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New Delhi, Wednesday,January 29, 2003 Capital 48 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Times Sport Steven Spielberg once Another feather in Doubts over two wanted to make a Bhansali’s cap, Devdas venues; ICC board to James Bond film gets Bafta nomination review security Page 14 Page 13 Page 22
WIN WITH THE TIMES Two reports: One talks war, other says go slow Weapons UN is looking for
Established 1838 What Blix sees What ElBaradei sees Mustard gas: This blisters the skin and Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Mahajan •Iraq not ready to accept •No evidence of Iraq reviv- eyes and attacks lung tissue Heck no, we won’t go. disarmament demands ing its nuclear programme Chemical bombs: Iraq failed to account • Hiding documents in • Inspectors need a few for 6,500 chemical warfare bombs — Anti-Vietnam war slogan private houses more months Anthrax: Produced 8,500 litres of anthrax NEWS DIGEST may go to • Not complying on air surveillance • Documents found at a scientist’s Biological nutrients: Yet to declare 650 • There’s a sense of urgency to house were of little significance kg of bacterial growth nutrients meant 40 die in Bengal mishap: Forty achieve disarmament • No prohibited nuke activities seen for biological agents people were charred to death, when a Kolkata-bound tourist bus from Orissa collided with a paint-laden truck and burst into flames at Baliara party job in Howrah district. Azhar hopeful now: Mohammad Azharuddin said he Shourie may move to commerce; Iraq ready to strike Kuwait had full faith in the ju- AFP diciary and he was Uma, Jana quit portfolios Ottawa/United Nations: Iraq sure it would deliver has threatened to target Kuwait justice to me. He was By Smita Gupta and Tuesday night. Sanjay Dutta and retaliate against American reacting to the news Mahajan’s impending shift troops as US President George W TIMES NEWS NETWORK that the ban on Ajay is said to have resulted from Bush prepares to set out his case Jadeja was revoked Naidu’s complaint that if New Delhi: There was fre- for war. The US will be ready to by a court arbitrator on Monday. P24 Jaitley — one of his key gen- netic activity within the BJP strike by mid-February,Pentagon eral secretaries — was mov- Insulting Gandhi: A US fashion and amongst its members in officials have said. ing to the cabinet, he was en- magazine has outraged pacifists the Union government as the Though isolated in the 15-na- titled to get an equally impor- with an article depicting a brawny cabinet reshuffle scheduled tion UN security Council, Bush is tant replacement. man beating up Mahatma Gandhi for Wednesday took on the expected to use his State of the Sources said Jaitley, whom and calling for a healthy regimen of contours of a major exercise. Union address around 7.30 a.m. violent assaults to gain fitness. P15 the PM is keen to have back, IST on Wednesday, to make the Ministers and senior party is likely to get his old portfo- Euro stocks rally: European functionaries frantically lob- United States’ case for war. lio of law, justice and compa- The Bush administration is stocks rebounded, gold lost its lus- bied for and against being ny affairs. He will also hold tre and the dollar steadied on Tues- also likely to declassify informa- moved around or dropped as additional charge of commu- day as markets nervously looked to tion by next week which proves Deputy Prime Minister L K nications, the logic being that US President George W Bush’s state Advani confabulated with that Baghdad has concealed of the union address for the next most telecom policy issues weapons and information from BJP president Venkaiah seem mired in legal tangles. move in the Iraq crisis. P17 Naidu late into the night. the UN weapons inspectors. Meanwhile, the re-entry of The two top leaders of the UN According to informed C P Thakur into the cabinet sources, a decision has been weapons inspection team — Hans seemed a certainty. Health Blix and Mohammed ElBaradei taken to drop communica- minister Shatrughan Sinha tions, IT and parliamentary — reportedly differed in their as- gave an interview defending sessments of Iraq’s adherence to affairs minister Pramod Ma- himself against the criticism hajan from the cabinet and in- UN regulations on possession of he has been facing, but it weapons of mass destruction. duct him into the party as seemed clear that he would general secretary. (See detailed report on page 15). be getting a new job in the While Blix said that Iraq might Disinvestment minister Iraqi President Saddam Hussein meeting his army commanders in Baghdad on Monday. next 24 hours. be hiding documents relating to Arun Shourie is also set to be Two other cabinet vacan- its nuclear arsenal, ElBaradei Iraq should be given to turn on not coming clean, Iraqi Deputy was launched from there. Agencies gently kicked upstairs — to cies were created Tuesday said there was nothing signifi- the lights and become clean. Prime Minister Tariq Aziz prom- Comment: By so emphatically full charge of commerce night when coal and mines cant in the documents hidden. Iraq’s time for choosing peaceful ised more cooperation in future. proclaiming the inevitability of and industry; his former min- minister Uma Bharati and In Washington, US Secretary of disarmament is ending’’. But Aziz made it clear that if war, the US may well be render- istry will come under the con- law minister K Jana Krishna- State Colin Powell said Iraq did Iraq, on its part, has already US invaded, they would be met ing itself deaf to possible non-vi- trol of finance minister murthy also put in their pa- not have ‘‘much more time’’ to started accumulating food and with ‘‘bullets, not flowers’’. Iraq olent solutions which would en- Jaswant Singh. pers. While Uma will take comply. ‘‘The issue is not how medicine in view of the impend- would not seek to attack targets able it to achieve its goals in Iraq The fate of Shourie’s bete over the MP state unit, Krish- much more time the inspectors ing war. After UN weapons in- on the US mainland. It could — and further afield. noire, oil minister Ram Naik, namurthy appears to be head- by Laxman need... but how much more time spectors criticised Baghdad for strike at Kuwait if an US strike See Sacred Space on page 16 YOU SAID IT was hanging in the balance ed for political wilderness. Cong splits, 8 Sops for housing, go to Mayawati small savings stay TIMES NEWS NETWORK & PTI Lucknow: In a blow to the Congress in Ut- TIMES NEWS NETWORK can be no rise in expenditure. tar Pradesh, eight of its 24 MLAs broke But the interests of the vulner- New Delhi: Finance minister away from the party on Tuesday to form a able sections of society have to Jaswant Singh is not very hap- new group. Speaker Kesari Nath Tripathi be kept in mind.’’ py with the report of the Raj- granted recognition to the group — named The Rajnath Singh commit- nath Singh committee on the Akhil Bharatiya Congress Dal — as a tee opposed the abolition of tax Kelkar panel recommenda- separate party. rebates on savings as provided tions, party sources said. Akhilesh Singh — who had been ex- under Section 88, 80L and 10 of While receiving the eight-page pelled by the Congress sometime ago — Why he hasn’t come by helicopter report from BJP president M the Income Tax Act and the re- said the new party would nominate its ex- as he used to? He is no more a Venkaiah Naidu on Monday moval of deduction in respect ecutive committee on Wednesday and then minister that’s why. evening, he did not conceal his of interest on housing loans, decide its future course of action. unhappiness, the sources said. now at Rs 1.5 lakh, at a time However, according to a report, six Later, Deputy Prime Minis- when the government has set a MLAs had met Tripathi and expressed indiatimes.com POLL ter L K Advani, the sources target of building one crore confidence in the leadership of chief Yesterday’s results: Do you think added, also met Jaswant Singh housing units in five years. minister Mayawati. They said that Ajay Jadeja should be selected to explain the party’s views — It has also rejected the with- two more MLAs would join the group to play for India? that it was important that the drawal of tax exemptions on later in the day. education loans now available Congress general-secretary in-charge of Yes 50% No 50% BJP, in an election year, sends out the right political message under Section 80E and on med- UP Motilal Vora and party president Sonia • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. to its constituents. ical expenses under Section Gandhi’s political secretary,Ambika Soni, The Rajnath Singh report — 80DDB as well as withdrawal of in New Delhi, claimed there had been no Today’s question: Do you think the which was released on Tues- standard deductions for the split. They said Tripathi had notified anti-defection law in its present form is salaried class. Singh as an ‘‘unattached member’’. After inadequate to prevent horse-trading? day by Naidu — rejects Kelkar’s proposal on lifting tax The report adds that exemp- Singh’s expulsion, the Congress’ strength Cast your vote on sops on savings, housing loans tions to the small scale sector was reduced to 23. Any split would have re- www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 and agricultural income, and cooperatives should con- quired eight members crossing over, but stressing that that it was tinue: ‘‘The BJP felt the tax pol- only seven, apart from Singh, had quit the against the interests of the vul- icy should target economic party,they said. nerable sections of society. growth, social justice, employ- Tripathi cited an SC verdict that unat- Naidu said, ‘‘I made a simple ment generation and balanced tached members would be treated as mem- request to the finance minister. growth between different re- bers of the party from which they had con- There is a need for increasing gions and judicious allocation tested the elections. Congress Legislature revenue, as without it there of resources,’’ Naidu said. Party leader Pramod Tewari said he would challenge the decision in the court. WEATHER Max. 19oC/ Min. 14oC Moonset: Wednesday — 1452 hrs Tax-free bonds for US-64 investors Moonrise: Thursday — 0530 hrs Sunset: Wednesday — 1757 hrs TIMES NEWS NETWORK UTI’s gambit vestors of US-64 eligible to convert Sunrise: Tshursday — 0711 hrs units to tax-free, tradable bonds in- Mist/fog in the morning. Partly cloudy sky Mumbai: The Unit Trust of India clude those holding up to 5,000 units, later. Minimum temperature will be around (UTI) has announced a fresh pack- The offer those holding above 5,000 units (both o 7 C. Maximum relative humidity on Tuesday age to woo US-64 investors to stay All US-64 holders can convert classes have different assured re- 95 per cent and minimum 80 per cent. put after the Centre-sponsored guar- units to 5-year, tax-free tradable turns from the government) and also anteed returns package expires on bonds those who buy the units from the Book your Classifieds May 31, 2003. secondary market. He has clarified UTI chairman M Damodaran on The interest rate 24 hours service: “51-666-888” Not announced yet, but analysts that units purchased between No- Tuesday announced that all US-64 vember 11, 2002, and January 22, Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” unit holders will have the option to feel it will be between 5.5% and 6% 2003, will continue to be traded and The ATM of information convert their units to 5-year, tax-free repurchased at the net asset value The Largest Classifieds Site tradable bonds that would effective- based price and will not be offered ly offer higher returns than other US-64 prices in the secondary mar- these bonds. bonds of a similar tenure. ket to appreciate considerably in the The newly formed UTI Asset Man- The officials added that the near-term, because of this option of agement Company and the Trustee * 36 pages with Ascent + 8 pages of Delhi Times government will announce a series + 4 page Feature a 5-year tax-free bond. Trading in Company held its first board meet- of steps in this regard, including US-64 started on Tuesday and in- ing on Tuesday. Discussions were the coupon rate of these five-year dicative bids were quoted in the held on operational details of UTI-I bonds, though market analysts esti- range of Rs 9-10. and UTI-II. UTI Asset Management mate this to be in the range of 5.5 to ‘‘Since these bonds will be tax- Company,which is the sponsor com- 6 per cent. free, banks, financial institutions pany for UTI-II schemes, will have According to UTI officials, it and corporates will find this paper Damodaran as the chairman and would make sense for an individual quite attractive vis-a-vis a similar managing director with effect from investor to convert his units to government paper, which will have February 1, 2003. Other part-time di- bonds as these bonds can potentially lower effective yields,’’ said D S R rectors on the board include S H yield better returns. Murthy,executive director, UTI. Bhojani, J S Mathur and B D Sumi- UTI officials said they expected Damodaran has clarified that in- tra, chief financial officer, SBI.
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2 Wednesday,January 29, 2003 DELHI The Times of India, New Delhi Kidnapped boy rescued TIMES NEWS NETWORK also missing,’’ a police officer said. The kidnappers de- New Delhi: The southwest manded Rs three lakh and district police rescued a 12- that the money be paid near year-old boy, who was kid- Etah in UP.A police team was napped from Naraina, from sent but nobody turned up. To chat on SMS send 'cchat'
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The Times of India, New Delhi DELHI Wednesday,January 29, 2003 3 Malviya Nagar tense after police, locals clash DU lecturer TIMES NEWS NETWORK licemen near Press Enclave. Al- maraj said. Since both had buses ply- reached his house in Hauz Rani, res- though the tension was diffused ear- ing on the same route, they were al- idents got enraged. They knew that New Delhi: Malviya Nagar re- ly Tuesday, it was necessary to post ways at loggerheads. ‘‘On Monday, mained tense on Monday, a day after Mahender was behind the incident. men to avoid any other skirmish,’’ they had an altercation over whose a riot broke out in the area in which They came out and waited for any wanted for deputy commissioner of police bus will leave early. Jagdish, at Ma- bus, belonging to Mahender, to pass. five police officials were injured. Res- idents of Hauz Rani, adjoining (south) P Kamaraj said. hendra’s instance, left before Suhail’s ‘‘As soon as the bus reached the According to Kamaraj, the riot bus left the bus stand,’’ Kamaraj said. Malviya Nagar, pelted stones at po- area, the residents stopped it and started at 8:30 pm. Around evening, At the Nehru Place bus stand, licemen when they tried to stop them pulled out the driver,’’ Kamaraj said. wife’s suicide from damaging a bus. an altercation broke out between Suhail tried to stop Jagdish from The residents beat the driver up Residents took to the streets on Suhail and Jagdish. ‘‘Suhail was a leaving. ‘‘The accused, however, did By Bhadra Sinha ents and friends lodged a Monday night after a resident of the contractor who ran buses, also run- not yield to his requests. He did not and started damaging the bus. The TIMES NEWS NETWORK complaint with the sub-di- area, Suhail, was crushed to death ning on route number 534. Jagdish even fight with him and, instead, police team reached the spot.The sit- visional magistrate. On under a bus in Nehru Place in the works with another contractor, Ma- drove over him,’’ Kamaraj said. uation went out of control when they New Delhi: A Delhi Uni- the SDM’s directions, the versity lecturer of the Hin- evening. ‘‘We had posted some po- hender, a resident of Mehrauli,’’ Ka- When the news of Suhail’s death started pelting stones at the police. di department of Sri Lost love Venkateswara College, has been issued non-bailable •On December 31, More industrial areas warrant for allegedly tor- Take your pick at mandis 2002, Archana com- turing his wife and driving TIMES NEWS NETWORK ‘‘About 700,000 workers are mitted suicide TIMES NEWS NETWORK her to commit suicide. chemicals and are harmful,’’ employed in these industries. Foodsplit Yusuf said. New Delhi: Twenty four res- By converting these areas Archana, wife of Suraj •The police found that New Delhi: There are plans idential colonies in the city Prakash, committed sui- her husband Prakash Delhi Agricultural Mar- into industrial zones, we will to segregate inorganic and • Organic and inorganic keting Board chief X K would be declared as indus- be able to ensure that the cide by hanging herself used to torture her organic produce in the city’s fruits and vegetables to trial areas in the first week of from a ceiling fan on New Mehto said: ‘‘Our experts can workers continue to earn •Prakash is missing. A fruit and vegetable mandis. be segregated. make out the difference easi- February. their livelihood,’’ he said. Year’s night. Prakash was This segregation will begin Addressing a press confer- attending a party when the warrant has been is- • Three new mandis for ly. Besides, they also know The decision to convert over the next six months and ence on Tuesday, Delhi incident happened. sued sale of organic food will the areas in which such these areas into industrial re- will ensure incentives for Bharatiya Janata Party chief The warrants were is- be opened. products are grown.’’ gions was taken at a recent farmers who use organic ma- Madan Lal Khurana said: sued after the police filed a • Mandis will be Yusuf said: ‘‘We are in the meeting between Union ur- police registered a case nure. connected process of setting up three ‘‘More than 70 per cent of ban development minister report stating that against Prakash on Janu- Prakash was untraceable. Announcing this on Tues- via internet. modern mandis in Mayur Vi- these colonies, including Tri Ananth Kumar and a BJP ary 10. During the probe, day,Delhi state food and civil har, Dwarka and Andheria Nagar, Vishwas Nagar and delegation, Khurana said. Prakash has been on the the police recovered letters run since January 10. supplies minister Haroon Mod. They will have kiosks Shahdara, house small scale Besides these, five ap- written by Archana to her Yusuf said: ‘‘People of this for farmers and only cleaned, units. The industrial activity proved industrial areas, Prakash had got mar- parents. ‘‘She had often ried to Archana in October city should know what kind packed and weighed fruits has been going on in these ar- where only small-scale estab- complained about how of fruits and vegetables they and vegetables will be sold.’’ eas for many years now.’’ lishments are allowed at 2001. The two had a love Prakash tortured her. She are eating.’’ higher yield. But use of or- Yusuf said: ‘‘We have ap- In all, about 50,000 indus- present, would be declared marriage. Prakash got a said he used to beat her af- About 60 per cent of all ganic manure leads to small- proved Rs 136 crore for trans- tries are believed to be run- extensive industrial areas, he job as a lecturer in the Hin- ter getting drunk,’’ the of- fruits and vegetables con- er-sized vegetables and forming the markets.’’ He ning in these 24 localities. said. di department of Sri ficer said. sumed in Delhi are inorganic fruits. said an online network be- Venkateswara college. After registering the ‘‘Inorganic fruits and veg- tween different mandis will ‘‘Archana was teaching case, a police party imme- and are grown with chemical be set up soon. at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya,’’ a diately went to Sri fertilisers which results in a etables invariably contain police officer said. The Venkateswara college. Al- couple lived in the DU though Prakash had north campus. joined on January 8 after On December 31, the the winter break, he couple had returned from stopped going to college af- a party. Prakash, however, ter learning that a case left Archana immediately had been registered after that to attend another against him. party.When he came back, In his anticipatory bail he found Archana hanging application Prakash’s from a ceiling fan. lawyer claimed he was in- Although she did not nocent and that the police name Prakash in her sui- were implicating him in a cide note, Archana’s par- false case. Metro trains arrive New Delhi: The Delhi Metro received two more train sets from South Korea on Monday night. With the arrival of these two trains, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) now has a total of eight trains. TNN
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FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER OF DELHI Rain or snow is likely to occur at isolated places in Ut- taranchal, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kash- NATIONAL Rains bring temperature down mir. Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at iso- Mumbai: I-A 0700, lated places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, north TIMES NEWS NETWORK 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, 24.1 mm,’’ said meteorologi- toward the northeast. This 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, north Konkan and Goa north madhya Ma- cal department director R D may cause more rainfall in 2300 Jet Air 0650, New Delhi: Delhi made up harashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha and north Chhattisgarh. Mainly Singh. The northwestern dis- Uttar Pradesh. In Delhi, how- 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, dry weather will prevail over the rest of the country. for its quota of rain in Janu- 1935, 2030, 2200, turbance over Jammu and ever, we are expecting only ary on Tuesday. The city re- Sahara 0700,1800, 2015 INDIA WORLD Kashmir was responsible for light rain now. The night KOLKATA: I-A 0700, ceived 8.5 mm of rain till 8.30 ★★ Max Min Max Min Max Min 1600 ,1700,1945 Amsterdam 11 07 the rainfall in Delhi. temperature may come down Jet Air 0600, 1720, Delhi 19 14 Guwahati 23 10 am, and then 2 mm during Sahara0705,1915 Mumbai 30 23 Dehradun 21 12 Bahrain 20 12 the day.Usually,in the month But the met office’s fore- to 7 degree C.’’ said Singh. CHENNAI: I-A Chennai 31 21 Hyd’bad 32 19 Bangkok 34 23 cast that the day’s tempera- The met office has not, R Beijing -02 -10 of January the city receives 0640,0955★★★ Kolkata 28 15 Indore 32 16 ture would hover around 25 however, ruled out the possi- 1645,1900 Jet Air Bangalore 30 16 Jaipur 23 13 Chicago -11 -22 22.6 mm of rain. 0645,1900 Ahm’bad 33 16 Lucknow 29 14 Geneva 06 03 ‘‘We have already received degree C did not come true. bility of fog. BANGALORE: T’puram 31 20 Patna 25 10 Hong Kong 22 14 The maximum temperature ‘‘The maximum relative E I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal 32 16 Rajkot 35 15 London 13 08 Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 33 21 Shimla 13 NA Los Angeles 29 15 came down to 19.1 degree C. humidity was 100 per cent Sahara 0715, 1745 Pune 34 17 Srinagar 07 01 Moscow 01 -01 ‘‘The night temperature while the minimum was 77 HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 M GOA: I-A 1200, may fall further because of per cent. Constant moisture Sahara 1135 TRAIN RESERVATIONS the decrease in clouding as in the air may cause fog,’’ he KULU: Jagson 0630, 0650, 1215 ★ Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 2000 hrs. on the systems are moving away said. E AHMEDABAD: 28.01.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. I-A 0600,1700★★1845, Impostors held: Two men, Jet Air 0610 Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl Om Prakash and Banwari, who GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH M I-A 0555★★, 1010• 4033 Jammu Mail 29.01 29.01 07.02 29.01 were posing as officers from ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 04.02 10.02 29.01 the Central Bureau of Investi- Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 30.01 07.02 06.02 10.02 gation, were arrested on Mon- Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST B Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Calcutta Rajdhani 29.01 29.01 05.02 — day in Sadar Bazar area. The 6853700, (Airport) 25665404 Sahara: (City) 2335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 30.01 29.01 29.01 13.02 two had allegedly attempted to (Airport) 25675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 31.01 31.01 31.01 18.02 Checkin) 25662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 30.01 03.02 15.02 rob a person of Rs 7,000.TNN R INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 29.01 29.01 29.01 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 29.01 29.02 29.01 BANGKOK/TOKYO: 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 02.02 01.02 29.01 29.01 Thai Air 0010 (TG-316), 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 19.02 23.02 A A-I 0050 (IC-855) 5622 North East Exp — 05.02 17.02 16.03 FRANKFURT: Lufthansa 0305 (LH-761) 2554 Vaishali Exp 30.01 02.02 31.01 13.02 AMSTERDAM: 2816 Puri Exp — 29.01 29.01 29.01 N KLM 0140 (KL-472) 2802 Purshottam Exp — 06.02 17.02 06.02 LONDON: British Air 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 04.02 31.01 31.01 0210 (BA-142) 4230 Lucknow Mail 02.02 05.02 06.02 06.02 PARIS: Air France WEST C 0040 (AF-147) 2904 Golden Temple Mail 30.01 30.01 30.01 17.02 SINGAPORE: Sin’pore 2926 Paschim Exp 29.01 06.02 10.02 24.02 Air 2055 (SQ-407), 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 29.01 29.01 03.02 — A-I 0050 (I-855) 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 29.01 29.01 29.01 — E ABUDHABI: 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 13.02 13.02 30.01 A-I 1810 (AI-765) 1078 Jhelum Exp — 06.02 30.01 19.02 MOSCOW: 2916 Ashram Exp 29.01 13.02 03.02 06.02 A-I 1115 (AI-515) SOUTH ROME/GENEVA: 2616 G T Exp 29.01 29.01 29.01 29.01 A-I 0350 (AI-173) 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 30.01 29.01 30.01 30.01 AIR INDIA 2432 Trivandrum Raj 04.02 04.02 02.02 — 2626 Kerala Exp — 29.01 30.01 30.01 AHMEDABAD: 2618 Mangala Exp — 12.02 29.01 29.01 0115 (A-I 3112) 2628 Karnataka Exp — 01.02 29.01 29.01 MUMBAI: 0315 (A-I 722), 2724 A P Exp 02.02 30.01 30.01 29.01 0615 (A-I 142), 0700 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 31.01 04.02 03.02 — (A-I 802), 2145 (A-I 315) 7022 Dakshin Express — 29.01 — 29.01 A-I: (City)23736446 /47/48 No. of passengers dealt on 27.01.2003 (Delhi Area): 52,035 (N. 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6 Wednesday,January 29, 2003 DELHI The Times of India, New Delhi Check dams make Aravali’s lost vegetation reappear in Asola forest By Saurabh Sinha over the last few years the vegeta- and the result of harvesting the cover of the city and lead to a rise and Delhi. But in its depleted overall improvement in the envi- rial College, the water table had TIMES NEWS NETWORK tion has changed amazingly in rain has been fantastic. The vege- in the water table. It will also help state, say environmentalists, the ronment. The Centre for Science risen from 35.8 mbgl to 22.1 mbgl,’’ places. The Aravali species are tation is fast changing near the prevent soil erosion by having a forests here can hardly save Delhi and Environment (CSE) conduct- a CSE coordinator said. New Delhi: Walking through the reappearing, replacing the desert harvesting structures,’’ said Del- firmer grip on from becoming a desert and need ed an impact assessment in some ‘‘The quality of water too had Asola forest, that primarily has species that is over-running the hi’s former chief conservator of the top soil,’’ a to be saved. places where rain was being har- improved,’’ the coordinator said. desert vegetation, one suddenly forests here,’’ said deputy conser- forest S S Garbyal. WATER wildlife offi- Water harvesting can do the vested. Despite the abysmally There are other benefits too — comes across verdant patches of vator of forests (south) R S How will replacement of nar- cial in Asola needful. ‘‘Regular recharge of poor rainfall last year, the post- no waterlogging. Reduced cost of broad-leaved trees. These ‘‘oases Prashant. row-leaved trees of the desert VIGIL forest said. ground water can be ensured by a monsoon water level had record- running tubewells as with each in the midst of desert’’, say offi- Thus, indigenous species like vegetation with the broad-leaved The Asola better undergrowth and tree cov- ed a rise. ‘‘In Jamia Hamdard Uni- metre’s fall in the water table, an cials, have formed due to harvest- anogysis pendula, dhak, junglee trees help? ‘‘Bigger leaves are bet- experiment needs to be replicated er (by retaining the ridge as a nat- versity, the pre-monsoon level additional 0.4 kilo watt of energy ing of rain water by building jalebi are reappearing in the Aso- ter carbon sinkers. They can ab- in the other parts of the ridge as ural forest and not a park,’’ an was 45 metres below ground level is required to pump out the same check dams. la forest, he said. ‘‘There are sorb more pollution and release well. The ridge is the only barrier NGO, Srishti’s, report says. (mgbl). The post monsoon level amount of water. (The reporter ‘‘Thanks to these check dams, about 30 check dams in Asola area oxygen. It will add to the green between the desert of Rajasthan Thus harvesting can lead to an was 38 mbgl. In Janki Devi Memo- has a CSE Media Fellowship)
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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Wednesday,January 29, 2003 9 No UAV down, says India Iraq war will affect TIMES NEWS NETWORK controlled UAVs that had vio- year, have been increasingly lated Pakistani airspace deploying UAVs against each New Delhi: Defence min- along the Line of Control other to provide real-time im- istry officials on Tuesday de- (LoC). agery of troop movements or nied Pakistan’s claim that its ‘‘The Pakistan claim is ab- to take photographs of spe- economy: Vajpayee forces had shot down an Indi- solutely incorrect. No such cific locations and posts. an spy UAV (unmanned aeri- TIMES NEWS NETWORK incident has taken place,’’ A few spy drones from ei- achieve national integra- al vehicle) over Pakistan-oc- The fallout tion in the true spirit.’’ said an Indian Army officer. ther side have been shot Ahmedabad: Prime Min- cupied Kashmir. An IAF officer, in turn, said: down during these recon- War will affect India’s He appreciated the co-op- ister Atal Bihari Vajpayee • According to reports from ‘‘We have no such informa- naissance missions. oil imports worth Rs eration extended by the on Tuesday sought the Islamabad, the military-run tion.’’ While the unmanned aeri- 90,000 crore per annum state governments in the UNO’s intervention to inter-services public rela- Both Pakistan and India, al vehicles used by Pakistan from Gulf Golden Quadrilateral proj- avert a war against Iraq. A ect. The completion of the tions department on Tuesday especially during the eyeball- are of Chinese origin, India war will adversely affect •Petrol prices may go claimed that the downed air- to-eyeball military confronta- is basically using spy planes up again first phase — linking four India, which imports oil major cities — will save craft was one of two remote- tion along the border last obtained from Israel. worth Rs 90,000 crore per •Any such price rise will around Rs 8,000 crore per annum from the Gulf coun- jeopardise the economy annum. tries, he added. Speaking after the inau- Vajpayee said it was un- was heavily dependent on guration of the Rs 180-crore fortunate that the Opposi- the Gulf countries for pe- National Expressway’s first tion parties had dubbed the phase — part of the 5,846- troleum products. Petrol project as a political stunt. km Golden Quadrilateral prices have already gone He said earlier govern- project — Vajpayee said the up, and in the event of war, ments at the Centre have Iraq-US crisis should be re- the situation could prove to not paid any attention to- solved through dialogue. be worse for the Indian wards construction of new And, the UNO, he said, was economy,he said. roads and highways. the best forum for a mean- Reiterating the commit- ‘‘We have taken up a chal- ingful dialogue. ment of the NDA towards lenging job and it will speed Without naming the US, development, he said the up development. the Prime Minister said the mega project of national ‘‘The new road network superpower should exer- highways was a glaring ex- being created through vari- cise restraint in the larger ample in this direction. ous road projects will im- interest of world peace. ‘‘The linking of Srinagar prove our economy and In- Any escalation of the war- with Kanyakumari will not dia will be exporting tonnes like situation could jeopar- only accelerate the pace of of fresh vegetables and dise India’s economy,which progress but also help fruits through this project.’’
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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Wednesday,January 29, 2003 11 Another teacher AP Policemen, BKU dies in Nagpur farmers clash IMES EWS ETWORK Congress caught napping TIMES NEWS NETWORK T N N Nagpur: Barely two days af- Meerut: Tension prevailed By Rajesh Ramachandran Disagreement that Mayawati was person- ter the gruesome murder of a in Shahpur area of Muzaf- TIMES NEWS NETWORK ally in touch with these MLAs, offering them cabi- woman teacher, yet another farnagar district following a Motilal Vora threatens tragedy struck the school New Delhi: While the Con- • net berths and other sops, clash between the police and gress on Tuesday officially to move court for the deaf and dumb Bharatiya Kisan Union ac- even when they were after a 42 year-old teacher, claimed that there had been •Ambika Soni accuses brought to Delhi to meet So- tivists near Kakra village on no split in its legislature Kishore Halve, died due to Monday. Mayawati of luring and nia Gandhi. We can’t expect party in Uttar Pradesh, threatening MLAs cardiac arrest. About 30 farmers and 12 the Congress president to Congressmen here blamed grapple with the nitty-grit- On Saturday, Nailini Gaik- policemen were injured after •High command failed the high command for its ty.Two political secretaries wad, a 25-year-old teacher the protestors pelted stones to act, say Congmen was strangled by 12 inmates inept handling of the issue. have been appointed and at the police, forcing the lat- — two boys and 10 girls — be- Congress general-secre- the UP split is indicative of ter to open fire. Mayawati to split parties al- cause they were upset by tary in-charge of UP Moti- the total failure of the pres- Security has been tight- the restrictions imposed lal Vora even threatened to luring the MLAs or threat- ent establishment.’’ ened and senior superintend- by Gaikwad. go to court against the ening them. We tried every- Congress MP Noor Bano, ent of police (Muzaffarna- Halve escorted all the 12 Speaker’s decision. Party thing within our power to whose son Kasim Ali had accused students to court on gar) and deputy inspector president Sonia Gandhi’s stop it,’’ said Soni. defected, was at the AICC Monday and helped the po- general (Saharanpur range) political secretary, Ambika But other Congress lead- headquarters trying to ex- lice and the court by using FIERY END: The remains of a passenger bus near Howrah on the Kolkata-Mumbai highway on are camping in the Shahpur Soni, said: ‘‘There have ers don’t agree. Said a sen- plain that she was unaware Tuesday. At least 40 people were charred to death when the bus coming from Baripada sign language for interpreta- area to monitor the been consistent efforts by ior leader: ‘‘All of us knew of her son’s decision. (Orissa) collided with a loaded truck. tion. situation. Hearing the news of Halve’s demise, another lady teacher, Saroj Patil, also col- lapsed after complaining of giddiness and had to be rushed to the hospital.
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12 Wednesday,January 29, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi A coup for Mayawati Skull found in Raja Mixed reaction in the BJP By Atul Chandra tive to the present dispensa- the defections. The move TIMES NEWS NETWORK tion. The Congress is now no about which BJP was not tak- Bhaiyya’s house over Raja Bhaiyya’s arrest more than a stump of a party en into confidence has forced Lucknow: Chief minister TIMES NEWS NETWORK & PTI in UP with just 16 legislators the party into a huddle. TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mayawati has succeeded in sought to soften the criti- — excluding Akhilesh Singh, With Mayawati holding all Bhaiyya and BJP doing what the Samajwadi Pratapgarh\New Delhi: The Kunda police on Tuesday cism. ‘‘We had said the use of who had been expelled and the aces, it now remains to be claimed to have recovered the skull and bones of a cer- New Delhi: The arrest of Pota by the Tamil Nadu gov- Party could not do. independent MLA Raghuraj Rajnath Singh says the the Gauriganj MLA, who is seen if the BJP can now take tain Santosh Mishra from Benti Kothi of jailed MLA • ernment against MDMK With some help from Pratap Singh under the Pre- motive behind the arrest dead. For a party that was the decision of snap poll, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya. leader Vaiko was inappropri- Speaker Keshari Nath Tri- vention of Terrorism Act is pure vindictiveness struggling to revive its politi- now that Mulayam cannot The bones were recovered from a pond in the Kothi ate. But in the case of Raja pathi, she has caused a split (Pota) has set the cat among cal fortunes in a state which claim to be in a position to compound. Two years ago, Santosh’s wife Vineeta had •Venkaiah says party will Bhaiyya, I have asked Arun in the Congress Party. In do- the pigeons in the BJP. One was its pocket- borough, the form a government. take a stand after study- Jaitley, to examine the FIR ing that, she has not only jolt- lodged an FIR stating her husband was murdered by section has strongly de- climb has been made steeper. As despite the support of ing the case etc. After studying the case, ed the Congress but has dealt Raja Bhaiyya and his 11 associates. The body was dis- nounced the arrest as an act The split also proves that the defectors, it still cannot be we’ll take a stand,’’ he said, a double blow to the BJP, posed of in his Kothi, she had claimed. The case is being of political vendetta, while •Senior party functionary Congress leaders continue to said that the government will adding: ‘‘In any case, it won’t which is yet to recover from investigated by the Kunda Kotwali. another wants to avoid any said the BJP won’t stick pull in different directions. sail through any trial of Mayawati’s onslaught The police have arrested Raja Bhaiyya’s secretary, criticism of the arrest, lest it its neck out for Raja affect BJP-BSP equation.’’ against independent MLA While the Congress is try- strength on the floor of the driver and the chairman of the Kunda Nagar Panchay- affect BJP-BSP ties. Bhaiyya Another senior party func- ing to come to grips with the House, the possibility of tionary stressed the BJP did from Kunda, Raghuraj Prat- at in this connection. According to a PTI report: An anti- On Tuesday, BJP general coup, the BJP is confused. fresh round of elections are not intend to go out of its way ap Singh and his father Uday bomb squad from Kanpur was called in to conduct secretary and former UP CM the charges will be dropped. The ruling coaltion partner more than probable. What is to defend Raja Bhaiyya. Pratap Singh. search operations in Raja Bhaiyya’s Badri Palace fol- Rajnath Singh, who had al- If they won’t, action will be has not been able to formu- crucial is if the BJP will wait ‘‘We won’t stick our necks She has also shattered lowing the discovery of a tunnel. ready criticised the arrest, taken against them.’’ whatever hopes and dreams late its response to the for the Vidhan Sabha session out for Raja Bhaiyya, nor do However, the Army has denied reports that its troops said the use of Pota in this Asked how he rated the fu- that Mulayam Singh Yadav hounding of Kunda MLA and or withdraw its support. If it had conducted searches for hidden weapons there. we intend to go in appeal case was pure political vin- ture of the alliance, he ges- may have nurtured of top- his father,especially after the pulls out of the coalition, it ‘‘Reports of sending a team of Army experts for against the evidence of the dictiveness. ‘‘What sort of tured above, meaning it was pling the BSP government two, along with an MLC, have may still be able to salvage search of weapons, in the palace belonging to Raja police. If he has been wrong- politics is this? The CM says with Congress support. been booked under Pota, a some honour. Otherwise Bhaiyya and his father in Kunda, are false and base- in the hands of the Almighty. fully charged under Pota, the that if anyone facing crimi- With Tuesday’s split, the draconian law, which is its even Ram may not want to less,’’ said a defence ministry spokesperson. Party president Venkaiah remedy lies in the courts, not Opposition has no alterna- own creation. And now come come to their rescue. nal charges joins her party, Naidu, on the other hand, in the political alliance.’’
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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Wednesday,January 29, 2003 13 Banks sit on loan applications Devdas nominated India gives a wanted at Bafta awards for self-employment schemes London: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s blockbuster film Devdas has become list of 88 to Dhaka TIMES NEWS NETWORK transportation costs. grammes. the first Indian film to be nominated On credit assistance, state after The Centre, essentially accept- in the ‘Best foreign language film’ cat- New Delhi: With the states con- state highlighted the pendency of ing the problems, will convene a TIMES NEWS NETWORK & ment was defensive in its matic manner’’. demning the ‘‘apathy and non-co- egory at the British Academy of Film applications for loan sanctions, the meeting in March of representa- and Television Arts (Bafta) awards. AGENCIES reaction but assured the In- ‘‘It is a serious problem operation’’ of nationalised banks time-lag between loan sanction and tives of banks and the Reserve Besides Devdas, two other films dian side that it will under- that cannot be wished in providing credit assistance for New Delhi: The Centre has disbursement and the high rate of Bank of India. The Union finance made by NRIs — ‘Bend It Like Beck- take action to allay the Indi- away,’’ an external affairs self-employment programmes in asked Dhaka to hand over rejection of applications. Giving minister will participate as well, ham’ and ‘The Warrior’ — also got an fears — action that can ministry spokesman said in rural areas, the Centre has prom- 88 Indian insurgents cur- some examples, Bihar minister for said rural development minister nominations on Tuesday. be monitored at the next response to questions about ised a high-level meeting to sort out rently living in meeting of the JWG. Dhaka’s pro forma denials rural development Awadh Bihari Shanta Kumar. Thrilled with the nomination, an ec- Bangladesh. The insur- the ‘‘bottlenecks’’. Chaudhary said that against 1.90 SGSY, an integrated programme static Sanjay Leela Bhansali Another contentious is- of any migration taking On Tuesday, the second day of a gents include Sanjit Dev place from its side. lakh applications referred to the for self-employment, seeks to help said, ‘‘Mine is the first Indian film to two-day conference of state minis- Burman of the All Tripura Checklist ‘‘We have repeatedly banks for credit assistance under bring poor families above the be ever nominated for a Bafta award. ters of rural development, pan- Tiger Force, and Anup drawn their attention to the Swarnajayanti Gram Swaroz- poverty line by organising them I’d be lying if I said that didn’t mat- chayati raj and public works, the Chetia and Paresh Barua of •Anup Chetia and this phenomenon,’’ the gar Yojana (SGSY), only 50,404 ap- into self-help groups. Bank credit is ter.’’ the United Liberation Paresh Barua of the spokesman added. states said the attitude of the banks plications passed muster. a key element, with guidelines pro- ‘‘The Bafta award is very presti- Front of Asom. ULFA figure in the The reaction comes in was severely hampering efforts to In Orissa, only 25,000 of the viding for banker involvement at gious. To me, personally, it’s a stun- The demand was made to wanted list the wake of the summon- help the poor take up self-employ- 62,000 applications were cleared by all stages of implementation. The ning triumph because it means one the Khalida Zia govern- ing of deputy high commis- ment ventures. the banks. Gujarat said 40 per cent RBI has promised to take up the dif- major section of non-Indian viewers New Delhi seeks ment at the recently-con- • sioner Dilip Sinha to the Ministers and officials from 30 of the 8,000 applications in the state ficulties voiced by states with has accepted Devdas.’’ check on ISI activities cluded meeting of the joint foreign office in Dhaka, states and Union territories took are still pending. Tamil Nadu said banks. In more nuts-and-bolts an- Bhansali returned from Singapore and camps of insurgent working group in Dhaka. when India was accused of part in the conference, using the that against the subsidy to credit nouncements, Shanta Kumar’s on Sunday after attending the MTV groups According to official pushing Indian nationals opportunity also to highlight the is- ratio of 1:3 required under these ministry will now fix a timeframe Awards where Devdas won an award sources, the Indian side •Asks Dhaka to moni- into Bangladesh. Sinha was sues related to the Sampoorna programmes, banks were extend- for release of a second instalment for the best foreign language film from stressed the fact that Dha- tor illegal Bangladeshi told that this would vitiate Grameen Rozgar Yojna — delivery ing credit at 1:1 ratio, denting the of funds, once all the information Asia. Agencies ka’s cooperation will send a migration bilateral relations. and quality of foodgrains, and viability of self-employment pro- for the first instalment is in. clear-cut message to all mil- ‘‘There is no question of itants that Bangladesh does any Indian national being not welcome anti-India ac- sue that is developing be- pushed into Bangladesh. It tivities on its soil. tween the two countries is is a baseless allegation,’’ India gave specific infor- that of illegal Bangladeshi the spokesman said. mation about the existence migration. On January 27, while 50 of militant training camps On Tuesday, India urged Bangladeshi migrants were in Bangladesh and urged Bangladesh to ‘‘recognise being repatriated to their Dhaka to have them wound the reality of the situation’’ country,the Bangladesh Ri- up. New Delhi also brought caused by ceaseless illegal fles opened fire and killed up the issue of Pakistan’s immigration that has two persons. The Bangla ISI using Bangladesh terri- changed the demographic media reported this as an tory for its anti-India opera- profile in the North-east. It attempt by the BSF to push tions. asked the neighbour to ‘‘co- in Bangla-speaking Indian The Bangladesh govern- operate with us in a prag- nationals. LeT, SIMI behind Vile Parle blasts TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mumbai: The Mumbai po- lice suspect the role of the Pakistan-funded terrorist or- ganisation, Lashkar-e-Toiba and the banned Students Is- lamic Movement of India (SIMI) in the Vile Parle bomb blasts. The blasts took near the railway station on Mon- day evening, in which 30 peo- ple were injured. The police also believe that UAE-based L-e-T militant, Abu Hamza is the brain be- hind the first blast which took place at 8.25 p.m. and left 30 injured, four of them seri- ously. The police also believe that the blasts could be in retalia- tion to the Gujarat riots since Ghatkopar and Vile Parle have predominantly Gujarati population. In a massive combing oper- ation in Mumbai and Thane, the police have picked up over 250 people for question- ing. The police have also sent teams to Padgha near Kalyan, where SIMI had a fully-fledged communica- tions centre until it was banned in September 2001. Police commissioner, Ranjit Sharma, however, remained tight-lipped. New NHRC chief
TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India A S Anand will take over as the next chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission. Current incumbent, J S Ver- ma, retires on January 17. Anand was considered the frontrunner for the key job given his commitment to hu- man rights during his time at the Supreme Court. Anand’s appointment was formally cleared Monday evening at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Vajpayee. Singapore satellite
TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a satellite of Singapore during one of the forthcoming missions of the tested Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). ‘‘This will be the fifth for- eign satellite to be launched by ISRO as part of commer- cial marketing of India’s space capabilities. The Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space and Singapore’s Nanyang Tech- nological University have signed an agreement in this regard,’’ said an official. Peace prize
TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has been awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2002 for spreading the message of the Mahatma throughout the world. The Bhavan was started with Gandhi’s blessings in 1937 with a call that ‘‘Swaraj without sanskriti (culture) is like putting a rose garland around a monkey’s neck,’’ re- called executive director-gen- eral S Ramakrishnan.
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14 Wednesday,January 29, 2003 INTERNATIONAL The Times of India, New Delhi
Spielberg pays AROUND THE WORLD AFP Zeta-Jones, Douglas homage to trial to go on: Hollywood More worm attacks feared couple Michael Douglas and Reuters James Bond Catherine Zeta-Jones have Seattle/London: The two- the medium for previous failed to bring an early end to day-old computer worm high-profile virus attacks. their legal fight against a that wreaked havoc on the The malicious code ex- London: Oscar-winning di- rector Steven Spielberg was celebrity magazine that pub- Internet over the weekend ploits a weakness in Mi- lished photographs of their is finally losing steam as crosoft’s Windows 2000 SQL turned down when he tried to make a James Bond film — wedding. The Oscar-winning companies scramble to se- server database software, actor and his Welsh actress but that has not stopped him cure their networks. But although it does not delete wife lost their bid to have the computer security experts or otherwise touch data. It paying homage to the super- defence case thrown out a warn more dangerous spin- caused servers to crash and spy in his latest movie. preliminary hearing on Mon- offs might emerge in the congested traffic on the His critically acclaimed day at London’s High Court. next few days. global network. crime caper Catch Me If You The pair are suing Hello! mag- Authorities were probing Security advisors warned Can tells the true story of azine for two million pounds the “SQL Slammer” bug, that the worm was designed con artist Frank Abagnale, after it printed unauthorised the most damaging Web at- to rapidly infiltrate net- who before the age of 21 suc- photos of their lavish New tack in 18 months, which works and that it would con- cessfully posed as an airline York wedding in November 2000. During Monday’s hear- nearly shut down web ac- tinue to do so until servers pilot, a lawyer, a college pro- ing, senior judge Andrew cess in South Korea, were sufficiently patched. fessor and a paediatrician. Reflecting on the spoof Morritt criticised Hello! but brought many U.S. automat- Microsoft has developed a said its defence should be ic teller machines to a patch that can be down- Sixties scenes in his comedy starring Leonardo DiCaprio heard at a trial due to begin standstill and paralysed loaded at: ttp://www.mi- next Monday. Douglas and corporate networks. crosoft.com/technet/tree- and Tom Hanks, Spielberg told a London news confer- Zeta-Jones, who are expect- “Right now I would say view/default.asp?url=/tech- ed in court, will argue the ence on Monday: “This was a the Internet is looking net/security/bu magazine breached their right about as normal and benign letin/MS02-039.asp. homage to James Bond.” to privacy by printing the pic- as you’d see on any given Microsoft’s top security “The reason was to show tures. The couple sold the day. I would say (the worm) strategist Scott Charney that the world was Frank rights for their official wedding is behind us,” said Tom said that the world’s largest Abagnale’s oyster and he photos to OK! magazine, Hel- Ohlsson, vice president of software maker was reach- could be anything he wanted. lo!’s rival, in a reported one- marketing for Matrix Net- ing out to its SQL customers He could be a doctor,a lawyer million-pound deal. Reuters A South Korean man surfs the Net in Seoul on Tuesday. A Systems, a US firm that to urge them to download and also pretend — in order Chinese hacker’s website has emerged as a top suspect as to get the girls — to be some- Gangs and Chicago in monitors Internet traffic the patch. Bafta race: The battle for the origination of the computer worm that wreaked thing akin to 007. These flows. worldwide Internet havoc over the weekend. “The single largest mes- the Bafta There were Internet slow- sage is: keep your system up scenes are fun to shoot,” he awards — downs on Monday, but they there,” said Bruce Schneier, other networks were stop- to date with patches,” Char- said. often were scattered and seemed chief technology officer of gap measures that could be ney said. Abagnale cashed $2.5 mil- seen as lion in fraudulent cheques Former Femina Miss India-Universe Celina Jaitley poses to tail off entirely as the day networking monitoring easily overcome, raising the Genes marvelled at the an indica- with an F1 racing car in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Celina across the United States and wore on. Earlier in the day, company Counterpane In- threat of more attacks on design of Slammer, noting tor for the is the F1 ambassador for the 2003 Petronas Malaysian some firms reported prob- ternet Security. the flow of information and that its tiny size of 376 bytes 26 other countries before he Oscars — Grand Prix which will be held from 21-23 March. lems as they scrambled to Schneier said that some data across the Web. — about as dense as the sub- was caught and jailed. He has have already each scooped the top prize in install fortifications against of the steps taken to prevent The worm spreads ject line of an e-mail mes- now acts as an adviser to the turned into a tale of two US cities after Chicago their respective categories of best biography future intrusions. SQL (pronounced “sequel”) through network connec- sage — enabled it to spread FBI. Spielberg said he tried to make a Bond movie about and Gangs of New York, and best novel in the 2002 Whitbread Book “You’ll see variants out Slammer from spreading to tions rather than via e-mail, quickly. Reuters 30 years ago, but producer DiCaprio starring Leonardo Di- Awards announced earlier this month. Reuters Cubby Broccoli told him he Caprio, picked up 12 nominations each. Both are up for the presti- Infamous conman in London: Conman was not ready. Frank Abagnale dreaded seeing his teenage DUBYAMAIL “So 10 years after that I be- gious best film award, along with The Hours, Lord of the Rings sequel The Two Towers and life of crime being recreated by Hollywood — People who scoff at this strip should came his chief competitor The Pianist. Daniel Day Lewis was nominated but, much to his surprise, it worked out fine. get their mind checked. This is a cre- and began making his arch And for Leonardo DiCaprio, it was a dream ative piece. Keep it up TOI. for best actor for his role in Gangs of New rival into a hero — Indiana York, Martin Scorsese’s epic set in mid-19th come true playing one of the world’s most in- — Mail from 8888 user Jones. That was my pay- century Manhattan. Renee Zellweger was famous tricksters. He was greeted by thou- Every time you bash the Hindus, you back,” he said. With Abag- nominated for best actress for Chicago. Reuters sands of screaming fans as he joined Tom drive one more nail into Congress cof- nale sitting alongside him Hanks for UK premiere of crime caper Catch fin. You and your elk saw the results in and the film’s stars at the Spouses spar for literary award: A pair Me If You Can at the Empire in London’s Gujarat and will see elsewhere also press conference, Spielberg of married literary heavyweights is going head Leicester Square. Sitting side by side at a very soon. admitted to a sneaking admi- to head for the first time in the battle for one London news conference, DiCaprio and — Harish Thakkar ration for con artists who can of the country’s premier literary awards. Claire Abagnale agreed they had a ball on the Tomalin and Michael Frayn, both aged 69, Steven Spielberg movie. Reuters e-mail: [email protected] charm their way out of tight corners. Reuters
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The Times of India, New Delhi INTERNATIONAL Wednesday,January 29, 2003 15 Gandhi bashing Israelis go to kicks up a row ElBaradei at odds with Blix polls, Sharon Indo-US defence United Nations: The UN’s chief AFP By Chidanand Rajghatta nuclear watchdog, Mohammed El- tipped to win IMES EWS ETWORK ties worry Pak T N N Baradei, told Security Council Jerusalem: Israelis have be- members on Monday that docu- By Chidanand Rajghatta Tuesday reported the im- Washington: An American fashion maga- gun voting in a general elec- ments found at an Iraqi atomic TIMES NEWS NETWORK plications of the planned zine known for its bizarre humour and tion which Prime Minister scientist’s house were of little sig- joint air exercises. “I don’t questionable taste has outraged pacifists Ariel Sharon’s Likud party Washington: Pakistan nificance, a diplomat said. think it is politically advis- and peaceniks among others with an arti- looks set to win, bolstered by has complained to the The remarks attributed to ElBa- support for his tough policies United States about its able at all for the military cle depicting a brawny man beating up Ma- radei contrasted with a warning against a Palestinian revolt. growing military ties with and the US government to hatma Gandhi and calling for a “healthy given earlier by the chief chemi- Sharon is likely to face a India, including the joint do anything which would regiment of violent assaults” to gain fit- cal and biological weapons in- more daunting challenge air exercises using state- further complicate mat- ness. spector,Hans Blix, that Iraq might forging a lasting coalition of-the-art Sukhoi-30 and F- ters for the government of In an allegedly humourous three-page ar- be deliberately hiding documents among rival parties that have 15C fighter planes sched- Pakistan.” ticle titled “Maxim’s Kick-Ass Workout,” in private houses. come to reflect not only Kasuri is also invoking the magazine depicts 21 different scenes of ElBaradei said the 3,000 pages uled for later this year. hawks against doves but the the “complication” angle a muscular man hitting, kicking and chok- of documents were “mostly pri- Pakistan’s concerns growing secular-versus-reli- to plead with the adminis- ing Mahatma Gandhi, who is named in the vate notes, documents for re- were raised by its Foreign gious divide in Israeli society. tration to offer amnesty to text. search or training, and notes be- Minister Khurshid The 74-year-old former thousands of illegal Pak- The reader is urged to “teach those paci- tween the scientist and Iraqi state Mehmood Kasuri in meet- general said he hoped to set istani immigrants who are fists a lesson about aggression” and “ask organisations going back 30 ings with senior US offi- up a government that would in danger of being deport- Gandhi if he can see a change in your years,” a diplomat said. cials, including Defence last its four-year term and ed under the tightened pro- physique.” ElBaradei, head of the Interna- Secretary Donald Rums- end a period of political in- feld. He is also pleading cedures that requires na- In a side-bar to the story under the rubric tional Atomic Energy Agency tionals of 25 countries to “Total Wimp Workout” Maxim depicts (IAEA), and Blix briefed the Secu- stability in which Israel has with the Bush administra- seen three elections since tion to resume military be fingerprinted and pho- Gandhi huddling in a closet, arms wrapped rity Council in public on Monday tographed. around his knees and head bowed. The ac- morning, then held four hours of 1999. supplies to Islamabad. “Citizens of Israel, go and Deportation of large companying text encourages “wimps” to discussions with council mem- Fearing that the joint vote,” Sharon told reporters number of Pakistanis, “tighten your arms around your legs like bers behind closed doors. President Bush rehearsing his State of the Union address in the Indo-US air exercise will White House on Monday. at a polling station in blunt the nuclear capabili- even if they are in US ille- the time your mommy tried to take away A diplomat who took part in the gally, will inflame public private meeting said ElBaradei’s such placements of documents is ed to emphasise “the value of go- Jerusalem where he cast his ty of Pakistani F-16s, Malibu Ken” and to “cry like a kid enjoying opinion and unhinge the remarks were at odds with Blix’s deliberate to make discovery diffi- ing to private houses,” the sources ballot on Tuesday. which were also supplied his first rectal thermometer.” US war on terrorism, he is public statement. cult.” said. Final opinion polls indicat- by the US, Kasuri has The article, ostensible aimed at promot- arguing. But the arms is- The discovery of the docu- He added: “Any further sign of On Tuesday, ElBaradei said he ed Sharon’s right-wing Likud warned the development ing fitness in a funny way,is also displayed sue has moved to the top of ments “support a concern that concealment of documents would wanted to see Baghdad cooperate would increase its strength will strain Islamabad’s ties on the magazines subscription website un- Kasuri’s agenda following has long existed that documents be serious.” with UN weapons inspectors. to 30 or 33 seats in the 120-seat with Washington. der the title “Lets Get Physical,” but with- parliament. Sharon has bene- reports of the Indo-US ex- out the illustrations. The introduction to might be distributed to the homes A UN source played down the “I need an Iraq that is eager to “We would not be happy of private individuals” to make differences between the two offi- cooperate and not just dragging fited from the electorate’s at all if the exercise takes ercises that Pakistan sees the article reads, “Beating people up is lurch to the right after 28 as a threat to its offensive more than just a day’s work. If you do it them harder to find, Blix said. cials, noting that the documents its feet,” ElBaradei told CNN tele- place,” Pakistan’s foreign months of a Palestinian up- minister on Monday told capability. right, it can be an awesome fitness regi- Noting that the Iraqis denied dealt with nuclear issues, which is vision, a day after UN weapons in- ElBaradei’s domain and not the spectors delivered their interim rising in which Palestinian the editorial staff of the For more go to men. Knuckle up.” that, Blix went on: “On our side, we cannot help but think that responsibility of Blix. Blix want- report to the UN. AFP suicide bombers have killed Washington Post, which on www.timesofindia.com For more go to www.timesofindia.com hundreds of Israelis. Reuters
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16 Wednesday,January 29, 2003 The Times of India, New Delhi EDITEDIT PAGEPAGE Current of Patriotism Physics of Tao A THOUGHT FOR TODAY He is among the most celebrated physicists later, we need to have a theory, which can at Thousand Points of Light in Bilgaon of our time. Known for his pioneering least begin to come to terms with what How Bush succeeded in deflecting America’s anger from By Dilip D’Souza team dynamited — yes, actually blasted — work on black holes, Roger Penrose was consciousness is all about. bin Laden to Saddam Hussein is one of the great through rock. The channel feeds water into knighted for his contribution to science in Can you talk a little about your work on PR conjuring tricks of history. Recently, a friend and his wife took another a large tank they built on the slope high 1994. Of late, he has been working on the the nature of mind and its relation to theories couple to a Bandra restaurant for dinner. problem of explaining consciousness of physics? — John le Carre above the Titodi. From the base of the tank, Seated at the next table was a man my friend a sturdy metal pipe runs eight metres within the framework of physics. The Many people would say that mind is just a described like this: “Dark shirt, fingers downhill into a concrete shed that houses a Oxford professor was recently in the Capital very complicated computer. I don’t agree loaded with heavy gold rings, sipping his turbine and generator. to deliver a lecture organised by the with that analogy.To understand the concept True Lies drink alone and looking across at our table Water from the Udai flows through the Centre for Philosophy and Foundations of of mind and consciousness, people generally rather intently.” channel into the tank, then plunges through Science. He spoke to Abhishek G Bhaya: depend on the study of brain and neuro- It’s been said that the opposite of a great truth is not a Conversation in my friend’s party drifted the steeply inclined pipe into the turbine. chemistry on the one hand and religious and lie but another great truth. By the same token, the from subject to subject, touching on politics And then, if I may paraphrase again, there is Recent observations indicate that a super- psychological perspectives on the other. My opposite of an untruth is another untruth. Perhaps this now and again. Such talking points as electricity.Fifteen thousand watts worth. massive black hole is gobbling up matter from position is different. I believe that although is what accounts for the duality of perception: Of a Netaji, Germany and the swastika were The time, I watch the entire strength of the Milky Way. Will all stars, planets etc the elements and processes responsible for glass of water being half-full or half-empty, of the discussed, and then my friend made a Bilgaon’s tribal school — 300 children in eventually disappear into the black hole? the existence of consciousness are present interchangeability of good and evil. Take the increasing critical remark about the Shiv Sena. Mr Gold every size, shape and sex — turn out to do Although it’s called the supermassive in the physical world, they lead to the divergence between the United States and Europe on Ring erupted. He began shouting at the their bit for their village project. Gleaming black hole, it’s relatively tiny in relation to formation of consciousness only in the right Iraq. For the US, Saddam Hussein is pure poison. But two couples, making remarks about their thalis in their hands, squealing and the galaxy. Not all stars are going to find kind of structures such as the brain. I am go across to Europe, and it is a different perspective ancestry, telling the other diners Woh South laughing, they splash into the river to scoop their way into that little hole. There’s no working on a book, Road to Reality, that deals altogether. If anything, it is a view deeply damaging to Indian hain (“They are South Indians”) as up fine black sand from its bed, over and over threat of the solar system getting even close with these ideas. At present, physics cannot the US’s self-image as a protector of freedoms, guardian if that was a crime by itself. Then he again, producing a rapidly growing pile of to that black hole for thousands of years. help in the study of mind. What is needed is of democracy. Over 70 per cent of respondents who pronounced that he was a “nationalist” and the stuff on the side of the spur. That sand is There are several models of the universe doing a wholly different kind of physics. The key the rounds in scientific circles, the big bang again lies in the unification of small-scale participated in a recent Time-Europe poll cited as the these four were “anti-national.” now built into the tank that feeds the turbine. theory being the most accepted one. Will we physics of the quantum world with the biggest threat to world peace, not arch villain Saddam Some other diners clapped. Clearly he, The dynamiting itself: Madhu’s mate Murali and they, believed that simply pronouncing ever find out for sure how the universe started large-scale physics of the classical world. Hussein, but the US itself. Contrast this with the scene shoos us rubber-neckers off up the slope, yourself a ‘‘nationalist’’ is proof enough that and how it will end? Some eastern philosophies maintain that in the US, where a phenomenal 88 per cent are rooting lights the fuse with the cigarette dangling you are; it’s also enough to let you pronounce from his mouth, hitches up his veshti and You’ve to bear in mind that physicists answers to all mysteries of the universe lie for war. Not just this, one in two Americans now who isn’t. strolls up to join us. A few seconds later, a are very excitable people. If they come within our mind. Do you agree? believes that Saddam was responsible for the 9/11 When I heard this tale days later, it struck deep thump and huge pieces of rock fly across a new theory, they promote it as the It depends on how you phrase it. In a attacks. To be sure, American cities are witnessing me that at about the same time that this was through the air. answer to everything. Then a few years later, certain sense, I am saying something similar. some of the biggest anti-war protests in recent times. happening to my friends, I was in a tiny, Today,wires strung on poles lead from the the same theory is However, I am not But a clear majority of the American public has no but gorgeous, village in Maharashtra’s shed to all 12 Bilgaon padas, one actually replaced by yet an- implying that the difficulty accepting the official projection of Saddam as Nandurbar district. Bilgaon, it’s called; across the Udai river. That day when Gold other hypothesis. Q&A quest for knowledge the fountainhead of all evil. reachable either by very poor mud road from Ring was declaiming in Bandra, a symbolic Just like any oth- ends in meditation. That only a year ago the same people saw Osama in the dusty town of Dhadgaon, or by boat up switch was turned on. Lights shone in er theory, the big Physicists are very We’ll have to explore this role further underscores the point: Perceptions the Narmada from Hapeshwar in Gujarat, Bilgaon for the first time. Ever. Not the bang theory is not excitable people. If they within ourselves to vary, as much with distance as with time. In India, we followed by a brisk hike through the British, not 55 years of Indian govern- perfect. Maybe we’ll come across a new take science for- saw this polarisation in Gujarat, where Narendra Modi Satpuras. Perhaps 2,000 people live here, in ments, not 42 years of belonging to get better theories theory, they promote ward. In principle, became both the epitome of courage and embodiment of 12 dispersed padas, or hamlets. Maharashtra — nothing had brought these in future. I believe it as the answer to you might be able to evil: Hero to the majority, villain to minorities. But, That day, more than 2,000 people were villagers electricity. there’s a reasonable everything. Then a few acquire knowledge chance of under- internally but in since by definition the majority is the authority,of what present. Nobody claimed to be a nationalist. Now their own hard work, helped along by years later, the same standing the begin- practice, you’ll re- value is minority opinion? For that, we must return to Nobody pointed out that others were four speakers of Malayalam, has changed all theory is replaced by ning and the end yet another hypothesis. quire help from not. There was a good deal of clapping. And that. George Bush senior used to go on at Udayshankar the US-Europe disconnect on Iraq. It is now more than of the universe but observations in the I came away thinking if there is any painful length about a “thousand points of apparent that this is one war the US will fight. And if we are certainly not physical world. patriotism left in this country,it is here, it is light”. To me, the phrase suggests that Germany and France, China and Russia, do not like it there yet. Finding a way to unite quantum here, it is here. What happened in Bilgaon? nations are not built by waiting for corrupt People refer to modern science as western they can lump it. White House strategists obviously mechanics with general relativity will be a Two young engineers from Kerala came here and inefficient administrations to deliver, science. Is it justified to put such labels calculate that the dissenters have no choice but to significant step in that direction. about a year ago. With two others from that because too often they don’t. Instead, on science? finally bow to the inevitable. They are probably right. state, and the Bilgaon villagers themselves, For decades, physicists have been searching I would be ashamed if what I did For the simple reason that with the kind of power the they are built by small, inspiring, efforts by to help implement the project they had individual citizens. By thousands of points for a ‘grand unified theory’ that will explain was called western science. Science is US wields today, not to be on its side, is to be against it, designed, they worked quietly and steadily of luminous excellence. Whether what you all phenomena in the universe. Are we any universal. My western background may which is an unenviable position for any country. for months. More or less while Gold Ring see in Bilgaon these nights counts as one closer to that elusive theory? have influenced my modes of thoughts, but And yet, such are the frightening consequences of this was raving in a Bandra restaurant, they point of light or 300 is immaterial: You see Whether such a theory could actually be that can be as much a distraction as a guide war that they could be felt anywhere — in Europe, in inaugurated their project. them, that’s all. And when you do, you know devised is anyone’s guess. People who make in my scientific quest. China or within the US. All the more reason why it Bilgaon sits on a spur formed by two that while innumerable Gold Rings want over-ambitious statements of this nature What about the conflict between science makes sense for people on either side of the perception rivers, the Udai and the Titodi, that meet in a us to join them in denouncing those whose are deluding themselves. Most theories that and religion? divide to view the world from the other side. spectacular waterfall at the point of the spur. opinions differ, to scientists (including myself) are working on The conflict between science and religion At the Udai, their joint waters meander applaud them merely are going to be a long way from anything can be seen as an extension of the conflict through the hills for a few kilometres before because they claim that could be referred to as the ‘theory of between different religious outlooks. We emptying into the Narmada. The water falls patriotism, there are everything’. Even Einstein couldn’t succeed need to realise that the growth of new Life and Tunes because the Udai, on one side of the spur, in his efforts to formulate a unified field others who want no knowledge will necessitate a revision of Hellenic philosophers found divine music in the move- flows some 50 feet above the Titodi. It is this applause, point no theory aimed at bringing together the religious beliefs. I’ve to confess that I am ment of celestial bodies. Harmony in the heavens — height difference, and the spur,that made the fingers, claim noth- forces of nature. not a religious person as I don’t follow what the Greeks called the ‘music of the spheres’ — has project conceivable. ing, but simply What answers does science provide for the any particular creed. Nevertheless, the its alter ego on earth, too, it seems, with genome Anil and Madhu, the engineers, began live their patriotism. mysteries surrounding life and death? questions raised and addressed by various scientists stumbling upon musical scores inside our by building a concrete dam across the lazy, Over the last year, Science speaks very little at the moment religions are quintessential to human bodies. Spanish researchers have recently come out shallow Udai immediately below the village. several such did on such issues. It surely is the business of existence. Although science has not made some hard work in with an audio version of the human genome, called At one end of the dam, an opening feeds into science to try and answer some of these any significant headway towards answering a channel that diverts some of the Udai’s Bilgaon. Not just to Genoma Music, and it is being held up as a novel way questions. Perhaps, this may only happen these questions so far, I think, it needs flow.The channel snakes around the spur.Its build a dam, but to when we arrive at a scientific explanation for to broaden its horizon to take on board of bringing science and music closer together. last half sits in a man-deep trough that the build a nation. the concept of consciousness. Sooner or such questions. Collaborating with the scientists, a French composer is helping them translate snippets of DNAs’ chemical alphabets into regular sheet music, generating a cute but rudimentary melody for each DNA type — what Seeking Truth with could be described as an individual’s genetic ‘signature Civil Choice tune’. It’s a nice feeling, that we have music within us, a By S M Murshed vant. My father according- bars. In another episode, melody that denotes the very composition of life. We On January 30, two tragic ly put it to me that I should there was (an entirely one- Faith and Reason could well be carrying the resonance of that primordial, take the civil service exam sided) war of words with a all-encompassing sound of life, the beginningless, events befell the country — Test of Power one was my birth and and if successful, it would minister during which the By Janina Gomes endless AUM that saturated the cosmos when Creation the other was the death always be open to me to re- latter was constrained to Violent revenge is not Dominican friar, preacher explained by itself must happened. This could be a reason why music has been of Gandhiji. ject the service and pursue draw a fine distinction the way to go. It will and philosopher, St Thomas be explained by something found to be so effective in mind and body healing. At 70, I ask myself how a career at the bar. I would between a communist and not avenge our son’s Aquinas was inspired else. If all the known Interestingly,the same DNA snippet that contains the would I have lived my life lose nothing by merely a gentleman. I am a com- death... Let us reflect by Aristotle’s thinking. realities of this world are notes of life also carries information that could indicate now were I allowed to relive sitting for the exams. I munist and not a gentle- and pray.Let us think Aquinas was a distinguished limited, there must be a how and when we are likely to die. Human curiosity and it again. I would not change must have been a fool in man, said he. I do not dis- about a rational scholar; he was also pious reality, different from them, anxiety might well create a boom in medical futurology, my religion, the antics of those days to be swayed by agree with that at all, said I. response that brings and kind. He made time that is their cause and leaving traditional prediction professionals feeling Narendra Modi notwith- paternal argumentation. I Such episodes meant that I real peace and justice for regular preaching, and explanation. He concluded shortchanged. ‘Health horoscopes’ or predictive genetic standing. That means I was successful in the very was exiled from my state to our world. But let us would consciously reach therefore that God exists as would have to submit to the first shot and then I did not whenever possible. I was not as a nation add tests that reveal predisposition to certain diseases and out to people. A regular Infinite, Absolute cause ordeal of a certain abridge- have it in me to say no. first exiled to New Delhi in to the inhumanity the likely cause and time of death based on this professor of theology in of a finite world. He is the ment procedure with a cut- My career in the civil 1970 and then again in 1989. of our times. information are already being marketed commercially Paris, he organised the Being that causes finite throat razor and without service was, to put it mildly, I subsequently found my- Letter to President Bush by a US laboratory. The double-helix matrix of life, a Dominican House of theo- beings to exist. the aid of an anaesthetic. eventful. I was chucked self in Jammu & Kashmir from the parents of subtle reminder of our intimate connection with the logical studies at Naples. Aquinas offered these The first change I would out of various jobs in suc- as adviser to the governor. a victim of 9/11 cosmos, can produce either the music of life or death. His approach was both proofs for the existence of now make is upon the cession by political bosses That was, however, not due ✥ These health horoscopes, however, are now in the eye of scientific and theological. He God because even though his choice of a career. I prose- of every hue, from the far to any episode of the an ethical storm for two reasons: First, most geneticists combined rigorous philo- life was based on a serene We are in the process of cuted studies in law with a left to the far right. The nature described, which by say that DNA information alone is inadequate to make sophical thinking with a and profound faith which destroying an entire career at the bar in view. first of these disasters took now had begun to recur sweeping predictions about time and manner of death. quest for God. Aquinas di- flowered into mystical society,it is as simple My father, however, was a place in my very first post- with distressing frequency. rected all his philosophical experience, he felt that and as terrifying Lifestyle and nurture too, are equally important factors civil servant; so was his ing as sub-divisional mag- Were I to relive my effort to things as existing or for the philosopher, God’s as that. — where and how we live, what we eat, and state of father. My memory does istrate. My enthusiasm for days as a civil servant, I being, and that is why he felt existence was not a self- mind influence the way our body functions. Second, not go quite as far as the my duties led the father-in- would do exactly as I did Dennis Haliday, the whole of philosophy evident truth. medical soothsaying provides one more opportunity latter’s father, but his law and brother-in-law of before, and I would have former UN Humanitari- was directed towards the For Aquinas, philosophi- for insurance companies to exploit customers. Also, brother was also a civil ser- the local minister behind no regrets at all. an Co-ordinator in Iraq employees could be discriminated against at the knowledge of God. He felt the cal activity, which considers ✥ workplace. The US Human Genetics Commission has philosopher had to consider the fundamental relation- things in their widest and ships between things, does The real test of power proposed strict regulation as one way of preventing CONVERSATIONS WITH READERS most general aspect and that not stand in the way of is not the capacity to DNA information misuse. As technology continues the philosopher’s activity empirical knowledge and make war but the to leapfrog over existing laws, proactive regulatory Editorial Tilt whose side the press would have taken. was concerned with inter- development of sciences. capacity to prevent it. legislation is becoming increasingly necessary. — Shveta Nagpall, via e-mail preting and under- Indeed, it demands Anne McCormick In your endeavour to give the minority standing the data their development ✥ community a voice, you have, wittingly or TRAI Shock of experience, gath- and this does not What difference does it ered through sense render philosophi- French Connection unwittingly,stifled the voice of the majority The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India make to the dead... perception. cal activity super- community.What you probably do not (TRAI) has administered a massive shock to whether the mad It is the supreme irony of our times that it should be realise is that writing edits like ‘Rites of Aquinas founded THE fluous. This ration- destruction is wrought prudery among the French which shocks the world, and telephone users by increasing prices of a new philosophical al thinking was Passage’ (Jan 22) only makes matters worse local calls. It is highly unfair to tax the SPEAKING under the name of gets noticed by the international media. Many were for both the minority and majority synthesis called to influence Catho- totalitarianism or the poorer subscribers. A telephone is no longer Thomism in which TREE lic theology, en- surprised by a recent opinion poll on TV pornography community by increasing the chasm of a luxury but a basic necessity.The holy name of liberty in which 64 per cent felt that the TV was “too hot” and distrust between them. I have noticed that he endeavoured to abling it to make or democracy? ill-conceived proposals constitute a harmonise the Christian room for modern scientific opposed pornography on the cable and non-cable your editorials have an in-built bias against multi-pronged attack on the poor and Mahatma Gandhi channels while 35 per cent were in favour. The survey the majority community. faith and the Aristotelian development. middle class subscribers. Will the peoples’ philosophical approach. He Aquinas reflected on the ✥ was conducted by Conseil Superieur de l’Audiovisuel Apropos of ‘Rites of Passage’, I’d like to representatives and the government recognised that theological relationship between the (CSA), France’s television regulatory authority. Three- point out that Hindu gurus and sages have All warfare is based prevail upon TRAI to withdraw these and rational knowledge world and philosophy, God never attempted to proselytise. And if they on deception. fourths of the women and half the men surveyed in harsh measures? need separate treatment, as and creation, body and soul, had tried anything remotely evangelical in Sun Tzu, France set their faces against broadcast of violent and — B H Shanmukhappa, Davanagere due consideration must be morality and society. Among sexually explicit films on TV. This is a challenge to the any nation, there’s no prize for guessing Art of War given to both the philosopher the many treatises he wrote, ✥ liberals and left-wingers who favour a less rigid Kuki Woes and the believer. If, philo- the best known is the Summa approach. Two freedoms which the French cherish sophically, the world is a Theologica, which he left War hath no fury like During the recent talks with Naga leaders, as inviolate are the right to enjoy erotica openly From timesofindia.com network of causes, theologi- unfinished because he had a non-combatant. no thought was spared for the dispossessed and unashamedly, and abhorrence of censorship. cally it is also the receptacle a mystical experience. “All I Kukis of Manipur, who were driven away C E Montague Meanwhile, the French debate has given an impetus to of divine intentions. have written seems to me like Lording Over PSUs from their villages by the NSCN (IM). ✥ the older battle of eroticism vs pornography. Gloria Aquinas chose the empiri- so much straw compared The Centre’s apathy towards their woes is No one wins a war. The edit ‘Look Who’s Talking’ (Jan 22) cal approach of Aristotle to with what I have seen and Steinem, the feminist, says “Eroticism is sexual saddening. Suffering acute economic brought out a very good point when it build up his philosophical what has been revealed to Brock Chisholm imagery or writing which contains the idea of love, a deprivation not of their own making, many noted that ministers should know synthesis. While Aristotle me,” he said. ✥ positive choice and a yearning for a particular Kukis have died in recent years of better than to use a PSU to settle spoke of substances, Aquinas combined faith individual”. Andrea Dworkin, in her definitive book, starvation, malnutrition and other poverty- There never was a time scores with cellular operators, especial- Aquinas spoke of beings with reason. His devotion to Man Possessing Women, defines pornography as the related diseases. They have no one to when, in my opinion, ly when their actions cause inconve- to emphasise what all sub- knowledge and study also ideology behind all forms of female oppression. CSA champion their cause. How long must the some way could not be nience to the public. Is the minister stances have in common and show that there is no chief Dominique Baudis urged politicians to enact a law government of India remain blind to their found to prevent the interested in the people or in made a distinction between inherent conflict between (as in other European countries) to rid the air waves of woes and deaf to their cries for justice? drawing of the sword. fighting a messy corporate battle? essence and existence. seeking the truth in sensory programming harmful to children. “This has nothing — Trotsky Kukigamcha, Delhi Ulysses S Grant Pramod Mahajan remarked in a He based his five proofs for experience and empirical whatever to do with prohibiting anything for adults ✥ grandiose statement: ‘‘Since I own Letters to this column should be addressed to Letters c/o Edit page God’s existence on these reality and our inner quest nor any moral diktat from the government”, he said. these PSUs, please do not expect me to Editor, The Times of India, 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New for God. 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Squeezing a stink Jump at Jamnagar Structure at Sony A new toy called Stink Reliance plans to up the capacity Sony chairman Norio Ohga (left) Blasters is introduced at of its Jamnagar refinery by 20% with CEO Nobuyuki Idei. Ohga the Toy Fair in London. On to 650,000 barrels per day by announced his retirement as squeezing, the characters like December after a maintenance director effective Wednesday, his Dog Breath Danny and Silent shutdown. This is a step towards 73rd birthday, and will assume Gasser produce a foul smell raising capacity to 1 million bpd the position of honorary chairman
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IIT GOLDEN Nervous global HDFC MF set to buy Alliance JUBILEE-II markets await By Baiju Kalesh wards this end is slated for this Buying spree ranges between 5-6 per cent of Creating value TIMES NEWS NETWORK week. the assets under management. Alliance Mutual Fund has Many fund houses also con- Mumbai: HDFC Mutual Fund appointed Black Stone of the Checkmate firmed that several Alliance is close to acquiring Alliance for India US as the merchant banker to HDFC Mutual with top bid employees have sought job op- Bush’s speech Mutual Fund’s Indian business sell off the Indian operations. beats Henderson Equity portunities in other mutual eneath all the fun and laughter, the in a Rs 195 crore deal. HDFC New York/London/Hong speech on Tuesday night, Samir Arora, CIO, Asian and Samir Arora, former funds with this development. IITians quietly worked on where Mutual is the highest bidder for Kong: Global Stocks rose at Bush is expected to brace Emerging Markets, Alliance COO of Alliance Mutual Alliance Capital currently they are headed next. For many,the the mutual fund business, B Tuesday’s open as a handful nervous Americans for a pos- Capital Mutual Fund, also had Man management employs close to 50 people in In- answer is — home, to India. Not neces- sources said. HDFC’s bid of Rs submitted a management-led dia. It is also learnt that a re- of solid earnings reports sible war, one day after chief Senior analysts Dinshaw sarily physically, but also mentally, intel- from companies like Procter United Nations arms inspec- 195 crore is around 7 per cent of bid for the company, which got trenchment package is being lectually, and emotionally. And for some, Alliance’s Rs 2,800 crore assets support from Henderson Glob- Irani and Dhawal Mehta of offered to existing employees. & Gamble & and Merck lifted tor Hans Blix said Iraq Alliance Mutual will move to not necessarily mentally, intellectually sentiment ahead of a highly “seems not to have genuinely under management in India. al Investors, a UK-based firm Senior analysts like Dinshaw and emotionally (they have already giv- HDFC has pipped Henderson that manages $100 billion as- join Singapore-based Irani and Dhawal Mehta will be anticipated speech from accepted disarmament de- Alliance Asia en), but also physically. mands.” Stocks are flounder- Private Equity Fund along with sets globally and is owned by moved to the Alliance Asia For years now, IITians have taken the ing at three-month lows as Samir Arora, the former COO Australian financial services based out of Singapore as they rap, justifiably perhaps, of having aban- ‘Gold to stay the prospect of war and a fur- of Alliance Mutual Fund, while firm AMP. set Management, AIG and a currently analyse the Asian doned India for greener pastures abroad, ther delay in an upturn in the other contenders including Though several domestic management bid backed by markets also, sources said. The even though they were educated at state corporate profits rattle in- HSBC Mutual Fund have not mutual funds had bid for the Henderson Private Equity were remaining employees might be expense. According to ballpoint esti- over $370’ vestors. matched the HDFC bid, sources company, five funds — HDFC shortlisted. absorbed by the HDFC Mutual mates, more than half of the combined said. An announcement to- Mutual, Sun Mutual, HSBC As- Sources said the valuation Fund, sources said. New Delhi: London- In Europe, British shares IIT output of 125,000 graduates now based Gold Fields Min- pulled out of negative terri- works outside India, mainly in the US, eral Services has fore- tory on Tuesday as defence PTI burnishing the world of technology with cast that prices to stay firm BAE Systems jumped engineering and managerial skills nour- above $ 370 per ounce if on hopes it will win a lucra- Shoppers’ Stop ished in the Indian hothouse with Indian the US-Iraqi crisis blows tive contract from the British taxpayer money. up into a lengthy war,af- government. The FTSE 100 But for many of the IITians them- fecting jewellery de- benchmark index was up 12.4 sees net profit selves, all the hoopla is now becoming mand in price sensitive points at 3,493.2 by 1502 GMT history. Many are past the headlines and markets like India. — recovering from a morn- By Neera Bhardwaj puff profiles. Many are past their youth- Releasing its latest ing dip to 3,464.1 points. But TIMES NEWS NETWORK ful days, and some, past middle-age. They survey, GFMS said, trade was volatile and mar- are beginning to wear pot bellies and re- New Delhi: After three years of being on a “There is a possibility of ket players said a substantial ceding hairlines. They are even past the weak wicket, Shoppers’ Stop is likely to gold jewellery demand rally looked unlikely, even famed Indian concept of guru-dakshina, close this fiscal on a firm footing. The retail to pick up in India in the though the FTSE has fallen giving back to the teacher in purely ma- chain, which had closed 2001-02 with a mi- terial terms, that has made headlines in first half of 2003 provid- nearly 12 per cent over the nor cash profit of Rs 14 lakh and had been in recent months. ‘‘I think we have reached ed prices eases back be- past two weeks. the red for two years before that, is expect- a stage where we are graduating from giv- low $ 340 and only in “I don’t think the market is ing to show respectable profits this year. ing back to even going back,” says Ram comparison to a poor going anywhere until we get BS Nagesh, MD & CEO, Shoppers’ Stop, Kelkar, an IIT Mumbai alumnus who is first half of last year.” PTI a resolution to the Iraq situa- says the chain is hoping to close the year one of the moving forces behind the pan- tion,” one trader said. with a turnover of over Rs 300 crore (up IIT movement. ‘‘The IIT alumni may be Asian stock markets closed President George Bush. from Rs 248 crore) while the profits should India’s greatest organised intellectual as- generally higher on Tuesday, The blue-chip Dow Jones see a substantial jump. “It will be a pleasant set and it is now in a position to create but the key index in Tokyo Industrial average rose 39 triple-digit growth.” For the next fiscal, the tremendous value for India.’’ fell on fears of a possible war points to 8,028. The Standard turnover target is Rs 400 crore, he adds. According to Kelkar,Indian expatriates in Iraq. Japan’s benchmark & Poor’s 500 index gained 4 The chain is also planning to take its total from the IITs and from other colleges are 225-issue Nikkei Stock Aver- points to 851. The tech-loaded number of stores to 17 by March 2004, up in a position to do for India what the over- age fell 84.08 points, or 0.98 Nasdaq Composite Index from the current 11. In the next two months, seas Chinese in Taiwan, Hong Kong and per cent, to 8,525.39. On Mon- Sify CEO R Ramaraj launched India’s first tier 1 Internet Protocol (IP) network. Sify says its climbed 10 points to 1,335. network infrastructure is now at par with international standards of speed and reliability. Shoppers’ Stop will open stores in Calcutta the US have done in China. “Call it my ob- day, the index lost 122.18 In a State of the Union and add another in Mumbai. Following that, session,” says Kelkar. points, or 1.40 per cent.Agencies two more will come up. They will again be “By the end of the day long Silicon Val- in Mumbai and Calcutta. “We will continue ley fete, it became apparent that IITians Skoda drives to localisation focusing on the top 10 cities as of now,” says now look at an even great role than mere Sanjay Badhe, director (operations). philanthropists or facilitators for trans- Dr Reddy’s Q3 net down By Byas Anand Skoda had come under fire the benefits would be imme- The chain has also been strengthening its fer of capital and technology.Some meet- TIMES NEWS NETWORK from the customs authorities diately passed down to the TIMES NEWS NETWORK management structure. While it has stream- ings spoke of organising IITians in the and the Maharashra govern- consumer,industry watchers lined its human resource and finance func- US to go back and teach on campuses ei- New Delhi: On weaker sales in the US, net profit of Dr New Delhi: The Czech Re- ment for delaying local pro- pointed out that Octavia tions and hand-picked unit heads for each ther as full time faculty members or guest Reddy’s Laboratories in October-December (Q3), 2002, public-based car maker Sko- duction of the car. But the prices might drop, putting store, it has also set up a senior manage- lecturers (one big myth is all IITians flee fell to Rs 93.16 crore compared to Rs 161.53 crore in Q3, da Auto is finally moving to- firm has now identified the pressure on its competitors. ment committee to take decisions. and flee into industry; 25 per cent of IIT 2001. While results were below analysts’ expectations, wards local production of its local vendors for the project The Rs 10.8 lakh Octavia The chain is also trying to set standards. Mumbai faculty is IIT alumni). they said US business was hit on lower sales of DRL’s popular luxury car Octavia. and is moving ahead full had made a dent on sales of For its Gurgaon and Calcutta stores, it has Others committed time and money for generic version of antidepressant Prozac. The firm has approached the steam, officials said. higher-end models like Mit- public policy.Influential voices like Vinod hired the services of Kingsman, a Singa- Reacting to poor Q3 results, Dr Reddy’s stock on the industry ministry’s project This would also mean con- subishi lancer, Hyundai Khosla urged Stanford University Presi- pore-based mall design company. “They Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday lost 0.57 per cent to approval board to commence siderable savings for the auto Sonata and Honda Accord dent John Hennessy to consider starting were flown in specially to understand the In- close at Rs 895.80. Net profit in April-December,2002 also production of Octavia from maker, which has been pay- with its aggressive pricing. campuses in India. It was a vigorous dian customer and blend that with their de- gone down to Rs 272 crore compared to Rs 272 crore in completely knocked down ing higher customs duty for “Further, with Octavia churning of ideas, and for once, the im- sign experience to create this store for us.” the same period of 2001. Total income in Q3 2002 has kits that will be imported importing the car into India Classic (expected at Rs 9 pression that IITians have abandoned The latest store in the chain, in Gurgaon, marginally slipped to Rs 415.83 crore as against Rs 420.56 from Prague. It is also driv- in the semi-knocked down lakh), the market seems set India after leaching it was sought to be crore in Q3 2001. ing into India a basic version form. Though the company to witness a fresh blood- was opened last weekend. Kingsman has dispelled. of the car—Octavia Classic. officials refused to state if bath,” the analyst said. tried to give a feeling of greater depth, more Chidanand Rajghatta space and a uniform look to the store. EXECUTIVE DIGEST
succeeds Rahul Bhatnagar earlier. Its net sales for the pe- NATIONAL Gujarat plans to boost tourism: who recently moved on to a riod stood at Rs 514.48 crore, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi is putting an larger role as the CFO of Pep- a growth of 32 per cent com- Reliance Life teams up effort to give a fillip to sagging tourism, siCo’s Asia Pacific operations pared to Rs 390.02 crore in with Thyrocare Tech: Re- badly hit after earthquake and regional in Hong Kong. Q3 of the previous fiscal. Cu- liance Life Sciences (RLS), a riots. The state will host a 3-day global mulative sales for April-Dec, biotech initiative of Reliance tourism meet from February 8, to IDBI posts 14% rise in 2002 has grown by 20 per group, and Thyrocare Tech- be participated by leading Q3 net at Rs 40 crore: cent to Rs 1,483.34 crore. nologies Ltd, have teamed up international and national Industrial Development Bank to offer DNA technology players from various of India (IDBI) has posted a Eicher Motors Q3 net up based testing services in the sectors of the tourism 14.28 per cent increase in net 78.5 per cent: Eicher Mo- country. Under the arrange- industry. profit at Rs 40 crore for the tors Ltd has reported a 78 per ment, Thyrocare would offer third quarter ended December cent growth in net profit for its extensive network of fran- 31, 2002, as compared to the third quarter this fiscal at chisees in over 400 cities Rs 35 crore in the same peri- Rs 10.48 crore. Its net profit reaching out to 50,000 med- od of previous year. The in- for the first nine months ical consultants and 12,000 come from operations has of the year stood at Rs 27.71 laboratories to procure sam- decreased to Rs 1,797 crore crore. Its gross sales were ples, RLS said in a release. in the reporting quarter from Rs 172.4 crore during the Rs 1,909 crore in Q3 of previ- third quarter, up 32 per cent, Zee Telefilms’ Q3 net ous year, an IDBI release said. while net sales income down, income up: Zee The provisions for bad assets (excluding excise duty) stood Telefilms Ltd has reported a and write-offs in Q3 stood at at Rs 154.1 crore. decline of 7.19 per cent in net Rs 222 crore as against profit for the third quarter. The Rs 217 crore in October- SAIL reduces Q3 loss to net profit stood at Rs 22.19 December of previous year. Rs 79 crore: The Steel Au- crore for the third quarter thority of India has managed ended December 31, as com- Ajit Ninan Apollo Tyres Q3 net to reduce loss to Rs 79 crore pared to Rs 23.91 crore in surges to Rs 25 crore: in April-Dec, 2002, showing same period of previous fis- ed basis, Zee Tele group has Vinod Rao is CFO, South Riding on the resurgence of an improvement of Rs 507 cal. Total income in the period posted a net profit of Rs Asia at PepsiCo: Vinod the commercial vehicle sec- crore over the corresponding under review has, however, 70.88 crore (Rs 52.11 crore in Rao, director-business plan- tor, tyre maker Apollo Tyres period of the previous year, increased to Rs 141.13 crore third quarter of last fiscal) ning, at the South Asia Busi- Ltd ended the third quarter SAIL’s loss for April-Decem- as against Rs 101.83 crore in while total income rose to Rs ness Unit of PepsiCo will take this fiscal with a net profit of ber 2002 was brought to a third quarter of last year, the 325.02 crore (Rs 295.76 over as its chief financial offi- Rs 25.47 crore, up 327 per level of Rs 558 crore, showing company said. On consolidat- crore). cer from February 1, 2003. He cent over Rs 5.97 crore a year a recovery of 57 per cent.
Fujitsu narrows loss, but tion of the struggling carmak- January 24, the company INTERNATIONAL still in red: Fujitsu Ltd, er would boost the value of informed the Tokyo Stock Disney to slim board to Japan’s No.1 computer mak- the rest o Fiat, the CEO of Exchange. The maker of Fit 13 directors: Walt Disney er, on Tuesday posted its one of the group’s to creditor compacts bought the shares Co said four directors would seventh straight quarter of net banks was quoted as saying back from the market, the retire, leaving a smaller, losses, hit by weak IT spend- on Tuesday. “If we separate statement said. Honda said in 13-member board that out- ing, but kept its earnings the car (unit) and recapitalise October it bought as many as siders hope will scrutinise targets for the year to March it with five billion (euros) the three million shares, worth as management more carefully with vows of a fourth-quarter rest will be worth more too,” much as 15 billion yen, be- and provide better corporate rebound. It logged a 24.9 bil- Banca Intesa chief executive tween November 7, 2002 and governance. The entertain- lion yen ($210 million) consoli- Corrado Passera said, refer- January 24, 2003. ment company, which has dated net loss for the Octo- ring to a widely expected been working on shoring up ber-December period, albeit rescue plan for Fiat. He also board oversight for more than narrower than the 106.2 bil- said a spin-off would simplify ET INSTA POLL a year, dropped two directors lion yen net loss a year earlier. Fiat’s relationship with Yesterday’s results: who had served a decade, al- The company also recorded a its 20 per cent stake holder Will Fiat’s Palio face the same though the longest-serving 13.1 billion yen operating loss General Motors. fate as Daewoo’s Matiz? board members remained on South Korea has shelved a for its third fiscal quarter on board, as did all senior Disney plan to privatise the manage- revenues of 1.02 trillion yen, Honda Motors buys back Yes 18% No 76% executives who serve as di- ment of the country’s railway 725,800 shares: Japan’s down 3.9 percent. • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users rectors. The company also system KORAIL (Korean second largest automaker who chose to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. said it would continue gover- railroad) in line with the Spin-off, recap good for Honda Motors spent about nance initiatives begun last incoming administration’s Fiat, says creditor: A 3.1 billion yen ($26 million) to Today’s question:Will you take a year, including a succession decision to review the pace spin-off of Fiat Auto plus a buy back 725,800 shares broadband Net connection now that dial-ups have become expensive? plan for CEO Michael Eisner. of such privatisation efforts. five billion-euro recapitalisa- between January 6 and
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18 Wednesday,January 29, 2003 STOCKS The Times of India, New Delhi
Guj.Gas Co. 444, 447.50, 442.25, Lupin 142.45, 159.85, 139.25, STC India 103.50, 103.90, 99.10, Balaji Indl. 3.10, 3.50, 3.30 445.90 157.30 100.15 A Balmer Law.I 51.25, 52.50, 49.25, 442.05, 449.70, 442, 447.10 143.40, 159.85, 139.30, 158.10 Sterl.Biotec 45, 43.70, 44.10 A Sarabhai 4.75, 4.45, 4.70 50.60 NSE SHARE INDEX BSE SHARE INDEX Guj.Mineral 86.50, 87, 85.80, 86.50 M&M 105, 106.45, 101.10, 103.95 45, 45, 43.50, 44.15 Aarti Drugs 32, 33, 32.10 Balmer Lawri 80, 82.85, 82.80 Sensex rises 20 points 87.90, 87.90, 85.50, 87.30 105.90, 106.45, 101.25, 103.95 Sterl.Optica 47.50, 48.80, 45.60, Aarti Inds. 65 80, 83.25, 80, 82.35 1175 3700 HCL Infosys. 89.50, 92.10, 89, 90.80 Marico Inds 165.10, 165, 169.60 46.70 66.45, 66.45, 65.10, 65.50 Balrampur Ch 99.50, 101.65, 98, 88.50, 92, 88.50, 90.55 165, 170, 165, 169.85 48.20, 48.50, 45.55, 46.75 98.25 Aban Loyd 153.20, 163.80, 152.95, 3600 Mumbai: The benchmark recovered by 20.13 points to close at HCL Techno. 153.65, 157.95, 151, Mascot Systm 120, 127.50, 125.90 Sun Pharma. 283, 290, 289.60 161.90 101, 101, 97.55, 98.30 1150 157.10 120, 127, 120, 125.75 299.80, 299.80, 278, 289.85 Banco Prod. 45.10, 45.50, 43 161.40, 164, 152, 162.05 3500 3267.84 at the stock exchange here on Tuesday, rallying smartly 152.45, 158.10, 150.60, 156.75 Mastek 503, 544.50, 499.15, 535.55 Syndicate Bn 17.30, 16.40, 17.20 ABG Heavy In 14.60, 12.50, 13.10 Bank of Punj 14.50, 15.15, 15.10 1125 HDFC 370, 379.60, 375.05 507.10, 548.90, 498.60, 533.40 16.85, 17.40, 16.45, 17.20 Abhishek Ind 8.35, 7.90, 8 14.85, 15.30, 14.50, 15.15 from intra-day lows of 3209.51 following fresh buying from foreign 375, 380, 374, 375.45 Mastershare 10.50, 10.45, 10.55 Syngenta (I) 120.10, 122, 120, Bank of Raj. 16.75, 17.30, 16.40, 3400 8.10, 8.10, 8, 8.05 1100 funds, leading to short-covering by operators, despite the continu- HDFC Bank 237.40, 238, 221.55, 10.50, 10.55, 10.45, 10.55 121.70 Advani Oerli 30.50, 30.60, 30 17.20 3287.86 3267.84 231.30 Max (I) 75, 76.25, 74, 76 Tata Chem 58, 60.90, 59.85 30, 30.70, 29.75, 30.05 16.15, 17.30, 16.15, 17.20 3300 ing US-Iraq standoff. 238, 239.90, 221, 232.05 74, 76.90, 74, 75.70 59.70, 60.90, 58.70, 59.80 AFT Inds. 45.20, 47, 45, 45.95 Bannari Aman 138, 137 1075 Hero Honda 243, 246, 241.40, Mcdowell Co. 40, 40.60, 39, 40.15 Tata Elxsi 77, 78.60, 74, 77.15 Aftek Infosy 157, 174.45, 151.60, Bayer (I) 1160.05, 1175, 1160, 1056.05 3200 Short-coverings by operators, two days ahead of the settlement 242.85 39, 40.65, 38.90, 40.35 78, 78.50, 74.60, 77.30 1172.20 1046.20 172.95 1050 3247.71 of the derivative segment, contributed considerably to the rise in 242.30, 246, 241.50, 242.85 Merck 244, 242.50 Tata Power 109.50, 112.25, 111.85 159.70, 174, 152.60, 172.25 1150, 1179, 1150, 1177.40 3100 equity prices, truncating a string of three-session consecutive Hexaware Tec 110, 132, 130.75 242, 245, 242, 244.25 111, 112.50, 108, 111.65 Agro Dutch I 11.65, 11.75, 11.25, Bayer ABS 75.45, 73.05, 75 111.45, 131.80, 111.45, 129.55 MIRC Electr. 369, 370, 362, 362.40 Tata Tea 161.10, 163, 158, 161.45 11.55 79, 79, 73.05, 74.85 1025 3000 sharp losses, a dealer said. Him.Fut.Comm 27.50, 31.15, 27.25, 362, 367, 362, 366.50 169, 169, 157.55, 161.55 11.75, 11.85, 11.20, 11.55 Bayer Diagno 210 1037.65 31 Moser-Baer 192.95, 196, 186.30, Tata Telcom 125, 128.95, 120.80, Agro Tech Fd 35.55, 37.45, 35.75 Berger Paint 71, 72, 71, 71.45 1000 2900 Recently battered IT counters were in the forefront, as lower lev- 27.60, 31.15, 27.05, 30.85 190.65 124.85 37.50, 37.50, 35.25, 36.95 Bharat Hotel 26.05, 26, 26.05 els attracted good buying enquiries from foreign institutional in- Hind Lever C 145, 153.50, 143.50, 190, 196.90, 186.40, 191.20 123, 126, 120.10, 125.25 Ahmed.Elect. 51.50, 51.55, 51.50 26, 26, 26, 26 JANUARY 24 JANUARY 27 JANUARY 28 JANUARY 24 JANUARY 27 JANUARY 28 148.50 Mphasis BFL 678, 697, 672, 680.80 TELCO 155.10, 156.20, 149, 152.70 52.95, 52.95, 51, 51 Bhartiya Int 22.10, 22.20, 21.55, vestors (FIIs) and speculators, despite the overnight weak advices 147, 153.50, 145, 148.80 688.05, 698, 666, 685.25 153.50, 156.20, 149, 152.65 Ajanta Pharm 32.25, 32.40, 31.75, 21.60 +0.82% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING +0.61% CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS CLOSING Hind.Oil Exp 18.70, 18.95, 18.10, MRF 842.05, 858, 851.65 Thermax 151.50, 153.50, 146, 31.95 23.40, 23.40, 22.25, 22.30 from Wall Street. 18.45 856, 860, 856, 860 147.80 31.30, 32.55, 31.30, 32.05 Bhushan Stl. 32.75, 34.90, 32, 34.70 The Dow Jones industrial average and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 18.70, 19, 18.05, 18.55 MTNL 89.90, 91.95, 88.60, 91.30 151, 154, 146, 147.35 Aksh Optifib 19.75, 20.45, 19.05, Bimetal Bear 103.15, 103.25 Hind.Zinc 18, 18.50, 17.80, 17.95 89.50, 92, 88.60, 91.45 Thomas Cook 217.20, 221.85, 220 20.05 Binani Inds. 16.80, 16, 16.35 50.55, 52.70, 50.55, 52.15 15.70, 15.95, 15.30, 15.70 135.95 composite index dipped further by 141.45 points and 16.87 points re- 18.10, 18.25, 17.75, 17.85 Mukta Arts 59.50, 60.40, 57.10, 228.95, 228.95, 218, 218.65 20.10, 20.50, 19, 19.90 Birla Corp. 15.55, 15.20, 15.30 Deccan Cem. 38, 36.90, 38 Inform.Tech. 1.80, 1.90, 1.70, 1.80 153.70, 153.70, 136, 138.90 Hindalco 601.25, 607, 596.05, 59.80 TISCO 153.80, 155.75, 149.25, Albright & W 181.25 15.25, 15.80, 15.05, 15.30 Deepak Fert. 17.50, 17.85, 17.40, ING Vysya Bk 257, 252.10, 255.35 Mys.Cement 6.50, 6.45 spectively on Monday. 599.05 56.25, 60, 56.25, 59.50 154.50 Alembic 168.50, 169.40, 165, 167.40 Birla Eric. 13.15, 13.25, 12.70, 12.75 17.70 254.80, 256, 251.15, 253.80 6.60, 6.85, 6.50, 6.60 A smart upsurge in old-economy heavyweights like RIL, SBI, 580, 609.90, 580, 599.10 National Alu 86.05, 88, 85, 87.55 153, 155.75, 149.10, 154.30 161.10, 169.40, 161.10, 166.45 12.75, 13.05, 12.65, 12.75 17.65, 17.95, 17.40, 17.80 Insilco 15.70, 15.35, 15.55 Hinduja TMT 180, 198.40, 168.50, 87, 87.90, 85, 87.10 Titan Inds. 63.80, 67.50, 58, 66.70 Alfa Laval 243, 252, 250.90 Birla Glob.F 11.50, 12, 11.80 Deepak Nitr. 47.30, 47.25, 47.75 Intelvisions 8.40 N ITC, GACL, MTNL and ICICI Bank also aided the rally. 190.95 Nestle (I) 549, 550, 541, 549.50 61, 67.95, 59, 66.30 251.35, 251.40, 251.30, 251.40 11.65, 12.40, 11.55, 11.95 Dena Bank 13.60, 14.20, 13.35, Inter.Travel 27.65, 30.60, 30.45 158, 198.50, 158, 191.75 557, 568, 541.35, 552.30 TN Newsprint 43.45, 44.75, 43.35, Birla Yamaha 16, 15.75, 16.10 14.05 Invest.Trust 16.80, 17.20, 16.10, Nagar.Fertil 5.90, 5.75 The BSE-30 share sensitive index resumed barely steady at Allahabad Bk 14.05, 15.45, 14, 15.20 5.75, 5.90, 5.70, 5.75 HLL 177.20, 178.45, 172.40, 176.55 Neyveli Lign 25, 25.15, 24.50, 25.05 44.55 14.50, 15.35, 14.20, 15.20 BLB 3.90 13.50, 14.30, 13.15, 14 16.60 178.30, 178.55, 172.50, 176.55 24.50, 25, 24.50, 24.95 43.20, 44.50, 43.05, 43.90 5.15, 5.15, 4.60, 4.60 Denso (I) 22, 22.50, 21.75, 22.20 IP Rings 37.15, 36.75, 36.90 Nahar Export 17.25, 18.90, 18 3247.09 from Monday’s close of 3247.71 and later dipped to the day’s Alok Inds. 12.50, 13, 12.90 17.65, 18.15, 17.65, 17.95 HMT 16.75, 17.45, 17 Nicholas Pir 235, 232.55, 233.20 TN Petro 19.75, 20.35, 20.15 12.40, 12.95, 12.40, 12.85 Blow Plast 12.20, 12.35 Dewan H.Fin. 18.35, 18.10 IPCA Lab. 190, 195.50, 187, 193.95 low of 3209.51 at mid-session. However, buying at lower levels lift- 17.50, 17.50, 16.55, 16.90 235.05, 238.15, 232.50, 234.75 19.50, 20.35, 19.50, 20.30 Blue Dart Ex 65, 65.80 18.75, 18.75, 17.50, 18 190, 199.50, 186.20, 193.65 Nahar Spg. 69.50, 72.95, 69, 72.80 Alps Inds. 20.30 70.40, 73.50, 70.40, 72.75 HPCL 296, 301.60, 290, 299.75 NIIT 129.80, 136.90, 126, 135.90 Torrent Phar 199.90, 200, 189.70, 22.20, 22.20, 21.05, 21.05 66, 66.55, 64, 65.25 Dhanalak.Bnk 17.25, 18.30, 18.20 Ispat Inds. 5.40, 5.80, 5.30, 5.50 ed the Sensex to a high of 3269.13 before concluding at 3267.84, a 298.40, 300.80, 290.10, 299.40 127.80, 137, 127.10, 135.60 194.50 Blue Star 75.50, 75 DSQ Software 12.30, 13.50, 13.40 5.30, 5.85, 5.30, 5.45 Narmada C.Pe 12.95, 12.60, 13 Alstom 22, 22.45, 20, 20.75 12.25, 13.05, 12.25, 12.75 modest gain of 0.62 per cent. Hughes Soft. 132, 143, 130, 141.90 Nirma 218, 237, 235 193, 202.90, 189.10, 196.10 Amara Raja B 60.60, 59.75, 60.85 75.05, 75.05, 75, 75 12.60, 13.75, 12.50, 13.40 IT & T 26, 24.20, 28.20 131.80, 142.90, 130.55, 141.35 232, 235.50, 232, 234.05 Trent 152, 154.90, 149, 150.70 Blue Star In 125, 133.80, 130.95 Duphar-Inter 116.15, 120.90, 116.10, 25, 28.30, 25, 28.30 Narmada Cem. 20.05, 20.35 63, 63, 59.80, 60.70 Nath Seeds 8.85, 8.15 The broad-based BSE-100 index recouped 13.97 points to end at IBP 215.05, 227, 213.50, 225.25 Novartis (I) 267, 269, 262, 263.95 141.10, 152, 140, 150.80 Ambica Agarb 47, 54.90, 46.85, 130.95, 133.90, 125, 129.45 118 ITC Hotels 46, 46.70 218, 226.80, 216, 225.65 282, 282, 248, 264 TVS Electron 63, 72.50, 71.75 BOC 26, 26.75, 26.45 46, 46, 45.05, 45.80 8.30, 8.40, 8.10, 8.20 1607.15 as against previous close of 1593.18. PTI 51.65 Navneet Pub. 127.60 ICI (I) 117.30, 118 ONGC 365, 370, 364.10, 368.70 65.30, 72.70, 65, 71.70 Ambuja Cem.R 3, 3.05 26.50, 26.75, 26, 26.55 E IVRCL Infras 48.40, 54.50, 46.25, 118.20, 119, 117.05, 118.35 365.10, 370, 363.55, 368 TVS Motor Co 476.25, 509.90, BPL 39, 39.90, 38, 38.90 53.85 126, 128, 125.05, 125.55 3, 3.20, 2.95, 3 Eicher Motor 83, 84, 80.90, 81.05 Nedungadi Ba 10.35, 11.30, 10.20, KEY: The BSE quotations of a scrip are given in the first line while the quotes in ital- ICICI Bank 145.90, 150.25, 145.15, Oriental Bnk 57, 59.35, 56.60, 58.30 493.85 Amrutanjan 73.05, 76.85 38.60, 39.50, 37, 39.20 48.50, 48.70, 47.50, 48.50 149.05 57.95, 59.30, 57.05, 58.30 510, 510, 491.60, 494.40 BSEL Inform. 14, 14.70, 13.80, 14.70 83, 83.90, 81, 81.90 11.05 ics are those of the NSE.The quotations are in the sequence of the day’s opening, Amtek 51, 52.40, 50.25, 51.20 EID Parry 80.90, 78.50 Nelco 28.10, 28.90, 26.50, 28.40 147, 150.20, 145, 148.75 P&G Hygiene 385, 392.50, 391.50 United Phosp 136.25, 140.80, 131, Amtek Auto 193.40, 195.80, 190, Burrough Wel 208.05, 212.70, 210 J high, low, and closing. Each time a company’s closing share price falls below its “last IDBI 20.90, 22.25, 19.50, 20.70 385, 393.65, 381, 390.30 137.85 213, 215, 209, 211.95 78.50, 79.70, 78.10, 79.15 28.50, 29.50, 26.40, 28.20 193.85 Elbee Servic 10.70, 10.45, 11 Jagatjit Ind 25 Neuland Lab. 45.50, 42.50, 44.60 21.20, 21.85, 19.35, 20.60 Padmalaya Te 76.80, 79.10, 75.75, 137.45, 140.80, 130.80, 137.80 190.90, 190.90, 190.90, 190.90 offer price” on BSE, the name of the company is underlined. IDBI Bank 26, 27.50, 27.20 78.70 UTI Bank 42, 43, 41.55, 42.80 C Elder Pharma 32.50, 33.25, 31.10, Jagsonpal Ph 85, 80.20, 88.80 Nilkamal Pls 27.50, 26, 26.05 Amtrex Hitac 20, 20.80, 20.65 31.70 85.10, 87, 85.10, 86.45 26.15, 27.20, 25.90, 26.25 Bayer Cropsc 150, 155, 149.50, 151 Dabur (I) 45.40, 47.30, 45.10, 47.15 26.50, 27.50, 26.10, 27.30 78.90, 79.90, 75.75, 78.30 44.90, 44.90, 41.70, 42.95 20.90, 20.90, 19.80, 20 India Cement 16.50, 16.85, 16.15, Parke Davis 152, 153.40, 147.70, Videocon Int 26.70, 27.50, 26.60, Camlin 61, 62.20, 60, 60.60 32.60, 32.60, 30.75, 31.80 Jai Corp 34.70 NOCIL 6.85, 7.05, 7 BSE SPECIFIED 150.05, 151, 148, 150.50 46.20, 47.25, 45.25, 46.95 Andrew Yule 15, 16.20 Canara Bank 62, 65.40, 61.15, 65.05 Elect.Kelvin 7.05, 7.15, 6.90, 7 35.95, 36, 34.25, 35.50 6.60, 7.05, 6.60, 6.95 Bh.Earth Mov 76.25, 79.50, 73.40, Digital Glob 510, 532.40, 505, 527.30 16.55 148.10 27.35 AP Paper 41.75, 41.60, 42 & NSE INDEX 16.50, 16.70, 16, 16.45 150, 153.45, 147.50, 148.50 27, 28.30, 26.60, 27.35 62, 65.30, 61.15, 64.60 Electro.Cast 225, 216.70, 216.95 Jain Irrig. 41.90, 47.35, 40.55, 43.05 Noida Toll 7.90, 5.60 77.50 508.05, 533, 505.60, 526.05 Aptech 31, 33.25, 30.25, 33 Canfin Homes 27 220, 222, 215.65, 217.35 41.75, 44, 41.75, 44 6.60, 6.60, 6.60, 6.60 76.50, 77.90, 73.40, 77.15 Dr.Reddy’s 891.15, 901.10, 869, Indian Alumi 115.85, 118.50, 115.50, Pentamedia G 15.10, 16.10, 15.95 Vijaya Bank 15.70, 16.50, 15.55, 31.80, 33.40, 30.25, 32.90 115.70 16, 16.25, 15.15, 15.90 16.35 26.55, 27.15, 26.55, 27.10 Elgi Equip 19, 19.40 Jain Studios 17.50, 18, 17.80 Nova Petro. 42 ABB 265, 272, 264.90, 269.75 Bharat Elect 185.90, 189, 181.55, 895.80 Archies 60.10, 59.95, 61.70 Carborundum 105 19, 19.70, 18.55, 19.10 18, 18.20, 17.70, 17.75 45, 45, 41, 42.25 291.90, 291.90, 264.35, 270.05 188.05 895, 900, 867.75, 895.65 115.15, 116.15, 115.15, 116.15 Pfizer 351, 358, 335, 335.65 15.60, 16.50, 15.60, 16.35 62.90, 62.90, 60, 62.15 Indian Hotel 174.30, 174.95, 172, 353, 353, 334, 335.60 Visual Soft 197.80, 206.35, 192, 103.50, 107.70, 103.50, 106 Elgitread (I 171, 178 Jayant Agro 50.40, 50, 51.75 Nucleus Soft 85, 90, 89.20 Abbott (I) 302.25, 302, 304 184.30, 189, 182, 187.40 Dredging Cor 262.90, 254, 258.05 Arvind Rem. 5.20, 5.40, 5.05, 5.10 Carrier Air. 95.25 169.25, 178, 169.25, 177.90 50.05, 52, 50, 50 84.30, 89.90, 84.30, 88.10 303.50, 304, 301.70, 303.25 Bharat Forge 235.50, 240.90, 232, e-Serve Intl 487.10, 513, 480, 174.25 Philips (I) 93, 91.60 205.10 5.25, 5.65, 5, 5.05 180, 180, 171.30, 174.15 92.50, 97.75, 92.50, 93.60 194.05, 207.80, 191.60, 205.15 98, 98.50, 98, 98.50 Emco 29.50, 32.90, 32.60 Jaypee Hotel 9.70 ACC 145, 147.15, 142.50, 146 234.35 492.70 Asahi (I) Gl 37.40, 38.80, 38.35 Ceat 29, 29.95, 29.70 Esab (I) 38, 38.55, 37.30, 38.20 Jayshree Tea 32.80, 32.50, 33 O 148.50, 148.50, 142.45, 146.05 232, 240.30, 232, 233.90 486, 512.50, 480, 495 Indian Oil C 246.05, 242, 243.55 Pidilite Ind 239.45, 246 VSNL 84.90, 85.45, 83.70, 85.05 36.95, 38.50, 36.95, 38.35 247, 247, 240.10, 243.30 244.90, 244.90, 241.20, 242.20 85, 85.50, 83.55, 85.10 29.50, 29.70, 28.65, 29.40 38.40, 38.85, 37.50, 38.50 33.60, 33.60, 32.15, 32.90 Adani Export 132.05, 135.50, 135.15 Bharti TeleV 25.65, 27.10, 25.50, 27 EIH 178, 181, 164.40, 176.80 Ashapura Min 103, 100.10, 101.75 Centur. Bank 8.40, 9, 8.95 Eskay K’N’It 3.50, 3.10, 3.40 JCT 4.10, 4.20, 4, 4.10 OCL (I) 63.30, 67 135.50, 137, 133.35, 136.60 25.95, 27.20, 25.50, 26.95 181.50, 181.90, 176.05, 178.05 Indian Ov.Bk 17, 18, 16.75, 17.90 Polaris Soft 121.45, 132.40, 113.80, Whirlpool 18.30, 17.95, 18 100, 100.10, 100, 100 Odyssey Tech 11.45, 12.40, 11, 12.20 16.90, 18, 16.85, 17.90 127.75 18, 18.25, 17.90, 18 8.70, 9, 8.25, 8.90 Essar Oil 4.85, 4.65, 4.75 Jenson&Nicho 5.25, 5.15 Adlabs Films 51.10, 54.90, 53.85 BHEL 191.45, 194.50, 190.10, Engineers (I 277, 284.85, 276, Ashima 12.50, 12.40, 13 CESC 18, 18.40, 18 4.75, 4.90, 4.65, 4.70 5.30, 5.35, 5.10, 5.15 Oil Country 7.65, 7.30, 7.65 52.60, 54.50, 52.50, 53.80 193.55 279.40 Indian Rayon 90.80, 92.50, 89.75, 120.90, 132.40, 113.60, 126.70 Wipro 1370, 1420, 1362, 1416.20 12.20, 13, 12.20, 13 7.80, 7.80, 7.20, 7.50 91.30 Pun.Tractors 144, 146, 143.20, 1379.90, 1421, 1365.60, 1414.45 17.60, 18.40, 17.60, 18 Essar Ship. 5.70, 6, 5.90 JIK Inds. 29.40, 30.95, 27, 27.45 Alstom Proj. 50.90, 52.50, 51.95 192.15, 194.90, 190.60, 193.85 278.20, 284.95, 278, 280.40 Ashok Ley.Fn 47, 45 CFL Capital 1.50, 1.60 Essar Steel 8.40, 8.95, 8.90 28.95, 28.95, 25.30, 26.60 Omax Autos. 33, 33.90, 32.65, 33.30 51.30, 52.95, 51.10, 51.85 Bombay Dyein 43.70, 44.90, 44.60 Escorts 42.50, 42.90, 41.60, 42.55 90.05, 92.25, 89.75, 91.30 143.80 Wockhardt 470.50, 474.90, 461.25, 44, 46, 44, 44.85 Onward Techn 26.60, 29.20, 28.95 Indo Gulf Co 52.20, 52.95, 52, 52.70 145.25, 145.90, 143.55, 144.20 466.20 CG Igarshi M 39, 40.50, 37.15 8.80, 8.90, 8.55, 8.85 Jindal Iron 71.10, 75.15, 70.10, 74.25 Andhra Bank 25.55, 27.90, 24.90, 43.70, 44.75, 43.70, 44.50 42, 43.30, 41.50, 42.65 Asian Elect. 23, 24, 22.85, 23.90 39.60, 40, 36.55, 36.70 Eternit Ever 30, 29, 30.50 71.90, 75.25, 70.25, 74.05 26.45, 29, 26.15, 28.75 27.45 BPCL 201.10, 188.20, 194.80 Essel Propac 164.60, 164.95, 51.60, 52.90, 51.60, 52.45 Ranbaxy Lab. 620.15, 635.95, 23.50, 23.50, 22.60, Opto Circuit 32.30, 36, 32.15, 34.30 Infosys Tech 4300, 4349.50, 4265, 631.50 Chemplast Sa 28, 27.40 28.50, 30.45, 28.50, 30.30 Jindal Photo 28.65, 27.55, 28.30 24.65, 27.85, 24.65, 27.15 200.10, 200.10, 188.60, 194.65 160.25, 161.75 23.50 28, 28, 26.60, 27 Eveready Ind 13.80, 14.25 27.80, 28.45, 27.75, 28.30 Orchid Chem 68.60, 73.25, 71.30 Apollo Hosp. 105, 105.50, 101, Britannia 515, 510.05, 513.05 164.80, 165, 160.15, 161.50 4309.25 628, 635.95, 622, 631.55 Asian Hotels 69.70 72.80, 72.85, 70.30, 71.55 4299.90, 4349.70, 4265, 4307.90 Raymond 100, 100.45, 98.50, 100 Chettinad Ce 40, 42, 37, 41.95 14, 14.55, 13.80, 14.40 Jindal Poly. 102.30, 102.50 103.05 519.90, 520, 511.35, 515.10 Exide Inds. 89.70, 90.50, 89.75 71.50, 71.50, 70.15, Chola.Inv&Fi 41.55, 42, 41.50, 41.60 Excel Inds. 86.25, 87.90, 83.65, 107, 107, 103, 104.30 Orient Info. 37.20, 42.80, 42.15 103, 105.20, 101, 103.20 BSES 223.55, 225.90, 225.45 89.50, 90.85, 88.80, 90.20 Infotech En. 136.55, 152.65, 135.15, 98, 101, 98, 99.95 70.25 39, 43, 37.30, 41.95 151.70 RCF 17.30, 16.50, 17 41.45, 41.70, 41.15, 41.20 86.10 Jindal Strip 143.05, 149.30, 142.10, Apollo Tyres 127.50, 130.95, 126.50, 222.80, 226, 222.80, 225.55 Federal Bank 90, 92.70, 88.80, 91.95 Assam Co. 15.25, Ciba Sp.Chem 108.05, 109 87, 88.50, 84.25, 85.75 144.30 Orient Paper 17.80 130.30 Cadila Healt 125, 122.15, 123.80 90, 92.70, 88.10, 91.85 135.50, 152.70, 134.15, 150.95 16.70, 17, 16.50, 16.95 15.95, 14.65, 15 16.75, 18.05, 16.75, 18 Ingersoll R 216.90, 219.50, 206.10, Rel Capital 50.90, 52, 50.35, 51.75 108.50, 108.50, 108.15, 108.50 146, 148.50, 142.25, 144.15 129, 131.10, 126.50, 130.25 123.50, 124, 122, 123.85 Finolex Cabl 92.10, 93.70, 90.80, Astrazen.Ph. 353.95, Cinevistaas 28.25, 29.30, 28.55 F JJ Exporters 23.10 Oriental Hot 69.50, 70.50, 69.50, Arvind Mills 21.45, 22, 21.25, 21.85 Castrol (I) 196.50, 198, 195, 195.95 91.15 214.20 50.50, 51.90, 50.40, 51.70 353.95, 353.75, 353.75 70.50 224, 224, 214.25, 214.70 Reliance Ind 273, 279.60, 269.25, 28.20, 29.50, 28.20, 29.50 JK Corpn. 10.50, 11, 10.55 21.35, 22, 21, 21.85 201.80, 201.80, 194.90, 195.90 92.60, 93.80, 90.15, 91.10 Atcom Techno 13.90, City Union B 34, 35, 34.95 FAG Bearings 53.10, 53.50, 52.90, JK Inds. 27, 26.10, 26.30 Oswal Ag.Mil 2.35, 2.90, 2.45 Ashok Leylan 93, 96, 92.50, 95.80 Century Enka 84.90, 85.40, 83.55, 85 Finolex Inds 30, 30.60, 30.40 IPCL 81.90, 86.50, 81, 86 278.95 14, 13.20, 13.80 53.10 Oswal Chem. 4.55, 4.65, 4.60 82, 86.50, 81.10, 85.90 270.35, 279.70, 269.30, 278.65 33.90, 35.25, 33.55, 35 JK Synthetic 3.10, 3.25, 3.15 92.85, 96, 92.85, 95.65 85, 85.70, 83.75, 85 30.10, 30.50, 30, 30.45 13.80, 14.25, 13.10, Clariant (I) 140.15, 141, 140.25 53.60, 54, 53.25, 53.30 Jubilant Org 155, 150, 151 4.60, 4.90, 4.55, 4.60 Asian Paints 328.05, 334.50, 333 Century Text 50.60, 52.50, 50.05, Gail (I) 70, 72.60, 69.80, 70.90 ITC 641, 650.70, 639, 646.70 Rolta (I) 65.50, 70.50, 69.95 13.90 FCI OEN Con. 85, 86 OTIS Elevato 315, 308.65, 310.55 640, 651, 639, 646.05 67.45, 70.40, 65.70, 69.85 141.50, 141.50, 138.50, 140.90 152, 152, 150, 150 330.50, 336, 330.50, 332.80 51.90 68, 72.55, 68, 70.95 Atlas Copco 237.20, Coates (I) 103.85, 104.90 85.25, 86.80, 85, 85 Jupiter BioS 42.55, 43.50, 42.95 315, 315, 314, 314 Aurobindo Ph 242, 243, 236.75, 51, 52.50, 50, 51.90 GE Shipping 34, 33.65, 34.10 ITI 18, 18.25, 17.50, 17.95 SAIL 9.80, 10.40, 9.70, 10.25 238.30 FCL Techno. 23.35, 23.95, 23, 23.65 18.55, 18.55, 17.30, 17.95 9.75, 10.45, 9.70, 10.25 105.35, 106, 103.85, 105.45 Jyoti Struct 15.80, 15.65, 16.60 P 242.55 Chambal Fert 13.35, 13.90, 13.30, 33.25, 34.80, 33.25, 34 237.90, 238.50, Colour Chem 228, 231, 230.25 23.60, 24.50, 23.55, 23.70 15.95, 16, 15.95, 16 240.50, 243.75, 236, 242 13.80 Geometric So 419.90, 443, 411.10, J&K Bank 117.60, 122.95, 116.70, Satyam Comp 218, 227.30, 226.10 237.90, 238.40 FDC 30.70, 31.50, 29.75, 30.80 121.65 220.30, 227.30, 218.30, 226.05 232, 235, 228, 230.45 Panacea Biot 265.50, 270, 266.20 Aventis Ph. 285, 291, 284, 284.55 13.50, 13.90, 13.40, 13.80 438.55 Atlas Cycles 68, 66.30, Compucom Sof 21.50, 22.30, 22.15 29.90, 32.50, 29.40, 30.45 K 120.25, 123.80, 116.05, 121.55 Saw Pipes 77.95, 79.25, 76, 78.75 First Leasin 17.20, 16.80 265.10, 272, 265.10, 270.85 284, 291, 284, 286.10 Chennai Pet. 27.80, 28.95, 27.55, 420, 442, 411.60, 437.75 70.25 Compudyne Wi 21.50, 21.90, 20.60, Pantaloon Re 47, 45.50, 46.25 Aztec Soft. 21.85, 23.50, 20.40, 28.80 German Remed 240 Jaiprakash I 32, 32.85, 31.55, 32.60 76.80, 79, 75.90, 78.55 68.10, 69.50, 68.10, 17.05, 17.25, 16.90, 17.10 Kajaria Cer 17.50, 17.10 32.50, 32.95, 31.50, 32.50 SBI 286, 291.50, 282.05, 290.40 21.85 46, 46.80, 45.25, 46 23.05 27.80, 29, 27.35, 28.75 236.05, 247.45, 236.05, 237.30 69.50 21, 22.15, 20.50, 21.65 Flex Inds. 16.70, 17.35, 16.60, 17.15 17.55, 17.85, 17.15, 17.15 JB Chemical 182, 182.80, 177.10, 286, 291, 282, 290.05 16.55, 17.50, 16.50, 17.30 Kakatiya Cem 20.55, 21.40 Paper Prod. 127, 130, 123.50, 129.05 21.70, 23.25, 20.25, 23.10 Cipla 827.30, 849.95, 826, 847.40 Gillette (I) 290.10, 305, 303 Atul 32, 33.40, 31.50, Computech In 5.25, 5.90 126, 129, 125, 128.65 Bajaj Auto 512, 513.25, 506.90, 834.40, 850, 821, 847.05 297.05, 302, 295.05, 298 181.50 Shipp.Corpn. 59, 60.90, 58.75, 59.05 31.80 Floatglass 15.20, 15.05, 15.20 20.50, 21.30, 20.50, 20.60 177, 182.95, 176.10, 181.15 60.20, 61, 58.60, 59.05 5.90, 5.90, 5.50, 5.80 Paramount Co 8.45, 8.50 510.55 CMC 518, 544.75, 517, 541.85 GlaxoSmith.C 270, 271, 265, 269.55 33.05, 33.90, 31.55, Corom. Fert. 61.75, 61.55, 62.05 15, 15.70, 15, 15.05 Kale Consul. 37, 39, 35.80, 38.70 Jindal Steel 373.50, 383, 368, Shyam Teleco 38.30, 44.40, 43.85 Forbes Gokak 61, 60.05, 60.15 36.25, 39, 36.20, 38.35 Parekh Plati 9.60, 9.90, 9.05, 9.60 513.80, 514, 506.50, 510.45 518, 548, 518, 542.95 275, 276, 265, 269.95 31.70 62.60, 62.60, 62.60, 62.60 9.45, 9.90, 9, 9.45 Balaji Tele. 69, 72, 71.55 Colgate 133, 136.80, 136.15 GlaxoSmith.P 297, 302.95, 295.50, 374.25 39.90, 44.35, 39.80, 43.75 Auto Axles 92.25, Foseco (I) 95, 92.55, 92.60 Kalyani Brak 260, 270 369, 383, 369, 374.15 Siemens 298, 300, 294.25, 297.95 Creative Eye 12.65, 12.60, 13 PCS Inds. 17.60, 18, 17.35, 17.50 70, 72.45, 69.10, 71.55 136, 136.90, 132.55, 136.15 302.05 93.05 12.25, 13, 12.25, 12.75 95.10, 95.50, 93.70, 93.85 Kanoria Chem 41.50, 41.50, 41.50, Kochi Refin. 45, 46.25, 45.95 301.15, 301.15, 291, 297.10 Fulford (I) 87, 87.80 41.50 Pentagon Glo 2, 2.05, 1.90, 2 Ballarpur In 40.05, 39.05, 39.65 Container Co 231.95, 236.95, 228, 298, 303, 296, 302.40 Avanti Feeds 21.80, 23, Crest Comm. 26.30, 29, 28.60 Pentasoft Te 7.60, 8.05, 7.50, 8 40.15, 40.20, 39.10, 39.70 234.65 GNFC 30, 30.30, 29.50, 29.90 44, 46.20, 44, 45.95 Silverline T 13.50, 14.95, 13.20, 467.05, 471.20, 462, 465.15 22.35 Karnatak Bnk 72.90, 73.50, 70.50, Kodak (I) 348 14.75 Zee Telefilm 83, 87.80, 81.80, 86.85 26.60, 29.50, 26.50, 28.90 7.45, 8.15, 7.30, 8.05 Bank of Baro 73, 75.80, 71.90, 75.05 230.50, 236.50, 227.10, 234.85 30.70, 30.70, 29.50, 30.05 CRISIL 270 G 73.35 348.90, 348.90, 348, 348 13.55, 15, 12.35, 14.65 83, 88, 81.70, 86.55 B 72.80, 73.55, 70.30, 73.20 Pharmacia He 130.10, 130.55, 130, 73.40, 75.35, 71.05, 74.80 Corpn. Bank 141, 148.95, 147.95 Grasim Inds. 327.90, 334.90, 324, 271.40, 272, 270, 271.75 Gammon (I) 94.25, 101, 97.85 130.10 Bank of Ind. 39.70, 40.70, 38.90, 146, 149.20, 144, 147.90 325.35 Kotak Mah.Fi 160.50, 165, 159.70, SKF Bearing 40.70, 42.45, 40.40, Zensar Tech. 84.90, 94, 92.90 Karur Vysya 180, 192, 179.20, 184.40 164.30 41.85 86, 94, 81.05, 92.45 Bajaj Auto F 43.70, 48.50 Cybertech Sy 9.50, 10.95, 10.50 98.50, 101.55, 96.95, 99.95 135, 135, 131.55, 131.65 40.20 Crompton Gr. 48.50, 49.70, 48.25, 330, 335, 324.20, 325.30 10.10, 11, 9.75, 10.60 179.75, 187, 179.75, 185.55 160.05, 165, 159, 164.15 41, 42.50, 40.15, 41.90 48.30, 49.20, 48.25, 48.50 Garden Silk 30, 31.50, 31.45 KDL Biotech 16.10, 15.85 PNB Gilts 23, 23.50, 22.55, 23.30 39.40, 40.65, 38.90, 40.20 49.55 GSFC 22.95, 21.90, 22.20 31.30, 31.35, 30.50, 31 22.25, 23.55, 22.25, 23.35 BASF 102.50, 103.50, 100.25, 49.20, 49.95, 48, 49.25 22.20, 22.75, 21.80, 22.10 L&T 192, 193.50, 187.85, 190.40 Sonata Soft. 15.65, 16.20, 15.45, B1 - GROUP Bajaj Hindus 55, 57.80 D 15.90, 16.25, 15.65, 15.75 192, 195, 187.60, 190.60 15.90 56.10, 57.75, 56.05, 57.75 Garware Wall 18.50, 19.25, 18.90 Kesoram Inds 25.55, 25.25, 26.25 Premier Inst 147.60, 162.95, 158 102.45 Cummins (I) 48, 47, 47.35 GTL 71, 79.25, 70.10, 78.55 Gati 35, 31.25, 32.10 150, 155, 150, 154.90 101, 103.30, 101, 102.50 48, 48, 47.15, 47.75 71.20, 79.40, 70.10, 78.45 LIC Hsg.Fin. 64.20, 65.40, 64.85 15.80, 16.75, 15.45, 15.90 3 Bajaj Tempo 105, 108, 103, 104.30 Daewoo Motor 1.45, 1.55, 1.25, 1.45 26, 26.20, 25.35, 26 63, 65.15, 63, 64.55 SPICE 32.45, 33.30, 32.20, 32.96 Balaji Dist. 7, 6.65, 7 Dalmia Cemen 148, 142.75 Genesys Intl 54.90, 58.45 Khandwala Se 9.55, 9.50 Prism Cement 4.90, 5, 4.85, 4.95 Bata (I) 31.35, 32.40, 31, 31.15 D-Link (I) 51.10, 55.50, 54.70 Guj.Amb.Cem. 147, 160, 159.95 57.80, 62.60, 57.80, 60.15 4.90, 4.95, 4.85, 4.90 31.20, 32.30, 31, 31.10 54, 54.75, 53, 54.30 168.40, 171, 155, 159.95 LML 30.50, 31.50, 29.70, 31.45 SSI 85.70, 87.40, 81.60, 86.70 3M India 298, 303, 300 7, 7, 6.60, 6.90 147, 147, 137, 137 10.85, 10.90, 10.35, 10.70 29.75, 31.75, 28.55, 31.25 83, 87.45, 81.15, 86.40 303.95, 304, 295, 300 Balaji Hotel 3.80 DCM Shr.Con 51, 49.75, 51.05 George Willi 56.50, 58.35, 56.05, Kinetic Eng. 62, 62.85, 61.80 Pritish Nand 21.50, 22.50, 21, 22.35 56.90 Kinetic Moto 31, 31.70, 30.75, 31.50 21.65, 22.45, 21.40, 22.25 56.85, 61, 56.50, 57.45 31.30, 31.90, 31.30, 31.85 Priyad.Cemen 9.50, 9.75 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Glenmark Pha 227, 235, 225, 234.10 Kirloskar Br 102, 105.50, 101.65, 9.60, 10, 9.30, 9.55 226, 235, 223.40, 233.70 PSI Data Sys 69.05, 76, 66.50, 72.15 MUTUAL FUND (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase (Rs) Sales Purchase 105.25 Global Tr.Bk 16.90, 17.25, 16.60, Kirloskar Oi 58, 59, 58.75 67.20, 78.70, 66, 71.50 Open Ended Schemes 17.10 57.75, 58, 57.75, 58 PSL Holdings 44, 42.05, 42.85 Corp. Bond (D-M’ly) 10.10 10.10 10.09 Tax 2000 (G) 13.76 14.03 13.76 Dhanasahayog B 8.15 8.23 7.99 Dynamic Bond(G) 10.99 10.99 10.99 16.70, 17.25, 16.60, 17.05 KLG Systel 31, 32.90, 30, 32.10 43.30, 43.60, 42.65, 43.15 Corp. Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.19 10.19 10.19 HSBC Mutual Fund Dhanasahayog C 17.91 18.09 17.56 Dynamic Bond(Q’ly)(A) 10.99 10.99 10.99 GMM Pfaudler 80, 76.05 29, 33.10, 28.55, 32.85 Pudumjee Pul 20.10, 20.10, 20.10, Godfrey Phil 325.05, 320.05 20.10 Name NAVs Prices (Rs) Corp. Bond (D-Y’ly) 10.56 10.56 10.55 Cash Fund 10.08 10.08 10.08 Dhansmriddhi 2.25 2.27 2.25 Dynamic Bond(Q’ly)(D) 10.54 10.54 10.54 Kolar Inform 18, 19, 18.55 Corp. Bond (G-App) 12.89 12.89 12.89 Equity 9.84 10.04 9.84 Equity Fund 5.98 5.98 5.98 GCF (D-D’ly ) 10.48 10.48 10.48 329, 329, 320, 322.75 Kopran 36.50, 37.70, 35.75, 37.10 Pun.An.Lamp 93.25 (Rs) Sales Purchase Liq. (D-W’ly) 10.02 10.02 10.02 Income-Invest. 10.26 10.26 10.26 Govt. Sec. (D) 11.39 11.39 11.39 GCF (D-W’ly) 10.24 10.24 10.24 Godrej Cons. 99.50, 101, 100.25 36.70, 37.60, 35.85, 37.10 Pun.Communi. 54, 54.70, 52.70, Liq. (G-App) 13.92 13.92 13.92 Income-Short 10.10 10.10 10.10 Govt. Sec. (G) 16.24 16.24 16.24 GCF (G) 11.15 11.15 11.15 99.55, 101.20, 99.50, 100.15 Kothari Prod 154, 156.95, 154.15 54.15 Public Sector (D-M’ly) 10.06 10.06 10.05 Inst. Income-Invst. 10.29 10.29 10.29 Index (Nifty) 9.76 9.85 9.76 GGSF-IP (D-Half-Y’ly) 11.13 11.13 11.13 Godrej Inds. 17, 17.20, 16, 16.20 147.80, 156, 147.80, 153.30 54, 56.65, 52.50, 54.10 As on 27/01/2003 Public Sector (D-Q’ly) 10.18 10.18 10.18 Inst. Income-STP 10.11 10.11 10.11 Index (Sensex Adv) 9.78 9.88 9.78 GGSF-IP (D-Q’ly) 10.88 10.88 10.88 Goetze (I) 20.10, 22.90, 22.15 KPIT Cum.Inf 159, 175.95, 157.75, Pun.Nat.Bank 76.80, 78.25, 73.35, 76 Alliance Mutual Fund Public Sector (D-Y’ly) 10.55 10.55 10.54 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Index (Sensex) 9.80 9.90 9.80 GGSF-IP (D-Y’ly) 11.41 11.41 11.41 21.65, 23.95, 21.65, 22.35 174.75 77.45, 78.10, 73.45, 75.75 95 (D) 26.56 27.09 26.56 Public Sector (G-App) 13.32 13.32 13.32 L.Link Balancer 11.98 — — Liquid (D) 10.48 10.48 10.48 GGSF-IP (G) 11.41 11.41 11.41 Goldiam Int. 24.75, 25.25, 24.75 95 (G) 46.12 47.04 46.12 162.90, 176.65, 157.75, 173.50 R Public Sector (Half Y’ly) 10.19 10.19 10.19 L.Link Maximiser(G) 11.08 — — Liquid (G) 10.64 10.64 10.64 GGSF-ST (D-M’ly) 10.63 10.63 10.63 Goldstn.Tech 33.50, 37, 32.25, 36.65 Krebs Bioche 99.30, 102.95, 98.25, Basic Inds.(D) 11.53 11.76 11.53 Sovrn. Trust (D-HY’ly) 10.68 10.68 10.67 L.Link Pension Balancer 11.08 — — Tax 7.35 7.50 7.35 GGSF-ST (D-Q’ly) 10.45 10.45 10.45 32.60, 37.80, 32.25, 36.60 Basic Inds.(G) 11.54 11.77 11.54 101.80 Radico Khait 30.50, 30.60, 29.70, Sovrn. Trust (D-M’ly) 10.42 10.42 10.42 L.Link Pension Max.(G) 10.84 — — PNB Mutual Fund GGSF-ST (G) 10.81 10.81 10.81 Gonter Peip 3.75, 3.70, 3.95 Krishna Life 1.85, 1.90, 1.80, 1.85 Buy India (D) 4.25 4.34 4.25 Sovrn. Trust (D-Q’ly) 10.70 10.70 10.69 L.Link Pension Protec.(I) 11.31 — — Balanced Growth (G) 12.35 12.35 12.17 GSSIF-IP (D-Half Y’ly) 11.40 11.40 11.40 Goodlass Ner 163.50, 166, 165.25 30.15 Buy India (G) 4.25 4.34 4.25 L.Link Protector (I) 12.62 — — Balanced Growth (I) 9.67 9.67 9.53 GSSIF-IP (D-Q’ly) 11.13 11.13 11.13 Krone Comm 58.50 28, 30.20, 27.05, 29.70 Sovrn. Trust (G-App) 17.09 17.09 17.08 164, 166.75, 163, 165.25 58, 59.40, 57.85, 58.40 Capital Tax Relief’96 53.17 53.70 53.17 Sovrn. Trust (Y’ly) 11.31 11.31 11.31 L.Time Balancer 11.98 — — Debt (G) 18.21 18.21 18.12 GSSIF-IP (D-Y’ly) 11.29 11.29 11.29 Goodricke 26.40, 26, 26.95 Rain Calcing 7.80, 8.10, 7.65, 7.70 Cash Manager (G) 14.69 14.69 14.69 Tax Saver 9.32 9.32 9.32 L.Time Maximiser (G) 11.08 — — Debt (I) 12.46 12.46 12.39 GSSIF-IP (G) 14.45 14.45 14.45 KSB Pumps 64.30, 64.25, 65 7.70, 8, 7.65, 7.85 Goodyear (I) 27.55, 27.25, 28 64.25, 65, 64, 64.20 Equity (D) 14.07 14.35 14.07 Escorts Mutual Fund L.Time Pension Balancer 11.08 — — Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund GSSIF-ST (D) 10.23 10.23 10.23 Graphite Ind 26.90, 28.85 Raj.Spg.&Wvg 16.35, 16.30, 17.50 Equity (G) 24.53 25.02 24.53 Balanced (D) 11.53 11.67 11.53 L.Time Pension Max.(G) 10.84 — — Balanced (D) 8.76 8.91 8.76 GSSIF-ST (G) 11.94 11.94 11.94 28.30, 28.85, 28.05, 28.45 L 16.80, 17.20, 16.75, 17.20 Frontline Eq(D) 9.97 10.17 9.97 Balanced (G) 12.74 12.90 12.74 L.Time Pension Prot.(I) 11.31 — — Balanced (G) 9.49 9.66 9.49 Sun F&C Mutual Fund Gravity (I) 10, 10.30, 8, 8.50 Rajesh Exp 108, 108.20, 105.50, Frontline Eq(G) 9.97 10.17 9.97 Gilt (D) 11.57 11.57 11.57 L.Time Protector (I) 12.62 — — Child Care Gift 10.89 11.17 10.62 Balanced (G) 6.74 6.84 6.74 Greaves 10.40, 11.25, 11.20 Lakshmi Au.C 78.50, 80.10, 76.10, 106.90 G-Sec Long Term (D) 11.18 11.18 11.18 Gilt (G) 12.66 12.66 12.66 IDBI-PRINCIPAL Mutual Fund Child Care Study 11.35 11.52 11.07 Bond Fund - Growth 18.52 18.52 18.52 Grind Norton 101, 100, 103 78.50 105.70, 105.70, 103, 103.05 G-Sec Long Term (G) 16.47 16.47 16.47 Growth (G) 12.05 12.23 12.05 Balanced (D) 10.13 10.32 10.13 Dynamic Plan 10.80 10.99 10.80 Bond Fund - Income 10.86 10.86 10.86 Guj.Alkalies 30, 28.30, 29.60 75, 79.95, 75, 76.75 Rallis India 64.10, 65, 64, 64.30 G-Sec Short Term (D) 10.10 10.10 10.10 Growth (D) 10.92 11.08 10.92 Balanced (G) 10.03 10.22 10.03 FMCG (D) 7.07 7.19 7.07 Emerging Tech.(G) 3.01 3.07 3.01 63.30, 65, 63.25, 64.50 G-Sec Short Term (G) 13.67 13.67 13.67 31.90, 31.90, 28.60, 29.90 Lakshmi Mach 1126, 1125 Income (D) 10.40 10.40 10.40 Benefit Debt (QD) 10.41 10.41 10.25 FMCG (G) 7.71 7.84 7.71 FIS-Intl. Plan 10.26 10.26 10.26 Guj.Amb.Exp. 9.70, 9.75, 9.25, 9.40 1128, 1170, 1125, 1170 Rama Newspri 3.40, 3.50 Income (D) 10.86 10.86 10.86 Income (G) 17.78 17.78 17.78 Benefit Fund Debt (AD) 10.66 10.66 10.50 FMP - D-Y’ly 10.75 10.75 10.54 FIS-Long Term 11.10 11.10 11.10 3.35, 3.50, 3.30, 3.40 Income (G) 21.08 21.08 21.08 9.75, 9.80, 9.15, 9.70 Landmarc Lei 14, 12.50, 14.45 Income Bond (D) 9.59 9.59 9.59 Benefit Fund Debt (HYD) 10.66 10.66 10.50 FMP - Half Y’ly 11.80 11.80 11.68 FIS-Medium Term 10.61 10.61 10.61 Guj.Flouroch 69, 70, 65, 67.25 LCC Infotech 4.50, 4.25, 4.75 Ramco Inds. 185, 167.95, 168.65 Income 54EA (D) 10.86 10.86 10.86 Income Bond (G) 11.35 11.35 11.35 Benefit Fund Debt(G) 10.66 10.66 10.50 FMP - Half Y’ly (D) 10.78 10.78 10.68 FIS-Short Term 10.51 10.51 10.51 170.10, 173.55, 169.40, 170.10 Income 54EA (G) 21.07 21.07 21.07 Cash Mngt.-Liquid (G) 11.82 11.82 11.82 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2D 10.49 10.49 10.39 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(D) 10.04 — 9.96 67.65, 68.25, 65, 68.15 5.20, 5.20, 4.30, 4.90 Opportunities (D) 10.75 10.75 10.75 Guj.H.Chem 17.50, 17.85, 17.45, Liberty Shoe 50.50 Ramco Systm 541.10, 485.65, Income 54EB (D) 10.88 10.88 10.88 Opportunities (G) 12.04 12.04 12.04 Cash Mngt.-Liquid (WD) 10.10 10.10 10.10 FMP - Half Y’ly Sr.2G 11.33 11.33 11.21 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP1(G) 10.74 — 10.65 486.45 Income 54EB (G) 20.94 20.94 20.94 Tax (D) 9.75 9.75 — Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(D) 10.00 10.00 10.00 FMP - Q’ly (D) 10.57 10.57 10.52 FMS (M’ly)-MFMP2 10.46 10.46 10.38 17.70 51, 51, 50.50, 51 17.90, 17.90, 17.50, 17.65 Lumax Ind 27.75, 27.05, 27.75 533.50, 534, 489.40, 495 Income Q’ly (D) 10.47 10.47 10.47 Tax (G) 9.75 9.75 — Cash Mngt.-MoneyAtCall(G) 11.61 11.61 11.61 FMP - Q’ly (G) 11.81 11.81 11.75 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(D) 10.09 — 9.99 Rayban Sun O 52.70, 54.35, 53.85 Monthly Income (G) 16.48 16.48 16.48 First India Mutual Fund Child Benefit 16.66 16.98 16.16 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 11.64 11.64 11.59 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP1(G) 10.59 — 10.48 Guj.Ind.Pow. 18, 18.40, 17.75, 18.20 28, 28.50, 27.25, 27.95 18.25, 18.45, 17.80, 18.05 Lyka Labs 25.25, 29.20 53.25, 54.50, 50.10, 54.05 Monthly Income (M’ly) 10.31 10.31 10.31 Gilt 11.16 11.16 11.16 Child Benefit 16.44 16.75 15.95 FMP - Q’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.51 10.51 10.46 FMS (Q’ly)-QFMP2 10.48 — 10.38 Reckitt Benc 243.60 Monthly Income (Q’ly) 10.26 10.26 10.26 Growth 10.12 10.32 10.12 Deposit 371 Days (D) 10.73 11.16 10.53 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (D) 10.42 10.42 10.36 FMS (Y’ly)-FYMP4 10.48 — 10.16 Guj.Sidh.Cem 3.40, 3.70, 3.65 24.50, 29.35, 24.50, 29.30 New Millennium (D) 3.76 3.84 3.76 3.55, 3.70, 3.55, 3.70 245, 245, 243.55, 244.35 Income 10.91 10.91 10.91 Deposit 371 Days (G) 10.73 11.16 10.53 FMP - Q’ly Sr.3 (G) 11.62 11.62 11.57 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP1 10.79 — 10.47 Rel.Ind.Infr 34.50, 36, 34.40 New Millennium (G) 3.77 3.85 3.77 Income Fund (D) 10.70 10.70 10.70 Deposit-54 EA 14.87 14.87 14.87 FMP - Y’ly 11.88 11.88 11.64 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP2 10.73 — 10.41 M Short Term (D) 10.09 10.09 10.09 H 34.75, 35, 34.30, 34.55 Liquid (D) 10.20 10.20 10.20 Deposit-54 EB 14.87 14.87 14.87 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 11.67 11.67 11.44 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP3 10.53 — 10.22 Maars Soft 11.70, 13, 11.60, 12.85 Relaxo Footw 18.80, 15.90 Short Term (G) 10.65 10.65 10.65 Liquid (G) 10.68 10.68 10.68 Equity (D) 9.76 9.95 9.76 FMP - Y’ly Sr.2 (D) 10.59 10.59 10.38 FMS (Y’ly)-YFMP5 10.24 — 9.93 Benchmark Mutual Fund Equity (G) 9.26 9.44 9.26 FMP - Y’ly Sr.3 11.40 11.40 11.17 M’ly Income (D-M’ly) 10.41 10.41 10.41 Hatsun Agro 65 11.30, 13, 11.30, 12.75 Revathi Equ. 102, 103.95, 103 Short Term 10.32 10.32 10.32 Havell’s (I) 131, 115.30, 115.50 Macmillan (I 154.90, 157, 152.30, Rico Auto 120.15, 120 Nifty BeES 105.29 — — Short Term (D) 10.18 10.18 10.18 Govt.Sec.-Invst. 11.66 11.66 11.66 FMP - Y’ly Sr.4 11.07 11.07 10.85 M’ly Income (D-Q’ly) 10.43 10.43 10.43 Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund Govt.Sec.-Invst.(D) 11.38 11.38 11.38 FMP - Y’ly Sr.5 (G) 10.76 10.76 10.55 M’ly Income (G) 12.99 12.99 12.99 116, 116, 111, 115.45 154.40 115.05, 116, 115, 116 Tax Gain 35.34 36.05 35.34 HBL Nife Pow 23, 21.75 154, 157.90, 153.95, 156.20 Roofit Inds. 5.80, 5.60, 5.65 Advantage (A) 23.51 23.75 23.51 Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund Govt.Sec.-Invst.(G) 13.17 13.17 13.17 FMP - Y’ly VI (G) 10.55 10.55 10.34 MVB (D) 10.67 10.67 10.67 Advantage (B) 23.51 23.75 23.51 FT Asset Allocat.Bal Gr. 10.19 10.19 10.40 Govt.Sec.-Savings 11.66 11.66 11.66 FMP Y’ly Sr. 7(G) 10.22 10.22 10.02 MVB (G) 17.09 17.09 17.09 HEG 27.55, 28.75, 27.50, 28.35 Madras Alum 49.50 5.75, 6, 5.30, 5.70 Balanced (D) 8.75 8.84 8.75 FT Asset Allocat.Cons Gr. 10.23 10.23 10.44 Govt.Sec.-Savings 10.39 10.39 10.39 Flexible Income 10.87 10.87 10.87 MVL (D’ly Dp) 10.00 10.00 10.00 28, 28.95, 27, 28.45 Madras Cem. 3675, 3650 RPG Cables 8.30, 7.80, 8.10 Balanced (G) 8.75 8.84 8.75 FT Asset Allocat.Infl 10.45 10.45 10.66 Growth (D) 9.81 10.00 9.81 Gilt Invst. (D) 11.72 11.72 11.72 MVL (Dp) 10.74 10.74 10.74 Henkel Spic 20.70, 21.55, 21.50 3750, 3750, 3699.85, 3700 8.05, 8.45, 7.70, 8.25 Bond Plus (D) 10.37 10.37 10.37 FT Asset Allocat.Pure Gr. 9.70 9.70 9.90 Growth (G) 9.86 10.05 9.86 Gilt Invst. (G) 18.16 18.16 18.16 MVL (Np) 13.94 13.94 13.94 21, 23, 20.50, 21.95 Madras Fert. 10, 10.10, 10 RPG Life Sci 27.20, 28.95, 27.20, 28 Bond Plus (G) 11.04 11.04 11.04 FT Asset Allocat.Steady G 10.00 10.00 10.20 Income (D-Half Y’ly) 11.19 11.19 11.14 Gilt Treasury (D) 10.65 10.65 10.65 Personal Tax Saver 43.19 43.19 43.19 Hi-Tech Gear 103 9.90, 10.40, 9.80, 10 RS Software 26, 28.60, 28.50 Cash Plus (G) 16.13 16.13 16.13 FT Balanced (G) 9.32 9.32 9.51 Income (D-Q’ly) 10.86 10.86 10.81 Gilt Treasury (G) 14.26 14.26 14.26 Resurgent (I) Equity 12.29 12.54 12.29 Hikal 115, 118, 117.90 Madura Coats 39.20, 40.05, 39, 27.80, 28.40, 25, 28.05 Cash Plus (Reinv) 10.68 10.68 10.68 FT Gilt Invst (G) 12.63 12.63 12.63 Income (G) 14.23 14.23 14.16 Growth (D) 9.08 9.24 9.08 Value (D) 8.31 8.48 8.31 117.30, 118.25, 115, 117 40.05 Ruchi Soya 30.65 Equity 12.29 12.41 12.29 FT Gilt Invst (M’ly B) 12.02 12.02 12.02 Index 8.05 8.13 8.05 Growth (G) 18.69 19.02 18.69 Value (G) 16.35 16.68 16.35 Himat. Seide 97.50, 99.80 Mah.Scooter 55.70, 57.50, 57.45 32.10, 32.40, 32.10, 32.40 FMP 1Yr 5A(D) 10.37 10.37 10.37 FT Gilt Invst (Q’ly) 11.19 11.19 11.19 M’ly Income(G) 11.16 11.16 11.10 Income (D) 11.07 11.07 11.07 Tata Mutual Fund 98.50, 99, 95.20, 98 56, 58.50, 56, 58.45 FMP 1Yr 5A(G) 10.37 10.37 10.37 FT Gilt Liquid (G) 11.04 11.04 11.04 M’ly Income(MD) 10.56 10.56 10.51 Income (G) 18.11 18.11 18.11 Balanced 13.52 13.75 13.52 Hind.Constn. 64, 65.70, 64.25 Mah.Seamless 154.25, 151.50, S FMP Long Term - A (D) 10.93 10.93 10.93 M’ly Income(QD) 10.57 10.57 10.52 Index 8.86 8.86 8.86 Gilt Sec. (App) 19.80 19.80 19.80 63.50, 65.65, 63.15, 65.10 152.40 FT Gilt Liquid (M’ly) 10.31 10.31 10.31 S Kumars Nat 4.20 FMP Long Term - A (G) 10.93 10.93 10.93 FT Index - BSE 9.83 9.83 9.93 Short Term (D) 10.19 10.19 10.17 Liquid (D) 11.84 11.84 11.84 Gilt Sec. (Reg) 12.86 12.86 12.86 Hind.Inks&Re 321.20, 332, 312.20, 159, 159, 151, 151.75 FMP Long Term - E (G) 10.74 10.74 10.74 Short Term (G) 10.67 10.67 10.64 Liquid (G) 14.73 14.73 14.73 Horizon Qtrly (I) App. 10.02 10.02 9.92 324.45 Mahavir Spg. 59.10, 59 4.50, 4.70, 4.50, 4.50 FT Index - Nifty 10.22 10.22 10.33 S.E.Asia Mar 39.25, 37.15, 41.80 FMP Q’ly Group 1 (D) 10.83 10.83 10.83 FT Monthly Income (G) 13.24 13.24 13.24 Tax Savings 14.00 14.28 14.00 Long Term 11.40 11.40 11.40 Income (App) 20.10 20.10 20.00 322, 330, 312, 325.65 60.60, 61.50, 59.10, 60.65 FMP Q’ly Group 1 (G) 11.05 11.05 11.05 FT Monthly Income (M’ly B 12.47 12.47 12.47 IL&FS Mutual Fund MIP - (D-M’ly) 10.43 10.43 10.43 Income (D-App) 11.61 11.61 11.55 Hind.Motors 9.90, 10.25, 9.85, 10.05 Mahind.Gesco 13.50, 14.45, 13.10, 40.20, 40.40, 37, 39.70 FMP Q’ly Group 2 (D) 10.56 10.56 10.56 FT Monthly Income (M) 10.82 10.82 10.82 Bond (B) 10.61 10.61 10.61 MIP - Cum. 12.72 12.72 12.72 Income (H-Y’ly Reg) 10.86 10.86 10.81 9.90, 10.25, 9.80, 10.10 14.30 S.I.Bank 38, 39, 37.05, 38.65 FMP Q’ly Group 3 (G) 10.74 10.74 10.74 FT Monthly Income (Q) 10.89 10.89 10.89 Bond (D-Q’ly) 10.91 10.91 10.91 MIP - Half Y’ly 10.66 10.66 10.66 Income (Q’ly-Reg) 10.64 10.64 10.58 Hind.Org.Chm 18.55, 19, 18.20, 13.50, 14.55, 13.50, 14.25 37.95, 39.40, 37.05, 38.60 FMP Y Group 1(G) 10.56 10.56 10.56 FT PE Ratio 9.24 9.24 9.42 Bond (D-Y’ly) 11.54 11.54 11.54 MIP - Q’ly 10.52 10.52 10.52 Income Plus Fund-A(Bonus) 10.32 10.32 10.22 18.90 Manglr.Chem 3.80, 4.45, 4.35 S.I.C.Agency 6.60, 8.45, 7.60 Gilt Plus Invst.(A-D) 11.57 11.57 11.57 Franklin Balanced(D) 10.08 10.23 10.08 Bond (G) 15.91 15.91 15.91 Power 13.02 13.25 13.02 Income Plus Fund-A(G) 10.32 10.32 10.21 18.45, 19, 18.25, 18.90 Maral Overs 14 7.20, 7.40, 7.20, 7.40 Gilt Plus Invst.(B-G) 17.12 17.12 17.12 Franklin Balanced(G) 10.50 10.66 10.50 Bond Short Term (D) 10.21 10.21 10.21 SPICE 32.46 32.46 32.46 Income Plus Fund-B(Bonus) 10.32 10.32 10.32 Sahara I.Med 175, 199, 198.35 Gilt Plus Long (A-D) 11.89 11.89 11.89 Hind.Power 23.05, 24.50, 23.85 14.25, 14.45, 14, 14.45 Franklin Bluechip (D) 11.58 11.58 11.81 Bond Short Term (G) 10.90 10.90 10.90 Short Term 11.18 11.18 11.18 Income Plus Fund-B(G) 10.32 10.32 10.32 Hind.Sanitar 37.10, 36.75, 36.80 Matsush.Tele 4.80 Saint-Gobain 9, 9.40, 9.20 Gilt Plus Long (B-G) 18.80 18.80 18.80 Franklin Bluechip (G) 22.79 22.79 23.25 E-Com (D) 2.68 2.73 2.68 Short Term (D) 10.70 10.70 10.70 Life Science & Tech. 8.24 8.39 8.24 Salora Int. 51.20, 52.90, 49.50, 51.15 Gilt Plus Lq.(A-D) 10.57 10.57 10.57 37.95, 38.30, 37, 37.85 Medicorp Tec 37, 35.05, 37.50 Franklin FMCG 10.56 10.56 10.77 E-Com (G) 2.68 2.73 2.68 Sweep 10.46 10.46 10.46 Liquid (App) 13.89 13.89 13.89 Honda SIEL P 121, 120 34, 38, 34, 37.25 52.70, 52.70, 49.30, 51.15 Gilt Plus Lq.(B-G) 14.37 14.37 14.37 Franklin Growth 5.48 5.59 5.48 Fixed Maturity Mar 02 10.72 10.72 10.72 Tax (D) 8.90 9.06 8.90 Liquid (Reg) 11.13 11.13 11.13 Samtel Color 26.75, 26.70, 27 IT A (D-Payout) 10.43 10.53 10.43 Gilt Long Term (D) 11.12 11.12 11.12 Tax (G) 12.20 12.41 12.20 M’ly Income 10.82 10.82 10.76 121.50, 121.50, 118, 118 Melstar Info 25.50, 24.25, 25.30 Franklin Index 7.93 8.01 7.93 Hotel Leela. 15.30, 14.50, 14.70 24.50, 25.75, 24.25, 25.45 26, 27.50, 25.95, 27.40 IT A (D-Reinv) 10.43 10.53 10.43 Franklin Index Tax 8.10 8.19 8.10 Gilt Long Term (G) 12.09 12.09 12.09 Technology 2.91 2.96 2.91 Pure Equity 9.18 9.34 9.18 Sandesh Ltd. 108.40, 109.90, 104.75, IT B (G) 12.21 12.33 12.21 Gilt Short Term (D) 10.62 10.62 10.62 Reliance Mutual Fund Select Sector 7.41 7.54 7.41 14.30, 15, 14.30, 14.90 MICO 3630, 3650 Franklin Infotech (D) 8.90 8.90 9.08 Hughes Tele. 5.90, 5.75, 5.95 3630, 3659.25, 3630, 3655 109 Income Plus (A-D) 11.00 11.00 11.00 Franklin Infotech (G) 13.01 13.01 13.27 Gilt Short Term (G) 11.36 11.36 11.36 Growth (D) 22.00 22.44 22.00 Short Term Bond (App) 10.47 10.47 10.47 105, 109.90, 104.50, 109.55 Income Plus (B-G) 25.90 25.90 25.90 Growth & Value (D-Y’ly) 10.26 10.47 10.26 Growth (G) 29.79 30.39 29.79 Short Term Bond (Reg) 10.46 10.46 10.46 5.90, 6, 5.80, 5.85 Mid-Day Mul. 16.50, 17, 16.50 Franklin Internet Opp 4.62 4.62 4.71 16, 17, 16, 16.25 Saregama (I) 60.10, 62.50 Index Fund (D) 10.63 10.68 10.63 Franklin Pharma 8.63 8.63 8.80 Growth & Value (G) 11.49 11.72 11.49 Income (D-Half Y’ly) 11.44 11.44 11.44 Tax Savfund 10.52 10.71 10.52 60, 65, 60, 62.95 Index Fund(G) 10.63 10.68 10.63 Growth & Value(D-Hf Y’ly) 9.07 9.25 9.07 Income (D-M’ly) 11.15 11.15 11.15 Young Citizen’s 10.42 10.58 10.11 I Mindteck 22.90, 24, 23.25 Franklin Prima (D) 14.71 14.71 15.00 Mirza Tanner 29.95, 30, 29, 29.25 Satnam Over. 17.35, 18.30 MIP A (D) 10.64 10.64 10.64 Franklin Prima (G) 28.69 28.69 29.26 Index - BSE Sensex 9.12 9.21 9.12 Income (D-Y’ly) 11.51 11.51 11.51 Taurus Mutual Fund I-Flex Solu 810, 856, 801, 850.50 18.50, 18.85, 18.50, 18.50 MIP B (G-Payout) 13.26 13.26 13.26 Franklin Prima Plus (D) 12.57 12.57 12.82 Index - Nifty 9.06 9.15 9.06 Income (G) 18.93 18.93 18.93 Bonanza Ex.(G) 10.15 10.33 10.12 29.05, 29.55, 28.85, 29.05 MIP C (G-Payout) 13.26 13.26 13.26 805.10, 856, 801.30, 848.50 MM Forgings 91.05, 92.25 Saurash.Cem. 8.40, 8.55 Franklin Prima Plus (G) 23.06 23.06 23.52 Liquid Account Call 10.53 10.53 10.53 Income Q’ly (D) 11.25 11.25 11.25 Discovery Stock 3.58 3.64 3.57 IFCI 5.60, 5.40, 5.70 Savita Chem. 54, 55.70, 53.05, 55.50 MNC A (D-Payout) 22.09 22.31 22.09 Franklin Taxshield (D) 11.38 11.38 11.61 Lq. A/c (D) 10.09 10.09 10.09 Liquid - Cash (G) 10.63 10.63 10.63 Libra Bond (D) 11.56 11.56 11.53 Monsanto (I) 480.25, 475, 488.95 MNC A (D-Reinv) 22.09 22.31 22.09 5.25, 5.65, 5.25, 5.60 476.10, 489, 476.10, 486.65 54, 56, 54, 55.65 Franklin Taxshield (G) 24.21 24.21 24.69 Lq. 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The Times of India, New Delhi, Wednesday,January 29, 2003 No politics, just cricket Quote pe quote Ray of hope for Malik Ali Bacher’s tour to Zimbabwe was to We are waiting for Australia. They Ajay Jadeja’s victory in the match-fixing check on the security arrangments. And escaped us once in the league, case has given a ray of hope to all those he did not mix cricket with politics there as but they won’t miss us next time. who are in the same boat. Banned he neither spoke to nor met the opposition — Lankan captain Arjuna former Pakistan captain Salim Malik 10 groups. But he said that if peace is not Ranatunga after his team’s win said it should help him fight days to go respected then ‘‘we’ll go public on that.’’ over India in the 1996 World Cup his life ban from the game. COUNTDOWN TO THE 8th CRICKET WORLD CUP
STAROSCOPE What Indian stars can hope for during the Cup SANJAY B. BANGAR Born: 11th October, 1972 Sanjay Bangar is born in the Anu- Left is not always right radha nakshatra of Scorpio sign. TOI TOI His lagna is Taurus having the presence of Saturn in it. Ketu is in the 2nd house, Venus in 4th, Sun THE BIG FIGHT and Mars in 5th, Mercury in 6th, How the star-studded line-ups will look like Moon in 7th and Rahu and Jupiter in his 8th house. Due to Kaal Sarpa Yoga in his RIGHT HANDERS LEFT HANDERS horoscope he could not find a permanent place in Tendulkar M 303 R 11546 W 110 Hayden M 54 R1958 the Indian team. Strong backfoot Probably the best However, the World Cup will give him all the opportu- player, enjoys pace batsman in the world nities to display his all-round abilities. Mars will be and bounce, equally on form, the big fella playing a good role for him during 2003, especially in the good against spin is complete batsman 2nd half of February and the first fortnight of March. If given a chance, his quadrant Venus will help him shine. Gibbs M 117 R 3829 C 53 Jayasuriya M 287 R 8645 W 234 His consistency and developing features are due to his Sweet timer of a cricket ball, He can hit the most astounding present dasa and Bhukti of powerful Venus who is lord strong on the off-side, good strokes without batting an eye- of lagna also. In the World Cup, fortune and favour for defence and excellent fielder lid. Ingenuously destructive him are somehow different but he may have to face prob- Ponting (cap) M 157 R 5580 C 54 Lara M 203 R 7549 C 83 lems in realising his ambitions. He is unstoppable — Pt Kewal Anand Joshi Typical never-say- (Senior astrologer and columnist) die Aussie, strong once he gets going. on cut ’n’ pull. Good Always a prize fielder and leader wicket for bowlers IN THE FAMILY Kallis M 168 R 5902 W164 A. Flower M 205 R 6454 C/S 140/32 Wishes from father Babu Saheb Bangar Straightest of bats in cricket, is The canny Flower never gives I always get restless seeing Sanju (Sanjay Bangar) play. picutre-perfect while driving, can up. Has a sound technique and bowl some useful seamers When India were playing in New Zealand, recently, I great cricketing intellect. could barely sleep in the night. I’d be wide awake and Youhana M 121 R 4160 Bevan M 196 R 6028 C 64 wait for the clock to tick 3:30 AM to see the match. I’m a High backlift, flam- Rewrote One-day retired government servant and don’t know much about boyant, wonderfully batting style. Great- the game. But I’ve seen my son slog for hours. He has giv- gifted batsman. He est finisher in the en his life to cricket. So, it’s heartening to see him being has all the strokes game boasts of an part of the Indian World Cup squad. Knowing Sanju he’d and is fleet-footed against spin incredible average not be getting any complacent as he knows the worth of Rhodes M 243 R 5933 C 105 G’christ (wk) M152 R4817 C/S 212/37 this opportunity. Personally, I’d like to see him score at One of the best finishers. His im- One of the most ferocious hitter least 40-50 runs in each match he plays. provisation can drive rivals and a feared opponent in the crazy. A final word on fielding cricket field Boucher(wk) M137 R1691 C/S 191/10 Akram (cap) M 350 R 3646 W 490 Boucher the Poucher The uncrowned SOUTH AFRICAN SAFARI is safe as a house. Is King of One-day On the road equally confident aga- bowling, Akram inst spinners, pacers, can still be too hot Akhtar’s pace can be scary for any batsman Lara may be returning from injury but he’s still a winner place of mystery,of ancient rivers and forests, deep a handy batsman too to handle Aravines and long forgotten tales; this is “the place of much water” or Tsitsikamma. Created in the mists of Pollock M180 R1822 W260 Boje M 85 R 1143 W 74 his will be the ultimate match-up; Cricket is a game of myriad vari- In the lefties’ eleven, Ganguly doesn’t almost every cricket lover’s great- ables. But we’ve picked the teams in or- find a place on two counts — his time, the Tsitsikamma National Park expertly uses the Mr.Line and Length, keeps the A utility performer, he is very est fantasy: the Battle of the der of priority,form, class and the abil- wretched form and his vulnerability foaming breakers of the India Ocean to create a magical slip cordon busy and the bats- athletic and always gives 110 T Hands. Put more simply,a duel between ity to win matches in diverse condi- against pace and bounce. In fact, the world of inter-tidal life and reefs teems with colour and man honest, good change of pace per cent the best right-handers and left-handers tions. Because these are the factors leftie batting line-up offers more choice surprises. The first marine national park in Africa of- Shoaib Akhtar M 75 R 98 W 122 Zaheer Khan M 56 R 234 W 86 who will be parading their skills in the which affect a cricket match most deci- than the right-handers as there has fers visitors the two-in-one cocktail of land and sea sur- prises. Quite close to Port Elizabeth, it’ll serve as a One of the characters One of the most World Cup. Sounds mouthwatering? sively. been a mushrooming of top class left- who lend colour to the improved bowlers, Yes, it would not only make for a spec- In any informed cricket selection, handed batsmen in recent years. A sta- serene escape for those who need to get away from the game. Fast and furi- Zaheer is accurate, tacular contest but would also probably many stars chose themselves. At the tistical study of all One-dayers played in bustle of the matches at St George’s park. ous, if accurate can fast and competi- provide cricket of the highest order. same time, a few choices will always be the nineties remarkably shows that left- be lethal. Check it up tive. handers were averaging two runs better with the Aussies But what about the line-ups? Who open to passionate debate. Like the will be the chosen ones to ply their choice of Gibbs over Sehwag (right-han- than the right-handers. McGrath M 168 R 88 W256 Vaas M 210 R 1345 W 255 wares in such a game? To select the best ders) may not go well with some as the While the lefties’ batting is more than More of a machine that’s only The bulwark of Lankan pace elevens for both teams is not an easy Indian has been batting brilliantly off a match for righties, there bowling is programmed to bowl line and attack is a tenacious customer length. Doesn’t experiment much chore, you’ll agree. With such a pletho- late. But Gibbs edges him by dint of bet- the big grey area. There just aren’t with unerring line, length. ra of talent to pick the teams from, one ter overall technique. enough left-handed bowlers of proven Muralitharan M 203 W 304 C 86 Pedro Collins M 20 R 25 W 28 is sure to end up all agitated after the In the same team, Murali and Warne merit. Thus players like Nicky Boje and Can spin the ball on Boasts of good mental callisthenics. will battle it out for the lone spinner’s Pedro Collins get a look-in. any surface. With the pace and move- We’ve tried our hands at it and hope- slot with the former getting a few extra But with Wasim Akram leading the amount of turn, his ment, and an ac- fully the combinations will pass muster nods because of his ability to turn the fray, and Zaheer Khan and Chaminda away-going delivery tion which has ruf- with a majority of aficionados. Of ball laterally on any surface. How nice, Vaas adding teeth it may not be a one- is even more lethal fled many feathers course, no cricket selection can ever, it would have been if the imaginary sided contest. Could we hazard a prognosis if the Warne M 193 R 1016 W 291 Ganguly M 218 R 8255 W 82 ever satisfy everyone. We’ve made it a match could be played in the sub-conti- little simpler by just picking the 12 and nent, probably Eden Gardens in front of teams clash in a 50-over each game? The Too much variety for batsmen to Regarded by his chum Dravid as righties will probably have the edge be- breathe easy. His mind is his real allowing the captains to pick his play- a lakh fans. off-side God for his silken drives, cause of their superior overall strength. asset as he plots their downfall is hated by left-arm spinners ing eleven, depending on the pitch and Even the pace slot will be a tight fight Tsitsikamma National Park conditions. between Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar. —Shashank Shekhar
THE BATTLEFIELDS THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE GOOGLY De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Moments and images from the past LIFELINES BIRTH This one is about the bullying antics of Indian government and the Capacity: approx 9 500 Possibly the hottest venue to be official media, Doordarshan. The globalisation process was rolling staging a World Cup match, Kim- Highest innings score: 300/6 (50 and the Indian skies were open for foreign television companies ovrs) Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1998 berley lies in the baking Northern Cape, in the barren diamond fields but not the mindset of the powers that be. Doordarshan wanted Lowest innings score: 151 (43.1 the plum without spending much and they managed that through ovrs) Bangladesh v SA, 2002 that spawned much of the coun- try’s economic growth in the 19th some help from the government. The issue of telecast rights, not Top individual score: 116*, Inza- century. The De Beers Diamond such a big thing at that time, became a big thing as Doordarshan mam-ul-Haq (Pak) v SL, 1998 Oval is a simple stadium, with an refused to pay what the organisers (PILCOM) were asking. PILCOM Best bowling: 5/15, Mark Ealham unglamorous pavilion and equally handed the rights to the Hong Kong-based Star TV. The matter (Eng) v Zimbabwe, 2000 spartan stands, although for such went to the court. The government played its part by denying Star THE PITCH an apparently plain venue many in- TV the right to uplink from India, making it virtually impossible for Asian teams will recognise the Kimber- triguing cricket matches have un- them to telecast the event. DD, ultimately, got the rights more or ley pitch as something akin to the flat, folded under the vicious sun. less on their terms. hard-baked tracks at home. Any grass GOLDEN MOMENT left on the pitch will be long dead and In 1999 a World Cup brochure was ‘BOARD WAS UNITED ON THE ISSUE’ sparse, offering seamers nothing, while produced in SA that described an spinners will get slow turn and tennis- England medium-pacer as a “pasty- IS Bindra, the BCCI chief in 1996 : That was ball bounce that is easy to hit away. It is faced pie-thrower from Kent”. It was one instance where the cricket board was united always rolled very hard, and fast Mark Ealham — more sunburned and for that very reason we could sell the TV bowlers can always get good bounce, than pasty-faced and chucking every- rights at a record amount of $ 24 million. You can but with no lateral movement. Stroke- thing but pies — who set a remark- gauge this from the fact that England struggled to play is the norm. Even Kenya managed able record against Zimbabwe in match that when the World Cup was organised 229 for 7 against a South African attack 2000. Ealham kept the ball on a string there in 1999. On board’s behalf I had signed con- featuring Pollock, Ntini and Klusener. and deadly straight, and Zimbabwean tract with WorldTel and jointly we had had asked batsmen thrust their pads out at him FIXTURES or swatted across the line. Ealham both STAR TV and Doordarshan to televise the February16: Pakistan v Namibia found himself with 5 for 15, all lbw, a World Cup matches simultaneously.DD objected to February: 26 NZ v Bangladesh record for lbw’s and a One-day bowl- it and the matter went to court. March 4: West Indies v Kenya ing best for England. Ajit Ninan — as told to Dinesh Chopra This Pigeon hunts like a hawk in 91 Tests at an average of 21.46 are world cricket for him, almost cine- CHERRY CHARMERS testimony to the fact. His ODI econo- matic, and McGrath today has Glenn McGrath my is almost as good (3.92) with 256 earned the respect and awe of every wickets at 22.85 from 168 matches. batsmen in the world. The off-cutter e is nicknamed the ‘Pigeon’ for Spotted by former Australian star is his stock delivery, but he has the Hhis lanky and rakishly tall ap- Doug Walters, McGrath began his ca- ability to move the bowl both ways; pearance. But Glenn McGrath is reer living in a Sydney caravan with occasionally, he surprises batsmen more of a hunting hawk. Driven by his mother as he made his mark in with the rearing delivery and a re- what seems a hatred for batsmen, club cricket. And from his humble cently-developed slower ball. he hunts and haunts them — sharp- country origins, he won his first state In the Dennis Lillee tradition, eyed for even the most impercepti- cap in 1992-93. He then progressed to McGrath also has plenty of aggres- ble weakness. Patient, relentless Test level in merely his eighth first- sion, a trait which sometimes gets and untiring, he grows on their class appearance. him into trouble. He is essentially a mind with his centime-perfection It has been a meteoric rise in highly determined and competitive and vitriolic tongue; cricketer who is always and then strikes, striving to maximise his swooping down and talents — he loves chal- killing ‘em softly. lenges and thrives under Few batsmen are pressure. And chal- equal to McGrath’s lenged by the world’s mix of sustained best batsmen in south- speed, suffocating con- ern Africa, he will surely trol and unnerving look to upstage them. Ajit Ninan hostility.His 422 scalps — Ahmed Abbas Rizvi
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22 Wednesday,January 29, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi
ROAD TO THE WORLD CUP NZC threat raises doubts over 2 venues AFP London: Next month’s World Cup, cricket’s showpiece BCCI threatens event, is in danger of being confined to South Africa af- to claim damages ter security fears threatened to remove Kenya and Zim- from ICC babwe as venues for the One- Kolkata: The Indian cricket day games. board on Tuesday threatened The International Cricket to claim “appropriate” dam- Council (ICC), having insist- ages from ICC for “wrongful ed last week that the six rejection” of Sahara as the World Cup matches in Zim- Indian cricket team sponsor. babwe should go ahead, has “The wrongful rejection of now come under pressure Sahara as Indian team spon- from New Zealand to switch two games from Kenya be- sor would be contested by cause of “active terrorist or- board before arbitration at a ganisations” operating in the later date and appropriate east African country. damages would be claimed,” New Zealand Cricket board president Jagmohan (NZC) said on Tuesday it had Dalmiya said here. information suggesting it Dalmiya’s comments come would be unsafe for the in the wake of ICC refusal to Black Caps to play Kenya in accept Sahara logo on the In- Nairobi on February 21. dian players’ dress during Australia vice-captain the World Cup in South Adam Gilchrist said his team The Indian team and members of different health organisations pose during the national polio Africa following which the could reassess their attitude eradication campaign in Mumbai on Tuesday. The players took time off prior to leaving for sponsor had to change the to playing in Zimbabwe after South Africa to commit themselves to the cause of the polio eradication in the country. logo to ‘Amby Valley’. PTI Monday’s appeal from Eng- AFP land players to switch their match from Harare because of a deteriorating political Ganguly utters right words situation there. TIMES NEWS NETWORK Zealand will not affect the World Cup The England and Wales chances. Cricket Board and its team Mumbai: The team will have to play ‘‘We are confident of doing well. have come under pressure to with ‘‘passion and courage’’ and the One failure should not bring the confi- pull out of the match because batsmen will have to give a vastly im- dence level down,’’ said Ganguly, say- of Zimbabwe President proved performance if the Indians are Robert Mugabe’s policies, to realise their dreams of winning the ing the batsmen will have to give a which opponents say have World Cup, according to the Indian much improved performance. caused food shortages and vi- coach John Wright and skipper The Indian skipper, however, was olence. Sourav Ganguly. confident his batsmen will come good The ICC’s executive board Addressing the media here on Tues- in better conditions in South Africa. is due to meet later this week day, hours before their departure to Asked if the team, after experi- to discuss World Cup securi- South Africa, both Ganguly and menting in the last two series, would ty again. The World Cup, Wright, admitted that the team had revert back to the batting order which with 46 of the 54 World Cup lost some momentum after the debacle had brought success in the NatWest matches due to be held in in New Zealand. But they expressed Trophy and Champions Trophy, Gan- South Africa, starts on New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming at a confidence about India’s prospects guly said the decision would depend February 9. Reuters press conference at Johannesburg. and said the performance in New on form and conditions. SA coach, physio Injuries a blessing in play down Donald disguise: Aussie coach injury scare Melbourne: The mounting come into the tournament Cape Town: South Africa injury toll that has sidelined physically and mentally coach Eric Simons and team about half of Australia’s fresh,” Buchanan said. physiotherapist Shane Jabbar World Cup team has been a “They’ve had an opportuni- have played down an injury blessing in disguise, coach ty to get away from the game scare involving Allan Donald John Buchanan said. along with other players who after the paceman pulled up in Rather than ruin the have rested from some match- training on Monday. team’s preparations, es and we’re hoping to see the Speaking in Tuesday’s edi- Buchanan said the injuries benefits of that.” tion of the Cape Times news- had helped because they al- Almost half of Australia’s paper, Simons described the lowed established first team 15-man World Cup squad is incident as a “minor scare”. members to take a much- suffering or recovering from “The medical team have needed break and give some some ailment but the only assured me he will be right of the fringe players a chance player to be ruled out of the for the World Cup as well as to show what they can do. tournament was all-rounder all our warm-up matches. Buchanan said some Aus- Shane Watson. He’s just a little bit stiff from tralian players were feeling Michael Bevan was also in our activities at last week’s jaded by the end of the Ashes doubt after tearing a groin training camp,” Simons said. series after a long and heavy muscle a week ago but the se- The assessment was con- schedule over the past 12 lectors have decided to take a firmed by Jabbar. “He’s a lit- months but were now re- gamble on his ability to re- tle bit tight in some of the freshed and ready for the cover quickly.“Apart from Be- muscle groups he hasn’t used World Cup. “What the in- van, one of the principles we before,” Jabbar told the paper. juries have done for players wanted to follow was not to “Every time he was like Glenn McGrath and take injured players to the Cup running in, pulling his Shane Warne is provide them and we’ve basically achieved weight through, it was just with a rest and now they’ll that,” Buchanan said. Reuters clenching up.” Reuters West Indies Murali lofty in his need to win perch at the top opener: Hooper TIMES NEWS NETWORK Tests. Australia St John’s (Antigua): West won the team of Indies need to win their open- Mumbai: It’s hard to reach the year award ing match at the World Cup the top and harder to stay and their skipper, against host South Africa in there. For Muthiah Muralitha- Ricky Ponting, order to perform well at next ran, however, this proved a the fielder of the month’s tournament, the piece of cake as he won the year prize. team’s captain said. Ceat Ratings International Three members of the “I think it is important to Cricketer of the Year award World Cup-bound Indian win our first game against for the second successive year. team that left for South South Africa,” captain Carl The Sri Lankan spin wiz- Africa in the wee hours of Hooper said at the end of a ard, who received his trophy Wednesday, were among the two-week preparatory camp at the 7th Ceat awards at the winners — Sachin Tendulkar in Antigua. Police Gymkhana on Tues- (batsman of the year), “I’ve got a sneaking feeling day night, said ‘‘we don’t Saurav Ganguly (Ceat leader that how well we do in the think about awards, we are of the Indian team) and first game is going to set the only trying to do well for the Virender Sehwag (Ceat best team and is awards come our match-winning perform- tone for the rest of the com- way we are delighted.’’ ance) for his 69-ball hundred petition,” Hooper said. There was just one award against NZ at Colombo. Hooper, 36, said he has not in the first year of the Kapil Dev was the Ceat set any individual goals. awards, in 1995-96 when West cricketer of the century and “This World Cup is not about Indian star Brian Lara won Roger Binny for the best Carl Hooper,” he said. it. The awards have swollen to coach award. Bishen Singh “It is about West Indies a dozen in 2003. Murali, who Bedi got the Ceat lifetime cricket. We have slowly, but topped the Ceat ratings with achievement award. The surely turned the corner. 149 points, also won the best sports media personaility This is going to be a good bowler of the year award for award went to Sharda Ugra launch pad to say ‘Look, WI claiming 37 wickets from 21 of India Today. Greatest In- cricket is back and a force to ODIs and 95 wickets from 11 fluence to the Game: Lagaan. be reckoned with.’”AP Rain ensures a tame end TIMES NEWS NETWORK dying moment. He struck three sixes in his quick-fire 32 in 33 balls. The Bengal squad was New Delhi: It was an awesome task for the looking quite happy as they have been able to Delhi bowlers. They had to capture ten Ben- salvage some of their pride in this Delhi tour. gal wickets on Tuesday to secure the semifi- “It was good toss to lose, the track behaved nal ticket. But heavy downpour through out quite unexpectedly on the first day and our last night poured water on Delhi’s dream. bowlers took full advantage,” said Gavaskar Jr. The fourth day’s proceedings of the pool-A Delhi (first innings): 164. Bengal (1st innings): 169. Delhi (2nd in- Ranji Trophy Elite Group league match at nings): 343/7 decl Bengal (2nd innings): (Overnight 2 for no loss) Ferozeshah Kotla could start only an hour af- A. Das c Dahiya b Bhandari 1, N Haldipur lbw b Bhandari 32, D Das- gupta c Dahiya b Sanghvi 19, S Das c Baid b Sanghvi 8, R Gavaskar ter the lunch and before it stopped for bad not out 32, D Gandhi not out 26; Extras: (nb-11, w-5) 16. Total (for 4 light, Delhi got only 45 overs to bowl and wkts) 134; Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-57, 3-69, 4-73. managed to pick up only four wickets. Bowling: Bhandari 6-1-21-2, Sarandeep 17-4-44-0, Sanghvi 18-1- Thus, Bengal earned one point, by the 57-2, Sanjay Gill 4-1-12-0 virtue of their five-run first innings lead and Results and scores at other matches: left Delhi waiting for their next game against Himachal 254 and 287 in 94.2 overs (S Sharma 67, V Rathore 82, R Nayyar 54; Mhambrey 3-51, Bahutule 3-71, Salvi 2-61) Mumbai Hyderabad, to be played here from February 415 & 130 for no loss (V Mane 72 n.o, W Jaffar 47 n.o). Mumbai 1-4, to earn a semifinal ticket. win by 10 wickets Just two overs of the mandatory spell Tamil Nadu: 508 & 57 for 1 in 20 overs S Ramesh 42 n.o). Assam: could have been completed before Bengal 468 (S Saikia 63, K Pawar 96, N Bordoloi 53, Z Zuffri 81, S Singh batsmen appealed for bad light and the game 79; Balaji 3-94, Dandapani 3/90). Match ends in a draw was called off as the two captain accepted Gujarat 306 & 302 for 5 (L Pawar 48, K Damani 73 n.o, B Mehta 60 n.o; Navdeep Singh 3/112). Punjab 446. Match ends in draw that a result was impossible off this outing. Karnataka 364 (R Barrington 124,V Bhardwaj 78, D Ganesh 40 n.o; Bengal skipper, Rohan Gavasker tried to C Atram 3/71, P Gandhe 3/114). Vidarbha 129 for 6 in 42.1 overs light up the dull day with some big shots in the (A Deshpande 34, P Vivek 43; D Ganesh 2/55, S Joshi 3/25). Day 2.
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The Times of India, New Delhi TIMES SPORT Wednesday,January 29, 2003 23 Mohun Bagan drub Dempo 5-1 Masters shooting meet New Delhi: The master shooters in the rifle, pistol and shot- By Nilankur Das their second consecutive big predicament of the Goan out- each half to pip IFA Shield gun sections of the country will be in action at the Sardar TIMES NEWS NETWORK win in the Oil PSU National fit. Dempo began well with runners-up Churchill Bros 2- Sajjan Singh Sethi memorial shooting competition at the Dr Football League match at the Bijen Singh and Sergey play- 0 in the National Football Karni Singh Ranges, Tughlakabad, from Wednesday. Kolkata: Sin one: thou shalt Salt Lake Stadium on Tues- ing some smart one-twos League at the Nehru Stadium The five-day masters meet will have competitions in six- not count the defending day. Barreto scored a brace down the right flank. Bijen here on Tuesday. JCT, who teen events. The shooters have been selected on the basis of champions out. Sin two: thou and Lolendra Singh, George even came close to scoring as led 1-0 at half time, scored shalt never leave the man Ekeh and Sunil Chettri com- early as in the eighth minute, through Harvinder Singh their scores at the previous national championships held in called Jose Ramirez Barreto pleted the tally. Uzbekistan but prompt reflexes by Bagan (24th) and Jo Paul Ancheri Bangalore and Delhi last year.Mr Digvijay Singh, Minister of unmarked. The conse- import Andreev Sergey custodian Bibhas Ghosh (68th). With this win, JCT state for External affairs will inaugurate the meet. TNN quences were evident: Dem- pulled an irrelevant one back saved the day. took their tally to 11 points po Sports Club, Goa were for Dempo. JCT pip Churchill 2-0: iN from ten matches while handed a 5-1 thrashing by The first session, however, Margao, Playing with deter- Churhcill remained on 14 Mohun Bagan, who recorded didn’t quite predict the mination, JCT scored once in points from as many ties. CAPITAL SPORT
RCF, ICF advance: RCF men beat South Central 4- 2 via tie-breaker to enter the semifinals of the PNB All India Railways hockey tournament. In another quarterfinal match, ICF men got past NER 5-2 via tie-breaker. On Wednesday, Northern women take on North Eastern while West- ern meet NER in the semis. Scorers: RCF 4: Lalit Ekka (27th), Sabal Kr Ekka, Satwant Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Anuranjan Tete. South Central 2: I. Monz (46th, Johnson Ekka, Sham; ICF 5: Rajendran (32nd), Rajendra Prasath, Yuvraja, hayath, Dinakarn. NER 2: S. Minz (21st0, Md Kaleem. Delhi Ranji Team: Vijay Dahiya, Akash Chopra, Gautam Gambhir, Varun Kumar, Mithun Manhas, Siddharth Verma, Salil Oberoi, Sarandeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Sanghvi, Sanjay Guill, Amit Bhandari, Kuldeep Rawat, Arun Singh, Pradeep Chawla. Reserves: N.S. Negi, Sohail Rauf, Harender Chaudhary. Results of events held in the Capital on Tuesday: Shakuntala Devi memo- rial cricket: Indira Gandhi Stadium 227 in 43 overs (Farman Ahmed 81, Jaspreet Barula 42, Aman Arora 4 for 42) beat East Point Sumeet Dogra Cricket Acade- my 205 in 43.2 overs (Mayank Sethi 52, Piyush Negi 51) in the final. Corporate Cup: Daksh 164 for 9 in 30 overs (Anupam 43, Kunal 30, Partha 38, Narender 3 for 20, Subodh 3 for 15) lost to PBL Rai and Sons 165 for 4 in 29 overs (Ravi 58, Narender 52, Viabhav 3 for 20) by 6 wickets in the final. Champions Trophy: Hughs Software 206 for 5 in 25 overs (Tarun 83, Ab- hishek 53, Praveen 38) beat Oks team 106 in 24 overs (Ravi 30, Amit Khullar 5 for 8) by 100 runs. Teri Cup: Railway Officers 221 for 5 in 25 overs (Abbas Raza 87, Bhupinder 67, Rajeev Mahajan 35, Manoj Sharma 3 for 37) beat Orient Craft 69 in 17.3 overs (Manoj 34, Sanjay Sawhney 3 for 15, Rajeev Mahajan 2 for 25) by 152 runs. SAIL-DSA senior division supre league: City Club 2 (Irfan Khan, Faiz Alam) beat Tarun Sangha 0.
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24 Wednesday,January 29, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi Board in no hurry to Rastogi,Verman Suzuki, Motomura post victories I’ve full faith in Sasi extends lead to spearhead Japan New Delhi: Takao Suzuki Mumbai: Top seed Grand- Satyapragyan (7) drew with S Saha (6); S So- New Delhi: India’s top man (3.5) lost to G B Prakash (7.5); S Kidambi and Goichi Motomura will welcome back Jadeja judiciary: Azhar master K Sasikiran of Tamil (8) drew with D Barua (10); P M Thipsay (7.5) ranked junior players Karan lead the Japanese challenge Nadu increased his lead by drew with Lanka Ravi (8); K Sasikiran (13) beat Rastogi and Somdev Dev Ver- TIMES NEWS NETWORK of getting his tarnished im- S S Ganguly (8.5); Tejas Bakre (7.5) lost to P against India in the forth- TIMES NEWS NETWORK disciplinary committee. two points with a creditable man moved into the second age wiped clear of the accu- Mokal (5); P Harikrishna (11) drew with N Das coming Davis Cup tie in the The media statement from Hyderabad: 51-move win over fourth seed (8.5); M R Venkatesh lost to S Roy (8); Arvind Kolkata: The round of the Oriental Bank sations of match-fixing and Asia-Oceania Group I first president Jagmohan As ever, Mo- GM S S Ganguly of Bengal af- Shastry (6) beat R B Ramesh (6.5); V Saravanan BCCI is in no of Commerce ITF Junior ten- betting. Maybe he feels that (5) drew with Abhijit Kunte (10.5). round from February 7 to 9 Dalmiya says: “...the matter hammed ter the 16th round of the 40th hurry to wel- nis tournament with con- since Jadeja has been Women’s (10th round): Y Pratibha (4) lost to here. The other members of being extremely sensitive Azharuddin National A Men’s Chess Tania Sachdev (5.5); Krutika Nadig (2) drew come back trasting victories at the cleared, his day is not too far. the Japanese team are Jun and in view of the fact that kept his inner Championship here on Tues- with Swati Mohota (2); Swati Ghate (5) beat Vi- former star DLTA Courts on Tuesday. What one could not get jayalakshmi (6.5); N Mohota (7.5) drew with S Kato, Thomas Shimada and feelings to day. Ajay Jadeja decision were taken by a dis- Fresh from his experience Azhar to say was heard from Meenakshi (5.5); R Aarthie (7.5) beat Sai Meera non-playing captain Jun himself. Results: Men’s (16th round): S (1.5); D Harika (6) beat J E Kavitha (2). PTI into the crick- ciplinary committee com- at the Australian Open where former Test off spinner Ar- Kamiwazumi, according to There was not et fraternity. prising former president he lost in the second round of shad Ayub who seemed information received here. PTI the slightest excitement in According to a media release A.C. Muthiah, vice-presi- the junior championships, mighty pleased with the de- his voice nor emotion on his on Tuesday,the Indian Board dents Kamal Morarka and top seed and 63rd ranked Ras- velopment. “It’s a very good Indian women defeated Ram Prasad, the present of- togi thrashed compatriot face as he was besieged by will seek legal opinion on a turn around and I hope it New Delhi: The Indian eves were handed a comprehensive fice bearers of the BCCI Vikas Punna 6-0 6-1 in the mediamen for his reactions. court verdict to lift the ban happens even with Azhar.It’s 83-run drubbing by hosts New Zealand in their second match would refrain from taking first round. A stone-faced Azhar main- on the former stop-gap Indi- high time something like this of the ‘Mini World Cup’ on Tuesday.Chasing a strong 249 for any decision unilaterally.” On the other hand, second tained that his lips are tight an one-day captain. happened because players five, India could only manage 165 for five in their stipulated A five-year ban on former In the interim period of 90 seed and 72nd ranked Dev as his case against the Indian tainted with similar charges 50 overs, according to information received here. Test all-rounder Ajay Jadeja, days after which the court ar- Verman had to overcome mi- board is still sub judice. All elsewhere in the world have S Paranjpe was the topscorer for India with 41 while Jaya over allegations of match-fix- bitrator’s decision to allow nor hiccups before emerging he did was repeat hwat he all been exonerated whereas Sharma scored 37 and Mithali Raj 27. The Indians, who had ing, was overturned on Mon- Jadeja to play domestic crick- 6-3 3-6 6-1 victory against Ko- had been saying for over an we were taking it a bit too defeated England by six wickets in their previous outing, day by arbitrator J. K. et has to be enforced, the rean Jong-guk Ho. year now: “I have full faith in far,” Arshad said. found the going tough against the hosts who took full advan- Mehra, a former judge, ap- BCCI will seek legal help Divij Sharan was stretched judiciary and I am sure it Vijay Mohan Raj, presi- tage of home conditions. Earlier, N Payne missed a well-de- pointed by the Delhi HC. from its lawyers Ushanath would deliver justice to me.” to his wits end by Israeli dent of the Cricket Players served century by seven runs. H M Tiffen (52) and R J Rolls The BCCI has decided to Banerjee, Harish Salve and qualifier Amir WcIntraub for Those who know Azhar too Association of Hyderabad, (38) also played fine knocks to help team post a good total. PTI put up the matter to the Gopal Subramanium who a 6-4 6-7 (2/7) 6-3 win while Vi- well could discern that un- said: “Does it mean Jadeja working committee and also were engaged by the BCCI in jay Sunde Prashanth lost to 6- derneath this stoney expres- has done nothing? Then why seek the views of the Board’s the arbitration proceedings. 0 1-6 6-7 (5/7) to Max Jones.PTI sion was the rekindled hope was he made to suffer.’’
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