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SNAPSHOTS Reuters Russia gives nuclear edge to Indian defence Graphic: Neelabh By Manoj Joshi been under intense negotiation the BrahMos, based on the Fernandes confirmed. TIMES NEWS NETWORK for the past decade. The center- existing Yakhont, is expected to He said there was now ‘‘a piece is Russia’s free gift of a be used by India to develop a sense of urgency on both sides’’ New Delhi/Moscow: India will mothballed 44.5 thousand tonne long-range nuclear weapon de- since they had been negotiating lease nuclear bombers and a nu- aircraft carrier, Admiral Gor- livery system. for so long. ‘‘All the technical as- clear-propelled submarine from shkov. The added muscle will The two sides have not yet pects have been agreed upon, Russia as part of a $3 billion enable India to easily outstrip had a closure on the price India only the issue of price remains package that includes the air- Pakistan’s capabilities and at will have to pay for the Gor- to be settled for the Gorshkov.’’ craft carrier,Admiral Gorshkov. last provide a credible deterrent shkov’s refit and the MiG-29 K Fernandes denied reports Combined with the BrahMos against Chinese capabilities in aircraft that it will carry. Fer- about Russia pressing India on supersonic cruise missile that the coming years. nandes told newspersons in the inclusion of MiG-AT ad- is to be tested in the coming The BrahMos cruise missile Moscow on Saturday that the vanced trainer jet. ‘‘MiG-AT week, India’s nuclear deterrent made by a $250 million Indo- package will finalised by the AJT was not found acceptable will, at last, get some real teeth. Russian joint venture — whose end of March under the terms by the Air Force.’’ The broad outline of the deal capital is to be boosted by an- of a protocol signed earlier in Comment: The acquisition of were disclosed in Moscow by de- other $50 million under an the day by him with Russia’s in- the submarines and strategic fence minister George Fernan- agreement on Friday — will be dustries, science and technolo- bombers would complete India’s des at the end of a six-day visit the principal weapons system gy minister Ilya Klebanov.‘‘Gor- nuclear triad — on land, sea and to Russia on Friday. for the Akula-class submarine shkov is part of the package air. However, this would also The Russian weapons sys- and the TU-22M3 strategic agreed in the inter-governmen- make it vital that we exercise tems are part of the package bomber. Though touted as a tal agreement, and all the three even greater restraint vis-a-vis this awesome power. NO KIDDING: Australian actress Nicole whose various elements have 280km range anti-ship missile, deals would be signed together,’’ Kidman arrives at the 8th annual Critics’ Choice Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday. Kidman was Neeraj Paul nominated for the best actress award for her performance in The Hours. Cellular, MTNL war
Auto fares may go up: Auto fares in the Capital are likely to go up soon. The keeps users out in state transport department is actively considering a revision of auto fares, from the present Rs 2.50 per km to Rs 3.25- 3.50 per km. On Saturday, chief minister cold for second day Sheila Dikshit, held a meeting with auto unions to discuss the new fare structure By Sanjay Anand recommended by the fare committee. The Cross Talk recommendations will be tabled before TIMES NEWS NETWORK the state cabinet next week. P4 New Delhi: Lakhs of cell- The Problem Anil Ambani takes over BSES: Vice phone users in Delhi contin- Cellular subscribers not chairman and MD of Reliance Industries ued to be affected for the sec- able to connect to MTNL (RIL) Anil Ambani has been appointed as ond day on Saturday by no phones and vice versa the chairman of electricity major BSES on connectivity with MTNL sub- Saturday. With this, RIL has completed scribers, even as AirTel, The Cause the takeover of BSES. P8 Hutch and Idea said they MTNL disrupting traffic Rs 10,000 cr for Kerala: The Prime have approached the telecom because Airtel, Hutch and Minister on Saturday announced more regulator, TRAI, against Idea have been blocking than Rs 10,000 crore Central investment MTNL on the issue. Tata’s Indicom WLL-M in several public sector projects and that Phone users across the city calls transmitted work on the long-awaited Vallarpadam in- expressed shock that phone through MTNL ternational container terminal would be- companies were quarrelling The Extent gin in the next few months. P8 at their expense, with total disregard for emergency sit- At least half of the 1.7 Advani rules out talks with Pak: million cellphone users in Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on Sat- uations — from being strand- ed at past midnight fog to Delhi affected at any urday ruled out any talks or consultations given time with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, until contacting hospitals. Pakistan completely dismantles and Cellular operators have al- The Duration abandons the structure of terrorism. Ad- leged that MTNL was respon- Till Monday, when cell vani told mediapersons here that India’s COLOURFUL TIMES AHEAD: The laser show at CP organised by The Times of India after it launched the all-colour edition on Saturday. sible for the disruption of operators have to credibility lies in its earnest plea for peace services, in an ongoing war show-cause to TRAI for in the border. P8 between the two groups. The defying its directive trouble started after cellular Friends to split: NBC chief Jeff Zucker firms began blocking the The Solution announced that Friends, now in its ninth Top-level government season as the network’s biggest comedy Delhi came, saw and swooned traffic of Tata Indicom’s intervention to ensure an success, will positively, absolutely end its WLL-M (mobile wireless in TIMES NEWS NETWORK interim interconnect run after its upcoming 10th season. NBC Vineet Jain raised a toast to ‘‘a meant an investment of Rs 100 far as the eye could see. The fog local loop) service that was colourful future’’ and to ‘‘In- crore and taken 15 months to added to the effect making the being routed through MTNL. agreement expected next struck a deal with Warner Bros. Television New Delhi: As thousands of dia’s and perhaps the world’s complete. Was all this worth it? colours more vibrant. People as One cell firm’s representa- week between cellular last month to bring the show back in the Delhiites jostled in the January fall of 2003 for 18 more episodes, six first colour newspaper.’’ ‘‘Certainly yes,’’ said Dhariwal. far as 30 miles off could have tive said all the three players operators and WLL-M/ chill, zillions of coloured beams segments fewer than a typical season or- Addressing the press, Mr ‘‘There’s a huge market for Eng- seen the spectacle if the horizon have written to MTNL seek- basic companies der, for a reported license fee of $10 mil- seemed to rise from the ground Jain also emphasised that lish dailies in Delhi. Right now, was clear. But the family that ing immediate restoration of lion per episode. above Palika parking to create ‘‘Delhi was very important to just 21 per cent people read Eng- had come all the way from services, to alleviate the suf- ing caused by their company. magic. There was just one us.’’ The market, said the MD, lish newspapers here. Colour Dwarka had no regrets. ‘‘If MTNL denies they are No to war: Protesters opposed to war fering of over half a million message: Freedom from Black was growing fast and he ‘‘ex- will certainly be an advantage.’’ The climax came with the subscribers. ‘‘We have been blocking the traffic between on Iraq gathered for mass demonstra- and White. tions around the world on Saturday as pected the circulation to double The grand display of hi-tech aerial fireworks created by the trying to contact senior cellular users and their sub- The Times of India insignia in five years.’’ computer-controlled lasers, cre- Moranis. Thousands cheered as MTNL officials but without scribers, then TRAI will have UN arms chiefs travelled to Baghdad to flashed on the large screen to a tell its leaders cooperation was the only Ravi Dhariwal, executive di- ated by event managers Wiz- the 200 feet wide Niagra Falls lit success.’’ MTNL CMD to independently verify their way to avoid armed conflict. With Wash- resounding cheer from enthusi- rector, Bennett, Coleman & Co craft, followed. Images of the lo- up the three sides of the en- Narinder Sharma continued claims by calling computer ington massing troops and equipment in astic crowds that had gathered Ltd, also promised Delhi read- tus temple and Qutab Minar clave. Magnificent showers of to avoid responding to calls records of both the warring the Gulf and Iraq declaring itself mo- at Connaught Place to see the ers a ‘‘ray of sunshine every- created by hi-tech, hi-powered gold, pink, purple and green lit from The Times of India. factions,’’ said one official bilised for battle, thousands of demon- hi-tech laser show, followed by a day’’. ‘‘No description,’’ said Yag laser space cannons looked the night sky.Even the moon de- TRAI was closed officially handling regulatory affairs. strators in the US, UK, Japan, France, magnificent fireworks display. Dhariwal, ‘‘could match a as magnificent as those of Lax- cided to take a peep and came for the weekend and is ex- Industry officials dismiss- Syria, Russia, Italy, Yemen, Cyprus and The TOI had turned all colour. colour photograph of Kanshi man’s common man, the DTC out full and bright through the pected to receive the cellular ed suggestions that MTNL Pakistan took to the streets. P17 The show began with a video Ram feeding a luscious laddoo bus and the much-maligned Del- fog that had enveloped the city operators’ plea only on Mon- was not responsible for con- clip of holi colours with to Mayawati or the dusky hues hi auto. Multi-colour water through out the day. day. Industry watchers said nectivity disruption. ‘‘The Amitabh Bachchan’s Rang of J-Lo’s skin coming through cooled systems, sky trackers Delhi celebrates freedom from TRAI would have to immedi- big story then is who is doing indiatimes.com POLL barse introducing the concept of the shimmering gold dress.’’ No and intelligent moving lights all ‘boring’ black and white: Page 3 ately bring up the matter all this and putting hundreds Yesterday’s results: Who do you think is a an all colour daily.Bennett Cole- one could disagree. aided the special effects. Colours of the nation for the with MTNL, where officials of thousands of telecom better actress? man & Co managing director The upgrading to colour had The beams filled up the sky as common man: Page 3 at the junior level have de- users at inconvenience,’’ said nied that disruption was be- a telecom official. Aishwarya 75% Bipasha 25%
• The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. Today’s question: Do you think IITs offer better How about a house in Greece? education than colleges in the US? IA hostesses get a face-lift By Rachna Subramanian field agree that London remains India Inc goes abroad Neelabh Cast your vote on TIMES NEWS NETWORK the hot spot for Indians who want By Byas Anand evening flight, the make-up www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 to buy property abroad, even New Delhi: All I want is a home • Indian companies ready to TIMES NEWS NETWORK could be slightly more.’’ though the prices of real estate are They are also being elsewhere.... It could be an apart- invest in real estate abroad New Delhi: Smart young extremely high. Indonesia, trained on body weight dis- ment in Toronto, Birmingham or • Preferred destinations: New air hostesses oozing smiles Malaysia and Dubai are consid- tribution aspects: specific Dubai. It could just as easily be a Zealand, London, Australia and hospitality? Not exact- ered more affordable. But Maga- exercises and healthy diet villa in Lisbon, a condominium in • Indonesia, Dubai, Malaysia ly Indian Airlines’ (IA) zine admits that Indians are al- tips. Ten batches, each con- Barcelona or a cottage on an more affordable, say dealers forte till now. But times are ready looking further to Australia sisting 12-15 participants, island in Greece. The first step • The economics: 2-bedroom a changing: the aviation be- towards the dream becoming a house in Toronto costs less and New Zealand. There are peo- have already gone through ple who like to spend six months hemoth’s air hostesses have reality for Indians came with than house in outer Shimla been booked into a crash the training. the finance minister’s announce- in New Zealand and six months in The make-over is not just WEATHER India and have houses in both course with Vandana ment last week. Now Indian you check out office space in Luthra’s Curls and Curves skin-deep: IA is trying to places. There are others who have Max. 15.6oC/ Min. 7.1oC corporates with branches and international markets you would (VLCC). And older host- improve the service capa- a beach house in Barcelona and go Moonset: Monday — 0848 hrs. offices overseas will be allowed to see there’s little difference be- esses are getting a few tips bilities of its staff, across there for vacations. Moonrise: Sunday — 1846 hrs. acquire property for business or tween rates in Mumbai, Frankfurt in the art of make-up. the board. ‘‘HRD strategy is Then there are businessmen Sunset: Sunday — 1749 hrs. staff residences. and Madrid. There’s more: the airline service capabilities to the virtual backbone of any Sunrise: Monday — 0715 hrs. While waiting for the RBI’s de- International property dealers like Arvind who is exploring the has also tied up with presti- emerge the best in the in- company as it improves the possibility of buying a flat in Lon- Fog till forenoon. Clear skies with minimum tailed guidelines, check out the say Indians are seriously interest- gious institutes like XLRI dustry,’’ says Indian Air- skills besides motivating don, where he has his branch of- temperature around 6 degree C. Maximum relative rates for buying a company guest ed in buying property abroad. ‘‘As Jamshedpur,Amity,and All lines chairman and manag- people,’’ says Arora. humidity on Saturday 100 per cent and minimum house abroad. You could be in for a yet,’’ says Anshuman Magazine, fice. Says Arvind, ‘‘I’m thinking in India Radio, and is seeking ing director Sunil Arora. ‘‘Apart from the technical 68 per cent. pleasant surprise. A two-bedroom managing director CB Raichand terms of a four-room apartment in help from neuro-linguistic The training modules training, we are now pro- apartment in Greater Toronto Ellis, ‘‘Indians are keener on Lon- a university area. The apartment specialists to improve body have been specially de- viding them with behav- could cost as much, or as little, as don, Dubai or Hong Kong, places should cost something like a hun- language, and customer signed keeping in mind old- ioural training to improve Book your Classifieds a small house in outer Shimla — where they are comfortable with dred thousand pounds (approxi- care and service abilities. er air hostesses: teaching body language, etiquette 24 hours service: “51-666-888” all of Canadian $55,000 (approxi- the language and culture. But as mately Rs 72 lakh). If I rent it out This is all part of a massive them the usage of right and help them deal better Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” mately Rs 16 lakh). the economy opens further and In- to four students I would get a re- exercise by IA to groom its make-up to suit their com- with irate passengers.’’ The ATM of information Alternately, a small two-room dians are allowed to buy personal turn of around 4,000 pounds a cabin crew and ground plexion, and the time of the Executive pilots and en- month. It should take me three The Largest Classifieds Site flat in Lisbon could come for a lit- property abroad, a villa in Spain staff, to make them more day.‘‘For instance, if it’s an gineers are also being pro- tle less and a villa in the Spanish will no longer be a distant dream.’’ years to get back the investment presentable and flyer- early morning flight, the vided management train- countryside for all of US $100,000 Others like Chesterton & sum. Then I could move in myself friendly, and give the air- make-up has to be subtle ing to teach them the basics (approximately Rs 48 lakh). And if Meghraj and Cushman & Wake- with my family.’’ lines a fresh new look. and the hostess should look of managerial aspects. ‘‘We are improving our fresh, while in case of an Better late than never?
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DELHI SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 3 Delhi celebrates freedom from ‘boring’ black and white
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COLOURS OF THE NIGHT: CP lights up in full splendour.
THUMBS UP: Young crowds watching the spectacular laser show. Vineet Jain, MD of BCCL, at the laser show at Connaught Place.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK bours had also come to watch problems in residential ar- feet cascade of sparkles the laser and fireworks show. eas, is going to be useful,’’ he called the Niagra Falls was New Delhi: It began, literal- ‘‘I expected it to be spectacu- said. Aggarwal likes the an instant hit. ‘‘The fire- ly,with a bang. The launch of lar,and I am not disappointed newspaper for its language Colours of the nation for works show was magnificent. the colour edition evoked an at all,’’ said Sajal Das, also and content. This kind of a show should unprecedented response from Dwarka. ‘‘Turning it all colour be held in the city at least from readers. And, Delhi de- the common man From the other end of Del- would attract young readers once a year. You feel some- cided to spend it’s Sunday and they can benefit from the TIMES NEWS NETWORK thing special is being held for evening celebrating it’s hi, Pankaj Verma of Mayur Vihar came in to be a part of informative articles and im- New Delhi:The day belonged to the common man: the Delhiites,’’ said Harinagar ‘Freedom from Black and prove their language,’’ he resident Rohit Garg. White’. Thousands poured in the excitement. ‘‘I just want- aam janta that came all the way to celebrate colour, ser- ed to be part of the celebra- said. While those inside en- enade life and send salaams to the Nation. from all over the city to wit- joyed the show, the road out- tions as I heard the laser What do you think the youngsters really root for? ness the laser show and fire- side was jam-packed with show would be the kinds you Loud foot-tapping music, the latest bhangra pop and works. people. witness in international everything western? May be yes. But nothing beats pa- Dwarka resident Sushmita Paschim Vihar resident events,’’ said Verma. triotism. The love of India ruled at the laser show held Saha woke up to a pleasant Shivjeet Singh had come surprise this morning — a ‘‘I think going colour is a with his wife Karuna and to celebrate the launch of the all-colour edition of The splash of colour right there great idea because black and children Rashi and Rajiv for Times of India. No doubt adrenaline pumped and every on the sacred front page! ‘‘It white is boring. The Times of the laser show, but could not thump of the drums brought the restive crowd’s excite- felt like Holi,’’ said Saha, a India scores with its articles get to the venue. ment close to a crescendo. But the loudest cheers and the regular reader of The Times and headlines, and now it has ‘‘We just read about the throatiest cries were drawn as the map of India ap- of India. After the splash in the edge appearance-wise, show in the newspaper and peared on the screen and popular patriotic numbers the morning, Saha decided to too,’’ he said. decided to come as it’s a rare played on the stereo. spend the evening at the Saurabh Aggarwal of Ro- opportunity. Although we Close on the heels in terms of popularity was the laser launch of the all-colour edi- hini, on the other hand, likes could not get in, we did enjoy representation R K Narayan’s Common Man. ‘‘He is our tion. the new columns started the show very much even representative,’’ said Vasant Kunj resident Amitabh And she didn’t come alone from Saturday. from the road,’’ said Singh. Mishra. And where India figures, can Delhi be far be- — her three-year-old daugh- ‘‘I think the section called The laser show apart, the hind. ‘‘I liked the images of the high capacity buses and ter, Anindita, and neigh- Your Colony, highlighting fireworks were a hit. A 100- the Metro zooming in the best’’ Wild animals narrate tales of captivity Exhibited at parties, wild animals are released on roads during raids By Saurabh Sinha Swati Chakrabarti TIMES NEWS NETWORK Popular but Dead men tell no tales, but THE LAW dead leopards do. The trail of still illegal the wild cat that strayed into ON PETS • Deer a south Delhi locality early • Turtles this month, and succumbed Wildlife Protection • Parrots to bullet injuries, seems to be Allowed only Act, 1972: • Also, animals leading to the farmhouses on with ownership the outskirts of the city.And, Keeping animals Cannot keep remains like skins, it points out to the amazing and animals trophies of antlers certificates variety of wild animals be- products illegally • Leopards and ivory articles • Sambar • Elephants ing kept illegally as pets in can lead to a jail • Japanese quail Delhi. term of upto six • Cheetal • Barking and (bater) for trade ‘‘The leopard’s neatly filed years with a fine of • Ivory and animal claws suggest that it was be- over Rs 5,000. It spotted deer • Wild pig products like skins ing kept as a pet in one of the empowers the and trophies ‘virtual fortresses’ that dot authorities to search Indian birds: the city’s southern periph- any place where • Parrot Outrageous finds ery,’’ an official associated they feel illegal • Muniya with the probe said. The things or animals • Maina • Snakes Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, may be kept. • Peacock • Turtles strictly prohibits keeping • Big lizards wild animals as pets, said • Horses • Pigeons • Crocodiles Delhi wildlife officer Bipin • Dogs • Crow • Kites Bihari. • Cats • Fruit bats Wide variety of Wild • Rabbits • Cows pets: The wildlife depart- (not hares) • Buffaloes ment and the police random- ly searched about 30 farm- • Monkey • Donkeys
Pet animals • Exotic birds • Pigs houses on January 9. The (The list is not complete) probe opened a virtual Pan- dora’s box. A pet python was people chasing a black buck. frown. ‘‘We are already over- For now a majority of res- seized from one of the farm- After getting the animal res- crowded. The wildlife depart- cued animals are released in houses. cued, he brought the buck to ment should be equipped to the Asola forest area. Scared by the sleuths’ his farm. ‘‘I contacted every- take care of the animals. Disclosing voluntarily: knock, some people who had body, including the police Even animals rescued in the An amendment to the illegal pets, started releasing and the wildlife department. nearby districts of neigh- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, them on roads to avoid detec- When no one came, I in- bouring states are brought will give a chance to people to tion and punishment, said formed the media. Finally af- here,’’ a zoo official said. declare the animals they Delhi Zoo director B S Bonal. ter two days, the zoo authori- However, Central Zoo Au- have as pets illegally. The zoo started receiving ties took the deer away,’’ thority member-secretary P ‘‘It will also help prevent ‘‘rescued’’ animals regularly. Anand recalled. R Sinha said ‘‘zoos should the situation where people Last week, it got a rescued But the government’s pre- not shy away from the re- start releasing the illegally neelgai, a black buck and a paredness — in stopping peo- sponsibility of taking care of kept wild animals whenever sambar. ‘‘Most of them ple from keeping illegal pets such animals.’’ a raid is conducted,’’ Sharma seemed to be pets. For in- or looking after a released He said additional facili- said. He added to make the stance, the black buck had a animal — is still the same. ties should be made in ‘‘off- scheme a success, the depart- bell around its neck,’’ Bonal The leopard that strayed into site areas’’ that are away ment should assure the de- said. Two pythons were a factory in south Delhi early from the city for keeping faulters if they declare what abandoned by a man in this month was allegedly such animals. they have. Dhaula Kuan. killed by the rescue team’s Delhi’s former chief bullets. wildlife warden S S Garbyal Last year, a resident of said 23 black bucks were Greater Kailash-I discovered Caging Indian birds is illegal found in a Mehrauli farm- a snake in her house. Since TIMES NEWS NETWORK stalled in their gardens. house area during that time. she did not want the snake to ‘‘People who keep birds ‘‘In the past we have seized People who keep parrots in die, she informed the police as pets should first be deer, snakes and small tur- their homes are actually and several NGOs about it. warned about legal impli- tles that were being kept as violating the law. The Finally,when no one reached cations, as action will be pets in different parts of the Wildlife Protection Act, there, the policemen had to taken against them. How- city. Two spotted deer were 1972, prohibits keeping In- kill the snake with their ever, those trading in birds seized from a property on Au- sticks. dian birds like parakeets, rangzeb Road,’’ said Garbyal. mainas, muniyas and pea- have to be dealt with se- Deputy conservator forest Same is the fate of other cocks as pets, said Delhi verely,’’the official said. (south) R S Prashant said: animals who stray on city state wildlife officer Bipin Bihari said the maxi- ‘‘The presence of wild ani- roads. ‘‘The wildlife depart- Bihari. mum number of seizures mals in farmhouses as pets ment does not send a veteri- These birds are listed in was of birds. ‘‘Parakeets, can’t be ruled out.’’ narian while rescuing an Schedule IV of the Act and spotted munias, black A south Delhi jeweller abandoned animal. We just keeping them as pets can headed munias, parrots, whose family owns a farm- depend on the zoo,’’ a wildlife invite a jail term of up to Alexander parakeet, Great house said: ‘‘I have seen deer official admitted after the six years or a fine of over Indian hornowls, Japan- in some farmhouses. They leopard died. Rs 5,000. The Act does not ese quails and peacocks are exhibited during parties Delhi’s chief wildlife war- prohibit keeping exotic are some of the birds re- and are the centre of every- den A K Sinha said: ‘‘We do birds in homes. covered,’’ he said. body’s attention.’’ not have sufficient manpow- ‘‘Birds are essentially Wildlife products: Bonal said a majority of er.Still, we will try to remove free creatures. When a Keeping undeclared animal pets that reach the zoo after the deficiencies in the sys- wild bird is domesticated, products like skins, tro- being rescued are in ‘‘a very tem. A 24-hour helpline will it forgets wilderness in- phies of antlers and ivory bad condition.’’ be set up so that people can stincts,’’ another wildlife items is also banned under Government not pre- call if they spot a wild ani- official said. So instead of the Wildlife Protection Act. pared: Three years ago, mal.’’ caging them, people can Wildlife officials say these while returning to his Chat- When the police or others have bird ‘feederers’ (food items are seized in large tarpur farmhouse, senior ad- take a rescued animal to the trays) and ‘waterers’ in- numbers in the city. vocate R K Anand saw some zoo, the authorities there
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FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER OF DELHI Rain or snow is likely to occur at isolated places in Auto fares may go up Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers are NATIONAL likely to occur at isolated places in Andaman and Mumbai: I-A 0700, Nicobar Islands and Tamil Nadu. Mainly dry weath- TIMES NEWS NETWORK 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, Four fatal accidents due to fog er will prevail over the rest of the country. The Price difference 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, trough in the lower levels over southwest bay persists. The west- 2300 Jet Air 0650, Reuters New Delhi: Auto fares in the ern disturbance as an upper system over north Pakistan and ad- TIMES NEWS NETWORK 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, joining Jammu and Kashmir now lies over J&K and adjoining HP. city are likely to go up soon. Present auto fares 1935, 2030, 2200, The Delhi state transport de- Sahara 0700,1800, 2015 INDIA WORLD New Delhi: A truck Rs 2.50 per km KOLKATA: I-A 0700, partment is actively consid- ★★ Max Min Max Min Max Min rammed a house in Shali- 1600 ,1700,1945 Amsterdam 08 03 ering a revision of auto fares Jet Air 0600, 1720, Delhi 16 07 Guwahati 25 08 mar Bagh early Saturday Likely new fares Sahara0705,1915 Mumbai NA 20 Dehradun 21 06 Bahrain 22 17 when its driver allegedly — from the present Rs 2.50 Between Rs 3.25 to CHENNAI: I-A Chennai 29 20 Hyd’bad 27 12 Bangkok 31 21 per km to Rs 3.25-3.50 per km. 0640,0955★★★ Kolkata 24 12 Indore 27 05 Beijing 05 -04 lost control due to poor visi- Rs 3.50 per km 1645,1900 Jet Air Bangalore 27 14 Jaipur 24 06 Chicago -00 -12 bility caused by fog that set On Saturday, state chief 0645,1900 Ahm’bad 29 12 Lucknow 10 06 Geneva 06 02 in early Friday evening minister Sheila Dikshit, BANGALORE: T’puram 33 22 Patna 16 05 Hong Kong 22 13 During the meeting, the I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 throwing road, rail and air transport minister Ajay Bhopal 24 07 Rajkot 31 14 London 10 06 auto unions were told to com- Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 26 09 Shimla 16 09 Los Angeles 27 14 traffic out of gear. Power Maken and auto unions met Sahara 0715, 1745 Pune 27 07 Srinagar 11 -01 Moscow 03 00 to discuss the new fare struc- ply with four points, subject HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 cuts added to the woes of ture which has been recom- to which the fare hike would GOA: I-A 1200, TRAIN RESERVATIONS Delhiites. Sahara 1135 In Shalimar Bagh, the mended by the fare commit- be considered. Maken said KULU: Jagson 0630, the unions agreed to the four 0650, 1215 ★ Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 2000 hrs. on truck rammed the wall of tee. The recommendations 18.01.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. conditions. AHMEDABAD: the house in Block AA at will be tabled before the state I-A 0600,1700★★1845, One, all autos should have Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl about 3 am. The owner, S P cabinet next week. Jet Air 0610 working electronic meters GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH Gupta, was asleep when the The report has recom- I-A 0555★★, 1010• which should be tamper- 4033 Jammu Mail 20.01 20.01 26.01 20.01 truck crashed into his mended a hike after compar- ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp 29.01 29.01 30.01 19.01 proof. Secondly, it will be house. No one was injured. ing the fare structures in Del- Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 20.01 20.01 26.01 29.01 mandatory for the driver to Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST Two pedestrians were hi and Mumbai, where it is Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Calcutta Rajdhani 21.01 21.01 26.01 — carry a magnified driver li- 6853700, (Airport) 5665404 among four killed in four fa- Rs 4 per km. However, since Sahara: (City) 335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 19.01 22.01 22.01 30.01 Delhi autos run on CNG, a cense with a photograph. (Airport) 5675234/875, (Tele- tal accidents reported on 2382 Poorva Exp 20.01 20.01 21.01 17.02 The department will also in- Checkin) 5662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 21.01 30.01 29.01 Friday evening and early cheaper fuel, the hike should 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 20.01 20.01 20.01 struct surveyors to make a INTERNATIONAL Saturday. be somewhere in between, 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 20.01 20.02 19.01 point-to-point distance chart. BANGKOK/TOKYO: 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 25.01 22.01 20.01 20.01 Two of the fatal accidents say officials. Thai Air 0010 (TG-316), A withering cold spell has blanketed the city with fog and brought air, road and rail traffic The auto drivers will be is- 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 16.02 16.02 occurred on the GT Karnal The committee comprised A-I 0050 (IC-855) 5622 North East Exp — 21.01 12.02 18.02 to a standstill. sued badges which they have FRANKFURT: Lufthansa Road, one took place in Ro- sales tax commissioner 0305 (LH-761) 2554 Vaishali Exp 20.01 23.01 22.01 23.01 to sport while driving. The 2816 Puri Exp — 20.01 23.01 22.01 hini and another occurred idence yet to link the fatal sons behind a hit-and-run ‘‘All flights, both domestic Rahul Khullar, principal sec- AMSTERDAM: accidents at night to poor accident. The victim gets and international, were transport department hopes KLM 0745 (KL-476) 2802 Purshottam Exp — 29.01 05.02 26.01 in Munirka. Two of the fatal retary (power) Jagdish Sagar LONDON: British Air 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 26.01 26.01 19.01 visibility. killed and the vehicle owner rescheduled after 10 pm on and economists from NCAER to complete the exercise of is- 4230 Lucknow Mail 24.01 26.01 27.01 26.01 accidents took place be- 0210 (BA-142) ‘‘The average number of flees. Whether the accident Friday night as the visibili- and TERI. suing these by April 30. PARIS: Air France 0040 WEST tween between 10 pm and 11 2904 Golden Temple Mail 20.01 22.01 21.01 10.02 (AF-147), A-I 0735 (AI-141) pm and the others were re- fatal accidents reported in was caused by poor visibili- ty at the Delhi airport SINGAPORE: Sin’pore 2926 Paschim Exp 20.01 27.01 28.01 05.02 15 days in the Capital ty is never established clear- dipped to zero. Four inter- 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 21.01 24.01 26.01 — ported after midnight. Airlines 2055 (SQ-407), ranges between 50 and 80. ly,’’he said. national flights were divert- Chargesheet filed against Rahul I-A 0050 (IC-855) 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 22.01 20.01 22.01 — Deputy commissioner of HONG KONG/OSAKA: 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 30.01 23.01 23.01 The figures for the first 15 The dense fog and poor ed to Mumbai as these could TIMES NEWS NETWORK clared ‘‘minor’’ after it was police, Satish Golcha, said A-I 2320 (AI-318) 1078 Jhelum Exp — 20.01 21.01 10.02 days this year don’t show visibility on Friday evening not land due to poor visibil- found they were aged 13 and United Airlines 2916 Ashram Exp 20.01 27.01 22.01 05.02 62 fatal accidents and 330 New Delhi: A city court on any alarming rise in acci- posed a challenge to drivers. ity,’’said an airport official. 14 years. Both have been re- 0215 (UA-2) SOUTH simple accidents have been Saturday declared that the ROME/GENEVA: 2616 G T Exp 19.01 21.01 21.01 20.01 dents despite spells of dense Due to low visibility on the Poor visibility conditions leased and sent to juvenile reported in the first 15 days main accused in medical stu- A-I 0350 (AI-171) 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 19.01 19.01 22.01 21.01 fog,’’ he said. roads vehicular traffic was at the airport persisted till court. But one of the ‘‘mi- 2432 Trivandrum Raj 21.01 28.01 21.01 — of the months. ‘‘The num- dent’s gangrape case, Rahul AIR INDIA moving at snail’s pace with 8.30 am. nor’’ had molested the victim 2626 Kerala Exp — 20.01 20.01 22.01 ber of accidents last year in The deputy commission- alias Budhprakash, is a ma- AHMEDABAD: 2618 Mangala Exp — 30.01 26.01 21.01 their blinkers on. during the crime, according 0120 (AI 610) 2628 Karnataka Exp — 20.01 19.01 19.01 the corresponding period er said it was very difficult An official of the met de- jor and not a minor as to the chargesheet. MUMBAI: 0615 (AI 140), 2724 A P Exp 19.01 21.01 21.01 20.01 was 68 and 340,’’ he said. to accurately link poor visi- The Indira Gandhi Inter- partment said the trend of claimed. 0700 (AI 170), 1855 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 20.01 21.01 27.01 — Second ‘‘minor’’ had (AI 301), 2145 (AI 319) Golcha said the first two bility to accidents as most national airport was closed thick fog was due to western Following the pronounce- 7022 Dakshin Express — 22.01 — 21.01 snatched the knife from the A-I: (City)3736446 /47/48 (Air.) No. of passengers dealt on 17.01.2003 (Delhi Area): 48,295 (N. Rly. Area) weeks of January usually incidents reported at night to air traffic for over 10 disturbance and it was ment, the police filed 5652050, British Air :(Air.) 1,65,455. It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all are that of hit- and-run. ‘‘We hours after fog started set- likely to continue for few chargesheet in the court victim when she tried to re- 5652908, Lufthansa: subsequent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for witness dense fog and poor 3323310, Singapore Airlines never get to know the rea- ting around 7 pm on Friday. more days. sist and beat her up during :3356286, United Airlines: 91- computerised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. visibility but there is no ev- against the four accused — 357 555, Thai Air: 3323638 (Information supplied by Indian Railways) Rahul, Amit, Mohan Lal and gangrape, it said. Ashok Kumar. But they can neither be Rahul and Amit are kept in jail nor can be tried Ex-ITBP officer held for rape charged with gangrape un- by the criminal court. A juve- Mastermind in 6-yr-old’s kidnapping held nile court will hold only an der Section 376(2-g) of Indian TIMES NEWS NETWORK ITBP. The victim’s aunt, Penal Code. ‘‘enquiry’’ for their crime. Pommi, had apparently TIMES NEWS NETWORK about his employer’s family the officer said. ing they were taking him New Delhi: A former deputy They have also been Dismissing the application to the accused’’. The accused reportedly home. superintendent of police in helped Paul in the crime. charged with outraging the filed by the Rahul’s lawyer New Delhi: Mankeshwaram, A senior police officer said claimed he had planned the Instead, the boy was ITBP was arrested for al- Pommi is a housewife who modesty of woman, robbery, that the accused was a minor, the mastermind behind the Mankesh was on his way to kidnapping 10 days back dropped along with Kanan, legedly raping a woman in got financial support from causing hurt with dangerous the metropolitan magistrate kidnapping of six-year-old Inderpuri when he was ar- when he learnt that the fami- Senthal, S Kumar and Jairaj Karol Bagh. The police have Paul, the police said. weapon, threat to kill and de- Bharat Parashar took cog- Shivam Arora was arrested rested. ly had received a huge at a premises in Karol Bagh,’’ also arrested the victim’s The police has registered a struction of evidence. nizance of the chargesheet on Saturday morning from ‘‘We tracked him down af- amount of payment. the officer said. aunt who is a co-accused in case after arresting the two There were two more ac- and listed the matter for Jan- the ridge road in Delhi. ter receiving information ‘‘He was under debt and Mankesh has claimed he the case. accused. cused who have been de- uary 27. The police were on the that he called his wife. But needed money badly,’’ the of- took two tourists and went to According to deputy com- look-out for him since Friday when he could not speak to ficer said. Agra and then to Bharatpur. missioner of police (central) after a combined team of her he left a message for her,’’ For five days Mankesh and But since there was lot of Arvind Deep, the police re- New Delhi district and spe- the officer said. the other accused observed fog he took the road to Jaipur. ceived a complaint from cial cell rescued Arora from a On interrogation, Shivam whenever he went to From Ajmer he called the Babu, who is the victim’s Karol Bagh house. Mankesh said he got upset af- a park or school. family and demanded the husband. The complainant’s Arora was kidnapped by ter making his last call to On Wednesday morning ransom. wife alleged that she had Mankesh and his five associ- Shivam’s family on Thurs- Mankesh, Santhal, S Kumar, After reaching Jaipur city, been repeatedly raped by ates on Wednesday morning day night. Kanan and Jairaj went to the Mankesh called up the family Ramesh Paul, ex-DSP of outside his St Columba’s ‘‘He heard the child’s school. once again. school. mother crying. He claims to When Shivam was stand- During afternoon he made The accused had demand- have reportedly consumed ing in the queue to enter his another call after seeing a ed Rs 35 lakh ransom to free three bottles of beer after school Jairaj called him. movie at Raj Mandir cinema. the boy. Mankesh, the police that. On Friday morning Mankesh followed and told He then went to Kishangarh said, was known to Arora’s when he called his accom- Shivam that Balam was call- and later to Makrana from driver Balam who ‘‘uninten- plice, Jairaj, he learnt from ing him. where he made the last call to tionally passed information him that he was trapped,’’ ‘‘He picked up the boy say- the family.
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DELHI SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 5 Gay activists may win battle but the cost may be high Sanjay Sekhri By Shobha John Delhi High Court hauled up She suggests that first every type of sexual offence TIMES NEWS NETWORK the Centre on January 15 for Section 376 which deals with is covered, he says. failing to make its stand on rape should be redefined. This law,incidentally,was New Delhi: On a cold, foggy homosexuality clear. ‘‘Rape should deal not just enacted by the British in In- night, Amod Kanth, joint This Section reads: ‘‘Who- with penile-vaginal inser- dia way back in 1862. commissioner and head of ever voluntarily has carnal tion but other forms too. It Former law minister Ram Prayas, an NGO working for intercourse against the or- should also be made gender Jethmalani thinks it’s a street children, visited a shel- der of nature, shall be pun- inclusive. Once Section 376 scandal that this law is still ter for the homeless. As he ished with imprisonment is amended to include the part of the IPC. ‘‘Sex be- distributed blankets to the for life, or with imprison- sexual abuse of little boys tween two consenting shivering figures, a young ment which may extend to and men, by all means scrap adults, even if it appears in boy pulled him aside. He had 10 years.’’ Section 377.’’ bad taste, should be allowed. only one complaint; not the Repeal would naturally But won’t the Juvenile There are so many other bitter cold or the lack of give a spurt to the rights of Justice (Care and Protection things which are in bad warm clothing. He had been gay people. But what would of Children) Act 2000 protect taste and allowed,’’ he says. sodomised by an older boy. A it do to the rights of male the rights of children who ‘‘Cases of assault with sexu- usual occurrence in homes, children and men who are are sodomised? ‘‘It has no di- al intent remains an offence schools, colleges, hostels, sodomised? It could, warns rect provision for protecting under other sections. What streets and prisons. Kanth, see sodomy cases far such children,’’ says Kanth. purpose would amending VULNERABLE LOT: Boys living on the streets are the target of exceeding rape cases. And it sexual assaults just as those in hostels and prisons. And what do our legal lu- Section 376 serve except But if efforts by gay ac- could leave children espe- minaries make of this tight make things more compli- tivists bear fruit, Section 377 cially vulnerable. under 16 have been sexually the only victims of rape. spot? ‘‘This is the only law to cated?’’ of the IPC, the only law to Pinki Virani, author of assaulted. In fact, says Men too are victimised.’’ protect those sodomised,’’ Indira Jaisingh agrees protect those sodomised Bitter Chocolate — Child Kanth, the reported cases of And India, she says, has be- says I U Khan. R K Anand is with Jethmalani that con- could well be repealed. Sexual Abuse in India,says sodomy are less than 10 per come a major attraction for also clear: the Indian system sensual sex should not be an Based on a PIL by Naz Foun- almost 25 per cent of Indian cent of actual cases. paedophiles. ‘‘Without this is not yet ready for the re- offence, but she is for mak- dation, an NGO fighting for men have been abused. At Virani corroborates this. section, how will we protect peal of Section 377. But yes, ing corresponding changes the rights of gay people, the least 20 per cent of children ‘‘Women assume they are our male children?’’ amend Section 376 so that in the Rape Law.
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6 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 DELHI Juvenile workshop New Delhi: The crime against women cell of west Tihar plans speedy district held an workshop. It was conducted in collabora- tion with Human Rights Law Network, a NGO. The work- justice for women shop imparted training and By Maneesh Pandey orientation on handling of TIMES NEWS NETWORK Jail tales juveniles at the police station levels.TNN New Delhi: As part of its The strength latest slew of reforms, Ti- 12,000 inmates are har jail authorities have lodged in jail. Out of decided to focus on en- these 10,000 inmates suring speedy trials, es- are under trial and 2,000 pecially for women in- are convicts. mates. There are 315 foreign Director-general (pris- nationals — 236 Asians, ons) Ajay Agarwal said 62 Africans, 15 the thrust of the reforms Europeans and 2 would be on speedy trials Americans. Among that would help reduce Asians, 96 inmates are the stigma of a prolonged from Nepal, 57 from stay in jail. Pakistan and 52 from ‘‘This is particularly Bangladesh. true for women inmates, as well as children born The offence inside jail, who have to 75 per cent of fight society’s wrath for undertrials are facing being behind bars,’’ charges under Indian Agarwal. Penal Code. Of these, The jail will organise 27 per cent have been special courts to dispose booked for murder, 19 of petty cases and to re- per cent for theft, 14 per lease petty criminals un- cent for dacoity and 10 der the Benefit of Proba- per cent for rape. tion Act. Marital status This benefit, however, 58 per cent of men has been granted only for inmates are married as women and adolescents. compared to 84 per cent Other focus areas of married women inmates. the reforms include bet- ter care for the 45 chil- Health record dren born and living in- There are 1,200 drug ad- side the jail. dicts, 11 AIDS patients The timing of the two and 100 TB patients. creches is likely to be ex- tended till 6 pm. At pres- Interestingly,the women ent, they function from 8 inmates are more educated am to 2 pm. Every year, about 25 than their male counter- children are born inside parts here. Tihar. To ensure that About 65 per cent of the women deliver outside the women inmates are edu- jail, the authorities plan to cated compared with get them early bails. about 40 per cent of the ‘‘If a child is born in- male prisoners. side, the jail issues the Next on the reforms birth certificate. This may agenda are adolescents give rise to social problems who lose out on their stud- for the child once her or ies or have not been edu- she is out of jail,’’ Agrawal cated at all, which compels said. many to take to crime lat- The authorities also er. plan to help employ all the For them, education has 550 women inmates. been made compulsory About 250 of them are and suitable job avenues already being given voca- are being explored. tional training in cottage ‘‘We have also intro- industries like making of duced therapy, including handicraft products, tai- yoga, meditation and ser- loring, embroidery and mons,’’ said Agarwal. beauty care. ‘‘We have observed that The jail has also asked about 15 per cent of the in- the Delhi state govern- mates abandon crime after ment to allow the women release. So we have decid- to provide mid-day meals ed to organise such ses- in its schools. sions in a big way,’’ he said.
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INDIA SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 7 Bharat Shiksha Kosh: Another instance of old wine in new bottle? By Sakina Yusuf Khan According to UGC chair- their employees, companies Fresh gamble This, despite the fact, that Resource Development Min- ed is not correct. In the last city, school or a single child. TIMES NEWS NETWORK man Arun Nigvekar, the would get tax benefits. The donations were to get 100 per ister Murli Manohar Joshi one year the Kosh was in for- Donors can sponsor prizes, Bharat Shiksha Kosh (BSK) independently-managed ed- cent tax exemptions. ‘‘We’d announced, with much fan- mulation. Now it has been scholarships and research New Delhi: The Bharat The genesis was instituted by the min- ucational fund, set up with expected a deluge, there was- fare, its setting up and urged instituted. We’ve had a lot of projects. The Kosh has an Shiksha Kosh. Is it a new op- istry last year as a national bulk investment by the gov- Instituted last year to n’t even a trickle,’’ says a the Pravasis to participate in queries, but funds are yet to omnibus profile, we expect a portunity for NRIs, corpo- promote technical edu- rates and philantrophists all fund to develop scientific re- ernment, would in turn lend ministry official. the educational develop- arrive, except in small de- good response.’’ search and technical educa- soft loans to students. cation, the Bharat Shik- So the next best thing was ment of India by investing nominations of Rs 100 or Rs But educationists like over the world to invest in sha Kosh came a crop- tion. But apparently there was to appeal to People of Indian in it. 200. However, the Washing- Anil Sadgopal warn: ‘‘In the educational develop- per. None contributed ment of India? Or is it a des- In June, came the an- no response. ‘‘Even leading origin and the Bharatya And what has been the re- ton-based Chatterjee Group thus soliciting funds, the perate bid by the Human Re- nouncement that employers software firms which get New avtaar Pravasi Divas provided the sponse since the Kosh was has expressed keenness to government is abdicating its source Development min- will have to pay the first special concessions from the At the Pravasi meet, it ideal opportunity. reinstituted last week? P. K invest in bio-technology.The constitutional responsibility istry to give the Kosh, that salary of their new recruits government are yet to volun- was given a new lease The Kosh was instituted, Seth, director planning, Kosh has provision for spon- to provide for education. Do- has remained a non-starter to the BSK. In return for teer funds for the Kosh,’’re- of life all over again, last week, at MHRD and treasurer of the soring the educational devel- nations will not come with- for over a year, a new avtar? thus paying for the skills of grets Nigvekar. the Pravasi meet. Human Kosh contends: ‘‘Reinstitut- opment of a village, town, out strings attached.’’ Kelkar report prestige issue for Jaswant By Smita Gupta TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The BJP’s Raj- nath Singh committee is be- ing forced to tone down its criticism of the Kelkar re- port, largely because finance minister Jaswant Singh has taken the negative response from his party colleagues as a personal affront. So, when the committee gives its recommendations to party president M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday, the criti- cism will be tempered. Initially, key members of the committee — including Rajnath — had suggested that acceptance of the report would amount to political suicide, with general elec- tions due in 2004. Taking um- brage, Jaswant had reported- ly said perhaps he should step down, if that was the way the BJP felt about a com- mittee set up by his ministry. Then at the BJP’s national executive meet on December 23 and 24, a majority opposed the Kelkar report. Taken aback, Jaswant said it was only a consultation paper and would be finalised after feedback from all quarters. Indeed, Malhotra, party M P Kirit Somaiyya and eco- nomic cell convenor P N Vi- jay are the three committee members positively inclined towards the Kelkar report, while Rajnath, Shettigar, Arun Sathe (incidentally, Kelkar’s brother-in-law), Nitin Gadkari, Y R K Reddy and Sushil Modi go along with the party line. Thereafter, Kelkar and his team held two meetings with the Rajnath committee: The committee members made it clear that they would not re- lent on either an agricultural tax or lowering the limit for excise exemption on the small-scale sector, and that they still objected to recom- mendations which hit farm- ers, the salaried class, women and senior citizens. The Kelkar task force, in its revised report, has virtu- ally buried its initial recom- mendation on taxing agricul- ture, leaving the initiative en- tirely to the states. But the BJP doesn’t want even a men- tion of taxing farmers as it feels that any such talk will be politically explosive. A senior BJP leader said, ‘‘ If the Kelkar committee had stuck to its brief and made suggestions only on over- hauling the tax administra- tion — which, incidentally, are excellent — there would have been no problem.’’ Tallest Buddha to come up in Kushinagar By Gunvanthi Balaram TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mumbai: Despite China’s bid to outdo India, it looks like India will still get to house world’s tallest Buddha. The 500-foot statue of the Maitreya Buddha, will be three times as tall as the Stat- ue of Liberty.It will come up in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh and not in Bodhgaya in Bihar as proposed earlier. The complex will come up a few km away from the Bud- dhist stupa in Kushinagar. The statue will form the centrepiece of a $300 million 700-acre peace memorial complex in Kushinagar, the place where the Buddha died. The statue, of the Buddha seated on a throne, will be made of bronze. An interna- tional research team of sci- entists has developed a spe- cial alloy with aluminium and nickel on outer surface that will ensure that the stat- ue lasts at least 1,000 years. The throne building will hold shrines, meditation cen- tres, exhibition galleries, a museum, a library and an au- ditiorium. The rest of the complex will contain a secluded monastery and nunnery, guest houses, a school and a state-of-the-art hospital.
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Anil Ambani takes AP over as BSES chief TIMES NEWS NETWORK Ambani who is the chairman New Delhi: Vice-chairman and managing director of and managing director of Re- RIL, would concentrate in liance Industries (RIL) Anil the new economy businesses Ambani has been appointed like information technology, as the chairman of electrici- Telecommunication and ty major BSES Limited on biotechnology. Saturday. With this, RIL has RIL had given an open of- completed the takeover of fer to acquire additional 20 BSES. per cent shares at Rs 230.10 per share of the company Upping stakes from public. It already owns over 44 per In the kitty cent stake in the company. Reliance industry already The offer at Rs 230.10 per owns over 44 per cent share will remain open be- stake in the electricity tween January 17 and Febru- major ary 15, 2003. Final step However, the takeover is considered as complete as no With Anil Ambani’s ap- Policewomen detain an activist of the Communist Party of India (M-L) in Cochin on other competitive bid came Saturday. The protest was against the Global Investors Meet in Kerala. pointment to the top during 21 days from the date post, the company has of the public announcement completed the takeover of the open offer was made of BSES by RIL. Rs 10,000 cr Central Indication RIL has also got two more Move shows that Anil seats in the board of direc- Ambani would lead the tors of BSES. group’s old economy The company is in the business business of power genera- investment in Kerala tion and distribution. It dis- TIMES NEWS NETWORK economic revival by usher- that our objectives contin- The appointment of Anil tributes power in Delhi, Mumbai and Orissa. ing in a series of reforms, ue to be removal of poverty, Ambani as the chairman of Kochi: Prime Minister Atal The company has the pow- said Vajpayee, adding that employment generation, one of the RIL’s group com- Bihari Vajpayee on Satur- er generation capacity of 885 the Centre was willing to environmental protection pany is a significant develop- day announced a Rs 10,000 MW. contribute in this regard. and social-gender justice. ment for the group. crore investment in public The share price of the He said the economic re- The key to all this is to en- The move clearly indicates sector units in Kochi. company is currently quot- forms initiated by the Cen- hance the productivity and that the younger brother of Addressing a gathering ing at around Rs 222. tre were not an aberration, competitiveness to global the Ambani family would after inaugurating the The informed sources said but a long-considered strat- standards. For this, it is lead the old economy Global Investor Meet (GIM) that RIL would receive egy for achieving growth. necessary to create a cli- business of the largest group here, Vajpayee expressed enough bids of the shares The reforms were aimed at mate conducive for invest- of the country having a surprise over the slow rate from public to increase its achieving basic goals like ment,’’ said Vajpayee. total turnover of Rs 60,000 of economic growth in Ker- stake to beyond 50 per cent. full employment and gen- The PM called upon both crore. ala, considering its vast The general public owns der equality, besides eradi- domestic and foreign in- The elder brother, Mukesh natural and human re- around 12 per cent stake in cation of poverty. vestors to ‘‘partner with the sources. the company. ‘‘The path of economic Centre to create a more He asked the ‘‘versatile reforms we have embarked prosperous, vibrant and eq- Malayali to unload the his- on is not a matter of short- uitable India.’’ torical burden of outdated term expediency. It is the ‘‘I see a sense of urgency dogmas, sterile ideological outcome of a well-thought among people across the debates, and skewed view of out way of tapping our re- country to achieve a bal- looking at capital as some- sources and talent to re- anced growth. It is now for thing evil’’. alise our goal of better life the political and governing However, in recent times, for the masses.’’ bodies to reflect this sense Kerala had shown signs of ‘‘Let there be no doubt of urgency,’’ said Vajpayee. Advani rules out talks with Pak again TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bangalore: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on Sat- urday reiterated India’s stand on the Kashmir issue, saying no talks were possible with Pakistan at present. Speaking to mediapersons here, Advani said, ‘‘We have made it clear to the interna- tional community that we see no point in holding talks till Pakistan abandons terror- ism. The PM undertook a bus journey to Lahore and after Kargil, held a meeting in Agra. But to what avail? Af- ter all this, we feel India’s stand is justified,’’ he said. Stating that there was nothing like a ‘‘Gujarat mod- el’’ during future elections, he said, ‘‘What is the Gujarat model? It is an odd question. A major tragedy occurred in Godhra and, consequently, other incidents took place. The focus of the BJP will be security and development.’’ On the conversion issue, Advani said the country nev- er had a tradition of conver- sion, leave alone ‘‘conversion by questionable means’’. ‘‘In- dia never went out to other countries to conquer with arms, but conquered with spirituality,’’said Advani.
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Reuters ‘Work hard, be honest, enjoy life and money will come by itself’ By Sanghamitra Chakraborty and I took from our respective compa- TIMES NEWS NETWORK nies. The two of us, our two kids and two dogs call it home. anjay Rishi, forty-something Do you invest in shares? high-flying financial services Not directly.But I have some money Smanager, has headed the Ameri- invested in four mutual funds. can Express Global Services Centre in What has been your worst in- Asia for the past two years. The son of vestment? an Indian Air Force Officer, he was That Mumbai trip when I met my born in Amritsar and grew up with girlfriend’s mom. his two sisters in Delhi. He went to And your best? school in Mussoorie and Delhi. Marriage, a home, kids. Relation- After his graduation from St ships are my best investments. Stephen’s, he enrolled at the Faculty of Do you manage your own finan- Management Studies where he met cial affairs? his future wife Vibha Paul Rishi, now I did till last year. Then I got a fi- Pepsi’s high-profile marketing head in nancial planner to help me and he has India. Rishi started by working for done a wonderful job. Asian Paints. His career hit the fast through life: it is never enough or it is adequate depending on your perspec- What is your financial priority? track when he moved to American Ex- Make sure our kids get the best pos- press in 1985. tive. I prefer the latter view. I have to thank my parents for this value. sible education and have a little bit to Rishi and his wife Vibha live in start their lives with. And then make Gurgaon with children Varun (14) and The first four or five years of my work life were pretty tight and I had a sure my wife and I are saving a little to Sanjana (12), and pet Labrador Nugget girlfriend (now my wife) to woo! For maintain approximately the same and German Shepherd Prince An- lifestyle after we retire. Also, to watch BALLE, BALLE! Homeguards dance during a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Saturday. drew aka Andy. out for the comfort of my retired par- Are you a saver or spender? FAME AND ents — they live by themselves and A spender, without question. they will never ask, but I need to keep Through good times and bad, I have al- FORTUNE an eye out there. Now, Kaveri Shankar hogs the limelight ways done my best to support con- Do you have a money weakness? sumer spending. I believe it helps the Kolkata: After half-sisters Anoushka twang to American eminent dancer V G Prakash, said. some time, she was in Mumbai and I Not really. Money buys you things economy. Shankar and Norah Jones created mother Linda said The tall youngster dressed in a scarlet was in Nagpur. Our parents were in and I may have a weakness for some How much money do you have in waves internationally with individual she was at home Salwar Kurta and traditional Indian Delhi. I scro-unged till I had enough to things money buys — like a good bot- your wallet? Grammy nominations, their father, with Indian cul- jewellery, charmed everyone with her go meet her over the weekend, and tle of red wine or a great music CD. sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar now has ture and wanted to down-to-earth, no-fuss approach. When people from my company blow my savings at an expensive But I really don’t need a lot of money more to boast about — a celebrity grand do justice to the Speaking of her famous aunts and read this article they are going to restaurant or two. It was worth it and to surround myself with the things I think I make a lot of money, which is like. daughter who is a passionate classical dance grandfather, Kaveri said it was an ex- taught me about the pay-off that fi- form, which she not true. For instance, right now I nancial discipline brings. What is the most extravagant Bharatanatyam dancer. tremely proud time for the family as the have Rs 323 and fifty paise in my wal- thing you have ever bought? Kaveri Shankar, daughter of Pt Ravi was currently two young musicians had been nomi- I remember one long weekend I learning. let. The three rupees and paise are travelled unreserved on the Bombay I don’t believe anything is extrava- Shankar’s first-born son Subha, made a nated for the Grammy awards. coins — they hurt when I sit. Mail and slept on the floor of the gant if there is value for money.And if dazzling entry into the Indian classical ‘‘This is my first trip to India and it Though sitar was in her blood, as Do you have any credit cards? train. I got off at Dadar station and it there isn’t, it is extravagant no matter art scene here on Friday evening when has been a really nice experience for both Annapurna, her grandmother and I carry the American Express Per- was raining buckets of water. I how much you pay for it. But the most her octogenerian grandfather intro- me. I would love to come back with my first wife of Pt Ravi Shankar,and father sonal (Gold) Card and the American hitched a ride to her PG digs and ar- expensive (not extravagant, as there duced the young danseuse at a news dance form in a few years time,’’ the Subha Shankar played the instrument, Express Corporate Card. I helped rived completely drenched, only to was incredible value) were a couple of conference. The Los Angeles-based fine arts student, who is mastering Kaveri said she was more attracted to launch both. solitaires I bought my wife in 1999. find her mother opening the door: she Kaveri, who owes her blonde looks and Bharatanatyam under the tutelage of the dance form.PTI Have you ever been really hard was also visiting her daughter over What is the most important les- up? the same weekend! Planning is every- son you have learnt about money? As a kid I never really had enough thing... It’s a bad master, poor slave. Don’t money to buy goodies at the school get obsessed with it. Work hard, work canteen. But it didn’t matter, and Do you own property? honestly and enjoy life, and it will that’s an important philosophy I carry Yes. Built largely on loans my wife come. Co-ops scam: Gujarat to pay back investors Mumbai: The Gujarat gov- per cent of the total co-opera- ernment has decided to wind tive banks were involved in up nine of the 18 sick co-op- the scam. ‘‘We have also de- erative banks involved in the cided that from now on, 15 multicrore co-operative bank per cent of co-operative scam and repay Rs 870 crore bank’s profits would be kept to nine lakh small investors aside as a reserve fund to be in the next 60 days. used when need arises.’’ ‘‘In the coming two Modi said his government months, we will repay Rs 870 had set up fast track courts to crore to the nine lakh ha- try the guilty. rassed small investors who Modi listed out the strate- have lost their savings in the gy for sustained economic de- co-operative banks scam. The velopment and growth of five government has also decided sectors of education, water, to wind up nine such banks,’’ power, human resources and Gujarat chief minister security. ‘‘I want to make a Narendra Modi said, ad- small change... I want to con- dressing the Confederation vert red tapism into red car- of Indian Industry here on pet... There will be so much Saturday. of transparency that you will He said it was wrong to be able to view the status of treat Gujarat like a scam- your file even on the inter- tainted state as merely one net,’’ he said. PTI 1 killed, 12 hurt in train, bus collision TIMES NEWS NETWORK Vinukonda (Guntur): An elderly woman was killed and 12 sustained injuries when the Nandyal-Guntur train collided with an RTC bus at a railway crossing near Vinukonda railway sta- tion on Saturday. All the injured were pas- sengers of the RTC bus. Five of the injured were in a criti- cal condition. An attendant was there to man the railway crossing. But when the colli- sion took place, the gate was open. Bus driver Murthy did not notice the oncoming train as the gate was open. After the accident, railway gateman P Akkulu disap- peared from the scene.
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INDIA SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 11 BRIEFLY Split wide open: Couples IIT-ians in US repay alma mater INDIA PTI shun commitment, find By Chidanand Rajghatta peers having already lined York, announced a $1 mil- ing that Microsoft was TIMES NEWS NETWORK up to honour the guru dak- lion donation to the Chemi- home to many brilliant IIT- shina tradition that the IIT cal Engineering Depart- ians recently including his San Jose (California): As a alumni have taken to heart. ment at IIT Bombay for re- own technical major domo it hard to stay together stripling teen in Delhi in the But he more than made search laboratories, endow- Dr Anoop Gupta. seventies, Vinod Khosla up for the delay with a wind- ments for Chair Professor- After the opening gala at By Radha Rajadhyaksha This, says Nagaswami, often ac- hung around Shankar Mar- fall, which was announced ships and awards for faculty the Flint Center in Cuperti- TIMES NEWS NETWORK counts for the intriguing situation of ket looking for second at Golden Jubilee gala of and student excellence. no, the 2000 IIT-ians who relationships that have been cement- hand foreign electronic the school being celebrated The gifts were the high- have gathered here move to Mumbai: The irony is inescapable. ed over years breaking weeks after a journals to bone up for his here in Silicon Valley. It is light of an evening when the Fairmont Hotel tomor- Even as Bollywood and the idiot box formal announcement. IIT classes. the largest gift by an indi- some 2000 IIT-ians exulted row for brainstorming ses- obsessively glorify that great The changing dynamics of Indian Now India’s most famous vidual to IIT Delhi. at a reunion amid universal sions on business innova- Indian institution — marriage — tech-head in the US, Khosla, IIT’s Delhi Director R S encomiums about being the tion, leadership and real life is scripting itself a wee bit society have undoubtedly placed a lot of pressure on institutions such as 45, did his wee bit on Friday Sirohi, who is here being best and the brightest in the strengthening communi- differently. night to see that his fellow feted with all the the seven world. There was a deli- ties. The surface glitter — mehendi, marriage. IIT-ians of the 21st century IIT Directors, said the dona- cious irony in the fact that Amongst the many high sindoor, rituals, razzmatazz — is all ‘‘Women are now not only more didn’t have to scrounge so tion will be utilised to estab- the keynote speaker at the profile alumni in atten- there. conscious of their rights, but of a much: He announced a do- lish a School of IT ‘‘which golden jubilee gala was a dance are Rajat Gupta But increasingly, the post-script to quality of life,’’ says sociologist nation of $ 5 million to his should provide an excellent school drop out — Bill Gates (Managing Director,McKin- the celebration is being written in Suma Chitnis, ‘‘and so they’re begin- alma mater. research facility for under- of Microsoft. sey & Company), Victor the melancholy confines of the ning to expect more and more out of Khosla, who co-founded graduate and post-graduate But Gates was lavish in Menezes (Senior Vice Chinmay and Charu Sharma, receipi- divorce court. It’s a trend that’s marriage.’’ ents of the bravery award during a Sun Microsystems and is a students’’. his praise for the school, Chairman, Citigroup), slowly,but certainly spiralling in ur- This decreasing social stigma, Press conference in New Delhi on general partner in the ven- Besides Khosla, another and indeed India’s higher Arun Sarin (CEO-designate ban India. even in the small towns, is embold- Saturday. ture capital firm Kleiner Mumbai IIT-ian Avi Nash education system, calling of Vodafone), and N R The cracking of two high-profile ening more people to break bad mar- Perkins, is late in the ‘giv- who is an Advisory Director the country ‘a superpower Narayana Murthy (Founder engagements and a riages rather than ing’ game. Several of his at Goldman Sachs in New of human talent’, and not- and Chairman of Infosys). Voters’ slips in Nagaland: After J&K, seemingly infallible Broken ties suffer in silence. voters slips in addition to photo identity celebrity marriage A ten-year survey cards will be used for the first time in the over the last couple of published by the north-east when Nagaland goes to the Gender equity months has set the Mumbai Family polls on February 26. Voters slips would Women more conscious be provided to the head of each family in chatterati abuzz on of rights Court Bar Associa- Nagaland, chief election commissioner J the subject again. But tion two years ago Acceptance shows that the num- M Lyngdoh said in Kohima on Friday. PTI this isn’t about sala- cious voyeurism — Social stigma attached ber of divorce peti- Villagers on fast: As many as 200 vil- rather it’s about why to divorce has come tions filed in the city lagers of Attapadi on Tamil Nadu-Kerala relationships, espe- down went up from 463 in border, observed a day-long fast on Sat- cially in upper-class Surfeit 1989 to 3,923 in 1998, urday. The villagers were protesting metropolitan India, and 3,026 in the first against the construction of a checkdam seem to be getting so Over 5,000 cases being eight months of 1999. across Bhavani river by the Kerala gov- increasingly tenuous. filed annually ‘‘Today,over 5,000 cas- ernment, the police said. PTI Are we, as a society, es are being filed Train bogies derail: Ten bogies of a going though an emotional transi- every year,’’ says lawyer Mrunalini goods train derailed close to Khodiyar tion and examining our institutions Deshmukh, who handled film star railway station near Ahmedabad on Fri- afresh? Aamir Khan’s divorce. day, according to western railway Vijay Nagaswami, a Chennai- Deshmukh’s clients, largely sources. No damage to life or property based psychotherapist and relation- upper middle class and above, due was reported, the sources added. PTI ships consultant, maintains that cover an age gamut that comes as a Naga youths’ threat: A newly-formed even divorce rates spiralling is now surprise. youth organisation in Manipur has threat- an old story. ‘‘It’s gone beyond that,’’ ‘‘I have clients who’ve been mar- ened that its 10,000 members would im- he says. ried less than a year, five years, 10 molate themselves if the territorial integrity ‘‘Commitment phobia is growing, years, 15 years, even 25 or 30 years,’’ of the state was disturbed during the particularly in urban India — people she says. peace talks between the Centre and the are more conscious of their own Chitnis says: ‘‘All kinds of hitherto NSCN(I-M). PTI identity and wary about any possible covert emotions are now coming out Prohibition in Chhattisgarh: The threat to this identity. The kind of into the open— there are socially un- Chhattisgarh administration has clamped conflict that used to arise a few years conventional man-woman relation- prohibitory orders in Raipur in a bid to after marriage 10 to 15 years ago now ships, there are gay relationships, maintain law and order. PTI arises at the time of making the com- singlehood is accepted as a choice mitment.’’ one makes.’’
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Tension in Vadodara after 10 cows die Shinde sworn Atul Vadodara: Tension spread in the outskirts of the city after about 19 animals, including 10 cows, were found dead in a Cloning debate yet field in Jaisingpurs village near Ajwa Road of Friday. An- in as first other 10 animals have been affected. SP Piyush Patel said, ‘‘The animals had consumed laddoos on Thursday and began to take root in India Dalit CM of showing symptoms of poisoning on Friday morning.’’ TNN By Seema Kamdar Maharashtra TIMES NEWS NETWORK Future tense TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mumbai: While research Mumbai: Senior Congress and debate on cloning has Legal loophole leader Sushil Kumar Shinde reached advanced stages No specific legisla- on Saturday took oath as in some countries, India is tion aginst cloning. chief minister of Maharash- yet to wake up to the chal- Ethical guidelines lenge. If a researcher or in- tra along with deputy chief fertility expert were to de- ban the practice minister Chhagan Bhujbal cide to clone a human baby Scientific view and 14 others. Former president K R today, no law in India Most experts sup- would stop him. Cloning Narayan was present on the port regulation but occasion. Dalit leader and technology finds no men- not a blanket ban tion in any rule book. former Union minister The only mention of Medical edge Ramvilas Paswan sent spe- cloning can be found in the cial greetings to Shinde on Cloning technology his taking oath as the first ethical guidelines put out can be used in stem by the Indian Council of Dalit chief minister of Ma- Sonia Gandhi listening to MLA Ram Sewak in Gauriganj while on a visit to Amethi. cell research which harashtra. Medical Research in 2000. has medical uses It is not mentioned in any Governor Mohammed legal literature. Fazal administered the oath to Shinde and others in a sim- Sonia defends Amethi’s name At best, legal experts life though the science it- ple ceremony held at Raj say, the general criminal self is uncertain.’’ TIMES NEWS NETWORK & PTI Bhavan. The fact that no Con- from Congressmen, who, led by state Youth law can be invoked against Most experts vote for Rae Bareilly: Congress president Sonia gress leader was inducted in Congress president Nadeem Ashraf Jaisi, such practice. Says regulation rather than a Gandhi on Saturday vowed to block the im- the Cabinet on Saturday indi- demanded formal induction of Priyanka supreme court advocate blanket ban on cloning to plementation of Uttar Pradesh govern- cates that Shinde wants to into UP politics. Rajeev Dhavan: ‘‘Every permit its therapeutic use. ment’s decision to rename Amethi after ensure a smooth passage of ‘‘Youth Congress volunteers feel help- cloning contract must be Cloning could have great Dalit leader Shahuji Maharaj. the confidence motion to be less as there is no leader strong enough to deemed illegal and risky use in providing embryon- Talking to mediapersons here, Sonia tabled in the state legislative inspire or guide them. Let Priyanka lead because it imposes on an ic stem cells to treat a host said, ‘‘Amethi is a very special place not assembly scheduled to meet us and we all will ensure that you become unsuspecting population of disorders like diabetes, only in UP or the country but also abroad on Wednesday. the next Prime Minister,’’ said Jaisi. the promise of a renewed heart diseases, etc. because it was Rajiv Gandhi’s constituen- Despite opposition from Thanking the Youth Congress workers cy.No body is happy with the government’s at Amethi, on behalf of Priyanka, for con- within, the NCP retained decision to change the name of Amethi. structing a house for the Dalit, Ram Bha- Chhagan Bhujbal as the Why should there be a change?’’ jan, she said the gesture was a ‘‘true trib- deputy chief minister. The Congress chief, who arrived here on ute to the memory of Rajiv Gandhi’’. Padamsinh Patil, Vijaysinh Friday evening, rounded up her two-day Refraining from attacking the state gov- Mohite Patil and Madhukar visit after inaugurating several develop- ernment, Sonia, however, asked the youth Pichad were the three senior mental projects in different parts of her to ‘‘launch a movement similar to that of leaders who were sworn in parliamentary constituency. Quit India Movement to dislodge the along with Bhujbal. Earlier, during her visit to Gauriganj, present regime in the state as well as Sonia encountered barrage of requests at the Centre’’. Rs 24 crore brown sugar haul in Surat Ahmedabad: The Surat police arrested seven persons near the Jahangirpura checkpost on Friday and seized 24 kg of brown sugar worth Rs 24 crore in the international market. The consignment was stored in hidden compartments inside the two Marutis they were travelling in. TNN
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INDIA SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 13 Remove Dhumal CAPITAL NOTEBOOK hoardings: EC Rising stars orders HP Govt WHEN the Bharatiya Yuva Janata Morcha hosted a lunch last week to announce their global terrorism TIMES NEWS NETWORK conference next month, the menu was the same as the Shimla: The Election Com- one at party president Venkaiah Naidu’s bash on De- mission has ordered the state cember 24, with prawns and cooks flown in from government to remove all Andhra Pradesh. Naidu was present and among the hoardings that have been put young ministers present were two whose stars are be- up in various parts of the lieved to be on the ascendant — Ravi Shankar Prasad state proclaiming the and Rajiv Pratap Rudy,articulate and TV-savvy. achievements of the Dhumal govermment during its five- This government stinks year term. SPRUCING up the government’s image through the Election department Press Information Bu- sources here confirmed that reau (PIB), the official they had received a copy of disseminator of infor- the letter sent to the state mation on its activi- government from the EC. ties may be the formal Criticising the EC order ask- brief of the Prime ing the state government to Minister’s man, Sud- remove the hoardings, BJP heendra Kulkarni. leaders said it was playing But the gentleman, the Congress game. ‘‘Why who now has a room should a simple thing as a bang next to the one hoarding, which is neither occupied by the Prin- provocative nor slanderous cipal Information Of- against anyone, and is just ficer (PIO) — he is the informing the masses of official who heads the what works have been done in the state, be removed,’’ Ajit Ninan PIB — has taken upon himself yet another they asked. task while there. That of sprucing up the corridors of However, Congressmen the PIB. Apparently unhappy with the poor standards welcomed the order. ‘‘How of cleanliness — and this includes the stink emanat- could government expenses ing from the toilets in the PIB — he is reported to have incurred on the hoardings be ordered some cleaning up. To little effect. In fact, the justified in the poll expenses, spitting in the corridors continues unabated, now in for basically they had been the open ducts housing the electrical wiring. put up with the February 26 assembly elections in Loud-mouth thinking mind,’’they claimed. An official spokesman said BUREAUCRATS are wont to verbalise on bold moves directions had been issued to others can make. A all deputy commissioners to good example was a remove the hoardings in state government sec- compliance with the EC di- retary, who interject- rective. ed: ‘‘Why don’t we do During the recent visit of away with it altogeth- the Chief Election Commis- er?’’ during a discus- sioner J M Lyngdoh and the sion chaired by the other two election commis- Union road secretary sioners to the state, a Con- on making national gress delegation had met permits for truck ply- them and requested that the ing easier. ‘‘Good sug- hoardings be removed. gestion, why don’t you Lyngdoh had hinted at the take the lead,’’ asked things to come when he said the chair. ‘‘No, no, I that during Gujarat elec- was just thinking Ajit Ninan tions, the EC had ordered the aloud,’’ retreated the removal of the hoardings, as intrepid one. A good babu marches half-a-step behind it felt that such hoardings the front line. could not come under the normal expenditure limit. Mulayam’s turn to collect funds TIMES NEWS NETWORK for the post held by them. rich but from the poor and He said, henceforth, if he would be utilised for Lucknow: Samajwadi Party was invited to address any strengthening their move- president Mulayam Singh ment. Yadav categorically told dis- He said he was pained to trict and city unit chiefs on learn that there were a few Friday that he would not ad- districts where their was no dress any meeting in their organizational set up. Ac- domain till he was given a cordingly, he had directed thaili (bag) of Rs 10 lakh. state president Ram Sharan He would keep a third of Das to give him a list of dis- this money for state and cen- trict units which had their tral party affairs and the re- own offices and those which maining would be left with were operating from rented the district for its unit there, ones. He stressed that in he added. keeping with the changing Addressing a sammelan of times all such offices should the district and city unit be equipped with the latest presidents, vice presidents gizmos. and secretaries, Yadav said He quoted the example of in future the treasurers Neelabh the CPI (M) which had 414 would also have to attend. functional offices. He asked He took the district and meeting, the district unit lax presidents to either mend city units to task for not de- presidents would have to give their ways or he would be positing the mandatory Rs him Rs 10 lakh. The rule compelled to take action 10,000 for lifetime member- however, would be waived in against them. ship of the SP bulletin and cases involving exploitation said had it been any other or killing of the SP workers. party the same chiefs would He stressed the money col- have had to give Rs 10 lakh lected would not be from the
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THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN: Shane Bond — Ace of Pace ● Jacques Kallis — Mr Dependable ● Glenn Mcgrath — Batter’s Nightmare ● Shaun Pollock — Untiring Zeal ● Ramnaresh Sarwan — Classy Dynamo ● Sachin Tendulkar — No.1 Hope ● Virender Sehwag — Second Sachin ● Shoaib Akhtar — Approaching Hurricane ● Adam Gilchrist — Wallops and Stumps ● Brian Lara — Blazing Bat ● Muttiah Muralitharan — Wily Guiles Enter, the Newage Gladiators elcome to World Cup sliced six over third man for one) mixed 2003. This edition of the with the classic drives. And he does it in cricketing world’s soap 54 matches, 14 teams, 5 million dollars up for grabs, 800,000 spectators, 1.3 billion TV double-quick time. Don’t blink, if opera has a cast that you’re watching the telly: you could W contains champions, viewers, 210 men out to prove they are the best .... Sunday Times offers a sneak preview miss another four. swashbucklers, cool-cat captains and Career-best: 126 vs England at Colom- hurricanes. A preview of the star rated as best stumper-batsman in the Career-best: 146 vs Pakistan at Nairo- Trafford, 1999 to the boundary. He’s the middle-order bo, 2002 gallery: business who can set off fireworks if he bi, 2002 Die another day ace in the pack. Career-best: 108 n.o. against England Michael Vaughan (England): He’s is at the crease in the first 15 overs. Re- Nathan Astle (New Zealand): His Rahul Dravid (India): Opposing at the Oval, 1997 and 3-36 against Pak- England’s main hope and joy.His recent Diamonds are forever liability is the first name of this smart swashbuckling prowess was best exhib- bowlers will have to scale The Wall if istan at Melbourne, 1997 good scores against Australia offer Hus- cricketing brain. ited in a Test match against England Sachin Tendulkar (India): Armed Career-best: 154 vs Sri Lanka at Mel- they’re going to run through the Indian sain’s men a fighting chance. The York- with an enormous reputation and an when the Kiwis had to chase 550. Runs line-up. The gritty Bangalorean stands Shaun Pollock (South Africa): Gin- shire opener is as doughty as they come bourne, 1998-99 simply poured from his bat and he end- ger Ninja leads South Africa by exam- awesome record, he can devastate any tall even as wickets around him collapse and absolutely focused on his task — Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka): ed with 222 from 168 balls consisting of ple — when he’s not mesmerising op- bowling attack in a matter of overs. If like thatched huts in an Orissa cyclone. blunt the opening attack and set up a Called the Smiling Assassin for 28 fours and 11 sixes. England won but posing batsmen with his meticulous he finds his rhythm, he can send South Those who carp that he slows down the reasonable score. And he’s handy with his guileful tweaks of the ball. His pro- Astle had conquered the record books. swing bowling, he’s hammering the African fans too in a delirium, praying scoring rate should remember the his tidy off-breaks too. in Neville Cardus fashion: “God let lific show has earned him over 300 Career-best: 122 n.o. vs England at record-breaking partnerships with Ten- bowlers all over the park. If we didn’t wickets in one-dayers. And yes, he can Dunedin, 2002 and 4-43 vs Pakistan at see a lot of father Graeme Pollock be- Career-best: 63 against India at Cut- Sachin score a hundred in South dulkar and Ganguly in the last World tack, 2002 Africa’s win!” His present dilemma is bowl on any track — dust bowls or black Mohali, 1996-97 Cup. The niggling doubt remains: are cause of the apartheid ban, see Shaun whether he should go out to bat at No. 1 clay. we asking too much of one man — score to know what you missed. Chris Gayle (West Indies): Don’t be or No. 4. Career-best: 7-30 vs India at Sharjah, The living daylights runs and keep wickets too? Career-best: 75 vs Zimbabwe at Johan- taken in by that lazy demeanour — Career-best: 186 n.o. vs New Zealand at 2000-01 Career-best: 153 vs New Zealand at nesburg, 1997 and 6-35 against W Indies Gayle’s batting draws on tremendous Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan): Having at East London, 1999 Hyderabad, 1999-2000 Shane Warne (Australia): Here’s a put injury problems behind him, Hyderabad, 1999-2000 power and is capable of taking apart living art gallery of leg-break bowling the Rawalpindi Express is all set to any bowling attack. On this left-hander Brian Lara (West Indies): Matches Jacques Kallis (South Africa): The Bonds in making replete with googlies, top-spinners and steam in. His furious pace and startling opener’s young shoulders lies West In- Sachin shoulder-to-blade in spectacular powerfully built South African all- flippers. All this with razor-sharp accu- reverse swing have embarrassed bat- Shane Bond (New Zealand): Bond’s dies’ best bet of getting off to a flying batting. On his day he can set the track rounder exudes controlled menace. The racy and variation of flight and pace. ting champions the world over. on the fast track — he’s quick, smooth start. His superb showing in the one- on fire with blazing square drives and strong shoulders come in handy for hit- Nicknamed “Hollywood” for his flam- Career-best: 6-16 vs New Zealand at and deadly.Like his fictional namesake, day series against India last year is sledgehammer cuts. He too is in a tem- ting the deck with dangerous deliveries boyance. Karachi, 2002 he also delivers when it matters. proof enough of his enormous talent. porary jam — not having spent enough which batsmen have learnt to respect Career-best: 5-33 vs W Indies at Sydney, Though he’s been hit by injury prob- Career-best: 152 vs Kenya at Nairobi, time in the sun owing to an injury. the hard way. And in full flow with the 1996-97 Brett Lee (Australia): As baneful as lems in the past, now he’s fit and raring 2001 Career-best: 169 vs Sri Lanka at Shar- bat, he keeps rotating the strike and Shoaib in giving batsmen the tremors, to go. If Roger Twose was the surprise jah Champions Trophy,1995-96 smashes cleanly when it’s required. Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies): Goldfinger his main shortcoming was line of deliv- Kiwi package in England 1999, Bond Career-best: 113 n.o. against Sri Lanka Jamshedpur, November 6, 2002: the last- ery.In the last few games, he appears to could well be this edition’s killer. Andy Flower (Zimbabwe): Ace wick- Matthew Hayden (Australia): Just at Dhaka in 1998 and 5-30 vs West Indies ball four by this slightly-built West In- have ironed out that flaw. Career-best: 5-25 against Australia at et-keeper and stylish left-hand bat over two years ago, he could barely find at Dhaka in 1998 dia sees Windies to a memorable victo- whose consistency has made him the Career-best: 5-27 vs India at Adelaide, Adelaide, 2002 a place in the five-day version of the 2000 ry over India. It also marked the arrival spinal cord of the Zimbabwe eleven. Un- game. But ever since he stormed Michael Bevan (Australia): Bev is a Virender Sehwag (India): The self- of a superb stylist who can turn on the derrated as an attacker because he is his way into the record books during Glenn McGrath: The chief destroy- master at finding the gaps in the field confessed Tendulkar clone outshone aggression whenever needed. This ath- generally kept busy staving off defeat Australia’s tour of India, Hayden is er for the Aussies. If Lee scares batsmen and milking the bowling until the flow Sachin in New Zealand. If that’s one letic fielder also prowls like a panther in for an inexperienced line-up. the chief plunderer the Kangaroos with his scorching pace, MacGrath sti- of runs turns into a flood and inevitably reason he’s the man to watch, there are the gully area and doesn’t let too many Career-best: 145 vs India at Colombo, have. His hooks, pulls and slashes fles them with an annoying accuracy of results in an Aussie victory. There are others too: he exploits the fielding re- go past him. 2002 can have fielders merely stand and line and length. shades of Javed Miandad but Bevan ca- striction in the first fifteen overs to ad- Career-best: 102 n.o. vs Bangladesh at Adam Gilchrist (Australia): Widely stare. Career-best: 5-14 vs W Indies at Old resses, rather than bludgeons, the ball vantage with unconventional shots (the Dhaka, 2002 Cupful of Numbers World Cup homework diaries It’s all about money, honey 7,00,000 distributed free to SA schools Sutram Suresh their boards’ revenue share World Cup in England. expected to be 920,000 with an Most runs by a batsman in World Cup from the 44-day champi- The money spiral A veritable pot of gold aggregate attendance of at orld Cup 1083 matches: Javed Miandad in 33 matches onship. Australia and New awaits the champions: $2 mil- least 800,000. cricket has Zealand are being paid 25 per • Total prize money in 1975: 9,000 pounds lion, besides the 11-kg trophy come a long Most runs in a single edition, by Sachin cent, the South Africans 30 Winners: West Indies got 4,400 pounds valued at over 27,000 pounds. Sponsorship Booty way since the 523 Tendulkar in 1996 per cent. • Total prize money in 1979: 25,300 pounds Remember, this is just for In the 2003 World Cup, the Indian team W The Indian team’s share is Winners: West Indies got 11,700 pounds winning the March 23 final at total sponsorship amount is returned from England with • not known at this juncture, Total prize money in 1983: 66,200 pounds Johannesburg. Add to this $550 million. The first 12- Highest team total, by Sri Lanka, losing five a mere 50 pounds in prize Winners: India got 25,800 pounds as its members have put for- the money from earlier sided World Cup jointly host- 398 wickets in 50 overs, vs Kenya in 1996 money for winning one of • Total prize money in 1987: 99,300 pounds ward a “conditional accept- matches as there is prize ed by India, Pakistan and Sri the three matches in the first Winners: Australia got 30,000 pounds ance”. The players’ contract money at each stage. Lanka in 1996, was the World Record partnership for any wicket, by Gan- edition of the tournament in • Total prize money in 1992: Aus $2,50,000 has been challenged in the Cup’s initial foray into the 1975. Winners: Pakistan got Aus $ 50,000 318 guly and Dravid vs Sri Lanka in 1999 Delhi High Court. The regu- Ticket Sales world of globalisation and World Cup 2003 is a differ- • Total prize money in 1996: 1,93,000 pounds lar match fee of each player Watch how the tickets big bucks. PILCOM, the joint ent ballgame altogether — Winners: Sri Lanka got 34,000 pounds Highest individual score, by Gary Kirsten is Rs 1.2 lakh. sales have grown. The first organising committee pro- even the losers in a prelimi- • Total prize money in 1999: $ 1 million 188 of South Africa in 1996 The Lankan Board on its World Cup in 1975: spectator jected profits in excess of nary round match will get to Winners: Australia got $ 300,000 attendance of 117,809, gate $100 million, thanks chiefly take home $5,000. The prize part has offered a $100,000 in- • Total prize money in 2003: $5 million receipts of 188,598 pounds. to WorldTel’s global TV Highest individual score by an Indian, by for lifting the Cup is a mind- centive for lifting the trophy Winners: $2 million The second edition in 1979 rights. The 1999 World Cup 183 Sourav Ganguly vs Sri Lanka in 1999 boggling $2 million, which is in addition to earning as Runner-up: $800,000; Losing semifinalists: $4,00,000 witnessed an increase of dispensed with the tradition more than the overall earn- much as $20,000 per player if The rest to be divided at various stages of naming a title sponsor. In- Best batting average in a single edition, ings of the 1987 Reliance Cup. they reach the finals. The 11.26 per cent and 47.57 per 166.5 by Glenn Turner of New Zealand in A look at the economics of BCCSL has also doubled the cent on respective counts. stead, a clutch of suppliers The Cup in which Kapil’s and sponsors were roped in 1975 the eighth ICC Cricket World players’ match fee from $700 Prize Money by the International Cricket Cup... to $1,400 for the World Cup Council and the United Devils (1983) hogged the lime- for Rs 3.45 crore and Rs 19.8 At the forthcoming World and is also paying the team a Cricket Board of South light had 228,000 spectators crore respectively. However, Best batting average in all World Cups, Cup, there is a record $5 mil- Players’ Bonanza sum of $150,000 to offset any Africa. The amount is five shelling out 1,208,000 pounds. the largest slice of the rev- 140.5 by Lance Klusener of South Africa lion bonanza in total prize Apart from match fee, play- infringement of their adver- times more than the 1999 This time in South Africa, enue came from TV rights: a ers will get a percentage of tising rights. money. It will be paid jointly the total seating capacity is whopping Rs 189 crore. Most expensive bowling, by Asantha de Mel 97 (10-0-97-1) of Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 1987 Cartoons: Ajit Ninan
Best percentage of maiden overs, by 58.3 Bishen Bedi (24-14-34-2) in 1975 India’s long road to Super Six... Lowest team total, by Canada in 40.2 overs 45 vs England in 1979 The competition of the event. dia you can never really Weaknesses England (Feb 26): Led by tell. Netherlands (Feb 12): A ● Batsmen suspect Most wickets in all World Cups, by Wasim an astute Nasser Hus- good warm-up, no sweat The conditions against genuine pace and 43 Akram of Pakistan in 32 matches (1975-99) for Saurav’s boys. sain, England knows how to fight hard. The bouncy tracks of bounce Australia (Feb 15): The ● Inadequate bowling Most catches by a fielder in all World Cups, toughest one. The invin- Pakistan (March 1): Tra- South Africa could make 14 Steve Waugh of Australia in 33 matches ditional rivals clash. it tough for Indian bats- ammunition cible Aussies are Cup ● The move to use Rahul favourites. Hottest draw for the sub- men. But optimists feel Most sixes scored in an innings, jointly held Zimbabwe (Feb 19): No continent. Almost, a final our batsmen might relish Dravid as wicket-keeper 7 by Vivian Richards in 1987 and Ganguly in 1999 pushovers. They beat us before the grand finale. some South African Attitude in the last Cup, remem- They’ve never beaten In- pitches where the ‘ball Most Man of the Match awards, jointly held by ber. And they’ll be playing dia in the World cup but comes on to the bat’. An uncanny ability to 5 Viv Richards and Graham Gooch on home turf too. the Rawalpindi Express snatch defeat from the (Harare). might just steam in... Strengths jaws of victory and, Most centuries in all World Cups, by Mark Namibia (Feb 23): Easy ● Sure Bets: Netherlands The batting, at least on sometimes, victory 4 Waugh of Australia game. They’re the babies and Namibia, but with In- paper. from the jaws of defeat.
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16 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI Midnight’s Children takes birth as Reuters Course on Clinton: An im- age of President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky flashed onto the classroom screen, a multi-media experience on stage and 25 undergraduates TOI laughed. “Were you ready for By Rashmee Z Ahmed this?” Margaret Scranton TIMES NEWS NETWORK asked a class of students at the University of Arkansas on London: Salman Rushdie’s Thursday night as she started celebrated allegorical novel what is billed as the first-ever on India’s midnight birth college course on the Clinton goes from the printed page to presidency. “We’re not going a uniquely multi-media to ignore the controversies, world stage on Saturday but we’re going to put them night as a South London Par- in context,” she told the stu- si boy from Mumbai and a dents. Scranton, a political science professor at the Uni- Kashmiri girl from the versity of Arkansas at Little shores of the Dal Lake offer a Rock, said her course — 21st-century take on Mid- called The Clinton Presidency night’s Children. — was intended to examine Zubin Varla, who plays Clinton’s years in the White monstrous Saleem Sinai, the House, his record on the do- novel’s narrator and mestic economy and interna- Sameena Zehra, the lusty tional affairs, as well as his pickle-girl Padma join 18 oth- often publicised personal fail- er actors to bring a technical- ings. “He is a puzzle, a puzzle ly ambitious, multi-split we’re going to try to under- screen stage experience to stand,” Scranton said of Clin- London, New York and possi- ton. The former president is bly India, if all goes well. expected to visit the class in In what its creators de- the coming months, but a date has not been an- scribe as a “leap, theatre like Cast members take part in rehearsals as Salman Rushdie’s novel Midnight’s Children is nounced. Reuters never done before”, a quar- converted into a multi-media presentation, including film sequences to reflect the author’s ter-of-a-million words of lit- magic realism. Geri’s new album: For- erary vaudeville have been mer Spice Girl Geri Halliwell Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones winks at Renne Zellweger, her co-star in the musical converted into a three-hour gathering and then the nu- Foreign Office last April that sometimes pulls herself up is working on comedy Chicago, after winning the best actress award at the Critics’ Choice Awards storytelling session. clear tests”, said Varla, who “it would be an unacceptable short “because after all I am a new solo in Beverly Hills on Friday. In the process, Varla told describes himself as a non- risk” to go to India. talking to a historical figure, album — her third — and dered J K Rowling’s latest ad- claimed King of Pop is not fines and $800 in court costs this paper, the play remains practising British Parsi from Indian officials here said the Salman Rushdie”. venture story. Amazon.com happy about it. A special edi- and to get counselling. He is true to its bible, the “lyrical, it will hit India who can empathise they “had no memory of be- But Rushdie himself, record stores and Barnes & Noble.com tion of NBC’s news magazine to remain on probation for explosive” original book, but with Saleem’s confusion ing contacted for permission placidly lunching with the before the both said Friday that advance Dateline next month will fo- two years, the judge said. AFP also true to today’s India. “It about his origins. to take the play to India”. cast a day ahead of the play’s middle of the orders were well ahead of cus on Jackson’s face and has been updated like the end Said Simon Reade, who But Rushdie is keen now opening performance, con- year, a those for the fourth Potter how the reclusive singer’s ap- Rolling Stones go live on bit where Saleem talks about originally commissioned the that he has been back to In- veys a sense of emotional spokesman for the singer book, Harry Potter and the pearance has dramatically TV: Rock’s elder statesmen, every jar of pickle contain- play on behalf of the Royal dia himself and can ignore nirvana that Midnight’s Chil- said on Friday. “There still is- Goblet of Fire, published in changed over the years along The Rolling ing 600 million spermatazoa. Shakespeare Company (RSC) security issues to wander dren’s ugly brotherly bond n’t a precise date for the re- July 2000. Amazon.co.uk said with the highs and lows of his Stones, are to Well, I’ve said one-billion”. and subsequently adapted freely around the theatre. with Satanic Verses seems fi- lease or a title, but Geri wants it had 30,000 orders for the career, network executives perform live India’s 1998 nuclear tests the book for the stage with The author, who lives nally to have snapped. the album to be out before book in the 24 hours after its said on Friday. Jackson’s on cable tele- vision for the also figure in the play’s so- Rushdie and director Tim mostly in New York, has It was due to be filmed by the summer,” her spokesman publication was announced, publicist in Los Angeles ex- said. Halliwell, who shot to well on the way to topping pressed outrage at the con- first time this phisticated film sequences, Supple: “We are very keen for spent the last two months at the BBC in the late 90s but In- weekend. which are supposed to repre- it to go to India in late au- rehearsals and says the cast dia withdrew permission. fame as the flame-haired Gin- the record 65,000 for Goblet cept. “I think it’s horrible that ger Spice but left the Spice of Fire. A spokesman in Lon- NBC is planning on doing a Their sold-out sent Rushdie’s trademark tumn if all the diplomatic has got used to him as “just “But all that is over,” show from magic realism and the inner bits can be squared”. the git in the corner”. chants the RSC and the cast, Girls in 1998, was last in the don for the book chain Water- special on Jackson’s face, spotlight as a judge on the hit stone’s said advance sales and the network should focus New York’s Madison Square workings of Saleem’s mind. But Nada Zakula of the Zehra, who did a masters but the question marks over Garden airs on HBO on Sat- television show Popstars: The have been “huge.” AP on more important issues in “We have images of the In- RSC said the production had in literature from JNU, the play’s passage to India urday. The group that likes to Rivals. Halliwell’s last album, the world,” she said. Reuters dependence Day crowds been advised by the British agrees, but adds that she may yet give the lie to this. 2001’s Scream if You Want to Jackson unmasked: NBC call itself “the greatest rock Go Faster, produced several News is ready to give singer Jail term for Whitney’s ‘n’ roll band in the world” has husband: Rapper Bobby taped performances on previ- hit singles. Reuters DUBYAMAIL Brown, husband of pop diva ous tours that eventually The dark humour is really a tight slap New Potter book gets Whitney Houston, was sen- made it to television, and on today’s politics. It is getting better tenced to eight days in jail several shows through the everyday, but very few people seem to record orders: At a record have the guts to accept reality. I hope pace, advance orders are pil- and ordered not to drive for years were filmed for theatri- the hate mails don’t dishearten you. ing up for the next Harry Pot- one year after pleading guilty cal release. But the HBO — Tracy Moses ter. Since Wednesday’s long- in a Georgia courtroom Friday show is being billed as the I like Dubyaman very much. Earlier I awaited announcement that to a drunk driving charge. The Stones’ first “live” concert to used to subscribe to boring local news- the fifth Potter book, Harry judge presiding over the case air on cable or broadcast TV. papers, but since one of my friends in- troduced me to this strip I switched Potter and the Order of the in the DeKalb County, Geor- Following Saturday’s show, over to TOI. Phoenix, was coming out Michael Jackson his prime- gia, court also ordered Brown the Stones will play another — Ankur Meena, Jaipur June 21, tens of thousands of time close-up, novel nose to perform 240 hours of com- nine US dates before touring readers have already pre-or- and all, but the self-pro- munity service, pay $2,000 in Australia and Asia.Reuters e-mail: [email protected]
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INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 17
BRIEFLY No-war cry joins crowds around the world Salem, Hamza and INTERNATIONAL Washington: Activists poured onto the streets AFP Reuters around the world on Saturday in mass protests against an attack on Iraq as UN arms chiefs headed to Baghdad to tell its leaders coopera- Article 3 justice tion was the only way to avoid war. With Washington massing troops and equip- ortugal has Abu So to Hamza, a startling ment in the Gulf and Baghdad declaring itself Salem, Britain has figure of a man with a met- mobilised for battle, tens of thousands of P Abu Hamza. For all al claw for a hand and a demonstrators in Europe, Asia and the Ameri- sorts of obvious reasons, sightless eye. These are ap- cas beat drums, clogged traffic and chanted slo- these are not identical cas- parently the physical man- gans denouncing a US-led war on Iraq. es. But they are part of the ifestation of years spent Buses rolled into Washington from many same story. clearing landmines for the parts of the US, delivering thousands for a Both are supposed to be Afghan mujaheedin. weekend of dissent. A rally outside the Capitol desperate men. Some- Every so often, British tel- , followed by a march to a naval yard, was set to where in the world, at least evision audiences are anchor demonstrations from coast to coast, in one security agency is treated to dark images San Francisco and other US cities. waiting to put out the wel- from the heart of their A house burns after being engulfed “Bush has said that he intends to launch a come mat. Both belong capital. At their centre is by a bushfire in the Canberra elsewhere and just happen always Hamza, by now a suburb of Duffy on Saturday. Nearly pre-emptive war, and now he’s facing the most formidable obstacle, which is a pre-emptive to have washed up on the media presence of sorts 100 homes were burning in the shores of countries signed because of his willingness Australian capital as “firestorm” anti-war movement,” said Washington lawyer Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, who is helping to or- up to the European Hu- to spit venom and sound- conditions broke out, pouring ash man Rights Convention. bytes in the same breath. and smoke over parliament. ganise the protests. In West Asia, the protests sounded a more And they have the re- But Hamza is supposed Russian envoy in N Korea: ominous note as thousands of demonstrators markable good fortune to to be more than just the live in the age of so-called rabid rent-a-quote preach- A Russian envoy arrived in North Ko- in Beirut carrying Palestinian and Iraqi flags rea on Saturday in search of a solu- chanted: “Sign your name on a suicide attack Article 3 justice, which er at Finsbury Park tion to the nuclear crisis on the penin- on US interests, so we can fight an American means the host EU coun- mosque in north London. sula as a UN official said millions of attack along with Iraq.” try recognises you’re a bad Almost every failed “ter- A Japanese girl shows off a family picture taken in Baghdad during a rally in Tokyo on Saturday ‘un, but can’t quite bring rorist” in the US and Eu- people in the impoverished commu- With the clock ticking on a possible war with to protest against war on Iraq. nist state were short of food. Mur- Iraq, those opposed to an attack have mobilised itself to send you any- rope in the last 18 months murs of war underlined the serious- with a new sense of urgency. Outside of the through the streets of Damascus, blocking traf- Thousands of Japanese gathered in central where you may be “at appears linked to him in ness of the crisis distracting Wash- American Embassy in Moscow,protesters held fic for hours, to protest against what they saw Tokyo and in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, risk”. some way. ington from Iraq as Russian Deputy banners that read: ‘‘Iraq isn’t your ranch, Mr as a US plan to attack a fellow Arab state. a few thousand people formed a human chain The CBI’s stop-go Zacharias Moussaoui, Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov Bush’’ and ‘‘USA is international terrorist No. About 1,000 demonstrators protested in cen- to condemn any US-led attack. process of getting Lisbon the so-called 20th hijacker, flew to Pyongyang from Beijing after 1’’ and shouted ‘‘US, hands off Iraq!’’ tral Cairo against any US-led strike on Iraq, se- In France, where President Chirac said a to extradite Salem shows destined to be on the 9/11 talks with Chinese officials on how to In Britain, Washington’s staunchest ally on curity sources said. The demonstrators called unilateral attack by the US would violate in- no sign of planes. proceed. North Korea’s ambassador on the Egyptian government to prevent US and ternational law, left-wing parties, trade unions bringing Richard to China said on Saturday the diplo- Iraq, demonstrations were planned in London, British warships from using the Suez Canal en and peace groups planned to hold rallies in home any- Reid, shoe matic stand-off could be solved Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham. EURO Tens of thousands of Syrians marched route for a possible assault on Iraq. Paris and several provincial cities. Agencies thing but bomber through dialogue if Washington the stark from Brix- pledged not to invade. UN envoy truth. India VISION ton. Briton Maurice Strong said six to eight mil- is high on Feroze Ab- lion people were threatened by food Rashmee Z Ahmed that “at basi, now shortages in the North. Reuters In face of globalisation, US turns protectionist risk” list in Guan- Trader gets jail term for fraud: and likely always to attract tanamo Bay. And last Former currency trader John Rusnak the sternest interpretation week, the Algerian immi- was sentenced to seven and a half t wasn’t too long ago that a Steel, a saga that would have began to feel the heat from smart international courts, as Dr Red- of Article 3 justice. And grants implicated in Lon- years in prison on Friday for hiding shudder of fear ran through found a lot of sympathy and res- new Korean and Japanese com- dy’s did with Pfizer in a New Jer- that’s not just because our don’s Ricin poison factory. over $691.2 million in losses at Allied I the Indian spine over the onance in India’s rust belt in the panies which did more for less, sey court and the steel lobby did home minister talks up the All worshipped under Irish Banks Plc in one of the biggest prospect of foreign companies yesteryear, except that it is pre- and more with less. That was at a at WTO. And this is just the be- scandals in banking history. Labelled death penalty when Delhi Hamza’s roof. There have overrunning the domestic mar- cisely the same rust belt, now in time when Indian companies ginning, although it needs to be is shocked by a rape. been others and will surely by prosecutors as a “Masters of the ket. Farm lobbies worried about a shiny revitalised avataar, were considered even more slop- stressed that you win some and Universe” wannabe, Rusnak, 38, was The most practical be more, though Hamza foreign produce (remember Cali- which is bringing the US giant to py and slothful than the Ameri- you lose some. demonstration of this yet has just been told he can- barred for life from working for any fornia almonds and New Zealand its knees. can giants. Americans meantime are now federally-insured banking institution. was a senior British not preach from Monday. apples?), local manufacturers At the height of its glory,Beth- In the two decades since, there beginning to whine about Indian He had been seen as a solid per- judge’s refusal to deport to How tough is tough for a former at AIB’s Baltimore-based sub- worried about foreign goods lehem Steel was has been a com- textiles, Indian pharmaceuticals, India two men alleged to place the French scornful- sidiary Allfirst Financial Inc. until his (Chinese locks and bicycles, Ko- one of the world’s plete turnaround. Indian diamonds and jewellery, be pro-Khalistan terror- ly call Londonistan? Back five-year fraud scheme unravelled rean electronics), and labour great corpora- The word now in and Indian everything. The story ists. Two years ago, he said in the old days, before 9/11 last February. U.S. District Judge unions worried about local jobs. tions. It employed ONLY IN the US steel mar- is beginning to shift from servic- there was compelling brought greater European William Nickerson also ordered the Globalisation was a fearsome more than 300,000 ket is the Tatas es to goods and manufacturing, evidence of the “risks” counter-terrorism solidar- ex-trader to pay back the nearly $700 word. people and AMERICA! and the Mittals even as a raging debate has bro- they faced “if returned to ity,Britain was insouciant million he squandered. Reuters Some of the worries persist, shipped nearly 25 run the sharpest ken out about the former. India”. about French extradition Cloned Japanese on the way: but it appears India is also begin- million tons of Chidanand Rajghatta operations One the one hand, the US requests for Rashid Ramda Clonaid, funded by the Raelians, the ning to appreciate the opportuni- steel a year. The around. With an wants to reduce and cap the num- Bear in mind that the alias Abu Fares, the Lon- sect which recently claimed to have ties that globalisation is offering. behemoth began ageing workforce, ber of skilled professionals from men, Mukhtar and don-based editor of Al succeeded in producing two cloned Just as India was fearful of for- producing steel before the Civil expensive pension obligations foreign countries like India. On Paramjit Singh of Birm- Ansar, mouthpiece of Al- humans, has said the first cloned eign imports, and turned protec- War and its output was used in and massive healthcare payouts, the other hand, the US does not ingham, via Punjab, were geria’s GIA. Japanese baby will be born next tionist at the slightest sign of be- the first railroad tracks and the US companies have been routed. want its jobs to go out to foreign failed asylum-seekers, who week, a news report said Saturday. ing swamped, so too the US, first skyscrapers (it still supports Bethlehem Steel itself filed for countries like India where it can had illegally taken a lorry Fares was considered Clonaid president Brigitte Boisselier where the atmosphere in the first the Golden Gate Bridge.) During bankruptcy in 2001. be done cheaper, quicker and bet- ride into Britain. The then the financier of GIA’s told Tokyo Broadcasting System decade of 21st century resembles World War II, it built America’s The story is now being repeat- ter. British home secretary French networks and re- (TBS) that the Japanese baby would what India went through in the first aircraft carrier and assem- ed in many other sectors as Indi- Who would think that a decade Jack Straw had denounced sponsible for the 1995 ter- be born on Monday. The baby was nervous 1990s. bled more than 1,200 ships for the ans gain in confidence. Indian ago it was the US which was forc- them as a danger to na- ror attacks there, but his cloned with cells taken from a two- Nothing better illustrates what Navy. companies are now learning to ing globalisation down India’s tional security. Still they British lawyer was able to year-old boy who was killed in a car free trade is doing to the US than But the glory days are over. By challenge and overturn US pro- throat and India was seen as the kept them. They are surely argue he would be “in dan- accident, Boisselier said. AFP the story of the hoary Bethlehem the early 1980s, Bethlehem first tectionism in both American and patron saint of protectionism? here now. ger” in a French prison.
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18 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 ALL THAT MATTERS
POLITICALLY INCORRECT Shobhaa De Do politicians’ b-day bashes waste public funds? Yes. The starving The time is coming when No. It’s a celebration and have khichdi. Suited booted bigotry in addition to wedding and Some people may call it millions want bread, birthday bashes, we’ll have of aspirations, a ‘wasteful expenditure’ but in I took it all in — the gelled hair, the sharp not circuses. public celebrations of the moment of pride. my opinion this is a great suit, the rimless glasses, the American ac- birth of a son, the admission service and honour to our cent. This dude was no garden-variety Gu- of the child into college, the brethren. Lalji Tandon jju-boy out to impress a stranger.He was a Alyque Padamsee first job of your offspring Samajwadi Party chose to Communications specialist Urban Development Minister, UP well-heeled, well-educated, well-travelled and who knows what other observe her birthday as madness. How money is Durbhagya diwas.
businessman. But, you could have fooled Uday Shankar me. The words he was uttering were com- thrown away on these ludi- In my opinion it is the With my tongue firmly in my entertainment tax authori- ing from somewhere else. And I couldn’t crous lucre binges. Instead I At the outset I would like making a mountain out durbhagya of UP that we cheek, I would have to say ties that they charge a 50 per believe I was hearing them. Joining in the chorus were oth- am sure that we could build to make it very clear that of a molehill. cannot rise above petty poli- that gargantuan wedding cent to 75 per cent tax. Let’s er young Gujaratis. Most were professionals, some ran hundreds of hospitals and people have no right to com- There have been numer- tics and personal vindictive- and birthday bashes are em- face it, unless there are legal their own small-scale businesses. The one thing they had schools out of this wasteful ment on the personal affairs ous occasions when politi- ness to concentrate all our ployment opportunities for restraints this kind of waste- in common was prejudice. Besides, they were all singing extravagance. I urge a social- of others. cians have spent stupendous energies for the development Bollywood set designers, ful expenditure and anti-so- the same old song — representatives of the English media ly committed advertising UP chief minister, amounts to celebrate their of the state. pandal makers, electricians cial examples are going to were to blame for misrepresenting their state and them. agency to do a campaign on Mayawati has every right to birthday, wedding etc, but We should draw inspira- What do you people know, they demanded angrily.It’s easy and entertainers. Since these proliferate. this subject. Yeh dil maange celebrate her birthday as she nobody raised a finger. tion from the Southern to pass judgment on us, easy to blame Gujaratis and call marital and birth anniver- In a country that has mil- bread not circuses. wishes. Frankly, people are Whether the celebrations states who have their priori- them names. But our people have spoken. Their verdict has sary extravaganzas are a lions of starving people, the are lavish or epitomise sim- ties in place and even the op- been given. It is for us to decide what is in our interests. growing phenomenon very fat cats are stuffing them- plicity, that is a matter of position is united when it You can keep your pseudo secularism to yourself. soon India will have full em- selves and their friends to SUNDAY DEBATE personal choice. comes to allocation of funds ployment. Seriously speak- belly-busting proportions. If None of this surprised me. I’d heard as much and more Deepak Harichandan Additionally, we must re- for state development. a couple of months ago in Ahmedabad. What did come as ing, these tamashas by politi- anyone cares to examine the alise the significance of this Unfortunately, even in an a chilling revelation was the venom behind the outburst. A cians are nothing more than garbage bin after one of particular celebration as important state like UP, woman intervened to narrate her story of how she’d wit- vote getting exercises. After these celebrations they’ll ‘Swabhimaan diwas’. For a incessant squabbling and nessed the worst acts of violence right outside her clinic. all aren’t politicians today’s find hundreds of beggars woman with Mayawati’s instability leaves little scope How local vendors and fruit sellers had been threatened self-crowned Maharajas? could have fed from the left- background to rise to power for progress. and finally hounded out by the other community.How she Where is all the money overs. Please bring back the and be elected three times is Critics have had a field herself had changed during the past few months. How she and service staff coming Guest Control Order that a major achievement. day condemning the fund was no longer apologetic about her feelings of hatred and from? It seems public funds had limited the number of As the representative of collection through coupons. suspicion. Soon she was joined by her husband. With are being used for private guests at any function. the dalits and oppressed I find this entire hullabaloo undisguised pride he mentioned the recent elections and fun. These days power comes This disease of gastro- classes, she epitomises their ludicrous. how marriage pandals had emptied on that fateful day, as from the barrel of the State nomics is caused by the ‘ijjat aspirations. A celebration of The process of collection entire baraats took time out to go and vote. That’s how pas- Exchequer. Bear in mind ka sawal’ syndrome. You are this scale is automatically has been openly announced, sionately the people felt about asserting themselves. He that politicos can have you considered a pitiful lower reflected in the upliftment of then why the furore and concluded by saying we are fed up. We will not tolerate any transferred to the remotest class aadmi if you don’t these people who have been indignation. nonsense from now on. The message was absolutely clear. of remote regions if you match the lavishness of your subjugated and discriminat- Tell me, can any party Mr Gelled Hair assured me he wasn’t a bigot. I was don’t play ball. relatives and neighbours. ed against for centuries. claim that they don’t raise tempted to believe him. And almost did. He’d taken me Yes, I am totally against Shall we blame Bollywood You see, you have to view funds from the public? On through his roller-coaster life, starting with his decision to wasteful wedding and birth- for this sorry state of af- this as a psychological the 65th birthday of former come back to the city of his birth in Gujarat. He kept re- day parties. They encourage fairs? Read Page 3 of any and emotional moment UP chief minister Chandra minding me that successive governments had let him (and the poor to follow the leader newspaper and you will find of glory and pride rather Bhan Gupta, party workers others like him) down by not providing infrastructure by conspicuous expenditure. the clarion call for conspicu- than weighing it in terms of collected Rs 65 lakh for needed to support small business. Religion was not an is- No wonder the poorest of the ous consumption has been political gains and monetary the party fund. sue or an excuse for economic stagnation, he clarified, but poor will borrow money to given. Private parties that expenditure. Fund collection is nothing the time had come to call a spade a shovel and get every- give his son a lavish wedding boggle the imagination. As the celebrations were a out of the ordinary. My ad- body’s priorities right. He changed track. What happened and then be in penury for the Evening wear that costs state sponsored event, then vice is that people who live when two towers came tumbling down in New York and a rest of his life. a queen’s ransom. Food why shouldn’t the state ma- in glass houses should not few thousand Americans lost their lives? George W. Bush My advice to the income flown in from exotic places. chinery be employed for the throw stones at others. sent in his war planes and bombed the hell out of tax authorities is: Do a Waiters who are better benefit of its people. I take As their representative, Afghanistan. Countless innocents were killed but did any swoop on these lavish events dressed than the guests. my own example. Mayawati has the mandate one protest? Bush had the guts to teach the enemy a lesson. and find out if there is any Theme parties that would I invite nearly 12,000 peo- of the people and it is about But here in India, we are too, soft. He shook his head in de- evasion of tax. Furthermore, put any Hollywood spectacu- ple who have never received time this kind of meaning- spair. Too soft, what then was he suggesting — a final solu- I would recommend to the lar to shame. an invitation card to come less debate stopped. tion? Why not, was his terrifying reply. There was no use asking, but ask, I did. Would these suit- ed booted gentlemen take to the streets and kill? They did- SWAMINOMICS n’t need to consult one another when they chorused, ‘‘Yes, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar we would do it. Self-defence doesn’t leave us with any oth- Take a chill pill er option.’’ I kept my voice calm, my eyes steady.So, they’d have no turning into killers? I don’t have to repeat their an- Darjeeling. Kanchenjunga? Eesh, emphatically not a man for all sea- swer. I’m sure you know it. JUGULAR VEIN Ma goh! Don’t even think about it or sons. Not the winter season, any- Beyond drawing your nu-nu will fall off with the way. For Rajesh is not just a global Coincidentally enough my visit to Gujarat overlapped Jug Suraiya with Narendra Modi’s Mumbai rally.On the way back from cold. Far-off London had its first warming expert. He is global warm- the airport, I saw thousands and thousands of Modi sup- white Christmas in Bing Crosby ing itself. Rajesh is convinced that porters streaming out of Shivaji Park. They didn’t look Thnk Gd fr glbl knows how many years, and the Na- winter doesn’t actually exist, that back NRIs like killers to me. But then, neither did the others guys I’d wrmng, I re- tional Front had nothing to do with like the prime meridian and Hin- meet on Modi’s home turf just a few hours earlier. marked. Wh’r u it. There were blizzards and snow dutva it is a figment of conspirator- Let me return to their enormous skills. Their tal- As we approach yet another Republic Day, one wonders tlkng ‘n tht fnny storms across Europe. ial imagination. In weather de- the question I ent would have been wasted. In- — is this the India our founding fathers fought for? Or do wy? asked Bunny. And all along people kept reas- signed to make brass monkeys go posed at the end dia should send its talent to any we have to relaunch and restage another non-violence The same reason suring me that I wasn’t anywhere looking for lost appendages, I’ve of this column place in the world where it can movement (starting in Gandhi’s own state) for sanity to be you are; because near as cold as I thought I was. It’s seen Rajesh in cotton shirtsleeves, last week: Even flourish, and then reap the divi- restored? As of now, Mr Gelled Hair isn’t saying. I’ve got my teeth all in your mind; or there’s some- asking if he can have the fan on if India is a net dends of the global flow of clenched, I replied, unclenching my thing wrong with your thyroid, please, it’s getting a bit close in beneficiary from knowledge. teeth, and various other parts of they said. I wondered if thyroids, here. global flows of Consider our computer soft- me. I don’t think I’ve ever been so like nu-nus in Kolkata, were jetti- Rajesh always has cold baths. brainpower, will we not be still ware, India’s pride and joy. The OUT OF COURT cold in my life, I added. sonable items in case of a drop in Even in winter. Especially in winter. better off if skilled Indians do truth is that it was created large- Soli J Sorabjee It was last week in Delhi. And it temperature. But that’s just the Do you wear a crash helmet to keep not migrate? ly in the USA, and could never was colder than a Himalayan her- point, said my preceptors. The tem- the hailstones from the shower Obviously yes, some will say.I have come up otherwise. Our mit’s nose drip, a toilet seat in an perature isn’t dropping; if anything from knocking you unconscious? I disagree. The Berlin Wall was a software potential was recog- Women prisoners & igloo. Bunny and I were huddled at its rising, by as much as one to one- ask him. Can’t stand helmets, classic attempt to prevent nised back in the 1970s, yet noth- home, wearing two sweaters and an and-half degrees C every winter,be- sweaty hot things, he replies. You skilled people from migrating. ing happened for decades. Why? anorak apiece. And even so we’d cause of global warming. Haven’t should try cold showers, very In many ways the people of East Because software skills can be have been shivering if we hadn’t you heard of global warming? Don’t healthy,he urges. I’m sure they are; Berlin were better off material- developed only where there is a whistle blowers been too frozen stiff to shiver. you know the polar caps are melt- like acupuncture with icicles, I re- ly and less oppressed than large culture of aggressive computer- Maybe it would help if you ing? I know the polar caps are melt- ply.But tell me, when you have your sections of Indian society. Most isation to serve customers bet- Violation of human rights in prisons is turned off the air-conditioner, sug- ing. I also know where they’re melt- cold showers, how does the water East Berliners who climbed the ter. But the licence-permit raj in massive. It is an almost universal phe- gested Bunny. That’s not the air- ing and going to. Straight into manage to get through the hair- Berlin Wall did so to enjoy high- India killed competition and a nomenon not confined to any particular conditioner; that’s the heater, I what’s supposed to be the hot water shirt? I ask.But Rajesh has gone. To er living standards in the West, culture of service to the con- country or region. This was apparent pointed out. Do you think we’d be tap in the bathroom at home. be sure he’s on time for his daily not for ideological reasons. The sumer. Neither the public nor from the proceedings of the workshop on better off sitting in the fridge with The only one who seems to feel jog. At 5 in the morning. By now I’m same is true of skilled Indians private sector had any incentive condition of women in detention organ- all those nice warm ice cubes? the cold more than me is Brindle, so cold thinking of how people like leaving for the USA. A country to computerise. ised by Asian Women’s Fund in Penang asked Bunny. Look on the bright the former stray dog who a few Rajesh don’t feel the cold that I can’t needs to create conditions that Narayan Murthy of Infosys this week. It emerged that women in de- side, I suggested. If we didn’t have years ago adopted Bunny and me as sleep all night. induce citizens to stay at home recalls it took him years to get a tention face multiple discrimination of varying degrees all this global warming that every- her pets. Despite the padded doggie- If the global warmers like Rajesh instead of migrating. If it does telephone connection or import and are particularly vulnerable to human rights abuses. one’s talking about, we’d be even coat she has on, Brindle glues her- are right, pretty soon there will be not, people are entirely justified licence for a computer in the The main reasons are that women do not have separate colder than we are. self to the electric heater, in immi- no winter left. Only people like me in leaving. 1980s. Look at the banking in- prisons, women’s prisons are misused as general prisons, It’s been not just the mother but nent danger of becoming an entire- who — out of laxity of moral fibre dustry agreement negotiated by male wardens have access to them which facilitates abuse, the stepmother of all winters. In ly different kind of hot dog from or sheer cussedness — feel an imag- trade unions in 1993, two years medical and other examinations of female detainees are Delhi, the temperature dropped to what she hopes to be. Get that dog inary cold when actually it is hot, after reforms had supposedly not done by female. The special needs and problems of fe- below 4 degrees Celsius. Schools unglued from the heater before she and then even hotter, right through begun. The agreement said male detainees who are pregnant or who live with little shut down because of the cold and barbecues herself, says Bunny.Find the year. Where are you planning to bank branches would be children in prisons are utterly ignored. These violations fog. Flights and trains were delayed me a crowbar and I will, I reply. go for your next holiday? Rajesh computerised at the rate of are invisible and committed with impunity because of or cancelled. All through this, the Brindle waggles her ears, too cold asks. Don’t know, but we might try 0.5 per cent to 1 per cent annual- non-accountability and lack of transparency in prison ad- met department kept a stiff upper for a more energetic display of grat- Alaska, I suggest. An Alaskan ly. That is, full computerisation ministration. There is no effective grievance redressal lip, probably thanks to frost bite. itude. We shudder together in gla- cruise in summer sounds good, of banks would take 100 to mechanism. Judicial review is not available in many ju- You couldn’t really call this a cold cial solidarity. Surely the worst agrees Rajesh. Summer? I was 200 years! Obviously software risdictions. Some federal courts in USA had delivered bold wave; in fact, thanks to global must be over. thinking of going there to get away skills could not grow in such judgments against prison authorities and granted relief to warming this was likely to be one of It isn’t. The doorbell rings. It is from the winter heat here, I reply. a climate. inmates. This led to the passage of the Prison Litigation the warmest winters in history,the Rajesh. Now, Brindle and Rajesh And let him find what cold comfort But meanwhile a novel way Reform Act in 1995 which makes judicial review virtually weatherwallas pronounced. are normally good pals. And even he can in that. was found of converting Indian impossible. Our Supreme Court judgments in Sunil Batra It snowed in Shimla and Mus- more so are Brindle and Rajesh’s From under a huddle of blankets potential to actuality: body and Sheila Barse, which are a Charter of prisoner’ rights, soorie. Kolkata swaddled itself in five-year-old son, Himal, with comes a strange sound, more Brrr! shopping. In this, Indian engi- were pleasant surprises for many participants. neers were hired on short con- ★★★ mufflers and monkey caps left over whom Brindle exchanges amiable then Grrr! It is Brindle’s half- from the last Kundu Special trip to woofs over the phone. But Rajesh is thawed growl of approval. tracts to work on software proj- Enron and other corporate scams have impelled the US ects in the USA. On the job, they Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to propose a Deepak Harichandan picked up vast new skills that regulation which would require a lawyer who sees evi- Brain drain is a bogus con- they brought back. dence of a client company committing a ‘‘material’’ US se- today.As India doesn’t gy very thoroughly before higher education. cept. Capital is a resource, no Body shopping built the foun- curities law violation to quit and inform the SEC that he is LETTERS have good penetrating they start playing the Hike in fees would less than brainpower. When we dation of skills from which In- bowlers, we have come to World Cup. lead to elitism in higher quitting for ‘‘professional considerations’’. Lawyers are up A game plan for the ask the USA to invest in India, dia has been able launch its soft- in arms against this move. They perceive it as destroying World Cup rely too much on our Akhilesh Kumar Sah, education. should Americans complain ware industry.Seen in this light, lawyer-client confidentiality and turning lawyers into reg- batsmen. With Sachin Faizabad Full cost recovery or that this is a drain of American the Indian software industry ulators and spies by blowing the whistle on their clients. The Sunday Debate on ‘Is looking very saturated no-profit-no-loss princi- A wrong copy capital? Should they say that all was made in the USA in sub- The proponents of this move maintain that concerns about the Indian cricket team and Sourav out of form, ples, which treats educa- American capital should be in- stantial measure. attorney-client privilege are not as important as making fit for the World Cup?’ our batting line-up does- The review of Tujhe tion just like any other vested only in the USA? Should It could never have been made sure that lawyers try to prevent their clients from defraud- (Jan 5) addresses the n’t seem as formidable ei- Meri Kasam (Jan 5) commodity,goes against they stop all imports on the in India alone. Even today, half ing investors. In our country Section 126 of the Evidence question that is top of the ther. Our team needs to erroneously mentioned the nature and philoso- ground that this will be a for- our software exports are from Act prevents disclosure of communication by a client to mind with every Indian plan out a winning strate- that the movie is a copy phy of education. eign exchange drain? No, they body shopping. Today, at long his or her lawyer. The privilege of immunity from disclo- of the Malayalam film Contrary to the need to understand that interde- last, India is finally computeris- sure however is not absolute but is limited in its scope. PASSING THOUGHT Niram, when in fact it perception that fees pendence is better than isola- ing, and competition is driving Privilege is intended only to protect the interest of the is a copy of the Telegu are extremely low, tion, that the world as a whole is domestic demand for software. client in respect of any action or prosecution for any prior film Nuvve Kaavali barring the tuition fee, better off when human beings Hurrah. But always remember act or offence. It is not intended to protect future wrongdo- which was a superhit. other forms of fees are and capital go to places where that this pool of skills grew de- ing. Will lawyers in India become whistle blowers? Your already high and increas- they are best used. spite and not because of sensi- Dharap via e-mail guess is as good as mine. ing substantially. But the main issue is far big- ble domestic policies. ★★★ Passing the buck Swarna Singh, Delhi ger. Of the skills we acquire in a Prime Minister Vajpayee said ‘Happy birthday to you’ is a universally popular song. lifetime, very few are acquired at the recent NRI jamboree that ‘Get ready to pay more Saurav’s Waterloo People like to celebrate their birthdays. What is wrong in at college. Most are acquired on India should create conditions for college education’ that. I like to celebrate my birthday with family and close the job. If a country lacks an that attract back migrants. All (January 12) was distress- New Zealand was to friends and eagerly look forward to opening the presents. economic climate that demands of us will agree heartily. But if ing. The government can- Saurav Ganguly what But what impels some people, especially ministers, politi- and rewards skills, even the indeed we do something so fabu- not pass on the burden to Waterloo was to Napoleon cians and industrialists to have lavish birthday bashes? Is greatest talent will atrophy. lous, the return of NRIs will be parents. There are (Sunday Debate, Jan 5). it just showing off one’s wealth by its ostentatious display Keeping scientists in India will a very tiny part of the benefit. several arguments It’s true that the best of or is it the compulsion to outmatch others in extravagan- not keep skills at home, it will The main gainers will be those against hike in teams go through a bad za? Perhaps it is an occasion to ingeniously convert black prevent scientists acquiring who never left India. We need to college fees. patch, but to go through money into white by recording cash presents from ficti- skills by working globally. create a system where talent The advancement of your worst phase just be- tious persons. The sad fact is that invitees enjoy such par- In view of the miserable performance this year Scientists like Chan- and creativity thrive, instead of quality primary and sec- fore the World Cup is un- ties and speak admiringly of the lakhs spent on the multi- I have decided to sack all my``Yes Men’’ and drashekhar and Khorana mi- being castrated by the power of ondary education itself nerving. appoint new ones....! grated to the USA, flourished, money and influence. Once we tude of dishes served, the caviar imported from Iran and depends on the quality of R C Gupta, Ghaziabad the delicious foie gras imported from Paris. There is no and won Nobel Prizes. 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• BOOKS •• IAM Neelabh The Ten Commandments cate, and entertain you. Love installation in — Laura Schlessinger An Excerpt MRP: Rs 714 Parents must watch over and teach their Everybody knows the Ten children from an early age, so that the Commandments, right? sanctity of property becomes second na- Let’s see. There’s something ture to them. Children unwittingly help about stealing, lying, mur- themselves to sweets and small treasures, dering... ah... but that’s only feeling that their sense of joy and attach- the Internet age three... what are the rest? ment to the object gives them entitlement. More people claim to live by the Ten Parents are entrusted by God with the de- Love — the best thing in life — comes free. All it takes to download the Commandments than seem to know what velopment of the moral character of chil- they are, let alone what they mean. And in dren. I have been sometimes impressed, most wonderful of all human emotions into our lives is a click on this modern, genetic-engineered world, and sometimes shocked, by the schemes how important are they? Written in collab- parents have devised to cure their children the heart. This ready reckoner,in circulation on the Net, shows us how... oration with Rabbi Steward Vogel, The Ten of stealing. Some of my callers have want- Here’s a step-by-step guide to installing love on the to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades. Commandments is a modern application of ed to call the police on five-year-olds to human machine. Customer: Oops...I have an error message already. God’s laws, incorporating lively discussion teach them a lesson (I have vetoed this Customer: I can do that. I’m not very technical, What should I do? on the Bible and the Judeo-Christian val- one). Others have had their children re- but I think I am ready to install now. What do I do? Tech Support: What does the message say? ues derived from it. The Ten Command- turn the item and apologise in person Tech Support: The first step is to open your Customer: It says ‘ERROR 412 — PROGRAMME ments will move, enlighten, inspire, edu- and/or in writing (I support this one). HEART. Have you located your HEART ma’am? NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS.’ What Customer: Yes I have, but there are several pro- does that mean? Buy this book @ 29% off. Our price Rs. 507 If you put in your best, grammes running right now. Is it okay to install Tech Support: Don’t worry,that’s a common prob- To place your order, log on or call 9604-600-600 from Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, while they are running? lem. It means that the LOVE programme is set up to everything else will fall in Tech Support: What programmes are running? run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. place, says Yuvraj Singh Customer: Let me see... I have PASTHURT.EXE, your HEART. It is one of those complicated pro- Prefix STD code to call from other locations LOWESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENT- gramming things, but in non-technical terms it mea- I consider myself to be very spiritual. MENT.COM running right now. ns — ‘you have to ‘LOVE’ your own machine before it My spirituality stems from my inner Tech Support: No problem. LOVE will automati- can ‘LOVE’ others.’ soul and it is the very essence of my be- cally erase PASTHURT.EXE from your current oper- Customer: So what should I do? It’s better to lose your pride with someone you ing. My spirited approach, in turn, ow- ating system. It may remain in your permanent me- Tech Support: Can you find the directory called Tune in... sound heals es its origin to two sources — my moth- mory, but it will no longer Deepak Harichandan ‘SELF-ACCEPTANCE’? love rather than lose that someone you love ound. It’s all around us. But certain er, who is the driving force of my life, disrupt other programmes. Customer: Yes, I have it. with your useless pride. sounds have telling effects upon the and God Almighty. LOVE will eventually over- Tech Support: Excellent, — Chinese proverb I believe in God, but my beliefs and S state of the brain. Sound therapy is a write LOWESTEEM. EXE you are getting good at this. method of beneficially recharging the cortex ◆ the rituals I respect are my own to prac- with a module of its own Customer: Thank you. of the brain and distributing the latent ener- tise and follow. I do not believe in mak- called HIGHESTEEM. Tech Support: Click on It is not what life takes away from you that gy throughout the nervous system. Usually, ing a show of my religious beliefs. Be- EXE. However, you have to the following files and then counts. It’s what you make of what is the effect of therapeutic sound upon a per- fore I go out onto the field to bat, I keep completely turn off copy them to the MY- son is one of vitalising, harmonising and left with you. a lucky charm with myself. GRUDGE.EXE and RE- HEART directory: FOR- healing at almost every level of being. — Hubert Humphrey There are times when things don’t go SENTMENT.COM. Those GIVESELF.DOC, SELFES- ◆ one’s way.But I don’t believe in blaming programmes prevent TEEM. TXT, REALIZE- Sound therapy is one of God for such things. If you put in a cent LOVE from being properly WORTH. TXT, and GOOD- the most preferred tech- Love not only gives... it also forgives. per cent effort into something, but thi- installed. Can you turn NESS.DOC. Also, you need niques for relieving the — Spanish proverb ngs still doesn’t go your way, you have those off ma’am? to delete SELFCRITIC. negative effects of stress. ◆ nothing to fear. As long as you can look Customer: I don’t know EXE from all directories, Brain energy is a form of at yourself in the mirror and tell your- how to turn them off. Can and then empty your recy- electricity, engendered by An expert is someone who knows more and self that you have put in your best, rest you tell me how? cle bin afterwards. the central grey nuclei. more about less and less until he knows assured. There will be many other oc- Tech Support: Go to your Customer: Got it. Hey! High-frequency sound tra- everything about nothing. casions in time when you will be able to Start menu and invoke FORGIVE- My HEART is filling up with really nsmitted to the brain via the ear activates these cells — Albert Einstein make up for failures. NESS.EXE. Do this as many times neat files. SMILE.MPG is play- ◆ There are ups and downs everywhere as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE ing on my monitor and it shows and releases hitherto un- in life. But everyone has his or her own and RESENTMENT.COM have that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.- tapped energy.As a consequence, the balance Love is indescribable and unconditional. way of dealing with personal and pro- been completely erased. EXE, and CONTENTMENT.- in body vibration is restored. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, fessional pressures. When I feel low, I Customer: Okay, I’m done. LOVE has started in- COM are copying themselves all over my HEART! Sound therapy is simple in practice. It con- but not one that it is. unwind by listening to music. At this stalling itself automatically.Is that normal? Tech Support: Then LOVE is installed and run- sists of listening to therapeutic sounds for at stage of my life and career, the one wi- Tech Support: Yes it is. You should receive a mes- ning. One more thing before I go. LOVE is freeware. least three hours a day to a total of 100 to 200 — Duke of Ellington sh I would like to make is to score a cen- sage that says it will reinstall for the life of your Be sure to give it and its various modules to every- hours. The therapist decides the length of ◆ tury in the World Cup final and be part HEART. Do you see that message? body you meet.They will in turn share it with other time depending on the condition of the pa- When you get to the end of your rope, of the team that brings the cup to India. Customer: Yes I do. Is it completely installed? people and they will return some really neat modules tient. So, if you feel that your mind and body tie a knot and hang on. (As told to Anubha Sawhney) Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have back to you. are not on sound ground, tune in to therapy. — Franklin Roosevelt only the base program. You need to begin connecting Customer: I will. Thank you for your help. Hearing is healing.
that life is inherently positive and meaningful. Those among us who are convinced What Is Enlightenment? that ultimately there is no thing usually are not quite so Andrew Cohen vaita philosophy,from which mately, there is something, fervent in their conviction many of the main currents of the realisation of which will e live in interest- that life is inherently a good modern Indian thought are set us free? If Gautam Bud- ing times. There thing or that it has any mean- derived, referred to that dha was truly the Enlight- appears to have ing at all. which is absolute as ‘pure ened One, then does that been an explosion The main issue, of course, consciousness’ or ‘fullness’. mean that his doctrine of of interest in all is that the answers to these W Yet, Gautam Buddha is fa- emptiness, stating that the matters spiritual. It has be- perplexing questions always mous for declaring that that absolute nature of all things come acceptable to begin to have been and continue to be which is absolute is ‘empti- is emptiness or voidness, im- speak openly about some of ness’ or ‘voidness’. If two of plies that God does not exist? the most challenging to find. the most fundamental spiri- the most respected authori- These are very important But the enormous challenge tual questions — questions ties in Indian spiritual phi- questions to go into if we are that needs to be faced in or- such as ‘Who am I?’ and ‘How losophy seem to disagree on seriously interested in com- der to find those answers for shall I live?’ Even the word oneself seems to be, for most, ‘enlightenment’ is becoming the greatest obstacle to en- popular as a legitimate con- lightenment itself. cept which is no longer com- What makes matters even pletely foreign to our ears. more complex is the fact that Enlightenment, in the whenever human beings East, has always referred to have dared to ask questions the goal of all spiritual striv- that are absolute, there have ing — the very pinnacle of always been those who have spiritual attainment. At this been more than willing to im- time when our psychological pose the answers that they and spiritual perspectives have found upon others. are being influenced by these The big problem is that in- new and potent concepts, it is herent in any conclusion important to pause and con- about the nature of life and sider carefully what these death is the biggest error that words which we are begin- ning to feel comfortable us- it is possible to make: believ- ing actually mean. ing without any doubt that the most fundamental defini- one has found that which is While ‘enlightenment’, or ing to some real understand- tion of that which is absolu- absolute when in fact, one the final goal of all spiritual ing of what enlightenment te, then what are we to do? has found nothing more than striving, has always referred actually is and what it may to an experiential recogni- If Shankaracharya and the have to do with the reality of one’s own desire for absolute tion of that which is absolute Vedantic philosophers are human life. Why? Because certainty. by nature, the more we have correct in their declaration for most of us, our funda- Finally, and most ironic of looked, the more fascinated that that which is ultimate, mental convictions about the all, unless we are willing to we have become to discover and therefore absolute, is ultimate nature of reality ask the questions that are ab- the enormity of diverging fullness or pure conscious- tend to have a profound influ- solute and in doing so actual- views about this most chal- ness, then should this lead us ence on our relationship to ly dare to find the answers, lenging concept. to conclude that enlighten- life. For example, those enlightenment and its liber- Adi Shankaracharya, the ment is the experiential dis- among us who are convinced ating understanding that has celebrated 8th century Indi- covery of what is referred to that there is ultimately a been promised to us by the an teacher and founder of in the West as ‘God’ or ‘love’? thing that is absolute (God) greatest realizers throughout Vedantic nondualism or Ad- Does this mean that, ulti- tend to display a conviction history will never be ours. An absolute relationship with life Life is complete in itself — only, we need to recondition our perception of the movement of time, the arising of thought and the presence of feeling to overcome ego, says this inspirational article on the Net piritual experiences, as pro- through the sincere contemplation of The second component of an found as they may be, usually what an absolute relationship to time absolute relationship to life is our do not deeply transform our re- means, we must realise that there is relationship to thought and the arising lationship to the three funda- nothing to wait for. And when we stop of thought. Ceasing to make the piv- S mental yet most confusing as- waiting, everything changes. otal error of believing thought to be pects of the human experience: the inherently real reveals the truth that movement of time, the arising of who we are always has been free from thought and the presence of feeling. and prior to the awareness of thought. It is our always conditioned and This profound discovery is the birth deeply compulsive relationship to of a radical awakening from the end- these three fundamental components less dream of ignorance and un-en- of our experience that creates the lightenment that so much of human painful prison of illusion that is ego. life is an expression of. An absolute re- Most of us spend our entire lives lationship to thought is one in which trapped and suffocating in a kind of the understanding that thought is not limbo. Trapped because, without even self is never forgotten. knowing it, we are always waiting. The third component of an absolute And when our relationship to life is relationship to life is our relationship based upon waiting, it’s not possible to the presence of feeling. If we want for us to know what it’s like to be truly to see clearly, it is imperative that we alive because no matter what we may begin to observe the relationship be- experience in the present moment, we tween our feeling states and the way will continue to wait. We won’t stop that we perceive not only our inner ex- waiting even when we are truly happy perience but also the world around us. because, without realising it, we will An absolute relationship to the already be anticipating its demise. presence of feeling is one in which our An absolute relationship to time is interest in Liberation is always one in which we have stopped waiting. more important than our emotional If we truly want to be free, simply experience.
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20 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 19, 2003 OPEN SPACE Not elementary Here’s a sobering reminder to break the perimeter of all for all you smarter than Alec the 16 1 x 1 squares, the nine What is 360 degree appraisal? Baldwins who’ve been moan- 2 x 2 squares, the four 3 x 3 AP ing and wailing like Mary Bo squares and the largest 4 x 4 How do magicians make ships, were made out of this metal. Peep’s silently lost lambs square. If the 16 smallest aeroplanes, elephants and even Rishikesh Shinde, recd via email about the easiness of mountains disappear? squares are numbered from What is 360 degree appraisal in Endgames (which, inciden- the top in rows of 1, 2, 3, 4; 5, • The mind of an individual has HR jargon? tally,is stuff which YOU send 6, 7, 8; 9, 10, 11, 12; 13, 14, 15, 16 two parts __ the subjective and the Generally in an organisation, in, remember?). Take Manish then squares 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14 • objective. The first one is the performance appraisal is done by Mohil’s one for instance: and 16 have no sides in com- logical and dominant part, which the boss. The true impact of a “Which number completes mon. That is at least eight receives external stimulus from person in his workplace depends the sequence: 47, 79, 26, 80, 19, matchsticks have to be re- the environment continuously so on how he deals with his peers, 11, 82, 51, 50, ?” Not a single moved to break their long as an individual remains juniors and customers, apart person got even remotely perimeters. The same thing active. The latter, on the other near a solution in spite of ap- from his seniors. So, the boss applies to the remaining hand, generally remains dormant. may not always be able to corre- parently possessing hugely eight squares. However,all 16 When making animals and things under-utilised brains. ctly assess him or her. To over- perimeters can be broken by disappear, magicians apply the come this lacuna in the traditional The answer is the se- the same eight matchsticks principle of suppressing the acti- quence consists of atomic method of performance appraisal, if we remove them from vity of the logical, subjective mind the 360-degree method is used. numbers of elements of the where they share adjacent and sending stimulus to the Periodic Table which are odd Here a person is appraised by squares. One more match- objective mind, which cannot a few juniors, seniors, peers ones, where the first letters of stick is now required to be analyse a stimulus by its logical their symbols are not the and even customers with whom removed from the border of ability and hence it accepts all same as the first letters of he interacts. the large square to break stimuli at its face value. As a their respective common Devika Rajan, Hyderabad all 30 perimeters. So the result, the spectators believe this names. For example, Fe total answer is nine. visualisation to be true. It’s not (iron), Ag (silver), Au (gold), Mridula Sengupta, Kolkata an easy task. It requires a lot of ANY ANSWERS? Pb (lead), etc. Tungston (sym- ENDGAME practice under the supervision of What is meant by ‘long position’ MINDSPORT A commander has three an expert magician. In short, and ‘short position’ in white caps and two red caps magicians lead the spectators into share-market terminology? Mukul Sharma in a bag. He calls three of his a stage of virtual reality. Madhur Vaidya, Nagpur troopers A, B and C and Indranil Ray, Birbhum, W Bengal How is a state of zero gravity __ bol W) with atomic number shows them the bag with all Why is a night watchman in for training astronauts __ achieved 74 is the only one missing five caps. He then blindfolds cricket called so? on the surface of the earth (not from the set. My suggestion: them and puts a white cap on • The night watchman is usual- the underwater kind)? cork that whine (good one!) each of them and keeps the ly someone who bats at number Vivek Jain, Baroda and instead try to solve last bag away. On removing their 9 to 11 and has been promoted up KEEPING IN TOUCH: Little Leprechaun Academy director Sherri McCrossen checks on her daughter Kali, 4, with What is steganography? week’s language related e4 blindfolds, each of the troop- the batting order when the light the use of a video camera at the day care center in Mason, Ohio. Kuldeep Kumar Jain, puzzle. I understand some of er can see only the caps on conditions are not good. The team QUESTION: What is remote parenting? Chakradharpur you are supposed to be big the other two and not his wants to keep the better batsmen level of security.The ‘Blue Book’, a tion, who devised a recording tedious job. So he separated all Why do we use the symbol ‘@’ time new gee wiz kids on the own. Now the commander for when the conditions have im- brochure on threat perception and technique in which both magnetic the keys as far as possible. Even in email IDs? block in the vocab depart- asks A if he can tell the proved. Instead of wasting a good security measures of VIPs stipu- audio or video recording materials the computer keyboard without Purnesh Sharma, Varanasi ment. So what happened — colour of the cap he is wear- batsman to play for the rest of the lates the norms which classifies were crammed tightly to provide much thinking adopted the same What is peacock’s ore in Chomsky got your tongue? ing. A thinks a bit and says evening, the team sends out a VIPs into X, Y and Z categories. ‘Z’ long playing time. Prof Okamura’s manner to facilitate the typists chemistry and why is it Like where’s the point of giv- he can’t. The commander night watchman to bat ‘overnight’ category VIPs are prone to the patent expired in 1973. who were used to the keyboard. called so? ing a new one when you’ve then asks B the same ques- till the next morning. He is not highest security risks and are M.M. Gurbaxani, Bangalore In 1932, the Czech Dr August Gaurav Anand, Hazaribagh conveniently pulled the tion. B too thinks a while and expected to score many runs, but protected by the Special Protection Dvorak designed a keyboard Who are gazetted officers? turf over your head pretend- Where and how did the arrange- says he can’t. Finally com- just occupy the crease. Any run Group (SPG). which had all the vowels a, e, i, o, u Gaurav Agarwal, Bangalore ing to be a tulip seed waiting ment of letters on typewriters and mander asks C. C correctly he scores is a bonus. A night S.P.S. Jain, Mumbai keyboards originate? on the home or the middle row. How does a Global Positioning System for spring? says that he is wearing a watchman is only used in Test But sadly, it didn’t gain much Who devised the first video player • It was designed by Christo- (GPS) work? DEAR MS, white one. How could C tell? matches, or any match that lasts popularity. and when? pher Scholes in 1867. It’s known as Muyyam Rajan, Singrauli longer than a day, in the last Sticky-Squares-Dept: (Submitted by Prashant Kati- QWERTY keyboard. He designed it Rathin Raval, recd via email 30 minutes of the day’s play. • Prof Shiro Okamura at the Re: 40 matchsticks prob- yar,prashu_wisdom@rediff- University of Electro Communica- in a random manner because he How did the word ‘rupee’ You ask. Or you answer. Mark the envelope and address your answer and question to: lem where the matchsticks mail.com) Pradeep Jain, Agra tion in Tokyo filed a patent for this wanted that the typewriter users originate? are arranged in a 4 x 4 grid of Snailmail: D-268 Sushant What does ‘Z-class’ stand for with invention in 1959; it was developed cannot type quickly and the sticks • The word ‘rupee’ comes Open Space, Sunday Times of India respect to VIP security? 2nd Floor S B Towers 16 squares and we have to Lok-I, Gurgaon, Haryana a few years earlier. It was only that dash against the paper do not from the Sanskrit word rupya 40/1M G road, Bangalore-560001 find out what is the smallest 122001, Email: get stuck together. If they get • ‘Z’ being the last letter of the around 1970 that manufacturers or rupa which means silver, as email: [email protected] number of matchsticks that [email protected] alphabet, indicates the highest adopted Prof Okamara’s inven- stuck, separating them was a the coins in the olden days have to be removed in order Website: www.mindsport.org
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The Sunday Times of India, New Delhi, January 19, 2003 ...but wasn’t it cricket first? Quote pe quote Award pe award Men in Blue got more blue by I, my family, my friends, the people At this rate Virender Sehwag battering in NZ. They would and whom I know, the people who know will soon have to move house. should have headed for the me or those who don’t, each and It’s bursting with trophies. drawing board. And they did that. every South African were waiting for Another one made its way 20 They went to the board but only to this moment. I wish I could cage it. in: Samsung ESPN cricket days to go check their moolah statements — Kepler Wessels, before 1992 WC award for best ODI batsman COUNTDOWN TO THE 8th CRICKET WORLD CUP
SA SAFARI ON THE ROAD outh Africa and diamonds Pace power: Gone with the Windies Sbecame almost synonyms after the great find at Kim- berly.The city today boasts of SLOG OVERS the Big Hole which happens to be the biggest excavation How the teams have fared over the last year in ODIs made by man with pick and shovel. Consolidation of dia- ince the start of the ’90s, West Indian teams have been mond claims led to the cre- trying to catch up with their glorious past. If one goes ation of the huge De Beers S by their results over the last year, it looks like they still monopoly under the control have a lot of catching up to do. of Cecil Rhodes who went on The calypso charmers played just 23 One-dayers in 2002 to become the conqueror of and managed to win 12 of them, with two of the matches be- present day Zambia and Zim- ing washed out. Looks healthy? Yes, but the crucial point is babwe. In fact the latter was that they have not played Australia or even England and Sri earlier named Rhodesia after Lanka. And their him. De Beers continue to be only match recognised for their quality Scorecard 05 Played 23, won 12, against South stones. The De Beers Dia- lost 9, no results 052 Africa too ended mond Oval at Kimberly hosts 02 in a defeat. West three World Cup duels. 04 Indies will be 02 fighting with the ance Klusener is often re- latter two, be- Lferred to as the White 01 01 sides New Zulu hailing as he does from Zealand, for a Kwazulu-Natal province. The place in the Su- allusion is to one of the per Six at the up- mightiest indigenous people coming World known for their diverse Cup. The positive
WEST INDIES 01 01 05 skills: from combat to bead- indicators are work and basketery. The Na- 02 against New tal province’s dealing with 04 Zealand whom their black population left no they trounced room for assimilation. It’s thrice in five system of political and legal South Africa Pakistan New Zealand Bangladesh India Kenya LOSSES WINS matches with dualism possibly provided a Results since 1 Jan '02 one of them get- model for the segregationism ting washed off. of the 20th century.The Zulu But their final flourish against India whom they dramati- nation or the ‘People of Heav- cally tamed in the One-dayers probably makes them the dark en’ now throb to the cosmo- horses. Especially if you look at the electric stroke-play of politan beat of Durban, the Marlon Samuels, flamboyance of Chris Gayle and flair of fit- economic hub. Famous for its again Brian Lara. The experience of Carl Hooper and con- outdoor lifestyle and the sistency of Ramnaresh Sarwan gives them an even more ex- relaxed, laid-back attitude of citing look. the people the city is a The main problem, however, is the bowling department. must-visit for water sports Merv Dillon, Vasbert Drakes, Pedro Collins and Nixon enthusiasts. McLean have been inconsistent and unreliable throughout throughout the year. But the speed of Jermaine Lawson major tourist spot in the might well be their cutting edge. Aprovince is the city of —B. Shrikant West Indies’ batting looks vibrant but their bowling doesn’t look too bright with the likes of Vasbert Drakes (above) and Pedro Collins sharing the pace burden. Pietermaritzburg, the place where in 1893 Mahatma THE PITCH FOR THE RECORD Gandhi was thrown off a train for refusing to move to STAROSCOPE ewlands has never THE BATTLEFIELDS Moments a third class carriage. Indi- welcomed fast What Indian stars can hope for during the Cup N Newlands, Capetown ans should be thankful for bowlers, and while the ● In the tournament opener of the ’92 World Cup vs England at Lord’s on May 14, the incident as the disgrun- VIRENDER SEHWAG pitch has certainly quick- BIRTH Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga, during his innings of 32, hit Graeme Hick straight into the pavilion which was nearly empty as MCC members were protest- tled young barrister chose to Born 20th October, 1978. Rohi- ened up over the last ewlands Cricket Ground until alterations were be- ing against the ECB directive which forced them to pay for watching Cup matches. abandon his practice and de- ni nakshatra of Taurus sign. decade, it remains gener- Ngun in the early 1990s stood alongside the Adelaide ● February the 29th comes along every four years and when a side like Kenya veloped one of the most fear- ally a medium-paced wick- Oval as the most beautiful ground in the world. With a dismisses West Indies for 93 (‘96 World Cup), it’s almost once-in-a-lifetime hap- ehwag was born in Rohini some weapons British impe- et with below-average panoramic vista of Table Mountain behind the old brew- pening. Michael Henderson of The Times called the West Indian batting response nakshatra of the 3rd quarter in rialism came to confront: S bounce and carry. The eries, and the row of old oaks trees along its grass banks, worse than an unspeakable mess. ‘It’s like winning the World Cup. It’s a dream Taurus. He is sharp and active by come true,’’ emoted a thrilled Kenyan captain, Maurice Odumbe. passive resistance. slowness of the pitch also it was an idyllic place to play and watch cricket. SA Tourism virtue of lagna Sun, Mercury, makes strokeplay diffi- ● The refusal of the Australian Board to address players’ growing resentment LIFELINES Mars and Venus. In the 10th house cult, and batsmen who are against embarrassingly low wages fuelled the rise of the breakaway World Series is the exalted Jupiter and in the 11th an inimical Sat- prepared to work singles Capacity: 25 000 Cricket troupe, led by media magnate Kerry Packer. Accordingly, the Australian se- lectors did not consider Greg and Ian Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee and Jeff urn. Moon is in the 8th house, Rahu in 12th and Ketu in and wait for poor balls Highest innings score: 354/3 (50 ovrs), SA v Ken, 2001 6th. As per the composition of this planetary position, Thomson for the 1979 World Cup squad. Lillee, working as a journalist, had all generally do better at the Lowest innings score: 43 (19.5 ovrs), Pak v WI sorts of trouble getting into Lord’s when he tried to wish the Australians good luck presently he is having Rahu dasa and Venus sub-period venue, evidenced by the Top scorer: 131* Neil McKenzie (SA) v Ken, 2001 before their opening clash with England. After being denied entry thrice, he finally up to July 2003. success of Australia’s Best bowling: 6/19 Henry Olonga (Zim) v Eng, 2001 made it to the dressing room. The response of the players: distinctly chilly! In the World Cup 2003, Sehwag’s performance will be Michael Bevan at New- ● In the 1987-88 Reliance World Cup, Indian batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu posted more than expectations. Although his experience is not lands. Spin has tradition- four consecutive half-centuries in what were his first innings in ODIs. He hit 73 on much compared to senior players of the Indian team, ally played a part at New- debut against Australia, 75 against New Zealand, 51 vs. Australia and 55 against Zimbabwe before finished the tournament with 276 runs at 55.20. it’s beyond doubt he will score a lot of runs. He will be- lands, but despite Shane Diamonds: The rough and come a worldwide star, at par with Sachin and Sourav. Warne’s success at the —Rajesh Kumar the smooth at De Beers. Moreover, his ruling stars Venus and Moon will help venue the slow bowlers him to greater heights even after the World Cup. In the have generally struggled initial matches, he will score more heavily than others in One-day cricket: the and will also take a few wickets. In matches which India short straight boundaries will win, Sehwag may be Man of the Match and prove to and outfield offer scope to be a trump card for the nation. His worth will be at its batsmen looking to attack zenith during matches falling in the 3rd and fourth spinners, and with the weeks of February and first week of March 2003. south-easter blowing loft- —Pt Kewal Anand Joshi ed shots from the Wynberg (Senior astrologer and Columnist) end can carry the ropes GOLDEN MOMENT easily. When Zimbabwe was invited to be the third team in the an- IN THE FAMILY nual Standard Bank triangular series in South Africa, it NEWLANDS FIXTURES was never imagined that they would offer any resistance to Blessings and love from mother Krishna Sehwag favourites South Africa or number two team England. But • Feb. 9 South Africa v West Indies lithe fast bowler Henry Olonga had not read the script and It seems like ages that I’ve seen Veeru but I also under- • Feb. 15 Kenya v Canada blew away Nasser Hussain’s team to record the best ODI stand that he has a job to do for the country. The World • Feb. 22 England v Pakistan Cup is really, really big and he once again will be carry- bowling figures at the ground, a superb 6 for 19, powering • Feb. 28 Sri Lanka v West Indies ing the expectations of the entire country. May God be Zimbabwe to an unlikely win and forever endearing him- with him. On my part, I’ll be watching him play on the • March 7 Super Six game self to the highly parochial and critical Newlands faithful. TV.As always I’ll make sure that I stay put at one place when he’s batting, may be that’ll bring him luck. I also perform a puja for him with our family guru Dada THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE GOOGLY Haridas. I do that every few months and Controversies and incidents may be this time as well. This will easily Ajit Ninan TURNING POINT qualify as the The slip between the Cup and the leap most ridiculous of cricket rules. And In the second part of the series, we look at the India vs.Zimbabwe match in the 1992 World at Nevill Ground,Tunbridge Wells on June 18, 1983 which helped the un- derdogs go on to become the world champions. Cup South Africa faced the brunt of hen the 1983 World Cup itinerary was finalised, the India-Zimbab- it in the semifi- Wwe tie at Tunbridge Wells seemed to hold little significance. But as events unfolded, it became a watershed encounter. nals. Chasing Batting first after winning the toss, England’s 252 in India slumped to nine for four. The 45 overs, they were openers, Gavaskar and Srikkanth, went without scoring, followed by close to a crucial Amarnath (5) and Patil (1). After the victory, needing 22 arrival of skipper Kapil Dev, the Indi- to win off 19 balls. ans suffered a further setback after Yashpal Sharma’s exit at 17. A few minutes of But out of complete despair came rain again and probably the greatest innings in the they had the im- history of World Cup. Mixing sound I STILL FEEL CHEATED AS THE TARGET defence with aggression, Kapil possible task of cracked six sixes and 16 fours during getting the same WAS BEING REVISED AGAIN AND AGAIN his unbeaten knock of 175 that number of runs Brian McMillan: It was as haven’t played enough sport to reached 266 for eight after being 78 ridiculous as ridiculous can gauge the agony of a sports- for seven at one time. India were re- off one ball! At the end no one was be. I still feel cheated as the tar- man at losing out. For me, it vived by an unfinished partnership of 126 between Kapil and Syed Kir- get was being revised again was a lifetime opportunity to mani (24 n.o.), which is still a world record for the ninth wicket in ODIs. amused. The and again. By the end of it all it figure in a World Cup final but His remarkable knock was India’s first ever century in ODIs and proved South Africans a turning point for India in the 1983 World Cup. was a mockery when we were that was missed. Guys like Ke- In response, the Zimbabweans managed 235 off 57 overs (thanks were fuming, Eng- left with 22 runs to score off pler Wessels, Dave Richardson, mainly to Kevin Curran’s 73) but lost by 31 runs. Kapil was justifiably ad- land players were just one ball. I don’t think any- Peter Kirsten, Andrew Hud- one can justify what happened. son, the late Hansie Cronje judged the Man of the Match and with his knock kept India’s World Cup feeling silly and hopes alive. And they, rank underdogs, went on to win the Cup. The woeful fact is that the peo- also felt the same away.I mean, the crowd was ple behind imposing these in- it still hurts. —Rajesh Kumar seething. sane rules and regulations —As told to Dinesh Chopra
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The new Chinese national football coach, former Dutch star Arie Haan, watches his players during a training session in Kunming on Friday. The squad is preparing for a friendly match against World Champions Brazil in February. No laughing matter this: Laughter, buffs. In a new show, plans for which are Gazza fails to impress: Former they say, is the best medicine. But it in the pipeline, a member of the public England international Paul Gascoigne, turned out as a bitter pill for players of could fight Mike Tyson in a televised who is in China to find a club willing to Chile’s under-20 football squad, who boxing match. Triage Entertainment is in take him, has so far impressed no one, have been fined for laughing. The ex- talks with Tyson’s team to strike a deal pulling off a “weak” and “clumsy” per- traordinary decision was taken by the for the ‘prize’ bout in which several net- formance, state media said. Gascoigne, South American country’s FA, following works have shown interest. If it goes, known as s Gazza, is on southern tropi- an ‘incident’ at the junior football tourna- Tyson’s opponent would spend months cal Hainan island practising with first-di- ment in Uruguay. Midfielder Luis Jara in training - and weeks in hospital. vision club Liaoning Bodao, but an exhi- told Las Ultimas Noticias newspaper: bition match this week proved a disaster, “We were eating and someone told a Catsuit in museum: Serena Williams’ the Beijing Youth Daily said. “He made joke. “We all laughed really hard, but the famous skin-tight catsuit is already a weak shots at the goal ... and didn’t coach was not happy and told us off. museum piece. The striking all-in-one seem able to run,” the paper said, char- Then they decided to charge us. I think outfit first donned by the player during acterising his performance as “clumsy”. they want us to behave as if we were at her victorious US Open campaign last “I don’t know what’s wrong with him,” a funeral.” year will not be worn again. “The cat-suit Liaoning Bodao player Luo Tongliang has been retired,” Williams says. “It will told the paper. “There seems to be a Fright night: After the millionaire stuff, be in a museum. I had to retire it,” she mismatch between his reputation and this is quite scary stuff for reality TV added. his actual performance.” Rohan falters India, Pakistan upset Arjun Singh in the final leads in Pro-Am in SAAF semifinals Gurgaon: Experienced pro New Delhi: The fact that the Arjun Singh shot a three-un- second seeded Russian Dhaka: Bangladesh defeated off his jersey and did a lap der 69 to be one up on Jeev Dmitri Vlasov is a full 82 favourites India 2-1 with a around the stadium as the Milkha Singh and Arjun At- places ahead of Rohan golden goal in extra time, home crowd cheered. wal, in the Business Today- Bopanna on the ATP ranking while Maldives beat Pakistan But Bangladesh’s delight American Express Pro-Am list did seem to matter even- 1-0 to reach the final of the was shortlived as Indian mid- championship on Saturday. tually as he coasted to a com- SAFF championship on Sat- fielder Alvito D’Cunha The Delhi golfer, who nar- fortable 6-4, 6-1 win in the urday. In the first semifinal, equalised four minutes later rowly missed winning the $10,000 ITF Futures on Satur- Maldives outplayed Pakistan, with a left-foot shot from out- season-ending Volvo Masters day. The 305th ranked Russ- winning with a spectacular side the box which flew over of Asia before finishing sec- ian blunted the edge of volleyed goal in 11th minute the head of an advancing ond, battled cold and windy Rohan’s serve and elicited er- from Ibrahim Fazeel. The Bangladesh ’keeper, Aminul conditions to move to the top rors off his backhand and host Bangladesh’s victory Haq. India then failed to cap- of the leaderboard. Amritin- volleys to pocket the 18 ATP over the defending champion italise on a free kick, taking der Singh was placed second points on offer. India was more dramatic. the game into extra time. at two-under 70. The match would not have After a goalless first half In the 8th minute of extra But Arjun would be more done Rohan’s confidence in the tightly contested time, midfielder Matiur wary of the bigwigs as Jeev too much of good, coming match, Bangaldeshi striker Munna found the Indian and Atwal were hot on his as it did just before the Rokonuzzaman Kanchan net with a powerful long heels at one-under 71 in the India-Japan Davis Cup tie. headed in a corner pass from shot from outside the box, two-day event. Digvijay Singles final: Dmitri Vlasov (Rus) bt Ro- Mohammad Arman in the securing Bangladesh a place Singh also carded 71 to share han Bopanna (Ind) 6-4, 6-1. TNN 77th minute. Kanchan took in the final. AP the third place. TNN
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