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But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. Advani lures Delhi — John F Kennedy NEWS DIGEST ‘All are not born equal, Deputy PM showcases HC to hear Pepsi plea today: Soft drink major Pepsi’s petition so level field needed’ statehood, Khurana seeking to restrain the publication By Pratyush Kanth TIMES NEWS NETWORK of the ‘‘pesticide report’’ on colas TIMES NEWS NETWORK by the Centre for Science and New Delhi: Kicking off the BJP’s campaign Environment is likely to come up Jaipur: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for the Delhi assembly elections slated for lat- for hearing before the Delhi HC on Sunday announced that economically er this year, Deputy Prime Minister L K Ad- on Monday. weaker sections from all castes could be giv- vani announced on Sunday that the govern- en job reservations if the Opposition cooper- ment would introduce a Bill to grant state- 2 die in Ahmedabad blast: Two persons were killed and 21 injured, ates with the government on a constitutional hood to the national capital in the current seven seriously, in a fire due to a amendment. session of Parliament. ‘blast’ at Ektanagar, Danilimda, on He offered to introduce a He also defended the re- Sunday, official sources said in Bill to this effect in Parlia- cently-issued controversial Ahmedabad. Officials were trying to ment if other parties, includ- Delhi Master Plan guidelines. find out what caused the fire, a po- ing the Congress, agree. Making it clear that Madan lice officer said. P10 Addressing the BJP’s ‘Pari- Lal Khurana was the BJP’s vartan Rally’ here, Vajpayee chief ministerial candidate, 7 hurt in Doda attack: Seven said that all people are not while addressing the party’s persons were injured, two of them born equal and that ‘‘we ‘‘parivartan rally’’, the critically, when militants hurled a have to create a level playing Deputy PM praised him for grenade at a bus stand at Bhader- Former Bihar chief minister Laloo Prasad Yadav accepts greetings at the Islamabad international airport on field for them’’. changing the ‘‘shape’’ of Del- wah in Doda of Jammu division. Saturday while Pakistani member of parliament Kushmala Tariq (right) looks on. A 60-member Indian delegation including some 30 MPs are on a goodwill visit to Pakistan. ‘‘Reservation was only giv- EYE ON POLLS hi and urged the people to Close shave for passengers: en to SCs/STs, but later on it • PM says Oppn support make him the next CM. The passengers of the Delhi-bound was realised, especially in Ra- Though the BJP’s rally Goa-Nizamuddin Express had a jasthan, that people who are needed for quota for came a day after the Con- miraculous escape as six bogies economically poor needed poor, cutting across gress’ ‘‘August Kranti rally’’, of the train derailed in Satara Pak mangoes for Prez, PM reservation even if they caste lines at which party president So- district of Maharashtra in the wee are not socially backward,’’ nia Gandhi had attacked the of Sunday. By Himanshi Dhawan continued despite the ups and day on an Emirates flight that left said Vajpayee. • Advani says Delhi NDA government at the Cen- Adulteration unchecked: Adul- TIMES NEWS NETWORK downs in the relationship of the Karachi on Friday evening. After He said the issue of reser- statehood Bill in current tre, Advani desisted from at- teration has assumed a high degree two countries,’’ a senior Pakistani custom officials gave the clearance vation should be settled session of Parliament tacking the Opposition party. of sophistication despite regulatory New Delhi: While Laloo Yadav official said. at 8 pm, the Pakistani protocol of- before the impending elec- Instead, he left it to senior rules. If one is not careful about and his fellow parliamentarians Interestingly, the tradition of ficials delivered the mangoes to tions so that there are no so- • Deputy PM defends party leader V K Malhotra what one buys, one could ingest convey India’s message of love and gifting mangoes has altered a their destinations. Each of the ten cial tensions and people don’t Delhi Master Plan to do the needful. Malhotra adulterants ranging from the rela- peace to Islamabad, Pakistan Pres- little. Till last year the external af- boxes weigh ten kilograms and fight over it. guidelines said: ‘‘It is unfortunate that tively harmless used tea leaves to ident Pervez Musharraf and fairs minister, the home minister have been especially gift-wrapped Vajpayee also asked MPs the Congress passed a iron filings, saw dust, sand and even Prime Minister Mir Zafurullah and the defence minister, and offi- to retain the quality and freshness. not to waste time in Parlia- resolution to make a foreign- dung powder. P11 Khan Jamali have sent five boxes cials in the ministry of external af- The packaging was good enough ment discussing frivolous issues. er its leader on August 9, the day the party Conflicting claims: None of of mangoes each for their Indian fairs received this generous boun- to tempt the contingent delivering The Prime Minister said the Centre had had launched the Quit India movement Sivakasi’s 600-odd firecracker units counterparts. ty. This year the numbers have them. ‘‘The quality of the fruit is not discriminated in aiding the 14 states against foreign rule.’’ employ children anymore, claim The Chausa mangoes were de- been restricted and only the Presi- so good that we felt like having which had been hit by drought this year. He Malhotra said if the Central Vigilance manufacturers but NGOs and livered to the residences of Presi- dent and Prime Minister get to some ourselves,’’ an official said in said interlinking of rivers had been proposed Commission’s report, covering the period some politicians have refuted dent A P J Abdul Kalam and Prime taste the fruit. a lighter vein. to prevent drought in the country. 1989-99 was publicised, it would ‘‘expose the the claim. P10 Minister A B Vajpayee on Sunday. The mangoes, also called ‘Jan- Lost Pak kid to head home: P5 Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan also corrupt deals of the Congress’’. addressed the rally and spoke on state BJP In his speech, Advani maintained that Del- Change in UK laws: Eastern ‘‘This is a traditional goodwill nat Ka Phal’ and ‘Samar Bahisht’ Laloo finds himself at home in Pak: P11 gesture that has never been dis- (Fruit of Heaven) arrived Satur- Put a stop to terror, says Sonia: P11 president Vasundhara Raje’s campaign. hi should get statehood and said the home European gangsters will be allowed Raje ends Rajasthan poll campaign: P10 ministry had already drafted the Bill. to live and work in the United Kingdom for a 200,000 pounds fee, under the new changes to the coun- try’s immigration laws, the Sunday Express reported. Dirty drive ahead Soli: SC ruling YOU SAID IT by Laxman on strikes is for the Governator ‘uncalled for’ By Tony Allen-Mills New Delhi: Attorney-general couple of hours before Arnold Soli J Sorabjee on Sunday came ASchwarzenegger rocked Cali- out strongly against the fornia with his entry into state poli- Supreme Court ruling on right tics as a Republican candidate for to strike, saying its observa- governor, the man most of America tions that government employ- knows as the Terminator was sit- ees have “no moral or equitable ting in his Santa Monica office right to go on strike” were awaiting a crucial phone call. “uncalled for” and “beyond Time was running out for the comprehension”. Austrian-born former body-builder He said the right of collective to decide whether he was ready to bargaining and ancilliary right turn his back on Hollywood to to strike was an invaluable become the “Governator” — the Arnold Schwarzenegger right of the employees. “It was tough guy California apparently secured after years of toil needs to wrestle it away from the the history of California”. No, I don’t use the usual pesticide and effort.” brink of bankruptcy. Within hours of Schwarzeneg- Taking an overall view of the anymore. I spray some soft drink There were serious doubts in ger’s announcement, a photograph nowadays! working conditions in India, he Hollywood that Schwarzenegger appeared on Drudge’s website show- said, “There can be horrendous would risk the intense personal ing the actor’s head between a pair situations in which the employ- scrutiny that would greet his ar- of bare breasts. It was an old picture ees have no effective mecha- rival in the campaign. — Schwarzenegger, 56, looked nism for redressal of their But there was only one opinion decades younger — but it was a grievances and are left with no that mattered to Arnie as he waited taste of what may lie ahead for option but to resort to strike.” in his wood-panelled office. As the Shriver and the couple’s four chil- However, he was in agree- hours ticked away to Saturday filing dren. “There’s going to be accusa- ment with the view of the court indiatimes.com POLL deadline, the Terminator was wait- tions of steroid use, adultery and that strikes cause grave incon- Will ‘no work, no pay’ rule for MPs end ing to hear from his wife. anything in between,” said Drudge. venience to the public. forced adjournments of Parliament? For Maria Shriver, niece of “It is going to be ugly.” Yet when “One must not forget that em- President John F Kennedy and a Shriver called her husband, it was ployers can be unreasonable at Yes 73% No 27% successful television journalist, not to urge caution. time and are also intransient VOTE NOW: Should the government have there can have been little doubt The daughter of JFK’s sister Eu- and insensitive to fair demands exempted Sachin from paying customs what lay ahead. Matt Drudge, nice is no stranger to scandal. For of employees,” he noted. duty on his Ferrari? the internet gossip who exposed years she has endured reports of He agreed with the apex Vote on indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 former President Bill Clinton’s her husband’s alleged infidelity and court’s view that “strike often liaison with Monica Lewinsky, inappropriate behaviour with large- results in chaos and causes total predicted last week that the race breasted women. 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Max. 32.5oC/Min. 26oC Moonset: Tuesday – 5.38 am Moonrise: Monday – 6.52 pm Warne in spin over his raunchy calls Sunset: Monday – 7.04 pm Ajit Ninan Sunrise: Tuesday – 5.49 am Melbourne: Shane Warne is seek- Warne, one of Wisden’s five crick- Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells ing legal advice after allegations by eters of the 20th century, was of rain/thundershowers. Maximum a South African woman that she had stripped of the Australia vice-cap- relative humidity on Sunday 92% and received raunchy telephone mes- taincy in 2000 after admitting he had minimum 66%. sages from the Australia leg-spin- made lewd telephone calls to a ner, his promoter said in a state- British nurse. ment on Sunday. Doubts were raised over the au- Helen Cohen Alon, a 45-year-old thenticity of the claims of Alon divorcee and a mother of three, when an unidentified woman told claimed Warne called her up ‘‘40 the paper that a ‘‘skimpily-dressed’’ times’’ saying he ‘‘wanted me’’ and Alon had spent her time at a party even sent text messages telling her trying to attract the interest of an he was lying in bed next to his wife uninterested Australian team, in- Simone but thinking ‘‘naughty cluding Warne. Alon’s former hair- thoughts about me’’. dresser, Clifford van der West- The allegations of Alon were re- huizen, also gave a statement to the Book your Classifieds ported by the Sunday Times, whether that be monetary or notori- paper questioning the sensational 24 hours service: “51-666-888” Johannesburg. ety — and we will consult our legal claims of Alon. Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” ‘‘We regard the allegations of people in this regard. Alon denied Westhuizen’s The ATM of information Alon as a personal issue between ‘‘We feel to comment on the issue charges to the Sunday Times, The Largest Classifieds Site Shane, Simone and the relevant par- would only further assist her in saying Gavin Varejes, the Johannes- ties,’’ Warne’s brother and promoter gaining the result she is conspiring burg associate of Warne, offered Jason said in the statement. to create. Therefore, Shane and any- her money to keep quiet after hear- ‘‘This appears to be a blatant at- one connected to him will not be ing she wanted to sell her story in * 20 + 6 pages of Delhi Times tempt by a person attempting to set making any further comments on February this year. Varejes denied + 12 pages of Education Times up someone for personal gain — this topic,’’ the statement said. her allegations. Agencies

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2 Monday,August 11, 2003 DELHI The Times of India, New Delhi Truly the people’s sleeping partner... K K Laskar To chat on SMS send 'cchat' to 8888 “I would like to do the stuff Preity is doing” — TARA SHARMA, Actress Q. You have outplayed John in or one strategy to follow. I think Saaya. Did you take some acting every one’s path is different. classes or is this natural?- Ajeet However, I would like to do the A: Personally I think John's done stuff Preity (Zinta) is doing. a fabulous job in Saaya and I'm Q. What do you prefer - movies, glad you appreciate my work, music videos or ads?- Kookburra although, a smallish role. As for A: I truly believe it’s all classes I haven't done too much performing, whether ads, music but I used to do a lot of theatre videos, films or plays, so I enjoy during school and college and did them all. However of course there some acting courses in London is far more challenge in a film or and back home in Mumbai, the play as it is longer and requires Kishore Namit Kapoor (acting) you to really commit. classes for a while. But I am a Q. Tell us about your future believer in acting being inherent projects?- Aartee in you i.e. natural but it is always A: At the moment I have just good to train on technique etc. finished a film called Khosla Ka Q. Your role model in Bollywood? Ghosla which is a fantastic film - Atomicjelly33 and will release in September. I A: I respect loads of people in the have just begun work on Zaroorat industry. However, I don't think again with the Bhatts and Anurag there is any formula for success as director. For complete chat log on to http://chat.indiatimes.com 2 pm: Swami Ram Swarup Meditation and Yoga expert • “Not exposing skin hasn’t On the benefits of pranayam and affected my prospects” meditation Still remembered for her stunning 3 pm: performance in Lagaan, Gracy Although the gun-toting men in khaki seem to have all the outward trappings, when a distraught citizen goes to police stations in the city for help, especially at odd-hours, all that is on Arindam Chaudhuri Singh discusses her role in the offer is callousness and duty-officers who hide behind the rulebook. Management Guru and movie Gangaajal and what lies Dean IIPM ahead. On his new book The Great Indian To listen, log on to Friendly police force and other urban myths Dream http://talkradio.indiatimes.com Delhi’s citizens caught between the rule book, official mumbo-jumbo and a hard place By Sachin Parashar would be back, the officer take permission before leav- TIMES NEWS NETWORK In the pipeline said it would not be possible ing the police station. Other- to meet him before 7.30-8 am. wise though, it is just not ac- New Delhi: It seems the The DCPs have been asked • Another wait of six hours. ceptable,’’ said a district transformation of Delhi Po- to maintain a register on At Punjabi Bagh again, deputy commissioner of po- lice into a people friendly,hu- every FIR filed around two in the morning, lice. mane force seems to be tall • Duty officers in police sta- neither officer was present. It was the same story at the on talk and short on action tions to undergo training and An assistant sub-inspector Vasant Vihar police station, with rank and file still failing learn how to handle com- said it was the additional which also houses the office to pull its act together. plainants much like recep- SHO’s turn to do night duty, of DCP southwest. When The Times of India tionists in hotels but he had gone out on a ‘rou- Yet again, as we were told visited various police sta- staff at the station are pow- tions in the early hours of erless to extend any help. • The SHO or ACP will visit a tine check’. The ASI then by an ASI, it was the SHO Sunday morning to find out When the team reached complainant’s residence to bluntly said that he would be who was on duty,and that he if everything was as claimed, the Adarsh Nagar police sta- enquire whether or not his back only late in the morn- was out on gasht (vigil). it seemed the watchful eye of tion in the northwest district problem has been solved ing. Deputy commissioner of He further said that the the law was dozing. at 1.25 am, we were told by police (west) Satish Golcha SHO would be available only The officers spoken to the duty officer that the addi- denied that something like at nine in the morning. were not aware they were tional SHO was on night Only a senior officer could has gone out for a routine this happened. DCP Luthra, however, talking to the Press. duty. confirm the additional SHO’s check, he has to be back by ‘‘There is an ACP who said, ‘‘There is a tie up be- The rulebook states that ei- We were then told that he whereabouts. What remains five in the morning,’’ said a keeps a tab on these officers tween the two SHOs. When ther the station house officer had gone out on inspection, a fact is that the officer was senior police officer. in the night. Every move- one goes out, he informs the (SHO) or the additional SHO and there was no way of con- unavailable to help and a It was the same story at the ment is tracked,’’ stated other who then takes over. has to remain on night-duty tacting him before 6 am. complainant would have to Saraswati Vihar police sta- Golcha. And yet the officer’s One of them always remains at the police station. Deputy commissioner of wait five hours to report a tion, in the northwest dis- whereabouts remained a in the area.’’ And it is only with the police (northwest) Sanjay theft, accident, murder or trict when the team reached mystery. At Karol Bagh po- Which leaves only one sanction of either officer Singh dismissed the claim rape. ‘‘The practice was initi- at around 2.15 am. lice station around 2.45 am, question. Where was the sec- that any action can be taken saying the duty officer was ated to ensure that there is The duty officer said that we were told that the acting ond SHO when a complaint if a crime is reported. not authorised to give an ex- discipline in the police sta- the SHO was on night duty, additional SHO had just left had to be filed? Perhaps he Otherwise the rest of the planantion. tions at night and that com- but had gone out for a round for a round and that he would too busy was maintaining plainants are properly lis- of the area. not be back before six in the the much-needed ‘discipline’ tened to. Even if the officer On being asked when he morning. ‘‘It’s okay if they the rulebook quotes. Training finance officials: The Council of State Industrial Development and Investment Corporations of India has arranged a four-day training With you, for you... at our convenience programme for officers of the Delhi Financial Corporation. K K Laskar By Surabhi Upadhyaya The programme has been or- authorities to empower ganised in collaboration with TIMES NEWS NETWORK girls. Unarmed combat training and workshops on the Reserve Bank of India’s New Delhi: Delhi Police’s legal procedures and rights College of Agricultural famous motto ‘With you, for Banking, Pune. It will be a female has, are being held you, always’ makes up in held at the Scope Convention in various colleges. The re- theory what is seems to lack Centre from August 11 to sponse has been very posi- in practice. And the empti- August 14. TNN tive,’’ Beniwal said. ness of this platitude never While circumstances may rang more true than when it comes to crime against be making young women women. tougher and more alert, A total of 170 cases of mo- most are still apprehensive lestation and 630 incidents about actually going to a po- of eve-teasing have already lice station for registering a been reported up till June 30 complaint. Though female this year. The figures are duty officers are present in higher than that was report- most police stations, their ed during this period last number is far from ade- year. While the police say quate. the increase is a sign of pro- ‘‘I would rather call on my active policing and prompt family or friends for help registration of cases, the than to go to a police station numbers also indicate rise on my own. The crude be- in crime against women. The only thing approachable here is the driveway. haviour of the cops on the It is known that the city is road can put you off,’’said not a women-friendly place. taste of this on her very first ‘‘I was very lucky to have sensitive as far as com- Chanchal, a student of While the official version day in Delhi. She was in Saf- gotten away,but the bag con- plaints from women are con- Mirabai polytechnic. says that there is help out durjunj Enclave when she tained some cash and im- cerned. Deputy commis- ‘‘Lewd comments and re- there, reality is a little dif- felt some one tugging at her portant documents. There sioner of police (DCP) marks can come your way ferent. Most women are hes- backpack from behind. She was no response from 100 north, Sanjay Beniwal, says from all quarters of the city itant to approach the police, realised that she was being even after repeated at- a system of co-operation on the roads, at bus stops, and even if they do, chances pulled inside a car that had tempts, so I finally gave up,’’ needs to be developed be- and outside cinema halls. of prompt action are bleak. apparently been following said Anubha. tween various agencies for a But public buses are the Anubha, a second year her. Luckily the shoulder The police claims it’s try- long term solution. worst,’’said Shruti Verma, a student at Delhi College of straps of the bag snapped ing its best to become ‘‘peo- ‘‘We are trying get active young teacher at a public Arts and Commerce, got a and she managed to escape. ple friendly’’ and specially participation from college school. ‘Police additional cause for our insecurity’ TIMES NEWS NETWORK Pooja Sachdev student Last year,the daylight rape of a girl from Maulana Azad College still haunts students. There was an immediate in- crease in police presence af- ter that and we were also giv- en lectures on self defence. Now constables are present at all the entrances and the gate next to the boy’s hostel has been closed. We do feel a Pooja Sachdev Sudha Rajora Rahul Singh Anup Kumar bit more safe within the cam- ther had a fatal accident in Rahul Singh, lawyer The cops on the streets have was moving in the wrong pus but it’s sad that such a February this year. He was The problem with Delhi Po- to understand that they are lane. But the whole thing tragedy was required to bleeding profusely. Police lice is that all the good work there to serve people and not boiled down to negotiations. wake up the police. didn’t turn up on or intentions of to throw their weight He said he wanted Rs 100; I Sudha Rajora Narela time and people the top brass have around. I think they should wasn’t ready to pay anything resident hesitated to inter- PEOPLE not percolated look at their recruitment pol- more than Rs 25. Ultimately,I The sort of image the police fere fearing inter- down to the junior icy closely. We don’t want lied to him that my maternal has earned for itself, keeps action with the TALK officers, who actu- people with feudal mindsets. uncle is a deputy commis- even responsible citizens cops. Delhi may ally deal with the Anup Kumar, student sioner of police who sits in from helping out a victim. have a huge police force, but common man. Even now Recently,I was held by a con- the police headquarters. He People shy away from giving the common man feels very they are looked upon by most stable near Ambedkar Nagar left me almost immediately their statement and just turn insecure and unprotected in people as extortionists. The while riding my motorcycle. I making a show of repri- a blind eye to things. My fa- this city. mindset has to be changed. had made a mistake in that I manding me.

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The Times of India, New Delhi DELHI Monday,August 11, 2003 3 ‘Hasten cheque bounce cases’ TIMES NEWS NETWORK until the application is not procedure and the guidelines Your fauji daru could be spurious decided, the company’s direc- for issuing the warrant of ar- New Delhi: The Delhi high tor shall not be called to the rest. TOI court has directed the lower By Bhadra Sinha man who allegedly supplies ber 1 and Contessa. court. Kapoor passed these direc- courts to speed-up the hear- TIMES NEWS NETWORK spurious liquor to these The officer added: ‘‘La- ‘‘The trial court shall not tions to the lower court after ing of cheque bouncing cases jawans. Officials said this bels are distributed among insist for any personal ap- receiving a petition from a di- New Delhi: Spurious liquor where a company’s director liquor is sent to Delhi by a suppliers who are asked to pearance and also not issue rector of a Mumbai-based is being sold clandestinely has moved a discharge appli- bootlegging gang in Bhiwa- paste them on the bottles ac- any coercive process like a company. Suresh V in the Delhi market as gen- cation stating he or she is not di, Rajasthan. They pur- cording to the requirement warrant of arrest. No ad- Chaturvedi had challenged a uine Indian Made Foreign responsible for the day-to-day chase empty plastic bottles of the customer.’’ journment shall be given on lower court’s order which Liquor, issued by the De- functioning of the business. from kabariwalas to whom The labels are similar to account of the absence of ei- had issued an arrest warrant fence CSD (canteen stores Justice J D Kapoor passed army personnel sell these. the originals with the CSD ther the accused or the com- against him. department). this order on the ground that After filling the bottles markings which specify plainant,’’ he held. The court did so after And the mafia is using several such applications are with liquor the gangs send that the liquor is only for de- And if the director’s appli- Chaturvedi moved an appli- lower-rank Army officers to pending decision for years. them back to Del- fence person- cation seeking discharge is cation seeking exemption in push it as quality liquor to The judge has said the dis- hi. nel. One cask of rejected by the court, the tri- the hearing of an application the ‘‘unassuming’’ buyer. TIMES charge applications moved ‘‘Jawans are liquor bottles is al court shall not procure his where he sought discharge After all fauji daru is sup- by sleeping partners of the the soft target sold for Rs 750 or her presence at the first in- from a cheque bouncing case posed to be genuine and the company should be decided since for the low- in the market. stance. The court, Kapoor against a company in which best. within six months after the er-rank officers This is sold to held, is bound to follow strict he was one of the directors. The early Sunday morn- the jawans for complaint is filed before the ing raids by the military in- it is an opportu- nity to earn money through Rs 850 who charge about Rs court. Kapoor also said that telligence (MI) unit and the 110 for a bottle of rum and military police (MP) at vari- this extra business,’’ an MP officer said. Rs 160 for a bottle of ous places in Delhi Canton- whiskey. ment area exposed the enor- During Sunday’s raids, mity of this racket. The mil- the MI and MP confiscated ‘‘So whoever purchases Spurious liquor bottled as Indian Made Foreign Liquor was the bottle from a jawan is itary police arrested one recovered from the defence canteen. 1,400 bottles of spurious lance naik and recovered 40 liquor and also got some happy that he is getting bottles of fake IMFLs from of another lance naik who Besides, with the help of 10,000 fake labels of differ- branded liquor at a rate his house. About 10 cases escaped before the military local police the MI and MP ent brands like Director’s cheaper than the market price,’’ the officer claimed. were found from the house police reached there. also tracked an ex-service- Special, McDowell’s Num- Book released: Delhi govern- ment released a book on traffic, Pirated books seized road safety and transport. TNN TIMES NEWS NETWORK fiction books that have been tion was undertaken on a seized, include those writ- complaint of Akash Chit- New Delhi: Delhi police ten by renowned authors transhi Associates, autho- has unearthed a racket of like Sidney Sheldon, rised representatives of the pirated books and found Danielle Steele, Robert Lud- publishers. 3,995 books of foreign and lum, John Grisham, Jeffrey The team conducted a Indian publishers valued at Archer, Robin Cook, Eric search at a shop in Con- more than Rs 25 lakh. Segal, Frederick Forsyth, naught Place and stocks of The intellectual property Shiv Khera and Deepak the pirated books were rights unit of the crime Chopra. found there. branch also arrested the al- These books, the police The accused, Shukla, was leged kingpin of the racket, claimed, are being sold subjected to interrogation Dinesh Kumar Shukla. clandestinely in the market on the spot. Shukla broke The seizure included the at one fourth the original down during the question- latest international best- price. Deputy commission- ing and led the police party seller, Harry Potter and the er of police (EOW) Dinesh to the premises where a order of the Phoenix by J K Bhat said police had formed huge stock of pirated books Rowling. The other famous the team and an investiga- were found.

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Neeraj Paul FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER OF DELHI Rainfall likely at East: Arunachal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, WB, Sikkim, Oris- NATIONAL sa, Jharkhand and Bihar; North: East UP,Uttranchal, HP, Mumbai: I-A 0700, J&K and West UP,Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan; Cen- 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, tral: east MP, Vidarbha, Chattisgarh and West MP; Peninsula: Gu- 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2300 Jet Air 0650, jarat, Konkan, Goa, coastal AP,coastal Karnataka, Saurashtra, Kutch, 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Telangana, Rayalaseema, TN, 1935, 2030, 2200, interior Karnataka and Kerala. Sahara 1700, 0935, INDIA WORLD 1520, 1800, 2025 KOLKATA: I-A 0700, Max Min Max Min Max Min 1600★★,1700,1945 Delhi 36 26 Guwahati 34 27 Amsterdam 26 17 Jet Air 0600, 1720, Mumbai 29 26 Dehradun 31 23 Bahrain 48 28 Sahara 0620,1915 Chennai 36 28 Hyderabad30 24 Bangkok 33 27 CHENNAI: I-A Kolkata 35 27 Indore 30 23 Beijing 25 20 0640,0955★★★ Bangalore 30 20 Jaipur 34 25 Chicago 23 18 1645,1900 Jet Air Ahm’bad 33 26 Geneva 35 21 0645,1900 Lucknow 35 26 BANGALORE: T’puram 31 23 Patna 35 25 Hong Kong 32 26 I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal 32 22 Rajkot 32 24 London 31 20 Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 36 26 Shimla 23 17 Los Angeles 30 17 Sahara 0725, 1745 Pune 28 22 Srinagar 30 16 Moscow 20 12 HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 GOA: I-A 1200, Sahara 1200 TRAIN RESERVATIONS KULU: Jagson 0630, ★ Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 1400 hrs. on 0650, 1215 10.08.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. AHMEDABAD: I-A 0600,1700★★1845, Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl Jet Air 0610 NORTH GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: 4033 Jammu Mail 11.08 11.08 18.08 18.08 A light two-seater aircraft, belonging to the IAF Adventure Cell, crash- I-A 0555★★, 1010• ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 21.08 21.08 11.08 landed in Ghaziabad on Sunday, causing minor injuries to two pilots. Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 13.08 20.08 18.08 26.08 Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Kolkata Rajdhani 11.08 11.08 12.08 — 6853700, (Airport) 25665404 Sahara: (City) 2335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 14.08 13.08 13.08 20.08 (Airport) 25675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 11.08 11.08 11.08 19.08 Checkin) 25662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 12.08 13.08 19.08 IAF plane crashes INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp 10.09 13.09 11.09 13.09 BANGKOK/TOKYO: 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 11.08 11.08 11.08 Thai Air 0010 (TG- 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 13.08 12.08 12.08 12.08 316), I-A 0050 (IC-855) 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 27.08 27.08 FRANKFURT: Lufthansa 5622 North East Exp — 11.08 20.08 27.08 in colony near base 2554 Vaishali Exp 11.08 15.08 13.08 16.08 0305 (LH-761) By Lalit Kumar AMSTERDAM: KLM 2816 Puri Exp — 11.08 11.08 13.08 perimeter of the air base run the 0140 (KL-472) 2802 Purshottam Exp — 18.08 15.08 17.08 TIMES NEWS NETWORK risk of sustaining casualties from LONDON/NEW YORK: 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 15.08 15.08 12.08 crashes. Although Air Force offi- British Air 0210 4230 Lucknow Mail 15.08 15.08 15.08 15.08 WEST Ghaziabad: A light two-seater air- (BA-142), A-I 0715 cers refused to comment, residents 2904 Golden Temple Mail12.08 12.08 12.08 26.08 craft of the Hindon Air Force base (AI-111) said the sound of the plane’s en- 2926 Paschim Exp 11.08 18.08 19.08 26.08 crashed into an unauthorised co- PARIS: Air France gine had ceased several seconds be- 0040 (AF-147) 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 15.08 18.08 15.08 — lony, about a hundred feet from the 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 12.08 11.08 11.08 — fore it hit the ground. SINGAPORE: Sin’pore base, around 10.15 am on Sunday. Airlines 2315 (SQ- 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 21.08 28.08 14.08 1078 Jhelum Exp — 20.08 20.08 26.08 Children from the colony, play- Zahir, who lives close to the 407), I-A 0050 (IC-855) crash site, said, ‘‘a group of chil- HONG KONG/SEOUL: 2916 Ashram Exp 11.08 11.08 11.08 12.08 ing at the spot where it crashed, SOUTH A-I 2340 (AI-312) fled seconds before it hit the dren playing in the grass fled as the ROME/MANCHESTER: 2616 G T Exp 11.08 11.08 15.08 11.08 plane lost height, and its sound A-I 0300 (AI-131) 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 11.08 11.08 17.08 11.08 ground. 2432 Trivandrum Raj 12.08 30.08 26.08 — The two-member crew escaped ceased. The plane used to come by, AIR INDIA 2626 Kerala Exp — 11.08 11.08 19.08 daily, and had a very noisy engine’. 2618 Mangala Exp — 11.08 11.07 11.08 unhurt as the ‘microlite’ aircraft, MUMBAI: 0315 (AI People living in the area also said 755), 0345 (AI 156), 2628 Karnataka Exp — 11.08 11.08 11.08 which flies at a low speed, was at a 0615 (AI 146), 2330 2724 A P Exp 11.08 11.08 11.08 11.08 low altitude before it crashed. The that one of the two occupants of (AI 112) 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 11.08 11.08 25.08 — the plane was Flight Lieutenant 7022 Dakshin Express — 10.08 — 10.08 field where it fell was waterlogged. GOA: 1245 (AI 643) Shaikhon. ‘But, air force officials, No. of passengers dealt on 09.08.2003 (Delhi Area): 49,767 (N. Rly. Area) ‘‘The plane first grazed the A-I: (City)23736446 /47/48 2,03,870. It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all overhead electrical transmission who whisked both away, were over- (Air.)25652050, British Air: subsequent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for (Air.) 25652908, Lufthansa: computerised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. wires. Then, it collided into an elec- heard saying that the other was a 23323310, Singapore Airlines (Information supplied by Indian Railways) 23356286, Thai Air: 3323638 tricity pole. The sound was like civilian, possibly out for a joy that of a house collapsing’’, said an ride’, a resident said. eye-witness. Air Force engineers dismantled Police have, on several occa- the aircraft and carried it back sions, written to the Ghaziabad De- to the base, on trailers. The velopment Authority, saying that police, however were reportedly colonies coming up around the not informed. Bought a defective car? Fight it out By Pushpa Girimaji would be taken to have been n the last two months, three breached even if readers have spoken to me no individual part about the problems that they I could be identi- have encountered with the new fied as defective. cars that they have bought. And (d)It is not always in all the three cases, they were necessary for the most unhappy with the response consumer to give expert testimo- of the dealer, as well as, the man- ny, though if he does so, it will ufacturer to their complaints and add to the weight of the evidence. wanted to know how to proceed However, it must be shown that in the matter. the use of the vehicle has been Let me, therefore, write about substantially impaired on ac- three orders of the apex con- count of the defects. (e)If the de- sumer court, wherein the court fects are insignificant, it could has clarified that not be a case for re- both the manufac- placement or re- turer and the deal- CHECK OUT fund. However, a er are responsible consumer forum for a defective vehicle and have has to take into consideration the to, either, replace it or refund its consumer’s state of mind. After cost to the consumer. all, he would have invested in a In the case of Scooters India new vehicle to buy peace of mind, Limited Vs Madhabananda Mo- hoping that the vehicle would be hanty (RP no 240 of 2002), the Na- trouble-free and dependable. tional Consumer Disputes Re- The Commission also made it dressal Commission made the fol- clear, in the case of Vinoo Bhagat lowing points : (a)If a vehicle is vs General Motors (India) (FA NO defective, a consumer has a right 150of 1998), that, in addition to a to seek its replacement or refund replacement or a refund, a con- of the price. (b)Though the bur- sumer is entitled to adequate den of proving the defect would compensation for the inconven- be on the consumer, he or she is ience suffered. not bound to pinpoint the precise In the case of Marikar (Motors) nature of defects or its causes or Ltd VS Lalan Carmu (RP NO 1298 source. (c)The warranty which is of 2001), the Commission held given for a vehicle is a warranty that a dealer is equally responsi- for the entire vehicle and when it ble for the defects in the car and is found that the vehicle does not cannot escape liability by point- perform properly, the warranty ing to the manufacturer. HC pulls up govt, NDMC,AIIMS By Sachin Parashar TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has pulled up Delhi government, All India In- stitute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) for not replying to a show cause notice is- sued to them by the court. The notice was issued based on a petition seeking com- pensation for the death of a doctor. The victim, Dr G K Chaubey, had died while swimming in the AIIMS swimming pool. UTHALA Justice S K Mahajan also sought an ex- Mrs. SANTOSH MEHTA planation from the respondents on how w/o Mr. B.P. Mehta, passed away the pool was running without a licence gracefully on 8/8/2003. Uthala when the incident took place. The court Ceremony will be held on gave the respondents a ‘last opportunity’ 11/8/2003 from 4 P.M. to 5 P.M. to file the reply within four weeks. at Arya Samaj Mandir, The petition filed by a relative of the C-3 Block, Janakpuri, Delhi-58. victim through his counsel Atul Nigam had demanded Rs 57 lakh as compensa- In Grief: tion. The Delhi government was repre- Bikram Paul Mehta (Husband) sented by its counsel Meera Bhatia, who Priti and Vikram Vasudeva (Daughter & Son-in-law) said that a status report was being pre- Priya and Shantimitra Sharma (Daughter & Son-in-law) pared and that reply would be filed soon. Pankaj Mehta (Son) The petition alleged that Dr G K Chaubey, who had earlier worked with the Indian navy, died in the students gymkhana swimming pool, maintained by AIIMS, while the lifeguard was busy watching a cricket match in the nearby TV room. The pe- tition further alleged that il- lumination was poor at the swimming pool. The victim, who was the head of the forensic science department at Safdurjung hospital, died on May 26, 1999.

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The Times of India, New Delhi DELHI Monday,August 11, 2003 5 Lost Pakistani boy on way home Think before you Sanjay Sekhri TIMES NEWS NETWORK have accompanied him from Sri Ganga Nagar. waste water New Delhi: ‘‘A month and However scarred his stay 20 days’’ is Mohammed Mu- By Saurabh Sinha in India has been since TIMES NEWS NETWORK RWAs’ role nir’s prompt reply when those early days when he asked about his his stay in wandered unknowingly in New Delhi: People who let •Identify homes where India. For this 14-year-old, to ‘‘enemy territory’’, Mu- their overhead tanks over- overhead tanks overflow the exile from home has nir has had a taste of Indian flow may find their water regularly been far too long. hospitality as well. Perhaps connections disconnected As the boisterous Bikan- more out of guilt than love, this week. •Collecting bills and er Express winds its way in he has been loaded with The decision was taken by issuing receipts chief minister Sheila Dikshit to the milling crowds of gifts from strangers. A Ra- •Identifying leakages Sarai Rohila Station at 7:10 jasthani blanket, clothes on Sunday when she received pm on Sunday evening Mu- and toys is some of the complaints from many resi- •Coordinating tankers’ nir awkward and shy, low- booty he travels back with dent welfare associations movement for effective ers his eyes as flash bulbs after his short stay at Bikan- about the water situation. water distribution ALL SMILES: 14-year-old Mohammed Munir will leave for noisily go off in his face. er Children’s Home. The disconnection, however, Pakistan on Tuesday. In Delhi’s Rajasthan But nothing holds more will be temporary. source to be wasted,’’ Dikshit House for a day before he some more time from the pers Munir clutches on to a promise to his tired face ‘‘We have identified sever- said. leaves on Tuesday morning visa formalities and book- yellow plastic bag that con- than the mention of his al homes in our colony where Tripathi said the scheme by the Lahore bus, Munir ing tickets he would also tains his belongings with home in Battu village, Bha- water keeps on flowing even will be implemented from has his priorities very clear. like to visit Qutub Minar one hand while the other galpur. Home, something he after the tanks are full as Monday. When pointed out ‘‘I want to buy mangoes and and Lal Qila. holds the hand of his secu- only dreamt about in those people don’t switch off their that the board itself loses clothes for my mother and Dressed in dull green py- rity personnel from Ra- long nights, is but a few motors on time. While about 20 per cent of its 650 sister,’’ he says. If he gets jamas and bathroom slip- jasthan Police. The trio hours away. complaints were made to sev- eral people, no action has million gallons a day (MGD) been taken so far,’’ said through leakages, he said: Prakash Khanna of Green ‘‘We are repairing our sys- Wellness with Times Foundation Park RWA. tem and managed to save U-specials play Members of several other over 34 MGD by fixing leaks The week ahead at 4, Tilak Marg, New Delhi: RWAs who have joined hands this summer. While there is still a lot to be done, an equal August 11-15: Anant Rastogi’s scientific yoga, to form the ‘‘Delhi RWAs • amount is lost at the con- 6.30 pm onwards. hookey on campus joint forum’’ headed by Gul- sumer’s end. Even that needs • August 11-16: Golden Age Foundation programmes, mohar Park RWA president TIMES NEWS NETWORK to be saved.’’ 6.30 pm onwards. es start at 9 am. The bus used V C Tandon complained of Since RWAs have pledged • August 11-17: Suryayog morning/evening, New Delhi: Classes started to reach college an hour ear- overflowing tanks, poor sup- their support for the move, it 6’o clock onwards. almost three weeks ago, but ly,’’ she said. Commuting to ply, low pressure and water- may not be a watered down • August 12, 14, 16: Neo Yogah programmes, someone is playing hookey at the north campus was spe- logging. threat like the ban on online 4 pm onwards. Delhi University.No, it is not cially a problem since only Dikshit, who is also the motors that was never imple- • August 13: Pranam Foundation programmes, students, who are scared of the Mudrika covered that chairperson of Delhi Jal mented. at 6 pm. the strict attendance in col- route, another student added. Board (DJB), asked DJB chief The other complaint peo- • August 14: Innner Freedom by Rudrani Bharti, leges this time. It is the U- Yet another problem has P K Tripathi to ensure that 12 noon. specials, which are rarely surfaced this year. Many col- such wastage of water is im- ple had was about the long • August 15: Tanjore painting and astrology work- seen on roads, students com- leges have pre-poned their mediately stopped. ‘‘Even if queues at bill payment cen- shops by Mandira and Vasudev Tripathi, plained. schedule by 15 minutes to ac- two to three major water tres. Although the DJB has 6 pm onwards. The Delhi Transport Cor- commodate the increased wasters in some colonies asked RWAs to collect the wa- • August 16: Dhyan Foundation, Vivekananda poration (DTC) claims it runs class timings which has gone have their connections sev- ter bills from the residents, Pratisthan Parishad and Ivedas programmes. 60 routes. However, one of up by five minutes after the ered for some days, it will many people still prefer to go • August 17: Vedanta Institute, Osho World Founda- the major problems is the new workload norms for convey the message to every- to the bill centres to get a re- tion and World Cosmic Foundation programmes. lack of co-ordination be- teachers was implemented. one that water is not a re- ceipt of their payment. tween college and bus tim- For more information, contact venue at ings. Sapna Srivastava, a stu- 4, Tilak Marg, New Delhi. dent at north campus, living Ph: 23782396, 23782031 in Patel Nagar, hasn’t seen a E-mail: timesfoundation@times- U-special this year. But even group.com, URL:http://www.spiritual- last year, she found it diffi- ity.indiatimes.com cult to use the service be- cause of the timings. ‘‘Class-

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The Times of India, New Delhi INDIA Monday,August 11, 2003 7 Mayawati may George: CVC Need to question Govt’s defer budget again Lucknow: After having de- says report ferred the budget session to August 28, UP chief minister is secret concept of ‘top secret’ Mayawati is now considering to call only a special session TIMES NEWS NETWORK By Manoj Joshi in its report. allowing war stocks to be of the state assembly for a day New Delhi: The Opposi- TIMES NEWS NETWORK A certain amount of such drawn down in the name of or two, to take yet another tion may have paralysed New Delhi: There is more information can indeed be economy in the 1990s. Sec- vote on account, this time for Parliament functioning than meets the eye in the gov- gleaned from purchases, but ondly,weapons and ordnance another three months. on Thursday and Friday ernment’s claim that it can- this is simply not enough to often have a single-vendor She will decide on August but defence minister not reveal the report on the give a hint on specifics of availability. 25, after examining the CBI George Fernandes is Kargil-era purchases be- plans and operations. Any- In other cases, clearly interim report on the Taj adamant that there is no cause the Central Vigilance way,purchase information is there were boondoggles. project scam. The report, to question of providing Commission (CVC) classified usually well-known and MoD officials, in association be given to the SC on August the Central Vigilance it ‘‘top secret’’ . available in trade journals. with marketing agents of de- 16, might decide the BSP’s re- Commission (CVC) re- The CVC is a police body.It Most defence manufacturers fence companies, worked to- lationship with BJP. TNN port on defence deals to is hardly an institution to de- go out of their way to provide gether to sock it to the tax- the Public Accounts cide what is secret and what this information as a means payer. The war was a once in Committee (PAC). is not. Besides, the data pro- to market their product. This a lifetime opportunity to ‘‘The CVC itself has vided to the CVC by the min- is true make a fortune, and the CVC written it’s a secret re- istry of defence (MoD) pur- now has undoubtedly had a word port...We have not hid- ports to be of emergency BIGGER even or two to say on this. den anything (else) from purchases, not operational of the This brings us to the the PAC,’’ said Fernan- plans which can give away PICTURE secre- strange case of George Fer- des, claiming the raising India’s defence strategy. cy-ob- nandes and the Vajpayee gov- of the so-called ‘‘coffin The time has come to ques- sessed Russians. ernment. George seems to scam’’ by the Opposition tion the government’s con- The real reason why the have egregiously involved was entirely ‘‘politically cept of what is top secret. In MoD apparently wants to himself in the so-called cof- motivated’’. the era of satellites and un- hide the information is that fin scam. He has not been ac- The PAC on Wednes- manned aerial vehicles, it could reveal corruption in cused of any personal in- day expressed its ‘‘in- equipment or its location and defence deals. Many of the volvement in the deal. Yet he ability’’ to give its ‘‘find- movement are hardly secret. items that were purchased in has defended it with a feroci- ings’’ on the irregulari- Even the equipment’s per- the name of Kargil had little ty that cannot be explained ties committed in de- formance cannot be termed to do with the war. Some had by just loyalty to the ministry fence deals during the secret for countries like India been in the pipeline since the he heads. Having taken the 1999 Operation Vijay in which buy a lot of their mid-1990s. lead in publishing the Kargil Kargil because of the weaponry from abroad. Quite a few were pur- Report and its follow-up defence ministry’s ‘‘re- What is secret are plans chased at clearly outrageous Group of Ministers’ reports, fusal’’ to part with the and intentions. It is no one’s prices. In some cases, there albeit with security dele- CVC report. claim that these were provid- was no option. Firstly, the tions, the government now ed to the CVC and are there MoD was paying the price for seems to be regressing. Shilpa Shetty’s mother questioned: The interrogation of actress Shilpa Shetty’s mother Sunanda by Surat police in the Prafful Sarees extortion case continued on Sunday. TNN

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10 Monday,August 11, 2003 INDIA The Times of India, New Delhi Best not the last Can Cong take high ground? word, quality of By Rajesh Ramachandran ers involved in the riots, Gandhi’s political secretary, level. Mehsana and Patan TIMES NEWS NETWORK asked her to take action to whom copies were districts’ list has eight against them but to no marked by the JUH, was not names of Congress leaders, New Delhi: The Congress avail’’. available for comment. including local MP At- has been going to town over On April 29, 2002, for ex- maram Patel, as having evidence the key Best Bakery and other in- The JUH insists it had ac- ample, the JUH received a played a ‘‘negative role’’. A stances of the Narendra curate information from the list of 25 Congress leaders fax message sent on May 1 By Rakesh Bhatnagar cused had committed the Modi government’s com- ground. For instance, its TIMES NEWS NETWORK crime. from its Gujarat chapter, Gujarat branch had written from Mehsana has this plicity in the anti-Muslim which was promptly for- That 37 witnesses, includ- to the police commissioner against Patel’s column: New Delhi: In a criminal violence which shook Gu- warded to her. This includ- ing the complainant, had of Vadodara city on March ‘‘Still has not come to help trial, it’s not the quantity, jarat last year. But when it ed a former turned ‘‘hostile’’ was not 21 that ‘‘after Muslims; taking sides in but the quality of evidence comes to the involvement of Congress minis- a cause of alarm for the the Godhra inci- favour of a criminal person that holds the key. its own party cadre in the ter, a sitting TIMES trial court. killings, 10 Janpath main- dent, an urgent of Sardarpur and Ladoi vil- A large number of wit- MLA and a for- meeting of the lage.’’ Now the Supreme Court tains a deafening silence. nesses may depose before mer MP. activists of the would scrutinise the Vado- Even when confronted by a A list of 15 from Anand is the court and yet, the Then on Au- BJP, VHP, RSS dara court judgment, long-standing ally from the headed by a secretary of evidence given by one per- gust 20, Madani and Bajrang Dal analyse its reasoning and freedom movement days, Youth Congress. But to be son may prove crucial in reminded Gandhi: ‘‘Similar- was held under the leader- also look into the grounds on the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind fair to the Congress and the proving the innocence ly, our appeal forwarded to ship of Yogesh Patel which the Modi government (JUH). JUH, the report is all praise or the guilt of the ac- you in respect of the in- (MLA)...Chinnam Gandhi challenged it before the High According to the JUH, for the ‘‘positive role’’ cused. volvement of Congress (Congress corporator)... Court, a day before the apex ‘‘most Congress corpora- played by Patan MP Pravin Going by a recent MLAs, corporators and They allotted the activists court’s hearing of the tors’’ and some Congress Rashtrapal. Supreme Court judgment in workers in the Gujarat car- their jobs, made a plan and NHRC’s significant and leaders of Gujarat had ac- JUH secretary N A Fa- a murder case (Chittar Lal nage along with the list of instructed the activists to trend-setting petition. tively participated in last rooqui says: ‘‘The Congress vs Rajasthan), one would carry out this work without year’s riots. culpable names remains has committed sins of omis- feel that the verdict in the Coming to the Rajasthan any fear and told them that Mahmood As’ad Madani, disregarded.’’ sion and commission dur- Best Bakery case — judgment, which they would get the full sup- JUH general secretary told When contacted by TNN, ing the riots. Former MP where 40-odd prose- could have a bear- port of police officers’’. cution witnesses ing on several crim- Times News Network:‘‘We Ambika Soni, in-charge of Ehsan Jaffri had called up LEGAL The Gujarat JUH had turned hostile — inal trials in which wrote letters to Congress Gandhi’s office, said she Sonia Gandhi for help. She mapped the Congress lead- should not shake witnesses are re- president Sonia Gandhi, was not aware of the corre- didn’t take a strong stand in VIEW ership even at the district the faith of people ported to have gave a list of Congress lead- spondence. Ahmed Patel, her visit to Gujarat.’’ in the judiciary. turned ‘‘hostile’’, Justices The National Human Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Rights Commission (NHRC) Pasayat said, ‘‘Administra- has knocked at the doors of tion of justice can be affect- Supreme Court, as it feels Rally and Raje’s Rajasthan dreams ed and hampered if number that the judgment of the of witnesses were to be in- By Pratyush Kanth PTI Vadodara’s fast track court sisted upon.’’ TIMES NEWS NETWORK (FTC) has eroded people’s It further said:‘‘It is not faith in the justice delivery seldom that a crime has been Jaipur: The BJP’s mainstay system. committed in the presence of in the forthcoming assembly The FTC — which is sup- one witness, leaving aside elections in Rajasthan, Va- posed to deal with cases that those cases which are not of sundhara Raje, ended her have been dragging for long unknown occurrence where 105-day campaign in the state — took up a fresh case determination of guilt de- on Sunday. (March 2002), recorded the pends entirely on circum- She covered 192 con- evidence of all the 21 ac- stantial evidence’’. stituencies and conducted cused and the investigation In another significant ob- over 800 meetings. officer in a single day and servation, the Bench said: Through the Parivartan pronounced the verdict ‘‘If plurality of witnesses Rally which came to a close within a week. would have been the legisla- on Sunday, Raje managed to The key ground of the ac- tive intent, cases where the meet workers in almost all quittal of all the accused testimony of a single the constituencies and brief was that the prosecution — witness only could be them about burning state which might have a motive available, in number of and local issues. to shield the accused — had crimes offenders would have ‘‘We highlighted the non- failed to prove that the ac- gone unpunished.’’ fulfilment of promises made by the state government. Like eight hours of electrici- Blast kills two ty supply was promised to farmers, but they are getting in Ahmedabad only two hours supply,’’ Raje said. Ahmedabad: Two per- BJP’s Rajasthan unit chief Vasundhara Raje Scindia garlands Prime Minister Atal Bihari Referring to ‘‘financial sons were killed and 23 in- Vajpayee at the Parivartan rally in Jaipur on Sunday. mismanagement’’, Raje said jured, two of them seri- fiscal deficit in the state had ously, when an explosion to 44.56 per cent,’’ Raje said. alarming 7.2 per cent. ance cover, they would only gone up to 7.5 per cent from The BJP also raised the is- ‘‘On the whole, drought have to pay 245 crore,’’ Raje rocked the Ektanagar 3.8 per cent. sue of unemployment in the was faced by the state for said. The BJP said not a sin- area of Danilimda here ‘‘Fresh loans of 30,000 state in the run-up to the elec- four consecutive years. Gov- gle industry had been regis- on Sunday. A fire that fol- crore have been taken by the tions. Raje said no new em- ernment was not prepared tered in the state. lowed the explosion gut- Gehlot government and the ployment was generated in with insurance cover for On the contrary,said a par- ted a number of hut- total loan burden on the state the state because the Gross farmers even as crops, worth ty leader, two power proj- ments. stands at 52,564 crore. Inter- State Domestic Product Rs 25,000 crore, were de- ects— Dholpur and Chittor— The cause appears to est burden has also increased (GSDP) went down by an stroyed. If state had insur- had been stopped mid-way. have been a discarded pipe-bomb. The house where the blast took place was inhabited, said ACP Some cracks in Sivakasi armour K R Jadav, by a family of rag-pickers. “The bomb By T S Sreenivasa Raghavan committed by the first gener- ‘‘The district, which has But for their false propagan- may have been picked up TIMES NEWS NETWORK ation promoters?’’ they ask. been declared 100 per cent lit- da, we could’ve earned a lot They claim the fireworks in- erate, has consistently pro- from garbage heaps.” Sivakasi: This Diwali is go- of foreign exchange.’’ dustry has created employ- duced many rank-holders, Two of the victims, ing to be different from the Mariappan demands that ment on large scale. both at school and college Laxman Solanki, 35, and preceding ones. Manufactur- NGOs be made accountable Ravji Satara, 37, were de- ers here claim that none of Says partner of Sri levels. How can this co-exist for their claims. The judici- clared ‘brought dead.’ the Sivakasi’s 600-odd fire- Kaliswari Fire Works, A P with child labour?’’ he asks. ary alone can authenticate Most of the victims suf- cracker units employ chil- Selvarajan: ‘‘It’s true that it The Tamil Nadu Fireworks the industry’s commitment fered shrapnel and burn dren any more. took some time for the sec- and Amorces Manufacturers’ to social issues, he says. ‘‘We ond generation to do away Association (TANFMA) Sec- injuries. TNN Though the claim is refut- appeal to Supreme Court with this evil (child labour). retary,K Mariappan, says the ed by NGOs and some judges to do surprise checks politicians, businessmen But, today, you can’t find NGOs have a vested interest. even a single child labourer He also blames the media for or nominate some one for the here say critics have not same.’’ got their facts right. They in our units.’’ not portraying the true pic- Sivakasi’s changing socio- admit that Sivakasi once He says industrialists here ture. had a huge child labour have promoted as many as 36 ‘‘The media is not meant educational scenario should population. However, the schools, two arts colleges, for doing negative stories gladden the hearts of people. situation has now been two engineering colleges, two alone. You should also pres- However, issues relating to rectified, they say. polytechnics, besides, one ent the positive aspects. environment, the studies of ‘‘Why are we being pe- pharma college and a We’ve been asking NGOs to which are still inconclusive, nalised for the mistakes women’s college. do surprise checks, in vain. remain unresolved. Bond villain to star alongside Aamir Khan Mumbai: The chiselled-featured Toby Stephens, who attracted at- tention by his ster- ling performance as a cold-blooded villain Gustav Graces in the latest James Bond movie Die Another Day, will now team up with Aamir Khan Aamir Khan in the Bollywood film The Rising. Thirty-four-year-old Stephens, a trained actor from the Royal Shake- speare company, would play the role of a British commanding officer, Willian Gordon, who is rescued by heroic sepoy Mangal Pandey, played by Aamir, said sources. Directed by Ketan Mehta, the film is an epic tale of friendship and be- trayal, set against the backdrop of the 1857 mutiny and revolves around the friendship of Gordon and Pandey. The friendship is soured by the in- troduction of the new gun rifle, which contains greased casing, made from animal fat, and Gordon’s false promise that the bullets were fat-free. The film, produced by Bobby Bedi, captures Pandey leading the historic mutiny, and a friendship betrayed. Stephens would arrive in October to shoot for the film and be in the country till March, said the sources. PTI

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AFP Dalit killed for Laloo finds himself entering temple TIMES NEWS NETWORK The doctor’s certificate ‘at home’ in Pakistan states that Raman suffered Bhitasi village (Anand): Islamabad: Former Bihar chief minister only simple injuries, had no Not everyone in this Gujarati internal injuries and would Laloo Prasad Yadav stole the show at the village was shocked when a inaugural session of an India-Pakistan ... goes shopping, be fine within a week. But 28-year-old Dalit man died on Raman died on Friday. meet here, with the audience in stitches Friday after being thrashed several times during his 20-minute speech. The four accused — Suresh severely by upper caste resi- ‘‘I know people laugh at me...and I enjoy wins hearts, gifts Lakha Bhoi, Bhikha Chiman- dents for sitting in the veran- raj, Asha Rama Bhoi and Ma- that,’’ he said amidst applause. ‘‘This is the Islamabad: Talking about Indo-Pak dah of a temple here. hendrasinh Jaswantsinh Raj power of democracy and power of the vote ties and cultures of the two countries, Police officials and social — were arrested but later re- that made a person like me so popular.’’ RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav hogged workers say such incidents leased on bail. Laloo is among the Indian delegates to the limelight here as he and some oth- occur regularly, but only a With tears welling in her the two-day conference of parliamentari- er members of the delegation went ans, experts and journalists organised by handful are reported as eyes, Raman’s sister Vimla out to explore the markets of Islam- the South Asian Free Media Association members of the lower caste said, ‘‘We had gone to the abad on Sunday. (SAFMA). community still fear the fields and sat down in the People from all age groups, particu- Laloo was the most sought after person, wrath of the upper caste res- temple verandah as he was larly children, vied with each other to with Pakistani journalists and TV chan- idents. tired. For this, both of us have a glimpse of the Indian leaders nels vying to interview him. Raman Chaturbhai were verbally abused and When a journalist suggested he should as Laloo charmed the crowds with his Vankar in Bhitasi village then Raman was badly beat- have brought his wife Rabri Devi to Pak- inimitable style. Doing a little bit of near Anklav town was al- en up by them (accused). Ra- istan, Laloo replied, ‘‘Then who would shopping, the leader from Bihar was legedly severely beaten up by man’s death is also due to the have taken care of Bihar? It’s me and my even presented gifts by shopkeepers. members of the upper caste negligence of the doctor,who wife who take care of the state.’’ ‘‘We have all heard about you,’’ said A jawan guards the road and rail bridge spanning Brahmaputra river in Guwahati on Sunday community on July 25 for sit- told us he would be fine and Said Laloo during his speech, ‘‘Let me a cloth merchant while he gifted a as security has been intensified in the North-Eastern states after insurgent groups called for ting in the verandah of gave a certificate saying his tell you that the people of Bihar are very piece of Pakistani fabric to Laloo. IANS a boycott of the Independence Day celebrations. Bhathiji temple. injuries weren’t serious.’’ intelligent and that’s the reason they se- lected me, and then Rabri Devi, to rule the The Indian delegation, he said, had state. They know who can best protect ‘‘come to pave the way for peace. People on Hizb chief warns their rights.’’ both sides want friendship, they want to of more attacks Taking in poison, dawn to dusk When he landed in Pakistan, he never sort out problems’’. By M Saleem Pandit felt like he was in another country,he said. He said friends could be changed but it By Chandrika Mago tails the potential, or possi- bread dyed brown. Sugar, TIMES NEWS NETWORK ‘‘It is just like Bihar, Punjab or Delhi. was impossible for countries to change TIMES NEWS NETWORK ble, hazards of just about they say, could contain chalk There is nothing different. It’s all same — neighbours. He warned of disaster if the Less pesticides Srinagar: Syed Salahuddin, everything you could, or powder. same kind of roads, the same people and two countries did not resolve their differ- New Delhi: It’s not just pes- chief of the United Jehad would, eat in a day with What you have for lunch or same outfits.’’ ences. He held the fate of the two countries ticides you could be ingesting in veggies: Govt Council based in PoK has health impacts ranging from dinner may not give much re- But, he lamented, the ‘‘hearts have could change drastically if they became with your food. You could New Delhi: Refuting re- said militants would intensi- mere vomiting and abdomi- lief. Your vegetable oil could changed’’. friends. IANS also be taking in a cupful — ports that pesticide con- fy attacks on ‘‘specific tar- nal pain to mental retarda- have some castor oil or arge- tent in vegetables and gets’’ in the coming days. or plateful — of adulterants tion, cardiac arrest and can- mone oil, which could lead to milk was alarmingly Salahuddin, also chief of ranging from the relatively cer. dropsy,glaucoma or even car- high, a government lab- the Hizbul Mujahideen, said harmless used tea leaves to Sample a possible break- diac arrest. Oil could even be Put a stop to terror, says Sonia oratory said over the the people-to-people ex- iron filings, saw dust, sand fast. Milk, if it is not synthet- mixed with rancid oil. Dals, TIMES NEWS NETWORK years, their content had said that the Simla agree- tial that cross-border ter- changes between India and and even dung powder. ic anyway,could well contain the nutritious pulses, could gone down and a study ment of 1972 provided the rorism must cease,’’ she This is particularly true if urea. Dairy products, in fact, have lead chromate or the New Delhi: Congress pres- Pakistan wouldn’t alter the has found that no veg- framework ‘‘within which said. you are not careful about are believed to have the high- metanil yellow dye — or even ident Sonia Gandhi has de- situation in Kashmir. etable had pesticide the two countries can dis- She recalled the free and what you buy. For, quality est levels of contaminants, the paralysing kesari dal. manded that Pakistan The statement added: ‘‘Un- above the safe limit. cuss all issues and build a fair elections in Jammu players apart — and despite a says Ravi Agarwal of the Healthy green vegetables, should take initiative to less the government accepts Analysis of 468 milk durable friendly relations.” and Kashmir last year in the facts and resolves the is- series of regulatory rules NGO, Toxics Link. perhaps? Leafy vegetables end cross-border terrorism The Congress, she said, which the people of the samples revealed only sue as per the wishes of the which may now be tightened Tea is known to be adulter- and garden fruits could con- if it wants to create a con- welcomed Prime Minister state had taken part in eight per cent of sam- people of J&K, the situation — the government admits ated with foreign tea leaves, tain some of the most per- ducive atmosphere for the Vajpayee’s initiative to re- large numbers. ples had DDT residue in Kashmir cannot improve.’’ adulteration has assumed a used tea leaves, artificially- sistent contaminants, say improvement of relations sume the dialogue with ‘‘These elections were over the safety levels, ac- Separatist leader Shabir high degree of sophistica- coloured saw dust, even iron some scientists. Apart from with India. Pakistan. ‘‘However, to cre- hailed by almost all coun- cording to the All India Ahmad Shah has asked CM tion. filings. If the flour is a prob- pesticide residues, some- In a message on the occa- ate a conducive atmosphere tries in the world as a strik- Coordinated Research Mufti Mohammed Sayeed The official store of knowl- lem, so has the bread. There times well beyond permissi- sion of the SAFMA confer- for having meaningful talks ing example of democratic project on pesticide and Omar Abdullah to join edge from its directorate of are stories of whole wheat ble limits, vegetables take on ence in Islamabad, Sonia or negotiations, it is essen- functioning,’’ she said. residues. PTI the separatist movement. marketing and inspection de- bread which is just white an attractive colour.

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Reuters In NY, only the best will A man Gorilla scare: dressed in a gorilla costume snatched a bunch of ba- nanas from an elderly do, even if it’s only a loo woman’s shop in downtown Hong Kong, prompting her to NYT New York: There is a continuing experi- chase the thief, police and ment in Herald Square for insight into how Hong Kong media said Sun- New Yorkers will react when the long-await- day. Eighty-year-old Tse Lai ed public pay toilets finally arrive on the slipped and fell while pursu- ing what she initially thought city’s streets. was a ghost. ‘‘I didn’t realize There squats a high-tech toilet that is so that it was a gorilla at first. All artfully camouflaged by a forest-green kiosk I saw was something big and that people often mistake it for a subway en- black with a lot of hair,’’ the trance or a phone booth. It is one of two coin- South China Morning Post operated public toilets in Manhattan, put quoted her as saying. Police there in 2001 by a nonprofit group. said the man in the gorilla A young man in a baseball cap soon ap- suit, who was not identified, pears, drops two quarters into the slot, and was hired by a film company disappears behind the sliding metal door. In to stage the prank. AP a few minutes, he hurries out. “Inside, Queen’s headpieces: there’s kind of a bad smell to it, like the dis- Kings and queens may be infectant is trying to beat the smell out,” said known for wearing crowns, the man, Philip Loccisano, 31, of Long Island. but for many of Queen Eliza- “But it’s not. The urine is winning.” beth II’s subjects it is the hats A woman fumbles in vain for quarters in that get noticed — and many her purse, and then heads across the street to of them can now be inspect- Macy’s. A teenager studies the detailed in- ed up close for the first time structions, which are posted in seven lan- in an exhibition. Some 70 guages, and decides not to bother. right royal headpieces are on The interior of the public toilet in New York. A retired salesman, Henry Morris, 85, of show until April 2004 at Greenwich Village, declares that he is not sign and install, and $52,000 a year to main- Kensington Palace, a central about to use an outhouse on a city street, no tain. What has emerged from this useful, London royal residence that Actress Heather Tom at the tenth anniversary of Project matter how fancy. if pricey,experiment is a growing awareness was home to the Princess of Angel Food’s Angel Awards 2003 in Hollywood on Saturday. Later this month, Mayor Michael R. that, in New York at least, not just any public Wales. Exhibits include a Bloomberg and the City Council are expected toilet will do. Not even a sleek Swedish- small pink straw hat with gar- Flop artiste: Self-styled Fringe — one of the world’s to adopt legislation authorising up to 20 new made unit retrofitted with a self-cleaning lands of tiny silk roses the “comedy terrorist” Aaron biggest festivals of dramatic art. Around half a dozen pay toilets on the streets. floor, rotating toilet rim and heat-activated then princess Elizabeth wore Barschak, infamous for gate- aged seven, as well as a crashing the 21st birthday people, including a Saddam The two toilets cost a total of $587,000 to de- faucet. NYT News Service black velvet cap with a five- party of Britain’s Prince Hussein impersonator, centimetre protruding stem William in June, received a invaded the stage and the Queen wore for the state taste of his own medicine attempted to wrestle the funeral of wartime leader when his own show opened comic to the ground while Net-a-holics beware! Winston Churchill in 1965. AFP last week at the Edinburgh taping him up in the process. As the act descended into Washington: When does Internet overuse seems to cause. In fact, psy- chaos, one of the gatecrash- surfing cross into overuse, or rather chiatrists are still trying to figure out ers grabbed Barschak’s mi- Internet addiction? Glassy-eyed mil- what’s going on — and how best to Diving with a kiss crophone and attempted to lions are downloading, instant mes- treat the problem. Reuters publicise his own Edinburgh saging, emailing — and they’re doing “It’s disheartening,” Shapira tells show. AFP it 24/7. And they cannot just walk WebMD. “We have this wonderful, away. very prevalent technology,but no one Good Samaritan returns According to a report in WebMD, really knows the effect it’s having on $7,000: Fledgling rockers Nathan A Shapira, MD, PhD, a psy- us.” Internet abuse often dovetails generally don’t make much chiatrist in the McKnight Brain In- with another psychiatric problem. money, so when a good stitute at the University of Florida in People with obsessive-compulsive Samaritan found and re- Gainesville, has been studying this disorder — the same ones who com- turned $7,000 belonging to pop-punk band Eleventeen, social problem since 1997. pulsively gamble or shop — may find he was smothered with Published in the current issue of the Internet an outlet, he adds. And thanks. “They were hugging Depression and Anxiety, Shapira the problem is not likely to ebb, not me, they couldn’t believe it,” points out how when the computer any time soon, says the report. said Frank Gawronski, who age burgeoned two decades ago, re- He adds: “People get a rush from found the loose bills along a searchers looked into computer and being on three computers at once, The World Kissing Competition in Acquafan of highway. “It was kind of a technology dependence. But they did- keeping different things going on Riccione, Italy, on Sunday. nice feeling. They were very n’t find the same damage — especial- each one. And as speed gets better,the appreciative.” AP ly to relationships — that Internet problem will likely get worse.” ANI Kids owning mobiles face health risk: Study By Steven Shukor other than short calls because London: Parents are pampering there is a greater risk of ra- children as young as five with mo- diowaves penetrating their thinner bile phones, prompting new health skulls. and safety fears. Head teachers have also ex- Industry figures reveal primary pressed alarm at the potential for schoolchildren are the fastest- the children falling victim to crime. growing market for mobile phones David Hart, general secretary of with more than 400,000 owning a the National Association of Head handset. Teachers (NAHT), said: “The One in nine (11) children aged younger the child, the more vulner- five to nine have a mobile phone, able they are going to be to their double the number two years ago phones being stolen.” and up from a mere 2 three years The mobile phone industry main- ago. tains it does not target under-16s. The figures, compiled from However, the adult phone market industry sources by the consultan- is stagnating and companies cy mobileYouth, comes as the gov- have created a range of gimmicks- ernment has embarked on a study fancy ringtones replicating the into potential health risks to the latest pop sensation or football young. anthem and replaceable fascias The government expert oversee- featuring Winnie the Pooh, Harry ing the research has advised Potter and Spider-Man and video against young children using games- that appeal to young mobile phones for anything consumers. Sunday Times, London Space wedding upsets parents of cosmonaut By Sergei Takhmazov Pavlivka, Ukraine: His “space wedding” on Sunday might land cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko in the record books, but it has upset his par- ents, who only found out about his unorthodox nuptials at the last minute from a friend. The news that Ma- lenchenko, 41-year-old com- mander of the International Space Station, was to marry his earth- bound bride some 240 vertical miles away later Sunday, took his parents Nina and Ivan by surprise. “We do not understand this and think it should not be like this. It’s strange because the groom will not be at his own wedding,” Nina Malenchenko said. “Today our friend phoned us and said that it is happen- ing after reading the paper,” she said Saturday. Malenchenko, ISS com- mander since April, overcame technical and legal problems as well as the objections of his bosses to wed US citizen Eka- terina Dmitriev,26, from space by telephone, and become the first man to get married from space. A Ukrainian, Malenchenko now lives in Russia. Dmitriev lives in Houston, the home of US space mission control. After speaking to Ma- lenchenko on the telephone Saturday, his parents said he mentioned little about the wedding but was well and en- joying his mission. Neither have seen his bride. Reuters

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The Times of India, New Delhi INTERNATIONAL Monday,August 11, 2003 13 TOI Hoon to take blame for Israel replies to Hezb attack AFP Kelly’s death, Jerusalem: Israeli aircraft attacked suspected Hezbol- lah positions in southern says report Lebanon Sunday, hours af- ter shells fired by Hezbollah London: Britain’s defence guerrillas hit northern Is- secretary Geoff Hoon is be- rael, killing a teenage boy ing lined up as the govern- and injuring four other peo- ment’s “fall guy” over the ap- ple. parent suicide of David Kelly, Lebanese security offi- the weapons expert at the cials said warplanes fired at centre of an uproar over the least one air-to surface mis- way Britain was led into the sile on an area near the vil- Iraq war, a British newspa- lage of Teir Harfa, about 3 per reported today. km from the Lebanese-Is- As a judicial inquiry into raeli border. There was no Kelly’s death prepares to be- immediate word on casual- gin hearing testimonies ties, said the officials, Monday, the Sunday Express speaking on condition of said Hoon would resign once anonymity. presiding judge Lord Brian The Israeli military said Hutton delivers his conclud- helicopters hit Hezbollah ing report into the affair. artillery positions in south- WE ARE READY: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver talk to journalists after he The ministry of defence ern Lebanon that were re- filed papers for his gubernatorial candidacy in Norwalk, California on Saturday. was responsible for “outing” sponsible for shelling the A woman grieves for her 16-year-old son who was killed by a shell fired across the Kelly as the source of a BBC northern Israeli town of Lebanese border in the nothern Israeli town of Shlomi on Sunday. report that alleged the gov- Shlomi earlier Sunday. ernment beefed up a dossier Hezbollah fired three 57 The militant group sponds to Israeli air force Prime Minister Ariel on Iraq ahead of the US-led mm anti-tank shells at Shlo- Hezbollah said it had fired flights over Lebanon with Sharon, said Israel would Riots erupt again in Basra war in March. mi, said a senior Israeli se- anti-aircraft shells at Israeli anti-aircraft fire, but ten- choose, ‘‘the time, the place “Hoon will be the fall guy curity official who spoke on fighter jets flying over sions have worse ned in re- and the method of our Basra: British troops fired off baton rounds at crowds what they promised, and for the whole government,” condition of anonymity. southern Lebanon, but Is- cent days. response... Israel has no in- warning shots in the Iraqi who torched a Kuwaiti we have had enough of the Sunday Express quoted a A 16-year-old boy died raeli security officials de- Sunday’s death was the tention of escalation,’’ city of Basra on Sunday as tanker truck and Kuwait- waiting,” said 19-year-old government source as say- and four adults were lightly nied aircraft were in the first of a civilian from adding: ‘‘Israel will not tol- hundreds of locals rioted registered cars. student Hassan Jasim. ing. “He is going to be hung hurt by shrapnel, said Ziv area at the time. shelling since Israel pulled erate any escalation of this for a second day, attacking There was a heavy mili- The two injured men out to dry in the hope that his Farber, a spokesman for the The Lebanese militant out of southern Lebanon in sort that causes the death vehicles and burning tyres tary presence around the were part of a crowd ston- resignation will get (British hospital in nearby Na- group, which is backed by May 2000. of its citizens along the in protest at power and fuel city again on Sunday as the ing passing cars and burn- Prime Minister) Tony Blair hariya said. Iran and Syria, routinely re- Raanan Gissin, an aide to border.’’ AP shortages. temperature hovered ing tyres on a main high- off the hook.” British armoured vehi- around 50 degrees Celsius. way in the city when an ar- The source added: “No- cles patrolled the streets, “There is a larger pres- moured British patrol, in- body believes that Hoon was with troops in body ar- ence just to be sure that cluding a tank, passed by. the one behind the leaking of UK visa for mour,as crowds barricaded people understand that we Like most of Iraq, Basra Dr Kelly’s name, that would Taylor prepares to exit roads with burning tyres take security very serious- has been plagued by power never have been done with- gangsters and hurled chunks of con- ly,” the spokesman, Major cuts that have crippled air out Downing Street’s say-so, Monrovia: Liberia’s leader- Liberia facts savagery. crete at passing cars. Charlie Mayo, said. conditioning and refrigera- but Hoon is expendable while in-waiting said on Sunday he At least a quarter of a mil- London: Eastern European Two Iraqis were hurt in Local people accuse tion. Even those with the prime minister isn’t.” was “100 percent sure” he •Africa’s oldest inde- lion people are thought to gangsters are being allowed one incident, apparently by Kuwaitis of conniving at household generators have Meanwhile, Hoon is said to could bring peace to the West pendent republic have died in Liberia’s war to live and work in the United African country after Presi- and closely entwined con- gunshots, although it was smuggling out cheap Iraqi been unable to use them have told the BBC that his de- Kingdom for a 200,000 pounds dent Charles Taylor bows out Capital Monrovia flicts in Sierra Leone, Guinea not clear who fired them. oil and also vented their due to shortages of fuel partment had deliberately • fee, under the new changes to under US pressure to end 14 named after US Presi- and Ivory Coast. A British military spo- anger at what they feel is which the British authori- “outed” Kelly.According to a the country’s immigration years of strife. dent James Monroe Controlling only part of kesman said troops were British failure to improve ties have blamed on smug- report in The Sunday Tele- laws, a report said today. Vice-President Moses his own capital, told to step equipped and ready to deal basic services four months glers trucking or shipping graph, the ministry’s perma- •Population: 3.3 million The new Home Office nent secretary Sir Kevin Teb- Blah said that as soon as Tay- down by US President with the rioting. On Satur- after they and the Ameri- cheap supplies from Bas- (2003 UN figure) rules, which came into effect bit, also allegedly branded lor leaves office on Monday George W. Bush and wanted day, they fired in the air, cans toppled Saddam. ra’s oilfields to Kuwait or on August 1, could lead to or- Kelly an “eccentric” shortly he would invite to his home •Languages: English, 29 for war crimes by a U.N.- donned riot gear and loosed “They did not give us into the Gulf. Reuters ganised criminal operations before he died. AFP the leaders of rebels whose African languages backed tribunal in Sierra attacks on Monrovia have left Leone, Taylor had little relocating in the UK, the at least 2,000 dead since June •Religions: Christianity, choice but to step down or ‘Sunday Express’ reported. BRICKBATS and stranded hundreds of Islam, indigenous beliefs fight to the death. Defending the new sys- I would like to read the hate mails, thousands without food. His one condition for bow- tem, a British Home Office since it makes more sense than that “This is over. We should president’s house. Asked if ing out was that West African spokesman said: “The main of the stupid Dubba-man. criteria is that they show —Swaroop. lay down the guns and smoke he could bring peace, he said peacekeepers arrive to en- It seems you love to publish only hate- the peace pipe,” said Blah, “I’m 100 percent sure.” sure order. they can support themselves mails or is it so that you think that by whom the rebels have said Since Taylor began a war In addition to the nearly while over here - and buying publishing only hate mails you can a property is the ideal way to prove that you take appreciation and they will reject as just anoth- to end a brutal dictatorship 800 West African troops, the depreciation in equal stride. er of Taylor’s old guard. in 1989, the country founded United States has 2,300 show that. —Anand Rastogi “I have no interest in be- in hope by freed 19th century Marines on ships anchored “The threshold of 200,000 For bouquets log on to ing president, I’m calling on American slaves has become offshore but has not said it pounds is there to attract www.timesgroup.com them to unite the country,” a byword for anarchy, spread will commit itself to more high quality people who e-mail: [email protected] Blah told reporters, pausing by a generation of intoxicat- than a backup role for the re- couldn’t yet invest 1 million as he drove his jeep past the ed young killers inured to gional peacekeepers. 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14 Monday,August 11, 2003 The Times of India, New Delhi The Sky’s the Limit A Touch of Technology A THOUGHT FOR TODAY Thenkurussi Kesavadas, founder-director How dependable could the new technology We Need More Star-gazing in Schools of the Virtual Reality Lab and associate be in healthcare? The question is not of the Centre bypassing SEBs. By J V Narlikar professor of mechanical and aerospace This technology can be used in a number It’s one of facilitating power sector reforms. explain what actually happens. One can also The International Astronomical Union (IAU) explain the precautions to be observed when engineering at the State University of New of healthcare-related professions, such as in — R V Shahi, Union power secretary had its triennial general assembly in Sydney, viewing a partial eclipse. We cannot stare at York, recently achieved a major technological training a surgeon to apply precise levels of Australia, in the second half of July.Around the full Sun for any length of time: It is too breakthrough: To be able to transmit the skill while making an incision. This can also 2,000 astronomers from all over the world bright. But we are able to view a partially sense of touch over the Internet. The new be used to carry out an examination over gather on such occasions to present and eclipsed Sun for a longer time, and therein technology named ‘Sympathetic Haptics’ the Internet in a telemedicine setting, A Bright Spark allows an individual to capture the pressure since procedures such as palpation of the debate recent findings and also lay down lies the danger. For, harmful infrared rays certain policy decisions and action points. are always emitted by the Sun and these applied to an object through a virtual reality abdomen cannot be performed today. While The new Act is an innovative approach data-glove, which then sends the tactile in principle these applications may be very to solving India’s power problems On this occasion too, while the glamour may damage our eyes. was attached to observations claiming to nail The eclipse brings the Earth, Sun and the sensation via the Internet to another attractive, the current state of technology computer,where the user can experience it may pose hurdles to its safe implementation. At last, the light at the end of the tunnel: The power sector down precise details of how our universe Moon in a straight line. There are other using a sensing tool. The guitarist-engineer But just as in any new technology, once reforms we thought we’d never see. The new electricity Act began, to the enormous bursts of gamma such alignments too. The astronomers have from Palakkad talked to Harsh Kabra: some of the current kinks are overcome, has gone way beyond anything we expected by way of rays, to the elusive neutrinos and the still always found transits of Venus or Mercury this technology may become as common as a reform in the laws governing the power sector. Now, an harder to detect gravitational waves, or to the across the solar disc of interest both What is ‘Sympathetic Haptics’ and how stethoscope or instruments used to measure association of residents anywhere in India can form a discovery of new planets around stars other visually and theoretically. Again a simple different is it from other haptic techniques? blood pressure. cooperative and set up its own electricity generation unit. than the Sun, quiet brainstorming was going model can explain to school children what Haptics is the process of simulating Wouldn’t the intermittent nature of the And no permission is required from any Central or on about how to bring astronomy more such transits represent, and more impor- the sense of touch using computer and Internet pose a problem? state government authority to do this. Similarly, any prominently into school curricula and tantly, how their timing is calculated. How force-feedback hardware. Our research in The lack of Internet bandwidth means entrepreneur is free to set up a power generation unit, how to train school teachers who would be the calculation is precise and can be obser- sympathetic haptics is a method of trans- that more research needs to be done before and will have open access to the existing transmission required to do the teaching. vationally checked are two aspects that mitting the sense of touch to another person. the vision can become reality. The present network to transport electricity across regions. All Indeed, the importance the IAU attaches to should be conveyed to students as examples In the ‘master-slave’ form of haptics, a user levels of available Internet bandwidth, even you have to do is pay access charges. The Electricity this issue was reflected in that the Union of the scientific approach. controls the motion and hence the sense of with high-speed networks, is a problem, Regulatory Commissions at the Central and state levels felt it necessary to devote one of its few key Why is the sky blue? What is a rainbow? touch of another person. In the collaborative since the sense of touch requires high data will come up with guidelines to allow open access to resolutions to this topic. The resolution Why do tides occur? What are meteor show- technique, two users interact with each transmission to simulate haptic sensation distribution networks. The new law will also give a asks that the educational systems include ers? Why are some stars blue, some red and other to carry out a task concurrently, such over the network. We’ve developed methods power generator open access to the local distribution astronomy as an integral part of the some yellow? Why do planets change their as holding a box together or inserting a pin by using software techniques to smoothen network. So, finally consumers will have a choice. If school curriculum at both the primary positions in the sky relative to stars? These in a ring. Sympathetic haptics differs from out the gaps caused by the lost data. This you are unhappy with the power supply from one entity, and secondary levels and to provide ade- questions are prompted by relatively simple both of these techniques in that the goal is works in limited bandwidth applications you can switch to another. In other words, the consumer quate resources to implement observations. Children will to capture the sensa- that we’ve developed is within reach of what would have surely been dismissed this goal. Why? Because, as ask them if they are not sup- tion of one user so far. The future as a fantasy only some years ago. the resolution states, astro- pressed by a repressive educa- and repeat it in generation of Inter- The new law has essentially sought to provide a nomy, when properly taught, tional system. More important, Q&A such a fashion that net promises to faci- framework to privatise and decentralise the power sector nurtures rational, quantita- they can be answered within the second user Temperature transmis- litate applications completely. The message is clear — rather than going for tive thinking and an under- the framework of science with re-lives it in exactly sion is perhaps possible with larger band- mega power projects with complicated, often unworkable, standing of the history suitable analogies and exam- the same way as with today’s technology, width requirements. contracts with state electricity boards (SEBs), a la Enron, and nature of science, as ples from daily life. If we do not the original user but I don’t think emotions Will devices also a large number of smaller projects could solve our distinct from rote learning, promote scientific literacy this intended it to be. can ever be transmitted transmit tempera- power problems. Now the SEBs’ monopoly of buying and and pseudo-science. way, pseudo-science will come Tactile sensation is accurately over the Net. ture and emotions at distribution of electricity is being dismantled by law. The IAU feels that scientific forward to fill the vacuum. perhaps the human As a human being, I hope some point? Electricity will become like any other commodity that and mathematical literacy and Science proceeds according brain’s most effective we don’t give everything Temperature can be bought and sold by multiple players in the market. a workforce trained in science to a well-defined set of assump- away to the machines. learning mechanism. Udayshankar transmission is per- A comprehensive legal framework will enable electricity to and technology are essential to maintain tions and follows the rules of logical reason- What does the new haps possible with be commoditised. However, there is one problem with the a healthy population, a sustainable environ- ing whereas pseudo-science is vague in its technology promise in the sphere of learning? today’s technology, but I don’t think new system but that can be addressed by a rational policy ment and a prosperous economy in any coun- foundations and depends on individual emotions can ever be transmitted accurately of government subsidy. About 60 per cent of the rural try. It also reminds us that astronomy has a vagaries for interpretation. Science insists This concept promises to improve over the Net. As a human being, I hope we households in India still don’t have access to electricity. proven record of attracting young people to on testable predictions and does not compro- training, collaboration and communication don’t give everything away to the machines. One estimate is that over 70,000 villages need to be supplied an education in science and technology and, mise with objectivity.Pseudo-science follows in such varied fields as medicine, power. The question is: Who in the private sector will on that basis, to careers in space-related and no such discipline and in it only the few engineering and art. We could use this What abuses will this technology need to supply power to these economically disadvantaged pockets? other sciences as well as industry. successful predictions are quoted and the technique to capture motions of a skilled watch out for? The government could come up with a rational system Historically, astronomy had held centre- large number of failed ones forgotten. artist, for example, and allow a trainee to As with any new technology, it is hard to of subsidising small power generators/suppliers on stage in the early development of science. It took scientists many centuries to figure experience the motion and the pressure predict how this will evolve over the years. condition that they supply electricity to small clusters of For ancient civilisations, the riddles of out the general rule that governs planetary applied by the master,and follow the latter in I’m not sure where the abuse may come from. villages in the rural sector. The new legislation provides nature were dominated by the space and motion. But by then pseudo-science had a the virtual reality interface. This would be a But as some observers and experts pointed enough scope to make this a reality. sky. The law of gravitation, the first of the field day. The irregularity of planetary tremendous improvement over such forms of out to me recently, we would need to keep fundamental forces known to physicists motion (the Greek word ‘planet’ means teaching and communication as the video adult and pornographic sites from laying today, could be discovered by Isaac Newton, ‘wanderer’) prompted some to ascribe will and audio technologies being used today. their hands on this technology. Arnold Schwarzenegger joins the only because of the astronomical observa- and power to the planets. The process of capturing and re-living can Is the use of such technologies a tall race for California governorship tions of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. Today, even though scientifically debunk- be performed over the Internet and hence order in India given the cost and infra- Even today, astronomy creates the kind of ed, this pseudo-science continues to flourish can be used in many novel applications such structure demands? VIEW awe and wonder in the mind of the common in many societies. In our country, a no- as distance learning and telemedicine. Since There is nothing to stop this technology man as no other science can. objection certificate is needed from planets the sense of touch is so personal to most of from making inroads into India. Given The interesting aspect of astronomy for arranging marriages, swearing in us, it will improve the cognitive process of today’s technology-savvy society, I think it A Film Career is an is that it can be taken further than the cabinets, creating new states, starting a new learning. Another benefit of the technology will also receive widespread acceptance. As traditional night sky watch, and even at house or proceeding on a long journey. Only is its ability to capture for future replay and you say, the main hurdle at this stage could the school level one can explain various when we are politically and economically continual instruction the sensation of an be the price of the haptic and the force- Asset in Politics astronomical phenomena by simple applica- free will the mind function normally and activity after it’s been transmitted. Touch is capturing devices being used presently. The f politics in the contemporary world is as much tions of science. Take the solar eclipse. critically, wrote Nehru in Discovery of India the ‘missing link’ in today’s multimedia lack of widespread availability of cable and Iabout entertainment as it is about administration, Even a partial one can be an awe-inspiring lamenting our superstition-ridden society. tools. Just as video and audio made Internet DSL type networks may also prove to be a then it is only natural that those whose business it spectacle and one can understand why it That was in 1944. We became free in 1947, and a more exciting place, haptics will make hurdle in the immediate future. But I’m is to entertain would want to join the mainstream helped breed superstitions in the olden today after more than six decades we have it an even more realistic medium for confident that these problems will cease to be of political life. The question raised by Arnold times. Today, a simple table-top model can moved farther away from Nehru’s dreams. exchanging information. major issues over the next few years. Schwarzenegger’s decision to join the race for governorship of California is not so much an ethical one — whether reel-life stars should aspire for Kumbh: Holy Bath in real-life political roles — as a purely practical one: Do cine stars make for effective politicians? The answer, Nutty Coincidence going by recent historical experience — in India as well By Vincent Rocha Saligao after finishing my was going to BH to collect Ocean of Knowledge as abroad — is unambiguous. The professional ability work at BH, which I was some documents, and was There have been many co- By Sudhanshu Ranjan to act and entertain may not be a sufficient condition visiting for the first time. I planning to go to his village Relax! incidences in my life, most for efficacy,but it helps immensely.The best example of hopped into a waiting taxi that evening. Besides typically symbo- ocean — splashed out of of them leaving me feeling A body that is relaxed this is of course former US president Ronald Reagan, and occupied the seat next Something told me that lising the religio-cultural the pitcher and fell on dismal. But, this one was and calm conduces to who used his skills as a Hollywood actor to great to the driver, who took off my acquaintance would ethos of the people of this earth. In the ensuing tussle different. It made my day. mental peace. effect in the White House, in the process unleashing an with his fivesome. be knowledgeable about country, the Kumbh Mela between the devas and I was working for a ✥ ideological and policy overhaul whose effects are As we were approaching coconut cultivation. I ven- reflects our close relation- asuras to take possession of still being felt. Call it free market fundamentalism or firm in Mumbai and was ship with water. In fact, the it, a fierce war was fought Disturbing psycho- once given an assignment the taxi stand in Panaji, tured to ask, hoping it the death of the welfare state, Reagan’s Republican I asked the driver how would save me a bumpy Hindu way of life is largely which lasted 12 days. logical states can be in Goa. Much of my aqua-centric. Water is an During this period the revolution rewrote the ground rules of economic to reach BH from there. drive from Panaji to substantially alleviated and political decision-making all over the world. work was with government integral part of all rituals. Moon did not let the amrit Instead of the driver Saligao. And, by Jove, he by consciously To a lesser degree, the same is true of the world’s departments and with the Rivers and mountains are fall from the kumbh responding, the gent sitting knew it all and with Goan removing their largest democracy. From MGR and his successor, Bishop’s House (BH), both venerated as mothers and (pitcher), the Sun did not let next to me blurted out, gusto, he told me all. outer physiological J Jayalalithaa, in Tamil Nadu to NTR in neighbouring located in Panaji. When in fathers. Indian mythology the pitcher crack or break, “Don’t worry, Father, I’ll I thanked my good manifestations. Fear Andhra, actor-politicians have played a decisive role Goa, I parked myself in attaches a lot of importance Jupiter protected it from show you how to get there.” Samaritan, but did not often causes you to in reshaping the domestic polity: Be it in the sphere Mapusa and availed of the to snan or bath, which is an demons and Saturn saved On alighting, he pointed to remember to ask him his clench your fists and to of Centre-state relations or in the growing importance share-a-taxi service to and essential component of the it from the rapacious incline your head some two-wheelers at a dis- name. However, when we of regional politics. The reason for this larger-than-life from Panaji. daily ritual of personal Jayant. These four planets slightly forward... One of my directors, who tance and asked me to take were taking leave of each political role is simple. If medium is indeed the cleanliness. A bath is manda- responsible for saving the If you watch out for was interested in coconut one of them to reach BH. other,he asked, “Incidental- message in today’s mass media-dominated society, tory for participation in any amrit-kumbh are an integral such physiological tree cultivation, had re- He walked with me at ly, what’s your name and as is quite clearly the case, then it’s not so much important religious occasion part of this festival. The reactions and relax quested me to go to Saligao, a susegad (easy) pace whom are you meeting in who you are or what you intrinsically stand for or festival. But the physical Kumbh at Nasik begins your hands, straighten near Calangute beach, and towards the two-wheeler Saligao this evening?” I told that counts. What matters is the image or the bath is incomplete in when the Sun and Jupiter are your body,breathe see a certain Peter Cardozo stand and we chatted on. He him my name and that I public persona. Not surprisingly, having faced itself for it is only the in the Leo sign, on a full slowly and deeply and to seek his advice on the told me he was a Goan was going to see a Mr Peter similar problems in their earlier celluloid avatar, outer manifestation of its moon day. Similarly, the then exhale the breath nutty subject. And so, one bhatkar (landowner) from Cardozo. He startled me filmi politicians have shown a better intuitive grasp real meaning — which is, timing of the Kumbh melas and keep it out as long morning, while setting off Saligao. I told him I was when he almost yelled, of this reality than their professional counter- to bathe in the ocean of at Prayag, Hardwar and as is comfortable, for Panaji, I decided to go to not a padre but that I “Peter Cardozo. That’s me.” parts: From MGR’s cap to Jayalalithaa’s cape to knowledge. So Kumbh melas Ujjain are related to specific concentrating on the NTR’s saffron robes. are, in fact, symbolic planetary configurations. inner calmness of CONVERSATIONS WITH READERS rituals that remind us that Astrologers have deduced breathlessness, you COUNTERVIEW knowledge is an important by working backwards that will feel some relief Welcome Proposal thrown up. This will enable voters to resist too to attain enlightenment. the Mahabharata war broke from the fear. sectarian and local pressures and elect a Words like out on Novem- ✥ The proposal to synchronise the Lok Sabha government that will effectively address snatak and nish- ber 18, 3060 B.C. Mental relaxation Little Work and and assembly elections should be welcomed their collective hopes and aspirations. nat have been and lasted 18 days consists in the ability to by all right-thinking citizens. It will not only — V Padmanabhan, Bangalore derived from the up to December free the attention at will save enormous sums of public money but word snan and 6. Bhishma, who Lots of Glitter from nagging worries also ensure free and fair elections. More- Verbal ‘Terrorism’ used to refer to was blessed with t can be nobody’s case that a showbiz connection over past and present over, it will see mainly national issues being Laloo Yadav’s trip to Pakistan, as member those who have a boon to choose must necessarily be treated as a disqualification difficulties; from I of a parliamentary delegation, may not be taken a dip or the time of his for entering politics. Arnold Schwarzenegger, constant awareness of such a good idea after all. In spite of our bathed in the death — ichcha Jayalalithaa and Shatrughan Sinha have as much duty; from dread of From timesofindia.com best diplomacy,our ‘friendly’ neighbour sagar of know- THE mrityu, waited up right as anybody else to contest and win an accidents and other might just tend to think that we are ledge. Knowledge to January 14 election. But equally, it cannot be denied that the SPEAKING haunting fears; and retaliating to their cross-border terrorism. is essential for for the Sun to celluloid influence has hastened the trivialisation from greed, passion, Liberia Lessons All hopes of peace in the near future might improving one’s enter the tropic of of politics. It has shifted the focus from issues TREE or other disturbing or This is with reference to your article stand to be jeopardised. self and ulti- Capricorn before to personality, from substance to form. When actors, mately attaining salvation. shaking off his mortal coils. negative thoughts and ‘Learning about Liberia’ (Aug 9). Having — Prodosh Ghosh, Renusagar who are accustomed to public adulation, take to lived in Liberia for 15 years and been Though there is no concept of The earliest record of the attachments. Mastery the political stage, the impact of this can only forced to leave by the Taylor/Johnson-led Figure Imperfect salvation in the Vedas we Kumbh Mela is Chinese trav- in mental relaxation be to make politics more shallow. Today, politics coup, I have seen Liberia deteriorate from get a clear concept of the eller Hieun Tsang’s account comes with faithful Apropos of ‘No More Tests for Gough’ has not just been stripped of content, it has become one of the more prosperous West African emancipation of the soul and of it (629-45 A.D.). During practice. It is attained (Aug 6), there is a contradiction between street-level tamasha. True, a Laloo Prasad Yadav nations to a poverty-stricken and lawless beatitude in the Upanishads. Samudragupta’s reign, the when one is able to rid the figure quoted in the report and the too falls in the same league as other entertainer- state. During the Cold War, Liberia was of With the passage of time Kumbh Mela was a major the mind at will of all tally that emerges from the accompanying politicians, but it is not hard to see where he draws strategic importance to the US and snan lost its real import and event. According to Hieun restless thoughts and statistics. The report mentions that Gough his inspiration from — from film stars, who, thanks to received generous US aid, regardless of slowly became nothing more Tsang up to two-and-a-half fix the attention fully took 229 wickets in 58 Test matches. their larger-than-life self-image, have reduced politics the regime’s domestic record. than a mechanical ritual. lakh people assembled on the on the peace and However, the statistics show that the to a style-statement. Politics is more and more only Several coup attempts during Samuel Self-styled spiritual leaders occasion and Harshavardhan contentment within. number of wickets add up to 235. about electing a popular personality. Doe’s regime and finally Taylor’s advocated taking a bath donated all his belongings Paramahansa Closer home, the world’s greatest politico-cultural success were based on exploiting tribal — Vikram Khanna, New Delhi at the confluence of the at the Kumbh. Yogananda phenomenon, MGR, marked the emergence of differences with hardly any political Ganga, Yamuna and invisi- The last Kumbh at Prayag ✥ virtually a police state rooted in corruption. The Supreme Folly ble Saraswati during the evoked great interest world- ideology involved. In fact, most of the sol- I love what I do, political administration’s sole preoccupation was With my tongue firmly in my cheek, I do Kumbh to achieve salvation. wide. According to Hindu diers in active battle during the civil war I love music. I love to showcase and market the leader — a clear hope that the Supreme Court of India Siddha tantrics, Nathpanthis mythology seven brothers were children. Furthermore, Taylor’s sup- being on stage... throwback to the time he dazzled as a celluloid port of rebellions in neighbouring coun- backing up the Haryana government’s and poets like Kabir, how- from Prayag went to different superstar. Certainly there was a lot of gimmickry — tries in return for ‘blood diamonds’ result- two-child norm for panchayat membership ever, stressed that the physi- parts of the world and estab- I just hope that with my MGR kissed babies, arranged marriages for couples ed in the country facing economic sanc- (Jul 31) will not create a rush of husbands cal bath itself was immate- lished seven Prayags. Prague music, people feel free. and so on — but there was no larger benefit to the tions from the international community. to keep mistresses! rial; what was far more im- is believed to be one of them, It’s about letting go of common citizenry from any of grandiloquent gestures. Charles Taylor is now struggling to — C A L Mulangunnathukavu, Mumbai portant was inner cleansing. according to the indigenous the tension in your NTR in Andhra Pradesh, despite his awesome avoid an indictment by a UN-backed Another important feature history of the Slovaks. body,and just daring to popularity and hold on ‘six crore Telugus’, remained tribunal in Sierra Leone for his role in Letters to this column should be addressed to Letters c/o Edit page of the Kumbh Mela is the The Kumbh Mela basically look ridiculous when Editor, The Times of India, 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New a star in the firmament while the nitty-gritty of poli- the conflict. Once Taylor is gone and the time interval. The Kumbh symbolises the community’s you’re dancing. Delhi-110002. email:[email protected] Just be yourself. tics was left to Chandrababu Naidu, who eventually people set aside tribal antagonisms to con- No. 190 Vol. 54. 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A mir- link without conforming to the and rules laid down for foreign with the government, so the will soon be introducing the popular march over the Centre. limited to about 55 per cent of acle might have been achieved permission/licence agreement investment in the print media. comment should be seen in SMS. Most are beginning to offer high Let that be. What matters now the total. To make matters judging by who were all in the from I&B ministry, operating July 21, Shekhar Gupta, that context. bandwidth digital subscriber lines and is that the government’s rev- worse, there is also a past mo- frame. Among others, Mahen- licences from DoT, permission Indian Express: (This) gov- Bhaskar Rao, chairman, VPNs for high-speed connectivity and in- enue deficit is to become zero by mentum to interest payments dra Mohan of Dainik Jagran, from the home ministry and ernment ...is now beginning to Centre for Media Studies: ternet access at very competitive prices. March 2008. Today, this deficit that cannot be avoided. Manoj Sonthalia of the New department of space. However, look worse than that of any ba- Government has to spell out a Even the PCO business is witnessing a stands at over 4 per cent of GDP. That government expenditure Indian Express, Prannoy Roy foreign channels apparently do nana republic in the manner it clear national media policy in- transformation, with the entry of players The revenue deficit is simply requires re-orientation and bet- of NDTV,Subhash Chandra of not seem to be encumbered by is waffling in its current deal- corporating a regulatory like the Tatas and Reliance. current revenue minus current ter management is indisputable. Zee, Subrato Roy of the Sahara all these procedures. ing with Murdoch’s Star News mechanism for broadcasting. According to Tata Teleservices COO expenditures. Governments also But more than anything else, a AP (Karnataka) Prabhat Pani, the age of the have capital receipts (like relentless focus on raising rev- wired line has just begun. through recovery of loans and enues is now called for. This The mobile phone industry has stolen privatisation) and capital expen- does not mean high tax rates, IDBI has to bank on much of the thunder in past few years, ditures. The difference between but efficient taxation systems, with some spectacular growth rates. In total revenue and total expendi- effective tax laws, extensive base certain pockets, mobile numbers now ex- ture is the fiscal deficit. of taxation and improved tax ad- separate identity ceed fixed-line ones. This growth in mo- The fiscal deficit is the most ministration. This, however, is bile telephony may continue. But fixed- comprehensive measure of easier said than done. TIMES NEWS NETWORK from 2004-05 to 2007-08, the rate lines are creating some unique proposi- what a government needs to bor- There is consensus on VAT, of growth in net profit will be tions of their own. New Delhi: IDBI, a govern- row to balance its accounts in but its introduction has been less than 5 per cent. In 2004-05, Touchtel has reduced ISD rates (US, ment-owned DFI (development the aggregate. In India not only sabotaged by the Delhi BJP.The according to the estimate, its Cananda) to Rs 9.99 per minute at week- financial institution), will not is the quantity of the fiscal finance minister has not been net profit will be Rs 583 crore. ends (Friday 10 pm to Monday 6 am) and be converted into a full- fledged deficit high but, more impor- able to implement the Kelkar But the main problem will to Rs 11.99 per minute for calls to UK, Eu- bank and so the backward tantly, its quality is poor. In panel’s recommendations on di- rise after 2007-08, when the 5- rope and Singapore. The ISD rate to UAE merger with its subsidiary 2003/04, the revenue deficit is rect taxes because of opposition year moratorium on the SLR and Saudi Arabia has been reduced to Rs IDBI Bank is almost ruled out. budgeted to be almost three- from his own colleagues. deposits to be maintained with 13.99 per minute. Others haven’t yet fol- fourths of the fiscal deficit, as The Act is a triumph of hope The finance ministry has in- lowed suit, but expected to do it soon. formed the parliamentary the government will end. All compared to just one-fifth twen- over reality, of expectation over banks are required to invest 25 Touchtel COO (Karnataka) Prem ty years ago. This means that experience. Under the most opti- standing committee, looking at Pradeep says the lowered ISD rates would the IDBI Repeal Bill to allow the per cent of total deposit mobili- the government is borrowing mistic scenario, World Bank sation in government bonds. In make long distance calling accessible to a conversion of the DFI into a much wider base of people. All landline more and more to finance daily projects that revenue deficit by IDBI’s case, however, this in- bank, that the restructured operators are expected to introduce SMS, consumption at the cost of in- 2008 could be reduced at best to 3 vestment has been waived-off IDBI functioning would cater to at rates on par with cellular SMS rates, in vestment expenditure. per cent of GDP. Obviously, a for the first 5 years. huge miracle is needed to put a niche clientele with a small the next few months. Players are likely to The Centre ran a revenue sur- According to one estimate, the Centre’s finances on a sus- branch network. It said that project it especially as an effective means plus for much of the 1970s. In the IDBI will require a SLR deposit early 1980s too the situation was tainable path. The finance min- IDBI would not become a bank of international communication. of around Rs 25,000 crore at the not uncontrollable. Then came ister must unveil a detailed on the lines of existing banks. Some like Touchtel are offering com- end of fifth year of the morato- the Fourth Pay Commission for roadmap and prepare the coun- However, even this formula petitively priced digital subscriber lines rium period, that is by 2007-08. government employees and by try for what lies ahead. as suggested by the government (DSL) that provide for always-on and As the cost of fund for a bank is 1990-91 the revenue deficit had The Act shouldn’t degenerate is not likely to give a big boost high-speed net access. These also enable soared to over 3 percent of GDP. into an exercise in fiscal to its profitability. The conver- usually higher than the rate at simultaneous use of the net and phone. Subsequently,there was another arithmetic. It should, instead, sion of IDBI into a commercial which it invests the fund in SLR For corporates, there is VPN on DSL. period of decline till the Fifth inform fiscal politics. The bank might not help in the long- bond, its profit will be substan- VPN is a technology that creates tunnels Commission disaster — blessed Centre’s bankruptcy triggered term. According to an finance tially eroded by the sixth year. and encrypts data over public networks, by all political parties — befell a dramatic external collapse ministry estimate, after conver- But this is not likely to jeop- enabling speeds of 64 kbps to 8 mbps. us. By 2000-01, revenue deficit in 1991. sion, IDBI’s net profit will settle ardise the investment of retail VPN enables customers to create a secure had settled at 4 per cent of GDP. That danger has receded, but at Rs 671 crore in 2007-08, as investors in the IDBI bond with private business network over the public What goes into the revenue with all fiscal indicators now ROAD TO GROWTH: The Sichuan-Tibet highway in southwest against Rs 401 crore earned in government standing guaran- internet infrastructure. deficit? Revenue receipts com- worse than in that year there is China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Ninety per cent of Tibetan the 2002-03, a CAGR growth of tee to safeguard their interests. Also on offer are audio-conferencing fa- prise of I-T,corporate tax, excise a new threat — slow but sure towns are now linked by highways. The roads (open to traffic) around 10 per cent. The finance secretary in his re- cilities and pre-paid cards that allows one duty and customs duty collec- internal strangulation. have reached 26,000 km in the region. The life of the local But, major growth would be ply said, ‘‘There is no question to make calls from any phone of a partic- tions. Taking the 2003-04 Central [email protected] Tibetan people has constantly improved as investment in achieved in the first two years. that the retail investors funds ular operator anywhere in the country. infrastructures has increased every year. In the remaining three years, would not be guaranteed.’’ EXECUTIVE DIGEST

NATIONAL Inflation at 27-week low When big boys of 4.09%: Inflation fell to 27-week low of 4.09 per cent, Sebi charts new norms fight: Merrill Lynch’s markets and invest- shedding 0.5 per cent during for firms: Market regulator INC ment banking chief the week ended July 26 with Sebi is set to bar qualified in- Message in the bottle: Coke and Arshad Zakaria will be primary articles and manufac- stitutional buyers (QIBs) from Pepsi are in the centre of a raging unceremoniously tured products becoming withdrawing their bids in storm on pesticides and quality leaving the firm. cheaper. The point-to-point book-built public offers. “Next standards. While the jury is still out CEO Stanley O’Neal wholesale price index (WPI) week, we will also come up on the MNCs, the CSE report didn’t appreciate inflation fell to little over four with new entry norms and dis- highlights how the consumer Zakaria’s lobbying per cent, which is also this fis- closure for companies eager still gets a raw deal. to become to tap market,” top sebi offi- cal’s lowest level, but prices of Merrill’s cials said. The moves are part essential items like vegetables president — of efforts to revive the primary and fruits soared. The rate and his market and safeguard in- was 4.59 per cent a week deputy vestors’ interest. According to . ago. The quarterly review, Sebi chairman GN Bajpai, the an offshoot of the passage regulator will issue directives of Fiscal Responsibility and barring QIBs from withdraw- Budget Management ing their bids in a IPO priced Bill in Parliament, said through the book-building the inflation was deceler- route. QIB could, however, ating. PTI change bid price within the FIIs net purchases of Rs band in the book building process, he added. Barring 416.8 cr in equities: For- QIBs from withdrawing their eign Institutional Investors bids would ensure that there (FIIs) have netted purchases is no artificial hike in a issue of Rs 416.8 crore ($89.2 mil- price. The norms on QIBs lion) in equities and Rs 162.8 came under scanner after crore ($35 million) in debt mar- sharp fall in prices of some ket during the trading week book-built IPOs. The regulator The toughest job in India: In the after- ended August 8. Mutual funds is not in favour of charging a math of the telecom tribunal’s landmark (MFs) also recorded net in- margin on QIBs, as recom- verdict on WLL, the job of ensuring a fair flows at Rs 15.45 crore and mended by its primary market deal between cellular and basic players Rs 297.25 crore in equities committee headed by HDFC rests on Pradip Baijal’s shoulders. So is and debt respectively, chairman Deepak Parekh. PTI the legal battle finally over? Far from it. according to the data avail- able with Sebi. PTI

Singapore’s more regional talks continued at then-Soviet capital, and con- INTERNATIONAL than three million other sites in Washington and sumer patterns are rapidly mobile phone in New York. The agency said starting to resemble that of Broadcom pays Intel in users will be the Friday that talks will be held other European cities. More patent settlement: Broad- eventual winners in at the regional locations when to the point, disposable in- com Inc will pay rival semi- the latest price war they resume Tuesday, adding come in Russia is expected to increase by 46 per cent conductor maker Intel Corp waged by all three ‘‘FMCS will continue to assist $60 million this year to settle by 2010, according to a study telecom operators the parties.’’ AP all outstanding lawsuits, end- in one of the by Renaissance Capital. AFP ing their long-running wran- region’s most Consumer boom to drive gling over patents, the two competitive Russian economy: With ET INSTA POLL companies said. The settle- cellular markets, Russia now firmly wedded to Yesterday’s results: Will SMS ment, which comes three analysts said. the consumer society, ana- make email old-fashioned days after the companies lysts say personal spending is some day? asked a court in Texas to dis- Talks between Verizon, ing since a 12:01 am August likely to be as much the driv- Yes 37% No 59% Can’t say 4% 3 strike deadline passed, with miss one case over graphics unions to resume: Negoti- ing force for the Russian • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users both sides saying they were who chose to participate, and not necessarily of chips, calls for Broadcom to ations will resume Tuesday economy in the coming years the general public. making progress. The Federal pay Intel $60 million during between Verizon Communica- as the oil sector. Muscovites Today’s question: Is the low the third and fourth quarters. tions and its two unions after Mediation and Conciliation have come a long way since inflation rate reflected The companies also agreed a break called by government Service has been hosting top- the day in February 1990 in your expenses?? to cross-license each other’s mediators. Long and intense level negotiations at the when the first McDonald’s To vote, log on to patents. Reuters negotiations have been ongo- agency’s headquarters while fast-food store opened in the http://economictimes.indiatimes.com

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16 Monday,August 11, 2003 BUSINESS TIMES The Times of India, New Delhi

AFP Should Sensex Managing careers in a careerless world take a breather? TIMES NEWS NETWORK for production workers since education institutions can- By J Mulraj tural production. Since agri- New Delhi: Knowledge. culture contributes 23 per not do this type of training. ince the third week of Lester Thurow. And organi- It’s the emotional logic of April the stock market cent of GDP, this swing sations caught in timeless could, in itself, contribute ‘‘making-a-difference’’ that Shas rallied strongly, loops. In an interview with drives people to innovate. Will significantly to GDP growth with the BSE Sensex going Vinay Kamat and Sunit that feeling exist in tomor- up without pause from 2904 this year. Industry is also do- Arora, knowledge guru ing well, with capacity utili- row’s organisations? to just under 3900 on Friday Thurow dispels some myths, Making-a-difference is one of 8th. As a climber knows, it is sation over 75 per cent. Ser- and propagates others. vices such as ITeS/BPO are the drivers but so is getting necessary to pause for breath You argue that the career, as rich. The story of inventing and should the market decide also growing. GDP growth we know it, is passe. Has the can thus be expected to be television is a story of the to take a breather now the nightmare begun? What skills race to get rich where mak- further climb would be close to 7 per cent this year. do knowledge workers need to Combined with this are the ing a difference played very healthier. What could be the stay afloat? little role. Those who invent cause of a downward correc- technical reasons. There The cliche is ‘learning how to have been few fresh issues of things within the framework tion now? It could be either learn’ but it has to be turned of a large corporation are sel- profit taking or political up- equity; good quality PSU is- into something more than a sues are awaited after the dom rewarded very much for heavals. Signs of the latter cliche. One what they were visible success of Maruti. With in- does not creasing fund did. Bureau- at the end of learn on cratic organi- last week, as diversion one’s own; INVESTMENT from low in- sation pro- the defense one has to be duced the in- procurement terest bear- taught. Adult ISSUES ing deposits vention or in- scandal re-education novation. Or- resurfaced. to equity, Visitors examine the latest computer hardware and software during an information technology exhibition in Karachi on has to be- ganisation is Over the long term, the In- there is a health domestic ap- come a reali- petite for shares. Saturday. Over 20 countries are participating in the three-day IT exhibition. important dia story looks good and we ty and this and that is are in the first phase of what Meanwhile, with the leaky probably why corpora- appears to be a very strong UTI tap having been means fre- tions are so bull market. The corporate stanched, supply in the sec- quent trips good at push- sector, both public and pri- ondary market at every rise back to the ing mature vate, has been performing has been reduced. The worry, university or technologies well, as results for the first then, is irresponsible behav- India Inc bullish on growth community forward. quarter to June indicate. iour from governments. Rat- TIMES NEWS NETWORK ‘‘There is a strong under- college to If we assume Profits of cement companies ing agencies ought to do due current of optimism every- take short there are no are up 12.5 times compared to diligence and downgrade rat- New Delhi: The feel good ‘Service sector to grow at 7.5%’ where,’ said Ficci director courses. careers, how Q1/02, shipping companies 9 ings to junk status, to obviate factor is back among indus- TIMES NEWS NETWORK general Amit Mitra. ‘‘Last Adults are do workers times, cars 160 per cent, re- citizen’s money from being try leaders. India Inc is bull- week, over 70 top industry simply not going to go back sense inflection, or value-mi- fineries 55 and banks 44. used in such profligacy. ish on the economy and ex- New Delhi: The service sector continued its steady leaders got together at our for long periods of time. This gration, points? With good rains providing The Sensex has risen to a pects it would perform bet- growth with more people buying real estate, connect- requires business support. national committee meet. a boost to agricultural pro- two-year high, going up 68 ter in the next six months, ing to cellular phones, buying PCs and occupying ho- We have numerous examples tel rooms, according to the CII-Ascon service sector Indian industry is undergo- Perhaps the best education of organisations, with so- duction, this is expected to points over the week. A according to Ficci’s ‘Q1 model in a career-less system grow at least 10 per cent. Last downward correction is 2003-04 business confidence survey for April-June 2003. ing radical internal change phisticated information- The study said the cellular segment was the fastest and the mood is upbeat.’ is a corporation-driven struc- gathering processes, that year the country’s GDP needed and likely. The long- survey’ released on Sunday. tured training system. Large growth was slowed by the term trend is up. Time to The 71 per cent of the 573 growing service sector followed by construction in- The current boost has have failed to manage inflec- firms with big R&D spends tion points...Disruptive tech- negative growth in agricul- reshuffle. companies surveyed said dustry, hotel industry and housing finance. However, come from the agriculture would have an advantage... nologies create more prob- the economic conditions are the leasing industry had a dismal year and the outlook front. ‘‘The satisfactory ad- Larger corporations are best lems than inflection points. ‘‘moderately to substantial- is negative for the coming months. ‘‘The service sector vance and spatial distribu- positioned to move mature Neither companies nor their ly better’ and gave positive is estimated to grow between 7 and 7.5 per cent this tion of monsoon has technologies slowly forward employees are very good at outlook for sales, profits year,’’ said the Ascon survey. This sector contributes brought buoyancy.” but they are not very good seeing them coming. This is and price maintenance. to the largest in economic growth. The study held that pro- when it comes to disruptive true not because they are in- After four quarters of de- portion of firms planning technologies. Big jumps al- visible but because they are cline, over 72 per cent felt earlier studies. The study Singh’s projection of robust ‘‘higher to much higher’ most always require new so threatening that we do not that the industry will per- accounted good monsoons outlook for the economy employment. has more than companies. This applies to want to see them coming. For and encouraging results last week. doubled to 23 per cent from form better in the next six training too. Pharmaceutical this reason, the half-life of from both the public and The government said the 11 per cent in the last quar- months and there are clear firms had no role to play in corporations is not very long. private sector organisations economy was on growth ter. signs of generation of more imparting biotech training. Similarly,a lot more workers as the reasons for positive path, thanks to good mon- On investment, over 40 employment at the work- That was done by universi- make less money in the last per cent of the respondents force level. There was no industrial growth numbers. soons, deceleration in infla- ties. The jump was too big half of their careers than in reference to weak demand The corporate India re- tion, surge in forex reserves planned ‘‘higher to much and too disruptive. The com- the first half. Starting over and unemployment, which sponse matched with fi- to $84.9 million and growth higher investments’ in the panies are good, however, at and being successful in the were the regular features in nance minister Jaswant in exports. next six months. giving the training necessary last half of one’s life is rare. Fat pay but no smiles Why don’t rising incomes make everybody happier? verybody loves a fat pay rise. Yet time. Although people value their in- over the past half-century, as de- come in relation to that of others, this E veloped economies have got much does not seem to be true of their leisure richer,people do not seem to have become time. happier. Surveys suggest that, on aver- The same Harvard students were also age, people in America, Europe and asked to choose between (c) two weeks’ Japan are no more pleased with their lot holiday,while others have only one week than in the 1950s. and (d) four weeks’ holiday while others This is curious, because at any given get eight. This time a clear majority pre- time richer people say they are happier ferred (d). In other words, people’s rival- than poorer people do. That might lead ry over income does not extend to leisure. you to expect that, as a country grows The result of this, suggests Lord La- richer and incomes rise, rich and poor yard, is that developed societies may tend alike would become happier. to work too hard in order to consume However,they have not. Here lies a par- more material goods, and so consume too adox: an individual who becomes richer becomes happier; but when socie- ty as a whole grows rich- er, nobody seems any more content. In recent years the study of happiness as opposed to more conven- tional economic meas- ures, such as GDP per head has attracted in- creased attention from economists. LSE profes- sor Richard Layard has tried to solve this para- dox. One explanation is habituation; improve- ments make people hap- pier for a while, but the T N Ninan effect fades rapidly.For instance, 30 years little leisure. ago central heating was considered a lux- If governments’ ultimate goal is to ury; today it is viewed as essential. maximise the well-being (ie, happiness) A second and more important reason of society, then, says Lord Layard, some is that people tend to compare their lot highly controversial implications for with that of others. public policy follow. Conventional eco- For example, students at Harvard were nomic theory argues taxation distorts asked whether they would prefer (a) the choice between leisure and income. $50,000 a year while others got half that Taxes reduce the incentive to work an ex- or (b) $100,000 a year while others got tra hour rather than go home, or to put in twice as much. A majority chose (a). extra effort in the hope of promotion. They were happy with less, as long as Many economists think that this is they were better off than others. why Americans work longer hours than The implication of all this is that peo- Europeans. High taxes, it is argued, have ple’s efforts to make themselves happier undermined Europe’s competitive edge. by working harder in order to earn and Lord Layard’s alternative view: not spend more are partly self-defeating: they that Europeans work too little, but that may make more money, but because oth- Americans work too long, to keep up with ers do too, they do not get much happier. the Joneses. The unhappiness that one person’s extra America’s economic performance is su- income can cause to others, argues Lord perior if judged by GDP alone. But GDP Layard, is a form of pollution. is a flawed measure of economic well-be- Worse still, working harder in order to ing. Happiness demands leisure as well be able to afford more material goods as material consumption. Americans could even end up making people unhap- may be richer than Europeans, but are pier if they do not have enough spare they any happier? The Economist GM India eyes volume growth By Byas Anand and image across the country. TIMES NEWS NETWORK Datta’s entry into GM comes close on the heels of the firm’s plans to target the vol- New Delhi: The world’s largest car maker umes market in India with the Chevrolet General Motors is finally getting its act to- brand of products. Under this strategy, it gether in India. As part of a massive effort had last month rolled out the Chevrolet Op- to drive deeper into the volume market, GM tra, which is already scorching sales charts. this week revamped its operations in India This will be followed by GM’s first small car and appointed Amit Datta, a Reliance Info- for the Indian market — the Daewoo Matiz comm marketing head, as vice-president rechristened Chevrolet Spark — by this (sales and marketing) of its Indian sub- year end. Besides, it is also preparing to sidiary. Datta has been entrusted with the take on the Mahindra Scorpio and Toyota responsibility of building the GM brand in Qualis with its made-in-India Isuzu Pan- India and improving its after sales network ther in 2004.

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The Times of India, New Delhi, Monday,August 11, 2003

Agassi to pick, choose Romanian for Roman Lewis takes time out Andre Agassi thinks it’s time to get Chelsea have now swooped in on Lennox Lewis is to take the rest of the selective. After being beaten at the Romanian Adrian Mutu. The club is year off, but news of his hanging up Canada Masters, Agassi pulled out of ready to pay Parma 22.5 million euros gloves for good well, still, hangs. Lewis the Cincinnati event. ‘At this stage of for the striker, thus crossing the 75 retained the WBC title in June. ‘I have my career, I have to be choosy about million pound mark since Roman nothing left to prove,’ he said, ‘I’m just the weeks I can compete,’ he says Abramovich bought the club basically boxing for the fun of it’ Anand faces an uphill task in Dortmund chess

CRICKET UPDATE The moment he laid eyes on me, he was interested.... and asked me for my number. Beware of Kiwis: Wright — A woman accusing Warne of Anjali is looking ahead Bangalore: The Indians will have to making lewd calls to her “fight hard” against the “underrated” TIMES NEWS NETWORK Athens Games, said her fans are New Zealand side when they visit the SPORTS DIGEST Achievements in 2002 her best judges. ‘‘They have appre- New Delhi: Rifle shooter Anjali country for a two-Test series later this Reuters K M BEENAMOL ciated my efforts and acknowl- year, coach John Wright warned on Bhagwat wants to put the disap- edged it. I’m satisfied with that,’’ pointment of reportedly not get- Sunday. Busan Asian Games: 2 gold, 1 silver she said. “New Zealanders peformed well on ting the Khel Ratna award. The ace Asian Grand Prix: 1 gold (Bangkok), Anjali, though, lamented: ‘‘I had shooter instead is targetting an a recent tour to Sri Lanka. They (the 2 silver (Hyderabad, Manila) a great year in 2002. I was ranked Kiwis) are always under-rated and Olympic medal at Athens rather number one in the world and than aim for awards. they make you fight hard,” Wright, a bagged a host of medals in inter- former New Zealand batsman, said The Mumbai-based shooter, ANJALI BHAGWAT John Wright national meet. If thas is not here. “Perhaps, the other side (India) when asked about her reaction on enough then what is?’’ she asked. being overlooked by the selection World Cups: 2 silvers (Sydney and Atlanta) is not different. It’s up to us to perform better and keep panel for the prestigious award, World Cup finals: 1 silver (Munich) Suma, Saha out: Meanwhile, the home record going”. Asked how eager is the Indian told Times News Network she hard- Champions Trophy: Champion of Champions according to sources, athlete team to avenge its thrashing by New Zealand on its last ly cared for the award as “I’ve C’wealth Games: 4 gold, 1 silver (Manchester) Saraswati Saha and shooter Suma tour, Wright said the team is always eager to play good higher aims to achieve”. Asian Games: 1 silver (Busan) Sirur are among the six whose cricket against any side. “It’s not the first time I’m being names have been removed from On Javagal Srinath, recuperating from a knee injury ignored for the award. My per- the main list by the Arjuan and doubtful for the home series, Wright said he would formance is there to speak. Now in contention for the award in the now I’m focussing on that. Nothing Awards selection committee speak to the pace spearhead soon and expressed hope I’ve set myself higher targets to coming years too, she retorted: else matters to me.”. which met in the Capital on Satur- that he would carry on. PTI achieve, an Olympic medal next “Let’s see. But who will ensure an- It may be recalled, rifle shooter day.The other four are Nitin Mon- year. I’ll do my best win it for the other Abhinav Bindra or Been- Bindra was preferred to Anjali for gia (yatching), Inder Pal (rowing), country,” she said. amol won’t come in my way. Any- last year’s Khel Ratna. Alok Kumar (billiards and snook- Adams spins SA to win Andy Roddick of the US returns to When told the shooter could be way my goals are differnt. Right Anjali, who has qualified for the er) and K. Sasikiran (chess). Canterbury (England): South Africa spinner Paul Roger Federer of Switzerland dur- Sanjay Sekhri Adams achieved the rare feat of taking nine wickets in ing their semifinal clash at the Ten- an innings as the Proteas warmed up for next week’s nis Masters Canada Series in Sethi blames third Test against England with a 101 run-win against Montreal on Saturday. Roddick Kent on the final day of three here on Saturday. won 6-4, 3-6, 7-6. committee for Left-arm spinner Adams’s career-best haul of nine for 79 was also the best innings analysis by a South African New world mark: Russia’s Gul- bowler in a first-class match in England. The only other nara Samitova set a new world the controversy wicket to fall in Kent’s second innings was taken by record in the woment’s 3,000 metres New Delhi: Former world Adams’s fellow left-arm spinner Robin Peterson, who steeplechase, posting a time of 9min billiards champion Geet caught and bowled Ed Smith for 27. Earlier on Saturday, 08.33sec at the Russian national Sethi blamed Arjuna Awards middle-order batsman Smith had been called up into the championships in Tula on Sunday. England squad for the first time ahead of the third Test Samitova smashed the previous Committee for the current controversy surrounding the at Trent Bridge. record of 9:16.51, established by Be- Scores: South Africa 325-4 dec (N McKenzie 105 no, J Rudolph 92, J Kallis 77) and larus’ Alesya Turova in 2002 at nominations and said “it 243-7 dec (B Dippenaar 69, J Rudolph 65; J Tredwell 3-75) vs Kent 235 (A Loudon Gdansk, Poland. AFP (committee) had exceeded its 63, G Jones 50; R Peterson 3-58) and 232 (M Carberry 75; P Adams 9-79). South brief by declaring the names Africa won by 101 runs). AFP JKCA to host cricket tourney of 21 persons.” after a decade: As many as 29 “I will hold the committee senior division teams will play in the responsible for the entire Pak tour a test: Whatmore first cricket tournament hosted at the lone cricket stadium in Jammu and controversy. When it was ap- Dhaka: Bangladesh must not lose the confidence and Kashmir, which hosted the only One- pointed to nominate 15 sport- spirit gathered from their recent Australian tour,despite day International cricket match in persons for the Arjuna a clean sweep loss to the world champions, coach Dav 1983, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Award there was no need to Whatmore said on Saturday. Association announced on Sunday. declare a list of 21. It exceed- “If the team can keep the confidence gained from the “This is the first cricket tournament ed its brief and the players Australian tour,we will perform better on our upcoming to be played at the Sher-E-Kashmir are suffering,” Sethi said. Pakistan tour,” he told reporters after returning to Dha- cricket stadium after a gap of many The legendary cueist said ka. “Pakistan will be a testing ground for Bangladesh.” years due to security concerns as the panel should have taken The Bangladesh team leaves for Pakistan on August 17 many VIPs reside in its vicinity,” prior permission before com- for its first experience of three Tests and five One-dayers Imtiyaz Ahmad Zargar, convenor and ing up with the name of 21 with the former world champions. AFP joint secretary of the association Members of the Indian hockey team, from left, captain Dhanraj Pillay, Jugraj Singh and Tejbir Singh, at the Intercon- tinental Hotel in New Delhi on Sunday. The Indian team left for Amstelveen to participate in the Champions Trophy. sportspersons. PTI said. PTI HOA decision: The Haryana Olympic Association has decided to celebrate the birthday of hockey wiz- Cautious optimism in air ard Dhyan Chand on August 29 as Sports Day in a big way at all district TIMES NEWS NETWORK headquarters. All the district Olympic CHAMPIONS TROPHY associations would organise hockey New Delhi: High on confidence, the In- top three. I don’t want to say that we will matches and other sports activities dian hockey team left for Amstelveen be on top as that may bring in compla- aimed at highlighting the achieve- for the Champions Trophy campaign cency,” the defender said. Tirkey has ments of Dhyan Chand, HOA presi- where it will take on the five elite sides completely recovered from the bout of dent Abhey Singh Chautala said PTI of the world. dehydration he suffered in Lucknow. After grinding through the heat and SA footballer killed: A young Coach Rajender Singh too showed South African soccer star from Or- humidity of Lucknow during the guarded optimism. “We will be up lando Pirates was killed in a car acci- preparatory camp, the boys looked in against world’s best teams and we have dent on Saturday night, police said. fine fettle, saying the camp provd to be a to keep our performance level very high Lesley Manyathela, 21, who ended useful one. to match them,” he said. last season as the leading scorer in The team will reach the Netherlands The coach said that India’s next target the South African Premiership and five days prior to the tournament and will be the Athens Olympics and the who had been on trial at French the players feel that there was enough team’s performance here will decide champions Lyon, was travelling after time for them to get acclimatised. where they stand at the world level. Ra- playing for Orlando Pirates against “We all have worked very hard in the jender informed that he had worked out Jomo Cosmos in a Supa 8 Cup camp and the morale of the team is very new strategies and new roles for the quarterfinal in Johannesburg. Pirates high. I am sure we will be able to keep players which would be put to test in lost 2-1 with Manyathela scoring his the momentum and win the tourna- Amstelveen. team’s goal from a penalty. AFP ment,” said captain Dhanraj Pillay. The “Matches against Germany and Hol- team reached New Delhi on Sunday af- land will be crucial and if we manage to BETTING METER ternoon and were put up in a five star beat them then we stand a fair chance at CRICKET hotel, for a change. the tournament.” Striker Gagan Ajit Singh, whose name England vs South Africa (series result) Pillay,who was adjudged player of the England 6/1 tournament in the last edition of the has been recommended for the Arjuna South Africa 1/3 glamorous event, held at Cologne in Ger- Awards this year revealed that he was Draw 10/3 tense when the Arjuna Awards Commit- (as per ladbrokes.com) many, hoped to shine this time too. “In- dian hockey is on a high and I will try tee was having their meeting on Satur- LIVE ON TELEVISION my best to keep the graph up,” he said. day to prune the list. “Thank God my Key player and former skipper Dilip name is still there,” he said. “Now I can ESPN: 0530 hrs (Tuesday): NFL Pre-Season Foot- play without any tension,” he added. ball - Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints. 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By Errol D’Cruz India withdrew. Spain, The Champions Trophy TIMES NEWS NETWORK Great Britain and New hasn’t escaped criticism but hockey tournament Zealand took their place. has evolved at every stage in the wider interest of that starts and ends Pakistan had little difficul- the game. Deemed elitist, with a potential ty winning the event. A not without justification, Olympic final. That’s required the hosts to After a year’s break the a process of relegation the Champions Trophy bear the air-fare and cost second edition was held in and promotion through the for you. of stay of all the teams, a Karachi in 1980. An extend- ed field to accommodate In- Champions Challenge in- The idea was conceived commitment that Pakistan dia saw seven nations take troduced in 2001 sought by Pakistan after their were happy to meet part with Pakistan stamp- to narrow the gap between triumph in the 1978 World until another nation came forward. The first Champi- ing their dominance with a the top six nations and Cup. Bringing together ons Trophy, sponsored superlative triumph. the rest. the top six nations on a profusely by Pakistan Inter- Pakistan hosted the event Play-offs were introduced round-robin league basis national Airlines, took for the third time in 1981 in in 1992 to ensure a climactic lent a new dimension to place in Lahore. Karachi but their winning ending to the tournament the sport and fulfilled the The inaugural event be- sequence was broken by the but suggestions to run the dream of the then Pakistan gan on shaky footsteps. The Dutch who claimed the sil- event every two years were Hockey Federation chief Netherlands, Germany and ver trophy. shot down. Air Marshal (retd.) M. Nur Khan. ROLL OF HONOUR QUIZ 1 The tournament, exact- 1. How many Champions Tro- Year Winners Venue ing and demanding by its Year Winners Venue phy events have India played 1978 Pakistan Lahore 1991 Germany Berlin very nature, also provided a 1980 Pakistan Karachi 1992 Germany Karachi in? testing ground for the top 1981 Holland Karachi 1993 Australia Kumpur 2. What has been India’s best position? And when? nations besides increasing 1982 Holland Amstelveen 1994 Pakistan Karachi 1983 Australia Karachi 1995 Germany Berlin 3. How many times have India the exposure and sponsor- 1984 Australia Karachi 1996 Holland Chennai hosted the event? When and ship so badly needed for 1985 Australia Perth 1997 Germany Adelaide where? 1986 Germany Lahore 1998 Holland Lahore

hockey at a global level. 1987 Germany Amstelveen 1999 Australia Brisbane ANSWERS But the terms of hosting 1988 Germany Lahore 2000 Holland Amstelveen Chennai. in 1996, Once. 3.

the event were demanding 1989 Australia Berlin 2001 Germany Rotterdam Amstelveen. 1982 medal, Bronze 2. 2002 Holland Cologne Nine. 1. as well. The extravaganza 1990 Australia Melbourne

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also recall the huge leap JCT took, FFFEERREENN winning the National Football Whipped out IIF TT League honours but subse- Mulayam hits cricket for a six DD quently had to scale down their n Indian race tracks a jockey will strength. think twice before whipping his Udayshankar ulayam Singh Ya- Only Mohun Bagan and East Ben- O horse, for excessive use of the air- dav is a wrestler in gal seem to be happily placed, though crush quirt can fetch him punishment from fine to suspension and even con- M his own right and S the former slipped on the adminis- he seldom misses an op- ST S trative front and in the process an- fiscation of the whip for the season. TROKE S But this is nothing compared to the portunity to have a dig at OK noyed even Baichung Bhutia. Im- the colonial hang-over of proving the means to sustain is a stiff punishment recently handed out to an Australian jockey breaking the rules games like cricket. task faced by one and all and at every The other day he was at level of the game in the country. governing the use of the whip. For the good of the game A sensation was created in the it again during question Jump on the bandwagon horse-racing world when the Western hour in the Lok Sabha, he absence of Mohun Bagan and Australian Race Clubs (Kalgoorlie- making an impassioned East Bengal, most crowned clubs appeal for the promotion he golf bandwagon in India is in Boulder and Port Hedland) found jock- T of the country, from the Federa- ey Aaron Yugovich guilty of five of swadeshi sports like full gear on every front. From Jy- tion Cup summit clash last Saturday charges of using an electrified whip wrestling, kabaddi and T oti Randhawa topping the Asian tairaki (swimming). may have disappointed a vast honours and Shiv Kapur bagging the and spurs June and July and banned number of home fans, but from the For Mulayam cricket is Asian Games gold medal, to a him for 15 years. competitive point of view it could a ‘‘gulami ka khel’’ and stronger than ever Indian Tour, and Yugovich, who was adjudged a lead- be considered healthy. has no place in the Indian ing apprentice two years ago, was now a sudden plethora of magazines milieu. Though he didn’t awarded a scholarship for develop- Of course, Mahindra United have devoted to the Royal and Ancient mind cricket being used to ment at a higher level. Three charges been maintaining a fair standing sport. “A veritable desert to flood” bring India and Pakistan were framed for having used an illegal among the elite and often posing a tale. closer, he clearly detests whip for which he was sidelined for challenge to the leaders but for Mo- For more than two decades we had the sport. five years and a 10-year sentence was hammedan Sporting to overcome a only the lone Golfingly Yours’’, dedi- He demanded greater pronounced on two charges of using long and lean spell has been a re- cated, uncommercial, struggling to facilities to be created for an electrical device. freshing change. Whether they owe be more than an “in house” IGU pub- the benefit of talent in the leap to ‘‘Bare Mian’’ Habib or P.K. lication reporting on the golf scene. Competition from within rural areas. Banerjee is anybody’s guess. Then, some years ago, came Golfline, Perhaps he is not aware published in Bangalore, to put In- of the fact that the Overall, one feels that had the play- andip Patil is happier with the com- dia’s golf buffs into the international Wrestling Federation of ing surface been more even, especial- petition among the India A players picture. Meanwhile “GY”, the IGU’s India has banned mud ly in the early stages, classier teams Sthan with the opposition they faced orphan child, quietly passed away. wrestling and warned its would have given a better account of from county sides on the 40-day tour of This year Golf Digest India, from the affiliated units from en- themselves. Vasco made things diffi- England. That’s one way of saying one It remains to be seen if the hun- villages, promised by sports minister Living Media stable, hit the new- couraging akhara-style wrestling, so cult for East Bengal, so close after the need not read too much into the unbeat- dreds of wrestling mats and modern Vikram Verma, will satisfy the stands, and golfers who read, had a en record of the side which won one first- dear to rural folk. training facilities like multigyms in wrestler in Mulayam. latter’s historic achievements at choice, although in both magazines Jakarta. Such wins raise hopes for class game and four one-day matches. only about 25% of the contents fo- Patil, who returned to coach the the lesser lights to aspire for hon- But this time around he has apparent- are the business of the whole world. Australian sports minister regard- cussed on India, the remaining 75% Indians after spending four years with ours. ly been told that he would take over from That explains why the World Anti-Dop- ing the issue, its rules cannot be ap- being culled from the respective the Kenyan team, naturally was more John Wright as the next coach of the sen- ing Agency (WADA) has criticised plied directly to cricketers because American tie-up. forthcoming on the attitude and disci- Churchill’s plight iors. He should know that nothing is the way the Australian Cricketers the ICC is not a signatory to the spe- The shower of riches has not pline of his wards than single out any guaranteed in Indian cricket. Association (ACA) organisers are try- cific agreement. or Churchill Brothers the early stopped. In September Media Transa- particular performance. But he will cer- ing to handle Shane Warne’s one-year Also, Warne has been allowed to exit from the Federation Cup was sia’s Golf and Style is scheduled to tainly assess the performance of the Of course, it is also an opportunity for drug ban. train with St. Kilda Club and the F not the lone setback at the start appear, the swadeshi challenge, be- boys a lot more frankly when he speaks the India rejects to enjoy the benefits of a Australian team because of a loophole of the season. A far heavier blow cause the biggest percentage of its to the national selectors. It is a different tour. According to WADA president Dick in Cricket Australia’s anti-drug policy came following hints from the man- contents will be focussed on Indian matter that most county sides preferred The only good to come out of the tour Pound, allowing Warne to train with rules. agement of the financial crisis the golf, golfers and instructors. And, to give their second elevens (Indian is that the selectors could blindly pick other national team members and per- WADA’s involvement has forced club was facing. It will indeed be sad more to come, according to the board to note) an exposure, resting their the entire A squad for a conditioning mitting him to play charity matches Cricket Australia to review their anti- if the established Goan team suffered grapevine, to square off the quartet, top guns. camp and they could be picked for the goes against the spirit of the ban, “it’s three Challenger Trophy teams. doping laws. the fate of FC Kochin, a side formed will be a publication from Malaysia. Patil, who had succeeded Ajit absolutely unethical.” Warne, under- with much fanfare through funds Will this be an “embarrassment of Wadekar as India coach after the 1996 Storm in tea cup? standably upset, wants Pound to mind provided by Keralite enthusiasts riches”? World Cup, had to hand over the reins to his own business. based in Gulf. Only time and the respective Madan Lal in a little over a year in office f you thought that the small world of However, there are also a whole lot The fading away process started circulations will tell. Meanwhile, because he was too tough for some senior cricket was limited to just a few of technical issues involved. Though within a couple of seasons. One can happy reading! players’ comfort. I countries, think again. It’s affairs WADA is supposed to write to the INDIANS ABROAD Elsalto favoured for Delhi feature No blues as Alok triumphs New Delhi: Undettered by Karnataka State Cricket As- Silver for Binu, Anju disappoints TIMES NEWS NETWORK CROSS COUNTRY the controversy surrounding sociation XI to a paltry 182 By Sunil Warrier ‘‘Training with Kenyans has helped me New Delhi: Elsalto is the nomination procedure of to prune the list. runs and in reply,were 12 for TIMES NEWS NETWORK attain a good timing in my first compe- Bhupathi-Mirnyi in final favoured to win the Indepen- the Arjuna Awards, Alok Ku- Earlier, Kumar started no loss in the semi-final of mar today defeated national the KSCA All India Invita- tition and I’m sure my timing will im- New Delhi: Top seeds Mahesh Bhu- dence Cup, the main event of with a bang as he scored a Mumbai: K M Binu’s voice had an extra champion Pankaj Advani 7-5 tion Tournament for the prove soon.” Binu’s best is 1.47:52 sec- pathi and Max Mirnyi got a walkover the Delhi races on Monday. break of 45 in the opening zing in it. A silver in the 800 metre race Selections: Quit India Movement Plate to lift the 4th S Chand-NSCI frame to wrest the initiative. MRF trophy here today. onds. Binu returns to India this week. in the semifinal to set the title clash (div.I): 1,200m: 3.00pm: Antelope 1, Sikan- at the British Milers club meet on Sat- ‘‘I’m quite happy the way my training Invitational Snooker Cham- But Advani levelled the score KSCA began their outing urday was hardly the reason for it. The against Jonas Bjorkman and Todd der 2, Lingo’s Jewel 3. Quit India Movement Plate (div.I)I): 1,200m: Sirrgaa 1, Quick Step pionship here. at 51-51 only to lose it 63-57 af- on a good note, with the open- has progressed,’’ he said. ‘‘Now I need to Woodbridge in the doubles event of the news that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna take part in more competitions. My fo- 2, Lotus Princess 3. Dandee March Plate Kumar, a former national ter committing a blunder on ing pair of Robin Uthappa is being awarded to elder sister Been- $2.45 million Canada Masters in Mon- (div.I): 1,000m: Bulls Eye 1, Mr Mohra 2, cus is on next month’s Asian Track and champion himself, displayed the pink ball. and A.V. Sandeep giving amol was more delightful. treal. Bhupathi and Mirnyi booked a Maru 3. Dandee March Plate (div.II): Field Meet in Manila and then the Afro 1,000m: Octavia 1, Tulip 2, Summer Sun 3. a beautiful blend of aggres- The two players went into them a good start. ‘‘I’m so happy for her,’’ he said. ‘‘She berth in the final when Cyril Suk and Asian Games.” Independence Cup: 1,100m: Elsalto 1, Be- sion and safe play as he out- the break tied at 3-3 and the At stumps, Shreyas deserves it.’’ Martin Damm of Czech Republic with- gum Mohra 2, Mountain of Light 3. Round witted his 18-year-old oppo- match seemed poised for a Khanolkar and Raksan Rai Binu, a surprise silver medallist at Anju disappoints: Long jumper Anju drew before the semifinals. Table Conference Plate: 1,200m: 5.30pm: nent to pocket a cash prize of photo-finish after they were batting on six each.PTI the Busan Asian Games who has been George slumped to a 10th place finish in In the other semifinal, fourth seeded Real Hero 1, Soviet Angel 2, Scrooge 3. Rs 1.25 lakh. Runners-up Ad- shared the three frames after training in London for nearly four the IAAF Golden League meet, the Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge One O One triumphs: One vani went richer with Rs the break with Kumar lead- Titles for Sharat, months now, was modest about his own ISTAF 2003 in Berlin on Sunday. It was beat defending champions Bob and O One (P Shroff atop) 65,000. claimed the Ahmed Abbas ing 5-4. performance. He clocked 1.48:59 seconds her worst performance in four outings Mike Bryan 7-6 (7-6), 6-7 (7-4), 7-5. PTI “The controversy over the But, Advani failed to lift Poulomi at the Alexander International Athlet- on the European circuit. Gold Million at the Pune Arjuna Award nomination his game at the crucial junc- ics Stadium in Birmingham. Binu was The No. 9 ranked, being trained by US races held on Sunday. had made me very nervous Rajkot: Third-seeded Sharat Kalyani strikes gold Results: Monitor Plate; Royalist 1, Silver ture as he tried some expan- running against a quality opposition. Olympian Mike Poweel, fouled on her initially.But then I decided to Kamal of Indian Oil Corpo- Line 2, Liquid Gold 3. Desert Rose Plate: sive shots and even missed Gold medallist Jamal Ahamad of Swe- first jump and then had a 6.23 metres New Delhi: India’s K. Kalyani won Candavega 1, Captivated 2, Dazzling Ray 3. prove my credentials with ration (IOC) and fourth-seed- den (1. 47: 8seconds) is a World junior and 6.28 m to be ousted in the first three gold medals in the Asian Junior Flower Power Plate: Secret Obsession 1, my game and I am happy to simple pots to make it easy ed Poulomi Ghatak of Petro- Weightlifting Championship being held Where Eagles Dare 2, Always Certain 3. Di- for his senior opponent. PTI bronze medallist and third-placed Mick- round itself. She has a year’s best of 6.65 vine Light Plate; Cyavana 1, heart Throb 2, have won the competition,” leum Sports Promotion ey Eden (1:48.7) a 1500 metre gold medal- m and a personal best of 6.74m. in Bali. Litolier Glamour 3. Ahmed Abbas Gold Mil- said Kumar, who was initial- Board clinched the men’s and list at the 2002 Manchester Common- Last Tuesday, Anju, shortlisted for Kalyani, who is the sister of Karnam lion: One O One 1, Rahil 2, Sunshiner 3. ly selected for the honour by RSPB restrict KSCA women’s titles respectively wealth Games. the Arjuna Award, clinched a silver at Malleswari, dominated girls 48 kg sec- Edgar Desylva Trophy: Premier Classe 1, the Arjuna Awards Commit- in the Servo National Rank- Seattle Swan 2, Danger Zone 3. Fortune ‘‘I arrived in England when the sea- the DT Galan Super Grand Prix in tion securing top positions in snatch, Hunter Plate: Romantic Hero 1, Track Fury tee before being ignored after Bangalore: Railway Sports ing table tennis tournament son had already started,’’ he said. Stockholm. jerk and overall categories. PTI 2, Royal Charmer 3. the Sports Ministry asked it Promotion Board restricted here on Sunday. PTI

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The Times of India, New Delhi TIMES SPORT Monday,August 11, 2003 19 Thailand are Phelps breaks another record College Park (Maryland): the old mark of 1:56.04 that Hockey dispute Anand in a tight spot Michael Phelps of the United he set on july 25 at the world Real winner States broke his own world championships in Barcelona, Dortmund, Germany: Thegan who has to tackle Kram- record in the 200-meter indi- where Phelps smashed an Viswanathan Anand’s Moldovan nik with black pieces. In Bangkok: Thailand turned vidual medley on Saturday, unprecedented five world gets resolved chances of winning the Dort- let Rad- their earlier encounter in the in a strong performance winning in 1 minute, 55.94 records. By Vineeta Pandey mund Sparkassen chess jabov off tournament, Bologan had against Real Madrid on Sun- seconds at the US swim “Wow.That’s all I can say. I PAY ROW championship suffered a se- the hook drawn with the Russian with day,narrowly beaten 2-1. TIMES NEWS NETWORK championships. shocked myself for sure.” It rious setback when he con- after white pieces. less than 50 ties. The result was the narrow- In his 23rd race over 19 was the fourth time that ceded an easy half point in choosing Anand will be looking for- New Delhi: Heat and hu- But that did not go down est losing margin of Real’s days, the 18-year-old from Phelps has broken the his ninth and penultimate an erro- ward to avenge his defeat tour of Asia, which included midity was not the only well with certain players, nearby Baltimore lowered record. AFP round match against Grand- neous plan against Radjabov while Leko thing that the Indian hock- leading to a war of words. a 4-2 win against a Hong master Arkadi Naiditsch of in a win- would like to secure his ey team, preparing for the Heated arguments appar- Kong XI on Friday,a 3-0 romp Germany here. ning posi- maiden win against Naid- prestigious Champions ently kept the players di- against J-League first divi- The last night’s draw took tion and could only manage a itsch in their final boards. sion club FC Tokyo and a 4-0 Trophy, had to bear with vided for about a week be- Anand’s point tally to five draw to move to 6 points. Aiming for the full point, the trouncing of a Chinese XI in during their camp in fore the sponsors finally from nine outings and the In- Braingames Champion Indian started off the ninth Beijing. Lucknow. came up with a solution. dian, who won this presti- Vladimir Kramnik of Russia round with his pet Ruy Bangkok's Rajamangala The players went They decided to give Rs gious event two times — in also played out a quick draw Lopez, an opening that has Stadium was bursting with a through tension-filled 25,000 to all players, coach- 1996 and 2000 — is trailing against Linares Champion remained faithful to him for 55,000 capacity crowd which days after a tiff over spon- es and the physical trainer. leader Viktor Bologan of Peter Leko of Hungary and a very long time. included Latin pop heart sorship money. According This will be in addition to Moldova by a full point. continued to share the sec- Naiditsch threatened to throb Ricky Martin as well to sources, some players the regular $20 daily al- Bologan could have easily ond place along with Anand. launch the Marshall attack as Thailand's Prime Minister approached team sponsors lowance that they get dur- wrapped his maiden super- Aided by the draw, Radjabov in the opening but Anand de- Thaksin Shinawatra. Sahara India with a ing the foreign tours. category tournament title took his tally to 4.5 points viated and opted for anti- Thailand came out fight- monthly fees plan for the Sahara India also gave with one round to spare had while Leko moved to 3.5 for Marshall that failed to give ing creating several opportu- team. them a gold wrist watch, a he converted his huge advan- his fifth place. Naiditsch re- him anything. Routine piece nities to score. But the Thai The players gave them a gold bracelet with the tage in to a full point against mained at the bottom of the maneuvering ensued and two players failed to convert the brief guideline where the players' name engraved on Teimour Radjabov of Azer- tables on 3 points. minor pieces were traded at chances into a goal, and soon amount was to be given in it, suit lengths and baijan in the penultimate The last round may just the time of draw agreement Madrid took control of the accordance to a players’ designer shirts, Rs 5,000 round. make it a close call for Bolo- on move 19. PTI game. PTI experience at the interna- along with a momento dur- tional level. ing a warm send-off in A player with more than Lucknow. 100 caps should get Rs That actually cheered 25,000 per month, those the boys and they shook who’ve played between 50 hands among themselves to 100 matches should get putting behind the bitter- Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 a ness. After all a happy month should be given to mind and a healthy body the players who have rep- will combine to win the ti- resented the country in tle in Amstelveen.

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20 Monday,August 11, 2003 TIMES SPORT The Times of India, New Delhi AP government ropes in IMG Hyderabad: Sports in As per the MOU, the sports Andhra Pradesh would get a centre would be set up at major boost with the state Gachibowli where the Na- government signing a Memo- tional Games were held and randum of Understanding it would be the one of its with International Manage- kind in Asia. The state would ment Group (IMG) to build provide 400 acres of land for infrastructure worth Rs 700 sports complex and 450 acres crore. of land for entertainment The Florida-based IMG purposes. would set up sports complex, IMG would assist the gov- besides lifestyle and enter- ernment not only in creating tainment centres, in the city world class stadiums but also to groom talent and would in organising international also market the Afro-Asian events, an official of the Games. Florida-based company said. The MOU was signed by IMG would also help in tourism secretary Chandana monitoring the selection Khan on behalf of the state process from the grassroot and Ted Meekma, director of level to ensure that the pro- IMG, at a simple function on posed multi-crore complex is Saturday. put to best use. PTI Historic £100m offer for Becks London: England soccer star company across the world, the and the “most popular athlete company said. ever” David Beckham has about three Beckham is years remaining on his present being offerd deal with Adidas but the com- a whopping pany believe his global market 100-million- appeal is unsurpassed and will pound life- extend beyond his playing long con- days. tract, the “At the moment we are dis- biggest cussing David’s future role commercial with the company. He has a deal in the contract and that is up for dis- history of the sport, by Ger- cussion. But we expect the man sportswear giant Adidas. next contract will be for the A report in the Sunday Mir- rest of his career and beyond,” ror said the 28-year-old mid- Thomas van Schalk, Adidas’s fielder will receive a massive global football executive told down payment of about 50 mil- the tabloid. lion pounds under the terms of The contract, if signed, will his new contract. make the England captain the Beckham, who plays for undisputed number one in his Spanish club Real Madrid, will field. “David Beckham is the also get a percentage of profits most popular athlete ever,” from the sale of sportswear said Van Schalk. “There are a and lucrative payments for number of athletes that tran- promotional and PR work. scend their sport, like Tiger Even after Beckham quits foot- Woods and Michael Jordan — ball he will remain a brand am- but they’re not half as big as bassador and represent the Beckham.”PTI GRAFFITI AFP

Brazilian runner Marcia Narloch after winning the marathon gold medal with a timing of 2hrs 39mins 54secs on Saturday at the XIV Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. Winger banned: A Colom- giants Real Madrid train at bian international who attacked Bangkok’s Rajamangala stadi- a linesman during a Liberta- um ahead of their friendly tie dores Cup match in June has against the Thailand. Madrid been banned for an year. flew in from Hong Kong where Winger Jairo Castillo was they posted a handy 4-2 victo- sanctioned after taking a swipe ry over a Hong Kong XI. If they at a Paraguayan touch judge, prevail over the Thai side it will Epifanio Gonzalez, in the Liber- make for a four-nil clean sweep tadores Cup first leg semifinal on their tour of Asia, which has between his club America Cali also taken in China and Japan. and Boca Juniors. He was sus- Brazilian defender Roberto pended by the South American Carlos said that he hoped the Football Federation on Satur- match would be a winner with day. Castillo, who had been the Thai fans, who have al- linked to Aston Villa at the start ready made it a sell-out affair. of the year, joined America Cali Security for the team and the from United Arab Emirates side match is tight, with two police Al Wahda. AFP assigned as bodyguards to each of the players. Police said Paul shrinks Baggies: a total of 1,200 officers will be Former England striker Paul deployed to ensure the 37- Merson made West Brom pay hour visit goes without a hitch. for their decision not to sign AFP him this summer with a double for new club Walsall in a 4-1 Footballer killed: A young win over the Baggies. Merson, South African soccer star from released by Portsmouth after champion club Orlando Pirates helping them to the first divi- was killed in a car accident on sion title last season, was of- Saturday night, police said. fered to West Brom first but Lesley Manyathela, 21, who manager Gary Megson did not ended last season as the lead- follow up his initial interest, al- ing scorer in the SA Premier- lowing Walsall to step in. Mer- ship and who had been on trial son played the game as if he at French champions Lyon, had a point to prove on Satur- died after his car overturned day, running the Albion de- near his home town of Mussina in the northern Limpopo fence ragged. AFP province. He was travelling 30,000 fans for practice: with tw o others -- one is in a Some 30,000 Thai fans turned critical condition and the other out Saturday to watch Spanish sustained slight injuries. AFP

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