OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ M OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ C

New Delhi, Saturday,January 11, 2003 Late City 22 pages Price Rs. 2 International India Times Sport US doesn’t need to see a Hindutva card will not East Bengal lift the smoking gun in Iraq to work in Himachal, Durand Cup for attack, says Powell Virbhadra tells BJP the 13th time Page 13 Page 6 Page 21

WIN WITH THE TIMES Pawar may

Established 1838 part ways Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Funds can invest $1bn abroad The day India retracts with Sangma from its lofty ideals of By Ambikanand Sahay tolerance, so will the TIMES NEWS NETWORK diaspora from India. Individuals too can buy shares, companies allowed to put money in real estate By Priya Ranjan Dash New Delhi: Sharad Pawar — Shridath Rampa able property overseas for business or TIMES NEWS NETWORK You: Can invest abroad in stocks staff residential purposes. is extending an olive branch to the Congress on the one New Delhi: A foreign exchange-rich and Opening Up of firms which have 10% in an Corporate India will have greater free- NEWS DIGEST Indian firm. dom in some other capital transactions. hand and P A Sangma is per- outward-looking confident India on Fri- sisting with his anti-Sonia day allowed resident Indian individuals, The message: The BJP Govt The existing limit of $ 20,000 for remit- N Korea out of NPT: North Korea wants to be seen as connecting Companies: Can buy real tance under employees’ stock options Gandhi line on the other. It withdrew nuclear Non-Proliferation companies and mutual funds to invest in with the world and creating eco- estates and keep GDRs/ADRs programme (ESOP) scheme, will be done will not be a surprise then, if Treaty on Friday. The announcement stocks abroad and permitted non-resi- the two Nationalist Congress by the reclusive Communist state dents to take away up to $ 1 million from nomic conditions which will bring abroad. Mutual funds can invest up away with. Indian companies will have to $1 billion in stocks of foreign the “general permission” to retain pro- Party stalwarts part ways sparked alarm and condemnation sale of properties and other assets they the Indian diaspora back. soon. worldwide, but Pyongyang said it ceeds from American depository ratio may own in India. companies. Pawar says he is open to had no intention of developing nu- Why now? These reforms have (ADR) and global depository ratio (GDR) Clearly by design to send out a global the idea of a tie-up with the clear weapons and two of its diplo- been long pending, particularly as issues for meeting future foreign ex- message that India’s economy is growing What is capital account Congress. But Sangma has mats were holding talks with Wash- foreign exchange reserves have change needs. strong, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh convertibility: You can con- made it clear that his party ington’s former UN ambassador. grown. With $70 billion in reserve, The limits on trade-related loans and announced the relaxations in the current vert rupees into any other currency would not align with Sonia’s Mufti seeks fiscal autonomy: foreign exchange rules which place re- the government is more advances by exporters holding dollar ac- to buy shares and other financial party in any of the North- Jammu and Kashmir strictions on Indians carrying out capital confident than ever. A conference counts (export earners foreign currency Eastern states going to the chief minister Mufti transactions, investing in stocks or real of the diaspora is also the securities, purchase property and accounts) will be removed. These trans- polls. Mohammad Sayeed estate abroad. hold cash deposits abroad. actions will, however, continue to be re- He has been heard telling has asked the Cen- perfect forum. Essentially what Singh announced will ported to the Reseve Bank of India. his friends and followers that tre to provide fiscal enable individual resident Indian, Indian on an Indian stock exchange. tual funds can invest up to a total of $ 1 Although the finance minister made he would rather fight alone autonomy to the the announcement at a forum of Indian state to help it companies and mutual funds to buy This complicated formulation means billion and Indian companies can invest on the issue of people-of-for- achieve economic shares in companies which are listed on that you can buy stocks of over 200 up to an amount not exceeding a quarter Diaspora, most of the capital account re- eign-origin than dilute his self-reliance. P4 recognised overseas stock exchanges like bluechip overseas companies such as of their net worth. At present, Indian laxations are meant for resident Indians. stance against the Congress those of London, New York or Nasdaq. Unilever, BAT and Pfizer, which are list- mutual funds are allowed to invest only Only one of the measures announced president. HC quashes bribery order: The There is no limit on the amount you ed in reputed overseas exchanges and in debt instruments on overseas ex- by Singh will benefit NRIs: they are now Sangma even told one of Delhi High Court has quashed the can invest if you are a resident Indian, have each got over 10 per cent holding in changes. allowed to take away in foreign exchange his friends recently that he government order in a bribery scan- an amount of up to $ 100,000 from sale of was prepared to accept the dal for cancelling a deal with a local but you can only invest in stocks of a listed Indian companies Hind Lever, ITC Indian corporates, which have an over- leadership of Priyanka or manufacturer for supply of variable company which holds at least 10 per cent and Pfizer India, respectively. seas presence by way of branches and of- properties or other assets in India; the speed gears for Bofors guns, follow- of the equity of a company that is listed Unlike for individuals, all Indian mu- fices, will be allowed to acquire immov- limit will be enhanced ten times now. Rahul, but would never join ing its petition claiming that it would the Congress under Sonia. have saved the government nearly Rs 1,350 crore. Sanjay Sekhri Kanpur coldest: Kanpur city and Gilani is its adjoining areas experienced the Advani meets Naga leaders coldest morning on Thursday with the mercury dipping to zero degree finally a New Delhi: Top NSCN(I-M) minute meeting with deputy Pressed further, he said Celsius. This was the lowest mini- leaders on Friday said their prime minister Advani here. ‘‘For example, I have been mum temperature recorded here so organisation would neither They described the parleys born in Ukhrul (Manipur). far, local meteorological office participate in the coming as- as ‘‘very fruitful’’ and said My forefathers were also sources said. free man sembly elections in Naga- Advani’s response was “very born there. It is not the land Food ministry expands base: New Delhi: The Indian gov- land nor ‘‘interfere’’ with the positive”. of the Meiteis.’’ The food ministry plans to increase ernment on Friday moved a process. Asked about their demand Muivah said Mahatma the base of the Antyodaya Anna Delhi court to withdraw the ‘‘While the NSCN(I-M) for ‘‘Greater Nagaland,’’ Gandhi had also acknowl- Yojna by involving more people case against Kashmiri jour- would not interfere in the Muivah said ‘‘There is no edged that ‘‘Nagas had every under the project. P8 nalist Iftikar Gilani under election process, its cadres greater or lesser Nagaland. It right to be independent. We will not participate in the is the place of our natural declared our independence a Stratgic Forces chief: Air the Official Secrets Act, his counsel said. polls,’’ NSCN(I-M) chairman habitation....Our own territo- day ahead of India. When in Marshal Teja Mohan Asthana Isak Chisi Swu and general ry. We are asking nothing 1950, the Union of India was has been appointed the first com- ‘‘They (the government) secretary Thuingaleng Muiv- more than that or nothing declared, we were asked to mander-in-chief of the new have filed an application be- Strategic Forces Command to fore Chief Metropolitan ah told reporters after a 50- less than that.’’ join. The Nagas refused.’’ PTI manage and administer all strategic Magistrate Sangita Dhingra forces. P7 Sehgal for withdrawal of the case,” Gilani’s counsel V K Ghatkopar blast case: Police Ohri said. sources in Ahmednagar now say that the escape theory of the main But court officials did not accused in the Ghatkopar bomb comment on the issue. blast, Khwaja Yunus Sayeed, had a Gilani was arrested in lot of loopholes. P7 June last year for allegedly possessing sensitive docu- Lanka children join schools: ments about troop deploy- Sri Lanka’s peace bid has encour- ment in J&K. aged more than 75,000 children to The CMM has posted the join schools in the strife-torn north- matter for Monday as she did east, where only 40,000 to 50,000 new students enrolled each year not have the time to hear the during the civil war. P13 matter today,Ohri said. The move came as a sur- prise, as on Tuesday the by Laxman YOU SAID IT home ministry had opposed his bail plea and questioned the second opinion of Direc- tor General of Military Intel- ligence (DGMI) O S Lochab giving a ‘‘clean chit’’ to the Nadira Naipaul, wife of Sir V S Naipaul, asks Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani Kashmir Times journalist. a question during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference in New Delhi In his second opinion on on Friday. December 12, Lochab had said the documents seized from Gilani, son-in-law of Hurriyat Conference leader Nadira gets an assurance Syed Ali Shah Gilani, were not classified as claimed by TIMES NEWS NETWORK unacceptable to the Indian tradition, the police. culture and history,’’ he said. New Delhi: A spirited question from Since then Ohri had been Springing on her feet after Advani Lady Nadira Naipaul prompted pressing for Gilani’s dis- completed his address, and after the Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani to charge claiming the very ba- assure delegates at the Pravasi organisers announced that there sis of the case has been de- would be no question-answer session, molished after the DGMI I made so many controversial Bharatiya Divas that the Gujarat vio- lence was ‘‘an aberration’’ of which Nadira, wife of Nobel Laureate V S gave him a ‘‘clean chit’’. remarks, but not a single line is Naipaul, asked whether ‘‘Muslims, The court has been insist- reported! I want to make some ‘‘we are all sad and ashamed’’. He said ing that it would pass its or- more shocking observations India would never be a theocratic Christians and secularists’’ were safe which media can’t ignore! state. and whether the minority communi- der on Gilani’s discharge There would be no discrimination ties were being discriminated against plea only after knowing the government’s stand. WEATHER against any citizen on the ground of by the BJP-led government. faith or religion, Advani said, seeking Advani first sought to separate the Home ministry under sec- retary B R Dhiman said the Rain or snow is likely to occur at to dispel misgivings caused by the Gu- ‘‘secularists’’, saying, ‘‘We are all sec- jarat violence. ular’’, which prompted a thunderous government felt the DGMI’s isolated places in Jammu and opinion ‘‘irrelevant and Kashmir. ‘‘Theocracy and theocratic state are applause by the delegates. issued without authority.’’ PTI Rain or thundershowers are like- ly to occur at a few places in Tamil Nadu and at isolated places in Kerala and Lakshadweep. Indians sign contracts but not happy Mainly dry weather will prevail over the rest of the country. By Ahmed Abbas Rizvi long talk between board president est to the official sponsors of the TIMES NEWS NETWORK Jagmohan Dalmiya and Indian skip- tournament for 30 days before the per Sourav Ganguly on Thursday. event, during the event and 30 days indiatimes.com POLL Auckland: The conflict between the Ganguly said the cricketers’ stand after it. Indian cricketers and the Interna- Yesterday’s results: Do you think dual had already been explained to the But, according to sources, the citizenship will change NRIs’ attitude tional Cricket Council (ICC) over the ICC. ‘‘We have told the ICC what our players want the restrictions to towards India? Players’ Terms for the World Cup apply only for the duration of the seems to have simmered down, with problems are and have set our terms World Cup—February 8 to March 23. Yes 61% No 39% all the players in the Indian World and conditions,’’ he said. The ICC had also reduced to three Cup squad signing the contracts At the ICC Champions Trophy last • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose months the validity period of the im- to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. here on Friday. The controversy is, September, the Indians had agreed age clause. however, still far from over. to sign the contract provided the ICC Today’s question: Do you agree with Sir But the image clause is unaccept- ‘‘We have not accepted the Play- looked into their grievances. The V S Naipaul that the Pravasi Bharatiya able to the Indian cricketers as Sammelan is like a trade fair? ers’ Terms in its entirety,’’clarified a ICC, in turn, constituted a commit- senior Indian cricketer. ‘‘Certain tee, with Dalmiya as one of the mem- it clashes with their pre-existing Cast your vote on bers, to settle the issue before the contracts. According to Ganguly, www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 clauses are still unacceptable to us and now it is up to the ICC to sort World Cup. both sides will have to make some things out.’’ The ICC came up with a ‘‘final of- concessions to resolve the issue. The players still have reservations fer’’ for the Indian players in Decem- Comment: We hate to say, ‘we told over the ambush marketing and im- ber, which reduced the ‘‘blackout you so’, but in fact, a few days ago, age clauses. However, by signing period’’ by 25 days. we did tell you so. Ultimately, the now, the Indians have met the ICC Under the original clause, the World Cup can’t be allowed to flop; deadline of January 14. players were barred from endorsing there is simply too much at stake for The day’s development follows a products, which conflicted the inter- all the parties concerned.

BSE: 3358.99 (-25.21) Dow Jones: 8776.18 (+180.87) Gold /10gm: Delhi: Rs 5580 Mumbai: Rs 5206 Chennai: Rs 5230 $: Rs 48.35 : Rs 50.85 SENSEX NSE 50: 1080.25 (-17.10) Nasdaq: 1438.46 (+37.39) BULLION Silver /1kg: Delhi: Rs 8010 Mumbai: Rs 8175 Chennai: Rs 8160 EXCHANGE £: Rs 77.75 ¥: Rs 0.4040

TOID110103/LR1/01/M/1TOID110103/LR1/01/C/1TOID110103/LR1/01/K/1TOID110103/LR1/01/Y/1 CMYK OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ M OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ C

2 Saturday,January 11, 2003 Entertainm ent: Best of Delhi T imes The Times of India, New Delhi Manoj Kesharwani Phir bhi dil hai

Hindustani... To chat on SMS send 'cchat' to 8888 “Spiritual means the way you handle the within” They might be branched out across the globe, but NRI delegates attending — SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV, Founder, Isha Foundation the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas still root for India Q: How can one within the room we can strike a balance create a comfortable By Arun Kumar Das our doors are always open.’’ So, apart from aam ki mithi between spiritual climate. Yoga is a TIMES NEWS NETWORK When Atal Behari Vajpayee chutney, Vajpayee’s poetry, and material life? technology of creating inner welcomed the Indian diaspo- and a jugalbandi by Ravi Twenty-million -Sdf03 climate as you would know ra in this warm-hearted man- Shankar and Bismillah A: There is no need to strike all human experiences like strong. Spre- ner, he wasn’t just being poet- Khan, pravasi delegates are ad across 110 any balance because, in no joy or misery, peace or ic — the PM meant business upbeat about the Indian PM’s where they are in conflict. turmoil, all of it has a countries. too: ‘‘The country which had offer of dual citizenship. Material means the way you chemical base in you. Earning an to mortgage its gold to tide ‘‘The NRI business communi- handle the world. Spiritual With yoga, you can create estimated $ over its balance of payments ty should benefit the most means the way you handle a chemistry of blissfulness. 400 billion. Yes, the term crisis a decade ago has moved from the dual-citizenship the within. The way you Q: What are the possible ‘NRI’ (non-resident Indian) Neelabh offer,’’ reasons Navin Ma- handle the within has a deep obstacles in adopting has many avatars, but there haraj, a Fijian involved in the impact on everything you do the path of spirituality? is a singular force uniting the construction business. outwardly. If you are -Gangaa diversity of this diaspora: a At the same time, former peaceful and blissful within A: Since being spiritual love for India. With NRIs Fiji PM Mahendra Chaudhry, yourself and never in conflict means turning inwards, for with the external, then it’s a you to turn inwards there from across the globe conve- who traces his origins to In- rging on the Capital for a blessing for everyone is no other obstacle except dia, maintains that the dual- around you. yourself. It is not even a three-day celebration of citizenship scheme will fos- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the Q: How do we change our question of capability but ter bilateral ties. ‘‘The US, the life through yoga?-Sss just willingness. Examine occasion marks more than a UK and Australia have ad- coming together of individu- A: Through modern science yourself. A person has opted the dual-citizenship and technology we have many many layers of als and India — for, the bond system to keep people emo- which binds branches to changed our external resistance. If you are willing, tionally attached to the atmosphere. Now for there is no obstacle. their roots is a perceivable country of their origin. instance, whatever may be reality at this event. For complete chat log on to This helps enhance cul- the temperature outside, http://chat.indiatimes.com If Nobel laureate tural bonds,’’ says Chaud- Amartya Sen was mobbed hary.For Raminder Dosan- by enthusiastic admirers, jah, wife of former British Gujarat CM Narendra Modi Colombia premier Ujjal Do- elicited a similar response sanjah, the event is a reason from pravasi delegates. Sim- to be ecstatic — and not only ply put, this meeting of men because her husband was and minds is proving to be an honoured on the occasion. exercise in utility. As Sen ‘‘It is a proud moment for puts it, ‘‘It is important that both of us to be part of this India continues to pursue the DIASPORA DIET historic occasion,’’ says policy of interaction to obvi- Dosanjah. ate the occurrence of vio- to recording foreign exchan- Also felicitated at the meet lence.’’ Sen, currently work- ge reserves of $ 70 billion.’’ was Nazir Ahmed, who had ing on the history of Indo- While NRI remittances to In- migrated to Trinidad and To- Chinese culture, maintains dia’s foreign reserves curren- bago in the 1930s. ‘‘It is like a that ‘‘pravasis should cele- tly stand at 20 per cent, esti- homecoming for me,’’ says brate their Indianness not as mates project that the figure Ahmed, whose sentiments isolated groups of Hindus, will reach 30 per cent over the are echoed by Mauritius pre- Sikhs, Muslims or Jains, but next two years. mier Anerood Jugnauth, for- on a common platform.’’ Ram Gidoomal, a prom- mer Commonwealth secre- Officially-speaking, the inent pravasi delegate from tary general Sridath Ram- primary purpose of the event the UK who has also contest- phal and Mckinsey MD Rajat is to understand the senti- ed for the post of mayor in Lo- Gupta, who were among 10 ments of NRIs and people of ndon, feels that India offers eminent Indians settled Indian origin (PIO), while SMILES APART! Delhi Times freeze frames a style statement spread over six yards as tremendous scope to invest- abroad honoured by the PM. Fa Femina Miss India-World 2002 Shruti Sharma blooms in the beauty of an Adarsh helping create a network ors. “This event has facilitat- Yes, they might have left In- Gill-designed saree, at the Imperial (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to of the Indian diaspora ed the enhanced participa- dia, but India has never left www.timescity.com/delhi/) worldwide. tion of NRIs and PIOs in In- them. ‘‘Come when you feel like, dian projects,’’ he elaborates. [email protected] Quality matters Music for us Oops, Hinglish is here! Trust Mahima Chaudhary Dev Anand is busy giving to surprise you just when finishing touches to his By Pankaj Kapoor which found tak- ‘Hinglish’ —Oops!, which you think she’s been out of latest flick Love In Times TIMES NEWS NETWORK ers. But if the going CINEMA SCOPE tells the tale of two male the news for a while. The Square. He is releasing the was good last year, background dancers and th- latest is that she has been music of the film in Mum- Last year was good year — 2003 promises to be eir female counterpart who roped in for a special bai. Stalwarts from atleast for the ‘Hinglish’ no different. are lured by an actress role in B R Chopra’s the industry are genre of movies targeted at While the relea- (Mink) to do a strip-tease act. Baghbaan. Mahi- likely to attend those with urban sensibili- se of Mr And Mrs A film about the choices in ma will be cast op- the party.Our ties. Bend It Like Beckham, Iyer has already set life, Oops! packs comedy and posite Salman best wishes American Desi, Everybody the tone for 2003, sensuality. Khan. She is are with Says I’m Fine, Let’s Talk and one can expect to Then, there is Sujoy convinced him. Leela were a few of the films see more ‘Hinglish’ Ghosh’s debut film Jhankar that whatev- films on the silver Beats, which stars Juhi Ch- er the length WEATHER screen as the year awla, Rahul Bose, Sanjay Su- of the special progresses. Top of ri, Rinke Khanna and Riya role, it’s the Rain or snow is likely to isolated the list is the Sen. Set in Mumbai, Jhankar quality that places in J&K. Rain or thunder- Kaizad Gustad-di- Beats is a humorous take on matters showers are likely to few places rected Boom. Star- three men and how they cope and not in TN and at isolated places in Kerala and Lakshadweep. Mainly dry weath- ring Amitabh with failure. quantity. er will prevail over the rest of the country.The Bachchan, Jackie Add the Nagesh Kukunoor- Great go- trough in the lower levels over southwest bay Shroff, Gulshan directed Teen Deewarein and ing, Mahi- persists. The trough in the lower levels over southeast Arabian Sea also persists. Grover, Javed Jaf- the Deepti Naval-starrer ma. fery, Zeenat Aman, Freaky Chakra to the list, Indian Cities World Cities Padma Laxmi and and 2003 is packed to the Max Min Mr And Mrs Iyer Max Min Katrina Kaif, Boom brim with ‘Hinglish’ films. Delhi 15 03 Amsterdam -03 -08 has the under- Considering that Everybody Mumbai 29 22 Bahrain 23 16 mani, Manish Malhotra, Ro- Chennai 28 21 Bangkok 32 22 world threatening the fas- hit Bal, Tarun Tahiliani and Says films such as Bend Kolkata 30 10 Beijing 04 -10 hion fraternity. Produced by Wendell Rodricks playing It Like Beckham are Fine, Bangalore 29 17 Chicago 12 02 Ayesha Shroff, Boom sees themselves in the movie. it’s Boom time for the box- THE PERFECT SHOT: Model Sheetal Mallar tees off Ahm’bad 28 16 Geneva -02 -03 T’puram 34 22 Hong Kong 17 10 designers Anna Singh, He- Also in the pipeline is office! at the Chivas Regal Corporate Golf Challenge, now on Bhopal 26 10 London 02 -01 mant Trevedi, Malini Ra- Deepak Tijori’s debut film in [email protected] at the Delhi Golf Club

TELEVISION tvguide.indiatimes.com DD I SALAAM BOMBAY 0830 Cartoon Network 1400 Deewarein Adventures 2000 Billboard US 2300 India vs. England: 5th 2002/03 LIVE 1300 Click Online 0800 Subah Savere (Nana Patekar, Raghu- on Zee 1430 Hum Hai Kal 0930 Hong Kong Phooey Countdown ODI - R’dgs. 2230 New Zealand Ckt.: 1340 Warship 0900 Mukhya Samachar vir Yadav & Anita Kan- 0930 Guldasta Aaj Aur Kal 1000 Superman: The 2100 Saturday Stack STAR SPORTS NZ vs. India 1440 Ice Dogs 0902 National Prog. war) 1000 Knock Knock 1800 Bol Baby Bol Animated Series 2200 Club 6th ODI, H/Ls 1600 Top Gear 1730 Rail Road Watch 0428 Australia Ckt.: Aus vs. of Music Kaun Hai 1830 Yatra 1100 Power Zone: G I Joe ZEE MUSIC 1700 This Week 1800 Platform for Young 1030 Mr Gaayab 1900 Sea Hawks 1130 Power Zone: England 7th Test, ODI, NEWS 1740 Warship 0930 A Spl. Feature on 1830 Baaton Baaton Mein 0830 Sizzlers Session 1, LIVE Swami Vivekananda 1100 Ek Nazar 2330 Aaj Ki Baat Swat Kats ZEE NEWS 1845 Profiles: Saddam 1900 Jo Jeeta Wohi 1130 Count Down Show 1200 The Mask 0900 Hit Pe Hit 0800 Ckt. Programming: Su- Hussein 1000 News in Sanskrit STAR WORLD 1000 Hit Mix per Selector 0700-1200 Bulletin- Every Sikandar 1200 Rishtey 1300 Richie Rich 2000 Correspondent 1005 Hello DD 1930 Ekka Begum Badshah 1030 Zee Music Box 0830 Australia Ckt.: Aus vs. Half An Hour 1255 Jhalak 0730 Bold and the 1330 A Pup Named 2040 Ice Dogs 1100 Mukhya Samachar 1945 Aankhon Dekhi Beautiful 1100 Infomercial England 7th Test, ODI, 1227 Manoranjan 1102 Bollywood Tamasha 1300 Suspense Hour Scooby Doo 2200 Beyond the Boundary 2000 Hello Inspector 1400 Naye Nazrane 0930 Rendezvous with Simi 1400 Tom & Jerry Show Simran Tea Session 2, LIVE 1300 Beyond Headlines 1130 School School 2030 Musibat Bol Ke Aaye 1730 Gaane Anjaane Garewal 1500 The Flintstones and 1130 Compact D 1230 NBA Inside Stuff 1330 & 1400 Bulletin CNN 1200 News Headlines 2100 Earth Matters 1800 Cartoon Network 1000 Travel Asia Jetsons Hour 1200 Telebrands 1300 Tennis Adidas Int’l 1427 Manoranjan 1202 Phool Aur Patthar 0830 World News 2130 Jhankaar on Zee 1030 Goose Bumps 1600 The Popeye Show 1230 Hit Pe Hit Open 2003 1430-1600 Bulletin- Every 1230 Junior-G 2200 Ek Nai Subah Ki Ore 1330 Jharokha 1600 Rally Racing Half An Hour 0900 Diplomatic License 1900 Ek Nazar 1100 Life with Louie 1700 The Powepuff Girls 0930 World News 1300 Mukhya Samachar 1130 The Tick 1400 TaraRum Telefonica Dakar 2003 1627 Manoranjan SONY 1930 Simply Shekhar 1800 Toonami: Dan Dare 1000 Lou Dobbs 1302 Nandu Apna 1200 X-Men 1500 Hit Mix Day 8 H/Ls 1700-1800 Bulletin- Every 2000 Zee Cine Awards 1830 Toonami: Moneyline 1330 Timba Roocha 0700 Sant Asaram Vani 1230 World’s Wildest Cardcaptors 1530 Music Box 1630 Football Asia Half An Hour 1400 Samachar 1030 Yeh Shaadi Nahin Police Videos 1630 AOTF 1700 Spanish League 1827 Manoranjan 1030 Int’l Correspondents Watch ‘Zulmi’ on MAX at 2100 Hrs. 1900 Samurai Jack 1415 The News Ho Sakti 1330 Viper 1930 Hong Kong Phooey 1700 Hit Mix H/Ls 2002/03 1830 Bulletin 1100 World Report 1430 Turning Point 1130 World News 1100 Good Morning Disney 1430 Baywatch it to Beaver Phase IV 2000 Superman: The 1730 Gillette World 1900 News at 7 1500 Mukhya Samachar 1130 Marsupilami: Wacky MOVIES 1200 The Music Room 1530 Walker Texas 0930 Suspense/ Animated Series Sports Spl. 1930 Bulletin 1502 Bhoomi Wild & One-of-a-Kind 2100 Must See Saturday: Ranger MAX Thriller: Contagious 2100 The Flintstones and 1800 Ckt.: Aus vs. England 2000 News At 8 1230 World News 1530 Sports World 1200 Kya Haadsa Kya The Haunting 1630 Xena 1130 Action/Adventure: Jetsons Hour 7th ODI H/Ls 2030 Metro News 1300 Next@CNN 1600 News Headlines Haqeeqat 0900 Ishq Ishq Ishq 2315 Saturday After 1730 The Lost World Darkman II - The Re- 2200 The Real Adventures 1925 Team India Program- 2100 News at 9 1330 World News 1602 Sports World 1700 Chartbusters 1300 Kanhaiya Dark: Deadly Little 1830 Mutant X turn of Durant of Jonny Quest ming: India Glorious 2130 Spl. Correspondent 1400 People in the News: 1700 Mukhya Samachar 1730 Music Mantra 1700 Chashme Baddoor Secrets 1930 Water Rats 1330 Comedy: Picking 2025 English Premier 2200 Din Bhar Guest- Saddam 1702 Sports World Contd... 1800 Disney Hour 2100 Zulmi STAR PLUS 2030 Malcolm in the up the Pieces MUSIC Football League Hussein 1730 Ghoomta Aaina 1900 CID Files STAR NEWS Middle AXN 1515 Action/Adventure: 2000 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya 2002/03 LIVE 1430 Larry King LIVE 1800 News Headlines 2000 Kya Haadsa Kya MTV 0900 News- Eng. 2100 Baywatch Hawaii 1400 Born on the The Base II ESPN (Replay) 1802 Series Haqeeqat 2200 Mutant X SONY 0900 Hit Film Music 0930 News- Hindi 1530 World News- Every Delhi & Relay Fourth July 1715 Comedy: 1100 News- Eng. SAHARA TV Star World airing ‘The 0730 Parichay 1000 Non-Stop Hits 0600, 0630, 1045 & 1415 Half an Hour Transmitters NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2100 Nighthawks The Hard Way 1130 News- Hindi Lost World’ at 1730 1300 Ankahee 1300 Top 100 of 2002 New Zealand Ckt.: i. 1600 World Sport 1830 Music/Dance 0800 Dum Dum Diga Diga 1930 Romance: Angel NZ vs. India 6th ODI, 1900 Saat Baje 0800 Violent Earth: HALLMARK 2100 Moksha 1800 World Chart Express 1630 World News 1900 Regional News 0830 Manpasand Eyes Preview LIVE, ii. 6th 1930 Limelight- Hindi 2030 Sat. Night Spl.: SHEE- Volcano Hunters 0700 The Yearling 2130 Romance: The 1900 Fresh 1700 Int’l Correspondents 1915 Health Show 0930 Just Kids 0900 Nat Geo Max: The Last SAHARA TV Watch ‘Krodh’ on Zee ODI, Session 1 LIVE, iii. 2000 The Big Fight TAL KI MOHABBAT 0900 Clifford - Teacher’s Wedding Singer 1930 L K L 1730 World News 1930 Haath Se Haath Mila - 1030 Chacha Chaudhary Flight of Bomber 31 Cinema at 1700 Hrs. Session 2 LIVE & iv. 2100 News- Eng. (Fashion Show) 0930 Caillou - After Dark 2330 Horror/Sci-Fi: 1400 Parivaar 1945 Non-Stop Hits 1800 Inside Sailing Youth Show 1100 Music 1000 Gene Hunters: What Review LIVE 2130 Reality Bites 1000 Sesame The Relic 1930 Banarsi Babu 2030 House Full 1730 Dil Se B 1900 Business Unusual National Network 1130 Aanewala Pal STAR PLUS Killed the Mammoths 1500 Ckt. Programming: Su- 2200 Business Week Street - 101 2100 Bolti Bund 1800 Music Box 2000 Talk Asia 2000 The News 1200 Manpasand 1030 Extreme Sci.: STAR MOVIES ZEE TV per Selector 0700 Aatma 1100 My Brother’s Keeper 2130 Chito Chat 1830 Telebrands BBC 2030 World News 2030 Samachar 1230 Kagaar Acid Caves 1530 NBA Action 0830 Hit Filmein Hit Sangeet 1300 Goodnight Mister Tom 0830 Comedy: Slam 1430 Bahurani 2145 Non-Stop Hits 1900 Music Box 2100 World Sport 2100 Shakti 1330 Star Ek Gaane Anek 1100 Human Edge 1600 NBA Basketball: Miami 0830-2230 BBC 0900 Fox Kids 1500 Mary & Tim Dunk Ernest 2130 Virasat 2200 MegaMix 2000 Hit Pe Hit 2130 World News 2130 Aap Beeti 1700 Music 1130 Earth Pulse Heat vs. Utah Jazz News- Every Hour 1000 Gurukul- Ancient Wis- 1700 Our Son, The Match- 1030 Comedy: Drive 2230 Sound Check 2100 Sizzlers 2200 The Daily Show: 2230 Feature Film in Hindi: 1730 Dum Dum Diga Diga 1200 & 1300 Sat. Unltd.: ZEE CINEMA 1830 Pro Billiards 2002 0900 Asia Today dom of India maker Me Crazy 2130 Dialogues Global Edition DIL CHAHATA HAI 1800 Just Kids Faces of Asia - i. Dim CHANNEL V 1930 Sportscenter 0915 World Business 1100 Kya Masti 1900 No Ordinary Baby 1230 Action: The World is 0700 Amar Singh Ratod 2200 Jharokha (Aamir Khan, Akshay 1900 Hello Kya Dhuum Sum Odyssey, ii. A Tale 1000 Daisy 0900 Saturday Stack Weekend Report CNBC INDIA 2100 Money Plays Not Enough 1935 EPL Sat. Premiership: 1000 Fast Track Khanna, Saif Ali & Pre- 2300 Star Ek Gaane Anek 1200 Aur Phir Ek Din of Tofu 1300 Viewers’ Choice 0930 Back to Back 2300 Beyond the Prairie II: 1500 Action: American SPORTS Sat. Preview LIVE 1015 Holiday 0900 Cutting Edge ity Zinta) ZEE TV 1230 Star Bestsellers 1400, 1500 & 1530 Tigers- Movie: Tezaab, 1000 Saturday Stack The True Story of Samurai 2025 English Premier 1100 Talking Movies 0930 Insurance 1330 Hit Filmein i. Land of the Tigers, ii. Jeevan Ek Sang- 1030 Back to Back DD SPORTS DD METRO 0800 Tarunsagar Vani Laura Ingalls Wilder 1645 Coffee Time Movie: Football League 1200 Simpson’s World Intelligence Hit Sangeet Russia’s Amur Tigers & Devil in a harsh or Jamai Raja 1100 Saturday Stack 0800 Winter Olympics: 1000 Mutual Fund 0800 Bikhre Moti iii. TBA HBO Blue Dress 1700 Krodh 1130 Zabardast Hits 0830 Khabrein Day 3 H/Ls Investor 1600 NG Explorer 0745 Family: Leave 1845 Action Force: 2100 Chhote Sarkar 1200 Saturday Stack 0900 Blind Ckt. H/Ls 1030 Taking Stock Bollywood Ki 1700 Nat Geo Genius 1230 Zabardast Hits 0900 Hello Inspector 1000 India vs. England: 1130 Managing India 1730 Bear Attack 1300 Saturday Stack 5th ODI - R’dgs. 1200 CNBC Executive 0930 Kuntee DISCOVERY Century: Jackie 1800 Martial Arts: 1330 Zabardast Hits 1800 Human Edge 1230 India vs. England: Sports 1000 Orissa the Beautiful 0900 Sea of Knowledge: The Kennedy & JFK Kung Fu Business 1400 Mainstage 1830 Earth Pulse 5th ODI Contd.. 1800 Managing Asia 1030 Rang Birange Sapne 1900 & 2000 Saturday Underwater World of 1230 Makeover Story Pisces 1900 Speed 1500 Back to Back 1700 Beighton Cup 1830 Mutual Fund 1100 Family Manoranjan Unltd.: Pearl Harbor Howard Pals 2000 Gulistan 1530 Saturday Stack 1130 Curtain Raiser Weekend- i. Pearl Har- 1000 Hall Popular 1300 Science Mysteries: Shishapangma: 1600 Zabardast Hits Hockey-2002 (Fnl) Investor 1200 Glamour & Rhythm bor - Legacy of Attack, Mechanics for Past Lives A Celebration of Life 1630 Saturday Stack 1830 Badminton S’pore 1900 CNBC Spl. 1230 Ek Aur Ek Gyarah ii. Pearl Harbor- Kids - Ticket to Ride 1400 Science Frontiers: 2100 Terra X Curse of the 1700 Back to Back Open-2002: Mixed 2000 Global Market 1300 Star Style Beyond the Movie 1030 Going Wild with Sleep Inca Gold 1730 Hit Machine Doubles (Fnl) Wrap 1330 Jeevan Ke Pal Do Pal 2100 About Asia: Chinese Jeff Corwin- Baja 1500, 1600 & 1700 2200 Treasures of the 1800 Zabardast Hits 1930 Mare Nostrum-2002: 2030 Digital Revolution 1400 Geet Sangeet Footing Binding - The 1100 Mystery Hunters Discovery Sunday: World/Big Stuff: Africa 1830 Back to Back Swimming (Barcelona) 2100 Good Life 1425 Pakwaan Vanishing Lotus 1130 Splat IV i. Darkest Hour, ii. The 1900 Coke [V] Day 1 Events 2130 Trendmill CARTOON NETWORK 1450 News in Urdu Watch ‘Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya’ on Star Plus 2200 Hour India: Great 1200 Great Romances Begging of the End & Popstars 2130 5th Asian Oceania “ ‘Pearl Harbor’ Really Exist?” watch on NGC 2200 StoryBoard 1500 Feature Film in Hindi: at 2000 Hrs. Indian Railways (Pt. 1) of the 20th iii. Unknown Warriors 0900 Jackie Chan 1930 Karaoke Korball C’ship-2002 at 2000 Hrs. 2230 Appointment

TOID110103/LR1/02/M/1TOID110103/LR1/02/C/1TOID110103/LR1/02/K/1TOID110103/LR1/02/Y/1 CMYK OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K

The Times of India, New Delhi DELHI Saturday,January 11, 2003 3 CITY DIGEST Sales tax growth at 5-yr low Technician dies in lift mishap Man killed: An employee of TIMES NEWS NETWORK Keshopur Agriculture Produce Mar- nance company about a non- doors. The police said seeing By Radhika D Srivastava partment expects the total revenue tinct recession in business. There functional lift.The company this the operator immediate- keting Committee, Sampat Singh New Delhi: A lift technician TIMES NEWS NETWORK to add up to Rs 4,000 crore. are fewer people buying goods. The sent Sharma with a helper to ly pressed off the main (35), was beaten to death by its se- died after he got trapped be- curity guard Lal Singh on Thursday But even from this amount, about global recession also seems to have repair the fault. Police re- switch and rushed to the 12th New Delhi: The dismal perform- tween the doors of a lift on night. The Tilak Nagar police said Rs 80 crore will have to be returned had an impact.’’ ports said Sharma sent his floor. The helper fled on see- Sampat was a parking attendant ance by the sales tax department to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation About 50,000 commercial vehicles Thursday night. The police helper to check the lift ma- ing the operator. who had drinks with Lal. During an this year has forced the city admin- (DMRC) as the government recently switched to CNG which is a tax-free said Inder Mani Sharma (45) chine room on the 12th floor, The police was informed altercation the accused allegedly istration to cut down on its costs and announced that it would waive off fuel. As a result the government lost died when he was repairing while he started checking the and Sharma was taken to the beat up Singh with an iron pipe after save money. As against an average sales tax for DMRC. about Rs 70 crore. The official said, the lift at New Minto Road lift door.Sharma was partial- LNJP Hospital, where he was tying him with a roadside fence. By growth rate of 18 per ‘‘Quite a few industries Hostel in Kamla Market area. ly inside the lift at the time. declared dead on arrival. A the time Singh’s brothers came look- cent over the past four were ordered to shut down According to police, the The lift started moving up- case of causing death due to ing for him, he was already dead. years, this year, only AT A LOSS and this cost us Rs 10 hostel’s lift operator Ram wards and Sharma was negligence has been regis- The police have registered a case of about 8 per cent growth crore.’’ Mehar contacted the mainte- caught between the two tered against the helper. murder against Lal. has been registered. Plan size: Rs 4,700 crore As a result, starting Slum fire: About 200 hutments With only a couple of Total revenue target: Rs 5,854 crore mid-2002, the government were gutted in a fire that broke out in months left in the cur- Sales tax target: Rs 4,300 crore stepped up its austerity a slum cluster near Maharani Bagh rent fiscal year, the gov- measures. The powers of area early Friday, the fire officials ernment has said that Collection so far: Rs 2,815 crore all heads of departments said. Several hutments in Taimur Na- the revenue target would Estimated deficit Rs 350 crore to sanction bills that may

gar’s Pahadi No. 2 area caught fire at not be met. In fact, a (sales tax): Swati Chakrabarti exceed the stipulated lim- 2 am. Nearly 38 fire tenders were deficit of Rs 350 crore it, were withdrawn. ‘‘Spe- rushed to the spot to douse the will be incurred and this may have a Officially, the poor show has been cific limits have been fixed for tele- blaze. However, no casualty was re- rippling effect on many of the gov- blamed entirely on the depressed phone bills and even one call above ported and the officials described ernment’s projects. market and the switch to com- that is not paid by the government,’’ the fire of ‘medium’ intensity. At the beginning of the year, the pressed natural gas (CNG). But said the source. Meet on water: The Delhi govern- sales tax target was fixed at Rs 4,300 sources say the sales tax team had ‘‘If there are any special bills to be ment, on Friday, was urged to set up crore. Till now only Rs 2,815 crore simply not worked enough. cleared, the finance ministry rarely a multi-stakeholder task force to de- has been collected. The finance de- An official said, ‘‘There is a dis- ever gives a go-ahead,’’ he added. velop a strategy for promoting de- centralised waste water treatment plants. The suggestion was made on a two-day workshop on waste water ‘Vehicle owner also liable for penalty’ treatment by the MCD. The work- shop also recommended inviting na- TIMES NEWS NETWORK suspended the route permit of a bus Rejecting his argument, the judge tional and international technology owned by Lala Ram Sharma, after said: ‘‘The contention is without providers to showcase solutions for New Delhi: The Delhi high court decentralised treatment of sewage. his vehicle was found plying on the merit. Admittedly,the bus belongs to has ruled that vehicle owners are lane along the central verge. the petitioner and the driver, who Jogabai phone codes: About equally liable for penalty,as drivers, The permit was cancelled for five committed traffic violation while 870 telephones working in Jogabai for violation of traffic rules. days and the vehicle was impounded plying the vehicle, was employed by and Jogabai Extension under the The ruling also made it clear that at Burari pit in north Delhi. Also, the petitioner.Therefore I do not find Okhla exchange, with codes traffic officials have no right to with- the driver was asked to appear be- any illegality in the order (of im- 2682/3/8, 2691/2/3 and 2631/2/3 will hold vehicle registration and insur- fore the special metropolitan magis- pounding the bus and imposing be transferred to the Jamia Millia ance papers, once the fine is paid. trate. The court imposed a fine of Rs fine.’’ RSU OCB exchange with code 2698, This order was passed by Justice A on Thursday. MTNL officials said 5,000, which was paid by the owner. The court also directed the gov- subscribers using phone plus and K Sikri on a petition filed by a bus The owner contended that it was ernment to appoint a person as the dynamic STD/ISD facilities will have owner, alleging his vehicle papers the driver who had violated the traf- presiding officer of the State Trans- to re-register themselves. were not returned even after the fine fic rules and that the show cause port Appellate Tribunal, which was paid. could not be issued to him (the own- was currently being headed by an In- Criminal held: The northeast dis- The assistant commissioner of po- er). Similarly,his bus too should not dian Administrative Service (IAS) trict police claimed to have arrested lice (traffic) for the south district have been impounded, he contended. officer. an alleged criminal involved in vari- ous cases of murder, kidnapping etc. On January 4, the Dilshad Garden police received information that a Security agencies respond criminal, Dhirender, from Uttar Pradesh would come to the area. A trap was laid and a person moving around in suspicious circumstances poorly to registration drive was questioned. ‘‘When Dhirender TIMES NEWS NETWORK could not give satisfactory replies, he curity agencies because the police are unable to provide them with enough tried to escape and fired a shot at New Delhi: It was a no show for Delhi’s constables. These guards are our eyes the chasing police party but was security agencies a day after the police and ears, besides being an interface be- overpowered and apprehended,’’ an invited them to register themselves on tween the residents and police,’’ the offi- official said. A locally-made pistol Thursday. Although the police has said and few cartridges were recovered the registered agencies will get incen- cer said. from him. tives, they received no applications on The proposal to register the agencies Drug addicts arrested: Six drug Friday. was mooted after last year’s Brink Arya addicts were arrested from Bengali The purpose behind registration is to robbery case. Police investigation ac- Market and Babar Road recently in a ensure that agencies are able to provide cused the guards of the security agency drive conducted by the New Delhi foolproof security to those who employ hired by the bank. As a part of their pro- district police and resident welfare them. Senior officials, however,have not gram the police will verify the an- associations. The police said 24 drug lost hope. tecedents of the guards hired by the se- addicts have been arrested since ‘‘Registered agencies can market curity agency.They will also be impart- January 1, when the drive was themselves better by saying the Delhi ed fire arms training. launched. police is backing them,’’ a deputy com- The official said,‘‘These days security Water supply: The water supply in missioner of police said. In the absence agencies hire anybody who comes look- Mandir Marg and adjoining areas will of beat constables (who are responsible ing for a job. They have to realise that be available at low pressure for three to maintain a vigil in their area) it is im- they are risking the lives of those who days from Friday, an NDMC release portant for the police to regulate securi- hire them.’’ Further the police will also said. ty agencies. ‘‘Residents of Vasant Kunj check whether the fire arms with the and Alaknanda flats have employed se- guards are licensed and legal.

TOID110103/CR1/03/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K

4 Saturday,January 11, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi I-T certificate waived by Govt Air Marshal Asthana chief of SFC New Delhi: The govern- ment on Thursday imple- TIMES NEWS NETWORK lished in 2001, the SFC will initially man. sile Group which handles ‘‘Prithvi’’ mented the first of the many be based in Delhi till it can be shift- The executive council, headed by and the Agni Missile Group, will recommendations made by New Delhi: Taking the next step in ed permanently to a strategic loca- the national security adviser, will initially constitute the nucleus of the Kelkar task force on tax setting up the country’s nuclear tion in central India. ‘‘provide inputs for decision-mak- the new command. reforms. command and control structure, the Air Marshal Asthana, who has ing’’ by the NCA and ‘‘execute the It is not clear at the moment On the occasion of the government on Friday announced over 3,000 hours of combat flying to directives’’ given to it by the politi- whether a couple of fighter aircraft Pravasi Bharatiya Divas cele- the appointment of Air Marshal his credit, will take over the new cal council chaired by the Prime squadrons, configured to deliver nu- brations, the finance min- Teja Mohan Asthana as the first post on Sunday. Minister. clear weapons, will be shifted to the istry announced that people commander-in-chief of the new He will report to the chairman of While the political council is the SFC or remain under the Air migrating out of India will Strategic Forces Command (SFC) to the Chiefs of Staff Committee ‘‘sole body’’ which can authorise the Force’s operational command. no longer need an I-T clear- ‘‘manage and administer all strate- (CoSC), who, in turn, will be part use of nuclear weapons, the SFC is Some civilian experts from agencies ance certificate. The change gic forces’’. of the executive council of the Nu- tasked with the actual firing of the like the department of atomic ener- in the Section 230 of the I-T The second tri-Service command clear Command Authority (NCA). nukes. gy and the Defence Research and Act, 1961, is in accordance after the first one in Andaman and Navy chief Admiral Madhvendra The two operational missile Development Organisation will, with the suggestion made by Nicobar Islands (ANC) was estab- Singh is the present CoSC chair- groups in the Army, the 333rd Mis- however, be part of the SFC. the Kelkar task force. TNN Mohammed Ilyas Amartya attacks narrow view of Indianness TIMES NEWS NETWORK skrit did not come to India from Europe or that mathe- New Delhi: Nobel laureate matics, trigonometry and as- Amartya Sen on Thursday tronomy thrived in India in took on those who are taking isolation is historically not a ‘‘kupamanduka’’ (frog-in- correct. Such argument is ba- the-well) approach of inter- sically a result of unfounded preting Indian civilisation as fear that foreign connection a ‘‘confined or static’’ one. will pollute Indian civilisa- Delivering a special lec- tion. Sen cited the example of ture at a large gathering of the origin and evolution of members of Indian diaspora the trigonometric term here, Sen rejected the view ‘‘Sign’’ to illustrate how the that Indian civilisation grew concept of the half-a-cone and thrived in isolation from travelled from India to West the outside world. On the Asia and then to Europe. contrary, Sen argued that In- Speaking in the same ses- dia’s achievements in diverse sion, management guru C K fields were a result on its ‘‘in- Naga leaders Isak Chisi (centre) and Thuingaleng Mulvak (right) with Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani in his North Block of- Prahlad argued why an eco- fice in New Delhi on Friday. teractive openness’’ with the nomic growth of six to eight outside world. per cent is not good enough Sen called upon Indians all for India. He said India must over the world to celebrate first define its goal to grow at NRI: Speeches bring out two identities and safeguard the ‘‘interac- 10 per cent and more per an- tive openness’’ of Indian her- num and then look for the TIMES NEWS NETWORK Parekh cautioned against the danger of Parekh, however, cautioned against itage, which ‘‘gave things to means to achieve that objec- long-distance nationalism, citing the the dangers of long-distance national- the outside world and re- tive. New Delhi: Two distinct profiles of the Jewish diaspora’s distortion of the pol- ism, saying it was responsible for dis- ceived things from outside Drawing a parallel from cpravasi Bharatiya emerged during the itics of Israel. torting the politics of Israel. While pa- throughout its long history’’. Mahatma Gandhi, he said plenary session of the Pravasiya In his keynote address, Sinha said the triotism must be evoked, it is important ‘‘What am I proud of as an that though Gandhi was fully Bharatiya Divas. The differences in per- Indian diaspora needed to be better or- to remember that the diaspora had its Indian?’’ he asked members aware that he was short of ception were starkly illustrated in the ganised, in order to make a better im- own legitimate interests. of the Indian diaspora gath- resources to wage a freedom speeches of external affairs minister pact on its host communities. There Parekh debunked the excessive re- ered here for the Pravasi struggle against the British, Yashwant Sinha and one of the co- must be systematic efforts to bring all liance on sentiment to forge bonds be- Bharatiya Divas and an- he was clear of his goal. He chairs of the session, Lord Bhikhu organisations under one roof so that tween India and diaspora, saying any swered: ‘‘It is the openness of then went about finding the Parekh of the UK. they can work towards a common goal. kind of relationship could not be based our culture and our her- means and he introduced a While Sinha advocated an Indian di- ‘‘Here we must try and emulate the Jew- on love and patriotism when patriotism itage.’’ completely new way of se- aspora based on the Jewish model, ish diaspora,’’ he said. was in short supply even in India. Sen said to argue that San- curing freedom. Mufti Sayeed The road less seeks fiscal travelled autonomy for By Priya Adhyaru environment management self-reliance TIMES NEWS NETWORK has led to Indians taking courses in marine science in By M Saleem Pandit Ahmedabad: While India varsities. TIMES NEWS NETWORK goes full steam ahead cele- Many like Dhaval Thoria, brating its Pravasi who has been learning the pi- Leh: Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiyas, its students are ano for the past eight months chief minister Mufti Moham- seeking greener pastures. at Vibration School of Indian mad Sayeed asked the Centre Veering away from the tra- and Western Music, are ex- on Thursday to provide the ditional engineering, MBA ploring careers in music. state fiscal autonomy to help or IT degrees, they are now Thoria plans to go to Trin- it achieve economic self-re- learning how to make wine ity School of London on a liance. The Mufti said if the or music. scholarship of Rs 9 lakh. state got a free hand to take The adventurism of the In- Saurin Upadhyay, founder economic initiatives, it dian migrants that led to the of Vibration, says, ‘‘More would ultimately help re- diaspora’s presence from US students from Ahmedabad, solve the Kashmir conflict, and Britain to Finland and Vadodara and Mumbai who besides improving the eco- Trinidad and Tobago seems want to pursue music choose nomic situation and creating to have finally rubbed off on Britain. These students get employment. students. opportunities to work as mu- The chief minister said his This small, but gradually sic directors, orchestra co-or- government’s much-publi- growing band of students, dinators, studio-managers cised policy of providing a has begun taking up courses and sound engineers.’’ healing touch was also aimed that suit their aptitude. Jeff Hyde from Box Hill In- at assuaging the feelings of Douglas Grant, dean of IT stitution of TAFE says there alienation, neglect and dis- at Swinburne University of are areas in India from crimination that often threat- Technology at Melbourne, where specific inquires ens the unity of a state. says though 60 per cent Gu- emerge. More students from ‘‘If we meet regional aspi- jarati students still choose IT, south India take up courses rations, make every region business and engineering in IT and engineering, while an equal partner in gover- courses, the remaining opt students from North choose nance and socio-economic for courses like film-making, business-related courses. development, there would be media and music. ‘‘Most students from Gu- no question of separate voic- A number of Indians at a jarat who have opted for ad- es,’’ he said. university near a winery in missions this year have cho- Wagga have taken degree and sen to master security and Four get life term certificate programmes in hospitality business-related wine-making. applications, while choosing for human sacrifice A growing awareness for IT courses,’’ Grant says. Bhubaneswar: A man in Orissa and his three young sons have been sentenced to life for sacrificing three of their relatives to appease the gods, police said on Friday. An additional district ses- sions judge in Jharsuguda handed down the punish- ment to Arakhita Madai, a resident of Jamkani Muriba- hal village, and his sons Parameswar, Eswar and Kailash. They were punished for trying to sacrifice seven members of their family, in- cluding Madai’s daughter, on November 3, 2000, a police of- ficer in Jharsuguda said. IANS

TOID110103/LR1/04/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K

The Times of India, New Delhi DELHI Saturday,January 11, 2003 5 Power cuts continue, Govt says we’re better off Special cells for Swati Chakrabarti TIMES NEWS NETWORK jan Park, Malviya Nagar, Jangpura Extension, Hauz Khas, Rohini, Rajin- Prepares to meet summer demand water harvesting New Delhi: Several areas in Delhi der Nagar, Patel Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, TIMES NEWS NETWORK continued to suffer long spells of IP Extension, Mayur Vihar, Kamla TIMES NEWS NETWORK on the technical aspects of power cuts on Friday even as the harvesting, we are also try- Nagar and Model Town. New Delhi: With the peak demand for power likely to shoot Delhi state government claimed that New Delhi: The Central ing to strengthen the regula- In Kalkaji, residents complained of up to 3,600 megawatts in the coming summer, the state gov- Ground Water Board the situation had improved. power cuts for over two hours in the tory mechanism to ensure ernment-run Delhi Power Supply Company (DPSC) not only (CGWB) will soon create a Delhi state power minister Ajay morning. Malviya Nagar went with- that the directives are imple- has to arrange for additional power but also upgrade the ex- special water harvesting cell. Maken said the government had out electricity for nearly three hours. mented,’’ he said. isting transmission system to carry excess load. Accepting that the present made adequate arrangements to tide Said ‘‘Office-goers and schoolchildren An official said CGWB will While trying to tie-up with power generating units to pur- set-up, which comprises only over the power crisis. ‘‘The Union have been facing problems due to first check the places where chase additional power, the DPSC also plans to put in place power ministry has allocated 100 power cuts in the morning. We are a handful of officials, may groundwater is being exploit- new transmission lines and transformers to carry about 6,900 megawatts (MW) of additional pow- unable to use their geysers,’’ said An- not be able to provide techni- ed the most to find out er for Delhi. A unit at Badarpur jali Madan, a resident of the area. MVA of power. At present, the existing system can carry cal plans to a large number of whether harvesting struc- Thermal Power Station, which had Residents here also complained that 6,000 MVAs. S R Sethi, director (technical) DPSC, said by people on time, CGWB chair- tures have been installed. tripped last week, has been re- the distribution companies had not April-end, eight 100 to 500 MVA transformers and associated man J S Burjia said the pro- In another measure, the stored,’’ he said. WINTER CRISIS announced a loadshedding schedule. substations will be in place. posed cell will focus on artifi- CGWB proposes to imple- ‘‘Till two days back, there was a Demand-supply Delhi Power Supply Company Sethi said for the Ballabgarh line, DPSC as already erected cial recharge. It will also help ment the first phase of its Rs power crunch of 400 MW. We have 57 towers. About 90 more have to be erected. ‘‘The new trans- in removing difficulties • Peak demand 2002-03: 3,450 MW (DPSC) chairman Jagdish Sagar said 24,500 crore, 10-year Master now been able to reduce this short- it was not possible to announce a mission line, which will be completed in March-end, will faced by people in catching Plan for harvesting at the fall to 150 MW,’’he said. • Peak demand 2001-02: 3,250 MW complete the 400 KV circuit line ring around Delhi,’’ he said. the rain, he said. • Peak supply 2002-03: 2,900 MW loadshedding schedule as power cuts earliest. Many residential localities, how- were not rotational as in summers. He said as compared to last summer, Delhi’s own power With a water crisis loom- ‘‘In the first phase, Rs 3,000 ever, witnessed long hours of power Reasons for power failures ‘‘To maintain grid discipline and to generation capacity will be enhanced once Pragati Power ing large over the city this crore plan will be spent on cuts on Friday. Due to short supply, •Technical fault in Rihand-Dadri line avoid a collapse, all nine north Indian project is fully operational. ‘‘Pragati, which will start by Jan- summer, Burjia said efforts constructing harvesting private power distribution compa- states have to maintain a uniform fre- uary-end, will produce 330 MW. Besides, we are making are being made to spread structures in areas like south nies resorted to heavy loadshedding •A unit at BTPS tripped quency pattern. We have to cut power arrangements with Himachal Pradesh and Uttranchal state awareness on the need to har- and southwest Delhi where in many areas, including Chittaran- •Low frequency in northern grid when frequency dips,’’ he said. electricity boards for purchase of power. vest water.‘‘Apart from train- the groundwater situation is ing a large number of people very bleak,’’ he said.

TOID110103/CR1/05/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K

6 Saturday,January 11, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi Food ministry Asthana to head targets more Nagas ready for talks, but not polls Mohammed Ilyas under scheme By Bisheshwar Mishra Nevertheless, both lead- Strategic Forces TIMES NEWS NETWORK ers described their talks as TIMES NEWS NETWORK ‘‘very fruitful’’ and the re- TIMES NEWS NETWORK the executive council of the New Delhi: The much- New Delhi: Two years after sponse of Advani as ‘‘very Nuclear Command Authori- awaited meeting between New Delhi: The government launching the Antyodaya positive’’. ty (NCA). Navy chief Admi- Naga rebel leaders Th Muiv- on Friday announced the ap- Anna Yojana (AAY) — which Again on the question of ral Madhvendra Singh is the ah and Isak Swu along with pointment of Air Marshal provides foodgrains to the ‘‘Greater Nagaland’’, while present CoSC chairman. four other NSCN (I-M) mem- Teja Mohan Asthana as the poor at highly subsidised Swu tried to sidestep the is- The executive council, first commander-in-chief of rates — the food ministry has bers with Deputy Prime sue, saying there was ‘‘no headed by the national secu- the new Strategic Forces put forward a proposal to in- Minister L K Advani took greater or smaller Naga- rity adviser, will ‘‘provide in- Command (SFC) to ‘‘manage crease the number of people place on Friday. land’’, Muivah said: ‘‘There puts for decision-making’’ by and administer all strategic benefitting from the scheme. There was a virtual stam- is no greater or lesser Naga- the NCA and ‘‘execute the di- The scheme provides 35 kg pede among journalists in land. It is the place of our forces’’. rectives’’ given to it by the po- of foodgrains per family with front of North Block, where natural habitation...our The second tri-Service litical council chaired by the rice at Rs 3 a kg and wheat at the electronic and the print own territory.We are asking command after the first one Prime Minister. Rs 2 a kg. media vied with one anoth- nothing more than that or in Andaman and Nicobar Is- While the political council A note for the Cabinet has er to listen to the rebel lead- nothing less than that.’’ lands (ANC) was established is the ‘‘sole body’’ which can already been prepared and it ers when they emerged from Pressed further, he said: in 2001, the SFC will initially authorise the use of nuclear is learnt that food minister their hour-long meeting. ‘‘For example, I was born in be based in Delhi till it can be weapons, the SFC is tasked Sharad Yadav is keen to see ‘‘We will not touch the Ukhrul (in Manipur), my shifted permanently to a with the actual firing of the Naga leaders Isak Chisi (centre) and Thuingaleng Mulvak (right) with Deputy Prime Minis- the scheme’s implementation elections...But we will go strategic location in central nukes. ter L K Advani in his North Block office in New Delhi on Friday. forefathers were also born on a wider scale. ahead with the talks,’’ said a there. It is not the land of India. The two operational mis- Though doubling the bene- visibly tired looking chair- boycott the state assembly Pressed again, Isak said: ‘‘Elections will not solve the the Meiteis.’’ Air Marshal Asthana will sile groups in the Army, the ficiaries will mean an addi- man of NSCN (I-M), Isak elections due in Febru- ‘‘The elections are different problem. Besides, no free The meeting was attended take over the new post on 333rd Missile Group which tional subsidy burden — it Swu. He said this in reply to ary/March. In the previous from the talks.’’ and fair elections are possi- by the Centre’s special emis- Sunday. He will report to the handles ‘‘Prithvi’’ and the was estimated at Rs 2,315 a question whether they elections, the NSCN (I-M) However, Muivah’s reply ble in Nagaland under the sary for the Naga peace chairman of the Chiefs of Agni Missile Group, will ini- crore annually when AAY would ask their followers to had called for a poll boycott. was somewhat different: present dispensation.’’ talks, K Padmanabhaiah. Staff Committee (CoSC), tially constitute the nucleus was launched — it is hoped who, in turn, will be part of of the new command. that the measure will provide AFP a larger number of poor with PM promises food security. An official put Anti-conversion Bill soon: Modi it: ‘‘It is the only successful scheme run by the ministry.’’ buffer to offset TIMES NEWS NETWORK Apart from feeding the education and has set up a statement that Modi should task force to study the system replace Vajpayee as PM, hungry, inclusion of more New Delhi: The Gujarat oil shock persons under the scheme being followed in Pakistan, Modi said: ‘‘Some friends government will introduce Indonesia, Malaysia and even say that I should not be will also help the Centre use an anti-conversion Bill, enti- TIMES NEWS NETWORK up of the surplus foodgrains West Bengal. A policy paper alive.’’ tled the Freedom of Religion for population control is also Modi was at his abrasive New Delhi: The govern- in its godowns. It is estimated Bill. It will incorporate the that extending the scheme to being prepared, he said. best, targeting the media. It ment was working on creat- best provisions in similar Addressing his first press was time, he said, they did ing a buffer stock of hydro- an additional one crore fami- legislations enacted in Mad- lies will require 45 lakh conference in the Capital af- something to restore their carbons to shield the country hya Pradesh, Orissa, tonnes of foodgrains. ter the Gujarat elections, he credibility after 10 months of from the volatility in global Arunachal Pradesh and His claims aren’t unfound- evaded a direct reply to ques- consistent attempts to ‘‘tar- crude oil market, Prime Min- Tamil Nadu, chief minister ed considering the offtake of tions on the VHP’s Hindutva nish Gujarat’s image’’. Asked ister Vajpayee told Petrotech, foodgrains under this Narendra Modi announced while congratulating the whether he treated the media a global hydrocarbons con- scheme which has been in here on Friday. Prime Minister for his ‘‘bold- as his enemy, Modi re- ference on Friday. the range of 80 to 90 per cent However,he evaded a ques- ness’’ in defining the concept marked: ‘‘Whatever I am to- ‘‘Oil security has come to in most states. tion whether such a legisla- in his Goa musings. ‘‘I be- day is due to the press, espe- occupy a key position in the This is heartening for the tion was necessary because lieve in the concept pro- cially the electronic media.’’ present policy matrix of our ministry which has often of forcible conversions in the pounded by the rishis and Dismissing a suggestion government. We are examin- complained that the food- state, by saying: ‘‘Whether it munis for th ousands of that the BJP’s landslide vic- ing the feasibility of estab- grain offtake even for fami- is there or not, some meas- years. We have all been tory was because of Godhra, lishing strategic storage of lies under the BPL category ures needed to be in place.’’ brought up in that tradition.’’ he said his party has been on crude oil and petroleum is quite unsatisfactory in The Modi government also Asked to comment on VHP a ‘‘non-stop victory march products for meeting unfore- many states. plans to modernise madarsa leader Pravin Togadia’s since 1989’’. Workers perch on bamboo as they prepare to put up a billboard in New Delhi. seen disturbances and strengthening India’s oil se- curity,’’Vajpayee said. ‘‘We have also embarked upon a detailed study to iden- Public hearing on hunger reveals many are still dying without food tify ways to minimise the supply risk from external By Parul Chandra Though he is yet to over- ing schemes should be im- bring about public pressure least benefit from them.’’ the pervasive presence of sources,’’ he said, adding that TIMES NEWS NETWORK come his grief, he recalled plemented effectively. The Malaise on the making of policy. Said Ramkaran from persistent hunger.’’ The pa- without substantial domestic how he went looking for a On a cold and foggy day, Prof Sen noted that Bikaner district: ‘‘Whenever per said: ‘‘what holds up In- production, the nation would New Delhi: The words came loan to buy food to feed his several persons from hunger is an extremely seri- the BPL list is made, the rich dian food consumption is be subject to the volatility in tumbling out — narrating hungry children. ‘‘But I hunger-affected parts of the Sample testimony ous problem. He said it was manage to get onto it. So not any operational inabili- crude oil supplies and prices the horror of starvation, would be asked how I would country gathered to share Ram Ayodhya tried also characterised by while the rich get employ- ty to produce more food but and oil security would be dif- which claimed the lives of repay the loan if I didn’t their stories of battling for a loan to buy ‘‘chronic under-nourish- ment meant for the poor, the a far-reaching failure to ficult to achieve. three of his five children. have any work.’’ chronic starvation. And how food for his children, ment and continuing poor themselves are out on make the poor of the coun- It is for achieving this ob- ‘‘Teen bachche bhookh se And the verdict at the end government schemes meant but in vain. hunger at an endemic level’’. the streets. So the govern- try able to afford enough jective that India has opened mar gaye (three of my chil- of the novel public hearing to benefit the poor are cor- He said under-nourishment ment should do away with food.’’ up the petroleum sector to dren died of hunger),’’ Ram — that hunger deaths in the nered by the well-off in- Panchayat verdict levels in India were more the BPL category and en- Yet another problem, he private and foreign invest- Ayodhya told a large gather- country are happening stead. Hunger deaths are than in any other country in sure jobs for the poor’’. said ‘‘is the precariousness ment, Vajpayee said. ing during a public hearing though the government de- Listening to their testimo- prevalent. Welfare the world. In his paper on ‘Hunger in of the situation of the Indi- Welcoming the delegates, on ‘Living with Hunger’ or- nies it, that employment ny and responding to their schemes are A villager from Rajasthan India’ written by Prof Sen an poor where any problem oil minister Ram Naik said a ganised here on Friday by needs to be guaranteed, and questions was Nobel laure- cornered by the quipped: ‘‘ The government and distributed at the hear- like floods or drought makes Bill was under consideration the ‘Right to Food’ cam- that there is no need for new ate Amartya Sen. He said well-off. has so many schemes for the ing, Prof Sen said: ‘‘India them go into starvation and to create a regulator which paign. government schemes. Exist- gatherings like these help poor but the poor should at has not done well in tackling starvation deaths.’’ would ensure competition and a level field.

TOID110103/CR1/06/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K

The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Saturday,January 11, 2003 7 Economic reforms must Fast courts going slow By Akshaya Mukul were notified, but only six continue, says TIMES NEWS NETWORK are functional. Five of the Slow courts 29 sanctioned courts in Swraj Paul New Delhi: Former law Punjab are in operation. minister Arun Jaitley’s Worst cases Congress-ruled Karnata- dream of setting up fast Mumbai: Emphasising that ka and Left-ruled West Ben- track courts across the Gujarat, Haryana, India must carry on its eco- gal are also among the poor country that would aid in West Bengal nomic reforms, leading NRI performers. Karnataka was quickly dispensing justice industrialist Lord Swraj Paul Good performers sanctioned 93 fast track now seems quagmired in on Friday said the impover- Bihar, Rajasthan, UP courts, 13 have been noti- the same bureaucratic tan- ished masses cannot be liber- Gujarat’s record fied and only 10 are func- ated until the economy itself gle it was created to avoid. tional. In Bengal, 25 are in is fully freed. To add serious insult to There are 166 fast operation against the 152 ‘‘India can gain tremen- the injury, as of December track courts; only 36 sanctioned. dously from access to larger 31, 2002, one of the worst are functional Surprisingly, Bihar, Ra- markets and can become a performers is Gujarat, the jasthan and Uttar Pradesh, full player in world ecomomy. state Jaitley represents in for giving grants for estab- known for poor gover- But in order to acheive that, the Rajya Sabha. lishing these courts, has al- nance, have done excep- Of the 166 such courts in it must carry on its economic ready declared Gujarat, tionally well. Bihar has 110 the state, only 36 are func- of the 183 fast track courts reforms,’’ Lord Paul said along with Haryana and here at a seminar on Globali- tioning. Moreover, in one in operation, having dis- West Bengal, as the default- sation and its Effects on the and a half years, they dis- posed of 3,110 cases so far. Indian Economy. posed of just 175 of the 937 ing states. Rajasthan is the best per- ‘‘The impoverished multi- cases referred to them. Thirty-six fast track former. It has set up all 83 tude cannot be liberated un- The Union finance min- courts were earmarked for sanctioned fast track til the economy itself is fully istry, which is responsible Haryana out of which 12 courts. liberated,’’ Britain’s business ambassador said, adding that globalisation is an ‘‘opportu- nity’’ for India as it has a large human asset base. India ‘‘stands at cross- roads and has the opportuni- ty to take unprecedented ad- vantage of all the benefits available from globalisa- tion’’, the co-chairman of In- dia-UK Roundtable said. On India’s efforts for eco- nomic growth, he said if In- dia had not started the re- forms in early 1990s, it would have been consigned to the lower ranks of global economies. However, India must foster competition within its busi- ness sector by encouraging entrepreneurial activities and ensure transparency of economic interaction, he added. Attacking the US and the European Union for continu- ing with agricultural and tex- tile subsidies and tariffs, Lord Paul said they were denying many countries the chance to have equitable trade. Holding that Western na- tions have a responsibility to the developing world to fully implement free trade regimes, he said: ‘‘By main- taining agricultural and tex- tile subsidies and tariffs, the US and the EU are denying many countries the chance to maintain balanced trade ac- counts. Developed countries have acknowledged time and again that the protectionism of wealthy countries is un- justified,’’ he said. PTI

TOID110103/CR1/07/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K

8 Saturday,January 11, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi Fernandes’ Losses in blaze at FTII man quits as NRIs for quality exceed earlier estimates Bihar Samata in health sector By Neil Pate projection quality compared obtained a complete list of TIMES NEWS NETWORK TIMES NEWS NETWORK to back-up print. Back-up films lost in the fire indicat- Party chief abroad for diagnosis and treatment. ‘We strongly en- print usually has generation ing the monumental loss that New Delhi: Non-resident Pune: Investigations by The TIMES NEWS NETWORK courage establishing such loss,’’ Sashidharan said the nation’s film heritage has Indians on Friday said the Times of India into the FTII while speaking to TNN. suffered. Some of the films centres to provide health blaze has revealed that the New Delhi: The battle be- government should focus services to overseas pa- The number of nirate lost in the fire include: tween the two factions of the on accountability and loss in terms of archival based film reels (single reels) ● Birth of a Nation (1915) tients by extending fiscal films and historic film Samata Party owing alle- quality even as Union incentives to their earn- lost in the fire has also risen by D W Griffith — among the health minister Sha- footage is far greater than giance to defence minister ings in foreign exchange,’’ to 5,000 as against the figure greatest films in American trughan Sinha urged the perceived earlier. George Fernandes and rail- Sinha said. of 4,000 which was stated by cinema history. way minister Nitish Kumar Indian diaspora to invest Although National Film the NFAI on Thursday.These ● Battleship Potemkin Some of the NRIs point- took a new turn on Friday. in the health sector. Archives of India (NFAI) di- 5,000 reels include 450 movies (1925) — considered among ed out that the government Fernandes’ associate and Addressing a session on rector K Sashidharan on of the pre-1950s era besides the greatest films in cinemat- should ensure that re- party MP Raghunath Jha health care and pharma at Thursday described the loss valuable freedom struggle ic history. sources in the bowed to pressure from rebel the Pravasi as ‘‘inconsequential’’ as the footage and war documen- ● Sant Tukaram (1936) — health sector MPs owing allegiance to Ni- Bharatiya Di- are utilised ad- back-up prints of the films tary films. the first Indian film to win an vas celebra- had already been made, he Sashidharan said six di- award at the Venice Film Fes- tish and resigned as presi- equately. dent of the Bihar unit, party tions, Sinha Dr Kiran Pa- has admitted that the back- rectors had preceded him tival in 1937. said India has ● sources said. tel gave the ex- up films do suffer from ‘‘gen- and it was important for Chandidas (1934) agreed to allow ● Jha reportedly submitted ample of a hos- eration loss’’ and are inferior them to give priority to the Hunterwali (1933) foreign equity ● his resignation to Fernandes pital in Gu- in quality. proper preservation of the La Bandera (1935) — one upto 51 per on Thursday night. Sources jarat, where ‘‘Original negatives defi- nitrate-based films. of Julien Duvivier’s most cent of invest- said the rebel MPs, who were following some nitely yield better print and Meanwhile, the TOI has memorable films ment in the planning to hold the state ex- NRIs’ interven- hospital sector. tion after the ecutive meeting in Patna on This could be January 19, may now drop earthquake, far increased to more work is their plan in view of Jha’s 100 per cent, resignation. being done within the subject to approval by the same resources. Earlier, the MPs had foreign investment promo- threatened to split the party Before the earthquake, tion board. the hospital saw only by not renewing their mem- Sinha said the govern- bership if Jha was not re- about five patients a day. ment welcomed participa- However,an average of 250 moved from his post immedi- tion of the private sector ately. patients a day come to the in all areas of health activ- hospital now, he said. ‘‘If Meanwhile, the Samata ities — primary,secondary the government is looking Parliamentary Party, at its and tertiary. Tertiary at private sector invest- three-and-a-half-hour meet- healthcare is an area ment, it should look at us- ing on Friday, appointed which needs a lot of in- ing the same rupee-dollar... Vashishth Narain Singh as vestment, he said. Super- and leverage it more.’’ its interim convenor, sources speciality corporate hospi- Director, finance, of Ap- said. tals and advanced diagnos- pollo Hospitals Sunita Red- tic centres can be set up by dy, referred to the low NRIs, he added. spending in the health sec- Hospitals providing tor— India spends only modern tertiary care facil- about five per cent of GDP ities would also have the compared with 11 per cent potential of attracting in Thailand and 15 per high-end clients from cent in the US. Cut red tape, high taxes in tourism TIMES NEWS NETWORK nies are looking for suit- able partners in India. Ho- New Delhi: Union tel/motel companies are tourism minister Jagmo- looking to set up highway han used the Pravasi hotels. ‘‘But you need serv- Bharatiya Divas platform ice and quality,’’said Patel. here on Friday to urge the Cut the red tape, give more diaspora to focus on a pos- opportunities to small itive image of the country. business and provide clear The ministry has come up titles to property,he added. with a special advertising ‘‘We can’t use or abuse the campaign — Discover In- patience of investors,’’ dia, Discover Yourself. said Arvind Singh Mewar For NRIs and PIOs, Fri- of Historic Resort Hotels. day’s session on hospitali- Close useless tourist of- ty and tourism was an op- fices abroad and appoint portunity to air tourism ambassadors views.‘‘Nearly half the from among the diaspora, population of Suriname is said Sundru Pillay,chief of of Indian origin, a tenth of South Africa’s Metro Trav- it travels abroad but less el. He also wanted lower than one per cent visits In- airport, hotel and luxury dia,’’ said Harold Ramd- taxes. Hotel Association of hani, whose grandfather India chief Lalit Suri said went to Surinam. there was a proposal to Mukesh ‘Mike’ Patel, scrap hotel expenditure president of Diplomat Ho- tax if luxury tax was a uni- tel Corp, USA, said compa- form five per cent.

TOID110103/CR1/08/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † ‰‹ K

The Times of India, New Delhi Saturday,January 11, 2003 9

TOID110103/LR1/09/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ M OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ C

10 Saturday,January 11, 2003 ENTERPRISE G The Times of India, New Delhi

BRIEFLY N Rlys ups loading Award for BEL chief: Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) TIMES NEWS NETWORK and other industries. The situation chairman and managing turned in favour of the NR so much director VK Koshy won New Delhi: The Northern Rail- that in comparison to all other the Institute of Marketing ways (NR) has recorded about 43 zones, the NR recorded the highest and Management Award per cent increase in freight opera- turnover, claimed the statement. for Excellence for 2003. tion during the first half of the cur- In export sector also the efforts A press statement said, rent fiscal. In a press statement, the brought satisfactory results. The BEL is set to record an all-time high NR spokesperson said the railway statement gave a data and a graph to profit on turnover during this fiscal, achieved a total freight loading prove that the NR was lauded for go- as its order-book position is showing from April to November at 30.56 mil- a Rs 4,000-crore business, at a ing all out to capture the country’s lion tonnes, against the last fiscal’s foodgrain traffic to international growth rate of over 200 per cent. TNN 23.43 million tonnes. market. Singh said, ‘‘This segment Global giants meet on power: Learning for petro-pros Its general manager R K Singh alone has recorded a spectacular A three-day conference-cum-exhibi- said, the railway was following an jump of 92 per cent in loading, from tion, Power Gen India and Central TIMES NEWS NETWORK aggressive mix of marketing and 10.23 million tonnes last year to Asia 2003, will be held from January operation. It was proactive in ap- 19.62 million tonnes this year.’’ 14 to 16 in New Delhi. Global giants New Delhi: ONGC chairman and manging direc- proaching the industry than await- The revenue from freight during — Alstom, Caterpiller, Rolls Royce tor Subir Raha launched on Wednesday Indian ing the industry to come to it. By its the first half year stands Rs 2,256 and Indian giants -- Bhel, NTPC, Tata School of Petroleum’s learning programme action itconveyed, ‘‘We care for Power Kirloskar, among others -- will crore, up by 66 per cent than its last Shekhawat releases a book on child labour through distant coaching, called Certified Petrole- your business’’ and ‘‘We will en- join to discuss new technology, pow- year’s revenue (Rs 1,360 crore). And um Manager (CPM). An academic framework for er sector financing and other deavour to retain goodwill by en- that makes the NR staff upbeat, as New Delhi: Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat released in New Delhi on complete understanding of the ‘‘hydrocarbon val- issues.TNN hanced quality of services’’. (sic). Singh added that besides doing Wednesday a book titled, The Elimination of Child Labour: Whose Responsibili- ue chain’’ from exploration to retailing, the CPM The message seemed well re- business, the NR also performed so- ty? was authored by an Indian Railways officer,Pramilla H Bhargava. The book Feedback from PSUs is invited. was felt necessary for disseminating latest knowl- ceived. The railways picked up ad- cial services by trafficking over 600 was written following a UN Development Programme (UNDP) at Ananthapur Address mail to: News Editor, Times House, edge of the business. ditional traffic from new areas of wagons of fodder and over 590 wa- in Andhra Pradesh. Addressing a select gathering of eminent personalities and The Times of India, 7 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002. Fax (011) 371-5832, 332-3346. The programme targets the petro-professionals cement and iron and steel that com- ter tanks to Rajasthan during social workers, Shekhawat said the need of the hour was to arrest population email ID: [email protected] of the country working in the oil and natural gas pensated the erstwhile sluggishness drought, all free of cost. This was and corruption. He suggested that facilities be created for the willing children sector. Hydrocarbon specialists will coach them. in business, mainly from fertiliser widely appreciated, Singh said. to work and study simultaneously. TNN

TOID110103/CR1/10/M/1TOID110103/CR1/10/C/1TOID110103/CR1/10/K/1TOID110103/CR1/10/Y/1 CMYK OID ‰ ‰ † K OID ‰ ‰ † OID ‰ ‰ † M OID ‰ ‰ † C

The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Saturday,January 11, 2003 11

SIDELIGHTS India better Deshi-videshi Gandhi was a failure in SA: Naipaul for business By Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha the mushy experience that the meet has maraswami as a parable to urge Indians have no business whining about being than nostalgia taste buds TIMES NEWS NETWORK been so far, suggesting Indians should to stop dwelling on being victimised and without it. stop living in their fettered past and ask instead ‘‘why we have failed histori- In the telling of his story, Naipaul at- By Sanjay Dutta ONE associates food served at in- New Delhi: In his address at the Pravasi blaming the British for every- cally’’. tempted to jerk the gathering out of the TIMES NEWS NETWORK ternational conferences with Bharatiya meet, Nobel laureate V S thing. Kumaraswami, born in comfortable confines of self-pity and New Delhi: India makes a videshi taste to suit the taste buds Naipaul said that Mahatma Gandhi ‘‘was The author’s address, 1877 to a Ceylonese father and complacency with a word of advice: ‘‘We of foreign visitors. But what does a failure in South Africa and did nothing better business destination which came after the release an Irish mother, spent his life must stop blaming the British for every- than a spot for a walk down one serve when the foreigners are there for 20 years’’, and from that failure of a Hindi translation of his and enormous wealth travel- thing.’’ And then generously hinted at an deshi-videshis? rose the great independence movement. memory lane. This is evident book Beyond Belief, was brief. ling all over India studying apology saying he had merely dropped ‘‘a from the attendance at two The organisers quite imagina- Gandhi, the original NRI, had seen that The man who was described and collecting art from the pebble in your thoughts’’ hoping there events simultaneously on in tively worked out a menu that in- indentured people had very few rights in his Nobel citation as ‘‘hav- Rajput courts. He put togeth- would be a ripple. the Capital. While the much- cluded items from different re- and he saw that because he had occasion ing united perceptive narra- er 900 paintings which he There was. Deputy Prime Minister L K hyped jamboree for the NRIs gions. to go to South Africa, Sir Vidia said. tive and incorruptible scruti- then offered to various Indian Advani, who spoke immediately after, struggled to draw the expect- There were khakhras for He was reminiscing about the difficul- ny...’’ pointed out that the institutions. They turned commended the author and said the point ed numbers, a parallel global starters, followed by dhokla and ties that the original emigre, the inden- present occasion had ‘‘an ele- him away and Kumaraswami was taken well. But the leader, who had hydro-carbons sector meet khandvi for the first course. Next tured labour, had to face, and said it was ment of the trade fair’’ pro- finally found place for his col- brought along his own copy of Beyond has drawn more participants was a choice of naan, bajra roti, ‘‘important to remember that degrada- pelled by the idea of money lection in Boston, USA. Belief to be autographed by Naipaul, then than expected. missi roti with methi and a host of tion lay within the country’’. and success of latter-day immigrants to Naipaul’s theory: After turning away a went right ahead and blamed the British other breads. Unsparing as in his literary work, the US and UK. rare collection offered by a man who in the course of his address, albeit with a Consider this: Pravasi Then followed moonfali rice. Naipaul poured a little cold water over Naipaul used the story of Ananda Ku- spent his own money to build it, Indians twinkle in his eyes. Bharatiya Divas, the NRI There was some meat and chicken, meet, managed to attract about 1,500 delegates against but the fare appeared more vege- Sanjay Sekhri tarian with green vegetables and the government’s oft-repeat- potatoes, beans, sarson saag, raj- ed expectation of 5,000. All ma and so on. Indians from South this at a commitment to dish The sweet dishes included out Rs 5.5 crore to FICCI for phirni from Kashmir, a type of organising it. In contrast, kheer with bloated sago, shrik- Africa reject dual Petrotech, organised by the hand from Maharashtra/Gujarat Oil and Natural Gas Corpo- and kulfi. ration on behalf of the oil Said Bharat Bhargava, the US- citizenship ministry, has drawn nearly based financial consultant: ‘‘At the 3,500 delegates from 45 coun- rate I am eating, I will go back with By Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha tries. The cost: Approximate- a few kilos more.’’ TIMES NEWS NETWORK ly Rs 4 crore. Though the ex- Prof Nitya Karmakar, teaching New Delhi: South African ruling party (African act cost is not yet available, IT at Sydney, concentrated on National Congress) MP Mewa Ramgobin has urged the money is coming as spon- sweets to suit his Bengali taste the Indian government to take a re-look at the con- sorship from big companies, buds, saying: ‘‘You do not get these cept of dual citizenship. including global giants. things in Australia.’’ TNN On Friday,he asked his fellow countrymen not to Last time round in 2000, accept it. He said, ‘‘Accepting a citizenship of this Petrotech cost Rs 4 crore and nature will be an impediment to nation-building generated a surplus fund of For sons only and even for peaceful coexistence in my country.’’ Rs 1 crore. As far as big WHEN people come in from The ANC leader, who was at the forefront of the names go, Pravasi has two: abroad, Indian origin or other- anti-apartheid liberation movement, told TNN this Nobel laureates Amartya Sen wise, the filth and squalor hits would create unnecessary tension between the In- and Sir V S Naipaul. them hard and it’s something they dian diaspora and indigenous Africans. ‘‘We have Petrotech has a number of cannot escape mentioning. So it an ugly reminder of this in Uganda when Idi Amin biggies from the oil industry, was when NRIs and persons of In- did the boorish things he did. The vast majority of including OPEC chief Abdul- the economically well-set Indians opted for British lah bin Hamad al-Attiya and dian origin came face-to-face with Delegates at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference in New Delhi on Friday. tourism minister Jagmohan on passports. They not only insulted Uganda but also World Petroleum Congress Friday. India by paying loyalty to their bank balances.’’ president Roren, Haliburton Jagmohan, veteran of many a Recalling Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s chairman Ortiz, Lankan en- political battle in these matters, statement on Thursday asking overseas Indians to ergy minister Ratnayeke. continued the fight in a never-say- be loyal to their nations, Ramgobin said the citi- Diaspora voices: A part, yet apart The contrast is more evi- zenship offer contradicted this and also negated dent at the shared venue of die spirit. TIMES NEWS NETWORK Level-headed even while action. as also Rajya Sabha deputy the spirit of the Indian Constitution and Nehruiv- the two conferences — Pra- As he told the NRIs, ‘‘I’ve spent getting emotional about the ‘‘We are in the process of chairperson Najma Heptul- my lifetime cleaning up and some- ian-Gandhian view of world affairs. ‘‘When India gati Maidan. The Petrotech New Delhi: It was a case of land of their forefathers, the building our own societies. lah, who presided over the times, in the process, I’ve been was born in 1947, they exhorted us to owe alle- exhibition on the oil industry Empire Strikes Back with a diaspora did not hesitate to We know we are brothers and session on ‘‘Culture — Lan- cleaned up!’’ giance to our adopted nations.’’ has about 90 exhibitors. difference: The Indian Dias- point out that the ‘‘special’’ sisters, but in the end, we are guage, Literature and the Di- Some more advice for the ‘com- In 1984, the Indian community in South Africa pora was speaking to India While the NRI meet have had overwhelmingly rejected a new constitutional treatment being given to not alike, and that is how it aspora Identity’’. seen rich gestures, Petrotech plainants’ came from another and Indians about the cultur- quarter — the message, a bracing dispensation which created separate Parliaments them during the Pravasi should be,’’ said S N Gayan, During her Zimbabwe vis- has seen interactions of sub- al umbilical cord that united ‘we’re all in it together’. ‘‘Aao to for different ethnic communities. Against this Bharatiya Divas and the dual director of Mahatma Gandhi it, Heptullah said, each Indi- stance. The OPEC chief, for bete ban ke aao, jamai ban kar background, Ramgobin said, ‘‘I would consider it them and how the local reali- nationality that was being of- Centre, Mauritius. an delegate was invited home example, has hinted at some nahin (when you visit, do so as a not only an anachronism, but a betrayal if I ac- ties in each of the 60-odd na- fered should not be mere The point about the diver- by locals. She was the ‘‘only relief to India on crude pric- son, not a son-in-law).’’ TNN cepted Indian citizenship, no matter how advanta- tions, which are their homes, flashes in the pan if there sity of the Indian diaspora Indian’’ who stayed at the ing which can save huge geous in economic terms.’’ separated them. was to be a meaningful inter- was underscored by Gayan, hotel. sums on imports. Cabinet rank for C Rangarajan New Delhi: Chairman of the 12th Finance Commission C Rangarajan, who was the governor of AP before taking up his present assignment, has been granted the status of a cabinet minister. According to an official re- port, two other members of the Commission, T R Prasad and D K Srivastava, have been granted the status of minister of state. TNN

TOID110103/CR1/11/M/1TOID110103/CR1/11/C/1TOID110103/CR1/11/K/1TOID110103/CR1/11/Y/1 CMYK OID ‰ ‰ † K OID ‰ ‰ † OID ‰ ‰ † M OID ‰ ‰ † C

12 Saturday,January 11, 2003 INTERNATIONAL The Times of India, New Delhi

Ron Goodwin, AROUND THE WORLD AP composer, Pitt going mad: Brad Pitt Freak out in a virtual world will produce and possibly star in The Madman of Alcatraz, a NYT is no more drama based on the true sto- Las Vegas: Running at re- the user or left to software ry of the psychiatrist who markably steep angles up a to animate —is meant to London: Composer Ron treated Robert Stroud, Alca- grassy hill, Melinda Gann make conversations feel Goodwin, who produced a traz’s notorious Birdman. Ned glanced over her shoulder more natural. string of classic movie scores Zeman will write the script of and caught a glimpse of the There is not just a new including Where Eagles Dare, the Warner Bros project. The beach falling far away from way to communicate,” he Those Magnificent Men in film would examine the rela- her as she recently made said. “It’s an online place their Flying Machines and Al- tionship between the birdman her way to the summit. with real-world physics, fred Hitchcock’s Frenzy, has and his shrink, who spent She was alone and exhila- natural scenery and sounds, died at 77. two years with him on the is- land, and in the process, rated. The view, she re- and the ability to interact Goodwin died suddenly at called, was almost as stun- freely with people and ob- nearly lost his own sanity. his home near Reading, west Burt Lancaster received an ning as her achievement: jects.” of London, on Wednesday leaving behind her body, Of course, computer-gen- Oscar nomination for his por- night, his wife Heather said trayal of the avian-loving disabled with lupus and erated environments in Thursday.Cause of his death arthritis that has confined which users can interact criminal in 1963’s The Bird- was not known; Goodwin had man of Alcatraz. Reuters her to a wheelchair, to enter through digital alter egos suffered from asthma for a newly created, computer- have been around for years. many years, she said. Scorsese opposes Iraq war: Film director Martin generated world called Almost any computer game Although he composed There. that lets a player wield a Scorsese took time out from some 60 film scores in his 50- It is a meticulously de- A new online-chat system takes users farther into the weapon or throw a punch is, promoting his latest movie year career, he was best signed, three-dimensional realm of visual fantasy. In it, people are represented by by definition, a virtual Gangs of New York on Thurs- known for composing the virtual reality, or meta- avatars, cartoonlike figures that move about speaking world. day to add his name to a through great bubbles of text appearing over their heads. themes to a string of 1960s verse. In it, people are rep- A virtual destination like growing list of celebrities op- war films which also includ- resented by avatars, car- other as they talk and play. feature of There, the com- There is more akin to going posing a possible US-led war ed Battle of Britain and Op- toonlike figures that move The creator of this virtu- pany’s chief executive, Tom to a cooking class or an art on Iraq. “One hopes that this eration Crossbow. kind of war can be done about like marionettes al world, There Inc, is call- Melcher, said it offers much museum to meet people. For the past 30 years, Good- diplomatically, with intelli- speaking through great ing it “the first online get- more, including avatars en- Members can guide their away,”a sort of digital Club livened with artificial intel- win has toured the world as a gence rather than wiping out bubbles of text appearing avatars by basically using a lot of innocent civilians,” over their heads. Con- Med where the guests will ligence that look and act the directional keys on a conductor performing a mix- ture of classic works and Scorsese told BBC radio. In Titanic star Kate Winslet displays a pair of supermodel- sumers using high-speed be able to connect with oth- more realistically than typi- standard computer key- doing so, the creator of such broadband connections can er people, shop, or simply cal game characters. They board not only to meet popular hits, from James skinny legs, tiny waist and razor sharp cheekbones on the Bond themes to Abba tunes. violent epics as Taxi Driver cover of the latest GQ magazine. GQ editor Dylan Jones chat, not just in text, but by explore the exotic sur- appear to breathe. Their friends and make new ones and GoodFellas joined the Born in Plymouth, south- admitted the pictures had been digitally manipulated to voice as well, and even roundings. eyes blink, and their body but also to explore There’s swelling ranks of celebrities And while chat is a major language —controlled by ern England, Goodwin make Winslet appear thinner than she actually is and said share music with one an- worlds. NYT News Service who have voiced opposition the actress had approved the results. worked with British broad- to any attack. They include casting stars like Petula singer Barbra Streisand and Hollywood stars Who’s Hugh: Heartthrob actor Hugh Clark and was musical direc- Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. Reuters Grant, athlete Steve Cram and yachtswom DUBYAMAIL tor for the Peter Sellers al- an Ellen MacArthur are among around Berry, Cruz in a horror film: Halle Berry Great strip! Keep up the good work. bums. 1,000 new entries in the latest edition of Those who don’t like it can skip it. As Ron Goodwin and his and Penelope Cruz will star in the horror pic- ture Gothika. Berry will portray a criminal psy- Who’s Who, Britain’s bible of the rich Concert Orchestra, he was —Rahul Totlani chologist who awakens to find herself a pa- and famous. Actress Emily Watson and balle- signed by Beatles producer tient in the institution that employs her, with rina Agnes Oaks also made it into the 2003 I am really impressed by the Dubyaman George Martin and in 1975 re- no memory of a murder she’s accused of version of the big red book, to be published strip. But I have a question: What will ceived a gold disc to mark one on Friday for the 155th consecutive year. happen to it after Bush’s term as a committing. As she tries to regain her memo- million album sales. His tal- ry, she becomes the pawn of a vengeful spirit. Grant, dashing star of Four Weddings and a president comes to an end. Anyway, Funeral and Bridget Jones’s Diary, lists foot- keep the good strip going. ents were officially recog- Cruz will portray a fellow mental patient. Halle nized in 1994 when Martin Berry will next be seen in X-Men 2. Cruz is ball and singing among his hobbies and re- —Rohit Aeron presented him with an Ivor part of the cast in Masked and Anonymous, veals his two middle names — John and Mungo. Reuters e-mail: [email protected] Novello Award for Lifetime to be shown at Sundance Film Festival.Reuters Achievement in Music. AP

TOID110103/CR1/12/M/1TOID110103/CR1/12/C/1TOID110103/CR1/12/K/1TOID110103/CR1/12/Y/1 CMYK OID ‰ ‰ † K

The Times of India, New Delhi INTERNATIONAL Saturday,January 11, 2003 13

Reuters North Koreans Hidden guns enough to justify war: US are favourites AFP as friends for United Nations: Chief UN arms inspec- Iraq possesses banned weapons and Powell also said the January 27 date by tor Hans Blix on Thursday said six warning Baghdad that time is running which Blix and ElBaradei are to deliver weeks of probes had turned up “no out to avoid war.“The problem with guns a definitive report on Iraqi arms to the South students smoking guns” in Iraq, but US Secretary that are hidden is you can’t see their Security Council was not “a D-Day” for Seoul: Despite tensions over of State Colin Powell said none was smoke. We know for a fact that there are an attack. Pyongyang’s nuclear pro- needed to justify an attack. weapons there,” White House “The 27th of January is a date that gramme, nine out of 10 South “We haven’t found any smoking guns,” spokesman Ari Fleischer said. these two gentlemen... have been asked Korean students would wel- Blix said before he and Mohamed ElBa- Later,in an interview with NBC News, to report to the council,” said Powell. come North Koreans into radei, head of the International Atomic Powell said, “The lack of a smoking gun “That’s all it is. So it is an important day, their neighbourhoods, ac- Energy Agency, briefed the UN Security does not mean that there’s not one but it is not a D-day.” cording to a poll published Council for three hours on the progress there.” And even if one were not found, Powell would not discount the possi- Friday. of arms inspections in Iraq. he said, “If the international communi- bility weapons inspections could go on The survey of some 1,125 Blix, in a statement at the closed coun- ty sees that Saddam Hussein is not coop- far beyond that date. Asked by NBC, giv- university and college stu- cil meeting later made available to re- erating in a way that would not allow you en the preponderance of weapons in- dents conducted by the Unifi- porters, said there was “no guarantee to determine the truth of the matter, spectors and international press in Iraq, UN arms experts inspect the office of cation Ministry’s research that prohibited stocks or activities could then he is in violation of the UN resolu- why inspections could not be extended an Iraqi company for marketing of institute on Korean reunifi- Protesters raise anti-US slogans at a not exist at other sites.” tion (1441)...You don’t really have to have by up to five months, Powell said: “I’m medicines and medical equipment in cation also revealed that 55 rally in Lahore on Friday to protest The US was quick to react, insisting Baghdad on Friday. a smoking gun.” not saying that isn’t going to happen.” AFP against a possible US attack on Iraq. percent would be willing to marry a North Korean. No Pak bases for war on Iraq: Pak- Reuters Just under 90 percent of istan has ruled out use of its military facil- students said they wo uld be ities by US and allied UK Indians raise willing to have North Kore- forces in case of a ans as “close friends” while war on Iraq. “Pakistan will not allow US and two cheers for 93.9 percent said they would allied forces to use its welcome North Koreans as air, land and naval next-door neighbours. bases in any attack North Koreans topped the on Iraq,” Defence dual citizenship list of countries students Secretary Lt-Gen would like to make friends (Retd) Hamid Nawaz By Rashmee Z Ahmed with at 89.9 percent, followed told the News. He, TIMES NEWS NETWORK by Americans with 84.9 per- however, said the US cent, Chinese with 83.4 per- government has not London: After years of asking for dual citizen- cent, Russians with 81.9 per- approached Pakistan in this regard as ship, sections of the British India community yet. “Pakistan has provided facilities for are happily waving the flag, while others raise cent and Japanese with 80.8 Afghanistan and there is no ambiguity in just two feeble cheers for the newly-promised percent. this regard,” he said. The US currently change. The third cheer, say some leading mem- North Koreans were cho- uses several air bases in Pakistan for its bers of the UK’s east African Indian community, sen as the most popular next- anti-terror operations in Afghanistan. PTI will come when India dares to open its arms a lit- door neighbours with 93.9 Powell rings up Kasuri: US Secre- tle wider and embrace “our community (of percent and as most prefer- tary of State Colin Powell telephoned PIOs)” around the world. able foreign spouses with 55 Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mah- “Dual nationality is an excellent idea, but not percent. mud Kasuri on Friday, the second phone like this, not on this selective basis, India has to Just over 88 percent said call in less than a week from Washing- take responsibility for its people around the they would tour North Korea ton’s top envoy to Pakistani leaders. Ka- world, people such as the victimised Bangladeshi if relevant restrictions were suri, who will make his maiden visit to the Hindus and, also in places like Bali where they removed and 19.8 percent US as foreign minister next month, lob- might now be threatened,” said Mukesh Naker, said they would even settle bied Powell to review the inclusion of president of Leicester’s large and vibrant Asian down in the North. Pakistan on a list of 20 countries whose business community. On reunification, 81 per- male visitors to the US must submit to “In this form, I think I would reject the dual stringent checks. “He informed the sec- cent said they hoped it would nationality offer,” he said. Naker,who fled Kenya Passengers at the Sasso Marconi train station in Italy cross snow covered tracks and make their way to buses after the be realised with just over 78 retary of state that it was causing a lot of in 1968, added that his disappointment would despondency and concern, not only station was closed due to bad weather on Friday. Icy storms whipped across northern Italy laying a blanket of snow from percent saying it would im- probably “be representative of many of my fel- amongst Pakistanis living in the USA but Turin to Venice as temperature dropped to as low as minus 25 degrees Celsius. prove the national image. AFP also in Pakistan,” a foreign ministry state- low east African Indian businessmen”. Perhaps, but not everyone is as gloomy. “It’s a ment said. AFP good start. At least they are acknowledging us, Al-Qaida suspects questioned: In- which is more than the Congress government Peace bid encourages Lankan kids to go to school telligence agents on Friday interrogated did for 40 years” said delighted postmaster two Arab Al-Qaida suspects captured in Ganesh Patel in north London. Colombo: More than 75,000 children, northeast, Minister for Education displaced. pushed back the educational develop- a home on the outskirts of Karachi. Au- Meanwhile, Indian officials here reported most of them minority Tamils, have Karunasena Kodithuwakku told a The huge school enrolment in the ment of children in the northeast, thorities said it was too early to deter- “low-key interest, with telephone calls from the enrolled in schools in Sri Lanka’s for- gathering of parents, newly enrolled main area of conflict was encourag- home to most of Sri Lanka’s two mi- mine whether the pair, who gave their na- community in single digits, in the first 24 hours” mer northeastern war zone, the Edu- children and teachers in the port city ing, the minister said. ‘‘This mani- nority groups: the 3.2 million Tamils, tionalities as Yemeni and Egyptian, were after PM Vajpayee promised dual nationality. senior Al-Qaida figures or minor players. cation Ministry said Friday — anoth- of Trincomalee. fests the emerging unity among our- and 1.4 million Muslims. A police official identified the men as Abu Naker and Patel may represent two ends of the er dividend from the peace process Sri Lanka’s school year began selves and the shedding of petty The 75,000 children were enrolled Hamza, who said he was from Yemen, same argument. Both have long wanted an Indi- that aims to settle 19 years of con- peacefully this week. The govern- thinking that led to the disowning of in grade one across the northeast, and Abu Umar who said he was Egypt- an passport to add to their British one, despite flict. ment and the Tamil Tiger rebels the future for these children...,’’ where many school buildings were ian. They were wanted for “terrorist activ- neither having been born nor having lived in In- During the civil war, only 40,000 to signed a Norwegian-brokered cease- Kodithuwakku said. damaged in the war. Some buildings ities outside Pakistan,” the official said. dia. But Patel is happy with just the passport. 50,000 new students enrolled each fire in February. The two sides com- This week also marked the start of have been repaired. Elsewhere, tents Sindh police chief Syed Kamal Shah said Naker wants more. “I want political rights, be- year in the northeast, said Thillai pleted a fourth round of peace talks UNICEF’s ‘‘Every Child in School were used for classrooms. According the men were being questioned by Pak- cause we can help keep governance under the Nadarajah, a deputy director of the Thursday in Thailand, working to- Program.’’ Ted Chaiban, the agency’s to Kodithuwakku, the dropout rate istani agents for links to the Al-Qaida net- microscope. It’s only through good governance ministry of education. ward an amicable settlement of the Sri Lanka representative, said it held for students in the northeast has work and local Pakistani militants. AFP that overseas Indians will invest in India be- ‘‘We have not had events of this na- differences that have led to some try to get more children into schools. reached a 16 percent, compared to the cause after all, business is business”, said Naker. ture for the past two decades,’’ in the 65,000 deaths and 1.6 million being Kodithuwakku said the war had national average of 4 percent.AP

TOID110103/CR1/13/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † K

14 Saturday,January 11, 2003 The Times of India, New Delhi EDITEDIT PAGEPAGE A THOUGHT FOR TODAY Remote Control Tax We have no use for these dual citizenship cards. Taxing emigrants improvements in information technology ‘Brain-drain’ tax a relatively ‘soft’ target — when will any We are happy to remain Malaysians. and the evidence of the US experience of a government have the gumption to tax rich will ensure citizen-centric income tax system. is the economic agriculturists, who thrive on various — S P Manivasagam reinvestment in An exit tax could be a one-time payment, equivalent of a agrarian subsidies? say of $10,000, at the time of emigration by Another argument in favour of taxing the country that the employer or the emigrant. To the Berlin Wall for emigrants is that a number of them are the Dual Rhetoric produced them employer, it would be a deductible expense our emigrants products of highly subsidised educational Mihir Desai comparable to head-hunting fees. To the Jug Suraiya institutions like IIMs and IITs. They would The BJP — or, more accurately, prime minister Asst Prof of Finance, employee, this could be a forgivable loan Columnist and Associate not have got their foreign jobs were it not Vajpayee — has pulled out yet another non-existent Harvard Business School akin to one taken for educational expenses Editor, TOI for the privileged education that they had rabbit out of its political hat: The gift of the so-called in India. Such a tax could be relatively received. So shouldn’t the parent society dual citizenship to handpicked Pravasi Bharatiyas. Just The machinations of states and corpora- non-distortionary with limited compli- No taxation without representation. expect a payback from them? In short: Pay as predictably perhaps, the media has bought into this tions wanting to control the subcontinent’s ance-costs and a sizable impact. This was the primary rallying call that as you have learnt; not pay as you must imaginary hype. The plain fact is that what Atalji natural resources have historically domi- In a US-like citizen-centric system, tax eventually led to the American war of earn. There are a number of practical ways offered to People of Indian Origin (PIO) on Thursday is nated India’s interactions with the West. authorities would exert jurisdiction over independence and the breaking away from this problem could be got over (such as very far from the idea of citizenship. To begin with, it’s Today, they are more likely characterised Indian citizens regardless of where they mother England. By this yardstick, the repayable student loan schemes) without a strange citizenship that confers no political rights on by the desire to access India’s human live. A combination of exemption and proposal to levy income tax on the basis of recourse to the emigre taxation formula, its recipients. Pravasis will have neither the right to capital reserves. In a recent work with credits would alleviate double taxation. nationality and not on that of the place of which is bad in principle. Agreed that actual residence (and accrual of income) vote nor stand for elections in India. Nor will the grant Devesh Kapur and John McHale, I have The ongoing outflow and existing stock of our IITs and IIMs are indeed ‘islands of would seem equitable. If I, an Indian of this boon allow them to flash passports issued argued that the exodus of the sought-after NRIs make this a high revenue proposal. excellence’ in the Indian sea of shabby segments of the labour pool deserves a Three critiques are likely. i) Won’t India passport holder, reside in the US but by Mother India in foreign lands. In fact, in terms of mediocrity. Why then do so many of their new set of policies that reinforce India’s lose out in a globalised market because of continue to vote here on periodic visits, alumni flee to foreign shores — often into official paper,the new status will presumably amount to long-term ability to succeed in the global such taxes? Not quite. Such proposals could surely I should pay my dollar-earnings a cultural exile, far from familiar faces, no more than the good old I-card, which will obviate the economy.One particularly promising set of strengthen the domestic labour pool, there- tax to my home country? Simple. Or is it? familiar foods, all the myriad sounds and need for pravasis to apply for visas before homecoming. such policies are fiscal instruments for by increasing the competitiveness of local Does political representation mean sights and tastes of the country of their In addition, it will offer to them certain privileges, such India to capitalise on these outflows. firms. India exerts considerable market merely the facility to cast your vote, with birth? Obviously because they cannot as the right to buy and sell property, and benefits, These surging flows are responses to power in this domain. For FY 2001, 48.9 per little or no inclination nor ability to see find in India a quality of livelihood and of like the right to have their kids study in desi schools. immigration policies designed to attract cent of the 330,000 approved H1-B petitions how well or otherwise your mandate is life commensurate with the education Without taking the gloss off this precious largesse, one the highly-skilled into Canada, the UK, came from India. The next largest source being carried out? Many NRIs who exercise they have acquired. might point out that most of these “rights” are available Germany and the US. For instance, an esti- country was China with 8.3 per cent. While their franchise in India are routinely If the ultimate aim of any education is to emigrants as matter of course in many countries. mated 90,000 initial H1-B petitions to the US such market power shouldn’t be taken for appalled by the endemic corruption, not education per se but a process which Aside from citizenship, Atalji offered the pravasis a were approved for Indians in 2001. Their granted with other countries lack of civic amenities, grow- enables the educated individual to dovetail bit of avuncular advice: To integrate “harmoniously” ages (largely 25-34) and educational profiles standing ready, complaints that ing communalism, etc which his or her larger aspirations with the into the political, economic and social life of the host (over 40 per cent with master’s degrees) sourcing will move to other co- are inseparable elements of requirements of a larger society, then our country,while “preserving” and “cherishing” their own make them critical to economic growth as untries instantly seem inflated. TIMES the polity which, in small part, ‘islands of excellence’ are revealed to be (Indic) civilisational heritage. In the normal course, no they spur innovation and represent mas- ii) Wouldn’t it be better to the emigrant proxy vote has ‘ghettoes of frustration’. Instead of seeking one would have disagreed with this sage counsel. sive earning power. That these flows are ensure talented individuals SAMVAD helped to create — and which to put the long leash of taxation on in many cases is exactly The irony of Mr Vajpayee’s advice, however, is that it through one visa programme to one coun- don’t leave in the first place? emigres, our sarkar might do better to try underscores the magnitude of the issue. Absolutely. None of the forego- what the emigrant is fleeing comes from the head of a political parivar which has ask itself why such people leave, and Among the results of these outflows are ing justifies domestic policy complacency. by seeking a livelihood and a life in an address itself to what needs to be done to long questioned the right of religious minorities India’s steadily increasing fiscal stress, the Yet, India is hardly likely to switch to a adoptive country. get them to stay. Not through punitive to their own unique culture in this country. The forced movement away from distortionary first-best solution instantly. It is the country that I chose to live and coercion or compulsion but through free parivar’s cultural nationalism is precisely built around indirect taxes, and the consequent pressure iii) Is another tax desirable, given the work in which constitutes my true political choice, by making working and living the demand that everyone in India, especially the on funding educational institutions. A state government’s inefficiency? Won’t NRIs representation: politics seen not just as an conditions at home sufficiently desirable to minorities, subscribe to a set of ideas, beliefs and unable to provide educational infrastruc- revolt if taxed as citizens? New taxes are abstract right to vote, but as a practical, preclude the search for greener pastures practices that derive from its own highly selective and ture can’t hope to continue producing a made difficult by the general predisposi- everyday engagement with many areas of far afield. But isn’t that an immense task, distorted reading of a pluralistic, open-ended faith like coveted labour force. If the outflows tion against taxes and apprehensions about civic life. How much equity, vis-a-vis my which will take enormous effort and Hinduism. One can only hope that the parivar would continue, one can imagine one of two their abuse. But government expenditures indigenous neighbours, do I enjoy with resources? Of course it is. And precisely see the logic of the prime minister’s argument and outcomes. First, the continued exodus are central to a well-functioning state and regard to facilities and services like health, because of that it is a task proper to the role extend it to the myriad minorities of this ancient land, could leave little room for a virtuous cycle the relevant analysis compares these education for my children, public transport and function of any government which the space for cultural self-expression which can help whereby this resource becomes self-renew- proposals to India’s pre-existing highly etc? The right to tax is — or ought to be — hopes to be taken seriously,and not be seen them become proud citizens of this republic without ing, resulting in India’s descent on the tech- distortionary fiscal instruments. What if based on the government’s ability and/or as a shiftless buckpasser forever looking compromising their unique and diverse identities. nology ladder. Second, and rosier, outcome NRIs cede their citizenship due to citizen- willingness to provide such amenities — for shortcuts to get around obstacles it has In other words, to allow as many Indias to exist at home is where the departure of individuals is ship-centric taxation? Frankly, does it which, incidentally, are almost totally created in the first place. as flourish in the 55 countries from where came the accompanied by a feedback mechanism of matter? Their remittances will continue missing in India. Whether we like it or not, we are living in Successive Indian governments have diaspora that heard Atalji’s message. continued reinvestment in the institutions unabated as will their investments in an increasingly globalised world in which and country that produced them. Indian bonds and their more general inter- signally shirked the basic responsibility walls — political, economic and social — While voluntary remittances and actions with India. More importantly,India of providing civic services which are are rapidly becoming obsolete. Why then borrowings targeted at NRIs are already will have realised a revenue source in the commonplace in those societies which are we trying to set up the economic Nuclear Nemesis crucial to macroeconomic policy-making, first several years of emigration when successfully attract the largest number of equivalent of a Berlin Wall for our emi- they’re unlikely to produce direct invest- citizenship elsewhere is not yet possible. Indian emigrants. Does a government grants — from whose individual enterprise North Korea’s decision to withdraw from the Nuclear ment in the public goods essential to the In today’s global economy, India’s great- which cannot keep its citizens within its and ingenuity we benefit hugely in terms Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) by invoking its supreme nation’s development. An exit tax or a shift est resource is its well-trained, English- official jurisdiction have the right to tax of the remittance economy? Instead of national interests under Article X of the treaty is a in taxation basis from residence to citizen- speaking population. These proposals them when they elect to live elsewhere? encouraging their efforts, why are we try- direct product of the Bush administration’s aggressive, ship would help strengthen the country don’t represent a tax on that resource as Shouldn’t such a government ask itself if it ing to perpetuate the stranglehold of a state unilateralist approach to international security. In the and its educational institutions with much as the recognition that this highly should not more conscionably meet its that they have voted against with their feet? past 12 months, Pyongyang has seen itself dubbed a relatively minimal compliance costs and mobile, much-prized world-economy reso- fiscal crunch by downsizing its own Let’s be clear about it: There can be member of the ‘axis of evil’ along with Iraq and Iran. It inefficiency. These ‘brain-drain taxes’, as urce requires constant reinvestment for bloated and patently ineffectual apparatus, no remote control taxation without a has witnessed the manner in which the world has been Jagdish Bhagwati christened them, are its continued existence. which has created the problem in the re-presentation of the sarkar’s case of powerless to prevent Washington’s military build-up more salient and practicable now,given the (As told to Harsh Kabra) first place? Instead of taxing emigrants — its right to tax. against Baghdad. And it has suffered the indignity of one of its ships being boarded on the high seas by NATO forces even though it was engaged in the perfectly legal export of weapons to Yemen. When the US introduced Music of the Spheres ‘regime change’ into the lexicon of international affairs, it should have realised that the countries being targeted for this kind of illegitimate interference would do everything possible to defend their sovereignty. And Natural Numbers North Korea’s Dear Leader, looking at Saddam By Praveen B Gawali Cultural Heritage Hussein’s predicament these past few months, could be Though insentient, numbers them to establish a belief While patriotism must forgiven for muttering, ‘There, but for the grace of God, perform important functions system wherein they held be evoked, it is go I’. Saddam is vulnerable to US attack precisely in our lives. Numbers do not the natural numbers them- important to remember because he has no weapons of mass destruction. By have a physical entity of selves to be God. that the diaspora pulling out of the NPT, Kim Jong Il is buying insurance their own. They are just an Pythagoras believed in the has its own legitimate of an entirely logical kind. abstraction. Notwithstand- immortality of the soul, interests... Even if one looks at the run-up to the latest nuclear ing, Galileo declared that that there is a relationship India’s strength is its crisis in the Korean peninsula, it is clear that the US is nature can be read only between humans and ani- cultural universalism as much to blame as the North Koreans. According to through mathematics. Sadly, mals; that the human soul and not cultural not many are comfortable can take birth in an animal. the 1994 Agreed Framework (AF) under which North nationalism. with this language. If humans led a disciplined India would be untrue Korea agreed to shut down its graphite-moderated An interesting story un- life, it would prevent the soul Yongbyon reactor, the US was obliged to supply 500,000 to itself if it ever derlines the mundane-ness from taking ‘animal birth’. forgot that it was an tonnes of heavy oil annually until the two light-water of our discomfort with num- Pythagoras was the first to reactors it would supply were fully commissioned. On open society. bers. The story in question prove the theorem that says Lord Bhikhu Parekh November 14 this year, however, the US reneged on involves the 18th century the sum of the squares of the ✥ the AF. Citing unsubstantiated reports that the North philosopher Denis Diderot shorter two sides of a right India’s achievements Koreans were developing nuclear weapons, the US and the Swiss mathemati- triangle is equal to the in diverse fields are a announced a suspension of oil supply. Pyongyang cian Leonhard Euler. In square of the hypotenuse. result of its heritage response to Diderot’s well- The Pythagoreans’ belief — retaliated by restarting Yongbyon. The North Koreans of interactive argued expositions on athe- that everything was made have also noted that Mr Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ threat to openness with the ism, Euler placed before him up of natural numbers and their country was itself violative of Articles II and III of CONVERSATIONS WITH READERS outside world... an algebraic equation and the ratios of these numbers the AF, wherein the US agreed to normalise relations India has given things announced that that parti- — was shaken by the and not threaten Pyongyang. Whatever the prehistory India. International law does not provide to the outside world Pay Our Keep cular equation proved the proof which told them of the current dispute, it is essential that the US work for unilateral deportation in defiance of and received things The 22 million NRIs who constitute the existence of God. The equa- that there was no natural peacefully to resolve the stand-off. It is in nobody’s views of the country to which deportation is from the outside great Indian diaspora testify to the truth tion put Diderot on the number whose square was interest that North Korea quit the NPT.The 1994 Agreed to take place. Lieut Gen Sinha, the governor world throughout of the remark in the Dubyaman cartoon defensive and embarrassed, two. The proof proved Framework must be revived, beginning with the supply of Assam, in his report to the president has its long history. strip (Jan 10) that ‘‘it does not pay to be an observed that from 1993 to September 1998, he fumbled with his scho- their religious beliefs to be of heavy oil, and the US must move rapidly towards Indian’’. By conferring honours and the BSF tried to hand over 39,745 illegal larly arguments. Because he miserably wrong. What am I proud of establishing normal relations with Pyongyang. Above supposed privileges like dual citizenship migrants to Bangladesh Rifles, which did not understand the Religion based on ‘num- as an Indian? It is the all, the US should realise that strident language and the on emigres, the Indian government in effect accepted only 9,253. Acceptance figures equation, he was un- bers’ is a verita- openness of our threat of force — whether against North Korea or Iraq is saying that the most patriotic Indians were down to 55 till September 1998 when able to counteract ble illusion. Invest- culture and our — will only further undermine the already weakened are those who leave India for greener the report was submitted. Politicisation of it. Diderot lost the ing dogmatic faith heritage — inclusive architecture of international arms control. pastures abroad from where they can this problem has made the task of law point even without a into some concept, openness to settle channel much-needed remittances and enforcing agencies even more difficult. contest although which appears to disputes to a dialogue foreign investment to the mother country. — Brig S P Sinha (Retd), Noida what Euler did bor- be an inviolable and interactive THE openness to give to — Jagdish Bhatia, via e-mail dered on rubbish. SPEAKING ‘truth’, at a particu- A Preity Hero There is some- lar given time, may and take from the Daylight Robbery outside world. In the movie Karan Arjun, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Immigrant Issues thing surreally nat- TREE turn out to be a de- Day after depressing day,we read news- ural to numbers viation. Pythagore- Amartya Sen Khan destroy a band of armed baddies with a catapult With reference to the report ‘Tracking of paper stories of great bank robberies and ✥ and the aashirvaad of their mother from a previous that prompted people like ans put natural numbers migrants not easy: Police’ (Jan 9), swindles by a handful of well-heeled Leopold Kronecker to an- on a pedestal and revered Mera joota hai Japani, birth. In Baazigar, with the blessings of a mother from identifying foreign nationals who enter operators. Yet, not a single word has escaped nounce, “God made the them as God. But, the Yeh patloon the same birth, Shahrukh runs amok. In Vaastav and India with valid papers and then overstay or from the lips of either the prime minister, natural numbers; all else is fact that there exist other Englishtani Hathyar, both directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, Sanjay disappear is entirely different from illegal his deputy,or the finance minister, or even the work of man”. Kronecker numbers in addition to the Sar pe laal topi Rusi Dutt repeatedly faces off the opposition’s bullets and infiltration. Disappearance after getting the line-up of sangh parivar’s bigwigs, who is not the only one to have natural numbers unnerved Phir bhi dil hai bluster. Rakesh Roshan has not only beaten up umpteen into the country is clearly a consequence of otherwise never miss a chance to go to the attached religious signifi- them. The Pythagoreans put Hindustani. on-screen villains but has directed son Hrithik to do the lack of co- ordination between law enforcing press with loud professions of patriotism. cance to numbers. Pythago- Hippassus to death when (The shoes I wear same. And, in many of today’s movies, Preity Zinta has agencies. Illegal infiltration of millions of However, as soon as American president ras discovered harmony in he dared to disprove the are Japanese, The played the role of the young woman whose honour has Bangladeshis into India is also a separate George W Bush announced a new policy of the pleasing sounds created Pythagoreans’ faith and trousers, English, been protected by heroes like Shahrukh, Salman, Sanjay issue, their large numbers having now made cracking down on illegal immigrants, our by successive notes produced belief in the universality of My cap is Russian, and Hrithik who beat up eve-teasers and worse. Yet, on deportation impossible. Besides, successive copycat netas and babus have become by strings that had lengths in natural numbers. Yet — my heart prime ministers of Bangladesh, including Thursday at Mumbai’s special MCOCA court which is busy with their pronouncements that the simple ratios of one to the Truth is a derivative of the remains Hindustani.) Sheikh Hasina, have gone on record saying looking into the nexus between Bollywood and the nation is in peril because of ‘millions of other. This ‘harmonious’ dis- past and a product of the Lyrics from the film that no Bangladeshis are living illegally in Bangladeshis’ and Pakistanis who have underworld, it was Preity Zinta who did not retract from covery led Pythagoras and current ‘time’. There is also ‘Shri 420’ overstayed in this country.The question is his followers to deify natural a hidden truth, yet to be ✥ her statement to the police that she had received a call how long will our leaders continue to hide numbers. They believed that discovered, tucked into the Culture being a pursuit while the film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was being From timesofindia.com behind bogus headlines while millions of the entire universe could be womb of the future. The past of our total perfection made and that the caller had told her “Bhai ka aadmi bol citizens go hungry,even as public money is understood in terms of natu- viewed through whichever by means of getting to raha hoon. Pachaas lakh rupiye bhej do, nahin to takleef being siphoned off to line the pockets of a Reality Check ral numbers and their ratios. knowledge prism, seen from know, on all the matters mein aajaogi.” Whereas, some of Preity’s heroes were few favoured industrialists and politicians. According to them, the the vantage point of today, which most concern among the 13 witnesses who the cops said had resiled on While India is looking towards And why are the opposition parties silent moving planets demonstrat- always reveals ‘truths’ gone us, the best which has statements citing extortion and were declared hostile by garnering as much of Non-Resident about these daylight robberies? ed the divine nature of these awfully wrong. The future, been thought and said the prosecution. On his day in court, Salman Khan Investment as it can during the Pravasi — Ghulam Muhammed, via e-mail natural numbers by the play because it keeps evolving and in the world. stated that the police had not shown him the statement Bharatiya Divas, Ujjal Dosanjh makes Letters to this column should be addressed to Letters c/o Edit page of ‘the music of the spheres’. changing, always turns out a valid point in ‘Pravasi Pangs’ (Q&A, Matthew Arnold they had recorded. And the ‘baazigar’ had, in the course Editor, The Times of India, 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi- Some numbers even took on right. On the other hand, the ✥ of his court appearance, even indulged in dialogue of Dec 9) that ‘‘old habits and methods will 110002. email:[email protected] human qualities, and came to past has an incorrigibly stat- We should know how to the filmi kind while denying that he had ever told the have to change to promote fair play,merit, No 10 Vol. 54. Air charge: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai ,Cochin, Chennai & via be recognised as ‘masculine’, ic quality to it. When nature Rs.3, Indore and via 50 paise. National edition: No aircharge.Price in Nepal: NEP Rs 5, except Sun- inherit, because cops that he had received extortion threats. Maybe it’s honesty and accountability in daily life’’. day: NEP Rs 7. RNI No. 508/57 MADE IN NEW DELHI REGD. NO. DL-25002/92. Published for the ‘feminine’ and ‘amicable’. has never remained static, proprietors, Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd., by Balraj Arora at Times House, 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar inheriting is culture. We can only hope that our politicians, Marg, New Delhi - 110 002 and printed by him at 13, Site IV Industrial Area, Sahibabad (UP), ‘Times time for Bollywood to direct a film where Preity Zinta House’, Plot No. 2, Block EM, Sector V, Salt Lake City, Calcutta 700 091, Karuna Age Publications The knowledge of the rela- why should the most evolved who are currently going all out to charm Pvt. Ltd, A-44/54, Mancheswar Ind. Estate, Bhubaneswar 751017, Pearl Printwell Ltd.,Kumhrar,Pat- Thomas Mann protects the likes of Shahrukh, Salman, Sanjay and na-800020 and MNS Printers Pvt. Ltd., Industrial Area, Phase II, Panchkula, Haryana-134109 Regd. tionship between the ratios species of the universe NRIs, are listening. Office: Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Mumbai - 400 001.Editor (Delhi Market): Umesh Anand-respon- Hrithik from the big, bad underworld. The dress design- sible for selection of news under PRB Act. Executive Editor: Shekhar Bhatia. © All rights reserved. of natural numbers and the stagnate in the past? R K Malhotra, New Delhi Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is prohibited. Postal er can always decide who gets to wear the bangles. Registration No.: TN/Chief PMG/399/2002 musical scale emboldened http://spirituality.indiatimes.com

TOID110103/LR1/14/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † K

The Times of India, New Delhi, Saturday,January 11, 2003

Ringing in reforms Marketing lustre must Exports to sweeten Superjumbo deal Philippine president Gloria India’s coloured gemstone Arroyo has signed a landmark industry needs strategic India’s sugar exports can jump 50% Malaysian Airlines has signed a deal with law enabling the nation’s banks marketing & alliances to compete this season to 15 lakh tonnes if the Airbus Industrie to buy 6 double-decker to unload billions of dollars of with gold and diamond jewellery, proposed ocean freight subsidy and A380-800 superjumbo jets. Industry sources bad loans and unveiling reforms International Coloured Gemstone bartering with palm oil or armaments estimate the planes would cost holding firm to fuel economic growth Association has said are put into practice in the near future Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd $1.5 bn

SBI mulling CREDIT CARD Infy Q3 net up, but below expectations WOES TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES in financial year 2002-03 that the Nas- nies.’’ reduction in daq-listed company has raised its rev- Though the stock market appeared Visa joins issue Bangalore/New Delhi: Infosys China unit delayed enue projection. disappointed with the results, ana- Technologies said on Friday that its Infosys now expects to garner rev- lysts feel this could be a short term net profit for the quarter ending De- New Delhi: Procedural delays are hampering Infosys’s plans to enue to the tune of Rs 3,578-Rs 3,592 phenomenon. lending rates cember 31, 2002 (Oct-Dec) stood at Rs crore for 2002-03, an increase of On the BSE, Infosys stock was with MasterCard 256.31 crore, up by 24.4 per cent com- set up a development centre in around Rs 400 crore, substantial when down 0.98 per cent at close on Friday. isa and MasterCard have long con- Mumbai: Close on the heels of a cut in pared to Rs 206.04 crore during the China, said COO S Gopalakrish- compared to its sales forecast made at Income from software development sidered each other bitter rivals, the interest rate on long term domestic nan, adding that the company corresponding period of the last fis- the beginning of this fiscal. services and products registered a ro- but a fierce legal battle has forced deposits, the State Bank of India is now cal. The profit rose on booming out- was in touch with the Chinese V ‘‘Infosys continues to enjoy the con- bust growth of 45 per cent, going up them to fight on the same side. A New contemplating a downward revision in its government to resolve the issues. sourcing business, but still failed to fidence of marque clients. Global cor- from Rs 660.80 crore to Rs 958.64 crore. York judge on Friday will hear summary prime lending rates. Gopalakrishnan, however, de- meet expectations, leading its stock to porates are seeking robust, financial- It added 23 new clients during the judgment arguments in a class-action “The soft interest rate stance contin- clined to specify these issues. slide. ly strong and world-class partners quarter. anti-trust suit brought by Wal-Mart ues. We have reduced deposit rates by 25 Infosys, the first major software During the last quarter, Infosys opened a representative office in such as Infosys to outsource their IT Progeon, the BPO subsidiary, is ex- Stores Inc and 4 million other retailers. points and a revision (cut) in short and firm to report results, benefited from Beijing which will probably be requirements,’’ Nandan Nilekani, In- pected to become profitable in the The suit argues that the credit card com- long end PLR rate cannot be ruled out”, global companies sourcing cheaper converted into a branch office fosys MD and CEO, said here. next one year, Mohandas Pai, chair- panies leveraged their market power to SBI MD PN Venkatachalam told re- software products and services as soon. ‘‘When we are able to set up However, despite the good YoY re- man of Progeon, said. ‘‘The company promote their own systems in the grow- porters after opening a personal banking pressure to cut cost mounted in a de- the development centre, we will sults ‘‘these are well short of expecta- will turn from red to black in the next ing debit card market, charging higher branch (PBB) in the adjoining thane dis- pressed global economy. proceed.’’ Gopalakrishnan also tions’’, said Arun Kejriwal, director 3-4 quarters.’’ With revenues of Rs fees that were passed on to consumers. trict here on Friday.The current PLR for Buoyed by the upsurge in global IT at Kris Research. ‘‘Clearly, margins 8.21 crore for the quarter ending De- While Visa and MasterCard each have short and long tenure credit were among said Infosys was already engaged spends, the company also announced in exploring market opportuni- being under pressure is borne out by cember 31, the BPO company added separate diaphanous teams and are only the lowest in the industry, Venkatacha- an improved financial outlook for the these numbers. This could be the one client in the last quarter to take named together in one part of the suit, ties in China.TNN lam said but declined to provide any fur- current year. This is the second time trendsetter for other software compa- its customer-tally to four. they have filed joint briefs asserting the ther details on cut in PLR. SBI’s short and same fundamental arguments. Both say long term PLR are pegged at 10.75 per that their policy of forcing retailers to cent and 11.25 per cent respectively. Maruti expands “honour all cards” with the associations’ “We expect a change in the yield pat- Delhi welcomes a beautiful mind logos provides more choice to consumers tern on government securities where dif- TOI and that other payment networks—such ference in short and long duration gilts used car business as NYCE, MAC, STAR and PULSE—are was just 60-65 basis points”, he said still thriving. Retailers argue the policy adding such a situation was unsustain- By Byas Anand unfairly forces any business that signs on able and yields on 10-year paper are ex- TIMES NEWS NETWORK for the credit card system to also accept pected to stabilise around six per cent. New Delhi: Maruti Udyog is driving its debit transactions at higher fees. On the drive to attach and recover as- cars closer to four-wheeler aspirants. The The 1996 suit—which was delayed sets from defaulters under The Securiti- firm has decided to expand its used car while the parties disputed its class-action sation Act, he said SBI has already at- business and now offer up to seven-year-old status in appeals courts—highlights the tached assets in 12 cases through out the pre-owned Maruti cars under the True Val- unique relationship between the leading country, including a paper mill and a ho- ue brand to attract two-wheeler owners. payment card companies. Both compa- tel in Maharashtra circle. Maruti True Value, which so far sold only nies are private associations comprised The board of the asset recovery compa- cars up to four-years-old and had covered predominantly of the same member ny, where SBI is one of the major share- 60,000 km, will now sell cars up to seven- banks, most of whom issue or have issued holders, would shortly formulate a policy years-old and have covered up to one lakh both Visas and MasterCards. on valuation, recovery and sale of of as- km. Under the scheme, a pre-owned 1997 “We find ourselves in the same position sets as well as management of assets un- model Maruti 800, to be completely refur- because we are a similar organisation der banks’ charge, he said. bished by Maruti and even fitted with new and have similar reasons for having an Venkatachalam said the personal bank- tyres, could be bought for close to Rs 85,000. ‘honour all cards’ rule,” said Stephen ing branches would help increase SBI re- This may sound higher than the existing Theoharis, senior V-P and director of lit- tail business with each branch having au- used car market price, but Maruti officials igation at Visa, of the Wal-Mart suit. tomated teller machines (ATMs). say True Value cars would be completely He said any payment systems network The share of over 70 PBBs in the total overhauled and would come with three free would support the same argument be- deposits and advances was Rs 1,562 crore Nobel laureate John F Nash Jr (left) inaugurates the new technology centre at IBM’s India Research Lab. services and a warranty scheme. cause universal acceptance is central to and Rs 1,155 crore respectively at the end Nash, who is in the city to attend a seminar on game theory, appeared tired of all the zero-sum questions. “This would, in effect, be a better deal as the systems’ functionality. But to Lloyd on October 2002, he added.PTI we will be providing an assured product to Constantine—who represents the plain- the consumer,” a senior company official tiffs and has described Visa and Master- said. “Besides, the True Value outlets pro- Card as a “credit card cartel”—the com- vide an easy finance scheme specially de- panies used the rule in an attempt to mo- Fund managers bullish on overseas equities signed by Maruti, helping buyers own a nopolise the debit card market. four-wheeler by paying a little extra com- Visa and MasterCard’s offline form of TIMES NEWS NETWORK ment officer, Zurich Mutual. against $ 500 million, that too debt papers overseas are measures in the face of pared to a new motorcycle.” debit payment, which requires a signa- Citing this move as one permitted only in high quali- quite minimal, it just doesn’t mounting foreign exchange Mumbai: Finance minister Moreover, all existing Maruti customers ture, costs $ 1.50 per $ 100 transaction, re- more step closer to capital ac- ty debt securities. However, make economic sense to in- reserves, now put at over $70 will now have the option of exchanging tailers say. This compares with 10 cents Jaswant Singh’s announce- count convertibility, a fund analysts were quite sceptical vest abroad though this may billion, Jaswant Singh said. ment on Friday permitting their existing cars with new Maruti cars at for rival offline systems that require en- manager said that the minis- on the impact this move will not be the case with equi- Though the mutual funds True Value outlets, irrespective of the age tering personal identification numbers. funds to invest in listed secu- ter’s move to relax ADR/GDR make since out of the $ 500 ties,’’ said a Templeton Mu- are permitted to invest rities abroad has opened up of their vehicles. Market watchers pointed Updated damage claims that have been proceeds also is a step in the million maximum ceiling, tual fund manager. abroad in listed companies out that the scheme has been expanded to one more investment avenue under seal could be disclosed on Friday, right direction. Indian com- till date only less than $ 3 mil- S Naganath, chief invest- up to $1 billion, they should attract lot of four-wheeler aspirants. Constantine said. In the past, he has said for investors as most equity panies can now retain their lion has been invested in ment officer, DSP Merrill have at least 10 per cent Under this extended scheme, MUL has de- damages were about $ 13 billion, based on fund managers sounded bull- entire ADR and GDR pro- global debt papers through Lynch Mutual said that fund shareholding listed on a cided that up to 5-year old used cars that the extra costs retailers say they were ob- ish on overseas equities. ceeds for future forex re- two mutual funds -Templeton houses which has foreign recognised stock exchange in have covered 60,000 km will get a one-year ligated to incur for the debit payment ‘‘Of course, this move is quirement against the pres- Mutual and Sun F&C Mutu- partners can cash in on their India in the year of invest- warranty, while same cars that have cov- process requiring customers’ signature. quite positive and we need to ent limit of $10,000. al. ‘‘This is because, when the fund management skills to ment. This, analysts said, is ered 70,000-km will be entitled to a 6-month That preliminary estimate, would bring have more understanding on On mutual funds’ overseas Indian rupee is appreciating invest in overseas equities. quite restrictive since most warranty.Maruti True Value currently has the total claim to $ 39 billion because dam- the overseas markets,’’ said investments, at present, the against the US dollar and the The government has been multinationals are delisting over 4,000 customers and 16 exclusive out- ages are tripled in anti-trust suits. Reuters Prashant Jain, chief invest- limit is set at $ 1 billion as interest rates of high quality emboldened to take these from Indian markets. lets across 13 cities.

EXECUTIVE DIGEST PC sales up 18% in April-Sept zone should identify an area gional head, corporate ban- New Delhi: Personal Com- revise our earlier growth has been jointly done with NATIONAL ITC promises a royal marriage within the zone as an inland king (south), IDBI Bank, said. puter sales during the first projections from 15 to 20 per IMRB also noted that the as- for NRIs: International Travel container depot or a half of the current fiscal cent during the fiscal which sembled PCs market account- Coca-Cola cuts prices: House, an ITC group company, is container freight station (CFS) BG: Viability of Pipavav have registered an 18 per cent is expected to cross two mil- ed for 48 per cent of the total After cutting prices of its wooing NRIs for holding mar- which would contain common hinges on LNG supply: growth over the same period lion units”. For the second sales from 44 per cent in the brands in Mumbai recently, riages back home in royal British oil and gas major BG Coca-Cola on Friday has user facilities with public last fiscal with sales crossing half of the current fiscal (Oc- same period last year while palaces. The wedding group has indicated that its 9.5 lakh units. tober-March), he said the pro- Indian brand marginally im- announced a reduction in management pack- authority status equipped LNG import terminal at Pi- Sequentially, the industry jection is a little over 10 lakh proved their marketshare to prices for - Coke, Thums Up, age offers a royal with the requisite infrastruc- ture to handle export and pavav, Gujarat would not be has grown 10 per cent, Vinni units (1,060,000). In fiscal, 22 per cent from 20 per cent Limca, Sprite and Fanta - in marriage including viable if it was unable to se- some of the key markets in airfare, receptions import cargo. Mehta, executive Director, 2001-02, PC sales had record- in the same period last year. cure the three million tonnes MAIT (Manufacturers Asso- ed 16.7 lakh sales. MNC brands registered a North India — Rajasthan and and honeymoon. 22 investment projects LNG supply contract of Na- ciation of Information Tech- “The turnaround in PC fall in their marketshare dur- Uttar Pradesh. While the re- get environmental nod: tional Thermal Power Corpo- duction is Rs 5 for 200 ml nology) told reporters on Fri- sales could be attributed to ing period to 30 per cent from Government accorded envi- ration (NTPC). “We need to bottle, it’s Rs 8 for 300 ml day after announcing the increased consumption by 36 per cent in the same period ronmental clearance to 22 in- secure firm commitment on bottles. “The prices for both vestment projects besides consumption before investing first-half industry perform- telecom, banking and finan- last fiscal. PC sales to the the categories have been cut ance review of 2002-03. cial services, manufacturing, business segment improved by 10-15 per cent. The objec- approving 40 proposals for in the terminal,” BG India forest clearance during the CEO Nigel Shaw said. Terming it a first time IT-enabled services and gov- by 24 per cent but to the tive is to improve the afford- ever, he said “improved buy- ernment sector”, Mehta Said. households, it declined by ability factor and increase last month. As many as eight industrial, two mining, two riv- Leo Burnett to hike ing sentiments has made us The MAIT review which one per cent. PTI availability by bringing prod- stake in TLG to 79%: The ucts within arms reach of the er valley and ten infrastruc- Ajit Ninan ture and miscellaneous proj- decks appear to have been consumer,” Vipul Saurabh, cleared for advertising major Coca-Cola India region ects were approved by the phone for long distance serv- Govt accords port Leo Burnett Worldwide to Watch makers see Microsoft operations director said. ministry of environment and ices and would also fix inter- status for SEZs: In a bid to forests in December 2002, an hike its stake in TLG India to New long-distance tariff connection charges between facilitate trade from special official release said. beyond 79 per cent by for basic operators: TRAI two points (cities) in January,” economic zones, government offering a buyback option to will come out with new tariff has declared all such zones IDBI Bank unveils existing Indian shareholders entry as a threat to business he said. On the issue of Cellu- for long distance calls and disbursement solution: of the subsidiary. Leo Burnett, lar Operators Association of as ports, and directed them also fix interconnection to identify areas which would IDBI Bank has come out with which at present holds 74 per Seattle/Tokyo: Faced with the entry of a system it calls DirectBand. The watches charges between two points India’s petition with regard to contain the requisite infra- a new cash disbursement so- cent stake in TLG India, new deep-pocketed rival, watchmakers and could start at $ 150 and would also have fea- for basic telephone services tariffs, Verma said BSNL was structure to handle export lution for corporate clients, plans to buy back 252 of its companies that make a range of devices that tures such as automatic updating from an this month, its chairman MS initially allowed to offer attrac- and import cargo. The designed as “a one stop shop shares from resident Indians Microsoft Corp wants to wire with its own atomic clock. Verma said. “We will come out tive tariffs with free incoming finance ministry has directed for corporate payables pro- to take its stake up to “smart” software see both an opportunity “The technology that Microsoft decided to with new tariff for basic tele- facility for 90 days only. that each special economic cessing”, R Narasimhan, re- 79.28 per cent. and a threat. use requires someone with very deep pock- Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced ets,” Keithline said, “They’ve come out with on Wednesday that the world’s largest soft- a really neat technology. INTERNATIONAL Intel announces new Honda to boost bike China’s foreign trade ware company was mounting a new push to Microsoft announced that it was develop- chipset for laptops: In a output in India, China: sets new record in 2002: move beyond PCs and into everyday objects ing watches with Japan’s Citizen Watch Co Sony Music chairman break with its tradition of The world’s top motorcycle China’s foreign trade in- using technology Microsoft calls SPOT, for Ltd—one of only three large global timepiece making ever faster computer maker Honda said on Friday it creased by a fifth year-on- smart personal objects technology. makers already selling radio-controlled quits, to start own label: year to a record of $620.79 Sony Music chairman and processors, Intel Corp’s would sharply step up pro- SPOT-enabled watches and everyday ob- clocks—and US watchmaker Fossil Inc. newest chip, dubbed Centri- duction in China and India billion in 2002 with jects such as refrigerator magnets will carry Microsoft may be grabbing headlines by re- chief executive Tommy Mot- exports registering an tola, who was responsible for no, will be slower than current this year in a bid to increase software that will allow them to display snip- calling the futuristic designs popularised by processors, while giving fu- its share of the fast growing impressive growth of 22.3 building the careers of Mariah per cent. pets of information, such as an upcoming ap- fictional comic book detective Dick Tracy,but Carey, Celine Dion and other ture laptops longer battery life markets. The Japanese com- pointment, phone numbers and weather fore- Japan’s Casio Computer Co Ltd, the world’s superstars, announced he and built-in wireless network- pany, also a major car maker, casts, Gates said. top maker of digital timepieces, said “smart” was leaving the company to ing capabilities. Speaking at will boost its motorcycle pro- ET INSTA POLL “I think this has been an obvious area of watches are nothing new. start his own music label. The the International Consumer duction in China this year by interest for someone in the electronics field,” The maker of the shock-resistant “G- Can departure ends Mottola’s 14- Electronics Show, Intel chief 50 per cent to 1.5 million Yesterday’s results: said Wilson Keithline, director of advanced Shock” watch and its fashionable, younger year tenure at Sony, though executive Craig Barrett said units, a Honda Motor spokes- designed-in-India cars make a Japan’s Asahi Mutual Life dent in the global auto market? products at privately held Timex Corp. Mid- sibling the “Baby-G” said it first introduced the new label is being created Insurance president Yuzuru the Centrino microprocessor, woman said. The firm will also dlebury, Connecticut-based Timex already the radio-controlled wrist watch in 1996 and in partnership with Sony. Mot- Fujita announced in Tokyo chip set and networking tech- increase production in India Yes 62% No 36% sells a watch called Data Link that works plans to sell over one million “Wave-ceptor” tola joined the company when nology would be released in by 24 per cent to 2.3 million on Friday it scrapped a plan • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users with Microsoft software to retrieve schedul- watches this year. it was CBS Records in 1987. who chose to participate, and not necessarily of to merge with Japan’s top the first half of the year. Bar- motorcycles this year. “China ing and contacts information from a PC. Data Casio said the “Wave-ceptor”, which also Sony is letting him out of his rett said Intel will announce and India are both huge mar- the general public. non-life insurance group Link works by having a special sensor on the tunes into an atomic clock through radio contract two years early. Millea Holdings by 2004, to by March which laptop mak- kets, with a lot of growth po- Today’s question: Should India follow China in abolishing per- watch read flashing bars of light on a com- waves to ensure complete accuracy, is out- There is no name yet for Mot- concentrate on reviving its ers will build Centrino into tential,” said the spokes- manent jobs in the public sector? puter monitor, much like Morse code trans- pacing demand for timepieces capable of tak- tola’s new company. finances. their machines. woman. mitted at a distance with light signals. ing colour photos or navigational watches Microsoft plans to have its watches receive equipped with satellite-based global position- US $: 48.35 UK £: 77.75 C $: 31.15 Euro: 50.85 S Fr: 34.80 Yen (100): 40.40 Selling rate travellers cheques RUPEE VALUE No Kr: 7.00 Se Kr: 5.55 A $: 27.90 NZ $: 25.80 S $: 27.85 HK $: 6.20 Source: SBI, Mumbai data over FM radio spectrum that it leases, a ing system (GPS).Reuters

TOID110103/CR1/15/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † K

16 Saturday,January 11, 2003 BUSINESS TIMES The Times of India, New Delhi Hero Honda Q3 net rises 15% Industrial Soft rate regime to TIMES NEWS NETWORK first nine months of the year be next year when competi- production up at Rs 431.80 crore over Rs tion will catch up faster,” New Delhi: Hero Honda Mo- 310.37 crore in the correspon- says an analyst. continue: Jalan tors Ltd on Friday beat mar- ding period last year. Profit The bike major, which has 3.7% in Nov ket expectations by posting a TIMES NEWS NETWORK change reserves were at before tax went up to Rs 664 till now concentrated on the TIMES NEWS NETWORK around $ 70 billion. Even the 14.6 per cent surge in net crore from Rs 476 crore. 100cc segment of the market, New Delhi: India will con- long term external debt had profit for the third quarter The operating margin for is now poised to drive into New Delhi: Industrial pro- tinue to follow the soft inter- declined in the recent past. this fiscal at Rs 152.80 crore. the first nine months stood at the higher-end bike market duction for November was est rate regime. However the Most importantly,he said, in- However, analysts pointed 15.54 per cent, while total with a 200cc plus motorcycle around 3.7 per cent higher central bank would not re- flation remained at low level. out that the road ahead was turnover was Rs 1,397.82 scheduled to be introduced in than in November 2001, ac- sort to another round of cording to figures released by When some of the NRIs bumpy as rivals, particularly crore in Q3 and Rs 3,946.38 the first-half of 2003. REPO (repurchase operation the department of statistics. complained about quality of Bajaj Auto, was catching up crore (up 21 per cent) in the Its scrip were unchanged of government securities) Its estimate of the cumula- services provided by some of fast. first nine months. With this, at the Bombay Stock Ex- rate cut in near future, Re- tive growth in the mining, the foreign banks operating A consistent surge in its the firm is poised to achieve change (BSE) after the earn- serve Bank of India governor manufacturing and electrici- in India, Jalan suggested motorcycle sales helped the its target of $1 billion ings announcement, but by Bimal Jalan said on Friday. ty sectors during April-No- them to bank with new pri- firm post a 39.1 per cent Addressing a session on fi- turnover by the end of this close they inched up 0.32 per vember 2002 over the corre- vate sector banks like ICICI growth in net profit for the fiscal. “But the real test will cent to Rs 250.50. nancial services at Pravasi sponding period in 2001 is (in Bharatiya conference, organ- bank and HDFC Bank which percentages) are: 5.7, 5.4 and ised by government of India provide world class services 4.0 per cent, respectively. and FICCI, Jalan assured the at low cost. Overall industrial growth Apravasi Bhartiya (People of The chief of Insurance was boosted by a phenome- Indian Origin) that Indian fi- Regulatory and Development nal performance of the capi- nancial system is one of the Authority (IRDA) N Ran- tal goods sector which grew safest system in the world. gachary invited NRIs to buy 9.6 per cent during November This has also been testified insurance policies from Indi- compared to 1.9 per cent by International Monetary an companies for themselves in 2001. Fund and other internation- and their relatives in India. al organisations, he said. This would give them good However, he expressed con- opportunities to invest in the cern over its efficiency, long term papers. which resulted in high real SEBI chairman GN Bajpai interest rate regime. informed the gathering that Jalan said that country’s the country was going to in- economy was in very good troduce screen-based trad- health and expected it to ings in government and cor- grow at 5 to 5.5 per cent in the porate debt papers. SEBI was current year. The country also introducing measures to had no short term external improve corporate gover- debt while the foreign ex- nance, he said. BASF set to buy Hindustan Inks By Baiju Kalesh domestic printing ink indus- TIMES NEWS NETWORK try with sales of Rs 585 crore and a profit after tax of Rs Mumbai: BASF AG, the $32 48.3 crore in 2001-02. billion German chemical gi- Prashant Desai, a director ant, is all set to acquire Hin- on the board of Hindustan dustan Inks Ltd from the Bi- Inks, declined to confirm the lakhias for about Rs 600 crore sale. ‘‘We are in touch with at Rs 440 per share. The deal many global ink companies will give BASF a leadership and are discussing business position in the domestic ink contracts. It is not our policy market. to comment on market specu- The two companies are ex- lation,’’ he said. Another sen- pected to ink the deal shortly. ior company official said, The German company’s ‘‘we have no information and lawyers have arrived in the hence cannot comment on city and are slated to begin fi- the development.’’ nal negotiations with the Bi- DSP Merrill Lynch is ad- lakhias from Thursday, vising BASF on the deal, in- sources said. Hindustan Inks vestment banking sources is the market leader in the said.

TOID110103/CR1/16/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † K

The Times of India, New Delhi Saturday,January 11, 2003 17

DELHI SALES: B-1, FIRST FLOOR, L.S.C. MARKET, “J” BLOCK, SAKET, NEW DELHI. SALES: TEL.: 26521420, 26568576, 26568954. SERVICE:- CALL CENTRE:- 9628 096066. SOUTH DELHI: Lajpat Nagar: Arvee Sales Agencies, Tel.: 26837498, 26833782. Arvee Enterprises, Tel.: 26833547, 26917797. Yusuf Sarai: Sameer Electronics, Tel.: 26516426, 26517244. R. K. Puram: Raj Electronics, Mohan Singh Market, Tel.: 26184581, 26101163. Kalkaji: Lamba Electronics, Tel.: 26417203, 26452957. Madangir: Maken TV Centre, Tel.: 26084191, 26083118. Malviya Nagar: Amar Electronics, Tel.: 26671189, 26090696. Neeru Electronics Tel.: 26671635. Tughlaqabad Extn.: South Delhi Electronics (P) Ltd., Tel.: 26080001, 26080002. Kotla Mubarakpur: Aris- to TV & Refrigeration Corpn. Tel.: 24692814, 24625463. Govindpuri: Saluja Enterprises, Tel.: 26449194, 26028997. Badarpur: R.K. Electronics. Tel.: 26942959, 26953426, Sanjay Enterprises, Tel.: 26948135, 26944262. Sarojini Nagar: Manchanda Electronics, Tel.: 24673776. Khanpur: Shilpi Time & Sound, Tel.: 26081354, 26088371. Sangam Vihar: Tripathi Enterprises, Tel.: 26087845. I.N.A. Colony: Jagdambe Gallery, Tel.: 24697191. Jamia Nagar Okhla: R. K. Vision, Tel.: 26910026, 26314483. WEST DELHI: Janakpuri: K.C.O.P. Distributors, Tel.: 25381982, 25381989. Royal Traders, Tel.: 25554408, 25531724. Main Patel Nagar Road: Rakesh Electronics, Tel.: 25703864, 25706388. Mohit Electronics, Tel.: 25891540, 25891542. Vikas Puri: Shee- ba Electronics, Near Gurudwara,Tel.: 25549743, 25549654. Prahalad Market, Karol Bagh: Baweja TV Centre,Tel.: 25721201, 25723065. Uttam Nagar: Vidya Electronics,Tel.: 25648296, 25646857. Mohan Garden: Gharana Audio Gallery,Tel.: 25351570, 25358330. Ganesh Nagar: Sawan Sales Agencies,Tel.: 25156567, 25166567. Jail Road: Audio Point,Tel.: 25135363, 25140021. Electronic Palace,Tel.: 25615521. Nangal Raya: Grover Electronics,Tel.: 25408135, 25141518. Tilak Nagar: Sarna Electronics,Tel.: 25416755, 25158574. Palam: Super Electronics,Tel.: 25084598, 25080196, Manoj Electronics Tel. 25366364. Raja Garden: Mahajan Electronics,Tel.: 25102264, 25160221. Moti Nagar: Anand Enterprises,Tel.: 25460073, 25446765. West Sagarpur: New Rajdhani Electronics, Tel.: 25384210, Sunny Electronics, Tel. 25394776, 25393368. Tagore Garden Extn: Star Electronics, Tel.: 25161858, 25117445. NORTH DELHI: Model Town II: Jagota Enterprises, Tel.: 27233414, 27228538. Rohini, Avantika: P.K. Electronics, Tel.: 27174139. Clock Tower: Juneja Electricals, Tel.: 23919614. Wazirpur: Aggarwal Electronics, Tel.: 27144013, 27420588. Trinagar: J. K. Electronics, Tel.: 27192511. Narela: Parashar Electronics, Tel.: 27783793, 27786869. Unique Trading Co., Tel.: 27207494, 27207495. Kishan Ganj: Rimpy Electronics, Tel.: 23614289, 23513525. Nangloi: Rahul Electronics, Tel.: 25474074, 25475324. Rohini Sect.-3: Shree Sudarshan Electronics, Tel.: 27167161. Sant Nagar (Burari): Avis Sales. Tel.: 27128364, 27466820. CENTRAL DELHI: Daryaganj: Chawla Electronics, Tel.: 23272293, 23278789. Vikram Electronics, Tel.: 23245151, 23283000. Ansari Road: Ganpati Enterprises, Tel.: 23283324, 23260404. EAST DELHI: Vikas Marg: City Palace Electronics (P) Ltd. Tel.: 22548799, 22519186, Vibhuti Electronics, Tel.: 22018702, 22011877. Kailash Nagar: Neelkanth Elec- tronics, Tel.: 22070400, 22070600. Durga Puri Chowk: New Omi Electronics, Tel.: 22584185, 22584688. Mayur Vihar-I: Shiv Shakti Traders, Tel.: 22751354, 22750617. Gandhi Nagar, Raghubar Pura Chowk: Light & Sound Corner, Tel.: 22243643, 22078585. Mandoli Road, Shahdara: Jagdamba Electronics, Tel.: 22587279. Jhilmil Colony: Harsh Electronics Tel. 22167521. HARYANA: BRANCH OFFICE & SERVICE CENTRE: 152-153 1ST FLOOR SHOPPING COMPLEX, MAIN MARKET SECTOR-7, URBAN ESTATE KARNAL, PH. NO. 286506 Sachdeva Electronics Centre, Tel: 262823. Electronic World Tel.: 2205333. KURUKSHETRA: Rajindra Radios Tel.: 234686. NARNAUL: Rohtash Kumar Aggarwal Tel.: 257266. YAMUNA NAGAR: Mahlotra Electronics Tel.: 250140, Shree Geeta Electronics Tel.: 232083. ROHTAK: Pankaj Electronics Tel.: 253907. PEHOWA: Kulwant Electronics, Tel.: 205014. PANCHKULA: Sadbhawana Electronics Tel.: 576797. PANCHGAO: S. K. Electronics Tel.: 633785. SIRSA: Shanti Enterprises Tel.: 225779. BADSHAHPUR: Praga Electronics Tel.: 636194. Ballabhgarh: Balaji Trading Co. Tel: 5246186, 5211268. Gupta Trading Co., Tel.: 886335. Faridabad: Mahendru Trading Co., Tel: 5414977. Klasick International, Tel: 5424386. Raveesh Agencies: Tel: 5417264. Nagpal Electronics, Tel.: 5236155, 5442894, Ujjawal Electronics Gallery, Tel.: 5278891, Ruby Electronics, Tel: 5291177. Shanti Electronics, Tel: 542820. Shah Electronics, Tel: 5482301. Gupta Trading, Tel: 5292827. Tailor Engg. & Market- ing. Tel: 5429744. Krishna Electronics, Tel.: 550172, Kamal Electronics, Tel.: 880537. Electronic Shoppeetel Tel.: 525086, Shivam Electronics Tel.: 525976, 5415933. Shri Ji Marketing Tel.: 5290957. Gurgaon: Chitra Electronics, Tel: 6327030, 6304774, Rahul Electronics, Tel: 300855. Paresh Electronics, Tel: 323071, Mahendra Electricals, Tel.: 6305108. Shinu Electronics Tel.: 633067. Farrukh Nagar: R. K. Electronics```, Tel: 375274. Pataudi: Rachna Refrigeration. Tel.: 374137. Taouru: Garg Electronics, Tel: 72439. Rewari: Bharat Refrigeration, Tel: 54596. Panipat: New Ganpati Electronics, Tel: 632892, 635764, 646667. Bansal Radio Corporation, Tel.: 634422. Sonipat: Puri Traders, Tel: 43003. Palwal: Ashoka Sales Corporation, Tel: 31348. Ajay Sales Agencies, Tel: 32500. Tigaon: Kaushik TV Centre, Tel.: 5401263. Hailly Mandi: Chaudhary Electronics, Firozpur Zirka: Vinay Electronics Nuh: Khera Electronics. Sohna: Bharat TV Centre, Tel.: 6362169. Ambala: Modern Radio & Elec. Store, Tel.: 2557946, 2557111. Deshmesh Enterprises: Tel.: 2442844. Tasveer Electronics, Tel.: 641296, Tel.: 6327030. Hissar: City Electronics, Tel.: 271158. Jind: Hindustan Steel & Gen. Ind. Tel.: 255265. West U.P. Branch Office: 1-A Indo Bulgar Food Compound, Meerut Road, Ghaziabad-201001. Tel. 0120-2852732 & 2852793 24 Hours Customer Care: 9628096066. Ghaziabad: Sushil Electronics, Ph. No. 2793652, Atul Radio House, Ph. No. 2731803, City Electronics, Ph. No. 2791129, Rajat Electronics, Ph. No. 2840880. Sahibabad: Sood Electronics, Ph. No. 2636980, Ram Watch & Elect., Ph. No. 2630723. Noida: Kay Dee Audiovision, Ph. No. 2514047, 2514048, Sargam Electronics Ph. No. 2531775. Tanya Electronics Ph. No. 2531889, Bhangel: Sharma Electronics, Ph. No. 2567468. Modinagar: Tewatia Elect. Ph. No. 220222. Hapur: Hindustan Elec. Ph. No. 2313829, 2313929. Bu- landshahar: Rahul Electronics, Ph. No. 251622. Meerut: Shivam Electronics, Ph. No. 2701758, Love Electronics, Ph. No. 2556189, Manocha Electronics, Ph. No. 2664279. Radio Cine Corpn., Ph. No. 2661369, Shanti Electronics, Ph. No. 2643060. Muzaffarnagar: Panchi Electronics, Ph. No. 2408110, 2409547, Saharanpur: Sachdeva Electro Deals, Ph. No. 2643752, Gaurav Enter- prises, Ph. No. 2726453. Roorkee: Pooja Sales Corpn., Ph. No. 273356, Prakash Sons, Ph. No. 274392. Jwalapur: Jagdamba Arcade, Ph. No. 454498, Mahesh Electronics, Ph. No. 450356. Bijnore: Delhi TV Centre, Ph. No. 262904. Agra: C. G. Electronics Ph. No. 2155291, 2150457, Frontline Electricals, Ph. 2156045, 2152950, Agra Radio, Ph. 2151657, Suresh Radio, Ph. 2225701, 2254957. Sharp Electronics Ph. No. 22112409, Sita Furniture Ph. No. 2212409. Aligarh: Paramount Electronics Ph. No. 2403689. Etawah: Gupta Elect., Ph. No. 252843, 256590. Mathura: Milivision Telesystem, Ph. No. 2461734, 2405649. Krishna Electronics Ph. No. 2502141. ETAH: Birla Electronics Ph. No. 233980. Haldwani: Shiva Enterprises Ph. No. 251287. Kashipur: Jyoti Electronics Ph. No. 75645. Rampur: Classic Elect. Ph. No. 2352292. Bareilly: Adersh Electronics, Ph. No. 2474026, Sudarshan Elec. Ph. No. 2552224. Lawaniya Enterprises, Ph. No. 2550007. Dehradun: Anand & Co., Ph. No. 2656317, 2623862, Rawal Radios, Ph. No. 721476, Shakay’s Audio Centre, Ph. No. 9837096725, Doon West, Near Ann Marry School, Ph. 9837208184, Venus Electronics, Ph. No. 626889, Kohli Music Center, Ph. No. 2740475, Jaina Electronics, Ph. No. 2659524, Alakhnanda Electronics & Comm. Ph. No. 656721. Garhwal Radio, Ph. No. 2640835. Rishikesh: India Vision, Ph. No. 437108. Moradabad: Gulati Electronics, Ph. 2480206, Rajdhani Elect. & Aircon, Ph. No. 2318315. Jhansi: Rathore Elect., Ph. No. 2442913, Popular Gramophone Agency, Ph. No. 2470179, Bhatia Elect., Ph. No. 2360359, Prakash Furniture, Ph. No. 472656.

TOID110103/LR1/17/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † K

18 Saturday,January 11, 2003 STOCKS The Times of India, New Delhi

ICI (I) 118, 119, 117, 117.15 388, 388, 370.05, 372.15 151.90, 174.95, 151.90, 170 Ambuja Cem.R 3.10, 3, 3.05 220, 229, 220, 226.65 118.05, 119, 116.25, 116.60 Oriental Bnk 60, 54.55, 56.30 Tata Telcom 138.50, 144.40, 137, 3, 3.10, 3, 3 ICICI Bank 135.10, 141, 134.10, 56.50, 58.80, 54.60, 56.60 141.15 Amrutanjan 82.10, 83.80, 80 C 139.80 P&G Hygiene 391.15, 395.10, 388 137, 144.75, 137, 142.20 Amtek 53, 53.05, 52.70, 53 NSE SHARE INDEX BSE SHARE INDEX 135.50, 140.40, 134.10, 138.85 398, 398, 389.10, 389.40 TELCO 164.25, 165.90, 161.50, Amtek Auto 194.45, 195.80, 191.10, Californ.Sof 23.40 Sensex down 25 points Camlin 58, 58.75, 56.35, 57 IDBI 21.35, 22.25, 21, 21.10 Padmalaya Te 94, 99.15, 93.50, 97.10 164.30 191.25 1175 3700 21.50, 22.30, 20.95, 21.10 93.90, 99, 93.65, 96.75 163.70, 165.80, 161.20, 164.15 194.20, 194.20, 194.20, 194.20 Canara Bank 52.10, 54.90, 50.50, 52.15 Mumbai: Despite better-than-projected third quarter earnings by IDBI Bank 26.30, 26.45, 26, 26.10 Parke Davis 165.30, 168.35, 166 Thermax 143.50, 146.50, 139, 146.05 Amtrex Hitac 26.25, 21.50, 21.80 1150 3600 27.60, 27.60, 26, 26.15 163, 169, 163, 166.35 142, 146.75, 138.30, 146.05 26.80, 26.90, 21, 21.50 51.95, 54.55, 50.50, 52.40 Canfin Homes 27.10 3500 IT major Infosys Technologies, the heavyweight counter suffered India Cement 18.65, 18.85, 18.10, Pentamedia G 23.50, 23.55, 22.20, Thomas Cook 229, 225, 225.45 Andrew Yule 18.80, 15.50, 16.40 1125 18.25 22.25 226.10, 228.40, 221, 223.75 AP Paper 43.50, 42.55, 45 26.80, 26.90, 26.55, 26.60 3357.87 sharp setback pushing the Sensex sharply down by 25 points at 18.50, 18.90, 18.25, 18.40 23.05, 23.75, 22.20, 22.35 TISCO 151.20, 151.90, 149.10, Aptech 39.50, 39.70, 37, 37.10 Carborundum 110.20, 109.05 1097.35 3400 3358.99 close on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Friday on fairly Indian Alumi 115.75 Pfizer 381.25, 384.80, 378, 379.50 149.65 31.50, 39.70, 31.50, 37.05 111, 111.45, 109.50, 109.50 1100 116, 116, 116, 116 382, 382, 377.60, 378.50 151, 152, 148.70, 149.45 Archies Gret 74.90, 71, 73.40 Carrier Air. 96 3300 heavy selling by investors. Toeing the line, other software stocks Indian Hotel 182, 179, 180.75 Philips (I) 94, 95 Titan Inds. 73.80, 74.35, 71, 71.80 72.80, 73.40, 71.25, 72.55 98, 98.50, 98, 98.40 Ceat 33.80, 32.30, 32.40 1075 3384.20 179, 182.95, 178.65, 181.05 95.50, 95.50, 95.20, 95.20 74, 74.25, 71.50, 72.20 Arvind Rem. 7.75, 7.10 3200 recorded sharp falls as operators rushed to book profits at any Indian Oil C 247.95, 248.45, 241, Pidilite Ind 250.10, 252.50, 250, 252 TN Newsprint 46.40, 47, 45, 45.25 7.65, 7.75, 7.10, 7.15 33, 33.90, 32.30, 32.50 1089.35 1080.25 Centur. Bank 9.35, 9.50, 9.05, 9.15 1050 price level. Starting on a strong footing at 3416.92 on the back of 242.15 252, 252.90, 251.15, 251.20 46, 46.45, 45.20, 45.25 Asahi (I) Gl 35.10, 36, 35.25 3100 250, 250, 241.10, 241.80 Polaris Soft 166.90, 168.15, 157.10, TN Petro 21.25, 21.40, 21.10, 21.30 34.75, 36.05, 34.60, 35.60 9.30, 9.50, 9.05, 9.15 CESC 20.75, 20.90, 20.35, 20.50 firm beginning by top heavyweights like HLL, RIL, BHEL, HPCL, Indian Ov.Bk 15.40, 15.80, 15.20, 158.75 21.45, 21.45, 21, 21.20 Ashapura Min 100 1025 3000 15.30 168.10, 168.10, 157.15, 158.60 Torrent Phar 216, 225, 221.75 100, 100, 100, 100 20.40, 21.80, 20.25, 20.30 and ITC, the BSE benchmark 30-share index later turned weak and CG Igarshi M 46, 46.60, 45, 46 15.40, 15.80, 15.10, 15.35 Pun.Tractors 150.80, 151, 149.50, 224, 225, 219.50, 222.70 Ashima 17.95 1000 2900 dipped to the day’s low at 3342.12 before ending at 3358.99 as against Indian Rayon 92, 92.35, 91.35, 91.70 149.75 Trent 179, 174, 176.25 15.45, 15.45, 14.60, 14.60 46, 47.30, 45, 45.50 92.80, 92.85, 91, 91.35 150.65, 151, 148.65, 149.45 174.30, 176, 173.75, 175.30 Ashok Ley.Fn 45, 45.95, 45.50 Chemplast Sa 29.75, 29, 29.15 JANUARY 8 JANUARY 9 JANUARY 10 JANUARY 8 JANUARY 9 JANUARY 10 Thursday’s close of 3384.20, netting a fall of 25.21 points or 0.74 per Indo Gulf Co 51.20, 51.50, 50.85, Ranbaxy Lab. 630.10, 634, 624, TVS Electron 89.50, 90, 86.60, 87.15 45, 46, 45, 45.45 32.05, 32.05, 28.40, 29.10 Chettinad Ce 46.80, 48.45, 42, 44.10 cent. The broad-based BSE-100 index also dropped by 24.12 points 51.20 627.75 89, 90.90, 86.60, 87.20 Asian Elect. 23.75 -1.55% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING -0.74% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING 51.50, 51.50, 50.75, 51.15 627, 634.25, 625, 629.05 TVS Motor Co 476, 501, 499.25 22, 23.60, 22, 23.55 Chola.Inv&Fi 41.60, 41.50, 41.60 to finish at 1648.57 from previous close of 1672.69. Infosys Tech 4795, 4405, 4436.10 Raymond 99.55, 100.70, 99.95 491, 500, 491, 499.30 Asian Hotels 70, 69.25, 69.80 41.95, 42, 41.50, 41.75 4810, 4810, 4401.15, 4448.30 100.90, 100.90, 99.85, 99.95 United Phosp 167.50, 174.90, 171.90 71.25, 71.25, 69.50, 69.50 Ciba Sp.Chem 108.10, 110.20, 110 Selling was so pronounced in IT sector that investors ignored Infotech En. 207.90, 188.15, 190.25 RCF 17, 16.45, 16.50 169, 174.60, 167.25, 172 Assam Co. 16.55, 16.70, 16.50 108, 110, 108, 110 encouraging factors like a smart rally on Wall Street on Thursday 205.45, 206.50, 189.35, 190.95 16.90, 16.90, 16.45, 16.50 UTI Bank 43.45, 45.55, 43.10, 44.70 Astrazen.Ph. 356.30, 356.30, 356.30, Cinevistaas 33, 33.40, 32.75, 33 F L Saurash.Cem. 9.90, 9.85 Ingersoll R 240, 235, 239.50 Rel Capital 56.95, 54.80, 55.15 45, 45.50, 43.25, 44.35 356.30 33.15, 33.45, 32.50, 33.40 Savita Chem. 57, 58, 57 and net investments by foreign institutional investors (FIIs), 234.30, 241, 234.30, 237.75 56.50, 56.60, 54.20, 55.05 Videocon Int 28.85, 29.50, 29.05 Atcom Techno 17.10, 17.35, 16.60, City Union B 33, 34, 33.90 FAG Bearings 53, 53.65, 52.50, 52.95 Lakshmi Au.C 76, 77 57, 58, 56.70, 57.05 IPCL 82, 84.80, 80.30, 83.20 Reliance Ind 299.60, 302, 291.80, 28.95, 29.40, 28.95, 29.10 16.75 33, 34.35, 32.70, 33.80 58, 58, 52.55, 53.05 76.80, 77.95, 76.50, 77.25 SB&T Intl. 35.10, 35.95, 34, 34.25 which had been net sellers in the new year. PTI 81.55, 84.90, 80.10, 83.30 297.50 Vijaya Bank 14.60, 14.95, 14.50, 17.10, 17.40, 16.70, 16.80 Clariant (I) 145.25, 145 FCI OEN Con. 96.75, 90.80, 91.90 Lakshmi Mach 1297, 1200, 1210 35.40, 35.70, 34.10, 34.55 ITC 682, 685, 673, 682.65 298.80, 299, 292, 297.05 14.55 Atlas Copco 236.60, 237.10, 236.60 145, 148, 144.25, 144.85 92, 92, 90.65, 90.80 1225, 1225, 1170, 1170 Schenec.Beck 52.05 682, 684.50, 671, 682.40 Rolta (I) 91.40, 92.75, 88.15, 88.70 14.90, 14.95, 14.40, 14.60 236, 237, 236, 236.80 Coates (I) 102.35, 108.90, 106 FCL Techno. 25, 25, 24.25, 24.25 Landmarc Lei 16, 17.45, 15.55, 16 Selan Explor 11.40, 11.50, 11.20, ITI 20.50, 20.75, 20.30, 20.35 92.15, 92.15, 88.30, 88.80 Visual Soft 243.25, 249, 226.45, Atlas Cycles 67, 68 101.50, 110, 101.50, 105.95 FDC 37, 32.35, 32.40 LCC Infotech 5.70, 5.75 11.40 KEY: The BSE quotations of a scrip are given in the first line while the quotes in ital- Colour Chem 248, 249.60, 245, Sesa Goa 67.50, 68.70, 66.80, 66.95 ics are those of the NSE.The quotations are in the sequence of the day’s opening, 20.60, 20.95, 20.05, 20.40 SAIL 10.15, 9.60, 9.65 229.15 67, 68.90, 67, 68.15 33.75, 34.20, 32.25, 32.35 5.70, 5.80, 5.50, 5.60 J&K Bank 109, 115.75, 107, 114.35 10.05, 10.10, 9.65, 9.70 242.40, 243.30, 227.20, 229.10 Atul 35, 34.05 245.20 First Leasin 17.95, 17.30 Liberty Shoe 52, 51.50, 51.55 68.05, 68.35, 67, 67.15 high, low, and closing. Each time a company’s closing share price falls below its 108.45, 115.80, 106.10, 114.15 Satyam Comp 275.20, 277.50, VSNL 92.95, 93, 90.05, 90.35 34.50, 34.90, 33.70, 33.95 250.60, 251.50, 245.05, 245.85 17.50, 17.50, 17.20, 17.25 54.80, 54.80, 51.60, 52.25 Sh.Cements 54.90, 55.45, 52.30, “last offer price” on BSE, the name of the company is underlined. Jaiprakash I 33.80, 34.75, 33.25, 34 260.10, 261.45 92.50, 92.50, 90.20, 90.60 Auto Axles 93, 95, 93.50 Compucom Sof 22.65, 22.20 Flex Inds. 18.90, 19, 18.70, 18.90 Lumax Ind 29.65, 30, 29.75 52.55 33.95, 35, 33.15, 34.05 270, 271, 255.05, 262 Whirlpool 19.65, 19.85, 19.05, 19.25 Avanti Feeds 23.45, 23.50, 22.65, Compudyne Wi 26.25, 26.60, 25.75, 19.05, 19.20, 18.85, 19.05 30, 30, 30, 30 56.75, 56.75, 52.55, 52.70 BHEL 175, 170, 171 Gail (I) 73.90, 74, 72, 72.15 JB Chemical 200, 201.75, 195, Saw Pipes 87.50, 91.45, 85.50, 87.85 19.75, 19.85, 19.25, 19.65 23.45 25.85 Floatglass 14.90, 15.10, 14.75, 14.90 Lyka Labs 30.80, 29.50 Sh.Rama Mult 10, 10.05, 9.75, 10 BSE SPECIFIED 173, 173, 169.25, 170.55 74, 74.70, 72.25, 72.50 195.75 87.75, 91.60, 85.40, 87.95 Wipro 1655, 1676, 1503.10, 1521.40 26.50, 26.75, 25.70, 25.80 15, 15.45, 14.75, 15 29.65, 30.20, 29.35, 29.40 9.50, 10.20, 9.50, 9.85 Bombay Dyein 44.50, 44.55, 43.80, GE Shipping 34.75, 35.60, 34.85 199, 202, 195.10, 196.05 SBI 287, 290.95, 284, 286.60 1664, 1665, 1502.50, 1529 B Computech In 7, 6.80, 6.85 Foseco (I) 106.95, 107, 103.05, Shamken Mult 9.40, 9.20 & NSE INDEX 44.30 32.60, 35.50, 32.60, 34.90 Jindal Steel 357, 357.95, 342.05, 287.50, 290.95, 284, 286.25 Wockhardt 478.75, 479.85, 472.10, 6.90, 7.05, 6.75, 6.80 103.50 M 9.35, 9.70, 9.30, 9.35 44.50, 44.70, 44.10, 44.30 Geometric So 467, 470, 411.60, 345.25 Shipp.Corpn. 65.25, 66.90, 63.20, 472.80 Bajaj Auto F 50.90, 48.10, 48.20 Corom. Fert. 63.55, 65 104, 106.10, 103.05, 103.90 Shasun Chem. 97.40, 91.75, 92.05 ABB 270, 274.50, 265, 265.45 BPCL 235.70, 236.50, 228.05, 230.75 415.90 47, 49.10, 47, 48.55 63.55, 64, 63.25, 63.40 Fulford (I) 96.50, 94, 94.10 Maars Soft 16, 16.20, 15.50, 15.60 92.75, 94, 91, 91.40 354.10, 360, 341, 343.40 63.35 479, 479.95, 468.50, 471.60 16.05, 16.25, 15.55, 15.65 262, 272, 262, 267.80 235.10, 236.40, 228.25, 230.15 463.20, 464, 410.15, 418.90 Kochi Refin. 47.50, 47.75, 46.95, 66, 66, 63.25, 63.40 Zee Telefilm 105.25, 98.80, 99.25 Bajaj Hindus 58, 57.15 Creative Eye 13.80, 14, 13.50, 13.95 Shaw Wallace 36.30, 35.50, 35.85 Abbott (I) 303, 303.30, 301.05, Britannia 516.30, 515.25, 515.60 German Remed 252, 250, 252 58.90, 58.95, 57.10, 57.65 14, 14.20, 13.50, 13.70 G Macmillan (I 168.80, 170.30, 166.75, Shetron 8.25, 8, 8.65 47.35 Shyam Teleco 57.40, 57.85, 55.60, 103.40, 104.20, 98.70, 99.25 167.50 303.25 512, 519.95, 512, 518.35 253, 257.80, 253, 256.45 45.10, 47.95, 45.10, 47.40 56.10 Zensar Tech. 97.60, 93.65, 93.90 Bajaj Tempo 105, 103, 104 Crest Comm. 35, 32.85, 33.10 Shrenuj & Co 32.50, 32.95, 32.55 302, 306.45, 301.55, 304.05 BSES 223.90, 222, 223.05 Gillette (I) 312.10, 318.70, 314.70 Balaji Dist. 7.95, 7.40, 7.60 35, 35.25, 32.90, 33.15 Gammon (I) 102, 98, 100.90 163, 171.50, 163, 166.95 32.50, 32.50, 32.50, 32.50 Kodak (I) 344.95, 342.60 57.50, 57.85, 56, 56.15 96, 97.10, 94, 94.20 100.20, 101, 100, 100.75 Madras Alum 50 ACC 157, 158.50, 156.05, 157.15 223, 265.45, 221, 222.85 315, 318, 312, 315.35 343.90, 344, 341.55, 341.55 Siemens 320.90, 322.80, 311, 317.50 8, 8, 7.65, 7.65 CRISIL 289.20, 290 Silicon Vall 10.30, 10.90, 10.70 157.50, 158.45, 156.05, 156.85 Cadila Healt 123, 127.40, 123.80 GlaxoSmith.C 267, 269.40, 265, B1 - GROUP Balaji Indl. 4.15, 3.75, 3.90 299, 299.75, 292.20, 292.25 Garden Silk 28, 28.60, 28.10 Madras Cem. 3800, 3756.05, 3899 Siltap Che. 47, 47.30, 46.70, 46.85 Kotak Mah.Fi 171, 172.40, 166.10, 320.05, 321.95, 314.25, 319 27.80, 28.50, 27.80, 28.35 3800, 3940, 3800, 3909.70 Adani Export 144, 146.50, 141.50, 124.70, 126.50, 122.80, 123.75 268.20 169.05 Silverline T 18.45, 18.90, 17.10, Balmer Lawri 90, 87.75, 88 Cybertech Sy 13.30, 13.65, 13.15, 47, 47, 46.70, 47 143.90 Castrol (I) 212, 208.10, 209.60 260.25, 270, 260.05, 269.30 90.75, 90.80, 87.50, 87.95 13.45 Garware Wall 20, 19.85, 20 Madras Fert. 10, 9.85, 10.35 Simplex Conc 24 174.95, 174.95, 166, 169 17.15 A Gati 32.50, 33, 32, 32.15 10, 10.05, 9.90, 10 142.50, 145.75, 142, 142.70 209.60, 210.50, 206, 208.75 GlaxoSmith.P 307.50, 314.30, 311.85 L&T 206.25, 207.15, 203.50, 205 18.10, 18.90, 17.10, 17.20 Balrampur Ch 115, 113 13.35, 13.60, 13.05, 13.25 Sintex Inds. 28.90 Adlabs Films 60.50, 61, 58.65, 58.85 Century Enka 88.05, 90, 89.10 306, 314.85, 305, 311.60 113, 115, 112.70, 112.95 Genesys Intl 77, 77.30, 70, 71 Madura Coats 40, 41, 40 28.50, 28.50, 27.70, 28.35 206.85, 207.25, 203.15, 204.75 SKF Bearing 44.90, 46.20, 44.40, A Sarabhai 4.85, 5, 4.75, 4.80 D George Willi 55.50, 55.10 39.20, 40.20, 39.20, 40 62, 62.90, 58.50, 58.80 89.95, 90, 88, 88.80 GNFC 30.90, 30.20, 30.30 LIC Hsg.Fin. 60.50, 64.35, 60, 62.95 45.05 Banco Prod. 46.55, 47.25, 46.15, Sirpur Paper 33, 33.50, 32.55 Aarti Drugs 31.25, 31.10, 31.50 47.05 55.55, 56.50, 55.55, 56.05 Mah.Scooter 62.75, 64.70, 64 32.60, 33.90, 32.60, 33 Alstom Proj. 51.20, 49.10, 49.85 Century Text 53.35, 57.70, 52.40, 56 30.95, 31, 30.25, 30.35 61, 64.20, 61, 63 45, 46.25, 44.20, 45.10 Aarti Inds. 69, 69.75, 66.75, 68.85 Daewoo Motor 2.35, 2.25 51.30, 51.30, 49.10, 50.20 53.25, 57.85, 52.30, 55.80 Grasim Inds. 314, 314.50, 311.10, Bank of Punj 14.50, 14.05, 14.15 Glenmark Pha 243.60, 238, 243 63.15, 65, 63.15, 65 Siyaram Silk 36.60, 36.65 LML 37.50, 36.20, 36.40 Sonata Soft. 17.30, 17.50, 16.50, 68, 69.70, 66.50, 68 DCM Shr.Con 52.10, 54 243, 243, 237.60, 242.75 Mah.Seamless 154.90, 149.10, Andhra Bank 23.10, 24.85, 22.25, Chambal Fert 12, 12.10, 11.90, 12 313 37.35, 37.45, 36.30, 36.40 16.65 14.40, 14.50, 14.10, 14.15 Skanska Ceme 202.75, 209.70, Aban Loyd 147, 147.95, 143.05, Bank of Raj. 16.95, 15.85, 15.90 53, 53.50, 53, 53 Global Tr.Bk 17, 16.25, 16.55 151.45 209.50 24.25 12.05, 12.05, 11.95, 11.95 323, 340, 301, 312.75 Lupin 169.50, 177.80, 165, 174.75 17.55, 17.55, 16.55, 16.80 145.95 Deccan Cem. 36.15, 37, 36.85 23, 24.85, 22.25, 24.15 Chennai Pet. 27.65, 27.95, 27.55, GSFC 23.75, 23.80, 22.75, 23.10 16.25, 16.50, 15.90, 16 16.80, 16.90, 16.15, 16.55 159, 159, 149, 151.45 208.05, 208.05, 208, 208 173.40, 177.60, 165.10, 174.70 SSI 99, 101.25, 96.60, 97 147.90, 148, 145, 145.60 Deepak Fert. 17.20, 17.35, 17.15, GMM Pfaudler 66 Mahavir Spg. 59.70, 61.75, 60.60 Apollo Hosp. 120, 110, 110.40 27.75 23.95, 23.95, 23, 23.05 M&M 112, 108.50, 109.65 99.65, 100.95, 96.70, 97.15 Bannari Aman 137.05, 137 Snowcem (I) 23.70, 23.95, 23.30, ABG Heavy In 14, 14.50, 13.55, 13.75 139.95, 139.95, 137.30, 137.30 17.25 Godfrey Phil 335 54.50, 61.50, 54.50, 60.25 23.50 113, 113.90, 110, 110.30 28, 28.15, 27.55, 27.70 GTL 94.70, 99.95, 92.25, 92.55 112.05, 112.05, 108.65, 109.50 STC India 100.80, 100.90, 97.30, Abhishek Ind 10.30, 9.40, 9.85 17.25, 17.35, 17.10, 17.30 Apollo Tyres 137, 138, 131.10, 133.65 Cipla 946.90, 949.10, 938.30, 942.50 95.70, 96.55, 92.10, 92.75 Bayer (I) 1214.40, 1195, 1205.75 343, 343, 332, 332 Mahind.Gesco 15, 15.05, 14.80 24.45, 24.45, 23.40, 23.50 Marico Inds 170, 170.50, 166.05, 9.80, 10, 9.40, 9.65 Deepak Nitr. 52, 48.05, 48.30 Godrej Cons. 103.75, 100.30, 100.55 14.10, 15.45, 14.10, 15.15 137.50, 139, 133, 133.80 947, 951.20, 935, 942.75 Guj.Amb.Cem. 165, 167, 164, 165.80 169.70 1185.10, 1209, 1185.10, 1195.05 Softsol (I) 10.60, 10.25 Advani Oerli 34.75, Bayer ABS 82, 84, 81.25, 82.40 Dena Bank 12.10, 12.55, 12.05, 12.25 100.05, 102.95, 100, 100.35 Manglr.Chem 4.55, 4.65, 4.45, 4.50 Software Tec 17.05, 17.50 Arvind Mills 22, 22.75, 21.50, 22.15 CMC 545, 510, 513.80 166, 190, 161.05, 165.35 165.55, 171.70, 165.55, 169.60 33.55, 34.10 12.05, 12.60, 12.05, 12.30 21.80, 22.65, 21.50, 22.15 549.70, 549.70, 509, 514.30 Guj.Gas Co. 459.95, 457, 462.90 82.05, 84, 82, 82.15 Goetze (I) 22.10, 22.80, 21.75, 21.95 Maral Overs 14.30, 15, 14.55 17.30, 17.95, 17.20, 17.65 Mascot Systl 155.70, 139.25, 140.75 35, 35.20, 33.55, Denso (I) 24.50, 25, 24.05, 24.30 22.20, 23, 22, 22.35 14.35, 15, 14.30, 14.50 Ashok Leylan 102.85, 106.30, 100.50, Colgate 133.50, 136.90, 135.25 450, 459.95, 450, 459.20 150.70, 152.30, 139.50, 141.45 Bayer Diagno 209.25, 214.90, 209, Solectron Ce 25.95, 25 33.70 210 Dewan H.Fin. 21.80, 22.45, 21.20, Goldiam Int. 27.20, 28.35, 26.50, Matsush.Tele 5.90, 6, 5.70, 5.75 Sona Koyo St 53, 54, 53.10 101.35 133.50, 135.10, 132.80, 134.90 Guj.Mineral 89.50, 90.75, 86.95, 87 Mastek 599.85, 606.40, 547.15, AFT Inds. 47.95, 47.10, 21.50 103.50, 106.25, 100.50, 101.40 Container Co 226.45, 220.10, 220.85 89, 89.85, 86.65, 87.30 Berger Paint 74.40, 73 27.75 Medicorp Tec 32.25, 32.70, 29.70, Soundcraft I 80.50, 80.90, 75.10, 79 558.25 47.20 22.75, 22.75, 21.75, 22.05 Goldstn.Tech 44.50, 44.55, 40, 40.45 32.40 Asian Paints 329, 332, 327, 331.75 227, 227, 218.05, 221 HCL Infosys. 91.75, 89, 89.15 595.05, 599.80, 546.60, 563.50 73.05, 74.75, 73.05, 73.65 SPIC 6.70, 6.80, 6.65 Aftek Infosy 280.55, Bhagya.Metal 26.60, 28, 26.60, 28 Dhanalak.Bnk 17.90, 17.30, 17.55 44.95, 45.50, 40.05, 40.85 33.75, 33.75, 30.65, 32.15 6.85, 6.85, 6.65, 6.65 330.95, 332, 329, 331.65 Corpn. Bank 126.25, 128.10, 124, 91.10, 92, 89.10, 89.55 Mastershare 10.80, 10.85, 10.80 284.90, 264.80, 268.50 DPIL 40, 47, 46.80 Aurobindo Ph 235, 243, 234.90, 126.30 HCL Techno. 183.20, 183.90, 171, Bharat Hotel 26.95, 26.95, 26.95, Gonter Peip 4.60, 4.80, 4.60 Melstar Info 30, 30.20, 27.35, 27.85 SPL 21.85, 22.90, 22.55 10.85, 10.85, 10.75, 10.80 282.70, 282.70, DSQ Software 16.75, 15.75, 16 Goodlass Ner 156, 160, 150, 154.50 30.25, 30.25, 27.55, 28 237.95 126.55, 128.25, 124.10, 126.65 172.80 Max (I) 84, 84.15, 81.10, 81.60 26.95 23, 23, 22.75, 22.75 264.30, 267.05 Bhartiya Int 25.30, 24.10, 24.15 16.95, 16.95, 16.05, 16.15 159, 161, 151.10, 155.20 MICO 3500, 3560, 3495, 3510.50 SREI Int.Fin 8.45, 8.60, 8.25, 8.25 235.10, 243, 235, 237.60 Crompton Gr. 53, 54.65, 52, 53.85 182.50, 183.60, 171.10, 172.75 83, 84, 81.05, 81.45 Agro Dutch I 13.55, Duphar-Inter 122, 120 Aventis Crop 158.75, 158.80, 155.10, 52.25, 54.40, 51.60, 53.75 HDFC 366.30, 379.75, 358, 370.65 25.25, 25.25, 24.25, 24.50 Goodricke 28.55, 29.40, 28, 28.05 3525, 3545, 3485, 3485.20 SRF 22.10, 22.35, 21.85, 22.05 Mcdowell Co. 43, 43.50, 42.40, 42.60 13.40, 13.85 Goodyear (I) 31.50, 32.50, 30, 30.25 Mid-Day Mul. 19.60, 18.60, 18.70 155.55 Cummins (I) 48.50, 51.40, 48.25, 371, 375, 325, 363.80 42.60, 43.30, 42.25, 42.55 Bhushan Stl. 29.55, 28.25, 28.40 E 22.40, 22.40, 22.05, 22.15 13.70, 13.80, 13.50, Bimetal Bear 103.35 Grabal Al.Im 17.30, 16.05, 16.15 18.90, 19.95, 18.70, 18.75 SRG Infotech 1.05, 1.15, 1 158, 158.20, 155.15, 156.65 50.45 HDFC Bank 213.75, 215.30, 212.75, Merck 256.20, 262, 261.75 13.70 Aventis Ph. 304.70, 306, 304.25, 48, 51.50, 47.75, 50.40 214.65 Binani Inds. 17.65, 17.10, 17.15 Eicher Motor 85, 86.50, 85.90 Graphite Ind 29.50, 29.80, 29.10, Mindteck 29.10, 26.80, 27.35 1.10, 1.15, 1, 1.05 260, 261.30, 257, 259.65 Agro Tech Fd 37.60, 38, 29.40 Mirza Tanner 30, 29.10 304.90 D-Link (I) 60.25, 60.40, 58.60, 58.85 212.05, 217.40, 209.90, 214.90 MIRC Electr. 373.45, 375.75, 354, Birla 3M 316, 318, 313.50, 315 85.20, 87, 85.05, 85.95 Sri Adhikari 88.90, 89.50, 86, 86.35 37.80 315, 318, 314, 315 30.40, 30.40, 28.75, 29.40 29, 30.90, 29, 29.25 88.75, 89.50, 85.65, 86.45 305, 307, 304.10, 304.75 60.10, 60.50, 58.90, 59 Hero Honda 252, 256, 249.60, 250.50 356.25 37.70, 38, 37.70, EID Parry 85, 86.40, 84.60, 85.55 Aztec Soft. 32, 32.60, 30.90, 30.95 Dabur (I) 44.30, 45.40, 44.25, 44.55 254.10, 264, 249, 250.25 Birla Corp. 17.25, 17.55, 17.35 85.70, 86, 84.10, 85.05 Gravity (I) 9.90, 10.35, 9.50, 10.25 MM Forgings 114, 120 Sri Vish.Cem 141.10, 145, 141.10, 360, 369, 358.50, 362 37.80 Greaves 12.25, 11.60, 11.70 Modi Rubber 23, 23.10 32.55, 32.65, 31.05, 31.15 44.05, 45.20, 44.05, 44.55 Hexaware Tec 149.50, 150.20, Moser-Baer 185.05, 192.90, 180.50, 17.35, 17.60, 17.25, 17.25 Elbee Servic 12.90, 12.60, 12.70 145 Ahmed.Elect. 52, 52.45, Birla Eric. 14.05, 14, 14.15 Grind Norton 93.40, 93.50, 92.25 Monsanto (I) 478, 490, 479.85 State Bnk Bi 485, 472.10, 479.95 Bajaj Auto 500, 489.10, 495.25 Digital Glob 638, 639.50, 595.65, 134.35, 137.05 183.45 51.55 Elder Pharma 33.65, 33.75, 32.70, 497, 501.80, 489.10, 495.10 600.40 149.70, 149.70, 136.85, 138.55 14, 14.25, 14, 14.15 33.10 Guj.Alkalies 32.05, 32.85, 31, 31.05 478.80, 490, 475.20, 482.70 State Bnk My 380, 395 185.90, 192.75, 180.10, 184.05 51.70, 53.05, 51.70, 33.90, 33.90, 31.05, 31.25 Morepen Lab 29.75, 30.40, 29, 29.60 Balaji Tele. 84.25, 84.40, 81.65, 81.95 638.90, 638.90, 595.55, 601.80 Him.Fut.Comm 39.85, 41, 37.25, Mphasis BFL 759.80, 705, 717.80 Birla Glob.F 13.50, 14, 13.75 34, 34, 33.05, 33.25 State Bnk Tr 392.10, 381, 396 52.20 14, 14, 13.45, 13.60 Guj.Amb.Exp. 8.40, 9.40, 8.35, 8.75 29.65, 30.50, 29.50, 29.70 Sterl.Inds. 142.10, 142.95, 142, 84.25, 84.25, 82, 82.25 Dr.Reddy’s 974.90, 992, 962.50, 37.40 760, 765, 705, 714.20 Ajanta Pharm 34.75, Elect.Kelvin 7.50, 7.60, 7.35, 7.40 Ballarpur In 42.70, 44.15, 42.65, 986.10 39.50, 39.90, 37.30, 37.40 Birla Yamaha 15.85, 16.15 Electro.Cast 250, 250.75, 249, 249.50 9, 9, 8.90, 9 Motherson SS 59 142.05 MRF 888, 890.30, 880, 885 35.25, 34.10, 34.30 Guj.Flouroch 69, 68.25, 70 59.95, 60.15, 58.60, 59.85 43.30 972, 990, 962.10, 985.85 Hind Lever C 171.05, 179, 174.65 881, 890, 878.25, 881.60 BLB 4.80 250, 252, 250, 250 Stock Net In 2, 1.80, 1.95 35.80, 35.80, 34, 5, 5, 5, 5 68.50, 70, 68, 69.40 Moving Pict. 60, 13.50 Suashish Dia 22 42.25, 44, 42.20, 43.30 Dredging Cor 297, 287, 287.25 178.40, 178.40, 170, 174.70 MTNL 89.90, 86.55, 87.90 34.10 Elgi Equip 18.50, 18.60, 18.35, 18.45 Bank of Baro 78.10, 80.20, 75.15, e-Serve Intl 555, 527, 528.55 Hind.Oil Exp 19.70, 20, 19.40, 19.45 Blow Plast 13, 13.70, 13.35 18.70, 18.70, 18.30, 18.35 Guj.H.Chem 18.35, 17.70, 17.75 Mro-Tek 20, 20.50, 19.50, 19.60 Subex System 116, 117, 101.50, 88.40, 88.60, 86.50, 87.70 Aksh Optifib 24.25, 17.75, 17.80, 17.65, 17.70 20.55, 20.65, 19.65, 19.75 78.50 555, 557, 526, 528.75 19.75, 20, 19.40, 19.45 Mukta Arts 68.15, 68.40, 65.10, 65.30 97.50 Blue Coast H 86.50 Elgitread (I 185 102.55 24.60, 24.35 86.50, 86.50, 86.50, 86.50 Guj.Ind.Pow. 19.50, 19.65, 19.20, MRPL 7, 7.25 Sulzer (I) 107, 110, 105.75, 106.25 78.50, 80, 75.05, 78.25 EIH 186, 188, 185.75, 186 Hind.Zinc 17.50, 17.10, 17.30 68.50, 68.75, 65.05, 65.70 Sterl.Biotec 45, 45.10, 42.85, 43.20 24.75, 24.95, 24.20, 24.45 186.50, 186.50, 185, 185 Bank of Ind. 38.95, 39.10, 37.60, 187.20, 188, 186, 186.60 17.40, 17.40, 17.10, 17.25 Blue Dart Ex 69, 71, 68.30, 69.40 Emco 35.65, 33.15, 33.75 19.25 7.15, 7.25, 7, 7.20 Sun Earth Ce 4, 4.10 National Alu 94, 96.50, 91, 91.10 43, 45, 42.20, 43.60 Albright & W 193.05 19.40, 19.80, 19.20, 19.35 Mukand 14.60, 15, 14.60 38.20 Engineers (I 289, 290, 282, 283.90 Hindalco 582, 598, 591.45 92.90, 94.70, 90.55, 91.05 Sterl.Optica 60.20, 59, 59.40 70.85, 71, 68.60, 69.05 Esab (I) 41.50, 41.65, 40.20, 40.60 4.05, 4.10, 4, 4.05 Alembic 188, 180, 180.10 Blue Star 75.05, 75.50, 75 Guj.Sidh.Cem 3.75, 3.80, 3.65, 3.70 14.65, 14.85, 14.60, 14.65 Sundaram Cla 196, 199, 195.05, 198 38.85, 39, 37.50, 38.25 289.50, 289.50, 282.25, 284.15 593.80, 598, 580.10, 590.45 Nestle (I) 539, 546.35, 537, 545.90 60.35, 60.35, 59.10, 59.50 186, 187, 178.50, 179.95 41.70, 41.75, 40.50, 40.85 BASF 122, 116, 116.60 Escorts 46.90, 48.50, 45, 45.05 Hinduja TMT 272.40, 275.50, 260.10, 75.25, 75.95, 75.25, 75.30 Eskay K’N’It 4.10, 3.80, 3.90 3.75, 3.75, 3.65, 3.65 Mukand Engrs 13, 12.85, 13.25 195.25, 205, 194.10, 194.15 530, 545, 529.50, 543.40 Sun Pharma. 596, 581.05, 582.70 Alfa Laval 250, 252, 248, 248.65 12.95, 13.25, 12.85, 12.90 119.50, 120.45, 116, 116.30 46.50, 46.50, 45, 45.15 261.15 Neyveli Lign 24.50, 25, 24.60 593, 598.65, 576.50, 583 Blue Star In 181, 181.05, 175.05, Essar Oil 5.15, 5.20, 5.05 Sundaram Fst 325 255, 255, 250, 250 175.70 H Munjal Showa 155, 152.50, 153 320.50, 330, 320.50, 329.70 Bata (I) 33.20, 33.45, 32.50, 32.65 Essel Propac 187, 180, 180.20 273, 275.80, 260.10, 261.55 24.85, 24.90, 24.10, 24.55 Syndicate Bn 17, 17.45, 16.70, 17.05 Allahabad Bk 12.40, 12.80, 12.35, 5.05, 5.15, 5, 5.05 35.85, 35.85, 32.40, 32.55 183, 185.90, 180.15, 181.35 HLL 191, 178.70, 180.60 176.85, 181.05, 174.80, 175.65 Essar Ship. 6.75, 6.80, 6.60 152.45, 154.50, 151, 154.30 Sunflag Iron 6, 5.80 Nicholas Pir 248, 248.90, 242.25, 16.95, 17.50, 16.75, 17.05 12.50 Hatsun Agro 67.95, 62.70 Mys.Cement 7.40, 7.50, 7.25 Bh.Earth Mov 84.60, 86, 78.50, 80 Exide Inds. 89.25, 90, 89.75 180.30, 183, 177, 180.30 244.90 Syngenta (I) 127.55, 127.95, 127.85 BOC 29.45, 29.75, 28.20, 28.30 Essar Steel 9.20, 8.75, 8.80 Havell’s (I) 119.20 Supreme Inds 112.50, 115.50, 12.45, 12.80, 12.30, 12.45 29.75, 29.75, 28.20, 28.40 7.45, 7.50, 7.30, 7.30 112.30, 114.85 84.55, 84.55, 78.80, 80 90, 90.50, 89, 89.75 HMT 19.10, 18.65, 18.70 244.05, 250, 244.05, 245.15 Tata Chem 58.50, 57.30, 57.45 Alok Inds. 12.60, 13.30, 13.15 8.50, 9.20, 8.50, 8.80 115.35, 115.40, 115.35, 115.35 Bharat Elect 180, 193.40, 188.20 Federal Bank 89, 94, 92.60 19, 19.20, 18.60, 18.70 NIIT 188, 190, 169.15, 172.45 57.50, 58.25, 57.40, 57.65 Bombay Burma 38, 38.35 Eternit Ever 32.25, 33.50, 31.90, HBL Nife Pow 23 114.25, 115.20, 111.30, 115 13.35, 13.35, 12.95, 13.15 BPL 44.05, 44.20, 43, 43.25 N Supreme Petr 7.95, 7.70, 7.75 181, 193.45, 180, 186.95 89.80, 94, 88.60, 93.05 HPCL 306.10, 312, 291.55, 294.20 190.70, 190.70, 169.30, 172.80 Tata Elxsi 94, 95.50, 90.65, 90.85 Alps Inds. 20.30, 20.30, 20.30, 20.30 32.50 HEG 28.35, 28.45, 27.10, 27.60 Bharat Forge 210, 212, 207.25, Finolex Cabl 96.95, 99.95, 98.25 303.20, 304, 291.60, 293.80 Nirma 237, 234.05, 234.85 94.40, 94.40, 90.60, 91 44.30, 44.40, 43.20, 43.60 32.25, 33, 32.25, 33 29, 29, 27.15, 27.55 Nagar.Fertil 5.90, 6 7.75, 7.95, 7.75, 7.75 Alstom 24.35, 25, 24.75 BSEL Inform. 14.30, 14.70 Suraj Diamon 12.60, 12.85, 12.65 208.05 97.50, 99.70, 97, 97.60 Hughes Soft. 200.50, 168.65, 171 236, 237.80, 234.05, 235.35 Tata Power 110.05, 110.65, 107.65, Amara Raja B 64.10, 63 Eveready Ind 14.85, 15, 14.80 Henkel Spic 22.80, 23.25, 22.60, 5.90, 6, 5.90, 6 210.90, 212.50, 208, 208.85 Finolex Inds 29.10, 29.30, 29.05, 199, 199, 168.80, 171.60 Novartis (I) 275, 276, 266, 267 108.05 14.10, 15.90, 14.10, 14.40 14.95, 15.15, 14.75, 14.80 22.95 Nahar Export 18.25, 18.50, 18 12.85, 12.90, 12.65, 12.70 62.60, 64.15, 62.35, 62.70 Burrough Wel 225.50, 228, 225, Surana Tele 16.10, 16.60, 15, 15.65 Bharti TeleV 22.05, 20.65, 20.75 29.25 IBP 265.50, 266, 255, 256.25 274.50, 274.50, 265.25, 266.80 111.45, 111.45, 107.90, 108.30 Ambica Agarb 77, 66.50, 68.85 Excel Inds. 70.80, 74.90, 72.85 23.15, 23.20, 22.75, 23.05 17.55, 18.40, 17.55, 18.10 21.55, 21.60, 20.65, 20.75 29.10, 29.30, 29, 29.20 265.05, 265.90, 256, 256.50 ONGC 385, 387, 369.55, 371.90 Tata Tea 170.50, 172.25, 169, 169.45 226.70 71.45, 74.50, 71, 72.60 Hi-Tech Gear 113, 117 Nahar Spg. 75.50, 72, 73.30 17.70, 17.70, 16.50, 16.50 Hikal 131, 135, 130.75, 133.75 73.20, 75.40, 71.60, 73.40 Surat Elec. 64.95 134, 134, 132, 132.15 Narmada C.Pe 13.15, 13.30, 13.20 Surya Roshni 13.25, 13.05 Himat. Seide 100, 100.05, 100 13.20, 13.50, 13.15, 13.25 13.25, 13.25, 13.05, 13.10 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) 99, 100.90, 99, 100 Nath Seeds 10, 10.05, 9.90, 9.95 Sutlej Inds. 42.75, 42.20, 42.25 MUTUAL FUND Hind.Constn. 65, 65.30, 65 10.05, 10.10, 9.90, 10 42.80, 42.85, 42.80, 42.80 (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase 63.10, 67.75, 63.10, 64.70 Navneet Pub. 137.50, 134.85 Suven Pharma 122, 125, 120, 123.25 Open Ended Schemes Hind.Inks&Re 374.95, 325.05, 339.90 136.20, 136.25, 134, 135 Swaraj Engin 195, 194, 197 361, 374, 297.40, 337.70 Nedungadi Ba 10.35, 10.75, 10.30, 197.80, 199.75, 192.80, 193.75 Balanced 7.59 7.59 7.59 Tax 2000 (G) 13.95 14.23 13.95 Dhanaraksha 89 11.07 11.18 10.74 Standard Chartered Mutual Fund Swaraj Mazda 66.55, 66, 66.20 Corp. Bond (D-Half Y’ly) 10.19 10.19 10.19 HSBC Mutual Fund Dhanasahayog A 8.34 8.43 8.18 Dynamic Bond(G) 11.03 11.03 11.03 Hind.Motors 10.10, 9.80, 9.85 10.40 10.10, 10.10, 9.85, 9.90 Nelco 34, 34.10, 32.20, 32.50 65.85, 67.70, 65.85, 67.55 Corp. Bond (D-M’ly) 10.08 10.08 10.07 Cash Fund 10.06 10.06 10.06 Dhanasahayog B 8.34 8.43 8.18 Dynamic Bond(Q’ly)(A) 11.03 11.03 11.03 Syncom Form. 24.45, 24.40 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Corp. Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.17 10.17 10.17 Equity 10.42 10.63 10.42 Dhanasahayog C 18.33 18.52 17.97 Dynamic Bond(Q’ly)(D) 10.58 10.58 10.58 Hind.Org.Chm 18.80, 18.95, 18.20, 34, 34.25, 32.50, 32.60 (Rs) Sales Purchase Corp. Bond (D-Y’ly) 10.54 10.54 10.53 Income-Invest. 10.27 10.27 10.27 Dhansmriddhi 2.37 2.40 2.37 GCF (D-D’ly ) 10.45 10.45 10.45 18.30 Neuland Lab. 47.25, 49.90, 48 T Corp. Bond (G-App) 12.86 12.86 12.86 Income-Short 10.07 10.07 10.07 Equity Fund 6.27 6.27 6.27 GCF (D-W’ly) 10.22 10.22 10.22 19.05, 19.05, 18.15, 18.30 NHN Corpn. 12 Liq. (D-W’ly) 10.02 10.02 10.02 Inst. Income-Invst. 10.30 10.30 10.30 Govt. Sec. (D) 11.40 11.40 11.40 GCF (G) 11.12 11.12 11.12 Hind.Power 21.35, 21.80, 21.10, Nilkamal Pls 28.75, 28.20, 28.50 T Spiritual 184, 176 As on 09/01/2003 Liq. (G-App) 13.92 13.92 13.92 Inst. Income-STP 10.08 10.08 10.08 Govt. Sec. (G) 16.26 16.26 16.26 GGSF-IP (D-Half-Y’ly) 11.14 11.14 11.14 21.70 28.90, 28.90, 28.35, 28.35 Taj GVK Hotl 42, 38.15, 40.05 Alliance Mutual Fund Public Sector (D-M’ly) 10.07 10.07 10.07 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Index (Nifty) 10.12 10.12 10.12 GGSF-IP (D-Q’ly) 10.88 10.88 10.88 Hind.Sanitar 37.60, 37.80, 37.55, NOCIL 6.80, 6.90, 6.70 42, 42.10, 42, 42 95 (D) 27.79 28.35 27.79 Public Sector (D-Q’ly) 10.16 10.16 10.16 L.Link Balancer 12.18 — — Index (Sensex Adv) 10.08 10.08 10.08 GGSF-IP (D-Y’ly) 11.42 11.42 11.42 37.65 6.90, 6.90, 6.40, 6.70 TASC Pharma. 14.45 95 (G) 48.26 49.23 48.26 Public Sector (D-Y’ly) 10.52 10.52 10.52 L.Link Maximiser(G) 11.50 — — Index (Sensex) 10.10 10.10 10.10 GGSF-IP (G) 11.42 11.42 11.42 38, 38.25, 37.90, 38.25 Noida Toll 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.50 Tata Coffee 76.50, 76.65, 75 Basic Inds.(D) 11.54 11.77 11.54 Public Sector (G-App) 13.29 13.29 13.29 L.Link Pension Balancer 11.25 — — Liquid (D) 10.42 10.42 10.42 GGSF-ST (D-M’ly) 10.57 10.57 10.57 Honda SIEL P 128.50, 123 Nova Petro. 39.05, 44, 40.05 77, 77.05, 74.05, 74.10 Basic Inds.(G) 11.54 11.77 11.54 Public Sector (Half Y’ly) 10.17 10.17 10.17 L.Link Pension Max.(G) 11.21 — — Liquid (G) 10.58 10.58 10.58 GGSF-ST (D-Q’ly) 10.39 10.39 10.39 128, 128, 124.10, 124.15 44.50, 44.50, 40.25, 41 Tata Finance 18, 17.75, 17.80 Buy India (D) 4.85 4.95 4.85 Sovrn. Trust (D-HY’ly) 10.66 10.66 10.66 L.Link Pension Protec.(I) 11.31 — — Tax 7.74 7.89 7.74 GGSF-ST (G) 10.70 10.70 10.70 Hotel Leela. 15.45, 15.30 NRB Bearings 62, 62.25, 60, 60.50 17.90, 18.05, 17.65, 17.95 Buy India (G) 4.86 4.96 4.86 Sovrn. Trust (D-M’ly) 10.41 10.41 10.41 L.Link Protector (I) 12.63 — — PNB Mutual Fund GSSIF-IP (D-Half Y’ly) 11.41 11.41 11.41 15.35, 15.50, 15.25, 15.25 60.10, 61, 60.10, 60.40 Capital Tax Relief’96 56.39 56.95 56.39 Tata Honeywl 320.05, 328, 307.10, Sovrn. Trust (D-Q’ly) 10.68 10.68 10.67 L.Time Balancer 12.18 — — Balanced Growth (G) 12.56 12.56 12.37 GSSIF-IP (D-Q’ly) 11.14 11.14 11.14 Hughes Tele. 6.50, 6.60, 6.35, 6.45 Nucleus Soft 120, 112, 113.05 308.10 Cash Manager (G) 14.64 14.64 14.64 Sovrn. Trust (G-App) 17.05 17.05 17.05 L.Time Maximiser (G) 11.50 — — Balanced Growth (I) 9.84 9.84 9.69 GSSIF-IP (D-Y’ly) 11.30 11.30 11.30 Equity (D) 15.02 15.32 15.02 6.45, 6.65, 6.40, 6.50 116.70, 117, 113, 113.30 322.05, 329, 302.50, 306.45 Sovrn. Trust (Y’ly) 11.29 11.29 11.29 L.Time Pension Balancer 11.25 — — Debt (G) 18.08 18.08 17.99 GSSIF-IP (G) 14.46 14.46 14.46 Tata Infomed 84.90, 85.30, 84, 84.40 Equity (G) 26.20 26.72 26.20 Tax Saver 9.26 9.26 9.26 L.Time Pension Max.(G) 11.21 — — Debt (I) 13.60 13.60 13.53 GSSIF-ST (D) 10.21 10.21 10.21 I O Frontline Eq(D) 10.49 10.70 10.49 Escorts Mutual Fund L.Time Pension Prot.(I) 11.31 — — Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund GSSIF-ST (G) 11.92 11.92 11.92 84, 85.30, 83.35, 83.70 Frontline Eq(G) 10.49 10.70 10.49 Balanced (D) 11.84 11.99 11.84 L.Time Protector (I) 12.63 — — Balanced (D) 9.09 9.25 9.09 Sun F&C Mutual Fund I-Flex Solu 852.70, 775, 788.40 OCL (I) 55.75, 56.90, 55.25, 55.75 Tata Infotec 238.50, 220.65, 222.25 G-Sec Long Term (D) 11.19 11.19 11.19 Balanced (G) 13.08 13.25 13.08 IDBI-PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund Balanced (G) 9.84 10.01 9.84 Balanced (G) 7.13 7.24 7.13 853, 853, 775.15, 787.05 Odyssey Tech 15.10, 14.75, 14.85 240, 240, 221.05, 222.30 G-Sec Long Term (G) 16.47 16.47 16.47 Gilt (D) 11.56 11.56 11.56 Balanced (D) 10.28 10.48 10.28 Child Care Gift 11.39 11.67 11.11 Bond Fund - Growth 18.50 18.50 18.50 IFCI 5.45, 5.55, 5.35 Oil Country 8.15, 8.05, 8.10 Tata Invest. 84.35, 83.15 G-Sec Short Term (D) 10.09 10.09 10.09 Gilt (G) 12.64 12.64 12.64 Balanced (G) 10.18 10.37 10.18 Child Care Study 11.48 11.65 11.19 Bond Fund - Income 10.85 10.85 10.85 5.65, 5.65, 5.35, 5.35 8, 8.45, 8, 8.20 82.45, 83, 82, 83 G-Sec Short Term (G) 13.66 13.66 13.66 Growth (G) 12.46 12.65 12.46 Benefit Debt (QD) 10.42 10.42 10.26 Dynamic Plan 11.64 11.84 11.64 Emerging Tech.(G) 3.50 3.57 3.50 Ind.Swift 97.40, 103.50, 93, 94.35 Omax Autos. 35, 35.85, 34.75, 35.30 Tata Sponge 38.95, 39, 37.05 Income (D) 10.86 10.86 10.86 Growth (D) 11.29 11.46 11.29 Benefit Fund Debt (AD) 10.67 10.67 10.51 FMCG (D) 7.41 7.54 7.41 FIS-Intl. Plan 10.21 10.21 10.21 India Glycol 35, 33.95, 34.15 Ondeo Nalco 370, 372, 370 38.20, 38.25, 36.90, 37 Income (G) 21.08 21.08 21.08 Income (D) 10.43 10.43 10.43 Benefit Fund Debt (HYD) 10.67 10.67 10.51 FMCG (G) 8.09 8.23 8.09 FIS-Long Term 11.07 11.07 11.07 India Nippon 190.25, 205, 195 Onward Techn 36.60, 38.70, 35.50, Thiru A.Sug. 22.50, 22 Income 54EA (D) 10.86 10.86 10.86 Income (G) 17.69 17.69 17.69 Benefit Fund Debt(G) 10.67 10.67 10.51 FMP - D-Y’ly 10.72 10.72 10.51 FIS-Medium Term 10.59 10.59 10.59 192.05, 194, 192, 192 35.70 Thirumalai 56.50, 56.90, 55.55 Income 54EA (G) 21.07 21.07 21.07 Income Bond (D) 9.56 9.56 9.56 Cash Mngt.-Liquid (G) 11.78 11.78 11.78 FMP - Half Y’ly 11.77 11.77 11.65 FIS-Short Term 10.49 10.49 10.49 55, 56, 55, 55.10 Income 54EB (D) 10.88 10.88 10.88 India Polyfi 3.30, 3.90 37, 38.90, 35.45, 35.95 Income Bond (G) 11.32 11.32 11.32 Cash Mngt.-Liquid (WD) 10.11 10.11 10.11 FMP - Half Y’ly (D) 10.76 10.76 10.65 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(D) 10.02 10.02 9.94 Indian Card 39.85 Opto Circuit 37.80, 38.90, 36.90, Tide Water O 1301, 1280.05, 1286.20 Income 54EB (G) 20.94 20.94 20.94 Opportunities (D) 10.99 10.99 10.99 Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(D) 10.00 10.00 10.00 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2D 10.47 10.47 10.36 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(G) 10.71 10.71 10.62 Timex Watch 9.20, 9.85, 9.60 Income Q’ly (D) 10.47 10.47 10.47 40, 40, 40, 40 38.35 Opportunities (G) 12.16 12.16 12.16 Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(G) 11.58 11.58 11.58 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2G 11.30 11.30 11.18 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP2 10.44 — 10.35 Indian SeamM 14.55, 15.20 Orchid Chem 74.80, 76, 73.80, 74.05 Timken India 29.05, 29.25, 28.55, Monthly Income (G) 16.52 16.52 16.52 Tax (D) 10.05 10.05 — Child Benefit 17.07 17.39 16.56 FMP - Q’ly (D) 10.55 10.55 10.49 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(D) 10.07 — 9.97 28.75 Monthly Income (M’ly) 10.33 10.33 10.33 Tax (G) 10.05 10.05 — Child Benefit 16.84 17.16 16.33 FMP - Q’ly (G) 11.77 11.77 11.72 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(G) 10.57 — 10.46 Indo Nationl 333.20, 339.10, 333, 74.25, 75.75, 73.50, 74.05 339.05 Orient Info. 53, 62.80, 52.30, 59.15 Tips Indus. 49, 49.10, 46.55, 47.05 Monthly Income (Q’ly) 10.29 10.29 10.29 First India Mutual Fund Deposit 371 Days (D) 10.70 11.13 10.49 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 11.61 11.61 11.56 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP2 10.45 — 10.35 49.25, 49.25, 46.25, 47.15 New Millennium (D) 4.29 4.38 4.29 Gilt 11.09 11.09 11.09 Deposit 371 Days (G) 10.70 11.12 10.49 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.48 10.48 10.43 FMS (Y’ly)-FYMP4 10.44 — 10.13 345.10, 348.80, 345, 345.55 56.90, 61.90, 52.10, 58.30 Indo Rama Sy 32, 31.25, 31.50 Orient Paper 20, 19.75, 19.80 TN Telecom 13.35, 13.30, 13.55 New Millennium (G) 4.29 4.38 4.29 Growth 10.68 10.89 10.68 Deposit-54 EA 14.84 14.84 14.84 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (D) 10.39 10.39 10.34 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP1 10.75 — 10.43 13.30, 13.65, 13.30, 13.60 Short Term (D) 10.07 10.07 10.07 Income 10.89 10.89 10.89 Deposit-54 EB 14.84 14.84 14.84 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (G) 11.59 11.59 11.53 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP2 10.69 — 10.37 31.80, 32.15, 31.20, 31.40 19.80, 20, 19.70, 20 Indraprast.M 12.50, 12.55, 12.30, Oriental Hot 71.10, 71.05 Torrent Guja 5.50, 5.70, 5.35, 5.50 Short Term (G) 10.63 10.63 10.63 Income Fund (D) 10.69 10.69 10.69 Equity (D) 10.00 10.19 10.00 FMP - Y’ly 11.85 11.85 11.61 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP3 10.49 — 10.18 Tourism Fina 8.05, 8.20, 8 Benchmark Mutual Fund Liquid (D) 10.17 10.17 10.17 Equity (G) 9.49 9.67 9.49 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 11.64 11.64 11.40 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP5 10.21 — 9.91 12.35 69.70, 71.50, 69.70, 71.35 12.45, 12.80, 12.25, 12.30 Oswal Ag.Mil 2.80, 2.95, 2.75 8.25, 8.25, 8, 8 Nifty BeES 111.38 — — Liquid (G) 10.65 10.65 10.65 Govt.Sec.-Invst. 11.68 11.68 11.68 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.56 10.56 10.35 M’ly Income (D-M’ly) 10.57 10.57 10.57 Transport Co 23.05 Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund Short Term 10.31 10.31 10.31 Govt.Sec.-Invst.(D) 11.40 11.40 11.40 FMP - Y’ly Sr.3 11.37 11.37 11.14 M’ly Income (D-Q’ly) 10.51 10.51 10.51 Indusind Bnk 15.40, 15.95, 15, 15.50 Oswal Chem. 4.65, 4.55 Advantage (A) 24.56 24.81 24.56 15.50, 15.95, 15.40, 15.55 4.70, 4.70, 4.55, 4.60 24.80, 24.80, 24.80, 24.80 Short Term (D) 10.17 10.17 10.17 Govt.Sec.-Invst.(G) 13.19 13.19 13.19 FMP - Y’ly Sr.4 11.05 11.05 10.83 M’ly Income (G) 13.10 13.10 13.10 Transw.Infot 102 Advantage (B) 24.56 24.81 24.56 Tax Gain 37.61 38.36 37.61 Govt.Sec.-Savings 11.63 11.63 11.63 FMP - Y’ly Sr.5 (G) 10.73 10.73 10.52 MVB (D) 10.67 10.67 10.67 Inform.Tech. 2.30, 2.65, 2.40 OTIS Elevato 309.40, 309.40, 309.40, Balanced (D) 9.09 9.18 9.09 ING Vysya Bk 260, 263.80, 250, 309.40 Trigyn Tech. 28.80, 29.50, 27.50, 28 Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund Govt.Sec.-Savings 10.36 10.36 10.36 FMP - Y’ly VI (G) 10.52 10.52 10.31 MVB (G) 17.10 17.10 17.10 29.80, 29.80, 27.65, 28 Balanced (G) 9.09 9.18 9.09 FT Asset Allocat.Bal Gr. 10.25 10.25 10.45 Growth (D) 10.09 10.28 10.09 FMP Y’ly Sr. 7(G) 10.20 10.20 9.99 MVL (D’ly Dp) 10.00 10.00 10.00 250.45 Bond Plus (D) 10.34 10.34 10.34 FT Asset Allocat.Cons Gr. 10.26 10.26 10.46 Growth (G) 10.14 10.33 10.14 Flexible Income 10.87 10.87 10.87 MVL (Dp) 10.71 10.71 10.71 237.05, 265, 237.05, 255.95 P Triumph Intn 3.35 Bond Plus (G) 11.01 11.01 11.01 FT Asset Allocat.Infl 10.44 10.44 10.65 Income (D-Half Y’ly) 11.21 11.21 11.16 Gilt Invst. (D) 11.78 11.78 11.78 MVL (Np) 13.90 13.90 13.90 Insilco 15.95, 16.20, 15.90 Tube Invest. 86, 89, 88.85 Cash Plus (G) 16.08 16.08 16.08 FT Asset Allocat.Pure Gr. 9.80 9.80 9.99 Income (D-Q’ly) 10.88 10.88 10.82 Gilt Invst. (G) 18.25 18.25 18.25 Personal Tax Saver 47.02 47.02 47.02 Inter.Travel 25.85, 24.25, 24.30 Padmini Tech 4.55, 4.65, 4.55, 4.60 86.10, 87.95, 86.10, 86.65 Cash Plus (Reinv) 10.64 10.64 10.64 FT Asset Allocat.Steady G 10.07 10.07 10.27 Income (G) 14.25 14.25 14.18 Gilt Treasury (D) 10.66 10.66 10.66 Resurgent (I) Equity 13.28 13.55 13.28 Invest.Trust 16.15, 20.20, 19.20 Panacea Biot 282, 282.50, 282 TV 18 71.80, 71.90, 70, 70.10 Equity 12.85 12.98 12.85 FT Balanced (G) 9.51 9.51 9.70 Index 8.51 8.60 8.51 Gilt Treasury (G) 14.28 14.28 14.28 Value (D) 8.80 8.98 8.80 IP Rings 38.05 284.30, 285, 281.10, 282.10 72.60, 72.60, 70, 70.20 FMP 1Yr 5A(D) 10.33 10.33 10.33 FT Gilt Invst (G) 12.72 12.72 12.72 M’ly Income(G) 11.17 11.17 11.11 Growth (D) 9.72 9.89 9.72 Value (G) 17.31 17.66 17.31 IPCA Lab. 186, 190, 185.10, 188.50 Pantaloon Re 52.80, 54, 53.95 TVS Srichakr 51, 51.50, 49, 49.05 FMP 1Yr 5A(G) 10.33 10.33 10.33 FT Gilt Invst (M’ly B) 12.11 12.11 12.11 M’ly Income(MD) 10.57 10.57 10.52 Growth (G) 20.00 20.35 20.00 Tata Mutual Fund 189.90, 190, 184.10, 187.80 53.30, 54.55, 53.25, 53.70 U FMP Long Term - A (D) 10.90 10.90 10.90 FT Gilt Invst (Q’ly) 11.28 11.28 11.28 M’ly Income(QD) 10.58 10.58 10.53 Income (D) 11.07 11.07 11.07 Balanced 13.88 14.12 13.88 Ispat Inds. 5.75, 5.40, 5.45 Paper Prod. 130.25, 142, 140.05 FMP Long Term - A (G) 10.90 10.90 10.90 FT Gilt Liquid (G) 11.01 11.01 11.01 Short Term (D) 10.17 10.17 10.14 Income (G) 18.11 18.11 18.11 Gilt Sec. (App) 19.82 19.82 19.82 5.65, 5.65, 5.40, 5.40 131, 140.75, 131, 138.60 FMP Long Term - E (G) 10.70 10.70 10.70 Paramount Co 9.70, 9.65 UB Engg. 3.60 FT Gilt Liquid (M’ly) 10.29 10.29 10.29 Short Term (G) 10.64 10.64 10.62 Index 9.37 9.37 9.37 Gilt Sec. (Reg) 12.87 12.87 12.87 IT & T 38.50, 34.60, 35.15 UB Holdings 28.65, 29.55, 29.50 FMP Q’ly Group 1 (D) 10.80 10.80 10.80 FT Index - BSE 10.26 10.26 10.37 Tax Savings 14.44 14.73 14.44 Liquid (D) 11.83 11.83 11.83 Income (App) 20.12 20.12 20.02 Parekh Plati 9.10, 8.90 FMP Q’ly Group 1 (G) 11.02 11.02 11.02 39.60, 39.60, 35.05, 35.45 Ucal Fuel 173, 174.95, 168, 169.95 FT Index - Nifty 10.78 10.78 10.89 IL&FS Mutual Fund Liquid (G) 14.68 14.68 14.68 Income (D-App) 11.62 11.62 11.57 ITC Hotels 44.55, 45, 44, 44.15 8.85, 9.15, 8.80, 8.90 FMP Q’ly Group 2 (D) 10.54 10.54 10.54 FT Monthly Income (G) 13.37 13.37 13.37 Bond (B) 10.63 10.63 10.63 Long Term 11.40 11.40 11.40 Income (H-Y’ly Reg) 10.88 10.88 10.82 Patel Engg. 149, 145.15 174, 174.95, 167, 169.85 FMP Q’ly Group 3 (G) 10.72 10.72 10.72 IVRCL Infras 54.10, 54, 54.05 Ultramarine 84.40, 82, 82.50 FT Monthly Income (M’ly B 12.59 12.59 12.59 Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.93 10.93 10.93 MIP - (D-M’ly) 10.44 10.44 10.44 Income (Q’ly-Reg) 10.65 10.65 10.59 54.50, 54.50, 52.60, 53 PCS Inds. 21.10, 21.15, 20.65 FMP Y Group 1(G) 10.54 10.54 10.54 FT Monthly Income (M) 10.92 10.92 10.92 Bond (D-Y’ly) 11.56 11.56 11.56 MIP - Cum. 12.73 12.73 12.73 Income Plus Fund-A(Bonus) 10.32 10.32 10.22 Pentagon Glo 2.75, 2.90, 2.70, 2.75 Unichem Lab 232.90, 226, 226.80 Gilt Plus Invst.(A-D) 11.57 11.57 11.57 FT Monthly Income (Q) 10.99 10.99 10.99 Bond (G) 15.94 15.94 15.94 MIP - Half Y’ly 10.68 10.68 10.68 Income Plus Fund-A(G) 10.32 10.32 10.22 J Pentasoft Te 10, 9.45, 9.50 229, 230.90, 226.25, 228.30 Gilt Plus Invst.(B-G) 17.13 17.13 17.13 FT PE Ratio 9.72 9.72 9.91 Bond Short Term (D) 10.19 10.19 10.19 MIP - Q’ly 10.53 10.53 10.53 Income Plus Fund-B(Bonus) 10.33 10.33 10.33 9.60, 9.95, 9.45, 9.50 Union Bank 20, 20.45, 19.60, 19.95 Gilt Plus Long (A-D) 11.90 11.90 11.90 Franklin Balanced(D) 10.32 10.47 10.32 Bond Short Term (G) 10.87 10.87 10.87 Power 13.44 13.68 13.44 Income Plus Fund-B(G) 10.32 10.32 10.32 Jagatjit Ind 26.55, 26.90, 25.60, 25.95 Pharmacia He 141.05, 141 20, 20.45, 19.55, 19.95 Gilt Plus Long (B-G) 18.81 18.81 18.81 Franklin Balanced(G) 10.75 10.91 10.75 E-Com (D) 3.04 3.10 3.04 Short Term 11.15 11.15 11.15 Life Science & Tech. 8.80 8.96 8.80 Jagsonpal Ph 90, 92.05 146.90, 146.90, 142.70, 143.10 Unitech 45.50, 45.50, 44.50, 45.25 Gilt Plus Lq.(A-D) 10.43 10.43 10.43 Franklin Bluechip (D) 11.93 11.93 12.17 E-Com (G) 3.04 3.10 3.04 Short Term (D) 10.68 10.68 10.68 Liquid (App) 13.85 13.85 13.85 94.25, 94.25, 91, 92.70 PNB Gilts 26.75, 25.50, 25.85 United Brew. 105.50, 107, 103.55, Gilt Plus Lq.(B-G) 14.17 14.17 14.17 Franklin Bluechip (G) 23.47 23.47 23.94 Fixed Maturity Mar 02 10.67 10.67 10.67 Sweep 10.44 10.44 10.44 Liquid (Reg) 11.13 11.13 11.13 Jai Corp 36.45, 37.25 27, 27, 25.75, 25.90 104.20 IT A (D-Payout) 12.57 12.70 12.57 Franklin FMCG 10.97 10.97 11.19 Gilt Long Term (D) 11.15 11.15 11.15 Tax (D) 9.42 9.58 9.42 M’ly Income 10.91 10.91 10.86 36.50, 37.20, 36.50, 36.80 Premier Inst 145, 144 United We.Bk 23.75, 24, 22.75, 22.95 IT A (D-Reinv) 12.57 12.70 12.57 Franklin Growth 5.70 5.81 5.70 Gilt Long Term (G) 12.13 12.13 12.13 Tax (G) 12.92 13.15 12.92 Pure Equity 9.86 10.04 9.86 22, 23.70, 22, 23.20 IT B (G) 13.51 13.65 13.51 Jain Irrig. 56.05, 57.25, 55, 55.95 146.95, 146.95, 142.90, 142.95 Franklin Index 8.38 8.47 8.38 Gilt Short Term (D) 10.59 10.59 10.59 Technology 3.41 3.47 3.41 Select Sector 7.73 7.86 7.73 56.15, 56.75, 55.05, 55.10 Prism Cement 5.55, 5.50, 5.55 Usha Beltron 27.50, 29.50, 28.80 Income Plus (A-D) 11.01 11.01 11.01 Franklin Index Tax 8.56 8.65 8.56 Gilt Short Term (G) 11.32 11.32 11.32 Reliance Mutual Fund Short Term Bond (App) 10.44 10.44 10.44 28, 29.40, 27, 28.50 Income Plus (B-G) 25.92 25.92 25.92 Jain Studios 20.90, 21.05, 20.50, 21 5.50, 5.55, 5.50, 5.50 Franklin Infotech (D) 10.27 10.27 10.48 Growth & Value (D-Y’ly) 10.60 10.81 10.60 Growth (D) 22.78 23.24 22.78 Short Term Bond (Reg) 10.42 10.42 10.42 21.30, 21.30, 20.55, 20.95 Pritish Nand 26.40, 27.55, 25, 25.80 Index Fund (D) 11.26 11.31 11.26 Franklin Infotech (G) 15.01 15.01 15.31 Growth & Value (G) 11.87 12.11 11.87 Growth (G) 30.85 31.47 30.85 Tax Savfund 11.23 11.43 11.23 V Index Fund(G) 11.26 11.31 11.26 Franklin Internet Opp 4.96 4.96 5.06 Growth & Value(D-Hf Y’ly) 9.37 9.56 9.37 Income (D-Half Y’ly) 11.44 11.44 11.44 Young Citizen’s 10.64 10.80 10.32 Jayant Agro 53.95, 54, 52.80 26.55, 27.50, 24.90, 25.80 MIP A (D) 10.69 10.69 10.69 Franklin Pharma 9.19 9.19 9.37 Index - BSE Sensex 9.53 9.62 9.53 Income (D-M’ly) 11.20 11.20 11.20 Taurus Mutual Fund 54.50, 54.50, 53.40, 54.15 Priyad.Cemen 10.60, 10.65 Vaibhav Gems 27, 22.80, 23.10 MIP B (G-Payout) 13.32 13.32 13.32 Franklin Prima (D) 15.00 15.00 15.30 Index - Nifty 9.56 9.66 9.56 Income (D-Y’ly) 11.51 11.51 11.51 Bonanza Ex.(G) 10.61 10.80 10.58 Jaypee Hotel 9.70 10.70, 10.70, 10.60, 10.70 Vanavil Dyes 40.40, 40.50, 38.75, MIP C (G-Payout) 13.32 13.32 13.32 Franklin Prima (G) 29.27 29.27 29.86 Liquid Account Call 10.50 10.50 10.50 Income (G) 18.92 18.92 18.92 Discovery Stock 3.87 3.94 3.86 Jayshree Tea 36.20, 35.50 PSI Data Sys 89, 85, 85.85 39.15 MNC A (D-Payout) 23.12 23.35 23.12 Franklin Prima Plus (D) 13.05 13.05 13.31 Lq. A/c (D) 10.05 10.05 10.05 Income Q’ly (D) 11.25 11.25 11.25 Libra Bond (D) 11.60 11.60 11.57 35.75, 36.45, 35.75, 36 88.50, 90.65, 84.60, 85.10 Vardhman Pol 43, 42.10 MNC A (D-Reinv) 23.12 23.35 23.12 Franklin Prima Plus (G) 23.94 23.94 24.42 Lq. A/c (G) 11.08 11.08 11.08 Liquid - Cash (G) 10.60 10.60 10.60 Libra Bond (G) 11.95 11.95 11.92 JCT 4.50, 4.70, 4.45, 4.55 Pun.Communi. 53, 65.45, 62.45 42, 43.05, 42, 42 MNC B (G) 28.95 29.24 28.95 Franklin Taxshield (D) 11.80 11.80 12.04 ING Mutual Fund Liquid - Treasury (G) 14.48 14.48 14.48 Libra Gilt (D) 11.08 11.08 11.06 Jenson&Nicho 5.70, 5.50 65, 65, 62.10, 62.50 Vardhman Spg 48, 50.25, 50 Midcap (Div) 10.93 11.04 10.93 Franklin Taxshield (G) 25.12 25.12 25.62 Balanced Portfolio (D) 6.76 6.86 6.76 Liquid Super Cash(G) 10.21 10.21 10.21 Libra Gilt (G) 11.42 11.42 11.39 5.50, 5.70, 5.40, 5.50 Pun.Nat.Bank 75.10, 77.55, 72.10, 50, 50.95, 49.40, 49.80 Midcap (Growth) 10.93 11.04 10.93 T Children’s Asset 18.06 18.06 18.06 Balanced Portfolio (G) 6.76 6.86 6.76 Lq. Treasury W’ly 10.35 10.35 10.35 Libra Tax Shield 8.64 8.64 8.64 JIK Inds. 29.20, 29.50, 26.80, 27.60 75.10 Varun Ship. 9.40, 9.30 Sweep Plan (G) 10.09 10.09 10.09 T Floating Rate In LT (D) 10.09 10.09 10.04 Capital Portfolio 10.76 10.76 10.76 M’ly Income (D-M’ly) 10.70 10.70 10.65 The Starshare 6.17 6.28 6.15 28.40, 28.40, 25.05, 25.20 75.50, 77.45, 72.30, 74.90 9.35, 9.50, 9.25, 9.30 BOB Mutual Fund T Floating Rate In LT (G) 10.70 10.70 10.65 Gilt Portfolio 10.41 10.41 10.41 M’ly Income (D-Q’ly) 10.65 10.65 10.60 UTI Mutual Fund Jindal Iron 57.60, 58, 55.25, 55.80 Vashisti Det 13.80, 14, 13.25, 13.35 Elss 96 10.70 10.97 10.70 T Floating Rate In ST (D) 10.01 10.01 10.01 Growth Portfolio (D) 6.45 6.58 6.45 Monthly Income (G) 13.24 13.24 13.17 Bond (G) 17.57 17.57 17.48 57.75, 57.80, 55.25, 55.55 R 13.75, 13.95, 13.40, 13.45 Gilt (D) 10.12 10.12 10.07 T Floating Rate In ST (G) 10.69 10.69 10.69 Growth Portfolio (G) 7.72 7.87 7.72 Short Term 10.05 10.05 10.05 Bond (I) 11.23 11.23 11.18 Jindal Photo 27.85, 27, 27.25 Radico Khait 32.15, 31.85, 32 Venky’s (I) 41.50, 43, 42.75 Gilt (G) 10.12 10.12 10.07 T G Sec (D) 11.60 11.60 11.54 Income Portfolio (G) 15.74 15.74 15.74 Vision 27.30 27.85 27.30 Brand Value 8.02 8.02 7.86 28.05, 28.05, 27.05, 27.35 42.05, 43, 42.05, 42.70 Income (D) 10.57 10.57 10.52 T G Sec (G) 20.01 20.01 19.91 Income Portfolio (I) 10.77 10.77 10.77 SBI Mutual Fund CCP 12.93 13.32 12.93 Jindal Poly. 102, 104, 102.50 32, 32.50, 31.50, 31.70 Rain Calcing 7.25, 7.30, 7.20, 7.25 Vesuvius (I) 68.55, 69.70, 67.10, Income (G) 10.57 10.57 10.52 T G Sec Tr (D) 10.50 10.50 10.50 Income Short Term 10.33 10.33 10.30 MSFU Contra 10.41 10.59 10.41 CRTS 92.85 92.85 90.07 102.25, 105, 102.25, 104.90 68.10 Income Fund STP (D) 10.06 10.06 10.06 T G Sec Tr (G) 11.23 11.23 11.23 Invst. Portfolio 9.33 9.52 9.33 MSFU FMCG 5.95 6.05 5.95 Equity Tax Savings 10.65 10.65 10.54 Jindal Strip 131, 131.70, 127, 127.90 7.30, 7.35, 7.25, 7.25 Raj.Spg.&Wvg 18.95, 19.20, 18, 18.85 69.75, 69.85, 67.65, 68.15 Income Fund STP (G) 10.06 10.06 10.06 T IBA (D) 11.93 11.93 11.93 Savings Portfolio 10.31 10.31 10.31 MSFU IT 5.99 6.09 5.99 G-Sec (G) 16.21 16.21 16.21 132.10, 132.10, 127.10, 128.20 Videocon Apl 10, 9.80 Liquid (D) 10.55 10.55 10.55 T IBA (G) 21.57 21.57 21.57 Treasury Portfolio (D) 10.60 10.60 10.60 MSFU Pharma 9.14 9.30 9.14 G-Sec (I) 10.82 10.82 10.82 JJ Exporters 23.50, 23.85 19, 19.10, 18.25, 18.75 Rallis India 69, 69.50, 67.25, 68 9.90, 10.25, 9.85, 9.85 Liquid (G) 10.67 10.67 10.67 T IBA (H-Y’ly) 15.05 15.05 15.05 Treasury Portfolio (G) 12.64 12.64 12.64 Magnum (G) 8.69 — — Grandmaster 93 9.39 9.39 9.20 JK Corpn. 11.40, 11, 11.35 Videocon Fin 16.10 Canbank Mutual Fund T IBA (Instl Plan) 10.87 10.87 10.87 JM Mutual Fund Magnum Balance 9.51 9.68 9.51 Index Select Eq. 13.71 13.98 13.71 11.30, 11.55, 10.95, 11.25 69.65, 69.75, 67.70, 68.15 Rama Newspri 3.80, 3.85, 3.75 16.55, 16.55, 16.55, 16.55 Canbonus 7.61 7.75 7.61 T IBA (M’ ly) 15.05 15.05 15.05 Balanced (D) 9.54 9.68 9.54 Magnum Child’s Benefit 10.77 10.91 10.45 Mahila Unit Scheme 12.17 12.17 11.80 JK Inds. 27.45, 27.90, 27, 27.50 Vindhya Tele 25.50, 24.70, 25.25 Cancigo 11.02 11.02 11.02 T IBA (M’ly B) 19.70 19.70 19.70 Balanced (G) 16.64 16.89 16.64 Magnum Equity 8.43 8.58 8.43 Master Growth-1993 14.30 14.30 14.01 JK Synthetic 3.10, 3.15, 3.10 3.80, 3.85, 3.75, 3.75 Cancigo(G) 11.68 11.68 11.68 Ramco Inds. 145, 141.50, 142 25, 25.20, 24.50, 24.90 T IBA (Q’y) 14.79 14.79 14.79 Basic 16.27 16.51 16.27 Magnum Gilt LT(D) 10.49 10.49 10.49 Master Index 10.38 10.38 10.33 Jubilant Org 126.55, 130 Vintage Card 9.50, 9.75, 9.10, 9.25 Canequity Tax Saver 9.76 9.83 9.76 T Income (D) 11.26 11.26 11.20 Equity (D) 7.90 8.02 7.90 Magnum Gilt LT(G) 14.64 14.64 14.64 Mastergain 92 10.09 10.09 9.89 143, 146.05, 138.60, 139.90 Canexpo 11.75 11.97 11.75 128.50, 130, 128.10, 128.55 9.50, 9.55, 9.25, 9.30 T Income (G) 21.88 21.88 21.77 Equity (G) 7.46 7.57 7.46 Magnum Gilt ST(D) 10.06 10.06 10.06 Masterplus 91 16.80 16.80 16.46 Jupiter BioS 50, 50.40, 47.60, 47.85 Ramco Systm 419.80, 425, 377.20, Canexpo(G) 11.75 11.97 11.75 T India Growth 13.15 13.41 13.15 G-Sec (D-Reg) 10.49 10.49 10.49 Magnum Gilt ST(G) 12.35 12.35 12.35 Money Market (G) 16.78 16.78 16.78 381.05 VIP Indus. 19.55, 19.45, 19.80 Canganga 8.05 8.19 8.05 T Liquid (D - D’ly) 10.00 10.00 10.00 G-Sec (G-Reg) 17.84 17.84 17.84 Magnum Global 7.31 7.44 7.16 Money Market (In) 16.68 16.68 16.68 Jyoti Struct 18, 17.85, 17.90 19.55, 19.70, 19.40, 19.45 18.05, 18.70, 17.95, 18 425, 425, 378.10, 381.40 Cangilt PGS (D) 11.08 11.08 11.08 T Liquid (D) 10.01 10.01 10.01 G-Sec PF 18.14 18.14 18.14 Magnum IC (Cash) 13.39 13.39 13.39 Nifty Index 6.74 6.74 6.71 Ravalgaon Su 2225, 2100 Vision Organ 2.65, 2.75, 2.70 Cangilt PGS (G) 16.14 16.14 16.14 T Liquid (G) 14.80 14.80 14.80 G-Sec Reg (GB) 10.49 10.49 10.49 Magnum IC (D) 10.49 10.49 10.49 PEF 12.60 12.85 12.60 K Rayban Sun O 59.35, 57.80, 58 2.65, 2.75, 2.55, 2.65 Canglobal 4.82 4.91 4.82 T Liquid Plus 11.16 11.16 11.16 High Liq.Growth - Bonus 10.34 10.34 10.34 Magnum Income (D) 10.95 10.95 10.95 Petro 12.79 12.79 12.53 56, 59.65, 56, 58.20 Voltas 51.50, 53.50, 51.15, 52.30 Canincome Income 10.56 10.56 10.56 T Liquid Plus (D) 10.00 10.00 10.00 High Lq. (D) 11.88 11.88 11.88 Magnum Income (G) 17.11 17.11 17.11 Pharma & Healthcare 10.61 10.61 10.40 Kajaria Cer 17.65 Reckitt Benc 241.05, 244 52.05, 53.50, 51.50, 52.75 Canincome(B) 10.56 10.56 10.56 T MMA 1.00 1.00 1.00 High Lq. (D-D’ly) 10.30 10.30 10.30 Magnum Index 10.00 10.10 10.00 RBP 1994 18.04 18.40 17.14 17.60, 17.85, 17.50, 17.60 249.95, 249.95, 244.70, 245 VST Indus. 116.05, 111.40 Canincome(G) 10.56 10.56 10.56 T Monthly Income (G) 13.39 13.39 13.33 High Lq. (G) 16.54 16.54 16.54 Magnum Insta Cash S.Term 10.29 10.29 10.29 Regular Income 10.40 10.40 10.40 Kakatiya Cem 22.10, 22.40 Rel.Ind.Infr 35.30, 35.95, 35.80 124.90, 124.90, 116.50, 116.75 Canliquid (D) 10.05 10.05 10.05 T Monthly Income (H-Y’ly) 10.77 10.77 10.72 Income (D) 10.41 10.41 10.41 Magnum M’ly In.(D-M’ly) 10.09 10.09 10.09 Service 13.78 13.78 13.50 22.30, 22.55, 22, 22.25 35.10, 35.90, 35.10, 35.45 Canliquid (G) 10.77 10.77 10.77 T Monthly Income (M’ly) 10.40 10.40 10.35 Income (G) 24.47 24.47 24.47 Magnum M’ly In.(D-Q’ly) 10.06 10.06 10.06 Software 8.31 8.31 8.14 W Canpremium 13.29 13.52 13.29 Kale Consul. 47, 48.30, 44.20, 45 Relaxo Footw 18, 17.80 T Monthly Income (Q’ly) 10.33 10.33 10.28 Income Bonus 11.09 11.09 11.09 Magnum M’ly In.(D-Y’ly) 10.85 10.85 10.85 UGS 10000 10.47 10.68 10.47 46.80, 48.10, 44.95, 45.15 Revathi CP E 100.25, 100.90, 98.75, Warren Tea 43, 42.80, 43.60 Canpremium(G) 14.09 14.34 14.09 T Pension Plan (D) 11.42 11.42 11.59 Income Serial 00 (D) 10.55 10.55 10.55 Magnum M’ly In.(G) 11.86 11.86 11.86 ULIP 12.72 12.72 12.53 Cantriple 19.98 20.33 19.98 Kalyani Brak 253, 258, 247.50, 249 98.80 Wartsila (I) 113.95, 115.85, 113.90, T Pension Plan (G) 19.79 19.79 20.09 Income Serial 04 (D) 10.69 10.69 10.69 Magnum Mult. Plus 93 8.31 8.46 8.31 US 2002 5.90 5.90 5.81 Kanoria Chem 51.80 Rico Auto 129 Chola Mutual Fund T ST Income (G) 1087.46 1087.46 1087.46 Short Term 10.17 10.17 10.17 Magnum Tax Gain 12.48 12.70 12.48 US 64 6.27 — 6.14 115.85 FMP Y’ly-Cum 10.45 10.45 10.45 T ST Income (M’ly) 1025.23 1025.23 1025.23 Short Term (G) 10.54 10.54 10.54 Sundaram Mutual Fund US 95 (G) 19.50 19.50 19.11 Karnatak Bnk 62.10, 64.25, 61.25, 126, 129, 126, 129 Wellwin Ind. 19.10, 19.90, 19.50 Fr.In.-STF(Half Y’ly) 10.83 10.83 10.83 T ST Income (Q’ly) 1015.46 1015.46 1015.46 Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund Balanced (App) 10.57 10.73 10.57 US 95 (I) 12.12 12.12 11.88 62.50 Roofit Inds. 7.10, 6.75, 6.90 19.25, 19.85, 19.25, 19.55 Freedom Income (C) 17.12 17.12 17.12 T ST Income (W’ly B) 1042.71 1042.71 1042.71 K Bond Whole.(B) 15.80 15.80 15.80 Balanced (D) 10.57 10.73 10.57 Variable Invt.(ILS) 10.31 10.47 10.31 62.30, 64, 61.10, 62.55 7.35, 7.35, 6.70, 6.95 Welspun (I) 23.50, 21.55 Freedom Income (R) 10.18 10.18 10.18 T ST Income (W’ly) 1080.71 1080.71 1080.71 K-30 12.10 12.32 12.10 Bond Saver (App) 19.89 19.89 19.89 Zurich India Mutual Fund Karur Vysya 163, 151.60, 156.15 RPG Life Sci 29.55, 32.30, 31.80 Welspun Guj. 9, 9.10, 8.90, 8.95 Freedom Tech.(Cum) 9.22 9.40 9.22 T TMA (G) 1486.34 1486.34 1486.34 K-Balance 10.36 10.54 10.36 Bond Saver (D) 10.73 10.73 10.73 Capital Builder (D) 9.34 9.53 9.34 158, 160.25, 151.05, 156.80 28.35, 31.90, 28.35, 31.25 West Coast P 92.60, 93, 92.50, 92.95 Freedom Tech.(Reg) 5.86 5.98 5.86 T TMA (W’ly) 1228.04 1228.04 1228.04 K-Bond Depo(D) 10.87 10.87 10.87 Gilt (App) 11.64 11.64 11.64 Capital Builder (G) 10.91 11.13 10.91 KDL Biotech 17.20, 17.40, 16.60, 17 RS Software 35, 36.25, 34.10, 34.25 94.45, 94.50, 91, 92.60 Gilt Invst.(Cum) 15.73 15.73 15.73 T TMA (Wkly B) 1402.66 1402.66 1402.66 K-Bond Depo(G) 15.49 15.49 15.49 Gilt (D) 10.15 10.15 10.15 Equity (D) 12.51 12.76 12.51 16.95, 17.40, 16.75, 16.90 34, 36.25, 33.60, 34.05 Widia (I) 78, 77.80, 78.25 Gilt Invst.(Reg) 10.60 10.60 10.60 T TMA (Y’ly) 1129.85 1129.85 1129.85 K-Bond Short Term (D) 10.13 10.13 10.13 Growth 12.61 12.86 12.61 Equity (G) 22.87 23.33 22.87 Kesoram Inds 27.05, 27.55, 27.35 Ruchi Soya 32.70, 33.65, 33.10 Wim Plast 37, 37.25 Gilt Series (Cum) 12.98 13.24 12.85 GIC Mutual Fund K-Bond Short Term (G) 10.62 10.62 10.62 Income Plus - App 10.83 10.83 10.83 High Int. (D-Half Y’ly) 11.63 11.63 11.63 27.40, 27.50, 27.10, 27.30 34, 34, 32.80, 32.80 Wimco 19.10, 20, 18.85, 19.60 Gilt Series (Reg) 12.98 13.24 12.85 Balanced 10.15 10.35 10.05 K-Bond Whol.(D-Y’ly) 12.04 12.04 12.04 Income Plus - Div 10.58 10.58 10.58 High Int. (D-Q’ly) 11.37 11.37 11.37 Khandwala Se 9.35, 9.50, 8.25, 8.75 19.25, 19.90, 18.70, 19.30 Growth (Cum) 12.75 13.01 12.75 S D’Mat 7.94 8.10 7.94 K-Bond Whole(D) 10.67 10.67 10.67 Money (App) 12.51 12.51 12.51 High Int. (D-Y’ly) 12.00 12.00 12.00 8.50, 9.50, 7.10, 7.80 Wockhardt Lf 27.50, 28.30, 26.55, Growth (Reg) 10.68 10.89 10.68 Kinetic Eng. 63.10, 63.80, 63.25 Debt (G) 10.36 10.36 10.36 K-Bond Whole(G) 15.80 15.80 15.80 Money (D) 10.06 10.06 10.06 High Int. (G) 21.27 21.27 21.27 S Kumars Nat 4.75 27.55 Liquid Series-Div.Payout 10.13 10.13 10.13 Fortune 94 7.14 7.28 7.14 K-Gilt Invst. (D) 10.81 10.81 10.81 Select Debt 3Yr AP (App) 10.19 10.19 10.19 Kinetic Moto 32.50, 32 27.30, 28.15, 26.70, 27.55 Lq. (Cum) 12.04 12.04 12.04 G Plus II 10.30 10.51 10.20 K-Gilt Invst. (G) 19.44 19.44 19.44 Select Debt 3Yr AP (HYD) 10.19 10.19 10.19 High Int. Stp (D) 10.36 10.36 10.36 32.60, 32.95, 32, 32.10 4.95, 4.95, 4.50, 4.60 High Int. Stp (G) 10.91 10.91 10.91 S.E.Asia Mar 50.50, 51.20, 49.20, Wyeth Lederl 225, 234.75, 233.95 Lq. (Reg) 10.31 10.31 10.31 Gilt (G) 10.28 10.28 10.28 K-Gilt Savings (D) 10.49 10.49 10.49 Select Debt 3Yr AP (QD) 10.07 10.07 10.07 Kirloskar Br 95 224.05, 234.80, 224.05, 232.40 Lq. Sr.Apr-06 (Reg) 11.66 11.66 11.66 Liquid (G) 10.61 10.61 10.61 K-Gilt Savings (G) 14.74 14.74 14.74 Select Debt 3Yr AP (YD) 10.19 10.19 10.19 Liquidity - Call (Dd) 10.31 10.31 10.31 Kirloskar Oi 57.50, 57.05, 57.50 49.40 Triple Ace (Cum) 21.17 21.17 21.17 HDFC Mutual Fund K-Gilt Serial 03 (D) 10.37 10.37 10.37 Select Debt 5Yr AP (App) 10.08 10.08 10.08 Liquidity - Call (G) 10.51 10.51 10.51 57.05, 57.25, 57, 57 51, 51.25, 49.50, 49.90 Y Triple Ace (Reg) 11.32 11.32 11.32 Balanced 10.87 11.03 10.87 K-Gilt Serial 03 (G) 13.88 13.88 13.88 Select Debt 5Yr AP (HYD) 10.08 10.08 10.08 Liquidity - IP(D) 11.27 11.27 11.27 KLG Systel 41.50, 41.95, 39.70 S.I.Bank 35.90, 36.70, 35.55, 35.70 Triple Ace(B) 11.76 11.76 11.76 Childrens Gift-Invst. 12.24 12.36 12.24 K-Gilt Serial 05 (D) 11.15 11.15 11.15 Select Debt 5Yr AP (QD) 10.05 10.05 10.05 Liquidity - IP(G) 12.98 12.98 12.98 41.25, 42.40, 39.05, 39.50 36.85, 37.50, 35.50, 35.75 Yokogawa Blu 43.50, 44.20, 40.50, DSP Merrill Lynch Mutual Fund Childrens Gift-Savings 12.89 13.01 12.89 K-Gilt Serial 05 (G) 13.63 13.63 13.63 Select Debt 5Yr AP (YD) 10.08 10.08 10.08 Liquidity - SP(D-W’ly) 10.49 10.49 10.49 Kolar Inform 17.10, 17.60, 16.65, S.I.C.Agency 8.50 41.25 Balanced (D) 9.26 9.26 9.12 Gilt-Long Term (D) 10.94 10.94 10.94 K-Gilt Serial 07 (D) 12.15 12.15 12.15 Select Debt DAP (App) 10.99 10.99 10.99 Liquidity - SP(G) 12.36 12.36 12.36 17.30 8.95, 8.95, 8.30, 8.30 43.60, 45, 40.50, 41.40 Balanced (G) 10.35 10.35 10.19 Gilt-Long Term (G) 13.74 13.74 13.74 K-Gilt Serial 07 (G) 16.02 16.02 16.02 Select Debt DAP (HYD) 10.98 10.98 10.98 Liquidity - Sp(D-D’ly) 10.49 10.49 10.49 Kopran 39.65, 41.80, 38.95, 39.75 Sahara I.Med 184 Bond (D) 11.68 11.68 11.68 Gilt-Short Term (D) 10.12 10.12 10.12 K-Gilt Serial 11 (G) 14.86 14.86 14.86 Select Debt DAP (QD) 10.68 10.68 10.68 Prudence (D) 14.15 14.43 14.15 39.10, 41.85, 38.80, 39.85 Saint-Gobain 9.75, 9.90, 9.65, 9.70 Z Bond (G) 21.12 21.12 21.12 Gilt-Short Term (G) 11.44 11.44 11.44 K-Gilt Serial 13 (D) 12.79 12.79 12.79 Select Debt DAP (YD) 10.98 10.98 10.98 Prudence (G) 24.34 24.83 24.34 Salora Int. 52.90, 53.10, 51.60, 51.65 Equity 13.86 14.14 13.86 Kothari Prod 160, 162 Zandu Pharm 1560, 1540.05, 1555 Growth 8.75 8.92 8.75 K-Gilt Serial 13 (G) 16.02 16.02 16.02 Select Debt LTAP (App) 10.26 10.26 10.26 Sovereign Gilt - IP(D) 11.03 11.03 11.03 160, 161.50, 159, 160.20 52, 53, 51.10, 51.40 Govt.Sec. (A-D) 12.40 12.40 12.33 Idx-Nifty(FV 10.33) 11.02 11.02 10.91 K-Gilt Serial 19 (D) 10.55 10.55 10.55 Select Debt LTAP (HYD) 10.26 10.26 10.26 Samtel Color 31.95, 30.70, 30.80 1550, 1551, 1550, 1551 Sovereign Gilt - IP(G) 14.20 14.20 14.20 KPIT Infosys 173.90, 176, 160.30, Zenith Comp. 11.75, 11.90, 11.60, Govt.Sec. (A-G) 19.11 19.11 19.00 Idx-Sensex(FV 32.16) 34.05 34.05 33.70 K-Gilt Serial 19 (G) 15.33 15.33 15.33 Select Debt LTAP (QD) 10.05 10.05 10.05 Sovereign Gilt - PP(D) 11.29 11.29 11.29 31.35, 31.70, 30.90, 31.10 Govt.Sec. (B-D) 10.77 10.77 10.77 Idx-SensexPl(FV 32.16) 34.31 34.31 33.96 K-Liquid (D) 10.02 10.02 10.02 Select Debt LTAP (YD) 10.26 10.26 10.26 161.05 11.65 Sovereign Gilt - PP(G) 15.87 15.87 15.87 174.80, 174.90, 160.30, 161.65 Sandesh Ltd. 105, 103.80 Govt.Sec. (B-G) 13.78 13.78 13.78 Income (D) 10.92 10.92 10.86 K-Liquid (G) 11.93 11.93 11.93 Select Debt STAP (App) 10.32 10.32 10.32 104.05, 106, 102.50, 103.55 11.60, 12.20, 11.50, 11.70 Liquidity (D) 12.41 12.41 12.41 Sovereign Gilt - SP(D) 10.85 10.85 10.85 Krebs Bioche 109.10, 118.95, 115 Zenith Info. 16.05, 16.60, 15.55, 16 Income (G) 14.38 14.38 14.31 K-MNC 7.90 8.04 7.90 Select Debt STAP (HYD) 10.32 10.32 10.32 Sovereign Gilt - SP(G) 12.35 12.35 12.35 Saregama (I) 71.35, 69.25, 69.50 Liquidity (G) 14.55 14.55 14.55 Liquid (D) 10.06 10.06 10.06 K-Tech 3.37 3.43 3.37 Select Debt STAP (QD) 10.12 10.12 10.12 Krishna Life 2.10, 2.05, 2.15 16.20, 16.50, 15.70, 15.80 Tax Saver (D) 15.26 15.57 15.26 Krone Comm 65, 65.75, 63, 63.35 69.55, 73.85, 69, 69.45 Opportunities 8.51 8.68 8.51 Liquid (G) 11.88 11.88 11.88 LIC Mutual Fund Select Debt STAP (YD) 10.32 10.32 10.32 Sarita Softw 2.40, 2.45 Zodiac Cloth 55.30, 57, 55.25, 56.90 Short Term 10.32 10.32 10.32 Short Term (D) 10.13 10.13 10.11 Bond (D) 11.15 11.15 11.15 Select Focus 10.92 11.14 10.92 Tax Saver (G) 19.23 19.61 19.23 64.50, 65, 64, 64.50 57, 57, 55.50, 56.05 Top 200 (D) 11.96 12.20 11.96 KSB Pumps 71.30, 72.45, 70, 70.70 Satnam Over. 18.15 Technology.Com 4.89 4.99 4.89 Short Term (G) 10.81 10.81 10.78 Bond (G) 16.80 16.80 16.80 Select Mid Cap 10.48 10.69 10.48 18.50, 18.80, 18.50, 18.50 Zuari Inds. 21.25, 21.30, 20.60, 20.95 Dundee Mutual Fund Tax 2000 (D) 12.51 12.76 12.51 Children’s Fund 11.47 11.58 11.47 Tax Saver 8.94 8.94 — Top 200 (G) 17.54 17.89 17.54 74.85, 74.85, 70.25, 70.95 21.10, 21.20, 20.75, 21

TOID110103/LR1/18/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † ‹ K

The Times of India, New Delhi, Saturday,January 11, 2003

Foreman feted Rewards of fairness Not before World Cup Two-time heavyweight Kenyan athlete Kipchoge Australian spinner Shane champion George Foreman, one Keino and Japanese ski Warne, who made a of the most powerful punchers champion Kenji Ogiwara surprise return from injury in in history, heads the list of 2003 were honoured by UNESCO an interstate match, was unlikely to play at inductees in the for fairplay during their international level before the World Cup, International Boxing Hall of Fame sporting career says captain Ponting

AUCKLAND ODI ODDS & EVENS Indian cricketers Whom to back in the 6th ODI Rain set to play spoilsport undergo dope test By Ahmed Abbas Rizvi ‘‘drop in’’ pitch was well cov- casions).’’ world. It’s a matter of one of wickets,’’ said Ganguly. India: Evens TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Zealand: 8/11 TIMES NEWS NETWORK ered, the outfield looked sog- Talking about his own knock.’’ ‘‘Oram has come of well, but Auckland: India have lost gy, making chances of play poor form, Ganguly accepted Asked about Kiwi all- still has a long way to prove Auckland: Amidst extreme secrecy, all the 15 both the Test series and One- extremely remote. ‘‘I don’t that it makes the task of cap- rounder Kyle Mills, whose himself. The conditions suit- World Cup-bound Indian cricketers underwent Whom to bat with in today’s match day Internationals. But it’s know whether we will have a taining the side tougher. ‘‘It’s bowling action has come un- ed him in the two Tests and a dope-test here on Friday morning. A unit of der some suspicion, Ganguly the four One-dayers here, but the New Zealand Drug Testing Agency, a gov- India New Zealand not the end of the world, ac- game on Saturday. It’s been always hard when you have S Tendulkar 7/2 M Sinclair 4/1 cording to Indian skipper, raining for three days. But not scored runs but that’s expressed surprise at the he’s got to travel around the ernment-backed institute, arrived at the team V Sehwag 7/2 S Fleming 4/1 Sourav Ganguly. And he is whatever it is, we will go and what the job is. You are the New Zealand media for ‘‘tar- world and perform consis- hotel and took urine sample of all the cricketers S Ganguly 4/1 L Vincent 5/1 confident India will bounce play,’’ said Ganguly. ‘‘If it’s captain of the side, you know geting’’ the bowler. ‘‘I don’t tently. — an exercise, which lasted a good two hours. R Dravid 5/1 C Cairns 6/1 back for the World Cup. wet, it’s wet for both sides.’’ most batsmen in the side want to discuss that (bowling Tuffey has done well in The samples, according to sources, are now be- D Mongia 6/1 C Harris 6/1 ‘‘Whatever happens in this Being confident about one- have struggled, but you got to action). I know Mills well; this series, he has comeback ing sent to Sydney where an International series, we will still go to the self would be the key for the keep them going because it is he’s just a cricketer as I am. after being dropped a few Olympic Committee (IOC) approved drug-test CRICOSPHERE World Cup pretty confident struggling Indian batsmen, a matter of one innings. Everybody has tough times, times. I feel he’s lived up to laboratory will examine it. The results are ex- the expectations of Stephen because we have played well said Ganguly. ‘‘That’s the They are all performers, they he’s going through one and pected in 10 days time and would be conveyed to all that I want to say is if you Fleming.’’ Me wondering, so in One-day cricket over a only way you can get out of it have fantastic records in in- the Indian cricket team’s physio, Andrew Leipus. many days in NZ, not put pressure on one, then long period of time,’’ said (poor form). We have come ternational cricket after hav- This is the first time the Indian cricketers one lost to rain. Stupid there should be pressure on SHOTMAKERS Ganguly on the eve of the very close (on a couple of oc- ing played all around the have been tested for drugs. They were exempted me wondering and others as well,’’ said Ganguly, sixth One-day International. New Zealand: at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games Godji listening. Now, it’s referring to the other in 1998. ‘‘One poor series doesn’t Stephen Fleming (captain), been raining, raining bowlers with suspicious ac- The Board of Control for Cricket in India and raining. No stop- mean it is the end of the road Mathew Sinclair, Chris Harris, Mystery of the covered logo tions. (BCCI) has conducted the test as a precaution- ping since Thurday and won’t till Sat- or end of everything.’’ Chris Cairns, Lou Vincent, Scott TIMES NEWS NETWORK The Indian skipper also ary measure since drug testing will be manda- urday/Sunday. All this watering leav- However, he accepted that Styris, Brendon McCullum, welcomed the return of ace tory during the World Cup because of govern- ing Auckland flooding. People here winning the next two games Auckland: The Indian cricketers played the fifth One-day Andre Adams, Kyle Mills, Daniel Kiwi allrounder, Chris ment regulations in South Africa. running for covering. Me expecting will be good for the morale of against New Zealand on Wednesday with the team spon- Vettori, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond Cairns. ‘‘It’s also good to see ‘‘The way they went about the task, carefully more raining — in the background the team. ‘‘It was good to get sor’s logo on their shirt sleeves covered. Apparently the (one to be omitted). Cairns back; I have admired putting the stickers, rechecking it and then there’s lightening. So all you dudes a first win in Wellington. I logo was of the television arm of team sponsor and it India: back home no early morning, keep him as a cricketer and he’s winding up the operation was quiet impres- thought we did OK but we clashed with the company which had secured the televi- Sourav Ganguly (captain), snoozing and, literally, chilling. strength to the side.’’ sive,’’ said an Indian cricketer, on condition of could have still done better.It sion rights. Hence the Indian cricketers had to cover it Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Mongia, Ganguly also felt that anonymity. Another senior Indian cricketer, will be good for us if we could with white tape. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, GROUND REALITIES ‘‘We have had all sort of problems with the logos in the Shane Bond, Daryl Tuffey however, was annoyed at the media ‘‘over-hype’’ win the next two as well.’’ Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, recent past. We went without a logo in the ICC Champions and Jacob Oram were the over the issue. Hey buddies, can’t see But that seems unlikely be- Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble, Trophy and against the West Indies (in the home series),’’ three key players in Stephen Javagal Srinath, Harbhajan Singh, However, if sources are to be believed, the In- any Ground Reality cause the torrential rains explained skipper Sourav Ganguly.‘‘We then had a differ- Fleming’s side. He was espe- Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, dian cricketers may have to undergo another here. As the heavens that have lashed the city over prove a damper, the 22- ent logo for the second Test (against West Indies), which cially impressed with Bond. Rakesh Patel, Parthiv Patel, dope test once they return to India. The BCCI, the last three days have put yard ground is under we took off for the third Test. So it’s just kept on going and ‘‘Bond is the key to their suc- Sanjay Bangar, VVS Laxman perhaps, wants to be doubly sure before the cover. The wise men Saturday’s match at the Eden we’ve just been doing what we’ve been asked to do.’’ cess. Wherever you go, he has (six to be omitted). team departs for South Africa. here say there’s no pos- Park in doubt. Though the the ability to bowl on all sorts sibility of play this weekend but if a miracle does take place it’ll be night- marish for the batsmen with all Not the end of the the moisture freshning up the already Contract signing more of a tactical move fresh, fresh grass. But for now, the covers seem to be holding By Soumitra Bose & road for us: Ganguly Ajit Ninan tors that CAS has on its books, centre stage. Gautam Bhattacharyya the tribunal and one each by IN THE AIR TIMES NEWS NETWORK TIMES NEWS NETWORK the disputing parties select Auckland: India have lost both the Test series and Kolkata: The Indian players’ one. The BCCI is already ex- Live on ESPN: One-day Internationals. But it’s not the end of the “acceptance” of the Player ploring this list, it is learnt. world, according to Indian skipper, Sourav Gangu- Incidentally, much will de- Match begins at Terms can well be a tactical ly. And he is confident India will bounce back for move rather than a final res- pend on Global Cricket Cor- 6:30 AM. the World Cup. poration’s (it has the sole Telecast begins at olution of the ICC contract ‘‘Whatever happens in this series, we will still go marketing rights as per the 6 AM impasse. The dispute, accord- to the World Cup pretty confident because we have ing to indications available, Cricket Events Agreement played well in One-day cricket over a long period of may still be referred to the signed with the ICC) role in time,’’ said Ganguly on the eve of the sixth One-day Court of Arbitration for the imbroglio as ICC seems SPORTS DIGEST International. ‘‘One poor series doesn’t mean it is Sport (CAS) in Lausanne under pressure from mem- the end of the road or end of everything.’’ Reuters though neither the ICC or ber nations to rake in every However, he accepted that winning the next two BCCI have contacted the bit of the $550 million that games will be good for the morale of the team. ‘‘It Swiss tribunal so far as per the sponsors have promised was good to get a first win in Wellington. I thought information available with to shell out. Asked if the GCC we did OK but we could have still done better.It will The Times of India. has agreed to revise the deal be good for us if we could win the next two as well.’’ Only last week, the ICC has with ICC by reportedly slash- But that seems unlikely because the torrential flouted a mandatory clause ing over $ 100m from the rains that have lashed the city over the last three (31.4.c) contained in the Par- guaranteed sum, Harish days have put Saturday’s match at the Eden Park in ticipating Nations Agreement Thawani, co-chairman of doubt. when it refused to oblige a GCC’s Indian arm World Though the ‘‘drop in’’ pitch was well covered, the BCCI request for “non-bind- Sport Nimbus said: “It’s pure outfield looked soggy, making chances of play ex- ing mediation” in South speculation to put any figure tremely remote. Africa due to a “paucity of like that. As far as we are ‘‘I don’t know whether we will have a game on time.” With the January 14 concerned, the idea is to find Saturday.It’s been raining for three days. But what- deadline for lodging the Play- a long term solution.” ever it is, we will go and play,’’ said Ganguly. Talk- er Terms fast approaching, Asked if players’ accept- ing about his own poor form, Ganguly accepted that the Indian board has lobbed ance of the Player Terms can it makes the task of captaining the side tougher. the ball back on ICC’s court - pave the way for a solution, he Asked about Kiwi allrounder Kyle Mills, whose wanting them to actually ‘bar’ said: “It’s really between the bowling action has come under some suspicion, India from the World Cup. The CAS is an independent pation in the World Cup. the CAS. ICC and BCCI and the latter. Ganguly expressed surprise at the New Zealand The BCCI, it may be recalled, body that rules on sports dis- Should the ICC-BCCI row end Once a written request is re- We have an open mind though media for ‘‘targeting’’ the bowler. ‘‘I know Mills had earlier met the December putes and is a realistic option up in Lausanne, it would be ceived from both parties, a and are ready to enter any Sri Lankan skipper Sanath Jaya- well; he’s just a cricketer as I am. Everybody has 31 deadline regarding naming to clean up the mess that is the first ever instance of a three-person committee is set kind of negotiations, provid- suriya holds his man of the match tough times, he’s going through one.” the final squad. jeopardizing India’s partici- cricket case to be decided by up. From a list of 150 arbitra- ed we are made a party.” trophy after beating Australia in tri-series clash at the Sydney ROAD TO THE WORLD CUP McGrath likely TIMES IN AUCKLAND Cricket Ground on Thursday. Food for thought: There are around 27,000 the tour. However, Events Centre manager An- Jonty confident of for next ODI Indian families in Auckland and one of them is drew Tingate said major funding was needed Arjuna gets the go ahead: Sri ‘Bradman would have an SPG, who worked in the forensic lab, for the equipment and ground changes that Lanka’s Supreme Court on Friday winning the Cup Hobart: Australia’s star fast checking the food for Indian prime ministers would turn the venue into a genuine interna- cleared the way for cricketer turned bowler Glenn McGrath was tional contender. Major ground work would Durban: Banking on and presidents and top foreign dignitaries. He politician Arjuna Ranatunga to seek considered boycott’ confident to be fit to play in a cost more than NZ $100,000 while about NZ home advantage, South had many tales to tell which cannot be repro- the presidency of the island’s cricket Sydney: Cricketing leg- “It’s particularly clear triangular series One-day duced for obvious reasons. But asked about $20,000 of equipment, including a heavy roller, Africa are “confident” of board, nullifying the government’s re- end Sir Donald Bradman that the basis of his clash on Saturday. the eating habits of our leaders, he was all was a must. Queenstown business Faulkes winning the World Cup cent ban on politicians heading would have wanted Aus- thinking about this had McGrath, who has been praise for Indira Gandhi (she was the only one Contracting lent the Events Centre a roller to sports bodies. Judge Asoka de Silva tournament startingin tralia to consider the fate two grounds, the wellbe- out with a side strain, said on who would eat with her staff), Atal Behari Vaj- help prepare for the One-dayer. said the government rule had violat- Cape Town on February of Zimbabwe’s people in ing of the cricketers and Friday it had been tough payee (very friendly and very good table man- ed Ranatunga’s constitutional rights 9, according to the coun- Oram on guard: New Zealand allrounder deciding whether its the wellbeing of crick- watching from the sidelines ners) and Shankar Dayal Sharma (very spiritual to equal treatment and to choose an try’s favourite cricketer Jacob Oram will wear a guard to protect a as Australia lost the fifth Test man). His worst experiences were with Neelam occupation, said his attorney, De- cricket team should play et,” he said. Jonty Rhodes. broken finger when he plays in the World Cup to England and were then Sanjeeva Reddy (very ill-mannered and poor in South Africa next month. The guard will ab- shan Hewawithana. The judge also there during the World “I think if he were “We are confident of crushed by Sri Lanka on table manners). Some food for thought that! sorb impact and is essential when he bats, be- ordered Johnston Fernando, the Cup, his son said. looking at this today he winning”, said Rhodes, Thursday.“I just can’t wait to cause the finger is on his bottom hand, closest sports minister, to pay the legal costs John Bradman told would say, ‘Well, there is while signing auto- No cash, no play: The scenic Queenstown of 50,000 rupees ($526). The sports Friday’s The Daily Tele- a lot of focus on the safe- get back out there,” he said. Events Centre made a sparkling debut as New to the ball. And he is confident of making an graphs for fans at the impact at the cricket mega event. ‘‘Guys play minister issued a notice last year graph newspaper that ty of the players, and McGrath said he was “90 Zealand wrapped up the seven-match One- plush and up-market with broken fingers all the time. I will definitely banning politicians from holding po- while the ICC has said a rightly so, but perhaps per cent-plus fit and feeling day series against the Indians on January 4 Gateway Shopping Cen- be right for the World Cup; it should be right in sitions in sports bodies. AP pretty good.” However selec- with a convincing win in Game Four. The facili- decision on whether to more focus should be on tre. Alongwith Rhodes, under three weeks,’’ he insisted. play in troubled Zimbab- the bigger issues’,” John tors, who also have worries ties drew praise from both teams, New Inquiry closed: The ministry of captain Shaun Pollock about Darren Lehmann’s fit- youth affairs and sports has decided we should be made solely Bradman said. The Aus- and batsman Lance Zealand Cricket (NZC) and the media following —Ahmed Abbas Rizvi ness following illness. AFP to close the high level panel consti- on issues of player safe- tralian, British and New Klusener were also pres- tuted to inquire into the Sunita Rani ty, Sir Donald believed Zealand governments ent at their home town doping issue. The decision was tak- politics needed to be a have all opposed going here discussing about en after the clearance of the athlete factor in such matters. ahead with matches. AFP the SA’s chances. PTI No. 4 might just be the spot for Sourav by the International Associations of AP Athletics Federations (IAAF) and TALKING ALOUD cricket day for neither team seam bowling support to Olympic Council of Asia. The panel will be too inclined to push its Bond and Tuffey.Scott Styris was headed by S.S. Sharma. TNN Harsha Bhogle under-performing batsmen is at best a fifth bowler and onto an under-prepared pitch. Andre Adams is a mixed bag. India have pitches here have been moist When it does get underway, For that to happen, Sourav reason to and have helped seam India will need to look at Ganguly must take a call on smile but bowlers far too much. Hope- their batting order closely. his form and confidence. they have fully, Eden Park in Auckland With Jacob Oram out of the Those have been good friends greater rea- will be different. It cannot be series and Kyle Mills under a in the One-day game for him son to gar- as active as it was when the shadow because of his but like quarrelsome broth- nish that One-day series started two naughty bowling action, New ers they are currently staying smile with caution. The win weeks ago. That would be Zealand are struggling for apart. He needs to decide at Wellington showed they cruel and short-sighted. whether he is comfortable go- can be competitive but they And yet that might just be ing in before the bowlers are would be aware that New the case because it has been set or after they have been Zealand would not have bat- raining here and preparation blunted. On good tracks that ted first had the series not has been limited to working would have been an easy de- been decided. The genesis of under a tent placed over the cision to make but on these the win lay in a dead rubber pitch. Eden Park does not villainous surfaces, he must and it would be foolish to ig- drain well and with the water back his instincts. He has nore that. table already high, the cura- been everywhere but No. 4 BETTING METER Wellington showed once tor will struggle to provide a might just be the spot for him. CRICKET again that the bowlers are dry surface. That would sug- Dinesh Mongia must bat Tri-series, Hobart, Australia out-performing the batsmen gest more of the same on Sat- behind him for he has looked Australia 4/11 From left, Tim Lamb, John Read and Mike Soper (ECB chief executive, director and that the curators are on a urday,if indeed the rain eases inadequate at No. 3 and that England 2/1 of communications and deputy chairman) arrive for a meeting in London on warpath against cricket ad- up long enough for play to be- would suggest Rahul Dravid as per ladbrokes.com Thursday, regarding the forthcoming World Cup matches in Zimbabwe. ministrators and television gin. At this stage it seems like goes in first with Sachin Ten- channels. Four of the five Sunday might just be the dulkar at No. 3. Procam International

TOID110103/CR2/19/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † ‰ K

20 Saturday,January 11, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi Mankad crashes out in semifinal TIMES NEWS NETWORK Pak stun India in opener AFP Lucknow: Nothing but con- Dhaka: India’s quest for their third The all-important goal came in the sistency produces champi- consecutive title received a major jolt as 50th minute of the contest when the ons. Neither second seed Or- they went down to Pakistan by a soli- hard-working Rasool capitalised on a est Tereshchuk nor Indian tary goal in the inaugural match of Qadeer Ahmed cross from the right Harsh Mankad, who had lost SAFF Cup football tournament here on flank to beat the Indian custodian. fewest games en route the Friday. The win was Pakistan’s first against semifinals, could produce a Pakistan’s Sarfaraz Rasool struck the India since the 1-0 triumph in the 1995 consistent game on Friday match-winner early in the second ses- and both went out of the first SAFF meet in Colombo. leg of the ITF men’s Futures. SAFF FOOTBALL Handicapped by the injury-induced Thus battling in the final sion to seal the fate of the Indians who absence of four key players, including will be third-seeded Japanese had themselves to blame for the debacle star striker Baichung Bhutia, the de- Satoshi Iwabuchi and Bul- in a fast-paced and surcharged Pool-A fending champions were a pale shadow garia’s fifth seed Todor Enev, encounter at the Bangabandhu Nation- of themselves and were guilty of muff- both reached the title-clash at al Stadium. ing a couple of gilt-edged opportunities the Oudh Gymkhana with that came their way. contrasting wins. Iwabuchi The Indians, determined to reaffirm their supremacy in the region, ap- Veteran striker I M Vijayan got an op- crushed Tereshchuk 7-6 (7-5) portunity to fetch the equaliser in the 6-0 and Enev survived close peared to be in disarray as the spirited 70th minute but he shot wide from in- calls before ousting Indian Pakistanis repeatedly broke through Pakistan’s Sarfaraz Rasool (R) is chal- lenged by Indian Sameer Naik during Mankad 4-6 6-2 7-5. their defence with a series of attacks side the box with none of the defenders from both the flanks. the SAFF championships in Dhaka. in position. PTI ITF FUTURES Till the semifinals, Tereshchuk had dropped only 11 games and Mankad CRPF bring down high-flying IA lost just nine. And the way the two began — Mankad By Vineeta Pandey revenge with a narrow 2-1 tournaments one after the were on the recieving end. winning the first set with a TIMES NEWS NETWORK victory and reached the final other, the Airlines team Speedy forays peppered of the DCM Shriram All-In- seems to have lost its win- with variation in attack vital break in the ninth game Kota: It had the ingredients dia hockey tournament. ning touch. Taking an early got CRPF the equaliser in and Tereschuk breaking his of a summit clash — only it In the final, they meet Pun- lead and them squandering it the 48th minute on a counter- rival in the very first —they came in the penultimate jab and Sind Bank, who got has become a regular feature attack, Tanveer Jamal were expected to blaze round of the tournament. On the better of Sikh Regimen- for them. Their defence, beating IA goalkeeper through. But they did not and one side was Indian Airlines suffered reverses. tal Centre (SRC) 4-5 via tie- which went out to support Ashish Ballal. And the very (IA), studded with players breaker.CRPF have enjoyed a Mankad looked a little jad- the attacking line, failed to next minute, they hammered who either are in the Nation- good season ed after second set, possibly recover in the winner through Vincent al team or have been the ar- thus far. his Thursday’s three-set dou- DCM HOCKEY time and qui- Hemran to completely chitects of major Indian vic- They have bles quarter-final loss to et often left unsettle IA. tories in the past. already reached the final in Iwabuchi and Kim Dong- huge gaps. And CRPF cashed Under pressure, the Air- seven tournaments and Hyun sapped a lot of energy Facing them were CRPF, in on this. lines team upped the pace have won three of them so far of him today. hungry to avenge their semi- Making an aggressive and Bimal Lakra and Mo- this season. Results (all semifinals): Singles: T Enev final defeat in Dhyan Chand start, IA took the lead hammad Riaz fed forwards (Bul) bt H Mankad (Ind) 4-6 6-2 7-5, S Cup in Delhi. The hockey IA too had a hectic season through Rajnish Mishra, Dhanraj Pillay, Mukesh Ku- Iwabuchi (Jap) bt O Tereshchuk (Ukr) 7-6 (7- was, predictably, fast and at- and made it to the finals sev- who converted a penalty cor- mar,Ravinder Singh, Sameer 5) 6-0. Doubles: Iwabuchi (Jap)/Kim Dong- en times but won only two ti- ner in the 20th minute. But in Hyun (Kor) w/o Pramono/F Widhiyanto (Ina), tacking. The result: The side Dad and Arjun Hallapa well, P Handoyo/Suwandi Suwandi (Ina) bt T Enev with more fire won. tles — MCC Murugappa the second half, CRPF were but breaking CRPF barri- (Bul)/R Moreno-Negri (Esp) 4-6 6-3 6-4. CRPF duly extracted the and KD Singh Babu. Playing firing on all cylinders and IA cade seemed impossible. Shandilya getting into groove By Indraneel Das sidered a dark horse in the tournament. TIMES NEWS NETWORK Though he failed to break the 1000 barrier,he Jammu: There is no flashy shots or frequent managed three 100-point breaks while beat- pocketting like snooker,but billiards has some- ing Kamal Chawla 853-341. The most commit- thing that keeps the aficionado glued to the ted player on the circuit, Dhruv had never seat. Not the least the class of players like world crossed the quarterfinal stage. ‘‘I’d like to champion Ashok Shandilya and the upcoming break the jinx,’’ he said with a modest smile. star Pankaj Advani. If only Geet Sethi were Pankaj, as usual, had class written over his here, it would have been a perfect tournament. shots, but missed few easy canons and in-offs After a modest start to the championship, as well. Nor did he have a century break. Shandilya is gradually coming back into his However, that did not come in the way of his own. He had just one century break on Fri- win over Anil Gulati at 890-319. day, but it was enough to humble Ami Lal of Meanwhile, Davender Joshi, after missing Delhi 981-210 in the two hours of play. ‘‘I’m out on the snooker table, has come back more moving slowly. Let’s see where do I reach,’’ determined. His unbeaten run continued said Shandilya who almost gave up the sport when he beat host state’s Kamal Rhometra after not getting an Asian Games berth last 990-283. However former world champion year. With two wins in Group A Shandilya is Manoj Kothari, who iss afflicted with looking forward to the pre-quarters. eye problem, lost to Jai Ganesh of Tamil On Friday, however, the Railwayman was Nadu 425-594. seen shaking his head too often after missing Results: Group A: Ashok Shandilya (Rly) bt Ami Lal (Del) 981- 210, Jaswinder Singh (Raj) w.o. Group B: Rishab Thakkar (Mah) bt shots from easy spots. Concentrating on his Ajay Rehani (Del) 761-268, Thakkar bt ST Bhutia (WB) 664-307. in-offs in the centre at the start, Shandilya Group C: Nitin Kohli bt S Mumtaz Ali (Bh) 602-348, Davender Joshi was not his usual self, missing few easy pots. bt Kamal Rhometra (J&K) 990-283. Group D: Pankaj Advani bt Amit Gulati (Har) 890-319, IS Malik (UP) bt Ganesh Lal (HP) 703-108, He needed five visits to get into the groove. Vishal Madan (Rly) w.o. Group E: Rafat Habib (Rly) w.o., D Bhuve- But it was not till the 19th visit that he had a neshwaran (TN) bt Gagandeep Singh (HP) 576-249, A Haq bt Bhu- century break with 182. ‘‘I’ll have to im- veneshwaran (TN) 527-418, R Shah vs Farooq Ibrahim (match prove,’’ he said later. scratched). Group F: Jai Ganesh (TN) bt Manoj Kothari. Group G: Dharmender Lilly w.o, Yogesh Rai (MP) bt Neeraj Kumar 594-425. Shandilya’s compatriot Dhruv Sitwala, a Group H: Dhruv Sitwala (Rly) bt Kamal Chawla 853-341, Chawla bt qualifier, once again showed why he’s con- G Kishore Kumar (Kar) 674-376, Subrat Das (Ori) w.o. CAPITAL SPORT Prevalence needs West upset North: West UP Zone upset defending champions Nothern Zone by 9 wickets to enter the fi- to spruce up act nal in the All-India PNB in- TIMES NEWS NETWORK ing the closing stages which ter-zone cricket meet. In might create a problem if it’s the second semis, Western New Delhi: After the Guindy not corrected before the Der- Zone beat Punjab Zone by race course in Chennai, it’s by to be held on Sunday. On 9 wickets. the Delhi race course whhich the other side, the way Noble Northern Zone 154 for 9 in 25 has become racing tycoon Dr Nancy devoured the ground overs (Praveen Madan 54, J. Pawar MAM Ramaswamy’s 3 for 16) lost to West UP Zone 155 after being held up for a pas- for 1 in 20 overs (Rajesh Tomar favourite destination for sage near 300m, she might 105 not out) by 9 wkts. sweeping classic races. His stake a claim for the last Blue Punjab Zone 118 for 7 in 25 overs filly Prevalence won yet an- Riband event of the season (Sandeep Khullar 37 n.o, R Malhotra other feather for him by an- over the mile. 31) lost to Western Zone 119 for 1 nexing the Tribhovandas Lancaster is favoured: in 20 overs (V. Dabolkar 61 n.o). Bhimji Zaveri 2000 Guineas Lancaster, who is working Following are the results of the here on Tuesday. well, is expected to make a various sporting events being held in the Capital on Friday: In a small field of six over winning debut in the Kar- 1,400m, Prevalence was kept nataka Racehorse Owners DDCA league: Super Star: 337 for 4 in the fifth place till owner- Asociation Trophy, the main in 37 overs (Prabhjeet Singh 162) mate Superb Success, who event of the Bangalore races beat Ministry of I&B: 261 for 7 in 40 overs (Rajan Bhasin 101, Rambir finished fifth, provided her a scheduled for Saturday. Singh 4 for 28). SBI: 298 for 9 in 40 space along the rails near the Selections: Ullal Beach Plate: 1,600m: 2.00pm: Beauty Mission 1, Dream Coat 2,War overs (Manoj Kakkar 70) beat Gush 350m mark to surge ahead Trumpet 3. Native Cheiftan Plate: 1,400m: Cricket Club: 190 for 9 in 40 overs and complete a classic dou- Saturn Star 1, Royal Movements 2, Bourbon (Vijay Mishra 4 for 30). Pelicans: Girl 3. Longchamp Plate: 2,000m: Saddle 114 in 28 overs (Vaibhav Rastogi 6 ble. The duo’s another own- Star 1, Acquire 2, Air Marshal 3. Tumkur for 9) lost to Delhi Blues: 115 for 2 ermate, dark bay filly Noble Plate: 1,400m: Butter Sponge 1, Magic in 22 overs (Nitin Goel 50). Nancy,came up from the rear Mantra 2, Street Smart 3. KROA Trophy: 1,200m: Lancaster 1, Brown Sugar 2, St Rohinton Baria cricket tourna- with a smooth run to finish Klaine 3. R Prithviraj Urs Memorial Plate: ment (quarterfinal): Punjab Uni- an easy second pushing back 1,400m: Dimangemore 1, Forest Prince 2,Air- versity, Chandigarh: 281 for 7 in 70 Dhammapada. worthy 3. FK Irani Memorial Cup: 1,200m: overs (Laksh Kumar 103) lost to Gu- Cape Martin 1, Soviet Bay 2, Pettaluma 3. SN jarat University, Ahmedabad: 285 for Though Prevalence won, Gundu Rao Memorial Plate: 1,600m: Golden 7 in 69.2 overs (V. Thakkar 109). she betrayed slackness dur- Fortune 1, Argento 2, Anchor 3. Corporate golfers in full swing By Rishi Narain Group, Sanjay Rishi of Amer- can Express, KPMG, Cisco he Chivas Regal Invita- ican Express, Kapil Bhatia of systems, GE Capital, SBI tional Golf Challenge InterGlobe, Iqbal Singh of Cards, ITC Hotels, Deutsche T teed off at the Delhi SBi Cards, UK Bose of Air Sa- Bank, Jet Airways, Hero Mo- Golf Club on Friday as near- hara, Pradeep Jain of Land- tors, Adidas, Nicholas Pira- ly 100 corporate golfers over- base India, Samir Modi of mal, Nestle, Punj Lloyd, came the foggy morning to Modicare and Arun Kumar of Glaxo Smithkline, Swarovs- complete play precisely as Hughes Software were some ki, McDonald’s, SRF, Reckitt perschedule. of the well known corporate Benckiser and Siemens. Over 250 players will com- faces of Delhi who are to com- Proof of the growing popu- pete in this event, the high- pete at the exclusive qualify- larity of the game is the light of the corporate golf ing event for the World Cor- sharp increase in the num- calendar, with teams compet- porate Championship. ber of participating teams. ing for an opportunity to rep- ABN-Amro Bank, Ameri- Joining the corporates were resent India at the World Cor- a host of top bureaucrats and porate Golf Challenge Tour- senior goverment officials, nament in Spain this June. which further underlines the Raj Jain of Whirlpool, growing popularity of the Manu Anand of Frito-Lay, Chivas Regal Golf Challenge Pankaj Munjal of Hero Mo- in the nation’s capital. tors, K Ogishima of National The winning team from Panasonic, Manu Sawhney of Delhi will join Parle Products ESPN,, Gopal and Sushil represented by Chairman Vi- Ansal of Ansal Group, jay Chauhan and Executive Vikram Bakshi of McDon- Director Ajay Chauhan, the ald’s, Sanjay Sharma of winning team from the Mum- Swarovski, Tarun Kunzru of bai leg of the Chivas Regal Adidas, Ashish Bharat Ram Challenge in the 25 nation of SRF, Satish Sood of Eros championship in Spain. IMG

TOID110103/CR1/20/K/1 OID ‰ ‰ † K OID ‰ ‰ † OID ‰ ‰ † M OID ‰ ‰ † C

The Times of India, New Delhi TIMES SPORT Saturday,January 11, 2003 21 India take EB clinch it with 10-min burst on Kiwis Harish Tyagi By Nilankur Das For the winners, Mike Okoro TIMES NEWS NETWORK looked his threatening self showing a lovely touch, good trapping and im- in opener New Delhi: A striker walks up to peccable release. But Trijit Das first, take a spot-kick. All eyes are on him. Kuala Lumpur: India will If he misses, everybody rips him and then, Koustav Ghosh didn’t do much justice to the red-and-gold clash with New Zealand in apart. If he scores, no big deal. the inaugural match of the Kolkata giant East Bengal’s situation colours. The Armymen too had their thinking cap on and kept Okoro un- 12th Sultan Azlan Shah cup was similar when they took the field hockey tournament, being in the final of the Durand Cup der control with their smartly exe- cuted off-side traps which forced played in the northern city of against a promising Army XI at the Ipoh from March 22. Ambedkar Stadium. They were ex- some frustration in the East Bengal camp. Chandan and Subhashis Roy World champions Ger- pected to beat their unheralded ri- many will clash with Pak- vals. But if they had lost, people were Choudhary picked up bookings with sloppy tackles in the centre-circle. istan, while hosts Malaysia ready with epitaphs. There was no will take on South Korea in giant-killing surprise on Friday,how- It was here that East Bengal coach Subhas Bhowmick played a master- the next two matches of the ever, as East Bengal romped home six-nation tourney. won 3-0 with Mike Okoro, Kulothun- stroke which probably won him his first championship in this new ca- The much-awaited en- gan and Douglas D’Silva scoring. counter between arch-rivals In the barren first session, though, pacity.He replaced Chandan with the experienced Tushar Rakshit which India and Pakistan is it were the Army XI which played the scheduled for March 26, but better football. Gaping holes in the changed the whole match. before that the men in East Bengal midfield, a flurry of mis- It took the old warhorse just two blue will have to get past passes and remarkably poor quality minutes to break the deadlock. His Germany on March 23 and of the final ball was the hallmark of brilliant pass from the top of the box South Korea on March 25. the half. Raju Singh was an epitome found Okoro in the clear and he They face hosts Malaysia on of ill-directed centres, Shasti Duley tapped home in the 67th minute. Six March 28. held on to the ball for far too long, minutes on, Kulothungan scored Schedule: Chandan Das looked lost in the mid- from the right and the issue was put March 22: India vs New Zealand, Pakistan vs field which was slowly being cap- beyond doubt when Douglas slotted Germany, Malaysia vs South Korea; March 23: India vs Germany, Pakistan vs Malaysia; tured by the rivals. home a penalty. The 10 minutes gave March 24: Korea vs New Zealand; March 25: In the second session too, the East Bengal their 13th Durand title East Bengal’s Tuluanga tries to beat Army XI goalkeeper Abungobi Singh Malaysia vs Germany, Korea vs India, Pak- Armymen began well. They looked istan vs New Zealand; March 26: Pakistan vs during their Durand Cup final match at the Ambedkar Stadium on Friday. and the first since 1995. organised, there was purpose in their Player of the tournament: Mike Okoro (EBl). Best India; March 27: Germany vs Korea, creativity in the scoring area which striking duo of Raghu Kumar and coach: Subhas Bhowmick (EB). Promising players: Malaysia vs New Zealand; March 28: Korea game and they were very neat in Abungobi Singh (Army XI), Harpreet Singh (JCT), Mal- vs Pakistan, Germany vs New Zealand, India their moves. The quality, however, meant Pradeep Debnath’s many Pritam Bahadur was never quite samwa (TFA), R Nobi (Md Spo), Covan Lawrence (Sal- vs Malaysia; March 30: classification match- that was absent in their game was crosses remained unutilised as the there to receive them. gaocar). es and final. PTI Rafter calls it quits, officially

Sydney: Former world number 1 Pat Rafter AFP announced on Friday that he was officially retiring from professional tennis, saying he no longer felt the motivation needed to com- pete at the top. Rafter, 30, a two-time US Open winner and twice runner-up at Wimbledon, made the an- nouncement quietly in an open letter to the media — a characteristic move for the modest tennis player. The Australian has not played since his country’s 2001 Davis Cup final loss to France, when he pulled out of the deciding singles match due to an arm injury. But he had left open the possibility of returning to competition this year after recovering. “I know it’s been a while coming, but I am announcing my official retirement from pro- fessional tennis,” Rafter said in his letter.“Af- ter taking several months for my arm to re- cover from stress fracture injuries I sus- tained in late 2001, I wanted to make sure that besides gaining physical fitness, I still had the motivation to compete,” he said. “If I couldn’t commit to giving 100 percent to the game, then there would be no point in returning. By the end of 2002, the motivation just wasn’t there and my decision was made,” he said. Rafter won the 1997 and 1998 US Open titles and briefly reached the top of the world rankings in July 1999. He finished runner-up at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001 and played in two losing Davis Cup finals. A popular am- A file picture of Australian tennis star Pat bassador for his country, Rafter was named Rafter (L) posing with his partner Lara Australian of the year in 2002.AFP Feltham and their child Joshua Patrick Rafter. Hewitt faces a qualifier Melbourne: Australian top while her second-seeded sis- seed Lleyton Hewitt was on ter Venus will take on Russ- Friday drawn to play a quali- ian Svetlana Kuznetsova. fier in the first round of the Serena could bump into Australian Open tennis tour- fellow American Monica Se- nament, which gets under- les, a four-time winner here way here on Monday. Hewitt and a semi-finalist last year, also faces a potential third in this year’s quarter-finals. round match against former Kim Clijsters was placed world No.1 Gustavo Kuerten in Serena’s half of the draw, of Brazil, fighting his way while two-time defending back after a hip injury. champion and third seed Jen- World No.1 Serena nifer Capriati was in Venus’s Williams, bidding for her bottom half of the draw. fourth consecutive Grand Capriati faces a potential Slam win, faces French- quarter-final against either woman Emilie Loit in the Lindsay Davenport or Jus- women’s opening round, tine Henin of Belgium.AFP SPORTING WORLD AT A GLANCE

AP

Mark Philippoussis reacts during his first round Kooyang International match against Sebastien Gros- jean in Melbourne on Friday. Grosjean won 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. INTERNATIONAL (Spa) beat Kenneth Carlsen (Den) 6-4 6- TENNIS 4, 7-Guillermo Coria (Arg) beat Fernando Canberra Women’s Classic, Australia: Vicente (Spa) 6-2 6-2, Mariano Zabaleta Quarterfinals: 5-Francesca Schiavone (Arg) beat Vincent Spadea (USA) 6-4 6-3, (Ita) beat Flavia Pennetta (Ita) 6-3 4-6 6- Dominik Hrbaty (Svk) beat 6-Jan- 2, Marion Bartoli (Fra) beat Marlene Michael Gambill (USA) 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 Weingartner (Ger) 6-4 6-4, (2) Meghann (7-4) Shaughnessy (USA) beat 8-Magui Serna RALLYING (Spa) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4, Emilie Loit (Fra) beat Dakar Rally, France - Egypt: Stage 8, Adriana Serra-Zanetti (Ita) 6-4 6-2. Special 497km, Ghat - Sabha Moorilla International, Hobart, Aus- Leading Motorbikes: 1 Giovani Sala (Ita) tralia: Semifinals: 2-Amy Frazier (USA) 4hrs 34mins 45secs, 2 Jean Brucy (Fra) beat Elena Likhovtseva (Rus) 6-3 6-4, 4:36.51, 3 Cyril Despres (Fra) 4:38.24, 4 Alicia Molik (Aus) beat Iveta Benesova Marc Coma (Spa) 4:38.25, 5 Joan Roma (Cze) 6-1 4-6 6-3 (Spa) 4:39.51. Adidas International, Sydney, Aus- Overall leaders: 1 Fabrizio Meoni (Ita) tralia: women’s quarterfinals: 2-Kim 16hrs 56mins 34secs, 2 Richard Sainct Clijsters (Bel) beat 7-Chanda Rubin (USA) (Fra) 16:57.08, 3 Joan Roma (Spa) 6-1 6-2, Tatiana Panova (Rus) beat Olga 16:58.41, 4 Cyril Despres (Fra) 17:01.25, Barabanschikova (Blr) 6-3 6-2, 3-Justine 5 Giovani Sala (Ita) 17:27.54. Henin-Hardenne (Bel) beat Amanda Co- Leading Cars: 1 Hiroshi Masuoka (Jpn) & etzer (Rsa) 6-4 6-4, (6) Lindsay Daven- Andreas Schulz (Ger) 3hrs 57mins port (USA) beat 4-Daniela Hantuchova 42secs, 2 Stephane Peterhansel & Jean- (Svk) 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-3) Paul Cottret (Fra) 4:03.24, 3 Jean-Pierre Men’s quarterfinals: Hyung Taik Lee Fontenay & Gilles Picard 4:13.09, 4 Gre- (Kor) beat 1-Marat Safin (Rus) w/o, goire De Mevius (Bel) & Alain Guehennec Wayne Ferreira (Rsa) beat Franco Squil- (Fra) 4:14.58, 5 Giniel De Villiers (Rsa) & lari (Arg) 6-0 6-4, Rainer Schuettler (Ger) Pascal Maimon (Fra) 4:16.44. beat Mardy Fish (USA) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4, (2) Overall leaders: 1 Stephane Peterhansel Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) beat 7- & Jean-Paul Cottret (Fra) 14hrs 52mins Paradorn Srichaphan (Tha) 6-3 6-1 21secs, 2 Hiroshi Masuoka (Jpn) & An- Heineken Open, Auckland, New dreas Schulz (Ger) 14:59.00, 3 Gregoire Zealand: 2nd round: 1-Jiri Novak (Cze) De Mevius (Bel) & Alain Guehennec (Fra) beat Robby Ginepri (USA) 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 15:59.33, 4 Giniel De Villiers (Rsa) & Pas- 6-3, David Ferrer (Spa) beat 3-Fernando cal Maimon (Fra) 16:06.33, 5 Jutta Klein- Gonzalez (Chi) 6-4 6-3, Felix Mantilla schmidt (Ger) & F Pons (Ita) 16:25.27.

TOID110103/CR1/21/M/1TOID110103/CR1/21/C/1TOID110103/CR1/21/K/1TOID110103/CR1/21/Y/1 CMYK OID ‰ ‰ † K OID ‰ ‰ † OID ‰ ‰ † M OID ‰ ‰ † C

22 Saturday,January 11, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi GRAFFITI We need a winning mentality: Rio Ban lifted on fairer-sex: tator asked. Incidentally, a AFP League (SPL) managers were In a taboo-breaking step in small number of female jour- summoned on Thursday to London: Manchester United’s record sign- You miss the banter and the serious side,” he this conservative Islamic nalists were allowed to watch attend a disciplinary hearing ing Rio Ferdinand has two aims for 2003: he said. state, an Iranian soccer club a Paykan home match in re- next month to account for wants the club to overhaul leaders Arsenal’s United have won just twice away from Old has begun allowing female cent weeks. critical comments made five-point advantage at the top of the table Trafford this season and Ferdinand said his football fans into its stadium Arsenal rope in Djourou: about referees. Rangers’ and to make sure he plays his part in helping side needed to be more ruthless. “We need a to watch games. Mahdi Sixteen-year-old Swiss hot Alex McLeish, Hearts’ Craig them achieve that. winning mentality. The most important Dadras, manager of Tehran’s prospect Johannes Djourou Levein, Dunfermline’s Jimmy “It takes time to get your fitness back but it thing now is to keep progressing, put in de- Paykan Club, said the deci- will join English champions Calderwood and Mother- is nice to be playing again and I am feeling cent performances and get results. It would- sion was made to allow Arsenal at the end of this well’s Terry Butcher will have better as the games go by. It is always hard n’t matter who we were playing, we would women to watch soccer season, the player’s father their remarks examined by when you are not involved in the training. still need to win.” AFP matches because its fans told Swiss newspaper Di- the Scottish Football Associ- don’t use obscene chants manche.ch’s website. ation (SFA) on February 27. and their presence improves Djourou, an under-17 Swiss “There have been a number his players’ morale. Iranian international whose family of cases over the Christmas- authorities have long banned hail from Ivory Coast, im- women from soccer stadiums New Year period which have pressed Arsenal’s French come to our attention and because most fans direct dis- manager Arsene Wenger in a tasteful language at opposing the committee have decided trial at the London club in that they should be further teams. “You can’t deny half of October. Arsenal signed an- the population the right of investigated,” an SFA other Swiss teenager, 17- Japanese driver Kenjiro Shinozuka and co-driver Frangais spokesman said on Thurs- watching soccer in a stadium year-old Philippe Senderos, because some male fans say Thierry Delli Zotti compete in a Nissan in the 8th leg, Ghat- day. Butcher and McLeish last December and he will Sabha (Libya), of the 25th Dakar Rally on Friday. Shinozuka will be asked to explain com- bad words. Why should join the club next season. women be punished for the was reported to be fighting for his life in a coma and Zotti ments about referee Willie irresponsible behaviour of Managers summoned: was in a critical condition after their vehicle crashed. They Young following a match be- some men,” a woman spec- Four Scottish Premier were evacuated by helicopter to Tunis. tween their clubs. Grosjean rolls past Philippousis Melbourne: Frenchman Se- bastien Grosjean rolled into the final of the Kooyong In- ternational on Friday,knock- ing out Australian Mark Philippoussis 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6- 2 at the eight-man event. Grosjean will play Andre Agassi, who is using the tune-up to prepare for Mon- day’s start of the Australian Open, where he will begin with a first-round match against fellow American Bri- an Vahaly. Grosjean has won both of his matches at Kooy- ong, former home of the Open, beating Belgian Xavier Malisse to start. Philippoussis opened with

a win over Spaniard Alex Corretja, but found on Friday his big game hampered by Grosjean’s hustling attack. The diminutive Frenchman used the lob with great effect when Philippoussis laun- ched himself at the net in serve-and-volley style. Grosjean won the opening set on a partly cloudy after- noon with less wind than has been present since the event’s start. Philippoussis battled to square the contest as he came good in the second set, win- ning it in a tie-breaker on sec- ond set point. AFP

TOID110103/LR1/22/M/1TOID110103/LR1/22/C/1TOID110103/LR1/22/K/1TOID110103/LR1/22/Y/1 CMYK OID ‰ ‰ † K OID ‰ ‰ † OID ‰ ‰ † M OID ‰ ‰ † C

22 Saturday,January 11, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi GRAFFITI We need a winning mentality: Rio Ban lifted on fairer-sex: tator asked. Incidentally, a AFP League (SPL) managers were In a taboo-breaking step in small number of female jour- summoned on Thursday to London: Manchester United’s record sign- You miss the banter and the serious side,” he this conservative Islamic nalists were allowed to watch attend a disciplinary hearing ing Rio Ferdinand has two aims for 2003: he said. state, an Iranian soccer club a Paykan home match in re- next month to account for wants the club to overhaul leaders Arsenal’s United have won just twice away from Old has begun allowing female cent weeks. critical comments made five-point advantage at the top of the table Trafford this season and Ferdinand said his football fans into its stadium Arsenal rope in Djourou: about referees. Rangers’ and to make sure he plays his part in helping side needed to be more ruthless. “We need a to watch games. Mahdi Sixteen-year-old Swiss hot Alex McLeish, Hearts’ Craig them achieve that. winning mentality. The most important Dadras, manager of Tehran’s prospect Johannes Djourou Levein, Dunfermline’s Jimmy “It takes time to get your fitness back but it thing now is to keep progressing, put in de- Paykan Club, said the deci- will join English champions Calderwood and Mother- is nice to be playing again and I am feeling cent performances and get results. It would- sion was made to allow Arsenal at the end of this well’s Terry Butcher will have better as the games go by. It is always hard n’t matter who we were playing, we would women to watch soccer season, the player’s father their remarks examined by when you are not involved in the training. still need to win.” AFP matches because its fans told Swiss newspaper Di- the Scottish Football Associ- don’t use obscene chants manche.ch’s website. ation (SFA) on February 27. and their presence improves Djourou, an under-17 Swiss “There have been a number his players’ morale. Iranian international whose family of cases over the Christmas- authorities have long banned hail from Ivory Coast, im- women from soccer stadiums New Year period which have pressed Arsenal’s French come to our attention and because most fans direct dis- manager Arsene Wenger in a tasteful language at opposing the committee have decided trial at the London club in that they should be further teams. “You can’t deny half of October. Arsenal signed an- the population the right of investigated,” an SFA other Swiss teenager, 17- Japanese driver Kenjiro Shinozuka and co-driver Frangais spokesman said on Thurs- watching soccer in a stadium year-old Philippe Senderos, because some male fans say Thierry Delli Zotti compete in a Nissan in the 8th leg, Ghat- day. Butcher and McLeish last December and he will Sabha (Libya), of the 25th Dakar Rally on Friday. Shinozuka will be asked to explain com- bad words. Why should join the club next season. women be punished for the was reported to be fighting for his life in a coma and Zotti ments about referee Willie irresponsible behaviour of Managers summoned: was in a critical condition after their vehicle crashed. They Young following a match be- some men,” a woman spec- Four Scottish Premier were evacuated by helicopter to Tunis. tween their clubs. Grosjean rolls past Philippousis Melbourne: Frenchman Se- bastien Grosjean rolled into the final of the Kooyong In- ternational on Friday,knock- ing out Australian Mark Philippoussis 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6- 2 at the eight-man event. Grosjean will play Andre Agassi, who is using the tune-up to prepare for Mon- day’s start of the Australian Open, where he will begin with a first-round match against fellow American Bri- an Vahaly. Grosjean has won both of his matches at Kooy- ong, former home of the Open, beating Belgian Xavier Malisse to start. Philippoussis opened with

a win over Spaniard Alex Corretja, but found on Friday his big game hampered by Grosjean’s hustling attack. The diminutive Frenchman used the lob with great effect when Philippoussis laun- ched himself at the net in serve-and-volley style. Grosjean won the opening set on a partly cloudy after- noon with less wind than has been present since the event’s start. Philippoussis battled to square the contest as he came good in the second set, win- ning it in a tie-breaker on sec- ond set point. AFP

TOID110103/LR1/22/M/1TOID110103/LR1/22/C/1TOID110103/LR1/22/K/1TOID110103/LR1/22/Y/1 CMYK