfolio (G) 7.19 7.33 7.19 Liquid - Treasury (G) 14.52 14.52 14.52 Tax Savfund 10.73 10.92 10.73 18, 18, 17.05, 17.25 Sunflag Iron 6.30, 6.35, 5.40, 5.50 Income Plus (A-D) 11.05 11.05 11.05 Income Portfolio (G) 15.78 15.78 15.78 Liquid Super Cash(G) 10.23 10.23 10.23 Young Citizen’s 10.52 10.68 10.21 143.50, 146.50, 138, 144.40 Oriental Hot 71, 71, 70.05, 70.05 Supreme Inds 109, 109.25, 104, Income Plus (B-G) 26.01 26.01 26.01 T IBA (H-Y’ly) 15.11 15.11 15.11 T IBA (Instl Plan) 10.91 10.91 10.91 Income Portfolio (I) 10.79 10.79 10.79 Lq. Treasury W’ly 10.34 10.34 10.34 Taurus Mutual Fund JJ Exporters 23.05 Oswal Ag.Mil 2.40, 2.50, 2.45 106.50 Index Fund (D) 10.82 10.87 10.82 Income Short Term 10.36 10.36 10.33 M’ly Income (D-M’ly) 10.64 10.64 10.59 Bonanza Ex.(G) 10.49 10.67 10.46 JK Corpn. 10.65, 10.50 Oswal Chem. 4.75, 4.80, 4.55, 4.60 Index Fund(G) 10.82 10.87 10.82 T IBA (M’ ly) 15.11 15.11 15.11 107, 109.90, 103.05, 105.60 T IBA (M’ly B) 19.78 19.78 19.78 Invst. Portfolio 9.05 9.23 9.05 M’ly Income (D-Q’ly) 10.67 10.67 10.61 Discovery Stock 3.69 3.75 3.68 JK Inds. 28, 28.45, 26.30, 26.35 4.75, 4.90, 4.60, 4.60 Supreme Petr 8.15, 8.35, 8.10 MIP A (D) 10.68 10.68 10.68 Savings Portfolio 10.32 10.32 10.32 Monthly Income (G) 13.25 13.25 13.19 Libra Bond (D) 11.60 11.60 11.57 JK Synthetic 3.15 MIP B (G-Payout) 13.32 13.32 13.32 T IBA (Q’y) 14.84 14.84 14.84 OTIS Elevato 306.05, 306, 306.05 8.50, 8.50, 8.15, 8.15 T Income (D) 11.30 11.30 11.24 Treasury Portfolio (D) 10.63 10.63 10.63 Short Term 10.08 10.08 10.08 Libra Bond (G) 11.95 11.95 11.92 Jubilant Org 154, 156.40, 150, MIP C (G-Payout) 13.32 13.32 13.32 Treasury Portfolio (G) 12.68 12.68 12.68 Vision 27.29 27.84 27.29 Libra Gilt (D) 11.10 11.10 11.07 Surana Tele 14.60, 13.85 T Income (G) 21.96 21.96 21.85 152.40 P 14.60, 14.80, 14.25, 14.30 MNC A (D-Payout) 22.40 22.62 22.40 JM Mutual Fund SBI Mutual Fund Libra Gilt (G) 11.43 11.43 11.40 152, 154, 150, 150.20 MNC A (D-Reinv) 22.40 22.62 22.40 T India Growth 13.00 13.26 13.00 Surat Elec. 66.50, 68.90, 67.05 T Liquid (D - D’ly) 10.00 10.00 10.00 Balanced (D) 9.46 9.60 9.46 MSFU Contra 10.38 10.56 10.38 Libra Tax Shield 8.50 8.50 8.50 Jupiter BioS 43, 43.25, 42.30, 43.20 Panacea Biot 273, 279.95, 255, MNC B (G) 28.06 28.34 28.06 Balanced (G) 16.49 16.74 16.49 MSFU FMCG 5.78 5.88 5.78 The Starshare 5.96 6.06 5.95 Surya Roshni 13.50, 12.90, 13 T Liquid (D) 10.01 10.01 10.01 Jyoti Struct 16.15, 15.90 269.50 Midcap (Div) 10.52 10.63 10.52 Basic 15.86 16.10 15.86 MSFU IT 5.51 5.61 5.51 UTI Mutual Fund 16.25, 16.25, 15.80, 15.90 275.95, 275.95, 265.05, 265.10 12, 13.30, 12, 12.85 Midcap (Growth) 10.52 10.63 10.52 T Liquid (G) 14.83 14.83 14.83 Equity (D) 7.87 7.99 7.87 MSFU Pharma 8.91 9.07 8.91 Bond (G) 17.61 17.61 17.52 Sutlej Inds. 39.05, 38 T Liquid Plus 11.18 11.18 11.18 Pantaloon Re 44.25, 48, 46.10 Sweep Plan (G) 10.10 10.10 10.10 Equity (G) 7.43 7.54 7.43 Magnum (G) 8.55 — — Bond (I) 11.26 11.26 11.20 K 46.80, 48.45, 44.85, 45.10 39, 39, 38.80, 38.80 Canbank Mutual Fund T Liquid Plus (D) 10.00 10.00 10.00 G-Sec (D-Reg) 10.57 10.57 10.57 Magnum Balance 9.31 9.47 9.31 Brand Value 7.86 7.86 7.70 Suven Pharma 132.50, 139, 128.50, T MMA 1.00 1.00 1.00 Paper Prod. 128.55, 120, 124.95 Canbonus 7.45 7.59 7.45 G-Sec (G-Reg) 17.97 17.97 17.97 Magnum Child’s Benefit 10.79 10.92 10.46 CCP 12.85 12.85 12.34 Kajaria Cer 17.40, 18 135 Cancigo 11.03 11.03 11.03 T Monthly Income (G) 13.39 13.39 13.32 125.25, 127.25, 125, 126.30 G-Sec PF 18.20 18.20 18.20 Magnum Equity 8.14 8.28 8.14 CRTS 91.71 91.71 88.96 17.60, 18.50, 17.40, 17.40 Paramount Co 8.30, 8.50 Swaraj Engin 189.10, 189.50, 189, Cancigo(G) 11.68 11.68 11.68 T Monthly Income (H-Y’ly) 10.76 10.76 10.71 G-Sec Reg (GB) 10.57 10.57 10.57 Magnum Gilt LT(D) 10.55 10.55 10.55 Equity Tax Savings 10.56 10.56 10.45 T Monthly Income (M’ly) 10.43 10.43 10.37 Kakatiya Cem 21.15, 20.75, 20.90 Parekh Plati 8.55, 9.80, 9.15 189.20 Canequity Tax Saver 9.24 9.31 9.24 High Liq.Growth - Bonus 10.37 10.37 10.37 Magnum Gilt LT(G) 14.72 14.72 14.72 G-Sec (G) 16.27 16.27 16.27 22, 22, 20.50, 20.55 186.40, 192.25, 186.40, 189 Canexpo 11.34 11.55 11.34 T Monthly Income (Q’ly) 10.36 10.36 10.31 High Lq. (D) 11.90 11.90 11.90 Magnum Gilt ST(D) 10.12 10.12 10.12 G-Sec (I) 10.86 10.86 10.86 8.75, 9.70, 8.60, 9.10 T Pension Plan (D) 11.40 11.40 11.57 Kale Consul. 38, 38.50, 34.55, 35.50 Patel Engg. 142.90 Swaraj Mazda 67.05, 67.10, 67 Canexpo(G) 11.34 11.55 11.34 High Lq. (D-D’ly) 10.32 10.32 10.32 Magnum Gilt ST(G) 12.37 12.37 12.37 Grandmaster 93 9.03 9.03 8.85 38.95, 38.95, 34.65, 35.20 71.65, 71.65, 66, 68.40 Canganga 7.91 8.05 7.91 T Pension Plan (G) 19.76 19.76 20.06 High Lq. (G) 16.58 16.58 16.58 Magnum Global 7.07 7.19 6.93 Index Select Eq. 13.34 13.61 13.34 PCS Inds. 18.40, 17.70, 17.80 Cangilt PGS (D) 10.62 10.62 10.62 T ST Income (G) 1090.25 1090.25 1090.25 Income (D) 10.45 10.45 10.45 Magnum IC (Cash) 13.43 13.43 13.43 Mahila Unit Scheme 12.19 12.19 11.82 Cangilt PGS (G) 16.21 16.21 16.21 T ST Income (M’ly) 1027.86 1027.86 1027.86 Income (G) 24.57 24.57 24.57 Magnum IC (D) 10.54 10.54 10.54 Master Growth-1993 13.94 13.94 13.66 Canglobal 4.70 4.79 4.70 T ST Income (Q’ly) 1018.07 1018.07 1018.07 Income Bonus 11.13 11.13 11.13 Magnum Income (D) 10.99 10.99 10.99 Master Index 10.08 10.08 10.03 Canincome Income 10.30 10.30 10.30 T ST Income (W’ly B) 1042.36 1042.36 1042.36 Income Serial 00 (D) 10.58 10.58 10.58 Magnum Index 9.62 9.72 9.62 Mastergain 92 9.68 9.68 9.49 Canincome(B) 10.30 10.30 10.30 T ST Income (W’ly) 1083.48 1083.48 1083.48 Income Serial 04 (D) 10.72 10.72 10.72 Magnum Insta Cash S.Term 10.31 10.31 10.31 Masterplus 91 16.35 16.35 16.02 Canincome(G) 10.60 10.60 10.60 T TMA (G) 1490.32 1490.32 1490.32 Short Term 10.21 10.21 10.21 Magnum M’ly In.(D-M’ly) 10.08 10.08 10.08 Money Market (G) 16.82 16.82 16.82 Canliquid (D) 10.05 10.05 10.05 T TMA (W’ly) 1231.33 1231.33 1231.33 Short Term (G) 10.57 10.57 10.57 Magnum M’ly In.(D-Q’ly) 10.05 10.05 10.05 Money Market (In) 16.72 16.72 16.72 Canliquid (G) 10.79 10.79 10.79 T TMA (Wkly B) 1400.81 1400.81 1400.81 Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund Magnum M’ly In.(D-Y’ly) 10.85 10.85 10.85 Nifty Index 6.48 6.48 6.45 Canpremium 13.12 13.35 13.12 T TMA (Y’ly) 1132.88 1132.88 1132.88 K Bond Whole.(B) 10.57 10.57 10.57 Magnum M’ly In.(G) 11.86 11.86 11.86 PEF 12.25 12.50 12.25 Canpremium(G) 13.91 14.15 13.91 GIC Mutual Fund K-30 12.04 12.25 12.04 Magnum Mult. Plus 93 7.80 7.94 7.80 Petro 12.36 12.36 12.11 Cantriple 19.62 19.96 19.62 Balanced 10.15 10.35 10.05 Magnum Tax Gain 11.82 12.03 11.82 Pharma & Healthcare 10.24 10.24 10.04 D’Mat 7.83 7.99 7.83 K-Balance 10.41 10.59 10.41 Chola Mutual Fund K-Bond Depo(D) 10.91 10.91 10.91 Sundaram Mutual Fund RBP 1994 17.97 18.33 17.07 FMP Y’ly-Cum 10.50 10.50 10.50 Debt (G) 10.38 10.38 10.38 Balanced (App) 10.52 10.68 10.52 Regular Income 10.42 10.42 10.37 Fortune 94 6.99 7.13 6.99 K-Bond Depo(G) 15.55 15.55 15.55 Fr.In.-STF(Half Y’ly) 10.86 10.86 10.86 K-Bond Short Term (D) 10.09 10.09 10.09 Balanced (D) 10.52 10.68 10.52 Service 13.69 13.69 13.42 Freedom Income (C) 17.17 17.17 17.17 G Plus II 10.12 10.32 10.02 Bond Saver (App) 19.95 19.95 19.95 Software 7.45 7.45 7.30 Gilt (G) 10.30 10.30 10.30 K-Bond Short Term (G) 10.65 10.65 10.65 Freedom Income (R) 10.21 10.21 10.21 K-Bond Whol.(D-Y’ly) 12.09 12.09 12.09 Bond Saver (D) 10.77 10.77 10.77 UGS 10000 10.23 10.43 10.23 Freedom Tech.(Cum) 8.32 8.49 8.32 Liquid (G) 10.63 10.63 10.63 Gilt (App) 11.66 11.66 11.66 ULIP 12.61 12.61 12.43 Freedom Tech.(Reg) 5.28 5.39 5.28 HDFC Mutual Fund K-Bond Whole(D) 10.71 10.71 10.71 K-Bond Whole(G) 15.86 15.86 15.86 Gilt (D) 10.16 10.16 10.16 US 2002 5.82 5.82 5.73 Gilt Invst.(Cum) 15.82 15.82 15.82 Balanced 10.63 10.79 10.63 Growth 10.60 10.81 10.60 US 64 6.05 — 5.93 Gilt Invst.(Reg) 10.66 10.66 10.66 Childrens Gift-Invst. 12.00 12.12 12.00 K-Gilt Invst. (D) 10.88 10.88 10.88 K-Gilt Invst. (G) 19.56 19.56 19.56 Growth (G) 12.61 12.86 12.61 US 95 (G) 19.34 19.34 18.95 Gilt Series (Cum) 13.01 13.27 12.88 Childrens Gift-Savings 12.83 12.96 12.83 US 95 (I) 12.01 12.01 11.77 K-Gilt Savings (D) 10.51 10.51 10.51 Income Plus - App 10.87 10.87 10.87 Gilt Series (Reg) 13.01 13.27 12.88 FRI-(L) 10.02 10.17 10.17 Income Plus - Div 10.62 10.62 10.62 Variable Invt.(ILS) 10.12 10.27 10.12 FRI-(S) 10.02 10.02 10.02 K-Gilt Savings (G) 14.78 14.78 14.78 Growth (Cum) 12.57 12.82 12.57 Money (App) 12.54 12.54 12.54 Zurich India Mutual Fund Gilt-Long Term (D) 11.01 11.01 11.01 K-Gilt Serial 03 (D) 10.40 10.40 10.40 Growth (Reg) 10.53 10.74 10.53 Money (D) 10.09 10.09 10.09 Capital Builder (D) 9.15 9.33 9.15 Liquid Series-Div.Payout 10.46 10.46 10.46 Gilt-Long Term (G) 13.83 13.83 13.83 K-Gilt Serial 03 (G) 13.92 13.92 13.92 Capital Builder (G) 10.69 10.90 10.69 Gilt-Short Term (D) 10.13 10.13 10.13 K-Gilt Serial 05 (D) 11.16 11.16 11.16 Select Debt 3Yr AP (App) 10.21 10.21 10.21 Lq. (Cum) 12.07 12.07 12.07 Select Debt 3Yr AP (HYD) 10.21 10.21 10.21 Equity (D) 12.38 12.63 12.38 Lq. (Reg) 10.95 10.95 10.95 Gilt-Short Term (G) 11.46 11.46 11.46 K-Gilt Serial 05 (G) 13.65 13.65 13.65 Equity (G) 22.63 23.08 22.63 Growth 8.69 8.87 8.69 K-Gilt Serial 07 (D) 12.17 12.17 12.17 Select Debt 3Yr AP (QD) 10.09 10.09 10.09 Lq. Sr. Apr-06 (Reg) 11.69 11.69 11.69 Select Debt 3Yr AP (YD) 10.21 10.21 10.21 High Int. (D-Half Y’ly) 11.68 11.68 11.68 Triple Ace (Cum) 21.24 21.24 21.24 Idx-Nifty(FV 10.33) 10.60 10.60 10.50 K-Gilt Serial 07 (G) 16.05 16.05 16.05 High Int. (D-Q’ly) 11.41 11.41 11.41 Idx-Sensex(FV 32.16) 33.06 33.06 32.73 K-Gilt Serial 11 (G) 14.93 14.93 14.93 Select Debt 5Yr AP (App) 10.09 10.09 10.09 Triple Ace (Reg) 11.35 11.35 11.35 Select Debt 5Yr AP (HYD) 10.09 10.09 10.09 High Int. (D-Y’ly) 12.04 12.04 12.04 Triple Ace(B) 11.80 11.80 11.80 Idx-SensexPl(FV 32.16) 33.61 33.61 33.27 K-Gilt Serial 13 (D) 12.87 12.87 12.87 Select Debt 5Yr AP (QD) 10.07 10.07 10.07 High Int. (G) 21.35 21.35 21.35 DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund Income (D) 10.96 10.96 10.90 K-Gilt Serial 13 (G) 16.12 16.12 16.12 High Int. Stp (D) 10.39 10.39 10.39 Balanced (D) 9.24 9.24 9.10 Income (G) 14.44 14.44 14.37 Select Debt 5Yr AP (YD) 10.09 10.09 10.09 High Int. Stp (G) 10.94 10.94 10.94 K-Gilt Serial 19 (D) 10.57 10.57 10.57 Select Debt DAP (App) 11.07 11.07 11.07 Balanced (G) 10.33 10.33 10.18 Liquid (D) 10.09 10.09 10.09 K-Gilt Serial 19 (G) 15.36 15.36 15.36 Liquidity - Call (Dd) 10.33 10.33 10.33 Bond (D) 11.73 11.73 11.73 Liquid (G) 11.91 11.91 11.91 Select Debt DAP (HYD) 11.07 11.07 11.07 Liquidity - Call (G) 10.53 10.53 10.53 K-Liquid (D) 10.02 10.02 10.02 Select Debt DAP (QD) 10.76 10.76 10.76 Bond (G) 21.22 21.22 21.22 Short Term (D) 10.16 10.16 10.14 K-Liquid (G) 11.96 11.96 11.96 Liquidity - IP(D) 11.30 11.30 11.30 Equity 13.52 13.79 13.52 Short Term (G) 10.84 10.84 10.81 Select Debt DAP (YD) 11.07 11.07 11.07 Liquidity - IP(G) 13.03 13.03 13.03 K-MNC 7.74 7.88 7.74 Select Debt LTAP (App) 10.25 10.25 10.25 Govt.Sec. (A-D) 12.50 12.50 12.43 Tax 2000 (D) 12.55 12.80 12.55 K-Tech 3.08 3.13 3.08 Liquidity - SP(D-W’ly) 10.52 10.52 10.52 Govt.Sec. (A-G) 19.27 19.27 19.16 Tax 2000 (G) 14.00 14.28 14.00 Select Debt LTAP (HYD) 10.25 10.25 10.25 Liquidity - SP(G) 12.40 12.40 12.40 LIC Mutual Fund Select Debt LTAP (QD) 10.05 10.05 10.05 Govt.Sec. (B-D) 10.79 10.79 10.79 HSBC Mutual Fund Bond (D) 11.16 11.16 11.16 Liquidity - Sp(D-D’ly) 10.52 10.52 10.52 Govt.Sec. (B-G) 13.80 13.80 13.80 Cash Fund 10.08 10.08 10.08 Select Debt LTAP (YD) 10.25 10.25 10.25 Prudence (D) 14.13 14.41 14.13 Bond (G) 16.81 16.81 16.81 Select Debt STAP (App) 10.35 10.35 10.35 Prudence (G) 24.30 24.79 24.30 Liquidity (D) 12.40 12.40 12.40 Equity 9.99 10.19 9.99 Children’s Fund 11.48 11.59 11.48 Liquidity (G) 14.58 14.58 14.58 Income-Invest. 10.31 10.31 10.31 Select Debt STAP (HYD) 10.35 10.35 10.35 Sovereign Gilt - IP(D) 11.06 11.06 11.06 Dhanaraksha 89 11.02 11.13 10.69 Select Debt STAP (QD) 10.15 10.15 10.15 Sovereign Gilt - IP(G) 14.24 14.24 14.24 Opportunities 8.40 8.57 8.40 Income-Short 10.10 10.10 10.10 Dhanasahayog A 8.23 8.31 8.07 Short Term 10.35 10.35 10.35 Inst. Income-Invst. 10.34 10.34 10.34 Select Debt STAP (YD) 10.35 10.35 10.35 Sovereign Gilt - PP(D) 11.33 11.33 11.33 Technology.Com 4.47 4.56 4.47 Inst. Income-STP 10.11 10.11 10.11 Dhanasahayog B 8.23 8.31 8.07 Select Focus 11.00 11.22 11.00 Sovereign Gilt - PP(G) 15.93 15.93 15.93 Dundee Mutual Fund ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Dhanasahayog C 18.09 18.27 17.73 Select Focus (G) 11.00 11.22 11.00 Sovereign Gilt - SP(D) 10.86 10.86 10.86 Balanced 7.65 7.65 7.65 L.Link Balancer 12.11 — — Dhansmriddhi 2.31 2.33 2.31 Select Mid Cap 10.54 10.75 10.54 Sovereign Gilt - SP(G) 12.36 12.36 12.36 Corp. Bond (D-Half Y’ly) 10.21 10.21 10.21 L.Link Maximiser(G) 11.27 — — Equity Fund 6.10 6.10 6.10 Select Midcap (G) 10.54 10.75 10.54 Tax Saver (D) 15.09 15.39 15.09 Corp. Bond (D-M’ly) 10.09 10.09 10.09 L.Link Pension Balancer 11.19 — — Govt. Sec. (D) 11.46 11.46 11.46 Tax Saver 8.86 8.86 8.86 Tax Saver (G) 19.00 19.38 19.00 Corp. Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.19 10.19 10.19 L.Link Pension Max.(G) 11.01 — — Govt. Sec. (G) 16.34 16.34 16.34 Standard Chartered Mutual Fund Top 200 (D) 11.74 11.97 11.74 Corp. Bond (D-Y’ly) 10.55 10.55 10.55 L.Link Pension Protec.(I) 11.37 — — Index (Nifty) 9.90 10.00 9.90 Dynamic Bond(G) 11.08 11.08 11.08 Top 200 (G) 17.22 17.56 17.22 Corp. Bond (G-App) 12.89 12.89 12.89 L.Link Protector (I) 12.69 — — Index (Sensex Adv) 9.89 9.99 9.89 Dynamic Bond(Q’ly)(A) 11.08 11.08 11.08 International Funds (Last Traded) Liq. (D-W’ly) 10.02 10.02 10.02 L.Time Balancer 12.11 — — Index (Sensex) 9.91 10.01 9.91 Dynamic Bond(Q’ly)(D) 10.62 10.62 10.62 Franklin Intl. 10.01 10.01 9.96

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The Times of India, New Delhi, Tuesday,January 28, 2003 Hope stays eternal Quote pe quote Playing it safe The Canadians have landed and are I still can‘t believe that day in Allan Donald did not take optimistic. Even given their poor Pune. I have never felt so bad, much to the SA team’s preparation and limited exposure, they not even when my mother died. novel training methods in the feel that they may just have the goods — WI batsman Richie Richardson mountains of Drakensberg. He got lost, 11 to turn in an enthusing performance for about the loss to Kenya in the chose to skip ominous rapids and voiced days to go the 5 million followers back home 1996 World Cup ‘safety first’ whenever things got a bit dicey COUNTDOWN TO THE 8th CRICKET WORLD CUP

STAROSCOPE What Indian stars can hope for during the Cup Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Born 24th April, 1973 Sachin was born in Uttara Ashada One last sip from the Cup nakshatra of Sagittarius sign. Due to AP very World Cup is a Taurean solar sign and Virgo lagna, he nursery, and also the is a contended man of moderate ideol- THE SWANSONG greatest stage for swan- ogy. The placement of other planets E Stars who might not be around for too long are Moon in 4th house along with Rahu, Jupiter songs. Some stars are born and Mars in 5th house, Mercury in 7th house, while others fade away on the Rhodes (Debut 1991-92): Matches 243, Runs 5933, Catches 105 horizon never to return. Nev- Venus and Sun in 8th house, Saturn in 9th house Aches and pains are part of any sportsman’s career but when while Ketu is present in his 10th house. He was er ever. There are feats to be you are young you enjoy them as a warrior. destined to be a bright star of cricket world. He is emulated and bettered, there Slowly, enjoyment gives way to concern and a Jupiterian and Venus rules with a predominant are memories in black and that’s the time to move on. I think I’m in the position of Sun and Mars also. white and coloured. And middle of these two phases of a sports- somewhere around that In this World Cup, he is having Rahu dasa and Venus man’s life. But this surely would be my last there’s a vacuum too. bhukti. During the month of February and March, his World Cup and if South Africa win it’ll be natal Sun may help him hit 2-3 centuries. And his bowl- Mind says no sportsman is my tribute to late Hansie Cronje. ing can also fetch India 4-5 wickets. As per the sign lord bigger than the sport. True. Jupiter, he may suffer due to some incongruous per- Heart says what’d the sport Srinath (Debut 1991-92): Matches 218, Runs 882, Wkts 299 ception about himself, his Jupiter is debilitated at the do minus the charm, the al- Nothing can beat a World Cup win. This will be my fourth birthtime. But he should have a very rewarding World lure, the appeal of a great Cup campaign but as the years go by, you tend to take it as just another tournament. Cup. His high quality game will certainly make it’s athlete. True. Otherwise, any decent serve ‘n’ volleyer It’s only when you look at the hype before mark if the downtrend stars do not disturb him, espe- the meet, you realise how big it is. This cially the retrograded Jupiter. stamping on the Wimble- don’s grass won’t have drawn will, of course, be my last World Cup and more than anything else I owe it to the Pt Kewal Anand Joshi comparisons with John country to sign off on a winning note. (Senior Astrologer and Columnist) McEnroe. Or, people won’t summon Diego Maradona’s Warne (Debut 1992-93): Matches 193, Runs 1016, Wkts 291 IN THE FAMILY memories seeing a curling Warne’s spin guru Terry Jenner: The thing with someone left-footer. There lies the like Shane is that these guys never fade. Love and wishes from coach Ramakant Achrekar charm, the allure, the appeal. They are always at you, giving nothing This will be Sachin’s fourth World Cup and he’d love to A week before the Valen- away. The day that stops happening, it’s be on the winning podium this time around. Such illus- tine’s day,on February 8th, in time to move on. Frankly, I don’t think he’s trious career has to have a World Cup win and I wish Cape Town, certain gentle- reached that stage as yet. Besides, the world him all the luck for that. I think the wickets men would be breathing the will miss Shane ,the character.These are in South Africa suit his game well. Well, I do last of their love affair with the guys who fill the galleries and it’s rather sad that this will be his last Cup. see him play off and on. Over the years he has cricket. Warne’s magic, tightened up and is a more complete batsman Akram’s craft, Waqar’s skill, Akram (Debut 1984-85): Matches 350, Runs 3646, Wkts 490 than he was. Hopefully,he can repeat the per- De Silva’s flair, Rhodes acro- Well, I know what it’s like winning the World Cup. The dress- formance of 1996 World Cup. batics, Hooper’s finesse, Don- ing-room scenes, the celebrations in Aus- ald’s aggro will be there for tralia and back home after we won the 1992 one last time at the highest Cup under Imran Khan are still fresh in level. The twins Mark and my mind. I can see the same intensity and TURNING POINT Steve Waugh won’t be there hunger in the eyes of youngsters in our The slip between the Cup and the leap but there absence would be team. This sure is my final shot at winning On a cold, windy day at Basin Reserve in Wellington, Indian captain Mohd as much pinching. it again. I’d want to go down fighting Azharuddin elected to bat against West Indies on March 10, 1992. Ajay Pak captain Waqar Younis whatever the result may be. Jadeja (27) and Kris Srikkanth (40) stitched 56 runs for the opening stand. tries to explain how it feels De Silva (Debut 1983-84): Matches 298, Runs 9017, Wkts 97 After their departure, the captain himself steadied the innings, scoring a when the spotlight gives way Contrary to popular perception, my game is as much about crucial 61 before he departed in the 43rd over with India at 166 for three. to the twilight. “It’s like not grit as it’s about flair and talent. It’s only Azhar’s off-drive off Anderson Cummins was caught near the boundary breathing,” he says. “But as due to that that I’ve made a strong come- by Ambrose. The middle-order collapsed like a pack of cards and the last far as I’m concerned, I’m not back into the side. A World Cup win will be seven wickets fell for just 31. For West Indies, Cummins bowled tidily, disappointed or dejected that huge and I hope I can contribute to the claiming four for 33. this will be it for me as far as side’s cause during my last campaign. The clouds threatened to disrupt the match as West Indies com- the World Cup is concerned. Wasim Akram, who played a critical role in Pak’s 1992 win, will be playing his last World Cup. menced their reply. They lost Desmond Haynes (16) at 57 and with the Apart from being on the Cup And the others... clouds gathering threateningly, looked in danger of being falling prey to winning side, I’ve achieved the quirky rain rule. However, their batsmen had managed to score runs jump located at Bloukrans Bridge on Storms more than I could’ve asked Donald (’91-92): Stewart (’89-90): Younis (’89-90): at a hectic pace from the outset and that proved decisive in the final SA SAFARI River, in Eastern Cape. After that they are for.This is the best shot for me M 161, R 95, W 271 M 165, R 4541 153/14 M 256 R 952, W409 sure to think a weeny dive around the field is analysis. West Indies were 81 for one after eleven overs when rain On the road as I’ll be responsible for what- stopped play for 20 minutes. Their target was adjusted to 195 for 46 no great shake. The bungee will be shaky enough. After all it’s a 180m freefall that takes ever the team does there.” overs, which the West Indies achieved comfortably, thanks largely to the Seagulls screech as they swoop past a lonely It’s easy to be philosophi- lighthouse set on the bleak and rugged coast. seven seconds travelling at 193kmph - even the unbroken 83 runs partnership for the sixth wicket between Keith Arthur- rebound is higher than the Victoria Falls. cal but there is a practical ton (58) and Carl Hooper (34). Cummins was declared man of the match A graveyard of shipwrecks is a grim re- side to it which the newly-ap- for his effort with the ball that really prevented India from scoring a big minder of the power unleashed by the At- pointed Indian sports psy- lantic and Indian Oceans as they hurl them- score. That would have made things difficult for West Indies as the rain chologist Sandy Gordon tries rule would have come into picture. selves at one another. Welcome to Agulhas — the southernmost tip of the African conti- to explain. “It’s natural as a (All interviews conducted by Dinesh Chopra) —Rajesh Kumar nent. It’s not all that far from Cape Town and human to expect attention. Gordon, who’s had ses- has to be some other vocation you may catch it around the opening ceremo- These guys are champions ny on February 8 or on one of those days that and the kind of adulation sions with the Indian squad to indulge in. I feel these as- a match does not enthuse. A month and a half, they are used to, it’s not easy during the NatWest tri-series pects are missing with the In- THE BATTLEFIELDS after all, is a darned long time for a tourna- to let that go. I mean the atin England last year, says the dian society as there’s a set Buffalo Park, East London ment, even if it is cricket. tention they get is so very ar- family background and edu- pattern that the lives revolve LIFELINES THE PITCH ✫✫✫ tificial and when that’s not cation of a player helps him around, “ says Gordon. Capacity: 15 000 Efforts have been made to quicken up Here’s a think on how to get all the Indians to there you miss,” he says. cope with it better. “There —Dinesh Chopra Highest innings score: 302/7 (50 the track, after years of being low and start diving for those so very field-able shots: slow. In 1996 Shaun Pollock sent throw them off the world’s biggest bungee A view of the Augrabies waterfall. overs), SA vs Sri Lanka, 2000. down 10 overs for just 15 runs against Lowest innings score: 115 (43.4 England, but times have changed and overs), England vs SA, 1996. in recent matches the pitch has of- Top individual score: 150, S Chan- fered some consistency and good derpaul (WI) vs SA, 1999. pace to batting teams. Spinners have THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE GOOGLY Best bowling: 6/35, Shaun Pollock never got very much purchase, but Moments and images from the past (SA) vs West Indies 1999. now they can really be collared. In recent matches, the pitch has also BIRTH King Khan has always had shown a tendency to flatten out as the the fairer sex swooning over Ajit Ninan East London is not known as the Windy match progresses, making batting City for nothing, and players at Buffalo second a far more manageable. him. The Pathan cherished Park must deal with a gale that seems it all (not without contro- to come from all direction at once. GOLDEN MOMENT While Buffalo Park encourages high- versies though), but never While the venue has a colonial feel dreamt of becoming a Shah about it, just beyond the boundary there scoring matches, it was a record low is Africa first hand: the large meadow at that had the fans on the edge of their Jahan. Love for him, in the the back of the stadium is commonly seats in 1996 as England and South public eye was all reserved held to be infested with snakes, and Africa met. South Africa batted first, for his mother, the late any well-hit sixes tend to remain un- and only a grafting, unbeaten 45 Shaukat Khanum. He built looked for, a new ball being summoned from Brian McMillan kept them from total humiliation. But SA, bowled out his Taj Mahal, the Shaukat in preference to coming to grips with Khanum memorial cancer one of the more poisonous inhabitants. for a paltry 129, came out fighting. Fanie de Villiers dismissed Michael hospital, the largest of its FIXTURES Atherton and Craig White while kind in Pakistan in memo- February 16: England vs Holland Shaun Pollock bowled Robin Smith rial of his beloved ammi February 27: S Africa vs Canada for a duck. England never recovered who died of cancer. March 15: Super Six game and were shot out for 115. Imran didn’t chop the fin- ‘WE PATHANS AIN’T THE SLIMY SORT’ gers of the masons after its completion, rather being Imran Khan: People who know me and my background the skipper he had the op- can never question my honesty.I’m a Pathan and Pathans portunity and gulped the are not known to be slimy as I’m made out to be in this entire prize-money of case. I just hope Allah lends them sanity and peace of his team-mates after Pak- mind. Anyone who claims that I took all the money is lying. istan’s 1992 World Cup Their contribution was voluntary and nothing was thrust triumph — all in the name upon them. As far as I’m concerned, my conscience is clear. of the hospital. — as told to Dinesh Chopra Great name and high expectations to live up to got the better of reigning ther Peter, a former Test Ajit Ninan CHERRY CHARMERS World Champions Australia spearhead, the other of his Shaun Pollock in a One-day series. South uncle Greame, considered by Africa had found a new many as the best left-handed He was thrust into the saddle lowing a phone call from Dr leader out of the crisis. batsman ever to play cricket. at a time when the South Ali Bacher even as the world Shaun MacLean Pollock Now as he prepares for the African cricket was down at was still finding it hard to be- has never shied away from World Cup at home, Pollock its lowest, betrayed by Han- lieve Cronje’s indulgence challenges and the South has not only lived up to the sie Cronje who was held in with the bookies. And within African captain has faced hopes admirably but also such high esteem in the fra- a couple of days, Pollock them in abundance in his ca- created a place for himself as ternity.Shaun Pollock had to could motivate his team- reer thus far. one of the best modern day take charge of the team fol- mates to the extent that they When he took the field on seam bowlers. In line and his debut against England in length he is as steady as equi- the 1995-96 series at home, librium but what makes him Pollock, at just over 22 years, dangerous is his ability to not only had a family legacy move the ball both ways. to look up to but also had to Besides being a brilliant confront huge expectations bowler, Pollock is also an ac- that came with being a Pol- complished lower-order bats- lock in South African cricket. man and as captain a crucial He had two sets of big cog in the wheel. shoes to fill in. One of his fa- —B. Shrikant

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Indian eves win ROAD TO THE WORLD CUP AFP New Delhi: Nooshin al- Khadir spun India to a six- Bevan cleared Samuels will wicket victory against Eng- land in their opening tie of the women’s ‘mini world cup’ to join squad sit out in New Zealand on Monday. Sydney: Australia batsman St. John’s (Antigua): West Helped by a five-wicket haul Michael Bevan has been Indies batsman Marlon by offie Al-Khadir, India bun- cleared to play in next Samuels has been forced out dled out England for 86 in month’s World Cup in south- of the cricket World Cup in 35.5 overs in the quadrangu- ern Africa after his injured southern Africa with a knee lar event which also features groin was not as bad as ini- injury, the West Indies Australia and hosts New tially feared. The left-hander Cricket Board (WICB) said Zealand. India reached the may still miss the one, or pos- on Sunday. All rounder Ryan Hinds is to replace target in 29.5 overs. PTI sibly two matches of the tournament but Australia’s selec- Samuels in the 15-man tors said they were prepared squad after a scan on to take a gamble on him. Samuels’s left knee showed it would probably not stand “Like Michael, we were up to the rigours of the tour- relieved to learn that the ex- nament, the WICB said. tent of his injury was not as serious as first thought,” the “While indicating that chairman of selectors there was a possibility that Trevor Hohns said. Samuels could participate “Although he will take a by protecting his knee, and few weeks to regain fitness, doing gentle exercises, it the selectors along with must be clear that he may Ricky Ponting unanimously break down at any time,” agreed that he should retain the statement said quoting a Marlon Samuels’ attacking flair will be sorely missed by the Caribbeans at the World Cup. his spot in the squad. Reuters medical report. EUTERS England players want Harare tie shifted London: England crick- who have been on tour in players urgently request the ty, and reports that police said. ‘‘It is very important eters urged organizers on Australia since October, say Zimbabwe match of the 13th had found an arms cache al- that no Zimbabwean, or any Monday to move their World they have received letters of Feb to be moved to South legedly for the use of Mu- individual, comes to any Cup game from Zimbabwe warning of violent protests Africa,’’ he said. gabe’s opponents against harm because of a cricket to South Africa for security and fear the game will spark The England game is one England cricketers. match in Harare.’’ reasons. Amid fears of wide- riots. of six matches to be played ‘‘The players are greatly The announcement puts spread violent protests by The England players have in Zimbabwe, while most of concerned for the welfare of the players on the side of groups opposed to President maintained a silence the Feb. 9-March 23 tourna- the people of Zimbabwe and the government, which Robert Mugabe’s regime, throughout their Ashes tour ment is in South Africa. Be- especially for opposition wants the team to boycott the players said they are of Australia. But Richard van cited the recent fire- supporters, who may be tar- the Harare game. The move concerned about security Bevan, managing director of bombing of a political par- geted by the police using goes against cricket’s world for the Feb. 13 game at the Professional Cricketers’ ty’s office, a statement from brute force as indicated by governing body,the ICC and Harare. Team captain Nass- Association, spelled out the Mayor of Harare that he the FCO (Foreign and Com- the England and Wales er Hussain and his players, their worries. ‘‘England could not guarantee securi- monwealth Office),’’ Bevan Cricket Board. AP Another award for Kapil By Sunil Warrier awesome personalities, England’s Ian Both- TIMES NEWS NETW ORK am and New Zealand’s Sir Richard Hadlee. Significantly, all contestants were all- Mumbai: Kapil Dev is networking the coun- rounders. try logging points on the frequent flier pro- Ceat, which has been honouring the Best grammes. A brief visit will bring him to Cricketer of the Year since 1995, decided to Mumbai on Tuesday evening. At the Police institute the award last year, according to Gymkhana, the Wisden Indian Cricketer of Harsh Goenka, vice-chairman of Ceat Limit- the Century will receive another award. Noth- ed. ‘‘I thought it could go to Sir Gary Sobers, ing new for this passionate player who has al- Don Bradman or even Hadlee,’’ he said. ‘‘But ways paraded his attitude high on the sleeve. it was a pleasant surprise to me when an In- But this is different. It is not just any ‘Indi- dian, Kapil Dev, emerged the best.’’ an’ category. It is of the World. Kapil Dev The Ceat Rating and Awards is a simple Nikhanj, former India captain and coach, points system that tabulates the performance and, dare we add, upcoming golfer, has been of all international players. The more you chosen as the Ceat International Cricketer of play and the better you perform, the higher the Century. Last year, in London, his rivals points you earn. The panel that decides on were the legendary Sunil Gavaskar and the the awardees comprises Gavaskar, two for- modern icon Sachin Tendulkar. mer captains, Ausralia’s Ian Chappell and For the Ceat award, Kapil’s competitors West Indies’ Clive Lloyd. were four other international cricketers of In a statement, Gavaskar said: ‘‘Kapil is de- the highest grade and qualification — Aus- servedly the Ceat Cricketer of the Century. tralian captain and world’s highest run-get- Without meaning any disrespect to those ter Allan Border, West Indies captain and who played in the 1930s till the 1960s and buccaneer batter Sir Viv Richards, and two whose deeds inspired generations.” Fire Goblet is Delhi frustrated in fine nick TIMES NEWS NETWORK Host players were looking TIMES NEWS NETWORK quite dejected when the um- New Delhi: Early morning pires — V.K. Ramaswami and rain and bad light in the after- New Delhi: Fire Goblet, who L. Shivaram — stopped play had impressed in the barrier noon cost Delhi dear in their after a long discussion. Delhi Ranji Trophy Elite group trial held on last Tuesday, is were looking for two points expected to taste victory in match against Bengal at the from this game which would Ferozeshah Kotla ground on the Republic Cup, the main have secured a semi-final event of the Delhi races Monday.Three valuable hours berth for them. With only a of play was lost on the third scheduled for Tuesday. day to go in the contest, that Selections: Amar Jawan Jyoti Plate: day.The game could start only now looks improbable. 1,200m: 2.15pm: Summer Sun 1, Money after lunch. Blossom 2, Macumba 3. Rajpath Plate Resuming at their Delhi (1st innings): 164. (div.I): 1,100m: Poras 1, Key To Luck 2, overnight score of 198 for Triple Charm 3. Rajpath Plate (div.II): Bengal (1st innings): 169. 1,100m: Speedy 1, Cool Investment 2, one, Delhi declared at 343 for Anandini 3. Republic Cup: 1,000m: Fire seven after 52 minutes of bat- Delhi (2nd innings, overnight 198/1): G Gambhir b Chatterjee 96, V Kumar c Shukla Goblet 1, Catch Word 2, Mountain Breeze 3. ting. However, Bengal, who b Bose 34, Mithun Manhas st Chaterjee 22, Vijay Chowk Plate: 1,400m: Scrooge 1, had a slender five-run first V Dahiya b Ali 18, S Verma lbw b Bose 1, S Dancing Belle 2, Time To Wyn 3. Constitu- tion Plate: 1,400m: 4.45pm: Power of Zero innings lead, didn’t want to Vaid b Bose 7, S Singh not out 33, R Sanghvi not out 7; Extras: (b-13, lb-7, w-3) 31; To- 1, John English 2, Shub 3. take any chance and their tal: (For 7 wkts, declared) 343; Fall of Strawberry wins: Straw- openers kept wickets: 2-217, 3- berry (P Krishna astride) asking for bad 245, 4-261, 5-264, RANJI ROUNDUP 6280, 7-303. Bowl- claimed the Ansbach Cup at light which ing: Ranadev Bose the Mysore races held on was granted soon enough. No 25-1-71-3, Sabbir Ali 15-0-68-1, Rohan Monday. further play was possible on Gavaskar 5-0-38-0, Sourasish Lahiri 16-1- Results: Kaiga Plate:Save The Day 1, the day. 46-0, L R Shukla 6-1-17-0, Utpal Chatterjee Beverly Babe 2, Emmenbrucke 3. Panaji 33-3-83-3. Bengal coach Sambaran Plate: Tattoo 1, Little Brave 2,Young Gentle- Bengal (2nd innings): A Das batting 1, N man 3. Cochin Plate: Oser 1, Marvel Star 2, Banerjee said Bengal would Haldipur batting 1; Total: (for no loss) 2; Spanish Armada 3. Ansbach Cup: Straw- be happy to get one point Bowling: Amit Bhandari 1-1-0-0, Sharan- berry 1, Exstream 2, Gracious Rohit 3. deep Singh 1-0-2-0, Rahul Sanghvi 0.2-0- Bababudan Giri Plate: Kass 1, Grey Bull 2, from this game. “We will not 0-0. take any risk.’’ Royal Caribbean 3. Ooty Plate: Choice of Scores from other Ranji games: Sun 1, Random Hearts 2, Anjaam 3. Earlier, when the game Rajasthan 204 and 282 (G Khoda 117, Faiq started after lunch, Delhi 6-92). AP 263 and 227 for five (MSK Prasad opener Gautam Gambhir re- 62 no, I Srinivas 66). Andhra win by 5 wkts. Sasi in lead sumed from where he had Hyderabad 355 and 70 for one (D Manohar 46 no). Railways 131 (S Khanolkar 33, Yere Mumbai: Top seed K Sasiki- left on Sunday. But wickets Goud 48, NP SIngh 4-43, S Yadav 4-34) and kept falling on the other end 290 (Khanolkar 53 Harvinder 52, Vishnu- ran of Tamil Nadu main- at regular interval. Unlike vardhan 6-55). Hyderabad win by 9 wickets. tained his lead when he beat Sunday,Bengal bowlers were HP 254 and 282 for seven (V Rathore 82, Prathamesh Mokal of Maha- more disciplined. And Rajiv Nayyar (52 batting, Bahutule 3-71). rashtra in the 15th round of Ranadeb Bose was the best, Mumbai 415 (V Mane 58, V Samant 76). the 40th National “A” men’s picking up three for 71. Uttar Pradesh 384. Baroda 348 for five chess championship here on Gambhir fell just four (Satyajit Parab 134, Tushar Arotha no 105). Monday.Sasikiran, who has Tamil Nadu 508. Assam 304 (S Saikia run 12 points to his credit, is fol- runs short of his hundred, out 63, K Pawar 96 N Bordoloi 53, Balaji bowled by veteran Utpal 3/75). lowed by GMs P Harikrishna Chatterjee who also scalped Gujarat 306. Punjab 446 (P Dharmani 230 of Andhra Pradesh and A three wickets. n.o., R Rickey 65, Lalit Patel 5/87). PTI Kunte of Maharashtra. PTI Bagan aim to maintain spree By Nilankur Das to get back to the winning habit,” Bagan coach TIMES NEWS NETWORK Subrata Bahttacharya said. The team too is regrouping: international goalkeeper Rajat Kolkata: The defending champions are back Ghosh Dastidar is fit and both Isa Musa and in business. With an emphatic win over Indi- Palash Karmakar are back after suspensions. an Bank at home last Saturday,Mohun Bagan This will definitely provide Bhattacharya have managed to send a strong word out: with more options. Rennedy Singh too is back ‘Don’t count us out yet.’ in form, even though defender Lolendra Singh Of course, the three consecutive home has a slight injury and might not figure in matches they play at the resumption of the Tuesday’s starting line-up. Dempo coach Ar- Oil PSU National Football League are ab- mando Colaco, however, didn’t seem to be un- solutely crucial for them to make up the lost der much pressure. “We are already in a posi- ground and the one against Dempo Sports tion where we won’t be relegated and our Club, Goa at the Salt Lake Stadium on Tues- management is happy. So, our aim is to play day is the second of them. good football and will try to take two points Dempo, though promoted to the top level back home from the matches against Mohun this year,have already shown they are not the Bagan and East Bengal (February 3).” archetypal minnows. On the contrary, they There is just one problem though: Sameer are breathing down East Bengal’s neck for Naik, back from the SAFF Championships in the top spot in the league table. Dhaka, is injured. Bagan have 15 points from “We are taking one match at a time. The nine matches while Dempo are five points home matches are very crucial and we’ll have ahead after as many matches.

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Beijing: Former England leader of the team,” Zhong midfielder Paul Gascoigne Gazza signs for Chinese B club said. “He is player and also has signed a deal to play for an assistant. We need his ex- Red Devils hammer in six and help coach the bottom on Monday. Zhong Bohong, day,but would not reveal how perience to help our young team in China’s second divi- general manager of B-league much the deal was worth. coaches.” Gansu Tianma London: Red Devils Man- by Trevor Francis’s side, Liv- apiece from Ryan Giggs and crossed for substitute Carl- sion from the poor western Gansu Tianma, said Gas- “We think he could play a ended the 2002 season bottom chester United hit West Ham erpool also suffered the loss Ruud van Nistelrooy and one ton Cole to head in after 52 province of Gansu, the coigne signed the one-year, key role in the team. We’d of the B-league with four for six to breeze into the fifth of first choice goalkeeper each for Phil Neville and Ole minutes with Jody Morris team’s general manager said renewable contract on Sun- like him to be the spiritual wins and 11 defeats. Reuters round of the FA Cup on Sun- Chris Kirkland, who was Gunnar Solskjaer. adding the fourth ten min- day.But arch rivals Liverpool stretchered off mid-way United manager Alex Fer- utes from time. found life far less comfort- through the first half. guson thought the win au- Fulham came through able as they were forced to a “There is nothing broken gured well for United’s at- their all-Premiership clash replay after a full-blooded en- but we just need the scan to tempt to close the gap on Ar- with London rivals Charlton counter with first division check if the cruciate liga- senal in the Premiership. “It thanks to a hat-trick from Crystal Palace at Selhurst FA CUP was a good performance, French midfielder Steed Mal- Park ended goalless. we’ve gradually been getting branque, two of the goals Elsewhere, Premiership ment has been damaged,” better in the last few weeks, coming from the penalty Chelsea were far too classy said Houllier who then ad- particularly the last week or spot. The win means Fulham for little Shrewsbury with a mitted the keeper could be so,” the Scot declared. are unbeaten in 2003. Three convincing 4-0 win at Gay out for the rest of the season. At Gay Meadow, Gianfran- wins and a draw represent a “That would be the worst sce- Meadow to destroy the home co Zola scored twice and set marked improvement on the nario but a scan will tell us.” side’s hopes of repeating up a third in Chelsea’s 4-0 run of one victory in nine United took full advantage their shock third round win win over Shrewsbury. The matches with which Jean of Hammers’ current defen- over Everton. Italian maestro was on target sive woes with two goals Tigana’s side ended last year. As well as being frustrated in the 40th and 75th minutes, AFP Real, Barca not in usual mode Madrid: Spanish giants Real Tiko Martinez had sent a Madrid and Barcelona both short corner from Javi Gon- had an away day to forget on zalez flying into the box. The Sunday, as Real could only European champions kept up draw 1-1 at Athletic Bilbao the pressure for the remain- while Barcelona crashed 2-0 der of the match but Aranzu- at Celta Vigo. bia thwarted all their efforts. Real Madrid’s draw means Real Sociedad have 43 that they are now five points points from their 19 matches behind the side from Real So- and were proclaimed the ciedad in the race for the Spanish ‘winter champions,’ Spanish title, however, no- — the unofficial title given to body is talking about sacking the league leader at the their coach Vicente Del halfway point in the season Bosque. after their 2-1 win at Atletico By con- SPANISH LEAGUE Madrid on trast, the job Saturday. of Barcelona coach Louis The Basque team extended van Gaal is in jeopardy and their unbeaten run with sec- the Catalans’ eighth loss of ond half goals from Tayfun the season could see the Korkut and Darko Kovacevic, Dutchman out of work very the latter responding to an soon. Atletico equaliser by Luis Ronaldo made another re- Garcia. payment on his 45 million Meanwhile, Barcelona are Euro summer transfer fee by down in 12th place, a huge 20 putting Real Madrid into the points off the lead, after their lead after 57 minutes, send- latest disaster. After an ini- ing the ball into an empty net tial flourish from Barca, all after Athletic goalkeeper the chances fell to the feet of Daniel Aranzubia could only the Galican hosts. Jasuli turn away a Raul Gonzalez Mora and Sylvinho were on shot. target for Celta. Valencia Real’s lead only lasted 11 stay third and have 35 points minutes as Asier Del Horno after a lacklustre 1-0 win on equalised for Athletic, after Sunday over Sevilla.AFP Vieri’s trick propels Inter Rome: Title contenders Inter Milan drew level on points with city rivals AC Milan at the top of the table in Italy as Christian Vieri’s hat-trick earned an easy 3-0 win at home to Empoli on Sunday. Vieri’s treble in 16 second- half minutes took the strik- er’s league tally to 16 goals for the season and moved In- ter up to second on 39 points behind Milan who lost 1-0 to 10-man Udinese in the late match at the Friuli Stadium. Milan, whose defeat was their third of the campaign, ITALIAN LEAGUE

keep first place, however, because of their superior goal difference. Juventus marked the passing of honorary president Gi- anni Agnelli on Saturday by moving up to third in the table with a 2-0 home win over Piacenz . Del Piero scored the opening goal in the 10th minute, volleying Gianluca Zambrot- ta’s left-wing cross into the top corner with an acrobatic right-foot shot. Juve doubled their advantage two minutes from the break as Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved tapped in an empty goal. AFP Hyderabad holds edge over Delhi

TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Will Hyderabad be able to pull it off from Del- hi? The empowered committee of the Afro-Asian Games met here on Monday but could not finalise on the venue as Hyderabad emerged a strong contender for holding the Games, scheduled to be held from October 24 to No- vember 1 this year. Sports minister Vikram Verma AFRO-ASIAN GAMES will have a meeting with the PM Atal Behari Vajpayee to finalise the venue. It may be recalled that Vaj- payee had hinted Hyderabad as the venue at the closing ceremony of the National Games held in December last year after Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu had evinced keen interest in holding the Games. Suresh Kalmadi, Indian Olympic Association chief, could not attend the meeting as he was away at Pune. How- ever, Randhir Singh, IOA secretary, was present. The empowered panel will now meet in a week’s time.

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24 Tuesday,January 28, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi Singh courts Vijay again Another dope test for Indians Scottsdale (Arizona): Fiji’s nicely also. In fact, the first By Dinesh Chopra dia (SAI), we might as well players will have one-to-one Vijay Singh birdied five of nine holes were the best I’ve TIMES NEWS NETWORK conduct the tests again as a sessions with the doctors his first six holes on his way putted all year.” precautionary measure. We who’ll clear their doubts to a comfortable three-shot Singh, who also won the New Delhi: The World Cup don’t want a repeat of the and also brief them on the victory in the $4 million Phoenix Open in 1995, tied bound Indian cricket squad Sunita Rani’s case. The substances they shouldn’t Phoenix Open on Sunday. for fourth in the season-open- will undergo a dope test tests will be done in Mum- take. Singh fired an eight-under- ing Mercedes Champi- again in Mumbai on Tues- bai and then the usual par 63 and finished on 23-un- onships, then followed with a day.According to the board The Indian board, which process will be followed.” was given a list of banned der-par 261, three strokes tie for 20th last week in the secretary S K Nair this is This comes a day after substances by the ICC in ahead of runner-up John Sony Open. being done “to be doubly the Indian cricket board Huston, who had a 67 in the The 27 putts he needed to sure that the players aren’t president Jagmohan August last year, decided to final round. negotiate the greens on the using any banned sub- Dalmiya announced that all get the test conducted as a Harrison Frazar, who led par-71, 7,089-yard TPC of stances”. He told the Times members of the squad were precautionary measure. or shared the lead for the four shots behind Singh. Scottsdale course were the News Network on Monday: cleared in the dope tests Dope testing would be first three rounds, could only Joe Durant and Germany’s fewest in his four rounds this “The board thought that that were conducted at mandatory during the muster a 69 to fall into a tie Alex Cejka tied for seventh week. His tremendous drives since we have qualified Auckland in New Zealand World Cup because of gov- for third place with Robert on 266. and deadly accurate iron sports medicine doctors in on January 10. ernment regulations in Gamez, South Africa’s Retief “I just felt really good all play were even more impres- the Sports Authority of In- Nair also said that the South Africa. Goosen and Tim Petrovic, day,” Singh said. “I putted sive than his putting. Reuters

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